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Greenland.

But the truth is that Greenland,
though scarcely an eligible place of resi-
dencc. has long been known to be not
merely great field for hunting and
fishing, but also a locality by no means
unsuited to the miner, were it not for
its inhOspitable climate and the extreme
difficulty of approaching the east coast,
or at least the most southerly part of It,
Jutting, as the country does, far out in
to the Atlantic (Cape Farewell is in the
same latitude as the center of the Shet-
land group, and curving, as it does at
the same time toward the east, it catch
es the lce-drift from the polar seas, and
retains 1T all along its southeastern
coast. 1t therefore presents the specta-
Gle, singular in the Northern hemisphere,
OF ice-bound shores to the south and free
water northward. In addition TO these
drawbacks it may be doubted whether
even the pressure of population in civil
lied countries will soon induce many
Europeans to colonize Greenland. And
without European colonization the de-
velopment of such mineral wealth as it
may possess is impossible. Either the
climate OF these regions, as is certainly
grown worse during historic memory,
or the human frame has become less en-
during, or--which is more probable
the habits of advancing civilization have
made the human will less tolerant eX-
cept for purposes of sport or scientific
investigation, of the sordid discom-
forts OF an Arctic winter We say
Arctic for convenience sake, though
in fact Greenland stretches for
hundreds of miles south of the Arctic
circle. We should be the last to deny
the value of Arctic exploration, both
as what may be called national gym
nastics and as charging the sphere of
knowledge; but it may be doubted
whether any practical result of market
able value is likely to come of it now.
Baron Nordenskjold's own most famous
achievement-that voyage of the Vega
which has really opened up prospect
of trade on the north Asiatic coast
may seem to be an exception to this.
But the value of this discovery depends
on the existence of three great river
highways from the Siberian Sea, and if
the often talked-of trans-Siberian Rail-
way, which would tap and connect
these highways at their head instead of
ut their foot, be ever carried out, il may
be questioned whether there would then
be any temptation to ships to follow in
the tracks of the Vega. The Macken-
zie in America and the Plethora in
Europe by no means supply the place
OF the three Siberian rivers, and such a
windfall as the fossil ivory of New ST.
IBERIA, though it might recur. can not
be counted upon. Greenland, indeed,
has the advantage over these distant
and still moro inhospitable coasts that
when its shores are once cleared the
distance to the great markets of the
Atlantic seaboard is trifling and the way
perfectly open. 1t has some trade as il
is, and it may probably have more,
though both geographical and political
considerations are rather against any
great development. - London Daily
NetUs
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Experiments with Bats.

eff you ever want to study hibernat-
ing animal, by all means take bat, ;"
said the naturalist, -as they are most
easily handled. have made some ex-
periments, with very interesting results.
Last winter placed one in vacuum
receiver and kept it there for half an
hour, the creature not waking up and
showing that suspension of the faculties
was almost absolute, and the most care.
full use of the stethoscope barely showed
life, even that sometimes failing. The
same bat, suspended in a vacuum glass,
was afterwards surrounded by gas that
If the animal was in its normal condition
would be Immediately fatal, but 20
sound was this remarkable sleep that it
had no effect upon it; even pure air that
had surrounded it for hours when care
fully examined and analysed did not
show that it had even been breathed by
the animal. An instrument has been
invented, however, that shows the respi-
ration, each delicate movement being
marked by an index"
About how much oxygen does bat
consume in this state?"
individuals differ greatly" was the
reply. Zone which l examined con.
sumed ninety-siX cubic inches in twenty.
four hours, while others use much less.
THE numbers of bats that hibernate
together" continued the speaker, sis
marvellous, and not many miles from
Philadelphia, a most remarkable in
stance was shown not long time since.
A gentleman connected with the Diplo-
matte Corps at Washington purchased a
house that had not been occupied for
many years. On the first night in the
house, upon lighting the lamp, they
were deluged with swarm of bats,
that seemed to dart from every crack
and crevice of the room, to the terror
of the entire household. The assem-
blage increased as the night wore on,
ultimately driving the inmates out of
doors. The next day determined at
tack was commenced upon them. The
roof of an l. of the building was broken
in, disclosing a scene almost incredible.
The remains and guano of bats were
piled upon the floor of the garnet to q
depth of four feet, and out of the orifice
rushed a throng of bats composed of
thousands. In fact, in his report to the
Smithsonian, the gentleman expressed
the opinion that there were at least hall
million. PHILADELPHIA Times.
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Gems OF Thought.

Holiness is the architectural plan
upon which God buildeth up His living
temples.
1t is not the men of superior
talents who do the great work of the
world; it is the men who have trained
their working powers the best. Many
who possess enviable talents sometimes
become hindrances in the way of
others, all for the want of well-estab-
lished habits of industry and a fixed
purpose in life. They who have re-
solved to do the best they can in the
world, and are doing it with their
might, need not pause to look around
for results. There will be time and
opportunity for that in vast eternity.
Golden Rule.
This character, of which Christ was
the perfect model is in itself so attract
i've, so altogether lovely, that can not
describe in language the admiration
with which regard it; nor can I ex-
press the gratitude feel for the dis
pensation which bestowed that example
on mankind, for the truths which He
taught and the sufferings He endured
for our sakes. / tremble to think what
the world would be without Him. Take
away the blessing of the advent of His
life and the blessings purchased by His
death, in what an abyss of guilt would
man have been left! 1t would seem to
be blotting the sun out of the heavens
to leave our system of worlds in
chaos, frost and darkness.-Dr. j. b.
Thomas.
-"For my sake" These three little
words are the touchstone of love. The
application of this touchstone begins
with infancy and ends only with the end
of life. If that baby in the mothers
arms could speak intelligibly it would
say: cit is for my sake that mothers
eye watches unsleeping through the
midnight hours. and her arms hold me
until they are ready to drop off for
WEAKNESS. "For my sake" many a
successful man acknowledges gratefully
that his parents toiled and economical
in order to buy books and pay college
bills. "For my sake" provides the
sheltering roof and the armchair for
dear old grandma at the fireside.
Take these three words out of our
language, and you would rob home of
its sweetness and human life of some of
its noblest. inspirations. Rep. DR.. Z.
L. Cuuler.
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Religious Reading.
ANSWERED PRAYERS.

i prayed for riches and achieved success.
All that touched turned into gold Alas
NY cares were greater and my peace was less
"hen that wish came to pass.
prayed for glory; and heard my name
sung by sweet children and by he ary men
But an! the hurts, the hurts that come with
was not happy then.
prayed Tor love, and had my souls desire:
brain
There swept the fame of its devouring FIRE:
And there the scars remain.
prayed for a contented mind At length
Great light upon my darkened spirit burst:
1reat peace fell on me, also, and great
strength. e
Oh! had that prayer been firstl
-EUQ Wheeler
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The Slim Mans Fire. Escape.

"You will Observe" remarked tho
man who is in charge of the fire-escape
at the Exposition, chow utterly impos-
sible for a man TO lose his life in fire
if one of these escapes is on tho build
ingp"
You think its pretty good, do YEP"
asked slim individual in the crowd.
That's what l remarked
Il know of a better thing than that"
replied the slim man.
"What's thatp'
"Well, don't know as / ought 70
give it away" replied the slim man.
las it isn't patented yet, and one or
two more safety-valves have got to be
put on it. l was the first man to try il.
and my wife is the man who invented
it,"
"Your wifep" asked half dozen who
had become interested.
Eyes, my wife. You see it was
like this. We was in the Kimball House
fire at Atlanta. We were given rooms
up in the twelfth story of the hotel,
and"
"Hold on, old man; that hotel wasn't
twelve stories high" protested a min
isterial-looking man.
"Were you ever therep" asked the
slim man.
"No."
'Well. how in thunder do you know
the hotel wasn't twelve stories high,
then? You don't know, and as I was
there, don't want you to interrupt me
again. Well, our room was on the
twelfth floor. My wife scooted down
and followed, but when half way down
the first fight of stairs 1 thought of my
watch, and went back to get it. and be,
fore 1 could get onto the stairs again
the fire headed me off. / rushed to tho
window. looked down and saw my
wife below. called to her that / was
going to Jump. l jumped, and when J
had reached the fourth story she threw
up an umbrella, which I grabbed and
spread it over my head, and began to
settle the rest of the distance in a slow
and gentle manner, when a gust of
wind came round the corner, got under
the umbrella, and carried me up again.
beyond the flames, and l landed about
half a mile out in the country. Had I
an escape-valve to let out the air I'd
have landed all right, and not had tc
ride so far in the night air, only half
dressed. This machine may be q gooS
one, but when l."
The speaker was alone.-Peck's San.
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But that large expenditure represents
only one side of the question. On the
other side are the unknown sums that
nave been paid out by the baseball low
ing public for the privilege of witnessing
the $40 games. That baseball pays,
financially is indicated by the continue.
ton of the clubs and the widespread
public interest in the subject. If a
quarter of million has been paid out
IN keeping up the clubs of 1883, con-
siderable larger sum has been paid by
the spectators of the games. Six hun
dred thousand dollars would perhaps
not be an overestimate of the total ex-
Penditures for baseball this year. Be-
sides the 1872 League games, at fifty
cents admission. the clubs wind up the
season with series of half-price ''exhi-
oltion" games. The total expenditure
no doubt exceeds 5000, Hartford
Conn. Times.
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ONE LIE.

Her white little hand IL resting
On the arm that held II OF old:
And he thinks II is only the night breeze
That makes IL 80 soft and cold.
Her eyes into hts are gazing
Eyes ever so faithful To him,
And he thinks n the shadowy twilight
That makes them 30 strange and dim.
Hor pretty face turns toward him:
Ali when did her face turn away7
And he thinks 10 the silvery moonlight
That makes 70 so faint and gray.
Oh, spirit that fingers and falterp.
Take courage and whisper Good hive 70
A life2-why. "A life u nothing
Whom millions each minute die
with millions each minute dying.
What matters one life or IDENTIFY
One fragile aud tender eNistence3
One trcmulous pas Ing breathr
A lifo7 why, n he Ia nothinRl
What matters tho one burn dirn1
Alas for the folly OF reason
Ono lite is tho world To him!
-dnOnsu
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lTo BE Continued

The telephone companies now do
ing business in the United States, under
grants from the Bell Telephone Com
pany, have an aggregate capitalization
OF nearly 500, 900, 600, which is about
the aggregate capitalization of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
The telephone business Is growing Sc
rapidly that it is claimed by those CON.
versant with the business, that wher
the country is fully supplied with in,
struments, which are now being mt In
at the rate of several thousand month
this business will earn dividends on ,
capitalization of $500. 900, O00.-D ctros
Post
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This calculation, which has to do
with only one association, or eight
clubs Called the League), is evidently
too small. 1t must be too small bv at
least $4,000 in the first item, for one
thing, for salaries paid to baseball
players must average 81, 500. One gets
81 100 or -, 600, another $1,000. Some
of them get 50, 900 a season. Some of
the best editorial writers in New York
do not command more. The time has
been when even higher figure would
have expressed that average, but the
law of demand and supply appears to be
gradually equalizing things, even in
baseball. Our correspondent proba-
bly, underestimate the aggregate expen-
diture for the League; the truth probably
would be $500. 900 instead of $l55. 700.
But even that 100000 represents
only one association. There are Others.
In the association of which the Phila-
delphia Athletic are members, that club
is said to have expended-or, which is
Tor our purpose practically the same
thing, Its hackers have expended for it
the sum of S34, 900 this year, and vet IL
is said the club has cleared a profit of
$4,000. This surprising statement be-
comes possible in the light of such
crowds as that famous club has drawn
in its encounters with other noted clubs
in some of the cities, 1S, 900 being in at
tendance, for example, to see one game
at St Louis, representing 5000 for
that one game, while gatherings of TO-
BOO have been noted in that and other
cities. Probably $3.50, coo would be an
underestimate of the total expenditures
by the association and individuals that
back up the various professional mines
IN the three associations of 1855.
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"A rural visitor to New York was in
a bad scraPe. He arrived in town ir
the morning. put up at a public house.
left his sachel in his room. and deposited
his money with the clerk so that h1
might not be robbed of it. Then he
went out for walk, but got lost and
forgot the name of his hotel. He wa
residing at police headquarters, while
the gol darned place was being huntss
up for him.-N z Graphic
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CHAPTER III.

Mr.. Pierce's house was commodious.
for be was n rich merchant of n rich
town. His friends, and those Of his
wife. were numerous. The provision
made for them was on generous and
ample scale, and they had responded
cordially to the invitation sent out to
lhom.
Mr.. Biddulph. Of whom 30 much had
both that afternoon and evening been
said. was the first to arrive. while only
Tom and Margaret were In the drawing
room. He-Maurice Biddulph-was a
man concerning whom men held differ
emit opinions. and who caused much
speculation In the bosoms Of his lady
friends he was well %. and still
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The use of middle name is held
by the British to be an American lido.
syncracy. but the roll of noted British
contemporaries is full of men with mid.
die names.-Boston Transcript.
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Money for Baseball.

A correspondent has made the follow
ing rough estimate of the expenses at
tending the eight pr, fessionai ball clubs
in the country.
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elts ohu uc HAS EOl n DcdutlIul speech
of by heart and is going to deliver il
now
And. indeed, to Biddulph's extreme
annoyance, and Mrs. Plerce's horror,
Master Tom was perceived on his legs,
glibly repeating an Grafton which was
at least amusing. and at the end OF
which. winking visibly at Margaret,
who was utterly unprepared for his TAX
ing the peroration into his own hands,
he announced that his father had for
gotten just one thing in his speech. and
that was, to request the company, on
filling their glasses, to rise and give:
''Eor she $ Jolly good fellow, that no.
body can deny" 81 assure you. ladies
and gentlemen, that l know it from
experience to be true" he added, sol
EMMY; land now. having exhausted
the subject, l will resume my seat, {"
which he did. amidst loud and prolonged
cheering.
Supper over. Margaret found herself,
she hardly knew how, arm-in-arm with
Mr.. Biddulph in the large, marble
paved hall. near the open door. Mrs.
Pierce usually devoted her conservatory
TO loungers and flirters, and il was full
Of them now. But Mr.. Biddulph had
no desire to form one of that crowd; at
least it would seem not, for he said to
Margaret:
Shall we 60 into the garden? It's
deliciouSly warm-as warm as June.
Seel II put this little shawl over your
shoulders-"
"Yes, that is a good idea," said Mar
garet. dreamily, as they stepped out Of
the house into the garden, which was
partially Illuminated by some Chinese
lanterns, and they wandered to another
side Of the building, where there was a
short terrace of well-rolled. dry gravel,
affording q solitary promenade. The
air was. as he had said, balmy. The
night was fair. Though they were
close to the great thoroSghfare. it was
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21
News By Telegraph.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Oscar wlIde,s PlOturn.

WASHINGTON, December lS.--The case on
the Burow.Giles Lithographic Company
against Napoleon Sarony was argued i'm
the Unired States Supreme Court this.
afternoon. IL relates 10 the photograph OF
Oscar Wilde, the apostle OF aesthetic cul-
ture, and involves tho question whether
the copyright acts, in so far as thew
grant protection TO photographs, are con.
stitutonal. Counsel for Sarouy argued
that the latter had invented" the picture
IN controversy; THAT is, had posed Oscar
'" Ide before the camera, selected his cos.
tame, as well as the draperies and other
accessories, arranged said Oscar Wilde i'm
graceful position, and suggested and
Sn Ckeo the desired pleasing expression" "
luls, counsel maintained, made Sarony the
author or inventor, not OF the subject OF tho
picture, II was true, hut OF the picture it.
sell' counsel for the hthograpuing com.
Pany, however, Contended that Sarony had
not produced or invented Oscar Wilde, but
merely arranged Lim--that Is, newly ar.
ranged something already eXtant. III this
was invention, Sarony had mistaken the
remedy. lie should have taken out "A pat.
eht instead OF n copyright To obtain "A
copyright the person claiming protection
must be the author OF "A visible article ON
whAch the copyright is granted. Sarony was
not the creator OF Oscar Wilde, and the
photograph was not such an original AS
could be copyrighted. All the photo
BIApher did was 70 put Wilde in a particu-
lar smJ OF clothes, have him cross his legs
IN particular fashion, and put his hand
on his MP. This work was nor the work Of
an author, and Sarony was not entitIed.
tiou.
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More swIndIInq Of Pension Applicants

WASHINGTON, December l4-Recently
the Commissioner Of Pensions caused the
arrest OF DIR. Azel Ames, Of Boston, on a
charge OF defraudiug pensioners. Ames
was the President OF the Board OF Exam.
lining Surgeons, aud is highly connected.
ms case is the first one OF the kind
Drought TO notice. The pension Office
mas discovered thieving pension agents,
ulshoneSt clerks, and fraudulent pension
ers, but before Ames was found tout the
boards OF examining surgeons have been
hboNe repToach. Ames ~ the President
OF company called the Eagle Odorless
hVacuating Company. just before an APP
pllcant Tor pension was about 70 receive
MS money, Ames would 20 to him and say /:
i would like To have you take some
STOCK IN our company. 1t pays twenty per
cent. and is good Investment. Smith
look some stock the other day, and his pen
sion was allowed the next day. Under
such inducements the unfortunate victim
generally took some stock The extent OF
the Eagle Odorless Company's swindling
is up In the thousands. When arrested,
Ames denied that his company was a fraud,
and says that he had given advice
20 the pensioners TO purchase stock,
DeileNlng II 70 be legitimate
Tho faiiacy oi tfiS
statement was discovered to-day. In
looklng up the records the Commissioner
found that an injunction had been made re.
stralnlng the company from continuing
business, by reason of its fraudulent char.
acter. This injunction was sustained by
tne Attorney General OF Massachusetts,
three years ago, and has never been re-
Versed. The Commissioner has clear case
against Ames, and IL il said that the rigid
investigation that is % be made will In.
VoIVe many prominent people OF the Hub
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RiOtlng Between Italians and Negroes.

PIrTsBUBG, December IA serious riot
took place last night at the Blue Mountain
Tunnel, near here, between Italian and
negro laborers. During the night two Of
the latter broke into shanty containing
provisions and were discovered. An
alarm was given and about 100 Italians at
tackled the negroes with shotguns and
pistols. The negroes being uu-
armed, returned the assault with clubs and
stones, but were finally forced 20 seek shel.
ter after four of their number were wound
ed, one Of these fatally, aud the other three
quite seriously injured, but will probably
recover, although their bodies are filed
with shot. Inis morning the riOting was
renewed, and the negroes driven away.
Everything is now quiet, and no further
trouble is apprchended.
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Burning Of the Steamboat IosIe Harry.

MEMPHIS, TENN, December H.-The
steamer Josie Harry, en- route from White
River to this port, burned this afternoon at
Reeves Landing, fifteen miles below here.
Her cargo consisted OF six hundred bales
OF cotton and quantity of cotton seed,
which, together with the steamer, were to-
tally destroyed. The fire had its
origin on the starboard side, abreast
ct the boilara, among some cot
ton bales. Captain Milt Harry Mt once
marshaled his entire force and fought the
fire, without effect; and, seeing the danger
which threatened the passengersgund crew,
ordered the steamer landed, which was
done and AL escaped. The boat burned TO tho
waters edge. She was valued at $50. 900
and was owned exclusively by Captain
Milt X. Harry. The insurance isIunknown.
The money in the desk was saved, but the
safe was lost.