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The times., 1899-11-13
HER ASHES TO BE SCATTERED.
4 Husband VIII Garry Out His De-
ceased Nife's Request.

i
ceased Nife's Request.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12-Peter Karl, whose
wife Clara, died at their home. 607 East
Eleventh Street. on October so. VIII 60 to
Bedloe's Island in o few days and, mounting
to the torch of the Statue of Liberty. win
scatter the ashes Of her body to the winds.
In accordance with her request. Mrs. KarIs
body was cr5mated. Her ashes were
placed in a metal cylinder. covered with
black silk. and were lying yesterday in the
shop of 2. Herrlich, an undertaken at 100
Avenue A.
Mrs. Karl suffered for many years from
heart disease. which finally caused her
death Her married son. Henry, who lives
i'm Astoria, objected strongly to his mother s
wish TO have her body cremated. She won
her husbands consent, however
Mrs. Karl requested her family 10 see
that her body be clothed in black, that a
large red bow be placed at her throat and
three roses in her hand. Her body was to b.
placed in a satin-lined caskct when it was
given to the flames. The wid0wer followed
out all these instructions to the letter.
Mr. Karl, who is a boNmaker, lives on
the second floor OF teuement-house in
East Eleventh Street Joseph, an unuar-
ried son. lives with him.
The times., 1899-11-13
FaEeAzE FhEsasTs For PREMIUM STAMPS
KINGS PALACE,
s12-St4 9Th st. s15 Market space.
INSANE FROM FRIGHT.
an Encounter With Burglar Drives
n Woman Crazy.

TAZLETON, Pa, Nov. 12-1lrs. John
WIban. OF Honey Brook, was so badly
frightened by a burglar at her home
Thursday night that she has become "a
rav.ng maniac.
The woman heard a noise at the rear
of he house. and when she Went TO in
v5stigate a man dashed out OF a back
door. His appearance so startled the We
man that she tainted. On reEaiuiUg con-
sciousness she went into Mysteries. and
later it was evident that her miad was
unbalanced by the fright
Since then she has become yi1lsu--y in
sane. and she will be sent to the State
asylum at Danville.
The times., 1899-11-13

who wore smiles instead Of frowns. sweet
words instead of swords. The pastor re-
ferred to the lives OF the Apostles Paul.
James, Peter, and John. and said: Love
is mightier in saving men than force. Be
attitude Is a broader and more liberal form
of life than that laid down at Sinai, and
Christianity is filing the earth with a
glory that will make all men heirs TO i'm
morfaIitE'
The times., 1899-11-13

According to a report from New York
former President and Mrs. Benjamin Har
rison. who are now in that city, may spend
the winter here. Mrs Harrison is now re
covering from the rather severe effects Of
her sea voyage home.
The times., 1899-11-13

MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin \. Bell formerly
OF Stafford county, Va. have invitations
out for the marriage Of their daughter
Catherine and Mr. William Frederick
Ncack. Wednesday evening November D.
al s clock, at st. Marks Lutheran Church
the ceremony to be performed by the pas
tor CT the church. Rev. John C. Bowers
Admission to the church will be by card.
Owing to the Illness OF Mrs. Bell, the re-
ception arranged for viii not take place
untn after the return OF the couple from
their wedding trip
The times., 1899-11-13
Governor Voorhees, in Annapolis.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov 12.-After being
entertained by the superintendent and Off
GERS of the Naval Academy. and after wit
Messing drills of cadets in artillery, Gov
ernor Voorhees,, of New Jersey, and party
attended the cadet hop Saturday night.
Admiral MeNair entertained the visitors
at dinner
The times., 1899-11-13
CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS
Meeting of the Methodist Mission
airy Committee.

The Annual Session to BE Opened at
Foundry VI. Il. Church on Wednes-
Divines and Lnymen to Nttend-Im-
pOrtaut Subjects To BE Discussed.
The times., 1899-11-13

Mrs. J. E. Palmer and her son, MI
Jack Palmer, who spent the greater part
of the summer and autumn in Canada.
returned TO their Washington home ast
week but left yesterday for New York
They will sail for Europe Wedn sday.
The times., 1899-11-13

Mrs. A. P. Clark jr.. viii be at home
informally today She viii have with
her her sister. Mrs. ]. T. Kean, Of Woon-
socket. S D.. and Mrs. J. B. Chamber ain,
Of this city.
The times., 1899-11-13

Representative and Mrs BouteH, OF
Chicago, are at the Arlington.
The times., 1899-11-13
FILIPIN0S MUSr SUBMIT
A Preacher Opinion of Our Course
in the Philippines.

The Rev. DIR. Alexander Kent Be
IievOs That the Great Majority OF
Favor American COntrOI-Anti-E Ex-
PRnsionists Encourage AEUinnI'Io.
The times., 1899-11-13

A notable wedding Of next Wednesday
Will be that of Miss Anna Morgan Smith,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus JAG
queIin Smith, OF lakewood Park. Va. and
Mr.. Eton St Clair Hobbs. a lawyer. Of
New York. The ceremony will be perform
ed in the Church Of the Ascension by Bish-
op Randolph, OF Virginia, a cousin OF the
bride. Miss Augusta Louise Smith will
be her sisters maid Of honor and Frederic
II. Hobbs, brother Of the bridegroom, Will
be best man. After a honeymoon spent in
the South the couple viii so 10 the Wal
dorf- Astoria, New York.
The times., 1899-11-13

IF time proves
a slici1e
It's good Hos
letters StOu
aCh B-JJars has
been On the
market half a
century. That
PRO yes its
worth It Is a
sure cure for
Constipation,
Dyspepsia,
and Liver
and kidney
TtoubIeS
The times., 1899-11-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The first Of the seasons small and early
subscription dances will be given at Rau-
scher's on next Wednesday evening.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
Six Senses.

One of the greatest discoveries of physiology is that we once had six senses. What the lost sense was no one knows, and probably no one will ever know. But that our fOrefathers possessed 1t there Is no doubt, for the remains of that part of the brain in which 1t resided are still to be seen jn any one of us.
 These remains are simply a small and now perfectly useless little mass of brain substance, called the pituitary body" It consists of two tiny little oval lObes joined together, and lying in a little cavity of the skull, strangely named the sella turcica, and situated over and behind the nose.
 It Is quite possible that 1t may have enabled our forefathers to see in the dark before lamps and candles were invented, or 1t may have placed them in communion with ghosts and fairies, or 1t may have been an organ that en- abled them to go home in a bee line when they lost their way in the prime val forests.
 On the other hand, 1t is possible that 1t was a bad substitute for vision or smell or hearing, and died out when the improved sense organ developed.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

tie sisters all wet and tumbled laugh ing in his mothers arms. Dave could hardly wait to touch the dock. but sprang ashore. Father, mother. do you know what he did"
 "Oh, Dave, did you see 1t, too; how can we ever thank him. If 1t had not been for him, if he had not been there just at that moment, Dick says that he and Mary would have been drowned. Oh, can't think of 1t; such a narrow escape. And MT. Thorne lost the race, too. It was too late to go back then"
 AS Dave understood he held out his hand. You've won the cup" he said, swiftly. 'Thorne, I'm mighty glad, old fellow"
 'Not l." laughed Thorne; tits yours, of course"
 So that Is why there are two names on the sloop cup. instead of one, and why 1t stands on the mantel in the club house; it's proudest trophy.-New York Ledger.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
FIGHT WITH. A FISH.
Monster Tuna Landed After a Contest
 Lasting Four Hours.

Monster Tuna Landed After a Contest
 Lasting Four Hours.
 Prof. Charles F. Holder, the natural what he believes to be the largest tuna ever taken with rod and reel. It was early morning, outside of Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, when he got a strike which threw the heavy flying fish bait which he was trolling far up the line. '"Then," says the professor, "the mag nif1cent fish came boiling along the sur face, throwing the foam high in the air, in manner that has given some an glers here the buck fever Fortunate ly hooked the fish, and its first rush took about 400 feet of line screaming and hissing from the reel and had not the heavy brake been soaked the line would have burnt off at once. I sue ceeded in turning the fish, which then came in on me, with the greatest velO- city.
 'I had managed to reel in the slack, and when the fish reached within twen- ty feet of the boat 1t turned and was away again, taking 500 feet of the thread of line. Again I turned 1t, and again 1t came in at me. Turning once more, the fish dashed away, towing the heavy boat a mile out to sea at a rap i'd rate. Finally turned 1t, and, after a superb play on the surface, circling the boat, it.turned and lowed us a mile inshore, so near the rocks that 1 thought we should lose 1t in the kelp.
 Here the fish fought me for nearly three hours, rushing in and out, plung- Ing down into the blue channel, cir cling around, darting away, and then coming at me from unexpected points, showing the most remarkable cunning I have ever observed in many years experience in rod and reel fishing.
 At 9:30, after had played the tuna three hours, turned 1t after one of it's rushes, when 1t gathered its energies and headed for Avalon, making sin gle run of six miles, and at just 10:30 a. m. stopped 1t In front of the Hotel Metropole, where 1t gave wonderful
  launches of several friends who came out to see the finish. The tuna was, so far as I could judge, stronger than ever, yet 1t had lowed the boat against the oars of my boatman at least eight miles.
 "A heavy sea had picked up and threatened the boat. but this was for gotten, and at the supreme moment my boatman slipped the gaff under the fish and 1t was ours (D-nOt yet-the gaff went to pieces and the fish got away 100 feet again. reeled 1t in; this time big gaff was hooked into 1t, and, with a cheer, the monster fish was slid into the boat, almost capsizing 1t.
 'The tuna weighed 1S3 pounds. It's length was six feet two inches, girth four feet, and the catch gives to Cali fOrnia the hardest fighting game fish in the world with rod and reel"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
Wnnan,n LnnRn.

A feminine laugh has to be decora- tive, and so it should be the laugh of gayety rather than of humor. There can hardly be a question as to the sweetest laugh to be heard d'among nations of wO- men-it is surely the Frenchwoman' s. She has the softest warble of all. If doves were not so serious, they might remind us of Parisian women laughing together The Italian laugh is happy enough, but it is not quite so independ- ent of the subject of laughter. It has a jollity all it's own. It is somewhat un- civilized. but needs no eiyilizing. But its principal characteristic is the con- tralto tone proper to the woman who is to the last somewhat of peasant.
 The laughter of English women is too various for any brief description. For English women laugh not according to their race, but according to their caste, as caste has lately been revised and re- distributed. It may be said that in caste also the treble note, the ready, the inn mediate, fits up to it's own place-the top-and is audible theres for all it's slender quality. Collier,s Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
The Mysterious Passenger.

The captain of 8 vessel which was bringing to America in the fall of 1796 mysterious passenger who had come aboard at Hamburg watched the latter so closely that at last the passenger said one day: "Sir, this is not the first occa- sion upon which I have observed the attentive scrutiny you bestow upon me. May I inquire the reasonf''
 ''Sir," responded the candid captain, "you took passage on my ship as a Dane. don't believe your anything of the kind.''
 The passenger smiled. The smile was full of perspicacity and confidence and was followed with, "Pray, tell me, then, what you believe me to be-"
 At this question Captain Ewing fdgeted, hesitated and finally blurted out: "Well, to be honest, think you are gambler. You've we'll nigh ruined yourself at home and are now coming to fleece the fools you'll find on shore. !"
 The young mans smile broadened. The next minute he turned grave again, lowered his voice and replied: Gap tain Ewing, as you have studied me during this voyage so I have studied you. I have come to the conclusion that you are a man to be trusted. l am Louis Philippe, duo d'Orleans, eld- est son of that Louis Philippe d d'Orleans who was slain by the guillotine on the 7th of November, almost three years ago. "-Argonaut.
 School Laws In Switzerland.
 If child in Switzerland does not at tend school on particular day, the parent gets notice from the public au. thority that he is fined so many francs. The second day tie fine is increased, and by the third day the amount be- comes serious one. In case of sickness the pupil is excused, but if there be any suspicion of shamming doctor is sent. If the suspicion proves to be we'll found ed, the parent is required to pay the cost of the doctors visit
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
The Dog Began the Troub,e.

Ole Hanson had trouble with a beli- cose dog belonging to his neighbor-a Russian by the name of Havva Drenko- vitskey. The Swede shot the dog as soon as he discovered that he was not friendly to him. and the sequel found him in justices court.
 When Ole was propounded interroga- tories by the attorney for the prosecu- ton, be evidenced sense of justice in framing replies that is rarely witness ed. What sort of gun did you have, MT. Hanson" inquired the attorney. "Es var two-hole shotgun" Don't you think you could have scared him away" Aye might ef aye had not bane scare so lak deckens maesal." Why didn't you take the other end of the gun and scare him awayr "Val, master lawyer, " dedn' de dog com for mae oder end first ef hae want to hay mae do det way vid him Vid de gunY
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
ATHE 2 Sl00P= cUP.MN

the lee rail sank under water and the white sails, swelling like a swans breast, strained in vain to keep ahead of the black-hulled boat that was using all the wind its sails could find.
 Joe looked at the long ripple of water swirling continuously over the rail and shook his head. 'It's not our fault, Da- vie, we can't run against the weather, old fellow" he said, gently. knowing his captains thoughts.
 They were all silent as the bigger boat tore along beside them. the sea snoring heavily under her prov like the deep laugh of sea creature. It would boys felt that more depended on 1t than they had thought-whoever won the cup won something else with 1t. And somehow Dave couldn't help feeling that Thorne would do anything rather than be defeated. "Just see If he doesn't do something queer before this is over," he thought as they swept on over the rolling, windy sea. "Just wait, though, until I get around that first buoy with the wind behind me. I've a chance yet, and it's changing to the east all ready"
 Poor Dave, not great chance. Even after. they had started on that long sec Ond leg, where he had trusted to do so much, luck was against him. The northeast wind was as fierce as ever, and still the "Conqueror" gained. Dave would not look at her. He stared fierce ly at the great curving sails above him, swollen and stiff with wind, the mast creaking and straining as the little yes sel staggered bravely on under her heavy load. Dave's nails were white with the grip of his hands on the wheel.
 And the "COnqueror's" tiller never wavered In ThOrne's hard grasp. His eye on the Huff of the sail, his breath coming short and hard, every thought
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
It Looked Bad.

A certain young lady against whom appearances certainly looked dark once had an amusing experience of unjust judgment. She went out on stormy day and was unfortunate enough to have her umbrella turned inside out Her two sisters were equally unlucky, and on the following day t 3 young lady volunteered to take the three um- bellas to be repaired.
 Promising to call for them before she returned home in the afternoon, she went about her business, part of which was to do some shopping in @ large city establishment. On rising to leave the shop she mechanically put out her hand to take possession of an umbrella that was close by. It looked like her own, and for the moment she had forgotten the accident. She was soon brought to her senses.
 "That is my umbrella, said sharp voice at her side, and hand was laid on her arm to detain her.
 Apologizing for her thoughtlessness, she left the shop, did the rest of her business and called for her umbrellas. In the street car she met an indignant pair of eyes. Where had she seen them before? They scanned first her face and then the burden she carried. "Three of them I' muttered the owner of the eyes, and it was evident that she referred to the umbrellas. "Threel She's din no bad the day."
 AS she spoke she grasped her own umbrella tightly and moved farther away from the dangerous young lady. The color came into the cheeks of the latter. The speaker was her friend of the morning. and she evidently believed that the umbrellas had been stolen.- Youths Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

The heir to the throne of Belgium, recently travelling through our West ern States in private car, said to his host: Last year I was the guest of the Czar. When I took my walk 1t was between two lines of soldiers, who, feared, might shoot me by mistake. It was not so pleasant as this, and the eating was not so good" Having thus disposed of the greatest of democra- cles and the greatest of absolute mon archies, he made a second comparison: "When you come to my country you will send me your card? What can I do? You can see all my country in a day"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
Impuritie. About the Bome.

The careless dinposal of the slops and debris about the home is one of the most ruinous practices in vogue by the farmer and his family. Impurities about the home bring disease by filling the air with microbes or disease germs. All impurities should be emptied in 6 keg or a barrel that doesn't leak, and wheeled away and poured on the grass, and not in the same place twice. The barrel or keg should be cleansed week ly with carbolic acid and lime. Clean Illness is next to Godliness. It is next to healthfulneSs, too. The premises about the house cannot be kept too clean and free of slops, etc. Vermin breed diseases very rapidly and with awtul effect. Keep the home and all the sppurtenances thereof clean and pure. and keep clean yourself.-Prac-: tical Farmer.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14
A SILLY TRAGEDY.
The Duel Between Tom Porter and
 Sir Henry BeIIasis.


 Some of the Royalists who were forced to endure the English common wealth seemed to console themselves for the dullness of life under Puritan government by fighting as many duels as they could compass, so that ignoble squabbles and foolish plots make up the history of their days.
 Tom Porter was of a family which !ad zealously served the king. Under tle new government his occupation was gone, and he descended to a triviality of life which finally involved him in most pathetic event. This was duel which he fought with his friend, Sir Henry Bellasis, and which, says Pepys in his "Diary," /" is worth remembering for ''the stiffness of the quarrel F kind of emblem of the general complex ion of the whole kingdom.
 But silly as the quarrel undoubtedly was it carried in it an element of heart break.
 The two young men involved were intimate friends and companions, but one day, "being merry in company, Tom Porter said he should like to see the man in England who would dare give him blow. With that Sir Henry Bellasis struck him a box on the ear. The inevitable duel followed, wherein each was wounded. Sir Henry proved to be seriously hurt, so he called Porter, kissed him and bade him fly.
 "For," said he, ''TGm, thou hast hurt me. But I will make shift to stand upon my legs till thou mayst withdraw, for would not have thee-troubled for what thou hast dOne." @-
 Porter protited by his friends gener- osity and escaped to France. Sir Henry died few days later, and Pepys con- cludes, ''It is pretty to see how the world do talk of them as 8 couple of fools that killed one another out of louo Sb
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

It cannot be long before there will be established in the United States schools for such specialized studies as will it young men for commercial em- ployment In foreign countries. The ex- banding field of American foreign trade will create a steadily increasing de- mand for trained men to represent our manufacturers abroad and will offer splendid opportunities for this class of men. Germany has found the plan of specialized commercial education of great value. It has played a very i'm portant part in the extension of her trade. Unquestionably the United States would find 1t equally valuable.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

bends are necessary and in descending the trains swing around curves in a hair raising manner. The sharpest curve is at Agony Point" where the train almost describes a circle in it's own length. One of the most striking features of journey up the Darjeel- ing 7Himalayan Railway Is the sharp transition from the burning heat of the plains to the cold air and the SHOWS of this great height.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

The latest report of the United States Commissioner of Education, Dr. W. T. Harris, brings down the statistics to June 30, 1897. At that date there were enrolled in public institutions, or schools and colleges of all grades SUD- ported by taxation, 14,742,077 pupils; in private and parochlal institutions l. 513,016 more; a grand total of 16, ,255.- 093. There was a slight falling of In the patronage of private schools, prob ably caused by the "hard times" Since 1870 the enrolment in public schools has nearly doubled; there has been in- creasing Hberality of expenditure along all lines, with a steadily advancing standard of instruction, administration
 ~'zation of discipline. Of
 'pr the training Of
 support 165, and
 ad by tuition
 ean three
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-14

4 good illustration of the necessity of a public sentiment thoroughly aroused in favor of the enforcement of judicious laws is seen in the annual occurrence of destructive forestdres in the timbered regions of the North west. Stringent fire laws have been enacted, and there are live State for estry organizations. but forest fires as devastating as ever occur whenever droughts prepare the material. For destructlyeness the fires of the past summer rank with the notable ones of former years.