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, 1876-10-27
The P0sTMAN.s SInRY.

WAsHINaroN, d. G., Oct. 2J.-Fron m OIL
ctal abatement prepared for the Postmaster
Geucral 1t appears that tho operations Of tho
FREQ delivery system for tho year ending Juno
80, 1870. are as follows: Number Of Offices, 81;
number Ut lctter-car1tcrs, 2,.2Go; number Of let
ters aud postal-carils delivered, 2s3,4l8, 7t5;
number OF newspapers delivered, 6O.G75,0t0;
humber Of lcttcrs anl postal eArds collected,
~ IN, ,5s,; number Of newspapers collected,
2s.}53, ,0sd number Of pieces handled per carrier
ss4. totai sost Ct ssfyse ';,,ik lSo svs5 y;
postage received Oh local matter, $2,0G, aG !;
excess ut i0cal poataEe ofer total c1st vi s1r-
Vice, sst,375. Thcsc llsurcs show tllat TUG ser
vice 10 n6w somL what more than sclf-sustanlng,
aud hy comparison With tho statistics of tho
previo1s ycar It appears that tho rcyonne from
local postags llas lurroased between q atll per
cent, while tho lncreas0 in lhe cost OF thu atr-
ytee llus not iuvreaxtl luOre tllun 5 per cent.
, 1876-10-27
TElEGRAPHIC NOTES,

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. so.-No deaths to-day
from any cause. No frost yet.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. M.-Ex-Gos. Leslie
has boon elected Grand Muster Of tho Kentucky
Odd-FcllowB.
IarT1x Kocx, Ark, Oct. ag.-xiessrs, g. q.
Hubbard, u. II. Fux antl F. NJ. FAanicr, dnv-
crnrncnt Postal Commissioners, held u meeting
today md received the vicwa md suggest;onb
Of merchants as to the necessity ot' y fnst
mail md Improved routo system through tho
Btate, including matl aEellts anl letter berE1cc
Oh tho Arknllsas River from tllis city 10 Meln-
pills.
They left by spcriai train aftor tho meeting
for SE Louis.
Sp<cial pispafth to Tna Tttonna
WARRINGTON, u. t.. Oct. ss0-F. Il. Conway,
who attempted suu.r time sfncG 10 shoot Eena-
tor ro1ncruy, was totlny taken to tlM it,sato
asylum. iIo has been walking tbs streets u
iatv carrying Formidable piece Ut timber, and
acting III wild man1or, aad was adlu1scd to
be dangerous character.
, 1876-10-27

ntack mia {Hnnfer fI1sddlroot Gsty3. o.. ,.
A gentleman Of our city has l,ocn al wtrk for
Rnmo 1t,nn 10 nssertain the nuM,hes of quartz
lo,lcs In tho Vicinity Of ncadwotM City, and he
finds that the tutal number foots up Ill, now
t}lero is not one Int prospects we'll running FROM
two csnts tous high as s17to the pound Of quartz.
All thta vabt body Of quartz "a lat:n.ed Within
Ave miles Of Dcatiwootl City. 1u tho netghlor-
hood Of Custrr there hayo oeen about seventy
jotlcs lucatei and recorded. Thcro IL large
number In tho vicinity Of lear Duttes, snd with
in The mast few days q number Of seryhn nl!nes
llavo been discovered In the nelghborlood OF
Haud Creek.
, 1876-10-27
RAILROADS.
CONDUCTORS DISCI1AnGED.

ffFfffnt N&pafch 10 1HE jF'hHhA
ST. PAUL, Mimi, t)ct. 4;.-Fnr some time past
The new management of tho First Division of
tho 1T. Paul 4; Pacific Hallway haA employed
detectives 10 watch It's contluctors and discover
ti,n cauao of auspiclou.ly smal1 receipts. De-
cctscs llnve reported daily tic receipts nf casl,
by several conductors, which, whcn compared
With tho coctor.' REPORTS. llnyc lct; to thu Ills.
1,arstow, j. A.. l}ailcy, Tilurnas Dantostht aml
Archie Guthrie. Others will follows Manager
furlcy claims to llaye eyilcnec that tho ''kn0ck
down. was at times nA high M 10 per ccnt OF
the daily receipts. Tn tho part Of tlic conduct
urs, It Il asserted, however, thai the new .na,,-
NrcHlcnt ttestrr to discharge al ru,noyca, n,tl
lInyc trumpet up the charge Of dishonesty as an
excuse for tho Wholesale ttccnpitatiotl. ono
conductor Inns taken steps townrls bringing
suit against the infringement for defamation Of
character. FurleY Iceflncs to mako his cvl-
fcnee public Unless necessary In t1cfensr VI tho
management, or 10 sccurc q recovery Of tic
tHQuEya stolen.
, 1876-10-27
George Smiths Laat Discoveries In the East,

George Smiths Lust Discoveries In the East.
The following acsount Of Nj. Smiths recent
acquisitions ut NlnGvch aud Bagdaa appears III
London puper 81 thc 9th tnst;, before Tue news
ecIyed: ....
"Mr. George Smith left England fu February
on Ills third archaeological mission to tho East,
It being confidently hoped that runcwel ex-
on tho Tfgvls, and ths breakiug Of new ground
In other parts Of Mcsopotamln, would yield atl
abundant harvest Of valuable results. lie went
out ulldcr the auspices Ut the trustees OF tue
backed by the Government, all might havc bce1,
expected to 70 we'll With him In spite Of bis
having annoyed the Ottoman nuthoritles by
having published some criticisms on Turkish
misrule. On reaching Constanttnoplc, however,
prolutsed tu cur Foreign Office too clearly fore
boded hts being treated in the sanie ulanner as
DR.. Schlfcmann, who hal been compelled ~
give up his plan q respml9E this season ITS ex.
was reduced to almost dead letter, 10 that he
has been reluctantly driven TO re,innuisll his
cpterprlse for the present. According to the
latcst ttlinEs received at tho British Museum,
contained Ii n letter from Mr.. Smith to Dr.
Birch, bearing date about tho middle of last
mouth, lla had left Mosul, hau reached A'eppo,
an,l was making for Bcysout- He sas to make
short stay ut Cyprus, with the view OF exatn-
lining the recent excavations on ancient sites n
tllHk AnaAuA$ NA~ ~ H@PNAt-N ~ -
country at tue beginning Of next month. Not
withstandIng the Illustration OF hfs main pur-
pose. Mr. Smith has not gone through tile 1a-
bors and risks Of this thIrt. series OF Eastern
travels for nothing. lie his lighted on fresh
find OF Ilamath!to inscriptions, Of which be has
taken casts These casts, alone with 2 900 more
or less broken c1nclforlu tablets bought from q
Bat;1ad dealcr, arc now on their way by sca to
tho british Museum Tho inscriptions named
after tile City Klamath, on the River Orontcs,
are very rare, aud aro of much Importance for
tic ancient history Of the East They are writ
ienin alieroglyp6ic very unlike those Of Egypt,
| although In some Of the texts Mr. Dunbar
Heath thinks hr can rccoguize the royal rings
Of Thotsncs iii. nntl othrr cunquerinE
rharao!is. Dr.. Birch md othess make no doubt
tint this strange writing is that Of tho khlta,
by some identified with thu nitt.cs OF the Bible
| The Egyptian inscriptions prove that the
| Khlta werc acquainted with the art OF writing
| and thut their principal sent Was tic Oronte.
| Valley. The ilatnathfte writing has been found
as fur westward ~ Cia!cia, where, nggain, tho on
cicnt gcograpllcrs Bpcak Of two districts, ono OF
the sca and the other inland, whicl! bore the
nafap kits or Kctla. blr. Gladstone has idcnti
fed tho Kctcfoi Of Mysid, who arc mentionet
| by Homer With the khita ct tho Egyptian in
| FcyiptIons, 20 that any addition to our fcN
| Khitan autographs cannot fall To DO welcome
, 1876-10-27
Ttp Amenities Of Army I.lfo.

[HrFEfpAAH<Ht4 L0NM1H !Nf1FuUH. =, =,
Fraterntxine Serb Rni Turk forgetting thelf
hatred and joning hands! Such "as the sight
which met mo wllea nrxt returned TO the
camp. TWAS scarcely light When ongc Is mprs l,
camp. TIE night had been bitterly COLI rln aa.l
falletl iG torrents for three 1t four liuurs, anu
penetrated the roofs Of thu oak-brsnch l'rta u
Witch tho Qalnanli troops had rcsse.. Rested!
What buslesqun on the wordl To " with
yollr rtdc on your arm and your cartridge box
Under your side; wrapped Ill unsutteisntly IN q
, 1876-10-27
H0G CHOLERA,

sr. LOUIS, Oct. :8.-rho Kansas CITY Price
Current ts>-n,oszow viii give reports Of the leg
crop and tllc effect OF el,olcra ln lngs IN Wcst-
cru Missouri. Kansas, Southeastern Nebraska,
anlt Southwestern Iowa In tllu tFcn former
SECTIONS the crop will 10 larger than lust year,
anil thp clolcra las dons hut llstle larn, willis
III thu latter scetItA, tho crup will ho smaller
than last year. aud c'lulcra l4as besu qultv as-
strI1i.ttyr.
, 1876-10-27
Suicide.


HPFt7dE LHsFa9eH 10 3Hs 1F'U8''ss =
CINCINNATI, Oct. .,l~-fllcrc MIA a suicide to-
day on Clifton ILclglts, ono of tho suburbs al
this city, Tho victim u the selt.Enursacr being
Miss Anaa Spear. @i years of age, danghter Of
H. Il. Smear. Secretary Of thu Spring Grove
Cemetery, She shot hrrself with revolver
through both heart and braln, III her bfnthcr's
room, in her hun,c. Tho unly cause sss!sMed
Wus ili.LcAItl.
, 1876-10-27

tLl. timr IIe Ik uot eyrn nIl0,v thnt the IndIans
h,ttir. 81 frnrranit VIM. When II came 10 tnpcr.
natural comnrniicn,lycnctr in :.robbIlnx Joln
nibrr r"nrrnfinf. snI,froriInr frnm The abOyo
tnint te s7 tNa, o1rcatly pnI1 ta {;uorpr Fshcr't
imniacahIr h.Irs. Mrs Flord annouuced that the
fnvrrn,nnn xos sti nirf,fr in ii,rn IL thc aim uf
ttriU. .str fho"sGnd drt 6nuJrfI aaI atnfttta dol.
iartand fiThfu.frS anti, s,whIsh," Mr. Floyd
comrlacentiy reulnrkf, sswtli ba raid, Accord
inwif to the administrator Of thc estate Of corHo
Firbcr, t.crcs.rt!, or to his attorney In fact
l;ut. aaaIy enough for the destitute orphans, 4
new President came In Just At this time,
nifCutrAN 4Sts rtoyu WENT OFT.
and thnv ncysr Ont thcir 1noncr. Tho 1r}t thing
tnnercss lid in 1861 yno 10 rescnd tile resolution
~ .Inno - tsf;t, nn,,rr Which Nj. FIuyd bI,l been
ci,bcrino Thcn Fiayd feni lonl,,icss shc hclrs OF
1;rnrrr Ffthcr jikcwtsc} lad 10 ciyo ~ financial
, 1876-10-27

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 2d.-rhc REGISTER and
Isecciyer oG tls Land-Olllcc at this plaGe were
to-day suspended from duty by orders from
Washington, pending Investigation Ut tlcsr Of
Gees. Col. II, II. Dane, Secretary OF tAo Terri
turY, t,as been placed III charge.
, 1876-10-27
That sum, In hls report, Mr.. Floyd cn!a the
t,fotw. liz allows that sun to tho starving Fish.

TOGETHER WITH INTEREST
from 1919, From, this new Hum total be nu,ounts
already raid 10 tho Fishers woru deducted, mud
iaoasa,i aoiisrs) wa nal.tod to Them: and agata
they retired to Florida III condition Of tomp9raE5
Tranquility. Their ancestors farm had now yield;
cl t|iv,u, allesetAeE. nearly sArfg'tfft" Moas1"a
Dess s reader snrpo.e thst that W. tne ea
aatInGchf Let tlh evidence shoH. The Fishers
wsro ouct jNst iwo yesss. Then thvy canss swasn;-
oaoi tho fertile swap's q Fof!da farsa. VIII
coEQnEss uArTuLATBD
on the LIT OF JHta, 1850. and Instructed 1lr.
s sa R t. 1ss.asy S's sR aaRpF: 's 81
what stnonut vas rtllI das tho r1nae!sscl Fishers.
wantelj @ discovered What was apparcntly g!arng
aud recent forgery In the EapeF. whessby, e, VI.
,.ess testimony q. to N price Or io'n a., 10 rerias
whscl. that wttac.a had originally spgciaed as the
price! Tho clerk mt only. called h!s slperinr's
attention TIL. ,ng bnt r. mtkinH a ~ ~ hfT, Il
writing. That part Ut ths bt.ci n*rtr got tsfors
HINT oy FORGERY
existing among tue Flshor papers. Nevertheless,
0n tho 6aais Of tha double ptioes land totally IL.
no1lag Tho clerks assertion that thu aRures wess
Ms Fs;a 9s.sts I'm a H. tbai
tsstinony, particularly IL regard 70 ths corr crcrs
nEAASna Aucu HIGHER ALLOWANCE than any
ht,xie| |ort ,nodo by TIC Auditor Of mysrlf.'' 30 hs
idouu what rioslds acsrs pro1uce). and then vlr.
tIously alows pay for ouy half the CROP o4tallows
ino Ialfurs and ahaif bus,ul Tor that half, when
Congressional Lbrary to xhpw Just what thu Fisher
trtli,uny showed bcforc thy forgery viz: taat ~
ii, H. % ~ bushs lisyIag accomplished tlis, whai
dues lii. Floyd d. nsxti Mr.. Floyd l." With an
earnest dcstru to execpte truly ths iu.sslattsg
viii" ~ he piously rsuiAks) goes to work md
makes out ........
An ENTIRELY NEW HILL
Of Fisher damages aud jn thts now bla hc rlacdl2
i1nQrta tks Iaaunt altogether no rartlcle ol
ihs dsstruction Of tIo Fishef propsIty upon then.
but, even sspenting him ,of Charging them viii
burning tla cablts and drinking the whlsky ont
lhs door Of the tu.beeile United States troops,
down to the last itenat And cot only that bu
usns tAe forgery 70 double ths loes of corn = =
, 1876-10-27

THE FIkEJ9I1I IUTTIKUF FIf3 4
NEW YoRk, Oct. N.-Ttlc Eric Railroad rep
rcntativcs who wcro recently In ueiroitss met
1lcrc to-day in the office Of the President oi tho
Michigan Central. There were present John
Newell, representing the Lake shorc; Sloan
and Lcdyard, tllB President md General
Manager Of the Michigan Central; Brougll-
ton, representing the Grent Western
mud 0raul Trunk, OF Canada; and ". L. Scott,
representing tho Cauada Southern. Thcyu,ia1t
imuusiX agreed to advance eRstwnrd -bpunl
freiEhts. Tho next step toward a settlement Ut
the rnilroad war is the meeting Of tho Enstern
trunk lines, which has been called for to.tnor-
row, at the office OF William II. Vanderbilt.
, 1876-10-27
CRIME.


RPtcadl UkpolcA 70 7Ae 7T75aHd
DECATUR, H., Oct. 20.-Charlcs stronling
and Joseph Ktncadc, who stole TWO horses In
Piatt County somo time ago, were caught by
Detective Howorth Of this city und brought
through here last night cnroutc for Monticello
Iloworth also Ind tho hosAcR. 1fnworth fot,nti
them near JerscyY1lc anil had difficult work to
prevent the pcop1e from lyncline them.
, 1876-10-27
BELGIUM,

MuNnENHR CAPTURED.
LoNnoH, Oct. 96.-Leonart Aublaia, tho Bel
gian, who escaped fro1n Ostend md Brussels
nftcr numbering The officer In whose custody hc
wus, has been captured at Lille, France.
, 1876-10-27
A f1,ar <&rTarr

A FATAL QUARREL.
Bosros, Oct. 20.-During quarrel at I1aycr-
hill on Tuesday, Jaeol, plauir killed Louis
EMIL. Plnufr was arrested.
, 1876-10-27
CUBA.

TnOors P1oM srArN.
HAVANA, Oct. @.-Anotlcr steamer from
Spain arrived to-day with 1000 troops.
, 1876-10-27
0AfTIIARY.

sAN FRANCISCO, Oct. N.-The Hon. Charles
E. DrLong, ex-siiulster to Japan, died to-day at
Virginia I1tY u typhoid fever.
, 1876-10-27
MURDER CONFESSED.

Nrw YoRx, Oct. o6.-Ffank McConachi Inns
been arrested, aud confessed that lie was the
murderer Of Afaggio Daurer, Aug. II, at Valley
Stream, Long 1slsnd.
, 1876-10-27
GERMANY.


BERLIN, Oct. 20.-The specie In tho Imperial
Bank OF Germany increased 2,7G3, 600 1narka
during tho past week.
, 1876-10-27

frfbfs tho lo4n Ut corn on The " Alabama River"
Tlls new anil ably conceived and executed bill OF
Mr. FEyl's foot1 up follows Il cnpy again from
tue printed United htntes docun1ent>:
, 1876-10-27
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Oct. m-Daron Anton Won Proxies.
chostcn, Austrian dIplomat'sti is dcad.
, 1876-10-27
THE WEATHER,

TTTE WLH EItLN.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct Ell a. m.-For
tho Gulf States, Tennessee, tho Ohio Valley,
aud Upper Lake region, rising, followed By tnll-
ing barometer, eastor]y to sonthcr'y Winds,
wuruler, ulla cIear u purity cloudy wcathur.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
, 1876-10-27
NlcVICKER'S. THEhTRE.
EfIAE0 ItNQY IGIf 0nED

The KELLOGG GRAND 9LisI.f OPERA nOUTa
Will commence shpEt sesson in Chicago Nor. ~
pttsdnc!nE -
= THIS Fltfnx nutehman," "atar Of tha Natth,"
md N almost new repertoire throughout
Emil rhrucu1As1 Gooi1.
, 1876-10-27

The Mtnssrci Palact. Another glorious b thfs wGnk
Everything new. Little Msn IL. hs srectattts. Flint
.esx of ~ ITunny san. % he psne'P6 l,sna!ss Iha
A. n!I1y Kee Fsycsto ,we1eh. ltt!f MSs;s Ge9fsa
tho tncez. Welnoeday, ncnchi Of Voof Orchestra.
Fftdat, t;cnCht Of titf1H MRC,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-06
proposed Change In the Manner OF
Counting the Electoral ycte.

The Joint resolution, which was recently
passed by the United States Senate, pro-
poses to substitute for Article IL of the
Constitution new article, Of which the
main features are the following:
THE electors are to ballot in their re-
spectiye States for President and Vice
President, as at present, but the list OF
votes must be sent to the presiding JUS
tice of the United States Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, at time and place
to be fixed by law, is TO publicly open
all the certificates and count the votes,
and the person having the greatest
number of votes Tor President, consid-
cred by the court to have been lawfully
given and certified, shall be President II
such number be a majority of the whole
number Of electors lawfully appointed.
If no person has such majority the state
Of the vote shall he Immediately certi-
fed to the House of Representatives,
which, from the persons having the
highest number, not exceeding three, on
the list of those voted for as President,
shall choose the President Immediately
by oipd r0ce vote, the representative
from each State TO have one vote, If a
majority of its delegation agree on one
canuludle, Dut otheTWtsc Tic FotC VI
such State shall not be counted. A
quorum is to consist Of member, or
members, from two-thirds of the States,
and a majority of the States shall
be necessary for choice. The
voting must continue until President
il elected in case the House fails TO elect
before the 4th Of March next following,
then the Vice President shall act as Pres
ident, as in the case of the death or con-
stitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of
electoral votes for Vice President, to be
counted and determined as above pro-
vided, shall be Vice President, if such
number be majority of the whole num-
Der of electors. If NO person is thus elect
ed the Senate is to choose Vice. President
by majority of its whole membership.
Finally, it is provided that no Justice OF
the Supreme Court shall be eligible or
elected as President or Vice President un-
til the expiration of two years after he
shall have ceased to hold office"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-06
Destructive Floods I'm New England,

BosTos, March n.
The damage by the frcshet on Saturday
over New England must have been over
81 ,O00, 900, and perhaps dozen lives
were lost. Miniature Mill-Riyer disasters
were seen on all sides The city was com
paratively unframed, choked sewers and
cess pools being the worst damaged. AT
Clinton, Messy Pond, which furnishes a
broad plateau OF $50 acres, gave way and
was soon drained. Atannery was knocked
from Its foundations, four tenement houses
floated off. and 100 rods of fence and
road were washed away. At Fullerville
the wooden mill buildings were swept
away and not 4 vestige left. The damage
In the Shetucke., Quinebang and Yontie
Valleys alone was hundreds Of thousands.
In Norwich the churches were deserted,
and thousands were excitedly helping TO
save property At the foot OF Shetucket-
street Hill the water was tive feet deep,
and on the wharves themselves, ordinari.
lv eight feet or more above the water, men
were navigating In boats and ON RATS. The
Baltic dam gave way at about noon, and
soon the stream began TO rise rapidly, and
on Its foaming bosom came down bales of
cotton, whisky barrels, buZz-saw and
tables and all sorts of furniture. The
water was thirteen inches higher than in
the great flood OF 1851 and five inches
higher than In 1907, when there was a
destructive freshet AT Baltimore. A boat
was cspsized and four lives lost at Yer.
sailles. Mrs. Coleman, who had become
a mother but three days before, jumped
from window and was drowned with
her babe. At Taflville George Blackman
was caught while in a boat, with the
debris, and borne helplessly over the
dam, standing erect
Details continue to be received of losses
by Saturdays storm. Dams continued
breaking yesterday and today. Losses
In the neighborhood of Clinton, Mass. !,
aggregate $350,000, and about Norwich,
Conn, to-day, five men were drowned by
the washing away Of dam .embankment
which they were strengthening. The
aggregate loss In New England Is enorm.
OllR
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-06
A BARRIERS Dog.

Mr.. g. Griffin, hairdresser of st. An
drew's Hall Plain, has succeeded in
training q really noble looking dog tof the
retriever breed) to be Of eminent service
to him in his business. On entering Mr..
Griffins sdnct,in sdnctorun, If the object
be further reduction of the HAIR or
pleasant shampooing, the visitor will OBJ
serve handsome retriever reposing IN
dignified ease on a mat evidently care
fully arranged for his comfort. The pro-
prietor touches bell; the dog eyes his
master for q moment with "a look OF intel
ligence, then with few active bounds
ascends the stairs to regions above. ;"
Presently the machinery connected with
hair brushing is set in motion. The Wis
itors curiosity being aroused, he is courte-
ously invited by the proprietor to observe
the dog at his work. For our part, we
must confess we were both astonished
and amused. The animal was hard at
itn in large wooden wheel, which he
turned rapidly with his feet On our APP
pearance, as though anxious to display
his ability and proud OF his requirements,
he redoubled his efforts and the wheel re-.
volved at great rate. The dog continued
his work after We had left him unit! the
signal was again given him by touch OF
the bell, when he at once reappcared In
the lower apartment, taking his position
on the mat, evidently prepared to "wait
for further orders. "-hngtssa Paper.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-06
Women as Writers.

The advance of women IN literature is
one OF the remarkable facts of the age.
Female story writers are now much more
in demand than the other sex, and in this
field of industry, at least, women have no
reason 10 complain that they ore not as
well paid as men. Those who write for
the weeklies and magazines receive the
same compensation, In proportion to the
amount of work done, that isgiven to male
writers The Harper's, Appteton's, Serb
ner and other large concerns, make no
distinction in this respect, the only point
considered being the actual value OF the
sketch or story offered. Female writers
are stronger than the opposite sex in work.
ing up sentiment and death, and this
gives them decided advantage in popular
fiction. Men excel in the management OF
plot, but, when 1t comes TO elaboration,
they cannot compete with literary sis
terhood This remark is not intended to
20 beyond the range Of American writer's
of the present time. Such authors as
Scott, Dickens, Bulwer, Thackeray,
Cooper and Irving are, of course, not In
cluded in any comparison on the subject
But magazine editors, who may be con-
sidered good authority, tell me that women
are now read more extensively than men,
and account for this on the ground just
mentioned superior tact in working
up interest by presenting every detail and
PLAYING cleverly on all the chords OF SEN
timent, Outside Of fiction women do not
make much progress, but within that
charmed circle they now have matters
pretty much to themselves Ii the female
element were eliminated from the author
ship of light literature in the United
States, what remained would probably not
be more than one-third of the whole
N. Y. Cor. Hartford Times.