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STURGEON NEARLY EXTINCT.
Rapid Decrease of Catch In the Past
Few Tears,
It may surprise some persons to
learn that a full grown female stur
geon is as valuable a creature as the
fur seal. Yet this is a fact. It may
also interest and surprise many to bo
told that more than $1,000,000 are in
vested in the sturgeon catching indus
try in the Delaware river alone, and
that more than seven-eighths of the
caviar sold in this country as Rus
sian caviar is made a few miles below
this city from eggs of the sturgeon
caught in this vicinity. Yet botli
these things are true also. The slaugh
ter of the fur seals in Behring sea and
their threatened early extinction by
Canadian poachers produced at one
time widespread excitement through
out the country, and for awhile caused
decidedly strained relations between
the governments of the United States
and England. The sturgeon is as
perilously near extinction as the fur
seal. At the rate this valuable fish is
disappearing and unless something is
promptly done to prevent it in five
years there will be none to catch. To
show how rapidly the sturgeon are
passing away it is only necessary to
refer to the report of the Pennsylvania
fish commission. According to the
document, between the years 1880 and
1889 it was not uncommon for 1,000
sturgeon to bo seen on the dock at
Bayside as the result of one day's
catch. In the latter named year the
fish began to decrease in number rap
idly. The average catch to a net thai
season was 60; in 1891 about 55; in
1892 it was 43; in 1893 it had fallen
to 32; in 1894 down to 26; in 1895 the
average to a net rose to 32, but in
1896 it fell to 27; In. 1897 the average
was 22; iu 1898 it fell to 13, and In 1899
it sank to 8. In IS9B the total catch
of sturgeon in the Delaware bay and
river was over 5,000. Last season it
was 2,510. It cannot take long at
this ratio to bring extermination.
Dock Electricity Kill Trees?
New Haven (Conn.) Special to Phil
adelphia Inquirer: Indignant citizens
who desir6 to save the noble elms thai
are the pride of New Haven have
threatened to bring suit against tho
trolley car companies of the city for
alleged damages to the trees. The as
sertion is made that the trolley wires
charged with electricity are in some
streets held in place by connecting
wires fastened to the trees, anrl that
charges of electric fluid are sent Into
the trees, which are thus killed. The
trolley companies have sought to stave
off damage suits by an offer to test
the scientific correctness of these as
sertions. Permission has t>3en obtained
from the department of public works
and police supervision assured for the
interesting experiment within the
week of charging the big tree in front
of City Hall with the full voltage of
the trojley system. U the tree dies
a score of suits will be filed by prop
erty owners, who have been compelled
to cut down trees, some of them 150
years old,since the trolley ran through
the avenues.
Ho Shortened It.
A r°mpous butler one day an*
nouneed some callers as follows: "Mr
Edwin Algernon Pembroke Penny,
Mrs. Edwin Algernon Pembroke Penny
and Miss Maud Victoria Penny." Othei
arrivals were announced at equal
length and with equal solemnity. Be
fore the next "at home" the master ot
the house suggested that so much rep*
etttion and elaboration was unneces
sary; that he would prefer to have his
guests announced more briefly. The
magnificent being bowed grave assent
and said nothing. But his feelings
had been wounded and he was, unlike
most of his kind, as clever as he was,
majestic. As before, the first to ar
rive were Mr. and Mra Penny and
Miss Penny. When they had ascend
ed the stairs they paused an instant at
the drawing room door; the next they
heard themselves briskly announced
to their dismayed hosts In the com
prehensive formula, "Threepence."—
Weliesley Magazine.
alecliaiiUtn ~r Iti. carp.
People marvel at the mechanism ot
the human body, with its 432 bones
and 60 arteries. But man is -,imple
In this respect compared with the carp.
That remarkable fish moves no fewer
than 4,386 bones and muscles every
time it breathes. It has 4.320 veins
to say nothing of Its 39 muscles.
THE FLIGHT OF YEARS.
Tho flight of years, like a dream appears—
Lost with the oblivious post!
What now remains, that memory gains
Of wisdom that will last?
Of human lore, perchance, brief store-
Since limited its sphere:
And human life, so fraught with strife,
Disports with hope and fear.
At eventide, some thoughts may glide
Beyond the setting sun;
Or when night's pall envelops all,
And earth's turmoil is done;
| THE GREAT "LABEL CASE."!
, , / APTAIN IIALLIWELL, I
"[ / want to introduce you to a
V j young lady who is very
anxious to make your ac
quaintance."
My hostess led tire way across the
drawing room to n dark, exquisitely
lovely girl. She watched us eagerly,
and, without waiting for any Intro
duction, sprung to her feet, and said:
"Are you Captalu Halliwell?"
I admitted the truth of tlxe charge.
"I am Edna Doughty," she said,with
a slight air of defiance.
"Edna Doughty," I said, holding out
my hand, "I am proud to meet you."
Tho name of Edna Doughty was in
everybody's moutli in connectiou with
what the papers called "The Great
'Label' Case."
Lord Epwortli was found dead In his
bed. It transpired that he was se
cretly addicted to the practice of tak
ing chloral. He had received a bottle
by post from Messrs. Ferott and Men
son the well-known chemists, from
whom he usually obtained it, and had
taken one dose out of it, a moderately
strong one.
It killed him. It was taken for
granted at first that his death was
either the result of accident, or n ease
of suicide. But at the inquest Messrs.
Perott and Menson positively denied
having sent the bottle to Lord Ep
wortli. It was certainly wrapped up
in their label, and packed in one of
their boxes. But tliey had not sent
ft.
The-label was, of course, examined.
It bore the postmark, "Hampstead,
3.15 p. ni. 7. 8, 97."
It was obviously improbable that
Messrs. Perott and Menson, whose
place of business is In Bond street,
wonld post medicine in Ilnmpstend.
The chloral was analyzed and pro
nounced n strong poison.
Lord Epwortli had been poisoned,
and the crime had been committed
by somebody who wns perfectly ac
quainted with his habits.
So far as known this narrowed the
circle to about ten persons—his house
hold servants and a few relatives.
The question arose, who would bene
fit by Ills death. lie was a married
man, but separated from his wife.
She had been an actress la tier youth,
and had a handsome allowance from
her husband, whom she had not seen
for fifteen years.
Lord Epworth's estate was immense.
The family property, which was of
great value, would pass to Ills nephew,
Dalton Humphrey, a man who was
well known and very popular In soci
ety.
It was on him that public attention
was fixed. His uncle made him a
very small allowance, and ho wns
known to be In financial difficulties.
The death of Ills uncle would make
him n rich man.
Further Inquiries produced two start
ling revelations—the handwriting on
the label closely resembled Mr.
Humphrey's, liut It appeared to bo dis
guised; also, Mr. Humphrey had cer
tainly purchased u bottle of chloral
three days before his uncle's death,
and It had been sent to lilm from
Messrs. Perott and Monson's estab
lishment by post.
Doubtless he had removed the wrap
pings carefully, substituted the poison,
replaced the wrappings and sent It to
his uncle, knowing that it would be
consumed without suspicion.
11l addition to tills, Mr. Humphrey
was known to have ployed golf at
Hampstead ou August 8, at about 3
o'clock 111 the afternoon—the time the
package was posted.
Ho was, of course, arrested. Ho
seemed to he somewhat dazed when
the warrant was read to lilm, but not
exactly surprised and said;
"Well, it served the brute righti"
111 the teeth of such evidence, and
what sounded like an admission of
guilt, it was difficult for his friends to
believe hint innocent.
But one person believed In lilm. In
spite of nil, although lie seemed not
to believe in himself—the girl he was
engaged to, Miss Edna Doughty.
She was a wealthy girl, and consid
ered one of the "catches" of the,,sea
son. In spite of all protests and ar
guments, she stood by her lover, mid
tested her complete confidence to him.
Public opinion wns unanimous—Dal
ton Humphrey was guilty of n most
treacherous mid cowardly murder, and
altogether unworthy of such a trump
of a girl ns Miss Doughty. As for
licr, for the moment she wns the pop
ular idol.
I must explain, too, that her renson
for desiring to know me wns that nt
a country bouse where I was visiting
a few months previously, I had been
instrumental In clearing up a family
scandal.
Miss Doughty wanted my help.
Would I Join hands with her in clear
ing Dalton Humphrey? She could
tell me nothing about the case beyond
what the papers reported, ns the nc
cuscd was obstinately silent All she
could say, with tears in Iter eyes, was
that she believed him innocent
Silent and fleet, like angel feet,
Time hurries as along,
To that fair strand —"the Promised Land"
Those of the Pilgrim throng.
There, hopes and fears with vanished years,
Will theneeiortli ever cease.
And sweetest harmony shall be
With that blest Home of Peace!
Such hope inspires the heart that tires
With transient things of Time,
And solace gains, 'midst griefs and pains,
From gift sublime!
' —Frederick Saunders.
At the bottom of my heart I firmly
believed in the man's guilt. But it
was impossible to refuse tlie request
of such a noble-minded girL
Our first and greatest difficulty was
the prisoner himself. He would an
swer no questions and render no as
sistance. All he would say was:
"I don't care. Let them do what
they like."
I felt it was not quite fair to infer
the worst from this obstinacy. It
might not arise from a consciousness
of guilt. It. Is conceivable that a mau's
mind might be somewhat unhinged ut
the gravity of tlie charge.
I examined tlie evidence carefully.
The handwriting on the label certainly
resembled lils, but not so exactly as
to be conclusive.
The question was, who would or
could Imitate it? Was it done out of
malice? Above all, was it possible
that there was a woman in the case?
Some one, perhaps, who was jealous
of Miss Doughty.
I knew many of his friends, and
made careful inquiries, but could find
no reason to suspect any one of con
spiring against him.
One curious fact was ilicltcd. Hum
phrey had left a west end club at 3.10
o'clock on August 8. He drove to
Hnnipstead In n cab, and arrived at
the links late. If that was the case,
how could he have posted the pack
age nt 3.15?
It was an odd discrepancy, but not
by any means sufficient to clear him.
A cunning man might have arranged
things so.
I obtained i- photo,~rupll of the label,
and distributed copies among his
friends.
But accident suggested a curious
possibility. A friend of mine was In
terested in a "benefit" which was be
ing organized for an actor. He called
to lot me know how it was progress
ing.
"I have had such a bit of luck," he
said. "I wrote to Lady Epworth.
When she was on the stage she was
a 'pal' of old Burrows, and I thought
perhaps she might fork out a fiver.
However, to my surprise, the old
screw lias sent five and twenty pounds.
Here's her letter."
While reading her letter I noticed
that there was, at any rate, some re
semblance between ber writing and
that on the label. It seemed to ine
that the writing on the label Vas
about midway between that of Lady
Epworth and Dalton Humphrey. If
he had tried to imitate her handwrit
ing or she had tried to imitate his.
one could Imagine that this would
be the result.
I submitted the three specimens to
an expert.
Ills report was unfavorable.
In his opinion the address had not
been written by Lardy Epworth. He
was satisfied that the label was ad
dressed by the person—whoever he
was—who had written the third speci
men. That person was, of course, the
accused.
Messrs. Perott and .M en sou told mo
that they knew Lady Epworth by
sight, but had never seen her in the
shop, and I began to lose what little
confidence I had ever had In tlie case.
But not so with Miss Doughty. She
didn't believe "experts," nor, in fact,
anybody who had anything to say
against Mr. Humphrey, and suggested
we should try another Interview with
him.
At first he was as obstinately silent
as ever, but I mentioned the discrep
ancy In the time of posting. Instantly
his attention was aroused.
"Do you mean to say," he said bit
terly, "that you don't take it for
granted that 1 am guilty?"
"I don't take anything for granted,"
I replied sharply. "And if you would
only pull yourself together like a man
we might do some good."
What can I do?" he said, coloring.
"Answer a few questions. Whom
do you suspect?"
"Nobody. It is that which bewil
ders me."
"What nbout your aunt? Would she
benefit by Lord Epworth's death?"
"Indirectly she would," he said,
thoughtfully. "When my uncle mar
ried he wns wildly In love, and made
extravagant settlements."
"But she has an annual allowance?"
I said.
"Yes; but alio doesn't always get If,"
he said, with 5 smile, "because Bp
worth's affairs were In such a pickle.
But now that he Is dead nobody could
prevent her stepping Into a large prop
erty."
"What kind of a woman Is she?"
"A thoroughly bad lot," was the
prompt answer.
"Does she know your handwriting'**
I asked.
"Certainly. She has had letters from
me."
This gave us something to work on.
Further conversation brought to light
the fact that there lived with Lady
Epworth a Miss Denton, who seemed
to lie half lady's maid, half companion.
Humphrey said he believed she was a
relation—probably a sister. It was
possible that, although Lady Epworth
herself liad never entered Pcrott and
Meuson's shop, her creature might
have done so.
With some difficulty I procured a
photograph of tills Miss Denton, and,
placing it amoug a number of others,
took It to Messrs. Pcrott and Men'
son.
They picked it out Immediately. The
lady was a regular customer. She
purchased chloral. They knew her
name, and she gave the address of a
small shop in Lady Epworth's neigh
borhood.
Moreover, they had transmitted
through the post a bottle of chloral to
the woman a few days before Lord
Epworth's death.
She or Lady Epworth had evidently
Imitated Humphrey's handwriting,
watched his movements and posted
the poison at a time when suspicion
• would inevitably fall on him.
Having proceeded so far with the
case, I now thought it right to hand
It over to his solicitors to complete It,
as I had no wish to pose as a detect
ive.
Mr. Bennett, Instead of consulting
the police and taking steps to have
the women arrested, or nt nuy rate,
watched, simply wrote to Lady Ep
worth requesting her to call at his
office.
Evidently she and her "lady's maid"
took alarm, for the effect was start
lingly tragic.
Next morning London was electri
fied to learn that Lady Epworth had
died by poisoning by her own hand,
and her accomplice had disappeared.
The expert oil handwriting had blun
dered, as experts sometimes do, but
we had no difficulty in obtninlng Hum
phrey's release at the next magisterial
inquiry. There was, however, still
one point which had not been cleared
up, and in Miss Douglity's presence
I put two questions to him.
Why had he purchased , bottle of
chloral? and above all why had he
tacitly admitted his guilt?
Ills answer was a painful one.
"I have been secretly addicted to
the habit of taking chloral for the
last three years," he said. "I suppose
the tendency Is hereditary. Nobody
knew of It, and I was constantly try
ing to break myself. When I was
arrested I was more or less under Its
Influence, and scarcely knew what I
was saying. But when I found myself
in Jail on a charge of murder I honest
ly believed myself guilty. I believed
I had been out of my mind."
I won't dwell on the scene that fol
lowed. Humphrey declared that this
experience had cured him of the vice,
and pledged his word of honor never
to give way again, and he has kept
his promise.
I fear flint the account I have given
of the affair has necessarily shown
him In a bail light But he is really
"one of tlie best," and I know no liap
pier people than the present Lord
and ,L.uly Epworth."—Waverley Mag
azine.
Itairmrkahle S-warins of Insect*.
From vurlous pnrffi of the country
there were reports last slimmer of
grasshoppers and locusts, swarms of
Insects that played havoc with the
l'nrnier. A swarm entered Colorado
Springs some few years ago and
swept away almost all the verdure.
The insects covered the ground in
places, and were swept out of the
stores with brooms. That grasshop
pers can stop a train seems incredi
ble, yet a train oil one of the northern
roads in Colorado ran into a swarm
one day which literally stopped it.
The insects were piled up nearly a
foot deep on the rails, ami ns tlie
wheels crusned over them the train
slid along anil could not be started.
The insects tilled the cab, crawled
over the cars and into them when
ever tuey could find entrance and pre
sented a sight that alarmed some of
the passengers, as when they flew
they filled the air like hull and formed
a cloud which turned tlie sky to a red
hue.
Held Up Hi. Lee.
The following good story Is told of a
Glasgow bailie. In Scottish courts
of law witnesses repent the oath with
the right hand raised. On one occa
sion, however, the magistrate found a
difficulty.
"Hold up your right arm," ho com
manded.
"I carina due "t," said the witness.
"Why not?"
"Got shot in that nirui."
"Then hold up your left."
"Cauna dae that aythcr—got shot
In the Ither ane tae."
"Then hold up your leg." responded
tlie irate magistrate. "No man can
bo sworn In this court without holding
up something."—Philadelphia Call.
Driftwood on New England Const.
People who live on the New Eng
land coast like to use driftwood as
fuel In open fireplaces. It is impreg
nated with copper and ocean salts,
and when burned gives out the most
brilliant colored flames. It Is assert
ed that a New Bedford dealer has or
ders for the wood from all parts of
the country, and even from Europe,
and ships hundreds of barrels of It
yearly. Various attempts have been
made to Imitate this wood by artificial
process, but without success. Long
submersion In the sea water Is nec
essary to produce the brilliant flames.
Most Mimical Town In the World.
Do you know which Is the most mu
sical town hi the whole world? It Is
llesterd. In Brazil. One of our readers
who resides there writes: "In our
town, which contains scarcely 15,000
inhabitants, possessed of small means,
there are 300 pianos and seven choral
societies. Tlie three suburbs again
boast of six musical societies—two for
each." If the manners of this town
are not exceptionally sweet, proverbs
live of no account. Le Gaulola,
Paris.
SOUTH DAKOTA'S WIND CAVE.
It U So Extensive That Some Teople Say
That the State Is Hollow.
The good people of South Dnkota
regard Wind Cave as the tenth wonder
of the world. From surface indica
tions it would seem that a large part
of the state Is hollow, and the extent
of Wind Cave is unknown. It was
discovered in 1877 by a notorious char
actor known as "Lame Johnny," who
distinguished himself on several oc
casions by holding up the Deadwood
stage and ambushing caravans of un
warv travelers. His lack oi prudence
in one of these adventures resulted In
a "necktie party" which ended John
ny's career, so that he was not able
to profit by his discovery. J. B. Mc-
Donald rediscovered the phenomenon
in 1884 by finding a large gap in the
plain through which the wind was
pouring out with great force, like the
draught of a chimney. There are
similar vent holes at frequent inter
vals over the prairie, and the people
of this neighborhood claim that sever
al have been opened within the last
few years.
The cave is divided Into chambers.
It Is asserted that more than 3000 dif
ferent rooms have already been dis
covered, varying in size from Id feet in
diameter to over three acres, and this
is believed to be only a small portion
of the cavern. The cave ceiling is not
so ldgh as that of Mammoth Cave, and
the geologic formations are not as
wonderful as those of Luray, but it
has many attractions, and one in par
ticular—the dryness of the atmosphere
—which is said to afford instant and
complete relief to asthmatic people.
The temperature of the cave is about
45 degrees the year round, being un
affected by the variations of the ther
mometer outside, but the variations of
the barometer are sharply perceptible.
When the mercury rises on the outside
current of air flows into the cave and
follows a certain direction. When the
glass falls this current changes and
the air flows in another direction.
This phenomenon has not been studied
by competent meteorologists, but is so
apparent that it attracted the attention
of the early explorers of the canyon.
The effect of the air of the cave upon
asthmatic people Is equally peculiar.
A sufferer from that disease finds im
mediate relief upon entering the cave,
and there will be no return of the
trouble for several days after. This
has suggested the possibility of a per
manent cure for such ns can have the
privilege of visiting the cave frequent
ly, and a hotel is planned for their ac
commodation.—Chicago Itecord.
Snyd Ho Snwii Top Spin 71 Minutes.
"I see that a couple of Northern
scientists are wrangling over the in
vention of a top that spins for an hour
without stopping," suid a New Orleans
engineer, talking about mechanical
curios. "No detailed description of the
device has even been printed, but I
can assure both claimants that it is
far from a novelty.
"Over ten years ago, to the best of
my recollection, a German watchmak
er, who was then living here, made a
top which I myself have several times
seen spin for more than an hour. His
name was William Freund. and I be
lieve he is now at Dallas. Tex. lie was
a sort of all-round mechanical genius
and used to occupy his leisure by mak
ing quaint automatic toys, which he
generally gave away. The long-dis
tance top consisted of a metal sphere,
about the size of a football, surmount
ed by two thin, wide disks, which, to
the best of my recollection, were made
of tin, with a strip of lead around the
edge. Freund called the tiling the
"Saturn top," be cause these disks made
it look something like the familiar pic
tures of that planet. At the bottom
of the sphere was a short pin with a
sharp point, on which the apparatus
revolved, and on top was a peg for
winding the string which gave it its
Impetus. No other mechanism was
visible. Freund spun the toy in a
small saucer the two or three times
I saw it in motion. He held it erect
by a handle which rested in a cavity
at the end of the peg, gave the string
a quick jerk and away it went It
whirled around so smoothly and with
such a total absence of anything like
a wobble that It was hard to discern
that it was really moving. It appeared
to be standing perfectly still. The
longest time that I saw it spin was
one hour and 11 minutes, but on other
occasions it beat that record slightly."
—New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Tlic risn That Failed.
There is a mother in a New England
town who has much trouble with her
small boys. They are very lively edi
tions of the small boy, given to running
away, going in swimming, and doing
many other things of which a good
mother cannot approve. So the other
day, to keep the most obstreiK-rous of
tlie small boys at home, she dressed
him entirely In his sister's clothes,'
Then with a mind nt rest, thinking
he would not endure the shame of
being seen on the street in glrl'sclo'.hes,
she went nbout her work with a quiet
mind. But her confidence in that
small boy's feelings was not well
placed. He ventured out on the street
and there meeting some genuine little
girls, was evidently reproached by
them for the false position in which he
wns placed. That la at least the con
clusion the mo Tier came to later, and
that her small boy resented sarcastic
remarks, for an older brother came
running in in great excitement, cry
ing:
"Oh, mother; Georgie is fighting with
some other little girls."—New York
Times.
MILITARY NOTES.
Hereafter boys who enli-t in the navy
will not have to buy their uniforms.
The tube of a 12-inch gun has 5.0
spiral grooves inside, which cause the
shot to revolve 75 times per second as
it rushes through the air.
In India mounted officers traveling
by rail on temporary duty, may, if
they prefer it, take a bicycle with
them at government expense, in lieu of
a charger.
The war office is buying in Canada
£74.000 worth of moccasins for the
troops in China. It is thought that they
will prove more, suitable for campaign
ing than boots.
The order of 208 guns and two de
stroyers for the Turkish navy has been
placed with Messrs. Krupp, of Essen,
notwithstanding that the tender of
Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.,
of Great Britain, was over $400,000 less
than that of the German firm.
Since the outbreak of the war in
South Africa £104.959 has been receiv
ed by the Lloyds' Patriotic Fund in aid
of soldiers disabled by wounds who
have left the service. A sum of £lO,-
200 was handed over to be distributed
among Colonials, and £2.570 has been
given to disabled men at home.
The German China expedition corps
is clothed in yellow-brown khaki. The
troops carry highly sharpened sword
bayonets, and the new rifles. IS9B model,
known as "Boer guns." The officers
arc armed with long swords. Every
soldier must carry a mosquito net and
a blanket.
Until the time of Charles XII. of
Sweden the artillery was not consider
ed a part of the army; the men serving
in it were not soldiers, but regarded as
mechanics; the officers had no army
rank. Charles XII. gave artillery offi
cers a rank, and regularly organized the
into companies.
The battle of Pavia demonstrated the
superiority of the gun in the hands of
the Spanish infantry. The musket car
ried a 2-ounce ball, ami sometimes
brought down at one fire two or three
mailed knights. The French sent a flag
of truce to remonstrate against the use
of such barbarous weapons.
There is a strong movement in.
Greece in favor of the Swiss military
system in place of the German. The
latter absorbs three entire years of the
life of young men. whereas the Swiss
system calls for only 100 days of drill
ing in the first year, and 20 days every
second year thereafter, until the age cf
32 is reached.
Over too vessels were employed ; n
the British transport sen ice in South
Africa. The admiralty takes credit to
itself for the fact that its immense
transport service has not cost a life, ex
cept the lives of animals—2oo trained
war horses being killed 011 a single ves
sel whose flimsy fittings gave way in a
storm and set the horses adrift.
Tupestrlpo, *
The tBte for tapestry is the craze
>f the hour. They are used for every
purpose under the sun that fur
nishings can afford. Seats and backs
of chairs, composed of small squares,
reproducing in text stitch the paint
ings of Lanier and Wouverman, are
the latest for drawing rooms, with
tnrtains nnd carpets to match. A new
plan in library, dining room or living
rooms decorations shows a straight
Dand of tapestry on either side, fram
ing the window, while across the top.
[raming these, there is a straight cross
band of Henry 11. style. They aro
lined in some heavy textile to match
the color scheme of the roo'V.
Censorship in Siberia.
Hereafter officials who wish to edit
books, write for newspapers and in
dulge their literary taste in Siberia,
must first secure permission from the
ministry of the interior, after having
clearly indicated the precise nature
and scope of their proposed literary
flights. This rule is not intended to
check genuine literary talent, but to
curb crude criticism and strictures
launched on pseudo-literary craft-
Censorship, so rigorous elsewhere, is
scarcely noticed in Siberia, so light is
its hand. Stil it exists, and may at
any time be enforced more strictly
when necessary.
Hamburg Hmi Little Suunhlne.
Hamburg had eighty-two days In
18811 when the sim was not visible at
all. There were in all 1,367 hours of
mnshtne, or 400 hours lesa than in
Heligoland.
(Where to Locate?
WHY. IN THE TERRITORY
TRAVERSED BY THE
Louisville
Nashville
Railroad,
-THE-
Grent Central Southern Trunk Line.
IN
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MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA,
WHERE
Farmers, Fruit Growers,
Stock Raisers. Manufacturers,
Investors, Speculators
and Money Lenders
will find the greatest chances In the United
Sthtec to make "big money" by mason of th*
abundance and cheapness of
Land and Farms,
Timber and Slone,
iron and Ccal,
Labor—Everything
Free sites, financial assistance, and frea
dom from taxation for the manufacturer.
Land and farms at SI.OO per acre and op
wards, and 600,000 acres In west Florida that
can be taken gratia under the U. S. Home
stead laws.
Stock raising in the Gulf Coast District
will make enormous profits.
Half far#* excursion* the first and third
Tuesdays f each month.
Let us know what you want, and we will
tell you vhere and how to get It—but don't
delay, as the country is filling up rapidly.
Printed matter, maps and all Information
frse. Address
R. J WEMYSS,
Benin. Immigration end Industrial Agent
Lou avlllo. Ky, j