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from the foundation is 404 feet. 1t
took thirty-five years to build the
structure, and it cost nearly four
million dollars, which was secured by
small tax on coal. The Whisper
ing Gallery in this building is one of
the ouriosities in the church. 1t is
hundreds of feet above the ground
floor, in the dome, and is reached by
a flight of steps. In this gallery the
slightest whisper can be heard $50
feet away, and in it the clapping of
a door resounds like discharge of
artillery or clap of thunder. The
Geometrical Staircase in this build
ing, and which hangs without any
visible support, is another curiosity.
This great building stands as an en-
during monument to the skill of its
distinguished architect, Christopher
Wren. There is very appropriate
inscription in the building to the
memory of Wren, written in Latin,
the latter part of which is as follows :
"Reader, do you seek his monument ?
Look aroundW
was glad to be in the West
minister Abbey again, even for a
few minutes; for here one feels,
"Where'er we tread, tits haunted,
holy ground" There are 80 many
things of interest in this building
that one could spend months here to
advantage. The Kings and Queens
of England are crowned in this
building, and here many of earth's
great and good men are buried and
honored. / saw the rude and simple
chair in which England's monarchs
are crowned. This chair is kept
in the chapel of Edward, the
Confessor, and is 600 years old.
The chair looks like it had
passed through some rough ex-
periences. Under the seat of this
chair and fastened to it is the Stone
of Destiny, as it is called. There
are many traditions connected with
this stone, some of which are not
true. It is claimed by some that
this is the stone upon which Jacob
rested his head while at Bethel on
the memorable night of his wonder
full dream. This is simply tradition,
but the stone has a remarkable his
tory which is reliable. All the rulers
of Scotland were crowned over this
stone from the twelfth century, till it
was taken by Edward to England
All the rulers of England since that
time have been crowned over that
stone. / believe it has never been
carried out of Westminster but once
since that time, and that was when
Oliver Cromwell took it across the
street that he might be crowned
Lord Protector over it. Our guide
told us that this rude, rough chair is
never adorned when used for corona
tion occasions.
was sitting in the Abbey to rest
awhile and was looking at a plan ol
the floor of the building and saw
the name of Annie Neville (wife OF
Richard IID marking her resting
place under the floor, and asked
the guide where that particular spot
was. He pointed down to the floor
and said, "There it is." / was al.
most in the very spot of her burying
place. BY the way, the name
Neville is very common in England
I had occasion to look through the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-21
DIR. WOOLLEY'S
OPIUM and WFFESKEY
ANTIDOTF
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Dover and l don't think it stopped
till it got to London. These through
trains over here make splendid time
and they are nearly always on time.
When I reached London this after
noon l was glad to get three letters
from home. l am stopping at the
st. Ermin Hotel in London this
time, a we'll equipped hotel, right
near Westminster Abbey, with all
the modern conveniences, each room
having telephone, etc. My room is
555. This gives you some idea of
the size of the hotel.
l was grieved to hear of the death
of my friend and near neighbor, w.
B. Williams. / wondered when
left Yorkville if any of my friends
would be called away while l was
gone, and my hope was that they all
would be spared till I could see them
again in the flesh. But the Lord
knows best and he never makes a
mistake
1 expect to sail from Glasgow on
, the 9th instant for New York. l
! will be so glad when I reach dear
old Yorkville, though it would be
pleasant to prolong my visit abroad.
w. G. Neville.
Steamship Columbia, August 49,
| am now on this splendid and mag
nificent vessel in mid-ocean, bound
for my own, my native land.
The day after wrote my last let
ter, I had another opportunity to see
something of London. I was glad
to get this second peep at the great
CITY. I spent the day in visiting
some places I had already seen and
in taking in some new places. ]
could not resist the temptation to
visit St. Paul's and Westminste,
Abbey again. went to the former
place in the forenoon and to the
latter place in the afternoon. Those
great buildings grow on you. In
fact, you can't take them in at first
The longer you look at them and
the more closely you examine them
the more deeply are you impressed
with their magnifcence, greatnes.
and beauty. The circumference o.
St. Paul's is almost a half mile
From east to west it measures SIC
feet and from north to south 28f
feet. The elevation of the eros,
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P. O. directory and I found owe
forty of the Neville tribe in it. My
ancestors on the paternal side of my
family came from England.
l happened to strike service both
at st. Paul and Westminster on my
last visit to these two places. 1t is
difficult to analyze and properly esti-
mate these services on short ac-
quaintance; but 1 was not very
favorably impressed with them.
They seem to be burdened with
Journalism and ritualistic ceremonies.
l could not restrain the feeling that
the time was propitious for the ad-
vent of another Wesley into the
world. The minister who conducted
the service intoned the prayers, as it
is called.g am exceedingly fond of
good SIM ,ng, but I must say that
this sample was very poor. The
minister seemed to be in distress and
the whole performance seemed to me
30 unnatural that the impression
made on me was decidedly unsavory.
l think the Lord wants us to be our
selves when we come before him in
prayer, "Just as I am" etc. The
singing of the choir was fine, and as
the echo resounded through the great
buildings the effect was very satisfy
ing. The choir can certainly surpass
the rectors in singing.
spent short time in the build
ing that contains the Wallace collec-
tion. This is large collection of
paintings, furniture, china, etc.,
gathered froni many quarters OF the
globe and representing many ages,
and which is open to the public.
London certainly has her share of
the interesting things of this world.
Let us look for moment at
another side of London. Go with
me to Smithfield market. This, /
suppose, is the largest meat market
in the world. It is said to cover ten
acres of land, and in the morning
this whole territory is studded with
beeves, sheep, hogs, etc., hanging
close together, just enough space left
for walks through the market. just
think of it, ten acres of meat! This
meat is sold during the day and CAR
ried away in carts, wagons and trains,
till late in the afternoon very little
of it is left. IT takes an immense
amount of meat to supply the people
of London. The city draws from
many countries, only about one-third
of what she receives being home
raised. London receives each year
100000 cwts. of beef and 100000
cwts. of mutton. Her supply of fish
is immense. AT Billingsgate market
100000 tons are disposed of each
year. She receives and distributes
44,000,000 sacks of -four and 100000
600 bushels of wheat. / believe the
most of this wheat is made into flour
in London. London's supply of eggs,
butter and cheese is immense.
The longer you stay in London
the bigger does it seem to get. 1t is
almost impossible to grasp the vol
ume of travel in the city. In 1902
over 837,000,000 passengers were
conveyed over $4,000 miles of rail-
way. All kinds of public convey
ances are, as rule, filed and fire.
quently crowded. And the city is
still growing. The population in
] creases $500 every year, and about
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like the church of the Strangers in
New York. was agreeably sur
prised to see as good a church as
they have. 1t is fine church. Of
course it does not come up to one of
the big cathedrals, but it reflects
credit on the American congregation
that worship there. DR.. Thrusher,
the pastor, preached good sermon,
full of Gospel truth, on the text,
zone thing thou lackest." There
are great many Americans in Paris
all the time and this church furnishes
them place for worship. The con-
gregation was composed of good
looking and well-to- o-do-looking peo-
pie. Last night l attended the M I.
Call mission. The service was COL
Quoted in the French language,
which, of course, I could not under
stand. But having Heard 80 much
of this mission and the work done
by it, was anxious to attend one of
their services. I was disappointed
in the congregational was very
small, only prayer meeting attend
ance. But the minister who con-
Quoted the service seemed to be very
much in earnest.
After finished my last letter, and
before I left Geneva, / visited the
church in which John Calvin
preached and sat in his chair. I also
visited his grave, over which a spruce
pine casts it's shadow. There is a
simple stone there about a foot
square, projecting itself few inches
above the ground, with the letters
81. c." on top Of it. What humble
monument to such great man
But is it not fortunate after all !? He
needs no monument of granite, or
marble, or brass to perpetuate his
character and life. He erected his
own monument while he lived and
this monument has been growing
ever since and will continue to grow
till the end of time. Our ride from
Geneva to Paris was the longest we
have had on the railway on this side.
We were on fast train and it took
us nearly ten hours to make the
journey. The lands through France
do not seem to be as good as those
in England, Germany and Scotland
and you don't see the beautiful and
magnificent scenery here that you do
in the other countries. l hated very
much to leave Switzerland. There
is something very attractive to me
about this country and always has
been since | have known anything
about it. I don't believe | saw 8
single flock of sheep in France.
reckon this is the reason why hel
people eat horse flesh. There are
places in Paris where horse steak il
kept for sale. hope I haven't eater
any since I came here. would
almost as soon eat human flesh.
! l commenced this letter in Paris
but I am now in London, having
come over to-day. We came by
Calais, where we took steamer and
sailed across the English channel to
Dover. This is the shortest route
across the channel--about fifteen
miles. The channel was smooth to-
day, as it was when we went over on
the 14th ultimo. When we got into
England to-day we saw hundreds OF
sheep and cattle grazing in the pas
lures. We took through train at
The colored American., 1904-07-23
A Forslv4ne Chfnanaa.

The following remarkable STORY ap-
pears in Mr.. Whigham's ''Manchuria
and Korea "a Oossack I'm a fit OF
drunkenness had shot a Chfnaman. and
1T was necessary to bring several of
the men to the bedside Of the diving
victim for purpose of Identification OF
the culprit. The Chinanan. however.
refused absolutely to single out the
guilty man, saying, why should he be
killed, since must die IN my case? 2
Then they explained to him that the
man would only be severely punished,
TO which the Chinaman responded that
since he forgave the cufprft there was
no reason why he should suffer. Then
the theory Of the punishment vas ad-
duced as an Rrgument-the COssack
must be punished in order that he
might not repeat the offense. But
said the Chinaman, he will never 90 it
again when he knows that l forgive
him. and there the matter ended."'
The colored American., 1904-07-23
The Web SPINNING AM

One Of the most interesting observa.
tons made In ant life, saws Andrav1
Wilson, the scientist, was that which
showed that q certain red ant has
evolved the habit Of web spinning. The
ways Of this species were noted In tbe
botanic gardens ct Peradeniya. Cev1on.
by 3. G. Greeh The extraordinary
part Of the story Is that these ants
used larvae as ther spinning machines.
the larvae employing their silk threads.
used 90 make the cOcoons, as their sew
ing machines. Mr. Green took some
leaves which had been sewed together
by the ants and unfastened the stitch
es. The separated edges were drawn
together by the ants, and then, an hour
afterward, the larvae or .grubs, held
In the mouths OF the ants, were seen
to be passed backward and forward
across the gaps made in the leaves.
The movements Of the grubs were du-
~ directed by the ants, and the silk
threads spun by the mouths of the lar
vac soon repaired the defects in the
leaves.
The colored American., 1904-07-23
A Blush sc4entincoIly Defined.

Not long since we were ASKED to give
q scientific definition of the word
''biush," we have made an effort,
from an anatomical and physiological
point of view, TO give the definition.
A blush is q temporary erythema and
calorif1c effulgence Of the physiognomy.
aetolOgized by one perceptveness of
the sensoriuIn when In a predicament
Of uneQuilibrility from a senset Of
shame, anger or other cause, ventuat-
Ing In a pareSis Of the vasomOtOr fila
ments Of the facial capillaries. whereby,
being divested Of their elasticity, they
are sufrused with a radiance effeminat-
ing from an intimidated praecordia.-
Southern Medicine
The colored American., 1904-07-23
4 Great Temple.

The most magnificent work Of archi-
lecture Is the Tai MahaI in Agra, Hin
dustan. 1t was erected by Shah Jehan
to the memory OF his favorite queen
1t is Octagonal in form, of pure white
marble, inIaid with jasper, carnelian,
turquoise, agate, amethysts and sap
phireS- The WORK took $4,000 men
twenty years 10 complete, and though
there were free gifts and the labor was
free the cost is estimated at $4,000
000.
The colored American., 1904-07-23
Democratic Belgium.

Belgium Is probably the most demo
cratic Of all the mOnarchieal states.
The king Of the Belgians not only does
not wear Q crown, but has not even
got a crown to wear! No coronation
ceremony is known to the constitution
the sovereign inauguratiDg his reign
simply by taking an oath to govern &C
cording to the laws. Moreover, the
births Of his children, If he he's any,
must be registered in exactly the
same phraseology and in the same set
of books as the births s$of his humblest
subjects.
The colored American., 1904-07-23
WHAT PURE WHISKEY is

Can easily be ascertained. Smell your
drink before imbibing it. Better still,
smell the drained glass. The least dis
agreeable or foul odor betrays poison
III the whisky. Perfect distillation
means the careful separation of the
Hrst and the end run from the still,
'ne poisonous, impure, essential grain
oll' Ophlegms, faints, fuseD, from the
InlddIlng product, good, potable spirit.
very likely the majority of cheap
"hlskes, either for economy or from
iSnoranee. carry more or less of i'm
p0'itIes. Such defective liquors could
never be admitted to that grandest of
stocks. and hence can not be obtained
at the store of
The Washington times., 1904-04-12
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

r Street northwest, between Seven
tenth and Eighteenth Streets-George
E. Hamilton ct al. 10 Jessie A. SunGer-
land. lots %. %, "a, 49, a, and IS, square
151. SO
Twenty-eighth Street northwest. be-
tween Dumbarton Avenue and o Street
Otto Z. Braitmayer et al. TO Anna J.
Martin, part lot 130. square 1910. SO
Twining City-RObert I. Bradbury ct
TX. 10 Joseph Henning, lots s, z. and 8,
section 10, so.
Twenty-second Street northwest, be-
tween O and II Str ets-EIlen HOllaran
10 Edward Mcclure. part lot l, square
50. $Z5. Edward Mcguire conveys same
property 20 Ellen Hollaran and Ellen
r. Sengstack, So.
926 Twenty Street northwest-Let-
tia T. DOugherty 10 b. Frank Gebest
lot q square 30. SO.
Columbia Heights-JOhn NJ Henderson
to Mary Van Horn BlOdgett, lot g.
block p. SO.
737 Fourth Street nOtthwest-Luke J.
Croghan to Elizabeth CrOghan, lot o.
square SO, so
Columbia Heights Franklin T. Sanner
81 uX. 10 Martha II. Little. east half lot
8. block s., SO
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, be
tween Third and Four-and-a-half
StTeets-JOhn N. Elroy ct uE. to Robert
". ShoppeU half interest In original
lots "a and IS and part original lot IS.
reservation 10. so.
5l3 and 81 Thirteen-and-a-half Street
northwest-Jennie =. Weinberg, execu-
The Washington times., 1904-04-12
IN CORPORATION COURT.

In the corporation court, Judge Louis
c. Barley presiding. the following bust
ness was transacted:
The special grand jury returned in
dictments against Charles Baker. a
negro, charged with entering the dwell
sng house Of Mrs. Appich; II. o. Harris
a negro, charged with bigamy. and 2
G. Barry and Harry NJ. Grobe, charged
with obtaining signatures for contracts
under false pretenses. Charles Baker
and II. o. Harris pleaded guilty TO the
indictments and they were sentenced 10
three and four years In the peniten-
tiary, respectively.
The case Of Commonwealth VS.. Henry
Stevens was Get for Wednesday.
Merchant VS. Merchant. in Chancery.
was ordered to be placed on the stet
docket.
A final decree was entered in the case
of James Z. DOherty vs. Henry Q. Chip
man dismissing the case.
The will Of the late David Bendheim
was admitted To probate. his wife. Fan
ny Bcndheim, qualifying as eXecutrix.
He leaves his property for life 70 his
wife.
Judge Barley charged the jury 10 in
quire into who was selling cocaine in the
city other than TO a licensed physician.
surgeon. druggist, dentist. or pharms--
cist. The grand jury reported that they
could not return any true bills until
they knew who was selling the cocaine.
and suggested that the mayor instruct
the police to Investigate the matter
The Washington times., 1904-04-12

The golf course of the Chevy Chase
Club has been heightened to 5661 yards.
200 yards longer than the old course,
and was opened this morning for the
first time since the links have been put
in shape for the spring tournaments.
The distance between the first and
second holes has been increased 100
yards. while the other holes have been
heightened by moving back the trees.
One of Best Once.
Several years ago. the Chevy Chase
course was one of the best in America.
and was admirably laid off. but since
the introduction OF the gutta perchu
ball. which is liveHer than the .celluloid
ban. used then. the distance between
some Of the holes has proved to be too
short. This places the better player al
a disadvantage. as whereas he could
reach the green Of a two" hole in a
stroke and a half il would take not
so capable a player a fun two strokes,
placing him on even terms with HIS
superior.
The links are in better condition than
ever before at this time of the year. and
In particular are in excellent shape ha -
ms well wlthstood the severe winter
Nichols at Willard.
Bernard Nichols, who scored two vic
tories over Harry Warden, has the dis
tinction OF being the only man who ever
The Washington times., 1904-04-12

LriX; T. Jennie P. Weinberg. Louis
IashOf, Rosa =. Tashof, and Sarah =
la Is lots 30 ana 81, square 25s. SO
Stewart to Robert H Stewart part
lots Y and 2. square $40 so.
III Seventh Street nOrtheast-Sa 20
same, lot 80, square SG7 SO
5l4 East Capitol Street-Charles l.
stewart TO Eliza Logan West. pant
original lots ] and 2 square SO SO
0l2 East Capitol Street-Same 70
charles D. Stewart part original lot 2
So z Street southwest-Joseph A.
Baur ct al. 10 Frank Baur. lot g.
square AZ. $40
yesterday ct ux. to Mary Macmillan,
lot 192. square SCI. SO
East Deanwood-Sydney F. Marshall
TO Nathaniel i. w. Susan. NJ, and
Stewart c. Carter. lot IL. block ~ SO
RenO-Frank l. Attwell to Thomas G.
Treadwell half interest I'm lots 9 and 10.
black S. SO
G. Street northwest, between Seventh
and Eighth Sreets-Frank L. Attwell
10 Thomas Q. Treadweu, half interest IN
part original lot 2 square 429 SO.
Florida Avenue northwest, between
North Capitol and First Streets-AIOnzO
G. Barnett ct al 10 Julia A. TreadwelI.
lots 50 10 %. square 6lS. ,6I5.
East Capitol Street between Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets-Helene s. White to
AlOnZO W. Skunk. lot 20, square 9S8, SO
Twining City-George r. Repett.
trustee. TO Joseph J. Weller. lots q and
p, block 4. 81. 400. Same to Michael T.
Weller, lots q TO q. block 4, $500
Twelfth and * Streets northeast
Harriet G. Phelan to Louisa. A. FrizzelI
trustee, part lot IS, square 1902 SO
Louisa A. Frizzell ct al 20 Thomas J.
MullOy. same property, so.
Fourteenth and Q Streets southwest
James H Taylor. executor, to Gilbert
4. Clark, original lot 3, square 20,
81 sos. Gilbert A. Clark conveys same
property to George T. Klipstein, SO
Eleventh Street northeast. between G
and J. Streets-LcWts r. Breunuinger
ct ux. to Lucy L. Lynn. lot 49, square
$50. SO
BIoomingdaIe-George p. Newton ct
TX. 70 Louise r. Durkin, lot 81, block Z,
Columbia Heights-Ella r. Smith to
Harry !. Rust. lot %. block 30, SO.
Columbia Heights-Viola W. Myer to
Harry I. Rust, parl lot Il, block 80, so.
Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest-Frank =. Merrill ct al 10
Mary Z. Merrill, lots u and 13, reserva-
ton Y, s..
Fourteenth Street northwest. between
L and M Streets-Same TO same, lot A,
square 247. s..
los and 100 r Street uorthcast-John
Sherman Estate Company 70 Patrick r
Carr, lots p and %. square 40. $40