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ident Cleveland, some Buffalo people
reported to Rogers sisters tfat they
had seen him in this city. Again hope
was revived and efforts were made to
follow up the trail, but to no purpose
The police in large cities were asked
time and again to look out for him.
In his wanderings Rogers frequently
came into Washington. In fact, he has
been in almost every town of any con-
siderable size in both Maryland and
Virginia. Upon one of these trips he
went to the Office of Mr.. GIFT, to have
him intercede for him in obtaining .
pension. The attorney, however, had
no knowledge of his clients wander
ings. In this city Rogers also met Capt.
Wooley, of the post office department,
who was the commander of one of the
companies in Rogers regiment during
the war. He, too, was in ignorance of
the fact that the former soldier was q
wanderer from home and that his fam
lily was endeavoring to find him.
After laying his case before the at
torney Rogers again disappeared, and
even his attorney did not know his
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FOUND BY ACCIDENT.
The Strange Case Of Harvey w.
Rogers, Of Buffalo, N. 7.
LEFT His Comfortable Home Twenty
Three Years Age and Has Since
Been an Absolutely Aim
less WandeFef.
rsnec,al washington Letter.1

Especial Washington Aetter.J
Students of mental philosophy are
often bafled when they try to explain
come of the peculiar workings of the
human intellect. There are ample ev1-
dences of the fact that some men have
dual natures; and many men OF re-
search and profound thought believe
that every human being is so endowed
Some investigators claim that each
lobe of the brain is in some degree IN
dependent of the other, and that good
impulses come from one lobe OF the
brain, while bad impulses come from
the other. Some scientists assert that
If subjects could be found, who would
permit surgical operations, SO that one
lobe of the brain might be removed,
in that manner they could discover
which is the good and which the bad
side of the human thinking machinery.
Lapses of memory are well authenti-
Gated, and intellectual freaks abound
in the daily experiences of observant
men.
Twenty-three years ago last Septem-
Der Harvey w. Rogers, railroad sta
ton agent at Hamberg, a suburb of
friends and a comfortable fortune to
go to the Centennial exposition in
Philadelphia. He has since been a
wanderer up and down the country,
from one extreme to the other, but has
never returned to his home. Not once
in that time did he communicate with
his relatives, and they, hoping almost
against hope that he was still alive,
have been steadfastly searching for
him for more than a score of years.
Their diligence was rewarded one day
recently, when meeting between
Rogers and his family was effected at
the Office of his attorney in this city.
It was through the efforts of the lat
ter that Rogers sisters were enabled
to find their long-lost brother and that
they came here from Buffalo to meet
him. Their recognitions were mutual,
and while the women wept for joy, the
old man was so overcome by emotion
that for q few moments he could hard
~ speak.
The story of the eventful life of the
old man, now 81 years of age, is an inter-
esting narrative. His father was a
well-to-do farmer in Erie county, and
possessed fine tract of land in what
is now a growing suburb of Buffalo.
When Rogers was boy the land was
reckoned to be worth about $50 an
acre; now $4,000 would scarcely pur-
chase that much of it. When young
man he enlisted in the Ninth New York
cavalry, and served throughout the
civil strife. There the romance of his
nature developed. The home life was
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to him rather shiftless and aimless, and
he became imbued with the spirit of a
wanderer. However, he returned home
after the war was over and went to
work for the railroad.
His father died, some of the estate
was sold, and by economy Rogers man
aged to acquire a considerable sum of
money. He kept an account in the
savings bank, loaned money on mort
cages, had a good position as station
agent and became well-to-do. Still he
was never wholly contented.
During the centennial year he start
ed for Philadelphia, fully expecting and
intending to return after spending a
few weeks at the exposition. He took
with him only enough funds to pay
the expenses of an economical trim. for
he was never spendthrift, but rather
1rugsl and modest in his wants. Weeks
went by. and finally they lapsed into
months. but no tidings came from
Rogers. His sisters. with whom he
lived. waited anxiously for his return.
Finally they wrote to PHILADELPHIA and
asked the authorities to find their miss
ing brother.
No man who answered his descrip-
don could be found; in fact, NO trace
OF him was discovered, and the family
continued to hope that he was still
alive. Still NO message. came from him.
although they could see no reason why
ne should remain away and still less
Why Il alive. he should be silent.
.xeer after year passed. but frum the
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LIFE ON ST. HELENA.
COntented and Crime Almost
Unkn0wn.

Few people ever think Of st. Helena
poleon lived awhile miserably and then
more miserably died. That the great
est of anti-climaxes was not the end of
the little islands history is hard to real
lie, possibly because poet or romancer
would have made it the end, and a con-
tinuation is therefore more or less UNI
natural and absurd. Be that as it may,
st. Helena has remained the abiding
place of ordinary human beings who
concern themselves very little about the
colossal ghost generally supposed to be
the islands only inhabitant, and the re-
port to the English government just
made by their governor shows that they
have joys and sorrows exactly like those
of the folks dwelling in places less
tragically famous. For instance, the
revenues of the island last year were
s9,152, a decidedly comfortable sum.
but alas! the expenditures amounted
to 2,349, and that is an excess of out
go not comfortable at ali. The govern
or says, however, that the bad balance
was due to some extraordinary drains
upon the islands resources, and that
he anticipates substantial surplus for
| the current year. A recent increase of
the garrison and extensive improve
ments now making by the colonial and
imperial authorities assure the imme-
date prosperity of the islanders.
st. Helena has no public debt, but is
paying off by small annual installments
a bearing grant of 6 5000
made by parliament in 1871. The i'm
ports, chiefly foodstuffs and building
materials, amounted last year to g..
9s5, and the exports, almost wholly po-
tatoes, to e 4,391. Lacemaking has been
introduced among the girls of the is
land with great success, and the gov
ernor is experimenting with the manu-
facture of brick and tile. The whalers
have now entirely deserted st. Helena,
the few ships engaged in that industry
keeping far to the north or south. The
total population of the island is 4,543.
The governor hopes that winter Wis
itors from England may be tempted by
the salubrity of the climate to try st.
Helena, which is superior, he says, in
some respects to that of Madeira and
the Canary islands. He says the peo-
pie as whole compare favorably with
the English agricultural population;
with few exceptions all can read and
write, and the language is spoken with
greater purity than in many districts
at home. AS rule, the people are hap
py and contented, with little crime
among them and much kindness in help.
ing each other. Strangers are greatly
impressed with the general civility
shown to them by old and young.-N
Y. Times.
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QUEER TALE OF ARCTIC SEAS
Ship That Had Been Icebound for
Fifty Years Drifts Into the
HarbOr of CorvO.

One of the most curious finds ever
made from the sea was that which came
to the Azores in 1858. The island of
Corvo was then in possession of two
beach-combers, runaway English sail
ors. There came drifting into little
harbor one morning a craft which had
evidently been frozen in the ice for a
lifetime, and had lately been released.
1t had come down from Davis strait,
and was an ancient and battered hulk
without masts, bulwarks, or name. The
craft had been brig, and she was Rus
sian. Her matches were on and her
cabin doors fast, and the hulk was buoy
ant. She had come out of the belly of
al iceberg. She had little cargo, and
that consisted of skins and furs in prime
condition. No papers were found in
her cabin, but it was figured that she
was sealer or trader, carrying crew
of ten or twelve, and that she had been
provisioned for year. The -four found
aboard tasted like chalk, but the beef
was perhaps better than the day it was
put on board. She had been abandoned
when frozen in, and the dark color Of
the woodwork and the growth of moss
proved that she had drifted for years.
Then she got fast in the ice, and be.
came part of berg.
The date of letter found in her fore.
castle showed that she had been aban-
doned nearly half a century before.
The hulk drifted on to sandy beach.
and the combers went to work on her.
They got out the furs, which brought
them $4,000, hoisted out couple of bar
rels of beef, and then set fire to the
wreck, and little remained Of her when
the story leaked out. That the hulk
had come down from the far north was
proved only few weeks later by the
log of an English merchantmen. She
reported passing great iceberg to the
northwest Of the Azores, and of seeing
a curious object imbedded in it so feet
above the surface of the water. This
object was believed to be a whale, but it
was probably the hull of the brig. Get
ting down into the warm seas, the berg
fell to pieces, and that queer old relic
found herself afioat again.-N. Y. Sun.
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Proof Positive.

Mrs. Galey-George, have you had
any company in the house during my
absence?
Mr.. Galley (nervously)-Not soul,
my dear. What made you ask?
Mrs. Galley (producing corks)-Oh, ]
merely thought that perhaps you could
explain how these three champagne
corks got behind the piano!-Towp
Topics.
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whereabouts Tor a long time. One day
however, he learned that one of the
Buffalo congressman had received a
request from Rogers sisters, asking
him to make inquiries concerning their
brother, whom they had once more
learned had been seen.
Mr.. Git assured the congressman
that Rogers was still alive, and he made
renewed efforts to find him. For long
time he was unsuccessful. Finally he
again found his clients trail and fol.
lowed it to Danville, Va. There Rogers
was discovered, and induced to come to
Washington to meet his sisters, who
were advised of the success of the at
torney's search, and fastened to this
city to see their long lost relative.
Why Rogers never returned to his
home and never wrote to his friends
he himself is unable to explain. He is
a bright but somewhat eccentric old
man, amiable, but aimless. He tells
many interesting stories of his travels
and experiences with people and af-
fairs. For 20 years he has worked in
one place and another, both in cities
and in the country, although large
portion of the time he has travelled with
circuses. For several seasons he was
with Barnum & Bailey; then he was
with Adam Forepaugh, and again with
two or three other travelling shows,
and thus wandered up and down the
country, through many states and hum
dreds of towns.
A phase of his carelessness is illus
trated by a fact in connection with his
arrest while upon one of his periodical
visits to this city. He was taken into
custody as a vagrant, merely because
he stood upon the street thoughtlessly
gazing at one of the public buildings,
and because he told a policeman, in an
swer to his queries, that he had no
home and wasn't going anywhere in
particular.
When searched at the police station
large amount of money was found in
his pockets. Notwithstanding, he
was sent to the workhouse, from which
place he was released through the eff
forts of Mr.. Gift. Still Rogers never
returned to the police department to
ask for his money, and it remains in
the hands of the authorities.
AOSCIS Ids COuCluucQ 10 TcluTu 10
Buffalo and secure possession of the
money and estate which has long been
held for him by his sisters. The inter
est upon the several thousand dollars
which he had in a savings bank has
caused the amount to his credit in that
institution to double during his alb
sence. His mortgages have been re-
newed by his sisters, and his property
held intact SO that he will have a COM
Portable fortune, the income from
which should support him in luxury
for the remainder of his years. He ex-
pressed the desire, however, when all
his financial matters have been settled
up, to come back to Washington and
take up his residence in this city.
He remembers leaving home, remem-
bers that he intended to return, and re-
members that he was attracted to cir
Gus life. upon witnessing an interest
ing performance, and remembers that
he sought employment in order to be
with the circus. Beyond that he knows
of no reason why he should have left
his home and relatives, and remained
away from them so long.
SMITH D. FRY.
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lAst2 lzslaSg -


The Lady Engaged.
New Domestic-Mr. Spinks has called.
mem.
Miss De Fine lat her toilet)-Mercy
me! You see I'm engaged!
Mr.. Spinks (soDic moments later)-
You said Miss De Fine was at home, I
believe?
New Domestic-Yesser, but yuh can't
see her, sir. She's eutt;n' her corns.-
n. Y. Weekly.
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The Penalty.

Quinn-You look as sour as pickle.
Why don't you look pleasant when on
the street?
DeFonte-What! and have everybody
[ meet stop me for a match, or to tell
them where some place is.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Compromised.

"Jack Nurvey called upon old Money
bags last night and asked him for his
daughters hand"
THAT was brassy of him. What did
the old man say?"
"Said: 'T'n compromise with you.
young man, and give you my foot And
he did."-Catholic Standard and Times.
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When Permfssible.

doctor, do you think it is ever justi-
fable to deceive patient?"
'Well, sometimes think it is not a
deadly sin to tell young mother that
her baby is ten-pounder, whether it is
or not.-Chicago Tribune.
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From HI. Point Of View

from HIS Point OF view.
II understand there are some firms
that always give young employee a
raise of salary when he marries," she
said.
''It is a strange fact" replied the
cynical bachelor, 'that there are men
so constituted that they enjoy encour-
aging other men TO get into trouble. -
Chicago Post.
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FOOlhardfness.

'Oi like courage" said Mr.. Rafferty,,
"but Oh don't like recklessness wild it,
"Oi told Casey, the contractor, the
same ting" replied Mr.. DolaI, swan
day when he wor thryin' to show how
brave he could be in an argymint wild
is wife. Star.
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Just Getting Ready

Mamma-My dear, what are you do
ing?
Little Daughter = Making a pen
wiper for my little sister.
Mamma-But you haven't any little
sister.
Little Daughter-No, not yet; but
sally Stuckup has just got one, and
know we always get everything the
Stuckups do.-Tit-Bits
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Somtimes They Don't.

81 understand" said the foreigner,
chat in the United States women get a
divorce one day and marry again the
next"
Sometimes they don't," returned the
fair American. Sometimes they marry
again the same day."-Chicago Post.
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At Poker,

The MAN with the Hoe" may be all very
well,
And much we depend on his aid:
But when you've ten-spot jack, queen
and ace
You long for the man with the spade.
IN. Y. World.
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The better class of japanese do not
live in the treaty ports of Japan, which
are frequented by the casual traveller.
Life in these towns il 30 different from
the real life Of Japan that it Il impos-
sible to get an idea Of the country from
them.-N. Y. World.
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An EXDert.

Bramble Clarence seems to have
made great success as criminal law
yer.
Thorne-Yes. They say he won't
touch case now unless the man is
guilty.-N. Y. Journal.
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Please Then.

Ida-There is some controversy Al to
the kind OF corner stone for the girls
college.
0ay-Why can't they use brick Of
ice cream?-Chicago Daily News.
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No DANGER.

The Dude Hunter-Is one allowed to
hunt deer at this season?
The Game Warden Most people
amt, but guess you kin hunt most
any time without vi'latin' no LAVISH.
Y. Journal.
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'Miss Gwendolen," said he. as they
sat on the beach in the moonlight, 'swill
you marry met"
This il % suddeni" she cried.
Ny lover" he asked.
NO." abe replied. '.your nerve.-
Baltimore American.
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Tive Victims.

Hello. Glubson! never expected to
see you a waiter at q restaurant. What
has brought you to this, old fellow?''
Same thing that brings you here to
eat. most ikely-poverty."- Chicago
Tribune.
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At the Zoo.

The Monkey-Mr. Grizzly Bruin told
me that he had spicy adventure the
other day.
The Baboon-Indeed, what was it?
The Monkey-A Irritation with the
cinnamon bear.-N. Y. World.
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WonderfuI SeIf-ControI.

II have a will of iron," said he:
There's nothing in creation
can't reSiSt-unleSS it be
Well. possibly. temptation"
IN, Y. World.
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Ways of Women.

The while the one insistent dame
Goes up and down the land, for rights a.
yelling,
Another stays at home, unknown to fame,
And bends her energies to set her tells
a-jelling.
Torrpo1
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A Word.

A word Is but little thing,
Yet one small word in jest
From some poor fool may leave q sting
Deep in a sage's breast.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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OVERRIDING 1t.

OVERRIDING 1t.
He went about with gladness
In his face,
But alas, alack, the sadness
OF his case!
People talked about his sunny
Disposition for awhile,
And at length began referring
To his 'idiotic smile"
Chicago Times-Herald.
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willie, you have been thrashing your
little brother again."
"But remember, dad, it hurt me
more'n it did Hmm. Y. Journal.
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Ana Women Can,t,

Ida-Would you refer to the wind a.
feminine?
Gerald should think not.
1da-But whv not. Gerald?
GeEald-Because it can whistle Chi
ego Daily News.
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Wants.

Man wants but little here below:
Though this be doubtful, well We know
That woman IL not such Ounce
She wants lot and all at once.
Chicago Daily Record
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Ethe1-Do you like Mr.. Eames, mann
ma?
Mamma "a young widow)-Why,
yes, darling.
EthelEAnd Mr.. Webster?
Mamma-Yes, dear.
Ethel-And Mr.. Fish, and Mr.. Dixon,
and Mr.. Sheldon?
Mamma like them all, pet.
Ethel-Which one are you going to
marry, then?
Mamma-The one who proposes first,
darling.-Harlem Life.
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SAME OLD CHESTNUT

.napolis Journal.
The record-union., 1899-10-18
THE EPISCOPAL
CONV0CATl0N.
Clerical and Lay Delegates From Northern Cal
fOrnia and Neyada-Bishop
MOreland'S Address.

Stone. M. D.; R. J. Stenwood, James 7.
Binet, A. H. Redington, Walter Pier
son.
Trinity. Nevada City-David E. Nor
gan, Mrss David E. Morgan, Sherman
Marsh, Mrs Sherman Marsh, Mrs. v
Hinkson.
St. Johns, Petaluma-F. H. Dennan
T. A. Wickersham, Mrs. ]. F. Graham
Mrs. E. Denman, Mrs. f. H. Dennan.
Our Saviour, Pl1ceville-George HoT-
meister. J. Vance, Mrs. A. Zimmerman
Mrs. j. Vance, c. A. Swisler.
st. Peters, Red Biuff-General N. p
Chapman, Colonel E. w. Runyon, G. H
Darrough, Mrs. Perry Adkins, Mrs
Maurice Connell.
Rio Vista-C. r. Fontana.
St Andrews, Sacramento-Decimu
Nield, Nicholas H. Shepherd, George H
Reynolds, James A. Appleton, George
M. Appleton.
Incarnation, Santa Rosa-Dr r. p
Smith, Mrs r. P. Smith, Mrs. Arthur
Harris, Miss Pauline Hahman, DR.. A. S
Wright.
Grace, st. Helena-W. w. Lyman
Judge H. ]. Chinn, F. w. Ikroeher, E
B. Huntington, Mrs. ]. B. Atkinson.
Trinity, Ukiah-C. Pleasant Leggett
Epiphany, Vacaville-E. L. IIeriot
ingsworth, George P. Akerly.
F. M. Buck, A. o. Bradley, w. S. Kill.
Vanderlietch.
Ascension, Vallejo-Mrs. VIM. Boil
lard Mrs. Guy Shirley, Mrs. F. w. Cor.
ham, Mrs. d. J. Vogelman, Mrs. V. V
Harrier.
st. Johns, Winters-B. N Merrill, F
W. Archer, c. c. Councilman, S. c. San
born.
st. Marks, Yreka-Jerome P. Church
i'll, Mrs. E. Sherer Mrs. Lewis Wetzel
Mrs. Timmons, Miss Aggie Woods.
st. Peters, Carson City-M. A. Muir
ply, E. B. Yerington, Mrs. Jennie y
Turner, Miss Adah Torreyson, E. D
Yanderlietch.
Trinity, Reno-Wm. Pinniger, Georgt
Fl. Taylor, Mrs. Frances Barker, Mrs
Mollie Maxon, Mrs. Lillian Hibbitts.
st. PauPs, Sacramento-A A Var
VOORHEES,, Egbert A. Brown, Walter
POLAND, r. o. Cravens, Edwin J. Rees
The noon hour having arrived the
ConVocation took a recess till O'Clock
in the afternoon. Luncheon had beer
prepared by the ladies of ST. Paul;
Guild in the Guild-room, where the del
egates were handsomely entertained.
When the afternoon session opened
Bishop Moreland read his address, a:
follows: