Emporia Daily Democrat from Emporia, Kansas • 4

The fourth quarterly meeting of the PERSONALS. mOFRSSlOSlAL. Rumsey Bros-, Over Petors' Hardware Slore. lllf boboir KATL7AL FRUIT FIAYmS I sed by the United States Government. Endorsed by the heads of the Great Universities Public Food Analysts, as the Strongest, Purest and most Healthful.

Dr. Price's Cream Powder does not contain Ammonia, I.imeor Alum. Dr. Price's Delicious Flavoring Kx-tracts, Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, Almond, Poisouous Oils or Chemicals. PRICE BAKING POWDER New York.

Chicago. St. Louis. ml BOOTS AND SHOES To the Citizens of Emporia: The firm of Abrahams Wells has this the 17th day of July been dissolved, and the stock must be closed cut within the next 30 days, regardless of cost. Give us a call and we will sell you BOOTS and SHOES at a discount of from 35 to 50 per we mean business, call and be convinced.

FAMOUS SHOE STORE, io. Sz Joitiincioin.l Street U. B. church will be held at 204 Commer cial street. Services begin Saturday July 27th at 8:15 p.

m. and at 10:30 and 8.15 on the Sabbath. Fon bale at a sacrifice if sold before August 1. A four roomed cottage on State street. Good barn, cistern, waterworks.

fruit and shade trees, everything in good shape. Small cash payments, balance on easy terms. 24fxlit Balster. Jeweler. C.

B. Rousli was unable to secure bond in his case, which will be heard Monday, and was accordingly placed in the "quay." Several names were offered as bondsmen, but Judge Fletcher did not deem them responsible in case Iloush should skip. Carl Nation has made arrangements with. Messrs. Fitk Keck stock-brokers, of Kansas City, whereby a bulletin board at Weaver's hardware store, will by tele grams from these gen.lenien, show the condition of the live stock markets at that point.

Died Irving O'Dair, colored, aed 18 years, at the home of his mother, on Me chanic, letween Third and Fourth, to-day at 12 o'clock. The cause of his death was malaria fever. The funeral will le held at the G. M. E.

church to-morrow at 2 o'clock, and the remains interred at Maple wood. Chas. AV. Barnes, who has been connect ed with the Democrat as city editor for sometime past will continue with the pres ent managment. Mr.

Barnes is well acquainted in Emporia, a good local man and we appreciate his efforts in behalf of the paper. Menseli. of the late firm of Hand and Mensch, will stay with us. Favors shown these gentlemen will be appreciated by us. The weals are now being taken in tow by the "city dads" who have appointed a committee of two with scythe, and have started them out to mow the nuisance designated as weeds which are prevalent in some parts of the city.

So do not be sur prised if the above mentioned committee, scythe, make a raid on your premises, and a bill is presented to you by the offici als in payment for the same. Conclusion mow your weeds. County Clerk Lakin returned from To- peka yesterday, where he attended the meeting of the State Board of Equalization While there Mr. Lakin petitioned that body to reduce the rate of taxation of this county, for state purposes, twenty-fixe per cent, but he will not be advised, probably before the first of the month, whether the request has been granted or not. This cer tainly was a commendable action on the part of our efficient county clerk.

The lectures deliverer! by Rev. Hall, which have been running iu the DkaG ckat. win hZ uisconlmued. iNot that we have any personal objection to the lectures, but because they affect our business. These lectures have been published just as any item of news might be printed, without comment, and the reader lett to form his own opinion.

We are not running the Democrat for our health and realizing that the lectnres are objectionable to a class of readers who are patrons of the paper and pay cash for what they receive, we will publish no more of them. For Kent. House of four rooms at 510 Merchants street. A. A.

Bradford. 231 tf Col. Crocket Will be found for the present at the Fair grounds. Prices as formerly, $25 and $35. W.

N. D. Bird. 102 tf Social. The social to have been given by the ladies of the Second Presbyterian church at 324 Commercial street last night, was postponed until Friday night, on account of the weather.

Do not fail to attend. An ITnpleaaant Hide. The braces and foundations of the bridge over Honey creek near Eureka, had washed out yesterday, but the short span still stood when the engine on the Howard train passed on to the span, it dropped ami as it were the "bottom fell out." At that critical moment the engineer opened the throttle and the engine shot forward instantly, the coaches following, with the bridge titnlier and the rails performing a sort of up and down motion, not tending very much to the pleasure and comfort of passengers. However the last coach passed over without leaying the rails, with all safe except a "little" scare. It was certainly an act of providence that the train did not leave the rails, causing a loss probably of life and property.

From a Subscriber. When the city proposed to change the source of the water supply from the Cot tonwood to the Neosho, the clamor raised was fearful. The city was surely swamped and burden of debt would render residence here impossible. Yet notwithstanding we have passed through a period of financial stringency, such as Kansas never saw be fore, and even now can hardly see the silyer lining to the clouds that are about us. A member of the council informed your correspondent yesterday that the water system was self sustaining and in the near future would yield a revenue to the city, sewer or no sewer.

Is it not just possible that our friends in the city who saw bankruptcy staring us in the city then and who. are now agast as they see the citizens of Emporia marching by platoons and regiments to the eounty poor farm on account of a sewer tax, may possibly be as much at fault now as then? That in stead of being a burden, the expense now incurred by our business men in keeping their premises clean may be lessened rather than increased. If as -the council claims that a sewer can be put in at the expense of the city of not exceeding $12,000 and that it will be a paying investment to our business to connect therewith, and special levy through two years will pay off the expense and increase no man's burdens a dollar in the way of incerased taxation then I fail to see what there is objectiona ble the project. If on the contrary these nremises are wronc and the mnpln. sions necessarily erroneous, why do not 1 friends come out through the press which is as open to them as to your correspondent and show us our mistake.

Justice. Dr. S. E. Xorthingtoii CV.

Street Vp Stair. Ir. I li. rjOMffiPATniC PHYSICIAN AND SUKGfiON. oiivvh JOHG- taHlNGTOX, D.

S. ri i ijona- ro-rcwl Street. Stainrav fading to office north side of Hauler's Vrug i-W. W. S.

MUKItAY. UKGEON DENTIST. (Gradual-r Penn-vlva Utnce 10, East bixtli ac-uu up stairs. Ir. A.

U. It.VY, I I. s. JJKNTAL KXMS over the Firi N.tionU Bank Corner or Siltn Avenue Commercial SL Aiuporia, Koom 1 1. Ml.

P. IIUXTKIC, DISEASES OF WOMEN A SFECIALTV. Sutmin-mr applied in its forma whet. 411 Commercial Street. 111S.

S. 6. COipiD. Xi-msk Experience of wvc-h wn fv.li.. answered da)' or night.

Call cr addrevi iota ctaie si reel. Linpona. Kan. J. A.

SMITH, LAWER. ofTlc ovr rostoflW, Emporia. Kansas. IK. C.

II. P.LLOYI), KIT R. C. S. R.

O. P. S. A Enrlabd. i all night and day.

private (fli- iu uuMa urajr More. ilt ComnierrU! Mrefl Dl, LAMKHOUX' WO IE MVS CUItl? FOR VAIN Our-s l.ueuniaLism, Xeurakria, I Ache, Sore Throat, CVMirfi, tY4ls and Pains ITie 23 Cent IVr lioiUe. JV31I2ICO UAL ISLOOI AXI XKKVI2 KING The Great Liver Ih-jnikitur and Tic CorJtal A valuable retiiedjr in everr form of INDIGESTION. LIVER CKMIUUNT. CONSTIPATION.

NERVOUSNESS. AND MALARIAL DISEASES. Trie One Iktllar. I. W.

Ilainer, ItronUt EMPORIA. KANSAS. F. H. BOWERS, PLUMBER and GAS-FITTER 16 COMMERCIAL STREET, EMiVIdA.

KANSAS. Emporia National Bank. CAPITAL STOCK I'AII) IN. IOO.OOO IOO.UUU C. IIOOO.

PrM.Ileur. W. T. SODKN. Vic Prealdrat, I X.

uhirr I. M. STfctXK, Aaa't Cashier DAXIEL B1TLFK, C. HOOT. I'l I'Mit L.

HEtttTAUES A Q. EVMIsTUS. W.TSOnEX, P. a. HALLBEhQ.

H.C CROSS, Wia. MARTINDALE, rreediit. Vies rresidfat. C. 8.

CROSS. Cashier. First National Bank, EMPORIA, KANS. Capital Stork In. Surplus OO DOMS General BankingBusiness 10.000 AGENTS WANTED at once to well the only Authentic, Iomplete and Grapfic Eatay cf tls PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED with views of all Forts connected with the terrible scenes of the mighty inundation.

12 mo. 4) pa ires. Price fl.Titl. Literal Terms. Thousands wast it.

Demand is Immense. Send quickly for ouifu to Hubbard Brothers. 310 North Third Street. St Louis. Mo The Emporia Investment Co.

Successors to Knijx.ria Ian and Trust Company, and IIlnn-s HMi u. Otia D. Swan, Jaa. 1. Iloldcn, J.

J. Holx-neon, PrcniJcnL Trt-ai-nrer. Secrelarr Loans money on improved farms, ild lauds, and fily property. Lowest Hale. No Delays.

dJtw if. REASONABLE RATES. Bond flkd and approved, as requirsd by taw. Money loaned on Real Ebtato At Lowest Rates. IV.

B. MILLER, IDEMOCIJAT OiriLTTCaZL, 403 Commercial Street. Emporia. Building Lota on Commercial Street, WASHINGTON PARK. Easy Terms and Low Prices, H.

W. FISHER, Citizens1 Bank. DRESSMAKING, Embroidering, done to order by Miss Eliza Cantrell. satisfaction guaranteed. 928 Mechanics St Emporia, FURNISHED Fred Kellogg went to Topeka to-day.

J. G. Long went to Ilerriugton ester- day. Harry Hood, of Americus, is in the city. lion.

Severy returned from Topeka yesterday. O. W. Way returned from Burlington yesterday. W.

W. Allen, of Topeka, is in the city to-day. J. M. Harper, of Hartford, returned home yesterday.

M. S. Brashear, of Hamilton, was in the city yesterday. John Erickson, of Douglass, Kansas is a guest of the Whitley. A.

L. Buck, of Strong City, is sojourning in the city to day. T. E. McMillan returned from a bus iness trip to Dodge City to day.

E. L. Barllett, a prominent business man of Fort Scott, is in the city. Steve Ilinshaw came home from a southern business trip yesterday. J.

S. Gibson and wife and son, of Americus, returned home yesterday. Will Mouiton, ol I'arsons, came up yesterday to visit his mother and sister. W. S.

Strambaugh, of Abilene, is look ing after business interests at this point. W. II. Bycrs is still unable to be at his place at Newman's on account of sickness Col. David Taylor returned from an extended visit at Las Vegas N.

M. yestcr day. T. McCullough returned from a three week's visit in Illinois and Indiana 3'esler- day. II.

W. Fisher, who is confined to the bed by an attack of typhoid malaria, is not much better. Miss Alice Gibson left yesterday for Colorado where she will remain the summer. during Ed. S.

Waterbury returned from St. Joe yesterday where he has been transact ing legal business. l.C uonman and sister urrel re turned yesterday from a week's visit with friends at Barclay. A. W.

Tanner leaves tomorrow for Colorado where he will spend sometime in healthful recreation. A. W. Bowerton, a prominent real estate man of Kansas City, is looking after interests in this city. Samuel Clay, of Strong City, is visit ing his niece, Miss Clay and the family of S.

Mellinger, iu this city. Miss Sarah Williams, who has been visiting Mrs. Judge Culver, left to-day for her home in Lawrence. Chas. E.

Riley and Percy Knower ar rived yesterday evening and are doing business in the city to-day. Mrs. Carrie Polsen, sister of Mr. L. F.

Pruyn, arrived in the city yesterday, and will remain a short time visiting. G. W.Haines, of Howard, president of the Howard bank, accompanied by his wife, were shopping in the city yesterday T. F. Fitzgibbon.

travelling passenger and ticket agent of the Union Pacific, made a short visit with friends in the city yesterday. Will Rich wrent to Florence yesterday the intention of remaining in that citj' for a brief period visiting relatives and friends. O. S. Cran, who has been visiting in in the city for the past few days the guest of R.

L. Taylor, left to-day for his home iu Marietta, Ohio. Professor Wilkinson returned from Nashville yesterday where he has been attending the meeting of the National Educational Association. Mrs. Haynes, of Wichita, arrives in the city to-day and will visit the family of her cousin, J.

Q. Haynes, also the family of J. M. Messeive for a short time. J.

W. Holderman, who has been visit ing the family of his brother, u. Holderman, of this city, for some time past, left to-day for his home in Morris, 111. Rev. Kelly accompanied by his daugh ter I lor tense and Miss Blanch Isennctt went to Cottonwood falls yesterday, where the young ladies will visit friends for a short time.

G. W. Newman and family leftyes terday for the east. They will stop at Boston, from there will go to Maine and visit Mr. Newman's parents.

The family expect to be absent sometime. Miss Mable Scott left to-day for St, Paul Minnesota, where she will join her sister, Miss nelen, who has been attending school at Orange, New Jersey, during the past year. The ladies will then resume their journey home to this city. Honte Shoeing Done in nrst-class style lor per span with new shoes at 221 Commer cial Street. Other work in proportion.

39tf Feed and Boarding Stable. D. S. Flock has opened an exclusive feed and boarding stable at 520 Constitu tion street. Horses boaruea anu given first class care for 8 per month.

Satis faction guaranteed. Give us a call. 236dlm Dissolution Notice. The firm of I. N.

Wells Co. have this, the 17th day of July, been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued under the name of A. E. Abra hams.

A. E. Abrahams, I. N. Wells.

Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing be tween M. lianu ana jr. u. Mensch as lessees of the Emporia Daily Dkmocrat, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.

All firm accounts will be settled by J. M. McCown, he collecting all bills and settling all firm accounts. July 23, 1889. J.M.

Hand, F. C. Mensch. Have FARMS in other sUUs to tor other property. tS'Kansas farms for Emp ria property.

Farias and residences for sale and ex change. WUONG LEE LAUNDRY 3U COMMERCIAL, ST. EMPORIA, KANSAS. First-cl work guaranteed. Family washings solicited.

Washings called for and delivered to all parts of the city. Work quickly and neatly done. PltlCE LIST FOU GENTLEMEN'S AP PAREL: White Shirt New White Undershirt OverallH 15c I Linen Coat Sftc i Waiwt arte Drawers. Woolen Shirt KJ Flannel Shirt -One I Handkerchief 2U I Silk ILaiwllron-Wf fK Osc I Stockings per pair, liliin Woolen Shirt. Calico Shirt tire I jiinH per pair one I Collars i)4 For Rates on Ladies Apparel See Card with Price List.

LEE COMMERCIAL ST. J. WATSON LUMBERicoAU SASH, LIME. DUO US. SAND.

KLIN OS, PLASTER CEMENT, HAIR. ANTHRACITE COAL. BLOSSBURQ COAL, McAllister coal, rrrrsBuita coal. OSAGE CITY SHAFT Corner JHasia Emporia, Kansas Hutchinson IE tLi Delivered to all parts of the CITY at Reasonable Prices. This ICE is pure and healthy.

E. F. SPRAGUE Telephone No 13. TIIE K0R3UL MEAT MARKET Keeps constantly on Land a supply of fresh, choice meats and will endeavor lo give satisfaction to all customers. Northwest corner of SScventh avenue and Commercial street Meats for cash cheap.

Insurance FIRE a TORNADO. D. M. Davis, FIRST NATIONAL BANK. 0' T00LB SON, Livery, Feed and Sale EAST FIFTH AVGXUK.

Splendid driving rigs Canopied Spring Wagons ami Surreys. BOARDIXG HORSES MADE A SPECIALTY. rrviiiion iVo 10 Iz lis COOKIES, KISSES, LADY FINGERS, AND McROONS. Ask your grocer for Harvey's bread. T.

H. HARVEY SOUS. 81C Merchants Streel, FLOUR, FEED, COAL and WOOD. We have just opened up and are pre pared to deliver to all parts of the city, the best brands of Jr L.Ul.lS for tne Li.AM money. We also keep on nana an Kimis of FEED and have a COAL and WOOD yard in connection with our business.

Give us a call, and get our prices before purchasing elsewhere L. O. BROWN CO, 401 Corner 4Ui Ave and Commercial St, B. WHELDON, rizggisi Prescriptions carefully compounded. KO, 624 COXmClAL STREET.

FMPOltIA, Absolutely Pure. This pow.Ier never varies. A'rnarrel of purity urolith and wliolfsomeaess. More economica lian the onliuary kinds, and cannot besold in com petition with the multitude of low test, sliort weight, alum or nhoKnhate uowders. Sold onlv ir cans KovAtfUKiNa Powder 106 Wall street Hew York Emporia DailyDemocrat.

BY E. L. TURNER. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1889, LOCAL NOTES A new man at the street car helm to day. Co.

will meet at the armory to-night for muster. See ad. of Normal Meat other column. Market in an- Lost A store key. The finder will please leave at this office.

250tf The girl suicide, Cora Brintzinghoffer, was buried at Howard yesterday. For nice, fresh meats, go to the Normal Meat Market. They sell cheapest for cash. Geo. V.

Loveless, of the fanner's restaurant places an ad. in the Democrat to-day. Prairie chickens will soon le ripe. Sad they cannot be hunted before the 1st of September. Stewart Martindale, of the Verdigris, is in the city to-day and reports heavy rains in his neigeborhood.

Numerous cars loaded with cattle and sheep pass through the city daily for the Kansas City markets. The hearing of the case of Kansas versus Vf. II. Anderson, will be had at ageX letcner tomorrow. The cheVest place in.

the citv to buy meat for cash-isJjie Normal Meat Market. corner 7th and Commercial. 250.tf No. 4 passenger train came in on No. 0's time to day, the delay being some place west, No.

6 being several hours late. Th Cottonwood, Neosho and minor streams throughout the county are reported to Iks very high since the late heavy rains. For a nice roust or choice surloin, try the Normal Meat Market. Their meat is always fresh and the cash will buy it cheap G. II.

Davis, of this township, and liiiune tiensiey, oi rike township, were joined in marriage by Judge Combs last evening. Brad field's Female Regulator will cure all irregularities or derangements peculiar to woman. I hose suffering should use it. Sold by all druggists. Judge Parrington left to-day for To-peka having in charge Mrs.

Brown, who was adjudged insane and is now being taken to the asylum. W. L. Mays, painter, paper hanger and kalsominer, can be found at 516 Commer cial street. I guarantee firstclass work and the best of materials.

222 tlm It is reported that the Cottonwood river is almost high enough to touch the stringers on the bridge, where the Howard Branch railroad crosses. The culvert this side of the Cottonwood bridge, on the Howard Branch, is nearly washed out and delayed the Howard Branch half an hour to-day. Lockbart and Penwell, of Eureka, are in the city making tests and showing a patent corn-cutter, intended to cut twice as much torn as by the old method. If you want Fire, Lightning or Tornado Insurance at lowest rates and best terms see, J. C.

Burnett, 238dw6m. No. 9 west 5th Avenue. J. Hawkins says he will be much obliged if the person who stole his revolver at the Candy Kitchen will return the same, and at the same time save prosecution." Died The little child of W.

S. Burke, aged eighteen mouths, this morning. The funeral will le held to-day after wluch the remains will be taken to Ottawa for interment. T. G.

Wibley, an old Democratic wheel horse, dropped in and paid a month's subscription to the daily in advance this morning. That's the way we like to see them come. The farmers who came to town are all happy and groups may be seen here aad there discussing the grand outlook lor crops and in some cases wondering "what will I da with all my corn?" A very handsome black walnut case, is being made by B. F. Kinkead for Fred I.

Acheson, of Eureka, a red intends using the case for the purpose of keeping his many specimens of wild fowls, etc. The funeral of Mrs. Marshall Wilson, ormerely a resident of this city, takes place today at Mr. Huntington's, corner of 6th avenue and Union street, after which the remains will be interred at Maplewood. John Bay left for Guthrie, I.

terday where he goes, to look yes after hi claim, which he secured the early days of that city. Mr. Bay will probably remove his family to that country sometime in the future. mi FARMER'S RESTAURANT. SHORT ORDER MEALS, Hot Coffee and Lunch.

Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. 405 Com. 1st door south of Griffith Ewing'a Hardware More, lunporia.

Kaunas. GEORGE LOVELESS, Proprietor. MISS D. B. RICH, PIIOTOGRAl'Il ia 11, West 5th A ac, Emporia, Kansas, I do the best wohk in the city and guarantee satisfaction.

W. L. DOUGLAS Olll FOR OO OnUb GENTLEMEN. $3 SHOE FOR LADIES. Best in the trorlrt.

Examine his i UN II IN II AN I-SKWKI SHOK. K4.K IIANO-SKWKO WKI.T SHOK. I'OLICK AMI FARM KKS' SHOK. KXTKA VAI.L'K V.M.V SHOK. WdltKIXOMAN'S SHOK.

and 11.75 1COVS' SCHOOL, SHOKS. wlien mv numo anil pri-e are not on bottom. W. iMMJGLAS. lirockton.

ft! Examine W. L. Douglas' $2.00 Shoes for gentlemen and ladies. FOR SALE BY G. W.

NEWMAN CO lmioi-m, KaiiM Railway pips do not always secure nappt- ness for themselves by making their fellow passengers comfortable, writes a Boston correspondent a iriena oi your cor re. spondent chanced to witness a melancholy adventure which befell two of tbe breed on a suburban train the other day. Pig No. 1 was unjustifiably occupying two scats while other people were compelled to stand for want of sitting room. To keep the sec ond place at his side he had deposited there on a good-sized paper bag full of something.

The train drew up at a station on its way into town and pig No. 2 entered the car with a slam. Pig No. 1 was a selfish pig, whereas pig No. 2 was an aggressive pig.

Both varieties are only too familiar. Now ensued a tragedy in one act. Pig No. 2 made his way along the aisle until he came to the bench occupied by pig No. 1 for the accom modation of himself and his paper bag.

Then he paused and glared. Doubtless if he bad asked pig No. 1 to remove the offending parcel ana mane room lor him, tig No. 1 would have acquiesced and all would have been peaceful and lovely. Pig No.

2, howev er, did not choose to make any such polite request. He simply spread his coat-tails and sat down upon the paper bag with the pon derous empnasis oi about 1K pounds av oirdupois, equash! Figs Nos. 1 and 9 leaped to their feet simultaneously. On the countenance oi roe iormer was an ex pression of pardonable anger, on that of the latter were written emotions of horror and alarm. At the same time the passengers near by observed that pig No.

2 was liter ally covered as to his rear with a fluid of chrome yellow tint, which trickled down tbe legs oi bis trousers to the floor. The seat be had so suddenly vacated was a pud- cue oi tne same. exclaimed pig No. 1, wrathfully, -now a are you smasn my eggs "Jackass replied pig No. 2, with equal heat, "what do you mean by setting a trap with your infernal nen iruit for decent people to sit down upon "Two dozen and a half, fresh laid," said pig No.

1. "I'll thank you to pay me for them." "A brand new pair of fourteen dollar pantaloons," rejoined pig No, 2. "Replace them or fight." It was the brakeman who interfered and put an untimely stop to what promised to be an unusually interesting scrimmage. And at the last view the writer's friend had of the combatants, as the train came to a full stop in the Boston depot, pig No. 1 was leaving the car breathing awful threats of action for assault, while pig No.

2 was being wiped off with newspapers by the brake- man aforesaid. Most of the passengers. strange to say, appeared to be grieved that the two bad not been permitted to wipe eaca omer out unmolested, mere are plenty of railway pigs to spare in these The next annual meeting of Ibe National Edueatioual association will be held at St. Paul, provided that railroad rates, can be satisfactorily arranged. No.

6, passenger, due at 12:30 yesterday, went through U'tween 5 and o'chx-k yesterday evening. The delay was caused by a small wreck near Newton. PLAYED HIMSELF FREE. JLventurt of a Russian Pianist Wanted to Go to Germany. Arthur Friedheim, the famous pianist, wished to cross the western Russian border recently for the purpose of filling his engagements to play in several German cities.

As a Russian subject he was obliged to go through all sorts of formalities with Rus sian officials before leaving the country. Two weeks before the date of his first con cert he asked the Captain of the city of St. Petersburg, where he was stopping, to ask the Governor of Lavonia to ask the mayor of Pernau, where he was born, for the consent of the Pernau police for the departure of Arthur Friedheim to Germany. Of course, the mayor and the police of Pernau had nothing against Mr. Friedheim or his con cert tour in Germany, and they said so in a letter which they sent to the Captain of the capital by return mail.

Owing to the wretchedness of the LI- vonian mail-service this answer was stranded in a fourth-rate post-office a few miles from Pernau and lay there four weeks. At the end of the second week Mr. Friedheim had broken two engagements to give concerts in Germany. At the end of the third week he had broken four engagements and was receiving telegrams by the score from German theatrical managers whom he had disappointed. The fourth week brought telegrams and demands of an explanation, but no letter from Pernau.

Freidheim was in despair, says the New York Sun, and he resolved1 to cross the border without passes. He tried it, was arrested, and was taken before the chief of the district, who sent him to prison after confiscating his papers. In Friedheim's pocket-book were a package of his visiting-cards and several newspaper criticisms of his playing. The chief concluded that he had caught the murderer ol Arthur Fried heim. He had Friedheim, whom he suspected of murdering himself and confiscating his own papers, doubly ironed and doubly guarded.

After protesting and appealing for a whole day, Friedheim got an audience with the chief. He reiterated in ain the statement that he was Arthur Freidheim, the pianist. The chief wouldn't believe him. Finally Friedheim begged to be allowed to prove his identity by playing. The chief, who was something of a musician, consented.

Friedheim was marched through the street to the chiefs house between two soldiers and was set down before a piano. Ue played the second rhapsody of Liszt. As soon as he finished the chief removed the guard, saying: "Now I know you, Friedheim." The pianist was released on his promise to return to Bt. Petersburg for his passes. Upon his arrival in the capital Friedheim found the letter from Pernau and his other papers ready for him.

Four days later he began playing in Germany with a record of seven broken engagements behind him. The official red tape, of which he was a vic tim, so disgusted him with the Government of the Czar that be has declared his inten tion to give up his Russian citizenship to become a subject of Emperor William II. Hlg-h Water Pressure. France claims the honor of utilizing a higher water pressure than that recently put in operation in the Chollar shaft on the Comstock lode in Nevada. At Brignoud, two kilometers from the valley of Gresivau-dad, near Grenoble, a turbine nine feet ten inches in diameter was put in operation in the year 1873, utilizing a head of 1,633 feet.

It is still working, and gives a force of 1,500 horse-power, with a flow of 300 liters of water a second. Toagh on Ilia Substitute. A Hartford clergyman tells this anecdote: Early in life, while occupying another charge, he invited a clergyman whom the unregenerate would call conceited and dull to preach In his pulpit. During the sermon our Hartford preacher dozed away in the sweet old way until he was suddenly called on to conclude the service with prayer. Accustomed to regard himself as the humblest of his Creator's instruments, and forgetting that be had not delivered the sermon, he began with: "We beseech Thee to accept the weak and feeble effort that has been addressed to Thee, and more richly to endow Thy servant in the graces he so greatly lacks." Tbe fact Is worth bearing in mind that Washington, after having been disappointed in two love affairs, married a widow and found the experiment a complete success..