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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
The circulation of The Turn-, far the week
ended March 17, 1900, was as follows
himdaj. March 11 1 J
Mendar, March 12 40,2(M
Tutv4n. March IS t,MS
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THURSDAY. MARCH 22, 1P00
A UtIhiu In l'ortn Kleo.
II Perto Rico were allowed to exercise
the rights guaranteed to her not onlj bv
the solemn promise of our Government but
bj the Constitution of the United States
the Island todaj would be as prosperous aa
anj other part of the Union It is only
uj denial of the Porto Rfcans equitable and
tonstitutional privileges as American cjti
aens which thej became when thev ac
cepted our flag and sovereigntj that
intHoad of prosperitj thej have nothing but
nrisorj. povertj, and starvation
While President McKiulej and the lead,
ors of hit, partv in Congress are struggling
to continue the oppression of these unfor
iHwate American people deliberate and
knawinglv in violation and defiance of tuo
Gotrstitution. it is reported that there are
tbirtj thousand naked women in the moun
tain districts of the island, and that
nearer San Juan there are one thousand
who cannot leave their huts because thej
have not a garment bigger than a fig leaf
in which to appear in public The latter
ceatlDgcnt are not savages or tramps.
Before the hurricane and the worse de
vastation of Dmglejism these poor crea
ture hud comfortable homes and farms
t they are naked and perishing of hun
ger ealv because the protected monopolies
who mast be obejed that the Hanna cam
iwlgn chest tna be filled have ordeied
PreeWlent McKinlej and the other hench
mea to whom thej have given political
pwwer ta continue the wicked, outrageous
illegal and criminal svstem of extortion
itd iyrHj which is responsible for the
festttgfe eondttiotts that obtain throughout
te ielad
The Porte Rreans ask onlj for their
rights the right of civil government, and
Hie right of domestic free trade with oth-r
lartos of the Imted States The-e have
never before been dented to anj American
trtrriterv nreaniaed. or HBorcantaed The
departure bv be accounted for, but not
exeHoed, by saving that the prccat is the
first tinte in or hiatorv when the man
dales of trttt; and monopolies have been
counted a of higher force than national
promfesos. oaths of office and the Consti
tution of the lutted State Governor
General DavR in a "New York Journal
intei view, is quoted as saying "I have
given the Government the true facts, and
have pointed out what I believe to be the
oHtj sound policj. The people of Porto
Rlea are civilized and are more capable
tbaa the people of New Mexico, who were
given territorial government fiftj jears
ago"
But flftj vear. ago this countrj was
reeled bv itfc people through representative
men of the people and not as now bv the
Rockefellers Havemejers Spreckel6 Pier
pont Morgan- 0nards Pukes .and Han
nab Therein lies the difference Perhaps
the people maj decide t resume the
orewn of eoMMitalMHial governwent that
the) pat in coaitniPslon in the coalrol of
(ikee .itl like plvtocrate is the voar of
grace 1SSG Their opportunity vili cowe
a CeveHiber
Coitiliiliiitlon of t I I fiK.
An eminent Japanese statesman has
been waking a dispassionate comparison
of the iibofal qualities of Christiamtj
(HaddbtMt and Confucianism and con
sidering the poooiWHtj of combining the
thrce so as to make a icligion which will
be adapted to home use Tht optimism
of ate Wea is lather surprialag to the Oc
cidental mind, and suggests some curKms
reflection) ai to the real effect which
bouie generations of mission work have
bad an the Japanese If after all the ex
planations which have, been made about
the intrinsic worth aad indispcBbabilitv of
Methodism, Congregationalism and the
various other English and Anglican de
nominational creod6 the benighted Jap
anese ife under the impres&iofi that the
three great religions of the world can be
combined to make one good, useful work
lag ereod considerable time and nronev had
been spent to no purpot-e
Japan t. altitude toward Wt stern civili
sation rather interesting from anv point
of view The little island nation has been
quite road j to tij on anj new latellectual,
voclat or leligious cofctume to which she
happened to be introduced and ome of the
agents foi these commodities have made
the mistake of supposing that the Japa
nese people were liHncering and thirsting
to be dulivoied fiom the bondage of an
cleat custom5: and superstitions, and that
thq weie rendj to be made over as fabt as
pontile into the similitude of Americans.
No greater mistake was ever made Love
for the beautiful faith and literature of Old
Japan k never tronger in the hearts of
hor iteojde, and though thej mav expen
m9Bt with Western inventions for a while
and use them when convenient with the
Teadj adajKabilitj of the Oriental, there ib
no more chance of their becoming perma
nent imitation Yankees than there is of
a hummingbird's laMng a biood of Leg
horn obickcnb
If this Japanese btatesman i6 reallj is
earnest, it will be both pathetic and amus
ing to watch the disillusionment which
will attend the working out of his project
He evidentlj does not realize that it is
next to impossible to induce even the va
rious Protestant sects in this countrj to
unite in practical worn for the benefit of
humanitj. In everj one of thebe sects are
schisms, disagreements, and social "varia
tions Innumerable, aud as for inducing a
Baptist theologian to admit that Unita
rian doctrine has soul-saving power, no
wilder chimera was cAer conceived by Ba
ron Munchausen When a little toan is
barely able, bj the combined efforts of its
entire churchgoing population, to subscribe
money enough to paj- one clergjraau a de
cent salarj, and in spite of this persists
in supporting, after a fashion, three
churches and a chapel, there is not much
hope that the missionaries born and
brought up in that town, and partlv sup
ported bv its contributions, would ever ad
mit that there are elements of good in thej
religion of the Japanese.
Tilt? KlKlt-HMr K'e r,,r !"" nn.
Some discussion has been created b
Mrr Emmons Blaine's practical applica
tion of the eight-hour law to household
service. Manj critics are freelv stating
that the thing cannot be done, or, if pos
sible at all, can only be arranged in
households where nianj servants are cra
ploved According to Mrs Blaine's plan,
the servant who begins work at 6 In the
morning, leaves off at 2, and anolhcr
begins at 2 and is on s duty till 10
It is argued that in households where but
one or two maids are kept, this would
not be possible, because the cook must
be on dutj at each of the three meals,
and so must the waitress, while the other
v.ork is distributed through the entire
dav. from early in the morning till lite
at night
Perhaps the objections are well founded,
but tbr fact remains that the problem of
hnnsplinlrl l.ihnr will Rta -where It Is in
.,., .. ..... . .v-.
iuis lajuiurj jus,l bo iuub as mat ou-
pation is made less desirable than others
of its class and one of the reasons whv it
is regarded as undesirable is that the
hours are long and the work confining.
In other occupations the emploje has a
certain amount of leisure as a matter of
course: in this the afternoou out and
other leisure hours are granted as a priv
ilege, and there is a sort of tacit under
standing that, if necessarj. thr emploje is
expected to work overtime The domestic
"servant is entitled to nothing bejond her
wages, if she falls ill, she raaj lmc to
go home to her people, or she maj be
cared for during a limited time- bj her
cmplojer There is no absolute rule by
which these things are governed, but
thev are considered b the intelligent girl
in deciding upon her plan of life and it
is not strange if she prefers a business
in which the onlj uncertain! j is that
which is common to all emplojment de
mand and supplj. She knows that If she
proves herself capable as a dressmaker,
a factorj operative a saleswoman or
even a waitress in a hotel her wages will
be increased and her abihtj to secure cm
plovment will depend not so much on the
caprices of her emplojer as on her own
general abilitj. In household service the
personalitj of both employer and servant
is in manj cases the principal factor in
the problem and there is no ccrtaintj
about it anv where
Civilization mid the Iliminn Pool.
Some one with considerable time for
contemplation has been reflecting on the
poeslbilitv of the disappearance of the toe
from the human foot An analogv is drawn
between the development of the horse and
that of the human being It is recalled
that the animal which was the progenitor
of the horse had five toes on each foot- In
his dav the ground was mostly marsh and
soft earth and the shape of the foot of the
animal prevented him from sinking As
the ages passed and the surface of the
earth grew firmer, the toes disappeared.
because in walking on the hard ground
thev weie not needed It is argued that
with the continual wearing of shoes the
human foot will become subject, after
manj generations to the same modifica
tion, because the toes will become useless
Certain it is that in the course of time
the shape of the foot will be materially
modified if the present stvle of shoe con
tinues to be worn It cramps the mus
cles and makes walking a difficult under
takine- instead of a nleasurable exercise. I
and it is probablj responsible for much
of the djspepsia and other diseases char
acteristic of civilization When one can
not walk without weariness and pain, the
bodj is not apt to get enough exercise to
keep it in sood condition. Manj Ameri
can women have no real right to condemn
the Chinese girl for compressing her foot
since thej themselves do -verj much the
same thing, though not in quite so ex
treme a form
However, the wearing of shoes is not so
common as vet that it is likely to mod if v
the phv sical characteristics of thc human
race At least two-thirds of the people
in tropical and sub-tropical climates go
barefoot, and thc same is true of the
peasants of manj lands m the temperate
zone. Perhaps, with the spread of civil
ization, even the happv and unrestrained
savage will consider shoes and starch
! necessarj to his existence, but we have
not reached that point jet. and tho power
of the sun in regions near the equator is
such that most people will continue to
sacrifice tvle to comfort.
A erj uncomfortable disturbance is be
ing made over thc report that Secretarj
Root has granted gold mining privileges on
the shores of Cape Nome In Alaska, with
out due warrant of law But people have
been just as critical about other equallj
or less innocent matters There was poor
Mr Gage for instance' He granted the
privileges of the till to a certain Standard
Oil institution in New Yock and there was
a fearful row, but no evil consequences to
him of which we have heard People are
much too prone to be censorious and to
forget that the standards and practices of
this Administration are new and peculiar,
but eminently satisfactorj to thoc who
thrive on and bj them.
Democratic objections to a standing armj
are in part explained bj the interesting
historj of the Administration's war on the
minors of Shoshone countj, Idaho In that
affair it will be remembered that men were
not onlj confined in the famous bull pen
witbout legal process and without charges
being preferred against them, but on war
rant issued in blank to favored persons
asking for them. It now transpires that
Merriam's negro soldiers actuallj hunted
J down and arrested people in Montana, car-
rjing them violentlj and unlaw fullj out of
the State against the protest of Its Gov
ernor If that is the kind of thing a large
standing armj portends the people general
lj are not likely to favor one for some
time
Out of deference to thc Anglo- merican
Foreign Office the matter of England's
tampering with our official correspondence I
in South Africa is to be hushed up, al
though the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee has been graciously pleased to say that
it will allow Macruni to make a statement
before it, apropos of nothing. There must
be something in the case or there would
not be such a distinguished effort trf
smother it.
Two of a Kind.
1 1 mm the Louuiille Courier lout nil )
Mi Ixntz 5s that ciunaldo i "on- if the
werid' heroes." It could probablv be proed bj
AsiJinaMo that IcnU is one of America"- stales
nen
A Kricnill Tip.
(From the Chicago ew.)
Miles I want to purchase a thoroughbred cow,
but I don't know how to look up the pcdigiee.
Gilct Mj ijon't jou look in a cattle logt"
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
r. Hoot CiiuhIiik Trouble.-Jt seems
that the Hon. Ehhu Root is threatening
the Administration with quite as much
trouble as General Alger, his predecessor
in the War Department, caused the amia
ble Mr. McKinle last summer. At the
same time, there is not that cock-sure
spirit displajed bj the critics of Mr. Root
in respect to getting him removed from
the Cabinet as was shown all along in the
case of the luckless General Alger. Fol
lowing closelv tlie startling revelations af
fecting Mr. Root's views of his obligations
to the Hw and society in the matter of the
loan to an office boj of $2,000,000 of trust
tunes in Xew York there comes an uhim
peached storj serlouslj reflecting upon his
conduct as Secretary of. War In the matter
of graining special privileges to favoied
Interests in the Cape Nome gold region.
Ai rarentlj Mr. Roofs desire is to shift
to tht Engineer Department of the rmy
the full recpcnsibiltt for what obviously is
a scandal at Cape Nome, but the Engineer
Department eri promptlj throws back
upon the head of the War Office all of the
responsibilltv involved
As he refuses to
t,,a,,BB ,hn v Vnrt lonn tr.inmr.tlon
docs the dignified and taciturn Secretary
decline to condescend to explain the Capo
Nome charge of irregularis . A strong de
mand is already going up from some of
the newspaper offices in New York for Mr.
Roofs icslgnation from the Cabinet, but as
the mctiopolltan press, with the character
istic provincialism of Manhattan Island,
unanimously endorsed, in extravagant
terms, the selection of this gentleman to
succeed the unwarj Alger, It Is evident
that the criticism which these able aud
far-sighted editors are now hurling at Mr
Root will not be taken as seriotfslj by the
countrj as thej obvioush would like it to
be taken It appears to be a settled fact
that Pllhu Root Is a fixture in the present
Cabinet If Mr Mcltlley Bhould nave a
chance to form another Cabinet it is be
lieved to be not Improbable that there will
be a wholesale shifting of portfolios But
the President's official household at the
moment is thought to be entirelj satlsfac
torj to the interests that formed it It is
pointed out that if this were not the case
the President long ago would have found
good excuse for parting companj with Mr.
Haj. The Cape Nome matter, it is argued,
is one of those things which the average
citizen cares nothing about except in a
purelj sentimental waj, and even If it
were calculated to arouse a storm of na
tional resentment the full details necessa
ry to that end cannot be developed for
many months because of the remoteness of
the scene or the alleged scandal from the
orgini7ed sources of intelligence and news
distribution
IliRli Oin.ee for :i (.rent Man. From
New Jersej, which communitj a distin
guished American while on a recent visit
there characterized a i "robbers roost."
there comes a bit of news cat of the usual
run of New Jersej news happenings in
that it has nothing to do with the nidus
trial octupus It deals gentU with the
mine of the Hon Grover Cleveland now
a professor emeritus in Piinctton College
Dr Cleveland so runs uie
inn hn horn i
Ur cieveiHuu cu iuh-i . v.j ,
tenderc-d bv Governor Voorhees th Impor- ) made to France in the reciprocal commer
tant office of Fish and Game Warden As ciaj arrangement of, Maj( 2S 1898. under
things iro in New Jersej the position is ( stcuon 3 of thc Tartfr act of julj 2l, igf.7
one of the most honorable in the public i w, cea-e on Marci1 t j00 to be nppli--ervici.
It is true that it contains the rep- Lablc t0 like Hrtjcie3 0f Swiss origin, in
rehenible private cnap feature In mat us
emolument!, depend upon the exertions of
the occupant in runnini; down ana convict
Ing before the proper tribunals all of thoe
wretches who catch fi'h or kill game out
of season U the same time it is a public
office and thciefore when placed in con
secrated hands it is a public trust. Mr
Cleveland it is stated has not vet signi
fied his intention with regard to the ten
der He is said to have taken it under ad
visement, and pr.umbh after carefullj
consulting his conscience and appljing to
himself the established tests of fitness will
pup his answer to Governor Vorhees who.
though a Republican seems to have riseu
nhnt sordid narti-ansh!ti and in perambu
lating the solar walks to nave encomuervu
and immediatelv recognized a private cili
zen to whom can be entrusted the sacred
obligations of office If Mr Cleveland ic
cepts the place it is believed the elect will
hall his act as a willingness to re-enter
public life and will immediatelj burn in
cense around the altar upon which he
stands in the hope of fixing upon him tht
gaze of an admiring nation that is just
now getting readj to make a change in the
White House
Mr. IlcvcriilKe Iliven "I p. Vs predict
ed from the first bj The Times. Senator
Bevertdge has abandoned his ,frS-traile
resolution and appears to be willing to
permit the Porto Rican bill to get through
the Senate as best it can without anj
further interference on his part The
Senator was scheduled for a speech today
in support of his amendment but he has
also signified his willingness to foiego the
pleasure of delivering an address to the
Senate It is evident that the Bevendge
amendment does not signlfj another
change of front at the White House
as has been insisted bv the brilliant In
dianan's admirers Obviouslj Mr Mc
Kinlej proposes to abide as resolutelv as
possible bj his latest decision in the Por
to Rican muddle -and trust to the ingenu
itj of his managers in and out of Congress
and to the confidence reposed in him bj
the majontv of the people to pull hlra
through the next election, despite bis fa
mous "plain dutj" message It is believ
ed that as soon as Senator Piatt of Con
necticut returns from his inspection of
the tobacco prospects of Cuba the Porto
Rican bill, without important amend
ments, except those affecting certain mill
ing interests of Senator Davis' State will
be forced through the Senate. Hov Sena
tor Beveridge can vote for it in its pres
ent shape, in view br Ins free-trade
amendment, is .not, apparent, though his
friends saj that he will do so It is said
that Senator Beveridge feels very keenly;
the disappointment occasioned by the ne-,
cessity which forced him to abandon Tiis-free-trade
position. JHis constituents are
said to be just as flrmlv convinced now
as ever that the Porto Rican bill is "a se
rious departure from right principles,"1
and that thej are in utterable despau;
over the political prospects in Hoosler-,
dom At the same time, Senator Bever
idge has five jears in which to recover
from whatever damage maj' be inflicted
upon himself by the bill and his back
down, so that he is supposed to feci rea
sonably secure from harm
"No Imputation on Hix Cournjrr.
(Fiom the Paducah Sun )
Pro-ccutms Attomej A heeler Campbell was in
an untkual predicament Saturdav He was pro-e
cutimr a peace w arrant in the Police Court. One
of the most essential questions to be aked on
suth occasion is
" vre vou afiant tint unle th s defendant is
restrained bv law- he will do jou some greit
bodilv lnrmv '
Tlii- question he propounded to the prosecuting
vitnes. who v3- a stihvart man, almost twice
the izt of the man he had sworn out the peace
warrant aciin.it
"Naw, tali, I ain't'" lie boldh replied
"Vou are not?" asked the attornev in imw
nicnt. "Now. wait, let me a'k vou the question
at-ain, vou ll under-tand it re vou afraid
of him?"
"No, sah. I aa ain't tow sa nfred o dal nifj
gah," he sputtered "I ain't car'd ob Mm'"
"Are you afraid he will attempt to do jou
bodilj hann" tentatneh aked the attorne.
"Not cf ef not ei I km git a fi'r howin it
'nn, boss'" lie said as he glared defuntlj at the
prf-oner.
The spectators here began to laugh Tlie pn
oner's ttolid countenance alo relap-ed Into a m
gter smile, but the witness contended that he
wasn't a bit afraid of ill" prison t, mul didn't sect l
to care who knew it
"What did vou Ret tin peace warrant foi,
thcnS" demanded the attcniev.
' I jes' wanted je" " wanted," lie explained
"fo" to elion dat iiiccali dat im 'tcntiona wu
peaceabh Yhned, sal "
The Court then asked a few quetioa-. ind found
out that the witness Was afraid thc prisoner
would shoot lum or do something of that kind,
but he wasn't reallj" "afraid" of 1ifmJ"The dc
fendunt wa accordinglr rcnilred to execute bond
and at the same time tlie vwtnc reputation for
feirleo'ness was unaffected.
SURGEONS yot OTfS'-ARMY..
1 si
New Ones Sent to the Philippine 1J
V erj Tf uiitflloi t.
Surgeon General Sternberg Is sending
surgeons to the Philippines by everj
transport that sails, in order that the sick
and wounded soldiers 3np6' receive everj
attention possible. It Svas" said yesterday
that there are now .between 350 and 400
surgeons with General Otis' armj, and that
more would be sent to hijn. It was stated
that about 250 surgeonsi could attend to
lh . f , .inir m,i m,nrtrl and I
that the reason for sending over JL
geons by every transport was that all the jpp which was sold for $10,300 and
contract surgeons are emplojed for one ioUBht back at the higher price,
j ear, and that manj of them, whose con- , Hla a(jmiggion made a sensation. It was
tracts had expired, were returning to this originally understood that General White
country. Quite a number of the contract an(i General Marsh sold tho property ith
surgcons are also being given commissions out any authority from the State or any
in tne Keguiar Army A noaru oi ineuicai
officers is now examining the candidates
at Manila, and as fast as their papers can
be made out they are being sent to the
President.
Twentj-four surgeons sailed from San
Trancisco Mondaj and orders were issued
jesterday for seventeen to proceed to that
port and take the next transport for Ma
nila. Tho latest orders Include three Dis
trict of Columbia phjsicians The list is
as follows
Frank C. Baker, from Washington, D C ;
Robert M. Thornburgh, from New York
citj; Leonard P. Bell, from Indianapolis;
Caspar It. Bjars, from Columbus, Texas;
Joseph A Collie, from Williams Baj, Wis ;
Richard M English, from New Haven;
Bower E Himes, from Fort Sheridan, III.;
Luther P. Howell, from Washington Court
House, Ohio; George L Marlon, from El
gin, 111.; John N Merrick, from Columbus,
Ohio. John L Norris, from Washington, D
C, Conn R Ohliger, from Canton, Ohio;
Samuel A. Springvvater, from Chicago,
Randell C Stonej, from Charleston, S. C ;
Henry H. Stromberger, from Washington,
D C ; Edwin M Trook, from Mirion, Ind ;
Josiah M Ward, from Newbern N C
According to official reports received by
Surgeon General Sternberg from Manila,
tho total number of deaths from all caus
es In the armj in the Philippines between
Julj 1, 1S, and January 1, 1900, was
1.321, of this number 58 were officers and
1.263 enlisted men There were killed in
action and died of wounds 42 officers aud i
r.70 men, deaths from other forms of vio-1
lence, 6 officers and 131 men. died of dis-
ease 1C officers and C93 men The ruio
of deaths of officers to men is one officer
to 12 men from violence, and 1 officer to
43 men from disease
There were 1,767 men wounded who re
covered Tvventj deaths were from pneu
monia 21 from consumption 49 from ma
laria 149 from djscnterv 100 from cmall
pox, and 1C7 from tjphoid fever
TREATY WITH SWITZERLAND.
AliroKiitiou 1 'I his Conntr of the
Co in in ore In 1 (;rieiiieu.
Assistant Secretarj Spaulding of the
Treasurv. jestcrdaj sent, the following cir
cular letter to collectors and other olhceis
of the customs
"This Department has been idvised b
me sccici"rv oi state mm ine c-oncessiun&
, consequence of the denunciation bj the
United States of the clauses in thc treatj
of 1SG0 with Switzerland which secured
to the products of the respective nations
the benefit of the How est rates of dutj
which either should thereafter grant bj
treatv or otherwise to anj other countrj
The letter concludes bj saving on
are thertfore herebv authori7ed to ashes
regular duties on merchandise imported
from Svltzerland on aud aftei March 24
1000 that Is the rates of dutj which were
imposed and collected on such impo-tations
prior to the Department s decision of De
ccn.ber ", 1S9S, which is revoked according
Ij
TORPEDO BOAT CONTRACTS.
'I lie I i nil' of the Hulldcr I"-cteinl-l
lor One i ar.
Thc Navj Department has been sending
out letters to all the builders of torpedo
boat destrovers and torpedo boats noti
fjing them that thev will have a jcar be
jond the period originallj set in which to
complete their contracts This action was
taken bj the department on the recom
mendation of the Boird on Construction
which ascertained that the complaints of
some of the torpedo craft builders that
thej vvere unable to obtain the steel re
quired for the construe tion of the vessels
was true
This condition is a result of the pre
vailing activitj in manufacturing circles
All the steel plants are working extra
time, and jet cannot complv with the de
mands for material The Navj Depart
ment officials decided that it was onlj fail
to give all torpedo boat builders the ben
efit of the extension In each case the
extra vear will begin with tlie expiration
of the contract period
AN ADVERSE DECISION.
1 In-
ItoHlou Not to He Pittcil Willi
'I III SlTtMV .
The Board of Inspection of the Navy
Department has decided againat the pro
position to fit the cruier Boston with dou
ble screws in place of the single screws no?
in use on that vessel The Boston was
ordered home from Manila several months
ago aud placed out of commission at Mare
Island A board of survev was appointed
and reported favorably on the twin screws.
The matter was then referred to thc
Bureau of Construction the members ot
which dlsagieed and it was hr ilh sent to
the Bureau of Inspection
UlncUMiiithliiK h Cow ho s.
(trom thc rizona Graphic )
"Lp at mv camp, near thc tour l'taks, ' toid
Jim IS irk, the well Known cattlrnnn, 'the
bovs are all handv with a ritlc. We've a lot of
puns up there The old faliioned black powder
Winchester lias been diarded, and nothing but
the bet goc Most of thc new suns were bought
during the Spani-li war, when we would expert
ment all dav with tree trunks and rough trenches,
learning the art of war at home c found that
a built t from one of thc new Winchesters driven
bj smokeless powder, was good for four foot and
more of pine timber and for more! tlnn an inc'i
of iron I thought the bojs had done about
even thing m the shooting? line that could be
done long ago, but I was mistaken 1 sent the n
up a wigon In hauling down some firewood
ilii-i hroke the bo'ster all to flinders The
4 bolsters hold up the wigon led, vou know Well,
the bovs figured out an rignt me reDimuing ot
the wood parts, but thej came near bcin
stumped on the iron flvins. Tljj cot some old
iron wason tires nnd cut thim in proper length',
but hadn't a waj that thij could see to punch
the necessarj bolt holes. Fmallr the quetion
wa solved One of the boy carcfulh marked the
places for the bolts, stood the piece of tire
against a tree, and put a bullet, SO calibre,
through thc tire at each place marked It was
a novel sort oi blacksmithing, but it worked."
Could ot Intimidate IiliicUhnrn.
(From the St Louis Itepublic )
Senator elect "Joe" Blackburn is famed far and
wide for lu apparenth lncvluuitible fund if
anecdotes "The Senator has an unconsciou
ktreak of humor and 'on c good stones are told on
lum which he never recited." said a prominei.t
Blue Grass politician thc other da "I reraein
ber a circumstance that happened when
Mr Blackburn was practicing hw in Ken
tucky which nuv show ihat he fears noth
ing A joung fellow came into his ollUe. and
after howmg son e reoonimciidations and cv
presmg a Ionginjr desire fo get work of some
kind, w.s given an opportumtj to do something.
Mr Bhckburn handed him i writ, and told lum
to go to a certain houe and serve thc paper on
n,n tmint '.Now don't come back and sa vot
..HilriVt fiid him be cautioned '.Nail it to the r.
door if jou laic to. but serve it' The eager
oung man started out md returned an hour latei
mines his hat ard collar and with hi3 face covered
with bruises and his clothes torn into shredi
" 'Well.' taid Jlr Blackburn, 'did jou serve it I'
o. sir,' replied the battered emplore 'The
tenant licked tne and told me to bring the paper
back to jou' Blackburn arose from his chair,
and towering up with indignation, said: 'Here,
nub take that writ back and serve it on that
tenant, suh and tell him. fortne, suh, that bj
sui,, lie can't intimidate me through jou,
suh.' "
PINGREE ON THE STAND.
MlehiKfiii'N oernor Tensile in the
MnrNli Hniberzleiiient Trlnl.
LANSING, Mich, March 22 Governor
PIngree was put on the stand today to
testify in General Marsh's embezzlement
trial. He was asked to identify his signa
ture to an ofilclal order dated on July 17
last, directing the military board to sell
the uniforms and supplies on hand He
acknowledged that he signed the order
but pleaded that he had forgotten all
about it and that when he sfgned it he had
of itg 0jjcers Governor PIngree seemed
to be as much taken back by the produc
tion of the tell-talo order as was the defence-,
but Judge Cahlll, of the prosecution,
saved him from embarrassment by remark
ing that nobody for a moment entertained
the faintest suspicion that Governor PIn
gree was at any time cognizant of the pur
pose of the conspiracy.
The order will have a strong bearing on
the case of Colonel Sutton It is charged
that tho order was written by Colonel Sut
ton, who Is attached to the corporation
counsel's office, and that he persuaded the
Governor to sign it as a matter of detail
without acquainting him with its purpose.
WALTONIANS AT PRINCETON.
Mr.
Cleveland Vice Preililent of a
:evr OrKmiinitioii.
PRINCETON. N. J , March 11 A fish
nnd game protection association has been
organized at Princeton by members of the
University faculty and prominent citizens,
with a view to bettering the sport with gun
and rod in this locality. At a recent meet
ing Prof. William F. Magle was elected
president and former President Grover
Cleveland, M. Taylor Payne, and Profs.
Hanry Van Djke and William Libbey, vice
presidents
A peition has been forwarded to Governor
Voorhees requesting that the woods near
Princeton be stocked with quail and other
'rds and that the streams be supplied with
frj. Papers of incorporation are being
drawn up Recentlj there was talk of a
preserve being made near here bj several
sportsmen but it Js thought that the plan
has been given up
FORMING A NEW BANK.
'I he
Kiiiptrr of Sev lorU. to Itn
?.:oo,ooo.ooo Cniiitui.
NEW YORK. March 22 Authontj has
been -granted bj the Comptroller of Cur
rencj for the organization of the Empire
National Bank of this citv, with a capital
of $"00,000 000 and a surplus of ?G0,000
This is the first local bink to be formed
to take advantage of the circulation feat
ure of the new Currencj law E R
Thomas, of the New York Stock Exchange
firm of Thomas &. Post and a son of Gen
Samuel Thomas will be president and O
F Thomas, president of the Bank of
Wajne Lyons N-"Y , v ill be vice presi
dent The bank will probablj be In th
Empire Building 71 Broadway The notes
representing the new bank's circulation
cinnot be obtained in less than a month
and a half as so many applications from
other ba iks are ilreadj on file Time
will also be required to prepare vaults
for the bank
The new bank will mike a specialtj of
out-of-town accounts Among those who
will be on its board of directors are
Edwin B M Post partner of Mr Thomas
in Thomas . Post George Scott son of
the former vice president of the Erie
Railroad Utila Cox Samuel Dodd, A C
Overholt John G Deshler Columbus,
Charles Hammond and William M Ba--nurn
of the law firm of Reed Simpson,
Thafher . Barnum
LIABILITY OF LANDLORDS.
n
ntereHtiiiK Cilite to H- Trleil in
Miirs In nil.
FREDERICK Aid March 22 t "the
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen
tonight the city attornej. Hammond Ur
ner wis Instructed to bring suit against
Charles W Ross and Henrj Williams for
$15 20 The suit has grown out of an al
leged water rent bill said to be due the
citj bj Seth Burgess, late proprietor of
the Carlin Houe
The propertj is owned bv Messrs Rosa
and Williams and as landlords the city
authorities are of the opinion that they
are responsible for the water rent, which.
It Is said, thej refused to pav after formal
notice hid been served on them Mr
Ros is a prominent lawyer and Mr Wil
liams President of the Central Bank The
case promises to be an interesting one. as
It is to be made a test case as to vhether
a landlord is responsible or not for his ten
ant 3 watci rent
It is said that some interesting points
maj develop as to whether or not the citj
authorities have anj right whatever to col
lect water rents as It is claimed that
when the charter was granted for the con
struction of the reservoir and the bonds
Issued for the work had been paid for from
the rentals thc water was to be free It
is row claimed that the annual rentals
were never applied to paving this specific
Indebtedness, which would have more than
paid for the plant, but were thrown into
the general revenue of the citj toird
liquidation of its total indebtedness
ALABAMA COAL FOR EUROPE.
u l.nslisli s niSiente I'urcliiioen
'I'w lllllion 'Inns.
NEW ORLEANS .March 22 An English
sjndieite of coal dealers is said to have
closed a deal bv which two million tons
of Alabima coal arc to be delivered at the
port of New Orleans for exportation v ith
in two jears' time. The purphase rricc
agreed upon in the contract is said to be
75 cents a ton at the mouth of the coal
pits Fifty cents a ton is to be alloved
for transportation to New Orleans The
entire two million tons are to be reloaded
and shipped bj steamer at this port.
The English sjndicate will run its own
line of steamers direct to New Orleans
and the ordinary- brokerage in handling the
ships is to be cut off. On an average cne
steamer is expected to load and sail each
month during the tvventj -four months'
time limit. This is one of the most im
portant financial transactions in the South
in recent jears
POSTMISTRESS VAN LEW ILL.
Interesting: IHtor of One of I'renl
ilent ('rniit'x ViipolntecM.
RICHMOND, Va , March 22. Miss Eliz
abeth L Van Lew. who was postmistress
of Richmond during the greater part of
President Grant's two terms, is ill at her
home here Miss Van Lew's historj is
quite an Interesting one She was made
the postmistress of the former capital
of the Confederacv bj Grant for the serv
ices she rendeied the Union cause during
the war
Miss Van Lew lived here during the
four jears' struggle between the South
and the North She gave valuable assist
ance to the Federal officers who made
their escape from Llbby prison bj tunnel
ing under the ground After Grant -went
out of office and Miss Van Lew was suc
ceeded as postmistress she was given a
clerkship in the War Department at
.Washington. Her home, on Church Hill,
overlooking the James River, is one of
the prettiest and most picturesque in that
section of the city. For years past she
has paid her State taxes under protest.
Annually when presenting herself to set
tle these obligations to the Common
wealth Miss Van Lew enters her protest
against taxation without being permitted
the right to have a voice in the Government.
THE MINERVA SAFE IN PORT.
After n flnznrtlon Vujune She Ar
rite nt ."S or folk.
NORFOLK, Va , March 22 Tae Spanish
steamer Minerva, Captain Zabado, arrived
here last night from Bermuda. She has
aboard" 5,200 tons of iron ore, is coaling
here, and will proceed today for B.IU.'St,llmS;:S
more, where a voyage will end that has
not many parallels. She sailed from Por-
man, Spain, for Baltimore, Januarj 27, and
about Tebruary 15 was"" overtaken by a
storm which captain and crew said was
01 awtUI Violence. iue ot-au.er aa
deeply laden vvitn a cargo wiuioui uuujau
cy, and for dajs the waves which sept
over her threatened every moment to en
gulf her. Captain Zabado said he knew
that, loaded with iron as she was, she
would go to the bottom Instantly should
the fill, and he dtd what he could to light
en her. He threw over ninety tons of coal,
leaving enough aboard, he thought, to fur
nish steam enough to bring his ship Insiie
the Virginia capes He did not anticipate
the violence of wind and sea that followed,
and when within 180 miles cf Cape Henry
the coal gave out and the Minerva was
helpless, adrift at sea.
In the troueh of the waves sherolled
about until February 21, when the British
steamer Parana came along and towed
her for two or three hours. The sea was
high, the hawser parted, arel the Parana
lost her tow in the darkness, i-or nine
dajs after this the Minerva drifted about
and never sighted a sail Her crew was
put uu siuul cuiuwaiiii; jl iuw, . . ?...
not known how long it would be until help
came. During this time the revenue cut-
lt. uuuuua aoutju " "-' "" -
search for the Minerva, and she scoured
the seas without sighting her. The cutter
put in here for harbor and repairs after
a storm which overtook her, and her com
mander, Captain Hamlet, said he believed
the Minerva had foundered. He sailed
again, however, in search of her.
About thi3 time the German steamer
Skyro3 overhauled the Spanish steamer,
and towed her to Bermuda, On reaching
this port the Minerva endeavored to make
Baltimore After proceeding thiity miles
Capt. J. W Shlnnick. the Maryland pilot
who was taking her in, learned that there
was not enough coal aboard to last the
steamer only four hours. As Baltimore
was twelve hours awaj, the Minerva put
back here for coal. The shortage of coal
was made known by Eigns, as neither Cap
tain Zabado nor one of the ere a speaks
English. The Minerva's voyage, which
lasted nearly two months, and has been
attended by great hardships, will end to
daj. Her captain sajs he has never ex
perienced such a tempestuous trip
THE TAX VAXTJATION LAW.
'I he Coiintitutlaiiiilit) of a A Irinln
Act to He 'leMteil.
RICHMOND, Va , March 22 The ques
tion as to the constitutionality of the act
providing for the appointment of commis
sioners of tax valuation is the mo3t inter
esting one before the Virginia publie The
CCIUIlsei 111 W1C lauuus taaw iiirauc u( v
about to be made up havp not yet doter-
mined which shall be selected as the on
upon which is to be made the test All
will be examined before this question is
settled It seems likelv though, that
either the case from Alexandria or that
from Norfolk will be accepted for this pur
pose W Frank Lambert ssistant Cashier of
the Citizens' National Bank, of Vlexaa
dna who vas arrested in that city last
week for refusing to answer certain ques
tions propounded him by Louis C Barlej
valuation commissioner for that citj, on a
writ of habeas corpus appeared with hts
couii'-el Col Francis L Smith and A
rmtrong before the Supreme Cot.rt jes
terdav morning and was recognized for his
appearance when desired The counsel
represented in this case will Include some
of the ablest lawyers in Virginia The
questions which thes gentlemen will dis
cuss will present some oi me most inter-
estmg submitted to the Court of Appeal-.
In a long time
A despatch Irora .NortoiK sajs mat h
the Corporation Court jesteraaj J uuge
Hanekel refused to allow Col u bate,
recentlj appointed commissioner of val
patlon to qtialifv- as such Colonel Sale's
counsel will applv to the Supreme Court
of Appeals for a mandamus Judge Hanekel
sajs the act apromting commissioners of
valuation is unconstitutional This is bas
ed on the contention that it is a measure
carrying with it an appropriation, and that
under the constitution it for that reason
required a recorded vote and a majontj
of all the members elected to the Senate
to pass it which it did not have
COMPLAINING OF RATES.
Interxliitf ( iimiiicrve t oiuiniHsioiior"
Heel at 1'hoetilx.
PHOENIX. Ariz , March 22 later
State Commerce Commissioners Yeomans
and Clements presided yesterday over the
first session of thc Commiss-on ever held
in Arizona Thc main compla-nt before . it the pahhe gardew. wy .eiven roona. aaty m
... , , t v I the 80 :he i the inaehrer f n ataaoa a-
them was one filed bj a defunct Chamber fntm ami prime nwngter. the -aeoaal
of Commerce three jears ago, al'eging tin- i Mrl (.rej. t whom she aeted a prrrate f;
just discrimination of rates in favor ofiur Idv Oeorgiana jrSm
jut "' 1 n titt-rarv ae and i4a4enaea in thenr meoanaai
Los Angeles i , M 1rd Atabfcary. in haj nun.aar ,
The evidence -howed that the coa t town , if.U how heanllfttrrT , played the haep.
had a tariff on manj articles shipped from , i ,w rh.i, .-hwal Vtaa.
the East of one-half that pail by Phoenix tree ar f the rhthphreai Maaa
merchants In the matter of shipments ! "ne entii Pper i erth.anrf "- "
East Los Ang'des pajs $120 a hundred Dr C IMtm!-o. a -aaewhat neglected hraarh of
r.r,n,T. ami Phr.pnix. il 20. On motion ot ei-BwIosy The- sooad w deenhed. ov- "N
General Counsel Herrm. representing the
Southern Pacific Railroad, tne respondeat j
corporations were given an indefinite
time in which to file their defence The
Commissions next stop will be at San
Bernardino Cal
AN EXPLOSIVE LN A RUNAWAY.
r?iiit lnnln Totsii'm Vnrrnn !:
rnjie I'riuti Destruction.
rRNKLIN Pa. March 22. team
belonging to the Rock u jcenne eora
panv. and attached tc a seih filled with
nitrogljcenne ran awaj Tuesdaj at Lewis
T..n yn.l t,o !nhnhtt.int: nt that Village
rn ,n,l the- inhnhitnnts of that villace
have rot jet recovered from the shock.
Amos Brown was hauling ioU quarts or
nitroglycerine from the factory near Cus
ter Citj to Kane, and when he came to
the Erie Railroad sLition at Lew it, Run
the team broke into a gallcp. Brown was
thrown from his seat and the team ran
into a culvert, forcing the pole of the
sleigh into the ground and breaking, the
In a house opposite where the team
came to a sudden stop in the culvert a
woman and three children patched with
pale faces and bated breath the horses
wild run. expecting every moment to be
blow n inc eterntj.
CURRENT HUMOR.
'Iltc Cheerful Iiliot.
(From the Indianapolis Pre- )
'Out of town jesterdaj, weren't youi" a-ked
the hoeclerk boarder.
"I was in Columbus," replied the Cheerml
Idiot
' Ohl" i-aid the shoeclerk boarder.
"No, not Columbus, 0 , Columbus, Ind . -slid
the Cheerful Idiot.
The :Wvr Hill tor.
(Irom tlie Cleveland Plain Dealer)
"What ate thc joun men doing in the apart
ment where the tvpe is assembled? ' enquired 1-di
tor Sheldon of the "Topeka Daily Capital," as
the 1kj reached out for the last revise
"Thej are taking up ihe usual collection, sir.
"Verj good " -
live minutes later a gnmy faced urchin with a
two qtiait pail slipped out into the allcj wav.
The Ho Ivnevr.
(rrom tlie Incharapolis Journal )
"Pa, vvlij 1 spring called ,pnngi"
"Don't bother me. Jiimnj '
I know. Pa." f
"Sjze'foVw'on't go mind tbinkin' it's winttr.
Every thins: IteRalnr.
(From the Philadelphia North American )
"h do you object to smoking in jour pres
ence t" asked Iredihe
"Not a bit," n plied the girl In the Knox hat.
"In fact, I wa just about to ak jou that question."
NOTES OF THE DAY
Judce William Fullerton. who ha just died in
Ken lork, will be remembered for nib relenttea
crc-examiDation of Henry jrd Ueecher.
Patience ami lorg iretKU are absolutely essential
in order to do business in Rii!la. KtMifa, In a
business way, U practically the great unknw.
fi?hty per cent of the cattle of Lnisuayjre
Hico. '
I chicaB Knujhu of Oolumbu are perfitB?
P'a to prerrp the earavel Sita Vfurfe. wMait
; nTarLJ.",mf ,D, W"J in Us" at
j netwccn m. of fcW
cioc oi janinrj, nwu. (Sreat Britain'- piiUW e-
pecJiture increased ..1tJVni orxr ,,-nr tk jbw
months in thr preceding jear.
The nuteriuU ujd lv the fcwtHs -My and
nuirire ermine builder tie. a a mlc, rfMBwfjv
tared at the Hrod-h -teel warte. ami "Sid
ih nuteruil" u jlwjy .peetfled.
The VmentJn Indian who hae bee repwteii
from time to time. a inereuinr in numbew. are
now said to be dwindling aa edjf -vr keira
tlie me storj tniee about Indfiwe
Malta it one of the nto,t important eaaNiw: pari '
ir the Mediteracnean ojm! roneqaetfr lNre aru
manv firm there dealing In eoal. of -vHtkfl iSPrtat
w at all titnts a kre stock on KimL
Tlie CbK-atfo pottoffke hw a sreat iWerAie' nfc
the sale of postage due j-tamrw jihua Um ruleV
prohibiting the forwardint; at underpaid 4ejr
and thud claM nutter west into etTet
Poets have to wait a long- time: far pubiielfer
, contain? a poem written by Philip Freneuu fn
In I, which now first sees the' Hht f print,.
Near Contui, in Santa Demingo.. a mhuK tawn
inlaid about fiftj miles from the bead of Simanu
a there fc ,o a wtoMe aw
iron-ore deposit. Thc land befeass to tae Gov
ernment.
The rubber plantation of Jlexieo, at a ro?e are
remote from centres of pepafauon. Tfcey are ai
..u.,.. C... - v.
war? thinlr inhabited Orieatai tabor nmst Ke
imported The approximate wace h $1 sttvr (4f
cent' gold) per day.
It is a well knov.n fact that Americas foaiwatir
is not only the cheapest and best, bat afea tfk
most stylish in thc world IU bits and stares are
readily copied by English flrn, wke mH dMlr
goods aa "merican shapes."
There are xo many languages spoken in tao
provinces of Austria Hungary that lMetarwters
are employed is the various Parhameate ta in
terpret tlie speeches of the delegates awi mate
tbem intelligible to ail the member
On thin? in Vew lork society is brkfee wW;
and the women in pa menhir are Mule start M
crazj over it. It u pJajtI in the iiwMt e
?uive ets la town in lieu of pfller, awi the
arrounte that are staked at it are eaashtorahle
Lhtchei can be rapidly da; in soft earth hy a
new maehi&e, which mounted os narrow .
and has an eiKflet-s chain of hm4I hwekete
up the earth a? the iBarinne us drawn hae ana
forth in the treatd, deptmting the dirt m eilaar
side.
In the Lnited KingdMi the term "jhw" m
applied only to footwear thc Mr of watch iaK
at under the ankle. "Boat" 1 the torn aii
far footwear reaehtn? afeeve the anfce, aat - U
the form of footwear mart widely ami hi that
twunlrv
The py of Smith African Maht lie h J a
Juy for twioyow. aM wp t H a ahgr far nmuaafe,
with raruMfe. Jtca who hrtur their own haoaH
and eapneat receive i 7& a afer The f9 of
, 4 fcr beweanaaa, im nptii. aad
I rafiHT has lwjw hten a sreat tattle caaatryt
Its rattle "mullo were rlnr te aar TVa--
-.tle ami even twaafler n a, wHoV'1 he nw
tore awi verr iarht in wenht hi tke anal
tilleea or twentr year thrw atall "erloBa"
have hern KmoM aa and srentht taapr4.
Man.- in ftraail, 1 T nu! aa the
1 ht a fofmlttHm eonxervalivrty rtinarted at
tween Mja awi 54.0ft and k the depot tar aS
the nihil rr gathered n the apeer vaftey. The eta
bilks, howover two essential t'tnul) of pPt
peritv banhias: fatuities and MlearaphJe eoaa
mimieaiiiBs uh thr out-ide world.
V French newspaper janeaace a aw aarn
trititr if Vanrruj ladaw. Jt ai.a aaaaadtnR'
' to the authority, that in that eoaattry .ajaaa?
aiie are -oppSantiur for a fcwbe.' pete Maj
wtixe carts ;M The French ainripnirr hrta.
nates thai in the near tutor aa eahahatiaat aff
there jx"t3 is la he held, to iailow the exMWtfen
( tub "
I V mtaiacs- eampnny at Vtarqoette. Mfeh., hn
dM-evered that rata are tar hart aod
mdrn;timni . IMar the aw a w
1 ,f ,),, ,,,, m, a han
I tiM md cf a ot rate m the a. -
timt u wnri aM rrmcnwnU 4 tne
; dtnarr. which are thrown
mat he di .pe-ed ol
Irorn soirth rnra a war tain puaaaat, awtert
to the -'I-omteo Ihwlv HW " " certain eufffea
cotp of Chieveley eaaap pewidrd the aaa tfeat
fluul.l prtect tmr precioa beer tOl ChiMiaaa
Iv In the MHwatwr two hen haale wera nat
imr 'la-era' std the authoring; 'taaaMt
the Riwrd ad the dnnhitd it ,eat day na
doaea bottles wrre uianatiig '
Po-4bh the r4 fnmoa- wwaaa saaahiM
l!;li-h histfrtrv w Veil (Jwvnne. the athjas
Vlanners t.ere much the "ante aa thev were at fcV
rremh hi t. NeM (.waa lost SS ta la
diMlie- of tlewlaad. l h w vear 1a4 af
ward f WfcX There had nver a-ea aMa
. nuib gamWwc aatows wona was earrlei
mil gammm: jwop; ""n . v . -.
i that rctsa tter the darheas ot Maaaala,
of the eardmal, had h aW0.5W she dhnl
on in
aieee
in aheoiate want
I.Iv f.esreiana Grey the oldest mhahttaa f
Hampton Court" palace wt Kn?huid, has pa ea-
teted apon her H)9h year l-wy (.eoreaami. w
oeoiptes an apaitaact oa thc srooad xw lealtiaie
mre," a eneraMy deep i imnfehnr, Bac thy
u kMU ir.ifAB BililMg It
Ides thunder or wind more ihweN the naB at
heav stone-, or the ltre oi a da-taat eawaaaa
Near the epH-enter ot the eartlpaiKe load craaae
ire heard h -oe hut not ail ohaerveR. ft tag
time when the ork the " 4 ""
iwav it beiomer. rowcher and awe MTinmnr at
the- moment, while at a greater J taate we
-oiiimI i thrwHthont 'faooth aaH ahawat aain
onnas. hVe the low rrti ef da-tana thnnnVi TlaVa
neighb. rhood f the -ond t the lower laaajt f
tH.hbilitr u hon fee the feiet that it heard lay
... ,Jut Mm tfae rwiihHnu ad a haty?
I trartioH rnctae rs. whah? other etaaalljr ainrt
hear o "It at all
J JJr j, thf a, o( rm.i .rs a wtiatr
m .. x lWmtc',"' von ran -ee that the Para Rfcn
.. .1 1-. aWu WMt gnlll oi the lahHat 1
' ,i ..i Jkv wwt. omith oi the Iaalnd 1
jarajo t0 , network of narrow reanr haaan
.. 1a.te mh roaaert the Para wit r
nuzoti. These nameron chaaaebv are toaaa T ta
IV) vard m width, and -otm of thorn a Baah
gaWe for vesjefc of 1 ta feet dra. I
Pa-e are mterestiiKr enoagh to thore Uwhc
them in small eroh. hat to thc ocer Mm MMa
...m. (-.mr- j the Latted States Mp WB-
I miBion thev are treaty . Vt wSt tr n
little to arrest the ittentiaa other than le waaaK
dark shapes af the banks which ever ela
aboard. The had temp low and Hat. aad liar
trees near the water" rdee, it -era it tte
-hip has forsaken her natural erenarat aa
rnnniRg ererland tin mv-We wheefcs s he day
Hcht comes m a -udden harst t lneht like the anv
heralded Sash ot the thatre g illumination, there
h revealed on tach ile of the narrow rhaaaet the
foreat's otd vrtll. epotas lo vww faa irnnat
af vprhn"inir viae f creepers nd htHaa taat
i.r..niLu brilliant with the nntttit
of trapieal vegetation There w a otraase eha
tering of animal he and a wlwrr ot wingea aa
etts The discordant erics ot myriad oneaats.
echo from the trees There - human Har. too.
Here and there emWered ia the ff"J
seen little wotnlen hats, with thatched raor aaa
ides open ta the coAiag wind- Thee are tta
liomes of the rubber satherers. who lahor day in
and daj out lolleetinu' the milkj snp af WW
Hcvea bra-iheBsi- TThs rHWK gatberinpfe ai
terestmc. and thc WilnawWn- er aMkaa
riolv a the wimlatR channel reveate ta
I'rZS of natives at work along the adze at tk.
ftream Tho-c on board who have read the de
.ctiptHiiH tell ther of the manner in wtrle r
hilt naked ImKaiw hilior, of hmv each Bnntay
woris vhat i called an ".tiaiki r street, a
path through the fnret. whieh embrace as many
rubber trefs at can le tonveaienth teadol. oi how
these trees are slit wulh a nuihete jm4 t tp
flttnl in the cut t ratch the ap. nnd ef the
manner in whitii the i wner make, his dailv rauml
nnd brings to hi- hut the collected jwiee There
if alo interest in the dei ration of its neat
,tage. when the sap h dipped up by a Rtfck and
revolved over a niokj fire. The smoke eaiwe
each lajer to coagulate on the stick, and when inr
desired amount formed it fa removed and mada
rcidy for shipment. These balls ot erud rob
ber usually weigh in the neighborhood of twentv
flve pounds, ami are of a ilark lustrous hoe. It
was a novel ctpenence, this visit of the tVflminp
tou'a crew to thc home of the rubber gatliereffii
and thc closest attention was paid to tic e
changing scenery as thc white qruir staomru
alowlj along through the rasse.
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