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VANDERBILT'S HEDGE.
Row of Poplars Causing Trouble In
New York.

Low OF POplars Causing Trouble In
New York.
A hedge of pOplars in the most valuable
front yard in America is the cause of trou
BILE in the fashionable world of New York.
Cornelius Nanderbilt's great house, Oc-
cupying the whole block on Fifth avenue
from Fifty seventh street to Fifty eighth
street, has considerable open space front.
ing on the Plaza. A lawn and flower beds
a~y here, and there is great porte cochera
on this side of the house. Mr.. Wander
bits house is in red brick and white stone
and in the French renaissance style Of
architecture.
Lawyer Charles b. Alexander lives at 1
West Fifty-eighth street, adjoining Mr..
Nanderbilt's house and his front yard. Ho
L. rich man in his way, but not the SAINT
way as Mr.. Vanderbilt. He has house
of the usual size. He was very fortunate
to secure the lot next to Mr. Vanderbilt's,
and it seemed to him a happy idea to build
house in the same style of architecture
as the mighty millionaire's. He carried
his idea out.
The house has the greatest number Of
its windows fronting on Mr.. Vanderbilts
lawn, and has therefore one of the finest
sites in New York 1t may easily be and
frequently is mistaken for an Important
part Of Mr.. Nanderbilt's house.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt realized this state
of affairs, he was annoyed, and his annoy
ancc grew steadily. Mr.. Vanderbilt had
previously been annoyed by Mr.. Alexan-
dcr's refusal to sell his property.
Mr.. Vanderbilt determined to spoil Mr..
Alexander's game. He brought II lot of
English poplars from his country estate
and planted double row in his front yard,
rs close as possible to Mr.. Alexander's
windows.
They are only half grown as yet, but
they reach the second story windows of
Mr.. Alexander's house. In course of time
they will dnrkcn his windows rs effective
ly as brick wall and deprive him of the
advantages of the finest site in New York,
There was no longer any doubt that Mr..
Vanderbilt had no connection with the es-
Establishment next doOr.-New York World.
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ARE WE TUFT HUNTERS9
Cissy Fitzgerald Says Americans Are More
Given to TOadyism Than English People.

Cissy Fitzgerald Says Americans Are More
Given to Toadyism Than English People.
"What do the English people think of
the Duke of Marlborough marriage with
Miss Vandcrbiltg'
"They regard it as farce, and give il
the laugh, said Cissy Fitzgerald "Tho
American people make u mistake in think
ing that the queens subjects bow the knee
of Difference to men who happen to wear Il
title. Because man wears lo2enge on
his coach and has IA line in Burke's Peer
age, that is no reason why he is better
than you or |, or any one else
"That is the way we in England have
of looking at it in these days. The ideas
that the snobbish AnglO-American mani
aGs of this country have of looking on tho
British nobility is belated and old fash
toned and out of date. You bow down
low to our men of title and what Is called
family as we used to do hundreds of years
ago. But we have outgrown it. Still you
censure us for worshiping these sprigs of
nobility.
"Thc tuft hunting Americans do the
worshiping, not the English. read in
the American papers column after column
devoted to the color of the Duke of MARI
boroughs maitland and the amount of
chocolate that Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt
consumes with her morning chop. Why.
when it WAS announced that Marlborough
and Miss Vanderbilt were betrothed, the
London Times told Thunderer) had sim
nile dipnifled few lines about il and let il
go mt that
1.-The Duke of Marlborough was rather
an insignificant person in London, so far
as nublicitv went At the thcater or in
any public Mace he passed almost unno-
ticrd have often seen him from the
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ROBBER PROOF CARS.
1T is FOR MAILS AND HAS NO PLAT
FORMS OR GLASS DOORS.

Train Looks Like Centiped-Cann lie
Telesooped-Carries Gas Tanks For IL
Illumination - Designed For Service Be
tween New York and st. Louis.
A robbcr proof train Of mail cars pulled
out of Jersey City early tho other morning
for -. Louis. 1t wasn't armorclad or
mounted with turrct guns, yet strong
enough to stand heavy strain, and there
are no places on it where train robber
can find footing.
These cars are just from the shops of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and were
built especially for tho new service the
postoifice department has established be-
tween New York and st. Louis. One of
them, No. 81, was on exhibition in the
yards of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey, in Jersey City.
The new train leaves at half past 4
O'Clock in the morning and reaches st.
Louis ut noon of the second day. On the
way back the New York mail is assorted
according to substatiOns and is ready for
distrib ItiOn to the various postal dcpOts
upon its arrival in New York.
This postal train is a curious sort OF an
affair. Most trains look like procession
of turtles. This has the appearance of a
big Centiped. There are no platforms,
and there is so little space between the
cars that the joints of the big centiped do
not show except when the train goes
around curve. On straight track it
looks like one long car.
In the stories of train robborles the out
laws usually leap ON tho platform of the
Y,DCtnl nd sbppt fhn al, thppnf,I,
the glass in the doors. In this new car
this performance could not be carried
through There are no Platforms and
only ono end door, which is solidly barri-
Caded. There is small trapdoor of solid
wood at the other end, but that is hardly
big enough for man to crawl through.
There are two doUrs on each side for the
delivery and receipt of mail.
The Car is built of heavy and solidly
joined timbors, and bullets could hardly
penetrate it, The sides and the top are
strongly braced. Ii there were smashup
ON the road, this car could be in the worst
of it and perhaps not suffer much.
The ends are strengthened by heavy
timbcrs and iron braces, which protect tho
carriages from being telescopcd. When
there is an accident on the railroad, the
postal cars, which are in front, have to
bear the brunt of the smashup. They are
demolished first, and the lives of many
postal clerks are lost. These new cars in
sure the clerks, to large extent, against
the dangers of robbers and accidents.
The cars are comfortably furnished.
They are light, well ventilated and are
more comfortable than many postoffice
in government buildings. Each car carries
three tanks for gas, under a pressure of 80
atmospheres. The light is furnished from
IL chandeliers, and the travelling pOstotIce
is as light us day even at midnight. -NGw
York Herald.
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TRIED HIS THOUGHTS.
The ChronOscOpe Shows That Governor
Morton Has a Presidential bee.

The other day Governor Morton inspect
cd the new buildings of the University Of
the City of New York. Each place of in
tercSt was pointed out to him, and the
party finally reached the department Of
psychology, in charge of Professor Charles
b. Bliss.
"ThiS," said Professor Bliss, pointing
to cumbersome looking machine, called
the chrunoscopc, sis the latest good inven-
ton in psychological science. 1t shows
that electricity is quicker than thought
and is one of our great curiositics. Its
principle is easy to understand when one
realizes that it takes certain length Of
time for an impression to reach the brain,
and that familiar words and impressions
are much quicker in their action than
those which are not familiar.
For instance, "a man sits with his fin
gers ON an electric button, and word or
sentence written on white paper j" showed
into u slit in the black screen in front of
him. The time the slip is visible is regis.
tered by electricity on the dial, and the
time that the subject realizes its meaning
is also registered The difference shows
how long it takes for the impression to
reach the brain.
"Thats very interesting" said Govern
or Morton. "I'd like to try that myself,
and he placed his finger on the button.
The university professors refused to say
positively just what happened after the
governor placed his hand upon the button.
They all adhered to the statement how
ever, that the ohronoscope showed that
the presidential bee was lowering within
reasonable distance of the governors bon
net. One man suggested that the follow
ing may have occurred:
"After the governor took his seat Pro-
fessor Bliss went behind the screen, and
soon the words excise law all right APP
peared in the slit.
Governor Morton's face changed color
as he PRESSED the button. The dial regis
tered change the time for the sake of
an easier omparison-three-fou of "a
second.
"Then appeared the words, Mckinley,
Reed and Harrison, and the governors
time on each of these was half second.
"Not a word was spoken during this
proceeding but when the words Tho
Presidency showed that it took the gov
ernor but tenth of second to realize
what they meant the governor immediate
ly left his seat.
professor Bliss said he merely picked
out the words at random and had no ul-
terror motive in selecting them"
One of the professors who was present
at the seance was asked if the foregoing
account was correct.
81 don't care to talk about what hap
pened, " said he, "but 1 will say this: If
Governor Morton has certain ideas and
hopes, the ChronoscOpe would have made
the register which you mention. do not
say this for political effect, but merely in
defense Of the instrument - New York
Herald
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BURNS AND SCOTT.
The Latter Tells of His Meeting With
Burns In Youth.

DuEus HI AOubhs
Tho "gray metropolis of the rarth ="
even under the inclcmenciCs of the Ike Sc
yere winre5, r2illustratcd the classic appre-
citation of neutrality-suspicious. ingeni-
UNI ScOtOrum. The Royal Scottish acad-
envy, in Edinburgh, was, so to say, the
shrine of wOrshipers-or, at least, enthu
siasts--bcchusc of rising Scotch artist s
most striking painting toward realizing
this Nrrting of Scotland'S two greatest
poets, old with such incstimable humility
by Scott in his autobiographic "Rominis-
cenCes.
Gas for Burns" Scott wrote 81 may
truly say Virgilium vidi tantum. was
a lad of Is, in 1867, when he first came
90 Edinburgh, but had sense and feeling
enough to be much interested in his poetry
and would have given the world to know
him, but 1 had very little acquaintance
with any literary people and still less with
the gentry of the west country, the two
sets that he most frequented. Mr.. Thorn
rs Griorson was at that time clerk of my
fathers. He knew Burns and promised to
ask him to his lodgings to dinner, but had
no opportunity to keep his word, other
wise l might have seen more of this dis
tinguished man.
CAS- it was, l saw him one day at the
late venerable Professor Ferguson's, where
there were several gentlemen of literary
reputation, among whom | remember the
celebrated Alr. Dugald Stewart. OF course
the youngsters sat silent and listened.
The only thing that l remember which
was remarkable in Burns manner was tho
effect produced upon him by "a print of
Burnbury's, representing a soldier lying
dead in the snow, his dog sitting in misery
on one side and on the other his widow
with child i'll her arms These lines
were written beneath:
''Cold on Canadian hills or Mindcns plain,
Perhaps that parent wept her soldier slain
Bent Ter her babe her eyes dissolvd in dew,
The big drops mingling with the milk he drew
Gave the sad presage of his future years,
The child of misery baptized in tears.
Burns seemed much affected by the
print, or rather by the ideas suggested to
his mind. He actually shed tears. He
asked whose the lines were, and it CHANGED
that nobody but myself remembered that
they occur in half forgotten poem of
Langbornc's called by the unpromising
title of The Justice of the Peace /
whispered my information to q friend
present, who mentioned it to Burns, who
rewarded me with look and word,
which, though OF mere civility, then re-
ceived and still rccollCct with very great
pleasure"
The print" thus immOrtalized hung
in its old place until comparatively recent
ly in the house of Sir Adam Ferguson. On
his death it came into the possession of tho
late Sir william Chambers of The Jour
nal, and now forms part of his bequest in
the Chambers institute, Pcebles.-Scottish
American.
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To Convert Colonel IngersoII.

An aged woman has appeared in front
of Colonel Ingcrsoll's residence, in New
York, almost nightly during the last week
and spends an hour distributing tracts.
mel Ingersolls porch steps when she takes
her departure. Religious tracts are now
scattered all over Colonel Ingersolls base
ment entrance, and the old lady brings Il
new style tract each evening. Nobody ap-
pears to modest her. Colonel Ingersoll's
family is still away in the country, and
the house is only tenanted by servants
Before taking her leave she. knoels and
prays on the pavement, presumably in the
interests Of the champion of unbolicf- -
New York Herald.
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INVOLUNTARY CoWAROIcE.
One aoIdier Overcame His Fear, the Other
Couldn't.

Couldn't.
General sherman, when once speaking
Of military bravery, said that the behavior
Of raw troops in their first engagement
was no indication of their subsequent
fighting qualities.
Every man." continued the general
feels more or less unpleasant when first
exposed to fire. knew man who ON ono
occasion with only IL hunting knife at
tackled and killed ferociOus bear and on
another, at the risk of his own life, res
"cued two men from burning building.
Yet this same fellow, when first called
upon to face the guns of the enemy, trem-
bled like an aspen leaf and fled to the rear.
But he aftorward redeemed his honor and
died sword in hand ut the battle of Shiloh"
A similar story with different ending
was once told tho writer by General
Thomas Harrison, who died at Waco, Tex.
4 young man, who was always considered
fine, manly fellow, received commits
sion as lieutenant in n Texas regiment.
He took Il great interest in military mat
ters and was prompt and faithful in the
discharge of his duties but the minute he
was brought in contact with the enemy
he became completely unnerved Again
and again he resolved to overcome this
cowardice ard stand by his colors, but
when the hour of trial came an Irresistible
impulse to flee would always scatter his
good resolutions to the winds. His wound
cd pride and mortified vanity, the scorn-
full contempt Of his associates, the certain
ty of utter disgrace, his extremely sensitive
disposltion-these were as nothing when
pitted against this nightmare of fear. At
last, ashamed to go away and afraid to
stay, with positive evidence of a court
martial at no distant date, in fit of des-
peration he took his own life, thus ending
the pain and dshonor of his military ca
rcer.-Detrot Free Press.
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"Goinp into decline" How often
do we hear this expression. What does
it mpan9 1t mtans that people are los
ing flesh, growing thin, wasting.
The way To correct this condition is Il"
improve the digestion. The condition
arises from an inability to eat and digest
food. In fact food does more harm than
good because it fermentS and putreiies in
the stomach. developing poisonous sub.
stances which when absorbed cause vari
Gus disorders
What is required is that the stomach
he made to perform its duties. The
Shaker Digestive Cordial is food al
ready digested and digester of foods as
well. 1t will make the stomach healthy.
Get a book from the druggist and read
about it.
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A RAILROAD ON LEAVES.
Wonderful Pitch Lake In Trinidad and Ito
New Burden.

A railroad running across u lake on
palm leaves, some of them 20 feet long, is
certainly UNUSUAL. Such u railroad has
just been completed on the wonderful
Pitch lake of Trinidad. This lake is stu
atcd near the village Of La Brea, on the
gulf of Paria At first sight it appears to
be an expanso of still water frequently in
terruptcd by clumps of trees and shrubs.
On approaching it, it is found to consist
of mineral pitch, containing numbers of
creviccs filled with water. The surface is
not slippery or sticky, and will bear any
weight. 1t is about 100 acres in extent
and occupies bOwllike depression in Il
truncated cone ON the side of IL hill covered
with tropical jungles. The cone consists
of both asphalt and earth.
A heavy stream of asphalt has over
flowed to the sea, forming IA barrier reef
for considerable distance. Some diggings
have been pushed to ~ feet below the sur
face of the lake without finding bottom.
There is steady outflow toward the Sca
through the side of the cone.-New York
World
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ENGLAND'S SLBV rs.
winked at by the Government, rhe Traffic
Goes ON.


Goes ON.
The fact that slavery is not only permit
ted but fOstered and protected under the
British flag is pretty well known in this
country. 1t will probably be a surprising
piece of news, however to most Amer
leans to learn that it has been found neceS-
sary to hold public meeting at the Man
sion House, London, recently to agitate in
favor of the emancipation of 250, 600 slaves
in Zanzibar and Pemba, inasmuCh as pub
lie sentiment in this country is not yet
strong enough to induce the British gov
eminent to set free these poor wrotches. 1t
would be an excellent idea if sympathetic
demonstration in their behalf might he
made in the United States.
John Bulls righteous Indignation is
finding such congenial employment in de
nOuncing the proposed establishment of
an educational qualification for the suf-
frage in South Carolina that he really can-
not be bothered by the fate of thousands
of serfs in his own dOminiOns.
The Daily News, which last week
shricked about "the monstrOus injustice"
of the proposed limitation of negro suf-
frage in South Carolina, expresses mild
condemnation of the notorious barbarities
of the Zanzibar slave system. 1t even adj
mits that it is IA national disgrace and
says: $50 much of the raw material is
wasted every year in the passage from the
interior that the 800, 900 effective slaves in
Zanzibar and Pemba are said to represent
an actual sacrifice of over million lives,
Something has to he done, and while we
are about it it had better he the right
thing. Special Cable Dispatch to New
York Sun
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When he run for office he
Was as social as could be,
Always tcllin lots o. jokes
"Hollo, Billy! How's the folks2"
Early mornin, evenin late
Always hSngin round your gate
Kissed the children come from school,
Helped the old man hitch his mule,
Showed new five dollar note
"Sammy, how're you goin to votef''-
jest as clnnin as could be
"Want u Officer Vote fer me-"
Wore the cheapest kind er suits
Old wool nat an army boots.
Promised if they'd help him win
''They'd git rich when he got in.
I
Now he's in the Office. Seel
Jest as proud as proud kin be.
Amt a-tellin so much jokes,
Never asl; you bout the folks.
Voter feeiin mighty sore
"Never saw your face before"
Wool hat, boots-done laid 'em by.
Wears beaver slick and high.
Voters stand an look an wonder.
"Want a Officer Go to thunderl"
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
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Delsartean Football.

The high school girls football team at
Pontiac, Mich, is not out for the champion
ship and will devote itself exclusively tc
practice games with other young women.
The team. is the result of the Delsartean
exercises in the school. Miss Dunbar, the
teacher of science, coaches in both. She
proposes combination which will be both
graceful and seemly, and any breach of the
rules will require immediate apology.
Just h0lorakhe, battle opens the rush line
arms and give fluttering
fI| ke fingers. This will signify
Is ready to fly with the ball.
layer is fairly held, instead
~ or perchanoe kicking, the
decompose" in the best Del
Her, relaxing all the muscles
e to the earth. Throttling,
gouging will be barred, non
Sns be pulled Out.-Chicagc
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A Wise BOY.

1t is wise boy who knows just what to
do in an emergency.
First Boy dropping in for a all)-What
are you doing with your hat and coat and
big boots Gel in the house?
Second Boy-Mamma is putting things
to rights, ami want to keep these things
where 1 can find 'em.-Philadelph
Times.
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sman who has just arrived al
pm southampton, England, and
innate with Mr.. Soper, who will
10 Distant Shore, said recently
lw the model of 80 footer which
r got out last fall. The model
Soper's ideas, and, with little
she will be the coming ohallen-
yacht has longer overhangs than the
lie, but is not so boamy. The beam
beet and draft 1876 feet. She has II
4 bilge, but good stability of form.
Rill be a fin keel.
B. Soper has sufficient data to work
] to turn out a good boat. Like the
lyric and the Defender, the rudder
be we'll under the boat. New York
Nd.
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Hadn't Time For a Long CourtshIp.

Samuel Richards, aged "a, and Mrs
Martha Heath, aged n years, were mar
ried recently at the home of the bride in
Boone county, o. They met by chance
on the preceding Sunday afternoon, fell in
love, and before the sun had set all ar
rangCments for the marriage were com
plete The groom is hale and hearty and
one of the largest landowners in the coun-
ty. The bride is also wealthy. Chicago
Times Herald
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TO lombard NEW YORK.
Spain VIII Teach Us "Barbarians" "A Les
son.

Spain VIII Teach Us "Barbarians" "A Les
son.
Raca Latina, "a Spanish daily paper in
Mexico City, the organ of the resident
Spaniards, declares that "when Spain has
completed the subjugaton of Cuba she
will send the Sixth division of the Spanish
navy to lombard New York, thus inau
gurating war with nation of barbara.
ans, who, although numerically superior
to the Spaniards, are really contemplate,
clustering dwarfs. Spain must rely on
her Spanish pride to teach the Yankees Il
lessen"
The organs of the Spanish colony in
Mexico City are exceedingly bitter against
the American people and war is common
threat.-New York World.
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Laughing Powder.

Everybody has heard of laughing gas,
but there exists also laughing powder,
which is even less of u laughing natterl
The Neue Poster Journal chronicles that q
short time ago an actress suddenly began
to laugh violently on the stage Whit
dressed in widows weeds and just in "a
act of mourntully kissing u wreath wind
husband. The actress had to leave iff
stage; the curtain fell. Investigation
closed that the former star of the comm
had sprinkled the wreath with laugh
powder. After the laughing fit, the
victim of jealousy and powder fell II
deathlike sleep, which lasted "a hours
then Ophelia was herself again.
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Please Pay particular attention to

Please Pay particular attention to
these few lines---they may interest you
Ponds Extract is SO universal a remedy
that you know Of it and its uses we'll,
but SO many crude limitations arc on the
market, that warning against the use
Of anything but the genuine Ponds
Extract is necessary. Ponds Extract is
absolutely pure, antiseptic and anodyne,
and may be used with safety and efficacy,
externally or internally. Accept nothing
but The genuine with buff wrapper
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An al ticle of merit is sure to win. So
with the Hop PLdsters which are used in
thousands OF homes with confidence and
success. Active the moment applied.
All medicine dealers.
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BiliOusness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.