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The Evening Jouma 4 ELGIN STBEET, OTTAWA, SATURDAY. JULY t. 1SVT- In thil kind of weather it does not matter so very much if coal does advance In ijrlce. HISTORY AS THE UNITED STATES HAVE IT. In the Ladles' Home Journal for July, a periodical which has a very large circulation among people of good class In the United States, appears an article by a Mr.

Clifford Howard 'relating to the taking of the capital of the I'nited States by British troops in the war. of it-12-14. This article speaks of -the British admiral Sir George Cockburn coming to America 'no lay waste defenceless seaboard tpwns" and how "he promptly entered upon his nefarious duties." "Numerous marauding parties were landed on the Maryland and 'ir- glnla shores. One place after ah-other was pillaged burned, many of the Inhabitants killed and others carried away is prisoners of war. These depredations aroused the greatest Indignation and gained for their perpetrat the contemptuous title.

'Cockburn the Mirauder. The above British raid took place early in the year 1814. and In August of that year Cockburn's force being strengthened by the addition of several thousand troops under General Ross, the British defeated an American army which was endeavoring to cover Washington, and seized the city. The government buildings were set t.n fire, and. to quote the Ladies' Home Journal again, "now thoroughly aroused to their work of plunder, a howling crowd of the desperate marauders hurried to the White House battered down the doors." plundered the place and set fire to It.

In retreatlng.the United States authorities had also set fire to some of the Waahipgton buildings and stores. From the various starting points the flames spread, and much of the city was destroyed. I The story is told by Mr. Howard in the approved manner inj which the majority of the school histories of (he United States tel! of such episodes. One might Imagine, to hear of the Intense Indignation which the nefarious British depredations aroused and which will doubtless be aroused aner among a large and respectable modern American audience to the destruction of arbitration treaties that there was no explanation and no excuse for the British proceedings.

The Ladles' Home Journal indicates none. Its half million of readers will be confirmed in their school ideas that all the virtue of the war of 1812-14 was on the United States side, and all the vice on the British side. And yet the ravaging of the southern coasts and the attack upon Washington were simply and avowedly retaliations by British troops for a brutal and cowardly mode of warfare started by United States troops In Canada. The outrage by United States which mainly provoked the British to retaliation occurred at Niagara or. as It was called then, Newark, Dec.

10. 1813. Yet it was hut a culmination of ptrslstent previous offences against the ordinary code of civilized warfare. As early aa February, 1813, before a British soldier or Canadian militiaman had ever entered the United States -gave to attack General Hull at Detroit, American marauders crossing the St Lawrence from Ogdensburg pillaged and burnt In Canada, fired Into farmhouses, and carried off numbers of non-combatants as prisoners. In April Toronto was attacked and plundered by an American force.

The Inhabitants were exposed to every sort of insult and depredation, the public buildings burned, many private houses pillaged and destroyed and the inhabitants robbed. All throughout that summer American troops burned and pillaged freely In western Ontario. Then, as already said, the culmination came at Niagara. In December, the American general. Mc-Clure, in command of a strong body of troops In Canadian territory was pillaging the country and burning the farmers' barns.

Finding a British and Canadian force closing In on him, he determined to retreat across the line. But before going, he concluded to destroy the Canadian town of Niagara, to interfere with the comfort his opponents might find there. There was no fort, no defences, no public stores or provisions, nothing to Justify his vile decision. And previous to that time, no "nefarious depredations" hal teen committed by the British at the exrense of the Americans. It was a bitter cold night, the 10th of December.

1S13. McClure turned four hundred women and children Into the streets at balf an hour's notice and burned their homes to the ground. One house only In Niagara was left standing, out of one hundred 'and fifty. When British cavalrymen reached the place next day, there was left "nothing but heaps of coals," as Major Merritt wrote in his Journal. It was which roused the farious depredations" of the British, until eight months later the wailings of the women and children and the flames of the little Canadian town were followed by walllngs and flames In ihe capital of the United States.

The stories o( the war bf 1812-14. fairly told, would rouse In all hearts today whether Jn the United States or Canada, indignation and sorrow at the wrongs and Injuries whieh men of each other in the angry heat of war. And the rousing of such feellngs-ould promote international good-will and peace. But the stories of the war of 1812-14 told to lndlcat atrocities upon oi.ly one side, must breed new bitterness and hatred on the othtr. It is regrettable to note that even the Am- lerkan people of the -class which read the Home Journal, the people who should from their Intelligence and i morality be the best friends of thi-ir British kin, are fed by respectable periodicals on such Jingo slops.

Signs of British Insecurity Jin India are not freouent. but when they occasionally occur, as Is the case now, Britain will realize more fully the value of the voluntary enthusiasm of her great, self-governing colonies. VALUE OF PUBLIC FRANCHISES. In a civic dispute in New York recently, an Interesting discovery was made in the franchises of the Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue street railroads. In the grants to these railroads mors than forty years ago the provision was made that the city could at any time take possession of them on th payment of cost of construction plus ten per cent.

Reports made to the State Railroad Commissioner show that the Sixth are-nue road actually cost $621,000. The Eighth avenue cost $66,000. Under the previsions of the franchise It would Ocst New York 1732.600 to acquire the Eighth avenue, and 3683.100 to acquire the Sixth avenue, or $1,415,700 for both. Yet these roads are leased to the Metropolitan Railroad Company, the Sixth avenue for $143,000 a year, and the Eighth avenue for a year. On a basis of 5 per these leases would indicate a value of "$2,900,000 for the Sixth and $4,300,000 for the Eighth, or a total of In other wards, the market value of the two properties at present is over seven million dollars though they cost barely one and a quarter millions, and have paid large dividends all along.

New York is not likely to acquire the roads" now, as there are legal complications and other difficulties which would be made the most of by the powerful Metropolitan company, but the contrast between the cost of the roads and their value now Is one illustration of the mistake which make in parting with their franchises cheaply or, to The Journal's mind, parting with them at all. The day will come when no Urge city will dream of permitting pri vate firms or Individuals to control large civic franchises. Street railway service, gas supply, electric light and power supply, even tefephone service. will all be considered to be as much a matter of course civic departments as the water supply is now. Half a million coal miners and Iron workers on strike In the t'niteJ States do not Indicate any return of prosperity yet.

The Republican answer is. of that the new high tariff Is not In force. The new tariff will certainly have an. advantageous start. Things being bad.

any change is likely enough to be for the better. If the Boers through Dr. Leyds have bought the Mozambique railway with rights In Delagoa Bay. Britain has been outwitted Just as Britain outwitted the rest of Europe when she bought a controlling interest in the shares of the Sues Cecil Rhodes would have done better to buy the only railway from the Transvaal to the coas! than to rush his troopers into Boer territory. WILL BE MADK A PROFESSOR.

Rev. Father Toussaint. O. M. D.

for some years past professor of philosophy in the Oblates' Seminary at Ottawa East, is about to leave for Europe. He will accept a professorship of philosophy in Liege. Belgium. "HERE'S TO OUR SOVEREIGN LADY." (Arthur Weir, In Montreal Star.) Here's to our sovereign Lady, Here's to our noble Queen; For whom our grandslres tossed their caps When she was but eighteen. We've caused her many a worry, Britons, the wide world o'er.

Yet for sixty fears was never a man But would give her "One Cheer More," Here's to our sovereign Lady, Who knows our hearts so well That, in despite of race and creed. She holds us all In spell. She has planted peace and plenty Where Chaos ruled of 'yore. And from ever widening boundaries Goes up our "One Cheer More." Here's to our sovereign Lady, Who bade her lads good-bye When to Crimean trenches I They went to win or die: Whose heart turned sick with horror At tidings of Cawnpore. And for Ipve of on Lucxnow's wall? Rose still the "One Cheer More." Here's to our sovereign Lady, Who never can forget That, whereso'er a Briton be.

She his defender yet. Let but a Briton suffer A wronjr In limb- or store And British blades will flash in air With a ringing "One' Cheer More." Here's to our sovereign Lady, Who drinks this toast to-day 1 Is there any spot it is not drunK Where human foot can stray 1 Here. In this northern empire. Yonder, on Afric's shore. And In Auatrallan mininz cimm 1 Goes up our "One Cheer More." I Here's to our sovereign Lady, In silence drink the toast, Here's to the white-haired monarch And those she has lnved and lost.

Friends, warriors, statesmen, poets. 1 Have passed to the further shore. Hush hush while that unseen chorus Sends up Its "One More Cheer." THE EVENING JOURNAL. SATURDAY. JULY 3 1897 3 Lord Falmerston Is credited with having coined the word an obscure captain of the English army formulated the word "Boycott." and now the Queen's Jubilee is said to have introduced at least half a dozen words Into the dictionaries of the future: "Jubillous." suffering from too much celebration; "Jubllltated," enfeebled by Jubilee excitement; Jubllltls," an acute form of the disease; "Jubil-Ity," a state of nervous weakness brought about by Jubilee gayeCes; "Ju-bilcate," to request Jubilee alms; "to Jube," to cheat, to defraud, as at the Jubilee.

An East end of London clergyman, who sent out Invitations to a Jubilee banquet among the poor of his parish and received seventy acceptances, on announcing that he would have no beer, lost fifty-three of his guests, and was besides guyed by the newspapers. The sum of $20,000 Is a good deal to pay for a Bible. But this is the price for which the famous Mazarln Bible, printed by Outtnberg and Faust, about A. D. 1450.

sold at the Ashburnham library, London, on Monday last. There are only twenty copies of this Bible in existence, as far as we know. The English "society editor" appears to sometimes be-frank and outspoken. The London Mail's chronicle of society movements has this item: "Among thoM who were seen about In the streets are Mr. and Mrs.

Lancelot Low-ther, who walking together, and she, although seldom well dressed, is extremely pretty, and was looking her best in dark blue." Dum-Dum bullet's, as the modification of the Lee-Metford small-calibre missile modified by softening the tip called In India, have rroved successful. Surgeons, after experimenting with them, say that the wound inflicted will not only stop the most determined enemy, but will render him useless for the rest of the campaign. The bullet spreads somewhat when It strikes, and makes a particularly severe wound when It strikes the bone. The Methodist Times, commenting upon a recent article in the London Times on the position of non-conformity, says: "As a matter of fact, it Is far more difficult to enter the Methodist ministry than to enter the ministry of any other church, except perhaps the Presbyterian of Scotland, and the examinations of our probationers for the ministry are. so far as regards the learned languages, more severe than those generally enforced by the examining chaplains of Anglican bishops.

No church has displayed a more intense desire from the commencement to promote the education of the ministry." Some little time ago Kaiser Wilhrlm was present at the enrollment of te-crults for one of his famous regiments of the Guards, says the London Figaro. We walked nlong the lines, speaking a word here, asking a question there. One recruit was asked. "What would you do If you were on sentry duty and many people crowd near vou?" should ask them to go away at once. Majesty "That's all very well," said the Kaiser, "but fup-pose one man s'ays behind and makes himself a nuisance to you.

what would you say then?" "I should say. "Don't make yourself a Your Majesty." The Emperor roared, and raid: "Well, I don't mean to make myself a ulsance." and so passed on to another visitor. During the American Revolution an English magazine (1765) published an estimate of.the future population of the North -American colonies. Placing the population then at 2.000.000 and assuming that it would double itself every twenty-five years, the writer then estimated that in the year 1890 the number would have inrreased to This may be taken as a nost remarkable prophecy. Inasmuch as the census of 1890 fixes the total population at 62.622.250.

Robert Galley, the noted Princeton football centre, is to enter the missionary field in China. Five- years ago a man named Volgt stole a ride nn a railroad In Colorado. Recently he became a Christian, and was smitten with remorse to such an extent that he sent a written confession to the company, enclosing that being his fare at the rate of three cents a mile, with Interest added. As a matter of fact, the fare at that time was four cents a mile, and the company has sent the man a demand for 52 cents In addition. In Chicago the police, representing the city, and the coroner's deputies, representing the county, fought for the possession of the body of a suicide, and the coroner's men carried It away, being stronger In force snd numbers.

The governor of Kentucky Is determined to prevent the lynching of a negro who Is to be tried at Franklin next week, and he has shipped two cannon from Frankfort to guard the court house. The use of heavy-ordnance Is a new experiment In criminal jurisprudence. The New York Bookman says: A customer dropped Into a bookseller's the other day and asked for a copy of "The Lady of the Aroostook." The clerk seemed to be In some doubt about the title, but after a moment's consultation with another salesman, he came forward and said "So sorry we haven't got "The Lady or the Rooster." but we can give you "The Lady or the Tiger." NO AVAIL Adam Soper of Burk's Falls Found All Remedies for Kidney Disease of No Avail Until He Used South American Kidney Cure To-Day He is a Well Man and Gives the Credit Where It Is Due. "For a long time I have been a great sufferer from disease of the kidneys. The pains I suffered were the severest.

I had tried all kinds of remedies, hut all to no avail. I was persuaded to try South American Kidney Cure. Have taken half a dozen bottles and I can confidently say that to-day I am a cured man, and can highly recommend this great medicine to ail sufferers from kidney trouble." Sold by H. MacCariliy. 282 Well.

Irjtton -street. H. Watters. 214 ftparka street. J.

Roberts Allan. Rldeau street, and R- A. McCormlck, 75 Sparks street. NOTE AND COMMENT. Independence in Parliament Toronto Telegram.

Liberals like James McMullen. who stand ready to vote against their own party when It Is wrong, are the h-it i friends both of the party and of the count ry. because they can do a great dinl to keep that party right. 1 If there had been more strength and Independence among the Conservatives in parliament, the leaders of that party I would have been kept from attempting many of the sins which paved their I way to defeat. A very short trial has proved that the Ontario Liberal press.

with a few exceptions, like the Hamil-' ton Times, has no independence when I I A-n I. mnA unlit the revolt of McMullen and the men who stood up with him. It seemed certain that the Ontario Liberals In Parliament were mere subservient tools of the government. Oirl Graduates' Lore Indianapolis Journal. The sweet girl graduate's store of lore A source of great amusement is To foolish man.

who soon will find That If for flirting she's a mind. There Is no doubt she knows her biz Canada Than and Mow New York Herald. In 1S37. sixty years ago, when the young Queen ascended the throne, there were "live disjointed provinces" on the other side of the St. Lawrence, with an area of about five hundred thousand square miles, and a population of less thun one million five hundred thousanl.

At the present time Canada extends from Atlantic to Pacific. Including an area of more than three million square miles, and supporting a thrifty population of five million. In IS" the total foreign trade of there "five disjointed provinces" was In the neighborhood of $29,000,000. Four years ago it had reached the magntn-ct-nt figure of $250,000,000. The Canadians are almost equal to the Yankees In their dash and vim and enterprise.

We could not have done much better ourselves. Reform of the Senate Montreal Witness. The constitution of the Senate will probably be reformed, but with the consent of the Senate Itself. At present the Senate Is Conservative by a big majority, but many of its members are very old. and if the Liberals stay In power for two parliaments the probabilities are that the great majority Its members will be Liberal at the end of ten years, and a Conservative government arriving in power then would find itself In the position the Liberal government finds Ittelf in to-day.

Conservatives understand this, and also know that the position of the Senate by the constitution Is at once too powerful and too irresponsible. It is probable, therefore, that they will not ocmpel the Liberals to wait for reform r.ntil they get full con-! liol of the Senate. Sir Oliver Mownt I Is avowedly In favor of some sort of reform, of which he foresees the outlines. Many Liberals are In favor of a Nil I ton. Conservatives, while In a majority might, by consenting to re form, secure moderate reform.

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EQUALITY 'BY EDWARD BELLAMY Author of "Looking Backward." Pnce: Paper 76c; Cloth $1.25 "Bellamy "Equality" will monopolize a great share of Ihe conrernatlon of 187." "The fliat Canadian Edition of Mr.Bell-amr new book wan taken up by the trad before It was ready for Issue, and the American publishers confidently eipert that the sale lll eieeed that of any book Issued during the year." DUR1E "MLiSIC HATH CHARMS" The Latest TMPHONION MUSICAL) CLOCKS. In elegant and artistic cases. P.aya a tune every hour and can be made to play at any time. Unlimited number of tunes. Call and hear them.

J. L. ORME 4 SON 188 SPARKS STREET. SAY Po you porpos repalrtnf sr aw tiding new addition to your residence r. It s.

it kit bojoyour financial Interest la drop CHAS. HOPEWELL Coatiactor. Carpenter Ballsler. Bmu of r-terwicaa Vic tori A WOOL AND CARDING DAVID MANCHESTER 444 WELLinGTOfl Ottawa. ROLL CARDING AND SPINMNd MILL.

First class war and reasonable charges. Highest price paid (or wool in cash and goooa. A call won't be time wasted USINESS. Now gentlemen, we are In ccjr Slat year and It Is high time we settled down to business. The most pressing business the under signed has In hand Is to dispose of the remainder of his (Straw Hats.

I Until that happy event is consummated the public may expect no peace. The stock Is large and tine Is short (so is my bank account, by the way) and unusual efforts must be. in the next three weeks. To accelerate Ihe pace I shall from this date allow a discount of 20 per cent, on all Straw Hats sold for cash. Tes I said TWENTT.

and I aiao said CASH. R. J. DEVLIN MORE SNAPS FOR MEN IT pairs MEN'S BLACK CALF LACE BOOTS, I hat were 13.00. (4.00.

16.00. Tour choice for SEE WINXOW. A. J. Stephens Son SPARKS STREET.

CALEDONIA SPRINGS from Ottawa, now take I a. m. and a p. m. Canada Atlantic trains, meeting transfer at Vank-kwk Hill tn Canadian Pacific direct to Caledonia prangs.

HAMMERING IT IN Not a nail, but the fact that r-e ran, and do. make clothing of a superior quality-good a the beet and better than most. Our wide ran of materials and our long experience enables us to build GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING In a thoroughly up-to-date and Utogetber satisfactory manner. We will make good 'he statement If you permit us to tao your measure, and not hurt your feelings as to charge, either. T.

KEELEY Successor to P. A Bagleson. 143 SUSSEX bT (Near Rldeau.) BranVnatlon of the Byes free. ALFRED WENZEL SON, Refracting Opticians. Boom a Slater Stock, ill Sparks street Summer Clothing Half Price.

MAGDONALD BROS 183 SPARKS ST. Jubilee A CHANCE 331-3 OFF A FEW PICTURES left from Jubilee week. G. H. THORBURN 0 SPARKS STREET.

1 LADIES Call an1 see rv new ronslgnmrnt Also new and beautiful Studies Full liner of the latest AMERICAN and MOCLDI.NOS to match. Prices right. WM. HOWE, of on 20 per cent. Discount OFF TRUNKS and VALISES 72 SPARKS on a Bright Summer Evenind There is no greater pleasure 'offered than to drop into WAKNOCK'S Ice Cream Parlors on Sussex street and view the lovely surroundings, while discussing the charms of his exquisite Ice Cream and Cake, or sipping his flavored Soda, while the electric fans make the place so delightfully cooL BINDER TWINE We believe thai the farmers In this section want the best Binder Twine, not the old prison made article that has been thrown on the market thvs year.

We have bought 11 tons of Binder Twine from reliable makers, and we will supcly best twine at lowest prices. A. WORKMAN 301 WelHngtoa add 81 Rldeau Streets. To Contractors And Builders Wo MASON SONS, Mason St TAItD COB. CEDAR (SOMERSET) AND FIFTH AYKNUB.

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Our coal la of standard quality It nerer rarlea. Tou get f.000 pounds of satisfaction in erery ton you buy from us. DONNELLY DRUM lit l-i SPARKS sr. Fbons. (01.

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