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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
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bound for nv life 10 an invalid chairl
over her face came look o. despair.
20 Cod" she exclaimed is there nothing less
Must ] burden NY friends with my heipiesshess'
Give me patience 70 bear II with fortitude,
And allow mo cen here 20 DO some good go
tn cOnqucr myself. bid ny proud heart pe SUM-
Tho hard Will yield 10 thy sovereign VIII.
God answered the prayer o. her stricken heart,
And summoned his servants 10 90 thelr part
First Patience came, and with SOFT hanus pressed
From her face tho traces Of dark unrest.
Pain chisoIed ncr features. Grief blancned her ha
Love entered her heart and claimed pace there'
Zen Mirth the sly elf. came her iar race 10
And the invallds chair was a beautiful place.
Soon the invalld's chair Mecca became
Where the heartsick and weary for sympathy
To her side went the maiden and poured in her
cars
The tale Of her hopes her sorrows and fears;
Young Manhood revealed his ambitions 10 her,
Feeling sure that his story ner warm heart Woulo
And the fodder beginning TO climb up Mes stair
Claimed q kiss from the one IN tho invalids chair
And now though she suffers her heart IS at rest.
And she sings 70 herself, The dear Lord knew
best" go 49,
4 ne that by sorrow IS full and complete.
And tho GOOD she has done Is almost unknown
Twill all be revealed at God judgment throne
yes wen know. when lie opens our records up
OF the souls that were blessed by the invalids
-(Arthurs Home Magazine
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Sent by q Southern member"

The following poem has been selected Tor th'
column by Miss Minnie Duryea. Huntsville Ala
with me hope that It may carry comfort to shut
in members.
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WIEN A TEILER's II TROUBLE

When q fcllcr's In trouble. tel you.
An lire alnt got nothn 10 BRING.
its c0mfort hen hnd
IL hen make w. HIS mind
Jest FOR 90 whistle. sing,
vi. etiU that's n mono whar rs trouble 70 cling
Kaze some folks can't whistle an others can't
singj
When be shakes an he shlvers ~ winter
Let him mink o. tho roses ~ spring
When m. blizzard Is heard
Let him chlrp Ike "a bird
4 bird that kin whistle an sing
vi. e.iu 10 that none 81 e trouble 70 cling,
Kaze some folks can't whistle an some folks can't
ATLANTA Constitution.
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4 -A-A-CAREFuL HOUsEKEEPERs A chef
y. WILL tell IL ~" 10 cooA onions csg!ihower cab
b1se and soups without any 0tor whatever Send sd-
dress H. X. Box IL i2i2 Broadway ard the
will be you Tor 81.
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l. EINGERhII. Ladies 1allr-Suits from $40 upI
a Bicycle Suits riding Habits Street Costumes.
Established % years p " 21th So near y way.
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MISS PHILLIPS. Capillurgist,

has resumed practice 40 22i lpar5r stufo) Fan
Scalp Disease Badness No instantaneous business
y Book 0 cts. Acker Neral 4 Condit sole 1
agents Ms Phil ps perfect remedies for falling hA,S
an uaiducss Lessons gwen
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MnthiIHe's, Mani Dress IrTnTngf- FIcsflngs and
Pnklng Tuckng Corc!ng Stirring stitching y all kinds:
butonholes made. buttons covered feathers and boas
cleaned dyed curod velvet m-rcred and crushed.
lith-sf.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
THE OLD VIOLIN FAD.
How People Are Deluded With
Base limitations.

1t is safer to tell a vigorous and fond
mother that her darling is partially
cross-eyed and not bit bright than
to inform the man who thinks he has
discovered a rare old violin that his
treasure is cheap German imitation
and comparatively worthless. Hun
dreds of amusing experiences have
taught the men who are regarded as
authorities on the subject of old vio-
Inns to dread the appearance of the
man who comes to get professional
confirmation of the high opinion he has
already formed of the fine old fiddle"
that has sbeen in the family more than
a hundred years"
Freeman, the well-known violin expert,
has no idea Of the number of persons
who are thoroughly imbued with the
notion that they possess old violins
that are almost priceless. Some years
ago a Minneapolis paper published a
statement that the house with which I
have long been connected had made a
standing offer of $1,000 for a sStrad' of
1926. It stated that only three instru-
ments made by the great master in
that year were known to exist; that
one of these had been in the possession
of the Arm; that the other had been
destroyed by fire. and that the third
was believed to be in this country That
unwarranted article appeared about
six years ago. Up to date we have re-
ceived nearly loo letters brought out
by that paragraph. and. they are still
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Of the place seemed to fill the Hibernian
heart with joy. He scarcely touched
the floor as he went out of the Office.
Another time young lawyer brought
his violin for repairs, and apparently
had no knowledge of its value. 1t was
a genuine Jacob Stainer, and when /
so informed him his delight WIS in
pleasant contrast To- the disappoint-
ment of those who believe they have
priceless Stradivaris and Amatis and
have their decisions dispelled
Perhaps the most obnoxious men
person in this business has to deal with
are the inventors of violin improve
ments I've got the greatest invention
of the age, announced a countryman,
drawing a spoon from his pocket and
taking seat at my desk. Then he
proceeded to explain that by inserting
this under the tailpiece of violin the
fiddle could be made to initiate any
ordinary orchestral instrument. 1t fast
ened with a screw and the raising and
lowering of the attachment altered the
tone of the violin in the most distress
ing variations. He offered to sell his
invention for a very large sum, but
when refused to invest and advised
~~~~~~
he became suspicious and exacted
promise from me that would not take
advantage of what l had SEEN
About three months later he again
came into the office and asked me to
buy few of his attachments. Before
he left he told me he had mortgaged
his farm to get the money he had spent
in travelling to Washington and feed
two !, TT i
a child as he told me how he dreaded
to go back to his family and neighbors,
who expected him to return with
greater wealth than any one else in
the county had, and face them with
out cent and hopeless mortgage on
the farm. The fact that he was an old
soldier made his case more pitisble."
The following letter is fair sample
of hundreds received by well known au-
thorities on old violins:
Dear Sir: I have in my possession
an Antinius Amati violin, made by that
celebrated maker in the seventeenth
century It is in a good state of pres
ervation, having had it repaired by an
expert. The violin weighs eight ounces.
it is probably the Oldest and lightest
violin in existence. Its scroll is the
most delicate piece of workmanship
ever manipulated by the hand of man;
the whole model is a masterpiece of art,
nothing could surpass it in either work.
manship orr in brilliancy of tone. If you
hear of any young lady or gent who
wishes such an instrument / would be
glad to correspond with them. A friend
pronounces it extraordinary great and
an expert says I would like to get it
for a relic"
Many of the instruments offered by
correspondents of this kind are worth
less, but occasionally gem is found
among them. Many excellent old fid-
dies are owned in the South, having
been brought from France and other
countries at an early date.-Chicago
Evening PostN
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can representative Of the Filipinos. He
is credited by his fellow members of the
Junta with being hi Baltimore, making
a social call, accompanied by Captain
Morti Burgos. an officer in the Filipino
army. DR.. Luna and other members of
the Junta insist that he will return to-
night or tomorrow morning. They
laughed at a report which had spread
during the day that he had run away.
On the other hand, it is known that
the Secret Service officials have Agon-
clio under surveillance wherever he
may be. A story which seems to come
from a quarter that should be credited
states that Agoncillo left at 1850
O'Clock last night for New York.
The other members of the Junta,
Sixto Lopez, the Secretary; Juan Luna
and Jose Losada, are in the city. They
evinced great interest in the news of
the fighting around Manila, and claimed
that the reports from there showed
that the outbreak was precfpitated by
the Americans
GONE TO CANADA.
NEW YORK, Feb. ga dispatch to
the Herald" from Albany, N. Y, says
Agoncillo, representative Of the Filipino
Junta in this country, passed through
that city tonight, en- route for Canada
According to information received by
the correspondent of the Herald" the
United States Government has no in
tention of arresting Agoncillo, and will
allow him to proceed across the Cana
dian line
Agoncillo says that he has been I'M
able to communicate with Aguinaldo
owing to the strict censorship exercised
by the United States authorities. and
thinks that it is his duty under the cir
eumstances to place himself beyond its
jurisdiction, so that he will be able to
communicate with his home people.
He says he knows nothing of a battle
having occurred, and thinks it possible
that no such event has taken place, all
though he adds that it is possible that
something Of the kind has occurred
He condemns the action of the United
States Government in refusing him
permission to communicate with his
Government. He says he is not going
to Canada for the purpose of avoiding
arrest. He seems, according to the
correspondent of the Herald" to be
nervous and anxious to place himself
beyond the confines of this country as
soon as possible.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
Captured Gunboats.

The deplorable loss of the former
Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa
and the Navy Departments final decis-
len not to attempt to raise any more of
the sunken warships of Cervera's
squadron leave us with only two small
trophies Of the naval campaign in Gu
ban waters. They are the tiny Span
ish gunboats Alvarado and Sandoval,
and in size they are not as large as
some of our converted yatch-gunhoats.
The two are sister ships, being identi-
cal III all important essentials. They
are 11O feet long, eight feet beam and
five feet draught. Their rating Is that
of torpedo boats, although, strange to
state, they have no torpedo launching
tubes. Their engines are in excellent
condition. and it is believed that they
can be altered to develop high speed.
The two vessels will be remodeled at
Portsmouth. N. H.. for which navy yard
they sailed from Norfolk last week. ).
The boats came from Guantanamo
Bay, where they were fitted out under
the supervision of Captain McCalla.
The Sandoval is commanded by Lieu
tenant A. Anderson, the gallant young
North Carolinan who cut the cables at
A%lGUI uIQcI llfS, Ill ali OpcAi DSeNS'
Lieutenant Victor Blue. the first Amer
lean naval officer. to locate Cervera's
squadron in Santiago Harbor, COM
mands the Alvarado.
The Sandoval was dismantled and
wrecked by her own Captain when he
saw that escape from the American
fleet in Guantanamo Bay was impos-
sible The breech-blocks were broken
oft and thrown overheard, and the guns
otherwise rendered useless. The vessel
was then sunk, the Captain afterWard
explaining to Admiral Sampson that his
ship was in a sinking condition, and
went down before he could beach her
The Sandoval was afterwards raised
and refitted by Lieutenant Anderson,
under the supervision Of Captain Nc
Gala
The little vessels had a hard time be-
tween Cape Fear and Norfolk. A heavy
gale accompanied by fog forced them
to anchor off Point Lookout Later
they proceeded. and owing to fog could
scarcely find Ocracoke Inlet, through
which they entered the safer waters OF
the SOUNDS. They were forced to an
chor several times, completely losing
each other in the impenetrable fog.
While in the Albemarle and Chesapeake
Canal they had a narrow escape from
destruction by collision with the end or
a long raft, but skillful navigation ex-
tricated them.-Harper's Weekly
The record-union., 1899-02-06
Women in Politics.

To the Englishwoman politics is
profession; to the Frenchwoman an
intrigue; but to the American woman
it is rarely more than an episode
something that crosses her path incl
dentally and is presently disposed of.
This is the natural outcome OF the
transformations that are constantly
taking place in our national and mu-
nicipaI affairs, and is perhaps more IN
accordance with the American femi-
nine temperament than the pronounced
conservative policies of some other ma
lions could possibly be. I am here re-
ferring to politics in its most compre-
hensive sense, and not to the fanaticai
petticoated order and frequenter of the
polls, who, of late years, has
sought to claim the attention
of a long suffering public. Some
irreverent person has ventured to
assert that no woman could legiti-
mately hope to be successful in politics
for the simple reason that she does
not know how to shout Be this as it
may. women who a quarter of a century
ago were satisfied to be stepped in do
mesticity. whose horizon was bounded
ON one side by the nursery and on the
other by the literature of the cook book,
now indulge in campaigning ana
stump speaking, expressing their views
and booming their man in very cred
table rhetoric. These is hardly city
of any Importance in the Union that
does not boast of its woman's political
club The members make it their
business to win votes in the poor dis
tricts. and it must be confessed that in
this respect the results have been very
gratifying. The ladies are not only
sincere in their efforts but are fully
alive to consciousness of their own
Importance in the community. No de-
sire for personal preference or gain
mars in their convictions. They labor
for a principle cause-and are con-
seauently entitled to the high degree OF
respect that we accord. a strictly honest
motive. They appear to succeed IN
harmonizing their lives with their polit-
zeal aspirations. Still, the most gen.
erous-minded cannot help feeling that
their enthusiasms are largely a matter
of sentiment of the kind that women OF
every class are prone to mix with the
serious things Of life. while secure in
the belief that they are simply ac-
comprising rigid duty; and In no
wise do they represent an actual force,
inasmuch as while there is undoubted
power to be derived from their CO.
operation, the moving strength that
springs from a seductive personality Is
in most cases wofully lacking. Never
theless the woman who is a factor in
our politics exists. and we have only to
go to the national capital to see her in
ali her glory.-The Marquise LAMA, In
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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considered Tuesday and Wednesday,
have not all been reported, but they
will include bills for the New York
Custom House. the Carnegie library in
this city, and other bills for public
buildings throughout the country The
naval bill, which will be taken up on
Thursday, will carry provisions for the
new ships, and is likely to lead to
most interesting debate, especially in
view of the existing complications in
the Philippines. 1t will be the first OPP
portunity for debate on general topics
in the program Of the week.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
The Mpetit Bleu.n

Many persons have but a vague idea
of the nature of the petit bleu," which
crops up SO frequently in the Picquart
branch of the Dreyfus case. It is re-
ally a form of correspondence card,
which can be sent by means Of pneu-
matte tubes from one end of Paris to
another, covering the distance in the
comparatively short space of an hour.
It. has something of the expedition of
a telegram. with the advantage of be-
ing much cheaper There is the open
petit bleu," which costs threepence,
double that amount securing a. prepaid
reply The closed card is sold at five
pence, or reply paid l franc. This form
of communication is becoming increas-
ingly popular in Paris. the petit bleu''
being accepted at all telegraph offices.
London Globe.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
Weekly
Union

Is a i2-page family and business
newspaper issued every Friday
morning. Thus, for the very small
SOM of 81 its subscribers receive no
less than ga pages of choice read
inp and news matter IN a year.
This reduction has been made
that we may afford the people in
these times of strinqeney the fullest
onnortunitv to have the Weekly
The record-union., 1899-02-06
al Feeling of suspiciou.

1T want you to find out something
about the man who wrote me this let
ter" said Senator Sorghum.
What do you wish to know about
him ?"
Il want to Gird out whether he's had
any kind of education He alluded
no less than three times to my 'paytri-
otism, and if have reason to suspect
that he spelled it that way on purpose
I'm going to see what influence I can
bring to bear to make trouble."--Wash-
ington Star.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

Union IN every of
flee and household
in the land. But
the reduction in
price must by no
means be taken to
indicate any re-
duction in quality.
On the contrary,
the Weekly Union,
already having a
wide general circu-
lation, such as Is
enjoyed by bot few
other papers IN the
country. viii be II
The record-union., 1899-02-06

The wool on the back of sheep is
the shepherds barometer. The curlier
the wool the finer will be the weather.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
Keeping an Eye on It.

How did you find business abroad?"
"Wen, I noticed that everything was
looking up at Naples"
'Indeed?''
Yes, at Mount vesuvius-;,-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
The DOGS OF WAR
LET LOOSE.

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CONTINUED from First Page,
The record-union., 1899-02-06
WHERE Is AGoNCILLoa


WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. = There is
considerable mystery regarding the
whereabouts Of Agoncillo. the Ameri-
The record-union., 1899-02-06

It's probably the loudness of his ap-
parel that makes the bowling swell
The record-union., 1899-02-06

itants, including the very infants at the
breast, are seized with a cold. This
fact has been known for nearly 200
years, and greatly interested DR.. john
son when he and Boswell were making
their famous tour of the Hebrides He
was very skeptical about it, saying
that the evidence was not adequate to
the improbability of the thing. But he
praised the Rev. Mr.. Macaulay for put
ting it in his book, declaring that it was
courageous of him to tell fact, how
ever strange, If he himself believed it.
He said that If a physician, rather dis
posed to be incredulous, should go to
St. Kilda and report the fact. he would
begin to look about him. When told
that it was annually proved by Mac
Leods steward, on whose arrival all
the inhabitants caught cold, he jocu-
larly remarked: 1.-The steward comes to
demand something of them, and so they
fall a-coughing."
The problem of this st. Kilda cold
long puzzled learned men, who seem
never to have suspected the simple ex-
PLANTATION of the mystery. One solution
suggested was that the steward always
brought whisky with him, and that it
was the intemperance and jollity which
took place on the occasion which caused
the epidemic. Another explanation
was that ship could only reach the
island from the mainland when the
wind was from the northeast 1.-The
wind. not the strangers, caused the
cold'' This cold is stin characteristic
of the island, and Is called by the in
habitants the strangers cold.'' On
the arrival of the first steamer every
summer all the island folk fall VIC
Tins; afterward many Of them escape.
The attack lasts eight or ten days, and
The record-union., 1899-02-06

lieved to be old and valuable have an
idea that the expert wishes to secure
a masterpiece for a song. One day a
woman brought in q carefully swaddled
violin. and said that it had been given
her by her grandfather on his death
bed, and that he had exacted solemn
promise from her that she would never
part with it or allow it TO go outside
the family He had inherited it from
his at-grandfather. according to the
woman's story. She simply wished, she
said, to have my opinion on the instru-
ment, and could not think of parting
with it, except, perhaps. for a very
tempting sum. For some time she at.
tempted to gain my assent to the state
ment that it was a genuine old master
piece of great value. But I avoided
the issue until she put the question
squarely. Then I was obliged to tell
her that it was only an Indifferent imi-
tation. You are trying to beat me out
of it!' she fairly shrieked, as she put it
back in its wrappings and swept
haughtily out of the door.
mot all corners, however, are DOOM
ed to disappointment. Some have very
happy surprises. A short time ago
genial old Irishman brought an instru-
ment for repair. He was to play at a
dance, and wished to have his fiddle
put in order. A single glance at the
violin assured me that it was a fine
old fiddle, and a more careful examina-
ton disclosed the fact that 1t was the
workmanship of Perry, who is fire.
quentIy referred to as the 'Stradivar:us'
of Ireland 1t was made in Dublin In
1776, and was in an excellent state Of
| preservation. The man was wholly
| ignorant Of the value of his old treas
ure, and was almost wild with delight
when told him the fine points of his
gem. I had visited the very house in
which it was made. and the description
The silver star., 1899-03-09
Ruay.rd k,pllug.. Alode.ty.

A great denl has been said Of Mr..
Kipling's eccentrIcItles and his rude
ness to people who showed desire to
lionixe him. Those who know him well
say that this is due entirely 10 dlfil-
dence; that he IL M bnshful ns c0un-
try hoy and Is never himself In the
presence OF strangers. Two weeks ago
4 prominent society Indy OF New York.
whose home Ia the haunt 0f literary peo-
pie. invited him to a musicale. and he
went with hls wife, expecting to be
treated like ordinary guests When hc
nrrived. however. 10 his horror nn,l
nmaxemcnt. ht found the program was
almost entirely composed OF his own
poems. TINT hnd been Set to music. and
that he WINS expected to occupy con.
spicuous position before the audience
while the entertainment wns going on.
lie cinphaticnily declined to do ~. nn,l
with mn nbruptncss which hls hostess
and tho other guests considered very
rude boltcd from the house and went
home. or course. his behavior caused
u sensation. hut his intimate friends
sny hc wns simply frightened. Strnng-
crs. however. considered II one Of tho
ecccntrIcitlcs of genius. Chicago Rec.
ord.