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An incident. 1 .A gentle rain haul fallen in the night. The ‘ sky was still hung with soft, gray curtains i of dlouds and the air was warm and heavy with 'moisture. The littleprocession passed slowly along the winding Woodland roads. The damp sand sifted from the heavy wagon Wheels with a soothing, murmurous sound. “'ildxnses flung sprays of pink bloom down beside the path. The spicy scent of sweet fem rose up from under the horsee’ hoof as they crushed out its fragrance and the pines added aresinous odor as of incense when a breath of the south wind sighed through them. At last the white {once of the little buryâ€" ing-ground gleamed through the trees. lts gates stood wide open, and they passed through to where a. low mound of yellow sand showed that an open grave was made. Silently and reverently they alighted and guthereduround it. Carefully and tenderly the coffin was lowered to its last resting- place. ‘ " ' ‘ VA)» _..,1 -7. The men :nncovered their heads, and an old, gray-haired man who hail been the dead man’s friend for many years, took in his hand the shining shovel that lay upon the heaped- up earth. As the low tones of the minister rose in the words “ Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust. to dust,” the (lamp sand fell on the coffin lidâ€"4) triple knock on the gates of that mysterious city whose outer portals swing to before the inner ones that hide its secret enclose. Then strong hands joined in the task, and soon a smooth yellow mound lay beside the green one beneath which the old man’s wife had slept peacefully for many years. .« v 1 ml.,,_..,_L LL- J v ..... There was a. moment’s hule Through the pine woods swept a musical tone like the tolling of a. far-off bell. A mile away on the bay shore a great glassy wave, a heavy swell coming in from the lake where a storm a, score of miles out had tossed the water into wild Waves, had fallen on the beach and sent its resonant clang for miles inward upon the still air. A bluejay flushed from a tall pine overhead to a more distant oak with a single ringing note. Low and tenderly came the words of the benediction, “May the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, be and abide with you now and iorevermore. Amen. ” There was a gentle rustle and a. murmur of voices as good byes were said, and soon the rattle of wheels and beat of horses’ hoofs, as swiftly now they rode away by various paths, and soon were scattered throughout the country ‘side. .u v,,,:, .... \. “a..- V. , The wind arose and swept the clouds away. Abzu' of sunlight fell through the pines and lay across the two lone graves like a. link of a golden chain. The old man and his wife were alone together once more. That night as the twilight deepened into darkness, a woman with a. sad, worn face, and hair beginning to be streaked with sil- ver, sat alone. The little room where the old man had passed many quiet years, and Where he had lain only this morning, cold and still, was empty, with bare floor and wide-open windows ‘through which the cool breath of the night wind passed at its will. 151‘ COMET“ S00)? (DR LATE. The children had been playing there as the fires of the sunset burned low in the west and suffused its walls with a roseate glow. They had crept in timidly at first, holding each other-’3 hands tight, and whis- pering together with awestruck faces, half expecting to see their grandfather’s well- ronlcinbcx'ed face, and to see his dim eyes light up with a, loving gleam as they peered in at the half-opened door. They had soon grown bolder, and the empty room had re- echoed with their laughter as they joined in a. merry romping game. ‘ v p Now the ‘restless little hands and feet were still, and bright eyes curtained with soft-fringed lids, and each little, round, rosy face, framoi in its rings of dark curls, press- ed its white pillow as they lay fast asleep. The men were all asleep too. There was a big day’s work to be done toâ€"morrow. The great west corn field should have been cultivated two days ago, only that the old man’s death had put every thing back. Somebody had got to go to town, too ; they must be up and at work in good season. The woman alone in ally the house was awake. She had had no time nor place for thought before. Suddenly she arose and her hands tore frantically at her throat for a. moment as if she were suffocating. She went quickly out of the door and down the path until she reached the rough rail fence that shut in her home. The night was warm and full of sweet Woody scents. A little brook ran along the ed e of the woods across the road through a beg of mint and fern. Its musical tinkle as it rippled over its pebbles marked off the Si» lence into rhythmic spaces. The sky was full of great glowing stars, and the milky way wound among them as the white road below wound in the dusky darkness among the trees. 77.: Visions of the past ; of days when she was a little child ; of herself, sitting upon her mother’s lap with soft, warm, loving arms around her ; of still Sabbath mornings, when she Went down the graveled walk at the old home, holding her father’s hand, and all the air was full of the scent of the lilacs and pinks that bordered the path; of the little dark-eyed brother who had died ; of her girlhood and still the loving care that guard- ed all her Ways ; of the later years when the care she had had given her was to be given back to the old in double measure ; rank upon rank, shadowy form after shadowy form floated by and vanished among the stars. the airy spaces between the earth and skynsqemed asu‘ddenly full. ‘ y In all the memories of her childhood and youth no living soul could ever share a. grief or a. joy with her again. Down deep in the ave they had made to-day the past was uried forever, and the heavy earth lay like a:sealed stone over it all. . \Vith a. wild, despairin gesture she flung up her arms and turned 3her white face to- ward the stars. “ Father 1 Father l” It was a smothered, breathless cry, voicing the pain that filled her heart to bursting, and it Went out into the nightâ€"empty and desolate back. Her hands fell heavily to her side. With feeble steps, that could not keep the narrow path, she went into the dark house and lay down beside her children. “ \Vhat’s the price of sausages?” “ Dwen- ty cents a. bound.” “ You asked twenty- five this morning.” “Yes; dot vss ven I had some. Now I ain’t got none I sells for dwen cends. Dot makes me a. rebutation for se 'ng cheap, and I don’t lose noddings.” ibWâ€"and broughut not in'echo Barret: 'VV. Cr ‘\'.T'll, a druggist in Ander- son, ImL. m’uninistcred a: do 0 of fluid ex- tract of belladonna. instead of extract (if dam delion. He was considerate enough, how~ ever. to take Hm dose himself, and he died of paralysis of the. heart. u v A Kingston, N. ‘37., newspaper tells 01 a. Marlborough colored man who, having mm- ed $1.40, invested 90 cents of it in three dozen baxlénnglnm them all 011 the spot, and then adjourned to a, saloon to moisten them with a dozen glasses of beer. A Maine newspaper tells of a. poddlcr that sold a farmer's wife the familiar Sign “ Ici on parle Francais” (Fremh spoken here), as- §11ring her that itwas the original Latin text )1 H“) LI..A “AAA nuAAAxw u». \Anluv .. .. __, 7 o for “ God bless our home,” and the good woman proudly hung it in the best room. H. L. Clark of Higgamnn, Comm, brags because one of his ducks laid 160 eggs this season, which is four times the yield of the average (luck. “ll-lat is more, from one of those 160 eggs was hatched a four-legged duckling that still lives and walks, using all of its legs, as if that were the proper thing for young ducks. A professional safe burglar told (I, Pitta» burgh reporter that when artists in his pro- fession were working at a safe they often used a, screen of canvas and stifi wire paint- cd in close imitation of the safe they were working on. This they stood in front of the safe and worked behind it, and when the watchman looked to see if the safe was safe, he saw only the screen which in the night looked like the real thing. At the Norwalk trot the other day, While five horses were scoring, a. rein broke on one of them. The trotters were well bunched and an accident seemed inevitable, but Billy Brooks, the driver with the broken rein, jumped from his sulky to his horse’s back and stopped him before any damage was (lone. A big turkey cock near Americus, Gm, fell in love with a. fleck of neat little Guinea hens, and, quitting his own turkey hens, gave undivided attention to the harsh-voiced Guineas. He even went so far as to en- deavor to hatch out anest of Guinea eggs, and has been at it steadily for nearly three weeks, with good prospect of success. A newspaper man in Minneapolis one day caught a young woman as' she was falling in the street. A few days after he met her at the house of {L friend, and they were intro- duced. A few months after he asked her to marry him, and she said, “ Yes." A few hours after they were married, and not un- til then, he learned that she was Worth $75000. A hundred-acre pent bag has been discov- ered near Ellendale, Dak. The peat reaches to a depth of from seven to ten feet, and is said to overlay a surface of ice. The story comes from Boston of adude who, having been asked to say grace a-ta formal spread at which he took aleading part, bowed his head slightly, languidly lowered his eyelids, and murmured, “Oh, Lord, thanksâ€"«awfully !” A Philadelphia woman who has had twenty-five years of experience behind a, store counter says that the great burd< n of their life is not in the work required, but in the fact that women do not like each other, and have no compassion on one another. Gussie Seine of Arkansas City, Mo., thought that M. V. Jones had insulted her. So she got a rawhide whip and a friend, and while the latter “held up” Mr. Jones with a. revolver, Gussie thrashed him with the former. She afterwards paid $10 and costs for her amusement. Frank Grufl', a, hearty young citizen of Rockville, Pm, bet that he could eat a. pint of ice cream in half a minute. He won, gulping down the cream in huge swallows. Then he bet that he could eat three large ginger cakes, that together weighed half a. pound, in one minute. He devoured two of them, and was on the third, when he sud- denly dropped to the floor, dead. Little Guy Haley, 6 years old, of Pensa- cola, fell from the bridge at Big Bayou. Two negrer saw him and made no effort to help him, but the boy’s brother Lem, 13 years old, jumped in, went down, seized Guy, and brought him to the surface. Guy grabbed Lem around the neck so that he could not swim, but by treadinr water Lem kept his brother up until helip came and both were sawed. A Minnesota man who knows the Indians of the Northwest well advances the theory that they ere increasing instead of diminish- ing in numbers. He says that they have been steadily following the buffalo westward, gradually moving from the Atlantic coast to the far West, and multiplying as they moved. The first Government report men- tions 60,000 Indians, the last total number reported was 230,000. Some drunken youn men of Centreville, 1nd,, thought it won (1 be fun to play at hanging. A mock trial was held. One of their number was found guilty, sentenced to be hanged, a light cord was put around his neck, and he was swung off from the limb of a tree. The boys thought that the rope would break when his whole weight was on it, but it didn’t, and, as they were too drunk to release him, the condemned man was near- ly dead when assistance arrived. : defendaht.” A man has an eye for the beauty in his 1 wife. He notices the soft wave of her hair . and fit of her gown with a sort of pleasur- g able pride, even after time and trials have dimmed the lamour of first love. The i successful wigs must represent to her husband all the virtues; must be sympa-g thetic, and at the same time sensible. She 3 mustbe bright, entertaining and agreeable ‘ at home as Well as abroad, and she must know how to reserve silence when it is de- sirable to hol her tongue, even thou h she is ready to burst with indignation. f she does not possess these qualities let her culti~ vnte them most assiduously. And there is no trait that is such a. powerful factor in household harmony as assimilationâ€"to be: come one in thought and purpose, to have . kindred tastes and kindred Wishes. The ; theory of the affinity of opposites was hope- lessly exploded long ago. The picture of a I petite blonde Desdemona. clinging to a. l swnrthy Othello is very pretty, but if Othello’s mind is out of tune With Deede- mona. the afiinity cannot exist. “ And then, gentlemen of the jury, I must appeal to your sense of justice. You must remember that you are twelve strong, well- fed men, opposed to this one miserable, puny JAIAmJn-‘L I LATE JEJIERICAN KE‘WS. Husband and Wife. ‘37., ncwgpapcr tells of a. rvuuvvuavnnv ... “.w- ,_.__v The eight men, from Livingston to On» pello and Ivens, who preceded Gleerup in the trip Across the continent, all occupied from two to two and a half years. Gleerup has now demonstrated that the journey can be made in about eight months,or only twoâ€" thirds the time that Burton and Speke, the first Englishman to visit the great lakes, re- quired to travel from Zanzibar to Tangan- yika. \Vith the aid of the Congo State steamers the journey from the Atlantic to Stanley Falls, 1,200 miles up the river, 0th now be made in two months. Lieut. Glee- rnp was six months on the road between Stanley Falls and Zanzibar. The Congo State in the West and the east-mast Arab traders, whose many caravans have made a beaten highway to the Indian Ocean, have brought; about this great improvement in the conditions of African travel. Important changes have occurred in some regions that have not been visited by whites since Stanley’s trip, nine years ago. . Along the 300 miles of the Congo, between Stanley Falls and Nyangwe, Gleerup found two large and several small Arab stationsâ€"collecting points for slzwes and ivory. Nyangwe, the famous trading town, has largely grown, and neighboring Kasongo, which Livingstone described as a little village, has 8,000 inhab- itants. Near these two towns the Arabs rear large herds of cattle. Along the road to Tanganyika. they have several stations for the training of female slaves for labor on the plantations. Ten caravans now travel the road to and from Central Africa Where one / was formerly seen. Gleerup often met them, and he says that east of Tanganyika it was not uncommon for two or three caravans to camp together, and that their combined force was sometimes over 1,000 men. The authorities of the Congo Free State have recently asserted that the Arabs are seeking only trade, and arewilling to concede the political supremacy of the Free State. Gleerup also says that the Arabs are perfect» ly friendly. It is P. curious fact that he tra- velled to the coast as the nest of the Arabs. The supplies with which 6 started, includ- inihis tent, were presented to him by Tippu Ti , and at the request of this great slave and ivory dealer, Gleerup was heartily wel- comed at every Aral) station and gratuitous- ly supplied with everything he needed. ,r LL. LN... BATTER Fox FRIMERS.~Beat up 1 table- ; spoonful of brandy and a little'cold water, a with the yolk of 1 egg; add a pinch of salt, then work in sufficient flour to make, with the addition of more water, as much batter as will be needed. It should be of the con- § sistency of thick cream. Just before using E beat the whites of 2 eggs stiff froth and mix ;' them lightly but efl'ectually with the butter. GLEERUP’S TRIP IN AFRICA. He speaks in glowing terms of the beau- ties and fertility of Usagam, the mountain- ous region, 100 miles from the east coast, which forms a part of Germany’s possessions. He says, however, that; the Germans will not be able rapidly to develop the country owing to the apathy of the natives, who, though friendly, refuse to work for the Germans, who therefore lack the labor they need to carry on their enterprises. To PUT UP JELLY.â€"Jellies are usually ‘ put in tumblers, sometimes with tin covers, ‘ sometimes without. Cut soft brown paper Linto rounds half an inch larger than the tumbler. Dip them into Water and flour mixed to the consistency of thick milk. ijin and spread them on the to . Rub ) them down smoothly and they Wil be air l ti ht. Label with the name and date of the ' jjly BRAN or oatmeal water should be used when bathing children suffering with Scarlet fever. TOMATO SALADâ€"Peel and slice six large tomatoes; take one tea‘spoonful of oil, one of vinegar, 3 teaspoonful each of mustard, salt and pepper; mix and pour over the tomatoes. PUFF PUDDING. â€"~One pint of boilin r milk 11nd 9 tablespoonfuls of flour, mixe first with a little cold milk. When cold add a little salt and four well-beaten eggs and bake in a buttered dish. Serve as soon as it is done. DISCOLO‘RED MAB.an can often be restored by rubbing with pumice stone. For an ef- fective polish take one half ounce of mag- nesia, two ounces oxalic acid, one pint of warm rain water. Polish with woolen cloths. Be careful of the acid, however. FRUIT STAINS may easily be removed from white or light goods by placing the article in a bath of clean, boiling water before it has been wet with soap suds ; let the goods remain till quite cool, wring, and if still the stains show immerse again in hot water. IRON RUST IN DRY Goonsâ€"Iron rust is readily removed by equal parts of common salt and cream of tartar mdistened with water and applied to the stained spots and placed in the sunshine. Moisten as it be- comes dry, for two or three hours. GERMAN CAKES.â€"â€"One egg, 7 ounces of butter, 4 ounces of powdered sugar, 10 1-2 ounces of flour, 1 tablespoonful of molasses. Mix without adding the wetting, and roll out; sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top, r011 again thinner, and cut out into little cakes. CHEAP CAKEâ€"TWO cups of molasses, 1 1-2 cups of boiling Water, 2 tablespoonfuls (not heaped) of tried-out beef suet, or a. piece of butter the size of an egg, 3 heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder, spices to taste, and a cup of raisins and currants. Add flour enough to make a soft batter, and bake in loaves. . FRENCH APPLE FRITTERS.â€"Peel 3 large apples, core them with an appldcorer, cut them across in slices rather less than 1-2‘ inch thick ; put them in a flat dish with 1-2 tumbler of strong cider and strew them pleni tifully with powdered loaf suger; let them remain covered for a. couple of hours, then take each piece separately, dip it in batter so that it is well covered with it, and fry 3 olden color in hot lard. Lay the fritters in rout of the fire, and when all are done dowh HOUSEHOLD. pile them up onn, napkin, shake plenty of powdered loaf sugar over and serve. szsmcvun CLTRON MnLox.â€"Tske three medium sized melons, six lemons, one pound preserved green ginger root ; peel, slice about a. half inch thick and seed the melons. “high, and take the same weight in fine White sugar. Boil the slices in water until they are tender : take them out on a. flat dish to cool. Then put the sugar in the same quantity of water for the: syrup. Slice the lemons thin in cold water and let them cool: tender. Then turn the water on the syrup and lroil until clarified, with the ginger sliced hin. Put in the melon and boil until scald- edthl'ough. Then take it out on a dish to cool, and after it is cool pour the syrup over it. It doesn’t need to he put in preserving jars. Put it in an earthenware jar, cover it over, and it will keep all right in a. cool place without moulding. The trip was in the saddle, with my light baggage strapped on behind me. The trail as far as Mill Creek in New Mexico was well defined, and although making a steady and continuous descent the way wound along the side of the mountain and only here and there so steep as to make it uncomfortable or dangerous. Twelve miles of this brought me well down the mountain into a wooded couutiy through which wound a tiny silver stream easily forded in places where it seem- ed to pause in its tortuous course, preparing to take a leap over a (lead fall that turned its water in spray. Mill Creek camp was passed and six miles beyond brought dark» nests, and necessity for a night’s halt. A cabin showed itself beside the way and the hospitality of the ranchcro was extended “ If the capitano Wished to stay all night.” Now the capitano did wish to stay all night, but notwithstanding our codified directions a. feeling of mistrust took possession of us at the first sight of the Mexican who so kindly offered refreshments for man and beast. The broncho was staked out and supper served of the delicious tomato that only a Mexican knows how to prepare. A hard bed brought; soimd sleep for a while, but at lengtfh flitting fqncies distuxibeq our repose, the pictures of Mexican banditti lecring at us from behind rocks and trees, snakes dropping lassoes for us from over~ hanging branches, road agents suggesting a. division of boodlc, etc., etc., wrought us up to such a state of nerve that it only requir’ ed a grizzly to roll down upon us from an overhanging clifl’ to make our happiness complete, and we stood in the middle of the floor peering into the darkness, while each particular hair needed no electrical machine to separate it from itsneighbor, and perspirâ€" ation oozed from every pore. It was only a. dream, but it left “its weight upon our waking hours.” So much did the feeling of an overhanging calamity impress us thatwe laid momentarily waiting the visitation. And it came. It must have been about 11 o’clock and we were lying perfectly still, listenng to our own heavy breathing, when we heard a scraping, slid- ing sound, as if some one were working to move a. sliding door. Our presence of mind returned, and die- missing idle fancies we took the present for what it was worth. Sliding noiselessly from the bed with a good grip on our Colt we rolled as quietly under the bed. We had not disrobed when we retired, we were equipped with pocket fuse, which we put into position to light if needed. Soon we became aware of a presence in the room, and lying as we were, the proximity of feet quite close to our olfactories, gave notice that somebody was standing by the side of the bed. ' A flash from the dark lantern thrown full on the bed informed the operator that his victim had left without settling. He must have stood for a moment dazed, for a re- flection of the light discovered a short knife in the hand of the would-be assassin. H6 was confused, and gave us a second in which to act. “76 seized him by the lower ex- tremities, and drawing his feet from under him, threw him at full length upon the floor of the cabin. As he turned on his face to recover himself by the use of his hands we were upon him with a death grip on his neck, crushing his face against the floor. His knife slipped from his grasp when he fell, and turning his head to et the use of his speech, he cried piteous y for mercy. The dark lantern was sitting upright shining full on him. W'o sprang away from him, covering him with a. revolver, and, thus having him at odds, dictated terms. Following our orders, he took down a. lariat from a peg on the wall, and passing a noose over his head pin. ioned his own arms. This done, we lower- ed the persuader and drew the noose tightly then finished the job by tying him so thor- oughly that nothing short of a dark cabinet seance could release him. VVe then waited the dawn, while he laid on the floor praying and cursing by turns. We called the roll early and marched him out to where the broncho was tethered. Throwing another rope over his neck, we tied him to our sadd7o and ordered a retreat on Mill Creek, where we delivered him up to the officer With the proper evidence suf- ficient to convict in a mining camp court of justice. .1 n.- “7e never inquired what became of him, but have no doubt but he was cared for. He had been suspected of many a dark piece of business, but never before had been treed. Men had mysteriously disappeared after having struck the trail leading by his cabin, no traces of them ever having been discov- ered ; but men are soon forgotten in a min- ing camp, and an occasional discovery of a new lead somewhere is sufficient to blot any little affair of this kind from a miner’s mem- ory. SFRPRISING A LANDLORD A Pattern Weman. | A good housewife should not be aperson oil “ one idea,” but should be equally familiar” with the flower~garden and floubbarrel ; and though her lesson shouldbe to lessen expense, the scentof a. fine rose should not be less valu- ed than the cent in the till. She will doubt- less prefer a. yard of shrubbery to a. yard of satin. If her husband is a, skilful sower of grain, she is equally a skilful sewer of gar- ments; he keeps his hoes bright by use, she keeps the hose of the whole family in order. “ How can you give me such a. dirty nap- kin as that ‘I” “ Beg pardon, sir ; got folded the wrong way, air. ‘ There, sir, how’s that now 3” Summer Boarderâ€"J have heard that silk tassels grow on your cor’n? Farmerâ€"Yes, miss, regular gros grain silk, it is, too. A Mexican Adventure. A Our dogs and their Eskimo drivers will be obtained from one of the Greenland colonies, through the (to-operation of the Danish Gov- , vermnent. The vessel, emedium-sized steam : sealer from St. Johns., N. F., will be chur- ' tered and fitted out with provisions for two i years. On entering Smith Sound nlarge de- 5pot of provisions will he established at a point near Rice Straits, and the vessel then i moved northward to Fort Conger to bring back the records, specimens, &c., depots be- ing made at various places along the coast to insure a: safe retreat in the event of dis- 3‘ aster to the vessel. “'hen the specimens ' are loaded the vessel will return to Smith Sound and go into Winter quarters in Alexan- der harbor, latitude 70° 50’ north, about fif- ; teen miles west of Cape Sabine. l l l King Mtesa on the whole was friendly to the missionaries, and they and their work were safe while he lived. His young son Mwanga, however, is the tool of his council, 0‘; and they have filled him with fear that the “'3 whites may some day try to de rive him of 1d the power which seventeen of is ancestors 'e’ , during nearly three centuries have wielded. 1“ The murder of Bishop Hannington, therefore, ’t‘- has been followed by the extinction of the 0f‘ native Christians. Of' When the story of the massacre reaches “1". us it will doubtless be found that some of hei these hapless converts went to their death 3“ as fearlessly as the martyrs of old. A while ago King Mwanga warned his subjects of LP’ the danger of embracing new faiths by burnin ed at the stake two Christian boys who refuse lat to renounce their belief. They died with Christian songs on their lips, perfectly sus- ilk ' tained in the terrible ordeal by their unfal- es, i tering {trust in the Deity the whites had 3 taught them to adore. Lion! Brainard to “twist! the Region 0! Eternal ice. A reporter recently met Lienl’. David L. Erninurd, one of the nix survivors: of the Grecly expedition, now a. Sergezmt of the United States Signal Corps, \Yasliington. The gallant survivor is a polished gentle» man of classic features and an interesting conversationalist. In a pleasant chat with the reporter, he was asked many questions about his proposed return to the land of tl'he midnight Sun, and his replies are epitomized as follows : I do contemplate returning to the Arctic regions in the spring of 1890 as the com- mander of a, small expedition composed of twelve persons, distributed as follows : One naturalist ; one surgeon, who will act as as- sistant naturalist ; one astronomer, who will assist as meteorological and magnetic observ- er; one meteorologist, one carpenter, one tin- man, one blacksmith, one cook or steward, and three Eskimo dog drivers and hunters. The expedition will have for its object the ex- ploration of Hayes Sound and the bringing L back of the original records and scienlific collection of specimens abandoned at Fort Conger, in latitude 81° 44’ north, in the autumn of 1883. It is thought he will be absent only fifteen months, but if in orderto complete our work of exploration, it were necessary to remain two years, we would be prepared to do so. “‘. .. .n1 A few miles to the westward of the place selected as our winter quarters we will enter on territory which has never been trodden by the foot of civilized man, and there is no field Within the Arctic circle which offers to explorers such splendid inducements as this unknown region. It is bounded on the east by longtitude about 70° west, and on the west by the 85 meridian. If theirexistsa pas- sage Westward to Greely Fordâ€"the furthest point reached by Lockwood and myself in 1883-our cairn marking our furthest point south on the shore of that body of water Will be revisited and a strenuous effort will be made to explore to the northward the Grin- nel Land coast line to the point attained by Licut. Archer, R. N., in the spring of 1875, and thus will the configuration of the entire coast of Grinnell Land have been accurately determined. Physical and scientific observa- tions will be carried on at the station by a. competent corps of observers, but in no wise will these observations conflict or interfere with the work of exploration, the paramount object of the expoditionz n Chinstiuns. They sent several missionaries to live in the beautiful country near Victoria Nynnza, in Uganda’s chief town. French Roman Catholics soon followed the English pioneers, and all worked hard and zealously to help and instruct the natives. It costs, V the French tell us, $5,000 to put a. mission My in Central Africa. These Uganda mis- _ sions have cost not only many thousands of ‘ dollars, but also the lives of three white men and years of ceaseless toil and anxiety. The news reached us last week that the fruits of all these priceless labor and sacrifices have beenwiped outin a. bloody tragedy. TheKing of Uganda has murdered all the converts of the missionaries, who are themselves in ' great peril and ilnnlore assistance. 1- 1"", _h___.-:l A» After the departure of the vessel the first season a small house shall be erected near the head of the bay, and at once the scientific ob- servations will be commenced, and the work of laying out caches of provisions for use tn: the sledgng operations of the following spring. A vessel will visit us in the spring of 1891 to convey us back to this country, but should our work be not fully accomplished we would remain one year longer. The money to defray the expenses .will be raised by private contributions, and the approxi» mate amount will be not far from $50,000. My object in waiting so long before starting is that I may have a thorough restoration of my broken health. and to enable me to pro- vide for the expedition a complete and reli- able setof instruments and ufull and complete equipment for sledging and other work. O‘V'" 17"" "’ . For a. while a. hright future seemed to be before these missions. They built - churches, and made quite a number of con- ‘verts. Ashort time before King Mtesa’s ‘ death about eighty converts were admitted to the English Church on one occasion. Old and young crowded the school to learn to t read Mr. O’Fleherty learned to speak l Kigauda like a native. Mr. Maekay sailed the great lake in the little bark Eleanor, 1 which had been sent in sections from ‘ England. Mr. Ashe excited much Wonder- ‘ ment by digging wells and building a. cart. ;But the King’s counsellors always viewed ithese whites with suspicion. They often advised the King to kill them on the plea ', that they were subvertin the ancient beliefs 1 and undermining his ho‘lc .upon his subjects. When Stanley came home from his trip across Africa he said there was a, grand ogportunity for missionaries in Uganda. His :1 owing description of the country, teeming The Christaih Martyrs in Uganda. V ggifigidégcription of the counhgi, teeming with 3,000,000 of intelligent and fairly in- dustriqus people, fired'the hearts 9f ’Engli'sh ANQTEEER AHECTEC EXPEDI- THEN.