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KfcV- - J lltf V , THE SUNDAY OKEGOOTAN, PORTLAND. MAY 20, 1900. - STATUE OF GRANT Gift of the Grand Army Ac " cepted by the Nation.- ' IT IS PLACED IN THE CAPITOL Elaborate Ceremonies Held In the Hoese of Representatives Com- jaemoratlre of the Event WASHINGTON, May 19. The statue of General Grant, presented by the G. A. R. to the Nation, was unveiled In the great rotunda of the Capitol today, and elabor ate ceremonies commemorative of the event -were held In the Hall of Represent atives In the presence of a vast concourse of people, -who Included the4 -widow, daughter and descendants of the hero of Appomattox, hundreds of his comrades In arms, the officers and committee of the G. A. R., and many men distinguished In military, political and social circles. The statue of the pre-eminent chief of the Union forces in the Civil War repre sents the contributions of thousands of his comrades of the G. A. R., none of whom was allowed to -subscribe more than 15 cents, and 1? the result of a movement started shortly after General Grant's death at McGregor, In July, 1893. It 1b the work of Franklin Simmons, an Ameri can sculptor. Of marble, of heroic size. It stands. on a granlte pedestal emblazoned with a-bronze seal of the G. A. R., representing tho grim old hero In the full uniform of a General equipped for the field with top boots and gauntlets, his cloak over his left arm and his right hand resting on the hilt of, his sword. The counterfeits of statesman, soldiers and pioneers In marble and bronze adorn the old House of Represent atives chamber of the Capitol, now Statu ary Hall, but these are gifts of the Indi vidual states. Grant's statue was un veiled In the rotunda, as befitted the statue of one whose valiant service was for the whole Nation. There It will re main with the statues of Jefferson, Ham ilton and Lincoln, which are also In the rotunda, an example and an inspiration to futuro generations. The hero of Appo mattox stands near the western entrance, flanked on either side by the famous paintings of tho "Surrender of Cornwal 11a" and the "Surrender of Burgoyne." Unveiling: of the Statue. The unveiling took place shortly before noon, In the presence of Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartorls, Miss Sartorls, the officers of tho G. A. R., Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye, President pro tem. of the Senate. Tho fact of the unveiling was kept secret, and few people witnessed It. There were no ceremonies. Miss Sartorls, attired In white, pulled the lanyard that uncovered the statue. Mrs. Grant Inspected it care fully and smiled her approval The party then repaired to the hall of 'the House, where the ceremonies occurred. The ceremonies in the House were pro foundly Impressive. They consisted of ad dresses by McCleary, Grosvenor, Richard son, Warner, LInney, Gardner, Brosius and Dolllver. The gallery opposite tho Speaker's ros trum had been reserved for the'members of tho G. A. R,, and was crowded with grizzled veterans who came to pay tribute to the memory of their loved comrade. In the area in front of the Speaker's desk sat members of the Grand Army and the committee appointed by the Grand Army encampment at Philadelphia, who had been granted the privilege of the floor for the affair by a special resolution In the House. In the gallery reserved for Mrs. Grant and her family were Mrs. Grant, her daughter. Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartorls; Lieutenant Sartorls, Miss Sartorls, and Miss Grant, a daughter of Colonel Fred at 12 o'clock. Speaker Hender son's gavel fell. After an Impressive prayer by the blind chaplain, the commit tee of the G. A. R., among whom were Commander-in-Chief Albert D, Shaw, Gen eral S. S. Burdette, General R. B. Heath, Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Vet erans Irvln Bobbins and Chaplain-In-Chlef J. E. Grim, were ushered Into the House. After the Speaker had announced the order of tho day, McCleary, chairman of tho committee on library, sent to the clerk's desk and had read, a letter ad-' dreaded to the Speaker presenting the statue. McCleary then offered the follow ing resolution: "Resolved by the House, the Senate con curring. That the thanks of Congress bo given to the Grand Army for the statue of General U. S. Grant. "Resolved, That the statue be accepted and placed in the Capitol, and that a copy of these resolutions, signed by the presid ing officers of the Houso of Representa .rivea and the Senate, be forwarded to the chairman of the committee of the G. A. R. on the Grant memorial." Eulogies in the House. The eloquent eulogies of General Grant which followed were listened to attentive ly, and several times wrung' round after round of applause from the floor and gal leries. McCleary said: "In the Spring of 1SC3 more men moved obedient to the command of General Grant than were commanded by Napoleon In all his campaigns from the beginning of his meteoric career on the plains of Italy and before the pyramids of Egypt until his sun set at "Waterloo, and the area oj Grant's operations exceeded the area cov ered by Napoleon from the vine-clad hlllb of France to the snow steppes of Russia. "But to appreciate the real dignity and worth of General Grant's services to man kind they must ba considered In the light of universal history. His genius was ex ercised to save to the world its most sec ular possession. I measure my words when I say the most valuable secular posses sion of the world today Is the union of the American States. Hundreds of lives and hundreds of millions of treasure "have been expended to preserve It. but In Its potency for good to the world it Is worth Infinitely more than it has cost." McCleary closed by saying: "Every man who had any part, how ever humble, in the preservation of the "Union Is entitled to the gratitude of the world. Hence the propriety of enshrin ing within this Capftol, the temple of the great pacific principle of representation, the building In which the representatives of the commonwealths meet, a statue of the great commander, through whose'gen lus the Union was preserved. The statue, worthy alike of the genius which it com memorates and the brave men whose cheerful contributions produced It, will bo accepted, and it will bo preserved In hpnor through the coming centuries." Congressman Warner, who served under General Grant during tho Civil War, clos ing n relew of Grant's record, said: "Within five years he was In command of all the armies of the United States, the army under his Immediate command had moved by the left flank down through tho wilderness, General Lee had tendered htm his sword and-urrendered to him the gallant army of Northern Virginia and our country was saved and united forever. Within eight years he was President of the United States, and but a short time thereafter all tho potentates of the world felt hortoTed in standing uncovered before the modest, unassuming American, the former wbodchopper and country clerk. Today his statue honors the Capitol of the greatest Nation on earth." General Groin enor'n Speech. General Grosvenor said in part: "Thirty-five years have passed over our heads since Grant achieved the culmina tion of his great fame as a soldier. Dur ing that time there have been wars in the world. During that time there nave been great changes in military tactics. In mil itary organization, in military supplies and munitions and all that appertains to the military arm of the Government, but t venture to say that nmong those who have come and gone, among those who have led. armies in Egypt, In Germany, In France, there has been no man who has any pretense of competition with Grant as a sojdler. He has been criticised some, what by one of the great Generals of Europe, great In the amount of pay that ho draws, great in the high rank that he holds, great in the splendid decorations that he has, but I ask my countrymen here today, when we are considering some thing of Grant 'in the lisht of So years, whether we may not, with a pride that Is enjoyable, contrast the career of Grant and all his mistakes, if he ever made any compare them, with the most critical eye, with the best thing that has been done by the British army in its great campaign against the Boers, and tell me whether Grant does not shine like a me teor. I think the strategy of Grant that centered In the Wilderness and In front of Richmond the magnificent organization of the Army of the Potomac, will live as an exemplar of military strategy and per fection long after Wolseley, his critic, long after Wolseley, the man who had deprecated him: long after Wolseley, the hero of Tel-El-Keblr In Egypt, and tho planner of the strategy of South Africa will have been relegated to his proper position Among the great Generals of the world." (Applause.) An Ex-Confederate's Tribute. Richardson, the minority leader, who fought in the Confederate army against Grant, said, in part: "The most extravagant and fulsome eu logy that' can possibly be bestowed by human lips upon General Grant does not In the slightest degree derogate from the pure and matchless fame of the hero and idol of those who fought against him, and of all true Confederates In that bloody period during which his marvelous char acter was developed, and which gave him the opportunity to win everlasting renown. But for the indomitable courage and valor of the Confederate soldier there would have been no opportunity for his develop ment and for the proof of his giant strength. As an ex-Confeaerate soldier, I revere his memory and demand and have a just right to demand to share In the honQr and glory which cluster llkejeweled diadems around his name, and render him conspicuous above bis contemporaries as an American soldier and citizen. Confea erates can and do honor him, because in battle he was a foeman worthy of their steel.' ' Dolllver concluded his eloquent tribute as follows: "I count it 'also -a part of General Grant's achievements that he gave his name and the Influence of- his Administra tion to the most beneficent treaty that ever was drawn between two nations tho treaty of Washington, which was followed by the Geneva award, settling a long standing difference, more than once threatening war between the two nations of the world that ought to stand side by side for the freedbm-and progress of man kind. It was an absolute confidence In tho Judgment and patriotism of the American peopletthat when the treaty of Santo Do mingo went down In the Senate, in a noise of vituperation in which even tho President did not escape, to turn away from the clamor of the hour and in the special message appeal from that decision to the American people 'whose judgment.' he said, 'so seldom errs, and against whosa will I-have no policy to enforce.' In the midst of our new National responsibilities, I think American statesmen could gather a great deal of strength and encourase ment by going over again the messages, papers, letters and biography of Ulysses S. Grant." At 3 o'clock, as a further mark of re spect to the widow of General Grant, his daughter and grandchildren and the Grand Army if the Republic, the House ad journed. COMMANDER TODD RELIEVED Ocean and Lake Survey Work Token From the Navy. NEW YORK. May 19, A special to the Herald from Washington eays: . Secretary Long has relieved Com mander C. C. Todd from duty as Hyprogrepher of the Navy, arid placed him under suspension. This action is the direct result of efforts of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, supported by Mr. Cannon and other Representatives, to take the, work of ocean and lake surveys from the Navy. It Is confidentially ex pected by Commander Todd and his friends that when the facts receive fur ther consideration he will be restored to duty and proper steps taken to relieve his record of the stigma now resting upon It Commander Todd has been zealously la boring to keep the survey work under the Navy, because he believes with his broth er officers that the Navy and tho mer chant marine can obtain better charts and be more efficiently served than if the Coast and Geodetic Survey had the work In charge. Arguments advanced by the Navy undoubtedly had much to do with the action of the Senate in restoring the provision appropriating $100,000 for carrying-on the surveys under the Navy. This action was extremely distasteful to the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Representa tive Cannon wrote to Secretary Long ask ing him if the Hydrographer had sent any letters to, "individuals, corporations, boards of tra3e or chambers of com merce," in relation to the action of the House In connection with the ocean and lake surveys. Commander Todd responding that he had not Then Mr. -Cannon asked for a copy of a letter sent the Hydrographlc office. Com mander Todd sent the communication, but it was shown to be addressed to the "Branch Hydrographlc Office, New York," "Branch Hydrographlc Office, Chicago," and so on, and Commander Todd's friends Insist thatMe was entirely correct In stat ing that no letters had been sent to "In dividuals, corporations, boards of trade or chambers of commerce." Secretary Long decided to relieve Com mander Todd,as, hydrographer pending a thorough consideration of the matter. SALT LAKE TO LOS ANGELES Salt Lake and Southern Jointly In terested in New Line. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19. The Exam ner says: C. P. Huntington, president of the South ern Pacific Company, in speaking about the proposed railroad from Salt Lake to Los .Angeles, said: "Yes, it is true the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe are jointly Interested in a new route between Salt Lake and Los Angeles. It will require the building of 400 miles of new road from Salt Lake southwest to a point on the Santa Fe, in the Mojave Desert- Goff, a station just west of the Needles, will probably be the connecting point- I have had surveys made from Salt Lake to four points on the Santa Fe. The best of these routes will soon be selected. When President E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe. was here several weeks ago, I had a conference with him on the subject. We practically settled the necessary details. A compa ny will soon be organized. It will be financially backed by the Southern Pa cific and Santa Fe. "The new line will run a little to the east of the Union Pacific's line from Salt Lake southwest via Mllford to the Ne vada state line. It should and will develop a good local traffic in addition to hand ling overland business. The line will open up some valuable coal fields in Utah. No. this project is not to interfere with the Southern Pacific's proposed cut-off between Los Angeles and Ogden and the East by the way of the Carson & Color ado Railroad. The latter route will ba by the way of Mojave, Keeler and prob ably Woodworth on the Central Pacific" Will Reiisit Her Old Home. Mrs. George H. HImes, a pioneer of 1S3S, who was born near New Haven, Conn., started for the place of her birth last Monday. This Is her first visit to the state of her nativity. While absent she will visit relatives In Philadelphia, Pa.; Newark, Mllburn and other places In New Jersey. Her ancestors were among th founders of Newark, and "first settled there In 1650, coming from England, where they served as soldiers in Cromwell's army. LAID ON THE TABLE DEFEAT OF THE PROPOSITION FOR. A PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM. Statues of Benton, Blair and Grant Accepted With Appropriate Cere monies The Clark- Matter. WASHINGTON. May 19. After a spirit ed debate, the Senate today, by the de cisive vote of 22 to 16, laid on the table the whole proposition relating to the transportation of maL by pneumatic tube system. An effort was made to secure the adoption of an amendment to appro priate 5225,000 to carry out existing con tracts for the service of New York, Brooklyn, Boston and Philadelphia, but no action was taken upon it, special or ders superseding the appropriating bill. The closing hours of the session were oc cupied in accepting frpm the State of. Mis souri statues of Fenton and Blair, located in Statuary Hall of the Capitol, and from, the Grand Army of the Republic' the statue of General U. S. Grant, located In the Capitol rotunda. . The Clark Case. At the opening of the session. Secre tary pro tem. Fry laid before the Senate a dispatch from the Governor of Montana, Robert B. Smith, announcing that be had revoked the appointment of W. A- Clark as Senator, made by Lleutenant-Govempr Spriggs. and had appointed Martin Ma glnnls to fill the vacancy. At the request of Chandler (Rep. N. H.), chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, the telegram was referred to his committee. Allen (Pop. Neb.) requested that the dis patch He on the table, and to this Chand ler agreed. "Is this telegram," Inquired Allen, "to be taken as construing that a vacancy exists in the Senatorial representation of Montana?" "I think the seat is vacant," said Chand ler. "How the vacancy was created is another thing." Morgan (Dem. Ala,), chairman of the committee on interoceanlc canals, gave notice that Tuesday he would move that the canal bill be taken up for consider ation. Perkins (Rep. Cal.) presented the re port of the committee on conference upon the fortifications appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. Allen offered a resolution that Messrs. Fischer, Wessels and Wolmarens the Boer delegates bo admitted to the floor of the Senate during their sojourn in Washington. "I object," said Hawley (Rep. Conn.), and the discussion went over. Tho Senate then resumed consideration of tho postoflice appropriation bill, the question pending being the committee amendment extending the pneumatic tube service. Hoar (Rep. Mass.) offered a sub stitute for this amendment as follows: "For execution of existing contracts for transportation of mall by pneumatic tubs and such extension of such service as may be Judged expedient by the Postmaster General, and may in his Judgment be accomplished at a reasonable cost, not ex ceeding in any event 112.000 a mile, $750,000." Butler (Pop. N C.) thought the Gov ernment ought to maintain the service itself If It were to be maintained at all. At 1 o'clock the resolution In the Mon tana Senatorial case was laid before the Senate, and on motion of Chandler It went over until 1 o'clock next Monday. Caffery (Dem. La.) believed Hoar's amendment was fair and conservative, although there were circumstances in con nection with the operation of the system, as It existed now, that were suspicious. Hoar contended that his amendment committed the Government to nothing ex cept to the continuation of existing con tracts. Teller (SlL Colo.) thought If the scheme was really valuable It ought to be operat ed by the Government, but he was In clined to the belief that the whole propo sition ought to be rejected. Teller moved that the committee's amendment and that of Hoar be laid on the table. The motion was agreed to, 32 to 16. as follows: AYES. Alllson Baker Bard Berry Butler Clay Cockrell Culberson Daniel Fairbanks Foster Frye Hanna Hawley Jones, Ark. Kean Kyle Morgan Nelson Perkins Pettigrew Pettus NOES. Lodge McBride McComas Mallory Quarles Rawlins Stewart Teller Thurston Tillman Turlpy Turner Vest Wolcott Garter Chandler Galllnger Gear Hansbrough Hoar Proctor ' Ross Spooner Wellington. Mason Piatt, Conn. Lodge (Rep. Macs.) offered an amend ment appropriating $225,000 to carry out existing contracts for pneumatic tube ser vice, the amendment containing a pro vision that there should be no extension of tho service Until it was authorized by law. Acceptance ox statue. Without action on the Lodge amend ment, the postoflice appropriation bill was displaced by the special orders which was the ceremonies attending the reception of the statues of Thomas H. Benton and Francis P. Blair, which have been placed In Statuary Hall of the Capitol, by the State of Missouri. A series of addresses were made, beginning with one by Vest (Dem. Mo.), who spoke eulogistlcally and eloquently of both Benton and Blair. No event, he said, could go farther than the presentation of a statue of Francis P. Blair to the National Capitol by the State of Missouri to emphasize the fact that the memory of the War of the Rebellion bad been wiped out- Indeed, both Benton and Blair had devoted their lives to the cause of free soil. Vest's review of Colonel Benton's career was an Interesting history of the days of Clay, Webster and Calhoun. He., was, Vest said, not the equal of Clay as an ora tor, or of Webster as a lawyer, or of Calhoun as an analytical debater, but he was the superior of any of them as an all-round legislator. He said that but for Blair's Influence, Missouri would have given her solid military strength to the South, and if this had occurred, if were possible that the result of the war might have been different Vest was followed by Hoar, who de livered a glowing eulogy of Thoirias H. Benton, whom he characterized as the genius of Missouri, and of the West. He said the whole country approved Mis souri's choice for the Senate gallery. At the conclusion of the speeches the resolution accepting the statues of Benton and Blalnwere adopted. , The Senate then proceeded to the consid eration of the resolution accepting the G.' A. R. statue of General Grant. By spe cial order of the Senate, two of the gal leries of the Senate had been reserved for members of the G. A. R. Both were filled, while, by further speblal order, the national officers of the G. A. R. were ad mitted to the floor of the Senate during the exercises attendant upon the consid eration of the resolution. Hansbrough Ttep. N. D.) presented a concurrent resolution similar to the one offered earlier In the day in the House by McCleary, and It was adopted. "A Soldiers' Tribute to a Great Soldier" was the brief speech of Hawley (Rep. Conn.). He congratulated his comrades of the G. A. R. upon the successful coasum- mation of a great work, and said the noble gift was accepted with sympathy and gratitude. After a handsome eulogy by Harris (Pop. Kan.), Turley (Dem. Tenn.) delivered a notable address from the view point of a private soldier in the ranks of the Confederate army.. He said the senti ments of the people of the South had in recent years changed toward Grant and gradually had become those of cordiality and esteem. He -never could reach, he said,. I that Inner chamber of the Southern peo ple's hearts. It was occupied alone by the Immortal Lee,' whom the people of the Southland loved because he was the very Incarnation of their cause. Turley said he did not think of Grant as a commander or as a President so much as he thought of him as the gallant soldier, the friend of Lee and the protector of the private soldier of the Confederate army, and as such a soldier he paid tribute to the mem ory of Grant. Turner (Fus. Wash.) spoke of Grant as the "great, silent soldier, who lies upon the bank of the Hudson. As he struck the hardest blow, so was his hand first to pour "the healing balm Into the wound thus made." He considered liim as combining the qualities of both Moltke and -Wellington, for he planned with the precision of the former and carried forward his plans with the tenacity of the latter. Carter (Rep. Mont.) paid a brief tribute "to the Nation's greatest military chief tain," and then Allen concluded the speechmaklng with a view of General Grant from the view point of a "private soldier who served under him." The Senate then, at 5:45 P. M., ad journed. THE MESSAGE FItOJI SMITH. Governor of Montana's Telegram to Senator Chandler. WASHINGTON, May 19. Senator Chand ler has received the fdllowlng message from Governor Smith, of Montana: "To Hon. W. E Chandler, Chairman, Washington, D. C Sir: I have this day regarded and revoked the appointment of Hon. W. A. Clark, made by the Lieutenant-Governor of this state on the 15th Inst, as being tainted with collusion and fraud, and I have this day appointed Hon. Martin MaglnnK of Montana, United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. W. A. Clark. 'Credentials Trill follow In due course. "ROBERT B. SMITH. "Governor of Montana." Senator Chandler has also received a protest against Mr. Clark's being seated, signed by Speaker Stiff, of the Montana House of Representatives, and a number' of county officials, dated at Missoula, Mont, May IS. The protest seta forth the proceedings in the. Senate in the case of Senator Clark, and then says: "Whereas, It Is apparent from, the facts. and circumstances following that at the time Clark was delivering his speech in the United States Senate, notifying the Senate of the fact that he had tendered his resignation, his son and others who were associated with him during the con test before the Legislative Assembly in I January, 1S99, and who are shown to have been partclpants In the bribery and cor ruption practices in his election, were In the capltol of Montana, his resignation having been so timed that it would reach the office of the Chief Executive of tho State of Montana during the absence of the Governor of the State, and while the Lieutenant-Governor was Acting Governor and upon whom it Is evident that thej could confidently rely for the consumma tion of a scheme for his appointment; and, "Whereas, All the circumstances sur rounding the transaction Indicate, and we believe thore was a- conspiracy laid on the part of W. A- Clark and those who were associated with him In the contest before the Legislative Assembly of Janu ary, 1S99, and "who had, by false and fraud ulent pretenses, induced the Governor of the State of Montana to absent hlmsell therefrom, that the Lieutenant-Governor (evidently a party to the scheme), might be the Acting Chief Executive for the purpose of accepting tho tendered resig nation and making the appointment, and the Lieutenant-Governor, acting as Gov ernor, in defiance of the will, not only of the people of the State o? Montana, but of all decent and right-thinking people of the entire country as "well, pursuant to the conspiracy and manifesting a con tempt for the Senate of the United States and for the,, opinions "of some of its most eminent" and distinguished members, ap pointed Mr, Clark to the vacancy created by his own resignation. "We, the undersigned citizens of4-the State of Montana, do most earnestly, em phatically and solemnly protest against the s'ald W. A. Clark being allowed to take his seat In tho Senate of1 the United States under and by virtue of the appoint ment already referred to, until the Senr ate, by3 Its duly appointed committee oh privileges and elections, may make such inquiry as may appear necessary anu proper risto the methods employed In bringing about said appointment." Another long protest signed by officials and citizens of Silver Bow County, the homo both of Mr. Clark and of Mr. Daly, alleges that tho appointment of Mr. Clark by the Lieutenant-Governor Is fraudulent The following statement is from this pro test: "When the Governor left the state, the Lieutenant-Governor was also absent, having left for the purpose of attending the Peoples Party National Convention, to bo held at Sleux Falls,. S. D. But by a singular coincidence, the latter official, who Is Mr. Clark's personal friend and business assistant left the convention- be fore It had made its nominations or trans acted any business, and hurried back to Montana, arriving In time to receive Mr. Clark's resignation from the hands of his son. Then, within a few hours after the resignation was received, and only about 24 hours before the Governor's return, the Lieutenant-Governor appointed Mr. Clark to fill the supposed vacancy. In this be half, the undersigned- allege, upon their information and belief, that the Governor of Montana was fraudulently and decep tively lured from the state by Mr. Clark, through Thomas Hinds, one of his recog nized agents and political workers, for the express purpose of enabling "Mr. Clark to resign In his absence and to be rein stated by tho appointment of the Lieutenant-Governor before the Governor could return." Mnprlnnls' Commission Slfrned. HELENA. Mont- May 19. Governor Smith reached Helena today, and affixed his signature to the commission of Major Martin Maglnnis, who left tonight for Washington. Concerning the appointment. Governor Smith said: "If tho Senate adopts the committee res olution and decides that Clark was never legally elected, and had nothing to re sign, then my appointment of Major aia glnnls may not be recognized." To Feed "Willi Birds. Christian Work. We have found a very simple way of providing board in Winter and lodging In Summer for a great number of birds. You have only to buy a few coacoanuts, cut off the end6, like taking the top off an egg, which can easily be done with a sharp chisel and a mallet, bore holes through the sides, put a string through and knot It and then hang the cocoanut from a creeper or bough. Thus for a few cents, you can provide food for thesa lively little birds for weeks, or rather months. Last Winter our cocoanuts were seldom let alone for many moments. Birds swarmed on them, lowering themselves down by the string, and, at last when confidence was quite established, flying straight In. They worked away at them from early morn till dewy eve. When all the nut fs eaten, the shells make excel lent nesting places, and will probably be taken possession of by the same birds that hollow them out If the shells are left out through the Summer. In this way. both board and lodging are provided on most reasonable terms, with no extras. In the hardest weather this food supply Is always available, and If 5 ou are away from home for a few days you know i that yur llttle blrds wIU not be ta want College Games Postponed. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. May 19. The dual games between the University of California and the University of Pennsyl vania, and also the ball game- between Pennsylvania and Harvard,, were -postponed on account of rain. THE NERVOUS &iHiHKn MAJOR M. W. LANG. Major M. W. Lang, Assistant Paymaster U. S. V., of 1S02 S street, N. W., Wash ington, D. C, says the following In regard to Peruna: "I have used Peruna for nervous dyspepsia for the last three weeks. I can cordially recommend it to any one suffering from a similar complaint; especially do I feel pleased to speak a good word for it in this particular because dyspepsia or Indi gestion Is quite too common a malady among Americans. It has distinctly benefited me, restoring me to a normal condition of good health when I was utterly incapacitated by a disorder so easily cured by a few doses of really good medicine." Major Lang's home address Is Wellington, O. Charles W. C ampbell, Washington cor respondent for the Philadelphia ' Inquirer, speaks I of Peruna in the highest terms. Mr. Campbell says: "I have used Pe runa for catarrh and Indigestion, and after the use of one bottle I find that it is all you claim for it ' It is a fine tonic and I take pleas ure, in recommending it to fellow suf ferers." FOOD ADULTERATION EUROPE XOT BEHTXiy THE TOTTED STATES J.7 THE, ART Many of the Most Common Artlcles- of Consumption Are Rendered Unwholesome by Poisons. As the food supply has always been the first problem to solve among the nations, and as a wholesome food supply Is of the utmost importance for the health of the human race. It is natural that those whose duty It is to protect this interest are assuming great activity against the prevailing tendency to adulterate and de base the food supply of the -world. But in the face of all this activity on the part of the authorities, the adulterators are waxing bolder, and the field for the debasement of human- food Is extending Its boundaries every year with a rapidity that is as startling as it Is discouraging. According to'the report of James T. Du Bols, United States Consul-General at St Gall, the following are a few of the articles of food 'that are adulterated In the Old World, to an extent that Is at tracting the serious attention of the au thorities in the different countries, and especially in Switzerland, where (the laws against the debasement of any ' kind of human food are very strictly enforced. Chocolate and Cacao. Chocolate and cacao are coming more and more into general use as articles of food. Many people who are unable to drink coffee or tea use chocolate and cacao as a beverage. The slot machines have extended the consumption of choco late, and altogether its use has greatly Increased during the past 10 years. This advance in demand forced an increased supply; the adulterator saw his oppor tunity, and commenced operations, and at once there was noticeable an increase In the trade in mutton tallow, lowest grade sugar, shells of the cacao bean, sawdust, potato meal, and the ochers containing the proper colors. Honey. This delicious and. In its natural state, very wholesome breakfast dish Is coming Into general use on the continent of Eu rope; and the bees, be they never so busy, cannot supply one-third of the honey that Is consumed, so some one must naturally make enough to supply the deficit. Through a series of manipulations of al most everything containing saccharine, this is now being successfully and very profitably accomplished; and, of course, this Industry flourishes best in those years when the bees have but little success in manufacturing tho real article, which very often occurs. The "dishonoring of honey," as It Is called, is a growing art. and several successful establishments are now in operation, producing large quantities of this artificial honey for the market, and the product is in popular demand. The people seem to like It It Is cheap and the sales are large. All sorts of Ingredients enter Into Its manufacture, among which may be mentioned syrups, malt extracts of the lowest grades, meal of different kinds, and cornstarch. From a pound of bee honey, 5 to 10 pounds of "dishonest honey" are made so successfully that it sometimes requires an expert to discover the deception. Wines and Iiiqaors. It Is a well-established fact that some of the wine that is consumed has never contained a drop of grape juice, and many of the liquors contain hardly a drop of the genuine article. Much of the wine on the market Is from pressings several removes from the first, and is amplified by the sap of plums, cherries, apples, ber ries of different kinds, and water. Potato syrup dissolved In rain, wate.r and mixed with the refuse of the wine and cider press makes a very salable beverage, and soma people are satisfied with the aroma and stimulating qualities of this artificial wine. The desired color and bouquet may be obtained by mixing wine acids with cream of tartar. Beer. Although the production of this beverage CW, Campbell. DYSPEPSIA OF John F. Carter, 3S6 Nicholson street Richmond, Va., writes: "I take great pleasure In recommending Peruna for all who aro suffering with catarrh of the years, and had seven- or eight of the best doctors here. They pronounced it dys- pepsla. The last one I had told me what. was the matter with me. "I wrote to you and commenced on your wonderful medicine, Peruna, and after taking eight bottles I consider myself a well man. I told several friends about It, and all of them feeL better since taking It I was down two or three months at a time, unable to do anything; haven't had a spell since Caking your medicine. "Any one suffering with stomach trouble that will take your medicines reg- ularly will be cured. My druggist told me Is very carefully controlled by the authorities- in many of the Continental coun tries, especially in Germany and Switz erland, the adulteration Is carried on to such an extent that Its quality is not what It would be If the laws against its 1 debasement could be rigidly enforced. Chemical analysis "proves that, aside fromj malt hope and water, some beer contains chicory, pine sprouts, camdmlle, henbane, wild nherries; poppy heaos.'gainoa grains, boxwood, potash, vitriol of iron. alum, licorice, solution of tartar, linseed and similar Ingredients. These substances en able the manufacturers to produde beer cheaper, and some of them help to make It heavier and more stimulating, and, from the large quantity consumed, it would seem that this Is what some people de mand; consequently the supply. Bread. In Switzerland, bread seems to play a more prominent part as food than In any other country, except France. It furnishes 70 per cent of the nourishment of the 3,000.000 Inhabitants In the Swiss Republic, and that the nourishment is wholesome and adequate is proven by the sturdy health for which most of the Swis3 are noted. I doubt owing to the careful en forcement of the antl-adulteratlon law of Switzerland and. the prompt and vigorous protest of the people themselves when an Infraction Is discovered, whether there is any country in Europe that has, as a rule, purer, more wholesome bread than this republic But rigorous enforcement of laws and prompt resentment of the breadeaters have not thus far, prevented adulteration taking place. Being the chief article of food, It has the widest market and consequently offers the best oppor tunity for debasement To Increase the weight of bread is becoming quite, an art on the continent of Europe. Some bakers soak the dough heavily with water and by quickly baking succeed la holding muctr of Its weight Others mix potato meal with the flour. This system does not nec essarily make unwholesome bread, al though It lessens It nourishing' power. The most unwholesome bread Is made out of low-grade flour. In which alum or blue vitriol Is used to Improve its. appearance. Sometimes the admixture of these Ingredi ents Is too generous, and these poisons become q pronounced as severely to af fect the health of the oonsumers. Mlllc Milk also has Its troubles. The pump Is not its only source of Increase. If" water Is added to milk, the dilution will always bo apparent unless some Ingredi ent is applied to cover the deception and restore the color, and sometimes certain kinds of soap are successfully used for this purpose Batter. Butter has not escaped the wiles of the adulterator, and the different ways in which It is debased are many, and some are past finding out All kinds of cheap fatty substances are employed and good oleomargarine Is the least objectionable of them tall, according to experts. Most people like yellow butter and demand It at the market place. It Is not difficult to understand, therefore, that when the sea son and fodder are unfavorable to the making of yellow butter, art should step In to satisfy the wishes of the buyer; and the juice of the carrot Is used to give the butter a golden hue. But this can hardly be called deleterious adulteration, provided pure carrot Juice is employed. Water left in butter increases the weight and some butter-makers "Have not allowed this fact to escape their .notice. Cheese. The door to adulteration is wide open in the cheese industry. Natural and some chemical- fats find their way readily Into cheese -vats. Milk of all qualities and m all stages is used, and potatoes that are worthless for marketing purposes are ground exceedingly fine for cheesemak ing; and it is said that even the blood from the slaughter-house sometimes plays a part in this manufacture. Coffee If all the substances that pass through a Continental coffee-grinding machine dur ing the year should be- written in alpha betical order, A would begin the list with acorns and W would end It with worm wood, sprouts of which are sometimes used to give the debased coffee a slight aromatic bitter taste. Adulteration oc SPRINGTIME lots of people come in and call for the medicine that cured me." S. B. Coates, Muncie, Ind., 1332 jE&st Washington street, writes: "t have just recovered from a very bad- case of dys pepsia, and owe my recovery to Peruna. I have been troubled with dyspepsia for five years. Doctors did- me little or no good. One bottle of Peruna gave me re lief, and after using two bottles the dys pepsia has all disappeared. I can cat and sleep, and feel like a new man." Mr. H. D. Carew, Brockton, Massf, HH6 Main street, writes: "About 10 years ago I was greatly distressed by dyspepsia, and took no comfort day or night. I tried everything that physicians prescribed, ft 1th no relief whatsoever. A friend in sisted on my using Peruna. It worked wonders, and entirely cured me of the disagreeable disease. I cannot speak too highly of Peruna." The symptoms of catarrhal dyspepsia are. coated tongue, pain or hea.vy feeling in "the stomach, sour stomach, belching of gas, dizzy head, sometimes headache, despondent feelings, loss of appetite, pal pitation of heart and irregularity of the j. bowels, "For this condition Peruna is found to be an admirable remedy. In all cases It 'brings prompt relief to the painful symp toms, and In a large per cent of the cases it makes a permanent cure. Peruna soothes the Inflamed mucous surface and thus strikes at the root of the disease. Mr. Ell Lefevre, Jr., New Hudbon, Oakland County. Mich.. Box 52, writes: "I had 'been troubled with .ca tarrh for a. num ber of years, and had been taking medicines for It, but they did mo no good. In read ing one of" Dr. Hartman's books entitled "Winter Catarrh." I dis covered that Pe runa was good for catarrh. Af ter X had taken only three bottles of Peruna I was cured of the catarrh. I now advise everybody troubled with catarrh to take Dr. Hartman's Peruna, as it is assure cure lor catarrh. "Friends to whom I recommended Pe runa, tell me that It Is also good for head ache, dizziness and pain In the stomach." In cases where the Inflammation baa been so severe and continued as to pro duce extreme Irritability of the stomach, the Temedy may be taken In small ddse3 at first diluted In water, but as soon as the Improvement is sufficient to permit the whole dose to be taken undiluted. It is a better way and the cure is much more rapid. Peruna Is also a sDrlna med- 1 . . . , . . ... ,.,., ICine WJ1ICI1 at once removes the cause of all affections pe culiar to the spring season, by purifying the blood of all mntamination and in'vlaorat- j . . , .., Ing the WnOIC System. I . For a free book on catarrh address Tfte Peruna Ohio. Medicine Company, Columbus, curs largely in the coffee that is sold In the ground form. Several coffee-berry factories- have been discovered In Europe, which were doing a large and profitable business by molding an admixture of tan bark, stove rust, clay, sawdust., chicory, coffee sediment and coffee meal into a. neat berry by the aid of some aggluti nant; and these berries were so well made thnt th detention, was not discovered for a. long time. This production, had a large sale among tho lower Classes OI itusaia. and Poland, and mixed with the genuine coffee berry its sale was quite lively in other parts of Europe. Unroasted coffee berries are often made from oat and rye flour and corn rneaL The natural aroma of these gains is de stroyed by somo process, and, after the proper amount of coffee- aroma Is added, the berries are formed and caused to maintain their shape by some adhesive substance. The test usually employed to discover this deception is- to place the beans in a receptacle- containing warm water; this will dissolve them In a few hours. Tea. The debasement of tea Is a growing In dustry. Twenty-five years ago the tea drinking habit was confined largely to Holland. Russia and England; but the beverage Is now popular In almost every Continental country. This new condition increases the demand, and the adulterat ors thus have the opportunity to ply their nefarious trade with success. Take a handful of ordinary tea, place it in luke warm water, and when the leaves are thoroughly saturated, open and spread them out and, three chances in six, you will find a quantity of strawbarry, linden, sage and other leaves in the collection. But should It be found that all the leaves belong to the tea plant, that will be no proof that adulteration has not taken place, for the" clever Chinese have . trick of using thyB6!UVmVe34 of brewed tea for the exporT??fade7 afia'some of the tea dealers of Europe have discovered the deception and are utilizing the trick by preparing these leaves themselves. Thus, at a time when American meats and dried fruits are having a struggle for existence on the markets of Ger many and Switzerland and some other European countries, owing to the un founded and false Ideas of their unwhole- scmencss Ideas created by the spirit of competition alone It Is not an Inoppor tune time to call attention to the well founded belief among the breadwinners of Europe that our meats and fruits are far cheaper and more wholesome and nourishing than tons of other food sup plies which they are purchasing every day without thought or protest, and at prices high enoygh to satisfy the most eager profit-taker In the land. Befalnd the Scenes Sue Brett Footlights can't be much as an actor. Ham. Lett Be cause why? Sue Brett He married 15 years agt, and has never been divorced. Chicago Nertvs. MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs, Hay Fever, Bron chitis, Asthma and all Diseases oS the Throat and Lungs. Clouds cf Medicated Vapor are Inhaled tbrouzb the mouth and emitted from the nos trils, cleansing and Taporlzlsg all the Inflamed and diseased parts which cannot be reached hj medicine taken into the stomach. Il'reaihes the sere tpotaIl heaU the rmo places It aoe to the eat of disease It acts at a balm ana tonic to the whole system $1.00 at dmgnisU orient oymaiU 1SGS Arch SL, JPhila- S HENLEY and HENLEY B. S, Can be obtained from all dealers or Sam I Buckley & Ce., 1 W bliHaffl St.,fcw fork Mr. Ell Lefevre, Jr. W