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The herald., 1896-08-15
Mary Dickens and Her Father

While the funeral service of Charles
Dickens, the younger, was being held, his
sister. Mary, the elder of the novelst's S two
daughters. was lying dead at Farnham.
She died in the early hours of the morn
ing at Moorside. Farnham common, where
she had been residing. Mary Dickens. or
Mamie as her distinguished father al
ways called her, was his second child She
was born in 1888, when ne was in the throes
of writing Oliver Twist.
ems which were edited Jointly by Miss
Mary Dickens and her aunt. there are
many references TO the former. Some Of
the most interesting letters We're address,
ed to his daughter while he was away on
his reading tours in the United Kingdom
and America. Mamie used to preside
over her fathers household and any diff
ficult or delicate matters connected with
1t were invariably left to her Judgment in
which Dickens had the fullest confidence.
My eldest daughter. Mary" hc says.
writing as early as the year 1858 keeps
house with state and gravity becoming
that high position" In 1869 we find him
speculating as to what he would do If he
lost his trusty housekeeper. II often think"
he says, that if Mary were to marry(which
she wonD ] should sell Gadshill and go
vagabondizing over the race of
the earth" The event which Dickens thus
half hoped for, half dreaded never came
about and his elder daughter died unmar-
ried. She was buried at Sevenoaks. her
sister, Mrs. Perugini. and her brother. Mr..
II. F. Dickens, &C, being the chief mourn
ers.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Doctors.

IT don't know that want my boy to be
q doctor, though he has u strong leaning
to that profession remarked father re-
Gently. 81 think doctors are going out Of
fashion-not surgeons, but the prescribing
doctors, or perhaps l should say not doc
tors so much as medicine. Persons are ap-
prcciating more and more tho power which
lies in their hands for health or sickness,
and medicines occupation will, think.
soon be gone.
ut is, too he continued, "the most in
exact of all the sciences. Every honest
physician will admit this. The specialists
make errors as often nearly as the young
medicus just out of the hospital A case in
point is that of my partner S wife, who has
been an invalid for five years. At the be-
ginning one of our most eminent special
lists announced that her heart was serious
ly affected and treated her for that. She
grew no better, and n second was sought.
He pronounced her trouble nervous indi.
gestion, and thus had two vital organs to
work on, the brain and the stomach. His
care of her resulted in TO improvement,
and nsw she is being cared for by a third
physician, who has an entirely different
theory from the other two. All these doc
tors are men of great intelligence and high
character, but they nre the victims of the
limitations of the science whose exponents
they wish to be. With all their study and
research they cannot know half they must
pretend to, and 1 would rather my boy un-
dertook another career. New York
Times
The herald., 1896-08-15
On Common Ground.

They were trying the case for the fourth
time. Three times had the jury disagreed,
and neither judge nor counsel believed that
the present occupants of the box would
come to any understanding. The jury filed
out, and tho Parties interested IN the case
prepared themselves for long wait What
was their surprise when, ten minutes after
retiring the jury signified their readiness
to announce verdict. When the verdict
had been given and the excitement some
what quieted down, the judge turned to
the jury.
"Gentlemen,' he remarked, "ths may
be an Unprecedented act on my part, but 1
want to express to you my appreciation of
the willingness with which you came to an
agreement. When l remember that three
previous juries spent at least six days in
determining that they couldn t harmonic,
the promptness with which you agreed
stands out in most agreeable contrast
'We didn't have any trouble about agree
ing" said the smiling foreman, and his
IL confreres smiled with him, las soon as
we had established one point, your honor. s"
"And what point was that" inquired
the judge.
"a very simple one, your honor. 1t
didn't ia Ike us five minutes to find out that
every man of the l2 rode the same wheel"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Money In Coconnuts.

A Yucatan correspondent describes a
large cocoanut plantation of n New Eng
land man down there. ION q tract of
1000 acres purchased from the govern
ment at the rate Of cents per acre) he has
set out 10000 trees and expects in due
time to make princcly fortune therefrom
1t requires six years for the trees to begin
to yield returns, and it is estimated that
in ten years from the time of planting the
grove will be worth at least 81 200, 600, on
which 1t will yield an annual income of 10
per cent. a full grown cocoanut tree will
mature from 60 to 100 nuts every year
Another American is experimenting in
this neighborhood on ramie, or vegetable
silk, and declares that its cultivation is to
become an important factor in clothmak-
ing materials. Rainie is IL member of the
bronelia family, here known as silk
grass, and grows wild in the hot sands of
the coast. Today it is worth 80 cents a
pound in Manchester, where the dcmand
for it is immensely ahead Of the present
supply. '-Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1896-08-15
ON THE DIAMOND
Games Played by the Different League Clubs
Yesterday

PITTSBURG. Aug. H.-Hawley was
strictly In it and won his own game. His
two-bagger brought in the two runs that
defeated the Spiders. Young was an easy
mark for the home team. Attendance $500
Score:
Pittsburgh, hits IL, errors o.
Cleveland 4, hits 8. errors2.
Batteries-Hawley adm Merritt; Young
and thinner.
NEW YORK. Aug. H.-The game between
Baltimore and Brooklyn was postponed
rain.
BOSTON, Aug. 14.-"Kid" Nichols had
at the hands of New York and whitewash
was the result of his superb pitching
Clark's work outside of one costly wild
pitch in the seventh. and a mis-pay, was
good Attendance 1900 Score:
Boston T. hits T. errors 2.
New York o. hits 5, errors 8.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Camel; Clark and
Warner.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE Colts could
do nothing with Frazer's curves today until
the seventh inning, while the home team
punched their hits on Terry Attendance
1900. Score:
Louisville 5, hits S, errors 8.
Battories-Frazer and Dexter; Terry and
Kittredge.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 14.-In the game
with the Senators today the home team had
everything their own way and again shut
out the visitors. German and Flynn were
hit at while Gumbert puzzled the visitors
complet~y. Score:
Philadelphia IA. hits A. errors l.
Washington 0. hits s. errors ..
Batteres-Gumbert adm Clements; Ger
man. Flynn, Abbey and MCGUIRE. McAulSy.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Will Be Reflected in Maturing
Crops
THE FRUIT CROP PROSPECT
As Reported by Agricultural Depart.
ment Observers
Apples and Grapes Promise Fairly Well, but
Peaches VIII Be Scarce and Of
Poor Quality
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE agri-
| cultural departments August report of
| fruit conditions is as follows:
Apples-The general condition ad-
| vanced during July from 64.6 to 65.7, a
gratifying indication of sustained crop
prospects. This general average covers
all kinds of apples, early and late, in all
sections of the country commercially
important or unimportant as producers,
and the state percentages must be used
to determine the outlook for particular
commercial supplies. Notwithstanding
a general condition of GAG on July l.,
which was low as far as the crop of the
country was concerned, it was specifi-
cally stated that prospects for excellent
crops continued in states of the northern
belt from Maine to Minnesota, and in
Iowa, with fair. but comparatively
smaller. crops in Ohio, Illinois and In
diana. In the present report very gen.
eral betterment is shown in that region.
Correspondents confirm their earlier
judgments as to the quality and graft
flying information as to the prospective
is very spotted in Ohio. Illinois and Indi-
ana, many reporting entire failure while
others report abundant crops, which ac-
counts for the somewhat lower condi-
tions of those states. 1t seems hardly
necessary to inform those interested in
the apple trade that the chief source of
supply of winter apples is in the
northern regions where conditions both
July and August l, were in the main
high. To show clearly what these con-
dtions mean, a weighted average for
the thirteen states included has been
computed. This stands at S3.6. In the
past a final condition of rs per cent or
over has been followed by an abundant
supply of apples, so that the excellence
Of the crops of the present season in
this particular and extensive region is
plainly evident. In other parts of the
country, with few exceptions, the con-
dition is low.
Peaches-Present returns show gem
orally reduced condition. OF the COM
mercial states the best prospects still
are found in Delaware, Michigan, Ohio
and Maryland, while in New Jersey,
Georgia and California percentages in
dicate less than half a crop. In Della
ware the early crop was nearly ruined
by curculio and 'yellows," and fruit
on the trees is badly stung there and in
Maryland, though fine product is ex-
pected from the main orchards of the
latter states. In Michigan and Ohio
excellent crops are indicated.
Grapes-The condition of grapes is
generally high. Some complaints are
made of rot due to excessive moisture
this season, but seemingly not extens-
i've enough to much affect the general
condition
The herald., 1896-08-15
NANSEN'S ARCTIC VOYAGE
Continued from first page.y

its force they drifted south and west,
bringing up on Wiltz island. one Of a
small group southwark of Franz josef
land. During the winter their ship was
crushed in and the following summer
they escaped in their boats and were
picked up off Cape Nassau, one of the
headlands of Nova Zembla.
Commodore Melville points out that
Nansen has had a very similar expert
ence. He did not enter the ice on the
side of the polar basin from where he
was picked up, so his trip fails utterly
to prove that current exists that may
be relied upon to carry ship across the
Polar waters and bring it down on the
east side of Greenland. AS a matter Of
fact he was heard from. according to
Commodore Melville, eastward of Nova
Zembla and he has just drifted north
ward and back again. This is precisely
h accord with the judgment passed
upon Nansen's theory before he under
took his voyage by Commodore Mel
Vile, who had carefully calculated the
probable drift in the Arctic regions
north of the New Siberian islands, from
the experience he had with the jean
ette. AS to Nansens course, he said
that while it was not knNwn exactly
just where he entered the ice. he doubt
less entered northward of Nova Zembla
and this would give him just the right
drift to emerge where he is reported to
have been picked up.
The herald., 1896-08-15
MARRIAGE OF MARSHAL NEY.
An Account OF the Event From an Aunt
Of the Bride.

OF Cno br1oe.
Hortense contributed to the marriage of
Egle with General Ncy. Egle hesitated
some time before giving her consent to this
union, solely from the fear OF being the
companion of u warrior who would be so
often exposed. Still his great bravery and
the frank and open character which distin-
guished him had inspired her with great
esteem. The demand for her hand had
been made, and Egle had asked her father
for eight days to consider 1t. He had con-
sented, and was in doubt as to the deter
mination of his daughter, when very nat
ural incident decided the question. A
guest who was dining with NJ Auguie
spoke of the high promise of Ney, and re-
ferred to one engagement where this brave
general had had seven horses killed under
him. What do you say, sir?" said Egle,
with vivacity. "He had 49," NJ Auguie
asked his daughter if this exclamation was
O consent. She blushed and said nothing.
The same evening he asked her if he could
inform Nine. Bonaparte, who had been
charged with the demand by the general,
of her consent She did not object, and
their marriage was soon concluded.
The marriage took place at the Chateau
de Grlgnon. Only u few were invited
Hortense, then married to Louis Bona
parte, was the only lady present outside of
the family. (Of the two witnesses for
Egle-two particular friends of her father
alas! one voted for the death Of the brave
marshal.) The band of one Of the rcgi-
ments Of the general was placed for a week
at the Chateau de Grignon; the park was
illuminated; all the inhabitants of the
neighboring hamlet were admitted to en-.
joy the fete which continued for two days.
The general adored his pretty companion,
and joy gave him a radiant air, but how
much we were touched when, upon the day
the nuptial benediction was given in the
chapel of the chateau, we saw him leading
an old shepherd and his wife whom he had
discovered on the farm of the chateau, and
who ut that time, according to Catholic
usage, had to celebrate by second mar
riage the flftieth year of their union. He
had had each completely dressed in the
fashion of their province.-Mme Campan
in Century
The herald., 1896-08-15
Sheepsii head Bay Rac.s

The following is the list of entries and
weights for the races to be run at
the Sheepshead Bay track today. which
are posted at the Los Angeles Turf
club, 212 South Spring street. Com
missions received on these races and full
descriptions of the events. Races com
mence at IL o'clock u. m, Los Angeles
time:
First race. selling. five furlongs-Wya-
lusing -. lroquoise. one Chance 80 pr.
Jim W. IliGdente. Little Niger Doumful
tratello 20, Our Rose 81. Billy Redding
Draft 20. Rosso 9S. Draw Lad 20. .ChocernonV
100. Ludwigshaffen 105. Simonian 10i. Bill
er l1S
Second race. fall handicap, three-auar-
ters of mile-Buck Massie Gotham l21
Rubicon us, Lucania I14 Ben Brush ll3
irish Reel H. CanWell TO- Ben Eder 1906
Muskalonge l02. The Swain 81, Carib IS.
Third race. one Deerslayer H. Lake
Shore 106, The Winner 81. Carib So
Fourth race. futurity-Ornament 11G Or
Scottish Cheftain lib. Rhodesia 1l2<Pan,
mure Box. Octagion los, Newsgatherer lO5
(Octagion doubtful.)
ruin race, selling. seven furlongs-K en-
nell III, Aurelian H. Harry Reed l07 Pearl
Song 1902, Premier %, Harry Shannon %
Tenderness 90 "
Sixth race. hurdle. mile and "a half six
hurdles-Golden Gate 139. Midgley 1886 Rose
Howard "A. Flushing. Wnship l45 Ala
kuma l34. Fugitive 1873, Red Cloud 1873, Mock
barren LAG.
MY prices for Wallpaper beat all the city.
IL1.
The herald., 1896-08-15
y 4 uaI IN IAe IAiR.

How bright and hard every man looks as
with face keenly set he gets forward, every
nerve and muscle braccd for the coming
struggle! They arc evidently trained to
the hour, as, indeed, they need to be, for
the strain of eight nights successive rae
ing, much of it perhaps at 40 strokes to the
minute, demands n thorough and careful
preparation. The cockswain alone looks a
little anxious as he grasps the line which
connects his boat with the shore. "Touch
her, bow T. he cries as with the force of the
current the boat g nose shcers out into the
stream. AS soon as she is straightcnod
comcs the sonorous shout of "Ten seconds
morcr' IA brenthless interval, during which
each remaining second is counted aloud
from the watch, then flash and the bang
OF the starting gun.
Nearly knocked off our legs in the tu-
multuous rush, we recover ourselves in
time to tear with the crowd along the
bank. What IA scene it is--thc towpath
thronged with a dense mob of men, all
yelling at the top of their voices, some
shouting advice to the competing crews,
as, Now you are gaining! Keep it longi
Well rowed, Merton-Ori e-el!' while 9TH
ers seek to encourage their champions and
stimulate them & the utmost effort by
discordant brayings of horns and springing
of rattles, which exhortations seem TO us
superf1uous, since every man is SO obvious
ly doing his best. The river is all in q
swirl with racing boats. Now the rush
and rip of oars are close beside us. Again
past the gut we see them extended like
greyhounds beneath the opposite bank.
What pace they go! The course is a mile
and quarter, and it would take fast
trotting horse to keep beside them. Good
Words
The herald., 1896-08-15

rear. while Butler and Callahan were
fighting clear around the turn for his
| wheel. Butler got the better of the po-
sition, while Callahan, Cooper and Bald
trailed him. and the balance of the field
strung out in a long line behind.
This order was practically unchanged
until the back stretch of the last lap,
except that first Kennedy and then Shee-
rim took their medicine and quit. As
the big field came into the straight Zeig-
Ter swung out, giving the pole to Butler,
for who~s-Yheel Coburn made a quick
and successful jump. From here on the
race was clearly Buffers. The only
question was how much he would beat
his field. AS the tape was neared CAL
lahan and Gardiner came UP, killing
off Bald and Cooper and in the last half
dozen jumps Callahan landed up at
Coburn's side. Bald made one last drive
and passed Zeigler and Gardiner, TAX
ing fourth place. The mile was ridden
in 2:02 3-5.
The mile tandem for professionals was
a fine race, but the Buffers never lost
their grip on it.
In the emateur events Ed. Fichtner OF
Louisville was most prominent, winning
the two-thirds mile open and the one
mile and five mile state championships.
Fourth race. two miles. open. fnal-L.
w. Peabody of Chicago won. w. Fl. Seaton
of Louisville second. Karl Thome of Louis
willie third; time. 5:04.
Fifth race, professional, mile, tandem
First heat. II. C. Clark and j. B. Bowler
first, O. P. Bernhardt and F. c. Schrein Sec
ond; time, 2:1S 2-5.
Second heat-Tom and Nat Butler first.
Ray Mcdonald and E. johnson second;
time, 2;10.
The summaries are as follows:
First race, professional. one-third mile,
national championship-Tom Cooper won.
owen Kimball second, E. C. Bald third;
time. "A 2-5.
Second race, amateur. one mile, state
championship-Ed Pitcher won, Karl
Thome second, w. W. Middendorf third !;
time, 2:25.
Third race. quarter mile, national cham
pionship for professionals and amateur
Tom Cooper won. Callahan second, A. D..
Kennedy third; time, 80.
Final heat-Butler brothers won, l.. G..
johnson and Ray Mcdonald second, Born
hardt and Schrien third time. 2:14 S-5.
Sixth race amateur. two-thirds mile open
e. D. Fitchner won. Karl Thome second,
c. c. Ingraham third; time, 80 3-5.
Seventh race. mile national champion
ship, final-Tom Butler won. Willie Co.
burn second, Louis Callahan third: time
2:02 3-5.
Eighth race, five miles. amateur state
championship. d. Fitchner. Louisville
won. Stuart Leather. Louisville. second
II. W. Middendorf third: time. 1850 4-5
Mitchell Thome and Cohen fell, Mitchell
breaking his collar bone; others bruised,
not seriously.
Ninth race. professional, mile, open
Arthur Gardiner won. Walter Sanger sec
ond, Tom Butler third. E. c. Bald fourth;
time, 2:01-world's record for single pacing.
Fivemie amateur state championship
e. d. Fichtner of Louisville won, Stuart
Leathers. Louisville. second H. w. Mid
dendorf third time, 12 80 AS.
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lliHe A4iI, Z.Zli2, Iva. 2.2U14.
Running five and a half furlongs. purse
$500-Zamock won. Rose Clark second,
Gladiola third; time, los.
FORT WAYNE SUMMARIES
FORT WAYNE Iud., Aug. 1.-THE ma
tional circuit trots brought out big crowd
today. Shortly after o'clock Ed Geers
sent Robert J. to beat the track record of
2:03a made by himself. After a couple
of attempts the silent driver gave the nod
and away went the great PAGER, doing the
mile in 2:03 fiat. Summaries:
2:l4 pace, purse $1,000 diminished from
yesterday)-Dan r. won in straight heats;
time, 210i4, 2:1li4, 2:10; Buford second, Red
Fox third
2:23 trot. purse $1000-W West Wilkes won
second, third and fourth heats; time, 2:141a.
PIG, 2:ll; Nancy L. won first heat in 2:14
and was second, Helen X. third.
2;22 pace, $l00U-Spinxetta won in straight
heats; time. 2;29il. 2:2Sl2, 2:2S24; Heir at Law
second. Valleau third.
9;l5 trot, $2000-Franklin won in straight
heats; time, 211i4 2:1S, 2:13ta Elma Offcut
second. New Castle third
2:1S pace purse $1000-Frank Bogash won
third, fourth adm fifth heats; time. 219.
2:l4l4. 2;lia4; Billy Waters won second heat
i'll 2lO and was second, Sherman Clay third.
2;l2 trot, purse SlG06-Piletta won second.
third adm fourth heats; time, 2:14l5, 2:14l4,
2:l4; Baker was second, Alamito third.
The herald., 1896-08-15

life: People would as soon think of living
without potatoes as without lemons. and
yet every middle aged western American
can remember when lemons were a lux
ury; when. in rural neighborhoods If per-
chance lemon was secured ii was re-
ment; when lemonade was nearly as rare
as champagne and ranked with the nee
TAR OF the gods. The change from being
article OF common use, is recent i'm the
history of the lemon. 1t is a history of
supply and demand keeping pace with
each other. and of the increasing accessi-
blity and cheapening of everything which
man feels that he must have and Of which
the political economists do not take suf-
fcient notice.-Kansas CITY Star.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Tho EIepEant's Trunk.

An elephants trunk answers that ami
NAL as nose and hand Hc also uses it for
drinking, drawing up the water through
his trunk and then pouring it into his
mouth. The elephant has n singular habit,
when suffering from the heat, of polling
his nose down his throat into his stomach
and withdrawing q quantity of water,
which he then squirts over his back and
sides to cool his body. AS, during "a warm
day, this operation is repeated about once
in every five minutes, riding an elephant
in the sun is no pleasant undertaking.
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*Not included in total.
An IlleQas Grand IuHY

HOLLISTER. Cal, Aug. 14.-Judge
Dorm of Monterey county filed a decision
today in which he declared the grand
jury now in session an illegal body in
asmuch as it was not composed of citi-
zens selected from the different town.
ships of the county in proportion to the
number of voters contained in said
townships The legality of the grand
jury was questioned by the attorneys OF
+. r. Montgomery. eX-county treasurer,
against whom the grand jury had
brought six indictments for malfeas-
ance in office.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Knew 1t.

"Well, after the dinner Boresome told
story about his exploits In Africa and then
one about an Irishman he met in Switzer-
land"
"But I thought you were not at the
banquet"
'Nor was at this particular one, but I
have attended i6 others where Boresome
told these stories. Washington Times.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Tomato Honey

1t is wise to make such sweets at home
that you may know that they are pure and
do not contain any injurious materials.
Tomato honey is exceedingly nice and may
be kept during the winter.
Select ripe yellow tomatoes. weigh them
cut them into pieces. put them in a por-
celan kettle. Simmer gently for thirty
minutes; then drain and press gently in a
cheesecloth. Measure. and return to the
kettle. To each pint add one pint of granu-
lated sugar four tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice and the grated rind of a lemon. Boil
twenty or thirty minutes until a jellv-like
syrup Is formed; put into bottles. cork and
seal.-Mrs. Rorer's Household News.
The herald., 1896-08-15
II Sonnet, mes Happens

You may have to insist little some
times to get the genuine Tip Top Cough
Syrup. There are so many others that
yield a greater profit that the dealer
often tries to persuade you that some
thing else is just as good. But remem
ber something else" is not Tip Top
Cough Syrup, and if you want the best
satisfaction, insist on having Tip Top.
Price so cents; at all drug stores.
The herald., 1896-08-15
The Difference.

Mr.. Transformation goes young Mr..
Homcwood, cycling with that pretty grass
widow.
Mr.. Point Breeze-Ycs; he's deeply in
fatuated with her He tells mo he can't
live without her.
Mr. Frankstown-That's odd. I know
her ex-husband very well, and he conflded
to me that he could not live with her,
Pittsburg Chroniclc-Tclegraph.
The herald., 1896-08-15
The Commune Prorooued

LONDON, Aug. 14.-After the royal
assent had been given to the bills which
have been passed by parliament, the
house of commons was prorogued with
the usual ceremony