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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2G, 1884. THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER. Pnllr and Weekly. ThxTxlzgkafh *« 1 ' “'“*’’"**.** Kb iitneu every da) except Monday, and weekly eT Ta« Daily Ii delivered by carriers In tho city ot mailed po.t.je tree to subscribers st f 1 per month, if U lot tbreo monlbe, IS (or six xaonthi or $10 a year. Th* Weekly la mailed to aub*cribera, poe tize free, at II60 a year. 75c for alx montha To club* of live ILK a year, and to clubs of ton $1 per year, aud an extra copy to getter up vf club of live or ten. . . # Transient aovertlaomenta will be taken for nc Daily at I per square of ten lines or leas for the first Insertion, and fifty centaforeach subsequent Insertion; and for the Wbbkly at H per square for each Insertion. Liberal rates to contractors. Rejected communications will not be re* onrn*D0ndencc containing Important news n* discussions of living topics. Is solicited, aat must be brief and written upon but one side of the paper to have attention. Remittances should be made by Express, Money Order or Registered Letter. Agents wanted in every community l« the State, to whom liberal commissions will be paid. Postmasters are especially requested (o write for terms. All communications should be addressed to Tai cable companies will conquer the fomlsn before Wolcley gets In bis work, at tire present rate. It may be that force in the years to come will be generated from two opposites olany description. Th* Philadelphia 7Vm« aays it is per fectly safe to bet on Ohio if you know fora certainty how the State will go. Te* storms of the present season have leaned to the prohibitionists. So far the most of them have occurred on water. Tin Georgia catfish would smile could he know that an earthworm measuring six feetin length has been eanght in Africa. Til* James gang, or that portion of It not dead and outside of a penitentiary, is suspected of some line work in New Mex ico. Tub Congressional campaign in the Fourth diatrict has become the subject of the eilorta of the Atlanta special telegra pher. Mb. St. John seems to be in line spirit* and confident if success, though there is trouble about a cold water candidate for Governor of Kansas. Tsiurr discussion is prominent in the lending Ohio campaign, and some chargee in tho present status of the Congressional delegation isexpccted. Kiiaooo, contrary to predictions, had an easy time for renomination in Louisiana. He should bare an impossible time in getting back to Congress. Odr Academy of Music is unsurpassed in its acoustic properties, and the perform era on tho stage all agree that tho voice can bo used with no nnpleasant effect. A religious sect exists in the Crimea whose main tenet is to kill all who disa gree with its doctrines. It is supposed to be a section of the stalwart Republicans abroad. Tin time approaches for the meddle some United Btatee supervisor of elections. A grand jnry in Louisiana baa already been forced to Indict a conple of these worthies for unlawful condoct. Kkxly may after all become a hero, man who, through years of contempt and ridicule, held bravely to Ida convic tions end wrung success from unfavorable conditionsor words to that effect, crank la only an unsuccessful specialist. Tnx New York Tribune seems to be wor ried yet over the fact that Cleveland was an expert and determined hangman at one period of bis career. Weil, some people have reason to tear hangmen. Cleveland's record in tiie hemp department doean’ worry people wilh clear oonaeieoces. Tux present dronth extendi over a very largo area of country. In portion! of Penn aylvanla drinktug water b scarce. In Vir ginia and Ohio late crops are eufferlng. In the cotton Stat-s, the staple b til open In the fields, and tho crops of sugar cane, peas, sweet potatoes and turnip* are sort- onrly Injured. Caxxxd goods hive been used in the United Btalcs army for twenty years in large quantities, and nooauiof can-poison- ing baa ever been known. Though it b euily establish! d that people have been pobooed by defective goods of this class, it U admitted that moat instances pub lished are merely trade slanders put Into circulation for a purpose. Ax-In Convicted- A fellow who call* himeelf Colonel Joyce, and who occasionally contri bute* some wretched doggerel to the Washington journals, which ho calls poetry, and on thb account haa been ■lubbcd the poet laureate of the Blaine campaign, haa been again convicted of theft. Ax he once aerved a term in the penitentiary for stealing in connection willi tho wbbky ring, no one will be surprised lhat this subject of misplaced executive clemency has dropped into bis old-habits, though the regret will 1 hi general that he cannot be returned to his old quarters. This time his pro pensity has taken a poetic and literary turn, and lie haa attempted to rob a woman. The atory of the theft and conviction is thus succinctly told by the New York Sun: "Solitude" was sent to the Son by Mrs. Wilcox, then Mbs Wheeler, In February ot teal, and It was printed In our Bandar edition of February JSth. It was reprinted by Mbs Wheeler In her vol me "Poesee of Fusion,' ynblishad In May ol that year by Belford A Claris, of Chicago. There la not the slightest return to suppose that the poem wu not original with Miss Wbseler, except Colonel Joyce's uiertfon that he wrote it in the wine roost o( the Celt House. Possibly r lectloa as to what occurred In the wine mom 1- not of the clearest On the other hand, every line of tho vetses b marked by the l-icnilarlUei of Miss Wheeler's habits of th...,tt and expression, while we have looked in vain through the prison poetry of Colonel Joyce for anything that shows the sen (eristics. Mrs. Kile Wheeler WUcoxhes done much biller work. U Colonel Joyce ever produr.sd anything half aa good, let him What -Mould be done with thfe shameless impostor who attempts to rob a woman of her rhymes? mmic representations for this purpose. The plan haa been indorsed by Gon. Fils-1lugh Lee, Gen. Beaurega.-d,Gen. Avt-rill and other distinguished Fed- eruls and Confederates. A Mr. Har ris, who is raid to fill all the require ments of u manager, haa been en gaged. The following are among the artists; Lewis Morrison, Thomas 11. G!cnnc7, Edward Coieman, Douglas White, Ferdinand Sartorys, Wm. C. Anderson, etc., and Mbs Rose Wood, Miss Jose Batcbeldor, Miss Rose Mor rison, Miss Emma Marble, Mias Con stance Mitchell, etc. She plays selected are “The Dead Heart" and “Called Back,” and the iaiiial performance is to be given in Richmond, Va., on October 13th. Mr. Harris is now on his way South to arrange for performances in various cities, fifty per cent, of the proceeds of which is to go to the purpose indicated. There Is no reason why this plan should not work successfully, for it will combine pleasure with duty. Macon will do her full part when the occasion offers, by filling her new and beautiful Academy of Music. The soldiers’ home, for. many and obvious reasons, will hardly become a reality, but the money raised in this way can and will be used for the benefit ol Confederate soldiers and their chil dren. At the proper time, it will afford us genuine pleasure to refer to the subject again. In the meantime the ladies of the Memorial Association might take hold of the matter in so far as to give it their intelligent sanction and sup port and to arrange for a good date for the performance and other necessary preliminaries. Thn Absence of Sectionalism From the present campaign is having a good effect upon the whole country. John Logan, so far, has enjoyed a mo nopoly of the bloody shirt, and it is to be hoped that the partisan rallies of October may not need its inspiration. The New York Journal of Commerce refers to this pleasing fact, and pays a just tribute to the fidelity and patriot ism ol this section. It says: “Fortunately for the South, North ern politicians are letting her alone. The Presidential campaign does not turn on sectional issues. There is nothing to be made by misrepresenting the South. If the old sectional battles were being fought over again the South would not seem to be as quiet and peaceful as we now know her to be. Her faults would be exaggerated for party effect in the North. Evory per sonal difficulty between a white man and a black man would bo magnified into a race quarrel. The South could not conduct herself so discreetly that partisan critics could not find ground for accusing her of disloyalty. The fairer treatment which the South Is now receiving is beneficial to the whole country. There can be no mntual con fidence and respect—sucl) as should exist between all parts of the Union in order to realize the full advantage* of the compact—while politicians are ex erting themselves to alienate sections. To the South the improved relations are of greatest consequence. She now feels herself more than ever restored to the sisterhood of the States, and Is not likely to prove deficient in her duties to the Union whichever party wins in November.” A Ready Mormon. ‘‘A son of President John Taylor yesterday In tho tabernacle denounced bathing trains, skating rinks and dancing academics, but said he was wUting to die for polygamy."—Salt Lake Item. Uere is a representative Mormon President John Taylor's son Is opposed to bathing; it is frivolous. There is no eason why an earthly saint may not be a dirty saint, since it has been con clusively proven that, “cleanliness is next to Godliness,” is a mere invention of the wicked ad vocates ol mixed bathing. And he is opposed to skating and dancing, is the opinion of President Taylor's son that to kick np one's haels, whether in a desperate effort to preserve equi librium or in the merry polka, is un dignified and frivolous. A man to be a Mormon saint must sit In all the unwashed splendor ot his office, his thoughts equally divided between God and hts own new wile. The statement that President Taylor’s eon declares himself willing to die for polygamy is susceptible of two con structions. Perhaps the Salt Lake gentleman has an inharmonious family of wives. Maybe he is anxious to die, Maybe he loves number two or three better than number one, and prefers to hand in his checks rather than sur render a wife. At any rate, if Presi dent Taylor’s son is willing to die for polygamy he can be accommodated very quickly. Let him proceed to Tennessee and open an emigration movement In the backwoods. Forth* Confederate Soldiers*Home. Those In charge of the movement to raise by voluntary contributions and I otherwise ft sob to establish a home Biss disabled Confederate soldiers in Richmond, Vft., have decided to give throughout the South a series of dra ft Prediction. The Kational Republican says: It la not positively known, bat It la pre sumed. that should Cleveland he elected he would he able to And another Howell Cobh to take charge ot the treasury portfolio. This is intended to convey a slander ous imputation upon the memory of great and patriotic citizen, long aince dead. If perchance Mr. Cleveland shall be elected, and he can find a man ot the sterling honesty and broad sense that lfowellCobb possessed to take the treas ury portfolio, the country would have supreme confidence that its financial affair* would be wisely and honestly administered. No greater good could come to the administration ot Mr. Cleveland or any one else, than such an appointment. If there is nothing beyond this to keep American Voters from casting their billot* for Mr. OR ve- land, he will be elected by a majority so great as to dwarf th* figures con jured np by the moral convictions ol Mr. Carlisle. Building up a State. A writer in tho Philadelphia Ameri can, commenting upon the slow prog ress of North Carolina in securing set tlers from the North, says that the im migration is increasing too rapidly to warrant the conclusion that immi grants do not find satisfactory homes and profitable' investments, but that the whole movement ot men and money is small ia comparison with the efforts made to attract them. Ho sums up the immigration since September 1883 as embracing ono thousand peo ple who came from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and the investment of outside capital, as “several ‘millions.” The difficulty is declared to be the want of reliable information about the people, soil, climate and industries. This is proved by the very largo num ber of inspectors who come and return without buying homes or making in vestments. In one county a stranger will see plenty on poor land, and in the next poverty on fertile land. If he makes inquiries about any particular industry, he is sure to find out that somebody has tried his project and abandoned it. Conflicting and con fusing statements are the rewards of IiIb endeavors, fie will conclude that a man can live well here and can find at tractive chances to Invest money; but the information ho got* is—to use an expressive local phrase—so slack twisted that his confidence in his own judgment is likely to be shaken. Suc cinct, practical, decisive information is exceedingly difficult to obtain in a community without sufficient industrial oiganization or commercial tension.” In view ol the fact that In point of attraction and need of immigrants Georgia and North Carolina are simi larly situated, it will be ol interest to learn how the difficulty above stated to be met. Says the American'e corre spondent : To enable both capitalists and settlers to ob- tain natiifictory information about the State— which haa tho most wonderful, but the lca»t known, variety of products and possibilities in the Union—an original and interesting en terprise has been undertakon. Private citi zen* have given $19,003 to erect a large build ing at Raleigh. The State Board of Agricul ture will exhibit in it during the whole month of October specimens of natural and agricul tural products from every part of the 8tate; and more than fifty countlei have made ap propriations from their public treasuries to dofray the expenses of collecting woods, rain crals and agricultural products for exhibition. The huge building, 334 by 336 feet, has been apportlo cd to tho counties, and every county exhibit will be accompanied with maps, pam phlets and public-spirited men to give definite information—men who are for the time in the employment of tho counties, and who are not land agents or speculators. The best history that has ever been written of any Southern States will be these descriptive pamphlets now in preparation by plain men in these fifty-six counties. They will not deal with old political doctrines or social questions but they will tell the people of this Stnto and all their visitors prccise'y whst the land will produce, what the cost of cultivation is, what lands may be bought for, whut manufacturing enterprises are successful, or may be made successful. ?hc people of this State them selves, and of most -outhern States, are pro verbially Ignorant of their own country,and of their opportunities; and this unique enter prise h«s been undertaken qulto as much as a project to educate the peoplo here as to at tract capital and immigrants. These displays of products and this assembly of men will be In this city during tho whole month of Octo ber. Preparations for it arc so active and en thusiastic, and the result promises to bo good in so many ways that so nnlquo an enterprise deserves praise aid Imitation. Snrely, it la something new In Southern bU$ory for the men of a State to advertise the whole Stato as private shopkeepers advertise their wares. Prom the mountains to the sound*, the Octo ber exhibit is a subject of mor: earnest talk than the political campaign. Greater changes than mere political dUcussIon can cause imminent. This is enterprise of the very best qhality and is bound to bo felt through out the length and breadth of North Carolina. It will placoh«?r idle lands, her rich mineral deposits, her forests, her water powers, her wonderfully healthy climate, her mountain homes, her healing springs aud her balmy breezes advantageously before the peo ple of the United .States and tell how and under what circumstances they may be reached and enjoyed. Who will begin a similar work for Georgia? Georgia Lands and • heir Owners. The foreign »yndtcatcscanuot hurry forward the reign of Henry George’s Ideas faster than uj utgiug their money on onr farmers and foredovlng the mortgage*, u they arc now do ing in the South, particularly in Georgia. The people will not permit this sin, and will event ually confiscate every cent's worth of syndi cate-holdings in •America, J|tst as tho over grown, corporation of the church in France was stripped of iu property in 1792.—The cur rent The Current, however, may hurry forward Mr. George's ideas even faster than the foreign syndicates, by encour aging the belief that in this country there iaalaw higher than the constitu tional law. We regret to see Georgia lands passing into the hands of foreign- era as much aa anybody, bat we regret more to aee an intelligent American journal suggesting confiscation. I.et the lawmakers provide against further encroachments; the existing contracts between the farmers and the foreign capitalists, if drawn in the terms of law, are sacred and should be so held. But while we regret the change in the ownership of Georgia lands, it is not simply because they pass into for* eign hands, for the simple ownership will not benefit the holders; they are certain to be sold at once, and possibly to industrious immigrants. We regret it because it is proof of unthrifty man agement. The terms upon which these foreign companies lend money, os a general thing, require it to be Ixm> rowed for five years, and the debtor pays probably as high as 19 per cent, per annam for its ate. Bat even these terms are light compared with the har dens the farmen have borne for twenty years. Five years ago some of them paid as high as 40 per cent, for provis ions, their note* running only seven months and second by mortgages as arbitrary as those now said to be to Th. Bu.ln... and Political Sltuautlon, There is widespread uneasiness and not a little alarm in business circles all over the country. The volume of trade is largely reduced; and in the face of prices that will not sustain the man ufacturing establishments of any sec tion, the accumulation of farm products and manufactured goods and the de cline of prices goes on. The first effect of this state of things lias been seen in an almost universal reduction of wages. Following this remedy, which at best has proved but a temporary palliation, running time has been reduced in a large proportion of our manufactories, while many have suspended operations altogether. Other causes have doubtless con'rib- uted lo this state ol affairs, but it is generally conceded that the main trouble has come upon our trade by virtue of the silly and untimely agita tion of the tariff question during the late session of Congress. If this is to he continued, it is plain that business must be suspended, or at least largely reduced, until some settlement of this question is readied. This is the way the country reasons about this matter, and tho influence that this conviction will have in the coming election will decide the con test. There is no doubt that public senti ment in the United States is largelyin favor of protection, and that in the long run this policy will be followed by the government. Temporary depar tures from it, partial, if not entire, may mark the future history of struggle, which, save as interrupted t^y the war and the period in which recon struction engrossed public attention, has been on for half a century. But in the end this policy iviU prevail, be cause the industrial, social and finan cial power ol the country Is dependent upon it. What trade is to suffer during the period of discussion and uncertainty is tho question of importance now. We do not look upon the future with any concern save with reference to th losses that must lor the time fall upon all classea, in order that tho whisky ring may hold a few more years’ mo nopoly ol this trade, pending its strug gle to reverse the judgment of every statesman the country has ever pro duced, and raise its revenues from di rect luxation rather than by duties on imports. > H In this position we are strengthened by the fact that the sentiment favoring and opposing the free trade policy of the whisky ring has already been tested in the present House.of Repre sentatives. Since the vote on the Mor rison bill was taken the two great political parties have met in conven tion. - Besides the nondescript organi zations that liavo named Batter, St, John, ct aI., as Presidential candidates have also presented their preambles and resolves to tho people. It is a noticeable feature, and ono that every sensible man must regard ns significant, that none of theso organ izations havo declared in favor of free trade or even an approximation to it. On the contrary, the Republican party is openly oommitted in its platform, in Mr. Blaine’s letter ol acceptanco and in the utterances ol its organs anil cam paign speechos to tho opposite policy. The Democratic platform, while framed in uncertain language, does not advo cate (rco trade. That the Democratic convention wai manipulated and the committeo on resolutions dominated by the men who now claim that the platform means freo trade or it means nothing, is true beyond question; but It is also true that theso men did not, dared not attempt nt Chicago, to com mit the party fairly snd unequivo cally to this doctrine. They favored it, because its adoption rendered the iutornnl revenue system a ne cessity, and because its permanent en forcement assured the preservation of the greatest monopoly the country over knew, of which these men and their associates were and are tho bene ficiaries. They knew that an open declaration of tho purpose to sustain the government by direct taxes, when inis policy would destroy 1 produc tive industries, would grind the Demo cratic party to powder. Their action then and their conduct now, convicts them ol treachery to the party, and was and is as corrupt and cowardly aa treacherous If the Republican party is committed to protection; if the Democratic party does not openly oppose it; it further more its toweling men are either silent touching this policy or are openly in favor ot it, the conclusion is irresisti ble that in the one united organisation and the powerful faction in the other that favors it, its continuance is as sured. Taking these facto into consideration, it is clear that the free trade element in the Democratic party will be power- less to force this policy upon the coun try. It must also be apparent that the only result arising from the attempt to do so will be to damage Democracy and secure its present and permanent defeat. That the free-traders propose the latter their every movement indi cates, and this resalt cannot be avoided save in the conviction ot the country that Mr. Randall is strong enough to hold them In check. This folly—to use no stronger term in characterizing the aenielees con duct on the part of Western Democrat* —is paralysing the energies of the na tional committee. With each succeed ing day the difficulties and dangeia that are gathering over the business of the people on this account are steadi ly augmenting the vote, that will be cast in condemnation of the men who are seeking to render stagnation per manent and hankreptoy universal. A Dogma Overthrown. Successful experiments are dally overthrowing cherished dogmas In every 'department of life. A recent and quite important instance occurred at Sheepshead Bay in tho great race run and won by Miss Woodford. Tho experienced and successful trainer of tho stable of tho Dwyer Brothers had punted tho mare for the race; that is, for hours before the ap pointed timo she had been put upon a short allowance of food and water. In tho early morning one of the Dwyers told the trainer that) tho maro would not start, consequently she was given full feed and drink. In the afternoon the other brother ordered the mare prepared lor the race. The trainer was horrified. From time immemorial it had been held as a sacred tradition, custom and law, thata race horse cou’d not be started save lie had been duly pointed for the race. He expostulated with Mr. Dwyer, who gavo the com mand, but to no purpose, and sooner Ilian see a grand rule disregarded and his favorite beaten and perhaps killed, ho flung up a lucrative position and re tired from tho stable. Mr. Dwyer said the feed and drink could not hurt the mare, and his common sense triumphed over a racing dogma, and his 1-orse not only carried his colors to tho front, won him a rich purse, but made the fastest and most splendid race in the annals of the turf. Some will say that this was an acci dent, and thnt the mare ought to have been beaten and should have died from her effort just as the military men of Europe said Napoleon ought to have been defeated when he won wonderful victories by disregarding the absolute roles of warfare. Some other turfman will have the boldness to follow Mr. Dwyer’s lead, and in place of taking his horse to the starting pole weak, hollow And fam ished, will carry him there strength ened and refreshed, and see him sur pass his previous performances. If so, a racing dogma will be buried with many others. In these days, race horses are trained under lighter cover ing than was was thought necessary in days gene by, and the result is seen iti their better health and robustness. According to English authority, horses have grown an inch inheight during the last twenty years, and the result is claimed, and justly so, to be due to good breeding and training ol blooded horses. The present race horses have shown their improvement in speed and spank, lor they have re duccd the time under increas ing weights. True that there are no . contests of a quarter of a century ago, when broken four- mile heats were run between such cracks as Charleston, 8ue Washing ton, Floridc, Free Trade, Bostona, Tally Ho, Nicholas Frankfort, Tar River, and a host of others, exhibiting wonderful endurance, but horses that can set such a pace as Drake Carter and Miss Woodford, with 110 pounds, meet tho requirement* of speed and endurance. Perhaps if Drake Carter had not been pointed for tills race he might havo led or maybe forced the mare to knock a second or two more from the record. If the dogma is dead it is better for horses and turfmen. —Mr*. Emms Johnson, wife of Pree- rtltort SEmfc. 04 “ b * rU ’ <U * J “ A Question In Phllologr. Conflict is the order of the day. The tattooed form of Maine’s erratic war rior, the stout figure of New York’s Governor and the evil eye of Benny Butler are discerned amid the varying scenes of the battle as they hurry for ward anpplies and whoop up the panic stricken stragglers. Even the red stockings of Colonel Lockwood, as she charges in tho ambulance corps, and tho gigantic mustache of Major St. John, as he supplies water to the wounded, are revealed In the distance as tho smoke liftseverand anon. The fight is five-sided and necessarily san guinary. But there is another conflict equally violent it not so bloody waged in the rear of all these'political armies. It is claimed that a new word is needed in the language, since tho Presidential candidate may be either malssr .enisle, that will express both sexot in its vari ous variations. This fight haa so tor bocn confined to the literati, bat now that positive damage to tho language is threatened the newspapers are tolling into line. No really great and good ed itor will calmly sit by and see another word added, to the vocabulary he is compelled so often to revise and correct. A writer in the Chicago Current says the word needed should be called ”ip” and appliee It as follow: “If any man or woman has anght to urge against the eligibility of this word to the vacant oflice in question let ip now speak or forever after hold ipe peace.” It will be seen that the word needed is a pronoun to represent both sexes when they are mentioned separately in such a way as to call for a pronoun afterwards. The Current points oat thst while from ip it is very cssy to form the possessive ipe, no objective his been provided. A writer in the Atlanta Constitution comes in with a new system and sug gests te, tie, aim. This he derives from the Latin pronoun ‘ sr,” which means himself, herself, etc. He claims that the use of this word would avoid the cumbrous methods now in vogue, and iUnatrates by applying it to a sentence as follows: "Lit every brosharer sister » deport his- •elf or herself Ihet he or the may brint no re proach upon the cease represented by Mis or hoe.” Now, with thy new word: "Let every brother end sister so deport tlauelf thnt so ■ay twins no reproach upon tho ctaso repre sented bj sin." Other suggestions equally arbitrary in their methods have been thrown oat; the question yet remains unsettled and the oooflict rages. It would seem thst a common sense view of this question might lead to an * mi-able settlement. The male pro- nouns "he,” “his” and "him” arc well known and at the tonguo’s end; likewise the gentle feminine substi tutes, "she,” “her,” or "hers" and “her.” Why not make ono of these do double duty, and since it wopid be ungallant to place the double burden upon the gentler sex, why not let ‘he,” “Ida” and “him” become the common pronoun 7 In most codes of law it will be found that precisely the same difficulty which now pesters the wordmongers is met by a statutory de cree to tho effect that the male shall embrace tho female; in other words, that “he” shall embraco “she,” so to speak; that “her,” “hers,” shall be regarded ’his," and in law “her” in the objective shall be included in all that affects “him.” This is common sense. It has its analogy in the scripture, where it will be found that the laws were laid down and promises extended to the male side of humanity, as a rule. The word claimed to be needed must become fixed by an arbitrary dictam. Why not select a word already partly used for the purpose described, and one with which the people are iamiliar? Tall Versus Theory. While the scientific nabobs have been discussing electricity and mechan ical principles in Philadelphia, and the whole range of scientific subjects in Montreal, tho advance agents 61 the fraternity have been exhibiting signs of great activity upon the suburbs of civilization. For instance, a remnant of the great family of mammoths sup posed to be extinct has been found, it is alleged, and broaght from the Ma layan peninsula into this country. They are both females, and while re sembling in many respects the ele phant are different in many others of importance. A more interesting and important discovery, however, is the so-called “missing link;” in other words, the creature which represents man at the halfway station between his former and present condition. This creature; now in Philadelphia, has been named Kroo. She comes from a wild district between Siam and China, and is,in her peculiarities^ repetition of her parents. This girl is covered with a growth of black, silky hair, that upon her head being luxuriant and straight. Her eyebrows are equally as marked, her eyes lus trous and captivating. The hair on her arms grows upward and backwardlikea monkoy’s, her ears and nose are short and her fingers work upon universal joints. This captivating young crea ture is intelligent and refined, speaks two or three langaagqs and is only sev en years old. Moreover she does not chew gam or eat candy. But for a still more recent discovery, Krao would undoubtedly be accepted as the abiding middle link. As it is however, rrof. Caldwell recently tele graphed to tho British Scientific Asso ciation Information which deeply affecta Krao’s standing as a link. The words which Prof. Caldwell flashed over the wires, and which thrilled all scientific circles, were: “Caldwell finds mono- tremes viviparous, mesoblaatic ovum. 1 These were the fatal words. Trans lated they mean that Prof. Caldwell has discovered that the lowest known mammal, the dnck-billed platypus, lays eggs like a bird, though it subsequently snckles its young, and that tho structure of tho egg is analogous to that of reptiles. Consequently, a high proba bility arises that all mammals, Includ ing man, descend from reptiles instead ot from amphibia, as has recently been imagined, and the Darwinian physi ologists are shunted on to a new line, and must study the pedigreo of reptiles as the possible channel through which progressive Ufa descended, with a quite new interest. As will be readily understood, theso facts established, will destroy Miss Krao as a link. Bat it does not in reality affect man forbettteror tor worse. It docs not increase tho glory of his species nor add to his pride of ani«*«try. Sines Darwin’s researches were published proud man has been seeking to dodge the charge that hia early progenitor wore a tail. It does not add tohia sat isfaction, now, to be informed that it was not a prehensile appendage. For our part, wo care not whether the father of onr race dragged his tail along behind him dejectedly or hung with it playfully from the limb of a tree. It is the fact that, under either scientific theory, he had a tail that mortifies ns. tion to numbers, was among thehntM and bakers, while the street sc...;.*” caped altogether. ” “ re «•Wengeriee- A mining company of Dead wood Iff* <oaend to the New ’rleans PV Jl!‘ tion this fail an exhibition olmu'W' lion in one solid piece, worth Lvnnvt w- vlded the various eointie, onu^:?, ro - ot trarnporUtion^ ellajfl1 * « fletelT ^Pnng. time whl h some ol oor futelf^^- could not beat some years ago It u unlike y that wheelmen wiih the i'd <1 the improvements that inventor, .re in* atantly making in their vehicle, boT.^"* be#ble 40 di * ,ance our freteit Two German gentlemen of Grei. belonging to tbe landwebr class, whow,i ordered to report .’or duty at thesotnml the Herman array, held, refused to go became the only mimi ol Iran porlatipn offered them rain with « I,vf * . * the on!y reply was an order forthemUi •rv officials to try the offenders tor dUo. bedenceof orders. They were trledh. court-martial, rod the lenience hsibeSj approved and promulgated. It la for <3 of them eight years at hard labor in the common prison. Tub numerous men of science as- rembled in Philadelphia were canvassed by reporters to lesrn their views as to the asserted conflict between science and n! listen. The Christian believers teiUhte with one voice that not only was their faith unshaken, but that it was strength, ened by Inquiries into the methods br which the Creator has wen fit to work Oo the other hand, the unbelievers were united in tbe assertion that science wu directly antagonistic to Christianity, and some insinuated that their Christian asso ciates being mostly connected with cel- leges, were afraid tossy what they thought Naturalists say that tho feet of the common working bee exhibit tho combine- tion of a basket, a brush and a pair of pincers. Th- brash, Ihe hairs of which are arranged in symmetrical rows, are only to be seen with the microscope. With this brush of fairy delicacy the bee bruris its velvet robe to remove the pollen dust with which it becomes loaded while suck ing up the nectar. Another article, hol lowed lake a spoon, receives all the glean ings which the insect carries to the hive. Finally, by opening them, one upon an other, by means of a hinge, these two pieces become a pair ot pincers, which —nder important service in the construe- in ot combs. One of the most notable discussions on th- substitutes for human milk in chU- d ren's diet ie that which took place at the forty-fourth meeting of German natural ists and physicians at Smlxburg. A com mission had been previously appointed to prepare papers, the diacosslon being di rected to two points, viz: First, the sub stitution of natnral unadulterated animal (cow's) milk for the human milk and its production; second, the substitution of artificial foods, with or without milk, for the natural milk—their nature and value. After earnest discussion for two dava the conclu.lon reached In regard to artificial foods was expressed in a unanimous reso lution "that these preparations can ia DO way be substituted lor motber’a milk, and, as exclusive foods during the first year, are to be entirely and compl-trlr rejected." Cow's milk was declared to tie the only sube hut* for human milk, ami that every effort should be made to insure its purity and goodness. Acted Like n Charm." This ia what Mrs. Mayer, of Ba- ronne street, New Orleans, says ol Brown’s Iron Bitters. A “charm” works quietly, surely promptly, thorouhghly and with delightful effect. That is just tho way thi- wonderful family medicine work-i on invalids w ho III..- 1 -. -11 I!; 1 ■ • I i [ 1 t 1 i - • \Y. . j ..f livi-r complaint, dyspepsia an 1 impoverish ed blood. Those who know its worth say it is a complete cure torajrspepiU, weakness, malaria, neuralgia, etc. Fast Wnlklns by O'Leary. Kansas Citt, September 21.—The one- hundred-hour walk ended nt midnight and was won by O'Leary, who mads380 miles and one lap. Miller, of a:. Louis, and 'Watt r-. -d In liter. v..t,une altcrn-ilrly. made 350 miles. O’L* .ry was matched to walk 400 miles aa well aa to beat his up- ponenta. SOLD I,’, ‘j. a. inn'll i'l . ’ aViiav si.! n.*T A FIVE HORSE il ai good as b WlJ.VRTlli r &,«:.. BREVITIES. A SOULLESS TALK. Her eve* were s beautiful axure blue, Aud her heir wu a chntnut brown; Her lipa were aweeter then heeven’a dew, And her skin wu softer then down. When ibe walked It wu with an airy (race That a fairy alone might poeseu; A bewitching mile 1U up her face— She bed on z brand new drew. And ushe etood on that folden shore, Far out to tbe ice ihc lnoked; But tb« waive proclaimed with . sullen roar Thst her tiny heels were crooked. -N. Y. Journal. Tub Florida orange crop is estimated at 1,000,000 boxes—330,000 more than last year. Most of the English commercial firms who adopted the electric light h.Te gone back to gas. Tbe University of Heidelberg has fnaad a gift of 100 ‘ *“ acceptance was con ing allowed to study there, Tub nse of bitter willow in flavorin sod coloring tobacco ia vehemently, di nonneed by rrof. Deachampa, ol l’arls, a causing softening of the brain. Tnx trained nnrse has now become almost a necessity to physicians, and she commands good par. There are seven- tarn schools for her in the United Slates. A Sa* Francisco paper advertises for “a minister of the gospel who can preach two strictly original sermons every sabbath, one In the morning for saints, und roe In the evening for sinner*," A* a remarkable fact it was stated In a meeting of the Science Congress In France last week, tint the mor tailtylrom ehol-reia T lion, ia propor FQrtSALt. 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