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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-27
MR. nEnnrRr mIrn nNsrooN
Sings With the New York oratorio Society
at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Sings With the New York Oratorio Society
at Carnegie Hall in New York.
The many friends of Mr., Herbert
Witherspoon in this city will be pleased
to hear that he is singing at the fourth
concert of the New York Oratorio So
ciety, Mr.. Walter Damrosch, conduc-
tor, at Carnegie hall The program of
the concert consisted of Henschers
"Stabat Mater" and the final scene of
the first act of "Parsifal," Mr. Fraug-
con-Davies. the eminent English basso,
sang the part of "Amfortas" and Mr.
Witherspoon sang the small part of
"Titurel," Mr.. Witherspoon is a young
man to find himself singing in such
distinguished company and he is most
distinctly to be congratulated on his
success, His voice is of beautiful quail
ity and well produced
Mr.. Witherspoon has met with flat
tering recognition in New York. He
has fine church position and is in
constant demand for concert work. He
is at present in business, but he expects
next year to devote his time entirely
to his musical work. Mr.. Witherspoon
may give some song recitals in this city
next fall.
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Boys Brigade entertainment.

An entertainment will be given at
Trinity M. e. church next Thursday
evening by Company G, of the Third
regiment of the Boys Brigade. The en-
tertainment will begin at o'clock in
the evening and will consist of a mu-
steal and literary program, a drill by
Company c, and other features.
On the same evenig a musical and
literary entertainment will be given at
the Howard avenue Baptist church by
Company II, of the Third regiment of
the Boys Brigade, Some of the best
local talent in the city has been en-
gagged for the occasion and among other
things there will be an exhibition drill
by Company Fl and a solo by special
request by Miss Edith Porter, THE
Star Spangled Banner"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-27
Congress in Session."

Personally conducted tours to Wash
ington via Royal Blue line, New Ha-
ven, April Is and May 6. Rate of SIS
covers every expense, In connecting
with party of May special side trip to
Gettysburg at slight additional cost.
For particulars call on Recreation
Tourist Co., New Haven, Conn.
a9 oaW At
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-27
New Haven Steamboat Co.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
Daily, Sundays Excepted.

Daily, Sundays Excepted.
Steamers from New Haven leave depot.
Belle Dock, Old Line Pier. 1850 a. III. ana 1880
midnight; due New York $50 p. IN. and $50
a. III.
25 and 26 East River, p. a. and L. midnight:
due New Haven s p. m. and 5 a. m.
Fare $l.0O. Excursion tickets. good for
Is days, $l.50.
Staterooms and tickets for sale at Peck s.
Bishops 702 Chapel street, and at Mxa
drug store, corner Chapel and Church streets.
Through rates given and bills Of ladfng
issued to points West, South and South
west. CHAs. l. FRENCH, Agent.
STARlN'S NEW HAVEN TRANS.
PORTATlON LINE.
Daily Except SATURDAYS.
M Me- ; :. leaves caves New Haven Haven
from Starin's Pier. foot of Brown street, at
1015 p. m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thurs
days. Str. ERASTUS CORNING, Captain
Spoor, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Egerton leaves New York from Pier Is,
North River at 8 p. m. Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. The Corning, Sundays, Tues
days and Thursdays. A
Fare, .75c: excursion tickets. S125. state-
rooms, 81 90.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at ]. NJ.
Lines, jr.'s, S5I Chapel street; Peck & Bishop,
ZOE Chapel street; Tontine Hotel, ind John
Morse, 60 Center street.
Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of
Hartford train, and from corner of Church
and Chapel streets every half hour. comm nc
ing at $3.50 pm. Through freight rates given
anG bills OF ladng issued 10 points west,
south and southwest. G. H. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starin Line.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-27
Ifths Hnhx Ia Cutting Teeth

Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem
edy, Mrs. W1NsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teethng. 1t soothes the child soft
ems the gums allays all paln,cures wind collie
and is the best remedy for diarrhGa. Twen-
ty-tive cents bottle. S25 MWF&wly
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AMERICAN LINE.

AXE YOU y TOBACCO SLAVE?
hOyou want to quit this practice! You
Il ! ought to do it for the sake Of your heart.
your Nerves your Lungs. Every chew, every
smoke, hurts you. If you want to stop there
will be a struggle and you will fail unless you
have help. "GOOD-BY" will do it easily. tho
roughly. No experiment, no fake, no Injury.
sure, safe, speedy cure. Try it, 1t will not
fail. NJ Bristol & Sons. 854 Chapel street.
ap24 TT Agents for New Haven
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23
The Red Nan and the Bicycle.

"The noble red man may yet be civil
lized by means OF bicycles" said A.
L. Bartlett, of Beatrice, Neb., at the
Regent. "The Otoe tribe have steadily
resisted all efforts to induce them to
become citizens, and their numbers
have dwindled until but few of them
remain. In fact, there are few more
Indians in Nebraska now than in New
York and Indiana. A few days ago
one of the chiefs of the Otoe tIibe Wis
tied Beatrice and became much inter.
ested in bicycles. The owner thought
ii would be fun to let the old Indian
learn 10 ride. and it was not long be-
fore the chief had mastered the art.
Then he must have o wheel of his own,
and not having any money he traded
four ponies for one. He rode i; to
the reservation and next day half o
dozen Indians came to town, bringing
ponies to trade for bicycles. Ride
faster. No feed, they say, and when
the bicycle manufacturers learn this
new field it is probable that they will
reap harvest, and the Indisns Will
lay aside their primitive customs and
join the L. A. W. in body. Wash
ington Star.
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AGD
Sand Baths.

lit the reunion recently OF Swiss
physicians, held at Ouchy, DR.. Such
ard read paper on the sand bath,
showing that invalids have been COM
pletely or partially cured by sand
hested to temperature varying, ac-
coIding to the case, from forty.fiye to
sixty-fye degrees centigrade. The
sard. it appears, containing air be.
twaea its particles and being o bad
conductor of heat, transmits it in a
gertIe and almost insensible manner;
peispiration is favored up to point
whore the patient may lose two quarts
OF liquid in one sand bath, and by this
evaporation an invalid may support
continued high temperature without
the actual temperature of the body
rising more than q few degrees; this,
too, without fear OF heart affections,
if care be taken to put hot sand on the
feet at the outset. DR.. Suchard states
that the number of ailments that may
be thus treated is considerable, and is
especially beneficial in chronic rheu-
matism and gout; neuralgia and sci
atics are cured or relieved by local or
general baths. The most remarkable
success has attended such treatment
of various organic troubles of the ner-
vous system, also cardiac and digestive
affections, aud similarly favorable
statements are made respecting tuber-
culous affections of the bones and
Joints. s.-New York Tribune.
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GENERAL poI1vAR's STATUE.

Venezuela is gaining greatly in pros.
perity, and Caracas planters in easily
earned wealth, many citizens having
country plantations, and taking life
more without care than the old cotton
planters.
The enchanting Venezuelan capital
would be, with the sanitary care OF
this capital city, one of the healthiest
cities OF the world. At present it is
one of the safest OF South American
cities, seldom being troubled even
with yellow fever, and then in mild
form. Latterly more care has been
given to sanitation, with obvious ben
eft. But usually it is safe as well as
delightful city to visit. where Eng
lish is spoke" as we'll as Spanish, aud
an American may chance to meet sew
eral of his countrywomen married and
happy there, among them Mrs. San
tana, daughter of Josh Billings,
who, with her family, sometimes
makes visit sthome."
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stone and stucco, the legislative part
being one grand story, the part for
offices of tEo, and all the building,
inclosing large open square, OF equal
height. The style of architecture is
Grecian. From the impressive front
entrance, or from IN immense salon
to its left, which contains portraits in
oil of all the most distinguished
citizens of the country, mostly by
native artists, you may look out upon
statue of Washington, while still
farther to the lelt, in the beautiful
plaza fronting the Casa Amarillo (yel-
low house) of the President, on one
side, and public Offices of large pro-
portions on another, you may see the
splendid equestrian statue of Bolivar.
The 9TH of July is celebrated in
Venezuela officially in each city with
orations in the Legislative or municipal
chambers, professions headed by the
chief officials and foreign representa-
tives, to the churches, ending with O
mass and fireworks. The writer can
never forget one such celebration, in
which the orator, as is usual, lauded
Washington and Bolivar as the great
liberators, and in which, side by side
with General Carabano, he aided in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23
Another Mammoth Cave.

Another mammoth cave has been
discovered in Kentucky. James Hoar.
ino, E. N. Ingram and John 81. Hurst
made an exploration of cave at the
limestone quarry near Pineville. They
report going into the earth half mile
and finding q small lake some eight
cen or twenty feet square, OF ice
water. They brought out with them.
some stalactites and other peculiar
formations. 1t is at present wet and
muddy, and after leaving the entrance
and going back about one hundred
feet, one comes to precipice about
twenty-five or thirty feet high, and
down which people must let them.
selves with rope or laG'.er. 1t is not
yet known how far back the cave ex-
tends. nor if twill become popular US
a. place of resort.-Atlanta Constltu.'
tiOn.
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1t Happened Before He Came.

A. small youth out in Kenwood has
come to think mis- native State does
not amount to much. Some time last
year his family removed from st.
Joseph, Mo-, to Chicago, and took up
residence within the fashionable dis
trict of Kenwood. The younger son
of the family is lad about nine years
old, aaa few days ago the whole
Sabbatk-school which this youth at
TENDS was being questioned by the
Superin tendent upon the lesson of the
day. This little fellow has an un-
usually bright and interesting face,
and as his class was seated directly III
front of the Superintendent he was
naturally attracted to him. The les
son was OF Moses and how the Red Sea
had separated and permitted him TO
lead his hosts through the divided
waters 10 safety.
When the Superintendent had
finished relating the story he con-
cluded to see how much his youthful
listeners had taken in.
"Who was it, children" he ques-
toned, "that led the Israelites into
the promised land?"
With the usual timidity of children
about speaking out in meeting" none
of them replied. The boys looked at
each other and giggled, but none Of.
fered any response.
"Now, L know you all know his
name," said the Superintendent in
patronizing tones. ''Just think a
raoment and tell me. Won't some Of
you? Let this little man tell me-" he
ea;d, pointing at the recent conner
from the South.
"I don't know, sir; I don't live
l;ere. ! only came up from Missouri
the other day." was the frightened re.
ply. Chicago Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23

While the buccaneers swept the South.
ern seas it never had q carriage road
to it from the coast, yet it was cap.
tured and sacked by Sir Francis
Drake. Then, in 1911, on the 9Th ol
July, the revolutionary assembly there
passed its declaration of independence
ofSpain.
There Bolivar was born. liberated
his slaves, was President, Dictator and
after achieving the independence OF
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bo-
livia and Peru, and dying in exile and
poverty, there his bones are gathered
in the Pantheon, and his bronze statue
adornes tho principal plaza. Above
and extending down into the newer
city are the ruins of the old one, de.
stroyed in 1872 in an earthquake of q
few moments duration. with twelve
thousand OF more of its people. The
earthquake delayed independence. as
the people we.e taught that thus deity
manifested His displeasure.
The importation of the Spanish
method Of domestic architecture into
tropical America was manifestly wise.
No style Of dwellings, can be more
comfortable snd healthy outside q
snowy zone. High and commodious
rooms built around large open cer-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23
WHAT Tap.oca Is.

Tapioca is not a grain, but kind OF
starch made from the roots of plant
known as Janipha manihot, which
grows in South America in the torrid
zone. lis, in fact, similar product
to the starch of the potato, and not
any nearer than that of being starch
grain. The feshy roots are grated
and washed in water just the same as
potatoes are, and the starch settles to
the bottom, the water is drawn off and
The starch is heated on iron plates,
when 1t swells up into the shape in
which it is kept for sale in the stores.
A curious property of this root, which
is also called cassava, is that in one
stage Of this process the starch con-
tains o virulent poison, OF which
twenty drops will kill o man in few
minutes; this, however, is driven OIL
by the heat. OF the two opinions,
one that tapioca is grain and another
that it is mixture of rice and cassava,
neither is right.-New York Times.
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Bat Hunting In Washington.

"Bat hunting IS our favorite amuse-
ment and occupation these warm
nights" said a resident OF Mcpherson
Square, "for all of sudden and with.
out any previous notice we have bat
visitors in profusion every night.
Their headquarters seems to be in the
grove of trees in Mcpherson Square,
though their visits are by no means
limited to our Immediate neighbor-
hood, for have heard OF their visits
to houses four or FIVE ablocks distant
from US. Though the bats are unusu-
ally large they do not seem bent on
any harm and after annoying and in
some cases frightening those they
visit they depart only to return in a
short time, probably the next night. "
Washington Star.
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WISE WORDS,

Calamity is mans true touch'
stone.
1t is q waste of time to watch .
hypocrite.
No man should go act as to take ad.
vantage of another's folly.
1t becomes one, while exempt from
woes, to look to the dangers.
The only justification for debt is tho
immediate prospect of profit.
1t is often good thing that men do
Lot practice what they preach.
When one is low enough to insult
you, be too high for him to reach.
o, friend, as long as I study and
practice humility, l know where l am.
Biography is the most universally
pleasant, universally profitable OF all
reading.
Two persons will not be friends
long if they cannot forgive each others
little faiiings.
If we knew what our enemies have
suffered, our enmity would often die o
sudden death.
What's in name? That which we
call rose, by any other name would
smell as sweet.
A woman rarely designs to open her
husbands letters unless they are
marked private.
Manage NIL your actions and
thoughts in such manner as if you
were just going out Of the world.
A man intimately acquainted with
the nature OF things has seldom occa.
sion to be astonished. The South
West.
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ing seized the tail Of another fish he
can never let go. He must SO the
whole figure, engorge his victim or
fail and be trailed along opcn-mouthed
until he dies.
When dinner time comes and the
chiasnodon is very hungry he selects
q fish about twice his own length and
of almost any bulk. He approaches
his prey cautiously from behind and
seizes him firmly in that giant mouth.
After the first brief fight and struggle
are over The real job of swallowing be-
gins. The jaws are unhinged and
steadily the swallower climbs over his
victim. This is the time when the
elastic skin is called into play. Up to
this stage of the proceeding the chias.
modon has been o. long, lean fish, but
as tho prey disappears inch by inch
within those horrid jaws it is crowded
down into the stomach, which distcnds
to accommodate it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23

Between 1880 aud 1890 the number
OF farms in che United States increased
from 4,O0S, ,9O7 to 1864, ,641, gain of
over $780, 900. In the same period the
number of farm mortgages increased
from 37O,9S4 to 525,Oo4, a gain OF
only about 100000, less than one.
third Of the gain in the number ol
farms. Between 1880 and 1890 the
value Of farming realty increased from
$40, 1877, Os6, re to s13, 3,279, ,252, ,649, q
gain Of over $4,000. .OoO, 900. In the
same interval the amount of farm
mortgages increased from $542, 566, /,
ATT to S585, 729, ,719, an advance oil
only about s24O, 900, 900, or consider
ably less than tenth of the increase
in the value of farming realty. At
the same time the value of the imple.
ments and machinery on farms in.
creased nearly 100000, 900, and the
4slle Of live stock over $7c0, 600, 600.
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AN OCEAN FREAK.
The Deep Sea Fish linown as the
eBlack Syyallower.''


The chiasmodon is one of the rarest
creatures known to science. Only
three specimens of it have ever been
seen, so far rs naturalists have any
record. And ofthese none was taken
alive. The chiasmodon is generally
known as the "blcck swal'ower." 1t
is not understood that he has any mis-.
sion on earth except to swallow, and
the only reason he ever comes to die is
thet he does his work loo well. This
"black swaliower" is deep sen fish,
dwelling, when he is at home, in about
1900 fatboms of water. The only
specimens that have been obtained
have ali been picked up in the North
Atlantic. not far from the Newfonnd-
land coast. They are built for their
business. In color they are inky
black, as the name indicates, save on
the stomach. The body is long and
of almost uniform thickness. The
taper of the tail is very abrupt. Taey
are devoid of scales. The skin is per.
fectly smooth. A scaly coat would
interfere with perfect elasticity, and
that is the "black swallower's" neces'
sarily strong point. He must stretch
or his job is gone.
OF course, this fish, swallowing the
monsters that he does, must have a
mouth constructed especially for the
purpose. His head is subconic in
shape, narrowing forward, and this
egregious, all swallowing mouth is
deeply cleft. It runs away back o.
his eyes and is filed with teeth, which
are long and movable SO rs to be got
ten ont Of the way if need be. Fur
thermore, they point backward, like
the teeth Of snake, so that once har-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23
THOs. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.
LOVELY CARACAS.
yENEzUELa's CAPITAL AND
SOME OF IT'S ATTRACTIONS.
Homes of the Inhabitants-An I'M
pressive capitol-A Famous Coffee
Region - Statues OF WASH
inston and Bolivar. =.

- ARACAS, for three hundred
I years the capital of Venezuela.
presents itself to view with en-
chanting dramatic effect,
writes Almont Barnes in the Washing
ton Star. One goes by rail or other
road up from the edge OF the sen at
La Guayra, winding among the curves
and lifts of the mountains until he is
five thousand feet above that city, be-
yond which the Caribbean looks like
a mill pond, aud its fleets like I'painted
ships on painted ocean," but five or
six miles away. The peak of Naiguita
and La Silla Mountains tower above
Metraelles three thousand feet.
But he winds along through the di-
vide, amid shrubbery and forests OF
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-23

with narrow elgiDg to match.
~ fronts and lower edges are faced
uilh the light silk. The mode is q
VARIATION of the Louis XVI basque,
tlie rippled revers forming soft and
gfaceful finish to the jacket fronts.
The full blouse vest, gathered ut the
neck and waist line, is arranged over
litings fitted by double bust darts that
cl5se in centre front. Tho vest is
saved to the right front lining and
doses with the standing collar at the
LETT shoulder and under the lett jacket
fzpnt. The wrinkled belt is joined to
t$s lower ledge, and closes with the
dtnnrina front. The jacket fronts are
reversed dts iIhe eTyUp IN large polnted
reyers that ere creased to fall with
graceful rippled effect. Two large
fancy pearl buttons decorate each
front. Tho faring medici collar is
finished inside to match revers, meet
ing them at The top. The lower out
line forms short points before the
single darts that are lengthed beyond
aud slightly cut away over the hips.
The glove-ftting back is adjusted with
the usual seams, each being sprung
below the waist to form ripple plaits
with points at every seam. Basques
in this style are sometimes made Of
brocade and other fancy silks to con-
trast widely with the skirt. These are
intended for afternoon receptions or
other dressy occasions. For ordinary
wear the material should match the
skirt as here shown, endless variety
being possible by the introduction of
different vests.
The quantity of material forty-four
inches wide required to mako this
basque for q lady in the medium size
isthroe and one-half yards.
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The Japan Gazette says that the
Kissa Emigration Company contem-
plates sending 10000 emigrants to
Brazil, who will be chiefly employed
in the coffee districts. It is estimated
that if the project proves successful
this FIRST draft OF Japanese emigrants
to Brazil will be followed by many
others, and that the authorities OF
Japan look with favor on the move.
ment because it is calculated to relieve
the pressure of population in the
Mikako's empire.
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How many punches, big punches,
of bananas do you think were imported
into this country last year? asks the
New York Herald. Make your figures
tremendous, then double it, then mul.
tiply by four. Well, you are all wrong
ip your guess, and it isn't half large
enough, SO I may as we'll say at once
that the pumber of bunches was very
close upon eighteen millions-that is,
one bunch for every five people in
this country, including bummers, pick
pockets, children and clergymen. We
are evidently fruit consuming peo'
pie.
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Noble Charities.

The will of the late Nathan +.
Graves, of Syracuse, N. Y, provides
for the erection OF home in that city
for INDECENT aged people. Mr.. Graves's
estate is estimated at $500, 900, and
about $500, 600 of this is bequeathed
to the home. The will also makes
Syracuse University beneficiary to
the amount OF $4,000, the income of
which is to he applied to q lectureship
on missions, and which will perpetuate
the course to which Mr.. Graves annu-
ally for some years had given $780,
New Orleans Plcsyune.