It would seem that the reports from the Philippine Islands are as
unreliable as those from Cuba.

It was only last week that we heard that the rebellion was on a stronger
footing than ever, and that there was little chance that it would soon
be put down.

This week a steamer from Japan brings the news that the Governor-General
of the Philippines has issued a proclamation that the rebellion is at an
end, and announcing that Spanish rule had been re-established.

It will be interesting to know whether this is really true or merely a
statement of the same kind as those General Weyler has been making for
so many months.

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A curious experiment is being tried in Tennessee.

A co-operative town has been established by a few workingmen, and from
all accounts it seems to be a great success.

The town is called Ruskin, and at the present time has seventy families
in it.

In this town all men are considered equal, every man, and woman too,
receiving the same amount of wage for his labor, whether it be skilled
or unskilled. The school teacher receives the same pay as the day
laborer; all stand on an equal footing.