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THE WAR IN AFRICA. FlgaMug Around Ladyamith Has Begun. _ L>odoo, Jio 22 ?The Timst has the following, dated Soeday evcniog, frotB Spearmen's oamp : "All yesterday and today Qrn *??!? reo baa been ettaokiog iba TJoer*. Their position it a loaf ridga fou Bailee northwest of Triobards' drift, usceod ieg from tba river. At diwu testor ?Jay (Saturday) oar guns oooopierj a kopje oo the aaal of tba range. "Tie eaamy defenses were chiefly gtooe eaogare extending forward anu' right aloog the apar, makiog the pott lioa semi oiroular. At 11 o'clock Ota Hart's brigade advanced oo tba Mb, aioog a roeky. onever -par, into Ike tettt-ctrole, ?oder heavy fire from three dirtotiooo. Takiog advaaiage of all poeaibla oover, the troope advaooed vw a point within 500 yarda of the enemy'a right wing, bat they did oot aeiveoee beyond the edge qf the eover There they rtmtioed oo til dark and hi von ached "to addition to Maxim Nordenfeldrs. save enemy fired ehrapnel oaptored at Oeltato. Toeir fire waa intermittent, and wac alto temporarily eilenoed by eojr eaaeked hatteriee. At oigbt the eecmv's right wing evaonatcd its poii tee*.'' NO HOT BREAKFAST Spaersaea's Camp. Jan 21. 10 20 p an?After ten hoore of continuous nod terrible Ire yeeterday Goos Hart aod Cloy advanced 1.0<H) yardi The Beere maintained an irregular fire danog the night, hot the British ont pocte did not reply Tbie morning at daybreak the Boere opened a stiff fire The British etood to the gone where they slept, end en engagemeot was renewed vigorously. Tbo field artillery poured ehrnpnel ioto the eoemy'* ei eaebes A rnnior that Ladysmitb btd been relieved enlivened th > British, wbo seat ap a ringing nheer. This was taken for en advaooe The first kopje was earned at the point of the betonet, and the Boers retreeted to the next kopjs, whiob, like most otbere, was ntrewn with lanaeuse hoolders. ear CBoaoted by mounds oo the summr. The British edveneed etcedily end the Boers relaxed glightly The lamr slid not show maeb tenacity as previous ly. Their Nordenfeldte fired et long intervals, and their eannoo fired bot et Id osa Apptrently the Boers were eh ort of big emoeaoition. All day the roar of musketry eon tinned The British took three Boor poeitioos on tbo moootaio, and fonod nbelter behind the boulders. SATURDAY'S FIGHT. Loodoo. Jno 22 ? The Daily Telo graph hen the following dispatch dated Saturday from Spearman's Camp : "Gen Warten s foroee have fought a deliberately planned aod aucceeeful bett'e Tbie important engagement occurred to the west of Spiou Kop, and practically reenl;ed in our eecur ing tbo roogh tnble lend which constituted the hey of th" Boer po witioo. "After n fierce oannooade bad been directed against the enemy's lines for acme time, the British troops aaxeembled nenr an eminence known sal Three Tree hill, which forms the ?entre of a semi circle of crests crowned with tho enemy'e worke eod some eiz miles long. Steadily and with great daeb the British infantry went forward in the face of a heavy fusillade from Meueer riflsn Oor tn ope were dispoecd as fol lows : "Mnj Gen ?Voodgate'e division on the right ; Maj Gerv Hart's brigade in the centre and Maj Gen llillyard's brigade on tho I? it "ttoofl after midday the battle on the bill became far to no. and from il in the afternoon until after 6 the tire from both canon and rifles was ex treuaely heavy Point af'.er point of the enemy e positions were seized by the British troop*, and eventually tho Boer right broke and was forced bsck toward Spinn Klop "Onr force le bivouacking upon the ground it captured eo gallantly During the action today the enemy brought into play new guns one of which was a quick fit. ? Tomorrow ought to settle tho muter In today's Ight ng our losses were trilling, but the Boere suffered heavily " W hile Gen Warren was fighting kio engagement an effectual demon ?tration Was proceeding at Potgieiet'e Drift, the enemy's position neef there being vigorously shelled t>y the Brit ieb battertee -V LONG RA NQfl PI RING WAS QIMBaUL Durban. Jan *J1 ?Tho Natal Ad wertster has the following from Spear gnan'a Camp, dated yeeterday I "Gen Warren's column attacked ? lengthy Boer position on Ike ?orthern ridge of Spion Kop A kenvy bombardment by afield battery preceded the advance. The Boori eventually replod with two ftjwfto, Several machine gune and i tl * Tti ? British reeponded simiiarly and long range firing became general, lasting sjotil dark "Geo llildyard drew the Boers from a epleodid position simu tan eenely t>y a dtosonttrottoo on tbeir frontal position, drawing a feeble fire from thoir Nordeofeldts and rifles Tbe British naval guns and Howitzers f-helled the trenches with excellent effect, and many Boers were observ? ed bolting The Biitish artillery completely silenced the Boer fire, and nt nightfall the British infantry occupied an excellent advance posi tiou " EFFECT OF LYTTLETON'S MOVE London, Jan 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 to ascertain the slrergth of the enemy in the position in front of Potgieter's Drift, 'olen Lyttleton made a reconuoissance in force yesterday. This kept the enemy io their trenches in full strength all day. "Oar casualties third battalion Ring's Royal Rifles, 2 killed, 22 wounded, 2 missing.'' London, Jao 21 ?Gen Buller oablea the war office the following : Spearman's Camp. Jan 21, 9 p m General Warren baa been engaged all day, chiefly on his left, which he haa ewong forward about a couple of miles The ground is very difficult, and aa the fighting ia all the time up bill, it is difficult to say exactly how much we have gained, bot I think we are making substantial progress Spearman's Camp, Jan 21, 9.30 a m ?Gen Warren's engagement con tinuea. He baa forced the enemy from three positions Tbe Lancashire and Irish brigades are advancing steadily Tbe fire ia 7ery severe occasionally But it is Believed to Have Been More Serious Thau od Previous Days. London, Jan 23 4 15 a m ? Gen Buller has reported nothing of his operations on Monday and official and preaa intelligence leaves the British bivouacked Sunday night on the groond they had won after'two days' fighting Tbe war office turn ed everybody out of the lobbies at midnight Apparently Lord Laos downe was as much without news all yesterday as other persons were Military men assume that fighting mast have taken place aud that it waa probably more aevere than on tbe preoeedipg daya Gen Buller would not be likely to give tbe Boers leisure to add to the elaborate in trenebments, to arrange their artil? lery and to concentrate their forces The special correspondents Sunday night were allowed to eend tbe an nouncement that the battle would be almost certainly resumed tbe follow ing day, and hence official and popu lar anxiety is at high tension The British military experts all share tbe hopes of their lesders, and, as Spen ser Wilkinson points out, they hesi t?te to say a word that might be interpreted as unfavorable Mr Wil kinson refers to the "cool judgment of German and Austrian critics," which meaua tbat some of the best judges look upon Gen Builer'e enter prise as a forlorn hope, as merely a continual strain of fighting, which may prove too much for the physical energy of 1*4 troops engaged The Dai'y Chronicle's military ex? pert says : "Even when a battle is won in a single day, as a rule putsuit is only possible when fresh troops are avail able But in this instance it is not a question of mere pursuit, but of renewing an attack upon intrenched positions, after a day's hard tight ing and a night of lying on the bat tlefHd ' It-enforcements aggregating 5.000 or more have reached Capetown during the last three days It is tin certain how these have been die posed of but probably most of tiiem have been sent to Natal, where it is believed Gen Buller needs thern The British in other districts in South Africa continue inactive Lord Methuen s 13,000 men re m<*iu behii.(1 their works Otn French's 4,000 at Reitsburg wer?' roused on Sunday by a general alarm th.it Ulf Boers were attacking, but it turned out that there was no basis for this Gen (iatscre is quiescent at Coleaburg The discontent of the cc.lonial offi ssm and their disagreements with the regul?r? an* being immured ii.to by Lord H ?berts who asserts that he will give? the Cape Colonists tqual opportunities At Ladyasjlith the deaths from en teiic fever and dysenteiy SfOffSgS ten a day BoSse iears are expressed that the garrison may be Worn by privation aod disaaas as to b" unable to d<? much in the w.iy of helping Urn Ballet The war office has decided not t<? ?tod tin' Beventc antli Laneers Eighth Hoassra and Seventh Dragoon Guards Io Hoots Airioa, although mobilised It im understood that Lord Roberts ! does not see a wuy to get fodder fol tiie English cbirsjora More than that the Eh(^IhIi ssfelrs are ion heavy for wotk on lbs veldt, und L ?rd KobertH eipeots to bss oolooial osialry in stead -?^aar? ???? ?^mmmmm~? L T fravia, agent Hoaioers K K, Bshaa, ()?* , writ.'-, "I can BOt ?ay ?jo much io praise of Oes Minute ( ? u.u Cats In uu case it worked like m tli ?rm 1 Tbl 801J harnilM? remedy th*.i gives mm ediate rejulis. Cures C 'Ugba, colds, croup, hrouchins, and all lbroat and luog MMSftSJ ?). S. Hughsoo * Co. The General Assembly. 0 Monday's Proceedings of the Lower House. Columbia, Jan 22.?The house of representatives spent the entire morn? ing in the discussion of Mr Patton's bill, which was introduced at the instance of the city council of Co lumbia, looking towards the exten? sion of the city limits of Columbia. The cardinal feature of the meas? ure was that the election should be left to the qualified electors of the territory desiring annexation, nod not to the freehold 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 tho bill by requiring half of the qualified electors to petition for the election before it is ordered Tbe chief contest was whether the law should not appiy to all towns and cities of the State As the bill stood at the time of adjournment it applied only to cities of more than 8.U00 population, except in two or three instances SENATE Tbo 8enate met at 8 o'clock to< night, Senator Sheppard, presiding Special orders were passed over and consideration of third reading bills was entered The firs, takeu up was that relative to pensions in produced by the committee: The bill provided that soldiers who lost one arm or leg, or who by reason of wounds received or disease ontract ed from exposure in the service are incapacitated from earning $200, shall receive $6 a month. Senator Oraydon moved to strike out the provision as to disease con traded. He thought that uuci a pro vision would lead to dange oos re suits and might give to those not deserving it part of the pension money. It would be difficult to tell whether the disability really was the result of disease in the service Senator Mower moved to strike out the enacting words He St.id that the bill brought in a measure of un certainty in tbe allotment of pensions that the present law did not. The Senate thon rejected the bill by a vote of 16 to 12 The next batch of bills on the cal? endar was of local measures and passed tho third reading without de? bate Mr Henderson's bill as to water works, sewers and drains of cities and towns passed its third reading Tbe bill makes it a misdemeanor to tamper with or injure 6uch public works Mr Mower's bill relating to the ex? amination of accounts 6f State Trent >urer, Comptroller General and com? missioners of the sinking fund passed its third reading Tbe bill amending tbe Ac regulat? ing ike foreclosure of mortgages of real fsta'o has numerous SOW ndmeuts offered to lr, hut was finally re! rred to the engrossing committee Tbo judtctiry soomittte reported unfavorably on BtOator Apptlt*! IoqsI option bill. It looked si if fh uofav orable report might he adopted ii immtdiate consideration was dtmacded, out oljeotion being made the bill went on the Calendar The ItoSftd reading bills were taker, ?p. The bill in relation to reinsurance and transaction of busiucss by fi-o in soranee companies, exoopt through re ideot agents, was first dii-ouand Mr Graydoo moved to strike out boo tiou 2, which blloffs tho comptroller gtosrtl to go to home ofh\i2d tod Slats 1st book* of ioiurunce companion doing business io the State wttish are not incorporated in (he State, and a; the expense of tbe company. He paid it was absurd to think puch u ttttioo couid ho enforced Mr May field, io defending tho bill, Siid the Motion w?r. ooobjtottootble to iotsrsooe companies Th" senate rc l'u?ed 10 strike out the scotton, and tbf bill wa* ordered to a third rstdiog, Mr Graydon'* hill regola ing muni? cipal ordinance*, having as irs object to prevent violators of the law from bieg tried twice lor the nami1 offenes by . ho municipal and then the State court, w *r> rejected after s hoc debaio. Ssstiort Qrttdoo and Mtyfleid dsftodtd the hill. Soottori Henderson, Hay aod Ktgsdtls spoke tgsioet it liuvmg a G:? At Hum on hatnb3r lain's Cough Rem dy. Manager Marti:., oi lbs Pierson drug ttore, informs es thai bo ia Iihm k- a crn? ru on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Hs tel s five bottles ol that med'cioc to one ol mr other kind, end It n?v'.' great t*.*ikc tion. Ij ihess Inj ol la grippe Iber? is notbiog in*" Chamberlain's Cough Reroedj to stop thee Uah, heal up tbe tore tbroal md lungs n i l g its reli l within a verj hIioi t tinm. Tba sales are i^ruwi g sad all who try it are pleased won re prompt action - - S tilth Chicago Dailj Uiluiuel For sa e n> Dr A. J. Uhtaa, Charleston. Jan 21 -Tooay, young Mardel PMtioo met Douoati McDoffie ?mi ih:t road, sear Bsoottttvtllt, ibis Bitte, and wa* ISOOSSd ol assisting 10 ? bo runaway marri^go ol bit (MoDuf fie'") daughter PolttOS denied tho charge, a (juarrol ensued, resulting to ihn killiug of MoDutiii Poiston is oow in jail Earthquakes Shock Mexican Republic. Caused Panic and Loss of Lifo and Limb in City of Colima. City of Mexico, Jan 21 ?News is arriving from tbe 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 occurring, although some adobe huts in tbe suburbs fell in and one bridge was partly wrecked. The church of tbe Three Kings at Atz chatzalco, in tbe 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 bonses being badly injured and some of light construction wrecked There was great consternatiou and people rushed into tbe streets, some barely escaping with their lives Seven people were killed outright and 60 were injured and are being cared for by local surgeons It was reported that tbe volcano had burst into erup? tion, but it now appears that the phenomenon was confined to subter? ranean manifestations Local seien tific men believe that the earthquake traveled from under the Paci6c ocean and that when news reaches here from the coast there will bo interest ing details. Tbe governor of this State has appointed a commission to inspect the churches and public edifices, while owners of houses in? jured in the earthquake will be com pelied to put tbem in a condition of security Quiet is restored, and there in little apprehension of a return of tie disturbances. Guardalajara, Mex, Jan 21 ?At midnight Friday an earthquake shock cracked tbe arches and staircase of the State palace and tbe 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 tbe contingent mud is locally known as tbe Golden Cup from the magnificence of its in tenor The government has closed Sagrario church, fearing the dump will fall in. Carmen barracks were badly damaged and news from Z?put land and Zarula stale that sevesai houses were demolished The sbock was felt severely at San Bias, on the Pacific and noises Underground were heard resembling the hoarse rumbling of a heavy sea dashing on shore Meteorologist Conteras predicts a repetition of the shocks. Vera Cruz. Mex, Jan 21 ? The earthquake traveled across the coun try, reaching here just after midnight Saturday morning The shocks were comparatively light here. Will b3 Editor For a Week. Topeka, Kas, Jan 21?Tbe Rev Dbarlea M. Sheldon, author of ??in Hin S epx," ih to be givon au opnorton ty to edir a daily DOtJepaper as be hinks a (Jhristian daily should he edited For th^ work beginning March 13 bo will haves absolute oootrol o1 2v^:ry deparim Mit. of the Topeka C*pi la!?news, editorial and advertiaiof. At the Detroit eooveotioo off the Cbrieuao Eodeator Society, Mr Sh.'l don a.-hed what "phi!autbiopio gentie j met. in 'bid ago ot mu'ificeut endowment! to education iosti'u ions wonid give $1 000,000 ?or the oreattoo off a ure*: GorUtieo daily " Tbo philanthropic gentleman has not appeared with the nonet; but in reaponac to ihe appeals of inc leading citiz-tis oi Topeka, Mr Sheldon's home town, Mr Doll Keyaer, tbe preeideoi off tbe Topeka Capital Company, offered o( yiv ihe pap:r f<> Mr Sh ldon for one week, and the offer has been accepted It t-< nuderttood the! able writers are to assist Mr. Sboldon, and that statesmen prominent eitigsns and editors of noon off ;ti-' datliiu of New Y<?rk, Cbica^n and S< L ".i- will help bin l>y tugigei tioup. Mr Sbeldooo bas i ot y<t ijtvt o a?5 intimattou of h h p ? i. A Thouaand Tonajuaa C??uld not expres> tb,u rapture ut Annia B' Springer, of 1125 11 ?? \? .4 r<l ;t, Philadelphia, |*a . when ?he f< im i Iii t i?r. King'* New Did covery for Consumption bad oomple?ely cureJ bar "i ? baeki a eough tli:it for many yvan bad made -life a burden. All ???h?r remedial an?! doctor* could n'v" her no bain, but il ? tayn <?( thi? Roval Cure?* it loon removed Iba pain in my ohenl and 1 oan n<?w sleep ?oundly, f im ibing I oan scarcely rr member doing before. I ''-?'l Bounding its prafaai ihroughou tho Universe." 1 So will avory oni who trie* Dr. Kiag'l New Di-rotorv for nnv trouble ot the Thront, Chest >-r Itir.g*. Price 50c mi l $1. Trial bottles free at .1. t- W . DeLorme'l Drug Store; every buttle gaa?lB* teed. STREET PAR?DE FLOATS. ! Mnny Dlfltowlt Pro1>T?'ni* Co n?> Mot lu '1'lK'ir < on.Ht r not ion. "The making of decorative street floats is a dlfltcult trade," said a New Orleans scenic artist who lias had plenty of experience in the line be men tloned. "There are so many thing! tu be considered. For Instance, n lloat 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 of street and solid enough to re? sist n /zust of wind, and, most impor? tant 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 ears that charmed everybody who looked at them. They were certainly very beautiful and nov? el, but when I was called in as an ex? pert I said at once that they wouldn't do. They were designed to be viewed from the banquette only, and from n second story window every particle of 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. lie said it involved entirely too many optical problems to suit him. When I make my drawings for a float, I csIp eulate on a visual sweep of 30 de? grees. That goes from the level of children on the: pavement to people looking almost straight down from the upper floors of tall buildings. Unlqss such a precaution is taken the car is certain to be .1 failure."?New Orleans Times-Democrat. COOKERY IN BOLIVIA. Hie ffsttlona.1 Dish, Campe, mid now It Im 1're im red. The stoves of the Bolivian Indians are curious things. A hole is dug in the ground about IS inches deep and a foot square, and over this is built a roof of clay with holes of different sizes to receive the various cooking pots. Boasting is done on spits pass? ed through the Indes, so that the meat comes out very much smoked unless great care is taken to have only live coals at the bottom of the oven. The national dish and the common food of the masses is "chupe," a sort of first cousin to the Irish stew. It is a conglomerate, composed of irregular constituents from the animal and vege? table kingdoms, a mess of mutton and such other meats as are available; chicken, fish, fruits, potatoes, carrots, barley, corn, rice, onions, rams, etc., chopped up, highly seasoned with pep? pers and herbs and stewed to a con? sistency of porridge. What happens to be left from one meal simmers in the pot until the next. If the fire goes out, the "chupe" is allowed to cool, but It is warmed up again and a new supply of the Ingredients added to tin water logged and greasy stuff for the next meal. In the cities, at the hotels aud res? taurants where there are Kreuch or Swiss cooks, the ,,ehupe" Is savory and palatable, but the farther you go from the centers of civilization the worse it gets. One eats it at first under pro? test, then from necessity and only to escape starvation, but finally the stom? ach rebels, and you limit your did tc boiled eggs and fruit, which are usual? ly to be obtained, but the experienced traveler always takes canned meat nnd bread with him.- Sucre (Bolivia) Let? ter to < 'hfengo Record. UP HEAD ON A BLUNDER. oncomi Asisrcr Wins Coramesr?a? tlon from n Latin Test her. "The class in Latin will now recite," said the Latin teacher at one of the city high schools tue other day. The members of the class in Latin, consisting of ."'? or more bright looking girls, with three or four boys, came forward and took their places. All moved along smoothly until the dec? lination of the noun "douure" was in order, and there was trouble. It was the ablative that caused the trouble. For the benefit of those not acquainted with the mysteries of Latin it may be mentioned right here that the ablative is 4fdom>." and the pronum lotion Is the same as if one should say "don't know." slurring the two words, as is so frequently iloue, to "don* know." "Miss Jones," said tbe teacher to the head of the class, "v.l.;!! is the ablative of 'donuiu?' " Miss Jones gave her version nnd was told to sit down. The question in turn wenl down the entire length of the class, all falling, until it reached the last, a boy who liatl n reputation for baseball and football, but none for scholarship. -Well. Percy, the ablative of Mo numV* " asked 1 hi' teacher. Percy scratched his hi :?. 1 and despair ingly looked at his grinuiug class? mates. "Don' know." he final!? blurted out. "Uljrht." said the teacher: "go up land." J Ami Iben the class broke ou: into a laugh thni cost each memlter ten marks. I 121 e< ne peached on IVrey, and the te::cl er to this day cannot un? derstand what there i- so comical in j the la five oi* "donttm." Chicago In? ter < . < an. A tlunl Itebake. A young and newly married couple Were eiitertaiulng their friends, nod nn: ?11 ; the guests was une whose con* : tinned rudeness made Ulm extremely obji etiotiable io tiie rest of t be com pan\ Ills conduct, although inosl un? bearable, was put up with 'or some time, until at supper he held tip on his fork a piece of meal which had been served to him, and in a velu of Intend? ed humor he looked round and re? marked: "Is this pigV" This immediately drew fcrth the re? mark from a quiet looking Individual sitting at the ?ither end of the table: "Which end of the fork do you refer toV"- Spi re Moments. FACTS IN A FEW LINES. At least 10 American lawyers are en? deavoring to earn a living in Manila. English dictionaries] are in greater iemand than any other commodity 5n Porto Pico. There are 242 German Baptist thurches in the United States, with *2,< kmj members. The Minneapolis mills make 14,000, )?'X) barrels of Hour a year and consume iJ.ouo.ooo bushels of wheat. Tiie capital of Herzegovina has a man named Gjugja who is 100 years old and boasts of 130 descendants. The production of wire rods increas? ed in the United States from 279,701) :ons in 1880 to 1,071,083 tons in 1898. Plans MS 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 $50.000 for the mate? rials and fashioning of a golden casket In which their most sacred relic, a tooth of Buddha, is to repose. The churches of the United States claim 20.000,000 communicants, being nbout one-third of the entire popula? tion. During 1897 tbe 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 whep 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, D00 and locomotive drivers $900. A correspondent of the London Acad? emy writes that a bookseller in a large provincial city discovered an assistant arranging four new 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 iu color tvhlch the Japanese are able to effect in roses. By some unknown but natural process the flower changes from red in the sunlight ?o 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 ollicer. was only 10.3. In Brie, Pa., during the past three years the rate has varied from 10.53 to 1044. After many years of public discus? sion St. Petersburg has at last estab? lished a fixed tariff for cabs. These cabs are mach used, as the street oar system is little developed, but they are small snd uncomfortable. There are about 30,000 in use. In the north of Brazil, in the dis trlcts 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 W0, 00O.OUO, and the supply as yet showing no siuns of exhaustion. Sono Big Snlnrte*. Speaking of btj? salaries, the biggest on record was pa!d to George Gould. Por ten years' work his father gave hliu $5.000.000. The sccount went down as *?;';>;? services rendered," That was at t'ie tat?' of $300.000 a year. 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