the Moorish Government, and the Consul cabled to this country, asking
that an American gunboat be sent to Tangier, to show the Moors that the
United States proposes to protect her citizens.

The flag-ship _San Francisco_ and the cruiser _Raleigh_ immediately set
out for Tangier, one of the principal seaports of Morocco.

The appearance of these vessels had a very healthy effect on the
authorities. One of the robbers was immediately arrested, and the Moors
agreed to search for the other and bring him to justice.

* * * * *

A story comes from Oklahoma that gophers have completely destroyed a
canal which has recently been built at an expense of $40,000.

These gophers are little animals, striped and spotted, and about the
size of a large rat.

The Oklahoma Canal was built to bring the waters of the river through
the town, with the idea of erecting mills all along the banks and making
Oklahoma a more prosperous city.

It was laid out by expert engineers, and took a large amount of time and
money to build; it was five miles long.

When the canal was completed and opened, it proved a great success;
there was sufficient force of water to turn any number of mills, and a
great era of money-making appeared to be ahead of Oklahoma.