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Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Of the many extraordinary drinks
regularly consumed the blood of live
horses may be considered the most so.
Marco Polo and Carpini were the first
to tell the world of the practice of the
Tartars and Mongols opening the vein
in their horses necks, taking a drink
and closing the wound again. AS far
as can be seen this has been the prac-
tice from time in memorial. There is
wine habitually consumed in China
which is made from the flesh Of lambs
reduced to paste with milk or bruised
into pulp with rice and then fermented.
It is extremely strong and nutritious
and powerfully stimulating to the
physical organism. The Laplanders
drink a great deal of smoked snow
water and one Of the national drinks
of the Tonquinese is arrack favored
with chickens blood The list would
scarcely be complete without the men
tion Of absinthe, which may be called
the national spirituous drink OF
France. 1t is horrible compound OF
alcohol, anise, coriander, fennel, worm
wood, indigo and sulphate of copper
It is strong, nasty and a moral and
physical poison.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23
CLEVELAND'S HAMMOCK.
Just Completed and 1t Has Been Made
"Three Double"

Jesse Arter, an old bachelor of Zanes-
vile, O., with disinclination to be
interviewed for publication, has just
completed hammock on an order from
President Cleveland. He has built it
three double" as he expresses it, and
has no fears but that it will sustain
the president at his heaviest fighting
weight. The order grows out of fish
ing net which Mr.. Arter made and pre-
sented to Cleveland three years ago 1t
must have suited him, for the next year
he sent handsome sum to Mr.. AFTER,
with instructions TO build another, and
this year comes the order for the ham
mock
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Joseph Conner, Sugar lake farmer
and fisherman, had peculiar expert
ence few nights ago while camping
out. II snake swan from the lake
to the shore and made for the campfire.
Conner took a blazing stick from the
fire and held It toward the snake. The
reptile rushed at the fIrebrand and,
wrapping itself around 1t, was burned
to death. II seems almost needless
to state that all this bappeued In Mis-
souri,.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23
TIGER HUNT IN INDIA.
Falling from Tree at the Feet OF 8
Tiger.

Tiger.
Mai. H. B. Johnson of the British
royal cavalry, who has been hunting
wild tigers in India and having eSpe-
riences of other kinds of decidedly
thrilling nature, arrived here on the
steamer Doric and is at the Palace Ho-
tel. SAYS San Francisco exchange
Mai. johnson is a giant in size, stand
ing six feet high. He looks like war
rior. and if half the stories told OF him
are true, the record of the Vallant
knight of La Mapcha is nowhere along
side Of his. The major himself is retl-
cent about his prowess. The small ar
senal of guns which came with him,
however, combined with the ten or nj
teen trunks full of the relics OF con-
quest, attest his courage and skill. Inc
story of his travels is an interesting
one. He set out to cruise in the Med
;terranean, and taking one OF tho
steamers of the Bibby line, he landed
at Melbourne. Thence he took the
steamship line to the Orient. He spent
a. good deal of time in China and India.
In India Mai. Johnson fitted out large
party and went to hunting tigers. The
hunters rode on elephants and were
equipped with the finest weapons for
killing the tigers. Mahouts roamed
about in abundance and looked after
the elephants. While hunting one day
| in Bombay after the tigers had been
driven out of the jungle by the natives
he was in a tree and by accident fell
from it. A huge tiger that had been
much harassed and was in decidedly
ugly mood attacked him. He had all he
could do to dodge it and came near
being killed. He would not have es-
capped, either, according to the story
had it. not been for the prompt aid OF
others. AS it was the tiger was al
length killed. The major is reputed te
be a dead shot and one of the mos
skillful hunters who has ever tackled
big Jungle game. Maj. Johnson sait
that he had had some close brushes
with tigers when formerly stationed il
India with the army, but that he di'
not hunt any on this trip, MY tige
hunting" he said, consisted Of goin
> after the man-eaters There are goo
D many of them in Bombay, and | di
/ have one or two pretty narrow escape
G from them. I have Eeen travelling thi
c time purely for pleasure. I know Lor
: Spencer we'll, having been acquainte
I. with him when he was lord lieutenar
c of Ireland When he was in Japan h
G at q dinner given him there, spoke {
= Japan as the England Of the east, The
is just what it is, as fact. 1t is
e country of mighty possibilities and trC
mendous energy. 1t is perfectly wor
" derful what it is doing. ] have been
the United States two or three time
u the last time being during the Chicag
~ Exposition. | shall go to Denver, Ch
"a eago, Philadelphia and Baltimore, an
, = thence home. | shall be in Californ
: about two weeks, seeing Monterey, tt
- Yosemite and other places
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Imagine the surprise of Mr.. H. P
Wood Of Youngstown, O., when he en-
tered his stable the other morning and
discovered that somebody had painted
his horse green. He said nothing, and
the night after he had removed the
green paint somebody whitewashed the
nag. This was more than he could
stand, and nov during their moments
of anguish the four young painters ant
whitewashers are calcimining the in
side walls of the county jail
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

If it is true that Mrs. Drayton is
actually responsible for the sale OF
"Astor relics" now in progress in New
York, this is only one more indication
of the bad form of which the New York
aristocracy are capable. 1t is disgust
ing and disgraceful that the members
of great families cannot behave more
decently with regard to their private
affairs Among other things included
in the inventory are the toys used By
the grandchildren of Mrs. William AS
tor when very little: in other words,
the present Astors, Draytons and Liv-
ingstons, and a number Of similar ar
ticles.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

The Siberian railway is being grad
nally extended and brought into use.
From Tscheljabinsk a distance Of
about 1890 miles is now being used
for traffic, and the favorable effect oi
the railway upon industry and com
merce is already perceptible. The
towns along the line increase in siz'
and number Of inhabitants, and thu
imports already comprise articles
which were previously unknown. Ii
the principal streets of Tomsk electric
light has been, or is just about to be
adopted, and the journey from Mos
COW to Tomsk can now be compasseC
in eight days.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Nothing ever excites and interests
New York so much as red hot Grim
inal trial. The "cause celebre" Of Mrs.
Fleming has provided this morbid
metropolitan public with a "bonne
bouche" in this direction which has
seldom been equaled in the criminal
records of the great city, and it has
been thoroughly appreciated By those
degenerates of all classes of society
who delight in all forms of crime, es-
pecially when the criminal be a woman
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

The exclusion of men from jury duty
because they have read reports of cases
in newspapers is preposterous. Il
has resulted in making the intelligence
of the average juror a byword. 1t is
an unwarranted assumption that re-
porters do not tell the truth. AS q
matter of fact, they have no reason fol
not telling the entire and exact truth
as far as it can be ascertained by
human power.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

There are about 100000 of Jews in
the world, about one-half of whom live
in Russia. 1t is not certain that the
numbers of the race have increased
since the time of Christ. There is no
reason to believe that there are more
Jews now in England, France, Ger
many and Spain than there were in the
days of the persecution. There were
in 1890, 10000 Jews in the United
States. It is impossible on public Gre
dulity to predict that they will domi-
nate 70,000,000 of Christians.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23
rixlng tho Prlco of Gold By Law.

Fixing the Price of Gold by Law.
From the National Bimeta:list, Chi
cago: In reply to questions by many
correspondents the National Bimetal-
list will state that the money value OF
price of gold is absolutely fixed by law
In the coinage system of the UniEed
States 25.S grains Of standard gold CT
1922 grains pure are worth 81, for the
all-suficient reason that the law re-
quires just that weight of gold to ne
put into the dollar. In other words
the gold dollar weighs 25.S grains, Sc
by the English coinage law an ounce
of gold will be coined into f3 It's l012d
of English money. That amount is the
mint rate; but when gold is deposited
at the mint for coinage there is al
ways some delay in getting returns
Prior to 1914 the delay averaged about
sixty days. Therefore the owners OF
bullion desiring to have their money at
once would sell it to the brokers Tor
something less than the mint rate
usually about fS It's Sd en- ounce. Nc
cordingly in that year parliament
enacted that the Bank of England
should take all money offered at its
counters and pay for it at the rate OF
f3 It's Sd an ounce, the difference o.
IL pence between the bank rate and
the mint rate being intended to par
TALLY or wholly reimburse the bank fol
the delay. That has been substantially
the price OF gold bullion ever since,
The act of parliament at once raised
the price OF gold bullion about 3 pence
an ounce. A favorite argument with
the gold people is that the value OF
gold is wholly independent Of coinage
And yet we see that a simple delay OF
60 days in the coinage made differ
ence of AZ pence an ounce in the value
Of sold bullion. If the delay had been
! longer the difference would have been
greater. If it could not have beer
! coined at all either in England OF
elsewhere, we leave some gold wor
shipper to figure out how much j
would have been worth.
In France the law provides for TIL
coinage Of gold at the rate Of $40
francs to the kilogram. The kilograr
is something over 21a pounds-mor
exactly, 2.67951 pounds troy. We ar
not aware of any law in France SIM
lar to the English provision of 1874
In that country the mint rate fixes tn
price. subject to any small differenc
that may result from delay in the coiT
age, as was formerly the case in Ems
land. But this difference must
very slight because the gold can be n
allied upoa Immediately at the Ban
of England
The reader will OF course understan
that 1t is the money value alone In;
is here spoken of. An ounce Of go.
is worth just as many dollars" as
will make. But how much these "dc
lars" will buy Tor exchange for)
something else depends upon the
number compared with the quantity
that something else. The exchan;
value of gold is constantly varyin
the same as the exchange vail
of other things. If all gold coli
were to be doubled in weig
there would only be half as maj
of them, and each one would b'
! twice as much of other things as
does now. but it would take twice
! much gold bullion to buy gold dolls
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Third perscn he, she or it can't
Plural
Firs: person We can't. :.
Second person you can't.
Third person they can't.
Suppose we lay aside "can'ts" fer Q
while and substitute few ''trys."
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Where is the women's candidate for
president? Isn't Belva Lockwood still
available? And what is the matter with
Anna Shaw or Mary Lease or Susie
Anthony?
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

General Weyler has heralded an
other great victory. "The Spanish
troops on Saturday captured three
rebel camps" The ''rebels" were all
gone when the capture was made,
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

The bloomer fad has almost entirely
given away to skirts. and fewer men
are driven to drink.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

General Weyler has been good to
General Campos. He has fully vindl-
Gated him by contrast.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

The man who says the right thing at
the right time is the man who says
nothing at all when in doubt.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

DIR. Carlstedts German Liver Syrup is
the ideal cathartic. Purely vegetable. 1t
promotes internal cleanliness without de-
bilitating the organs on which it acts. sc
cents and ST. bottles Mt all druggists, or the
Carlstedt Medicine Co.. Evansville, Ind
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23
Educate Your Daughto ls.

At this season of the year parents
have to decide upon and select the edu-
cational institution which their daugh-
ters are to attend for the coming years.
In this connection we desire to call at
tention to the educational announce
ment in our advertising columns of the
Academy of the Sacred Heart, st. Jo-
seph, Mo. Their buildings and grounds
are attractive, locality healthful, teach
ing In all branches thorough, and terms
reasonable. Parents fortunate to select
I this school for the education and train
ing of their daughters will, we are sure,
be fully satisfied. Terms per session OF
five months: Payable in advance. S115:
this includes tuition, boarding, wash
ing, courses in French, German or
Latin, use of library and physicians
fee. Next session will open Sept. ist,
1885, For further information address
Mother Superior, Academy Of the Sa-
cred Heart. st. joseph. Mo-
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

The Hon. A. w. Webber OF Cynthia,
KY, is SO years old, hut is said to get
along very well with his 2I-year-old wife.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

''You say he's nobleman of high
Iank?n "Yes.n Very high Very =
what s the total number Of his scandalst"
Chicago Post.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

MARBLE HILL MISSOURI
The evening times., 1896-11-02
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU BEEN HURT?

Mr.. Bryan's telegram announcing that tn"
trusts and gnId syuLicates are fighting for
Their existence should have been supple
ruented with the information that the honor
OF a country is also Ht stake.
The evil Of trusts : insignificant compared
to the cyclone Of dtsa..-,r that would sweep
the country unGer the influence of . panic
and the harm done by gold syndicatcs
would lie as a feathers blow IN tire light Of
the great injury inflicted by u fall 10 a
silver basis.
Every citizens has proof Of this aSstr, iua
in his own J,ecping. If trusts have greatly
increased the cost Of living. then he has
been uniul y injured; hu- how wi! this injury
compare with the harm done by a prolonged
suspension Of business? or what effect viii
this loss Of opportunity have in comparison
with the wrong we have suffered al the
hands of gold syndcates.
People are apt to be carried away by
demag guguy in tunes of campaign excite
iueut. They often cry against ina aginary
outrages without being actually hurt The
gold syndiCates were Inadc necessary by
lack of revenues. and not by erecnback
redemption, although that policy was the
ostensibie cause OF the bond sales Hal
there been Sufficient money to meet govern
Inent expenses, the syndicatcs would never
have been organized.
There is no defense to be made FOR
trusts. They are legally organized bands
ufrobbers who plumber the public hymauip-
ulaling the markets. But their increase of
pricesdoes not notalwaysinjurcconsH The
The evening times., 1896-11-02
PROTECT INCOMING VISITORS.

There seems to be 10 proper police regu-
lation for the protection of incoming Wis
itors FROM the grat-bag depresiat!oas of
cablnen. The experience of the Rev.
Phillip NJ. Prescott with these modern
Phllistines at the Pennsylvania depot
yesterday should wake up the authorities.
and put an end to the cabby method of
dismenberinS people in their frantic cX-
forts to secure a fare.
The policcregulationsp provide that drivers
of vehicles located at public stands shall
conduct themselves in scemly and orderly
manner, and refrain from loud CT bolster
Gus talking or other conduct of n disorderly
character. But they do not prohibit pirate
like solicitations at our railway stations,
nor the gauntlet of greedy cabmen, ready
to seize either the person or baggage of the
visiting stranger.
Cabmen ana hotel runners should be
Compelled to stand by tkeir vehicles and
solicit fares unless called away by n
patron ia assist in handling baggage or in
tie duty of escortipg passengers. This in
struction may have already been given to
tie police stationed a the different depots.
If So the order is not obeyed.
There~arc too many instances similar to
ethc experience Of Rev. Prescott and his
family for the good reputation OF Washing
ton and their repetition should be stopped
without further delay. .ss $
The evening times., 1896-11-02

to more healthy locality. 1t Is wrong
to longer subject the inmates to the danger
OF contracting fatal malaridl diseases
Several years ago the Ilavcmcyers made
u proposition toimprovc the Eastern Branch
territory. which would have been OF rrca.
benefit to Washington. They proposed
to slraighten and deepen the river up as
far as Benning and inClosc IT in stone walls.
In return they were To b. given the land re-
claimed. Their idea was to build sugar
refining plant in that locality and TO use the
river Il n means of navigation to and from
the ocean. or course, Congress would not
listen to such proposition.
As IA matter of I 1T, the entire Eastern
Branch from its mouth to the DIstrictiimitS.
is nothing but II ted of malarIa. whether
or not the scheme Of the Havcmcycrs WAS
practicable is not now an important ques-
ton. But if any other responsible party
viii offer to reclaim these marshes for the
land gained By the operation he should tie
regarded is a public bencfacior and the
plan accepted. The Federal government
VIII not soon make such an important iil-
provement.
The evening times., 1896-11-02

as much hair as Paderewski. But when
it comes to Imagination he is an artist
SO artistic that he can draw word pictures
on nothing.
Last night while a Chicago zephyr was
triukling through his whskers this child
of silverism had a dream, and i'll ex-
uberauI ogeifiuwinE he ga'r tnc earth
TO Bryan 1t was such a cinoh that this
morning he dropped off into a trance, and
while in that condition wrote the follow
ing telegram ana sent it C. o. ID. TO Mr..
Lawrence Gardner.
Chicago seems to have gone Bryan crazy
The whole West and South solid. Mime
sofa. Michigan and Indiana sure. Seems
10 he Il slump to our side in Iowa. Illinois
and Ohio. Bryan is already elected.
EDWIN SEXTON.
As evidence of the truthfulncsS Of the
above report and to give weight to the
absolute reliability OF its source, il is proper
TO state that Mr.. Seton is now private sec
rctary to Chairman Jones. of the national
silverite committee. He received his polit
ical education under the tutclage of Mr.
Gardner.
The evening times., 1896-11-02
ABOUT YELlOW-BACK LITERATURE.

The arrest OF little Willie Desmond. who
yesterday purloined his fathers revolver.
and started out to Kill Indians, deinon-
strates the harmful influence of yellow
back literature
Books and newspapers which cater 10
deprayei tastes should not he permitted
TO enter the family circle. They stinni-
late morbid desires and develop Diet. rinr-
ating tendencies. without in the least
adding 10 the happiness of their readers.
If parents were mere careful in stocking
the home library with elevating books, or
In guarding against the use of poTiiicious
literature in the family circle, we would
have fewer gi;idy girls and boy Indian slay-
ers.
1t may be difficult for an old dog to
learn new tricks, but it is easy to teach
puppy to be mischievous.
Fully half our criminals might have he
come better citizens had the parental roof
provided better safeguard against wick
ed impulses, or furnished them different
examples. The time when most people
start on the road TO ruin is in their imma-
ture years. The tree that reaches the
The evening times., 1896-11-02

even with his more successful gambler ac-
completes, but it seems that was not his
purpose. He evidently wanted newspaper
notoriety and brief reputation as a re-
formed rogue.
He expected white-robed saints would fall
on his neck and rejoice, and possibly he
thought tthathisfuture as a aganiblerpreacher
might not be an unmixed blessing.
But when deserted by his old associates
and stunned by well-meaning people Mel
Son quickly realized his mistake. He soon
found that there Is no middle ground be
tween heaven and sheol: no place where
reformed sinners, who herald their con-
version by betrayal OF their confederatcs,
may stand to put on their wings.
Consequently, Nelson no longer thinks OF
trying to be an angel.
The evening times., 1896-11-02
NELSON NO LONGER AN ANGEL.

The case of Gambler Nelson. who first
betrayed his accomplices and then deceived
the Alexandra reform authorities, is an
illustration of reaching into he'll for ID
ahining example of upright manhood.
The pretended conversion OF Nelson, and
his Arizona tales of Alexandria county crime
sent thrill of delight through police
fingertips, and the hlue-coated roguc-chas-
ers expected to soon close out the gambling
deus across The river. But their disap.
The evening times., 1896-11-02
RECLAIM THE EASTERN BRANCH.

Much has been written and more has
been said in denunciation Of the Congress
sional treatment of the question Of improv-
ing the Eastern Branch malaria swamps.
which are so detrimental to public health.
Yesterday The Times published an accu-
rate description Of the unhealthy conditiol
of the District jail, wUrkhouse and aims
house, the inmates Of which are all more or
less afflicted with malariaI fever.
Something should be done to reclaim
the marsh districts which surround these
institutions or else they should be removed
The evening times., 1896-11-02
ELECTION NIGHT NEWS

VIII be displayed by stereOpti-
con in front of THE TIMES Build
Will be furnished by
The Tuited Associated Presses.
The New England Press AssOci
alton,
The southern Associated Press,
The Western Union Bulletin
service,
BY Long Distance Telephone
from the big cities,
And TIL T. TIM KS splendid special
telegraphic service.
Special artists Will cartoon the
returns.
Room for everybOdy-Pennsy
yania avenue and Tenth street.
The evening times., 1896-11-02
ELECTION NIGHT NEWS

VIII be displayed by stercopti-
con in frant of THE TIMES Build
ing on Tuesday night. Returns
Will be furnished by
The United Associated Presses,
The New England Press AsSoci
stiOn,
The Southern Associated Press,
The Western Union Bulletin
service,
by Long Distance Telephone
from the big cities,
And TIL J. TIMES splendid special
telegrapliic service.
Special artists Will cartoon the
returns.
Room for everybody -Pennsyl.
vania avenue and Tenth street.