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THE WAR IN AFRICA, i Fighting Around Ladysmith Has Begun. london, Jan 22 -The Times has the followiog, dated Sunday evening, from Spearman's camp : "AU yesterday and today Gsn War? ren has been attaekiog the Boer?. Their position is a long ridge four miles northwest of Trichards' drift, ascend? ing from the river. Ac dawu jester day (Saturday) our guns occupied a kopje on the east of the range. "The enemy's defenses were chiefly stone sangars extending forward and right along the spur, makiog toe posi? tion semi oiroular. At ll o'clock Gen Hart's brigade adranoed oo tte left, atong a rocky, unever *pur, into the semi-circle, ander heavy fire frory three directions. Taking ad van rage of ail possible cover, the troops advanced to a point within 500 yards of the enemy's right wing, bat they did cot advance beyond the edge of the cover There they remained until dark and bivouacked. *'Io addition to Maxim Nordenfeldrs. the enemy fired shrapnel captured at "Colenso. Their fire waa intermittent, and was also temporarily silenced by our masked batteries. At Dight the enemy's right wing evacuated its posi tioo." NO HOT BREAKFAST Spearman's Camp, Jan 21, 10.20 p in.-After ten hours of continuous and terribie fire yesterday Geos f?-irt aod Cloy advanced 1,0^0 yards The Boers maintained an irregular fire during the night, but the British out- j posts did not reply This morning at daybreak the Boers opened a stiff fire The British stood to the guns where they slept, and an engagement was renewed vigorously. Thc field artillery poured shrapnel into the eoemy't 4:enches. A rumor that Ladysmith bad been relieved enlivened the British, who sent up a ringing cheer. This w?s taken for an advance The fir?t kopje was carried at the point of the bayonet and the Boers retreated to the nest kopje, which, like most others, wa< strewn with immense boulders, sur mounted by mounds on the summit The British advanced steadily and the Boers relaxed slightly. The latur did not show much tenacity as previous ly. Their Nordenfeldts fired at long intervals, and their cannon fired bat seldom. Apparently the Boers were short of big ammunition. Ail day the roar of musketry con tinned. The British took three Boer positions on the mountain, and found shelter behind the boulders. SATURDAY'S FIGHT. London, Jan 22 -The Daily Tele graph has the following dispatch dated Saturday from Spearman's Camp : "Gen Warren's forces have fought a ueliberately planned aod successful battle Th'.3 important engagement occurred to the west of Spion Kop, j and practically resaked in our secur j lng lbs rough table land which constituted the key of the- Boer p > j sition. "After a fierce cannonade had reen directed against the enemy's lines! for some time, the British troops assembled near an eminence known as Three Tree hill, which forms the centre of a eemi-circle of crests crowned with the enemy's works j and some six miles long. Steadily ? and with great dash the British infantry went forward in the face of a heavy fusillade from Mauser rifles Oar troops were disposed as fol lows : "Maj Gen iVoodgate's division on the right ; Maj Gen? Hart's brigade iu the centre and Maj Gen Hiilyard's brigade on the left "Soon after middgy the battle on the hill became furious, and from o in the afternoon until after 6 the fire from both canon and rifles was ex tremely heavy Point after point of ! the enemy's positions were seized by ! the British troops, and eventually the j Boer right broke and was forced back toward Spion Kop "Oar force is bivouacking upon j the ground it captured so gallantly j Daring the action today the enemy j brought into play new guns, one of which was a quick firer Tomorrow ! ought to settle the matter In today's ! fighting our losses were trifling, but ; the Boers suffered fieaviiy "While Geo Warren was fighting bis engagement an effectual demon stration was proceeding at Potgieter's Drift, tbe enemy's position near there : bein^r rigorously shelled by the Brit isfa batteries j LONG RANGE FIRING WAS GENERAL Durban. Jan 21-The Natal Ad verti.-vr ;ias the following from Spear man's Camp, dated yesterday : ?'G<jn Warren's column attacked a lengthy Boer position on th? northern rid^e of Spion K<-p A heavy bombardment by afield battery preceded the advine?;. The Boers eventually replied with two guns, ' several machine guns and rifles The British responded similarly a.:d long ' range firing became general, lasting ; ontii dark. ??Gen Hildyard drew the Boers j from a splendid position simultan- j eously i?y a demonstration on their ? frontal position, drawing a feeble fire from their Nordenfeldts and rifles The British naval guns and lionizers shelled the trenches with excellent effect, and many Boers were observ? ed bolting The British artillery completely silenced the Boer fire, and at nightfall the British infantry occuDied an excellent advance posi : Hon :*' EFFECT OF LYTTLETON'S MOVE London, JaD 21 -The war office has received the following from Gen Buller dated Spearman's Camp, Jan. 21, 6 55 a m : "In order to relieve the pressure on Gen Warren and io ascertain the strength of the enemy in the position in front of Potgieter's Drift, Gen Lyttleton made a reconnoissance in force yesterday. This kept the enemy in their trenches in full strength ail day. "Our casualties, third battalion King's Royal Rifles, 2 killed, 22 wounded, 2 missing.7' London, Jan 21 -Gen Buller cables the war office the following : Spearman's Camp. Jan 21, 9 p m General Warren has been engaged all day, chiefly on his left, which he has swung forward about a couple of miles The ground is very difficult, and as the fighting is al! the time up hill, it is difficult to say exactly how much we have gained, but I think | we are making substantial progress Spearman's Camp, Jan 21, 9.30 a m -Gen Warren's engagement con tinues. He bas forced the enemy from three positions The Lancashire and Irish brigades are advancing steadily The fire is very severe occasionally Bat it is Believed to Have Been More Serious Than on Previous Days. London, Jan 23 4 15 a m-Gen Bulier has reported nothing of his operations on Monday and official and press inteiiigpp.ee leaves the British bivouacked Sunday night on the ground they had. won after 'two days' fighting The war office turn ed everybody out of the lobbies at midnight Apparently Lord Laus downe was as much without news ail yesterday as other persons were Military men assume that fighting mu6t have taken place and that it was probably more severe than on the preceeding days Gen Buller would not be likely to give the Boers leisure to add to the elaborate in trenchments, to arrange their artil? lery and to concentrate their forces The special correspondents Sunday night were allowed to send the an nouncement that the battle would be almost certainly resumed the follow ing day, and hence official and popu lar anxiety is at high tension The British military experts all share the hopes of their leaders, and, as Spen ser Wilkinson points out, they hesi tate to say a word that might be interpreted as unfavorable Mr Wil kinson refers to the "coo! judgment of German' and Austrian critics," wbich means that some of the best judges look upon Gen Butler's enter prise as a forlorn hope\ a* merely a continual strain cf fighting, wbich may prove too much for the physical energy of the troops engaged The D=ii'y Chronicle's military ex? pert says : "Even when a battle is vron in a j single day, as a rule pursuit is oniy i possible when fresh troops are avail ! able But in this instance it is not a question of m?re pursuit, bu* of renewing an attack upon intrenched positions, after a d>y's hard fight ing and a night of lying on the bat tlefield ' Renforcements aggregating 5.000 or more have reached Capetown dunn? the last three days It is un certain how these have been dis posed of but probabty most of them have been sent to N ita', where it is believed Gen Buller needs them The Brilon in other districts in Sooth Attica continue inactive Lord Methuen's 13,"00 men re main behind their works G?.n French'? 4,000 at Rensburg were roused on Sunday by a genera! alarm j that th? Boers were attacking, but it turned out that there was no basis for this Gen Gatacre is quiescent at Co?e6burg The discontent of the colonial offi cers and their disagreements with the regulars? are being inquired into by Lord Fi rberts who asserts that he will give the Cape Colonists (qua! opportunities At Ladysmith the deaths from en J teric fever and dysentery avorage u>u I a day Some fears arr expressed j that the garrison may I'O worn by j p; i vat and 'ii?.?::t?.-' as to bo unable ; to do much i;; th" way of helping en puller lue war ornee has decided not to send the Seventeenth Lancers Eighth Hussars and Seventh Dragoon Guards to South A ?i ic ahn? >ugh mobilized it is understood t.:-.t Lord Roberts fi- es not see >i way to get fodder ?.,: t?i- Knglisb chargers More than that ?::.. English cavalry ?<... loo heavy for work on thc v - -1 ; J t. and L'fi Roberts expects t" usc colonial cavalry <:. stead L T I':...-, .-a- v Southern ii R, Seiinn, G-? , writ .-. "I can not say too much in praise of o i?- Minute Cough Cure In my Case it worked like a ch .nu ' Tbs barrule;.? remedy to .; gives tom edinte rejult9. Cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, und all throat ?nd lung troubles -1- S. Hughson & Co. The General Assembly. 9? Monday's Proceedings of the Lower House. I Columbia, Jan 22.-The house of ? representatives spent the entire icorn I ing in the discussion of Mr Patton's ; bili, which was introduced at the ! io6tance of the city council cf Co I lumbia, looking towards the exten I sion of the city limits of Columbia, j The cardinal feature of the meas? ure was that the election should be left to the qualified electors of the territory desiring annexation, and not to the freehoid voters. Just before adjournment the house decided to adjourn the debate until tomorrow A little earlier an amendment. ' offered by Mr Montgomery, was adopted, which materially changes the force of the bill by requiring half of the qualified electors to petition for the election before it is ordered The chief contest was whether the law should not appiy to all towns and cities of the State As the biil stood at the time of adjournment it applied only to cities of more than 8.000 population, except in two or three instances SENATE The Senate met at 8 o'clock to night, Senator Sheppard, presiding Special orders were passed over and consideration of third reading bills was entered The first taken un was that relative to pensions in /troduced by the committee: The bill provided that soldiers who lost one arm or "leg, or who by reason of wounds received or disease contract ; ed from exposure in the se-vice are i incapacitated from earning $200, shall receive $6 a reonih. Senator Graydon moved io strike out the provision as to disease con tracted. He thought that such a pro vision would lead to dangerous re suits and might give to those not deserving it part of the pension money. It would be diScuit to tell whether the disability really was the result of disease in the service Senator Mower moved to strike out the enacting words He said that the bili brought in a measure of un certainty in the allotment of pensions that the present law did not. The Senate thon rejected the bili by a vote of 16 to 12 The next batch of biils on the cal? endar was of local measures and passed the third reading without de? bate Mr Henderson's biil as to water works, sewers and drains of cities and towns passed its third reading The biii makes it a misdemeanor to tamper with or injure such public I works Mr Mower's biii relating to the ex? amination of accounts of State Treas .urer, Comptroller General and com? missioners of the einking fund passed its third reading The bili amending the Ae- regulat? ing rho foreclosure of rror'^agr a on rc?:i -stare ha- numerous amendments ?;f?cre? to i*, bet was fin-eii? re/< r r e :i to 'be engrossing eors rorree Tbe jadichry eoacmirree reported unfavorably on Ssoator Apps!t's local option bili. It io.iked as if the uo?^v eranie repon might be adepred as ?DCD'diaie consideration wa? demanded, nut- objection being made clio bili weLi co thc Culodar Th:- reading h?ls were taker. Tbe bil: in relation to reinsurance 3f?? transaction of business by fro i*i s a ran ce companies, except through re ident agents, was fire: di?-ous-?cd* Mr Graydon moved to strike oar soo tion 2, which &!!O?S the comptroller general to go ;c> home offir2s and ex^mice bock* cf iosurance companies doing business in the Sra^e which are ?Gt incorporated io the Stare, and at ! the expense of the C'''mpp.rjy. said ir was absurd to ? hm k irjch v. sec-i.o could bu cr.forced Mr Mayfield, ie defeodiog the bil). s-y.d ti-c section wa-; cnobjectionabie to i insurance c >m parties Th - sena-c re j lu.? ea tn stn lie out. the secrioo, ana tbe ; biii was ordered t.; a third reading. Mr Grayson's b;li regala i:;g mani- j ci pal ordinances, baving as irs object to ' prevent violators of the law from bi^g j tried twice lor the sam:' offence by ?be cou o ici pal and then the State cour:, w .-. rejected a ff er s ;rac debate. Scoaifs ; Grandon and Mayfield defended ?he ! btS?. S'car'ir.s Henderson, Hay aod fcUgsaale spoke against it - ? ipi ? ? ? - -iCT?? .Having a Gr- at ?tun on hambar iain's Cough Kern dy. -::>!:.. irJcrm* *J? be is !i-.u ? X^T'--.'. r;i o;: Ob'?? b< ri.!::J 5 O?'jg? ti- to* d; . fis - . ? \':'." t.':'.:t? O? <!iit r.ifJ'C?fr tO Cae. O? ot')er kidd, uui it <? . ti ? i^?<c tioo. lu tri?':-? mrs ni .a .::?.;>(. wer;- is ::<:..it.-ig Mr.- Ch'tuit.'cri.f.n'i C-ouzb Kc-a-cy lo c !.?:. tbe c ??.'>?! up 'S.< 'r '?? rorti . o iur.g:> -'? y". 4..V- t'c'ivA witbi'? .? v<v-. short Mn;-. Tbe tal*-3 arc ? ??u-l o!: - o irv n n?- ple?S?i? witt? rs prompt actido - S .?rh ?bic-tgo ? tily C*tu act Tor sa e oy Dr A. J. Charleston, J *n 21 -Toaay. your-g M ardel P ?istoc met Duncan M.-Dufli. )i tha r;>?<i. near Bcunettsvtlle. rb'.s Sratc-, ai d wa" 'iccu-ed ??? as-istiog ;n ?be runaway marriage of bis (M.cDaf fie's) daughter Polston denied tbe charge, a quarrel ensued, resuming io ih* killing of McDuffi) Poistoti is now in jail Earthquakes Shock leDuoiic. Caused Panic and Loss of Life and Limb in City of Colima. City of Mexico, Jan 21 -News is arriving from the interior points affected by the eathquake Friday night and Saturday morning Much damage was done to property in Guadalajara, and the city of Colima, capital of the State of the same name, was the scene of terrifying experiences, accompanied with loss of life The City of Mexico came off comparatively unscathed, little damage occorring, although some adobe huts in the suburbs fell in and one bridge was partly wrecked. The church of the Three Kings at Alz chatzalco. in the suburbs, was crack? ed and will be closed for repairs Scientists are studying the earth quake from data now being received from interior points Colima, Mex. Jan 21 -An earth quake shock began here at a quarter before midnight and assumed serious proportions at Tenimata, many houses being badly injured and some of light construction wrecked There was great consternation and people rushed into the streets, some barely escaping with their lives Seven people were killed outright and 60 were injured and are being cared for by local purgeons It was reported that the volcano had burst into erup? tion, but it now appears that the phenomenon was confined to subter? ranean manifestations Local seien tifie men believe that the earthquake traveled from under the Pacific ocean and that when newe reaches here from the coast there wi?i be interest ing deraiis. The governor of this State has appointed a commission to inspect the churches and public f.cifices. whiie owners of houses in? jured in the earthquake wili be com pelied to put them in a condition of security Quiet is restored, and there is little apprehension of a return of the disturbances. Guardaiajara, Mex, Jan 21 -At midnight Friday an earthquake shock cracked the arches and staircase of the State palace and the porticos of the university and Degallado theatre, the latter one of the most massive structures here. The churches of San Francisco and San Jose were damaged The former is one of the handsomest edifices on the contingent and is locally known as the Golden Cup from the magnificence of its in tenor The government has closed ?agrario church, fearing the dome will fall in. Carmen barracks were badly damaged and news from Zipot iand and Z?rula state that sevetai houses were demolished The shock was ielt severely at Sat; Bias, on the Pacific and noises underground were heard resembling the hoarse fumbling of a heavy sm dashing on shore Meteorologist Conteras predicts a repetition of the shocks. Vera Cruz. Mex. Jan 21 -The earthquake ?raveled across the conn try, reaching here just after midnight Saturday morning The shucks were comparatively light here. Wili ba Editor For a Week. Topeka, Kas, Jar; 21--The Rev Charles M. Shaldon, author of "Ia H ir- Steps," i> to b>! given au opportun? ity to edir a daily newspaper 6S h:- j thiaki a Christiai' daily should hr | edited For tb?, week bagiauioij March 13 ho will have; absjlu'c: control ol every department of the Topeka C.j.pi (ii-oews. o:l:rorial and advertiM?g. At. the Detroit convention o? trie Christian Endeavor Society, Mr Shel? don a.rkcd chit "philanthropic ?<-r.ri-? .san io '.bis age ot t?jut:?ceat endowments ?r> eduction institu ions wcai? give $1 UGO.000 tor th<j creation ? ol a gr?a. Ucrtstiau Liai ?y Thc philanthropie georleroan bas not I appeared with the aioti^v; butin rc-pon^c | to th-3 appeals of ibo leading citiztiS ot ?Topeka, Mr Sheldons home towo, Mr Deli Kvy-er, the presiden: nf the j Topeka Capital Company, c fire red ro 21V :be paper to Mr Sh Icion for ont- j wi ck, arid the offer ba* bien occ-p-'td Ir understood able wriivr> arc to assist Air. Sh;el'db;?; ;iad thu statesoterj. 1 croaiinch? citizens a'?d ?-??'ors ot eoai: of the n.-.ii..:- of Nev Y.-rk, Q.brcaV-o ? S- h ni- wit? h. ip h i ai by sag*?* cross. Mr Sbeidoon has e-Ot yet given ;t'?v in.t'?inat?oa of h s p.a-:*. A Thousand Tongues C?<uld not ..?!?:.?..-. <:.'. rapture of A an tb E* st.rM;-.T. ..: ; Iluw.ir.l .t, Philadelphia; Pa . !-hc {i un i th t i>r. King's Sew D:s covcrv for Cv.i.suuiprion bad comp5c;ely c ;rc ; her ol' :\ back i g cough that far tunny y-.-.ft had mudo life a buniVn. All -.-?KT reine lies :ir.d doctors c?>???d giv . her no h<-.", but she -iv- ol tisis ItVvaJ Cure-* it soon rctnovcu the pain ni irv chest and I can now sleep soundly, s m? : :. r n _r L ean scarcely rcrnetnber doing before. I fee! iik<; sounding it's? praises through ?1 the Universe." ' So will every one wh?> tries l>r. iving's New Discorer^ for urn trouble cf th*j Throat, Chest i?r lungs. Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at J. I W. Deb .nae's Drug Store; every buttle gua,kn? ited. STREET PARADE FLOATS. Many Difficult Problems to Re Met lu Their Can st ruction. '.The making of decoratire street Coals is a difficult trade/' said a New Orleans scenic artist who; has had pleniy of experience in the line he men? tioned. ''There arc so many things tu be consider''';]. For instance, a float must look well both near and far. It must be able to stand a dash of rain. It must be light enough to go over any kind o?* st rc >t. and solid enough to re? sist a gust <tf wind, and, most impor? ta nt of all. it must be so constructed that it will appear all right to folks in upper windows. "Some years ago a young designer from the north made several small models for tableau cars that charmed everybody who looked at thom. They wore certainly very beautiful and nov? el, but when I was called in as an ex? port I said at once that they wouldn't do. They were designed to be viewed from the ba minette only, and from a second story window every particle o? effect would have been lost. More? over, a lot of hidden mechanism was certain to be discovered at any eleva? tion above 15 feet. "The young artist frankly admitted I was right and abandoned the job. Ile said it involved entirely too many optical problems to suit him. When I make my drawings for a float, I cal? j ciliate on a visual sweep of SO de- \ grecs. That goes from the level of children on the pavement to people | looking almost straight down from the | upper floors of tall buildings. Unless j such a precaution is taken the car is | certain to be a failure.''-Xe w Orleans Ti m es-Democrat. COOKERY IN BOLIVIA. Tbe "Vatican! I)>*h. Chupe, and HOTF It Is Prepared. j The stoves ot" the Bolivian Indiana j are curious tilings. A hole is dug in the ground about IS indies deep and a foot square, and over this is built a| root" ot* clay with holes of different ? sizes to receive the various cooking pots. Roasting is done cn spits pass? ed through the Indes, so that the meat; comes out very niuch smoked unless ; great care is taken to have only live] coals at the bottom of tho oven. The national dish and the common food of the masses is ."chupe." a sort of first cousin to the Irish slew. It is a conglomerate, composed of irregular j constituents from the animal and vege- { table kingdoms, a mess of mutton and ! such other meats as are available: I chicken, tish, fruits, potatoes, carrots, barley, com. rice, onions, yams, etc., chopped up. highly seasoned with pep? pers and herbs and stewed to a con? sistency of porridge. What happons to be left from one meal simmers in the pot until thc next. If the fire goes out. tho "chupe" is allowed to cool, but it is warmed up again and a new supply of the ingredients added to th? water legged and greasy stuff for the next meal. In tlie cities, at the hotels and res? taurants where there are French or Swiss cooks, the "chupe*' ts savory and palatable, but the farther you go from the centers of civilization the worse it gets. One ea is it ar first under pro? test, then from necessity e. nd only to escape starvation, but finally the stom? ach rebels, and you limit your diet to boiled eggs a;;d fruit, which are usual? ly to be obtained, but thc experienced traveler always tali 'scanned meat and bread with him.-Sucre (Bolivia) Let? ter to Chicago Record. UP HEAD ON A BLUNDER, j EAoncocs A::NV,C;- Winn ? o?amen?& lion f'roai :: Latin Tea? uer. "The class in Latin will now recite," i said the Latin teacher at one of the city h ig! i sel. <.-.< !s tho other day. The mend ers of the class in Latin, consisting cf 30 or more bright looking girls, with three or four boys, came forward and took their places. AU moved aiong smoothly until the dec? lination of the noun "donum" was in order, and there was trouble, it was the ablative that caused the trouble. For the benefit of those not acquainted with the mysteri?s of Latin it may be mentioned right here that the ablative is *?dono." and the pronunciation is the j same a.s il' one should say "don't j know." slurring the two words, as is so j frequently done. *;> "don' know." "Miss Jones.!' said the teacher to! the head o? tho class, "what is the' ablative of 'donum?' " Miss Jenes gave her version and j wa.s told to sit down. The question in j turn, went < own the entire length of { the class, a l failing, until it reached thc last, a J oy who had a reputation j for baseball and football, but none for j scholarship. "Well. IV rey; the ablative of 'do- ; nura?' "" asked the teacher. Percy scratched hts head and despair- j ingly looked at ids grinning ciass- j mates. "Poa" know." ho finally blurted out. j "??i'-'ht:" said tao teacher: "P> "P j beroi." i Ami thou tl::- class broke ont into a! laugh that cost each member ron; ma but rv:-e ca ed cn Ferry. : omi to?:-! . t ; bds d.'tv cannot un- ; dcrstand waa: ?-.ero B so cornlea! in \ tho a' hrtiw <>:' "donrrn:.--Chicago In- j ter Ocean: \ .j sst [i.e">a!<o. A young : iud newly ma tried r,u:;de were' ?:iiort:;unng their friends, and am ?ho; thc guests was due whose con? tinued rudeness nmdc him extremely objietTomable to the rest ot' thc com p:i:iv Iiis cdo.durt. although most nu? ll. : ra Ide. was put up with '"br some time, until al supper tie held up on Ids fork :i piece of moat wi deli had bern Served io him, and in a vein of intend? ed humer lie looked round and re? marked: "Is ibis pig?" This immediately drew forth iii?1 re? mark from a quiet looking individual sining at the other end of the table: ..Which end of the fork do you refer to?"-Spare Moments. FACTS IN A FEW LINES. At least 40 American lawyers are en dea verine; to earn a living in Manila. English dictionaries are in greater iemand than any other commodity in Porto Rico. There are 242 German Baptist ?hurches in the United States, with 22,000 members. The Minneapolis mills make 14.000, )00 barrels of Hour a year and consume 50,000,000 bushels of wheat. The capital cf Herzegovina has a man named Gjugja who is 100 years old and boasts of 13C descendants. The production of wire rods increas? ed in the United States from 279,700 rons in ISSI) to 1,071,083 tons in 1S?S. Plans ase being made for the project? ed canal between Berlin and Stettin, by which vessels of heavy tonnage will be able to reach Berlin. The Buddhists of Burma have sub? scribed and paid $00.000 for the mate? rials and fashioning of a golden casket inwhich theirmost sacred relic, a tooth of Buddha, is to repose. The churches of the United States claim 20.000,000 communicants, being about one-third of the entire popula? tion. During 1897 the growth in church membership was G31,000. Two Virginians have patented a cigar in which a leaf stem is inserted in the center to impart its fragrance to the filler, the stem being withdrawn whez* the cigar is lighted, thus forming a passage for the smoke. A German railroad now building in eastern Africa, where the climate is most dangerous to white men. recently offered positions to civil engineers at $1.123 per annum, station masters $1, .jOO and locomotive drivers 8900. A correspondent of the London Acad? emy writes that a bookseller in a large provincial city discovered an assistant arranging four nev/ copies of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" on the shelves devoted to books on garden? ing. The horticultural world is exercised by the mysterious transformations in color which the Japanese are able to effect in roses. By some unknown but natural process the flower changes from rod in the sunlight to white in the shade or in darkness. In Toledo, a city of nearly 150,000 inhabitants, the death rate last year, according to the report of Dr. J. T. Woods, health oilicer. was only 10.3. In Erie, Pa., during the past three years tile rate has varied from 10.03 to 10.9?. After many years of public discus? sion Sr. Betersburg has at last estab? lished a fixed tariff for cabs. These cabs are much used, as the street car system is little developed, but they are small and uncomfortable. There are about 20,000 in use. In the north of Brazil, in the dis triets in the vicinity of the Amazon, are the forests containing the rubber trees, the amount of this product ex? ported last year being valued at -S?0, 000.000. and the supply as yet showing no sinus of exhaustion. ?{>r:e Tilg Sr??nr?cs?. Speaking of big salaries, the biggest cn record was paid to George Gould. Far ten years* work his father gave him '.)00.000. The account wentdow? a*; "io:- services rendered.*' That was at the rate of $300,000 a year. The highest salary ever paid a rail? road president was the $7~>.0<'X) a year that went to Si:- William C. Van Horn wi: :: he was president of thc Cana? dian Pae??ie.- New York Press.' Ai His Word. Customer-You seil cracked eggs at half price, do you not'i ( ?ork-Yes'm. We always make a ">0 per cent reduction on cracked goods. Anything else today? Customer-Yes: yon may give me a dollar's worth of cracked, wheat. Here's 50 cents.-Columbus (O.) State Journal. 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