The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 24, 1900, Image 6
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.
The highest salary ever paid a rail
rond president was the $75.000 a year
that went to Sir William C. Vai Horn
\v! :i lie was president of the Uana
dlan Pacific- New York Press.'
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50 cent-.-Columbus (O.I State Journal.
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vil nnd life a sort of Plutonian blsi '<
smith, that, with varying blows,
strikes us into form. The blow that
nurts us most may shape us best
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