AUTUMN INTERROGATED. What can keep the leaves from falling? What ean keep dull Care from ending? What ern keen the wind from blow! gt What eqn keep the cocks from eros jug? Whit can keep off wintr weather? What ean keep old frien 1s togethere Autumn 8 here with evenings clilily ; I must meet him willy, nilly, With a heart of griefs a shoal fall, And a face excecding doleful. Automn! Thou appesr’dst of old Robed in russ t, crowned with gold: Now thy woods are drear and dim. Dank thy paths, thy prospects grim Autumn it is plalu to see There is chunge in thee, or me, Whose it is | connot tell; Thine belike. and mine as well, Suhject ove and object t other, Eh, mis zodiacal brother? WHERE WASCOLUMBUS BURIED? BY THOMAS PARKE GORDON. The story of the discovery of America is one of bitter disappointment to the chief actor. For years Colnmbus s'rug- gled against ignor-nt opposition nnd jealous rivalry, and it was more in pity than 1a recognition of his srgument« that he was finally granted an oppor tunity to explore the unknown seas to the w: st of Furope. Upon his voyage he was contin ally harassed by the mutinous conduct of his sailors, and hardly had he landed before the Santa Maria was wrecked by a careless bhelmsman, and Pinzon deserted with the Pinta, leaving only the little caravel Nina to prosecute the discoveries. Columbus made three other voyages to the New World, and on his retnrn in 1504, was d sgraced and degraded. Queen Isabella was dead. King Fer- dinand having gained a vast empire was ind ferent to the fate and fortune of his faithful servitor, and Columbus, broken by this unjust treatment and by the many disappointments his san- guine, enthusiastic nature had experi- enced, and weakened by the hard Life he bad led. pror and alone, died at Valladolid, Spain, on M y 20t.,, 1506, Then ensued for the remains of the | great discoverer the most singular fate that ever befell sny man. He was buried in no less than four places! First bis body was placed in the vaults of the Convent of San Francisco, in the city of his death, where it re- mained for seven years In 1513, under the superintendence of bis son, Fernando,.the remeinsof the great navigator were removed to the Church of Cartuja de Banto Monie d las Cuevas, in where they rested until 1596, when they were re moved to Santo Domingo and in terred beneath the chancel of ti thedral, and remained un turbed for nearly three anda turies, Then eansed =o ehronicler bas, died i } his father in Se ashes were rem with those of Colas in the cathedral at Forty-six vears late grandson of Colnmbns, buried in Santo Domir Bartolomeo and Dieg y, mbus, Bo we see that th inmbas, his two brothers hus f grand on were at different times de posited in the old eathedral in the city so intimately associated with the names and deeds. i There is nothing to find fault with | in this, except tha’ none of the vanlts were marked. and this carelessness was productive of the confusion above re- i ferred to. | In 1795 the entire island of Hayti or | Ban Domingo became the property of ¥r: nce by treaty. One of the clauses provided that Spain might remove whatever property she desired, and under this provision it was decided to | take the dust of Columbus to Havana. Aecording to the Cubans, this remov 8] | was accomplished, and there is no! doubt that soms remains were taken | away, but whether they were those of Colambus is disputed. On December 20th, in the presence of the Spanish admiral and under the direction of the archbishop, a vanlt on | the right-hand side of the high altar, | two feet nine inches in maze, was opened, It was unmarked and unn med. In it were found some slabs of lead of what had been a yi fin, about sixte on inches square and eleven inches des Ps and some human bones. There were no marks to indicate to whom the box belonged or to whose remains were con- tained therein, How these were known fo be the ashes of Columbus has never been shown. However. they were placed in an gilded leaden box, which, in turn, was placed in a coffin covered with black velvet. With great pomp and ceremony, and amid every manifestation of respect and reverence, it was borne on board | of the brigantine Discoverer, and af- | terward transferred to the frigate San | Lorenzo, which sailed, accom panied by the entire Spanish squadron, to Havana. There in the cathedral, on | the right of the altar, the remains were | Pp The Haytians declare that the bones | removed were those of Diego, the son of Columbus, and that the true bones | etill lie in San Domingo. In proof, they point to the fact that no later than 1897 box was discovered in the cathedral containing bones, and bearing the initials of the great discoy- i erer, and inside the hinged cover an insoription which, translated, reads: | “INustrious and famous man, Don Oristoval Colon.” Another plate on the abeve bears an | Inscription, the translation of which is: | “Um belonging to the remains of the First Admiral Don Cristoval Colon, dscoverer.” ! This furious itinatly ha n Shoroughl and or examin snd n og Tas oh Son tanned, | throw any real doubt upon its genuine- ness. It is too small to have been the = © Seville, ea there Lail een Came Li , BS ther of Co remalns of Co inal coffin of Columbus, and it is able that his remains were | therein either in 1513, when Shot wer removed from Vallado'id to le, or in 1586, when they were transferred from the latter place to the cathedral | at Sunto Domingo as has iven shown, Of ¢ urse this evidence does not con- | vince the Cubans, and may not con | vinoe others, mt 18 is nt least worthy of | being listened to, i It will be interesting to superstitions peovle to know that Columbus sailed | from Palos on I'ri lay (August 3, 1192), | discovered land on Friday (October 12, 1492), set sail for home on Friday | (January 4, 149%, and arnved in| Spain on Frilav ( March 15, 1493). Columbus’ sivn ture ie always inter. | esting, and is a grand affair. To a let- | ter duted April 2, 1502, he signs him- | golf: | “The Chief Admiral of th Governor-Gener 1 of the Is ands und C nti. nent of Asis and of the indies, of my lor 's, | the King snd Ques n, theur Coptain-Genoeral of the Sea and of their Connell” Gulden Days. Ooean, Viceroy and | IDNEY. BY “Hi, there!” cried Rudolphus | “There's 41 toml,” Ani eo raised his arm in the air. “Dont do tar!” eried out Unele | John from the porch, where he was sitting reading a book, “Why not?” he asked, still posing | the st me 1m the air, i “ff it comes to that,” said Unel- John, laying down the book and ¢ /m- | ing out on the steps; **why do you | want to stone tue toad?” “Because it's a beast,” replied Ra- dol) hus. Uncle John laughed, “It really isn't a bea t, in the strict | sense of the term." he said; “but I | think I know what you mean. Yon re-| gard it us an animal, so much inferior to you that yon have a right to stone it or kill it, if you fe-] hike it.” “Yes,” adniatied Ru.iolprus, “I do.” The toad had disappeared, and he | threw the stone down ou the walk, “Whe e did yon get the right to kill inferior creature -?” asked Uncle Joh, 7 pig, a dog, even a cow is inferior. would you kill either of them wan-| tonly ?” i **I don’t supnose I would,” said Ru- | dolptius, th aught ly. Then, bright ening : “Bat a cow, a pig or a dog | is nseful, and a toad 1sn't."” | “Wrong again,” replied Uncle “A toad is the friend an agricul turist has. 1t destroys flies and other | the rate of a hundred a dav, and 1t saves a crop. But even it Were useless, wht reason wo that be | i t? Of what use ary bird 3 Oae? i i { i i i John, | Dest Insets at many 8a) Po you wrin tear ross si 1 meet them?” Rn Ww Som: times it bee Does IES ite animals whicl iy but become hurtful Nere nn bers ihe rabbit pest 10 Australia is one instance, and many | have occurred where cats snd dogs, which are usually welcomed as by mankind, have in-| rapidly that 1t was abso 3 destroy them by | But ull destruction, whether ov % forme ¢ ary fo ex ermin are iri ions, CRWOS creased so wholesale, plant, should be from necessity, other! wise it is wanton cruelty. The man commits a =n his fellow men. man dominion over or mischief pature and God gave lessness power should be used only as a wi-e king rules his subjects sensibly and kindly. Everything has its place and in the universe, and wanton d struction is sure to be visited with pune ishment. The reckless destroction of forests has hud the result of changing the climate in s-veral parts of our eountry, and that is only ome instatce out of many.” “I never thought things,” smd e:lly “I suppose not,” said Unele John, ‘and you are in the large majority. Nearly all men act as if they thought the earth was given to them to use or | abuse without being aceountable to! anybody. Such men have eoxtermi- nated the buflalo, and are quickly ex- | terminating all other game. Only yesterday I read about a man who shot five hundred and forty ducks in | one day's hunt, and seemed to think he deserved great credit for the feat. One duck was all he needed for himself; the rest he killed ‘for fun.’ In the same reckless manner, fishermen muse nets with a very small mesh and estoh mil- lions of fish for which they have no! use and which are loft to die on the land. In many cases, this wanton waste bas resalted in making barron streams where fish formerly swarmed. To such an extent has this waste been carried that now it is n for the gov- ernment to stock the streams and stringent laws to protect the small ry." “Well,” said Rudolphus, drawing a | long breath, as Uncle John ceased, ‘1! have learned something,” “Of value, 1 hope,” said his anole, ! Jour natural history and find out | something about toads, and you will know more." Then Uncle John went back to his book and Rudolphus ran off to play. | ————————— A Lavy (Miss Ooffin) has been ap- Jointed Assistant Saperintendent of Is in Detroit, Michigan. Banmwrr Browsix and now a resident of a or as woll as On LI landsospes. Swn much about sueh Budolphus, apologet- | marines and AN AUTUMN LUNCHEON, Few decorative materials are capanle of producin 2 sneu beavtitul effects us fervs, Autumn leaves, blos-oms and berries nopder the touch of the artistio WO usu who 1+ wise enonzh to avord profu encss and crowd nz Couscqueutly an Auta an Ianche n oan be mule one of the m st beautiiul and enjovable f enterta umen s, If v e dining room mantel has no over shelf, arrance a background of briiliun: oliage un | entirely cov r the muntel in front wi hifcros havivg wad- en bar «nd other delicate rarities trating beiow it, Al rue pasvet filled with ah aud br ter--weet erries mingled with hormonion-ly tiute! Aun amu plael on a monutain Witu a spread of pen ral tints, but an elaborately embr dered or otherwise con preuous vue would rujia the eutire elect, Ouo or two large, quaint shaped ja 8 fil ed with blossoms and folluge be advintageousl placed near to ERY Wreathe ploiares or es oon the wall Garland the enandener or lam with feathery white clematis, ant ¢ ver a porcelniu sha le with a gracefa! wreath bitter-sweet vine with a frioge of thistle pom-poms suspended by fine yellow sila eo d. Use a damussk or other 0 white linen | Iusi © the plies anit ex- | tending entirely around the table, place a gracefully m de wresth of | unyly colored Autumn leaves, (be care- ful not to nse too many and give aj In the center place a | the gracelul branches trading Use glass and silver in preference to profusely d:corated chins, sad can dies of a hight yellow with shades of the same colors, i The menu here given makes a simple un enh end] iy vined to suit one's taste and circum- | Bi que of Oysters, Cream Sauce. Rolls Neen, Potato Timbale, | Salad of lettuce Wale Is, Caramel Te ( Az Coffe, Frat. Panned C Cheese, rea. ged Fi oy satisfactory a8 fre ¥ COOK Cho f ri Of WoO heaping the meat fine. Pat half a pint k on to boil and thicken it with tublespoontuls of flour, | itly to makessmooth sauce, thea add the beaten volks of two oggs and remove from the fire Add ths chopped lobster which has been seasoned with half a teaspoonful of salt, the same of mustard, and of onion a quarter of a teaspoonfal of white pepper and a pine: of cav-| enne, Mix all together thoroughly; form exe | fry in 'f : 5 i Stir constar nice then in fine bread crumbs and smoking hot fat, OHEBAM SAUOR, Melt one heaping tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan and stir in an equal amount of flour: when smooth add one teacupful of cream and one of stock. Btir econ