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statistics OF the Globe.
The earth is inhabited by about ! 800 |
millions Of inhabitants, viz:

millions Of inhabitants, viz:
800. 600 600 OF the Caucasian race;
$50 900 600 Of the MOngOliau;
10000 900 OF the Ethiopian;
10000 600 Of the MALAY races, and
l,OOOOOO OF the Americas Indian.
All these respectively speak 1904
languages, and possess 1000 different
religions.
The amount OF deaths per annum is
33, 333, 1893, OF 81 ,954 per day, $3.50 per
hour, 60 per minute, or one per sec
ond. This loss is compensated by an
equal number of births.
The average duration of life through
ont the globe is thirty-three years. -
One.fourth of its population dies be-
fore the seventh year, and one-hslf be
fore the seventeenth. Out Of 10000
persons only one reaches his hundredth
year; only one in 500 his eigttieth; f;
and only one in 100 his sixty-fifth.
Married people live longer than un-
married ones, and a tall man is likely
TO live longer than a short one. Until
the fiftieth year, women have better
chance Of life than men; but beyond
that period the chances are equal.
Sixty-hve persons out Of one thou
sand marry. The months Of June and
December are those in which marriages
are most frequent
Children born in spring are general
ly stronger than those born in other
seasons.
Births and deaths chiefly occur in
the night
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The insane fooihsrdibess OF certain
Of the Southern hre-esters. nov rsised
% official prominence In the various
States Of the border aud ln the south,
is astonishing 20 contemplate. For ex-
ample. ia the Arkansas State Senate, a
malicious minority introduced a resolu-
tion 10 remove the portraits II Grant
aud Lincoln aud substitute those Of
Lee and Jackson ia the chamber. A
vote Of s 10 defeated movement,
which, IL successful, would not only
have been a hagrant insult 30 the patri-
otism Of the nation, bat would have re-
suited in an injury 10 the State not 10
be estimaied-in influence in financial
credit, in immigration, and thousand
other things. The cut-throats who
conspire 10 such an end are too blind
90 see that :heir own miserable gullets
would be the FIRST to. feel the effects OF
the sinister thrust
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THE HORRID PLAGUE.
Irs PROGHEss IN NHUssIA-MEAs-
UREs ron ITS ERADICATION
ALARM IN OTHER
COUNTRIES.
villages are 10 be Destroyed and the
Inhabitants Removed "a
Necessary.
THE PLAGUE QUARANTINE.


Necessary.
THE PLAGUE QUARANTINE.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-The Com
mittee OF Ministers have resolved that
the Minister OF the Interior be empow-
cred TO burn Willianka and other viii
lagos necessary, the inhabitants to be
removed elsewhere within the quaran-
tine district. Troops TO enforce the
quarantine will be placed at the dispos-
al of the civil administration. A dele
gate is TO be dispatched to Astrachan
and neighboring governments with
power to adopt extraordinary meas
ures. He will be accompanied by a
Medical Committee to investigate the
cause OF the epidemic.
PROMPT MEASURES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. six more
persons have been attacked with the
plague at Selutreno. The Gar has or.
dered Gen. Lewis Melekoff to start i'm
mediately for Astrachan. with full pow
ers. He is appointed Governor Gener-
al OF the plague stricken districts,
which are created into a province dur
ing the continuance OF the epidemic.
PEARS IN AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Feb. 1.-The Imperal ordi-
nance, identical with that of Germany,
prohibits the importation Of a large
number OF articles from Russia, and
orders the disinfection Of all arrivals
therefrom.
The Gallician authorities memorable
the government for the immediate es-
tablishment OF Gordon against Russia.
PRECAUTIONS.
RoSIE, Feb. IA sanitary council
has been invoked 10 take precautionary
measures against the plague.
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ArrENrrED SUICIDE. Last Friday @.
w. Be@be syoung man about 2l years
OF sge, attempted 20 commit suicide az
the residence OF Mr. Misener, in Beth
el township, first by shooting himself
and then taking laudanum and NOR
phine. The first attempt was unsuc-
cessful although the latter nearly
proved fatal. bat through the prompt
efforts Of DIR. WoOdcox has life was
saved. No cause IS assigned for the
attempt, though IL is surmised that pc
cuniary matters are at the bottom OF
his troubles. Previous to coming 10
Bethel he resided in Schoolcraft, where
mis- parents still live. Il IColdwater Re-
publican.
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Believing there Is not family in the cuun-
,sy who would not Ike one OF these cou,eu-
.aut scales. If the, could Dc obtained at a low
price, We have made arrangements with tho
manufacturers. so that we can furnish one of
these scales and the HiIIsdnIe standard
Tor one year. for 500 b,us oue-hali the
usual price Of the Scale alone
Every Scale is made of thc r1y best mater
.l. nicely finished and Jl,'y 'r0rronioi ty
He CHICAGO SCALE CO. 90 DE accurate
sal dval. and 8. particularly adapted To-
tly ice OF iasmcr- og other. % whom it g. de-
-,raDle 20 know the correct weight Of any ar
jcle from oanc, up o. 2io pounds.
Upon receipt Of the above amount Our pa
per wili he sent regularly Opo-,agc paid. for
1ae year and the scale shipped bv freight
-erarcly boxed 90 any address. Subscribers
who have alrrad, paid Tor the present year
and who want ole Of these Scales. can send
a- % new subscriber or have an additional
year added 90 their subscription for the above
amount.
Be particular to give mn directions for
shipping.
A. this j. an opportunity never before offer
I'd. and NAV not De offered again, We advise
al who would be weighed and not found
wanting 70 send their orders al once
Addrc-,
HILLSDALE STANDARD
Hilsdale Mich.
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Rev. q. III. Crawford, Methodist
preacher in Camden, Me-. could not
continue his ministerial labors by rea-
son Of impaired health, aud. unwilling
90 become a charge to the church, set
himself at task OF self.support, and
regularly twice day delivers milk 10
customers about the village, formerly
carrying IL by hand, but latterly on .
whelbarrow, OF, when there Is snow, on
q sled.
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Trains are run hy Chicago time, vs. hl'h u y
m 1.oItes slower than Detroit and Columbus tline
AM trains run daily, except sundays.
CUNNF .sTIONS &C Jose connections nai' AT
s,f.ufI with NJ G.. u. r. for all points east SD.
west N' Manchester, with Jackson hrau'u oI
Is Ms. x. r. At liillstale: win l.. =; a VI
: r D. Ar Bankers. with Ft. w, >. y. X H.
FOR points north and south
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LAKE SHORE & MICH. SOU. a. r..
Trains win leave ths stations named, as follows

~ Michigan ACCOMMODATION, going Wes',
Connects with Kalamazoo and Grand hApius
Train az White Pigeon.
tP- Mail AMI Night Express trains going east
connect wi.h Trains for Detroit. AZ Adrian.
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HOUSE.

BILL TO PAY THE ARREARS or PENSIONS
Mr.. Burchard moved TO suspend the
rules and pass bill authorizing the
issue of 4 per cent. bonds TO the
amount Of $40, 900, 600, the proceeds OF
the same to be applied to the payment
Of arrears OF pensions.
Mr.. Whitthorne (Dem., Tenn ask
ed il he would be permitted TO admit
an amendment providing for tax on
incomes for the payment Of those
bonds
Mr.. Bnrchard declined TO admit an
amendment.
The Speaker put the question on the
suspension OF rules and intimated that
OH the rira rOce vote there appeared TO
be the necessary two-thirds in the ma
iority, the ayes coming in greatest vol
ume from the Republican side OF the
House, aud the nays from the Demo
cratic side. The yeas and nays were
ordered, and resulted, yeas 40, nays
81. So the motion TO suspend the
rules and pass the bill was defeated,
there being less than two-thirds in the
affirmative.
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CONGRESS.
Action on the New York Nonsina-
tions.

The consideration OF the nomina-
tion OF Edwin A. Merritt 10 be Collect
or of Customs and Silas w. Burt TO be
Naval Officer for the port Of New York
was resumed by the Senate in execu-
tive session on the Sd. The roll being
called on the question OF confirming
the nomination OF Gen. Merritt, the
vote resulted yeas 33. nays "a, as fol-
lows-Democrats in italics:
YEAs-Messrs. Bailey BdydTd Beck, Burn
side, Cameron wis }. Coke, ConOyer Darts,
CW. Va). Dawes. Dennis, Ferry Gordon,
GrOr0'. Harris, Hereford. HiH. Hoar, John
stOi, Krkwood, McCreeT,y Mcmillan Mat
thews, Morgan Morrill,, Oglesby. Randolph,
RdnsODi, Sdulsbury Sanders, lShieifs, WhVte,
Window, Wi1aers-33.
NAYs-Messrs Allison. Anthony. Blaine.
Booth, Bruce, Chafee. COckTeA Conkllng,
DAVIS (Ill.) Eaton, Garland, Hamlin, Howe,
Jones New, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Mitchell,
Paddock, Patterson, Rollins, Sargent spen-
Ger. Teller Poorhees-2
Messrs. Butler, Christiancy, Lamar,
MeJrimdn, Plumb, Thurman and Val
lace. who would have voted yea, were
paired with Messrs. BdrRuu, Edmunds,
Nc PhGsoH. Ingalls, Sharon, Dorsey
aud Cameron (Pa.), who would have
voted nay. Messrs. RerRdn, Jones,
(Fla.), Many and Wadleigh, though
present aud not paired, did not vote,
and Mr.. Enstis. making the 10th mem
Der OF the Senate. was absent without
pair.
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DETROIT HILLspALE q SOUTH
WESTERN r. r.
Westward Trains.

Trains win leave the stations named, asioHo"s
from aud after Nuy. g8th, ISIS
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The day after hrs recent reelection
Senator y "a Camerol made the first
speech ais life.
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VIrANrED-A GOOD NAN FOR EVERY
w state ani Territory in the Union; a fair
salary paid. Can OF address Ia Belle Manfg Co,
% Clark Sc, Chicago, va
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leave
Columbus i0.osA.u. 6.l5F.N. l2.l0a.S.
Arrive at
ToIe,io. s5or.W. to.8oF.H. 9.i0A.N
Through Coaches between NJ
THpIT aud colt WBt = on both EN-
press Trains.
LENv s. Trains from Detroit and Mar
aud Alr Lire, p. A T.. n, hnd Jackson traius ar
riving On Toledo make connection Win the two
Express trains which leaves tue Columbus To-
leio r. H. Dep0t-the pmnibus Line making ihe
transfer from union depot iu Cd minutes.
Direct connections made in Union Depot All
Columbus Tor newark. IgnesVille, Pittsburgh.
WheoIuv Baltimore, Washington and Phiiadei-
nUla. also. flr Dayton tlrc'nuatl. Louisville ami
an points south and 1nufhWest
puuuan Drawing Room and snepng Cars
from columbus f0 BALTIMORE, Washington and
Philadelphia, without change.
Trains viii arrive aud depart from Toledo at
Columbus and TOiein Railroad CompanY's De-
not water street, foot 20 Mulberry.
~. A. Mills. Gen. Ticket Agent.
ORLANDO SMITH, Gen. Supt
NJ. n. GREENE President.
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NEW ROUTE
COLUMBUS ST0LED0 R. R.
THE DIRECT AIR LINE FROM
T0lEl0To COLUMBUS

~HoRTEsT Rot W. FROM SOUTHERN AMI
NORTHERN MlCHlgAN 10 cen lltAL AND
~Dt IuERN ONO.
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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
Taking Encct Nay 28th. 1875.


Three ra..engsr Trains Daily except ,undllg
a. follows:
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LANSING DIVISION.

Trains Nflleave me Stations naine1' "' IOI.O"'
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Mrs. Edwards, wife of farmer liv-
ing near Summerville, Cass county,
d.ed on the 2sth, after a few minutes
illness. She had been washing and
suddenly felt sick, and sitting down
expired in a few minutes.
, 1879-02-16


The cattle brings the news to day of The death
at Paris Of the Princess Caroline -Grorgina the
widow OF Prince Muras, VINO died III April, ISIS,
The Princess Murat was born at Charleston, in
South Carolina, April l3, 1910, and vas married
III Florida 10 Prince Luc.cn Murat, son of the
ex-klnS OF Naples, Aug. Is, 1881. She was q
daughter OF Mr.. Alexander Fraser, a nutiye OF
New York, who, after serving through the Rey-
olution as British Commissart, removed to
South Carolina with his wife, Miss Frances
Webb, OF this city. Ecr brother, the Rev. Alex
ander Gordon Fraser, went to England in 1881
and claimed the Scottish pcerage Of Loyat as
the leir Of John, the fourth son of the beheadcu
Lord Lovat Of 1747. THIS JoAn-callcd .ssohn
OF the Dirk p" because he stabbed piper who
nocked him with his pipe-was sad dog. He
fled from home. Tradition says he went TO En-
gland, married there niece OF Hogarth, the
painter, and came with her to America, whence
after while he returned home, and died at
Greenock. Two sons were born to him in New
York, one OF whom, William, died here untuar-
ried. The claim of the Rev. Mr. Fraser was not
allowed, and he returned to this country, and
died in this CITY March E, 1858. His Sister.
whose Death We now record, has always been en-.
rolled in the. i ,,anach de Gotha as "nee Fraser
des Lords de Lovat." By her husband. Prince
Iucien, she had Six children, one of them being
the Princess Anna Murat, married in 1865 to tie
Duke lie Mouchy.
, 1879-02-16

CID horse does not show well after looking At
Great Tom..n He don't! don't hc:" replied
the old man, in half reseutful tone. Then,
turning to tic gentleman With us, he added: !:
'.That, sir, is The only 26-year-oa cot in
America" t. But. Bob, am afraid you are
just lhe Inclined to go ba:k' on the OLD tel
low, now that you have such q distinguished
yonre one to look AFTER" - Ny, sir, me, 60
back on him." pointing to Scotlani, mo, sir"
he added, as lle walked I'D to the old stallion
aud Strengthened his name with caresslIt. mo-
tion Of his baud. mo, sir, de sorret horse
tGreat Tony is de best made hi@ horse ever
LAID eyes on ard they tell ioe his pedigree is as
pure as spring water, but he must show Bran
bic, Bushwhacier. Baance-AIl. Boardn'an,
and Bonnie Wood, all in one season, before ne
can eat out Nv same trough wild old Bonnie. l
tel! you, gentlemen" he continued. placing his
arm on Scottanei's neck, II have buried Jack
Malone, dc gamcst son old Lexington eyer got;
he actually died sfandng on h's Jea | buried
Vanal. ono Of de best stations that ever looked
thro' krille, and vou can sec dc grass on both
de graves from where IRE arc stumbling now; but
when heap de clods over old Bonnie, den Bn0
wants to quit de bizincss, kasc know III
never see another one like him; you hear meg
and turning be led the way TO the stable, quiet
ly followed by his old charge, to get bis evening
oats.-lturdl San.
, 1879-02-16
TO N. 8. 0.

Ny Sweet, think not bet eause Did thee go where
thine art cal!eth.
Because with smiling 1ips soy farewell,
Because thy moist eyes loolketh into eyes from
whence no tcar-tiron falIeth,
That these are tokens true tlat tell
Thou'lt not DO missed.
Too well know the con1ic. fierce that rageth
Within thine own Tond loving heart,
The elck' ming pain that now no thought Of future
lame assuageth;
So back force my tears and play my part,
Although kAoW thou walt be missed.
Missed? Does stricken mother miss the soft wee
hands and dimp1cd baby face
Ihat ruthless Death hath severed from her side?
Did Angels uliss the glorious Presence that, with
royal grace,
For sinful man endured, suffered dicds
So will miss thee,
And yet, although it is with aching heart, I bid
thee 60;
And should not again enfold thy form for years.
Though satan's fairest lures be brought to temnt
thee, yet know
All! Ills that gentle thought that starts these
tears
1houIt never he unmorthy to be missed.
, 1879-02-16

San FJ"ncfsco Chronicles CorTtspnndene<.
. Inc hour when the soul of the patient taxes
Its flight to the Eternal, when the ominous word
make" (deadD is sounded like knell upon tno
ears Of the surviYors,-the suddenly all voices
are united In singing, or rather chanting, tne
auwe In deep, melodlous, and pathetic tones,
tlat sound Like the waillng Of the sea in tne
nighttime. The contagion, like q magnetic
current, spreads through the village. instantly
gu hearts are moved, aud the auwc Is chHnieo
IRON one house to another, until an ocean o.
sympathy Seems to float upon the air. There =
something 50 touching aud pitiful in this "au
that foreigners, IN passing by during Its cont1a-
uatlon, will stand as if electrified and listen 70
1t as the sweetest, saddest music ever neafo
uoon earth 1t is taken up in currents, the et
lcnce intervening being solemn, more solemn
and impressive tnan auv pathetic oration del1sss
ered by The most famous orator at the grave u
the most ll1ustrioua man. a moments silence
and again the auWe breaks forth In its intenst
u, resounding throughout the village In peas
OF mourofuI lamentatiou. Thus at Intervals,
while the corpse Is la1d out, the wailing is heatu
IN all Its sadness. It is not monotonous, 1oI
sadness is congenial to the human heart, OF az
least it is a burlen which we all must bear, anu
hence we like the echoes OF our common lot. ~
Is rather enchanting and fascinating; 1t ATTRACTS
With strange, weird power. There are o-net
customs especially noticeable at the deaths OF
Chiefs 70 sing the praises OF q chief ID souss
IasciVious, and accompany them with dances tne
most unchaste, we're the highest Donors taa'
could be paid to an aftf When Lunatto, tae
predecessor Of King Kalakaua, died, the "r'tes
witnessed astonishing leVites like those mso'
tuned
, 1879-02-16

Epftt0L Correspondence o. 1h<1 1FfhltHA,
SAN Francisco, Cal, Feb. 1.-Quite an ia.
teresting point has been raised concerning the
fusttst two heats Of u mile made by a swear.
old, the circumstances being as follows: At the
race tnecring held last season under the auspices
ut the California State Agricultural Society. .
piece Of plate valued at $3.50 was offered to be
awarded To the 3-year-old that should beat The
best record at mile heats for that age In com.
betting for this prize. Mark J.. ran in :43, :l23
and his owner claimed tile nlate As there was
some doubt about tic matter, Hinayar having
run 1nite heats at the same age last season III
1:i2}&{, 1854, with los pounds up, tine regular
weight Tor 3year-o!ds in stakes, while Mark L..
carried but 100 pounds, the matter was left to
the Spirit, which decided in favor OF
Hmyar, while tue Cali OF this city main
tains tain that Mark L. IS entitled to the plate.
While the i've pounds might leave the matter
in doubt whether it was an OGse: 10 the quarter
OF a second in favor Of Mark H., it does not ell
Ter 1nto the question at issue. Mark l.. ran In
stake for 3-scar o'ils, carrying the regular
weisllt, he made the fastest Two heats ever made
IN THIS class, and the record for that Glass was
beaten. Prccedcnts and usage establish the cor
tettness OF this verdict. Let any Que inquire the
fastcst record ior heats OF mile, for ill n9es,
with weights up, aud 1.le answer will be, lark
away, .ia yrars r 115 pounds, at st. Louis 1:4s,
Hini,a9 better than Mark L., Scarciler, after.
wards Leandcr. would be entitled to the credit
liz started In race OF heats at Lexington, Kv,
when 3-ycar-old, carving the weight which
the Le3in:ton rules impose on colt Of that age
ages, and he distancel the field in
1:4lss1. There was nothing to aggregate
in this case, aud If the two heats are
not to be taken into consideration the fastest
time should rule. Why co,npare the time Of
the reasoning, :Nark L. was be1terf Because
the <'cipherng ~ would have shown the CaIifor-
n;a cot the better of tue two aud the position
, 1879-02-16
This reek. I|Pr,
! w.! 4,ne1nt: 70: amount:
. .: @ 7s:::!i5 .: II l| . . Is: :: - =
100 se17, 3oa 1o1| $3.50, o65


The following are specimens Of the sales dur
ing the week:
| To the Chicago Distilling Company, 4o41126
t feet, on the corner of Blackhawk street aud
Eis;on road, for $4,000.
To the Chicago S; Southwestern Railway Com
I pany, 50xIsG ieet, on the corner OF West Water
and Cook streets. for $4,000. a lot on Oakley
| avenue, north OF Polk street, 120xl26 feet, for
| Sl2500
Nos. ZIG and 77S Larrabee street, for $3.50
| and $500, respectively.
| Lot on Wabash avenue, north OF Thi1ty-fifth
street, 25x16i feet, for 5000.
Lot 25xlS3 feet, on Michigan avenue, near
| Fifteenth street, for $4,000.
Blssell street, $50 9l2 feet north Of Centre
dated Dec. i, 1873 (wi'l'am E. Bradley to Eliza
| G. Burling), S3500
Van Buren street, 81 $40 feet, east Of Franklin
street. north front, 2oxlo5 feet, dated Feb. 10
{Gsrman SAYINGS Bank 3kd TO Aoert kauch $1,000
SECOND street, west front, l6s{x1lo feet, with
other property, dated Feb, 13 Charles Il. hui
burd to Mary 4. Belknap), st5,00o.
Irving plaCes 2lA 6l0 feet north of West Har-
rison street, 20xl23 CLIO feet. improved. dated
March 81. 1875 goseph Il. Hurlbut to jacob
Van Aernam). $500.
Following is summary Of the transfers re-
corded during the week past:
Location. 10. Consideration.
South Of limits. -.... ...... j e. Rn0
North Of limits ........ 1eeoocc
''@ " 4,ooo
Total. Us S355. 651
Ar ofra- of sos ono oosh ~, il'
building on State street on schoil lease, be-
tween Aladlsoa anu Monroe streets.
WORTHY OF IMITATION IN CHICAGO
AT recent meeting in BROOKLYN Mr. White
informed the audience that he had now huiit
three large s1mproved dwcIliurss, and en1a1 uu!t
thirty OF forty single Workmcn's cottages. and
~ oi,;, an!, n;,, ~ plpcA oeaf tie corner
~ pat'ie aia n!Gas ~, sl1eets. These accom-
modate NO" some lu5 persons, and will, we sup
pose. when finished, hold oycr 1000. They have
under moral supervision, and furnish rors. az
agreeable dwellings for the WORKING neon1a Fea5 Fse5
suite is separated IRON the others VII; Iaen
closets hath asn-shoot ond 1,,,i I'LL h!tcheo'