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The evening times., 1896-04-30
THOUSANDS oFPLANTsUsED.

Tocarry out this plan Mr Brown has been
| busy through the winter in selecting certain
plants for culture, and in crossing va
rieties of Others. For decoration over
10000 scarlet sage will be planted out ihis
summer, while the number Of ooleus. with
it's fifteen varieties of colors, viii number
over 10000. The carpet plant is OF much
interest, and when planted has the appear
ance of a soft green carpet. 1t will he in
terspersed with coiored plants, and designs
formed which will make the bed look like
a genuine Oriental Persian rug.
round it will bc nIlde 4 border of the
antbe ricum, little plant with leaves of
white and pale green. ne " flower which
will be introduced i'll the ponds will be the
water hyacinth, a large lavender-colored
flower which grows upon the water and is
prevented from sinking by peculiar shaped
pads filled with air.
There is another plant, of yellow, red. and
red-and-yellow varieties, OF which 100, COO
will be used. 1t is called the alternanther,
because of its having alternate anthers.
Among the new plants To be introduced this
year are the abutilon, the Chinese peri
winkle. the dwarf begonia, a sunflower.
with silvcr-colorei leaves and gold flow
ers, and several new varieties OF seraniums.
1t is not the flowers themselves that in
terest one at the propagating gardens. 1t
is rather the propagating methods. In one
Dollhouse where the temperature was S5
degrees Times representative sa W a num-
her of croton plants in process of propaEa-
tion. The plant grew to a height of about
TWO feet and had beautiful green rubber-iike
leaves
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csc ward.

Pillow Cases, 36x As inches. made of
Lock wood cotton: regular value IL 1-2c.
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FLOWERS FOR THE PARKS
Uncle Sam Conducts an Immense
PrOpaga1ing Establishment.
PLANTS OF MANY COL0RS
Public Gardener Browns Immense
Hothouse LIS Filled With Countless
Out This ear-Mot toes for the
Christian EndeavOr Convention.

Visitors to Washington during the sum-
mer view with delight and interest tie
many y-hued plants which adorn the flower
beds OF the parks, but few OF them ever
penetrate into the propagating garden,
where The thousands OF plants, shrubs.
flowers and trees are started in life and
later cultivated to beautify the city.
The government propagating garden is
located inst south OF the Washington Monu-
ment aud west OF the Bureau of Engravin
and Printing. 1t differs from a botanical
garden in that it grows its plants in such
quantities that wholesale florists would be
surprised at the numbers. Each summer
il has been the aim OF the persons III charge
of the public grounds to give to the public
something new In the way of floral designs.
Stars, circles and odd shapes have greeted
the eye in floral beds aud mounds
Flowers used for this purpose have been
gorgeous in coloring, bright red. yellow.
green aud blue being seen In large guam
titles. To crafty this taste for adorn-
ment the propagating garden this winter
has been worked to its utmost capacity
and new flowers created by methods known
only to florist or botanist.
This summer new departure in decora-
tion will bc seen. Frequenters of the parks
will have their patriotic hearts stirred by
visions OF Old Glory in floral design. 1t
will be remembered that in July The Chris
tian Endeavor convention will assemble
in this city. Already preparations are
being made for the arrangement in the
squares of a Christian Endeavor flag, and
even the Christian Endeavor cross, re-
splendent in gold, will shine forth. Re-
ligious mottos will be designed for the
young Christians, and everywhere a vel
come will stare them in the face. This
lis the idea OF Mr.. George Ii. Brown, who,
for twenty ysix years, has had direct charge
of the propa eating garden, which Is under
the general supervision OF Col. John NJ.
Wilson
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1Cc yard.
I &c ward.

Childrens Vests in small sizes, that sold
for Sc and 25c.
The evening times., 1896-04-30
Bargain Day
Sc yard.
&c yard.

Grass Linen, in the ne We st effects, stripes
and figured; regular value 1Oc. per yard.
The evening times., 1896-04-30
S5c yard.
&c ward.

Black Diagonal dress goods; 40 inches
wide; the regular 50c. quality.
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Handsome quartered oak feet inches
high. p inches deep and 81 inches wide. 1t
has 30 by IS fine beveied French plate oval
mirror. The trimmings are heavy cast brass
and very ornamental. The wood carvings are
specimens of master workmanship. This side
board was buiit TO sell at s5G-and is worth ev-
cry penny of it. But we bought two carloads
and offer them for s29T5
Other Side. cards of many patterns from 50
TO $50
The evening times., 1896-04-30

Best Quality of Ginghams in the most
desirable patterns for summer wear; reGu-
lar value IL 1-2c. per yard.
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of the Nation, monthly maya
zine, published at Omaha, Neb., by the
Union Publishing company, which will
publish for the information Of the Lee
gion all orders and circulars. Its "sll-
yer article" alone for January will be
worth the cost of the magazine. 1t will
have articles on all phases of reform
and will teach true patriotism and love
Of country. 1t will be the organ Of no
organization, but will have something
good for all. 1t will be sent for one
&1.OO) dollar per annum. Liberal COM
mission to agents. 1t will be invalu-
able for all members Of the Legion, as 1
have already arranged for articles from
all our leading writer's. Address me at
Omaha, Neb.
PAUL VAN DERvoORT.
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In 1878 Sir Bartle Frere dismissed the
ministry because Of his dissatisfaction
with the conduct of the Transkeian re-
bellion. Three years later he resigned
after flasco in regard to another re-
bellion, that of the Basutos. Sir Cor
don's appointment may be regarded as
a sop thrown to the Dutch. He has
always been a moderate, opposing most
Of the visionary schemes Of Cecil
Rhodes and his associates, although he
has never been a violent partisan on
any side Of the many questions which
have arisen at the Cape. Although this
opportunist course has led his abilities
to be moderated by many, 1t has given
him a reputation for conservatism
which will go far to appease the anger
Of the Dutch and reassure the people
at home in England. Indeed, the Dutch
cannot but remember that he was iden-
titled with the AfrilSander movement.
which led to the establishment of the
Orange Free State and the South Afri-
can Republic. He Is q valuable admin
istrator.
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ITO BE CoSTINuED.J
Met His Match.

Joseph II. ChOate seldom meets a sue
cessful antagonist in repartee, but he
met his match while trying a case in
the surrogate's court not long ago. An
old woman was being questioned about
how certain testator had looked when
a certain incident had occurred. "Now
how can I remember? He's been dead
two years." she replied, testify. as
your memory so poor that you can't re-
member two years back?" continued
Choate. The old woman was silent, and
Choate asked did he look anything
like me?" Seems to me he did have
the same sort of a vacant look!'
snapped the witness. The questioning
was suspended.
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Trudalne and his sister, was the last
to take leave. After he had bowed to
Rose, with certain gentleness in his
manner, which contrasted strangely
with his wrinkled, haggard face, he
held out his hand to her brother. 81
did not take your hand when we sat
together on the BENCH" he said, may
l take it now?"
Trudaine met his advance courteous
ly, but in silence. you may alter your
opinion Of me one of these days" Adj
ding those words in whisper, Monsieur
Lomaque bowed once more to the bride
and went out.
For few minutes after the door had
closed, the brother and sister kept 81
lence. "0w last night together at
homer that was the thought which
now filled the heart of each. Rose was
the first to speak, Hesitating a little,
as she approached her brother, she said
to him -anXiously:
Il am sorry for what happened with
Madame Danville, Louis. Does it make
you think the worse of Charles?"
Il can make allowance for Madame
Danville's anger" returned Trudaine.
evasively, because she spoke from
honest conviction"
"Honest! echoed Rose, sadly; "hon-
est?-ah, Louis! know you are think
ing disparagingly Of Charles convic-
lions when you speak SO of his moth
er's."
Trudaine smiled and shook his head,
but she took no notice Of the gesture
OF denial-only stood looking earnest
ly and wistfully into his face. Her
eyes began to fill; she suddenly threw
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SANG IN SPITE OF SPAIN.
Cuban POetess Who Writes Stirring Songs

Cuban Poetess Who Writes Stirring Songs
OF Freedom.
Senorita Leonor Perez de la Riva of
Santiago de Cuba is the poetess laure-
ate of the Cuban republic. The senor-
ita is practically the only writer in
Cuba who has dared to defy the govern
ment. For years she has been writing
stirring songs and poems, all designed
to keep up the courage of her country
men. She was born just 20 years ago
in Santiago de Cuba, where she has re-
sided almost continuously ever since.
Her verses and songs. nearly all touch
ing upon her beloved native island, and
filled with the tenderest yet strongest
patriotism, are known everywhere in
Cuba, and the sparkllng-eyed daughter
Of the tropics is one Of the most ad-
mired Cuban women.
Some Of her latest verses, dedicated
to the cause Of the revolution, were
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newspaper reporter in Lon
don. His physician advised him
to emigrate for his health, which
had been broken as the result Of over
work. When he was carried on board
Of the vessel which bore him from his
native land he little thought that he
would be premier of the new country
to which he was being conveyed. In
fact, he has been three times premier,
being first chosen in 1878 and serving
until 1881, and then again from 1886 to
1890. From 1884 to 1886 and again
from 1890 until his reappointment as
successor to Sir Cecil Rhodes, Sir Cor
don was treasurer of the colony. The
circumstances upon which he first
gained the post were similar to those
upon which he now returns to power.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06
Ignorance of Immigrants.

OF the 229,S7O alien steerage passen-
gers who arrived at the port of New
York last year, 1892 above IA years OF
age could not read and write. About
149, 500 of the Storage arrivals were
over IA years of age, and only 29,2S7 of
these brought with them $50 and over.
No less than $4,000 of the whole num-
Der of steerage immigrants had some
point in the north Atlantic states for a
destination, while only 2,451 were bound
for the south central states.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06
Tho Anchor Fish.

The angler fish angles for his prey.
From the upper part Of his head pro-
ject two long tentacles, with fleshy ex-
tremities, which wave about in the
water and attract small fish, that, ap-
preaching and attempting to seize the
supposed bait, are themselves captured
by the angler. Without this device to
procure food the angler fish would
starve to death, as he is heavy and Of
comparatively slow motion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06
What Next?

Chief Sabatis, the Indian who guided
Benedict Arnold through the wilder
ness Of Maine, is buried at the ancient
quaker churchyard at Vassalboro, in
that state, and a movement has been
started for the erection of a monument
over his grave. Sabatls was one Of the
strongest friends of the white race
among all the New England Indians.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Well, Grover wants to sell some more
bonds. The farmers and workingmen
will, Of course, hail this news with Joy.
This affords another opportunity for
them to make a profitable investment
! Of the money they have saved from
raising 40 cent wheat, 10 cent corn and
cent cotton, The farmer who has
! been losing sleep on account Of being
compelled to deposit his savings in a
bank that might break or suspend al
any time, now has the opportunity to
invest them safely. OF course the loan
is only for S10O,0O0,OO0 and will be
quickly taken up by the farmers, so if
you want to get part of 1t you must be
In a hurry. AS the denomination of
bonds are as low as $50 any farmer or
workingman can afford to own several
of them. If'you haven't got the money
right handy to take $50 bond you
might sell two or three horses, or
three or four hundred bushels of corn.
The United States is richer in nat
ural resources than any other nation in
the world, yet it is in the market
borrowing money to sustain itself. If
there was no other evidence against the
two old parties who have had the ad-
ministratiOn of affairs for thirty years
than this alone it would be sufficient
to convict them Of incapacity, if not dis
honesty. Any man who has the man
agement Of a fertile farm or we'll
stocked store, with all the advantages
OF Seasons and trade in his favor, and
VINO has to be constantly increasing his
Indebtedness to keep the farm or store
running, would be called a bad man
ager.
But there is a sentlmentality or pre-
judice in politics that seems to cover
up all these deficiencies. The United
States is the only government in the
world that uses gold as money, that
Will furnish 1t for export. To make
gold the standard Of payment and then
to throw the treasury open to the
sharks who export 1t from the country
IL piece Of folly so palpable that q
blind man ought to see II and every
honest man ought to repudiate It.
The congress Of the United States Is
in pretty mess. It might appropriate
" be divided up into several classes.
There are those who can do and won't
do; those who would do but can't do;
those who could do but are afraid TO |
DO; those who never try to do, and |
hose who don't care a straw whether |
they do or not. The house is Repub-
lean by 1876 majority over all. The
senate has Al Republicans, 38 Demo-
rats and six Populists, with the Or
sanization in the hands of the Repub-
leans. The white house Is tory, Of
ourse-anything for the bankers and
lis friends. The house has not been
charged with any intentions to pass
my good measure of relief for the peo-
lie. The senate has made a feint or
wo In the right direction, but If some
cod measure should run the gauntlet
t would be killed in the house. If, by
ny chance Of good fortune 1t should
ass both houses the president would
eto 1t. Summing up the situation,
looks now like the present congress
'ould do nothing but talk and draw
IS salary.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06

The cuckoos and goldbugs, like the
money they advocate. are so good in
Europe" that America would be better
OF without them.
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had remained i'm
perturbably cool
during the out
break Of the old
lady's anger; Lo-
maque, whose OBJ
servant eyes had
watched sarcastic
ally the effect of
the scene between
mother and son on
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THE NEW PREMIER.
J. GORDON sPRlGG, CECIL J.
RHODES SUCCESSOR.
Only Few Years Ago He Left London
without Health or wealth-Now He
Has BOth-Oncc a Newspaper Re.
porter.
IR ]. GORDON

I R J. COR ON
Sprlgg, who sue
ceeded Cecil Rhodes
as premier of Cape
Colony, is another
one of the men who
have gone to South
Africa possessing
neither health nor
wealth, and he now
enjoys both. Thir-
ty years ago he was
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06

It is well for the public to remember
that the Democratic administration is
Issuing bonds under a Republican
made law.
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pronounced seditious by the govern
ment censors, and the pretty senorita
might have gone to prison had it not
been for the fact that she lived in the
land where the insurgents were strong.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06
INTERNATIONAL
CHAPTER ".

HE land-steWard
started-this time
with genuine as
constituent. "For
mel" he exclaimed.
IN a d e m o i S Q lie
Rose has troubled
herself to keep a
cup of coffee hot for
me!' The old serv-
ant stared; Tru-
daine stopped and
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06

Every life has unfinished towers in Il
that we're begun to oppose God.-Ramj
Horn,
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ignorant as to think that it would be
better for him to use his own silver
than to borrow gold.-National BIZ
metallist.
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CHAPTER V.

N OMAQUE, who
had remained i'm
The morning times., 1896-05-03

50 degrees and "a minutes north and AZ
degrees and 40 minutes west, the highest
point then and now ever cached by man.
On u clear day y from height or z,ooo
feet was seen to the north an unbroken
expanse of ice interrupted only by the
horizon Their view eXte nded far beyond
the S4th parallel and 1t is certain that
the Polar Ocean there reached within
$50 miles of the pole. To the northeast, 90
degrees, 35 minutes north, JS degrees west
they saw the most northern known land
Cane washington, 2S miles to the north
of Cape Columbia, Grinnell land.
There was a faint possibility of land ex-
tending north from q point to the east or
Cape Washington, but this was uncertain.
To the south was confused mass or sno W.
capped peaks; the country was much broken
by entering fiords unfayOrable to any ex-
tepsive ice cap, as already indicated, by the
few small glaciers seen en- route
Foxes, hares, jennings, ptarmigan and
plants showed country by no means
devoid OF vegetation and game.
The record of this achievement is made
graphically by heavy brown circle within
which everything is blank white. Unless
DIR. Nansen has data by which he can give
location and names, there is nothing today,
fourteen years later, upon which to make
a ma rk within this circle.
The farthest point reached by Lockwood
and Brainard, named Cape Washington, is
shown on the map as dark point reach
ing out toward the pole, with two small,
green circles upon 1t, to distinguish 1t as part
of the work done by the Greedy expedition.
The morning times., 1896-05-03

covers the land northward of the S2nd
parallel.
Most reluctantly the supporting SlcdGc-
men, Ellison, Frederick, ynn. RaIstOn
and Sailor, turned backwards on April 80.
when Lockwood. BTainard and the Eskimo
Christian, with dog sleds and twenty-eight
days rations, struck northeast. across the
Polar Sea to Cape Britannia. Five and half
days OF marching brought them to the cape.
The travel was marked with soft. deep
snow. necessitating half loads. They found
fathoms. separating the main sea floe from
the inShore ice.
From an elevation of 2.05O feet at Cape
Brittana. Lockw ood saw that Victoria Inlet
is an immense ford running to the south:
no land is visible at the head. All to
the south is an indistinct mass of snow
covered mountains. Brainard says: AN
occasional glacier of moderate dimensions
could be seen struggling toward the sea.
the northern limit of the glacial ice can
of 6 reenIand.''
ON UNKNOWN GROUND.
Having reached land never before trod-
den by man they rounded Cape Frederick,
crossed Nordenskiold, Chipp and Mascart
Inlets and camped May at Low Point
S3 degrees, and Z minutes in equal la titude
with the highest known land to that
date. Beyond Cape Ramsey. latitude SO
degrees and 12 minutes, the land ran east
and in twelve miles travel lost two miles
of latitude. But at De Long Fiord they
turned north. The immense fiords of
De Long, Chipp, Nordenskiold and Vic
toria showed no signs OF heading and
clearly indicated a new archipelago inter-
sected by these wa ters.
On May 10 Lockwood reached Mary
Murray Island SO degrees 10 minutes 8
north and AZ degrees and Fl minutes west.
violent gale delayed travel there for
sixty-three hours, the cold exhausting them
physically and the delay mentally. If the
weather forbade travel life must be sus-
tained, but they tasted insufficient food
only at intervals of 1 8 hours, "a hours and
9 hours, the last as clearing wea ther made
progress possible.
The floes were so high that the sleds were
lowered by dog traces, the Ice so broken
that the ak cleared the way. while widen
ing water cracks In increasing number
impeded progress. But spite all obs stacles
they reached on May Is Lo ckwood Island
The morning times., 1896-05-03

Just southwest are Cape Kane, Lock
wood Island, Mary Murray Island and De
Long FiOrd. The latter branches in a GOrth-
easterly direction from the center OF PCary
Channel, and forms one OF the arms in
closing Markham Island. The other arm
is the continuation OF Peary Channel, al
most due west, and separates the main
land of Greenland from Markham Island.
The new land north OF De Long FiOri IS
named Hazen Land. East of it and form
ing a continuous part Of the same ground,
so far as known. are Heilprin Land and
Melville Land. From these across Peary
channel. which here opens out into In
dependence Bay. lies Academy Laud, the
most northern stretch of the Greenland
coast, where Lieut.. Peary has spent three
summers, 1886, 1892 and 1895 and las
for the first time set the limits of sea and
land. His routes from ROwdOin Island. in
Prudhoe Land, are shown by broken blue
lines. and the coast explored Is marked
by small blue circles. closely joined.
Eskimo fishermen round the north CapeS
of Alaska and go around to the month Of
Mackenzie river, but they are obi -sd to
hug the shore ali the way, even il mid
summer, and frequently are obliged by the
early appearance of ice TO stay here foe
the winter.
The map here presents q blank about az
large in area as the United States. IL is
believed by American explorers that there
is a steady drift of ice into this vast iieid,
which explains the fact that IL has 20 far
proved impenetrable. while the correspond
| ing regions north of the Atlantic E.ISe been
! quite fully explored and mapped