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THE FRIGATE BIRD,
1t Lives In the Upper Air md sleeps
Upon the Wing.
From the New York Herald

From the New York Herald
The frigate bird is endowed with maeni.
ficent powers of flight. His wings stretch
to an expanse Of about ten or twelve feet:
his body is about three feet In length: his
kill is very powerful, and his feet are web
bed, but very small; but for these he has
hut little use. as his home is In the air,
hundreds of leagues away from the land.
He is seen soaring high above the ocean;
but on its bosom he never rests. When he
seeks repose he finds 1t aloft. His foot
rarely touches land, except at the time for
pairing. making nests and rearing young
The expanse OF his wing is SO great and
his body is SO light that he can soar with
little or no eXertiol. Still, it is difficult to
see how this would cradle him actually to
sleep on the wing, as ii is believed he does
A closer examination shows, however
that his bones are hollow, and that there
Is large pouch communicating with his
lungs and with the cavities in the bones
This pouch he can initiate with ar and
thus render himself buoyant: the sustain
Ing power thus acquired, added to that Of
the wings, is sufficient to keep him up.
If his home in the air, if he neither dives
irto the sea for fish nor searches on the
land foc other food. whence does he derive
his sustenance? Impelled by hunger he
descends from the lofty regions where it
l., his delight to dwell Whether the sea
De rough or calm, he glides along over the
water. and any unwary fish approaching
the surface is pounced upon instantly and
swallowed.
But the bird has other resources: though
h5 cannot dive into the sea to catch fish,
he avails himself of the labors of birds
that can. He watches one of them; sees Il
come out of the water and fly off with its
prey. At once the frigate bird Is down
upon him with swoop of terrific velocity
The frightened diver drops his fish I'm mid
In
darts down with another swoop, and seizes
the fish ere it reaches the water.
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and dependent to q great extent on the
pension Of $500 per annum to which he is
entitled As an ex-ambassador.
Like the queen, the viceroy of India has
| Q cabinet. ard not only a cabinet but also
| species Of parliament in the shape of the
so called legislative council. But the lat
ter has nothing like the power OF the Eng
lish parliament with which IL has little In
common; and the consequence is that the
members of the viceroy's cabinet are mere
advisers and heads of their respective de-
partments with practically no power or
authority to oppose the policy of the vice
roy.
The viceroys rank is so high. as the
direct representative of the queen-empress.
that he takes precedence of everybody else
in lndia-eNen of the members of the royal
family Thus, when the Duke and Duchess
Of ConnauCht were in India they were COM
| PEELED rywhere to yield the pas TO the
viceroy on all occasions, although the
I duke rs the favorite son of the queen, and
his duchess princess of the reigning house
| of Prussia.
The viccroy is ex-officio grand master of
the Star of India and of the other Indian
orders, and shares with the viceroy of
Ireland the right of comforting knighthood
Upon people, who from that time forth are
able 10 prefix Sir to their Christian
names.
In the event of any emergency. of which
the viceroy himself is permitted to be the
judge, he can suddenly, and without any
other authority, suspend all existing laws
and assume the most despotic powers.
against the misuse of which there is but
one remedy or redress-namely, impeach-
ment in parliament.
Precisely the same honors are paid to
the vfceroy il he We're a ful-1edged
sovereign; that is to say. he is addressed
Sir no matter what his rank in the
peerage may be, while all men, and even
women rise when he enters a room, and
no one dreams of taking seat in his pres
ence until he has requested him to do
Women courtesy before him il 10 the
presence of the sovereign, end he never
moves out Of doors without being attended
by gentlemen-in waiting. by aids-de-camp
and by large escort of body guards.
At the conclusion of his term of office he
invariably receives step of promotion in
the peerage. His winter residence is a
superb palace at Calcutta, while during six
me nths of the year he makes his home in
the mountain districts of Simla, transport
Ing not only his entire court, but also all
the chief offices and departments of state
thither from Calcutta.
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They occasionally disappeared. returning
after discreet IL mysterious absence, to
live the old life anew. How has this check
brought about? 1t has been brought about
partly by John Bulls conservatism, and
partly by the natural expansion of the
neighboring empires at home. But We
must not fol get that to us China has been
and is still something of greater Britain,
for executing in the matter of government.
China, in the matter of our commerce, of
our established rights, of our vast invested
wealth, and In the splendor of our mer-
camille palaces, our banks, our consula ties,
our churches, our factories, our public in
stitutio1s. our ornamental gardens, our
clubs. our recreation grounds, and our pri-
vate residences is but another England in
the Pacific.
Wealth of Shanghai.
For example, look at the stately wealth
of Shanghai as you first see it on steamins
up its harbor, crowded sometimes with 300
ships, mostly British. For fully a mile on
the right bank the eye falls upon success
sion of noble buildings. all British, and all
representative of British commerce At one
end stands the British consulate buried in
It's own grounds: at the other end is the
Shanghai Club, an establishment worthy
IN It's luxury, it's management and its
wealth, to vie with almost any club in
London. Beyond these extremes lie the
German compound, tucked away, so 10
speak, and the French compound; but how
different! And yet the splendor of the Brit
ism settlement now by no means implies the
splendor of our ascerdancy. And what is
TO be seen from the bund of Shanghai Is to
be seen also in almost equal majesty at
Hankow, at Chefoo. al Canton, at Hong
Kong and only IN proportional diminution
al Chefoo, at Tientsin, and, in fact at all
the treaty ports. To put it in nutshell
the British ascendancy in China has grown
out of capitalized British investment of
not less than f300OOO,OOO sterling. The CEN
ter or our interests lies undoubtedly in the
central provinces of China. Shanghai. on
the seaboard. and Hankow. TOO miles in
land with all The treaty ports lying with
IN that strip are practically English
towns. The entire German population
might be deported in a single steamer with
out inconvenience to themselves or their
Fellow passengers. By the occupation of
the Wu-Sung ports, the mainstay of our
trade in China from Chefoo to Hong Kong,
ana from the sea to the confluence of the
1aiong kians and the Kin-Kiang, would be
safe. We might then regard complacently
Germany's 'twelvemile radius at Kiao
Chao aud leave Russia TRANQUILITY to re-
Jo'ce in the sterile comfort of Port Arthur,
for We should then dominate the most mag
nifcent territory under the eastern sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
INDIA'S VICEROY.

The Position is One of Splendor.
Great EmOluments and Power,
From the New York Tribune
OF all the offices in the gift of the British
crown. there is none of greater spIendor.
dignity and emolument than that of vic
roy OF India, which is now about to become
vacant by the retirement of the Earl of Ell
GIN Indeed, the pomp and magnificence by
which he is surrounded is superior even to
that OF his sovereign, Queen Victoria, and
her children; there is not one of the latter
whose trappings of royalty do not pale into
fnsignificance when compared with those of
the viceroy of India. The English people,
SO nggardly with regard to the civil list of
the re1gning family at home, spend money
with most lavish hand in maintaining the
V1ceroy In such manner as to impress the
immense pOpulatiO : of British India, whic h
numbers 2S0.eO0.OOO inhabitants, with a due
sense OF the wealth and grandeur of the
British empire The salary and allowances
of the viceroy considerably exceed 100000
year, besides which the government de-
trays the expenses of an enormous court
and household, as we'll as of regiment of
body guards.
Yet, in spite of this, every viceroy of In
dia in modern times has returned home at
the conclusion of his term of office a dis
tinctly poorer man than at the moment of
his appointment. English officials, although
generously paid, rarely attempt to econo-
mize on their salaries and allowances. They
regard the latter as a species of trust as
money confided to them for the purpose of
maintaining their office with certain
amount of dignity and luxury, and hold
that to divert the funds from the purpose
for which they were granted would consti-
tute distinct breach of confidence and
dishonorable action. Perhaps no more strik-
ing Illustration of this popularity of Eng
lish officials could be cited than that Of
Lord Dufferin, who after holding in turn
the offices of viceroy of India, Of governor
general of Canada and of ambassador at
Rome, St. Petersburg, Constantinople and
Paris. all most lucrative offices, has now,
1t the age Of seventy, retired q poor man,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

with Lee: - " As"'
That followed Sherman "a he po,I,na,, 10 a.,
sea: ~ 80"
But they re marching together just as friendly
can he,
And they'll answer to the roll call in the mornin 4.
They'll rally to the fight
IN the stormy day and night
IN pontfs that no cruel fate shall sever:
w nile the storm winds wait on high
no Their ringing baitle-cry;
OUR country-our country fOreyer.''
The brave old flag above them is ripping down its
Each crimson stripe the emblem Of the blood by
heroes shed; ~
1t shall wave for them Sictori,us or droon .hoa
theu-dead, 10Y ~
For they II answer to the roll call in the mornin i,
They'll rally to the fight
IN the stormy day and night.
In bonds that no cruel fate shall severn
While the r-famed battle cry
ms Shall go ringing to the sky
our country-our country forever!'
FRANK l.. STANTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
RANDOM VERSE.
H T.
The Heaef 0fSDafn.

The Spanish heart re.ssl.. The same a. in the
No suffering s ian ssn sortss ,t,1n nor flow of human
For esneentrados helpless made, no pity can it
For starving ,hfld and mother that heart is cold
as steel /,
On the paths of humaIei ;feaing the world doth
And as1 sro% s the and less grow.
But f Sehiad tie sp4alar The erus, heart o.
Remaas T., same With blood red ran the
As cruel and treachsfous is now that Spanish
As when ike now in bays long gone, it took its
In bloodshed and in but fherys with endless demon
That cen the wall of child could not for one short
hour abate.
Yes. still that heart is pitiless- pity can IT
1t deals death to the helpless by starvation and by
steel,
And to the strong deals treachcry-it from their
Our brave men of the Maine to die by Spanish
coward stroke.
A stroke so vile and fendish the world with horror
And wegt for r., those who sleeping lay, when by
And loudly called for vegeance that Spanish soil
would shake.
Till every Spanish fend recall the half forgotten
Drake.
Now doth a neighboring nation that for long, long
years has
Deep sorrow for poor Cuba's its own with
mourn,
And as 1t prays to God above that He His Guidance
send
1t hears His answer calling back-to SPANS rule
put end.
Oh! Cuba. blood dyed Cuba, now shall thy bleeding
cease,
A nation th.t takes God for guide now says there
shall be peace
That the blood thirsty Spaniard shall leave thy
fertile shore: 49,
That on this side the vile Spain shall rule no
more. ~ "
&C. Il. Burrage In the IndianapoIis News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
The Bulldog as n ESsherman.
From the Duluth News-Trfbsus.

One day Clyde Scott and his dog Styx
were playing on the banks Of Saltwater
creek, when suddenly Styx stood at atten-
ton and then made a mad dash into tho
water and grabbed a large fish In his teeth.
The fish and the dog fought for fully five
minutes. the fish getting away from HIS
captor twice. Scott encouraged Styx by
shouting at him to hold on and finally the
dog crawled out of the water With the fish
in his mouth, a proud conqueror. The
lnny denizen was a carp weighing ten
pounds and its captor a bulldog which has
been taught many carrying tricks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

From the Denver Evening Post
Back In the days of Sixty-one his automatic
swung; - % '
hand, ~ e"- :"
ana Win the foeman's ruddy gore baptize the
And when at last tho eun,r,ons o.m. r,r mas, g..
do and die " ~ "
ne i1a ,l his stack OF courage chips quite
But well he played his warlike hand-he had
pull. you see 800
ana got proud position in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

Hats of!
Along the street there comes
A blare Of bugles, n r1ifie of drums
\ flash OF color beneath the sky;
Hats of,
The flag is passing by.
Blue and cri nson and white II shines
Over the steel-tipped ordered lines
Hats of!
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag is passing by.
Sea fights and land fights, grim and great
Fought to make and to save the state;
Weary marches, and sinking ships;
Cheers OF vtctcry on dying lips.
Days of plenty and days Of peace;
March of strong lands swift Increase;
Equal justice right and law,
Stately honor and Ieverent awe
Sign Of n Nation, great and strong
To ward her people from foreign wrongt
Pride and glory and honor, all
Live In the coors to stand or fall.
Hats off.
Along the street there comes
blare of bugles, rutfie of drums:
And loyal hearts are beating high
Hats off!
The flag is passing by.
H. II. Bennett in Youths Companion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

The earthworm. giorified by Darwin. Is
row accused of playing considerable part
In the spread of disease Pasteur found
germs of Charlton near the surface Of soil
in which sheep that had died from that
disease had been buried several ycars
previously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

All Though l1rnc the long and 1Rloody war he stood
And dealt dealt out clothing ahd pplIes unto the bat
And though s%%a the roar from distance
His actions @ea1 DEMONSTRATED fhat he never felt
He was sInew of the. sar, iaS powerful one, too,
soldiers do? = s>Nar ~ ~
And thus he battled fosihe cause with true ddel-
Right at his post of honor in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23
Bonding Conductors.

The conductors Of the Lynn and Boston
trolley of Boston are required to find two
bondsmen for $50 each, or. $500 in all. to
insure their good faith with the company.
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40" 1nce again his engulf the sounds Of war,
anu ece again his fearless voice is crying out for
Anu once once again he'd raise his arm with courage
And dish up cofYee ba.,s sd ching. ,,nto tho hove
In blue. -
AMID the ;commissary stores, by patriot valor
ne slice up bacon for the boys with trusty,
T. ~ '
This non-bloodspilling warrior Of the
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Z
anu wnen the bloody War WAS DER back to his
home he came utt i -
Upon his commissary bfowe7he laurel wreath NJ
fame, H. "
And since In every greatS haspde he Is on hand nj
cotTse,
dressed IN the finest ukforxA and on the tallest
morse. 10 3b .
Upon him every eye isabentnwith bright admiring
kiiuce r. tn
AS with the cleaning SPURS he makes his charger
snort and prance =
wing Sh IN .ne rear the boys who marched with
Aeep step and guy the hero OF the
O..
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We are stii potent force in the Yang
tse valley, although for years Great Brit
ain has been steadily losing her ascend
&ncy in Far Cathay. 1t was her enter
prise. her courage, her money, her blood
that opened China to trade; and by means
OF what are called the treaty ports she Sc
cured u protected footing on | 500 miles of
coast llne- IL Was Great Britain that first
opened a trade connection with China nj
all, and she has held and developed the
monopoly for no years But Germany and
Russia nave FOR years maintained secret
agents IN the different commercial centers
of China These gentlemen had no raison
d'etre in the country. They sold nothing.
bought nothing. did nothing. Yet they
were AT Shanghai. at Tientsin at Hankow
and at Hong Kong. They were In so
cieiy. Women found them agreeable; men
found them enigmas. They dressed well.
spoke well. looked well, danced we'll But
no one understood their object in life be-
yond living; and everyone distrusted them.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-17
Domestic Ports.

liz NEW YORK-Ar 18TH schs Lillian Woodruff
Perkins. Tampa; Mary Standish, Bray, Nor1olK /;
VIM b Campbell. Strout, sullivan. IT,.
KeysWest; Jennie f Wiley, Benner. Jackson
I'D scns Myra Spear, Baltimore s., Katie &c G
Robinson Pnils MsHpars ior T Portand w.
BOSTON-Ar 10Th, sch Matilda Brooks, from
a coastwise port. ;.,, horr.e
Ar 10th tug Ice King hsnneoeS pee w an p sc9t
BlackOird Billow and Bizarre; sens zen ocos''
Calais; Clifford Philadelphia. r..
Sid. tug Ice King with barge BucKler ior
Kennebec; schs George Gtlkey. Louls0urs. Ob
Carrie Belle, Hinsboro, NIB; Alfred BraDrook,
" BaLTI N; oRE-cld 18TH schs Helen Bene-
dict, Bracket, Boston; William W CONVERSE
Sid sid baruue Nineveh, Walls, Santiago.
BANGOR-Ar 10th. schs Lizzie Lane. Los
son New York Sadie & Lille. Wallace. Port
land; Myra Sears, Fullerton. do; July Fourth,
Sid sch Jonathan Cone, Lunt, Sound port.
BATH-Ar 16tn, sch VIM DoWnes, Boston
\ Sid. schs 4 & q iupton. Washington ores
cent do; Calvin Harris, Philadelphia; Maggie
| I iBELFAST-Ar 18th, schs Fanny Edith.
Ryder, Boston; Morning Star, Halves, do; Ade'
Sd, ID sch Sch isaac oberton, Trim, Norfolk.
Ar 10th. schs Twilight: Portland; Andrew
Ne5inger, Bangor for New York. ,.,.
A8RUNSWICK. Ga-Ar 16tn. schs Melissa
Sid. sch Harriet S Jackson. Veazie. New
CAPE HENRY-Passed in 18th sch General
r s Greeley, Blake, Kennebec Tor Baltimore.
EaSTPORT-Ar 10th, sch Acacia, LoulSburg.
ELLIS WORTH--Ar 18th. sch DAVID Faust
'JJ3AseoiksoNvILLE-sld 18th. sch Austin D
Knight. French, Providence
NORFOLK--Ar 18th, sch 4 " Glover. Joyce
Washington (not i Glover, as before re-
ported. ~ e, poh
bitt Washington; Charles Davenport, PlnKhani,
dos n I Rundlett, Fountain. New York.
Sid 18TH. sch MetheDesec' coastwis s. III. ,t
PHILADELPHiAmAr aoth ka sehs E ogden
warren; Lucy E Friend. Thomas, Lanesville;
ABEL Babcock BabcoSek ors henne Wor aHs do.
Lucy A Davis, McKown. do; Clara Leavitt,
Lombard Saco, Addie Jordan, Emerson. do
Jolfn D Paige. Haley, Kenne6sc; Wm Jordan
did. SENS Iavolta, whitaker. Bar Harbor:
VIII Norman Roberts, Tnibodeau, Fall River; 5
lie Tryon. Gaui. Bath. , "a. c..so,
Kendall New York; Ada Ames. Emery, DO.
PORTSMOUTH, NH0nAr l6th H. sens :, Mliiam
Emerson bangor for Boston;, VIC N0rcross.
Rockport for do;Atalanta, hoc Carrie Norton
|. RANDCLPH-Sld lash, sen carrie A NorloIi'
R0CKLANDHAr 10th. sch Charles B Hall,
Falconberg. Rockport for Suffolk Va. 49,
SALEM-Sld 10th, schs John FRANCIS anu
Belle Wooster. bound east.
VINEYARD HAVEN - Ar 10th, sens Law
renee Haines, Gardiner for New York; Uranus,
Hllsboro for do.
Sid, schs Lawrence Haynes, Uranus: Annie
AinsIie, Sarah i. Davis. Jayne, Morris u
Cliff and David S Siner.
1Passed-Schs A Stuart. Perth Amboy for
Saco; Thomas Booz. Saco; Mary Wellington.
for Calais: L nj Thurlow, New York for Bath
Grace Webster, Perth Amboy for dol. Miranda.
Hoboken for do: Wesley Abbott, Eddyvllle for
Portland; Hortensia. Perth Amboy for Wiscas-
set Levi Hart. Hoboken Tor Belfast: John Cad
wallader, South SAmboy for Halloweli; Com
merce, New York for Rockland; Right Away.
Perth Amboy flor Bar Harbor; Maud Snare,
Port Reading for Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-17
REPORT ON LUBEC PLANT.

Boston, August 16.-A meeting of the
stockholders of the Eleotrolytic Marine
Salts company of Boston, was held here
today. Hon. Joseph o. Burdette, repre-
sen ting q stakeholder who owned a
thousand shares, was elected chairman,
and Robert E. Burke of Newburyport,
was called upon to make report on a
trip to North Lubec, Maine.
Mr.. Burke gave a list of receipts and
expenditures from the commencement of
business up to August 10, amounting to
s136, 023. The expenditures for the same
time included lumber and pilings. S45,
473; constructions, S33, 99S; labor, inolud-
ing salaries, 1921, and material, etc., p"
$40, COB
Mr.. Burke then read an inventory of
the stock on hand at North Lubec, includ-
ing the two plants there, and stated that
it is believed that $40, $50 may be realized
if plant No. is found to be worthless,
and S46, $50, if the plant should prove
of value. Mr.. Burke takes no stock in
possibilities of the plant and thinks the
former sum fair figure.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-17
SICK SOLDIERS RETURNING.
Members of First Maine Who are Coming
East on hospital Train.

The following members of the First
manga on sick leave.
The hospital train which was to have
been "a single car, has heightened to
seven coaches and 1T will make the
journey. Following is the list: Z. W.
Conant, W. L. Davis, E. Connell, G. X.
May berry, J. W. Craig, P. E. Kennedy.
E. c. Boyce. A. F. Heapy, c. s. Nor
row, J. WEIGH, E. C. Appleby, j. Il.
Kelley, Arthur Rock, A. S. Fitzpatrick,
L. c. Adams, H. c. Head, Charles
Porter, Henry Ward, Charles Reed, VIM.
Wentworth, James Walsh, John Gamble
Fred Mitchell, Charles johnson. George
Grant Paul Clark, Frank Lappin, r. A.
Sjogrum, and Harry Reynolds. Portland
L. Arthur Labrie, Ladger Charon, t.
E. Vinkery, L. w. Morton, v. N.
Williams, A. E. Chandler. H. E. Conant
r. K. Mckinney, Augusta; henry La
blanch, Arthur F. Welch, W. P. Bealer,
Harry Austin, Walter r. Hall, Clarence
S. York, Seth W. Morrow, NJ. NJ. Frost,
q. A. Morgan, G. T. owe, Theodore
Hayes, G. E. Benson, LaForrest Croker,
Jeremiah Daley, Ronkland; Ernest Howe,
S. D. Graves, George A. Miller, Ira
Robins, James McManus, VIM. Warren,
George Higgins, Frank Shattuck, Ira
Heald, J. L. Cross, E. A. Parker and W.
W. Graves of Lewiston.
Granville Washburn, G. W. Chute, A.
D. StockweH, Ellis Clifford, G. B. Col
burn, b. H.. Cole, E. A. Hackett, H. W.
Mckenzie, Nv. A. Cousins, Ira Wiley
Biddeford; Joseph Gate, Psarl Hackett
Joseph Thorndyke. George H. Scammon,
Eddie Currin, T. E. Guptil. J. E. Davis
and Albert Dugroe of Bangor.
j. B. Gilman, Charles II. Skillings,
Henry L. Winslow, Norway; Osman j.
Henry. S. S. Maxim, George FL. Fox, B.
B. France, D. o. Brown, Charles Buck.
nam, Albert Packard, Charles Andrews,
A. j. Stearns, A. Z. Decosta of Water.
vile.
Thomas Rideout, W. N. Collins, John
Cornellard, D. j. Donnelly, C.. c. Scott
of Brunswick.
Percy Duval of Skowhegan, G. W.
Oak of Presque Isle Ralph z. Day OF
Wesley, H. L. Wells of Jay, J. H
Roberts of PASSPORT.
Irwin Bean of Hannaford, Pa; J. F.
Haley of johnson. Pa; Arthur Morse Of
Jersey City; j. Fl. Gillick of New Bed.
ford, Mass.
Lieut.. Col Morton will stay by the
regiment and, hopes to return to dut!
within two weeks. He thinks the regi
ment should be sent home and mustered
out. 5oeEs