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fusion in Spain can not but*ive.u« an advantage. "It should be distinctly understood that file assassination of Ganovas is not the work of the Cuban party. We' do not resort to such- methods. The anarchists of Spain are for the most part in the northern part of the country, and they are intimately associated with the anarchists of France. They had long- threatened Canovas, who caused many of them -to be executed. Only a few days ago several anarchists were executed" In Barcelona,-and .I suppose this assassination was -the butcome: I~ do not think the killing of Canovas* wai due at all to any question of politiCB, but merely as a savage outbreak of some member of a dangerous' too'dy of men. We CulJans have no sympathy with such an act. "As a man I deplored, such a misfortune, but as a Cuban I can not h£lp but feel that I am benefited by it." 1

SHERMAN CRITICISED.

Much Comment on What He Said About Canovas'Death. Special to the Indianapolis News.

Washington, August 9.—Senator Sherman, In the opinion of diplomats, has given offense to Spain, qnd laid the -basis for a termination by that-country of diplomatic relations. The alleged interview with the secretary on the: Canovas assassination, carried in the digpa i£^es' ftf,the Associated Press last night, is i&e. cause, of ail the trouble. Secretary Shepn^p was quoted freely on the helpless Hq^nclajL, condition of Spain and her determination to hold Cuba at all hazards. The American secretary of state added a doubt aezjp Sbriin'js ability to hold tfce Island.

JJhMg ?ree comments, it is already apparent ,w Tl he, resented, and It is not improbable ta disavowal of the interview will be requested by Spain, either from Secretary Sherman or some one in authority to speak, for the president. Tha suggestion that it may lead to a break in the diplomatic relations of the two countries is credited in diplomatic circles.

Since Secretary Sherman assumed the portfolio of state several Interviews have appeared in the newspapers, some of which caused a shudder to creep over the president. Usually these alleged interviews wOre the work of special correspondents, and Secretary Sherman has bad the benefit of denial that followed. The latest utterances is -published on the authority of the Associated Press, and the complications that may grow out of it will be noted with interest here. In this interview Mr. Sherman is quoted as saying: "This -deplorable event will have some effect, of course, on the political affairs of Spain, but to what extent I can not say. Th« death of one man is not necessarily going: to change the sentiment of the whole country. Her money is gone. Her resources have been exhausted, but she means evidently to fcold on to Cuba. Just bow she can do It undef thtese circumstances I cart not see. Yet she is cmposed to yielding a point. Prenjlef Canovas was a strong partisan. He was the chief exponent of the eletneht which was determined to keep the island at all hazards. Seemingly. Spain is almost a unit on tlrii. Canovas was' a strong factor in the government of Spain, but it is not impossible that another will be found to replace him Irt that important office, having similar views and the same pronounoed ideas. How" it linay be in this case, I am riot able to say, blit the effects, politically," of such an "event are not essentially far-reaching, and have not always produced radical developments. As to the consequences 6f the conflict in Cuba, I do not care to talk. I have no official information of the assassination, arid' intifet refrain from venturing guesses as to what it may effect in the future."

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8eBT»t»ry'Sherman-

Cables Condolence.

Washington, August D.-^-Offlcial notice of the assassination "of 'the" Spanish premier eached the state department this morning in the following telegrams

San Sebastian, Augus't'8, 1897.—Canovas assassinated today by anarchist. Have expressed (profound sympathy. Taylor.

The secretary of state immediately caused to be drafted the*following'message of condolence, which was forwarded to Minister Taylor: Taylor, Am er icati MI his ter,' San Sebastian,

Spain: Your action app^ovSa. Renexv'ln name of tne president his expression of deep sorrow! arid'sympathy for 'ttfe losS Ib'orne by Spain in the death of Senor Oariovas del Castillo, the prime minister of Spain, one of the most erfiteent of the statesmen of out time, and cofi'vey condolente'tb" the family of the deceased. Sherman.

Hay and Woodford Present 'Condolence*. London, August- 9.—TH# United States Ambassador, Colonel Join Hay, and the newUnited States minister to Spain, General SteWart L. Woodford, called at the Spanish embassy here today and presented their condolences. In consequence of the agsassinatioh'of Premier Canovas, General Woodford wfll hasten his departure for Spain and will arrive in Madrid August 21. As soon as possible thereafter the general will present to the queen Tegent a message of sympathy from the United States government.

Mr. Cleveland Deplores Canova's Death, ©urzaffis Bay, Mass., August 9.—Ex-Pres-id^ht Cleveland learned of the assassination, of Canovais' this morning. In reply, to a query, Mr. Cleveland said: "I much deplore the "shocking death of the emient statesman who has fallen a victim to anarchistic rage. The world's civilization may well contemplate the terrible event with gloomy appreaension."

London Police Are Acttw-

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t-hfc priifte minister of Spain has caused great Mcciteinerit and activity among the police af #ft:'!bi^nphes in this city. All the men ib^ftSt on 1e*ve have been recalled and oonftitit^omoiunications are going on between ^"British police and the headquarters of Ih^patiiSh police at Madrid.

Murder In Clay County. Special to the Eraress.

"Brazil, Ind., August 9.—John Grable, a

prominent citiaen of Asberville, is in jail in

this City, charged with assault with intent

to ^commit murder on Moses Yemm, another

prominent oitizen of Asherviile. Grable and Yemm had an argument, when Grable drew

a strap wfth a heavy brass weight on the

end and struck Y^mfii over the head several

times, fracturing the &fcull.i#fYemm may die.

7*?:. THE.PRICKLY f?EAR. 7

Introduced as a Garden Plant, It Is a Pest In Cape Colony. A largo area of she.most/ertile part-of Gape Colony has been rendered wholly valueless by the spread of the priokly pear, which is a very free growing cactus attaining a height of from. 10 to IS feet and consisting of thick, branching stems and a profusion of thorn covered leaves.

Originally introduced into the ooast towns as a rare garden plant, it was soon? found to be so well suited to both soil and SHmate that it was planted for living fttSoes. The thick, succulent leaves contain*^ per cent of moisture, and were so readil)^ consumed tJy *aif "kinds of live stock farmers in that dry interior began to plant a little of Ifcas a standby in time of drought. Twenty 'years ago, in the early day* of the ostr+ch feather boom, when all tarntan indlcfd^d ojfriobes among the ordinary fann stoakj this .cactus was found-JhpinAaluable£«Btd thousands, of ostriches Srerm 5*Ms •ipn§. §ven the \hcep-»*d goat tjtrmirfa

of tbe Karroo began" to plant it and thought they had found a new and valuable fodder, but it spread with inconceivable rapidity. Leaves that touched the ground toek root in a few days and became thriving plants. Any small part of the leaf broken off by the animals la feeding at onae set up Sn business for Itself. Under the South African sun the leaves deveioped also an enormous number of priokly spines about an inch long, hard and sharp as needles, which seriously affected the animals, hundreds of whom died from this cause.

The extent of the evil was not, however, realized until attempts were made to destroy the prickly pear and to arrest its spread. Catting down was a laborious and thankless task, for the leaves, instead of withering, took root where they fell. A plant with 80 per cent of moisture could only be burned by the use of other fuel, a prohibitive condition in those treeless districts. Some of the more energetic and capable English farmers did manage to gradually reduce the area occupied by their enemy by closely tenoing it in and continually uprooting all young plants, but the great majority of the farms were occupied^ by Dutchmen, who took little or no part in the conflict. Farm after farm went out of cultivation and ceased to afford any grazing ground, until now there are hundreds of square miles of once flourishing pasture and arable land turned into an absolute wilderness, abandoned to the jackal and the wildcat.—Philadelphia Press. '--0

"A FORTUNE FOR A BUTTON. 7

She Tearing of One From a German OfBr eel's Coat Cost the Money. The Cyclops, Captain Vogelgesang, was xnakiug her regular round of calls among the Haitian ports in 1879 and touched at Gonaives just after the opposition to President Solomon had developed into one of the fierce local rebellions that often arose during hte regime and rendered an existence in hts dfcftiiCin a very precarious one. The li^eS iJf those who remained faithful to the government were put in jeopardy, and tbfey were obliged to escape immediately. Some of them sought refuge on board the Cyclops, which had touohed at Gonaives to discharge her cargo, and Captain Vogelgesang refused to deliver them up.

As the captain was returning to the landing place from his Interview with the general commanding the rebel troops, the soldiers laid hands on him and tore a button from the breast of his coat (he was in uniform at the time), hustled him about and altogether subjected him to very rough usage. He got away finally through the intervention of the general, and by telling the people that it was not possible for him to send the refugees away from his ship unless he were allowed first to go on board. He agreed to land them if he got word from the consul before 0 o'clock in the afternoon, and promised not to start away before that hour. He also agreed to blow his steamer whistle as a signal that he was about to get under way.

No cargo oould, under the circumstances, be landed or received on board, and as no word came from the consul, who had wisdom enough not to be found, the whistle was blown and the anchor engine, started to heave in the cable. The troops ashore, not willing that their prey should $0 easily slip away, had anticipated this movement, and had manned the guns of a small battery just below the landing, which commanded the anchorage, fully determined to blow the Cyclops out of the water if she attempted to escape.

There was considerable excitement occasioned by the loading of the guns, and great dismay and consternation when the steamer, having weighed anchor, turned quietly round, passed close to the guns, and left without- a shot being fired. The reason was quite apparent, as the vents of the guns were found seourely spiked with nails that bad been forced down into the chamber and bent so that they oould not be withdrawn. The German government took up the cudgels for Captain Vogelgesang and succeeded in getting £1,000 indemnity for the brass button which had been torn from his coat in the scrimmage. —Pearson's Weekly.

February.

Why February has 28 days Is explained in the legends of the past. Melusine, a French publication, devotes ohe column to this curious subjeot. One Is of an old woman, who, tending her flock, ridiculed the month of February because he had doalt so leniently with her and her sheep. Then February felt insulted) and made leap year, and borrowed a cold day from March, and froze her and her flock. There is a Norman legend which makes it out that February had originally as many days as the other months, but February was a confirmed gambler and lost at domino a day both to January and to March. Strange to say, there is an old story of Egypt, wherein the god of February plays forfeits with the moon and loses certain days.

William fft Being Royally Kntertalned. St. Petersburg, August 9.—The emperor and empress of Germany today proceeded to Krasno-Helo, the great military camp, where they were received by the czar and czarjn^i. The two emperors wore Russian uniforms ^nd rode on horseback. The empress. $nd suites followed in carriages. The camp, was &ay with decorations and all the troops present were drawn up in parade order. Upon arrival of their majesties, the bands played "Heil Der Kaiser." Emperor William greeted the troops in Russian.

The grand military tattoo then opened with the song of "Aegir," Emperor William's famous composition. At its close there was a discharge of rockets and the imperial salute was fired by the artillery. Their majesties then proceeded to Alexander palace, where they dined in private and afterwards witnessed a performance at the theater.

Try Gralno! Try tiraino!

Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. One-quarter the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.

Star Pointer and Joe Patchen Matched. Chicago, Aug. 9.—Star Pointer and Joe Patchen will meet again at .Washington Park club's track on August 21, to light out the pacing supremacy of the country. The race will be for a purse of$4,00Q. the winner to take alL The club has prescribed the rule that the horses shall take the pole in alternate heats. At the recent meeting at Washington Star Pointer had the pole in each, heat and won in

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heats while at Columbus, where ten matfe Wis record of" 2:01v&. last wct-iv. the horse had the' advantage" of position and won all three heats. The comment aroused by this fact prompted the ciub to make the nove^ alternating conditions.

Kid JHrCov and Dan C'rMdon Matched. New York, Aug. 9.-0ronn D. Hopkins, met W. A. Bradv today and practically arranged lor a 510,000 fight between Kid McCoy and Dan Creedon to take place in Nevada between the first and twentyfirst of October next.

A Household SeceMlty.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age, pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act -gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and -biliousness. Please buy and try a box of^C^CT'XJJ toia# -15 25, 5fl cents. Sold raf iSSSfiit£«4*by ell dhisglst*.

(Continued Wfitei

Cameron Mtller said that, as far *s the New York & Cleveland mines are concerned, the situation was very gratifying. He intimated that the'mines-would not be neglected On acraunt of the campaign started in West Moffeland county. He said there would be four men left at the "three mines to guard them and to see to it that they are kept idle.

Nowaski, the Connellsyille agitator, who addressed the meeting last night in four languages, was expelled from the cAmp and ordered to stay away, for using profane language in his speech.

ASSAULTED 'BY STRIKERS. William Briscallia, a day man at Plum Creek, was riding his bicycle last night when he was assaulted by four of the strikers and badly injured. His wheel was broken and he will be laid up for several weeks.

The strike is beginning to cause hunger among the miners' families along the Wheeling division, and in the Pan Handle district. At the mines where company stores have been in operation the destitution is more marked. In most instances the stores were closed up shortly after the stjrike began and the miners have no place now where their credit is good. The male members of the miners' families are living better in the camps than the women and smaled children are at home.

The application for an injunction to restrain the miners from congregating near the mines of the New York & Cleveland Gas Co., which was to have been' filed in the United States court today on behalf of the non-resident stockholders of the company, had not been presented to the'court up to the adjournment at noon. Judge Acheson has gone to his home in Washington county, and it is not likely that the bill will now be filed before tomorrow.

THE ANTHRACITE .MINERS. f|S On the success or failure of the bituminous coal miners' strike, depends the inception of a movement by the anthracite miners for higher wages and better conditions. The district president, Patrick Dolan, and the other officials of the United Mine Workers' organization, have received several letters within the past few days from different parts of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal region, asking for information on the outlook for the big strike, and wanting to know what assurances of victory they have. If the bK tuminous miners win, the anthracite diggers^ think they would have an equal chance or securing an advance in wages. If, the present strike is lost, the attempt for an advance will not be made in the anthracite region.

The anthracite miners are poorly organized. At one time their union was strong, but disastrous strikes, in which the men were beaten, resulted in a gradual shrinkage in the union. The United Mine Workers' officials have cheerful news in response to the request for an opinion on the outcome of their stTike. The intention of the anthracite miners is to get together as many of their fellow workmen as possible before any demand for higher wages is made, and, looking to this end, organizers will begin work at once,

TH®^UNIFORMITY AGREEMENT-

The Important Provision in It Regarding Arbitration.

iPittsburg, August 9.—The 'uniformity agreement" which is now being generally signed by coal operators of this state, contains the following important provisions, which may have much influence in settling the strike: "Whereas, The foregoing provisions, when in operation, resulting in 'uniformity leave the question of the amount of compensation to be paid to miners and'mipe^' workers undetermined therefore, in order that such question may be settled as to each class of iriining, with as inuch assurance or' permanency may be attainable, and !n order to secure, as fiar as possible, a jurft? and fair basis for future adjustmteiits of such compensation it is further agreed: "That said uniformity commission, id the absence of an agreement (which it i# hereby authorized to enter into) betweei it and the miners, establishing such compensation, shall refer said question, itj^ eluding all relevant questions as to differentials, to a board of arbitration, to be mutually agreed upon, or selected itt! the manner prescribed -by said uniformity commission, and a like number of. representatives from the miners who are employes of the subscribers hereto fairly and[ duly authorized by such employes to act in that behalf under such limitations and provisions as shall be so agreed upon by said uniformity commission and representatives. As a part of the contract of submission, it shall be stipulated that, within said limitations and provisions, the award of said board shall bind and be carried out by the parties thereto but such award, if made this year, shall not apply to the price paid for mining, prior to January 1, 1$98, in fulfillment of any bona fide contract in "writing at a specific prce for future delivery of coal, existing July 28, 1897, but shall apply after January 1, 1S98, to such price. "It shall also be stipulated therein that if it shall appear to said bbard of arbitration, at any time, that others than the original parties to such contract of submission should be made parties thereto, in order, to render any reward riiore effective or durable or to make the same more comprehensive, It shall be fully empowered, with the consent of said uniformity commission, and said representatives, unanimously given, to secure and admit them as such partie* under such terms as to it may seem just."

JAPANESE STREET EMBLEMS.

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small army of\men fsotQ the Pittsburg district and march to the ininea that are in-op-eration. Several-Jjrass bands hate h^en engaged, and it is hoped* "to hake a successful campaign. Word was received last night that many of the men who are'at wdrTc are anxious for the appearance of the marchers, as it will give them a subterfuge «for quitting work.

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Tbeir Meaning Is Seldom Guewed by European Visitor. The sign of the average Japanese shop-* keeper at once deceives the foreigners,-as,* for instance, a pair of huge square spectacles, filled with gold leaf, is not the sigii of an ooullst or spectacle piaker, but that Of a goldbeater or working jeWeler.

Druggists do not display a mortar and pestle, but simply an ehormous bag, an imitation of the small ones they uae fdr infusing their medicines.

Tobacconists hang out a sort of snaff colored banner, bearing Chinese characters, setting forth .thqir pome and perhaps their trademark. They never indulge in wooden imagis: of Indian chiefs or ponderous Dutchmen.

The Japanese fealooa keepers, or rather the dealers In rice wfiisky or sake, advertise their buplness by exhibiting a painting of Fusljteifca, the sacred mountain." What possible refatlon there'Is "between a^ mountain and rioe whisky the unsophisticated westerh tSfffd cannot easily discover, unless it Is intended to convey the information that, as JTusiyama is unsurpassed among mountains, so is sweet sake among liquors.

Hatmakere hang before their shops a long string of hate which look like a row of gigantic mushrooms dangling in the wind. Hat dealers also sell straw sandals, or wooden ologs with plaited grass, soles, and all similar articles, for the shoemaker and the hatter jar? usyally one,and- the same individual. _-

The grocer haogs oxit two tin fishes,

printed' "red, and fisieieS together at the gnia with straws, white the kitqmakeTs tittttsefthe cuttlefish as an advertisement of their business.

Florists plant a slender willow tree at a oorner of their houses as a sign that they sell, cut flowers. Lacquer shops, may be known by the sign of a chipj^ox

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in whioh the lacquer comes jHK&ed. The h*'*' workers have a very singular dgn it consists of an octagonal box with a fringe of hair suspended from It, whioh makes It look as if some one had tried to put a wig in the box, but negleoted jfo took it all In.

The dealers in cosmetics, who sell that metallic red the Japanese women spread so thickly on their upper lip that the green luster frequently shows, are recognised by the small red flag hanging over the entrance. Houses where "soba," or buckwheat macaroni, is for sale have a paper lantern in front, bearing the naine of the house.

Merchants who Bell sushi—the little roll of Tice and fish of which the Japanese are so fond—put out a little banner with the name of the restaurant and some of the other articles of food they are prepared to place before customers.

In Tokyo a few of the shopkeepers are beginning to translate their signs into English with disastrous effect. One shop near Ginza, the Broadway of Tokyo, bears the following legend: "The honorable meet to sail her."

A substantial looking building on the Ginza itself recently attracted attention, for in front of it hung a great white sign, with black letters, a/nd on it were the mysterious words, "The before station." This was in reality an express office or forwarding station.—Printers' Ink.

GLASSMAKING.

Thebes' Artisans Were Proficient In the Indnstry Forty Centuries Ago. The glass blowers of ancient ThebeS are known to have been as proficient in that particular art as is the most scientific oraft6man of the same trade of the present day, after a lapse of 40 conturies of so called "progress." They were well acquainted with the art of staining glass and are known to have produced that commodity in great profusion and perfection. Ro|selini gives an illustration of a piece of' ftalned glass known to be 4,000 years olcL which displayed artistic taste of

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order, both in tint and design. In this oa%b the color is struck through the vitrified structure, and he mentions designs struck entirely in pieoes from a half inch to tbrte-quarters of an inch thick, the color beiiig perfectly incorporated with the struotqrfe °f the piece, and exactly the same on both the obverse and reverse sides. *fhe priests of Ptah at Memphis were adapts in the glassmaker's art, and not only did they have factories for manufacturing the common crystal variety, but they had learned thfe vitrifying of the different oolors and the imitation of precious stones to perfection. The&? imitations of the amethyst and of the various other colored gems were so true to nature that even now, after they have laiii* in the desert sands from 2,000 to 4,000 years, it takes an expert to distinguish the genuine articles from the spurious.

It has been shown that, besides being experts in glassmaking and glass coloring, they used the diamond in cutting and engraving glass. In the British museum there is a beautiful piece of stained glass, with an engraved emblazonment of the monarch Thothmes III, who lived 3,400 years ago.—Jewelers' Circular.

Great Bird Road.

The Nile valley is the great bird road running north and south. The heron fishes in every shallow. The ibis haunts the banks. The pelicans stand in rows at the time of the inundation. Eagles, kites and ospreys are oommon. On every sand bank blaofe or blaok and white vultures hop about and flap their outspread, draggled wings. A kingfisher, more common and more soberly clad than ours, performs wonderful feats of diving within a few paces of the onlooker. The little sand snipe and the true snipe prevail, and the quail visits the counter in immense numbers in the spring. Owls haunt the palm trees and ruins, and pigeons, which are reared in every village for the sake of the manure, are probably more numerous than in any other countiy in the world. It is delightful to note the tameness of the birds In Egypt. They enter rooms and houses through windows or crevices left for ventilation, and once inside hop fearlessly about the floor, picking up stray crumbs. ,1 have seen—and the sight was a pretty one—a sparrow parched on the corner of a table during the progress of a crowded hotel, repast, and it is not uncommon to see them flitting across the ceilings of drawing rooms at Luxor. All birds, from largest to the smallest, go unmolested, unless they are definitely useful for food. The great brown kite sits fearlessly on the roofs of Cairo, hard by his cousin the crow, which is,not black, like our crow, but is black and gray, and might easily be mistaken for a pigeon. Every garden—at any rate in upper Egypt—has its owl frequenting a tall palm tree, and hooting or whistling as nature guides it.—Arthur's Homo Magazina.

Denmark Dairies.

So carefully are germs avoided in the dairies of Denmark that the celebrated butter of the country, much of which is sent to England, is washed when necessary in water that has been boiled. The butter is, however, rarely washed, but is first worked over by hand by girls who are scrupulously clean, and afterward finished by machinery. This butter, which is made with the greatest care from milk that is strained through flannel anjl afterward filtered through clean gravel, is white in color when finished and is artificially colored. It is very little salted when used at home, but more or less salt is added when it is sent as far as England. It is said to retain its fine quality when shipped better than any butter known. As an incentive to furnish only pure milk, the owners of the cows are under contract to notify the buyers at once if there is any sickness in their herd. The milk is then bought from them and paid for at the usual price, but it is thrown away.—Philadelphia Ledger.

Courage.

The greater part of the courage that is needed in the world is not of a heroic kind. Courage may be displayed in everyday life as well as In historic fields of action. There needs, for example, the common courage to be honest, the courage to resist temptation, the oourage to speak the truth, the courage to be what we really are and not to pretend to' be what we are not, the courage to lives honestly with in Our own -means and not dishonestly upon the means of others.—Smiles.-

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I* S Ete Anmred. ...^ The London Academy tells a story of De Qainoey. He had to fill up a census paper and the set questions puzzled him greatly.. He Anally managed to characterise his occupation as ''.writer to the magazines," but when it OURS to the occupations of his three. daqglj^rs his troubles began again. At last

he-|4ut,.a^ring

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their names and wrot$t '/•,?hey are like lilies of the field—they tyU got neither do they spin." fYjjU--

During the war between the Macedonians and the Romans both parties met peaceably on the island of Del as, the reputed birthplace of Apollo, and offered sacrifices together to the deity of the island.

Thou oughtest to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally .captious in making them.—Fuller.

THE HEW EL DORADO.

THE WHOLE UPPER YUKON IS A GOLD BEARING TRACT.

AdnataiM W« Foaaeu In tha Coast Uh and. Ports Com mantling Access to the GotdBelda—Necessity of Providing For

Settling and Protecting the Yukon.

The optimism with which Secretary Seward regarded the future of Alaska when he drew the treaty for purchasing it from Russia, 80 years ago, seems hardly misplaced today. This northwest oorner of the continent has developed slowly, and the cultivated orops once predicted for it by enthusiasts have been most minute, while, thanks to British pelagio sealers, the value of the Prlbilof islands, an important dement in tho purchase price, has been to a great extent destroyed, but, on the other hand, the mineral wealth of Alaska has surpassed reasonable expectations, and its further possibilities are the talk of the hour.

It is this wealth, too, whiob has brought to Alaska a large part of its white population, and, although the new Klondike fields are on the Canada side of the boundary, diggings as rioh may yet be found on the American side, for the whole Upper Yukon region is a gold bearing traot. Canada thinks that, with the Klondike, Bonanza, El Dorado, Bear, Sold Bottom, Hunker, Indian and other creeks and rivers, she has a gold belt 300 miles long and that she will soon have 10,000 people there.

Toe the moment no doubt the tendenoy is to draw away the miners from American to British territory, but Alaska in the long run will be built up as the result of the new craze for going north. The latest news also indicates that in the Minook and Amerioan Creek districts of Alaska rich dlsooveries of gold have been made, and there is constant expectation of. finding great yields on the American sideThen the fact that we hold the whole coast line from British Columbia aroundj to.Jfcp Arctic, and hence control the ports a£ whioh those land who go to the Yukon py way of Chilkat pass, will tend to build up Alaska. Besides the Juneau route to tho goldflelds, attention is just now largoly directed to the route up the Yukon by light 3raft boats in oonneotion with the oceangoing steamers from -Seattle to St. Michael's, and that, too, would imply the gradual development of American territory. At all events, the question of proper government and protection for Alaska becomes timely and may soon be most urgent.

The Dominion has always been prompt and forehanded in like matters on its side. It has an advantage in its body of north? west mounted police, whiob has large administrative and executive powers. Year before last, for example, one of its inspectors established a post at Fort Cudahy, near the Klondike traot, and collected rev-r enues, while last year a regular oustoms ofBoer was appointed. There are three polioe posts already in that region, and fears of Canadian encroachment were formerly aroused by them, but their purpose seems to be purely administrative, and the polioe force, we believe, has been increased lately. What we ought to do in the matter is not yet quite clear. For years we had two infantry oompanies in Alaska, and they were withdrawn partly because of so little use there and partly because needed elsewhere. They were stationed in the southerly seacoast strip and were rarely called upon to do anything, for the natives were mostly peaoeable. Besides, in the lack of roads, the method of getting about was by water, and that suggested that a naval force was the one.chiefly needed. In fact* the revenue cutters, aided by a small gunboat, have been relied upon since the withdrawal of the troops.

But the case of the upper Yukon is rather different. There considerable inland settlements may be looked for, and lately it has been suggested that a small garrison might be stationed there properly. We have to consider not only the good order of the territory, but possible international excitements, growing out of disputed boundaries, land titles, alien labor laws, revenue taxes, and so on. Congress presumably will find appeals to it next winter to revise the territorial laws 6f Alaska, in view of the current gold seeking oraze, and perhaps it can find in that revision a substitute for permanently station: ing troops in .that severe climate, with the great cost of transporting and renewing garrisons and forwarding supplies. Indeed the chances of enormous desertion* might be on««f the chief obstacles to sanding troops to Alaska unless absolutely needed. Some bills relating to Alaska have just been introduced. Meanwhile the gunboat Concord is on her way from Port Aastelce to Sitka.—New York Sun. .r

THE ART OF CORRESPONDENCE.

To Write a Charming Letter an Accomplishment—Wax and Sealing. The most delightfully worth while of all accomplishments, writes Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, is, to my mind, that of writing charming letters. However sweet a song may be, it is evanescent as a breath and survives as a divine memory only. Conversation requires the aetu&l pfesdiiwr of those who engage in it, and the pleasure it gives depends upon many thingsr—a melodious voice, an attractive appearance, maybe cheerful rooms, congenial surroundings, freedom from the cares aiid interruptions of life. But it matters not how cold and bare a garret hon»^ may be, nor how forbidding its outlook upon the chimney pots under a wintry 8ky, or whether the lodge be in a wilderness or foreign land, given some measure of loisure. good stationery and a convenient postofBcC, all the world may be ours. We may daily send forth on white wings our highest thought and most

gracious

words, and a full meed

of appreciation will surely return to us. Such a correspondence may be independent of the formalities of an introduction. No third person is needed if we wish to congratulate an artist or author or express our gratitude to a philanthropist, philosopher or poet. These dwell«rs In the realms of thought are peculiarly susceptible to this delicate form of flattery. Momentous consequences have occasionally been the outgrowth of acquaintances thus begun. I knew a happy marriage to result from such a correspondence with a poet, and we all have known friendships, ending only with life, which have been nourished as they were begun by letters only.

Of touree, in the high thinking that must govern correspondence bringing aboufsuoh results, formula£«fexpression and matters of Stationery ar»quite swept into the background. And yet, I fancy, tho initial' letters* in most cases must be lmiriacalate—prisA/ trig little affairs, neat^ and trim as an epigram,'producing %Omething llkte the impression one receives from a perfectly gloved hand extended for its first greeting. The introductory letters must be happily worded—cela va sans dire —but I am sure they should also be neatly written. One should have an alcohol lamp or a roll of the wax tapers sold for the purpose and still air in the room to properly seal letters. With the seal and envelope before you, turn one end of the stick of wax rapidly over the flame, not near eneugh to ignite it, until it is creamy and ready to drop, then deftly rub it round and round over the paint of the envelope flap until enough is deposited, when the dab of wax may be hold a moment immediately over the flame. Then irmly press tbe seal into it. If a drop of the hot wax is first placed under the point of the flap, tbe seal will be less likely to break. A woll out seal will newer-stiok and practice grill inyrw firm iTnyrniiisn, uritih tny'

wax-molded seaL In all this, pray bCLCareful! Blazing wax In some bands is dangerous. Romember MM. Longfellow's sad fate from the laoe of ber gown catching fire as sha roled her letters!—Delineator.

CALIFORNIA YELLOWS.»

Some Reason* Why California SkaalA Called the "Golden State." California might be called the State as much because -of the gold.ctf its flowers as that of its mines. No ooa will dispute its claim to this title who has sesn Its roadside gay with orange hued popple* its meadows radiant with yellow daisies and wild mustard, and its hillsides glowing with masses of yellow bloom.

While nature here supplied the richest soil and the rarest climate on earth, she *. withheld a sufficient rainfall, so tbsA the .. California valleys lay, until SO years ago, parched and arid during six months of the year. A singular instance of the flnanqsj •, of the line between, poverty and riches b* fore irrigation reclaimed this country ws« found in tho massacre of horses tn 1869 and 1870.

There was in the state

about

that time

an enormous number of bronchos. This fine species of horse has hardly an equal for grace, speed and endvxaao^ .and thou- -gjj sands then ran wild over the country. 1 They lived on alfalfa, a kind of grass which there grows abundantly. When the crop dried up in the drought succeeding the rainy season, the horses were not worth .e the cost of their living. Their owners shot them by hundreds.

One clear sighted man saw a golden op- I portunity in the situation. He soW his^j ranch and bought 6,000 horses at $8 each. A condition of the sale was that be should take them out of the state within a week.

He started with them fcr Denver, and & for six months braved the perils of a jour- $ ney over mountain and desert and through a country peopled by Indians, ,, whom he had alternately tOiflght and ca- J-" jole. Arrived at last, the best horses inthe "string" brought 150, tbe poorest about $30. At the end of seven weeks tbe Impromptu horse dealer went back to Callfornia with a fortune.—New York Dis* patch.

HIS LITTLE SCHEME.

How proposed to Get Kveo With .'".j Knemy. He 6toppod the big blue coated officer oil ?v Woodward avenue. "Say!" he exclaimed, "I want you to arrest a man up here for 'c me. Can you do it?" "You'll have to have a warrant first What did he do?" "What did he do? He threw me out., simply because I asked bim to subscribe for"—

MThe

best book in its line that tvas ever

written," the officer hastily broke in. "Why, yes. How did you know?" ho asked tho wielder of the club.

The officer smiled a. kttpwlp« smllsand said-: •.«. -'-ji "But you can't get a warrant for that. There's an unwritten law in tbis town that permits a man to throw out a book agent." w.S:

The little man looked down hearted a minute, and then suddenly brightening up eagerly seized the officer's arm and remarked: 5---» "The law can't touch rue, can It, if I ,r. work anicelittie soheme I bave inmind?" "Depends on the scheme." "Well, you see, I have a friend who's quite a sorapper. Now, I'll take him in jg tow and give him a good insight into the business, and after two or three weeks I'll jj send him around to his place, and I won't j| say a word to him about how mean the man is who lives thera. -if the man pitches on to him—well, well, you just want to be around to see that my friend doesn't hurt him too much. The law couldn't touch me, could it?" he inquired anxious ly.

The guardian of the peace assured him that he thought be was safe. And after thanking the officei1 profusely he diuappea red down tbe street, again ready to take up the burden of life.—Detroit Free Press.

On the Increase of Survivor*. Among the curiosities of the United States census is the fact that the number of veterans drawing pension* on account of service in the Federal armies during the civil war, instead of decreasing from year to year, seems'rather to Increase, Those familiar with military statistics will not, however, be surprised at this. Take, for example, the "thousand'7 who accompanied Garibaldb rto Marsala. To speak with absointo 'accuracy, this heroic band consisted of 1,061 souls, including two gallant Frenchmen. They fought with utter recklessness and suffered terribly from lack of food And sboiter. Nevertheless it is computed that the survivors of th® "thousand" in Italy now numbers fully 7,000 men, and to those should be added at least 10,000 more who axe at present either in tho United States or in the Argentine Republic.

I do not know prcoisely how many survivors of the six hundred of Balaklava thcro aro now in Great Britain, but there is not a town of any size in the United States that does not boast of at least one of these gallant men, and we may safely assume that there aro1 fully 8,000 survivors of the six hundred in the United States alone, without counting those in Canada and tho other colonies.—W. L. Alden Idler.

Sundowners In Australia,

Titled lords, baronets, parsons, lawyer* captains, architects, clerks—all these aro to be met with on the roads. Tbmr can bo divided into two broad classes—viz, those who are looking for work and those wb^i are socking to avoid It. Tbe format conf. sist of a fine set of men of all ages, i?eady and willing to undergo the hardships cf a weary tramp of hundreds of rniltj, **lppg which they push forward hopefuliyto find the work which is generally to be*nad by those who aro'willing to search for It,

Their "swag" is generally made up of a pair of blankets and a pair of trousers, a spare coat, two or three shirts and pairs of socks, a brush and comb, towel, needle and thread, etc. For stores they carry bread or flour, sugar, tea, carbonate of soda for mailing dampor, a billy pannikin and knife and fork. This is a fair average swag, thougirit will often be supplemented by sundry little additional luxuries, according to the individual idiosyncrasy oI the owner.—Temple Bar.

The Wi

of tha World. did you get that box ot

Hello Fb'

oigars?" "Iuder8 & months' aocount

ders—just paid a six tbe manager made,

me a Uttle present." "Why, I've bought goods there for five years and was never given even a box of matches."

JFes,i bvvt yoolpajr c^eh,' '—-Chicago

Reeosd* it'

Perplexed.

Talking of the unooosoioUS arrogance ot the writing Ijribe andithe fictitious importance allowed by youthful minds to the claims of that class Wnd the pedagogical class, a Boston mother of much knowledge of the world said] lately: "I'm puzzled what to do with my boys. I wish them to be educated—but how to do it without submitting them to association with books and schoolmasters!"— Boston Transcript. 7 v^sr*-

A^Vi. Cap

4

"A featltf* fi' his cap" has a Hungarian origin. During the centuries when war with the Utek^'wac constantly going od a Hungarian' solttkr was aUowad ta wear one ffeatier* oft ttisRa? for every Tatk he hadldUctf, and an ad-