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11 NORTH SIXTH ST. HBAOIMO TIMES rUSLISHINO OO. SATURDAY. JULY 2, 1898. A Memorable Fourth of July.

Not in many years has there been such a Fourth of Jnly celebration as will occur on Monday. The whole country is preparing for an Independence Day demonstration of uncommon enthusiasm, many cities haring arranged for the celebration on a scale of magnificence quite exceptional. Much of this is of course due to the inspiring of the national spirit by the war, and should news of the fall of Santiago be received between now and Monday, the country will fairly go wild ou that day. We have no doubt that the near approach of Independence Day has inspired General Shafter and his men to a determination to capture Santiago without a moment of unnecessary delay. They would like to celebrate a glorious victory on the Fourth of July themselves; not only that, but they wish to accomplish something that will contribute to ths home rejoicing on the great national holiday.

But in all times, whether there be war or peace, the Fourth of July deserves to be celebrated with eclat that will, so far as possible, measure up to the great glory of the Union. Tatriotism demands the commemoration of the day, aod let us hope that the time may be long in coming when our people shall weary of ts celebration. There are persistent rumors in Washington of an imminent third call for troops. As the war horizon broadens, and Spain's' traditional obstiuacy is brought into strange relief, the necessity lor a speedy and impressive display of our vast military resources becomes il psirent. No matter how many soldiers may be required, they will be ready when called for.

Street Paving in Liancatlei Lancaster also has its troubles about street paving, according to the following editorial from the Lancaster Intelligencer: "The street committee seems to have a large lot of business on hand and is in the way of spending a great deal of money and doing a great deal of good with it; or little; according to its way of doing it. A great deal of money has been spent annually upon our streets for many years; and we are sure that it is he general opinion that we have not had good value for the money spent. "The reason lies in the use of poor materials and poor workmanship. The specifications for the contracts have not been what they should have been and the contractors have not been held to the specifications, such as they were. Consequently our macadamized streets have not had enough stoDe or stone of the right sort put upon them; and they have quickly worn out.

Our blocked pavements also have been badly laid the belgian blocks upon our main streets are an offense to everyone; and one square of blocks on Duke street has been condemned by the court as a nuisance. It is a very bad record as street makers that we look back npon." Every telegraph message now sent must bear a one cent stamp, every tele more muse nave a similar stamp, and it h. i. stamp. These are three items of importance to the general public, and persons who wish to avoid trouble should make the nisei familiar with them.

New Ijight Weight Uniforms. The first uoiforms of the new style adopted by the War Department lor use by the troops in the tropics have been completed and are now on exhibition in the windows of a manufacturing clothier of New York. Thirty thousand of these uniforms are now being made and will be delivered to the army within ten days, and they will continue to be made until the armies for Cuba, Porto Eico and the Philippines are all equipped. The uniforms are made of brown duck woven of a special yarn. The iackets are fashioned after the English hnuting jackets, with heavily plaited backs and wide belts which are detachable.

They are single breasted, with five buttons, and have two large pockets on each side held by button flaps. In these pockets, where the banter with a s'milar suit would carry birdsT the soldier can, if necessary, carry a day's rations. The cuffs, shoulder straps and pocket flaps are of the color required to designate the arms of service to which the wearer belongs; blue for the infantry, yellow for the cavalry and red for the artillery. The style of uniform is adipted in part from the uniform of the English army in Egypt, but is better in appearance than any uniform worn by Eiropean troops the tropins, while the material is unique. Ordiuary duck usid in the trade varies in weight from 8 to 12 ounces to the yard, while the material in the uniforms weighs only 6 ounces to the yard.

The material is steam shrunk, so that the wearers may wash their uniforms at any time and will be able to get into them afterward. The humorous man of the Denver TVy is out with the following Presidential ticket: For President: Teddy Roosevelt, of the Texas Terrors. For Vi President: Col. Torrev, of the Wyoming Wildcats. Platform: otorr cmf ywpf wepyv emfwlytip shrill Tighten your einchc, hit 'em with the spurn, an git there Blockadera' Appeal for Newspapers.

Through the commission the men on the blockading squadron off the Cuban roast appeal for newspapers. They say that life is inordinately dull on those ships, and not a few ot them have expressed a desire to have news of the war. They are a part of the war, but have no means of knowing how the war goes on. The commission asks if people will not, after reading their morning or evening newspaper, mail the same regularly to these blockaders? They suggest that the trouble will be slight if some one cent stamped wrappers be kept. Such act, regularly done, will be in its way as kind an act as making a comfort bag.

If intended for the blockading squadron the address should be R. E. Steele, Naval Base, Key West, Fla. Mr. Steele is the commission's representative and promises to see that all newspapers received reach men on the fleet.

Daily newspapers are what the men ask for. other coiiimu, suggests a few ideas lor the betterment of the street car service in Reading. The truth is that there are few street railway systems anywhere which are better equipped, or that give more general satisfaction to the traveling public, than the one in onr own The' issuance of workingmen's tickets, at reduced fares, as was ooce done in this city before the present lines got into the hands of the United Traction Company, was a very popular concession, and a renewal of these reduced rates would be gladly welcomed by thousands of workingmen throughout the city. As to the other suggestions by the Times correspondent, while they would no doubt be very gratifying to the public if they were to be adopted, they might not meet with the approbation of the company on account ot the probable diminution of fares and consequent loss of revenue which would ensue were the Times correspondent's suggestions to meet with favor. Geo.

F. Baer for the Nominee. George F. Baer, of this city, in a published interview in the Reading Tele' gram of yesterday, declares that "the candidate of the Altoona Convention is the proper man to help redeem Pennsylvania." He lurther says: "Mr. Jenks shall have ray hearty and enthusiastic support.

The Altoona Convention did good work. It wisely, by a decisive vote refused to indorse the Chicago platform and Bryanism. It nominated Mr. Jenks, who supported Mr. Bryan.

This too, was wise politics. Party fealty must be recognized as a factor. Without it organization could not be maintained. Without organization the best movement will fail. We could not expect the Democrats of the State to nominate a man who was not loyal to their organization.

When they rejected the Chicago platform and Bryanism tbey made all the concessions that aoy reasonable man could ask the" to make. "I have known Mr. Jenks all my life. He is a man of sterling integrity, great ability and high character. The affairs of this Commonwealth will be as safe in his hands as in the hands of any living man.

On national questions, by force of circumstances, he went with his party. I am not prepared to condemn men who differ from me on this question. In politics we must be considerate of the yiews of others. Good citizenship requires us ever to advance full high the standard of good to fight incessantly to reform public abuse. But we must rememlier the injunction of SI.

Paul: 'So fight not as one that bealelh the We 'beat the air and fight in vain when we sulk in our tents and refuse to join in the strife because we cannot give our entire consent to platform and candidate. "In the campaign of 18tK I was one of the Democrats who stubbornly refused to follow the platform and the candidate set up by my own party, but whose triumph, I believed, would be inimical to the welfare of the country. The issue involved great national questions. Those of us who organized the Palmer movement believed that in this way we could best compass the deleat of Biyan ism. We did not then believe in Republicanism nor in McKinley, but we did believe that their temporary success would be the lesser of the two evils.

"The lesson to be learned by all reformers is the necessity of recognizing the power of existing organizations and using them to bring about, in some measure, if not in fall degree, the reforms they seek, instead of playing into the hands of politicians by doing impracticable things." The Times' Xietter Box 35 an Editor Times: The recent comments of the Man About Town upon the subject of the propriety of reduced fares for working people upon the street railway' lines of the city have not only met with a general public approval, but have ejkTOcmflrcism upon other regulations oUhe hues. Thereby irt5 not satisfactory and the reason for which is not apparent. One of these was called to my attention by a citizen, who suggested that it be made the subject of comment by me. "A few days ago," said this gentleman, "1 took a car at Third and Penn streets to go to Eighth aod Olcy. I paid my fare and obtained a transfer ticket up Eighth street.

When the car reached Eighth and Penn I alighted, and there being no car in sight coming up Eighth street I bethought myself ot a little errand that I had on Eighth near Washington and walked up that far to attend to it. When the first Eighth street car came along I boarded it at Eighth and Washington, but upon presenting my transfer ticket it was refused by the conductor, who informed me that it was good only at the point of intersection, Eighth and Penn streets. The conductor could give no reason lor this restriction except that it was 'the and for the life of me I can't conceive what rational reason there can be for such a rule." I was obliged to confess that I could see no substantial or sensible reason for such a vexatious restriction, and I think it should be abolished. It can readily be seen why a transfer ticket should not be good from below the point of intersection, for iu that case the passenger would secure transportation for a greater distance than he had paid for. There may also be good ground for restricting the validity of a transfer ticket to the first connecting car, for otherwise the passenger might obtain two trips for a single fare.

But it is not easy to perceive how the company can suffer either loss or inconvenience by carrying a passenger a shorter distance than that for which he has though the passenger may be subjected to either or both by the company's lefusal to do so. A transfer ticket should be good from any point on the connecting line beyond the point of junction, provided it is offered on the first connecting car, and any lurther restriction is without reason, justice or apparent use. The service of the United Traction Company might also be made considerably more convenient and satisfactory to the public by the further extension of the transfer system. People living on Perkiomeu avenue or the eastern portion of Penn street, for example, and desiring to reach the northern section of the city, may take a car going down Penn street and be transferred nn Tenth or I Eighth street, but these lines may not i mijr uiux wi me puiub which He uesires to reach nor nearly as close to it as the Sixth street cars would do. But he cannot take that line without the payment of an extra fare, and so he is compelled to either do this or else walk perhaps a considerable distance, an inconvenience which might be avoided if he could obtain a transfer up Sixth street.

The same is tbe case also in coming up Penn street say from the Schuylkill avenue line. The passenger desiring to go northward cannot obtain a transfer between Fourth street and Eighth street, and either of these lines may not carry him nearly as close to bis point of destination as he could reach by the Sixth street line. As all the various lines of the United United Traction Company are under one ownership and management, there would seem to be no sufficient reason why transfers should not be made from one to another at every point of intersection. Such a system would, it is true, deprive the company of an additional fare in some cases, but the valuable and lucrative franchises which it enjoys through the generosity of the city should be sufficient to compensate it for all possible concessions to the convenience of the public. In cities like Philadelphia a longer ride may be had for a siDgle fare than would cover all the lines in Reading, and it therefore seems not unreasonable to assume that in this city passengers could be carried at least over any two connecting lines without intolerable sacrifice to the company.

Eighth Ward. If you suffer from sores, boils, pimples, or if your nerves me weak and your system run (town, you should take Hood's Sonmparillu 0 THE KEAIMNG DAILY TIMES AXD DISPATCH, HEADING, PExA. A Bit of Wayside Talk AN Ol'TLAND VOYAGE. The tall ships come and the tall ships go Across the purple bay; But there's never a ship so fair and fine, Never a ship so brave as mine, As mine that sailed away. Bright in the light, and gray in the shade, And white when the waves glow dun, The gulls go by with their great wings spread; But the sails of my ship were gold and red.

And they shone like the setting sun. They make good cheer in the tavern here, The sailors home from sea; But the crew of my ship they feast with Kings, In emerald crowns and opal rings. And coats of the cramoisie. Fine is the freight their ships bring in, But mine bears finer far; Pearls and roses, and links of gold, Myrrh, and amber, and rich bales rolled, As bright as the morning star. 'Twas May Day morn that my ship set sail, With the dew on her figurehead; Her bows were wreathed with the hawthorn bloom, As she stole through the dusk of the dawning gloom, Like a ghost, or a bride new wed.

The May days dawn and the May days die, And the hour draws near, I know; The day when my ship shall come for me To carry me back to mine own countiie, East of the sun hy the outmost sea, In the heart of the Long Ago. School is "out." With romp and shout the children ran into their homes on Thursday afternoon, threw down books, slates and pencils and prepared to enjoy the fall two months of rest and recreation and to relegate to some corner or closet tbe books over which they have pored during the school year just past. But there were two kinds ot children who vacated the school room. For the past week examinations have been going ou and Thursday determined the progress made during the year and advancement. Some of the scholars received their reward by promotion to a higher grade and to them it was happiness indeed.

The year had been well spent, hard study had earned its recompense, and the vacation only came as a welcome relief before entering npon more laborious work. The second class consisted of those drones whose carelessness and neglecttulness had debarred them from the pleasure ot advancement to a higher grade.aud vacation only meant more idleness in which to fritter away more valuable time before they go out into the world to join the class whose sole ambition is to live at the expense of others. But tbe school children of Reading are studious little people and there are lew. very few, of the second class in our midst. And vacation days have come to trem as a welcome reliet, tbe last lessons were recited, the books were closed, the wearied little bodies will rest, and now with a whoop and a shout tbey will take possession ot tbe yards and streets, lanes and byways, bats and balls, hoops and dolls, aud other sports will come into vogue and mother will nave the realization that her cares have now increased, for the children must be looked after.

Pants aDd dresses will be soiled and Wana maker's Philadelphia, Saturday, July 2, 1898 Twenty Dollars No. 1 Bicycles Rodmans The well tried Rodman Bi cycle went on sale yesterday at $20. Ihe only limitation is in quantity. We always wanted a really good $20 wheel and at last we iii it ideas of what is right. When this wheel first came out thi 5 year it was $35.

It was about the first of the $50 wheels to step down to a reasonable price. The wheel embraced all of the improvements in use on the $50 00 wheels. These '98 wheels we are now putting out at $20 are clearly better than last year's. Twenty dollars is as cheap as fifty cent wheat would be. We do not endeavor to account for these Bicycle jumps beyond the fact that, the makers are not as big as the world.

The world regulates prices of wheat and wares in spite of all manipulations. It is not our doing. For a time the Bicycle makers diove up the prices. Now it is the world's turn, and it is driving them down. The end of it is when the present stocks are distributed.

Of course, the war withdrawing so many gentlemen riders, has not only reduced the number of men riders, but likewise the women riders. Ofcouse, Bicycling is just as healthy and enjoyable as ever. Of course, the fever and fashion for road spinning and woods picnicking will never die out. And one more "Of course" the manufacturers of really fine wheels will not continue the heavy losses now making. After these fairy carriages made to sell from $35 to $100 are gone from the sales floors one of two things will happen either the prices will go up or the quality and finish will go down to furnish a wheel that will include in the price a profit to the manufacturer.

Why will he continue to make the wheel if it pays him nothing or a loss Two stores the largest in New York and Philadelphia selling Rodmans at $20 will soon move the largest lot, and at this writing they are selling rapidly. Why shouldn't they? We are glad to be able to offer so good an opportunity. The Humbers are still the queens of the road, and we are not able to get them below $73. If you want hand made wheels they are costly. IM Alter next Saturday our JvUllCS store will be closed on Saturday afternoons at 12:43 until further notice.

This is to answer numerous questions. John Wanamaker. POWDER Absolutely Pure torn by nails in boards and by the bushes in the scramble after berries, but there will also come the glow of health and after all it is the children who make life worth living. Already plans have been laid and outings are eagerly awaited. Those chil dren who are favored by fortune and whose parents are well to do, will look forward to weeks at the seashore, playing on the beach and bathing in the surf, or to a trip to the mountains where the voice ot nature speaks a language easily understood by all.

Others will go to uncles and aunts in the couniry, rise early aud feed the chickens, help milk the cows, and follow the workers in the field, hunt tbe eggs and enjoy tbe free and easy lite of the farm. But the great majority will be obliged to confine their fun and frolic to their city homes with now and then a picnic for a day. In his respect the children of Reading are to be envied, for this city has admirable places lor the child reu to enjoy themselves free from harm aod safe from in It it It Mineral Springs, Carsonia Park, the Tower, Klapperthal, Heinei's Springs and other charming soots have been fitted up for their pleasure and convenience, and here the children can have recreation and romp to their hearts' content. Children are but the reflection of their parents, who are the mirror. Cheerful parents make happy children, and those parents who during the next two months will take enoueh time now and then to pack up the babies and hie to the woods occasionally will feel amply repaid when September comes and the children troop back to school with happy faces and healthy bodies, ready to make auother assault on tne lortress ot knowl edge and tbe determination to fully equip themselves for life's battle and lull? capable ot sustaining tne uign standard of education, morality and patriotism of which Pennsylvania is so justly proud.

FRISCO'S MANILA MEN. Desperadoes From the Philippines Who Were California Pirates. (Special Correspondence. San Francisco, June 22. Manila pirates were tbe earliest settlers of San Francisco.

Before the settlement of the village of Verba Bueua (good herb) the pirates preyed upon Russian commerce, and here found a refuge in Drake's bay, so named from the English pirate. The 'Manila they were oalled, settled ou the hill in the northern part of the present city, now known as "Telegraph hill." From this hill the shipping could be observed through the Golden Gate, aud the piratical sclioon would shoot out to overhaul the trading vessels. In time there was quite a colony on Telegraph hill, and it was suspected that some of tbe Spanish officials in Verba Bueua knew more about the Ma lila pirates than was contained in their official reports to the parent government. Spain cared little for the colony of California, and the class of officers that she sent out cared much less, and so Yerba Bueua became quite au important station or headquarters for the Manila men. After Mexico gained her independence the Mexican officials governed California in about the same old ron tiue, especially iu regard to the Manila men, who were required to contribute to the support of tbe officials.

When the Americaus came and built up a thriviug village, the Manila men turned their attention to land piracy as more inviting and nearer at baud. Tbev 3aid men coming from the mines with gold dust. Numerous murders occurred on the roads leading into the village of San Frauciiieo and nearly every murder was by a fctab in the back, showing tbe wound of a steel poignard, the natural weapon of the Manila men. About this time a number 'of ex convicts arrived from Australia and settled in the cove at the base of Telegraph hill, fronting the bay. They were from Sydney, and the place is still called Sydney covo.

In connection with these was a number of "roughs" from New York, who called themselves "the Hounds." They lived In tents just beyond the village limits. Owing to business rivalry, as the Manila men got the most of the booty, was a pitched battle one Sunday afternoon between the allied Sydney Coves and Hounds and the Manila pirates. There had been several small engagements bstweeu the opposing forces the sailors saloous on the water froul, but the Manila men were geuerallv vic torious, r.s tboir knives were keen ami they Kciierally killed with one blow. They uixlei (bo sciruc rf killing. This ld to a imity of alliance between the Hounds and the Sydney coves.

The MnuiJa men were badly worsted in this engagement, but were not vanquished, shortly afterward a largo five occurred in which about 50 houses were burned in the principnl part of the village. The Manila men, "Hounds" aud "Sidney coves" were seen looting the burniug houses aud stealing goods that had been saved from the flames. When the smoke of the conflagration blew way, a vigilance committee was organized, two or three of the thieves were hanged, and all of them "Hounds," "coves" and Manila men were driven from the town. This was the first vigilance committee of San Francisco, and it was organized several years before the "great igilance committee, which arose out of the killing of James King, editor of The Bulletin. J.

M. SCASLANt). American Carpets. Of all the nations in the world the United States is the greatest producer and consumer of carpets. Their manufacture is confined almost entirely to the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Iu 1890 there were 175 factories iu this country which manufactured carpets other than rag carpets, and the value of their total product Was nearly 48,000,000. About persons were employed as operatives in tbe carpet works. Sales statistics would doubtless show a large increase over these figures, as they iu turn showed over the statistics of 1880. Not only are American carpets successfully supplying home wants, but they are also being exported to a considerable extent. The same mill which turned out the carpets ju a recent sale supplied 25,000 yards which were sent to furnish two palaces for the present czar of Russia.

The carpet sent was a plain velvet, especially desigued. The prevailing color was green, with a pattern of flowers. New York Tribune. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. A good deodorizer is made by applying a hot poker to a lump of camphor gum 'in a saucer.

The strong fumes will clear the air of the room at onco. Always make starch with soapy water, which will give a better gloss to the linen and prevent the irons from sticking. I Brooms hung in the cellarway will keep soft and pliant and wear longer than kept in the dry air of the kitchen. Silk stockings should be washed and rinsed in lukewarm water and wrung between towels. KUk underwear should washed in warm soapsuds to which a little ammonia has been addod.

A point to give the new waitress is that china plates, cups and saucers should not be piled one upon another while they hot. They must be cool before they are packed. Otherwise the glaze cracks easilr MEN WELL UF ON WAR NINETY VETERANS IN THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Two thirds of Them Wore the Blue, One third the Gray Adverse Criticism of the Members Deprecated The Patriotic tTnanimity That Prevails Among Them Special Correspondence. 1 Washington, June 28.

Within Bix weeks after the call of the president for volunteers we had 125,000 men under arms and mustered into the service of Uncle Sam. Had the call been for half a million we should have responded satisfactorily, yet there are captious critics who are even now finding fault with the alleged slowness of operations against the enemy. Doubtless there has been delay, but when we reflect that an eighth of a million men have been called to camp, have been provided with tents, blankets, uniforms, arms, clothing, even to undershirts, stockings and shoes, ISOLTELLE OF MAIKE. that three great expeditions have been sent to Manila, a fleet of transports to Cuba, and all this without much of a call upon the vast reserve resources of our country, we must admit that it was a gigantic task. The most 'caustic criticism conies from those ho never saw service at the front and not from the old veterans, who know the actualities of war as, for instance, Poultuey Bigelow's severe arraignment of the administration at Tampa, ex Seuator Ingalls' charge against President McKinley of "military nepotism," etc.

Said a nonentity of a doorkeeper in the house the other day, "I never think; we have paid hirelings here to do the thinking, and they are sometimes almighty poor at that. This remark perhaps indicates tbe popular opinion of our national representatives, but as these representatives are selected from the general run of the people I take it as reflection upon the people themselves. Now, we know pretty well the. caliber of our congressmen, but there is ouc thing we should not lose sight of, aud that is that of the total number seated in the house one in every four took part in the last great war and most of them were active participants. It is a noteworthy fact that while most of our great military leaders have passed away, the oldest of them going in his seventies, there are still about 90 in the house who saw service in the civil war.

It doesn't matter which side they were on they fought, and they battled for their convictions that suffices. From Alabama we have Congressmen Taylor, Brewer, Baukhead and Wheeler, the last named being now in com mand as a major general. All these were on the Confederate side, as were their senators. California sends but one old soldier, in Mr. Loud, chairman of the house postoffice committee, who was on the Union side; from Florida one representative, Mr.

Davis, a Confederate; three of the same, also, from Georgia Lester, Livingstone and Mad dox while from Idaho we have James i nn il Poi ml ist sr ho. put off in the war on the side of the north, as did tire representatives from Illinois Messrs, Mills, White, Warner, Marsh and Con' uolly. Indiana sends one Union soldier, Mr. Steele, and Iow a six General Henderson, Clark, Lacey, Hull, Hepburn and Perkins. Kansas sends one senator who was on the southern side and three representatives Broderick, Ridgely and Simpson, oue Republican and two Demo Populists, including the redoubtable Jerry Simpson, who enlisted, but did not get as much fighting as he wanted in the field.

Kentucky had a senator fighting for the south and a representative, Mr. Evans, on the Union side, and as one is a Democrat and the other a Republican things in Kentucky are evenly balanced. From Louisiana come two senators and two representatives, the latter Messrs. Meyer and Ogden, who fought on the losing side. The ar records of Speaker Reed, who was acting assistant paymaster, aud Congressman Burleigh, who was in the adjutant general's office, have been criticised by their enemies, but nothing bf.s been said against that of Maine's other warlike sou, Boutelle, who saw actual service.

He was acting master on board the U. S. S. Sassacns when she rammed the Albemarle, which event, as it was the prelude to her destruction by the lameuted Gushing, is worth quoting here. Says the record: "The Union ships were now on both sides the ram, with engines stopped.

Commander Itoe shouted to the engineer: 'Crowd waste and oil in the fires aud back slowly. Give her all the steam she can carry. To Acting Master Buntello he said, 'Lay her course for the junction of the casemate and the hull. Then came four bells, and with full steam and open throttle the ship sprang forward like a living thiug. It was a moment of intense strain and anxiety.

The guns ceased firing, the smoke lifted from the rain, and we saw that every enort was being made to avoid the shock. "Straight, au arrow we shot forward to the designated spot. Then came the order, 'All hands lie followed by a crash that shook the ship like an earthquake as we struck full and square on the iron hull, careening it over and tearing away our own bows, ripping and straining our timbers at the water line. At dusk the ram steamed into the Roanoke river, never again to emerge for battle, and her ultimate destruction was reserved for the gallant Lieutenant Gushing of glorious memory." It is well worth while to recall such deeds, of heroism as this, which may be ranked with that more recent sinking of the Merrimac by the brave Hobson, a son of the south. Maryland has here an old Union soldier, Mr.

McDonald, who was born in Ireland; Massachusetts has two veterans, Barrows and Loveriug, and Michigan has two also, Spalding and Bishop. Mississippi has three Confederate boys, Allen, Catchiugs and Henry, the first named the redoubtable "Private" John Allen, whose reputation for saying humorous things is only exceeded by his patriotism or instance, as evidenced in one of his latest speeches, "I desire for the people I represent and for the southern section of the conntry that there never was a time when all were not ready to give an administration all the money it needed to preserve the honor, the dignity and the general welfare of the country, to say nothing of fair play and justice. Isn't that the kind of war talk we want? If it is not, then I don't know where we shall find it. Missouri and Nebraska each has a Union soldier, the former Mr. Pearce, the latter Mr.

Strode, to represent it here, while New Jersey has two veterans, Gardner ami Howell. New York seuds nine soldiers, Cianmings, Veh lagv Lnw. Ketcbam, Ray, GiUet, Wads worth and Alexander, and IS has also the son of a famous general, McClellan. Seven of these are Republicans, as is also the only represent atir from North Carolina who was in th war, Mr. Linney.

Ohio has th tarns number of veterans as New York if include Senator Foraker, and their names are Bhattuc, Meekison, Brown, Lybrand, Fenton, Grosvenof, Norton and Danford. Pennsylvania has seven, Messrs. Bingham, Young, Brosius, Brnmm, Hicks, Mahon and Stone, while the venerable Galusha A. Grow was a wartime speaker of this same house. "Little Rhody" sends one veteran, Mr.

Capron; South Carolina four ex Oon federates, Messrs. Elliott, Talbert, Strait and Norton; South Dakota one Union soldier, Mr. Knowles; Tennessee three ex Confederates, Messrs. Riohard son, Cox and Pierce, and one Union, Mr. Gibson.

Texas has four soldiers who were on the southern side, Messrs. Burke, Lanham, Sayers and Kleberg, and Vermont one, who was opposed to them, Mr. Grout. Virginia has four ex Confederate soldiers, Messrs. Jones, Lamb, Otey and Walker, and West Vir ginia has one Union veteran, Mr.

Do vener. Both senators from Wisconsin were in the Union army, as well aa three of her representatives, Messrs. Griffin, Minor and Jenkins. Of the total number in the house of representatives who fought in the last war about one third wore the gray and two thirds wore the blue. Some rose to eminence, but most of them were mustered out without having achieved anything beyond a reputation for brav ery.

It should not be forgotten that many, if not most, of our men in the national congress were too young to go to war when that war was on, else the list, particularly on the southern side, would be larger. Some were prevented from disabilities or business from going to the front, New Hampshire, for instance, has no representative of wartime here, but the unique aud humorous Cy Sulloway enlisted aud would have been a soldier had not the examining physicians pra JOHN Al.i.KN OF MISSISSIPPI. vented because cf a complaint that incapacitated him. But of his courage no one who knows him has the least doubt. Then there is Terry of Arkansas, who, while not in the war between the states, was an officer in command of the Hallic rifles at the time of the Brooks Baxter troubles iu 1874 and did good service iii that capacity.

Such is the bare, bald statement of the war material which our house of representatives contains. Let us" not speak or think slightingly of those men who the past months have so nobly come tbe aid of our country in its needs for revenues, for soldiers, for all the sinews of war. They may have their faults, and in an aggregation of such a body of men, representing every section of our country, there are grave differences of opinion. But within the past few weeks I have known men of radically opposite belief and settled opinions on vital subjects to sink all differences in their desire to serve the common weal. It is idle to say there is no north, no south, no east, no west for there always will be sectional differences so long as we xist, but this is the time for mutual elf abnegation.

F. A. Ober. PLACING HIS TALENTS. The Bhrewd Old Farmer Saw Where His Son Properly Belonged.

"Father, I'm vanquished," sighed the man in soft raiment and long hair who had just coma from the city to the old homestciul. The world is too much for me. I wrote. My poems and my stories were rejected. I paiutcd.

There was no market for my pictures. I lectured on scientific subjects. The expenditure was always more than were the receipts. I flirted with fortune on the market. She jilted me.

I tried a clerkship. My mind was not on my business, and I was discharged. 'I became an insurance agent. Not a X)licy could I place. In sheer desperation I became a politician.

I failed and paid all attendant expenses. I loathe the past The future otters me nothing." "My poor, poor boy," said the fond mother as she wiped her glasses "You know the home is always here." "You bet it is," from the father with square jaws and snapping blueeyes. "It's been here all the time you've been spending our hard earned money trying to do something easy that you're not fitted for. I don't want no healthy young man that weighs 180 pounds whining around me, throwing up his hands and saying there's nothing in the world for him to do. I'll show you Go Up stairs and got into thai old blue joan suit of yours, change that white linen for a hickory shirt, put on them cowhide boots you left in the closet when you went out to conquer America and grcasu 'cm.

Then go along with inc. I'm breaking up that tun acre field of stump land, and I'll start you on an honimtblo career that you're liable to succeed in. No coaxing now, mother. What this young man needs is sand, and I'll have him pumped full of it by fall. Get into your uniform, my son.

Detroit Freo Press. Good Veal. Ella Morris Kretschmar, writing of "Dainty Dishes From Milk Veal" in The Woman's Homo Com pan ion, gives these practical directions for recognizing a good article: 'Milk veal' is tho only good veal, and the best period is from 4 to (5 weeks old. The flesh is then a delicate pink, the fat white and clear. If the flesh has a blue tinge and is flabby, it is too young and therefore unwholesome.

If it is white, it has been bkd before killing and likewise unwholesome. It is very easy to learn to recognize veal at just tho right ago and in the proper condition. One or two careful inspections and comparisons with that which is undesirable fixes tho matter in the mind. Surely ft is worth while for every housekeeper to learn this simplo lesson, tho starting pointof so many delightful dishes. Not to learn it simply means disappointment whenever veal is served at one's table, unless the pleasure and convenience of the butcher happen to combine favorably to one's advantage." Preparing Gold Powder.

Finely powdered gold may be prepared by a most simplo process. Fill a small, unglazed, earthenwaro bowl with common kitchen salt, cover it and expose it for some hours to heat. The stove overt is a good place for it. When the water has all been dried out, put equal quantities of this salt powder and honey on a glass grinding plate and mix in with it the necessary quantity of gold leaf. Grind this up very gently, being careful not to press hard on tho mass.

The salt acts as a disintegrator, and tho honey is used because it will not dissolve the salt. When tho gold is reduced to the finest possible powder it must bo thoroughly and carefully washed with an abundance of pure water to remove tins salt and honey New York TARIFF TAPS. As for tax on ha there are ample grounds. Detroit Free Press. Collars will bo worn higher under the revenue law on the beer.

Jsew York Press. A tax of 1U0 is imposed on circuses. Unfortunately thofe in congress are to be exempted. Troy Press. Turn about is fair play.

A stamp tax caused our first war, and now every war causes a stamp tax. Boston Traveler. This new war revenue bill may be a big tax, but iu view of the ossible indemnity demanded of Spain the foreigner may pay the tax. Philadelphia Times. www mil BIG VALUES AND BARGAINS IN TRliED AND MILLINERY OF Every Description AT RIGHTERS, 630 Penn Street, Y.

M. C. A. INSURANCE RISKS. An lerhonse Said to Be More Dang arews Than a Planing Mill.

"Sprakinjr of fires," said the insurance man, "they are the queerest things in tho world. A liro will sometimes take infinite pains to burn up everything indestructible in sight and leave an inflammable, article, untouched. I have run across all sorts of queer pranks played by Arcs in my time. "Some, years ago the insurance companies established rule that all benzine rags in printing offices must bo put into closed metal cans during tho day, and that theso cans should bo emptied into the furnaces at the closoof business each evening. Shortly afterward there wns a fire in a printing' office on Randolph street one light.

Wo tried to find out the cause of it nnd Anally concluded it must have originated from 8pontaneou8cbmbustion of oiled rags. The printer insisted that every rag was burned each night and called his errand boy over to corroborate his statement that they could not have 'spontaneously The boy looked crestfallen and said that ho had forgotten to take them down the Jiiehtlhcfore. But the JimnLwna knocked out when he under took to show us where he had left them for there under a heap of burned rubbish was the rag receptacle with the lid securely fastened down and ovory rag safa "In another printing office Are every case was charred and every line of metal typo was cither melted or warped so as to be of no further use, but the only font of wood typo in the office turned up all right, and when tho linseed oil which had boiled out of tho wood and stood all over it in beads was wiped off it was as good as ever. "I onco canceled a policy on a rickety old framo planing mill which I knew would burn up inside of a year or two. That was 5 years ago.

Since then every brick planing mill that I havo insured has been burned, but the old framo shed stood until Inst year, when it was torn down and replaced by a new brick building. Icenouscs would seem to be good risks. but huy burn more readily than match lactones, and when the lire is over tho con tents are usually a total loss. I would rather insure gunpowder than ice any uay. hicago Kocord.

To Save Worry. Actress The tact is I wa3 thinking about my salary Mannger Ton bud that you should be bothered about, it. We'll knock off $5 a week hereafter The Hinaller your snlnry is tbt less it will tronblo you. Boston Transcript Reverse Action. Tho Elder Matron You shouldn't mind the baby crying a little It strengthens his lungs.

The Younger Matron Oh, no doubt, but it weakens his father's religion sot Imlianupolia Old glass bo Ics, which aro moro or less useless, are no. ground up and employed a substitute for sand in tho preparation mortar. Tho bottled beer of England, requires al ly 70. (H)'i tons of corks yearly. StrongJTdday B.caus Heed's Sarsaoarilla Built Up His, System Child Was wsak, Matf night Sweats and Peer Appetite.

Onr youngest ehil 'was in a bed condition. One phyiloian said tne trouble was malaria and another, thought it came from the stomach, and liver. Meantime the child kept growing weaker. He had night sweets, poor appetite and verioue other troubles. We worried along for two yean, and then we determined to try Hood's Berteperilli, and from tbe Ant day we noticed a change In our little boy.

"We kept on nntil he had taken about three Today he ta a trong, hearty child. We have always had to keep him indoors in winter, but last winter he wm out with other children and we fonnd no trace of the old trouble returning." Xvnmo Hajmhbeboeb, 70 Washington Arenas, Altoona, Pa. Hood's Oaroaparilla Is the best in faet the One True Bleod Purifier. Sold by all drngglits. 1 six for i.

Hiwwl'si Ditla d0 "'use. Pain or SECOND HAND CLOTHES. THAT'S AN AWFUL WASTE! Kecause those clothes don't fit, or are out of style, or need cleaning: nd rcpairinff.you throw them away or let tbe moth destroy them. That's waste. We pay a fair cash price for all kinds of worn shoe and BRODSTEIN, WOUTH SEVENTH ST.

FLORISTS. GO TO HOSKIN GILES, 87 NOBTH TENTH 8TBEET, For Palms, Deacena Ferns, Cut Flowers. Bosea Carnations, violets. MEDICAL. YANNES MATEBN1TV HOME Strictly private, aclenttflosklllful treatment ol women In trouble; physician In charge; advice free and confidential; infants adopted.

674 NOBTH ELEVENTH Philadelphia, Pa. LOW PRICES Mb BUILDING. SUMMER RESORTS. HAMILTON. Newly built and furnished, enlarged.

Sanitary arrangement. Close to beach and Bead lug depot 129 8. Arkansas N. $1.25 day, up; 18 wick, up. WALTER A.

TWEED. THE MANSION, Atlnntlc City. N.J. Reopens June 25th. Ideal family hotel, tin dersame liberal proprieton hlp last year.

Orchestra concerts dt'tiy. Terms moderate. Rlec trie faos and elevator. Free bus to and from beach. JOHN W.

EMRRT, Proprietor and Manager. CHESTER INN, Atlantic City, M. J. New York near the beach. Very central location.

All tbe modern conveniences. $2 per day, $10 to 112 50 per week. Finest house and table at these rtcs. For further Information and booklet write to 1). KNAURB, Owner and Proprietor.

HOTEL IMPERIAL and COTTAGES. Atlantic City, N. J. Maryland avenue ana beach. Full ocean view.

Wide 3 story porches; first class family bouse. Moderate prices. Every comfort and convenience for 250 guests. Ijarfra rooms. Artesian water.

Appointment and cui sine of the highest standard, ti per day; $10 par week and up aids. O. W. KBNDBIOK. T1HB ALBEMARLE, Virginia Atlantio City, near beach.

Capacity 800; reduced June rates, $9 to $13 weekly; table and service the best. THE CHE1TEN Ocean end Buth Carolina Avenue. Atlantic City, renovated and refut nisned; 100 yards from bench. MBS. E.

E. I.EVEB. rpHE WHITT1EB Virginia Ave. and beach, Atlautic City; open all the yean special rotes. MRS.

M. M. KYLE. SOflERSET INN. and Bight Bntt a Rernardsrllle, N.

J. Open to Xov. 1st Many improvements since last year. BO. W.

UTTI.E, Manager. Norm a nd ie by the Sea Norma ndie, (near Sehrlgh,) Nw Jersey, fronting on the oct iin and Shrewsbury river, will open Wednesday, June 29th, under the management of WM. 8. HKWES. HOTEL BRIGHTON, OCKA CITY, N.

J. Directly ou the Reach. Opens Juno 25tb. Terms reasonable. Hend for circular.

B. R. 8QOY, Proprietor. The Summer Idler and Sportsmin's Retreat. TBE WIS I.DON, remodeled and refitted.

ZieBlervllle station. Perk. R. Montgomery county. Pa.

M. H. BBA.N, Proprietor. This favorite hotel, established in 79, is situ, ate midway between Philadelphia and Allen (own, at the junction of tbe Pcrkiomen and Swamp creeks, on the line of tbe Perklomen railroad. 1 he surroundings afford rare opnor tunities for fishing, huuttnft, rowing and bath, Oucsts have free use of a number of boats belonging to the hotel.

The Wrldon, which ia a comparatively new structure, has jul been remodeled and is gtrnufir't with hut and cold water, bath rooms, and has also been handsomely re fitted. Kor terms and further Information ad dress tbe proprietor. M. u. BKAM, Delphi, Montgomery county.

Pa. Special accommoda tions for traveling salesmen andagents. Teams to hire. SPECIAL NOTICES New Building and Savings Association. The West Beading Savings Fund and Loan Association, No.

6, effected a temporary organi. zetlon at a meeting held May 35th, 1898. Par value of each share, (203. Subscription fee, 2S cents per share. Monthly dues, tl 00 per share.

Shares may be subscribed for with Milford Is'. Bitter, Sixth and Court streets; I. Y. Hpang, Beading National Bank; B. M.

Hoffman, Farmers' National Bank; George E. Tyson, Beading Hardware works; George S. Stirl, 807 Franklin street; Aug. O. Wertz, 819 Franklin a' reel; Wm, R.

Yeicb. 133 Penn street; Thomas F. Spruce street, and Samuel F. Fisher, 529 Court street. By order of the association! S.

F. F18HEB, Bec'y Pro Tern Water Rents. The Water Rents for tho term bcK.ni.ins April 1, 1898, ending: October 1, are now due and payable at Ihe office of the City Treasurer. Ou all water rents not paid before the 16th Day of July i Penalty of 6 per Cent. Will be Added and on all those remaining: unpaid after the 31st of July i Penalty of 10 percent.

Will be Added. 49 Ofnce hours during July only 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.

and 7 to 8 ni. John Y. Hoffman, RKCEIVEH. CITY TAXES. The Treasurer of the City of Readlnir is now ready to receive City Taxes for 1898 TMialtioi xvill iu mil mttnm nia Ua 1.4 1H98.

Special office hours a a. m. to 4 it. and gIn order to avoid the rush, taxpayers aro requested not to wait until the last day to pay their taxes. J.

Y. Hoffman, TREASURER. School Taxe The Treasurer of the Reading: School District is now ready to receive School Taxes for 1898. will be added after August 1. OMce hours 8 to 12 a.

1 30 to and 80 to 8pm A. R. HOOVER, Treasdir ANTED Pewiuirto do. Applv IMS 01 HI.I.