OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Coarse Efforts to Be Funny.
HE editor of an Indiana publication , in ar
effort to make a coarse jest on the subject ol
a local wedding , ran afoul of the United
States postal laws , and as a result thereol
pleaded guilty to a federal indictment The
incident calls attention to the fact that a verj
large class of people throughout this countrj
carry the time-honored wedding jocularity altogether toe
far , and while they seldom go to Indecent lengths in their
efforts to be funny , as In the present instance , their "hu
morous" attempts usually smack of a coarseness that Is
entirely out of harmony with the civilization of the day.
The charivari , or "nhiveree , " as It is commonly called ,
is an institution of historic antiquity , and when confined tea
a drumming that compels the returned groom to produce a
barrel of'cider and the pipe of peace , Is interesting and
harmless enough , but the efforts to embarrass the newly
married couple before strangers is a different proposition.
Starting with the harmless old custom of throwing rice for
good luck , it progressed to the matter of playing tricks with
the groom's clothing , to tacking ribbons on the traveling
trunks , and , finally , to the "send-off" at the train , where
some humorist announces to the assemblage of traveling
men and other strangers that these people have just been
married , and another idiot distributes handbills to the
same effect embellished with remarks more or less Im
pertinent or imbecile , as the case may be. The only possi
ble effect of such performances is to make the bride and
groom miserable and cause all other passengers blest with
good sense to feel foolish.
The Hue between laughter and disgust 'Is a very narrow
one , and the amateur comedians essaying great jocularity
on the occasion of their friends' marriage almost invariably
overstep it It seems a pity there is no way for the ag
grieved ones to reach the great majority of thpi tin's
editor was reached Indianapolis Journal.
Publicity of Modern Life.
HE fierce light that was suposed to beat ex
clusively upou a throne has come , In our mod
ern conditions , to beat with almost equal fierce
ness upon a kitchen. The doings , sayings , ana
portraits of the cooks of the truly rich are now
adays matters for public record. Meantime our
American court calandar includes not only the
daily doings of the presidential family , but also of the fam
ilies of those of our millionaires who are In , and by some
supposed exclusively to constitute , "society. " Not only
this , but there Is a system , especially in what would be
called in England the provincial press , of recording the
doings , movements , and visitations of pretty much every
body in pretty much every community in the country.
* * What effect is all this publicity to have upon the
average man , woman and girl ? But , particularly , what
effect Is all this familiarity to have upon the world's senti
ment with regard to royalty and high ecclesiastical au
thority ? As to these latter matters , surely there will be
palpable effects. Can the sense of awe continue as great
when there Is so little left of the unknown ? One thing
Is sure ; the sentiment toward kings and courts and Vati-
cans can never remain , the same in these new and remark
able conditions. The relation between the former and their
subjects and followers may be none the less affectionate ,
even reverent ; It may become more human , more close.
But the mystery having departed , there can hardly be the
old stress. When the mind Is no longer awed and clouded
by the dim and the unknown , the appeal to reason must
fee reinforced. Century Magazine.
Do Not Worry.
E should worry less if we were fully conscious
of our own freedom ; If we realized that nothing
can hurt us except our own false actions , that
no one can hurt us except ourselves. We should
worry less if we looked neither too eagerly to
ward the future nor too soberly toward the
past , but concerned ourselves chiefly with the
duty of the moment We should worry less If we could
always say to the Jeering god Failure : "I tried to do my
best and that was the best I could do. " We should worry
less If we turned our backs on every Satan of excess ex
cessive luxury , excessive work , excessive duty , excessive
anything. We should worry less if we ate simple food , if
we took plenty of sleep , If we developed our minds with
our bodies and our bodies with our minds. We should
worry less if we would frankly meet our ideals with tem
porary , just compromises , aiming simply to gain more with
every new compromise.
The Boston Globe says : "The investor who carries
his steel stock to bed with him every night , and In his
dreams sees It falling , falling , falling , Is not the man who
watches the ticker tape with a sharp eye looking out of a
clear head the next day , prepared to grasp the hand of for
tune.
I "The merchant who permits himself to suffer long from
the blues because his profits this year are less than last
year , will always keep a little store around the corner , so
long as his brain is active. His show windows will never
grace the main street
"The mechanic who continually nurses the fear that he
will be left penniless in time of sickness , because his earn
ings all go for the family food and clothing , it but weak
ening his capacity as a workman and hastening his day of
expected misfortune.
'The housewife who eternally frets lest the cake fall era
a speck of dust be overlooked in the parlor , not only loses
the pleasure of the present , but mortgages the joys she
might naturally * expect for the future.
Don't worry , and the result will be fewer overwrought
minds , fewer exhausted nervous systems , less recourse to
bracing drugs , and a marked reduction in the r" ' r of
cases of insanity. " The Week's Progress.
To Make Bad Boys Good.
T Is not strange that there should be a gooo
deal of sentiment among public school princi
pals in favor of the restoration of corporal pun
ishment , under proper restriction , in the
schools. The rule that the teacher who cannot
secure discipline and order in his class with
out resorting to physical force is not fit to teach
sounds very well in theory , but in practice there are excep
tions. There are refractory pupils , whom nothing but the
fear of physical punishment can keep in subjection , and it
is unfortunately true that the example of one or two such
boys is more potent as a demoralizing force than the ex
ample of the good boys can counteract Boys are naturally
lawless , if they are healthy , and the forceful young rascal
Avho defies his teacher is likely to be regarded as a hero by
his schoolmates.There are doubtless many occasions
when a good , efficient caning would do more to maintain
order and discipline in the classroom than the most earnest
appeal to the dormant sense of honor of the boys.
In the case of the boy who drew a knife on his teacher
in one of the Brooklyn schools recently , it certainly seems
that an earnest application of the cane would have been
more efficacious than the arrest of the boy. Imprisonment
tends to confirm the vice that there may be In a boy , while
the incitement to virtue of a good thrashing , from which
there is no honor in the sight of his fellows to be derived ,
would prove much more efficacious as a reformat nry meas
ure. Brooklyn Times.
Average Marriage Age.
HE average age of marriage for men in the
* -TT * United States is 20 % years , which , according
to the New York Sun , is lower than In any
other country in which accurate marriage
records are kept. In Sweden the average Is 81
years. Whether it Is better , on the whole ,
that the average age of marriage in a country
should be low or high is a moot question , and the answer
must vary according to the character of the country. Early
marriages naturally are followed by large families of chil
dren , but young parents with many children are very
likely to be poor and unable to give the children much
care. The young ones are forced to leave school and go
to work at nn early age and thus their minds and bodies
are prevented from attaining the highest development of
which they are capable. True , a moderate measure of
wholesome neglect is good for a child. True , also , that
many great men rose like Lincoln and Garfield from the
humblest and poorest of early environment But when
talking of general averages it Is a safe proposition that ex
treme poverty is a detriment to children. The advantages
of money , good schools , books and a reasonable amount
of comfort and even luxury at home are beneficial. They
make a finer quality of men and women. San Francisco
Bulletin.
"Have you any old clothes , lady ? "
asked the broom peddler. "I'll give
you a fine broom for some old clothes. "
"I'm busy now , " said the woman of
the house. "Not to-day. "
She began slowly to close the door ,
but the peddler displayed one of his
brooms a gorgeous , wide-spreading
one with a varnished handle and
bound with green plush.
"Just a pair of old shoes , " pleaded
the peddler.
"Wait a moment" said the woman
and closed the door , carefully putting
the catch on. Then she went upstairs
and rummaged through some closets
and at last found a pair of old shoes ,
which she brought down and offered to
the peddler.
"They're badly worn , " he said.
"Of course they are , " said the wom
an , briskly. "If they weren't I'd wear
them myself : Do you want to trade
me a broom for them.
The man smiled mournfully and pro
ducing a whisk broom said , "I'll let
you have -this for them shoes and 10
cents. "
"Certainly not , " said the woman'
"Give 'em to me. " '
"Haven't you any others ? " asked the
peddler.
"No , I haven't. I donS. need a whisk
broom. I want a carpet broom. "
The peddler examined the shoes
again. Then he said : "Well , Til give
you a carpet broom for the shoes and
a quarter. " j
"I won't do > It , " said the woman.
"Give me back ? the shoes. "
"
"Well , 15 cents , then. "
"Oh , well , " said the woman , "I sup
pose I'll have to to get rid of you.
Wait a minute. "
She closed and bolted the door again
and went upstairs for her pocketbook.
from which she extracted a quarter ,
which the peddler took , returning her
a battered nickel and five pennies.
Then he handed her a small broom ,
without any plush upholstering.
"Here , " said the woman , "I want
that one you showed me first. "
"Can't give you that broom for 15
cents , " said the peddler.
"Then give me the shoes and the
quarter back , " said the woman. "I'll
" Here she broke off and sniffed.
"Gracious ! " she exclaimed , "if my pies
aren't burnin ! ' Here , take your pen
nies and give me the shoes and my
quarter. "
The peddler took back his change
slowly and the odor of buruing pastry
grew stronger.
"I'll let you have this broom for a
quarter and the shoes , " he said.
The woman snatched the broom out
of his hand , slammed the door in his
face and rushed to her oven to dis
cover four pies burned to a crisp. The
peddler walked away , smiling. Chicago
cage News.
Wedded in Modern Style.
There was a wedding yesterday in
Graceless Church.
Lord Baldknob of Kiltshlre , England ,
married Miss Sallie Panhandle , of East
Pittsburg.
The bridal party. Including the at-
* - - > - - -r. " - ' " ! ' - r f"
>
torneys for both sides , forced in the
alcove promptly at 11:30. :
At 11:45 the real estate in the bride's
name was transferred to his lordship.
At 11:50 : a million dollars In legal
tender changed hands.
At high noon all the railroad first
mortgage bonds known to be the
bride's possession were handed over.
A vote of thanks was then passed
to his lordship for leaving the bride's
father enough to live on comfortably
until the next rise in Wall street , which
is predicted for next spring.
At 12:15 : two bishops , four clergymen ,
two real estate lawyers and a bar
rister , representing the plaintiff , pro
nounced the benediction.
The groom will pass the next three
weeks with his bride at his estates in
England , after the roof has been re
paired.
After this , it Is understood , they will
separate and enter 'society. New York
Life.
Facts About Immigration.
In thirty years 1.391,076 Italians
have come to this country. This immi
gration has a very peculiar character.
Until 1890 the percentage of women
was less than 15 , but now it has in
creased to 39. This Indicates that the
Immigration has a marked tendency to
become permanent
Obeying the 1/aw. /
"Why did you let him get away fron.
you ? " thundered the chief.
"He er took a mean advantage of
me , " replied the green detective. "He
ran across the grass in the park and "
"Well ? "
"Well , there was a sign there , 'Keep
off the grass. ' " Philadelphia Press.
Liand Is Redeemed.
By means of Irrigation something I
like 3,500,000 acres of land in Dakota I
has been increased in value over $230I I
000,000. I
!
Perhaps the.time will come when I
the intelligence of the people will i
make politics unprofitable , _ . i
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OLD
FAVORITES
Robin Redbreast.
ood-by , good-by to summer !
For summer's nearly done ;
The garden smiling faintly.
Cool breezes in the sun ;
Dur thrushes now are silent ,
Our swallows flown away
3ut Robin's here in coat of brown.
And scarlet breast knot gay.
ilobin , Itobiii Redbreast ,
0 Itobin dear !
Robin sings so sweetly
In the falling of the year.
Cright yellow , red , and orange ,
The leaves come down in hosts ;
i' trees are Indian princes.
But soon they'll turn to ghosts ;
5he leathery pears-and apples .
Hang russet on the bough ;
its autumn , autumn , autumn late
Twill soon be winter now.
i'.obin , Robin Redbreast.
O Robin dear !
what will this poor Robin do ?
For pinching days are near.
the fireside for the cricket ,
The wheatstack for the mouse ,
iVhen trembling night winds whistle
And moan all round the house.
The frosty ways like iron. . '
The branches plumed with snow
Alas ! in winter dead and dark ,
Whore can poor Robin go ?
Robin , Robin Redbreast.
O Robin dear !
A.nd a crumb of bread for Robin ,
His little heart to cheer.
William Allingham.
Abide with 3Ie.
A.bide with me ! Fast falls the eventide ;
1'he darkness deepens ; Lord , with me
abide !
When other helpers fail and comfort flee ,
Help of the helpless , O abide with me !
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little
day ;
Earth's joys grow dim ; its glories pass
away ;
thange and decay in all around I see ;
0 tliou , who chnngest not , abide' ' with
me !
* * * * * * *
1 need thy presence every passing hour
Urhat but thy grace can foil the Temp
ter's power ?
SVho like thyself my guide and stay can
be ?
rhrough cloud and sunshine , 0 abide
with me !
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless ;
Ills have no weight and tears no bitter
ness.
Where is death's sting , where , grave , thy
victory ?
* triumph still , if thou abide with me.
Elold thou thy cross before my closing
eyes ; \
Bhine through the gloom and point mete
to the skies !
Heaven's morning breaks , and earth's
vain shadows flee :
Err life and death , O Lord , abide with me !
Henry Francis Lyte.
SAUDY BIRDS OF ARGENTINA.
fhey Abound There in Great Numbers
and Most Brilliant Varieties.
The birds of Argentina abound in
; reat numbers and variety , and they
ire among its greatest and most attrac-
: ive treasures. One of the peculiarities
) f these birds Is their gaudy , varie-
jatcd and brilliant plumage.
In color they are beautiful and in
longs wonderful. Let us go to the
ivoods bordering the river and see how
uany we can find. Yonder bird is
lalled the "arm of fire , " on account of
lis bright color. lie appears to take
: reat i ride in showing himself. Th re
a the cardinal with the scarlet crest ,
vhite breast and dove-colored back ,
ilso-the yellow cardinal with yilljw
ody and black crest. It is so named
tecause its crest resembles the car-
liual's hat. That beautiful pink line
hat you see in the daintiest sky is aleck
lock of pink flamingoes. They are
tearing us. Now they alight upon the
and on the margin of the river. How
retry they are ! Listen to that exquisite
ong. That is the "bugero , " a large
ilack bird with white beak. From the
Tassy marsh comes the discordant cry
f the heron , and the green parrots are
battering in the trees over our heads.
? hey think their scolding will frighten
is away. See that lovely golden wnn
reeping up the tree , hunting spider. * .
Ie does not seem a particle afraid of
is. Hear that sweet-voiced robin.
? hey are much finer singers than the
obins of our country. Here we find
dove's carelessly made nest , with two
rhite eggs lying on the ground. This
eve is very small , not much larger
ban a canary. That modest little gray
ird is the bulbul or nightingale , -which
eeps his sweet song for the night.
There is a tree that appears to be
overed with balls of cotton , but in-
tead of cotton it Is a flock of magpies
unning themselves. They drop their
rings and fluff out the feathers of the
ack until they resemble balls of cot-
3n. They are singular birds. One
rill catch a frog and run around before
iie others , apparently to tantalize
hem. When they bathe they jump
ito a pool of water , then out and roll
i the dust , then into the water again ,
'hey ' impose on each other by several
ens laying eggs In the same nest
PHOTOGRAPHS OF FREAKS.
pecialty Which Proves Lucrative to
the Photographer.
Not far from Cooper Union is a pho-
jgraph gallery devoted almost entire-
r to frerjjis. Sometimes a few pugi-
sts get in there , but as a general
iijng they patronize a shop kept by
n ex-pugilist a little farther down the
treet
In the freaks' shop you will find at
Imost any hour of the day giants and
warfs , skeletons and fat men , hu
man pin-cushions and sword swallow
ers in fact anything that is included
In the museum and circus line , on ox
hibitlon from 10 cents to $1. Nothing
in the way of a legitimate freak es
capes. But once let an outsider thai
is , a man whom the patrons of the
show do not consider a genuine freak
get In there , and he gets no picture.
The photographer began with pick
ing up chance freaks lu the circus
about ten years ago. He personally
sought out freaks and took commis
sion on the number of photographs
sold in the shows. The freak photo
grapher doesn't do that now. He
knows that he has a facility for pho
tographing freaks better than anybody
else , just as others excel in sporting
scenes and some in handsomely gown
ed women. Every man , of any good ,
in every profession has his strong
point ; and that man's is in posing
freaks to the best advantage.
His name Is on pictures sold In
freak shows In New York or anywhere
else this side of San Francisco. His
bank account would compare favor
ably with the bank accounts of many
fashionable photographers. New York
Times.
The limit of a soldier's credit at the
canteen was twenty per cent of his
pay.
Americans are making an effort to
establish a steel plant at Flushing.
Holland.
The proportion of policemen to pop
ulation is one to 307 in Paris , one to
40S in London and one to 45S in New
York.
American tourists annually spend
abroad an average of $75,000.000. and
foreign tourists leave about $20,000,000
here.
The editor of a weekly newspaper in
Australia offers himself as a prize to
the woman who writes the best essay
on the duties of a wife.
Goose quill pens and drying pow
ders are still used in English law courts
and the House of Lords and In the
French Chamber of Deputies.
John Stuart Mill was studying Greek
at three , had practically mastered the
language at seven , and a year later
was acting as schoolmaster to his
younger brothers and sisters. John
Ruskin actually produced a manuscript
work in three volumes before he reach
ed his seventh birthday.
In Haroldswick. in the Shetlaiids , a
whalebone viking drinking horn In
good condition was found recently in
a grave that contained human bones ,
together with those of horses and dogs.
The grave is probably that of a sea
king , buried with his horse and a dog
in the time of Harold Hart'agr. one
thousand years ago.
A pre-historlc town near Adlchan-
allar , India , proves to have been of
arge size , and promises to yield an
extra rdinary varuty of intr-sting ob
jects. More than one hundred acres
have been reserved for explorations ,
and the remains are found considera
bly beyond that ar a. Aluntt 1,000 cu
rious objects of bronze , iron and pot
tery have been i.earthd alre.idy , to
gether with seveir oval-shaped orna
ments of pure gold.
TOO MANY EVAS AND TOPSIES.
The ( ! rint Kenie-yi's I xjjcrience ut
sin Uiic'e . ni' C. b u liv.
It ws : while [ .laying a C.J.M ? : ; en
gagement in the uiil.jr : \\n os' M.n-
.stej. Micli.gau. th.a lt-ii. nyi Lrs ; : mv
a perfonuance of " { 'n I. Toiu'.s C..bin. "
At the hotel he n.e. ( he c'iue.'iiriainjj
manager of this multii-le TopsA-
Marks-Eva aggiegatlo ; : . 'I he maa.jir
ti\aiel him with the ms ; genial j.ro-
fe > s.oiiil courtesy. He placed at his
use one of the two'tiny , lace-curiaiued
boxes , which wore the awe and pride
of the ihenUr's patrons.
The iaiade of blood hounds , the
donkeys , juicl perhaps the brass baul
ihat manglsd Sousn's music with such
conscienceless exhilaration , excited the
curiosity of Remenyi. lie consulted
wiih other members of his company ,
and it was at last decided to bejrni
the concert sharply on time , cut all in-
cores and to have carriages in wait
ing to convey them hurriedly to the
theater Jit the end of the concert pro-
grain.
The manager of the theater promised
"to hold the curtain" for so disJngu.sh-
cd a guest. And thus it was that the
great Hungarian violinist was enabled
to witness the great American classic.
The concert audience was inclined to
resent the rush until it became ac
quainted with thJ reason , and then was
generous in forgiving.
The Uncle Tom actors worked right
on their mettle. They did their best
'to hold the mirror up" to thir idea of
nature , but the double reflection rather
mystified Remenj i. It took him .some
time to fathom the philosophy of rwn
Evas. Markses and Topsys. The tears
ran down his cheeks when Eva dlt d ,
until he sudJenly remembered the other
Eva who had appeared earl.er in songs
and dances. With a puzzled air he
turned to one of his companions and
asked how they were to manage this
dual personality under such trying cir
cumstances. The frieid : replied that
iihe other Eva had probably washed up
and gone back to the hotel and would
take her turn at the "gates ajar" the
following night
Later whn Remenyi met the flushed
and happy manager in the hotel office ,
he said thoughtfully : "Americans are
very enterprising. They believe in
having all they can of a good thing. "
You can't discourage the prohibition
movement by throwing cold water on
it
POPULAR MEDICAL DELUSIONS.
An Old family Physician Tells af
Some of His Experiences.
Tradition and superstition , It Is said ,
die hard , and even in this twentieth
century , the age of education and pro
gress , it Is surprising what erroneous
and delusive Ideas prevail regarding
medical matters , says a doctor In the
London Tit-Bits.
In some of the more common ail
ments of children a doctor hears at
times peculiar views expressed. Many
patients are quite under the impression
that it is for their children's welfare
that they should contract while young
such diseases as measles , whooping
cough and chicken pox , or glasspox ,
and they will even go so far as to ex
pose them to Infection , so as to. as'
they express It , "get it over and don ®
with. "
AB a matter of fact there is no rea
son or necessity why any child should
suffer from any one of these diseases.
Happy Is the family that escapes them ,
for then there is a chance of the young
sters growing up healthy men and wo
men and useful members of society.
Most erroneous ideas prevail- to
the effect of these complaints of child
hood. I have often heard it said. "Oh ,
it's only measles ! " or chicken pox. aa
the case may be , quite oblivious to af
ter effects. Any one who would take
the trouble to read health statistics
would soon be convinces that measles
especially is not to be trifled with. And
yet medical men as a rule find a reck
less disregard for isolation , and in
many cases not even the precaution of
j calling in the family doctor , the result
being naturally that the disease
spreads at its own sweet will and often
works havoc.
In the treatment of this complaint ,
again , delusions and erroneous ideas
exist among a large number of the
community. Tradition , so It appears to
me. Is more prevalent with regard to
measles than almost any other chil
dren's disease.
A remedy that has been handed
down from mother to daughter for I
don't know how many generations Is
saffron. Now , what effect saffron has
upon this particular fever no doctor
knows. Certainly there is no peculiar
element in its composition that makes
it -necessity. . When one remembers
that saffron is merely a dye principal
ly used commercially In that role and
that it possesses no medicinal value ,
one fails to understand why it is so
universally used. The only thing to
be said in its favor is that , while being
useless , it is harmless.
A favorite addition to saffron Is
brandy ; but as saffron is harmless ,
brandy , on the other hand , especially
with babies and young children , is pos
itively injurious , and should never be
given except under medical advice.
Children are always thirsty In tkek-
feverish ailments. Yet how seldom the. '
mother thinks of giving her child water
to drink. It is nearly always milk
another popular delusion. Milk is aa
excellent food , but it does not quench
thirst ; In fact , it increases it. Grve
the child cold boiled water and It wHt
become quiet and less fretful.
A very popular error is that spirits
keep the cold out. As a matter of fact JT
they do just the opposite. Alcohol in
creases the action of the skin , opens
the pores and makes the individual
more liable to contract chills and colds ,
often with serious results. A glass $ f
hot milk is far better and much cheap
er and purer.
Cost of Food in Manila.
.Many travelers in the Philippines , ao
well as many who have had to Bvs
there on duty , have reported that the
cost of living is high , but the particu
lars have not often been set forth , say *
the Boston Herald. An advertisement
in the Manila Freedom of prices ol
provisions at the Philippine cold stores
affords some specific knowledge on th
subject.
t
For beef the price per pound is ( in
cents ) : Sirloin , 55 ; rump , 55 ; topside , .
50 ; round steak , 45 ; rib roast 45 ; blada
chuck , 40. For mutton the pound price
is : Leg , 45 ; shoulder , 30 ; loin chops ,
35 to 45 ; stew pieces , 15. For pork :
Leg , GO ; loins , GO ; corned pork , 45 to 50.
Rabbits are 90 cents each ; hares , 75
cents ; calf's liver , 40 cents a pound ;
sausage , 40 ; smoked cod , 45 ; salmon ,
15 to GO ; honey , 40 , and butter , $1.05.
Most of the meats are Imported , of
course , but they are rather necessary
to the diet of an American. It must
be taken into account , also , that th *
currency is silver. . Doubtless there ar
native diets fish and rice , for exam
ple that are cheaper. But the supply
of rice is now rather limited , and tha
local government is procuring and dis
tributing it to the famishing.
Entitled , to Another Dividend.
Beggar Please , boss , won't you
gimme a dime to
Jenkins See here ! I gave you a
dime yesterday.
Beggar Well , haven't yer earnest
any more money since den ? Philadel
phia Ledger.
Worth the Trouble.
" ' find it tiresome "
"Don't you , said
Marc Antony , "to devote so much time
to literature in addition to your va
rious wars ? "
"Yes , " replied Caesar , "but it pays ,
rhere is nothing like being your owa
military critic. " Washington Star.
Oldest -hip in the WorltL
The oldest ship in the world , the mail
schooner Vigilant , running Into St.
roix , F. W. I. , although now under
; he French flag , was built of Essex
> ak , at Essex , Mass. , in 1S02.
Large St JLonis HoteL
The Bonaparte Hotel at St Louis will
) e the largest hotel in the United
States , and its opening will be simul-
atieous with that of the bhj expos-
ion.