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The Washington times., 1903-03-12
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Civil Service in Porto Rico.

NlVn service In Porto RlCo-
E. c. Morris, special agent for he
Civil Service Commission at San Juan
in Porto Rico, is In Washington for q
three weeks visit, and was at tho
Offices OF the commission yesterday ar
ranging for the study of the methods
OF the commission.
Mr.. Morris says that the native Porto
Rican is Handicapped in his efforts to
avail himself OF the opportunities of
the civil service because of his lack of
education. Those who are OF Spanish
descent are very bright and find the
requirements of the examinations rather
easy.
The greatest mental equipment Is
shown by the mixed bloods of the ISL
and. They are larger and healthier
men and seem TO acquire the American
methods with more ease than either the
native or the Spaniard
Mr. Hermiuo Diaz. a native Porto
Rican is now in Washington engaged in
the study of American methods in edu-
catioual and business branches.
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NEWS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

Ga. The remainder come from South
Africa, Bohemia. Hungary. Servia. RUS
STA. ireland. Italy. and two from France.
One of the specimens is unique in that
1t resembles terrestrial rock The meteo-
rite from Russia contains diamonds and
closely resembles the diamond bearing
rocks of South Africa
II is the practice of the museums Of
the world TO weigh the meteorites when
found. If they are broken UP for examt-
nation or distribution each portion is
weighed and catalOgued and a record
kept Of its travels from museum TO
museum. One of the specimens-the one
from Barbaton. France-was found N
1870 and the rest have been secured since
1910.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Important Bulletin.
The Department of Agriculture issued
two bulletins Of unusual Importance yes
terday afternoon.
The Culture of the Mulberry silk
worm" is the title OF a thirty page
phamplet by Henrietta Aiken Kelly the
special agent in silk Investigations for
the department. The book is the first
pamphlet in the public instruction in
silk culture on a modern scientific basis
which the Agricultural Department IS
inaugurating
The information given was gained at
original sources in the course of a long
residence in Italy and France and by
practical experience under sHlIfuI seri-
culturists The contents of the work
cover the life OF the silkworm, it's food.
the implements necessary to its culture.
the rearing Of the worm through all
Of its stages of development. its
diseases and the preparation OF the
product for the market The book Is
copiously illustrated.
The second pamphlet treats OF the use
Of lime, sulphur and salt washes against
the San Jose scale and gives a history
Of the experiments OF the department
with the washes, and the receipts Tor
their preparation and such recommended
lions as are needed for their successful
use.
Both books were prepared under TIE
direction of l. o. Howard, entomolosisi
of the Agricultural Department
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Valuable Specimens Acquired.

Curator Merrill. OF the National
Museum. received ten specimens Of me-
teorites yesterday which are OF unusual
value from the scientific standpoint. The
meteorites are from the collection Of The
late James r. Gregory. OF London. and
Curator Merrill says that the Museum Is
very fortunate in being able 20 secure
them at an Insignificant price.
One specimen is from Catooga county,
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GERMAN ARMY DUELIST
PARDONED BY CABINET
Slayer of DR.. Aye Freed After Serving
Only Five Weeks of Sentence.

BERLIN. March 12.-First Lieut.. wer-
ner Won Grawert. son of the lieutenant
general of that name. who shot DR.. Aye,
a lawyer Of Fiensburg. through the neck.
cutting the spinal cord and causing in
slant death, in a duel fought in the
Grunewald Forest, on January 16. and
who was sentenced on January 80, by a
military court to two years imvrison-
ment in a fortress. has been pardoned BY
an imperial cabinet order. he has only
served five weeks OF his sentence. The
newspapers refer to Won Grawert's par
don as ''dispensation." and as tend
ing to encourage all duelists
Or. Aye. who was an officer OF the
army reserve. left widow and five chill
dren- The cause of the quarrel was OBJ
scure. but Of long standing The duel
occurred in pursuance to the findings Of
a military court OF honor. Lieutenant
Won Grawert surrendered himself to the
military authorities. His trial was con-
Quoted behind closed doors
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CAR RUNS OVER BOY,
He ESCAPES INJURY

PHILADELPHIA. March 12.-Elmer
Goodman, a four-year- boy. was
knocked down and run over by a Rich
mond car at Randolph and Master
Streets yesterday. When the car had
passed completely over him, the little
fellow was picked up, almost unhurt
A few bruises on his face were treated
at the Childrens Homeopathic Hospital
where a big policeman carried him. The
boy, who had been standing on the curb.
suddenly ran in front OF the car. The
mOtOTman had no time TO stop.
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SHOULD CLEAN CANS.

DR.. William c. Woodward, the Health
Officer. has recommended the adoption
of a regulation requiring dealers who
receive milk for sale to cleanse the re-
ceptacles before returning them TO the
producers. In a report on the subject
DR.. Woodward says II Is customary for
dealers TO return cans without any
cleansing and after they reach their
destination great difficulty is expert
enced in making them fit TO ship milk in
again. DR.. Woodward thinks cans
should be cleaned soon after emptying
them. in the interests OF public health
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Money in Treasury.

Gold coin and bullion TO the amount
Of $685.. 2S2. 473.64 is deposited in the
Treasury OF the United States. The to-
tai Treasury receipts for March II were
s2.11O. 1888. % which S1.S7s. O64.4s was
customs. 1858 1855 internal revenue.
and sss.422.OS miscellaneous receipts.
The expenditures were $1.S35, 900. of
which 1856. GOO was civil and miscol-
laneous. $500. 600 war. $3.50. 900 navy,
$4,000 Indian, S5O5.O0O pensions. and
Sl25,0Oo interest. The excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures was S275. 42s. SIS.
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Unsolved Mystery.

Captain Cobaugh. Of the Treasury
watch. has been trying to clear UP a
mystery IN connection with a woman's
hair switch and drops OF blood dis
covered early Tuesday morning in the
vesubule OF the lower Fifteenth Street
door of the Treasury. The captain i'm
mediately telephoned the police to learn
II anyone had been arrested in the vi
cinity who showed signs OF a struggle.
but the police knew nothing Of the mat
ter. The switch" which was n large
one with pins at both ends, had ap-
parently been torn. from the wOman's
head
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MI. wynne Head of the Department.

While Postmaster General Payne Is
absent in the South, First Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne is acting
head Of the Postofhce Department and
Chief Clerk Howley. of the First Assist
ants ONCE. is acting First Assistant
Postmaster General.
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or the corner OF Fourteenth and 3
Streets northwest. recently damaged by
fire. The repairs will cost $1,000. c. W
Doubleday awarded the contract. The
work is 10 be finished in thirty days
All bids on the dwelling Of II. J. Full
ton have been turned in. but no award
has been made. The figures of the bids
have not been made public.
c. o. Neil is repairing the house at
706 Twenty-fourth Street northwest. for
Mrs william De Lavergne-
Building Inspector Ashford issued the
following permits yesterday:
c. J. Hillyer. 10 make general repairs
TO residence 2O23 Hiilyer Place.
ST. Johns Orphanage. TO repair front
wall. premises SOS Twentieth Street
northwest H. Reiseberg is the agent In
charge.
W r Harris, tG excavate for base
ment 10 house 1741 G Street northwest.
J. 9. Norman, 20 make minor repairs
at 1924 Superior Street northwest
George " Herrell TO repair house GIL
Tenth Street southeast. improvements
10 cost $3.50.
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RICH-QUIC MAN
GOES TO PRISON

NEW YORK. March 12.-Thomas
Byrnes. one Of the mon arrested in the
recent raid or "get-rich- quick" con-
Germs. was today sentenced TO a years
imprisonment. on charge OF doing bust
ness under an assumed name,
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Virginia and Maryland Postmasters.

Virginia and Maryland pcstmasters
have been appointed as follows:
Virginia-Mary A. McCray. Barter
brook. Augusta county; W, w. Sanders
auckland Prince william county: EN-
NETT R. Sanders. Evol. Campbell county:
John e. Phillips. KnightIy. Augusta
county; James X. Segar. Locklies. Mid
dlesex county. and Mrs. Mary Z. Michael.
Alfred. Gilmer county
Maryland-Cillie Herman. Herman
Vile, Saint Mary's county
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Portraits of POstmasters General Com

plete.
The Vonoh portrait OF ex-Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith. recently
received at the Postofice Department.
has been hung in the Postmaster Gencr-
ais Office. Portraits Of all former Post
masters are owned by the department.
from Benjamin Franklin. the first Post
master General under the Continental
Congress. down TO the present They
hang either in the office of the Postmas-
ter General OF in the reception room.
which is occupied by his private secre-
tary.
Chief Clerk Taylor has taken great
interest in obtaining the best portraits
possible. and the portrait OF Charles
Emory Smith Is a remarkably fine like
ness
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

The Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany VIII expend $4,000 in Richmond in
the replacing the north end OF its bridge
across the James River with new double
tracks and steel bridge. The work Is
TO be doae by the American Bridge Com
pany, is to be started in June, and rush
ed 10 completion.
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NORFOLK AND VICINITY.

Jessamine Tocce. the eighteen-year-
old wife OF Dominick Tocce, leader Of
the Monticello Hotel Orchestra, filed
suit for divorce in the court Of law and
Chancery at Norfolk yesterday on statu-
tory grounds. The couple were married
January p last
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
For Sale of Indian Lands.

Bids for the sale Of the surplus lands
belonging to the Miami and Peoria Ia
dams in the Quawa agency in the Indian
Territory were opened yesterday by
Commissioner w A. Jones. of the In
terror Department. Bids for the 5000
acres were received about three weeks
ago. but all we're rejected because they
did not reach the minimum figure set
by the department. The highest bid
then received was S27 900, while the bids
received yesterday were all above this.
the highest being S40.150.
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THE WORK OF LOCAL BUILDERS.

Robert r. Bradbury has been awarded
the contrac, foc dwelling on Naylor
Street. Twiuins City. AT the cost Of
$4,000. None OF The subcontracts las
been placed yet The building viii be "A
feet front and 8 feet deep. two stories
and attic and Of Queen Anne design.
Contractors are renova.ing and repair
ing the building at the corner OF Louis
lana Avenue aud Sixth Street northwest.
II will be occupied by K. :. Hoy, who
viii conduct a hotel in the premises
Samuel Carter IL making repairs and
putting on new roof 20 house 1928 Third
Street southwest
Carolyn c. Caukhey has awarded 10
r. T. Crismond the contract 10 erect
three twO-story and attic brick dwell
ings. front OF press brick with stone
trimmings. Each house viii be IS feet
front and co feet deep and is 10 cost
81. 500. None Of the subcontracts mas
been closed.
). r. Tillery has been awarded the
contract TO make repairs 10 the building
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Mexican Immigrants.

Commissioner General Sargent, of
the immigration Bureau. has re
ceived a report OF the Mexicans exam
ined at the port OF Ell PasO. Tex. in the
month Of February. The usually large
number OF 1920 were examined. and 746
were refused admission either on ac-
count of disease OF of the contract labor
laws. Mexicans come into this country
in great numbers TO work on the rail-
roads. but the majority OF them return
to their own country after they have &C
cumulated a little money.
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PoSToFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
Returns From Vacation

Capt James z. White. general super
intendent Of railway mail service, who
has been away from his desk for nearly
two months taking a much needed rest
in summervilIe, s. c.. returned to the
department this morning.
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The house passed the Gardner annex
alton bill by a recorded vote OF SO TO Il
The measure provides that when contig-
uous territory is desired TO be annexed
TO cities the question Of annexation shall
be submitted to a vote of the inhabitants
Of the districts affected. The Barksdale
pure elections bill was discussed a.
length. It was agreed that a vote be
taken on the bin and its amendments
today.
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Hayes is the last son of a former Presi-
dent to call at the Survey. Mir. Hayes
is interested in a big scheme to create q
$l0,000,0CO reserve park in the Appa-
lachian system
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W. M. HARTMAN IMPROVING.

PALM BEACH. Fla, March I2.-Wil-
liam NJ. Hartman. who was in a critical
condition yesterday, was reported 10 be
slightly better today
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PATENT OFFICE.
A New Arrival.

A New ARRIVAL
c. NJ. ireland. chief clerk OF the Pat
tent Office. is the happy father Of an
eighteen pound girl. His friends in the
Patent Office suggest. with the congrat-
ulations offered. that he take out letters
patent on the new arrival
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

The contract for building the Queen
Anne's National Bank was awarded yes
terday TO Pilehard & Furness. of POGO
moke City. The contract price is $1,000
and does not include inside furnishings.
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VIRGINIA NOTES.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Capt. G. Passatore. Of the Italian
steamship II Piedmonte. has reported TO
the Newport News police the disappear
ance Of nine members OF his crew. who.
he believes, were drugged and "shaug-
bafed
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
MARYLAND NOTES.
WESTERN MARYLAND.

Albert J. Bodenhauser and Laura v
Goss were married at the parsonage of
st. Pauls Lutheran Church. Cumberland.
by the Rev. J. William McCauley.
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Several farmers in Queen Anne's coun-
ty are considering the advisability Of
employing Swedish farm laborers- The
immigrant commissioner offers to fur
nlsh them at S12 a month. Available
farm labor is mostly colOred and not to
be depended upon.
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RICHMOND.

In the senate yesterday the house
resolutions relating to the removal from
the bench &C Judge Clarence c. Camp
bell. Of Amherst county. came up for
discussion. but. without action being
taken. the case went over until today.
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Mrs. Margaret Mullinix. wife OF Basil
Mullinix, a Howard county farmer. died
yesterday from an attack of measles at
her home near Ellicott City
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

Jackson William Carr, OF Princeton.
Ill. and Annie Laura Albaugh were
married yesterday at St. Patrick
Church Cumberland
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Mrs Thomas c. Hughlett has sold to
Frank c. Hanna. for 81 200. the house in
Mill Street. usually known as .he
Creighton property. It is one of the
desirable residences in Cambridge.
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Lowell Yerkes Here.

Lowell Yerkes. OF Lexington. Ky. is
visiting his father J. W. ferkes, Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue.
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The Shenandoah county grand jury
has returned true bills against Richard
Brooks. charged with assault with at
tempt 10 kill an officer while resisting
arrest. and Taylor Compton. Of Edith
for felonious assault upon Frank Mars
ten.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

One thousand persons attended the
sale of blooded stock on School Com
missioner Frank W. Mishs farm yester-
day at Charlton, Washington county.
Buyers were present from many coun-
ties in Maryland and adjoining States.
The sale amounted to S7.7S4
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John II. Burbage. senior member OF
the firm OF John II. Burbage & Son, died
at his home in Snow Hill yesterday OF
pneumonia. He was taken i'll last Fri
day and rapidly grew worse. He was
member Of Paran Lodge OF Odd Fellows
of Berlin. He leaves a widow, a son,
and a daughter.
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GROUP CURED,

Group attacks child without warning
and needs very prompt attention or it may
prove serious, even fatal If you notice
any symptoms of Group, give baby small
dose of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. 1t will
relieve it instantly and cure it in night
No danger from choking after you have
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The young son OF Thomas NJ. Johnson,
president of the Howard county school
board died yesterday from pneumonia.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Shaw Returns.

Secretary Shaw returned this morning
rom New York.
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Alexander J. MeCown died in Lexing-
ton Tuesday at the age OF eighty-tbree
years He was born and lived all his
life in Lexington. His father was Mr..
Samuel McVown. a Revolutionary sol
der. who died at the age Of ninety-hve
years.
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Colonel Quinn, L. S. A. Engineer
Corps. is in Petersburg. where he con-
ferred with the council committee re-
garding The Improvement of the Apo
mattox River. and it was agreed that a
delegation Of business men should go
to Washington and lay all the details
before General Gillespie. chief of en-
Rfneers
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E. A. Cam has purchased the Perkins
lot in CentervilIe. at the corner of Com
merce anG Water Streets. from Henry
W. Chambers. for 81 500. He will erect
a large store on il this spring.
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Addison Chapman has lust instituted
in the circuit court of Prince William
county an action 10 recover $40. 600
damages from Henry w. Reid for false
Imprisonment and malicious prosecu-
tion. Last fall Reid. as a result OF
some trouble growing out of a horse
swOrc out a warrant. charg-
ing Chapman with a felony, and had
him arrested in Washington. Chapman
was tried in Manassas ard acquitted
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). r. Tillery has been awarded the
contract TO make repairs TO the building
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DOCTORS PRESCRIBE IT.

Whenever there is a case of cough,
cold, bronchitis, Group, asthma, whooping
cough, measles, hoarseness, or sore lungs
IN the family, and the doctor wishes 20
give the patient speedy relief and a posi-
tive cure, he prescribes the medicine that
always cures DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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The Reunion Association of the Re
formed Church will hold its next reunion
at Pen-Mar July Is next. President
Roosevelt will be invited 10 speak and
an effort will be made TO get the Ma
rine Band of Washington TO attend.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

The postofice at Goode. in Bedford
county. was rifed Tuesday night and
some goods were stolen.
The Washington times., 1903-03-12

The Roanoke school board has asked
the city council TO appropriate $4,000
for the current year for school funds.
half of II TO be available at once.
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FOREIGN MAILS


WASHINGTON. u. G. POSTOFF1CB NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur
az any sine.
FOREGS MAILS are dispatched 20 the ports
a saiing daily. and the schedule Of closinGs 10
arranged the presumption Of their untnter-
ulptcd overland transit. For the week ending
March "a. 1903. the last connecting closes VIII
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
transatlantic Mails
FRIDAY-Ce) Al 6-O5 p m Tor II ROPE per
8 s. Umbria. from New York. via Queenstown
(a) Az 7.I5 p. m for ITALY direct. per s. a.
Lain, from New YORK Mail must be directed
per $. g. LAIN
(c) At II.25 p. m. for BELGIUM direct. per
g. s. Finland. from New York. Nail must be
directed ''Pcr s. s Finland"
Co At II Is p. m. for SCOTLAND direct, Per
g. = Ethiopia. from New York. Nail must be
directed per g s. Ethiopia. :"
PRINTED MATTER. ETC--This steamer
takes Printed Matter. Commercial Papers. and
Samples for GERMANY only The same class
Of mail matter for other parts Of EUROPE VIII
not be sent By this ship unless specially d.
rrcfrd bv her.
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The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting Of the Fire Under
writer's Association OF Hagerstown yes
terday; President. Henry a. McComas;
vice president, J. Irwin Bitner; secre-
tary. c. Harry Keller; executive com
mittee. George VI. Stonebraker. William
II. Armstrong. and s. Newcomer Kelly.
Mrs. Eta Rohrer. wife OF Samuel
Rohrer. of Keedysyil'e, died Tuesday
from a cancerous growth on her neck.
aged fifty-two years.
Edward insolvency died Monday night
at his home In Sharpsburg. from typhoid
fever. aged thirty-four years.
John Gaylor died suddenly at Maple
Vile. Washington county, of heart dis
ease Tuesday night. aged seventy-two
years.
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Catonsville. Nd. March l. i9oa

MRS ZELTMAN.
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FREE FROM ALL POISONOUS MIXTURES.
CURES ALL DISEASES OR No CHARGE.
GOT Pa Ave. S. {. Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-27
A Garden for Birds.

From Country Life in America.
 know a certain garden that was made solely to attract the birds, and 1t is in every way an unqualified success. It is free from murderous cats and small boys, and the birds like it. Thirty-four different species have been counted at a single time, and on one occasion twenty different species were building nests or rearing their young.
 The ground is deeply carpeted with Bermuda grass, in whose matted tangles birds may scratch and catch bugs from morning until night. Fruits and seeds of many plants that mature at different times of the year are in great abundance, and if at any time there Is not enough the owner of the garden supplies the birds with varies tidbits. Sunf1ower seeds are always on hand, as well as quantities of crisp lettuce. These supplementary stores are placed on a stand called "the birds banquet-board." About the grounds are scattered logs, under which bugs and worms huddle in the damp earth Hydrants are left dripping, where birds may drink or bathe to their hearts con- tent. Strings, threads and cotton are hung about on bushes and trees so that building materials may be easily accessi- ble. Many of the birds become so tame and so wise in the ways of the place that when Mrs. Grinnell overturns a log they will flock to her like drove of chickens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-27
THE NEWS FROM LONDON
 Queer Tales of Troops Stationed Pekin.
RY HENRY pEvEREAux.

coronet of orange blossoms, and the bou- quet was composed of myrtle and lily of the valley. Lord Rosebery gave his daughter away, and looked very sad when doing so.
 The bridegroom is tall, fair, and good looking. A special train took the guests from town The Jewish connection was well represented and included noble look Ing men and several handsome women. Mrs. Leopold de Rothsehild, in silver grey crepe-de-chen with grey silk lace applique on It. wore a toque made entire ly of gardenias. Lady Leeonfeld was all in black, with a cluster of mingled roses and primroses Lady Darlington was in silver-grey cloth strapped with satin. with satin, with a long grey feather in her grey straw toque. Lady Grant, the bridegrooms mother, was also in grey. One of the pews was occupied by some of the on-commissioned officers of the bridegrooms regiment, the Coldstream Guards.
 Helen saw the presents, and says the jewelry Is magnificent, and in such quan- titles. She is quite raphsodcal about the pearl necklace given by Lord Rosebery. Helen was fascinated by the long, thick rope of twisted seed pearls given by the Duchess of Sutherland. It was about three years long and about two inches round, the sections divided by large pearls and diamond slides
 The King and Queen gave the bride turquoise and diamond bracelet the Prince and Princess of Wales a horse- shoe brooch set with a line of sapphires and one of diamonds. Princess Victoria also gave Lady Sybil a present