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CAPT. JOHN PAUL JONES. - v AMERICA'S GREAT NAVAL HERO. The Propoeilion iu Brinic Back Hie Remains to the United Stares—His Homs Was lu kredeiioksbarjc, Va. The Frederlckeburfr oorreepondent of the Rlchmoai D ^patch glres the follow lag Information in regard to John Paul Jones, which will prove interest ing to pur readers: ~ “The announcement that the re mains of the dittlogulshed naval hero, John Paul Jones, have been located in Paris. France, brings to the light that the deceased was once a resli this city. According tu the records of the county court,he came here in 1778 to administer on the estate of his brother, Wm. Paul, who lived here until 1772. William came here in 1760, and shortly afterwards entered the mercantile bos' iness, in which tie »as engaged up to the time of hU death. The store occu pied by them U on the corner of Maid and Market streets, and Is the same building in which George Washington was made a Mason. .Tradition also says that one of tbe rooms in the building was used by John Paul during his resi dence here, which was nearly two years, as his lodging quarters, it was also during, bis citizsushlp here that he received his appointment from the Colonial Congress as lieutenant in tbe navy. “It was here, too, that he added Jones to his patronymic, which, it is said, was in token of the friendly act of Col. Wilie Jones, of North Carolina, who became his bondsman for £500 when he administered on his brother’s estate. His hrst assignment after re ceiving his appointment as lieutenant, which occurred on Doc. 22, 1775, was to the Alfred, on tbs deon of which, It is averred, he, hioiseh, raised for the first time aboard a vessel in commis sion from tbeContlnental Congress, the flag of America. Aoo»rd this vessel he made the cruise u> me Bahama Is lands, lu May, 1776, he was assigned to the Provldeno*, and in October of tbat year wa- givua a full commission as captain. By tola time he had ac quired the full coohdenca and esteem of the marine ^comm'tu.e of Cong&ss, and In 1777 sttied in me Hanger to Brest. On arriving there, and after some negotiation*, in which he dis played much adroitness, he obtained a salute from tbe commander of the French Beet, which, it is said, was the first notice of tue kind the American Bag had received. Ail through his his tory tbe i^ecordi show tbat wherever he was present in battle success at tended his effort*. At the close of the Itsvolull >nary war he was offered an Important comin.»au against tbe Turks in tbe Black Bea by the Empress of Russia, which /e accepted with the elipiilatioa that be was never to re nounce the title of «li American citizen or be called upou to fight against France. “ Tbe skill and bravery which he al ways displayed attracted the attention of all Europe and America. England, oonaequently,- became ao incensed at tbe boidnese of u s operations, carried on directly under her own eyes, that the BrltUn minister at the Hague, amh the press of Britain generally, endeav ored earnestly to sunpress his growing reputation by coarsely but vainly en deavoring to brand him with the epi thets of rebel, renegade, and pirate. Upon his return to tbe United States, to 1781, Congress unanimously adopted the fo.lowing preamble and resolu tion : " Whereas, That the Congress en tertain a high sente of the distinguish ed bravery and military conduct of John Paul Jones, Esq., captain in the navy of the United States, and parti cularly in his victory over the British frigate Seraple, on the boast of Eng hlch_ " T .0: applause and admiration: “ Resolved, That the minister pleni potentiary of these United States com municate to his most Christian ma jesty the high satisfaction Congress naa received from the conduct and gal lant behavior of Oapt. John Pant Jones, which have merited the attention and approbation of his most Christian ma jesty ; and, that his majesty’s offer of adorning Capt. Jones with a' cross of military merit, is highly acceptable to ress.” his was in honor of the cross of mllpvy merit and a magnificent gold- mow. d sword which was presented to him b 're his departure for America by the 'lag of France. In 1787 Con gress alsu voted him, in oommemora- tion of his brilliant and valuabld ser vices, a “ medal of gold.”, la- Decem ber, 1787, he returned to tyris, where, after a^gtfar of 111 health, he died on tbe 18th of July, 1792 aged 45 years. During his residence there he was given the important trust by President Washington of treating with the Dey of Algiers on the subjpcl of peace and ransom of - 'American captives. So far as U known Fredericksburg wss tbe only home he had In America, and la view of this an effort will be made, to have his remains, when they reach America, brought here for iffterment.” The following official declaration has been issued from the headquarters of the American-Irlsh Historical Society in Boston rolatlve to John Paul Jones, ~ and contains an admirable summary of hl> life and achievements “ The American-Irlsh Historical So ciety Lae heard, with much pleasure, the proportion to bring back to theae shores the remains of John Paul Joneat " We cordially endorse the Idea and hereby'express our hearty readiness to oo-operate in this most patriotic un - dertaklng. - -H Foe one hundred ywsrv tbwretiahii of this gallant American officer have ever swore allegiance to the Constitu tion and the flag. Fruitful in resource, prompt to act, bold in tbe face of tre mendous odds, utterly devoid of fear, he upheld the banner of the Republic on the high seas and carried it even into the country of the enemy. “Born in Scotland, 1747, he died In France In 1792. Coming to Virginia in 1773 he inherited the estate there of a deceased brother. At the outbreak of hostilities between Britain and the colonies he offered his services to Con- { [ress and was made lieutenant in our nfant navy. “ Being assigned to sea duty, he quickly showed himself an intrepid offi- . oer capturing many prizes from the dent of British and striking swift and sudden blows for the cause of liberty. ' In the fall of 1776 he was promoted to captain and continued his gallant prowess against the foe. In 1777 he took the U. S. S. Ranger to Europe and the next year received ftom a French man-of-war the first salute ever given the American flag in foreign waters by a European war ship. In April, 1778, he descended upon the English coast, landed his blue jackets and marines, scaled the cliffs of Whttehearen, spiked thirty-eight British cannon and spread consterna tion throughont the country. While commanding an American and French squadron In 1779, with the Bonhomme Richard 1 as his flag ship, he met a a British squadron off the Scot tish coast convoying a merchant fleet to the Baltic. With night fallen upon the scene, he attacked tbe enemy and for three hours waged desperate bat tle off Flamborough Head. , It was on this occasion, after the combat had long progressed, that the British commander haughtily demand ed if he wished to surrender; to which Jones made the Immortal reply : ‘ I haven’t yet begun to fight!’ So the battle went on. Jones lashed his flag ship to the British 44 gnn ship Sera- phi*, and with pike, cutiaes and pistol finally compelled the latter to strike «w*lw . -1 - . . Soon after the British ship, Count- | of Scarborough, 22 guns, also sur rendered to the valorous American officer, whom the British government had graciously termed a 1 pirate ’ and would gladly nave hanged at the yard arm. Capt. Pearson, of the Seraphlr, was knighted by the British King as a sop to his feelings and a ruse to main tain * British gallintry ’ in the eyes of the world. Upon hearing that the foe whom he defea' . had been thus knighted, Jonesarglf observed: ‘Well, be deserved it; ana if I fail on him again Til make a lord of him/ “This, thrn, waa John Paul Jones, whom the American people now pur pose to deservedly honor. This was the type of man to whose lion heart and courageous deeds the early Ameri can nary owes so much. Such mes too, were O’Brien, Berry, Hopkins ano other early commanders ; with Perry, Rowan, Porter and Farrag it of later times. Worthy they to rank with Dewey, Schley and Sampson ofourowo day. “ Yes, bring back the remains ot John Paul Jones 1 Let the drams roll, the trumpets blare, tbe bells ring, the cannons roar. Let flags be dipped and arms presented as tbe cortege passe* by. For here was a man who helped b»tabiiah on a secure foundation the republic of Washington and the fath ers, and who bravely defied British might at sea as his compatriots did upon the land. “ Eternal gratitude to John Paul Jones, and may the principles for which they fought never perish from the earth. Brought Him to Time —" WJ1,” remarked the fond, but bashful young man, rising at a late hour to go, “ it seems hardly worth while for me to see any meteors tonight, disappointment, but I have the evening exceedingly in that. And there won’t be great shower like the one missed seeing,” he added, fingering his hat. “ for 33 years I” Well," responded toe maiden, look ing dreamily out at the darkened skies, “ it you’ll come we’ll sit up and watch for that one, too.” Then he put down his hat. “ Katie,” he gasped, M do you think I’ll still be coming here as I am now 33 years from this time V” ,Y It looks like It,” she replied murely. On which hint he spake—and It was still later when he finally did go. 2* reposed In the soil of B’rance—France, oar ancient ally and present friend. For one hundred years his memory has been as inspiration to the American navy and his deeds are forever treas ured in tbe archives of the nation. Though his remains have been sa credly guarded by France for a cen tury, It is but fitting that they should at laet have a final resting place In the United States, a land he loved so much and for which ha fought so bravely and ■o welL “John Pan! Jones will long be re- membered in American naval annals as ona of the most heroic offloera who enjoyed spite of another we have de- WOMEN OF THE TRANSVAAL.—The average Boer is big, brawny and strong, ruddy cheeked and wholesome, yet never handsome. The women, rule, do not approach the freeh and simple beauty seen In the north of Eu rope. Here and there throughout the Transvaal you will find a handsome Dutch girl, hut not often. Their dress, usually of some cheap print, and the hideous'poke bonnet, so universal, do dot add to their attractions. They are curiously afraid of exposing their complexions to the sun, and are often pale and pasty in appearance. It 1« A curious thing to see how carefully Boer woman wlll'shade her face, and even keep her hands beneath bar apron, when In the sun. Yet, on the whole, the women of the Transvaa are not unattractive—when you get used to them.—New York Herald. —The order of the superintendent o the Southern Rill way to the effect tbat all employes who ute cigarettes must discard them or give up their situations ba« created quite a stir In that corporation. The Gainesville Xagla^ayAi..-”.WAUa th»-ovder of the superintendent of the Southern Rail road will cause that offlolal to be spoken of as a tyrant it will do mnch towards creating a sentiment against the nse of cigarettes, for whoa a habit of any kind oars amaa from any oer- tain occupation it is obliged to have its effect on *be public mind/' —Recently the Virginia Mllltart L stltute wee oloeed because of an epldi mlc of typhoid fevar, aad now we find in the Wilmington (N O) Mi that tbe Greensboro Normal and dustrial school of tbat state has oloeed, aad tbat 70 or 80 female p are seriously 111 and several deatl have ooonrred HOME Bill Arp Takes a Nap In a Chair—Tbe Children Think There is a Burglar In the House—His Wife Recognized the Snoring. * 7 -Left, left, left I That is an ominous word—I don’t like it. Last. Friday night I closed my mission down in Ala bama—a most delightful week with balmy weather moonlight nights and good people tn cheer me. I retired happy to dream of home and the little grand-children and tbe light that would be shining in the window for me on Saturday night. The porter was to call me up in time to ^plre the 2 o'clock tram for Chatta nooga, but alas 1 he did not do It, and I awoke to find that the train had passed and I was left, left, left—Oh ! the misery of it. Shakespeare says that there is no philosopher catf en dure the toothache patiently, and I will add, or being left by a train when far from home. Tnere is a goneness about it, for the train nas gone. The next train would not connect at Chattanooga and I would have to slay there till another 2 o’clock in the morning. But all’s well that ends well. /About daylight I reached my home. All was still and siLnt. The good old dog was lying at the door and gently wagged his bushy tall. The doer was locked, but the window sash was not, and I raised it slowly and softly and was soon In the sitting room, where there was a good comfortable sofa. I knew that the door to our family bed room was locked, and I bead some faint familiar nasal sounds tbat as sured me all was well. The diagnose WM-right.* In a few minutes T was asleep and {flaying on the harmonlcao myself. My heavy base echoed to the tenor in the other room and awakened one of the girls, who whlspered^'Mam ma, mamma, there is somebody in the front room.” “ It’s yonr papa,” said she. “ I know bis trombone—be still and 1st him sleep, for 1 expect be Is almost worn out.” It was 8 o’clock when somebody kissed me while I was dreaming of the soldier boys drilling and the tffloer sAid left, left, left at every step. Rousing up 1 received the family enrbraoes, and two little children came running in and climbed all over me and made me happy—Oh, It beau war, or politics, or a dog law, or ai.ything. I was escorted into the dining room to breakfast and saw at a glance that the room had been re papered with a tinted olive green paper and the bordering matched It beauti fully. The doors to the parlor were wide open, and that room had been re- papeied, too, and was lovely. Aimebow I never could make as much ado over pleasant surprises a* my female folks expect, but ld!d-mj Oast and have expressed my admire •n several times since. Before 1 left tney had talked about the old paper that had gotten dirty and was failing off and said that If I would get the paper they would put it on, and I as- •enled. 1 am glad that I did, for if I bad heen at home they would have put oa me and made me wait on them all day, tpr I am the boy. I met a man down in Alabama who said that my letters were demoralizing the vomen of this country and putting new burdens oa the men. /* Why,” •aid Le, “ ju«t look at me—I am fifty- five years old and weigh nigh on to 260 pounds, and yet my wife wanted me to climb up a stop ladder yeateday and fix the curtains back, and 1 told her 1 couldn’t, and I wouldent, for the ladder was old and rickety anfi 1 might fall and break my neck or some of my arms and legs. Well, sir, she laughed and said: VBill Arp climbs ladders (or his wife, and pianW fljwero, and strawberries, and nurses tbe grand children, too/ ‘Yea,’’ said I ’that’s what he writes, but I don’t believe' a are going to be allowed to vote soon and he Is just fixing to be elected. ” Now, see here, Mr. Arp, I fought four years la that dogond old war and now I am gettln’ old and fat and I’m not gwkas to climb ladders and tend the flower garden just because you do ; that is, if you really do it, which 1 don’t believe.” And the good, jolly old veteran laughed immensely. Next day 1 made acquaintance with conductor on the Alabama Great Southern and be comforted me by say ing that my Jetters gave good example and good onecr and, pteturud wnal hutne ought to be. Said he, “ we have nine children at p.ur house—all under age, and my greatest pleasure Is In meeting them wnen my run Is off, and in helping them and their mother to fight tne battle of life and be contented and enjoy what we have got and be thankful to God for his 'tender mercies. Running a train' half nl^ht and half day is hard work, but 1 enjoy my home and my family all the more when 1 get with them, and they are all gladder to see me.' Hike that man and that kind of talk. When our people realize that 'home is the beit place pn earth, and the moth er Is Its deareit inmate we will have an Ideal commonwealth. Coleridge says: “ A mother Is a mother still The holiest thing alive.” Lytlleton says: “ Tne loverdn the husband may be lost But the wife Is dearer than the bride.” All tbegreat poets have paid tribute to tbe home and to the mother, for home is not home without a mother. Of course there are many married wo men who are not mothers and do not wish to be. With them children are Intruders, and tbe pity Is tbat their mothers had not been of simlla&mloi. In New England and fashionable Northern circles thejnaternal instinct has been smothered, and has gone Into horses, and to conceal every sign of a maternal form. Children are Intru ders they say ; and if by chance they have any they are put out to nurse and to be reared by nnmotherly bands. What an awful picture this Is—what a sad descent trom tbe motherhood of our mothers—what a counterpart to the Savior’s teaching when he said, Suffer little children to come unto me for such is thi kingdom of heaven.” Nearly alj, the great men of tbs world t a/e been nursed by noble mothers, and it rejoices me to know that Mrs Sarah But.s, of Brunswick, has a book now in the press with Lipplncott that will rescue from oblivion the mothers uf many of Georgia’s great and good men. With her it has been a labor of lover ^ How our biographers -from Moses down have lauded the great men but paid small tribute to their mothers. But the highest heaven Is reserved for them, and an eternal fame that will not pass away like that the great men acquire in this changeable world. Alas, poor Dewey; how soon did his arlands wither. But we still have chley and Brumby and Hobson left, and a host of lesser lights that illumi nate the Southern skv. Bill Arp. Getting Ready for the Census. —The first annual report of the direc tor of tbe census has been submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, and while it is a brief document, It Is full of interest. The report opens with a detailed statement of the preliminary organization of the office and a synop sis of the early work, which is wail under way. The forms that will be used. In enu merating the agricultural products and'the population have been practi cally determined upon, and the division of vital statistics Is carrying on considerable correspondence wltn the various boards of health through out the country. It Is the purpose ot the director to secure a uniform sys tem of registration of deaths, so that more reliable statistics may be ob tained. A plan has been mapped out for the selestlon of expert special agents, to be employed in the collection of sta tistics of manufacturing Industrie*. Tbe Industries .of the country have been grouped Into sixteen classes, aad an expert will be put In charge of one or more of these classes and have Im mediate charge of the special agents who will be employed la the collection of these statistics. A special agent, the report says has been appointed to look after tne enu meration of the products and popula tion of the Barallstn Islands, ana two •pedal agent* have been selected aad are already occupied la arranging for tbe census of Alaska. Two hundred and ninety-five super visors of census out of a total of 297 have been appointed and commissioned by the President. McLauun's Views.—Tne Wash ington oorreepondent of tbe Charles ton Evening Post save that Senator McLiurln, of South Carolina, has re turned to Washington for the sea*Ion of Congress. Tbe South Carolina Senator is one of the few Senators from the South who upholds the course of the administration 1b Its dealing with the Philippine problem. Be will, daring the oomlng session, oontlnus to suppprt President McKinley la his foreign policy. The Senator, It Is said, looks upofi the oomlng session as being a most Important one, and aside from the Philippine question, there will be many problem* to be brought to the attention of Congress. Senator Mo.Lauriir says tbat In com mon with other sections in the South, the State of South Carolina is sharing In the prosperity which seems to be general all over the Union. Be says are the cotton factories eg handsomely, bar* the cotton planters are doing better than they save done for a long time. Early in the year they did not realise that the ootton crop would bring more then five oenU at tbe most, bat the Senator says tn his State they are getting seven cents. The farmers of the State, he says, through the most rigid economy which they have been practicing for the past fivs or six years, are com paratively out of debt, and many of them have succeeded Id laying* up some money in the banks, many of them having quite a mug little sum. Altogether the Southern section of the country is enjoying more prosperity 1 yearajpast, and Is In a most enviable condition How a Young Lady Oaosed Her Father to Frighten Away Her Bean. ’• The Cbarihtte Observer tells tbe following good story of a recent occur rence in North Carolina: Mr. Jonathan Edwards, of Asheville, Is a very successful business man and an enthusiastic sportsman. He lately bought for himself a new gun, and while impatiently waiting for the sea son to open he would get out his new gun, handle It with affection and die course on its merits and beauty until his wife and especially his fair daugh ter, Mary, became weary of even the Chaffee tbe Prophet, Onoe a Mighty Maa of War, Agaia Waras the People Agataetihe Great Moral Institution of Benjamin tbe riltmaaits—Wins is a Mocker and Strong Drink ia Rag ing, as Proved by Donthit the High (Pliant and Oasts tbe Scribe. Cept. W. G. Chafes, lets of the Ublled States amy, hat written the following article to the Greenwood Index, of which paper be wm formerly editor, t will be remembered that tbe chroni cles and prophecies of Ziraochaboam zes giyj”**"**"!* covering that his gun wm not m in teresting to dthers as to himself, he needed only an Intimation to make him bring It out for exhibition with much amusement daring the stormy period of Tillman Ism. The following chronicles will be read with much In* pleasure. Miss Mary Edwards had a beau and she rather liked him, but held him somewhat at arms’ length—on proba tion, m It were.~Miss Mary had a lov ing heartf-a sparkling eye and a keen sense ol humor. Her beau, Mr. Richard Wildman, called to see her and they chatted pleasantly In the parlor while Mr. and Mrs. Edwards made themeelvM comfortable In the sitting room aorom the hall. I’p going to kiss yon,” said Mr. Wildman to Miss Mary. “ If you dare,” said the young lady, 1® “ I’ll certainly make you regret it.” L Now #ben Zsraoohahobm wm re turned from tbe tents of Uncle Sam he did journey unto his own country even the land oalled Tillmaala. 2. ButM he journeyed ha wm op pressed by a grant thirst, and it ohanoed that there wm ia the way with tim a certain scribe to Whom ha WM known aforetime. 3. And tbe scribe spoke unto tbe f; slniy “ But I really am going to,” said Mr. Wildman. “ If you»do I’ll go tell papa,” said Mias Mary, with a twinkle la her eye and without tbe slightest attempt to get out of the way. Taking her non chalance for a woman’s consent, ha rabbed and kissed her. She prompt- whacked him on the chMk with her hand, and then leaving the room and walking acrou the hall, said to her father, with the sweetest of sweet •miles : “ Papa, I’ve been telling Mr. Wildman ebout your new gnn and he asks If you wont show U to him.” “ Certainly, with greatest pleasure,” ■aid Mr. Edwards, dallghted to have some one lake an Interest In hid new pet. Picking up the gun he walked with expectant pleasure Into the par lor. Mr. Wildman wm waiting somewhat doubting tba girl's purpoM. Whsa tbe man with the gue cams la the door Mr. Wlidman’s doubts, acoom- panled by Mr. Wildman himself, went oat of the window without even taking the preoantloe to raise tbe sash. Mr. Edward’s looked around at his daughter dumb-founded. She laughed till she oould do looger stand. Hold ing ber heart la her heads, she said : “ Father, you mud bk careful bow you o at people with that gun. Really, if didn’t know yon well, I should hevs sen sure several times you meant to shoot me with It. You must be careful. How am I ever to get married If you run my beaux off Ilka that? Take the horrid old gun a wav.” talk, prophet saying: Halil Zsraoohaboem, I i he prophet. Whither goest thou f It I _ _ __ dellghtcst my soul that thou jouraejoUi phia. Lieut. Blue is rMeitevd to the the same way with me. United StatM ship Massaohasetts. It 4. Whereupon the prophet answered | U probable that tha pressalatloa of the medal will take plaoe la Naw York at an early day a^the hands of a distin guished Souti and said I oome from tha teats of Kedar and journey unto a servant of Benjamin tha Tlllmaalts, even a dispenser of strong drinks. 5. And the eoribe saith unto him whither thon goest I will go, for It hath Men vet many days sinoa mine eyes hath tMheld thee aad I do treMnre In my haart the words of a former ruler of our people which hr spake unto a rulerof the people which abifieth to the north ofTIUmaaia. 6. Then wm the heart of the prophot glad within him aad ho answered and said thou speaketh the words of wisdom iMtea thy footsteps* ny feet shall not eg la the way, for hath not Benjamin inscribed upon the bottles of streag drink the words In the Latin tongue* Aaimia oplbusque paratl,” which belag interpreted means, “Always read» to take a drlak.” 7. UaTtog oome aato a vender of strong drink they did pey into hie a shekel of silver for a bottle bearing the three mystlo signs of Ben in the TUlmaaitn. 8. Now whM they had retired 8. Now whM they bad retired nato I of the United States envy, the Mete of a back lot where a hewer of wood did the deelge belag the great seal of the labor they did Imbibe of the etroeg aavy depertmeat—a ship aafier sail, Mias Mery and bar mother often ■otto voce, about guns, and laugh Mr. Edwards' discomfiture. Mr. Wi man is still missing. to Ud- ‘ innoxious desuetude” as Mr, They Have No Chaplains.—It hM more than onoe been polntea out that chaplain service in the Philippines Is not attractive to those most particu larly Interested, and all manner of ex cuse Is resorted to on the part of the reverend gentlemeoteo avoid being sent there. The War Department ceeps as quiet m possible about it, but tbe fact is said to be that the large majority of the regiments In the Philippines have no chaplain. The following is an extract from a private letter just received from an enlisted man In one of the volunteer regiments: You Mk me what kind of a chaplain we have out here. WelLI must tell you I have not heard the Word of God spoken since I have been on the Island, for we have no chaplain with us. If we had one he would have to talk to us on the firing line, and I don’t think it would be well for him. Let him wait until after this Is all over and then he can tell us all about the love of God.” —The'Troy Exchange benlr at Troy, III., eighteen mllei from St. Louis, evoiand would say. And good gen tle Tom Howard said that a Boston mother wouldn’t have but one or two children, and she wouldn't have any if ■he didn't want an heir to Inherit the estate. Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrotearemarx- able letter two years ago on the de cay of the inateridl inmiocilln New England, aad tba great increase of divorcee nsd voluntary separations. Mary Brent Raid hM recently publish ed aa article on tbe same subject m applicable to France. Sbe says that the fashionable women of the period wont even dress like women. They despise hips and try to hide tbei They prefer to be m slim m race ■Hf ■ WM ■botrt wrecked by safe blowers 2:30 a. m. Saturday and everything of value in the bank wm taken, about 86,000 Th«_ robbers eeoapod in a carriage unmolested They were seen going toward-Edwards- vllle, the oonntf seat of Madison coun ty, shortly after the burglary. Sher iff Kuntze organised a posse and went In pursuit of tbem.but without result. The noise of tbe explosion wm heard n mile from town. Nttroglyoeriee wm used. The doors of the Mfe were blown through the counter and carried to the front of the building, 200 feet distant. / —The total enrollment of children ia the school of the United States said to be 17,000,000. AN INTEKE8TING SUMMARY. The Anneal Report of tbs Department of Agrtealtare le a Valuable Docn The annual report of Secretary Wil son summarizes an immense smount of valuable work dooe by the agricultural department during the past year. Be comments particularly oa tha suooaee- (ul extension of tbe weather bureau around tbe Caribbean sea, giving time ly storm warnings to the vessels of tne navy and. merchant marine. • Tne department hM gathered much Information regarding the pleats -wntehseppiy indie rubber and gu percha, and expects daring the coming year to locate in our Island possessions a zone suitable for the culture of th plants. The United States now Import about $30,000,000 worth of rubber an nually end It is thought that a large portion of this supply can be raised-in our new Island possessions. The same true of Egyptian ootton, of which we Import $5,000,000 worth annually, while bethinks that 8900,000,000 worth of tro- cai prouuct*, wbioh we now Import each year, oan all be raised In Forte Leo, Baweti and the Pulllpplnc*. Much work hM been done* in the by brldlxlng of grains to secure varieties which will neist drought, rust and cold. The same methods are being used to produce hardy orange trees and sen Island cotton which will ba Immune to the fungus disease ao# at tacking that staple. Fraction! forestry work Is being done on a large scale among the lumbermen of severnl States. y * . Extensive experiments are being car ried oo In road construction in co operation with the looal authorities of of the Mveral States, Including tbe building of sample roads from the ma terials found in different localities and the laying of steel track wagon roads. The third year of experimentation with nog cholera shows that from 7 > to 80 per cent, of the bogs Injected with serum were saved. The Secretary strongly recommends a more rigid Inspection of our dairy products to counteract theln jury that hM been done to tbit trade by unscru pulous dealers in tbe pmL Regarding seed distribution the Sec retary says there is no need for the de partment to oome in competition with tne sales of seedsmen, but there b room for valuable work in the collec tion and distribution of such foreign seeds and plants m are adapted to this country, bnt would not be secured by private enterprise. ., Tea grow leg experiments la South Carolina are commended and he notes tnnt three thousand pounds of good tea wsreYitbed in the gardes* of Sum mervllle In tbe pMt season. ^ A valuable quality‘of rice lutsbeen introduced from Japan, It Is Superior to tbe domestic product, hod should it succeed lu Louisiana hundreds of thou sanda of dollars will ba added yearly to the rice growing Industry. Thu Sec retary sake for $10,000 to prosecute a technical and scfasntifio Investigation of native drug plants la oo-operation with the Pan-American Congress. of Booth tbs Yo*tag Naval .Hera With a Beautiful TestimonlaL The bandebme medal to be presented to Lieut. Victor Bine, of the United States aavy, hM been completed nod is oo exhibition in Columbia. Ths As sociation for Patriotic Award wm forsMd Janaary SI, IMS, with Mrs. Ellison Capers m president, Md Mrs. K. W. Screven m secretary and treasurer, its object wm to proonre a suitable testimonial to Lisut. Victor Blue, aad It wm then aad there decided thM the testimonial should take the shape of a medaL The secretary wm Instructed to write to a lady ia each town aad ooMlderable village, in forming her of her appointment m ooi- r for ‘ ' lector for the Association aad reqMet ing her to gather faadt for the etedaL In four months over $300 wm oest in. A medal committee wm appoint ed, consisting of the Hon. Wm. A. chairman, aad the Right Rev. Ellison Capers aad the Hm/Lo- roy F. Youmans. Mr. Courtenay un dertook the labor of love with tbe greatest oare. The devlcM oa sash side are his selection, m also the in scription ia English. The beaatifnl Latin Inscription is furnished by Gen. Youmans. The workmanship wm done at tha United States mint ia Phiiadei- m tth Carolinian. Tha dies wets engraved by W. Char- lee E. Barber, of the Usited States mint, Philadelphia. The Is two aad n half laches la diameter and owe (earth of aa inch thick. Tha %vene preMBte ia its npper half the coal of arms of Booth Carolina: it is la high relief, Aelieete ie iteoetlSM ‘ ‘ la its details; tha Agars of t Mini soldier, aeually seen ‘ aad with a soared look, erect aad soldierly. Ba soldierly. figure really looks here like a hemaa belag—a Carolina matron. The shields, palmetto tows, etc, are presented “ aa regia,” aad the State mot toss are la ■see ia moot of tbe Mocks ia mo. f he laseriptioa, “ Tbe women o^South Oa- rollaa to Moot. Victor Bias, U. 8. !■ high sppreeiatloa of hla courage, ee- tsrprlM aad dietiagulebed servUse ia tbe Saatiago de Cake campaign, IM/* The re vi of the Issymbotts abor they did imbibe of the etroeg drlah, whsreupoa their souls were die- a * sled within them aad they did ex- mof oee aooord: Surely theeplrltof Benjamin bath entered Into the strong waters for though it beareth tbe sy bol of refreshteg drlak it testa of Abe lights lags of the celled Jersey. 9. Aed it came to pam that many of the serves Is of Resjamls who did dls- pssM strong drlak aato tha peoele waxed exceeding evil, taklag onto themselves many pieces of silver aad gold aed|woeld then cry aloud that robbers had aetered Into their plaoM of business, earryiag sway stroag drlak of great vales, but ao maa eves nato this day bM ever yet beheld the face of sueh a robber. 10. Moreover, It earns to pern tbat a man of tha Tlllmaaltoa, one Douthlt, did become high priest unto the god of Bea jam in oalled “Booss" aad chief ivy department a chip ailghtTag. All 1 and m Uiactroitvo of < will compare meet favorably with the Many “ watched wtags Is M lahlgPjSiM, the •ograves's art hMh tb«; QjmiioQAiic work to SflisqM Flo bMB prepared mint at Poiisdc Foo- tn'iDf the dispensers oi In Having searched upon a iveth over SevMaah, bug juice, dlllgeatlv he of the country agalMt the river saruamed Ousts, of person aad strong of voice tallea upon bis seek Halleluiah 1 aad ba e I. have found lad, ohanoed wiileh 1] oalled Igoty Having claimed, thM, rejoice I have scribsv 12 Now, when they had come nato tha chief city of Tlllmanla aad Mtered Into the temple of “Boom” their hearts were glad Md they did straightway pour libations unto tha god of Beaje- 18. Bnt Douthlt, the high priest, Oasts, his scribe, were to subtle of spirit thM thsy did make very free with pies of strong drink and falsely use the mystic symbols of Benjamin oa the vssmIs of strong drink so that naea wars greedy deceived thereby pad much troubled in splr.t. 14. Now. when this became noised abroad the elders of the temple of “Boom” did take council together and did oMt out Douthli, the high and Gusto, the scribe, from the and there wm wMplng and blMphem? exceeding. 14. And It oome to peas that the high prlMt Md Ousts, tha scribe, did distract the coagregatiOM with their abase of each other and their friends did contend against each other with many words of evil meaning. 16. Bat when Ousts, the scribe, did declare that one of the elders of the temple of “Boose” had wickedly token unto hlmMlf oa unjnst profit of ten thousand shekels of silver, the elder priest, temple, wailing rim or bordei displays the < stars of the Uatoe aad _ “ Explorator Fortissimos Floruit.” Tne at tbe United 'hiladelphla. Thera. U Lode- sired to leave the dtoe oa* deposit, la order to have replfhM ia piled to mi * lectors la the United States aad ia I rope at a relatively rail I oetiay. j Bandy Rauc Factory at Gritts* burg.—Aoocruiog to e faoetioe* Oer- maatowa maa, who hM jest relaraed from Gettysburg, there to hidden away la the woods, a mile or two from the battlefield, a rello factory. It Is a two- story building of brick, 80 by 100 feet. Tweety-alM Mads are employed ia It, aad the weekly pey roll av The value of this year’s prod ad will act ba far from 010,000, an ia- oreaM ot forty par cent over that of Inst year. The rails factory wm oaly bails 4a MOT “* * * ^ Germantown num save, o bullets, old can boo balls, toes, buckles, swords, piece* of sabre-teaches, all, ot ooene of _ aaeiaat aad worn api These era the cheeper pro There are, besides, the finer aad ooatly lines. Testaments buted throagh by ballets, love letters burnt ip powder and stained dark with with big leaden balls lodged the eje-oookste or the jaw, full uniforms properly blood stained, of all the npoo the battlefield. makM nothing la advance, ti lag cverotookiag. It oaly orders, and benight eu stomp thoir goods. TMf _ tho grooors, tho aalooo and real estate ssea of —a call for diatribe tlously aad . _ Visitors Rwre now are thM they used to bo. is moonlight thsy may ■ting tho rare. rauss a judiciously over the fie ~Th* fifth oeatennry of Guteeberg’s birthday will be celebrated with much splendor ia Mayeses next Jum under I the patronage of the Grand Duke of Bom. Tho oelebratioo will have or International character, and in feUUUNteUU RUOROIR VA RA1FCA, tUO OIUOF I 1 ■■ «>»RM RtesfiRri s MM Hi DIM* did turn upon him with hot words Md junction with it m exhibition Is to he held which will be divided into thrae seetlona. The historical section will many and divers toritlngs, until sol great wm the strife that ali men won dered and shameful words such m “liar” and “thief’ and even yet worae saying* became is the temple of “Bocse” as words in our tongue mean ing “good morning” nod “good night.” I Alger May Rule Cuba.—A special dispatch from WMhlagton savs: “An ex-CongressmM from tho West, who enjoys relations of peon liar iotlmeoy with the administration, gives utter- to a statement which hM been vaguely rumored for some tome to the effect tbat Gen. Alger hM been oon- slderei for the position of olvil gover nor of Cuba. Though it may scorn un likely that the Praeldeat would confer such m Important and responsible po sition upon a man whoa ho took sooh K m to ssparats from connection with administration, there ore certain clroumsteaoes jwhioh-would seem to give color to tbe report- At tbe time of Alter’s reslgnstion it was said he would make s public statosMst of the clroumstaoces surrounding his retlre- ment, which would set ire to thing around tho White Bouse. Bat thegeaeral a »Mother visit te Vtoe ^ President Hobart aad ttMRqRBur —Tha minute m office holder goto lag more wm heard of * kicked out he begins to howl "reform.” expose.” com prise productions of the art of printing of ell times and nations and also implements aad tor printing, b, which the devHopmeatof the latter press printing cm be traced from Ha ooenaeaoemant. The graphic section Is to give n display m < hensiveM possible of the of the graphic arts in tl stats of perfection. The tooc wtol show the machinery aad ten piemente for printing, If poselMaTf "or£ l »f ordwr- Is connection with the exhibition a Gutenberg museum will be founded. "7^1 ■ wheuM claim to have! senate. Rev. SuSteSSSs tag (ma m attack of eaiatepsy Mr. »»*«•■*•»* deed, nod ac lte wm lying In his i tte physician aad wit nftoed i for his burl just after "Mm. > / .at*/—. * ’ ** . ’ ' f