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in fact full Of hardships. though ii was ch.,,.
terized by no particularly sangunary episoao.
Men died. but chiefly at the hands Of an e,o.-.
they carried with them namely the scuryy r.,
disease was beyond their comprehension. Tho,
could only face it and succumb with forttua.
On the way out their sufferngs were severe ,r,
On the return voyage they were worse. Alma
ing to the struggle across the Arabian Sea m.
author says: owing to frequent Gains and
foul winds it took us three months less tbr..
days TO cross this gulf. ard all our people aeai,
suffered from their gums which grew over tb4,
teeth. go that they could not eat Their loo,
also swelled and other parts Of the body. and
these swellings spread until the sufferer died
without exhibiting symptoms Of any other dis
ease Thirty Of our men died in this manner
an equal number having died prcylousy-and
those able to navigate each ship We're onlv
seven or eight. and even these were not as well
as they ought to have been"
Both going ard coming the men bore frght,u
miseries The ships were. on the whole well
found in provisions. and the commander had ,ha
advantage of as much scientific training Mr.
Raver stein FONTS out as any navigator Of m.
time could claim But wind aud weather wers
again;t them. the ships were pltlfuly built for
such a long voyage. and Of course in the CON-
diticn Of medical knowledge at that time it was
useless to hope for any adequate supervision OF
the health OF the siilOIs. That the discipline
was severe may surnise from the manner in
which two captive MOOrs were treated by Da
Cana He questioned" them by dropping boil.
ing oil upon their naked bodies a. the same
time he would appear 20 have been fairly rea.
sonable master Certainly there is no suggestion
In the "Rotiero" that he was wantOnly cruel Or
that he was Calousiy Indifferent 10 the suffer-
ings Of his men. On the contrary. he showed
himself 10 be an assidLOus watcher over their
interests. in some relations at least. carrying
them into suspicious regions along the African
coast only after having taken every precautiOn
against SURF rise at the hands Of the natyeS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12

diving to the island OF Tcrccira, In the Azores
He put Joao De Sa In command Of the St
Gabriel and the latter proceeded to Portugal
whittier CoelhO had already departed. Coeiho
landed in July 1899 Joao de Sa arrived soon
after Vascu ia CANA, after closing his broth
cr's eyes at T,rcera. sailed for Lisbon. ana
according to MIR. Ravenstrin's reckoning. made
triumpha entry into that city on August -
80 having boon absent two full years He had
been successful in his enterprise. and Dom
Manuel received him with open arms. Thus one
of thu greatest achievements OF navigation may
be- outlined For more elaborate record We
must turn 10 the "Rotiero"
r., authorship - this document has remained
mystery. in spite u the most strenuous efforts
of e..rraphcrs and scholars Mr. Ravenstein
advance 800 very definite hypothesis. but is con-
tent to ascrh. the % cLioniol. 90 some one on
board one Of b. ships This is plainly no manu-
featured narrative. nor does 10 give any hint Of
having b.en written At second hand. ON the
CONTRARY % bears all the marks of having been
proll,,l by participant IN the events de-
s,llb.d Wuoctrr ne was. the author had
simple quite uuliirrhry STYLE lie offers few re
Elections Il q moral Or philosophical nature. At
tho most b. piJusly notes The hand Of Provi-
donrc i'm ihcif escape from misfortune When
the natives come Out from Momhasa in their
boats To- hoari the spanish vessels. and are dis
covered ard rrpulsci. the writer observes.
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ships ana their equipment the muster ron OF
the feet a concise summary 81 The voyage, an
ANALYSIS OF The early maps. and chapter f"lat-
ing to the h0nors and awards bestowed upon
Da Cana by his master AID 10 these features
a copious index. with numerous maps. portraits
and other illustrations and 1t will be seen that
this book puts into the hands Of the English
reader a perfect source Of Information concern
ing one Of the cpoch-making voyages in history.
Prior 10 the discovery OF an ocean route To the
East the cinnamon Of Ccylon. the cloves Of
Malacca. all the spices and jewels 81 INDIA. were
brought TO the European markets overland.
course involving not only the payment of heavy
duties at more than one point. but the possibility
Of robbery at the hands Of the Wild tribes
through whose haInts the caravans were bound
to pass. Portuguese traders had heavy interests
in this procarOus traffic and the King was him
self Of course a powerful factor in its contin-
uarce. More thsn any Of his subjects h. longcd
TO secure Il sea route inasmuch as it meant To
him not only merchandise but the profit and
glory OF coma lest over important regions The
voyage OF Bartholomew Dias. who doubled the
Cape OF Good Hope and proceeded up the coast
until he reached that part Of Africa now known
as natal. in 1888. encouraged King Joao II to
embark upon the enterprise OF exploring the
ocean until India reached. and Nasco Ia
Cana was chosen 10 command the fleet. Not
until the reign Of Manuel the Fortunate. how
ever was the great adventure pursued This
king mounted the throne in 49, He confirmed
the appointment bestowed by his predecessor
upon Vasco da CANA and on July \. li9, the
latter sailed from Portugal with four ships. His
gship was called the St Gabriel. Paulo ia
Cana his brother commanded the ST Raphael.
NJ.
Goncalo Nuncs accompanied them with "A store
ship OF which the name Is not knOwn. The
course Of the fleet vas south 10 the Cape Ic
Verde Islands. and then southeast until thcy
neared the Equator. when they bore on 20 the
west but described Il curve back u the east un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
VASCO DA CANA.
THE FOURTH CENTENARY OF HIS VoY-
ACE TO INDIA

JOURNAL OF THE TIE RS 1, y0xAGGd and Tf
Edited. with Notes. an lntroaaei,on ana q.
t,orrcsponding Member of the Geographical 30
cic,y OF Lisbon Illustrated octave. PIP NNNs''
80 London: Printed for the Hakiuyt sOces'
The publications OF the Hakluyt Society are
always valuable. but this translation OF the
"Rotero." or journal. OF Vasco da Gamas hrst
voyage to The East Indies comes with speciai
apposIteness The translator and editor. Mr..
Rayenstein. completed his work just in time for
it TO appear simultaneously with the ceiepta-
ton in Portugal and in centres or geographical
study all over Europe Of the fourth centenary
of the famous navgator's most famous exploit
It could not we'll have been delayed any longer.
The manuscript of the "Rotiero." which is low
in the public library of Oporto, was hrst pun
lished by Professor Diego Kopkc and Or An
tooio da Costa Paiva in 1S3S They printed
second edition at Lisbon in 1851. French
translation. following the first Portuguese cdi-
ton. was published by NJ. Ferdinand Denis in
volume of Charton's "Noyagcurs Anoicns ct
Modernes" AT Paris. in 1870. Another French
translation made by NJ. Arthur Morel"t from
the second Portuguese edition, appeared at
Lyons in l.Gi The present translation is the
first 70 aupcar in England Though ii is be-
lated il is 50 admirably produced that the
reader has no thought ~ anything but deep
gratitude 20 Mr. Eavcnstcin ana The Nahiuyt
Society The former has done every ihing to
make his version final The introduction rem
ders full account OF the anonymous manu-
script: the translation is richly annotated on all
matters Of fact. ana tn appendices embrace :wo
important letters Of King Manuel abiding 10
Vasco da Gama's first East Indian voyage. va
rous contemporary documents throwing further
light upon Il. description OF the explorers
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THE. ST.

Keeping them out OF harms way in India and
standing by them there. indeed, with the Ut
most devotion md pluck This narrative reflects
the personality Of Nasco ia Cana. IN short as
that Of 4 strong. courageous. proud but cau'ios
man daring greatly but familiar with dpl>
matte methods and seeking always 10 AVOID
bloodshed and disaster. He received a some
what battling welcome ou the Indian coast. Tne
first words youchsafcd him from Ctllcut were
MAY the deyiI take thee, What brought you
hithcr," But he WAS not disconnected He re-
marked that he had come To md Christians ana
spices. He held his head high a. the representa-
tive Of his King and when the natives woua
have had him mount a horse without saddle
he haughlily refused. When the native rulerre'
ceived him IN semi-pubiic audience the Por'r
guese declined 10 state hts errand until he couu
talk with the King in private. The latter rose
from his couch Of green velvet and passed WIN
Da Cana into another chamber There the nav
igator explained his mission after the iolo"ms
fashion.
And the captain told him he was the Am6as,,
sador Of King Of Portugal. who VAS Lotu =.
many countries ana the posS,ssoi OF ste',
wealth ~ every description. exceeding thai "
any king OF these parts. that for periou =.
sixty years his ancestors had annually sent wv
vessels To make discoveries in the direction =.
India. as they knew that there we're Chris.as
kings there like themselves. This ne SAID wa
the reason which induced them 10 order t"s
country 10 be discovered. not because 'n.i
sought for gold or silver. for of tins they nas
such abundance that thy needed not Whal Va,
to be found in this country. He further Sta'ea
that the captains sent out travelled Tor yeIn,
or two until their provisions were cNhauSt'-
and then returned 70 Portugal without ht,me
succeeded in making the desired dls ,. nsm
There REL sned 4 king now whose name was I'm
Manuel. who had ordered him t. bud IN nis
vessels. If which he had peen appointed 'aP'sr,
major. ana who had ordered him not ~ IN M
Ia Portugal until he should have dlt cpNrieu Ss
King IF the Christians. on pain OF haNihs H.
head cut off. That two letters had nee" srr
trusted to him to he presented IN case "c - a,
ceeded in discovering him. and that ne "Vu ION
so ON the ensuing day. and finally. he had pess
instructed - say by word Of mouth '"''
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W.YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SOffLNNl1N1

Ill they brought up in the bay OF %. "e'e""'
inst above the Ctpe. Kounuihg we |"p '"''
folcw ed the coast to the north. beyohu No"'''
bioue. beyond Zanzibar, beyond Moi'ioa''' anu
then. at the point which still bears "'" ''i''' =,
Melindc. they pushed out into the ope" @ea anu
sailed northeast. In May. lioS they rea1n@u
the town of Calicut. which the reader VIII ''iu
on the coast OF the peninsula. Some "'S'""' ~
the southwest OF Mysore TIC heet 'e"a'"'' y"
the coast until the enl ot August ""'' lux
voyage home was begun. The course ""' ~
most identical with the course OUT u"'" '''
Cape was doubled Then the shipS ioi'""eu
fairly straigh. line to the cape dc 'c'ue i''
ands. Vasco ia Cana making a detour '"''oe
in order to convey his Drother. WIN "dS "o"
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These anu other wicked tricks were practiscd
upon us by these dogs. but our Lord did not
allow them To succeed, because they were un-
bclieyer5" lie has the religious instinct of his
time the faith which had brought every man
IN the ilect to his knees before the priests on the
beach as the ships about To sail from
Portugal. but in the "ROicro' he appears sim
ply as IA commonplace observer jotting down
he bald facts Of the voyage He was a naive
soul We pursued our route with a great de
sire II reaching home he says. AS India re-
codes further and further into the background.
ana one can hear in these plaintive words the
voice ii the simple mariner. The voyage was.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12

This latter profitable intercourse with the
periodical press is no doubt Il tremendous factor
in the decrease Of au,obiographies and memoirs
No man of serious character wants today to
write "A volume Of pure sclf-analysis. If he
writes Of himself at all, he wants to narrate his
experiences with important people to describe
his relation to important events. But the temp
tation is constantly placed before him to tell all
his anecdotes Of famous contemporary just
dead to record all he knows about some foreign
country that he visited in his youth at period
of crisis and in which public interest has just
been renewed. or to relate the inside history of
q political episode in which he was once in
vOlycd If he succumbs TO the temptation as he
goes through life. and he generally does then Il
the close Of his career he finds that he has
nothing 10 say: he can only repeat himself.
Books Of ~Rccollcctons' are still published from
time 10 time. only the other day we were
noticing the memoirs of Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy. and others might be- named But, except
for their letters and few meagrc pages of
autobiography. the greatest figures Of late. Ten
nyson. Manning JOwett. Mathew Arnold and
Gladstone. have left the history Of their lives to
be written by their friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
Gbe Aesu9ourk Gribmtte
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-
SUNDAY, JUNE u. 1898.

We have noticed curious huctuatlon in the
efficiency OF the proofreaders. For months their
miniStratiOns were without Jaw Book after
book was examined. and no; misprnt was
discovered. Now suddenly the discipline Is
slackcncd; the proofrcadcr, like any other NOR
tai has crown weary or careless. and The types
under his charge riot mady. Within the last
few weeks a really serious disturbance seems
to have broken out. and errors have been plea
upon errors. until we have wondered whether or
not a deliberate campaign against accuracy had
been instituted A work published in two vol
umcS the other day-by firm which in two or
three years has won high rank through the
purity of its Typography and the perfection OF
its presSwork in generals fairly dotted with
miss-spcllcd words Yet these volumes are
printed on exquisite paper The binding IS
artistic, and one is asked to pay good price
for them. The prcofTcadcrS should be ndmOn-
ishcd We have cited one illustration OF their
late lapse from their usually high standard. We
could cite dozen more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12

The spcrulations rife Just now. as TO who Will
write the life Of Mr. Gladstone direct attention
to an interesting change in biographical liter
AZURE brought about in recent times. The late
statesman has left an enormous number of doe
uments behind him. ample material, in fact, for
the fullest kind Of Life, but it is reported that
these include practically nothing from Glad
stones own hand the only fragment OF an
autobiographcal nature being a very small
fragment indeed. 1t reminds us that the day OF
the autobiography has gone by. and we natu-
rally seek the causes. First among them is the
decrease of leisure. and with it the disappear
ance of what might he called the leisurcly tenn
permanent We doubt if many men would feel
inclined to write their own lives nowadays. even
if they had the time. Then the daily paper and
the monthly magazine have fDrcstallcd the pub
lie man. the former keeping a close record OF
his public and private life for him. the latter ar
fOr1ng him many opportunities 10 print casual
"recollcctiOns Of the celebrated people he has
known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12

4 statement made by Mr. Rowland f. Pro
thcrO. one Of the editors of the new edition Ct
Byron. deserves special notice rs illustrating
chvIrOllS spirit rare enough in modern letters
AddrcsS.n. Mr.. w. l.. Henley now occupied in
editing Il rival edition of Byron, he says mo
one can regret more sincerely than myself
the circumstances which placed this
wealth of new material in my hands rather
than in those Of the true poet ana brilliant
critic who to enthusiasm for Byron. and wide
acquain iancc with The literature and social life
Of the day adds the rarrr gift OF giving life and
significance TO bygOnc events or trivial details
by uncOnsciOusy Interesting his readers in his
own living personality" That last clause Is
little ambiguous but the tribute is nevertheless
a handsome one We wonder if ii will ever be
known why. if they could not give their material
TO Mr. ilcnry. the Murrays did moi beg him. on
high grounds. TO abandon his projected edition
and associate himself with Mr.. Protllcro aud Mr.
COerdse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
TIKI SOULS DEPARTURE.
ny EDWARD WiIL.MORE.

When the time came round
That the Soul must leave the BODY
All the Mans kinfolk
Stood round the bed
Where the miracle was TO be-
The departure for the Journey.
And the heavy eyclids
Gave faint recognition.
And the leaden hands
Caught at the cOverlet;
Then the Soul stood out
Invisible beside the Body
And shiyered in the strange air.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-26
South Lake Weir

NJ. F. \. Norwood and ne,
sor Clifford, arrived last FRIDAY
al VIII spend the inter at their
! cry peasant home here. Mr.,
Norwood is expected later in the
season.
Mr., { II Voorhees, found am
lnGIan tomahawk recently on
i}trd island, where he has a gar
d"nIn@ farm. 1t is Of iron and
: fairly we'll preserved, although
tn" handle has long Since dcca1cd
Me-. \. II. Fisher has arrived
from Bellows Falls, Vermont
ana Will spend the winter at his
hom" here. \ party is expected
shortly to take his house for the
'oaShn, with whom he will board.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-26

" W. COSDoN. Ticket gent
X. q. CTEEY. Agent
l. A. sHIFNAS. 4. g. PA
a u. MACDoSKLL, e. r. A
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refined iii us can only II ''i7n u
the home.
A child has a ri-htr claim 70
a home and home iuU-nc'' ana =
mother is untrue tr''r DIG -
trust when she DE- ives 'l'r chi'@'
Of that right. pine life is only
possible in a byn". a poor "poI-
ogy, indeed, =, a nome, is even
the most hnfortabIc and gor-
gcously s<polntcd apartment.
poesif this language may
Seem + srong to many Of our
voun people, but surely all who
| ha vlad experience will heartily
., rse it. For ourselves we car
urge too strongly the advisa-
Fifty Of securing homes. Bay.
n''", or rent. Buy or hui:d if
''te, even if you must attach
hat append2e", Il mortgage.
Finch the little girl thought an
xt1a or12nfnt to her fathers
lou@". And when the home j,
'our., thcn love it, work for it,
make IT the center Of your
honSt and affections, having
Il high ideal Of what 2 |
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-26
4 TEXAS WONDER
Hall's Great Discovery

One small bottle Of Halls Great Dis
coFerJ cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
fh""'natlsm and all Irregularities of the
kidneys ana bladder in both men aid
women. Regulates bladder trouble in
Children 1t not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail on recent Of ST
one small bottle Is two months trent
mont, and will cure any case above
mentioned r w U,r1
Sol" MANUFACTURER, i. O. Box 3IS. Waco,
Texas.
Sold by the Autobiography drug. stor,.
Ocala, Fla.
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ves. Scr0fuIa, ifG1Et mug, may ~ "a ~
.,,a i~cmcnt OF foul blood. 1t i the
'ln,,r,c Of he world offensive. paI1asnl -
d.hi,itatjnr. stubborn ond
uncomfortable.
Outward applicat 80
EInoIIi.nts>n"1fy 70 now quarter.
E,'n,o;l-IL--I.sTay palIiatc, they cannot
aooaaMPFhc evil. There i but one sure
>SeSy out, and that is to eliminate the
faint from the hiood.
There IS one remedy hat can effect this,
and !. j. the only one that, 50 far as We
know, has almost invoria bly, succeeded :
even Uhcrc the system has been poisoned
by long y1ars 81 faint, ana he ravages to
be repaired arc tremendous. That remedy
is Hood 5arsa pert!la. Pad this:
81 Iy daughter was afflicted with i'm
pure blood. There we're running gorc3
all o"cr her boGy 0nd they caused her
much suffering. Ne tried medicines hat
were recommended as blood purifiers,
but could not soc that they did any good.
A friend told me about Hoods SarsaIa-
riila and / began giving the girl this med
icine. The result wa: that she was per-
fectIy cured after taking a few bottles.
She has had 10 symptoms Of scrofu!a
sores since that time" MARIETTA NJ.
SMITH, South Aiidd!eborC, Mas.
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SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.

Nos. 35 and - Fast Mail. sleeper sbrtEeer
New York and Jacksonville. ana the C!ncin-
natl sleeper via AsheVI!!e.
Nos. 81 and 30 carry through =ieepers between
Jacksonville and New YORK In connection
with and - and aud IU with Pullman sleep
ers between Jacksonville and Tampa
No. SO carries through sleeper between jack
sOnville and Cincinnati. Same returns By
Ss.32 into jacksonville
Nos. and carry the JaeksOnvIlle-SeW or
leans slreper.
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House Keeping and Home Making

best possible for themselves.
Many young married people feel
obliged to live for a time with
their parents, or in boarding.
houses; but the ideal way, the
happiest way, IS to begin at once
the study Of "ceIestI2I mechanics"
in homes Of their own. No board
ing place, hotel, or apartment can
by any possibility be to them all
that a true homo represents.
The getting Of homes, whether
small or large, and the develop
ing Of a real interest in them,
and a deep love for them, consti-
tutc the very best start Tor young
married people. 70 the great
majority such homes must be
small and inexpensive, with
simple furnishings; but they can
be made beautiful homes sweet,
reStful places, alrordIng such true
else. If more Of our young mar
riCd people, even those who have
been reared in large and hand
some homes, would be content
and happy to begin in modest
ways, they would be surprised to
find how much of the sweetness
and the best Of life is theirs which
would be lost to them were they
living in boarding houses. A
young householder in San Reno,
Italy, living in a little vine cover
ed home or a pretty terrace,
manifested both an independent
md an appreciatlHc spirit wh"r,
over the entrance be ID nea
words inscribed: "Parva, So d, +,
mini (snalI, but large enc7n y
FOR mc).
All Of Us, young and OF are II
very human. We need t 0eS' :,
environment possible to'l2 Us % -
be what we should be, d oeE''oP q,
the best in our sclvv 10 90 '''' +
best for those ncarot US, aho = .
TO all with whom W come III CON
Vac1' y %ooo ho''~ '.,.u>lt a.,
environments Ia - -, ,
daily expressions Of love arr
IN
simulated, Whlio "'''''''7''''>, !
tnou%htluinc9S' 'l"' :
CHARM % ih"''ilcl' 90" ,oc
hoSplI"IliE, I'lc 'o'"''
UlC"y' "''ch nc ia nv :. [
Ood IO'''S5 HOUSES ll1o''o
ldtSc measure % l''N'>'>
ii'lo w, e'0pI'' ,r :. e.. tod
'"''',2 u ''V''''' 49,, ,1, ~ =,
'"i''i 'io''''' ''>' e.o ,,,.;,.h
,'l""y 'p ~ , .', a,o ,>cn,,,
u ~ ~ - 49, . ~ l1),.aat.u hiolI
.1 - -,,ora1,,,, c,voet re-
5 T,lioo Iifn orn 100 often to a Ger
taiogcxtent and unwittirglv sacri-
feed by those who prefer lives OF
ease without the rSSp0"S'0'' '''s,
OF Eom'. .,.,..,,,.,.. ,,,,;,
wH hi, s ~pcaS il. Of home nrr:
nothing tn :< s"a.r t% to Account for
the marvellous innurncr which
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-01

A GENERAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CITIZENS
EXCHANGE BANK will be- held at the
said bank, Ninth and Main streets, Rich
mond. Va. MONDAY. April 4. 1885, at 4
Il. NJ.
BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
w. NJ. HABIISTON,
NH 2-20t praxidant