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Fin the Old Cabanas Fortress, Havana. Among the ninny of traction* of tlif KB city of Havana. the forts and batteries hold the first |?la?-e. and of the SHfottresa of Hun Curios do la Cabana IB to the most Interesting uod picturesque. < jjB Crowning the summit of the bill which ' j^^rtac* abruptly to a IHsbr of over sevj^Hpnty feet from the eastern shore of > SB bo hay. Its massive gray walls varying j Hn height from twenty-flv^ t?? seventy J ^Hfeet. and extending for nearly a mil;*i ^^klotig the crest of the ridge, it pre ^peots to the eye a pit-tare that is not j Manual In Culm. This fortress was Inbuilt In 17G3-1774. and It* cost has l*vn HHcetimatod at fmm $20,000,000 to $30.Kooaooo. The cntrau<-o is at the north Brad, about a half tulle In (be n>ar of ^BlCoivo. After rroulut the drawbridge ^ ver the outer uont and pa*;!ii3 through this eutrauce. another wall. ^Bwlth drawbridge an<l moat is paused. Sjcnd then the main entrance, a flnej S^ipleoe of Spanish architecture is seen. H&tili another drawbridge to cross and ; B^oii pass through the Inner wall and [ fi^pre within the fortress. Passing up; [ 1NQ T1 I the aala arcane joo enter a large k aqusre. la the focegroand Is tbe Com' m nasdant's residence, at present occu pled by Captain Marti, hod of tbe late President On tbe rlgbtt a number of E aid bronae funs point their in assies ft WW ths ?Mt end In tbe centre of H ihe parapet la a marble obeliak in H honor of tbe Spaniards who f??U In an M attack by tbe British over a century SB Ago, and their aabea are preserved in l^kthe magaaine beneath It On tbe opflHpoalte side of tb?* square are the barKacta, wHh a amall chapel in the cenRHtre. Passing to the rear of these HHbnildlngs we com* to tbe part used as J H prison by tbe Spaniards. This s?c- ; SKion contains several large rooms about, B^Bhlrty feet deep by twenty feet wide.! Hvtth a heavily barred door and window j Vto front Around tbe walls and In tbe , |Lfloor Iron rings. set In stone, tell one ' Hh what uaea these rooms were devoted |Hi the past. One of these rooms is g^Harger than tbe otbera, and in the semi-; ^Hharkness a door la tbe rear wall I* MBeen. Here Is tbe entrance to the fa- J SH&ons dungeons. Passing this door ' ^ftrou dad yourself In total darkness, and : Tit* ( hlacM Art of War. A novel method o! testing new weapons of warfare Is now In vogue In China. A lance cannon of the latest type was recently Imported from Europe and when it was landed on the coast of Hainan the military mandarins of the district first inspected it closely and then resolved to test It. They therefore procured a boat, which they anchored at some distance from the land, and then thpy loaded the cannon and tired a shot at it. To their surprise the shot did not bit the boat, but fell short in the water. They determined to try again, but did not want to miss a second time, and so they brought the boat to the very spot ^vocriKing ugnt toe pa Mage fx round | B|to be abrat six feet high bj three feet BB wide, aiul It extends for bond red* of B?yard* Into the hill. Near the end of V Ibis passage a cross passage leads to ! y the right, and. after passing s long dJ* ! gk|tauce op this a falut ray of light in j ^ aeen. and tben a turn Is made and the ^Hend of the passage is roached. Here is flVa amaU window about two feet square Sg and heavily barred, bm: from which wff only the aky can be se?n. The dun geons can be seen on both sides of f these passages but only the large A arched entrances can now be seen. aa the Americans, during their occu potion, filled them with dirt. They Bk were quite large and were supposed to accommodate twelve prisoners each. H From this prison another passage letl jH 4ows to the rear of the fort when la a quadrangle In one of the moats h or uiicivca, iur ??cuiioni lOOK piaCP. H Against tbe*e wall* tbe priaoners bad H knelt for execution and tbe famoua 19 "dead line** which marka tbe wnlU jBbere for over a hundred feet in lengib, H[was cut by tbe bullets which paased MWtbroucb the bodies oif tbe victim* of ^Bftpanlsb military law. OuJsido of this quadrangle, In the outer ditch, is tbe gj^Btrial place of thea? victims, and also Sfthe execution place of tbe more importg^ftant state prisoners. A fence inclose* ^Khoir graves and a wxnlen tablet has iUii1 Of 1-UlUULi.^ Uiii ?f LINED UP, Sill H Ken placed la Hit- wall by the Cubans 9 n honor of the patriots wbo died bere. HU rhis outer ditch ia probably tbe most H repressive feature of tbe fortress, and H flrea one an idea of the Immense slxe m if tbe work. It is about seventy feet HDecp. and in places so wide that sev^HSral immense batteries of solid |Kuoorj rising to the height of the ^^^rtreaa and a hundred yards or more ruare are built wituin il uejonu Is ditch rise* the outer wall of the rt and at Ita end a road leads dawn B aide of the dlf to the wharf where lay aa nnfortnnate Spaniard or liME has hid goodby to hla friends r \ f nod taken .1 last look on Havana and the world.?New York Commercial Advertiser. Kltla Rabbits With HI* WhlpU.h. Fred Haack. of tiridley, Cal.. has a unique method of extermlnni inj; jack rabbits. Ilaack in an experienced luimilrr of big tennis of horses, and tlr.li* became expert in the use of long lash whip*. lie has trained n saddle mare, which a rubies *leep!!v along tc lull suspii ion on tln? part of the nib hits until lie in within range. when Haack uncoils his Ion;; snake lasli and lets fly for the jack'* ne?*k. and in au other minute the rahhir is caught. On a recent morning Ilaack thus killed fourteen of the pests. The Climbing llnar Tr*?. Po**il>ly I>atue Nature, tiring of the uruiliurj, jiiniruwi; nil in tur |iiu^taiu by fashioning something so far out of the usual course an the Climbing Bear Tree. Otherwise, why should this "freak of nature" hare boen created by molding pith, pulp and bark Into sueh nn unwonted shape. Protlle ro.'ks, natural bridges, table rocks and other peculiar formations, are too common to attract more than passing noti'-e, hut in this instance Nature has fashioned l . ' t?S3 AT CAiSANAS. OVEitLOOK IB BAT. from a growing tree an almost perfect flynro nf m hoif fllmhln? tlio trnnfc This strange formation has attracted tourists to tbe forest bordering Lnke Kenoxa. in 8uIIivau County. New York, and altboueb every natural object loses some of its Interest when removed from Its original environments, it would seem that before the age of de.Ti-r hnd marml this *fronir?* r-oa tlon, it would be well to have It pie* served In one of our museums of natural history. The Climbing Bear Tree is accessible from Liberty. White Lake or Lake Huutingtou.?Four-Track News. wlitre the first shot had fallen and anchored it there. Then they fired, nad to their unbounded Jot the shot vent clean through the vessel. Evidently It never oceurrfd to thein that they could have V *. .. < : < . ... < ' :'. ; si ' .7. ~/: \ Ol.vl" i ??i^?>.\4^iifi W LUL >T AND BURIED. attained the same end bj aiming more carefully and slightly changing the position of the cannon, or, if It did occur to them, they thought that it was easier to move the boat thun to so aim with the heavy cannon that they would be absolutely certain of not losing ? second shot. I r IDL-M kiwi ? - ...v. nui? iu uiusie-. me piano, bnt It shouldu't ba all work and no plaj. Sweden sent three-quarters of the 4,000,000 gross boxes of matches Imported into England last year. ; | HOUSEHOLD 9 9 9 l\ ! >. 9999 MATTERS i| iwwwwwwwwwwwS ftraitd Cuatard raiding. j Make n custnnl mixture with two beaten egg*, on* pint of milk, half a ' cup of MU'^ar, one teaspoonful of vanilla extract and one-fourth tenBpoonful of wait; butter a Irnrder mould and ' Rprinkle it with currant or clioppcd citron: break small pieces ol' .stale bread and put them in the mould; pour the (Mis tan I mixture over; put me mouiu in the oven and bake half an hour; let J cool a littl" a:i(l turu out ou a fancy ! platier; serve with creauj or fruit i sauce. Oy?ler Salad. j Scald one pint of oysters in tbeir own I liquor; drain and put in a cool place; | when wauted to serve, sprinkle with | salt anJ pepper and mix with mayon> ' nalse dressing, serve on lettuee leaves, j or make a dressing with one cupful of whipped cream; add one tablespoon of lemon julee. a little at a time; season with a little paprika, and mix in carefully one-fourth cup of horseradish; if not acid enough add one tablespoon of vinegnr. This Is a delicious dressing and a change from mayonnaise. Oranc" Iioly Poly. Make the dough for this as yon would for baking powder biscuit, using a pint of siftrd flour, a large tablespoonful of shortening and cold water to make a soft dough. Roll in an oblong Hliect and cover thickly with three orange* pooled, sliced and seeded; sprinkle thickly with sugar mixed with the grated yellow rind of one or* antio; then roll up like a Jolly eake, folding in the ends to prevent the juice from escaping; tie up in a well floured cloth, (earing room for it to swell, and pnt Into a lanre kettle of boiling water and boil rapidly and continuously for two hours, or steam it for two and one* half hours. Serve with tart fruit sauce. r*aaat Candy. Shell the nuts, remove brown skm* and roll them fine (they must be fresh roasted and crisp). To a cup of the rolled nuts allow a cup of granulated sugar. Put the sugar In a smooth-lined saucepan and set over a very hot fire, for to be a success the sugar mnst melt ??l?klw QMa U nnnat n nHv nnHI If (|UltAI/. UUI li WMM. ? melt*. In the meantime put the nnts in a shallow dish in the oven to beat; have shallow tins well buttered and placed back on the range where thej will be hot. As soon as the sugar is all melted and beglna to color slightly pour in the hot peanut* and immedi> ately remove from the fire and pour Into tii<? buttered pans in very thin layers. A? goon as the candy is cold it can be broken into pieces and should be in thin, crisp, shiny chips. Chicken Ton*. Take two chickens of about four pounds in weight, cut into pieces to pack doscJy in a saucepan, cover with water, sprinkle with pepper, salt and fweet marjoram, keep the pan covered while It bolls. Allow it to boll till tha fish drops from the bonrs. Remove; from the fire, take the meat from the * liquor, remove the bonos. fat. skin and gristle, then cut the mtnt into very small pieces?it is better not to chop it. ; n? that absorbs the Juices. but it should lie mnde as fine as possible on a plate. I Boil the water down to on? pint. Have j ready two ounces of gelatine and place j It over the Are, stirring until dissolved. ; Then add the Reasoned chicken, and I let ail boil together a few minutes, stir* I ring gently to kofp from burning. Pour into molds and when cool set on ice to harden. An old tough fowl served In this way makes a v?ry palatable dish. " ' " rv?Nj?. To prevent Rait from caking add a little arrowroot. Mixed mustard will keep its color If a pinch of salt be added. To cut hard boiled eggs In smooth | slices dip the knife in water. I It is said that cotton soaked in popI prrmint oil will drive away mice. ! An oven door should never b? I slammed when anything is baking. tmm tlio hnt. 1U ll'UJUIC IUC ft * VIM >uv torn of a cake neatly bold It before the fire for a moment. When an oven is too liot for the prop?r baking of what is in it put a basin of cold water Inside. In blowing out a candle flame bold , It higher than your mouth and blow I upward. This will prevent the grease from scattering. Ordinary glassware m?y be mad? to look almost as fine as rut glass If It be washed In hot suds, dried on a linen ! towel, and then rubbed, while still warm, wllh tissue paper. When silver spoons heroine discolored from eggs srour them with fine j table salt. This will remove the discol| oration, which is eaused by the sulphur I in the ess. aud will uot scratch or wear ! th? silver. 'I'o clean rusty fire irons rub them well wl!h swret oil. leave thorn wot for n tiny or two. and then rub thorn with unbaked lime. Thoy will roniove tlie rust. ard th?n the Are Irons may be polished as usual. A gcod perfume for closets and drawers and one that will help to keep the moths away. Is made of one ounce of cedar, rhubarb and cloros. pulverized together. Put the i>owder between cotton nnd tie in a bag. I Wall papers slioyld be carefully seI iected as regards color, according to tlio size of the room. I'apers of a light blue shade make rooni.i look much larger, while dark papers with big patterns reduce the apparent size of the apartment. Kerosene added to boiled starch?a tablcspor.nful to a quart?trill prevent the smoothing Irons from sticking, and will giro a gloss to the articles. The scent Trill all evaporate in the dryiug. I.ntnp burners which are In constant use should be boiled occasloually in pearline or soda suds, then (scrubbed and polished with brick dust, when tbej will do as jood service as new ftaea. ALEXANDER GRAHAM B SOLVED THE FLYING r;; ^w^/^WSm ;,. v*-'v-;x v:..\x: ' ' ' ljpB3iByliro HHH|nWH^:| The latest flying machine. dinVrlu^ Itructed, the public must take seriously, Alexander Graham Bell, n scientist and I tlnguishrd for many inventions and Imprc phone. Professor Bell, according to his c solved one of the most important element While he carefully guards the secret of bis device is neither a dirigible balloon plane like Professor Langley's. The prln constructed flying machine msy be heavl require a lifting power more buoyant tt capable of beiug flown as a kite If and " Bell's machine raises an engine and the den In the air and descends without Inji perlments. and feels Justified in announ hopes to produce a machine that will ' enced a man of science Into the field of hope thst the near future holds out p teresting problem. STUDY OF |; FOOD VALUES. ; t Table Skewing tbc Worth of D .Terent a CoamoAto. ? If there ever was a time when the * housewife will welcome laformation g which will enable her to replenish the family larder with provisions economl- 8 ; rally and yet supply the necessary uutrlents. It is to-day. It has been well said that the most healthful food is that which Is best fitted to the wants ^ i of tbc user. The cheapest food is that which furnishes the largest rftnouut of Pounds of nutrients and calorics of fuel value in ten cent*' worth. 1 aooc &M. MMOCM. 4oo1wSl- ~l?Sg~ SL BtE1?. ROUMP &_ BEEF, JIRLQ1N g? BEErf. RIB ? fMJTTOM. LM &i PORK. /PARC: RIB PO**. /ALT. rAT S? HAM. /nOKCP I CODHfh. rRfc/H P COPPim. /ALT OY/TgR/. 40* QT. Pj? niLH. 5y QT p1 BUTTER * ftL CHfrE/P I E tGG/ A5f 002 r< F',''i-u^vhRAT- BREAD I '1 our? j qat heal h |'if aaPcEAN/. white. t*ico a fc'W ?!a^^TTT~ 1 c L. .- I . R'CR h StpyrKrotft 60^ BU ? fciiSS^iBaar1 yuoAR wmiw r*xr omawYD^Ttf f?e*.v*u?e m Ba ceo ? (i PECUNIARY KCONOMY OP POCD. |( Protein compound*, e. g.. lean of meat, white of egg, casein (curd) of milk, and gluten of wheat, make mu?cle, blood, bone, h etc. p Fat*, e. g., fat of meat, butter and oil; |, carbohydrate*, e. g., march and itugar, H i cervc as fuel to yield hAit and muscular I power. i : :.?: ~?: t* nutriment, at the i?ast vont. The l>est food to tlint which is both.most health- * (ill and cheapest. The cheapest fuods " ?'.? by do means ulways ihe least nu- e tritious. anil the most nutritious are rarely correspondingly high in prl?-e. I This Is shown very Nearly in the accompanying table, which has been carefully prepared by the experts of the United States Department of Agriculture. While the prices are not extctly those prevailing to-day. ilie relative value of most of the articles has i not changed greatly, so that the grnphle representation of food values given may be accepted as practical!)' . correct. In studying tlie table it must, be borne in mind that it doc* uot represent the relative food value of a i pound of. say, coriimeal and a pound of butter, but the relative cost of a given amount of nutrients furnished for a given outlay, which is figured at {en cents. Many of the pet hobbles as to the nutritive value of oysters and beef will be overthrown by a casual study of the chart. The most apparent fact Is that corumeal furnishes more nnfulnntu nrt/1 litis ti tor fiinl vnlnt* than any other of the common foods, based on unit cost. That is to say. rornmeal will supply mure protein for the expenditure of one cent than any other food available in local markets. By comparison the food value of oysl ters is almost luslgulflcant. and the much-cherished beef Is almost in the rear. tc 11 dietaries are required to furnish a: ilf m' rf r r n* ' rtli'irf-j Ei*L, WHO MAY HAVI MACHINE PROBLEM. from any atrial apparatus vet con for It la the invention of Professor Inventor of world renown, and dlsivements in connection with tbe tele. >wn statement. * has su<-cessfully in of tbe flyiug-machlne problem. bis apparatus It Is apparent tbat like Santos-Dumont's nor an aero* clple be adopts Is tbat "a properly ler than tbe air; that la. should not tan the atmosphere, but should be bored to tbe ground." Professor weight of a man. sustains this burury. He has made a number of ex* AIH? AkU ? - ik.4 tiun iuin uirosurf ui buuith. iuii ue 'fly." The entrance of so well-balaerial research gives color to the romlse of tbe solution of a most In* i given amount of each of the proteins, ood elements. I. e., the fats, tbe car* Hjhydrates, tbe former of which pro* rides muscle, blood and bone, while he latter two furnish muscular energy ind bodily warmth. Tbe modern ooklng-scbool-bred housewife apporions her menu by enreful study; tbe iverage housewife attains the same relult in a rough and ready manner, gained by lifelong experience. If It is desired to secure cheap prreins, that is, the elements from which u uncle, blood and bone are formci'.. he very cheapest food material th . ve can buy, as shown by tbe table nit codfish, dry beans, wheat dou;. latmenl. cornmeal, wheat brea?". ?anned com beef, skim milk and poti oes arc quite cheap, and cheese, bee" resh codflish and wheat bread n~< inly moderately so. while mutton, porl ind milk and crackers are quite expei live, and smoked bam and salt por!. ind oysters are very expensive. on the otner nana. ir it is energy, hat is. fuel value, that is desired rbeat flour, cornmeal, dry bear* ujrar. rice, potatoes and wheat brear ire the very cheapest Salt pork nin' rrackers are cheap, and butter wenty-four cents per pound), cheese moked ham and skim milk are mode: itely expensive, while corned bee . 'resh codfish, mutton and salt codflxi. ire expensive, while oysters are stil. 'ound In the every expensive clasa. Kor*k'< Minora) Wflltk. So much, good and bad. has been rritten on the subject of the mineral esources of Korea that the report of I he British Consul at Chemulyu with ;gard to the question will be read with uterest. The American gold mining oncession at Wousau employs over 000 Korean laborers, works five mines nd has exported gold to the value of 750,000 during the past year. A Britih company has commenced work on powerful vein of pyrrhotlte carrying oppor for a width of thirteen feet, and sve also discovered seams of co:tl of highly anthracite character. Pro'HMr Mom ma* a Hnnifl. A few days ago Professor Mommseu arrowly rscaped a possibly fatal ncclent. He had climbed a library ladder ? reach a book, when the caudle lie ras carrying ignited bis long white air. He called for help, but kept his rfsence of mind. He wrapped his cad In his coat and smothered the aiues. 1.1- a~llM .Mal^ul " ??ru tun Miiiiiijr annni nit* uuu^ri ras over. Part of his hair was detroved nnd his face was slightly Inured. He was little concerned and | iclaimed, facetiously. "Now my beaur is spoiled."?New York Sun. -t Invrntor of fflreln* T?lfgnphr. ' r , ^ ' ' ' .'..^HHrat ovjgjg mni H.OSJU UAlOJ.il. It is in.- hardest tb'.ng in tbe world i understand wby otker people are not itiafied. MILES BACK FROM TOUR ' General Found the Army of the \ Fhiiippin?s in Good Condition. i Scada Uartonlrnm Greeting to King Ed. waril In llld-Oe*aa *<! IUr?l?t? tb? Uoyil Aatwtr at Part. Xew York City. ? Wind nnd mm* < burued, looking not a bit the sixty-four ' yeara which will bo his next August, ( (ioneral Miles is back from bit world tour, whicb bo began on September 11 last He arrived with bis wife and 1 party on the steamship Lncauia. i "I left San Francisco on October 1 and after visiting (iuatn aud the Philippines" be began, "I arrived In Manila, j 1 t'ound the army there in good condition. There are closo to 20,000 American troops iu the 1'tiilippinc*. and hostilities are about at an end. , "1 stayed a month in the Philippines. From there we went over to Japan aud visited Tokio, the capital. "Their army is well equipped and i disciplined. I found tbat tbe Japanese are paying great attention to tbeir navy. too. Tbe Japanese corps of cadets Is well instructed on a system very mucb 'Ike our own. Tbey pay a good deal of attention to physical drill and gymnastics." Tbe party crossed over to Port Arthur and Journeyed on to Pekln. "We were there a short time," he said. "There, you know, the United I States has a small detachment of troop*, known as the Legation Guard. Everything I* perfectly quiet in Pekln. We liad an audience with tbe Emperor aud the Empress Dowager, and we snw something of the Chinese army." In leaving Pekln General Miles and bis party Journeyed to Northern Manchuria and by railroad train all tbe .way to St. Petersburg, Paris and London. I "Wt were eighteen days, traveling all the time." said General Miles, "from Pekln to Moscow on tbe cars. While I we were at St. Petersburg we were 1 ['twice invited to meet the Cxar?once at ! tbe festiral, called the 'Blesftlng of the ^ Waters,' really the Russian New Year. ! and again to an audicnce at the grand bnll at the Winter Palace. "But we were too late for the first Invitation because we were delayed a day. and to accept the second invitation would have delayed me a week." Then General Miles turned to bis reception by King Edward at Windsor. "I had a most pleasant reception." be sdlB. "Why was Mrs. Miles not invited to Windsor? -It was all a ml** take. They did n?t know that Mra.\ Miles was traveling'with me. She has 1 been Invited everywhere else with me. Lord Knollya wrote me a very frank letter in which he explained that It was not known tbat Mrs. Miles was in the party." One feature of tbe trip across tbe Atlantic for tbe General was tbe sending of a Marconigram to King Edward VII., when the Lucania was eighty milea from the Marconi station nt Crook Haven, General Miles sent tbe following message: "Mid-ocean greeting, with beat ' wishes for happiness nnd health to His Mejesty and the roynl family." To which the following reply was recelv?d by cable on the arrival of the ( Lucania In port: "I mre Sliumiiuu your mrswiE" iu i the Kin;;. I am commanded by HI* Majesty to thank you for your Rood rvlshes. nnd to say for him that it afforded him much gratification to receive you at Windsor. KXOLLY8." General Miles took a train for West I Point, returned later and went to ! Washington. ' ' J VENEZUELAN BLOCKADE OFF. Tkoiuadi March*)! I* tlia Straeta, IT lid ly Calabrallar tha Knit. La Guayra. Venezuela.?The blocknt tha oIIIm w?b nfflplnllr raised. I and the people wildly celebrated the event. Thousands marched in the streets, singing and holding high carnival. The cries in opposition to the allies were frequent. but any reference to the United States was received-with great enthusiasm. The first information that the city hud of the end of th? blockade was when an officer came ashore from the British warship Tribune with the announcement that the ship would leave here for Trinidad in a few hours. The newr spread like wildfire, and before I th?? nfflrcr xr.is ready to return to the ship an immense crowd had gathered around thp spot where he landed. When je was rowed away to the Tribune the > people cheered frantically, although they refrained from making any hostile demonstration. Until the Tribune was seen heading away to sea there was a fear that something might happen to prevent j the lifting of the blockade. When her : hull was seen sinking below the borl! ton. however, the last doubt was dispelled. and the entire populace immediately gave itself over to rejoicing. Bonfires were built in the streets to make bright the nlzht. and flags were displryed from all the public buildiugs. All business was suspended. PUNISHMENT FOR NAVAL HAZERFT Draatie Means Frapotrd to Treml Any Further Trouble. Washington. D. C. ? Hazing at the Naval Academy will be punished by expulsion and a provision that the cadet shall not be eligible to reappointment in the corps or as command officer in either the army or navy for two years. If the bill introduced in the Hous* by Congressman Dick becomes a law. Roc?>nt troubles with the t'olrd c'r.** nnd the breaking of a cadet's Jaw has brought the matter to th** fore again, and it is proposed to settle it for all time now. Boer General' ltefufe Office. It is announced that th* South African Government offered seats in the Legislative Cotircll to tlenernls Botha. Delarey and Smuts. Th<* Boor gor>f?rals unanimously refused to accept. giving jix thHr reason the man nor in which the Council wns rcrniou. i which. In their opinion, was not in the ' the best Interests of the country. There Pirate Shlt?n Ciplurrd. The British sunboat Harrier h:m enp. lured. In the Ked Sea. three pirate ships with their entire crews. Prominent People. Finns Makart. Ron of the famous painter. Ins opened a photographer's studio in Vienna. His father's prodifrailty left him and his sister nearly penniless. The French colony at Now Orleans. La., claims to have been notified that President Louhet of I'rauce will he in that city in June, 11)04, ou his way to St. Louis, Mo. Major-General Baden-Powell, who made the fatuous defense of Mafeking during the Hoer War, has been appointed Inspector-General of Cavalry of the British Krvor ME GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.' Poom: Th? D**H'? BhIm?-A C*im Tub?riu!??l? ? Dr. UrMS, of Cop*a. !>** ?. UtduH That Alcohol U a M?il Acttv? A??nt la Prod act a( tb? PIlMM. Invite the boy* to take a drink, Mix pouon with their brain*, Ennnare their princely power to think, fn rumV iloKaiirKimr eltiirid What though a mother"* heart skill break And earth l?? tilled with gloom. These are the things which help to make The devil's bu.?ncss boons. Dh, who shall heed a rater'* tears, Or, hear the moan of wife. Or count thfl bleared and blasted years That blot a drunkard's life? What though childish heart must ache. And shame a soul consume Since these are thing* which help to nuk* The devil's business boom. Yes. ask the boys to drink, for when They learn to drain the cup, Tho' they attain the strength of men Tbey may not give it up, / And drug tbem so tbey may not wake To flee their final doom. For hell itself has planned to make The devil's business boom. Aloohol and Cfsmisptloa. In the .-ecent discusaiona of the causes of tuberculosis alcohol has not been considered either an active or predisposing iau*c requiring special mention. An ex* reption to this vu noted in the London congress for the study of tuberculosis, in which one of the papers read emphasized the importance of alcohol as a cause. Ia other similar gatherings little or no refer* ence was made to alcohol as an etiologic factor of this disease. Recently Dr. Larien, of Copenhagen, baa published a pamphlet in which he describes alcohol as Dne of the most prominent and active causes nf tuberculosis. He shows from remits of modern research that alcohol is one of the most dangerous poisons in C/?mon use. not only by impairing oxidation of the blood, but favoring and encouraging fibroid, sclerotic and fatty changes of cell and tissue. Also it diminishes force, nervo energy, and is a special protoplasmic poison. He asserts that its narcotic and anaesthetic action diminishes metabolism and lower* vitality. In this way it favors the growth of the bacillus of consumption. Ho also proves that all persons who as* alcohol have feeble powers of resistance with increased susceptibility to the formation of toxic state, and the encouragement of bacterial growths. Dr. Little, of Paris, in m paper read at a medical congress in Vienna declared that the use of alcohol was very intimately associated with ana very frequently preceded tuberculosis. He declared an axiom that all ebest diseases were curable when they occurred in total abstaiaers. but in alcoholics and moderate drinkers they were practically fatal. He asserted that neaffr all Parisian workmen were alcoholics befere they became tuberculous. and that alcohol always prepares the way and ante the eoil mors fertile for the growth of tuberculosis. He showed from statistical studies that deaths from alcoholism, both directly and indirectly, far exceeded that of tuberculosis, ana urged that an anti-alcoholic movement wan far more practical than an anti-tubercnlone crusade. These and other papers lean prominent intimate a new field of rsusstion wnich deserves more active study. In a recent examination of the histories of 100 fstal cases of tuberculosis the following significant facts sppeared: Forty-four <* the 100 had been moderate or excessive; users of alcohol before tuberculosis ep-' pnrca; miriy-nine 01 uk iuv were ucscendants of inebriate sncesters. hence had inherited a strong predisposition to exhaustion with low resistant power; ten of the 100 had received aleoho'ic treatment at the onaet of the diaea.se, which had increased it* activity rather than diminished it. From oWrva?ion* collected by two Italian authorities it wa* found that occupation and professional work, in which alcoholism was common, had a very high mortality from tuberculosis. In another study made in Paris of 450 cases, 322 proved to be alcoholics. In this coun try it appear* that the descendant* of ?! coholic parent* show an exce?sivc mortality in which tuberculoma and meningitis is the mcxt common form of disease. These are only hint 4 and intimation* of the intimate association of alcohol in the production of tuberculoma. Clinical studies of the previous habit* of tuberculosis patients, particularly concerning the use of spirits among their ancestor*, would throw much light on this moat interesting study. ?Journal of Inebriety. ^ \ B*w*r* of tli? First Drink. The real drunkard never know* that he ia drunk and rever realizes that there is a possibility of getting drunk, for when he ia drunk he is in a stale of oblivion that recognizes no conditions When he wakes op he may have a stUj>ieioii that something has happened, and invariably he will resolve that that particular thing shall never happen ajahi, and yet, to the discredit of hit! resolution it doe* happen again. It i* the fellow who believe* that he can* not get drunk who is hi* own wont en* emy. and who generally is responsible for senou* mishap* to himself?possibly to humanity?vrithia hia immediate bailiwick. If the man ia a locomotive engineer, he love* hi* engine. One drink makes him think that hi* machine, next hia wife, ia the awcete*t thing on earth; two drinka makea it altogether lovely; three drinka leads him to believe that, in the matter of apeed. it i* invincible, and the fourth and last drink convince* nim that the engine, oi* which he Hold* the throttle, can fly, and he let* it fly, not only to his own death, but to the possible destruction of hundred* of passenger*, who, comfortably seated in the coaches following, are thinking of home and the loved onea who are toero awaiting then. The locomotive engineer is given only a? an example. Experience involves men of all trades, profession* and_ classes, even to the editorial writer on a dany paper, noo cirefully prepares bu copy for the next day's issue, but before placing it upon the managing editor's desk, after taking the fourth and last drink, concludes that he must revise the samp. He does no, with the result that he finds it on his dc3k next morning marked "beware, there is a poiat bevond which patience cannot endure. ' It's the last drink that knock* the man out: therefore, never take the first one.? St. Louis Star. TTantril Sabir Fir* Fithirr?. Tn Montreal the efficiency of the Fire Department has been rji?ed by a ruling that in th?* future only men of temncrancc habits shall be taken on the tire brigade. Any employe row in the department will bi- *i:;;??ndcd for druuk<?nne?i and if reported ? nccond time will not under any ircu.ns^ancti be reinstated. This we note a* another encouraging item for tcupcrattce workers. Tlii rroMiif In KrUf. Tlie only safe way of ?'rinl:inr is?to leave off before you b 'sin.? Cation hV.rrar. For every dollar paid the school to cultivate the intellect ??f this cottnlrv SD are l?aid th" u'imi to b'i.-jht that mtel'cct.? CeorKC W. Rain. Winf drinking ha* not enrol huhmic m Fr.;n?e. Kr?n? the years I'O.' l ? Ithe number rv sttiridfrt in vine drinking France nv>.-?- tjt.ifi quadrupled. The f?ilui effective nervK* in (orwr day*. and iv<* we!eo:ne its revival Ri'i rnit-i are needed to the cai'?e of ?obriety. and we trust many will be gathered in by tin's method. I' i? ?aid fhit tliere .ire thirty-five 'Mrrii; *ltops" in Nazareth and 130 in Jeru-a Vni. Nothing iinprcn.se* me *o much about thie ie."orm as the eternity of it.-* K.'i/abeth Stuart I'help*. ('oilingwood, a railroad suburb o:' C!cve? lain!. flA^ voiP'i uui, on a p.niKo from the l^ake Shore management to lor*t<* .1 million dollar railroad *ho;? in th? town. There i.? a ntrikinfly practical temperanr" leeiure in thw. At Berkley. a town aome twenty mile* from San Franciaco. Cal., where i* x.tuated the I'niveraity of California, >n a ;>opuUtion of about 20,000 people thrre i? not a ingle policeman employed. Thi?t ktate of affairs, it ia claimed, i? due entirely to th* ?b*encc of aaloona within it? border*. ??MM