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NOVEMBER 20, 189a THE PITTSBURG PRESS. SUNDAY MORNING. have a good chance to elect the next preet dent- A novel by Mr. Humphrey Ward 1 always" awaited with Interest, as Mr. Ward has made a place In literature for th novel of rurpose.

Th public ha learned to expect from thi acutely critical and cultured woman, not merely an entertaining narrative of more than ordinary literary charm, but a psychological problem, either social or religious, wrought out with Intense intellectual energy. No 1 exacting a critic than Henry Jamas said of "Robert EUmere:" "The author ha accomplished the fact, unique so far as I remember, of carrying out her purpose without spoiling her novel." MRS. HUMPHRY WARD, Author 'of "Helbeck of Bannlsdale." Th nrohlem In "Helbeck of takes back to the "Robert Elismere" perlodV Yet, aside from the theological question, novels are strikingly unlike. The large num- r.f nA-unnoirdB th. lnah nf eh.meleP Incident, as well as th moral earnestness of the principal actors, made the earlier novel intensely dramatic.

In the present work are In a wholly different atmosphere. The Interest all centers about two person who are trying to settle the question whether love Is umclent to make them happy in spite of inbred theological difference and habit of thought In the December number of McClur' Maga-sine, Capt. Mahan will begin a series of articles on the naval operations in th recent war. These articles cannot fall to be of great interest. In the history and theory of naval warfare, Capt.

Mahan la acknowledged the world over aa about the highest living authority; and as he was one of the members of board of strategy which largely devised and directed the naval movements in the recent war, he will wrltd In these article from quite exceptional Information. Tha 6. 6. McC'lure Company, New York. 1 1 V.

V. Ma- (' of Btewart LeRoy Mct'urry, M. ot this clty(' has Just been Issued. This book Is Intended for the busy practitioner as an aid in dlagl nosls and treatment and for the student why finds little time to peruse more extensiv woras. in? BOtv aim hum uvem iu cuiioiuer an much In on sentence as possible, to 3n PERRYSVILLE AVENUE.

ALLEGHENY. RECEIVED BOUGH TREATMENT. Mrs. Margaret Luft Beaten by a Pro pectlve Boarder. Mrs.

Margaret Luft, of No. S3 Thir teenth street, was very roughly handled Friday night by a man who called on her to rent a room. About 0 o'clock the man called at the house and was shown a room that he professed to be satisfied with, but said he was not in a position to pay in advance. Mrs. Luft said that arrangement would not suit her, and then the stranger beat her until she became unconscious.

When Mrs. Luft fell the man ran out of the door and escaped. Mrs. f.uft remained unconscious for over two hours and for a time It was" thought that she had sustained fatal injuries. Bhe was much better yesterday, but did not report the matter to the police until last night.

Mrs. Luft was able to give a very fair description of her assailant and the police are looking for mm. CUT OUT HIS JOINTS. I'Sl'SCAL OPERATION PERFORMED AT WEST PE.V HOSPITAL ON A RHEUMATIC CRIPPLE. His Joints Were Found to Bo Corn pletely Solidified-Had Previously Been Broken at the Allegheny General Without EsTecting a Care.

Physicians Interested la the Case. An extremely rare surgical operation In which many medical men of this city and Allegheny are greatly Interested was performed last Tuesday at the West Penn hospital by Dr. Thomas McCann, of the hospital surgical staff. It consisted in partly sawing and partly chiseling off the Joints of a patient's right arm and sever al finger Joints. The patient, George Collins, is the proprietor of the Koucoe Ledger, a coun try weekly published In Washington eoun- ty.

When he was about 14 veara old he was troubled by rheumatism which grad ually solidified the Joints of his legs and arms and several of his fingers, completely crippling him. Many surgeons who were consulted expressed an opin ion that his case was hopeless. The late Father Molllnger took a great Interest in the young man's case, and only the rev erepd gentleman's death prevented his from carrying out his promise to cure him, -Then Mr. Collins was Bent to the Allegheny General hospital, where he submitted to the operation of having his arms broken at tne joints, uven tms did not have the expected effect, for the Joints speedily soliditled again in spite of the efforts made by continuous motion to keep them free. About five years ago Dr.

McCann was consulted about the case and it occurred to him that nothing short of the re moval or parts or the joints would restore to Mr. Collins the use of his limbs. He realized the dangers attending such an operation and -fully explained them. The young man went nome to think: about it, andthenext time Dr.McCann saw him was when he walked Into his office on Penn avenue last Monday week. The doctor recognized mm at once.

"Well, George," he said, "have you made up your mind yet?" Mr. Collins said he had. Arrangements were made for him at the West Penn hospital, which he entered last Sunday, and which he will not now be able to leave for several months to some. During the Ave years in which he had been thinking over the doctor's suggestion he consulted many specialists, and among others some who claimed to work such wonderful cures that rheumatic cripples could toss away their crutches after very brief treatment. None of tne specialists would promise anything in Mr.

Collins' case, They pronounced him Incurable. The operation at the West Penn hos pital was witnessed cy about medical students and physicians, all of whom were deeply Interested in It. To most of them It was something entirely new In surgery. The patient was etherized on tne operating table, ana tnen an incision was made in his right arm at the elbow Joint, or rather where the elbow Joint ought to nave Deen. wnen tne Done was bared It was found completely solidified from shoulder to wrist.

Dr. McCann chipped the Joint out, sawing where he could and using a small hammer and chisel to dodge around the veins and arteries. The elbow and wrist were treated similarly, and also several fingers, which had obstinately refused to bend for many years. When Mr. Collins leaves the hospital his right arm will practically ba wltnout joints, Dut ne will nevertneiess have the use of it, something he has been deprived of since he was 14 years old.

He will have to depend solely on the arm muscles to move It, but Dr. McCann believes the arm wllll soon grow strong enough for writing, and eventually for lifting. In case the operation results aa successfully as it Is hoped It will prob ably be extended to Mr, Collins' other limbs. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. information Is not obtainable.

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During the vUit ef i Hunj Changr, the Grand Old Man of hina," to this coun-y, the New York Sun iid of him: "He Is a large, strong, im pressive specimen of manhood. He has a massive frame, a shapely head, a commanding face and well posed features. He is a keen observant of mankind, of life aud of thintrs. He is seventy-four years of age and still in the hey-day of his power." If a Chinaman, usually regarded by us as a barbarian, ctn live to a healthy, hale old age, why cannot Americans, with their more advanced civilization, do the same? The reporters discovered during- Li Hun? Chang's stay in this country, that he took every thought for his health. He lived npon the simplest of diets and never passed a day without consulting his physician.

He limited his toil to a reasonable number of hours, and would not deviate from his rule in this matter. American men follow just the opposite practice. They work to the limit of endurance, will not even take the proper time for eating, resting snd sleeping, and never think of their health until it is gone. There is a wonderful medicine for hard-working men. It is Dr.

Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It takes the place of a physician. It keeps away ill-health and restores health when it is lost. It is the great appetite sharpener, blood maker and flesh-builder. It makes the digestion perfect, the liver active and the blood pure and rich.

Medicine dealers sell it. "My husband had been a robust young man," writes Mr. M. J. Tedder, of Ellington, Reynold Mo.

When he was ji years old he began to cough very hard. He had pains through hi chest aad luntri. His mother and the rest of hi family had died with consumption. He continued to cough every winter, until in 1883 he had an attack of pneumonia. His cough grew worse and worse.

He wcuid vomit immediately tier his meals. In he coughed eight and day. He was getting very weak and nad bo anpetite. He commenced "Dr. fierce' Golden Medical Discorery and 'Pleasant He Improved.

Hi appetite got better. When he had taken seven bottles he looked like a new man and felt like a new person. He. weighs more than he ever weighed before. He gained twenty-eight rvuadi tad is cured." a am wearing apparel.

In other homes all the children are dressed in regulation costume and the effect is one that makes tnem jook nomesic ana euu. out Ousky home all the inmates are happy. Corporal punishment is a thing unknown and a more obedient set of children cannot be found anywhere. Since the inception of the home It has been incorporated and is now managed by a set of ofllceri and a board of directors, and since the incorporation of the home thousands of dollars have been donated by the philanthropic Hebrews of Pittsburg and Allegheny. At present there are over in the fund, which is increasing weekly.

The officers ere Joslah Cohen, president; Charles Zugsehmldt, vice-president; li. N. Jacobs, secretary, and J. E. Isaacs, treasurer.

The directors sre Rev. h. Marfr, L. I. Aarons, Jacob Well C.

Sunstein, Samuel Frank, Joseph DeRoy, Louis Goldschmldt Enoch Rauh and Joseph Stadelt In addition to these there is also a ladles' auxiliary, bv which almost H.000 is raised yearlv. The officers of it are Mrs. Dr. Bloomberg, president; Mrs. 8.

L. Fleishman, vice-president and Mrs. Joslah Cohen, treasurer. There are over 200 members In the auxiliary. The matron of the home Is Mrs.

R. Goodman. With her daughter and A number of women the house Is kept in perfect order and there has been little or no sickness in the home since its inception. On Tuesday the new addition will be opened for the children. The public is always welcome to visit the Institution.

At the dedication to-day both houses will be open for public Inspection, The Gusky home was built as a memorial to the late J. M. Guskv, whose efforts in relieving the poor and distressed of Allegheny countv caused him to be rated as one of the philanthropists of his day. Mrs. Co- hen, to whose memory the annex is erected, was also noted for her work among the poor, and In her short career she alleviated the sick and distressed and won admiration and praise from all for her good work.

FINE POULTRY SHOW. COMING EXHIBITION WILL SURPASS ALL PREVIOIS DISPLAYS. FANCIERS MUCH INTERESTED. Success of the Previous Show by the Pittsburg Club Called Forth am I'rgent Request to Give Another at an Early Date Large Attendance Expected. The second annual exhibition of the Pittsburg Fanciers' club will be given at old city hall on December 12, 13, 14, 15, 10 and 17.

It promises to be the best show of poultry, pigeons and pet stock ever held in western Pennsylvania. There will be entries from all of the best poultry farms In the United States. Tha last show was so very successful that there was a general request from exhibitors to the Pittsburg club to hold another at an early date. Usually the shows have not been held until late In the winter, and every fowl gave evidence of almost constant confinement in small coops. By holding the exhibition early In December this year the poultry present a finer appearance.

There will be many exhibits that will be- specially Interesting aside from fine breeding. There will be a very good display of some of the largest turkeys In the country, One, it is said, weighs about 40 pounds. Even those who are not Interested In fine poultry will take pleasure in taking a look at the big gobbler. Then there wllll be the best show of geese and ducks ever exhibited In Pittsburg, and there will be all kinds of pigeons. Of course, the chicken exhibit will be the main feature, and will Include all breeds.

It Is stated that there will be a number of bantams tnat will give pleasure to the little folks. The premiums offered by the Pittsburg club are not limited In the matter of competition. To guard against Injury to other exhibits a rule has been adopted that any bird showing symptoms of disease will be excluded from exhibition and at once returned to the owner. All entries must be mailed to the secretary not later than December 10. A very strict rule will be enforced as to coloring, painting or pulling undesirable feathers from birds.

They must be exhibited in their natural plumage, and any attempt to change the appearance bv the above mentioned method will bar the owner from receiving a premium. There will also be a very fine and interesting display of rabbits, Including all kinds. Angora cat fanciers, it is promised, will have an opportunity to satisfy their desire to see some extra fine specimens. There will also be an exhibit of Maltese cats and a few specimens of other Many special premiums are offered by Pittsburg merchants and others for the best specimens of poultry. George 8.

Fleming offem 21 different premiums, beginning with a prize for the best barred Plymouth Rock cock and ending with a mallard duck. H. J. Heinz Co. offers a case of pickles for the largest and best display of poultry.

Nearly all of the Pittsburg hatters offer hats as prizes. Murray A. Verner evinces his Interest by offering 10 prizes for fine poulyy. G. Wash.

Moore, the president of the Pittsburg Fanciers' club, offers a number of Individual prizes. Mr. Moore is one of the most active workers in giving poultry Bhows. and the success of the previous exhibition was largely due to his efforts. He is giving the arrangements for the coming exhibition his personal attention, and is confident that the display will far surpass in every respect all those held In previous year.

The deep Interest manifested by the public indicates that the poultry show will be more generally patronized than even the one given early in the year. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured J. Cheney Toledo.

contains no mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's CaUrrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made In Toledo, by F. J. Cheney Co.

Testimonials free. Bold by druggists, price 75o per bottle. Hall'B Family PUls are tha beat, COHEN MEMORIAL. ANNEX TO GISKY ORPHANAGE TO BE DEDICATED TO-DAY. A CHARITY SUPPLEMENTED The Addition la the Gift of Aarosr Cohen, la Messory of Hla lie A a Attractive Program Arranged for the Services to Be Held This Afternoon.

The Bertha Rauh-Cohen memorial annex to the dusky orphanage and home.Perrys-ville avenue, Allegheny, will be dedicated this afternoon at 8 o'clock with impressive and Imposing ceremonies, and the event promises to be one of the most interesting and fashionable that has taken place for years. Besides this, it will mark the growth of one of the greatest benevolent instltutlont on the North Bide, and the philanthropy and benevolence of the Hebrews of both cities will again be evidenced. The annex Is built of pressed brick, with sandstone trimmings In colonial style, on the brow of an eminence facing Rlverview park and surrounded with natural adornments In the way of Immense trees, beautiful grounds and walks, commanding a view of the entire city, and presents a cheerful and pleas ing aspect a thing seiaorn rouna nomes lor orphans. Elcht years ago Mrs. J.

M. Gusky. real izing that the Hebrew orphans of the two cities needed more care and attention than thev were fecelvlnsr. concluded that the best thing to do was to erect a home for them and purchased a Plot of ground on Perrysville avenue at the entrance to the park, and at a large cost erected an edifice that Allegheny may well be proud of. The entlrs grounds and buildings were properly furnished, and in the summer of 1X1)0 she turned over the building and grounds for the Hebrew orphans of the two cities.

The home flourished, and In a few months became one of the most fa. mous benevolent Institutions in the coun ty. But as the homo grew popular the patronage became larger, and at the first of the year the edifice was crowded. About this time Mrs. Bertha.

Rauh-Cohen, wife ot Aaron conen. a prominent ruts- burg merchant died, and to perpetate her memory her husband at once announced that he would buna an annex to tne home. Ground was broken for the annex early In the spring, and a building perfect and modern in every respect was reared beside the Ousky home and on last Monday the contractor turned over the keys to Mr. Cohen. The estimated cost of the annex Is $11,000, all of which was defrayed by Mr.

Cohen. The annex doubles the capacity of the home and adds a chapel, a schoolroom, gymnasium, playroom and several dormitories, which were badly needed In the home. At present there are 45 children in the home and many applications have been received recently for admission to the home, but owing to the fact that the house was crowded the applicants had to wait, but with the annex they can be accommodated and next week will be installed as inmates. The arrangement of the rooms In the annex is perfect The building proper is connected with It by means- of a large hallway, lighted on both sides by stained glass windows donated by wealthy Hebrews of the two cities. An immense flight of stone steps leads up to the front of the new building, and upon entering the hall one Is confronted with a commodious hall, at the end of which a broad oak staircase leads to the second floor.

Both of these are handsomely finished In natural woods, oak and maple being the principal materials, and on all sides lighted by large windows. The chapel is fitted in the style peculiar to the Hebrews, and in the rear of the chancel a beautiful stained glass window sheds thousands of delicate tinted rays upon the hardwood floors and upon the polished pews, making the room as cozy and handsome as one could wish to see. The schoolrooms sre fitted with the latest style desks, are large and spacious and extremely well adapted to the use Intended. In the basement, which is half above ground, are located the gymnasium and playrooms. These are finished in yellow pine and fitted In the latest and most approved style.

On the second and third floors are the dormitories, snugly arranged and with excellent ventilation. The program of the dedicatory exercises to-day will begin at 3 o'clock sharp, and it is expected that the crowd attending will be the largest that has ever gathered at Buch an event. The program Is as follows: Organ voluntary, Prof. Carl Retter; opening prayer, Rev. Fried; XIX.

Psalm, "The Heavens Are Telling," from "The Creation, by Haydn, Eighth Street Temple choir: address, Mr. Louis I. Aaron, chairman committee of arrangements; dedicatory chant, Dr. Sapperstein: address, Mr. Jacob Weil, chairman ot bulldins committee; "Das 1st der Tag des Herrn," bv Kreutzer, choir; presentation of key.

Master Walter S. Cohen, to Mrs. J. M. Gusky, founder of the institution, to be tendered by her to the president, Mr.

Jo-Blah Cohen; response, Joslah Cohen, trio. "On Thee Each Soul Awaits," by Haydn, Miss Kell, Mr. Beddoe and Dr. Snnpersteln; oration. Rev.

Dr. Phlllpson; "Hear, Oh, Israel," choir; address, Mr. Charles Zugsmlth, chairman of executive committee; poem, composed by Master Elmore Lee, one of the boys of the home: "Lend Me Your Aid," Gounod, Mr, Beddoe; closing remarks and benediction. Rev. Dr.

Mayer (Kaddish); hymn, "Adon Glom, Naumburg, choir. The choir consists of Miss Kell, Mrs. Enoch Rauh. Miss Stadteld. Miss Bur-gauer, Mr.

Mr. Oestrich, Mr, Bnka and Dr. Sapperstein. The event of the dav will be the oration by Rev. Phllllpson.

This divine halls from Cincinnati and Is noted all over the country as an eloquent speaker. The work of the Gusky orphanage has borne excellent fruit and to-day marty young men and v.omen ho were once Inmates of the home are making rapid strides In their chosen professions and occupations since they left the home. Some of the males have gone to the front and at present there are a number of them In various reciments stationed throughout the country and In Manila. One of the boys enlisted and fought under the flag at Santiago. There Is one thin noticeable about the Gusky home that so far eclipses anything ever seen in modern orphan asylums.

Here all children are dressed different and not the slightest tamenest exists in any portion of their1 T7r- COHEN ANNEX TO THE GUSKY ORPHANAGE, It is long since a happier Idea came out of Richmond than this. Whether the new prosperity that the south It reported by its own trade organs to be enjoying is sufficient to lead to a convention of the sort the Richmond paper proposes, can only be conjectured. But there Is no doubt that the time Is ripe for just sucb a move merit, and that it would be a long step toward the restoration of the national dem ocratic party to the position of usefulness and influence that it once occupied. Gov. Flngree, of Michigan, once worked as a mill hand.

Now he is the head of a concern which does a business aggre gating a million dollars every year. Para doxical as it may seem, he has gone from hand to mouth. RATIONAL QUARANTINE. It is generally admitted that the national government can hardly go to excessive pains for the stamping out of the prac- tlcally annual yellow fever epidemics. As a beginning of a vigorous campaign against this dreadful visitor, the war de partment and Marine Hospital Service have Joined forces In the institution of a com prehensive system of scientific Inveetlga tlon.

In addition to the precautionary measure of an executive nature to be enforced at our home and colonial ports, two experts commissioned by the surgeon gen eral will continue their laboratory work at Havana to determine, If possible, the genesis of the pestilence. The preliminary reports which tHey have already made are said to practically sustain the Banarelll theory that yellow fever is the outgrowth of a certain organism a conclusion which, without being set down as final. Is so well grounded that the experts suggest experimentation on the lower animal with the Sanarelli toxins. It is thought probable that a further contribution to the progress of yellow fever extinction will be made by national quarantine regulations. A bill incorporat ing such regulations will in all likelihood be submitted to congress at Its coming sea slon, and at the people of the southern states, who are most intimately affected, are largely disposed in favor of it, there should not be much difficulty in passing It, President Dwlght, of Tale, has resigned, and it is "feared" in some quarters that the president of the football team may feel tempted to follow his example.

There was Just a leetle too much sawdust for Latrobe. ACCESS TO SHADDOCK LIBRARY. Wtlklasbor School Children Will Be Provided With Books, Principal E. J. Shives, of the Wllklns burg schools, has completed arrange- ments with the authorities of the Carnegie free library at Braddock whereby the pupils of the Wllklnsburg schools may have free access to the many books in that library.

The scheme was inau gurated last week and Is already proving very successful and beneficial to the pupils ana tneir parents. One particular feature of the innovation Is that there is no charge connected with it and the residents of the borough are loua in tneir prame. Tne new arrange ment rtiteiiea auo.ui pupils, nen air. Carnegie was here on his recent visit citizens of the borough and others brought his attention to the matter and the consequence was that he Instructed the library authorities and the directors of the schools to arrange the matter to suit themselves. The first Installment of books was received in the borough last week and were dealt out to the pupils as they wanted them.

The consequence Is that the 800 volumes sent to the schools are all in circulation and more could she used nicely. A similar number of books are being sent to the schools in Edgewood and other boroughs nearby. Each month 3(H) books will bo sent and the ones sent the previous month will be returned. They will be placed In the various schools of the boroughs and may be taken out by the pupils on the following conditions: The books will be riven out each Friday; no pupil will be allowed more than one bonk nt iim Vanh book must be taken care of and returned the following Friday, but may be renewed for one week, provided that no other pupil has asked for It in the mraniim Th. selection of books will be made by the assistant librarian at Braddock.

but Prof Shives has the privilege of calling for nny books he may desire, and If those called fo.IRre.1?ot "nrary the authorities at the library have promised to purchase them at once and place them at the disposal of the pupils. When the children want hooks all that is necessary Is for them to fill out blanks of application, stat-Ing the title of the book and the author. Accident Averted. May Savlno. an Italian, narrnwlv em raced belne badlv hurt Inst West End traction car on Main street, in-ar io.

ponce station. Tne woman appeared to be confused. She stepped deliberately in front of the car, but the mo- tnrrrmn raw her In Hm cldont. She was taken Into the police station, where she said her home Is near the corner of Thirteenth street and Penn UVCilUC ANOTHER DRAIN WORKER Gives Experience in Coffee Drink- in. 'My work fwritlne for nanors anil mntr.

aziznes) calls for such steady ne of the brain that, like many fellow workers in that line, I became badlv exhansti-il at times, and naturally felt a desire for some son ot stimulant; Coffee 1 have used considerably. Tts ef fects llnully became so apparent that I decided I must make a chnnire. for I could not endure the headaches and extreme nervousness that followed. Then came the objections innumerable from the other members of the family. 'What shall we nave ror breakfast in the place of coffee, for you, of all people, are very particular about your morning MRS.

MARY E. FORSYTH, Milwaukee, Wis. "We tried leaving off coffee, but for a morning or two the breakfast was not tempting. "Then Postum Food Coffee was brought to my notice, and unfortunately, the first morning It was carelessly made by the cook, and was not at all satisfactory. I determined to look personally after its preparation, and after noticing that the directions called for full fifteen minutes' boiling after boiling had really commenced, I made it that wav, and these were some of the exclamations at the breakfast: 'Why, it's far better than 'What an exquisite 'Deli-clous, etc.

"The effect of the change on my health was magical. The headaches and nervousness were gone, and in their place, a peculiar and grateful exhilaration possessed the entire body. I was not the only member of the family that was benefited by the change. One member who had suffered seriously with stomach trouble, was relieved entirely In a very short time. "Perhaps you might be Interested to know that there are several of our friends who have been greatly helped by the use of Postum.

Mrs. Emma Max used to be greatly troubled with naunea and, sick headaches: Miss Addle Slight war cured of stomach Chas. Everson, formerly suffered ereatly with headaches and Miss Eliza Smith was a great Bufferor from severe bilious attacks. All of these persons have been relieved of their difficulties and put in a fine condition of health by abandoning coffee (which evidently was a poison to each of them) and using Postum Food Coffe. "I am convinced that your claim that Postum furnishes the particles of phosphate of potash and albumen necessarv te rebuild the delicate matter In the nerve centers, is true, for my own experience and that of my family and friends, givet every IndlcatioD it." The regular menthly meeting of the Pittsburg Presa Philatelic aoclety was held in the temporary room of tha aoclety in tha Preia building last Thursday evening.

The attendance waa fairly good, but It la hoped It will be better at the next meeting, which will be held at the aama place on Thursday evening, December at I o'clock. Many visitora were present An auction sale was held during tha evening, at which lots cf stamps were disposed ot, and many supjeeta were dlacuaaed which were of advantage to all Interested in philately. A cordial Invitation is extended to all whs art Interested In stamp collecting to attend tha next meeting. Reports from varloua parts of the country ahow an Increasing demand for stamp, and many recrulta are being; enrolled In the philatelic ratkf. While' we do not look for a "boom," we expect business to Improve during the winter monthi.

Canada will leaue a Jubilee stamp to celebrate the Introduction of the 2 p. letter rat tor the entire British empire. It will te oblong, of 4 cents value and will probably printed in two or three colors, with design consisting of map of the British empire, A new United State postal card of small alze, known as ladles' size, has been Issued. It bear the portrait of John Adams, with usual Inscriptions. gise 125x75 1-oent black.

A 4-cent In the new color la out. Also the 5-cent In a much lighter blue. As several. It not all, of our current seta are to be changed and no more printing of Omahas are to be made, collectors of U. 6.

will have to hustle if they wish to obtain complete sets. Of, the proprietary revenue, the B-cent, 2-oent and 1-eent respectively seem to be th hardest to obtain in used condition. STAMPS OF HOLLAND. (Continued from last week.) Issue 1891-97 Type, paper and gum, aa last; perforation 12Vfc and llxll; 8-cent orange yellow, 3-cent orange, 5-cent blue, J-cent ultramatne, 7Vfc-eent brown, 10-eent rose red, 10-cent rose anllne, 12'i-cent olive gray, U'M-cent lilac gray. 12Vi-cent blulah aray.

la- cent orange brown, 16-cunt yellow brown, 20- cent aeep green, ao-cent yellow green, zu-cent bluish green, 22H-cent blue green, 224-cent myrtle green, 2i-cent purple, 25-cent violet, 50-cent "yellow bistre, 60-cent gray bistre, 1 g. bluish purple. Head in second color given; 50-cent, blue, green and brown; 1 g. purple, brown and olive green; g. 50 cents, rose carmine and ultramlne; 2 g.

50 cents, rose aniline; 5 bronze, green and lake. There la not much to be said about this Issue, except to notice the range of shades In more generally used value. The 3-cent orange, of MD5, la (till the color In use; th Diners 1 nave inea 10 arrange in oraer, im last color given under any. being that now in use. With respect to the bl-colored stamps of large size, these are perforated by comb mar- hive with a horizontal gauge of 11H and vertical of 11.

This machine, of course, can only be applied to stamps of this particular size, TALK ON CONFEDERATES. The standard catalogue list three varieties of the common blue, two on laid paper and affixes a price which shows how plentiful they are. Now. It la very probable that, owing to the difficulty In producing paper in the south, the supply of the regular wova paper became exhausted and provisionally a small supply of laid waa used, or, perhaps the manufacturers paid no attention to what kind of paper they used and took anything that came handy, thus laid paper may have unobserved been Included with the wove. Ail ot thehe things I give a prohaoie, out to nie it seems far more likely that the cause was yet different from the explanations I have advanced.

Even in some modern Issues, as one or two of the Columbian set, we have sueclmens of laid paper. At the present time, when so much care Is used In preparing the paper for stamps, it 1 well night impoesihie for error to occur In the paper. The diffi culty for mistakes to occur here makes it necessary to look elaewner tor a mora uxeiy explanation. This, I believe, la found In the gum. An examination of a marginal specimen In which gum extends only to a point far away across to margin of plain paper, will reveal the fact that ao far as the gum goes there also extends the laid paper.

This 1 true In all specimens of these atampa nave ever aeen, but from jny limited observation I cannot presume to state this to be a general truth. The laid appearance In the confederates seems in some way to have been caused by the gum. Though--ln what manner I cannot say, (lbeing similar with the result which might come from the process of drying and pressing after the application of the gum. The Omahas have been very slow in getting before the public. Possibly this can be accounted for In two reasons; first they are sup-piled to offices ordering on the special blank furnished by the department; second, people had the Columbian stamp to lick and they do not care to use ao much of their saliva on a tamp, so they demand the old ones.

v'ln speaking of the 25 periodical revenue stamp, collectors Beem to think that It will be only a short time before it will be sold for double It face value. Therefore it would be wise to purchase this stamp while it can be obtained at the present price. It Is rumored that we ar to have a new issue of envelopes, with new designs and colors, aa follows: 1-cent green, 2-cent red, 4-cent brown, 5-cent blue, with figures of value at the sides. Franklin and Washington heada will Btlll remain on the 1-cent and t-cent values and Grant will still adorn the 6-cent, but in the 4-cent, Jackson will make room for Lincoln. These changes should have been made long ago, but will be welcomed even at this late data by the general collectors and especially by the Increasing number of "entire envelope" enthusiast.

It Is a significant fact that 110,000 worth ot the new issue ot New Zealand waa held by a colonial agent In London to supply collectors and dealers. How thoughtful in the power that be to have two separate printings, one In London and the other In New Zealand, thus Insuring different shades, to say nothing of errors and minor varieties. One of th leading collectors In Lima, Peru, Is an Italian business man. He values his collection at and it certainly makes a magnificent show, but on ekise examination many of tha rare varieties turn out to be rank forgeries. In moat cases he was aware of this at the time of purchase.

He is not averse to them as apace fillers, and thinks he will be able to hoodwink somebody on bis return to Italy in a few months, as he formed the collection with the intention of disposing of it at a profit. As he la a large buyer, he is greatly in demand among several local dealers, whose wares are not always above reproach. This Is rather a unique specie of collector. It Is very difficult to obtain properly perforated stamps of the recent Brazilian Issue, as the designs are too close together on the plates, so that one one. If not on all four sides, the perforation run through the design.

If the Brazilian government intends to continue dealing In stamps, they should rectify this. Peruvian postmasters In many of the Interior towns and cities, are using copying ink for canceling purposes, thus spoiling the tamp for collection. Among th colonies provided with the 65 r. letter card are Angra. Horta and Prits Del-gada, the three postal division of the Azores.

The depression In the value of Portuguese money Is responsible for this change In the price of the Postal union letter card as well as the aingle rate adhesive. The inscription on the new card as follows: "Cartao PostalPara Paize Estrange vlra." The revenue tampa figured largely In th proceedings of the convention of the wholesale druggists and proprietary medicine manufacturers that was held at Louis recently. It Is said that the great medicine firm will not exploit their wares by means ot special stamps. The larger manufacturers have agreed, as we have mentioned beiore, to issue no special stamps. It any private proprietaries are emitted.

It is probable that the minor medicine men will be their sponsor. Exchange. The 1-llra postage due, or "unpaid letter" stamp, as it is more freoiently called, of Italy, ha appeared with the figure of value in carmine, the colore hitherto used for value In centesunl. Whether this Is an error or a permanent change Is not stated In the American Journal of Philately, from which we get our Information. The London Philatelist reeorta that the 11-barrl green and 30-barrt green, postage du-stamps with watermark Is in existence.

This complete the et on th current paper. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Chas. H. Tour tamp are catalogued a follows: Havti, 7-cent blue grayish, catalogued 5fl cents, used 1W1 Issue; 7-cent ultra-mine graylnh, 1S82, catalogued 25 cents, used.

Iceland Lucent a bright -violet, catalogued th used, 1S7S. B. C. G. Your stamps ar catalogued about Any Information that will be of general Interest will be gladly given In this column upon request of our readers.

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DALZELL OK CCRREJfCY. Congressman John Dalzell's opinion, expressed In an interview yesterday, that there need not be and will not be any currency legislation In the approaching congress not only reflects -sound business Judgment, but gives an inkling of the temper of the republican leaders in discussing currency "reform" matters. Even if bankers and business men1 were a unit in favor of a bill retiring the greenbacks and substituting an issue of tank paper, It would be difficult to get It at this time upon the statute books. But, as Mr. Dalaell says, the fact Is that bankers and business men are by no means agreed upon the necessity of "reform," let alone upon the manner of its consummation.

At any rate, the greenbacks do not seem to interfere with prosperity, Wt have no doubt that Mr, Dalzell'a talk fairly reflects the opinions of the vast majority of Americans, in as well as outside of congress. And as for the president, there is no apparent reason for thinking that he will attempt any congressional coercion. Even if he should aa. transform the silver-favoring William McKlnley of old as to become a greenback assailant, it may well, as a Washington letter suggests, be a serious question in his mind what his administration had better attempt, and when an endeavor can be put forth with the least risk. The democrat are feeling out for a new issue of some sort, and since November 8 the need of this quest has been especially'' apparent What they really want is an Issue not exactly like free silver, but resembling it closely enough to enable them to transfer the soft-money forces to it without a conscious shock; and if the republicans should attempt any measure of currency reform in the long session of the Fifty-sixth congress, it might give the democrats the very issue they were looking for.

Currency reform is the latst thing the Fifty-sixth congress is likely to think about, as it certainly is the last thing the people are thinking about. As for the greenback retlrers, the Press cannot see that they have come any nearer harmonizing their plans than they were three years ago. Quot homines tot sentential describes their condition pretty exactly and it is not a condition calculated to give strength to their propaganda. The Boston Globe Is penetrating. It Bays that the real reason why Col.

Roosevelt won in New York was that everybody called him Teddy, while nobody ever thought of calling Judge Van Wyck Gus. There Is apparently no comfort for either Billy Diehl or Andy Fulton in this. LATEST NAVY PROGRAM, additions to the federal navy recommended by Secretary Long In his annual report Include three first-class battleships, five first-class armqred cruisers of the highest speed and power, and five second-class cruisers, copper sheathed for long voyages and extended sea service. To build these ships would cost $50,000,000, and the work would require at least three years. The expense seems rather trivial than otherwise, when one remembers the immensely Important service rendered by the navy in the war with Spain.

Mr. Long's ideas are in line with current official opinion and the course of administrative policy, and every request for new construction that he makes should find its way into the naval appropriations bill, as doubtless It will. In fact if there is any dissent, "It should be on the ground of over-moderation. It is sensibly said that America should not enter into the European greed for armament There. no approach to over-armament In Mrl Long's naval We have now In commission, or building, or authorized 13 first-class battleships.

If the new naval bill adds another trio, we hall have In 1002, only 18 first-class battleships. This might seem a very modest complement if certain contingencies arose Which now seem far from improbable. The secretary's recommendation of five first-class armored cruisers of high speed is particularly deserving. The New York end Brooklyn are at present our only warships of this class. Blanco declares that it is the sorrow of his life that he is compelled to surrender Cuba while he still has at his command an army of 150,000 Spanish soldiers who have never been conquered.

His sorrow would have been obviated, we fancy, if they had got within range. LET THE SOUTH LEAD. The Richmond Times is one of the 'most Influential, democratic papers In the south. It makes a suggestion with regard to dem ocratic principles specifically, the silver issue which at this distance looks lnvtt ing and which we hope to see bear early fruit. It points out that the stronghold of silver is the southern states.

"T'ake them," it says, "out of the free silver col umn and there would not be free silver party enough to raise a laugh even In the nation. ny snail ttie south remain wed- ded to this economical error when it is plain that all the rest of tin country has turned Its back upon it? Why shall not the south begin now and at once to agitate a change which will send representatives to the next democratic convention to demand that free silver shall be aban doned as a party tenet? The democrats of the southern states ought to hold a con vention next spring' or summer and deter mine whether they wlh the south to be' lor rree sliver the next national demo-cratic conventlpn, "If this convention claret against free sliver, it- will be abanv doned everywhere, and tha democrat WiU speculation and to present the author's belief as to the most modern and accepted viewjsvC' oatholoar and treatment. I 1 holiday trade by tha Llpplncott are "Ax pendent Daughter," witn illustrations "Do-Nothing Days, with fine illustratl Edward Stratum Mystery," by Jules Verne, translated by i.i Cashel Hoey; 1- rom School to BatUefleUv story of the war days, by Gen. Charles Mi U. S.

illustrated by Violet Oakley A Charles H. Stephens;" "Myths and U.vnn-1 nil- Unrrlan, I.V Hlrlm and "Clear Skies and Cloudy," by Dr. Char Ki. AUUULl, very uievtfjiy ut a. books are rarely Interesting in nutter, tf names vi ine auiuors, iuiu puuiiu.

ere combining to form an unusually strong guarantee of excellence to the purchaser. They are all fine specimens In, letter-press and are marvels of cheapness considering the high quality of the work done on each. Purchasers of holiday literature will find these volumes worthy of attention and perusal. Dr. Abbott "Clear Skies and Cloudy" I a very clever work dedicated to amateur naturalists and all others who lova an outing and to every Audubon society in the country.

In his preface the author says: "He who keep even ao simple a matter as a record of the weather will find that the year are not very much alike. At this writing there Is that contradiction, a warm east wind prevailing, although mid-January, and a year ago this date it was clear and cold; and so with practically every feature of nature, comparing the days of one year with another. The rambler finds that history does not repeat Itself, except where the principal phenomena are grouped. Birds nest in May and. June and migrants come and go at about the'same time, but the success of some outing that is vividly remembered la not likely to be repeated when you go again on the morning of your red-letter day to the same upland field, dark wood, or open, sunny meadow.

Would It be well if it were so? There Is more merit In uncertainty than satisfaction in foreknowledge. The latter smacks of omniscience as derisively applied to humanity, and such unfortunates are apt to bore us." The books named are on sale at J. R. Weldin Wood street. The J.

B. Llpplncott company, publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. The Thanksgiving Issue of Collier" Weekly appears in a beautiful garb a cover in color which has a drawing by Leyendeeker, entitled "Thanka Offering After Victory." The front page la "The King of the Herd," drawn by A. Frost, and Max Klepper ha a double-page drawing showing a stag-hunting Incident in Monmouth county, New Jersey. There are other Illustrations, by Remington, Smedley and Newell.

"Jack Bracelln of Yale" Is the title of a football etory by Walter Camp that should appeal to all lovers of the game as well as of good fiction. A full-page drawing by Remington accompanies the story. "The Horse Trade," by John Luther Long, with Illustrations by pupils of Howard Pyle, and "The Second Mrs. Brattleboro' First Thanksgiving" are two other short torie appropriate to the season. The editorial pages contain two declarationsone by Bishop Henry C.

Potter of New York, and the other by Cardinal Gibbon con cerning Thanksgiving and the reasons for giving thanks. Literature, the drama, "Our Paris Letter." and waiter camps comment on amateur sport especially football are other features of tin striking special number. Collier' Weekly, New York. In the first installment of hla tory of th "Merrlmac" in the December Century, which is to be an unusually attract'vs number, Lieut. Hobson lays no claim to having originated the Idea of blocking the channel at Santlf ago.

The sinking of the collier had been on dered by Admiral Sampson, but the comman Ing officer oft Santiago had not executed thjf maneuver when the flag-ship arrived, and thi working out of the plan, as well as Its exeriaVi tlon. was intrusted to Lieut. Hobson. Th preliminary step are detailed in thla Burnt-tier of the magazine, and In Aater. Issues th tnrv est th Mlnltinir ft th- Titn anA ih eatw by Amey K.

mam By Alice warper Bteiifa by Charles M. SHjl ons by Violet Oakle.lJ Halloway; "An AntVi ture and imprisonment of her crew will be given at first hand. This-' Is the only account -of his exploit that Lieut, Hobson ha written for publication. Atlantic Mommy, no. rare street, Boston.

Sjsv general the us of photography 1 com- ing be adopted by the modern magaiine as a mean of illustration 1 shown in the announcement of the Ladles' Home Journal that It is about to publish six new. distinct series of articles which will Include not les than 400 photographs. The Idea of the maga zine Is to present one hundred of the prettiest country home in America, to encourage artistic architecture: one hundred of the prettiest gardens, to encourage taste In floriculture; seventy churches decorated for festal occasions cf all kinds, such as weddings, Christmas and Kaster services, some forty of the prettiest girls' rooms In this country; twenty-five floral porchea and vine-clad houses; and th story of the native wild flowers in America, told in seventy-five photographs. Over i.000 photographers. In every part of the country, were employed by the magazine to get these pictures, and several thousands of dollar wer paid In priao awards for the best photographs.

The choice was made out of over 10,000 photographs received by the magazine. The ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia. The November Forum ha three venr excel lent articles on the recent war with Spain. Hon. Charles Denby, late United States Minister to China, gives a concise answer in the affirmative to the question: "Shall We Keep th Philippines?" the arguments he present being both cogent and sound.

In "The Moral ot the Cuban War" Ooldwin Smith as he himself terms It. the "unfnhlonable" Mew of the war. and asks: "What is thla mood styled 'Expansion- 'Great Britain. which has suddeiiy come over the -world? How Is it that alljat one moderation, regard for right ami w(hat was deemed common prudence, are disCaiHed, and In their place we hear avowals of thirst for aggrandizement?" Fred T. Jane, the English naval expert, writes on the "Naval Lessons of the iAmong them he refers to "one very unpleasant lesson" the difficulties cre ated by the popular thirst for news and th steps taken by the newspaper to oAStaln It.

Mr. Jane considers that "the thing must be recognised a a sew problem added to modern warfare." ffbe Forum, xu Fifth avDBue, New Xork,.