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THE EVENING TIMES SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1900 3 ii- I WASJIINTONI A Republicans Reasons for Snp porting Bryan BTciClnieylam Is n Reversal of tlic Traditions of the Uepiilillc Evil Influences Control the Party of the Trusts fiifi ArIsorouMly Accused of Jlornl Cowardice A prominent Republican who holds a good position in one of the departments- and who has always taken an active part in Presidential campaigns was a visitor at Democratic headquarters to- day He called as he stated to let the Democrats know that this year he was supporting Bryan and gave the follow why he left the Republican Tanks Because is not Repub- licanism This is not said in any of- fensive manner but in view of the pres- ent attitude of the party on certain fundamental doctrines upon which our Republic is founded McKinleyism dates from the ides of November 1396 when he was elected on a platform of covert fraud and deception while the ballot was debauched by that prince of corruptionjsts Hanna iian of the fathers and leaders of the party left its ranks during that cam- paign because of the evil influences con- trolling its policies He McKinley has been named Wobbling William because of his mor- al cowardice in running away from his policy of criminal aggression in ths Philippines and his conviction of plain duty toward the Porto Ricans Senator CuIIom said of him in 3CB6 that he was a weak man Recent events have proven his assertion to ba true He is not the same man as that he was as Representative He has again run away from the declared principles of the party up to 1896 Then he stood for bimetallism now he is for gold monometallism As Representa- tive he stood for human liberty equal- ity and justice as President he declares that the Filipinos shall be held as subjects with their slavery and poly- gamy under the Stars and Stripes The logical result of this policy will practically enslave these subject peo- ples for commercial purposes and for the benefit of a few capitalists and an army of our soldiers and officeholders This wrong WiH react upon us decreasing the wages of our own laboring classes and degrading them to a lower social plane The exhibition of impudence displayed by Hanna Depew and other favorites ot fortune in compelling the laboring classes to vote as I tell you or we will make a panic which will be tenfold worse than the Galveston storm surpasses in finesse the advice of Satan to the hungry Christ to make bread out of the stones There is no blessing without its oppo- site of evil and so during this Administra- tion Providence has greatly blessed u with great and valuable crops for which the party is not responsible but there is a great crop of trusts for which the party is responsible which has been permitted- to grow and affect the body politic The financial bill of March 1900 was legislation pure and simple in the interest- of national banks It did not make a dol- lar of our money any netter but it did perpetuate the national debt upon us and our childrens children- It was also class legislation making gold coin United States notes greenbacks and Treasury notes the money of the bank- er and the silver coins and silver certifi- cates the money of the laborer and farmer This Administration has shown a coid and brutal contempt for the party worker Secretary Gage said in 1876 This talk of party services and your services in the war cannot be considered in making appointments or for promotions The love of the party for the soldiers is a fraud and deception out of several thous- and clerks appointed during this Adminis- tration not 5 per cent were in the Spanish warIt it a very rare thing for an educated young man to obtain a good position un- less he is the son relative or friend of a Senator Representative Secretary Bu- reau Chief or Division Chief the Civil Service law to the contrary It is said the Administration will stand or fall by the record Let us see what are the items which go to make up the balance sheet debt say 5250000000 Dingiey war tariff annually 5150000000 ten million subjects at per head 520 000000 standing army of 100000 men ad ditional pension list 10000000 annual ly annulling ionroe Doctrine Hay Pauncefote caial treaty entangling alli- ances a large army of favorites relatives and satraps on the civil list an enor- mous increase of the ordinary expenses of the Government stifling public opinion by appointing editors of great newspapers offices the dangerous doctrine that the Constitution does not extend to our new territories etc etc Credits Philippine Islands Porto Rico and Hawaii There is a great crisis at hand in our countrys history The Ship of State is being guided into dangerous reefs where the wrecks of other republics are strewn What of the warning of leading Republi cans Senators Frye Hoar Wellington and Mason and many Representatives Where is Reed and Harrison What of Edmunds and Boutwell No wonder Republicans- are appalled at the outlook before us The cry is Helm aport and save the ship Increase in German Steel ViceconsulGeneral Hanauer of reports to the State Department that the exports of steel rails from Germany during the first quarter of the year amounted to 34680 netric tons valued at 994126 being 129 per cent greater in quantity and 161 per cent higher in value than the exports for the first quarter ol- 1S99 The countries to which the rails were chiefly exported were England 1S2 per cent Switzerland 175 per cent Dutch India 156 per cent Holland 15 per cent China 9S per cent Russia 41 Belgium 31 per cent Tho Worlds Famous Medicinal Whiskey The only absolutely Pure Malt Whiskey in the world Over 7000 Doctors prescribe end recommend it Dr Wfllsrd n Morse a dltlr nlshed physician of Non York American Director Bureau Jlodlca and a consulting national CIJTE sold stamped It la not a vile com- pound of I use it in labora tory work because It 1 tho true physiological a When I write the n4mo instead pf writing ipti fru druggists and grocers or plain pack a sent o Rochester N Y Y President i reasons J lcKinle ism Presi- dent tivil notwithstand- Ing DebitsWar 2 of Trade I Chem 8t of Pure MltWhiske Is 18 such of the PAm e 411 direct In CAl Booklet Mull Wldahe 4 ItL1NO1FULbUll to F t- high Frank- fort percent Duffy1 pgr- Mit Whiky t1 rem tatin eo t pare lIquor msntL arc Ve- Dciy ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ > ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ < ATTACKED BY A TRAMP An Connecticut Couple Bru- tally Beritcii and WINSTED dorin Sept 29 Armed parties are scouring the country for miles around this town in search of a tramp who committed an atrocious assault upon two old people and looted their home Chaffee Lovell one of the oldest farmers in Connecticut and his aged wife are the victims and it is feared that both will die of their injuries The Lovell farm js at Ellsworth a thin ly populated agricultural town where the dwellings are widely scattered On Tues day a farmhand named Williams seeking employment knocked at the door of Mr Lovells home and receiving no response entered He found the old farmer and his wife helpless on the floor of the main sit ting room covered with blood and barely conscious Williams what he could to revive them summoned the neighbors Hours later thanks to the exertions of two physicians old Air Lovell was able to tell his story in a broken voice barely louder than a whisper On Monday night the Lovells were awak- ened by the crash of a breaking window and a moment later were confronted by a tramp who had forced an entrance With an iron bar he beat old Mr Lovell into in- sensibility battering the farmers head un til it was of cuts and bruises Then he mercilessly beat and maltreated the aged woman who had witnessed the at- tack upon her husband but was too terri- fied to move At his leisure the tramp then looted the house cooked and ate a meal dressed himself in Mr Lovells best clothes and at daylight Tuesday departed leaving his victims still unconscious Word of the crime was slow in reaching Winstead and it was not until yesterday that armed searching parties were organ ized A reward of 1000 has been offered for the apprehension of the criminal MEETINGS IN BALTIMORE Atllal E Stevenson to Speak in ids MetroiioliH BALTIMORE Sept 29 Chairman Van diver has received word from the Demo- cratic National Commitee that Adlai E Stevenson the Democratic candidate for Vice President would be in Maryland next month prior to the coming of Mr Bryan and would speak here wherever the State chairman thought proper Mr Stevenson is expected on October 11 and 12 rnd a schedule will be arranged for him by Mr Vandiver- S S Field Chairman of the Campaign Commitee of the Maryland Democratic Association received a letter yesterday from Senator Wellington saying that he could the association any day of the week beginning October 15 for the meeting at which he is to speak Mr Field and Dr Wirt A Duvall of the as sociaton conferred with Chairman Van diver in regard to the date of the Well- ington meeting and its was arranged to hold it either October IS or 19 so as not to conflict with other meetings Representative James W Denny and John P Poe were at headquarters yes- terday afternoon and discussed affairs with the leaders Mr Denny said thai front all he had heard he believed the conditions in the Fourth district were very favorable to his Ireelection He intends to make an active campaign and to speak as often as possible in every ward in the district Mr Poe will also speak in the Fourth district and else where in the city A FIGHT OK THE STAGE Difficulty in Serving nn Iiijunctio OIL Gertrude Coprlilaii ROCHESTER N Y Sept 29 When United States Marshal Burns walked upon the stage at the Lyceum Theatre he was pounced upon by a mob of super numeraries who attempted to throw him from the stage He had gone to serve an injunction upon Gertrude Coghlan to her from continuing with Coghlans production of Becky Sharpe Burns assistant deputy Scholl was thrown bodily from the stage and somewhat bruised Burns pulled his re- volver and threatened to shoot finally frightening his assailants away Then a policeman was called in to eject Burns The policeman refused to act until he received orders from the Chief of Police He was ordered by the chief to throw the United States officer out and again Burns brought his gun into and kept the police and the bay while he continued his search for Miss Coghlan and her busi ness manager Both had remained in hiding all day and averted a service of the injunction while the proprietors of the piece could not be found A compromise was finally reached permiting the play to proceed on the agreement that Miss Coghlan and the business manager would accept service of the injunction immediately after the performance Service was made Just as the curtain fell at the close of the per- formance DZD NOT DECEIVE THE DOCTOR His Way ot Exposing a Girl AVHo Pretended Blindness From the 3ITnncapoli3 Tribune Physicians often have to exercise great care to avoid becoming the victims of im- position If a dishonest applicant for a pension can hoodwink some doctor tho latters certificate may be made the means of perpetrating a fraud upon the and social parasites who seek to sponge on public and charitable institutions are always trying to in- veigle a physician into saying the word or writing the line which would gain them admission An interesting case in point was rela- ted by the leading oculist of Montreal a nan whose practice extended far outside of the bounds of the city One day a young woman came into the office ac- companied by an older woman appar- ently the mother The young wore colored glasses which one have assumed to be superfluous as It was claimed that the girl was totally blind What was wanted o the doctor was a certificate authenticating this claim of blindness putting it beyond dispute and it was frankly stated that the object In seeking this was to obtain certain aids and advantages of a philanthropic nature impossible of access otherwise The standing of the oculist was such that a statement from him would carry full weight wherever presented On examination the surface of the eyes gave no indication of any effect but this might be so and blindness still exist Ap- plying tests of the strongest light the girl professed herself to be absolutely unable to distinguish between light and darkness The doctor was puzzled and baffled Ap- parently the girl was stone blind hut he was unable to solve the problem of those eyes to discover the cause of the blind or say just defect lay doctor was more than half dis- posed to grant the desired certificate when as a expedient b Lit upon a novel experiment He dismisse 1 tb3 na with instructions that she should again at a certain hour the follow- ing day When she came the doctor had her securely blindfolded with a heavy bandage over eyes Then he tcblc a tiny mouse which he had ready and held the lively little thing by its tail before the girls face though not touching her while he ordered the bandage to be re- moved No was the bandage off than her screams rang through the place and her eyes were wide with terror at the harmless little which had thrown her so her guard and exposed the impostiirle Of course she saw It prshewould not have scream- ed Needless to say the applicant did not get that eertlfiAaie Robbed then I ive I I prevent acton Government woman nest wherethe tent rodent Aged did amass Mary soOner ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ V GENEROUS OFFER ieorge B Wright Discovers JSL Cure for Lost Manhood and Sends It Free to Every Sufferer Who Will Write for It Gratitude is one of the noblest impulses f the human heart and in few instances ias this fine quality been so conspicuous- ly exemplified as in the of George B Wright of Mr merchant and well mown citizen of Marshall Mich who vas permanently cured of lost manhood md nervous debility after declining health years He now devotes Ma life to helping other men who suffer as he once suffered Mr Wright offers to send the medical prescriptlojL that effected a cure in his case to who is suffer- ing today as he suffered All who will drop him a letter asking for a copy of the prescription will receive it by return mail free of charge The following editorial by A N Tally- M D regarding Mr Wrights prescription for lost manhood appeared in a recent of the United States Health Reports published at Washington DC We as American authority on all of health sanitation and hygiene are receiving letters of enquiry about a eliable cure for lest strijrth in men Therefore we hare oVaZrta an investigation to- be made into the subject land our medical etafT found there were many socalled cures on the narket but that many were worthless and some harmful Therefore when we came upon furnished free by B Wright a merchant of Marshall Mich tuted a thorough laboratory examination and its wonderful efficacy depended itt being exactly compounded accojding to proper chemical requirements in order to cstab- lUli the proper chemical actions and reactions In the human system and that it should especially and above all contain each and every ingredient in the prescription otherwise it would be quite inactive and worthless Properly mixed and containing everything called for in the upon the nerve centres is truly wonderful and i nerve tonic properties eastljR surpassed alt ordinary methods of medication the benefactors of the race be mentioned the said George B Wright inasmuch that he gives this grand discovery free to all who write for it Taken according to directions it builus up the weak and restores to full size and vigor the nerve niusrles It brings hope and cheer and lifts up the liseouraged man so that he once enjoys the beauties of nature and the of life Failure in business and love surely falls upon him who is weakened physically and mentally and this sad condition is at once relieved and a- new man made of him who uses this prescrip- tion Therefore upon the liigfriy favorable report of our medical staff we extend to George B Wrights prescription for lost manhood the full editorial and official endorsement of the United State health reports As certain as a wound leaves a scar and as sure as effect follows cause do men live to repent their follies and Indiscre- tions in weakness and suffering The tor- tured sufferer may bear no telltale marks of ruin upon his face to betray his lost manhood He goes to his grave a human wreck and never tells of his sufferings for fear of shame Such mental anguish at times drives him to the verge of des- peration and he is easy prey for thosn vultures in human form quack doctors who hold out alluring hope of cure only to disappoint and after robbing him of his money plunge him into absolute de- spair No one can appreciate the horrors of manhood except he who has them No one can help such sufferers except he who knows a cure and ha him- self been restored to full manhooO A notable cure of lost manhood in an ex- treme case was effected in the person of George B Wright a music dealer and wellknown citizen of Marshall Mich Mr Wright for years suffered the agony of lost vital power He saw his physical power go from him as the result of insidi- ous disease until he was reduced to a condition of senility and the best doctors in the country gave him up to die Like many others he tried the various remedies offered by specialists for the treatment of weaknesses peculiar to men and it was this experience that drove him to a little study and research for his own benefit He asserts that his ten years suffering both mentally and physically was turned to unbounded joy in a single night through a rare combination of medicines that lit- erally made him young again It is the prescription of this discovery that his en- thusiasm leads him to offer free to any man young or old who feels that his ani- mation or the fire of ambition has left him and needs something that will brace him up and enable him to be prepared for any undertaking which may present itself There is no question but what in his individual case the were just os described and it probablo that any man who believes himself to be weak may profit by sending for this fros prescription Many people wonder how he can afford to send this prescription free but it costs him little to do so and he feels a philanthropic interest In giving men an opportunity to cure Them- selves A request to G B music dealer Box No 846 for his free prescription will be promptly and pri- vately complied with by return mail A Prominent Confederate Dead NEW ORLEANS Sept 29 Judge David- S Pierson aged sixtytwo one of the most prominent surviving Confederates died at Baton Rouge yesterday He com- manded the Third Louisiana at the siege of Vicksburg He was one of the seven members of the Louisiana secession con- vention who refused to sign the secession ordinance Who preserve the charms of face and figure of an increasing family care of 1 As a preservative of I beauty Doctor I Pierces has been by women as send to- t sex It gives the I health upon I which happy I motherhood de It pra- ctically away the of mater- nity It enables the mother to nourish the in i mat life Ji pending on lien 2 the i hourly happi ness of watch JL lug the develop merit a per I j Mrs prrin Stiles of Dunn Co Wis writes I have been intending to write ever since was re to what Favorite has done for inc I cannot praise it enough for I have not been as well as I now July last I had a boy weight it pounds I was I got up have not one sick day I have not any internal trouble since I got I was not oalv myself but all my friends here to see me so welL Dr Pierces Medical Adviser emails friend is sent free on of stamps to pay cost of mailing Send 21 oheceht stamps in per covers or jr stamps fa cloth bind- ing to Dr RV Buffalo N Y case Marshal or is- SUe matter actual Gene mOt upon mav Ire lost result eak Wright are- aways to I Favor- ite a- Go and t I c I baby sated preo roptn Itteilcet Voll ii d i I Prescription e i P SI 1 I a strength sxtsiC a1 c de- V h ea S S fcctlv healthy i I child I p md em- I only sick a e surprised receipt only ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ > < > ° PfflKS AT WEST POINT Traditions ConnecteOYith the Old Military Academy- Days When r had Xo- IHgUts Tliot an TJppeJ CluNK Mau Wan to Rcxpect Trials of a- l lebe eiitiuei A Billiard Table Eiiisodc There is no place in the United States wnerev traditions and precedents have so much as have at West Point These are carefully pre served and from one class to another and UjBor the rarest occurrence for a cadet toldo anything that is contrary to them If he does violate an important one the cadet in Question is feel the displeasure pf the corps takable manner i Such a tradition is that a plebe as members of uie class are called is never an equal footing with an classmap until he has completed his first year at ibe academy He is Inva- riably addressed as Mr SoandSo or just plain Mister arid ihust always address up per same formal manner and he must be prolific in his use o the word sir affixing It to the end of every sentence- If a plebe is asked by an upper class- man what his name is he must reply Mr Drown sir or whatever his name may- be and if he falls to do so he Is certain to be told to put a sir on that Mister in a way that will usually cause him to re member it Of course a plebe soon learns this and there Is no longer any trouble with him on that score An amusing anecdote Is told ofa raw country lad who reported ax PbTnr a few years ago concerning this use of the word sir When the new cadets re port at the Academy they first visit the adjutants office where they deposit their credentials and give information concern- Ing their parents or guardians and their former Next they visit the deposit what money they may have with them and then they go to the barracks where they report to the cadet officer in charge of their instruc- tion It is here that they receive their first taste of military discipline Well this young man passed through the pre- liminaries finally reaching the barracks and after several attempts to enter the office in a military manner and to the satisfaction of the austere lieutenant ia charge he was asked by that functionary what his name was John Smith answered the lad Suppose you put a sir on that cried the cadet officer forgetting for the mo- ment in his assumed wrath the equally heinous omission of the Mr Sir John Smith innocently r plied the plebe and supposed he had obeyed to the letter his superiors injunction For the next few minutes that poor plebes life was a burden to him for alt the cadets about the room at once began crawling him for his supposed attempt at facetious- ness The name Sir John stuck to him throughout his entire career at the Acad- emy and even followed him into the army It has been the custom In the corps from time immemorial to devil plebes during their first encampment A great many of the practices indulged in are perfectly in- nocent and so long as the upper class- men confine themselves to them there is little or no opposition from the authorities- An incident illustrative of this is told by an officer who was walking in the rear of Company Ds tents one afternoon in one of the recent encampments of the at W sj He a voice body of in stentorian tones Im mad Im mad I know Im mad Wondering what the trouble was he walked a short distance farther and looked between the There he saw In a tent across the street a great strapping plebe over six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds creeping on his hands and knees about the tent like a and every minute or two giving the cry that he was mad Stopping for a moment to in the situation fully the officer and persuasive voice from a tent say Put more feeling in it mistei it as if you meant It officer perceiving that the whole thing was only an Innocent form of devil- ment contrived by come ingenious yearling made no report of it but went on his way Another amusing incident of this kind occurred one Quiet Sunday afternoon wren most of the cadets were asleep in thrift tents and the visitors in front of the camp parade were A taU slender cadet wearing a shako and plume armed a sabre and riding between his legs a little scarcely six inches high came charging down the company street brandishing his sabre and shouting Turn boys turn were going back Back and forth through the differ- ent company streets he ran dragging his horse with him until finally he ran into the officer in charge who promptly con fined him in the guard tent But all tho camp had been awakened and the cadets and a few visitors had a good laugh The plebe was released the next morning none the worse for his night In confinement A plebes first night on guard is gener- ally an unpleasant experience for him for besides the official visits of the various ulcers and noncommissioned officers charged with his instruction to see that he understands nil the fine points of his duties as a sentinel he is sure to be vis- ited by a legion of spooks hobgoblins and various other unauthorized individuals An incident of this kind is related where a yearling wrapped in a sheet appeared on the post of a plebe sentinel at shouted the plebe Who is and the Ten Commandments- came the response The poor plebe thought there some- thing Irregular but he remembered his in- structions about never allowing more than one to advance at a time at night so he promptly shouted Advance one commandment to be re cognized- A favorite pastime among cadets for generations past has been to capture a land tortoise end after taps at night to start him across the parade with a light- ed candle on his back As a consequence many a plebe has been severely jumped for permitting a light to approach or cross his An is related of Sherman who as cpmmariifhg gen- eral of the army visited West Point one June for the graduation exercises He accompanied the ccr iman3aut en iiis Sun- day morning tour of inspection of bar- racks and on entering a certain room he walked over to the mantel piece Stoop- ing down he j ried up a brick from the middle of with his sword and revealed a hollow space about a- foot square in which was nicely a considerable quantity of other contraband article Meanwhile the cadets occupying the room stood by mute- ly watching wondeing what of man the general was to lu ve to discover the only coLa if Its kind in barracks to the commandant the general I have beep vpudering It that hole was still there it when I was a cadet and lived in Ones of the mteresting of West Points traditions Is that jceUting to the billiard table Shortly after the civil war digestion no r disease is ipbssi- we if di- i iife 31- 1gestion is wrong try It n aNeW rat ns h mae fourth upper Cass W career I cadet Point hear tent cage tale herd lay seat WIth horse night Hal es Was post Gen- eral the hearth scab- bard racked an sort l this room ch Bond regarded oct in he treas- urers tin rmaked Ilostetters Bitters ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ± PAE9S CELERY CQMPOUND It cured me of old chronic diseases and nervous prostration Mr J B Potter Gentermlle R writes Sept 15 Fifteen years ago I had to give up business on account of poor health I was suffering from a number of old chronic diseases and had complete nervous prostration In 1891 commenced taking Paines Celery Compound and soon found that I was getting the better of my complaints I continued using it until I restored to good heaHh Believing that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure I take the Compound in the spring and fall and it keeps me well Paines Celery Compound has made almost a new man of me and I have gained twentyeight pounds of good solidflesh and blood thanks to its use A Powerful Remedy for Disease I I vas the cadets always on the alert for some new scheme for amusement decided that they would like to have a billiard table and accordingly organized a billiard club A collection was taken up with which to purchase a table and a suitable place was sought in which to set it up Until the present steam heating apparatus was in stalled in the cadet barracks twentyfive or thirty years ago the ing was by means of furnaces The base- ment of the sixth division of the bar racks was used for coal bins the bins being so arranged that there was a largo one near the centre of the building which could only be reached by passing through one of the others After considering all available places this coal bin was finally selected as being the least liable to for it must be remembered the unauthorized The table was bought In New York and sent to Garri- sons across the river for there was no West Shore Railroad in those days One cold winter night It was hauled by a of oxen across the river on the ice up the hill and was safely stowed away in the coal bin before morning The table was soon set up became a source ot great enjoyment to the cadets A keg ot beer was always kept on tap and lamps were hung from the ceiling giving the room a appearance The members of the to gather there at all hours of the day and when their uresence was not required elsewhere by their duties and sit around smoking and telling stories while two of then played billiards The authorities soon became aware that there was a billiard table somewhere In the barracks for they could hear the balls eliciting but they could not find it The cadets continued to enjoy the privi- leges of the billiard club for more than a year Finally one night soon after mid as two officers were returning from a convivial evening at the mess they saw two cadet clad in their underclothing ana gowns emerge from the north and disappear down the steps to tho areaway in front of the barracks the thought of the billiard table flashed through the minds of the two oN floors and they started quietly after the cadets On reaching the basement of the sixth division the two cadets entered and the officers arriving a mo- ment later saw them climb over a pile of coal and enter an open door through which came sounds of laughter and conversation and the clicking of balls while the air was laden with fragrant tobacco smoke The paused for a moment and held awiiispered consultation Finally de- ciding that they would tell the other offi cers of their discovery and have all of them come down the following night arid enjoy the fun of a raid on the club they withdrew and went home Next day all the officers at the post were informed of discovery and it was arranged that the raid should occur at midnight All might have gone well and the officers might have had their little fun had it not been that there were three cadets the previous night instead ofetwp The third had forgotten his pipe and had gone back for it while the went on and were discovered- by the officers The third coming along- a moment later saw the officers and quiet ly followed them observing aTTtheir move- ments and listening to their whispered conversation When they withdrew he went in and told the members of the all he had and seen The once it was all up with the club but they determined to have a laugh at the expense of the officers Accordingly- all arrangements were made before the club adjourned that The next met as ar ranged and crept stealthily down the area- way and into the sixth division Hearing no sound of clicking balls some became sceptical and whole was a hoax they push- ed on and climbed over the pile of coal Opening the door they were greeted with glow of light but no sound On they found the room the billiard table an almost untouched keg of beer several pounds o j0V and lastly a 6nthe tabler addressed to the officers pi about detect as tem nd chEery dressing ers the othertwo cub head t night concluded thin a enter- Ing n1ht In- stantly door- way there was some nitairs not ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ duty at West The note was to the effect that officers of the post continue its existence for more than a year it desired to present to them the of- ficers the table and all appurtenances- as it was deemed expedient to wind up the clubs affairs The note vas signed The Executive Committee The officers of course were much cha- grined at being thus cltwitted by the cadets Nevertheless tte table was re moved to the officers tress and accord- ing to tradition is the one still in use there New York Tribune HOMTTTG CATS From York Sun If theXationscr Assoeiation of Homing Cat Fanciers is ever formed Ike Gilvrey of Camptown NrJ can boast that he made its existence possible for he is the founder of the homing cat club in the world It Camptown Homing Cat Club and has for its emblem a eats head in a garter with the motto And the cat came back The club has seven members Each member a loft of cats all properly marked with light collars and tags The are of no particular breed but are plain barnyard and kitchen tabbies of country raising The cat fanciers say that they doubt lt city cats will ever be good homers owing to the fact that they are inclined to follow roads and fences while the country cat will take the short- est line home except where his flight is interrupted by water courses o vde that- a detour must be made to bridge The best kind of homing cat the club men say is one that has done his limiting around the house and barn and has not beeii away by a taste for field mice grasshoppers sparrows and young rab- bits for a game hunting cat would be sure to dally on the way home to look for a toothsome morsel The homing cats belonging to the Camp town Club are classified according to age and sex but in no other manner as there can be no champion class this Since last spring the members have train- ing their over short flights such as 100ft or 2000 yards Ike Gilvrey says that his striped tabby Jule came home 3000 yards from Short Hills a few nights ago lit fiftyeight minutes A cat Is taken In an ordinary fishing basket to a point decided upon and released at a specified time while the owner sits up watch In hand to note i the return of his favorite Most of tne j early training for short distances was done by cat from a buggy and driv- ing rapidly away This has kept persistently until the cats seem to under- stand the necessity of a speedy return but it Ihust be observed this is only one cat practice and Sunday nobody could tell how a bunch of might act loosedtogether The was set down for 6 oclock I on Sunday night arid nine cats were entered and sent to a point on the read in the outskirtsof Rahway The distance was j 500tt yards or nearly three miles The cats were placed in seven baskets and taken to the startingpoint by Ira Cole whose watch was set to correspond with the others Ike Gilvrey and Louis Velden bath each had two entries and the rest one apiece Each man guarded his loft In company with companion to corroborate his With one exception the cats looking animals The ex- ception is said to have been pinched from Hen Gleichmans tavern by one of the acoupleOf months ago and trained by soiue secret method This a mangy twoyearold grey tabbythat nobody wjauld think of The cats were let loose promptly at G ifclocTr and Just as promptly cat i started in the while fiva other cats took to cover different direc tibns One alone headed straight for home on the road she came It Vas Hen GlSidhinans grer entered Lloyd Mt- i Keeley She was back oh isis front stoop i at 65113 and Ike Gilvreys grey was sec Point had been so kind as to the club to I I ts I I I CAw A Sport Into a Jersey Yllne the ew frt j oWns i I cat I I I h I yea I droppingthe boon up- I I that I night r traCe I I record members i was two road permIt New Introitueed New lad Cats netting hy ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ > ¬ ¬ ond twenty minutes later His other cat came in the next day badly damaged He was one of the scrappers Two cats have not returned yet but the others made fair time and held out encouragement for another and longer flight in the near The success of McKeeleys cat led some of the members to think that he was using drugs on the animal When ques tioned about the matter by a Sun man McKeeley said Nonsense Its just this way Gleich man is a great fisherman and the cat likes fish Hen hasnt been doing much fishing recently or hasnt had much luck and I presumed on the cats taste I always showed her a porgy or a weakfish before taking her out for training and let her see where I put it under the front stoop On the day before the race I starved her and when was going away I showed her- a big weakfish let her smell of it and let her see me put it under the stoop You can bet she had that on her mind when she got out of the basket Some of the other hungry cats stopped to eat and theyre eating yet PositiveljCuredb these Little Pills They also relieve Dis- tress from Indigestion and To Hearty Eating A per feet remedy for Dlzzi Bad Pain in the Side TOR- PID LIVER They regulate the Bowels Small Pill Small Dose Small Price An AllStar- I Line of Suits at I If w rcant be leaders we wont be followers We are without question showing the finest line of Suits in Washington at 885 Rich handsome cheviots and cas and fancy ef- fects double and singlebreast ed coats and vests As fine a Suit as you will see anywhere else for at least 12 Wis know whereof vQ speak and are toady for comparisons Got its match in an Overcoat at the same price Another great line Fancy Worsteds dressy and neat wool Cheviot Trousers as as 290 250 Hats for SL90 Derbys and Soft Hats the sea sons latest styles y Dress Shirts for 79c Going to tunIcS a leader ot them can claim your trade without fear ot competition 621 Pa Ave fu- ture he gras- shopper SICK HEADACHE CADI Drow- se I i- I F m I II o simeresplain t t i Odd at 29U- I t Al- I 1 1 I Thin I C t Loeb Con 0 ao 0 1 001 r utoT- TL p LL esa auaea l 4 t 4 4 Trousers o 4 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ + + = +
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THE EVENING TIMES SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1900 3
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A Republicans Reasons for Snp
porting Bryan
BTciClnieylam Is n Reversal of tlicTraditions of the Uepiilillc EvilInfluences Control the Party of theTrusts fiifi ArIsorouMlyAccused of Jlornl Cowardice
A prominent Republican who holds agood position in one of the departments-and who has always taken an activepart in Presidential campaigns was avisitor at Democratic headquarters to-
day He called as he stated to let theDemocrats know that this year he wassupporting Bryan and gave the follow
why he left the RepublicanTanks
Because is not Repub-licanism This is not said in any of-
fensive manner but in view of the pres-
ent attitude of the party on certainfundamental doctrines upon which ourRepublic is founded
McKinleyism dates from the ides ofNovember 1396 when he was elected ona platform of covert fraud and deceptionwhile the ballot was debauched by thatprince of corruptionjsts Hanna
iian of the fathers and leaders ofthe party left its ranks during that cam-paign because of the evil influences con-trolling its policies
He McKinley has been namedWobbling William because of his mor-
al cowardice in running away from hispolicy of criminal aggression in thsPhilippines and his conviction of plainduty toward the Porto Ricans
Senator CuIIom said of him in 3CB6
that he was a weak man Recentevents have proven his assertion to batrue He is not the same man as
that he was as Representative Hehas again run away from the declaredprinciples of the party up to 1896 Thenhe stood for bimetallism now he is forgold monometallism As Representa-tive he stood for human liberty equal-ity and justice as President he declaresthat the Filipinos shall be held assubjects with their slavery and poly-gamy under the Stars and Stripes
The logical result of this policy willpractically enslave these subject peo-
ples for commercial purposes and for thebenefit of a few capitalists and an army ofour soldiers and officeholders This wrongWiH react upon us decreasing the wagesof our own laboring classes and degradingthem to a lower social plane
The exhibition of impudence displayedby Hanna Depew and other favorites otfortune in compelling the laboring classesto vote as I tell you or we will make apanic which will be tenfold worse thanthe Galveston storm surpasses in finessethe advice of Satan to the hungry Christto make bread out of the stones
There is no blessing without its oppo-site of evil and so during this Administra-tion Providence has greatly blessed uwith great and valuable crops for whichthe party is not responsible but there isa great crop of trusts for which the partyis responsible which has been permitted-to grow and affect the body politic
The financial bill of March 1900 waslegislation pure and simple in the interest-of national banks It did not make a dol-
lar of our money any netter but it didperpetuate the national debt upon us andour childrens children-
It was also class legislation makinggold coin United States notes greenbacksand Treasury notes the money of the bank-er and the silver coins and silver certifi-cates the money of the laborer and farmer
This Administration has shown a coidand brutal contempt for the party workerSecretary Gage said in 1876 This talk ofparty services and your services in the
war cannot be considered in makingappointments or for promotions
The love of the party for the soldiers isa fraud and deception out of several thous-and clerks appointed during this Adminis-tration not 5 per cent were in the Spanish
warIt it a very rare thing for an educatedyoung man to obtain a good position un-
less he is the son relative or friend of aSenator Representative Secretary Bu-reau Chief or Division Chief the CivilService law to the contrary
It is said the Administration will standor fall by the record Let us see what arethe items which go to make up the balancesheet
debt say 5250000000Dingiey war tariff annually 5150000000ten million subjects at per head 520000000 standing army of 100000 men additional pension list 10000000 annually annulling ionroe Doctrine HayPauncefote caial treaty entangling alli-ances a large army of favorites relativesand satraps on the civil list an enor-mous increase of the ordinary expenses ofthe Government stifling public opinion byappointing editors of great newspapers
offices the dangerous doctrine thatthe Constitution does not extend to ournew territories etc etc
Credits Philippine Islands Porto Ricoand Hawaii
There is a great crisis at hand in ourcountrys history The Ship of State isbeing guided into dangerous reefs wherethe wrecks of other republics are strewnWhat of the warning of leading Republicans Senators Frye Hoar Wellington andMason and many Representatives Whereis Reed and Harrison What of Edmundsand Boutwell No wonder Republicans-are appalled at the outlook before us Thecry is Helm aport and save the ship
Increase in German SteelViceconsulGeneral Hanauer of
reports to the State Department thatthe exports of steel rails from Germanyduring the first quarter of the yearamounted to 34680 netric tons valued at994126 being 129 per cent greater in
quantity and 161 per cent higher in valuethan the exports for the first quarter ol-
1S99 The countries to which the railswere chiefly exported were England 1S2per cent Switzerland 175 per centDutch India 156 per cent Holland 15per cent China 9S per cent Russia 41
Belgium 31 per cent
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ATTACKED BY A TRAMP
An Connecticut Couple Bru-
tally Beritcii andWINSTED dorin Sept 29 Armed
parties are scouring the country for miles
around this town in search of a trampwho committed an atrocious assault upontwo old people and looted their homeChaffee Lovell one of the oldest farmersin Connecticut and his aged wife are thevictims and it is feared that both willdie of their injuries
The Lovell farm js at Ellsworth a thinly populated agricultural town where thedwellings are widely scattered On Tuesday a farmhand named Williams seekingemployment knocked at the door of MrLovells home and receiving no responseentered He found the old farmer and hiswife helpless on the floor of the main sitting room covered with blood and barelyconscious
Williams what he could to revivethem summoned the neighborsHours later thanks to the exertions oftwo physicians old Air Lovell was ableto tell his story in a broken voice barelylouder than a whisper
On Monday night the Lovells were awak-ened by the crash of a breaking windowand a moment later were confronted by atramp who had forced an entrance Withan iron bar he beat old Mr Lovell into in-
sensibility battering the farmers head until it was of cuts and bruises Thenhe mercilessly beat and maltreated theaged woman who had witnessed the at-
tack upon her husband but was too terri-fied to move
At his leisure the tramp then looted thehouse cooked and ate a meal dressedhimself in Mr Lovells best clothes andat daylight Tuesday departed leaving hisvictims still unconscious
Word of the crime was slow in reachingWinstead and it was not until yesterdaythat armed searching parties were organized A reward of 1000 has been offeredfor the apprehension of the criminal
MEETINGS IN BALTIMORE
Atllal E Stevenson to Speak inids MetroiioliH
BALTIMORE Sept 29 Chairman Vandiver has received word from the Demo-
cratic National Commitee that Adlai EStevenson the Democratic candidate forVice President would be in Marylandnext month prior to the coming of MrBryan and would speak here whereverthe State chairman thought proper MrStevenson is expected on October 11 and12 rnd a schedule will be arranged forhim by Mr Vandiver-
S S Field Chairman of the CampaignCommitee of the Maryland DemocraticAssociation received a letter yesterdayfrom Senator Wellington saying that hecould the association any day ofthe week beginning October 15 for themeeting at which he is to speak MrField and Dr Wirt A Duvall of the associaton conferred with Chairman Vandiver in regard to the date of the Well-
ington meeting and its was arranged tohold it either October IS or 19 so as notto conflict with other meetings
Representative James W Denny andJohn P Poe were at headquarters yes-
terday afternoon and discussed affairswith the leaders Mr Denny said thaifront all he had heard he believed theconditions in the Fourth district werevery favorable to his Ireelection Heintends to make an active campaign andto speak as often as possible in everyward in the district Mr Poe will alsospeak in the Fourth district and elsewhere in the city
A FIGHT OK THE STAGE
Difficulty in Serving nn IiijunctioOIL Gertrude Coprlilaii
ROCHESTER N Y Sept 29 WhenUnited States Marshal Burns walkedupon the stage at the Lyceum Theatre hewas pounced upon by a mob of supernumeraries who attempted to throw himfrom the stage He had gone to serve aninjunction upon Gertrude Coghlan to
her from continuing withCoghlans production of Becky
Sharpe Burns assistant deputy Schollwas thrown bodily from the stage andsomewhat bruised Burns pulled his re-
volver and threatened to shoot finally
frightening his assailants awayThen a policeman was called in to
eject Burns The policeman refused toact until he received orders from theChief of Police He was ordered by thechief to throw the United States officerout and again Burns brought his guninto and kept the police and the
bay while he continued hissearch for Miss Coghlan and her business manager Both had remained inhiding all day and averted a service ofthe injunction while the proprietors ofthe piece could not be found
A compromise was finally reachedpermiting the play to proceed on theagreement that Miss Coghlan and thebusiness manager would accept serviceof the injunction immediately after theperformance Service was made Just asthe curtain fell at the close of the per-
formance
DZD NOT DECEIVE THE DOCTOR
His Way ot Exposing a Girl AVHo
Pretended BlindnessFrom the 3ITnncapoli3 Tribune
Physicians often have to exercise greatcare to avoid becoming the victims of im-
position If a dishonest applicant for apension can hoodwink some doctor tholatters certificate may be made themeans of perpetrating a fraud upon the
and social parasites whoseek to sponge on public and charitableinstitutions are always trying to in-
veigle a physician into saying the wordor writing the line which would gainthem admission
An interesting case in point was rela-ted by the leading oculist of Montreal anan whose practice extended far outsideof the bounds of the city One day ayoung woman came into the office ac-
companied by an older woman appar-ently the mother The youngwore colored glasses which onehave assumed to be superfluous as It wasclaimed that the girl was totally blindWhat was wanted o the doctor was acertificate authenticating this claim ofblindness putting it beyond dispute andit was frankly stated that the object Inseeking this was to obtain certain aidsand advantages of a philanthropic natureimpossible of access otherwise Thestanding of the oculist was such that astatement from him would carry fullweight wherever presented
On examination the surface of the eyesgave no indication of any effect but thismight be so and blindness still exist Ap-
plying tests of the strongest light the girlprofessed herself to be absolutely unableto distinguish between light and darknessThe doctor was puzzled and baffled Ap-
parently the girl was stone blind hut hewas unable to solve the problem of thoseeyes to discover the cause of the blind
or say just defect laydoctor was more than half dis-
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with instructions that she shouldagain at a certain hour the follow-
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ieorge B Wright Discovers JSL
Cure for Lost Manhood andSends It Free to Every
Sufferer Who Will
Write for It
Gratitude is one of the noblest impulsesf the human heart and in few instances
ias this fine quality been so conspicuous-ly exemplified as in the of George BWright of
Mr merchant and wellmown citizen of Marshall Mich whovas permanently cured of lost manhoodmd nervous debility after declining health
years He now devotes Ma life tohelping other men who suffer as he oncesuffered Mr Wright offers to send themedical prescriptlojL that effected a curein his case to who is suffer-ing today as he suffered All who willdrop him a letter asking for a copy of theprescription will receive it by return mailfree of charge
The following editorial by A N Tally-M D regarding Mr Wrights prescriptionfor lost manhood appeared in a recent
of the United States Health Reportspublished at Washington DC
We as American authority on allof health sanitation and hygiene are
receiving letters of enquiry about aeliable cure for lest strijrth in menTherefore we hare oVaZrta an investigation to-
be made into the subject land our medical etafTfound there were many socalled cures on thenarket but that many were worthless and some
harmful Therefore when we came uponfurnished free by B
Wright a merchant of Marshall Michtuted a thorough laboratory examinationand its wonderful efficacy depended
itt being exactly compounded accojding toproper chemical requirements in order to cstab-lUli the proper chemical actions and reactions Inthe human system and that it should especiallyand above all contain each and every ingredient
in the prescription otherwise it would bequite inactive and worthless
Properly mixed and containing everythingcalled for in the upon thenerve centres is truly wonderful and i nervetonic properties eastljR surpassed alt ordinarymethods of medication
the benefactors of the race bementioned the said George B Wright inasmuchthat he gives this grand discovery free to all whowrite for it
Taken according to directions it builus up theweak and restores to full size and vigor the nerveniusrles It brings hope and cheer and lifts upthe liseouraged man so that he once enjoysthe beauties of nature and the of lifeFailure in business and love surely falls uponhim who is weakened physically and mentallyand this sad condition is at once relieved and a-
new man made of him who uses this prescrip-tion
Therefore upon the liigfriy favorable report ofour medical staff we extend to George B Wrightsprescription for lost manhood the full editorialand official endorsement of the United Statehealth reports
As certain as a wound leaves a scar andas sure as effect follows cause do menlive to repent their follies and Indiscre-tions in weakness and suffering The tor-tured sufferer may bear no telltale marksof ruin upon his face to betray his lostmanhood He goes to his grave a humanwreck and never tells of his sufferingsfor fear of shame Such mental anguishat times drives him to the verge of des-peration and he is easy prey for thosnvultures in human form quack doctorswho hold out alluring hope of cure onlyto disappoint and after robbing him ofhis money plunge him into absolute de-
spairNo one can appreciate the horrors of
manhood except he who hasthem No one can help such sufferersexcept he who knows a cure and ha him-self been restored to full manhooO Anotable cure of lost manhood in an ex-
treme case was effected in the person ofGeorge B Wright a music dealer andwellknown citizen of Marshall MichMr Wright for years suffered the agonyof lost vital power He saw his physicalpower go from him as the result of insidi-ous disease until he was reduced to acondition of senility and the best doctorsin the country gave him up to die
Like many others he tried the variousremedies offered by specialists for thetreatment of weaknesses peculiar to menand it was this experience that drove himto a little study and research for his ownbenefit
He asserts that his ten years sufferingboth mentally and physically was turnedto unbounded joy in a single night througha rare combination of medicines that lit-erally made him young again It is theprescription of this discovery that his en-
thusiasm leads him to offer free to anyman young or old who feels that his ani-mation or the fire of ambition has left himand needs something that will brace himup and enable him to be prepared for anyundertaking which may present itself
There is no question but what in hisindividual case the were just osdescribed and it probablothat any man who believes himself to beweak may profit by sending for this frosprescription Many people wonder howhe can afford to send this prescriptionfree but it costs him little to do so andhe feels a philanthropic interest In giving
men an opportunity to cure Them-selves
A request to G B music dealerBox No 846 for his freeprescription will be promptly and pri-vately complied with by return mail
A Prominent Confederate DeadNEW ORLEANS Sept 29 Judge David-
S Pierson aged sixtytwo one of themost prominent surviving Confederatesdied at Baton Rouge yesterday He com-manded the Third Louisiana at the siegeof Vicksburg He was one of the sevenmembers of the Louisiana secession con-vention who refused to sign the secessionordinance
Who preserve the charms of face andfigure of an increasing family
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July last I had a boy weight it poundsI was I got
up have not one sick day I have notany internal trouble since I got I was notoalv myself but all my friends here
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Traditions ConnecteOYith the Old
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There is no place in the UnitedStates wnerev traditions and precedentshave so much as have at WestPoint These are carefully preserved and from one class toanother and UjBor the rarest occurrencefor a cadet toldo anything that is contraryto them If he does violate an importantone the cadet in Question is feelthe displeasure pf the corpstakable manner i
Such a tradition is that a plebe asmembers of uie class are called isnever an equal footing withan classmap until he has completedhis first year at ibe academy He is Inva-riably addressed as Mr SoandSo or justplain Mister arid ihust always address upper same formal mannerand he must be prolific in hisuse o the word sir affixing It to theend of every sentence-
If a plebe is asked by an upper class-
man what his name is he must reply MrDrown sir or whatever his name may-be and if he falls to do so he Is certain tobe told to put a sir on that Mister ina way that will usually cause him to remember it Of course a plebe soon learnsthis and there Is no longer any troublewith him on that score
An amusing anecdote Is told ofa rawcountry lad who reported ax PbTnra few years ago concerning this use of theword sir When the new cadets report at the Academy they first visit theadjutants office where they deposit theircredentials and give information concern-Ing their parents or guardians and theirformer Next they visit the
deposit what money theymay have with them and then they go tothe barracks where they report to thecadet officer in charge of their instruc-tion It is here that they receive theirfirst taste of military discipline Wellthis young man passed through the pre-liminaries finally reaching the barracksand after several attempts to enter theoffice in a military manner and to thesatisfaction of the austere lieutenant iacharge he was asked by that functionarywhat his name was
John Smith answered the ladSuppose you put a sir on that cried
the cadet officer forgetting for the mo-
ment in his assumed wrath the equallyheinous omission of the Mr
Sir John Smith innocently r pliedthe plebe and supposed he had obeyed tothe letter his superiors injunction Forthe next few minutes that poor plebes lifewas a burden to him for alt the cadetsabout the room at once began crawlinghim for his supposed attempt at facetious-ness The name Sir John stuck to himthroughout his entire career at the Acad-emy and even followed him into thearmy
It has been the custom In the corps fromtime immemorial to devil plebes duringtheir first encampment A great many ofthe practices indulged in are perfectly in-
nocent and so long as the upper class-men confine themselves to them there islittle or no opposition from the authorities-
An incident illustrative of this istold by an officer who was walking in therear of Company Ds tents one afternoon inone of the recent encampments of the
at W sj He a voicebody of
in stentorian tones Im mad Im mad Iknow Im mad Wondering what thetrouble was he walked a short distancefarther and looked between theThere he saw In a tent across thestreet a great strapping plebe over sixfeet tall and weighing more than 200pounds creeping on his hands and kneesabout the tent like a and everyminute or two giving the cry thathe was mad Stopping for a moment to
in the situation fully the officerand persuasive voice from a
tent say Put more feeling in it misteiit as if you meant It
officer perceiving that the wholething was only an Innocent form of devil-
ment contrived by come ingenious yearlingmade no report of it but went on his way
Another amusing incident of this kindoccurred one Quiet Sunday afternoon wrenmost of the cadets were asleep in thrifttents and the visitors in front ofthe camp parade were AtaU slender cadet wearing a shako andplume armed a sabre and ridingbetween his legs a little scarcelysix inches high came charging down thecompany street brandishing his sabre andshouting Turn boys turn were goingback Back and forth through the differ-ent company streets he ran dragging hishorse with him until finally he ran intothe officer in charge who promptly confined him in the guard tent But all thocamp had been awakened and the cadetsand a few visitors had a good laugh Theplebe was released the next morning nonethe worse for his night In confinement
A plebes first night on guard is gener-ally an unpleasant experience for him forbesides the official visits of the variousulcers and noncommissioned officerscharged with his instruction to see thathe understands nil the fine points of hisduties as a sentinel he is sure to be vis-
ited by a legion of spooks hobgoblins andvarious other unauthorized individuals
An incident of this kind is related wherea yearling wrapped in a sheet appearedon the post of a plebe sentinel at
shouted the plebe Who isand the Ten Commandments-
came the responseThe poor plebe thought there some-
thing Irregular but he remembered his in-
structions about never allowing more thanone to advance at a time at night so hepromptly shouted
Advance one commandment to be recognized-
A favorite pastime among cadets forgenerations past has been to capture aland tortoise end after taps at night tostart him across the parade with a light-ed candle on his back As a consequencemany a plebe has been severely jumpedfor permitting a light to approach orcross his
An is related ofSherman who as cpmmariifhg gen-
eral of the army visited West Point oneJune for the graduation exercises Heaccompanied the ccr iman3aut en iiis Sun-day morning tour of inspection of bar-racks and on entering a certain room hewalked over to the mantel piece Stoop-ing down he j ried up a brick from themiddle of with his sword
and revealed a hollow space about a-
foot square in which was nicelya considerable quantity ofother contraband article Meanwhile thecadets occupying the room stood by mute-ly watching wondeing what ofman the general was to lu veto discover the only coLa if Its kindin barracks to the commandantthe general
I have beep vpudering It that hole wasstill there it when I was a cadetand lived in
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PAE9S CELERY CQMPOUND
It cured me of old chronic diseasesand nervous prostration
Mr J B Potter Gentermlle R writes Sept 15Fifteen years ago I had to give up business on account of poor health I was
suffering from a number of old chronic diseases and had complete nervousprostration In 1891 commenced taking Paines Celery Compound and soonfound that I was getting the better of my complaints I continued using it untilI restored to good heaHh Believing that an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure I take the Compound in the spring and fall and it keeps me
well Paines Celery Compound has made almost a new man of me and I havegained twentyeight pounds of good solidflesh and blood thanks to its use
A Powerful Remedy for Disease
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the cadets always on the alert for somenew scheme for amusement decided thatthey would like to have a billiard tableand accordingly organized a billiard clubA collection was taken up with which topurchase a table and a suitable place wassought in which to set it up Until thepresent steam heating apparatus was installed in the cadet barrackstwentyfive or thirty years ago theing was by means of furnaces The base-
ment of the sixth division of the barracks was used for coal bins the binsbeing so arranged that there was a largoone near the centre of the building whichcould only be reached by passing throughone of the others After considering allavailable places this coal bin was finally
selected as being the least liable tofor it must be remembered theunauthorized The table was
bought In New York and sent to Garri-sons across the river for there was no
West Shore Railroad in those days One
cold winter night It was hauled by aof oxen across the river on the iceup the hill and was safely stowed away
in the coal bin before morning The tablewas soon set up became a source otgreat enjoyment to the cadets A keg otbeer was always kept on tap and lampswere hung from the ceiling giving theroom a appearance The members
of the to gather there at allhours of the day and when theiruresence was not required elsewhere by
their duties and sit around smokingand telling stories while two of thenplayed billiards
The authorities soon became aware thatthere was a billiard table somewhere In
the barracks for they could hear the balls
eliciting but they could not find
it The cadets continued to enjoy the privi-
leges of the billiard club for more than ayear Finally one night soon after mid
as two officers were returning from
a convivial evening at the mess they saw
two cadet clad in their underclothing anagowns emerge from the northand disappear down the steps to
tho areaway in front of the barracksthe thought of the billiard table
flashed through the minds of the two oN
floors and they started quietly after thecadets On reaching the basement
of the sixth division the two cadets
entered and the officers arriving a mo-
ment later saw them climb over a pile of
coal and enter an open door through which
came sounds of laughter and conversationand the clicking of balls while the air was
laden with fragrant tobacco smokeThe paused for a moment and
held awiiispered consultation Finally de-
ciding that they would tell the other offi
cers of their discovery and have all of
them come down the following night aridenjoy the fun of a raid on the club theywithdrew and went home Next day allthe officers at the post were informed of
discovery and it was arranged that theraid should occur at midnight All mighthave gone well and the officers might havehad their little fun had it not been thatthere were three cadets the previous nightinstead ofetwp The third had forgottenhis pipe and had gone back for it while
the went on and were discovered-by the officers The third coming along-
a moment later saw the officers and quietly followed them observing aTTtheir move-
ments and listening to their whisperedconversation When they withdrew hewent in and told the members of theall he had and seen Theonce it was all up with theclub but they determined to have a laugh
at the expense of the officers Accordingly-
all arrangements were made before theclub adjourned that
The next met as arranged and crept stealthily down the area-way and into the sixth division Hearingno sound of clicking balls some becamesceptical and wholewas a hoax they push-
ed on and climbed over the pile of coalOpening the door they were greeted with
glow of light but no sound Onthey found the room
the billiard table an almostuntouched keg of beer several pounds o
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duty at West The note was tothe effect that officers of the post
continue its existence for more than ayear it desired to present to them the of-
ficers the table and all appurtenances-as it was deemed expedient to wind up theclubs affairs The note vas signed TheExecutive Committee
The officers of course were much cha-
grined at being thus cltwitted by thecadets Nevertheless tte table was removed to the officers tress and accord-ing to tradition is the one still in usethere New York Tribune
HOMTTTG CATS
From York Sun
If theXationscr Assoeiation of HomingCat Fanciers is ever formed Ike Gilvreyof Camptown NrJ can boast that hemade its existence possible for he is thefounder of the homing cat club inthe world It Camptown HomingCat Club and has for its emblem a eatshead in a garter with the motto And thecat came back
The club has seven members Eachmember a loft of cats all properlymarked with light collars and tags The
are of no particular breed but areplain barnyard and kitchen tabbies
of country raising The cat fanciers saythat they doubt lt city cats will ever begood homers owing to the fact that theyare inclined to follow roads and fenceswhile the country cat will take the short-est line home except where his flight isinterrupted by water courses o vde that-a detour must be made to bridgeThe best kind of homing cat the club mensay is one that has done his limitingaround the house and barn and has notbeeii away by a taste for field micegrasshoppers sparrows and young rab-
bits for a game hunting cat would besure to dally on the way home to lookfor a toothsome morsel
The homing cats belonging to the Camptown Club are classified according to ageand sex but in no other manner as therecan be no champion class this Sincelast spring the members have train-ing their over short flights such as100ft or 2000 yards Ike Gilvrey says thathis striped tabby Jule came home 3000yards from Short Hills a few nights ago litfiftyeight minutes A cat Is taken In anordinary fishing basket to a point decidedupon and released at a specified time whilethe owner sits up watch In hand to note
i the return of his favorite Most of tnej early training for short distances was done
by cat from a buggy and driv-ing rapidly away This has keptpersistently until the cats seem to under-stand the necessity of a speedy return butit Ihust be observed this is only onecat practice and Sundaynobody could tell how a bunch ofmight act loosedtogether
The was set down for 6 oclockI on Sunday night arid nine cats wereentered and sent to a point on the read inthe outskirtsof Rahway The distance was
j 500tt yards or nearly three miles Thecats were placed in seven baskets andtaken to the startingpoint by Ira Colewhose watch was set to correspond withthe others Ike Gilvrey and Louis Veldenbath each had two entries and the restone apiece Each man guarded his loft Incompany with companion to corroboratehis With one exception the cats
looking animals The ex-
ception is said to have been pinched fromHen Gleichmans tavern by one of the
acoupleOf months ago andtrained by soiue secret method
This a mangy twoyearold greytabbythat nobody wjauld think of
The cats were let loose promptly at G
ifclocTr and Just as promptly cati started in the while fiva other
cats took to cover different directibns One alone headed straight forhome on the road she came It Vas HenGlSidhinans grer entered Lloyd Mt-
i Keeley She was back oh isis front stoopi at 65113 and Ike Gilvreys grey was sec
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ond twenty minutes later His other catcame in the next day badly damaged Hewas one of the scrappers Two cats havenot returned yet but the others madefair time and held out encouragement foranother and longer flight in the near
The success of McKeeleys cat ledsome of the members to think that he wasusing drugs on the animal When questioned about the matter by a Sun manMcKeeley said
Nonsense Its just this way Gleichman is a great fisherman and the cat likesfish Hen hasnt been doing much fishingrecently or hasnt had much luck and Ipresumed on the cats taste I alwaysshowed her a porgy or a weakfish beforetaking her out for training and let her seewhere I put it under the front stoop Onthe day before the race I starved her andwhen was going away I showed her-
a big weakfish let her smell of it and lether see me put it under the stoop Youcan bet she had that on her mind whenshe got out of the basket Some of theother hungry cats stopped to eat
and theyre eating yet
PositiveljCuredbthese Little PillsThey also relieve Dis-
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Small Pill Small Dose Small Price
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