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TIIOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1895. VOL. LX. NO. 48. Jil in,, ???? They figure it out-that England spends $900? 00?i000 a je? for drinks.1 OUT army is amply provided with Brigadiers^ there being no lea} than sixteen. ?t takes 3500 barrels or flour A week to make the bread of Glasgow; Scot land, and most of it goes from the United States. - F, W. Putnam, of the Peabody Mu seum, Boston, denies that the mound buUders were in any way related to tho indian tribes of the'eoantry. Vessels from Bering sea report a groat scarcity of seals, and experts as-, serb that the seals will be utterly ex terminated in five years more. A Japanese priest defines "Shinto ism'' as the "worship of the Emperor and other great men ot the Nation." It is the most prominent religion of Jaoan. Tho favorite language at the Bus* sinn court since the entrance of the new Empress is said to be English. German, Bnssian and French are sel dom heard. The Commissioner of tho General Land Office, in his report says thr.t there are yet 313,837,888 acres ol lane in the country open to settlement, and 285,245,607 yet unsurveyed. "Evi dently the country is not overstocked with population yet," adds the New Orleans Picavune. Tho Chicago Chroniole says : "TJie signs continuo to multiply that the new commercial era which is to make the United States the richest and mest powerful Nation of the globe has already begun. The manufacturers of tue country are rising to the occasion bravely, and are making an cneigetio and a winning attempt to secure a "footing in the foreign market." In no other country in the world is tfcere so much money appropriated by Government and donated by private citizens to the cause of educativa sa iu the United States, boasts the De troit Free Press. And as a result there were gathered during the past year into onr schools, colleges and universities 15,520,268 ' of tho youth of the land. This is equal to nearly one-fourth of our entire population. ? H is surprising that tho great river ' which Profeesor Bell claims to have discovered in Northern Quebeo should have received no name from the na tives. The African tribes lowest in in telligence have names for their rivers, but it may be that the Esquimaux named this stream the groat river be cause of its majestic size. When ex plored it will probably add another Arclio route for tourists. Several eminent German physicians are agreed that in about ten per cent, of the cases of supposed idiocy among children the affliction is caused by an abnormal growth in the oanal back of the nose. This growth, seldom visi ble, is indicated by the nasal epeeoh and defective hearing of those afflict ed ; the month is kept nearly always open, and the little sufferer makes scant or no progress in school. Noth ing but an operation by a skilful sar ge cu will o Efe ct a oure, but then a cure is assured. A noted ex-bnrglar is employed as a private detective in one of the larg est retail dry goods stores in New York, and a member of the firm says that the ex-convict's servioes are in valuable. He was engaged on aocount of his wide acquaintance with shop lifters. Already h3 has shown a re markable adaptability for his work. He is almost continually walking about the store, keeping a close watch on the entrances. A number of professional shop lifters with whom he is acquaint ed ari aware of the position he holds and consequently keep away from the building. Hr. Sam Heller, of Raleigh, N. C., knowing that there was no limit to the weight of first- class*meil psokages, ordered a box of shoes, weighing 125 pounds, sent to him by mail. With only a 2-cent stamp affixed. There were on the box when it arrived $40 worth of postage dne stamps. There! were fifty of the denomination of fifty! cents, for which he says he can ob?! tain from the dealers $1.25 each, andi fifty of thirty cents, worth eeventy-. five cents each ; so by this calculation he makes $60. This is the heaviest package of the kind which ever passed, through the mail in Baieigh. The Boston Transcript's "Listener"! grows extremely aesthetic in his crit icism of the modern iron building. Says he : "A large building is going; up in Boston in which a great weight' is apparently being supported by col umns so slender that they mast sorely be crushed. Bnt co one need be alarmed-at least not at present. These columns are. not of stone, but of iron encased in u 'composition' of stone, decoratively treated as if it were Btone. Every ono of those graceful pi! TS-for the details are throughout beautiful-is a monument to a lie. They are so brazenly false to thoir parp?te that common laborers, pass ing by, are struck by their unfitness, find comment upon ii, " -PRIDE Oj? THE SOUTH DISASTER OVERTAKES VIRGIN IA'S FAMOUS UNIVERSITY". The Seat of Learning at Charlottes ville, Founded by Thomas Jeffer son, Crippled by a Fire Scheme of the Institution. 1 HE recent fire at the Univer sity of Virginia, Charlottes ville, Va., was a cause of grief not only to the graduates and immediate friends of that institution, but also to a far greater number of the people who know it only by reputation as one of the most honorable seats of learning in tho country. - The crea tion of such an institution had long been a dream of Thomas Jefferson, and the jast pride tust he took in its realization was illustrated by the in scription that he prepared for his mm THE BURNED ROTUNDA, tombstone, which oites tho fact that he w?s "Father of the University of Virginia" aa a olaim to remembrance worthy to be joined with. "Author of tho Declaration of American Inde pendence, and of the Statute of Vir ginia for Religious Freedom." The chief building.of the university was the rotunda, which was planned by Jefferson and erected under his super "vision, and which gave the institution a distinctive character that elevated it above the usual conventional environ - ? Jr . - .--?J?.. STATUE OP MB. JEFFEESON-BY GALT. ment of onr colleges. The rotunda was destroyed by the fire, and so was the annex, the next building in im portance, and with them was lost thc greater part of the library. The dam age, so far as it can bc expressed in money, probably reaches $150,000. The university was the favorite project of Thomas Jefferson for forty years. As early as 1779 he conceived the idea, but the public demands upon his time for many years were so great that it was not until after the peace with England in 1815 that he could give his undivided attention to it. He proposed to found "a university on a plan so broad, liberal and modern as to be worth patronizing with tho pub lic support and be a temptation to the youth of other States to come and WESTERN ASPECT OF THli drink of the cup of knowlekge aud fraternize with us." Such was his language to Dr. Priestley in 1800, and his hope was "to draw from Europe the first characters in science." In 1819 a charter was obtained from the Virginia Legislature and a location selected at Charlottesville, in Albe marle County. The cr>rner stone of the university was laid in the presence of a great concourse of people, chiaJ among them being Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, two ex Presidents and the then Fresident. The place was only five miles distant from Monti cello, Jefferson's country seat, ano Jailers on daily watched the new build ings as they arose. It was the last work of his life, the crowning (rraoe of a career spent in the public service and for good of his country. ? large sum of money had been raised by 'public, subscription, Jeffer son himself contributing $1000, but it was not Jefferson's idea that it should be a private institution. He intended that it should be a State institution, to be supported largely by the State, and this was where the tng of war came. The Virginia Legislature was not accustomed to appropriate money for such objects. The people were poor, money came hard, and. party passion was not extinct. A very respectable and iniluential minority in the State were op posed to Jefferson on many grounds, but more particularly .on the ground of religion. Orthodoxy was still powerful, and it was feared that an educational institution fathered by Thomas Jefferson would teaoh free thinking in religion, if not atheism. Hs finally conquered, however. Good? UNIVERSITY OP VIRGINIA. ly sums were appropriated to erect tho handsome buildings that Jefferson planned. Three hundred thousand dollars in all were given for the build ings-a large finn of money in the early days of this centmy-and $15, 000 a year was devoted to the support o? the institution. Jefferson wa* the Chairman of the First Board of Trustees, and it was the work of the last years of his life to superintend th ? buildings ?S they were erected. He engaged workmen, se lected timber, bought bricks, and even hired workmen to come from Italy to make the cumbers m stone. In the ^bf.il'dings be endeavored to" give ex amples of every styl? of architecture. Then came the time for selecting professors. There was to be.no Pres ident, all of the faculty being of equal rank, except that one should be chosen as Chairman. At that time Dr. Thomas Cooper, a refugee thirty years before from England, was the foremost chem ist of the time and noted for his scien tific attainments. Four States were competing for his services in their schools of learning, but when Jeffer son invited hin to Charlottesville he accepted. The-orthodox Virginians, however, would not stand it, for Dr. Cooper was a Unitarian, and a storm was evoked that threatened the well being of the university. Jefferson was obliged to yield and relinquished Dr. Cooper to one of the other institutions competing for his servioes. The main body of the professors were engaged in England, only the chairs of law, ethics and chemistry being filled Irom the United States, and in March, 1825, the university was opened with forty students. Before the beginning ot the second year there were over 170 students in attendance. From the date of its opening down to ! the beginning of the Civil War the j average attendance was larger, there ] being representatives from nearly all i the States, though, of course, mainly from tho Southern States. Jefferson, of course, selected the library, excluding therefrom all works of fiction, not because such books should not be r? ad, but because they had no-place in the library of an edu cational institution. Jefferson's idea of college or univer sity discipline was to place the stu dents o.. honor, trusting them as gen tlemen to conform to the rules of the institntion. It has worked with ad mirable success as a rule. A spirit of freedom bas been developed, and while there have been individuals who I UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. have proved false, the great body of the students have been faithful to high ideals of behavior. When the Civil War came the ma jority of the. Southern students cast their fortunes with the army of the Confederacy, and the university was subjected to a severe ordeal. When the war broke out the average attend ance of students was 650. It tell at once to a score or two, but the insti tution was kept opes, and only once did the war come near it. In March, 1865, General Sheridan and his cav alry was at Charlottesville for a num ber of days, but during his stay he placed gourds mound the grounds of the university and preserved the property uninjured. Since the war' the university has regained its ancient prestige, the attendance being larger than ever before. The present disaster will bo a.jr eat blow, for it cannot be restored as it was, and many of the historical as sociations wilt be destroyed forever. The hopeful side of this melancholy picture is seen in the promptne?n and zeal with whioh the faculty have started a movement to restore the burned buildings, and at the dame tirr j to provide the university with .uer buildings that have long been , sadly needed. It is proposed to re erect the rotunda on the old line*; and thus perpetuate the outward en?.anoe . of Jefferson's work as the founder of the institution. The estimated cost of this restoration is $80,000, aud a new building is desired to replace the annex which shall cost $90,000 ; vhile other structures that are needed at the earliest possible moment will call for $76,000, and the purohase of new books and the proper endowment of the library $50,000 apiece-a grand total of $846,000, towards which in surance and endowments in han?. will provide $58,000. There is chub re quired, the faculty estimate, ?288,000 "to rehabilitate our alma mater in a maimer not unworthy of her illus trious father and her devoted sons.'" A confident appeal for help will be mad? to the Virginia Legislature; but pending its action, the faculty invito the alumni of the institution to share ! in the work. "Nor should the call reach only graduates of the univer sity, "*ays the New Tork Post "Its fullest equipment is a matter of Na tional importance, and no friend of education in any part of the country oould do better service for the up building of the South, and thereby of the whole country, than by a contri bution to this fund." Ancient Hearts. The transfer of Kosciusko's heart to the castle at Bapperswill, Switzerland, recalls many stories of the Crusaders, who, dying on the Holy Land, sent their hearts to friends at home. So, afterward, Sir Robert Peckham died out of England in 1569, but his heart was not buried until 1586. The heart of John Baliol was embalmed by his widow's desire, and inclosed in an ivory casket enameled with silver. And she, the loving Devor^illa, plaoed this casket on her table every day at meal time and ordered it put on her own heart when she was borne to the tomb. Then there is the heart of the Bruce, dear tc elocutionist:! and stump speakers. For strange tales about hearts Bee the "Lives of the Troubadours" and that dreadful ttory by Barbey D'Aurevilly, "At a Dinner of Atheists."-Boston Journal. An Interesting Feat. jjjS Here is a simple little experiment that any of you may try. We know that steel is much harder thi.n nickel or silver, but a steel -needle is 2o-7or-y. elender it seems impossible ts force it through a coin. In the accompanying illustration, found in the Philadelphia TO PIERCE A MCKKIJ. Times, it is seen how easily the feat may be accomplished. The first thing is to insert a needle in a cork so that the point barely comes through. If the large end of the needle projects at the upper end of the cork, snap it off with a pair of heavy shears, so that it may be flush with the surface of the cork. Place a nickel upon two blocks of wood, and put the cork on it with the sharp end of the needle down, of course. Give the cork a quick, sharp blow with a hammer, and the needle, being unable to bend, owing to the support given it by the cork, will easily go through the Dickel. A silver quar ter may be used inplaoe of the nickel. The Ulan at the Lever. The locomotive engineer is a remark ably placid fellow, with a habit of de liberate precision in his look and mo tions. Ho occasionally turns a calm eye to his gangs and then resumes his quiet watoh ahead. The three levers which he has to manipulate arc under his hand for instant use, and when they are used it is quietly and in order, as an organist pulls out his stops. The noise in the cab makes conversation difficult, but notas bad as that heard in the car when passing another train, with or without the windows open, and in looking out of the engine cab the objects are approached gradually, not rushed past aa when one looks laterally out of a parlor car window. The fact is that the engineer does not look at the side-he is looking ahead and therefore the speed seems less, as the objeots are approached gradually. Those who have ridden at ninety miles an hour on a locomotive know that on a good road (and there are many such) the engine is not shaken and swayed in a terrific manner, but is rather comfortable, and the speed is not so apparant as when ono is riding in a parlor car, where only a lateral view is had. The engineer can be very comfortable if he is quite sure of the track ahead, aud it is only in ronnding enrves or in approaching crossings that he feels nervons, and it is doubtful if it is any more strain to run a locomotive at high speed than to ride a bioycle through crowded thoroughfares. Judging by the coun tenances of the bioycle rider and the engineer, tho engineer has rather the best of it.-Railroad Gazette. A Wonderlul Cotton Stalk. Mr. John Keil has quite a lot of long staple cotton growing on his farm near the exposition grounds. He has seventy stalks without limbs whioh average thirteen feet in height. The cotton was raised from seed brought him by his brother from South Amer ica, It was planted on poor soil and was shaded, otherwise he believes the stalks would have been much taller. The cotton is good in oolor aad was not hurt by the frost.-Atlanta Con stitution. [ FASHION'S FIAT, CHINCHILLA DEC RE RD THE FUR OF THE SEASON. Description of a Fashionable Cape rZ-.ot Black Astrakhan-Waist? of Brown Crepon and Velvet -New Uae for Old Capes. THTASHION declared early in the l=? fall that chinchilla should be 'ffi the fur of the season, and since then the leading furriers have been putting their experienced heads together in designing new and becoming chinchilla wraps. Great hai been their success. The victorine of chinchilla, with its quaint collarette and long stole ends,, is one of the mo?t effective fur garments imaginable, i: ?exquisite when worn with a dark velvet costume. Chinchilla capes, which hang in soft, bewildering rip ples, are the most correct wraps for FASHIONABLE CAPE 0 theatre wear, not only because of the popularity, of the fur, but because it :is light enough in weight not to orush 'the voluminous sleeves beneath. Chin chilla as a trimming is much in vogue this year in the form of wraps. Among the other furs in favor with fashionable women.are Russian sable, stone marten, sealskin, wolverine and Persian lamb. Black astrakhan is the material rep resented in the handsome and com forta^ ble cape piotured in th 3 double-column illustration, the lining being of rich brocaded satin, which is rendered soft and fluffy by an interlining of wadding. The storm collar is made double and stiffly interlined, to be worn raised or rolled over, as the weather indicates. The cape is of fashionable length, ex tending to the hips, and is of ample ?thtnghn^ exaggerated width. From Tts circular shaping it fits smoothly at the neck and falls around the body in rippling folds. The cape can be cut with or without a seam in centre baok, as best suits tbefabrio used. The mode is especially well adapted to heavy, warm materials, such as seal or fancy plush, velvet, astrakhan, Per sian lamb, or other furs, reversible cheviot, or other cloakings that can be seasonably trimmed with fur or plainly completed. The quantity of 51-inch wide ma terial required to make this cape for a lady having a 32-inch bust measure, is li yards; for a 36-inch size H yards ; for a 40-inch size, 1$ yards ; for a 12-inoh size, 2 yards. A HANDSOME WAIST. The materials used in the waist represented in the second dou ble-column illustration are shaded brown orepon, combined with velvot of the darkest shade, handsomely dec orated with twine-colored guipure over yellow satin and jet sequins. The fashionable bertha, with slashed front, is the distinctive feature of this styl ish basque, the rather fanciful ar rangement of which is made over glove-fitted linings that dose in cen tre front. The full fronts-droop slight ly in centre, in French blouse, and join the fnll back and smooth under arm gorea The upper portion of front is covered to round yoke depth 1 WAIST OF BROWN with yellow satin that shows through the guipure lace, the smooth fitted high collar being oovered to match and olosed under a bow of satin rib bon in baok. The bertha and slashed front of velvet is lined with yellow satin, a stiff interlining of crinoline the edging of jet sequins. Twisted velvet finishes the lower edge of basque with bow on side. Full gigot sleeves stand out fashionable above the elbow, from gathered fullness at the top, the close-fitting wrists being plainly oompleted. Waists of silk oan be thus made to wear with separ ate skirts, of black orepon, silk, satin or velvet. The quantity ot 41-inch wide ma-, terial required to make this basque for a lady having a 32-inch bust measure is 3} yards; for a 26-inoh size, 3J yards; for a 40-inch size, 4 yards. STYLES IN HAIRDRESSING. In the present mode of hairdressing little or no false hair is worn. The undulating style is the thing, and to produce thia the hair is waved all through i.s thickness ^gathered up loosely at the backen* rifado to form a soft '..not, somewhat in the shape of the figure 8. It is drawn ont a little at each side so as to cover the top of the ear and to produce a wide ootlirie. The "fringe" has been almost entirely dis* carded, and only a few soft, loose rings of hair are allowed to stray over the forehoad. Some hairdressers use small cushions at the back of the head over each ear, and this gives the wide outline which seems so desirable. Some very smart women wear their hair parted in the middle, with very fluffy curls at the side, and waved in the back. The coil drawn to the top ot the head is sur* rounded by a braid. KEW USE FOB OLD CAPES. So many women are just new groan? >F BLACK ASTRA-KHAN. ing over the pc jsibilities (or impossi bilities) of their fnr capes, which have been left over since last season, or longer, that a timely suggestion, says the New York Herald, might be offered for usi ng them. Of ton these garments are of good fur, and presentable as to outside, but the shape is hopelessly out ot date and the lining worn, There is so little fur in one that it will only make a small collar if remodelled and ,,?H scarcely a foundation for one of the new lone wraps, the cost of transform ing being almost the same as the price of a new cape. For the many womsn who would be glad to utilize this left over material this design will be just the desired thing. The lining should be ripped out and saved for a pattern. Then the fur should be cat up in long points, one in the back, one in the iront, one over each shoulder and others between, making eight in all. The lower por tion of the cape is made in velvet, and may be cut by any good circular pat- ! tern and the fur laid on and basted j into place. The points should be out lined with a fancy jet passementerie, covering the raw edge of the fur. REPON AND VELVET. After this trimming is all sewed on firmly the lining is to be put in. This may be easily contrived by using the old lining, with the pattern by which the velvet is cut, combining the shape of the two. SATIN BEAVEB. I The new material for handsome cloaks and tcagowns is the satin beaver, whioh combines the lustrous effect of satin with the depth of color in plush or velvet, and, wonderful to say, it does not crash in wear and is moderate in price. So many advan- ] tagesare certain to insure its prompt adoption and consequent success. Tbere are 181,000 foreigners living in Pari?, including ~ 45,000 Belgians, 26,00') Swis?, 21,000 Italians, 13,600 English, 90UO Russians. King Humbert, of Italy, has a pit ! vate fortune of 330.000.000, CR1?L0 MANOR HOUSE. Supposed to lio the Oldest Dwelling In This Country. Contrary to general expectation, pays the Now York Times, the famous Crai'o manor house is not to be de molished. This will be extremely in teresting news to many people throughout the United Stater, but more particularly thoje of Eastern New York. The historical old place stands in one of the picturesque . streets of Greenbush, just across tho Hudson River from Albany. It was near this house that "Yankee Doodle" was written. For years the old block house has been fast decaying under the ruthless ravages of time and the elements. The Society of Colonial Dames, recognizing the value of this, the oldest house in the United States, has leased it for a term of fifteen years. When the improvements now in prog ress shall have been completed a cus todian will be placed in charge. By the payment of a small entrance fee it will be accessible to all visitors. The building was erected in 1612 as a manor house and place of defense, and was known as Fort Crailo. It was General Abercrombie's headqutrters while that doughty warrior was march ing to attack Fort Ticonderoga, in 175S. It was at the cantonment east of this house, near the old well, that the Army Surgeon, E. Shuskburgh, composed the immortal song, "Yankee Doodle." The house is the original homestead of the younger and larger branch of the Yan Rensselaer family, after whom the county was named. According to the best histories, the building was erected by Killian Yan Rensselaer for his son Johannes be tween the years 1630 and 1642. The building is a two-story and attio brick structure of most substan tial construction. The walls are of great thickness, and are still pierced ? with two of the nine stone loopholes which once commanded the ap proaches. The beams of hewn pine are of unusual size, come of them be ing sixteen inches square. About the middle of the eighteenth century the rude fortress-like dwelling was trans formed into a handsome residence, and an addition was made in. the rear in 1740. The main entrance is in the middle of the river front and gives access to a small hall, from which open doors? leading-to-the main rooms J on either side. At the end of the hall springs an arch, the imposts and sof fits of which are ornamented with delicate garlands in low relief. A seoond and muoh larger paneled hall, opening upon the porch at the left, intersects this hall at the centre of the house. The old Crailo. manor house is most curiously planned. All the rooms connect with each other, usually by means of closets, but as there are several levels on the same story the doors in some cases open several feet 'above the level of the fioor of ?the lower room. There is no ap parent reason for this difference of level, unless it was purposely designed to increase the difficulty of capture in the event of the house being taken by an enemy. The building some years ago parsed ont of the hands of the Yan Rensse laers, and the property was in litiga tion for nearly two years. During that time it was the retreat of a band of young ruffians who broke the win dows, defaced the woodwork, and de molished the mantels and balusters. Prior to that time tho old manor was visited by people from all parts of the United States. It is famous in history and song. The Queen's Birthplace. By tho Queen's wish, the room in Kensington Place where Her Majesty was born, and which was closed for years, has been specially done up this year, so as to present the exact ap pearance as it did in 1819. lt is understood that Her Majesty will in future allow the room to be visited by special friends of the Court. Tho gold and brass work of the room, although much worn, is still in a fair state of preservation.-New York Press. A Chicken Kills a Hawk. A spring ohioken is not always ten der game, as a bloodthirsty hawk found to his sorrow at Samuel Weav er's farm, at Reigelsville, Penn. The hawk pounced jauntily upon the fowl, which at once began to peck and claw the bird of prey fiercely. Mr. Weaver found the hawk dead half an hour later._ A Hospitable Invitation. He .stayed a whole month with his friend in Pari?, and on his departure shook his host warmly by the hand, and thankel him erTasively for his hos pitality, saying : ' *if ever yon are out my way I shall be very offended if you don't come straight to me, and let me find you a good hotel I" In Hie ?Same Boat. .Vi*' ^3 "Is it true that you caught the richest mau nt the beach last summer? I heard you were eiiiiiqed to him." "Of course I was 'enimaged to him! Do you think I wanted to be the only girl that was not?"-Truth, Are yon taking SIMMONS LIVER REG ULATOR, the "KING OP LIVER MEDI CINES?" That ia what our readers want, and nothing but that It is the same old friend to which the old folks pinned their faith and were never dis appointed. But another good recom- " mendation for it is, that it is BETTER THAN PILIS, never gripes, never weak ens, but works in such au easy and natural way, just like natur?3 itself, that relief comes quick and suie, and one feels new all over. It never fails. 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For salo by druggiiita. dk If A Missionarles' Mussum, One of the most interesting mu seums in Boston has been removed to Hartford-the museum ol curios ities collected during 75 years by the missionaries of the American board, and for many years displayed in cab inets in a little dark room Ln the Con gregational. House. The collection is to be deposited in the library of :the Hartford Thelogical Seminary, and Boston will know it no more. Many of the objects were worth less-unless from a sentimental point of view-pebbles from Palestine, bits of wood or stone broken from tem ples and the like-but others were of the greatest rarity, interest and sci entific value, and some were unique. There were little idols from India, models illustrating life and manu facture in China or Japan, and sav age arms and implements from the South Seas. Unlike many similar objects seen nowadays, they were genuine "documents" of savage or barbarous life before it had been touched and influenced by Western civilization. To the ethnographer . they were invaluable. Particularly interesting were the idols and curiosities from the Sand wich Islands, all of them obtained by the earlier missionaries. They included the great ido. of the Ha waiian war god, one of the most in teresting things in its way ever brought to America. The Hawaiian portion of the collection was not sent to Hartford, but, through the influ ence of Mi . Gorham D. Gilman, the Hawaiian Consul in Boston, it has gone to enrich the Bishop Museum of Hawaiian antiquities in Honolulu. _ s Esquimaux character. * Although the Esquimaux laugh afc death and make a jest of sorrow, they are none the less indulgent hus bands and affectionate fathers. True communists in both theory and prac tice; unselfishly sharing their last morsel with a smile; a simple, kind ly, dirty, good-natured, child-like race, possessing no hope of better ment; giving no thought to the future; systematically forgetful of the past; living only in the present, and making the heaviest burdens of that present light with irrepressible cheerfulness of heart! An illustration of the apathy with which mortality is regarded by the Esquimaux was afforded by an inci dent of our cruise. Ten deaths from blood-poisoning had occurred among the natives within ten days, ye? there were but few evidences of sor row or alarm. When I expressed sympathy with a man whom I had employed as a pilot, and who, within a month, had lost his father, wife, child and wife's brother, he said to me, smilingly : ' 'At chook ! Not so many to feed. Flour dear. No fish. Plenty men hungry. Plenty men die. Ananak ! Very good ! Byme-bye no more Es quimaux. All sleep-me-every body. Sol" Then emphasized his philosophy with a hearty laugh. Schools in Alaska. There are nearly two thousand children enrolled in Alaska schools, though there is a school population of from eight to ten thousand. The government contributes about one third to the support of the schools, and the other two-thirds is provided by the missionary societies. One of the obstacles to the progress of teaching in Alaska is the idea of the northern Eskimo that "to-morrow will be another day," and they make no effort to memorize anything for future use. However, the children seem to have a great desire to know the English language, and study faithfully in the school room, though they often fail to use what they learn outside; and they are uniformly well behaved in i.he school room.