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/ 1 ? a ^ T is an lntareatlrg j 11 iiruraw ituik m ?M?U II at the United States >pL Assay Office In New York City In reflaIn? gold and siver bullion. After ft tc> the assayer hta ? -stamped bit bars the owner can ? stther take away these bars, which I bave now been officially certified as :o tbeir purity, or tbe Government wil I purchase them according to Its need. L The work of refining and melting la I Carried on hi the rear building, and Is F binder the charge of Mr. B. T. Ifartb, I A I PRESSING PRECIPITATED i who became Melter and Refiner to 1883, baring been connected with the I Hint service since 1830. The ban notr purchased by the Government art classified, aa far as possible. Inte groups which represent spproxlmatelj the same degree of fineness. They are first melted In crucibles and furnaces heated bj gaa or coal. Then thej art poured Into molds which are so arfeanied as to permit a large surface be tag* exposed to tbe ackL Tbe bullion to mixed In such proportion that tbe ' gold or silver which la mixed, or has been added to assist in tbe process, Shall not exceed one-third or one twelfth, respectively, of Its entire Weight About 200 pounds of these granulations are placed In each of the forge kettles on the upper floor, shows In our engraving, with 150 pounds of ? uu. ulpburic acid. This is termed the "separating room." for here tbe silver la separated from the gold. About 200 . pounds of sulphuric sold are added gradually during approximately three boors' boiling. The silver Is also dissolved and the resulting solution is Siphoned off lxtto reducing rats on the floor below. Another charge of 150 pounds is sdded and heated for one and one-half hours, wben it is also run off. Tbe fire having been withr drawn, a third change of acid la sdded and the gold is ttiken out with a perforated Iron ladle and put in small kettles. Here It Is heated In three successive charges of acid for about Biz hours. The gold is emptied into tbe washing tub where it is treated With one charge of cold and two of warm water. Tbe?e rotations are poured into the washing jar, from which, on settling, the solution is run teto large tanks on the floor below. Tbe I gold Is emptied into one of the filters. SEPARATING THE GOLD FROM T SULPHUR* then roughly washed witch warm water tnd drained. This process is repeated and the gold la pressed Into a cake or rhtvsp with the aid of a hydraulic I pre**. These cheeses are then dried ta an oven and melted and cast into B bars of from 907^ to 098% thousandths B floe. I The silver was entirely dissolved by E the acid, and the next process is to re B cover it from its liquid state. In the I silver reducing vats, Ingots or bars I of copper are placed on end around the | aides next to the beating coils and I subjected to ten or twelve hours' boils tog. The resulting copper solution is I cos off through a Alter into a conoefi5 (rating vat The silver remaining on I the copper bars is scrap*! off and the - fcfc: . .r/wi'. U whole of it la taken oat and pat in Alter, coooer hoes and alio re la being used. After washing It is pressed Into cakes, dried and melted with aodhna nitrate as a flax. It !s then cast Intc bars of a fineness of 000 to 100C fine. The whole process depends upor the fact that salpharic acid hai more of an affinity for copper than for silver. The solution of copper sal* phate which has been formed is strengthened by boiling about ten hours. It is then run off into the crystallizing vats. In from two to three days the mother liquor is run off into the large tank on the floor below; from ?? ???^ ~ Ell I? SILVER INTO "CHEESES." whence it Is ran off into the carboys or tanks of its purchaser*. The crys* I tals of copper sulphate (blue vitriol)) ; art taken from the skies and bottom I of the vats, drained and subsequently redissolved in water and run off Into the crystallising vats again. The crystals form on lead trips and are very handsome The proceeds of the blue j vitriol and mother liquor nearly covet ! the entire cost of the acid and copper. | rne acia is conveyed oy gravity a do in the banding. Each bar Is stamped with Its fineness anil weight, ahd thew marks are accepted all over the world. Bars ore of various sites; those of value of $8000 being preferred. Bare ! are made all sixes to accommodati I even the small manufacturer, small I bars of $100 worth being made. Last' year about $14,000,000 were taken out , for use In the arts. The deposits fot , the fiscal year ending June 30. 1000, ; had a value of $96,296,096.15 for th? : gold and $7,516,724.58 for the silver. | The number of gold deposits melted , was 85S1; of silver. 3223, making a total of 11,804. The number of fin? . mint and standard bars made and de? i livered to the Superintendent was, of gold 40,616 and of silver 42.562. j une 01 our engravings represeacs bars of various sites with the value stamped upon them. The smallest bat at the left is worth about $105. Then the bars run up in site to $8000. Two j silver ban are shown at the back. A ; "gold brick" has come into our lan-! guage at the epitome of fraud, and , that they are a grim reality is shown by the four samples which were placed , upon the truck. They are of all sizes | and shapes to meet the varying fancy I of their victims and are rarely of the shape of the Mint bars. Two of them would have tx?en worth $18,000 had they been actually of gold Instead of i base metal. Those who are in need of gold bricks should foe willing to pur- j chase them at the regular rates, and all sites may be had nt the Mint office. ?Scientific American. t Tm?1 TalMts mt th? The coyote's vocal talents are h!f first to command notice. Every on? who has had even the least experience on the plains of the Southwest ha* beard it. He never raises his voles I I 'HE 8ILYER BY BOILING WITH C ACID. between sunrise and sunset The Indians call him a ventriloquist, for be can so place tils voice tbat even the oldest plainsman cannot tell whether the howls come from east, west, north, or south. Truly, there can be no sound so weird, startling, and baffling as tbat from the throat of one of these healthy and hungry braces. It Is an Indescrib* able medley of wail, shriek, bark, whine, and groan, and the rapidity of the sounds and the gllbness of the al? torations In key are well-nigh incredible. His howl cannot In any way bs compared with the long, rasping cry of the wolf, or the bronchial bark of the dog. Then, too, no other animal, in this country at least, can be beard so fsr.?New York Post \ THE HUMAN SOLDIER. Stall Boatli* tad toot Fan of HU D* Life. The newly-fledged Russian soldi* when bis corners have been knock off. Is drafted into a regiment and pi pared for the severe training be w soon be forced to undergo in can If be is in the cavalry he will have rise at 4 in the morning to look to 1 horse; if in the infantry be must out and about by 6 a. m.. cleaning ai mending his clothes as the first dti of the day. Early morning inspect! is followed by a call to prayers, a then the soldier, hungry enough now. eats his morning black bread a rusks and drinks his tea. in prepai tion for the real work of the day. Every morning and every night t Russian soldier Is summoned to pre ers. The services are as much a jm of the every-day routine as breakf* and supper. No other army observ so many religious ceremonies With drilling and riding, gymni tics, fencing and shooting, accord! to his regiment tbe soldier works lia until the time for dinner arrives. I tween. 11 and 12. Afterward, until o'clock, he may sleep or rest. Ti hours' drilling Is followed by tea. I tween H ana ime uureraien ui mc ?? ln#<*nt study the arts of reading a writing In large classes, for in eve regiment they form a goodly compat The teaching is undertaken by office and considering the simplicity of tb< pupils their duties are hardly envlab At 7 o'clock comes supper; at 9 t men are again summoned to praye and afterward may seek their ha and by no means luxurious beds. The Russian soldier's diet is large vegetarian. Favorite dinner disb include "stcbe"?a cabbage soup?j tatoes. peas, beans, macaroni and \ rious kinds of porridges, eaten wl Anl?f UII1UU9 UUU tUI U. V/Ul/ ? ? |?ww of meat is allowed each maa dai and the Russian pound is ten per ee less than in this country. Mushrooi are consumed in great quantities wb In season. Three pounds of black i bread are Included in the daily ratloi and if any is left over, the men are liberty to sell the remains. As the * dier's bread is very nourishing a purer than the ordinary baker's, t extra rations sen weiL id me way drink beer is too great a luxury 1 Ivan Ivanovttch. so quenches bis tbii with "qvas." a cbeap substitute, ma from fermented black bread, and ve wholesome. On high days the soldh are regaled with vodka, often at thi officers' expense.?Pearson's Magoxii Rights of t CorpM. A dead man has the same rights a lire one. This question has be passed on by the chief baggage mast at the Union depot, and It was do in a hurry, too. There were five 11 persons and a deal man waiting 1 the decision. The coffin was placed the baggage car and then the trun of the five persons were weighed. * The weight exceeded the 150 poun for each, but If the dead man wc allowed baggage, this would solre t difficulty. The clerk had never hea of such a thing before. He refus to check a trunk on the dead mai ticiter. The train was ready to start. T five persons did not care to pay for t excess baggage, neither did they li to allow the body to go alone. T whistle of the train tooted Its fit warning. Just then the chief baggage ransl arrived. He took in the situation a glance. "Check the trunks." he exclaim* and the five hurried off in time catch their train. Then he explained to the clerk tti the (Jeneral Traffic Managers' Asi elation had passed on the questk This organization decided that wh a full fare ticket is paid for. for t transportation of a corpse, the tick carries wiui n uie a^uiar uw?k? privilege of "not to exceed 150 pound: ?Denver Post Tha Lincoln National H a Mam. The Lincoln Museum is now dot died in the bouse in wbicb Abrah: Lincoln died. No. 510 Tenth stre Northwest, between E and P stree directly opposite the building whi was Ford's Theatre, where he w shot a few minutes past 10 on the nia of April 14. 1865. Approaching tl house from F street, one of the pr cipal thoroughfares of Washington, ^ see on the north side of the high stt fastened to the iron railing, a nlf which Informs us that "Abraham L coin died in this house, twenty-ti minutes past 7 a. m.. April 15. ISO! The house la a modest three-story a basement brick edifice, and was own aud occupied by William Peterson ! the time of the tragedy, aud his fam then conducted a lodging bouse he It was one of his lodgers who, up 1 hun rlncf Hiu /tnmmnfinn in tha ?tn | uiwi IH^ ?.vtuu<vtivu *u ?ut n?i * after the shooting bad occurred n the assassin bad escaped, rushed the door and seeing the stricken Pr ident being brought across the stre directed the carriers to bring him it the house of which he was au oc< paut.?Dr. Thomas Calver. in the Wo an's Home Companion. B? Bad Ik* B??t of It. Professor Blank is hometbtng of crank In the matter of correctness speech, and occasionally makes hi self unpleasant, not to say disagr able, to those about blm by call! attention to their lapses from gt English. "What Is the use. Cornelius," said trlfu tn him nn nno lutnntilan **r\f v/ trying to reform people's way of spei l?S? A language U like a great riv It takes its course, and you caunot c trol It." "Ah. but you can!" replied the p fessor. "You can?at the mouth. Lt at the Mississippi jetties." This effectually closed the mouth his good wife.?Youth's Companion A Mm Who Knoni. Douglas, the shoe man, who spei more than $100.000a year for newspaj advertising, makes this afflrmatW "Any man who has an article of mc or any man who has a business ii good location who will advertise a keep on advertising Is bound to m< than get his money back and to come successful and wealthy."?PI I adelohla Record u, Cecil Rhodes, ? 3 ip. fflr ^88 >! ^ be ft D(1 flf 'y X OQ HT nd M 5 f^jl s mra >i> * leg 10RN July, 5, 1853, 111 the Tillage Of Blsh *> Died March 26,1902, In a cabin In Cape ra- Landed in Durban In Jane, 1S70, a perm >tb Died the autocrat of Sonth Africa, with i od Cecil John Rhodes will always bold a L self-made men. He owed his prosperity n* to his capacity for seeing an opportunity en tenacity in retaining any advantage of 76 self. He was the fourth son of a country 18| powers which he once held, Cecil John 1 * South Africa." The great dream of Rhoc 0' Ing his hand orer a map of the scatter* ? the British colonies were colored red, he * red." Rhodes's fortune was estimated i 000,000. He never married. rst I de Dostpta ud Sprtikter. ",l- ? ' ? ?111mKaI aw Id fl I |J | llie IUICUUVU iUIWUBKU ustwn n > >n I combination dust pan and floor sprlnk- p eir I ier for household use. and has been w ae# patented bj Camllle St Hllalre. It al provides a utensil which may be used alternately for sprinkling the floor snd a1 taking up the sweepings, without PD either function Interfertng with the ,er action of the other. The dust pan Is nvnvMaH with n hinged rover, bv ne ? - ?--- r. which the dirt and Utter may be re-or talced in the pan when it is used as a lQ 1 sprinkler. When employed as a dost ^ ! pan the water supply is cut off by > drawing a cork from the reservoir into (Jh ' the tubular handle, and the rear por>re j tion of the pan Is held in an elevated | position by means of one or more cas- ? ^ ; tors, which give the required lncllna* ? i tlon, and in this way the pan may be Q.$ I pusbed around the floor with the foot j without the necessity of the operator p he J bending over to touch It with the hand. * 1^ J The rear portion is taken up with the ^ ke j a V o lOXBIHATlOK HOUBBUXPUrO UT13C8IL8 S( ?d. tl to reservoir, and a iicrew cap la provided, 01 to be removed for filling. When used e( iat as a sprinkler the pan Is grasped as a to- shown, with the lid closed, a swinging p )D. motion of the ?lr driving the water ^ en through the finely perforated head In tl he a fine spray. a\ cet ti Re To Inpivm th? Pi*. w j" Eveu New England pies do not taste ? as fine with the Juice cooked oat and ti burned up on th? bottom of the oven, c, and perhaps thfs deterioration from oi n). loss of the Juice has Induced Frank E. tl im Keyes to design the pie-Juice saver et, here shown. The cup may be of alumt8 inum or other raetal, and has a tube cb extending downward from the centre Di n? to be forced in to !Ke crust in the mid- n >bt die of the pie. To prevent the bole 1* jig thus made in tie eru<st from expand* in. lag and allowing ibe Juice to escape ive outside an annular flange snrronnds p9 the cup and is pressed into the crust :n when the cup is applied. During the 1q' process of bakfog the juice inside is K0 forced up through the tube into the 5 ? cup by the action of the steam, but as Q(] soon as the pie is removed from the e(j oven and permitted to cool the Juice _ will flow from the cup back Into the ^ nip thus nros^rvliiff nil the eoodness of Jiy | . ? J;J r(, the fruit flavor, without which the pie fl| on , ~ fl *et C " 3 si nd ^ t O !> 7 jj BXTCBKS THE fVICB ATTBB BAKING. C< 0' would be comparatively dry and not so |n pleasant to the palate. Possibly the cook who is provided with one of these u I Juice savers might uudertake fo fur- jc Jj ther Improve the flavor of the pie by pouring into it through the cup liquids t| which did not originate beneath the j, uia mr upper crust. Ik HoadaoirMt Currency. er. In a handbook for travelers In the ?' an Soudan, issued by tlie Egyptian Government, referring to the currency, It w ro- is quaintly observed that "in the more " >ok undressed parts of the country" beads R and bracelets are current. In the seco! tlon on shooting there is a pleasant L reference to the sporting tourist, who . is warned that only crocodiles may be t shot at from steamers, and even this u id? practice Is deprecated as being "more ^ pei dangerous to the riverain population ^ >n: than the crocodile." . a >??<? ? tapplr of ValupplMM iMtbiutibU, pi * It Is queer that no matter how rich h you are you can't buy happiness, but n no matter how poor you are, you can 01 "at all thn llllltnnninPM TOU want for d ^ I nothing.?]New York Pr?s?. 1 i ' .. f mpire Builder. Ill wv op's Stofford, Hertfordshire* England. Town. lless consnmptire lad. i reputed fortine of $100,000,000prominent place In the front rank of partly to good fortune, bnt mainly his boldness In aelslng it, and his which he bad once possessed him* parson. Although shorn of the great Rhodes died the "uncrowned king of lea's life was expressed when, draw* id States of Soath Africa on which said: "That Is my dream?that all anywhere from fw.uw.qw to #iw,* Irrigation at Low Co?. The solution of the problem of Irrlition reati largely In tbe quantity of ater available and ability to direct It bout tbe land at low cost David Lirmro watkb vbom a tniiir. [uttoD has designed a novel machine ir elevating water from streams and iscbarging It on blgber land, tbe ap aratos working automatically and rltbout cost after Ita installation ol lie plant, which la in Itself inexpen ive. In the illustration Is shows machine in operation. It consists ol frame resting on the bank of th? tream, supported either by its own relght or anchored to plies driven in ;e earth, with a shaft poised at an ante of forty-live degrees to support a ?ries of buckets revolving between le stream and the discharge trough q the frame. Tbe buckets are mount 1 on arms radiating from tbe shaft nd besides each bucket la a broad addle blade which dips Into the ater as tbe lowest point la neared, ic acuoa vi uie i'uucui icvumug iu< aaft and elevating tbe buckets In irn to tbe bigbest point of revolution, 'here tbey are tilted automatically to iscbarge their contents Into tbe -ougb. Though the strength of the urrent may be small, tbe quantity f water elevated will yet be large, ai le flow la regular and unceasing. for Cm on tho Railroad. A prominent French firm of automo Lie manufacturers bas constructed a tachlnc designed for railroad use. It i fitted with a motor of three and one rOB BAXLBOAP U8E. all horse power. The frame Is tubutr throughout, and the transmission f power is by bevel gears. The angert wheels are of aluminum, with teel tires. 'The two brakes are very owerful, and it is possible to stop all >ur wheels Instantly, no matter at -hat speed the machine may be travling. The operator sits behind, on a ?gular bicycle saddle, and In front lere is room for two persons on the ushloned seat. The total weight is Knii* ftftn nnnnr!?. This machine is eing used for a variety of purposes in >nnectlon with railroad work. Mere Opinion. Many a man who is calling for ju? ce would run if be thought he were i danger of getting it. Every minute a man spends regretug what be neglected to do as a boy aubles the waste. The man who is willing to take ilnga as tbey come doesn't get many I them. It is hard for a woman to remember bile seeing the postman going past lat no news is good news.?Chicago ecord-Herald. Famous HorwrMlih. The little town of Malln. in Bo? ?uiin, would doubtless never bave een bcanl of outside of local districts ere It not for tbc fact tbat It prouces tbe finest borseradlsb in the orld. Malln borseradlsb Is known II nwar Purnno nnrl nnn nf thu aln. I irtinent experts, Mr. Folrcblhi. has oeii successful In obtaining a large umber of cuttings of the -best variety r this famous plant, which are to be istributed among the growers Jn lis coontry.?Washington Star. . J*-A_MMlii ' UJ Oux. Budget " or HuMOIL In Man's Prs-Kminnnc*. Aj the best of cremtion our boasting is A( vain? At least it ii open to question. Man possesses a somewhat superior brain. Bat the goat has a better digestion. ?Washington Star. His Stmtns. "Pufflngton is a very egotistical talker, Isn't he?" ?nh voai Hp ffpnprallv exnresset < an opinion as If it were a trunkful of la staffed owls."?Puck. w Umr Entlr* Toobalarr. "Ton do not speak English, mad- tU ume?" inquired the Interviewer. bu "Ver* leetT." replied the operatic Ai celebrity, smiling sweetly. "Only da: ag 'How I lofe America T "?Puck. dr Tba Little Thin**. "Bliggins says be believes that sue* ia cess depends on paying attention to tb the little things." aa "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, "I bave noticed that he attaches a great jj1 deal of attention to Ms own opin- o{ lona."?Washington Star. ge ;bi "Xb Idea of tho FltnoM of Things." fa 2 -Life T< Jut Whtt 8h? Xttdll. 10 Madge?"The one thing that seemi ex to nlpaae her most about her marriage j f4 Is that It enables ber to keep a car- 'u rtajje." Marjorie?"No wonder sbe's pleased, g That girl never could get a seat In a street car."?New York Sun. Another Thing. 11 Old Rocksej?"I doubt my dear, whether this young minister Is able | to support you." !11 Miss Rocksey?"Why, papa, bis sal* f! ory is $7500." ,, Old Rock soy?"I know It Is. my dear, fC but does be get It?"?New York Sun. X Bli Apprehension. ??i "I am glad to see that there are no p. rumors of your resignation." said the <1 friend. "Yes," answered the public official fs In a tone of sligbt discontent. ~i am (f afraid I am Dot attracting the atten- fl tion that I ought to."?Washington fr Star. 11 X The Bfttio. First Officc Boy?"De bow told me I >1 should save at least half what I w earned!" ,a Second Office Boy?"Wot did you tell him?" First Office Boy?"Told him dat m would be at least four times me sal ory T'?Puck. 6 Tulibtd IaUrnt. '.I "Charley, dear." said young Mrs. :t Torkins, "do ~ou think that women 0 ought to be prevented from voting?" m "Certainly uot." ^ "Wouldn't you try to stop me if I b| tried to go to the poll*?" tl "Not for an instant." "Well. then, what in the world is the ai nse of wanting to vote?"?Washington C Star. 91 01 Becoming XoOeilr. ' "George Washington would never have approved some of the things thai f wo are doing nowadays." said the apprehensive patriot. "Well. I don't know." answered the j man who is sportingly. "I wouldn't , like to undertake to xjieak autborita- , tively for Washington iu his absence, j I'm afraid he might appear to me lo a dream some night and teU me to get j ? a reputation."--Washington Star. I ? Staunch. (| rss: ffv" I }fri_ < She?'Must think. E?l?lie. yoo'v? loved mo for four whole days!" ? He? 'Yes. siree! Dore ain't n? flekleuess aoout me!"?Now York Jour- 1,1 a naL e, now H? Knew. The lwy had shown such a decree of Ignorance and mental obtusenes* j, that the toucher was disheartened, and j.; she finally asked sarcastically: "Do K you know whether George Washing- U ton was a soldier or a sailor?" d "He was a soldier." replied the ui? u chin, promptly. "How do you know that?" she per sisted. "'Cause I saw a picture of his crossing the Delaware, an' any tailored n know enough not to stand up In the a boat"?Chicago Post t .? ' r;^'"tr Mil M B j dications That Last Year's RecordBreaking Crop Will Be Equalled. ??? ;reage surpasses any known M lJroagil! Ltutii dOWITsr, Ft uhr th? UrrtiMd lw? Km? HtUai Amend* For Urk of Mala in Wlntor. and Pro*perls Aro Iaiprotlai-TUld Afficttd by 3f olatnr* PafcUaelH. Chicago.?American farmers seeded st fall 32,000,000 acres of winter beat, nn area 4 '">0,000 acres in exss of that which (he)* had reaped in e summer. This great planting, far rpassing anj other in the history of merican farming, will offset the damre done to the w heat crop by the long ough: of the fall and winter, and reful inquiry in the wheat prodocg States, gives reason to believe that e crop of this year, will be as large , if not a trifle largei. than the record qjclng crop of last year, despite all e losses that have been suffered. If e two elements in maklug forecast* the crop prospect had lieen put to tlier last ueeeinoer?uio acreage >uu e condition of the cro]>?a wheat yield r Id excess of ereu last year's would ive been promised. Washington authorities announced December that the condition of the inter wheat was 86.7 pet cent, and Ith 32.U0U.U00 acreage thia would hare eant a crop approaching 458,000,000 ishels. against from 400.000,000 to 5.UUU.UUU bushels barrel ted last year. II hope for such a huge yield has, >wever. passed. The drought of the 11 and early winter had eren then imaged the prospects rorj notice?ly. Aa against the 80.7 per cent bleb represented the condition then, eeember. 1QU0. showed 01.7 Der cent ' id December. 1800, showed the same rure. The drought continued throughout inuary and February, but was broken , March, and tbe last four weeks ire been ideal weather in the whole rest. A painstaking surrey of the present beat situation indicate* that nature is made amends in these last four eeks for tbe earlier drought and that ie Imperilled wheat prospects are to a vat extent restored. Kanjas has lost L000.000 acres of fe 5.883.000 acres wltb which It arted tbe season, and Oklahoma, exas and Kentucky hare alao lost be condition for all these States to w. Kansas being giren as only serity. as against 105 last year. The mdltion of tbe whole Pacific Coast to leal, and Missouri. Illinois and Neraska all promise high yields. Mia* turi's acreage has Increased by 900k> ? acres. BIO AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. icniM Otit 1900 li si00.000.s00 u4 Import* Ar* F?lUi| OW. Washington. D. C.?A statement Isie?l by the Department of Agriculture warding the foreign trade of tbe nited States in agricultural products lows that during tbe fiscal year 1001 reign countries purchased American irra products to tbe value of 9952.* M.OOU. representing tbe largest agriiltural exports in our history. Comiretl with the reconl of 1900. they low an increase of over (100,000,000. Our agricultural imports, oa ine ill or ham], disclose n considerable tiling off when contrasted with the ade of the year preceding. The vaous products of agriculture received orn foreign sources during 1901 bad i aggregate value of only $392,000,*). or $28,000,000 less than in 1900. In comparison with the value of ir agricultural imports our agricnliral exports show the exceptionally rge excess of $500,000,000. MURDERED BOER CHILDREN. or* B?Til*tloii u to Ctavleted Auln* 11m Olnn' Condoet. Liverpool ?A former trooper of the ushveldt Carabineers, who bas re- * irned here, is quoted as saying that io convicted Australian officers bensiua to that corps i since disbanded) urdered from thirty-flve to forty arsons. As an instance of the officers' coldloodedness. the troo|>er relates how iree Dutch children?two brothers, n and twelve years old respectively, rid their little sister?arrived at the arabineers* camp to surrender. In tier to obtain food. The girl and se of the boys were wounded. The uinjured boy took bis little brother 3 his back and was carrying him off hen a second shot killed both boys, he girl died shortly afterward. THE REVISED CENSUS REPORT. GItm the Total Population of tbo I n 1 fed State* a? S4.S3a.OS9. Washington. I). C.?Revised and corn-ted. the tiaal results of the twelfth nsus. just published, give the total pulation of tlx* Tnited States on June l!*)o. as 84.233.0U!). with some uu rtaintv regarding the population of ie Philippines. Three countries only ive a greater number of inhabitants mler th'-ir llags?the Chinese, British nd Russian Empires. The total area of the United States, it-linling all insular and other pessesons. is now 3.090.822 square miles. Mjut one-fourteeuth of the entire land lrfnce of the earth. The three coun'ies exceeding the United States in >pulatiou also surpass it in area. Colombia to Hay a CralMr. Chile will sell the cruiser Presidente :ato to Colombia foi $830.00(1. Pre?i<J*nt Loubrt Threatened. While President Loubet was drlvis So the Elysce Palace, at Paris, a >au named Sejouruc, carrying a reviver. approached bis carriage and claimed: "1 demand justice!** Se ?urne was immediately arrested. He [>I?ears to be weakmiudtfd. KiMotort Oranted Fall Power*. C.'cil Rhode*'* will fcives full power ? rbe executors to add to its provis ms. and it is expeeted tliat seholarlips for Canada. Hrltinli Columbia IS'! Nova Scotia will he added. His ?ate in estimated at $?>.000,000. Desul ?t the A(? of 131. Beyoud a doubt tbt> oldest person ) Alabama in dead. She wa* Mary Istoti. a ue^ro woman, who lived ueai laxtabovn. It is xald that .?b<> wut orn iu 1771. making her aK?* at time of eath 1.(1 years. H?*r descendant* umber 1 "??>. She said she could re ietul>er <Jeurge Washington. She hail ved through six war*. N? rrvfrfillnp Again*! iimi imii. It was officially at tUj? Depart u-nt o.' Justice. at Washington. thai uy proceeding* asaiuat tln? ito-caiU'tf kx'f Trust arc iu contenjolaliou. \ 1 ?_ -