THE STORY OF SWAIM HE CAME OF A FAMILY OF GREAT WARRIORS. Tli# >#mr Huh llrni l.i*|ir«*»rnii'll In Kirry Win' In th# liillnl "Inti* HU Court W ;l r 1 i * I 111 Ittl Cil Hill'll u llig "itnilil In til# Arm*. AVID G. SWAIM, I'. S. A., retired ) judge advu ate gen ' eral, died at Wash ington the other day of Brights dis ease. Gen. .Hwalm was years old. His family was a fight ing one, and was represented III the active operations of every war in which the United Slates has been engaged. This Is especially true of the war of 1812 in the person of Commodore Law rence. The dead general's father was a friend of Joshua It. Olddlnga, Salmon I’. Chase and other political leaders of his day. and was one of the few who organized the free soli party In Ohio. Ir was in the Buckeye state that Gen eral Hwalm was born. He whs iflven a good academic education in his native mate, studied law, and was admitted to the bar In 1859. He took an active part on the republican side In the cam paign of 1860. and In 1861 he entered the array as a first lieutenant of the SIxty-flfth Ohio volunteers. This was Sherman's brigade. Soon after taking to the field he was made adjutant of bis regiment. He was later acting adjutant general of the brigade of which his regiment was a part In the Army of the Ohio. This was afterward the Army of the Cumberland, and was commanded successively by Buell, Hoseerans and Thomas, General Swalm participated . GENERAL DAVID G. SWAIM. In the battles and campaigns of these armies. He was wounded at Shiloh, fought bravely at Perryvllle and Chlckamauga, where he was Injured when his horse was killed, and was again hurt at Missionary Itldge. After Shiloh he was rewarded with a promo tion to a captaincy and was made as sistant adjutant general of volunteers. After the battle of Stone River he was assigned to the staff of the general of the Army of the Cumberland. He served all through the war, and when he was mustered out in lKf.fj It was as assistant adjutant general, with the rank of major and brevet colonel of volunteers. In February, 18(17, General Sivaim was commissioned In the reg ular army. Because of his legal capa city he was assigned Judge advocate of the fourth district, with heardquar ters at Vicksburg. In that capacity he successfully argued against eminent counsel the celebrated habeas corpus case of McCardle, which Involved the constitutionality of the reconstruction acts of congress. In 18f.it he was ap pointed major and judge advocate in the army, and was assigned to the headquarters of the Missouri. This post he dik’d for more thuu ten yeurs. President Hayes in 1879 appointed General Swalm Judge advocate general of the army, with the rank of a briga dier general. General Swalm was a devoted friend of the late President Garfield. In 1884 he was charged with having misappropriated government funds and was tried by court-martial. The finding was suspension for ten years. He retired for that term. In ‘V I»*r» mull <111(1 |>a.V, hut since that time was never active In army matlera. On the ociuslon of his appointment hy President Hayes the commanding general of Hie depart ment of the Missouri Issued a general order, in which he placed the highest praise upon the head of the new Judge advocate general, and expressed the deepest sorrow for the severance of the close ties that had hound the brilliant lawyer-soldier to the department. Hearing a ll.tbr It i|*|»''|»<»tit mu« t,v ttwuil. Worcester Correspondence of the Hog ton Herald; \ baby hippopotamus weighing one hundred and fifty pounds was taken from the tank of Its par cuts to-day, and It is now being ten derly cared for by a keeper, who bus placed It on a milk dist. latrge ran «aa bags are walked In milk and theca are given to the baby, who chew* apou them with evident enjoyment The keepers hope to he able to bring the baby up to maturity, but are In doubt as to whether they will surceed \t present the greatest danger ta from the wounds Inflicted by the pareuu as. while they are nut In themselves par tlrularly serious, there la great liability that the young uae may tab* wild la them, as the weather Just aow is ss per tally conducive to colds t» S.lC ur I Ism. In a lereal lecture ih* tiermaa traveler Prof IVehusitswarhke ,|* glared that the danger from gtigi kg by wild animals la the African deserts and nksewhere was greatly exaggerate,! gad that the best weapon against gi «g«k was an umbrella, which would jward off say Una ur tiger RUSSIAN INEBRIETY. Kcforni by <;ovrrnnirqt«l Monopoly of the l.lqnor Tronic. On January I. 1898. an Interesting ex periment in tlie control and sale of 1 liquor by the Russian government I will be Inaugurated in Poland. This | Is the result of tbe apparent success j of a system of governmental monopoly of the liquor trade which was Inan I gurated by the late Czar Alexander III. 1 In a few provinces in Russia. The Rns ■ filun | easants are addicted to the use of alcohol ‘made from rye, called vod ka. This liquor is not only Intoxicat ing, but poisonous, and It has been proved that an unscrupulous class of | dealers In the vile duld had been prac j tlcally pauperizing the mujlks. or Rus ! sian peasants. To counteiuc tills evil a special board was formed to consld er the matter, and a a a result of the deliberations of this body the Russian government has undertaken to control the selling of wines and liquors In cer tain districts. The system first took effect on July 1, 189(1, In Bessarabia, Volhynla, Kkaterlnoslav, Kelff, Fndo lla, Taurida, Kherson and Chernigov. On the drst of the present month the system presumably went into effect in the governments of Vllna, Vitebsk, Grodno, Kovno, Minsk and Moghlley. The success attending the Initial ex periment has been encouraging, and the autocratic character of the Rus sian government and the natural do cility of the Russian peasant are favor able antecedent conditions. The test In Poland will be far mor cdlfflcult as well as more Important and extensive. Some of the rules, which must be dis played III the governmental liquor sa loons plainly show the paternal and autocratic character of the govern ment. Kor example: "Purchasers of liquors are required to take off their hats when they come Into the shop," “No pictures, portraits or publications of any kind are permitted to bang on the Inside walls of a government wine shop, except an Image of some saint, the rules for tbe sale of liquors and the regulations of the excise commis sioners." "Liquors are sold only for cash, and are prohibited to be sold el thelr on credit. In exchange for any kind of produce, articles, etc., or In return for loans.” The experiment has not yet progressed far enough to per mit of definite conclusions as to Its practicability; but It Is stated that data collected by the Russian minister of finance and by other officials from Ihe localities in which it is already In op eration show that the reform works favorably and Is appreciated.—Phila delphia Record. i THE PRINCE OF PHYSICISTS, Among the members who crossed the Atlantic to attend the meeting of the British scientists at Toronto I/>rd Kel vin claims especial mention as the prince of physicists. At the Montreal meeting he was Kir William Thomson. His present title was conferred In 1892. He was born at Belfast, Ireland, in 1824, and was educated at tbe univer sities of Glasgow and Cambridge. In 1846 he was appointed professor of na tural philosophy In the University of Glasgow, where he still remains. His papers on electricity and magnetism published from time to time have been many and masterful. He edited the Cambridge aud Dublin Mathematical Journal from 1846 to 1853 and has for many years been the leading editor of the Philosophical Magazine. He was president of the British association fo.r the Advancement of Science in 1871 and the Royal Society of London In 1891. Lord Kelvin has been active as an en gineer and Inventor. It was In great part due to his skill in solving the many intricate problems Involved in marine telegraphy that transoceanic signaling became such a success that he was knighted in 1866. The best known of his many inventions are his quadrant and portable electrometers, compensated compasses for iron ships, various types of mirror galvanometer, the siphon recorder, u machine for the analysis of tidal curves and many com I until KELVIN. mercial Instrument* for measuring electrical currents and iMitemtal differ ence*. Mttle Thinit The smallest elephant Is one from Sumatra which waa recently *thil«it*| in Merlin. Threw yearn old. M atanda only 9d Inch*# from the ground It t* a little u*er one yard In length, and welgha UK pound* The normal ele phanl welgha al the aam* age al least threw Iona A pigmy rare of .amwl* rilste In 1‘wrala. which are only IS m charge* of cowardice that may he brought against him, that In to Nay. cowardice of a physical ibur nc'er, alnce it in impossible to deny that he ha* Ir-Cked courage in dealing wilh the political situation. Only on one point have the two queena been untied, namely. In the an imoulty which they have each of them dlaplayed toward Hint American girl hailing from llostctn who may he aaiil for a time to have nhared ihr thmnr of I’orlugal, although she did not hear gey govtrelgn Mile, hut merely that of t'ounleNe Queen Marla tie la Olo rl*. whuge arc**<*ton to the throne led to the MignellNt and la-gllimlst civil ware in 1‘ortugal. riled alien hei chil dren were atttl tonne, and pr inting the minority of her Non*, her htubund. King Ordlnai'd a prince of the honee of Hage-Cuburt tluiha. ami a cousin, therefore, of Queen Victoria. egefclsed monarchical away a« rvgmi Alnmei Immediately on liei-uuing a widower, he married -r itnslnu Mtiru named Kline llrunler. whom he created t nun I eea ol Kdlan and who now nurrlvee him Hhe la a remarkably clever woman, and her royal kuahaad -luring Ike period of her marriage waa cu hi Hot I > devoted to her that be may Ire aald alinoai lu bare ruled I’urlugai Ihrough ber rttepmoiber to ike late king, and dry grandmother to the pr*#ewt rulec, • He •till rema-i, a n i.tphuwUa tggr. la Portuguese life, while the vaal wealth and great landed possessioni bequeathed to her by Ferdinand rende: her a factor In politics sufficiently pow erful to be able to hold her own ngalnst the two queens. Their quarrels will her constitute yet another disturbing element of the Portuguese court, anti one Is tempted to believe that If thi loss of his throne will relieve him from further participation In the merry war raging at Lisbon between hll French wife, his Italian mother and bis American step-grandnm. the out break of a revolution and the inaugu ration of a republic at Lisbon will be welcomed by no one more heartily than by fat, easy-going, Indolent Kin* Carlos. HISTORY. Some fu-ti for folks Who Are Not Mors When tho S' I oil War Kittled Many people think Appomattox marked the end of the war, as Sumpter did Its beginning. As a matter of fact, the war did not end officially until Aug. 20, 1866, when President Johnson is sued a proclamation announcing that war was at an end, and that peace, or der arid tranquility and civil authority existed In all the stales. While Lee’s surrender was not the end of the war, ft was the beginning of the end. John son surrendered on April 26, "D'ck" Taylor on May 4, and Kirby Smith not until May 26. On May 13, m >r than a month after la*e’s surendor, £ ■harp fight took place at Palmetto ranch. In Texas, which Is called by Jef ferson Davis and other authorities the last battle of the war. The commander of the union troops, mostly colore I, says In his report: "The last volley of the war, It la believed, was fired by 'he B!xty-second United States Colored In faniry, about sunset on May 13, 1865, between White's ranch and the Boca Chlca, Texas," In this fight, which look place on the American side of the ftio Grande, the Mexican lmperia'lsts Kent over a body of cavalry, which aided the confederates In their Ia*t and successful attack. On June 13 Tennessee was declared at. peace; Jcne i'l the blockade was raised; July 22 Urant made his last official report; April 2, 1866, proclamation that Geor gia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Loulsi »na, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florl 1a are tranquil, issued by the Presi dent. Aug. 20, 1866, war officially de flared ended. The latter date wan In !X«7 fixed by Congress as the official and legal date of the close of the war. Tli* Kloadlk* Outfit. It is a great mistake to tuke any thing except what Is necessary. The trip is a long and arduous one, and u man should not udd one pound of bag gage lo Ills outfit Ihul ran he dis pensed with I have known men who have loaded themselves up with rifles, revolvers and shotguns. This u en tirely unnecessary. Itevolvers will get you Ini" trouble, ami there Is no use of taking them with you. as large gaiui of any character Is rarely found on the trip I have prospected through this region for some years, sad have only seen one moose You will not see any large game whatever oti your trip from Juneau to ItawMin City, therefore, do not laha any firearms I stuns Kroiu Klondike Nuggets," by Jh** ph I join# uf smell Is lektlm Iailmlsrs eaa smell s* well aa animal# that live upon the land A piece of decayed eat suspended In the water in the *•*#iuy whets lobsters are abun dant will murn be completely surruund ed hf a sr*e»ly, lighting crowd. Ismi month Ih* Us-amutlve work* at Uch*ne««ady announced the receipt ol 1 an erdet for twelve narrow-gauge loco mulUe* from Japan THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. A REVIEW OF THE THIRD QUARTER. Ooldeu Test Lot Vour Light Ho Rhine Hr fore Men, That They May Hee lour Good Work*, and Glorify lour Father Which la In llaarea Matt.ft. I A. 111 NTH TO THE TEACH EU. I. All the place* prominently nam'd In these lesson* sre located around the Aegean He*. If a map could be drawn upon the blackboard or on a sheet of manilla paper, embracing the western p* nirmuia of Asia Minor and the eastern half of Greece, the place* might readily l>e Indicated upon It. and the event* con nected with each plac# might be named Eight pupils In turn might point mi* the places (each naming one), and might state the facts of the lessons associated with each place. I. Trnas, the site of old Troy, In Asia Minor. From this place Paul and Hlla* started upon their voyage to Europe, taking with them Timothy and Luke (lesson I). 2. Philippi, In Macedo nia (Lessons 1, 111 Here was planted the first church In Europe, begun with th# conversion of Lydia; and here Paul and Hlla* gang in the prison, were freed by the earthquake, and told to their Jailer the way of salvation. 3. Thessa lonlca, In Macedonia, was the place wh*r# Paul preached In the synagogue and won many disciples among the Uentlles, fait wa* driven out of the city by a Jewish mob (Lesson III;. To the church In this city were written his two earliest epis ties. First and tfccond Thcssa Ionian* (Lesson VI). i. Berea, In Macedonia, wa* the borne of the noble Bible students who heard Paul preach, searched the Herlp tures diligently, and believed In Christ (Lesson III;. 0. Athens, In Greece, wa* the most Illustrious city of Hie ancient world, the home of literature, art, and philosophy. Here Paul preached on Mars* Hill (lesson IV). 0. Corinth, In Greece, wa* the city of commerce, as Athens was of learning. Her#- Paul preached for nearly tw## years, working meanwhile a* a tent-maker (Lesson V;. To this church two of his letters were addressed, First am) Second Corinthian* (lessons VII VIII, X;. 7. Ephesus, In I he province of Ly#!la. was the greatest Hulk' for Christ I* obe dient to the Hplm- silent where the Hplr lt forbids him to speak, and ready to en ter new fields when (he Hplrlt points out his way. Lesson II. Paul and the Philip pian Jailer, The worker for Christ Is pa tlent In trial- enduring persecution, un complaining under violence, singing songs In the night, and always ready to point a soul In the way of salvation. Lesson 111 Paul at Thessalonlca and Herea He Is persevering in labor when driven out of one city, wot king anew In another, and never remitting his diligence in the work of the Gospel. Lennon IV. Paul Preach ing In Athens. In this lesson we observe that the worker Is tactful in method. He approach** lh<- wine men of Atlienn In workn that blend compliment and rebuke, pralnlng them for their reverence while | Mhowing them the folly of Idolatry. Les son V. Paul'* Ministry In Corinth. He Is broad In sympathy, holding Jew* and I I (oxt III,,! Il.l/ellll l i tills tlllllPl O li , I ..In. lug for the salvation of liotli. Lessen VI. Working anil Waiting for Christ. The Christian worker Is ever looking for Christ, ready for his appearing, arid awaits Ills Lord's corning, not In Idle ness, hut In constant work la-sson VII. Abstaining for the Hake of Others, lie Is self-denying In life- willing to sacrifice his own desires. Ids own enjoyments, and even ill* own rights, rather than place any stumbling-block In his brother's way Lesson VIII, The Kxcellence of Chrlatlan Love, lie Is perfect In love—esteeming charity the highest of all the Christian graces, and the one that endures forever. Lesson IX. I’uul Opposed at Ephesus. The worker for Christ Is fearless of men, for he knows that the Lord Is with hlrn and no harm can come lo him white he Is In the way of duty. Lesson X Gentiles Giv ing lo Jewish Christians, He Is generous In giving, for he recognises all men us his brothers, and Is ready to aid those who need, especially those who are of the household of faith. Lesson XI. Chris tian Living. The wnrker fur Christ Is righteous In eouducl—Just und upright In dealing, gentle toward ail, and overcom ing evil with good, la-sson XII. Caul's Address to the Kpheslan Ivlders. Ho pos sesses a spirit of earing fur the Church. Hu hears It* burdens; lie works tor Its success; he strives for Its pump. Water for Kahblta, PI. II. It The food u( fatbits m al ways green stuff of aoinu kind, anil as nine leullis of tbla la water, Ikane aul mala never need drink. At lenst, no breeder or fancier of tbeae animals ever glvea them drink. When kept In coultneiueut, and green food la uot easy to procure, tbe grain la always steeped In water. In a wild slate rah bits feed at night, when there is dew, which supplies I hem with seMcktit water, KMCHANUI, day aotbtag It la tbe oaly way t« •void being mlatiuoted. Alcblann 11 lobe 1 be number of newspapers and per Indus Is published in Japan Iasi year was TtS A Venetian firm le making Umbel# of spun glaee. nbkfe ere soft and n* pliable ne ellk Tbe armor of ibe fourteenth century waa ao benvy that a fallen knlgbt could not rise without aeeietauve. I TRAINING THE YOUNG. By X. 8. Stowell. Jii«t now when the attention of the entire civilized world is turned upon Knglarid and the Interesting event* connected w ith the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria, it might in interesting to our people well as to all others to study the meth ml* adopted In the early training of this woman who has fur so many year* controlled the affairs of the most pop tilur court In the world. The little Victoria's education began with her existent *. While It was hy n<> means a certainty that she would conic to the throne there was more than a possibility of such an event, and the wise and comprein uslve course pursue,i In her bringing up was adopted In e d' the world. As a musician it Is said that she could have commanded a lead log position on the operatic stage, had she been mo situated that it would Dave been necessary or desirable. The In telligent and painstaking care of bu instructors made It possible to iis< every moment of her existence for soDP wise purpose. Hhe had recreations and pleasures, and enjoyed her early III* quite as well as most children, and probably much more healthfully, as Iter entire time and conduct were regulated by those who knew what they wci< about, and, knowing,dieted up to ilxir lights. There Is no reason why any ordinar ily Intelligent child should not. at tb* age of twelve years, be as far ad • vanned as most, children are at fifteen or even eighteen years. The fault It* e in the disposition of their time and tlx almost purposeless way In which the education I* conducted. The majority of children go to the public schools and learn all from sim ilar book* and In sluillar ways. Tlx quick-witted, bright children catch ideas and make what seems like great advances. The dull ones often strug gle along, only half comprehending tlx lessons, and never really grasping halt a dozen facts about the thing they an studying They grope through their entire educational career precisely In this way. It Is safe to assert that nine tenths of tlx- children learn their les sons by rote and recite them without any clearly defined understanding of what their subject matter Is cr tbe f.ictr the lessons are intended lo convey. It Is not, therefore, to be wondered at if learning Is merely smattering, and If some day, there Is a fierce rebellion in the mind of the grown-up, because so much time was wasted that might have been filled with profit and gain, mental, moral and physical. The ar gument that children can be overtaxed by this means Is no argument at all, as It is well understood mat me cnii dren of royal families are rarely 111, and the proportion of deaths in early life is astonishingly small School children who feed on unwholesome food and are exposed to unsanitary in fluences cannot stand the high pres sure of cramming processes to which they are sometimes subjected, hut tills really means nothing in the general summing up of the ease. Interesting study is no more taxing to the mind, If properly conducted. Ihau are toys and gaim-s and other play occupations, and certainly it is far less ^ of a strain on the vital forces than the exciting sights and scenes ‘.hut so many little ones are treated to. As a matter of fact, at least one-half of the waking hours of the average child are wasted as far as uliy growth of the mind uud intelligence Is concerned, and It Is in order for some oue to suggest the best way In which this lost time can be turned to account, and the rising yen oration benefited by acquiring a store ot Information upon subject* on which at present they have but the vaguest and most shadowy idem Wins al aiso.uoo a Harris tlnttl quite recently there were twelrs casks ot hick, In the (iermun city of llreiiicli christened the W'etfe A;-t<* | ties, wlib h hail been Ir the per c>*loa | uf the taunir palltj for two reKturiee or more It was the privilege of e» cry rstepaysr wN-> rptrrtalned a db llltgutsb* d gue t, i t hud a serious til ue*„. la his house to upply for a bat tic Sited float oh* of these twain t* « • oats, and tt bag leva • otapuied that, 11sklag out of storey* and other *» 11 use* into consideration, tt, « ,,t of •it.h a bottle was not te«* then ft fa* MM, there #f* four m ilt amve a ft g* ^ rsJ ta one in hr ware