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indifect taxation. In short, the plan
of M Blaine would soon come to
this Abolition 0f State and c,unty
take lIquor to bear all the cost Of
State nnd county government; no
tax 1n homes or farrns, mills or shops
sayasuch as the people In their cities
and towns may impose upon them
selyes or local purposes.
IT. not ditiicuit 10 see that there
are INJECTIONS to this plan. which it
will be Time enough hereafter to con.
side But 1t clearly avoids the
gravest objections to what has been
calIed the Pennsylvania plan, while
having a much broader effect. 1t will
enable the people to bring all their
direct taxes upon property within the
imfnesliate control Of the towns or
cities where they live. Thus 1t will
c0ndNcs most powerfully to economy
and parity AZ local goyern,nent,
Fkxsfy, il puts before the Nation
this pregnant question: Shall we tax
houses and land in preference to
whiskey; shall we abolish the tax on
liquors. of which no man need pay
one cent unless he chooses, or shall
We abolish all direct taxes for State
and county purposes ?-N Y. T'i-
6une.
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Funny" Science.

In reading Mr.. Edward Sten,s
Fiant Life" we have come across a
I'assage which reminds US of "The
House that Jack built" aud furnishes
scientific evidence of the close relation
between bees, mice, cats, and matri.
'hony. Mr.. Step, following up a sug-
gestion of Mr.. Darwin afterward,
eiaoorated ny other writers, saws :
nat Tor instance, could seem more
ridiculous than the assertion that the
ci"ver-crop in any district depends
upon the number uf old maids there =?
1et such is really the case for the
c'oVer Is dependent chiefly upon the
humoIebees for fertilization,-in fact,
one species, the red clover, is fertiliz.
ed ny humblebees alone. Now. if ia
well known that the nests and comts
OF humblebees are pillaged and des.
troyed y | mice. which in turn
are destroyed by cats. The number
OF cats in a district is largely deter
mined by the number of old maids
there resident so that, if in a given
ulstrlct there are large number of
ola maids, there will also be good
supply of cats. If a good supply of
cast, the field-mice will he held in
check and the numbers reduced. If
neld = mice are not abundant, the
humblebees will thrive, and fertilize
more clover. There seems at first
sight something humorous about this
connection, yet there are many SINH
lar Instances which Mr.. Darwin has
brought to light" This Is certainly
curious, if true; but Mr.. Darwin
overlooked one fact j; namely, that
the cats owned by old maids are usu-
ally so well fed that they do not
trouble themselves to hunt for field
mice. We are compelled to ask, also,
why did the author stop here? For
we know that the number of cats in a
neighborhood kept by old maids is
greatly affected by the number of
dogs kept by old bachelors and the
number of bachelors in community
is affected by various disappoint-
ments and dlsqualifications, to which
the size of the clover-crop is there
fore inevitably due.
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the sex of his head with fire hemlet,
and at once he's a man put harp
ana halo and palm branch In the left
hand, to synb0lize a part of what
Adam did for US. and leave the fire
basket just where it is, to symholize
the rest. My friend, the Father of
Life and Death and Taxes. has been
neglected long enough. Shall this in
famy be allowed to go on. or shall it
stop right here?
us it but question of finance /?
Behold the enclosed checks [paid
bank.l Use them as freely as they
are freely contributed. Heaven knows
l would there were ton of them. l
would send them, for all my heart is
IN this sublime work. Most truly
yours s. L. c."
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The Drunkard's Dream.

He was an extremely old man and
had apparently but a few years more
to live. Everybody in the police
court sympathized with him as he
limped to the bar to answer a charge
of int0xication.
81 had dream last night. judge"
he said in a quiyering voice, land
though the cell was cold and damp
and the bench was hard and narrow,
the dream WAS not unpleasant. /
thought was child again. | saw
my childhood home, the gnarled trees,
the sloping lawn and the voice of my
mother singing. Waves in the dir
tance. Tapped, sweet and dreamily.
Birds flew higher and were tapping
their wings and carrolling blithely.
1 was in the midst of a romp with a
number of playmates when the scene
changed. I saw myself a young
man with bright prospects before me
going out into the world with firm
heart and sturdy frame. / awoke
here" continued the old man, "as
though fate hal decreed that moth.
ing should mar my pleasant mission.
But l saw, nevertheless, the rest OF
my life as it rolled like a panorama
before me. The great city. cards and
women, wine and riot all passed by
until, health, hope ana prospects
gone, am what you see me to-day
"a human wreck"
The justice looked pityingly at the
poor old fellow and kindly said: ut
would be no Kindness to discharge
you, so I'll send you where, fora few
days at least. you will he well fed and
housed"
The back of the complaint bore
these words:
"Workhouse, thirty days"
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NUMBER AZ.

employed by Frank Leslie at sas a
week The two saved and borrow.
Gu sl'otn and started Puck. Leslie
propnesied that the enterprise would
la"' But 1t didn't, and in three weeks
,"e paper was on a self sustaining
OASIS Within year II had a circu.
'a'ion OF 10000. and now, I UNDER
S'ana' 100000 copies are issued week .
~ Both KeppIer and Schwarztmann
"re ENJOYING an income of 1000 a
yeaE'-L"dianapol,s Journal.
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All persons are warned against cutting
down any of the timber on my land on the
HoOppoie Road, adjoining the land OF Bowie
johnson, about three miles from Deer Park
and six miles from Oakland. The penalty
for cutting down timber in Garrett county,
Md, without permission Of the owner of the
land, is the same, under the Act OF 1880, ch.
26i as for felOniousiy stealing goods or chat
tells 10 the value OF the tree or trees" so cut
down. - -....
THEOS. b. HORWITZ.
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FOR SALE.

A good farm, containing 1856 acres ofland
near the Red House, in Preston county, W.
Va. Well adapted for cattle raising. The
improvements are: Dwelling house. barn
aud other out-buiidings, and two good Orch
ards in bearing. Well watered. Title good
Price, cash, 49, 300. For particulars apply to
JAS. A. HAYDEN,
Oakland. Md.
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There is something soft and tender
in the fall of single snowflake. but
1t always reminds us to look after our
bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
our old standby in the days OF
Coughs and Colds,-for we haYe al
ways found it reliable,
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The best and surest remedy for
Corns and Bunions is SchrOeder'S
Corn Solvent. 25 cents.
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THEOS. B. HORWITZ.

N nv n Great chance 10 MAIZE money.
Fiji Those who always take advantage
RIItaU OF the good chances for making
u Us money that are offered, generally
become wealthy. while those who do not i'm
prove such chances remain in poverty. We
want many men, women. boys and girls 10
work for us right in their own localities. Any
start. The business will pay more than ten
times ordi>ary wages. Expensive outfit furn-
ished free. Noone who engages fails to make
money rapidly: You can devote your whole
Full information and all that is needed sent
free. Address STrNsoN & Co., Portland,
Maine. Dec 81 iy.
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POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Anti Monopoiists to Meet and Form a New
Party at Chicago.

Anti Monopoiists to Meet and Form a New
Party at Chicago.
CHICAGO July 3.-Delegates to the national
conference of Anti-monopolists, to Re held
in this city tomorrow, are beginning to ar
rive, and there now promises to be large
representation from all the Northern and
Western States. There are many Green
hackers in attendance but the general inn
preston is that the great fight will be on the
tariff question. Delegates from the Eastern
States are generally advocating protection,
and the Western delegates free trade. While
it Is confidently asserted by the delegates
that the platform for the new national party
will be adopted, it is evident that many of
those attending hold widely diverging views
on the various questions, ard it remains for
the actual proceedings of the convention to
determine what the proposed new party will
advocate, and with what unanimity those at
tending as delegates will subscribe to the
views embodied in the platform.
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selves day and night to the investigating COM
mittee. 1t must be remembered that there
are hundreds of books of record of various
kinds, including copy-books containing let
terpress copies of orders, contracts, com
plants, increases and notifications and re-
auctions There is a perfect labyrinth of
testimony to 90 through. aud it will take
u full year to go through it all on the plan
laid out by the Murch complainants What
is all this going TO amount to, Is the question
already asked, The committee is already DIS
gusted, but it has got hold OF poker that is
red hot at both ends, and they can't drop 1t.
No matter how honest this committee may
be- it is sure to catch nail Columbia II 1t
brings in verdict for Mr.. Hill. 1t would also
be subjected to the same criticism should 1t
refuse to 90 the full length required by the
prosecutor. what the committee should
have DONE" said a prominent Treasury Of
ficial, unconnected with the architects Office,
to-day, twas to limit the investigation to a
certain line of specific charges. 1t should
have required these charges to be specified
and in writing and then furnished all the
evidence that the books furnished with refer
ence to these particular charges. untortu-
nately," continued the same official, 1.-THE
committee, in fear of public condemnation.
have branched out on an investigation SINH
lar to that known as the Potter investga-
ton. Why, there is no end to it,"
The examination itself is interesting. As
SiStant secretary New, the cn2ifinnn OF inc
investigating committee, sits at desk, facing
a long array of shorthand reporters. Coun-
selor Coleman. for many years law partner
of the late Senator Matt Carpenter, of Wis
consin, and the prosecutor. ex-Representauve
Mureh the Maine stone-cutter. On the right
of Mr.. New sit Hill and his counsel, ex-Col-
lector John l.. Thomas, of Baltimore. The
latter is exasperatively cool and haunting in
mis- manner. But Mr.. Coleman is more than
a match for him. and to quote one amused
spectator, wipes up the floor with him at
every opportunitr' number OF leather
covered chairs and two or three lounges OF
the same material, are scattered about the
room, and such of the spectators are for
Iunate enough to obtain the seats dispose of
themselves regardless of appearances Every
sally OF wit from Mr.. Coleman prOvokes an
acrimonious reply from the counsel on the
other side, and when there is a scarcity of
complimentary illusions, Assistant Secretary
New will lean over and in a dry humorous
way encourage the disputants. The desire to
witness this daily circGs has become SO urg-
ent that Chief Clerk Webster has opened the
door which is between him and Mr.. New, and
this locality is also thronged.
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MINNEAPOLIS July 3.-The Northwest
Miller in its issue of July 6, will say: with
the unsettled condition of the wheat market
and the break in the week on the 4th, the
scene on the platform is not an animated one,
Production will fall to a point only equaled
in meagerness this year in April. The first
of the week there were thirteen mills in
operation and the production will probably
not average over 1900 barrels per day,
against 49, 500 barrels week ago There
is practically no flour on the market, BUSH
ness being pretty much suspended pending
some turn in the wheat market to settle
values. The wheat stored in Minneapolis
and Chicago elevators, including the trans
fer elevator, on July 2, was 1925 900 BUSH
els, and there were about 100000 bushels
in the mills making the total amount
OF wheat in store in this city
LOIS, 600 bushels against i 400 900 bushels
last week. Wheat stored at ST. Paul is about
2lS.0Up bushels Wheat in store in Duluth
elevators, 406 920 bushels"
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upon the story of his life in the chief city of
the West
Have you any desire to return to England
to remain2"
"Oh, no. 1t was a strange geographical
blunder that was born on the other side of
the ocean. 1t was the month of May when |
came across and landed in Philadelphia AS
VI came up the green-wooded banks of the
Delaware l thought the land of Pennsylvania
the most beautiful country had ever seen.
Never for single moment since | landed in
that city,a poor mechanic, bunting for work,
have thought of returning. | could go
back on good terms. You know the story of
the boy with the Ratchet:
"a lad was cutting away one day with
new hatcheJ the maker of which stood near
him. The steel came off, when the boy call
ed to his master and said:
The steel has dropped off this Ratchet
"'Never mind lad; whale way, was the
reply. I have gotmy name up
A hearty laugh followed this sally, in
which Mr., Collyer joined and after it had
subsidized he said dryly:
"A man can go anywhere when he gets his
name up, you know.
No l like to cross the water OCCASIONALLY
but America is my country. There are
many things here TO attract me to it, The
old shop at Shoemakertown, where l made
hammers for nine years, is still standing
and number of workmen who worked with
me are living yet. go down every year to
visit the old place and my old associates.
Many of them come to see me. 1t does one
good to renew early associations. [ have
been there within a month making my an
nual visit"
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Decision of the Coal Trades Tribunal.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 3.-Hon. J. r. Nc
Cune, umpire of the the coal trades tribu-
nal, rendered his decision this afternoon,
which is that the price paid for mining in
the railroad coal mines of this district from
May 81 to October l shall be three and one
pounds, over an inch and a half screen. The
operators claimed that the price should be
three cents, and the miners struck for three
and one-half The trades tribunal was Or
ganized about a month ago, and every phase
OF the case was investigated, but last week it
was decided that the umpire be called upon
to decide. The miners are satisfied with the
result. The operators have nothing to say,
but it is believed will accept, and that the
strike will not be renewed.
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Notes and Personalities,

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Distrct Attorney
Lewis OF Virginia, will probably be the big
gest loser by the late duel in that State. He
will lose his position for participating in it.
The Surgeon-general of the Marine Hosp-
tai service reports the United States free from
yellow fever, with the exception of two
cases on board foreign vessels in quarantine
at Ship Island
The contract of the Lee Marble Company,
of Massachusetts, to furnish marble for the
construction of the Washington monument,
meet the contract requirements. Adyer-
tisements for proposals for furnishing
100 feet OF marble have been issued.
Adjutant-general Drum will leave on
Thursday on a visit of inspection TO the
military posts Oh The Northern and Union
Pacific railroads.
Contracts to-day were awarded to John
Roach x Sons for the construction of all the
new steel cruisers.
The President has reappointed William J.
Smith postmaster at Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The amount of stamps imprinted on checks
and drafts received at the internal revenue
bureau for cancellation and redemption, to
date is $35, 900, 600 Persons having stamps
upon checks and drafts cancelled and returned
~ JHtlll, Hecu nOl ca peCI the money lot LDe
value of the stamps so Cancelled for some time
TO come, as all such claims are referred to the
accounting officers department, to be audited
before warrants are issued
The number of claims received at the In
ternal Revenue Bureau for rebate on account
of tobacco snuff and cigars under the new
internal revenue law approximates $500 C0
aggregating 5000 900.
About $55, 900 has been covered back into
the Treasury out of the appropriations for
salaries from employees of the Treasury De-
partment for the fiscal year.
The net decrease in the cost of star mail
land service during June was IS, 374; net de-
crease of star mail steamboat service for the
same period was ST. 1877.
The Treasury Department has decided that
istle or Tampico cloths. not bel ng enumerat-
cd in the new tariff act, is dutiable at $15 per
ion, as a vegetable substance not otherwise
enumerated. Istle is species of pampas
,rass grown in Mexico, used in the manu-
facture of cloth. The department also de-
cided that in the measurement of card cloth
ing under the provisions of the new tariff
act only the space covered by the wire shall
oe measured in determining the dutiable
ralue
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FIFTY YEARS.
The Celebration at Oberlin GoiIege-Yester-
days Proceedings

CLEVELAND, o., July 3.-The exercises at
Oberlin, to-day, began with the semi-ceAs
tennial graduating ceremonies of the CLASH
cal pupils, thirty-four taking diplomas. An
anti-slavery reunion followed in the evening,
and the Second Church was densely crowded.
Hon. James Monroe presided, Other speeches
were made by Rev. Amos Dresser, of Frank
lin, Neb,, giving an account of his arrest,
lynch-law trial and scoureing in Nashville,
Tenn, in August, 1885, for peddling anti
slavery books and tracts; by President E.
H. Fairchild, of Berea, KY, on THE I'm
foreground Railroad" Hon. Ralph Plumb, of
Streator H., on ''Oberlin and Wellington
Hescuers" General A. b. Netteton, OF Min
neapolis, on THE war and Slavery" and
General 2. c. Hayes, of Morris, Ill. Following
this meeting was an alumni reunion, at
which were represented all the classes since
1888. Prof. J. NJ. Ellis presided The
speeches were by Rev. DR.. H. L. Hammond,
OF Chicago, giving "reminiscences from 1888
to 1S43, decade of experiment.; Rev. d, n.
Bordwell, of Golden Prairie, Ia. for de-
cade to 1858; Rev. J. L. Patton, of Greenville.
Mich, for a decade to 1868, and Rev. r. T.
Cross, of Denver, for decade to 1873. Other
exercises on the programme were postponed
until tomorrow on account of the lateDess
OF the hour, A grand semi centennial con-
cert was also given in the evening. The
senior class day exercises took place during
the daY
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PETERSBURG, July 3.-About midnight last
night difficulty occurred at Blandford. be-
tween Barney Jones and Woodson Dunn
Jones accused Woodson and his brother,
Lewis Dunn, of having induced his (Jones'sl
wife and daughter to follow them, intimat-
ing that i'm proper motives we're underlying
their action. Words ensued Jones seized
an Old army musket, loaded with bird shot,
and fred at Woodson Dunn the charge en-
tering the right groin, passing through the
body, and making wound two inches in
diameter. Dunn cannot recnyer
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A Texas Judge AssassInated.

GALVESTON, July S.-The News's Jefferson
special says: Judge Haughn was assassi-
mated late last night on the road home from
town, where he had been attending a night
session of court. One ball passed through
the right breast, and arother penetrated the
heart. His horses head and his own cloth
ing were perforated with buckshot. Firing
was heard, but the report of firearms is such
a common occurrence that it attracted no
attention. 1t is not known who did the
shooting but it is believed by Mrs. Haughn
it was done by negro whose daughter the
Judge had wronged before his marriage"
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Texas Judge Assassinated-A Mississippi
Murderer Hung by Mob-A ath-
er's Cruel Method of Suicide.
A Family AnnihiIated by a Train
Near Cincinnati.
Collision of Work Trains in New York, with
Injury to Several Persons-BOat
Wrecked by Il Boiler Explosion.
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
Efforts to Save Major WATSON from His SEN
tence of imprisonment.


GALVESTON, Tex, July "a San Antonio
special says the members of the court
martial recommend WATSON to the mercy of
the reviewing authorities. 1t is whispered
that after the finding had been approved by
the reviewing officers at Washington, and
pending transmission of the papers to the
President, the question of striking out the
term of servitude In the penitentiary was
discussed by party managers, and it was
agreed that in view of the approaching presi-
dental contest it would be imprudent for
Mr.. Arthur to exercise his pardoning power
in Wasson's case in face of the latters plea
OF guilty to the charges and specifications.
and his statement. An effort is in embryo
to contest the fading of the court on the
ground that several of the detail were not
legally qualified to serve. The matter is in
the hands of prominent law firm of San
Antonio, and il is now known a process will
be issued to stay sentence after the receipt
of the official papers Friends of the accused
hope for clemency should the finding be re-
moved to the civil courts as such a course
will postpone the final decision until after
the presidential election.
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Another at phlIadeipbia.

WASHINGTON, July 3-A call, dated Head
quarters of the National party of the United
States" signed Clifton Sylvester, secretary
pro tenn, and addressed ''to all citizens loyal
to their country" has been issued for con-
nominations for President and Vice-presi-
dent. The platform OF the party is an
nounced in the circular to be: First-Time
and circumstances to settle domestic ques-
tons. Second-Immedate preparation for
the inevitable third war with England
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Mr., Vests Answer to the Suit Against Him
for a Large Sum.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-District Commits
sioner West filed his answer to the suit re-
Gently instituted AGAINST him by Mary Jane
Stinde and c. W. Stinde of Louisiana, for
the recovery OF 100000 worth of railroad
trusted to him for sale or exchange, and
which, she charged, he had unlawfully n.y.
pothecated and refused to render account of
or return to her. Commissioner West in
his answer, AYERS that the compliments were
indebted in the sum of $1,000 and had en-
tered into an agreement with him to dispose
of the bonds and apply the proceeds to the
payment of the Indebtedness to himself. re-
turning to the compliments any remainder
in excess
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Polk,s chief Deputy Arrested

LITTLE Rock, July 3.-A Gazette Hot
Springs special says: This afternoon De-
tectiYe Porter. of Nashville, with requisi-
ton from the Governor of Tennessee, arrest
ed Captain James c. Fleming, late chief
deputy OF ex-State Treasurer Polk, charged
with making false entries while under Polk
amounting to $4,000. Porter left for Nash
vile on the evening train. He has been
several weeks in Hot Springs, and made no
effort to conceal his identity. 1t is believed
he will prove an important witness in Folks
trial. now pro crossing in Nashville"