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Miss .Johnson,s Party.

Miss Ada johnson gave party to a
number of her friends Friday evening at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. Sydney G.
Gale, the occasion being the eighteenth
anniversary OF her birthday. The prin-
cipal features of the evening were whist.
music and dancing. Mrs. B. n. Burnett
carried OF the first prize at whist, and
Miss Laura johnson the consolation prize.
Those invited were: Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ.
Burnett, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. W. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. La
zier. Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney George Gale.
Miss Jessie Richardson. Miss Norma Ron
aid, Miss Ida Bullene. Miss Millie Wolfe.
Miss Zana Lloyd. Miss Annie Caliigan,
Miss Addie Swezea. Miss Eva Gardner,
Miss Kittie Lathrope. Miss Laura john
son. Miss Ada Johnson. Miss Mamie john
son. Miss Merle Johnson. Mr.. +. z. Porter,
Mr. Waldo Richardson, Mr.. Will Long.
Mr. Zeva Swezea, Mr.. Joe Dixard. Mr..
Frank Shoup. Mr.. Ralph Richards. Mr..
Chester Kiievis. Mr.. VIII Caller, Mr. Bert
Swezea, Mr.. Percy Hoyt, Mr. Fred Brown.
Mr., Mel Mcdonald. MIR. Morris Carmen,
Mr. William johnson. Mr.. Ben Johnson,
Master n. II. Burnett
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Mr. Heilenthai, of Columbia City. Was
given a surprise party on Saturday even
ing. March :. by his wife and daughter.
Miss Bertha. Everything had been we'll
planned and the surprise was most COM
plete. Whist was INDUCED In until
late in the evening. when stop was male
for refreshments. This was not demurred
10, as every one present knew what dainty
spreads Mrs Helienthal always set ont.
and on this occasion she fairly ousdtd Ter
self. The evening Was one OF the most
pleasantly spent of any given in Columbia
CITY this year The guests were: Mr. and
Mrs HeIienihal. Mr. ard Mrs. Q. Scha9e.
MIR. and Mrs. r. A. Woodruff. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. A. Hastings. MIR. and Mrs. c.
F. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. c. p. Hutchisen.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.
Browne, Mr.. and Mrs. .. c. Brown. Mr..
and Mrs. Calder. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. keiso.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. Helper. Mr. and Mrs. Il.
yoland. Mr.. and Mrs, y. r. Pearson, Mr.
and Mrs r. c. Helper. Mr.. and Mrs ]. C.
HUFF Mr. and Mrs. Groat. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Johnson. Mir and Mrs. j. Matthiesen. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Fl. Ciosson, Miss Heilenthal.
MIR Ludwig Helienthal. Miss Bertha Hell
ientnal-
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ph,lomathean society OF D. Of W.

The Phllomathean Society 1.-The Uns-
yersity of Washington held regular
weekly meeting at the uniNoity last
night. at which the following gramnie
was rendered.: e
DssNfefvfpfty, n nd Y,taHnt---- %sE
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AN ERA OF ExPosITIoNs.

Canada is to have an international
exposition at Quebec next year. twill
be opened about the middle of May.
Saa Jose, CAL, is planning to hold
carnival of roses next May, and already
81. 900 has been contributed toward pay
ing the expenses.
Hungary will celebrate its millen-
mum as a state by whole years COM
memoration of the events of interest In
its long history.
A question like the Sunday closing of
the Chicago worlds fair is troubling
Berlin. The commission in charge of
the exhibition there next year propose
to close the grounds at nightfalI, and
the Berlincrs are holding mass meet
ings to protest against this.
Berlin proposes to have an immense
"Cairo Street" at her exhibition next
year. Six times as much space will be
given to it as was given at the Chicago
exhibition, and besides reproductions
Of Egyptian scenery and monuments
there will be harem hidden among tho
shops-
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THE WORLDS ODD CORNERS.

Nails are not used in constructing
Japanese houses. The parts are joined
by an ingenious system OF mortising'
A new volcano, which is emitting
immense quantities of smoke, lava and
fire, has been discovered at Jalcotan,
Mexico.
Cecil Rhodes has ordered large num-
bers of English song birds, linnets,
thrushes, blackbirds, larks and night
ingales, to be sent 70 Cape Town, where
they will be acclimatized and set free.
The people of Honolulu still eat raw
fish and use their fingers in carrying
it to their mouths, but they use more
telephones in proportion to population
than New York does.
A 20-year-old printer OF Brixton.
named Delago, recently scaled the west
ernmost and highest of the Rosengar-
ten Dolomites in Tyrol and came down
safely. The peak is $3.50 feet above
sea level, rising almost perpendicularly.
There are more than 20 species OF fur
bearing animals known to inhabit the
Hudson bay country, ranging in size
all the way from the meadow mouse
and sand rat to the caribou, musk OK,
bison and polar bear. a5
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and told them what he had discovered,
and together they investigated. The
result was the same, and they sent a
peremptory telegram recalling Dra-
IhvEd.
"As 1 said, the man was no ordinary
villain, and when he heard what they
had to say he laughed in their faces,
and asked them if it were fair to spoil
mans holidays because their faculty
of calculation was failing. 1t was late,
he added, but they would meet the fol-
lowing morning, and he would soon
prove that they were wrong. His man.
ner imposed upon them, and they
agreed. That evening he returned to
the bank, told the Waterman he had
come back on half an hours pressing
business, and coolly pocketed sum
estimated at 6 10000. In the morning
he was missing, and he had the hardi-
hood to leave note to tell them what
he had done.
THE police were at once called in.
and the bank offered reward CT el.-
900. Three of us were intrusted with
the affair. and we confidently recioned
that in few days he would be in our
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A CALL UPON "colN."
Something for the Apostle OF FREQ silver
to Explain.


Something for the Apostle of FREQ silves
to Explain.
We desire, most respectfully, to re
mind the followers of prof. Coin" that
cotton has had great increase in value
without a corresponding advance in
silver. We should like to know what
this means, since the prices OF all COM
modities must be measured by the pur-
chasing power Of the white metal.
People who remember reading Coins
Financial School" can now turn back
their wel1-thumbed copies-if they have
not been thrown away long ago-and
scan the long table of wheat and cotton
values which showed such wonderful
correlation with those of silver ounces
1t is true that of all Coins" figures
in this table only once in 81 years were
they correct for wheat and but twice
for cotton; but let that pass. Harvey's
reputation" was stalSed on the correct
ness of this fundamental proposition
of populist finance; and here under o
crucial test Of the markets made before
an interested and attentive world it,
falsity is demonstrated.
Silver is worth 67@67% cents in New
York. 1t has been lowering around these
figures every since last February when
the prospect of the Chinese loan and the
Cuban war caused considerable adj
vance. But cotton has gone up 80 1-3
per cent. since that time, and by all
the rules of "Coin" silver should have
advanced too 1t il true there is pros
pectiye shortage in the cotton crop,
but silver has had it's chance for boom
on the ground of increased consump-
ton and it has doomed all that it can.
In addition to the amount which Rus
STA and France have agreed to furnish,
China will have to borrow at least $115,-
O00,O This has caused q steady de-
mand for silver. but it has not added
to its price for some months.
Had silver risen in proportion to cot
ton il would now be worth at least as
much as it was in 1891. The export
price of cotton was then SO cents and OF
silver 90 cents. 1t is true that in 1893
when cotton brought the same price
silver was worth only rs cents, but this
does not alter the case, for Coins" die
tum admitted of no exception.
1t may be, however, that in the gen.
eral revival of prosperity these "natur-
all laws of correlation between the
white staple and the white metal have
been suspended. Or perhaps the So
called bimetallists have had their atten-
ton directed SO strongly to politics that
they have suffered commercial transact
tons to pass unheeded. Now that the
matter has been called to their atten-
ton we may be pardoned for expecting
an immediate advance in silver. In
the words Of Elijah to the priests Of
Baal we call upon "Coin:"
Cry aloud: for he Ii a god; either he Is
talking, or he Is pursuing. or he IL IN =
journey. or peradventure he sleepeth. and
must be awakened"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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the gayest spirits. He had a long chat
with me, and told me he was on his way
to visit some friends in Philadelphia.
He gave himself away thoroughly. I
saw that he was wearing wig rs well
as false bard, but there was stronger
proof of his identity. The missing
Dramond had lost the little finger of
the left hand. Rodell had his fingers I'M
tact, to all seeming. But noticed that
his little finger was held out stiffiy, and
that he could not bend it. A close ex-
animation showed me that it was q skill
fully made imitation.
"'No man is wise at all times This,
l thought, is certainly true of fugitives
from justice.
81 say, Germaine, he said, that even
ing, do you think there are any detect
ives on board?'
'Detectives!' / echoed. There may
be. Why?'
"'Oh, nothing, nothing he said, con-
fusedly. Il passed q fellow just now
that looked like one, thought And
then, after a few minutes silence; i
shall be glad when we are safe in New
York
Why"
"'Oh, because-because feel nervous
on the water he said, with still more
confusion.
sis he your man?' Lord Disley whis-
pered to me that evening.
ayes said; 1 shall arrest him as
we land
"'Good!' he replied. 4 want to SEQ
the fun
"The next day Rodell showed him
self greater fool than ever. We had
game of quoits on deck, and he
played. 1t was rather hot, and Rodell
and few more took off their Jackets.
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THE STAGE.

Henry Arthur Jones, the playwr,gnr
d going TO drop his Jones ana can nun
self Henry Arthur.
The Empress theater, London mas
stage so large that there is space On -
for 5000 people.
r. is said that Desperate Bill COOK
who is in Sing Sing penitentiary, y
writing a drama entitled Men have
Killed" The plot is laid in an okia-
homa cemetery.
NJ. Lamoureux, the concert director
IS going to build a theafer IN far1s Oh
the plans of Wagner's Bayreuth the
ater II will be finished in 1898, when
the first performances will DC OF tho
Nibegdhgen trilogy.
As general rule. Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt holds that an actor or actress
should retire from the stage at the age
Of so. although she confesses that she
has seen many who should have disap-
peared at the age of five-and-twenty.
Eleonora Duse has recovered SUM
cientlv from her illness to make engage
ments to act in Sweden and Norway IN
December and in Holland and Belgium
IN January. She has added Suder-
mann's "Heimath" to her repertory.
Woman has forced her way into the
orchestra seats of the Coincide Fran
caise. which heretofore only man could
occupy. She must appear in full DRESS
however, and bonnets and all other
forms of coverings for the head muss
be left outside.
Judic is going to act in Berlin. She
saws that France and Germany oughtto
live on good terms with each other:
and that she detests the thought OF
war. as she has two sons. Moreover
she wants to see Emperor William, who
interests her greatly.
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AN ATLANTIC COMEDY.

LIKE to hear Of
your successes" |
said, jocularly, to
my frie n d De
Ware, the detect
i've, one evening,
after he had been
entertaining m c
with stories of his
triumphs. Have
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Almost a Tragedy.

Throw up your hands, or / firei" -
The burglar turned and looked into
the muzzle of pistol in the firm hand
OF a courageous woman.
"Huh." he said; yer couldn't hit me
if yer tried"
"Yes, could" was her calm reply;
Il have practiced for years, and l never
miss my mark"
a thought struck him. "Shoot away!"
he said; "but if yer do hit me, it will
miss up this new Bokhara rug
Heroine as she was, femininity yet
asserted itself, and he departed I'M
molested, ehuckling over his ill-gotten
gaius.-Puck.
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Rodell began to roll up his shirt sleeves,
but suddenly recollected himself and
hastily buttoned them again. But /
had caught glimpse of the beautifully
tattooed anchor that was given in the
description of the missing man. This
was the willy bird that we couldn't lay
hands on! A child wouldn't have been
so simple.
II arrested him just as he had got
ready to step ashore. His astonishmrnt
was so comical that had to laugh out
right. You detectiver he stam-
mered, and then loudly protested his
innocence. But it was no good, and
when l mentioned the false beard and
wig he relapsed into sullen silence.
Lord Disley congratulated me, and
we shook hands as we parted. His lord
ship was good enough to hope that we
should meet again.
"a steamship left for home the next
day and 1 took my prisoner back by it.
Since his capture he had not spoken,
save to threaten me with awful penal
ties for nrresting an innocent man. We
had a good passage, and took my pris-
oner straight to Manchester, being, of
course, in the highest spirits.
"'1'hat isn't Dramond, man, said the
Manchester police.
".No,' / chucliled, but wait till that
wig and beard are taken off, and then
see.'
"Mr. Jepson was sent for to identify
him, and arrived while the prisoner was
having his false beard and wig removed.
The worthy banker shook my hand
warmly and whispered that there
| would be little present for me outside
| any official reward.
"Rodell was brought in. Jepson
looked at him keenly and then turned tn
me.
"sYon COMPOUNDED fool!' he cried, in
a great burst of rage, this is no moro
Diamond than am. You fool!'
| at WIS very serious business for me,
and for time was under cloud. Ro-
dell was bent on making fuss, and l
believe he received G 200 to go quietly
about his business. But what after
ward completed my humiliation was
letter received shortly afterward.
have it in my pocketbook here; always
carry it to read when am inclined to be
too conceited:
my DEAR DE WARRE: You really are
a genius, I. your friend, Lord Disley.
| known in Manchester as p. d. Dramond.
| am under the greatest obligations to you.
/ spotted you at once on board the vessel,
but / did not dream it would be such an
| easy task for us. Roden was an out-of-
work actor had befriended, and 1 think
| you will agree he possesses talent for
| making up-fnger and tattoo mark, etc
| as well as considerable histrionic ability.
| But to think you should confide in mel
| Really, IL is too delicious. Ever your grate-
| full friend. PERCY d. DIAMOND
"'No,' said De Ware, in answer to my
question, Il did not show that letter to
the authorities "-Tit-Bits.
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"
picious looks he kept casting around?
Pom my word, 1 believe the fellow
thinks he's hunted
Snow you mention it, said, Il did
remark it,
wonder if he's a criminal, trying to
escape. There was that fellow Ora
mend week or two ago-he must have
lodged the detectives and got across
az don't believe he has got across
yet said.
"'What If this should be the fellow p
and my companion laughed.
whether it was the wine or the honor
of talking to an sristocrat / do not know,
but / found myself confessing who ]
was and who thought Rodell was.
my companions establishment was
almost ludicrous. You detective!' he
said. TO tell you the truth, 1 thought
You were one of the Hampshire Ger
maines. Pom my word, you surprise
me-
"But his lordship was none the less
cordial, and in return for my conf
dence told me that he was Lord Disley,
the eldest son of Lord Barmore, but was
travelling under his brothers name for
family reasons.
AZ met an American in town three
months ago--a charming girl. / lam
coming very quietly, as the governor is
ben. on me marrying my cousin. But,
come. drink to my Success
"The next day. to my surprise, Rodcll
seemed to have lost ell fear and was IN
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PLENTY" he said, laughing. IF a
man is successful in 60 per cent. of his
cases he stands near the top of his pro-
fession. But, as rule, defeats are not
interesting merely record of pa
tient but dull investigation. defeat,
however, that l experienced when |
was member of the force would not
make bad story, think. 1t tells
against myself, but have long since
lost all soreness about it. must say in
self-defense, however, that the man
who outwitted me was as clever a
scoundrel as ever was wanted by the
law, and others, as well as myself, came
off badly. Your ordinary criminal. if
the hunt is started at once, is like the
hare in a paper chase-he leaves a
strong scent behind him through mere
laundering. But Dramond had cool
head"
"Who was hep"
Don't you remember Blaclett's bank
affair, in the '7Os? You don't? 1t was
the sensation of the day, and the papers
were full of it. Well, the story is worth
telling from the beginning, then.
"Percy Dorman Dramond was one of
the best known men in Manchester 20
years ago. He was the head of Black
ett's bank, and Blackett's bank was us
well known as the Bank of England in
Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1t did bust
ness with all classes of people and it had
branches in many of the leading towns
of the north. 1t was established at the
end of last century, and generations OF
Blacketts had made fortunes by it. The
firm was known as Blackett, Jepson &
Royle; and Dramond was nephew Of
Royle's. He entered the bank in his
youth and was made partner when he
came of age. His copartners were men
getting on in years, and gradually the
management of the bank fell almost
solely into his hands.
HE was stinguished-looking man.
of medium height, and was always
dressed irreproachably. He was very
genial and hospitable, and his manner
favorably impressed everyone with
whom he was brought in relation. The
bank prospered greatly under his man
agement. He was a county magistrate,
and an alderman who had refused the
mayoralty, and at the election of 1874
became an NJ. =. Manchester people
followed his career in the commons
with great interest, and ii was said that
his financial ability and quick grasp of
facts had greatly impressed the party
leaders.
"But before he had sat at st. Stephens
Ryear the crash came. He had gone to
the north as usual for the shooting, and
by some freak or other it entered into
the head of old Jepson, one of the part
ners, that the management of the bank
could not be safely intrusted to the
cashier, as in former years. The Off
GERS were astonished at his coming to
the bank every morning and working
steadily away until the afternoon--a
thing he had not done since Dranond
had assumed the reins. The old man,
through sheer curiosity, / believe,
poked his nose into everything. to the
great discomfort of all concerned. But
tc his own intense astonishment he
found there was something wrong.
There was deficiency of from 10000
to 100000. He doubted his calcula-
tions and went over the accounts again
and again, but with the same result.
He called his colleagues. save Draraond,
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SENATOR VEST ON SILVER.

Points ON tho Question Whore tho slater
man II 1t Fault.
Senator Vest has given his views ON
the recent elections to an interviewer
The silver question fills his eye to a
large extent. As regards the silver
question Mr.. Vest says:
( The president. unfortunately. rejected
all offers of compromise from those Of US
who differed with him on silver and re-
fused positively to use the power given
him by law to rebuke the gold Spectators
and protect the gold reserve by rendering
silver, even as part payment, when green
backs and Sherman notes were presented
at the treasury for redemption believe
that Carlisle at one time contemplated
such action, but the president, who just
before his Inauguration talked reasonably
and conservatively, suddenly became OBJ
durate and ordered the payment of gold
exclusively. This, Of course, placed the
treasury at the mercy Of the spectators
and the logical result was the veto of the
seigniorage bill. the issue of gold bonds
and the paying Of tribute to foreign
syndicate"
To have rendered silver as part pay.
ment would have been to create pre-
MUM on gold. and thatwas exactly what
the president was bound to prevent. He
was required by law to keep the two
metals at q parity. To have done other
wise would have smashed the govern
ment's credit, thrown all private bust
ness into confusion, and have reopened
the gold room that was closed when
specie payments were resumed in 1879.
It was the fear of something of this kind
lest the democratic factions repre-.
scented by Vest, Bland, Morgan, Harris.
and Blackburn might come into power
that led to the crushing defeat of the
party in the recent elections. At all
events that was q potent contributing
cause among others. Mr.. Vest acknowl-
edges that the party is divided on this
question and that the differences are
ineradicable. Very well. Then the
party must take the consequences Of
division. He comforts himself with the
thought that the republicans are equal
ly divided, and that when they get con-
troll of the senate, the line of cleavage
will show itself among them with
equally disastrous consequences. This
is a gross error. The division in the re-
publican party on this question is not
q line of cleavage in the center, as it Is
among the democrats. 1t threatens at
most to take off a shaving or splinter.
It does not touch anything east of the
Missouri river and it does not seriously
affect the states bordering on the Pa
cific. At most it can produce disturb
ance only in the Rocky mountain states,
and these may be easily exchanged for
Maryland, Kentucky, and exc Missouri,
for Mr.. Vest cannot count himself Ger.
tain of reelection.-N. Y. Post.
FROM SOUND MONEY SOURCES.
1.-THE ships that carry silver away
from our shores are doing a useful serv.
ice in the way of simplifying the cur
L - ~ -
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One ON = Silver senator.

Senator Stewart was day or two ago
the victim of an amusing practical
Joke. The patriarchal champion of sill
yer went into Pages cafe and had
luncheon. When the waiter presented
the check for GO cents Senator Stewart
handed him ten-dollar bill and pa
tiently awaited his change. 1t was
some time in coming, but when it ar
rived single glance told the senator
there was plenty of it. There were five
half dollar pieces, 20 quarters and 1a
dimes. The prophet of free silver was
about to utter an indignant protest
when he caught the eyes of two or three
bystanders and noted the twinkle of
amusement in them. Then he swept
the glittering pile into his big right
hand, rammed it down into his trousers
pocket and strobe out of the room, with
out leaving tip for the waiter or a
smile FOR the audience,-Chicago Times.
Herald.
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FROM SOUND MONEY SOURCES

The ships that carry silver away
from our shores are doing a useful serv-
ice in the way of simplifying the cur.
rency problem.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
....It is enough to make the silver
men weep to see Colorado forgetting
the white metal in an almost South AZ
rican craze for gold.-Kansas City
Times.
by getting on to the free silver
band wagon just as it was receding
from sight, thcex-speakerf from Georgia
has given n new meaning to tie ex-
preston, "dons TO crisp."--St. PaA
Globe.