The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-30

AEtH, OtHtUHs dBQ R0QeEAle OU CELLS &ASsA~ Local Notices. 15 cents per line.
 It Is believed that there are now at least five hundred deer in the Massa- chusetts woods.
 < The Moscow Gazette warns the Rus sian government against allowing Eng lisfmen to settle in the oil districts of the Caucasus, as the situation may be- come the same as that in the Transvaal before the war.
 There are two thousand Chinese youths in the schools and universities of Japan. Some of them are girls. The Japanese are now numerous in Picking and in other Chinese cities. They are making persistent efforts to establish more intimate and Sympathetic rela- lions with the Chinese.
 Henry Labouchere says that the speeches of Lord Rosebery always re- mind him of the description given by Prince Bismarck of 3 certain Prussian statesman: At first he would have an opinion, then he weakened it by self contradiction. then again an objection to the contradiction occurred to him, until at last nothing remained. He
 was a clever speaker, but not inclined to action; indeed, he resenbled an in dia-rubber ball, which hops. hops and hops. but more feebly every time. until it at last sones to full stop.'
 There is talk that as marble-p9o- ducing State Georgia may rival Yer. mont. The marble belt of Georgia is about sixty miles in length. extending from g southwesterly direction from the North Carolina line through Pick ems county. The supply is practically inexhaustible, as the depth of the de- posit in many places is over one hun dred feet Both white and colored va rieties are found. The characteristics of the Georgia marbles are purity of chemical composition. uniform texture and peculiar crystalline structure, rem. dering it remarkably durable because of it's, slow absorption of water.
 A recent inquiry at Antiquarian Hall in Worcester brought to light a queer manuscript volume which was present. ed to the society in 1874 It is a log book of a trip to Greenland in 1903. It is bound in pigskin and well preserved. A few of the outside edges of the leaves are torn, but the main body of the writ. ing Is as legible as on the day it was written, three hundred years ago. What makes the manuscript more inn portant Is the number of very interest ing water-color paintings Illustrating. the scenes in Greenland. There are pie lures of the natives under varying con- dftions and dress. The colors are fresh, and the drawing is good,
 Chess for the blind is one of the latest Paris novelties, though the idea was first originated by professional chess player familiar to British devotees of the game. It one day occurred to Pro- lessor Goldberg that, considering how often chess is played blindfolded, there ought to be no difficulty in teaching the game to the really blind. He comnuni- cated his idea to M. de la sezeranne, who took it up with enthusiasm, with the result that at the vallentin Hady Association headquarters there was the other day inaugurated a special chess class for the blind. The boards are in futed and smooth squares, and one set of pieces is rounded at the top, while the other is pointed. Charitable indi- viduals and the National Institute for. the Blind are interesting themselves in the subject. 7.
 According to the annual report of the New York fire. commissioner, just made, there was a notable reduction of losses by fire in Greater New York in the year 1902. In Manhattan the aggre- gate loss was 23 IA per cent. less than during the year 1901, and about the same per cent. less than the lowest loss in any previous year since 1898. In the whole city the aggregate of fire losses was 21 per cent. less than in the preceding year. This result Commis- sioner Sturgis clair,s to be due to the increased efficiency of the uniformed force, which has been accomplished "by honest and impartial treatment and absence of favoritism on the part of the commissioner, coupled with strict discipline and sympathy and consider ation for the men in the hardships of their exacting profession" The report emphasizes the fact that all promotions are now made for merit, uninfuenced by '.pull" or by payments of money.