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Things That / Wonder At.

Why the bows who made the Fourth
of July odorous and hideous with gun
powder from 1910 to 1856, inclusive, are
speechless with indignation at the de-
PRAYED and vicious tastes of the boys
who want to enjoy the same kind of a
celebration in 1873?
Why people always discuss European
politics as though they understood
them?
Why a man should always get mad if
you frankly and for his own good tell
him he is making an ass of himself?
Why it is so hard to find man when
you want to borrow money of him?
Why it is so hard to borrow the money
after you have found him?
Why somebody doesn't come out and
explain the Louisiana middle?
Why a man always wishes he had
chosen some other profession?
What Mrs. jerks is talking about and
what she means by itp
Why man is always going to take
vacation "next summer"
Why people should consider it dis
graceful to be sent to Congress?
w ny Il uldll buluhc OfOiy JOseA bAA"O hO
won't be as big fool this year as he
was lastP
And why he is, though, all the same?
Why the tramps don't ask for some
thing to eat, if they are hungry?
Why man never tries to beat down
the price of railroad ticket?
Why every body affects a profound
knowledge of growing crops and crop
prospects?
Why men always lie about the size of
the fish they catch and the number of
ducks they shoot?
What a girl ever sees in a great self
ish, deceitful, hulking animal OF man
to marry him for, any how?
Why so many foreigners should speak
German or French, when it is so much
easier to speak English?
Why it takes five grown people to
take one sleeping infant to the circus to
'' see the animals?"
Why man who doctors himself with
patent medicines, three bottles for a
dollar, always, in referring to his health,
speaks of "his physicians" as though
be were constantly attended by retinue
Of so or 60 .doctors?
Why it is wrong to kill the man who
says he told you so?
Why really generous men are always
50 ready to admit that you were in the
wreng?-HGUkeye BIrdette.
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The Great Geological Question.

The question as to how far the varia-
ton of the eccentricity of the earth's
orbit may have brought about the great
changes of climate indicated by geOlogi-
cal phenomena-mOr especially as re-
CARDS the cause and date of glacial
epochs-is still an absorbing theme of
discussion among scientists. The posi-
ton of some, in this discussion, is, that
during the past three millions of years
there have been three periods when the
eccentricity attained a high Importance
that is, the first of these began about
2,630,OOO years ago, aud Terminated
some 2,460,000 years ago; the second
began about $50, 900 years ago, and ter
minated some 10000 years ago; and
the third began some 240, 900 years ago,
and terminated about $4,000 years ago.
1t is considered that the first period was
the glacial epoch, the second was that
of the upper miocene period, while the
third correspondent to the glacial epoch
of the middle eocene period.
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Missouri Democratic Platform.

Following is the platform adopted by the
Missouri Democratic State Convention, held
at jefferson City on July 10:
The Democratic party of Missouri, in con-
vention assembled, declares its confidence in
and mistaken adherence to the great
principles of Democratic representative
government, its devotion to the Ma
tional Union and Constitution with the
amendments thereto, its unswerv
ing maintenance of the following principles,
viz: \ strict subordination of the military
10 the civil power; opposition TO large stand
ing armies in time OF peace; purity OF cleo
tions and their absolute freedom from all in
reference by the officers of the Federal Gov
eminent. civil or military; profound respect
for the popular will fairly and legally ex-
pressed at the ballot box; a fixed purpose to
expose and punish all political frauds and
corruption; the political equality of ali citi-
Gems; the largest right of iRiividual liberty
consistent with the rights of others; univer-
sal education, and a general and active par
ticipation of the body of the people in pub
lie affairs
Resoired, That we congratulate the country
on the fact that after nearly thirteen years
from the cessation of hostilifie-, a state of
peace in accordance with the Constitution
and laws has been reached in our Southern
States
.. We solemnly arraign and condemn the
high Electoral Commission as faitnless to
the people of the United States in refusing to
investigate and expose the wicked ana glar-
ing frauds by which the will OF the people at
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THERE Is now on exhibition in Lon
don Japanese nobleman's room, Civ
en- by the Go vernon of Kiote to DIR.
Dresser, who was royal guest in ia
pan. 1t is about twelve feet long by
rather less width, and about nine feet in
height. The roof consists of panels Of
cedar. All the wood in the room has a
polished surface. The walls are formed
of slides opening into the adjoining
room, and are edged with black lacquer
ed strips of wood, the slides being of
paper decorated with figures of birds.
At the end of the room is q recess, the
upper part composed of wood cut so as
to represent flight of storks. Close to
this is larger recess, which, in ac-
cordance with the fashion of the coun-
try in high life, is reserved for the ac-
commodation of the Mikado, should he
ever visit the house. There is an OPEN
ing at the side for the introduction of
refreshments.
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CURRENT NEWS.


John L. Frisbie, of Michigan, has been APP
pointec Consul at Rio Grande, Brazil.
The President has removed Gen. Chester
A. Arthur, Collector OF Customs at the Port
of New York, and appointed Gen. E. A.
Merritt, present Surveyor Of the Port, in bis
stead. He has also removed A. B. Cornell,
Naval Officer, and appointed ss his success
sor silas W. Burt, present Deputy Naval
Officer, TIE deposed officials were adher-
ents Of Senator Conkling.
The President has appointed Alexander
Reed, OF Ohio, Receiver of Public Moneys
at Walla Walla, Washington Territory; FL
Hot c. Jewett, Of Missouri, Commissioner to
the Paris international Exposition; Casper
A. stibolt, Of Iowa, Consul at Campeachy,
Mexico; Eugene Schuyler, Consul at Bir-
mingham, England.
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Poetical Odds and Ends.

AOStichA Ouus anu A4nNS' II
Little bits of lemon,
Little chunks of ice, 1-I
Little water and sugar
Make man feel nice. ff- -i..i
Boston Post.
Il " Only a tress of woman's hair"
The boarder pensively did mutter,
"And yet think its hardly fair,
To give it TO us in our butter"
Wv -StGmford AdrocGte.
Two little boys were nothing 10th it
To eat two verdant peaches each,
And now one tombstone covers both.
Thou hast this season for thine own,
Peachl i1te44 rsfs st7s--PHck.
"Come wife," said win, al pray you devote
just half minute TO mend this coat,
Which nail has CHANGED to rend."
"'TiS I0o'clock," said his drowsy mate.
AZ know" said Will, sit is rather late,
But it's never too late to mend"
When night serene and amorous.
With its lovely mOonbeams glamorous.
Over earth doth wing;
As q general thing
The tom cats with rapture clamorous,
And at that hour, fragrant chaste and mute,
WE hear the dire tiend praeticing on bis flute.
a Bal to the bat" the vampire said,-
= As face to face the foemen stood;
Then the pitcher putch, and the catcher
~ Clutch,
And the batter but as he oughter should,
Adown the slope were the fielder fold
4 liner, hot as hornet wung,
And atween the optics a bang,
AS bounteous as hogshead's bung.
-Yoakcrs GGzetle.
A boy stood back on the gallery floor,
At the naughty female show, q
And cast his earnest chances Ger
Bald headed sin below.
ppm too far back" he sadly said;
Yet he dared not forward go,
For he saw his aged fathers head
First in the foremost row.
Philadelphia Mirror.
"What's the difference" said she,
Between the moon and your? r-,.t
" can not tell, my treasured one"
Said he with int'rest new. ,r
' The difference is this said she,
With satire of a Junius, ri 81
1.-THE moon hath silvery quarters, love,
WhAe you are impecunious-p
-Yonkers Gazette.
He sits on the stoop ;'tis bright moonlight
night,
And a kiss from her sweet lips he begs;
But his trowsers are not of the style that is
tight, s-t I-t-f
And the cocbroaches crawl up his legs.
He pauses moment then wildly he grasps
simultaneously, both of his limbs;
"I've got lem" says he. "Oh, good gra-
cious - she gasps,
Don't ten me, dear George, you've the
o jimsT
p 80 i' -Pitts6urq Leader
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FOREIGN.

! HOedel, who attempted the life of the En-
/ peror William. has been convicted and SEN
! fenced to be beheaded. -
Cyprus, the island which Turkey has lust
coded to Great Britain, in return for a guar
antee Of protection of Turkish dominions in
Asia on the part of the latter, and to which
British force has already sailed, is the most
eastern Of the Mediterranean islands, lying
midway between Asia Minor and Syria. Its
length is about 14S miles, and width--except
in the northeast extremity, where it mar
rows to - miles-about 40 miles. Its area
is about 1850 square miles and present
population 10000, the majority of whom
are Greeks. though there is large number
of Turks. 1t has been under the rule of the
Turks for more than 800 years, having been
taken by them from the Venetians. Under
the Venetians the island had at one time a
population of 100000, and attained great
splendor and prosperity, but has greatly de-
clined under the Turks, though OF late years
its prosperity has somewhat increased. 1t
has great natural resources, and IL these
were developed by an enterprising people,
it mightregain much of its old-time fame
Its importance to England. as a military
base Of operations, both for enforcing the
operations Of the treaty and for guarding
her Indian possessions, is almost .incaleula-
bic. \ 49, "a p
A telegram from Sidney, New South
Wales, dated July II, says that two tribes of
natives have risen against the Government
in the island of New Caledonia, and massa-
cred l25 whites, including women and chill
dren. They have alSocaptured two military
stations. -.
The threatened disturbances at Montreal
Canada, on account Of the proposed Orange
parade on the 10Th, were probably averted
by the strong stand taken by the Mayor in
forbidGing the procession, backed up by a
large force of special policemen and militia
from various parts of the Dominion. The
Orangemen finally consented to abandon
their parade in the interest OF the public
peace, the Mayor assuring them protection
TO their homes. Several of the leaders were |
upon warrants charging them with
a contemplated breach of the peace, and
were subsequently released on bail, The
OrsDgemen and their friends complain Bit
terly OF the action of the authorities in re-
fusiHg to grant them permission and protec- |
ton for their parade.
The discovery has just been made that |
Bishop Ravelles and other French mission !
aries are held confined in the capital of
Corea, and are in danger of death. A call |
has been made fer their rescue. 10
The Berlin Peace Congress terminated its
sessions on the 18th, when the Treaty was |
formally signed by all the pleDipotentiaries.
The proceedings terminated with grand |
court dinner at Whitehall Palace, at which |
all the plenipotentiaries were present save /
and Gortschakof. The Crown |
Prince presided.
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the Establishment win go into retreat
during this season.


Maps and sIishaps.
APeterE Rush, a farmer living enc
mile. east of Elkhart, Ind, was kicked
to deathby horse.
"A 5srear-old daughter of Reuben Rey-
uolds Of Stanford, Ky. fell into kettle
of boiling water, and was scalded dead.
-iiobert Cummins died at Coskey
Station, Ky, on the day set for his
wedding, from an overdose of morphine,
mistaken for quinine.
Sylvester Cary was instantly killed
at Pella, Wis, on the 4th, by the expo
sion Of 4 wooden-gun with which he was
firing a salute. ..s
AT Waverly, o., James Funk, a
painter, fell off a scaffolding, a distance
of 80 feet, and was killed. lF
AT East Davenport, Iowa, Barte-
mus Hansel was assisting in moving
house. when the supports gave way,
dropping the sill across his breast, and
crushing him to death. .f
Matte Matthews, a beautiful young
lady of II, committed suicide near Dem
YER, Col, by shootingherseh with anayy
pistol She had been disgraoed and ru-
ined by a young man under promise of
MARRIAGE. l4r..f
Mrs Dr. Alyne, highly esteemed
lady of Cleveland, o., in freak of in
sanity, caused by fever, saturated her
clothing with Kerosene, set fire to it,
and then inhaled the flames She died
in few minutes from her internal in
juries, but she was not-badiy burned
externally. mE 5t3R
"A young man very respectfully con-
nected, named Robinson, residing with
Capt JAS. Morgan, in Union District,
on the Kanawha River, West Va, COM
mitted suicide by taking arsenic. Cause,
unrequited love. The young lady was
very much Frustrated over the sad af-
fair, and fears were entertained for, her
life
The foreman in q Delaware County
IN. " tannery had been at work in
the sweat pits, and become everheated
and was perspiring profusely, and while
in this condition he fell into one of the
watts. The poison from the liquor en-
tered his system through the pores OF
the skin, resulting in death in few
days. W
One of the most distressing acct
dents of the Fourth occurred at Balti-
more, where Marcellus Keene, 10-year-
old boy, fell on a powder bottle he was
carrying in his pocket, and large pieces
of the glass penetrated his right thigh,
severing the large blood vessels and
causing death in 20 minutes.
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Foreign Notes.

--One of the most attractive and pop
ular features of the Paris Exhibition is
the display of the superb Pullman pal
ace and sleeping cars in the American
section. . itt
"A jeweler in the Paris Exhibition
shows a necklace which purports to be
a mixture of true pearls and false, and
challenges any body to single out the
real. ..
OF all the buildings in the Park of
the Trocadero, the Algerian Palace is
said to be the most extensive and cost
ly. The total space covered by it is
about 1882 square meters.
Forty years ago it was feared that
the Queen of England might be de-
thrOned by the Orangemen in favor of
her cousin, the ex-King of Hanover, who
has just died. -.~rl PSI
The Emperor of Brazil hasn't
enough of travel yet. He is going TO
Paris for the Exhibition, and has en-
gagged for July the rooms in the Grand
Hotel now occupied by the Shah.
The Partisan man never gives up
his seat in the carlo woman. A cor
respondent thought one day he dlscOv-
cred an exception, as two men jumped up
and offered their seats to two standing
women He was undeceived when one
of the polite passengers remarked to the
other: Brown, do you remember that
night at Wallack's?' They were Amer
leans.
The cemetery in Munich is a sight
g.. . a 60, Iorril a nh
for the purpose may be seen dead per-
sons waiting the lapse of three days re-
quired by law before burial. None of
the gloom Of the grave surrounds these
remains, but they are attired in every
day costumes and placed in careless or
half-reclining attitudes, amid fresh flow
ers. To the hand of each is attached
wire leading to a spring bell, so that an
alarm may be given in case of resusci-
tation.
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"A movement is on foot among the
Methodist churches in the East to do
away with the arbitrary rule which linn
its the time which minister may re-
main in charge of one congregation to
three years. Some of the strongest
men in the church, it is said, favor the
proposed change. 1t islnot proposed
to abolish the appointive system alto
gether and establish a settled ministry,
but to invest bishops with discretionary
power in the matter of changes in each
church at least once in every three
years.
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Robert How, citizen of Carroll
ton, o., aged about 60 years, while pick
ing cherries fell from tree, striking on
his head and shoulders. breaking his
neck and killing him almost instantly.
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bad ali fed to Pendleton, where Notifications
had been erected and other means of de-
tense provided.
At Chicago, on the 18th, Jeremiah Kenne-
dy, an Irish laborer, shot his Wifi twice.
killing her instantly, and then shot himself
in the vicinity Of the heart also fatally. Pow
erty aud domestic disccrd afe supposed TO
have iBstigated the act. q
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School and Church.


Cornell graduates class of 20 this
year, of whom seven are women.
The Disciples" generally called
Complexities, have just opened their
first chapel in Paris.
Rev. DIR. J. H.. Vincent, the great
American Sunday-school man, who has
Just gone abroad, will hold a Sunday
school Congress at. Rome 1t win be the
first ever held ON the continent of
Europe. ;tf F-s''1A
A college has been organized at
Hickman, witRaP,f G.. Halybarton as
President. The faculty consists of seven
chairs, and first-class preparatory de-
partment has been established.
The colored RaHtists of the South
are trying to help themselves TO better
education. ioTkey are making efforts to
establish al s6h0ol to educate their.
preachers in Louisville, Ky, and q thee
logical seminary in Alabama.
The Methodists Of Canada, who be-
gan their existence asa church in 1873,
Just II years after Philip Embury and
Barbara Heck had introduced, the faith
into the United States, intend to cele-
brate their centennial in August or Sep
TENDER. aEo e p p IT,, 81.
There is a report ola remarkable
spread of Christisnity-in the district of
Tinnerelly,i British India, Is, coo per-
sons having, in seven months, placed
themselves. :. under instructions With a
view to Baptism ~ but the Madras Nal |
throws doubt on the report, saying that
the first news of the affair came fein
London. s. -kJ - v.sfHTszCcr J
The Roman -oasHolio, system of
/" retreats ''fhsRs gained ID aesspaance /
in the English SssreeC hurch, according /
to Harper's Weekly, which would bard
ly be supposed hY,sthoss who .domot
closely watch, the course Of events.
or tYepi5 five are, an
nounced to take place By the end of
November next Some Of Them are for
candidates for holy orderss- ft-is esti- 7
mated that four hundred clergymen of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-03

The chronic state Of predatory incur
sious along the Mexican border has become
so much matter Of course as to excite
little If any public attention. Occasionally
it would seem as il Mexico was about to
step forward and do something towards
putting an end to the difficulties, but she
never does anything more than talk. The
United States can scarcely be said to do
any better. The consequence is there IL
an uneasy aud semi-lawless condition Of
affairs constantly existing along the border
boundary of the two countries, which MAY
linger on harmless for wears, or may at any
time be famed into actual war. The atti
tude of the administration at Washington
has looked at times q little war
like but soon settles down to the usua
passivity which has prevailed for years
1t is supposed by some the admins
tration would rather prefer than otherwis
q war with that country, as an outlet to
much diseordant material 10 our mids
but it is extremely doubtful whether tn
authorities at Washington have even th
vigor aud energy necessary to get up
foreign war. 1t is altogether more likel
the matter will continue on in much Ii
same condition it long has been, unless
some accident should precipitste a contel
which neither party at present actual
contemDlatea
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-03
Manlfssting Confidence in Hopes {
Success.


A common mode of creating public SEN
timsnt is to openly and continuously assert
as existant that which is desired to be &C
complished. It's very common thing for a
state committee to publish to the world ex-
ceedingly Aattering statements Of the po-
litical condition in order to inspire hope
and confidence. and TO arouse partizans to
activity and greater zeal. For long time
there has not appeared in the public prints
q more refreshing specimen of that kind Of
Canvassing than the very recent manifesto
Of the chairman Of the Indiana republican
state committee. According to the raseat'
tints Of his charming story the republican
prospect in Indiana is not only greatly en-
couraRinR, but he offers to guarantee re
publican legislature aud as a consequence
the election of q republican United State
senator in the place of Mr.. Voorhees,. HI
even claims the republicans stand an
even chance on the state ticket. The latter
claim the reader will notice is "a great fal
ling away from the vigorous expectation
expressed ofcarryinR the legislature, ant
considered by itself might be partial ano
maly. But the explanation is to be fount
10 the fact that the republican legislator,
of Indiana, as in several other states, ha
districted the state with special references
to securing mhjOrities in the Legislature
and of overcoming an actual majority il
the state against them by the mode Of dis
tricting. 1t is possible under such cir
eumstances that the republicans may Sc
cure majority of the Legislature, and b.
similar process majority Of the congress
sional delegation, when the actual majorit,
Of the popular vote in the state may b
many thousands the other way. 81!
If the republicans have any hopes o
success in Indiana il is simply what j
hoped for through the unfair and purel
par,iSAn distributing of the state for legislA
tive and congressional purposes. Tn
grandiloquent talk about great gains ant
republican success has no reference to tn
vote Of the people, it only shadows forf
what's expected to be the result Of part
Fan Legislation, and 10 what branches Q
the state government they expect to b
benefited by nnfairness and trickery.
The probabilities are the whole state
meut Of the chairmanis merely wbistlin
TO keep mp the party courage.
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RocY rsrANp b MERCER CO, 3. 3.

leave Rock Island al 600 O. m, and $3.50 p. m. Ar
riying at Cable 1t ~ 80 q. m, and $3.50 p. m.
leave cable at $50 g. m. and 49, Up. m. Arriving
at Rock Island at 6:15 q. m, and $50 D. 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-03
It Saved the People of Savannah. Ga.
who used it during the Terrible /
se Epidemic of 1876.

MEssRs. j. H. ZEIIIE & Co.,
9ENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned, Engineers
on the Georgia Central Railroad, 10 gratefnl obi-
cation for the DEMENT'S we received from the use Of
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR during the YELIow
FEVER EPIDEMIC in Savannah. Georgia, IN the
summer and fall of 1896 desire to make the follow
ing statement: That during the aforesaid Epldem-
Regulator, prepared by j.. II. Zeiiin d Co., end
though exposed TO the worst miasmatic influences
of the Yellow Fever by going In and coming out Of
Savannah at different hours of the night and also
In spending entire nj hts in the city during the
prevalence Of his m0et FATAL EPIDEHIc, with bui
The single exception of one OF as, who was taken
sick, but speedily recovered. we continued In our
usual good health, circumstance we can account
for in no other way but by the effect under Provi-
dence, of the habituAl and continued use Of Sim
mons LAYER Regulator while we were exposed Il
this yellow FeAer malaria.
Respectfully yoHrs,
y b PATTERSON, JAS u MALLETTR,
JOHN r COLLINS, MELTON + Co0PRR.