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don't say could beat him, but I think
could stop him little longer than the

do you consider Sullivan the best
man in the world to.day?'
"Well." hesitatingly replied the vet.
eran thumper hes about the only one.
He's got the name, and-well, he's
proved himself to be the best"
"Would you like to meet himp
mo, I'll meet none of 'em. He's q
stout young fellow and Pm an old man."
There was q jealous look stealing over
theswarthy face of the3veteran, speaking
as plainly as words. "If I only had
twenty years taken off this aging Drawn
and muscle"
'.The last fight had was with Belcher,
in New Zealand, you know. I beat him
of course; knocked the life out of him
and In three rounds. That was nine OF
ten months ago. Oh yes" he resumed,
after q pause and the Interpolation OF q
question, II have fought over hundred
battles in tho ring and with gloves.
Profitable? Well I've made three for
tunes out Of it."
"Prize-fighting is losing it's prestige,
isn't it.! 1t isn't what it used to be-"
.'"Well. tell you they'll either stop or
allow it. The prince of Wales told me
that when he should he King of old Eng
land he would allow it, as he thought It
manly sport. I put on the gloves for His
Htghness several times, one when the
gymnasium was opened on St. James
street, in London. Do you know when
that was Harry?"
Harry Montague stepped out and pre-
else as q mortuary record, said: 'sIn
June, 1853. There was Jem, Nat Lang.
ham, Johnny Walker, who licked Say
ers; Aleck Kean, Professor Jones and
little Billy Shore. Mace knocked out
Langham and Kean did up Johnny
Walker. Then the prince asked if Mace
would give another set-to, and Jem and
Kean had it, Jem getting the best of it
kean attempted to take liberty with
Mace, and as consequence he left the
princely presence with black eye"
mo, SIR" interjected the grizzled old
FOUNDER of ribs, mo man can say he
beat Jem Mace but beat i'm too"
Mr.. Mace from between the ropes
drops "h's," but for convenience they
are supplied here.
"W ts 90 you think of the fighters
"Oh. there are hundreds of 'em, but
you know, you can't tell what man
will do till he's tried. When a man gets
in fight he sees what he can do and
then he goes in training"
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WESTERN RANCH LIFE.

An Englishman's Impression or HIS
Training and Trials ~ . Horder
From Macmillaa's Mag azine.
And here, I think NAV say that you
reach the climax of all the trials you
are to 60 through to become a Western
man. You will not he sent alone into
camp with sheep until you have "herd-
ed" many months. All through these
"herding" months the life has been get
ting harder and harder to bear. Cne
by one. all your previous hopes as to
western life have faded away; all the
novelty of your work has gone; every
thing that seemed worth living for has
departed from our life, You Friends
calmly say that no man should expect
any pleasure or holiday, to speak Of, for
the first two years. And you see the
people around you leading lives, freer
perhaps but hardly more comfortable
than your own.
And yet now, when things seem a.
their worst, when you confess bitterly
to yourself that it is because you cannot
face the idea of being beaten you still
persevere-nOw you are set at this
''camping"- task harderthan ANYTHING
you have borne yet. Camp.life alone
with flock OF sheep to take care of, is,
as far as my experience AMI that of any
one ever knew out West goes, the
toughest thing of all, even in that hard
life: You have all to bear that you had
before. The same food, the same hours
out with the sheep, and, in addition,
this terrible sense of loneliness, which,
as we have raid before, until you be:
r. I'll
stamina that you have left.
But now, if you etill determine not to
give in, brit to struggle to the end, the
tide has turned and from this moment
your prospects will steadily improve.
The first indication in this you will
find in a marked change of manner
towards you by the men around YOU.
The camping" is considered q crucial
test, and if you bear it uncomplainine-
~ the half contemptuous, condesce nd.
ing way in which they have hithe rio
treated you, changes to q rough, but
hearty and helpful sympathy, which
true western men never fail to give to q
man whom they consider has enlarged
from the 'tenderfoot" or eastern man"
stage of existence: and is now one of
themselves.
Camp life gives you something to look
forward to; you appreciate, as you new
er did before, the comforts of the home
ranch. the social "pipe" round the fire
before turning in. and the supper, not
cooked by yourself, and eaten in COM
pany with "boys," who now, for the
first time, listen respectfully to what
you say concerning the state Of the sheep,
the goodness Of thu grass. etc.
You become hardened even to the
loneliness of camp, and have the salts
faction Of knowing that you have gone
through the worst that will be ever like
ly to happen to you.
And SO the first twelve months of
Western life come to an end, and if you
have few hundred pounds procurable
either of your own or borrowed at
moderate interest-.you will probably be
able to invest it advantageously in
sheep; perhaps run" them with those
Of the man you have hitherto worked
for.
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A GlANT RAFT.
The Successful Passage From st.
John to Brooklyn.

OOhA ~ OEOOAayus
The largest string of logs ever made
into raft was towed into the Erie Basin,
South Brooklyn, the other morning by
the tugs Cyclops and Haviland. The
raft is twelve hundred feet long, twenty
four feet wide, and twelve feet deep. 1t
is composed of eleven sections. each of
which contains about five hundred logs,
ranging in size from the diameter of a
wagon-wheel down to that of telegraph
pole. The logs are piled into huge bum
dies and strapped together with chains
strong enough to tow the Great Eastern.
These sections were placed in string
and fastened with strong hawser
to the Cyclops, which was itself
fastened to the Haviland. Each vessel
had it's own master. Capt. Ellis having
charge of the Cyclops, and Capt GalIy,
of the Haviland, while the entire expe-
dition was piloted and managed by
Capt. Rufus Patterson of st. John, n. B.,
the veteran skipper of the Province.
The logs were bought by Mr. James
Murray, of New Brunswick, early this
summer. The distance which they were
towed is $50 miles, "a the ships sail, and
the freight would have been very heavy.
T.
Capt. C. C. Ellis brother of the mana
ger of the Cyclops, who undertook to
tow the raft to New York at a saving of
fifty percent. in freight rates. The raft
was constructed, and on Aug. Z, was
started from the harbor ofSt. John. The
trio was made without serious accident.
The first three Gays were as calm as
could be desired, but on the fourth day
Capt. Patterson was obliged to seek
shelter in Boothbay, where the raft Was
detained three days. Pleasant weather
was experienced after the storm until
New port was reached, when
q strong gale separated the
crib attached to the Cyclops from the re
mainder of the string, which was sent
adrift. This was q serious predlcament,
and the raft was in great danger Of going
to pieces on the beach at a loss of many
thousands of dollars. The Haviland was
Immediately detached and sent to the
rescue of the lost raft, and IN the morn
ing the two vessels came together with
their charges and resumed their original
positions. which were maintained dur
ing the remainder of the voyage. The
passage through He'll Gate was easily
accomplished, Sands Point was passed
without anv difficulty, and the great raft
was soon securely anchored in the Erie
Basin. where it will remain until it can
be disposed of.
The voyage of the raft has occasioned
.reat interest among shippers, as such .
trin has never been made before, and it
is the general impression that this mode
of transporting timber will supersede
the shipping on schooners to . very
large extent.
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Riots In China.

A dispatch from Hong Kong states that
q Chinese mob at Canton recently burned
the houses of several European merchants
and also their wharves, causing great con-
sternation among the foreign residents
most of whom sought refuge aboard vessels
in the middle of the river. No violence was
offered the vessels in the river nor persons.
A force of Chinese troops was called out
and quickly dispersed the rioters. On receipt
Of the intelligence at Kong Kong several
gun boats were Immediately sent to Canton
to afford protection for the merchants The
British admiralty is informed by telegraph
Of the occurrence of slight disorder in Can.
ton, but no orders are transmitted to the
English feet in Chinese waters in conneo-
ton Herewith, the admiral in command
being left to act as he thinks best. The
riot WAS caused by number of Portuguese
sailors killing = Chinaman in an ARRAY.
The riot caused great sensation in all cir
cles and will 1t is feared, result in a COLL
sion between the French and Chinese.
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South American Volcanic Eruptions
Advices received from Panama contains
details of volcanic eruption which has oc.
CURED at Ometepek, in Central America
Ometepek is volcanic island on Lake
Nicaragua, and consists of two densely
wooded mountains, one OF which is more
than 5000 feet high. For some months
past the extinct volcano has given signs
that it was about to burst into activity, and
recently the most alarming indications
have been witnessed. The lava first
streamed from the new crater, snd ran in
the direction of Las Pilas, and succeeding
days the sides of the mountain
were alive with fire as the lava
poured down, sweeping with il trees, rocks
and earth, whilst the continued beliowings
and roarings struck terror into the hearts of
all who heard them. The whole island
was continually quaking. Many of the in.
habitants fled, aud the authorities made
arrangements for the removal of every one
from the island. At the end of the fourth
day alter the first outbreak the ]ava-bed
had covered the road, and two young men
who had gone with others to watch the
flow were burned under it. 1t continued
10 flow day after day in such an uninter-
rupted stream that panic set in amongst
the population: caused by the torrents of
lava and lncessAnt rumblings, and ships
were sent to the island to transport the peo-
Rle tn Granada, Rivas and other cities.
The Inhabitants were cut off from their
farms and pastures. The mountains and
slopes were covered with boiling lava and
mud, and the island was said to be in a
continual tremor.
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BAD CIGARS SMOKED.
How Good Men Will Pun Vile To-
baccO and Enjoy 1t.
From the Cleveland Herald.

dow Good Men Will Puff Vile To-
bacco and Enjoy 1t.
From the Cleveland Herald.
sits a great business in the manufac-
ture Ct CIGARS" the cigar dealer went on.
"You'll make your hit sooner or later,
and after that the rest is easy. Proba-
bly, eight men out Of ten smoke AN six of
the eight are as unable to select a good
cigar as donkey is to refuse chest
nut. A vast proportion of smokers buy
cheap cigars. Many do so rom neces.
sity, though not few prefer the rank
flavor and the taste Of the composite
that is sold for nickel to the choicest
imported, 1 know of number of
wealthy men in town who smoke five
centers.' The stronger and
ranker they are the more they are to
their liking, apparently. l have seen
men who are scrupulously careful what
they eat and drink, requiring the best of
cooking and the choicest liquors, putting
away ut vile rolls of little tobacco, and
much that is miscellaneous, with posi-
tive enjoyment. They want to taste the
smoke, they say, and they do. There is
high.salaried army officer at the PALM
er House, two judges, the owner of q
great corporation on the West Side.
large wholesale merchant, a retired real
estate millionaire, who constitute fair ex-
amples of class who turn from the del
icate cigar of Cuba to the black, sticky
articles made in reeking lodging l ouses
in the purlieus of the city. It's pecu-
liar and an anomalous trait in the char
o. ~
'Wh It are cheap cigars made or"
ASK what does not enter into their
composition, and can name few ar
ticles that are too bulky, But perhaps
l would be wrong They may be part of
nickel cigar after all. I cut one open
the other day. In it l found rusty
tack, two long straws, piece of cotton
cloth, some mud and the balance of fill
ing conjecture was tobacco. Itsmel!cd
like it, but 1t was dirtier and more brok-
ell up than any tobacco have ever seen
except that which exists in the stub
man throws away as worthless"
care stubs collected?"
"Of course they are It's TO tradition.
It's an open practice in the East, and if
you watch the streets closely you will
see small boys gather up the fling away
cigars from the gutter. Com
petition is too strong. 1t forces
adu]teration into the trade. You may
put it down as fact that the nickel Gle
var, which is wholesalei for about one
fifth Of that price, is fraud. Often the
cover is nothing more than paper. Sci
dom is it better than cheap Connecticut
or Wisconsin waste leaves. And the fl
ling-go into the shops and see the rub
bish and dirt that are piled in heaps
with waste cuttings of weak leaves, the
fragments and oids and ends collected
from every source, including the gutter
sec this mess rapidly rolled into cylin-
ders, and these put on the market, and
you'll wonder. as do, that there are
many human constitutions strong enough
to stand them"
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misfortune which had 30 suddenly be.
fallen them; or that they frightened
their brethren away, for they ono and
all forsook the place and fed. The ex-
pertinent was eminently successful.
IRON that day in 1875 till now, 1883, my
house, ancient thought it Il, has been
entirely free from rats; and believe
that there is no remedy equal to this
one, you can catch your rat alive.
They never come back to the house
AGAIN.
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PITH THE NEWS.

Judge Lawrence, first controller of the
treasury, has prepared al interesting state
lnent based upon the papar and coin cir
culation of the country. It shows that the
total circulation is $1,575, 104, 642. OF that
amount 1881, Isl. 069 is paper and $74s, 347,.
673 coin. Taking these figures, and assum.
irg the total population Of the country to
be 81. O00, zoe, the distribution per capita
there are one or two individuals, at least,
who have not 5000.
Postofices established, Dakota: Alta,
Day county. Wisconsin. Washburn, Bay
field county. Special service discontinued,
Dakota: Benton, from Sept. 80. Star ser.
vice changes, Dakota: Lake Preston to
Howard, from Oct. l; embrace Berton,
without change Of distance. Postm asters
commissioned, Wisconsin,: Walter J. Nc
Kay, Dywood. Minnesota: Johannes
Johnson. Upland. Dakota; Hamhn F.
Eaton, Eaton.
It II reported that the postmaster general
has under consideration some more radical
measures than heretofore adopted for the
suppression of the lottery business in this
country. It is not unlikely that he will give
some attention to the propoution to forbid
the clrCulat1On through the mails OF news
papers which contain advertisement is o
these enterprises.
The department OF state is In receipt OF
information that two American vessels, the
Rebecca J. Naulton and the Jose Moore,
seized ut SagualA Grande, Cuba, by Spanish
authorities Tor alleged violations Of thu
Spanish revenue law, have been released on
grounds urged by the consul of the United
States at saguala Grande under instruction
from the department Of state.
The following postmasters have beer
commissioned: Iowa: William w. WRIGHT
Wright John T: Main, Harcourt; James A
Noon, Chesterfield. Wisconsin: Thomas L
Patterson. Wash5urn. Dakota: George o
Hougen, Northwood; Franklin f. Wheeler
Nordland; Palmer F. Hibbard, Alta; Georg'
W. Belknap, Gilman.
Col. Dudley, commissioner of pensions
has become satisfied that George w. Johns
ormer]y chief clerk of the pension Office
has become possessed of q quantity of Of
fetal envelopes known as penalty envel
opes, and has used them in his business
Johns it is said will be arrested.
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The Corn CDOD.

The Chic.go Farmers Review, from ex-
tended advices, publishes the following
comment on the injury to the corn crop by
the recent frosts: Frosts of greater or less
severity have been experienced throughout
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern Iowa and
Illinois aud the entire state of Michigan.
causing serious damage to corn. The ex-
tent of the injury to the crop it is at this
writing impossible to estimate. In some of
the territory visited ~ the frost the crops
were SO fully matured as to experience no
injury. 1t will be safe, We think, to esti-
mate the injury in territory named at Is
per cent. It may exceed this estimate.
Throughout the same territory other crops.
such as tobacco, hops, tomatoes, etc as
we'll a. grapes, were greatly injured or ut
terly ruined. In Kansas, Nebraska, South
ern and Western Iowa, Southern Illinois
and Indiana, sni oil other portions of the
corn producin' country, no material injury
is reported.
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Railroad News Items.

The st. Paul scslpers are gracefully &C.
cepting the situation imposed upon them
by the local agreement between the passen-
ger agents of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, Minneapolis & st. Louis, and Chi.
cago st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha rail-
ways. Two of them have deposited $50
each not to violate the agreement. These
brokers have also signed an agreement to
maintain rates to Chicago, Council Bluffs,
Kansas City and other Northwestern COM
peting points.
A mortgage of the Duluth 4 Iron Range
road to the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and
Safe Deposit company for $3.50, 900, has
been been placed on file: The mo mortgage was is:
dated May l, 1883, payable May /, 1903, at
Philadelphia, at per. cent per annum.
The bonds were ordered to aid the road
in the construction and equipment Of its
road.
1t is understood that an important charge
in the line of the Minneapolis & St. Louis
is under consideration involving a cutoff
between Carver and Lake Minetonka, by
which thorough trains from the south will
st. Louis. This will be very acceptable to
southern people who spend their summers
at the hotel named and other points on the
lake.
The extra fast freight train on the Chica-
o, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad left the
track when going east, at Neolo, near
Council Bluffs on the 18th inst, smashing
SIX cars loaded with cattle, and badly in
juring the train men, including the engi.
neer, who it is thought will die.
The new freight depot in Weehawken,
N. j., is an immense affair, and when com.
Pletea will occupy q mile and q third oil
river front. There will be five miles and
half of dock room and accommodation
for 8, 600 cars and extensive cattle yards
The passenger depot is nearly done.
The earnings of the Omaha & St. Paul
railroad for the first week in Septembe,
were $1O3, 1910, a decrease of$l3, 40.
Hutton railway chair cars have been
placed upon the Northern Pacific trains he.
tween st. Paul and Fargo.
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The Duluth Commentaries.

There is now said to be evidence that there
is more to the counterfeiting cases than was
at first reported. 1t is understood from Off
GERS that they have all the evidence need
ed for the conviction of Chambers, both
for passing and manufacturing the counter
feits. It is said the officers captured an en-.
tire outfit with which he has Deen operating.
and that his private room was a real curios.
ity shop. Walters, who was taken to St.
Paul is sAid to be ready to turn states evil
dence. More arrests Of similar character
may be made, Deputy United States Mar
shall Bracket has arrested James McGoyern.
also of Duluth, for connterfeitipg. Nc.
Govern is business partner of Chambers.
He went into partnership with bin. only o
few weeks ago. Officers discovered in the
rear Of the store a scret PANEL, and taking
it out found all the outfit of the counter
feiters-press, plates, paper, ing and photo
grapher's outfit. The store was closed on
an attachment Of $4,000 sworn out by Chi
cago parties.
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The National Guard.

4uc NHIlOu1l Uu6Et
During tho preparations for the Willard re-
ception question Of authority arose between
Col. Bend and Lieut. Col. Johueon, of the First
regiment, N. G. s. NJ. This misunderstanding
arose in connection with clashing orders issued
in regard to the parade in St Paul aud Minuej
aDolis. As it has provoked some comment in
military circles, the matter has been brought to
the official notice of Gov Hubbard, who. to
settle permanently all such questions which
may arise in the future, has caused TO be issued
the following order. which has been promul-
gated by Col. Bend, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT. N. g. s.
NJ. ST: PAUL. Sept. 10, lsS3.-General Orders
No. H.: The following order from general
Minnesota. adjutaut generals office. St. Paul,
Sept II: lss3;-General orders No. 4: The
Commanding CO nm officers o: the several regiments
order drills. parades and schools of instruction at
such times and places they may deem necessary,
and all orders relating thereto issued by reeimentai
commanders must be observed. SecOpd-No CON-
papy will be allowed to leave its proper head
quarters under arms without the authority of the
commander of the regiment to which it belongs.
mander-in- chief.
BY order Of the commander in-chief
4. Q. HAwLE1, Adjutant General.
commander i'm chief, contained in the foregoing
order, some officers of this regiment have lately
been guilty of disobedience Of orders: some of con-
uuct uhoecoiu1he an cucer anu gentleman, IN ln-
citing others to disobey orders; aud some of con-
duct to the prejudice OF good order aud military
discipline. in holding meetings in which the action
| of their superiors was criticised and then making
public the result Of those meetings. Respect to-
ward superiors and prompt obediencs to orders are
the first REQUISITES OF soldier. and when officers
set bad example. what can be ex-
pected OF the menu A court mar
in question with condign punishment; but as it is
the opinion Of the commanding officer that they
transgressed partly through ignorance of their du-
ties and partly through the bad advice of some who
should have known better, further notice will be
! taken OF what has occurred. and they will DO ex-
pected to make amends in the future for their past
errors.
The captain Of each company in the regiment will
cause copy Of this order to be served at once on
| zach member of his command, and will post copy
| tor thirty days on tue bulletin board in the COM
pany armory.
BY order Of Col. W. B. Bend
| wv. ]. SONNEN, First Liaut and Alit
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ment Of s., 700 from Sinclair d Laughlin,
Wholesale grocers He was the firms book
keeper.
Minnie Smith, aged twenty-five years.
prisoner at Blackwell's island, jumped from
the upper teir In the prison to the ground
floor, and was instantly killed.
Deficiencies have been discovered in the
accounts of the Philadelphia gas works
that may exceed $50. 200.