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The age-herald., 1899-06-20
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
Association Meeting, Los Angeles Cal,
 July 11-14, 1899.

July 11-14, 1899.
 On account of the above occasion round trip tickets will be on sale at all coupon ticket offices in the southeast, June 25 to July 8, inclusive, at one first class fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Tickets limited to return September 1, 1899. The Southern Pacific, Sun Set Route, via New Orleans. is the only direct route. Special Pullman ordinary sleeping cars through to California without change. For rates and other information, address G. w. ELY, s. F. B. MORSE,
 T. P. A., G. P. and T. A.,
 Montgomery Ala. New Orleans, La. 5-A-1m
The age-herald., 1899-06-20

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by scl- entifcally attacking the disease through the blood.
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THE POOR SALESMAN.
One of the ways He Is Tortured by
Exacting shoppers.

On the shelves Of nearly every dry
which have been hauled off the shelves
from one to dozen times day to be
exhibited to possible purchasers. The
exacting shoppers have become firmly
convinced that such exhibitions of the
open ends of rolls cause them to become
shepworn. The result is they ask the
clerk to cut their order from the inside
end. This means the unrolling of the
entire bolt for possible three-quarter
yard purchase. but IL has to be done
A fashionably dressed woman stepped
into one of the Nicollet avenue stores
the other day and asked to DO shown
some ginghams. On the shelves was
brand new stock of ginghams which
had inst the night before been taken
from the boxes in which they were
shipped from the factory. They hadn't
been shown to any one except possibly
the buyers down east and then these
particular pieces had not been exhibit
ed. Bolt after bolt was shown to the
shopper, and finally she picked upon
hIao hcM Bhotu Va Bihh
Bingham at 20 cents yard.
at looks little shopworn. she re-
marked as she began to tumble with
her purse catch.
at cant be. replied the obliging
clerk. at just last night came cut Of
the box from which 1t came from the
factory"
well, I'd prefer 1t If you would cut
1t from the other end. 4"
The clerk groaned inwardly, but pro-
ceeded to unroll the 80 or 40 yards of
gingham.
GLOW much r. he asked as he took
his scissors from his vest pocket.
1.-TWO yards. "
His scissors snapped viciously as they
clipped off the goods, and the tone in
which he called tho cashboy was not Of
the gentlest, but the shopper. at least.
was satisfied. Minneapolis Journal
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Death of Heroes In Fiction.

1t Is astonishing what human in
terest the reading public takes in an
authors heroes and heroines Mr..
Snowden Ward declares that when
Dickens was writing 1.-The Old Curiosity
Shop he was overwhelmed with letters
from the most distinguished men and
women begging him not to kill Little
Nell They declared it would be too
cruel and waited ON his verdict as an
anxious family on that of the physician.
Dickens did not care to do away with
her himself. but it was necessary that
be should do SO. Little Nell was a char
acter with too little of the earth earthly
about her to assimilate with those
around her, no matter how we'll mean
Ing they might have been. Her finer
feelings would have made her unhappy,
and the little country churchyard was
the best place for her.
And Thackeray How he was inn
plored not to kill Colonel Newcome.
How he was rated for reducing so noble
man to poverty in his old age, while
the meaner mortals around him lived
and throve Kipling had to give sec
ond version of his "The Light That
Failed" In order to please the public,
and who knows but Shakespeare was
chided for the unhappy taking off of
Lear and Cordelia2 But the public,
though soft hearted in the concrete, is
flint In the abstract. 1t soaks its hand
kerchief with tears over the consump-
tive cough of that shady Partisan Ca
mile and turns nice homemade I'M
derstudy out on the cold world to eat
snowballs or cold potatoes. louisville
Times
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Isetrlfietl Water.

That beautiful transparent stone call
ed Tabriz marble. much used In the
burial places of Persia and in their
grandest edifices, consists of the petri
fed water Of ponds in certain parts Of
the country This petritication may be
traced from its commencement to its
termination. In one part the water Is
clear. in second it appears thicker and
stagnant. in a third quite black. and in
its last stage it is white like frost
When the operation Is complete. a
stone thrown on its surface makes no
impression, and one may walk over II
without wetting ones shoes. The sub
stance thus produced is brittle and
transparent, and sometimes richly
striped with red. green and copper color
SO much is this marble. which may be
cut into large slabs, looked upon as a
luxury that none but the king. his sons
and persons especially privileged are
permitted to take it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07

A dog belonging to west side family
has the sociable habit of visiting
throughout tho neighborhood. During
"A recent wet spell the dog went over to
a next door house and Cracked mud
all over the front porch. The woman of
the house was indignant. She sent
word that the dog was nuisance. The
woman who owned the dog was offend
ed. She resolved to make the complain
ing neighbor ashamed Of herself
MARY. you take bucket of warm
water and brush and go over and
scrub Mrs. Browns front porch, " she
said to the servant girl make it
cleaner than it has been in year. +"
The girl did as she was ordered. Mrs
Brown stood in the front door and
watched her. not at all abashed.
'That's very nice, she said when
Mary had finished. "Now come around
and begin ON the back steps -
She kept tho girl at work for two
hours. and now there is deadly feud
Chicago Record.
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Not many persons know what a
spoonbill Is. but all those who do know
that every spring this fish Is the espe-
cial prey Of Shippingport fishermen,
who catch them In great numbers be-
low tho falls.
The spoonbill Is probably tho largest
fish that swims tho Ohio river. He Is
anywhere from foot long to six feet
but also half of him IL bill. The bill IL
spoon shaped, but ~ a single one. The
lower lip Is short. the bill being used
much like spade. The spoonbill has
no scales. but IL covered with tough
hide Altogether he Is an uncanny OBJ
ject and far from delicacy In appear
nnce. He Ia also called by some "shovel-
nose cat. "
Every spring spoonbills In schools
visit the falls Of the Ohio. 1t IL a tradi-
ton that they come up all the way
from the gulf of Mexico every spring to
spawn at the falls. but more credit Is
given the theory that they live scat
tered in the river right along and only
congregate in the spawning season. -
Louisville Courier Journal
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On the Wrong Man,

Bret Harte is 80 frequently compli.
mented as the author of Little Breech-
es" that he is almost as sorry it was
ever written as is Colonel John Hay,
who would prefer his fame to rest on
more ambitious work A gushing young
lady, who prided herself upon her liter
airy tastes. said to him once:
my dear Mr. Harte, | am SO de-
lighted to meet you. have read every
thing You ever wrote. but of all your
dialect verse there Is none that COM
pares TO your Little Brooches. -
81 quite agree with you, madam,
said Mr.. Harte. "but you have put the
little breeches ON the wrong man, -
San Francisco Argonaut
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America In Old World Eye.

Last year" says the Chicago
Times Herald. "the United States oc-
cupied only A pages of the space in the
worlds great annual. The Statesman's
Year Book. and these followed Turkey
in the alphabetical arrangement Of its
contents. This year 2S2 pages and four
maps are devoted to what amounts to
comprehensive register and review of
our government, politics, commerce.
industry. social condition, resources
and progress. And as if to emphasize
the new departure the new data pre-
cede all the rest and have special in
dex of their own. Such Is the revolu-
ton wrought in the old world attention
to American affairs by the remarkable
year OF stress and expansion through
which we have just passed
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THEY ALL GOT IN.
How the Animals Managed 10 Get
Admitted 10 the show.

How the Animals Managed 10 Get
Admitted 10 the show.
II appears that ono idle day the frog.
the duck, the lamb and the skunk started
forth together to visit the show Just
what sort of show IL was the chronicler
doesn't state. Anyway. 1t was some
thing that tho queerly assorted quartet
was anxious TO attend. and they hoped
and waddled and gamboled and trotted
toward the big canvas Enclosure with
delightful throbs of anticipation.
Finally they reached the doortender.
the frog leading the line.
Well. tho frog had greenback and
passed right in.
The duck had bill and followed the
frog.
The lamb had four quarters and fol-
lowed the frog and the duck.
But the unfortunate skunk was left
on the outside. He had only scent,
and that was bad Naturally he turned
away, feeling pretty blue. Az he was
slowly going back over the hill he met
a hoop snake rolling along at lively
rate toward tho show. The skunk greet
ed him, but the snake did not stop
Don't interrupt me. " he cried over
his shoulder, eve got to do turn.
and I'm little late. and he rolled
along.
At the top of the hill the skunk no.
ticed another old friend approaching. 1t
was the snrdne,
"lIellol" cried the sardine. Whats
the mntter1''
So the skunk told him.
IL can guess how you feel about 1t, -
said the sardine alphabetically. II
belong TO the snelt family myself But.
say. old fellow. you come right back
and go in with me-I've got box. "
And the skunk and tho sardine went
back together. Cleveland Plain Dealer
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A Little herman.

To be honest; to be kind; to earn a
little and spend little less; to make,
upon the whole. a family happier for
his presence; to renounce. when that
shall be necessary. and not be imbitter-
ed; to keep few friends. but these
without capitulation; above all. on the
same grim condition. to keep friends
with himself-here Is task for all that
a man has Of fortitude and delicacy. -
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07

Little Boy pointing to window Of
india rubber shop What are those2
Mamma Those are diving suits,
made all of india rubber 30 that the
diver won't get wet.
Little Boy i wish | had one.
Mamma What for, my dear2
Little Boy-To wcar when you wash
me. Chicago News.
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A PERFECT NEWSPAPER

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly and
succinctly and in the most readable form,
without elision or partisan bias to discuss
its significance with frankness, to keep AN
OPEN EYE FOR Pubic ABUSES to
give besides complete record of current
thought, fancies and discoveries in all de-
partments of human activity in its DAILY
EDITIONS of from 10 to "A PAGES, and to
provide the whole for its patrons at the
nominal price of ONE CENT-that was
from the outset, and will continue TO be
the aim of 1.-THE RECORD"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07
WHEN ONE is YOUNG.

When one Il young, what matters earet
For youth has mirth and joy to spare.
The future is blazing fire
That lights the pathway of desire,
And doing's but name for dare
What smiling masks the grim fstes wear,
How amiable and debonairi
The best seems easy to acquire
When one is young,
Youth is multimilionaire
Who fnttens on the best of fare.
Whom all delights and naught can tire.
Who treats the world as his empire;
But old age sots its fatal snare
When one is young.
Chicago Record.
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vehIenIar Persinage.

as your new clerk automobile or
perambulator7
81 don't understand you.
"You' dull An automobile ID full
of push and "A perambulator has to be
pushed Detroit Free .Preas
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Not Quite Persuaded.

"Ws like the idea of simplifed spell
Ing. says the editor of the Perkins
junction Palladium. "But we don't
think we could ever become used to
writing it, He wawkt down the lie,
leeving the trax of his larj and muddeo
shuez ON the fore. The marx ar vizzibl
yet. Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07

From the day that young man starts
out TO seek his first position to the end of
his business life his health has a world to
do with his success. When young man
applies to a business man for position, his
personal appearance has deal to do with
the outcome. " Personal appearance" does
not mean dress alone. 1t does not mean
exterior cleanliness alone. A young man
may be Clean so far as soap and water will
make him, but be dishgured by unsghtly
pimples eruptions and alterations on the
skin. These are due to impurities in the
blood The blood becomes impure because
it Is improperly nourished. Instead of
receiving the life-giving elements of the
food, il receives the foul carnations of
indigestion, bilousness and costiveness.
The reason that DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the best remedy for
disorders of this description is that 1t goes
right to first causes 1t gives man an
| appetite like horse" II facilitates the
Aow of digestive juices. 1t corrects all
disorders of the digestion, and makes the
assimilation of the life giving elements
of the food perfect. 1t invigorates the
liver II purifes and enriches the blood,
II makes the muscles strong and active
II tones and steadies the nerves. II makes
a young man look as he should-strong OF
body. alert of brain and clean and whole
SONG of skin. Medicine dealers sell 1t,
aud have nothing Just as good"
chad eczema In Its worst FORM, writes
Austin Ramsey. Esq, OF Saitiilo, huntington
lief 3 thought II would set me wild. 1t itched
and burned so badly. The neighbors thought
would never be cured. l took your Golden
Medical Discovery and am now weli.'
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For m CulInnry Reason.

'Pa. said little Willie. "why is a
bad actor called 'hamf"
Perhaps, his father replied. "be-
cause he's no often served with eggs
Catholic Standard and Times.
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HOODS Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your di-
gestive organs will be regulated and
you will be bright, active and ready
for any kind OF work. This has
been the experience Of Others; it
will be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. rs cts.
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An English clergyman. being poster
ed with offers from Insurers to advance
him sums Of money. had the curiosity
to answer one by asking on what terms
he would loan him G250. by return Of
post there arrived letter asking par
ticulars Of his rent, life insurance and
other intimate matters To this he
made no reply. Then followed note
asking him TO call in London on a Ger
tain day. to which he sent an answer
that he did not intend to call. and that
the money lender need not trouble him
self further in the matter.
But the affair was not at an end
Two days later registered letter ar
rived, inclosing e250 in notes and It
form to be filed up, promising TO pay
R300 in three months The clergyman
then put the money, the form and the
correspondence in the hands Of his 50.
heitor, who. after three weeks delay,
returned the notes to the Insurers and
got guinea out Of them for his costs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-07

Locusts are an article OF food in parts
OF Africa, Arabia and Persia Of such
Importance that the price Of provisions
IL influenced by the quantity Of the
dried insects on hand
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DAUCRY'O ADVERTISER BNTS.

vi NJmnn Active, reliable men to 50
wv III MIHtI licit orders for nursery
III HN LII stock permanent employ
ment; expenses and SALARY
to those who can leave home and devote then
entire time to the work or commission to loca
men stock strictly iirst-class. The business
easily learned. Write at once for terms and
territory, State age and previous occupation
THE r. G. CHASE COMPANY,
South Penn square. Philadelphia. Pa.
April ~, 1892 iw
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Some Of the cod lines used in the fish
ing industry measure 1000 fathoms
long, or about eight ordinary miles,
having 1850 hooks the whole costing,
In some cases, f200 or $500
The times., 1899-08-31
Caught in the ReItin.

Joseph Mobley. a bother. employed by the
Consumers Brewing Company, living at 525
Fifteenth Street northeast, was painfully
injured yesterday morning in the engine
room of the brewery, at Roslyn, by being
caught in the betting running from the en-
gine 10 a fly wheel overhead He was stand
ing beside the engine talking to the en-
gineer when the accident occurred. The
man in charge of the engine started the ma
chinery without noticing the position of
Mobley. Mobiey was caught in the betting
and dragged TO the engine only a short
distance away, where his head was wedged
between the engine wheel and betting The
machinery was stopped instantly and with
some difficulty the bother was extracted
from his perilous position. He was re-
moved 10 the Georgetown University Hos
pital, where seventy-two stitches were re-
quired to close the wounds on his head and
neck. Several of the smaller arteries were
cut, and the man lost considerable blood
The surgeons of the hospitals say that he
will recover.
The times., 1899-08-31
HIS CONDITION UNCHANGED.
The Illness of j. Harrison johnson
Continues Critical.

The condition of J. Harrison Johnson
President of the excise board and n mem
Der of the District board of assistant as
SCISSORS. who is critically III at his resi-
dence. 709 c Street southwest, was un-
changed late last night, He is in a semi
comatose state and only by great mental
exertion is the sufferer able to recognize
his family the members OF which are con-
stantly near him.
M johnson became i'll with what was
believed TO be Indigestion week before
last in the Office of the excise board, and
he was attended by Health Officer Wood
ward and DR. Fowler, OF the Health De-
partment He recovered, but last Thurs
day was again stricken, and has since then
been suffering from paralysis. A blood
clot, IL is thought, has formed on the
brain and his illness has steadily grown
more serious.
Mr. johnson is one OF the original mem
bers Of the board of assistant assessors,
the members of which also compose the
excise board. The board was organized
August IL 1894, when his associates.
Messrs. James A Bates and S. T. G. Nor
sell. were also appointed. the former being
the chairman OF the board of assistant tas-
SCISSORS Upon the expiration OF their term
OF four years, last August, the Commits
sioners reappointed the three members of
the board, in response to quite a general
request on the part OF the citizens Of the
District. Mr.. Johnson has made himself
a most popular official and is regarded not
only by his associates but also by the gen.
eral public, as a man Of the highest in
tegrity.
The times., 1899-08-31
LOCAL VITAL STATISTICS.
A Decline I'm the Death Rate in thu
District

District.
The Health Department yesterday issued
the following weekly mortality bulletin:
The mortality in the District during
the past week was ia, as against 124 in
she week before OF those who died SO
were white and 81 colored. The annual
death rate per thousand Of the whole pop
ulation declined from 22.z7 to 20.s2, that
for the whites being 1910 and for the
colored s7.3s. There were five fatal cases
o. diphtheria. two of whooping cough, and
fourteen OF typhoid fever. Mortality among
children under five years OF age decreased
from IS 10 Sc. There were u deaths from
diseases Of the brain and nervous system
one OF which was from cerebro-spinal men
ingitis. and those from affections of the
kidneys increased from 10 10.
AT the close OF last report there were
AZ cases OF diphtheria in quarantine. Dur
sng the week s. new cases developed and
IL were discharged, leaving 20 cases in iso-
lation in 81 premises. OF scarlet fever
there were rs cases under observation at
the close OF last report During the week
s new. cases were reported and ! was dis
charged, leaving 32 cases with warning
cards in 2s premises. The mean weather
conditions prevailing during the week were
Temperature Of the air rs degrees relative
humidity 7s degrees, and barometric pres
SURF 29.s2 degrees. The rainfall was .05.
with northwesterly winds averaging 4
miles per hour. The Thermometer regis
tered s5 degrees on the Goth, and fell TO
62 degrees on the 24th There were I04
births. OF which number 6s were white, s
etill-births, OF which were white. and %
marriages, OF which II were white"
The times., 1899-08-31
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
A Verdict on $, Tventy-Second, and
Decatur Streets.

The jury having charge of the condemna-
ton proceedings in the case of S. Twenty
second, and Decatur Streets, of which Gle
ment w. Howard is foreman, rendered a
verdict at the City Hall late yesterday
afternoon. The total amount of damages
allowed on parts of lots Al and AZ, of
Phelps and Tuttle's subdivision OF the
Widows Mite, embracing $40, O,S6S9 80. on S
atj5 Twenty second Streets, is sac, 600 The
damage allowed on portion of lot Al, on
Decatur Street, embracing $12, 5000, is
SIC, 900
There are large benefits, aggregating
$4,000, to John B. Larner A A. Wilson.
and Charles H. Davidson, trustees. for four
separate pieces of property, and benefits
aggregatlng Sl0,SOO. to Leroy Tuttle on
several other parcels of property.
The times., 1899-08-31
MllBURNs MALARIA CAPSULES
will quickly rid you of |
Malaria, ChiIls S~Fever
AT all DRUGGISTS, |
Arrivals at the Hotels

Goehran-Naior BeIknof, Danville, H.: A. A.
Ilsley, Chicago.
Riggs-G. (. Merritt and E. ". Cooke. New
York; G. W. Baer, BALTIMORE F. j. Gilmore. Chi
cago; A. j. Leiteh. Philadelphia
Wellngton-L. NJ French, Akron. Ohio. + A.
Masters and F. W Bruky, New York; A. b. Crok-
ley, CrocIey Md.
Shoreham-J. L. Butterfield, ST. Louis. r. d
Gliding, Colorado Springs; H. Rodriguez, Satillo.
Mexico; W. G. Neunger, Chicago; A. Lundhauner.
Savannah. Ca
Raleigh. VI. Johnson PHILADELPHIA. II r
Cleveland. New York; r. W Allison PirtshyTrls;
NJ A. lilingworth, Meridian Conn; j. NJ Baker,
Memphis, Tenn; Jacob Barker, Havana. Cuha-
Wlllards-H. J. nuesdell New York: H. MIR
ray, Jacksonville. Fla; Robert Byrce Chicago:
j. NJ himball, Newark, n J.
Ebbitt-F. NJ. Loane Brooklyn: NJ Palm. Gin
cinnati; r. II. Winn, Mount Sterling, Ky.
Arlington-N- \. UshFa and @. d. AngIion New
York; f. G. Earle, New Haven, Conn; Mr. and
Mrs whitney haus, Newport, R. l.; f. NJ. Tnomp-
SON, Philadelphia
Aietropolitan-Hon. D. B. CuIberson. Texas: G..
E. Beekman, Boston; W. W. Phillips. Danville.
Va; W. II. Wells. New York: c. A. Vance North
Carona c. C. Wasder, Richmond.
Nati0nal-L D. Elliott, Parkersburg " Va;
H. w. Boston, New York; W. keatig, MInneapo-
lis, Mimi. l.. Duisse. Baltimore
st. James NJ. Stayman, Richmond, Va r.
II. Aver Boston. J. W. ThoFkston, South Caro-
lima; d. A. Leslie, New KensiRgton Pa; j. II.
Phillips, New York; ~ Z. Norris Philadelphia