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r AN EMPHATIC PROTEST Objootion to tho Ordor Eioludlng Ohinoso From tbo Philippines. ORDER WAS ISSUED BY GEN. OTIS. China Inillti that III Order ! Contrary to International Ijt mid In Violation of ExUtlug Treatlei Matter I Turned 0er to Secretary Hoot for Conldera Uon and Adjuawnrnt. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Tho im perial Chineso govornmont, through 1U minister, Wu Ting Hang, haa lodged with tho atnto depnrtmont nn emphatic protest against tho military ordor of Qonoral Otln excluding Chi aese from tho Philippines. Neither tho tato dopartment nor tho Chinese lega tion will glvo any Information con cerning tho protest, hut from entirely reliable) quartors It la learned that It insists that Qonoral Otis' action Is con trary to lntornutlonul lawo, In viola tion of oxlstlng treaties, and In com plete disregard of tho frlondly rela tions which have been so long main tained botwoon tho two countries. Minister Wu called at tho atnto de partment last Friday and It Is bo lleved ho submitted tho protest In per son at that ttmo. Tho matter wus promptly brought to tho attontlon of tho prcsldont, as tho protoRt was of such a charactor as to glvo tho subjoct an International as pect considerably boyond tho purely military question Involved. It la said that China welcomed tho rccont advent of tho United States Into tho nffalrs of tho far oast and has hoped that this step would provo a furthor bond and would oxtend tho relations botweon tho two countries, particularly In their neighboring possessions. Furthermore, It Is understood that among the spe cific points of protest submitted by the Chineso government Is ono to tho effect that such an order Is a departure from tho nnnotmccd purpose of tho prosldont of tho United States to main tain tho prcsont status of affairs In tho Philippines until congress has do tormlnod a permauont condition. The military phases of the question have been referred to Secretary Hoot. Owing to his familiarity with Interna tional law, ho will probably consider the subject broadly, both In Its Inter national, bb woll as Its military as pects. Qonoral Otis' ordor was Issued somu tlmo ago, without direction from Washington and apparently as a mili tary necessity, although tho Chineso protest urges that thero Is no such military necessity, but on tho con trary, that tho Chineso have rendered even military assistance General Otis' order Is signed by him self as military governor of tho Philip pines, and by Rrlgndler Qonoral Cbarlos A. Whltnkor, as collector of customs, having Btiporvlslou of Chi nes affairs. It says: "Tho laws of tho United States, which prohibit tho Chineso, will bo enforced here." Tho decrco then oxcopts such Chi- noso as havo previously lived In tho Philippines and who Imvo certificates showing this fact. It also oxcopts Chlnoso officials, travolors, etc., except ed undor tho treaty between tho Unltod States and China. Provision is mado for registering tho Chineso in tho Philippines and tliolr deportation to China In caso of failure to register. As very few Chinese, other than those now In tho Philippines, come within the oxcoptlons, tho effect of the decreo Is to make tho exclusion practically absolute VENEZUELA BOUNDARY. The Kngllrli llarrlter lne Into History to Find tti Outline. PARIS, Sept. 19.--At yesterday's session of thoAnglo-Venczuolan boun dary commission Sir Richard Webster, tho Brltlah attoruoy gonerul, continu ing his argument on behalf of Grent Britain, dwelt on tho relations of the Dutch and tho Indians. Describing the colony as It wub in 1714, at tho time of tho treaty of Utrecht, ho claimed that tho Dutch then owned all hat Is now contended for by Great Britain, and argued that tho acts of Spanish Interference dur ing the eighteenth century had boon without effect. Describing the colony In 1814, ho assorted that at tho tlmo of tho trans fer to England, all tho territory and all the rivers ownod by tho Dutch passed from tho Netherlands to Eng land, SCHLEY'S FRIENDS PROTEST. Mew Order, They Hity, Are Not Com mm urate With III Dignity. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Governor Lowdcs, Senator Wellington, Mayor Malstor of Baltimore and General Felix Angus called upon tho president to day and formally protested against the assignment of Rear Admiral Schley to command tbo South Atlantic station on tho ground that It was not common surato with his dignity nnd tho service he had rendered during the Spanish American war. The protest was made voluntarily and without Admiral Schley's knowledge. Tho president listened attentively to what tho Maryland republican leaders had to Bay, but gavo no Indication of what ho would do. Two Soldier Bluet III. CHICAGO, Sept. 19. A dispatch to the Times-Herald from Washington Bays: Privates Damhoffer nnd Conine, sentenced to death by court martial for assaulting Philippine women, will not recolvo any morcy at tho hando of tho president. Tho sentence of tho court martial will bo carried out ns soon as tho proceedings and findings In tho two cases can bo rovluwed und ap proved by him, unless thero should bo eomo irregularity about tho proceedings. TEARS Of FINANCIAL CRASH. War In Hon th Africa Likely to Cuo Herlou Trouble In London, NKW YORK, Sept. 19. Tho Times' London financial correspondent ca bles: "Our money market anxiously beglhH to reckon upon war risks, All last week wo wcro hoping ngalnst hopo that peace might bo maintained. As 1 wrlto that hopo has almost been aban doned and rates for money nro there fore tightening wholly Irrespective of business demands. These, Indeed, aro very modcrato for the homo account. Our discount market would have llttto occupation did it depond on the domes tic supply of bills, for that docs not now nmount to 25 por cent of the total vnluo of paper handled. "This Is ono grcnt source of anxiety for our credit Institutions. Not bo mnny years ago quite 70 per cent of tho bills of exchange current hero wore of English origin; now It 1b qulto tho other way. Not only do British banks and discount houses buy foreign bills In largo amounts, but French, German, Russian, Dutch and Japanese banks possess Important London branches engaged In placing dally a largo vol u mo of bills on our market. During your export season each American mail also brings heavy consignments of your mercantile papor. It Is thoroforo of tho utmost Importance that no hitch should arlso to prevent our credit es tablishments from being ablo to regu larly handlo this stream of remit tances. Dear money must produca this hitch and I fear a war must force our market sharply. SMALLPOX !N a regiment. Thirtj-Flritl Detained nt Nun rranaliea llcraUMi nf Infertlnn. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. The Thirty-first Infantry, which was sched uled to salt on tho transport Grant to day for Manila, has been held back because of a cutiso of smallpox within Its ranks. John O. White of company M was discovered to havo symptoms which pointed to smallpox. Ho was Imme diately put Into quarantine und every precaution was taken to prevent a spread of tho disease. The Thirty-first has been detained until u thorough Investigation can bo mado, The regi ment enmo here nt tho end of August from Fort Thomas, Ky. SEEKS AID OF UNCLE SAM. OrmiRe Free State Will Ak tho United Mate to Intervene lor the TrntmMiiil. LONDON, Sept. 19. Tho Capotown correspondent of tho Dally Mall says: Tho United States consul In Cape town has gone to lllocmfontoln at tho request of tho government of tho Orange Freo State to confer regarding tho crisis. The Orange Free States axecutlvo Is anxious to Hocure Ameri can Intervention. Iloer spies Infest all tho border towns. Troops will bo dispatched to Klmbcrly within n week. Five hun dred last night and others will go for ward today. Ntnlililiiir Affrar t ItHwII--. RAWLINS, Wyo., Sept. 19. Lou ShncfTor, a Union Pacific brnkomnn, was stabbod yesterday morning by Jack Harris, a sheep lierdcf In tho employ of tho Gcddos Sheep company. Tho men had been drinking tho earlier part of tho night and about 3 o'clock in tho morning Shnoffer was In tho Club saloon when Harris camo In and, without warning, plunged tho blade of n pocket knife into his neck. A wound four inches long was made, but, not deep enough to bo dangerous, I'hlllpplne llovenur. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. Tho war dopartment mado tho statement today that tho total receipts of tho Philip pine Islands for tho month of July aro $732,845, divided ns follows: Custoraa receipts nt Manila, $391,147; customs receipts at Hollo, $22,111; customa ro colptH at Ccbu. $31,043. To this should bo added Internnl rovenue recolptB to the nmount of $100,220. Tho remaining receipts consist of provost court lines, water rents, market and Blaughtei house receipts, etc. AIoKlnlt')' llixiiiut to Denny. WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 19 'Partial nrrangomeutB have been mado at the White houso for tho din ner which President MeKtnlcy will glvo to Admiral Dewey. It will bo held on tho evoning of October 3 nt 3 o clock in the state dining room. Tho list of guests will bo limited to fifty nnd will consist of prominent (ilileors of tho navy and urmy nnd high officials of the government. A fow Invltntlons havo nlrendy gone out, No lttiort Kroni Wnton. WASHINGTON, D. C Sept. 19 Admiral WntBon hns not yet reported to tho navy department upon tho re ported bombardment of tho fort In Sublg bay by tho Charleston yester day. Genornl Otis recently wub In formed by cable that ho could havo tho fullest co-operation of tho navy In nny movement, nnd It Is thought at tho navy department thnt In execu tion of this promise Admiral Watson Is Initiating tho new campaign, Otl Dm Not Trout Hpnln. LONDON. Sept. 19. A dlBpatch to Router's Tolegruph company from Hong Kong says advices from Manila announce thnt Agulnaldo Is willing to relenso all sick and clvlllnn Spanish prisoners, but, It Is added," Major Gen eral Otis refuses to allow Spanish vessels to proceed to Filipino ports to lecolve them. liner MhihIiik Artillery. LONDON, Sept. 19. Tho special dis patches from South Africa confirm yesterday's tolegraniB to tho effect that the Boers aro massing artillery com manding Lalng's Nek. Small Boor detachments ocupy positions above Buffalo river. Sold Meiit Under Orders HAVANA, Sept. 19. The polico of Clonfucgos recently attempted to ar rest some American soldiers who woro soiling meat from tho regimental sup ply, The soldlerB resisted, but wcro finally taken into custody. KRDflGER WONT IIP Befusos to Glvo Up Indopondc.co to Groat Britain. REGRETS WITHDRAWAL OLD TERMS In firm bat Diplomatic Term lie .Show Farce Now living Flayed by John Uull Utadly Accept Arbitration hi n Meam of HoWIiib the Problem Confronting- lloth Nntloni. LONDON, 8ept. 18. All tho dis patches from South Africa this morn ing talk of tho imminence of hostilities and tho preparations for thorn. In Jo hannesburg it seems to bo taken for granted that the Orange Free Stato has approved President Krugor's note and promised nctlvo assistance in tho event of war. An official telegram postod at Volks rust suys that tho Transvaal, with the assent of tho Orango Freo Stato, repu diates British suzerainty nnd adheres to the soven years' franchise At Capotown It Is reported thnt Mr. Hoffmeyor, tho Afrikander leader, sent a communication to President Stein of the Orango Free State, entreating him to do Ills utmost to presorve peace, but that ho rocclvod In answer tho words, "Too late." All military men ngrco thnt it Is out of tho question to begin hotftllo operations before tho middle of next month, no rain having fallen and the vsldt being still baro. It Is supposed that the next movo contomplnted by tho Transvaal Is an appeal to tho powers, begging them to recommend arbitration on the lines of tho conferonco at Tho Hague. A dispatch from Charlcstown says the wildest rumors nro current thero and that great alarm Is felt, owing to the unprotected stuto of tke town, especially as Boer signaling Is plainly visible on tho adjacent mountains. There was a serious disturbance In tho Market Square of Johannesburg on Saturdny afternoon. A meeting called by a labor agitator named Bain, to condemn Brltlah policy and to en roll voluntcors to fight for tho Boors, lod to serious fights with tho polico, lasting a couple of hours. Many per sons woro Injured nmong them tho reocntly notorious Dr. Matthews, who laid achargengalnst n mounted pollce mun. An lmmonso crowd, singing "Rulo Brlttanla," accompanied him to tho polico office MILLER PILLSBURY IS DEAD. Orrrwork and Intumvli'iit Kxerolse I'm dure Heart I 'nil nro. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 18. Charles A. Plll8bury, tho woll known miller, dlod In tills city yesterdny afternoon at 5 o'clock. On account of poor health Mr. Plllshury went to Europo Decem ber 1, 1898, and returned tho middle of June. While abroad ho consulted with eminent physicians in London, Pnrls, Vienna and Berlin. When ho lunded 111 Www- vl. . uuu -n'- ' ' ''-'in thnt his hculth was much improved, but before leaving tho metropolis ho consulted other doctors nnd slnco re turning ho has been a patient of Dr. Porter of Now York and Dr. W. A. Jones of this city. Tho physicians agreed ho wns suffering from heart troublo, caused by an enlargement of the stomach and Insufficient physical oxerclso. After reaching homo ho gradually improvod nnd scorned to bo In a fair way to totally recover his health. A weok ago ho took a trip to southern MlnnoBOtu, but on his return he Buf fered from nausea. Slnco his return from his European trip he has been devoting but about two hours a day to business. Ho remained at homo nearly all day Saturday. During Sat urday night ho complained of great pain and physicians wcro summoned. They remained with him through tho night and today until a short tlmo boforo Mr. Plllshury died. Ho was conscious to tho end nnd talked to his wlfo nnd friends who were in tho room. RUMORS OF SPECIAL SESSION. i riiey l'urUtntly l'rvHH Tliumaclve Upon the l'nbllo i:r. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Notwith standing repeated denials, rumors of nn extra session of congress are per slstontly circulated. Public men who aro closo to the president declnro that he has no thought of calling congress togothor before the regulnr tlmo for Its nssombllng on tho first Monday In Decomber. Mr. McKlnley hopes that by tho tlmo congress meets In regular session ho will bo enabled to announce some sub stantial progress In tho Philippine campaign and hold out hopes of an early settlement of nffalrs In thoso Islands. As Genornl Otis will not have a groatly increased forco nt his disposal before tho latter part of October, It Is not expected that he will bo' ablo to accomplish much In tho way of sub duing tho Filipinos beforo tho middle of Novombor. Tho president hopes, kowever, that by tho first of Decomber ho will be able to roport to congress a marked Improvement In tho situation. Alger Stay Out of Itiice. CHICAGO, 111.. Sept. 18. A dispatch to tho Times-Herald from Detroit, Mich., says: That General Russell A. Alger has docldod to withdraw from the senatorial race there is now no doubt. Formal announcement of his retirement, It Is predicted, will be made this week, probably tomorrow. Cattle Combine In Trouble. AUSTIN, Tox., Sept. 18. It Is re ported that Promoter Charles Loving may have some difficulty In securing a permit to do business In Texas for his $25,000,000 cattlo syndicate, which Is Incorporated in New Jersey. It 'is well known that tho stato officers aro opposed to tho plan of Incorporation in other states to do business in Texas. Tho lawB of Texas pormit of tho In corporation of such companies as this, and state officials nro inclined to force all corporations doing business in this state to take out their charters here. TOM REED RETURNS THANKS. ExpreMC III Gratitude for Honor Con f erred Upon Him. PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 18. Tho Press will print tomorrow morning tho following: "To tho Republicans of tho First Maine District: While I nm naturally reluctant to c'ntrtido myself upon pub lic attention, even here nt home, I am sure no ono would expect mo to leavo tho First Mnlno district ufter so long a service without some words express ing to you my nppreclatlon of your friendship and my gratitude for your genoroiiB tieatment. Words alono nro Inadequate and I must appeal to your niomorles. During three nnd twenty years of political life, not always peaceful, you have never questioned a single public net of mine. Other men have had to look nfter their dis tricts. My district has looked after mo. This, In the place where I waa born, where you know my shortcom ings nB well us I do mysolf, gives mo a right to be proud of my relations with you. "No honors are over quite like thoso which come from home. It would not be just for me to withhold my thanks from thoso democrats who havo bo often given mo their votes. This friendship I can ncknowledgo with nil propriety evon In u letter to republi cans, for both they nnd you know that I have never trimmed a sail to catch tho passing breeze or over flown a doubtful flag. "Office, as a 'ribbon to stick In your coat,' Is worth nobody's consideration. Office ns opportunity Ib worth nil con sideration. That opportunity you havo given me untrnmmeled in the fullest nnd nmplest measure and I return you slncerost thnnks. If I havo deserved any praise It belongs of right to you. "Whatever may happen I am suro that tho First Maine district will al ways bo true to the principles of lib erty, self-government and the rights of man. "THOMAS B. REED. SIX NEGROES ARE KILLED. White Miner at Cirtnnllle, III., and Non Union Colored Men It it tie. CARTERVILLE, 111., Sept. 18. Car torvlllo wub the scene of a bloody riot ubout noon today, In which six negroes were Instantly killed and ono wounded unto death, while two others received slight wounds. Troublo his been hovering ever slnco the militia was recalled by Gov ernor Tanner last Monday. Tho whlto minors of this place have refused to allow the negro miners to como Into town, always meeting them and order ing them back. Today, however, thir teen negroes, nil nrmed, marched Into town, going to the Illinois Central depot, whero they exchanged n few words with the white minora there, when tho negroes pulled their pistols nnd opened lire on tho whites, who at once returned tho fire, when a running fight was kept up. Tho negroes scattered, but wcro closely followed by tho whites, run ning up tho main street, while the rc nialndor took down tho rnllroad track. """"Tii "vn'ilnnwaa done, all who went through town escaping.1- After the fight wns over six dead bodies were picked up and another mortally wounded. They woro taken to tho city hall, whero tho wounded man wnB attended to nnd an Inquost hold over tho dead ones. Mr. l. t. Ilbirkbnrn lite. VERSAILLES. Ky., Sept. 18. Mrs. J. C. S. Blackburn, wife of tho ox-sen-ntor, died here tonight of henrt dls easo, aged CO. Mr. Blackburn loft homo a few dnys ago, his wife's health showing grent Improvement. Ho was on his way from the east when Mrs. Blackburn died. At her bedside wero ull of her children except one daugh ter, the wlfo of Colonel Wllllnm P. Hall, U. S. A., who is ill In Washing ton. Carr Not n Candidate. WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 18. General Clark Carr of Galcsburg, 111., and formerly minister to Denmark, Is In Washington, and It is rumored that ho would ho tho successor of Interstnto Comrocrco Commissioner Cnlhoun, who Intends to practice law In Chicago. General Carr Bald, in responso to an inquiry, thnt ho was not a candldnto for tho position and that he had heard nothing to lead him to bollovo that his nnme was under consideration. Queen I.U'm Coimln, WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 18. Prinze David Kawananakoa, a cousin of ipc-Queen Ltlluokalanl of Hawaii, arrljed In Washington today from Honolulu. His visit to Washington Is purely personnl and has no connection wlto tho politics of tho Island. Ho will visit tho ex-queen, who Is now a nfsldont of Washington, nnd will go on to New York to tho yncht races early In October. Will Continue Htrlke. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 18. At a mc ting of tho striking street railroad mod last night It wns decided by a unsmlmouB vote to continue the strike Foi r hundred strikers were present nnd speeches wero mudo, In whlh vic tor: was predicted. The question was dec ded by a rising vote, every man pre ent standing up. Tendon for Western Veteran. V 'ASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 18. The following western ponstons have been graited: Ii suo or September 2: raska: Increase Joseph D. Cross. PJ& nvlow, $6 to $8. Vnnderbllt Will Wltbdraw. NSW YORK. Sent. 18. Tho will of Coriellus Vnnderbllt will not bo pro- bat1 (i nor its contents mado pubuc tint 1 young Alfred Vnndorbllt. the secnd son. can reach homo. He is now In tho mountains of Jnpan. This dec! don waB reached touay by tho mer tiers or mo rumtiy and tnelr law yers nt a conference In Senator Do pew s office. A cable messngo was sent to him tolling tho young mnn to retu n to Now York with nil possible speel. What else was decided upon at tl o conference was not divulged. IN THE ODD CORNER. QUEER AND CURIOUS THINCJS AND EVENTS. Bow the Olant Oclopu Hat Few Havo KTer Been the Monster Devour HI lry A Cnrlou Attachment Clover Trlok of Haven. Lelanrely Lane. In there no rond now to Leisurely Lano7 Wo traveled It long ugo, A place for the lagging of leisurely steps, sweet nnd shady nnd slow. Thero were rims of restful hills beyond and lleldM of dreamful wheat With shndows of clouds across them blown nnd popples asleep nt our feet. There lads nnd maid on a. Sunday met and strolled them two and two, Tho leaves they laced In n roof o crhcad nnd only tho sun peered through, And there wns tlmo to gather a rose and tlmo for a wood bird's call, And plenty of time to sit by u stream nnd hearken Its ripple and fall, Is thero no rond now to Leisurely I.nno?. Qod knows no have hurried nfnr! Thero wns onro a lump through tho brooding dusk and over tho trco a star. Thero was once a breath of tho clover bloom swt'et hencn, wo have hur ried so long! And thero wns n gate by n whlto roso clasped nnd out of tho dusk a song. Thnt song tho echo Is strnngo and sweot. The voice It Is weak and old, It linth no part with this flerco. wild rush and this hnrd, mad light ror gold. It hath no part with tho clnmor nnd din and tho Jarring of wheel nnd stone. Oh, listen, my henrt, nnd forget forget that we renp tho bread wo havo sown! Is thero no rond now to Leisurely Lane, where, lingering, ono by ono, The summoning bells of twilight tlmo over the mendows blown Mny find us strolling our homeward way, Bind of tho evening star? Is there no road now to Leisurely Lnno? Ood knows we havo hurried nfnr! Ladles' Homo Journal. How the illnut Octopus Kat. From Snn Francisco Call: "Never before had it fallen to my lot to seo tho terrible monster we encountered on the last passage from San Francisco toward Nanaimo In the bark Willscott of Honolulu," said a skipper tho other day. "We know that tho octopus grew to an Immense size, as Banks and Sol nnder, who accompanied Capt. Cook In his first voyage around the world, found the dead carcass of one floating on the water to tho westward of Cape Horn. It was supposed to bo twenty by thirty feet, tho body only; tho ten tacles were hanging under tho water. It was surrounded by myriads of birds, which were feeding greedily on its re mains. Pliny nlso mentions a similar monster, having eight arms thirty feet long and a corresponding girth, and many other writers, too numerous to mention, have certified to its actual ex istence. But I did not believe that any thing similar to tho terrible 'devil fish' described by Victor Hugo was really In .ioi.nrfi until I had ocular demonstra tion of tho fact on into pokboho. its eyes wero large, of a greenish tint nnd Boraowhat protruding; Its mouth, how ever, was not bo very large, and It ap peared to bo shaped like a parrot's bill; its tentacles were tiperlng, and, llko Its body, of a grayish color, cov ered with spots. It appiared to pos sess tho chameleonlike power of chang ing tho color of those epots in a most extraordinary manner as fast as the eye could detect tho changes; they varied from a very rich crlmBon to a dark, dull brown, these changes, no doubt, indicating the high state of ox cltemont under which the crenture was at tho time. Suddonly the octopus dis charged a huge Jot of a dark-colored fluid full Into the eyes of a sunflsh, and then, rushing forward with the rapid ity of an arrow, It encircled Its prey with tho long tentacles, and In another moment the victor and vanquished had disappeared below the surface of the water. In a fow moments more wo had sallod right over tho scene and found tho water wns colored almost black for a spaco fully 200 feet in diam eter, and we noticed an odor slightly resembling iodine rising from tho wa ter; our patent log line of snow-white cotton, which was towing astern, was colored almost black, and It has not yot assumed Its whlto freshness, al though it wub towed in the water fully 800 miles slnco tho nbovo episode. About twenty minutes after wo had passed over the spot wo saw the hugo creaturo again on tho surfaco enjoying its meal In a very leisurely manner, rolling the body of the unfortunato sunflsh over and ovor and biting off large mouthfuls with Its cruel-looking beak. I knew beforo that these hugo octopods and their relatives, the deca pods, were not altogether mythical, as they have at the United States national museum in Washington, a paplor inache cast of one of the latter which was found stranded on the north shore of Trinity bay, Newfoundland, on tho 22d day of September, 1877. Tho total length of this specimen, Including ten tacles, was only sixty feet, so It is quite safe to Infer that it had not be come of age when It was wrecked." Carious Attachment. There are few things more inter esting In tho natural history of ani mals, or, Indeed, more wonderful, than tho partiality which individuals of totally different race have ex hibited for ouch other, says the Lon don Mall, About ten years ago a friend who was rector of a rural parish in North Wales bought a pig at one of his village fairs. It belonged to a cottager who lived nearly lour miles from the plnce where the fair was held, and who had probably brought It on foot from his cottage that morning. Tho pig was driven up to the rectory and placed In the sty, and on the next morning my friend went to seo his new purchase and to turn him out Into tho fold to take an airing, where he was left to pick a fow poos that had been thrown down to maku his pnstliuo more agreeable. Aftor awhllo the pig was not to bo found and a servant waa sent to seo If ho had strayed back to h'is old homo. There he was found happy and freo among the other anl mals of the cottage. Ho was again driven to his now qunrtcrs, and con fined to tho sty for nearly two days. When It was thought he had become reconciled to his now home or had for gotten his old ono, ho was again liber ated and suffered to roam nt will about tho fold. He was watched for awhile, but seemed to be so entirely at homo that he was left nnd forgotten until It wns tlmo to conflno him to his own qunrters, when he was again sought for In vain. Ho had onco more strayed to his old haunts and had to be brought back again. On the morning following this escape my friend went to tho bt nnd found near It n little brown dog, which he then romembored he had seen about tho premises several times since the fair, and It occurred to him that the pig and ho were acquainted, and would, If tho opportunity wero offered, trot homo together. So tho pig was liberated In order to sec It tho surmise wns correct, and suro enough, recogni tion, sweet and tender, was Boon wit nessed. They wero followed at a re spectable distance for fully half n mile, as they diligently trotted homo to gether, the dog leading tho way and anxiously looking back every now and thon to see If his friend was following. The little dog had been missed by his master for long periods together, and his absence could not bo accounted for till, my friend solved tho mystery. Thero was evidently n strong attach ment between them, but whether It was tho force of this attachment or anxiety to look nfter his master's In terests, tho conduct of the dog waj equally wonderful. Clever Tricks of Itaven. Many stories are told of the clever ness of tho raven, a bird that really seems to have reasoning powers. One of theso stories tells how a raven by a skilful stratagem got a young bare for Its dinner, says the Philadelphia Times. It had pounced upon the little animal, but tho mother haro drove it away. Then tho raven slowly re treated, encouraging the mother to fol low him, nnd even pretending that he was afraid of her. In this fashion he led her a considerable dlstnnco from tho young one, nnd then suddenly, be fore the hare had tlmo to realize the meaning of tho trick, he roso In the air, flew swiftly buck, caught tho young haro In his beak and bore It away. A similar plan wns adopted by somo ravens that wished to steal food from a dog. They teased him till he grew so angry that he chased them from the spot, but tho artful birds turned sharp ly around, easily reached the dish be fore him and carried off tho choicer bits in triumph. As to tho raven's power of speech, the following story will show how aptly it can talk: A gentleman while traveling through a wood in the south of England was startled by hearing a shout of "Fair play, gentlemen; fair play!" uttered In loud tones. The cry being present ly repeated tho gentleman thought It must proceed from some one In dis tress and at once began to search for him. Ho soon discovered two ravens fiercely attacking a third. Ho was so struck with tho appeal of the oppressed bird that he promptly rescued him. It turned out thnt the victim was a tamo raven belonging to a house In the neighborhood, and tho cry that It had used so opportunely wns one of many that it had been taught to utter. Great Age of lllrd. It Is only possible at present to col lect data from the duration of lives of birds in captivity; evidence otherwise must be very unreliable, and it Is pure, ly a mattor of theory as to whether tho nntural possible life Is greater than that under tho unnnturnl condition of cnptlvlty. Thoro aro records of a nightingale having lived 25 years, a thrush 17, a blackbird that was still allvo at 20M-, a goldfinch 23, skylarks of 24 and 20. Ravens, owls and cocka toos aro popularly supposed to llvo to a very great ago, and tho following rec ords nppear to bo authentic: Raven, 50; gray parrot, 60 nnd 40; blue ma caw, 64; eagle owls, C3, and one still alive at 68. Somo aquatic birds ap pear to live to a ripe old age, for wo hear of a heron of 60, goose 80, muto swan 70. It Is doubtful If nny of the fortfgolng nges aro any true guldo to tho longevity of tho actual famllleB the birds represent, or Indeed, whether the posslblo ago of ono family exceeds that of another, but tho records aro Inter esting, und form a step In the ladder of the Investigation of this most diffi cult question. Tho coloring of a bird in perfect health and the texture of Its feathers aro exactly tho same at 60 as at 5, and thoso signs that aro popularly put down to age, such as bleached and faded plumage and mlsshapnn claws or beakB are attributable to unnatural conditions of some kind. Tho great tenacity of Ilfo somo birds possesss when deprived of food is marvelous, and tho following Instances aro given: Golden eagle, 21 days; an elderduck, 28; an albatross, 35, and a penguin (Apteno dytos), R Is stated, can llvo two months. Tho Ibis. A Wonderfnl Dreu. Princess Czartoryskl has had a won derful dress mado In Paris, on which her coat of arms Is produced In Jowels on a white satin ground. For this purpose the stones had to bo pierced, and, though their valuo was deteri orated, the dress as it stands is valued at $75,000. . To Waih Colored Silk. Dipping any colored silk In strong salt and water before it is washed will preserve its color and brightness, and prevent the colors running. A "rwiijjWWjWp$e Erf