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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Received-Wheat 142 $40 blu; corn. 100 blu;
oats, 1880 bu; barley, 5000 blu; rye, 1000 blu;
fax, $3.50 bu; -four, 1925 bis; mlllstuffs, Al
tons; hay, "a tons; fruit, 22S, $40 lbs; mer-
chandise, 1887 $50 lbs; lumber, % cars; posts,
l car; barrel stock, l car; machinery, 2l2, 500
lbs; coal, 675 tons; wood, ~ cords lime, 4
cars; dressed meats $3.50 lbs; hides, 10000
lbs; wool. 475000 lbs; railroad materials. 2
Shipped-Wheat, 81 800 blu; oats, 1900 blu;
barley, $3.50 bu; rye, 272O bu flax, 1920 bu;
flour, SO 1870 bbls; milstuffs, 637 tons; fruit,
1323C0 lbs; merchandise, 2174,420 lbs; lumber,
Al cars; machinery, 205,000 lbs; lime, l car;
cement, 225 bbls; household goods, 10000 lbs;
ties. cars; dressed meats, 47,O64 lbs; wool,
212350 lbs; railroad materials, cars; sun
dries, cars. Total car lots, 81.
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PILES,
2. LASTING e-si-

SAFE, LASTING eGORE.
Itching piles. bleeding, blind or pro$iudius
piles, safely and permanently cured By tns
PYRAMID PILE CURE. Absolutely SSfa.
contains no opium. cocaiLe Or injurious drugs.
so cents and 81 at druggists. Book on caUae
and cure Of piles sent free ~ sdi-e ssing
Pyrsmid Co.. Albion. Mich.
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
STOCKl BRDKERs ASSIGN

NEW YORK. July 1s.aDecker, Howell
Co.. bankers and brekers Of this CITY, have
assigned with no preferences. Liabilities not
stated. me ANNOUNCEMENT was made on the
STOCK exchange soon after the opening, and
OF the largest doing business in the street.
ana mas conducted u purely brokerage bust
ness ness me losses will fall on those who have
Decker Howe S 6b.o i peculiarly Gfn e local local
hrm. 1t had large clientage. According
10 assignee Alansons fislnar Jr., the firm has
mo creditors outsideo Of New York.
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FOREIGN FINANCIAL.


IN NEW YORK, July s1S- Evening Posts Lon
stock markets was quiet but firm, with a
1urther rise in mines. The settlement was
easily arranged Money was easy, and con-
oahgoes on Americans were only 21412B per
cent, Americans were neglected pending a
iresn prompting from New York, but were
naruenlns at the close ON New York sup
port. Inc stock exchange may be closed on
several saturdays, ostensibly for repairs, but
really because business is promised to be
SLACK. me matter has not yet been decided.
ne raris ana Berlin markets were steady.
NEW. YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Money on call easy
at IQlA per cent, last loan l. closed offered
at l per cent Prime mercantile paper 1904
per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S7A for de-
mand and "a .S6@4.S 6A for sixty days; posted
ra.es, S4'Si12Q4 S81a; commercial bills, 4.85A
SILVER certihcates, 60$s@607sc. Bar silver,
oo7sc. Mexican dollars, 1870.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON. July 1s-Today's state
l t q the condition of the treasury shows:
Ava!laole ;, cash balances. $233, 1855, 129; gold
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul-$591, 1884. so.
Minneapolis 377.
CHICAGO MONEY.
,o CHICAGO, July 13.-New York exchange,
4Oc premium. Foreign exchange steady; de-
"anu' $4.oI7s; sixty days, $4.S6H.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Totals ~ III SO % 6

Other Grains-No. corn, 1 car; no grade
corn, l; No. oats, 76; no grade oats, II; No.
rye, 4; No. 5 rye q no grade rye 2; No.
barley, 3; No. barley, IS; no grade barley,
6; No. 1 fax. 8; rejected fax, |; no grade
fax, 3.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat, No. 1 hard
car; No. l northern, 203; No. 2 northern 50;
No 3, 3; rejected, 3; no grade 10; No. 8
oats 20; No. 8 rye. l. No. l fax, 2.
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MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 13-Recepts-Cattle
4S; hogs 1884, calves l.. Cattle market fully
cattle and good stockers steady. Sales 2
cows, av $40 lbs, $780,; COW 700 lbs, 81. So
1 cow, 900 lbs, $3.50; 81 stockers, av $50 lbs,
1925; 1 steer, LAO lbs. 50 80; 10 steers, av
av, 800 lbs, So 80; steers, av 999 lbs, $3.50;
bull, $50 lbs, $3.50; cow, 1,14O lbs, $2.S5; 2
cows, av, 1850 lbs, Sd yearIing. $50 lbs,
So. so; 8 stockers, av 497 lbs, SS.75; stocker
e2O lbs So so; / COW, 620 lbs, $3.50; / cow,
$40 lbs, 81. So Hogs were sold at $2.7O93. 12Ea
and were sold as follows: 2 hogs, av 1856 lbs,
lbs, So: 66 hogs, av 4S lbs So: ~ hogs, av 235
lbs, SO. 121b Sheep market steady.
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Cash quotations were as follows

Cash quotations were as follows
Flour-Quiet. Wheat-No 2 spring, 7124c;
No. spring. 6$24 q7OEc; No. 2 red, 71Ac.
white +. 0. b., 22d221ac; No. 8 white, f. o.
b., 2Od22c. Rye-No. 2, S5c. Barley-No. 2,
nominal; No. g. 2SG31c; No. 4, 271a@2S1ac;
Flax Seed-No. l. 7SlaG791ac. Timothy Seed
Prime, $2.75. Mess Pork-Per bbl, $500
7.55. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $S.6212@3.S5. Short
Ribs-Sides Qoosel, $4.15G4.4 40 Shoulders
Dry sailed CboXedl "a, 4@g5e. sidesmShort
finished goods, per GAL $1.19. Sugars-Cut
loaf, lie; granulated, 5.O9c Rece:pts-Flour,
10000 bbls; wheat, 10000 blu; corn, 414O 00 bu;
bu Shipments-Flour, 1000 bbls; wheat, H.
600 bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats, All, coo blu; bar
ley, 5000 bu. On the produce exchange today
the butter market was steady; creamery, II
Sc Eerers stnalL fresh Sc
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LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCKYARDS.

sheep, 375.
Hogs-Weak to &c lower, in sympathy with
the chicago decline Quality fair.
Representative
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
ST. AGATHA'S CONSERVATORY
OF Music and Art.

26 East Exchange St., st. Paul
Piano, VIOLIN guitar, banjo and mandolin
taught. Lessons given in drawing and PAINT
ing. Call or send for prospectus
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Cattle-Active and steady Not enough fat
cattle to supply the demand, but common
stun dragged. Good light stockers about
steady; common lower
RepreSen tatiye Sales
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The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks, reported by the Asso-
ciated Press:
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BOSTON MINING SHARES.

------------------------
Allouez Min. Co.. rs
Atlantic ........... %
Boston &c Mont. ..136
Butte & Boston. 24H
Calumet & Hecla. 800
Centennial ....". ~
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Sheep-Firm and active Good demand for
good butcher stuff
70 Representative Sales
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WANTED TO BUY.

'97 MONARCH, with complete
equipment, including lantern. bell, cy-
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Corn-Corn IS higher in sympathy with the
Chicago market No. corn, 22c.
oats-No. 3, l9Q19hc; No white, 1870
Rye-No 2, 32la@33c. No sales
RarleY-Nn. 4 2hc. No. 4 2hAc
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FLOUR.

FlGur-The -four market is said to be very
satisfactory. Sales are being made on
liberal scale and the inquiry increasing. The
Ia
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.

Barrett & Zifnmerman's report Market
strong; prices high, for heavy horses and
choice drivers. The11 follp~ing representative
sales are for horses this day:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

biCfCLEEA '91 model Como bicycle With
lantern, bell, cyclometer and complete eouin-
ment never been ridden; only $3.50. Is,
Globe. 80
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

A NEW 81 DAYTON, never been ridden,
for $65. Is, Globe.
'97 STERLING, never been ridden. for SEQ.
rms is snap in every sense Of the word.
Address %, Globe.
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UPHOLSTERE R-Man with twelve years ex-
per'ence IN upholstering and carpetng
wants situation in some hotel; no objection
to leaving town. John Millin, corner Good
rich and Richmond.
YOUNG MAN. "a years old, wishes situation;
competent iaundryman; am plumber by
trade Address F. Franks. General Deliv-
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AUCTION SALES,

WE WANT your second-ha household
goods, and will pay you the highest cash
price Tor them. Telephone 1898 or drop a
25 and q Fifth ST. south MINNEAPOLIS.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-12
the FaVOIlts Home Remedy.

For all diseases caused by arrangement
Of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach.
Keep Il always In the house and you
will save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per.
feetly safe purgative, Alternative and tonic.
lfyoufeel dull, deblltated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe-
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or bllousness, and SIM.
MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
II you have eaten anything hard 10
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, a dose Of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
II al any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
' ). ~ Z..ilin a. Co, PhiladelpbIS-
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

4 teachers county institute will be
held at Astoria the last week In Feb
ruary, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
the 25th, 26th. and 27th inst Supt,
Irwin. Pres, Chapman. and Pres. Camp
bcll viii be present. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged. Day sessions
viii be held at Mcclure school house;
Evening sessions at the. Methodist
Church. All are invited to attend.
II. S. LYMAN.
School Supt
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ORDER or PUBLICATION.


In the Circuit Court Of the state of
oregon, for the County Of clatsop.
M Nowien. Plaintiff. vs. oliver staw-
art. NJ. G. Georse. ~ George, his
wife j. P. Eckler. - EeItier, hip
wife, d. NJ. stuar.. Kate D. Stuart,
his wife, I. NJ Kimbcr and Sarah
Klmber. his wife, II. w. Weeks.
Geo DeLano. Edith DeLano, his
wife, w. f. Stewart, and Lily
Stewart, his wife. Mary Elmore, ID.
L. Dwyer, ard the Astoria Savings
Bank, Defendants:
To w. E. Stewart. Lily Stewart, u.
l.. Dwyer. Geo. DeLAno, and Edith De-
Lano. Of the above defendants, In the
name Of the State Of Oregon: You and
each Of you are hereby required 70 APP
pear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled suit
by the first day OF the next term Of
the above entitled court. to-wit: the
2ist day Of September, 1896; and n
you fall 20 to answer for want thereof,
the plaintiff will take decree against
you for the sale Of certain lands In
Clatsop county Oregon. for the fore
closure OF mortgage executed by de-
fendant oliver Stewart; said lands are
particularly described in the COM
plaint on file in this suit. Said lands
are situate in sections 20. 20. and the
Donation Land Claim Of Addison jew
EFT, T. NJ. r. W.. and for such 9TH
er relief as prayed for. and shall be
deemed by the court proper.
Service Of this summons Is made
upon you by publication in the Weekly
Astorian pursuant TO order Of the
Judge Of this court made the 21st day
Of July. 1896. J. Q. A. BowLBY.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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HEALTH NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Or, a. L,
Fulton has been appointed health ofli-
Ger OF the city. The existence OF con-
tagious diseases in the city must be
promptly reported to him as required
by Ordinance No. 1859. as said ordl-
nance viii be strictly enforced.
C, w. LoUGHERY.
Chief OF Police and Health Inspector.
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ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every worlds fair
where exhibited.

Ths senate viii not be entirely de-
void Of smiles Senator Vest will con-
Tie to perform. New York Press.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-12
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing
under the name of Robb & Parker.
wherein w. L. Robb and F. L. Parker.
OF Astoria. Oregon. were equal part
ners is this 18th day Of January, A.
d. 1897. dissolved by mutual consent
F. L. Parker win continue the business
and assume all obligations.
w. L. ROBB.
F. L. PARKER.
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SHIP CROWN OF INDIA.

Warning TO merchants and others
The captain of the above named shlr
will not be responsible for any debt
or debts contracted by any member OF
his crew. except upon his written au-
thority ]. L. CoRKHILL,
Master.
Astoria, February 10th.
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90 to Gilmore. sanborn's ofioe and see
machine. Take along some OF the twines
"as good as Marshalrs." In your pocket,
and test them. Then see how much moro
Narshalrs viii stand. It's money In your
nocket and fish In your net to iind out,
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Agents Wanted 81: 9 e. ss;' $40
dM'KINLEY

And HOBART. Republican Candidates
for president and vice-president, by
Robt. P. Porter. the noted journalist
present editor Of the Cleveland World,
and intimate friend Of MCKINLEY for
twenty years. Absolutely the only au-
$50 a day. Chance for thousands Of
others to do as well. This is the oppor-
tunity Of your life. The highest COM
mission paid. ORDER OUTFIT NOW.
Of good faith, which amount will be
refunded with agents first order. II It
is only for one book. making OUTFIT
FREE. Books on time. Charges pre-
paid. leaving profits clear. Act quick
or while you are waiting others win cut
you out.
THE N. @. HAMILTON PUB. CO.,
1885 Arcade. Cleveland. o.
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MARINE NEWS
nIou wArEa Low wArga
DATE. A,H.IPM, AM Pm
b.mfl ih.mft llh min hun n
HhtuTdAy 81 4 4lH9li 40 no l7l21n . B1.a
Sunday i n Hh.1ll 4 blgO.llt l2D,llO B3'g
Monday. VI 4 BilA.Vll blJB 4 ~ lsliO|Ill pgg9
Tuesday. / 9l o Ii7 Ill y OOd lt9 4lllllD Hps
Wodusd' yli0l q 2OTabll bRb4Il hlldU
ThurHdayliil 2l7ill y B5 MI ObiliSl 2Dla
Friday" ll2I 4 HT6IIlO 800 Oi 2Dii9ll gN q
DATE
WATER COMMISSIONS.
Inventories of Once Furniture. Tools,
and Implements

This being the last quarterly report
FOR tl@ year 1896. We append herewith
aA required by the charter. inventories
prrpnrcd by the superintendent and
cleric showing the property ~ the city
pertaining 10 tho watm works plant.
now under control II the commission.
nA follows. tO-witi
Inventory Of the ofTioe furniture of
IN, Astoria Water Commission. with
approximate values
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SaltOn Sea Salt for baths at
the Estes-COnn Drug Store
l0c and 25e per package.

Parties desiring the best of Job printing
at the lowest prices should call at the
Astoria Job once before going else
where.
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FIRE ALARM BOXES.

Box 5-Truilinger'S Mn.
Box g--Astor and Seventh street.
Box Ninth and Duane.
Box S--commerciai and Fifteenth.
Box s--Clhtsop MIN.
Box i2-car Stables
Box H-McGregor's MIL
Thus far President elect Mckinley
has made several hrst-clahs appoint
mcnts Of secretaries of the interior.
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NOTICE.

Any persons wanting trap piling, cor.
respond with Hogue & Young, Oak
Point Wash,
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Second Oldest
Paper in
the State

AS an advertising medium
the Weekly Astorian is un-
surpassed by any paper in the
State outside of Portland.
Thirty-three hundred copies
are mailed each week to every
home in the territory, both in
Oregon andW Washington, trib-
utary to the City of Astoria,
zsSRiz
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-01-01

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The times., 1897-04-04

stance of the way In which such danger.
Gus and little known valleys as those of
the Kafirs can be entered safely by prudent
and tactful explorers Long journeys i'll
the interior of sia, made largely by British
officials ON political expeditions or on hCli-
day excursions, have enabled the outline
of the mountain system surrounding the
vast plateau of Tibet to be filled in. The
names of only few can be mentioned as
types of the many. Hayward, who in
1868 crossed the Kuen-lun TO kashgar
and Yarsand persisted in central Asia, but
the route he opened is now frequently
traversed.
wood, who explored the source region
of the Oxus in 1S4O, first gave correct
views regarding the Pamirs, which, thanks
70 the visits of innun! cradle sporting
expeditions, and the Russian and Indian
Delirnitation Commission, ,isnow thoroughly
well known Mr.. st. George Littledale,
whose great journey across Tibet from
north to south compares with that Of Capt.
Bower from west to easts is an example
of Il sportsman who hadifrained himself
to become an efficient geographer. Mr..
Nev Elias. in 1871, and Lieut.. YounGhus
band. in 1889, have made themselves ia
nous by their journeys from China Though
the desert belt which intervenes be
tween the Tibetan plateau and the Siberian
plain. In the same regions the great Rus
sian traveller, Przhevaski, and his sue
The times., 1897-04-04
Whnt Is Snent ON Food.

Some interesting figures concerning the
average wages ofthe wOrkmeu of the world
and the proportionate amounts spent on
food have lately been compiled in England.
In Great Britain the workman earns on
an average 81 "A per week, and expends
So SO on food.
The French workman earns S5.O4 and
spends 50 IS for food.
In Germany the man whois paid S3 S4 for
his weeks work buys So 40 worth of food.
The Italian earns less than the German,
but spends almost as much in proportion,
being paid $3.50, while his meals cost him
S216.
The figures for Spain are precisely the
same as those for Germany, while the Bel
gian earns 81 so and spends $2.SS.
Australian workmen are able to earn an
average wage OF So 90 and not spend more
than S2G on their food. III the United
states the wage is S11 90 and the amount
expended on meals only S3.4S.
Thus the percentages run as follows:
Germany and Spain, 62; Belgium, 90;
France, 81; Great Britain, 45; United
States, 33, and Australia, 2S.
When the calculations mare not confined 10
the workin gman, but applied to entire popu-
lations, it is shown that the average Eng
nshman spends more upon his food than his
neighbors Hisyearly bills S4S tine French
mems SAT, the Italians S24, the Germans
S42, the Spaniard's S33 and the Russians
$23. The En- glish consume the most meat,
but are small bread eaters.-Chtcago News.
The times., 1897-04-04

Moon stretching across from Guinea to the
the west coast had led to explorations
worthy of the name, and it was not until
the missionary travels OF Dr.. David Living
stone in the sos that any real interest
was evinced in the continent as whole.
LAS pioneer of African discovery
Livingstone may be looked upon as the
initiator of the modern PERIOD and in his
methods OF work and his treatment OF
natives he remains q model for all time.
His discovery of Lake Nyassa in 1853,
Burton's discovery OF Tanganyika in 1858,
Speke's of the Victoria Nyanza in 1863,
ana Bakers of the Albert Nyanza in 1852,
threw open the great lake region OF East
Africa along its whole length; and the
main lines of the geography of the Eastern
strip of Africa under the rule OF the
Sultan of Zanzibar were quickly laid
down by an increasing number or ex-
plorers.
The sources of the Nile have exercised
a sort of fascination for travellers in
Northwest Passage or the North Pole Tor
Arctic voyagers; and in pursuit OF these
sources Livingstone was tracing the great
river Lualaha, which flowed northward
west OF Lake Tanganyika, to It's source IN
Lake Rangweolo, when death overlook
him in 1878. Believing that his great
river was the Nile, he coulu not yet resist
The times., 1897-04-04

tratcd Smiths Sound III 1875. and Com
mander A II Markham led a sledge party
to SO degrees 90 minutes north, which re
NAMED the highest observed latitude until
Lockwood, Of Greely's American eXpedi-
tion, reached So degrees 24 minutes north
of Greenland in 1882. In 1S7S'79 the
Swedish professor, Baron NordenSkiold. aC-
complished the Northeast Passage in the
Vega and cirCumnavigated the continent of
Eurasia for the first and only time. Peary
in three successive years made some OF The
finest journeys ever accomplished over the
inland ice of northern Greenland. Great as
these achievements were, they have been
eXce!led by the scientifically planned eX-
pedition of DR.. Fridtjo If NanSelin the Fran.
By relinquishing the time-honored plan Of
following coast line or fighting against
drifting ice floeS, and allowing the moving
ice of the polar basin to carry his ship, he
succeeded in drifting from near the New
Siberian Islands TO SpitZbergen, across an
absolutely unknown area. In his Sletigc
journey, alone with his companion, johann
son he reached Sc degrees ! 4 minutes In
1895, an advance of nearly 200 miles on
the rurthest north ever made before, and
his expedition in its safety, success, and
exact conformity to the plans previously
laid down must be looked on as the cu1-
mination of Arctic travel in the Victorian
era.
Whether the Antarctic regions arc to
yield their secrets in this century or in this
reign is extremely doubtful. Sir James
Clarke Ross led his great expedition round
the southern ice in 1S41, and left the
names of his ships. Erebus and Terror, on
the lonely volcanoes that no human eye
has since looked upon. The Challenger,
in the course of her voyage thirty years
later, just crossed the border of the Ant
arctic area, and but for the visits of whalcrs
from Scotland and Norway during the last
four years, there has been no further
advance. At this moment several Antarctic
expeditions are talked Of, and one is an
nounced as ready to sail from Belgium in
July. 1897. The field before it is wide.
'Next TO the Polar are as, Africa is the
region in which the explorations OF the
last sixty years haveled to the most strik-
ing advances of knowledge. In 1857 this
truly deserved its name, dark Cont
nent,'' for nothing was known save the
coast line, the lower Nile and Abyssinia, a
few tracks across the Sahara, the River
Niger, a portion OF the Zambesi, and
small area north of the Cape of Good Hope.
The fanciful detail OF interlacing lake and
river systems had been cleared away by
D'Anville century before, and the map
stood swept almost bare, garnished only
with the newly-traced Niger, and the hy-
potbetical chain of the Mountains Of the
The times., 1897-04-04

to survive the theories he propounded. The
voyage of the Challenger and the progress
of telegraph surveys gave secure basis
for the study of oceanography, and many
minor expeditions have since advanced it.
The geographical achievements or the
Queens own sex during her reign have
been notable. A Z the accession, Mrs. Mary
somervillc was the physical geographers
In Great Britain, and her distinction won
for her the gold medal of the Royal Geo
graphical Society, in 1869, an honor only
accorded to one other woman, Lady Frank
lin. In 1S42 Frau Ida Pfeiffer commenced
her wanderings which chcoveredalmost every
quarter Of the globe and led TO a number OF
popular books OF travel; and since then
Miss North has followed in her footsteps
in search of flowers to study and paint in
all climates. Miss Gordon Cumming, the
interchangeable Mrs Bishop, Lady BraSsey,
and Miss Kingsley have performed featS
of travel far beyond the average OF globe
trotters or pleasure-seekers. Lady Baker
accompanied her husband on his expedi
ton up the Nile to the Equa TOR, and Mrs.
Peary stayed by her husband during an
Arctic winterfn northern Greenland. The
iIl-fated Mile. Time lost her life in the
attempt to penetrate the Sahara. Mrs.
Theodore Bent has accompanied her hus-
band into ports of Africa andArabia where
no white woman has been before. Lady
Anne Blunt, in another port of Arabia,