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via shaIl Take the Palmi

1t is hard to tell what nation makes
the best show at the exhibition. Egypt
displays her antiquities of the PharaOhs,
her wonderful collection from among the
savage tribes of interior SOudan, and her
artistic furniture Of rare wood, inIaid
with ebony, ivory and silver, executed
in the ancient Arabic style, and people
think that nothing in the main building
exCels that. Little Holland sets up small
but strong and perfect models of her far
famed dykes, and of all the noted public
works within her territory, displays
great squares of carpet, riValing that of
Brussels in quality and eTects the pretti-
est commission Office in the main build
ing. Brazil puts up a dazzling $4,000
pavilion, suggesting the Alhambra style
of architecture. The United States
makes the grandest display of granite
work, in the shape of half a dozen inn
mense sarcOphagi, one of them surmOunt-
ed by female statue, finely Chiseled out
of q solid mass of granite. Chilli builds
the most picturesque pagOda and Spain
the most imposing and tasteful pavilion.
China and Japan contend with each other
in striving to present the best specimen
of bamboo architecture, and to paint on
their commissioners offices, of the tea
Caddie style, the ugliest old granntes
with bald pates, expTessiOnless almond
eyes and queues that many cabby Jehu
signs for as he looks at hisWorn-Out whip.
England carries off the palm in pot
terry; Germany in showcases, toys and
fancy articles France stands alone in
the matter of wines, fine groceries and
notions in the clothing line; Sweden de-
fes competition in exhibiting the perfeC-
ton attainable by the carpenter art, and
Belgium takes pride in the representa-
ton, in carved wood, Of Scriptural and
other religious subjects, one of its Cabi-
nets having series of inches extending
around it and containing groups of wooden
statuary representing the marriage OF
Joseph and Mary, the annunciatiOn,
Mary's visit to her cousin, st. Eliza
beth, the flight into Egypt, etc.
A Norway iron firm instead of heaPtng
up their plates and bars of wrought iron
in an unattractivs pile, have constructed
of it complete model of Norwegian
fishing boat even the ratlines are OF
wrought iron, the metal composing the
crOss-Iines or fOOt-hOlds being EnOtted as
neatly as though the latter were made
of hemp. In the display of iron manu-
features both Norway and Sweden stand
very high. The section of the former is
enlivened by we'll executed paintings of
Picturesque scenery in that romantic
country. Among these are representa-
tiOns of Christians, Oskarshal and Bergen
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Rfch Ylelds of Precious Meals.

Two pounds of gold dust, worth S466,
washed in a sluice by three men in six
DAYS from the PIru diggings, near Lake
Elizabeth, were recently shown in Los
Angeles. This is near the placer mines
discovered in 1912, and worked every
year until the diggings in the Sacra-
mento basin drew the miners away by
richer rewards. It has long been known
that there was a rich deposit of antimOny
ore at San EmidiO, in Kern county, and
now furnace has been built to reduce
it, and another is soon to be added, the
two having a capacity to smelt eighty
tons per month. The ore contains from
fifty to seventy per cent. Of antimony,
and the impure metal as it runs from the
furnace win, it is thought, be worth $50
per ton, and after refining, three or four
times al much. The Abbott quicksilver
mine in Colusa county yielded eighty
four TASKS in March, from one thousand
six hundred and eight tons, equivalent
to nearly two per cent. The saperin-
tendent reports that he can not produce
the metal with . profit aE any price
above so cents per pOund.-Attd Cati-
f3-awSm
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Mothers ana pnnglters.

The following from the New York
Tribune Is 50 good and 50 true, that it
cannot be too often repeated:
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
SiR. An editorial In q recent number
Of the Tribune on modern marriage il
earnest in spirit and wise In ita sugges-
tions. In most families mothers are
drudges, while the daughters are young
ladies with long dresses and " tie-backs, !"
independent and self-suficient, without
gratitude or obedience to their mothers.
or loving condolences in them. All the
girls have beaux, Of course, but the fam
lies that keep servants and sit in the
parlOF, receive the young man among
them, while the girl whose parents are
dFudges, makes or requests-perhaps or
deTs-heF father to make q fire In the
parlOT, and has the exclusive advantage
of the call. The young lady has visits to
make visitors to receive, parties to at
tend besides, she belongs to two or
three clubs for literary and art culture /;
she has much 10 do, Is generally up late
at night and Il worn out. She Is tired
and sleepy in che moruing-Of course she
EdAk&QG EEA AZ ~ WAUeAAstesSF~ - AEsAA
enough sick to keep her mother in CON-
slant anxiety about her. Of course the
poor girl cannot work / once ex-
p0stuIate6 with mother whom, day af-
ter day, saw sewing for her daughter.
" Why do you sew so much for your
child F'' She will not do IL, +" the moth
er replied. " You have snly," I cOntin-
ued, 9 to leave it undOne and that will
bring her to il. Dear me I" the
mother cried, How little you know
about it. The child (she was eighteen
years old), is not well, and I can't let her
20 naked"
1t is the centennial year. We are
proudly gathering up the fruits of the
century, and many women are talking
well and earnestly of making this an era
of progress for the sex. Can any pro
gress be better than this Of training
daughters, to be loving, confding, and
obedient children; to be modest and in
dustFiOus; to possess right habits and
principles for the responsibilities of the
good time coming? Can anything be
better than for mothers, i'm loving firm
ness, to claim their " rights with their
own daughters-rights essential to their
own prosperity. but still more to the
peace and prosperity of those daughters
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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At az tIme AZ the BLOOD.

The opinion Of those who have given
tae most attention to this subject is that
we human race, at the time of the
Ieiuge, occupied but smell portion of
sae earth's surface, lying mostly between
the Egris and the Euphrates, and that
ehe flood was confined to that region,
smiths Dictionary Of the bible" de-
votes over three pages to critical ex-
animation Of the extent of the deluge,
ana eonclusively proves that there i no
evidence in scripture for general flood
ever the whole globe; and that the
astronomical, geological, and natural
history difficulties to be encountered, if
Me entertain such an opinion, are 20
great AZ to render such state on earth
impossible, unless we are prepared to
suppose series of the most stupend0us
miracles, The date usually assigned to
S Iale Noahian food Il 1916 b, O. The
SAinese description Is In many respects
aAngalarly like the biblical, and accord.
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nlnellsh ITarrlng 81 HerrIag.

Intelligence received here from the
fisheries of Albemarle and Pamlieo
sounds ana their estuaries gives liz the
startling information that the fishermen
an through that section are greatly
alarmed and discouraged By the devas-
tation made upon the herring schools BY
the myriads Of bluefish infesting the
entrance to the inlets, particularly near
Nays Head. Vessels coming up the
coast, when between Cape Hatteras and
Body Island, can easily trace the course
Of the ravenous bluetish BY the tracks
of blood from the slaughtered herrings
streaming on the surface Of the sea for
miles. The blueish feed on che herrings,
ana when their appetites are satiated
they destroy them by the million ard
they are washed upon the beach with
every tide. In consequence OF this de-
structiOn the seines have done very
poorly this season, and the fishermen
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Exhibits must be removed by Deem

Exhibits must be removed BY Deem
Der 81.
SOCIETY MEEr1EGs, PARADE, REGAT-
TAs, ETC.
Knights Templar (sIasons), grand pa
rade, June /.
Order Of Good TemPIars, special gath
ering, June 10.
International regatta New York Har-
bor), June p.
Yacht regatta, Delaware river, in
June
Sons Of Temperance, special gather
ing, june.
international series Of cricket matches,
june and September.
Congress Of authors in Independence
hall, July 2.
Parade Of Irish societies dedication
Of fOuntain). July 4.
Parade Of military organizations, July 4.
United American Mechanics, parade,
July 8.
Rnightsof Pythias, parade, August ~.
international rowing regatta, August
20 to September 10.
international rife matches, in Septem-
berl
International medical congress, Sep,
tember 4.
Independent Order of OdG Fellows,
parade, September 20.
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EACIS AND EANCLE.

IHE coaching a1surdlsy which some Of
the New Workers have borrowed from
the English seems likely to live longer
than the celebrated New Jersey fox
hunts, which ended 50 well for the fox.
The Murray Hill women have taken
fancy to il, and are eager to display
themselves from the tops Of the coaches.
COLERIDgE writes: 81 was at dinner
once il company with aman vito listened
and said nothing for 3 long time, but
nodded his head, ard thought him in
telligent. At length, toward the end Of
the dinner, some apple-dumplings were
set on the table, and my man, had no
sooner seen them than he burst forth
with, Them's the iOckies for meP /
wish spurzheim could have examined
the fellows head
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despair altogether Of a profitable yield.
The Carolina shad and herring fisheries
are the most extensive in the country,
and the depFedations Of the blue6sh viii
infiict a most serious peeunfary loss, as
the outlay for increased facilities was
much larger this year than usual Such
immense shoals Of bluefish on the coast
were never known before at this period
of the year, and the oldest fishermen say
they never knew the herring catcheFs 70
be interrupted IN like manner.
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Programme Of EVENTS
rHE cENTENNIAL ExHIRITIoN.

THE CENTENNIAL kAhlhL1loN'
Reception Of articles commenced Jan
unocoupied space was forfeited April
Main exhibition opened May 10;
Grand ceremonies on exhlnitoa
grounds, July 4, -.
Trials Of harvesting machines June
and July, 4,,,,u, =,
rlamsnts september and October.
Exhibit Of horses, mules, and asses,
saptember to September 70. II
kxbibit of horned cattle, September ~
"a October 5.
Exbibit Of sheep, swine, goats, and
dogs October 10 to October W,
Exhibit Of poultry, October Is 10 NOV
ember 10, .,t,.1n
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Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter.

HCAASs N&ASR 1ACACuAS 1hA ~NNANEA9
The planet Venus will continue dur
ing this month to be the most brilliant
and conspicuous star in the'westeTn sky.
On the 4th inst. she reached her greatest
elOngatiOn east OF the sun. Seen through
the telescope she now presents the same
phase as the moon 1Oes IN her last
quarter. Venus viii reach her greatest
brilliancy on the 7th of June, and she
will increase in brightness until that
time. She is gradually approaching the
sun, and viii come into interior cOnjune-
tiOn with the great luminary on the l4th
of July, and will then Become morning
star.
Mercury will reach his greatest elOu-
CATION east OF the sun ON the Goth of the
month. For few days about that time
he will be visible, and may be easily
traced an hour after sunset little north
of the point where the sun sank below
the horizon.
Mars is still an evening star, and
though he sets about nine O'Clock and is
apparently very small. he can be recog-
niZed by his rudy light, his being almost
in line with Venus, and his proximity
to the horizon. He will be near Mercury
at the time of the greatest elongatioR,
and will be q help in picking mp the shy
planet. The new moon 1T the Esd will
pass very near Mercury on the 24th,
Mars ON the 25th, and Venus on the Goth.
III the weather Is favorable the western
sky on those evenings viii present a
picture that will be a source of enjoy
ment to all lovers OF the starry spheres
While these three planets hold their
court in the western heavens, Jupiter
will be q conspicuous object in the
eastern, rising now about nine o'clock and
shining in the constellation SCOFpiO with
wondr0us beauty and bFilhanev He is
still very near thu. star Beta SoOFpii. over
which he nearly passed not long since,
for q European observer reports that the
stars seemed to touch each other and
barely escaped an 0ccultatiOn. On the
18th Jupiter comes into opposition with
the sun. He viii then shine with his
greatest briliancy, for he il AT bis nearest
point to US; the sun, the earth and the
planet being in line, with the earth In
the center. He Is at opposition one
hundred and eighty-three million miles
nearer to Us than when ia the opposite
part Of his orbit he comes into conjuno-
ton with the sun tie three bodies being
then in q straight line with the sun in
the center. The difference in distance il
the cause Of the corresponding increase
In sine and brilhancy which will make
the planet sparkling gem in the firma,
ment Of stars during the whole month 81
May.
Saturn IL the only one Of the visible
planets that holds the position OF morn
Inc star, and he il too naaE the sun to n
IN 4 favorable condition for observation
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CoUNTnr s1RAs.


up early in the morning.
mi Al the peep Of day,
atgsining the milk In the dairy
TURNING the COWS away
e,,Iserina the floor IN the kitchen,
rSeking the beds up stairs
,vesi,iTlg the breakfast dishes,
busting the parioF chairs,
prusbing the crumbs from the pantry,
Hunting for eggs In the barn,
Cleaning the turnfp8 Tor dinner,
Summing the stocking yarn
argesdine the whitening unent
tnown on the bushes below,
psnsaekfng every meadow,
Where the red strawberries grow.
.stsrehing the g 6xings for Sunday,
cUuTning the snowy cream,
pIngiug the pals and gfratner,
Dewn ia the running stream
reading the geese and turkeys,
Making the pumpkin pies,
Toggiug the little ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Grace in every motion,
Music in every tone,
Beauty in form and future,
thousands might cOvet to own
Cheeks that rival spring roses,
Teeth the whitest Of pearls:
One 81 these country ~ aids is worth
a score Of your city girls.
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Born--he grew 20 manhood faiF.
Weak-he stray from mothers care.
Msd-he wed a woman low.
DFunk-he dealt deadly blow.
HunR--he broke q mothers heart
WrOng-e'en from the very start.
Bonnie grew 30 manhood tair.
strOng-he priz'd mothers care
L0ved--he wed maiden pure.
Kind-he help'd the needy poor.
Dead-is mOurn'd By every one.
Go0d-oh, true and faithful son
A PoafPOUs fellow was dining with
country family, when the Lady of the
house desired the servant to take away
the dish containing the fowl, which word
she pronounced fool, az Is not uncommon
in Scotland. g presume, madam, you
mean fowl, said the Prig, in q FeproYing
tone. Very vel, " said the lady, little
nettled, "be il 80; take away the fowl
and let the fool remain"
THIS IS the kind Of accidents that be,
falls English ladies: The Hon. Mrs.
FetherstonhaUgh has met with a serious
accident while out hunting with Mr..
Talby's hounds. In the course Of . run
she came to gate which was chained
up, and although Q man was standing
near ii at the time lie refused to open it.
MFs. FetheFst0nhaugh then had to take
rather an awkward fence, and In 30 doing
her horse fell, and one Of her arms was
broken at the elbow.
LUCY" said prudent citizen yes
terday to his daughter, Lucy, do not
be so naughty 10 young Driver, the son
of the expressman round the corner
This, my love, il a democratic country,
where the only afist0cracy i one Of viz
tue and intelligence, and the coal-heaver
is a. good e. the king, or would be if
there were any coal -hgayeFs and
kings, which there are not. Kind hearts
are more than cOrOnetE, and simple faith
than Norman blood. Deal gently with
young Driver, therefore, till after we
move, and perhaps we can induce him 10
move our things cheap If can save
enough money out Ot our moving bill /
viii buy you and your mother new silk
dresses and take you up to Saratoga for
the summer"
just before Admiral Nelson went to
sea for the last time, he spoke TO the
painter West of his Death Of Wolfe, I"
and asked him why he did not produce
more pictures like that. Because, my
lord, /" responded the painter, there are
no more subjects" "D-n it, said the
sailor, ca Idfdn't think that, and asked
him to take glass Of champagne.
''But, my lord, I fear your intrspidity
will furnish me such another scene and
If 1t should, shall certainly avail my
self of it, VIII yOu," said Nelson,
pouring out bumpers, and touching his
glass violently against Vests, will
you, MIR. West then hope that shall
die in in the next battle" He sailed s
few days after, and within q year West
had on his easel the Death Of Nelson. "
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A STORY Ii told Of venerable negro
III Iowa who was on trial for an offense
agaist the state. When the case was an.
RounCed in court, The state Of Iowa
versus Sampson Cesar, the aged african
exclaimed swat ae whole state ii
Iowa sgin dis Chilel Den I suuenaers n
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A RIOT IN CHARLEsTON.
cs,srcd Democrats Attacked By Mob Of Re
publican Negroes.

CHARLESTON. 8. c., Sept. IA serious
riot occurred here,la last night growing out
OF street attack by colored Republl-
cans upon some colored men, who have
been taking q conspicuous part in the Demo-
cratic canvass. small body Of whites endeay-
ored to defend the Democratic negroes but
were overpowered by the rioters after severe
hight, In which pistols were freely used on both
sides. The rioters held King street, the m ain
thorouehfare. from midnight until sunrise,
breaking windows, robblng stores. and attack
Ing and beating indiscrlminately overy white
man who showed his face.
A large number OF persons we're injured most
y whites. Several OF those shot arc In a critical
condition.
Intense excitement prevails, the general feel
ing being that the trouble Is not vet over.
The city has been in a ferment all day. The
Neics and Courier. In summing up tho incidents
of last night, says;
"a bloody and disgracefui riot broke out In
the upper portion OF King street last night, and
for several hours spread excitement and alarm
The affair was the result OF the settled deter
mination OF gang OF colored rowdies calling
themselves Republicans to wreak vengeance
upon some men Of their color VINO have pre-
sumed to publicly affiliate with the Democratic
party.
The trouble began by a comparatively ANAL
body Of rioters speedily assumed formidable
dimcnsions: Idle and excitaole coored men
and boys from all quarters hurried to the
scene OF the disturbance, swelling the crowd
and inc easing tho tumult, and the m ain tnor.
ouehfqre Of Charleston was for more than two
hours In possession Of "A fierce and bowling mob
OF negroes, who Cufsed the whites, and savagely
attacked and beat svory white man who chanced
to be on the streets.
Capt Hendricks, with squad Of thirty Of the
city poce, finally succeeded by persistent Of
forts In dispensing the rioters but not until a
long list Of bloody casualties had occurred. some
OF them serious, and perhaps fatal In character.
All accounts agree that the police under COM
mand OF their intrepid chief did their duty with
determined gallantry, but they were altogether
too few To deal with the mob as promptly and
enectually as tho case required.
The issue Is now squarely presented to the
citizens whether or not Charleston 10 to be left
at the mercy Of amob OF ignorant and exeitabls
negroes wheneyer their vicious leaders may give
the signal for riot.
1t was tho settled resolve Of the whites that
tho colored Democrats should have another
meeting tonight and that II they were again
molested b tho mob, the rioters should not
again be victorious.
The Republican negroes, however, elated at
their success OF last night, made no secret OF
their intention to attack the Democratic ne
groes, and at nightfall there seemed to be
every probability OF serious conflict.
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THE SUSPENSION or FOWLER.
A Legal Loophole Through which the Com-
missioner Possibly may Crawl.

The excitement over Mayor Sohroo-
der's suspension OF City Works Com oner
Fowler remains undated In Brooklyn. mr..
Fowler was yesterday served with q COPY Of
the charges and specifications, and the request
OF the Common Council to return a written an
swsr to them by the October meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen. A technical objection has
been raised to the legality OF the suspension, in
the fact that while the original clause in the
charter read that tho Mayor should have the
power to suspend any appointed oflcer, the
amendment Of 1874 limits bis power to the sus-
pension Of any offcer appointed by him. II this
Ia tenable, II covers Mr.. Fowler from harm, mas
much as he was not appointed by the present
Mayor. II Is thought that II the nght grows
hotter, the Mayor, to make sure OF the removal
OF Fowler, Will send To the Aldermen supple
mentary charges, embracing formal accusations
OF attempted extortion OF money, corrupt
employment OF sinecures, and an un-
lawful appropriation OF money, which
are believed to be more potent accusations than
the charges already made. Mr.. Fowler's lends
do not hesitate o assert that his suspension IL
epiracy, headed by the Mayor and abetted by
Gen. Slocum, OF the Board OF City Works, to get
control OF the patronage OF the Department so
as to colonize the doubtful Republican wards
with hired laborers, who by living in the wards
through the thirty days Of October will be en-
titled to their votes. 1t Ia a desperate game,
they say. to keep the Board Of Aldermen Re-
publican, to put through the municipal building
Job aud other schemes. Mr. Fowler has retained
Gen. Roger A: Pryor to frame his defence, and
the suspended Commissoner promises a COM
plete vindication Of himself.
There is much satisfaction among many Dem
ocrats over Fowler's suspension, aud II Ia satd
that on Tuesday evening, at the session OF the
Mclaughlin Democratic General Committee,
resolutions were prepared In approval Of the
suspension, but. under orders from the Boss"
the meeting was adjourned before any business
could be transacted.