MORELAND FILES HIS ANSWER. Convicted Pittsburg City Attorney Sayi bt Wai Rot Famlllsr With BooV-K.eplng. former City Attorney of Pittsburg Win. 0. llorolund, who In now serving a tnrm In tha Western Penitentiary, filed nn answer to the milt ngnins: lilm mul hi bondsmen to re cover the hulf mllllun dollnrs It Is nllcged he nmhcz'lod. Ho makes a general nnd nponllln donlHl ii nil thn charges of embe..leinf lit or niisappn prlntioti of city fund. He says hn wns not liiiiilllar with liook-kliiir and cm ployed th same system nii'l clerk nn hn found ween In' became City Attorney. Ilo never ejnti.ined thn hooks or accounts, nnd always supposed they had ben honestly ami correctly ktt. Big Land Deal Cloned. Tilt' itii any of Pittsburg nnd Phllndnl phl eiip.taill, who obtained option on Kil.imn n.Tif ot coal Inmls In Allegheny, Hur r"li lilol i'raliklln townships, Westmoreland county, several month ngo, hnve nt In.-t closed t,,. ,ci, Tim farmers won' nntllled that the tct ms would ho iioeepted. the nvcr ng" price being t:'.'i per nero. Thn hinds front n It " Allegheny river, unit will he bi sected I y tt.'1 proposed I nrucglo rnllwiiy. A big mine will shortly ho opened near hw hctiHitgtou, mul a coke work will bo estHl'!iM:ed. A' nltsrstsd Whiikay Esitsrl. Kpeett,; I.rvctiuo Oflleer Kool, of I'Mindc! IiIiiii, iti.l l" nty Collector W. c. it !!, of 1 r In, Mtln 'li 'I liv" barrels of whiskey nt tli" I entra! hotel nt Halhhiiry. It liml l"n shipped i" I,. Stroiis A I n,, Philadelphia, Hint Will- ml .ItiTIlt"'!. Tin' mystery surrounding the burglary of tho liultiinore A Ohio railroad shop lit Washington two weeks nuo whs cleared up, wln'ii i 'blot of Police Orr made Inforiniitloii ngninst liny Itrown, charging him with burg iMry. Prcwn I" In tho Allegheny county workhouse having been sent i,p from Pitts burg Inst week as n suspicious character. At tlmt tlmi' lm wns endeavoring to im-II n largo bundle i f cnrpcntci tools, tut ooiilil not give a eatlt-lactcry explanation of where lio oh tamed tlioni. Chief of l'olli'ii tlrr miw ri1 iortn of I'niwn'K nrriMl, mul on IiivokIIkiiIIhk th fnnc fuiinil tlmt tho toolH oiiiiiH from tho llnltlmori' A tHilo nhopn hoi. I h rohhory wh h whoiHHiilo nlVnlr. Iiinulri'ilit ut pounds of III)') troir bi'iim cnrricil off. One liiinrtrpd nnd niiiPnty auitfl, InvolvliiK ovor ttlKI IKK), linvo bi on brought ngKlni-t til" pnrtiiorf in th minprmliHl I n uk of (InnliiiT. Morrow A Co., of tioiliilnyiibiiiK. Th" lilnlr county ooiirtu hnvo c t -! l-l tlmt thnui hiiIIh rIioiiIiI hp trioil nt n hpoi'iul t"rui, bKiiinliiK tho llrM Moiiiliiy in Jim". Mnny Intrii'iuo qtiftloiiMiri-iiiK uii'lortlio pnrliiortihlp Inwn of tho Miito. fir nt Htnkn In tho ilotonnlim tlon of tho nili. In n tout onuo Jii'tioo l.owry ilt'i'lil' il tlmt tho onliiio of iloi-rmocl pHrtnore in tho bunk, wero lliililo for tho puy im'iit of tlio bnak'a ilobtn. Wlillo Will Thompon ni innklni; pit potn In tho rltlito noiir "llir enve ' n-iir tiroHnburi;. ho iivcrl' il R K'tIoiiii Imttlo Willi ni'iitiinii'iii.i. Thomiwiin liml Junt out ilnwn h troo, tlio tup of whb h wim hollow, niol la whioh tho iiiiliunl ovl li iilly rnnilo Hn homo. An s on us tho troo foil the 011(11111011111 inmlo for Tliuiiipfoii, who, by 11 well diroi tuil oflort nit too milium wltn it Mono, bronkliiir ono of Iim front lo'B. l-'ouriiiii n livoly ouulii't with ti boaHt i po iliuirroutt n niituro ho rim I10111". Armcl m"u lire looking for tint ontii- Dlolllit. Tho prtuft'.cp nt NiiH'ihurrt wim liurulnrlz cil, Th" i-af" was blown ot o 1 with ilymtinito nml hU in moiioy, 711.1100 it nt mul 10, mill 1 out nUii:pf taken. Tho hurKlnm k'niniul ou tran 00 throiiKh a roar door. Tho r.xpnwlun ooeurroit iibuut 'J .'to In tho luorniiiu. n 0I00K whb h I11111K dirootly ovor tho nufo Mop ped at Hint hour. Tho explosion whh of U"li foree a to blow th" door of tho Hiifo oleur aerow tlm room. Two UHpivloiiB por koiik (.""ii iilmiit tho town lire mippoped to do t K'-lty I nrll"!-. While flphli.fi from nn Island In the Alio Rliony river, a nhort ilixlanco below tho miNpenslon briditont Oil lily, a number of youthH lieovered thn body of a boy lloiitluK In nn vibly. Tlio body whh In nn adviim-ed tntoof ileromposltinii and recognition wnu ulinoat lnipoHjlili", hut It Ik thought to bo Alplionto Nelln. fi'od VI yonra, who niVMter lously ili.-a eareil fjom ills home nt Hlveriy, a suburb, over three montUit UK", wlillenkat tui; on the riyor. I!I l for building tho "Impel for tho Slatn Nurfial S tool ut Slippery Hook worn open ed. The " ntnii't a awarded to .lifknon A Filltou. of 1 ItlHl.urtf, for i'i.70. Tlio build In la to bo of utono. Work in to eonimeneo at ouoe. unil to bo completed by Hepternber 1. The coiitrnet for tlio pas whh tot to tfiiU'Hpto t: liohnou lor l.ci'0. Thin Ih for fuel nnd lllit for the three buildluKD. IncludliiK tliu one to tie built. The Merrinm colliery, opornted by tho liiiimlclphm and lteuliiiK t'onl nml Iron cum pan j. depended all work ut Axliliiud for an iioleilnlto period. Tho milieu now tnttoiied in tho minea will be liointed to tlio eiirlm e a:, a distributed uiuoiik tho other eollii rU-H. l our hundred men nnd boy will bo thrown idle by the nukpeimlua of this tulnc. Keniiior t.'.my will oon be wenrincr a pnlr Of dlioes made from pHiilhor skin. Tho hide of tho pui.tlier wlih'U uttHcked the honator a few woeks ago, nnd win killed by Jlr, yuiiy nnd a party of friends, Iimh beou Hhlpued to rulladelpuiii, nud Is now In tlio IiuuiIh ot l Thirty-Hoccnd ll" ul Ih'.ui, who Iihh ordered pair of fluo uho"8 mado from the akin. I'. Bryro Knuflmnn, of ltendiiiir, col lent or for the real "state department of the I'lilln delpliia and Heading Hallway, baa d"0"pl"d the puition ot aoiioilor in tlio pauiiouor do partini ut under lieneral l'uBai;n-er Aireut Weeks. Mr. KaulTman will Uisuinu IiIh uhw position early in April nud will shortly locate in rhilndelphiu. An tnlai.t aon of J. J. Donnelly, of Con noliivillo, wiu run over by a wukou heuvily laden with Mono nnd luatuntiy killed. Una little one was pluyinit on the atroot, nnd aa the homes were walkluff and tlio atroot waa almost clear (if people the driver la blamed for neKligenoe. The coroner will Investigate. The Mercer county Republican convention Indorsed the candidacy of J. K. lieacom, of Westmoreland county, for Ktnto Treasurer. A committee of three were nppoluted to con fer with a committee from the other eountlea com poriun the Twenty-lllh district to devise bettor way to nounuate a couKreasman. Howard 'i'odd.a furtner of Rostravnr town ship, Westmoreland county, waa drugged by two men near llelleveruou and robbed of 100, a gold watch and other trinkets. The men were strangers, but were aeon with hiiu during tho afternoon. He waa fouud some time after lying unconscious in the road. The Hotel Cambridge, of Cheater, which waa build about eleven yoara ugo, unit cost bout 100,000. baa been sold to a syndicate representing 1,000,000 ut capital, who will elose the hotel on May 1 nud remodel the building, to be used us lawyers' olllcea and a banking and trust company. Tlio damage aultofAmliroseE.il. Moose and iua lxdle Mouse ugiiliistHi'liuylklll 03UU ty ended in l'ottsvillu. The ouse wus one iu Which the family of W llllalll Moose, who was frowned by luiiliigolT an Insecure bridge lu louut Carijon, sought to recover 110,000. 'The verdict wus for 10H. IJavId llurniltun, a prominent farmer nml Grand Army mini, wus struck and Instantly killed by a i euiiHylvnnill freight truiu near Ore Hill. Mr. Hamilton was deaf and did not hear the warning whistle. He was 71 years old. His live children ruaidu at boott ilalo, Westmoreland county. The cost of runulng Dorks county during JH'Jt', us found by the county auditors, waa whs tut;, boX 7U, while the cash receipts paid lu to tnecouuiy treasury were U.lW,7i PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. March J!l. The Cornplnnter Indians wora given recognition In thn house to-day by a resolution mtthorlzlng thn attorney ip'tiornl to Investigitto their claim to certain lands In nil City. N"sMt, Xorthumlierlnnil Making It n mis demeanor. pnnlsliHl'lo by a linn of 1 1.000 nnd live years' luiprlsoninent, fnr an elec tion ollli er to niter or tiinkn anv falsn or fraudulent return of thn votes east nt nny Kciiornl or speehil eleetion. A bill was Introduced by Hrnlth of Tioga To provide fur thn entering of liens for the belter securing the pny of inechitiiies, Inbor ers, nnd tor mnterlnls furnished nboiit thn sreetloii of any new buildings, ntnl lorn pad" nnd Alteration of t'Jose already built mid to be built. Mnrch 30. Now cnpltol pinna wora tira- entsd to thn legislature to-day by thn llousn pomuiltlee on puMIn biilldlngs and grounds. Inn report on Iho gnVernor's message ol Msrch II, which advocated a cnpitol to cost t'.'iO.voa Tn report Is a rompMn fsumn of the object of eapilol ImililiiiK, and ciuislders tho ubject from nvery stauilpolnl. In th" point of cost, the pommitten dfpngrces with thn frovernor. and thera am several rncom meiMlHtloiis at variance with the governor's idntis, tlnn nilllion dolln is llm Hinount 1 f money recommended for the new cnpitol complete. In the House mnny bids were reported from committee! to-dny. Thn rluylor bill oreating a sin to board of dental eiumlncrs was negatived. The Creasy bill fixing thn maximum pas aetigcr fern on steam railways at 8 cents a tulle was also nngatlved. Mar.'h fll. - A bill wns Introduced In thn house by Mr. McWhlniiey, of Allegheny, linking It a mldemeaiior punishable by a flno of fi,(IOII or by one year's Imprisonment, to orgnnl.e monopolies iu articles of general assembly. Hills wero nlso Introduced diMlgnntlng tho Friday following the nearest to the middle of .May, or the Friday falling nearest the uibldli) of rO'pteniber, us "bird dny" in tho public schools. Oilier bills repealing Iho n"t of Mnr"li '27, Infill, which prohibit tho sale of liUor in Westmoreland, lllair nnd liiilliiim eniintles, so for its It relates to Westmorelnnd county; requiring county olllcera to inoertiiln nml roeord the names, residences nud nddresses of nil makers nnd holders of mortgages, Judgments and oilier liens or assignments of thn sain", were Introduced by Mr. H11111 moiid, of Westmorelnud. CONGRESSIONAL. Abstract of the Important ilesiuret la Both Housei. March U!. - Heveral ameiidmenls proposed by the committee on ways ami means wera greed to ns follows; Increasing from 'i to 2 1 cents a pound tho duty on gelatine, blue, iFluglass or fish glue, prepared lli hlndderf, or sounds, vnlued nt )not nbovo ID cenis a pound: bauxite, crude, ! a ton. The nmeiid utent was ngreed to. Thn duty on common brown and yellow earthenware was Increuseil from J0 to i per cent, ml valorem. An omission In thn hill was corrected by Inserting in the piungrnpli covering silvered glnss, cylinder nml crown gins. The pnrHgraph Included only polish" 1 plain glass silvered. March W When proceedings were begun on the tariff bill In thn hnuto to-dny Mr. l'ockery, ( I lem., Mo. ) asked unniilmous con sent that tlio free list might be considered iu order tlmt h" might olTer niHiimendtnent put ting those arlh les on thn free list eontrolled bv trusts in tlio I'liited States, but Mr. I'aviid Ufep., N. V. I objected. 1 jiio eominiitee on wnys unit menus toog roinmaml of tho situation again, nud pro rented a nuinlier of iimeiidmeuls ngrccd upon ut their meeting last night, mostly Intended to perfect their phraseology und to correct slight omission and error. Among them were these; Making covered unfcty films diitlul'leat l.'i percent nd valorem (arranging the si ut y on crude tartar or wino lees to be half n cent a pound on the article testing Ie thud 0 per cent of bltrato of potash nnd one cent a pound 011 the article testing above that strength. March III. No objection was made nt tho opening ot the house this morning to tho Immediate further eoiiHliterutlon of the tarllT inn, uii'i .or. oueriliitll 1 licit., 1. t ciiieui the eomiiiitten of thn whole to order. On ?r"i Wl. th. loss tin, uiitl-pyriue und uuti-to.luu wus struck ! ''lnt would conio from neglect of un ont. i skillful or cureless borders. tin motion of Mr. Grosvenor ( Hop., O.) tlio iho Eskimo is little removod from dntv on e.irrnnls whs increased from 1- to . , . , i cents a round Mr. Uroveiior.nficr a sno. ,"0 " unf?ry and savt?i nnd lion or tt.i of iho bill hml been read by thn ! tho reindeer is outublo. Consequently clerk, oiiered the new action authorized by there was trouble. Tho Eskimo doga J!"! :;''.'.,;"'"i!.":,,."ll w ")'" .',"!.'! ,r""T.- ?'iU.UI i re thick about tho station nnd Eskimo lifter April 1. hen tho vote wns taken In thn house, In committee of the whole, voted 150 to l-Uto adopt tho new section proposed by thn cum mltti eon wnys and nieiiDs, making the duties of thn bill take eli'ect on importations order ed at it April 1. An il I. Thn Hennte to-day In executive sessli u concluded its consideration of all ameti'.menl to the arbltratlou treaty. The vetii.g on udditlonal umeudm.ints began at 4 o'clo.'k nflor three hour of general dubuto. nud '.u the hour and u half which followed about a dozen propositions wero passed upon. Two only wero adopted, except aoinn making verbal change. Uf those adopted one, oll'ered by Senator Uncoil, exempts the claim ugnlnst Houtliuru statea from the operations of the trenty, nnd the other, In troduced by Hoiintor .Morgan, eliminates ar ticle H of tho treaty. The Cuban (piostlon wns revived In tho Bouiito to-duy after a long period nt com parative culm. Four distinct Cuban resolu tions were brought lorwurd lu rupld succes sion. April 2. The Republican members of tha Reuuti) committee on lluance lire continuing their work day nud night ou the turill bill, with the Intention of reporting It nt the earliest possible day. They nro not yet pre. pared to give any of the results of their In vestigations, nud any, wucr, approached upon the subject, that thev Lave not ua vet ren lied nny conclusions upon any schedules ot tho bilk KF.Kr TOCn TOr COOT Tt Is reported of Arlemus Wind tlmt ha once offered his flask of whisky to the drlvoi of the stago on which ho whs riding through a mountuiuous section. The singe driver refused the lluak In most decided tones. Bald hot "I don't drinks I won't drlnlt. I don't like to aoe anybody else drink. I uin of the opinion of tno.se mountams keep your top cool! They've got snow, and I've got bruiuAi that's all the difference." ' There Is a great deal of wisdom In his re mark "Keep your top cool." Without a sound brain man is not of much use in the world. Alcohol, whether la beer, elder, wine, brandy or whisky, Is a foe of the hrniiii and when It gets there lullumes It nnd ren ders It unlit for use, lie like the honest stage driver ami res lvo to "knop your top eoul." MYoutha Temouruneo Hioiuhp. -i'outu's Touipurunco ilaunor. KOVEI, I'ltrsEHT. Two splendidly dressed women wore driven by a liveried coachman to tlie door of Justlci Oonnell, In Washington avenue, Ilellevllle, N, J., a few nlglitM butore lust Ohrlstiniw. The Justice waa asked for a private ainlluuct and was greatly aurirised to loiirn the pur port of their visit, lie wna asked to druw up a pledge. The women were mother und (luughtor. The elderly lady signed n plodga for one year nnd the daughter loraix mom lis. The papon wore to beglvon to the lut hoi and husband as a Christmas present. Tha ludles said that, while they were not very muoli addicted to drluk, yet they found it dllltoult to abstain. The women bora marked evidences of culture uud rellueiueut, Tha youuger lady wiut about twoutv-lwo year old. The Justics got a orlap Uvo-dollur hill for bis services, ALASKA'S REINDEER TIIKIR IMPORTATION II AS 1IKKM A OKKAT MK'CKSS. How n l.npp I'rolcola the Anliitnls From Kshliiid Dogs -Helnileer Holvril Aluaka'a Trniispor liitlon I'roMein. IITXK nro reinilopr in Alnfkn. Ho tiittoh lins lieoii known for tliree or four yrnrs for tlio ( Idvi rntnciit liouglit them from Hie Hibvrina lpormott ami put tlii'iu tliero. Ami llm roitttlonr lire ilotirisliirig nml tiniUiilyitig. Tltnt is tlio report tlmt. cotnes fmtn tbo fnr North frimi tho men who wrrn put in rltnrcn of tlio door nml told to tpm'li tlio Kskimo how to nso anil rnino them. 1'liis vrnlirt of sttoccra with tho rein deer is tliiuii.'lit to mean rent tilings for Aliiskn. Jnvt now lliero'B litllo to (at in tlio biggest part of that biir ro'iiilrv tip North, tlet up nbovo tlio Alt tttinn I'liniti of islnmlM tlmt mnko ctoppitiir hIoiici for gintils inilf wity nrroH to Asm, or go over tlio mount ain wall that fni'i.'s tbo coast of South cm Alnvkn, it rid food must bo got flom tlio outside, if it's to bo liml at nil. Ttittlo or uothitiy; run bo raised, wild niiimnla nrest'nrt'o nml eitttlo conlilu't livo them ( von if tin ro wh niivtliitif,' fur tbcm to ent. J!ut. tho reindeer pnstttres tlioy'ro iiniiienso! Thero nro 1(10,1)00 squnro miles of bind covered with tho flbrutta white mom, nud nil on cnrtli it is (rood for is to feed reindeer. Tho pasture limits run buck it thousand miles or two from I'.ristol hny nnd atretuh across tbo Yukon nud fnr to tho north even to tho ever frozen region of J'ointiiar row. Aroor lii.g to tho cnlettliitiou of Mioldon .Ineksun, thero in pant urn go. for D.JiiO.oilO reindeer ott tho liml Ijimd of Alail.n, nud nn reindeer are worth $! or $10 apiece there in a chitnco to do n very respcctnblo busi ness in tlio NtocU-riiininj; hue in tlmt DEFKNUINO JIK1NHKKI; AdVINST HOtlrl. desolnto country, if only tho reindeer llourish nnd multiply. Jliit thero hnvo been grcnt times in getting tho reindeer bis footing iu Al aska. Ho wns nn assisted immigrant nnd hnd to bo protected against nil sorts of ilnugers besides thoso found in bis native country, Tho tuain duugcrs foneoil VHM fr.ttn tlin KyL'imn itnrva tltn villngos. Dogs ore a part of Eskimo wealth, ns the only pack animals of the frozen north np to the Arrival of LOADINO rtniNUKF.R. the reindeer, bnt are easier to get than to feed. Mo when the reindeer were brought to tho Teller Keindeer Sta tion at Fort Clnronce the Eskimo dogs made nn nttaok on the herd. They were out for game and hud to be driven off again nnd again before they learned tho lesson that it was not good to at tack the herd. Then thoy guvo their attention to tho sled deer that were kept about the station for hauling, 1'or a time even the presence of inou fuiied to restrain tliutu. One or two tlucr driven by themselves were too tempting, anil for weeks thoy wero liuble to Le ussailed by it bowling pnek of ki-yis. The stiitiou bud brought a iinrtv of Ladds to tuke charge of the reiudcer, however, and tha Lnpp knows bow to dcul with dogs. The Lbdd carries a knife with a blade ten or twelve inches loog.and has bandy Laliit of usinff it. A witness to thn conllint tells how tlio Jiapp duals with tlie tlogs : "1'be Lapp was ilrWing 11 pair of doer. A dozen great Kskimu tloga Mtf.KtN'o th nnts'nrKn. tliotif;lt tlio timo had ootno for fresli meat and riivo t'liaso. Jiofore tbo Liiiip knew what was coiniD'.t, sled nnd reindeer worn aiirrniiniled anil thn does were lenpintr nnd barking before tho frightened erc.itnre. Tho Iiftpp Knvo n aeriea of plimita tbnl frit'htoned the doi;s for n moment. Then in the moment of respite, hn leaped from the alnd, run to tho hernia of tho deer nnd throw them with their bnoka on tho ground. Then ntrnddliutr them nnd lioldia;: their hendn crcot with his left hnnd ho drew bin prcat knife in his right. Tho reindeer could not tire. In their position they could bnrdly struggle, nnd tho Lnpp wns rendy for Imttle. Ho imil hnrilly cot into pom tiou, though the operation bad taken but n mmuout, whou the dogs wore on him B'aiL, eager for rotndoer moat With ono swoop tho Lapp cut nt the lirst two dogs, I here wns n wild howl of ruin, a dripping of blood nnd the two lenders lost interest iu the light. Tho other dogs wore nothing dnuntod by the fiite of tho tlrst nnd still pressed forward. 'The Lapp swung bis knife back nnd forth with loud cries, nnd nt overy swing sumo dog wan yelping with pnin ond retiring to givo bis ooinrudon k chnuco. Jiy tho ond of a minute there wero bnt two or tlireo dogs ou tho nctivo lint, nud with a Html whoop tlio Itupp frightened thorn into rettr ing to n reiectful distance. Tho Ijtipp stepped n.tide nnd released tho reindeers heads; man lustnnt they were on their feet. Ho leaped into tho Bled oueu more nnd in a few seo onds only a cloud of snow flying iuto the air told where be had gone." In ciu.o tho dogs pluck np spirit for n pursuit after a tlmt failure, tho Lnpp repeats the process of disposing of his foes until enough have been killed or wounded to put nn end to further nt tncke. Jn tho lort Clarence region only one dog wns killed, though tho Eskimo vitiligo looked for a while like a hospital for w-ounded dogs. The Lapps wero always victorious, nnd no reindeer wore killed. After a round of battles and n proper amount of bla.-hcd skins had taught the dogs that reindeer were private property there was no moro trouble. The dog around the present reindeer station pay no further attention to them. As the reindeer enlarge their circle to reaoh other villages, however, the process of education has to bo repeated. It will take soma years and a good many tore hides to teach tho canine ponula' tion of Alaska that there is a close season for reindeer. The herds are safe from the natives, Tho only reindeer meat that has gone down their throats has coma from number of reindeer that died from sickness. The Eskimo apprentices, not being particular about such triiles as the cause of death, protnply appropri nted tho llesh and all else that was cbewab'e about the decensed deer, and made a holiday feast. Five reindeer were killed for food for the whites and the Lapps in the first winter. The others fared well. The danger of lack of food melted away ou the tett. There is pleuty for the increase of oenturies. The troubles that como from untrained herdeis is being gradually lessened. The Eaki mos are skillful enough, but they learn from the Lapps. Milking, however. wus a trick that the Eskimos had some ditHoulty in acquiring. Before tho Lapps came soma experiments bad been made, and tha first time that tlm Lapps attempted to begin the opera tiou on a cow she started like a flash leaped tho fence, knocked down herder and rau away, Ou inquiry it was learned thai the customary way of milking hnd been to lasso the se looted cow, throw ber down and while three men held ber on the ground the fourth drew the milk. The cows bad apparently aoqaired a prejudioo against the operation, nud it took nourly a year to convince them that mtlkiug wus harmless, pleasuut exercise iu uo way to bo regarded ns a siguul for a riot. According to the enthusiubti the domestio reindeer aro goiug to solve the transportation problem for Alaska as well as tho food problem for the Eskimo. The dog teums are expensive carriers and not elUoiuut either. Al- ask a is a land of magnificent distances, with aottloment.1 bnudrods of miles apart. The rior teams can travel only fifteen to twenty-tire miles n dny, enn carry only n few hundred pounds, nnd food for their support mtu.t he packed, they cannot mnke very long jonrneys. Iteindeor can trnvel further in n day, draw much heavier loads, nnd in enmp cad forngo for themsolves. Ho the reindeer tenm, the sled nnd the linplnnd hnrnets will soon become ns typical of Alaska in tho front pngrs of tho school geography ns of Lapland. Mit lust now there is a call for a few thousand moro reindeer. If they can be secured tho herd will increase nt a rapid rate. Jnst now it is slow, hi thero nro only Ave or sis hundred cows at thn stations. Ho it will be some time before the !),'2UO,()00 reindeer will darken the Alaskan snows and strain tho enpncities of the Alaskan mots pns lures. nan rraueiseo Ktarainer. THE MOO KRX I'ARIiUlt. Wherein It Older Krom That, of the fast-Its Proper Furnishing. The improvement in publio taste in this country during tho past few years is shonn in fow wnys moro slrikingly .TEBOTBCTIVB VIEW, thnn in fiirnisbiug of the parlor. In tho olden times, whon bouses wero heated with dilliciilty by open fire places or littlo wood stovos, it became tho custom in winter timo to shnt off the portions of the house that were not needed for living purposes for economy of fuel. The parlor wns not a necessary place for family use, as the household generally gathored for com fort in the kitchen or dining-room Therefore tha parlor was tho first room to be closed on the approach of winter, ami tho Inst to be opened on the advent of summer. It is 'scarcely a generation ago, nnd well within tho memory of persons of moderate nge, that the par lor was darkened dny and night, bold ing no attractions fur members of the household. The most crying fault in tho American bouse of moderate di mensions is still that the parlor is made too formal, nnd is not given tho i trito homo atmoaphcrc. From tbo nrcnitecturAl arrangement of raoBt detached lioutes the parlor is rarely one of the best lighted rooms nor is thero any need that it should bo nor is it generally as well provided with artificial bent. For these reasons it is a mistake to furnish in cold tones, such as white and gold. Delightful as tbo contemplation of such a room is, it is not comfortable nor home like, nor is it worth the timo nnd pa tionco it requires to preserve it in the midst of a full-llodgoU nost of young Americans. The color scheme is tho most im portant pnrt of furnishing, there should be a certain warmth iu color ing, and this will rarely be found in gilt papers or mocptotto carpets. If tho rost of tho house be simply far- uifbed tho parlor can still be elegant with matting and rugs on the floor, rattan or bamboo furniture and mus lin curtain. The only important thing is to tho dift'orent pieces of fur niture in one room of similar style nnd effect, and to bavo the decora tions correspond with the furniture so as to give a good general effect t he details aro a matter of preference. As most houses ore laid out tho parlor has at least one loup, blank wall, and perhaps two to make these attractive is tho supremo tett of furnishing. A few large pictures hunj several feet above the line of vision is the usnnl treatment and the result is depress- sing to a degroo. The wall should bo covered as fully as possible with pie- wtust TTOOR. tures, and plenty of small ones should bo intersuersed in order to give diver sity and informality. The mantels should bo well tilled with objects of art, and none of them should be triv ial. Above all there should be plenty of books iu the book ease ; not ponder ous gift books, blazing with gilt and stamped leather, but books to read and books that ars talked about. It should be remembered that there are no better aids to furnishing any living room, than a supply of prettily bound books. The aooompanying plan provides parlor of attractive shape and size that lends itself to the treatment indi cated above. IfXnirlJ I I I'l I ' I aaamwa l J The woodwork i paintod a deep cream nnd tho walls, coral ; tha floor is stained a deep red brown, ot cov ered with "old rose" or dnrk copper" srooHo rr.oon. felt, which helps to lighten or soften the elleot of tho decoration, and can bo overlaid with rugs. The general dimensions of this do sign are : Width, through library nnd kitchen thirty-thrco feet ten inches; depth, forty-six foot six inches, including veritndn. Heights of stories: Cellar, sevou feet; lint floor, nine feot sis inches ; second floor, nino feot. Exterior mntcrtals; Foundation, stone; lirst story, clapboards; second story, gables nnd roofs, shingles. Interior finish s Two coats plaster, hard white finish ; maple wood floor ing ; trimming, North Carolina pine ; staircase, Bill. All interior woodwork grain tilled and finidicd in hard oil varnish. A careful selection of colors for painting bavo beon solcotod by tha architects, tha (dan and accommoda tion being one of unusual merit. The cost to build is $10110, sot in cluding mauteh, range and beating appnrntus. Copyright 1807. A M01IKL IIAt .SFK.VU. Quiet Tastes nnd Domesticity of the Ktupress of tiermaiiy. It is stated by a writer who is in a position to know, that there is no snoboishness about Augusta Viotoria, Empress of Ocnnany. All throngii tho German Empire the Empress is cited as a model hausfrau. Hhe never interests herself in matters of State, but gives her whole attention to ber new ronTturr op thb cirnMA empkess. larga family of children. About tho only ailairs outnido of tho royal home in which she interests herself aro her charitable works, which she person ally attends to. Augusta Victoria wus not accustomed to luxury when shu was a girl, and it is all tho more cred itable to her that she bus not been spoiled by ber change in circum stances, iler father was Uuko Fred erick ot iSchliiswig-IIolritoiu-Sonder-burg. It was an obucuro and shabby little court there, and Augusta and ber three sisters well knew bow tj practice all tho little domestic econo mies WU1UU IUD lUUllUCd Ul lUiOUUUUl ous German nobles are so often com pelled to resort to. Although a duko'n daughter, sho learned to imue ana sew and darn uud wake over her own frocks. But, the day arrived rrhen Princa Willium, destined to bcoomo kaiser, visted the court of rrunkenau. Frinca William looked with admiration oa the modest and comely Augusta Vic toria. It took him a short time to make np his mind that she would maka an ideal wife. He returned for a sec ond visit, and waa a suitor for ber hand. They wera married at Berlin amid pomp and display. She has now been married about sixteen years. Some of the mora brilliant women ol the royal Cierman fumily, suou as tha Emperor's sister, Charlotte of Base Meiningen, nud his mother, the Em press Frederick, regard AugUHta Vio toria aa dull and stupid. But her ambition is ouly to be a devoted wild aud mother. COSt Of (illl'l)U IlUlllill?, The city of Lowell, Muss., with 9 population ot about 80,00(1 inhabi tants, burns its garbage for about eighty cents a ton. Tho cost oi n.......lini. ita 1ftiit-. (a. hiiu araul' tlUt It. IU;. . ' ... . . u . V . nvva, during which 100 tons of garbage was burned, was 340.73. Burning at the rata of 100 tous per week, the oot of operating snob a furnace is about $li00 per year. f ' "'if ' 1 Be I? n i M. W n p Mm mm
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