Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1891 — Page 2

• THE REPUBLICAN. ■*«-r " ~*i, I '' - Geo«k R. Marshall. Publisher. Rensselaer - Indiana

The foolish stun who attempted to ■cross the AtUmtie frdm Boston to England in a “dary" was picked up In mid‘Ocean by one of the large passenger ships and conveyed to Liverpool. He thad been wrecked, and for four days without food and water. He-says he will not do so again. W« presume there are other fools who will, however.

AVtast, after two-thirds of a year of War, the revolutionary party has triumphed in ChUL The fall of Valparaiso no doubt virtually doses the owflict Each side apparently staked ah on the issue of that struggle, and •Balmaceda’s defeat there means the ■ utter destruction of bis cause. From the beginning the sympathy of the world has been with the "Congressional party «r rqvotaitioaists. They ■ have represented constitutional government, while President Balmacoda has stood for despotism ai d one-man power in its most extreme and offensive form. The of that autocrat will make the role of tyrant and dictator a little dees attractive to ambitious men in the South American republics than it has ibeen thus far, and will give liberty and law a stronger foothokl.

Ta» surveying party whidh has been engaged Tor two years in defining the boundaries of Alaska has confirmed the accuracy of the British survey, by which it was determined that the Yukon gold fields are in Canadian territory, and consequently American miners ■will be under certain disadvantages in these fields. We had been led to believe by a previous survey that the region in which they lie wos within our lines; but it turns out, to eur disadvantage, that there was an error of three miles in that survey. Dr. Kingsbury, who belongs to the American surveying party by whicn the error has been corrected, says that the Yukon gold fields in Canada are very rich, but he encouragingly adds that the precious metals abound also in the American districts of the Yukon, and that the surveyors found ’evidence that Alaska contains some of the richest mineral regions in this country. The prospectors are mow looking around these, and we may have solid reports from them before long.

According to life report of a re. turning party of scientific men from Lieut Peary’s expedition to the extreme north, Lieut Peary broke his leg in Melville Bay, and the little company of explorers ie now landed and encamped on the shore of Melville Bay on Murchison Sound—that is to say, Lieut Peary, his wife, and five companions. Behind the camp ice floes rise to a height of 2,400 feet. The shadows fall early, even now, and at the end of October will begin the long Arctic night, to last for 113 days. In the middle of a day in the middle of this night one can hardly recognize a friend twenty paces off. There is little game to be found on Murchison Sound, and it is extremely doubtful whether, when daylight returns, the gallant Lieutenant make his way successfully in his whaleboats to Danish Greenland, a distance of 600 miles. Is not such possible disaster and such certain suffering, one wonders# an excessive price to pay for the meagre returns to science, that can be possibly gained by the few fortunate survivors? Yet Gen. Greelv

is understood to have stated that the chief result of his fate-stricken expedition was the discovery, from observations of tidal ebb and flow, that the stars had an appreciable effect on gravitation. Might not this have been demonstrated by rigid calculations, without this final proof, will be asked. Was it not, in fact, foretold by the ingenious Mr. Samuel Butler, ih one of his rejected communications to the British Association? Science; however, is an irresistible (though often fatal mistress, and it is Idle to count the cost of her service to those who have entered it varcnrnf mwis. *’ If there is some predatory qpemy of the poultry that diminishes their numbers by day it is probably tbe hawk. He will pounce down at the most unexpected times and swoop up chickens, tearing them to pieces for his bloody feast Set a pole in the ground fifteen or more feet high, squaring the top just large enough to hold a steel trap already set No bate will be needed, but the trap should be firmlv bound to the poiowith rope or chain. The hawk will quickly trap himself. wb«Ja he lights to make his customary observations—American Cultivator

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The outlook for thO rice crop in South Carolina IstflscbUragißg. James La Ton rot to. Of St. Louis, proposes to locate extensive smcKing works at Anderson. Major J. W. linwiy. oditor-ln chief of the New York Mail and Express, diediia Falls on theUth. - Melbourne is not regarded as » rain king la Wyomiug since his seccad attempt at rain producing has failed. The Pensacola has been rtttfercd to Honolulu because of the disturbed condition of affairs in the Hawaiian islands. The work of removing the intruders from the Sac and Fax and lowa reservations has begun. No 'resistance is being

offered to the troops. Experts, who have'examined the books of MarketCkTk David Hastings, of Allegheny City, report that his stealings amount to 152,000. The Minneapolis Board of Trade has rejected nhe proposal of the St. Paul Board Trade looking toward aoowsolidatiem df the twocities. Joseph Deer of Vermontville, Mich,, blew out the gas in a room at the Burnett House. Toledo. 0., and died from asphyxiation before relief came. Great numbers of colored men areleatvtng'tho South in the expectation <*f securing homes, in the new settlements to be 'opened adjoining Oklahoma on the'east. The ‘Htata’’ trouble with Chili has been settled by thc return of the vessel to that ■country. This country is to be reimbursed Tor its expenses in making the memorable chase. The Tennessee convict lessees have 'madea proposition to the Legislature to build a new prison and to care for the convfets; proper!y, and it is thought the proposition xvill be accepted. Mrs. George Griffin, of McGregor, Texas, 'gave birth to triplets ten months ago, and a few days since she terrified her husband ■by presenting him with a quartette. Motherland all seven are doing well. Near Hartington, Neb., Dennis O’Fla'lierty, a wealthy ranchman, offered three of his neighbors poisoned alcohol. One died, a second is reported dying, while the third will recover. O'Flaherty will apecover. John F. Cramer, one of the proprietors of the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, has been arrested,, for alleged violation of the anti-lottery law in publishing an extract from a San Francisco paper attacking 4ihe validity of the act. The large store of Albert Drake, at St. Louis Crossing, iu which Mr. Drake carried a general stock of merchandise, was destroyed by fire. Loss 17,000; insurance, National of Hartford Concordia of Wisconsin >I,OOO and Underwriters >2,100. Lieut. Governor Jones, who is a candieate for the Democratic nomination for, Governor of New York, has addressed an open letter to Mr. Cleveland warning him against allowing his name to be used by Mr. Flower's supporters in that gentleman's Interest, Lon V. Stevens, Receiver of the Fifth National Bank, SL Louis, has brought suit in the United States Circuit Court against the directors of the bank to recover >313,337.97 money alleged to have been loaned by the bank in violation of statutes and which could not be collected by the receiver. Joseph Perrin, the wealthy miller who was abducted mysteriously and held for ransom at Detroit last winter, has sued William and John Considine, Frank Kenedy. Ed Kent and Frank Griffin for >loo,* OCO damages, alleging that they were his abductors. Warrants are out for their arrest. Their bail will be fixed at >5,000 which H is believed they cannot furnish. Tt- people’s party of Massachusetts held a convention at Boston on the 7th and nominated the following State ticket: Henry Winn, of Malden, Governor; William J. Shields, of Boston, LieutenantGovernor; Joseph D. Cadlo, of Westfield. Secretary of States Thomas A. Watson,of Braintree, Treasurer and Receiver-Gen, eral; William O. Wakefield, of Lynn,

Auditor; Israel T>. Andrews, of Danvers, Attorney-General. Ex-Gov. James A. Beaver, Gen. D. H. Hastings and other eastern capitalists have formed a company $4 Pittsburg, Pa., to manufactu.e a new fuel gas. the inventionof James R.Ross,of Allegheny City. By the new process it is claimed that gas can be made for 5 cents per I,OCO feet, and that iron can be puddled for 11 per ton. As natural gas is selling at la cents per 1,000 feet, the new gas will have a decided advantage. Andrew Carnegie has secured the right of process, and is arranging to have it placed in his various plants in Pittsburg. The death of Rev. Dr. Soule near Chicago the other day calls to mind the fact tliet he wrote the words, “Go West Young Man," as the headlines of an editorial in the Terre Haute Express, ryhich editorial, being copied and commented on by Horace Greeley, gave rise to the Impression that the New York editor was the author of the expression. Mr, Soule was i n conversation with Col. R. IV. Thomp Son. since Secretary of the Navy under Hayes, when the Colonel suggested to the editor to urge young men of ambition and pluck to go West aud gain fame and fortune L - ,~-l—Thc Newport, R. 1., election on the 10th resulted in an almost complete overturn and the first victory for the Democrats on strict party-drawn lines achieved in municipal affairs in many years. The Democrats elected their Mayor, full board of six Aldermen, and eight of fifteen Councilmen, with one failure to elect. This majority of three and possibly of five on a joint ballot gives them control of all city Officers whose election is by City Council. Last year *be Republicans had the Mayor, five Aldermen and nine Councilmen, or a joint majority of seven, „

FOREIGN.

Alexander A Son, corn brokers, of Thrtadneedle street, London, have failed. Their liabilities amount to £1,870,000, i|pd their assets to £27,379. They attribute their failure to losses which they have incurred since May last in gpeculatTons in grain cargoes. The United States minister, the Hon

CIEIT-e E. Caro, has teeeived notice of the rerr, oval of the prohibitions placed upon the importation of American pork into ’Denmark and enforced since March, 188 S. The authorities statetiiat Only inspected American pork will henceforth bo admitted into Denmark. Forty families of destitute Hebrews ar rived at Toronto on the 6th from Mc*n[J treal, and after being cared for during Iho intervening time by Jews of that cily were rorvrarded to Buffalo and other points in the United States Each family was supplied with food for the Journey and a small sum-of m#ney. Public opinion in Oreat Britain is at the present moment, turning with indignation upon the Mormon crusade being preached in many of the country districts. Revelations just made show that there are two hundred Mormon “missionaries’ at present working in Great Britain and in Scandanavia.therr attention being particularly ■called to Yorkshire and Lancashire. Particular attention has bee® called by the press to the operations of two yonug Mormon missionaries who have been operating to a village of Lancashire, and some •strange disclosures as to the proselyting methods adopted haw been made known. The result has been another upheaval of popular Indignation, and it is probable thatanother and more determined attempt wilUbe made to find some means of putting a stop to this transatlantic traffic In women. The revelations just made, It should be added, have brought about a thorough public ventilation and exposure of the methods of the Latter Day Saints.

NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.

T. Sloat Fassett Unanimously Nominated tor Governor. The Administration Endorsed Kcpnblll can Issues Approved—Brief Details of the Convention. __ j New York Republicans held their State convention at Rochester on the 9th. W, W. Goodrich was made temporary chairman and Jas. M. Varnum permanent chairman. Both chairmen denounced “Hillism” and “Tammanyism,” and applauded the present administration. Harrison’s name when spoken called out generous applause, Blaine’s a torrent of applause. The nominations were: J. Sloat Fassett, Philip Becker, General Carr and Stewart M. Woodford. Before a ballot could be taken all the nominees were withdrawn but Fassett, and that gentleman was nominated unanimously, followed by wildest enthusiasm. His speech was enthusiastically received. John Vrooman was unanimously nominated for Lieut, Governor, and a full State ticket. The platform: Adheres to the platform of 1888 and approves the legislation of the last Congress; approves warmly of Harrison's administration; approves recent tariff and revenue legislation; approves reciprocity; opposes a “degraded currency,’ meaning thereby “free coinage of silver;” favors pensions; recognizes the dignity of labor; opposes trusts; favors civil service reform. The platform then proceeds to denounce the State Democratic administration in so me ten counts or planks.

JULES GREVY DEAD

France's Kx-Preaident Passes Quietly Away. M. Francois Paul Jules Grevy, ex-Presi-dent of the French republic, died at Paris on the 9th. Francois Paul Jules Grevy was born August 15,1813. He was active in the revolution of 1830, and as long ago as Louis Pfaiilipe’s reign was a well known advocate. In the events of 1848 he became, a leading spirit, and was vice-president of the Assembly and member of the commit-: tee of justice. When the empire came he refused to make .any terms with it. and continued one of its most uncompromising enemies, finally quitting politics in; disgust. The appearance of M Grevy and some of his characteristics are thus described by a writer who called upon him while ho was president; “A short dapper man. with a face smooth shaved ail but a trim fringing of gray sidewhiskers, thin, firm lips, a square, bald head, cold, gray eyes, and a premptory voice. M. Grevy does not impress one as the incarnation of dignity or of presidental authority. From the time when, as a stu- ! dent in the Latin quarter,' he took part in the fighting of the revolution in 1830. Jules Grevy has stood steadfast to his opinions, and in all that he has spoken there is noth, ing to show that he has ever schemed for place or power. It is this one trait in the strongest character which is perhaps his strongest, There is absolutely nothing in the record against him. And yet it is certain as can be that all his life he has had his eye to the main chance. The real secret of his success is this: Hd is a man of uncommonly coo bravery, backed up by good sense. He has never bragged about his doings, and, j while others were talking, he was quietly I “getting in his work” in such a way that he won, no matter who his opponent might be. No one will venture to say that he has ever distinguished himself, and vet to-day he wields a power as absolute almost as was that of Louis Napoleon, and more tfrau did the citizen King called Louis Phillipe. But it Is better to be born lucky than rich, and Jules Grevy, who sprang from the very low est classes, took advantage of all the opportunities that presented themselves, and that so well, that the irony of politics has placed him at the head of a mighty nution. It has been said that allthis greatness has been forced on him against’bis wifi, but this 1 hold to be a serious mistake. If he has not overmuch of brains he has a good deal of ambition, and he has pnt forth all his strength to reach his present position. A professed republican, he opposed M. Thiers on all important occasions: and, had it not been for his half-hearted support- of that great statesman after the disastrous Prussian war, Marshal McMahon would never have been President. WithThiers out of the way, Grevy was sure to win; and it happened sooner than he had anticipated. Of late years the great bugbear of the President nas been Leon Gambetta, that other graduate of the Latin quarter, whose name ie known in every land, j--

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Anderson's jail js full of desperate actnjPSPatoka is Mhe oldest town in Gibson oounty. i-- + SpiCeland has a two-pound-two-ounce tomato. A fully developed case of small pox is reported from Cass county, it is not true that the city treasurer of Lapoge -was short in his accounts. Alexander Gross, brick manufacturer, of Seymour, Is mysteriously missing. !_ The cost of conducting a term of the Circuit Court of Morgan County is >I,OOO. James Moody was badly injured by falling slate in the Jumbo mine at Knights 4 ville. George Hoffman, of Logansport. died suddenly of apoplexy, superinduced by la grippe. Gambling has become so prevalent at Corydon that the grand jury has taken hold of tne matter. Miss Katie Lacey, of Muneie, while 4** ranged, drank a half pint of camphor and is in a critical condition. A dairy association at Shiedlcr, Ind., has been incorporated by Nicholas Poland and others. Capital stock, >5 OOOi Labor day was observed at Fort Wayne, Logansport, Kokomo, Huntington, Greenfield and other prominent points. Edward Perkins and Jeannette Moore, colored, eloped from Louisville, Labor day, and were married in Jeffersonville. Airs. Alex Rntherfoi d, near discovered her husband’s barn on fire, and she extinguished the flames with a barrel of vinegar. Stephen Basset, of Scott county, is suing his son-in-law, William Shearer, for >1,890, which was given to the young man’s wife before she died.

The first annual fair of Crawford county was a financial success, nearly ->SOO remaining in the treasury after payment of premiums in full. During the absence of the family of John Wilson, Washington township, Lagrange county, from home, incendiaries burned his house and all its contents. A posse of infuriated Madison county farmers are out with guns in search of Cyrus Crossier, who assaulted the wife of John Cruell near Stony Creek, The Lafayette City Council has notified the management of the electric-line in that city that better service must be provided or the franchise will be revoked. While C. W. Allegaier and Max Nienhardt, both painters, were walking to Ft. Wayne from opposite directions, each was struck by a passing train and dangerously hurt. William Mitchell, a commercial traveler while intoxicated fell from a high sidewalk at North Vernon and was found dead in the gutter the next morning halfcovered with mud and water.

A pippin apple tree, planted seventy years ago on the farm of James M. McClintock. near Redington, is seven feet five inches in circumfrencc, thrifty, still growing and heavily laden with fruit, Morgan county contains 273,093 acres of land. Of this 55,090 acres were sown in wheat last year. The yield was twenty bushels per acre, showing the yield of wheat this season to be one million bushels. .Samuel Felseman, the Greencastle junkdealer, awaiting trial on the charge of receiving stolen brass from railroads, was granted a change of venue Tuesday, His bond was fixed at S3OO. The cases were sent to Clay county for trial. Milo Keys, accompanied by his seven-teen-year old brother, became involved in a controversy with Elijah Booth, of Cass county, over an estray cow, and Booth ordered them off his premises. He enforced the order with a club, fracturing Milo's skull and severely injuring his brother. The contract for piping gas frSm the Sheridan fields to Crawfordsville has been awarded to the Chester Pipe and Tube Company, of Philadelphia. Pa,, which 'company took s3oo,OfX)of the stock. The cost of piping will be $250,000, including <mains. The work is to be completed November 1. ■ •• - • B - John Bennett, a well-to-do citizen of Sellersburg, is accused of a terrible crime, and he has fled to escape mob violenceTwo little girls, named Stroxtile and Smith, aged thirteen, charge that he , locked them in his house and assaulted them at pistol point. There is great exment. William Bullard, the Hope desperado’ who escaped from the Columbus hospital, returned t-» the city and gave himself up to Sheriff Smith. He said lie had a desire to see his folks, and walked all the distance to Hope, fourteen miles, whero he visited at his father’s and then took the train back to Columbus. He was locked in a cell the first time since he was shot, The Odd Fellows and Daughters of Robekah of Northern Indiana, held a Distrii t meeting at South Bend on the Bth. There were 700 present, with degrees staffs from La Porte and Mishawaka. Each degree was exemplified and instruction given therein by Grand Master W. H. Leedy, Addresses were made by Deputy Grand Master U. Z. Wiley, Hon. John B. Cockrum and W; H. Talbott. The mysterious apparition floating over Crawfordsville, which was soon by Rev. G. W. Switzer, of the Methodist church, and others, proved to have been a flock of “kildeers” flying very high and bewildered by the electric light. Mr. Switzer is receiving many letters, making inquiries about the spook, and he Is being “kidded” on all sides. One letter came from Keeley’s institute for inebriates at Plainfieid, in which it said that patients ih that institution frequently saw similar visitations, but after a few days’ treatment the apparitions disappeared. The Indiana Board of Tax Commissioners has about completed its work and the total taxable value of Indiana Is now practically an ascertained quantity. Real estate and personal property in. the State was put by the assessors lit $1,050,500,000 *T6 this must be added Vanderburg county’s total, as yet not computed. This Is the total as returned by the various assessors and does not include increases made by the State board on corporations and real estate. Neither does it include tbe railroads of Indiana. The figures are

subjectU»i*vision and fefves out that it has not yet completed its work. W, T. Kimsey, twenty-dollar biff 115 years old. It bears the date of 1775, Is printed In what is nbw the poorest quality of paper and the type and border are of ancient design. The bill is signed by three men who were also signer!of the declaration of independence. In the upper left hand corner are the words, “North Carolina,” and on the reverse side, “Death tocounterfeit. Printed by Peter Timothy, 1776.” Mr. Kimsey has frequently refused >sofor it. He came in possession of the bill at MeMinnevi.lle, Tenn., in 1862, finding it with several similar bills scattered about the floor of a house which had been deserted by Us owner. 4~

Dates will soon be arranged for a debate to take place in Muneie which will attract attention throughout the country. The topic under discussion will be ‘'Religion vs. Spiritualism.” The members of the latter society will select a man to debate with a .minister chosen by the Christian Church. Elder Clark Brayden will probably represent the church, while Hon. E. Hunt may take the other side. The debate will last from ten days to two weeks, three hours every night, and will Be the hardest fought battles of learning between spiritualism and religion that ever took place in this country. The caving in of a sand-bank Tuesday morning near the Walnut Hill Cemetery, -Jeffersonville, came very near burying alive two men. Robert Harold, the sexton of the cemetery, and Charles Kopp have been running the sandpit for some time, when, without any warning, the slides gave way and buried both men under several tons. A number of men were standing around, and, taking in the situation at a glance, began to dig away the sand. It took several minutes to accomplish this, and Harold and Kopp were rescued more dead than alive. Both were unconscious, and received shocking injuries. Several of Kopp's ribs were broken, and it is feared that he is internally injured. Harold’s also of a dangerous nature. His limbs are badly crushed, and his right leg was broken below the knee. Harold has been sexton of the Walnut Hill Cemetery for a number of years. He has a wife and several children—:—__— ~

The Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association of Vigo county made a demonstration on the 10th for the especial benefit of the city folks of Terre Haute. Not one person out of a hundred in j.he city was aware that there was to be a farmers’ picnic at the fair grounds until the farmers’ wagons began passing through the streets early in the morning, ijiorne of the F. M, B. A. lodges came in a body, {jeaded by their local bands or drum corps, with a marshal and his aides on horseback, and wearing wide red sashes. The. wagons were filled with women and children, and here and there was a transparency on which was printed words telling of the grievances of farmers. Some referred to the imposition of the city people in the matter of county offices. By noon the fair ground Was fillca with farm wagons,’and several thousand farmers put in the remainder of the day picnicing and listening to addresses on questions —of—peculiar- interest, to them Nearly all present were filled with a bitter resentment toward the "V igo Agricultural Society. The agricultural Society this year raised the price of admission to the fair from 25 cents to 50 cenjts. The trotting races were made prominent and the farmers concluded that they were bo ing snubbed. The result was that they boycotted the fair. The gate receipts were larger, but the attendance fell off 10,000 from last Ever since the fair two weeks ago, the farnteesjhave been preparing for a large attendance today to show how they can fill the fair grounds when they want to do so. Alliance lecturers, who are here and who have been traveling through the State attending farmers' piciiics, report that at caoh place they are informed that the crowd is the largest ever assembled at that town or locality. Thomas Wadsworth, vice-presi-dent of the State Assembly , made a thirdparty speech, which was well received, as was the song, “Good-bye Old Parties. Good bye,” by a glee club. M. T. Stillwell, president of the State Assembly, and alsoof the National Assembly, spoke for two hours on the farmers’ condition, but avoided political discussion. F. J. SRobinson a member of the State Board of trustees, and whose vote elected Turpio to' the Senate, also spoke. y . v • ' ■

THE MARKETS.

INOIA.NAVOL.t3, S3pt.U, -1831. I Wheat.. | Corn. u«. —— Indianapolis.. 2 r'd 93'lwrt4 2»-32‘j Chicago jS r’d 91 62 28 ....... Cincinnati.... 2 r’d 95 66 93 St. bouts 12 r’d 93 #2s* 30 81 New York.... 2 r'd 1 011 73 34 Baltimore.... 1001 09 .j 7iPhiladelphia. 2 r'd 100 j7l o.> Toledo. ’ »| 61 20=4 «F-* Detroit Iwh 931 67 t 3 t ........ Minneapolis-. E 8 , CATTLK. Fancy, 1.450 to 1,653 It*©. $5 40 ;</':> <55 Good, 1.303 to 1,450 Its 4 50uj5 :J5 Good to choice shippers........ 4 25.a'4 60 Fair to medium shippers 3 80«4 P'l Common shippers -j<s(®3 25 common to good J 0 > 3 <•> Good to choice' bei fent.,3 2o <t-3 56 Fair to medium heifers 2 6M«t3 0J Common, thin iieifeis 1 <,sqo- - to choice cows 2 7.'»a3 25 Fair to medium cows I <X)al 75 Veals, commcn to choice 3 09no 00 Bulls, common to choice 1 75(<e2 25 Milkers, medium to good .25 .on®. 5 01 Milkers, common to fair....... 12 00@23 00 HOGS Heavy packing and shiop->rs.ss JC@5 373* Mlxeu , 4 tog:, 10 Best common light..;i . <. a. 4 80,015 25 Common to fair light..... 4 25(«4 so Heavy roughs.... 8 53@4 75 shkxp. Good voohoice.. 1 ’h,, ..$4 «'<g4 r» Fair to medium..:; •* otmt s; Common 10 medium.... 3 0).o3 5 Damns, gord to choice.. -t »ju.> 09 Lambs, commou to medium ».'0 <4 Bucks, Vhead.-.k 2 .o@3 r.o MISCKI.I.AXKOUS. Eggs, 14c; butter, creamery. 2-’@2 c: dairy, 20c; good country 1 c: feathers, 35c; i'O’.Oc; wool 30(23 c unwashed J2c; hens. 8c; tarkeys Sc tom*- 7c; r oagr seed 4.3504.50

BURM ESE OIL MILLS.

Primitive and Dangerous Method of Securlng4>etroleum. = Dr. Noetling, of the Ind&pQeological Survey, to whose repdft?on the petroleum deposits of Bur®S.h*reference has already been made, gives an in. foresting description of the nativ* method of digging the wells. As soon us a native has made up his mind where he is going to have a new well, the workmen, usually four in number, begin to dig a square shaft, th» sides ol which measure between 4 feet and 4 feet 6 inches. Over this pit a crossbeam, supported on stanchions at eithei side, is-placed, in the centre of which ‘is a small wooden drum or cylinder, which, with its axis, is made of a single piece of wood, the latter running on coarse fork-shaped supports. The leather rope used in hauling up the oil passes over the drum, and on it is fastened the workman who is going to bo lowered down, as well as the common earthenware pot in which the oil is drawn up. If possible the welt is so placed that the men or women drawing the rope walk down an inclined plane along the slope of a hill. The tools employed in digging are quite primitive and can only be used in soft strata. Timber is used to support the walls of the shaft, and the latter is lined with wood. This wooden wall has consideable strength, but is has to be carefully watched lest it should give way.

The workmen are lowered in an ingenious way. The man sits on two slings formed of strong rope running between his legs and knotted over his left shoulder. To prevent sliding, a thin rope runs down from the knot, across the breast, underneath the right shoulder to the back, where it is fastened to the rope forming the slings. A second rope for the same purpose is Listened around the hips. On account of the explosive gas filling the shaft no light can be taken down; the workman, therefore, ties up his eyes previously to descending so as to enable him to see during the short time he is in the well, otherwise it would take him longer to accustom his eyes to the darkness than he is able to stay do wn, on account of the gas, which renders breathing difficult. The data obtained by Dr, Noetling as to the time occupied in the ascent and descent, and the period during which tiie laborer can remain below, show that not 25 per cent of the total working time is really spent in extracting the oil. Two hundred and ninety seconds is the longest time any man, however strong, can remain below without becoming unconscious, while in some he can only remain sixty seconds. With increasing depths the difficulties in obtaining the oil after the Burmese methods become insuperable. Hence the limit is ol(J feet and the workers object to more than 250 feet. The drawing up of the oil is as primitive as everything else. The rope is fastened round the neck of the ball-shaped not and, being lowbred, is allowed to fill bv sinking in the oil below. The oil thu3 raised is poured into another pot of the same shape, but much larger, and twelve of these are packed on each country cart.

Women Who Fight the Tiger. ••• Gambling-among some of our fair women says a New York letter has become such a craze that in several instances they have had to sell their jewels in order to obtain money enough, to pay their debts. Poker ia their favorite game, and it has played Sad havoc with many a dainty, wellstocked jewel casket. Two well-known society women, one young and the other rather advanced, have been especially unfortunate- A considerable difference in their appearance at the opera and whatever places they have been wont to flash their gems 'in will he noticeable. Both husbands have refused point blank to settle their wives’ “debts of honor.” At a big hotel on the sound, which, perhaps, has a scarcely enviable reputation, every evening during the summer was spent by married women and .young girls in the rather dainty eard-roofne, making a business of card-playing. At first tiie limit was kept at a low figure, just enough to make it interesting; but as tbe season passed and the women became more infatuated it was gradua’ly allowed to become larger. Some of these devotees were mothers of large families, and needed rest after their winter’s social and household duties, but they gambled with a reckless nervousness that is always observable in a woman at a poker-table. They frequently played until morning, and "were a nervous, dragged-out set when the hotel closed its doors and they came back to town.

lilkri Horae Customs Best. At the Isles of Shoals they tell the tale that a lecturer went thither to lecture to the assemble! guests upon the character and characteristics of the Japanese, and in the course'Of his remarks he dwelt upon the two facts that the self-contained people do not use expletives, profanity being unknown in their land, and that equally are they ignorant of the goodly fashion of kissing. These st itcments had their due effect upon the audience, it being observed that the masculine portion of the bearers were the more impressed by the former statement andthe feminine portion by the latter. As the audience was dispersing, with all the clatter of comment, gossip and banter which belongs to such a gathering, one young woman was overheard confiding to another her sentiments in a phrase which was at once most human, expressive and picturesque. “As for me,she said, “give me*a country where they kiss nod cuss!” It was felt that on the whole she might be regarded as having pretty well sized up the situation. Do Voa Wat • Jokl There hre only five professional ion-tamers in this country, with over :JQ lions to be kept tame and in a >eagpful state of mind. The salary of i tamer is never less than SSO per week, and some of them get SIOO. It is a light and easy employment, no regilur hours, and always brings free okets with it