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WEEKLY-OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, APRIL (V1900.
bad ' mm
Cser Ylctcry Near Clocmfontcln
Is Very Serloas. - 1
f kt t STATE f AKMERS INPROTECED
From the Rara(M of Their Fornrr Com
nuics-la-AraM-IaiparUBt Io
velopanenU Expected. ;-j ,
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LONDON, April 4,- (Wednesday,
f.o.) No news has yet been received
of the expected battle between Genera!
French and the Boers. There Is now
but a remote prospect of the rc-apturc
of the guns. This, however, is regarded
as quite trifling: compared with the
" present effects of the disaster. vi the
It-loemfontein correspondent of j the
Times remarks. Commandant Olivier' s
Strategy, in re-occupying: -Ladybrand
and ihaba Chu. was bold even Ibril
liant. Most of his force is composed
of Free Staters, and tb advantage
" gained by them will have a most dis
turbing effect on the minds of the Free
State population. ' , j
The impossibility of effecting a com
plete protection for the moment to all
farmers in South and Southeast sec
tions of the Free State is recognized at
IMoemifontein. The men who surrend- i
eted under the proclamation of Lord
Roberts . are now being punished for
reliance they the placed in the ; ability
of the 'British to protect them, f
It is announced, from Springfontcin,
that the censorship has again curtailed
dispatches.; Therefore important dev
elopments must le impending, j There
is little - news from other points. Ma
fcking -was still besieged on -March :20th,
and there are rumors that General Dul
ler is preparing to advance. j
shy is delivering a course of lectures
in Jc?ms Hopkins university on Th?
Use and Abuse of the Bible.'
Queen Victoria has more living de
scendants than- any other monarcb in
Europe. Stai has seven surviving chil
dreriy 3.2 gTandcbildrcif and 33 great
grandchildren. "
IM. Leon. Jancey of the Odeon- the
ater, Paris, who ha spent several win
ters in New Yorfcyhas recently been
appointed professor of dictkm and lyric
declamation at the Opera Com i que.
La Tosca, tbe great Indian cobra at
the 'Philatk-jptua zoo, has beer under
close ; scientific observation ; tor 22
months past, during all of -which time
the reptile has not tasted a morsel of
food. ? ' 5
Ysaye, the vkdmrst, bad a hard strug
gle lor existence before fame came to
bim. He is 'sometime accused by his
friends- of bemg; avaricious, at wbicn
he says: I have wanted more than I
hall ever make.
A VOTE' TAKEN
Senate Passes the Puerto Rican
: Tariff Measure. .
REPUBLICANS SUPPORT THE BILL
BRYAN ON THE SOUND.
LARGE CROWDS GREET HIM
IN WASHINGTON CITIES.
He Is Almost Worn Out with the Cani-
vass of That State In i
Oregon Today.
iNOT CREDITED. j
Washington, April 3. 'War department
officials- do not believe the story, that
,rf i"uh1 "Africa,.; to the effect nder!any c;rcUmstanccs to run for the
that Captain Carl Reichtnann. ol the nr,ci,Wv u r,w A,im,i
TACOMA, Wash.. April 3 Bryan
made three speeches today one at
Olympia in the morning, and two herei.
In the afternoon he addressed 8,000
people in the new Wigwam, and in the
evening the building, with a capacity
ot 10.000, was taxed.
Colonel Bryan is almost worn out
by his recent canvass of the state. When
seen at the conclusion -of his speech
tonight he could hardly articulate.
die left tonight tor Oregon, speaking
tomorrow at vMeMinnville, Hillsboro.
and Portland. Three days in Califor
nia, after the Oregon visit, -will end the
Coast tour.
CHANGED HIS MIND
Admiral Dewey Says.' He Is -Willing to
! Be President
New York. April 4.7 A special to
the World from Washington says: Ad
miral, Dewey, authorized the World to
announce to the American people that.
after mature reflection and in responst
to earnest entreaties from all parts 01
the cpuntry. his former decision, not
Seventeenth infantrv. was one -of the
leaders of the Jioers the -last fight
letween the Boers awl the English at
the Bloemfontcin wat works. I
FOR'ST. HELENA, j j
Cape Town.' April 3 Gene.ar Crnt
je ami 1000 Boer prisoners sailed ftpr
St. Helena today. J !
VICTORIA IN IRELAND.
(Dublin; April 4. Wednesday i.J:jo
-m.). In spite of the rain that was
falling, the arrival of tjueeu Victoria,
in the royal yachp Victoria and! A theft
ofioff Kingon. was the occasion f-r
much -enthusiasm. ' 'Although 11 jr!it3
cal conditions are represented in Kings
ton, there was no attcirpt at a counter
demonstration.! In fact, the eviiiing;
fireworks, singing and cheering wets
not marred byjany ho.Mile note.:
presidency, is rescinded. Admiral
Dewey said:
If the American people want me for 1 t'.ian one-sixth
With a Few efTblr Nauber Votlas rlnt
It -Trm Trad Depends on tbe
. labtatl'a Dealre. .
U IS
f
this high office. I shall be only too will
ing to serve them.
DIED AT HIS POST
GEN. KATES' Wf K.
Peaceful Occupation of "Several Town
: in 'Mindanao. j
Consul General Gowey, at Yoko
hama, Passed Away.
WAS APPOINTED THREE YEARS AGO
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Special
co the Statesman). The liouse tariff
till lor Puerto Rico, after being amend
ed in the senate by the addition of the
bill, providing a form of civil govern
nc-.t, , and by important nodifications
of fts tariff piwisions, passed the sen
ate today bj- a vqte of 40 to 31. The
rote in favxr of the jbjll was Republican,
whiie ilie 31 negative votes were cast
lciiiuviiis, xrupuusis. oivernes,
and by six RepuWicans. two of whom
well-known expansionists! Mr. Hoar,
ano.Cier anti-expansionist, was paired
against the bill. and Mr. Bevendge, of (
In-drana, was pa.ired in favor of it. I
The amended "bill takes off 85 per cent-l
of the tariff duties how in force b
;wecn t'lie United States and Puerto
Rico, and provides that the remaining
15 per cent shall be taken off whenever
the Puerto Rican legislature shall have
enacted laws providing a different rev
enue system for the support of tfie, in
sv.lar government. The bill further
provides that, in any event, there shall
e-a-jsolute . free trade between Puerto
Rico and United States from and after
Marci 1. 1002, and tire continued free
entry into Puerto Rico of, the United
States products now admitted free un
er the military administration. With
these amendments the bill is in sub
stance a free . trade measure, since it
places it in the power of Vive Puerto
Rieans, through their legislature, to
have free trade whenever t'hey want, it,
by the substitution- of such revenue
measures as t'hey deem proper. The
Republican majority which passed the
41711 declares that is per cent being,
of the Dingley
One of the Best Known Polltlrlans and
Financier of the State of Washing
ton LI red In Olympia.
-Manna, April 3 nrral Pate lia
peacctnlly "occupied Surigao, Ckeayan,
Mindanao. 'fhf, iiK.irr.f 5,,;.J OLYiMPIA, Wash.. April 3. T4ie
in Cagayan and Ca marines provinces Olyniia' relatives of Consuf-Gciieral
mtinue. Spaniard. Chinamen aiiJ Gowev. at Yokohama. hav 'been- nri-
uatives have' been- mtirdcrecf. 1 :.i r .1 i-.ut.i... 1
Yokohama, iMarch ith from the ef
fects of a tumor. Gowey was appoint
ed consul-general to Yokolvama b
Prcsidcnt McKinJey. and has been in
Japan three years. , He was one of the
best known politicians and financiers
in the state. 'He "was president and
manager of the First National Bank of
Olympia, for many years.
rate upon a part of the products enter
ing into the commerce of the United
States and Puerto Rico, is simply a
temporary revenue measure, and that
fhi rmtl:od of raising revenue will
fall more lightlv upon distressed. Puer
to Ricans than the direct taxation pro
posed by the opposition of the bill.
There is little doubt That the amend
ments, providing for free trade with
IVcrto Rico at flie will of its legisla
ture, and other amendments noted
Thove. "have greatly strengthened the
bill, a-id have practically soliJified the
Rcpnblican vote in its favor. It is be
lieve! the bill will pass the house with
little delay, and it is well known it
will be promptly approved by the pres
ident. A. B. SLAUSON.
fTlHE first ; Napoleon said j that the one thing
JL France needed to make her great was
: MOTHERS. He understood that "the hand
that rocks the cradle' rales the world." There were
mothers a-plenty in Frawe as nwjthers go. But
whatsNapoleon wanted was mothers who should be
breeders of, men ; men of stature and men of
stamina, fit to follow the eagles of France through
Egypt's sanjds and Russia's snows.
There can be no strong: manhood where there is
no strong motherhood. Strength implies health J for
where there, is sound health there is also strength.
The world is full of the wailing of weak and
puny cniidren , wno ( will grow up to oe small 01
stature, fraif of bodv and weak of mind, a menace
to the national; greatness. Who is to blame ? The
mother is to blame if she does hot at least endeavor
to fit herself, physically, for the duties and obliga
tions of her stated j -v':p
There is Inothing surer, nothing more definitely
established las an undeniable fact, than that weak
ivonien are made strong by the use of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. : '
Who sayS so? The women, who out of weak
ness, have been made strong, say so. The women
for whom ; the pre-natal period has besn robbed of
its misery. ine
women for whom
the birth hour has
been made practi
cally painless. The
women who never
nursed a healthy
child until they
used w Favorite Pre
scription."' The
: women whp could
never nurse ta child
at all before "Fa
vorite Prescription"
made the fountain
of nourishment to
flow in abundance.
These aije the
women, thousands
in number, who.
bear witness that
Drl Pierce's! Favor
ite Prescription
makes weak women -strong
and sick
women well.
I am so thankful
for what Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription -
has done for me," ,
writes Mrs. John T.
Smith, of Slocan.B.C,
Box 50. "It helped me through the lone months precedintr
the birth of my child, a big, strong baby girl, the most
healthy of all my three, and it cured mefe a disease which
was taking away all my strength." I ; ,
. at .
baby boy. Was in labor only a short "time. Now my gen
eral health is good and I feel stronger and better in everv
Washington. April 3 Tlie- war de
panrnffli ii,s authoriT-ed Gent-ral Otis,
nr.iM competent t Urpino mtiiician
m the regimental bands. i
CVNAL COMMISSION. !
Returns from Central America and
'Will. Make Its Report.,
' New York, April 3 .The eanal com
missioncrs. Rear-Admiral Wpike.'
Samtiel Pasco. Colonel Ernest and
Kmeyr IT. Johnson, arrived today' from
Central America. Rear-Admiral Walk
cr saidr ... s
- 'We have completea our portion of
the work of investigating the possibil
ities of both the Panama and Nicara
gua routes. We luvc ient three
: months in the fnishes. and have col--lerted
a great mass of data which ivc
Mill put into fhape for our report to be
handed in to the president next Dec
ember, i i
IFElWY RAINS. J f
; Melbourne, April -GoVwJ rains
'Tiave fallen 4tt most of tbe districts in
, Victoria and1 New Soiitflt Wales, and
Wie outfook for wlicat is now crfwr-i !
snore favorable than it has been for
. years past.
SOME ONE'S DARLING.
IN BRYAN'S HOME.
Viiaiia, rttD., rtpnt Cities
throttght Nebraska held elections to-
iy. Lincoln. he tiome of W. J
tfryan. -gives the largest Republican
maioriiy tor years, and makes a clean
weep or the local ticket. South Orna
Tta; tor the first time in its history
ren ixepiroiican mayor.
4. 'WILL FUSE.
Albany. Or., April ' t. Tlie
cratic and Populist county conventions
meet here tomorrow, and they will
nominate a lusion ticket.
Demo-
A WOMAN MURDERED,
While "Attempting to Shield Her Hus
band from as Assassin.! j
v - .r .:- ' , y-l I .
Bntte; Mont., April .'"-.r-Mrs " Fay
Creech, a native of Frankfort, Ky . and
the -wife of Josepli Creech." a saloon-
kerper, lost her life this rooming while
trying to piotect here husband from
the bullet of a would-be assassin. Mrs.
Creech got between her husband and
the assassin, when the latter shot, the
bullet striking the woman in the breast.
She died in a few moments. Edwad
Allison was arrested for the crime, but
escaped from jail. i
i
FAME'S PATH WAY J
But Her Endearments Failed to Pkase
the Cranky Bachelor.
A cranky bachelor was in the balcony
at a vaudeville performance fhe other
afternoon. In the scat on his left
was a nice little four-year-old girl, in
charge of an old aproned mamny. The
little girl was sucking a stick of pcoer
mint candy when the cranky bachtior
tookxhis, seat Reside her, but . he aban
doned her attentions to the ca:i ly to
size up li.er just-arrived -eat-mne. She
seemed toxlike- the cut of h: jib. i"rr af
ter a careful, inspection of a minute or
so he put the business end of the stick
of ieppermint within two inches f his
face and flirtatiously invited him with
tier "eyes to take a nrbble. . He broiled
a grim smile of declination. .Mid t'ndied
the stage curtain. Then the -little - sir
rose to a standing positioi on iur scat
arxl pi'anti both Iter ticky hands
against the bachelor s craWnd-eoun:e
....ft I . ' - a
nance iir a coraiai enaeavor induce
hj.ni to join her n her candy re-el. The
bachelor stood it for quite awhile, until
it appeared as' if the little girt' hands
were going to become pcrn'a:i.;ntly
giuea to nts lace.
"Little one," said he to the child
- 1 .
gentry ont nrmiy removing lier tiny
hand, that- appeared .0 le pasted to his
phiz, "you are a cute young one, and
you're no doubt gladdening s.nie hap
py home. Consequently. 1 d-m't want
you to rum your young- life by getting
stuck on me." And. while the bache
lor occupied himself in removing the
stickiness tront Ins fact with his soot
less pocket-handkerchief, ihe women in
all the seats arcumt ;aid out iud "He's
just a-s mean as he can be, ain't he?"--
wasnmgtod l'ost. '"'
J A PAN'S DEVELO PMENT.
General Funston write that war
eems to be agreeing with him. wnce in
pHe of .constant violent exercrses; he
is steadily gaining flesh. . 5 - i
Pnrsidcnt Faunce of Brown unlrer-
Japan today has 2.500 miles :f rail
way, 1 1,7 JO miles of land ttdearatdis.
v 01 suomanne, an 1,114 telegraph
vi.ri. citiij jiic conmiiiniCjttuti is
supplied profusely in- the cities, and in
the common use of electric light rt:e
country is declared to " be a!iead of
England, whi',e the light electric rail
ways &re penetrating the inonnfan re
gions. New York Evening Pt.
Ez fer war, I call it murder
Ther you her it plain and flat;
I don't want to go no furder
Than myTestyment fer that.
Lowell, "The Bigeiow Papers."
And gentle dullness ever,loves a joke.
Pope.
HOW THEY VOTED.
Washington. April 3. This -was a
notable day in the senate. It brought
to a close t'lie sharpest and most pro
ion ired U bate upon any measure since
f-iosc discussed during the memorable
"wsr congress' two years ago. At 4
o'clock ifors afternoon the voting began
upon the Puerto Rican tariff and civil
government 'bill and the pending
amendments, and less than an hour
later the measure, about which here
has "been so much contention in and
out of congress, was passed by a ma
jority of nine, the, final vote being 40
io ji. Only -rlie committee amend
ments were adopted.
The particularly notable speeches of
the day were delivered by Mason, Re
publican of Illinois, in opposition to
the measure, and "by -Foraker, Republi
can of Oh:o. who replied to a brief
sieci1 by Wellington, Republican of
Maryland. It was the Ohio senator's
desire to clear up any misunderstand
ing or misinformation concerning the
hill
Ju.-t before the serrate adjourned a
sensational episode occurred, in which;
Wolcott, Republican of Crorado. ac
cused Lodge, Repifldican of Mss&v-fm-chusetts.
of uttering that which was
"unqualifiedly false. T'lie "difficulty
aro-e over the effort made by Lodge,
to have the Spooner bill made unfin
iihed business. This involved the dis
placement of the Quay case, and the
friend of the former senator from
Pennsylvania made things exceedingly
lively for a furlf-fiour.
The detailed vote on tlie Puerto
Rican bill was as follows:
Yeas Allison: Baker. Bard " Cartrr
Ckrk (Wyo.). Cullom, Dcboe. Depew,
Faubanks. Foraker, Foster. Fryc, Gal
linger. Gear. Hanna. Ifansbrough
Haw-fey, Jones (Nev.). Kean. Kyle,
Lodge. 'McBrkle, 'McConxIs, "Mc'MiN
ran. Penrose, Perkins, Piatt (Conn.),
Piatt (N. Y ), Pritohard. Quarlcs, Ross,
Scott. Seweil, Shoup, Spfwner, Stew
art. Thurston. Wetmore, Wolcott 40
"Nays Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry,
Clark (Mont). Clay, Cockrell. CuSbcr--on,-
Daniel. Davis (Republican). liar
ns. Heitfield. Jones (Ark.), Kenny.
Lindsay. McLaurin. .Martin, Mawn
(Republican), Money, 'Morgan, Nelson
(Republican). Petttts, Proctor (Repub
lican), Shnoi (Republican), Su'divan,
Taliafcrm. Teller, Tillman. Tnrley.
Vest. Wellington (Republican) 31.
Pairs were announced a-? follows,
tlmse first mentioned being opposed to
ine om: aitcTy-uurrows. Chilton-
h.tkins, Kawlms-Harma. Hoar-McEn
ery. Millory-Hale, Turner-Warren.
Pettigrcw-Aldrich, Butler-McCumbcr.
Beveridge was the only absentee i1w.
was not paired. He has a retrular mir
with Clark (Mont), and that senator
announced tnat. rt present, Beveridee
1 3 . . . e .n o -
ww.o vote pot vnc amerrament.
ALMOST PAST RELIEF.
" I take pleasure in informing you of the birth of a boy in
perfect health, on May 18th, iSoq." writes Mrs. L. E. Corti.
of Waltonvilje, Pa;, Box 25., "Ijcannot "find words suffi
ciently strong to express to you my thanks, for my delivery
was almost without pain, and when my husband arrived
with the doctor the child was already born. The neighbors
who were with us, and my husband and the doctor, could
not believe their eyes. Having suffered so much before I
never believed myself able to be delivered of a living child.
I tell everybody this happy event was dae to the help of
God and of your medicines. I shall,,never be without your
medicines henceforth and shall never fail to recommend
yonr 'FaHrorite Prescription.
"Our hearts are fullof gratitude to yon for your medU
cines, which have given us the happiness of having a living
child of our own, after so much suffering and disappoint
ment, i ; ".
"I recommend Dr. Pierce's Faronte s-Prescnption to all
young1 women, who are in the same condition that I was in,
as one of the best remedies in existence. I have used eight
bottles and find myself in perfect health."
' I have been the mother of five children, two of which
were premature births, and my health was very poor ever
since until the present time," writes Mrs A. W. Cornwell.
of 8tq F Street, N.. E., Washington, D. C - Had trouble of
internal organs for six or seven vears. I took local treat-
ment and different medicines, but they only gave me tem
porary relief.! Had palpitation of the heart, weak stomach,
and ail sorts of aches and pains. I was advised by friends
to try UT. iierce s mqpicines. In October, 1898, I began'
taking it, and felt better after taking a few doses. Have
taken sevent bottles of . Favorite Prescription.' two of
' Golden Medical Discovery,' three vials of Dr. Pierce's
feasant Fellets, and two of ' his Compound Extract of
tmart-Weea.r in August, IS99, gave birth to a strong
way than I have feltifor Tears. I feel that I cuinni
your medicines enough, and shall always feel that I owe mv
good health to you and your valuable remedies. I thant
tsn uus, ravvnuc iicauijjuuu wvma.n S Inend) "
" When I wrote to you, in March, asking as to what to dn
for myself," says Mrs. Ella Reynolds, of Gnffie, McLean
jo., ivy. ; " x was expeenng 10 oecome connned in June and
was sick all of the time. Had been sick for several month.
Could not get anything to stay in my stomach not even
water. Had miscarriage twice in six months threatening
all the time with this one. Had female, weakness for several
years. My hips, back and lower bowels hurt me all the
time. .Had numbness from my hips down. Had several
hard cramping spelts, and was not able to do any work at
all. I received you: answer in a few days, telling tne An
take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I took three bottlea
and before I had taken it a week I was better, and before 1
had taken it a month I was able to do my work. On the
27th of May my baby was born, and I was only sick three
hours, and had an easy time. The doctor said . I got aloa?
nicely,; and my husband said, If it had not been for Dj
Pierce we would not have had this boy. j: i
We praise Dr. Pierce's medicine, for it has cured me. I
am better now than il have been for thirteen years." s
NO EXCUSE FOR SUFFERltlG.
Mothers by thusands have given like testimony
Is there any reapn why should jsuffer andTbe
the mother of. an
unhealthy and tui
hary child ?
"Favorite f Pre
scription" will do
for you what it has
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tude of mothers-
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ing Doctor Pierce's
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It is like no other
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" Favorite Prescription " makes weak women
strong and sick women well byjeuring the causes
of w'omanly weakness and sickness.) It regulates
the periods, dries the drains which sap the strength,
heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female
weakness.
Sick and wea,k women, especially those suffer
ing from chronifc fornis of disease, are invited ot
consult Dr.- Pietce, by letter, absolutely free, and
so obtain the advice of the foremost specialistin
diseases or women aDsoiuteiy wntnout cost or tee
Al? correspondence is strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address Dr. R. y. Pierce, Buffalo,
N. V.
This offer of free medical advice is not to be xn-
founded with airy similar offer made in imitation of
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it. mere is no . similar oner which nas ueiiinu 11
an institution like the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
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every man a specialist in the treatment and cure of
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sultation with ihe foremost specialist in the treat
ment and cure of woman s diseases. The only! cost
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Accept no substitute for "Favorite Prescription."
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dealer, but it is an absolute loss to you. jj Only
w Favorite Prescription " will do -for you what it
has done for the women whose tstimbny we have
pnnted above
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MEN
ter m
AND i3 EASTS.
The Former Much Inferior to thcXit-
Vario'is .Kepc:ls.
wandered east, I've wandered west.
vc Dourne a wearv 101;
Bat in my wanderines far or near
Ye never were forirot. ' s
The fount that first burst frae this heart
Still travels on Hs way,
And channel deeper as it rins ,
the hive o life s vounir dav " "
William Motherwell, "jeannie Morn-
The i path of a ' good woman ' 5 in-
Iced strewn with flowers, but thev ru
behind her steps, not before them.
Rukin. i .
A book is i friend that never A-
ceives. Fontanelle. .
A'hor?e has four legs and cn run a
mile three tunes' as taut as a. niaH yet
a man. in the Jlong run. can we.i- dowii
f.ic jralrtijyelf A good sicl lio,", will
weigh about 50-iipounds -iiree times
the weight cf a man ind a man can
not carry; his cwrn weight wiih rife;
a lion. however, jwill caisily C4rry off a
builock weiglsling over j.vio poi:nds.
and break its (neck, with; sale blow
ct its paw. j grizzly bear; weighing
only 300 pounds has been M.en to car
ry an 800 potind steer for .over a mile
tip a rocky mountain side, and f.vo po
lar bears hav been wk.cned npsetting
a rock weighiftg half a ton. whizU was
frozen tightly)
toi :he 'g-o-tnl. Large
apes exert incredible strength. It, look
eight roen to Biold an .niraiig less than
five feet high which had escaped (rem
m cage on ai rrencn steamer.
'vvnii an tij invenuxej gen:as man
can move a tjrain 4t areed H sixty
nyies an nor. yet a swatio.v ran . fly
ho, the duck too. the gray crow io8 and
the. .'swift '"iso jmilcs an:liiur. A irnan
can jump just (over six feet.. or ha'f wtat
a red deer can. co. The chinnns and
spnng1xk can bo;h atta:n srreater
nc-.gws. an j te black ,iar will reach
a branc'h fifteen fe?t oni the groitrd.
1 -hen 'we are reminded ixhat :f a m;n
cculd run as rapi-lly stsfa stiwli inint
ing p:der he (could pri?:, a qtiattcT of
a mi;c withonit trouble, and run i't
rate; of twenty-isur nnU-i a M."nic.
New YorVHme JourniL r ; A ,;
stories and tabulatcfl the various ways
in which lovers 4ehavt in jMppin-j the
ijuestijbn. Briefly stated, iih .-ic hiin
dredcjscsi where the pros: ;al was ac
cepted' no less than sixty---ven K-"!e-tnen
kissed the lady and b ,-gti "all iof
a sddcn." EiVlKy-one declared thity
could not live: without her, while m;v-
enty-two held the girl's ha
tV'Six took her in their ariiis
d, ?nd thir-
wn to put
r bon 1 wiili
tjires sttert
vjpc away tnc tears
tK, and tit
the gtai;
iry to iio
!0'ir kissed
ten saluted
kieJ lier
rOPPIXG THE QUESTION.
i - o ' j J - ..'! .,..1
'Some one. .accordinir to ait. txrli.Vn.
with a weakness for statistirs. T.t Part
ed through one hundred standard Icve
ij iwenty-six lovers sat c
the question, fonn ndirt.'d
tlvcir handkerchiefs .vliich
ward required to
ot ioy; three f tood un one il
scanie r.'imber "reclined on
only four thought it :ic?e;
down cn both knees, but twice as nia
Tiy kncit on one. lit tfiirsy-t'VO Cases
Kissing took ptace. Unly
"the girl on the check, but
the fair ones curk! Thrcrf
eyes, two her hands, one the top'ot dier
iieau. one ncr nose (ov mife?a:-?J. and
.one her shawl. . .
5 Tlie behavior of the wo -non is eqiiil
iy interesting. Eighty-sjeven ki'ew
Something was coming and sank ito
the gentlemans' arms, sixtyi-eight cush
ioned their heads against his manly to
som, while twelve oreferred bis shriul-
iler. One sank, back into ia rhair. -no
ess than eleven clasped their arms
around his neck. The eyes! of sevcrrty
two were full of love, seven had ejes
moist and linrpkl, and thet optics i of
two, w ere dry. Forty-ciglit' wept a!?ud
and tx shed ilent tears of! oy. f
Twenty -se'eh fumbled with their
gloves, fan and flowers, j twelve buried
their faces in their bands and one strug
gled not to be kissed. On the other
hand, six girlskissed the man firsL Xine
rushed from the room to tell some
body and five giggled by hysterically.
Only thre were pale and agitated, b"t
eighteen were flu.shed. Three" told
their lovers "to ak papa," and one ac-
tually sneezed (shades of. Venus) a"'' ,
one (a widow), said: "Ves. fun doiit
be silly." Philadelphia Times. . j-
Two-thirds of the worTd's sugar is .
now produced from beets. Prior to
1X71-72 the world's production of beft
sugar had reached a million ton; i"
tlie present crop year it ,is, according
latest estimates; 5,510,000 tons, while
the" cane sugari crop which. jin 1871-7-
was t,5oorooo tons is in the present year j
j.oo.ooo tons. Thns cane sugar pro-i
duttion has. scarcely doubled during the ;
period under consideration, while tivat
from beet Iras more than quiiitiipicl.
Meantime the price has fallen ni'fe
than one half, the average cdst in ffljf
eigncountries of all sugar ' imported
into the United . States in the fiscal ,
year of 1872 being 5.37 cent per pouml,
ami in i8r 3.39' cents per pound
These facts are interesting in view ol
the consideration of rmatters by con
gress relating to the sugar-prodtirmg
islands which have recently cnnie M1 .
c'oscf relations1 with the United State.
The sugar-producing area of the wrM
has in Jess thin half a ccntnry ''r
slviftrd from the tropics northward ana
the farmer of the temperate "fs
shown his ability not on4y to compete
with die low-priced labor of the trl"c;
but' in doing so to reduce by one-Kail
the ! cost of flic article protluccd bci
entific American. ' f V
Coarse kindness is at least better lhar
coarse antrer: and in all urivate q"3'
. . . .. . .. . i .. ... nv
reis the oulier nature is triuminM .J
reason of its dullness.; George L..;"'-
nut of all burdens that a man can bear.
Worst is a fool's talk to bear and tiear.
- '---"j . Spenser
Power is ever stealing "from the many
to the few. 'Wendell 'Phillips.