Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1898 — Page 2

Bl)ci)fwocrotit%ctit;nci J. W. MoKWETf, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - ♦ INDIANA

ECHO OF A LYNCHING.

ACTION OF OHIO'S GOVERNOR WAS ILLEGAL. Supreme Court Says Bnshnell la Not Upheld by Lair In Ilia Proceeding Against the Mayor and Sheriff of Urbana —Desperate Fight in Jail. Gov. Buahnell Not Sustained. ’ A syllabus of the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in the quo warranto proceedings instituted against Sheriff McLain and Mayor Ganson of Urbana, charged by Gov. Bushnell with dereliction of official duty, is made public, and the Governor’s action is declared to have been against the law. The case arose out of the lynching of Mitchell, Who had committed an outrage on society in Urbana some months ago. Gov. Bnshnell accused the sheriff and mayor for not preventing the bloodshed tbut.accompanied the lynching. It will be remembered that several citizens were killed while making an attack on the jail at Mitchell. Indignation was so strong that both McLain and Ganson were forced to leave town for their safety. But they returned shortly afterward. Gov. Bushnell instantly began proceedings against the officials. The matter was sent to the Supreme Court, which now decides that the act complained of was not one, by statute, upon whjch there was ground for forfeiture of office. The court says that causes for removal of officers are provided for by law and proceedings must be made iu conformity with the statutes. FEARFUL FIGHT WITH CONVICT. Guard McQuillcn Prevents Escape of Murderer St. Clair. In the Idaho City, Idaho, jail H. C. St. Clair, under sentence to hang for the murder of John Decker, a Spokane mining man, was fatally wounded by Guard McQuillen. Sit. Clair had sawed the bars of his cell doors nearly through, and at an opportune moment went through. Sneaking around to the office, which was vacated, he secured a shotgun and revolver, and when McQuillen returned he held him up, telling- him he intended to lock him and Sheriff Lippincott in cells and then escape. McQuillen argued the point for a moment, and when a noise outside caused St. Clair to turn his eyes, McQuillen jumped for him. St. Clair fired l»oth barrels of the shotgun, but missed his mark. He then turned the revolver loose, but McQuillen turned the weapon aside. A desperate hand-to-hand conflict ensued. Armed only with a knife, McQuillen wrestled with the desperado, plunging the keen weapon time after time into his breast. The guard finally got hold of the revolver and sent a bullet into St. Clair. The ball glanced and did not kill the murderer, and he was packed inside and the doctors summoned. St. Clair's ease is now on appeal to the Supreme Court.

GIGANTIC ROBBERY PLANNED. Conspiracy to Loot Dawson City of $4,000,000 Is JMade Known. A special from Victoria, B. C., says: By the arrival of the Ningehow news is of the existence of a secret band in the lower waters of the Yukon whose leaders contemplate the most gigantic robbery in the history of America. The story is told by Dick Chamberlain of Circle City, who joined the pirate band upon compulsion. “The band,” he says, “is composed of the most desperate thieves, gamblers and cutthroats in the north country and it contemplates a sudden descent upon the stores of the two commercial companies at Dawson City, the blowing of their safes, as well as that of the Government commissioner and the newly established bank, and the caching of spoils four miles below the city until the proceeds of the gigantic steal can be run down the river on a stolen river boat. On the argument of being able to obtain much valuable information Chamberlain prevailed on the gang to send him ahead to scout and thus he escaped. It is said that upward of $4,000,000 is the stake played for. Standing of the Clubs. Following is the standing of the clubs iu the National Base-ball League: W. L. W. L. Chicago ..... 5 1 Pittsburg .... 3 4 Baltimore ... 5 1 Boston ...... 3 4 Cincinnati .. 4 2 Washington. . 2 4 Philadelphia.. 4 2 New York.... 2 5 Cleveland ... 5 2 Louisville ... 2 7 Brooklyn ... 3 3 St. Louis 1 4 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Columbus ... 3 0 Milwaukee ... 1 3 Kansas City. 3 0 Minneapolis... 1 3 Indianapolis.. 3 1 Omaha 1 4 St. Paul 3 1 Detroit 0 8 Death Prevents Marriage. At Malvern, N. S. W., a shooting affair took place under extremely sad circumstances, Bertie Douglas, who was worth £IOO,OOO iu his own right, being the victim. A year ago that day Douglas’ sister was to have been married. A sister died suddenly on the wedding day. The marriage was postponed one year. On that day the carriage bearing the bride was at the door. Bertie was missed. He was searched for and found with a bullet in his head. The affair is a mystery. Akron Boiler Company Fails. At Akron, Ohio, the J. C. McNeil Company was placed in the hands of receivers. The liabilities are placed at SBO,OOO and assets at $162,000. The company employs 200 men in the manufacture of boilers.

Glasgow's Great Fire Loss. A tremendous fire broke out in the Clydeside district of Glasgow, Scotland. Several large buildings were involved, including the magnificent Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Andrew’s. The damage amounts to £150,000 ($750,000). Reorganization Bill Passed. The House on Saturday passed the army reorganization bill, authorizing the recruiting of the twenty-five infantry regiments of the service up to a total of 31,800 enlisted men. Nicaragua vs. Costa Rica. The peace negotiations between Nicaragua and Costa Rica have failed. War is probable. The two armies are facing each other near the frontier, scarcely half a mile apart. The Nicaraguan officers and troops, it is reported, are anxious that President Zelaya should lead them. Business is at a complete standstill. Geronimo Threatens Trouble. R.umors of an Indian uprising near Fort Sill, I. T., by Geronimo and his Apache baud caused the return of one troop of cavalry which had reached Rush Springs on its way to New Orleans. It is said that the Indians have fallen out among themselves also, and trouble is feared. American Plants Barred. At Vienna, a decree has been published forbidding importation of American fresh fruit, plants, fresh fruit refuse, fruit wrappers and fruit packings, etc., in cases where the examination at the port of entry results in the discovery of traces of the San Jose louse. Capital Contract Is Awarded. The new Pennsylvania eapitol commission awarded the contract for the erection of the new building to Allen B. Rorke of Philadelphia for $325,000. There were five other bidders. The sum appropriated by the Legislature for the new building fvas $550,000,

- CITY FUNDS AHE MISKINU. San Francisco Treasnrer Accused of Embezzling $160,000. Augustus C. Widber, treasurer of the city and county of Sau Francisco, Cal., is accused of having embezzled $160,000 of the municipal funds. The suspicion of other civic officials that something was amiss .in the treasury department was aroused and Mayor Phelan and Auditor Broderick began an investigation, which resulted in some startling discoveries. The sealed bags of gold in the city treasurer s vault had been surreptitiously opened. Care had lieen taken not to break the seals, but the string had been deftly cut and gold extracted and silver inserted, to leave the weight of the bags unchanged. Then the coin sacks had been fastened and the several ends of the string concealed in the natural folds of the canvas bags. A search was made for Treasurer Widber, but he could not be found In the city. He was finally discovered at his ranch near Walnut in Contra Costa County, fifty miles from Sau Francisco. He was arrested by a constable. Widber refused to make any statement. SANTA FE IS HELD UP. Engineer Killed and One Highwayman Fatally Wounded. The Santa Fe overland No. 1, west bound, was held up at the Mojave river bridge, tw.o miles west of Oro Grande, Cal. Engineer Gifford was killed by one of the robbers, *the other of whom was mortally wounded by Gifford in au exchange of shots. The two robbers flagged the train at the approach to the bridge, and, boarding the engine, took the engineer and fireman back to the express car and endeavored to detach it from the passenger coach, but could not uncouple it. They succeeded in cutting off the mail car and compelled the engineer to pull it up to the siding. Here they rifled the mail and secured the registered matter. They then backed down to the train and were proceeding to the express car, when Engineer Gifford opened fire on them with a revolver. He fatally wounded one of the robbers, Paul Jones of Oro Grande, but the other escaped after shooting Gifford with a charge of buckshot, killing him instantly. STOCK MEN INCENSED. Cannot Remove Starving Cattle Owing to Delay at Washington. The stock and sheep men who are anxious to get their starving cattle and sheep out of central aud southern California as soon as possible are incensed at the Secretary of Agriculture’s office for its delay in instructing the inspectors at Sacramento, Stockton and Fresno to proceed with the inspection of the animals and authorize their shipment to Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, lowa and Wyoming. There are now in central and southern California, the stockmen say, 90,000 head of cattle and 100,000 head of sheep that must be moved immediately to good pasturage to prevent them from starving to death. Most of the stockmen are agreed that nearly all of the cattle and sheep mentioned must be sent east within the next two mouths.

PHILIPPINES FOR SALE. Spain Would Trade Her Islands for Munitions of War. The Berliner Nachrichten, a Bismarck organ, says that the Spanish Government has offered in an indirect way to sell the Philippine Islands to Germany for $20,000,000. She wishes to take in exchange for the islands, at this price, munitions of war. The minister of foreign affairs will neither affirm nor deny the statement made by the Nachrichten, but declares that Germany will positively observe strict neutrality if war between the United States and Spain breaks out. White’s Plan of Finance. Twenty banks in New York and Boston have been victimized to the extent of $302,000. The Central National Bank of New York, of which former Mayor Strong is president, is a loser to the amount of $19,595.93. Col. Strong appeared before the grand jury to secure the indictment of George B. White, a leather merchant, now under arrest in Philadelphia. In each case, the same plan is said to have been pursued by White—borrowing money several times over on the same security. A number of other New York banks are losers to about the same extent as the Central National, among them the Chemical.' White’s place of business is in Boston, and he kas*h big factory at Hyndman, Pa. lie appeared at J;he Central National in 1593 and asked for a loan of $19,595.93. He claimed he had property at Hyndmau, Pa., worth several times this amount. He declared it was unencumbered, and there were no outstanding loans against it. The bank found such a man was doing business in Boston at that time, and loaned him the money. White repeated the operation with the other banks that have suffered.

Run Down by a Tug. Four seamen of the British ship Dunfermline were drowned in upper New York bay a few nights ago while deserting their ship. They attempted to reach New York in a lifeboat they stole from the ship and are believed to have been run down by a tugboat. The boat in which they deserted from the ship was picked up by a passing tugboat off Governor’s Island the next morning cut in two. Nothing has been heard of the men who manned her. The Dunfermline cleared at the custom house for Shanghai. She arrived ot New York on March 8 from Calcutta and discharged her crew. Six weeks later her commander, Captain Woodward, applied to shipping agents for a new crew. He got thirty. The four who were drowned were led by a man named O’Toole, who gave them the impression, it is said, that the ship was unseaworthy and begged them for their own safety to desert. The deserters had each received SSO advance wages. Seized Under State Law. The big clothing house of Browning, King & Co. in Kansas City, Mo., is in the hands of a deputy sheriff, representing the public administrator in the city of St. Louis, Dr. William C. Richardson. Henry W. King, a member of the firm, died in Chicago. There being no member of the firm resident in Missouri, nor heirs of the deceased in the State, the public administrator in St. Louis secured possession of the store in Kansas City.

Somers Smashes Her Stem, The United States torpedo boat Somers, purchased for the American Government in Germany, which has twice had to make port while on her voyage to the United States, collided with the masonry at the entrance of the dock at Falmouth, England, in which she was being placed for repairs, defects in her machinery having made her leak in several places. As a result of the accident the stem of the Somers was smashed. Senate War Measures, The Senate has passed three important measures relating to the national defense. They are the sundry civil bill, carrying a large amount of to be used in strengthening the coast defenses; the naval appropriation bill, and a joint resolution giving the President power to prevent the exportation of coal and other war material. i tephen J. Morgan Nominated. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the Tenth district Republican congressional convention, after one of the most remarkable political contests on record, nominated Stephen J. Morgan of Jackson County on the 1,477 th ballot Edward Bellamy Improving. At Denver, Colo., Edward Bellamy since his release has been improving and his condition is not now considered dangerous. Whitwitflc Colliery on Fire. The Whitwick colliery, in Leicester* shire, England, is on fire. It is believed that forty-one lives have been lost. Dies with Its Promoter. William H. Rowe died at Atlantic City, N. J., and with him passed away, it is said, the receutly organize! $30,000,000

knit goods trust. Mr. Rowe was the organizer, president and principal stockholder in the proposed trust. The work of organizing the trust killed him. There remains a board of directors, but it is the opinion of those who know its composition that it will not be able to carry the original plans into effect without the guidance of the master spirit. The knit goods trust, or, as it was officially called, “The Knit Goods Company,” was organized at the Gilsey House, New York, April 14. The call for the meeting was made by William H. Rowe, who was the proprietor of two of the largest woolen mills and held heavy interests in others. Nearly 100 Eastern manufacturers responded to the call, 200 mills being represented. The trust was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, the trustees appointed being \Vilham H. Rowe of Troy, Thomas Breslin of Waterford, William V_ Yanbrocklin of Amsterdam, John K. Faure of New York, William H. Rowe, Jr., of Troy, Foster Black of Berkeley, Va., and John J. Johnsou of Elizabeth, N. J. These trustees were directed to amalgamate the mills into one gigantic corporation, on the lines of the. Standard Oil Company. There were to be issued $15,000,000 of common stock, $10,000,000 of bonds aud $5,000,000 of preferred stock.

DI-A TROUS PRAIRIE FIRE. Thousands of Cattle and Ponies Perish in the Flames. Parties arriving at Chamberlain, S. J)., from White river bring details of a disastrous prairie fire which swept over practically the whole of the Rosebud Indian reservation, destroying hundreds aud perhaps thousands of head of cattle and ponies belonging to the~lndians. So far as can be ascertained no Indians were burned to deiyth. The fires swept over the greater part of a region eighty miles long and sixty wide and extended to the Nebraska line. The fire is supposed to have been started by a white man traveling overland to Valentine, Neb., and was the worst prairie fires since the one which destroyed the town of Mount Vernon nine years ago. CHARGED WITH TREACHERY. War Between Chili and Argentina Now Appears Imminent. New and startling developments have arisen in the boundary dispute between Chili and Argentina and great excitement prevails in Valparaiso. It is reported semi-officially that during an interview with President Errazuriz and members of the cabinet Mr. Beltram, chief engineer of the boundary sub-commission, acting by order of Mr. Moreno, chief of the Argentine boundary commission, has been working with a large force of laborers in an attempt to change the course of a river in order to cheat Chili out of a large portion of the territory rightfully belonging to that country. The Buenos Ayres Government will be asked for an explanation. Hold-Up in Arisiona. The stage between Geronimo and Globe, I. T., was helif up about five miles north of Geronimo by two robbers. They took the registered mail and express and robbed all the passengers. The robbers went north. Agent Rice of San Carlos sent Indian scouts to take the trail. It is not known how much booty the robbers secured. Consul Frank Hill Is Insane. Frank Hill of Minnesota, who was appointed consul at Santos, Brazil, in November, 1896, and who still holds that commission, has been taken to the emergency hospital in Washington, D. C„ suffering from insane delusions, the effect, it is stated, of alcohol and drugs. He is 36 or 38 years of age and is unmarried.

Ex-Banker Warner Found Guilty. Col. Alexander Warner, president of the defunct Baxter Bank of Baxter Springs, Kan., has been found guilty of receiving deposits while the bank was in an insolvent condition. The penalty is a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years, or both. Thugs Kill a Kansas Marshal. Officers attempted to arrest a gang of thugs in Coffeyville, Kan. The gang opened fire on the officers, killing William Ivimc, city marshal. One of the gang was wounded and the rest escaped, but were captured aud brought back by a posse. Disaster on New York Central. A freight wreck on the New York Central at Fairport, N. Y., resulted in the death of three men, one man being dangerously injured, and over SIO,OOO worth of property destroyed. The dead were all residents of Syracuse. Famous Geologist Is Dead. Prof. Jules Marcou, the noted geologist, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was the friend of Agassiz and accompanied that great scientist on his memorable journey to the United States and Canada in 1848. Speech of the Queen Regent. The Queen Regent opened the Spanish Cortes with a speech blaming the United States for existing conditions and appealing to the patriotism of her people. The war spirit seems strong in Spain. Senator Walthall Dead, Senator Edward C. Walthall of Mississippi died at Washington, D. C. With the exception of fourteen months, he has been in the United States Senate since March 12, 1885. French Aid for Spain. A national subscription has been opened in Paris in behalf of the Spanish Government and is meeting with prompt and effective support. Troops Moving Southward. Regiments of the regular army are being hurried, to convenient points in the South for transport to Cuba. Male Suffrage Granted. At Christiania, the Storthing, by a vote of 78 to 36, has adopted universal male suffrage.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime. $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.14 to $1.15; corn, No. 2,32 cto 33c; oats, No. 2,27 c to 28c; rye, No. 2,56 cto 58c; butter, choice creamery, 16c. to 18c; eggs, fresh, 10c to 11c; potatoes, common to choice, 50c to 70c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,95 cto 97c; corn, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 30c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.04 to $1.05; corn, No. 2 yellow, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2,27 cto 29c; rye, No. 2,54 cto 56c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, sl.Ol to $1.03; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 29c to 30c; rye, No. 2,57 cto 59c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.25 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.03 to $1.05; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; rye, 56c to 58c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.06 to $1.07; corn, No. 2 mixed, 32c to 34c; bats, No. 2 white, 27c to 29c; rye, No. 2,56 cto 57c; clover seed, $3.10 to $3.20. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.04 to $1.06; corn, No. 3,31 cto 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to-32c; rye, No. 1,57 cto 59c; barley, No. 2,44 cto 49c; pork, mess, $10.25 to $10.75. Buffalo—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 99c to $1.01; corn, No. 2 yellow, 35c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 33c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, sl.ll to $1.13; corn, No. 2,38 cto 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 33c to 35c; butter, creamery, 15c to 19c; eggs, Western. 11c to 12c,

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WHERE WATER IS SCARCE.

A Disastrous Drouth Is Devastating South Africa. A most disastrous drought is devastating South Africa, the worst known for many generations. Slock is perishing In sufch vast numbers that farmers are being ruined wholesale. The illustration shows the process of boring for

BORING FOR WATEH.

water. At a little expense the Cape government provides an apparatus for the use of the farming community and drilling operations are in progress in nearly all parts of the country. It is generally believed that there is abundance of water at a depth of from fifty to a hundred feet, but the finds are few and weak. Unlike Australia there are no subterranean rivers to tap. The hope of the farmer lies in the conservation of the rainfall, which, if not stored in dams, quickly runs off Into the “sluits” and “spruits,” and leaves the parched earth but little refreshed. In many places the drinking regularly fall short and the farmers are reduced to the thick, opaque contents of a dam. In the remoter districts the Boers experience this acutely. A Boer recently called at an Englishman’s house while on a journey and asked for a drink. The Englishman had a good supply and gave him a sparkling draught. The Dutchman was greatly surprised and in his kitchen “taal” expressed himself highly delighted with such a Sweet drink, as he observed, “it had neither taste nor smell.”

MESSAGE THAT MEANT DEATH.

The Famous “No Rent” Poster Which Landed Many Irishmen in Prison. Here is a relic of a time made exciting by “agitation” in Ireland. It is the famous “No Rent” poster, which was one of the features of the movement of 1881 that landed so many ardent Irishmen in prison. The National League of Ireland, the executive committee of which issued and signed this remarkable document, was opposing landlordism by coercing the tenantry into not paying rent. Such tenants as were known to Intend to defy the National League and to pay had these “no rent” posters nailed to the doors. In the corners were certain terrifying sentences. “Your fate is certain if you pay rent.—Capt. Moonlight,” was the sentiment in one, while the other showed a coffin bearing beneath It the cheering inscription, “This is your coffin. —Rory of the Hills.” The

FAMOUS “NO RENT” POSTER.

men who issued the posters were imprisoned for their offenses, but the country was placarded as daringly during their imprisonment as before. Now a copy of one of these posters is as scarce as hen’s teeth, and, though not a bit artistic, they are treasured by poster collectors as if they were printed in letters of gold after a design by some master draughtsman.

Beauty Promenades.

There are three beauty promenades in the United States. They are placed in New York, Washington and Chicago, and are named Fifth avenue, Connecticut avenue and Lake Shore Drive. The women who frequent these display grounds are markedly different in type. The New York woman is well built, long-limbed, and carries herself well. She looks straight ahead. She Is graceful, with a cultivated grace that smacks of Delsarte. Her hands are large and well formed, as are her feet. She is narrow-hipped and flat-chested. She is apt to be blonde or an approach to a blonde. The woman of Chicago is stronger than her New York sister. She has more muscle. She is not so tall, but is broader, Her forehead is pot so

high, but she measures more between the eyes. She is not so handsome a woman, but is more attractive. Her face is apt to be irregular. The lips, if not thick, are full. She Is of all types —short, long, blonde, brunette and brune. The Washington girl is a compromise between the type of the North and the type of the South. She is of the woman womanly. She has peculiar delicateness of face and figure. Her form is beautifully rounded, yet slender. Hands and feet are small. The height is oftener under five feet five than over it. The eyes are apt to be hazel or dark, and are always bright and tender. The eyeIjFdws are somewhat heavy and strongly marked, and the lashes are long. The complexion is singularly clear. The face has great regularity of feature and the average of beauty is high. Washington and New Orleans are the only American cities in which one may see the women walk with Spanish grace. The Washington girl may not class so high in beauty as the New York woman or the Chicago woman; but I believe that most men will prefer her.

HOUSE WITH A HISTORY

Structure Which Has More than Common Interest for Masons. In Canton, N. Y., stands a house which has more than a common interest for the masons of the country. It shows, in the first place, “the royal arch,” which seems to be a shape of mystic meaning to the order. And in the second place, it was built to flaunt the principles of its builder, Paul Boynton, in the faces of his enemies, the anti-Masons. Boynton came to Canton in 1831 and was prominently identified Avith the Masonic order. About that time a crusade against the organization started; there were pamphlets published on “Masonry Exposed” and the like. In

BOYNTON’S ROYAL ARCH HOUSE.

the excitement one prominent opponent of the Masons disappeared and his comrades alleged foul play. Boynton's house Avas burned in the trouble that followed. Boynton forthwith built another house. It is the “x-oyal arch house,” Avhich is still standing. Along the cornice over each arch there are characters carved unknown to any but royal arch Masons.

Shakspeare’s Knowledge.

It is not for a moment to be denied that Shakspeare’s plays show an extraordinary wealth of varied knowledge. The writer was one of the keenest observers that ever lived. In the woodland or on the farm, in the printing shop or the ale house, or up and down the street, not the smallest detail escaped him. Microscopic accuracy, curious interest in all things, unlimited power of assimilating knowledge, are everywhere shown in the plays. These ai - e some of the marks of what we call genius, something that we are far from comprehending, but which experience has shown that books and universities cannot impart. All the colleges on earth could not by combined effort make the kind of a man we call a genius, but such a man may at any moment be born into the world, and it is as likely to be in a peasant’s cottage as anywhere. There is nothing in which men differ more widely than in the capacity for imbibing and assimilating knowledge. The capacity is often exercised unconsciously. When my eldest son, at the age of 6, was in the course of a few weeks of daily Instruction taught to read, it was suddenly discovered thai his 4-year-old brother also could read. Nobody could tell bow it happened. Of course the younger boy must have taken keen notice of what the elder odc was doing, but the process went on without attracting attention until the result appeared.—Atlantic.

Crete's Woeful Condition.

Crete has lost through political disturbances of recent years olive trees- to the value of $10,000,000. It will take forty years to restore the orchards to full-bearing condition, and in the meantime 200,000 Mohammedans and 300,000 Christians will have to starve.

Assays So Mueh Per Ton.

“Some things are cheap enough in Dawson City. The carpet beatin’ works never charge nothing for renovating your carpets.” “How do they make tt pay?” “They just keep the dust.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Women Sailors.

Women sailors are employed in Norway, Denmark and Finland, and are found to be excellent mariners. No woman can hide all her imperfections from her dressmaker.

POLICS OF THE DAY

INCOME TAX REVIVING. A new terror rises up to deepen the dismay of tUe abject boudmongers. It is that If war comes there will be another tax agitation for income tax. One of their organs remarks with bated breath: “If the income tax is impossible under the constitution as it stands, there would certainly be a movement to amend the constitution in that particular.” This is dreadful to think of. Such a peril is quite enough to put all thoughts of preserving the national honor and dignity out of mind. If the fool people are likely to get at the incomes of those who run the government as a business enterprise for their own profit, and make them pay for their privileges, what is the use of living?—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Democratic Gains The spring elections continue to result favorably. The disreputable performances of the Republican Congressmen at Washington, the vacillation of President McKinley, and the prospect that Banker Gage, with Grosvenor, Dingley, and the rest, will hatch up some national bank finance schedule which will rob the people by means of taxes and bank issues to pay interest on large sums of borrowed money* have disheartened the Republican masses. Everywhere there is Democratic gain. Chicago has been swept as by a tornado, and the reform element there has encountered a defeat similar to that which it experienced here in New York. The group of Ohio cities has gone back on the Repubii- . cans. Cincinnati, Avhich gave nearly 20,000 majority for McKinley, has been carried by the Democrats by 2,000 majority. The same change is to be found in the returns from Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo. Milwaukee is to have a silver Democratic Mayor. The general disappointment at the non-arrival of the promised McKinley era of prosperity has disgusted the people, and has started them upon the road of reversing the fraud of 1896. New York News.

Let the People Huy Bonds. A New York bank president is quoted as saying that the government could readily obtain from the great financial interests of the country all the funds it needed if bonds were issued. This is true, no doubt. But the biggest financial interests of this continent are the interests of the masses of American citizens who create the wealth of the nation. They are the ones who should first be considered if bonds are put on the market. If these Government securities, backed by the superb credit of the United States, are excellent investments for the bankers, they are equally good investments for the Avage earners and the farmers. It is the people who fight the battles and pay the taxes of the Government. They aie entitled to the foremost chance when bonds are to be sold.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Taxation to Make Up Deficit. Whether Ave have war or peace with Spain we shall have to pay the cost of getting ready for war, and suggestions for internal taxes are heard here and there. But it is misleading, in the present condition of the national income, to call these proposed taxes war taxes. Why should not the ruling political party in Congress face the fact that its revenue laws do not bring in enough income to meet the expenditures of the Government on a peace footing? There should be no humbug about increasing taxation because of making war or making ready for war. What the treasury demands is more revenue than Dingleyism produces whether for war or for peace.—Boston Post.

Too Mnch of a Stale Fiction. Let us be done once and forever with the stale Action of Spain’s honor being involved in the preservation of her territorial integrity. It has been said—her public men still say—she cannot relinquish Cuba without compromising her honor. Was her honor, then, compromised when she relinquished Mexico? And (Guatemala? And ten or a dozen colonies in South America? And when she receded Louisiana to France? And when she ransomed Cuba by giving up Florida? And when, after regaining Florida, she once more and Anally relinquished it for cash, under fear of military compulsion?—New York Tribune. Big Standing Army Not Wanted. It would be hardly possible to state a plainer proposition than that the genius of the people of the United States is opposed to the creation of a considerable standing army. President Jackson, wlio had bad in his character more of the military spirit than any of our Presidents, never asked for it. President Taylor, another military hero, looked with abhorrence upon the thought. President Grant never took a step in that direction. These men all had experience of what standing armies were.—Boston Herald. Dingley Wisely Keeps Silent. j The Dingley bill isn’t such a howling success that its author is howling about it loud enough to be beard. Dingley Isn’t saying a word in these exciting times. Dingley isn’t defjMng the galleries, like the fearless Johnson of Indiana. He Is sitting timidly watching his monumental deAcit bill and waiting for the opportunity to amend it to get more revenue, when the stress of war may be pleaded as an excuse, Instead of an absolute failure of the bill itself.—Utica Observer. The Maine Count Remains. The Maine disaster is the main count in our indictment against Spain. It is our supreme justlAcation for driving Spain from Cuba. It is the high and conclusive reason upon which the nations expect us to act, and they will justly lose respect for us, as we will lose respect for ourselves, if we do not act.—New York World. Favorite Son of Old Glory. Fitzhugk Lee returns from his long and difficult experience at Havana to And that the whole nation honors and loves him. Few public servants have been more promptly rewarded for distinguished services. Not long ago he was the favorite son of old Virginia. Now he is a favorite son of old glory.— New York Sun. Trusts Number 200 Now. An expert who has canvassed the growth of trusts Ands that fully 200 such organizations are now in existence, with a total capital In stocks and bond 3 of $3,062,000,000. This does not include many business and manufacturing combinations in process of formation. foi* there is-scarcely a week that the announcement of a new pool or trust of gigantic proportions Is not

made. The capitalization claimed for existing trusts is equal to 56 per cent of the aggregate capital credited to all manufactures in the United States by the census of 1890.—New York Journal of Commerce. What Plain People Think. The plain everyday people of the United States bold that a nation is like a man; when it has received an insult and a blow it is high time to fight Furthermore, people unhampered by books feel that for a nation like this to sit idly* by and watch cowardly barbarians like the Spaniards torture and starve wretched noncombatants, almost within cannot shot of its boundaries, would amount to a national compounding of crime.—Kansas City Times. What Grosvenor Didn't Explain. Mr. Grosvenor has not explained how Wall street came to know of the postponement of the President’s message before Congress knew of it and while that body, as a matter of fact, was waiting for the message. But Mr. Grosvenor is not expected to explain. Like the gentleman who held a prominent position on a certain front porch in Canton some time ago, he has, for obvious reasons, “nothing to say.”—Columbus Press Post. McKinley a Tenderfoot. President McKinley resorted to diplomacy Avith a nation skilled in its arts by centuries of practice, while he had but his own inexperience, the aid of his Canton lawyer, and that of an old man in his dotage. When a tenderfoot sits in a game Avith an expert he is pretty apt to get the worst of it. Sagasta was not slow to take the advantage of him—St. Paul Globe. Republicans Growing Scarcer. While Grosvenor valiantly protests against the injection of politics into the discussion of the Spanish question, at the same time he boasts that if there is a war “it will be a Republican war.” Judging by the results of last Tuesday’s municipal elections, there are not now enough Republicans in the country, outside of Rhode Island, to make a very formidable army.—St. Louis Republic.

Patriotism Rounded by Pelf. “Trust us to preserve the honor of the nation!” shouts the broker. “We will keep that honor secure—for a consideration.” “War is hell!” shouts the excited dealer in options, and in an undertone he adds: “It depreciates the price of my securities.” The patriotism that is confined to pelf seems to be in the saddle now. But it is riding for a fall.—Omaha World-Herald. McKinley Can’t Cut Loose. If President McKinley could but muster up the courage to cut loose from Hanna and his stock-gambling friends it would perhaps be possible yet for him to regain in some measure the confidence of the people. But with Hanna he Is like Sinbad with the old man of the sea astride his neck.—Kansas City Star. Rhode Island to Brag About. Having lost everything worth fighting for in last Tuesday’s elections, the. Republicans are boasting mightily over their “sweeping victory” in Rhode Island. When the Republicans lose Rhode Island Spain will be a civilized nation. -St. Louis Republic. Makes Even a Republican Gag. Gen. Grosvenor was right in his defense of the President and his denunciation of the yelloAv demagogues of the House, but he Avent too far Avhen he said that it would be a Republican war. —lndianapolis Journal. Political Paragraphs. Whenever anything can be got worth having it is natural that Mark Hanna should be in favor of a piece at any price.—Columbus Press-Post. After the army and navy have evicted Spain from Cuba, why not employ them to evict Hanna from the cabinet meetings?—Chicago Dispatch. Just how an act of war, such as the blowing up of the Maine, can be arbitrated is hard to undertsand.—Memphis Commercial Appeal. A circus manager has offered the Government the services of twenty-five patriotic elephants. But with Hanna on its hands the Government hesitates. —Exchange. In the memorable language of Ambassador John Hay, it looks as if Consul General Lee was determined to hold her nozzle again’ the bank till the last galoot’s ashore.—Boston Herald. The thievery and jobbery, the bad faith and chicanery which have brought the Republican State machine into bad odor are sufficient to bring a heritage of defeat.—Pittsburg Dispatch. It .would take old Grover and Olney about three minutes to decide whether we should have peace or war with Spain, and in view of the way they cut J. Bull’s comb three years ago there is not much doubt about which they Avould choose.—Memphis Scimitar.

He Would Kick Anyway.

The discipline of the older section of the country is_ not much more severe than that of the newly settled regions, where they think the easterners are absurdly Anical and only a shade less fussy than the English. A hotel clerk beyond the Missouri once advised a Bostonian in a friendly spirit never to register from Boston. “Why?” the innocent Bostonian inquired. “Because,” answered the clerk, “out here we always give a man from Boston the poorest room In the house. We know he Is going to kick anyhow, and so we give him something to kick about.”

Postal Service in India.

Of all postal service, that in East India is the most difficult. There are 4,000 packages monthly which do not reach their destination, on account of not bearing any address. The multitude of Hindoo dialects is another difficulty the postal officials have to contend with, and the postmen are expose*} to considerable danger from wile} beasts.

Rapid Growth of Tokio.

Tokio, the capital of Japan, has doubled its population In twenty years. It had 700,000 in 1868 and to-day it ha* 1,500,000. If you wish to get thin eat plenty of chopped meat without any potatoes. Drink as little as possible of any Auid. Exercise a great deal without drinking, and if possible eat no bread, but* ter or sweets. Lemonade, acid drinks of any kind, a little strong tea and saline mineral waters will assist you, but of these take only as little as possible. Start the morning by drinking a glass of clear water.

TALK OF A BOOTMAKER.

Feet of English and American Women Put in Comparison. The agent of a firm of London bootmakers who is in this country taking orders told something about his business the other day. Among other things be said: “I have measured the Princess of Wales and her daughters for shoes. Yes, I was a mere lgd when I first paid a visit to Marlborough house, the town residence of the Prince of Wales, tn measure the Princess and her daughters, and very kind and affable they were, too. What sized boot does she wear? Oh, come now, that’s asking me to answer an embarrassing question. Well, let us say that her feet and those of her daughters are about the same size as those of the majority of English ladies, which, by the way, will average from one or two and a half sizes larger than those of American ladies. I have always supposed that the great amount of Avalking done by our ladies is, in a measure, responsible for this. About what you would call a five is the average thing for an Engiisn lady, rather larger than that, I fancy, if anything. And the width? About medium —a ‘C,’ I should call it, according to your measurement. “By the bye, I may as well say that in beauty of the feet the American ladies altogether surpass those of any other nationality. Perhaps the Spanisi ladies take as short a boot, but their feet are, as a rule, not nearly as sleud?. - , but more chubby, as it were. The Russian ladies also are the possessors of pretty feet, but hardly as much so as the Americans. As for the German I’d rather not talk about them. Their feet are—well, beyond comparison. “But don’t think that there are no exceptions to the rule among American women. Here is an exact sketch of the foot of a certain young New York lady. Whnt do you think of that? The size? Well, that foot, to be comfortably shod, would take a No. 11 boot. The lady is about 5 feet 0 inches in height, and is n member of one of the best families in NeAV York. And there is another, also. The lady is quite well known, not only in New York, but also out of it. Nature has been unkind enough to bestow upon her a stature measuring 7 feet 3 Inches, though unfortunately she is at the same time inclined to slimness. And what sized boot does she wear? Well, I have never exactly reckoned up her size, but my impression is that it Avould be in the neighborhood of a No. 13. But the foot is slender in proportion to its length. “Why is it that, with the tremendous success American shoe manufacturing machinery has achieA r ed in England, no more attempts have been made by American shoe manufacturers to secure a market there for their loAv-priced and medium-grade shoes? The low-grade goods in England are monstrosities — that’s all I can call them—not only in styles and shape and general make-up, but in last and comfort-giving properties. The low-grade goods that I have examined over here, some of them, at least, are made on as good a last as Is used for a boot three times its cost, and they look well. If the English ‘navvy’ had to choose betAveen them and an English boot for the same price—say 8 shillings—there would be but one result, the English manufacturer would be obliged to go out of business. Some of them see the handwriting on the wall already, and are getting over American machinery by the shipload.”

MASCOT OF THE WABASH.

Eight-Year-Old Sherwood Picking of the Recrniting Ship. Eight-year-old Sherwood Picking ia the mascot of the United States recruiting ship Wabash, anchored off the

MASCOT OF THE WABASH.

navy yard, says the Boston Herald, lie has never received any certified commission from the Navy Department, yet he says he is the “captain of the captain’s launch.” He is the son of Captain Picking, and is 8 years old. “Sherd,” as he says his short name is, goes to school every day and returns on board with great dignity every afternoon. Besides being a dignified and popular ship’s mascot, he is a born naval fighter.

Art of Hog Driving.

The difficulty of driving a single hog was well illustrated at the foot of 9th street the other afternoon at about train time. Some men were driving a herd of swine to Amherst, and as they approached the bridge one of the animals became obstreperous and bolted toward the city, becoming thereby separated from the rest of the drove. The three or four men, assisted by volunteers, placed themselves between the city and the rebellious hog In a seml-eirele, while one of their number advanced cautiously and began to tickle the bog’s nose with a pine brush. This would make the animal turn round, and each time he did so he would move a few steps toward the bridge and the rest of the drove. The maneuvers were watched with a great deal of interest by a large crowd of spectators, and when Anally the wayward one returned to the bosom of the drove a very audible murmur of admiration went up from the crowd.—Lynchburg News.

Absorbing.

“I hope you found that bqok I gave you of absorbing interest,” said Willie Wishington. “I do,” replied Miss Cayenne. “It was very fortunate that you had it printed on that very expensive soft paper. I keep It on my writing table all the time. Whenever I need a blotter I tear out a leaf.”—Washington Sta-. “Maud,” said Mr. Dobbs; sternly, “why did you refuse young Bllven? A Ane young man, whose heart is In the right place.” "Well, It wasn’t when he proposed to me,” answered Maud, flippantly, “for it was in his mouth.”— Harper’* Bazar. ~Cupfd~introduces more houso bill* than all our Congressmen.