Nassau County Review 18990818

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VOL. IV.
fui:EPORT,   N,   Y
1 KID.W,   Al'CirsT   IH,    l,^<)!t.
NO. 42.
E. y. BALDWIN.
^tettlf K Uti; liNoUiud GiiUr,
trntttoirr, L. i.
» JMMla.d Not* Bntem; ImproTed  Method Sfjiaiwthia.   PopAi Adrsnerd Rapkllr. :_1i9SMMata for OoBrerta, Kic, Plllrd at BaaataaUe Balaa.   Satkifactloa Ooaranlred.
aCORGC'A. MOTT, LAWYER, ICsast ai.,Ilarwagh ot Brw>hlyn,N. T.Clly . I.yBbraBli, Qacea* Co., N. V, > "SI Lyahfxiok." "aUGA Brooklyn
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e. A. DORLON, BOXDED AUCTIO.VEER. .
oad FeUewa' Block, .jhilisa Btnst, asar Chairh. PRCEPORT.
JOHN P. WgKiHT. 'OBXER.!L  AUCTIOXEER,
PRBEPORT, I.. L
nXAMCIAI.
iankorRoGkYilleCentre
Villti^t Avenue, ROCKVILLB CENTRE, L. I.
t We do a Qeneral BanUng Bnsineaa of 'iDa^pail and Diaooant. .' latwasf IWd OB Sfioolal Depoaits. I. 'Dmfla laaaed on  England aud  the OMMaent.
'  Yoar Fatronage Solicited. b' Banking Honrs—D A, M. to 3 P, M,-, ^fatrthv, 0 A. M, to 13 M. '. IMaeoBBt Daya—Tnesdaya  and  Frl- ittta, t A. U.
IfAKVIL r. PHILLIPS, President,
nOXAS a. KNIOHT, Vice Pretiident.
ItlRAU R, SHITU, (.'ashler.
BOAIID or DIBECTORS:
A. DariaoB, Thomas O. Knlglit,
11, lllram U. Smith,
II. Combee, tVealer M. Hmllh. Farae, Charles L. Walliue.
ar. Uaree, Analln Oornwrlir
f. Phllllpa.         Nelson II, Bmlth. DaMoM, John T. DsTieon,
-^Iseo, Edward T. Thursloa,
BamUtoB W. PearMll.
THE MARKETS.
Late   Wholesale  Prioas of Country Produce Quoted in New Yorlc
as BtrrrsB.
Oreamery—tlTest. estras...•
FlrtU	
Thirds to seconds	
Btrte—Thirds to firsts	
Htate Dairy tubs, extras	
Imitation Creamery	
Faotory, fresh flrsts	
Low grades	
CBBtSB.
State—Fall cream, fancy....
Small	
Part skims, good lo prime, rull skims	
BOOS,
Nesrby—Fancy	
But* and Peiin-rresh	
Western—Choice	
(oathem	
BBAMs asb ttit.
Beans-Msrrnw. choice, 1898    —    (a 1 45
Medlnm, Itn  ISO   m i 3'1'\
Pea, choloe, 18»a  1 ,in   » i 3'ii.j
Red kidney, oholce, IHW,.. 1 tr,   « i oiv, WhUe kidney, cbolee, 18911     —    is 1 !«I
Tellow eye  1 S'i   O 1 40
Mmn, Cab, t MIbs  '.i77'('9 2 vn
Orsen peas, bag.      —   9 iOt'i
raniTS asd bbssiss—rssas,
Rncklebarrlea, V qt        B   (»     10
RlBckberrlss, a qt        S   (9     10
Muskmelons, 7* crate	
Watermelons, T  100	
Apples, Codling, V bbi	
Jersey, A bbl	
Peaches. Jersey-, p basket
Orapes. Del,, e .iar ler	
Pears, Le Conte, a bbl	
Bell. * bbl	
Bsrtletl, V orate
Plums, 1 carrier..
I Since tli« ancient au.l royal jramo of ; golf became popular in Ibe Uuite.l States, some goo.l citizens know a great (leal more aboat thc miasing link Iban they <liJ.
Awful as war is in its nnmerons casualties, peace has still more nu¬ merous victims Bomctimea. Last year fii^oO peraons were kille.l in railway acciilculs an.l in,HH2 were injureil.
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Whatever f'actijn ma.v  liave   faiie.I    o in,   she lias   at least ina.le  a   ilisiin- | o BY EVAN M  JONEJS
{;uinheJ success iu .Iciuonatraliug the ' g| fact that iiiternationol   Imunilary lines on the Norlh .\iiierii-iiu   coulinenl nr.' uot only superlluims, but a uuisuuce.
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'aors. Biate—IBOa, oholce, T Ib....
Fair to prime	
Paoinc Coast, 19M, choice.
Common to prime	
Old odds	
CAPITAL, 130,000.
IIII mSKT, FREEPORT. 1.1.
^ 1.'     tOaXI J. RAMOAI.L, PnsMeat. .OHAimOKT T. BPBAGUG, Tk* Prueklcnt. K„.        WILLIAM S. UALL, Caahler,
BOARD or DIRECTORS:
rhanncey T, Spragn* William U. Miller,
         U. WnleyPino,
fl. Ooravdl,   Ueorgo Wallace. OoUa Peltil, llarvoy li, Hmlth, Oeorg* M. RandaU
William 8. Hall.
_.. Oters faollllt** and Ind.  ...
TdBMrlOMnt Miaal lo Ihoae of elll.. r ll... ^Vecliar Brooklyu Banks or Trust c<ini. "^ aae Bvery acoommodallon as fnr aa la ' at with ooBservative managrnieui. st st the rate of Ihrre ipoeita, Ihn* mimtha i
. tkrafts Issaed ob all pan* of Europe. i-   thm a Beaeral banking buaineas.
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satlafaelhm gnaraote*.!. iBlrkw will leoelre prompt attention and
ally anawered.
rnuraasioNAL.
I   Greater New York •
^Dexitea  Psirlors,
": IMtENEMtil t SKIOMORE.
;i|$(».   FULTON   ANP  GOLD  ST3,
LITB  POCLTST,
Fowls, a Ib	
Spring eUlekens.V lb	
Roosters, » Ih	
Tnrkeys, T Ib	
Dunks, » pair	
Oeoae, V pair	
Pigeons, a pair	
nasasto rovLrsr,
Turkeys, ¥ lb      -
Broilers, Phlla., V lb      14
Fowls, Slate A Penn.. V lb,.     —
Dnoks, L. I. sprltig, a Ib     —
Oeese, Eastern spring, V lb.     ID
Bqaabs, P dos  I 3S
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Htr—Prime. VIOO Ib      B7!.(
OloTsr mlied      BO
Clover      40
Straw—Long rye     40
TgaBTlBLBS.
Potatoes, L. I., V bbl.	
Jersey,  p bbl	
Hweet, Vs., a bbl	
Cabbages, L. I., V IUO	
Onions, Jersey, Vbnsket. ,,
N. Y, Stale ted, V hag.... Tomatoes, Jersoy, V box ...
Squash, P bhl ,	
Turnips, wblle, T bbi	
P*ns, a bag	
Mma bnsns. a husk	
String beans, V ba{..  	
Peppors, ¦p box	
Cucumbers, ?> box	
Oreen corn, '^ 100	
Egg plant. T box	
Celery, P Aoz	
OBAIH, BTO.
Flour—Winter Patents	
Spring Psteuts	
Wheat-No. 1N. Duluih	
No.aned	
Corn—No. a	
Oata—No. 3 White	
Traek mlsed	
llye—Western	
Htate	
Lard—Olty steam	
LITS   BTOOI.
Beeres, olty dressed	
Calves, city dressed	
Couutry dreased	
20   9    2S
A pound ol raw cotion is worth five ceuls; wheu uia.le into fabrics tbat poun.l ia worlli from twenty-live cents to 81, Massachusells has S,000,0(tO spinilles, an.l spina l,'J.''.',l,linn bales of Houtheru cottou to nell back to the Soutb.   ^^__^________
There haa heen a wouilerful growth ; in the valuu   of   our   postal   issues   in ' recent years.     In  l.'<81 Ihc total uuiu- j lier   of   piei-'ca was  1,40S>,773,498, nuil I tho receipts   therefrom were 3ii4,4S:t.- j .Ml.').     F.ir the last fiscal year the num¬ ber   of pieco.4 was .'1,1(12,llill),.'i'J'i,  nnJ Iho reveuue  ,3',1-i,f'.,5il,lfi7.    The  num- i her of pieces ha.l increase.l  to   nearly j lour tinioH ivlint  it  was  in   1.S8I, anil tba   revenue   uearly   threo   times   as much.
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COST   OF   LIVING  GREATER.
turge In
Brooklyn,  N. Y.
f«Mar Teelh. ai.on up.
•aia Crowns a.r.nn up.
NBaM riiiiBg*, ai oo «,.
ruiiBK •      •    a .so up
|. rULTON AND GOLD STBEKTS. Loaaer'a.        BROOKLVN, N. V..
Dressmaking
M rm HMNtST STVIE OF TNt ART. ..THC     MISSES     LEE..
WANTA«ll.
en* iBllDunrth ol U I, R, H autlon. '^ Bss leel ftl gaaraaUw.4 frow moaaureiuenl. ' X'I'InaoaBaiaeneaaary. -   Wsss isaaunahl*.   Work (be boat. >
¦l*ea la OII ralatlng.
Nsw VoRs Citt (Speeial).-With tho e.t- oeptlon ol flour, which sella to.day nt about tl leas Ihau a vear ago, Iho cost of living generally has Increased In tbe last twalve monlha. The iirlce of melal anl textile materlala has a.lvunond nenrly ino per cent,, and aucb Btaples as print cloths ure biglier by 30 or 40 per coul than this time last year. There bas been a geueral Increate In Ihe prices of dyestulfs nud starch. The pine boardi Irom which the boxes lor packing the gouds are made are alout 16 tier ceut, more expeoalve than lormerly; the nails and woven wire bauds uaod In fastening tbe packages are Irom 15 to 10 per cent, dearer, and labor Is lully 10 per cent, bigber than two years ago. There have beeu a.lvauces In all claases nf hardware, while bousefurulshlog gouds cost 10 to IS per eeut, tuure. Carpets are about 20 per cent, higher, while stoves and kitoben utensils, owing to advanc.-s In Irou and other metals, are Irom 35 to 50 per cent, above the prlcea <|Uoted twelve iBoutha ago.
Last rear table Bslt waa RO and 90 cents a barrel; now It Is 1.1.50. Tbis high rate Is considered oxceaalve, and the result ol trade comblnatlouB, Tliere has heen a lit¬ tle rise la the prlcea lor rellned augar, while aoiue Imporiant changes have oc- eared in the prioea for apices which hmaeboldeni tnoat frequently u^e. Pep. pegs ere trom one and a half to two cunta a poBBd higher, while other spices coat about (our cenla a pound more.
Theee are only aome of the Increases on enpplles bought daily by the housekeeper, but the superlulruileut ol a large depart, menl store said that every brauch nl thu eetabllahment waa aelling gooda consider, ably above Ihose ol a year ago. The cbaoge. however, he said, Ihad lieen ac gradual and had been an masked by re. lallers that Ibe avernge housewlle does not realise thet ahe Is paying more (or any given article of dreae or food.
Brhlgel Marphy llle* «t Ihe A** of   107
Brldg*t M.irpbv, a wldnw, died In St. Bridget's Asylum.'guel.ee, at tbn age nt 107.    ahe was born In   Ireland.    luqulrlea
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proved her age at that  11
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autlinrltleH tlve veara ag tn   have beeu
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I am a fariiu-r locitcd fR'.ir Si'>tiy Briiok. one of the moH mjUrious jHltrictsin this State, and was boihi-red vk ih mil.irid f.>f yidrs, .it times 11 could not woik, .-Ifnl was iilwjvi veiy coiisiipited as well.    Fof
Cnl h.id iiLildiia so b.id iii the ^p^inl;. when cn;;.i;,;ed in plowinc. 11 could do iii.lhiiig but shjke. I must I'.ave t.ikeii atyoiit ,i b.irrrl '#(,(|uinine pills besides d'..vens of other re.noJtes, hut ne\ er obtjined any pcriiunt'nt btMiellt. L;i^l 'dll, in poach lim.-, I h.d a most seiious •tUcRof chills and then c-'inmeiiced to Uke Rip.ins T.ibules, upon a tiniil's advii'e, and thv' first box in.iJe me all rii>ht and I h.ive never bam without tht-rn since. I t.i|ke one Tabnle ea.'h inornm.i; and nichl - tfn4 somelimes when I feci moie Ihan usu.illv exhausted I Like three in • day. Thev have kept mv slntibich sweet, mv bowels rep'.ilar and I have not hid the le..st touch oi" ni.iI iria nor s"'littiiit» head .ehe since I commenced iisini; them. I know aUo th ii I sKip betier and w.tke ii\i MMre rclrcshed tlunloimcrly. I tlon't kno'.v ii'jv manv coniplainis -.JUpans Tabula will hoIii. but I do know thov ia'iII cure any one in the i^^JM>>dition I was and i would not be without them at any price. I ^.kpRcstly consider them the cheapest-priced medicine in the w rid. as '¦" I are also the most benelicial and the most convcnie.ii i« take. I twenty-seven yeais of a)(s and have wcKked hard all inv life, the •a as vaaA (a.';r.v;s. both cartv «rrd i..;c b.iu hi hU klndo ot wcjlim, 11 kive never enjoyed such gcvid health .is I have since last fall; in tKt, my neighbors h.ive all remarked my I'liiHoved condition and have •tlii. **&iv. John, what arc you d.iing to lo^-i so healihy ?"
.e(kMlb*BUatkM Bira SS.u.,e. ..aca.    ii,.t l«a«. u..»ae.l rr.a,««Uf*
ar>ss.«iiiw«Nair-a->«.«. i*. !»»«.».••< •.-rr»«-'K.Ui..." airiji^
|m^^a*M iWM.wia. n*. .«a^ a. aa, 4nM a."*.    Itm .....rnr.....lorn.ta^
iwBffSSSBa IB tag a««fss> MI •saamw 11^ w las awaes truiBMBi c». Ml
Willi-il.iii ns an art 1st     wh..     polnte.l lauilscapes      a u .1 pa.sUiral    s o e u e s Umt   be   sol.l   to   a friemllv   au .' t in ii R.in.l.s ¦ .lealer    f.ir his     ilaily    breuil, which     fre.|ueully was  mil   liutlere.l. lie   paiute.l   ship" so cuuuinf^ly   that.  In those who   .li.l uot like ships, tUey b.okc.l  like hIouo feuces,   nu.l   in.iiiiitiiluH   so  that   the.v looked  like   riaiui; fog, if   nue waute.l fi.igs.     His treea usually were interest, iug puzzles that wonl.l serve for hours of eouteuiplati.iu, uu.l   hia e.nvB were creaturei tbat stoinl as  if spull-b.iuu.l liy the w.iutlertui seenery almut thom. Hia riveiN ulways hml two little islau.Is, anil his boats  were no evi.lenlly   uu- seaw-orlhy that lo relievecautiouH per¬ sons they were  rcpreseuloil ulwayn as } beiug drnwu up ou shore lo  preveut  I theiu (rom siuking.
,_, . .- 1-     .      1        11   . Ji.blilut'H   ruuvasea were  incased in
there are uo staliHlies to show tbat ,,¦,,, , ,     ,
i gaudy   gilt   frames, auil   were   in   be
nppendiciliH is more prevaleut am..ng \ ,ou„j ,no,iiy „„ the walls of boarding
those who ride *'.iaii thone who do uot, ! houses, where they ius|.ired terror iu
nn.l there is not tho slightest evidence    fhe   miti.ls   cf   iteliuiiueut   hoarders.
Maiiy a boarder iii arrears   has   been kuown to settle bis   bill uu.l depart iu
of any kiud lo trace the injury of ap- pendioitia directly lo bicycling or to any otber form of exercise. The bi¬ eycle may have its si us to answer for, bnt before heiug beld guilty of caua. Ing dealb hy appeudicitis it ia eu¬ titled to tbe presumption of inuooeuce au.l to proof positive of its guilt.
What a revoluliou hns taken place in the relatioUH between I'.ugiatnl and America duriug the laat yenr. Whether this is to be allribuled lothe ]ioraoual influence of tbo f^ueeu, or bas heeu the reault of the policy of her Minis- tera^ or is the ooUBequenco of public opiuion, or is the eouiliiued reaiilt nl all tbeae causes, it is not uecessary to 'n.]Utro. The fact remains, au.l it is a very pleasaut fact to thiuk of, that tbo two countries, separated for sev¬ eral generations by siiBuicion, or rivalry, or what not, havo formed close bonda ot (rieudabip.
Tbe uew growth iu the farming ilia- tricts of the West is everywhere a flll¬ iug up of c^^utry alrea.iy loosely settled. Sinco the occupuuoy of Okla¬ homa, there ia no louger any greal .'x- panae of open prairie wlierij the raiu- fall ia Buftlcieul for tillage, over which a line of uew settlement can be puahud forwar.l. There rumnius a greal deal of good virgiu aoil, lint it lies iu aec- lioua and quarter aectiona here aud there, 'I'lio frontier lma been alnil- ishod, nud the pioketa of civilizatinn oocupy tho whule laud clear through lo the waters nf the I'nciiic.
The farmer and ganleticr, strange as it may seem, have a belter i-haiice lu Alsska—thai i« to say, iu the vi¬ ciuity of BettlemeulH—thau the miner. Certain vegetables oau bo growu, ryo and oats do fairly woll, au.l thero is plouly uf grass iu tbc hills fur Htoek. The climate is uut aa severe uor tho soil as hard tu till as itl Northern Nor¬ way, wlieio farms flourish. Near Daii - son dairies are lining started auil milk Ih oue nf tho nrticleH wbicii is u..t in¬ ordinately higli. If the farmer can get a foothold in that arvtio laud, it un-.ius that .Vlaska will in.l lie merely viaited by goll seek.'rs and by Iruders and craftsiiu'U win. .'olcr to tlietu, but settled by meu wb.. gu up tlicre lo live and make a hume, Tbe time will eome, then, wbeu .Xlaska will grow lut.i a real cotuiiniiiw-.'altli au.l want ii I'l.ruer iu the flag fnr a star
The following dclaraiinu, tbe im¬ portauce of wbich IS at I.uce apparent, wna made by llie .\tuerioau .l.legat.is lo the t'zar's Peace t'.iiigress wbich was receully bebl at Tin. Ilanue "Tho delegati.m of tho I'liile.l States, iu signiug the conveuli.iii regulating the peaceable seltlemeut of iiiterua liuual eunrticla, as prup.ise.l by Ihe Interuatiuual I'eaceI'onfereuce.makes the following declaratiuui N.ithing contained in Ibis oouvenli.in shall be ao conslrue.l as l.i require the l'uite.1
Slalea to .leparl fr.im the Iraditii'iial } lueulioned iu the ari poliey of uot entering upuu. ititerfer- iug with or eutaugliug Hevlf in the political .|uesti.ins nr interual ndmiu- latralion of ouy foreign State. N.ir shall anythiug iu said coiiviiitiuii be ciualrued to require the relnii|Utsh- ineul by the ruite.l .Stales uf its tra diti'.ual allilude toward purely .\uier. loan .luestbiUB."
haste, uu'ler the mental atraiu of .lul blol'H paiuliugs.     Therefore, fur ,l.il.- blot,   but he   did not   kuow il,  were treasures luid up iu Heaven.
Jobblol's studio was a ait by (our room ou tho lop floor of a humble dwelli'ng, on the east side of tuwn. He might bave lived in the eouutry, where a wealtli.y relative bad a vacant uld huu e, which was at the disposal uf bis iii.nr relali'.us; Imt .lubblut pre- ferre.l the eily, where he ouuld live iu an art atmosphere.
It was asserted in some quarters that .loblilot wnn not au artist at all, bul a nieohanioal gouiiis who bud iuveuted a uiai-hine which, on the pressure of a liiiltiin, painted tbo piotiirea which be pruiluoed as bis own, Olll ilnit wheu be jire (eete.l it he wuuld becume iiii- meanurobly wealthy, Hul a glance iu bis studio dispelled that i.lea. A lounge, a table and fragiueuts uf some chairs were all tho furuitttre, and in the centre of tlio ruum stood a tall easel, auppurting a piece ut oauvuH, whieh usually vuuccaled Jublilot at work (111 hia vioodlaii.l, lueadow and raoiiulaiu seeiies. The vihilur lu..k.'.l at the ivalls in ^uin fur ouiiiplete.l ex- aiuples ot Jubb ul's skill, lieeauHetbey were token tu the auctiou shop of his frieud aa souu as tln-y wero tiniahed, ami the .nily visible evi.leuee of their boiug was what foo.l was lefl over from the lost meul.
Thu orli.sl was a llnn (cntured man, whu all'eeleil a Van Uyke Iiear.I. To Bee him Iru.Ige thruugh the street wilb a fresh painliug tu tbe uiioliuii shup, waa a pathetic night, and bta trictnl tbe auoliuueer wa.i always ivilliug tu I aeoept hia work au.l to pay spot cash i ^or il.
I "I have another paiuting. Sir, i Flagg," was .lubblut'H slereutypeil I furmuia, upun iutro.luoiiig a ueiv sel I ot trees, waler and oinvs, an.l Mr. ' Flagg wunld glance at tbe cauvus and
say \       "Thia   m   the   seouml   one   in    Iwn I weeks, i\Ir, .lublil.il,      Vint   are  work¬ iug very hard tiuw.     I'.ui it is ciual I., tbe last ..no.    Will teu dullars pay yuu fir y.iur troiililH'r'" I      .\iiil  .fublibit  wunl.I auHwer iu tbu ' allin.lotive   uud    pocket   the   muuey. I Then ho wuuld invite I'iagg lo havo a ; c gar, ami I'lagg would buIooI iwu tor a quurlor, uud the .leal woul.l becoiu- pleted.
One day Flagg aai.l to .l.ibblot:    "I nulioo   the   price   ..t   paiut   h,i.H gone I d.iwn; will that make a  .liil'ereuou iu I the valuo ot your iii.-luroa'i'"
J.il.liint    earueslly    exploiuod    lliat
talent, nut paiul, tinide a picture, and
nu iiiiittsT Innv olieap paint   might be
, euiiin,   talent   iicvcr   .'uiibl   be choaii-
eu.'il.
"That's what   1   thnught, " aai.l  tbe auotinueer;   -'iiul  I wanted lu be sure, (.11 as tl. explain it In my iiistumers, in i case Ihov hagglc'l,'
I      .lubl.i.'it   bad   a   frii ml in wbuni   he
! eunti.leil .'verylbiug   but   bis puvcrly.
Sin. was all orltst, r, lib  whum  be  be
I came    aci|iiaiiiled    iii    L'ontral    I'ark,
-whore she went   trcqueullv lu  sliotcli
(.till hfo frmii nature.      I„ike .luiilib.l,
hor   spocnilty   was   lainlacapos.       lln
- usid Intake  his   cntiias   ami oasol  tu
I the park,  but wbeu bIh. was llicre bo
. iiHt'.l tboni riirnly, prolernm;, Iio sold,
tu   waioli   ber   .l.'ft   iuaiiii>.tlati.ni    ul
¦ riilura.     S..iii.'iiuie« bulb rasola wmibl
be left Stan.Inn.' idle wliilc the ouuplo
j sat beneath n tree   ami   Inlk.'d uf art,
and ..tber mailers.      Mi-s Styl...   ba.l
I exhibited iu shows ami   bad 'snld bet
j paintings,   and   .nice   she    bai    boon
' lueulioned   iu   the  art   columus uf au
attertiuon   uewspaper    av    "n    .v.mug
womau whose w.'ili will b« heard frum
iu the future"      .lublili.l u.-oasiiniaily
wuu.lere.I   wbou   as   iiiiK-h   noul.l   bo
said of bim.   His luiogiualtnu at times
was quile stroug.
iliibbiid uue daj juHl o.niimeii.-e.l 4 111 he was oblige.I 1,1 eaaol, lucumploie. ivhnia his lamlls.ly ho  bad   typhoid   fJv
inorniug, ond nil that day she .livided her time lietw-o.-n .Iiblilot and the painting, ami umler her ban.ls both pn.grosso.l favorably. .loblilot was slill .leliri.iiis, an.l Miss Stvles was .-aretui, during hia luci.I s|iell», l*r koop him iu ign.irance ot her work.
F.ir ibreo ur tuur da.vs suocee.litip Miss Styles uursod .lobbiol and worked on the picture, aud liually it was coiu pleted. The samo afternoon Jubblor nivoko from his .leliriuiu aud again be gau lo worry about the paititiug;
"T am very auxiuus, " he sai.l to Miai Stylos, "lu got to work .111 it.''
"liut you bave tiuished it," sai. she.
.Iubbl.it looked at ber iu a surprise.. WBV, uud Mho turned the picture towarc llllil.
",Sco," sai.l sUo; "it is fiuished."
.T.dililut socmod daiieil.
"Duu'l yuu remember wurkiug ou it? " nsko.r.Miss Stylos.
.lobblul assured "in^'^ihe had tin sucb roeolleoliuii, ami MisrS'Styles told bin' Ibat every .lay during his doliriuin jiericl lie hnd risen trum hia bed au.i lab.ired uu his paintiug.
"I must have beeu bypuolizod," be said.
.VI auv rate, tbere stood the picture, and iliibblut said it was the best out he bad ever produced.
"Flagg will have lu pay Bomelhinp tor that, " he declared.
"Flagg," said Misa Styles, "woui gol it.      Il ivill gu lo the Kxbiliiliini.'
"Du yuu roally Ihiuk it gn.ni euough tur that';'" asked tbe deligbleil iloliblol.
"Certainly," said MioB Styles, "tiol mo luauago this."
.folililot was agreeable to the prop, ositiuu. While Ihoy were preparing the painting lo bo eent lo the Exhibi¬ tion, Flagg eutereil.
"Db!" said the nuctiuueer; "ao you've fiuished the picture'r' Seems ill me, tbuugh I'tu uu judge, you've put a few taucT luiioheH tu it."
"Yes," sni.l"'lubblol, "I bave."
"Fancy luurbos .luti't moan faucy prices, .lu tboy?" inquired Flagg, auxioualy.
"In this iuBlauee Ibey do," answered Mias Styles.
"Yes," assented Jobblot, "nnd be¬ fure I seud it to you I'm going lo ex hibit it. I'm quite proud of thie painting, but I'm not goiug to aak you to pay much fur it.'
Tn tho exhibitiuu ".\ .lersey Jleii.liiw, ' by Willistuu ,Tobliliit, wai- a.ljtidge.l by the eritlcH lo bo oue ol the noble paiutiuga .if the year, oud at the eloHO it waa aold tur iSHIHIll.
"1 wish," Baid FIngg when be learned ot ,iiilil.lot's guod turluiie aud tame, "I ha.In't s.ild yuu uihcr pio- tnroH so cheap. lliil I di.ln't appro oiute tbeir value, eHpecially as yuu dtdu'l ask much for tbcm. It Ignt auy of Ibeiu back I'll kuow what tu obarge tur them."
".So sbnll I," aaid .lobblot.
But Jobblot did uot hove to peddle any mure paiutiugs to tho auctioneer, Shoilly after tbe sale ol hia master¬ piece his ivealtliy relative died and left bim mucli money aud the vacant outiutry scat. Su lie ami Minn Stylo" were niarriod. Tlioy iilled up Ihe ouunlry place, and lliero they Hpeud tbe Bumiuer mouths iu delightful uaie, Mrs. ifuliblot euutiuueB lu paint; but ,lobbl..l lias not sol.l aniitiier painting to Flagg. nur has he uxhiliite.l agaiu. — New York Press.
NOVEL   FIRE   ESCAPE.
Sll,llni:    Klcl.t     Niorira   llunn   a   Hollow S|>lral al  Ihe Kale of One a Srruii.l.
.'\ t.'sl was nia.le at nuuu a tew dayi agu, .if the unw lire oscupo ereele.l b.y ibe I'niti-d Stutna Printing Comiiaii.y at its plant in I'',gglosl..ii nvenue, I'iu' ciiitiunti. Threo hiiudr.'d employet fililll Iho sev.'U tluora uf lliushup wcrf sb.it thruugb Ihe big stool tube at the rate ot sixty a iniiitile. .\t a giver signal nieii and iv.imoo rati tu the wiu .li.ivH«(jnnoctiug with tho lire escape and threw thetuselves upuu the wiu.l itlg incline. The lmil.ling was emptied ill live luiuules, withuut a caHualty.
Tiie test was made with the eo-upera- tiiin ul the iire .lopiirtmeut. The tire .-scape is cyliiidr-ical iu form, six feel in diauielor, ami ma.le uf hheol sl.el. ll IS ereele.l ol.iugside the buildiug, ami conueole.l with o wimlow on eoi-li rtuor by a »teel ap[iruaob lea.Iiug lo an opouiug ill the .-yliiidor. lu the centre of the firo escape rises a three iticii Ktan.lpipo. .\t the level ot eaoh fluor a hoae plug v«.|ittaclie.l, Ily IIiIh arraiigemeut, ami a la.l.Ier runuing up till' (lulside uf the tiru escape, tlie use uf ladders and water Iowoih ia ulivia- tod, the liremeu working direct trom 111.' firo escape.
The porsou tloeing trom the flro Blop.s into It, hits dnwn, fulilshia arms uud lets go. Tbe esoapn .lues the rost. Tbe steel inolhio, Hiuu.ith as glass, is slightly curv.'d b. fit the bo.ly. The peisuu gii.'M Hying ruuii.l ami ruuud thl' central sliimlpipo. Wbou the but tutll ia roaoli.'d he shouts out an upeu duur. On the 'lay uf the trial twu men sbnnl lit the up.'iiitig and caught .¦aeb poisi.u ua ho sliil out, helping llini to laml .111 Ii.s feet, ,'i'bore was tin disc,,iiifi,rt ovcoiil a pussibji. ten di'iicy tu Hou-ickiiesB, .\ baby ur an iiiliriu porsuu cuntd[kp put 111 Ihe firo escape from au eiglivn fluur, ami citlior n.llll.l land at the boitom without in- jiiiy.
lit thn IKhi will. Irio'l it many were gills. Only UIU. was aft'.'i'ted sori- uiisly. She faint.nl at tbo start, and went duwu ail inert bu.ly, yel .11.1 n.d hiilTor a bruise, au.l was .piickly re¬ vive.1 when she reaebe.l terra lirtua.
TWO UPRISINGS CROSHEr
Rout ol Rebels in Santo Domingo. Oc- ieat of Yaqiiis in Mexico,
BOTH     OPERATIONS    OECiSiVE'
.1   l>o.nlnlran   Antharltlri  (Ul.n    a..   Ovai- I whalinlne   Virlory—ll.«nir.',      rnrcra
i l-ul In   Flight—The   .4s»a»ln,   al llru
I rraui   Sllll   Prre-Me,lcn    lla. at   Lasl
Scetterr.l Ihr   ll.ialtir Vaqul Bauds.
Porarn Pi.ir*. Santo Dnmlnijo (Hy I Cable).—The (loverninent Inrcos com¬ manded by (ieneral E cohoza hava de. j feul.-.l lllBlasurg-lll.^. The rout was aim.HI I a masss.-re. The wnuiideil on bitli sites j ure numerous. The ougrigeaieut Is consid¬ ered hy the (loi-ernin»ot as decisively end- , ing Hie Jltnine?, uprlslni;.
The (Inveruiueiils plan lor Hie graihlnl i wilhilrawal ut paper mouey Iroti circuln- 'llin bas estalillshel eontllence. Sh.irt I term bills ot exchange on Kurope sell lur I 100 percent, silver. Thelionlnlcaiis alm.isi : with.iut exeepllou are lor I he use ul Amerb ] can money.
I     San DimiS'in (By Cablei - Aecurdlng to m-liiti
ilithn
tbe
Tin.
slu" ol
¦est.lent Ileureiiux are still nt large, but easures hava beeu taken lor thnlr caii. re. It Is said the haml nurnhnrs sixteen. Although the rate lur .traits Is filling. I    there  are some   sign-,   nl    relurnliiK
utble
utm
dull.
impurts are llilllln I. Tiie lluai.i'ial sll.ia- tlnn Is bad. The prntilcn nf taking up the paper currency has not vet tienn snlveil. a. rhn people in geueral d-i nil wish It taken up, Tbln Is the rnal cause of dullness In liuslneas, Ouce Ihe matter lias been nr- -anifeil, alTalrs shoul 1 tako ou a differeut isneit.
The latest news from Macorls regarding Ihe olTects ol the liiirHcano slnuvs that the la'uage was moro serious than wiis al Ilrst supposo.l. The river nVHrtt iW"! Its liauks and Inunbited the grnuud M.inv laniillei had uhaii.Jnnod thnlr hminis fnr Hie tlins aud bnals were used In Hieslreets to carry people Irom one point to nnnib
Thn
slorn
dbl
dai
Hie
'iiiiiitry about Sainana and   Puertn Plat riie linlleil Stall's cruiser Nnw Orleans has leit San   llnralugo Harbor lnr Porin Ulco. I'be L'ulteJ Stntes gunboat Machlas Is sllll
tVetcI. on   Fllthullers,
HAVlSACllyCohlel—LleiiieuantSchauin. i Cuileetor ol Custo.us at liaracoa, lu Hie i Province of Santiago de Cul.a, hus sel/.ed ] 141 curhloes and IH,000 Dun.ls nf nmmunl- Hnn Hint were evidently Inleude.l lor San I finuilngn. Tivenly.Ove meu. Cubans and llniululcaus. arrived hv Ihere 011 Imanl the : Mnrtera. Tliey have been kept under clnse i watch, as tUey aro apimreully planulug to
llllie anna to San Domingn. j      Miijnr.Heneral Urookn  Is  making every 1 cfTiirl to chock llUbusterlug.    All the   cnl- ; lectors   had Iihcii duly   uotltleil Irom   Ha¬ vana   to   keep  a   close   watch   upou   the Iweuty-Hve men whn left Ihls port   on   the i Mnrlera.    Cnnseiiuontly. wheu thn binding ' was made ul Itaracna, It was nn surprise tu heai|.|lirirte|-s  here.      No  atlnmiit    will    be made In prevent llieiu from   leaving   IS.ira- "la If Ibey dn uot try   to carry  arms   with .   hciu.
VA<>; I   ltKnKI.>(   KOI'TKII.
Progress iu .\merioau ship-liuil'liii,j IS attracting eeriouH atteutiuu in Kng¬ laud. .A Illue Kouk ou .Aiuericau sbippiug for Isslil has just lu-en is sued, iu whieh the furmidable nature of Americau cumpelitio.-i is .l»elt ui>ou. The puint ia made that "au .Vmeriean lirm recently fiiruiahod 1.1 Belfast bniiders a large o.iusiguiueiit of ship-plates for the Oceanic, ' an I It is ad.led that "tbe britisb leohiui cal jouruals are universal id tho cu- oesainn lhat in .Vmenca is to b« fouud tbe (uture rival .i( (treat Britain as a sbip-baibliug BU'l ship uHutng no tion." The .letails of i.ctivity in American yards are given. Every ship-butlding firm haa orders on baud tu keep it basy (or from '.ne tu thre< T.uir* Vew l.i.ina^o nn.ler way fn? tbe great lakes alono represeuts • value of iti,(kK).(X)(l. Tho .Vmeriean "tramp" steamer lias iaa''.e its appear, ance. Tbe revival ol this Ameri.'an ibdnstry ronl.i not well t>e mor' aaaikador flaUariao.
lady oskc'l Uim   wlu'tlier   he   bs'l  auy
I friemls.      .l.ibbl.it    lueultinied    Flagg
j uud   Miss   Styles,   aud   the   laiidladv
sent    fur   Imtb.       Flagg    called,    but
Jul.libit    ««s   asle.'p. aii,l   he Innk   a.I
vanlage uflbe ctiai  In make a .arc
ful iiiveuloiy uf Ibe rnuui, aiili tug au aiiotiuii aale .1 a .lecras. tist's effects. He ,li,l imt mclud painliug,   V.
I a.ry.na Ihr  Mail In  Alrira,
Tbo mail   soriicc   uf   tu .lay iu the
new .'iiuutri.'s .it Suiithwest .VIrica   is
ualurally primitive iu   naiure,  l.ut it
IS tlie be-t that can I.o empl..yn.l   un
ell   ill.     Ho hal i ,i,.r „,,a|,,n, ,.,rcuuistauc..s.     The  ua
llnw sceue.   au.l ' uvea du   tlin wurk   a.-.-eptablT.     Thev
leave   It   un  lhe    »u,„ler frum ..ue   itatiuii   t.i'am.tber.
A    physician. \ ,|elivcr    the    mail    inlrueied tu them
and pick   up ntlicr   packages   fur   fur
tber   distnliiitiuti.     A baskcl, cornel
ou the bea.l    ur  Ini   Ihe back,   is tlie
p.islDiau's receptacle fur bis poatal ro
sp.iusibililies.       rhe  tew   white   men
eiiipluyeil    iu    tbis  aoivice make Ibe.
w.rk easier by carryin,!   Ihe   luail   111
Iwn I ags .if   e.|iial weight, siisptudeil
trum the ends ..f   a pule sw.iug acmsa
Ibo    sliuubl'ifr.     The    unly    availaiile
meooH (if trauapurting tbe mail B.'r..ss
as  nuHnished. j the .k'sorl isou tho baikuf Ibe .'amei.
i     ui-AVMAs,   Mexico   I Speciali.—"Military
I ipcrntions lu Iho Yuipil valley culintnatod 111 a serins ol eugugeiueuts. In wlilobtlie Indians wero tlnally routed. The rebul liiiuls   bad   cniicentraloil  their forces  nt
; Vcirn. l.n the south hauk ol the river, ieneral Torres begau .ilTonslve opor.itlous
; IU Tliiir.^.lay.     Alter a sharp eugniteineiit
\ die Indians fled, leaving thirty dead on he tluld.    The Mexican loss was teu killed
' mil liveulv-two wouuilod.
"(lenernl Torros  returned  In  Orriu (or
'   he   nigln.   and  at   4.1J   o'clock   tlio   next
' iiornlng liegiin Hie nnitcli to Vicaiii.      Tlie
I rniilis dlsln.lge.l lln. Va.pils iiii.l killed nurnl Ihem.      Kive 111 the TwellHi Ilallnl.
I nu aud uuu mau ol tbe Natioual Uuard ivere wnunib'il.
I     "Knllnwliig the enoinv  cinselv. (i ral
P.irri". fnuud anullier torce ni Indians en- reiii'li'"l behind the Lank nl the Irrigatlini 'Ulllll, where llio mad'Tinsed. Alter Imll 111 hnur nl lighting the Vai|Uls were .Iriveu rgiu thnt piisltlnn wllb a Inss nf slv kilted. )iie Mexican sergeant oud throe suldiers yen- woun.led.
1 "1 ho Vni|uls are nuw scaltere't lu small larlb's, aud It Is not likelv that thev will ¦niiceiitrale again. I'lm remnlu.ler ol the 'umpaluu will prnhrihlv ennstst nf | ting
, ml    the   reuegad.'s    In.m   their    bldlug
I yloces."
I       A   NEW   BRITISH   COMMANDEf.
Jlravr Slluallon  In,lirated by Hie Sending of tValkrr to Soulh  Alrira,
j     LoMiiiN  (lly  Cable).—Oeneral   Sir   Will- am Frauds butler, whn. It was announced I   lu a dispatch fnnn   (ia|ie Tnwn,   would  b( ' -ebevo.l   as   coiiiinaniler   nl    the    lirltlsli .   mons lu South Alrica, us a   result   nl   Ills .lleged liner sympathies, has been reenlled. lUd   l.leutenaot.leni'r.il     Sir    Prederi.'k Valker has boeu appnlnted tu replace hlin. Iiineral Walker Isregarilel ai uiih ol the itilesl mnu In the army.    His appniuHneuI. .   bcrelnre. Is takeulo iudicate lhat   the sit. lallnu Is graver.
The llnlly Chrnnlele, which regards ieneral Butler's virtual .llsiuissnl as "an Uiili'iitl'iu that Hie cnunl ry Is being liurrlnd lll'l war," saysr "His nffense was that bo I'liki. rough wnrds nl (-'Uh aliniil thnt • r''''l"iis i.rgauliallnti, the ,-iouHi Alrl'au .eagile. We are '.nnvllieed that ho a..led nr .till, houor aud clear lulerosta  nl the
allaluok  HI.U Ko.' a (irouud Hog.
llaiuptou Preilmure. a larmer aud well- in.nvu nillU dealer ol Htr.iudstiurg. .N. V.. nl-taklug tlm head 111 his uelglibnr, On.l rey'Irausue, f.ir a grnuud hug, shot ami iisHiatly killed Trnusue .lu his lann rra.i^ue was lu senn'hul agniuud bog uud iludlng traces nl uue labl d'lwii ainnug a intll wee Is tn awatt the arrival nl Hie inliiinl. i'redmiire inlslonk the cni.n-l.e.l Innn iilTranaiielur agriiinid buguud llred bllliugbliu almnst Iustautly
Iloyal Muuii.l of Tara llr.lroyed.
Till, rnyal lunuu.l nl tbe Hill .i| larn, lu Cnuuty Meuth, on whicli thn liiugs "I Ire. land lor IOOO years were cniwued with creat jniinp. has been deslrnyed liv a gen¬ tleman ..I the uanir ol (ll'iver. Will hnpe.l I Pud tbe Ark nl Hie C.iveuant bar ei| there. It Is neeilles. In say that be did not .tud it.
Helil tn   a Cull al ltr,l  Hot   Wire.
.loseph Mnn.lv, uu eiupl.iye nl Hie Tren till iN. J.I Inm Ciiinia.iy. beeaiue en liniglrd lu a coll nl red but wire Hial was being .Irawn. Ket..re he ...uLI l.e res-uel ,ue nl l,l« leg. wa-  severed, belug   burue-l
1 I V Ihu wir
niuiuuued. . and   Ibe la
Viv.   New lt>(linrnla.
Plan, have l.eeu cninplete.l tiv the Wai |.e|.arl;nent. Washlngion, lnr Hie eulljil nielli ..| live a blltl.iual vnluineer regiment. I., t.e ku'iwn as the Thlrtv--lgblli, Tliinv iiiiith Forllelb. Foriy-fl.-st aul Forty .'.e.'.ud lulantry.
Th* Lslinr W*rlri.
France bas many w..men l.n.jltilaeks. l-u Hinu.aud  Alalinma coal mluerb heve iust   recrivnl  uu   a.lvau-e nf 2',  ceuts   a
ipat
lie. Pann..   who oaiprom'U*d  for
Wheu Ml-s Slyb's oalled, .lul.blul a t.i.-.e wiinderfal ji IS awake nn I thoy lia.I a qniei talk ; oiiablc luui alune r-'ctbor.    He was nlilin.il t.'ttcauowl   j ,,,,t.     hW weeks I
I";
edge bis .|K'verly. Ile luinirueil be. ranse he ouul I nut w.'ii. ami cumplete his pii-lnre. which, lie sai.l. was ,',iu- liuually culhi^g I,, hnn Misa Styles tried tl. eucuurage bim. and tuld lum be wonld a.ein be well and busy again ivilh hit brush su.I paints
The iif.t lime Miss Styles cnlle.l Jobl.iot -.v.^s Hi .Ic-I.ii.in, iud .-..ntin- uallr talko'i ..f lus picture. He lui igllicd It -.ras tiuislieil. aud that It bod oeen pr. nnntieci .nic nl the greatest .' Its kiud. Miss Styles listeucl ;.. lliui ill rynipalhctic ailen.'e. sud then. sitl.r,»g Icf'.rt the canvas lUo   liogati   lo   pi
.ers uf emlurauoe 1 aci'umpiiah th< camel ..-on   pbnl
aluug too gbiwiug saml. witht driip of water.* Ill tb.' turrid heat, and l-oadel will, hntnlreds uf poun.ls ul shlpmenls He travels with tromeu- doHs speed, covering tbo main postal r.l.lie bet aeeu T.iggurt oud Biskra, .Vlgefia, in something like nine buurt - a dislance uf I'Jil.T.'i miles.
I CoanMI'lalloB.
Ton. ado
.V turua.lu plays a.im« queer prauki .iri-asiuiially, bul thia is prubably Iht tirs: lime it brought about the con s.ili.latniu of rival papers. Before th. Wiscou»iu blow there were two papen Sbe became I at New Uicbuond. rhe plants uf li.itt her labtrr ' were pieJ. Ki.w thry have unite, that 1. was iic<it cvcniug when sbe tbeir interests aad the towu bas bn' taea.   Sht rcturoaii oa ika (oUowiaf I oaa paper. {
The miner, at Blab siru»k lir thirty .-euts tW'Uly-elgbt cents.
rii- Knglish w .riling mau has 274 work Ing   dayt In a year; the Ameriesu, ilJ"". tile Huugarian, 312. Hie Kus.ien. 2iiT.
Oue ..| Hie .'.itlnu ...III at Atlanta, Oa., ha. lieou c'lTOprll-l P. give up Its nigbl run beoauae nl a lack nl eoinpetenl labor.
The Swiss Onvernnieiii |. ena.l.lrrii.it a pnipnsal lit re.|ucliig tile tune nl railway empl.iyes In ten  nr eveu uine   hnur* a .lay.
Ttl* servant girls in Uerila ar. lormlug a trade union.
plumli*ra   get   ts.SC
Nearly all tba bricklayers raiptnyeil In Vancouver, B. C . weul on a strike as a prnlest agaiust lhe ein|l..ym"Ut nl Cluu*»* laborer*.
The lletrolt sirrr- railway olB.iali re pnr.I 10 tne reiaaat nf conlu-rlira end iu..t.irmen lnr ao mcreiise lu wagan fr-'.ia tweuty-'iiie l.l lernty-tlva .-ruts ao boar. Tlie au-wrr I. a de.-lluatlati to alPiw tn*
lu.Teoae aske.I  f.ir.
lithe Introduction.ll rleefrl- cabs driv** the present eabmrn ..ut of buslDeaa 050 Cfin-ag., men will lusa their meau- "I liv.- nno.id.    There  ar* lo  tb* elly alO public
two-wta**i*d eate   tat kaaaeaa aad U*
(ou-wbBBlan. ,
DAMAGE BY TEXAS FLOODS
The Loss Phoed s! Mo:^  Th^n $7,. 000,000, After an OfTici.-i! Estimate,'
Reaulta Shown  br   a Tour   ot   Ihr   llrvaa
latr.l  l>lalrlela—,Nn..ilirr   .»(  Kar.ua
S..b.urri;rd  Plarril at  SIOO.
WAsniNiiroN, Vl C. (Spe-lall. F. S. Hnliues. Jr., ttn expert nl the Statistical Hiirea.i nl t'l.» llepartinsrit ol Agriculture has just completed a repnrt t. Mr. llv b" nf tliat Jepanmenl, embnlying Hie re-ulis nialnur nlihe flnnd-devastate.l n'gl.in nl Texas, and making a carelul estimate m the ibimago done, the aggreglie ol which he places at t7,4l4 Oflil.
The recnrt state, that the greatest ilani- Hi,-" wns In   McLennan. Fall«    Milaiu. lloli.
rrl-nn.   Itray.ns,   Durlesnii.   (Irt „,   Wash.
Ingtnn. Waller, Ausiln, Fnrt Hend and llra/.nrbi C'luulles. The nuiaic'r nl lanna submerged Is e..tniiale,l at "100, with a to. tal nrea ol l.SSfl.OOO acres. o: Hits area at the   time   ol  tlie   flo.id   Hiere wrre   aiioiit
fiOil.OOO ncres under   eultlvallnu. .liW.OOd lie.
Ingln cotton, 12l,4flOacrea lu enrii, 10,S00 acres In sugar cane, anl •iv.om noro.. m other erops. with a total fniducllon lu light equlvabml tu ubout *7,!l,-i0,()tlfl.
AKhough nearly niuetv per eu.l. ol the rotal loss ,ic,'urre,l in the' dei.tructiiiii of or Injury to growing cnips. Hie damage 1,1 'arm property and the Inaaes ol live sio.'k, "tc. amouut In the large sum of 111144,000 llie laud Itsell Is damage 1 by waslilng and ^ullybig In the exlent ol nver t20fl.0fl(l, but nl this loss about nne-ballls estimated a-i iff."l bv the Increase I lutiiro prmbn'tlve- u.'ss resulting Iroui the alluvial denoalt elt tiy Hie fln,111.
Mr. Holmes says Hint the pris-lse effe,'l -it the ftnnd upuu this year's cro|i. Is .litH .Mill to estimate. While the en.p. over a arge area wero praeilcallv 'leslroyed, the .fleet nl the rains nn the upland crop-, will le highly lii'iii'llelul. Olid shoul.l, he thiuks •e..ill In a lart;,. In.'reise In yield through be entire ceulral part ol tl.e State, and sn n.ich ot the western part as la uu'ler 'ultlvatlou. He suys, Imwever, that i cnnsorviitlve ..istlinale nf the act. ml destructlnn Includes at.iiul 227 - HW bales nl .'nltnu, repn.sentlng nl an icerago|iH.'eiir4'-< ceuts a pnumls ali.iut 15,11)11,000; 4,4(K),000 bushel,. Ill cirii, wnrtli 11 liveutv ceilK 0 bushel tSd^Olfl; suitar •ane In the value nl  iifi.tWO, and nther 'nips eslliuate.l ot  ¦2,11,(101; a tnlul Inss tn ituudlog crops nl»fi,57O,O0O. Tbo additiou .0 tills amouut ol the Inua tn lurm propertv 'alaeil the tnlal to (7,414,000, or about (74 I head ol the population ol Hie district, vhlch Is estbnale'l ot 100,01)(l, uegroo.- orgely preilouiluollni;.
STATE NEV/S.
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MINISTER   COMMITS   S.UICIDE,
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Tnnv, N. V. (Spocbill.-The ll.iv. Cnirife M'-Anlla. ol Mechanicsvllle, cut I.ls tlirnal u Hie presence ol his wile. Tho lululster lail beeu broo.ling over a wroug that bad leeu ibir.e to hbn .some time ad, nnd this, u couDecH'in wllh flnanclal dinlcullles, led llm lo commit the deed.
Some time ago Mr. McArdle, while paa. or nl a church In lleynnlds, Iwcaine luter- 'sle,l iu o patent with a JolinsHiwn man. fhere was trouble over the imrtnershlp, ind crbuliinl iiniceedlngs wero luslltiileit ignlnst Mr. .McArdle. He was arrested, bul vas aciinlt ed.
Helen the hnuse ou tbe mnrnlng ol bls leath with a ra/.nr In lils hand. His wlia ¦ollowed hbn Inward the Icirn, aint Innk he raniir awav from lllm. He gave ll up, mil lobl his wile Hnlt ho was going luln .he barn. She f.illnwod blm, uud Intnul hat he l.ud anolber rar-or.
She altem|de.t t.i take this away fro.u ilul, but he bruahe.l her asi.le, ruahed to- vard the garret, and barred the .loor,
Theu the lululster opened a small win. Iniv. thn..Igh which his wile could not set. and. tu |,lain sight ol her, ilrewHie -azir ii.-rnss bls throat un.l leil 'lead. Tho Innr Was tnrced, but the uiau was dead.
BRYAN   ON   NEW   ISSUES.
oil* Keaalla ol Ills Confrrance. >Vltli Ibe lown   llriniiernla.
Ur-s MuISEB, lowa iStieclall.-At Inui llffereut meetings William .lennings Hryan ipprovr.t the cnurso adn|iteil by the Inwii Deinncrats lu planning thu cnin|ialgu liil¬ all by dropping 10 to I.aud substituting lierelnr autl-lnist and iiull-extianslnii. lu au address to the County Chalruieu he .ablr
"The Chicago riotlorm wns written Im tll litue uud the Uninocrat Is uot un'lei itillgutlou In rellerate lis details, liut as ueiv Issues arbe we may lurn our alleutlnu -o tlioin, lakn Hiom Into the lainllv aU'l llgbl nil Itieni wilbout apoliiglslug b>r any fnrnier Ilghl we have ma.le."
baler, bofore Hie State Central Commii¬ lee, he reiie lied this sliileiueut, giving Ills apliroval to a mnney iibnili whieh cniitalus I sb.qileendnrM.iueiit .il the Chlcagn |ilat- Inriu wlthn.il glvlug ulleutluu lu the iines- 11.in nl rutin,
lu lw.ia.blri.s!n.s al l.lghl, delivered be¬ lore large audiences, Mr. Hryan gnve ..s- j.eclal atl.'Ullnli to Irusls and to expausiou. declaring that llioso two Issues are ol m- 'unsl lm|iorlauce.
MULES   FOR   ENGLAND'S   ARMY.
Ilrltlsh om.
I   Nrw   (Irlra.is   I'retiar lluer raliipalgti.
Nkw Oki.kass. I.a. iSpeclall. -It has bo. ''IIUH known that the Knglish inilHary 'oiuuilsslon here, '.ninposed ol Major Sen 111 Hand Cn|ilalus Snnotly, Marshain and Fentnn, who were sent bero under sealei' jnlors, and whn were supposed In bo lu vesllgatllig the rexiis lever, ore reail) here b.r the (mrp..so nl purchasing mules md iierhaiis ntlier stuck, Inr uso In Soutli Alrica, In tbe even! nl war with tbe Hners ^niue 5000 mules were sliiillariy (luri'liased lu IHlli. In tho r.'iliwe.t. tnr uso bl thl Kifyplluu cam|iglgii, but got tbero too late
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THREE   KILLED    AT   A   CROSSING,
lUiAl.lsn, Peuu. .Speclall.,- Franklin flaasier, age,l thlrly-ihreo years, sou ol .lie   pniprloliir   "I   the   Hlgh'aud   House
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Misses Hilda H. nnd dertb' Fleishman, nl llarrtsl'Urg. agel twenty au'l Iweuly-two v.-ar', rnspectiveU, whuin he was drlvimt in the Btatlo.i there, were killed by the I.ebauou Vallev ei|>ress near that |ilace. It Is said that Mr, Hissler was warued nnl 'ii.'niss, but be thnught t.» could make it when the Iralu came ailing at a Irigh rate f 9|ittsd,    Tbe h.irse was also killed.
SlarvlDK Klondlkrrs Ue.ened.
The steamer Albli.u haat yrlved al San Franclscn, lllleen;ilays Irom Cajie Nome. Sb* re|inrts that IOU i«>opl*. men and wonn en, without loo.l tir moaus. were p,eke,| u|, ou the Knlr.nliue lieacli by Hi" revenue cut¬ let Bear and taken to lit. Mlchaela.
Kx-S|irafcrr Krrd'a relur*.
P.epreseulallve Warner sal'l lu Washing, lou that he believed rhomas B. Kred would remain In Cnngress, aud only de cllueil Hie Speakership Iiecause ha wlBhrd tn advance view, emitrary to th" A.lmluls trUlou » policy l.u Ibe fl'i'ir  ol tbe House
l*r«taln*n(   Peopl*.
John W•uamaker¦^ flrsl salary was (l.ili a week,
I'resldeDl McKinley always •hovei hlui. -.elf lu the mnrblng.
J..el ('hsudi,.r Harrii, th* wril*r, never ha»s»en a play a.'led.
I'aul Kruger s luvnrite dish U .alt her Hug.    H" eats nuo every day.
Mavnr Carter Harrison, ol Cbl.iago, has uever w.'tli a silk hal In bts llle
Senal.r Ve.t, ,.l Mlssnurl. Is (b* site tur tivor .,l(br Heuale Iraucb nftb* Couled.r ata Cougrr.s.
bnrl Ktl'firner Is Ihe l.mrth barhrlir wh" has lieeu rirvated to Ihe p**rage lo the last seven years.
Rulyanl Kipling 'lora oot lalrnd l( write any more this year, but wlil davoH •otr time tn rest and reereall'iu.
('nbgrrs.niau Ke.efiom. nl Sew Tork. baf A iinl'iur I'lalui In fame. Ue has aerved lo rblrteea Cungraaaas aad boa oevar made 1
qieaeii.
Coant Caaaliil. tbe llusslan Ambaa*adnr iWDs a  j*wel*,l   snuff-box, prraenled   hiu
latter Iroio tbe ban.] ,,1 an aasaasla.
W|iauK«naturll<iH, olTeraoBI, liegaa I' (ra'tl-a l.w he had In lew bouks tbal li. ook eare nl (b* library 'il a local judge ti irtura lnr th* use of thr law bonks.
Th. lather aad brother ol CUhu llooi have b lib hriii prole»sar*blp* lu Hamllto. Culloge, wher* tbey w*r* kaown *moaA U* •iBdaau as 'Cub* " Hoot aad "KqBan' Hoot,   ^^ .. „
me alarmed  at Hi*   frrqu*ucy of t
nd Intend to take steps I  railroa.'., companies to
loptsine kind of a brake that will b* most effective In hrlnglug a car to a stand, sllll In tl.e slmrlest space ol tlmewhenever au emergency aliall reouire prnmpt action
The trnl lev-cars cause moro accident, an.t Inss ol life In this State, according to the Rallniad Corainll.aslnoers. than all the steam rallran.ls lu tba I'nlte.l Siatea. Thev attrlhute this largely to the carelessness of the inntnrmen and the lack ol proper brakes, Thev have, tn cover the lalter de. lect, taken up the study ol brakes ol all desertptlnns, and Ihev nre nnw arranging In have twelve ol lhe best thev can flud at¬ taclied tn tniltey-cars, and In the .-ourse of the nexl ninnlli they expect to be In a posb tlon In have them tried ou some nf the mads In New York Clly,
Tn cure Hie carelessness nl the mrn who operate cars Is the second serious ptnMeiu, and thnCiiimilssloners areol the oplntnn that the nnly effective way In which this can he reached Is bv severe penalty to be Inflicted uimo the motorman whn Is shown to have been carebisa In the |irrformance ot his dutv. rbe Co.imilsslniiers sav this •onstait report to Hieru ol lhe killing of men, women and children or Ihe maiming of tbem lor llle Is really beconitng so Ire- luent thnt It Is sickening, and they Intend
10 moke recnmineudatlons tn the l.eglsla- ,ure 01. the subject to amend the existing laws In such a mauuer as   to cure the evil
11 possible.
They ssv that thnlrnuble with the mntnr. men Is the desire lotake things ino easv iud lo rnu  the curs at the  highest rate ol
have   INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTI
fOR   AUGUST   20.
.peed.
They pnbli tc •nme lime ago, i lazy lo get un Ir
Ihe
cl'lenl   nt   Cohoo
inur lute, was mnklng U|i lime, and caught he Irnllev.ciir just as ll was crossing l^hc rrai'k, and lourt.'eu peraons loat their lives.
New Canal Feeder Coniplated.
Aller nn nmclal bi^ectlnn of the Indian I.ake H..servolr, made hy Slate F:nglneer mil Surveyor Bond, whn was accompauleil iv Cnntrolb'r Mnrgan aud Siiperlnlendeiit ll Pulillc W.irks Partridge, the Stale lulhnrltles have lormerly accepted thta arge reservoir, anil It la now a part ol the 'a..Ill system olthe State.
After Its Hceplnnoe It was turned over o Hie SupeHnten.lent ol Publb' Wnrks, arlll. nfftclallv declanid ll opeu lor tho pur- losH nf tta''.lustructlon by turning one of be valves which permits an outflow o| Ua viiters. The reaervoir contains live billion 'ublc feet ol water, and will serve as a eeder lor Ihe Champlaln Canal and also (orlhe Hudson Illver. The State's shor* ma been (55.000, and ll will hereafter moln- alii It.
The coudiliou ol the Hudson Blver nt the iresenl time is au llluslrallon ol the need ll a storage reservoir. Navlgotlon below I'roy baa never been more tllinoult. owing oHin scarcity ol water, and manulactnrlea .It.tnied alnng Us banks nnrlb ot the yiute lam on linlbside. ol Hie river have been -ninpelled 111 tt large number ol caaes to lusti.illd oiieralbitis.
Four Klllnl In n Wagon al Canaalota.
William A. Alnswortb. ol Fabbis. his two sous, flfteen and eighleeu years of age,on.l Unbelt Hall, also nf Kobbis, were Instantly killed l.v Hie snutliwestern l.liiilled at Con- asl.lla, 01. the .Sew Vnrk Central r..ad.
Mr, and Mrs. Alnsnorlh nud tbelr lamily ll three dimgbleri aud tlirei* anus were nnvliig Irnm Fahlus tn Clarke's (tornera. lear I'Hca. lo live. Thrir household goo.ls ivere piled nu two wagons. Mr. AiusworlU, .lie daugbiers, and a young son rode on me ol thom, driven by Wllllani M. Branch. I'hls line crossed Main street, lu Ibo vil¬ lage, as the Iraln, going nearly lorly miles m honr, whistled. The olher, carrying rhe lour iieople kilted, followed.
Ilall wlilpped u|i bls horses, en.leavorlng In cross, bul his wagon was struck lull lu rhe able by the engine,
Thn train wns stopped lilOO leet down Ihe tracks, wllh Ibe mangled liodles ..I the tw.i inys tin till. .'nivcatcti..r. Tin' men were ilimwii fllteen nils. Mrs. Alnswortb saw ier liiisliaud nnd elilbtreu kllle.l, an.l Is In 1 [irecarlnus couditiuu aa tbe result ut the flini'k.
Cnroner J. W, Knapp nnd a Jury will In¬ vestigate the accl.lent. The alrplpe ol tbe rraiu was bruken by the sudden slop,
Tnbrrrulntia In ratll*.
Or, Jnhn Faust, ul Pougbkuupslo, trhr) was enipl.iyn.l by Hie Slain Bnanl ol Heaitli Slid Ihn Tuiien'ul'isla Cnuimlsslou as State lus I lector, furnished a.imeltilureslliig tesll- inuliy for tbe benelit ol Hk. S|.eelal As. ..'intily Cominltlee to Invustlgale .llseojes lu imbnnls, nt oneol its reoeut sittings.
While III Hie ein|iloy ol the Stole be tested tuhercullu iu 1500 onbinils, Illld couducted Iibout seveu Inm.lred pn.t mnrleuis. Ho personally tested ex-((iiv- .mnr Mortnu's liord of Oueriisey cnltle In isiil, anl killed all aulmals, except about Inriv. Tlmse Inrty were iibiced la o new iiuru. thnniughly dislnlected. Mr. Morton made adillllnus to his herd from tbue lo llllie since, UU'I every auimal uibled iv.ia l.ilierciilln tested lielore being placed In Hie barn. Still, tutiorciilnsis broke out lo the henl. ll Is asserte'l Ihal some one or siiiiu'tiiiug is ot fault. Theae aulmals havs the best sanitary s.irrnundlugs It Is pus- sible fnr muuey to secure, oud ore ivell c'lred lor.
l-blld Illr. of  llydrophnbla.
Walter .Niek.'r.nn, a Illlle son of Ueorge .Sli'kersnu, au Kast Flsliklll far.uer. died s.idileiilv a b.iv days ago 'it hydniiibobiu. Tlie niedteai priilesslnu are puszled as to Innv he nniitrai'ted the disease, Ur. Hutton, nl Hnpewi'll, Wus ealled tu see the boy ou Hie innriilug 111 Ills death aud Inund oil Ihe svinptnius nl liydni|ih<.bla. He treated the liallont with water, which pruduced spasms nl lhe thniai and chi'si, oud th* child burked like a dog.
(Ill Sntunlay iast the child was in th* liaruvanl an.l begau to cry, saylug tliat soinothlug liad hitten hlm, Tbe lallier snurche.l Ihe yanl, b.it louud nothing, A theory la advanced that tbe boy was bitten iiy u kissing bug.
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Orleans Cnuuty reports ou overage wheat cni|i.
(>ra|iesln the l.ak* Keuko dislrict or. r.dtlngnu the vines.
I.uckpnrl cnnlalns ennugh (ihristlot Hclentists to lorm Iwn orgaulxatlnua.
Water tu Lake Kriiko is so low thai eieiiinrrs have been Inrce'l to abandon SOIU. ol Ihelr stopidng points.
CoiilndlHr Morgan ha. writlen a leller "rlileislng tbe o|iplbiatlon ol enrporal pun- Islimeut lo tninstei ol tha Slat* luslltutlnn lnt Feeble Minded Cbildreu. at Hyrocus*.
Capitalists have under considerittlan an electric railroa.l across Long Island Iron; Sayville lo Crane'a ,Neck PoIq^
Indignation haa be«n cau»*d In Olymnr, lihautauaiio County, by tfic action of a lustice ol Ihe Peace who .lulled n twelve year.'dd glrllu marriage too man twenty. tw.i yenra il ag...
A pari of the plant olthe t'nion Carriage and Oeor Comjiany, one .Iwelltng houa*, and the storehouses ol I'ayior Brothers, at Wntrrtuwo, were burned. Lois, (35,000, partly .'overed by Inaurance.
Oenrge N. Putnam, ul Westflebl, hot tilled the posltlou of railway poatal clerk lnr thirty.nin* consecullv* veara. Ha Is iMlleved 10 ll* Ibe oldest man lu point ol lerviceplany boldlugia almllar poaltion, , Tb* Autirodae'.lv* Hamilton .woinp lo Livingston Couny baa b*eb trausformed luln beautitul fleida nf celery. Tbia y*al t here are ovar two acr*a under rultlvatloo • ud aevBral carload* bav* already bees ihlp|>ed,
l.aueaater complalna heoau*. it I. not ba¬ ing made tha suminer hnnie ol Buffalonlant (hi. year and wants to know tb* reaaoa why. I.ast yeat a numlier at Buffalo foml l|r*|iaaae'l the hot monlha In tbat vlllag* but dtd not return Ibis .ummer.
Ai the recent eoufenllan oltbe Haatn Barliers Asao'-laltou lu Albany Iha leit of a hill to be preaeuted to lb* D*xt Leglsla- tor* waa decided upoD. rh* bill |irorldM mat DO 00* aball practice the iHicupatloo nl a barb*r uui*** k* bold. * e*rt fleal* ol tiuallflcatlou Irun a board ol .saailaecs.
Tl.* Boa.* Wh*r* Llaoala Ul*d.
The old bo«w opp.nlte Ford's Tbealte, WaahUigmo. wbere Lilnoola died, wulch Is owued by tbeUuv*roa>eat,na.Urtb*dlr*«- tlon ',1 Colonel Blnghaoi, buperiBlaodaot of Pohllc Bolldlog* aud OrouBds, U being re.t'ire.1 and reiialr*-!. Tbe bouM will ba uaed forth* alblbtlloa ul LlBcolo r*ltss. of which there It a large eollectlea.
Aerteat KBTr«aa Bwaat Peaa, At tbe Windsor Flower Sbow, Loadoa, swead pea ilBae wet* eiblMlad wblah war* growa fro* sards lafcaailroai theloak ol aa KgfptUa maaiaT Imriad mm yean aao. Taa blsoBom fa of a 4 aad white la wptai, apt a km tma. .      '^
'. SnbJertt Tbe lllvrr at RaUallan. Kso^ aUII., I.IH-Del.lenTexl: "Wa.•*•¦*< VVIII. Lot llliu Take Ibp Waler af UM Frr«ly," Krv, sail., t7»romineBlarv.
I Igraope.-Ti.iK.—Wo havo bere deserlhed by Hid prochet tbe holy water*, tbelr rlas^ rxtoot, depth nud healing virtue. ThM liver, In Ihn place nn.l charaotar ol ita origin, lu the gradual insnvise u( II, aa^ il>u In tbe healing, vltnlhiing propertlBSol Its waters, may bo reganleil aa a type et '.he gradual devrlnpniont of tbe plBB et bilvnllon; and they may be rogardod as • Sgure uf tho rlsu and pr.igre.ss of rellglaa In thu soul. They suggest n iiletvre of eat glorloua Obrlsllaiilty In IU orlgls, dISusloa and genorsl results,,
I, '-He brought me again unto the doot ol tbe housc." Kr.eklel, alter bavlag mads lhe whole compass ol Iho coirl of the MO* plu Is brought back by tbe uorlh gale Into the courts of tbe prleels; and havtafS reached the gale of tho temple he saw wat.-rs which had their spring aadsr the ibreshold ol that gate that looked toaani Ibe east, "The wa era came down ((OSk inder Irom thn rlgbt aide ot the hoaae." riinv did not therefore cometn ttie teaspte, IS It luten.lcd tor the |iurpasea ol wasatae :be sacrlflccs, carrylug olT tb* flUh aai ceeplug every purl cle;io and wholeseaM{ )ut Ibcy Issued from It, and pmeeedeil lo refresh end ferllllEo uthur plaere. The prophecy of Zechnrlali (chatHer 14;a>, that living waters should go forth Irom Jeiasa> , tem, half ot then-, toward the former sea IUd linlf toward the hIn.Uir soa; anil #1. lohn's vision (Bev. Vli), ot s pure clTer It water ot lliu pr.icooillng ont of the rhrone of Ood nnd tho Lamb, explain thla ,inrt ol Eseklni's vision nntl direot vs la ibe n|ipllcallon ot tt. It Is lo l>e nnast- Uood ol the Uoapel of Christ which Waat lorth from Jeruaoloin and spread Itaslt Ia¬ to tbe countries around; and of thegltM ind graces of tbe Holy Hptril whieh ae- mmpnuled 11, nn.l by virtue o( which tt llffused Ita Influence for nnd wide and p(0> luce.l the in.)st bb-sseil efforts. At Jetesa- kun It was thnt the Bplrit was poursd. oal apon Iho apoatles, that Ihey might eaity these walers to all nsllonB, I S.5. "Tho mail that had the Ilaa." Tba ingel dnaorlbed tn chapter <0;9,   "Wera to
llle ankles ...knee* loins. ...a river that
( oould not pass orer." This may be ap¬ plicl to the gradual dlscnrerlaB 01 the plaa y| salvatlou. I, In thn patriarchal Bfes. I, In thn giving of the law, S. Ia tha niuUtry ol .Tohn tho Baptist, 4. Ia tha lull raanllealatlon ot (ibrlal by the Boly llhost. Or thla vision mny be applied ta lhe growth of a believer In tbegraeo AAt knowledge of Ond; or lo Ihe dlseererlea a pcnllenl boUevor receives ot tba merey ol Uod In bta salvation; and also a type At the progress ef Chrlsli tnlty.
7. "Very many troea." 80 long na tiM oeholder, the prophet, folIowiBd the measurer, the angel, lio saw nothing ot tba lives ou tho bank. The looklug forwaid {are Eneklol tbe knowledge of Ihe progrta- live lulneas nod depth of tbe woteist aOt intll be looks back dues bs oome to ban* iho fertUlElng, enllTenlog effect ot thaaa waters.
8. "Tboae waters Issue oul." Had Iba .iropliet desired to follow th* watara inrlhor, bla d.4lre would have beea met by ¦ the saylug "Iboae watera go out." Thoy lake their .le|.arlure thenoe, so tbair ,irogress la directed .mt "towsrd" and 'to" tke Dead Sen, "The waters sbsll b« •esled," Typical ol the gracious n-ork ol 'iod's 8plrlt,
». "Everything..,,sbsll live."   Ll(eaa4 Iatration snail continually aeoampaay Mm broaching of the nospel; the death ol aia' . l.elng gemoved, tbe lllo ot rlahtaoaaaeM Ihall be broaght if^i   •'Multltnde oi asb."* I'he Dead Hoa hiis becume a sea ot lllik Dnt ol death thero arises, by the (raee et aod, a rich life.   The sea Is a symbol ol . thn world; accordingly men appaar as the living croalures In the ses, as Ihs flibaa, llllheito they were ouly dead BshBa, aa- ». Iptritual, unsaved men,
10. "Flahers sbsll stand upon It."   Uaa- lengors  of this salvnllon,   wbo ate aa|. iloyed all over tlieworbl tngala slBBoralo bhrltt.   "En-godl."   At lbs sontbera BS- iremltr of tho Desd aon.   "BB-aalalai.'' kt tbo norihern extremlly ot the Ueai-"r )oa.   "As Iho flih of tho greal sea.". Ia   - ihn dnys ot salvation a river ol llta aball low from uorth to loulh and fro-n aast ta gest,   Nn longer shall there bo only aaall ¦ml tpilckly-dying flalios moving here aad Ihrre hefore tho mnuths of tbe (oaatalBsj - -" dio whole Intervemng water, now waMa Illd  dend,  nhall then beeome alive aad iwartn with the llshss of the great sea.
11. "Miry     places,,.,maiBbes."   Thaaa aot roachnd by tho healing wsters ol tba    . lospel through tlmir sloth and earthly-.._ jilndednesh nrn glv..ii  uver to tbslr owa mtternoBS   nn.l barrenness.    Tho   Oornel
Jl Ihe only hcnlluK inedlolUM (B? lb* Jlaordsrs ol our fallen nature, ao.l Ibny who will not reoelvu II la il.e Inve of It remain locttrabls aad Blo ibandouej lo flual ruin. The salt eodtoi lllto considerntlon here, nnt as saasoalu, llton, but as tbo (oo nt ferltltty. Hts aM ,irosperlly, Tho thought. U thIsi Oaly thoso who hnr tbomlelveB against the gra- Mnua stream at divine love and are aa- irllllng to regain health nre henceloftb te 50 glvon overto tho curso, contluutat to eilst na monumiwl. thoreoL Aronafrlba IOO of death IheM linger, ou a death aata .loath, .
12. "Trees tor meal."    HalTntloo aiail Iiresent llaoll for the terribly sick heatbaa . world, sboTe all. In Ibe form ol aaviag grace, Dealdo tlic nnurlihliig (rails, thagaf ^ lure, are namo.l nlso lb* hesllag laavafc.'; I'lio llguro ol Iho flshet refers to the eateai, '^ii'j Ihe greatness of tho eommnaliy; thla Pf-    , urn ul tllfl troos to Ils nature, la so far aa the diviue graoe transforms It lalo tfaU liviug inenibors, who themselras bear fjeh Irult au.l thereby become a msans of IIM and recovery to olbers ,jilfO., ..''FWM ae- cording lo Ills inonthB."   Tbis slgalllaa a enostaut dlipojiUlou, desire, rsSolBtlOB aad eudesTor to besr Irult. not In tbelr OWB wisdom, power or goodosss, or aay aooa* uesa lo  themselves, bnt by the (oatlaaal •upplles ot divine grsn*.   Whoevef mat bo the Instrument ol planllBg tham. It U divine grace which gives the laersas*.
Tea. Htsaa,-ll Isprofltabls to eoasld« lo whst extent tbs dospel has apreadjll Is proflisble to coo.tdsr what haa hajB . done Ihrongk Ibo Gospel. Wa may •• among tho tree* that :,row aaar tbenrai ol salvation. We ray bo nshsiB of mM. W* may niskn our .Ivoa ablesslBglootbats. None who refuse sslvslloB may hawaaai- ing (rom aln.	
Oar i^ainuiora* MIIB osimaay.
The  iVgrarlon press ol  Oermaay  pab. llshes stallstlos on tbe sahjeet el tbe W markabis decrease lo tbe sagar eapofta to tba United HIsIss, (roa SM.MWIoaa dafta* Ihe flrst sit moutbs ol Utl, to tlfim toAt In 1899.    ___________
CapltallBailaa oT tha aieel Tnut.
Tbe new HIeel sod Obala Tiaal la 0lfa» Ised wllh tM,000,000 eapital.
Bugs Oora Oto» In KaBsaB.
The ooro crop o( Kansas this yaar wfll reaeh 400,000,000 bushels. assiatary Ooboro, o( Ibe Ksasas Board ol Agrtaal' ture, at Topska, Issued a erop bnUslia la whioh bs says there ar* •,1M,M0 acrea oi corn BOW growiag aad that the eoadttloa Is IOO per cent. The wheat crop Ibis real aggregated M.Wr,MO basbsls.
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This Oomwamy WIII Ibs»m4 ¦asea.
A eoopaay lo breed Bad Import baaai has beeo (ormed lo Indlaaa. II bepaata rslse 1,000,000 haias a year and to Ball tball' fur (or tbe making o( crash bats.
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Baslaasa Is dall ia Texas.
A esr lamias prsyalU la New Baflaaf,
Fsii Irada U salMaotory at Mew Orlaaaa
Bostoo reports wool flrm aadallaM priai dlBorenees exlstlac b*twaea bayan aa« sellers.
A great paale In tha Osrmaa ¦aaai market U prsdisted by tb*DealaebeTacsa ZeltaogollierUa,
Trsde Is reported good ea tbs faeUb Coast, althoagh the prioe ol esaeala la m potead aot eaeoaraclogir
All signs ladlsato tha auilBtaaaaea ai geasral trada aad ladaslry la aa aapfa oedsBlod mldsammsr toIbbm. «
Prall saaalag to vary .aetlee la Oan forala.
Trada adrlaas from Ihe Boatb are par lleatoriy good la the maaalMtartacasa tioaa thcaacboat the eaHtemlaeaal belt.   .
Adrieea (rem l«adla« markata at a aalla (astory opealM oltbe wyalar Iall4emaa4 wttblwa^^aMaiselcaadBaa ardaw.
Baiargad damaad fat dry aaada tot*
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