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mt?m ii ? FTtAGMEXT. 0 dweller ir. I ho valloy. 1:?'; 15:ino eyes To whore, above 'In- drift of cloud, thi stone Endures in ?i!onrc, an I to (iod alone Upturns it? furrowed vis.;?e. .nvi is wise. Thero y?f is lieinn. far from all that dies. An*l beauty where no mortal inaket! moan. AV iierf larger planets swim the liquic >:<ine. And wider spaces stretch io calmer shies. Only a little wav above the plain Is snow eternal, llound the mountain': knees Hovers the fury of the wind and rain. Look up. and teac'i thy nob.e heart l( cease From endless labor. There is perfec Only a little way above thy pain. ?CIcorse ijantayana. fg LOVE, AND A VIOLIN || By CHARLES RAYMOND MAC.VJIEY. WWW'K Autumn chill was in the air. Dead brown leaves were .strewn in little heaps along a street that sprawled its way at the foot of a mountain thai rose in easy gradients upon the on? liana: upon me otner a mruuieut river tore its way to the sea through .1 canoned pass. The sun had but jusl dipped behind the while-topped crags, and the frontier village was sunk in sweet obscurity in the purplt shadows that stretched along the base of the hills. It was as though the everlasting mountain had drawn its royal robes about its rugged form donned its white nightcap, and was preparing to sink to sleep in the calm bosom of approaching night. Just another touch of realism was given the metaphor by the moon that flirted a moment with the silhouetted crags, and then, with a cold, passionless, good-night kiss, parted reluctantly from them and sailed majestically off into the star-lit dome. From afar out upon the plain came the mournful howl of a solitary coyote, which was echoed dismally from cliff to beetling cliff. The faraway murmur of the rock-girted river and the occasional hoot of an owl among the towering pines were the only sounds that disturbed the stillness of the evening. Dan Cupid stood at the intersection -of two well-nigh deserted streets and bethought him of some congenial occupation for his meddlesome and mischievous fingers. Upon the opposite corner a youth and a maiden met. stopped and conversed in guarded undertones. Dan unfastened his bow from an invisible baldric and drew an arrow from the well-filled quiver at his back; fitting the notched shaft carefully to the taut string, he took delib erate aim and let fly at the pair across the road. The downcast eyes of the maiden, the blush upon her cheek, the abashed look of the youth, gave unquestionable evidence of the little god's unerring aim. It was an excellent shot and prettily planted, yet it afforded the little snortsman no more satisfaction or amusement than would have been felt by a mighty hunter upon potting a sleeping antelope. The game was too easy, and scarce worthy the skill of the marlisman. Dan turned disdainfully upon his chubby heel and wandered aimlessly down the darkening street. Being the author of his own code of ethics, he did not hesitate to peep through a keyhole here or between the chinks of a shutter there. Whenever occasion offered he winged an arrow from his tiny bow. He arrived at length near the point where the street canted up into the mountain. There, at the end of the 1,'vel thoroughfare, stood a ramshackle, two-story structure, which might have been said to have ')een an "Old Curiosity Shop" transplanted. Within its grimy windows was ar rayed a wonarous variety 01 unsalable knickknacks. So far as could be . seen they were thickly mantled with dust, and a busy spider had set the anchorage of his intricate web from the headpiece of a stringless guitar to the rusty muzzle of a revolver that was fashioned after the manner of another time. The room opening off the street was untenanted, but from somewhere within came the plaintive strains of a violin. The most euphemistic would have hesitated to dignify the sound by the name oi music, yet upon occasion a note rang true, and as it quivered on the night air spoke of a genius untutored and r a deftness and sympathy of touch once acquired, but long since forgotten. Glancing above the outer door Dan Cupid noted the half-obliterated name, Thomas MacWhirter. Without a moment's hesitation he melted through the two walls and stood with in the inner room. The room was meagrely furnished, and the table benches and chairs were of the most primitive pattern. The wood fij-t that glowed within the open grate performed the double duty of providing light and heat for its two occupants. Bathed in the ruddy firelight sat an old woman bent far forward. with her elbows ficed upon hei knees, her chin resting within het open palms. She might well hav? been a rustic figure cast in bronze so far as any outward semblance ol life was concerned. By the side ol the curtainless window, illumined b> the pallid radiance of the moon, ar old man sat, drawing a listless bow over the strings. Dan Cupid shivered, climbed to z seat upon a high-backed bench neai the window, and bent his gaze upot the aged musician. The old man paused for a moment; his bow wandered aimlessly over th( strinsrs. and ihen t-nmo thp first nntps low and sweet, of "Robin Adair." The old woman raised her head clasptd her bony hands together, am looked straight before her into the flickering blaze. It was her initia movement since Dan Cupid's entrance From "Robin Adair" the mush swept into "Comin" Thro' the Rye.' b The notes were falling lirm, resonant true, and not without a touch of mys tic sentiment. Dame MacWhirter's hands were clasping and unclasping; once she stole a glance at MacWhir ter, and it could be seen that an ex prossion of pleased surprise dwe!t upon li^r wrinkled countenance. The mr.sic was breathing (he breath of 1 life into a multitude of dead memories. Sh 9 was traversing again the | (ircla of her existence by way of its diameter. Ones more sho saw herself 1 a iass, and a right bonnie lass. too. 1 Again she saw sturdy Tammas MacWhirter come tramping; across tho .? :_.l i, moor?sne oven iunneu sue ucmu s the cooing of the amorous cloves, the drumming of the frogs in the tarn, the lowing of the stabled cattle, as ' she listened to the sweeter music of l Tamraas* whispered declaration of : love. She lived again her marriage, and was thrilled once more with their glowing hopes, their lofty ambitions, as they embarked together for the * Xew World. She felt again the joy ; and pride at the birth of their chilj dren, and the sorrow of their passing. I She realized, for the first time how, i during the last score of years?years | I of poverty, years of privation, years | j of utter loneliness?they had drifted j I apart till they stood, metaphorically, j * j at the opposite ends of the world, j j Love had receded from thei/ life and j | left it bleak and barren. She steath- ' 1 ily gathered up her chair and moved j * it nearer the figure by the window. j 5 Dan Cupid saw and smiled. Here 1 offered a quarry worthy of his sub ' j tlest dart. He felt somewhat of a ' ' j culprit, too. for having flown through 1 j the window?thus leaving these two : I bereft of his presence? at the fii3t j ' j howl of the wolf at the door. He 51 was determined upon retrieving him- j ! self, and so took most careful aim. i - Swift and true sped the feathered 1 ! shaft. * MacWhirter straightened in his j chair; he lifted his shaggy head; a 1 deep flush mounted to his furrowed brow; the last note of "Comin' Thro' j ; the Rye" melted into the tune of "Annie Laurie." The melody was rich, powerful, impassioned. As the j last note trembled on the air the old J woman rose from her chair and came J ' to the old man's side. She put her j toil worn hand tenderly upon his shoulder and placed her tear-wct : cheek lovingly against his. "Tammas," she whispered, just as ; 1 of old. and in tli3 olden dialect. "Tam- j mas MacWhirler, d'ye ken ye'er e'en ! yet a braw laddie?" I "An' I dunno, Janet, but what i ye'er a bit bonnie lass, yersel'," he answered.?New York Times. Weekly of the Future. The strong and successful weekly paper of the future will collect I strictly in advance for its subscrip- | tions and collect and settle all other ! accounts on the first of each month, j so that the publisher will know j j twelve times a year bow he stands j and got the added benefit of being a j cash customer. It may even dis- j count its bills. It will accept only one price from any source or under , any condition. It will accept only ) cash payments for church, city, the- j atre and all show advertising, taking j tickets only for after notices. It will get cash for all railroad advertising, and the editor will pay cash when he travels like any other business man, and, besides, he can use any limited train on the road. And incidentally he will have more time i to build up and maintain his paper. ; Railroad companies cannot get along j without newspaper advertising. They ; are experimenting now. but they will j all recognize this fact and come to , be among our best cash patrons. The | paper of the kind we are talking ! about will accept no trade contracts j unless the publisher at the time j needs some article from the adver- j tiser, and even then it's better not tc ( definitely agree to do it. It will keep j ' an accurate expense account and will ; enter every item of stock, labor and every other outgo for comparisoa month with month and year with : year. It will keep an expiration book j and kill all advertising promptly ; when dead. It will prove its circula- | tion to advertisers. It will let the ! other fellow alone and pay strict at- \ tention to its own business. It will I be well printed and contain actual i II news and not stuff to fill when copy is slack. It will have mechanical ! t I LUILII'UOILIUII uuu &UUU uiauuiiici j it . will be able to compete against the ' i dailies, because people would rather ' have it or because they need both. \ ' It will have an editor who needs ' no apology for his existence.?Gao. ' E. Marcellus. Workmen and Their Tools. > The monotony o? labor union meet ings was broken the other night when ' : a spirited fellow blurted out: "You chaps can talk the year round about | I wages and hours, but mighty few of i you know how to keep your tools in , order and get the best out of them, j I'll bet there ain't a dozen men here j l t'i-night who don't abuse their tools, i I You let 'em rust out, throw 'em away j . and buy new ones." There was a i I general movement in the room. An old man said he had used a saw for ; > twenty years. A tailor declared one I . pair of shears lasted him eig'ntesn j : years. A carpenter's drawing knife j ? j was fifteen years old. Old Jimmy, j ? of Washington Market, used a carv- ; ing knife twelve years. Joe Ochstel | had a hatchet for twenty-two years, j - A. boxmaker used a pocketknife for ' nineteen years. A cabinet maker had ' a plane bit that wore out a dozen stocks; etc. The experience meeting ? turned out to be highly interesting.? , New York Press. t . C Vienna's Crown of Green. ' The city of Vienna has recently un- ' 1 dertaken, at an estimated expense of : ' $10,000,000, to surround itself with j a belt of forests. The existing forests i 1 J near the city are to be preserved, J j and others, together with broad green j 'j meadows, are to be established in I such a way as completely to encircle ; j the city. Land is being reserved for ' the new plantations, which are to be . connected with the celebrated Prater, which already forms a green border , for the Austrian capital on the east. I This idea is enthusiastically urged J for the beautifying of the suburbs of 1 other cities, which are now, in many I cases, not only unattractive, but : ! liii'.oftllS. ' I There is a wild flower in Turkey - which is the oxact floral image o? a s humming bird. The breast is green, ; the wiugs are a deep rose color, the - throat yellow and the head and beak - almost black IN THE PI?) PROFESSOR CHARLE Collapsible Lunchbox. Those who do not take kindly to shoe boxes, etc., will be Interested t In the collapsible lunchbox shown In e the illustration, the Invention of a ? Massachusetts man. The several sec- f tlons are hinged at the corners, so 3 that they can be folded into a small j " I r|f" i i Folds Into a Small Package. space when necessary. In fact, when the entire boi is folded up It can be carried in the pocket. When expanded the box is carried by a leather strap. The box is made of pasteboard, of wax composition, insuring the proper keeping of the food within?a distinct advantage over the ordinary box.?Philadelphia Record. ? Surgical. | < The surgeon is the only "cut-up" 11 who really makes it pay.?Atchison i Globe. i i * ^ 3 V, / -- :*|S A.. . /J|p ' -v *' O \ L.*:': V V;;> "0 >'.*>< 'y- V"' ' - - STANCE AXi) Mr. Timtot (teaching a friend gol me himpress upon you, old man. that stand!"?Sketch. Can You Do It? i ? To pierce a nickel with a needle, j especially if the needle be a very fine |1 one, seems a difficult, if not an issoluble, problem. It is, nevertheless, a very simple feat. To succeed, insert a needle in a cork, so that the point be just apparent, and, if th-j needle project at tlie otner enci, snap on tne remctuiuvi i o( it with a pair of shears. 1 Now place your nickel 011 a couple of wooden blocks, as in the illustra- < tion, and strike a sharp blow with a heavy hammer on the prepared cork 1 that you have placed above it; or it 1 will do if the nickel ia simply laid < upon a single block of soft wood. 1 The needle, being unable to bend 1 either way, thanks to the friendly 1 BLIC EYE, ? V I B ELIOT NORTON. University Tests. Ono might say that the first test it Oxford is athletic ability, the next, tociability, and the final, scholastic ibility. When you have passed tlje Irst two you are the admiration o? * * ' 1 ? - - t- ? ?t/\ nk ATVn rour irienas; wnen jou uavc i -ourself a scholar besides, you are | he admiration of your college.? I ithodes Scholar in Sunset. Sun Dial. If I should over lose my watch I vould make a sun dial out of a vater tumbler. Take a plain water umbler and close its top with a ound slat of wood, into the centre j >f which stick a darning needle. On he outside of the glass paste a narrow strip of paper which has been ioaked in oil. Then place the glass )n a slanting piece of wood and the ;un dial is ready. At 5 in the mornng place the glass so that the needle :hrows a shadow on one end of the strip of paper and mark the spot ivith a line and number 5. After ;ach hour mark the shadow of the leedle, and at 7 in the evening you vill have a reliable sun dial.?Washngton Star. /?- ?.> > ?, , M, v \ .- & . '. : . ' ' ;,v \ ' v v ' ; . ' ' > J . .>< ^ ' " - ADDRESS. f)?"Before I go hany further, let heverytliiug is in the way you support of the cork, is forced to go ' .*'l ?-iil niown tIto n 1 r*IcP] j >ut: via), uuu ? in , , n- even a quarter, with the greatest ;ase; for, as we know, the steel of he needle is harder than the bronze : >r the silver of the coin.?Magical Experiments. An Unpleasant Oflice. The task assigned to the bell-boy it a small New England hotel was no sinecure, and he realized it, for the ji.d gentleman who had requested hat he be wakened for an early jreakfast was extremely deaf. "I don't know what I'll do about he man in Number Forty-one, that ivanted to go off on the 7 o'clock rain," the bell-boy announced, | jreatlilesslv, to the proprietress. "Haven't you waked him up yet?" | lenianaea tnai unsn iicisuu. "I've waked him throe times," said he boy, sulkily, "but he hasn't heard Tie yet. Everybody else has, though, 3n that floor. I know, because j they've all hollered to me to stop battering on their doors."?Youth's i doniDanion. In Washing Animals. To protect thom from parasites, which either bite or annoy them, wash them with borax water, when the dirt and disagreeable odor are not only removed, but the animals' skins are rendered much healthier, the hair will be eoft and glossy, and they will be practically free from further annoyance by insects. Acetylene Waste. What is the value of refuse from an acetylene gas machine as a fertilizer, how best apply it, and to what land? C. L. M. The lime from acetylene plants is simply lime. It may be poisonous if applied in too large quantities, but is as useful as any other lime if applied in reasonable quantities. The worst trouble is that it is soft and sticky, and therefore hard to apply.?Country Gentleman. Ripening Cream. It Is very essential in cream ripening to agitate the cream frequently to insure uniform ripening. When cream remains undisturbed for some time the fat rises in the same way that it ioes in milk, though in a less marked degree. The result is that the upper layers are richer than the lower and will sour less rapidly, since the action of the lactic acid germs is greater in thin than in rich cream. This uneven ripening leads to a poor bodied cream. Instead of being smooth and glossy, it will appear coarse and curdy when poured from a dipper. The importance of stirring frequently during ripening should therefore not be underestimated.?Professor John Michels. j- " THREE IIORSJ . * ** ' THREE HORSE EVENE Some one asked for a three hor is one. There must be an offset iro The ends may be bent down so as t The one bolt in each end will be e A GOOD WAY TO AR be made of iron two inches wide an be twelve inches from the centre of iron. The length of the long even tree at the end of a set of Whipple inches between the end holes. Thi inches from the noie in me snori iu offset may be remedied by a strap f the end of the neck-yoke. Care mu so that the iron semi-circle will not while at work. In using three horsss try this pair of old single harness lines and than the regular ones. Fasten the side horses. Let this run over the b into the regular buckle. It works fi team.?J. U., in the Indiana Farmer. Getting Alfalfa Started. | A subscriber asks which is the; quickest and best way to get a start j of alfalfa?use culture or inoculate) the soil. i Inoculate by all moans. This is! the surest way and by far the most practical, and where the soil responds to the treatment one may get a good stand from one seeding. It does not require a large amount of dirt to innnnlnfp a field to in MUU.V4VU..,, " ? - | sure a stand. Soil taken from an old t clover or alfalfa field is the kind to ; use, but if this is not available, hunt up some sweet clover along the roadside and use this soil. Alfalfa responds quickly to these t,weet clover soils. The best way to scatter dirt is with a manure spreader. Put only a very thin layer over the entire bottom of the spreader box, and gear it so that the dirt is fed out slowly. Then disc and cross disc, and follow-with a harrow and sow your seed. A careful sower can get pretty good results by sowing broadcast out of land, and then cross sow. But whatever method is used make sure that the ground is covered evenly. If strips are left unseeded weeds soon appear, and it will take double work i afterwards to get these covered.? Indiana Farmer. The Farm Wood Lor. A good sized wood lot is indispensable to every well regulated farm. mt? ^ n/1 a iin/vn 5f o v/i mnnv 1 IH* Ut'liiaiiuh niauc ii['uu ib u.1 and various in the course of a season. Here it is that the farmer comes to lay in his supply of fuel for both summer and winter use and on it he depends for the timber to repair his buildings, fences, farm tools and machines. On account of its great importance in the economy of agriculture the timber tract should be one of the best cared for sections of land on the farm. In these days of our failing timber and the depletion in the supply ol < lumber it behooves every farmer, who i is fortunate enough to own a piece < of forest land, to follow out a defl- < nite plan in practical forestry. At * this time of the year a great deal can be done in the way of prolonging ' the life of the trees now growing in ' the woodland, and more especially ^ the life of the young and vigorous ( ones. The dead, dying and diseased i timber can be cut down and convert- j ed into fire wood or sawed into ' lengths for fence posts or logs for the saw mill. By so doing, the timber that otherwise would go to ' waste through decay can be readily turned to some good purpose. The , thinning out of the dead trees allows more space for the remaining healthy and vigorous specimens to grow and > develop to advantage. Whenever it is necessary to fell a large, healthy tree the stump should be left high ; enough to insure a growth of vig- ! orous sprouts. Chestnut, oak and hickory are examples of this class of trees. Cutting out the under brush i and letting the stronger and more i promising growths of young forest trees stand to develop into future timber material is always profitable Any attention that may be given to j the wood at this time will be certain 1 to bring in good returns a little later on.?A. G. It., in the Indiana Farmer. Farm Notes. j One who has tested the matter compiles the paying factors in the ( following paragraphs, in a very concise way: It takes less fertility out of the ; soil than any other form of agricul E EVENER. R, TO USE ON TONGUE. se evener to use on a tongue. Hera n made in the form of a half circle, o hold against the side of the tongue, nough to hold it in place. It should- ' RANGE THE LINES. d one-half inch thick. There should ; the tongue to the draw holes in the J ( er may be found by placing a singla t trees. It will be about fifty-four J 1 s would bring the draw hole eighteen i ' d. This side draft caused by the rom the hames of the third horse tc ! st be taken to hitch the second horse interfere with his freedom of action ' i I way of arranging the lines: Take a make two cross lines a little longet m to the inside bit rings of the out- J ack of the middle horse and buckle i ne and gives one full control of Lis i i j ture, and hence it is useful in following a well-regulated system of rota i tion. < It can be combined readily with ^ other forms of agriculture or horticulture. < The dairy provides in winter a quantity of stable manure in which the straw from the barn is profitably 3 utilized. 1 The by-products from the cow. J skim-milk, whey and buttermilk, art < a source of income in raising pigs j and calves. ] Dairying gives constant and regu * Iar employment of a light charactei j to every member of a farmer's fain- 4 iiy. < Dairying inculcates habits of punc i tuality, industry, cleanliness anc 1 thrift on the farm. ' Cheese and butter are condensed products, and the cost of carriage, ir comparison with their value, is less than that of any other farm product (. The demand for good butter anc r cheese on the world's markets is un r limited, and, so long as the quality is * maintained, an all-around, even and ? profitable price can always be se . cured. The monthly check from the fao c tory provides the mainstay in th< t household, as against the precarious f returns from yearly crops. s The farmer's household, as a re suit of dairy work, is always suppliec with fresh milk and cream, butter \ cheese, pork, bacon and veal. Storekeepers, traders, bankers financial men and politicians alt fulij j realize, after years of experience f mac wueiewi unuj 4uum.it, 10 .. ducted farmers are most prosperous t mortgages are rarely found, and tin < values of landed property become: r considerably enhanced.?From "Dair; 1 Farming Pays," in the Indiana Far mer. ( SMT USE III FACTORIES ~~ J 7^> 'ff . y-x iVJany Employes Affected in Naw England Mill Districts. v"VCotton Mills the Chief Plants Affected by Depression?Some of the Mills "Which Are Reducing Output. Boston.?Thousands of employes jf New England mills and factories r\rt a chs\~t timift V**JO?<2 f nl 1 ATl/l fl P several months cf depression. In ;ome place3, however, reports come of several factories resuming work after i shut-down, or increasing their running time. During the next few weeks many mills will go on short time, so that no boom in industrial :ircles is looked for at present. The Hargraves and Parker No. 1 mills in Fall River went on a four-days-atveek basis, while the King Philip and A.ncona resumsd operations temporarily. The Fisher Manufacturing Company's cotton mills at Fisherville, Mass., employing 700 hands, were shut down for a week. The Cabot mills, of Brunswick, Me., with 800 hands, went on a schedule of four days a week. The cotton mills at Providence, Woonsocket., Centreville, Riverpolnt, Arctic, Natick, Lippitt, Pontiac, Jackson and White Rock, R. I., and at Dodgeville, Hebronville, Readville and Manchaug, Mass., all owned by B. B. & R. Knight, and employing 6000 ' \ >r: operatives, went on a three-quarter time schedule. The Putnam Manufacturing Company's cotton mills went on a three and a half-day schedule, and the Nightingale and Powhatan mills, of Putnam, Conn., have reduced the time to four days weekly. About 700 hands are affected. The Edwards cotton mills, of Augusta, Me., employing 1000 hands, adopted a half-time schedule, and the Whitin machine shops, at Whitinsville, Mass., making cotton mill machinery, with 1800 men, reduced the time to forty-five hours a week. In Millbury /about 100 hands are affected at th&^owdsn felting mills, which will run four days a week until Jurther notice. Curtailment or proaucuon is ciso approved by tha Chicopee cotton mills, of Chicopee Falls, 1300 bands; Dwight mills, of Chicopee, 1500 operatives; Salmon Falls mills, Salmon Falls, N. H., 700 operatives; Naumkeag cotton mille, Salem, 1500 hands, and other concerns. The Jewett piano factories in Leominster went on a four-days-a-week schedule. . The Talbot woolen mills, of North Billerica, which have 600 hands, began running five days a week, instead of four, as previously. In Gardner, Mass., the furniture factory of P. Dsrby & Co. began running five days weekly, an increase of ten hours weekly for 325 employes* At the E. E. Stone Lumber and Box Company's mill, in Spencer, the fifty employes agreed to a ten per cent. cut in wages in order to enable the mill to resume work. The working time at the plant of the Waltham Watcn Company, at Waltham, was increased by seven hours a week, making a total of fortyseven and one-half working hours weekly. The Acushnet and Hathaway mills, at New Bedford, employing 2070 hands, resumed work. UNEMPLOYED APPEAL FOR AID. Those in Philadelphia Say They Are Starving and Need Assistance. Philadelphia.?At a general conference of unemployed held in the northeastern section of the city a committee was appointed to go be^fore City Councils and request an appropriation to relieve the distress among the unemployed, and that city contracts be pushed as much as possible in order to give work to many who have earned nothing in months. A member of the Executive Committee of the Central Union of Textile Workers said: . . "Fully ten per cent, of workers at the several textile trades are not working, and have not been working for some time. As a result we are starving. We must have relief, and we must have it immediately." OPERATORS' WAGES REDUCED. Denver and Rio Grande Takes New Nine-Hour Day Into Account. Salt Lake, Utah. ? The wages of svery telegraph operator employed by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad has been reduced to $60 a month, with fifty cents subtracted each month for hospital fees, making the net salary $59.50. This is according to circulars issued by the company. The reduction lame in with the new nine-hour law. 5CHMITZ AND RUEF TO GO FREE. Court of Appeals at San Francisco Says No Offense Was Committed. San Francisco, Cal.?That former Mflvnr Finp'dnft F\ Sr.hmitz was un lawfully convicted of extortion and sentenced to five years in prison was reaffirmed when the State Supreme Dourt unanimously refused to grant i rehearing of the case before the District Court of Appeals, which several weeks ago reversed the judgment .'.nd order of the trial court. It oriered his discharge on the ground ;hat even though Scfvnitz had accepted money from French restaurant nen, he had not obtained it by threat ind was therefore not guilty of estop ion under the statutes. u3,000 Starved to Death in German East African Campaign. Berlin.?Apart from the losses susained in fighting and by disease the ecent German campaign in East Afica caused the deaths of 75,000 naives from starvation. This statement /as made by Colonial Secretary Dern?urg in the course of the debate on he colonial budget in the Reichstag. He explained that the troops were ompelled to seize all supplies, either o feed the soldiers or weaken the en?my, with the resuit that 73,000 tarved to death. HEPBUR.V LAW ACTIVE. iVcstcrn Maryland Railway I-'orred Into Bankruptcy as a Coal Carrier. Baltimore.?Because oZ the provis ~ p -1- - poffl low willful uu in iiit? ni:[iuuiii i orbids a coal carrying railroad to ransport coal mined by it, the Western Maryland Railroad Company, u Jould lino and a heavy coal carrying oad, lias gone into the bands o? its (resident as receiver. Canadian Pacific's Cash. The Canadian Pacific has $38,000,<? > 0 0 cash in its treasury