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REAR ADMIRAL aHERARDI.

tanned at the close of this Nineteenth
Century its value will be simply i'm
measurable. ...'-. .. ..
The rendezvous preliminary to the re.
view will be at Hampton Road, Va,
where the ships will assemble until
April 26, and the review proper will
take place in New York Harbor, begin
ming the first week in May and contin-
uing probably several days and nights.
Not less than twenty-five of the finest
ships in our navy will participate, to-
gether with from forty to fifty foreign
vessels. Fully 5000 seameD will be re.
quired to man our own ships and 20, 600
the foreign ones. The sixty or seventy
great warships listed in this gigantic sg-
gregation, representing an outlay in
cost exceeding 5000, 900, 600 and
manned by $4,000 mep, will all be Of
modern design and of the finest and
most advanced types afoat under any
Hag-each in itself triumph OF en-
glneering and mechanical genius.
Our own good feet will include these
graceful queens of the deep:
OF the Pacific squadron-The Balti-
more, steel protected cruiser, $500 tons;
the San Francisco, steel protected
cruiser, 40s3 tons; the Charleston, steel
protected cruiser, 4o40 tons; the York.
town, steel gunboat, 1900 tons.
OF the North Atlantic squadron-the
Chicago, steel protected cruiser, 45o0
tons; the Philadelphia, steel protected
cruiser, 1921 tons; the Concord, steel
punboat, 100 tons; the Atlanta, steel
protected cruiser, 31S9 tons; the Vesu-
vius, steel dynamite cruiser, 9oo tons
the Kearssge, steam bark rugged, 1851
tons.
OF the South Atlantic squadron-the
Newark, steel protected cruiser, 4oee
tons; the Bennington, steel gunooat,
1900 tons; the Essex, steam bark rigged,
1875 tons. ,
OF the new ships-the New York, steel
armored craiaer, $3.50 tons; the Detroit.
steel protected cruiser, 1000 tons; the
Montgomery, steel protected cruiser,
1000 tons; 1.-The Machias, steel gunboat.
1850 tons; the Castine, steel gunboat,
1850 tons; the Cushing, steel torpedo
boat. 116 tons; the Bancroft, steel prac-
tice vessel, s3s tons; the Miantonomoh
steel monitor, 1890 tons; the Columbia,
steel protected cruiser, 1850 tons. ~,
Of the foregoing the Columbia. q, ,ooo
horse power, with a record of twenty
two knots per hour, and the Nav York,
twin screw and double turretted, are the
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1yrEHpERANcE AND FEvERs !.

The Laws Of Life publishes the following
concerning ''intemperance and fevars:"
Intemperance is rated as one Of the chief
predisposing causes of yellow fever. From
"ftopical Diseases, Z" "as well as from the
observation of others, I aver that those who
drink nothing but water, or make it their
principal drink, are but little affected. by
the climate, can undergo the greatest ia
tigue without inconvenience, and are less
subject to the contagion Of troublesome or
daneerous diseases.n '.For twenty years, !"
DR.. L. c. Warp writes from sumatra, ~
have had the opportunity Of observing the
comparative effects Of the use Of of spiritu-
GUS liquors and less stimulating drinks by
different classes Of the natives, and nnd
that while the former expose themselves
with impunity to every degree OF heat, cold
and wet, the latter can endure neither wet
nor cold for even a short period without
great danger to their health"
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ships now building-will not be ready
to engage in the review, but our admira.
bic feet of light warships, swift cruisers
armed dynamite th1owers, protected
gunboats and agile torpedo boats will
still do US infinite credit, since, being
less unwieldly than the heavy and cum
bersome foreign battleships of the larg-
est class, they can be the more grace:
fully marshalled and dexterously handled
in the intricate evolutions Of the review.
Eleven foreign Nations have respect
fully declined to participated-China,
Japan, Denmark, Siam, Mexico, Ecuador,
Nicarasus, Belgium, Salvador and
Costa Rica- but with the exception OF
the first three, those Nations either have
no navies at all or none to speak OF, and
the defense ships of China and Japan are
never permitted to leave their own
shores. Moreover, China and Japan do
not specially desire to have their war
ships inspected by other Nations.
Resr-Admiral Bancroft Gherardi has
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most powerful u. s. vessels aaoat. The
Essex is of the type affected by the last
generation, as is also the renowned man
of-war Kearsage, the victor over the con-
federate cruiser Alabama in the late war
off Cherbourg, France, in 1864. Besides
these the dispatch boat Dolphin will take
part, carrying distinguished authorities
on board.
The greatest marine Nations have &C.
cepted the invitation of this Govern
ment. officially extended through ex-
President Harrison, to join in the review.
The Navy Department has received &C.
ceptances and information that war
souadrons of creditable size will be sent
over by Great Britain, Italy, France,
Russia, Germany, Spain, Austria, Neither.
lands, Portugal, Greece and Sweden and
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A Simple Experiment.

A neat little experiment in electricity
ia to soak half sheet of stout foohcaP
paper in water, drying it rapidly before
a fire, spreading it while warm on
vanished table or dry wooden cloth and
then rubbing the surface sharply with 9
niece of India rubber. The paper be-
comes 80 electrified that it will stick to
a smooth wall or looking glass, or at
tract bits of tissue paper like Magnet
and on being laid upon japanned teH
tray which IS stood upon three thor:
oughly dry gob!ets will cause the srayta
give out sparks at touch OF the hnger.'
New York Telegram.
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with jubilant holiday thousands, and
perhaps millions, will watch and follow
By day the air will be rent by storms @
enthusiastic huzzas from the land and o.
reverberating salutes from floating arr,a5 5,
ments that may indeed thunderstrike .tas
walls of rock.built cities, biding Naions
quake. At night sky and water and city
will be illumined by flashing showers Oh
rockets and streaming torrents of ftrsd
Thunders will roar and roll from folts|
and feet, bunting and banners will fiut1
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THE vEsUvIUs, DYNAMITE CRUISER

demonstrations of honor as the new arri-
walls drop into the roads from day to
day. and the great muster-the greatest
ever known-wlll afford ample edihca'
tion and amusement to the half million
spectators drawn to the scene.
The evolutions in New York Haroor
will doubtless be prolonged through
several days and nights, and will include
no end of intricate and beautiful process
sional figures, sham battles, tactlcal
movements, races, wheelings, gyratlons
and counter sailings. There will be un'
dreamed splendor on the sea and pleas.
ure on the shore. The placid waters OF
Manhattan will be lashed into unwonted
foam by an assemblage of iron ocean
monsters hitherto unseen together be-
meath the sun. Forests Of shipping, laden
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
Bottled beer is much stronger in alcohol
than beer on draught.
The 633 ministers Of the free church OF
Scotland are total abstainers.
The devil never feels that he is losing
ground in the home where there Is mod
crate drinker.
The Cossacks and Circassians OF the Rus.
sian army are mainly Mohammedians and
consequently strict testotalers.
Agent Browo, of Pine Ridge Agency, says
the Indians desire peace and that the chief
danger is from the effects OF whisky on them.
Queen Anne, Of Euglanl, was extremely
fond of brandy, and her face became so
bloated that among the populace she was
known as "Srandy.Facei Nan"
Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender, after devoting
nearly four years to work in behalf OF tenn.
uerance measures in Congress- has resumed
ner law practice in London, Neb.
The Long Island Railroad Company has
informed ali its employees tuat the mere fact
that a man drinks liquor will be considered
by tue company sufficient reason for his dis
clarge.
Toe st. Louis Hygienic College of Pnysi-
clans and surgeons winch admits botn men
and women, teaches thoroughly and scien-
riticaily the faIlacy Of alcoholic medication.
1t explains to the students tue dangers OF
wasting vitality with u stitnulant.
DR.. Richardson, senior physician in the
Temperance Hospital, London, says it is O re.
markaple fact that the patients who are non
apstainers rarely ask for tueir accu stoned
drinks. He says that the absence OF the
temptation seems to lead to moral reVul-
sion against its use.
Those who have worked among both classes
saw that white barbarian is more hopeless
tnan black one. AS regards morals, some
savage tribes, like the Zulus and Maoris, are
ahead Of certain classes in European coun-
tries: at least they do not get drunk until
taught or forced to do so by so.called CIVIL
izad Nations.
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She wrote note evidently telling
Leonore, should she later appear, to
come to some new place of rendezvous.
Then she gave the waiter a coin and
explained how he was to deliver the note,
and arose.
She went down to the curb and hailed
cab.
AS it drove up glided to her side, and
Cain also appeared.
aDrive me to the Western HOTEL" said
the woman.
She entered the conveyance. sprang
In after her, closed the door, and said to
the astonished cabman:
"No; drive straight to the eighth pre-
cinct police station"
"Phewi a detective!" he muttered, un-
der his breath.
Get up!"
"Who are you?"
The woman had shrunk back with q
startled cry.
could see her metallic eyes glowering
upon me from behind the folds Of the
heavy veil.
"A detective, madame"
"How dare you intrude upon o lady?"
"Have intruded?"
Eyes"
ut is my duty"
"Sir!"
@You are wanted at the police station"
@For what?"
@Your connection with the Seabury
murder case"
The woman uttered sharp cry OF
alarm.
She made @ sudden movement
Frem the folds Of her dress white
jeweled hand extended o glittering still
letto
grasped it. disarmed her. Then,
selling her veil, ! tore 1t from her face.
The mystery was revealed.
This indeed was the assassin OF DR..
Seabury.
The very picture of beautiful Leonore.
I now realized the truth-the entire
truth.
There were two Leonores-the inno-
cent and the guilty-that is, two women
who looked alike.
And my Leonore-my heart thrilled at
the thought-my Leonore was innocent.
Here, undoubtedly, was the assassin
for whom Leonore had been mistaken
by both Theodore Seabury and Colonel
Cain.
Now for her motive in the crime, and
her identity.
"You are the murderess Of DR.. Abrs,
ham Seabury,n said boldly, as she
glared at me in v1ndictive chagrin.
@Am n" she hissed. ~Oh, could kill
you!"
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been ordered to exercise the supreme
command of the combined fleets in the
review. while Rear-Admiral Benhsm,
commander of the South Atlantic squad
ron. and Rear Admiral Walker, OF the
North Atlantic, are required to report
to him, with the ships of their respective
commands, at such points as he may
designate.
One of the brilliant features OF the
rendezvous will be sham battle between
ironclads of the types of the old Merri-
mac and Monitor, to take place near the
identical spot where occurred the novel
fight of March 9, 1862, which revolu'
tionized naval warfare. There will be
fanfares and sslutes galore and other
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THE GREAT MENACE TO NATIONAL LIFE.

THE GREAT MENACE TO NATIONAL LIFE.
DR.. Ezra NJ. Hunt, in series Of most val
liable articles upon Pace Questions aud
Realth," and the relations Of alcohol and to-
bacco thereto, writes:
If statistics did not show large increase
in the consumption Of alcohol. we would be
able to suspect it in studying the etiology OF
disease ana the evidence we have Of some
worm at the root of the sapling life Of the
Nation. We have lived amid the colored
race before and after and during the war,
and tried from National point to study its
relation to National force and perpetuity.
We have lived in States passing through the
ordeal of restricted tavern license, Of free
saloon license, of local option, and at last
have seen the saloon In politics, and quite Q
part of the family life Of the people. And
we find ourselves compelled to say that from
a physical. social and sanitary point OF view,
such as radically effects the prowess and per-
petuity of the United States we regard the
present freedom Of Ec.nse and freedom OF
use Of alcoholic beverages as O greater men
ace to race vitality and 80 to National life
than slavery ever was. 1t is sustained by
ouired wealth. it seeks to WELD and aggre.
cate for itself the same bold exercise OF
governmental power, it corrupts physically
as we'll as morally in the same directions,
only that it permeates more generally the
masses, the family social life. Its bondage
is more general. 1t puts shackles on many
a man and woman OF misery, o. lunacy, OF
crime, whose clanking is worse than that OF
the slave mart, and has overseers and dealers
as cruel. It sells out Of homes or burdens
in the homes wives and children, as many as
were ever brought to the block in trading
nlarts. II we could be oblivious to all the
dire results to individuals, to minds, to souls,
to real credit, when we See it seizing upon
the vitals of the body polite and endanger-
ing the Republic in health as well as morals,
in that race vitality which is indispensable
to National existence we may we'll resolve
to let listlessness give way to alarm and
alarm to steady plan for National remedy.
DR.. Lord tells US that in Rome loss OF race
vitality was the first step toward the down.
fall"
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Norway, and that smaller, Scontingents
will be dispatched by Brazil, Chile, Ar
gertine Republic and Hayti. The lead
ing European powers are all naturally
anxious to outdo one another in the,,dis-
play of strength, so that the feet that
each will send may be regarded as the
best representation of that Nations
navy. Great Britain, as the foremost
naval power of the world, proposes to
send ten of her first-class battle ships,
including her famous channel squadron.
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Ketchsm commended me highly for all
! had done In the case, and is yet my
friend.
But often wonder If at any time he
really believed that the assassin Of DR..
Seabury was my bonny bride-my inno-
cent, beautiful Leonore!
THE END.1
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Hs1 HE New York Re-
corder says that COM
pared with the
a matchless array of
6AH mighty battle ships
AR6R to parade in New
&IAAs York Harbor next
May, the navies of
the worlds infancy were the merest toys.
The Persian "ships" that gathered by
thousands at Salamis, and the Roman
and Egyptian galleys that darkened the
Mediterranean off Actium, were rela-
lively but insignificant ships on the sur
face of the sea. The invincible Armada
of 1876 huge Spanish galleons repre-
sented total tonnage OF only oO,OOO,
while the combined tonnage OF the mon
ster ironclads embraced in the approach
ing review will aggregate not less than
250,00O. Even the vast wooden fleets
of England, France and Spain on the
Nile and at Copenhagen and Trafalgar,
so dreadful and death. dealing hundred
years ago, could all be annihilated in a
day BY single specimen of these modern
steel Ieyiathans. OF the mammoth naval
pageants of recent years that of the
Queens Jubilee in 1886 and that of
Portsmouth in Kaiser Williams honor
in 1890 we're by far the most imposing,
but both of them will hereafter rank in
ferior and secondary in contrast with
this unexampled muster of the picked
navies of the whole globe. As peace
full spectacular display alone it will be
of unique and surprising interest, and as
an appropriate prelude to the opening
of the worlds fair it cannot but be
eminently felicitous. But as an object
lesson and demonstration to our people
of the height of human development
and achievement in ship building at
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TIRE syHnoL1cAL WHITE BUTTON.

Mr.. L. 8. Coffin, Of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
states that he has distributed $4,000 white
buttons among trainmen since last May
The button is s5mbolical Of total abstinence
from intoxicants. The rules governing the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are
very strict. Last month there were nearly
thirty expulsions, causes as follows: FOR
fraud and deadbeat," i; for intodcation,. 9;
for unbecoming conduct, 4: for defrauding
the division, S; for violating the Brother
hood laws, 2; for keeping saloon, 4.
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manner will America at her metropolis
ftly usher in the quadro. centennial cele-s
bration OF Columbus's discovery.
ch,cago's Baby Liens.

Jsnnie's cage in the animal house al
Lincoln Park was sheltered by . heayy
canvas covering yesterday. supefintenj
dent Pettigrew, who looks after the g
beasts in their winter quarters, would
not allow any noise to be made and vis1
itors were barred. Only once or twice
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Ny mind blank Of bcwilderment,
the mysterious case In which I had be.
como involved worse muddle than
over, / stared helplossly at the de-
tcctive.
Ketcham's eye had frightened. It
seemed to me as II tho last words OF
=. . zero Seabnry, so mystifylng to me,
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TEMPERANCE.
DRUNKENNESS AND FAMINE.

And now comes Count Leo Tolstoi with
the assertion that drunkenness was one OF
the great causes of the recent awful famine
in Russia. We begin to wonder il there Is
any really widespread disaster nowadays to
the human family in which the alcohol
flend is not present as contributing cause
or to increase tae resulting misery. The
Voice.
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A WEIRD MYSTERY
Tracing q Dark Crime.
BY ALEXANDER ROBINSON, M. D.
CHAPTER xxx.

OF all the astounding developments in
the extraordinary case in which I was
involved, this last one was the most be-,
Wildering.
It did more than startle me. It aroused
my suspicious i did not believe Leonore.
In q flash I decided that in some tscit
way she and her husband had agreed to
deny the marriage relation for some
potent secret reason.
@Not your husband?" I cried finally.
"He Is not my husband"
@But he claims that you are bis wife.
He says"
@He says that which is false then, I"
answered Leonore coldly. doctor, now
have something to tell you: this man
falsifes purposely, utterly. / will ex-
press suspicion I have not uttered be-
fore, because it seems monstrous; but he
must have sinister purpose in saying
that am his wife. Hc may be the MUIR
derer."
mo, he is not, replied quickly. sOf
that part have positive proof"
"Then?"
would you see him?"
N Eyes"
= I was amazed at the cold, resolute ex-
preston in the girls face.
left the room at once.
Word for word, related to Ketcham
tho interview.
He looked puzzled.
Bring up the prisoner" he ordered.
Theodore Seabury, looking anxious,
guarded and suspenseful, was brought
from the cells below.
The detective accompanied me, as I
led him to the detention room.
We pushed him forward, closed the
door, and watched him narrowly.
"Leonore!"
The girl sprang to her feet, stared
closely at the newcomer, and then said:
Eyes, 1 know you from your picture;
you are"
"Lenore, my wife!"
"Sir, are you mad?"
sLe-what is this? She, ano not shell
Merciful heavens! you are not"
With reeling shock, Theodore Sea-
bury staggered backward.
Every vestige Of color left his face.
He sank to chair, he buried his face
in his hands, he seemed conyulsed with
some internal commotion.
Leonore looked panied, puzzled. Ketch-
am grave and perturbed. AS for myself,
! was completely mystified at this new
aspect Of the case.
What did it mean?
I could not repress my impulses OF i'm
patience and surprise.
I advanced and touched Seabury on
the shoulder.
He looked up with haggard face.
Speak" I commanded. "ls yonder
uoman vnnr wife?n
~She-ss-not!"
@Who is she, then?"
II do not know"
"Her name is Leonore?"
II do not know"
"You saw her kill your father?"
no"
The man had sprung to his feet cleo
trically.
Colonel Cain says you did"
ale is mistaken. Solemnly do swear
that neither Of US saw that woman kill
my father"
Every accent thrilled me-there was
genuine conviction in Seabury's tones.
@Do you know who did?" persisted.
His face grew more chastity.
.Yes." be gasped inartculately.
"Will you toll1"
sNever. Lam dumb from this time
forth" he cried, wildly. "Mystery-
error-it appals me. ] know the assas-
sin now. yes; but that woman yonder-
she is not my wife. 1 positively swear
that she did not kill my father-Dr.
Abraham SeaburY."
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A NAVAL PARADE.
GRAND REVIEW OF WARsHIPs
IN NEW YORK HARBOR.

To Take Place in May In Honor of
the Worlds Fair-Nations That
Will Participate-How We
Will be Represented.
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~Well, come DAcR mere IN hn uOur anu
III tell it to you then"
hung hopefully on his words.
@Ketcham!"
"Well?"
"She is innocent?"
II now believe it."
@But|n
"Come back in an hour"
I,had to be content with that.
Glancing about the room as Ketcham
went below, apparently to see Seabury
again, I noticed that Colonel Cain was
nowhere in view.
went outside the station and walked
around aimlessly.
l was on the razor-edge Of suspense,
and only impatiently waiting the lapse
of the hour prescribed by the detective.
was returning to the police station
when paused suddenly.
Colonel Cain.
He was in tremendous hurry.
Every movement and expression OF
his face betokened excitement, rare and
positive.
He nervously fumbled piece Of writ
ing paper in his hand.
"Oh, Colonel!"
He halted.
"Hello! you Doctor?"
Eyes"
"Where's Ketcham?"
"At the station"
u must see him"
"He's busy"
"Then mustn't lose any time"
aAbout What?n
"Can you come with me?" demanded
Cain, breathlessly.
"Come where?"
"To-to the vicinity Of the Seabury
mansion"
"What's up?"
"Something important.
@What is it?"
"Read that"
Cain handed me the piece Of paper he
held.
I opened and perused the crumpled
scrawl.
1t read:
LEoNoRE: Come to me at once. I am q
friend You arc in peril, and I can save
you. One hours delay may mean your
doom. Call at the Bon View restaurant,
ladies' entrance, at once will be there
The writing was feminine. was in
terested but not startled.
@Well?" / asked, curiously.
u intercepted that note" said Cain.
"What Of it?"
" traced the writer"
"And what, too, OF that?"
"Come and see."
The burglars face was q study Of won
der, doubt and excitement
Irealzed that it must be something Of
great importance that would thus per-
turb that usually imperturhahle nature.
He hurried down the street and we
walked rapidly as VIC hastened on.
y happened to stray to the Seabury
house." he explained. "The old servant
was at the gate and messenger boy had
just handed him note and left. It was
directed to Leonore. convinced the
man that was In "ahoots with Ketcham,
and secured the note. Whoever wrote
it, discerned, held some mysterious re-
lation to the case"
because she did not dare to venture
to the house."
THAT looks plausible"
"And because she did not seem to
know that Leonore was under arrest
"What did you do, Colonel?"
II went to the restaurant"
"And found the woman?'
u saw her."
@Did you speak to her?"
"Not l."
"Did you see her facep"
Colonel Cain looked serious
u did,"
"And you know her?"
"Yes"
"Who is she?"
@The real murderess Of DR.. Seaburyl1
was the astounding reply.