THE "LOWER" RACES. AN ETHNOLOGICAL ENQUIRY OF VERY ENTICING INTEREST. "Must the Iauces Go t= Whit History and Ita Cycles Teach of the Past- Excellent Material for the Civil- ization That WILL Succeed Kurupe, 'Lower' Will the "lower" races of men, so- called, eventually oust the higher ones in future conflicts, of wil the Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic and hold yellow races. and the recently been held by ethyologists that while the non-KMuropean races may be temporarily inferior, it does not by any means follow that they will always It was certainly not fo in Jauls and the Germans of the versed; over another extreme east in a westerly directio: an. apparently certain and = vesixte:s march around the entire globe, fa it @ fact that the people of the Yellow and Black belt are inferior beings, and that the Caucasian can maintain, the supremacy he has gained = axgainst superior numbers ? Are the Asiatics and Africans incapable of a higher civilization thon Europeans and An. ericans aes ritained 2 "The / 'at native a Envepean his bi uy the Zulu or stands, taking him all round, on aa high a level as the Germans whore Tacitus praised and dreaded" The same writer gives it as his belief that the whole African continent {js a store- house of excellent raw material cap- eble of being gradually worked into a civilization which will succeed that of Europe, by a slow process of assimilation stretching over certuries and perhaps millennidms. Thess peo- ple have the advantage of startin: * the cece where Europeans muai.. leave off, just as the Teutons took up the peinvene of building up our present civilization. not at the starting point, teat! it.--Current Literature. Force of the Humin Jaws. Experiments are reported tu have been made by Dr, Black, a dentist of Jacksonville, Fla.. to determine the oree exerte "do by the human juws in also the greatest enpuble of a spring In- with a registering exerting, By strument yeast a device he took--according to ihe ac- count given--records of about 150 bites of different persons, fifty of these being presented as characteristic, dinary man, woman and smiullest pressure recorded Was thirty pounds, by a little » incisors, exerted a of sixty-five pounds, Tho highest re- ¢ord Was made by a physician of 35, the instrument used registering only 5, and he simply closed It to- without any apparent effcrt, - being also no method of deter- mining how far above that figure he the test was sons exceeded a force of with the incisors and 200 with the mol- ars. Dr. Black states that the physi- cal condition of the persons experl- mented upon seem to but slightly In- fluence the result, and is of the opinion that the condition of the peridental membranes is eontrolling factor, Tather than muscular strength. further, that In the chewing of food much more force is habitually exerted than Is necessary.--Legal Adviser. Freezing a Burning Candle. Cold is merely a relative term. The regident of semi-tropical countries Shiveis whey tae thermometer talis to 50 de.rres whd+ the Lepoander and Esquimac *Uhtnk it ds comlortuble at zero. For real cold and pienty of it, one must go to polar regions, Think of living where the mercury goes down ase, fur garments are piled on until a man looks like a great bundle of skins. Dr. Moss, of the polar expe lition of 1875-76, among other odd things, tells of the effect of cold on a wax candle which he burned there. The tempera- ture was 35 degrees blow zero; and the doctor must have been conslder- ably discouraged when, upon looking at his candle, he discovered that the flame had all it could do to keep It was so cold that the flame could not melt all the wax of the candle, but was-forced to cut its way down, leaving a sort of skeleton of the candle standing There was heat enough, however, to ™m: It oddly-shaped holes tn the wills of wax; and the beautiful lace like cylinder of with a tongue of yellow flame. inside it, and oa out darkness ftreaks of light.-- Popular tena News. Fireproof Ink. White paper has been prepared by using borax. asbestos, ete.. which will not burn. There has so far been no a prepared which when subjected tr » is not elther neg or render es illegible. uders of "isrtitz, hew- evir, publishes, § gays the American Drurcgist, a formula as follows, which he claims will furnish an ink the leci- bility of which will not be affected by 0 vere of finely powdered of gum cepal, 3.5 parts of tincture of galls and 1s parts ot in- digo sulphate, add to a sufficient quan- tity of water, boll and then cool, when th. ink is ready for use. Soapauds at Sen, It has recently been discovered that chiane- ed recently to as short of the latter ought him of = which he forthwith dlacaies ed over the bows of the vesrel. The effect was instantaneous. THiNGS OF HEIGHT. SOME OF THE TALL..1 WORKS OF MAN AND OF i. 7 URE. However, WHI Change some Mixconceptions~ 5es Level and What Ix Above It--Where These Figures, Popular Situated, The Eijffel Tower Is 990 feet. 'ne Kock of Gibraltar ig 1470 feet. 'he famous tower of Utrecnt ts 464 cel. Bunker Hil monument is 220 feet in height Mount Pilatus in the Aips 1s 9000 fert th. The poreciain tower at Nankin was -it nigh Mount Mecia. 5000 feet, Is tht high- est jn te laine The 'Mrooklyn WLridge is 278 feet above the river Haz Vvard is the ra Gin 14 feet. , Orleans is below highest land in Colo- the 10 to are from town in the highest et, The famous Stount Hood, of Oregon, is 11,570 feet hi Mount ao tallest in Sumatra Highland Trail is the highest land In Florida, 210 gh. 12,800 feet nigh, is the The Dead Sea, "in Palestine, Is 1516 feet below sea level. 1e Sea of Galilee is 653 feet be- low the Mediterranean. Pine Knot Is "vg highest place in KRentucky--1428 fe Warren is loca tea on the highest Jand in Illinois, 1005 feet Vesuviu the famous Italian vol- eano, fs high Atla is the highest town in Towa, 1519 feet above Sea levei. The Washington -- is 555 feet from base to The steeple of tie Mitlan Cathedral ix 355 feet in height. The Caspian Sva is the level of the ocean. as St. G50 below feet Stephen's fee Mount Whitney 'the highest peak in California, 14.598 feet. One of the highest peaks in the An- de feet high, is the Mount Rich, tattest in South Carolin The Statue of biberty in New York | harbor, is 305 feet high. The towers of the Cathedral of | Cologne are 511 feet high. \laska has four mountains, cach | over 10,000 feet in heish Altamont is hichest recorded Maryland, is from 1% Mount Emmons, 15.694 feet, Is sald te he the highest in Utah. Meade Point. 10,541 feet above the a, is the highest in-Idaho hree mountain peaks In Idaho exceeding 10,000 feet. The tower of the Parliament House in London is : ne greatest altitude tn San Francisco, 12,562 t. ten Nevis, 4400 feet, is one of the highest elevations in Scotland. Porcupine Mount is the highest ele- vation in Michigan, 2023 feet. Mount Parnassus, the home of Muses, is only 3950 feet high. DuPont's {Is the highest place in Delaware, 282 feet above sea level.-- St. Louls Globe-Democrat Arizona is the Nutritious Qualities of Olives, If dried olive possess all the qualt- ties claimed by thelr advocates, a new industry may be developed in this state and economical persons be fur- nished with a food procuct palatable and highly nutritious, vig hi cost ne more five cents da W. . Manning of Ballard, Saute avtare, pobara has sent a sample of the dried fruit for the Inspection of the Board of Trade. He » dried frult will of course contain all these qualities. and all that Is necessary to render it pieasant to the taste is soaking and salting it. Ph: oil of the olive is equal to meat, and the pulp Is as gf00d as bread. Three of the largest olive groves in the world are planted in Southern Cali- -- One gro of 400 acres, Jrange County, will 'contain)40,000 trees. 'Auorher. near Colton, will have 54,000 trees and the third. near Pomona, have 24,000 tree. planting in California this season than at any previous time, the boem being due to the increased popurart ty of California oranges in Ame mar- kets. The olive crop of Soutaern Call- fornia last season was worth $120,000, and the growers say that three times the amount of fruit could have been sold.--San Francisco Call Unlzac on Color Influence. Balzac's curious speculations suggest the extent to which color Intuences our human life. He had noticed that 2 woman who had a statse for orange without apparent cause, trusted; preference for white showed a coquette spirit; gentle and thoughtful women prefer pink; women who re- gard themselves as being unfortunate prefer pearl gray: lilac Is the shade particularly affected by "over-ripe beauties," wherefor, the great author Iiiac hats are mostly worn by ¢ daughters' marriage nd by women more than 40 years old when they go visiting. These theorles are founded upon the princi- ples of color as already laid down-- yamely, that red and yellow excite: green, tempered by blue, is biniour, the most retiring color of the scale.-- Popular Science News. The Latest Hat Pin. that earls and rhinestones are much place in general favor. Sometimes only one kind of material appears ms the hat pins, hl - is more common to find two or Cod Liver Oil, The making of cod liver oil is an im- portant industry at Christiania, Nor- way. The quantity exported from there last year was 70,000 barrels. red a good RECOLLECTIONS ¢ Justin MeCarthy Tells Se: _of Men He fu Of the great men he ban' McCarthy seme ¢ to relate. A few of these recounted in a lecture in Theatre, Newcastle. Arong his most cherished memories are collections of William Makepeace | Thackeray. Those who-know Thack- cray from his books wil] r iy con- celve that he would take {| te de- light in telling a story against self. Here is an anecdote that he used to relate : Thackeray found mueh plea- sure in taking long walks into the country. When on one of these excur- tions with a brother epee.) 'Jacob Omnium," who, Titackeray wae, Was even taller' than-the author f "The Newcomers," the twoygentle- giant' were exhibiting themselves, they agteed to When Thackeray was preparing * usual admission fee the at- tendant at the door remarked; "We make no charge to the profe s¢sion, sir" An instance of very smart separtee on the part of Joh ight in told by Mr MeCurthy, Mer, ht, unfertu- tiy. nad on thik his parliam enutaiy and other duties on account of an affection of 'the Recovering from the attack Mr resumed hiv active interest in public iffairs. Lut in the course of a debate of the Heuse of surprising and ore replying to Mr. Bright, vaid t entleman had been suffering from a diseave of the brain. With com- parative self-restraint the famoug reé- retorted: "That is 9 disease Providence Itself could not in- flict upon the noble lord,' Mr. McCarthy reme shea very well a member with decency, the only speech he ever heard the Great Duke of Wellin gton deliver In the House of Lords. It made a de- clded impression. upon the future Trish leader, The man of fron wore a. blue frock coat and a pair of duck trousers. the only person he knew except his friend... G 8, who adopted 'such unmentionables. A bi was under discussion and Wellington criticised it adversely. The peer in charge of the bill remarked bitterly that the noble duke did not understand the bill. Then Wellington rejoined: "I have three tlmes; and £ not underst and the bill I must be a -- fool." Among the anecdotes Mr. McCarthy relates is one concerning himself. At the close of a lecture in Glasgow he iain to the chairman and said he spoken too Na Na." Scotchman, "aw the nk ye hae fa Vera patient audience!" --London Ne A Reconcilintion Gown, An old pioneer who had lived the rugged life that belongs to a srow- Ing country once said to me: "A coun- progresses until the women dresses to fit." A more quaint impressive, practical idea I can- net imagine. Until the women of.2@ cuuntry are self-respecting the country in never progress, and in no way en that it- welt more clearly en in personal ap- try never make their It platitude clothes furnish a co ligion cannot provide," but every man knows what the relative truth 0: its significance is, as applied to her own case. A little woman who is her own house worker confided to me recently the most essential part of her success Was due to the fact that she always kept dressed up; her gown, her shoes and her appearance generally being quite as perfect and as much a matter of study as though she were dressed for a rece a instead of for mere --_ du "IT hay the ira of cambric sowns,, perfectly fitted to me, and the neatest and triggest of dainty aprons; even my gingham aprons have an cd of daintiness -- them. When shoes run over the heels they bap to tire me out and IT cast them aside. *, nor in half- Then my work y 'recon- cttlation frown." sis the prettiest tea gown ean devise. It rests me, puts me on geod terms with myself and helps to make things sited bright." I believe every woman should expert- ment with the 'reconciliation oe Queen of Fashion, Britain's Lifeboats« Great Britain's National Lifeboa: jn. stitution had 303 boats in 1895. The were launched 437 times, lives. is $5,250 and the cost of maintenance 3500, There are two teboats and a third is being constructed. your doctor. The doctors ap- prove of Scott's Emulsion. For whom? For men and women who are weak, when they should be strong; for babies and children who are thin, when they should be fat ; for all who get no nourishment from their food. Poor blood _is starved blood. Consump- tion and Scrofula never come without this starvation. And nothing is better for starved blood than cod-liver oil, Scott's Emulsion is cod- liver oil with the fish-fat taste taken out. ; ATT bits ae | THE TELL-TALE THUMB. | Some of the Wondertui Siero atse Hand-ciasp . i jien OF Are you a hetipeenc. acne: ae Will you be when y0u mesis «271 3 4 Madame, tyran.cauy sic ue vue? shold, Or are you duly . him in all thinas % » you delight i the privilege of feminin.ty and de- light in Leing subjugaicd and coaxcd and adored and cared ior by some Stiong "Ehadow of a great rock ina wea.s I.ind" kind of a man, with firm hands and broud shoulders 'and in- domi.abie individuality ? Just ask your affanced one "How do you clasp your han more correctly and definitely apenas "How interlace your finger when in a handclas Just clasp your hands quickly, Don't stop to do it with intent. Clasp them How do you do it? If you are a wo- man, nat@trally you clasped tnem with the left thumb outside the right, and the fingers as interlaced yo an the right one; be- ginning with the digit nearest you, thumbs and fingers would be arranged in this order: Left thumb, thumb, left forefinger, right forefinger. middle left finger middle, right finger. third left finger, third right finger. lit- tle left finger, little right finger. If you are peel man who absolutely domi- nates a man then the order was precisely 'teva ersed. Where the order of thum and fingers read left, In describing the order of the masculine it would be right. If man the left thumb nearest him asd the fingers interlaced in the same order.-- Washington Post. Blasta From Kani's Horn. inspired man is the man who thinks. You can not have experien*+ ter .he other fellow The new woman Is a necessary and fascinating evil. oung ladies who are not wre husband their strength. A "Napoleonic curl' does not always adorn a Napoleonic brow. The office that "seeks the man" itself to unnecessary trouble. eople who "roost high" fall very hard when they tumble off the perch. We are all probably somewhat "cranky." fro the other fellow's standpoint. What a miserable we but new strong puts world this would each other's over "home knock the ball make a may clear the fence and yet not run." Men are not necessarily Christ-like. because they part their hafr in the ddle The man who sets out to "live by his wits" should carry a hone tm his pocket. The chap who "knows all about [t™ steps il - street-car with his face to the My ayerpathy for "the under dog" {fs sometimes modified when I consider how he got there. enever a fell gets to be "too big for his breeches" a should e Did you cver observe no some per sons never appear to be happy évcupt when they are miserable 7 he man without money is respected Just about as much the other ass that nibbles thistles by the wayside. The optimist has the advantage: he is always happy on account of the things that never come to pass: while the pessimist is always miserable for the same reason Some Queer Questions. When you are crossing 2 strect just in front of a team, why Woes the driver sing out, " Get up? and@ look the other way ? Why do the church and charitably disposed peaple continue to be Impus- ed upon by beats, both male and female ? Would it not be a good scheme te have the dirt and refuse removed the same day it is swept up, Instead of leaving it to blow all over the streets again ? What is the regulation number 0? SaNgons on the ladies' coats--250 to Does the latest style require more than one per feathers 18 Inches Teng on a lady's ' Do you cunt It eraceful, easy or dv- cent for any ric le a biescle drab or plaid garter on a bicycte girl ? How old will a 16-year-old ten years from now 7 an you 'tell how much a lad. ts worth by the size of her sleeve 7-- ton Traveler. girl be tas= Served a Good Purpose. Among the «seven trades student in mechanical must learn at Cornell is that of black- smith. Occasionally there Is a protest. but it is never heedd. One diuvle. tien years was unusually averse solling his hands. But he had to werk at the forge just the same. Laer fall he went to Prof. Morris and thanked him for being compelled to learn black smithing. "Why 7" ask the proefesser, "Why, you see." replied the forme: "I am now superintendent of « y out in Colorado, Last sum- shaft broke and there was no one in the mine but myself who could weld it. [ didn't Ike th but I took off my coat and welded shaft. [It warn't a pretty fob, haar she's running row. If [ couldn't' have doneit I'd have had to pack that shatt on a mule and send it 300 miles over the mountains to be fixed and the mine would have to shut down Ul It got back. My ability to mend that shaft raised me in the eyes cf every man in the mine and the boss raised my salary."--Lesal Adv ier. Irving Has Oneveok Hix Title, Henry Irving may >¢ a "Sir" in. the list of nobles, but as the manager of his own theatre, the I.yceum, in Lor- ick Harrison, have the "Mr." thelr names. Pl as 3 al i eet, TS right | sey Bin seit hes Sli ee ae for Infants and Children. : observation of Castoria with the patronage of ea millions of persons, permit us to speak of it without guessing. It is tionably the best remedy for Infants and Children the world has ever known. It is harmless, Children like it. KH gives them heclth. It will save their lives. In it Mothers have which is absolutely safe and as child's medicine, Castoria destroys Worms. Castoria allays Feverishnees. opium th other narcotic property. Castoria is put up in one=size bottles only. It is not sold in bulk. Don't allow any one to sell you anything else on the plea or promise that it is "just as good" and "will answer svery purpose." Seo that you get C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A. The fac-simile ison every Children Cry 'or Pitcher's Castoria. W Ay ae Bb a Result of a Neglected Cold. DISEASED LUNGS 'Which Deetors Failed te Help, CURED BY TAKING _Cherry_ AYER'S pecirar Pectoral tacted a severe cold, which slightést exer Gonsatted a Doctor wha found, on examining my lunes, that the tlonm et Dawe of the lett one wae by ly' affected. nately na 'ectorak Ray ov < give ita trial. After ng a few doses sry trouble rhe ho lieved, nnd fare I hal fr red." miker, Orangeville. c 'Ayers Cherry Pectoral Highest Awards at Worki's Fair. a Sn RRs Aycr's Pills Cure Indigestion. "tN "-- Pine wae D. ri. Root ic, Oise Wan htelenas oe reese Letters come day by day telling us that this person has been cured of dys- pepsia, that person of Bad Blood, and another of Head- ache, still another of Biliousness, and yet others of various complaints of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels or Blood, all through ' the intelligent use of Bardock Blood Bitters. _ It is the voice of the people recog- | rizing the fact that Burdock Blood | Bitters cures all diseases of the i Stomach, Liver, Bowels and Blood. | Mr. T. G. Ludlow, 334 Celborne Street, Brantford, Ont. says: @ During sevem ) yeurs prior to 1886, my wife was siclk all | the time with violent headaches. Her soo hot that it felt like burniag {up was weak, rum down, and ms fee "Isle that she could hardly do anythin, i) ainiso nervous that the least noise starctied I Night or day she could not rest and f life was 2 misery to her. I tried'all kinds | her. j of medicines and treatment for ber bet i she steadily grew worse until I bought } six bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters from | C. Sterk & Son, of Brampton, Ont.,. for | which T paid $5.00, and it was the best investment I ever made in my life. Mrs. Ludlow took four out of the six bottles-- there was no need of the other two, for j those four bottles madé her a strony, } healthy woman, and removed every ail- ment from which she had suffered, and pshe cujoved the most vigorous health, { That? -« dollars saved me lots of money lin ww icine and attendance thereafter, and |. tter than that ik made home a coinfi t to me. <a eeeeeeeet et e ihn. . A Aad ued Fe eoules , 7 by The ( Cook Co., Windsor, Ont, g and Detroit, Mich, isthe n gafe, reliable é tamps, with her address, for Pree Sam le ¢ an: full particulars, which we will ¢ Scilly cabece! snail in plain. sealed ¢ envelo An old ph sician, tinued>prac' aoe cries Since diseases of ¢ con- ¢ peeeses Sook es aoa © ( PANY, ( Boom wn 3 Res 253 3 Woodverd d Ave, Detroit, Mich. t™ Coox's Catton Root Compound is sold by all responsible wholesale ' and retail dru ts in the Dominion r) ofCanada and United States for One Dollar per box. BGAVAVIAAeVSOVD39 'When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. PSYCHI {(PROXOUNCED Si-KXEX.) teum PTION, Lingcanil Throat Diseases. eee t free to every sufferer. Give Express and INS T's, cibtear Phicalonk ta: 34: Socata Of weed" Every lady who reads , uf i who this is requested i inciae two post- : ) , has ch f ffi d- eaite. positive ny latter oe 1h ; in office »- ) , . Children Gry for Pitcher's Castorla. meaising sant Bre to yh: Sete SEs ETT!