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unrelenting "wind pusher" about half
an hour after breakfast. A large por.
tion of each battery reports to the
provost sergeant at fatigue call. There
is "old guard" fatigue for men who
have come off guard on the day pre-.
vious, "quartermaster's" fatigue and
'commissary's" fatigue for all hands,
and there is never any lack of work in
a military post to keep the fatigue
parties busy.
Provost sergesnts, who, are the
directors of military chores, like to
stand, we'll with their commanding
officers, and they have An unerring
instinct in picking out jobs for the
men, the successful performance of
which is likely to catch the eye OF the
post commander. No chicken coop
that needs a coat of whitewash will
escape the provost sergeant's eye, no
brush wood that needs clearing away,
no sewers to be flushed, no,coal to be
carted, no wood to be sawed and split,
no roads to be patched, no weeds to be
picked, that he does not see. For OBJ
vious reasons, provost sergeants are
not popular with the "buck" privates,
the only men who do any actual work
in these fatigue parties, the non-com-
missioned officers, down to the acting
"lance jacks" only doing the direct
ing and the heavy standing around.
Immediately after breakfast the men
whose names have been read out at
retreat the previous night for a tour
of guard duty begin their elaborate
preparations for going on guard. 1t
is necessary that they should make
elaborate preparations, for woe betlde
the soldier who mounts guard with a
pinhead of dirt, dust, rust or tarnish
on the most triHing item of his trap.
rings. As guard duty is the most i'm
portant duty of the soldier, he is
expected to get ready for each tour O.:
it with about the same amount Of care
and attention to detail that he might
be supposed to exert in preparing for
his wedding.
From the crown of his forage cap to
the soles of his 'sGovernment
straight" shoes, he has got to look as
ifhe had just sprung from bandbox
or else be "turned down" by the in.
specting adjutant by being displaced
by one of the superrumaries of the
guard, number of whom are always
mounted with the regular guard de.
tail for just such cases. 1t is exceed.
ingly rare, however, that the super
numaries are called upon, for it is q
matter Of pride with the men to go on
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them up and their friends never hear
of them again. 1t has been given the
botanical name Of sarrscenia, but it is
commonly called the pitcher plant,
from the fact that its leaves are rolled
into the form of pitchers, in which
many poor fly is caug ght. The flies
are attracted to the plant by sweet
liquid which it gives off, nnd in their
greediness they go little too far and
are killed. Botanists do not know e1-
actly why the plant should wish a din
ner of flies, but there mist be some
good reason for it, else its pitchers
would not be 80 attractive. By ex-
pertinent they have found that the
plant will live just as we'll where the
flies cannot get at it at all. So all the
evidence would indicate that it is Just
rogue. killing flies because it really
enjoys the sport.
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feet across the back and six feet
through the body. its computed weight
amounting to 23S, 900 tons. The usual
height OF these wonderful busts is
about twenty feet, having a weight of
seventy.six tons each, by far the great
er portion being about this size. Yet
these huge masses OF stone were not
only moved considerable distances
from the still. existing quasries where
they were sculptured, but were placed
in an upright position on vast plat.
forms of stone prepared for their re.
ception, and were finally decorated by
having the huge cylinders Of stone
placed on their heads, the whole in
dicating surprising engineering
knowledge and skill, recalling that ex.
hibited by the ancient Peruvians in
their mighty undertakings. The
origin of these interesting antiquities
is unknown. .-PhiIadelphia Record.
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The Pious Robin.

Here is story ofau orthodox robin.
Some time ago I attended morning
service in Ely Cathedral, where, dur
ing the prayers, robin kept fitting
about the building, joining occasion.
silly in the service, with a modest
"chirrup." When the clergyman as.
tended the pulpit and began to speak,
tie robin deliberately perched himself
on one of the pinnacles OF the chancel.
screen, quite close to the orator. and
the louder did the robin sing, much to
the amusement OF the congregation.
I have no recollection of what the ser.
mon was about, but the robins sing
ing made q deep impression upon me.
London Telegraph.
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fantry-is precisely the same in the
chain of posts around New York Har-
bor as it is in Fort Yuma = or in Van
couver barracks, Oregon. For each
arm, i'll every post, the military day is
essentially the same from reveille to
taps. In one post as we'll as the other
the soldier has to have hisears cooked
for the calls of the trumpeter, has to
do his share of fatigue duty, has to
t.hump" his post when on guard and
has exactly the came intervals of rest
in which to Shit his bunk'-the pas
sive act of reclining known in the
army vernacular as chunk fatigue D
A Washington Star reporter recent
ly spent an entire military day at the
barracks, under the protecting guard
ianship of the soldierly looking adju-
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Wallpapering by Machinery.

" Paper can now be hung by machin.,
cry. The device has o rod on which a
roll of paper. is placed, and q paste
'eservoir with feeder placed 50 as to
"ugage the wrong side of. the paper
The end of the paper is fastened to the
bottom of the wall and the machine
started up the wall, being held in place
by the operator. A roller. follows the
paper as It unwinds and presses it
against the wall. When the top of the
wall is reached the operator pulls a
string, which cuts tie paper off from
the roll.
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FANATICS. END. THE CALL oWs.
Hanging Of Fred Bohine sfor killing wifa
and Child over RsilSion.

Hanging Of Fred Bohine fof Killing Wife
and Child Over Religion.
Fred Bohme, who murdered his wife and
childto on Easter Sunday was executed "a
McLeansboro. III. ION FrIdayse The trap was
sprung at 1880, and his; neck was broken.
He made no statement on the scaffold.
One Sunday morning Bohme and shls, wife
auarreled over religion. After horribly beat.
ing her with an axe, Bokme threw an old
piece OF carpet over htsw.fes body and on
top Of that piled load OF corn fodder. Hs
then took his little son, aged abouts thre6
years, and with q rope hanged him to ANAL
In the old stable lss.' "
Bohme was captured the next day about
twenty miles from his home. he made no
denial Of his guilt, and when asked why ha
did 1t, pointed to his head and said some-
thing there told him to do 1t. BY many per-
sons Bohme was regarded IS q monomaniae
on the subject Of religion. .s.y
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skvNks STOP A BALL CAME.
when They Made Rush for the Csntss
the Players Decamped. 50 9

the Players Decamped.
: During a football game at 0sgood, Ind.
where the Hartesvilie and Moorshli College
teams were playing, the first half being I'M
line. In the edge Of wood, were having
sport with some skunks In hollow log. q
Finally the sKunks we're induced to come
out OF their hiding place, some half dozsn
strong, and they made 'srush" for the field,
breaking the lines jus. being formed fot the
second half. Lon9-haired skunks and !ongert
haired football players were mixed up fog
half minute. When they were separated
the boys rushed wild's and furiously, smiling
and yelping OF the field. ifs ~ :. :.
Several hundred visitors were present, and
large number lost all interest IN the game
and many OF them had perfume remindeD
given them by the kindly visitors
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A WONDERFUL METEOR SEEN At SEA.
After It Disappear cd in the Ocean Tidal
49,. Wave Arose. N ~

The German oll-tank steamer iwi3kommen
arrived at New York, bringing o story Of
strange happenings at sea. She left Dantzie
on November 4, and from the t1me she passed
from the North Sea into the Atlantic, shs
had continuous gales to contend With.
When thirteen days out, while ptunging
through heavy seas. Captain SehaRer andi
the second officer were standing on tho
bridge at midnight, when suddenly, from,
cut of the southeast, "a ball Of fire. appeared
According to the tale told by the second off4
Ger recently, this meteor was huge and ir-
regular In shape. 1T had a phosphorescent
trail OF fra, was four feet wide and plunged
into the sea at the end of great paraboiio
curve, kissing like a monster serpent, and
fifty minutes afterward tidal wave swept
the vessel from stem to stern.
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ODD AND MARVELLOUS.

The Colossal Recumbent Rock Fig
ure on Easter Island.
The accompanying picture is'from q
photograph of recumbent rock figure
found on Easter Island, in the South
Pacific. This island is about 1000
miles from the coast of Chile. Al
many as 500 figures, mainly lbustsp
have been counted on the island.
They differ considerably in size, from
the pigmy OF three feet to those Of
giant proportions. the largest meas.
ured being seventy feet long, LAY
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A ROGUE PLANT.
It Lies In Walt for Flies and Other
Insects. .,

Here's the picture Of i rogue of a
plant that lies in wait like a highway
robber for unwary flies and other in.
sects and when they appear it swallows
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Schooimaster-''Ten cents one
dime now go on. What do ten dimes
make?'' Boy-'They make one very
glad these times. "-Boston Traveller,
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AT THE BARRACKS.
ADAY IN THE LIFE OF A UNITED
T.. STATES SOLDIER.
Visit to an Artillery Post - From
First Call for Reveille to
Lights and Taps-Tour
of Duty.

X SOLDIER in the army of
~ Uncle Sam, be he "buck"
NJ private or colonel of q regi-
ment, is obliged to soldier
up to the handle wherever he may be
stationed. The daily routine as prac-
ticed by the three main arms OF the
service ARTILLERY, cavalry and in
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Z Novel Swindling Device.

Swindlers have been operating extensively
In Northern Indiana counties. and the usece
thu United States mails will cause complaint
to be made to the Federal authorities. The
deaths OF heads Of families are followed by
the receipt of notices, coucheS IN legat
terms, that sums ranging from
are due on insurance policies
of the deceased. which must
the policy will be paid. II
the swindlers are believed
In number Of cases th
successfully worked.
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ming birds to flight OF WorlQ-iaW not uly
and hard and drudging. but righteous and
magnificent law. before which man and
cherub and seraph and arohangel and God
Himself bow; the chain OF law long enough
to wind around the immenslties and indntty
and eternity. Chain Of law. What place
to study law, where all the links OF the chain
are In the hand. 49,.
What are our departed Christian friends
who in this world had their Joy in the heal
ing art doing now2 Busy at their old ;busi.
ness No sickness n heaven, but plenty OF
sickness on earth, plenty OF wounds IN the
different parts OF Gods dominion TO De
heGlsd and 10 be indicated; THOSE gtorhed
souls coming. down not in lazy doctors glg.
understand why that patient got we'll after
all the skillful doctors had said he must die.
Perhaps Abercrombie, who, after many year,
doctoriug the bodies and the souls OF
people In Scotland, went up to
god COD in 1s41 Perhaps Abercrombie
touched him. should not wonder II my
old friend, DR.. John Brown. who died In Ed
inburgh-John Brown, the author OF "hao
and His Friends" John Brown, who was as
humble Christian as he was O skillflil ply.
sician and world renowned author-I should
not wonder If he had been back again and
again to see some OF his old patients. Those
who had their Joy in heaiing the sickness
and the woes OF earth, gone up to heaven,
are come forth again for bentgnant medi-
camenr.
But what are our friends who found ,heir
chief Joy in conversation and In socially do
ing now2 In brighter conversation there and
In grander sociality. What place to visit
in when your next door neighbors are kings
ani.queens, you yourselves kin2ly and queen
ly! II they want to know more particularly
/ n hau hav
oysr and ask Adam. II they want to know how
the sun and the moon halted, they have only
to 20 ovur and ask Joshua. II they want to
know how the storm peIted Sodom, they have
only to 20 over and ask Lot. II they want
to Know more about the arrogance OF Haman.
The evening times., 1896-09-18
LANGDON NEWS NOTES.

Charles Adrcnce will conduct the Times
route in the future.
Messrs. James Nash and d. j. Snyder,
with their families, have returned to Wash
ington.
The little son of S. NJ. Simpson bitten by
a neGhbor's dog few days since, is re'
covering.
Bicyclists are inspecting the site OF
old Fort Saratoga, with view to pUrchas-
ing the same Tor a race track.
Mr.. b. F. Edwards and Miss Hattie An
derson win open school OF shorthand and
typewriting in the Cross building.
Neat invitations are out announcing a
birthday fete at Wildwood Terrace on
Saturday next, from IL to o'clock. in
honor OF Miss Olive Mcneil.
On invitation OF the Lakeland Club,
Langdon silverites, so desiring, will join
with hthem at Ninth stree and Pennsylvania
avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 O'clock, to
participate in the Bryan parade and flag
ra isiDE.
The evening times., 1896-09-18
M'CREERY WILL RETIRE
Tom Announces That He Has
Had Enough Ball Playing.
HAS A DESIRABLE POSITION
Gave Good-by To the Louisville News
paper Men, Saying That He VIII
Work for II Pittsburg Iron Com
Iany-His Reason Is That He Is
Following His Parents Wishes.

Louisville, Sept. 1S.-Tom McCreery bade
the newspaper men good-by yesterday, and
announced TO them his intention of retir-
ing from the business. He said that his
parents were very anxious for him To settle
down into some regular vocation, and
that lie played every day against their
wishes.
Il have about concluded the hest thing
Tor me is to quit, though like to play base
ball. think can procure desirable po-
sition in the office-of Pittsburg iron COM
pany, ana if / succeed l will not be on the
diamond next year.
j might last fifteen years longer pla yinS
in the outfield, but after that might not
ne needed, and the result is l would want
for something to do. A man with ambition
cannot afford to wait that long to map
out his line of life.
We'll, goOdby, il don't see you again,
and McCreery hurried off to answer the
summons OF the gong. McCreery is a Gel
legc graduate, and u nice young fellow per
sonally. Louisville Will be sorry to lose
him.
The evening times., 1896-09-18
FIGHT IN MISSOURI.
Kerens-Filley fractional Feud Trans
ferred to Headquarters.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-The old Kerens-Fil-
lev factional fight in Missouri Republican
politics has been transferred 10 national
headquarters and the sanctum where Chair
man Hanna aud Henry c. Payne sit, by
the arrival of four st. Louis Republicans
as the representatives Of State Chairman II
Fillcy.
National Commit ecman Kerens and soua
of the other MiSsourians who joined him
in the complaint to MIR, Hanna yester-
day that MiSso uri was being neglected
outside of ST. Louis, We're also Mt head
ot.arters. They will remain here until
Executive Co mmitteeman Leland, Who
has charge OF Missouri and Kansas, arrives
TO morrow and the trouble is passed upon
at formal conference.
The delegation which hurried here In
the interests of Mr. Filley, as soon as IL was
known that the kerens delegation hau seen
Mr.. Hanna vigorously protested TO Mr.
Hanna that the Missouri campaign was
being conducted satisfactorily and said
some uDcomplimentary things about the
complaining delegation
speaker Reed is expected in Chicago
October 1 to address the Illinois Steel
Workers So Ard Money Club, of South Chi
cago.
Senator Cullom reports that his OBJ
servations have convinced him that IL
iinois will give Mckinley a tremendous
ma jority.
Committeeman and others at headguar-
ters were greatly disappointed to learn
that Benjamin Harrison had declined TO
make any speaking engagements for the
present. 1t is known that his law court
engagements and magazine work Will keep
him busy until October l but rs the ex-
President has not said he would make no
more speeches during the campaign 1T is
believed he can be induced by intimate
friends within the party to deliver several
addresses in the West. especially one ~
Chicago
The evening times., 1896-09-18
|QU|LL CLUB MEET TODAY
Everything Ready for the Start
at Manhattan Beach.
WHEELMAN VS.. RACE HORSE
W. W. Hamilton and Joe Patchen to
Race at Rochester Tomorrow.
Julian Hawthorne on bicycling.
Sweaters Reappearing-Inter
Gossip for Silent Steed Riders.

The track at Manhattan Beach is alive
today with fast riders. All of the cracks
in the metropolitan district are in train
ing, and the stars OF the professional ranks
who have been at the track for the last two
or three days were out for their final prac-
tice spin on the cement surface this morn
ing. Everything is in readiness for the
start, and, with a large attendance and tie
crack riders present, some exciting sport
is anticipated.
Charlie Murphy, who met with severe
accident couple OF days ago, was out
on the track, and thinks that he VIII be
able 10 ride his five-mile exhibition against
time.
Jimmy Michael, the Welshman. is hav-
ing the Jaliu brothers pull him OUT FOR
long dis: ance work. He is now accustomed
to the track, and speaks well OF II. The
American hour record of 20 5-6 miles Will
very likely be broken in this race, and IL
81 miles yards, the worlds record, is not
eqnaled it VIII surprise the Welsh riders
admirers. For this event Michael, Al. Wei
mig, Frank Starbuck, aud Harry Maddox
viii compete, Each man Will have sep
arate set of paCemakcrs-thc first time
such an arrangement has been attempted
in this country-aud when all the pacemak-
ers are on the track they willDunber near
ly 100.
Two seXtuplets have been received at
the track, and today quintet from Boston
will arrive. Eight quad teams are now
training, and small army OF tripIet riders
and machines are on the field.
Tom Cooper, Tom Butler, Bald. Zieglcr,
Gardiner, owen Kimble and other famous
circuit riders are at the track, direct from
WiIkesbarre.
johnson took several sprints down the
homestretch of the track, and if there are
any who think that the Swede is not in ex-
cellent condition his work is refutation
enough.
The evening times., 1896-09-18
TALE OF AN UMPIRE.
George Washington Burnham Relates
an Experience.

an Experience.
| Man is born to trouble, and the umpire
| is willing To swear that he gets all that
| is coming TO him. George Washington Burn
| ham. one OF the SURVIVORS of several dia-
| mond wars, was in this city the other day
| iooklng sleek and prosperous. Although
| he was abused with as much unaDimity
| and fervor rs ever cropped out III a crowd
of captous players, there are no lines in
| his plump cheeks s-sOuvenirs OF his suffer
| Ings
George Washington had a hide like a
| rhinoceros, and the shafts of evil sarcasm
made 10 more impression on him than bird
| shot on an alligator. For a few brief weeks
| last year he helped Uncle Nick Young ont
| during the umptieth act of his melojrama,
| The Ever Present Dilemma" During
| those few weeks of service Burnham fined
obstreperols players enough to pay an
| 1mpre's salary for year. Still, While
| he handed out prizes with Il lavish hand
on the field, he sent very few OF them in.
Il only put Oh three plasters that count
| ed confessed Burnham to n group Of
the boys at the Sturtevant and Hugh
| Duffy, Mike Griffin and Jack Doyle paid
| S25 apiece for their conversation with me
| Dufry's remark could not pass muster in
the mails and after the game made him
apologize, or that beautiful face of lis
| might now look like a map of the Red Sea.
Griffin wore a path in from center to kick,
and | ran to tell him. his walking wasn't
| good. He Informed me that l could tell
stories better than ! could umpire, and 1
retorted that for breaking into the jack
pot without the necessary trumps would
cost him S25, and it did. Doyle's tax
was scaled down from something like a
couple of hundred, and lie was always
| thankful for that. Nose made me pay it,
said Doyle to me arterward. and it WAS
Kind OF YOU to keep it down. count Doyle
today as one of my best friends. and the
last time l was in Baltimore he helped me
TO get some new business"
G. Wash is a commercial tourist who
switched from car wheels TO soap.
The evening times., 1896-09-18

MANY WHO HAVE VISITED THE Of
fICEs OF DOCTORS MCCOY AND COW
DEN DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS
HAVE FELT THEY COULD NOT AT
FORD THE MONEY NECESSARY FOR
THE TREATMENT. MANY A LSO HAVE
BEEN KEPT AWAY BECAUSE OF THE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THAT DOC
TOR McCOY'S FEES ARE BIGH-NECEs-
sARILY MADE so BY THE GREAT
= DEMANDS UPON HIS TIME AND SKILL.
WHEN DOCTOR Mccoy ESTABLISHED
A NATIONAL PRACTICE IN WASHING
TON IT WAS HIS PLAN TO GIVE
EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF HIS TREAT
NENT WHICH HAS DONE so MUCH FOR
THE THOUSANDS AND TENS OF THOU
SANDS OF THE SICK AND THE DEAF
OTHER CITIES. IT'S STILL DOCTOR
McCoY's PURPOSE To DO THIS, AND
WHILE HE DOES NOT PROPOSE TO RE
DUCE HIS FEE-WILL NOT DO IT,
IN FACT-HE WILL FOR THE TIME BE
ING ABOLISH IT ALTOGETHER AMI
GIVE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
HIS SERVICES FREE, CHARGING oNL Y
FOR THE MEDICINES, MAKING A
UNIFORM RATE OF So A MONTH. THIS
RATE WILL ONLY BE GIVEN DURING
SEPTEMBER, AND WILL APPLY TO
OLD AND NEW PATIENTS ALIKE, AND
WILL BE MAINTAINED UNTIL A CURE
is EFFECTED; THAT is,
ALL NEW PATIENTS W HO APPLY
BEFORE OCTOBER 1, AND ALL
OLD PATIENTS WHO RENEW BE
FORE OCTOBER /, WILL BE
TREATED UNTIL CURED AT THE
UNIFORM RATE OF So A MONTH
The evening times., 1896-09-18
WHY yARNEY WAS RELEASED.
Failed to Take Off His Hat to One
of the Owners.

A Minneapolis exchange says: 1t was be-
cause Pitcher VarDey Anderson wouldn't
take off his hat to Hal Watson that he was
released from the Minneapolis club. VIII
mot, as manager. protested in vain. The
other directors or proprietors or whatever
they are held up their hands in horror. but
it all wound up in the deferential reply:
"Very well, Mr.. Watson, if you say SO that
ends it, for watson has lots of money and
they need him in their business.
THUS il has been all season long. Wiimot
has made a hard effort to bring the club to
where it stands today, and he has done re-
markably well considering how the amateur
bascballmaDagors,G G Goodnow. Watson, Ha yne
and Saulspaugh have interfered with him.
THE yarn is now telegraphed from Chicago
that wimot is to be superseded by McAleer,
of Cleveland. Marc Hayne, when shown the
telegram, said 1T was rot, and that they
expect to keep Wilmot as manager If they
can make satisfactory terms with him.
/; is hardly likely they can retain him
# they persist in interfering with the
manag cement of the team. Wilmot never
knew when the day opened whether he
had fifteen players or only six. He didn't
know how many had been fired by Hayne,
Watson, and Goodnow while be was asleep.
These men insisted that the players should.
take off their bats when they met them
and always speak of the mana cement
IN whisper. Somehow Anderson didn't
take to this sort Of thing. and he was fired
for passing in front of Watson when tho
latter was on bis way down Nicollet