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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

CH1CAGo-A break at Liverpool and
Antwerp weakened wheat here to-day.
September closed %a&c lower aud De.
cember Si@7sc down. Corn left OFF Sc
lower. Oats lost IsGa4c. Pork declined
Csc and lard and rims l5c each
with a slump at Liverpool and fav-
.orable weather. wheat started at de-
cline. September, which closed yester-
day at 67Ac, opened at from Csc to
65hc and settled 20 64&c before all the
early offerings could be absorbed. Jug
started Mt &c decline, the first sale be-
Ing at Toe and before It did better II sold
another lie lower, selling at CSC. A de-
nand for a small quantity OF July soon
dlvulged how little was for sale upon
tho appearance OF any legitimate de-
naud, From COO there was an lmmedl-
MIC iump to 7lAc. The trading sentl-
ment was bearlsh and every one SEEM
ed TO be on the selling side. About the
only demand was from shorts who had
q satisfactory profit and bought In on
the decline to secure It. The export In
uulry was aroused to greater activity
By the decline IN prices. New York re-
ported considerable quantity sold to
the continent. This caused a slight rail-
is near the close, but partly failed OF
eject on account of a decline at Ant
Werp OF 2G5isc a bushel on reported
enormous yields throughout the contl-
nent.
chicago receipts were 100 cars, COM
pared with l40 year ago. The contrast
between this and last years arrivals at
MINNEAPOLIS and Duluth was as striking
MS ever, numbering cighty-two cars to-
day, againN 3lO n year ago. The clear
ances from Atlantic ports amounted In
wheat and -four to $4,000 bushels. Sep
tember opened haIic lower Mt $50
65Mc down to 6iHc, up to 6jNe, react
ed to 6i1lc, then 1rmed up to O4lsp
GiSSc nj the close. December started
MGbMc down at 65GGG5Sc, declined to
6j&c then up to 64sSc asked, the clos
ing figure. Julv closed NJ zoe.
The heaviness OF wheat was felt In
the corn pit and had a tendency to de-
press the latter. General rains fell IN
various sections, but the weather was
very dry and hot In some important re-
glons OF the corn growing country The
general sentiment was bcarlsh and IN
dicntlons OF unloading By prominent
long started the entire fraternity In
similar proceeding. on the break the
country West OF tHe MlHauuIl w s''"
buying and there was slight rally,
September opened &c lower at Sih@
AEsc, frmcd up to $40. declined to SSjSo
and then rose to SIC asked atRthe close,
Oats were firm early on the Immediate
demand for the cash article, Later
prices sagged with corn. September
opened &c down at 2OIac, up to 2Ossc re-
noted to 20hC, then llrmcd up to 2OM@
2Oisc the closing price,
Outside buying started provisions
rather stcndy Then prices collapsed
in the decline In the other markets.
Commission houses sold freely Sep
tember pork opened unchanged to ESQ
lower at 80 GOG10 69js. sold up to 81 I5
dropped to 81 27h: then recovered 10
50 37ia, the closing tIgure, September
lard started unchanged at 81 b2Is, rose
to IS bIis, declined to s. 50. then adj
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
The l1ountalu ohaulanqun.

The sixteenth annual session OF TINS
famous ChautauQua will be held Ausust
4 tn %. 1898. It isrthe most superb ana
sensible summer resort In America, S,SVO
feet above sea level on the line OF the
nIcturesaue Baltimore & Ohio railroad
rbc climate and scenery and social sur
roundinEs are all that could be desired
sSoO IOO have been spent In Improve
y TSsn Mountain Lake Park y furnish
Cd with electric lights, and water works
ore now being put in. Five splendid no.
tala and two hundred and hfty cottages,
many Of which receive boarders, open
their doors at reasonable rates TO TOUR
SstS The charming lake furnishes ex-
coilcDt boating and fishing. The Chau-
tSu1un summer schools are In session
for four weeks. They include thirty de-
partments of important study under the
porc NJ enthusiastic and capable teach
crs out OF the leading American coll
Ieges The ChAutauqua programme
with three entertainments daily lur-
niShes the best things In lectures, en-
tortnInmeuts and music which genius
cnn devise or money procure. inc oeau-
tIfni detailed Illustrated programme can
he secured by addressing the agent OF
the baltimore & Ohio railroad Noun
tain Lake Park. Maryland.
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Wool
NEW YoRR-wool DUH
pALr1MoRE Z ONO RAILROAD.
Atlantic city and ssNrhors EreWrHlo
ThMrsday, JuIy 81, At Greatly Reduce

Atlantic city and ssNShore Excursion
ThWrSday, JuIy ~, At Greatly Reduced
Rates.
The next popular scashorc excursion.
via the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will
be run Thursday. July 2S, to Atlantic
City, Cape May. Sea Isle City Ocean
CITY, N. LAND Ocean City, Md. Tick
cts will be good twelve C-2) days, INCLUDE
ing day OF sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold TO New Ier-
sey resorts, and at Baltimore and
Washington on tickets cold to Ocean
City, Nd.
Tickets will be sold on above date
from wheeling for 5000 round trip, and
trains viii leave 1925, b:25 and 1885 a,
m. and $50 p. m.
Gail on or address nearest ticket agent
Baltimore & Ohio railroad for tickets
and fun Information, or apply to T, G.,
Burke, passenger and ticket agent,
Wheeling. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

CHIcAGo-cattle,pr prime declined Toe;
choice steers IS 2515 Is; medium 81 500
! l5: beef steers 81 25a4 IS; stockers and
feeders 50 5OS4 rs: bulls 50 0O94 %;
cows and heifers 50 0OG4 90: calves 20 50
al 90. Hogs reduced fully Zoe; fair to
choice 50 1904 O5; packers So zoos Sftz;
butchers 50 1894 90; mixed 50 7oQS 50;
light So 65a3 9f1l; pigs $2 9OGS 50. Sheep
about 10c higher. good to prime lambs
S. 6OQ6 %; common 20 good sheep y OO
al 50; natives 81 6Oa5 90: rams 81 0oG
2 90. Recelpts: Cattle 1880 head; hogs
$4,000 head; sheep $4,000 head.
EAST LIBERTY-cattle steady; ex-
ira ST OOGS 10: prime 81 9o@5 90; com
mon 50 SO94 90. Hogs lower; prime me-
liums and best Workers 81 1904 20;com-
mon to fair 81 OOg4 1O;teavy 8 05q4 10;
piss So sO34 10; roughs 81 1903 IS.
Sheep, choice, 81 S5q4 40; common
81 95dS rs; spring lambs 81 COOS o.
Veal calves So 5OG7 90.
cINcINNATI-Hogs active at IS 15S
1 90.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
Metals.

NEW YoRK-Apathy stiIl prevails in
the local market for metals. AT the
close to-day the metG exchange catleo
pig Iron warrants dun at SO so bid ana
Sc Go asked lake copper unchanGe0 AZ
81 so bid and tin quleb at $40 on DIG
and Si5 6ei asked; lead quiet ut 81 9b
Md and 81 % asked; spelter quiet at ~ 10
hid and 81 6sJs asked. The firm naming
me settling price for leading western
miners and smeners quotes lead 50 50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

CuAn QuOlULlOua hsFS 40 ASAAN"s'
wheatSNo. spring ss975c; No. 2 red
roc.
Corn,-No. Q 345SGS4&c; No. yellow
oa,s.ENo. 2 25S25Rc; No. white $50
2Sllc; No. white 2T@2Sc.
Rye-No. 2 431sc.
Barley-No. 2 3l4S5c.
INiRXseed-No. / 9SG994c.
Timothy seed-Prime S2 IS.
Mess Pork-Per barrel 50 358941
Lard-Per 100 MS, s. 3595 IS.
Short Rlbs-Sldes (loose) s. 2b45 80;
dry salted shoulders (boxedl * 96c;
short clear sides (boxed s. 759b so
BtItter-Flrm; creameries lS3hGItHsc;
diaries 129l5c.
Eggs-Easy; fresh lie.
NEW .YoRK-Flour, receipts 26,4O0
barrels: exports 200 barrels; again
weaker and offered at lower prices.
Wheat-Receipts 164,600 bushels: eX-
ports t04, 500 bushels; spot weak; NO. .
red 73c fob ahoat export grade TO ar
rive: options were dun and generally
weak ali day. and closed l4l5Sc net
lower; No. 2 red July closed at T4c; Sep
TENDER closed at 69Ac.
Corn-Receipts 1000 bushels; spot
weak; No. 2 89Hc fob. ahoat; options
quiet and closed NC net lower; July
closed at 37S6c; September closed at
Oats-Rereipts 24O 1000 bushels; exports
2lb00 bushels; sales $4,000 bushels spot;
spot quiet; No. 271ac: No. white Sl1a
@32c; options dull and weak, closing al
&c net lower.
Hops steady. Lard weak; continent
IS so. Cheese steady. Tallow STEADY.
Cottonseed oil steady. Rice firm. Mo-
lasses steady.
Coffee, options opened steady and
closed barely steady and unchanged to
points net higher: sales 26,15O bags.
Sugar, raw firm; refined firm.
RALTIMoRR-F1ou duH and easier:
receipts $500 barrels; exports $50 par
rels; sales $50 barrels. Wheat easier;
spot and month T1E@72c; August 7OssQ
70%c; receipts 1890 bushels; exports
$4,000 bushels. Corn quiet and lower;
snot and month SSlsNSS9sc; August 3SA
Gi3sasc; receipts %, 800 bushels. Oats
steady; No. . white S2@3Sc; No. 2 mixed
3O9Slc; receipts $500 bushels. Butter,
stock unchanged EGGS firm and un-
changed. Cheese steady and unchanged.
CINcINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat
dull and lower: No. . red 6I1s G6Sc. Corn
quiet; No. 2 mixed 36Itc. Oats steady;
No. mixed &c; new 2t4Ac. Rye quleti
M. 2 42c. Lard easier at s. 20. Bulk
meats quiet at s. go. Racun steady AZ
So co. Whisky strong at 81 Is. Butter
firm. Sugar quiet. Eggs quiet at SC.
Cheese firm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

Tho best salva in the world for cuts,
Rrnises. Sores. Ulcers. SAT- Eheum'
Fever Sores, letter. Chappea Aenos'
ChllIblains, Corns. ana all SKIN hEups
lions, and positively GorsS 1t s.g' 10 give
ppoS,nct satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by Lo'
CANT Drug Co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

vancsd to s. a7ss. asked at the close.
* J.;sa,bgf r.bs hrSca unchanged at
IS 5gI4, sod up 10 IS SOS s71a, feii on TO
s. S2ia. ana closed al IS 37is.
Estimated receipts to-nio.row--Whea
100 ears; corn zoo cars; oats 30 cars;
hogp al.90p head.
The leading futures ranged as tolioWs;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

OIL. CITY-cred!t balances CSC; certl-
flcates, first bid, sac for cash; highest
95lc: closed at 05Nc bid; sales eleven
cash at Sic; seven cash at 95Nc one
cash at 95hc; total sales $4,000 barrels:
shipments 1861 barrels; runs V1'4lS
barrels.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
Round Trip summer E1sUr.lO" Tickets.


Commencing June ~, the MononEn-
hela River Railroad Company Will sell
round trip summer excursion tickets to
Webster Springs, w. Va. aud return.
The location OF Webster Springs Ia six
teen miles from Cowen, w. Va.
Tickets are printed to read via Cow
on and Hack Line between Cowen and
Webster Springs, though II pnssenEers
holding Webster Springs tickets desire
TO visit Camden-on- Gauley these tick
cts will DO honored for passage from
cow0n 20 Camden on-Gauley and re-
turn without extra charge.
Tho new hotel NJ Webster Springs n
now open and affords ample first class
accommodation for large attendance,
Tickets on sale June y TO September
30 inclusive. and good return
ing until october 81, 1888 For
rates apply TO Hush q, Bowles. Gener-
al SUPERINTENDENT, Monongah, w. Va.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
Headaehe "a Iadigss!Iaa Cd

Is the only remedy on the market that
will cure every form OF Headache In 70
10 minutes, correct indignation, stimu-
lato the nerves and build up the systani.i
Il should be IN every home and every
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

NEW YoRK-rhere is no radical
change in the market for cottons and
woolens to-day. The former remains
QUIET. Print cloths are quiet and some.
what less firm. Extras are stu quoted
ut &c. --L
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

Commencing Sunday. May y, ana
avcgV sunday thereafter. until Septen-
her AZ inclusive. the Baltimore y ONO
viii sell excursion tickets 90 ana from
ali stations between wheeling ana
Grafton, good returning date OF sale at
ono faro for the round trip, with ten
centH added.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

Trains Nos. i, 2, and Q dAily. between
Cleveland and uhrlchsvillc. All other
trains daily, eNCent sundays,
Wheeling and bridgeport and MarunA
Ferry and BcllArc. ,-,-.,-.
Consult agents for general lntormAI9H
=" "''"''' NJ q. cARREL, @. P. A.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

BONDS AND STUN QpOAAAANs'''
U. s. new As reg. l254 Ore. r. & Nav sS4s
II a a. ....,..,,iii Heading ......... LIS
az coupor. .,.,ii2 do first pre-. 49,
do seconds -. y kock is,ahu -" ~, SSA
do 5s cannon .1iSs, do preferred. h15lB
Pacific 6S az 's5. .102 iSt 2. e. Omtha. G9sb
4tshison ...,.,... 1871 do preferred. Ito
to nreferred -. 3lat Southern PRc... ia
Raj K Ohio, 49,. iliS Texas q Pac.... l29s
Can. Pacific,"... sly Union l'ac'' pre- oI12
Can. Southern. 5Y5 wabash ...,.;'' *
Central Pacific. lb4 DO preferred; ~ ".
Ches. & Ohlo.... 22i5l WheeFg q u ~ II
Chi & Alton, .160 do preferred IA
q C. q. K. ST. L. IlE american FIX. ,.1S6
do preferred :. 81 ~. 8. Express. 90
Del 4 Hud., on. 1871 Wells Fnrgo....ll9
Del. Lack, & W, lh2iS Am. Spirits. 80. Y
Den a Rio c.. i2f do preferred. -. sj#
do preferred. QA Am. rohpccp; LIZA
Erie new ...... lS9S DO prefer ''l *,
do first pre-. ISIS PeopIss Gas: a as,7
Fort Wayne. ....IO Col. +. q ron IA
Hooking Valley. 90 pre-. OF a. ~
Illinois Central. .lOS9i Gen. Electrlc.'.' "
Lake Erie & w. is ILLINOIS Steel'''' ~
rsSe p shore .1ss,E do preferred. ..l09ss
Lou. & Nash,... 6af Pacific Mail; ga
Mich. Central. ..l05a Pullman Pal.''.Zg@s, w,
Mo, Pacific. 80. 35h Silver Germ. 5&
N ]. Central. - son Sugar ...,...,. ...l3I
". Y. Central. -. lib do preferred lie
Northwestern ...lSC& Tenn, Coal y l. Z91s
do preferred. III ~, s. Leather. Z,
Northern PRc.,. 29H 70 profcrTeN... 49, ~;
do preferred. 1iSlWestern Union. '-'s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28


The question Of light presented StIll
greater difficulty. A candle exhaustlng
the air too rapidly, Bushnell was Obliged
TO ind some less embarrassing BubSti-
tute. He finally noted the points OF the
compass by two pieces OF fox-ffre wood
that is wood that emitted n phos-
phorie light. The snme method was
used TO determine the depth Of the
water For this Bushnell constructed a
peculiar cuntrivhnce, the secret of which
IS unknown. consisting Of glass tube.
filed with water, in which n cork float
ed up and down. This cork was also
covered with fox-Are, and by It's rise
and fall the operator could determine
the depth to which his vessel was sub
merged, The boat was propelled back
and fourth by paddle IN 'front.' shaped
Ike tho arm OF windmill The opera
tor turned this with a crank, which
could 20 either forward or backwards,
rs he deslred. II was precisely the same
principle rs the modern screw, with the
exception that 81 was placed In the bow
instead Of the stern OF the boat. An
other oar" idcntlcally the same, was
arranged at right angles with the ilrBt,
by means Of which tho vessel ct,uld be
guided up or down. The prOgreBS OF the
boat was necessarily slow. but It is said
that a strong man, with fnyorite tide
and current, could propci Il three knots
en- hour. The rudder. also turned by q
The silver star., 1898-04-07

is sour, gritty and scarcely kneadcd.
It was made In flat cakes or bannocks.
and piled in baskets which were
brought In by the women on their
heads. These piles were turned out
of the baskets in heaps on blanket on
the ground, so that they resembied
rocky stratum rather than bread. as
in the accompanying illustration. st.
George is. curiously enough, the patron
saint OF Abyssinia, and as the day ga
cred to his memory occurred while we
were in the royal camp. we attended
service at Ads Abbaba. Like the Jew
ish temples of old, the Abyssinia
churches have an outer and inner court
and a holy of holies." The market
affords proof that Abyssinia Is no
longer an unknown land. Russians,
Turks, Armenians, Greeks, French and
Italians jostle each other in the motley
throng of natives from all parts OF the
country. AT one of our halts on our
return to the coast we were entertain
ed by Somai war dance got up In
our honor. About 100 spearmen oil
the Esa tribe went through the pan
tomime of pursuing and Staying I'M
aginary foes. The remainder of the
force kept time by stamping violently
on the ground; their huge misshapen
sandals clattered hideously on the bare
earth. accompanied by chant, empha-
sized ever and anon by discordant yells
and warwhoops. The performance
lasted for the best part of an hour.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
AIasinnle Guisnf.

Gulzot, the orator and writer. says
the Catholic World. became acquaint-
ed with his future wife through the
literary muse. Mile. de Meulan was the
brilliant editor of the Publiciste. sup-
porting not only herself, but an aged
mother by her pen. Her health gave
way under the burden. and In the midst
OF poverty. illness and debt she receiv-
ed an anonymous letter one day. re-
spectfully offering to supply articles
for The publlclste regularly and with
out pay until her health should be re-
stored. The letter was ACCOMPANIED
by an article composed very much In
her own style.
The kind offer was accepted. and lat
or on. when. by means of the timely
aid. Mile. de Meulan was restored to
her usual avocations, she begged her
unknown contributor through the COL
umns OF the paper to reveal himself.
The grave. dign.fled young Guizot
obeyed and the result was a marriage
between them at the expiration OF Ave
years. Nine. Guizot was the center of
the literary cotcrles OF the day. her
celebrity. greater than that of her hus-
band to begin WITH kept pace with his
advancement, and she was ever his
counsellor. critic and friend.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

manding officers say they would rather
take their chances on an open bridge
than to occupy one of the alleged "con-
ming towers"
The smoke pipe passes up through
the center Of the tower and receives
protection from 1t. The smokepipe is
utilized as mast. and carries the usual
fighting top and signal yard. The top
OF the smoke pipe is 100 feet above the
water line, and as the fighting top Is
fifteen feet below the smoke outlet, the
men at the top guns ought not to suffer
any discomfort from smoke. The bar
bettes and coming tower rest on the
main deck, which is two inches thick
The side armor is continuous and has a
mean thickness Of twenty inches. twen-
ty-four inches amidships. tapering to
sixteen inches at the ends. The depth
of side armor is six and one-half feet.
The thickness Of armor on turrets. bar
bettes, and coming tower is twenty
inches.
The length of the vessel on water
line is 300 feet; beam, seventy feet;
draught forward and aft, twenty and
one-half feet; displacement. about s.
GOO tons; twin screw; indicated horse
power, 5000; speed, about thirteen and
one-half knots per hour: coal capacity,
500 tons; main battery, four twelve
inch and six four-inch guns; secondary
battery. six siX-pounder rapid-firing
guns and two thirty-seven nm. Hotch-
kiss revolving cannon.
The sketch represents the ship clear
ed for action the boats at other times
being stored on the superstructure. The
presence of a superstructure amidships
adds much to the comfort OF moni-
tors crew and does not increase her
size as target. as bridges and other
gear would incumber the space between
the turrets and give the enemy as good
mark as does superstructure. This
point is illustrated by n comparison of
the Minantonomah and the Amphitrite,
the former having no superstructure.
The model Of this design is necessarily
The silver star., 1898-04-07

ushercd Into II circular room on the
lower fioor. where the queen was
seated In large armchair. She was
dressed In native costume. with large
shamnh thrown over her shoulders:
while half y dozen Gala girls, who act
ed ~ inides-in- waiting. whinked away
the innumerable files from her maies.
ty's sacred person. using ~ fans tho
tails Of cows sct In silver. Like her
husband. she received the gifts In sl-
lence. II being considered undisuiae,i
by the Ethiopians to express admirs-
tion or surprise. Tho king had given
orders that while We were In AbyH.
sinia We should be supplied with food,
and accordingly the bread Of ths eoun.
try. honey, tpi, and butter. WITH eome.
times ~ goats. were brought "a
ths camp. The bread Of the country
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hannsdottir is described as one Of the
most advanced young women of her
country. who has more of n voice in
affairs of her own government than her
American sisters have in theirs. Her
ancestors, it is said, left Ireland four
centuries ago and settled in Iceland,
where they have been prominently
identified with the history of the coun-
try ever since. Miss Johannsdottir
came to America last summer to be-
come moro proficient in English before
attending the Worlds W. c. 7. U. con-
vention. In six weeks she had SO
mastered the language that she could
make clever speech In English and
none were more sought after than she
at the gatherings in Toronto and Buf-
falo. Since the conventions Miss Jo-
hannsdottir has been busy in Canada,
speaking for temperance.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
RECENT FICTION.

"The Crucifxion of Philip Strong"
by Charles NJ. Sheldon. is, says Bishop
Vincent, "a wonderfully strong and
effective contribution to the Christian
literature of this age. Every minister
ought to read it--and everybody else"
Paper binding. 25 cents; cloth, 75. Ban
croft Book Company.
From the Bancroft Book Company.
Denver, we have also received the fol-
lowing stories-all of them new and
interesting: "A Man and Woman"
by Stanley Waterloo, S1.25. "Just n
Summer Affair."" by Mary Adelaide
Keller; 30 cents. An Innocent Cheat"
by Il. G. De Leon: 80 cents. 'Thc
Brown-Laurel Marriage" by Lands
Ayr; so cents.
The Colliery Engineer Company Of
Scranton have recently issued n hand
book for miners and prospectors enti-
tied '.Placer Mining with introduc-
tory chapter regarding the recent gold
discoveries In the Yukon valley, the
routes to the gold fields. outfits re-
quired and the more important mining
regulations. 1t Is a compact and valu-
able work. Price, S1.O0.
The principal contributed article in
the American Monthly Review of Re-
views for April is entitled political
Germany" and was written expressly
for the American Monthly by DIR. Theo
dor BGrth. the eminent German pub
licist, leader of the Liberals. in the
Rcichstag. and editor of the Nation.
DIR. Barth is well known in the United
States, having frequently visited here.
His article is Illustrated with the por-
traits of all the representative leaders
in modern German politics, and is al-
together the most complete and lucid
exposition of the latest problems and
policies OF German craftsmanship that
has yet appeared.
In the April Century. in "a Famous
Sea Fight" Claude ii. Wetmore de-
scrlbes the engagement between the
Gillian and Peruvian ironclads Off the
coast of Bolivia In 1879, the paper be-
Ing fully illustrated. In n supplemental
article, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. as-
sistant secretary OF the navy. discusses
"Fights Between Ironclads." with ref
erence to their Significance and prior
ity.
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T,i,n Eix.a En.,f

About $50 years ago DIR. Power at-
trlbuted the fly's locomotive power to
IA furry kind Of substance like little
sponges with which she hath lined the
solcs OF her feet. which substance Ia
also repleatcd with n whitish viscoun
liquor. which sho can ut pieasuro
squeeze out. and 10 solder and bcglue
hcrsclf to the plaicc shc walks ON.
which otherwise her gravity would
hinder. especially when she walks In
those inverted positions." Scientific
men refuse to believe this explanation,
and taught that the bottom Of hy's
foot rescmbied the leather sucker used
by boys to lift stones. and that this
formation enabled Il to move back
downwards. However. II has been
proved that DIR. Power WINS right In
every point but the sticky nature Of tho
liquid that exudes from the ny's foot.
This substance 10 not sticky, and the
attachment which Il causes ID BROUGHT
about BY capillary attraction.