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CHIPS.

Tie miners of Nevada are lying on their
ores.
A Boston artist painted an orange peel on
the sidewalk so naturally that six fat men
slipped down on it.
The Republican dark horse is beginning 10
feel his oats.
A dead snake can be brought to life with
pint Of whskey. You drink the whiskey
and then look at the snake. ..-
"Silence is golden" Aunt: Has any
one been at the preserves - (Dead silence).
"liave you touched them Jenmy?' Jenny:
':l'a never lows me to talk at dinner.
An English engineer was irving to explain
the electric telegraph to Persian governor.
Finally lie said: imagine Il dog with his
tail in Teheran and hls muzzle in London.
Tread on his tail and lie will bark there"
Six medical experts examined a man as to
his sanity and were evenly divided. After
they had wrang!cd about it for a week it was
discovered that tEey had examined the wTong
person altogether.
A Georgia paper tells of Il man who went
all the way from Ca>sville 20 Atlanta. On
lis return he looked solemn with the weight
Of garnercd wisdom and said: ''if the world
is big t'othor way as il is that, its L whop-
per-
"Whcn die" said weary husband, Il
| want 10 90 where there are 10 more fires t.
| make. "peihaps You may, said the good
| wife
| \ Washington correspondent T.itcs that
| both Rhode Island Senators ARE single men
| and childless." In view If the fact that they
are single their hcilg rhildeSS is a grand
| Idea.
>ixty-tw" ladies' in Wcs,port qualifie
themselves to vote fOl school committee, but
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Miscellaneous Dispatches.

SELMA, May 2l.-The Republican State
convention passed by vote of 1l3 to IS the
following resolution:
RcsOIrcd, That the choice of the RepuhIi-
cans of Alabama for the Presidency of the
United States is the illustrous soldier, patriot
and statesman, L. 5. Grant that the delegates
from this State to the Chicag" convention are
hereby instructed and solcmnlv pledged to
cast the whole vote of this State in that con-
yeutiou for L. 5. Grant So long as Il majority
of the delegation shall decide that there is Il
reasonable probability of his nomination.
Res0lred. That all those who may be here
after declared elected as delegates to the
Chicago convention shall give pledge to
abide by tlle foregoing resolution, and in the
event Of their failure to do so the majority OF
delegates so pledged shall cast the whole vote
of the State in the convention.
WASHINGTON, May 20.--A prominent
Democratic member said to-day: "Unlrss
we adopt some provision this session 10 govern
the electoral count, our having majority in
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both Houses next winter will not do us much
good. The Republicans will declare that the
Vice President has the right to count the vote,
and they will enforce this claim at the point
of the bayonet, if necessary
The strong advsability of taking immedi-
ate action on this subject is very generally
conceded by members of the Democratic par
ty in.the Senate, and this state of feeling, to-
gether with the consideration heretofore nell
toned, bids fair to delay adjournment for
some time.
OMAHA, May 21.-The strike in the smelt-
ing works nearly resulted in riot to-day,
1900 workmen compelling $50 colored men
who had been brought from river towns to
stop work. The military is ready at mo
ment's notice, and the State officers have been
appealed to. ..
CHICAGO, May 21.-The Inter oceans
Washington special says that Gorham and a
large force Of adroii and skillful Grant men
leave here Immediately for Chicago to work
up his campaign.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The following
bills were introduced:
by Sherwin: for forty per cent. advance OF
duty on imported condensed milk.
By Ellis: asking the President what steps
have been taken for the acquisition of naval
and coaling stations in Central America.
By Whitaker: reducing the price of lands
to ataal settlers W thin the railroad limits lC
81 .25 per acre.
BY Shelley from the postal committee: fol
a mail service betw cen the West Indies, SouCl
America Mexico, Central America and The
United States. Printed and reconmitted.
NEW ORLEANS, May 24.-'fhe Republican
convention was called to order by A. j. Du
mont, chairman Of the Central committee
The Grant men in caucus this morning, hav
| ing refused to ratity the compromise agree'
| upon yesterday by their leaders, they became
disorderly at once upon the meeting of tn
conventions, and refused to recognize Du
monts right to call the convention to order
Much confusion prevails.
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We were on our way from Vera Cruz to
Europe, and all interest was centered in man
whom we had seen the day before in the Mex
lcan port. 1t was Manuel, the shark killer.
For douhloon the tall, muscular enemy of
the fish offered to display his skill. Wesoon
made up the amount, and the next day he
came out TO our steamer in light rig.
AT your service, SIR was his salute.
He pointed to several large sharks that
thing that fell from it. lie went down into
the bark in which he had come oil, and
throwing Of his 2drdpe, he srasped an enor-
nous cuLlass and took keen knife between
his teeth. Then going to the bow he plunged
boldly in, describing a long, graceful curve as
he cut through the clear waters of the Calf.
When he came to the surface he struck out
for the vessel, followed by the sharks, which,
however, did not approach him very closely.
Afcr time he turned on his back, and was
as motonless as log. Then we saw six
sharks rush toward him; but when the leader
got within a few yards it halted, as if uncer-
| tain. 1t did hot seem to like the looks of the
floating log, till evidently smelling its prey, ii
| turned over, ana rushing at Manuel tried to
sieze him by the waist. The Mexican wa.
ready. He divcd passed under the brute and
turning back struck al him with his knife.
Whether the aim was bad or the blade slipped
| the Sh2Tk unnlfl, turned over again ana
swan rapidly of.
TIL" second shark was only q lew feet off.
Without losing minute, Manuel plunged
down again. and comm. up under the shark
cut it with vigorous blow. The shark rose
to the surface, pouring out red tide of blood
and was soon floating lltelcss past the side o1
the vessel
Cheers and hurrahs greeted Manuel as he
climbed back INTO his craft, having won his
prize. We soon had him on board amid q
lively party,
One of our sailors took The whole affair ir
dudseOn, and said lie could do as much. The
captain gave him leave to make the trial. A:
soon as the sharks wcrc again seen he descend
ed the ladder. The ok threw over sp0ilet
Goldfish, and huge shark darted after it
Then the sailor plunged i'll. hs he rose ts
ths surface knife In hand, ready to strike, h
was seized with the cramps, to which he wa
subject. His knife dropped from In, hand
and in All instant three sharks were upon hin
ana al. was over.
$50 much for trying trade before yo
learn it. said Manuel. 1t was the sailor
funeral Grafton.
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EiiiaE Burial Customs.

AT rh1 meeting Of the An'lropological Ill
situ,e. General Lane Fox presiding, a paper
hy the Rev. Lormer vi, entitled Notes
on Fiilau Burial Custc..s, Was read. The
author observed that ,!rre was no uniformity
of funeral customs in Fiji. Tie stranglin-
Of widows. however. was everywhere practised
in order that they might be buried with their
husbands. In some cases ladies Of rank vol
unteeroh to offer themselves for strangulation.
but generally Il Was prariced on tie "watina
lalai " or " little wives. The operation was.
in most cases, performed b! the wife 5 broth
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SAN Francisco, May 2O.-The platform
adopted by the Democratic state convention
resolves: 1st. That it indorses the platform of
of the st. Louis convention; I'd. Denounces
the fraud by which Hayes and Wheeler were
declared President and Vice President; Sd.
The leading issues of the present campaign
are vindication of the rights of the people
to selfgovernment, resistance to Imperialism,
maintenance OF the reserved rights of the
states and opposition to Chinese immigration.
4th. That the drift Of the Republican party
toward an empire is a fraud upon the people
and an insult to the men who fought for their
country. 9TH. Affirms devotion to the Union,
deprecates sectionalism, holds the Republi-
cans responsible for the agitation of dead issues.
9th. Regards with alarm the doctrine of CEN
tralizaton embodied in the recent decision of
the United States Supreme Court. It'll.
Favors continued agitation against Chinese
influx, and condemns Hayes for his veto Of the
fifteen passenger bill Sth. The labor Of the
country is its capital and deserves the plotec-
ton Of the government 9th. Delegates are
to be unpledged except to vote for the two
thirds rule.
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The minister raised = tunbler Of water,
and was in the act of applying his lips. when
~ olo F~l hat r.I hv sbp

The minister raised = tuInbler Of water,
and was in the act Of applying his lips. when
the glass fell shattered by shot.
s'This is an innuendo no longer" said the
minister, ~iping the water from his vest.
''This is what term an unmi.takable thrust.
The congregation will please sing while 60
cut and Investigate this matter. Is there an
other preacher in the house ~
eyes" said man, throwing down a stick
which he had been whiting, arising and
pulling at the waist of his pants like man
who had just Strengthened up after setting out
= row Of tobacco across broad field.
"Got an extra?"
eyes"
"Unlimber."
The whiting preacher handed over large
Colts pistol, which the insulted preacher
took, and, drawing one from his belt, started
out. After going OF: thAre was an immediate
improvement in the firing business. 1t was
decidedly more life-like, insomuch that the
deacons sat working their fingers. After a
while the minister returned, and placing An
ear and the nostrl and half of q nose on
the pulpit, remarked: ''He that hath ears to
hear, let him behave himself" Then the ser
mon proceeded without interruption.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


SAN FRANCISCO, May pa Santa Cruz
dispatch says: A local train OH the South
Pacific Coast railroad, which ran to-day be-
tween here and the Big Trees with passen-
gers to the independent Rife picnic, held at
this place, met with a terrible accident. The
train was composed Of thirty open cars, fitted
up with seats and raiings around the side,
and loaded with about 125 persoks. The
train WAS pulled by Engine No. 3, one Ellot1
being the engineer. On the way down all
went we'll till No. 7 tunnel was passed, the
said tunnel being located just aboye and
overlooking the powder works. AS the cars
passed through the tunnel the speed of the
| engine was increased, it being down grade.
| Just as curve in the road was reached the
| first Car jumped the track to the left and the
second car to the right, the third cai remain
| ing on the track. The people on the first two
cars were thrown into heap in confused
| mass, the cars passing over those who were
nearest the track, while those on the third car
were uninjured, merely being knocked Oft
their feet. Those not hurt immediately set
| TO work to assist the wounded and look after
| the dying and dead, and word was immediate
ly sent to this place and to FELTON, for assist
ance. which was promptly rendered. y gloom
of sadness tonight is cast over our city, and
every hotel is being turned into an hospital
to receive the wounded, which will number
upwards OF 40. Already Is are reported
dead, and others will die before morning.
Will Not withdraw
CHICAGO, May 23.--The Tribune's Galena
special says The Gazette, whose editor is {
personal friend of General Grant, viii pub
lish to morrow statement denying curreu
item to the effect that G.. w. Childs, of tn,
Philadelphia Ledger, has information tha
General Grant will order his name withdraw
from the Chicago convention. He say
neither Childs nor any one else has authOrit.
to make such assertion. General Grants
name has never been made public Is a candi
date by any word or act Of his own, and h
most certainly will not order his name with
drawn. A very large class of the American
people lave chosen to make him candidate
and if the Republican convention sees fit t.
tender him the nomination he will not de
, cline. He knows this to be a fact and pub
. fishes it because it is meet for the Republ
cans Of the country to cease TO hold tn
matter in doubt.
, General Logan to-day said to Il repoite
that he had received no answer to his tclt
!, gram informing General Grant of the actio
of the Illinois convention
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Give me the kiss of peace.

NiVt INt IIlC KIsS DI pttiC0.
Hold not your anger after The spent sun.
10! have wrought with sorrow all the day.
With tpar-wet cypress, and with bitter bay
Bound all my doors. No thread of song has run
Beside my thought TO tighten it TOR me. '.
Rise up and with forgiveness set me free.
For who may boast gift of heightened breath"
And. lest you watch to-mOrrow's sun arise
Across my face, newton clleu with sudden death
And the mute pathos of unanswering eyes,
Turn not aS!..e my hand outStretched, or smite
The yearnimg heart. Let Loves repentance
found
Have Loves reward. All life is mixed with
Fate
And. o beloved! Deaths angel will not walt
For summoned feet to haste on anxious round
With quick - Forgive, forgive, We pass to-
night!'
All day Regret has walked and talked with me-
And, lest to- morrow it should go with thee,
Give me the kiss of peace.
--ScriL3lPr jOl. Man.
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\ Rt. HtVOI.I A&AlSSl L Ii Il VI ~ HfHh
Plain Talk from "a Prominent Ner""'
EicRn.

t',,,rAno. Nav .2.-The following car"
fr,,ru Jiun. &. b. FarWcll will he puOliaHe"
Tomorrow ., uo Pa
SPRINGFIELD, H., May ELL" Mt a.. hr
,,Jjjc,i0S of HiuOiy by the persohai ''tS-
ner,te exeltiuns of Senator Logan an" y, I'ie I'
commissioner of iuIernal revenue anu ''''
collectors, and by the disGraceiul ln'G
of National officials IN primaries ana 'N'
Conventions, General Grant has apl'''le'l:.t
carried Illinois by the contemplate li', J.,
~ rs with Cook county unrep:eseh'eu'
~. Whale % of Cock had been adm 'leu' '',t
,It. womb have been ii against Grant
,hn II; uurontested delegates ironl Iooh nav.
h.an allowed to vote, there would nave ':o ~
IS majority against Grant. he con 'G' ,;..
u,.s u.rkei from its organization, the ei.'',
,,o,, ,vos ordered to lcc"sniZe Only o'.'
o'', MAJ anhatn was cut of, aud parliamentary
,,'',,,or,nd or uverrulrd us the eNiSeiitf
'"" iai What is 50 meagre lnaJofiy III
ic4"' ,,n,ih +, General Grant. Inc
nn,i0 0Gra,,t districts ltitNr appolnte" ''
''I vul nrrsert them At Chira@o' l-"S"'
'' i C,rr,.ir,, stand rs the poll'ica! o''' 7
,f ,h. tjmsS and L"%anS CRIME "S"i'''I "S', ti,,,
tv win in the end bring no ho'' spun ''''''
Was won by Galcelnn
SAN FEANcI>Cu, May Ill ne i,ei',I ,I'-' f,II.
S,aIe convention lhi, morning e!c't'I Ia , ~
1owinT delegates t" tmcilI'"' !, N,Idnx,
. Carr Wallace WuodN oiIh, I; IL t,.,]t p ]
Inhn Euey, j. i. Metc' II, W: H. iN'' " :.
Stevens. j. N. Stevens, A. ''""'9?'I y" ~ IasIlr.
| Hendricks. j. McE!lIAl!i' aIu ,i Int were
Tbe delegation wee nlli'''ntWy,'"'' "s'',nI-Til
! directed to vote as WnH' Field, |.
Ian =: Thurman, : Seymour -
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THE LAST HOUR.

The long day dies with sunset down the west;
Comes the young moon through violet feds Of
air;
A fragrance finer than the sotth winds bear
BreatheS from the seattle time Is come for rest
wait. Brts Westward fly through deepening
blue. =
heart! Take comfort peace will find thee
too.
For 10! between the lights when shadows wane,
Heart calls to heart across the widening breach
Of bitter thought, chill touch, and jarring
speech,
And Love cries out to take his own again.
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Z Pan ana
mt. and all |
same or d
from the ?
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NEWELL |
o A. NJ. liO
at Helena,
mex doe.
,tlcet near
SIS.
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lIIld |
So4+1o, A,

required. |
l'iority of L.
all Others
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The Best Rubber Hoot.

Ihere ls nothing better for farmer or out
door man than good rubber boot, and nothing
50 e1asperating as a bad one Competition among
manufacturers has led to such. q cheapening of
quality that until lately it was a hard thing to
find rubber boot really worth the money asked
for it. The Candee Rubber Co., of New Haven,
Ct, however, has lately put on the market
boot designed to meet the call for real good,
substantial article, and to denote it's freedom
from adulterative mixtures it is called the s95
Per Cent. Sterling Boot" tits made, on honor,
as pure as can be made, and is warranted three
months By an ingenious continuance space
is provided at the top of the leg for recording
the date OF the sale, by punching holes in the
spaces provided-hke railroad ticket-so that
there may be no trouble about the warrant The
upper and leg Of the "95" Boots are doubled,
and the sole are one-half inch thick, OF solid
rubber from toe to heel. Ordinary rubber boots
are barely a quarter inch thick in the thickest
part, and only one eighth at the shank. A de-
scrlptive circular can be obtained by sending
postal direct to the company or the "95' Boots
can be found at most of the stores.
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New York Life and New York Prices.

New York Life and New York Prices.
T suppose that luxurious life in New
York is at the present moment about
the most expensive of any life in any
city in the world. Paris, during the
exhibition season, was costly enough in
all conscience; but the Cafe Anglais,
Bignon's, and the Maison Dore were
cheap when compared with the first
class restaurants of New York The
city is dearer than st. Petersburg,
dearer than Madrid. I am constrained
to have private sitting-room in addi-
ton to a bedroom, as I~have great
deal of writing to do, and I pay 81 a
day, OF % shillings, for accommo dalton
which / could certainly obtain at the
Hotel d'Angleterre at St. Petersburg
for6 rubles, or Is shilhngs, and at the
Fonda de los Principles at Madrid for
an Isabellino, or 20 shillings, per diem.
Yet the cities on the Neva and the Man
zanares are proverbially quoted as phe-
nominally expensive capitals. Good
wearing apparel here is frightfully ex-
pensive. Two dollars and twenty-five
cents, or 8 shillings, are charged for a
pair of Dents kid gloves, which you
could purchase in Piccadilly for 4 shill-
ings and sixpence. Ladies' gloves are
proportionately costly. You cannot get
Havana cigar worth smoking for less
than 8 pence, and Is pence is thought
to be quite moderate price for Re
gala Britannica. There is no drink
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able champagne under So, or - shill-
ings, a bottle. Claret is equally dear.
In fact, SO far as my experience goes, |
have found that the purchasing power
Of the dollar in New York does not ex-
coed an English form, just as in anal.
agously expensive Holland the tourist
finds, to his dismay, that the Dutch
guilder does not go further than an En-
glish shilling.--G. A. Salo, an London
Telegraph.
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Total .. $4o7, 45s s75 1896, 1885,, 189 $411 654 sa4

The summary shows in bold relief
the immense advantages the Western
States have over the Eastern and
Southern in the production of the
staple articles of food. It also shows
that the East Gncluding New York and
Pennsylvania and the South equal, in
their food-growing capacity, each
other; and that these two sections put
together produce an amount but little
over that produced by the Western
States alone. -. |@.
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A BEAUTIFUL Circassian girl, an edu-
Gated pig, and a Punch and Judy show
were the attractions of the Great Ameri-
can and European Travelling Museum, at
Lancaster, Pa. An Alderman auda-
ciously Kissed the Circassian; whereupon
her husband, who saw the indignity
from behind the Punch and Judy cur
tain, came out and whipped the Alder
man terribly.
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Wheat product Average
Total =. 1868, 952. $50

The total yield ofwheatin the United
States in 1878 was about 420,0O0000
bushels, and hence the above States
produced within about 100000 bush
els of all the wheat raised, and, it is safe
to say. all the wheat that was exported.
Oats, as have shown, grow in all the
Northern States, but New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Hi
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Kansas, in reality, are the
oat- producing States. In 1873 these
States produced 326,000,00O bushels,
and the balance of the country about
87,0O0,0O0 bushels.
Below I have prepared table, which
is as near accurate as possible, showing
the value and yield per acre Ct corn,
wheat and oats for the three sections
- AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE. BUSHELS.
States. Corn Wheat. Oats.
Eastern States. ................3 5U l1.U $40
western States. Ola 1914 35.3
AVERAGE VALUE PER ACRE.
States. Corn. WAedt. Oats.
Eastern States. $24,65 $24g $15.05
western states, aqo 19,es az %
The highest average yield of wheat is
in the Eastern States, where wheat
averages II bushels to the acre; in the
Western States, 1914; in the Southern
States, only 81 bushels. The average
value of the wheat crop in the Western
States is So per acre less than in the
Eastern States; corn, $15 an acre less !;
and oats, 81 less. if -
From the STAGE returns of the various
crops [ have constructed the subioined
table, showing the exact distribution of
the main farm products of the United
States, including live stock, for 1878:
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BITS OF INFORMATION.

The estimated average density of the
earth is five and six-tenths that of
water.
STEREoTYPING was invented in 1880,
almost simultaneously by W. Ged, OF
Edinburgh, and G. Coldin, of New
York. ss
TIE candidates for ancient athletic
games were dieted on cheese, dried figs,
boiled gram with warm water, and no
meat.
THERE are eleven Bessemer steel
plants in the United States, five of which
are located in the West and six in Penn
sylvania and New York. They are all
in full blast.
PRIOR to the invention of paper
making our Teutonic forefathers wrote
their letters, calendars and accounts on
wood. The "Boc," Or beech, being
grained, and plentiful in Northern
Europe, was generally used for this pur-
pose; and hence the word book.
The New York Herald declares that
the phrase, E" the worst use to which
you can put man is to hang him. was
a revolutionary epigram contributed by
Voltaire. Whatever may be thought OF
the value of the epigram, let it be duly
credited. 1t was uttered by an English
man, Sir Henry Wotton, a hundred
years before Voltaire's time, tue author
of that other famous saying, " An AM
bassador is an honest man sent to lie
abroad for the commonwealth"
TAKING shellbark hickory as the high
est standard of our forest trees, and
calling that 100, other trees will com.
pare with it for hardness as follows:
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GRAIN GALORE.
Some Interesting Agricultural Statistics,

Some Interesting agricultural STATISTICS.
[Richard P. Porter in Chicago Inter ocean,
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ne
braska, Kentucky, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin and Tennessee may fairly be con-
sidered the corn-raising States of the
Union. In 1878 these States alone
produced 1,125,00O,000 bushels, and all
the rest OF the country 263,o00,000
bushels. The wheat-producing States
may be enumerated as follows: