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Evening journal., 1896-09-17
No. nnh rnmnln nnI,s.

Mr. Knight, tho eminent English bota-
MIST, has mado some curious and interesting
Investigations on the production Of flowers
OF different sex in the various species Of
tho oak tree. Ho shays that, ~ "a rule,
that species of tree bears the male and fo-
male llowcrs on separate individuals, but
that these different individuals may be
mado TO produce lswcrs OF either Eux at
Will. In forcing the female oak 10 produce
malo flowers, aud vice versa. Ma. knight
employed light aud heat, regulating the
supply Of both 20 suit himself and according
TO the end Ia view This rcinarkable solios
Of ezpcrimonts proved that If the hcat was
excessive as compared with the light, male
flowers only appeared. On the other hand,
II the light WIS excessive and the temper
ature comparatively low, nothing but 70
male flowers were produced.
In other species Of trees which boar tho
male and female flOwers'on separate indi-
viduals the experiments Of tho botanist
We're not so conclusive as I'M tho case of the
oaks However, It IS believed that these
Investigations will finally lead 60 the con-
clusion that In the majority Of trees and
plants the cultivator VIII be ablo 20 pro
ducc sexes at Will. Many curious investi-
cations arc now being made along those
lines and VIC mdy expect surprising results
st. Louis Republic
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
werInr ii AwnI,enInr.

MADRID, sept. II. The Heraldo's cor
respondent at Havana cables that there
has heon grent animation in the captain
generals palace.
Captain General Weyler held a confer
ence with vnrious commanders OF columns,
also with the commanding officer Of ma
rine and the chief Of the medical depart
mont
Tho HeraldO's correspondent adds that
these conferences are the precursors OF an
approaching campaign which Is intended
to be vigorous and resolute.
Captain General Weylor will assume
personal command at Pinar del Rio, Ahu-
mazda and Palmerola, taking charge re-
specuvely Of military and political affairs
at Havana.
Among other measures General Meylor
thinks Of adopting as a prelude TO the
campaign is tho revocation Of the edict Of
pardon Obliging families having conneo-
fions in the ranks of the insurgents to
move into other provinces and making
concentration in Villages obligatory, con-
sidoring that all persons found in the
country are enemies or supporters Of the
enemy.
According to the latest information,
Macoo has moved south of his former po-
sitions
No steps will be taken to follow him
until the commencement Of the concerted
operations above referred to.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
THAT DYNAMITE PLOT.
What the London Papers Have to Say.
Reported seizure of Dynamite.

What the London Papers Have to Say.
Reported seizure of Dynamite.
LONDON, Sept II. - The Chronicle
quotes "a we'll informed Irish correspond
ent," who declares that lyman Is not the
genuine ono. l." but only braggart
who posed as suoh. lie has been In Lon
don, " declares The Chronicle, within a
year Why was he not arrested theng It is
quite unlikely that the foreign Office will
press very hard for his extraditlon, as the
prosecution he would have might lead to
very embarrassing disclosures.
The Chronicles Paris correspondent
says, "The fact that lyman fought against
Germany in 1870 Is likely TO weigh In his
favor with the French authorities.
The Graphic says that It has learned
that the real name of Edward Bell, the
American arrested at Glasgow for COM
plicity in the dynamite conspiracy, Is
Ivory. The police regard him as dupe Of
lyman and others.
Tho Times in the course Of discus
sion on the extradition OF lyman, says
that there is no doubt that the extradltiOn
treaty with France would DO retroactive
and could be made to cover the Phenix
park murders, for which there is fair
chance that extradition would be granted
But Tho Times expresses doubt whether
the treaty would cover the case OF a oul-
prlt in a fresh dynamite conspiracy.
The Daily News reports that It Is stated
In official circles that IL is almost certain
that France will surrender lyman. A
Brussels dispatch to The Daily News do
clares that enough material has been
seized at the resort Of the suspects arrested
at Antwerp to manufacture half ton Of
dvnamito
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
plavs and Novels.

If your play succeeds, it's a popular play.
If your+play fails, there's something the
matter with It, and you'd better bow at
once TO the public's decision. Now, that's
why many literary people take to novel
writing You writc novel and sell 5000
coRies Your labor has not been in vain.
You've pleased 9, 200 readers. And play
20 succeed must please 900 different peo-
pie every night To be q success it cannot
run much under 30 nights. That means
it has pleased 30, 600 individualsof distinct
minds and tastes A successful play,
therefore, must appeal to $4,000 more peo-
plo than successful novel. And 50 I be-
lieye that the novel, as an easier form for
artistic expression, has finally. taken pre-
cedonce over the play Again, the Geld Of
the novelist is freer than the playwright's
He is less cramped by convention and the
necessity 10 compress. Tho novel has no
such mctes md bounds as the play. That
means, then the drama can never again
be the power that it once was.--Dramatic
Mirror
Evening journal., 1896-09-17

could not be moved so as to make the least
Roadway by means Of the anchor. Captain
Henry Glass and Lieutenant ID. J. Kelly
were both on the bridge, and neither sup
posed the water at that point TO be so
shallow.
An examination was made at once, and
it was decided to send for a tug. With the
tide below half ebb five fathoms Of water
were found under the bow and about the
same depth under the stern. As the tide
fell the bow began TO appear above water
The stern is on line with the water All
the naval officials who have seen the yes
sci admit that her position Is q dangerous
one.
The tug Aquidnock arrived alongside
the Texas within half an hour after she
struck and quickly got a line out. The
warship, however. proved too heavy for
the tug 60 handle and was apparently
firmly fixed on the rock
The Texas is a second class two turret
battleship of C,3l5 tons displacement and
S. 600 horsepower. Her speed is IL knots
an hour. She was built In lsS9-00 and
cost So, 500, 600.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
A storr Abort colonaI Norih.

The lato Colonel North had "A ready II
somewhat rough style of wit peculiar 60
himsclf The trap In which no was aoatcd
was on one occasion blocked in a crowded
thoroughfaro In immediate iuxtaposition
TO "a costermoneer Is oart laden with yega-
tables The coaohman, finding thnt tho
horse was about TO help himself TO the cab-
bagcs, would have backed the ANIMAL out
of harm's way Lot him grazo, said the
colonel. II want TO hear the man swcarl'
Tho costcrmoi-ger turning bis head round
at this moment, the cOlouels wish was
promptly gratiiied by an exceptionally
choice and extensive selection Of oypletiyes.
"Bravom said North as he threw the man
n coin that would have more than bought
tho whole cargo Of vegetables II thought
I was pretty Wen educated In your line
myself but hang me u you haven't taught
me four now adjcctiycsp London World.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
mont Re Afraid to I.aunb.

Learn TO laugh. A good laugh is better
than medicine Learn how TO tell a story.
A well told story is as welcome es n sun
beam in a siolroom. Learn to keep your
own troubles to yourself Tho world IS too
busy to care for your Ills and sorrows
Learn to stop uroaking II you cannot see
any good in the world, keep the bad to
yourself learn to hide your aches and
pains under pleasant smile. No one cares
10 hear whether you have the oarache,
headache or rheumatism. Don't cry. Tears
do well enough in novels but they are ont
of place in real life Learn 70 meet your
friends with smile Tho good hunlorcd
man or woman is always welcome, but tho
dyspcptic or hypochondriac is not wanted
anywhere, and is q nuisance as welL-Ex-
change.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
4 MOST MOUNTAIN PArH.
The Uninviting Roads That Travellers Anve
to EacaeIn africa.

Tho Nninvitin2 Roads That Travellers NNve
to Eace'ln Africa.
The rocks which edge and strew the
path are covered with exquisite ferns and
rnosses OF every delicate shade of green,
and here and there are touches Of absolute
gold colored moss. which looks as II some
ray of sunlight had fingered too long play
ing on earth and had got shut on from
heaven by the mist and was waiting ull it
could rejoin tho sun. Tho path was now
shallow, rushing torrent yAth mud
thickened water, which cascadcd round
the front of our ankles and occasionally
round our knees in the hollows and round
our heels as we went down hill Under
meath the water there was about an equal
mixture of mud and rock l judged hy
sensations, for 1 never saw my boots from
The time we left the government road un-
til we reached Buana. From the top Of
these first foothills we should have had a
fine view Of the sea had we not been sur
rounded by an atmosphere that was 094
per cent wRter. As IL was there was, a vast
white sheet, or, more properly spealdng
considering its stuffy wooliness, q white
blanket, stretched across the landscape 20
| the southwest where the sea would show
On we went, up one hill and down an-
other, sometimes passing through weed
grown native plantations, sometimes
through stretches of high sugar caneliko
| grass, which hangs across tho path In a
hcl1adaisical way, swishing you In the
face, cutting you like knife whom you
| get it odgewise and pouring insidious rills
of water down your neck
do not think the whole Atlantic ocean
could have got any more water on TO me
than / had by this time accumulated.
Every now and then 1 pulled up md
wrung some of It out of my skirt because
it was heavy. ] did not imagine anything
could have come dswn heavier in the wa.
of water from above than the rain, but il
can. Every now and again, when we hae
got 20 the top of one Of the foothills, a cole
breeze would come that chilled you TO th'
bone and bent the heads of the palm trees
and, they sent down water by tho bucket
full, with slap at you, hitting OF MISSING
as the case might be. National Review.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
euRNs, Love EoR las VIE.
A Sad Waste Of Popular Sympathy Foi
s1Iighland Mary"

A Sad Waste Of Popular sympathy Tor
sUighland Mary"
Burns has been hotly assailed because
Of his alleged Indifference 60 his wife (Jcan
Armour), but the fact is he was ardently
fond Of her Jean was true to him, and
his truo affection never really turned from
her Jean worshiped hln--literally wor-
shipod him. And when we study her de-
voted life we must ogreo that there must
have been much that was admirable in the
character Of q man who was adorod by 60
true a woman. Burns biographers have
paid too scanty attention 10 all this
Thcre is no use in apologizing for the de.
fccts of Bobbic's life, but there is such q
thing as insisting too heavily upon them
Too much has been made In the
thousand stories Of Burns life of the
Highland Mary episode and too little of
what he really felt for jean Armour and
of jeans intense loyalty 20 him and dc
voted care of him.
The real facts about Highland Mary
will never hs known. They comprise the
ono episode Of Burns' life which is veiled
in mystery. But one can study tho poet &
life closely enough 20 see that the Persecu-
ton which Ia the early days seemed K
hopelessly separate him from love drove
him to Highland Mary for solaco, and thu
Mary's sudden death idealized that high
land lassie in his memory. There was no
much more to it, and Jean mover trouble,
herself aboHt it There has been a ~
waste Of popular sympathy over Highlan'
Mary. Ii Is 20 loyal Jean our thought
should turn Burns love for her and fo
his children was very great That Is
pleasing picture Of him handed down b.
one who saw him sitting in the summc
evening at his door with his little daugh
ter In his arms. dangling her and singing
to her and trying 20 elicit her mental fac
ulties. The little girl died In tho agtumI
Of 1895, when her father health was fdil
ing.-Arthur Warren In Ladies Hom'
Innrnal
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
FIRST FLOWERS.

Through the flopcry gates Of the soath land
Tho soul cf the south wind came,
And under my antique lattice bars
The daffodil brake like hamo,
And said by the sign aud token
OF his vcrnel Kiss, know
Tho nngei rolloth the stone away
From thoir graves 80 chill and low
From the graves OF the wild anomonc.
And the sweet urhutuH. hid
whore tho violet waits for the sun beneath
Her mossy coffin lid.
And today IN the shining furrsws
OF tho stnnhln nevly turned,
Tho tiny hulo OF tho starxcrt
like "a silver taper burned.
And thought with a sweet thanksgiving,
And q glow Of faith sublime.
If he so walsoth tho humblost flower
In her appointed time.
How shall the hopea that, low in dust,
Now aloop with folded wing
Rise. when his emiio shall cl0the the earth
With an etornal sprng2
New York Ledger.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
THE sAPlENT crow.
He Can Count Up TO Twenty-six and Has
n Touch Of Irony In ula Make Up.

He Can Count Up to Twenty-six and Has
Touch OF Irony In Ills Make Up.
A naturalist who Is much Interested In
birds says chat tho crow Il thowisest OF all
fcathered animala He has made a num-
Der OF experiments recently and declares
that an ordinarily well, educated crow can
count 20 90 and that ne has found a senti-
mel crow, very old and vory wise, that can
count to 90. Ho madO theso discoveries In
a very interesting way
Last summer no spent much time In the
mountains, where cadet company Of
boys was camped. Ono day he found "a
flock Of crows gathered around dead ami
nal that lay near a littlo old shanty I'm the
woods. They tapped away when nc ap-
preached. So he hid himself IN tho old
shanty and waited, but they would not
come back. Then he went ont and walked
on up tho mountain, and they all settled
down again 10 the fcnst Thut afternoon
he took four boys from tho cadet camp
with him, and the five marched into tho
little building and waited. Nocrows camo
back. Two OF the boys went ont Still
no crows Then tho other two went out
and only the naturalist remained But
the old sentiucl crow had evidently count
cd them rs they went In, gnd he know thOy
y
pine stump and said "Casg, cav, quite
derisiycly. 40 last tho naturalist loft tho
building, and stmightway an tho CROWS
returned This experiment was repeated
% number Of Times with varying numbers
OF boys, but tho crows kept count and
would not como down until tho building
was entirely empty.
At last a whole platoon of the cadets,
! GO boys In al. and the naturalist march
| ed into the old building Then slowly 20
/ OF them went rgay The crows did not
| STIR Two more, four more five more
won't, bus tho old sentinel warned his conn
| p5hions that the mon had not all gone.
Then the tventy-sixth cadet marched
away, leaving only the naturalist In q
very few minutes there wero a number OF
hopeful caws and q tapping of wings-nnd
the crows returned. The old sentinel coult
evidently count 90, but numbers beyond
this puzzled him. The experiment wa'
tried several timos more, and it'Nyas founl
that tho crows could keep the count with
out difficulty Hp to 90 but beyond that
they wore uncertain. This shows that thi
crow is very wise old bird -Chicag
| Record
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
IIisainn arnrmen.r

Ono of the most popular operas Of tho
present day. " Carmen. undcrwor IN un-
fortunate c1pcrioncc but achieved success
TOO Late, alas, TO console tho disappointed
composer, whose doath was accelerated, 10
Is said, by Che ill reception necordcl 60 his
chef d'muvre "cumonn was m fact
actulliy hissod on the stage on its first per-
fornanoe Gn Paris, ls15) and poor Bizot
diOd shortly after, unable 20 forescc the
great success in store for his latest and
best work whose stirring music SO admir-
ably fits the thrilling Spanish lhrctto It
illustrates. -Cornhill Magazine.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
would welcome an Alliance win Us.

LONDON, sept 17.--Tho Chronicle this
morning has an editorial In which it well
comes the suggestion of The St james
Gazette that new dreibund including
Great Britain, the United States and Italy
would solve the Armenian problem. The
Chronicle looks upon this as "a proposal
having nothing in common with cynical
indifferontism and greatly hopes shat it
will find an echo in the United Statos.
Tho Chronicle thon proceeds TO assert that
an American admiral was last year order
I'd to lombard Ylldiz palace If there was
any further massacre of Armenians.
''These orders" says The Chronicle,
"wero subsequently withdrawn when the
Venezuela dispute came TO a head, u sig
nal example Of the danger OF leaving such
disputes TO simmer till thoy boil over at
the most disastrous moment. The sooner
Lord salisbury and Mr. Olney can agree
to the arbitration of the question tho bot
tor il will ho fer the chance Of the union
which tho st. James Gazette SO wisely
I0mmends.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
A nnt,ln nrilh nnndlts.

DENVER, Sept 17.-It Is reported here
that 90 bandits, or rovolutionists, attack
cd the city of Palomas, Mexico, and that
a battle took place between them and a
body of Mexican troops One account
says that the attacking party was the ad-
vance guard of large band of revolution
lists. Palomas is 90 miles from a tele-
graph Office, and no details are obtainabie.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Fourth Glass Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, sept lT-Sixteon fourth
class postmasters were appointed. Of which
Is were to fill vacancies caused by death or
designations. Among them were the fol-
lowing: New York, Kilbuck, Michael
Quigloy, vice Ephraim Fits, dead; New
Hampshire, c. L. Sanborn, vice W. G.
Fronch, resigned; New Jersey, Pompton,
W. E. Ludlam, vice J G. Ludlam, resign
ed Pennsylvania Bryan. w. A. Gala
Rher. vice W A. Mnlker resigned
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
WARsAIP TEXAS AGROUND.
Accident to the Big Vessel at the I'm.
trance to Newport Harbor.

trance to Newport Harbor.
NEWPORT r. l., Sept 17.-The battle
ship Texas, which left the North Atlantic
squadron yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose OF getting a supply Of torpodoes here,
struck a rock while coming into the har
bor at 30 o'clock and is hard and fast
She rests on the rock amidships and resist
ed all attempts made by the tug Aquid-
mock to dislodge her. Tho position OF the
vessel is a dangerous one, and should a
storm set IN Il wsuld go hard with her.
The place where the vessel struck is al
most directly opposite the torpedo station.
The Texas left the north Atlantic squad
ron after the Massachusetts, had left the
harbor and Joined the other ships Whom
she reached the harbor the tide was rum
ming out strongly and was at about halt
ebb
The first warning the officers had Of tho
danger was a slight shock just forward OF
amidships. Captain Glass at once ordered
the port anchor out The hook held firm
ly. and the ship gradually swung broad
side on to the beach. She was firm ano
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
A Bottle n Day.

Prince Bismarck used 10 be very fond OF
brandy. When he was going away to the
war in 1866, his youngest son aslsed him
how long he was 60 be away. lie replied
that he did not know. At that moment a
servant CAME ia 10 inquire how many bot
ties of oognac were 90 be packed up In the
prinso's luggage. Twenty was
the answer. "Ah, papa, cried out the
terrible infant. " "now l know how long
You arc to be from homo-2i days Lon
don STANDARD
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Treasnfv Rccelnts and 90.

WAsnTNcToN, Saps i7.-Thc treasury
lost sl3, 200 in gold coin and $40, 800 in
gold bars which leaves the true amount
Of the gold reserve fila. 1913, 469 A tole-
gram from the sabtreasury at New York
states that 100000 in gold coin has been
deposited tacIo in exchange for currency.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
MONEY SCARE IN CUBA.
Result of Forcing Paper on the
People.
ISLANDS BUSINESS Is PARALHzBD.

Bankers Close Their Exchanges -Moncyed
Men Are Exporting Their Gold aud Sill
ver-weyler Has Vow Plan For Car
ryine ON the War against tho Patriots.
HAVANA Sept flowing to the orders
nf the Spanish government IN relation 90
The ISSUE of paper money, business in Ha-
rana Is paralyzed. The civil government
requested the Stock Exchange to enforce
acceptance of this money, bat it refused
10 make any transactions
The money question is the all absorbing
topic. Ever since General Weyler issued
his decree ordering the Spanish hanks
paper money to be accepted at par with
gold it was foreseen that serious compli-
cations would arise, because, not having
the governments proper guarantee, IL
could not be accepted as circulating mo
dunn The government is doing all in its
power TO sustain the value of the paper,
threatening with severe penalties those
who refuse to accept 1t on the same basis
with gold
The Spanish bank with the assistance
Of the government, in order TO uphold its
paper, announced it's willingness to accept
it Ia payment Of drafts on Spain, but whom
ona OF the local bankers, as a test case,
Solicited from the bank draft on Spain
for sl5,OO0, the bank refused on tho gruund
that it could not furnish bills to bankers
who did not admit its paper in payment
of their exchanges.
BY repudiating its own paper the bank
has initiated crisis In financial circles
which has upset the money market, and
many believe it will end In a commercial
panic.
Weyler Stands Firm.
Many efforts are being made to avert
disaster by inducing General Woyler TO al
low the quotation on Exchange of the pa
per currency, that everybody should know
its exact intrinsic value, but Weyler stands
firm on his decree and does not allow the
least variation Of his orders Tho result is
that ever since then the Stock and Gold
Exchange has not done any business, and
all quotations are considered nominal
On the other hand. all the bankers, in
order TO evade the penakies of Woyler'
decree by refusing the acceptance of paper
in payment of drafts, have decided to close
their exchanging departments, alleging
that they have no funds abroad TO check
apainst-except when gold is offered In
payment, and then the draft is furnished
The governor of the Spanish bank call
ed meeting Of all the bankers three days
ago to see how the financial difficulty
could be solved, but no definite agreement
was reached, and the situation continues
tho same.
As a natural consequence the oxporta
tion Of gold and silver Is being carried OF
TO a great extent, all the outgoing steam
ers carrying considerable quantities of th'
precious metals to Spain and the UniteC
States. this being attributed to the grea
distrust existing among the wealthy class
es regarding future prospects.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Labrador Faoinc Starvation.

ST. JOINS, n. f.. Sept. 1.-THE fail
ure Of the Labrador fishery is complete.
The latest arriving mall steamer reports
no improvement. This is he worst disas-
ter that eau befall the colony. the cod lsh-
cry being the industry upon which depends
most OF tho population for support.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Six victims of bridge Disaster.

EUREKA, Call Sept. 1.-THE victims
Of the railway accident as Mad river
bridge, on the Arcata aud Mad River rail-
road, now number six. and two moro Of
tho injured will probably die A coroner g
jury investigated the accident and found
that tho wreck was caused by the collapse
of the bridge tinbers, which were badly
1ooorp1
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Card Of Thanks.
wlImIngton. Dol. JuIy le. $50

Wilmington. Del, July 16, 1896.
A. Jaslowsky Esq,
General Agent for the Massachus-
etts Benefit Life Association,
Dear Sir: Allow me 60 express my
sincere thanks for the prompt manner
In which you settled the cla-m OF One
Hundred Dollars on the life OF my
boy, Paul Rndck The total premlums
lpnid were only $l1A N he had been
insured I'M one Of the weekly compan-
les ! would have only drawn $29 and
would have had 90 pay % cents "a
month while in The