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t THE UxNIVERSITY BOAT RAC E. VICTORY FOR C ASIB RIDGE. -TITE SCENE ON THE COURSE. Cambridge broke its record of nine years' defeat by its victory on Lady Day. For that reason alone the race will rank as one of the most memorable of the 56 contests between the two Universities. That the success of the Light Blues was popular cannot be doubted. Misfortune had won them many sympathisers, and the long ascendancy of Oxford had begun to weaken interest in a trial of skill and endurance which appeals to the instincts of every Englishman. The Cttt,, bridge crew justified the predictions of their critics, and repeated the victory of 1870, which also came about after nine years' failure. The coincidence is mude the more remarkable by the fact that in 1870. Mr. Goldie, one of the finest strokes, was rowing his second race, and that this year his son was in similar case. Although the event proved the foregone conclusion which many experts had anticipated. the Oxford men may not-aa their opponents have been entitled to do on more than one occasion—console themselves with the reflection that their defeat was due to conditions of weather, or to the chance that gave to Cambridge the shelter of the Surrey bank. It was a well-fought contest, and the victory went to the better crew, of whose spirit and hardihood Payne gave notable proof by refusing to abandon his oar, tho ugh suffering from in- fluenza. Clear, cold, and sunny, the day was as fine M could be wished for outdoor sport in March. The wind blew from the south- west, and was without a trace of the icy keen- ness that made the conditions of last year's race comparable with the snowstorm of 1883, and the fog, snow, and hail of 1872. It was a gentle breeze, that scarcely ruffled the grey face of the water. Yet with all these advantages of weather and the inspiration to be derived from the uncertainties of the contest, people did not come down to the river banks in their accustomed numbers or with their wonted enthusiasm. It is often the fashion to speak of the Boat race as vulgarised," and to regret the days when only a few Old Blues went to Putney or Mortlake to deplore the degeneracy in the art of rowing. But the vulgarising depends upon the hour. When the rival crews take their stations late in the afternoon at an hour that does not interfere with the ordinary occupations of the people, the attend- nnce is too large to be always select. Even one o'clock is early for the majority, so that this year spectators Were not so numerous as has been the case at pre- vious encounters. There were. of course, many thou- sands on the banks and bridges, but fewer than would have been seen had the hour been later. They began to arrive at Putney soon after nine o'olock. The bridge is always a favourite meeting- place, as there is the prospect of catching a glimpse of the crews, and of even seeing the last practice. To many this is an adequate reward for patience and exposure. At Hammersmith, Barnes- bridge. Chiswick. Mortlake, and other points of the river there is no special temptation to early atten- dance. It was not until noon that they became crowded, and that the proprietors of extraneous attractions, such as fairs, booths, and gipsy encamp- ments, began to realise that this is the first festival in spring which affords excuse for renewing acquaint- ance with the attractions of the Thames. Everywhere the decline in blue favours was noticeable. Vendors were numerous, as usual; but these tokens of partisanship appeared to have gone out of fashion. In the galleries of the boathouses, filled with ladies who took a mild interest in the contest- hardly a ribbon or a flower was to be seen that would indicate the shade of blue to which allegiance was given. Not many years ago—in the height of Cam- bridge's misfortunes-light blue was the favourite colour. Belt even the fascination which this shade is supposed to have with women could not withstand a continuous run of ill-luck. Now that fortune has again smiled on Cambridge, these badges of partisan- ship may be restored to feminine favour. As the hour for the start drew near the usual fleet of steamboats, tugs, launches, and smaller craft passed up the river to the stations assigned to them by the officers of the Thames Conservancy. At Chiswick, Barnes, and Mortlake they were nume- rous, though not crowded, as in former years and the course was never hampered with row-boats. Spectators, in fact, showed a decided preference for the banks, where they were able to move about freely, and from which they had an uninterrupted and often an extensive view. Only four steamers are privileged to accompany the rsee-one for each University, one for Old Blues, and another for the Press. At noon Putney-bridge was closed, and the course was cleared of intruders The starting skiffs were already moored above the bridge, and everything was ready for the start. Mr. Willan. the umpire, was in his launch, Consulta, with five of the coaches—Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Lehmann for Cambridge, and Mr. Rowe, Mr. Bourne, and Mr. McLlean for Oxford. The race was timed to start at a quarter to one o'clock; but it was nearly five minutes later before the Cambridge crew put their boat into the water and paddled from the Leander Club. The Oxford men were not slow tq accept the challenge, and were quickly at the station, which fate and the toss of a coin had adjudged to them, on the Middle- sex side. Divesting themselves of their over-jerseys, the rivals prepared for the signal. Some delay was caused by two steamers breaking adift from their moorings near the bridge; but at two or three minutes to one o'clock Mr. Willan fired his pistol. As the sound boomed along the river the cheers of spectators announced that a good start had been made. For a mile at least the struggle, as seen from the shore, was keen and uncertain. The boats changed places more than once, and with each change the excitement grew. Spectators standing at the water edge or hurrying along the banks shouted encouragement to their favourites. At Hammersmith Cambridge had taken the lead, but it was not until Barnes Bridge was reached that the partisans of Oxford abandoned hope. Only twice in the history of the race has the boat that shot this bridge first been beaten. In 1886 Oxford lost at the last moment the prize which was almost within her grasp. Ten years later this achieve- ment was repeated, to the discomfiture ofjCambridge. To gain a length between Barnes-bridge and the winning-post at Mortlake is no small task; but six lengths were not to be thought of, and the hoisting of the light blue flag made known that Cambridge had broken her long record of defeat. Popular enthusiasm was great, and was not perceptibly diminished by the rain that began to fall a few minutes later. To say that the result was a surprise would be in- correct. It seemed to be admitted on all sides, from the day that the crews made their appearance at Putney, that the practice of Cambridge had been better than that of their rivals. The length and steadiness of their rowing found favour, and their staying power was acknowledged. At the same time, it was not anticipated that their victory would be so decisive as to leave the Dark Blues three and a quarter lengths behind. The time-21min. 4sec.—has been beaten 12 times since 1868—the lowest record being that of 1893, when Oxford rowed over the course in 18min. 47see. THE CREWS. From the latest weights it will be seen that there is not so much discrepancy between the crews as there was, Oxford aggregating 98st. 1251b. to the 98st. lib. of Cambridge, or an average, respectively, of 12st. 5 l-161b. and of 12st. 3 10-161b.: CANDIUDGIL „ st. lb. W. H. Chapman, Third Trinity (bow) 11 2 2. N. L. Calvert, Trinity Hall 11 13 3. C. J. D. Goldie. Third Trinity 12 p. 4. J. E. Payne, Peterhouse 12 lôl 5. R. B. Etherirgton-Sntith, First Trinity 12 10 6. R. H. Sanderson. First Trinity 12 11 7. W. Ward, Third Trinity 12 9i J. H. Gibbon. Third Trinity (stroke) 11 3$ G- A. Lloyd, Thlrd Trinity (cox) 8 5 Reserve C. J. M. Adie, First Trinity 12 0 OXI-OILD. st. lb. PitmsnlNew College (bow) 10 10 2. C. W. Tomkinson, Balliol 12 0 3. A. H. Steel, Balliol 12 lIt 4. H. J. Hale. Balliol 12 9 5. C. E. Johnston, New College 13 0 8. F. W. Warre Biiliol 12 13 7. A. T. Herbert. Balliol 12 13 H. Gold, Magdalen stroke) n nj G. 3. Maclagan. Magdalen (cox). 8 1 ¡ Reserve.—S. Le B. Smith, University 10 2 THE AFTER RACE DINNER. Lord Justice A. L. Smith presided at the dianer the rival crews, which, in accordance with former practice, took place at the Cafe Royal, in London, in the evening 60 quests sitting down to tables elegantly %dorne-I with th* colours of the crews. In proposing tt™ toast, of The Prince of Wftle* following that of '• The Queen, 'the chairman humorously remarked t hat its Royal H ghnt'Ss was the only person who could a »he same t.uie congratulate himself on having won condole w tit himself on having lost. For ihe Pr of Wales belonged to both universities. :1d < therefore, in a unique position in that r>-spe< Propos,r- the health of the winning crew, the c., vi.'nna alli. ifd to his taking part in the con- teat 4- > 'r,o. iu '• to his having presided at the nn,- il,r$J Speaking in a humorous vein, he deo.oi-cd it was a truism that history repeats itself, it was a nauseous thing that history should have repeated itself so often in the case of Oxford. He congratulated Mr. Etherington-Smith on his magnificent crew—a crew worthy of tho Cambridge crews of years ago. The winning crew of that day would rank with the most illustrious of former days. The Oxford crew, he thought, must have been glad to lose. It must have been getting lorribly monotonous for them. Everyone said so. Still, they had shown good spirit, and upheld their raditions. The chairman then cautioned the crews against the evJ effects of bickerings and quarrelings imong themselves, such as he had noticed with re- gret or late years; and finally, addressing the Cam- bridge crew, he congratulated them on having so good 1 boat, and warned them not to be in a hurry to "lSt it aside, as races were often won by the boats themselves.
THE PHILIPPINE OUTBREAK.
THE PHILIPPINE OUTBREAK. AMBEICAX ADVANCE.—INSURGENTS IN RETREAT. PRI'QCB L0WESSTKI5 KILLED. The news from Manila is stirring. The American advance towarda Malolos has resulted in a series of successes for the United States troops. The fighting was only light on March 24, but next day it was more severe, and the Insurgents were driven steadily back from their lines and entrench- ments and forced to seek refuge in towns which had been fortified, many of which were captured with great loss to the rebels. The operations on Lady Day ended near Caloocan with the retreat of the Insurgents to Malerita. This town, which is not far from Malabon, was captured this morning when fighting was renewed. General Wheaton's Brigade, composed of the 22nd and 3rd United States Irfantry and the 2nd Oregon Volunteers, effected the (apture after some fighting. The losses were heavy on both sides. The greatest difficulty was experienced in marching through the jungle, where the Rebels lurked in arubudh, from which they poured a deadly fire on the Americans. The firing of the insurgents has improved, and nwing to this and the many close conflicts which have taken place, the losses on the American side are greater than had been suffered in the whole pre- ceding Philippine campaign. The heat, too, was terrific, and numbers of the United States troops collapsed, and had to be taken to the rear for shelter. The insurgents presented a bold front and fought bravely, retreating where necessary in a fairly orderly manner. They were steadily driven back, however, and forced to abandon position after position until finally the town of Malerita was cap- tured. Many of the enemy were made prisoners, but a far largw number was killed while stubbornly contest- ing the ground with the Americans. In this fighting before Malerita Colonel Egbert, who commanded the 22nd Infantry, was killed as he was urging his men on to charge. His fall maddened the men, and they charged furiously to avenge his death, and the rebels broke and fled. The fighting, which began at daybreak, lasted six hours, and was waged all along the American line, which extended from North of Caloocan nearly to Novaliches, which had been captured on the previous day, with the smaller towns in its vicinity. Meanwhile the shallow boats were shelling Malabon, which was on fire in several places. The inhabitants are fleeing, large numbers seeking refuge in the American lines. THE OPPOSING FORCES. General Wheaton detached part of his brigade and sent it along the railway line from Malabon to Polo. The detachment had a battery of artillery with it, and drove the rebels before it. The other portion of the brigade crossed the river. General Otis estimated the forces of the enemy at about 12,000 actually engaged in the fighting. The Americans employed three United States regiments of infantry, one of artillery, with two additional batteries, and eight regiments of volun- teers. Further forces were sent forward from Manila. The volunteers won great praise for their fighting. The losses suffered by the Americans in the two days' fighting have been great. Many of the wounded were taken to Manila, and the field hospitals were very busy. Colonel Egbert's death is deplored, as he was an. efficient and popular officer. Universal admiration for the bravery of the troops and the strategy of General Otis is expressed in Washington, but no such feeling of gratification is experienced as during the Spanish-American War, when victories for the United States were greeted with cheers and rejoicings. General Otis telegraphs that Aguinaldo has asked for a truce and terms of surrender. The American Commander has replied that unconditional surrender only will be accepted. DEATH OP PRINCE LOWEBZSTEIN. A telegram from Manila states that Prince Lowenstein, who was acting as an honorary Aide- de-Camp to General Miller at Iloilo, in some unex- plained manner got in front of the firing line. and was shot in the side, and subsequently died of the wound. A German companion of the Prince was also wounded. The surgeons of her Majesty's ship Powerful volunteered their services during: the fighting, and were indefatigable in their attentions to the wounded at the front, as were also the sur- geons of the American warships. His Serene High- ness Prince Ludwig Karl zu Lowenstein-Wertheim was born in 1866, and married in 1897 Lady Anne, the youngest daughter of the fourth Earl of ilex- borough. The New York Evening Journal publishes a telegram i from Manila stating that Mr. James Creelinan, its correspondent, had his horse shot under him while advancing with Wheaton's Brigade, the animal falling with its rider underneath. Mr. Creelman i received hurts, causing a great deal of pain but not of a serious character. He remained on the field during the fighting, and was brought into I Manila later. Despite the successes of the American troops over the Filipinos, Spanish military men who have been for a long time in the Philippines predict that the issue will be deplorable for the arms of the United States. They declare that the Americans will win all the battles but lose the campaign. The Tagalos, they say,are in the habit of offeringa feeble resistance behind entrenchments, but are very clever in effecting aretreat and re-forming in the forests and mountains, where they carry on a warfare of surprises and ambuscades. The Spanish opinion is that Malolos will fall into the hands of the Americans, but that the war will last I as long as the Insurgents desire. The Madrid Correspondence publishes intelligence from Manila, according to which the American losses six days after the resumption of hostilities already amounted to over a thousand men, and several com- panies of United States troops have been made prisoners by the Tagalos. BUKNING OF MALABON. | A despatch from Manila states that the town of Malabon was burnt by the rebels, and that the Americans, who desired to save the place owing to the valuable foreign-owned property there, were unable to prevent its destruction. The following official despatches were received in Washington from General Otis: "The attacks on General Hall and the pumping station were easily repulsed. General Macarthur with a Moving Column has driven off the enemy, but cannot gain the point North of Polo on account of the roughness of the country, and must strike the railway south of that point. This will enable most of Aguinaldo's troops to escape north. Still he may oppose, as the best of his army, consisting of released prisoners of war and form?r r.ative Spanish troops' are concentrated there. This Northern Army will be pressed south of the city. Three thousand Insurgent troops from the Southern Luzon Provinces have concentrated. General Lawton will take care of them. The affair is satisfactory." Our entire casualties were one officer and 25 en- listed men killed, and eight officers and 142 men wounded. Officer killed Captain Stewart of 1st Colorado Regiment. To-day's fighting South and around Polo was determined, Macarthur, with the three brigades united, having Artillery and Cavalry engaging the enemy. Colonel Egbert, of the 22nd Infantry was killed. Our loss has thus far been moderate. The enemy's has been heavy. The army gunboats on the coast and in the estuaries West and North "f Polo are very efficient. The troops are in excellent condition and spirits." Miicarthur has driven the enemy, who was strongly entrenched and in large force, North of Polo, and will continue to press him. The insur- gents have strong entrenchments from Caloocan to Malolos which have taken three months to con- struct." _—————————
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THE employers have declined to grant an apolica- tlon made by the Amalgamated Society of Engineers of the North-East Coast for an advance of wages. GREAT damage has been done to many towns and farm buildings in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia by a series of terrific winds. Eighteen persons are known to have been killed. THE Madrid Imparcial announces that a Republi- can conspiracy on a small scale has been discovered in the vicinity of Seville. Some few arrests were made. STEAM consumption in stationary engines in 1870 was about 20"51b. per horse-power hour in 1873 this had fallen to 16-51b.. and at the present time it may be as low as 121b. AT the request of Professor Nordenskjold, King Oscar has provided Mr. F. R. Martin with 1500 kroner to enable him to conduct a search for M. Andree in Siberia.
DEATH OF DR. LEITNER.
DEATH OF DR. LEITNER. A MARVELLOUS LINGUIST. The phrase The world knows nothing of its greatest men is recalled (says the Daily Chronicle) as we record the death of Dr. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, who has just passed away at Bonn from inflamma- tion of the lungs. Few were probably aware that in Dr. Leitner, an unobtrusive resident at Woking, we possessed one of the greatest linguists and scholars of the day. He was one of the many remarkable men whom Hungary has given the world, having been born at Pest on Oct. 14, 1840. Dr. Leitner re- ceived a varied education, travelling much on the Contirent, and at last entering King's College, London. He had the degrees of M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., and D.C.L. When he was only 15 he became an interpreter, and went out to Russia during the war of 1855. Later he returned to his Alma Mater, King's Col- lege, and was appointed Professor of Arabic, and lectured on Mohammedan Law, having founded an Oriental Section. His love of travel and his interest in Eastern races were early developed, and to him may be ascribed the greater part of our knowledge of Dardistan, where he journeyed in 1866. He married Miss Caroline Olympia Schwaab in 1869, and was about this time called to the Bar at the Middle Temple. Dr. Leitner was the excavator of much interesting Buddhistic sculpture. He was a remarkable tra- veller in India, and absorbed new languages with the ease of a Mezzofanti. The Punjab chiefs asked him to induce the Prince of Wales to visit India. He claimed to have originated the title of Kaisar-i-Hind, in connection with the Queen's assumption of the title of Empress of India, though we do not know that the claim has been substantiated. The Viceroy of India made reference to Dr. Leitner's ser- vices to the Empire at Delhi in 1877, and promised aid towards the doctor's scheme for the Punjab University College. To this idea he devoted a great deal of energy, and was rewarded by much success. After he had taken up his residence in this country, Dr. Leitner kept up a close correspondence with many of the leading scholars in India. He had personal knowledge of the Ameer of Afghanistan, and received some important communications from him. It was in 1884 that Dr. Leitner purchased the large buildings near Woking Station which had been used as a Royal Dramatic College. The idea had been to provide aged actors and actresses with a home, and also to develop a knowledge of acting in the younger generation It failed in its purpose, and it was with peculiar interest that the inhabitants of Woking heard of Dr. Leitner's intention to establish an Oriental University Institute. Gradually scholars, Mohammedans for the most part, were attracted to the institute over which Dr. Leitner presided. To the Institute was added b Mohammedan mosqwe, one of the two which exist in this country. The mosque, to the mystification of many travellers passing Woking on the London and South-Western lt;tilwav, was erected in 1889. Here the Queen's Indian attendants and Moslems from every part of the country have come to worship. The interior of the mosque is modelled on the usual Oriental lines, iind is beautifully decorated. It has the customary niche in the wall facing Mecca. On the pulpit is exquisite Kashmir carving, and above it is a cupola decorated in green and gold. Prayer carpets and other contents recall the characteristic of mosques one sees in the East. The cost of the mosque, in the building of which Dr. Leitner took a keen interest, was mostly defrayed by a pious Indian Princess. In this mosque the Shahzada and his suite worshipped in 1895, and to its support he con- tributed about £ 500 on behalf of the Ameer of Afghanistan. Dr. Leitner's chief interest was in the study of Orentat life and languages, and his mastery of the latter was phenomenal. At the Oriental Congress which assembled a year or two ago he was able to converse with a surprising number of foreign dele- gates. He edited for some years a scholarly maga- zine which circulated among Orientalists. He had more than one controversy in the Press as to a rival congress; into the merits of what it is unnecessary to enter. In face and figure he reminded one of Pro- fessor Vilrhow. In parochial affairs—Woking is the largest parish in Surrey-he took a considerable interest, and his personality will be much missed there. A correspondent says that the doctor had been in very weak health for some time past. and his visit to Boun was intended to restore his mental and physical condition, but the severe weather hastened his end.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS CRICKETER.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS CRICKETER. We have to record the death of one of Notting- hamshire's most famous cricketers, William Barnes, I of Sutton-in-Ashfield. He has not long survived th* days of his great practical reputation and he was only in his 47th year. Barnes was, perhaps, the finest all- round cricketer who ever played for Notts. He first tame prominently into notice in 1875 when he waa given a place in the Notts eleven. He did not all at once jump to the front, but the county authorities soon found that they had secured a cricketer of far more than ordinary capabilities. Richard Daft, who in those days was captain of the Notts team, formed a very high opinion of Barnes, and predicted that if r he took pains, he was- sure to reach the top of the tree. This prophecy was amply borne out. Barnes's position as one of the leading batsmen of the day was firmly established in the season of 1880. The weather was very wet that summer, and, con- sidering the number of bad wickets he had to play on, Barnes's average of 34 was quite equal to 50 in a run-getting year. From that time forward Barnes, for more than a dozen seasons, was one of the mainstays of the Notts team, sharing ¡' the honours of many splendid matches with Shrews- bury and William Gunn. It may be questioned whether any county but Notts has ever possessed at one time three professional batsmen of such extra- ordinary skill. Barnes's usefulness in the cricket-field, however, was by no means limited to his batting, as for a long time he was one of the best change bowlers in Eng- land. Bowling pretty fast, with a high action, he was nearly always effective, and on dry wickets that had erumbled he often proved irresistible. He played at Kennington Oval in 1880 in the first England and Australia match, and was a member of the England eleven at the same ground in the famous match of 1882 which Spofforth's bowling won for Australia by seven runs. He also represented Eng- land during the Australian tours of 1884, 1886, 1888, and 1890. On his first visit to Aus- tralia as a member of the Hon. Ivo Bligh's eleven in the winter of 1882-83 he failed conspicuously, being for some reason nnable to do himself anything like justice. How- ever, on going out again to the colonies with two of Shaw and Shrewsbury's teams he fully redeemed his reputation, batting very finely, and in one tour f actually beating Shrewsbury in the averages in first- | class matches. Barnes was a valued servant of the M.C.C. at Lord's, and his loss will be more severely felt there than at any other place. In his day he was a superb style of batsman; h." always stood clear of his wicket, and his fine stroke between cover-point and extra mid-off and his quickness to punish a ball that was ever so little inclined on the leg side will be always readily remem- bered. Barnes was, indeed, one of the old school in dealing with any ball on the leg side. He had three great strokes-the leg-hit, the cut, and the off- drive. But he always stood very clear of his wicket, and h;ls wrist and forearm action always gave him plenty of scope for his great batting capacities.
THE BALZAC CENTENARY.
THE BALZAC CENTENARY. The himdreth anniversary of the birth of Honor* Balzac occurs this year, and considerable prepara- tions are being made in France to celebrate the date with becoming ceremony. At Tours, the birthplace of the great novelist, a committee is organising exten- sive fetes, but the memory of Balzac is also to be honoured in Paris. Among the other bodies that are taking the matter up are the students of the Latin Quarter. One of their projects is that of a monster petition to the Chambers advocating the removal of Balzac's ashes to the Fantheon. The object of the petition will be very generally approved.
SOME QUEER DISHES.
SOME QUEER DISHES. In the 15th and 16th centuries the horse seems to have furnished an esteemed dish, and Anthony of Geneva, the chronicler of Charles V., gives the following account of a feast at which be was present: I will tell you no lyne, I saw such kindes of meates eaten, as are wont to be sene, but not eaten-as a horse roasted, a cat in gely, Iyzards in hot brothe frogges fried." The porpoise also was eaten by our ancestors, being dressed in a variety of ways. The Royal dish of the Middle Ages was the peacock. The swan also was in great gastronomic repute, and accounted a State dish. With William the Con- queror the crane was a prime favourite.
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THE Prince of Wales, who had only intended stay- ing abroad for three weeks, has now determined to extend his Continental tour for another three weeks. ELECTRIC railways in Sweden are few in number, and some applications for concessions handed in during 1896 and 1897 still remain undecided by the authorities. The overhead wire system is usually advocated. PROFESSOB HACK EL, of Marseilles, has brought for- ward the seed of a tree, the Allanblackia, which is prevalent in French Congo, and promises to become an article of commerce for its oil.
SATURN AND HIS NEW SATELLITE.
SATURN AND HIS NEW SATELLITE. Through the kindness of Mr. Edward Pickering, ihe Standard's correspondent at Cambridge, Mass., gives some further details of the way in which Pro- lessor William Pickering made his disco rery of the new satellite of Saturn. It appears that this is not liie first time attempts have been made to find ii! ot,l I er satellite by means of photography. Experiments with this aim were made at the Harvard Observatory 11 years ago, but the telescope then available was not powerful enough for the purpose, and the plates re- quired too long an exposure. But when the Catherine Bruce telescope—a 24in. instrument-was sent to Arequiba, in Peru, Professor William Picker- ing proposed to continue the search last summer, I a id four plates were successfully taken on August 1G, 17, and 18. The period of exposure was two hours, and it is estimated that each plate showed 100,000 stars, appearing as minute specks upon a clear background. The majority of them can only be dis- cerned by means of a magnifying glass. By superposing two of the plates each star is seen double. The detailed examination of the four plates was begun on the 14th inst., and had not proceeded far before a faint grey point was found at some distance from Saturn, with no attendant image. Immediately after- wards a similar point was made out close by on the other plates, also without a companion. The plates having been taken at an interval of two days, Saturn had meanwhile changed its place among the stars, and the faint object had also moved in the same direction and over the same distance. A powerful magnifying glass proved conclusively that the images were not merely defects, and, moreover, they were found on the two other plates, which had been taken on August 17, midway between the first and fourth. The fact that the object had moved in the same direction and with the same speed as Saturn itself, and was in the vicinity of that planet, is held by Mr. Pickering to be conclusive evidence that it is a satellite. A suggestion was thrown out that it might be an asteroid, but no body of that nature would move so slowly in such circumstances.
HIGHEST HOUSE IN THE BRITISH…
HIGHEST HOUSE IN THE BRITISH ISLES. The highest house in the British Isles is the scien- tific observatory at the top of Ben Nevis. By day, as well as throughout the night watches, artificial light illuminates the observatory during winter, as the snow towers many feet above the windows and all daylight is effectually excluded. At night (says a writer in HaT"tn$wort}¡.' Magazine) whist is the pas- time most favoured by the recluses, but the violin, occasionally, is called into requisition and with song and sentiment time never seems to hang heavy on their hands. The summit station is now connected with the lower world by telephone, which, for weeks it a stretch, serves as the only means of communica- tion between what may be called isolation and civili- sation. After winter has fairly set in, it is a dangerous experiment for anyone except those inti- mately acquainted with the mountain to attempt the ascent.
PIGEON-POST IN EAST AFRICA.I
PIGEON-POST IN EAST AFRICA. An interesting trial with carrier pigeons will be made by the German authorities in their East African Protectorate. As roads are bad and postal com- munication very imperfectly developed, it has been decided to use pigeons to carry certain kinds of Government messages. Several crates full of pigeons have already been smpped to German .East Africa. In the Congo State the employment of carrier pigeons has been a great success. A pigeon in 24 hours can cover a distance for which the ordinary negro runae" requires from three to four weeks.
THE CHEAPEST PRODUCER IN THE…
THE CHEAPEST PRODUCER IN THE WORLD. Consul Vansittart's report on the trade and com- merce of the District of New Orleans for the year 1898 is just issued by the Foreign Office, and contains an exceptionally interesting passage on this subject. He states that the productive area of the coal fields of Alabama is estimated at 5350 square miles. The otitpilt during the past year amounted to about 15,300,000 tons, being an increase of 10 per cent. over 1897. At the present time the Alabama mines are. producing more coal than ever before, and the mines are unable to keep up with the demand. The average price at the mine for the past season has been about 3s. 9d. per ton of 20001b. There haa been no strike of any importance during the year, the miners and operators having in July last agreed on a scale of prices which gave the miner lid. per ton advance on the previous year. The average number of men, em- ployed in Alabama in coal mining amounts to about 11,200, and the average number of tons produced per man is about 560 tons per year. The total value of the coal mined in Alabama for 1898 amounted to £ 1,134,000. The output of pig-iron in Alabama is steadily on the increase the exact figures for 1898 have not been received by the State Geologist, but from the reports which he has, he estimates the out- put at 1,000,000 tons, against 932,918 tons in 1897. It is alleged that in no part of the world can pig- iron be manufactured so cheaply aa is done in the Birmingham, Ala., district, for they draw all their materials, fuels, ores, and flux from their own mines and quarries, and can assemble them at any given point within a distance by rail not exceeding an average of 20 miles. The export from the State has risen to 2000 tons per day. Very little of this, however, is exported as yet through the port of Mobile, only 18,760 tons having been so handled during the past year. One reason of this is that while steamers load in Mobile with light cargo, such as cotton, and need a certain amount of dead weight cargo, they take as little of the latter as they possibly can, owing to the fact that the Mobile channel is only 23ft. deep, and vessels like to be as light as possible going down it. The Government, however, has the Channel improvement in hand, and the port of Mobile will in the near future be more desirable for vessels than it has been in the past. Some pig-iron, rails, and construction irons were shipped out of Mobile during the year for Yoko- hama a.nd Hiogo, but this business, as far as the south is concerned, is in its infancy; it would reach large, proportions should the Nicaraguan Canal be built.
HOW THE PAVONIA DRIFTED.
HOW THE PAVONIA DRIFTED. In the West End is given a detailed account, with photographic illustrations, of the memorable expe- riences of the crew of the Pavonia. The incident of the boilers is made intelligible. There is a correction of a popular notion of huge boilers rolling about the stokehole and bumping against each other with every movement of the storm-tossed Pavonia. What did happen was that those massive structures worked loose in their cradles until there was a forward move- ment from the sides of the ship of some five or six inches. This was sufficient to deprive the vessel of every atom of motive power for that movement of five or six inches out of place meant the dangerous loosening of the supply pipes from the sea, and the complete dislocation of the steam pipes leading from the boilers to the engines. There was no motive power left of any kind with which to move the vessel on its course; it had to yield itself to the winds and currentil of the angry ocean and drift whither they pleased. ■
RARA Avis.
RARA Avis. A Hampstead correspondent writes: "A strange bird, which I have recognised aa a cockatoo, is caus- ing quite a sensation in this neighbourhood. Most of its time it spends among the rooks in their colony at Golder's-hill.to which birds it appears to have formed an attachment, the latter not even resenting the in- trusion of the new comer. I imagine it is an escaped bird, probably from the'Zoo,' as it is often seen flying at a good speed over the Heath in the direction of Regents-park. Probably ita chief attraction at Golder's-hill is to feed upon the fallen acoms and beechniart, which in some places there still cover the ground from last autumn fall."
THE LILY OF THE ARNO.
THE LILY OF THE ARNO. An interesting ceremonial has taken place in the Palazzo Corsini, Florence, when Lady Paget publicly presented an address of thanka to Prince Tommaso Corsini, head of the" Association for the Prrserva- tion of Ancient Florence." The address, which bore considerably over 10,000 signatures, was presented in the name of the most learned and illustrious men and women of all countries. Lady Paget assured Prince Corsini of the universal interest in, and sympathy for, Florence, which she spoke of as the-" most charming and beautiful city in the world." Among the signa- tures to the address are those of the Princesses Louise and Beatrice, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London, Z. Chamberlain, Mr. Balfour' M. Poincare, the Due de Broglie, MM. Preyeinet, Coppee, Pierre Loti, Hanotaux, and many members of the French Academy, nearly all the English Royal Academicians, the late Sir Douglas Galton, Siegfried Wagner, Mdme. Cosima Wagner, Joachim, Sarah Bernhardt, Mr. Forbes Robertson, Mr. Rudyard Kip- ling, Mr. Swinburne, and countless other well-known and celebrated people,
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TEBRIBH CHILD Mrs. Myles was praising you to-day, mamma, to Mrs. Brownson. I was on the other side of the garden wall, and heard 'em." Mamma: "What did she say?" Terrible Child: She said there were worse old gossips than you in the neighbourhood, after ail."
CONCILIATION IN LABOUR DISPUTES.
CONCILIATION IN LABOUR DISPUTES. It, may be remembered that some weeks ago the President of the Board of Trade entered intonegotia- tions with representative employers and Trade Union leaders with a view of bringing about the establish ment of a general council of employers and employed which should endeavour to prevent strikes by semi- judicial decisions on the subjects in dispute, and by entering into negotiations for their settlement when they occurred. We learn from the Iron and Coal Trade Review that the Employers Parliamentary Council has had the matter under consideration, and has determined that the scheme of Mr. nitchie is im- practicable, and therefore one of which they cannot approve, for various reasons.
m GERMS AND DISEASE.
m GERMS AND DISEASE. With impending epidemic we have learned enough says a writer in the Pharmaceutical Journal, to safe- guard ourselves, to a degree, by cooking and swal- lowing germs boiled, and innocuous, in drinking water; and to form mechanical barriers to their entry otherwise to our houses along their favourite high roads, the sewers. But more refined methods will in due time supersede these rough and ready ones, as we gain a fuller knowledge of the world we are as yet catching but brief intelligent glimpses of through brass tubes and magnifying lenses. Each germ will then be as well known as we now know members of higher grades of life, and be classed as readily as we now put a cat in the cat, or a mouse in the mouse, class; the peculiar powers of each be as familiar, as on a large scale we know of greyhound fleetness, tiger ferocity, or lamb gentle- ness. This gained, practical application of the knowledge for specific individual good is but a short step further forward. Instead of fighting tyhoid, for instance, in the present fashion, with drugs and disinfectants of imperfectly known properties, the more logical and effective plan will be adopted of in- troducing into the circulation of the sufferer a parti- cular microbe known to be antagonistic to the one producing the disease, and its master in the fight that will at once take place when they meet each other-setting a terrier or mongoose microbe to clear off the rat ones, as it were. The doctor of the future will thus, in the first place, be a specialist in germs, a drop of blood, or any secretion, sufficing for exact and immediate diagnosis and his prescription, written out for a particular antidotal microbe, which the chemist, the responsible breeder and rearer, will dispense, em- bedded in a pleasantly flavoured gum pastille. A great advance upon the pulse feeling and tongue examining of to-day, with the subsequent guesses at the cause of suffering, and hesitating or quackish treatment. Indeed, it is very probable that the future student of medicine will read of our medical and sanitary practice with much the same amused contempt that we do that of our forefathers, in firing cannon and burning vinegar to get rid of plague," or in protecting a court from jail fever by placing a few pots of rue and rosemary on the dock ledge in front of the infected prisoner. And what of the vast possibilities opened up in the inoculating against fevers and malaria that now make many a rich tropi- cal district impossible to live in ? Will not Panama after vaccination with a special microbe, prove as safe a place of residence as the Isle of Wight ? After similar light precaution taken, the African seaboard and hinterland hold no terrors. and hinterland hold no terrors.
A ROMANTIC HONEYMOON.
A ROMANTIC HONEYMOON. Probably no youthful English married couple ever spent so romantic a honeymoon (says the Lady) as that which Mr. Neville Lytton and his bride, whose Wedding we have previously recorded, are now en- joying. They were married in Cairo, at the Roman Catholic Church, the bride, owing to the illness of her father (Mr. Wilfrid Blunt), being given away by Lord Cromer, whose son, Mr. Rowland Baring, was best man. After the wedding, the pair drove 10 miles through the dessert to Sheykh Obeyd. near Heliopolis, the seat of Mr. and Lady Anne Blunt. They were met by a picturesque body of well-wishers —Arab horsemen and Bedouins on camels, under the leadership of the oldest and most distinguished Sheik of the tribes. All the villages around were decorated; the fellaheen made every demonstration of rejoicing and goodwill; while the dusky women I and children were adorned in honour of the white bride, the daughter of their benefactors. in the evening a whole flock of sheep was roasted to pro- vide a feast for the people. The bride and bride- groom will stay at Sheykh Obeyd until the end of April, when they will come to England.
THE WHIPPING-POST IN AMERICA.
THE WHIPPING-POST IN AMERICA. The whipping-post will come into use again in. Connecticut if Judge Simon Baldwin, of the United States Supreme Court has his way. He urged the municipal judges of Connecticut to restore the whipping-post and the, lash as a deterrent of crimes against the person, especially where women and chil- dren are concerned. "Whipping," he said, "is a punishment from which all men shrink. The har- dened criminal and the novice in crime alike feel its stigma. Imprisonment is, a dreadful punishment to aaelf-resplfctingman, but not to an old offender. Would it ;not be well for Connecticut to restore some of those laws for the better protection of the weak against the strong which were so hastily abandoned in 1830?"
WILLS AND BEQUESTS.
WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The personal estate has been valued at £ 159,340 14s. Id. of Lord Justice Sir Joseph William Chitty, who died on the 15th of February last, aged 70 years. The late Lord Justice bequeathed to his dear old friends Dr. James Hornby (Provost of Eton), the Rev. James Aitken (late of Charley- wood), Mr. Henry Strickland Bryant, Mr. W illiam Oliver Meade King, and Mr. Edward Bromley E20 each; to his nephew James Martin Chitty £ 20 to his nephew Thomas Willis Chitty £ 25; to his niece Elizabeth Isabella Helen Du Vernet £ 25 to her husband Colonel Frank Du Vernet £ 20; and to Colonel and Mrs. Du Vernet, in memory of the love and affection which the testator's late daughter bore to them and which he bore to them, ;E250 each. He bequeathed to his old and faithful clerk Henry David Pearce 200 guineas; to his butler, £100; to his coachman £ 50; to other servants £ 10, £ 8, or £ 6 each and to his daughters-in-law Gertrude. Adele, and Mabel, £ 50 each. Having settled £ 6500 in favour of his son Arthur John, and £ 6000 each in favour of his sons Joseph Henry and Herbert, the late Lord Justice Chitty bequeathed E6000 each to hie daughters Eliza and Helen Louisa. He bequeathed to Lady Chitty his household effects, horses, and carriages, and the balance to his credit at his bankers, with such further sum as would make up EIOOO, and he left his residuary estate in trust to pay the income thereof to her during her life, and, subject to her life interest, in trust in equal shares for his five children; but the trustees are prohibited from investing in the security of landed estate in Ireland. Leaving personal estate of the value of £ 88,090 [17s. 6d., the Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Price, F.R.S., j Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, who died on the 29th of Dec. last, aged 80 years, bequeathed to his wife, Miss Amv Eliza Price, £ 500; his house- hold effects, horse; and carriages, the use of the plate, the income from his freehold house, 60, Lud- gate-hill, from his real estate at Wallingford, and elsewhere in Berkshire, and from his real estate at Coin St. Dennis, and the use and enjoyment of his house in St. Giles, Oxford and such annual sum as with the income from her marriage settlements and from his freehold estate will make up her income for life to £ 2000 a year. Subject to Mrs. Price's use the testator bequeathed a set of dishes given to him on his marriage in 1857 by former pupils to his son Bartholomew George, to whom also he bequeathed £2000, and he bequeathed to his son William the remainder of his plate and books, papers, memoirs and pamphlets. Professor Price devised also to his son William, subject to Mrs. Price's life interest, his freehold estate in Ludgate-bill, in Berkshire, andat Cola St. Dennis, and he bequeathed to his sisters, Harriet and Charlotte Sophia, or the survivor, a life annuity of £100. All the residue of his property the testator left in trust in equal shares for his children, and the fross value of the whole of his estate is entered at 198,326 10s. The trustees are prohibited from in- Testing in landed estate in Ireland. By his will of the 20th August 1880, the Hon. Thomas Charles Scott, afterwards 5th Earl of Clon- mell of Bishopscourt, Straffar, Kildare, who died on the 18th June. 1896, in his 56th year, appointed as sctfe executor, his brother, John Henry Reginald, 4th Earl of Clonmell, who died in the testator's lifetime. Administration of the testator's estate has now been granted to his sister, Lady Maria Henrietta Fitz- Clarence, of 32, Beaufort-gardens, by whom the late Lord Clonmell's personal estate has been valued at £ 36,926 18s. 8d., including £ 39915s. 6d. in England. The testator bequeathed to his wife, who died in his lifetime, her jewels and trinkets, his furniture and household effects, and a life annuity of E", and subject thereto, he left all his estate to his said brother. Personal estate of the value of £ 215,557 lis. 6d. was left by Mr. Charles Harvey, of Park House, Barnsley, J.P., formerly a hnen manufacturer of Leeds, who died at Thrapsten, on the 31st. October last, on his 81st birthday, The bequests are .chiefly to members of the family-
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DOROTIIT, how on earth did you get a proposal out of that crusty old bachelor ?" Well, I pits > landed to like the things to eat that he likea."
AMERICAN HUMO UR.
AMERICAN HUMO UR. JOSH BILLINGS wrote I beleave in gWing every- thing in this world a sho for their munny; az bad as a hornet iz, I believe in waiting until they bar stung yu before yu swot them. Philosophy iz a fust-rate thing, but yu kan't kure a bile with it, unless the bile iz on sum other phellow. Watch and pra iz the price ov living in this world, and yu are a going to git beat even then three times out ov five. Men are often brave from mere natral impulse or desperashun, but true courage iz allwuss the effeckt ov principle. A hornet that kan't sting iz the poorest kind ov a job. Old profligates seldum quit their vices until their vices have quit them. I wouldn't giv enny man a cent a pound for hiz opinyuns. What he kan prove I am reddy to listen to. Pitch in, yung man and rekolekt this-the world don't owe yu but one thing, and that iz, a decent phuneral. Every boddy thinks that he is ov vital importanse in this world, and this iz a happy thought fur him, for noboddy else thinks so. Politeness iz allwuss worth more to the man who offers it than to the man who accepts it. Gravity never made a man wize yet, but it haz no doubt hid a grate deal ov pholly. I hav made up mi mind that the best way to go thru life iz to take the main turnpike, pay yure toll at all the gates, and insist upon haff ov the road. I don't propose to sneak along on sum bak lane, just to half spite miself and gratify the aroganse ov others. I hav observed that thoze persons who hav ob- stinately refused to change their minds are usually in the wrong. A pedant iz a person who overduz things. The man who kan't brake up a hornet's nest without fust reading to the, hornets the riot akt, is a pedant. A heretik iz a person who don't believe az I do. I beleave that makrell iz good for brekfast, and if he don't beleave it, he iz a downright lunatick. In ashunt times there were menny kinds of philosophers, more remarkable for their kreeds than ennything else but I konsider him only the true philospher who, having made himself a wizer and a better man, iz anxious to furnish others with the recipee. Reading without reflekshun, and swallowing with- out chewing, is what brings on the dispepsee. The person who invented the frickshun match, or tite boots made eazy, haz done full az mutch service to mankind, and more, than the authors ov the stoick philosophy. People are allwuss happy just in proportion that they think they am and when a man proklaims that he iz perfectly happy, he iz either a philosopher or a phool it don't make a cent's difference which. There iz a large invoice ov fresh-water martyrs in this world; folks whoze gratest pride iz in telling what a dredfull mizerable time they hav allwuss had on't. No one kan define luv unless they hav been thare; and thoze who hav been thare kan't do it to sav their lives. It iz a grate satisfackshun to know that the devil never fought a successful battle yet that wasn't fought under cover of virtew. Thare iz a right way to do everything; the man who knows exactly how kan even turn a grind stun L0 per cent. better than a green hand. How kan the man who never haz known sin, know virtew when he kums akrost it ? I hav known luv to make wize men silly, and phools really sensible. Silence haz been strongly recommended to those who haven't got anything to say. If this rule waz strictly carried out, I am afrade that talking would soon bekum one of the lost arts. MR. DOOLEY," (the pseudonym adopted by a. humorist now very popular in America) writes: Th' home infloo-ence is felt in ivry walk iv life, Whin Corbett was poundin' th' first jintleman iv th' land like a man shinglin' a roof, th' first lady iv th' land stood in th' corner, eheerin' on th' bruised an' bleedin' hero. Darlin' she says, think iv ye'er home, me love. Ihink,' she says, iv our little child larnin' his caddychism in Rahway, New Jersey,' she says. Think iv th' love 1 bear ye,' she says, an' paste him,' she says, in th'slats. Don't hit him on th' jaw,' she says. He's well thrained there. But tuck ye'er loviu' hooks into his diseased an' achin' ribs: pho says. Ah, love she says, recall thim happy goolden days iv our coortship, whin we walked th' counthry lane in th' light iv th' moon,' she says, a*' hurl yer maulies into his th' counthry lane in th' light iv th' moon,' she says, aa' hurl yor mauliea into his hoops,'she says. Hit him on th' slats!' An Fits. looked over his shoulder an' seen her face, an'strange feelin's iv tendherness come over him; an' thinks he to himself, What is so good as th' love iv a pure woman? If I don't nail this large man, she'll prob'ly kick me in th' head.' An' with this sacred sintiment in his heart he wint over an' jolted Corbett wan over th' lathes that retired him to th' home f'r decayed actors. 'Twas woman's love that done it, Hinnissy. I'll make a bet with ye that, if th' first lady iv th' land had been in th' ring instead iv' th' first jintle- man, Corbett wudden't have lasted wun r-round. I'd like to have such a wife as that. I'd do th' cookin', an' lave th' fightin' to her. There ought to be more like her. Th' throuble with th' race we're brincin" up is that th' fair sect, as Shakespeare call thim, lacks inthrest. in their jooty to their husbands." SHE laughed heartily without any apparent cause and then consented, in her gracious way, to explain: It carried me back a good many years, and her laugh, even her face, were those of a young girl, despite the mass of snow white hair that constrasted to prettily with pink cheeks and snapping dark eyes. I went down on the street car this morning. He was just such a looking young fellow as poor Tom was, tall, handsome and as self-possessed as a finished diplomat. He had a valise, a dress-suit, case and girl. That they were infatuated was as plain as that they were together. He did not know the rule re- quiring that transfers must be asked for when fares are paid, so he left the girl and the grips while he hurried to the conductor. Of course he obtained the transfers, for that style of man has a way that even conductors never think of resisting. But, during his brief absence the valise and the case occupied most of the aisle. A richly- dressed woman came in, tripped over them and was J proceeding headlong toward the motorman when the young man caught her in his strong arms as though he had practised the feat all his life, straightened her up unharmed and had made an acceptable apology before she knew just what had happened. He put his baggage where it would not offend again and was about to sit down when a lurch of the car landed him in his girl's lap. For the first, time he laughed, a cheery, gentlemanly laugh that made everybody like him. But he never blushed, looked foolish or lost his head in the slightest degree. It was superb, and so charmingly manly. WATTS; "Say, was it you who told me Browne had a habit of thinking s,oud ?" Potts: Not 1. I told you he had a habit of talking to himself." THE evil of having pretty photographs is grow- ing, and is becoming a decided nuisance. There is at least one young man in town who is ready to de- nounce the custom forevermore, and it happened this way. One evening he went to see a young lady whom he liked very much, indeed. She was bright, she was jolly, she was pleasant in every way, but she was not pretty. However, he did not mind that, and things were getting on finely until this unlucky night when he spied upon the mantlepiece a new photograph in a brand new Florentine frame. It was the picture of a bright foucy-looking girl, with big appealing eyes and waving hair, and it interested the young man immediately. "Whoisit?heasked, going upin front of the picture. "mighty pretty girl, but I don't believe I know her. Wish I did. Won't you introduce us V He was going on, but suddenly be- came aware of a certain frigidity in the atmosphere and stopped. Wh-wh-why, what's the matter ?" he questioned, because the girl looked wrathful, and yet ready to cry. "That picture," she exclaimed with slight explosion, is a new picture that I have just had taken of myself." The young man looked down from her to it and then sank weakly down. And he has not yet succeeded in making her believe that it was all a joke and he really recognised her. That girl may not be pretty, but neither is she slow. IT was in a dining car on a Michigan Central train going east. A young man with his hair parted in the centre and his moustache waxed to the proper caper sat down at a table just vacated by three or four people, and about the first thing he saw was a lady's kid glove. He gobbled it at once, two minutes later a young man entered the car and approached the table to ask Excuse me, but did you see a kid glove around here?" "I—j did," stammered the young man. Where is it ?" It was so small and soft and neat, you know, that I knew it must belong to a beautiful young girl, and I have placed it next my heart. If she don't mind, you know, I d like -But 'he does mind," inter- rupted the other. Then she has no—no romance—no—no Not a bit of it. She's 68 years, old and my grandmother, and she long ago got through with leaving her gloves around for young men to lollypop over." Aw gasped the young man as he drew the glove from his bosom, and that was all; he could think of—in fact, it was one of those occa- lions when the English language hasn't words to ex- press a man's feelings. MK. SLOWBOT: "I never jump at conclusiona.1'i Mrs. Slowboy: It is unneccessary for you to tell/ me that Probably the only jump you ever made it your life was when papa reached for you at th-ttinr I OB the step* {
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TRAPPING SONG BIRDS.
TRAPPING SONG BIRDS. An indignant correspondent of the DailyYeus writes I was walking in the country two or three Sundays ago, and overtook upon the road one of those mean-looking skunks who go out into the woods- and fields on fine Sundays for the the sole purpose of trapping our song birds. He had a dead chaffinch in one hand, and in the other he carried one of those- beastly little cages, wrapped in a black cloth, in which one or two little captives were. plaintively chirping out to their friends in the hedgerows. I called the fellow's attention to the fact that in a few days the close time would have begun, and that he would have to drop his amusement. This led to a conversation, in which I found the lad was not alto- gether a bad sort, and he did not deny that there- might be some cruelty in carrying these little wild I songsters into captivity and death, just in the spring- time especially. 'But,' he said, 'don't you talk to me- about cruelty if you wants to talk about cruelty you go and talk to them swells who goes hunting tame- deers, and gets 'em stuck on the top of a spiked wa,P as they tries to jump over.
WORSE THAN BULLETS.
WORSE THAN BULLETS. The British losses by disease during the Crimean War were about 10 times as great as those inflicted by the enemy but the official return from the office of the American Adjutant-General discloses a still greater disproportion between the two sources of mortality, and emphasises the fact that, especially if war be made in a hurry and without adequate nodical preparation -,indforesight, a similar dispro- pc Ition must always be Expected to obtain. Between Mi/y 1, 1898, and February 18 in the present year, 8ar9 the Hospital, 329 men of the American troops' we're killed in action, and 125 died of their wounds, a total of 454 while 5277 died from disease, either in the United States, in Cuha. in Porto Rico, or ia the Philippines.
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tI. k CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH.
tI. k CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH. The Christian Commonwealth in Georgia, which was incorporated a few months ago as "a com- munity of people on a co-operative basis, with the purpose of demonstrating to the world the practic- ability and desirability of Christian methods," has al ready attracted a population of nearly one hundred. The only tests applied to would-be members-who may be either resident or non-resident—are those of "life, motive, and character." They must subscribe to the principles of love, unselfishkoks, and true fellowship, accept the regulations and authority of the majority, and consecrate their labour and property without reserve to the service of the cause.
A RACE OF DWARFS.
A RACE OF DWARFS. Prof 33mor Miguel Marazta has made what seems a curious anthropological discovery in the valley of Rebas (Gerona) at the end of the eastern Pyrenees. There exists in this district a somewhat numerous group of people, who are called Nanos -(dwarfs) by the other inhabitants, and, as a matter of fact, are not more than 4ft. in height. Their bodies are fairly well built, hands and feet small, shoulders and hips broad, making them appear more robust than they really are. Their features are so peculiar that there is no mistaking them among others. All have red hair, the face is as broad as long, with high cheek bones, strongly developed jaws, and flat nose.
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ACCORDING to Berlin Vorwarts the German Admiralty has issued an order to the effect that the Kairer does not wish officers of his navy to wear a moustache alone. THB number of victims to influenza is still very jarge in Brussels. One doctor is at present attend- ing no fewer than 67 patients suffering from this ailment. MR. G. STBYKKS has been appointed Queen's Harbour-master at Gibraltar in recognition of his 36 years of good and faithful service to the Admiralty. TUB Petil Bleu states that the foreign personage who is alleged to have sold to M. Hanotaux docu- ments relating,to the Dreyfua case was not Baron do Mohrenheim.