a - ' There are now 37156 places in th United States which bave a population of more than 1000, The attendance of women at the Bos. ton University, amounting as it does to 800, illustrates how the cause of woman 18 progressing nowadays witl a rapidity that surpasses even that of geometrical progression . — New Mexico has a very wide range of climate, The temperatures registered in January varied con- The hot. the Territory during 100 test place during the month was La Luz, Dona the mometer registered seventy-six siderably over degrees, Ana County, ther. dersrees one day, and the mean temperature for At Dulce, the mercury on the month was 60.7 degrees. Rio Arriba Couaty, chilly one January day crawled down thirty-two degrees below zero, record for the month in that spot was 1.6 degrees below zero. Few are aware of the believes people peraaps fact, the Boston Transcript, that General, there was once a Postmistress- She did not serve country or in the the fact that a that capacity is praseat ¢ i woman remarkable. indeed Denmark was the home able woman, whose name Dorot was called during Gyldenlore, or wea Krag, which extended fr 1711. The prese that country, whic the best in the world by her. ginia, es] over al This re iamsburg, as ‘‘the qu port n field of coloni anci has Chippendale chairs there ir treasures the chang been made pre vert discove price. of colonis nowadays pieces havi prese nt their Virgin found cently fits foot d that hereal no other wives, th sevenly p will be m sisters of er all aunts, « pay full fares, a salary of company, ¥ on first-cla tion within scription is will be two of steel rail the gr tracks at across these, 10x12.inch w hich the rail end of the sill 15 nchos high, with 4x6.inch and braces, ted support a eighteen feot These timbers 2x up rights will be conne overaead by 0 cap, wooden g line of rails. which will ide rail, directly above each The wheels under their centre on cars will run on the single line of rails, and, when running on a straight track, will be held upright Ly their When curves, however, the cars will be held own impetus, upright by two rubber wheels affixed to their roofs and running one on each side of the guide-rail, while a third rubber wheel will revolve against the under side of this rail, pressing against it and keep. ing it in position. It is intended in the course of a few years to replace the tira. bers with steel superstructure. Steam power will be used, but ultimately elec- tricity will be the motive power.” 426. 1uch rounding | It 1s computed by well informed per sons that Maine has wood enough to make 28,000,000 tons of pulp, or sixty years’ supply for all the pulp mills now running in the country, Tolstoi, the Russian philosopher, says that the least complicated and shortest he others to work for you as little us possi- rule of morals that knows is to get ble and work yourself as much as possi- ble for them; make the fewest call upon the services ol your neighbors, and ren- der them the maximum number of ser- vices yourself, New sail. The record of ship building in England for 1891 showed that the ing ship is by no means a thing of the remarks the England are evel past, even in this country, New York In returns for the same year Tribune. the suggestive, the tonnage all in mor cent. struction of 1591, ag in 1887. Tl aoiitable | Walter, name len & Walter, old hydraulic water wor 8. The ity in wooden pipe r : 4 of Lake sire water he Rush it was pulled by a windlass on wi A There also used to where the Lake Street Bridge now swings, West, which used to make Galena their objective point, used to be ferried across there.” Mr. Allen remembers the first Mar. (by vessel launched in Chicaco, the guerite Alien. It was originally courtesy) an gunboat, and formed one of the fleet that took part in Perry's victory on lake Erie. It was lengthened aud aad in this form The first hotel was known as the Green Tree House, The first steamboat to ply on the lake was the James Allen, named after the elder Allen. Mr. James B, Allen is a veteran of the war. Ho claims to be a great. sephew of Ethan Allen. rebuilt as a schooner, began its trading career. and was built by John Gray, The stage coaches for the | THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. News About the Lawmakers and Departments at Washington. Debate on the Bland Bi'! Opened in the House, The beginniog of the tussel over the Bland the House of the biggest crowd of spectators that has been the installed as Free Bilver Colnage bill in tepresentatives at Washington drew at Capitol since Judge Crisp was An | before the to order, the doors; premium, wen Speaker ur House was called the were packed to room was at a and hun dreds of disappointed visitor roamed through the corridors to gain admittance The attendance of masmbers was larger than it had been at any time since when the 5 pecial order was mad consideration of the Bl }] offered triking which wn of the begir Even the Pr leries were o« ent with a party about galleri closing days of C portion of them were 3 brilliant cos picture of no speakers The Silver Mr. Bland diately taken New York bill must galleries standing the doubt, harge ulead by Patent ir yer 8 XD } every + yon na ges 1 Inge « » evening The origin of the fir fa estimated at $15. 00 " to public d eo clumyey n the enst su! apito room is wing of the ( Denmark to Assist Peary's Resoners received at the Natural Soke “ National Acad that a had addressed to Secre- nited ates Minister that the [Danish ised instructions it { Nows was my of arrived at Waal tary Blaine fire at Denix letter ingt m the | AnnoOun nt has Greenland "to exten all possibile suppor” to the expedition f he re.dof of Lieutenant Peary ark, ng Grwernms Poiais in —— 8 In] | n A A of House A MADM fnkes siopl Possession the He Sale NN hen the Missa sembling tha other day a man named Bryant toi Al a pmssion of the State Houss fo anil ran things to t himself Several officers eam» to Are rest hime, but with a big xoife in ea2s hand hie defied taem and farioasly creed tae Log. lalnture io doaliy ran down the stove aud into the sree, hundreds of peop.e, inclu ting Logis Intors and staw officals, flonn 2 oafors hun Alter getting out of the crowd thres plice- men knoe «a him dows and landed him in nil He was recently discharge! from the way om as Dare ld, but will bs returned, CL ————— — mm Try property known as “Hamilton Grange” in New York City. which was once occupied by Alexander MHanilton, has been sold at auction. The purchaser was Orlando B, Potter, and the price paid $14), BOY, IS ix sald thet Mr Poster intands to preserve the portion of the ground upon which stand the thirteen gum trees sup- possd to have ben plant»! by Hamilton and transfer it to the New York Historioal Boclety, » ———— “ Tux United States Lagation and Consulate in London, Eagland, are overrun with fm pecunious American cattiemen and tramps, | ferred to the retired THE NEWS EPITOMIZED, Eastern and Middle States. ’ , Tnx Bourd of Pardons, at Harrisburg, Penn v Focommendod a pardon in the cases of Johu A, Mellon and William H, Porter, publishers of the lonver Btar, who were convicted of libeling Nenator Quay THE commities sociation, of Judge May Dutchess ( nopointed by the nr fe York City, to investigate with the reoories New connection Junty election case favor of his re peals bon BR: D fessor of sylvania moval from the Court by the 14 winlature Haves surgery ind in thi AGNEw at the Uni Emeritus varsity of surge ny us Agnew wa nan of Alle. hting the Committee, South and West We killed seven » el Ly Hie near Big M wae oh Washington, in Wa landing stat that were volved an ex» Tue Sun pleted by t priated about than last yea: President artment grant ughs to soldiers who we! ing ® passed a bill to | nm of G Ze KK. Alien, of § anty, N.Y from #8 to Mr. Allon serval in the war ninety-two years oll enat Tug President made the following nomi nations: Stanton J. Peele, of Indiana, Judge of the Court of Claims, vice (Hennl W. Seo yeald, retired, United Stas Distriot Judges: William K. Townsend, for District of Con necticut; John B. Rector, Northern District of Texas; Join H. Baker, District of Indiana, Ellery I. Ingham, United States Attorney, and Alexander P. Colesberry, Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Bran-AoMinat L, A, KiMpeniy has been detached from duty as President of the Board of Inspection and Barvey, and trans. Hat of olllcers of the Navy A MERRAGE from the President In regarl to the UG. A, IL. Encampraent, 15 be held nuxt Heptember in Washington, was aid before the Senate. An appeal is made for $100,000, one-half to be paid by the Distciot, tor tae oxen of the encampment Lonp Brassey reached Washington in his famous yacht Sunbeam, in which he has circumnavigatel ths globe. He went Washington to meet Lady Brassey, who had been in toe city for several days, —————— Foreign, | the United Niate: was suomnittel a menting of the Frene 1 Cabins A BERIOUS Panama, between civ company that Five persons wounded, Od “Nn bad nothing todo with in Paris conflict o-currel nt Paion, I n military from Cocuy and fourteen distur was 1 Were diy ban A TRAIN was outhiwie deralle st f isonat vador thirly I'ne g Rallway | int ure to be roferre Brother will decide what The men con instats | pnoarly Tur text of an extraor linary tenty with Tue Count of of the Imperial the Presid: Council, and It was reported Berlin that Emperor Count Kul well as Lh nc The bar to Min Hot dent at the Kixo an impo DIX SACKIT Jers Indian fle nen a hd Aw A LYNC Wherenpon Witnesses Against Him 1s Sho i Ine leath and wil His name nga fall The mm a fast life, man named M 10 keep away and Nix shot Miz WAR AY took him oul an i &! Barney White rested A severanes first to be rind w oony (ne : the State, William Davy by a mob of Miss rier EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The Chief of the Bureau of Statistios Irade Bulletin of re ports that ths total values of the exports of merchandise from the United States during the two, eight months endel February, ISU a+ commral with similiar exports daring the corresponding periods o the preceding year, wets as (olio «. Iwo montas ended wits Faoraary, Ina, 100 480 ISL, SIRT. 000 0s montas ence | wita Feoruary, 18500 834) BOLUM: INN, MRLGYL95T Iwalv: monies enoed with Feorusry, 1802 00, TT TT 101, $800, 319,89, The vanes of the imoorts wars as follewey Two months ended with Febrawry, BLS 100 588; 1801, S124 0N) 02 months ended with Fobw sary, 1901 T0444; 18591, EMO 4X Toelve monte eided with February, 1904 $914 14038 IL, $825, 191,085, A Laresize ofl "ot had = the a One rested, bu cled, Ihe Chief of the Bureau Slatistios anl twelve 1, Eignt EE m— portrait of “Dolly* Madison, wile of President Malison, by Andrews, has besa hung ia the green parior of the Executive Mansion at W DEATH WAS TERRIBLE. : Revelations of the Reosvened Farm Hill (Penn.) Coal Xine. of the Thirty-one of the they (he bod Were “ris sia MoCleery, | Cope, James Devan: y tinon, J che mo A 1D, The Horse Thieves Too Good tor Their Prison Thought Sh THE ELEVENTH CENSUS. r Million omplete It An Additional Two Dollars Heguaire ad tot LI we priated by mm Lhe ent s attend report Fer tendet the report and Hil wiied expressed his apg | of the re tion that the tw ns be abolished, He said that the data now in band would prove of great service to 1 in the future manage went of his work nine MINISTER REID DINED. Among the Gaests Were All the Do soendants of Latayette in Paris Whitelaw Reid, the American Minister to France, and Mrs. Reid dined in Pare, on the eve of their departure for the United States, with Counce Dassailly, great grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette, The gassts included all the descerdants of Lalavette now in Paris 4 Buusequently Mr, and Mrs, Reid attended a farewell recoplion given in thelr honor by Baron de Mohrenbeim, the Roasian Em- bassdor to Frarc:. That night they at- tended a banguet gives by the Amerioan Artists’ Association, M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs and his colleagues in the Ministry, ex, wdited the busines of the Government wits the Amer joan La, ation, so as to enable Mr, Heid to sail tor the United Ntates
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