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ASSESSMENTS PENDING.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Helen A Bunker to Ella Horton. Ivy M. George D.. and l. C. Bunker and Edith |. Kahn lot on N line of Fell street, no w of Steiner, W 55 by N 137:6; s10.
 Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to Calvin E. Knickerbocker. lot on w line of Central avenue Uott street), 150 of Haight, S 25 by W 1126; $500.
 on N line of Vallejo street. 6s:s W of Scott. w 10S:1h by 197:6; also lot on the NV corner of Fulton and Willard streets. w 200, N 137;6 E IA, N 12:6 S6, 150; $l0.
 Thomas w and Sarah E. Taylor to Robert Pieper, lot on w line of Shrader street, 25 N of Beulah N g by W 106:3; $10
 Fernando and Julia A. Nelson to Nels Olson lot on N line of Liberty street. S0s of Castro
 George H. Mixer to Nettie A. Cor Jennett A Mixer, lot on line of Beaver street, 150 E of Castro, E 25 by s 1i5; s.
 N line of Turk street, 1o3:2 E of Taylor, E 34:4A by N 137:6; also lot on N line of Eddy l87s; also lot on NE corner of Twenty-second and Dolores streets, 37:6 by N 94; also lot on line of Alabama street. 1o4 of Twenty third. N 26 by 100; also lot commencing at a point at the mouth of a stream at high water mark l mile 277O feet from the old Fort. situate near the mouth of the harbor of San Francisco thence 1 deg. 54 min W =. N SS24 x 30 deg E 2s4o, So Geg. W ss24, S 2 to beginning containing 160 acres, same as deed Sparks to Ripley; also lot on w line of W 70, lots 1472, 1474 1476. Gift Map g. Gift
 John D. and Julia Mccarthy to John and zPe APSy sW o r3 Gs gw NY N by ps Nw 0 5 ssS @
 John A. Hennessey to John Fleming, undi- vided one-sixth of the following: Lot on NE line of Park (Morris) avenue, 300 SEE of liar rson street SEE S7:6 by NE so; also lot Sw line of Morris CParw) avenue, 225 NV of Bry- ant street, NV 25 by SW 75; s10.
 R. B. and Eusenie I. Cole to Robert G. Hooker lot on s line of Lake street 32:6 E of Nineteenth avenue, 25 by 100; S10.
 BUILDERS CONTRACT.
 James D. Phelan (owner) with H Will helm (contractor). architects Curiett & Mo. Cav, alterations and additions to frame build. ing on line of Turk street 70 F of Taylor E 97:6 S 79. SEE e5:7lk. SW 50, NV 5e:9. W 2T:1l 60, w 50, N 77:6; s61T3. L. Brizzolara (owner) with P A. AntoneU (contractor), architect, E. Depierre: demolition. and all work except mantels and gas fixture. for three-story frame building on No lOl: Washington street, s side, between Powell anC Mason: S390O ~
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POULTRY AND GAME.

car of Eastern came in yesterday after noon and another will arrive to-day.
 Local stock Is lower
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 1oq11c for Cob blers and 12d12hc for Hens; Geese, per pair, for old and s4 5o97 for young; Hens, s 5O9 50; Boosters young, s7dS; Boosters old, s 75 d4; Flyers, S6G6 50; Brolers, s4 5095 50 for large, g 50q3 50 for small; Pigeons, s1 5oG1 75 per dozen for young and s1 25Q1 50 for old.
 GAME-Nomnal.
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PORTLAND. Or, April 1s.-The effects of the war scare in the wheat markets of the world had apparently been pretty well dis counted and none of the markets to-day showed much change over Mondays quota tions Wala Walla, s5Gs6c; valley and blue stem SSc per bushel.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, Wash. April 19.-Wheat. quiet but firm; No l club, S5c; No1 blue stem, Ssc.
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THE TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office. U. s. N.. Mer- chants Exchange. San Francisco April 19. 1S9s exactly at noon to-day-i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian. exactly D. m., Greenwich time. J. T. MCMILLAN,
 Assistant In charRe
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WOOD, LUMBER. ETC.

PoSTs-10G12c each for No. l and s9sc for No. g. Redwood. s5 per cord; Oak, rough $ 50; peeled s9; Pine, 8 75.
 LUMBER-Retail prices nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, s15G17; extra sizes higher. Redwood-s17d19 for No. l; Lath, feet, s2 4012 50: Tickets s2O; Shingles, s1 75 for common and s2 75 for fancy; Rustic, s22Q2S
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COTTON MARKET.

NEW ORLEANS, April 1s-COTTON-F1rm; middling 5 11-16.
 NEW YORK, April 1s.-CoTToN-steady niddlinR 6L
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CASH IN THE TREASURY

WASHINGTON, April 19.-To'day's state rnent of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, s2ls, 5316 643; gold re- serve s176 2S1. 736.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Q20th Meridian-Pacific Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 D. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries. 13Glfc; dairies, 12@16c. Eggs, firm; fresh 1oc. Cheese. firm.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. April 19.-Consols, no 5-1s; silver, 25s 15-1sd; French rentes. 101f 75c.
 LIVERPOOL. April 19.-Wheat firm; No standard California Wheat, As; cargoes off coast sellers indifferent operation: cargoes on passage, nominal unchanged; English country markets firm; French country markets, part cheaper: wheat in Paris quiet; four in Paris, dull: weather in England fine.
 COTTON-Uplands 312d.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Seeds rule dull. Beans are steady at un- changed prices.
 BEANs-Bayos s2 so92 s5; Small Whites, $1 5591 671e; Large Whites, q 5561 67h; Pinks, E 5oG2 65; Reds. g 25; Buckeye, g so93; Butters $ 4091 6o; Limas s2 35@2 45; Pea, s1 5591 671a; Red Kidneys. s292 25 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard s263 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, s393 15: Flax, s2 25; Canary Seed. 2Aq2%c per h. Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape. 2AQ22c; Hemp. 2&@3c; Timothy, 5d5Ac.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, s1 6011 S5; Green. q 75 G2 per cfl
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PORTLAND's BUSINESS,

PORTLAND. Or, April 1s.-Exchanges. sS3s os9; balance sS1, OPP
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and then the number given Is subtractive from the depth given by the charts The plane of reference is the mean of Il lower low waterS
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MINING STOCKS.
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 1e.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The city Is relinquishing all hopes Of peace between the United States and Spain, and considers that only be sverted by a miracle Con sequently there a heavy tone in all the stock markets to-day, especially for all Paris specialties, the bourse there being demoralized by the continued fall in Spanish fs. which closed at the lowest. 37. Wonder is expressed here that Americans hold their own so we'll Many were restrained from selling too freely by the manner in which New York ab- sorbing stock. The close comparatively steady. The view is held in quarters that the outbreak of will stop gold ship ments to New York because of the high in surance premium. Some well-informed people think otherwise having regard to the fact that shipments could be made via Canada Gold was in stronger demand for New York to-day. The arrivals of German coin were Bank of England's policy, outlined in these dispatches yesterday.
 CLOSE.
 Canadian Pacific. SoN Grand Trunk, "A. MADRID, April 19.-spanish fours closed to- LONDON, April 1s.-GoId Is quoted at Madrid to-day at 55.
 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, April 1s.-FLoUR-Recetpts 2s.4s3 bbls; exports, 1.223 bbls; more active and steady, but not quotaby higher; winter straights. s4 60d4 70; Minnesota patents, s 256 5 65.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 147.o75 bushels; exports. 156,6T bushels spot steady; No. 2 red, S1 0la4 f. O. b. ahoat; options had strong active opening critical war prospects and a jump In Liverpool cables part of the advance was lost during the day, however, under realizing sales and fine crop reports.
 HOPS-Quiet.
 WOOL-Quiet.
 PETROLEUM-Dull.
 METAL MARKETS-Several changes In the local market are noted to-day, but business metal exchange called pig iron warrants easy with s6 50 bid and ss 70 asked.
 LAKE COPPER-Firm; SIP bid and SIP 121s TIN-Quiet; sl4 35 bid s14 45 asked.
 sPELTER-Quiet, with s4 20 bid and s4 30 asked.
 the firm fixing the selling price of lead for the Western miners and sellers continues to quote Lead at S3 50.
 COFFEE-Options opened steady with prices unchanged; closed steady, with prices 10 points higher to 10 points lower; sales. 14,00O bags. including April, 5 sOa5 s5; May. $ 1905 80. [ jobbing, 7Ac. Mild Coffee, quiet Cordova, sGGAR-Raw, steady; fair refining, a1ko: BUTTER-Receipts 13.040 packages firm; Western creamery 15g1Sc; Elgins. 1sc; factory, 15Ql7c.
 Western, uG11hc; Southern, 9%@10Ac.
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK. April 1s.-California dried EVAPoRATED APPLES Common, 5a71hc; prime wire tray, Sc; wood dried, prime sac; choice. Slzc; fancy 9G91ac.
 APR1CoTs| Royal 51A97c: Moorpark, sh@ PEACHEs-Unpeeled. 5qsc; peeled. 1Q14c.
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Canadian Pacific. sOA Grand Trunk. "A Bar Silver quiet, 25 15-1s per ounce. Money, 2k per cent.
 MADRID, April 19.-spanish fours closed to- day at 5e
 LONDON, April rs.-Gold Is quoted at Madrid to-day at 55.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

CoRN-April steady. 3s sgd; May. steady 3s 61ad; July, steady, 3s Sgd
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DRIED FRUIT.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-California dried fruits, steady.
 EVAPoRATED APPLEs-common. 5a7lsc; prime wire tray, Sc; wood dried, prime, sac; choice, Slzc; fancy 9G91ac.
 PRUNES-319@7%c.
 APRICoTs- Royal, 51z97c; Moorpark, SEQ 10c
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
French Colonies q Failure

France has obtained little honor
and less profit from her colonial ven-
lures, says w. Alleyne Ireland in the
Atlantic. Her ambition has been to
achieve in the tropics what Eng
land has achieved in Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, and her other non
tropical colonies-the founding of
hardy dependencies, populated by
race mainly of the home stock, and
bound to the mother country by all
the ties of affection and loyalty-de-
Tendencies which in the hour of need
would prove source of strength to
the nation. The failure of France is
due rather to the fundamental Difficult
ties of tropical colonization than to
the evil effects of Standardization;
for it is doubtful whether even any OF
England's tropical possessions, loyal
as they undoubtedly are, would prove
q source OF strength in time of war.
Frenchmen have not emigrated to the
French colonies, because to most
white men the tropics offer little in
ducement as home. The absence Of
all those conveniences and luxuries
which form so large apart Of our daily
life becomes uncomfortable as soon Us
the novelty of strange land has worn
off
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17

Dwarf japanese shrubs haze be-
come quite fad with people who are
able to follow it. The fancy for them
started at the exhibition of Japaues e
trained shrubs and trees at the Ameri-
can art galleries last year. Some Of
the specimens shown at the exhibition
sold as high as $500 apiece, and The
obseryant florists were therefore not
slow in sending to Japan for more i'm
portations.
One of the uptown dealers has IL
display on tie pavement in front of
his window, and more people stop to
look at the guarded yet beautiful little
shrubs than pause to pay their re-
spects to the flowers. One of these
shrubs, not more than two feet high,
is said to be more than 100 years old.
1t has only tufts of foliage Mt the ends
OF the branches. These branches, or
stems, are about half an inch in diam
eter and hold between them foot
long rock, six inches one way by per-
haps four inches the other. The stems
of the shrubs are imbedded in deep
grooves in the rock. The specimen
is more curious than beautiful, per-
haps, and is valued at $50.
Other shrubs, fifty or sixty years
old, have been trained into fantastic
but never too grotesque curves. They
look As if they had fallen out OF a
japanese print or as if they were big
trees, but at the wrong end of an
opera glass. Most of them are small
pines or cedars, and they are said to
thrive fairly well in this country.
Most buyers put them in vestibules
or Railways, using japanese blue and
white jardinieres.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
A Bluff TINT Worked.


"Here's true story of cold cheek, :"
said local real estate dealer. eight
years ago New Orleans man lost q
,.ood Job here and went to certain
,I.t m city with just - in his
pnokot He was ~voll droaaod and had
u plausible tongue, and hearing that
the contract for building courthouse
was about to be let by reform Board
of Commissioners he walked in and
actually secured the Job. They gave
him two days to fill bond, and he
went straight to banker, showed him
where there there was money III the
scheme, and in thirty minutes per-
suaded him to become his surety.
Now, mark you, he knew no more
about erecting public building than
soft-shell crab knows about Greek
verbs, but he telegraphed Immediate
ly to q big contracting firm in st.
Louis, and in forty-eight hours was
in consultation with their expert. AS
result he sublet the work at figure
that left him about 81 s, 900 clear profit,
after giving the banker a slice. All
the time he vas doing this he had only
his So to go on. He used it for 'shaves
and shine standing off everything
else, but he had the deal closed in
side OF the three weeks and the spoils
sailed away. Then, of course. he was
in clover. He made some lucky spec
ulations afterward in phosphate lands,
and is worth to-day at least $50, 600. "
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17

A memento of the Lancers' charge
at Omduman-not less curious than
sad-is, according to the Pawnbrokers'
Gazette, in tho hands of Holborn
jeweler. 1t consists of the watch worn
by Lieutenant Grenfell, which was
found on his dead body when this was
recovered after the fatal charge. One
of the many spear thrusts which the
i'll -fated young officer received pene-
trated both the outer and inner cases
of the watch, plain silver lever,
driving some of the works right
through to the face of the dial and
stopping the hands at twenty
minutes to nine, the precise moment
of the wearers death. Lieutenant
Grenfell's family are having the watch
mounted on square block of crystal,
for use as an inkstand, to serve as q
memorial of their heroic young rela-
tive.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17

Up to q few days ago the Cameron
Highlanders had the pecu liar distinc-
ton OF being the only regiment in the
British army made up of one battali II.
The new Second battalion was acknowl-
edged formally 10y the Queen by a
recent pre- eutatiuu Of colors. A
Second battalion existed in tue early
part OF this century, but saw no war
duty. The Camerons, raised origin
ally by Alan Cameron 100 years ugo,
have fought iu every important British
campaign, from that in Holland III
1899 down to Atbara and khnrtonm.
The Queens Own" won many hon
ors at the front, always with its single
battalion.
The two battalions which constitute
the Gordon Highlanders, formerly two
regiments, never had occasion to meet
as complete regiment until last
month, when they came together ut
Deolali, Bombay. The Second lat
talon, which was the old Ninety sec
ond Highlasders, arrived at Deolali ON
Saturday, October !, on it's way to
Umballa. The First battalion, for
merly the Seventy-tif,h Highlanders,
homeward bound, cached the camp
there on the following Monday morn
ing. One battalion saluted the other
for the first time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
A NEWSPAPER TOWN.
Unique I;esuits That Have Followed til
late Election In Minneapolis.

Unique Hesuits That Have Followed the
late Election In Minneapolis.
A town run by newspaper men and
under newspaper administration,
this is what Minneapolis will be for
the next two years. Its citizens have
demonstrated their confidence in the
press by electing to the highest NUM-
cipal Office James Gray, managing edi-
tor of the Minneapolis Times, giving
him clean majority of over 5000 votes,
; and the Mayor will place in positions
of trust mon from the ranks of the
newspaper world.
James Gray started in on the streets
of Minneapolis as newsboy, selling
the Times. and has been Gin the bust
ness" ever since. He carefully saved
the pennies earned on the street-cor.
ners, and took course at the Mime
sofa State University. While there
he contributed college news to the
Times, and finally entered into active
daily newspaper work as reporter on
that paper. In time he became city
, editor, and later managing editor.
Gray was nominated by the Demo
Gratis for Mayor, and the nomination
was endorsed by the Populists. But
his election was not due to the fact of
his running on a Democratic or Popu-
list ticket, but solely to his wide &C.
quaintance in the city. Everybody
knows Jim" Gray. The old settlers
remember him when he used to stand
on the crowded streets calling out
shrilly his newspapers. The younger
generation knows him as reporter
and editor, and every enc knows him
to be a man of his word, and one who
knows more about the city of Mime
apolis than any other Minneapolitan
living.
Now that Gray is elected, he will
remember ''the boys" with whom he
has worked so long. Charles B. Cheney,
who "does politics" on the Times, is
slated for the position OF private SEQ
rotary to the Mayor. William A.
Dowell, city editor of the Times, will
be Inspector of Detectives. '"Tom''
Brown, for four years police reporter
on the Minneapolis Journal, will wear
! a central detectives star, as will also
| William Clifford and j. B. Solsness,
both Times reporters.
John Blanchard, Jr., son of J. B.
Blanchard, editor-in. chief of the Times,
was elected to the Assembly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
A Whales Revenge.

A widely known and feared devil
fish has its headquarters in the North
ern Pacific, mostly along the American
coast, especially affecting the Gulf of
California. This huge creature is a
mammal, one of the great whale family,
really q rorqual of medium size and
moderate yield of oil. Only the elite
of the Yankee whalemen, dexterous
and daring as are all the tribe, can
hope to get "to wirdward" of the dia-
bolically cunning giants. It is pecu-
liar characteristic of this animal that
it seems ever on the alert. scarcely ex-
posing for one moment its broad back
above the sea-surface when rising to
spout, and generally travelling, unlike
all its congeners, not upon, but few
feet below the water. For this reason,
and in this fishery alone, the whalers
arm themselves with iron -shafted har-
poons, in order to strike with greater
force and certainty of directio whale
some distance beneath the surface. A
standing order, too, among them is
never by any chance to iniure calf
while the mother lives, since such an
act exposes ell and sundry near the
spot 20 imminent and violent death.
Neglect of this most necessary precau-
ton. or more probably accident, once
brought about calamity that befell a
feet of thirteen American whaleships
which had been engaged in the chow
head" fishery among the ice-foes of
the Arctic Pacific. In order to waste
no time, they came south when winter
set in, and by common consent rem
dezvoused in Margharita. Bay, Lower
California, for amonth or two's devil
fishing"
The whales were exceedingly abun-
dant that season, and all the ships were
soon busy with as much blubber as
they could manage. The ease with
which the whales were being obtained,
however, led to considerable careless.
ness and forgetfulness OF the fact that
the whale never changes its habits
One bright morning, about three week:
after the opening Of the season, the
whole fotilla Of tifty-two boats, -four
from each ship, had been lowered ant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
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DPEAWER

Dreams! dreams! dreams! little OF life
and light
A beautiful good morning, and sleep to kiss
COOL night!
Dreams! dreams! dreams! when the even
ing shadows fall:
And the stars are still above us; apa are
We not dreamers all?
Dreams! dreams! dreams! little Of life,
which seems
Less than our liyhtest fancies-less than
our lightest dreams!
Dreams! dreams! dreams! when the home
sweet voices call;
And the stars are mute nbove us; and are
we not dreamers all?
Dreams! dreams! dreams! In morning S
rosy beam,
And life is only Il shadow, and love is but
dream.
Only sweet dream dying wien the even
ing shadows fall;
And the stars are mute above us; and are
we not dreamers all?
F. L. stanton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17

India Rubber Alone Is Not Waterproof.
Natural India rubber is not water
proof. Indeed, since the article has
to be dried to be freed of it's moisture
the conclusion is obvious that it will
absorb moisture again, and according
to experiments mentioned by T.. Shulze
in the Gummi Ieitung, it does so with
certain rn iaity.
1t is found that rolled rubber plates,
which by vi, tue of their treatment are
in II somewhat compressed condition,
absorb from s to % per cent. of water
in two hours. When the water is
heated to about 12O degrees Fnhren-
he.t, at increased pressure, the absorp-
ton takes place much more readily,
and piece Of rubber, kept i'll IL cylin-
der under II pressure OF l4O pounds,
absorbed % per cent. of water in five
minutes. Oils. Of course, stop the
waite. Nulcanized rubber remains
dry, though not entirely so, and badly
vulcani>el goods deteriorate, owing
to this reason. Schulze kept plate
of the best Para rubber in water not
above 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and
after two months aud half it had be-
come n hof elesS, smeary mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
Luxury and Extrsvagsnce.

In general, the destruction Of
wealth is social as we'll as an indi-
vidual loss. The wealth that is used
up in riotous living is diverted from
better uses. Extravaganza is not
necessarily luxury. The mere trans
fer of wea' til from one hand to an
other does not involve destruction.
Consumption means using up. When
nation spends $3.50, 900 for great
picture the wealth is not destroyed; it
is simply transferred. When the Ju-
bilee Plunger ran through 50, 500, 900
in twelve calendar months, the wealth
of the world was diminished only by
the amount of it he and those who
sponged on him put down their
throats aud otherwise wantonly de-
stroyed. In so far as it was simply
transferred 20 others 10 whom he paid
extravagant prices it was. not de-
stroyed.
To give high prices = articles
which are rnre is not necessarily lax
urY, for the price and the rare edition
or the old master both remain. 1t is
true that Extravaganza may mean the
transfer OF wealth to those who will
not use il well; but it does not usually
mean this. 1t generally involves q
transfer to the hands OF those who
will use it more wisely.-Interna-
tional Journa: of Ethics.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
Singing in the Army.

Recognizing the good results that
accrue from soldiers singing when ON
the march the minister of war has just
ordered 1000 books of patriotic and
military songs rs an experiment..
These will be distributed to the men
in infantry regiments, and classes for
singing will lie instituted in the bar
racks. A similar experiment, made in
France by General Poillowe, of st.
Mars, has been attended with marked
success, the number Of stragglers on
the march being reduced by 20 per
cent, owing to the singing. Rome
Correspondence of the London Post.