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years. however, no bodies have been hui
ried there. and the piac,. has undergone very
little improvement. Frederick Doug
lass, tue Doted colored man. owned lot
in the cemetery, AMI buried his first wife
there. He himself would have been in
TERED in Graccland had the cemetery been
open ut the time of his death.
The cause OF the ccmetery's 'scondemnatiou
is due to the fact that the city is growing
and n goodly portion OF the new residents
are going into the northeast section. The
march OF progress demands IN. ground, aud
in accordance with the law the cemetery
authorities yielded. Many of tie bodies
buried there are being removed to the new
WoOdlawn Cemetery, on the Bennng road,
while others are being reiDterred elsewhere.
There are nearly fifty cemeteries other
than those mentioned which are publicly
and privately used. 4 ma jority of these,
however, are family cemeteries, and con-
tain only the remains of those belonging
TO one family or the remains of relatives
OF some Old, distinguished family. Tie
mostimportanto of public and private grounds
are the Soldiers Home National Cemetery,
on Hardwood avenue, where John A. Logan
lies buried, with OTHER noted soldiers. the
BrightwOod Cemetery lat Bright wood; Mount
Pleasant Plains, colored, uear Mount Pleas
ant; National Cemetery, Hardwood ave
ue, near Soldiers Home; Battle Ground
Cemetery, on Brightwood avenue, near
BrightwoOd; Hebrew Cemetery, on Hamil-
ton road, and the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
on Lincoln avenue, near the GIenwood Gene
ferry
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OF the Catholics, and is equally as interest
ing place as the others hereabOuts.
Previous to 1857 the Catholics had felt
the need OF more suitable cemetery than
they then possessed, and after careful re-
view OF the situation the parish priests OF
St. Patrick's, st. Peters, st. Matthew's
and St. Dominic's, with Father 0'Toole. OF
st. Patrick's Church, at the head, deter
mined to unite their efforts for the pur-
pose, and In May, four years before the
war OF the rebellion broke out, they pur-
chased nearly forty acres of n tract of
land known as the "Fenwick Farm" bor-
iering on the Bladeusburg road, and less
than half mile from the city limits The
property cost 81 900, and was adm 'Tably
adapted to the purposes for which it was
secured. The location is elevated, and from
every side there is a gradual rise to an emf
nence which commands one of ti-e finest
views of Washington and its environments.
fine trees and beautiful sirubbary are scat
tered over the grounds, adding beauty.to
the place. spring of tie purest water
gIIshes forth Immediately within the IN
trance gates.
The cemetery is an attractive place.
Its commanding position. picturesquely al
ranged. and the beautiful stones and shafts
which mark the last resting places of many
of Washington's best residents make it
a spot which long since became one OF
the sights of interest to visitors at the
Capital City.
The grounds have been tastefully laid
off into sections, alphabetically desig-
mated, and these intersected by pretty
avenues and pleasant walks. The main
portion of the cemetery is inclosed by n
fence of rustic work, along the inside of
which is planted a hedge OF Usage orange,
which forms the principal protection for
the grounds. The front is guarded by q
wall of hammered stone, surmounted by
an iron railing. AT the entrance, which is
on the Bladensburg road, is built the super
iutendent's lodge, of brick and stone,
due regard being had to combining neat
ness with simplicity.
The grounds are rather irregular in
shape. one end extending back from the
road to the Washington branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on the oppo-
site side OF which are located the national
fair grounds.
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VETERAN lN0FTW0C0AFLICTs.
Patriot William Browns Body
guard Of Invisible Rid Msn.
ADVISED NOT TO WORK
Receives Messages From the
Shades Of Socrates, Grant
and Other Ancients.

William Brown. patriot, aged sixty-e(cht.
and native of Virginia, is veteran of
two wars, well educated, whimsical. re-
puted heir to large estate, and grandson
to u deceased capital defender OF the war
of12.
His chief claim TO distinction. however,
is from quite different chain OF circuu-
stances. Mr.. Brown is the only man in
Westinghouse, indeed, there is another.
in the whole country-who can boast of
the protection OF a bodyguard OF 500 meD-
red men they are-each niue feet in height.
The bodyguard is welI-equipped for the
important task imposed, being armed with
weapons of the most approved design for
blood-eurdling purposes, and the baud is
not at all averse TO engaging in a scrap
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IN the Mexican war. ueUr;sA llaJf!rIl. WI
liam Thornton and William Elliott. arChI-
tects of the National Capitol and the Pat
tent Office; he lion. William Trrn5le,
Senator from Ohio. nj whose funeral men
danced, whether in JOY or for Some other
reason Is not kno wn n this tim. and Mex
ander Raiias BaChe, the superintendent of
the United States coast survey. There are
memorials TO John c. Calhoun and Henry
Clay and to The seauIcn who went down
with the brig Washington in tn Gulr stream
years ago.
persons. both mals and female. who in life
were known and loved for the deeds Of
bravery and selr-sacTifice performed for
the country, and whose names are found
and honored in American history. The tall
white shaft erected tC the memory uf the
twenty-five girls killed by the explosion Of
ammunition near the ArS raaI attracts much
attention. There are other stGnrs aud.
memodalsin great nHmb n. al of which are
OF the greatest interest
Oak Hill Cemetery, the leautiful. To-
Gated at che head If Thitieth street,
Georgetown, owes its origin to W. W
Curcorap, founder of the CorcoraG Art
Gallery, Eative OF GeoIEctown, who con
ceived the idea of laying out burial
place. He purchased fifteen acres of land
nf Lewis Washington. of jefferson county
Va, and when the character of the Oak Hill
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I~1 yc i,ch! The delights of thc merry 60
rOund aud tiiccustard pie are but evaHescent
things, soon Ia fade away: but the chiggcr
burrows like the tooth of remorse and bites
like sixty or any other mathematical com
putatiOn sufficient to Convey the Idea. The
habitat ef the cliggcr is among the weeds
and grasses. There he remains in umbragc-
GUS retirement, enjoying the beauties OF
nature and biding his time. The time
soon Comes.
.Aiairssmm cr girl trips alung with dainty
fSotstcpsOr Pc rhaps reclires with ease upon
The emerald sward. when the cEigger marks
her as hispr aud axes possession at once.
1t is Il fair land Of promise and the graz
ing is Seod. The chIcgcr rolls lhat damSel
under his tongue as u sweet morsel, and
in the eNuberance Sf Ills glec shOuteth
Yum, YUM"
The remedy for the chigger is various
Every woman has her wn private formula
for potent chiggercide. ranging from face
powders to spraying With frangipani, but
they all pale into insignificance beside the
ancient and time honorcd practice OF anOin.-
ing with bacon. \ crisp piece of break
fast bacon lowing a streak of lean and
streak OF fat n the proper proportions is
poison to the chigger-a sad commentary
upon his epicurean tastes. but. as lie is
strictly anthropophagus, this is not a mat
ter OF great surprise. TO pour oil into the
wounds made by the chigger is to grease
With bacon. 1t is like the precious o:stmen.
which ran down Aaron's beard, and its
influence is as balm upon the distraught
victim Of the cliigSer's voracity But one
thing must be borne in mind. While
Bacon may render vain the chigger's sharI
bill;
The scent of tie smo kchouse w!lllingcr there
still
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twenty five years ago, and Csonka declared
he would confess 10 the murders only, as
everything else was mere child's play.
Rosa Sander was sentenced to lifelong
Imprisonment and died about ten years
ago. Csonka got twenty years and was
released by an amnesty a year ago.
He returned to his old habits, and
soon was convicted OF murder of excep-
iiunaI atroci.v. For this crime he Eas now
suffered death.
In Hungary Rosza Sander and his band
had never been regarded as common Grim
nance, and numerous ballads and cheap
novels described their deeds. 1t is averred
that judges and magistrates were often in
their pay and acted accordingly. The fear
Of the vendetta prevented everybody from
accusing them. The different bands were
excc!lentiy organized. and never interfered
with each others business. RoSZa Sander
came nj family Of brigands His father
was shot by an Engiishman he tried to rob.
A fine man and the best hcrseman in Hun
gary. RoSZa Sander was 4 great fayorite
with women. kossutn appointed him the
leader OF corps OF volunteers, and sent
him into the fortress OF komorn to get In
formation. In 1856 he was lying in a
maize rield with his cousin, kuss. who be-
traye;I him. When he saw himself sur
rounded by soldiers he jumped up, and. cry
Ing ''TrIitorr' shot kuss dead.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Bane of the Picnic Season in Old
Missouri.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal
simultaneously with the advent of the
merry picnic season comes the chigger,
beast OF mystery and of retiring disposition.
Ills habits are predatory. and, like the
wicked ilca. he frequently goes where no
man pursueth. But, while not possessing
the saltatory powers OF the pulex irritans,
he is much harder to hold up. Those
who have had the good fortune to wit
ness lovely woman capture a flea al ways
have high praise for the expert manner
in which il is done, but the Chgger laughs
her to scOrn and hides his diminished
head beneath her cuticle with great speed
and consequent irritation 10 the surround
ing tissue. He gets there before she does,
and even the new woman cannot circun-
vent him.
The chigger is no respecter OF persons,
and nobody Is exempt from his rarages.
The statesman of high degree and the ten-
der maiden are all alike meat for him. ard
equally lGothsome. 1t is said that cat
may look upon king with the calniest COM
posure, ana SO, indeed, might ciiigeer; but
king cannot look on Il chieSer. by reason
of the siEalluess Of the bug, and that is
where the chgger lays IL over" royalty.
Certain learned gentlemen. who are verscd
IN insect lore. tell us that the chigger is a
mile. aud there is probably no one with the
telneTity to dispute the assertion He IS
iEdced mitey. ard VIII prevail in spite of
our most devoted efforts.
But il is especially az ths sc rural festivals
called picnics hat the chisser disports him
self with the greatest ataDdSn. There he
las hisinniugs ana proves /! Inself Nemesis
sf The deepest dye. Enjoy yourselves while
ye may. We merry picnickcrs fer on the NOR
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Steu LiNeiY Please

1T is as good as u play to watch the
different methods employed 10y women in
stopping street cars said gentleman
yesterday. You see the timid woman
standing ten feet away from the track
and barely n,otioning with her hand. The
motorman has to guess whether she wants
10 get on or not. The nervous woman
stands off a safe distance from the track
and waves her arms up and down as II
she intended to fly to her destination in
stands almost on the track aud waves her
hand detcrniinedly, as much as to say to
the motornan: You'll be sorry u you
don't stop and there's plenty of other
kinds OF women all of whom have n man.
ner OF their own. Just notice the first
time you take a car ride. ."-EXchange.
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The Lady's Name.

A New Orleans man who is a fond papa
was telling his friends yesterday OF the
hard Time he had trying To teach his young
ster to say" Mississippi" The word seemed
more than the little one could master.
Finally the father hit upon the plan OF
teaching the child the word by syllables.
Now, say after me-" he said to the boy,
'Missis.''
''Missis.' said the infant phenomenon.
''Sippi."
''Sippi," echoed the boy.
Now say the whole thing" commanded
the father.
''Missis," began the child, and then he
thought while. Papa" said he, what
did you say the lady's name was?"-New
Orleans Times-D Democrat.
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The church, with its modern furnishings
the quiet aud retired character of the sur
roundings. make il a very pleasant place
to attend divine service, while the ceme
trry is n every way an attractive place
for burial purposes
In front OF the church. on the right OF
the path, is a monument, small in size,
but suitable in its design and cunstruc-
ton, erected to the memory OF those who
were buried there $50 years ago. This
monument. with others, attracts the at
tentiou of visitors to the place, and shows.
who and what manner of men and women
were buried there in the past.
Like every other cemetery, Rock Greek
has its distinguished dead. william Win
dom, the Secretary of the Treasury under
President Harrison, lies in a well-kept
grave a t the foot OF a handsome sarcopha-
gus. The memorial Grief erected by
Henry Adams to the memory OF his wife, is
a handsome tribut,, and is but one OF the
many costly memorial s5one sin the grounds
The monument to the lnemoryof Edward
A. Paul, the first principal OF the Wash
ington high schools. "a tribute from the
friends and alumni of the school, is another
one of the many beautiful designs in the
ut '''i'' so''
where the body OF John A. Logan rested for
two years underthe guard Of United States
soldiers, attracts much notice. The Dean
vault is handsome, both in interior and
exterior and is the most noticeable in
the grounds.
The handsome lay of the land, with its
little hills and valleys, the many smooth
and shady walks. and the little church III
the center withits beautiful memorial win
dows, all go to make the cemetery one of
the handsome st IN the District.
GRACELAND AND OTHERS.
Gracciand Cemetery. condemned and
closed up over Two years ago. Is pleasantly
situated in the northeast section of the
city, directly AZ the eastern terminus of
Marylaud avenue. The cemetery was es-
tablished by Benjamin N. Needs in 1879.
when the first work on the place was be-
pur with n view of making it a Eurying-
ground. This work was begun March 4,
and on Decoration Day, 1873, the Gem
etery was dedicated. Mr.. Needs. The
founder of the cemetery, was buried there
March IL, 1875.
The cemetery consisted Of rearly forty
acres. and Mt the time of its dedication was
one of The most interesting spots in the
District. 1t was a place beautified by
nature and as city for the dead was cs-
pecially suitable. During the last two
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SMOKED on HIS WAY TO DEATH.
Famous Brigard Who Went to HIS
Doom With II Pipe In His Mouth.
london Standard.

\ dangerous brigaHd uanled Franz CsOnka
WIS recently executed at Essegg. in Hun
gary. Though seventyfour years old, he
was a powerful man. AID walked to the
gailows with a iaunty air, smoking pipe.
He tapped the harGnan ON the shoulder
and said, loud enough for everybody to
hear: do your work well, ard don't
make fool OF yourself" This Csonka
was the most fearless OF the acccmplices
uf the notorious Rosa SanCoT, with whom
lie Committed numerous rubberieS and muir
ders in the BauSunyer forests. They were
captured with the greatest difficulty about
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John Howard Payne's Monument.

oohh howard Payne'S Monument.
settees being ot modern style yet simple
In construction and arrangement. The
roof or the chapel is OF slate. supported
Dy an artistic iron frame. The entrance
to The chapel Is through an arched door
way. which Is embellished with an iron
and frame work of beautiful design, over
and around which is arranged a colorcd
glass design of considerable beauty.
The receiving vault at Glenwood is es-
pecially beautiful in its design and Con-
struction. Built of solid granite the front
of the tomb with its well-kept environments
compares favorably with any in this coun-
try
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stimson.s sagacity

why does StinsOn always carry his UNI
breila closed when 1t rains?'
He is afraid the owner may recognize
tt."-Detroit Free Press.
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Entrance to Congressional Cemetery.

when duty calls. II is lOrce invisible
to mortal eyes, but to the subject OF its
solicitude there is not minute when its
presence is not a reality.
The hab.tatiorl which he occupies as his
own is located in the vicinity pf North
Carolina avenue and Fourteenth street
east. 1t is not pr;ncely browustone. nor
exalted, except in the sense that every
mans home is his castle, but it is the in
closure Of many treasure boxes, cans, re-
ceptacles, ordinary to the casual observer.
but OF great intrinsic worth tothe einitiated-
upon which no man dare lay his hands
without permission, and which neither sill
yer nor gold can purchase except upon
terms which his spirit counselors approve.
The estate to which AIR Brown is the
heir apparent consists of tie holdings OF
which his revered grandparent, named
Brown. died seized several decades ago.
before Capitol IIll took upon itself the
airs and graceS of metropolis
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Cemetery Company was passed by Congress
ON March 3, S49, he generously conveyed
thfs ianu to the Company.
Oak Hill Is ON Georgetown Heights, bor-
iering ON Rock Greek. II was, previous to
its occupancy rs Il cemetery, known To the
cid residents as "parrott's Woods" and
WAS u,u.ca.ed July j, 1913. More land
htssiDce beeRaldcd and tcia y the cemetery
contains thirty-siX acres. Within its en-
closure are buried the remains of nearly
$500 persons. many Of them Of national
repate and whose rames and deeds will
be handed down To posterity.
Entrance TO this E,aLiful metropolis is
through hancsonIe gateways AID oIce i'll
side TEE mGgnifirencc Of the cemetery is
Elaiply seen and the appropriateness of
the name, which it bears, is apparent
1t is a Ii oak hill. The cemetery is covered
with lofty oaks, which eNtegd their shady
bowers in every direction. Years ago it
was the playground Of the schoolhoy and
thercsnrtof the wearycitizen frumtbe cares
and turmoils Of city life. There still live
'irn, who, as boys, rumpeu and pia ycd under
the widespreadiDg caks, and with dog
and gun hunted over the ground, giving no
thought that some day it would he the last
resting place of relatives and friends and
that is would eventually contain their
own bodies
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warrior, recognizing the sterling integrity
Of his friend. conferred upon him the
equivalent Of Enighthcod which Counts for
Sc much among the cfivalry of every age.
by clubbing him The Brave and bnt
short time previously, in message plainly
written ON slate row in Mr.. Browns
possession, he was distinctly referred {"
as Sure Shot" by no less distinguished
parsonage than the famous William Tell.
I,.asmuch as William was himself reeoE-
nized as an expert at splitting apples in
twain at twenty paces with a Tow and ar
row his compliment is valued as pearl
above price.
The great advantage which Mr.. Brown
has over the ordinary mortal is that he
can converse with the departed states
men of every tongue with ease and lis
patch. The Indian dialect is familiar speech
with him, for it is recorded in his diary
that the leader of his band or 500 iets
upon his sla year or two ago the mes
sage which absolved him ever ;Hereaiter
from the performance OF manual labor
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A BIG SIX-FooTER.

And speaking of giants, Mr. Brown is
good deal of a six-footer himself. Tall,
broad -shoultlered, straight as one of hs
Indian guards, he gives ample evidence
that his three score and more of years
have dealt lightly with him, and but for
the gray hairs with which his head and
face are silvered he might easily class
with the nlititiie- aged. lie carries himself
erect, has n keen eye, and closely reseni-
bles the sketches given of the Iioneers of
the days when Lincoln was Il youth
Mr.. Browns list OF correspondents is
large aud not all may be referred TO
here, but among the most exalted is
Socrates, whose tragic taking off was
material for u thrilling chapter in ancient
history. The bowl Of hentlock is a fire.
quent theme of discussion between the
two, and it is said that Mr.. Brown is
an advocate OF It's restoration as a means
of capital punishment, in lieu of all pres
ent methods.
The gentle Indian maid who performed
so distinguished a favor to one John
Smith in the carly stage of Americas
civilization finds 1t pleasing relief to
the monotony OF angel experience to bold
converse with one Gf earth, and Mr Brown
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BISHOP r1NcKNEY.s STATUE.

The main entrance is from the south side
the gates being ut the top of the hill and
tie head of Tliirtieth street. In front of the
gate stands the marble statue of Bishop
finckney, and on the pedestal, which is
made of the same bacterial, one reads the
name of the prelate, his birth, April II,
1910. and his death, July 4, 1883. after
which follows lengthy epitaph, cx-
toinng the virtues of this great and good
man. The monument is the gift of Mr..
Corcoran, the founder of the cemetery.
To the right of the gates, and in front OF
the little chapel, stands, i'll circular plot
covered with green grasses and fragrant
flowers. the monnmrnt erected to the mem
ory of John Howard Payne. On the south
face Is inscribed: In memory of John
Howard Payne, author of 'Hcme. Sweet
Home born June 8, 1871; died April 8,
1852" Tie west face bears Easso re-
lieyo carving of books, scroll and lamp, en-
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HIS ESTATE TO BE.

1t embraces all Of the ground for a MUM
ber of squares which lies on both sides
Of East Capitol street, aud in his judgment
IA clear title is made out which TIE iu-
geuuit and legal acumen II Gen. ajamin
F. Butler, his counsel. will yet make Clear
/" the mind OF tie Judge before whom the
issue may be Joined.
His attorney is understood TO be now
somewhere in mystic space. engaged in
the work of lOosening the tangled threads
in the sEein Of Mr.. Browns title, and when
his brief is ready for submission the
usurpcrs will be given barely time to
vacate. The property will pass to its right
full owner.
Mr. Bruwn holds daily Intercourse. he
says, with the spirits Of those who have
passed beycrd the veil to The great per
haps." Emperor Villa m frequently com
niunicates with him. and SO also does the
Napoleon. who sorrowcd at Elba and died ut
st. Helena. julius Caesar corresponds
with him regularly ard not infrCquently
Gen. Grant favors him with an epistle
written in the old hero's own handwriting
and in characteristic phrasenlogy and mil
itary terms. thc authenticity Of which no
man dare deny.
In q recent message the distinguished
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

It has long been favorite theory among certain classes, particularly those people who would rather not recognize the real cause of the general decline in prices, that improved ma- chinery has had much to do with it, by reducing the cost of production. If they would consider the great cost of new machinery, the necessity for frequently replacing it by other and still more improved and the higher rate of wages which it is necessary to pay skilled operators of such ma chinery, they would readily discover that improved machinery has had lit tie effect in reducing prices. The fact is that prices in all lines, even those with which machinery has no connec- ton have fallen. The decline began when silver was demonetized and has been going on almost continuously ever since.