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TELEGIUP01C SUMMARY. Id Epitome of the Principal Ereals Now Attracting Public Interest The Bank of London has failed. Locusts aro devastating Central .America. The Emperor of Germany is re- porteu geriouaiy in again. Prospectors for coal in Alaska re port ineir scarcu lruiucss. The salmon catch in Alaska has been unusually largo this season. One man was killed and ten people injured uy a railroad accident near the Washington, D. C. depot. The English steamship Madrid, from Bull river, S. C, to London, May 25th, is giten as lost with all on board. The Queen of England has granted a full pardon of all deserters from tho British army if they report beforo the 17th of October. A recent storm on the Han and Yang-tse-Kiang rivers, China, toro the shipping looc, sunk many vessels and junks. Many hundred lives wore lost. Richard Stewart, brother of Solon Stewart, U. S. District Attorney for Texas, is confined in a dungeon at Ojeuinta, Moxico, where ho. has been for four months on a trumped-up charge. Mexicans are after his prop erty. Tho acting Land Commissioner has taken tho necessary steps to carry out Secretary Lamar's recent order direct ing the restoration to settlement and cntr of unimproved indemnity selec tions' of the California &, Oregon Kail road Company. The order will atleot about 750,000 acres. A Winnipeg special sayc letters from Fraser and Stewart, dated Fort Chip pewyan, July 5, state they reached that point after many hardships, fotest fires being numerous and destructive. The destitution at Fort Chippewyan last winter was terrible, anil several cases of cannibalism are reported. One old woman at Little lied river ad mits having killed and eaten her whole family. Starvation and cannibalism .are also leported from the McKenzie river. A letter has been received at the Wavy Department, at Washington, from a California gentleman asking to be one of 175,000 Americans to con tribute $1 a-piece to secure the sum necessary to repair and preserve the old flagship Hartford. The writer says $20,000 can hi raised in California alone for this purpose, and ho believes othei suctions of the country would ho equally generous and that the entire -uinount could, if some suitable person were delegated to receive it, be easily subscribed within thirty days. Two terrible accidents occurred at Enfield, 111., at a reunion of tho Eighty-seventh Illinois Veterans. Dur ing the bham battle a cannon was pre maturely discharged, blowing off Ja. Crocket's right arm. An instant later, a few rods distant, another cannon was discharged prematurely, and fetretched live bleeding victims on the ground. Gabe Sullinger had both arms blown off and will probably die. Too others injured were Jlobert John sou, Irwin Header, William Daniels and Emanuel Berry. They aro fear fully lacerated and burned, but will survive. At Higgins lake, 'Roscommon county, Michicau, Mrs. Clias. II. Petit and her little daughter, aged three years, wore boating, when the little one, whilo ca pering about, fell iuto the water. Tho mother in her anxiety and fright then upset tho boat, and as they were alone the chances were excellent for a double funeral, had not their horse, an intelligent French pony, which had been turned loose to graze on tho shoro of tho lake, come to their rescue. Alarmed by the screams of tho mother, and by tho" commotion which tho two made 'in the water, the animal swam out to them, and when they had taken a securo hold of its mano struggled buck to shore, a tired but heroic pony. The animal is inclined to bo balky, and he never would pull anything but a light load, but now bo is a prime fa vorite. An accident occurred to tho oast bound Union Pacific express at Sand creek bridge, ton miles east of Denver, resulting in tho death of Engineer Masterson, and the serious wounding of two or three train men. Tho Union Pacific and tho Burlington bridges cross Sand creek almost parallel and within a few feet of each othor, and when tho engineer of tho Union Pa cific train was within a fow feet of tho bridge, ho was horrified to seo that a flood in the early part of tho evening had washed away tho middle section. The fireman jumped into tho Etream, whero ho stuck and was taken out half an hour later in an unconscious condition and may die. Engineer Masterson grabbed tho lover and re versed tho engine just as it plunged into tho wator with the baggage car on top. His body was cruelnd into the eand beneath tho engine, which was also completely submerged in tho Mind. Bjgirageman Breedlovo was badly injuied by falling trunks. An old Gorman woman living near hoard the cries of tho frightened people, rushed out with a lantern and stopped the approaching express on tho Bur lingtou road within a few feet of tho bridgo, probably saving other livos. as tho bridge of this road was in a dan gerous condition. A young fellow by the namo of Beamier, who wasstoaling tv rido on tho front end of tho baggage car at tho time of tho acoidont, was found near tho bank of tho crook, badly scalded about tho head and chest, and his hip badly orughod. Ho was takon to his father's rcsidonce in Denver and died at noon. AGRICULTURAL. Devoted to the Interests of Farmers and Stockmen. I'KOFIT IX N.ltAlili FA It. IIS. An exchange says : At the risk of dealing with a subject which has often been treated upon, it is proposed to again call attention to tho profit to bo derived from small farms. Volumes have been written upon tho superior advantages to bo gained from ,'a little farm well tilled," but somehow or other the effect- does not seem to be either lasting or widespread. What is said is largely looked upon as being rather theoretical than practical, and the craze for securing large farms still goes on. JNo sooner does a man get one large tract paid for than ho goes for another, and ho is always in debt to the money-lender in the ellort to obtain more land than ho can have any practical ueo for. This evil is seen largely in those parts of this coast where there is or has been any con- sidi rftble quantity of Government land open for entry. Oases may frequently be met where men have taken land under tho pre-emption, homestead and timber culture laws, and aro then seen hunting around for a nnlo or two of desert land which thev can enter. There aro any number of farmers who think that it is impossible for them to mako a bare living on anything less than 100 acres, and tho idea bus been encouraged by those who ought to know better. It is a fact susceptible of tho most convincing proof that twenty acres of land, almost anywhere on tho Pacific Slope, properly handled, will support a family in comfort and even com petence. But the secret of tho matter lies in those two woids, " properly handled." This paper has beforo this cited a number of instances in support of the truth of this assertion, and in further ance of the idea that one case of actual lemonstration is worth any quantity of theorizing, a number of illustrations in point have been collated. The Tulare Junes gives a number of instances of this sort in that section of California. Names and places of resi dence are given with circumstantiality, that there may be no chance lor dis puting the truth of the statements, but these aro not necessary here. For in stance, one farmer with threo and a half acres of raisin grapes last year realized $2,000. besides this ho had an orchaul which paid him nearly as much more. A neighbor has five and half acres of raisin grapes which yielded 1700 boxes of raisins, worth easily :!2,500. Another has eight acres of four-year-old npricots and poaches which yield an income now of -f 100 an icre, and in two years will more than double this. A resident of the town of Visalia, who is a working carpenter, is an apairy as a sort of pleasure re sort, and last year produced some -1000 pounds of honey, which ho sold at 12.j cents a pound, thus securing a very acceptable addition to his inewnie. A resident of Leniore has thruo and a half acres of raisin grapes which last year netted If 1000. A farmer in the same section wno lias a mile piece oi mil has a net income of ifSOO a year from his poultiy yard alone. In tho vicinity of Visalia is another farmer who has iust two acres of strawberries Irom which he netted this year $1200. Still another farmer devotes his entire ranch to tho production of Irish pota toes. Ho raises two crops a year, averacintr sixty sacks to the acre, or a total of 120 sacks every year. The averago price for these if $1 a sack, though in seasons like tho present they are selling for $1 75. Tho net receipts thus aggregating a largo sum. A nur seryman at Visalia has potatoes and watermelons planted between his rows of trees. Ho raises from fifty to sixty sacks of potatoes to tho acre, which sell for75cenlsto $1 75aeack. His water melon patch produces as high as $1500 to tho acre. Professor Liebe adduces reliable data in answer to the question whether liv ing worms aro to bo found in liens' eggs. A short timo previously his sister had found a round, thread-like worm, tho length of a little finger, in tho wbjte of an egg. It moved itself in a very lively manner. She at once took tho white of the egg to a druggist, who put tho worm in alcohol. Prof. Mobius of Kiel decided that tho speci men was an examplo of tho thread worm of fowls often found in tho small intestine of the domestic hen. Only a fow instances of the existence of the same in tho white of tho egg havo been recorded. Cut worms often cut off dahlias, Lima boans, cabbages, caulillowors, etc. Tho best remedy is to wrap a strip of writing paper, about one inch wide, about each plant, pressing it down tight to tho ground. This will take almost no time and is ontiroly ef fective. Nothing can bo more provok ing than tho work of theso destructive creatures. They aro specially fond of stock gilliflowers. But uso the papers and have no trouble. Give to tho cows none but tho best and purott food. With no othor stock is this so essential, for tho reason that it has been fully demonstrated by com petent authorities that tho.nulkisa very prolific source of transmitting diswi6o germs from impure food. The dolicato fino flavor of the onion is said to bo tho bett when it is first pulled and whilo it etill has a green neck. Whon. fully riponod it loses this fino flavor. A good deal of time and labor are wasted by planting tovoral .varietios of tho same fruit or vogetublo whon, for all practical purposes, onoor two would do better. COAST CULLINGS. Devoted Principally to 'Washington Territory and California. Theodore Finges was killed by a rail road train at Redwood city, Cal. Walla Walla has sued the O. R. ifc N. Co. for $200, alleged taxes due. Thomas Patton was run over and killed by a logging team at Plymouth, Cal. Frank Maggi, a twenty-six-year-old Swiss, was drowned whilo bathing at Cisco, Cal. C. A. Wood, of Hollister, Cal., took a dose of chloroform for insomnia and died from it. The forty-sixth lodge of Odd Fellows m Washington lerritory has been in stituted at Eltna. A man supposed to bo Jerry Dris coll had his head cut oil" by the cars at Los Angeles, Cal. Tho Arizona train robbers havo been traced to a cavo where it is believed they stored their plunder. Mayor Pond of San Francisco has refused to allow Paddy Ryan and Johu Burke to fight in that city. At a public meeting at Ferndale, California, it was decided to exclude Chinese from the salmon canneries. Mike Hurley, a miner, was found dead in the Consolidated California and Virginia mine at Virginia, Nov. Tho Tacoma Xews says: Brick layers, carpenters and mechanics aro in great demand in this city at good wages. A man at Palouso city, W. T., sheared hU geese not long ago, supposing that was the- proper way to remove tho featheis. Joaquin Miller is to open tho Me chanics Fair in San Francisco with an original poutn, " The Glorious Victory of Peace." Tho Sacramento Evening Slur, the only Democratic paper published in Sacramento county, has suspended publication. A saloon-keeper in Davenport, W. T., named R. E. Howell, was given ten days to leave the twn for slandering ladies. He left. Patrick Dugan, of San Francisco, whoso renters did not come to time, and W. A. Harding, who lost on the San Jose races, killed themselves. A recent census of Indians on tho Puyallup reservation showed their number to bo (520. They havo 150 head of horses and 500 head of cattle. The oblest man in Washington Ter ritory is Wiskiuni McDonald. He lives on Larimio prarie, Thurston county, and is said to be 110 yeais old. The Washington and Idaho Fair As sociation offer about $S000 as pre miums to be distributed among the lucky ones at their first annual exhibi tion. There is at present a force of 177 persons employed at tho San Fran cisco Mint, including thirty-four women. The monthly pav roll amounts to $15,000. Capt. Andrew Frieze of the tow boat Katie was shot in three places in Chas. Gearho's saloon, on the city front, by Gearho, after a quarrel, and ho died shortly after. Tho Pacific whaling ileet, seventeen vessels of which have returned to San Francisco, report a catch of fifty seven whales. Other vessels aro yet to arrive. The seal and walrus catch was also profitable. At Roslyn, W. T., a fire broke out in tho coal company's blacksmith shop, and consumed it with all tho tools. A storehouse adjoining was also burned. The shop being under tho incline about 150 foot of incline was binned. The O. R. it X. Co. contemplates the construction of L'107 miles of road con necting all tho principal towns of Eastern Washington, Idaho and Ore gon with tho main line. Fuller, who murdered Archbishop Seghers in Alaska sonio months ago, is a prisoner on tho U. S. rovenun cut ter Bear for safe keeping. He will be taken to Sitka for trial. It is said that ho is insane. Tho lifeloFS body of John O'Connoll was found lying between tho tracks ac tho dopot in San Gabriel, Cal. His skull was crushed back of tho ear, and death was instantaneous. Ho was em ployed as a track-walker between Sa vannah and Pent. A Kanaka woman dressed in a naval suit was Arrested in San Francisco and takon to the hospital, whero her sex was revealed. She said that she had been two years in the navy passing for a man, just to bo near her lover, who was lately sent to prison for robbery Two Chinese miners wore blown into atoms by tho premature explosion of powder in tho Star quicksilver mino, near jEtna Springs, Cal. The China men wore alono in tho 000 foot level, preparing tho blast, and it is supposed through carelessness thoy either ignited tho powder with their candles or stepped on a'nd exploded Iho cap. . Whilo E. H. Vinson was out hunt ing horses on tho range near l'oola, I. T., lie ran across a big black boar which seemed to bo traveling, says tho Asotin Sentinel. Mr. Vinson being on horseback and without any firearms, concluded to drive Mr. Boar to whore ho could got a gun, which ho did, and drovo tho boar about threo miles. Whilo passing a houso tho bear wont into tho hogpen to rest, and the lady of tho house cumo out with an ax and butchorknifo to slay tho bear, but Mr. V. told hoc that it was dangorotis to go near him to she returned to tho house. After tho bear had rested ho started on again, only going about half a mile further when Mr. Vinson wub reinforced with firearms and shot and killed tho bear, which weighed about 300 pounds. OREGON NEWS. Everything of General Interest in a Condensed Form. Prinevillo's now school houso is be ing built. Philomath is getting ready for a grand camp meeting. Joseph, Wallowa county, is to or ganize a militia company. A stage lino is to be run between Ashland and Linkvillo very soon. A movement is on foot to close tho saloons in Tho Dalles at midnight. Tho wheat crop of Crook county will not supply tho homo demand for flour this year. The town of John Day has a curi osity in tho shape of a young cat with eight legs. A Chinaman mining on Sterling creek, Jackson county, was caved on and killed. Two corrals wore wiped out and considerable stock killod by a water spout near Arlington. It is estimatod, saya a Grant's iss paper, that it will require 300 hands to harvest tho hop crop in that vicinity. Neil Grigsby, of Fish Lake, Jackson county, suicided with a shotgun be cause his girl had jilted him for another fellow. Tho Idaho annual conference of tho M. E. Church will convene in Baker city. Oregon, from September 21st to tho 2oth. It is thought that tho Oswego iron mine will soon bo started up, which will give employment to several hun dred men. Someone set fire to Miller's thresh ing machine on Eagan's farm, French Prairie, Marion county, and entirely destroyed it. In the neighborhood of The Dalles are thirty-three acres of hops to be picked, and tho owners want white people to pick them. Frank Jordan, a cattle man in Har ney valley, has been given ten days to leave Grant county under penalty of death. Ho is accused of stealing stock. Graders are still at work on the (). & W. T. railroad between Vansyele and Pendleton, and have not been with drawn to work on tho Ceuterville branch, as reported. Win. Todd, a saloon-keeper of Mit chell, Crook county, shot and killed J. M. Brackett, a hotel- keeper of the same place. Report says that tho quarrel was the result of a ganio of cards. A ditch, will soon bo built from Rogue river, running through Sam's valley, and will irrigate about 100,000 acres of land that is now of compara tively little value, because of the gen eral lack of water. A 15-ycar-dd 80 l of M. W. Baldwin, of Portland,. wub ptruok in tho leu by a base ball and the injury made him in sane. Ho died from tho effects of the blow. Who throw the ball, or how the accident occurred, no one seems to know. Portland fruit man found a lino healthy tarantula in a bunch of ba nanas yesterday. It was captured and placed in a glass jar, when about a thousand young tarantulas put in an appearance from a sack carried by tho old one Granville Clark, an old miner in tho Granito creek district, was recently buried up to his oars in a standing po sition by a sudden caving in of tho walls of the mine. He was rescued by J. H. Bobbins, who chanced to bo passing. Tho California road is closed within eight miles of each end, but cannot be completed until the tuunelsare through which will bo about tho iriiddlo of No vember. The Southern Pacific intends to havo a last-spiko jubilee in South ern Oregon. Mrs. John Ilogors, tho aged wife of a well-to-do citizen of Albany, was run over by a hotel hack and almost in stantly killed. The deceased was 72 years old and was very deaf, and did not hear the hack until sho was under tho wheels and horses. Tho Harney valley Hem is informed that quite a number of Indians from different parts of tho State havo gath ered at Stein's mountain for tho pur pose of hunting, and tho settlers havo decided to force thorn to leave, as they aro wasting a great deal of game. W. W. Baker it Sons, of tho llural Spirit, has purchased the Willamette Fanner of Salum, published by Sam Clark, tho veteran editor, and the two papers will bo consolidated and pub lished in Portland. Mr. Clark will de vote his time to his orchard and vine yard. Tho littlogirl of Otto Parsons, living on Gales creek, Washington county, was poisoned by drinkingconcontrated lye. Tho lyo. was loft on a tablo, which tho child reached by moans of a chair, and drinking tho same, lingered only a few hours whon death followed. The child was about eighteen months old. It is evidently tho intontion of Donglan county officers to enforce tho law relating to tho unlawful killing of deer. According to the Jleview a man named Connor was arrested for violat ing tho law and was bound ovor in the sum of $500 to await the action of tho grand jury. Not being able to give bonds he was sent to jail. Coos Bay Xews: Mr. Andorson, whilo fishing near Rocky Point, was annoyed by an unupually jargo "some thing," as he tormed it, which made two or threo attacks on bin boat. Fi nally tho stranger got entangled in tho net and was hauled ashore. It proved to bo a fhark, eleven feet long. An dorson'a prize netted him fifteen gal lons of oil. MARYLAND DUNKARDS. Kirly History nnl Dorclopinrnt of a ltcllRloun Society. Diiiikard, or Tunkcr, is a corruption of the German lunkcn, "to dip" which s applied to a religions denomination which originated in Germany. In the year 170S Alexander Mack, of Sohwart- zonau, agreed with a few of his neigh bors to meet together and discuss tho word of God without reference to ex isting creeds. Without being aware that other denomination held similar views, they adopted the Bible as their creed without catechism or confession of faith, and the independent or con gregational form of church government. Persons become member by baptism, which is administered by immersion, kneeling and dipping three times; hence their name. They do not practice in fant baptism, deeming it anti-scriptural. They havo no paid ministry, but elect one of the male members of the congre gation to act in the capacity of preacher for one year. They hold revivals twice a year in the winter and spring when an ardent enthusiasm is stirred up. There is, however, no shouting in their revivals. Their services are very much like those of other churches. In their early history, in this country, nearly all the men wore long beards, some over half a yard long; but this was not a requisite to membership. I'liere are but few now who wear beards nt all. Their style of dress is odd, not unlike that of the Quaker, whom they follow in their non-conformity to tho world in this respect. There are mem bers even at tho present day who dis ard buttons as entirely too gay, and fasten their coats with hooks and eyes, l'liey are neither allowed to take an oath nor to engage in war. During the war of the rebellion a number of young Duukards enlisted in the Union army. Of these some were killed; the survivors returned and were obliged to answer for it to tho church. Tho Dunkanls were opposed to shivery, and with a strong sentiment that way in the church, the ease of theso wayward sons was finally satisfactorily settled, nono of them being punished. In addition to these views. th.y hold it sinful to go to war, or to invoke the aid of civil authorities, even in self-defense. They formerly refused all inter est on money, but this regulation has been modified with time, and they now lend money at legal rates, but never accept usury. Twice a year they cele brate the communion in connection with the agapa. or love feast. Several weeks before, visitingdoacons go around among the brolhrei? to allay all di.isim fions and to get them in a state of com munion in order to partake worthily of the solemn feast. They also salute one mother with the kiss of charity, anoint the sick with oil for recovery, and wash ono another's foot. This last practice they follow as a Christian or finance. On theso occasions the men mil women aro arranged on opposite odes, on benches, in their bare feet. Two men with aprons and towels move t-)iig the row on tho men's side, and ;wo women similarly supplied on that if the women one washing tho foot mil the other wiping them. After the oot-washiug they partake of a collation if bi-ouit, cheese anil ooll'oo. This is lie love feast, which extends to tho ength of appeasing the appetite. After lating as much as they wish the sacra ui'iit is administered. . The Dunkanls consisted first of Mack mil a fow of his neighbors. They soon increased in number, and several ?hurohis wero built, in which their liinple and impressive services were hold. Although leading peaceful and harmless lives, they were persecuted by the State and wore driven to seek refuge in other lands. Many lied to Holland and the Duchy of Cloves. Whether they mot with similar treatment here or not we are unable to state, but shortly after they all emigrated to America. The first families arrived in 171!) and settled in Gormantown. In 17!i.'J a company of them emigrated from Pennsylvania and established themselves in Western Maryland, where their numerous churches anil large numbers at the present day aro proof abundant of thoir religious aoitivity and zeal. There are in Washington County no loss than fourteen chhrohes. with a considerable membership. Those at Koodysvillo and Beaver Creek are tho oldest in the county, 'flic latest addition is tho one mi Hast Washington street, in Hagors town. The ono at Sharpsbiirg has become famous because of the part it played in the battle of Antiotam; for It wiis about this old building that the battle raged most fiercely. Hero it was (hat tho threo corps of Hooker, Mans field and Sumner wore completely shattered while attempting to turn Jackson's fiauk; four generals and nearly all the commissioned officers wore slain, and brigades wore reduced to more handfuls. The wallsof the old church wero shattered by shot and shell, but thoy have since been repaired and show no marks of the deadly con flict in which thoy took so conspicuous a part. Many of the most promiiiuiit citizoiis in Washington County aro descended from old Diinkurd families. The Now-i-omcrs, Millers, Weltys, Snivelys, Uohrors, Miildloknulls, Funks and Wit inoin, were originally members of the Diiiikard church. Thoy aro still a large and influential denomination, nnd it Ik a well-known fact that thoy have in one district the wealthiest congrega tion In the county. lagarttown (Mil.) Cur. Jiullitnoro American. ' At an elegant dinner near Phila delphia the table, over fifty feet long, was sot with out glass only. A bod of roses extended its entire length, and little wax caudles bufore cauh truest 'lighted tho cutcrtaluuicnt. WOMEN WORKERS. Tho Orent Hot or Kainnlo Tnltrm Km ployoit In Vitrloii Pursuit. Tho last census revealed tho fact that there are in the United States 2,617,000 women bread-winners, or, as the census tables put it, "women pursuing gainful occupations." that is, working for wages or pecuniary compensation by tho day, week, month or year. This great nmy has representatives in every variety of labor. In the fields as agricultural la borers thoy number 69 1,610. the major ity of theso being employed in the South in cotton fields and on rice, cane, corn and tobacco plantations; but n tho North ovor 60,000 women are registered as laborers on farms and in gardens, and in beekeeping, dairying, fruit anil berry raising, and in vineyards and hopyards. Besides those they aro mora than 00,000 women working in the South as day laborers in cotton-factories, sor-ghum-niills, tobacco curing and manu facturing establishments, and in stores, and warehouses where heavy manual labor, out doors and in, is required. After this groat host of day laborers come tlie laundresses, more than 100, 000 strong; domestic servants, nearly 1,000,000; cotton, silk and woolen milL operatives, 162,000; women in boot anil shoo factories, more than 1?1,000; clerks,, saleswomen, and accountants 33,000; and then 331,000 dressmakers ami milliners, many of whom aro probably plain sewing-women. In almost every branch of manufact uring women are largely employed. They work by the thousand in agricul tural implement shops, in book binderies, in printing offices, as carpotmakers, cigannakers, clock and watch makers, gloveinakors, hnrnossmakors, gold anil silver workers, hat and cap makers, straw-workers, and restaurant keep ers. In immense numbers thoy are em ployed at the sewing-machine and as shirt, eutV and collar makers, and by tho thousand thoy work in telegraph and telephone ollioes. Women aro acting, according to tho census, as oystcrmcn, fishermen, gun and lock smiths, canal boatmen, paper hangers, minors and iron and steel workers. They aro commercial travel ers, book-agents, brokers, bankers, rail way officials, packers, manufacturers and officials of manufacturing compa nies. There are more than 11,000 women commercial dealers and traders, 12,000 nurses, 12,000 boarding-houso keepers, and more than 2,000 hotel keepers. Women are acting as archi tects, chemists, assaycrs, dentists, de signers, draughtsmen and inventors. One thousand six hundred and fifteen are engaged as employes in oharitablo institiitions; there are a fow hundred women working as professional jour nalists and as authors, 2,000 and nioro aro artists and teachers of art, mora than 1,800 are actresses, and'13,000 are musicians and teachers of music. Five thousand one hundred and ninety-four women aro Government clerks, and. 2, 172 aro ollicors of the Government. There are more than 2,000 women phys icians nnd surgeons, seventy-live law yers, and 1C5 ministers of religion, 216 stock-raisers and 6G,S0l free and indo ilepeiulont farmers and planters. Tho census reports (all of theso figures aru taken from the census tables of 1880) 16 1,3?.") women teachers a groat host representing an immense amount of tho highest and most beneficent work. Chicago Tribune. . I THE INSECT WORLD. Upward of Ono lliinilrnd Tlioimiucl Spn ! IIi'iou-iiIimI by Silclll ltn. Were it possible to take a census of the Individual insects upon tho globe, the result must bo an 'array of figures of whoso meaning wo could form littlo conception. Members of each species multiply in countless millions, yet oven, the number of distinct species is so great that wo can hardly do mora than guess at it Entomologists generally concede that upwards of lOO.OOOspeeies of insects havo been recognized, and some authors place tho number as high as 160,000, whilo it is probable that those may represent not more than n tenth of the ninnbor actually inhabiting tho earth's surface. "Probably not less than one-half of tho indicated forms," says Prof. Heilprin,' "belong to tho order Coleoptora, or booties, which is by far the most, numerously represented, of all tho orders. Tho Lepidop tera, or butterflies, havo thus far yielded some 16,000 spoelos or about) unc-tliirteoiith of tho total number (200,000) estimated by Spoyor for tho world at largo and an equal niimlior may, perhaps, be credited to the Hy monoptera (bees, wasps and ants), tho Homiptora (bugs) am) Diptcra (flies). The Orthoptora, or stralghuwinged in sects, which include the locusts, grass hoppers, etc., aro considerably less nu merous, while tho species of netted, forms (Neuroptora) probably number only about 2,000. The insects aro most numerously developed in the tropics, but thoy aro by no menus raro in tho snidest regions reached by man. Sir George Naro3 brought homo no less than forty-live species of truo insects from beyond tho seventy-eighth paral lel of latitude in Grinuoll Laud, anil moro than 300 in Iceland. Many of tho insects of earlier geological ages aro known to us as fossils from tho rocks, thetfo being found by Mr. S. II. Soudder h embrace at tho present time at least 2,000 pcclos. Arktinmw Traveler. The groat temple of Karnak, at rhobe, Egypt, contains tho oldest bo tanical work in tlie world. It is sculp tured on the walls, and represents for eign plants brought limno by Thotmos III. from a campaign in Arabia. Not. only is the plant or troe shown, but tW loaves, fruit and soed-pods aro illus trated separately, after tho fashion ofr modern botanists. JJoston VuilgeL ,
