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LIES.
with the same intentncss that they have hith.
erto devoted to field and track exercises. At
Princeton on Wednesday there will be compc-
tition for the Pyne Cup. 1t is open to all under
graduate members of the Princeton Golf Club.
who must enter before noon Tomorrow with
Louis y. Bayard Jr.
The Wee Burn Golf Club OF Noroton. Conn.,.
expects to have brilliant autumn season. Or
next Saturday there will be a men 8 match for a
cuy presented by \. Floyd Delatield and also for
a consolation cup for the defeated. On election
day there will be u mixed foursomo for a cup
presented by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward f. Brug-
gerhof.
Two club championships have been settled.
DeyereauX Emnet won the title Mt the Oyster
Bay Golf Club from H. II. Townsend. and at the
Tuxedo Club the title formerly held br Dr. Z. c.
Rushmore has been won by X. Talbot, who had
GrenYille Kane as runner-up.
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PHYsrorAx COLLARS A BURGLAR.
Thief said AFTER Breaking In THAT He Had
Mistaken tho Houae.

Mistaken the Heuse.
Dr. l.. H. Nibbe OF 235 Sixth street. whic sit.
ting in his Office yesterday morning shortly be-
fore o'clock hoard noise at tho door lead.
ing to the hall. On investigation he saw hand
intruded through opening which had been
cut in tho panel Of tho door and the lock on tho
inside OF the door turned by the same hand. He
hid in dark corner. and moment later tho
door was opened n q man entered. Ho oscd
the door carefully behind him and then removed
his shoes. He entered the physicians Office and
pulled from n table the iablecloth, which he
folded up and put under his coat Tho physi-
clan at this juno urc rushed in and grabbed he
intruder by the coat collar. ,,
Why, this is oil a mistake, said tho man.
" must have got into the wrong house..
We'll. we will find out about that at the po-
lice station" said tho physician as ho opened
window and asked a passerby to go to the Fifth
just as you will, said the man As he lighted
Cigarette. May i put on my shoesf' he
The physician handed him the shoes, and after
he had laced them he arose and said:
We'll, ! have changed my mind, and guess
mo you don't" said the physician.
Tho two men Rrapplcd, and n struggle fol.
lowed, which was interrupted by the arrival OF
two detectives, who arrested the burglar: At
the station house he gave the name Of Frank
lived at 63 West Fifty.tirst street.
Essex Market Court he said to Magistrate
out visiting with friends and got so full that
thought was going into my own house. BY
Joe, 1t is an awful funny joke; my friends will
How about cutting the paneli' asked tho
well, that is tho funniest part of it." replied
Connolly. ' i can't see how camo to do such a
thing"
downtown and tell the joke to jury. You aro
held in $1,000 BAIL
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ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains leave Nrw York. foot OF Chambers
st. ms follows, and tivc minutes earlier from West
O.O0 =. M.-Vestibulc Express daily for bingham.
J'''O ton. Wsyrrly; knira, BnrHlG bradford, ar
nv" rUTRlo 500 y. VI. parlOr car 10 Iuriao.
0nlr. M.-vcs;ihule limItrd.--Fust mail daily.
A,OO Solid train for Chicago. via ChautauqIa
Lake. arrives Cleveland 7'IO A NJ. Chicago l.. NJ.
Seepers TO Chicago, Cleveland, aud Cincinnati. Din
ing car.
G.QnP. M.-BuTao and Cleveland Vcstihulc EX.
sOO press daily, arrives NJ liunalo 7iO6 A, NJ.
Bradford 7:l7 A, NJ, Jamestown ZOO A. NJ, Cleve-
land l2:3O T.. NJ (Sccprrs to Buualo and CleN eiand
making direct connection for Detroit. Chicago and
the West. Cafe Library Car.
S.iSP. M.-DAII.Y-Via Chautauqua Lake and
O.fO Niagara Falls. Solid train to Chicago Sleep.
ers to llOrnclsville Chicago, and Cincinnati Dining
Car.
TICKETS, LOCAL TINE CARDS. AND PULLMAN
Il ACCOMMODATIONS at III. ll3, gbl, 4Ol, and
g61 broadway, Ig7 II pw"ry. ~ Fast l2jth st aud
VI West l2hth 81 Chambers and West e3d s. ferries,
New York; 3J3 and i2B Fulton ST. lOB broadway.
Brooklyn; 200 Hudson st. Hob, ken and Jersey city
station WcatcottS Express calls for aud checks bag
gage from hotels and residences to destination.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO.

IcnNr Now lntH, MIlIVNl. TefWlhal, daily
CHICAGO. l:hi r. NJ ami l@:lO uisut,
rlTTsBr RG. 21cX, smia, ,l;55 sun y night.
ClN'INNNTl, ST LOUIS. Hii 4 NJ 4;ii T. NJ.
WASHINGTuN. BALTIMORE. 735. U;5h Ciiuing
Car, lli2j A. NJ, Dining Car, lt5j, $50 uining
Car. I;55 Dining carr 5;ii l. NJ. /" 10 nEit. sun.
day pi55 Dining GaTI HES \ VI. tDininE Carr i.rI
dining Car, 4:5j Dining Car, j'55 y. NJ, lG:lJ
night.
NURFOLK. ll;25 A. NJ daily.
NEw ORLEANS uhrouvh sleeper. 4'5b p. NJ daily.
Trains leave foot Lib. rty 81 . minutes later,
All trains are illuminated with Pmtsch light.
urces; 49, ~, 26l, +Ji. | 40 lirOa!way. 81 East
l4th St: l27 BOwtry. New York; G3a, 34I Fulton ST,
Brooklyn; Whitehall Terminal. baggage che0kO4
from hotel or residence TO destination.
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NINE. SEMBRICH'S VIEWS.
THE PRIMA DONNA LHMENTS THE
sOARCITY OF SING ERS.


ore Cause, eho Thinks. II tho Lack or Good
Tcnchers-voicos That Don't Bnst-Opinions
OF Her Contempornries-Mcdern Musician
Unplrnsnnt Feature of Her visit Here.
Mme. Marcclla Sembrlch has not been in New
York before for moro than twelve years. and
during her present visit her experiences havc
been limited to hor apartments in the Hotel
Savoy She has not stepped out OF them since
her arrival In New York ten days ago, and IL Is
not likely that sho will do so until she goes to
tho Metropolitan Opera House to test the quali-
tics Of the theatre. 1t has been altered in some
important particulars since she sang there dur
ing its first season. But she has not yet had the
courage to venture even ms far as the Opera
House. The changes Of weather, combined with
tho Dinglcy law, have made her prisoner. IL
was the Dngley law that restricted her TO heavy
clothes during he hot spell. Only her travel
ling gown was available then. When the cool
weather came IL was too sudden change for
Nine. Sembrich, with an early debut In view, to
venture out SO her view OF New York has so
far been confined to what she saw from tho
windows of her carriage on the drive from the
pier to the Fifth avenue plaza, which lies under
her windows.
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Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

STATIONS foot OF West Twenty third and Des.
brosses and Cortandt streets
GP-The leaving time from DesbrosseE and Cortandt
streets is ve minutes later than that given reow for
ssss ss 4 y: PAS PAST fT; MSiI-pullman Bune. Parlor
Car New York to ptttsours sleepng Car Pittsburg
sss HS FED
s'G1f 'RS &
l., M HSr,s sF s s. ExpRtss 5GHs
For Nashville "a wrsfy s EneaEG s. aos
F StST SSiSSr uEfS%pREssFor
naa s 80
?; Ml NAIL AND ExrREsS.-Pallnan BUFFET
Pittsburs, and points West daily except Sunday,
7iss =. n: PACIFIC ExpREss.-For pi.tsburs
eA'ePs PWSsM1Sis:roy Ss.Tl1i AND THE SOUTH.
755 s:23 e:2e s:55 Dining cHrI 1899 A NJ. is:h5
s:5Sf VI 1910 night sunday s:sS %;ss, lo;5;
Dining Cars 40 Dining Carr. 4:o5 Dining Car.
soTTHERN RAILwAY.-E1press, 4:a' P, NJ, 1910
ATEaSTIc nishs hsi'{ COAST LrxE-E.press se, and
cHEsAfEAkE M AND OHIO EAlLwAY-4:55 P. NJ.
FoR OLD POINT COMFORT and NoEFol.K.-7:5s A.
II Hsft asff and ?s n 4":t5 Hssi days
Ocean Grove. and Point Pieasant from wes! Twen::
ty.third Street station. 500. ll:55 A. NJ, 3l5.
4:55. ll:25 p. NJ. Sundays %:25 A. NJ, 4:55 p. NJ.
(from Deshrosscs and Cortlandt Streets el A. NJ.
l2:l0. $40. $40, 1880 p. NJ. Sundays 9:45 A. NJ,
5:l5 NJ.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
6:15. 125. 7:55 s25. s:55. 8:25 (9:55 Penna Linz
ited) 8:55 dining Carr. O:55. 1898 A NJ 12 50.
1888. 2:o5. 8:55. +:25 4:25 Dining Carr. 455 Dim
ing Carr 5:55 DINING Carr, 1+0. 1:55. s:55 p. NJ.
l2:l night SUNDAYS. Gl5, 7:56. S:2l $50. p:25.
9:55 Qinlitedl. 95o, 1855 a. NJ. l:55 Dinng Carr.
Inns car Hs s9P spinai oaf aigb POO
Ticket ofces Nos. 46l. 94i. 1913, 1928. IL and 26l
Broadway: Astor House, West Tw third street
Station and stations foot OF DesbrosSes and Cort-
landt Streets Court Street. $50 Fulton Street 90
Broadway and Brooklyn Annex station. Brooklyn,
Station. Jersey City. The New York Transfer Com.
pany will call for and check baggage from hotels
and residences through to destination.
J. b. HUTCHINSON. ]. r. WOOD,
General Manager. General PRss'r Agent.
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st. Joseph's school Fair.

A fair will open in the new st. Joseph's School
Hall at 100 and Ill Washington place tonight.
to provide funds to pay the debt incurred in the
building OF the new school. which provides ac.
commodations for iully 900 children.
Among the prizes which form n feature Of the
fair are a 5000 trip TO Europe. four high grade
bicycles. lour diamond rings, and five gold
watches. The fair will be kept open every even
ing except Sundays from 1880 10 1890 o'clock
Tor three weeks. There will be an entertain
mcnt each evening.
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ALBANY Evening Line.

The popular steamers ADIRONDACK and DEAN
RICHMOND will leave Old Pier IL, ". r.. foot Canal
st. at p. NJ. daily Sunday excepted. ing direct
connections with trains North East and West.
CA7skILL. HUDSON AND IOXsACklE BOATS
leave Pier AZ. ~ r.. foot OF Christopher ST., every
week day at y i. NJ
KINGSTON LINE. West 10th st. Daily p. ". Sat.
IN urdays at |. Steamers BALDWIN and ROMER for
Cornwall. burg. New Hamburg. Marlboro. Milton
Poughkeepsie. Hyde Park Esopus. Kingston, connect
ing with L. & D. X. X. for all points IN Catskls.
NEW HAvEN.-Fare, 81; EXCURSION 81 so
Fast steamers leave Pier 25, E r.. daily (Sundays
excepted p NJ. and l2 midnight, arriving in time
for trains to Meriden. Hartford. Springfield and
points North.
PAMSDELL LISE.-Steamers leave Pier "a, n r.
"A foot Franklin ST. for Cranstons. West Point
Cold Spring. Cornwall. Fishkill Landing, Newburp
week days p. NJ; Sundays y A. NJ.
TROY ROATS. - CITY OF TROY or SARATOGA
leaves West 9th St oay. except Saturdays. p NJ.
connecting with Delaware and Hudson and FitchburR
trains Sunday steamer touches at Albany
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DELAWARE. LACKAwANNA d WESTERN
10. II.
Stations in New York. root or RarcIny and
Christopher Sts.
vESTlBULE TRAINS. PULLMAN BUFFET
CARS. plNISCH LIGHT.

NhristOpher Sts.
vEsTIBULE TRAINS. PULLMAN BUFFET
CARS. PtNIStH LIGHT.
Direct route to Newark. Bloomfield. Montclair. tho
Oranges summit Bcrnardsvillr laskng Ridge. Mad
ison. Morristown. Passac Paterson BoontOn. Dover,
Stanhope. Newton. Budd's Lake. Lake Hopatcong.
Hackettstown. Schooleys Mountain. Washington.
Philipsburg. Easton Water Gap, Struudshurg Pocono
Mountain. Scranton. Plttston Wilkesbarre. Nanti-
coke, Danvie.lSorthnmherland. Montrose. Bingham
Springs. Cortland. Syracuse. Oswcgo. Ithaca owego,
Elmira, Corning. Bath. Dansville Buffalo. and all
points West, Northwest, and southwest,
500 a. M.-Binghamton Mail. Stops at principal
stations.
1000 A. M.-(Cafe carl-Runalo. Scranton, Bing-
hAmton. OweRo. Ithaca. Elmira, Utica, Syracuse.
and oswego Express. Pullman bufret parlor
Connecting at Bunalo with trains for Chicago and
points West.
I 100 =. M.-Scranton. BinGhamton and Elmira E1-
press. Pullman buffet parlOr cars.
400 u. M.-SCrantOn. Wilkesbarre. and Plymouth
Express. Pullman buffet parlor cars.
ZOO y. M.-tDaily)-Chcayo vestibule Limited EK-
press for scranton. Ringhamton, Elmira. Buffalo.
Pullman Buffet sleeping car New YorE to Chicago.
Dining west II luffAlo.
si1O T.. N.-,paily buffalo Express. Pullman
sleepers for scranton, II nghamton, Emlra. Bath.
Mt Murri., ani Buffalo, arriving Buffalo : A. NJ.
0,HO q. N.-lnailyl-iiunhlp. Scranton, bingham.
ton. OwcSO, Ithaca, f!nra syracuse, Utica, and
Osw"go Express Pullman huft"t sl"eprrs.
Tickets and Pullman recommendations at Henry
Gaze sons. Ltd, IL broadway, Park place, and
AZ" Broadway and "i2 broadway, Tickets al Ferry
stations II ith nv cor 9Th ~ e 81 West lYhth ST.
2II Columbus av" New York, 80 ani 733 Fulton ST.
and lO6 broadway, brooklyn, Time tables giving
full Information at all stations
WcstrOtts y Express Company VIII call for anu check
baggage from hotel or residence To destination.
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Glertions and 3tlettinas.

WELsBACH COMMERCIAL COMPANY,
90 WALL STkEkT,
NEW YORK October 25th, 1892,
Notice Is hepeby,gven that the Annual Meeting Of
the Stock hoIdePs ~ the Welsbach Commercial Com
pany WIN be held at the once OF the Company. No
Wall Street. New York City. on Thursday. the 18th
day OF November, 1897. at 2 O'Clock nool. for the
purpose OF eecting thr een Il - Directors for the
suing year aud two 2l of serve
at the next annual meeting and for the trans
OF such otner business as may properly before
such meeting.
The stock transfer books will closed At the close
OF business on Saturday November 9TH. 1897, and
reopened on Friday. November 10th. 1897:
II. b. WILSON.
Assistant Secretary
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dividends aud 3nterest.
Omce or
THE WESTERN UNION BEEF COMPANY.
90 WA -u-r

Omce or
THE WESTERN UNION BEEF COMPANY.
80 WALL STREET.
NEW YORK, October go, 1897.
The Board Of Directors of this Company have this
day declared dividend OF two per its capt.
tai stock PAYABLE on and after the Esd day OF No
vember. at the ONCE OF the Company SO Wall Street.
New York.
The Transfer Books will close November I2. at 8
p. NJ. and reopen at 10 A. NJ, November 25. 1897.
J. II. EDWARDS. Treasurer.
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA AND ST. LOUIS
RAILWAY.
The Board OF Directors OF the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railway this day declared div
dend OF ONE lD PER CENT on its capital stock, pay
able and after the lst prox. Tho stock transfer
books will close at l2 NJ the 23d inst, and reopen
at ~ A NJ. on the Sd day OF November.
J. II. AMBROSE. Secretary.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 10. 1897.
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- - '-
STEAMBOATS,.
BOSTON NEWENGLAND

VIA SOU Nd Lines.
FAIL RIVER LINE. via Newport and Fall River
Leave Pier Is " r.. foot OF Murray ST.. week days
ami sundays at $3.50 p NJ. Steamers Priscilla and
Puritan. Orchestra on each.
STOAINGTON LINE, via Stonington. Leave Pier
30. y. r., one bock above Canal week DAYS only
at6 p. NJ Steamers Maine and New Hampshire
NORWICH LINE, via New London. Leave Pier 40
(old NOD. \. r.. next Desbrossps St. week days
Rhode Island. "
The sun., 1897-10-25
Railroads.
Railroads.
Lehiqh Valley System.

Stations foot of West esd 81. Penn. r. R) cortandt
ndcs time FROM %ess ssa ST. Other figure.
-. show time from cortlantt or Desbrosses St:
for MAfcH ttSk static stations. N.Y.
ffhSoS ffHAS4 ofSft ssst K5cHEs4ES
NIAGARA FALLS. and the West and principal local
.io,sS, 1880 A, NJ. Sundays OILY for BOUND
BROOK and intermediate stations.
MAUCH CHUNK and intcrmodiate points. sunuA'' 'of
nBACK nIaMoND n",9 ia1'y r,fEps ExPREyss isPsfy
Arrives Bufralo 800 =. NJ: Pullman vestibule Day
cGsGhes and raror Cars Dining Car Service Meals
mnH.n uSk Sto aaS Sunday. for
s IS:s1 uI IsIs r. NJ sundays nd, only for EAsroN
wILT;Gsa4kSs Fi14S1%S Sa?%'I p1a T.:
IN rsFSS Ss SGnRsSis for all points
wKIpAKhG 3Sy ftssgs ssunGsy 6s for
IN coal regions Pullman BUFFET Parlor Car for
.i,ss. S,I"P. NJ daily for EAsToN and inter
.SiS5. G,IoP. NJ daily except Sunday. Express
Tor SLATlNGTON and principal Intermediate sta
tions, Connects for Reading ami Harrisburg. Chair
.G,sa. 70" ? n; daily for ,nIUrrrALo; NIAGARA
hule train n. y to Chicago sleepers to Bufalo and
HEN; MAUCll CHrMK;L L. - JUNCTION. sAYRE.
GENEVA, ROCHESTER,, BATAVIA, and BUFFALO
Pullman sleeper for lmralo. None hut sleeping car
passengers carried. No baggage carried.
Si55, 900 \, NJ daily Tor ITHACA, GENEVA.
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO NIAGARA FALLS. and ali
points West Pullman sleeptrs to Wilkrsbarre and
Ithaca
Additional lncGl trains daily except Sunday, for
BOUND BROOM and intermrdlate points. leave as
follows: 's:55 $500 AN, 'l;55, 2:3O. 1888. 4!2O
and '55j. 6iO T.. VI,
Tickets and Pullman accommodations Rt ll3, 2Sl,
273 355. % amt l32a broadway 81 u. lith ST. I5d
r. l.hth st., l27 Bowcry, n; ~ 500 Fulton ST.,
\ W IFnnl .lyn
N. Y. Transfer 90 Will call for and check baggage
from hotel or rCsid"n through to destination.
The sun., 1897-10-25

PROVIDENCE. Oct. pa. C. b. Woods won
the handicap on the Agawam links yesterday,
and tho prize for the best gross score was won
by A. II. Fem. Alfred NJ. Coats captured tho
Agawam Cup by up. the result depending
upon the last stroke at the last hole. Coats
beat A. Barker by up and l to play in tho
semi-hnals. and Mauren beat A. II. Fem by
upand to play. SumInar, Of the handicap
follows.
The sun., 1897-10-25
MAINE STEAMSHIP co.
OLD DOMINION LINE.
DAILY To NUkkSbl.k.
WHITE STAR LINE.

Oct %. noon Tcuonic. Nov. 10.
Hermanic Nov. 8. noon Britannia. Nov. IL noon
NO COTTON CARRIED BY PASSENGER STEAMERS
Pier IS. North River Onice. broadway. New York
II. MAITLAND KERSEY, Agent.
The sun., 1897-10-25
New York and Boston All Rail-


+'Nay state I!mIt"i; oil plror cars; fare o.. in
cudlnH rhrlor ear seat
iAir Line L,mitci arrives at and departs from
Park square station. Boston. Return service same
hour ana ly route.
Through purl"r and sl""plng c1rs by each train.
G, 7. HEMTSTIAD, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lime.

TWIS.SCREw EXPRESS from New York TO Pym-
outh London), Cherbourg, Paris and HAMBURG
Columbia: Oct IS. A. NJ Bismarck. Nov. | !, lOAM
HAMBURG SERVICE, by Twin.Screw Mail S. S.
Phnnicia. Oct. 80. 0A.M Persia Nov o. p. NJ.
First cab, 615 up; second class sac steerage $50.
The sun., 1897-10-25
.flats aud apartments at'antea.

W. ANTED-To subIet furnished apartmentsi write
w particulars Room 0b5. Hotel Majestic.
The sun., 1897-10-25
FURNISHED Flats 20 zet.

L'LATs AND APARTMENTS, unturnishcd furnished
II In desirable locations: rent. e5lO to $4,000.
FOLSOM BROTHERS. $40 broadway.
The sun., 1897-10-25
Selert Goard.

Ncat Sido-
CIINTOS PLACE, 74-Large and small rooms.
Y with without board; Southerners acconmo-
dated; reference.
GOD ST. Az WEST.-Sew England lady has mod.
40 erate.prced rooms. large and small; bountful
table; references.
9th ST. 81 WEST. = Handsomely furnished
references.
The sun., 1897-10-25
Domestic Servants atantsa.

A COMPETENT laundress; can assist with cham
IN berwork or cooking; best city references Apply
PA East ilst At lhird moor front care uf NEWMAN.
A NEAT young girl waitress and 10 assist with
IN chamberwOrk IN small f'mily; best city refer
cnces. Call after ., lG2 East dbih 81.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11

est hopes of the most sanguine of its
founders. They puilded better than they
knew. The only thing we can now do to
show our gratitude to them is to cherish
their memories Even the modest patriot
would be grstified 10 have US recognize
the value of his service and perpetuate
the name. This can be done by their de-
scendauts though the societies Of tho Sons
and Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. The Maine societies have already
recorded hundred of those patriots
There the priyate's record stands on an
equal footing with the generals. This
is the least we can do, and 1t is service
that any descendant SHOULD he proud to
do for an honorable aud patriotic anoes-
tor, and one that is honorable to our
selves.
The recording of the services of n pa
triot ancestor kindles the fire of patriot
ism at another henrthstone. May it be
the leaven that will leaven the whole
lump.
~ long for mora about that day.
When Rebels met in grim array
Tie Regulars:
When trumpet clang and pluDging shot
And shouting made the battle hot
About their ears. +"
NC.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11
(The Academy

The introduction of the mongoose into
Jamaica marks one Of the standard in
stances of unexpected results following
upon an attempt to arti1oialize the pro-
cess of natural selection, and takes rank
as q warning with tbs plague of rabbits
and thistles In Australia. The mongoose
was introduced from India In 1872, in
tested the island. Having performed
this salutary duty it increased and
multiplied to such an extent that not
only the rats and mice but most Of the
living species of the island were threat
ensd with extinction. Poultry suffered
first, but the depredations extended to
young pigs, kids, lambs, newly dropped
calves, puppies and kittens Game Of
all kinds was attacked, both living and
in the egg. The marauder ate even fish,
and made such speciality of snakes
ground lizards, frogs, turtles and land
era bs that many kinds OF these entirely
disappeared. Finally the mongoose de-
veloped ravenous desire for bananas,
pineRppies, young corn,. avocado pears,
cocoas, yams and the sugar canes which
Ii had been called in to protect. winding
up It's tastes with an appetite for salt
meat.
The result was a wholesale disappear
nnce of species. A few birds, like the
ground dove, had the sense to shift their
breening places TO the tops of the prickly
cacti, where they were safe; but other
animals, and the reptiles in particular,
suffered so severely that many kinds
were believed for years TO be extinct.
AS a consequence there arose yet another
plague Insects. like the ticks, and
"jiggers" Tor chigors, } which used to be
kept down by the snakes, increased SO
were grievouaiy infested. One could not
walk withut. being covered with them.
The victory over the island remained
with the tick and the mongoosc. until
within the past year Or two, fresh stage
set In. The mongoose suddenly began
to be less plentiful, ana 1t was found
that he had fallen victim to the tick.
The results of the diminution are shown
in gradual reappearance of other beasts,
birds and reptiles. Among the snakes
there Is very marked increase, and
even the ground lizard, supposed to be
quite extinct, has become common again.
The balance OF life has begun to reassert
itself and naturalists will watch with
curiosity for complete reinstatement OF
the previous fauna. The renewed depre-
detions of rats are hailed as an advent of
salvation, and, odd as 1t may sound, the
increase in numb hers of the crocodile is
taken as happy omen. The Jamaisans
ale not likely TO make further expert
ments in this interesting domain of
natural history, but will adhere in fu-
ture to such present evils as they have.
For them. at any rate, 1t has been no
ssimaginaTy mongOo5e.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11
WOMEN AND THE WHEEL.
The Bicycle Possibly Safeguard Against
Consumption.

british Medical and Surgical journal. }
At the last quarterly meeting Of the
American Statistical Association, DR..
S. ". Abbott, secretary of the Massa-
chusetts board of health. preeented some
interesting figures regarding the pro-
portion Of pulmonatry tuberculosis in
females to that in males in Massachu-
setts. The rate IN 1851 was /, 451 females
to 1000 males, and last year, only 974
females TO 1000 males Last year was
the first in ths history OF the state In
which the number of deaths from
phthisis In females was smaller than that
In males. The fact that uniform re-
dhotion IN the rate of female deaths be-
gan sope i've years ago, about the
tine when women were beginning to
ride tire bicycle extensively, DR.. Abbott
ccnsidered significant, and he Ia inclined
TO attribute the decrease In the death
rate TO the great increase in open-air
exercise smong women which has been
inaug urated by the use of the bicycle.