Nassau County Review 19020207

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A   PAMII.T   NBW9PAPBB   OF   LOCAL   AND   GBNBRAL   INTBUJCIOBKCB.
FREEPORT,   N.   Y.,   FRIDAY,   FEBRUARY   7,   1902.
TStati tLM TtAtLT I« aVTAItl
NO. 15.
ASTHMA CURE FREE!
Aatlllililiwa   artngt   laalant   Raltof  and   Permanent Cam  In   All   Caaea-
ABBOUmLT FBE8 OM BROEIPT OF FOSTAI<. wirra toiib ham* Am abmohs pladtlt.
ran TIN
VIAIIS
TbflM if aothing like Astbmaleno. It bring! instant relief, eren in tho worst GAMS.   U caret when all else fails.
Tk* Rar. C. r.Wella. of Villa Rid^e III.. ttTi •*Yc«r trial bottla of Attbmalene received in Koor condition, i caoaot tall job bow thankful I feel for tha good darivcd from it. I wa^ a tUve, rbalned wMli a patrid aora throat afld aithtnt for ten jear* I detpairadof arer bctnir cared. I taw joar adver- (itCflt«Bt for tba care of thil dreadful and torment Ing diaaaaa, Aathma, and thought fo\i had over tpokaa Toaraalrea, bot retolved to give it a trial To ai7 aatoniabmrnt, tbe trial actcJ like a rbarrn S«a4 aa a fall alte bottle."
R«v.  Dr. Morris  W«ohsl«r.
RabbJ of Ibe Coog.Boai larael. *" Nkw Yokk, Jan. 3, loot.
Das. Taft Baoa'. MtDicina Co.,
Cantlemani Year Attbmalene la an cxceller.l remedy for Aatbma and Ilaj Fever, and Ita compoa Itioa allaviatee all troablea which combine with Aatbm»4 Ita anecett ia aitonlatiing and wonderful After baring It carefcllj anal/ted, we ran s'.att Ibat Asthmalane contaiat no opium, morpbina chloroform or ether.
Very trnlj yonra, RKV. DR. UOHRIS WECIISLER.
nm lOTTlE $»T USOLUTELT FREE ON RECEIPT 9F POSTAL. m»"     DOBoedelnr.   W.ItoatonM, AdOreiBius DU. TAFI CR03. MklDJniNE CO.. ^; n Itfl ISOtU St., N. y. Oitr.
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P'l AbTaar Baes. lisaicws Co. I
OaallssMai I writatblataatlaniaal frum aaanaaofdulr.hivrwi ot tttt Astkaaslaaa, let Ua cat. of Aatkraa. Mr Wile ha. bean aflllcn '*s«fcar"^    .	
Springa, N. Y.. Feb. i, 19M.
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tkaaaSt It rwra.  MavUfaaRanatad mr own akill
._-.. ....     -111 alraol, N.w York.   I.lon
aboat tM tlttl ot Nov.mber. oitia her asthna ba. diaappeared and ili cosilttanUjr recommend Ibe
«Barahh aa«B joar vinJowa o. imlh . fsafc H* wiia aonmaacail lakioa It al MysanaMM. Ariw nla. ana bottle •M tTtaottOm, I ra«l Ibal I caa eoaaiat aMs aslrisalai Jlaaas..
obtained a bottle nf Am
Voara raapact fully,
O. D. PIIELrS. M. r
> Tarr Baoa. McDfcii	
Oaallaaami:   I waa troaklad with at th
i hava ainea pTirehaiad Jonr fall
I wilh aithma for ai jaara.   T  hare tried namerou. reniriiic.^liut your adrerti.em.nt .nd  .tarteU wilh ¦ trial  hotllr.    I  f(»;rii( re-
' Sold by all Druggists.
YOU DEAF?
ALL CASES OF
DEAFNESS OR  HARD  HEARING ARK NOW OURABLE
bjr aat aaw iBTWtioB.   Only thoae born deaf are incnrable.
HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY.
r. A. wcaaiAN, or aALTiMORi, a*Y8i
BaLTIMOke, Md., March w, 1901.
AuMbawa 1 — B«ia| caUtclr caiwl o( dMfneaa, thanka to jrour ttcatincut, I will uuw give you • MIIHslonrefmrcas^tobeoaadalyoardlacrctlon.     . ^, ^    . .., .,,.„.
Atoal irni years Sfo ny right car begaa 10 sing, and Ihla kept on telling worae. until I Ioat ¦w kcailag in cnia car entirely. . .. ..
fmilsnrcat a Ircstmcnl fnr catarrh, for Ihree mon'ha. without any aucceaa, conaulied a niipi- fearefiibrfilclani^ among at1ler^ l!i»nio«t eminent car «pcciali« of ihiscity. whoioM me tliiit atir aa oiwtnlloai cotiM hclii me. and eren that only tetSiKiranly, that the head noiaca would liaa renae, bnt the hearina la tha aSccted ear would l>e I01.1 forever. ,     .      , .     .
^^Ul«^« sswTiMir admtlaemciil accidentally In a New Vork paper, and ordered your Ircat-
SAIIM-1 naa «acd il only s lew daya according to yOiir directions, the noii«eacc.iie<J. and r, alter »re weena, n.y fccarini; In Ihe dl.mMd car hau been entitely rntorcd. I thank you Ily and beg to icmaio Vcty truly yjiir*. „,,    ~     ,,j
II. A. WURMAN, 7.v>B. Broadway, Baltimore, Md.
Our treattnent doea not interfere lolth your tisiinl occupation,
¦-ajriKc""' YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME •"c".-.t'"»
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O. A C Merriaan Ca.
I rublUkcrs
a»rtngfUl«l aMmam.
THE   01'  HAWO   SUED;
Kow  thst   winter   is   s-comin'   wilh   the
sicigh bells an' the anow, I atn kino o' sort o' miading o{ the day.
long s«o. Whan we iut«r ^i> a-tkstin'  an' atakm'
Dioonlinlit ndm. With the sweet and rosy damtele snuggled
warmly at our aides; But of all the sports in Winter that I wor¬ shiped as a boy. An' tbe one that gave a thriUin' an' hair-
raiain' sort o  joy. An' would cause tny ears to tingle an' my
cheekN git rosy-red. Was a-comtin' (^'^\¦n the holler on my
or
How we alwavh u>ter lianUer for an early
fall o' «liow. An' we didn't rare a copper if the winter
wind* did blow. For,  when   .nuggled   'neath   the  blanketn
'twa« no trouble to k.?e|i warm, An' be lulled  to  pleasant  dream-land  by
the howlin' nf the alorin: ITow the treci* would snap an' crackle, an'
the old fannhouae would creak, An' the .now drift tn the winders when
the blizzard', voice would shriek! But the fimt thing in the momin' when
wtd iotl?-.i out o' bed. We would huotic for the holler witli that
or
Hand .Sled;
How llip bnyii an'  girls would gather at the top o' Slncum's Hill.
Je.t bcvoiid the ol' red ncbool house, near McOuHy'. cider mill;
Every rye would be a-aparkle, every ruddy rlieek aglow.
With   the   fascinatin'    ploaaurc  that    we there would undergo:
When   we'd   get   our   pretty  damsels   an¬ chored safely nt^ our side.
Every female heart  a-flutter at tho pros¬ pects of the ride.
Then,  with  anxi<ius apprehension  on our fcalurrs  over.'-prend.
We vould ;.'ii a-fcootin' downward on our Ol'
Hand Sled!
Oh, the memories of boyhood, an' the ol'
familinr days. That   will  come  a-crowdin'   forward  in  a
sort o' misty liaze! Uringin' uji  the  pleasant   features of tho
friends we ustcr know, Tn the dim an' dist4;nt fancies of the hajijiy
long ago. Oh.   the   pleasant   recollections   that   will
crowd a feller's mind. Of  the  ol'-tiine   sfiorls  an'   pleasures  that
our manhooil's left behind! An' we soirictiinc-- sigh an' hanker for the
days that  long have fled. ¦ Simc lie t vik I hit faren-i'II journey on the
or
Hand Sled! --Lns .Angeles Times.
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^fubb's liinancial JHfaterloaP
itte'irinf">«'ifif'yr'7f'i*"it'it'>i
JI.KWELI.VN rrBB WIIS six I'l'il tall, linilt liko n key- Kloiii'. liniiil.'iiiiio ns .Apollo * nud tlrossed like a Inlloi's model. Anioni? thp vcnly of his owu se.\ lip wna Hip rIuss of fashion nnd the mold of form; niiiuiii; wouipii he ranked ns a Kniiid inaiHlial of dross IMrndp. Up w.ts n ni'rcaslty nt smnrl solipps. for be led tlio RPriunu with a llllip (cniec nml aplonili Impossllilp to thosp who are not built nud Irnlnpd for thai high neblpvoiiipuf. He h.nl a front llmt had liornp liliii out of many a hole. IIp bad no profpsslon Inu "slylp," and Just phoukIi liialns to do<l.Ke orpdlloiH Indpllnltply. and iti-l bis np(-ouiils "mixed" with pvpi-ylmily who had lluanilfll dpallUKs wllh lilni.
Hilt nfipi- npaiiy six years, (Inrlng whli'li his debts Riew In luvcrsp ratio lo Ills huslnpss i-ppiilnliou, hp wiiko up OIIP moniing wlili a dim Inn iiislst- put fpiilizalliui iluit Iip was nparlug Hip piiil r.f Ills roiip. Ill a mad pfforl to Indui-i- Ihp payiiipnt of bis rent 'I'libirs landlord had shut off tin- slpaiii and hot water. Ilis l.-isi vnlol was lollpi- li'K In Hie Kli-ppi. lowprliie nt Tubb's iviudow. Up p.vaiiiiiipil his iiiall—all lillls: mil a .liijrlp piiiU mitp uor a pn llto ¦nllatioH. fo lip lavpil Ilis lianil- soiup fnip Willi pobl watpr and ppi- rninc aad lipRiin to llilnU as vlironnisly us a r.iblilt that has luiud iho doi.-.
Aflir bi-pukfiist lip picked up lis piipcr. lls'liii'd a rliiaipiip and ipcIIupiI. His pyp la.Mpiipil „u a li'rlef dispatpli from .\lliaiiy, wliidi nail:
¦¦''llIToril A. HntiiTs, ilip rilllloualrp Innilior fiiitor. foniierly of .MUlilcaii. died here to-nl^lil. • » » Hi. leaves uu cuorinous fnrluiii' nud his .yiiunx wlfp • . • charmliiK • • • uo children/ • • . she Is devoled lo lihllanlhrojiy    •    •    »."
Tiilib drojippd Ibe paper. Krabbed II nRaln. rpaclicd for a srlssors, rllpp,'d Hip Allciiiy illspalili and Willi niiaiius toiiipd fervor and vulLMrily iiiiinaiiipd:
".\|p to Albauy!    Me fur ilip widow."
Iu half an linur. laulilpssly dips.spil. rIovpiI, Ki'oiimi'il ami ilelioiiuair. lie snuulpi-pd liilii au nttlie in llip <;asciiii aile Huililiui; up.iu llie ilimr of wliich was Hip Ipiri-iid:
•llulT A- Peak. Uaukirs."
Mr. r.'ak w: s irlail In sec Mr Tnlili. Imt lii'cai'.ip a bit fcricly when the lat¬ ter luil'iililcd Ills liiisiui-ss. lie iM'»;cd bis plan to many in> Albany widow mill bis need of tinaiiclal help fur Hip raiiipaii;ii. claimed uld acipiainlaiicp wilh Hip Ito^cis family and. Willi iini- M'ions plaiislMliiy. pn-ilidcd Ibal he cnuld will and iiLirry ilu' prize "prob¬ ably wllhln sl.\ iiiouili-i, cpri:imiy wiih ill H ye.ir '
"llcw mii.li will y,c,i uccdV said IIiilT, iwiil.ii;u.u' ilis p.'iicil.
"I slmuld Hiliik ilircc Huiiis.III.I w..ii|.| sec iiip ilir.iucli. " jawupd .1. I.lcwcllyii Tulib wllh assnriUB sauij frold.
Hut III,' 'b.-iukpr" was ilulcky. lie iv.iiild Have lo "look up" Hip lady's tonniici'cial laiini:. eslinintpd wpalih. acinal . xlsicii, c lip would bl Mr lIulT know; Hip •iiui was larte. uo col lalcial. ptc. etc . lill 111- would i,-lve his auswer. say In a roriiili.'lil.
Meauwlillp 'lulib actually trot busy. He wrclp many leliprs l.i Albany, sent for Its iicwspappis :iiid was prpiiy will lo^lpd iibnut Mn- UoEcrs when Hiiif sninuioucd liiiii tu Innr Hip answpr It was uot uiifavoralilp. Tu'.iii fpiiiicil enuul w!ii|p ihr uioupy Ipudpr read off Hie list of ilip widow's lilg pstatp, Iml every 'voril was a truuiix't uote of irluiiipli foipsiallcd. Huff psiiniaud Ihe eslale at s.imethlui: like *.S(i<M»«i after Hip I'lcuuiliiauivs had Iwn al lowed, luoslly slocks, bonds and ipal estai.-.
"Wi'Il takp n chuuiv ou the scbPUiP. Mr. Tubb. " said the Sbyhh-k, "but It's UU uuusuul risk, you'll hsvp to ex¬ iled to pay a ruiiici- consiilemble In lerest. If ynu pay iu six uiouibs Ibi. e HiiMiSiiud will 1.1st yuu Hve huudred dytlar*; say. at Hie rale of thlrty-thwe aud i IhirtI inr cent, a .vear. but uiiiid. " Ibe broker was msisHug uow. "uiln.I .vuu. If yuu fail lo pay It all lu six months yuu inurt renew ibe loau wilb note sl|;ue<l by your wife snd yourself jolully. If you do ibat we'll be glad lo rruew indetlnltely "
Tbis prupositlun ruffled tbe cshu nerve of Tubb. aud he made a feeble show of iudlEuatlou. but Huff adiuit ted airily tbat for bis imrt be would be Just ss well satisfle*] if the ik'sl wss not made; It was luost unusual, very haaardous at best and quite "out of our lla#."
"But." he eouHBued. "I've iiout *v far as to grl Hie easb reaJjr. ibe uoIe la Uled aat and U you waat to do boai-
ness now, all right. If not." nnd hi picked up thp slip of paper which Tubl could luru Into $3000 so readily nnt made n motion as to tear It. "If not I'll J'lst tear Ibis up and—-"
Tu.ib readied for n iien. tapped i' softly oKnlust his left glove aud- slgned. After Ilstenlnn wearily to « lot of Instructions about "adrlslnit tb« offloe from -week to week" and "ex cuse us If we fake tbe liberty of pry lug a little lulu your loreinnkinK.' Tubb wnlked out wllh sixty afty-dolbit bills nestling ngalnst hia mnuve wnist eoat. In ten days be checked tbref trunks for .-Vlbnuy and disappeared from bis baunta like nu errant cava Her. Four nionlhs later Huff got a telegrnin, "Engageuieut lunde. Wed ding private. All lovely but riurn." It was signed "Tubb." but It was quite unneppssnr.v. for the banker hnd made a few 8<"cret trips to Albany, nnd bav Ing seeu Clara doubted not thnt bis client would win.
It lacked but a day of the six months when .T. I.lowellyu Tubb und bride ar¬ rived at the Hotel Detrop. honeymoon ers en tour, with enough baggage to equip n comic opera troupe. The bell¬ boys "allowed" tbat Mrs. .1. Llewellyn was "a sight," but her husband show¬ ered money nround until there wns quite a flurry In the hotel, nnd Huff, Banker II uff, who hovered In the corri¬ dors like n coyote walling for night, sneered ,Tt the extiavagnnce of the client whom be dogged. He cornered Tulili In a dnrk hallway, told him that the uotp would be due In twpnty-fonr hours, and asked whether the Tubbs "wanted to pay up or renew."
"I'll renew, of course." said Tubb haughtily, "our flnnnclal affairs are not yet arranged.    I'll'slgn another no "
"Yes, and remember she must sign, too." Huff was (Ttcltetl. "Don't for¬ get that. Ifour wlfp must get ou your paper this time. II nin't worth a il "
"All right, nil tight; good day. I'm very busy to-da.v," and Tubb strode majestically away.
At 10 o'clock tbe nexl morning IIu.T sent up bis card to the Tubb suite. J. Lipwellyn suinniuned bim. nud In a Irlce the batikpr wns bowing lipfore Clara. Tubb wns Jusl vising from thu llllle secretaire with the new nolo lu Ills hand; Hulf bowed again aud grluued. scannlug the renewal. It was yet wet, as to the signatures, but Tubb reached for n blotter.
"I hnd oue of our own blanks lunde out," snld Huff, taklug out his pocket- book.
"Oil. I was afraid .vou wouldn't. Mr. Huff." said the ellenl. taklug the old uote when the banker had writtpu "paid" across It, "I wns afraid you'd ibdny us. We'ip Jusl going out for a drive."
Hp tore tbe old note up. and bowed the Sbylock toward' the door. Huff folded up his doubly slgneil promise to pay, beamed upou the fat nud squabliy Clara, nnd wns goup. The upxt day Hie Tubb.s Ipft for Denver, aud for mauy moons Huff and I'eak beard not from them. When Ibe note came due at lnst It wns In Allinuy where .T. Mewellyn Tubb aud bis bride hnd set¬ tled dowu to Ihe enjoyment of their vast wealth.
Huff was In bis oflice when n tele- gram was banded In. He tore It open and rend:
".Mrs. Tubb says her slfiuature Is a forgery. Have piotesicd iinle. Wire lustrucHons."
And Huff ippllpd:
".Vrrest Tubb uuless Hioy pay to¬ night.    TlirpnlPU exposure."
Aud llie next day's upwspappfs bad scare beads niioiit ".\ Huslmud's Crime." "Scandal lu Illgli I.lfe" and otlier fparful nud elalioralp aceouuts about how Clara had ri'pudlatpd .1. I.lpwellyu and his dark deeds, aud had aiinoiiiiced to Ihe police ami Hip imlilic thai "aa siiou as Tubb was lu Slug Sing sbe would divorce lilm and try to live down Hip folly of a biiiply widow's glrlisli trust In a wrcldi.'
"Huff." growled Teak lo bis iiartuer. "you're a chump. "
"I know It." moiirued Hie bauker. "but It wns a great scheme. Tubb was ou Hip squarp. but liP Is the limit as a prize ass. I nhvays haled lu do liusl- npss Willi squarp peuple. anyhow."-^ .lobu II. HuflPiy. lu Hie Chicago Kcc- ord-Herald.
HELLO lilRl, REQUISITES
BLIZZAIID VISITS NEW YORK
GOOD     VOICES,      FINE    EYES     ANC I SWEET TEMPERS INDISPENSABLE,
Na-
VALUE   OF   RAPID   FIRE.
IS I
One or the I.e..on. Lraror.l lu Ihe War With   Spain.
'I'licrp arp mauy Ipssous. some of Hipni new, luore of theiu ohl, to be learned from the Spanish war. Throughout history vessels have been destroyed by lire duriug sea llglits: In tbp lialllp of Nnvariuo the sbpll I'liiis of ilip alllps set on Hrp and de- sirirypd many of the Egyptian ships. Wbpu.lrou and stpel vpsspis camp Iuto fasliinu iiiucli woodwork was re¬ tained. There wciv many protcsis and snme dlminntiou lu tlie (|U:iiitlty iiM'il i:iiiil lit Hie bntlle off Hie YaUi. wlicii Hip necesslly of a fnrllicr re- iliici!oii was greatly emphasized. The sight of the Hiree nrmoipil cruisers liiiruiiig on the lu'iicli near Santiago was sutflcieut Io lauvp tbp most cou- sprvatlve.
'I'll:' valiip of rapid flip bas hing bpeu kiinwu. Iu Hip earlier stages, when ballisiUs wpi-p a myslery accuraie aim uas not nf great euuscciucuce. ai iiiiiM effective work had to be at very short ranges, at nearly point blank, anil ficquciiHy with yanlarnis lulcr- Incked. Willi more Iniprnvcd guus ami amiuuuilion, accuracy as well as rapidity bad t) be Iw nttempted. I'ol- liugwoPil was justly uiilcd for Hie flioruiigli iiiaiiupi' lu wbiili be tralupit bis crews ill ell gunnery exercis. s. Iu on;' iia\y of late years iiiueh care uud :iiteuiioii bas beer, devoted toward ili'i eloping nccuratp ami rapid Urlng. .Many have woudered at ihp Immuuliy nf our Ilepis in both of Hip battles of Manila nud SHUiiago. It wus largely llu.' In the ueeuratc und rapid tire uf oin ships. A ball of projectiles was IMiiiicil iiiKiu the pui-my. aud bpfort tbey .nuhl develop tlieir Ure Ihelr bat- tents Were partly dlsalileil aud the i.cH'S uf their gunuers were tboi¬ uugbly shakeu.
In ccuue.iu.u with rapid aud ac¬ curaie tiling, smokeless piiwder Ih'- eoiues of value. Ils advautnges were fully Illustrated iu ibc war. Kor mauy tini.-s wheu otherwise our guns might bale Ueu dred "illi cffe. t Ihe enemy was obs.-uretl by the suinke of uur owu guiis. rrobably many of the cuniplaiuts bruught agalust turret guns Were due lo the dllllcully of laying the guus lu the enemy Is'cause of the suo'ke - Couiiuandcr WainWTigbt. lu tbe  l'nlte«l Si-rvlce.
TrslalBC Ullltarr BalloaaUI..
The Swiss u.llliary uuihoniics bay* (Uteriuiu>>U that uexi year thi inUuiug of uillliary Imllooui.-ls shall Ik- sys tematlcally takcu in bsnd. The flrst lialloun i-ompany to be formed U to c.'nsist of eight offic rs. tweoly-lwo uun-i-uumiasiouetl uHlcers. lUl prlvatt^. wllh .•!u establlshiueut of uine riding aud uiuei>-uine draft horses, witb iweuty-«islil vehicles.
.Tfa.1 Required Quicknet.. of Pero«ptlon I nependrnt PartiT on FreTlou. Train Ing BDd Teinperainent, rarllr on tlonalllj—Sullen Ulrla Not Wanted.
Work at the telephone stvltchboart^ ,1s woman's work. Judging from Hu lUuniber of employed aud Hie qunliti |callous required, but few womeu can do It. Of 14IKI applicants for employ menl by the telephone company In Brooklyn last year, about 140. or teu per cent., were selected ns capable, ct with faculties developed sutliclenll.v to warrant trial. Age. health, size, teniperamput. general appearance aud ncuteuess of perception were consld ered In the selcctlou of each new oi»erntor. Dull brains cannot work nt "Central."
The funny paragrapher has dropped tbe telephone girl for the automobile driver; the Impatient and Irate sub¬ scriber has been mollified by cheerful responses uud quick conimuulcntlons; the oflice clerks get little encourage¬ ment for chats over tho wires, and tho telephone girl bas settled down to plain, earnest, everyday business, without nousense during oflice hours. The work, with spells of rest, la uot burdensome, the treatment Is humane, nud resi>ect has IncrenseO. All of these thlugs hnve been luntters of evolution aloug with tbe development of Hie busiuess, the extension of the system and the Increase of tbe num¬ bers of subscribers aud commuulea- tions.
The telephone girl ot to-duy must be neat lu Iiersonal flppearauce, about five feet live Inches iu height. Iiet>veen sixteen nud twenty years qf age, lu good physical henlth, with good eye¬ sight, able to write legibly, speak dis¬ tinctly, and. most Important of all. have quickness of perception. Each applicant luust give proof of quick¬ ness lu receiving mental linpreHslous aud acting upon them. Stuiulileis nre ollnilnated quickly. Twu weeks' work ut a swllchboard win tell tho story of a. girl's adnptablllly.
The required quickness of perception Is dependeut partly on previous Irain- lug nnd temperament and partly on iiuHonallt.v. Nearly nil nationalities are ropiesenUd lu Hie local olHccs— Irlsh-.Vmerlcaus. Uermnu-.Vuierlcans. Swedes. Hebrews aud olhers. Iu large cities—Bosiou and Chlca.go. fm- exnmplo—the pcrcpnta.ge of Irlsli- Amerlcnns among telephone operators Is large, .\uother observalUiu la that fijrls brought up In ihe city liavp quicker pi'icepllon aud more laplil action than girls brought up In Ihe couutry. Considerable dciK-nils, cf course, ou the advnutngea for educa¬ tion aud methods of discipline. Kx- Ticilence lia.s sbowu that graduabs. not too long from school, make the best operalors. They have not been lu ruts. Ihelr minds are niert and m- llve, nnd they have been subject lo disclpllue. Where girls meet Ihe principal requlrcmeiit of the work. Hie policy Is lu exercise n little trnluing for the minor ones. A girl with a husky, voice must go home right invn.r. If a few vocal defecls be I'.o- licealile. an explnuallon and some home Irn Iuing may Ik> serviceable. The luauageis here have not been obliged lo go, ou account of poor ma terial, lo the extremes of sonic in Indiana, where, II has been icpiirtcil, the would-be iippiators liavp the sci- vlcps of n leneber of elocuHou, wllh Instrnctlou for correct bieatliiiig. vocal dPllvpiy, arlleuhitlon. |iltcb ami reserve force.
A sullen or au Ill-bred girl receives IKI I'Ucouragpinpnl. ClicprfiilnpHS and Iiatlciice arc among Hie virtues lo lie possessed by a tclcpboue girl. Of course, a giri gets rallied nt times. Iu sncb cases Hie disturbing elpiiipiils can be passed aloiii; Ihiough the desks of the chief oiierators aud ussislnul iniiuageis to the '"phone" of Ihe iiianag.r. if necessary. The most dif¬ licult thing for the student Is to no ber work In an Impersonal way. Slie luiisi leant lo be a part of Hie ma¬ chine,  uctiiated  by  some  iHtelllgeucc.
(!ood e.vcslght Is absolutely ueci^:- saiy at a swllchbonrd. Iu recent viars the boards have bppn rpduced ill size, drops have beeu thrown out aud Ihe ligures of telephone numbers hav ' beeu mada smaller. The ligures arc on a piece of niptal oue-quarlpr by thivp-elghths of nn Inch In size. Beside each uumber plate Is a round piece of while glass, known as a himii, a IIHIe larger than the Ilai eud of a lead pencil, Ihat cau be illuiuluatcd liy Hi,' removal of a receiver from lt.s prougs by Hie subscrllicr. A sub- serllier need nm "ring iqi" the central o:Bce niiwadays. .\ii npcralor must be able lo (ocate Iustainly the laiii'.i and Ils corresponillug iiiiiiilier. wiitp curredly the uumber calling nnd Hip uumber called and make ibc prii|ii'r couuecllons. To do that hour aflcr hour aud day after day, wiili lulcr- pretuHous of ibe various voices ilur- Ing the uiniiy communications, a girl must be iialleut ami cheerful. Al- tbougii Ihp work wears ou Hie nerves, tbe girls seem to bold out well, is there ure I'asilnalious about Ihe eui- ploynieiit that relieve the iiinuotuuy. Some of thp operators have been In Ihe servke for twelve years.
There are no hard aud fast rule.- for dPIirininlng tbp qulikuess of the perce|iHon of the applicants for em ployment. The perception of the qimllty of aiiiiibers perccpliun Is a malter of iutuiilun. Experleucp pii- ables tlip iratbc i-hlif lo "slip up' an appllcaiit un short luquaintance. .Vf ler employmi nt un nperaior Is under the observailon of moriitors. super visnrs aud chief operators, all women. Men arc the best malingers, while women are the best oper/it r.-i ^ Brooklyn Eagle.
Traffic in the Northwestern Section Paralyzed by the Snowstorm.
BLOCKED ROADS STOP BURIALS
llallro.d. Aro HoaTT SulTerers, Train. neliiR SlallM at Manr foinu—Tele- plione aud Telearaph Liaa. Ara tlown, nnd nn.lne.a KecelTea a Bavere Check ->Slomi'. Fnry Ali.io.t Unprecedonlad.
Kochesler, N. V.-Western -New York was lied up by Ihe sharpest storm of the winlpr nnd one of Hip worst In yenrs. Uoehester wns troubled by crippled sireet car service, late mails and few, nnd trains hours behind time, but the country round was burled un¬ der drifts some flfteen feet deep.
Many dead had to remain unburled because the undertaker could uot rench the house. The long suffering doctors did Ibelr best, but many eases of act¬ ual sufferiug were reported, because even tbe llrcil horses could not carry the physicians through the blocked roads.
Nenr the Brockiiort station a milk man's horse perished while the driver went to get help to release the team from a drift. The station agent a I Wnyueporl. blinded by Ihe storm, was struck by a Irnin and Instanll^i' killed there. The body of Wllllnm Hughes wns fouud by farmers brenking roads near ralm.vrn. The man had been thrown from his cutter dnring the night, nnd evidently grew bewildered and perished In the storm.
From every side came reporta thnt schools were closed, mulls were uiide- llverwl. trains were tied up und bnsl- uess practically susiM'uded. Thirty passengers were fouud benumbed with cold In electric cars stallml near this ciiy.
Krom cities wllhln hundreds of miles came reporls of suffering nnd Inter¬ rupted trnltic. All along the line of the .New Yorit Cenlral. the West Shore and reuusylvaula .systems freight and pas¬ senger trains hart to be abandoned.
.V freight train was wrecked on the Western New York nnd reuusylvaula Kailroad between Hinsdale and Ishua, nml wns soon covered by drifting snow.
Al I'tlcu there wus no prospect of mirlh und soutb roads being opened for severnl dnys. Country roads ¦were burled uuder great drifts.
The .Mohawk Valley conntry roads were blocked and uo malls were re¬ ceived.
Wnyne Counly was snowbound. The Home. Wnlerlown nnd O.gdenslmrg llnllway dosed dowu. I.yoiia and Clyde were In darkness. The electric com¬ pany was afraid to run the lights be- eiiuse of tangled up wires.
MANT PBBISR IN QALES.
rhe St4ii
London.—I'orty lives are reported lo have bwu lost In shlpwri'cks ou ibe IlMliau coasts In Ihe recent gales. Sev¬ eral persons were killed by avulnnches in llaly. A village uear Verona hns been wrecked by the storm uud certain districts adjacent to Itome have been llooded.
.V liormun bark Mtruuded on SI. Mnr- llii Hock of Ihe Sellly Islands, und wns biokeu up before the life savers reached her. 'file crew of Hie burk was drowned.
The mall stennier Marie Henrlette sniaslipil a wlipcl ou lipr way from Hover to Iisl 'uil. nud became unninn- ageable iil'lcr tbp iipcidpnl. Her pas- scuypis bad a Icrrlble experience.
Wreck. AIook N'ovs Scotia. Yarnionib. N. S —The Dominion Coal Company's sleainer .MIrn went nsliore ou Chpbougu.' rolui I.edgp. nud. ll Is I'Npcdcd. win lip a lotal loss. The sleaiiier was bouud froiu Bosloii to l.oiiislmrg. C. B. She registers l^-Hnl Ions. The brig .Vutlne Ola. from .An¬ napolis tn the Wi'sl ludlps. weut nslioic near I'olnl Trliii l.lghl. DIgby. and Is a lulal loss.    Tbp cipw was saved.
milzanl Work.  •inO,0OO Buln.
Owciisboro. Ky.—Alibouglilhe wealh- cr v.as cold, tbousnuds were In Ihe illy viewing Hip Icp wTPPks. Spvprul liun- ilred iiieii were wojkiug for the tele- pli'ih' ami Iclegrapb coiiipanleH. The iliiimigp 111 piMperly Is eslimuled al .SI.'iii.iKXi. The wiiiil has broken down iic;irly  every   iree   in   Hie  city.
Tliundar.torin lu   Billiard.
Ilii.-^lnii, .Mass. -Keports from New Knglund points sny Hie sloriii wns the most vhdeut In years. Trains were blockaded In Vermont nud In Maine in course of the leiupcst a viobut liuiu lierslorm  pnssed.
Ilravjr Snowrall In Mlcblaan,
Kalamazoo, Mich —I'or uearly iweu- ly-fonr hours n Idlzznrd wus lu progress In ihe Stale, .Nearly a foot uf snow fell, drifting badly, and lu'- [leiliug   rnllwny   irnttlc.
STATE NEWS
Marc
Balliiiiorc lirdess Id.
the  lien
ll Stulloii Wrecked.
.Md. Tlip (ioverumiin'." :raiili slatiou ou Hip .Mar I. Hip eiedlou of which was oiiipletcd. was wrecked iu sloriu.
Japan,
Japan Is .. prugreshive ualinii. Sii is quick Iu adujit aud udaiu tbe Ideas ef mole advanced peopbs. She lia< beeu, as u whole, ou sucb prnnilu'.ui und cuuiluuuus exhibition for the |ia|il quarter uf a ivuiury that, at lirsi glance, her proposed mnusler exiiosi linn nf USUI seems sujierUuous. bul she has learend that sncb e; piisilious uie a great locuus of aitrudiiig visitors, with whom prolitablp businetis can Ic dune, uud ll Is gaml business iKilley tbut extemlK this iuTiiatinu lu lh.< wurld to coiu.' on u special shoppiug cxiM'd'.liou to Japan. — i'blUideljiliia Ledger.
Cotton liood. Trada  Mlluallon.
The cotton goods trade hns not been active, but Ihere hus beeu a fair busl HISS lu most lines, which has ke|it liisi baml supplies in good condition. The iibspiic' nl surplus slocks and the Mi-:iilliicss of raw c.jitcu prices have c iii!ri!iiited to llu- general support of values uu u fhin  basis.
TiTu Million. For Harvard 1'oiTer.lly.
John It. Itockef -llpr has given jl.usi.- 1111(1 for the equlpmcui of new bullillngs for the medical scbonl of llarvani I'nl- v.-i'siiy. This follows n gift of *l.'«Si, iKMi niade by J. IMprpoui .Morgan u fpw days ago.
rrlBca Uenry Itelam. lo Palace.
rriii'p llpiiry or thp Nplhprlauds. tht Inilcli I'riuce Consocl. has ruluriipd lo Hip piilaci' al Am^lprdaiu. The re Hewed rt'porls of i|it:irrds lielweeu Ijueeu Wilhi'luiiua aud her husb-inii arc uu.'ouuded.
I'lnlah Mlainc lnTe.ll(ullon.
Tile I'liiled Slates Senate ndoplen .Mr. Ilawllns's resolution for an Inves iluuiion into Hie riniab mining leases iu rtah. The Inv.-siigallun Is lo be cnndiided by ibe Cnuimllle.- nn Indian Aflalrs. which will Inquire Into Iwo ynlijeiii-- Ihe authority of the Interior lii'imriiueui In aiiprnvp surh leases ami llic cniinccilnii of IJnvernnieuf officials w.h Hie making of the bases.
Piesident 'Maya Inananralad.
J .^':iii:n« /elaya. at Managua, was iiiaii::iir,iicd rresldent uf .Nicniagi:;i i' i his third lenii.
rarnlsbad Artl.llcall)-.
.Ka .\ichison woman who haa au "ai tisiically" furnished rwiiiie, made a table luver. a drtssing <-ase scarf, and a pair of sash cumains out of one inrty nine cent 'runalD.—Atchison tJlubr.
The  number of students  in  the   110 ! regular medical scbnnls of Ibe I'niled ' Btate* iu VMX) was 1U7U femalvs and 91,673 males. [
Invited Friend, la fcor Her Die. .Mi>. John Caluu. twenty Iwo years <dd. wife nf a well-lo-do farmer at Iji ;.-range, Ind.. dii'd smbb-nly after eat Ing a hearty supisr She hsd an iiouneeil the dote nf her deatb and made all the funeral srruniremenis. Sbe invlle.1 »»'veral friends to .upiK'r. and after the weal i-be lay dowu ou a couch and passed away.
Tka aanib AmarWna Paaa* Traalj.
The peace Irealy signed by Kalvador llnnduias. .S'lcaragUii snd Costa KIca |ii'ur..les for eompalsnry arbitration of all difllcullles betweeu Ihosa reuubllc^
•tO,ao«.0OO  Par Ooad Roads.
Before Ihe Slates IJootl Boads Con¬ vention In Albany State Engineer and Surveyor Edward A. Bond mnde an ad¬ dress explaining Ibe proi)osltlon made In bis annual report to have Ihe State issue $10,tX)0,0iat worth of lionds for Im- medlale Improvement of highways on a large scale. The Slate Engineer hnd a largi> map on which he showed Hie layout of his scheme for a sysleiu of good ronds throughout the Stale. Mr. Bond proposes that Hie Slate Issu.' bonds to the amount of iS'ii.iKkt.iSHi, liearlng tbivp per cent. Inieresl and pnyuble l;i seventeen yenrs, with the provision for annual payments by the Slate and counties to IX sinking fuud si.niclenl to meet both principal aud In¬ terest witbiu Ihe seveuleen years. Mr. Bond said Ihat a.i expenditure of $111,- r'X'.lKK) v auh' construct upwnrd of XT^I miles of Improved macndaui road. The conveation adopted the recoiumen- dnllon of the atanding comuilltce lh.it Iiie I.<>glslatnre be urged to appropriate Jl.iXlO.tsKI this year to U- erpended un- t'.er the terms of Ibe IIlghble-Arm- strong act. Tbe convention also voted to advocate u proposition that the State should bond Ilself for $l'(l.iXHMK10 for -road conslrucllon In uccordancc v-lib Ihe Hlgbble-.Umslrong uet. the iKiuds to Iwur three iwr cent. Interest and to ruu for seventeen years. Before linal adjou.nmeut Ihe couvenllou de¬ cided to u-ge the passag • of a Slate wide tire bil. to take effect ll Iwo yiars. the widlb of tires und. r Its pi'o- - ision to be four Inches.
Assembly Pyse. I.unacy DI'l. The Assembly passed by a v ite of 07 lo 4.-) the Important bill of Mr. Uog- ers abolshlng Ihe boards of managers of Hie eleven hospitals for the Insuue, and transferring Ihe superintendence of Ibelr business affairs subslnntbilly to Ihe Stulo Commission In I.unnc;. There nre ^il.iKKI persons In the hospi¬ tals, nnd their maintenance und the hospital bulhling nccouiit yeurly luke of.t of the SInle Treasury the sum of $d.(KK1,t)(kl. Oovernor Odell, nrd ap¬ parently ulao n innjorlty of the mem¬ bers of Ibe LeglslulHre, believe thnt Hie bnjlness nnl lers of Iho hosplluls can be managed wllh inure efflclency und eccuomj- by Hie Slate Commission In I-uuncy lhau Ihcy ure now by the man¬ agers. The bill, however, provides for boards of visitation, and thua Ihe hos¬ pitals win slill continue ujder the in¬ spect Ion einstautly of members of charllnbic organliBtlons. The vote wns not veaelied until afier a protracted de¬ bate. Nearly every member was heard ul more or less length. -Ml of the He- publlcnus who voted In the negative explained Ihelr reasons for so doing. The Ileinibllcuns who voted nguiust Ihe nieusure wore J. A. Allen. Bennett. BlacUwell. Brill. Colby, C-. Puvls, Mc- Qi-ade, Nevvcombe, Plank,Seymour and Weekes. These Democrnts vctod for the bill: Bind ey. Bark;', llckiy and Kcaau.
••Caie" Mllehell a «;. •-'..Ic. Fornipr VlUagp President Cahdi \'s\ .\Iltdip|l conimllted sulcli!e al Sarntogn at the door of Ihe otllcc of Sinie Sena¬ tor I'Mgnr B:-Mckelt. Before killing himself ^!llehell cnlled lo see Semlor llrackelt, who was not In. He seei led lo lip disnipolnteil nt noi liudlng hini n"il wns crcally exelled. Enrly In the I'ar Mlehdl lionghl a n'volver, say¬ ing be wns gnlng to slniot cats, lie was parlly disgul.ied as n ti'auip when be called nl the oOce of Sennlor Hrnck- ell. .Mllelie!! was the llflli member of bis family to eoiiimll snldde. .\ ,'ew yeas ngo be wns leslslated onl of 'ifXci- nnd I'liiiilained llial all his f.'iciids had ahamlored bim. The dend 11.au. who was known as "Caie " Mlidi- ell. was a pro:nlneul lijiiire In Saiainga f"r uiore thnn thirty years, lie had i salo'iii nud a ciubhousp on Ilioadway. whli h wns a sporting beailiinaricis nn¬ lil about a ypf.r ago. when he wns I oi;.'pp||ed to close his poolroom. Mltc'i ell Iheu tried In close Hie Saniloga Club, but was unsuccessful. Al oue lill" be conduded restauiniiis in .New Yolk Clly ii:id Wasliinglmi. The Coro mi's Juiv foruil Ilinl Milclidl was in sancnt the lime he klllcil liiiiisd.'.
rranclil.r Ai The Sinip r.oai-il of Tux Co|!11iiIn-m.i:v ers. lu Its report seiil In Hip l.cglslnl- lue. recommended au nmeudmeiit to i!ip law prnvlding for proiuiu corree- llou of errors by boards .if supervisors; also a law reipilring lelepliniie poles Willi Hie coiuimny name and Hip iiniu- lipr of wins to nld asspssors. Duriug the ypnr iriill speelal fniuclilses were assessed, nggregallug In valU" S'_''"il1.- l,"ii>,7.'i<J, a deeipasp In nnmlipr of ll."-!! and luamoHUlof $1li.(tril.!i!H from liVKI
This was miilnly dup lo II llmlua-
llou „f enssings from asspssiupul. Cor- porailons rppip.'ieuling valuallons of $'.''..7S(;.ii:i'.' have paid taxes lo loc.il l-.a-.Tcrs agTregatlug SiMl'.'.Tt :i.
Praar-rallou of Fnre.U. The Slate Toreslry Commissioi il, 1 s reporl to Ihe Leglshilure said Hml forests when burned or eul down could lie renewed by Iree planting nt suibII expense. Many thousand trees bud been set oHI In Ihe Calskllls aud liiin- dreils of thousands w.iuld be planled ill Ibe AdInindHck region. Several rec- iiiiimi'Udiilliiiis were iniiile rebillve to Ihe preservalliiii of Ihe fnrcsis. lu nc- inrdunce Willi one of these Senator r.inw-u moved a i oiislllnlioiial aiiieild- iiiciii aniliorlr.inu' the lea-^lug of small camp sites In Hie preserves, the rents to go to the cure nud 17;len>lo i of Ibe f jiesi preserves.
• I^.a-ia.aaa From  llie  ¦.lipior Tai.
S.ale Commissioner .f Ksid.ie C.illl- mil lias repnrlcd llial Ibe liilal amniint cnlleeled fnr taxes, lines and penalties liiidiT Hip Kxdsp law frnm Mny In lo lie. I'liiber :;ii lasl was $1'.'.:!r.'.%."i.l lie bates paid on suriemlercd eerllUcalcs ii:iioiinted lo 8:.'i1(l..S41.
.i.teopalliy  UIM Head.
1 he bill lo license Hie pnicilce of oa- i.op:iiliy In New York Sliile will not pass n spile of Hie fact thai I'liiled Sillies SeiiHtor I'biti bas coiiiiiiauded lis iiissnge. ,\fier llsleiiiiig for three hours to arL'iinieni for and agaiusi ihe prn|Kisliinii In esiabllsli Hie new scbonl of b.sllug in Ihe Stale, the Sennle Ju- illda.v Comnillice pnieiicHlly mn- dnil.'d IO let the bill die. I'roiesis frnm nearly .Vi<l nllopalhs. liniiioeopnHis and .¦deciles hnd Ihe effect r.f burying Hie bill beyoml resurredlon
All Arouad Ika Hale.
.Mlilon s preseni population is 4KiN. a gain nf :Vi\ over liaSi.
dr.. .ins has ihlriy-four ineoriKirated .oiiipnnbs. They |iny a lolal lux of $l4.N.'il.;iS.
NiagRiu 1 uuly iiemli on liaidi. were nearly rnlu.Hl by Hie n-ceni heavy Hiiow  fall
Hauiel -McOill. sent from Niagara lulls III Hie Eluiirn ItpforuiaKii'T. was killed In Ihal lusllliitloii by Hip biirst- iDg of an enieiy wheel. He was Iw.niy- .iiie .\ears of age and would soon huve been (uirdoneil.
Woaiaa Phjalclaaa la KaMla.
.Aciordins in an nihci.l reporl jui-i jrtib b.l.ed by tTie Medical .•vxicty of M-i ¦ ow, there «re tfli aumen phy.uiaa. in Kiircs pe-AU Kupnu. Feminine denti.t. lire not in- clude<l in Ihi. number. Ihinna thr ;eai IIWO there were sturlpnc at the St. I'eter* burg Medical In.litule for Women MW la die., of whom tbe majontf will psu tlieii State examination m Apnl next, whick will largely increase the number I'f tetna'a physician. The Cam ukes great intereal in the nutter, and be di«tnbu((. ererj year prizes and medal, amonf the best atudcnU.
Laval af Laka KHa
The level of Uke Erie st Balalo. V. V., has been steadily, dccrcaaiBf (or (ow yaan.
SCHLEY'S PLEA AHSWEKED
Navy Department Says He Was Not Commander at Santiago.
RECORDS ARE CITED IN SUPPORT
The Jndse Advaoala A.aart. Tbat ftchlaj Did Not Control the MoTement. of Anj I'arl or Iha Fleet—Qoeatlon of Com. niand. Ha Stata*. a Faatnra of Minor IkipoTtanca—Sampaoa'B Victory.
Washington, I>. C—"The plain trulh of the malter. developeil for Ihe flrst time under the searchlight of this In¬ quiry, allbough quile Incidentally, Is Ihat, so fur as Ihe llloucester, Ihe Iowa, the Indiana, the Texas and the Oregon are concerned, not the stroke of a pro¬ peller blade, not the touch of a helm, not tbe firing of a sbot. 'was done under Ihe direction or by the orders of Ad¬ miral Schley during this memorable battle."
This Is the conclnslon of Ihe answer mada by Captaiu S. C. Lcmly and K. P. Hanna, Judge Advocate and Asslst¬ nnt Judge Advocnie respectively of the Schley court of Inquiry, to the brief of Rear-Adinlral Schley.
In his letter to the department It Is asserted Ihnt Rem-Admiral Schley did noi ask that the question of command be determined. Before Ihe court such Incidental testimony as came In was on llear-Admlral Schley's side only. The doors of the court were entirely closed to Rear-Admiral Sampson.
By tba prellmlnaty Judicious disposi¬ tion of American forces made by Itear- Admtral Sampson the battle was prac¬ tically won before It wns begun. Ihe Judge Advocate and his assistant de¬ clare, and credit la accordingly due lo Ihe commander-in-chief for thnt^ The orders of battle upon which the cap¬ tains of the Americnn tleet ncted on July 8 were. It Is alleged. In no respect wodlfletl by nny orders Issued or slg- aals made by Renr-Adnilral Schley dur¬ ing the flgbt.
Rear-AdmlrnI Schley testlfled thnt Rear-Adinlrnl Sninpson's plnn fnlled because the enemy Siicceeded lu pass¬ ing the battle line. Commnuder Waln- wrlgbt stated thnt "our left was re¬ fused."
"That Is," Captain I.emly and Mr. Hauoa say. "tbe Brooklyn did r.ot con¬ tinue to ho'd Ihe left. The Biooklyn, having left ber position on the left of the line, thereliy left nn unguarded opening along the western shore, through Ts-hlch the Spanish fleet passed. The "loop" by which Commodore Schley took the Brooklyn furiher awny from the enemy, by her luctleal diame¬ ter nt Ihe very lensl, wns executed while bis signal to the fleet lo 'close up' waa flying."
At the opening of tbe battle the New Tork wns In sight, and. It Is asserted, probably nearer to the enst wing of the American line than the Brooklyn. If the New York was within signal dis¬ tance, evidence. If heard, would jiroba- 1 ly show, according to tbe Judge Advo¬ cate and his assistant, timt Itear-Ad- mlral Sampson was In comninnd. Dur¬ ing Ihe lirst part of the engagement Ihe New Vork nnd the Brooklyn holh stgnnlled In close up, but It Is contend¬ ed there Is evidence thnt neither of these signals wus seen, or. If seen, thnt they accoinpllshed nothing.
Schley did not exercise command over nuy ship. It Is nsserled. except to .some extent ever the Brooklyu.
TO   END   WAR   TAXES.
fVays and Mean. Cnmtnlltee llecomi.ienil. lo Kapeal Practically All of Them,
Washington, 1). C.-The end lo nil the wur tnxes Is In sight. The Hepub¬ licaus of Ihe Ways and Menns Com¬ mittee have recommended the I'epenl of all Ihe taxes liniHised because uf Ihe Spanish-American war, save Hie smnll nnd luslgnlUcant levy on mixed flour.
The action of Ihe cominltlee came ns n surprise to men nt both ends of the Capitol, because it was generally un¬ derstood that only a portion of tbe lui- poRls would be removed at present.
Chairman Payne, In u sinlenieni Is¬ sued to the press, snld thai the decision will mean approximately a reducllon rf the Oovemment receipts by »77,noi»,- llOO. "The Tr.Miitury has now un nvull- nble cash balance of $174.<X1<1,0(KI," snld Mr. Payne. "It Is not likely Ibut Ibis will be Increased during the present fiscal yenr, ns the Treasury Is buying bonds nt a rnte that will use up Hie surplus that may aciuinubile before Ihe end of the rtseal year, Jnne 30 uext. The committee Ibercfore thiughl It was safe to repeal the remainder of the war revenue luxes, nmounlln:; to nbout $78,0«>,OOO."
THE  SABBATH   SCHOOL
Aetlon on Cuban Reciprocity Uafarred,
Washington, I). C.—The Republican members of the Ways nnti Menus Com¬ mittee huve decided lo poslpnne Cubuu reciprocity unlll nfler ii bill for Ihe re¬ duction of the war tariff Is framed.
SHOT   DEAD   IN   CHURCH   AISLE.
Olrl's   Urolher   XTent   Tbere to <IU)aet ts Tonag   Man's Atteullun..
Chllllcotlie, Ohio.—Joseph Cox shot nud killed Howard Kntlcllff nt chureh. at Eagle Mills. Cox hud been pnylng attention to linlldlff's sisler. nud Itutl- cllff strongly  objected.
Cox necuuipanlid Miss Kntlcllff lo rhun'h. and when Rnttcllff saw Ihem together he assaulted Cox. whu drew a revolver and flred. the ball pussing through Ituttcllff'H binly. He fell In the aisle and expired nnild tbe shrieks of lerrlfliHl women. Both men nre of respectable faiiillles nud both ar.> ichooltenchers. Itntldlff's wife was Cox's sister.    Cox wus nrrested.
OaU •6000 In Mull A(ala.l Daad Man.
Mnry Chrlsllnnsen, ul Uuuwa, Iowa, hns obtained uvenllcl for fiUiiNl In b r breach of promise suli ngaiiisl n di'inl man. She sued Ihe eslale of Frank Crum, who died lnst suminer. for $7(i<>ii, asserting be hnd iiostponed Ibe dale of llii'lr I larrlnge and flually died liefore the uewMlnte fell without wedding her. ll was proved conclusively thi|t he bad loteU'led lo marry ber, nnd the suit was iM-guu us lb.- best legal wny lo re cover a part cf 'be proiH'riy left by him.
Tha Sporllac World.
A new world's record for i rot ling or. the Ire has been mnde by Itoyul Vic tor, of Carthage, X Y., covering Hie mile In 2:lti. The former record was 2-1HV4.
Tbe California Jockey Club, of whb h Thomaa Williams Is the President, Is seriously cunslderlng the ndvlaulilllly uf ndopting Ibe Knglish Jockey Club's settle of welghlH.
Perry Hale, Ijie nni.-d Vub? full ba.k In 1U<KI, wLo couched I::xeler .Icadeuiy last year, has Just beeu engaged lo coach the football ele.ve>t of Ohio SI I'niverslly nt Columbus.
Horace Kogel has lieeu t'Tigag.d lo luannge the New York-i^asebull Clut> next si-ason
It seems tbut I..<>uisi i.le wants au Aaierlcau team now, uud has a good chance of getting ll.
Pblladelpbia jacquei players hare (lafealed New York playera In two matcbea al I'hlladelpliia.
Badlcal changes lo Hie management of tike United Hiales Uolf Asaoclntivu are detnanded by members.
Harvard gradoates are lo lie called opoa lo assist In raising a fond of tio.- OOO to de^rajr ibe expense of a coUcfei (oir conn* at WaltliaiD. Uaas.
INTERNATIONAL LESSOI|l COMMENTS FOR  FEBRUARY  9.
•nlUact: Tha Sin of ;i.rlBC. Acia I*., titk v.. II —Oalaan Test. KM. !*•• U — MamaiT Varaaa. A-A — Oaasaassitanr on  (ba  Uay'a I assoo.
.12. "Multitude." The whole StOO mca- 4ioned in verw 4, and probably many oth- V<rs, who had been ronverted by tbe mini*- trv of the other apostles since that time. "Of one besrt." Ilioiigh of diflertnt ages. jlispositions and ronditions before Ihcy oe- licved, and perfect strangers to one an- other, yet when they met in (Christ ther were intimately acquainted. "Keitbersaia nny of them." There was not a disaenting 'member. No such thing as discord existed among them. "All things common." Tbere exi.ted such confldenoe in each other.
3.1. "With great power." With no diffi¬ culties among themselves lo absorb anyol ;tlieir lime, the a|)ostles were encouraged h>y a spiritual, praying churcb. to preacb with great vigor, spirit and courage. "Wit¬ ness.' 'The apostles were witnAsea to what they had seen and heard. Thia is a most effective wsy of preaching. "CM tba reeur- rwtion." All knew of the deatb and bur¬ ial of Jesua. But the enemies o( Jesus, the Jews, would not believe in tbe resur¬ rection of .Jesus.
34. "That lacked." This was one rea¬ son for their favor among men, for all could see the sclf-Mcrificing spirit tbat sctuaird them. "Sold them." It aeema iclesr that all the owners of rsal aatata who bvlonied to the ckurcb sold pr<|)crt]r. "Things that were sold." The languaga here expressly avoids saving that these men sol.l all "they had. They sold some things, and the sum realiied from what wss sold was offered to tho common store.
ai. "At the apostles' feet." To be dii- posed of ss they should direct. They would be better able to determine where there waa need. Having a relief fund the apos¬ tlea could draw upon it without making every csae public.
36. ".loses." Or Joseph. Ile is tbe well- known Barnabas, who is afterward fre¬ quently mentioned aa an associate of tbe apostle Paul. Thot he was a Levite is a remarkable cimumstance; we are soon af- tenvard told that even many i^iests be¬ lieved. Chsp. II: 7. The surname of Bar- nshns, which the apostles gave him, al- billed, without dnubt. to an extraordinary (lift of the Spirit which wss msni^sted in his nddrosses snd exhortations. (M Cy¬ prus." An island in the Mediterranean Sea. not very far distant frou) the Jewish coast. The Jews wet* very numerous ia th.1t Isnd.
31. "Having Isnd, sold K." "He com¬ forted hy his gifts aa well as his words." He certainly proved his sincerity,
1. "But." Tho little word "but" is tba hinge on which great issiirs turn. "Ana¬ nias." The meaning of Ihc word ia "Fa¬ vored ot the I»rd, or "Jehovah ia gra¬ cious." "Sapphirs." "Beautifnl." Their rhnrncters were in sharp contrast with their names. Here is a contrast between the honest liberality of Barnabaa and tho hypocrisy of Ananias snd his wife. Pro' feasors of tho gospel, but certainly not true believers, for all thst truly believed wera of one heart aud of one soul.
2. "Kept back part ot the price," Wbila they pretended to inske an offering o{ all. This ws. hypocrisv, and waa called a lie. "Hi. H-ife." This sin was premeditated by both parties.Thev had notaet theiraSeetions on the land, but the money exercised such an influence on them that they could not resolve to resign the whole, and henoa they retained a part. They were onwi]lin|( to acknowledge this circumstanco pub¬ licly. _ . ¦
3. "Fiflod thine heart." Satan, tba fnther of lies, a Iinr from the beginn^ Peter traces the sin bsck to its souftie-i the heart into whirh Satan had been ad^ luitted: his questioa recogoites Ananiaal power to resist these evil influences. Satan knocke.1; Annnia. opened his heart, '"T* lie to tho Holy (Jhost." Tho apostles dia- ciniin snv power in themselves. It ia Christ who works the miracles; tbe Ood of Abraham who gives the power of heal¬ ing, and the Holy Spirit who is griered by sin. like that nf Ananias.
"Thine own."   He might have kept ilisple
•:t without incurring the displeasure ol the apostle, or the Lord. "In thine own pqw- Tlieso qiiesti'
show that the ba¬
ste
iicnt  of lonils  wua  perfectly  volun- « law, snd thnt Ihe crime waa
  _nd not H law, snd thnt Ihe crime waa
A free snd deliberate net. Ananias waa not ernsiired becnniie lie hsd not surren- di'ied Ills enl irn )iroperty, but for false¬ hood in professing to have done so wbpn he lind not. "Unto Ood." The offense wss chioHy ngainst (Iod. Dnvid lakes this ¦nine view ol his sin in Psa. SI: 6. But this is an iniporlaiit text to prove the person- alilv of the Holy fihost. Peter uiea tha lerine Ood and the Holy Ghost (v. 8) in¬ terchangeably, whirh ahows that the Holy Chnst ia nnt merely an enianafion from Cod, but Ho ia Ood Himaelf.
.1. "Onve np the ghnat." The immejiata fall and death of Ananias, when Peter had niblrcaaeil hiin. must lie viewed na n direct Hit of Ood. "Oreat fear came." Thia ef¬ fect on Hie Cliriitiiin eoniinunity ia thought lo be Ihe chief design ot ao startling a juilKiiieiil.
(I. "Young men." The earliest church wn. not without voung men and young ivome:ii. Acta VI: 13. "I'arriod him ont." Just beyond the walla of the city. Tbat Ihe bndy wa. not taken to hia home ia in¬ dicated ' bv hia wife's ignorance ol what liad occurred. "Buried.^' In a hot cli- mnle, like that of Pnleatine, burial had to take plaie at once, and the graves (caves with iiicheal were always niien.
7. "After three hours." Prolwbly at tha next hour of prayer. Cnde. the shock ol the death of Ansnias thoy had not die- persed.
8. "Tell mc" The quest ion was Rap- phira'a place for iriientance; the Holy. Spirit strove with her in Peter's words/ but ahe roaiated hi. alrivinga. "Ko mneb." Perlmp" Potor pointed tn the money still Iviiig where Ananiaa had placed it. V. 31 "Yen." It had heen in her power to sav^ hor hJshsnd hy a word of Msming pro* teat; it waa now in her power to clear aef own conacience bv cnnfeaaion. I
9. "Agreed." Sapphira'a answer prOTtfl to Peter Ihat their sin had lieen premadU talrd. and nnt one of haste nr {gnoraom She waa equal in the ain wilh her huahaoa.' IVIer'a diiealion gave thr firat kaowlrdga to Kapphira that Ihelr guilt wss di».»y. ered. but her answer waa given. "T* loDipl." To teat, or trv Hie Spirit ol ths I,ord by altemptin* lo iloceive Hin, bal "(Joil ia not morkoil" or deluded.
III. "Fell -yielded." It wn. not IhrougN Peter'a word., nor his pra.vers. nor througN ahamo, nnr through remnrae that this gnih ty pair died, but an inmiodiate judgment of Ood. I
II. "Oreat fear." Thia judgment anl swered Ihe end fur which il was inflictad| a deeply roligioii. fear occupied ttlta mind, and hypoc-i»y and deception wara iiaiviahed from lliia holy ssseinbly,
Iioaa TralMd la Lead Iba Bllwi.
A new Hold of uaefulneaa bas baa* niienod for eapecially intelligent dofa by the keeper of the kennel in Kngland. The animala are trained to lead the blind, and with thia objeci in view thev are Uughl to walk in a alraixht line and at a steady l>ace. To accam|ili.h thia result "IW a young puppy re(|Uirea ubout two montba ol I'on.Unt daily practice. The dugs ar* aisc taught to avoid carts on the atrcct, and Iheir aeuae of locali't> is developed to a high degree. It lakes about Ave aMmthf to train a dog in all brauches ol the work, and when he haa thoroughly mastered Mf nrnfrsaion he ia uild for flO or IU.
Haaoa'a Miiel Uld In WaU. Windsor Castle tbe other day waa tht I ens of a moat inlereeting diawiiafy. When Queen Victoria died Ihere waa *oa> sidrrable aniioty aa tn whn* lb* bust al Her Majesty made in the year MH had Iwen hidden sway, for it wsa anderstood to be the Queen'a wiah tbat it ba (daeaf along wilh that of the Prim* ('OBSort id one of tbe reception rooma after har daatk Tbe kwg lost buat wai dioroverad Jn a cavity ofa waU, where it bad beei| brMnd up nearly fort/ year. ago. It wa* hardly anything the worae fur ita long conS ment.
" UtU* DOTrlfs riayar«»nd
An inlereeting ceremony oir*r ~ way, in f«ndon. took ijJUfll rtllad '{' griHind    wa* opened .- file waa fomieriy covered  .. sea PriMin, made fanHnis b> i,;, the adjacent atreet. are iMri.. Clenman    etreet,    named   tor    i,     , Thirlv Ihouuind dollar, ha. Heen . ,,, in   laying   iMIl   Ihis   lau'-b needed   |.... thia moat di.nial part ol the uld r
lasranis W rvtaw la Mam tatb CUr.
Joseph Denel, Prewdwt of tb* Board ol City llagistrales, bs* mada pttUir hi* a»- naal repot of tbe case* heard in the MM
rouru of New York City.	
MM nure csaea csoM b^fwo IMI tboa darinc ItM. ihn* pruKMMr* in all, JMB wii l» lanMla*.   Thi* k.th* . lor arfMa ia t(*« Yadt r**U lor Escia* lav wtrt icwtr than ia aay