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THEY WANT INDEPENDENCE.
The PeopI. of Norway Are No Longer
Satisfied 90 he Under the
sw slfsh King.

A tendency toward complete self
government is strongly manifested IL
Norway, where the people are becom-
ing more and more dissatisfied with
their subsection to the king of Sweden.
The most recent action of the liberals,
who are in power in the Norwegian
parliament, is decidedly radical. They
have decided to make an electoral cam
paign on several new issues, the most
prominent of which is proposal that
the independence of Norway shall be
emphasized by the appointment of o
separate minister of foreign affairs,
carrying with il Norwegian con-
sular system separate from that of
Sweden.
The adoption of such proposal
would constitute a grave change in tie
relations between the two Kingdoms.
Atpresent the foreign affairs of Sweden
and Norway are controlled by King os-
car and his council at Stockholm as Il
the two countries were one nation. ALI
treaties made by the king are as bind
ing on Norway as on Sweden, and war
entered into by Sweden would involve
Norway without the express consent OF
the Norwegian. The appointment of a
Norwegian minister of foreign affairs
would mean, If it meant anything, that
Norway presented herself to other ma
tions as an entirely independent state
which must be dealt with by itself
without relation to the treaties and en-
gagements made by the Swedish mon
archy. 1t would mean, in short, Nor
wegian independence in external as
we'll as internal affairs. 1t is bold
proposition and one that must arouse
the most determined antagonism of the
royal party in Sweden and Norway.
The agitation for complete national
independence has been steadily increas.
ing in Norway during the present dee
ade and appears to possess the popular
support. The Norwegians have long
shown democratic tendencies and ii is
not beyond the range of probability
that Norway may within few years
become one of the sisterhood of repub-
lies. The democracy of Norway is
strongly tinged with socialism. This
makes itself manifest in one of the
propositions of the liberal platform
that a system of insurance against in
capacity to earn livelihood be ap-
piled to the whole Norwegian people.
The Norwegian movement toward
democracy and socialism is a develop
ment from the national literature. Be
ginnig with the Wergeland more than
half century ago, it has been stimu-
lated by Ibsen and Bjornson in recent
years. These masters have not only
preached liberty, but they have stimu.
lated the national pride and thus made
the people dissatisfied with their de.
pendence on Sweden and its royal fam.
ly.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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BORROWING MONEY ON TREES
Curious Phase of the Lumber Boom
In Louisiana and Mis-
HissippI.

A movement of northwestern money
into Mississippi and Louisiana this
year calls attention to the undoubted
fact that the vast pine districts of the
north are visibly thinning, and the day
of the far south is near at hand. This
| incoming stream of wealth. so laden
with future prosperity for the south, is
all going into pine, and under its intlu-
ence the price of good timber has al
ready advanced from about five dollars
| to $l2 or SIS an acre.
The New Orleans hotels have been
doing an unprecedented business in the
entertainment of mysterious visitors,
who turn out eventually to be purchas-
| ing agents for northern pine kings, and
| there has developed in consequences a
marked disposition on the part Of cap
| italists, big and little, 10 buy pine for
the big rise that everybody is now be
ginning to expect.
There is no doubt that already these
two states have caught the speculative
fever, and prices may soon rule in adj
vance of wholesome development.
One curious phase of this pine boom
is that standing trees in the forest have
been accepted ~ speculative bankers as
collateral for loans of large size. The
New Orleans Times-Democrat tells n
story that illustrates this: A Minneso-
ia lumber dealer was negotiating for a
large tract of yellow pine and happened
to let out the secret that his capital
was all tied up in Minnesota.
How, then, do you propose TO get the
money to pay for this land ?'' asked the
man he was negotiating with.
II have no trouble about that" he re-
| piled. II simply send a surveyor down
here and he makes an accurate report
on the exact quantity of standing tim
Der. Meanwhile my lawyers have
looked into the matter of title, and
then go TO the bank and put up the tim
Der as collateral. They are glad to let
me have all the mouey / need"
The accuracy with which these sur
veys are made is astonishing. The sur
veyor marks out square of fixed size
in an average part of the forest in ques-
ton, and counts and measures every
pine tree in it. From this is calculated
the amount of marketable pine to
given area.
Similar squares are in the same way
marked out and calculated all over the
tract, and the average product of these
squares gives the pine yield of the en-
tire tract with surprising degree of
truth.
OF course, as in our northern forests.
there is much timber of other sorts
mixed with the pine, but this is I'M
touched. as the pine only has market
able value. The young trees. those be-
low certain girth. are left. as the basis
Of a second cutting years hence.-N. Y.
Herald.
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1T WAS A PUZZLER.
She Had n Case That Set Every Law
yer She Saw to Guess
ing,

What is the nature of your case?
asked the veteran at the bar in a crisp
business tone. rs it assault and bat
terry. Islander, trespass, or what? The
trouble with you, women, madam, is
that you scatter entirely too much in
your conversation. What kind of an
action do you want to begin?"
I'm no lawyer. If were l shouldn't
have come to you, and IL this had been
an ordinary case, such as comes up
every day, would have placed it in the
hands of some young attorney who
hasn't your reputation for collecting
big fees"
well, I'm as much in the dark as
ever. Give me the facts, give me the
facts"
That's what I'll do. if you give me
time. This woman lives two doors from
me. l requested her TO keep her herd OF
children off our lawn, and il made bel
angry. l always hang out our family
washing. and"
skip that have no time TO heat
about your domestic system"
Then you can't hear the case. / put
the clothes on the line. Have ever since
we were married. Every time I'm doing
this work, If IL is not cloudy, that wom'
an takes mirror, gets focus on my
face and throws the rays of the sun 10
my eyes and blinds me-. She has done
this half dozen times, and I want he'
punished, and | want her TO pay dam
ages. Now is that assault and battery
trespass or what is it?" and she MIN
licked the lawyer very cleverly.
Madam" hesitated the attorney
I'm very busy to-day. Come IN 10
morrow. Ii is very interesting cast
very interesting"
Knew I'd make him guess, she NM
tered. as she went down in the t.e-
vator. "He's the third one I've been
TO. Detroit Free Press
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oUEERLY EXPRESSED.
The PartiaEtontaa style OF an Odd
GenIas In Relating
Things.

Almost under the shade Of the classic
elms which guard the sacred haunts OF
the Emersoniaa philosopher lives a pc
euliaF geuins whose utterances. II col.
lectcd aud polished, might provoke a
revival Of Mrs, Darlington. lie is an
ardent ohureh-goer and often tells his
pastor that during the sermon lit was
~ quiet yCu could drop PIN" He re.
marked recently in meeting that there
was a certain motony lin the daily ro-
tunda Of our lives"
His pastor. 10 whom he is devoted, has
been away on vacation, aud on his re.
turn Winnie callcdto inform him Of the
notable occurrences during the minis.
ter's absence.
Our friend had terrible 6ght TO re.
late between two roozteFs. On being
asked what part he took in the affair he
replied;
"oh. l separated one and threw the
other over the fence"
The really sad event ,sas the sudden
death Of Mrs. Bakers baby.
"Why, Winnie, what oecaSioned his
death9" asked the minister.
II think il was phantoms. sir"
"Phan.oms," bcwildered.
"YeS. what children has in summer,
you know"
"oh. yeu mean cholera infan. am ?"
eyes, themS the sme.--Dctroit
Free Press
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WHEN BETTY's cHuaNINo.

She stands within the dairy door.
eomeiy maid.
While to ,proaeh would faln be hold
Yea am afraid;
Plies she the dasher valiantly,
Ny ardor spurnlng--
A picture In rustic frame
Is Betty churning.
Within her reach the roses droop,
AL envy-iaden
AT seeing the red cheeks that grace
This perfect maiden;
While at her feet the violets.
With fine discerning.
Look up to watch the blue eyes OF
My Betty churning.
Nor II the sunbeam that athwart
The door II cleaning
More golden than her smoothed hair
'Tis no vain seeming;
The milk that Nils the polished pans.
To cream Affirming,
1s no whit whittier than the arms
OF Betty ehurning.
with sleeves mp 10 the elbow tucked
In careless fashion,
And plenteous apron hung about
In fear Of splashin'.
She plays the daBher up and down
While ], a-burning,
Feel that my heart Ia being hit
When Betty's ehurning,
All mel can but sigh and hope
Poor heart a-flutteri-~
That she will yield and let me help
To make the butter.
That she will pity me and heed
My fervent warning
And let me call her mine-my own
My Betty churnlng,
Charles Monck Ryan. in Detroit Pep
per Sauce.
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common felt from which the frni, rises
at its extreme edge, the soil OF the inner
disk Is exhausted. and the spawn dies
there while 1t spreads all round in an
outward direction and produces an
other crop, whose spawn spreads again.
The rank growth % the grasses com
posing these rings is probably due TO
the fungus taking up from the soil or.
gaule nitrogen which is not available
To the grasses. and in some way be-
coming the medium OF supply OF the soil
nitrogen TO the grasses forming the
yircle.
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monial affairs, November in Holland
being the month par excellence de.
voted to eourtship and marriage, prob
ably because the agricultural oceupa.
tions Of the year are over. and pos
sibly because the lords OF creation
from quite remote antiquity have rec.
ogniyed the pleasantness of having
wives TO cook and cater for them dur
ing the long winter. says the Denver
News.
On Review Sunday every body goes
to church. and after service there is
church parade in every village. when
the youths and maidens gaze upon
each other. but forhear TO SPEAK
On Decision Sunday each bacae.or
who Is seeking a wife approaches the
maiden OF ms choice with q eeremoni-
Gus bow, and from her manner of re-
spending judges whether hrs advances
are acceptable. Purchase SUNDAY the
consent OF the parents Is sought II the
SUN has ptesPered during the week.
Not tin Possession Sunday, however.
do the twain appear before the world
as actual or prospective brides and
groonA
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crowd. busted our.el,.. ofIicioouly with
i L..

crowd. busted ourselves officioosly with
the passengers luggsge.
"Now, Whitworth, keep your eyes
peeled enjoined Molineux, in = hoarse
whisper, as the train glided aicng the
platform and the passengers surged
forward 10 secure their seats: you're
dealing with a deep lot. Take my word
for it.'
Even as he spoke J diseerned a mnffled
figure erouehing in the shadow OF the
subway, anxiously regarding the stand
still train. And then, as followed the
direction of his gaze, / saw woman,
whose face was concealed by thick
veil, appear at the door Of Erst-class
compartment for second. and care
lessly let fall a folded paper.
1t was a copy of the identical journal
/ had loaned 10 Sherman recognized
1t instantly by the color Of its cover.
Molineux observed the covert act,
too. Warning me with a glance to fol-
low him, he seized a bag at his side, and
shambled up to the compartment,
reaching IL simultaneously with the
ow and approached the door.
Even as he placed his foot on the step
and thrust small parcel into the hands
of the expectant woman, the detective
was upon him. There was a sudden
scuffle, sharp 'clickl cliekl" and Abe
Sherman found himself lying face
downwards on the floor OF the compart-
ment hors de combat.
"Mark the otherl" yelled Molineux,
and like a fash threw myself upon her
ere she had the ghost of chance TO use
the deadly weapon which she wps in the
act OF drawing forth from her pocket.
She fought like possessed fury, but,
taken by surprise at the attack, the adj
vantage was all with me. The struggle
was Of short duration. Putting out my
strength, secured her arms in a vice.
like grip and slowly forced her two
hands together. when the officer eoolly
affixed the bracelets, and she fell back
on the cushions with a despairing
shrek OF laughter.
Her veil had been torn away in the
struggle. disclosing the features of no
dttfuftIFt WOIuHut Dul the fltaH-hndFtu,
resolute face of man In his prime.
exit Gorham. the Yankee Terror by
all that's proyidentiall" exclaimed the
detective. jubilantly. "What a stroke
Of luekl"
"Curse you for n laundering fool %
snarled that worthy to his dazed nc
complice; and, in fit of blind. uncon-
trollable fury. he kicked him again and
again In the face.
In due course, Gorham and his con-
federaie, the exemplary sherman, alias
''fhe Spider" received their just de-
serts, and the generous reward of a
grateful city council removed all exist
ing obstacles to the fulfillment Of my
dearest hopes.
And now, when the domestic atmos-
pheric conditions are a triAe stormy
for Mrs. Whitworth has her moments
like all the dear creatures-I produce
my fayorie, and i quietly remark:
Lets see; his name was Sherman,
wasn't it--?"
On the whole. we are a very happy
couple.-Tit-Bits
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DUTCH LOVE SUNDAYS.
-Four sabbaths In November Are Fet,
Days In the Land of bikes
and bitches.

The four Sundays Of November are
observed as .fete days in Holland.
They are known by the curious names
of Review, Decision. Purchase and
Possession, and all refer to matri.
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FaIrY RInga.

Mr.. Steele has an article in knowledge
on Fairy Rings" those green circles in
pastures which were formerly believed
TO be caused by the midnight revelry
OF the fairies. They are caused by
fungus whose spawn spreads centrif-
ugally In every direction and forms a
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Am Ahaa, ,h, curt.ln.

Mrs. Stubh-~I declare. John. these
spring curtains are not worth row OF
pins. just wait until get hold of that
clerk that sold them to me,
Mr.. Stnbbs-Going to give him a cur
tain lecture. Mariae-Chleago Daily
NevR&
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uln nnnnrtnmitr-

DO YOU know that you tai n ~
sleep. Henry3- asked Mrs. PEGS. -.
well. do you begrudge ne iheaz -. :,
words also - he snapped baek.--S''''
Stories
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Great Good Luck.

Jones They say Smiths iafs'
daughters all got engaged to foff's, :,
noblemen while at the ''shore and ilA
Smith is tickled to death about H..
Brownies. He's just found on,
that they are all dry-goods clerks a3'
self-supporting-Judge.
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Feray~-In prehistoric days Guide,
there were birds zoo feet long,
Guide-Ahs II them birds wur On IL
as broad a. they wux long. sonny. them
was the days you arter gone ganningi
Puck
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Ren.annhIe Annrehen.Len.

Mrs. Church-Do you know. m9 has
band s afraid TO go into dark roora eve
now?
Mrs. Gotham-You don't mean II 3.
~Yes. I do; he fell over rocking saA-
inthe dark once.--Yonkers StatesEnA-
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a,spe Tor os,aAoma.. fas.aa.

Oklahoma Indians have developed a
erase for che mexcal beaa. a little.
known narcotic Of wonderful proper.
tiss. producing marvellous color viklouA
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wknow
When
a
this
elected Fty-fourh and reelected
have lack OF experience He Croker
The evening times., 1899-07-25
AT THE THEATRES.
Columbia-4East Lynne.u

Old and trite as East Lynne has become
in the thirty-four years that have rolled
by since it was first produced there are
still Iegions of matinee girls who are will
ing to impoverish their lachrynosa glands
in thair enjoyment of Mrs Woods play. and
only moderation in the weather will be re-
quired this week to fill the Columbia,
where Eugene Blair is appearing in the ye-
hicle In connection with this prospective
big business it may be said that the Luck
EFT & Dwyer house will not hold more peo-
pie than the worth of the performance mer-
its. for in view of the well-known circum-
stances under which the presentation was
staged, the star and her support work
wonders with the drama. Miss Blair her
self assumes the dual role OF Lady Isabel
and Madame Vine in manner too familiar
for comment. though it may be remarked
that she looked more charming last night
than usual William Bramwelfs interpre-
tation of the part of Archibald Carlyle is
meritorious, il not supremeiy so, while Err
rol Dunbar steps from the historic lines of
Goethe's Mephisto to those of a more mod
ern one and promises to be notable when
he has learned his speeches. OF the Cor
nelia of Mrs. Ella Wren very little need be
said, the impersonation being as signif-
oantly humorous as ever. Nora O'Brien won
sympathy for her Barbara Hare, Godfrey
Stein does well with the character of the
unfortunate brother, neither John Suther-
land nor John Robertson are wholly bad
and the remainder of the company gives
fair account of itself. There will be two
matinees of East Lynne" to each of which
those whose seats are directly beneath the
balcony rail might do well to bring theil
umbrellas -
The evening times., 1899-07-25
Two Statements Issued by the De

Two Statements Issued by the De-
partment Concerning Trade.
The War Department furnished for pub
lication today the amount of exports from
Sagua la Grande, Cuba beginning with
January, 1899. and ending with June 80,
1899.
According to the statement made the
total value of merchandise exported for
the period named was 81, ,425, ,67S. OF this
amount the United States received 81 ,421.-
703 worth. while merchandise TO the value
of 1875 was exported TO England.
The character of the exports to the
United States was 50, 1873. 2s5 pounds of raw
sugar at value of l.4G5,SS1; 563 pounds
of leaf tobacco at the value of s1S6; 435. Ala
kilos of molasses syrup at a value OF ST.
$780, and miscellaneous articles of the value
of s12,677. The export to England was
2.400 gallons OF rum valued at $3.50.
The War Department also made a state
ment today to the effect that during the
month of June 3 foreign vessels, with a
net tonnage of 4,S01 tons, entered the port
of Nuevitas, Cuba. One was sailing
vessel and were steam vessels. All car
ried cargoes. OF the vessels entered 8 were
German, and were propelled by steam; /
was Norwegian, steam, and / Spanish.
sailing. The net tonnage of the German
vessels entered was ALP tons; of the Nor
wegian 394 tons, and of the Spanish 235
tons. During the month 2 German steam
vessels. with a total net tonnage OF 2.S32
tons, cleared from the port with cargo for
the United States. There were no other
foreign clearances during the month.
During June IL vessels entered the port
of Nuevitas from ports in the Island of
Cuba. Thirty-nine were sailing and II
steam vessels. with a total net tonnage of
991S tons Three of the vessels named
were American, engaged in the coasting
trade, with net tonnage of 3,612 tons; the
| balance Cuban coasting vessels. Nine of
the vessels named entered in ballast; the
others with cargo.
During the same period z vessels. with
a total net tonnage of L, 49, TONS cleared
from Nuevitas for ports in the Island of
Cuba. OF the number 50 were sailing, with
net tonnage of 1,412 tons, and Ia were
steam vessels, of il 020 tons. Four of tie
vessels cleared were American, engaged n
the coasting trade, with a net tonnage of
4.S16 tons; the remainder being Cuban
coasting trade vessels. Seventeen of the
vessels named cleared with cargoes; the
balance in ballast.
The evening times., 1899-07-25
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES.
Washington Merchants Designated
by the Secretary of the Interior.

The Secretary of the Interior has award
ed contracts for furnishing supplies for the
present fiscal year to the following Wash
ington firms:
Geological Survey-Church & Stephens,
R. P Clarke & Co., W. T. Galiiher & Bro.
T. D. Gilman. Louis Hartig. Houghton C
Delano Ernest Kubel, Mackall Bros,
Muth & Co., ". c. Newton & Co.. W. A.
Pate Co, E. ]. Pullman, Thomas r.
Riley, Rudolph, West & Co.. Saks & Co.,
Fred A. Schmidt NJ. Schuster. George a.
Shehan, Thomas W. Smith. Standard Oil
Company. Edward P. Suter.
For Howard University-Henry H.
Brown. Church Stephenson, John B.
and Coal Company, Louis Hartig, James B.
Lambie. Muth G. Co., Thomas B. Riley.
Rudolph. West G. Co., George A. Shehan.
and W. c. Newton & Co.
For the Washington Insane Asylum-For
fuel, ice, and lumber: John B. Daish. Will
liam L. Read. Church & Stephenson,
George A. Shehan Galliher & Bro, Mrs.
S. NJ. Frazer, Charles Ford, and Great Falls
Ice Company.
For general supplies: Joseph Auerbach,
Charles Becker, Blum Bros. r. P. Clarke
Company John B. Daish, Dulin Martin
Company, B.vD. Earnshaw. The ]. G. En-
good Company, W. NJ. Gait & Co.. q. d.
Gilman. Guy. Curran & Co.. William Hahn
G. Co. The c. H Hamman Company, Louis
Hartig Havenner Baking Company, Hechi
Co, Frank Hume Johnson & Luttrell, S
Kann, Sons G. Co., James B. Lambie, Lans-
burgh & Bro, Julius Lansburgn, ana Dan
iel I,OughraQ
The evening times., 1899-07-25
DUHN,s PETITION DENIED.
End of the Litigation Over the Oh,
apeake Beach HALLWAY.

End of the Litigation Over the Ches-
apeake Beach Railway.
Justice Bradley today. sitting in equity,
denied the petition of Ambrose C.. Dunn.
Of New York, asking for the appointment
of receiver and application for injunc-
tion for the Chesapeake Beach Railway
Company. the Chesapeake Bay Construc-
tion Company, and others. In disposing
OF the matter Justice Bradley, said the
court had dignified the complainant's petit
tion too much by giving it such careful
consideration, but this had been necessary
to arrive at a Conclusion.
In his complaint. the petitioner alleged
that when the Chesapeake Bay Construc-
tien Company was formed he was made
vice president and on the strength of that
claimed an equal partnership in both cor
porations. 1t will be remembered that
sensational charges were made by Dunn In
his bill as TO the condition OF the bridges
OF the road 1t being claimed that they
were faulty and had been condemned.
In the answer filed by Otto Mears, the
president of both companies, IL was admit
ted that while Dunn had been chosen vice
president Of the construction company, II
was agreed that each or the parties inter-
ested should contribute $4,000 but that
Dunn only advanced s333. SO and afterward
drew out this amount, leaving him no in
terest whatever In the corporations.
The answer then goes on to state that
the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company
undertook and has completed the construc-
ton OF the road, which is now ready for
operation. The answer Of Mears was ac-
cepted as evidence as to the facts in the
case. Besides treating the allegations In
the complaint ii states that the road has
been completed at an expense of over ST.
10000. and that its sole indebtedness is
that OF the wages OF the employees accru-
ing since the 18th of the present month
Accompanying the answer were affidavits
showing that the complainant Dunn, has
offered inducements to certain persons 10
bring suit upon alleged claims against the
road. 1t is stated in the affidavits that ne
proposed to bear the expense of such suits
as were instituted at this time, TO help his