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v- I COURT WILL DECIDE 1 A;* ■ , L- - fir . 1 ^ ^ , Poult Ion a or Not. U)8ES THE WAR AND ASSURES PEACE. TtM Document Signed, Sealed and Dellved—Closing Scenes Were Highly Impressive and ot Momentuous Nature. A Paris special says. The treaty of peace was signed at 8:45 Saturday evening, and the signing would have afforded a subject for a great, histori cal painting. The group, gathered about the table in the chamber of tho foreign office, was impressive in itself, while tho fact that tho sense of the momontousness of the issue which the act decided wsh deeply felt by tho participants, gave an impressive and solemn tone to the scene. Aronn^l the gront' mahogany tabla sat the ten arhitors of the destinies of an old and a young nation. Ranged, standing behind them, were numerous attaches of tho American cpmmis- aion. To tho Americans it was a happy ending of tho cpiloguo of wnr; for tho Spaniards it was plainly n bitter trng- ody, nono tho less painful -because long foreseen. Tlioy sat silently as though almost crushed, nud none could withhold sympathy from Senor Montero Rios, tho president of the Spanish commission, who, coming from his bed, was bundled in a great overcoat, though logs were burning in the fireplace nearby. Purclimmit Work Wnn Slow. A Washington special says: At the request of the secretary of war, Gen- ! eral Joe Wheeler has decided not to ' press his resignation of his commission in the army, at least not until there < is a decision by the supremo court oh the question of eligibility of an officer in the volunteer army to hold the office , of congressman, or any other similar office in civil life. There has been a \ number of decisions by lower courts j upon this question, bnt it bns not been . passed on by the supreme court. | Genernl Wheeler’s object in retain- I ing both positions has, qjLcourso,noth ing to do with the drawifgjf of two sala ries. In fact, while serving in this dnn! capacity,, lie will draw hilt one snlary, and he ‘has made that very (dear. * The president nnd secretary of war are anxious to have the services of General Wheelei after the adjourn ment congress. He will be given a military command in one of the colo nies. The president has assured, him that if he is compelled to resign be cause of this dash of civil and military duties, he will be reappointed at the expiration of the present session; and the only practical effect of snch action tion would be to take the general from his place, seventh on the list of ma jor generals, and put l^iin down at the bottom of tho list, or about fifteenth. The result would be that be. would not be given ns important a command as he will while soventh on tho lint. Gonorn! Wheeler authorized the fol lowing stntomont Thursday ns to re ports that ho had decided to resign from Hub house of roproBontntiven. “I was surprised to seo what pur ports to he an interview about my re signing from' congress. I liavo never gone further than to say that I would consider tho question when I hud time nnd wonld take snch action ds my friends would approve. Thus far, how ever, T have reached no final conclu sions.” HEALTH FOR TEN FOR THE FAMILY. ** I take pleasure In nraUInjr your valuable remedy GASCAKKTS. I and my whole family received relief from tho first rBHiAll Imix we tried. I certaInly roeotSinendCAHCAUKTHfor tho eurea they make and trust tllty will find a place In every home. Yours for aiicceae ” I'ktbb Lveub. Jr.. Palm Grove Avo., McKeesport, Pa. CANDY CATHARTIC FOR CHILDREN. eAV!L , 4V.iV; e, i 1 y bc .hi?rr , ,‘,n','!! a I wave delighted when I fflvn them a portlmi of a tablet, nnd cry (or more. They are tho moat pleasant medicine 1 h»To#vcr tried. They have found n permanent place In my homo." Mtut. Joint Flaakl. I J Box WO, Michigan City, lud. FOR FUJI. "I suffered the tortures of tho damned with protrudtug pile- »YiTi v"„ yearn. I rannefott;yotflWSCAKETO m ilie town«»f Newell, la., and never fuund anythliiu to oqiml them. To ' day I am entirely free from plica nnd feel like n new man." (!. If. Kp.irr.. Mil JnncxRt ,Hi<Hi*Clty. la- FOR HEADACHE. “ Both my wife mill 4| have been using CASUAIIBTB, they me the best incdTtflne wo 1 ever had In tli« house. I.iist wcelfPiy wife was rnuitie with headache for two day*: she tried some nf your CAHCARETH und they iPiloted tho ^•fkin In hor headUilmn-t Immediately. o both reeommei Pittsburgh ivite & Peposlt Co. MtfhVra FOR BAD BREATH. “1 luivc been i!«lnu (MNI'A* RKT8 and -us n mild and olfoetlvo laxative they are simply wonderful. My daughter and 1 wore bothered with hIqu stomach niul our breath was very bad. After taking a Tew doses of Caacarntn we havo Improved won derfully. They are a gn at help in FOR CONSTIPATION. »1 have gone 14 dnys at a time without movewent.or the bowels. Chronic constipation for seven year* placed me ill till* terrible condition; 1 did everything I heard from one to three passages a day. and ir I was rich 1 would give tlOO.OO for each movement; ft is such a relief. Aylukk L. Hunt. 1689 Russell St., Detroit Mich. FOR BILIOUSNESS. oilAHiKUrEi]^ feet. Couldn’t do without them. I have used them for somo time lor In digestion And biliousness and am now completely cured. Recommend them, to every one. Once tried, you-will never be wlthoutthem In the family. Kdw. A. Makx, Albany,N. Y. FOR WORMS. —A tup* ««n> elahteen I long at least came on tho scene a. - . my taking two CA8CARETS. ,Thl* I o lias caused my bad health for tug Cascarets, tho only cathartic worthy of notice by sensjb o people." Gko. W. Bowles, Baird, Miss. FOR DYSPEPSIA. “For six yenra I tlm ©rdyapeoalit in it 1 could vat nothing Inn stomach would not even that, f.n-t iking CASCARETH Tills Is elution to tho many frlends of CA»- CAHETH CANWV (MTIIA1T1C, whom wo can jrcaoh_ In no other way. was In my life. ’ „ , _ David II Murphy, Newark, O. FOR LAZY LIVER. “I have been troubled n Brent deal with a torpid liver, widen pro- • ition. 1 found CASCA- ally 1147 Itlttcniiouse 8t., Cincinnati,uliio FOR PIMPLES. MVROERF.it ANDERSON IIANHEIl. Klllori Cnptnln nnd Msts of s Italian nor und Ordered the Vessel llumcd. “ My tvlfc Itnd pimples on her . Birr. Tint she has fieon taking CAS CARETS and they have all dl**p pen ri d. I had been troubled with conHtlpntton for some time, hut after taking the llrst Cascaretl havo had no trouble with tills ni|mcu’ Wo cannot speak too highly or Casca rets.” Krf.d Wartman, ■ Hid ft, or two direction slips out of two JWc boxen to thq mui CAN OBTAIN SfiS TM atfSSfttSL rtalnfy u bonmtfni r"oo1- TH|S HANDSOME PRESENT a Indy r dressing table, ns a handy and convenient recontnclo for that l\ver stimulant and iutestlnal tonic. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic. YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED not only with tho bonbonnlei 11121*8 to ho all yo .... claim 1_. ... v.ircdeucli relief tho first trial purchased another supply and men of the Jowelor’s art Ih (•specially fit‘ ' ' ldeul laxative. i completely cured. I shall only ooalad to recommend C mover tho opportunity Philadelphia, Ta. Philadelphia, Pa. arc, but tents. CA HVA If F.TH fragrant, so pulutable. FOR BAD BLOOD, “CASCARETS do all claimed In their t i and i 1 Ita ruly wondi Mini t tlon. that they form tho only prop laxative for ladies, children, and the wkcaui: BON ROMM ERE FREE. household in general. Any ono tumhlo to obtain diroetlon slips as above, by purchasing from their druggists, send ns SOc In stamps. nnd receive a Oftc box of CANCAIIRTN with STERLING KKHKDY CO., lllliAUO, MONTH Eli,. I IN., NiliW YOHK. mdlcltio pic Ineo taking them my blood ho arilled and my complexion liar roved wonderfully. nnd 1 feel ii LlU 1 ° Mds.Vai.ukE.Sellars cecj fcecj rcccj fcccT ffstc i ml [CECJ [CSC] [SEC] fete] [SCSI [£££ Although tho commissions mot at 8:80 o'clock, expecting to finish their work in half nu hour, tho ongronsing of tho treaty on parohmont wan found to be so troublesome that it dolayed the signing of the dooumeut until 8:20. Clerk Martin, of tho American com mission, worked all 'day without oven ntopping to eat. When he came into the chamber at 7:80 with tho docu ment ho found tho commissioners waiting. Tho Spanish copy had ar rived half hour earlier. Mr. Arthur Ferguson then proceeded to read first the English and after thnt the Spanish version of the treaty. This finished, two copies were passed around the tablo, the commissioners signing thorn | in tho order of their r.nk, as follows: William It. Day, Senator Cushman K. Davis, Sonator William 1\ Frye, Whitolaw lteid and Hountor George Grny; Senor Montero llios, Senor Garnion, Senor Villarutia nrnl General Ceroro y Sunns, each commission signing its opponent's treaty. Both were tied with the Spanish and American colors. Whore tho seals were prepared to ho affizod attendants wero sunt scurrying for ribbons of tho French tri-oolor with which the documents wero sealed •s a compliment to the French hosts of tho commissions. Many officials interestedly watched every detail of tho proceedings. The last seal being impressed, the commissioners retired without formal ity. Each member shook the hands of all his nntngonistB nud exchanged assurnuce of sincere personal esteem. The signing wnR finished nt 8:45 o’clock. At tlint time tho door of tho chamber opened nnd Senor Villarutia appeared and exclaimed to n group of correspondents who were waiting in tho corridor: ‘‘CoBt llni." Tho other members of tho Spanish commission followed Senor Villnrutin and passed silently throngh the vesti- bnle to their waiting carriages. Tho Amcricnu commission strolled out chatting complacently nud ns they ascended the steps the lights in tho chamber wore durkenod. There was a great contest among the families nnd friends of the Ameri can commissioners for possession of tho pens with which the signatures to tho treaty were written. • Tho treaty ns signed consists of sev enteen articles, it having boon found advisable to sub-divide two or throo of the articles in the draft agreed upon at tho Inst meeting. Tho commissioners of the two na tions wrolo their signatures on two copies oi tho treaty, one copy boing for the arebives. The document was prepared by Secretary Moore in be half of the United Statos commission aiql by Honor Villarutia for Spain on account of the continued illness of Secretary Ojeda, of tho Spanish com mission. Ench copy contained the English and Spaui^h texts of tho treaty in par allel columns. The wording had been approved previously by the commis sions without a joint meeting, so there was no controversy on this subject. SCOVEL IN LUCK. John Anderson, sekmen,was hanged at Norfolk, Va., Friday for the murder of the captain and mate of the schooner Olivo Peokor. He was calm and snid that he was ready to go. “I shall die nnd go into tlie presence of God with out blot or blemish of guilt on my soul,” he solemnly declared, Anderson’scrime has attracted wide spread attention, being a sen tragedy of singular romance nnd atrocity. The Olivo Feokcr sniled from Boston lndon with lurabor, for a point on the rivor Platte, Brazil. Whon 150 miloH off tho const of Brazil, Anderson had an altercation with the captain and shot him dead. Then he armed him self heavily and terrorized ail on bonrd. * Tho mnto, who wns aloft, was cnlled down, nnd while plending for his life was shot four times. Then tho crow wero ordcrod to throw tho dying rnnte overboard, and on protesting tlint he was not dend, wero nssnred that he was “dead enough.” This done, the crew wero ordered to throw tho cap tain’s body overboard. Then Anderson dircctod that oil he thrown over the lumber, after which tho oil-soaked ship was set alire nnd the crew took to tho boats. Ander son was apprehended nt Baltin, Brazil. CANNOT KEMOVE OFFICE. Order From tit* # Department. Kognrtltng OnlneNvllle» <•»., 1'oNtofflco. A Washington dispatch Rnys: Con gressman Tate, of Georgia, has se cured an order from the postmaster genernl stopping, for the prosent nt lenst, tho proposed romovnl of the Gainesville, On., poHtoffioo from its presont location. An effort' is bfeing made to have tho office- removed from its present location nnd business men of tho city object to it. Colonel Tnte believes thnt tho action of the dc- pnrtraont in preventing the romoval will bo permanent. • WANT HOLD STANDARD. Hoard of Trad* of Chicago Ask* McKin ley to Call Extra Session of Congress. According to n dispatch from Chi cago tho board of directors of the board of trndo in that city have adopt ed resolutions urging President Mc Kinley to call a special session of con- gross for the enactment of legislation for the permanent ndoptiou of tho gold Btamiard. WINE ADVANCES IN PRICE. SliortncHfi of Year’s Crop CuimeR Decided Increase In tlie QuotationN. A San Francisco dispatch snys: The sliortngo in (ho wine crop of 1898 and tho fairly good demand thnt hns ex isted during tlie Inst year have result ed in advancing prices. In speaking of tho situation, Secre tary Hotchkiss, of the Wine Manu facturers’ Corporation, said: “Pricea of wines have been steadily advancing for some time, and since October lOtli the iucrease lias amount ed to (i cents per gallon. We feol con- tident that prices will go higher. Our opinion is based on the fact of the long continued dry weather.” MILLER BROKE RECORD. Correspondent Who Slnpcocl Shutter’* • Face Is Keatored to Favor. A Washington dispatch snys: Syl vester Seovel, newspaper correspond ent, who was excluded from nil naval (•hips and yards and army reservations aud posts by formal order, has been restored to favor. Secretary Long Saturday revoked the order of May 17, concerning ves sels aud a similar order will issue from the war department. Plucky Chicago Weeelmnn Wont 8,007 Mile* In Six Days. Cliarleh W. Miller, of Chicago, won the six-days’ bicycle race nt Madison Sqtiaro Garden Saturday night, mak ing a now world’s long distance race. He also won n bride and a snug little fortune of $1,700. The Chicago wheelman covered 2,007 miles in the six dnys nnd broke the world's long distanco record. THERMOMETERS FOR WARSHIPS. Important Work Dono hy Tliexe lilts of Dnllcutn Worktnnnaliip. Tho thermometers used in the boiler rooms and magazines of warships in almost every navy in tho world come from tho United States. They are made in an obscure little workshop in Brooklyn, lly their aid the magazines and coal bunkers are guarded against aoeidonts by spontaneous combustion. Tho tempernturo in all the vital parts of a ship is watohed constantly nnd reported, nnd, it is hardly necessary to say, is kept nt tho lowest point possible. Tho factory consists of two roqjns in an apartment house. Two skilled workmen nro nil thnt liavo to bo paid off whon payday comos around. A thermometer lately adopted by some of tho big battleships,orders for which are now being filled for several of tho Binnllor vessels in tho navy, is that which is known among experts ns tho Hicks Pattern. It takes its name af ter tho English manufacturer who in vented it. It is so complicated in pat tern thnt there is only ono man in the United States who knows how to make it. Ho is employed in tho Brooklyn factory, whero ho has his hnuds full. The attractive feature nbout this in strument is that it automatically rec ords tho lowest aud tho highest tem peratures to which it lias beou sub jected Hinoe last observed. . This is accomplished without the uso of an ink ma;kod diagram, but by littlo floats which stick in tho tubes whero the mercury has been highest and whero it has been lowest. Snoh ther mometers, however, aro very expen sive, as, in fact, are all of those which aro mnde in tho queer Broooklyu fac tory. Nothing is there made but high- priqed instruments for speoinl scien tific tests, in which it is necessary to ascertain tomporature with fractional nccnracy. Cheap thermometers, such ns are commonly seen in ordinary uso, aro made in various places all over tho world. Henry J. Green, tho owner of the Brooklyn workshop, in n close st’-.Jeut and is little known to tho outside world. Siueo the war came tho shop has beon unablo to supply tho do- mauds made upon it by tbo United States Navy nlono.' Tho orders it bus now are weeks behindhand, and can not immediately bo filled because of tho lack of workmen who possess recogmzod skill sufficient to under take them. This is all due to the re cent wholesale conversion of merchant vessels for active war service. Now that tho war is over it is likely that before long the little shop will resume its quietude. —New York Sun. Interesting l’ort Saiil. Few ports in tho world arc so inter esting as Fort Said, which is situated at tho Mediterranean Sen entrance to the Suez Canal. There nil the great mail steamers thnt run from Europe to India, Australia, and tho Orient stop for coal. Thousands of tons of coal nrc trausfo.-red to steamors nt Fort Said every week, nnd as there is no machinery whatsoever for the work, it is done by baud—by the great mass of idle Egyptians aud Turks who gather in its streets. They perform tho work by baud, with so much case and rapid ity that Port Said holds the record of boing able to coal a steamer in less time than any other city in tbo world. To see those dark-skinued laborers running up a plank from a coal-laden barge to the deck of d mail steamer with n basketful of coal and down an other plank with a basket empty, with nothing on earth to increase their spefcd nnd ardor but two men who con tinually beat them on the hack and head with knotted ropes, is ono of the sights of the world. They have been kuown to put 1500 tons of coal in the hold of n steamer in three hours and forty minutes—an undertaking whieh scorns to be marvelous. But it is not a love for work that makes the Fort Said coal heaver labor no hard. He hates work with nu unholy hatred that is too strong for words. Ho loves dirt. Ho revels iu the dust of the coal, ho longs for it in his hair, his eyes, his clothing, and tho harder ho works the more diligently ho conls the passing ship, tho blacker and dirtier ho gets, and ho can go homo, after a day's work, aud sleep the pence thnt only tho tropics ^ive. When the next steamer comes around Jie is on hand bright nnd early, nud ho is specially glad whon tho day is hot nnd the perspira tion flows, for then tho coal dust stioks, and is like tho oil of roses.—New York Times. Cliippowfi* Stay In Ono Fluce. The Chippewa Indians, who have rooently come under notice throngh tho fight of a few of the Pillager hand at Bear Lnko in Minnesota, are re markable fer one thing, in thnt they hnvo uover been removed; they roam to-day over a pnrt of the sumo region which they havo oocupiod ever sinco their country was discovered by the whites. Consequently their arts, snoh ns tlioy aro, are the same that they hnvo been for many generations, nnd not the least of tboir products aro the birch-bark oauoes. The Chippewn country formerly ex tended over tho wholo range south of and bordering on the great lakes, aud tho canoe was, therefore, as important to them ns the horso afterward be came to tho Comanche and other plains tribes. In a country dotted with lakes like Northern Minnesota, some of tli6m of considerable size, the canoe is still an ossentinlpnrt of the equipment of a family, and hundreds of them nro built every year. Tlie birch-bark canoe is distinctly a untive invention, nnd is as distinctly Indian ns the cus tom of wearing a blanket.—New York Commercial Advertiser. Not Tall EumiRli. Somo timo since wo saw an account of bow Bismarck, at the time when it was thought Germany wanted to get a foothold in Holland, was ontertainiug the Dutch Ambansador with a review of the German arniy. As one flue body of men marched by, Bismarck said to tho Dutch Ambnssndor, “What do you think of tlioso men?” “Fine soldiers,” snid the Ambassador, “but not tnll enough.” After another body mnrohed by the snmo inquiry was put nnd tbo snmo reply made. Thou came the regiment of grenadiers, between six nnd seven feet tnll. “What do you think of those?” snid Bismarck. “Fine soldiers, but not tall enough,” was the reply. “What does your Ex cellency mean?” said Bismarck. “I mean that we can flood Holland eight feet deep,” replied the Ambassador, lieneflt of Peerage. Everyono may not know what the term “benefit of a peerago" implies. A peer can demand a private audience of the sovereign to represent his views on matters of pnblio welfare. For treason or felony lie can demand to be tried by bis peers; be cannot be out lawed in any civil action, nor can he be arrested unless for an indicted of fense, and he is exempt from serving on juries. He may sit with his hat on in courts of justice, and should he be liable to the last penalty of the law, he can demand a silken cord in stead of a hempen rope.—New York Herald. „ Philip of nfacetlon a flood Politician. In the Century Professor Benjnmin Ida Wheeler contributes a now life of “Alexander the Great.” Professor Wheeler say of Alexander: In Philip there predominated the characteris tics which mark in modern timos the practical politician. He was sagacious and alert of mind. His eyo fol lowed sharply nud unceasingly every turn of events thnt might yield him nn advantage. The weakness, the em barrassment, the preoccupation, of his opponent, he nlwnys made his op portunity. He was a keen judge of character, and adapted himself readily to those with whom he came in con tact. Ho know how to gratify the weaknesses, ambitions, lusts, and ideals of men, and chain them to his service. Few who came in contact with him failed to bo captivated by him. He was perfeotly unscrupulous ns to the.methods to be employed in attaining an end. Nothing of tho sort ordinarily knoiyn as principles ever impeded his (movement. He wns an opportunist of the deepest dye. Flat tery, promises, beneficence, cruelty, deceit, and gold ho used when and where each would avail; but bribery was his most familiar tool. He al lowed no ono to reckon with him as a constant quantity. His nltimnte plans and purposes were concoaled from friends and foes alike, In announc ing his decisions and proclaiming his views, he followed the ordinary poli tician’s watchword: “We will not cross the bridge till wo come to it.” As sneoess was to him the only right, and availability the only justice, rad ical chauges of attitude and plan in the very face of aotion involved no difficulty. They rather sorvod his purpose, and were his wont. Ho re mained, as ho wished to remain, n puzzle to his foes, and a mystery to his friends. Imparted the Ncce«sary Information. They were standing up in a street car, swnying to and fro by tho nerinl straps, aud gabbling as fast as thoir tongues could go. “By the way,” exclaimed tho ono iu the military cape, “did you know that Charlie Hawkins was engaged?” Tho woman in tho gray hat gave an exclamation of surprise. "Why, no!” she cried. “Who to?” “Oh, nobody that you know; or that anybody else knows, for that matter. Sho works in a store, or something of that sort. I do think Charlie’s mother is real good about it, for sbe declares sbe likes the girl- says she is sweet and pretty, and nil that, but I believe sbe does it just to bide her real feelings.” Tho woman iu the gray hat nodded sagely. “I shouldn’t wonder nt nil,” she announced. “I heard he was going with that girl. Mabel Thompson, isn’t it? But, of course, I never thought that there was anything in it. I suppose they’ll live on our street, because Charlie owns a bouse there; but I’ll tell all the neighbors who she is—look out, Louisa, the girl beside you’s going to get up. Hurry, and take her seat,” then in a lower whis per, “rather stylish-looking girl, isn’t she? I’d like to know who she is.” The stranger stopped on her out ward way and turned with flashing eyes. “I don’t believe that you would," she said icily, “bnt I’ve no objection to telling you. My name is Mabel Thompson,” and Bhe swept from the car, leaving two cruslied and crimson ladies behind her. They have since decided that it is danger ous to discuss nnknowu persons in public places. — Cleveland Plain Dealer. Saxon Moines nf Month*. The following is n list of names said to have beou given to tho months by the Saxons: January: Wolf-month, because of the danger of being dovbured by wolves. „ Lent-mouth. “Lenctez J” an old German word for spruXp I ApTilf Easter of Oster-mOuth Majr Tri-milki. In this montly' milked cows three times a day. / , June: Weid-mouth or pa< month. J f July: Hay-month. August: Barn-mouth. Filled tho barns with corn. September: Barley-month; either barley-harvest or brawing month. • October: Wine-mouth, Making of wine. November: Windy-month. j Deoeraber: Winter-month; or Holy month; in honor of Christmas^- Dodge’s “Outlines andTopios inEjflj- lish History.” I Th® Cubann Qood When Fc Lieutenant Harlow of the jfavy ro latos somo very interesting experiences of his own in dealing witlAtho Cuban peasants. Ho interviewed tho in surgents .to ascertain what they qeeded. He reported that they needed everything—food, clothing, arms and ammunition—and ho was sent ashore to di8tributo tho relief. Ho found the Cubans willing and eager to assist him in getting the rations to their camps, but he could not induce them to do anything more. As long ns they had plenty to ent they did not show any further interost in'the clothing or tho military supplies, aud would not even aid him iu landing them and carrying them to their camps. His own sailors were compelled to unload the boats, aud when the boxes were placed on the beach the insurgents did not have sufficient energy or in terest to open them, but left them ex posed to tho rain and sun.—Chicago Record. Photograph. Filin Nine Mile* Long. A photogrnphic film nine miles* and a half iu length is somewhat of a novelty even iu this nge«of big things. Three of tlioso articles of the size stated are now in process of construc tion for uso in a kinemntograpb. What scenes will be depicted on them is not yet decided, but certainly such a fllm is long enough to contain the seven ngqs of man, and although it may bo mado to revolve at an im mense speed, a considerable part of tho time will be consumed in wit nessing the show, should the specta tor have patience to wait to tho end. The cost of the fljms is nbout $1000 a mile. Photographic Aims can, there fore, now ho had per yard, per acre, or per mile.—Loudon Telegraph. Japan’s Division Into Provinces. Japan is divided into forty-five pre fectures or provinces, each having a governor depending on the Homo Minister, then there are numerous subdivisions which correspond to our counties, urban aud rural districts, wards, etc. The police office of these local auihorities carries out sanitary measure^ and appoints local sanitary boards to study technical questions and advise. T>‘* Parrot IVu a Centenarian. , Thomas J. Kreidler, of Fleetwood, Penn., was the owner for a number of years of a parrot, ivliich his siBter pre sented to him. The other day the bird sickened and died. It is said to have been more than one hundred years old, one family having had it for more than fifty years. --