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England. The milkman goes his rounds.
bearing pot on each end of a long pole in
Chinese coolie fashion, while the milk wo-
man puts the vessel containing her goods on
her head. The Waterman, for during the
dry season water is as much an article of
commerce in Manila as milk, has contrf-
vance at once effective and unique. He goes
into the jungle finds bamboo suitable to
his purpose, cuts it just below one of the
cross sections and with not iron rod bores
He is thus provided with water vessel
from six to ten feet in length and about
eight inches in diameter. He fills it from
the nearest spring or well, places it on his
shoulders and thus supplies his customers.
Aside from the cultivation of tobacco, rice
and Manila hemp are the favorite crops.
The latter does notrequre much cultivation,
IN fact grows as well without any, the whole
OF the labor being bestowed on the product
after it is gathered but the rice crop needs
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PLANTING RICE.

the troops are seldom called upon for active
service, the constant drill keeps them in
readiness should they be needed.
Manila does not depend, however, on its
military element for its society. The &c.,
600 population are capable of enjoying
theselves if there were not a soldier in ex1
istence. Although the islands are one OF the
principal colonial possessions of Spain there
are less than 1900 full-blooded Spaniards
in the city. CreOles, half-breeds and other
combinations of Spanish with native are al
most innumerabe; and, besides these, the
Chinese form an abundant clement of the
population. So close. however, is Manila to
China, and so ubiquitous is the Chinaman,
that the Chinese element at present enjoys a
large share if not most of the business of
Manila. The Chinaman has always been
prosperous, too much so. in fact, for his own
good, Tor on several occasions in the last two
centuries the people have risen up against
HIN, and IN popular commotion many years
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given them have remained fresh and young to
the last Great age has not been the reward
of the sluggard. but of the active man. The
merchant who withdraws from business to
give place to his grown sons, and to earn
'merited rest" gets it in the graveyard.
The merchant who busies himself and aids
in the direction of affairs attends the fune
raj and returns to years of life and enjoy
ment. This applies to the day laborer as
well as to the merchant or scholar. The
road to green old age lies in activity and
correct life. And correct life never means
taking diet and flannel as hobbies and rid
ing them to death.
The world is full of examples of great age
combined with great and useful exertion.
But nowhere is there better illustration than
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ago 25,000 Cinnamon were killed in the
streets of Manila alone, to say nothing of
those who were murdered elsewhere in the
Philippines. But not even the fear of death
could keep the Chinaman away, and in less
than ten years after this great massacre he
and his friends were back again and as num-
er0us as before.
It has been said that the Philippine Indian
frue mt does nat avtsnd 10 his wife and
the female members OF his household, who
do the most of whatever labor is required to
suppnrt the family. They labor steadily
and faithfully at anything, perform all the
domestic operations OF the house, and most
all Oh the little planting, sowing aud har-
vesting required in that climate. At one
industry, however, they will labor with
unfiagglng assiduity-that of making cigars.
The cultivation Of tobacco is an important
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Oats de way de Kid will do up Patsy
Lynch" said Sir Ralph. when he had fin
ished rebuking the tardy messenger. "Oh,
should like ter see that mill"
did not think seriously of this incident
until about lunch time, when l noticed the
Rover discussing my case with the agent of
firearm manufacturing company who has
desk in the office.
Hasn't any sporting blood, eh ?" said the
agent, referring to me. Later in the day
heard him telling visitor that had asked
the ofice-boy who Kid McSweeney was.
The visitor was young man who wore a
scarf-pin shaped like horses head, and
nearly life size, and he evidently didn t
know whether to laugh at my ignorance Or
to be downright sorry for me.
| began to be ashamed of not having any
sporting blood. For several days l secretly
studied the pugilistic notes in the news
papers. They were always entertaining
aud vigorous, but they were evidently not
intended for beginners. They alluded in a
familiar but atfeetlonate way to Patsy
and "Bady" and Jake" but on the whole
they we're a good deal like a history by Car
lyle-it was necessary to know more than
the writer in order to. understand what he
is talking about
But the subject interested me. Pugilism
seemed TO be the only profession in which
there was a distinct standard of merit.
While thousands of lawyers and almost all
doctors have no equals in their lines, 1could
not find over hundred recognized cham
plons In any department OF puglllSm. In
order to straighten out my ideas little l
asked Sir Ralph one morning whether he
thought that Kid insolvency could do"
Jim Corbett in four rounds. Sir Ralph had
an epileptc fit complicated with bronchitis,
and when he recovered he gave me 10 under
stand that bantams aud heavy-welghts did
not, as rule, modest each other. l was glad
to learn that their relations were SO cordial,
and said so.
Say" said the Rover. "it's pity you
don't know nuthin'. You're built just right
for a scrapper"
asked him if he really thought that 1
could learn to box
Sure" said he, you amt got no legs an
you don't need any. It's de long, scraggly,
ungainly lookin' fellies that walk off with
everything nowadays. Dey reach right over
fellie's guard an bang him on de bugle,
see?"
Sir Ralph hit the wall two OF three times
to show me how it was done.
DO you know any good teacher of box.
ing?' ] asked.
g Do l know him" exclaimed Sir Ralph.
DO IP Say, you go to see Dave Baxter on
de Bow'ry.. Is he good? Say, he seconded
de Kid in his fight with young Pike. He
knows it all. see? ?"
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that either earthquake or tornado of sufficient
force occurs TO carry away the stone founda-
tons. The Office of Governor General does
not carry with it much state, for he lives
like one of the people. The troops which
keep Manila and the islands in order are
mostly drawn from the ranks of the In
dians, who are enlisted to serve both rs po-
lice and as soldiers. They are admirably
adapted to this service, being fond of the
showiness of their uniforms and the glitter
OF arms. Unlike most troops, they are fond
of drill ard parade and keenly alive to the
upon the feminine portion of the Manila
population. Scrupulous care is taken to
present q correct military appearance.
Their barracks are kent clean. and although
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NOUS scaling OF the A"9uN H". H|"o'T''
Weisshorn. 1t was so long ago that
1t has been almost forgotten that
there was great agitation over
about through his publishing and applaud
Ing q letter written to him suggesting that
in some hospital ward be set aside and
made the subject of special prayer, in order
that its vital statistics might be compared
with the vital statistics of wards not so spe-
clally prayed for. 1t is about twenty years
since the famous Belfast address in which
he announced his materialism. Yet so full
OF work have been these twenty years that
every one thinks of Tyndall as born ag-
nostic, and forgets that he was carefully
Huxley, is 60. In neither has there been any
diminuti0n of activity.
Among our own great scientists longevity
and activity have gone hand IN hand in the
same way. James Dwight Dana OF Yale
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constant care. This grain is sown In the
water after the fields have been irrigated,
and when the stalks acquire a certain length
they are taken upand carefully transplanted,
the different plants being separated on a
little table. Rice fields are laid in terraces,
one below the other, each surrounded by a
mud wall, and one mountain stream is led
from field 10 field and made to do the work
OF irrigation through large plantation.
The dislike OF the indian for labor may
be credited to his climate, which produces
almost everything that is necessary for his
subsistence without the slightest exercise
on his part. SO he endeavors to enjoy him
self all he can, and leave work TO the Chi
nese and other outside heathens, who do not
know how to take life at its best. He is re-
ligious, intensely so after his fashion. On
Sunday mornings he goes to his church and
attends to his spiritual interests, listens TO
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lorna ana his posi- Robert IYilhelrn Ba'sen.
I 7. as one OF the chief chemists In America.
~ IS only recently that Charles Edouard
i onnar has been regarded as no
somset Oh his former greatness in his
Tecoani,yL, the nervous system. He is still
one o. o. the greatest psychologists in France
ia &. dP;rioWon,Seqnard was professor in Har-
y ,s1S IN lis 1861 He was born in Mauritins in
10 hoi9. Inc Brown-Sequard elixir will never
a oo iUaGTo.ten' although it may never be. of
on o me OIL the most distinguished scientists
W, ", ne ne american continent to-day is Prnci-
pal Dawson of the McC,ilI JTnivarsity NIonf
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Among Those who IllaDit Manila,
aSpaliSl East India Colony.
MANY SMOKERS, BUT FEW WORKERS.
qhe CITY Of Manila Is Said to Be a Tropical Para
disc, Where The Thermometer Ranges Be-
tween 70 and 100 Degrees The Island
eTS Love Music and Are IlTGtGTat6 Gam
llGTS-A Street SG8ls-Wet Day Cos
tunes

F9-zE-1I HE Indian Archipelago
i. {: !. g. !. !. =. 8. q.
III Wl5Z1ygE1svsk: Il abounds with islands IA
1l.TTI NiSIS.F nous for their beauty,
2NSElFLAs Il but few are more cele-
lkN S@K A(a brated than the Philip
tYJS. nsSE ga pines, and of these just
el,&ISzAAe ly famous spots OF green
-----A- 'A1- in the midst of an al
most bOundless sea the living, moving heart
is the city of Manila. Manila and its yicin-
age is tropical paradise, where the Their
mometer rarely ascends higher than 1909 and
is seldom less than 70o. In spite of its heat,
which continues almost unbrOken the year
round, it is one of the heathiest spots on the
globe, writes a contributor to the Globe
Democrat of St. Louis.
AS the Philippines are a Spanish possess
sion everything in Manila is Spanish in tone.
The Governor or General of the islands re-
sides in the city in palace built like most
other houses there, the first story of stone,
the second of bamboo. This style of con-
strucUion, while unique and not architecture
ally prepOsseSsing. is rendered necessary by
the frequent tornadoes and earthquakes 10
which the Philippines are subject. Every
body lives in the second story, the first being
used as an Office, or, among the lower classes
OF the people, as a stable or cOw-hOuse. This
form of construction has been found best
adapted to the peculiarities of climate, since
when an upper story is swept away by
tornado or shaken down by an earthquake
the damage Is small, and it is rarely indeed
The morning call., 1891-02-08

Liebg himself lived to great age. Hof-
mann was born in April, 1918. which makes
him 70 next spring. Then there is Robert
Wilhelm BunseD, who ranks next to Hot
mann as a chemist, and is peerless in
his special line of investigation. He was
born at Gottngen on March 81, 1911.
He IS as active to-day at 80 as when he was
discovering the Bunsen burner. the Bunsen
battery and the Bunsen pump, which have
made him so famous. Students go to Heidel-
years.
In astronomy there Is none better known
than Baron Otto Wilhelm Won Strive OF the
great Russian observatory at Pulkova. lie
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rid of that which is

knOwIedge and getting I'D OF That which Is
antiQuated and useless.
In the faculty of almost every old college
in the county there are professors who adj
mirably illustrate this. 1t is not necessary
to select such prominent figure as Hum
bOdt, who really was an exception in that
his enormous mental activity was not greater
than the bodily faIgues he endured, and
who witlal led life of regular irregularity,
working for days without Sleep aud Sleep
ing for days without work.
In the National Academy of Sciences, to
which only men who have attained distinc-
ton are admitted, there is majority of men
past go years. And all are in the foremost
rank OF scientific investigation, adding each
year valuable information to the worlds
store. VI this number many. and they, too,
the most prominent, are 10 and older.
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? " '''''"' Oh H0'' Seas. And few Years
ago he was still so active that tho Uni
yersity Of Munich, celebrating It's fourth
centennial, remembered him and gave him
the degree of Ph.D. Lewis Morris Ruther-
lord is well known to New Workers, and
was well known forty years ago when he
first began his Investigations in astronom-
ical photography, upon Which his fame
rests.
Then there is j. p. Lesley OF the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. Lesley was born on
September IL, 1919, and early attained dis
tinction as geologist For forty years he
has been the great authority ON the coal
formations Of America, keeping this dis
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Dr. O. L BroiOa-Sequard All of these men are
20 years of age and
over, Ii the age were dropped to Is Huxley
ana Virchow and Helmbolz and score of
others of almost equal fame would be in
GUIDED Alexander Wnchell and John
strong Newberry and others are very near
three score and ten. Nor are those men,
TONED as having reached 20 and beyond all
that yet live and are active. They are sim
the Academy of Sciences, which by no
means includes all that is great in sciences.
N. Y. Sun.
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Mrs. Burton Harrison, one of the latest
public, is described as pretty, youngish
woman. very blonde, with high-bred air.
She lives in brown-stnne house In old
fashioned Irving place, New York, where
she has gathered quantity of carved-oak
furniture and much antique silver. Her
maiden name was Constance Cary, and her
family is one of the Oldest in Virginia.
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mitted to themselves
that the struggle
was over so far as
they were concerned,
have fallen into the
deadening and half
imbecile state usually
attributed to old age.
Those men who have
kept up the fight and
have directed their
energies in old age by
the superior insight
long experience has
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the shadow of four
score years, it is gener-
ally accompanied by
some comment upon
the fact, as if it were
highly extraordinary
and quite out of the
common run. This
comes from belief in
the statement, so often
made that it has come
q
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was born on May z,
1919, and was famous in
1850. He succeeded his
father. who lived to be-
40. and, having attained
greater age, has attained
greater fame. John
Tyndall was 20 years
old on the Dist of Au-
gust last. His fame has
been cumulative ever
since he first became
known as n writer on
glaciers after his IA
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College is still toiling
at the superstructure
of fame, the foundation
of which he laid so
many years ago. He
was born in Utica, N.
Y, on February II.
1918, and is therefore
nearly Is years old
now. He was famous
years ago when, rs q
young nan, he accom-
panied Captain Charles
Wilkes in the naval ex-
ploration of the South
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Among the associate
members of the scad-
envy is August Will
helm Holman of the
University Of Berlin.
He is acknowledged
by all to be the fore
most chemist in the
world. He has occu-
pied this place and
held it against all COM
ers ever since the
death of Liebig, whose
DuDil he WAS. and
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among scientists. 1t
is n fact worthy of
note that those men
who work tirelessly
with their brains, lead
ing a simple and not
exhausting physical
life, retain full los
session of their pow
ers to the last, and the
last means eighty or
ninety years. Nor do
they fall into disrepute
among their younger
rot n err scientists
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equal interest in the sport A circle is
formed, the bali is tossed into the air, and
the performance consists in keeping it from
touching. the ground by the use of the foot
alone. The hands must not be employed,
and so expert do the islanders become at
this rastime that the ball remains long
time in the air, although kicked to and fro
with the utmost violence.
The Indians are passionately fond of
music, even the little country villages
have bands which play well. The use of
European instruments has long been COM
mon among them, and they learn to hand e
the comets and heavier brass instruments
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The Ranished zulus.

The British Government has just refused
to restore to their native country the BAN
ished Zulus who are now in st. Helena.
Ever since these chiefs were sent to St,
Helena, nearly two years ago, the Zulu De-
Tense Fund has been endeavoring to secure a
revision of the heavy sentence. One of the
chiefs is young Dinizuu, the son of the ia
nous King Cetywayo. Their offense was
fighting Usipedu, who was supported by the
British Government.
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read, and this despite
his II years. While
Principal Dawson has
few followers among
the more prominent
scientists of to-day on
account of his oppo-
sition to ;he evolution
theory. he is none
the less respected, and
his ability as a geolo-
pict 10 mot diSnufad
The morning call., 1891-02-08

A printer put penny in the slot of
machine which was intended to prove
mans striking power. He then punched
the pad which was presented to receive the
blow, but the spring didn't work, his wrist
was broken, and the jury gave him 500.
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tinctlon despite the researches made by
Others. During the last ten years lie has

Others. During the la;
been engaged in the
great work of his life,
the geological survey
OF Pennsylvania, and he
mas never tagged in this
most arduous labor.
Out at Berkeley, CAL,
are the brothers LIE
Conte. the older of
whom, John, is p years
old. He still retains
ms chair of physics in
the University of Cali
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Sir J. Vim. DdiUson.

Their opinions are just
as weighty, and their following just as
numerous as ever. They keep abreast of
the times and Of the changes of thought, cali
the Improvements to- their aid, and fight
shoulder to shoulder with the men OF the
younger generation.
1t has been said that their mental habit is
the cause of this-their fondness for con-
templatng their freedom from worry. The
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THEY WORK IN
THEIR old Age.
Men Of Science Who Do Not Permit
Years to Hinder Them.
At Seventy and Upward They Continue to Be
Active, and They Find Life and Health
and Happiness in Their Labors.

Whenever there is mention of Gladstone
or Whittier or Holmes or any man of world
fame who retains the freshness of youth in
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latter Is a strongpoint
certainly. But the
quiet life they lead,
its extreme simplicity,
seems to be the great
est factor in preserving
their youth, combined
as it Is with a con-
slant search for the
newest and freshest
thought OF all lands.
They never allow the
world to get ahead of
them, but Keep abreast
of it by constantly re-
newing their stock of
The morning call., 1891-02-08

The Prince of Nassau, fne-looking
young fellow, is in England looking for a
wife.
The morning call., 1891-02-08

The Commercial Travellers, Society of
France, founded ten years ago. has $500
members.
, 1891-01-01

Fraulein Won Chauvin, the German
lady scientist in natural history, at
tracted much flattering attention at the
recent congress at Berlin. where she
even had her place next to virchow.
Fraulein Won Chauvin. having been pre-.
vented through i'll health from going
through the regular school routine, in
GLIDING languages, hrs concentrated all
her interest in the study and observa-
ton of animal and vegetable life. She
has by her ingenious experiments and
discoveries proved herself a natural sci.
enlist Of the first class, and enjoys a
wide and general reputation as such.
Her aviary is a regular Noah's ark.
where she, as she says, by her love forces
the most different animals to live peace
ably together. Vultures. pigeons, ravens,
owls, fowls, a parrot, a stork, peacocks,
ducks, etc, all get on together in the
best possible manner and know and
obey the voice of their mistress. A
Siamese cat has its quarters in the same
cage ms ONE Egyptian rats, but they
take no notice of each other.
Frnulein Won Chauvin's collection of
butterflies is the most perfect in Ger
many. Also within the vegetable world
this gifted lady has wrought many won
ders, and she has reared flowers and
seeds where no botanic garden has sue
ceeded. Her health does not allow her
to read or write much, but one or two
of her treatises have attracted great at
tention.-London Queen.
, 1891-01-01
No JNSTICE ZOE MLNERS.

After the Republican senate had voted
$4,000 a year for a new stock com
mssion it was perhaps to be expected
that that body should then deny the poor
sal miners the boon OF semi-monthly pay
isu There was one argument
aavSused against the bill. II
we inply this: The coal companies
aldn'r want it passed This being the
case, how could it be expected that the
ssoA;s would act otherWise2 The coal
miners helped to elect some Of them and
many Of the miners helped to elect the
hspubliAn state ticket but what do
political promises and p~rotestations
amount TO when the politicians have Sc
cared everything they want? Simply
psthing.
THE LEADER did rot believe there was
a. earthly show of tho bill passing such
= sorppration body as the senate aud is
therefore not disappointed over the re-
salt
, 1891-01-01
Senate.

The busiest session of the senate yet
held was that Of Yesterday and n good
deal of genuine work was done.
BILLS ON n READING.
By Mr.. Keenan,: Establishing courts
Of arbitration whose duty 1t shall be to
hear and determine differences and con
troversles between organizations or asso-
Citations of laborers and their employers.
By. Mr.. Fitch: To prevent discrimi
nation in life insurance. No agent is al
loved to give special rates to induce a per-
son to insure in his company.
BY Mr.. Moudell: Relating to the or
gauizatiou. taxation and Indebtedness of
cities aud towns. Towns may bond them
selves 4 per cent for sewers. The debt in
CURED in any one year shall not exceed
the K collected except by vote of the
people. Towns may be incorporated by
the commissioners on petition,
By Mr.. Woodruff; Repeating and re
euacting section 1915, Revised Statutes,
providing that delinquent tax lists be kept
in tbe county clerks office and no longer
Published in Newspapers
By Mr.. Mondell: AuiEotixlng ditch
and water comtanies to issue bonds and
to execute mortgages ordeed OF trust OF
their property and franchises.
LILY STOCK BILL
The live stock hill was read the first
eand referred.
IEDEFIEITELY POSTPONED.
Mr.. Keensn's bill for the protection OF
, 1891-01-01

SILVER Crown.

D. P. Siedman. VINO Is one OF the own
ers Of the InRot group Of mines at Silver
Crewn, has been in the CITY attending
the mining convention. Mr.. Stedman
kss spent seven years working at Silver
Grown development aud has expended
ever $4,000 in work upon his mines
The lnsut group of mines has seven veins
Of copper aud silver ore. A shaft 1850
Beet deep is down upon one of the veins
ass the owners expect to realize returns
hs~ the sale Of ores in a very short
eM
, 1891-01-01
OUTSIDE LEGAL INTERFERENCE

Evanston Re2istsr.l
IL il certainly not very surprising that
in consequence OF this formidable array
81 legal talent there should be a great
Asny legal measures under consideration,
kat the question naturally arises, what
mstive have these gentlemen in thrustinR
themselves upon the legislature And what
find OF material arc our legislators made
Of to permit themselves to be led around
by the nose by this galaxy of legal learn
isE? If tho laws of Wyoming are to be
prepared BY Messrs. Blake, knight,
eroesbeck. Lacey aud Van D%evanter, it
wuula have been cheaper for the state to
retain them and dispense with a ~leRisla-
sars which will probably cost s25 600 or
10 Oo0-