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Cmiuty IMiieb. w i r r o i . K o o p i k m . f i v e o e n t s *. V O L . V . A F A M IL Y N E W S P A P E R O F LOCAL A N D G E N E R A L IN T E L L IG E N C E . FREEPORT. N. Y,. FRIDAY. DECEMBER I, 18 <.M>. TERMS: |1 S» TEAELT I * ADTA1CS N O . 5 . P B O r a n O N A L . •e Greater New York • Dental Parlors, IM M M E M U • SKIDMORE. 00B. FULTON AND GOLD STS., B rooklyn, N . Y. i W e i Teeth. • - . 0 0 np. <M 4 Crowns - BC.OO up. OeK FUII*rs m oo lip Otfcor nilleg, • * • .80 up FULTON AND GOLD STBEETd, Oyp. Loaser'e, BROOKLYN, N. Y. STATE NEWS. W. J . STEELE, M. D.. PH Y S IC M M and SUHGE0.X BALDWINS, L. 1. h . 4 a to 9 A. >r. OBeehoart. j | to lent! 6 to 7 l \ M. Oflier, Harrison Avenuo Shore Telephone Cell. Baldwins 1J. I GEORGE A. MOTT, LAWYER, SS C eert SL,Boron,h e i BrenhlyB.N. T. City BeeMeece, Lyehreeli, O n e rei Co., N. Y, Telephone, \SI Lynbrook,\ \anr.A Brooklyn.\ C. A. DORLON, ....BONDED AUCTIONEER.. . Odd r . l l e w s 1 Block, Felton Street, Beer Chortii. FREEPORT. ' JOHN P. WRIGHT, GENERAL AUCTIONEER. ^ FREEPORT, I - L FINANCIAL. BankotRockville Centre Villa** Avenue, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, L. L SAMUEL F. PHILLIPS, Preildent. THOMAS O. KMIGHT, Vice ProeldenL HIRAM R. SMITH. Caeblw. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Robert A. Dertoon, Thomet O. Knight, John Vincent, lllrem K. Srollh, Okmtworth 11. Combee, Wetley H. Smith, Cherlee L. Wellece, __ _ ______ Semeol T. PklfOpt, Ncleonil. Smith, OlhSr ‘ Drleon, ,,, v^istersee as . it tny^W-l _ ______ John T. Dnrlniin, Dn Kdwerd T, T h a n too, BimUton W. Pennell. » We do » General Banking Business of Depod* end Discount. Interest Pnid on Specie! Deposits. Drafts Issued on England and the Continent. Your Patronage Solicited. Banking Hours—0 A. M. to 3 P. M.; Saterday, • A- M. to 1* M. Disoouut Days—Tuesdays mid Fri days, • A. M. THEFREEPORTBANK CAPITAL, ISO,ooo. ■Ill STREET, FREEPORT, L. I. JOHN J. RANDALL, President. OHAUMOET T. SPRAGUE, VIce-PrceldenL WILLIAM A HALL, Csehler. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: feha J . Randall, Chaancey T. Spregne IndlhOex, Wllllem O. Miller, WUSae E. Colder. D. Wesley Pino, Wei lee# II. Corn well, George Wallace, rhemes D, Smith, dole. Pettit, Aaeeet Immls, H a n e y B. Smith, Oharlss L. Wallace, George M. Randall William 8. Hall. i ,°T- oKK i: Se^Ysrfei^tlrooSS*11* tila'ke*11 °f ,lth”rVllbo Snntm, a a d erery aeeommodabon as tar as™s aeealetsBt with eonserrattre management. ^ekl,, P 0 Drafts kwned ea ell p eris ef Europe. Dees e general baaklng bnatnaae. ^ r o emala^f coryoratlona. rompanlee, ancle- Endra setkfncUan enarenleed. J2Sizlr,al£ z & r ~ '>i i“'eilon“d S e r v l e e R l u s a to A d o r n C s l o r e . In sccordsnoe with general orders No. !•, recently leaned from National Guard headquarters a t Albany, which provides that •ervleetn which organisations hare borne a meritorious part may be engraved upon silver rings, fastened on the lances of the colors; another order h as been Issued de signating those organizations th a t a re en titled to carry one or more rings. They Squadron A and Troop C, one ring, \Spanisb-American War, 1898,\ and a sec ond ring, “ P o rto Rico, ISdS.\ First Regiment and Tenth Battalion, one rtng, \Spanlsh-AmerlcanWar 1898,\ and a second ring, “ Hawaii. 18W.M Eighth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Twenty-second, Hlxty-flfth and Sixty-ninth Regiments, and the First, Second, Third and Fourth Battalions, one ring, “ Spanlsh- Amerlcan War, 1198.\ Twelfth Beglment. one ring, “ Spanlsh- Amorlcan War, 1898,\ and a second ring • Cuba, 1899. ’ * Forty-seventh Regiment, one ring, ‘•Span- Ish-Amerlcan War, 1838,*' and a second ring, “ P orto Rico, 1898-9.^ Seventy-first Regiment, four ring*, as follows: “ Spanlsh-American War, 1898;' “ La Guaslmas, Santiago de Cuba, June 24, 1898,\ “ San J u a n , Santiago de Cuba, July 1 to 18, 1898;'* “Santiago de Cuba, June, July and August, 1898.” First Naval Battalion, five rings, as fol lows. “Spanlsh-Amerto-n War, 1898;’ “ Santiago de Cuba. June 8, 1898;\ “ Clen fuegos, June IS, 1898;“ “ Oasilda Harbor, June 30, 1898;“ “ Guantanam o , Ju n e 7 Second Naval Battalion, one ring “Span- | Ish-Aroerican War, 1898,” and a second ring, “ Havena, August 11, 1898.“ The foregoing service designations will also be placed on the records of the regi ments, battalions, troops, separate com panies and divisions which entered the united States service during the Spantsh- Amerlcan War. Canvassing the Soldier Vole. Careful estimates made at the Secretary of State's Departm ent place the soldier vote at not to exceed 163. It will come exclusively from Cuba. In the case of the New York troops on duty In the Philip pine#, It was not deemed expedient to try to gather the vote there, as the time In tervening before the election was too brief to allow for arranging the requisite prelim inaries. An effort was made by the State's special agent to reach the New York soldiers In Porto Rico, but none wan found In any of th e camps visited. Five | thousand dollars probably will pay tbs | ;ost of t t e State canvass of the soldier vote , The canvais of the vote by the various •ounties concerned will be more expensive. , Ct Is figured out th a t each .soldier's vote will co»t at least S100 to canvass, and In the case of a tingle vote the expense may sxceed 9200. The county canvassers will meet on December 21 and the State Board i is soon thereafter as possible. Condition ol the State Finances. A tabulation of the financial operations >f the State Treasury for the flsc&l year iinllng September 30 last shows that the receipts were 9^9,810,941, or 94,061,270 less ; ban th e , p receding year. The payments 'vere 926,906,126, a decrease of 93,451,865. The balance on hand In the Treasury on October 1 was 94,504,814, an Increase over :he preceding October 1 of 9531,010. Dur- I ing the year there was received ou account >f tlie tax <m the organization of corpora- Ions 9474,007, an Increase compared with he preceding year of 9139,855. The annual ;ax on corporations netted 92,200.050, nn ncrease of 9104,210. Last year the Inherl- | uuee tax law Increased the revenues of the State by 92,194,612, which was 9197.402 | nore than was received from this source luring the preceding year. The State's | portion of the revenues under the excise aw am ounted during the year just closed 1 :o 94,281,229, showing an increase ol 116,369. _________ Cortland for Curfew Law. The ministers of all the churches In Cort- and and Dr. Francis B. Cheney, principal )f the State Normal School, a re making an active canvass for a curfew ordinance. The >aople generally seem to favor the idea, and t no doubt will bo adopted. In New York State these towns have eurfow ordinances: Elmira, Hornellsvllle, Corning, Waylnnd, U tica, Waverly. Wellsvllle, Addison, Pen faun, Batavia. Leroy, Geneva and Friend- ihlp. In all these places the results are mid to r e highly satisfactory. The curfew forbids children u n d er sixteen years to belli .be streets after 8 p. m. In winter and 9 p. m. In summer, without the consent of parents or guardians. In New York State there wore 190,000arrests of children under the age of eight years in one year. Many Deer Hunter* Killed. The deer hunting season In the Adiron- lack region this year was rem arkable not )uly for tho large number of deer killed, but also for the unprecedented number of ihootlng accidents, itvporta from Saranac Lake, Luke Placid, Long Luke, Long Pond, 8t. Regis Lake and other points show that more deer were killed this year than In any year since hounding was abolished. One reason assigned for the large number )f deer killed Is that tlie large forest ilres that prevailed drove the deer from their ihelter out Into the more oneu timber nod even Into the clearings. The number of | fatal shooting accidents reported during | tho fall reaches tho total of tw enty-three HI range Old H e rm it Dead. J. E. Ellis, “ the hermit of Marvin Hoi low,\ died of pneumonia at the home ol Joseph Davis, near Walton. The first of our nations! heroes married a widow. And also, by the way, his name waa George. South America must be a delight ful place for women. Every one there is eligible to be a daughter of some revolution or other. The automobile doesn't get scared and run away, but its tank iu liable to explode, and it can be so manipulated as to give the bronco points in buck- iog- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ So long as sixty-fonrx per cent, ol the bread eaten iu EngVaml is made of American wheat Great Britain has a valid reason to be on good terms with the United States without any other Alliance. Lord Aberdeen, speaking at Scar borough, England, referred to Canada as the “brightest jewel in the British crown, destined to take a stdl higher part iu the Imperial Government,' and prophesied an increase in the brotherhood not only between Canada and Great Britain but between Canada and the United States. For years he noted hut In the ds, In Marvin Hollow. Several day? he went to 6(r. Davis's sick unto dentil ared for till the end. Ellis bad Job Printing At This Office. ■ i Manarvin is oqred for till th e end. Ellis an exceptionally good education. He way at one time associated with He at one tim e associated with H orace Gree ley lu literary work, and lived for a year with the Greeleyireeley family.amily. Hee neveri gave a in foor lived In a poorly voirntru woods, In M Hollow mt to 8(r. Di ared for tilt lonally good te nssoclatet wary work, f H nev f renouncing the world. A l l A r o u n d I li e B tjG e . Clean's epidemic of measles Is subsld I .Cabbage is selling at 98 a ton at Mount Si orris. Football games have been prohibited In i Medina. Belfast, one of the oldest villages iu Alle gany County, has no cemetery. Highwaymen are holding people up on lonely country roads In C a ttaraugur County. Niagara Falls cltv tax rate thlr year i# 915*756 as against 918,817 ln*t year. Valua tions on big Industrie*, however, have bee# materially Increased. Father a t the As* ol Kighty-Three. The birth of an heir to a veteran of ih« : Florida war of 1830 is the social sensatioi at Saluda, 8. C. Dr. Jacob T rdtter, we.iltht and eighty-three, having married a youup wife, has become the father of a bounclnp There are in the United States to day 5,427,767 bachelors and 3,224,- 494 spinsters, iu the West there are ten available males for every maiden, and even in the Northern and East ern States there are actually more bachelors than spinsters twenty years Did and upward. No State in the Union has as many maidens as single Interesting figures concerning tlu cost of making and firing the big guns are contained iu the report of General Wilson, Chief of Engineers in the United States Army. A 12- inch breechloading rifle with its dis appearing carriage costs 3141,000;a 10- inoher costs $9(J,‘250i and an 8-inchei, 872,000. The cost of firing them is proportionally groat. To miss the mark with tho 12-inch rifle means 3561.70 thrown away, bnt the effect of a hit from one of these great guns cannot be reduced to a money value. For firing a 10,-inch rifle, $322.40 is required and for the 8-inch, 8104.65. Dr. Itekow and Mr. Wirth, the Ger man experts sent to examine the American meat exporting trade, aftci inspecting the Chicago packing houses, have expressed their surprise and admiration at the perfection and cleanliness of American methods. Germany's new law regulating the importation of live cattle and meat products, passed by the Reichstag last winter, made provision for a special examination of pork for trichina*. These gentlemen say that our own methods of hog inspection are far better than the new German system. If trichina# are found in German pork, lor example, the meat may be put ou the market after being thoroughly cooked, while here pork impaired in any way is worked up into by-products that are not used as food. For many years trade unions of men and women have existed, but strictly women's unions have been fewer and not nearly so successful. It has been asserted time and again that women will £ot form trade nnions; that wo men do not enter trades and profes sions as a life business, but only as a temporary “tide over\ and aspire to maniago as the only union instituted for her well being and relief. The only ground for these assertions is that women have not yet to any great extent successfully maintained trade unions, which is perhaps because they have not thoroughly understood how to go about it. But the wheels of intel lect have not been still, tho eyes closed, nor the hands idle, and a more practical And thorough understanding of their position and worth iu the iu dustnal world is'the result. THE RETURN TO THE OLD TOWN. O the little old town that 1 left one day. Because It was quiet, still Has the name that It had when I went way, And stands on the same •*• ••• But the ones that were dei With Its one wide street running up and Have ceased to sit on the porches where The ro«es were trained to climb; They have ceased to sew and to whittle As they did In the dear old time. The little old church with its wooden sheds Still stands as it stood of yore; But the ones who knelt and who bowed their Are worshiping there no more! And the little obi school whore I carved my The littleMe house,ouse, so dear, so dear. usedsed too stand;ant! The hnn Whet b s Stands just where It u t sl But not for many and many a year the latch obeyed her hand— ind In which mv hand was laid ny first few faltering steps were And in the little old parlor there, O'erlooklng the little lawn. Another sits in her easy chair And hears the clock tick on. O the little old town that I left one dny, Because It was quiet, still Has the name that It had when I weal And sta But tho frlen hom e'’ to J Unable to get to the man. the bull T H E S A B B A T H S C H O O L . 8 § i set np n bellowing, which eoon b rought IB IT Tin n r ITT n n v k some fifty other members of the herd lALilU Ur rliUWL 1 galloping shout him. Qniekly oucir- jg , ciing the rock, they began rattling ATJT1 A B V f M T T T R i their long horns a g a inst it, ami trying A llU AUTM UUUJX | to climb unon it. the man sbriukimr. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR DECEMBER 3. n is on the ssmo •lends that I've nveled the 'hon are but strangers tc im emxde desk stands just tho sam e— But the boys who aro b atting the b til to-day And the little maids, fair and free, Aro not the children woo mod to play On the common there with me! tho little o I l ' And over the doers Aro nam es that I never kn**w, And the dretfm th a t was dear of tho “ i home\ kero Can never, alas, come tru« ! - h . E. Kiser. THE FORKS OF THE ROAD. | ---------- ------- An E p isode in th e B u s in e s s Life of vji : a Young: Man. s s w e e l An Incident ef the liner W ar. There will b«a stirring tales of ail- venture to tell when the Boer war has been finished, and one of them will belong to a messenger who rode from Kimberley to De Aar, 146 miles, through a hostile country, to say that the garrison at tho diamond town was safe. He began riding on Sunday morning and arrived at his destination the next afternoon. The story, us told iu the London Telegraph in a despatch from Be Aar, runs as follows: “This afternoon a haggard horseman and a blown horse crawled into this little to climb upon it, the man shrinking, pale and trembling, to its veiy centre; then failing to reach the fireman, they sot up a bawling and bellowing that started the entire herd in that dirce- The engineer, thinking to aid the fireman, sprang to tho ground armed with a coal-pick, only to be chased hack into the engine,by a savage cow. Hoping to scare the animals, he pnlled tho whistle lever and sent out such a screech as those silly cows had never heard before; but they paid no atten tion to it. The engineer was casting about for some other means of frightening the beasts, when a cowboy came riding to- w . , ward the train. Taking in the situs- ll0U' 1,p epurred hi* hor*e into » pal- .... . . ... uncoiling hi* lariat,, began __ O succeed, hunt ! Sitrut J for tho finger- I em a fanner looted near Slimy Brook, one of the most malarious districts in this State, and wae bothered w th malaria for years, at tines so I could not work, and was always very constipated as well. For Veers I had malaria so bad in the spring, when engaged in plowing, that I could do nothing but shake, i must have taken about a barrel Of quinine pills besides dozens of other remedies, but never obtained •ny rermanent benelit. Last fall, in peach lim \ I had a most seiious attack of chiMs and then commenced to take Ripihs Tabules, up6n a friend's advice, and the first box made me all right and I have never been without them since. I take one TaTf.ile each morning and night and sometimes when ! feel more than usually exhausted l take three ip a day. They have kept mv stomach sweet, mv bowels regular and I have not had the least touch of malaria nor sol tting nead uhe since I commenced using them. I know also that 1 si ep better and wake up more refreshed than formerly. I don't know it - v many complaints Xipans Tabules will help, but I do know thev w II cure any one in the CWdition l was and I would not be without them at any price. I honestly consider them the cheanest-priced medicine in the world, as they are also the most beneficial and the most convenient to take. I Stn twenty-seven years of age and have worked hard all m . life, the Same as mort farmets, both earl* and la'e and in all kinds of weather, and l have never enjoyed such good health as I have since last fall; in fcet my neighbors have all remarked my i nprovrd condition and have laid, “ Say. John, what are you doing to look so healthy f \ fceali* ifcat A I P A S a • in u -1 u •fcewwe** I P'A'NS u * t*rt» It bae been discovered in St. I'aul. Minn., that electric ground connec tions, made by attaching wires to water pipes, not only min the pipes by electrolysis, but seriously inter fere with the operation of the water meters. In one case a meter through which a large quantity of water was being discharged failed to register. This was an extreme case and easily detected, but what the effect has been upon (he indicators in cases where the current is not so strong the offi cers of the Water Board hare no means to determine. To protect themselves. however, they have ordered the removal of all electric wires from the water pipes. It is a measure of safety, too, for the em ployes of the Board, many of whom have been severely shocked while at work upon the pipes and meters. The imagination revels in the wide field for speculation regarding the ap plications which seem likely to be made of the Marconi system of wire less telegraphy. It is probable now that by reason of the uninterrupted plane of the ocean's surface the more immediate utilization will be made iu j connection with the various phaies of life *t sea and upon the seacoast. Its value in commercial, naval and life- saving directions seems well-nigh in calculable, and the world is indeed fast becoming the Whispering Gallery predicted by a clever prophet. Soon will ships bring in report of other ships which passed unseen iu the | night, mnrninrmg name and home port through the waste of waters. A ship in danger at sea may now sound her cry for help over a circle one hnn tired miles in diameter. Along the shore the life saving stations will set their automatic warning signal on \Ware ShoaV and these will sound through gale or snow cloud, tuist or fog bank, pushing hack the unwary inariner who has ventured too near the dreaded shore line. And the prin ciple by which energy ia transmitted without wires is in its infancy board when you come to the forks of the road. Find it. it. Then your way.\ • A wise man said that to his sou, and he remeu- | must choose, b e r e d it one day long afterwards. Phil Everett was to have been a doctor, like all the Everett men, but after the accident that made his father a helpless cripple, he gave that up and went into tho great house of Byrd Hull, there to learn business and make a living for the family, for it was found that there was little money to the fore. He faced a new life there; he did not even know the language of the strange world that he had set out to conquer. But no matter, Mark Ap pleton made friends with him at once, and wisdom and Mark Appleton traveled together. Mark knew it all; he had the whole system of business straight and clear in his mind. And he waa so bright and friendly and al together captivating! Such a friend must be the safest of all guides—if he were not the most perilous. Instruction began at once. In his enthusiam for work, Phil did some thing that another was expected to do. Mark disapproved of that. “Do the work yon’re pnid for do ing, and let the rest alone, Philip. Oh, yes, I know, you weren't think ing about the pay; but that's the only thing to think about. You don't want to earn money for some other fellow; that isn't business.\ Phil’s ardor for doing the heat he could was a little chilled. Another day he modestly let an older man have an excellent assignment that he might have had himself. He was laughed at by the rest, and Mark lectured him “Here's the first principle of busi ness, my friend: Get close up to the band! Never lose a chancs to get to the front!\ That was the substance of Mark Appleton's business creed; and day by day Phil heard the details of it. “Somebody has to march behind; see that your're not the one!\ “ It's just as fair lor yon to push tho rest back, as it would be for tho rest to push you hack.\ “ If yon take the prize, the rest are no worse off than you'd be if some other fellow took it.\ “ You’ll bo shouldered out of your place if you don't shoulder somebody else out. Never mind about the other fellows. TLe place ahead of yon is yours, if you can get it.\ “You can't stop for questions. Success—That’s what you want. |Aud after yon get that, there won't be any questions asked.\ Phil listened, fascinated; soon he called the talk inspiring; next he found it convincing. The talk he used to hear from that other comrade, his father, was very different, but then—well, these were new times, and old nations were out of date. So the loving son of an honored father took counsel with the teacher of new no tions, and said nothing about them ut At last one day, after the new re cruit had followed Mark Appleton's flag pretty far into the swamp, he came to the forks of the road. This was the day for the Frew as signment, the best one ot the year. The Frew contract was hard to get, and to be chosen to go after it was in itself a promotion. The one so trusted was understood to be well started ou his business career. Gen erally the assignment came in rota tion, but that rule was subject to ex- | Well, what would his father sax about it? That question was a flashlight, And all at once he saw the forks of the road before him. The way he tooli now he would travel iu, for better of for worse. Down he went among the muddy weeds of the swamp, and groped for the fallen finger-board. He found it, and he read it; then ht “It isn’t fair, and I won’t do it!’ He had made his choice; he would not go back from it; but—“It's prettj hard to give up such a chance as that. Would be harder for the fellow the chance belongs to, though!\ He sighed, then smiled. “I know well enough what father would say—'If you are not quite sure it's right, you may be pretty sure it’s wrong’—I’ve heard him say it many a time.\ He started for Mr. Black’s office again. “He’ll laugh at me for being silly, but I can’t help that.\ “Hello, Philip!\ There was Mark Appleton, with more advice, nc doubt. “ Know what I'm here for?’ Mark asked complacently. to the commandant’s office, the man delivered a document to the officer in charge and straightway tumbled off his horse iu a dead faint.. The man deserved the warm welcome and ten der care soon bestowed upon him, for ho was a loyal despatch rider who had brought news from beleaguered Kim berley for the officer commanding at Cape Town, ami thence for anxious people at home. When the man left Kimberley ou Sunday all was well. The town was closely invested by the enemy and every effort was being made to prevent communication with th'e outer world. This man under took to make an attempt to get through. He has long lived in the neighbor hood and knows the country well. He had not got a mile outside the town when he was seen by Boer scouts, who strove desperately to capture him. The chase was an exciting one, but the despatch rider finally eluded his pursuers by hiding in some thick hush, where he remained until night fall. The night was fortunately tine, and the rider made his way to a soli tary farm for the purpose of effecting a change of horses, his own being pretty well done up already. The farmer was supposed to be a ' ‘friendly,\ but he had heard that the dreaded fire-eater, Commandant Cronjo, was going to capture Kimberley, and he swinging it iu graceful circles about his head. 8oon tho cows spied him, and their attitude was changed ns if by magic; with lowered heads and tails thrown aloft, they scurried away, the bull in tho lead, to lose themselves in tho main body of the herd, while the fireman lost no time iu regaining hii^ place in tho engine.—Youth’ s Com panion. Tried to Ilarnces W olves. An interesting lady from Detroit, who has “mushed\ it out and back again, over tho ice and over White Pass, handling her dogfe from day to dny as her husband handles his. has just been telling us of tho wondrous beauties of tho trail to the Klondike. Every man and woman at Dawson has a story, all interesting—some thrill ing, and the most heroic men are the women. They know the river, many of them, ns the pilot knows it. “ I used to like to start out first of n morning,\ said the Detroit woman. “Once ns I hurried my dogs down the trail in the gray dawn I saw three stray malimutea romping on the way. Now if you catch up with a stray dog the trail ho is yours, so, with my art fluttering with joy, T began to heart fluttering with joy, whistle to the half wild do ogs. At first vv vtrafjira.v. ic j, rauv. net they paid no attention to me, but hesitated to help one of the predes- kept romping and leap-frogging up lined losers in the struggle. The de- and down tho trail. I slowed up my spatch rider, without losing precious j team and put myself in front, tho | time iu haggling with tho farmer, rode j better to moke my peace with tho “ NO.\ - ------------------ - ........................w “To apply for the Drew assign right across country to another farm ; renegades ment. If you can't reach what you in his own district, where his sweet- 1 \When we had come within a hun- waut, ask for it.\ heart was living. Making his Zway | dred yards of them they stopped play- “You won’t get it. It isn't your cautiously to the farm, he attracted ] ing, sat down and stared at us. I turn, you know.’ “It s anybody’s turn that can get it, my friend. If I can get it by ask ing, so much the better for me. If Warner’s too green to ask for it, sc much the worse for him.\ “Is that fair? It would go tc Warner without asking, if nobody interfered. And you know as well at I do how much he needs it.\ “You’re pretty green yet, little one. The survival of the fittest, you know ; That’s business.’1 to him with the intelligence that armed Boers were at that moment in the farmhouse kitchen. The rider there upon pushed ou southward, until hm fagged horse stumbled and fell, and rolled upon him. The man struggled to hie feet, and in doing so managed to tear off two fingers of his right hand. The injured hand bled pro fusely, until thegallantdespatch rider bandaged it securely with his pug garee. It was impossible to return to “ Is it? Then I’m all right, for I ’vt Kimberley, for every route la^ through got that assignment. Mr. Black give the Boer lines, and the prospect of it to me no) fifteen minutes ago.\ ! reaching Do Aar seemed about as Mark gasped, turned pale, then red hopeless in the circumstances. How- and was speechless with consternatioi over the man toiled slowly on until for the space of half a minute. daylight, when he obtained a fresh “ Wha a a-t!\ he stammered then, horse from a farmer who was to be “ You—you don't say you’ve beer bribed, and finally reached the place mean enough to take it! What right this afternoon, so exhausted from lack have you to it? The last one taker of food and loss of blood that he ou, and you go cutting in ahead of all the men that have been hero for years Talk about mean things! I didn’t | think you’d play such a trick on me, anyhow, after all I’ve done for you!’ “Oh, I don't know.\ Phil had o malicious pleasure iu the miserable logic of the situation. “ ‘The prize is there for whoever can take it,’ you know. 'Never mind about the othez fellows. The place ahead of you is yours if you can get it.’ 'After you A Xotetl Bear-Slayer. One of the moat noted bear-slayers of tho Weat i* J. W. Heavlea, of Sou Bernardino. That ia, he used to be a bear-slayer. He haa reformed. For nearly thirty years ho has been con tent to stay at home, leaving combats with grizzlies to men who do not know so much ns he. On a desk in his of fice is a two-ounce bottle that holds get\success \there won't be anv'nue's\ twenty-one pieces of broken bone aiid * teeth. A rifle that stands in tho cor ner has more than twenty dents ou the stock and one deep incision in the bar- the girl’s attention, and she came out | whistled again, and they all mushed. a - vz . 11 . ai . . . _ i .it i. . * How foolish I felt when it suddenly dawned upon me that I had been try ing to harness three wild wolves.\ I.lon'e Love of Music. While Itev. W. .7. Davis, of San Francisco, was living iu Africa his little son John, a boy of four years, went too near a chained lion in a neighbor's yard. It was called a pA, lion, bnt was so wild and vicious that uo living thing was safe within tho radius of its beat. There waa great consternation among the bystanders, but none were able to deliver tho child. His governess, seeing tho peril of the child, ran upstairs, seized an accordion and hastened to a win dow whic)i looked out upon tho lion. There, witli a shout to arrest his at tention, sho began playing a tune. Tho lion at ouco released its prey, went the length of its chain toward its fair charmer and stood iu wrapt at tention. Tho boy in the meantime got up and ran to hie mother. He never thought of crying until ho entered the liouso and saw how excited everyone was. Then, quite out of danger, he had a good cry ou his own account. fainted and fell to the ground.\ lions asked.' ‘If yon can't get close up to the band— “Oh, shut trick on up! You’ve played n mean trick ou a Iriend, and that's all there is of it. I trusted you, and you wont back on me.\ ‘Yon? What right had yon to it? rcl near the muzzle. The bones and teeth came from Searles’s lower jaw and the dents came from the fangs of the grizzly. Placing the fingers in But there; it is a mean thing to take Vthe heavy beard which covers the another fellow’s salary—I mean chance —jnst because you can; it would bo just ns honest to take his pocketbook. I was just going iu to tell Mv. Black that I wouldn’t have tho job. Come Wondering whether anybody could lower part of the man’s face, one cun feel hollows that seem to cut the jaw bone half in two. It happened on tho 14th of March, 1870, in the mountains of Kern County, California. Wet to the skin with moist snow that hung to the bnshes, Searles was trailing a wondering wuetner anybody could . 7 “ * r . , , he such a fool ns Phil Kvcrett made gnzz y through chaparral. Suddenly himself out to he, bnt determined tc ln ,h.!\ ,ronl 11 roB'-, on ,l1\ L'D', leg\ make the most of his foolishness, and its nose was not eighteen inches Mark followed him into the private !rom h‘e ,ece; Because of the brush 0fljC0 he could not back an inch. For half \Mr. Black.\ Phil looked straight * -eoond man and beast stared into into the manager's eyes and spoke out e.05,ll ot^er ® eye\- Tjicu he threw the bravely. \I've thought it over about ftfle across hie hotly, jammed it against that assignment and I ’ve decided not the brute s jaw and pulled the trigger, to keep it.\ “Just as yon please,\ Mr. Black said indifferently. “But what’s th( matter? Why won't you keep it?\ He glanced suspiciously at Mark. i “ Well, I can’t make out that it be UL LU CA- | i IK'il, •- ceptions. This time it was expected I feel rigli to go to John Warner; Phil was glad • Tl.i« of that, for he liked John, and there wore hard times in the Warner house. Phil was working alone, when an order came for him to go into the private office of Mr. Black, the man ager of the department. He went, wondering. Mr. Black began on him with his usual abruptness. “You haven't been here very long, Everett, but you've had plenty of in struction since yon came; and\—he smiled here, a queer little smile— “yon appear to be a rather willing learner. “Your father and T have always been friends, and I am willing togivl your father's son the best chance e can put iu his way. '1 He stopped again, and looked off into space, while Phil began to turn hot and cold. “ It is a little irregular, but the Frew As the gun cracked tho bear threw it self forward upon its stomach and pawed frantically at its eyes, about which the powder bad'siuged the hair. Hearles threw another cartridge into the barrel and aimed at the base of his longs to me. I can make it sound all cne™J s brain. It missed fire. Again right, bat somehow I can’t make it lt ml8Bey. He was sent backward by el right.\ a Power'ul sweep and the brute was This time Mr. Black smile.!, the \P v!™' ;_VYi!h°n° ,00t 0n hi,v,br®.a8!: same queer smile. Mark opened hif mouth to speak, hut Phil gave him nc chance. “You gave the chance to me, Mr. Black, and I give it hack to\—he paused the fraction of a second. It was Mark that smiled this time; Mr. Black was scowling—“to John War ner. It really belongs to him.\ Mr. Black unconsciou*ly drew a' long breath. , “ Warner shall have it,\ he said, in his usual business tone. Then htj it bit him in the lower jaw. Next took a mouthful from his throat, cut ting the windpipe anil exposing the jugular vein. Then it grabbed a hand ful of flesh from the shoulder, strip ping the bone and cutting an artery from which the blood leaped. “ I saw it stream in a curve above my face,\ Hearles says. The bear's foot slipped and the man rolled over. His coat was bunched between his shoulders. HcroUm In a Signal Tower. “Left hand sho^ off, relieve me soon ns possible,\ was the message that came over the wire to the Super intendent of the Cambria and Clear field Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Howard Loxvroan, operator at Garway, Penn. That was early in tho morning and there were uo trains up the mountain until after noon. When asked by tho Superin tendent whether he could take care of the down-coming trains until after noon, Lowman replied that ho would stick to his post until relieved. With one hand torn to shreds he kept tho other ou tho key of his instru ment. When assistance reached him during the afternoon he fell into a faint. He had bound his arm at the wrist and stopped the flow of blood. The Resident resulted from tho ex plosion of an old gun with xvhich Lowman shot at a squirrel that had appeared ou a tree uot fur from the M r. D o y le's H rrap W ith a W ildcat# William Doyle, who lives near Williamstield, III., is the possessor of tho skin of a monstrous wildcat that for several mouths foraged in tho eastern part of the county and terror ized the people. The animal played havoc with poultry and pigs, but a'j attempts to capture it failed until Doyle, who is an old hunter nu<| trapper, set a double wolf trap. Wheu late last week he visited the trap he found the wild beast working vigor ously to free itself. He pulled a re volver and began tiring, but the lively motions of the cat prevented him from hitting a vital spot. He then seized a club, but as he was striking, the cat freed itself and iu an instant was on him, tearing his clothes and lacerating his flesh. Doyle managed to reach his hunting knife in tho Subjecl: tkeeplng the Sebbeth, Neh. mill., 1ft.31—Golden Tern*: Em. ms., 6—Mem ory Ver*e», Xelt. mill., 15-17—Corotnen. t»ry on the Lemeon. 15. \In those da>s.’' Upon His reiu ju !o Jerusalem, and while He wus engaged in making the reforms above mentioned. \In J u d a h .\ Tho laud of the Jews, where God’s law should have been most sacred. The people hud become so bold that no ef fort seemed to be made to conceal their Sabbath-breaking. ' Trending wtuo presses.’\ These were large vuts, about eight feet square and over 8 foot deep. In to which grapes were thrown and trodden by feet cf men, and tho juice flowed Into a lower smaller vat. Bometlmea they were hewu out ot rock In the side of a hill. These were probably near Jerusalem , where Neheminh could observe them from tho wall. \On the Sabbath.\ A direct violation of the nuoleut law (Ex. 20:8-11), as well ns of the recent covenant made by the people. \Bringing In sheaves.\ In the East farmers live In villages and towns, and go forth to cultivate the surrounding country. It Is not unusual for them to bring their harvest homo to thresh It. The farmers brought their grain Into Jeru salem, at tho time of Neheinlnh, to secure It from robbers, the country being In an unsealed condition. There was an express command ngalntt doing this on the Sab bath. Ex. 34:21. \Lading asses.\ Re gardless of the law for animals. Deut. 5:14; Jsr. 17 t 21. \Wine grapes and figs.\ For storage and sale. This required a large working force, and tem pted the people to buy and trade on the Sabbath. \1 testllled sgalust them .\ Gave them the teettmony of God’s Word agalust It. 16. \There dwelt men of Tyre.\ Devoted to commerce, they bad formed a little set tlement In Judea for the sale of their mer chandise, fish and other things. They were Idolaters, with a worship th a t was full of sensual a ttractions; they were gay and unprincipled. Even Solomon had been tainted by them (l Kings 11:1-6\) and Ahab nlmost ruined Israel by m arrying Jezebel, the daughter of their k(»g. Such a people, dwelling in Jerusalem, making mouey while others were commanded to rest, tempting those of weak moral principles, would be a strong demoralizing force. 17. \ I contended with tho nobles.\ Not the rulers of v. 11, but the higher classes generally. Nehemlah was as quick to un dertake to remedy this flagrant evil as he was to perceive It. He used his official authority. They desired the freshest food for their feasts and encouraged breaking the law tor the gratification of their car nal appetites. \This that ye d o .\ They were responsible In that they permitted It. 18. \Did not your fathers thus?\ Why was Jerusalem destroyed? Where had the nation been carried Into captivity? Why were they now weak and poor u n i scat tered? Let tho prophets answer. Jer. 17: 27; Ezek. 20:13; lea. 68:13,14. The d edica tion of one day lu the week to God gives firmness to tho framework on which the re ligious life wus built. It wae as Important for the national Hie ns for the Individual] It made a dividing line between Jews and heathen; hence the stress th a t Nehemlah placed upon the observance of the day. 19. \Began to be d ark.\ Their tiubbatb began at sunset the previous day. Tbs city gates would have been closed at sun down, but Nehemlah ordered them closed earlier, when the shadows wore lengthen ing, that secular work should not be oar rlod ou to the last allowable moment, \After the Sabbath.\ Next morning aftoj the Sabbath. \My servant*.\ -H is owu body-guard, whom He could trust. \No burden.\ Though the gates were closed against traffic, foot passengers were ad mitted through the small wicket If they carried no burden, that the people might thus attend worship In the temple. 20. \M erchants lodged without.\ Not believing that the command would be strictly enforced, they camped outside the wnllei, waiting for the gates to be opened ou Sabbath morning as usual. They kent; open market for the dwellers outside tne walls and smuggled goods through the gates If the chance came. A crowd was collected about the g ates, and the rest of the Sabbath broken. 21. \I will lay bunds on you.\ Frooeed to violent measures; arrest and treat you ns criminals. Wus Nehemlah too severe? \They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with theta.’’ Prov. 28-4. Wo are to \ h ave uo fellowship with the unfruitful works ol darkness, but rather reprove them .\ Epb. 6:11. It Is not enough to withdraw from evil doers; we must also rebuke Ihem. \Came no more.\ Vice connived at will bid defiance to counsel and reproof, but may be made cowardly If m a g lurates will sit on the throne of judgm ent. The cure wits lasting, for in our Saviour's time the Jews wore oversorupulous about Sabbath sanctity. 22. \Commanded the LeYites.\ Assign ing the duty to His servants was but a temporary arrangem ent. The permanent charge was committed to the Lcvltes, who had been Intrusted with the duty when the gates were first set up. Chapter 7:1. \Clenuse themselves.\ That is, to purify themselves from ceremonial unclean ness and come and attend to g u arding the g ates as a religious iuty. A reason for this may have been the moral Influence which the sacred character of the Levltes would be supposed to exert. Nehemlah was careful to carry out tho plan of God. \Tosanctify the Sabbath.\ Secure Its sanctity by pre venting further profanation. \Remember roe. O my God.\ Tbts prayer Is not one of self-glcrfflcatton, but of faith in God's truth. A man who knows He Is doing right In the sight of God can say so to God with out presumption. It Is a testimony ofOod'e grace, and He can rejoice In 11. This prayer Is repeated several times, each time after some hard fought batile. Nehemlah had made many enemies by bte course, but he looked beyond this life for his reward.-* \Concerning this also.\ As he had In o ther things before. Happy Is he who at the close of each undertaking can pray thus. \Spare me.\ From all dependence upon my own worth. Spare me to continue faithful. Here Is uo claim to honor for faithful service, but humble desire to be kept so devoted to God that he may still be entrusted with God's work. T eachings .—When we aregdolng God's will we need have no fear of men. If we forsake God's law we will forsake His wor ship. When God speaks through men sin ners are afraid. When we have been obedient we must still depend upon God's THE NEWS EPITOMIZED CATLING'S AUTOMOBILE PLOW. The grizzly bit into it, <h<I not like the j struggle and killed the eat, but bis e of it and went went away. The cold surprised Phil b j suddenly shaking R«°P1>*-1 tire bleeding and Searles hand, with him. \You've corns crawle,1 fo,lr miles ,0 Fro,u through it well,” he said cordially. crawled four miles to camp. From there, teetering upon tho edge of death, he managed to get to hospital d i s - “Hasn't he, Appleton?\ But Appleton had not waited to an swer any questions. “ It will do your father a lot ofrgood when he knows about it,” sai 1 Mr. Black, still bolding the young feilo-at's wanted it. He stammered out some ! “Father0 Oh, he won t know any thing, but the manager interrupted thing about it,” Phil said iu a half- T h e M a n o n H o r e e h a f k . him with a gesture of dismissal be- wistful, half shamed torn*. That “the fear of man rests upon fore he could even say how thankful “Won't he?” Mr. Black laughed every beast” is trn*s, but the saying be was. mt “Well, perhaps. He was will must be qualified vhon applied tb the “That’s all right, but take a little j ing that l should make the test, but herds of half-wild cat le that range the have he 1 clothes were torn to pieces.—Chicago Record. H o w L n c l l e l u n e n K e e a r d A m e r i c a . No one can meet and talk with the English people and not be thoroughly convinced of their admiration and in Los Angeles, three days’ ride Unt TT jb doetor gave him forty- ,riendlhi|) for Americus. TUcy have eight hour, to I,ye. He was w.lkmg r(lallT ^ exoggerete(i j.lea of their assignment is yours, if you want it.’ The Frew assignment/ His if he ; about tho grounds in a month he counted the dents in his rifle and the teeth and bone bits in hie bottle and swore off. think more than one side to it, you know. Come back in fifteen minutes. Of course you would like to consult your father about it”—Phil winced slight ly at that — “ but there isn’t time. You might ask Appleton's advice, though, if he happen# along Phil went oat, dizzy with exalta tion. The keen triumph of untbought of success set his blood to dancing Here was his chance to “get close up to the band,’ and that was the first principle of business, Mark ►aid. Why should he take fifteen minutes to think over it? Then the thought of John Warner gave his triumph u chi 1 Was it fair to shoulder faithful J on out of bi- nghtful place in this way? All Mark's glib sayings went babbling through hi* brain t * answer that, bat somehow they seemed less inspiring than at first. “Consult Tvur fathtr!\ told me just how it would turn out. semi-arid regions of the West. Such strong. Engla He was sure that his boy would come to uo real harm—yet. Now go back to your work, and after thi«—well, such a father as yours is just about the best advi.-er a young fellow cai T. *^»lly an exagge!«%vw« x,. , MV.. li «ri| f**P*bilitios and achievements, and of i the wealth and power of the country. Uncle Sam has proved an equal match in what John Bull considers the great est objects of life—making money and winning battle*. He now regards America ns one does a poor relation who has come into a fortune. The ties of kinship have suddenly become and fears hut one danger One Man to I>o the W ork of Eight Mei ami Twelve Horee*. One of the most note! machines tha have come from the brain of Dr. It. J. Gat ling Is an automobile plow. With It be ex pectfi to supersede the plow that Is now lu general use for the p reparation of laud foi cultivation. The machine will be bult on the principle of the automobile, with disk plows so arranged as to d b tbe work of the mplements now lu use with greater facill ty and rapidity and at a great eavlog. He.propose# to build the maohlneso it cai be operated by a single man. It will do the work of eight men and twelve horse#. The p - war will be either gaaollne or oil. In ad dltlou to Its primary use In the field, th« machine can be used lu driving a tbroabcf »helllng corn, or for hauling purpose*. A# to the i-oet and weight, Dr. Gatling pre ferrod to withhold detail# for the preeeut remarking, however, that what he pro poxed was both feasible aud practicable. Another machine I# for the ootto'i fields, and is designed for \thlunlng out\ cotton plant# In their early growth. This ma chine will do away with \the man with the hoe\ In chopping out the young cotton plant#. The implement consists of a beC somewhat like a wagon, with shovels that are worked by the motion of the machine I . u n i K u e e b e r y A l m o s t * H«-riiilt, It is sai l m London that Lord Hose bery has become almot-t a hermit. He spends practically all bis time at one of hi* country bouses, and rarely visit# London save on Sunday, when the great town is qmet. He t-eem# t<. dread the roar and bustle of the city, and avoids it whenever possible. Meutmore, where he spends the greater part of hi# time, is one of the most splendid and stately country houses in Great Britain. Persia first grew the cherry, the i-each and the plum. animals fear and respect a man when mt anted ou a horse, hut seem to have nothing but contempt fur him when on foot. A railroad train, slowly making its way through a herd grazing along the track, was confronted by a large bull. He occupied the centre of the road, and with lowered head was bellowing defiance at the engine. The engineer, wishing not to injure the animal, •topped the tram and sent the fireman, armed with a shovel, to drive him The fireman started boldly enough, brandishing hi* shovel, and was almost within striking distance when, with a grave, roar, t h e hull charged upon him. He | sprang aside ju*t in time to save h i m self, aud wheu th e ball turned and charged again he dro p p e d his shovel and Fought safety on t h e top a larg e | g o o d cu a tem e rs b o u ld e r n e a r by. , m a n u factu re coalition of European powers. France and Germany, or Russia and France, might threaten her supremacy. “ Iu tha' ca#e”—I have heard this said again and again — “ of course we should expect the United State* to come to our oMsistauco and fight by our #ide.”—Correspondence Ntw York The grave of President John Tyler, in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Ya., is at last to be marked by a monument, of granite and fittingly inscribed. Only a handsome mag nolia tree at it* head now marks the India takes nearly forty five per ceni. of England's export* of calico. China and the UuAed State* art? also fur this article of AMERICA AHEAD OF EUROPE. Privy Councillor Loewe hey* fimnnmmt M net Act to Compete For World** Trade. The Tagehlatt, of Berlin, print* an later- view witli Privy Councillor Loewe, who wa# tbe German dHvgate at the P illadel- nhia Trade Congress, on the Impressions u<* gained during bt# visit. Herr Loewe found the economic con dition of tbe United Hlate# moat flourish ing, especially In tbe marvelous develop ment of electrical indu»try, and fbfe Ameri cans far ahead of European# In tbe use of dleftrifilty a* a hubsiliute for human labor. All natural forces, be say*, have been rna-le u#* of for Ihe production of ele'-trlo’ f\r' the greatewl being tbe Niagara Fall*. Electric tramway# and railways are far ibead of those In Europe. H e rr Loewe l# coo v I need that if Ger many does not want to be left behind In impetitlou fur the world’s tra » a better u*e of electriclti rad* she must F a t h e r a t t h e A g o o l K « g b t y - T h r e e . The birth of an heir to a veteran of lit Florida war of 1#P) I# the social »eu#*tioo at 8alud*. H. C. Dr. J« -oh Trotter, we*itl«* and n g tty-three, heriog married a youny wile, has become the fetuer of a bouu log A leer lean Hep* Liked i ISeeleerf. American hop# seem to have crowded out from the English market tbe German bops, though tbe latter are at present very W a ehlnetoe I feme. announced th a t the Lamolne P o int selected by Rear-Admiral coaling m t . •lie has been selected by Renr-Adml Bradford for the Frenchman's Bay eonli Htullon. authorised bv the Govemms___ The property embraces thirty acr«n o l land, having a water front of 160 rode. XI Is six miles from Bar Harbor by water, a n d t admirably adapted for the purpose lo t v... which It is Intended. ; Negotiations are In progress for a new commercial arrangem ent between th e United States and Russia, the form o l which ha* not yet been definitely decided. Rear-AdmiiNll Watson cabled the Navy Depart ment flint he wants a competent re tired officer to take charge ol the e l n l nautical school to be established InMnnlln. Secretary Long ordered th e prelim inary acceptance of the torpedo boat Dahlgrem The Industrial Commission will send tw o sub-commlealoners Into the S outh and Went to Inquire Into all topics the oommlanlon le considering except th a t of trusts. Representative Bankhead, ot Alnbnmn,le an aapUAnt for the minority leadership of tbe House. The Postmaster General has extended domestic rate# of postage to Porto Rico, the Philippines ar.<! Guam. The President Issued a proclam ation e x tending the benefit of the Copyright n et to the Netherlands. Daniel McMurirle. a Medical D irector l a the United States Navy, retired June IS, 1899, Is dead. Our Adopted Islands. Agwtnaide’s three-year-old son was cap tured by American troops, with Bueneam- Ino, who was known as \the brains o l th e Insurrection.\ Civil Governor Nunez, of Havana, ban Issued an official notice to all newspapers, reminding the publishers that, under t h e law, the editors of journals counselling disturbances are liable *o be prosecuted. Governor Nunez decln. « that he will H e to It that the law 1s enforced. In five day*' lighting near Hollo fonr Americans were killed and twenty-Ave wounded. There are 1135 miles ol railway In Cube, 551 miles of which are controlled by British . companies. Hawaii Is making big purchases of n*rl« cultural machinery, pumping plants and engine#. Railroad building Is developing that island. Colonel George R. Davis, former Director General of the World's Fair, died at hie home In Chicago after a short Illness. Col onel Davis had been a sufferer from heart disease for years, and d eath was due prl* marily to'this act. An epidemic of smallpox has broken out In Kentucky. There a re 600 cases in one The battleship Kentucky left Boston for the builders’ yard at Newport News, Vo,, to receive her finishing touches. Secret Service Agent Hazen has a rreetol Charles E. Scott and Frank Scott,brothers, «t Han Francisco, Cal., on chargee of coun terfeiting. They aro said to bo from t h e The Board of Health of Montolalr.N. J., Is making every effort to stamp out what may be a serious diphtheria epidemic. The cornerstone of the new Oatholle chapel at West Point, N. Y., for cadets wee laid with appropriate ceremonies. The bodv of Major Guy Howard,who WAS killed In action In the Philippines, m ashed Han Francisco on the transport BelgSen King. The body wae sent to OmahA for in term ent. Fifty physicians have been engaged by the Hchool Board of Chicago to make A medical Inspection of the nuptls In th e public schools. This Inspection to Intend ed to minimize the spread of disease In tb e schools. Charges of \conduct unbecoming n min-- inter\ have been preferred against th e Rev. Thomas Carson Hanna, of Union City, Conn., by two yo his congregation. Executive Oommlt- mooratlo Committee, it e i “ Thom as Carson Hanna, of Union City, i., by two young women, membeie ot ongregatton. It was officially announced th a t the Dewey arch In New York City will continue to bear the Admiral's name. James McManes, who voluntarily pAtd the 9600,000 debts of the People's Bank of Philadelphia, to dead. The United Htatas Circuit Court, In New York City, decided that the Equitable Idfn Assurance Society need not divide Its 999,- 000,000 surplus with policy holders. The members of the tee of the National Den which met In Chicago are aim declaring for an early campaign, and th e National Convention next year may be railed as early as March. The much discussed Fowler-Chase eaee was compromised and the Insanity proceed ings In tbe Circuit Court a t Lafayette,Ind., were dropped. Young Chase will come In to possession of more than a half-million estate without further resistance. Statistics Just given out bv the State au thorities show that while crime among the women of (Colorado to rapidly decreasing the number of female Insane to growing a t a rapid rate. The window glass Jobbers, who bsv# been lu session In New York City, formed an aMsoolatlon divided into Eastern nod West ern sections. Lady Salisbury, the wife of the British Premier, died a t Hatfield House. The Porte has addressed^ notes to the Powersredemandlng thesuppN e e lonot the foreign postoffloes In Turkey. It to not be lieved the demaud will be met by affirma tive action. ■‘V Tbe Globe of Toronto announces the! the Ontario GovernmeuMias^ all future patents for^oopper or n t o l m ^ ^ l lands In tbe province that neither the om -vi nor the matte can be exported. The German Government le on tbe point of making another attem p t to exclude for eign fruit wholly or parrially from Ger many, and Is collecting fflformetlon fro * dealers a* to whether such exclusion Is feasible without causing a s trlngeneyln the market. 238 meteors At Honnenwendsteln, Austria, 5 were observed. Many o t them beautiful. A dispatch received at Berlin annouDcea that an Imperial deoi Issued appointing LI Hung Che of Commerce. ang Minister Copies of the Parisian paper whleh son talned an Insulting Illustration ot Qeeee Victoria have been seised by the polios. The Queensland Ministry reeCened OS An outcome of a vote of the Assembly le con nection with the construction of railroads- The Governor summoned Mr. Dnwson, leader of the labor opposition, lo form a new Cabinet. The trial of tbe torpedo boat deetroysr Viper. Intends*] for tbe British nayt, nne proven extremely aatlsfaotory to h s r belld- er# end others Interested In her snssille The Viper to a veswel of 326 tons, wblls MT engines can develop between 19,909 end 12,000 bone power. United Hlate* Consul-General 6tow o ,nl Cape Town, be* received information teat tbellrlttoh prisoner* la Pretoria are WSM fed, and that there to uo irn tb In th e etAlS- ment that they are suffering from esn f ff. Mr. Chamberlain, Colonial Secretanr, visited Windsor and held Interviews wKk Em peror William and members ot kls et*ff. The Cameroon scandal Involves AmSd ratie as beneflolarle* of lbs Germea Colonial : Office s gifts of the vast tracts of terrMsey. j Four hundred Dervishes were killed In the Soudan In an engagement wttk AB Anglo Egyptian force under General Win- - A Portuguese force hai lend, otherwise known es Africa, where the native# Metosttsr, Smith •re reported Is its er# expsetsd rice, where the ni be defiant. Be-enfoi from Lisbon within The Franco-Chloi ____ Chao-Weu has been delimited so the! France securee two totsede so sa m end lag th e entrance of the bey. All but two of tbe polities! p r/sonere In Han Domingo were released. Geesm l Vasques, the former bead of tbe Pro- visional Government, left Haa Domingo lot Kent lego. The country to quiet and bnaft- news I* Improtleg. Everything 1* quiet In lb# Ha m oan Isl and#. The Bfitlsli cruiser Pyledee left AMa for Rydnf y, S, H. W„ carrying F ormas King Malletoa T huu a# a pasceuger to IA# Pijto I # puy • visit lo his •toter. Prince Clarence II., of tbe MosqeltW Territory, wa* married lo Miss Irene Morrlce at Kingston, Jam aica. By tble merrlege b* not only abdleetee the throne but d lelaiieriu bis heir by tbe laws of bis country. Tbe French Government decided t e ordeft the oevelry to obetruct the mereil to Parle of 39S9 strikers from Andlnoonfl, ValentIgav and Beaulieu. The Liberal* all over the BepebMs el too ere urging tbe reeom lnnllon of Preeldenl D ial. Many are min s e t Coe-
