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special climate, Our standard Of sensible
temperatures must be modified 10 suit each
OF these different natures. 1 f
II Is generally supposed that the blacks
enjoy hot climates. but the white race cold
climates; but so lar as my observation goes
II Is eiSy to find here tho weather 80 hot that
IN, blacks do not enjoy It, or 80 cold that the
whites do not enjoy II. II Is probable there
y only. narrow range Of tsmperaturs. mo .'..
enjoyable to each race. M
II Without specifying amy particular formula
" which to combine 0sm9spnSraic nrsssu nn
figure that shalt represent the so-called sem
sillc Temperature. would prefer requesting
make 4 note Of the fact whenever you Zee!
Ike SAYING: well. this weather Is perfece- "
have personally made q number 81 records
az thls Kind In simmer md winter. HAVING
( notca that my gsUcfn sonsetion Is that Of .
deiHa,iIi atmospheric influence. have tnsn
oxainined the Temperatures. pressure and .ns
wind at tho spot where happened to 10 IN
order 10 nseertain II rosshlc which wac the
iniuftAnt METEOROLOGICAL clt ment In bring
luz shout this pleasant condition, ,..,.
MI such results can be charted In lWtie
d.gnfAin. on the left hand aide Is n vertical
eeaic OF relative hnmiditics from zero up TO
u hundred. at hottcm Ia q horizontal scale OF
dir temperatures from $,ulnua ten on the left
nn. 10 . hunired gu tho right.
~ tho proper point ON this diagram enter
Z to Indicate the fact that on one occasion !
waAyefy cOlniortahlc Whenn 5-mlle wind was
Blowing aud tho temperature WAS 50 degrees
anc the relative humidity 20 degrees. AT an
perfectly comfortable III 5smile wind
with !. temperature OF 40 degrees and relative
h,tinluity 60 degrees. int temperature OF q
dteieeD and q humidity of 50 degrees with O
S-miiN wind eeemed very raw.
J joln the inst tNe points On my diagram
Wilt a straight line ! might prolong II go
that IL wcNld pAes through tile third point
but while the first poipl OF the iine repre-.
stnted comfort the latter part OF the line rep
res ontcd discomfort. ~
II NOW / curve tho line TO the right os the
hunioitcs Increase, find that with ten,
ptIslure OF 90 uesrees and . humidity OF u
oeetets and II 5-nlie wind am also com,
toitSDe. Ii pioioug the line turtaee y
leNI les the point wheie teAtptrature - y
dchi - AID tbe humidity neatly loo degrees
but here | am again Uncomfortable, WITH !
itvllar .! sunocAdoa.
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ntrics. 10 the
.e systems We
,Tsfy tho expert
iote holder BY
Droosit holder in
ssuc. Canada,
,anks OF issue,
Tered National
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difference under
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les demonstrates
he country. All
cie great weighJ
Issue must fan
Divide that when
insolvent bank
the general re-.
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cts OF the banh
iders ia full be-
)csitors. but he
L pro rata share
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, ors in the same
1 banks for the
/. then, be linz
cent per annun
or IN any other
lade sufficiently
.icit. whatever II
owing TO causes
he tax upon thi
rye as 10 render
rprofitab!e and
VT would BE- .
Inference In thu,
o: our banking
more centralized
1t would be n
~under the pro-
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III the 1epCSN.
losses.
crtiipnstratiD:i OF
1T that. Under
sent organized.
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% secured only
a, upon deposit
fled upon any
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Rhang0 by
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1oUsIoN DAILY Posn MONDAY MORNING. DECENfEE . Isys
FORECASTS BY FOSTER.


the continent November 0 ES
The Roleo
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snNslnLE- TEMpEnAruRE.

IVY Pfui. Abbc OF the Weather Rertew.l
An extended effort was made In Washing
ton,in iS7s-S by Mr. ]. W Osborne to secure
a corps OF observers who should record Sow
cral times daily their Individual, sensations
From thtse records he anticipated that it
would DC possible 10 establish scale Of terms
CLOSELY corresponding TO the scale OF thcr-
nomctio degrees. by means OF which all on
servers would Bio able to record their sensible
temperatures
nut ciiterent individuals differed 80 en-
uroly Ii their sensations on the same day
that nothing satisfactory tould he made out
OF a years rcconls by twenty or thirty Uh-
| scrvers. 1t Is a matter Of every day expc-
| riencc that even enc nad the same observer
| is affected diiferehtly ny tho weatiAr under
| different circumstances, for instance. before
! aud after eating or drinking. when clothed
warmly q thlnly; before and after BATH aud
| R1tcntly several complaints have been made
\ ~ the ually napufs to thc effect that weStn r
| enisan predictions Of warmer OF enldsr
| the str,cts Of New York because the weather
bureau thermometers were high above The
ground on tall buildings and il change Of !
/ or degrees MT those elevations might mean
5 or 10 degrees In tho street below.
| Ncw, tho fact is. that an Observer or 80
pcCinlty working man. may suffer ,rOia
PRECIPITATION, and, perhaps. suAstrulse In tue
| streets, whereas, II he werc on top OF q hign
buiid!ng he would think 1t delightful weather
| Tie occupation In which iuan rs engaged
| IL opc OF the most influential actors in deter
| mining his sensations Ne 90 temperature,
! 1t must be evident that 1t We arc to attach
any definite conception to the i0ea Of scA'
| etls temperature. we must iguoro all tao
| variations aud Irregularities introduced by
clothing, by sickneas, aud by occupation or
work, that ia 20 say, the one who observes
aue the critic for whom wo make predictions
must he tn normal health, perfectly quiet and
passive and clothed III the hshtost possible
manner.
| ia, even this Is not sufficient, There is
| almost an infinite variety OF FORMAL pnyA-
ogsian 10 tho dark shluned daiRy Nnd the
| block skinned negro. each adapted to some
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ital of tho sixty-elEht banks which llluidatel
amounted 10 Si4lH3,OQN and tbs circulation
10 SglS4. u.s.. The combined capitW u, tho
seven msoiyen banks was Sl.2lV0OJ.
The ooH.p,rIl.ef 10 required by lass 90 pub
llsh In HE annual report eta istioA rtaiyc
to banks chartered ANA operated under state
authority.
lIu states that
The returns from institutions OF this char
actor to the number OF 5iiS lave ba2n re-
CuiVcd and. la adaitioa, ssatemcits iron 1bs
private banks ana bohlters. Tho aRS cHat
resources OF these Institutions amount 90 ~
GSi,agS35g; lonnp and discounts 81, 4SD,SIi.300,
capital etoci 1870 o7S ass, and deposits, sS,69i-
AK. 2g6.
ma shown by roportg on July II, 1898 Snd otAor
bani>s at date Of iato.l returns. amount u
81 Az s66 6GS, an increase since 1897 Of Ss9i
p9S GAS
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confederate War "Reminiscences.
,r,r ,ha yrd4tnr of The Post.


Ho,astos Texas, November 2s.--t 10
amusing 10 an old Confederate soldier 70
read OF the hardships and depriyat!ons 70
which the amateur warrior OF The present
day is subjected. Had they merely por-
ton OF the trials. long. fatigulng marcnes.
scarcity of food experienced by the oid
Copfederates. then some real sympathy
nigh. no out toward them.
AZ my handsome friend. George Branard'
expresses ii. we're we 10 listen to their
racket. they were the most cruelty treated
soldiers that ever shonldered gan.
why" remarked George TO party OF
us the other day. ~ one Of them gets pit-
ten by mosquito the papers are tesmine
with his heroic fight with that insect.
Roosevelt" he went on to say Jumped
into the gubernatoriai chair Of New fork
becaurA the horse he rode was rough
rider. They even lifted up howl because
they didn't have sugar IN their oones ana
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PREVENT TRAFFIC CONGESTION. IN AND OFT
|uston Is the Distributing Center for Millions Of
BaIes of Cotton Millions on Millions OF Feet Of
Lumber, and the Granaries OF the West

rne great crop year of 1se4-9s AMI
greater than any other year In our his
tory. There is on hand December !.
1873, 1883 bales. 10000 more ,haa
any year at that date.
Is there hlotkade1 The rail-
roads have unloaded with four
Houston cotton presses and are
now storing same at a large ex-
penSe, over $4,000 bales. Forty
five thousand nine hundred and
twenty-three more bales were
shipped over Buffalo bayou in
the last 100 days than for the
same time of last year.
What we desire most to make
entirely clear is this: Whether
the congestion or partial blockade
is a serious one now or not, it is
surely coming. This was ex-
pressed by United States Senator
Lucien Baker when he said, "The
Northwest has only Just com.
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l0C. yard for E2Oulard Silks
Palais Royal, A:Lisner, G &11th

civic procession, in which Were the Vigil
lant Washington Hose and Howa I'd COM
pany of Baltimore, ard the Anacostia CO.
lumbia, Fra nklin. Perseverance and North
ern Liberties companies of this city. Presi-
dent Polk and his administrations Buch-
anan (after PresidenO. Walker, Marcy and
j. G.. Mason, Postmaster General Wicliffs
and John Nelson, Judges of the Supreme
Court and state courts, Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows, the Senate and House the
order of Red Men and delegations from the
states, those from Florida and Texas, the
most recent additions TO the Union, attract
ing much attention. Then came the tenn
perance societies, delegates of Indians
the corporate authorities of Alexandria
Georgetown and Washington, the Wash
inSton Beneficial Society, carriages with G.
w. P Gusts, representing the soldiers of
the revolution; Mrs. Hamilton, Robert C.
Winthrop, the orator of the cay: the Monu-
n.ent Society, and last, the Masonic fra
ternity.
1T is unnecessary to describ. the scenes
on the grounds. A covered stand had been
erected for those taking part in the cere-
monies and invited guests, and stands for
the public, to which admission was gained
by paying 25 cents per head. After the ad-
dress by Mr.. Winthrop the stone was laid
by Col. B. B. French, as grand master of
the Masons. and the exercises closed by
the fring OF a national salute by the Eagle
Artillerists OF Baltimore. At night the
President held a levee. and a fine display
of fireworks closed the anniversary for
1873.
Later Occasions.
THE following year there was no gen.
eral observance, but in 1850 a celebration
took place at the monument, which Presi-
dent Taylor afforded, where he was so
affected by the heat that his death result
ed. There was time when all Washing
ton expected we would have o bloody
Fourth That was in the fifties during the
know-nothing days. This party formed in
front of the city hall with a military COM
pany at the head of the line, and. march
ing to Kalorama, spent the day a-picknick-
ing As is well known, their principles
We're antagonistic to the Catholic Church
and the foreign element, and there were
fears of a clash during the day, but, fortu-
nately, 1t passed without much disorder"
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DOCTORS KEPT BUSY.
No Fatalities, but Many Serious In
iurie4 to Dress.

No Fatalities, but Many Serious In
juries to Dress.
The doctors at the Emergency Hospital
were kept busy today. While there were
no fatalities recorded at the hospital, there
were a number of severe burns from fire
works, one ease Of sunstroks and an acct
dent at the bathing beach.
c. L. Davis of Company K. Sd New York
Volunteer Infantry, residing at Hornells-
Vile, N. Y, fell while swinging from the
rings at the bathing beach and struck on
his abdomen. The extent Of his injuries
has not been determined.
The explosion of a toy cannon severely
burned William Saunders. aged eighteen,
about the face and hands. After having
his burns dressed he was removed to his
home 2522 Mesmore avenue.
Fred Swagger, a collered boy aged elev-
en-. living at 20S Az street southwest was
burned about the hands this morning and
was attended to at the hospital.
Henry Yerkes was burned about the fore
head by powder and removed to his home
lib Rhode Island avenue northwest
Henry Lee. white boy aged seventeen.
residing at 945 9th street southeast was
badly burned about the face as the result
OF premature discharge of a toy can
non. He was not seriously injured.
has Burns solored boy aged TWEEN
with can of powder In the neighborhood
Of his home, 1841 d street northwest, 1t sud-
denly exploded. His eyes we're fortunately
saved, although his face was badly burned.
Robert Mckenny, colored boy, nineteen
years old. also had a narrow escape. His
face was badly burned by powder
Yincant Gull, white boy. aged seven-
teen. residing at IA 4th street northwest.
was badly burned, about the face by the
premature discharge Of cannon
HARVEST Linger. aged four years, son OF
Mr.. +. A Lingsr, No. $50 North Carolina
avenue southeast. was severely burned
while lighting fire crackers about noon to-
day. He was not taken to the hospital
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Later Occasions.



Serge Balaguine, Russian explorer OF
Brazil, states that a few degrees below
the equator he discovered a forest of flow
ers that prevented him from approaching
them. With every Difference to NJ. .Bala-
guine, that forest seems to have been dis
covered before. Two years ago there APP
peared In San Francisco paper an ac-
count provided by a bulb hunter returning
from the same region, who declared that
after noticing in q forest an odor, vague
and sweet at first, but which increased AZ
he advanced, ultimately he reached a clear
ing. and there. straight ahead, was Will
derness of orchids. Trees were loaded with
them, underbrush was covered with them.
they trailed on the ground, mounted in
reckoning contortions. dangled from
branches fell in sheets and elongated and
expanded as far as the eye could reach. A
breeze passed and they swayed with II,
moving with a life of their own, dancing in
the glare of the equatorial sun. and as they
danced exhaling an odor that protected
them more eheerly than a wall. In vain
did that hunter endeavor to approach.
There was veil OF perfumed chloroform
which. try as he might. he could not pass.
1t held him back more ~effectually than
bayonets, and It was torture for him to
see those flowers and to feel that before
he could reach them he must die, suffo-
Gated by the very splendors Of which he
was In search. poisoned by floral jewels
such as no one perhaps had seen before.
At the time the plats was known as the
village OF demon flowers.
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SEEKERS AFTER PLEasrRE
thousands Leave the City for Coo,.-
Retreats

several thousand people men. women
ana children. left the city today to snand
the Fourth down the river, at the sea-
snore ana at mountain resorts Some Of
Them started Saturday afternoon. others
went yesterday and still others waited until
lhis morning. Those who were unable IN
take TIE early trains and boats, started out
this afternoon. although the threatening
weather had the effect of keeping some
people home
Marshall Hall. River View and Mount
Vernon got their full share of the pleasure
seekers. Hundreds enjoyed the chute at
River View for the reason that I'm addition
To the natural enjoyment it was a good
way to get rid of the hot weather without
any exertion. The green lawns of Marshall
Hall were spread with picnic dinners, and
the cool breeZes were greatly enjoyed
Colonial Beach ard Chapel Point resorts
entertained many guests. who sought salt
water breezes, while the Bay Ridge trains
carried from the city several hundred per-
sons who were tent on spending the day
where they could go bathing, boating and
crabbingp
The ladies of Waugh Chapel gave a picnic
at Great Falls, and those who availed
themselves of the opportunity enjoyed the
picturesque scenery of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal While the long-distance excur-
sions We're Well patronized, many people
unable TO get away earlier In the day wait-
ed to enjoy the rides on the electric cars to
nearby resorts. The steamer Newport
News made daylight run with a merry
party to Norfolk and Old Point, giving
those on board an opportunity to see the
Potomac by daylight. The local trains on
both railroads have carried hundreds of
passengers to points in the country today.
While most of the excursionlsts will return
home tonight, there are many who will re-
main away until tomorrow morning.
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In the mountains near the coast the In
dians OF Mexico ride bulls instead Of mules
or horses, for the reason that bulls can be
bought for 81 or SIC. while the usual beasts
OF burden bring $50 or more 1t is not an
unusual sight to see a mother with all her
family of children peacefully travelling
through the forest paths securely seated
Upon the broad back of single bull. In
the place OF the customary ring, a leather
thong is fastened In the bulls nose. and
with single rein passed through this the
rider dexterously guides the formidable
beast.
Force a toad's mouth open and hold IT in
that position and IL will suffocate. This is
because he has no ribs, and no way of d.
lating the chest; therefore he must literally
swallow air as though ii were food. For
chilly keeping the creatures mouth open
causes the air to pass into the stomach in
stead of the lung. Another oddly is its
tongue, which Is hung In the mouth just
the reverse of the human tongue, being at
tached at the front of the jaw. the loosf
end hanging back and down the throat
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into requisition. and for ten minutes the
din kept up. Then, through the wee sma'
hours, there were sporadic spurts of noise
until daybreak brought the steady explo-
sions again Tonight the fireworks display
promises TO be unusually fine, and those
who desire 20 witness it as a whole effect
United States Capitol building. At Glen
Echo Burnside Pest, G. A. R., will give a
display. and many fT!vate citizens have
PREPARED for unusual exhibitions.
While the National Guard did not parade
today. platoon of Light Battery A, under
command of Lieut.. C. g. Upper, proceed
ed to the White Lot at 10 o'clock this
morning with two Hotchkiss guns and
fired a natioral salute of forty-fve guns in
honor of President Mckinley.
Great crowds went down to the various
river resorts. and there was an exodus to
the seashore and mountains.
The Patriotic Societies.
The Society of the Sons Of the Revoiu-
tiou and the Sons of tho American Revo-
luton. following their annual custom, held
patriotic exercises at the base of the Wash
hgton monument at 1880 o'clock this
morning
The parade started from the corner of
Madison place and II street. and the pa
trfotism of the members was tested by the
severe heat. goodly number, however
participated, and to the strains of the Bat
tie Hymn OF the Republic and under the
Light Infantry, under LIEUT.. E. W. Zea
headed by the full Marine Band, started
FOR the monument promptly at 10 o'clock
Rev DIR. McKim and Prof. r. NJ. Gallaudet
the officer of the day, led the procession
Marshal A. X Paris was In the van with
a monster silk flag. Passing the Lafayette
statue the cobors were trooped and every
head was barred. The procession turned
into Pennsylvania avenue and down 18th
street. AS 1t entered the monument
grounds the band played Maryland Ny
Maryland" and the crowd cheered The
procession headed directly for the monu-
ment, where the stand had been erected
and here~the ceremonies of the day COM
meneed-
At Monument Grounds.
1t was shortly before 1870 o'clock when
the procession, headed by the United States
Marine Band, marched up the plaza at the
Washington monument. Leader Santel-
mann was in charge and the musicians
were rendering his latest composition,
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..rhe Admiral Dewey MARCH. A ,oln

THE Admiral Dewey March, A joint
salute of the societies of thirteen guns and
national salute were fired, while the band
played The Star Spangled Banner"
DR.. E. NJ Galiaudet acted as presiding
officer of the celebration ceremonies. A
large stand had beeen erected to the west
of the tall shaft that stands for the memo
~ of him who made possible the celebra-
ton by a mighty nation of the anniversary
of the day of their freedom. The stand
was draped in American flags. Seats were
arranged In the shadow of the great monu-
ment thus protecting the large assemblage
from the extreme heat of the midday sun.
The exercises of the orning began with
patriotic invocation by Rev. Randolph H.
Mckim. He prayed that the President and
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A GLORIOUS FOURTH
The Celebration of the Natal Day
of Freedom.
ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS EVERYWHERE
The War Spirit Permeates the
Loyal American Breast.
FEATURES AND INCIDENTS

Wherever American heart throbbed
today it pulsed with a patriotism that
knew no limits. and 1t is unquestionabiy
true that Independence day, the natal day
of freedom. was never before celebrated
with so much earnestness. SO much real
meaning or so much intense enthusiasm.
Thirty-five years ago today in one part of
the country it was observed with nearly
he same exuberance. because the doubts
and perplexities that were lowering over
he smoke of that awful hell at Gettys-
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burg had taken wings and given place to
single American eagle. that lowered in the
sunburst of victory, which came and gilt
tered where the deep pail had been. To-
day whole country, reunited and resur-
rected with one heart, one soul, pur-
pose. one flag and one God. sees the same
eagle poised on triumphant wing over the
city and harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and
resolves anew that the old flag and the old
nation are forever one and indivisible.
il anything had been needed to increase
the patriotic fervor OF the populace 1t was
provided in The Evening Stars extra, which
was hurried out to oil parts of the city
shortly after 1 o'clock. Cervera's fleet de-
stroyed! No more doubt about it'll Samp-
sons Fourth of July present to his coun-
trymenn! Cervera captured!!i! And only
one brave American killed, Oh, it was glor-
icUs, glorious, glorious, And everybody who
had already celebrated the day in mourn
ing wanted to celebrate it over again. They
were right. too, because there never were
twenty-four hours in all time long enough
TO properly celebrate this Fourth of July in.
Different Sentiment.
And there was another characteristic
about the day which brought out this all
the stronger. In former years the small
boys-and. for that matter. the big boys,
who had little boys of their own-cele
brated the glorious Fourth in what might
be called perfunctory manner. They fired
crackers during the day and sent up pyro-
technics al night simply because 1t was the
custom. and there was lots of fun in it.
Today every small boy who lit a cracker or
toy cannon or any other old thing wished
deVoutly that it was a siX-inch gun pointed
directly at a regiment of Spaniards and
tonight every man who touches off a sky
rocket or swishes around a Roman candle
will wish he was sending bombs into
Santiago OF Cadiz or some other Spanish
place and demolishing dons by the Dozen
EIoquence Was Earnest
The war spirit, too. save greater inten-
s:ty TO the eloquence of the orators who
made addresses at Iicus places and the
news Of the fat that Sampson had sent
Cervera. like McGinty. TO the bottom of
the Sea made even the street car con-
ductors forensic betW cen punches and met
amorphOsed the calamity howlers into YER
liable opti1ists- Ii was q great day and
II s going to be a great night. At midnight
there was a regular bombardment in all
sections of the city Everything that could
hold powder seemed to have been brought