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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
IHaEpIpes In New Guinea.

Mr.. Angus Mckenzie. an old miner well
known as a prospector in northern Queensland,
Australia, recently arrived from New Guinea
with a large quantity of gold, and thinks there
is a great advantage In being II ScotchInan.
When he left for New Guinea he took bagpipcs
much OF the luck which fell 10 his lot while
prospecting for gold. He said that the natives
would do anything for him providing he played
the pipes to them at night. They looked after him
and his effects, and acted as 'uorters without
other pay than the music OF the pipes. They
where heavy gold could be obtained. Ii is pos.
sible that intending prospectors ia New Guinea
might lay out their money TO worse advantage
Nj Mckenzie regards the pipes as the best and
mdbt judicious Investment no ever made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
ABYSSIyIAN ART CRITICS.
A ''Laat Judgment" for MenelIk, with Hts
Friends and Foes Rightly Distributed.

From the Pull Mall Gazette.
As the Egyptians. Etrusoans, and Greeks were
artistic, SO. II seems, are the Abyssinians. As is
known, a great organ has been ordered from
Berlin for the Cathedral Of Ads Abeba. the res
idence Of Emperor Menelik, and a celebrated
Russian painter, Vladiscow. is going there to
paint the Negus as he appeared at tho battle of
Adowa. The Cathedral of Ads Abeba 10 COM
posed Of two churches. one inside tho other.
The outside one Is open to all the faithful. while
the inner is reserved for the sacred persons of
the Negus and his family. The Emperor
Menelik, II seems. has an artistic fancy.
He wished the outer walls of the inner
church to be decorated with religious pictures.
pictures In Italy, sending the measures I. the
walls and tho windows which break them. Tho
italian Government received the order with
great. pleasure. and comm issioncd several artists
when RAs Makonncn came to. Italy ms Ambas-
sador Extraordinary. At Turin he saw tho pic
lures. but they did not please him, the artists
and they were forthwithr refused.
The commission was again given, this time to
artists in Rome. Ras Makonnen called TO eN-
but suggested certain changes. The Interpreter
was embarrassed for words TO convey the exact
idea. and the Ras. waxing inpatient, seized u
piece OF charcoal, and, STOPPING. drew the de-
thoroughly intelligiblo manner. The pictures
were soon finished. One represents a kind of uni
yersal Judgment; In Paradise ARE King Humhert,
Queen Margherita, the Emperor Mcnclik. SiEnor
representative to ShOa, tho Ras MakOnnen him
SELF, &c., while III lnferno. stand has AIuld. Has
Mangascia, and others. The canyascs were sent,
md now, after Adowa, one would much like TO
know II the ahovc'mcntioncd pcrs0nagcs retain
their respective positions In Paradise and In
ferno, and when the ~ 900 for them will be paid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
MONUMENT TO CALHOUN.
THE NEW STATUE AND THE Old ONE
IN CHARLE STON, 4. O.

The history OF 10th. and lts Lesson In wou.
ans Courage Upder DiscouEement-N For.
NAL UnveiiinE or the New stntue. M an
the spiendor was Display ed Ten Tcnrs AGO.
The last finishing stroke has been M, to III.
new monument to John G. Calhoun In CLarlc,.
ton, 8. G. The monument stands on the omen
plaza in front OF the Citadel Academy, tile old
tarada ground known Familiarity ms the Cl,a.
del Green, now rechrlstened Marion square.
A monument to Calhoun stood on III, spot be.
fore-a monument that cost $4,000, anl was
unveiled with much pomp and ceremony. read.
Ing Of odes. and clash of martial music. ex.
actly ten years ago, in April, lss-.
Charleston IL n small city, but some Of the
people there know about art; at least. they
know what art is not. The monument put I'm
in 1887 was not artistic, so It was taken down
TO make way for q fitting one.
II was q woman's affair, altogether, thi,
monument building. To no sure the wo men
called in advisory committees OF ncn several
times, and a committee Of men helped cloose
the old monument, and auo her COMMITTEES
helped to choose this last one, but the resvon.
sibility OF the whole matter has rested on wo-
mems shoulders for forty years and more. Sew.
eral times It seemed that there would be no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

WHERE OLD CLOTHES SELL VEIL
Most or Them Sent South for the Negroes and
the Poor whites.

ave do not sell our secondhand clothes for
wear In this city" said an old clothes man TO q
reporter u few days ago. 81 wish l could. We
always sell at wholesale. We find a market for
our goods chiefly In the South and Southwest.
Just as the buyers for dry goods firms visit Now
York twice a year 10 purchase goods. tho repre-
sentatives OF firms who sell our goods come here
In the spring and in tho fall.
THE largest buyers OF secondhand clothing
come from louisiana. New Orleans. Shreve-
port and Baton Rouge have many of the second
hand clothing stores. There are, however,
stores of the sane kind all over the South. and
In Texas and New Mexico there are almost as
many as In Louisiana. The clothing is sold
chiefly to the. negroes and the poor whites.
There is a good profit in the business for the ro-
tail dealers.
THE difference between our business and
that in the legitimate lines Is that we never deal
In seasonablo goods. For instance. nobody wants
to sell spring and summer clothing now unless
II Is too poor for even us TO buy It. / am now
Ihx up during the early summer to be sold to
the retailers in August and early September.
It's not an attractive business, you think Per-
haps not; but snmebOdy has to engage in Ii, and
why shouldn't ii The only trouble / find with
II 10 that it's hard TO do a straight business and
mako any money. The old clothes men that
make the most money buy stolen goods.
A over the cast side, particularly In Baxter
ana Hester streets, nearly every other second
hand clothing shop buys stolen goods. The
seller OF these goods gets little or nothing for
goods are usually much better than any the old
they sell much better"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
THE B1UNDER OF AN OLD CLERK.
OsrinEton. Me-, Has n Name ALI 20 ItseiG but
Gets No Credit for lelng Original

ORRINGToN, Me-, April 16.-As often as once q
month something happens In this town which
Is of enough Importance to make 1t worthy Of
mention. and whenever the place is put in print
the name Is always spelled wrong. Most OF tho
time 1t Is called "Orvington." though loving
ton" and "Ovyington" are not uncommon. In
fact, the towns name is spelled every way but
the right way. All of this Is due to the blunder
OF a prominent citizen, who used phonetic
methods OF spelling.
1t was nearly 1875 years ago that some OF the
leading citizens met and drew up a petition to
the General Court OF Massachusetts, asking
that the plantation be Incorporated as a town.
The people agreed upon the name. 1t was to DO
called orangetown. partly out OF compliment
to orangetown, Md. which was then a thriv-
ing place. and partly as a mark Of respect TO the
England. had done valiant work In behalf OF tho
protestants. Having signed u blank petition,
the residents wont home, leaving the clerk Of
the meeting to I'll In the spaces, which he did
faithfully according TO the light which was given
him, or course. the members OF the Massa-
chusetts General Court did not know that
."oo,r,r;i'n,g, was meant TO spell orange, or that
stop to look at the name, and wouldn't have
carod II they had seen the bad spelling. They
Incorporated the town without protest aud
named II 0rrington. AS the petition had asked
name because an old clerk didn't know how to
spell. and though, Il is the only orrington ip
tho world, 1t gets little credit for being original,
becayIe competitors, proof readers and careful
copyfSta insist upCp misspelling = word that
oWss it, birth to badprthography.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

toned. and all travellers. whether European OF
native. are examined, and all suspected per-
Rons are detained aud removed TO segregation
sheds or temporary hospitals for Developments.
While the plague 10 undoubtedly n "ilth
disease" Il has been fully demonstrated that
moisture Is favorable to its development; the
virulence of the disease being marked la the
ind d~istricts. someN hat lower in the
partially drained districts and still lower
In thu drained sections.
The Lieutenant.G Governor of Bombay. Lord
Sandhurst. Ia most active and energetic. Civ
ing all the help In his power to the medical
and municipal staff. Referring to the com.
pensation pnid to the owners Of condemned
aouses. Lord Snndhurst said that no complaint
could reasonably 10 made to n fair cnmpensa-
ton and that. tho ~rafters, not the rent. should
be made the basis. of pay since the own.
ers In the pRst bad re ped large profits out of
unwholeaome and .overcro Sded tenements.
10 the detriment OF the POPULATION. Refrrrir e
to q scheme for rebuilding the slums, Lord
Sandhurst said that in the three wears which
embraeed MS tenure OF onico lie hoped To SEQ
laid the foundations of n new Bombay, hap
pier. moro beautiful, and. not less wealthy
than before the city had been stricken with
the plague.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
CUSTOM FROM TIE CoNQUESE
The Celebrated Paseo de Las Flores SIN Ob.
served In Mexico.
From the Me4lcan Herald, April 0.


To-day is the famous Paseo de las Flores,
custom which IL said to date from before h rnH'
quest. The Viga Canal will this morning, rom
an early hour, present an animated appc.r.n.n
IL VIII be crowded with the canoes Of lua.ll
Women bringing in their flowers and yeec''ll'';
Each Indian woman in her canoe looks ~
seated in n floating flower garden, and
OF them are crowned with g]lrland' ~
poppies.. 1t is probable that this tr.'.,al
was held In Aztec times in order to cclchrn."' 10
return OF spring, but the Christian prir-is -u,'
verified this day into a c~ommemoration In l"''r
Of our Lady OF Sorrows. NurstrI Sen pa Oh ~
Dotorta. In other words, this is thcday ON u
the Catholic Church COMMEMORATIVE ia, -.''...
Ing undergone by the Virgin during the Pc ~
or Christ. This Is also the saints day n. -
ladies' bearing the namc OF Dolores, commonly
abbreviated into Lola.
To witness the animated scene on IA, $ -
Canal and It's hanks at It's height, II is W.'.'o+!
early. no, later than Z, and to stay n'o' '',
hours. The scene IL one of the most pi'la'' =
that can be seen in Mexico. Tho surface -
canal Ii alive with tlowrr-lHdcn canoe .''t
swiftly along. The banks are crowIrI "a
men on horseback. people In carriage, anl -,
destrians. indian women Orcupy cN'rN . ''
able spot, where they offer food, drink; or l'r'
ers TO the passers'by; or course the uhllullr.s
ones watch and pocketbook " in order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
FOREIGN PAPERS PUBLIsHED.
Every Language and Nationality Represented
In the United States.

-A ~
There are 1900 daily and Ia, 900 weekly papers
published In the United States. and twenty three
different languages. other than English. are repre-.
sentad In the newspaper press OF this country.
There is only one newspaper published In the Rus.
sian language in tho Cnited States. There are rve
newspapers. oil weekly, In the Portuguese language.
or These three ae In California and two are In
Massachusetts,. at New Bedford and at Bos.
ton. There are four daily newspapers In the Polish
language. published az Chicago. Buffalo. Milwaukee.
and baltimore. Resides these there arc seven weekly
Polish raprrs at Chicago. six in pennsylvanIa. one
Most or the periodicals in the spnnish lanr,iar. are
trade napers. but there is a daily u ipor IN New York.
paper. in Arizona ami rweivc in New mexico.
one Armenian paper II published In the city of
in San Francisco. Five newspapers IRE published In
the Finnish language. TWO In the mine regions OF
New York. There nn tw" daily Rohemi1n papers
IN New York. two AZ Chicago. and one AT clevci and.
Omaha. one In Racine. Wis. ana one in Portland,
ore; the Danish p.psrs are, almost exclusively,
few or them hav" any city circulation. though there
Is one Danish PAPER n%nhllsh"t In New York,
o'her language musr account for thr large number
even where the French population is inconsidsr.
abie. There are French daily pspsrs trchn chieny
New Behfordi and one published At woonsorEer.
II. ! There are also French papers In New York
French papers. ali Weekly. are paoIishsa in 1ns
smaller towns OF Louisiana.
Seven newspapers are published In the elayonic
language. and OF IN" four In Welsh tire. are ia
Utica and It's neighhorhoo1. THIRTY Swedish news.
InperS ne puhiiEhPt. hut no daily papers among
th' number; -leve Norwegian, seven nr them in
Minnesota; nve Hungarian. onN Greek. nue Gaelic.
one Arrhir. ana cighieen Dutch. nine NJ which are
IN Mlchigan. whrra the HollnndsrS are numerous.
one only being published at the East. In Paterson,
N. J. There mr.. two Italian daily papers in New
YORK ana two in san francisco. bnt outside nf thrnr
TWO cities IN" Italian prTSS In the United States
amounts u very little. There ars four pAperS nun.
lishef In the Lithuanian Language. aud twelve, three
OF them cAiiies. In ths jewish 5argon. German news.
/ German dAile8 In nearly SvarV IaTsa ciix -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
Mg Egg4XNX IN 4S QIM AAM ABIM MMSASAM

79YS58&4499G1&3 Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Lyman j. Gage, Of Chicago, is reported
to have expressed willingness to accept
the Secretaryship Of the Treasury. should
IL be offered to him. Judge Grosscup,
Of Chicago. who has just returned from
"A visit to Canton. IN the interest of Mr..
Cages appointment, is quoted as saying;
Thinking OF Mr.. Gage as representing
the non-partisan political interest shown
IN the last campaign, as well as any
man could. Major Mckinley has gone
this far; He has inquired as TO AIR.
Cages views on the tariif and on BIZ
metalllsm. He has also inquired as to
his former political affiliations. He has
not wished 10 make the tender to Mr..
Gage az gold Democrat but as n
recognition Of the business interest In
politics He has gone one step further.
and asked II Mr. Gage would accept the
position, If offered. The newspapers pub
lish Mr.. Cages answer. All this does
not In any sense bind Major Mckinley
10 make n formal tender TO Mr.. Gage of
the Treasury portfolio. but ne probably
will do So"
Mr.. Gage. II appears. Is a Palmerite
Democrat. who was Republican up to
the time OF the nomination OF Blaine. He
~ president of the First National Bank
Of Chicago. and widely known as a finan-
cier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

has seen 1T TO inprison these people III
stead OF hanging them, and we nave w
more right TO put them In Jeopardy Vi
their lives by inducing disease by I'M
proper sanitary conditions than we woulu
have to take them out and shoot tnehi'
II there is not enough cell-room io'
the convicts. more cells should be puil''
That Is the long and short the pesln-
ming and the end OF II. 1t IL not worth
while to discuss whether the state ~ in
a condition to do so or not III more cen
room Is needed. 1t IA an imperative ne
cossity to supply II. The peniteh'lary
makes enough money TO do the WORK, anu
the work should be done; aud IL the
States has not enough funds TO meet her
obligations, she should raise them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26


The most novel thing in Scribner's for
February is the appearance of c. d.
Gibson as the writer of the notes
which accompany his first series of
sketches portraying London, as Seen by
G. d. Gibson" He is intensely interest
cd in the pageant of the London
Streets" and he tells you why. His
drawings (made during his residence in
London) are studies from real people,
and suggest entirely new types. These
articles. which will continue for six
months. add new Gibson gallery to the
Paris and New York types already IA
nous.
Here is a description he gives of
Trafalgar Square:
"The bewldering scene always reminds
me Of the art student l once saw
painting it from the steps of the gal
lery: and ! thought then that If the
actors on the great stage in front of
her could have seen the hopeless con-
dition Of her canvas and her pale. wor-
ried face. they might have stood still
for awhile But the panorama has
never stopped, and the only quiet fig
ures IN Trafalgar Square are its bronze
statues There you will see coun-
try-boys looking. with admirng envy,
at the smart uniforms Of the soldiers,
and with terror at the dingy army of
sandwich-men shutting through the
gutter carrying advertisements of hot
and cold luncheons. Turkish baths,
manicure parlors and places of amuse-
rnent. serving, at the same time. as
awful examples of what will happen TO
all those who do not take the SER
geant's advice and become soldiers.
Even some of the street beggars are
familiar "The old rat-man" and his
pets find Brighton too duh in the win
ter and come up to London for the sea-
son. TO mix once more in its streets,
where all kinds of horses are driven by
as great variety OF men. from the
pedler to the powdered-wigged coach
man. Cable-cars and trolleys would be
sadly out Of place in London. and horse
less carriages would be a calamity.
There should be no need 10 so faster
than horse can. trot. and the best
way Of all is to walk, for then you can
enjoy shoD-windows and look into the
faces Of the passers-by and speculate
on who they are. You can so at your
own speed and cross the street as Of
ten as you wish; or stand on bridge
while scows drift slowly under you. and
the Embankment, with all its lights,
and St Paurs IN the distance sinking
into the smoke and darkness. like the
dissolving views OF lecturer on
travel"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Senator Sherman is credited. IN a spe-
cial from Canton. with having written
TO Governor Bushnell OF Ohio, an
nouncimg his acceptance of the port
folio OF the Department OF state. ana
his intention to resign the senatorship.
II IS also said that I'm the letter he
suggests that Governor Bushnell give
his attention to the appointment Of his
fSherman's) successor. and follows the
suggestion with n number of reasons
why Mark Hanna would be the best man
TO IN his shoes one Of the principal
Of these reasons IS the "inestmable SER
vice" which Mark has rendered in
preparing the way for the passage Of
the new tariff bill. and the need OF his
presence in the Senate to carry 1t for
ward to completion"
In the seme line comes the news
from washington that McKinley's de-
sire as reported from Canton. to have
Hanna in the Senate ITO look after
the tariff bill" causes no surprise
among the knowing ones. AS now
figured out. the Senate when 1t con-
venes in special session, viii stand:
Cold Republicans. 49, Democrats, 81;
Populists. Z: Silver Republicans, .;
Rolter Democrats. g: vacancy from Ken
lucky. l. Total 90. The election OF
Pritchard from North Carolina. Sc
cures a clear Republican majority In
the special session on a count of noses.
But how are the recalcitrant Silver Re
publicans. who hold the balance OF
power. and who threaten to block
tariff legislation, to be dealt wlthY
How are they to be conciliated, or
caioled? There's the rub. These are
the questions that are keeping the sage
of Canton awake O. nights.
Mark Hanna. a Washington special
tells us. is recognized not only by Nc
Kinley. but by other worshippers of the
tariff fetish. as the only man capa-
bic Of solving the problem. Exactly
how he will solve II is not even fore
shadowed; but in high tariff circles
generally. there seems TO be an abiding
confidence in his infinite resource and
subterfuge. For ways that are dark in
politics. Mark has colossal genius As
a promiser, he is a mammoth success
very beacon light Of allurement.
Perhaps, therefore. his plan of action
will be similar to that by which he rem
dered such "inestimable service" to his
party in the last canvass. Perhaps. he
will realize the hopes of the protection
lists who so loyalty pin their faith
to him by giving the silver-Republican
senators an adroit series Of assurances,
such as enabled him TO lure from the
true faith in the recent campaign, some
of the leading free-trade Democratic
papers. We shall see. In the mean
time. the explanations above noted as
coming from Canton and Washington.
regarding the demand for Hanna must
be very lively reading for the free-trade
journals in question.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
1T is A VAST ARMY.
The Ones Who Are Marching Io-
wprd Death and DO Not


The official returns OF the city OF Ne"
York show that more than one third OF
all deaths are from consumption, pheu-
monia, or grip. when we stop to calmly
think over this fact. II seems really awful
And yet every case. without exception
started from small beginnings. a cough
IN the morning; tickling In the throat;
thick phlegmy discharge; chilliness AT
night: difficult breathing; a tishtness
across the chest; these and many more
symptoms indicate the presence of that
terrible disease which. unless checked
means certain death with long painful
suffering.
In view of such serious and cverpresenf
facts. the suggestions and advice OF the
most eminent physicians are of the great
est value.
Or John Gardner, one Of the most
eminent physicians in London. says: sci
ence. common sense. holy Scriptures. ana
all experience testify 20 the Dement'S de-
rived from the use of pure whiskey.
Or. -. II. Parker says: Il have used
and examined Duffy's pure malt WhisNey'
and find it the best | ever tried
These truths should serve as guide
for all who feel the approach OF con-
sumption, no matter by what path 1t may
come. We do not hesitate 10 assert that
any man or woman who will use Duffys
pure malt whiskey according TO dircc-
lions can defy consumption and prolong
life with all its blessings.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
He Explained Things.


wv sIlnIIIsItI bdHVIIEJ
Two or three mornings after the ar
rival of a new butler the mistress Of
the house took the opportunity Of ask
ing the cook how she liked her new fell
iow-servant. The report was an eN-
cellent one. I'm fact. ma am said
the cook. "the servants hall IS quite
a different place now" Not unnaturally
the mistress pressed for further par
ticulars. We'll he talks so cleverly,'
said the cook Last night, for In
stance. he explained things to US for
an hour and q half" Explained
things-what things?" said the mistress,
row really interested. well" was the
reply, "hc was telling MS how We are all
descended from Mir Darwin"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

get the benefit OF the expenditure OF an
enormous sum OF money.
II ia n matter Of interest 10 those who
have given attention 10 the scheme to
know how IL Is that the people Of Manches-
ter can regard the proposed change as an
injury; and why, on the contrary, they
should not be urgent in seeking TO effect
the change In other parts OF the coun-
fry. where conditions nearly similar are
involved, we are told that the cities join
with the railways in bearing the ex-
pense OF raising their tracks and cross
ing the streets by overhead bridges.