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TBE WAR IN AFRICA. HO SPEEDY END OF WAR EXPECTED. Liodoo, Merob 4, 4 10 ft. a ? It ia evident that ? atrial oeoeorsbip ii beiog extretetd over the news fti the teat of war, lb* oigbt bee oot added any thtog to ihe scanty dispatches reoeived dtriog tho dar, asat of wbioh referred to aaltere preeediog the reoeoi stirring mm. London. Mftroh I ?President Kru gar it tftid to bete left Pretoria with lb* iateolioo of aeeiiog Prosideot Steyo. Tbe pUee where they will aeet is oot mentioned, but it is believed to bo eomewhere in tbe Orange Free 8lftlft Tboftft in S >u'h Africa who ftre eoovereoe; with the off d (be reeeut revereee have bed oo (be B>ere eiprcM Hit opieioo tbftt tbe aeeiiog of. ibe two tree id sale is preliminary to ft euggoe lioo of negotiations for peaoo Bot ibe eloeett observere do ool aotietpete a?j eoddeo eeeefttioo of boa lilmee aod, eertaioly, ibe reporle from tho theatre of war do oot trod to eoeootage tbe advooatee of immediate teooe Tbt Boers ftre apparently rallying with tbeir aoooetomed ability le) repair ft temporary refers end Oreel Brtteio has yel to teat thcr foroe so ft defeoeive power ander toe oew eeediiiooe of warfare 8PBNCBR WILKINSON ON THE WAB SITUATION London, Mftroh 4 ?Speooer Wilkin tow, renewing tbs siiaatioo 10 Sooth Afriea for Tbe Assooisled Prees, at ssidaighi tooigbl soya : "Geo Boiler ?00ms to bftfs been surprised to find that be bad beateo lbs Boers oo Toee day. Notbiog te oooiaiooer io war tbfto for oo array, ?fter bsrd figbiiog, to ho doobtfol of tbe eiteot of its Moeses. Few generale learo, fts Oraoi did io bis first ooaaeod, 'thai the eoemy wae as aaeb frightened of me ee 1 woo of Ma.' "Tbe qoeetioo oow is ss to tbe relere eoorse jf events There cannot -he aoob doobt oe to the iseoe pro vided oo foreigo powere or power telorforo. "Lord Roberts oso either order Geo Bellor wiib the 40,000 m<o of tbe United Natal army to ftdfftoee oo PretoTtft, wbilo ho himself moves by Blooafoeteio sod tbe Free State rail woy, or bs oao brtog roood coit of Boiler's foree to rosoforeo hie owe oray. Io either osse tbe Boers strste gists will have a bsrd Uak to make ft proaiaitg plan of eampatgo "The boot Boer ploo ia, perhaps, to lease tbe rear guard to oorer tbe peases from Natal sod to oooeeotrote ail the root of Iboir foroee to reeial Lord Roberts. Io ibia way they might to a week from oow meet Lord Rob orte, with, perbspa. eqoal oatabers. bot Robert? will be reeoforood from week te week, wbilo tbe Boera *ao??ot bo for the aoasot. "Tbl poeitioo aaeaa to bs (bat there ore tii thousand or eeteo thoosaod Jloere wiibio otrikiog dmteoce of K >b? ertt at Oafottein If tbia ia tbe eaee he will either disperse or oaptore tbe ?aall Boer oree unless it retresta rapidly eoiil reeof >roed. "Lord Roberts will probably oootrite te poab forward ft aaall foroe oo tbe Mafekiog lioo sod raise the eiege while he is drawiog tbe priooipsl Boer army oo to biaeelt " AT ABRAHAM'S KRAAL L>odoo, March 6 ?A diapaloh to Tbe Tiaee froa Oefouteio dated March S, dilate* tpoo lbs "ioerooeiog dtffi esjlty of tolegrspbiog aa tbe army edfatoee tbroogb ibe eoemy'a eooo ?ft." Tbe oorreepoodeot eeya : "Forage let horeee ie alaoet ooobtsioable oo the Jtartey Tbo wbereoboite of the eo way ie oot eiaotly koowu bot tbe mo tile oooamaodots ore hovering aroood tar aray. We sotieipftte oppoaitioo at Abraham'? Kr*?l, 30 ailea eaet of Paardebtrg, wh?re Qeo Joorbert in reported eoileotiog a toroe from the whole of ibe Ladyeailh foroe with the ?ortboaatero Free Staters "Preeideot Sieyo arrived at (be Boor eoap at Abraham'? Kraal oo tbe aoroiog of Feb 27. aod baraogoed the hwrgbere, esbortiog theoi to remember Mejobft aod to deliver Cooje. REPORT FROM KOHURTS Loodoo, Moroh 4, 11.45 p m ? The wor offioe has received the fol lowing diopolch from Lord Roberts, d*l**d Osfomein, >und*y March 4 : "Ota Cronje, on behalf of his party ood Commondont Wi Irosrsos, on behalf of 4,000 other prisoner*, who hate oil oow left Modder riter oekod the Britioh ofdeers to thank me for the consideration ood kindness with which they .have been treated "Geo Clements reports tust his advanced troops hold Achtertang and ?hat railway communication would be opened to Joubert'e tiding todsy Tbe enemy ia still in force at Norval s Pont bridge "Gen Oatacre telegraphs that the ?amber of Boers at Mtortnberg ie doily diminishing "Ool Baden Powell reoorte that all wee well at Mafeking on Feb 15, and that tbe enemy's activity was being eaet everywhere by equsl octivity on the part of the defenders "The poeitioo ie unchanged at Ot leetein, eioept that frequent heaty ehowtra hate materially improttd ffraaWwf, to tht beotfii of tbe bortet aa| iraatporl to imam " FIGHTING AT LABURCHAGNE'S NEK. Dordrecht, Cape Colony, Sunday, March 4, 9 a m.?Gen Brabaut's colonial division, after a night's march, is now attacking the Boers in a strong position at Ls Burchagne's Nek, on the road from Dordrecht to Jamestown Lster?The engagement, is pro? ceeding with great vigor and the Boera are gradually retiring before the British shell fire from three posi? tions A heavy rifle fire is being ex? changed where the British are en gaging tue Boers on the right flank So far the Boers have had no big gune in action Evening?Gen Brsbant's advance today win most satisfactory. Alter marching aod bivouacking over night, the force reached the .strong en trenched positions which occupied and now bod. the Boers being on the opposite hill The British will remain tonight in the captured positions although the Boers brought two guns into action and made determined efforts to re? take them The British losses are 6 killed and 18 wounded. ENGLAND MA V ACQUIRE A PORT London, March 5.?The Standard says : "We believe that negotiations for England's acquisition of a port in Portuguese, East Afrioa, giving easy scoess to Rhodesia, are on foot and are likely to succeed io view of the turn the wsr hss taken." BOERS MAKE REPORT. Bloemfonteio, Orsnge Free State, Fridsy, Maroh 2, via Lorenzo Marquee4, Maroh 3 ?The federals hsve resolved to abandon the terri lory around Reoeburg and the retreat baa been effected under the protec tioo of moucted burghers It is officially announced that on Feb 27 Gen Cronje, with from 2,000 to 3,000 men, surrendered, owing to the ecsroity ot food snd ammunition The president (Kroger ?) is issuing s stirring address to the burghers in Nstsl, who sre felling bsck on Big garsberg The president will return to Pre toria Sunday. ARMY OF THE TRANSVA?L Berlin, March 4 ?The Post as serts, on the authority of a private letter from the Transvssl received at Hamburg, that the Boer republic on Jan 15 bad issued sltogether 40,000 identification cards to Boers in the field The writer of the letter claims that these figures represented the total federsl forces at that time FRENCH FINDS ENEMY IN FORCE London, March 5 ?The Morning Post hae the following dispatch from Oafootein, dated March 3 : 1 Gen French made a reconnoissacce today and encoontered the enemy in force They were occupying a table* shsded kopje Shots were exchanged, a Boer gun replying ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF BOERS. Durban, Maroh 4 ? Yesterdsy s number of horses were sent into Zululsnd with the object of marching a British force through Zululand and intercepting the Boera north of Big jeSsberg A complete system of heliog-rsphic communication is established be? tween Weenen snd Ehowe. Australian Baahmeo Called Out to Hunt Down Boers. London, Msrch 6, 4 a m.?Ma feking is to be relieved as soon as the British force slresdy on the way from Kimberley csu raiso the seige This force is described vsguely as "strong " The Kimberley Light Horse is mentioned as a component In view of the fact that the Kimber? ley Light Horse is under the control of the Debeera compsny, Lord Rob erts' visit to Kimberley probsb y had to do with ibe arrangement with CVeil Rhodes to use tbis company of troops Mr Knoden and Col K eke wich have had differences of policy, it appears, which did not end with the relief of Kimberley "What shall I do with him fM Col Kekewioh is ssid to hsve wired to Lord Roberts, who half hu I morously replied, according to a story circulated at tho clubs : "Put him in chains " Fresh intelligence as to what Lord Roberts la doing has ceased again. This silence is taken tc mean that sometning has happened or is about to happen Boer raider* ar? uncommonly act ivrf in the northwestern section of Capo Colony, where they an* Stirring up ttie Dutch Martial law has consequently been declared Mr Chamberlain s request for 2,500 additional Australian bushmen is un derstood to be explained by the tort that the war office requires this force for the pursuit of irreconcilable Boers who, according to the intelligence department, have been quietly col looting great quantities of smmuoi lion and stores in tho mountain fast neeses of the Zoutpansberg district in the north of the Transvaal, where they are preparing to carry on guer rilla warfare. The mobilization of a powerful fleet began yesterday evening at Torbay. Fifteen battleships arrived A dispatch to the Standard from Osfontein, dated Suuday, March 4, says : "Lord Roberts' army now occupies a most advantageous position. The Sixth division, under Gen Kelly Kenny, is posted on the right and holds all the kopjea for a distance of five miles south of the Modder The Seveuth division, under Gen Tucker, is in the ceutre, immediately south of the river, snd Gen Oolville, with the Ninth division, is on the north bsnk. The cavalry brigade, under Gen French, is posted on the left front, and the mounted infantry, under Col Ridley Martyr, on the right front "The country around consists of wide, grsssy plains, broken only by ridges and isolated kopjes "A body of tho enemy has taken np a position on one of the latter, a flat topped hill to the north of the river, five miles beyond Gen French, who todsy took out horse artillery and shelled them Another force? 4,000 strong?holds an isolated group of kopjes south of the Modder snd in front of the British mounted in fsntry. Their position is surrounded on all sides by level plains over which the Boers must make their way in order to reach the river. "The veldt is now in beautiful condition Water is plentiful, sup? plies being obtainable uot only from the river but also from numerous small springs The health and spirits of the troops are excellent The British cavalry and mounted infantry have been reconnoitering the ene? my's positions There has been little fighting " A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Osfontein, dated Sunday, says : "The Boer front covers 18 miles to the south of Modder river." MILITARY LAW DECLARED Cape Town, March 5 ?Sir Alfred Milner has issued the following proc Ismation : "Whereas the enemy's forces have invaded to the districts of Prieska, Kenbardt, Britishtown and Barkley West ; and, whereas msny British subjects hsve taken up arms, snd whereas it is necessary to repel in vasioo and suppress rebellion, now, therefore, martial law is hereby pro claimed in these districts " BULLER'S CASUALTIES London, March 5 ?Gen Buller's casualties from Feb 14th to Feb 27, were killed, 72 ; wounded, 708 ; missing, 24 London, March 5 ?A special to The Times from Lorenzo Marques, dsted Sunday, March 4 says that persistent reports contiue to prevail that ?he Transvaal government has opened negotiations looking to the securing of peace On the other band, it is asserted the Boers will mske a stand at Glencoe and Laing's Nek and thst in the meantime the entrenchments at Pretoria are being extended in anticipation of a seige. A conference between the Boer presidents, it is asserted, and the genersl commanding of the Boers in northern Natal was hurriedly srranged on receipt of the news of Gen Cronje's surrender Until Th?rs dsy night official confirmation of the surrender was withheld from the public President Kruger sent a fervid religious appeal, with orders thst it should be read by all the officers of the burghers, urging them to stand fsst and strive in the name of the Lord, for unlesa they had faith in Elim, cowardice would set in and their position would be hopeless the moment they turned their backs on tho enemy Their past victories, he declared, showed thst the Lord was on their side. The president be seeched the burghers not to bring destruction on their progeny Continuing, the special says thst a high authority in Bloemfontein de dares that in the event of a repulse of the Free State forces the latter will retire toward the Transvaal and unite with their brethren there, main* Uiniog the struggle to the last. The Boer casualties at Colenso duiing the week ending Feb 25 sre reported to be 31 men killed snd 130 wounded. It has been asserted by Gen Wheel? er'*} friends that Gen Oih and hin advisers were jealuus of Wheeler and contrived to koep bim away from 6ghtiog ground while fighting wan goiog on There seems to be some mistake about this view, however. Tho Mum phis Appeal Nays : "N >r in this the worst. Thsrs ii SOI wanting evi tleneo Io prove that Qeo Olli Bought to hav Gen Wbsslsr captured by lbs IsssrgSOtS Ho was given a handful of men to dsfsod a amull town Sailed Sun lira, and thin place was attacked eleven night* in *Coccasion uy a vastly Ifp rior fores and BO etT>rt was mad-1 oy Gss Otis to aid the beleaguered cry in drivng i tl tho insurgent,* Had Gen Wheeler been taken prisoner iheto would havr been joy in ihe Otin carnn, where tho gallant ex Confederate cav? alryman is bated heoauso of his known fighting qualities." But only think what a ohuLOo for "fighting" was thus thrown to his way. Ha ooaldo't have bsd a bstter.?Nswi sod Courier. WASHINGTON LETTER Washington, March 5 ?Two viola? tions of the constitution in a einglo week is tbe record of the republican majority in the bouie?a record that shouid drive tbe republican party fron power It does not mitigate tbe oflfenec against constitutional government that one of these violations should havu beer, an attempt to partially right the wrong committed in the othor. A rightful thing wrongly done is often es bad or worse than ? wrong When the republican majority, driven by the party whip, passed the bill levying a 15 per cent du'y on the products of Porto llioo for a period of two years, a grievous wrong was ir.flbted upon the Porto Rioans aod the constitution of the United States was violated Later, when the republicans became alarmed at the vigorous protests from all sections of all the country against, the proposed robbery of the helpless Porto Rioans, they again violated the Constitution by, doing a thing right in principle io tbe wrong way. passing a bill placing moro than $2,000,000, already io the" Trea- | sury, and all future oolleotions under Dingley duties under Porto Rioan pro? ducts, at tbe disposal of the President, to bo expended uoder his discretion for the benefit of Porto Rico. It is perfectly right that every dollar of this money should be spent for tbe benefit of Porto Rioo, but, as Representative Bailey so foroibly pointed out, ic /is everlastingly wroog, to turn over to the discretion of one man money in tbe Treusury of the U S , when the Con? stitution expressly gives the right to diepese of money in the Treasury to Congress, sod not to tbe Exeoutive But good may come oot of evil. Theso things serve to aooentuate in tbo minde of the people tbe attitude of the two great political parties towards tbe Constitution, to make piain that there is only one Constitutional party and that is tbe democratic party. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said of tbe attitude of the demooratio seniors toward the Porto Rico bill : "The democrats accept the issues tendered by tbe republicans. Porto Rico has been annexed to the U S. It is an integral part of tbo country. Tbe flag pro? claims our sovereignty there, aod the Constitution follows the flig. The republican position that wc oan enact discriminating legislation against tbe Porto Rioans sod Porto Rican products is monstrous Wo wiil fight it be fort the people from now until the bal? lots are oast io November." Senator Stewart, who h?s been oouoted as a countenanoer if not an aotuat supporter of imperialism, said io a speech against the Porto Rioo tariff : "I don't want any territory in wbioh tbe constitution does not follow tbe flag. Wc cannot discriminate against any section of their own country If our ptinniples of free government are oot broad enough to cover any tern tory under the flig, theo we would bring back tbe flag " Instead of avoiding the collision of imperialism and protection, as the republicans who fathered it iotended tbe Porto Rico tariff bill seem likely to precipitate tbe collision, aod the repub? licans to be called on to say whether tbo country shall give up tbe Philip? pines or the proteotive tariff If tbe supreme court decides, as many believe I it will, tbat all territory owned by the United States is constitutionally speak ing, a part of the Uoited S ates, the oboioe will have to be speedily made and Senator Foraker has openly said on tbe floor of tbe senate, tbat he would favor giviog up tbo Philippines. Junketing is catching Secretary Root, accompanied by tbreo members of bis family is officially junketing in Cuban waters, aboard a government transport ; Secretary Loog is arranging to take (he house naval committee to Newport Newe, on a government vessel, and there ie talk of a congressional junketing party to Porto Rico, made up of the joint bouse and senate committee and their families There seems to be trouble ahead for tbe administration bill providing that the adjutant general of tbe army shall have tbe rank of major general. The senate has adopted a resolution, offered by Senator Pettigrew, directing the seonitary of war to send to tbe senate the record of tbo court martial of Gen Corbin, who was then a lieutenant ooloncl, during the civil war, aod a copy of a roport made about the same time by Colonel Thomas J. Morgan, relating to tbe first oolored brigade, and Lieut Col Corbin'a relations therewith Corbio was oourt martialed upon the charge of cowardice, one of tbe speei fieations being that while under fire he got off his horse and bid behind a tree Ho was acquitted, but the record, as well as ih report of Col Morgan, is said to oontain matter whiob will cause senators and representatives to do some hard thinking before thoy vote to make -ueh a man a major general. Tbe republican leaders; of the house are preparing for some sort of a politi Otl performance during the present week, as I bey have iasoed orders t;> every republican member to bo in bit seat every day during the week. CASTORS A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought White Ink and Coorl of Empire paper Ask to see tbe latest styles in paper '.for fasb if table corrcipoudecce.?H. O. Oitceo *Co AS TO CUBA American Visitor Talks for the Press. Nashvilie, Term., March 4 ?Col Frank M Gardenahire, prominent citizen of Chatanooga, weil known over the State, has just returned from a trip to llabana Ger?en?hire in an interview predicts an uprising on the day of the llabana municipal election this month lie says: "In my opinion there will be eeiious trouble in llabana on the day of election I have several personal friends in llabana, and this seems to bo the impression among them According to a late regulation premuigated by Gen Wood and other authorities, fJO per cent of the volers will be disfran chised. Under a recent order of qualifications of a voter are that he must be able to read and write and own $'250 worth of property This rule was advocated by tho Spaniards and the more intelligent classes in llabana The regulation almost shuts out the average run of natives, and many of them declare that if they are not permittted to vote in the election there will be some throat cutting on election day ' The people from the outside country are moving into llabana and all want offices Some of them are fighting for places on the police force, while there are just 12 candidates in the race for mayor "The natives seem to hate our sol? diers even worse than the Spaniards, but the impression prevails among I the officials at llabana that the Cubans will engage in rows among j themselves the momont our troops are withdrawn The Cubans appear to be doing little work In fact, so far as I could see. the gardening and farm work is being done by China men r GEN WILSON'S VIEWS. Mat toset, March 4 ?Gen James II. Wilson, military governor of the depaitment of Matauzas Santa Clara, in the course of an interview today regarding Cuban affairs, said to the correspondent of the Associated Press : "Trouble is absolutely out of the question The future depends largely upon agricultural prosperity and where work is plentiful, wages are good and a country is prosperous, no sensible man wishes to alter conditions It sugar goes to the United States free or nesrly so. there will be such an influx of capital and of immigrants as would render Cuba ere long one of the rich est ancf most prosperous places in the world "The catlle industry yields enor mous profits, particularly as respects working cattle, which can never be replaced by mules, because the peculiar conditions are better adapt* ed to cattle Coffee, timber and fruit also offer great inducements to capitalists, and tobacco planting yields almost immediate returns." ?r?a? -?????,*?? Destroying the Point. Every one kr.ows the man who is notorious for so telling a story as to destroy Its point. An English noble? man, Lord P.. was noted for his suc? cess in thus ruining the prosperity of a story. The author of "Collections and Recollections" exhibits a specimen of his lordship's peculiar art. Thirty years ago two large houses were built at Albert Gate, London, the size and cost of which seemed likely to prohibit tenants from hiring them. A wag christeued them "Malta and Gib? raltar because they can never be taken." Lord P. thought this an excellent joke and ran round the town, saying to every friend he met: "I say, do you know what they call those houses at Albert (late? They call them Malta and Gibraltar because they can never let them. Isn't it aw? fully good?" Some one told Lord P. the old rid? dle, "Why was the elephant the last animal to get into the ark?" to which the answer is. "Because he had to pack his trunk." Lord 1*. asked the riddle of the next friend he met and gave as the answer, "Because he had to pack his portman? teau." The Center of Population. "Census experts estimate," says the Chicago Tost, "that the center of popu lation will be found next year to be in Indiana, close to the Illinois line, at a point not far removed from tho town of Vlncenncs. The last census showed *the population center to be between Columbus, iml.. and Cincinnati. The Increase in the population of (leorgia, Texas, the Indian Territory, Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona during the last ten years has been lufficient, it is thought, to offset any Increase in the northwest and to possibly pull the cen? ter somewhat to tho south of the 1800 parallel. Tin* wealth center is thought to be in the neighborhood oi* S:tn dusky. O." Anlmnl CrlmlNMla. A writer in Korest ami Stream says that tho criminal tendency is manifest? ed to a greater or loss extent by all tho lower animals, ami he has com? piled a list of is crimes which are commonly committed by birds, beasts or reptiles. The Indictment includes murder, pnrrlclde, fratricide, suicide, theft, kidnaping, highway robbery polygamy and drunkeuuess. Age is not to Im? feared. The older a good and healthy person grows tin greater boeonies his rapnoity to onjox tho deeper, sweeter ami more nubh kinds of hsppiuess which the work affords. RAN A RACE WITH DEATH. Narrow Mnruin by Wblcb a Mnn on n Hallway Ilrid?e Won. A high trestle bridge more thnn a quarter of a mile long, supporting the single track of the Nickel Plate rail? road, spans the valley of Grand river, oast of PalnesvfUe, O. The bridge la little wider than the distance between the rails, and the ties are placed eight or ten Inches apart, the space between being open to the river below. A young man who crossed recently had a thrilling experience on the bridge. lie had just passed the center when a fast train rounded the curve behind him. As the engine whistled he quickened his pace. With every step the train was rushiu;; nearer, and there was not a moment to lose. Once the young man stumbled ami seemed about to fall, but quickly re? gained his balance and hurried on. As he reached the place for which he had started the train was close behind, and he had just time to swing himself over the side of the bridge as the locomotive thundered by. The ends of the ties were slippery v. Ith grease from drip? ping axle boxes, aod his foot slipped wide as he loft the track. His right hand, stretched blindly out before him, touched a round Iron bar, bracing two parts of the bridge, and, with a grip like that of a drowning man, his fin? gers clasped around it. For a moment he swung in empty air. In another his left hand had found a place beside his right, and his feet touched the wel? come edge of a brace below. With bleeding lingers clutching the slender iron bar that vibrated widely from side to side, moments seemed hours. At last the traiu passed, and the young man was able to climb slowly to the track above. I'nucrved by the try? ing experience, he lay for a moment stretched across the rails and, then rising to his feet. *ith blanched face and unsteady limbs, made his way to tinn ground.?Cleveland Leader. A Dinner In n Seraglio. We seated ourselves on cushions, and each took possession of the flat piece of scone Vilich supplied the place of a plate during the meal, those articles not being considered a necessary lux? ury. Iu the center of the table stood a large bowl full of white soup, from which everybody ate, taking as many spoonfuls as they chose from the com? mon tureen with the loug handled wooden ladles provided for each guest. When this was removed, a large piece of meat boiled to rags took its place and was speedily diminished under the violent treatment it received from us all, each one pulling a lump of meat from the joint with the lingers and cuing it off with her own Hat scone. We then had a curry of vegetables, fol? lowed by the Zagazig pudding, fruit and rice, called so from a native of that village having brought the recipe to the harem. Our meal was concluded by coffee, made in a corner of the room over red hot charcoal in a copper pot and pour? ed thick into small glasses fitted in gold filigree cups. The lady who made this rather disagreeable beverage was the same who had remove 1 the center dishes during d:uuer. She was black as a coal and bore the delightfully de? scriptive uame, translated to us. of Lily in the Desert.?Good Words. -i Table Talk. Rather curiously Uoxane in "Cyrano de Bergerae" belongs to the modern type which dates from the days of the Hotel de Rambouillet and has al? ways had its votaries in France. To those precieuses mere conversation was uue betise. They liked declama? tions; discussion, not on tbe right of woman to the ballot, but whether she should be held a little higher than the angels or consent to be beloved. This phase of preciosity led up to the French salon, where that hothouse fashion of preparing an intellectual bill of fare for guests found its most ac? ceptable phase. Mine. Campau, whose advice may be said to have formed a whole genera? tion of charming women, used to pre? scribe the subject ^f talk for dinner tables, just as certain coteries of wo? men prescribe 't today. This was her system: "With 12 at table, talk voyages and literature; with eight, the tine arts.' science, invention; with six, politics or philosophy; with four, seutiment, ro? mantic adventure; with two. talk of yourself; egoism belongs to the tete-a tete." ? Ellen Olney Kirk in Lippiu cott's. A Raee With the Sun. The London Daily Mail says if an aerial machine were capable of travel? ing at any rate up to 1,000 miles an hour a traveler In it, starting westward from London at a speed of 0G0 miles au hour, would arrest the progress of time. If he started at lo a. m., it would always be to him 10 a. iu. Should he tind his unending day mo? notonous, he could reverse his direc? tion and get a quick succession of short days and nights of some six hours' duration, but he could regulate the length by the speed of his ma? chine. Suppose he traveled from Lon? don one night at 10 o'clock westward at a speed of 1.000 miles per hour. He WOUld soon experience the seusatioD of seeing the sun rising in the west where it bad set a short time before "The young man who gits cheated," said the corn fed philosopher, "thinks the other fellow wonderfully smart, but the elderly person who goes up against it admits himself to be a fool." ? Indianapolis Journal. When old bachelors kiss babies, the babies don't like it any better than do the old bachelors.?Ohieago Record. Our sentiments, our thoughts, our words lose rectitude on entering cer? tain minds, as sticks plunged into the water look bent. After a woman has reached the age of 30 she wonders bow many years will have passed before she is 31.? Chicago News. j