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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.


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WksHfse1en. 1en. Is - IL I'll inife-
dueea - een&tof - neF to6ey - ~
uIats tss egmmegee eaffae9 o. -
feieesapA dearsea - ~ hfsl sss1ten -
tesm tslshFaeA eampanF - nssz = Sc
bHI - sSE8n DkTsno4 ~ esspsf1slons
enNaasd IL snter-a Mte ssieGKai ~, =
3st1zfaph HqSW tea So K1faaEr eg1asty
an1 80 UnHsd Btslsa
Hasluna $50 and sAfee dsei4re ~
81 eaaEata fDs islfRfs 3 eeEgtes zsl.il
bs staeoeHble aa9 fgst. SD fhet y ~
Be- nas4afaf fe4 any tkleas1p4 60 k4at
. efva aay unreasonable peSsnes 81
ndgAofeRs 70 sny psFacns enMgHay e
eofpoxnslon, iesslitg - ci4e1 - bsti-
nsss, o. 70 sphiset sDy psraoa, ptees ~
bnainsss - any unEsseosabla ossessfs.
nasisn. EaaFv teiFrfapb e0nptDy esaii
aHoFd reasonable and eqq1 facilities
for eonnsossnQ llnE4. a1d sosli nos a.
crIminafe ~ tbsir rates ago ebafRss
between eonnsettoe iioes-
kessi0a far fsskea u ubiawfui Tor
any seieRFaph eompsny - entsF insa
auY contrast, neSeemsBs o. combination
with arg 0sheF tsieagapa eomeAnS 20
distas between them the aeafe2aie -
nss psasesds o. ne sarninss q sash
eszuf 8uiea
section lss rnskss Il uolaafai Tor any
teIegFato companys airsctiy % Tad ifeei-
II, b any apeelai rate, Fphate. dfAw-
bsck OF ofhsF spseial osvi5s, % soafRe
e. Rec4tga fFem aGy peKsous % eofpor9-
tons nby eFsstsf OF les cempebsatl0n
far env service fhaa "a chsFass 90 re-
cetvss froa any ofaer psfsons % cor
poEatl0bs fsr doira like and eontsm
pofaDesas eaFviee.
Nsct.sn siz requires he iele9Faph eom
panies g. paoiisn tnsif ratss Bnd % ale
With toe Interstate c01mefce commits
aiop : sshsdnis thereof snd 10 notify
ahe e8mmlasion ssn days before hand Of
asy Proposed change sabiset 10 = pen
afty for eissbedienae. Ire comnAnioa
mag be esmeeiied - msnoamaa 30 con
pig STA thsse rsqaifsnsnta
Sections aevsu hnd eiRht provide thst
any teieglapo conpsales ylolaii1g re
provisions 81 this ball si1altbo liable TO
pegsoua iSiased thereby Tor damages,
whisa may b recovered b. tuit either
befOrs sae a9mnaisaton % the ceufta.
Tbe remaining sections Of tie bill
give ths ipteg ststg o0nuercs commits
sion Isrisdiesion over iHserslals tsle'
graph basiness, hx the penalties for
violation Of tbs act, aatbeFsEs tns cen
mission 10 inquire into tbs b1siness Of
ths teloafaph companies, and 20 inves-
tiRhie eompsain1s undsf Substantially
The same csndiii0ns ~ The complaints
Of alleged iufFaetion Of tie tnter-stste
eOmmnFes iaw are no9 Examined into
b. TIE commission.
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maRFIrEETURanFA

MKMoRfAL URaEHo THE FERMENTATION or
NATIoHAL RJAKsIH.
sAH less, CaI., Jan. B.-At the ses-
sion Of the American h0FEiouituRAl sOci.
ETY. this morning the cammitaee ap-
p0intsd 20 draw 20 memorial 70 con.
arees on the sebisot Of forestry subwit-
led 4 resolution % tbe elect that the
society afgs upon congress tbas al gov
efnment timbsF land should Be With
drawn a. once from sale or entry and
shat the aei granting timber 70 iooatoFs
be repealed uutii debate Surveys shall
have asssFtaioad What portions 81 the
paoito forests shall be permanently re-
served for tba best Interests % TIE ma
ttou. The report Of t9s committee vas
adoptsd.
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a esxERogs eFFER.
Dss. pARRTH. THK ELE1Tno MLasETIo
puVeflsfaNa. knRrWn N SEATTLE


PHYSICIANS, kBErvE N SEATTLE
These wonderful masters II the Heal
inQ art have arrived, and have taken
Offices az the inteFnstiocal Hotel, Cherry
street. where they intend 10 remain few
months oniy, 90 cure the sick and efiisct
e. Of this vicinity.
They come 90 us laden With tessinoui.
ala fron Ssu Francisco and Portland,
and the authenticated reports Of ssme
81 their cures ssem nothing short Of
mifaoaious.
They use littis or no medicine 10 the
majority OF cases, and peFfeot their
cures mostly By the wonderful power of
electro magnetism.
All ofiica consultations are free, SO
that should there be any cases thas ere
iuearable they Immediately discover
them, thus saving their psfr01s any fur
Their expenditure Of money and time,
which iheg might otherwise squsndar.
Unlike other physicisns Who have be-
come eminens IN their profession, the
doctors charges are extremely modeF-
ate. being only ten dollars for sir treat
meats Of each disease. OF n that proper.
ton. Is the csses may require.
There are few Of the ills 70 which hn-
nan flesh h heir which eAnnot be 70
lievsd ana generally permaaenily cured
BY prs. DArKIn's electro magnetic treat
neua, and cassa whish have resisted the
e9oFts Of ordinary physicians have yield
ed 10 their power. Taese eas.s embsace
almost every kind Of disease, and. as
said bsfore. no Han, woman OF ehild
need DESPAIR Of Eelief aad cure while
Drs. D8Frin oder them their Invaluable
seEvices
Many hundreds % grateful tessiuoni-
ais from intelligent and responsible pa
tie1ts bear wfteess % tie wonderfai
sktll they possess 10 The mast ~ Of tn
uaE Ills. 10 ts not oas % place 10 give
here the naBes Of few Of teose vito
have been thus beuahted, With . brief
mention Of tie factA
HANKs EzKT c1s ~ EzFxzBxD Re.
Mrs. General Adams, Medical Lake,
W T.--Nnmhness and congestion Of the
brain, proaaeed b. q diseased eo0diti0a
ef the moet delicate oERans pee1liax 90
Der SEX also hetdasha and nerHcus oys-
pepeaa q tsenfy years s4endfn0. Shs
wAs cared tSo ysaEs exc b. DIS. DsFFin.
Il. J. Loekwoo3, Lz0sntez, Ozark Co.
" I-Desfnsas year.; restored BY Drs-
Da1Ela.
CIV. F0wlsf. YAKIMA. ". T.-TosAl
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auGAa rnusr.
AnoxRKn KvpxsoE oE ITS PowEH III.
uffFTED.

AnoxnKn KvIpxSoE oE ITS PowER M.
mft fTED.
NKW YonK, dan Is The sugar trust
gave another evidence q - poWeF yes
tsrday, Whrs IL ordsFsd MolieE. SisFek
h CnmpanY 70 close their refinery. Oae
OF she arm said thst the shat down
woald not oreat until the raw sugar Gu
hand bad been used 90. Ia tbs mean
tune the hfm has sihsd ita employees
% look COS for res j1a. THIS IL the
fourth suRar FeflntFy that has been
closed esnos she aussF trust was perfect
ed 10 thia city. II ass learned that
movement - nnueF way 60 build q
RiRantis TehntFg Ia Philadelphia, ana
tho snppoeiti~n Ia lower Wall street IL
that tha neN FehneFy oil be uaed bg the
lsusi ~ ciub the fecaieitr.Bt Pnilsdei-
pate FeaaeFs wh0 nss reiuse 10 JOIN the
ffuaf
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LIVERPOOL MARKKrs.


PoEz fowNsESD. Jan. e. ARRIVED
BAFkeBtine Qaiehstep.
POM HADLoOK. Jan. 26.--AEFivtd-
Bafk Avcsurus.
PoHR BLAKKLx, Jan. 26.-AFrived-
Ship TopRaliant.
Sailed-Bark Columbia.
poaR LUDLOW. JaR. &.-Sailed-
Bark BonauEa. bArkentine klikitAt.
SAN FRANcIsoo, Jan. 2s.-Cleared-
Steamship Mexloo for seattle.
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OoPnxuAaxN. Jan. s6.--ChFiEsopheE
Ffanks. uaiied states marsoai for the
northern District OF California, arrived
here today, aud acconpAnied By Mr.
Andersob. United states minister. visit
prisaaer hy he steameF Ailel, which
says be vill Be delighted 20 return 10
tie upised States.
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PUGET SOUND SHDRE RR

frainb leave daily for Tascma.
Connecting Wlth Bwitehbaek trnin foF
al points Hast. at......--......... T.15am
ConneetinR with train Tor Portland. Al 9sE0 sin
ArKivs daily from Tacoraa.
conDeuting with tfain from Posfland
at.--..-...... ....-.....-..-..... i1Ss -
ana irons Ear. as....:...::----..: s@Pu
Leave daily for STACK 3uzrttnn nd
way stacon8. .....ss.@ss.+s.s~~@~s SD -
Arrive daily from cfu1k fnnctien and
way statious .......sa......... va a
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The OEa EsGElAE~ u the nosl pop
alar kiG giovs u Amexics, &l.4S FOR avs
nuttons- ft.so for EIGHT bnttonA They
are far below the prise OF any otheF
standard makes, and Cor 90 ana dara-
oihty are unexoelled The above are re-
tsli prices (the glove h uo1 sold el whaie.
Ealel az SOHWABAOdER BROs'. aefs
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nIehwaya Impaaaabie.

Bosrus, Jan. s6 Reports this morn
lsg fron various points in Matne. New
hampshite and Vermont state thai the
heaVisst snow storm for years prevailed
ell nieht and 10 mosd phases it IL stiil
suogipa. May trains are entirely sus
pended aud the Highways ara pTaeu.
cally impasaabla.
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thAa Il he greatest medicine Ga this
sOfid. said Ma. AurpAy. 81 tie Ocean
hu1as, - b steppeo tnfo StsuaFt's
cEcg store. Give nae snoteex hotsls OF
yoss STAR Coazh SYFar." naso
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noNER AED nAsKKn.


Nxw YozK, Jan. Money on oaII easy
g5<a3 Tact loan *. eIesed offered 8;
prime mercantile payer SCI. sserl
in1 exchange dull, steady. At &4e41
for 60 days bills Rnd $A.S6H for de-
uapd.
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washington Territory Densal ara
! hoeoerapete Dspot-A full s1pply d
ioS pFlcss- A. 4. SxEwAMx a o., irur-
sists DoS ~
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Great vslees IN bisek GODS ana Ska
AondAv, JEn0AEy i6sh 30 1tsf. All a.
car steck vii b sid 81 tass weskas
psicss. Tokias 4 81. rsruar.
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7SN A los u 81 g fancy silks n
daota 10 Is eenls a. CnesEeF Cleary's.
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Blankets and coznfaEtsrs all reduced
change OF arm sale 81 OossteF CieAFy's.
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80. g isoh plaids fedaosd 10 - ssa.
a. CheaasE OeAEy'&
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COLUMBIA & PUGET SOUND
RAILROAD.

T. J. MTTNKR
Superintendent asd Trans Manaasr.
seattle. y. r
". =. SPENCER
Freight and PaascnRef AQnnt
s-si.ls. Nov q. ISL.
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GALvmros. Jan. 8.-Tea tons Of 81
psrlof rexss cotton seed we're shipped
from here yesterday. CONSIGNED 90 the
German East African COLONIZATION So
ciety. AZ xtpzibaF, Africa. An sxpeFi-
encsd plaster accompanied the SEED for
the purpose OF instruettne the natives
Of Ztnx bar 10 she cultivation Of the
plants. Thts event marks the intro
duetion Of cotton on the eaBs coast Of
Afffna
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Drs. Darrin can be consulted free at
the Intefnalional Hotel, Cherry street,
between Second and Third. and will
ander no circumstances take q case that
be lie positive that he oannoG cure or
benefit. Charges are re s0neble and
toe poor treates free from 3 70 10 Q. m,
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Offics hours from 10 q. m TO .. N.
evenings. z 20 8 Sundays, 10 10 II.
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Commencing Monday, Oct a
OREGON RY. & NAV. COS
9TEAM GRs.


Arrives daily from victoria and
PoEt Townsend, excspt SUNDAY. Ana
Depart daily for Victoria and
Port Townsend, except sunday. fan
EMMA HAYWARD OR NORTH PACEEIu
Departt ally for Tacoma, connece-
ing with early Portland train. aln
same boat going through 70 OlympllN az
Steflacoom. excef,tinR Sundava
Departs daily oxcep ing sundays
for Tacoma, connecting with
Portland and SWitchhack tina. Qsaa IN
Departs daily for TRcuma, axceut-
Ing sunday ......-...- kaa nm
Arrives daily from Tacoma, er-
coptlng sunday -. ...s........a am
Arrives daily nom Tacoma. 81.
cepftng sunday ......s.. nm
Arrives daily nom Tacoma az Z =
Same boat from Ciympia and Aleilaes'nm
excepting Sundays.
STEAMER IDAHO
Arrives fruzs Whseoom evsfv Fnar.
dsTs THURSDAY and Saturday af.a -
Departs for Whaicom and wuy pcrtw
sFery Sunday, Tuesday nha Thurs
d1st A.s..--ss..s...--.4s.ss.
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CHICAGO MAHKxTn.

OHrcAoo, Jan. Is. - Wheat 49, Firm
cash and February B5< Nag 6lH.
Corn - Firm, cash and February
le. May 90 3 16.
0Ats-Sse,dy, May 80 1-16.
Barley-Noshing doing.
PoFk = Strong, cash S14.l21T, May
el4.52x.
Lsrd-Steady, cash and February
S755@7ST1I, May $7.65@757K.
80 CHICAGO okTTLn MARKxT.
CHIcA0o, Jan. 8.-Oattle Receipts
eo00. str0aat ,sxporters g, 25(S5 SEQ steers
&3(65, atOckers and feeders &2.10@
$50, Texas cattle 924e@360
Hogs - Il ceipts 20 oUo, strong, aud
5 points higher, mixed e5.l5(d6.55, heavy
IS 5Oa5 70. hight eS05 40
Soeep- Receipts 500, strong, natives
t3a325, western 81 5096l5, Texans
3Std4.
LIVERPOOL MARKETa.
LEvKRPooE, Jan. 26.-Whest-Quie
unchanged. supply good.
CoEn-Qaiet, steady. demand poor,
new mixed weaker, q 1o1fd per GENITAL.
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American Express 1O75<. Canada Pa
eiect6k. Canada SouihsEu g, Central
t'aessc SIX, BaFlington 12s1<, Delaware
& LackawanA 1S0K. Denver 4 hlo
dtande 2iK. Ere az, Lake Shore 90,
Louisville n Nashville 81 II, Michigan
UentFsl 6SH. Kansas 4 1exas IL. New
YORK. Central l07 y. NortheFn Pacific n y
pRsfeFled 45Jk, Northwestern i0oH, Ore
Qon InproVement 81. Navigator 80.
franscontinental IN, Pacific Neil 361<
READING e61x. Rock Island lt2K, IS.
Paul 761f. Texas Pacific 96eS. Union Pa-
oifie 66X, United States Express ~,
Fargo Izs, Western Union Tx.
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All chtonic diseases, youthful indis-
erection and loss Of manhood treated By
entirely new methods.
Diseases OF women, deafness and ca
tsFFh a speciality, and cFosseyes straight
ened 10 7 10 10 minutes.
Secret vices Of youth. which destroy
both bedy aed mind. and soon carry
them 10 q premature grave, radically
cured.
Dire. Darrin have discovered certain
remedies In Europe for the care Of
syphilis and sonoFEhea in their worst
stages.
Circulars sent free to any address.
Inquiries answered.
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NO nnIFrs q NV TOHK.


RHcHMoxp, No, Jan. % - David
WhltmsF, the lass Surviving witness 20
the authenticity % she Book Of Nor
mon, died teFe last night, after a lin
eeginR illness for several weeks.
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NEW ENGLAND SWIFT M A TxnEEBLH
aHoWFToaM.

BIDDNEoEp, Malice, Jan. 25.-Rosds
sFs svefywhsre bIoekaded and ap 10 II
o'oiook today no train has passed over
either division Of the Boston a Maine
FsiiTnad. TIE mornlna express which
iefs Portland At 7s30 o'ol OK Is snoWed
q near Old OfensFd. Help has bsen
taiearsphed fer.
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HALIEtx. Jan. ga haa Of distress
was seen nyinR fsom a vessel caught IN
the ice In sbs basin taday. The crew
appear 10 haTe abaE doned the vessel
aud wefe seen on q cake Of floating Toe
and in Rrnas danger. bat no help eoaid
ftaeh them. The vessel IL believed TO
unknovn vessel Is ashore on Horton.
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NKw Yoex. Jan. &c. The stock market
was more active and strong today. The
market wss unusually active az the
opening. The liss gained steadily 81
first hut afterwards q dullnesa inteFven.
ed and the advances made small progress
uAtil noon. The best prices we're reach.
ed about 2 o'clock and the Close was
fran.
Gossrnmsns bonds we're dull and
steady.
NEW xoRE MARKKTs.
NEW YoHK. Jan. 25.-Hops-Quiet
and unchanged.
SnRaF-DuIl, wholly nominal, refined
dull, standard A 6 $500.
Ooppef--Weak,i lake SIG 66.
Lead-Sleady, domestic 81 925<@4.95.
Tin-Steedy, straits $36 80.
OOfes-Spot, fair; BIO weak $17.25,
optioss Open l0Gl5 points higher,
closing heavy and unsettled, lower.
Sales, 1880 BAGS; January 9l4l5(6
IA 50. February SIS iO913 rs, MaFcn
tl2se@ls 20, April Sl2509 I2.s5. May
Sl2 tsCai270.
PetFoleam-The covering movement
started yesterday was continued 10 Pc
trolenm this morning. The first sales
we're made At an advance Of q. An
advance Of q was made In the early
trading, after which the market became
weak and declined to S7&. The re-
neVed covering relied toe market from
that 6Qure and tbs close vas firm as
SSX aaleg. 8 30 OI0 barrels. ~
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BosTox. Jan. All tFalus from the
north and east are from four to six
hours late. aud on many roads ali
freight trains havs been abanasned.
AZ flld OfehaFd sn0u ploW With three
engines attached IL fast 10 9 snow bank,
aud almost bidder from sight. The
sn0g is light and dsifis badly. The
wind 10 higB. and abaat two feet Of
snow has fslien, and still there are no
signs of q let Up. Il Is the Wefst storm
Ia thirty I've years.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-27

NKw YonK. Jan. 26--rhe overdue
vessels are arriving and report severe
wsntheg at sea. The tramp steamer
CsosnA. twenty-five days from Lelth,
scltiand, had her bridge smashed By 8
heavy sea aud suffered other damage on
deck. Tie second officer Was swept
across the bridge 90 tue 1911 instant,
a8d vas only saved from going over
board By Rfaspins life buoy. Several
OF the cree were injured during the
paaaags.
, 1888-04-10

AS we proceed down the street my mp
p%earance seems to stir the population up
toa pitch Of wild excitement. Merchants
dart in and out of their shops, people in
rags, people in tags and people in gorgeous
apparel, buzz all about me and fit hither
and thither like a nest of stirred up
wasps. If curiosity has seemed to be
rampant in other cities 1t passes all the
limits of Occidental imagination In
Ki-ngan-foo. Upon seeing me, every
body gives utterance to n peculiar spon-
taneous squeak of surprise, reminding me
very much of the monkeys notes Of alarm
IN the tree tops along the Grand Trunk
road, India.
By the time we are half way along the
street the whole city seems in wild tumult.
Men rush ahead, peer into my face, de-
liver themselves of the above mentioned
peculiar squeak and run hastily down
some coyergent alley way. Stall keepers
hastily gather up their wares and shop
keepers frantically snatch their goods in
side rs they hear the tumult and see the
mob coming down the street. The ex-
element grows apace, and the same wan
ton cries of 'Fankwaei F%ankwaeI" that
followed me through Kan-tchou-foo are
here repeated with wild whoops and ex-
ultant cries. One would sometimes think
that all the devils of Dante's inferno had
gotten into the crowd and set them wild
with the spirit of observation-disclosures
Stevens in Outing.
, 1888-04-10

Scientists have long sought for n fixed
and invariable standard of length. The
measures in common use are mere arbi-
trary lengths, and, Il the original stand
ards should be destroyed, could not be ac-
curately replaced The French meter is
supposed to be n ten-millionth part of the
quadrant of the earth; but the accuracy
of the original measurements has been
seriously called in question. The so called
wave lengths of light ave been suggested
ms furnishing an invariable numerical
magnitude, but their excessive minute
ness and the difficulty of accurately meas
uring them have heretofore been an in
superable objection to their use.
Messrs. Nicholson and Morley nave now
devised a method OF measuring these
wave lengths, which they claim is prob
ably accurate to one ten-millionth part.
When it is considered that a wave length
of sodium yellow light is only about one
forty-JhOusandth Of an inch, the delicacy
of this method becomes apparent. What
ever theory may be held as to the nature
of light, the numerical values called for
convenience wave lengths" are actual
and invariable magnitudes o. something;
and, II the new method of measurement
proves reliable, there will be no difficulty
in obtaining a fixed standard of length
which can be reproduced Mt any time or
place.-Populnr Science News.
, 1888-04-10

From the earliest times, the club was n
favorite military weapon, its primitive
form being simply of n straight stick,
much heavier at one end than at the
other, and adapted for use either by one or
both hands. With improvements in
other styles or weapons, however, came
the mace. The mace is n shafted
weapon, consisting of a wooden handle
fitted into an iron head, the latter
being of many different styles. Some
maces have phalanges on the sides; others
are round like an orange, and furnished
with sharp projecting points; while Others
again are in the shape of two imperial
crowns placed base to base.
The mace was n horseman's weapon,
usually fastened to his saddle during the
march, and, in an action, suspended by a
cord III his wrist. 1t was, n favorite
weapon for fighting ecclestiastics, of
whom there were many during the mid
die ages. Priests, by a canon of the
church, being forbidden to use the sword,
the mace, the lance, the halberd and sew
eral other weapons of this description,
were allowed to take the place of that
weapon, which, in all ages, has been typ
iCal of war. A modification OF the mace
was n plain hammer or maui, frequently
carried by long bowmen. 1t was a simple
mallet of wood or of iron, with a handle
A or 8 feet long, used as an offensive
weapon at close quarters .-Globe-D Demo
pruf
, 1888-04-10

Rather severe criticisms on our navy
are appearing in the English journals.
The critics admit we have as good naval
officers as any, but say that what ships
we have are named by Englishmen,
Irishmen, Germans, Scandinavians and
negroes. This is true in time of peace;
for first rate American sailor men can
make more than $21. so a month ashore.
But once the signal of war comes, and the
promise of prize money and adventure,
and there would be little room for much
of the poor material now manning the
yards. The great fleet that Farragut led
past the Mississippi forts was manne
with Gloucester fishermen-men who, I'M
like the average blue jacket, combine n
keen intelligence with strength and dar-
ing.
The day of the Square rigger'' is gone
by, for the modern war ship has no sails,
and q quick hand at the gun sight and
block, tackle and gearing is more in de-
mand than one that can hand, reef, and
steer. Indeed, 1t is a curious study to
watch how, in the war ship of today, the
sailor is declining and the engineer and
machinist advancing. Perhaps in the
future the crew of a war ship will be com
posed of three classes only-scientists, en-
gineers and coal beavers or oil feeders
Scientific American.
, 1888-04-10

Americans nave a dual reason for con-
Germ in the treatment of the rabbit pest in
Australia. Upon the abatement of the
pest depends in a very great degree the
sheep raising industry of that south sea
continent which plays such a n important
part in the wool market of the world, and
what is the pest of Australia today may
threaten a large agricultural area in the
United States Tomorrow.
Some idea of how sheep raising in Aus
tralia has been interrupted by the plague
of English rabbits may be gained from the
following facts; At one station in Victoria,
which under skillful management pas
tured 110,0 900 sheep, the incursion of rab-
bits reduced the stock to 1 200 sheep found
by the visitor dying in a paddock at the
homestead" The rabbits had to account
for the deficiency. All that good manage
ment, backed by abundant capital, could
do had been Intellectual to stay the progress
of the rabbits. They had eaten up and
destroyed all the grass and heritage; they
had barked all the edible shrubs and
bushes, and had 'latterly themselves be
gun to perish in thousands. Chicago
News.