Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-07
that, in the case of gold, silver or copper, the plate may be rolled out or polished.

The states and territories of the far West believe in education. North Dakota esti- mates the ultimate amount of her school fund at somewhere between $30, ,000, 900 and $40, 900, 900. 0regon's school fund is now g. 5o0, 900. Idaho's school lands are worth nearly $7,OO0, 900. Kansas holds nearly $7, ,000. 600 In bonds for the benefit of her public schools. Missouri holds be- tween A, ,000, 900 and $5,000, 900 for her schools. Oklahoma will one day have a large school fund and half @ dozen other western states and territories have many millions invested for the benefit of such funds. N=
 Bishop Nelson, Episcopal, of Georgia, is being severely criticised in that state for some remarks he recently made on the negro problem in Washington. He said that four methods of solving 1t have been proposed, namely, smalgamation, exter- mination, colonization and segregation. The first three he declared to be out of the question, but approved the last, adding, however, that 1t is harder to get co.ored people to go to white churches than to get whites to let them come. The critics are asking what southerner ever proposed amalgamation or extermination.
 The total abstinence societies have ap- pointed a committee to arrange for the celebration of Neal Dow's ninetieth birth day on March 20. This committee has is- sued the following address: The remarks- ble vigor that this veteran msnffests at such an advanced age must be attributed largely to his abstemious habits, and we should so emphssizs this fact before the rising generation as, If possible, to com init 1t to the practice of total abstinence. But for his total abstinence principles he would not have been the 'tFsther of the Maine Lsw," and our hope for the annihi- lation of the saloon lies with coming gen. eration of sbstainers. We therefore in- vite the friends of humanity to unite in efforts to pledge the unpledged portion of each community In this Common wealth in the week commencing March 13, 1894. As his birthday is on March 20, let that week
  cieties of Christian Endeaver, Epworth leagues and all other bodies of young peo- pie connected with the churches and con- gregations.
 According to a correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle an exhibition of exceeding interest has just been opened at the Vienna museum. This coneists of collection of upwards of 10000 Egyp tian pspyrus documents, which were dis covered at Fl Fsyum, and purchased by the Austrian Archduke Rsinsr several years ago. The collection is unique, and the documents, which are written in eleven different languages, have all been decipheIed and arranged scientifically. They cover a period of 2,5O0 years and furnish remarkable evidence as to the cul- ture and public and private life of the ancient Egyptians and other nations. They are also Raid to contain evidence that print ing from type was known to the Egyp- tians as fer back as the tenth century B. O. trade in the manufacture of paper from linen rags existed six centuries before the process was known In Europe. Another interesting feature in the collection is number of commercial letters, contracts, tax records, wills, novels, tailors' bills, and even love letters dating from 1900 R. O.