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FLY-PAPER PROFITS.
An Idea of the Money Made in the
Business.

From the New Orleans Times -Democrat)
81 see that the big paint firm of Berry
Bros. & Co. figures as one of the principal
creditors of the American White Lead and
Color Works." remarked a business man.
''1t may be interesting to note in connec-
tion that the Berrys are generally supposed
to own the majority of stock in the Fly
paper Trust.
"Fly-paper is something that any capi-
talist might well stick to-and that's no
joke. either. II is made by simply coat
ing the sheets with a solution of molasses
and rosin. and as the cost of the raw ma
terial is next to nothing the profit is cor
respondingly large. When the stuff was
was first put on the market it was
manufactured in a very primitive fashion,
entirely by hand, but the demand rapidly
increased to such proportions that special
machinery was devised and modern fac
tory can easily turn out from 10000 to
Il, 900 sheets a day, all boxed and ready
for delivery.
Nearly all the fypaper works are located
in Michigan, and some time ago they we're
consolidated under one general manage
ment. 1t was then that the Berrys, who
are commercial magnates in Detroit, are
said to have gone in. / got my informa-
ton from a very reliable source, and was
told that the net profits of the trust last
year were about $500, 900 OF course that
isn't il it with such giants as the Rubber
Trust and the Oil Trust, and the Steel
Trust, but nevertheless il is a good deal
of money to squander on flies.
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THE MISTAKE OF A MENDIcANT.
His Wits Displaced by an Intended
Victims Appeal.

(From the New Orleans Times DemocTat)
There are a number of sturdy beggars
in town at present." said young grain
man from Cotton Exchange place, who
pounce upon gentlemen accompanied by
ladies and demand aims after the manner
of footpads They say the trOdden worm
turns occasionally, and the richest incident
of the kind / have yet heard OF was de-
scribed to me yesterday by an eyewitness.
1t occurred last Monday night. The beg
gar was standing. ii seems, on Custom
house Street, near the corner of North
Peters, when along came a young man in
evening dress, escOrting a young woman,
also in festive attire. The friend, who tells
me of the affair, got good lCCk at the
couple under a street lamp, and says the
young man had all the earmarks Of a typi-
cal river front 'scrapper, who had evident
ly hired a swallow-tail and was taking his
best girl to some ball. The beggar saw
them only in the dark. and must have
thought he had easy prey in a pair CT
swells At any rate he intercepted them
with a demand for two bits and when
they tried to Slip by. snarled out that they
could keep the money if they needed ii
more than he did.
The tough young man stopped and for
looked mOurntully at the mendi-
cant. as though he hesitated to tackle a
disagreeabIe duty. Then he handed his
hat and cigar to his companion. What en-
sued my friends describes as bewildering
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MONEY IN SMALL THINas.
Inventors Who Have Made Fortunes
Out of Odd Devices.
From the Psten, Recafd)


The inventor of the rOllsr-skate made
geo ono The gimlet pointed screw has
been productive of more wealth than most
silver mines The fortune made By the
man. who first thought of copper tips 10
children'S shoes would be under-estimated
at Gl00. .00d in frst-class securities. Even
little thing like the common needle
threader is worth e2.000 a year TO it's own
er: while the return ball. or wooden ball
fastened on a piece Of elastic-yields SO
GOO per annum.
This is only one Of many profitable toys;
we may mention the Dancing Jim Crow "
which produces E15.0G0 a year; the Wheel
OF Life" worth in all fully G100, 900; the
walking figure of John Gilpin." and the
Chameleon top" The sale of the last
named toy has been enormous. and the
profits also enormous. Indeed the Cha
meleOn top as a profitable invention. has
probably excelled any one discovery in
modern times. however valueble and i'm
pOrtant it may have been.
AS far as profits are concerned. inven-
tiCns of toys pay better than those of any
thing else. The man who discovered that
a candle. if tapered at the end. would stick
firmly into its socket. patented the idea
and afterward founded the largest candle
factory in the world. An umbrella years
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THE REPLY TO HAYNE.

Mr.. Spooner objected TO the considera-
tiOn of the resolution, and il went over.
Mr.. Ross offered resolution declai ing
that the provisions of the Constitution 90
not, unaided by act of Congress. extend
over Porto Rico and the Philippines: that
the sovereignty over them is to be exer-
cised for the general welfare and highest
interest of the people of the United States
and of the inhabitants of the island uaTe-
strained by the provisions OF the
Constitution, and that it is 10
be exercised in Cuba for the paciication of
the island and that the successful discharge
of these duties demands the establishment
of a separate department OF the Govern
ment TO take charge of all outlying de-
tendencies and the passage of a general law
making appointments therein non political.
The resolution went over. Mr. Ross stating
that h would call it up next Tuesday and
make some remarks upon il.
The resolution offered Tuesday by Mr.
Wellington declaring that the purpose OF
the Government with reference TO the
Philippine Islands is not to deprive the
people of those islands of their right of self
government was taken up and MIR. Wei
lington addressed the Senate.
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Ross. Senator Plat CT Connecticut, and
Colonel Bright. sergeant-at-arms OF the
Senate. Mr.. Hutchins occupied a boz.
When the music and applause incident
to the entrance of the President had died
away and after a brief silence. Mr. Chan
dler walked 10 the qusrtered oak desk in
the centre of the stage and said in his
familiar and penetrating tones. that the
Rev Mr. MiIburn. Chaplain Of the Senate.
would offer prayer. The venerable blind
chaplain. whose white hairs and spare
form are so familiar at the Capitol. moved
timidly toward the footlights and began
10 pray. His slow, solemn and noble words
reached into the farthest corners of the
theatre aud impressed all persons present
Al the close of the invocation Mr. Chand-
Ter delivered his address in which he paid
tribute TO the love of State and country Of
the donor of the statue. Three times was
Mr. Chandler interrupted by applause. At
the conclusion of his address Secretary
Long who served as the personal repre-
sentative OF the President delivered his
speech. accepting the gift on behalf of the
Government.
The Secretary Of the Navy stood TO the
right Of the speakers table while delivering
the speech This was followed by the
commemoration address by senator Lodge.
when Mr. Lodge had concluded great
waves of applause swept through the house.
now rising TO a great height then dying
almost away and gathering new energy.
rolling on and on until Mr.. Lodge was com
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front Of The stage and bow. Then the audi
ence was satisfied
MIR Chandler announced that the Rev.
DR. Couden, Chaplain Of the House of Rep
resentatives, would pronounce the benedic-
tion. After this, the audience, which dur
ing the progress of the ceremonies had
grown into a great crowd, arose, the band
began TO play Santelmann's March, "Ad-
miral Dewey, and then the excitement,
usual upon the breaking up of throng of
people began. A lane through the crowd
was made that the President, his Cabinet,
and the Justices Of the Supreme Court
might pass out.
Carriages were in waiting In Lafayette
Place. apd entering these, President Nc
Kipley, Secretary Hay, Secretary Gage
Secretary Root, Attorney General Griggs,
Postmaster General Smith, Secretary Long,
Secretary Hitchcock, and Secretary VIII
eer we're driven to the statue. With the
Presidential party were Mr.. Porter, Secre-
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THE MASON AND DIXON LINE.
Interesting Documents of the Survey
at Annapolis.

at Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. B.-In connection
with the re-marking Of Mason and Dix
on's line, for which an appropri1ticn Of
So 900 will be asked Of the legislature. to
be used with like appropriation fiom
Pennsylvania, Ii may be stated that the
land Office of Maryland possesses the orig
inal field notes OF the surveyors, Mason
and Dixon, together with other manu-
script and printed documents bearing on
the Maryland and Pennsylvania boundary
line. Mr.. George H. Shafer. chief clerk OF
the land office. took these valuable his
torical documents to Washington a short
time ago, where they were esteemed as
priceless treasures by officers Of the Ge
odetic Survey and of the State Depart
ment There are five books in this col
lection.
No /. Articles of agreement. 1872, be-
tween the Maryland and Pennsylvania
propTietaries as to the boundaries Of the
two provinces. Printed by B. Franklin at
the new printing Office near the Market in
the year 1888. These articles are signed
Baltimore: John Penn. Thomas Penn.
Richard Penn
No. 2. Field notes and Journal OF Sur
veya of Lord Baltimore and the Penns for
the year 1861, original manuscript
No. 3. Ancient boundaries of Maryland
and Pennsylvania. Minutes of the Joint
commissioners of Lord Baltimore and the
Penns from 10 November. 1850. TO . No
vember, 1865 This volume. also in manu-
script, contains numerous autographs of
men who figured in the early history of
the State including Gen. HoratiO Sharpe.
No 4. Instructions 10 the Surveyors, 1852
Manuscript.
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MRS. MARY t. LETTERS SUIT.
The Action in the Courts Temporar-
iIy Suspended.

The expected action in the Supreme
Court Of the District today in the case of
Mary T. Letter against the Metropolitan
Railroad Company and the members of its
board of directors. severally and collec-
lively. asking for an accounting, the ap-
pointment of receiver and an injunction
TO restrain its officers from exercising the
functions of their Offices during the pen
dency OF the proceedings was not taken
today
Ii was expected that counsel for the COM
plainant would apply TO the courts for a
temporary restraining order. but it was
learned that in all probability no action
viii be taken with this view. until after
the Metropolitan Company filed its answer
TO the complaint of Mrs. Letter.
As explained in the morning edition of
The Times Mrs. Letter owns about $50 GOO
worth OF holdings in the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company. and that since the organiZa-
tion and Incorporation of the Washington
Traction Electric Company. complains that
she does not know how her interests are Sc
cured. For this reason she asks that the
Metropolitan Railroad Company be COM
PEELED TO make her an accounting.
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but the objection was overruled. The an
swer. it then appeared, was blank form
of diagnosis. The witness picked out ex-
hibit H request for marriage guide.
over the name of II. G. Barnet, and stated
that he had sent the book asked for to III.
C'Barnet at 257 West Forty second Street.
Upon cross-examination the witness said
he had known Molneux for some time
Mr.. Osborne objected ON the ground that
none of this had come out in direct ex-
animation and the recorder ruled that the
defence could not examine on the question
Of his acquaintance with the Molineuxs
at preesnt The witness called on Molin-
eux and his father at the time that the
formers name first came out. The court
sustained objections when Mr.. Weeks tried
to follow up this line of examination.
Edmund Barnet, brother of H. c. Bar
net was recalled, and by his description
of his brothers build and appearance gave
testimony damaging to the prisoner.
He stated that he had found in his
brothers effects a small box of patent
medicine containing pink or red capsules
and some cotton There was no writing
ON il.
The capsules contained white powder,
which he had thrown away. He had kept
the box. This testimony corroborated that
of Hudson. The next witness called was
Mr. Kelly, another handwriting expert.
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PRINTING CENSUS RETURNS.
4 Bill Concerning the Matter Dis
cussed i'm the House.

I
In the House today Speaker Henderson
| announced the appointment of Representa-
! tiyes Russell of Connecticut, and Lanhsm
| of Texas, as managers of the Columbia In
| stitution for Deaf and Dumb. 1t was de-
| cided to set aside February ). for memorial
| exercises over the late Representative En-
mentrout of the Ninth Pennsylvania dis
| trict.
! The Senate Census bill. providing for an
| increase CT the clerical force, a general
| enumeration of The deaf. dumb and blind
! inhabitants. and authorizing the Director.
| If necessary. to contract for printing the
reports outside the Government Printing
Office, was taken up in Committee of the
! Whole, Mr.. Cannon of Illinois in the
chair.
The latter provision alone occasioned op-
position. Mr.. Hopkins. Chairman of the
Committee on Census. explained why, in
the opinion of the committee. the provision
was desirable if not necessary. That the
results of the enumeration might be
promptly published, Congress at the last
session required the work to be done by
June 80. 1902. The results of the Eleventh
Census were not published for nine years
after the date of the enumeration.
Mr. Southland of Ohio enquired if that
was not due to the delay on the cOmpila-
tion of the statistics.
Mr.. Hopkins admitted that part of the
delay was due TO that cause but asserted
that much of it was chargeable 10 the
Government Printing Office. The volume
of vital statistics, he said, had been held
one year four months, sixteen days; agri-
cultural statistics nine months; manufac-
lures, one year, one month and twenty-siX
days.
Now. if the work could be done at the
Government Printing Office within the time
required by law with his present force and
facilities he would be glad to have it done
there. The Public Printer was his per-
sonal friend. a capable official, and if any
body could do the work he could. But
the Office had held the volumes of the
Eleventh Census as stated.
MIR. Livingston of Georgia called atten-
tion to two sections in the printing law
which euntravened the proposed section.
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tary to the President. and Mr.. Cortelyou,
Assistant Secretary to the President.
The committee OF arrangements of Con-
gress. Senators William c. Chandler. Wiz
liam d. Allison, and Augustus o. Bacon.
and Representatives William C. Lowering.
Robert G.. Cousins. Frank G. Clarke. Amos
]. Cummings. and John Wesley Gaines.
followed the President and Cabinet to the
statue General Miles, Governor Crane.
of Massachusetts,, and his aide; Dis
Commissioners Wight. Ross, and Beach,
ard many other prominent persons join ed
in the procession TO the triangle at the ia
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in the case. The envelope is addressed
&c. B. Wright. Box 1713, Marshall. Mich
and postmarked New York May 81. '9S.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Sr-Pleasc send prescription, and oblige
II. G.. BARNET.
Box 2l7, No. 257 ". 42d ST, New York.
The please" is an excellent example of
the triangular form which has been point
ed out in the poison package address.
Prescription is misspelled, as is
'fourty," in the poison address. printed
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No. >. Original manuscript astronomical
observations and Journal of Mason and
Dixon from 10 November. 1868. to Octo-
ber 1867 Each days work in this journal
is signed cha Mason. Jere Dixon On
the left-hand margin of the page are the
signs, and the diary records
every step taken by the surveyors in theil
progress on the lines between the States
of Maryland and Delaware and Pennsyl-
yania.
Mr. Shafer took these valumes 10 Wash
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THE ADDRESS AT BUNKER HILL.

ington city in response to the request of
the officers of the Geodetic Survey. They
were so much impressed With the histori-
cal and actual value of the documents that
they asked Mr.. Shafer If he would show
them to the State Department. which he
readily consented to do. He found in the
possession of the State Department some
records of the Mason and Dixon survey,
but nothing to be compared for complete
ness and value to these volumes. The off,
cials of the State Department were also
impressed with the old documents, and
took some photographs from them.
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Representatives, occupying the right
Senator Frye, President pro tempore Of
the Senate, had place in this line Among
others on the stage were Senator Hans
Srough, Henry Clay Evans. Commissioner
OF Pensions; Major Mcdowell, clerk OF the
House of Representatives; Assistant Secre-
tary Allen, DR.. Wines, of the Census Bu-
roau; the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. Archibald Hopkins chief clerk Of
the Court OF Claims; Senator Scott
Senator Fairbanks Senator Proctor,
Senator Kean, Senator Bacon, Sena-
tor Clark of Wyoming, Senator
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The young man suddenly became all hands
and feet He blacked the beggar's eyes,
bloodied his nose. pulled his hair. choked
him. butted him in the stomach, tore his
coat half in two. stamped on his hat, kick
ed him on the shns and seized and threw
away a stock of lead pencils he had been
peddling as a bluff. All this happened in
about ten seconds. and. strange to say,
was done without disarranging the young
mans ballroom attire in the slightest
particular. He emerged as fresh as Beau
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ago used to be made of whalebone and
gingham. 1t weighed as much as a port
manteau Alpaca was substituted for
gingham. then silk for alpaca. Each
change meant a fortune to the inventor
who brought it about. For long time the
ribs were solid: then Samuel Fox arose.
took the tfedDreIIa, arS cut grooves along
its ribs. He designed the patent Para
gon frame" and lived to see his invention
used universally. At the death of Samuel
Fox his heir benefited to the extent Of
R179 .000-the residue Of total profit OF
at least c 800, 000.
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copy of the letter was shown to Mr.
Carvalho, expert for the defence, but he
would say nothing about it.
Vincent G.. Hamill. manager of the
Marsden Remedy Company, was called to
the stand, and bunch of papers placed
in his hand for examination. He said
that he knew the Won Mohl firm, but was
not permitted to say what he knew.
The witness identified letter from "H
C. Barnet" containing request for some
medicine, as having been received by him.
and to which he had sent an answer. Mr..
Weeks objected to this line of testimony,
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Dickens Sons appointment

tiOih tue NhiSASo Ne"s1
Lately the youngest son Of the late Charles
Dickens has been appointed inspector of the rab-
bit-proof fences under the New South Wales
Government. Edward Bulwer Lytton DiekenS is
the godson of the first Lord Lytton. He has been
thirty years in the colony, and sat in the Sydney
Parliament member for Wilcannia for many
yearS, being finally unsested in favor of,I labor
candidate. He has also run a stock and station
agency for some time in Melbourne, Sydney, and
MilcsHnia
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A REPORT FROM MIR. CHoATE.
Information Concerning the Ameri-
can Goods Seized by England.

Ambassador Choate. who has been max
ing an earnest effort to ascertain the pres
ent Whereabouts of the American goods
which were on the British steamers Ma
shona and Beatrice and the Dutch steamer
Maria, when those vessels were seized by
a British warship, was able to report to
the State Department by telegraph today
that he had succeeded in definitely locating
the cargo of the Maria and obtained some
Information about those of the other two
vessels.
He says that the Marias cargo is at the
custom house at Durham, subject to the
disposition of the owners. The Mashona's
cargo is believed to be still on board that
vessel at Cape Town, but some confusion
in regard to her manifests has prevented
definite assurances on that point The
Beatrice is at East Liverpool. and the Brit
ish Government is endeavoring to learn
from its officials at that port where the
cargo of the vessel is. z..g
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nesses, had so positively identified him as
the man who had rented box under the
name of H. c. Barnet" was taken as
having something to do with this consulta-
ton
A new Barnet letter has been introduced
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A New steamer Funnel.
Nrom the Philadelnhia Record. !

Vrom The PhiIadelPhia Record.) -
The Hamburg American Packet Company intends
to use new fuel on its freight steamers that are
now being built for the East Asian trade. This
fuel is semi fluid petroleum which is imported
from Borneo. IL is not liable to spontaneous
combustion. IL economizee space and allows of q
reduction in the number OF hremen.
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Brummel. resumed his hat and cigar, took
his girl by the elbow and sauntered OIL,
leaving the other chap total wreck His
victim did not seem to Be especially re-
sentful, however It's nothin', he said 70
a policeman who tried to question him. Il
Jest got into a argument wild prlzeS
fighter disguised like a Willie boy.
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/ Teahouse Named "America -
From ~ Chicago Times Herald.)


The Queen intends to add one more to the list
OF teahouses on the Balmoral estate. Each of
these retreats is decorated to represent some par
ticular country. For instance there is s'India' -
which is furnished with bamboo and Indian mat
ting; while .China" is decorated with the Celes-
tial emblems in beautiful colorings. The new tea
house is to be America" and win be put up in
readiness for next year.
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Griggs' NoIo Contendere.
FrOm the Cincinnati Enoufrer.5

From the Cincinnati Enqnlrer.) s-y
Attorney General GTiggs has declared his will
ingnaSs to have his department investigated
Everybody knows all about il now, and an of
fcial investigation could not make it much worse
Ii is principally notable Jor lukewarmness in the
matter of the trusts
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Insane, died at : o'clock this morning
from heart troubles, which were induced
by an attack of typhoid pneumonia
DR.. Wilmer had been ill for several
weeks. He Joined the staff of the hospital
in 1876, and was fifty-four years old.
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THE TRIAL OF MOLINEUX.
Another Letter With the Barnet Sig


nature introduces.
NEW YORK, jan 1S.-Roland B. Moli-
neux entered the courtroom at this morn
ing's session of his trial for the alleged
murder of Mrs. katherine Adams with no
trace upon his countenance of any worry
impressive scenes. At the close of the aft
ernoon sitting he had a long consultation
with his counsel, Mr.. Weeks, and the fact
that Heckmann one OF the letter box wit
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DIR. A. H. WITMER DEAD.

The Assistant superintendent Of st.
EIizabeth's Expires.
Dr. \. II. Wilmer the Assistant Super
intedent Of St Elizabeths Asylum for the
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The Paris again AHoat.

MILFORD HAVEN. Jan. 1s.-The
steamship Paris was foated out of the
drydock here this morning.
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tersection Of Massachusetts, and Rhode
island Avenues. in which the bronze i'm
age of Webster stands.
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IN THE SENATE.
The Transvaal and Insular Affair
HrOuSht I'm.

Brought Up.
In the Senate today a resolution was
offered by Mr. Allen directing the Secre-
tary of State to inform the Senate whether
any person accredited a representative
from the Transvaal Republic had been re-
fused official recognition by the United
States Government; for what reason such
recognition was refused and whether the
representative of any other governmnt
protested against such official recognition.