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The times., 1897-05-09

Windymere, to which boreal retreat
near Cleveland Senator Hanna retires for
rest, has the physical disabilities sug-
gested by it's name. much modified by
the presence of a flourishing peppermint
plantation.
The times., 1897-05-09
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The times., 1897-05-09

They voted down a resolution to let
women be notaries public in the State
of Illinois the ether day 1t is probably
due tC lingering reluctance To do any
swearing in the presence OF ladies.
The times., 1897-05-09

1t appears that the Administration is
more seriously alarmed over the gold
movement than 1t would wish to have the
country know. If only it could get that
tariff bill passed it would appeal to the
Congress for legislation to protect it
The times., 1897-05-09

Never again let any man be caught say
ing that our british cousins are devoid
of humor. The appropriate and parting
present of golden pumpkin bearing the
likeness Of the ex-ambassador is joke
about as neat and opposite as any we
have yet encountered in this vale of tears
The times., 1897-05-09
Be Killed by Proxy.

(From the Cincinnati Tribune)
When King Humbert of Italy was con-
graduated on his escape from assassination
the other day, he said: 1T was little in
cident of my business" In that case
he had better let one Of the clerks attend
to it hereafter.
The times., 1897-05-09

On leaving London Mr. Bayard said:
u have been struck with many things,
especially the great charity OF the English
people Then he waved the golden
loving cup and departed
The times., 1897-05-09

In those parts Of the bill where the COM
mittee has taken such wide departure
fIom the established customs and policies
OF the Republican party there is no refer
ence to what the bill will do nor what 1t
is expected the departure will accomplish.
One looks in vain for statement as to
what the tax on tea Will bring, what the
increased tax on beer is expected to yield
and what the additional internal revenue
tax on tobacco will add to the Treasury
of the United States.
On these subjects, entirely new In
their relations to a Ieven ue till. the COM
paratiye statement lis absolutely silent.
In short. to get any information what
ever from this production of the bureau
of statistics, one must carry in his head
the text OF every bill ever enacted into
law, and be content to see before his
eyes figures, figures, figures, and nothing
but figures. Figures may not lie, but
these figures are fairly dazzling and be-
wlldering, and are enough to drive any
one but an expert to the verge of distTac-
ton.
The times., 1897-05-09

II should interest District Attorney Davis
of New York, has established himself In
the editorial columns of the Washington
Post
The times., 1897-05-09

There is one faint, lingering hope for
the Greeks. The army OF newspaper cor
respondents might all get together and en-
velop the Turk in their wrath
The times., 1897-05-09

against situation created and existent
only through governmental gold standard
folly But Mr.. Mckinley will have to face
q currency discussion Or bond issue, and
he fully recognizes the fact.
The times., 1897-05-09
Col. Buck All Right.

(From the Atlanta JoIrnai.)
They say that Col Buck has already
picked up pretty good stock of japanese
words. The country in which Col Buck
could be lost is yet to be discovered
The times., 1897-05-09
Investigatine PenItenttaries.

Philadelphia. May 8.-The joint special
| committee of the State legislature to in
| vestigatcthe management oftheeasterna and
western penitentiaries. has decided TO do
| nothing until Monday.
The times., 1897-05-09
Lehigh Wins at Lacrosse.

South Bethlehem, Pa, May S-Lehigh
easily defeated Harvard at la crosse here
this afternoon. by score of five goals to
one. The game was one of the prettiest
exhibitions CT its kind seen here for some
tirne
The times., 1897-05-09

volume, and arranged In such shape that
what one wanted was easily found, and the
comparisons plain and distinct Thevarious
laws were presented in good shape, not
only their rates, but the exact text, aud
the man who wanted to keep posted had
fair chance of getting the information for
which he might be In search. This latter
day production is worse than puzzling; 1t
defies the penetration of tariff expert
and has set at least two OF the members
OF the committee wild with Is iBtricacies
and It's bewildering labyrinth of figures
and columns.
The times., 1897-05-09

A story is told OF Secretary Gage which
illustrates how easy 1t is to state fact
and make it gioriously magnificent, and
how absurd it may be made when enc is
asked TO specify" The recent gold ship
ments to Europe, while not very large, com
pared with the sum in the Treasury, are
nevertheless of sufficient magnitude to
cause comment.
Mr.. Gage is reported as saying that this
was not subject for serious alarm. He
was asked If the serious aspect should
present itself what he would do. "0h, !"
he said, gold goes and comes by the same
bridge. and we shall not cross over it ull
we come to it."
The times., 1897-05-09
A Place Not Yet FILLED.

(From the New York Advertiser)
The nearest approach to a true vacuum
seems TO be the space formerly occupied
by David Rennett Hill, of woIfert's Roost,
in the Democratic party.
The times., 1897-05-09

Several Democratic Senators intend to
call tn attention OF theSenate to this mass
of stuff that pretends to enligiten, but
which only cenfuses. In 1890, when the
Mckinley act was passed, and in 1894,
when the Wilson act was in the Senate,
the committee prepared comparative
statement that was a thing OF beauty
if there can be any beauty attached to cold,
hard figures and data--and an absolute
comfort to the student of the tariff puzzle.
1t was in the shape OF neat and handy
The times., 1897-05-09
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Senator Penrose has blossomed out into
one Of tue most pronounced opponents for
high tariff rates, on articles. however,
which do not qnter very largely into the
public CONSUMPTION. Numerically, as TO
the articles, lie may be considered to be
posing as a tariff reformer. He Is just
now, however, in a little hot water on
the painfully embarrassing question OF the
duty on hides. The leather men of PeEnsyi-
vania want free hides, and Mr.. Penrose
and Mr.. Quay have to stand iii for some
things which they, with the western Sen
ators. and especially those from the stock
raising states, don't want to be free. 1t
was not of the cows hide that Shakes
peare wrote, thereby hangs tale," but it
is one that promises very interesting tell
ing all this summer
The times., 1897-05-09

Some time ago q subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce
was appointed with great flourish OF
trunpets for the purpose of taking some
action on the ant-sealping and the rail-
road pooling bills, two of the leading
railroad measures that have been re-
ferred TO that committee. That committee
met and organized, and since then has
done nothing 1t can be stated that moth
ing will be done at this session efCcngTess
While it may be said that the Senate is
desirous of doing something for the rail
roads. that some thing. whatever it may
be, viii not be attempted until after The
Congressional elections this fall.
II Is understood that this commit ee win
meet some time during the summer and viii
digest tile interstate commerce laws as
wlIole-an awful load for any committee to
attenlnt to digest-aDd ascertain wherein
amendment is essential At the next ses-
siou it will report in favor OF q c0dtfica-
tion OF all the laws relating to interstate
commerce, with such amendments as may
be necessary.
The laws upon this subject are scattered
throughout the statutes at large for the
past dozen years, and no one is able to
tell Just where the law may be found or
exactly what it contains. unless he happens
to be skilled in that particular branch OF
legal knowledge. A codification i s said TO
be necessary, and in doing this work such
amendments as the railroads want may be
slipped through 1t is almost impossible
to do anything for the railroads while
dealing In the open.
The times., 1897-05-09

Republicans in the Senate are asking
themselves when the olive branch is to be
held out by the Administration to the Reed
members of the party. There has been
great deal of talk about what the President
protege of Speaker Reed, but the President
does not appear to be doing anything. Mr..
Aldrich was first to be sent TO Belgium, and
then that place was given to Mr.. Storer of
Ohio, In order that that Ohio politician,
Ii Mr.. Storer may be called a politician,
might be taken care OF, and Senator Foraker
appeased Mr.. Storer goes to Beiginfn
where he will be convenient to the society
Of the Partisan capital. He will doubtless
make a good minister to that capital, for
the memory OF man does not run back
to the period when we ever had any trouble
with that country, and the veriest tyro
in diplomacy could probably fill the bill.
But what of Mr. Reed and his requests?
It is now said that Mr. Aldrich is to go to
Havana. No one knows whether Mr.
Aldrich likes this idea or not, and the
chances are that some other personal
appointment will be made TO fill this place.
just when Mr.. Reed Is to get the place he
wants for his friend is not at ali clear
Politicians who are accustomed TO sizing
things up are of the opinion that iu would
have been a good thing for the President
to have given Speaker Reed what he wanted
the first dash out of the box. and then to
have thrown the box away. In this way
he would have put an estoppeI upon criti-
clsm and disarme I'd his enemies. Now after
all the firing that has been going on, he
must do something handsome or be con
victed of having trifled with his great
opponent for the st Louis nomination
The times., 1897-05-09
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

"What did your wife say when you got
home the other morning. inquired Scoscher
as they met after the all might run to-CycIe
Villa.
what did she say!" repeated Sprockets.
MY dear fellow, do you think l had an
expert stenographer on the spot?''
The times., 1897-05-09

One OF the latest schemes to take the
tariff outof pOliticsi5 the proposed creation
OF tariff commission 1t has been talked
of for some time at the Capitol, but 1t
appears now TO have assumed a shape
Ill which it may at least he discussed, pro
viding always that Speaker Reed or Mr..
Dalzeli win get 1t before the House through
the Committee on Rules Mr.. Fowler, OF
New Jersey, is credited with being the man
who will introduce bill embodying the
ideas OF the scheme.
a Democrat was asked yesterday what
he thought Of the proposition That will
depend, he said, very largely on what kind
of President appointed the commission.
AS general rule he said Presidential
commissions are generally as partisan as
the parties themselves. The Civil Service
Reform Commission has been good thing,
but you notice what an onslaught is now
being made on the merit system, just for
the sake of a few offices TO enable
congressman 70 keep promises which were
absolutely impossible of fulfillInent when
made | suggest, he said, that they intro
duce bill for the formation of d money
commission right away. 1t will at least
give US an opportunity OF showing this
country what is the matter with it.
The times., 1897-05-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MONTHLY. BY CARRIER:
Morning. Evening and Sunday Fifty Cents
Morning and Sunday ...-.. Thrty-fve Cents
Eyering and Sunday ... .Thirty-five Cents
BY MAIL
One Year, Morning, Evening and Sunday. $500
Three Months :" 4" l.50
One Year Morning and Sunday .-........ 400
Three Months " g - l.2j
One Year. Evening and Sunday. y..o...... 400
Three Months '' . LES
Sunday only. one We ar. LOO
Orders by mail must be accompanied by sub
scrip,ion price.
TELEPHONES: Editorial Rooms, zS6; Bust.
ness Office. 1910.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21

shortage in hie accounts. Some OF his friends
her glass she said that the missing man had
gone frat west, then east, and that he was at
that time In ship upon the ocean. But here
her sight censed. Myers was traced from bis
home near Buffalo west to that city. and thence
to New York, where, II 10 believed. he embarked
for south America.
Dr. w. A. McFnrlane. q local physician OF
reputation. who had been acquainted with Mrs.
WRde's career for many years. told the reporter:
Il do not, Of course, pretend to understand
how Mrs. Wade Is able to do these things, but
that abe has done all that you have heard. and
more. there can be no question. sometimes
believe that there are some persons who possess
puwers which are undev eloped in the ordinary
individual. Perhaps Mrs Wade 10 one Of the
favored few. Her sincerity cannot doubt. IL
H. impossible to suspect such a woman OF du-
plicity, and besides, duplicity Is not In any way
an explanation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21

work In the clover IN the latter part Of juno
and the nr.t half q july. and then the linden
neg pss' ws 70 a, pTndnce honey n eensa
cradle quantities. and principally rom white
clover and linden blossoms. About hall OF
and tho rest in the comb. Colorado. Utah. and
Arizona have taken to beeKeepinR within hvc
years. and twenty;hve earle IDS Of strained
Arizona. last year. All OF their honey Il made
from the alfalfa bloom.
Florida comes some OF the finest honey In the
world II In gathered from the tupelo blossoms.
i is golden yellow 10 color, and Of delicious
among the mangrove blossoms. and make n
large amount Of very white honey. but this has
but most Of, .lis is gathered wild. and it is not
OF high quality"
Ali tho honey that comes to the market in
the comb is sold Tor table ire and n large
glass and sold for the same purpose. The
nous quantities by cracker makers. bakers.
confectiouera. and druggists for fancy crack
ers, honey iumblss. candles. and medicines;
Only an expert can detect the delicate DIFF
ferences between many Of the honeys. Those
gathered from clover. nlsike. alfalfa. white
sage thistle. rasphery Linden eh an
color. That FROM buckwheat Is always dark
and is the strongest Of all in favor. People Of
like this. but Il finds little sale for table use
slse whore. The yellow honey Is gathered from
tho Rumach In California ana In the Eastern
and Middle States from apple blossoms, the
golden rod. and MANY ~ tho fall flowers.
Tho bees from a single hive WIN range over
space seccral miles in diameter. and where
largo numbers OF hives are kept II Ia the custom
to place then n ., clusters acn r four or nys miles
will gather AND store one pound OF honey a
day. From eighty 10 one hundred pounds of
honey 10 a hive Is a good Yield in good seasons.
although there are bcckeepcrs In Florida and
in California who have gathered crops Of 800
pounds TO a hive. A conservative estimate ~
yearly honey crop II three thousand millions,
aud 10 estimate the distanccs which they travel
every summer while at their work would take
ono into figures such as only astronomers
use. The work OF the bees keeps many hun
dreds Of men hnsv in attending the hives.
handling and selling the honey and wax and
manufacturing hives and the hundreds Of
Thousands Of honey boxes In which the comb
honey comes tn market. as well "a in making
the packages for the strained honey.
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A King. wife In th. Work h ous..

Tho romances Of the London workhouse
would form thrilling and pathetic record.
and. for sad yicissitude md Ill luck. few cases
could surua~s that OF an inmai" OF one OF our
A lady visiting tho institution was struck by
the evident refinement OF An elderly woman in
tho nhrmary. who was q Norwegian by birth.
but who spoke English and other languages
nucntly. Shee had all the hed,ir rates OF very
lovely woman, which wears OF poverty and III
health conld not destroy. She was very reti-
cent as regarded her past, but was so evidently
n gentewoman that the sympathetic visitor ex-
erted herself To obtain admission for the invalid
into home for the dying, In which she might
surroundings. Before her death the stranger
told her story, and a strange aud romantic one
II proved to be. Al II, she was informed by her
parents. that she was to DO married. and although
have been more satisfactory. Her husband was
handsome. cultured, and devoted. They lived
In n charming country honsc, surrounded by
every luxury. and four children were born to
the couple. The only drawback TO the perfec!
happiness or the young wife wero tho long and
frequent absences Of her husband, which he NJ.
tributcd to business, hut would explain no
further. Al last there came day when the
man returned no more from his accustomed
Journey, hut sent his LAWYER instead. from whom
that her supposed husband Was the King Of
-----, and that, owing 10 the pressing reasons
the l,disOn should terminate. An adequate sum
was settled on her and the children, and, wish
live IN London. After some years she married
an EnvlishmRn. and shortly after the King died.
leaving a lump sum 10 her. This money the
husband got from her to invest, ana ran OF with
tn. entire amount. leaving his unfortunate wife
penniless. She had never been trained to any
sort OF work, and things went from bad TO worse
until, utterly destitute and dying, she became
an inmate OF the wOrkhouse-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
nad-Luck Confederate Gold.
from the S. Loun 0iobe. Democrat.


RICHMOND, Va, Feb 1.-THE bill which has
Just passed the two houses Of Congress- and Is
now in the hands Of the President. repRyine the
assigns OF w. IS Isaac d Go. for the gold tak"n
from that hrn's bank NJ the evacuation OF Rich
mond, recalls an interesting history OF the gold
here in possession OF the Confederates
When This city was deserted by the Confeder-
ate Government there was in tbs treasury and
the banks here gold coin amounting possibly to
several millions or dollars. Much of 10 was
carried off by surviving heads Of the Southern
Government, with View OF paying of the
troops OF Joseph Johnston's army. For II long
time there was general impression that lArE.
amount o! this treasure had been placed In n
conn and deposited In vault in Hollywood
Cemetery. So strong was this suspicion that
the vault was searched, but without success.
Thi, gold seems to have n dread fatality at
tached to II. A reference TO this money In the
editorials OF one Of tho Richmond papers was
the cause or dnel. In which one OF tho partci-
pants fell badly wounded ut the first hire. A
leading state Official, who had carried OFT some
OF this gold for cafe keeping, came near beinR
drowned In crossing q stream with the money In
pouch around his waist. What was left here
was paid out ms salaries to the various Con fed
crate officials stationed here. some Ut whoc,
after the war returned what lhoy hal received
to tho Federal Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
The Head OF the Table.
iron, he Boston Herald.


In nm editorial the other day on Mt Sherman's
position in the coming Cabinet we quoted tho
saying, where Macdonald sits there In tho
head OF the table" A CORES ponLent, who holds
that the boast WAS made by MacRregor, taxes
US to task FOR aitrihutug IL to Macdonald. lie
thinks that The only authority for our version ~
found in EIRrVsun's essay. The American
Scholar" aud says II We have other authority
he would very much like to know where II can
bs found lie VIII lud IL in Tho Clans OF tho
Scottish Highlands" by James Logan. In the
article on the GlenEnrry branch Of tho Mac
donaidr. Logan BAYS
the Castle ef Arcs the Lords OF tho Isles
held their Parliament and passed tho regal
DEGREES. which distant tribes were bound To
respect. The simple form IN which I'm ortant
rights were conveyed by these Princes may 0e
illustrated wv the following brief but binding
charter, which loScs In translation from the
original Gaelic; i, Donald, tue chief OF the
MHCdOnalds, tlttlng On the hui Of Dun
Donald. give tho MarAodh q fan right 10
Kimahonag from THIS day till Tomorrow
and no on forever \ lesson was afforded
by one Of these lords, which might greatly
benrdt some s;iCklers tor preCedoncy, lie had
at u banquet been placed by mistake at tho hot
tom Of the ;Hhlc. on verceiving which consider.
able emotion arose among The COMPANY, who
dreaded IN. consequence of the supposed indig-
nifty. but the great Ce.nnCinnldh ihcad Of his
rRcel speedily Rilayed their approximations by
exelaiming emphatically; Where tho Maoloic
ALL sits, know 70. gentlemen. that 10 the head q
the table," -.....
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the way in which Vienna honors her di,tin-


The Inevitable thought, of course. during
how good It would have been had schubert cx-
perienccd a few Of these hours during the thlr-
probation came. how pnsthumous WAS his
fame. Is ono CT the hest known among the
sadder chapters ot riusical history. IL was not
until ls2I. seven wears before his death. that
his opus l. THE Erlking." was published, and
that after no had already written inward o:
pieces. And even then collection had to DO
raised among his friends TO cover che neces-
sary expense Of this. ut the time. hazardous
Ithss been frequent subject OF reproech that
m%s noa only S TO rscosnns his e
niue. but alAo that he did not d"ign tn take the
slightest notice CT the struRgllng young COM
poser. However. IL must no taken into consid-
GRAFTON q ut the demi god OF Weimar was at the
time an old man. was bcsicged on ell sides. rs
other things to think OF to discover even the
most heaveu-sent tone poet. Indeed. we know
nothing Of Goethe to lead us to belieye that his
educated amateur. and. with tho exception OF
Mendelssohn. we hear OF no distinguished mn-
stefan with whom he was on specially friendly
schubort's relations to Beethoven were of a
had Beethove hove : health and character. ssps.
life. been different. enc could imagine that an
indfssolublo bond o! syniDnthy aud friendship
might have linked their lives toeetler. AS II
was. It has not until quite recently boon def.
the most unuoundcd admiration. ono II tempted
60 say alteration, for Beethoven. he never had
an opportunity OF exchanging even a few
words with him. A short timo before his death
the great man from tho Rhine 10 Ieported to
have said. speaking OF one OF Schubcrt's COM
positions: This has the divine shark"
Tvpically Niennese IA Schubert was In his
life. I'm like manner was he yicnnese in his
compositions. and IL is not a misstatement that
amorg tho classic masters none has so repro
duced the ctaracteristics OF Vienna life and
Vienna feeling rs Schubert. or the two thou
sand compost Tons that he left behind. there
are no less than two hundred aud fifty dance
numbers. in the weli-heloved "a time. while
his song cycles. Die Sch0ne Mnllerin" and
Die wirterrrise" give abundant proof OF that
love of nature Unborn in every Viennese hcar:.
The festival days will soon have passed.
They have been credit 10 the community that
arranged them. and have contributed to the
greater glory OF him whose fame seems more
and more firmly established ne time rolls on.
There are not 40 many even among the bost
credited masters whose abiding popularity
with future generations one might venture to
predicate all too positively, but IL .assuredly
does not seem too much to claim for q true
xenius like Franz Schubert.
w. Won SACHS.