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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-28
THE sP0ILC BEEF COURT
General Eagan COncludes-Other Witt
nesses-T Court to Go to Chicago

Washington, February 24-After a
session Of little more than two hours,
the court of inquiry investigating the
beef charges adjourned until Monday,
pending the arrival of witnesses who
have been summoned. Former Com
missary General Eagan today conclud-
ed his testimony, explaining the pro-
visions of the contracts for beef sup
piled to the armies in Porto Rico, Cu-
ba, and the Philippines. He very Wig
orously denied knowledge Of any chem
ical treatment of beef to reserve it and
disavowed any connection whatever
of the government with any such treat
ment. He further defended the canned
roast beef, explaining why 1t had been
sent to the troops, and When Colonel
Davis, the recorder, K him il any
food should be used as an experiment,
suggesting General Miles famous allie
cation that precipitated the Eagan
court-martial, the former commissary
general with great dignity n empha-
sis replied ~sweepingly in the mega
tive.
General Eagan was followed by Ma
jor General S. B. NJ. Young and other
officers who were in h Santiago cam
paign and by officers Of the subsist-
ence department. The refrigerated beef
was commended while h aimed roast
beef, on the whole, rather suffered az
a sequence Of the days testimony.
Next week probably fifteen witnesses
will be heard, among them, perhaps
Governor Roosevelt, of New York, and
it il expected that DR.. w. II. Day will
be examined later in the week when
] the beef concerns will have their rep
| resentativeS here to hear the witness
repeat charges that the refrigerated
beef was treated chemically. The BEEF
| concerns had not been notified today
-- nax~sz 80; ~
it had not developed fully from the ev'
| idence who furnished the beef at Jack
| sonville, Tampa, Chickamauga and
] Porto Rico, which was attacked ant
| until the origin Of the beef was ascer
tanned notification to the beef concern
would be impossible. Some time mex
week, according to present expecta
tions, the court will leave for the west
I going first to Chicago, to inspect TIA
plants of the concerns that furnished
beef during the war, and later TO Oma
ha, Kansas City and perhaps ST. Louis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-28


The Messenger Is received from
Mr.. c. r. King. Of Boston. general
manager Of the New England News
paper League, a circular which ex-
plains that a tour OF the south is TO be
made by a corps OF joint staff repre-
sentatives Of the league.
The New England Newspaper League
Is a combination OF eleven Of the most
powerful and most influential daily
newspapers OF New England, and has
been effected for the purpose OF send
ing an able and competent corps OF
writer's, sketch artists, photographers.
and other staff representatives on a
pilgrimage of inspection through the
states OF Virginia. North Carolina.
South Carolina. Georgia, Tennessee,
Florida and Mississippi. The party will
leave Boston March 4th and Will be at
the Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, Va,
Marchr 9Th and eth. They will ray in
a luxurious private car with all the
comforts n c~onveniences Of a first
class hotel.
The great scope and far reaching in
fuence of so stupendous an undertaking
De worth a great deal to the south. 1t
is the purpose of the parties to visit.
so far as practicable, all points OF
real interest in the states named.
Many of the newspapers in the league
have moulded public sentiment and had
much 10 do with making New England
history for more than half a hundred
years. They circulate among men in
all the walks of life, and the value Of
the advertising which the south will
get by this means will be beyond cal
culation.
1t is hoped the newspaper men will
come to Wilmington and it is not nee
essary to say that they will have a
royal welcome everywhere in Dixie.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-28
1t Will Surprise You

It is the medicine above all others
for catarrh and is worth it's weight in
gold. Ely's Cream Balm does all that
is claimed for IT'D. w. Sperry, Hart
ford, Conn.
My son was afflicted with catarrh.
He used Ely's Cream Balm and the
d~isagreeable catarrh all left him.. c..
Olmstead, Arcola, Ill.
A 10c. trial size or the SOC. size Of
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 55
Warren ST., N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-28

(Copyrighted by the Associated Press.)
Ponta del Gada, February 24.-The
neutrality-suspicious. line steamer Bull
garia, Captain Schmidt, from New
York on January 18th for Hamburg,
previously reported in great distress
by the British tank steamship Wee
hawken, 500 miles from the Az0re is
lands, entered this port this morning
under her own can and reported all
we'll on board.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Saafeub Ruudett

fDnnten Dem Gnt5iden ni6t slusb,ud
perleiben, iuel6es 9tnnie s. springer,
1125 Sotparb Street, @bilabelpbia,
SennlDlpauien, empfanb, als lie eeipabr
ipuroe, baB Dr. Sings Neue @ntoednns
fit Sdpinblu6t iie p6flis sebeilt bate
BON einem i6mer5enoen 6uIten, Der iie
Sabre lang fnrdtbar sequdlt bate.
Nue alberen Ntittel unb sablrei6e
Ger5te permodten ibr nidt gu belien,
aber fie ia9t BON bieiem berrli6en Mitz
tel: reg entfernte balb ben S9mer5
aus meiner 8ruit unb id fam jebt feit
I6lafen, etipas, iuorauf i1 mid fanm
nod beiinnen fam, buB i6 es friiber se>
fonnt babe. Sd babe bas @efiibl, als
miBte i'd bas Sob eieIes Mtittels laut
in alle @elt binaus perfiinben." @benio
tpirb es Seoermann erseben, tpel6er
Or. &inss Neue gntbeduns peri,l1t
iar 8eidiueroen bes Salies, Der 8ruIt It
uno Der 2unse. greis so Gents unb
s1.00. 9robeilaiden frei in Der slpos
tbefe bon S. &alteDer & Son. Sebe
5laI6e tuiro earantirt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09

Dor iiber so Sabren f1oa murbe
Wsrs. WtnsIolp's Sootbtng Sprup
bon Millionen bon Wehttern beim Sab,
nen Der ainber ansepenbet. Dirf bu
i'm S9lafe bur9 bas S@reien zines
atnbss geR6rt, bas i'm 3obnen iR unb
bor S9meraen tpeints Wenn 10, laKe
Iofort cine Jlaf9e BON vWfrs. Winss
Ions Soothing 5prupA boleu. 6eta
Mertb iff nnbe3ablbar. gS uirb benz
tleinen 2eibenbem fofort 2inberung per'
f9affen. BerlaBt eu9 barauf Mhtter,
es III tein 3tpeifel bardber. gs beilt
Opienterp nnb 0iarrboe, regalirt beu
Wagen unb bic Nieren, befeittgt Winb.
Rolit, ertDet9t ben Gaumen, BERLIN,
bert grt3hnbung unb fdrtt bas ganae
Spfent. sWtrs. MinSlo,ps Soothing
6prup" fur 3abnenbe &inber if ange.
nebm In Gei@mad unb bas &ecept
ffanantt bon ei,tem ber befien ipeibli9en
Aerate In ben Ser. @taaten. gs iif Bet
allen Druggiifen tn ber san3en Welt att
baben. preis rs Gents per Glai9e.
aauft ni6ts anberes, als Wtrs. Minss
lous 6ootbinasS Sprup.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09

::ulca" loeit teit.,er belieigaa lief
8a5 <iqp fir eias id;ral}e &eitatt
e:Haitsu, c VOL bsr me1iGis %5trunt cirer
ge9g.I,enen Gaune, oeG burti) rie aueel
bl5 zap ir2fsr 3nln 6otIen fam. llno
ba5 6! lii'Nern et3eugte l9Oal eas Saul
llc9i. a@Saisa, 10 mas !@ it6l)ut aipp
10 5.e.G! f.l..ll misSer binuater.
Ole GjeidDie}te hattie milttib elm
Gjass li9p E5ar flrirt. Cr seltano
beial lldaDIten Gapport Dem S0rlter
9litea nna bat I'm ,Seiratbserlanbni6.
n9f Dir Der Suilo 3u penig?"
g}Slr'n Oienn nidt! HUB gar gu
jung III Die Sepbi tlinmer !"
SD iuerb es eem 9errn @rafen
{aaenl
Die Gllaubnit fam nit einem idos
men @clOseit)enf, uno na9 alnabtrieb
mar S,od)3eit, chi ber CUR 9lbmedl leluns
Der 6GEEter eineu u0ans6ulel" bate,
pdbre1o 2ipp niidteru tlieb. Iie
Wlir;l mar BON Der sliidli6en Sepbi
aud eingelaosn porOen, fonnte aber
nibt fomnlen, neil lie bel Geridt
we9en 9eblerei einige 3eit 3u tbun
bate.
Das leste Glas an ber 6odseitstaiel
marc seleert in Oanfbarfeit fir bes
SOrlterS suten Hatb.
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EaGes . Neui8fetten.
s II | q n b.

= aur3 nod gmpfang Der bonn
prdROenten McRinIep erIaRenen pros
tlation on bic Gilipinps IieB General.
major Dis In NaniIa bielelbe In fpas
nii6er unb tasaIiider ueberiebung on
allen StraBen gden anbeften. go
beibt, bic Proclamation babe groBes
anffeben unter ben giuseborenen Der.
borgerufen. Nsuinalbo bat iebe9
energif9 bagegen prOteftirt, baB Gene.
ral Otis bic PROCLAMATION aIs vMiliz
tdr @Ouoerneur bet pbilippinen" ge.
aei6net bat. OemfeIben, fagt Mgu.s
nalbu, feble iebe re1tli9e authorization,
fi6 70 an besei9uen.
- Nus WaIbingten mirb beftimmt
perh@ert baB Der Triebens spertrag mod
i'm 2aufe bieier Wo@s I'm Senate aur
Debate, bielIei9t iogar aur Mnmabme
gelangen iuerbe. Sie Beriu9e Der
8egner bes Wertrases, bic DiscuIRou
iiber benfeIben In oHener 6ibung Dor,
aunebmen, werben aber permutbti@
ai9t erfolsrei6 fein.
JM Oun0eSienqte bot WtQlon
bon Sllinois eine Mnti Muneriouss
&efolution eiu9ebra9i. Su oerielben
Wirb ertldrt, baB es ben principien
Der guubesberfafuag miberiprede,
tpenn mon oerfu9e, fernliegenbe 26n.
ber su re9ieren obne @inwilligung. ia,
icsar gesea ben Wilen ber @egierten.
- &eprdfem.aut 6iit. Der Worfbenbe c
bes Wusfdnfes fur SerritoriaI. 9nge.
eeleeenbeiten, bemiibt fid, feline 8il fur
bic @infhbrung elmer reguIdren @egies
rnng fur 6awaii 10 balb uie m6elid
5ur geratbnns unb annabme 3u
bringen.
= Sn pittsburg. pa., brad im
&i6eIieu'Sotel Jeuer aus. DafeIbe
griff 10 raid Inn ii9, baB au9 bic Be.
na1barten 6otels st. Sames unb
auibs0ouie elm &aub ber Glammen.
Wie es beiBt, bat bie Branbiataliropbe
mebrere MenfdeHleben gum Opfer &c.
forbert.
- Nuf cine entieblide WeiIe ermor.
bete Ia Cincinnati William aennebp In
eiuem giferiudtsanfaae feline @eliebte
Sba prtce. Ct tibergoB biefalbe nit
Petroleum, fsdte ibre aIeiber bann Id
Sranb unb perlieB bann baS 3immer,
na16en er es perf9ioHen unb berrieaeIt
bate. gls man Der unelhdIi9en enb,
lid 3u 9tilfe tOmmen tounte, NOR He
bereits 10 f@wer berlebt, baB He ni9t
mebr Sl retten mar. Sie fonute uur
nod angeben, baB aennetp Der SbGter
mar unb bieier tpurbe benn auf baIb
berbaitet.
- Die ROngreBnanbate ber Heprd.
fentanten Wbseler BON NIabama. Col.
ION BON Sentudp unb Campbell bon
Sainois iinb bonn Suiti3 Nuai9uKs
bes 9auies fiir uneiiltis ertlart mor'
ben. Der Spre9er Rssb peigerte fid,
bic 9sbaIts Certificate fur bieie brel
Reptdieniauten Su uaterieidnen unt
ertIdrie, bnB bas ariessmiuiasriun
ibm auf gefrasen mitgetbeiIt babe
baB bic gsuannten 9rsi nod aIs Of,
fi.isre ber Bunbss. .Mrmee In ben 2ilier
| seftibrt piirben. baB He aIfo porbel
auf ibrsn Sib I'm 2eprdfsntnutsn
bauis per3i6tet babsn mhbten.
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0agco bon ssIoriba proteitirie i

= Yaaco bon 6Ioriba protetirie i'm
Genaie geeen bic Bia Buffers Don
Norb. Carolina 5ur penHSnirung bet
conf60eritten Beteranen. Nnen BON
gebrasta ertldrte barauf. tiber bieie
InseIegeubeit lei i6on bel gu bieI ge.
rebet tuorben, ba meber Butler nod
aud prdibent MeainIep ienen gors
fbldg TN Grnfte gentadt bditen, fon'
bern nur uater oem ginfufe einsr pas
triptil6en GefabIs: lleber paGuag.
WeH Stem" Orleans gebt bic
Inregung sur Abbaltune etnes sgpi:
ton Gongrefes" aus. ouf weI.
9em 8efdIiifie III 8eaua aaf bic @stus
cirung bes Cotton ,Areals unb bic 8ers
pielfdltiguug ber Mderbau probuttion
gefaBt tperben iolIen. Der &onqreB
nirb out 16. Tebruar In Netp Ors
leans suiammenireten uab nisbrise
giienbaba 8atsn onsn eiue mbg.
li6f arOBe Betbeilieune berbeiIiihreu.
- Sur9 eiuen 3uiamnlenfioB auf
benz anoIbille 3weige Der Southern
Iallrcab nurbea 4 BsrFonsn getDbtst
unb 5mei fdmer perlebt. Gle 3ues
trimmer gertetben III BraHb, tpobus@
bie Spfer bis aur untenntIi9telt ber.
toblt Durben.
aus Ianh.
-Sie gerliner vNat3ia.1 iast: Das
Sabr 1898 bilba mie ba8 Sabr 1870 eis
neu Ma,f1eiu in ber Belteef6idte.
Wiit benz @inereifen Nmerifos In bic
aasemeine poIitit unb nit ber unauf-
baltiameH Muf6Fung bss diueR6en
sfclones beginae eiHe nene Nera. Ius
biefen Momenten t6nnlea f9 unertpar.
tete 3ufdQe entipinnen. bic bem Sabre
1899 unb bielleibt bielen folgenben
Jabren ein beiiimnttes @eprdse aufbra
den m0gen.
= Der preuBiid9e Minifter bes Sn,
merit bat bic pol1eibeb6roen augspie.
fen. bob Bertiuoa'fde gpfem ber
bon R6rpern uub aDrper.
tbeilen bon 8erbre9ern aud auf ole
parionen unauwenoeaL uel6e aIs
1na@titea befannt FHb. NboIf
8ranb, ber Rebafieur elmer anar9ihi,
I9en 3eitung, mar ber grlfe, ber
nod bieiem Gpfem een,eRen tpurbe,
obslei9 er bef,ig basegen proteHirte.
= Dem beuifden @ei6sfanaler Str.
fen 0obenIobe In eine Scntf9rift bes
6am5urger Ssaates augegangen, In
wei9er ausgeftbrt tDirb, baB bur9 bas
Terbot ber @infubr lebenber S1meiue
uub bur9 bic babur9 nit berborgeru.
fene Jleif9noib cine immenie s9dbi.
gung Der IoItssrndbrung berurladt
luorben let.
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Qaifer gpiIbsIms giuoriffe

- Raifer WiIbslms ginsriffe ia
annfs NngeIegenbeiten baben cine Nn.
3abl BerliHer aanfIsr sssen ibn auf.
eebra9t. Msbrere 2anbi6aftsmaIer
baben @inipru6 segea bic Wnorbnan,
gen beS @omites iiber bas Mufbdngen
ber 8iloer In ber Runf.Itabsmie erbo.
ben unb berlangen beren Wiberruf.
@inige Der Ano.bnungen naren bonn
Raiier perf6nli6 getroffsn. 6err bon
Werner, ber Director Der Ntabemie,
brobt nit NusfdluB Der YrotefIer uub
finbet bariu bic llnterfifbuns bes aai.
fers. Die &iinhler baben einen 6ffent.
li6en protef erIa1en.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Gtaat Dtts, Gtaht IsIesM
2aeA1 GenMth 0. 0.

SsansS gbsneS bef@r5rt, haS er
hes &Itere 4artner ber Ttrn,a S. 8. Gke
4e& b 60. tft tvelae @efdafte in ber
SaaSt EoIeso, tn obensenanntem Counts
uas Staate, thut, anb BAT beiaste 6irma he
6uu,ne boa siabuubert DoIIats
fas feeM Gan sen &atarrb besabIen nirA,
ber bttr9 ben @ebraud bon Sara &a,
tassI.aas uiGt ssHeiIt tperbsa tann.
1eIduprea toT mir unh nnter,
{ (~~) f4rieben In n1einer Gesenrart az
I SEAL , 6. eeytember u. o. 'ss.
t~~) q. %. @Ieafsh,
5ifentIiHer Rstas.
cans 2atsrrb &us trirs innerIib eenea,,
MeR, xnh tptrft sirett auf has 8Iut nab bic
ftetmi8eu Dberfladten hes 6bfte.ns. 9ASt
ess9 usnfrHif 9elgntHe fpmnlen.
IS. Gbeneb & 60, Tolebs, o.
- Bertauft ssu Gpctheiern, rs Gts.
9al's Gamilien Yillen iinb BITE beifeu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Nualens Nrntea sealbe.

Die bette Salbe bet Welt far S6nitte,
lueti9unsen, @ei6iuiire, Jiebers unb
Saut GuSi6las, Gledtsn, seiprunsene
5dnbe, Src, ,tbeuten unb ali pautfrant.
beiten; furirt Sdmorrbuibeu Door teine
ge5abluns. G6llise 3ufriebenbeit sa=
eantirt ober bas @elb tuirb 3urtderfats
.tt. 25 Gents bic Gbahtel. 4um
@erfauf bel S. &alteber & Gobu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Hn feiuer forfofiifd,eu ynei5, {

Sn feiuer fartaiiifGeu @eile iaat
ber 8erliuer ~gorwdrts" es iei pirfIfh
erg6bli9 mie bic MonarGen BET ben
8reu3iperren unb 4usmsiiuugeu M
adrtlidHer 8rhberIi6teit, beren he R@
BET iebsr @elessnbeit sesenfeitie Der.
fi6erten. nit eiuanber barmonirten,
unb fiist oils Heue eSaulration binsu,
baB thr3lt6 brsibis ruiRi6e @igareiten.
Nrbeiterinnen aus Berlin ausaemieleu
tporben udren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09

g. s. 9atterlon in Montasue, Sc.
ras, i6reibt: 20 Sabre lang babe i9
Or. 90. U. Simmnus 2iper Mebieine
9e9en ardmpfe, @plif uno Wisrdne ses
brau6t. Meiner anii6t mad lit oiee
ielbe itdrter unb iuirtt natiiriider ais
oG6waraer Grant" ober 8eillns Me,
sicin.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Wtabntfe @ptel Sar,
OF 0oufton . StraBe,
U NJ. W u TT, So. gigeutbiimer

Wan fnbet BIER ein poraheliGes
@las Bier uI,ierer beimii9en 8raue'
reien. geionbere Mnertennung per.
bienen bic Weine, gisarren, Wbisties,
2iqu6re &C. @orshsIt@er Grets
Iun9 bes sMorgenS unb 30 d.
mtttags. Oiefe MirtbI9aft erfreut
f@ bes ausse3ei6neteu &ufes au benz
angenebmfen &ufentbaltsorte ber
Stabt au sdblen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Waattbtes Bros. 1Ietidaer

NO. 507 Of.b out 0 ns5trab'.
ytur bas por3hslidfe Riub', S6af.
uub S9weinefeii@.
Spe3ialitdt: JunseS 8albfeif9.
alle arten BON Wurp, Sdinten,
3unge, Sdmals &c.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-09
Oas 6e6eimmi6 oer S60n6eit

1T @eiunbbsit. 9as @.bsimniB Der
@eiunbbeit 1T bic &raft, bic nOtbise
Nuantiiat 9sbensmittst 81 u.rbuuen
pnO 3u uiiimiliren.
81 9bnfu Dies brkanuts
Gutt's gsberpiasn furiren untsr uGen
llmltdnoen &opfidmer3sn, DDspeplis,
Malaria, 9srlfopfuns unO abnlids
&rontbsiten.
Smtt's &eber Yiaem.
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gfeae tiirtii9e Babe Mnitalt.
9ritte straBe go. 80, einen Blod
butter Der Hoft Office.

Siirtii6e. ruiRl1e, Rafenbampfs,
Iabels unb einfad]e 8dber tdgli6 fur
9erren unb Damem. WnKage, Cub.
neraugen Operatienen. Offen 8aa
unb Naht.
geionbere 8abtanitalt fur Damen.
Carl 1eied, Gi8entbiimer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
PROGRESS OF AUSTRALIA.
The First English Settlers in That
Fair Land Were COnSicts.

from tRp f;iil mail tidzette
When the Endeavorer reached England
the enthusiastic accounts given by the ex-
plorers OF the eastern shores of Australia
aroused no little interest, and. when the in
dependence of the American states had been
achieved stimulated a desire on the part
of many to undertake what Bacon calls
1.-THE heroic work of colonization" of the
great virgin continent in the southern seas.
In 1Ts8. when the Pitt ministry was in Of
fee bill passed parliament authorizing
the transportation of offenders across the
seas, and Viscount Sydney, the secretary
Of state for the colonies, selected Botany
Bay as a suitable site for the new penal
settlement. He appointed Capt. Arthur
Philip, r. N as the commander of the eX-
pedition and first governor, and on May II,
1885, the fOtilla set sail, having on board
miserable contingent of 564 male convicts,
1872 female prisoners, 16S marines, with ten
officers. and a few mechanics and others,
amounting altogether to 1017 souls. 1t will
be always a matter for regret that the coll
onizatiOn of Australia should have origi-
mated in convictsm: but, as Sydney Smith
pointed out a few years later, under that in
famous terms were comprised most differ
ent degrees and species of guilt. Many of
the offenders a century ago were transport
ed for trifling breaches of the law, which no
one would now include in the category of
offenses, much less crimes Strange as it
may seem to say so, the new policy was
conceived In spirit of philanthropy, and
marked. In sense, a benefioent revolt
against the merciIess severity of the GRIM
inal Jaws.
The llberality of the government has en-
dOWed sydney with an extent Of parks, pub
lie gardens and recreation reserves which
few even of the great European cities can
equal. In the metropolitan area there are
5,3SI acres set apart for such purposes. In
addition, a magnificent reserve, situated
sixteen miles south of the city, but access
sible by railway. has been dedicated to the
city as a national park. Its area is Sc, $40
acres. and it surrounds the picturesque bay
OF Port Hacking. 1t Is covered with SPLEEN
did virgin forest, and the scenery is charm
ing Another large park, situated ten miles
to the north of Sydney, known as Kuring-
gal Chase, is also dedicated to the public
It's area is $500 acres. The Sydney Botan-
nical Gardens are much tho Oldest and
finest in the British colonies. They are
forty acres in extent situated within the
domain surrounding Farm Cove. one of the
most charming indents of the harbor. and
the anchorage of the Australian squadron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Chinese Leather,

i'ih me boston transcript.
The process by which the Chinese leather
acquires its peculiar characteristics ia de-
scribed as follows: The skins are put into
'uos containing water. saltpeter and salt,
ana after thirty days are taken out, the
halr Is shaved off and the skins we'll
washed in spring water; each hide is then
cut up Into three pieces and well steamed,
"hlch Is done by passing them several
,lines backward and forward over a steam
ing oven Further, each piece is stretched
out separately over fiat board and secured
WIN nails, so as to dry gradually and thor
oughly In the sun. The smoke of the oven
makes the leather black, and If 1t is desired
10 nave 1t of yellow appearance 1t is rub
pea over with water in which the fruit of
me so-called wongchee tree has been
soaked. OF the offal. glue is made by heat
ing 1t in pans for twelve hours over a slow
IRE, and the glue so obtained Is poured into
rough, earthen vessels, where 1t remains
three days, in order to coagulate; the solid
mass Is cut into pieces with sharp knives
ana carefully laid upon grating-like trays
TO dry-the time taken In drying varying
from five days, with a northwest wind, to
thirty or forty days with a southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Hernldry Has No Legal Status.

ANN Ing Ah'LaaeiPhio htccfQ
A coat Of arms has no legal status In the
United States, as has recently been made
manifest to several members of a Phila-
delphia family of high ancestral origin.
VINO were told by eminent counsel that
coat OF arms was practically ferae naturae
"a wild BEAST in the eye Of the law. One
member OF this family, a. practicing physi-
cian' mad effected the cure of a tobacconist,
VINO 10 snow his gratitude got up a special
gold-tipped cigarette, which he called by
.ne DOCTOR name. He emblazoned on the
cigarette paper the Doctors family coat of
the family, all equally entitled TO use this
coat GO t,o OF arms: they were deeply indignant
at lheif cherished distinction being appro-
priated for trademark. Some of them en-
gasea lawyers to get out an injunction re-
strainins the cigarette manufacturer from
using the same, but upon co,,suItine one Of
Inc le t,l lawyers of the Philadelphia bar
strain 't tha ,naI they could de nothing to re-
suai1 the manufacturer, Even a copyright
h Mouio De useless. as the coat of arms had
generations. " previous