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HE BLESSED HIS PEOPLE. Bishop Ellison Capers Writes : "Our Greatest Soldier, Our No? blest Citizen, is no More." The death of Gen. Hampton, in a memorable old age, deprives the State ?of her most distinguished son ! In his name, his history, his noble personality, he was the representative of Carolina's best citizenship, her most distinguished soldier, and among her devotee! sons, that son to whom she owed her highest gratitude and devotion. He loved his State and his people with a sincerity of devotion which he proved in war and peace, and no ene . of Carolina's gallant sons has done more to illustrate her courage and to maintain her character than the old soldier who breathed his last this morning at his home in Columbia. He has been both sword and shield to Iiis State. When in her deepest distress, whan her liberties, the lives of her people, the safety and honor of her Govern? ment, all hung in the balance, she gare him, as by the voice of one man speaking through all of her sons, un? limited power and authority to decide for her. How he decided how his wis? dom, his sublime courage, his un? equalled firmness, met that memorable hour, is now a part of our States his? tory, as dear to every true Carolinian, as the record of his brilliant achieve? ments as one of Lee's greatest lieuten? ants. I have known and honored Gen. Hampton from my early manhood, and j since my residence in Columbia I have seen much Of h'im in his retirement;, and have been deeply impressed by his simple, always sincere, and noble char? acter. Two weeks since, while visit? ing him in his last sickness, I was never more struck than then, by the deep feeling, the sincere humility and tho manly, f outspoken sincerity with which he referred to his approaching death, and his faith and trust in his God and Saviour. . He spoke candidly of his life, of doubts which had anooyed him at times, and of his mistaken confidence in the character of our Lord. With all the humility of a child he said thai; all through his sickness he had pray? ed to God for ligh? and grace ; that unworthy as he felt himself to be, he .yet felt assured that ' * God had forgiven all his sins;" that from his heart he forgave all his "enemies," if there are men in South Carolina who were Ins enemies;" that he trusted his soul to God; that he wished me to remem? ber him; that he wished us ail to remember him, not only as our "Con? federate comrade, but as." he said {with warm feeling,) "your fellow Christian, " And so, Wade Hampton died ? Among his last words to those nea rest and dearest to him were : ' ' God bless all my people, black and h wi te !" His. great heart took in the interests of the whole State, and the man who had been covered with wounds in her service breathed a benediction upon hes peace and honor and happiness only a few hours before he breathed for the last time and entered upon his eternal reward ! Our greatest soldier, our noblest citizen, is no morel The memory of his example will never die ? Ellison Capers. ?QTT0NTR0P '?90M900. ?Washington, April 12.-The census bureau has issued a preliminary report ; on the cotton crop of 1901 in commer? cial bales, gross weight, as returned by the cotton ginners, showing an ag? gregate crop of 9,952,982 bales. This is 533,166 bales less than tho 1900 j crop. j The 1900 crop expressed in 50Q-pound bales was 10,123,027, or 363,121 less j than the number of commercial bales, \ the gross average bale weight being j 483 pounds. The census office has not completed the compilation of the number of pounds and the computation of the average bale weight foi the crop of 1902, but using 483 pounds, the aver? age given for the crop of 1900, the 1901 crop is 9,614,581 of 500 pounds standard. Following are the figures of the crop of 1901. together with those for 1900, respectively, in commercial bales, I l>v States and Territories: "Alabama, 1.162,739 and l,061,67S:i Arkansas, 738,740 and 828,820;! Florida, 57,198 and 55.696: Georgia, : 1,401.815 and 1,270,597: Indian Terri-i to rv, 280,175 and 288,114: Kansas, 170 ? and 151: Kentuckv, 140 and 133:! Louisiana, 85S.661 and 714,073:; Mississiopi, 1,055,966: Missouri, 27,-; 987 and 27.930: North Carolina, 454,-1 354 and 509,341: Oklahoma, 149.4i5! and 116.875: South Carolina, 130,6031 and 780,7S2: Tennessee, 209, ISO j and 227,601: Texas. 2,590,704 and 3.536, I 506: Virginia, 13,809 and 11,833. GIRLS OF SPIRIT. If Suiiii?r ls ?ne Gamecock county, j it is not merely on account of thej courage c! ?jer men, but because of the ' spirit and captivating qualities of her womer.. Hundreds of people wanted to shake hands with the president as he was leaving the auditorium Wednes? day. As soon as the exercises were over, three stalwart secret service men grabbed the president and asa "flying wedge" in football parlance, they broke through the lines and landed the president in an ante-room. Butas he was ejnerging from the building two pretty Sumter girls. Misses Bright and O'Donnell, subdued the secret -service men and captured the])resident long enough for a handshake.-Cor. The State. Decatur, Ala., April 12.- W. J. Polk, a prominent insurance man and a relative of President Polk, was found dead this morning in the entrance to a tenement house. He had evidently been assassinated. The skull was crushed on the right side, but the scalp was unbroken. The blow -.vas delivered from behind with a blunt cloth or leather-covered instrument Robbery was evidntly the motive of the murder, as the money Polk was known to have had on his person was missing except a few cents. Manila, April 13.-Maj. Waller the marine corps has been acquitted. He was tried by a court martial on the charge of killing natives in the Island of Samar without trial. The cur, stood ll to 2 for Waller's acquittal. DR. T. OE WITT TALMAGE OE?0. Quiet End of a Distinguished Presbyterian Divine. Washington, April 12-.The Rev. T. De Wit'Talmage, the noted Presbyte? rian divine, died at 9 o'clock tonight, at his residence in this ciy. It had been evident for some days that there was no hope of recovery and the at? tending physicians so informed the family. The patient gradually grew weaker anti! life passed away so quiet? ly that eevn the members of the family, all cf whom were watching at the bedside, hardly knew that he had gone. The Immediate cause of death was inflammation of the brain. Dr. Talmage was in poor health when he started from Washington for Mexico for a vacation and rest six weeks ago. He was, then suffering from influenza and serious catarrhal conditions. Since his return to Wash? ington some time ago he has. been quite ill. Until Thursday, however, fears for his death were not entertain? ed. The last rational words uttered by Dr. Talmage were on the day preced? ing the marriage of his daughter, when he said : "Of course, I know you, Maud." Since then he had been unconscious. At Dr. Talmage's bedside, beside his wife, were these members pf his family : The Rev. Frank De Witt Tal? mage, Chicago; Mrs. Warren G. Smith, Brooklyn; Mrs. Daniel Man gum, Brooklyn; Mrs. Allen E. Don nan, Richmond; Mrs. Clarence Wy coff and Miss Talmage, Washington. While arrangements for the funeral have not been finally completed the family have aoout decided io have the remains taken to the Church of the Covenant here on Tuesday, where ser? vices will be held. The body will then be conveyed to Brooklyn, where inter? ment will be made in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery probably on Wednesday. MORE FOR SCHOOL FUND. j -< The State board of dispensary direc? tors completed its monthly business Saturday and adjourned sine die. The most important business of public interest transacted was the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That the commissioner is hereby instructed to pay over to the State treasurer, for the purposes of the school fund, on the 12th day of this month, $25,000, which shall be consid? ered a part of the "equal semi-an? nual" payments to be made looking to the reduction ol merchandise assets to $400,000. Port Au Prince, Hayti, April 12. The revolutionary forces, commanded by Gen. Nicholas Baptiste, which cap trued Jacmel April 5, held that town for twenty-four hours and then retired to the hills, taking with them all the arms and ammunition available, were pursued by the Government troops commanded by the minister of war, Gen. Guillaume, and were completely defeated yesterday at Fonds Melon, near Jacmel, Gen. Baptiste was cap? tured and was immediately shot The revolutionist los!; twelve men killed and a number were wounded. The Government troops sustained no loss. ATTEMPTED ASSAULT " OH SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL Made by Negro Near Rock Hill He is Saved From the Mob and Sent to Chester Jail. Special to The State. Rock Hill, April 14.-Yesterday : afternoon nearly night the little ! 6-year-old daughter of Mr. Noland j Clinton of EdgemDor was at the spring with several little playmates when she was seized by a black brute named Green Blake who came upon them suddenly. The little girl was choked pretty badly, but the cries of the other little ones frightened the negro away. The news got around quickly, and soon there was collected a crowd of about 50 who began to scour the com? munity for the fiend. Had this crowd gotten hold of him at once he would have had short shift, but he was not j caught until about 10 o'clock, and then by Mr. Sam Bailey, who was not with the crowd. He took the negro to Magistrate Reid and they succeeded in keeping him safe until this morning when he was taken to jail at Chester. After the first impulse the men were ready to listen to reason and let the majesty of the law be preserved. | Happily the little girl is not injured j seriously. Her fa'Jier is a highly re- i spected farmer of the Edgemoor see- ? rion. i Lien ar.? Eagle. An English paper notes it as a curi? ous fact that although the eagle is the : national bird of the United States and j ; therefore deserving of peculiar honor, I j yet, in point of fact the bird is nearly ; i always ruthlessly killed when the op- | 1 portunity off;-rs. j This statement seems to be impress- j j ive until it is remembered that when I ever they have a chance Englishmen j ruthlessly kill the lion, which sym ; bolizes thc greatness e.nd power cf thc British empire.-New York Tribune. TV.o Period cf Danger. i During the recent trial of a suit to j collecta medical foe a witness was put i on the stand to p:ove the correctness ! of the physician's bill. ! Tho man w;?s asked by counsel for the defense whether the doctor did not make several visits after the patient was out of danger. "Xo," was the reply. "I considered the patient in danger so long as the doctor continued his visits." Generen?. A woman the other day gave a Lon? don cabman 2 sovereigns in mistake for 2 .shillings. When be discovered the mistake, he rein med to the house and handed over the money to the woman's husband, who, with tears in his eyes, said: "You shall not be a loser by your honesty, ray man. Your fare was shilling. Here's one and four pence for y9iV' TWO HORRIBLE GRIMES NEAR DES MOINES, ll A Little Boy and His Sister Mur? dered, the Girl Outraged-Ne? groes Suspected. Des Moines, Ia., April 14.-While returning from Highland Park Meth? odist church on the north outskirts of the city last evening Mary Peterson, 15 years of age, and Thomas, aged ll, children of Peter J. Peterson, a well to do drayman, were murdered by some unknown person, believed to be a negro. The boy was found at mid? night and was alive but died within 15 minutes without being able to grive a description of his assailant. When assaulted the children were returning from church where they had been at? tending the evening service. The bodies^were discovered by the roadside by a farmer who heard the moans of the lad. Their heads had been crush? ed in presumably by a brick. The police so far are without a clew. The body of the girl was found in a ditch two feet deep. She had been ravished. Her clothing was badly torn. At the base of the head she had been struck with some^hard instrument which fractured her' skull. Not a brick or any possible weapon can be found within the region where the murders occurred. The boy was found in the ditch on the opposite side of the road. Full half a dozen indentations were made in the skull and his face also showed evidence of being wound? ed. There are still three girls and two boys in the Peterson family. Two of the girls declare that a week ago they were chased at the same spot by a man on their return during the even? ing from Highland Park. They are unable to give a description of the man. Not far from the scene of the murder are the Marquisville tcoal mines in which some 200 colored coal miners are employed. It is the impression of the police that the murderer was a resident of Marquisville. The tracks of t(*o men have been found leading* from the scene and were followed by the police but they soon led into a path where all trace was lost. James Hutchins, a negro 27 years old, was arrested this afternoon oh suspicion. He had on the back of his coat the imprint of a bloody hand, j He gave a rambling account of where he had been during the night. A crowd of several thousand people gathered in front of the city jail short? ly after the arrest of Hutchins but no effort was made to take him from the officers. Excitement i's running high in the city and talk of lynching is common. FORMATION OF A GIGANTIC TRUST Of ail the Cotton Yarn Mills of the Southern States. Atlanta, April 1? -The Constitu? tion tomorrow will say : "Plans are OD foot for the forma? tion of a gigantic trust of all the cot? ton yarn mills of the southern States. "investigation has been made by a committee of five named at a recent meeting of the southern yam spinners, who will report favorably to the forma? tion of the trust at a meeting to be Leid in Charlotte, N. C., on April 23. This report will favor the accept? ance of a proposal made by F. L. Underwood of 31 Nassau street, New York, who agrees to issue a total of 860,000,000 capital under a company incorporated under the laws of New Jersey. Mr." Underwood's proposal was sub? mitted to the southern yarn spinners at a meeting held at Charlotte, N. C., cu April last. " lt was agreed by Mr. Underwood to pay to ali of the yarn millowners for their property a price to be agreed upon by a committee to be selected by the miilowners with his approval, but j it is stimulated in his letter that such ! price shall not be in excess of 220 per j cent, of the fair cash cost of replacing J the property, payment to be made in one half preferred and one half com- j mon stock. Payment will be made in j cash for all stocks of cotton, cotton in | process of manufacture and yoods on hand. j "Upon the signification of sixty per cent, of the yarn mi Ho wners of the south, that they will accept this propo- j sal, Mr. Underwood says he will have the contract prepared and submitted to them for execution. "The committee appointed for the consideration of Mr. Underwood's proposal has announced it is prepared to recommend the proposal for serious consideration. A letter to this effect has been sent tc yarn spinners in the south, and with it was enclosed a copy of Mr. Underwood's letter submitting his proposal. "A letter has been also sent out by the committee calling attention to the proposal and asking all the yarn spin? ners of the south to report upon it at a meeting to be held in Charlotte. N. j C., on April 53.'' HUBBABD"S~C0T70M LETTER. i New York, April 14.- -Liverpool, I though lower, showed " a better tone than had been expected and under arbitrage buying the market oponed 3 ! to 4 points higher. This advance car ! ried prices from -1 to 7 points below ' last evening's close on rho heavier ! receipts at Houston, Lt is generally : known that the Houston receipts are ! swelled by the shipments of some 10. 000 bales from interior joints by a prominent export house. May was bought hen> today by this house^wliich i is generally understood to have sold several lines of cotton to Japan, Eu I rope and New England spinners, j Liquidation was most marked in i August, May b<-in:,r bought against j sal< s of August. The census report of I the ginners* crop was without effect, rumors regarding it having hoon cur? rent last week foreshadowing a report of this character. The movement for the week will hardly reach early esti mates, as interior Stocks are losing. The temper of the local trade is bear? ish, expecting Liverpool will not be able to digest the liquidation which i has taken place here. \ I u 1 ' i >a rd 15 ros. & Go. Tlie best typewriter ribbons for all standard machines for sale by H. (5. i Osteen & Co. SAVAGES IN JAPAN" THE HAIRY AINOS AND THEIR RESER? VATIONS IN THE EMPIRE. Odd Customs Practiced by Thes? Aboriginal People of Japan. L'niqne Styles In Baby Xames. Their Resemblance to Oar Indians. The Airms, generally known to Amer . leans and Europeans as "the hairy Ainos," are the only aboriginal people now living in Japan. They are called "hairy" in contradistinction to tht? smooth faced Japanese, Koreans and Chinese. Their present home is in Hok? kaido, or l?esso, the most northerly part of the empire, although it is supposed that in earlier times they occupied mest of the entire country. Ancestors of the Japanese of today found them in possession and by force of superior arms and civilization gradually drove them to the north, much in the same way as the savages were driven back toward the Pacific by the early settlers in America. The Ainus live today pretty much as the Indians on their reservations in thc west. They are still for the most part half savage, and the Japanese name for them, "Yesso," means barbarian. They are very skillful in hunting and fishing, which are their chief occupa? tions. They are under the protection of the imperial government and are entirely separated from the Japanese. The latest census showed that they number very nearly 17,000. Among the many curious customs of the Ainus perhaps the quaintest is their method of naming their children. They observe a peculiar economy in giving names. The infant must go without a name until it shows itself worthy of bearing one. If it is sickly and not likely to live, it is not considered worth while to waste a name upon it As each child must by immemorial custom have a brand new name, used by no one in the community, names are scarce and must be guarded. If the child should be given a name borne by some one else, the ghost of the former pos? sessor of the name. may come back | from the underworld to avenge the slight. lt is customary to take a name from some incident that occurred at the child's birth or it is left to the parents afterward to choose one for it. Should the infant come into the world with a smiling face it might be called Ikisbi i maburu, which means a smile, or fond parents may call it Kamoissage (a pulling rope of the gods) if they wish their child to be in the special care of the gods. From the age of 7 to 10 Ainu children of either sex have their heads shaved, but after ll they are allowed to have long hair and wear the same clothes as grown persons. They wear no cloth? ing unless the weather is very cold. The favorite and almost exclusive or? nament is the earring, usually made of metal. What clothing is worn is made of straw. They never wear shoes or other covering for the feet except as a great luxury and mark of distinction on ceremonious occasions. The men carry small knives and to? bacco pouches, and the women carry small looking glasses and knives. The knife is used as-symbolic. The maiden wears it with the blade bare, but when she marries it is worn in a sheath. The women also paint their faces, using a kind of ink for the purpose. The Ainus live mostly bj fishing and hunting. They hunt the bear and deer, catch salmon and other fish and grow potatoes and millet. Whenever they can get it they oat rice, which they re? gard as the best food, though they do not raise it themselves. Both sexes smoke tobacco and drink liquor. The marriage customs differ widely from those cf the Japanese. The ques? tion is first settled between the youth and maiden, who then refer the matter to their parents through a mediator, who should be a relative of the pro? spective bridegroom. The man must send a present of. lacquered ware, which is regarded by them as one of the most precious things in the world. This, however, is reclaimed by him if his wife afterward seeks a divorce. Ainus live in dwellings of about the same class as those of the American Indians. The rude hut has two win . dows, one of them for ordinary earthly ? uses, the other reserved for the en- j trance of the gods. Woman is fairly treated and held in deep respect. The man is cot allowed ! to enter the house when the woman is j in it alone, and be is not permitted to walk behind a woman. When a man ! meets a woman, he must salute first, ? by smoothing his beard and rubbing his hands. Then she responds by touching her nose with a linger of her left hand. During October the Ainus hoi.] a re j ligious fete, which is ca.Jed the bear j festival, because they sacrifice a bear j which has been carefully fostered for ; til ree years. j Judicial punishment among the Ainus j consists Of a severe beating with a j slick administered to the culprit. The I crimes are generally theft-stealing ar? ticles or the wife of a neigh!:!)" As there are eight men to one woman the majority of the males are not married, and wife stealing is very common. The accused is subjected t<? a long examina? tion by the chief of the community and is then compelled to resort to the ordeal of fire. Ile must take a stone out of boiling water If innocent, the Ainus think he will m>t be injured. If the question cannot be settled in this way. ! the principals in the dispute must i]?;ht ? it out. j The Ainus are polytheists, though I they limit their gods to two. a god of i fire and a god of water. The first is j called Kabek.nmoi and the latter Hato . ka moi. They, a iso. like most peonies i who have.a religious system, believe in i some sort of Leaven and belL-Japan ; a.nd America. Winburn's Photograph Gallery will be eiosed Tuesday, Wednesday and I Thursday of this week. Apr 14-3t ! After the Health Officer and Physicians. ? - 1 The State Board of Health is after local boards of health, secretaries aiid health officers, medical doctors, mid ,' wives, and undertakers all over the j State for not enforcing the law and j complying with the same by making j returns of all births and deaths to I local and State boards. All physicians ; and others who fail to report births j and deaths to local boards will be j prosecuted and if convicted fined $50. j The assistant attorney general has ; sent copies of the law to all secreta i ries of health boards through the ! secretary of State Board. The State Board has authority to remove the entire local board of health and secre? tary and health officer and prosecute them and have them fined $50 for not enforcing tliis law against physicians and all others whose business it is to make returns of vital statistics. The following letter from Secretary of State Board of Health to the Sum? ter health officer will interest the physicians who do not comply with the law. The Sumter Board of Health promptly reports all statistics from physicians to the State Board as fast as received; and the Sumter Health Officer must prosecute all who fail to obey the law or be removed from office by the State Board and be fined him? self in addition. Every City'Council in the State may also be fined one hundred dollars for each failure of the Secretary of Board of Health to report all information demanded by the State Board, after due notice served on the Mayor by the State Board. Mr. E. I. Reardon, Secretary and Health Officer. Dear Sir: I am directed by the State Board of Health to enclose you a Monthly Blank for the vital statistics of Sumter and request you to fill it out at the end of every month, and promptly return it to this office. There is enclosed also the written opinion of the Assistant Attorney General in regard to the law on this subject as applicable to incorporated towns and cities, and the penalties attached for neglect to comply with its provisions. The Board earnstly desires the munici? pal authorities and other local Boards of Health to enforce the law, and compel physicians, Clergymen, magis? trates, mid-wi ves, undertakers, etc., to furnish this information that these returns may be made to this office at the end of every month. Yours truly, James Evans, M. D., Secretary State Board of Health. PISGAH NEWS NOTES. Pisgah. April 15.--These April show? ers are fine on the growing crops and to bring up cotton, which in some places is beginning to show its head above ground. Early planted corn :is up to a fair stand. Spring oats look as well as I have ever seen. Our community has heard with pro? found sorrow the death of Gen. Hamp? ton. While his death was not a sur? prise owing to the last news from his sick chamber, still, we cannot feel that we are ever ready to receive the grim monster when -he comes to bear our friends away. While a good many differed from him some years ago on public questions, there was nothing personal in it, and now all hearts, can throb in unison in common sorrow at j his death as we did in confidence, j . when we followed his wise leadership, j in 1ST6. Let a tall marble shaft be j erected to his memory in front _of the j State House by the grateful South | Carolinians, whose fair State he saved j to civilization and from bloodshed in ; 1ST6. Let the contributions to the same be in small amounts so all can ? contribute from a cent up. What a j pleasure it must have been to him to ? spend his last days in a house erected j for him by the loving hearts of the J "old soliders," and his friends. Rest j in peace, "Old soldier," farewell. Mr. W. J. Young has been quite ; sick but is getting better. Mrs. W. S. Smith has gone to j Darlington to attend the marriage of ? Dr. N. G. Osteen, Jr. Mrs. E. E. Kembert and children j who have been on a visit to Charleston j have returned home. Mr. T. H. Smoct closed his schcol i at Pisgah last week, and left Saturday for his home in Darlington. He is a good teacher, and fully satisfied his patrons. During his stay here he made many strong friends, who want him to teach again, as well as visit them whenever he can, do so. The new public road from Shiloh Church ro this place will soon be com? pleted. Near herc the road forks, one prong tapping the public read to Sum? ter, about a mile below Pisgah Church, the other the Columbia road. This will make it convenient for all sec? tions, and will be the only cross public read from Providence to Camden. Terra cotta piping is used in ? lace of bridges which will In? more lasting and cheaper in the long run. Rem bert depo: docs a large business. Nearly 100 cars of guan;- and other freight haye been received so far, and all for this section is hauled through private lam!. This shows the necessity of the road. The road runs through several miles of Mr. Edward E. Rem berts tenable lands, which he has "hen free of charge as well as his best efforts to get a good and convenient highway. His friends appreciate his efforts in this line. Supervisor Seale will help finish the road. We hope our Supervisor will visit us this year. He will be gladly .welcomed, both in his personal and official character. We think we are entitled to some atten? tion from the chain gang, after wait? ing patiently for years for a visit of some length from them. Mr. Henry Hatfield lost his baby and it was buried at Pisgah Church, Sun? day morning. The Mews of Wedgefield. Wedgefield, April 10.-Cotton plant? ing: is in order. The cold snap did not last long enough to discourage the planters. Our people are still visiting Charles? ton at intervals ; nineteen went down Tuesday. Miss Bettie Aycock left for Colum? bia this morning for a stay of a few days. Messrs. J. H. Aycock . & Sons sold their cotton yesterday and today. The two lots, one here and the other at Norfolk, numbering 928 bales, were closed ont at 9 cents. An Accommodating Xegrro. A story is told of a priest's experi? ence in a small New England town. The clergyman was just about to re? tire for the night when he heard a knock at his door. He called "Come In," and a negro presented himself and said rather shamefacedly: "Father, there is a. girl outside. May I bring her in?" Assent having been given, he disap? peared for a moment and returned with a white woman and informed the scan? dalized priest that they wished to be married. He was shown the door with prompt? ness, and the girl was severely admon? ished on the course she was punming. Fifteen minutes later there was an? other knock, and on opening the door the priept found himself again face to face with the would be colored bride? groom. With great indignation, the priest said: "I thought I sent yon about your business before!" The darky paralyzed him with this reply: "Yes, 1 know you did, Father James, but Mary and I have talked it over, and we thought maybe you would look at the matter differently if yon knew I was willing to turn Irish."-New York Times. Rivers Which Traverse the Ocean. In the ocean the longest way round is ofttimes the shortest way home. For instance, if a United States transport were to leave San Francisco for China the most logical course would seem to? be straight west across the north Pa? cific to the land of the Boxers. But in reality the ship would be steered to the southwest along the equator and past the Philippines to the Asian coast This course would be several hundred miles longer, yet it would take the vessel to her destination much quicker than the straight course. In the one case she would be going with the current; in the other she would be going against the current. The ocean is not a simple, pathless expanse over which short cuts may be made, but a system of highways, cross? ways and even blind alleyways, which have been surveyed and laid out by na? ture herself.-Ainslee's Magazine. Origin of the Word "Cubit." Cuba is the name by which the is? land was originally known to the Lu cayan Indians, who were with Colum? bus .when he discovered it One of its villages cr cities was called by them Cubanacan, and it is reported that from the similarity of sounds Colum? bus, still supposing himself to be on the coast of Asia, imagined that this must bc a city of Kublai Khan, tho Tartar sovereign celebrated by Maroo Polo. The survival of the original name for Cuba is a remarkable in? stance of persistence, as the island has been baptized and rebaptized many times since its European discovery. Columbus first called it Juana in honor of Prince .lehn, the son of Ferdinand and Isabella. After Ferdinand's death lt was called i:i his memory Fernan? dina. Subsequently this name was changed to Santiago, after St James, the patron saint of Spain. Still later it was named Ave Maria, in bowr of the Virgin Mary. But none of these names he'd, and the indian name :s still preserved.-Literary Fra The Cclira of India. Among the true cobra? of india the naja is found all over India and Cey I lon. Burma, the Andaman islands, southern China and the Malay penin? sula and archipelago. It ::socuds the Himalayas to an altitude of 8.G00 fee t. It extends also over Afghanistan and through Persia teethe eastern sucre cf the Caspian. It may attain a length of nearly seven and a half feet, hat i? is usually net more than a little eve: five and n half feet ici:;.-. Najas vary much in color and markings, but hare generally the specmeie mari: on th? hack of the neck, which they always diste-v! before malring an attack. Quarterlj Review. Ar. E?c:?b::r-tine Nurse. Miss C. F. Cerdon-C'ummiug i? her book cn Ceylon gives e. few ?ines to a pet elephant who seems,tc have herr, a creature of mach amiability and m telligea.ee. lie bad been captured youug and was known as Kurtmegalla Jack." ile used lc go the hospita! rounds vrit?? his master, a medical chicer, who lind taught bim to be genera Hy useful and even to administer pills. A Malay soldier one ?hiv dropped Ins pill, where? upon Jack picked it up and dropped it into the man's open mouth with a puff thai ?-lew it safely down.