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'v VWvr* m- w«uy, . plana, »l<x>P the fortress acroes ; 4mibji swept pa»t, kit ̂ rdlii"the 'afcttare. {|V,Vf ^ south upro*e jow-white smoke, ship of oar Its OOOEM •N 4,, ; .' I* r •' •exed »n in Cu ;the plantei that of been his land* or men, h* of Hit There were n laborers on the island, and Jc oi Who specfcbr B. on as heavily Yuas, > til,., tie floatl«« fortt ppnff of smoke trora her theterrible death, ' th, port, .'iils- that ffre ttmJIftectly lettable mattoalsi reJHFto tfe«ia|6vements of Darts was tgflpsent itt If* Ueatenant Yecman. ' JKain Yeoaaan received jroeM&lrd jfiBe *13,00# awarded toe three ottc||§ipit of th«$19Q4M appro­ priated filHiie cap**!* ofThe rebel chieftain, and was otherwise compli­ mented by congrees tor his heroism in the matter. ft«h idle, but sendfjli* straight ids froipnp(S«* o! slate, our he<M|||j# iiail /'each irott.solfe'"'!^,: 1 monster's hide. J1 ^ cries, strain, l̂ teplfes; yield!" atrvaaled cheers of our men. •^t !vkrakea huge and bladt„i our ribs in her irdii the Cumberland all _ a Iden shudder of death, I'M sun rose over the : tile mwtfTrunt thy day! ' of-praye*^ ?"• < for the dead. « heart* that we** down in e troubled like these, twain rat a aeaml I** will lit con- to* r.swr* Um time the action has been to the jahiaet, nf far .the f tlie Navy when i4*poit;%dhe President Waahjng- of ahlp-beiidlng will „ had and " Ifawaken are t«eleaee4f battleships, ten ff#^lve smaller :fpl now ' ip9pled that it is rPP»- j»n of six vee- :HhBMSr and equip- gonboats and a |l|fc|5|Fta most how- liiiriiiliiia '-the ships. Ac nowander of the battleship aUS Afcei armor also the ft -tat-% great . •*ri»s>t it,#ftl to construct * ii«snl «Mch I.thus combine the fetus--both and«rula«r lt*<ttiesti9n have tohe asttledhy the rta, wl& the aasent aot .ap- of the congressional navalco**- A. battleship of antteer spaed bllity, if a floating ma- he constructed, would obvi- iQie most powerful naval nation could possess, wheth- ito action singly or as in a fleet As fleets : organised the battleship tee to the mobility of the cam not mere fisster •l&weet member, it appears of the most compe- the present time that ijufyf&t well be eacri- a gain in fighting would result ftom **• BtfUmtM **11*. , , t of a well-known(Hî i]aad was notorious for his cruel, ng, bullying manner towards of his compeny below him. a poor fellow has come to grief hands. Qwd conduct badge*, %nd fuU corperals' stripes he fcaa beea the cauae of getting cut oft tbeii anna He would find fault, and tralty them to desperation, until t|iey would tun on mm, and sosaetimea strike him; then they Were pp$hed off prktoners. But a day of reckoning waa near at hand. About halt* dokan Soldiers encountered two sweeps in a public bar in Bdfnbu The soldier* promised them a hand­ some reward if they would give their tormentor a thrashing This they ac­ cordingly agreed to. Those knights of the broom met the sergeant in the same bar two evenings after the above inci­ dent. They slapped him in the Cam with their caps until he was Minded with dust. From his immaculate spot*' to the top of his head he was covered over with soot. With two black eyes and bleeding lips he resembled a Zulu more than a Highland aoldier. With hasty strides he made for the barracks, only to be made a prisoner for being drunk and fighting, tried by a#«l«ifot court-martial, redoeed to coryocf|, a|uV to the bargain, had to pay for Ira clothing. In eaeh -'rwm that night there was » jai|t«e*tioa» "He, ̂ served it!" waa all the eagr, " him right.* :s i IHIB ii'ieiis'ii Sherman, while J .̂wa# eom- general of the 'aa r̂̂ rtsited. West Point one Juae for die gradua­ tion : exercises, fie accompanied the comauusdant on hk Siusdav mornlna tour |rf inspection of ^arracks enteiUis a esctain room, he wrai: over to the down, he pried, JB») a he|ck froip v||hf middle of the hearth with his sward scabbard, and revealed a hollow space about a Caot «qtiare, in which waa nioe|r paciced a considerable Quantity of tojfraoee and xrthn* contraband §rtl- clea. Meanwhile, the cadets occupying the cneas stood mutely watching and wondering what sort of man the gen­ eral waa to have been able to discover the only "cellar" of its kind in bar­ racks. Turning to the commandant the general remarked: "I have ibeen wondering if that hole was still ,ti»ere. I made it when 1 Waa a cadet ond lived in this room." . i >•« i Rf • -,g if IK emot 1st av« tad on is- »rs, is- to Sla- tells Vtmgro 11 ch»S T»tflfil1w A. well-known Georgia Judge this war story: 'When war was declared against Spain, the darkies became greatly agi t&ted because there waa talk of put­ ting them to the front to , the Spaniards. They offered all tort* at amusing excuses for not enlisting "One old negro said to a man who was urging him to take up arms against,Spain: 'What for,Mars Geqrge,' said the old mam. 'I ain't got nuthin' aglnpt them Spaniels. They never dons nuthin' to ma I ain't got a thing agin&t them Spaniels; what'a the use of US flghttn*?' " 'Patriotism,' relied the man. Yon should fight for love of country/ "'Heh!' soid the darkey; luv er oountry? I dun live in town so long I ain't got no use for de country.' has had the m: lose its entire fleet In time of peace. The gunboat Bocktown sank in ths harbor of Monrovia in five and «ne- ba3f fatiwntii of waiter. The ierlia gunboat, 4Mmed by the sam$ |por«rn- ment, the Goronnamah, capsised in St.' Paul'* fiver, where *|j| 0^b9tBU taken to.«gt leaned and ojgp^fttlad,. These twejfwboata coiistUpbS||^ |^e whole ol tl# mm.power of of Li- beria, and the Liberies admlral-in- ciyief .Ihm ii»» * four-oared romiiglboat pwullng tlU at. tempt of the president of the republla to acquire soother fleet--Chilean Times. :••••'-r - v.^V'- it'-f«t<i -duhH negro waH|j the iaaH| help. their each ommm is quite Brajj the won^Ell as arulCvaal either the nal| •HNiite ort the most ofl •m ar* i pjuw-hllwy an<E Hot be dj on from vtim mm to im ntowlng «an#! Igjthe (p ditching, r<ii work Canaw| *re' prefM*n| fllrf iff to this kiSHi iWfc M stant and hJH pipirtoea. Wag* Mn Imp A istndy of the wages allowed the gives a very fair idea of the condi­ tions wider which they live. The fol­ lowing table of wages isjm averaare of fhoee 14 operatioi|i ttfoi®^St!the year before tie insurrection. All wf$ea are paid monthly in gold. Maintenance is in every case suppli^: Iflminlstttitibn .f 166.66 Servant 30.00 Oy^rs^er .......... Second overseer Steward and bookkeeper ...... or from a mva of the food T%- •,v«' l A^is^ant <^rj«nter Montero .. Assistant "Hostler .. Assistant Pumping water p o o k . . . . . . . . . . . i Assistant ight watchman ..., ounted field guard ^ i « * a e • • e « (MMIII «r» •• • » • • e s a e;a a • • • •,» * • • .*••'.1' 'f • ^ V 'si a a • •> * • * • • I m • :e^e 4 • * m 85,00 85i00 60.00 26.00 35.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 too 00 8500 25.00 M.oo ,....|25 and f30 The rations fpr one man per day are as follows: i Clear beef, one p(Whdt or alent in tasojo, salt fish; pound, or its equivalent in Jnacaroni, etc.; lard two oun- fee, one ounce; sugar, two ounces; bread, six ounces, or instead of bread, feweet potatoes, plantains or melange; sweet oil, bacon, salt and spices suffi­ cient to season food, tiuring the Winter months cabbage, tomatoes and jturnips ;arjywrveC regard to rations. ^ a • ' CLIMBING THSBtDY^Ii PALM--A TYPICAL SCENE IS RURAL CUBA. of the slave trade did not gain relief, was fifty years ago, one t <--M« ««H< AM* tOO» welfare Of Libor conditions at borers aire employe^ hy us. Of these 10 per 'bent are Canary .islanders or Spanip$$§^,10 pet fent negro women pr, bg^£^liite Sr^men do no field work-^t' per cem "are native whites, «nd ibbot CO per tent are mulattoes or New Dt»ttUlns Fto^mw. ^ l!&ere is a new distilling process which was shown recently at €K€" Paris exhibition., This process depends upon the employment of a microbe which will convert starch first into sugar and next into alcohol. The whole operation is carr|etf on in clOfed vats, eveir ma­ terial ielng steriiiased, so that there ©an be no microbes present except those specially bred in the laboratory lest (ami "i Chlsan Mit wA. h. been takbn to kurope. fmf a? ever, quite distinct from the yeast plant. '• *, < i./ , | t i. , ; - - i dU:-.: MUNICIPAL SCHOOI. BUILDING U| CUBJL-OSE Of- tHD BnDCATU>HA.X, JNBTITUTIONe 3EB11 hi BVBRT TO .COOK CHESTNUTS. are to OMrta. • A. O. Yeoman of , a leading lawyer of %i* old home, Wash- Ohio, recently. He *l*it a sister and Although S<Baffairs <rf Xewa, fame was of the civil Mho gave the gflitile capture >;S|t|sident of the '"" 'iSrt* Tataable it Captain _f|^r;i>«iBral i:.'*^iort' the S'ft.'&'c.: V-P.K SsMtam a«ttiUMt to '--n-|]|iiim ̂is the n^of th«|^|r depa to grant hon«c|Me dj army to soldieis to get business i» t|» Phllî pAiies. A uumber of ofljoers andj£fp in the untes» regiments have already ~ and many others whose com or terms of enlistment expire to July next have made applleajtapa. This Is1 considered one of the 'nM(st' effective methods of Americanizing the Island. VMelltlw la MMMk WaMb* Tha^Black Watch *ftinn ym toMof killed and woaaded anOBt sa Britlah battalions during the ' " 8o«th Africa, while the * grays to WWA rhmy Ar. •t»bl* In ttWM*. The lar$e. French cheL Pgnifl in na#r|cet, and are be be used as VOfi of the substantial lunch or dinner <£ishes by many families, la ma^y H*rench homes it is the practice to roaft them slowly until soft, then send them to the table, where each member hulls his own, then cute them in half and puts a bit of butter be­ tween before eating, says the New Post Another way is to throw them into toiling mt few n}inute8, jp &at the be easily remo^^ after which' fir twenty or thmig plnute% soft; then put thronga one of tH eat pouto mssher*. andthiey are to eat as a porridge with cream or rich milk. After boiling and mashing they can be seasoned served in the place of Experiments made pio^gL nt to tM co spesSig, despite to the contrary. Most WW, almost lost, as lw^pt^m Waitliur for some time in On $1|B sultan perceiving tW« hO 'WOOjd not discuss politics, but Philip to go home and nk^lioC'wiilk. But this is digressing from my story. To make sure of hav­ ing his milk fresh the sultan every m£rnj^,jfc&d the, cows brought in front *rtOais winuQws to be milked, ai& rafc' i«uite su|e-that no one could tamaac jiith the milk. Uofornately, some e¥u~disposed person miffed that the was doing a most peaiger- It would be so easy for to poison some noxious te milk. ned aim of drink milk.--LoBldonTelegraph im to feed em- govern- that nuts, t iadlges~ impression nuts contain very little water, much fat, and only * small percentage otf starch. fip Why Saltan Gave Up Mttk. The sultan was impressed with the Idea that fresh milk was an excellent thing for the health, of which ~ very careful. plalir part of «f Sbaold*r»Tapping. a story told of a Masarin, who cardinal of his dilatoy who had a real •dfl lose his frU by the hand' the many in his ich it would be u^r to other re4n«il^ thst w* founded on servlQM done , The suppliant for hia tanpiifg Mazarln's supp^r êr became _ wealthy man on the elegit of these attentions, which 6dst tW minister so little and the state Hottfing. , Xffttontt Fwt fw ^^•ipan-. on th« horse show was .-yfrfriy every other wo«|3can he be making fiaea only the tight m enugly over move a hair's they get the •ering 6ar Aftlocai l;.j|ng New York Times. to dot Kails of tlM All exhaustive study oi the niUls of the hand has been made by F. A. Mln- akoff, and some of the result* appear to be of medico-! Among other draw. sort] or wl th*l cirt the load chant or the 'iiorii-ocit wha«aed flit, and also avoids carts which to the letter on ericanpScers static«fd ltla|.and towns that American or other coBtjfaet||% # capitalists do not break a" cohtraet with the natives, and on the other hand. See to it that the natives live up to their pwrt A native and hi* cart can be Engaged for from one to t! days as the rate of fifty cents ft da< American money, and he will providd food for himself and animal, and, of course, the sheltering along the lia* counvs for nothing, as it consists sim ply in running the trail into afplasa or field in some town, where thl anl* mals are turned IfMtse to graze ufe the' m^n sleep b^eiw the carts for the night. The typical freightage cart of. the native is constrticted crudely, wheel* and alt by native ^heelv^l^xtsi Who have not studied thef art of , j ing proper i>^Httgs for the fridlonal! surfaces of th^ wheels. These native trains e o and% mudi the tedious able. They arf llir relied up is h«ivy. weary, n to give but Glacial XBotJhr A few years ago geologists confi­ dently asserted that at one period in the world's history a great ice cap oame moving down from the polar re­ gions, and swept over North America aa far south as latitude 38, carrying with it great boulders--which lie kbout on slopes and hilltops to this day to prove it--*nd ScratchUig tlje recterd of t upon cUffs and nwges. lted asd4>- Tiifs Wks t4%ht Ik the schools, and to doubt it %as heresy, for science, eory, is d "Behold, theor; %aid: came fr<Mb the^Wliin^ Shores of ^^glacier %hici d on the caitfe fnttl 'Canadian ^showi no efl exposed to similar »a!l the glacier did e N t several t timii dietritfh nt from the wefet. Stores of one east. Bast 6t is a. long belt if wer " ^ tie Pes lferent po oving from the rathar gaV*„ „ tndHOd^>M1 " , WoVe "ffart v^e sc^btists mnnm. m&Limm'. ,itom <*# •«* * Vivid imî ^̂ .̂ |t̂ as imtn found, evidence that that part of the country .(SgpR.Haa cov^nfd by a glacier--in fact, conclusive evidence exists that it* M. At the inouth of the McKensieS river is plenty of evidence of action, and also that the glacier which VAR17EIES OF VIRTUE. ««w ot » Maekla. | Not e at the ay why seemed to It wa* are worn if tlM»ii'll»'qHKbt they an* only o f » HmUm Virtu*. A large sh^jre of the regrets Which cause people t6 %isb that they could live their lives over again are traceable to belief in a great body of virtue which has positively nothing but a name to be. Any mature person who looks into his own past and Scruti­ nizes his own acts k'bows that there is no such amount of virtue In mankind as he hears of daily. The notion of it is- absurdly inconsistent with thf dem­ onstrated narrowness 'of bur liberty. It would be 'fJU&rtttBEble to eOl the regularity of a machine virtue ai it is to call the same thing in many * man virtue. This one "is a 'iB&del ofsobri- ety, and his exc*fll*nD?cC in that way never cost Him th|tsUg|itest mo#al ef­ fort That one can not distinguish a high card from a low, but itjjs be­ cause he never had the least iinclina­ tion to learn {tb dolso. ^Sb Vou may go the whole round of the vices andT make up a class which never had a tempta­ tion. This class, with no more virtue than there is in a machine, rfiise a standard" ikd tottd*tt» thoae ^o do ndt dbh^ hfip io it Still more sBarply they condemn him wKa dO** not fccept their i^it?4uad-dried formulas of opin­ ion. W^j Jiarbor a regret on account of condemnation by those who have to condemn us,? A man's torn because in following the of his reason aSd conscience ^displ< virtue comn ce the virtue with fm»>W •WWBMt UI"U>i» talked has or ever had credited, W ̂ Virtue existence. It could not have owing to* the poor thing which human life is and the restric­ tions upon moral and intellectual free­ dom. If we coald only live our lives these News and are The.thickness of the Mils di­ minishes progressively from the thumb tethe "• Marly all ot go iu chartty and U Boston a Mm#. Covntrcfiî l̂ ibltlra. ,J lerican wongress held recently was not quite a »«aocess. While Spain 1b doubtless anx­ ious to have a racial union with the Spanish -American republics, its chief •1m in summoning the congress was commercial. Spain cannoi!^wkr to thlnlf that It sends onfl^9K500,00G of itei products to these colonies buys from them exports to the **lae of iltjmm. Spain has been publics But. counfrl bli CO latioft̂ many please Record. sntral and South America, he delegates from these nowledged the ties cf tory they stilted tl Ik*'- 'ord to disturb the United States, t Britain, ® merlely fcft* J. Wright in Chicago whole re than "3 th for h far Hunff-rtan ffy of Btidaj that he inf e and casife, a value of aiore s (4009,000), unding sc students' count reser till hill de« into the tie he wislW place of d any may clloose ̂ s. Ttft co bachWor furtlHring -tlie tw* d science. Po^? ' ' ™^#interest In circles tiver ii epidemic of poisoning at Manchester, #here ' sand eases are known to der trmOBVKkt A: confined to beer drinkers, the scourge %**' easily sfientific expertJi^have amslte in Bier'̂ rewed of Ih&r man of "cdEuc^clal s ce%f^Krsenie trlbuted to a lack of mm m the purt sale of beer has heavily fall* the north of England, and tha are hard hit. [efect of kno%rn as "color blin ly been carefully sti totflW^g facts d: to tt. fJitoarenUy of Colorblindness who are iinable to _ or whatever, thouj^ these is small; there am wmfuse certain bright color*, smaller section of only in recoC&lsla The two colors w)ii< ally cohtoasd are color-blind people separate yellow and htp*.