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MEMORIAL POETJIY.
The Boston Wote published a whole pag of
Garfield memorial poetry." The poet wcro Oli
ver Wcnilcll Holme, II. Bcrrnnl Carpenter,
John Ilojle OT.ellly, Marte E. Dlakc, Joaquin
Miller, LetiUa l'arons Hopklna, M. J. Savajcc,
Kate Tcnnatt Wools, Charles Turner Diwy, Ju
lia Ward Howe and Walt. Whitman. Of the ar
ray of vcrc, Joaquin Miller's tribute Is the
most original, Itotli In Its title, "Rejoice," and
In Its song, which la nil bright and yet icrfcctly
In tunc with the obituary sentiment. It Is an
ingenious piece of word-weaving, and Miller has
dono nothing better. The poems wcro appar
ently written to order, and tho page Is copy
righted, but the Globe gives permission to copy
with credit. Miller sings tho solaco of the Na
tion as follows: LoutmHe Courier-Journal.
REJOICE.
nr JoAqt'lX MlI.I.Klt.
"J(ar Me Out of Vie Jlntlle, for Lo! lam Sortly
1.
From out my deep, wlde-bosomcd West,
Where unnamed hcroci hew tho way
For worlds to follow, with stern r.cst
Where gnarled old maples make array,
Deep-scarred from Red Men gone to rest
Where pipes the quail, whero squirrels play
Through toeslng trees, with nuta for toy,
A boy steps forth, clear-eyed and tall,
A ba&hful boy, a aoulfulboy.
Vet comely as the eous ol Saul
A boy, all friendless, poor, unknown,
Yet heir apparent to a throne.
II.
Lol Freedom's bleeding sacrifice 1
Sollko some tall oak tempest-blown
Betide the storied stream he lies
Now at the last, pale-browed and prone.
A nation kneels with streaming eyes
A nation supplicates tho Throne
A nation holds him by tho hand -
A nation sole aloud at this,
Tho only dry eyes In the land
Now at the last I think are his.
Why, we should pray, God knowcth btst,
That this giaud, patient soul should rest.
III.
The world Is round. Tho wheel has run
Full circle. Now, behold a gravo
Beneath the old, loved trees Is done.
Tho druld oaks lift up and wave
A solemn welcome back. Tho brave
Old maples murmur, every one,
"Receive him, Earth I" In center land,
As In tho center of each heart
As In the hollow of God's hand,
The collln sinks. And with It rart
All rarty hates 1 Now, not In vain
Ho bore his peril and hard pain.
IV.
Therefore, I say, rejoice 1 I say
The lcs sou of his life waa much
This boy that won, as In a day,
The world's heart utterly, n touch
Of tenderness and tears; the page
Of history grows rich from such ;
Ills name tie nation's heritage
But 01 as some sweet angel's voice
Spake this brave death that touched us all.
Therefore, I say, rcjolrol rejolcol 1
Run high the flags 1 Vut by tho pall I
Lol all Is for the best for all I
THE LOST JEANNETTE.
HOOFER'S PRELIMINARY REPORT.
Tho United States Steamer Corwin's Dis
coveries in Search of the Jeannette and
Wh&leshlps New Columbia Tho
Fate of the Jeannette.
Washington, Nov. C Captain C.
L. Hooi'or, of the United States rovenuo
steamer Corwiu, lias prosentod tothe
Soorotaryof tho Treasury a preliminary
report of his recent cruiso in tho Arctic
Ocean anil Bohring Sea. Tho impor
tant features of his report are tho Cap
tain's conclusions touching tho Jean
netto.Vigilantaml Mount Wallaston. He
says tho work of preparing a full report
of tho cruiso will require somo week?,
thorcforo submits tho following prelim
inary, embracing tho tlmo since tho
date of his last lottor from St. Michaols,
July 9, 1881: "Wo sailed from;St.
Michaels July 9 and proccoded north,
touching at Godwin Bay. Slcdgo Wand,
Fairy's Island, Capo Princo of Wales,
Capo Espcnberg, and tho head of Kotz
cbuo Sound. On the 15th wo touched
at Cano Blossom and Hothom flnlot.
On reaching clear water south of
Icy Cape wo spoko tho bark North
ern Light and learnod that thu whaling
bark Daniol Webster was in pack to tho
westward. Wo mado an attempt to go
up tho coast in shoro of tho pack to
learn her fate and render any needed
assistance, but found tho ico paoked in
against tho shoro so closoly that it was
Impossible Tho top of Herald Island
waa carefully searched for traces of tho
Jeannotto and tho missing whalors.JAll
' tho prominent points woro carefully ex
amined for cairns, but nono woro found.
Wo followed the edge of tho pack to
wostward and southward, hoping to of
loot a landing on tho south end of
Wrangoll Land. Finding It impossible
. t effeot a landing until a decided
change should tako placo In tho condi
tion of tl o ioo, wc crossed ovor totho
' Siberian coast, followed tho edge of tho
westorn paok. On tho morning of Aug.
4, latltudo 63 dogroos 5 minutes north,
longitudo 179 dogrcos 25 rainutos west,
wo picked up a lower yard about fifth
feet lorg, and twolvo inches in dlamoter
at tho slings, possibly a part of tho
wrook boarded by tho natives at Capo
'Wank Ami. Part of tho ironwork
still fc nt lho J'nrd aua'lor
blcckA .ng liand, packing, oto. To
tho lp (or a pieco ohot rope was at-
fihn'' At tho sail was bent
h thVyurffis detached from tho
Lwjtst. Tho entf surface was so chafod
and woin by contact with tho Ico that
nothing romalnod to indicate tho origi
nal color oxcopt under tho ploce of
metal, whero it had tho appoarancoof
being pilntod biaok. 0 r
Wo mado Capo Wnukorom oft tho
ovonlng of the 6th, whoro wo procured
from tho nativos .ho following artlolos
takonfiomtho wrook supposod to bii
tho Vigilant: Ouo chain bobstay with
heart attaohodp sovoral pieces of chain
plato (ono wholo with a dead oyo at
taohocl), sovoral small piocos of chain,
Iron bolta, piecos of iron bands, oto., a
sheath knlfo (bearing tho initials "W.
B."), a tablo fork, an iron spoon (hav
ing tho lottor "H" on tho handlo), a
small black lcathor pockctbook contain
ing a numbor of article of cheap jew
dry, a linger ring with Masonic om
blems, two coins ono oont and a fivo-
cent picco, a portion of a truss-pad, a
Ilogors pookot-knlfo, and many articles
of no valuo for Identifying vessels. Two
whisky casks woro also noon marked
"Honolulu." Tho articlos obtained
havo boon plao ?d on exhibition for iden
tification at tho ofllco of Wright &
Hotirno, ship chandlors, who lit out
many whalors.
On tho 8th day of August wo steamed
to tho northwest, following tho coast
lino as far as Capo North, whero wo
again camo up to tho ico paok and haul
ed off shore, kooping our courso for
Wrangoll Land. Two days later wo
landed aftor a hard battle with tho Ico,
and raising tho American Hag took
possesion of tho country in tho namo
of tho United States, giving it tho namo
of Now Columbia. It is with somo do-
groo of diflidenco that this now namo is
suggestod for this hitherto unoxplored
and untouched land. It appears that
Admiral Wrangoll, aftor whom it has
been called on fonio maps, not only
novcr landotl, but novcr approached
near enough to tho shoro to obtain a
glimpse of it. Killct, whoso namo has
been appondod to tho country by tho
English mapmaker, only dimly saw
what ho supposod to bo an Island lying
south of Herald Island. At all events,
thcro iu consiborablo confusion regard
ing (ho designation of tills counlry,nud,
in view of tho consideration mentioned,
tho namo of Now Columbia was suggest
ed as ono of national character, and
not calculated (o do injustice to any one,
as I havo called two prominent capes
after tho eminent Arctic navigators,
Wrangoll and Killctt. Wo had good
observations during tho day, and found
our landing placo to bo In lntitudo 71
degrees north, latitudo 177 dogroos 40
minutes west. Wo had confidently hoped
to find soma tidings of tho Jeannette at
tliis point cithor a oalrn containing
records or somo sign of parties from tho
vessel having passed. When last seen
by tho whalo ship sho was in tho vicinity
of Herald Island, evidently trying to
got noar enough to effect a landiug
there. In this sho did not succeed or,
at least sho left no marks thoro by
which her prcsonco might bo mado
known. Had her landing been mado
cairns would of courso havo been erect
od and tho records of her courso left.
It seoms equally certain that hail they
lauded to cither north or south, and re
mained any coiulilcrablo tlmo, this
placo would havo been visited, siuco it
has natural advantages over all other
parts of tho coast. As tho first object
of Captain Do Long's voyago seoms to
havo been to land and explore Wrangoll
Land, it is presumed that had ho suc
ceeded in reaching it ut all ho would
havo lclt exploring parties, oven though
ho might not havo gotten his
vessel into winter qunrtors horo.
In vlow of thtso facts it is bo
llovcd tho Jeannctto did not roach tho
oastorn part of Wrangoll Land at all,
and that If sho reached auy part of it
did not remain long enough to make
any oxtendod explorations. It soenis
oqually clea- that no accident bofell tl-o
vessol whlio in tho vicinity of Herald
Island or Wrangoll Land from tho ab
senco of any record of such an event at
thoso places and from tho fact that wo
aro reasonably cortaln, from our own
observations and tho reports of natives
with whom wo communicated, that her
peoplo had not landed on any part of
tho coast of Siboria between Cape Johan
and East Capo and between CapoPrlnco
of Wales and tho Mackenzie Rivnr on
tho American sido; nor hayothoy passed
along either coast in a vessol, as wo
havo boon unablo lo discover tho slight
oat traoo of her or her pooplo, although
during two seasons in tho Arotio wo
havo cruised about 15,000 miles and ex
amined OTory acccsslblo part of tho nea,
Including lho ice-pack-, as far as it was
possiblo to pcnotiato it, and ovor 1,000
miles of coast line. Theroforo, taking
into consideration tho position of tho
Jeannotto when last soen, it is almost
cortaln that sho did not mako an exten
sive stay at Wrangell Land or Herald
Island, it sho reached thoso places at
all, and it is roasonablo to suppose that
she mot no accident during tho first
winter, at least, that necessitated a de
sertion of tho vessol. It seoms!' Vongly
probablo thnt sho onterod tli J paok
northeast of Herald Island and was car
ried by it in a northoastorly dlreotAn.
This boing lho case, in view of thoflact
that not ouo of tho whalo shlpsnhat
havo from tlmo to time in tin J his
tory of this ocean, been carriod lorth
in a paok, has drlftod to tho south
ward again, and knowing, as woVlo,
from tho testimony of every arotio navi
gator, how futilo would bo any attoi Jpt
to resist tho forco of tho pack whon o Ico
fairly In motion, wo may, I think, Con
cludo that tho Joannotto will not return
by way of Bohring Straits, bufyRll con
tinuo tomovo toward the north and 1 1st,
and although Captain Dolong will 'Jin
doubtodly land and tako tho advantflgn
of ovory load in tho endeavor tl cwry
out his original plan of making $o J Jol
villo Sound, hU movomonts will be con
trolled entirely by thoilcjts 0f ioo.
Should ho. mako latdKo tho east it Is
not corts&Ahat it would bo at thoftco
named. In thoovont of hi ship blue
ing hopolosslyombargoed, after di-fl ting
to 'ho uorlhoast durlnc the first winter,
and it bocamo nooessary to abarjon her,
thoy would doubtless mako for Ae noar
est land which mlcht bo conWirout bo-
twoon Capo Bathurstand Folty ltarr w,
flnnlra' T.i.n.l Afnlnllln fiminil r,i- Ti-.tinft
Banks' Land, Melvlllo Soundjbr Pnnoo
Patrick's, If on tho contlnont'thoy could
communloato with tho signal service
party at Point Barrow, under command
of Lioutonant Gray. If tho distanco was
too great for them to travel thoy could
sond word by tho natives, who aro Con
stantly paslng back nnd forth nlong tho
coast, huntlnar, trading or fishing. If
they landed at cither of tho placis nam
ed, whero thoy would bo nblo to kill
sulllcicnt gamo lo subsist thoy would bo
unablo to get away until ycfscIs woro
ent to their relief. Tho dlstanco to
Hudson Hay or to any placo occit
pled by white men would bo too great
for tho men to travel. If, therefore, no
tidings of thorn nro received through
any of tho prcsont year, I would repect
fully suggest that a vossol bo sent to
Melvlllo Sound as soon as tho Ico will
permit tho carrying of four slcdgo part-
los ono for Hanks' Land, ouo for tho
west coast of Mclvillo Island, nnd a third
for Princo Patrick Land. Whatever is
to bo dono for their rollof must bo dono
promptly. If still nlivo thoy are now on
toring upon their third winter of tho
hardships of tho Arctic region, and if
thoy have been compelled to abandon
thu vessol and aro waiting for n vessel
to bo sent to their relief, delay will, In
nil probability, bo fatal. On tho 15th off
Icy Capo tho Corwln spoko to tho whal
ing barks Jchn Howland and Rainbow
and learned from them that tho Daniel
Webster had been crushed, nnd that
part of her peoplo had reached tho fleet
offlcy Capo, and that n largo pottlnn of
them woro still on shore. Tho whalo
ships had passed North Bay before,
"and," continues Captain Hooper, "had
taken tho shipwrecked men on board.
Wo nrrived at Point Harrow tho samo
evening and found tho report true.',
After repeating tho published stories
of tho Webster crow ni to her lato Cap
tain Hooper says: "I regret to bo com
pelled to add that I sco no hope fo the
missing whalers. Mount Wallaston and
Vigilant. I understand from tho dally
papers that somo of tho articles found
by our slcdgo party and forwarded to
San Francisco havo boon identified ns
belonging to tho Vigilant and others bo
longing to tho Mount Wallaston. ThU
would seem to indicate that tho latter
vessel had been abandoned and tho crow
taken on board tho Vigilant. I can on
ly account for herprosenco on tho coast
of Asia by supposing that In attempting
to get south in 1879 she encountered ico
which filled tho southoni part of tho
ocean, nnd in attempting to pass to thu
westward was crushed, and during tho
season of 1880 tho ico did not break sulll
clen. ly far west to release her. Had any
of her crow succeeded in reaching tho
coast of Asia I feel satis lied thoy would
havo been kindly cared for by lho na
tives and somo tidings of them reached
us atsomotimo during tho past two sea-
sous.
The Pasha's Haroin, Tangier.
Mrs. Lizzio W. Champnoy. in Tho
Century Magazine (formerly Scribncr's)
for Novombur:
Wo had brought an interpreter, and
knowing that European ladies wcro
sometimes allowed to visit tho harem of
Ids ominenco, wo commissioned our
man of words to request this favor. Tho
Pasha, a handsome man of apparently
sixty years of ago, stepped from an
arched door-way, and. with many a
llirt and flutter of his voluminous muslin
draperies, seated himsolf on tiio i ug
covo;vd divan at tho upper end of tho
apartment. Wo roso and mado a salum
respectfully, and Antonio, our courier,
madu known our potitlon, adorning it
with many flowers of his own imagina
tion. Tho distinguished guests beforo
him, hu informed tho Pasha, wcro of
tho highest nobility of America, Inti
m ato friends of Generals Grant and
Washington, tho only two Americans,
doubtless, with whoso names tho Pasha
was familiar. Our rcqunt was granted,
and tho lady friend of Washington was
led away by a diminutivo Nubian in tho
direction of tho seraglio. I entered a
beautiful court, surrounded by porticoes
supported by antiquo pillars dug from
Roman ruins, and used In tho construc
tion of this palaco just as tho Cordovan
Moors utilized tho columns of tho Cm
s:irs in theirmosquo. Afotin
taln occupiod tho center of tho tllo
paved court, an old woman was praying
dovoutly upon a rug beside it, while,
from an alcovo across tho court, issued
tiio musical voices of tho ladles of tho
Waslia. Elogantly dressed in Eastern
fashion, iu purplo, green and gold vosts
brocado caftans, and variegated scarfs,
with silk handkerchlots knotted about
their blaok braids, thoy wero seated
upon a raised divau engaged in sifting
corn-meal, whloh lay piled in golden
drifts upon a sheet strotchod across tho
floor. Thoy recolved mo cordially, a
slavo bringing o European chair for mo
to sit upon. Our mo Hum of conversa
tion wa a little brokon Spanish and a
copious uso of tho sign-language. A
beautiful llttlo boy of threo camo and
regarded mo wondorlngly. His hoad
was shaved, with tho oxcoptiou of a
spot behind ono ear, from which do
punded a single curl tho look of youth
of Egypt; to keep equilibrium, two largo
hoop oar rings, adornod withaslnglotur
quolso, woro inserted In tho oppodto oar
His name thoy told mo, was Si-llra. Ho
rocoivod a coin with subllmo Indlfl'er
onco, and continued bis inspection of
tho strango lady's costumo. The
Pasha s harem consisted of ladlos of
varying ages- Hero woro wrinklod
crones, -his matrimonial outfit at tho
beginning of his uxorious career, com
fortablo women in tho primo of life,
dovoted to snioko and sweotmoats, and
odalisque of sixteen, already two jears
a wife. They pitlol tho lonely lifo in a
"harora of one," and felt a strong
sympathy for 'ho poor American wlvos,
witli no uister favorites to sharo their
solltudo and aid them about their house
hold uffuirs. In thki rincely house,
whoro thoro was food and finery enough
for all, tho bovy of wives sovmud to llvo
togothor with a morry good-fellowship,
but wo heard of poorer famillos whero
tho stato of affairs was not so paradlsal
cal. On tho occasion of a now million
to tho seraglio, tho older wives nro
stripped of tholr jewelry to bedeck tho
brldo, nnd loud Is tho cry of lamentation
Badonra bewailing her bangles, and
Zumroud weeping for her anklets. Ono
of tho favorites took mo by tho hand,
nnd led mo over tho building to tho
Pasha's own nppartment. sumptuous
with docorntcd celling nnd rich carpoU,
to their own plainer rooms, and to thu
neglected garden, where my guide fill
ed my hands with flowers from tho
tnnglcd bushos which had covered tho
walks, nnd whero tho lieus found tho
honey with which they had filled cap!
tals of somo carved columns of tiio ar
cado. On bidding adieu to tho ladles,
they exerted themselves with ono accord
to prevent my departure; tho chair was
brought forward, I was pushed toward
It with gcntlo Insistence, and had qulto
to tear myself away. As I crossed tho
p ivcmont, their intention was explained
by tho appcar.mco of n small Nubian,
who darted beforo mo clashing together
a pair of tiny coffee-cups, decorated
with a rcd-and-gold niabosnuo orna
mentation, wniou gavo tnum n re-
somblanco to Kaga ware. A delicious
odor of cofl'eo aided tho explanation;
thoy wished mo to remain and partako
of refreshments. Not wishinir to keen
the party In tho Hall of judgement long
er waiting, nnd hardly knowing whuth
or it would bo etiquette, ns it would
cortalnly not bo kindness, to eat and
drink In their presence ilurlnu their
tlmo of fnstlng, I declined their courtesy
and took in ! nvo.
Wasted Lives.
Solum TltncK.
There Is a river In the prulrlod west
Which runs adown from Its uncertain
source
Along Its serpentlno and narrow course,
But bears no tralllc on Its sluggish breast;
When suddenly It sinks away, 'tit said,
Nor longer flown, but dies within Its bed;
hue iiiIIch away the waiting, longing sea,
In disappointment sobs a tlircno.lv.
Some lives arc like this sell-enguliliig at mini;
Hhln their narrow bound with current
slow,
They move along with dull and listless flow;
When, like this river In the west, they seem
To sink away, within themselves, nor gain
Humanity's wide world surrounding main,
Whose currents aro tho lives and love of men
Who dying for mankind do live again.
On ovory hand wo seo wasted lives;
grand possibilities disregarded and tho
promptings of natures hushed amid
songs of pleasuro that finally died away
in ignorance and tears. All seem to bo
forgotten iu pursuit of tho phantom
pleasuro as it Is fashioned by tho ono
my, disgusting bauble, society. No
high purposes, savo to servo tho world
of foolishness for a day and then pass
off tho scene of action, and, liko tho
bubble, leave no'-hlng behind. Often,
often do we sco thoso whom naturo has
endowi d with sense, flitting hither and
thither at tho beck and call of idle
pleasure, flirting, lying, selling their
birth-right for a mess of pottage that in
tho end sickens and nauseates unto
death. These peoplo want to have fun,
want to havo a good tlmo, want to shino
iu society, want to tako lifu "easy,"
want to look on tho "bright side," nnd
ali such huinbuggory as that. Well,
thoy havo theso tilings, mixed with tho
bitterness that folly ever brings, for a
while, but it is ephemeral, and in pass
ing away leaves tho idle seekers after
pleasure wrapped in the solltudo that
only fools cati know. Wreokol, thoy
go on with no friends worthy of tho
name, no associations that can eonsolo
them, for thoy nre unfitted to bo with
mon and womou who drink at tho foun
tain of knowledge, and havo all tho
great minds of earth as companions.
Poor, pitiablo atoms of humanity thoy
placo themselves beyond tho reach of
tho respect of people of knowledge,
and how often boyond tho reach of
mercyl Day by day thoy waste their
lives, and liko tho fly thoy kcop up tho
horrible din all through tho day, dio
from their own emptiness, their own In
excusablo nonsense At tho shrluo of
folly thoy bow In blind adoration, and
aro crushed by tho juggernaut car of
nonsense.
Thoro aro many lives liko tho river In
tho pralrled west. Thoy lag along In
their narrow spheres and dlsappoar
without benefiting humanity, without
leaving anything to tfll thoy once had
lifo and a chance to bo men nnd wo
men. Moral suicides, thoy dio by their
own foolishnos and pass away from tho
field of usefulness with unsatisfied long
ings nnd dead hopes, realizing at last
that they pursued phantoms, until ruin
stared thom in the faco and It was too
lato to mend tholr waB, too lato to
grasp tho substnnco rather than pursue
tho shadow.
Fossils In Meteoric Stones.
Chicago Herald.
Tho question whether ll'o oxlsts, or
over has existed, in any of tho celestial
bodies, uuderconditionssimilar to those
which provall upon tho earth, has been
onu of deep Interest over slnco astron
omy in modern times dissipated tho old
theories and set up correct Ideas in ro
gaid to tho solar system. It has been,
however, a mcro matter of afllrmatlvo
belief, without any sort of proof to glvo
it a foundation. It has been qulto ra
tionally argued that tho AU-WIso Fathor
of tho Uuiverso would not allow 6tich
vast worlds, as wo aro now cortaln tho
heavenly bodies are, to romain wasto
places, without making them the abodes
of lifo. Suoh was ono of tho sublime
ideas of Thomas Dick, .tho famous
"Christian Philosopher." And somo
of tho materialistic evolutionists of
mora rrcont times, who oxoludo every
idea of special creation fromtheir doo
trines, havo suggestod that possibly "in
tho beginning" lifo originated upon this
earth in ono or moro germs which fell
from somo of tho circling orbsabovous
coming down with or upon thoso mote'
orio stones. But nsido from tho fact
(bat science has shown n strong annl-
ogy between tho physical conditions of
our earth and somo of tho planets, thoto
has not been until now nny other proof
of tho existence of life as It is manifest
ed to us outside of or.r own earth. But
In the Popular Science Monthly for No
vember Mr. Francis Bingham has a very
remnrkablo and Intcn sting nrtlclo on
the discovery of organic remains in mo
toorio stones in which ho avers that
wc aro able to co with our own oyos
the verltablo remains of animate beings
from another celestial body." Theso
stones, which havo been falling upon
our earth during all historic tlmo, nnd
doubtless from periods far moro re
mote, havo been beliovcd by astrono
mers to bo tho remains of a planet
which had been destroyed in somoman
nor shattered Into fragmonts by forces
which to us may bo set down as unknown
or mysterious. Two Gorman scientists
Dr. Hnhn, a geologist, nnd Dr. Welti
laud, a zoologist havo recontly Inves
tigated this subject to somo extent, and
tho result of their labors is thatthoy find
in theso stones fossil sponges, corals,
and crlnolds. Thoy aro nlso of tho
opinion that thoy hnvo discovered a
trace of vegctablo remains. Tho best
defined fossils nro thoso of corals and
sponges, and In regard to theso thcro
would scum to bo no doubt. Tho corals
belong to tho class of favosltics, which
on tho earth aro found only in some of
tho oldest geological formations, and
they differ from ours In beliigextiemely
small. Of thu sponges thu remains
wero In such excellent preservation that
"Dr. Welnland suet eded in actually
determining three gc ra."
"Of ono characteristic bluish sponge
which occurred In suvernl favorable
shavings (into which the stono was cut)
both as young and old specimens, ho
was ablo to mako a drawing of its intt
rior construction ns easily as from a
living specimen."
Theso artllng discoveries point to
tho fact that In tho world whero theso
rocks and animal forms originated tho
course of organic evolution was very
fcimllar to that which has taken nlaco
upon our earth. Hut thoo eminent
savants aro of tho opinion that discov
eries will yet bo mado of organisms for
which no placo can bo found in our sys
tems of zoology. Tho petrifactions all
belong to tho sub-aqueous classes of
animals of tho lower and moro primi
tive forms, and up to this tlmo no trace
has boon found of any higher animals,
as inolusks. etc.
Dr. Hahn has publNhedabook giving
an account of this wonderful discovery,
which is illustratod with engravings of
more than ouo hundred specimens of
theso organic remains, no two of which
nro alike. Theso havo been reproduced
by photography, which does not lie.
Further Investigations in this now nnd
untrodden field of research will be
awaited with tho most profound inter
est. England's Prime Ministers.
Holow wu givo a list of thu Primo
Ministers of England slnco 1702 which
is worth preserving for reforonce. Tho
resignation of tho Duko of Nowcastlo In
170-J ended tho long rule of tho Whig
party, which had continued uninter
ruptedly from thu death of Queen
Anne.
Slnco Palmerston, no Prime Minlstor
lias hold that important trust so long as
has Bcaconsfleld.
1702 Earl of Buto.
17CH George Gronvillo.
1705 Marquis of Rockingham.
1 "GO Duko of Grafton.
1770 Lord North.
April, 1782 Marquis of Rockingham
died In ofllco.
Juno, 1782 Earl of Sholburno.
March, 1783 Duko of Portland.
Dec, 178:t-William Pitt.
1801 Henry Addington.
1804 William Pitt died in of
fko, January 23, 1800.
1800 Lord Grenvillo.
1807 Duko of Portland.
1809 Mr. Percival assassinat
ed. 1812 Earl of Livorpool.
April, 1827 Mr. Canning diod.
Aug., 1827 Viscount Godorlch.
1828-Duko of Wellington.
1830-Earl Grey.
May, 1831 Viscount Molbourno.
Nov., 1831 Duko of Wellington (tem
poral y appolntmont).
Dec, 1834 Sis Robort Pool.
1835 Viscount Molbourno.
1841 Sir Robort Peol.
1810 Lord John Rnssoll.
Feb., 1852-Earl of Derby.
Dec, 1852-E.rlof Aberdeon.
1855 Viscount Palmerston.
1858- Earl of Derby.
1859 Viscount Falmorston
died Oct. 18, 1805.
Oct., 1805 Earl Russell (Lord John).
1800-Eai l of Derby.
Fob., 18G8 Binjamin Dlsrnoli Ro-
Blgncd Doo. 2, 18G8.
Dec, 1808 Wm. E. Gladstono.
Fob., 1874 Earl of Beaoonsfiold (Dls-
raoli).
In looking ovor tlu forgoing list, It
will bo noticed that William Pitt held
ofllco muoh longor than any Primo Min
ister beforo or aftor him, that tho 'aver
age tenure of ofllco has been llvo years
to each, and that live Primo Ministers
havo died In ofllco. '
A oonvict is liberated from tho gal
loys after having sorvod his term of im
prisonment. "Well, good-by," said
tho ohaplain, who has dooply Interested
himsolf In tho prisoner, and had taken
a real affection for him, "good-by, and
good luck, and try to como back to us
as soon as ynu oan."
s
It Is not lifo to livo for one's celt
alone. Let us help ono another.
PRACTICAL SCIENCE.
Tempering Olass.
A Lclpzlet journal, dovoted to tho
glass Interest, states thnt tho clacking
of Inmp chimneys may bo prevented by
placing thorn iu a pot filled with cob
water, nd llng a llttlo cooking salt, and
nfter the inlxtuio has been allowed to
boll well over a fire, to have tho articles
cool slowly. Treato 1 In this way, glass
will bo found to resist cracking, oven If
exposed to very sudden changes of tern
peraturo, and tho chimneys beeomo
vory dttrablo by p: gsing through such
an operation. Tho process Is, In fact,
simply ono of nnncallng, and It results
thai, tho slower the operation Is carried,
especially tho cooling portion of It, tho
moro oflcctlvo will bo tho work.
What Mnkt Man t.onk Ili-d.
Tho red color of Mars has led to somo
of tho most Interesting speculations In
astronomy. Somo think it Is caused by
lis having red vegetation instead of
greon, liko thnt of tho earth. To prove
that our green grass nnd green leaves
givo tho earth's continents a corres
ponding color as seen from other worlds,
they relate a vory curious circumstance.
i. very ouo knows that when tho moon
Is only n fow days old tho portion that
s illuminated by tho sun appears sidli
ng with a pale, ashy light, which is
reflected to It from the earth. On Fob.
I, 1774, the French astronomer Lam-
crt saw this ashen light change to nu
olive green. Upon investigation tho
onuso of tho phenomenon ho observed
that tho moon, at that tlmo, stood'ver
tically over tho Atlantic Ocean, In'sueh
a position that tho green light reflected
from tho broad, grassy plains nnd for
ests of South America must havo fallen
upon IU night sldo nnd boon faintly rc
fleeted back to the earth agaii..
rircil by Klpctrlclty.
Oimmerclnl llulliiln.
An Interesting Illustration of tho dan-
gcr attending the muuufacturo of some
kinds of rubbor goods was shown in tho
origin of the recent firo which occurred
in the iEtnn Rubber Mills, at Jamaica
Plains, Mass. Tho ccmont which fast
ens tho seams of rubbor coats Is largoly
mado of naptha. Tho mcro act of lift
ing a pleco of rubbor eloth'from n pilo
of half a dozen similar ones, cut for
garments, developed so much electricity
that a spark was observed to escape
ft camo In contact with tho naptha ce
ment, or with gascsarising from it, and
instantly tho wholo room was in a blaze.
Fortunately tho firo was extinguished
without destroying tho mill, tho loss be
ing only about a thousand dollars.
It Is not known that anything can bo
dono to prevent tho occurrenco of an
other nccidoul of prccisoly tho same
kind, whenever all tho atmospheric con
ditions aro favorable. Ono would sup
pose, however, that a certain degree of
dampness would remove all danger from
that source.
LORD LORNE'S CONTEMPT.
Beforo Sailing for England to Join Mrs. Carry
Mull, nee Loo, HeStigmati:es London
Truth as a Sexless Slanderer.
Qi:i:iu:o, Nov. 0. The Marquis of
Lome left for England by tho oulgoing
mail steamer to-day. n replying to an
address tho Marquis, referring lo La
bouchero'o references in London Truth
to tho disdainful fueling of tho Princess
Louiso toward tho Canadian pooplo,
said: "Sho will, I know, sharo my con
tempt for tho ondoavor mado by somo
ono whoso sox must remain doubtful, to
turn her shattered health into a weapon
airalnst your invincibio loyalty." Prin
coss Louiso will meet tho Marquis of
Lorno on board tiio steamship Sar iinian
on her arrival at Liverpool.
Tho article to which tho Marquis of
Lorno rcfors was publlshod in tho Chi
cago Herald, Oct .11, and excited much
Interest and surprise It was most dar
ing in tho treatment of a dollcato sub
jectthe strango marital relations of tho
Marquis of Lorno and tho Princess Lou
iso. Thoso wcro presented in tho form
of an apologue, in which tho Marquis
was named Johnnio Mull nnd tho Prln
cess Miss Carry Loo. After tho mar
riage of Miss Loo to Johnnio, which sho
assented to liocause sho could not marry
a young clergyman, sho accompanied
him to Canada, whoro thoy woro ropro
sentcd as host and hostess of tho Grand
Confi deration Hotol. Tho paragraph
which ti:o Marquis seems to havo digni
fled with his resontmout reads as follows
"Airs. Carry Mull onco installed In her
functions as landlady lost no tlmo in
lotting her customers know that sho
camo from a great land, a great hotol
and a groat family, and would not suffer
herself to bo troated with familiarity.
It is not tho custom of Amorlcans totroat
ladles with detlelont respoot, but much
as tho gcntlomon who resorted to tho
Confederation Hotel endeavored to
pleaso tho English landlady, she was
disgusted with thoir manners and plain
ly showed it. Sho thought tho Amorl
cans insufferably vulgar and their wo
men woreo, Sho had a haughty way c.f
rccoiving tho lady customers of tho
houso, as though she did thom a great
honor In pocketing their money, and sho
mado a great many vexatious 111 tlo rules
about wiping ono's boots on tho door
mat, dining at tablo d'hoto In black
coats and not smoking in tho pasTages,
which rallied old habitues of lho hotol
and mado thom grumblo about taking
thoir custom olsowhoro, But impudonoo
pays somotimos, and by dint of hordom-
Inoorlng, Carry Mull certainly did earn
for the Confodoration Hotel tho reputa
tion of a vory docorously-conduoted os
labllshmont. Nor did gay and rloh
young mon avoid it, for tho good-looking
and sontlmontnl landlady was fond
onougu of being made lovo to. She
wavod rules of otlquotto In favor of ad
mirers who tqnoezed her hand and
chuokod her und tlm chin In dark cor-
nors. To do theso tLit&s' was perfect
Ion, according to lior jiHfgwtorlt."
f 1 1
An Ancient Relic,
Mr. Brown, of Jamestown, Now Tork,
has an old swivel, of English mako,
bearing the British coat of arms, which
Is known to bo over 100 years old, and
which is a curiosity Indeed. It is of
bronzu metal, fifteen Inches long, two
and a half Inches In diameter at tho
breech, 0110 and onc-quartor nt tho niuz-
zlo, nnd lias a history that Is worthy of
r.oto. It was taken from tho British
frigato Sernpls by tho famous Captain
John Paul Jones, of tho American man-of-war
Bon Ilrmtuu Richard, in tho fa
mous naval engagement on September
23, 1779. John Paul Jones was tho
ictor, capturing tho British fleet of
threo vessels with tholr crews. This
Ictory gavo Capt. Jones great eclat
throughout tho world and established
tho valor of American seamen. This
swivel was among tho arms captured.
it bear; tho marks of hard usao, but is
still sound. It was jjlven to Mr. Brown
by Mr. James King, of King's Landing,
Ind., who received It in 1835 from tho
father of tho rebel (Jon. Bucknor, to
whom it hnd deHcunded from his grand
father, who was a participant in tho
John Paul Jones tight on tho Aircricau
ide. It will never herHaftor shoot any
but Union powder.
"Is thcro much gamo about horo?"
a.4keMl a newly arrived tratigcrlii Aus
tin of Patrick O'Knllcrty. "Indado.
ero is. Thcro aru picnty of curlews,
and when you shoot wan of them tho
rot of them stay ar iund until jou havo
limn to shoot nt them, t ud nlvcr lly
n way until they nro all ileait entolroiy."
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Bavo vour harness by oiling It with Unda
Barn's Harness Oil, which will keep It soft and
pliable. This Is tho best oil ever made for
leather. Bold by all Harness Makers.
Dr. Jaquc'sUcrman Worm Cakes arc an effec
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mt remove all traces of them from the svstem
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Uncle Sam's Condition I'owder prevents dis
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