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EASTERN AND FOREIGN MARKETS
L1vERpoo1. November Sd.

WHEAT Moce1a;e demand. California
spot lots, SIS 91ad; off coast, AIS; just ship
ped, 44s Sd; nearly due, Ais; cargoes OF coast,
quiet; on passage, weaker; quantity on pas
sage TO Continent, 1917 900 qrs; Wheat and
Flour on passage to u. K, 2,194,0OO qrs;
French cOuntry markets, 1irlner.
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You can break up a bad cold by the
timely use Of DR.. D. Jayne's Expectorant,
an old and popular medicine for sore
lungs and throats, and the best of all
cough remedies
The morning call., 1891-03-01
THE AUX.
a Bird That Has Disappeared Altogether
From Great Britain.

4 Bird That Has Disappeared Altogether
From Great Britain.
a very interesting bi:d, once an inhabi-
tant OF Britain, but now everywhere utterly
extinct. is known as the great aux. 1t was
about the size of a goose but, having very
small wings, was quite unable to fly, Being
a powerful bird, with strong bill, and a
most accomplished diver, it would have con-
tinued to live on in full security but for mans
reckless destruction. Unable 10 rise in
the air like other water fowl, and deposit its
eggs in security on high lodges of rock. it
could only shuttle along some gentle slope to
lay its eggs at a safe distance above high
water mark 1t was formerly very abund-
ant, and hundreds at time were
taken off the coast of Newfoundland ia the
first quarter of the seventeenth century.
In 1913 it was still abundant on the rocky
islands off the coast Of Iceland; and in
1874 a couple we're caught on an island
called Edey. Since then it has disappeared
altogether. The last specimen taken III our
islshds was caught in a landing net in
Waterford Harb0r In 1884, and is now pre-
served IN Trinity College. About seventy
six skins and nine skeletons, with sixty
eight eggs and a few bones preserved in
collections, are all the relics we nave OF the
now extinct species.
The Labrador duck is another bird which
has disappeared, though it lived on till 1852.
A very curious handsome starting has be-
come extinct in Mauritins, though, fortu-
nately, a well preserved skin of it was ac-
CURED by Mr. K. BowdIer Sharpe, and car
ried by him to the British Museum, where
tits most carefully preserved.
The name Of This island naturally brings
to our recollection the dodo so generally
known by name as bird which has become
extinct in modern times, that is, by the end
OF the seventeenth century. Another bird,
which inhabited the island of Rodriguez,
and was larger than n turkey, has also be-
come extinct. II was known as the solitaire
and lived to somewhat later day than did
the dodo The epiornis, noticed with ref
erence to its enormous egg, may have exist
ed in Madagascar till less than 200 years
ago. The Quarterly Review.
The morning call., 1891-03-01

near the sea and attain a height Of from
COCO to 1000 feet. As in this part OF the
world the line of perpetual snow Is little
above 5000 feet many of the mountains are
covered with their white drapery from year
to year and the curious spectacle Is pre-
sented Of green valleys watered by streams
which flow down from never ceaslng SHOWS.
Water courses are abundant, the warm suns
melting the SHOWS in the mountains, ana In
the summer time pouring down torrents
through channels which during the greater
part of the year are simply frozen masses.
MANY of the falls along the little rivers are
utilized for mills, and picturesque spectacles
are presented when these rude, block-lke
structures are placed, as they often are on
huge powders almost in the midst oil the
| torrents.
From time to time the traveller through
the valleys Of this northern land will pass
! the little farms of the sea or river Laps;
small patches of arabic land enriched by
| the careful toll of the farmer, who from
the neighboring forests has brought masses
| of leaves aud decayed foliage to tertiliZe
/ his ground. During the winter he has no
! fear OF trespassers, but In the summer his
land must Ue fenced to keep out the REIN
! deer, and he consequently puts sticks
around the little field, and, as his summer is
all daylight institutes watch. the various
members of his household taking turns to
| keep an eye on the field. Grain aud plants
| of speedy growth can be easily raised, and
! although tlie trees UtdI uO lIuito, euLole
berries are abundant Grasses and MOSES
/ are numerous, and so immense variety
\ oil flowers and plants exists that one botan-
+ ist has made collection of over 10000 diff
I ferent plants from this frozen land.
/ Lapland has several towns of considerable
trade Bossekop, on the coast OF Norway,
does large business in clothing, for the sea
1 and river Lapps already appreciate the adj
| vantage of the cloth manufactures Of the
| Continent, while bread is also imported from
| Russia, Sweden and Norway as luxury,
together with spirits and tobacco, a lively
! demand existing for both in all parts OF the
/ country. 1t is true that tho sale OF all sorts
! of alcoholic stimulants is forbidden, but 1t Is
also true that numberless ways Of eyading
| the law exists and that drunkenness is an
nually proving more and more curse 10 the
| land Of the Lapp.
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De SOFO'S REMAINS,
The Bones and ATnOr Of the Great Explorer Re-
Gently UReaTthed.

While laborers were excavating for the
foundation of a large brick block that is now
being erected in this city Que of them I'M
earthed few human bones. As this part
of the Mississippi Valley abounds in Indian
mounds the workman supposed he was dig
cling into one of them. but soon lie uncov-
cred what proved to be a long. straight and
very heavy sword. News spread rapidly.
over the town that the grave of one of the
soldiers of General Clark or of General
Grant had been discovered. and tG-
gether with his sword, which had been
buried with him. In 1871 General Clark built
a fort where this place now stands. 1t was
there that he fought decisive battle with
tie Indians, losing many OF his own men and
covering the ground with the dead bodies of
the abOrigineS. During the late war General
Grant had his headquarters at this place for
many months. Several small battles were
fought here, anu it can bc truly called the
bloody ground of guerrilla warfare, for no.
where in the South was LEGALITY so mo-
Tested and devastated by guerrillas andsdes-
peradoes as Southwestern Kentucky and
Southeastern Missouri.
Knowing these facts, it is very natural
for the people to believe that they had
found the grave Of one Of Clark's or Grant $
soldiers, or that of some wandering guer-
rilla As the workman proceeded with his
labor lie threw up a steel bTeastplate and
helmet These were almost eaten up with
rust, and through The holes OF the helmet
could be seen the gray bones of a fast de-
cayng skull. In order to gain some infor-
nation concerning the strange discovery
the handle and scabbard of the sword were
cleaned. The sword itself was rusIed to
the scabbard and could not be drawn. The
shield on the handle and the scabbard were
made of a strange composition that rust
had but little effect upon, and they seemed
but slightly injured by time. The handle
of the sword is pure gold. at The top OF
which is a large diamond clustered around
with rubies. On the handle is the name,
''HprnandO de Soto" Below is the coat Of
arms, which consists of spring oozing out
OF hillside, and close by the spring child
Underneath this is the inscription, written
in Latin " The Spring of Youth" The en-
craving is remarkably well done. These
few bones and implements OF war are 20
doubt all that remains of the great De Soto,
who, believing that somewhere in the New
World was spring which bestowed on any
one who bathed in its crystal waters per-
petual youth, gave up wealth and luxury to
undergo the hardsh hips Of a wild and I'M
known country. and at last die of discour-
agement and defeat History says that De
Soto died somewhere in this part Of the
country. and his body was thrown into the
river in order to keep the fact Of his death
from the Indians. But history is probably
mistaken. Fort Jefferson has the honor of
his grave. Fort jefferson XVI, dispatch to
the st. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
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so-called sayages Most are, at least nomi-
nally, Christians. Partly by persuasion,
partly by force, they were, couple of hun
bred years ago, induced to give up their
heathenism and embrace a Protestant
Christianity. In Hatta there is the most
northern Lutheran Church in The world.
1t is an unpretending building, standing al
most alone on an eminence, and in it service
is rarely held more than once month, for
the clergyman resides many miles away
and is obliged to ride his circuit over an al
most roadless country under circumstances
OF difficulty which would hinder the Clergy
of more civilized countries from going at all.
The Lapps have the Bible in their own
tongue, and few stories are more interest
ing than the account of their translation.
The scenery Of the Lapp country is ex-
trelnely varied. Mountain ranges approach
The morning call., 1891-03-01
Application.
IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
One of the Latest Stories Told Abo'
Chauncey NJ. Depew.

One of the Latest Stories Told About
Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Commodore EIbridge T. Geary is author
ity for this story about Chauneey M. De-
pew: The famous post-prandial orator en-
tered a hotel in a small town in Georgia,
and walking up to the desk, said to the
dapper young clerk behind 1t: Where
shall | autograph?
"Where shall you-what?" said the clerk.
''Where shall l autograph-sign my
name?" said Mr.. Depew.
w"Ob, yes. Right here, SIR, said the clerK,
it'll broad smile, producing the register;
Mr.. Depew wrote his name IN a poIu
hand. and then sat down In tue hotel LOBBY.
In few moments four gentlemen from the
suburbs, known as Georgia CRACKERS,
came in. AS soon as the leader reached the
desk the clerk shock hands with him, and,
reaching for the register. said:
''Wll you Autograph? =
sWill l what"
"Will you autograph" repeated the clerk,
smiling.
'Well, 1 don't mind if do III take old
rye What's yours, boys?' addressing his
partners.
s'We'H take the same, thanks" said they
The clerk treated with as good grace as
possible, and, leaning against pillar in the
office, Chauneey Depew said quietly to 9
friend Sand that is the result of talking
foreign language in Georgia hotel."-
Nashville American.
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clothing, knives, weapons and fsh-hooks.
Gnown as the 'three-duty Lapps," from
The fact that they pay taxes to the Govern
ments OF Norway, Sweden and Russia, are
often extremely degraded. When they
are rich. they practice polygamy, but a
plurality Of wives is denied to the poor. from
the fact that the price Of a wife is never
less than twenty reind eer and often as much
as 800: The river. Lapps do not buy and sell
. their women, but entertain. respect for
them: akin 10 that felt in countries whose
peOpe have far greater opportunities for
education and refinement. The sea Lapps
have progressed far beyond their mountain
brethren their houses are of wood or stone;
The morning call., 1891-03-01
TALKS FOR BOYS.
VIII. -.
By Colonel Thomas ". Knox.


The unusual severity of the winterin. Ell
rope has made the wolves in Western Rus.
STA very desperate, and we hear of their at
lacking travellers. In one instance a sledge
containing man and a woman nd:drawn
by two horses was overtaken by wolves; :.
the travellers and their horses were de-
youred, and their fate was not known
until their bones and the debris of the
vehicle, which seems to have been over
turned and dragged for some distance,
were found near the road they were travel
ing. Other travellers have Lad narrow es-
capes, and the fear of the wolvesi is such that
few people venture to 20 through forests
where these ferociouS beasts abound except
in the ytime. The horses, rather than
attacks of the wolves, and when team IS
overtaken the first jump of the creatures is
at the SteedS and not at the persons occupy
ing the sledge. There is a prevailing but En-
roneous impression that travellers IN Siberia
are the victims OF attacks by wolves. Slbe-
ria is so thinly peopled and contains so
much game that the wolves can always make
good living there, even In the worst OF WIN
ter. 1t is in Western Russia, in Poland and
the provinces bordering upon il that these
tragedies occur, but it is only in winter of
unusual severity, when the ground is COW
cred with deep SHOWS for weeks and months
together and game is very difficult To find,
that the wolves become desperate with hun
ger and act accordingly. And at those times
they would not attack group of men on
foot, though they are ready enough to
chase a sleigh and drag down horses and
travellers.
The morning call., 1891-03-01
The Russian Cathedral.

The cathedral at Novgorod, in Russia, was
burned recently. and many relics connected
with the founding of the empire Of the Gar
we're destroyed. The name Of the place is a
misleading one "Noyo" stands for new"
and "gorod" for city" but the New City"
is the oldest one In Russia 1t was founded
by the Slavs about the year 500 A. D.; in
the year $50 the Russian monarchy had its
beginning at Novgorod, where it was estab-
lished by Rurlk, prince OF Sweden, who
had been invited by The Russian bOyardS to
come and rule over them. To this day every
man in Russia who can trace his descent
from Rurik or the men who came with him
is entitled 10 call himself prince" though
he may be as poor as the poorest peasant.
and earn his living by the work OF
his hands. There Is further mac.
curacy in the name OF the city, as
it is known as Novgorod Neliki (NoygorOd
the Great, to distinguish it from Mini Nov
gUrod, the scene of the annual fair at the
confluence of the Volga and Okla rivers.
Yet Novgorod Neliki has fewer Inhabitants
than Mini Noygorod, and there are fully
twenty cities in Russia each OF which has a
greater population than 'the great In
1862 the millennial of the founding of the
Russian monarchy was celebrated at Nov
gorod the Great, and an elaborate monu-
ment was erected in commemoration OF the
event Bayard Taylor, who was then rep
resenting the United States at the Russian
court, was the guest Of the Government al
the celebration, and wrote some SURFING
verses about il. Here is one OF them:
A thousand years through storm and IRE.
NTH varying fate tue WORK has grown;
TIL Afe1an der crowns the spre,
Rurik placed the Cornerstone.
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To the North Pole.

y The scheme for reaching the North Pole
by means of balloons is again agitated, and
then plans OF the air-ship which is to carry
the explorers have been published. Asma1
house, with a boat anGf>>sledge swinging be-
meath it, will be supported by fSe balloon,
which must have sufficient buoyahessSS Ior
lifting a weight of FIVE tons The house
contains a room where the explorers will
live, another for the dog team, and a third.
which is the uppermost, for the observing
instruments, and the provisions for
men and dogs. Everything seems to be
provided for except the wind which is to
watt the balloon to the Pole from the
station in Greenland or Spitzbergen whence
the start will be made. Since the days of
Montgolfer and Gay Lussac there has been
but little advance in the science of balloon
ing. The balloon is at the mercy of the
wind, and unless the breeZeS are favorable
it will not 90 as the aeronaut desires. Oc-
casionally it is announced that somebody
has devised a balloon which can be steered
against the wind. The latest of these de-
signs is by an officer in the French army,
but his performances in this matter were
very far behind his promises. Unless my
recollection is at fault lie only succeeded in
holding his own against light wind for a
short time; his balloon did not advance, and
1t was in the air considerably less than an
hour.
The morning call., 1891-03-01
ENC Parent of InsomnIa

The parent of insomnia or wakefulness is in nine
cases out OF ten dyspeptlc stomach Good diges-
ton gives sound sleep Indigestion interferes with
it, The brain and stomach sympathIze. One of
the prominent symptoms OF weak state of the
gastric organs is disturbance OF the great nerve
enfrepot the brain. Invigorate the stomach and
you restore equilibrium to the great center. A
most reliable medicine for the purpose is Hostel.
ters Stomach Bitters, which is far preferable to
mineral sedatves and powerful narcotics, which,
though they may for time exert soporifc in
uence upon the brain, cease to act, and inva-
riaby njure the tone of the stomach. The Bitters,
the contrary restore activity TO the operations
of that all important organ and their beufcent In
nuence is reflected in sound sleep and a tranquil
state OF the nervous system. A wholesale Impetus
is likewise given to the action Of the liver and
bowels by its use.
The morning call., 1891-03-01

abundant. Moses grow among the rocks
almost on the ice,.and the wild reindeer on
theapproaeH of winter leave the coast and
g6 into the interior. whence it is argued
there must be vegetation beneath the snow
onthe rocks in Greenland sufficient at least
inq1lnuty to support these hardy animals.
Wherever reindeer can live Lamps can live
with them, and it is AROUND that the eli
matte conditions are not so different in
Greenland from those in Lapland as TO rem
derth change Of. habitat at all violent.
The climate of Lapland, however, IS
mider than that Of West Greenland. The
country inhabited by the Lapps comprises
the northwestern corner of the Russian
Empire and tile extreme northern tip OF the
Scandinavian peninsula. Lapland contains
about 100 600 square miles; is, therefore, a
district about twice the size Of Missouri,
The morning call., 1891-03-01
Athletics.

Not long ago an enthusiast on the subject
of athletics thought il would be good plan
to organize an athletic club for the especial
benefit of the Chinese residents OF New York.
He approached some of the leading men in
the vicinity of Mott street on the subject,
and found, to his disappointment, that the
Chinese DID not care for athletics of any
kind, and could see no advantage in them.
" We never ride, walk, run, or do anything
else in the shape Of eXertiOn,' said one Of
their number, "unless we have a direct OBJ
ieet in doing so. Think of man walking
a mile or two Just for the sake of the walk !"
lie continued mo Chinaman would do
such thing, and we can't understand why
You Americans do it," Then he went on to
ex lain that the Chinese did not need to run
and Jump and turn somerSaults in order to
keep themselves in good health; he said
nature always took care OF that and men
lived to as good an age in China as in any
other part of the world. Our notions in re-
gard TO many things seem to be cOntradicted
by the experience of the Chinese. They live
to old age. and enjoy good health without
any exercise of their muscles beyond what
they get in their daily life. Chinese cities
are full of filth, are badly drained and the
authorities pay no attention to what we
call sanitary requirements, and yet. VINO
ever heard of pestilence in any city OF
the great Eastern empire, in consequence OF
this neglect or defiance of sanitary rules,P
The lower classes Of the Chinese sleep hud-
died together, like pigs or puppies; their
rooms are without ventilation, and they are
packed as closely as sardines in box, but
did YOU ever hear that one of them suffered
i'm health by reason Of the ''stuffiness" of
his sleeping quarters? Under what we lay
down as the laws of health, there should not
he a Chinese man or woman alive to-day
all would have persisted centuries ago IN
punishment for their unhealthy way OIL
l;ving And vet China is the oldest nation
of the world and the most populous. and
its population is increasing instead OF dlmin-
ishing.
The morning call., 1891-03-01
4 SCENE ~ less KoP.

maps good average, but Of thlck-set
bodies, exceedingly strong and active with
dark hair and compilations. black eyes,
prominent cheek bone, hollow cheeks and
recedng chins, they present strong points
OF resemblance TO the Chinese, but their
eyes are not oblique, and their color is much
lighter, While their language bears not the
slightest resemblance to that of any known
Asiatic tribe it is probable that they were
among the earliest emigrants to Europe
from the Asiatic home of the human race.
and that, pressed by subsequent tides Of
emigration, they were gradually crowded
and there remained a relic of almost prehis-
ORIG times.
However this may be. it is certain that in
intelligence they far exceed most notions OF
The morning call., 1891-03-01

In the region where L lived in my boyheod
it was customary to say of man that had
done a particularly stupid thing, Hes as
big fool as Thompson's colt" The feeble
intellect of that equine animal was variously
explained. One version of the story was
tEat he didn't know enough to come in out
of the rain, but waited for somebody to go
for him, and another was that he was weaned
on hay and didn't know enough to eat grass,
so that he starved to death when turning
into rich meadow. Recently came across
an explanation which seems better than
any | heard in my youth, and here it is:
Thompson had colt that he considered of
remarkably fine breed he weaned the
creature on hay and grain and kept him in
the barn and around the barn-yard till he
was years old. The colt was accustomed
to drink at the trough in the barn-yard.
When he was years old Thompson turned
him out to grass in a pasture on the other
side of small river that ran through the
farm. Every day the colt used to swim the
river in order to come to the bain-yard to
drink out of the trough, and lie always
seemed to wonder why the rest OF the herd
did not do likewise.
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they have rowing and sail boats, with which
they traverse the open sea. They have no
ineonsideIable amount of commerce. Being
skilful fishers they catch and salt large
quantities of the fish which throng the
waters of the Norway coast, and are thus
able to purchase for themselves the luXurieS
of more civilized lands.
The Lapps are curious race. Nothing
is known of their origin or whence they
came. They seem to be Mongolians, but are
as superior to the Esquimaux as the blonde
Swsdes and Norwegians are to themselves.
They are of st1nted stature, seldom exceed
ing feet in height, while AZ feet is per-
The morning call., 1891-03-01

IN the tenth; century, colonies from Iceland
were located. on the east coast, and were
comparatively cutoff from all contact with.
civilization. by an ice veil w1icheanre down
fromthe polar seas and has never since been
removed The entire east coast is, there
fore. believed to be uninhabitable, but the
climatic conditions on the west coast are
materially different. and extensive settle
.mefts have already been formed by the
Danes alene the eastern shores of Davis
Strait and Bafins Bay The west of Green
land; wIi}e it has many. glaciers which pre-
jet vastlaa8ses of ice far into the sea, has
neverthele many small valleys. where,
during tile short summer, vegetation is