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Count Von Waldcraco, says London
Truth, will bo tho do facto ruler of tho
German Empire in conjunction with
tho Kaiser boforo another year has
passod.
for ivery oiivo taken out of a rnil-
road, a groat deal of property and lifo
i-s aaved every year. Straightening rail
road tracks will pay as a moans of
avoiding wrecks alone.
So ma ty trues are being cut down by
lumbermen in* the forests of Georgiu,
that an exchange thinks it is not likoly
that tho next generation will sea much
of the pine belt of that state.
New "York comas ns noar doing ono
big boarding house as any city in' tho
world. Over 1,000 001) people, accord
ing to the latest statistics, live in leno-
mants. but even (hit figure doos not in
clude all who board.
Mow that many railroad lines are
complying with Stato laws to host their
cars with steam from tl.e locomotives,
it is discovered that,in caso of a smash-
up tho passongers can bo cooked by tho
hot steam as well as they could be cre
mated by tho flames.
Til a Vermont Legislature having re
fused women tho ri;ht to vote in mu
nicipal elections, certain women have
sent in a petition declaring that ‘'taxa
tion without representation is tyranny,"
and asking to have all taxes removed
from property owned by women.
N —ia =
Cardinal Gibbous has endorsed the
petition to Congress for a law prohib
iting Sunday work in ths govjrnmoat's
mail and military scrvico and in con
nection with interstate commerce. Over
6,000,000 members of churches and
labor organizations have signod this
pctitiou.
Tho new Austrian military bill is quite
as sovero as the G.rman one. Tho aire
o! conscription is raisod from twenty to
twenty-one, a grave interference with
man’s work; nnd the duration of ser
vice is fix d at ten years, throe of them
iu barracks and seven with tho regular
reserves.
In tho year 1020, n statistician says,
the population of New York City will
lie 3,500,000, while tho population of
Brooklyn will b; 2.200,0)0. Those fig
ures a*e appalling. It is doubtful, ob
serves the Atlanta Constitution, whether
the country can stand tho evil of too
many overgrown cities.
The Dominion of Canada will adopt
the chief features of cur banking sys
tem. In 1800 radical changes will bo
made in tho federal, baukiug system of
Canada. The principal change will bo
the adoption of an amendment authoriz
ing tho government to practically con
trol tho issue of legal teuder and cor
respondingly restricting the issue of
notes by the various chartered banks.
The change will bo borrowed irom the
American banking system.
Tho rnpi-lity with which tho practice
is growing oi sending back and forth
between 15 ,gland and America charged
phonographs, designated as “phono
grams,’’is puzzling the postal authori
ties greatly. The senders claim they
are entitled to sor.d them at book post
rate", while Postmastcr-Goneral Riikes
of England insists upon their paying
full lotter postage. Tho point involved
is a very delicate one, and negotiations
to the cud of establishing a specific rate
are pending.
It has been stated that the enormous
uso of postal cards in tho United States
has had a seriously detrimental effect
upon tho manufacture of letter paper
and envelopes. Tho pa - er industry, it
is said, loses from $12,000,000 to $15,-
000,000 a year from this cause. Tho
sum is doubtless greatly exaggerated,
for the use of letter paper has also in
creased with that of postal cards. But
in Holyoke, Mass., 4 000,000 postal
c.irds arc produced dnily, making a
total production of 1,440,000 000 a
year.
Gladstone is proving a veritable bo
nanza for ] u Wishers and bookseller?.
It was his criticism that made tho novel
“Robert Elsmcre” what it is in point of
popularity, and he has now discovered
virtue in an almost unknown novel
called “Robbery Under Arms." The
hook was written by an Australian
magistrate and deals chi. fly with bush-
rangers. The publishers are preparing
a new edition containing Mr. Glad
stone’s letter of praise, and are count
ing upon large, sales. It is some such
man as Mr. Gladstone that compara
tively unknown authurs have been long
praying for.
Tho Courier-Journal says that no fact
of tho last twonty -five yoars has had
such a widespread influence on the de-
volopmont of American industry as that
iron can be mado in the south for less
than $9
According to the New York World,
lifo insurance companies in this country
charge colored people one-third higher
premium! than they do oilier people.
Tho World remarks that this is not
controlled by the Federal c institution.
The race’s constitution settles the mat
ter, as is shown bv vital statistics.
Skvcric is tbo name of tho man who
has succeeded to the position of chiof
bundit in Bulgaria. Ho is described as
a handsome young iellow, highly edu
cated and a most eloquent orntor. Two
years ago ho was a member of tho Bul
garian Skupt.schinn, but being detected
in “bood.ing” fl.*d to tho mountains,
and now has a very desirable position
as boss of tho back counties.
The boiler inspectors of tho country
recently held a convection at Pitts
burg, Ponn., to cff.ct a national organ
ization for tho purposo of securing a
uniform spstom of inspection. Several
States liavo boiler inspectors, to whom
city boilor inspectors are subordinate.
Tho States in which tlioro is no in
spection of stationaay toilers are the
Statos that stand in need of it as much
as any.
As a “far speaker’’ the tolephone is
rivaling the tolograph. Already direct
conversations have baon carried on be
tween Boston and Chicago, and, indeod,
some talk lias been exchanged to Mil
waukee, a hundred miles lurther. It is
now contemplated to run tho wires to
San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and
Mexico. Thus thero scorns scarcoly
any limit to tho system. It would be
interesting to bo ablo to forecast tho
condition of modos of conveyance and
ol communication a quarter of a century
lrern noiv.
The Duko of Sutherland, who is now
in this country, is the groatest land-
owner in Groat Britain, his possessions,
which are principally in Scotland, em
bracing 1,358, 545 acres. Stafford
House, tho duke’s London residence, is
perhaps the most magnificent mansion
in tho city. Ilia father paid $30,000
for it, and $1,259,000 has since been
(•pent in improving and decorating it.
Since tho duke’s arrival in America his
wife, a lady of great nobility of charac
ter and a favorito of the queen, has died
in England.
Miss Idu E Neumann ol Providence,
R. I., a successful missionary workor
among tho Chinese of that city, has
braved public sentiment and married
Bert Lie, a refined and Christianized
young Celestial. Mr. L e was gradu
ated Irom the Greenfield (Mass.) High
School, studied for two years in the
Worcester School of Technology, and
now holds a good, badness position. He
belongs to tho Congregational Church,
and mado Miss Neumann’s acquaint
ance while both were engaged in Chi
nese Saadny school work.
Tho Savannah News says: “It is
pretty generally thought that fun is
ubout all that you can got out of a
'spelling bee.' But there’s a grain of
wheat now' and then among tho chaff.
Moro than 20,009 peoplo have loarned
within tho last few Weeks that ‘accor
dion’ is not spoiled with an ‘o,’ as
everybody ha3 spelled it sinco child
hood. As many more, within tho past
lew days, have learned that ‘million
aire’ is not tho corroct spalling of, but
'millionnniro.’ Many a man with a
million doesn’t know that tho ‘million-
nairo’ has so much that he can afford to
do without the extra ‘n,’ and the singlo
‘n’ gives a big enough idea for tho poor
man’s thoughts.”
According to a correspondent in
Buenos Ayres, tho method of choosing
Pro i lents in the Argentine Republic
is curious, and wiil bo thought open to
serious domestic complaint. Tho retir
ing President “fixos upon" a successor,
who is olcctod as a matter of course,
“unless there bo a split in the party,
which means revolution." There are
admirable qualities of simplicity,direct
ness and certainty about tho Argentine
plan, but it can scarcely be called dem
ocratic. It obviates tho necessity of
voting to such an extent that elections
might bo considered almo-t useless, ex
cept when tho people desired to engage
in revolution. It makes things ploas-
ant for thn retiring President, but it is
a custom su ciptible of abuse. A Pres
ident with a large circle of brothors,
sons, brothers-in-law and sons-in-law,
might bo almost as well off as if h®
j were Emperor.
IN THE BAHAMAS.
What Visitors See at Nassau,
New Providence Island.
Tho Products and Population of
a Noted Winter Rosort.
The harbor Of Nassau is protected by
a long strip of land callod Hogg Is
land. This acts as a brenkwator, and
small vessels and stoaniors cm run to
tho docks, but fhsro is not dopth of
water for larger ocoan steamers. We
consequently anchored near the liglit-
houso at tho point of Hogg island and
signalled for a tug to take us off, which
was successfully done, after much toss
ing and pitching, to say nothing of tho
shouts of tho colored seamen upon her.
Tho whole island looks as green ns an
emerald. Tho orange trees are full of
fruit. In a few weeks the presont
crop will be in perfection; now thay
aro rather green. Limes, sugar apples
nnd many varieties of fruit aro now
ripe. Most of the fruit trees bear two
crops duriag the yoar. Tho air which
surrounds us is soft and mild, the sky
cloar and tho evenings, with tho full
moon shining down on the waving
palms and restloss wators, simply en
trancing.
Nassau is a small settlement contain
ing in all a population of 12,000 por-
sons, not moro than 2000 of whom are
whites. The city is poor—largo for
tunes dwindled to nothing after tho
closo of our war—a few merchants re
tain a fair competence, but tho most of
tho inhabitants have become grasping
and close, narrow and bigoted from the
necessities of life and their isolated sit
uation. Thero is very little inter
course with other parts and no cable,
and steamers from tho United Statos
arrivo only once a month in summer
nnd only fortnightly in wintor. Tho
English government supports ono or
two regiments of soldiers. The presont
governor of the islands ii Sir Ambrose
Shea, who is very popular and who,
with his most agrooablo wife, enter
tains during the winter months at tho
government house.
Three ports, now quite useless, but
very picturosque, crown tho heights
and give dignity to tho town, which, of
course has no high or stately buildings.
The houses arOrdow and without chim
ney?, and many of them aro concealed
by the denso tropical foliage.
Tho colorod population which forms
the larger portion of this settlomont,
arc a study to tho stranger. They fill
all the thoroughfares, they crowd the
streets, they laugh nnd shout like chil
dren at play, but they are not as ag
gressive as one might suppose from
their careloss, independent habits.
They are rather mild and inoffensive.
They talk religion, they sing psalms
and go to church with great persis
tency, especially when they can dress
in their fine clothes, and their livos aro
much the same as when ia a state of
slavery. Wages aro very low. In the
sponge yards 50 cents a day is con
sidered good pay for an ablc-bodiod
man and he “finds" himself.
A good cook commands $4 or $5 a
month, and they geneially go homo at
night. All laundry work is done out
of the house. Complaining sorvunts
would work better if thoy could see
how patiently tho colored people of
Nassau perform their duties with their
crude surroundings. Their cabins are
mostly at Grantstown, a mile or two
back from the city, and they all possess
land enough for tho cultivation of vege
tables, bananns and oranges, and for
lhe training of beautiful roses, of which
they are ju tly prrud and which
bloom all around their doors, perfum
ing tho air everywhere. Their cabins
are very clean and wholesome. After
the day’s work is over thoy congre
gate at tho doors of their cabins chat
ting, laughing nnd singing like merry
children, and a fight or street row is an
almost unheard-of event among them.
Tney are superstitious ia tho extreme
and bolievo in droamt, charms and in
cantations.—[New York World.
Tho Supreme Court Bible.
The United States Supremo Court
Bible is a small, black volvet-covored
octavo. It has been used in tho ad
ministering of every oath since 1808.
Every Chiof Justice and every Associate
Ju.tico of tho United States has hold
this little sscred tome in taking his oath
of offico. Many thousands of lawyers
huve held it, and to writo tho names of
tho men who havo touched the covers
would be to name the men who have
mado the bench and bar of the United
Statos illustrious. It was printed in
London ia 1799, and is today but little
tho worse for wear.
Strange Gypsy Solemnity.
A strange solommiy was held at Buda
Pesth, Hungary, last week in connec
tion with the unveiling of n monument
erected in tho Metropolitan cemetery
to tho memory of a celobrated gypsy
musician, Lajo3 Borlcos, who died last
year. The monumont, which is a hand
some mar bio obelisk, was tbo gift of
the Hungarian National Casino club,
and many of tho magnates who nro
members contributed largely to the
cost. Tho ceremony of unveiling was
conducted in a singular yet impressive
way. An actor of tho I’eoplo’s theatre
delivered with much pathos a speech
extolling tho many merits of the dead
gypsy, who was commonly known as
“Zigeuner Primes,’’ or gypsy primato.
Four hundred Zigeunors surrounded
the obelisk und played on their violins
various compositions of their great mas
ter, m p:osenco of a vast concourse of
citizens and a numerous contingent of
tho Hungarian aristocracy. At tho
closo of the ceremony tho 400
gypsies threw themselvos on the
ground at the foot of the
monument and broke out into mournful
wailing, many of them reciting tho
lavorito songs of their idol. Subse
quently they visitod tho grave of Raczy
Pail, another great Zigeuner musician,
where they prostrated themselves, shed
ding copious tears ovor the wreaths and
flowers on tho tombstone and kissing
the earth around it. Thoy thon played
several melodios composed by Raczy
Paul, after which, going back to the
obelisk thoy danced round it and wont
through various wild antics. On re
turning to town thoy hold a banquet, at
which thoy drank till a late hour on tho
following day to tho memory of tho de
ceased and to his eternal welfare in the
Zigeuner paraduo. Tho son of the de
ceased primato has succeeded to the
control of his father's band. It was ho
who, during tho recent visit of tho
princo ol Wales to Gorgeny, in Transyl
vania, was engaged with his musicians
by Crown Pmce Rudolph to entertain
his imperial highnoss’ guests.—[Lon
don News.
Revolution in Medicine.
Tho science and practice of medicine
and surgery are undergoing a revolu
tion of such magnitude and import
ance, asserts the Forum, that its limits
can hardly be conceived. Looking into
the luture, in the light of recent dis
coveries, it does nofy seem ynpossible
that a time may coma whoa tho cSuso
of every infectious disease will bo
known; when all such diseasos will be
preventable or easily curable; when
protection can be afforded against all
diseasos, such as scarlet fever, measles,
yellow lever, whooping cough, etc., in
which one attack ‘secures immunity
from subsequent contagion; when, in
short, no constitutional disease will be
incurable, and such scourges as epi
demics wilL bo unknown. These, in
deed, may bo but a part of what will
follow discoveries ia bacteriology. Tho
higher the piano of actual knowledge,
tho more extended is the horizon.
What has been accomplished within the
past ton years as regards knowledge of
the causes, prevention and treatment of
disenso far transcends what wou.d havo
been regarded a quarter of a century
ago as the wildest and most impossible
speculation.
A Dairy Mystery Solved.
For some tirno past tho cows on tho
ranch of S. W. Coffee, who lives about
fivo miles northoast of Modesto, havo
been yielding little or no milk ia the
morning. As tho yield at night has
not been decreased it was naturally a
cause of wonderj and surprise. Tho
conjectures as to the causa were many,
and it was finally investigated. The
result was truly astonishing. It was
discovered that when tho cows
woro corralod at night, and after they
had laid down, a band of shoats that
frequented the barnyard had been in
tho habit of extracting tho milk from the
udder. Tho parties on watch saw the
young swine, about midnight, cautious
ly approach the cows and commence
sucking with a confidence and zest that
denoted familiarity with the work. This
story, although singular, is vouched for
by N. F. Howell. “Doc" says the
shoats in question will squeal and whine
after * ‘ho cows as persistently and
naturally as though they wore calling
their mother.—[Modesto (Cal.) Nows.
I How Boms Came to Be
I The day, with her creative power,
| Drew from the earth a wondrous t
It caught from dawn a crimson be
And in the dazzling sunlight grew
A red, rod rose.
Born in tho flush of morning’s light,
How could it know or coming night)
Behold 1 when gloom and darknoss came.
The rose in agony of pain
Turned palo and white.
The night, with her persuasive power.
Drew from :ho earth a wondrous flower;
It caught n moonbeam’s mellow hue,
And iu the silent night-time grew
A white, white rose.
Born in the cool and shadowy night,
How could it know of coming liglit)
Behold! when dawn had flushed the sky,
Tho rose with one enraptured cry
Turned ruby rod.
—[Elizabeth Buckingham.
UUMOKOIJ&
The Time It Bldn’t Work.
Tramp (lounging at the gate) —
’Tain’t many men, Miss, who have a
grown-up daughter, like you, who can
dig taters as nimbly at that man back
In the garden.
Woman (souily)—If you want any
thing, why don’t you say so? I danced
that man on my knee before you wer
bora.
A stare-casc—Au opera glass.
A stern necessity—A boat's tiller.
Motto for a cooper—“Hoop at tub.’
The cracksman’s invoctive—Blast it 1
Query: Is the wheelwright better
than his felloes?
Ono of the brightest spots in exist
ence— “Spot cash."
Men who walk off with a smile are
very rarely arrested.
The lawn mower, after all, really
“keeps off tho grass."
Relatively speaking, what’s the mat
ter with “country cousins?"
Apropos of “high rollers," tho ele
vated trains suggest thomsolvas as
giddy.
To tho thrifty housewife baking day
is an occasion roplote with stirring In
cidents.
It is to bo assumed that tho dealer in
ship’s canvas ompioys none but compe
tent sails-men.
A protty girl don’t object to reflec
tions on herself when thuy coma from
a looking-glass.
“Amen!" says the pastor, in solemn
tono, and then the ancient maidens lift
their eyes and groan, “Ah, men l"
Mistress—“Why, Nora, how dusty
the chairs are!" Maid—“Yes, mim,
there’s nobody sat on thim today, mim.’’
Why is a general housemaid like «
boot? Because one is maid of all work
and the other is also made of awl
wo*.'**-*•• .
“Tho search is fruitless,’’ said the
small boy. as he looked at the wire
screen covering tho corner grocer’s ap
ple barrel.
“Don’t forgot tho numbor—86.
’Shust liko two bretzsh syto by Byte,’ M
is tho way a prominent Chicago firm
prints its letter and bill heads.
Johnny—“Tommy, lots put our pen
nies togethor and buy ma a nico pres
ent." Tommy—“All right. What shall
it bo?" Johnny — “I gujss wo had bet
ter get her a padded slipper.”
Sheriff (to condemned m"n eating
his last breakfast)—“Will you have
some ham and eggs?" Condemned
Man— “A couplo of eggs, please, but
no ham. Pork gives mo indigestion.”
Fominino criticism: “What a viper
that M.ne. Z—isi" “Thero’s no uso
in making her out as bad as that, my
dear. She only tries to bite in ordor to
mako us believe sho has soma loeth
left.”
It must bo a curious event, the pro
posal of a stuttering lover. Ho would
havo some difficulty ia tolling his fair
one that sho wus the pup-pup-pearl ol
his life, and tho dud-dud-darling of his
heart.
Housckoepor — Professor, havo you
any suggestions with regard to nay
bric-a-brnc that you think would nssist
tho artistic effect of my house? Pro
fessor—I would suggest tho advisabili
ty of an auction sale.
“Ah, so tho Spanish ministers havo
resigned," sail Mrs. Homespun, look-
ing up from her paper. “Miuisters
are always preaching about tho duty of
resignation, and it’s gratifying to know
that some of them, at least, havo final
ly followed their own counsel."
Mr. Knowitall Imparts Imformation
— “Pa,” said Johnny Knowitall, “the
paper says natural gas is offensive to
tho olfactories. What does that meant”
“Olfactories is a misprint. It should
bo oil factories. The oil factories don’t
like it because natural gas is running
their business.”
“There are fish In the sea,” said tho maiden
fair,
"As good as ever were caught, so there!’
And she jilted her beau and aw iy wont he.
And she found, although there .were flsh ia
the sea
As good os ever were brought to land,
They wouldn’t c ora ) out at her comm ind.
And the beautiful maid grew pale and sad,
And wished she had kept the one she had.