Real estate iu Ilnvnnn, Cube, has
fnllru to one-half nnl olio-third of ita
Talua ton yenrs ngo.
Tlio lntcst statistics Rive tho mini
ber of Protestants in Germany ns .It,
000,0 )1) mi. I tin) number uf Catholics
bh lH.ooo.noo.
Iu tlio Hpnuihli parliament consist
ing of 410 deputies, Culm has never
bad mora tlmu six nml usually only
throa members,
. , . ''
A statistician computes Unit Queen
Victoria in now sovereign over one
Continent, 100 peninsulas, 000 prom
ontorios, 1,000 lakes, 3,000 rivers nml
10,000 islands.
Soverni literary nml modienl col
legia nml othur institutions of Iiuli
ana hnvo confederated for the dovol
o(mont of n nnivorsity on a "bronil.
non-soctnrian basis."
Judge ltiokit of the United States
court at Cleveland hns rendered a de
cision of grout importance to rnilrond
men. He declares that the preferred
took of a rnilroml does not oonstitulo
lien on tlio property.
In tlio muiiioipiil ilintrict of Gullies,
Cuba, two yenrs ngo, with a poptilu
tlou of 13,000, only B00 of whom were
Spnninrds ami Canary Islanders, the
electoral lint ooutninotl tho name of
82 nntivo Cubnus nml 400 Spaniards
,025 percent to 80 purucnt of the
Spanish populntioii.
The extension of tlio commerce ol
ome of the grout tuitions iu thoso
days is simply amazing. British
"trump"Btoumors enrry llritniu'sgnods
everywhuro, whilu countless rnniillcn
tioua of trade routes by lnml assist iu
the distribution of her merchandise
into niOHt tliHtnut aud diversified arena.
Oroat lirituiu holda her markets
largely at nrm'a length. It in esti
mated thnt two ships per minute, or
twenty toua of shipping per second,
cuter or lonve the homo porta of Eng
land. Among the great movements of the
present dny iu this country nouo milks
higher in importance, both economic
and aocinl, thnu tho movemont fur
better roads, mniutnina Publio Opin
ion. Low pricea of fnriu products at
tho place of production aud the high
prices of the sumo products at tho
pi nee of consumption are the result
very lnrgoly of tho unnecessary cost of
transportation iuvolved in tho uso of
bad roads. Thus producer aud eon
turner sufTqr cquuly and aro iqunly
interested in correcting tho evil.
' The New York Tribune aaya: It ia
only iu civilized couutrios that woman
playa a predominant role in tho direc
tion of tho coin so of events, but also
in barbarous lands, where tho fair aex
ia generally auppoaod to ccoupy a po
sition of moral and social inferiority
beyond tho oonooptiou of their West
Cru sisters. Thus, in China, it baa
been the omprras-Mothor who has re
tained in her hands for nearly two
score years the control of that mighty
Empire, her prodominauoo remaining
unimpaired even after the crusbiug
defeat of her oountry by Japan. - And
in Ahyasiuia it ia an elderly woman,
the oonaort of emperor Meuulek, who
baa been the moving spirit ia the re
sistance offered for more than a de
cade to all tbe attempte on the part o!
Italy to aocure possession of the coun
try by means of intrigue and foroo of
arms.
A study of statistics of Amorica's
growth in population indioatoa that
tbe native-born population baa fallen
off concurrently with tbe iuorease of
tbe foreign element From 1800 to
1810 Americans inoreased about
thirty-five percent. Since 1810 there
baa been a ateady decline of the rule.
Tbe last dooade abowa the peroeutage
of native inoreaae to have been only
21 1-2. Tbe first ' decided deoroase
ooinoided with tbe first pronounced in
oreaae of immigration.
From 1750 to 1830 oar native popu
lation never showed leas ox a gam
than 83.17 peroent esob decade, ex
cept during the revolution, when it
deoreased to 28-81 peroent. But now,
when our immigration ia larger than
it ever has been, tbe inoreaae of out
aggregate population is only 2186
percent. . That is almost four percent
lower than the rate of inoreaae of na
tivs whites, during tbe revolution.
Tbe increase of nstive population of
New England was phenomenal until
the arrival of the foreigner. Sioos
then it baa steadily declined. There
terns to be no accounting for this un
less it is on tbe theory that oivilica
lion rostriots the increase of popula
tion. But in contradiction to that
theory tha fact may be cited that the
English people who bad never doubled
their' population in any 100 years al
roit r-sfruplod their number from
Jur mill Morrow.
Joy young,
With a vol".! llko tlm chlmo of stlvnr hells
ami sweet ant tlui tales Its melody tolls',
ItnpllKliiK nil hearts in tlm hallowed wells
Of love an. I song. (
Horrmv Is ol.l
With n voice like tlm nntiiinii wln.l It menus,
n. tells wllil tales In Us walling tones
VVtih'Ii break tlm full hearts o( tolling unes, '
t'ruel nml eul.l.
.toy, nil trut'l.
Itoiutis hVMsnf iMIght with n Illy erown,
Ural. Hint her tresses of sim-balhe.l lirown,
While tutu mi her rmllent Imn.l ruins down
lOtermil youth.
Horrow, nil tenrs,
With sleepless eyes walks tlm wnv of gloom,
Duly ernwiieil with a snhhi veil mi l plntim,
Ale I follows a heiirse Ilk" following .loom
Through i'iill's years.
Joy .'mi sleep
In the ilootneil pained or Ivle.l tower,
(ir fol.l her uol.len wing In n Mower.
nil sleep. Ilk.) a Mr.l oil a white rosn
bower,
A peaceful sleep.
Harriet Huienl.
THE WEDDING DRESS.
How well I remember it all. We
neii) Hitting round tho Are in the k
parlor of the ol.l Dower House at
Cromer mother, Aunt Lettie, and I.
D.mr Aunt L tttiot how ln.iuitif.il she
was still despite her snow-whito hair;
and though she was 38,hor complexion
was ns fresh and bright as any young
ifirl'n. We were chattering ovor tho
pence just proclaimed the ponce thnt
ulidml the lung war with Franco i the
war that lusted twenty yours.
I must tell something of my dear
aunt's life, that you may understand
why my mother mid I were touched
to surprise Twenty yenrs before my
aunt, then 18, and the Hullo of Daw-li-.li
(somo said of Devonshire) was en
gaged to be mnrried to hniidsiimo
Gilbert Trosilliiiu. It was a splendid
mutch in ovory way, for he was young,
rich, nmiable; ho was an orphan, mi -troubled
with any undesirable rela
tives; and, moreover, l e hud an ample
iuooiuo arising from mouoy in the
Funds. Gilbert Tresillian uame to
stay iu Dnwlish, where my grand
father thnu livod, at tho Mill house,
a charming old plnoo some four miles
from tbe towu aitrroituded by mngnill
aout gardens, sloping terrneo to the
lea gardens tho admiration of the
West couutry. The day bufore the
wedding bo spent thoro, returning in
the evcuing to tho Hod Lion at Daw
lisb. My mint walked with him about
a milo through the gardens, where
they parted until tho morrow; and
from that moment Gilbert Tresillian
was not soou or heard of again,
lie disnppcarod as completely from
tho mortal kon as though tho
earth bad opened and swallowed
bim. Tho couutry was scoured, the
shore beneath tho clitT was searched
but not the slightest trace could be
fouud. My poor mint enmo near to
die with brain fever; and when sho
reoovored, bor beautiful hair was as
white as snow. My grandfather re
moved from a place whose every oh-
eot brought back somo tearful mem
ory to his daughter ; aud when, soon
after he died, , Aunt Lettio oume to
ive with us in Cromer. Though only
a little thing I recall perfectly the
day she came, for I thought I had
never seen any one ao sweet aud yet
so sad. None bad ovor heard. Aunt
Lottie laugh, none bad evor seen hor
amilo, yet she was cheerful always,
and ready to bolp every ouo. All this
happened twenty years ago and though
many had sought bor hand she was
still true to tho memory of Gilbert
Tresillian.
During tho next fow days I could
think aud talk of nothing save tho
oomiug muaquorado, and Jack's re.
turn.
Dnt ba the day never so weary or long,
At leugth It rlugoth to evensong.
And so at length the eventful even
ing arrived. Aunt and mother dressed
me in petticoat and train of loveliest
white brooade, trimmed with filmy
Honiton lace. Mother dropped many
a furtive tear, recalling tbe bride that
was to have been, whose romance of
love was cut short in such a mysteri
ous fashion; but aunt said never i
word till I waa dressed, and then,
turning to my mother she exclaimed
"She looks better, Mary, than
should have done ; and after all, yon
see, it has not been utterly wasted. But
you mast let me powder your hair,
Lettie, every one wort powder when I
was young."
I was sitting, ob, so happy, by Sir
John, who was making all sorts of
plans for our future, when I saw a tall
gentleman, dressed in foreign un(
form, making his way through ths
gueats toward tbe reoeas whore we
were. I bad notioed him aeVeral time(
before in the oourse of tbe evening
regarding me moat attentively.
As he was evidently coming to speak
to s, I said t .
; s'Wbo Is this gentleman, Sir John
"Oh, my dear, a Mr. Mr. Tut,
tut, I forgot his name for the moment ;
a-friend of Jack's, who enma ovor
from Franco with bim and is staying a
few days with us."
Ity this time tlio gontleman had nia.lu
his way across the hall.nnd stood bow
ing to us.
"May I hnvo the honor of this
dance?" ho impiired.
I was going to rnply "No," for I
wanted lo rest till .Tank cniiiu bnok to
no. when Hir John said, "Yes, Lettie,
child, do," so, of Collisu, I Was
oblige.! to any, "With pleasure."
"Is your aunt married?" asked my
partner ns wo returned to tho recess
after the dance.
"No."
"i'hank (loiir I nm sure I heard
him mutter under his breath.
"No," I sai l. "Aunt had a terri
ble disappointment yenrs ago; her
lover was killed fell over tho cl i IT,
wo think the dny beforo thoy wore
to have baen married, nud aunt has
never cured for any olio siuoo."
"Thank God!" my ntrnngo partner
said this time aloud. "My child, 1
ought to explain, to iutroilne ) myself.
I should hnve done so at llrst, but the
likeness was so striking I thought
perhiipo you wuro her dnughtor. My
iiiimii is Tresilliiin, Gilbert Trosillinu
ah, I see you know," noticing my
start "I was not killed on that awful
night. I was captured by the l'rcss
Gung."
"Yos,yes," I said, "go on."
"I Hindu n desperato fight for
liberty, but what was one against ho
many? I was soon knock ed iusensi-
le, nud when I recovered conscious
less 1 was oil shipboard, 'bound for
the Mediterranean. Tho next dny u
gale sprung up, our vossel was sepa
rated from the rest, and we were enp-
urod, after a smirt engagement, by
the eii. iliy. I was lauded, wounded
and a prisoner, and hnvo remained a
prisoner ever sinoo. 1 utoU to com
municate with Kiiglnu 1, but was dis
covered, and iu couseiiietico was trans
ferred to another prison, this tiino in
(Switzerland, nud only the entry of
the Allies into 1'urisgnvo mo my Free-
bun. I came to Kuglnud, hurried to
Dnwlish, to Hud thnt Miss Treherne
hnd left yenrs ngo, nud that no one
knew my whereabouts. I returned to
London to a.ittlo matters with my
agents, and instruct them to continue
the search, nud then accept the invi
tation of Major I'eudnrves, whom I
had mot iu Paris, to upend a short
time with him. And you think Letitia
Miss Treherne, I moan has nut
forgotten me?"
"No, I am suro ulio bus not."
How bnppy I wna that night I I
kept touching my half of tho brokou
ixponce iu its blue silk bng in my
pocket ; it bud indeed brought me
look. Howovor, tho happiest day
must end, and so I aupposo must a
merry evening. Jack and I aud Mr.
Tresillian were soon rolling over tho
frost-bound roads towards borne, I
with my band in Jack's, supremely
happy, aud Mr. Trosilliau telling us
his exporionco asn prisoner iu Fruuco,
Poor follow, bow I pitied him I At
Inst we arrived at tho Dowor bouse,
aud it was agreed thnt I should go iu
first aud breuk the news to my mother
aud auut. Mother camo into tho bull
to moot mo.
"Well, my child, have you enjoyad
yourself? But, there, I neod not ask
you you look radiant"
"Oh, mother dear," laying my haud
on her shoulder, "I am so happy,
Jack has asked me and if you consent,
we aro to bo married at Christmas.
For answer inv mother kisBod mo,
"And, mothor Jack ia here, and some
one else, whom you mid aunt, too, will
be glad to seo an old friend."
"An old friend; but my dear child,
why dou't you bring thorn in?"
"Juok, dear," I. cried, "corns in,
both of yon. Oh, mother dearest," I
said half laughing and half crying,
"be was not killed ; be did not die."
"Was not killou; what ao you
mean?" replied my mother, turning
round as Jack, followed by Mr. Tre
sillian, came up the ball My mother
put out both hands to take Jaok's,and
then catching sight of Mr. Treaillion's
faoe, exclaimed, "Merciful heaven,
Gilbert I"
"Yes, Mary, it is I; not dead, aa
you aee, and Lettie?"
"Ia waiting still, Gilbert Ob, Ma
jor Pendarvea, I am ao glad, Lettie
has told me. And now, child, go iuto
tbe oak parlor and break tbe news to
your aunt No, perhaps I bad better,
Gilbert come when I call."
' Jaok and I went over by the fire and
in a few minutes mother's voioo called.
"Gilbert, Gilbert, come quick I"
Mother soon rejoined us, and to
gether in the firelight, we talked over
our plans; Jaok saying I must go to
London and be presented at Court on
my marriage. Tbere (a little else to
tell As Lady Fendarvss had said,
there were two Miss Trehernns mar
ried together, nml though Jack would
over n g run with me, I always said
Aunt Lettie lookod tho better of the
two. lllnek and While.
Durka Uronn nn Rngln.
If a writer for the American Field
s to bo lielievod, the crow duck ia tho
most extraordinary bird tin the l'o Io
nian river, cutting up such capers as
o make oven a naturalist gasp,
'Four yenrs ngo," howritas, "whilo
shooting ducks, with Mr. Waller
(president Cleveland's duck blind
milder,) I noticed a crowd of throe
or four thousand crow ducks. After
If nn hour I noticed an eagle going
mar I the flock. When ho arrived
t the proper distance ho liindo a dart
nit Ilia ducks ns if by magic, wont
under water like a (lanli, nud sent up a
volume of water ns if a big initio bad
lenn exploded. This wns done tiino
nud linn) again, mid finally tho volume
of water thrown up was so pri nt that
the englo was drowned. This is a
sight seldom seen, which may ocour
ut oiioj iu a ducking lifo of fifty
yenrs.
This crow duck ia also knowu ns tho
American coot, mud hen, blue peter,
and Fulica Amnrioaiia by various hunt
ers and Alongshore people. Up North
these ducks limy bn seen in creeks and
mnrshy, reed-grow n rivers, but South
ii Florida they resort in enormous
numbers to tho lakes w hero bonnots or
yellow lillios abound, nssocinting thero
with lessor scaup ducks, Thoy nro
shy birds, being much persecuted
usually, but iu localities where shoot-
ng is prohibited, near tho Titusville,
Flo., railroad pier for iustanco, they
nro as tamo as sparrows, understand
ing that they aro safe.
Tho nenrost nnyhody evor enmo to
the drowning cagln atory wns Frank
M. Chapman iu bis "Uirds of Eastern
North America." whnu ho suvs:
"Whon alarmed they putter over tho
water using their feet as much ns
their wings. The Bound produced ia
n characteristic one." Ho does not
any whether tho water flies or not, but
ouo could imagiiio that a crow duck
ust as it turned up to divo could givo
its scolloped webbod feet a kick up
behind, like a vicious mule uud ao
saturating tho eaglo that it would bo
lrownnd. Eagles often catch living
fish, out of tho water, and of course,
get tuoro or less wot iu ho doing, but
perhaps tho Potomao rivor eagles nro
f a different species than thoso
known to bird books.
J.iirlng (iiimn to Death,
A writer iu a well known sporting
pnper tells how he and a friend lay
lowu behind a log one duy, nnd
watched for a flock of cauvasbnok
ducks to coma into tho broad river.
Pretty soon in rauio a flock of thou
sands that alighted COO yards from tho
Hliort-.nnd bogau to pluuio themselves,
duck fashion. Ono of tho men tied
his rod hnudkorcbiof ou tho end of a
stick uud began to wavo it at intervals
in aight of tho ducks. The ducks be-
guu to oook their heads sideways, and
after a while thoy began to swim
toward thu log. Thoy camo within
twonty yardH.and tho men jumped up,
and ono got uiuoteou aud the other
ilfteon ducks with tho four discharges.
Headers of Tho Sun rauiomber how
it told of the panther ou tho plains of
Patagonia that gots as nonr a herd of
giinuncoa as it cau, then Ilea down bo-
hind a bush on its bnok. It puts ono
pnw up iu the air, then another, then
tbe third and fourth, aud after a bit
all four at once. That scorns curious
to tho guauuaos nnd thoy come olose
to investigate. Up jumps the panther,
aud lights on tho nearest onu's buck
and breaka its nock,
A fox up in Nova Scotia comes down
to the buy of Fuudy aud goes jumping
along the beach a couple of rods and
back again, rising on its bind logs at
each about-face and waving ita big
tail in the air. The little flock of four
or five Canada geese out ou the water
begin to wonder what can be the mat
tor with tbe fox. They swim op into
tbe shallow water to investigate when
in dashes the fox and grabs one by tbe
neok. Tbe men have taken advantage
of this trick and have trained dogs to
do as the fox does. For laok of a dog
men themselves have ambled about on
their hands and knees to attraot tbe
birds. New York Sun.
How She Managed.
"I like that girl," said Woodby
Witte, "beoause whenever I tell her
anything amuaing aba lsugbs in the
right place."
"Yea," replied hie friend. She told
me how she mauages it"
"Why -er how is that ?"
"She aays she always watobes you,
and laughs when you do. Washing
ton Star.
A genuine tramp addressed tbe Anti
Tramp . association at Fon-du-Lao,
Wis., tho other day, '
SlIIUMlHRl) BIRD.
A Venezuelan Crane That Herds
DoniBRtio Animals,
If, St Tikes Absurd Aitltudns and
Dauuoa Fantastic Waltzes.
Tho natives of Venezuela nn 1 ad
joining countries on thu north hldu of
tho rivor Amazon often avail them
selves of the Horvicns of a nntivo orano
tuaiiro for their poultry, null nlso, in
tho plana of collies or shepherd dogs,
used by North Americans nnd Euro
peans, to guard and hord their domes
tic niiiinnls.
This remnrknliln bird.'which the In
dians call ynkiiinlk and ornithologists
Psophin crepitans, is found in a wild
state in tho great forosts that llo be
tween tho northern coasts of South
America nnd tho Amazon rivor, par
ticularly Iu Venezuela nud British
Giiiiinn. Tho birds never leave
tho forest unless shot or cap
tured. They travel about in
flocks of from 100 to 200, in search
of the berries, fruits aud iusocts, upon
which they MiiliHist Their usual
gait is a slow and stntnly march, but
they enliven thenmolvus from tiino to
limn by leaping up Into the nir, ex
ecuting eccentric nnd fantastic
waltzes, and striking tho must absurd
and prcposteroiii attitudes. If pur
sued they endeavor to savo themselves
by running, for their flight is so weak,
nccordiiig to Hchoiiiburgk, that whon
they attempt to fly over a body of
water of any considerable width thoy
nro often obliged to drop upon it
nnd snvo thcmsulvoa by swimming.
When nliirmed they utter the peculiar
cry which has obtniuod for them their
mime of trumpeters. Tho sound is
something liko thnt produced by a
person ' endeavoring to shout the
syllables "tow, tow, tow; tow, tow,
tow," with his mouth shut, or the
dooful liolso made by children on Now
yeur's with their trumpets. Tho yaka
in i k ft usually deposit their eggs in a
hollitw iu thu ground, often at tho
foot of a tree.
A nost generally contains ton eggs,
of a palo green color. Tho young
birds follow their mothers as soou as
they nro hatched, but do not loso their
pretty downy covering until several
weeks old. Tho yuknmika aro very
rondily tamed, nud prove vnluablo
servants to the Indians, who (loiniiHti
onto them, nud as they aro courageous
nnd will protect aiiimnln intrusted to
their euro nt every risk to themselves,
even dogs nro obliged to yield to their
uuthority. Thoy may be trusted with
tho cure of n flock of akocp or domes
tic fowls, and evory morning will
drive the ducks nnd poultry to thoir
feeding places and, carefully i collect
ing any stragglers, bring thorn sufely
homo nt night. A yuknmik soou learns
to know nnd to obey the volco of its
muster, follows him, whon permitted,
wherever bo goes, nnd appears de
lighted at receiving his caresses. It
repines at his absonoo and waloomes
bis return, and is extremoly jealous of
nny rival. Should any dog or cat
approach, it flies at it with the utmost
fury, and attacking it with wiugs and
benk drives it uwi.y.
It presents itself regularly during
meals, from which it ohases all domes
tic auimuls,and even the Africans who
wait on the table, if it is not well ac
quainted with them, and only asks for
a share of the eatalea after it has
driven away all who might aspire to a
favorable notice from tho family. It
appreaiatot favors iu the sumo proper
tion as it is jealous of shuring them
with otbors, aud manifests joy and
affection by the most oxravsguut ca
pera aud gesticulations. Whon the
animals of which it baa charge are
abut up for tbo night, tbe yakamik
roosta upon some shed or tree near at
band to be ready to take ita place as
keeper as soon as they are let out in
the morning. One quality that makes
it valuable is its sense of location,
whioh is perfeot; however far it may
wander with the flocks or herds it
guards, it never fails to find its way
home at night,driving before it all tbe
creatures intrusted to its osre.
It is strange that aeveral apeoies of
South American birda of different
genera should share with the yakamik
its instinot of guarding and taking
care of domeatie animals. One of
these is tbe crested screamer, another
tbe horned cbauna, whioh is often
domesticated as a poultry keeper by
tbe natives. Popular Soience News.
Early Methods of Irrigation.
Tbe earliest method of Irrigation is
known aa "flooding," and is generally
aoplied by meaua of shallow basins.
A plot of ground near tbe river or
ditch from whioh water is to be drawn
is inolosed by low embankments called
hecks. These oheoks aro multiplied
until tint whnln flnl.l la invi-d Tlm
water is than drawn into the highest
basin, perm it tod to stand until the
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S"'ei'l in tuutuukf 111 H.innil.l,ail. VUIIU
Irnwu off by a small gate into tbo next
linsiu. This process is repantnd until
tho entire field is Irrigated. This is
tho ayetem prnclicodon the Nile, whnr
tno basins sometimes cover sev
ral square miles each, while la
the Wost thoy are otton no mor e
than fjiir htindrod font square. There.
Is both a crude and a sklHul way to
scconipliHli fits operation of flooding,
and thero is a wide dlffuronoe in the
results obtninod by tho two methods.
Tbe Indian and Mexican irrigators, in
their ignornuoo anil Iszinoss, seldom
attempt to grade tho surface of the
ground. They permit water to re
main in stagnant pools wuero there
are depressions, while high places
stnnd out aa dusty islands for genera-
ions. All except very sandy soils
bake in the hot sunshine after being
floodod, and the crude way to remedy
tho matter ia to turn on more wat,er.
Water ia oxcoss is an injury, and
both the soil ami the oropa reaent this
method of treatment
The Fare In Illness.
Tho face is a good index to the
state of one's physical being,
and from it symptoms of disease can
bo detected almost bofore the patient
is aware that anything serious i tbe
matter with him. For instance, in
complete olosnre of the eyelids,' ren
dering the whites of the eyos visible
luring slenV, ia a symptom in all
aouto and chronic disonsoa of a severe
type ; it is also to be obsorved when
rost ia unsound from pain, whenever
aoutod.
Twitching of tho oyolids, associated
with tho oscillation of tbe eysbnlls, or
squinting, herald tbe visit of oonvul
sions.
Widening of the orflces of th
nose, with movomnuts of the nostril
to nnd fro, point to embarrassed
breathing from disease of the lungs o
their plural investment.
Contraction of the brows Indicnt
pnin iu the heail ; sharpness of th
nostrils, pain iu tho chest, nnd a draw J
upper lip, pain in tho abdomen.
To make a general rule, it may b.
ul rule, it may boL
r third of tbe face
ssion in affections 1
stated that tho upper
is altered in expresi
of tho bruin, the middle third, iu the
liseases of the organs contained ia the
abdominal .cavity, Tho Trained
Nurse. a
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White Men in Africa.
Sir Francis Scott, the governor of
tho Gold Coast colony, who led the re
cent British expedition to Ashant
iievos iu tho existence of a race
white men in Africa, This belie
bna received confirmation from vari
ous sources since tho Ashanti exped
tion. Captain Larymore, an aido-de-camp
of Sir Frauoia Scott, was sent to
Koranzo, whioh is further in the in
terior of Ashanti thnu the main body
of the expedition went All tbe natives
be mat told him thnt a race of white
men livod many days' journey to the
northeast, and their country was on
tbe outskirts of a groat desert Ho sj
much were tbe wb'ta men ftarod that
caravans preferred the dangers of the
desert to crossing the oountry. Al
Hadji, a Mohammedan priost of greet
intelligence, told, captain Larymore
that ho had soon tbe white men ; they
wore not only white, but many of
them fair-bairod and blue-eyed, ami
they were only armed with bows and
arrows. Tbo members of tbe Ashanti
expedition firmly boiieve that V loaf
European raoe exists in tbe heart o
Africa New York Times.
The Cheapest Restaurant
AH records have been broken in tb
providing of cheap meals for the verY
poor, by a German who bas a tin
pluce ou Oliver street, near Chatham
square- Ue aervea a bowl of coffee, V
bowl of pea aoup and four alio!
of bread for one cent, and h'
average patronage calls for 1,000 au.l
meals a day. Tbe Mariner' Tempi
grants him free rent, he pays tw
helpers $2 a week each, and takes
small wage for himself, and general?
bas $5 profits a week to give - to til
Mariners' Temple. Moat of the bre
is contributed by big baking flrd
that have it left over. New ioi
Mail and Express.
A Buse of Abyssinian Warriors.
Tbe warriora of Menelek, king c
Abyssinis, adopt a devioe that puxzlei
confuses and frequently baffles tbe!
enemies of the white persuasion. The;
out down trees about seven feet fro
tbe ground,' and barn the stumps t:
they are well charred and blackens
In front of these they atatio
selves, and the resemblanoi
them and the atakea is so str"
sn Italian rifleman is likelyx.
all hia cartridges on th latte
belief that he is ehooting j
former. tw York Proa.
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