DEPARTMENTAL ANNDALS ‘The Reports of Secretaries Noble and Elkins. The Year's Work in the Depart ment of the Interior, ¢ The annual report of Secretary Noble, of the Interior Department, is an interesting document and covers fully and in detail the operations of the department. The volume of work accomplished during the present Administration is shown to greatly exceod that of any preceding period. This view is supported by a con lensed summary prelim. inary toa description of the work of the several bureaus under the directicon of the Secretary for the last fiscal year, The General Land Office has worked off the vast nccumulat’ mn of former 1s now on eurrent basiness, greatly to advantage of Western settlers: tha Indian Bureau has made great progress in elevat. ing the various Indian tribes in the work of allotment of land in severalty to indi vidual Indians, the consequent disintegra- tion of their tribal relation, and the de- velopment of schools, Great reform has been acoomplished in the purchase of In- dian supplies. The Pension Office has dis sosed of an immense volume of work and go exceeded all former records in the num- ber of final adjudications, both original and upon appeals, executing the beneficent laws for the soldiers of the Union. The Census Office has finished nearly all of its immense and highly scientific work, and what re- mains is ravidly nearing completion The Geological Survey has progressed greatly in its topographical survey of the States and Territories; in ating reser. voirs for the irrigation of the arid lands, and in its other useful divisions. The Railroad Bureau has kept constant supervision of the condition of the road beds and appur- tepances and given careful consideration to the question of the maturing debts of the subsidized milroads and the future conditions which should govern thes. I'he Patent Office has kept up with current work, and has introduced several important reforms. The Bureau of Eduea- tion has greatly extended its operations in wuntry, and the dis. for agricultural Healt problem, has been satis nd efficiently handled, al work among the Indians has increased and imoroved in There has been an increase o t. mm attendance o 1502 be- efficiency, over thirteen childr ing i K He The rea ) y n is ; { i teing rapidly broken u ul bh tments of land in sufficient quantity snable each Indian to have a far pid a sense of indi vidual importance and appreciation of per- sonal power is rapidly disintegrating the tribal 1 I | eve i wsible the employment o Indians in preference to whites, at the agen- cies and in schools is being practiced, and many important positions are now filled ac ceptably by educated Indians. The Patent Office in preparing an exhibit for the World's Fair which it is represented will be a very satisfactory one to the Gov- ernment. The total number of applications for patents during the year was 45, 043, Toe volume of business handled and dis. posed of by the Pension Office during the ast vear w enormous There were on , ; 76,008 pensioners borne upon the r belong 140,95 more than were on the rolls at close of the last fiscal year, I'he total amount expended for pen- sions during sy year was $130.03. 012.08, and it is esti 1 that the appropriation for 1380 of §144.9096,000 will leave a deflci- ency. Some idea of the magnitude of the work can be formed from the t that dur. ing the 3 5 375, 120 pieces of mail were re- ceive com sent out, he Secretary j ‘ bill framed give A k a better government, aod is very of in his recommendation that the condition of the Territory receive the attention of Congress The report ’ ner the to ntains an account of the work un to w Nicaraugua Canal, The Bec: expresses the opinion that this ent ise is of to the w yf the sou OF War, apa sion A a nt the ut £ im portance Lb n either peace i heave the favorable rec ogunition aL Tesd, Secretary Elking's Report, The War Elkins abla to Secretary of Necretary gratification in being that the Army has min tained ut the year its high standard fievipline and efficiency. Since the present organization of our infantry was adopted many caauges have taken place in the art of war, resulting. among other things, in a material modification of the form of infantry regiments. Our staticoary condition in this respect has left us with an obsolete organigation, the defects of which render diate action in organizing the three-battalion formations for infantry regiments, The Secretary recommends the revival of the rank of Licutenant-General as a permanent gr ale Enlistments during the year have an improved class of men, the standard o qualification having been raisel, The Se retary thinks the Army, under favors ables conditions, should be one Nd the most trades of youth, It is recommended that the pay of all non commissioned grades be increased, making promotion thereto the object of legitimate ambition wreby inducing of the v ry best material to compete for pro motion to those grades The announce ment is made that our Ine dian wars are nearly ended, and the neces. sity for massing troops no longer exists, Seventy pwr cent. is now jooatd west of the Miss ssippl River, New military posta are recommended in Montana, Arkane sas and New Mexico. The presenge of regu. lar troops in these States would familiarize the peoples with the Army, lead them to b titer understand its operations and, it is believ xd, foster a kindlier intsrest in is, Fhe West Point Academy shows marked advancem nt. Its capacity is not overtaxed, Vacancies in the list of cadets constantly exist, whieh it is important should be kept full. It is recommended that the President Le given authority to appoint ten oadets-at. large ench Year, ns artillery, infantry, engineer and eavairy swhools have proved succesful ex. periments, Tae only serious otmtacle to the rapid develop nent of the schools to their full limit of usefulness arises from a wand of funds to conduct the exclusively scholastic Work, The importanes of maintaining aod ime proving the militia of the several States is generally admitted, The National Guard is the reserve foros of the Army, Attention is invited to the necessary tions for arming snd equipping ia reserve fores, In 183 the appropriations for the militia of the Htates was £300,000, The highiy improve arms and equipments of the present day cost mors than treble what they did eighty. tour years, An appropriation of least ons anltion dollars for this pudposs Is recom. mended, The Indian soldiers are doing excellent , showing remarkable aptitude for mi duty, He estimates that the total expenditures of his department for the fisoal ending June B80, 1994, will be $43,804,679. 73, net $51, 218,070.50 in 1502 and $56,582,082.34 for the present year. Boosens are already assembling on the er animus. 10. setkiament. of 6.00). 00 the , oe ol hom: 4d Chorokes tavugh the date for the opening is not fixal, Cone action is fizst necessary in the report of the made public annual has Deen CX Presses ny thr ¥ az! me bean of lewirable . {| partment, ! cation wit! the enlistment | | fourteen years of age | m the fall of 1847, | the study of law, | prejudios against allowing her to practies, POSTOFFICE AFFAIRS, Postmaster - Genernl Wanamaker Files His Annual Report, Postmaster-General Wanamaker samme. rizes the results uchieved by his department as follows; Five million dollars added to the gross re- | venue, the deficit reduced nearly a million, money order offices increased two-thirds, or from 10,070 to 16,650; eighty-two cities sup plied with free delivery: idential grade, 16,775,000 miles of additional service, 1500 new mail routes established, embracing 8500 miles of new service; ocean mail service extended, and pneumatic tubs | service introduced, In the last four years 5051 new mail routes | have been established, traversing 24,00) miles: the number ot Postoffizes has grown by over 8000, tha number of moaey order offices over 5200, and the number ol delivery offices has almost doubled. Tae new foreign mails services ¢ mtracted for applies to eleven lines, comprising, whe completed, forty-one ships, nocessary to make the service contractsd for frequent enough and quick enough to comply with the terms agread upon Of his proposition to divide the country into postal districts, Mr. Wanamaker says its adoption can only he a question of time. Each district would be put in charge of a postal supervisor or director, and the reg- ular inspectors of the department should assist these supervisors, as they might be needed, Then all detail mattors relat. jung to the establishment and discon tinuance of postoflioes, the eatablish- ment of stations, appointments and r als, the best utilization of and ¢ in routes, the putting on and the taking off of service, the right interpretation ol the regulations, irregularities, and in general, the whole business conduct of the service, would ba superintended personally by the distriot supervisors, with the assistance of the regular inspectors of all the postmasters in the district, who would feel as never be fore, that their efforts on bebalf of adequate | facilities and economical and enterprising management would fiad appreciation The district supervisors could act under rules without reference to the department at Washington, and wit! They would be the the general it: and the F master-Ceneral should Comptroller or Actuary pervisors should : New buildings n siactrical » ice of some Kind is advocated for New York and Ci other large cities, and it | there can be no adequat applioation of these metho telegraph and course, stronu tn useless delay. rsa of the de means of communi Assistant Post titutel the the coun iret be cons hom poenm raliel 1, postal r A iv . the on | Wanamaker says pays actually OVErpay serves a department to yver the doing an express business for and books and carrying advertising at one cent per pound, that are nothing more than business circu that load the mails sly, mall is not only carried at a lo a pound, but it materially with the business of s and railroad companies, which are pr arriers of heavy packages and freight Something to take the p currency for the remitiar he says, is very desira issue of a money postal car tions of ten cen twenty. cents and ono dollar, and of the small card and exacily similar wdinary postal card on the addres sid ya the reverses side an order on the | master of th addresead for a sum, payable on the signature of named in the address A protec rats to the underpay { Perio 1 s1mats of fact ars m point sSnorm interferes the ex Deriy « ive form of th present the and 8 city the payew AN ELECTION SURPRISE. temarkable Carcer of Miss Knowles, Montana's New Attorney-General One of the queer things in the late e a was the choosing of w low, by a large majority ral of M ntana, born in Northwood, N. H., and is the Knowles andl Louisa Misa Knowles was Rockingham faughter of ty Lounsy, David MISS ELLA FF. KNOWLES. Her mother died when she was and she graduated from the Northwood Seminary at the age f fifteen, and one year later from the New Hampshire State Normal Sehool After ward she went to Bates College, Lewiston, Me... from which she graduated in the olass ‘SA, receiving thedegree of A. B. Four years later Bates College conferred on her the degrees of A M In 158% Miss Knowles commence! the study of law in the office of Burnham & Brown, Manchester, N. H, She prosecuted ker studies thers about a year, when on ac count of ill health, she went West, and took the chair of elocution and Latin in lows College. Belog advised by physicians to go among the mountaing she came to Helena Nhe taught one year in the central school bers, and then resumed There was considerable Knowles, So the little women went to work among the members of the last Territorial Legisia- tures, that of 1895.50. and had a bill intro. rdaosd and passed to admit women to prac tice law, Bhe was admitted to the bar on December 1, 180), Now ske ass a practios of which many men would be proud, and i peauliarty popular among them, The erim. mdoourt not frighten her, ————— , FAIR MUSICIANS. Fortyfive Women Players From Mextoo Going to Ohloago, General Borrano, Director General of the Mexioan exhibit at the Columbian Exposie ST new offices ei. | tablished, 203 offices advanced to the Pres. | SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON DECEMBER 1S, ron Heview of the Last Quarter—Golden Text: Boman x, 4—-Com- mont ary. Lyssox | au { ) ten text John fi, roan be born again he cannot see dom of God Saul had an excellent acter and standing in the eyes of hi nnd in his own but a Jesus made him « ns dross (Phil, ii. 4-11), that he might bear the name manifest the life of Jesus and suffer great things for His sake, Lessox 1] Fneas and Dorcas (Acts ix r-4d), Golden text (Acts ix.. 36. “This w man was full of good works and alms deeds which she did Beul Leing persecuted at Damascus came Jerus and was re orived by the who were first afraid ‘ adation of Bar. nversion { | LET chars follows estimation, sight of unt it all at R¥ Was chosn of Jesus, vem Irth lance of Pe oe instantly and at dead The turned J 1 Lydda maki k Joppa result the “if » ruth r of per gathered © pur npany out of 19; Mark xv how by & 20 tothe Ges iins—devout, praver how heaven and An anz for L was wns ph rhe mars vet on hi cand a vi behalf on grantad ritalin earthly hix dar iH the Antioch turn to Antioch taking John nd are airendy abead £0 sew H8 eniarges upon th hava { David, wi And trom Psalins i David expected an immortal heir, y should rise from the dead. He s ows t Jasus crucified and risen is the promise | Mon and King, and that He offers forgive ness 10 all who will receive Him Lassox 1X Blessing for the (Acts xii #4 to xiv, § Golden text (Acts xiii, 471. “ll have set thee 0 the Ihe agingiy untii the Jy tradict and turn to the love l and the word was publishe migh all the re gion. Driven tron ) they ne to leontum, mtinne preaching and also working signs and wonders, and a great multitude both of Jews and vresks believ ad Notice that ¥ Where prea hed tae the full story of Jesus, and that was m he provesJesus to and xvi, » Gentiles ight of WOrk goes on encour penly t i apostles i» a (reqitilen ’ MN blasphe the y Gentiles, ana m bel ang a they Gospel, all Lessox X Golden text shall the Ge Acts xiv, S22 Paul stoned . “In His names Mat xi, 2% tiles trust.” Ons of the mighty works wr ht by the risen Carist through these His » ants was the healing of "ie man at Lystra who had never walked, and part of Paul's wages for the same was a stoning unto death because he would not consent to be popular and let the people worship him, But Paul had his eyes fixed on the glory to be revealed, and longed to win men to the Lord of glory and not to himself Lesson XI. The Apostolic Council (Acts xv. 13.39 Goiden text Acts xv 113, “Through the grace of the lori Jesus Christ we shall be mvel even as they.” Matan hates to see people receiving the free gift of God, and sends cut apparently ss ministers of light thows who teach that it is Jesus and—-not Jesus only—who saves, If he can make people believas that anything ie necessary in addition to the finished work of Christ he has gainea! his point and hindered asoul, Theonly sivation of Foripture is that of grace hecauss of the work of Christ, now to some Jews and Gentiles (whosoever will), then to all the Jews at His coming in glory and then to all the Gentiles (lsa, xxvi., 0; xi, 9; Ix,, 18), «Lesson Helper, Co ————— Tne railway managers that hesi. tate to lower rates to the Falr are standing In thelr own light. They have but to study the results of fare cutting in England and on the continent to learn a sample and wholesome lesson. In Europe, where governments generally own and ope rate the roads, reduction of fares not only for occasions, but permanently, has enabled many roads io pay off heavy debts. The rich ean have spe- cial cars. The people who have to work for money will not travel unless they can do so cheaply. A cut of one- half is the most convenient principle for all transportation companies to adopt during the Fair. On that they will reap the largest profits known in tho history of railroading. | small, | certain quantity of food is the most, The of a hoe rc A wp THE MANAGEMENT OF FIGS. You will find some information this subject in another column. The most profit in the rearing of pigs is to | lose the least time in bringing the pigs to maturity and market, and to get as | many as possible from the sow in the | Jenst time. Next, to hurry the pigs yg trom birth, and while they are at whizh time the growth for a right breed is necessary to do this, and | all things considered the Berkshires is the best for making the Dest early pork of quality, —New York Times, IN THE FARM. farm tool The file than many 18 4 more important farmers, filed who during all their lives have never the cutting edge blade i practica demonstration | asl between a dull and water in a determining ‘ f ors in growth « ivated plants, it follows that the art of cultivating asd manuring wed on the possible " { mtrol ol must be | the on BOL soil. In a report , by Mr. Whitney, of the Maryland Station, it is that the continued of | nd phosphoric acid makes t loamy, looser in texture aod less reten tive of moisture, Many of our agricultural lands need improvement in the other direction. They need to bo made closer in texture and more retentive of moisture, investigations under consideration it was found that ammonia, the caustic alka. lies, carbonate of soda, and probably many other substances tend to bring about the desired improvement, The judicious use of lime, kainit or acid phosphate, along with organic mat. ter added to the soil, Is said to give a nly - supply in the Vi investigations water shown s+ Kainit use it he LT] | m ny ne value to the application which it would | not otherwise have had. tion a value to stable manure is given out of all proportion to the amount of plant food which it contains. Lime, also, either alone or when acting with organic matter, is pamed as having a distinet valuo for all classes of land, New York World. ——— MANAGEMENT OF JTORARS. Let the horseman know that much of his worth to his master depends upon the manner in which he studies the com. fort of his wipro thelr labor. If a horse's head is reined up too tightly, or his jaw is tied down to his chest, or if, aa I have soon, both horses on & plow are so tied to each other that noither has freedom of motion, and neatly works fretfully atl day, we have in such cases about as sure a method of working the flesh off an suimal as ean be devisod, besides (nflicting positive pecuniary in. jury upon the master. ant on | are aware of, If such | In the i In this connce- | wy Let the horseman be instructed the why and wherefore of the things he Teach him why it is wrong. his twelve | or fourteen stone weight directly upon the loins of a mare heavy in foal, and | thus ride jolting to and from his work; | daily sees, | { cruel and cowardly to place | why, when the animal is in this condi- tion, great care 1s sary | frosty weather, ete. him y y during be made nec Let Aan iar as to command the most Let him be the hors which Professor Brown's ¢ Stricture of a Horse's ngly usel draught | in the formatic aid to pamphlet, Foot," [et him boxes manure 1} IEA mn of | an will be found exceed! ful. be shown he or stalls or ] the { foregoing horses shoul mon « les mignt 3 Week nowt desirable Lay Mulch th work the sire to he for early Select your seed potatoes in the anless you have an abundant supply. may do to while, but as a rule to follow It will plant small seed on work successfully. have come’ days aster th “The melancholy for the cow " inks it is all nght for her to cold, frosty nights, in the cold fall rains in search Swamp muck has a wide value as to fertilizing quality. ia It hauling, an acre if a yard out doors on and to rustle around of foo B sleep Some o to pay while it hasn't enough nitrogen for digging, much less others are worth $3000 deep. The axiom *‘A penny saved is worth two earned’ is practically illustrated by feeding unthreshed oats to cows and calves. Try it once, and you will never waste time, moaey and labor in thresh. ing oats, Of course, after milking your cows all summer you know what each can do, and whether you are milking her at a or a los, so you will have no ! trouble in telling which ones to sed to | tho butchers, It is easier to keep a cow up to ber | regular flow of milk weth a little foed than it is to bring ber back to it after she has shrank off it, with a good deal of feed. ‘This is an instance where “an | ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” | If you have any little chicks that are | peeping around frosty mornings because | they need stockings to make them com. fortable, it will be humane aod money in your pocket if vou take their heads off at a mugle blow with & sharp hatchet. The old-fashioned dark barn with a stone basement and manure cellar is go. ing out of fashion. Everybody now waots the cow stable to be light and particularly sweot smel pry Be a | profit airy Make all of double windows where the cows stand, as to | range ol '} i A Dog as Portmaster’s Assistant, A little postoflles near Witmer's, on the main line of the Pennsylvania Rail the jue of office in country assistant uni distinction the ue Mussleman’s ca- ilttie Bt, Charles spaniel called Beauty, up whom devolved for five years rond, enjoys t bel I he only officiates Po tian assistant is 4 an dog postmaster, nine on has of i ulf the ik g from mile distar 4 pers from Philadelphis suaall ge one and 8 station. thrown off her ie are in rectly ome, An Olid Lady's Way. vy i i poy and vig i 3} Mrs. Sarah Muir v « “ Novar Female Weakness wid phys ow t tf Hoo * k thre wit t jew Hood's Sarsaparilla M SARANR ICs IR Nix. OM ‘ Vs ¥ Leent A Hood's Pills Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil presents a perfect food palatable, easy of assimilation, and an appetizer; these are everything to those who are losing flesh and strength. The combina- tion of pure cod-hiver oil, the greatest of all fat pro- ducing foods, w phosphite markable agent { Flesh Building 1n a ments that are associated with loss of flesh. Prepared by Boot & Bowne (Chemist, New York Seid by sil draggma Sssssssssy S Swift's Specific 5 S A Tested Remedy For AN $ Blood and Skin 3 Ss Diseases | A reliable cure for Contagious Blood Poison, Inherited Scro- fala and Skin Cancer, Ax 8 tonic for delicate Women snd Children it has no equal, S S S S Being purely vegetable, is harm. fess in its effects, A treatise on Mood and Skin Dis oases malled reer om appliostion. Druggists Sell dt. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. SSSSSSSS ‘August Flower” "One of my neighbors, Mr. Joha Gilbert, has been sick for a long time. All thought him pastrecovery. He was hommibly emaciated from the inaction of his liver and kidneys. It is difficult to describe his appear- ance and the miserable state of his ie wed S S S S S S S friends.” John Quibell, Holt, Ont.@
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