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Now that the Chinese Minister in Oriental robes may be seen any day in Washington in his automobile, it is about time for Occidental fossils to realize that the horseless vehicle is here to stay as well as to go. The Social Relief operations of tho Salvation Army in tho United States among the poor have made such rapid advances during the past two years i that they are now ahead of any other j country in the world in point num bers, and tho Salvation Army now J provide nightly accommodation for j about 10,000 persons, while about | 20,000 are actually reached and helped each day. In au appeal upon a recent damage ! suit against a street oar company, tho I New York Supreme Court declared ' that street car conductors must givo j passengers sufficient time to get on j and of! the platform, and that "it is | not negligence per so for a passenger j to board or alight from a car without • taking held of the railings to guard against sudden movements of the car.' 1 | This is considered one of tho most important decisions of the kind that has been made recently, Following the lead of Superintend- i ent Andrews, the Congregation of the j University of Chicago has adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That ! the adoption by the Board of the Uni versity Press for use in the official publications and journals of the uni versity of the list of words with changed spelling accepted by the Na- j tional Educational Association be ap- j proved." The list of words thus "re- I formed" is as follows: Progrnm (programme), tho (though), nltho (although), thorofaro (thorough- j faro), thru (through), thruout (through- I out), catalog (catalogue), prolog (pro- j logue), docnlog (ilecaloguo), demagog 1 (demagogue), pedagog (pedagogue). The vote by which tho university was thus aligned with the so-called word "reformers" was close, but the new spelling carried the day. It is said an effort will bo mado to induce the leading universities to join hands with Chicago and form a league —or perhaps we should say a lecg. (ioronimo a Prisoner of War. The Chicago Tribune says: "Ger onimo, the Apache, chief, in capturing whom the late General Lawtou won fame as an Indian fighter, still lives at Fort Bill, I. T. Ever since he laid down his tomahawk, thirteen years ago, in obedience to the fearless Lawton tho old chief has been a prisoner of war. Immediately after their capture Ger onimo and his band of warriors were taken East, but the climate did not agree with them, and many died. Then they were removed to Alabama, finally returning to the land of tho setting sun in 1891. At Fort Sill Geronimo and his once savage braves have set tled down, and, under the watchful eyes of the United States authorities, have become at least partially civil ized." Charting Ocean Urdu, The British Government keeps eleven vessels at work sounding and charting the ocean beds to find out whore dangers lurk. East year 10,000 square miles were carefully chartered in different parts of the world—Asia, Africa and the South I'acifio. Ilrouctlo and I.ncomntlve In Cnlllnlnn. A balky broncho tried to dispute the right ot way on the Santa Fe tracks with a locomotive, or rather with two locomotives, for there were two of them coming into town together from Falnier Lake. The broncho had crossed the track, but considering the railroad more to his liking returned to the track and took up a position be tween the rails. This position was as senued oy the two locomotives, but the broncho bravely stuck to his post until It was too late to retreat. He was knocked out of this world In about half a Jiffy.—Colorado Springs Ga rette Mttwnt RurtlneM. Chicago News: Maude—'Did Jack kiss you when you accepted him?" Clara—"Certainly. 1 wouldn't- consider any but sealed proposals." UNDOING OF A BUNKO. The boom In the bunko market caused by the easy separation of ex- Ald. French of Brooklyn from $5,000 of his good money by two expert youths on Monday was severely offset yester day by an occurrence in the Broad way Central hotel in which a pair of the brotherhood of bunko-steerers fig ured respectively second and third to John Kasser of Arizona. The pair in vested a little cash and considerable time and trouble in Mr. Kasser, and though he didn't pan out, they still have cause for thankfulness that they are alive, though battered. Mr. Kasser is superintendent of the Live Oak Copper Mining and Smelting company, with mines at Globe, Ariz., and he is here with his wife on busi ness. They are at the Broadway Cen tral. Mr. Kasser is of foreign extrac tion. He is possessed of a slight ac cent, a blandly quiet manner, a con fiding smile, and a general aspect of material but nonraetropolitan prosper ity. When he comes to New York he doesn't follow the example of some of his western friends and cast himself madly into the embraces of a ready made frock coat, a silk hat, and a new pair of tan shoes with white laces; he wears the same clothes that he wears at home and goes about his business, and if people infer therefrom that he is from the west, he makes no moan over that. Globe he considers to be a pretty good sort of place to come f>*om, and he isn't ashamed of it. For some time past there has been hanging about the corridor of the Broadway Central a gentleman pos sessed of a certain appearance of slick ness which has not commended him to the favorable notice of the clerks. So far as they were able to discover, bis sole occupation seemed to be to chew toothpicks, derived from the ho tel's cigar stand, and watch the peo ple in the lobby from the depths of an easy chair. He was middle-aged, plump and well-dressed. The hotel would have been glad to get rid /,t him had opportunity offered. However, he only came occasionally, and his be havior was not such as would warrant his ejection. On Tuesday morning this person ac costed Mr. Kasser, who was standing looking disconsolately out into the rain. "Bad weather we're having," said the man. "Have much rain In your part of the country?" "Yes, I get used to pretty much all kinds of weather," replied Mr. Kasser. "BAY, MY FRIEND, DO YOU FLAY CARDS?" "Going out, I see," continued the stranger, glancing at the other's um brella. "Going uptown?" Mr. Kasser turned upon him a beam ing look, but made no answer. "What's your line of business, any way?" continued the q£her persua sively. "My business," responded the west erner, with a gentle smile, "Is not yours." "Oh, well, you needn't be offended just because I'm n stranger," persisted the other, looking somewhat hurt. "What have you got against strangers, i any way?" "Nothing In particular," answered j the visitor, "but I come from the west, you know, and I've heard that New York was full of bunko men and swindlers." "Oh, ho-ho! Ha-ha-ha! That's rich!" cried the other, slapping Mr. Kasser on the back. "You took me for a bunko man! Why, I live right here In the hotel. They all know me. Ha fca-ha! That's pretty good!" "Pretty good," assented Mr. Kasser, Bmiling at the other as if he were his bosom friend. "Well, if you're going uptown " "1 ain't," said Mr. Kasser, and he walked out chuckling. Upon his return he saw nothing of the effusive stranger, but when he came down into the lobby the next morning there stood the man, well groomed and smiling. "Ah!" said the stranger, as Mr. Kas ser approached. "Just down? I'm just through breakfast myself. Nice day." To this proposition the westerner agreed. Then his friend invited him into the cafe to show there was no ill feeling, and after some conversation they went in together, the stranger saying: "After what you said about the bunko business you can't do less than have a drink with me. Ha, ha, ha! That was a good one!" "Yes, wasn't it?" responded Mr. Kasser. "But I don't drink." "Well, come sit down and have a cigar," said the other, and led the way to a table where sat a young man with a protruding under jaw, a striped shirt, a glass diamond, a long drink, and certain other evidences that he wasn't a minister of the gospel. The friendly stranger gave no open intima tion that he knew this man. but klckefl him as he sat down. As the man didn't rise up and wipe the floor with the kicker Mr. Kasser decided that the pair knew more about each other than they seemed to know. Presently all three were engaged in conversation, Mr. Kasser answering all their ques tions about himself with a confiding smile and accepting gracefully his new friend's Invitation to smoke a 25-cent cigar. The other two men had drinks and the friendly man paid for -them. Then said he to Mr. Kasser: "You don't drink anything, I see, but I guess you're out for a good time, eh?" A slow, warm smile overspread the westerner's placid face. "I thought so," cried the other. "There's a little game running uptown very quietly and I can put you next. Say, my friend," he added to the man on the other side of the table, "do you play cards?" "W'y, shoo-err-rr!" growled he of the protrusive law. "Come on, then; we'll all go there and have a little friendly game," said the friendly man, blithely. He started to rise, but felt Mr. Kas ser'e hand on his shoulder, and saw Mr. Kasser's beaming smile very close to his own face. "Have you got a pencil?" asked Mr. Kasser. "Pencil? Why, certainly. What do you want of it?" "I want you to write your name on this piece of paper." "What for? 1 won't do it." The smile disappeared from the face of Mr. Kasser. His hand slipped along the shoulder of the friendly stranger and settled on his collar. The friendly stranger hastened across the floor to ward the office, not because he particu larly wished to, but because a very muscular arm was propelling him. The third member of the trio came behind, caying hoarsely: "Leave 'im go. He's me frent. Leave 'im go or I'll soak yer!" Mr. Kasser landed his man In front of the desk and addressed the clerk. "Does this man live here?" "No." "You're a liar, then," said Mr. Kas ser to his captive. The captive strug gled. "Ever see him here before?" Mr. Kasser asked the clerk. "Yes, he's been lftaflng around here for some time." "You're a bunko-steerer and thief," said Mr. Kasser to the stranger. Then he relaxed his grip and his fists made a plugging sound upon the plump features of the stranger. That friendly person lopped over the desk and a conveniently placed inkwell caught the life-blood that flowed from his displaced nose. . . . Meantime the proprietor of the pro truding jaw and the striped shirt was i standing in the middle of the corridor ' looking uncertain as to what he had i better do. He was quickly relieved of ! all uncertainty. Mr. Kasser reached him in a jump, grabbed him by the | shoulders, whirled him around, and , planted a heart-felt kick. Thereupon the man solved for a fleeting moment the problem of aerial navigation. He rose and soared. When he landed and got his feet going there was a current of air in his wake that blew off the hats of two men who stood near by Upon returning for the other man Mr. Kasser discovered only a crimson trail j that led out byway of the cafe door. I Borne two dozen men who were scat- j tered about the lobby crowded around Mr. Kasser and wanted to testify to their appreciation by buying him drinks and cigars, and the head clerk came around to thank him for ridding the hotel of the bunko man. When a Sun reporter saw Mr. Kas ser yesterday and asked him about his adventure, that gentleman rubbed his chin and said he shouldn't think a lit tle thing like that would be of any in terest in a big city like New York. He admitted, however, that he had en- Joyed himself, and said that the cigar presented to him by his departed friend was a very excellent one. "I have got a little property of my own," said he, "not very much, but a little; and I suppose those two thought they could get $5,000 or $6,000 out or me. I am a simple-minded western man," he added, and paused contem platively. "A simple-minded western man, but," he concluded, smiling be nignantly at the toe of his right boot, "I have been in New York before." — New York Sun. A Wasted Reprimand. I From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.— Little Dorothy isn't quite two and a half years old yet, but she has develop ed some very mischievous tricks, ir she isn't hungry she plays with her food. Sometimes she surreptitiously flings portions of it at. her brother Occasionally she bathes her busy fin gers in her bread and milk bowl. Of course these naughty tricks displease her mother, and Miss Dorothy gets a severe talking to quite often. The other day she tried to convert her bowl into a head decoration and her mamma fav ored her with a very warm opinion on such breeches of table decorum. Dor othy sat perfectly still during the ! scolding, staring at the wall above her mother's head. When the reprimand was ended Dorothy let her eyes drop to the level of her mother's face and mildly remarked: "I can't hear a word you say, mamma." And that end ed the incident. When Mrs. 11. Was Absent. Little Willy—"Papa, what is a pes simist?" Mr. Hennypeck—"A married man, my son."—Puck. The whisper of a beautiful woman can be heard farther than the loudest call of duty. •|sieteietef©i€JKsKs;s!<3i©f€SOßst©feKsiOKstoietty©^ $ NEWS AND NOTES | % FOR WOMEN. I An Odd Combination in flats. Chiffon was never worn more than this winter. Chiffon hats multiply, j and, combined with fur, they are beautiful and stylish, though the com bination seemed odd at first. Slushed Cravats the I.atent. Silk cravats, long enough to go around the neck, cross behind and tie in front with long ends, are new and pretty where the ends are slashed into strips about live inches long, each strip being button-holed all around with black silk, or of silk of a darker shade of the same color as the cravat. Some of these cravats are slashed into five strips, some as many as ten, according to the width of the silk ribbon used for the purpose. Such fanciful ties, of course, are more suitable worn with open-work em broidery or mousseline collars than with the mannish linen band A Genial Star-Gazer. Maria Mitchell,who has been called the "Mother of the Stars," when pro fessor of astronomy and director of tho observatory at Vassar was an in spiring teacher, and, in spite of her brusque manner and severity, was adored by her pupils. Every spring, jU3t before the commencement, she gave a "dome party" to the girls. Small tables were placed around the large telescope in the observatory, and roses from Miss Mitchell's own garden brightened the atmosphere. Nonsense poems were a feature of these breakfasts, and the astronomer was proud of her skill iu writing them. She was not without a keen sense of fun, in spite of her constnnt and absorbing studies, as was shown by her dryly consoling observation to an awe-stricken student whom she was leaving one day iu charge of the instruments of the observatory. Look ing back at the worried face of the girl, Miss Mitchell said: "Aud re member, if the chronometer stops and the sidereal clock stops, the universe wen't stop." A GuoHKing Came. Each guest is given a numbered en velope containing a certain number of slips on which iH a letter of the alpha bet. These letters spell two or three words, and the guest is to guess the correct word, according to a list which is reserved by the hostess. Tho words on the list are uumbered to corre spond with the numbers on the enve lopes. For example, one envelope contains the letters G A T,which spell both cat and act, and another contains the letters PEAK, which also spells pare and reap, and so on; the ques tion is, Which is the correct word, according to the hostess's list? After envelopes are handed in bear ing the names of the guests and the answers, the latter are read and the correct words also given. Thoso hav ing answered correctly receive prizes. One can also place in envelopes let ters spelling the name of some noted book or piny. It is better to choose rather short words, for, if too long, it requires too much time and thongnc to place letters correctly. Other avail able words are rat, stud, heart, net and tea. Children and Tlieir Studies. The cramming system and its accompanying evils are characterized as "A National Crime at the Feet of American Parents" by Edward Bok, in the Ladies' Homo Journal. "No child under fifteen years of age," he contends, "should be given any home study whatever by his teachers. He should have not more than from one hour to four of schooling each day, tho hours increasing with his years. Outside of school hours he Bhould have at least three hours of play. After fifteen the brain has another period of rapid development, with special increase of the higher faculties. Four hours of schooling, then, is not too much, provided the child's physical boing is capable of it, and in time an hour of isolated study may be added. But that iB enough. Five hours of brain work a day is the most that we should ask of our children, and the child should pass at least two hours a day in the open air. Our boys and girls do not get enough fresh air and sunshine into their bodies and natures. The higher in stitutions of learning understand the need of physical development for brain growth far hotter than do our lesser schools aud our homes—sad as it is to admit it." A Group of Beautiful Hats* The bats this season are enough to rejoice the heart of any woman, or mun either, for what man is not glad to see a pretty face crowned by a be coming and beautiful hat? The toques for afternoon and evening wear are of the most delicate shades, aud being I often combined with lace they have an exquisite airy effect. One of the lovliest recently made by a fashion able milliner has a soft, full crown of i rose pink miroir velvet, over which a | delicate yellow scarf is draped. The : small flaring brim is of ermine, double ! laced, and a snowy white plume start i iug in front sweeps over the pink vel | vet until it rests on the hair at side | and back. A very dainty toque for evening I wear is of blush roses, which form j both crown and brim. Several cut steel buckles are run through I with pink velvet rosettes, aud a white paradise plume gives a very dainty | effect. Several shades of red are exquisite ly combined in a small Spanish tur ban, which has a brim of black se quins and crown of cerise velvet . shaded from deep to light. A cluster 'of velvet roses with ragged petals stands at the side,and is shaded in like manner from crimson to rose pink, combined with green velvet leaves. • * * Pink is a favorite color for hats. It is seen more than any other shade ex cept white, and a combination of the two Jis frequent. Another Spanish shape has a brim of ermine, a crown of white moire and a cluster of shaded pink roses at the side. The latest roses have rather ragged petals and are shaded exquisitely. One of the daintiest hats' worn this season has just been sent home to a beautiful blonde society bud. It is of pink tulle, tucked and shirred into toque shape and turning back from the face with a rather wide brim which is covered with a lovely design in silver to give the wheat effect so popular this season. One more hat which deserves a de scription has a Spanish brim of chin chilla with a soft tucked crown of lav ender chiffon. A large cluster of silk and velvet fleur-de-lis in exquisite shades of purple with touches of yel low gives distinction to this bit of millinery. Wliat Women Are Doing. Florence Nightingale now spends all her time in bed or on a couch. Mrs. Humphry Ward does much philanthropic work in addition to her literary labors. The Suffrage Bazar just held in Bos ton by the Massachusetts Woman Suf frage Association cleared S2OOO. Miss Florence E. Wood is the first woman licensed to run an automobile in Central Park in New York City. The Empress of Germany has taken a sudden fancy to green, and may be seen in every shade from Nile to em erald. Miss Sylvia nowland Green, daugh ter of Mrs. Hetty Green, has become interested in automobilism and has purchased a machine which she is learning to operate. Miss Pauline Johnson, through whose veins runs the blood of Mohawk chieftains, has been startling London recently with the composition and rec itation of Indian poems. The Female Society for the Relief and Employment of the Poor is prob ably the oldest woman's association in America. It was founded in Phila delphia over 104 years ago. The Canadian Women's Council is planning to help the women of the Doukhobors, or Russian Quakers, who migrated to Canada to escape the persecution they had to endure in Russia. Mrs. James R. McKee, daughter of former President Harrison, is taking great interest in the woman's work in connection with the Paris Exposition. She has arranged for an exhibit of glass pottery and embroideries. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, who was Miss Eudicott, of Boston, daughter or Judge Endicott, former Secretary of War, is extremely popular in English society. She is pronounced as decid edly attractive in appearance, and has noticeably pretty coloring. Miss Alice Rollins Crane, who holds the place of prison inspector in the employ of the Government, recently returned from Alaska, where she was sent by the Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution to study and report on the prison life. Gleanings From tho Shop*. Fancy neckwear in various com binations of white and black. Dainty muffs made of plaited chiffon in three shades of one color. Watch chains set with rubies, opals or diamonds with and without slides. Many walking coats having high Medici collars and revers covered with fur. Full lines of single figures, busts and groups of delicate white French bisque. Stock collars made of white satin overlaid with cream lace aud edged irith fur. Many varieties of richly figured paune showiug all the beautiful even ing shades. Jaunty little boleros of broadtail with revers and bands of black stitched velvet. White and bright-colored collars, vests and revers effectively striped with narrow black vel vet ribbon. Dotted nets showing pretty arrange ments of white chenille in combina tion with narrow ruffled ribbon. Fine quality Arabian laces in all overs, bands and variously Bhaped pieces suitablo for applique purposes. Heavy laees on which are repre sented hand-j)aiuted flowers of cloth, velvet or satin outlined with gold cord. Many styles of small gilt buttons, with or without jewel settings, for decorated stock collars or some por tion of the bodice. Severely simple eloth gowns in which waved laees or Grecian pat terns carried out in machine stitching form the only trimming. Flowers fashioned from hand painted gauze, ns well as jeweled aigrettes and wired bows of either black or white laco for the hair. Long scarfs *of tulle or chiffon which fasten in front with rosette bows of jianne, satin or velvet, termi nating in pointed fringed ends. A broad range of coiffure ornaments of gauze or net effectively dotted with jet, steel, spangles or rhinestones in the form of butterflies, dragons or i bows. I Elaborato trimmings for evening j gowns made of padded chiffon flowers I in combination with lace appliques, | jewels and silk embroidery.—Dry , Goods Economist. THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Unnecessary—'Tlie Voice of Experience— Evidence or Courage—Not Forgotten— Quite Surprising—Out For His Daily Dread—The Light of Love, Etc., Etc. Men are apt to fret ii'ml worry, But what's the u*:e? When too late they always hurry. But what's the use? Just to keep business boom In' Men do lots of things inhuman— Uven argue with a woman. But what's the use? —Chicago News. The Voice of Experience. Young Wife—"Tom presented me with a lovely pair of tliamoud earrings thia morning." Her Mother—"lndeed! I wonder what he's boon up to now? Evidence of Courage. "That photographer is a bravo, heroic man, Clara." "What do you mean, David?" "Why, he told you to look pleasant —and I never dare to."—Detroit Free Press. Net Forgotten* "Did your grandmother remember you in her will?" "Yea, she had a clause iu there in structing the ex9eutcrs to collect all the loans she had made me."—Balti more News. Quito Surprising. Belbctte—"You are the only girl I ever loved!" Mir.a Haddum—"l don't believe | you!" Delbette—"That's funuy! All the j rest of 'em did."—Puck. Out For His Dally Dread. Mr. Bansby—"lf that young man's coming here to see you every day iu the week, you had better give him a hint to come after supper." Miss Bunsby—"J. don't think it's necessary, Pa. That's what he comes after." The Light of Love. "Omed," whispered the dark, ro mantic maiden, "what is the light of love?" "The light of love," murmured Omed, with a faraway look, "is gen erally the gas turned down to a mere blue spark." The I.fTst Straw. o,o^ (£rCv "What's tho matter, old man? Won't the king laugh at your jokes?" "Worse than that! lie expects me to laugh at his."—New York Journal. Change in DaincH. Tho Old One "There used to be a good deal mora kicking in football when I was a boy than there is now." The Young One —"Well, the 'kick ing' is dono in baseball now."—You kers Statesman. Tli© Weary, Weary Sleeper. "My wife seldom cats breakfast with mo." "Why is that?" "By tho time she has succeeded iu making mo get up she is so woru out she has to go back to bod," —Indian- apolis Journal. Tl© Secret Out. "It is wonderful how you catch the child spirit in your stories," said the lion hunter. "You scorn to under stand the child nature perfectly. Tell me how you do it." "Well,you know," replied the great nuthor, "I was a child once myself." —Philadelphia North American. Unquestioned Seriousnesp. Lilian—"Mr. Waverly has been call ing 011 you regularly for some time, hasn't he?" Lucy—"Yes, indeed!" Lilian—"Do you think his inten tions are serious?" Lucy—"Serious? Why, I never experienced anything more serious in my life; he doesn't seem any nearer proposing now than on the occasion of his very first visit."—Boston Cou rier. Deliiml Their Duck*. "Yon have moved three times this winter." | "Yes," answered young Mrs. Tor- I kins with a sigh. "It was a dreadful lot of work, but we had to do it. Wo have had so much trouble witli ser vants. When I discharged them they got angry nud when Charley dis charged them they just laughed. So the only thing to do wan to wait till their aftornoons out and move to an other neighborhood." Those Inquisitive XToungxtorß. "Papa, you took tho scientific course iu college, didn't you?" "Yes, dear; I spent two years on science.'' "Whsn yea look iu a mirror tho left side of your face appears to be the right side, and the right side seems to be the left. The looking glass revorses it, doesn't it?" "Yec." "Then why doesn't it reverse the (op and bottom of your face the samo way?" "Why—er—ah I"—Trained Mother hood. FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. Graphite is being mined near Cran ston, K. 1., and some parts of the de posit yield anora with from fifty-three to fifty-eight per cent, of graphite. Packers of fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs say that owing to tho iucreased prices of tin for cans they will be obliged to mark up the pack of 1900. It is predicted the souvenir spoon craze, which raged a few years ago, is to be equalled by the popularity of souve nir pius. The fashion was started by Louisiana jewelers, who off ered a prize for the host design. Loudon papers announce that the orders given to home manufacturers of locomotives has steadily increased this year, in spite of the business that went abroad. The chief builders aro now so Bituated that they can take no further orders for delivery iu less than fifteen months. From Anderson, Ind., a chain of local trolley roads haR been formed that affords a route thirty-four miles long, not counting numerous branches to towns off" tho main lino. Another chain is about to be formed between Anderson and Indianapolis, thirty-five miles in length. The whole system, including local linos, embraces 133 miles. Steps have been taken to establish iu Saxony an industry hitherto known only in Southern France aud North em Italy. This is the removal of wool from tho skins of slaughterod sheep by purely mechauieal means (scrap ing) and without auy chemical ageut to looscu its hold. The product of tho new method is called "skin wool," as distinguised from "glover's wool" aud "pulled wool." It is regarded equal or superior to sheared wool. A long, thin sea grass, found in large quantities ou the fiats of tho lower St. Lawrence, especially on tho south shores of Gaspo aud Bonaveu tura bays, is said to mako good ma terial for carriage cushions and other upholstery. When dried it is strong, curly and elastic. A considerable amount of it ia being sent to Chicago and Cincinnati, and its averago prico in those cities is $5 a ton. It is be lievod that as soon os this stuff be comes knuwn iu the East it will prove equally popular there. Coinparative Distances. The distanco in the South Africau scoues of operations can bo better estimated if they are compared with those between New York City aud outlying places. Taking the route of tho British from Durban, their laud ing placo, to go to Pietermaritzburg, seventy milos, would he approximately the same as to go to Poughkeepsia from New York. From Durban to Ladysmith, 189 miles, is about the distance from Now York to Baltimore; from Durban to Laing's Nek, the Boer frontier ou tho Natal side, is 301 miles, or New York to Concord, N. II.; Durban to Johannesburg or Pre toria is about 500 miles, or Now York to AVheeling, W. Va. Ou the western side the distance from Cape Town to Kimberley is 017 miles, New York to Springfield, O.; from Cape Town to Vryburg is 771 miles, Now York to Ann Arbor, Mich.; from Cape Town to Mafeking is 870 miles, New York to Atlanta, Oa.; from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Pretoria, 1011 miles. New York to St. Louis, Mo. —Army nud Navy Journal. Prophetic of Lawtou'ft Dcnth. The following letter seems almost prophetic iu view of the news of tho death of General Lawtou tho day after tho letter was received in Washing ton. The writer is Lieutenant Cald well, of Kentucky, who has boon in the Philippines for somo months. He was a friend of the Lawton family. He says: "I have seen a good deal of tho Lawtons recently, especially dur ing a protracted illness, when they wore especially kind to me. The next news which will shock old frionds in the; United states will be General Lawton's death. He has had thou sands of narrow escapos, but one of these days a bullet will fiud its mark in the breast of the bravest and most popular officer here. Such indiffer ence to danger I have never seen. His wife fully understands the risks ho runs, and I feel deeply for hor when he is on'tho firing line."—Wash-' ington Correspondence New York Mail and Express. A Dirl of Paradifle. Their parrot had died, and young Master Tommy, with his little sister Jennie, had justconcluded the funeral services over the grave of theii feathered pet. "I s'pose Polly is in heaven now," remarked Jennie, tear fully. "Yes," returned Master Tommy; "I s'posehois." "He—he's got wings, but ho wouldn't be an angel up there, would he?" inquired the little maid, auxious about his present status. "Oh!" cried Tommy, "he wouldn't be an angel; only peo ple is that." "Then what do you s'pose he is now?" persisted his sister. Tommy thought for a moment. Then the light of inspiration dawned on his beaming countenance. "I guess Polly is a bird of paradise now," he an nounced joyfully.—Crypt. Hritisii mid Doer Oflloera. We should bear in mind that there is probably not an officer in South Africa lighting on our side who ever took part in campaigns prosecuted against white men according to mod ern tactics. On tho side of the Boers there are scores of trained European afficers who kuow from military edu cation, aud many from experience un der great captains, what the authori ties recommond and admonish.—Lon don Shipping World.
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