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PRIDAT, JANUABT 81, 18B6,
8IXTEEN PAGES
THi: KEW8 TB1B MOBXINB.
FOREION. Il la reported from Oonatantlnople
t u thc .laughter of Turka before Rel
?. : | held by the Armenlana, has been
. i, A dlapateh from i: >me aaya that
?i greal battle betweei the Itallana and Abya
i - ri . ma ln mln nt. A lvleea from lla
i .;:. to the effect thut Oeneral Marin. the
i Oovernor of Ouba. has peraonally tak.-n
the Bel i agalnat Oomea
CONQRBBS.?Both branches In aesslon. =
- nate: i.iscussion of the free eolnage rabatltute
f r th. il ittBi Bond blll contlnued, - Houae:
Twa more of th.- g.-nera! approprtatlon biiis were
ral mlnor measurea were paaaed.
p iMESTIC?Benator Pavey latroduced a blll
ln the Leslalatun to reorganlse the Sear forh
p.iHce Departm nt - The Chamber of
Oommei e Ex Ite Commlttee liad a hearing ln
in) Thr. - n)cn were kllled and twenty
foui . the esploalon of a boller ln a roll
Ing-mlll In Hollldayaburg, Penn. - WHBam
1! Engllah, who ran for Vlce-Prealdent on the
Democratle Hcket ln 18*0, ra aertously 111 at hie
i ln Indlana. asssa 'ih.. fale 'VaraHy erew
ann .un ed Ita purpoaa to gj to England a:.d r,.w
In the Henley Kegatta. ?? The Kev. L?r. Wi:-,
lam li. Furneaa dled in Pbiladelphla.
CITY AXD BUBURBAN.?Tha Repu '
Commlttee of Plva Hnndred engaged In Ihe wollt
, i -\; ilng tha maehlne enrolmenl frauda mei
and adopted a memorlal addreaaed l ? th. B
pnbltcan state Commlttee, deman lii)^r thal the
loeal organlaatloa be purg. I b i .re t.1 ?? electlon
of delegatea to the state and Natlonal commlt
taee; epee rhea were made by Edward Mitehell,
Cornellua N. BUaa Oeneral Wag.-r Bwayne
and otbera - ?? H irrlble Btorite of brutaUty on
i i i Iha Amerlcan rhip WllUe Rosenfeld arere
toM at a h'.-arinK before Deputy Bhlpplng Com
miss-i .ner Keenan. The eelebratloa of J. h
?I ddart'a Blxty-thlrd annlveraary aa an a l r
waa held at tbe Academy of Mualc. = The
anthraelte coal corapanlee adopted a pi?n f 'r
dlvldlng bualBbaa. - The gtock marke; w.is
BCtlve and genereliy sTror.ir.
THK V7EATHER, Boreeaal for to-day: Palf
anl allghtly oooler. Th.- lemperature yeaterday;
Hlgheat, i'o degreea; luwe.?t, r.3; average, tt%,
Yankee ^l.ips are rettlng u l?ad reputation, aad,
Jndglttg by thc teetlmony regardlng one of them
gttea before the Depoty Bhlpplng Commlaiilon
er In this city yeaterday, they deaerve It. The
cr-w of Ibe Wlllte Roaenfeld wew i tmit i? de*
Bjoandng ibe >kiiij>'T for hhi iirut:.l nnd utbn
BJMI.ii'ltut. 'J'liis in itself |g ? r.ire occur
rence, ind goea mr to eonflrm tiie gtorlea whlrh
they told of rkdence and nl.tis.-. TliU reasel lu.
;i bad niBr and tiie raptaln is regarded at an
aseeelinply nird njaater. Wbal looka lik.-a<l?-:ir
c:i>.- Ims bow liet-n ma.lr out agalnat liim. and it
1m not BOBBlbta iinit his eaergetle denlabj wlll
b. accepted ?falnal tho cotabined leatlmony <>f
fborteea men. one of whom carriea ">n his bead
an n^'iy woond arnlcb recelved no medlcal ;.'
tentlon fot iee Baootha
\\r are glad t0 sfM' ibal ti.e stat.. lledlcal
Sni-ifty is Intereatlng itscif ln tbe qneatlon of
tho reorgaabnttlog of our Cenmtt gjrBten, and
th.t there is ? fjood proapect that ? carefully
BgBjaared i>i!l wiil be presented al tbe preaent
??s-!<.ii of/tbe Lo^isl.itiire. Tbe State Har A^
aori.it.".> l.as BbW promiscd to lend nll the aid
ln i- power. The general drbiclplea on wblcb
tiii'li i hill ?BOOM he drawn are eas!!y gol at.
Thej Bra etatwrtlffl In thc liw ulii.h Ifataachu
Bi-tts liaK bad on its Btatate-boob f?>r man.v ycais.
F'or thc c.visiin^' Coroaata there ihoold be fub
atitiit<(l mclica! f.xanilncrs, whlle the jinllcial
functioriM attuchin? to thc nflee aboold bf lm
pagehl on the DlKtrirt-Attnrncys or otlicr snitahlc
oiiit ial.s. It ls to be boped that thc Legbdatnre
wlll not fall to apBgadate thc Importanco of
iictioii '.ti this important aubject
There have beea eereral teapot tempoati on
h .th Btdeg of tl..' Atl.-inti.- aJaCB I'rcsld.-nt Clcvc
1,-iikJ aent to IXBafrBM hin fanioiis meBaage on
ihe Vcnczuclan hoiindary dJspejte, which in
Ihcmst'lvcs. asidc from ti.e Kcrloii.siicss of ih.
m.-iiii BBbjact, ivcar a ilccld.dly humoroiis Bflpect.
Sfagej of them ii.vc gpproacbed in BaagBltnile the
nilnlatiirc storm in tlic Ilrltlsli Anthorh' BOCietj
anajaad by sir Walter Donnfi eoaaBMavlable
? ffott to M the Amcrican Jiterary workers know
that thelr WifHl brotberi are not tlilrsting BBP
ihcir bjaad. it appeara now that the wbole
imuhle arose becBBjae the six hnndred Bteajbera
ef iIk- Boclety who algaad Sir Walter Hesant's
?iVtraaa ef Boaoi ua.i croodurUl dld ua <io thu
aoclety'a offlclal letter paper wltbout obtalnlng
formal pcrmhwlon i<i nee It. Tbereupon tbe
,;??;,!< of war and red i:ij> ? pasaed reaohniona
-1<? !.-1. j _? lhal Ihe addreaa waa noi offlclal, Iml
reprc*euted ih? Indlrldual oplnlone of tbe algn
, rs \~ thla waa nll Ihe addreaa preteoded lo
do, qulet .in.l barmony once raorc relgn ln tbe
r.imu of ihe aoclety and nnother war eplaode is ?
apparouthr endcd.
? ? --
Actlng on Ihe auggcatlon rontalncd in ihe
ter ol Corporatlon Counnel Scotl made pnblie
Insl week. Henator Pavey yeaterday lutrodtircd
i reeolution Intendcd to obtnin full Informatl ? ?
ua to the flnaneial rondltlon ol Ihe aeveral ? iti. <
and lowns whlrh it i-; propoaed to Inclnde in Ihe
Ureatcr New-York. Nothlng rould have been
more approprlate or Hmely. The Informatlon
, mghi woukl cerl ilnly be ol greal value In
.- i ns lh ? l-? glslatnrc to a< i Intelllgently on
? !,,. ,,,!??<;: . i ol ron* llda l?n. Bnl Uie moinenl
ihe reaolutlon waa read Lexow flared up and
ilccliired thai i1 was an Intrnsion ninl an aflfronl
ln him nnd h h commlttee, and h" -ven objeeted
1 . bavlug Ihe Commlttee ou Cltici. requeal il 1 i
? thla inlormatlon Tbe Pbttt-Tammony
alllaiire came oul Btrung, and the r-oiit was the
,,.|-,.:, I- o , f the matter '>' Ihe t'iti.'s Comnilttee;
whleh doubtliwn meana tli.ii it will ncver be
i. ..-trd ot ngaln. Thla i> Ihe way in whleh ron- ;
Ki.lldntlon ln Ihe dark la i - !??? foreed through,
deapite tbe wlahe* oi' tTj?- people moal deeply ln
terr*t<*d. I'an >'i li a plan gueeeed:
TBE I. \TE8T 8CBOOL BILL.
Whlle ihe Board of Educatlon waa -till o>u
alderlng tbe report ol Ita Commlttee ou Hehool
Syatem, and It waa uneertaln in whal lorm the
i.ill drnfted by the commlttee would Bnally i>'' ,
aabmitted to tbe Lcglslature, we thoughi it auffl
elenl to any thai it propoaed nt leaal on,. aenaiblc
Improvement, nnd thai it dld not benr pvhlence
,,f bavlng been concelved eonacioualy and prl
marlly in the Interest of Tammany Hall. Xow
th.it tho mcasure haa I.n adopted with aome
unlmportani modlllratlona, and wlll aoon i? nn
der dlacuaalon at Aibany. it is proper t.. aay
..f it. as a whole, ibal n not only falla far ehorl
,.f whal it oughi to be. bul Ibal ii haa no roh
atantial reaaon for exlatence. Il provldei for
a re onatrurtlon of aebool dlatrlcta, whk'h In a
good thing if the trustee s.\*t,:n \n lo he re
talned; it .mewhaj eularges the rontrol <'f i!i<'
Board of Kducatjjui on r >.rhonl bull llnga iind
properly. and :t pn |hi - - . no or l ivo oth i min i
cbangea whlrh are pr ?;>?"? enough in i!n m-lv.-v
Bul ii would i"' abrnird to preaenl the bill i"
pu ? ention a- a comprehentdve and pn?m
lalng lueaaure of >, 1; ? ??! reform. It pr.irtlcullj
Rlma al a re-enactmenl nl the exlsting law, and
ronsequently at a d. Ilberate r< nflrmatl >n i 1 the
fundamental delecta ol tbe exlstlne. *y*tetn II
thla ia all thai tbe eomniunlty la lo i btaln from
a protracted agltatl. u of ihe ?eb i >1 i|U -
toea will be larger than the gain, for the p itwane
ot tbe bill In lts presenl I irm ? .uld tend i ? pre
venl rather than lo promote fttrgli r pr. - -
Mrmb. ra ^.f Ihe B >ard who opixwe 11 mlghl have
jolned in re ommending one or t?,. >.-,?.
bllla ln accomplbih nll the ibanges u iw adi - .1
whlch in themaelvea gre merltorlous, Iml they
have duue well to vote agalnal the rep - In
whlch these rhangea are embodicd.
There la a theorj'i u d iiuaupported by many
Intelligeut ritixena, tbal buard* ol inwteea, hat
lng powera ol inspeetlon and i ommendatlon,
and nutblng more, woul I tl.i n ? liarm and ml?lii
be uaetul in thai ndi,- ?;? i>, i IJ\ '"- ?'? - '':"
niatlng nelghborboud Intere^l lu ihe >??!; ?>\
Qnr oplnlon la tbal the advantagiii ol retaln at
tbe tnwteea in offlcv, even wltb iho*e limitutlona,
an- exaggerated; bul we have fell no apindal
aeUdtude on that potot. and were qulte reutlj
to yleld to the Jodgmenl ol Iboge \\1m took tliat
vl?-w a year agq. Wi raonoi admlt, however,
for a momenl ihai there .:s .-\,n <, mn h as i
falnl hope ol mnklux the aehooN whal they
ougbt to be ao long as tbe rettponalbllitj ui .li
rlded by preaervlng to the trueteea f.tlona
whlrh, as experleure baa ahown, they are nntlt
tu perform, bul upon a'boae faithful and wlae
performance the efflclency ol the educatlonal
eatabllabmenl nevertheleiw dependa. Tbe Board
ol Bdncatlon bill whlrh Mr. I'age baa Intralured
in the Benate, bul >?> whlch we hope he is noi
c .mmltted, malntalna and more ? .11 llj ia
trenchea this radlral faull i f dlvlded and ron
QictJng eourcea ?..i" authorlty. Theoretlrally. the
eommlaalonera control and admlniater th. m
ayatem. Pra llrally, the blame for wrvy n
<>r coDceivable abuse and ahortcomlng ran '??
shittiil from one gbmdder to anotber, leavlng
everybody unamirclied, wbile the whole de
ment li dlaeredlted. The greal merll <d' the
Commlttee <.f BeA'enty bill ? lled lo i ?? --
laal year waa lhal it removed th;s rool ol nll
? trouble, lodged aufflcienl power ln bands fll t >
; ttRe lt. concentrated reap Dflbility, and converi
...1 the achool eatabllahmenl Inl i a aymmetrleal
fabric on a ? ?und foundatl *n
lt haa i"-?n repreaented, wlth apparent good
! faith, by aome peraona more or leaa roneerned
offlclally ln ihe managemenl ol the -<?!;? *la lhal
lt |g wiso and i'i"' per t" proreed alowly with thla
bualneaa ol reform, obtalnlng aucreaalve bene
flta from leglalatlon, ind ibua eventually reacli
? lng a bigfa standnrd wltlioul aliorka or rev?T?ea.
\\'?. are alwaya In favor of galnlng large reanlts
gradually, If tbal is the only way In whlch they
can be galned. Bul noi Infrequently retroi ?
' sion weara for a tlme tbe appearance ?.f prog
i?.<-s. iiini o < mmunity may be dlaappolnted to
flnd that II lias been golng backward, Inatead of
forward by glow atagea. In Ihe preaenl paae,
we are peranadeil lhal the effecl of imaalng this
achool bill for ihe aake >>f Ita laolated merltn
would be to poatpone thai general and genulne
tranaformatlon wblch is Indiapenaablc in tbe
jodgmenl of tboae moal competeni t i pr.tnnce
nn oplnlon, _
1/01 EMEXT8 l\ 801 Tll AFRIC 1.
Tl..' Tranavaal Iroublea have gnaumed a new
phase. The mlnlng rotnpanb*. are propoalng
to atop work. Tbal they nndonbtedly have a
riglit to do. Tbey i.ui afford lo do it. Bnl enrn
a.'ti.m would prove rulnoua to tne rountry, More
than three-foortba of the wblte popolfltlon <>f
tbe Repnbllc depend upon tbe mlnca r>r em
ployment, bualneaa and aupport Wlth tbe
doalng ?f tbe minos thelr ocmpatlon would be
u.me. Many of tln m mlgbt turn Ihelr atten
tion to agrlrulture iith! remaln wbere they are.
The majorlty of them would probably leare tbe
country altogether, reduclng its wblte popubi
tlon to leu than one-balf its preaent nnmbera.
Worge Mill. from tbe Boer polnl of rlew, th.
reveuuea of tbe Btate would auffer. N'lne-tentba
of them now come fr.?m the mlnea, lf the lat
tfit were cloaed, tbe treaaury would aoon be
empty and tbe Oovernmenl bankrupt No won
dcr Preaideol Krtlger is aerlonaly concerned
about the matter.
Tli.. motivea "t the mlnera are not yef <lis
clorn l. Prealdenl Krtlger neema to tblnk Ihey
m.'.ni merely t<> embarraga and to Injure the
Btate as mndi as poaalble. Tbal s,, ms hnrdly
eredlble. Men do not, as a iwi.-. abandun for
abeer iplte a buabieaa thai ylelda MO.OOO.ilOU
proflta ;i jrear. Tbe more r. aaonable expbtnation
is tbal tbey almply wanl lo force tbe Oovern
nu-iit to reiBOTfl Bon.t '>'" Bnnoylng r.^iric
tlons, BBd to l.t them conduct Ibeb? bualneaa
on a free tnd eqtritgble bftBla. Tlils is. Indeed,
iDdlcated by Prealdenl Krflfer blmaelf, in his
ptomlae heneefortb lo promote tbe aupply of
natlre tabor and I > protecl Bnd develop Ihe
minlnir Induatry as fm as can be done by ?ov
. rnin.iitai a. tion. Ultberto hU pollcy has been
kaaa n.o rovu.au .?f thai h? haa alaaad -?
poMlble reatrletlona npon tbe ropply of natlri
Inbor. and ha- done nll be could to dlecourage
and Impede the whole Indnatry. Apparently he
is :it last roBvlnced tbal he mual glre tbe Out
Innders gomethlng like falr ptay, eren al the rl >k [
of havinir the Boer ollgarchy awamped by tbe
naturalixed elementn of tbe popubitlon.
It is. Indeed, natnral tbal he ahould tims be
convlnced. For there ia ii" more ronflrmed
fatalial in tbe world lhan the Dopper Boer, and
H? pP is no more manlfeal deatlny in Ihe Trane
Vi.,i luan tbe ultlmate domlnanee ol the Ont
landera. T ? Outl n.dera have aettled there to
^tay, nt nu'i v.. .aay be anre. if not, thej
would noi have buil .lohanneeburg ao aulnrtan
? tlally ol brlck and rtone, and tbey would noi be
.,?.?,ling bundreda ol thouwands of dollara a
vcar on achoola for thelr chlldren. Tbey are
evldently looklng lo the futnrc and making pro
vlslou for it. ln full expectatlon thnl they nnd
thelr chlldren, and thelr rhlldren'a chlldren for
unrounted generatlon*. ivlll be realdenta and
idtizena ol tho Tranavnnl. And Ihey do welL
!??.,? nfter the laal ouncc of gold la taken from
Ibe Kand there wlll remaln aome of Ihe moi l
trrtilc aoil and one of the moal perfeel cllmatea
in ihe world, and every natural condltlon ravor
.,: | . ;,, ?|,( pcrmaneni exlatenre of a nopuloua
;;!;,1 prnaper. na rommunlly. Bul ii will noi be
., p , i , ,: muulty. The Anglo-Saxous, whether
rrnm Brll i a or Auatralla or tbe I'nlted Btatea,
are alrradj ihe vaal maj. rlty. and are in Teaa- >
lng. noi merely by Immlgratlon, liui hy blrtb
rate, far more rapidly than the lt.nr-. And thai
latter facl la. : erhni*. tho moal ulKUlflraul >?(
nll. it exp'.alna why Ur n Brltaln haa been
:1bl,. to overtake and .uitxtrlp lier Kuro|>ean
riv.iis in poim of bome pnpuuitlou, and al Ihe
anme ftmc I.ilonlze wlth her aona the ulter
moKl enda ol Ihe earth IMher raci n and otber
tonguea had ihe irtarl in N ?rth Amerlca; bnl
ivhere are Ihey now? Hopelraaly iwitntimben I,
and merged In-yond recognltlon Into Ihe Eng
jj?j, ?,? lKjnR H ?,,i So it will be in South
Afrira. That race wlll flnally be domlnanl
whlch makea Ihe greateal Inrrenae in uuml>era
nn.! th.- grealeal progreaa in tho or - of rirllixa
tion; and that, beyond all queatl ?n. la the Kng
; ? : apenking rare.
TBE UORTUS /.'"(>::.
|. ? ,jj,| ):t. .,,, ,o.,|., ?,, iy haatj -?? ii, lu-i.iii t<?
nssiime. I?erau<?c of ihe elnborute Intervlew
, \|r iMati h ol wlth hlmeelf ihe other
, . \ ai 'I <abo-|ii ntly routlditl to tho publlr, that
,!?'. ,-ri,,?! pr. dnred by Ihe publi. i lon a i* it.
|( ml.Mi. or even ai.:. Ip led, ln Mi PI Itl hlm
-,lf. The Ihwry lhal Mi I'latl artnally meunl
to we tken IJovernor M< rt. n'a rh iikv* for Ihe
I'reftldential notnlnatl??n bj illre ting ai
to ihe f.id lhat hc lilme. if. aa <; .veruur Morton'a
ii.,,.' a< ilvi in I aggr. <a ve niipp i ler. la entlre
|j ,,ul of aeeord with Ihe moal emlin III an 1 ln
litiem il Ueji ibllrana ln -I; - ? untj la 11
nnt. unbl ? I'.'i. manlf. il ? - lh. I ai Mr
[Matt'a iinwarrantable an i utrai >h*
u|, m - me of t .. . ? ? ,1 '? - nd
? ?
, rnor ah il I bave pui I. l'i
- |n , harire ?f bu h a |H?n
\ ,,...v of Ihe '?? ':? :? ? a* *?bj< ? ' 1 ; m '
,. nm, ,i ,1 ? in l?j ai. i meana foll w lhal Mi
I'latl il '' '
? M
h ? aur. I ' ??,?,???!? II ? ' !
and frunt <>r a I :
i . I 'i ? i: i
-. uhl' li Mr I'l il! un.l I
ba !, nnd Mi Va i*n n '?? x
I am UrulH - kd ? i inglj i aignate * ?? ?"'? i
element" la li -? lelj :in y. ! Bul
|j ibal 1 ?? s, t oul t-> d?? ihla u
and prrcuurelvcd Intenl W. mn r<
deratand Imw Mr I'latt. wllh II ?
.,!?, ,| . . !,. i,|, ?f hla own Ini
:., ?,,,,, t . ... ?? : - m iy have 1
the i " III i-' '? ? '?' ' x'
,?,.(?
j Jlr. r
?'
Mr PI itl a mla ik.
falllng ' - ler lhal In i
gr< ai i Iti ii ln* m irhi hiin - m
ibougfa ti >l bj biij me ma - ? in.werl d, li
a -;.., ? :. '
' . . : .'.??.'. i D
gi neral effe 1 of Mr. 1"
at ,. Idi wlth till
party as to ihe legitli md
^ in, ihoda by v
imrty organlz itloi
wlth t!i?' ? ? ' ! "''?' '
M r '?" ''
: i... tu . i:.:: n to mi\ llial il hn - a ?' I" ? n
ilamaging, i i II han
II an ? ;. rodi rin? n mi fh?' ','? iloii v
. . rt of io re noi Morloli
is to be roni tninl
proral of, a false, fr m litl. nt, i i iai an i
1 organlx illon In thla r.?unty Ib.u
tbe dnmnge t-> Ibo ' ? ren imldtlon m iy l?e
h II) noi appenr untll lh... tl igh |M>ndei
lng nnd ihlul lng. Tiie liuvi rnor blmaidf, l
mtre, h ia noi aa rei done nnj ihlng lo ren
the doubtera, or t.nv. j lo ihe i mll
i m lhal hla own pi *p. la ire noi - i
wrnpped up ,ii Mr I'L i'm leader.shlp and Ihe
Kurreaa of ihe latter atai mun'a eud. it ir '??
control ihe Ue[>ubll. an ? ilxnl .f thla coun?
ty, Bul tlme ini; . ln- n! Ile haa, lt
inii-t !?? re i ? ? il man) thlnga lo
take Into arrouut. Noi ieaat, of <? nwae, |m Ihe
. Vo.t upon Ihe whole country of a publlcatloii
diarloalng tbe fnri thai the mannger of his ean
rana ui dlHtniNteil by the "better ebinent" of l.ls
party ao aerlotudj dlatruated tbal h's leuder
ablp la repudiatiil Agalnal lhal he has alao
to conalder lhal Mr. I'latl is an extremel) In
Buentlal peraoj, who his Intiicate and compll
ntc.i reUtiona wlth Mr. Quny and Mr. Clark
^on, Mr. Manley and Mr. Feaaenden, and Qther
potentlalltiea, who for gevcrgl montba before tio
Natlonal Conventlon gaaemblea actually conatl
tute ihe conventlon and do lts work. Bo, of
course, tbe Oovernor rannol afford lo iriilo wlth
Mr. l'l.itt lt is, and mual neeenaarlly be, nn
open and .'i (l.-licit.- queatlon whether he wlll
inaint iin agTeeable r latlona wlth Mr. i'latt by
rontlnuing to -iv hlm everythlng In algbt, or
dndertake to condllate Ihe "better element" by
gtvlng thelr repreaentatlvea an occaalonal bcar
in::. an.l once in a whlle Invltlng aome of the
more promlnent of them lodlnner. Ii is, ln fa. t.
;i moal eiubarraaalng Hlttiation, even for au
trnlned and experlenci d a dlplomal aa (; .\ ernor
Morton. Conaequently ererybody ahould wall
with patlence for ibe rlpenlng of evenl i.
Meantlmeour Democratiu contemporary, "The
Now Sfork Bun," la In dally recelpl of tbe moal
encouragiug Intelllgence concernlng the pnigreaa
of ibe Morton boom ln remoto aectlona of tin
country. Detalled reporta have not yel been re
' iciveii from y *ara. Klmma nnd Anderaon, wbo
are now attcndlng the rnri>a In varloua aectlona
.,f ihe H uth and puttlng ln earm ?l work for
Morton lietween theheata; bul aa they are draw
Ing pay from tbe State wlth greal regularlty,
there Is ^ od reaao to hope tbal tbey are
engaged ln effectlt gervlce. Henator llani
brough, of Sorth l? ta, is wported by "Tbe
Sun" to have bad an extended Intervlcw witli
Mr. Ptatl it tbe Plfth A\inn. li iel re. ently, al
tbe end of whlch II ia sii.l lhal Mr. Pbtti anid
tbal tbe Benator bad l"'1 n rery much Impreaae I
Mr. t'l.irkson. who has Benntor Alllaon'a fortunea
ln charge, la alao aald lo be waverlng, Mr. Man
ley. who ls : 11n 11 inu' Kpeaker Beed'a campulgn,
llkewlee cets more and more dlanuiraged everj
.lay. It also gppemra and reappegra at aborl >ii
tar\-als- wlth onlv lntrrmlttent deulals. that Mr.
Qoa, hfl. Mllv made np his mlnd to let Mr.
iV't't harc thc Ponnaylvanla deleflattofl without
limitntion or reatrlctlon bo fond are theae two
Pminoni menofcacb other. And Iben, moal en
eountglng of .-.ll. bere romee "Tho Rocbeater
Dcmocral nnd Cbronlde" with a long and e*>
ttvm.ly nble artlele on "Tbe Irrceiatlble Morton
Boom." rloelng with tbcae Btlrrlng worda: "II
?IH trathering rpcrnlta ronatantly and rapldly,
??and baa developed Into n movement wbooe
"formldablcnesa c.-.i. bc accotintcd for only hy a
??Rpontnncoua and Imperative nprlalng in its
?-,,', i,;,ir by Ihe maaaca of the peopie, netin:: ac
?vonling to thelr InteHlgenl Judgment and thelr
?Inatlnctlve knowledge of what ?roold be to Ihe
"advnntngc ..f thctnaclvca and tli.-ir .-..imir\ ."*
They linvea rcry broad onllook fn>m Rocbeater,
and theae are moal encouraglng worda To our
Hmltcd vlalon it may nol beabaolutcly cleartnal
,',. \iorton I.n la "a apoctancoua and Impera
Ure nprlalng by the maaaca of the peopie," bot
if they a..- it In thal w.iy lu Rocbeater, are Bhould
be ihe mereat ehurla n.>t to feel npUfted and
encouraged by it.
THE BAPID TRAXHIT ISOllRY.
Once or twlce ln ihe courae ..r the rapld tran-it
Innulry before thc Suprcme Conri Comulealon
cr. ii may have aecmed to peraona listcnin^ to
tbe teKtlmony, or rcadlng |mpcrfecl rcporta of
jtt ihal thc opponenta .-f Ibe propoaed under
-r..und ayatem were getting ratber tbe bctter
,,f iii. argument One witnese, f..r examplc,
elted tbe caac of a bulldlng put np by ??'ni wbuae
.lai.iliiv abaoiutcly depended upon tne preeerva
tl I, 0f rondltlona liencath tbe aurface whlch Ibe
,, natmctlon ofa rallroad tui nel would certalnly
,i, ?troy. Thla appeared Important nntll tii<- facl
waa made known Ihal tbe rondltlona whlch the
wltucea decmed Indlapenaable were no longcr
what he bad auppoaed tbcm lo be. In the natnre
ol thinga an cnumeratlon ofconfldently deacrlbcd
obataclea la m .re impreaalve than aa aaauranee
of nblllty to overcome them. but poaltlve proof
di i,i;, al dlfflcnltlea bave been already over
,. it, or oughl to be, far more Impreaalve
atlll. The Btrongeal Indoraemenl Ibua far given
to tbe I'ians of the Rapld Transit Commlaeton,
and ronaequently, aa we thlnk, tne beal aervlce
ibua far rendered to the communlty ln eon
ucction wlth this matter, ut tbe teatlmony of the
rblcf engineer of tiie Baltlmore and Ohlo Rall?
road. Thal pxpert wltneaa has contlrmed Mr.
[?nraon'a ralcubttlona, nol by i Ibcoretlcal eatl
, f wbai can be gucceasfiUly accompll.hed
under Broadway, bul by ? aUtcmenl --f what
li,. h-ia bimaelf actually acrompllahetl In Baltl
rnorc 11 al is ihe aort of teatlmony to carry eon
vi |.,n to Intelllgeni and Impartlal mlnda. Wc
i, iv.- no .1 >ubl th it englnc. ring Bklll is capable
nf dolng many thinga whlch have never ycl
!?.? attcniptcd, but bowever ihal naaj Im\ Ii \*
? ;, ti. n v ;. ,t baa !- cn ilone on. ?? ran I*1
ll me :._ . a
ll .... rna ? . ii- thal Ihe poaaibilitt of ex? ? ?
? !,,. Unpid Trnn.it < 'omml.a!on'a plaiia haa )>? ? "
ai thc mechaal. .1 problpma
1 .,;.iccrn.il. n ?? ? -' la tinother
to ? it, ihough many
,,_,.,. is buve I- en made advente t..
.- v .- bave n ?1 *e "
_? than nn a*a< rtlon,
|, \t ? Mr r. -.?: - U Idi I I ' hla ilcfl
. ... . ?.. .... tingem ii-'.
? ..ii t .
... -., , ,s)
i ih far
??. . |s M
I ? ?- ??'??" -,lltl
..- ;...-- whlch he
i i pted, they
. ? ' p ' ? !?>? ? ?
,', |/./ - ;/,7 / / /\ // RPRETEP
ai \\ iM Ktrcct, \v. -'
? -, ? , ai tunll] Imaglne ihal
,.f hi.-h Intereei
,.- farmcra
...?,.-. ..??, Weatcrn r. I
... m Weatcrn Btatea
. n llttle iruth ah il
v 4| nothlng l n l'i ( "h??p tor
nt. lf nol) -lv .enl
? ,n. I. In nrder to gel aafcr
ni bomc, Wall Htreel
I niuii up and Wall Btreel bnnka
.f . . ||f | |?i ma t. :?? hj ill N itlonal
\ ? are. In fa f, mnde hy them
. ., . nta for v irloua c .utitry bauka < >ul
( . | taai.imbI loan. I. nceordlng lo a rjuartcrly
v-jn,; ii.Ni.iHui \.. ;s due to ? ther V.
l ..?-..-. ' ? -? !.' h.?!??? to bc
. | i?. ,,,-.- ihe N*.?? Vork Imnka 1. ive Ihe
? n e of tl. ?' ? nta all ????
,. in> known lo I-' conacrvatlve and pni
.1,.,., ,.,, | |n H i? it< - p.-.ii.'a lo fureaee tniuhlo
:,... K-here ??:-'. and hav.- larger
:,:,.:;. ~ -., mnkc aafe loana lhan can be
i a i an? wh. rc elae Vour ? razy, wlldcal Iwr
rower, wiiether In Horlda or Orcgon, gcta bla
!,..., -it h ..a.- If he ran, whlle Ihe man who baa
? ,ia aollJ t.. j.i-'.M a loan goca atralghl
. . \\ all Sin ? '>'?'? iae lh< re be can gcl m nicy
,i?-i],.r ihan anya-here elac on auch property.
M,.,, are nol f ?? I. for aendlng thelr money
I,,.,,.. n h hai i???! more mifely In the long mn,
and with leaa penvniage of 1. la, than anywhere
P|ae ln Ihe rountry. ?I"'1 r'"' "'?', v*'!'-v rc*Bon al
lowcr ratca of Inl. r. ii w h itei er Ihey !'?? I
wllllng to rlak "ii vnrloua sha.lv renturea bank
pra rlacwhere rlak al home, bul the money ihey
put into Wall HJtrcel they rount a-> tbeir auresl
reaerve.
Thla money comea largely from tbe Weat nnd
s...nh The x.I farmera nnd merchanta of
thoae .cctlona who baye money b/lng Idle whlch
tir-v <i.. n.t want to He up In permanenl Inveat
inotiis, gel aometblng for tbe nsc of it often,
and get It protected nnd guardfed nlways by
I tii.-ir local bnnka only I.auee thoae banka can
ubo a part >?f thelr reaerve In New Y..rk. Blnce
they iniist have aometblng bere to meet demanda
at this monetary centre, and can nse money nere
more anfcly than anywhere elae, they aend aa
much bere as they ronvenlently can. Thc eraay
ti.wn l<' ipecoutor of r IVeatern town coraea
Wall Btreet becanae it geta, and naea B/ttbovt
lo-s or rlak, Ihe money <>( his local bank whlcb
be would llke to gamble away ln ? "lioom."
Tiji- frenated a-heal or cotton apecubttor emptlea
l-.is anathemaa >.n Wall Btreel becauae it us.-s
', in promotlng productlve Induatry or tranaporta
tion tlu- money be would llke to atake ..n prlcea
of producta. But the WTeat and tbe Boutb are all
the rlcber becauae thelr btal reacrTea f.>r ? greal
emergency .ir'- nol aquanderetl in bettlng on
1 Und or wheal or cotton.
The money comea bere becauae cautlon nnd
conaervatbim uauaUy control tbe ftnancbil Insti
tutlona of New-Tork. sittinu' alwaya In fronl of
meaaurebm rUaaater, lf Berlln or Paria or Lon
don, Souih Afrlca or Turkey, Waahlngton or
Albany, make mlacblef, the greal managera of
Inatltutlona bere are foreod to keep tbtlr syea
ronatantly open loall aorta ..f poaalbllltlea, They
rompctc wlth each other ao aharply, wben Ihere
\s anv clutnee to lend or Inreal arlth aafety, that
they crowd down as far ta |.i.-sii.ic th ? lendlng
rate for the wh< le contlnenl, and that ihey fuuM
11 it do, if Ihe Weal and Bouth were nol nll Ibe
tlme truating or.*r $200,000,0110 to tbelr Jtulu
ment, egperlence an.i wlde kbowledge, becanae
tiie money la safer hen. altboi ; it actually egrna
leaa, ihan it woukl be anywhere ebie. Througb
thelr loan. Ihe nn.st Important productlve ln
du.trlca ol all IVeatern and Bouthern Siat.-s
bave been develoned Througb tbelr loana tne
. rallroada, which havo more than doubled tho
vahie of land In all Westem nnd Southorn State*.
h.ive been eonstrncted and malnt.tine.l. Stork
apeculatora, graln and cotton gpeculgtofB, exlst
in New-York as ln other ritles. bu| thej nre not
the men to wbom tbe whole Natlon Intmata lts
lnst reserve Wnll Street is tmated becfttaM lt
is truatworthy, an.i makea money only beeguae
it performa for tbe whole Natlon n gerrlce more
sifely. cheaply an.l profltably than anybody elae
could perform it
1 LE~\V~YE~.\K ISCIDEXT.
There waa glven ?n a reeent evenlng at Btacb
Lake, thla Btate. a leap year party. at -vhlch
Mlaa Klttle Carr escorted Mr. Frank taiptoa, aa
we learn from a Calllco-.n dUpatch In a coatem
p,,rarv. The nelghborhood of Black Lake I. a
wiid reglon Infe.ted by all aorta of erueUravenoua
and venomoua heaata of prey. The bonea of many
nn unfortunate traveller, Pmishod to en un
natural whlteneaa by the fangs of tbeae acourgea
ol the foreat, lle In nrtndrowa along the lonely
blghwaya Bo it la not stranse that whlle re
turnlng from the party Mlaa Carr heard tho
plerclng cry ol a wlldcat Oddly enough, xhe
wna unarmed. But, aaaurlng the young man at
her side that there was no danger, she drove
rapldly home.
Arrlvlng al the houae, ahe got her fmther'a
rifle and anr.ounced to young Lupfon her Inten
tion ol golng back after the eat. "B?b?but,"
he returned, "1 am no h?hunter. why sh mld
w, m-m-moleat the anlmal? He haa aa mucb
rlght t.. llfe as any of ua." "1 shall r.u baok and
shoot that wddcat," anawered Mlaa <*arr.
-O?g-good." replled Mr. Lupton. "B?c?ahoot
the b?beggar?that'a what he n?neede.
B shnot hlm till he cJUl't W?W?WlgflO?I'll Btay
here an-i hold th- h?horae." "Of rourse you
will hoid the horae?when we get there," said
th- young lady, and ahe atepped into the rar
rlage and drove uway Into th.- f>reat. the gWful
and omlnoua allence broken only by the chat
tering of th,- teeth of th.- man by h-r alde.
Reachlng the apot atlaa Carr flrat aUpped a
corner of th- robe lnto tho inouth of young
Mr. Lupton, thua, In a measure, deadening the
clatt.T. and then dropped out of tl.e vehlrle.
All waa allence, aavc for the wlnd makim,' moan
ln the topa of th- overhanglng trees and the
dlaUnt laat cry ?<( aome belated traveller gone
down before th,- aprtng of a denlien of the un
known glad. i, The nerce vlbraUona of tho
man'a teeth, ratlmated at three timusand Bve
hun !red per mlnute, were faat wearlng out the
corner "'? t\\- robe, when auddenly his eheek
wa? ranned by tho ahock of the wlldcat'a cry.
now cloae at hand. His Jaw was paralyaed and
forg - t, move, th.- wlnd ceaaed to complaln,
,1... i, i gurgle of th- dlBtant traveller dled
away, and th- ai' n.sould be felt. Then,
agatn, nature ahook wlth the wlldcat'a ahrlek, I
hla glaeay, baleful eyea were aeen between two
the aharp report of a rlfl ? i n I
the I ? anl an l lh \ man fell forward, the on ? i
, , the oth. r In a falnt. The horae daehed |
,., the r ia l wlth the llmp young Mr. ;
Lupton han rlng over the daahboard. But at
th- end ol a mlle he recovered cona
atoppe l t ?? anlmal and drove bravely back.
When aboul hall way he nrel U aa Carr drag
? behlnd her by the tail Sh- j
v II Ini . the carrlage and agaln they drove
The young man l? .till under the care
of |i -ai phyalclana, aufferlng from ahock. but
,-;,,,? i,.,s felt no Inconv nlence from the
pxperlence The wlldcat." aaya the dlapatch,
ilng. "waa the largeat ever aecured m Bul
rounty. an l Mlaa Carr wlll have the akln
i ? : and keep It as a mei
... the ;ii H leap year occur
the New W unan; we ahall 1 ok
? . wltb greal Intereat
Th.. Commleel aera of the new brldge to be
bulli ?ver the Eaat Rlver ahowed the |?ve1 condl
,, n of thelr beada when they declded that a
brldge m - i rallroad tracka la the port of
?.:?? bUlld.
? ? - -
The Rav. Dr. Sfon rh al itlj oppoaed to
... iatl n. eayi that he doea not regard
Bvtdently the
..... mewhere i n Br
. ? - Dr. Storra la nearlnj
.,??. nty-flfth blrth lay, and next fall he wlll eom
i | .? | ne f flfty yeara ln hla Br ioklyn
. :i v. i ytx he d >ea n >t regard hlmaall aa
a? , ; | man! Certalnly his loyalty I > Brooklyn l*
u,.i, haa. I and he la abundantly able to give
it la In hlm that Bro .klyn
irrender Ita autoi .my an 1 alnk Ita
Indlvlduall it leaal t on tl e - ? ngth t the
trlfllng ii '? Inalgnldcant majorlty caat ln tnvor of
ition ln '.?*. ahen lt was generally un
.... ,. the ?? ? ? waa a m re ? K| i taal n . t
ai i n .ui l have n i blndlng for,.-.
? e> ?
Tl b ? ?wn of Dole, Jura, haa determlned to ereet
nt to the memory ol Paateur, w ?
, laeelt li M. Fell* Faure, tbe Prealdent ol
I . . .... ?,; | ,bllc, ts at the head ol the com?
mlttee, and .ntrlbutlona are ??"' ted fi im all
? >.. w .rld Tho movement la one that ahould In
.,',!,.. practlcal aympathy wherever the love ol
.xiata. ^
Th- artlatlc and chlrographle talente exhlblted
? hanpa, the chlmpanxeo. al the Central
ParK. are remarkable In thelr way. anl there ia
no telllng what progreea ahe may maka lf her
achoollng ia properly Sooked after. Pr I
Oarner pretenda to have dlacovered Uiat apea
have a language ol thelr own. and If lt bl found
thai they are capable ol learnlng the ai
wrltlng. they may ln tlme ii\ lt ln gramm
forma, ao that tho phllologtat may atudy It at
lelaure, and perhape trace Ita afflnlty wlth the
rudlmentary tonguea ol manklad. Johanna may
turn out to be the female Ca Imua ? f her genera?
tlon, beetow'.ng on II the glll ol lettera, and open
Ing a way lor ita intellectual and moral develoo
ment Bo lar, however. her manuacrlpt la too
mucb like that ol the late Rufua Choate to hold
out much promlae ln the dtrectton namad, bul her
artistie aaaaya ahow thai ahe has already
graaped the prtnclplee ol the Impreaaionlat ach ol
and has a bopeful future before her.
Profifaor Bkeal haa put htmaell en rec ?rd
agmlnat dlphthonga, <>r at any rate uKainst the
comblned ae. it is alwaya pronounced e. s,.
why n't apell u a..? Tberefore, h.> favora auch
apeiiing aa "anemla," "medlev?l.M Wny not
lf we have "prlmevar anl "eelestlal"? At the
aame tlme. he aaya, "it ia <iuite Impoaalbte to regu
late apelllng. The one great prlnolple ln all eaaaa
of doubt nnd diapute la that every man shall
make hla own hiw.-t."
The perfldloua tub whlch hora the Bllbuater
ing Caeaara and thelr fortunea was elearly un?
equal t" Ita frebrhtage, na any competenl skip
per ought to have known beforehand. if the ad
venturoua patrlota ahowed as llttle aanaa In the
r.at of thelr plana as they dld ln her aelectlon,
thelr helpfulneaa ln th.- cauae of the beleagured
Islandeis would have been of llttle av.iil. Such
of them aa eeeaped wlth th. ir liv.-s may aecount
themaelvea fortunate, and aa all the Bllbuater
in? atarch ia moat Itkely waabed oul >>f them,
ther, ia not much langer that any of them wlll
think of trylng th..- experlment anew. with
tbelr -irma nnd s.np and peraonal bapgage at the
bottoni of th.?'ui, a ehlll ls natuially ens:
upon thelr patrtotlo Impubwa, not lo be warmad
by th" aalvage of tbe two carpaibaga full of
gTeenbacka whlch eomprlaed part of the outfit
of the expedltlon unleea tbe luntn ln directton
here would divii ? them pro rata among tbe aur
rlvon. After what th. y have BUlfered an 1 loat.
that dlepoettloo of tbe fuoda would aeem to be
no more than falr.
"Rdille" Murphy'a wretehed tOOl, McOoUgh, is
not aure, after aii, thai he ?aa tbe aaaaealn of
Itobert Roaa. All ha do.a aeem to bo aure ol la
that he takes to perjury aa a duok take. to water,
and that tf?e ldea of his helng trled for murder on
the beebi of hl. own conteealon ls a good joke. to
be iaughcd over niost heartlly. Not by guCh
oreaturcs should Now-Tork rftate Justlco be de
feated,
Java ls a comparntlvely emal! lsland ln whlch
to Boat tiftccn mlllio?: d dlars' wurth of forged
banknotea, i.ut it a perhapa for th<- purposeg
of regulatlng nnd at ihe satti" tlme expandinj?
the lor.ai egrreney, and was a almpler and (ji
reeter expedient to that end than some which
have been reoonuneaeled aa appUoaWe to our
o-.vn. helng Ukewtae not much Infertor to theaaj
in moral Quallty. Th?- Chineae Hnaaclera who
englneered the laeue ihowed more talent than
thoae at thc head of thc nacal coneerns of tho
Bmplre, i.ut the other Chlneaa flnaanlani on
whom they Bnloaded dld not abow ao much, and
are nov ?quaallnaj with the emphasis of a plg
under I gata Java should have no cause to
oomplain of tlght money for the preaent unlr-sa
lt Is partlcular about the klnd. If It ls, we could
aend over any number of loud-traylng, p..pu.
list an<i free-allver donkaya, who would assure
the Udandera that on.- klnd la us good as an
oth<-r, if they wUl only think so, the rnaln thing
i? in?' to ha\.- plenty jf it.
PER80XAL.
Th<? Rev. .J. Ross Btevenooa. who haa Juat baea
eleetad to a pr ifeaaorahlp la the ICeCormlek Th?o
logical Bemlnary, of Chicago, is aai(! to he tho
youngeal tneologlcal profemor In the Presbyterian
Church, havlng juat aatered h:s tiiirtlf-th year.
.John Washlngt >n Poetell, who has baea appolnted
steward of the Weetera l.unatlc A.ylum. of Ken
tacky, ls aald to be th?- fitst eolored man to i.old ao
n;.|)olnt!vo ofllce of Importance In tnat Stat>-. An
Other Intereatlng appdr.tnunt of a color"d man to
an offlite ls that of Dr. Alan M. Curtta of Chleago,
I who lina lust been choeen ;i member of th? County
il Mpltal Medtcal Board. H.- la not yet thlrty yeara
of age, but his performed a number of -.peratlon*
! whlch have attmcted aide attentlon to hla akiii a?
:i itirgeon. He is a natlve of Italr-hrh, N. C, where
? ? recelved his e.irllcr eduratlon. l.ater h? attended
the, Uncou L'nlveratty, at Lincoln, P?nn., frora
, whlch Inatltutlon he was graduatel wlth bigk hon
ora In t;..- claaa of 'BI.
Th" orlglnal of Ri !er Haggnrd's "J>ss" Is aald to
i b<- Mrs. Marka, formerly Mlee ItWa Pr .s^h. of Pre
j toria. Fhe, married a young man named Motro
I Marka wbo at tho tlme of the marrtaga waa <iuite
' arealtby. Mrs. Marks was, bowever, force<i to leave
I hf-r buabaad, who ls now a roamer, pi.-kin? up odd
new.paper Jobs ln Johanne.burc. He w.-nt through
i tho whole of h'.s fortune ln a BBort tlme, and. llke
I all others of his claaa, b.-gan to depend on h'.s
! wlfe*a r-urr.lnKs. Mrs. Marka after Wving h?r Sma
! ban 1, l.nme a memi.er of a Bonth Afrlcan opera
:n; 1: y. vvhl'^h fallcl.
The Rev. iir. D. Parfcer Morgan, reetor of the
illan Church of tha Keavenly Hest, in thla
i-i-v. la to c .? i ? ??. a Berl -s of misslon aervleea next
week :-i 8t. Paul a Eplscopal Church, Cleveland.
Oeneral T .j Franda Rodeobough, whose
I t?rm as chtef of the Bureau <>'. Slecttonaef
Xew-Tork County rxpir. t to-day, la a cdonel of
my, on the retlred lis-r. an i receivee a aalary
.-. of 0.875 a y.-ar. ln addltlon to hla aalary of
$1.. -. a. chlef of the Bureau of Blectlona, He waa
retlred ln 1870, havlng i ai hla rlght arm in the. bat
.'. ln '? -?? ?-. Va.. ahile n rformlng pl ket duty
ln li ind > i, In the Bherldan cavalry campeign.
H. waa brevettel a l.rig dler-general on March 11
? ? i .-.- haa i medal .f for d atlngulahed
:, ..-. Trevlllan Statlon, Va, Jur.e
1961, .'h.re he waa aeverely wounded whlle hand
i reglmenl a i ak . uid valor.
Clarenca B Be n *t, if the Pblladelphla flnn of
Bement, Mllea tt Co? has ]ust raealved from the
Royal Academy '? ?-' lencea, of stuni^h. Germany.
th.- Hil'.v:- medal, "Bene MerenU." for h.s "un'lring
ar.d lletlngu ? ??-....... ng 'he s.'ience
of mln.ralogy." It ls iald that Mr. liement h^s the
? prlval .;:..:.? rala ln the arorld.
TBE TALK or THE DAY.
\ ? rdlng ? > "Tha Ii aependent," nn Aaetrtaa flrm
the iiiarkt-: ,i nov.l Kim<> to be played
wita .-.ii'is. for ti o us? of i.'oiis Rataaa CatboUea, A
pa .t of c.u-l.s. each contalnlng a pr.n'^d prayer for
tbe aead, la abuffl. l and dlatributed, and each
player eoneentratea his attentloa upon eome de^
parted frlend, and rep.-ats tha prayer for the
benaflt of hn 11 d.
Toacher Tommy. you may d.ilr.e the dlfference
between a whlle and a tlme.
T mray -Wy -wy?whaa paw aaya he u golng
downtown f^r a whlle. maw aaya sh,- 11 tret he ls
golng for a Ubm.?(Claclnnatl Enqulrer.
A r-liifio.ia Joucaal addu ea a r.-.vel argument
agalnat Btbllcal Jrtilsm. It reporta a w-oman
ng that all - the erltlci hav.- bean d?voting
-? much attentlon to tbe Blble, she c-m no kaagar
r--11 that venarabla book arltbout thlnklng.
Bhe fea thal la Mr. Oamboge, the artlat He la
i an
tl? Judgtng from hla appear-.,nce, I ahould aay
thal he uldn't marry f-r mon-y.-{boston Tran
S-Tipt
The Bt. Paul lay bealde the sea
And toomed up taU n:-. l baiekt
She lay Juat where sha etrurk the beach
Tl at panatratlng irbacfc.
Anl that waa odd, becaUBB the p'.ace
Was 'way oat of her Uwcfc,
lt r f Teara aerewed round and she waa niovad
Bearcaly eaougb to abow;
Th ? tuga all tugged with afl thelr mlght,
But tuKKiiif was too glaw;
No helpful Btona bl.-w from the Eastj
'rii.ro \as no Btonn to blow.
The eaptaln and th^ wreeUag man
Were waUdng el aa. at bands
Tliey wept llke anythlng to aee
Bueh quantltlea of aand.
"lf thla arere only cleared .way,"
They aald, "it would l>^' grand."
"If aevea matda, with ?.-\>-n mepa,
sw.pt n for h iif a year,
i>,> y.u auppoaa" the captata aald,
"That they could gel it. elmrV
??I doubt lt." aal ! the arecklng man,
And drjpped a bltter tear.
?My wlfe 'm aa ^>i>,rt ln liar.-dling a rlfle. Pu\
up .i coln for a targ I -:.e'li hu it in tho centri
every tlma" , A , .,
?Tbat'a nothlng. My wlfe rifl.-s my pocketa of aU
th. coln in them and i..-\<r mUaea a dima ? tL>e
tn.it 1'..-.' l'n ea
lt ,i ail! that the State of K.:.-,a has nearly
? l thouaand leaa populatlon than !t had
ln 1BJ0,
Bpaabih Oeneral-Why dld rou let tha r.t>els de
l'.-.it you? , . .
Colonel l couldn't help it. general; they got to
th<- ti-u-graph ofiu-e firat.?<Phlladelphla Recoea
ln hls beefe, "A I.lttle Tour ln Anien.-a." P.-an
HoU, of R eheater, BngUnd, quotea aith aactloa
many apedmeee of what be regarda aa typleal
Amerlean bumor. Wbea ba araa la CuadnnaU, the
thlng tii.it atoat iBinrraaad htm araa tbe followlBg
bi- of doggaral, whl.-h h<? heard redtad la that
clty;
Uttlo \\ illle fnmi b:.s niirr >r
Su.-k.-?l the mareury all off.
Thtaklng in Ma cblkllBh arror,
lt t/oald cura his whooptog oough.
At the luneral \\'illle'a motli.r
Snurtly aald to Mrs. Htvwn:
"'Tw.is a chUly day for Wllllam.
When the mercury w.-nt dOWBVM
Cborua?
??A'l. ah. ab!" aald Wlllle's mottur;
?oh. oh oir" aa t Mra Brown.
" 'Twaa a chlllf day for Wl'llam.
When the meijcury w.-nt dowal"
"There are aome thinKs m this arorld l don*l aa.
deratand," aald Hobby. "One of them M why amail
boya have euch llttle atomacha .... I auch iirsre ap
;.,-iii.-s." (Harper'a Baaar.
?paaktni of tbe qualal clty of Klngatoa, Caaada,
? iiaapnnrtnni ? i "The Chleago Bvanuag Joarnal"
aaya: "it arould aot u- aaay to aad a famUy ln
cana,!,i arltbln i"1 mllea of Klngatoa, la arhleh Ikera
belonged half a doaea ebll tran, where >>n.- ..r more
of tbe chlldren were not llvmg la the Ualted Btatea
a ,?: ,t portl m of thoae who hav teft the eouatry
ara farmem* aona ",l! they aro found hlling attua
tlom all over the Btate of New-York. H'Jt more
?tgntflcanl than all ti.is la the reeord of ti.e grada
atitiK rlaaaia .>r tho Royal MUltary CeRaga, t!).
\\(-t roint of CanadV plctureaquely looated at the
fool yf the su.|h betVeen oM Bort Heary aiui th*
nv.-r. The couage waa opeaed ln IHa, The courae
of siu.ly ls four y.-irs. th.- -.une us at We.t l"olnt,
the ei.i.-r hwtruetera ara ragular odBeera aotallad
from t.i ? Brttlab Army, and the outTteuluBi is of a
aioea aaactlng ardar. it is a Bchool that Chaada
ls Justly proud of. hut of Ita annual gBaganttBg
CUM oi.'.y the f- ur hlgkaat are ellgihle for OObMBBI
bI >aa in the raguUr araay. Over H per cent of an
,.f tbe gradpatee ara tiuinK jn.sitions ln the fnite^l
Btatea, ohleflj a-^ >-ivii and aaaaaamleal enKine<ra."
r.is angee Man everboardl Man avatheardl
Mato (.ar.-l.-s(ly)-lt'a on'y a deckhand; bad
uore'n we araaiaa, any way.?tUoaton Courlac.