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n HONOR OF COLUMBUS.
AN EPOCH IN THE WORLD’S
CIVILIZATION.
The Four HoiMth AmlTerarr ol
America’s Dlscovtry.
A Great Day at Chicago - Celebrations
At Other Places.
In the presence of 100,000 people and
amid the * chocs of the largest chorus as¬
sembled in the history of modem times,
the World’s Columbian eXjO*i i'n w ? as
formally dedicated at Chicago Frid«y,
by dignituries of the nation. Tbe event
was one well designed to ia-pire the
loyalty of the American heart, marking,
as it dors, the first international expori
tion to be participced in by every civil-
iz d nation of the globe. I he occasion
was i quaby sign ficaot in being devoid
of that pomp and paijeantiy which have
characters <1 ihe world’s fairs of mnn-
ar> hi, id Europe. The inaugural eere-
mi-uies were a triumph to republican in¬
stitutions— a triumph the greater than all the
glor es of war. To republ c of the
western distinction hemisphere harl been reserved
the of winning the good w.11
and admiration of all the world th it
kiius, emperors, cz rs, sultan 1 *, mikadoa,
khaiis a-ui shahs have extended the hand
of international fellowship to the Ameri
C>m people and crowned, with their bene¬
diction and approval, the exposition to
be held under the auspicies of t ie repub¬
lic. A a the discovery of Columbus m irks
an epoch in the world’s knowledge, the
occu-i<-n of Friday marks an epoch in the
world’s civiliz i ion. It meau9 that the
petty j alousies of the past have been put
away by enlightened nations of the earth
and relegated to ages that have gone;
and that upon neu ral ground nations,
like men, can assemble iu fraternal greet¬
ing and recogmzr that bond of common
humanity tnat nukes brothers of U9 all.
The scene pres-nted by the vast gath¬
ering in the dedication of the building
was one never to be forgotten. In many
respects it was without precedent. Ev¬
erything was on the order of superlative.
The dedication hall, Manufacturers’ and
Liberal Arts building, is the largest
Hlrucutre ever erected and in it was gath¬
ered the largest crowd ever assembled
beneath a single roof. In the audience
were probably more distinguished Amer¬
icans than have ever beeu seen together
on any commemorative occasion iu the
history of the republic— these gathered to
do honor to the great sileut student of
400 years a . o who, in his way, was the
pioneer of them a 1; who led the van of
human thought and manly daring and
gave to the world a new continent and
Christopher to prosperity Columbus. imperishable This reverence for
was the
name that was on every lip, in every ode
and song that crowned every peroration
that found utterance in the opening
prayir and so fitly breathed in the clos
ing benediction. All did him honor,
aud time, that ripens and mellows the
gratitude of nations, after 400 years,
gives homage to his memory and name.
The addresses of Mr. Ch’iuncey M. De-
P'-w, of New York, and Colonel Henry-
Watterson, of Kentucky, were well re-
ceived and ncc' pted as highly appropri¬
ate to the occasion. The rec* prion ac¬
corded ed the great Kentucky editor amount¬
a m ist to an ovation.
THE EARLY R18ERB.
At 4 o’clock Friday morning a gun out
in darkness on lake front park was fired,
'that was the way notables in hotels were
awakened to the fact that the day of ded¬
ication hud been born nnd was moving on
toward day light and doings that should
make it h avy in history. As the dawn
broke the bkies were clear. At. an
cailv hour people began to move
toward the “White City” of
Columbi m exposition, or began
to mass ab ng the s reets through which
the gr< at p ople should pass. Soon after
8 o’c’ock there w>.s a clatter of I ools,
the clink of s de arms along Michigan
avenue southward, as the troops of th-
United States cavalry from the military
camp at J tok-on pirk were on the way
to the Auditorium to escort the notable
guests to the dedicatory ceremonies at
Jacks n park. Behind the troopers
n.m * ever J batteries of United S ates
artillery, taking position near the Audi¬
torium.
T e Auditorium had been fixed as the
rendezvous at which most of the digni¬
taries t-hould take carriages and from
which they should s art for the fair
gr unds. At 8 o’clock the guests and
their 1 cal civic * scort entered their car¬
riages and a start was ma le, cavaTy, ar¬
tillery, a d mounted escorts taking up
the march of attendance southward on
M ch'gan avenue. On the way Vice-
President Morton’s p ir’y and the joint
committee on ceremonies joined the pr<>-
eession. Behind the Vice-pres’dent’s
i arty in the procession rod** members of
President Harrison’s cabinet, wi h As
sistant Secretaries Soley and Dawson and
Lieutenant Dcpray. After these fiftem
carriages containing diplomatic repre¬
sentatives of Italy, Russi**, Turkey,
Au-tria, Hungary. Switzerland. Belgium,
Mcar.uigua. Mexico, Great Britain, Co¬
rea, China, Hawaii, Portugal. Denmark,
Japan, Brnz l, Spain, Peru, France, the
Argentine Republic and Chile. To peo¬
ple along the route the diplomatic corps,
all and aglitter insignia with brilliant uniforms
of office, became the
center of tuierest. Members of the
i-uprtme court of the United States
rode next, but despite their
high position they were scarcely known
to the crowds, who were most alive to
uniforms and trappings of military and
high diplomats. Mayor Washburne,
with ex-Preside tHayes and Lyman J.
Gnge, were recognized and frequently ap¬
plauded. After these came fifty-two
earring-s, containing members of the
United S’ates seuate and house of rep-
rescutatives. The federal army atd na¬
vy w.t- re preset ted by General Schofield,
General J bn R. Brooks, General Frank
Wi ei on, United States army; Captain
A. G. C. Quay and Li utenant Com¬
mander 3. T. Hutchins, United States
ntivy. Next was a line of carriages,
bright with gold trappings. They were
occupied by ti e governors and their
sb*ffs of the states and territories of the
United S ates, in the order of the state’s
entrance into the union. The executives
of Ohio, Masa(husett8 and New Y**rk,
also of Iowa, were most cheered aa they
pas-ed along, each bowing his acknowl¬
edgment of greeting. After these rode
M*e orators and chapains aa follows:
Bishop Charles H. Fowlar, of Califor¬
nia; Hon. Henry Watteraon, of Ken¬
tucky; Hon Chsuacey M. Depew, of
New \ ork; Cardinal Gibbona, of Bal-
timore; hev. H M C. Cooke, of Phila¬
delphia, and Mr*. Saiah 0. Lemovae 9 of
Uoaton.
■Fifleet. carriages containing the com-
mi-sioDers of forrign governmeats at the
World’s Columbian exposition came next,
followed closely by five c rriajes with
consuls from foreign powers. Thirty car¬
riages were r* quired to carry the Colum¬
bian commissioners at large and tho'ie of
the states. Tne board of lady mtnavers,
Mrs. Palmer and Mis, Trau man, of New
York, at the head, followed on, being re¬
cognized by the raising of thousands of
hata along the line. Efforts had been
mide to have present a woman represen¬
tative from each of the original thirteen
states of the federal union. Eleven states
responded and their representatives were
next in the proce sion. Then followed
carriages containing boards of directors,
chiefs of departments of the exposition,
etc. The line of carriages and mounted
escort fifth left Michigan driving avenue at Thirty- grand
street, through to the
boulevard and thence to Washington
park. The show of state and regulnr
troops wa- imposing. From the entrance
of the p irk to the mid-wav plaismce and
ihence to the great fair grouuds the w«y
was banked with the biue and hr ss of
the military, ihe pride of many states. The
>roops were formed on the east lront of
the park, facing west in three lines.
The troops p.ssed in review and num¬
bered 15,000 men. As the iroops and
carriage swung into line they proceed d
through the midway p’aisance to Jack-
son park and the world’s fa : r grounds.
On reaching the grounds the distinguish-
td guests w«re regaled with a hasty
lunch mar by and then escorted to the
stage of the dedicarion building.
ON THE PLATFORM
At 1:45 o’clock a great cheer went up
from tbe multitude as the vanguard of
distinguished officials and gue-ts of the
occasion appeared on the platform. At
this instant a signal from the leader of
the chorus 5,0u0 handkerchief-* weie un¬
furled to cue breezes. Instantly the
vast audience took up tbe cheering t nd
100,0b0 hands were extended to the
skies and 100,000 handkerchiefs welcom¬
ed the digni.aries of the occasion. r lhe
scene the diplomatic w»8an impossng one. First came
corps, followed iu order
by members of the cabinet, members of
the supreme cou t of the Unit d State**,
representatives of the church of Rome,
military commanders, ftdera! and stat<.
Upon the stage of this vast bui'd ng were
now represented a !arg--r nun her of gen¬
erals and officersof the United States army
than have ever assembled since the great
review at Washington. The congress of
tbe United States as represented by sen¬
ators and members of the house of rep-
resenntives followed next. A minute la¬
ter governors of state appeared I he
center of the stage wi s natural y occu¬
pied by those who were to panic:pate of¬
ficially in the c> remonies of the day.
THE EXERCISES BEGIN.
When all was in ready a signal from
the leader ushered in the first exercise
on the programme—“The Co umbian
and March,” composed in honor of the day
event. A chorus of 5,500 voic<s
j'ined in the rendition of the song.
Bishop Fowler invocation. commanded silence and
pronounced an At the con¬
clusion of the prayer, Director General
Davis advanced to the front and after
the applause had subsided spoke briefly
of the purpose of the exposition. As the
director general c-mcloded his address he
introduced Mayor Washburn, of Chici^o,
who extended the fiecdom of the city to
the guests of the day. Following the
address of the mayor, President Palmer,
of ihe national commission introduced
Mrs. Saiah C. Lemoyne, of New York,
who read selections from the beautiful
dedicatory ode, Chicago. written by Miss Harriett
Monroe, of As Mrs. Lemoyne
concluded the reading »nd w*s about to
resume her sent. President Palmer ad
vauced and extended a wreath presented
by the ladies of Chicago, delivered it to
Mis. Lemoyne in a graceful speech.
Director General D ivis announced
that theie would now be a presematiori
by the directors of the w’orks, of the
master arthts of the exposition of nnd the
World’s Columbian exposition
awards to them of special commemora¬
tive medals.
“Ihe Work of the Board of Lady
Managers” wa9 the subject of an address
bv Mr-. Potter Palmer, which was liber¬
ally applauded.
President Higginbotham, of the
World’s Columbian exposition, now for¬
mally tendered the exposition building
t<> Piesident Palmer, of the World’s Co¬
lumbian commission, 10 which he fitting¬
ly responded. As the president of the
commission turned to Vice President
Morton at tbe close and ask*d the rep-
rt presentative of ihe nation to dedicate
the l uilding and grounds to humanity,
the seniiment of tbe occasion reached its
dim x and cheers from a i ur.dred thou¬
sand throa’S welcomed the vem rable vice
pres dent of the U-dted States. 3y com
mon impulse everv man and w man in
the monster assemblage on the floor and
stage atose to their feet in a spontane¬
ous tribu’e to the highest dignitary of
ti e occasion. At the c ose of the ova¬
tion. Vice President Morton delivered
his dedicatory address, which was well
received.
At the conclusion nnd as the Vice-
President pronunced the dedicatory
words, members of the foreign diplo¬
ma ic corps arose simultaneously to their
feet in graceful approval of the sent -
me t and the example so delicately set
by the representatives of foreign nacions
was instantly followed by all the thous¬
ands assembled beneath the vast roof.
“Hallelujah,” the chorus that followed
added to the solemnity of the scene and
the true gravity of the moment w s inef-
faceabley impressed on ivery mind, and
when, at its conclusion, Henry Wat ter-
son advanced to deliver the formal dedi¬
catory oration, the great editor received
an oration worthy to a crown—a life
time of glory. Dead silence reigned over
acres of humanity as the orator of the
day delivered his grand speech. The
heart of every hearer was thrilled by the
eloquent sentences of the magnetic ora¬
tor’s address and at every print of his
mast* riy effort the great American was
interrupted by a tribute of cheering
thousands.
Scarcely was the ovation over when
Ch tuncey M. Depew, of New York, ad¬
vanced to deliver the Columbian oration.
It was nearly a minute before the proceeded applause
subsid* d and the great orator
with bis speech. The first to greet the
distinguished New Yorker as he conclu i-
ed his oration was Henry Wattt-rson, who
clasped his hand and c< ngratulated him
waimly on his eloquent words. The twi¬
light of approaching dusk was stealing
through the building as Mr. Depew con¬
cluded his oration and the mellowing
scene was favorable to the fervent words
of Cardinal Gibbons as he uttemd an
invocation.
THB BENEDIC flON.
“Ic praise of God,” a selection of Bee¬
thoven, was next rendered by a chorus
and was a seh ction favorable to tbe clos¬
ing exercises of the ceremonies. Bene-
iictiou was then pronounced and the
multitude slowly dispersed, but it was
nearly half an hour befoee the last of the
thousands assembled filed from the build¬
ing and bade farewell to the ecene of the
dedication ceremonies of the world’s Co¬
lumbian exposition.
NIGUT AT THE AUDITORIUM
The 1 tightest point, perhaps, in the
galaxy of the world’s fair celebration was
Friday night at the Auditorium, when
tbe Colum ian congresses were inaugu¬
rated by Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul.
The dedicatory exerci-es closed with the
most gorgeous display of fireworks ever
given in the world. To avoid the co-i-
cent ration of the mass of people, thi*
display was divided into three parts, and
givi n in as many parts of the city. The
programmes were identical. Tbe dis¬
play was given in Washington park on
the south side, Gaifield park on the
west side and Lincoln p>>.rk on the north.
The largest crowd congregated at Wash¬
ington park, which was tbe most access¬
ible from the heart of the ci*y, but ic is
estirr.a’ed that no less than 2 )0, Ot-O peo¬
ple saw each of these displ iys.
AT OTHER PLACES.
T he celebration of Colutubus day in
Columbia, S. C., was eleborate. The
banks, state departments hi d most of the
st* res were closed and there was a gener¬
al observance of the day I y the populace.
In the mornirg the e were fittn g exer¬
cises in the i ublic school-. After this
came the march to the s ate hou e where
the Columbus day programme w s car-
rii d out. The procession was compost d
of th*. mi,i ary, ban as, police, Couiederate
Survivor’s Aseociatii-n, < ity council, ; u-
pils of the city schools and young ladies
of the varioi s tolleges. The night exer
cis* s eons sted of a concert and tableaux
at *he opeia house.
The Cdumbus day celebration in Chat¬
tanooga by the school childien was a
mest notable event. A monster proce -
sion paraded the principal streets, iu
which white nnd colored children w’ere
escorted by Grand Aimv and Confeder¬
ate Veterans and civil and military
bodiis. Five thousand children were in
line. The exircises of the day wi re con¬
ducted fn the park of tbe c urhousc,
w-beie 8,0()0 peop'e listen-d to appropri¬
ate orations, poems a- d music.
The day was celebrated ut Atlanta,
Ga., on a gn nd *cale. Monster proces¬
sions pared- d the s reets, one of which
was con.posed o! six thousand school
children each bearing an American flig
in hand. The air was reson»nt with
music from many bands. The pro¬
gramme of the day consisted mainly in
reviewing of troops and the singing of
patriotic songs t y the school ehil ren.
Altogether Atlanta addid fiesh luster
to the halo of glory which invests the
mi mory of Christopher Columbus.
The celebratiou ot the Columbian an-
niversaty at Norfolk, Va., was the most
imposing display ever known in the his¬
tory of the city. The procession was
ci mposed of a regiment of regular troops
from Fort Momoe, marines and soldiers
hem the navy yaid, Viig nia voluntieis,
civic orders. Indian sch' ol ch idren and
( atholic societies of the city. There
were over one thous -nd school children
iu line. The ceremonies ended at night
by a bril innt disp ay of fitewoiks.
Columbus Day passed awuy iu Wash¬
ington, D. C., more quietly than an or¬
dinary holiday. The city was almost as
quiet as on Sunday. The ouniversary of
America's disci very was celebrated in
the churches and schools, but there Was
no elaborate observance of th -• day. All
government buddings we e closed, as
w ere also banks, private offices aud stoies.
Columbus Day wa3 celebrated at
Greenville, S. C., by the children of the
white graded schools, who paraded the
principle streets ten flags thousand strong,
carrying numerous an l making a
pretty display. All observed the schools and col-
legi s of the town the day and
suspended ixercists.
The normal college and city schools of
Florence, Ala., celebrated Columbus
Day with joint piognmmes. The exer¬
cises were highly entertaining and the
celebration was attended by a large
number of citizens. Over five hundred
sehoul chi.dreu were in line and took
part.
Columbu** Day was celebrated at Ox¬
ford, Ala., by the churches and schools.
At the foimer sp-cial services were held
and the latter paid respects to the mem¬
ory i f the great discoverer by appropri¬
ate exercises, followed by a holliday.
Columbu-* day was a genera! holiday
in Augusta, Ga. Ihe bank-*, pos offic;
and exchange were all closed. The only
ceitbraii ns were in the public schools,
where special exeic ses were held.
ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR.
Seven Men Killed Outright and Five
Fatally Injured.
A special Irora f>pokat>e, Washington,
says an appaling accident occurred on
tne construction line of the Great North
ern, Monday, resulting in the death of
sev* u tneu and fatally injuring five more
and seriously injuring six other*. The
track laying crew had fimshid work up
to Winaebee river, aud staned to lay the
rails across th it stream. The east and
fiift span were crossed safely, when iu
the midnle at the second span the false
w'ork under the bridge colltpsed and the
Lack m chine? together with two car
loads of ti> s and three cars loaded with
rails, went into the river sixty feet b -
low. The men were thrown iu every di
rectios and buried *
s me under the cars
md rails wi h the above result, Many
of the injured cmnot live.
STILL ANOTHER.
A west-bound passenger train of the
Sr. Louis and San Franci-co railroad was
wrecked one mile east of Phillipsburg,
Mo., at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning. The
haggnge car, smoker and two chair cars
were turned over, and Biggagernaster A.
L. DickersoD, of Springfield, and News
Agent Floyd Harwood, of Marshalfield,
were killed. Fourteen pa-sengers were
more or less injured, but none of
them seriously. A broken rail is sun-
posed to h -ve beeu the cause of the acci¬
dent. The wounded passengers were
taki n to Conway, wh<re those that re¬
quired it were given med cal treatment.
TWO DIOCESES IN FLORIDA.
Plenty of Missionary Ground for the
»vr Bishop.
Bishop E. G. Weed, ot Florida, sue
ce* ded at the recent E iscopal conventi< i
at Baltimore, in Lavmg his immense di¬
ocese divided and two dioceses will be
made of Flurida. He will retain his of
lice as Bishop of Northern Florida an
the church convention will elect a mis
sionarv bi hop of South Florida. This
division ia important, and the new’ dio
cese will include Sanfoid and probably
Ocala, along with all the territ* ry sout
of these poi -ts. Tampa and Key, Wes
and also the island of Cuba will be iu th-
new diocese. So the new bish *p wil
have plenty of missionary ground t
cover when begets to w.-rk in Soutl
Florida.
MRS. HARRISON DEAD.
VflP J Wifp flf thp PrPQidPllt riL'MitlU IClooUi.
;u
ppQppfnliv ^ AWQV
The Heart of the Nation Goes Out to
the President in His Great Grief.
As twilight fell on the white house
Monday evening, the sad and weary
watchers ab ut the bedside of Mrs. Harri¬
son felt her d m eyes would not behold an¬
other earthly day. li«.pe had long
since been abandoiud, > nd in the pres
et ce of the dread certainty <-f death, tears
bad been diied and the stricken fami y
awaited the * nd with the aching fortitude
with which affection accepts the inevita¬
ble.
Tbe members of the household came
and went about the rooms and through
the corridors almost in silence. When
they spoke it was in wh spers, although
the worn ut invalid was in no danger ol
being d 6turbed in the well-guarded room
where she lay scatcelv breathing. All
d-y long and into the night none of the
tami'y ventured tar away from the sick-
r<>< m, 1 r they knew not »t what moment
the> might be ended to witness the last
sari scene. So the weary hours < ragged
on in the private parlor of 'he white In use
Mon fay and Monday night with no ray
of hope to re!i< ve the dark prospect of
impending d ath.
In the ffices and the l rge entrance
c rridor downstairs the attendants paced
up at d down with hush« d f- otst* ps and
ati-wered in subdued voices the questions
of the numerous cal er-.
As night fell, a group (f newspaper
correr p ndents gather-d on the north
portico and in the shadow’s of the big pil¬
lars discussed in guarded tones the latest
news from the sickroom. Tbe numerous
callers who came tally in the evening
walked c relully as they ascended the
stone steps and crossed the p>vement of
the broad portico, as if fearful of
disturbing the invalid. Tlnse callers
included ri pr* sent lives of the official
families in town, person *1 friends of the
Munsons, and theseivants of tnose who
were sent to obtain the latest informa¬
tion of the condition of the invalid.
There were many other people—men.
women and chiMjen, who walked slow’ y
up the pathway from the stree , careful y
ascended the steps to portico, 1- oked
into the windows at the attendants sta¬
tioned inside, and thin quietly went
a Way again, P ople on the cable cars
and foot-passengers going by on the
street g z d at the white house as they
hutried by in silent sympathy with the
s rrowing household within.
So the tveiling wore into night, all
about the historic mansion awaiting in
monrnful expectancy the dread announce¬
ment which all knew must soon come.
MRS. HARRISON'S DEATH.
A special cab egram from Washington
announced the death of Mrs. Harrison at
1:40 o’clock Tuesday morning. history
For the second time in the of
the white house a p’esident’s wife has
d'ed within its wall. Mrs. Harrison met
death wih the patience and resignation ol
a devout Christian and her last days were
comparatively free from pain. For
twenty-four hours the president and fam¬
ily h d been almost constantly at her
bedside awai ing the end. Monday
night was without special iucident, but
laie and early, so fr< quei tly that he
could have slept but little, if at all, the
president was iu and out of the sick
chamber, and never away from her any
length of time.
All of the family in Washington were
present at the death bed except three 1 t-
t ie grandchildren and the venerable Dr.
Scott, fath r of Mrs. Harrison. Th y
were president Hairison, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison, Lieutenant and Mrs.
Parker, Mis. Dimmick and Mrs. New¬
comer. In addition Mis. Harrison’s
faithful maid, Josephine, and Miss Da¬
vis, the trained nurse, were in the room.
The members of the family spent a few
minutes around the lifele-s clay and let
the veil be drawn over their deep grief,
when they emerged with sorrowful faces
the presid nt ictired immediate ly to his
own room and closed the door. Other
members of the family respecting his ev¬
ident wish, allowed him to remain un¬
molested to contemplae his great be¬
reavement and commune with his
Maker. Th> y abo rerind and
gave place to Dr. Gardner. One
glance of his practiced eye told the sto¬
ry and he knew that science had again
\ielded to i ature and that all of man’s
efforts had been in vai". He passed out
and then the last, sad offices for the dead
were p* rformed by the uurse, Mies Da¬
vis, who compoM-d the remains for the
hands of the uid' rtakcr. The doctor
went home, the last of many questions
pu’ by a knot of waiting newspaper re¬
porters was answered by Mr. Halford,
ligh’s were dimmed and the quiet ■ f the
grave lay upon the great white mansion.
THE L'on s LOWERED.
SimultaneoU'ly with the announcement
of the death all the l ghts of the bouse
were lowered and several policemen,
who had been summoned in anticipation
of the event, were stationed at all the
entrances to the gryunds to prevent the
people from intuding on the privacy of
ihe president and family in their be-
reaveme t.
Thetelegnms oonveyirg 'he sad intel¬
ligence were a so at once rii pa'ched to ail
members of the cabinet ab ent from the
city and to Judge Scott, Mrs. Harrison’s
omy brother, who was on Lis way to
Washington. held
Religious services will be at the
white h> u*e on Wi due-day morning, af¬
ter which the remains will be 'aken to
Indianapolis, where the iute>merit will
he made at Crown Hill cemetery on
Thursday.
TWO HUNDRED DROWNED.
A Furious Flood Sweeps Through a
Sardinian Village.
A most appaiiii.g calumny has befall¬
en the village of >ai sepeiate, situ .ted
a short distance fr. m Cagliari, Sardinia.
It is tsimHUd that not lets than two
hundred of the villagers have been
drowned. On Siturday a fluid swept
through the village with sudden fury,
and iu a m meut the streets became
rivers that carried everything before
them Houses were lilted from their
foundations and carried whirli g down
by the waer. Ihe occu pan’s did
not have an opportunity to attempt to
save themselves. Many of them were
asitep wheu the torrent carri d their
hou-es away and were awakened only t
find themselves struggling in the water.
Ren, women and children were drowned
and not a single effort could be made to
nelp them, eo suuden was the dma-ter.
Tae place is isolated by the flood and
access to it is very difficult.
Three hundred and sixty different
mountain peaks within the limits of the
Unite 1 States each exceed 10.000 feet in
height.
Australian Ballot Law.
Francis S. Dutton was the framer of
1 ® Ausualian ballot system in 1851.
In his wildest dreams it is not possible
that f° rcsaw its globe circumnaviga-
tion. It has now been adopted by Bel-
gium, Italy, Greece, C mada, and almost
by the United Sta'es. On the heels of a
reform ballot in Massachusetts, in eff<ct
in 1888, came similar euactmeuts by the
legislatures of Indiana, Montana, Rhode
Island, Wisconsin, Tennes-ee, Minnesota,
Missouri. Michigan a> d Conueticut. In
1890, Washington, New York, Mary-
land, New Jersey and Vermont
adopted laws very s milar to that adopt-
ed in Massachusetts, and in 1891 Ar-
kansas, Ca'i ornia, Colorado, Delaware,
Idaho, I'linois, Maine.Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hamp-hir , Noith Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, South Dakot and WestViigin-
ia followed the example which hid b en
set. Iu 1893 those states, like I >wa,
whos • h gi-tatures were in sessi n, pass-
ed laws either conforming to the first-
framed s» crel ballot law, or at least took
steps looking to that end, so that on
Novtmbc-r 8, 1882, butniue Statts will
vote as ot oid
The Manufacture of Wild Men.
There are many curious trades in the
be OI the ^“ar t hi ciu *nmni i fifctlire^o f 8 ^v U cl
men.” Yet a well-known English doc-
tor in China has just certified from his
own personal experience that this art is
regularly practiced in the flowery kin"- °
d om
First a youth is kidnapped, then bit by
bit he is flayed alive and the skin of a
dog or a bear is grafted piece by piece
upon him. His vocal chords are next dr -
stroyed by the action of charcoal tomr.KO
Km dumb and the double purpose of caus¬
ing “etiolation” of the skin and utter de¬
gradation of the mental faculties is ef¬
fected by keeping him immured in a per¬
fectly black hole for a number of years.
In fact, by treating him like a brute fora
sufficiently long time he is made into one.
At last i e is exhibited to the entirely
credulous Chinese as a wild man of the
w’oods, and his possessors nap a rich
harvest. The priests, it seems, are adepts
at the art. When a kidnapper, however,
is caught by the people he is torn to
pieces, and when the authorises get him
they torture him and promptly behead
him.—Cjondon Chronicle.
Siberia Not a Desert.
It is a mistake to suppose that Siberia
is a desert, or a glacier, or a mountain
f stnes-’, or inctpdvc of b ing made hab¬
itable. Ihe Valleys are level plai is, and
-•aid to be as fertile as the western por¬
tion of th United Slates, and it i-i not
unlike the west in the variety of its re¬
sources—in mine als, limbers and in ag-
ncultural . , facilities. T It . is • am rvelous ,
treasure trove of store - up opportunities, unlimited.
Its we 1 h 13 practically railroad
With the advantages of commu-
nication a d telegraph lines a vast cun-
try is a Idtd to t ie world of civilizition.
The cultivation of the land and the in-
troductimi of all the elaborate machinery
of enhghte ed life will, as sc entists de-
pict, modify tbe rigors of the climate,
although in southern Siberia even this
obstacle does not exist.—Hartford Globe.
An Odd Occupation for Soldiers.
An order has been issued from the Si¬
amese military headquarter 8 that the
troops in one of the largest garrisons are
to be employed every day in fly catching.
Every mm is < x pee ted to -capture each
day a matchbox full of bluebottle flies,
and if he does not perform the duty he
will be compelled, as a penalty, to row in
round the is and where the tr'ops are
camp. The order seems ridicufou9, but
the Siam- se are taking it serious'y. They
say there is great need for cleaning out
myriads of flies that are making life mis-
■ ruble at that particular encampment
—Philadelphia Ledg r.
A Wolf’s Queer Conduct.
An extraordinary occurrence is report¬
ed from Monsac. Between that village
and Couze a little child of five was play
ing in front of its mother’s cottage,
when it was suddenly attacked by a large
gray wolf which had emerged from the
neighboring wood. The beast picked
up the infaut and trotted back into the
forest, but fortunately the burden was
rather heavy, and on the ne.ghbors-at-
tracted by the chnd’s cries—coming to
the rescue the wold dropped its prey
ai d disappeared.—London Telegraph.
Prej udlce Against Ited Hair.
The prejudice against red hair is
both ancient and widespread. For cen-
times the popular notions throughout all
and deceit. Iu Henry Bebel’s “Collee-
tion Of Proverbs,” published in 1512, oc-
curs th- following: “Proud are the s ort;
untrustworthy tbe red-haired.— St. Lou-
is Republic.
An Unwelcome Visitor.
A coyote entced a . op.m window in
the central part or Florence, A. I’., one
d vy recently. Mr. Ortiz, lying on a cot.
became con-cious that some hing had
brushed past him. Hu hastily close 1 the
win low and struck a light, and there to
his am zement was a fu I grown, wild¬
eyed, ten fi d coyote from the d'Sert
couching in the corner of his room.
Tue animal was soon cap'ured.
If You Breathe Poisou,
No less than if you s« allow it, it will impreg¬
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Many persons are broken down from over-
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Luxury shorten it. life; c mfort and
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If afflic e ! wsli soreey«« u-e Dr- I-aac
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« |9 Jacob A. Kunkel, a
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was
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Milton A. Kuiikel ij wo years ago they
gan giving hm Itao.l’a Sarmnvaritltr
In a short t:m« the sore healed up, he
perfect h alth, and he is now, at 13 Years,
fv aider and rugged. Mr. Kunkel says: "We all
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Hood's Pill « cure habitual constipation
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The Yisible Stars.
There seems to be little doubt that
the number of visible stars is realy liinit-
ed. Most astronomers now admit that
the total numb r of stars visible in our
largest telescopes cannot exceed 100,
000,000. This is of course a large nutn
ber, but compared with an infinite num
ber it is really very small. It may be
proved matbema'ically—and the demon¬
stration is a very simple one—that were
the number of stars really infinite and
equally distributed through iufiuitespace the
the whole heavens would vhine with
brightness of th • sun. Far from being
the case, the amount of light afforded by
the stars, even on the finest night' 8 , is
very small, and the comparative black-
ness of the background on which they
are scattered is sufficiently obvious.
I he number visible to the naked eye,
even wi h very good < yo<ignt, is not
only comp iratively but absolutely small,
Some unreasonable people think that
the number visible iu this w iv is almost
“countless,” but an attempt to count
those distinctly visible in any portion of
'he sky—for instance, in the “Square of
Pegasus”—will, I think, convince any
intelligent person that the idea is mere¬
ly au ■ ptical illusion and a p 'pu'ar falla¬
cy whu h has no foundat<ou in ftCR Th •
umber visible to average eyesight exceed on an
ordinary night does not much
4 ’ 000 fo [ bot " hemispheres. For excep-
, ! onall J k < en eyesight a d a very c ear
' k - v ?’ e P erha P 3 a ' lo ' v a totH 1 of im¬
( J n 0 for the whole starsfdiere above, , or
^’900 v, ‘ fble for any one placo at one
time. But surely this is a very small
number, scattered over the whole ex¬
panse of the heavens, Five thousand
men could easily be placed on a small
field wit iout touchiug.— Genlleman's
Magazine.
A Biblical Command.
A Gardiner (Me.) man says the reason
so many three mid four masted schooners
■re now being built is the fact that tue
sailors have ju-t got on to that Bib ical
commaud, “No man can i-erve two mas-
tirs.” See?—B Rigor (’omruircial.
Not Anxious.
Mr. Slimpurse—“l’.i* afraid you wi 1
wai t to bigin where your parents left
off.”
Miss De Rich—“Mercy, nol They
fight like cats and dogs.”—New York
We kly.
LADiv.S neeaiTiR n tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Brown’s Iron
makes the Blood rich and pure,
A tin cover for a cook’-< table is useful and
save scrubbin-i; to get the grea e out.
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