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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
TuFSDAY. DTC. IL.

in the Senate, Mr. Berry ARK, d. presented
8 few remarks, urging the passage OF the bill
introduced by him last week 10 establish the
Territory Of IudianOla out of Indian Territory.
Mr.. Morrill, (Nt., r. ia accordance with the
notice he had given, then addressed the Senate
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the NicaTaguan Canal bill, and Mr.. Dolph
tOre. r. addressed the Senate in favor of it,
Mr.. Doph said that the people of the Pacific
Coast were 4 unit in favor o! the bill. and dis
cussed advantages which the canal would bring
TO the whole country. He said the canal, if
owned and controlled by the United States,
would be of great service in time OF war. In
that event, ne believed that Lake Nicaragua
could be so utilized by the Navy as to soon re-
imburse the United States for any outlay made
by this country.
In brief speech Mr.. Sherman pointed out
that the only provision Of the Nicaragua bill
that he was not entirely satisfied with was
the amount 10 be paid to the Maritime COM
paDy. which he thought was entitled only to
the amount of the money expended in the ell
terprise thus far. He wanted the bill stripped
OF all doubtful provisions.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20

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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
CAMILLE FLAMMARI0N.

The celebrated French astrono-
mer will write upon the scientific
possibilities of the future off
Telescopes Were Bigger"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
Republican Boston.

Edwin W. Curtis was elected Mayor of Boston
on Dec. II, by a plurality Of over 1000 The
Republicans retain their majority in the Board
OF Alderman, and it will continue to stand seven
Republicans and five Democrats The Repub-
licans took their victory quietly, being used to
it. Democrats were hard to find.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
MONDAY, Dec. II,

In tho Senate the attendance was small. A
communication received from Secretary
Gresham relative to the Bureau of American
Republics The Governor OF New Hampshire
and members of his staff were granted the
privilege of the floor of the Senate on the occa-
sion of the unvaiing Of tho statues Of Gen.
John Stark aud Daniel Webster in the Capitol
OH the Doth inst
Upon motion of Senator Hunton the bill
providing for a National University was
further discussed. the chief speech of the day
being delivered by Senator Kyle, the auth or
of the bill. The bill is now upon the calen-
dar. Senators PETER and Turpie discussed
the Nicaragua canal bill, the former in oppo-
sition, and the latter in favor of the measure.
In the House. the bill to protect forest reser-
vations was passed. The bill appropriating
100000 to supply deficiency in the appro-
priation for the Government Printing Office
was passed.
Mr.. Springer Chairman of the Banking and
Currency Committee, announced that at the
proper time he would call up for consideration
the Carlisle banking bill
Fifteen pension bills were passed. Both
Senate and House adjourned until Wednesday.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
DICKENS.

Two articles by Charles Dickens,
son of the novelist, will reveal the
author of "Oliver Twist" as his
children knew him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
PRINCESS HELENA.

Princess Christian, of Schleswig-
Holstein, will write for The Com
panion her first article for the press.
The articlei is on Nursing the Sick"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
QUEEN VICTORIA.

Specially qualified by her ac-
quaintance with the Royal House
hold, Lady Jeune will write of the
Queen as a Mother.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
Famous People.
GLADSTONE.

Mr.. Gladstone will give striking
paper of "reminiscences of the emil
nent physician, his lifelong friend,
Sir Andrew Clark.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
PRINCESS LOUISE.

"The Story Of a Statue" is the
subject of an article by the March
ioness of Lorne, who is a practical
sculptor herself.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
TENNYSON.

Theodore Watts, a personal
friend of the poet-laureate, will
portray Lord Tennyson as he
appeared among the children.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
HOWELLS.

His experiences furnish Mr..
Howells material upon which to
draw in discussing can Editors
Relations with Young Authors"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20
BISMARCK.

Sidney Whitman, who has fire.
quently visited the great States
man, will write of the boyhood Of
the "Man of Blood and Iron"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-20

Sold throughout the world. Price, Csc. POTTER
Dsgs .sp oas aa sgs r5Gp as Sps sseo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
AN ODD WILL.
Its Largest Request to the Heir Who
Should Have the Most Children.

Its Largest Request to the Heir Who
Should Have the Most Children.
The eccentric testator in Lord Lyt-
tons Money" certainly did rot play a
more cruel trick upon his eXpectant
relatives than a Polish landed proprie-
tor named ZaleslIy, who died in March,
1889, in the province of Taurida, says
the London Daily News. This man
left a will in a sealed packet, marked:
To be opened after my death" When
the envelope was torn off. another one
was found underneath, with the words:
To be opened six weeks after the first
envelope has been opened" At the
end of the six weeks it was found there
was a third envelope, with the insCrip-
ton: TO be opened in year
After waiting impaticntly for another
twelve months the relatives found yet
another envelope, which said: ITO be
opened in two years" Finally the will
was opened, when it was found that
the testator bequeathed one hundred
thousand rOubles, or one-half of his
fortune, to that person among his rela-
lives WHO SHOulu We proNtu W nave Vic
largest number of children. The other
half was to be invested for a hundred
years, at the end of which time it was
to be divided, together with the inter
est. among his descendants.
1t is not to be wondered at that this
will has become the subject of law
suit. the family, with one exception,
declaring the testator to have been Of
unsound mind
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
How Reindeer Are MIXED.

The process of milking herd of REIN
deer is singular and very interesting.
Attended by the sharp-nosed Lapland
dogs the herd appears. its members
packed closely together and forming Il
compact mass, in which the horns are
prominent feature. As they approach
nearer one hears grunting exactly
like swine. and a curious cracking
sound. produced by a contact of innu-
merahlez horns and limbs. They are
then driven into an inclOSure. each ami
mai is lassoed in its turn over the horns,
and dragged up to an erection in the
middle, where It is MIXED. The guam
tity afforded by each is only about as
much as would fill claret glass, but
the milk is extremely rich and nour-
iShing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
YOUTHFUL HE7OISM.

New England Children Who EIaye Shown
Great Courage in RescuinG Playmates.
\ few weeks ago the Boston Tran
script recorded the award of a medal
by the Massachusetts Humane society
to girl of seven in Lynn who had
saved from drowning another lass of
the same age. Notable as the action
was, it is interesting to hear that such
incidents are common. though they
have not always commanded recogni-
ton from the humane society. A cor
respondent to Essex sendSus two items
which show that the nobler qualities Of
human nature may be developed or
at least manifested at a very early age
About year ago some boys were
playing on the railroad when an ex-
press train came along. The whistle
was sounded and all but one little
fellow got off in ample time, the one
left being but three years old, and
of course unable to appreciate his
danger. One of the lads, ten years old,
jumped for his companion and pulled
him away just as the pilot of the en-
CINE brushed against his clothing.
The engineer said: when I saw the
bigger boy jump for the smaller one |
thought that there would be two killed
outright instead of one"
On a recent winter day hoy of six
fell through the ice, and another boy.
aged ten, catching him by the collar.
tried to pull him out, but he was not
strong enough, so he called for another
boy. lad of but eight years. and with
his help they saved their companion.
They were all in peculiarly perilous
position, and the wonder is that any of
the three escaped alive, yet with the
Indifference to danger characteristic of
most boys when their sympathies are
aroused, they spoke of the venture as
though there were nothing remark
able about it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28

eu ana Is OF 10000 tons displacement,
almost 1000 tons larger than the Blake.
The English have authorized two
cruisers Of 14,OOO tons each. being de-
tcrmincd to see the Rurik and 90 her
BOO tons better. As in the case of
armor-clads England stands alone in
accepting this challenge. Her Blake
and ,Blenheim are not only exceeded by
the Rurik but by the Spanish Empera-
dor Carlos ", which has 0.235 tons dis
placement. The largest French cruiser
in active service is the D'Entrecas-
teauX, of 1900 tons, but the Jeanne
dare is being enlarged to a total dis
placement of 500 tons. The largest
cruiser class of the Italian service
either aioat or authorized displace
$500 tons each, which is $50 tons more
than Germany's leader, the Kaiserin
Augusta. The largest of our cruisers
ahoat is the New York, Of $50 tons,
while the Brooklyn, building, will be
1000 tons larger
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
New Irses for Porcelain.

China is more and more adopted for
all sorts of new uses. One sees now
china backed combs and brushes and
china-handled button-books and glove
buttoners, all to accompany china puff
and jewel boxes and the little trays
that already adorn my lady's dressing
table. Beside these there are china
framed mirrors and, of course, candle
sticks as well as picture frames; one
may even have a china bracket on
which to set some of the bric-a-brac.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
Stacr.
BIGGEST wARsHlPs AFLOAT.
The Poverty Stricken Kingdom of Italy
Owns Two IRENE ndOus Fighting Vessels.

III
Owns Two IRENE ndOus Fighting Vessels,
The biggest armOr-clads in the world
are the Italian Italia and LepantO. sis
ter ships, each of 1900 tons diSplace-
ment, says the Boston Transcript. Next
to them come the monster English bat
tleships of the Royal Sovereign class,
vessels of 4,1jO tons displacement.
Magnificent and Majestic, each of
which will diSplace $4,000 tons. The
largest armor-clad over which the
French flag floats is the Admiral Bau-
din, of 300 tons, and next to her is
the Lazare Carnot, only eighty tons
smaller. Germany's largest armor-clad
is the Brandenburg. of 9,S4O tons. Aus
tria has never built any armor-clads
save those of moderate dimensions. her
largest, the Tegetthotf, being of 1850
tons. SPANS largest is the PelayO, of
$500 tons. The three United States
battleships of the first class which have
been launched are the Massachusetts,
Oregon and Indiana, each of 10, 200 tons
displacement. The Iowa, now build
inc, will be II ,29G tons. There is now
a reaction against monster ships. Eng
land is the only naval power that per-
sists in the policy of building them,
and apparently she is nearing a halt.
The Italians have come to the cOnclu-
sion: that is indicated by the dimen-
sions of their latest armor-clad author
lied. which will have $500 tons
displacement. The determination of
France and the United States to keep
their battleships under 1000 tons was
deliberately taken by each govern
ment, after weighing weight against
efficiency. In this policy Russia also
agrees, the largest of her armOr-clads
in service being the Georgi PobiedOno-
setz, of 1O,2SO tons, while her naval con-
structors regard 1900 tons as about
the proper limit.
OF the cruisers now afoat the Rus
sian Rurik is the largest and probably,
taking all things into consideration,
the most powerful She Is srmor belt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
Insurmountable Difficulty.

It is pleasant to see men jealous for
the purity Of their mother tongue, but
one may easily carry even so commend
able feeling as that TO laughable eX-
IRENE Frederic Hill relates in his
autobiography that he and his broth
erS were once interested in obtaining
some medical appointment for friend.
A letter, or circular, had to be drawn
up, and to be perfectly sure of having
it in the best form the young men
sought the good offices of a certain DR..
Blair, who was their friend and neigh
Dor, and very exact scholar He
undertook the work with great good
nature, but day after day the boys
found the document mot quite ready
Time was precious, and finally the doc
tor was obliged to confess that he had
run against difficulty. In one sentence
he was absolutely unable to decide
whether he ought to use the word
which" or the word that" And
there he stuck, till the boys in des-
peration took the work out of his hands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-28
The OnIv Bible Monstrosity.

The only monstrosity mentioned IN
the Bible was the giant who had six
fingers on every hand and on every foot
six toes, four and twenty in all" See
Samuel 2:21-20.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05
Women Should Learn to Swim.
From Harper's Bazaar.


It is not too much 10 say thnt those who
spend great part of their time on the
water ought to feel under an actual obi
cation to learn to swim. Not every one is
strong enough to keep il up for a long dis
lance, but many lives might be saved if
people could keep themselves afloat for
only few minutes, until rescuers could
reach them. HaChtsmen, as a rule. are
swimmers, but many of the women who
accompany them are not. This places
more responsibility upon the men. In case
of accident, they must risk their lives in
making eXertions TO save those who might
just as well save themselves A we'll
known authority on the subject saws that
women can learn the art of swimming
much more easily than can men, If that
be true, then there is still less excuse for
them. although it should be said, on the
other side, that they probably often do
not have so many opportunities for learn
ing.
The suggestion has been made that
swimming in bathing suit and in ones
ordinary clothes are two entirely differ
ent things, and that the ability to do the
former does not insure success in the lat
ter 1t might be interesting for a woman
to enter the water in her usual walking
costume and see what she could do, but
the idea is rather impracticable, and do
such experiments.
Any form of athletic sport may be
brought. into discredit through its abuse.
Those OF us who are sincerely interested
in the furtherance and Improvement Of
all outdoor exercise sec this frequently
and with much regret. Without mention
ing other instances, the single one of sea-
bathing comes TO mind at this time of
year
Prejudice has been oroused ao,oinst a.
for different reasons People who 90 into
the water two or three times a day, stay
ing there perhaps an hour at time, are
responsible for its condemnation on the
score OF health. A bath Of half an hour
or less, generally not more than once a
day, Is the utmost, / believe. that anv
physician approves Of Even that is too
long for the 1rst time and many bathers
never feel so well If they remain in the
water more than ten or fifteen minutes
Again, IT may seem unnecessary to say
that bathing suit is meant to be worn in
the water but some women do not appear
TO think so. To 20 directly from the bath
house into the surf, and return there as
soon as the bath is finished, is in lar bot
ter taste than 10 promenade a public
beach m costume which is not intended
for such use, and would not be tolerated
on the street
AS for recklessness If the many drown
ing accidents resulting from venturing
out too far do not deter people from IL,
words will not be likely to have much ef-
feet. The strong uudertow az most places
along the Atlantic coast is very danger
Gus, even for powerful swimmers, aud
should always be borne in mind
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05

What on airth do you want money to
go to the show fur!n exclaimed Mr.. Hal
cede to his wife
Il don't see why mightn't 90 and en-
JOY myself once in awhile, same as you
do"
Same as / do Good lands, woman
Every time 60 to show, don't come
back and tell you about everything
SEEM What more do you want'"-ln-
dianapolis journal,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05

AN lNHEhESIlNU IO1IEhl tOlaLEOIlONs
The collection of pottery in the mu-
scum is large and interesting Nearly all
of the vessels are shaped alike, that is
roughly spherical with an opening at the
top about quarter the size of the great
est diameter The vessels are made
without the aid of potter's
wheel which is a device unknown
among the Pueblos, but they are
remarkably regular in shape, Nearly
all of them are colored alike, with
the old Indian red for about an eighth of
their hight the remainder of the sides
being bun, decorated in black figures,
sometimes geometrical, and sometimes in
imitation of birds, animals, flowers, or
fishes, while different design usually
entircles the neck. But the trained eye
can detect the different Pueblos by their
characteristic figures in the decoration,
Lia, Sam H., De Eonzo, Jamez, Acoma,
Laguna, Santa Domingo, and Cochiti ali
have their characteristic designs. while
the pottery from Pueblo Santa Clara is
always easily distinguished by its shiny
black surface, due to local deposite of
graphite used in its manufacture.
The usual capacity of the vessels is
about gallon, Though there are some
immense specimens that might hold ten
or fifteen times that much. Most of
these, however, are very old, and usually
restored from fragments.
Some other pottery Of the same porous
character is shown coming from the prov
ince of ancient Chiriqui, in Yucatan.
These specimens are more delicate in
workmanship, and some nearly approach
the classic in shape, but are usually de-
void OF decoration, which, however, to
the artistic eye is easily forgiven unless
the decorations were better than those Of
the PueblOs.
SOME CURIOUS SPECIMENS.
Some Of the Peruvian shapes are also
very odd and one especially fine speci-
men is a lenticular bottle that would
hold gallon and half, and that would
not only hold cool water enough 10 sup
ply good-sized family, but would be a
unique ornament for any house.
OF course none of Uncle Sans collec-
tion is for sale, and while the Pueblo
pottery IS cheap enough on the spot, the
expressage on IL from the far southwest
amounts to an almost prohibitiye tariff.
There are dealers in the porous pottery
along with other Indian curios in Denver,
Pueblo, santa te and El paso, Tex, the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05
AN INCIDENT OF ANT1ErAm,
A Remarkable Story by George w,
Smailey, a War Correspondent.
From Harper's Magazine.

From Harper's Magazine.
During this lull in the battle, which no
body could believe to be the end of it. oc-
Cured an incident, which even at this
distance of time, Inarrate with some hes
itation When il became evident that the
attack of the confederate left had been
repulsed, and that the fighting in that
part Of the field was over for a time, I
rode back across the creek in the direC-
tion Of Gen. McClellan's headquarters. 1t
was expected that he would order for
ward his reserves under Gen. Fitz John
Porter, but he did not, Precious min
utes and priceless hours ebbed away and
nothing was done. ! was looking about
for remount as my horse had couple
Of bullets in him and could not be de-
pended on, when an officer OF Gen Nc
Clellans stan whom / knew detached
himself from the group at a little dis
lance and came over TO me. He said.
81 hear you were with Hooker when he
was wounded"
Yes"
DO you know whether he is disabled"
] said that he had been hit hard. could
not sit his horse, and had been carried of
on an ambuiance since then / had not
seen him.
DO you know where he isl"
Yes; az a red farmhouse in an open
Aelu on the rlEht, THIS side or the creek. y
viii you take a message 10 himi"
BY this time ] began TO think the inter
rogatory both curious and serious and [
answered
That depends on what the message is. "
My friend and were by ourselves. well
out of earshot OF the stan, but within
view and ! saw that the staf or some Of
them were watching what went on He
came little closer lowered his voice,
and said
Most Of US think that this battle is
only halffought and half-won. There is
still time 10 finish It. But Mcclellan will
do no more. What / want you 10 do is to
see Hooker, find out whether he can
mount his horse, and if he can ask him
whether he Will take command Of this
army and drive Lee into the Potomac or
force him TO surrender
II was perhaps the most astounding re-
guest ever made by soldier TO a civilian.
what he suggested was nothing less than
an act Of mutiny In the face Of the enemy.
and ] told him So
II know that as well as you do" was
the answer I'VE all know IL. but we
know also that il is the only way TO crush
Lee and end the war ana save the
country"
pointed out that If Hooker were TO be
approached on such subject IL ought to
be oy him or by one Of his comrades in
the plot-for it was q plot--and that, II
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05

'Here." said the aRitator, lis some
more food for thought"
we don't need it," replied the labor
ing man I'VE have more food for thought
now than we know what 10 do with.
Washington Star.