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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

Mr.. Rountree's Many Friends Want Him
To Remain in the Council.

to Remain in the Council.
Mt Henry W. Rountroe. who on satur-
day rendered his resignation TO Presi-
dent James Caskie as member OF the
Common Council from clay ward. was
besicged by friends yesterday and urged
10 remain in the Council. Among those
who called upon him were mechanics.
merchants. bankers. and clergymen. who
paid high tribute % the good work
that he has done during his short term
IN the Council
Mr.. ROuutree in conversation with "a
Times reporter yesterday said that his
resignation had been prepared some time
ago. but be had deferred presenting Do
from time 20 time. lie was disposed. be
said. 10 regard this occurrence in the
Mayor Office as a pr0vidential thing
since il had resulted in his determination
10 resign at once and give more attention
TO his business
Mr.. RounIee declares TIT the un-
pleasant interview with Mayor Taylor has
nothing whatever 20 do with MS reslgla-
ton de says further.
Il did not want 10 run for the Council
but % number OF my friends urgNl me 20
become candidate. iu order 90 80 what
/ could Tor the Democratic League l0r
Good Government ! finally yielded aud
was cleo ted without ole penny OK election
expense. After 1 had been "a member
OF the body Tor "a month or 80 / found
that my duties as such cOniiicted with
my personal business. and deprived me
often OF my home comforts Then | de-
trrmlued % resign. and only put 10 on
from month TO Do Outn because of the
profound interest B take DO The clty's well
fare.
Il only remember having bad one con-
yersafiOn with thr MAY0i. continued AR
Eountree. 'ano tAtt was about iue 10Th or
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON y. g.. Jan. 1s-ROSIN
Firm, strained. S145, good strained
$50.
SPlRITs OF TURpENTINE-Firm
machine 25iac.. irregular, Doc.
TAR Steady at SOC
CRUDE Tt'RPENTINE- Firm; hard
Sl.5J. virgin. $50.
CHARLESTON. s. g.. JAM lS-TCR-
pENTINE Market firm 40 25c.
81 10. IL and r. 81 Is. b. and a.. Sl-O.
H.. 81 40: J.. 81 -. *. a. and a., 81 so.
w a.. 81 30. w. W. $500.
SAVANNAH CA Jan lN.-TI EPEN-
TINE Steady at 2jfc. sales - casks.
lcceinfs 7l9 casks.
ROsIN- Firm. sales. 800 barrels, re-
ccipts 6 e03 barrels Quotations. a. b..
g. ana H.. 81 -. -. and r.. 81 .5l. g..
Sf g0. m. 81 40. l.. 81 So. H.. NJ. and y.
l.pu. W. a.. - no vs.. w, $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
RnDwooD LoDGE BURNlD.
Valuable Library and other rropert,

Valuable Library and other Property
Destroyed Insurance.
CULPEpER, VA, Jan. 1s.-Special.-A
large two-story frame lodge situated near
the main dwelling at Redwood. the hand
some home Of Mr. George ~ Williams.
was consumed boy fire. together with It's
entire contents. last night.
Mr. Williams used this building as his
Office. where he had stored his extensive
and very valuable library. Upstairs was
stored the summer furniture and wear
ing apparel Of the family. There was no
ius urance
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
ST lois MARKET.

ST. LOUIS MO. Jan S-FLOrR--Jn-
changed. patent. S4JOU4.6j,. fancy, S5.oJ
WIEAT-Iowor: January, SGa.c. asked;
May. s6i4c. bid. July t5A- .o.. ,s.
CONDITIONER; January. l9.,c ASKED
Nav. - ,c. bid. July. % 12i.-c. asked.
OATS-Lower: January, 1910, noHh-
nal. May 19c bid. 81,
PORK-Standard mess. new. $50; old,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

PORT or RICHMOND. JAN. Is, 1897.
ARRIVED.

PORT or RICHMOND. JAN. Is, 1897.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Old Dominion. Biakoman. New
York merchandise and passengers. Old
Dominion Steam hip Company.
Steamer Winvah. Simmons. philadcl-
phIa. merchandise and passengers, j. W.
Mclarrick. agent.
Schooner clara J. Randall. Welsh. Nor
folk phosphate rock. Airginia-CarOlna
Chemical Company
Schooner Adela carson Wheaton. South
Amloy. coal, Cay az Lorraine Go.
SAILED.
Steamer Pcc1houtas. Graves. Norfolk,
merchandise and passengers. Virginia
Navigation Company.
Steamer old Dominion. Brakeman.
New York. merchandise and passengers.
old Dominion Steamship Company
Schooner Charles -. joyce. Wheatly.
Petersburg. f0 load lumber for Baltimore.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

Harry Andrews. a boy about n years
OF age. met with q serious accident on
west Grace street Saturday afternoon
He was riding a spirited horse. which took
fright at the railroad crossing. and dash
ing up the street nc fuil speed threw its
rider just opposite the Commonwealth
club.
Tho hoy was carried I'm AN insensibls
condition into the clubhouse. and Drs
Baghy and Hodges were called in. and
dressed the bruises and wounds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS. Ill. Jan.
1s.-CATTLE-Recei 5000 head; mar
kct firm for choice and steady for others;
common 20 extra steers S3.1uQJ."oi stock
bulis' 81 75q3s5. Texans. s. jO04.2J.
HOGS-Receipts o. 600 head. market
strong. heavy packing and shipping lois'
S32ju425i3. common 20 choice mixed,
ipht 81 30G3 50. nigs. S310l3JO.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900 head. market
stronger. inferior to choice, S-oO45.sV'
lambs, S3.5O3J2J.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

sample oQ6a3c.: do. on grade s6Ap9lAc.
CORN-Wcak. spot and January, -
H2Gl.c Eel ruary. 26itn2ffsc.. March
2G7+G2Tc.: April 21+.d21t4c.. steamer NIX
ed. 1I4N.i.c. southern White, --isH
.1a.c, 90. yellow. 80 &c.
OATS-Quiet and steady. No. white,
gf42Jc.. No. mixed. 2uN2ic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. Jan. j., 1891.

Richmond. Va. Jan. i. IsIi.
CATTLE-Receipts. $50. sales. go.
HEEP-ReCcipts, 200; sales. -NV
HOGS-Roceipts 10. sales. 20.
PRICES CAITLE-Hest 10 4i4c.
gross. medium 20 good. 3 20 ;4c. gross,
common to fair. . 10 2slc. gross; bulls,
q. TO 2tlc. gross.
SUEEp--h % 4c. gross.
HOGS TO 4i5c net.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s-In dry goods
there was less depression to-day in the
tono than for some time past Tile W0Oilen
and wOrsted goods division continues GUN
and without signs Of any near improve
ment ia the demand for men b wear
fabrics. Dress goods are DO moderate
request chiefly IN fancy lines.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

BALTIMORE MD Jan u FLOUR
Dun. western supcrlne s. lJn5-0. DO
cNtfl. 81 fufil nJ. do family - i0li -.
QscJ 90. straight 81 3O0iGO
WHEAT Unsettled and easy; spot
gll4c. bid. May. SIAasSl@G.. southern. by
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

BALTIMORE. MD. Jam. 1S.-Vireinia
3s. new. 1}.s asked. Baltimore and ONO.
j. Gas stock. G2n6-il, do. bonds G's. Us:
do ge 1UT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
NV YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Nfrl| YORK PRODUCE MAttlN f.l.
,-r-tt- x-oDr- Tan 1o Er Or-R-Nfarkct
1,-l.-,r 't.'i,. Inter wheat. low grades.
n.i ..i.i -l'euf "'''t.. S., 1914 81. r4-
go" A'..,, i',I u, i"il,t rf..,r -. t,io
ltNi' ftf' y Cd. f. ,-'i--' .. ,,tl1e' e. a0
1lN. pil .h- fi."' ''.l'' o". ..,,t .fr.dv.
""..i'- nDNt "'i" l..''i .n.,e,., ..,.,i H.
"HllhoIt 1-II. N''''' '
<.,'',. 80. ,.,, ..4 c,-ior. { q p
~ Ii4.tAl 'i'.' G-ff1fis opeutd
Jt &c., "i,r ',''"' a.lfirrI a.8fc
Ailn e. -tt--.' ''' .t,,.ir .- i5a.r'
idt4,r 49, e.' -...,. S0tr. Narch
N..'" = '-- 20 rI..' ea. .
'vec, -d li 'i ,.o,lecr. so
D'hN- Sroi Qua. ..I.' "S,e'.N'i.,'s v.o-c
80 80. , te'a '3 No.. At i.c decline
MOI aclllt .''A M .,n tt do, 'or.ior.
~ Spot '-i Iiih.o ..i ,'l ~. 3D.
qni,i ana III a,, No o55 f.
u c". ."' 'u. 60, ,,,,...t' r.
- So. ,--i 3D. A. ,,,if,t,l .t.rr,
.i5.-,f w. 20
ci h44 = Rbt I. e-l,eI, sn'pp'"s o'-''
bg4Iir.rg!e 90
lttidi11iis- ,...i'l. 1o,o,s.io o,occ 1c9qgc
mia ie,t.ilo
'TI-rtr G,,iot and 0rn,. rarnif- SIS 950
ia -n. l,.., 49, e. ol-,S do
tIrSt ,Is Gtt 81 xfs o.. tioroo7
r .-,,.. go ,t,' i,ti, ,r,. Sig-0.,
"a -'-'''' N..' '''"'
i-I-.r ,fr,,rc r-f-,, anil ,,,f.t. rfotfo1
,,',i,. N ~ a4i. .i,mrii.r. 81 91.l4 an.
mans, - -'4'VV. c.... .,.....lr, ...,-,
~ ri'."I "'if ~ 81 f,,,,,.r,.
5nN d" - IT, a. Mi ti,,cn, fcl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

Tho Tobacco Lear Of New York city.
under date Of the lSth instant says
There has been little ~ interest TO re-
port IN the opening days OF the new year.
Small orders are coming in for staple
FOODS. hut although stocks seem to be
dimin. shed everywhere, JObbers are very
SLOW 10 increase their lines. We hear
III i-ouirias for a better grade Of plug.
and rs times improve. the common cheap
article now selling VIII be put aside for
something better. as the consumer VIII
have the best Obtainable II he can com
mand the price. Cut-plus and long-cut
0f the flv0rite brands are having fair
ealo Tho demand for export has been
vorv limited We are told that some
iob lots on tax-paid plug have been quilted
r,r ... III tobacco and cigarettes from
fhe rorf Of Now York 20 foreign ports
for week ending January 4th were:
Amsferdam-23 hhds.
Antworp-22} hhds., 1lj cs.
Argentine Republic O..
Austraiia-22j PCS. Cs722 lbs) mid, 40
Brazii-i pg. 900 lbs) MID.
Bremen-a5 hhds.. LOO cs., 1,1jj bales.
Brush Africa-j hhds ID pgs. 1920
lhsl mfd sd cs cigarettes.
British Honduras cS.. j. cs. cigarettes.
british West Indies-G hhds.. : bales. 30
pcs l3 So lhsJ MID, % cs. cigarettes.
Central America cs.. 80 bales. IL pgs.
'cj1Iii"ii5.12 PISS. 3osso bs) mid. cs.
Chna-I1o cs. cigarette.
Couenhaeon-ls pcs; 200 ibs) MID.
Cuha-lO7 ucs. l2U33B llsl MID.
Dublin BE-. 900 lbsJ MID
Dutch East Indies ps. 02J lbs) MID.
Dutch Gu.ana-3 hhds.
Giuraltar-1 cs., u ps - go lhs) MID,
.Hambars-I rg. 900 ibs) MID. 70 cs.
Hayt-i6 hhds.. cs. - bales. 10 PCS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

LONDON. Jan. 1s-Bar silver
20 l1-l6d.. consols. 1l2'. for money and
112A for the account
PARIS. Jan. lS.-Three per cent rertcs.
1p2 francs and 4-ll confines Tor tie ace
count
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

Idsl OU0t1fIOns Voc Is fOIOWs :
Flour quiet and steady rye flour, - 4Og
. 90 Ia wood. others unchanged; No. =
shipping wheat. 49,. 1's1c, No. RED
S1i.l s9i.c. No. corn. 22l ~ &C., No.
oats. Joke: pork. S190u7N5. lard S3.9Ii.
ga 90. short ribs. SiO-i4 nf2Ii2 shoulders
Sf2ll450. short clear sides. S4lZ,- 49,
u-l---L. 81 Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

There will be- meeting Of the Holly
wood Memorial Association ~ noon to-
day. in the lecture-room or the Second
IA -~A.1>xlA~ ahsroh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

GAINESVILLE TENN. Jan l4-Our
receipts This week were 10 hocsheads:
offerings. 31s hogsheads, sales. - hogs
heads.
The breaks were composed mainly OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

NEW YORK J1n ls-COTDN-Quiet
rniddling. a-I6, gr0.s receipts. sou
bale exports TO Great Britain, 80
bales, France. so bales, continent I'-ve
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
VIM, |. ROYAL,
Attorney at Law,

Mr.. Royal has formed part
nership in New York city with
George l.. Carlisle, ESD, and
the. office OF Royal Sc Carlisle
is ar 81 Nassau Street. MIR.
Royal will give his rerscnaI
attention 10 all business iu-
trusted TO the New York office
a. we'll as to the Richmond
Office
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
TonAcCO ENCHANGE.

,,.,iI be- offared an Shockoe and Crcnshaw's
tobacco warehouses tomorrow lluce4atl'
January 18Th General lee uli ."1l =
1897. and buyers arc res pecuNNt "i"
earnestly asked 10 attend these safes
prfyaf. e1fos reported t0 fhe score. afl
of the Richmond TOBACCO race ip-D'..
Wrapper. 10 hoe heads, nllcrs. -oi Guy
tors. 152. leaf ldarO, /, Tugs lcaINl' p
Total. 45f h0gsheads. a.. ,......
Tho tobacco inspector reports To-Day
Inspections Bright 30 h9f5e1f r,~t G'' n
h0eshcads, dark. o1shcaq7. r,.-,..,-.,
ShOck0e. Jones, CrensnaW p. avg l'"t '..
ports tobacco warehouses report l'--.,
Receipts. il packages oc.'eI''s' -''
OIite1 states internal revenue col.ec-
lions on tohaccos for the c.iy on ni-U-
mond. va. to-day. cisars an4 eis'.r ',,i'
A very nice break OF bright loose to-
hacc0s VIII De offered a- 9"''''i"-
Sir Thomas Gallaher. large TOBACCO
narrfl cturer. is on the Richmond lFaJ
Tobacco Market to-day.
Tt. "poforsbur- lVal Record" Of SAT-
u-llv. January 1G. 1el., says;
The following VIII show tne moV. M. il
of tobacco during the past wees 40 iAe
various warehouses
u ions Receipts Ioo-s.e,
@ 5 Ell. Fl. ...:". e ....
Total .......... 30 % ej'''
inspections 10 date. st2
Same time last year, 4Nll- ODD.
IOOSE-lst October. 1914. 90 August -
From october T. 1895. to August 2s.
l9fo' '.-'' ~ ,rcr-TTOCT. INSPECTOR.
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which. under a stronger demand from In
crease OF temporary orders were again
higher. and established an advance OF
J,r. On past two weeks,
Long lues and common leaf continues
sought for ~ fuller prices. and such made
N further advance Of = 10 igc. 4 Few
Ioeshcads of medium leaf appeared and
went off at ful prices.
some low grade hogsheads Of the new
cr0p were offered. but bios generally re-
fTrfed being below the views Of the
ov,ners our weekly receipts now are
almost entirely from the new crop.
The loose tobacco market continues dun
aud auiet but "A few crops were bought
hv one Of the stemming houses. So far
We have had very open winter. We
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

LIVERPOOL Jan. Is - '' i "
COTTON-Demand fair and prices easier,
American middline g 3l-@-d.. sales, ivvUv
bales. American. 9.1W bales. speculation
ana export. 500 bales. receipts; $4,000
bales. American. 5000 bales. fntuie
opened quiet and demand MODERATE,
American middling. low middlng clause
january 57-Cfd.. January and febrn-
any 8 lG-Gfd. February and March ana
March and April g J1-64n3 JG-O4d. April
and Nav and MAY and June. 3 j1-Gid.,
juno and July and July and August
o ss-Gfd.. August and September, 3 ot-u4d. (,
October and November 3s-G4Q3 il-O4d.
Futures quiet. Tenders 100 bales new
dOckcts.
12.4J p. M-Amcrican spot grades.
1-32d lower. American middling. fair
4Nd.. good midllng. 4 l-l6d. midding.
15-l6l.; low middlng. . l5-lod., good
ordinary 11-lGd.. ordinary. 3i.d
> J.. NJ American middlinc low mid
ding clause. January 55-6iQ3 56-6fd. /.
Jar.ary and February February and
March. and March and April 3 55-Gld..
buyers April and May 3 1J-6iH5 Jo-0id..
buyers. MAY and June. J6-6id. buyers.
June and July. 9 55-Gl03 55-Gid, buyers;
July and August. 3 57-Gfq3 ls-Gid. SELF
crs. August and September. 3 o5-1i
lG-Gld. buyers. September and Octo-
bier. % aO-G413 5l-G4d sellers, Octouer
and November lunoificaD, 3 4p-O44
47-Gid.. value.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13

The plague now raging In some DOT tions of India is thought by many phys icians to be identical with the black death" which devastated Europe and Asia in 134T, and at subsequent perl ods. Ancient writers give graphic de- scriptions of the frightful virulence of this strange malady, its course in Italy being vividly described by Boccaccio and Pctrarch. In Venice more than 100000 people died of the disease, and in Cyprus nearly the whole population was destroyed. while in Genoa six-sev- cnths of the inha bltantS succumbed to its fearful ravages. At Sienna the erec- tion of the cathedral was stopped by the plague. and 1t has never since been resumed. From Italy the scourge made it's way into France, England. Germany and Spain, and is said to have been carried into Scandinavia by a shin which left London in the summer of 1349. The whole of the crew died of the plague, and the vessel, after drift ing about on the ocean for long time, was cast ashore with its grewsome bur- den at Bergen, and the infection soon spread all over Norway and Sweden. In fact, scarcely a portion of the known world escaped the disease, even entire colonies up in Greenland being oblit- erated, and whole tribes of Efquimaux were destroyed.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13
Among the old young men of this dec

Among the old young men of this dec ade Gen. CeSslus NJ. Clay, of Kentucky, is conspicuous. Though he passed his eighty-sixth birthday last October, he still has more vigor and go than many men quarter of a century younger than he. Gen. Clay has always been 8 fighter. He was an abolitiionlst in Kentucky as far back a. 1852, and no one could intimidate or induce him to stop his free and violent denunclation of an institution which he considered totally wrong. He printed a paper the presses of which had to be guarded by armed men against an offended and angry mob. In 1861 he went as United States Minister to Russia, and he has been generally credited, and quite right ly, too, with having done great service in influencing Russia to stand between the United States and the threatened alliance of the European powers to rec ognize the COnfederacy. Gen. Clay, so as to show his contempt for the limita- tiOnS of age, took to himself, within the last few years, young girl as his wife. He lives where he was born, in Madison County, Ky, and was most act i've in the recent political campaign.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13
CHILD AND MOTHER.

o Mother -MyLove, if you'll give me your
 hand And go where ask you to wander, will lead you away to beautiful land The dreamland that's waiting out yon-
 der. Wen walk in a sweet-posie garden out
 there Where moonlight and starlight are
 streaming, And the flowers and the birds are filling
 the air With the fragrance and music of dream
 ing There'lI be no little, tired-out boy to un-
 dress No questions or cares to perplex you; There'll be no little bruises or bumps to
 caress. Nor patching of stockings to vex you. For I'll rock you away on the silver-dew
 stream And sing you asleep when you're weary, And no one shall know of our beautiful
 dream But you and your own little dearie. And when am tired I'll nestle my head In the bosom that's soothed me so often, And the wide-awake stars shall sing in
 my stead A song which my dreaming shall soften. So, Mother -MyLove, let me take your
 dear hand And away through the starlight we'll
 wander Away through the mist to the beautiful
 land The dreamland that's waiting out yon-
 der! Eugene Field.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13

the none that he received. Still, it was reckless to attract his attention again; especially so. after having left the cab in that strange manner.
 There Was a way to the sidewalk through the press of vehicles. Herrick saw it from the corner of his eye, and was about 10 take advantage If it. h. stead, to his surprise, he found himself turned toward the cabman, and im- mediately he heard bis own voice say ing:
 T have decided to get out here. How much do ! owe yOuE
 The cabman named the price, and Herrick paid him with the 2J pill which had beer the sum of his wealth, and the end Of il so far as he could see, so short a time before. He counted his change carefully. remembering that he would probably have To wait until the next day before Ae co0ld break one of the thouSands Enough renained to him iron the bill for d supper, a bed and a breakfast.
 When he had found a restaurant he ordered meal and ate 1t with relish. It was ercbantad food r was the fare of an A lanric liner the deIicacies of Europeau hotels, and the fruits of the tropics.
 He cared little for his bed It would beno nor than q place to iic and think of the fu.ure. IL was many a night since he lad really slept Certainly, with so much pou his mind. he would not sleep this night, even if he should tr.,. So when Ae nsd been awn to his room in the hotel be piled his pillows against he headboard Of the bed and reclined against them. fully dressed. He was very happy. No question of right or wrong in what he nd done or what he expected to do came to torment him. For a long time he had borne his life like a tremendous burden. This had suddenly slipped from his shOuI- ders, lea wing his natural towers be- Dumbed
 Tn the midst of l.s first viSiOn of new life he was aroused by a knocking at the door He started up; his legs hOuAu n'' ''Hlf H-ttttth \ '-ttitF 4-C lldu lO voice with which to ask who was there. But one explanation vas possible; he must have been watched by ne police.
 He tottered to the door and gave ut terance to q boarse iEarficUlate sound.
 Eight o'clock, sir,' cried a voice without. You asked to be called, sir"
 He rushed 10 the window md flung open the shutters. Day streamed in, strong and beautiful. The gas flame paled. He knew that be had slept as he had not slept before iii years. In the mysterious depths of his life he felt new strength stirring. bat f was only nascent a. yet.
 A bath and a breakfast revived him still more. He felt the exhilaration of a busy day upon which he vas enter ing. He scanned the papers, but so far as he could See they had no news of the money that had been lost. He was not conscious Of any eXcit ement in searching for that news The fear of
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13

A new electric locomotive of large dimensions, calculated to draw trains of double the weight of those attached to ordinary engines at rate of sixty two miles an hour, has been tried with success on the Western Railroad of France Iine The first experiments of this kind were made in 1893 between Havre and Bonneville with an electric locomotive, which behaved we'll throughout the trial trip. Owing to the success Of this machine the company's engineers constructed two larger loco motives, and it Is one of these which has just ben tested. It is fifty-Seveu feet long and of 1850 horsepower. In spite of their size they wear out the rails less than ordinary locomotives, as the weight is distributed on eight axles instead of four or five. They are safer than the others owing to their elastic character, which enables them to make curves with security at full speed. Great things are, in fact, expected from these contrivances, which, when per
 fected, will do no to 115 miles an hour.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13

The changes wrought in the United States within the last century are graphically described by John Bach McMaster in the Atlantic Monthly for January. He says that a citizen who wore badge of mourning in memory of Washington lived at a time when our country nowhere touched the Gulf of Mexico and nowhere crossed the Mississippi River, and when there were but fifteen States in the Union. none of them having a population of million souls, or city of 50,000 in habitants. The watchman with his rattle and lantern still went his rounds at night. Every citizen was required to serve on the watch and to keep in his house near the front door a number of leathern buckets. with which he must hurry to any fire 10 which he might be summoned by the sound of the market or courthouse bell. Only two cities in the country at that time had waterworks. There were no om- nibustS or horse cars. There were only seventeen daily newspapers. There were no typewriters. no envelopes, no postage stamps, no letter boxes, no tel ephones. no electric lights, no plotting paper in those days, and it cost a quar- ter to send a letter from Boston to Washington.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-03-13
Worse than He sunnosed.

I have just been reading that MT. Ter relIs friends tell a good story of the familiar manner in which he talks to the Sultan. It is said that while they were dining together one day at the palace his imperial Majesty remarked that he regretted to learn that there were four newspapers in the United States which had published articles se- riOusly reflecting on his administration. and he desired Mir. Terrell to write President Cleveland and ask him to suppress them.
 Why" replied the Envoy Extraordi- nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, ''there are 35,OOO newspapers printed in the United States, and every one of them gives you - every orning."-Capital.