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She could probably crush Italy single
handed, and could inflict on Austria alone
tremendous Losses, perhaps final defeat
Matched again with Germany, tbs contest
would be long and exhaustive, with q
doubtful issue. Against all three, how
ever, she would have no chance The
rulers and the people are not 80 mad as to
dash themselves against the iron wall OF u
new and tremendous coalition, which un-
/ like the alliances against her 10 the last
century, Is strictly defensive. War, too, De-
comes every year in lands subject to con-
scription more painful, more perilous anu
more costly. Tne numbers called out are
20 large that every home Will miss an In.
mate. At the first sound of the cannon
every village will feel the electric thrill OF
the disturbing force. A nation now spends
in a week what fifty years ago would have
Kept It's army tor year, and the penalties
imposed by the victors mortgage the reve'
nues for generations. The arguments,
for peace tell, therefore upon every house
hold every interest, and every intellect,
and France, divided at home and confront
ed by a coalition abroad, is bound over IN
tremendous penalties to keep the peace IN
Europe.
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An interviewer Of the Cincinnati En-
quirer elected the following few days
ago from Lincoln's vice.P President, Han
nibal Hamlin, of Maine:
II suppose you remember Mr.. Polk very
well, Mr. HsmlIn,'
"Yes; l ought TO, because was in Wash.
ington during his whole term"
"Was Polk a man of ability?"
Moderate ability When he came to
Boston, while President, one of the best
speakers we had in the state at the time
made an address Of welcome, and l recol-
lect that Poik's reply was thought to be
the better speech Of the the two"
WAS he II able a man as Hayes"
II am not sure that he was as much ex-
perienced as Hayes. but he was not so fool.
ish. Ue might not have had as much per.
sonal sense and cultivation, but l think he
had more political and national sense He
had been more among public men at the
seat of Government and knew how to
avoid foolish mistakes. Hayes had a
much larger opinion of himself, and made
promises which he broke and that does a
man no good in the Presidency"
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A bitter controversy has arisen between
the Mobile Register and the Providence
journal relative to the respective merits
of John Paul Jones aud Raphael Semmes
the commander of the Confederate cruiser
the Alabama. The Southern Journal
SAWS that both of these men were accoun
ed pirates, but they were both as brave
men as ever trod a quarter deck" Where
upon the Rhode Island champion gets In
-winder, as follows
Surely nothing but very tervid i'm.
sgina.ion would compare the skillful and
DARN sailor who fought the Scraps and
the Countess Of Scarborough for half a
day in a single vessel Of inferior tonnage 10
the cheap individual who steamed out OF
CherbOurg TO meet the kearssrge, having
invited his English friends to witness his
victory, and fled after the brief contest IN
the yacht Deerhound, to receive the sym
patty of the British public. If he ever
performed any other exploit showing even
the semblance OF bravery. history has not
recorded 1t, while as a matter OF fact,
whatever his qualities, we have simply IN.
sisted that his monument In the United
States would be as appropriate rs that OF
Paul Jones at Whitehaveu. Let him be
honored in the country he served, that Ia
England, aud let his monument stand be
side that of Sir John Hawkins and the
other slavetraders and buccaneers whom
he resembled in everything bu; bravery
and success as fighter as well as a
pirate
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Illinois Crop Prospects.

We are in receipt of the monthly circu-
lar of the Illinois Agricultural Board,
giving report On Illinois Crop Prospects
up to June 1st The reports are thus
month old, and lose most of their interes,
and value appearing SO long behind time.
As whole they show q very discourag-
Ing outlook for the wheat crop of the state,
an encouraging prospect for oats, and the
probability OF an average yield of corn.
The condition Of rye ID reported improved;
there is an increased acreage Of tob0cco !;
and meadows and pastures are in better
condition than was reported earlier in the
season. The Irish potato crop is nearly
an average, but the condition Of the sweet
potato crop is not promising The report
devotes considerable space to fruit, from
which 1t appears that apples and peaches
will be three-fourths OF crop, cherries
and pears two-thirds, and straw berries and
black berries over three-fDurths of crop
The report divides the state into three d.
visions, the Southern, Middle and North
ern, and gives the following as the out
look for corn IN the Northern Division /:
IN the northern counties the corn area
10 not quite as large rs last season, but the
condition June l promised about three
fourths OF an average yield per acre. The
condition OF corn is not Is promising In
this section Of the state as in 1881 and
1852 at corresponding date. The quality
OF seed corn used this season Is nearly 40
per cent below On Avearge. The quality
Of seed corn planted this season was not up
to an average In single one Of the north.
ern counties, and not even three fourths Of
an average yield is promised in nearly
half of the northern counties where usu-
ally half the corn crop Of the state Is pro-
duced. The condition of corn promises
best In the following northern counties,
which are arranged according to near sp-
prosch to an average prospective yield
per acre, VIZ: Lake, 92; Iroquois, 81 !;
Wall, Ss; Ogle, 81; Stephenson, So; Du
page and Kankakee, IS; Warren, "a: Lee
and Putnam, 80; Marshall, II; 10 Day
less, Kane and Rock Island, 70; Boone,
IS"
The lapse Of month will make very
considerable change In the tone of this
report For instance, dispatches from dit
ferent localities in the Northern Divis-
ion" In last Saturdays Tribune, read as
follows:
PLANO, ILL.,, June 20.-ISpeciall The
corn crop got so much start during the
warm weather OF week ago that the
cold, damp weather Of the last few days
has not impeded Its growth materially.
1t has fine, healthy appearance, and Is
growing rapidly. Prospects begin to look
more encouraging.
BUREAU JUNCTION, H., June 29-[Spe-
ciaI. The crops are doing finely at pres
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From Ophir.

OPHIR, July %, lSs3.--Pleasant wealth
er this for corn,
A little yain would be beneficial
Oats are gong TO be very short
The Homer band boys are making
splendid progress under Mr.. Edwards
tuition.
Charles Bowman closed his school IN
Homer Friday. Saturday he held pic
mic with his scholars IN Melnhards grove.
Pedro was there. Some were boating,
others playing croquct and some speak &
Mr.. Bowman, | understand, has given up
the school and will 60 west Thus we lose
another good teacher.
We recently SAW some very fine spec
mems of lava, &C., at Mr.. John Jacksons'
They were brought from the sandwich
Islands by MIR. McQuir.er. l have seen
some fine specimens IN my days, but new.
er anything as pretty as those of Mr.. Jack,
son.
We recently met our old townsman and
friend, Lawrence Hughs. He is rs happy
and hale as bay steer in q corn field.
Miss Josie Mentally is again confined to
her bed.
Mr. Michael Fitzgerald purchased a
boss new buggy last week; price 1928.
Agents for self binders are Fostering our
farmer friends, and the only way TO get rid
of them Is 10 e. the dogs loose, or buy
machine.
Rye Is rrpenlng fast and will be good
crop. Chinch bugs are beginning to get
into wheat and if wet weather don't soon
sc, IN they will damage the wheat crop to
some extent.
Joe Davis is painting Bill Wilkins barn
and he is doing good job He will also
paint our sanctum soon.
Billy Mitchell runs a good shelter and
is doing good work. PEDRO, No %.
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From Texas.
Waco, TEXAS, June 30, 1883.

WACO, TEXAS, June 3O, 1888.
Our harvest is over and threshing mas
commenced in good earnest The yield OF
grain is very good IN some localities while
in others it Is poor. The seasons have been
very partial. While one county Is drying
M for want of rain, another adjoining one
"a flooded. According TO reports from al
n.rts OF the State, the cotton stands al a
full average, and bids fair to make gooo
crop. Our local gram market Is quite mn
settled, on account OF which many farmers
speak of shipping to an eastern Market =,
The reunion of confederate soldiers VIII
take place this year at Mckinney, on the
8 Of August. As each year rolls on IN ''s
ceaseless surge, fewer and less in number
is this faithful:band of bat,le-scarred vete'
rams, a. they gather around the banquet
ing board TO celebrate the deeds OF vaior
done by their sainted comrades, who died
in defence of their liberty.
The state university will be open Tor the
naturalization of scholars on the 10Th OF
September, with Ex-Governor Roberts al
the head. Judging from the genera. tenor
Of things, our state will be well represented
al the Louisville exposition.
A sad affair occurred at Denison the
other day which resulted IN the suicide OF
q Young lady. 1t seems from all accounts
she was led astray by young man named
Burke, who induced her to go with him TO
Sherman where, after night of drunken
rloting, she ended her once promising life
with a pistol shot Her family became SO
incepsed at the affair that it was with diff
Guilty the civil authorities could keep
Young Burke from beng lynched on the
spot. The freedmen OF our city and sur
rounding country made grand prepare
t,ons for the celebration Of the anniversary
of their freedom on the 10Th inst. The ex-
ercises of the day were well adapted to
please the average darkey of the South.
The orators of the day were men of ability
and showed q marked degree of advance
ment in their race since the abolition OF
slavery. Some of the leading men OF our
city were present with them, for whom the
negroes showed a marked degree of re.
spect-thereby proving that negro equality
will never exist In the South.
As summer advances and the days grow
long and hot, the average pleasure seeker
is seen to take his leave OF absence from
our city; some are bound for Wooton
Wells, some for Lampassas. and some
anywhere to get away from the crowded,
dusty streets. And just here will drop
word or two about the last named place, as
we expect to make that our retreat soon.
The springs at the town of Lampassas,
located just 80 miles west of here, are des-
tined to become the most noted watering
place of the South west, both on account of
their wonderful curative properties and the
inexhaustible supply of water The town
since the accession Of railroad facilities has
grown from a village hamlet to city Of
no mean importance. But enough for this
time. LITTLE TEXAN.
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The Great A merican Navy.

Under the Robson. Thompson Chan
dler management the American navy costs
the people fifteen millions year, enough
to give us, next to Britain, the finest navy
In the world, and this, according TO the
New York Sun, Is the outcome:
How many ships are there in the navy
The official list contains the names of 81
wooden and iron steam vessels that are
classed as "servIceable" Serviceable in
the vocabulary of the department, means
anything that will float. But in Mr
Chambers communication 10 Congress q
year ago lie reported the existence Of only
IS ships in efficient" condition. The
adjective efficient Is not to be taken in it,
literal sense. AS used by Mr.. Chandler, il
covers the whole of our available navy.
Since that enumeration two OF the efficient
ships have disappeared from the list, The
efficient Ashuelot fOunsered in Chinese
waters, and then We were told that the de
partment had long regarded her as unsea.
worthy. The efficient Alaska has been
degraded by Secretary Chandler and con-
demned 10 be sold tor what she will fetch
at public auction.
The United States Navy. therefore, con
sists in fact Of % steam vessels Of war, In
GLIDING the ironclsds.
There are IN the navy, including the Ma.
rine Corps, not less than 1850 officers OF
all ranks, ia active service and retired.
The number of enlisted men and boys
in the navy is 1900; of enlisted men in
the Marine Corps, 1900; in all, 5000 en-
listed men and boys.
An immense fOice Of civilians draw pay
from the Navy department-clerks in the
Office, in the bureaus and at
the yards, laborers, messengers, almanac
photographers, astronomers, me
grade. The number Of these auxiliaries
varies from year to year. We have taken
the trouble to count them as they appear
on the last Official pay roll at hand. There
were more than 5000 of them.
Tha, makes total Of 1890 persons EN-.
ploycd and paid by the government TO
maintain navy Of % ships.
For the present fiscal year the regular
navy appropriation by C'ngress was $l4,.
9O3,55S. Fifteen million dollars, in round
figures, to pay the current expenses of a
navy OF 20 ships!
Taking this as the only logical and rea.
sOnable view OF the matter, we get some
amazing results Here they are:
Efficient shipe in the navy........... 90
Number OF officers to every ship sage. 93
Number OF enlisted men TO every ship SOL
Number Of enlisted men to every officer
Number OF civilians to every ship. PIT
Total Of officers, sailors and civilians to
every ship FOG
Annual cost Of every ship ........ .S647, $50
There are seven lines Of solid facts, and
IN every line is a history of Republican
waste and dishonesty, and OF shame for the
nation.
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ent. The ground is becoming quite dry
AZ there has been no ram for week. A
few farmers are plowing their corn TOR the
last time, but the majority Of them ex
pect to cultivate the crop once or twice
more.
WHEATON, ILL.,, June 59.-The present
outlook for the various crops is more
flattering than at any tin, this spring.
Corn is as yet somewhat backward, but
with the present VAIN weather 1t is grow
ing very fast.
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Net earnings. fJ,vFb, toUoo fS,VbU,V6tSo
The Joliet, Rockford Il Northern road
has mortgaged the Serena 4 Paw Paw
line at the rate of $4,000 per mile to build
a continuation to Rockford.
Says the Streator Free Press: Judge
Thayer and other officers of the Three
road were 10 Rockford las. week, making
arrangements for the extension of the road
to tina, city. The people up there call /, a
Wabash branch. II Is probable that it
will be rapidly extended TO the North
west
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The experience of many of the best
dairymen throughout the country Is IN IA
vor of quite liberal feeding with corn
meal ana bran even while the COW is on
the best pasture, and apparently doing as
well as could reasonably be expected OF
her. 1t has been found that while green
furnishes the flavors and deepest OF colors
to the milk and butter, yet there is an alb
sence of richness of fatty matter In the
milk that moderate supply OF cornmeal
10 the COW will put into the milk.
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Nearer TO Nature.

Nature has made her laws with Us, which
We must obey or suffer the penalty. The
penalty 10 often lang and throst trouble,
which leads to consumption. Every man be.
lieyes consumption incursble. People hsve
been educated to this belief. which has oeen
proven incorrect by DR.. Bigelow's Positive
Cure, which Is natures great helpmAte, and
It cures consumption and all throat and lung
diseases speedily and permanently. Trid
bottles free, OF Z. Y. Griggs.
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EHAA 0l Cost.

BY calling at G. behring's drug store you
can get q sample bottle Of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup which will relieve the
most obstinate cough or cold, and show you
what the regular 30 cent size will do. When
troubled with asthma, bronchitis, dry. hack.
ing cough, pains In the chest, and all diseas.
% OF the throat and lungs, try . sample bot.
tic OF this medicine.
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The True Test.

II Q man 10 hungry within an hour more or
less after meal he 10 dyspeptic, 1t shows
his stomac Is not able to dispose Of what he
has eaten, but to eat again and thus impose
more work, 10 absurdity. Take Or. Jones
Red Glover Tonic, which cures dyspepsia,
and all stomach, liver, kidney and BLADDER
troubles. It Is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier. q sure cure for ague and ma
Iarial diseases. Price SO cents, Of Z. y.
Gripps
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Gr,RRp's Glyesr,ns galys,

The bee! on earth can be truly said OF
GrigEs's G!yeer!ne salve, which IL sure cure
for euis, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds, and
all other sores. VIII positively cure piles,
letter and all skin eruptions. Satisfaction
guaranteed OF money refunded. Only Is
cents. For sale b. eli druggists.
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Every household is liable 70 be visited by
sudden sickness. Often it occurs in the
night distant from the doctor, nothing in
the house to give relief, the patient is sure to
get worse. A box Of Ayers Pills, in such an
emergency, would arrest disorders which, II
not taken in season, may become deadly.
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The following speech by ex-senator
David DAVIS, on taking the chair rs Pres!.
dent of the Fourth OF July celebration IN
Bloomington. is so admirable in spirit and
sentiment that we copy it:
Friends and Fellow. Citizens: II was my
privilege two years ago 10 preside al a
celebration like this which now calls Us
together to revive the memories and to re.
call the virtues Of the patriots who achiev.
ed our independence as a Nation. A dark
shadow rested on that day by tOul as.
sassination, which startled the American
people and shocked the civilized world.
Resen,ful feeling at that crime was Gained
by an appeal TO the majesty Of the law,
and the country passed through an event
full period with It's peace and prosperity
undisturbed. The strength of free ins,itu.
tons and of q government regulated by law
has often been illustrated IN tests which
would have provoked revolution elsewhere
The highest evidence Of advanced civiliza-
ton IS voluntary submission to legal res
traints. The precious legacy bequcathed
to rs by the fathers Of the Republic can
only be preserved in Its purity by faith
full observance of their example, and by u
firm adhesion TO their principles. The ten.
dency OF these times to lax construction of
the Constitution; TO Capitalization Ofpower;
to extravaganza in public and private ex-
penditures to the aggrandizement of
wealth IN few hands, and to corporate
binations against the people, may well
make Us pause and regard the future with
misgiving. II Is good to be here on this
great anniversary, because we are brought
to contemplate the lives OF the men who
stand out in the history of the world as ex.
emplars Of self. sacrifice to the cause of
civil and religious liberty, and whose
praise will be sounded in all the annals of
coming time. Let 1t ne our pride. as II is
our duty. to be deserving of such sires, by
striving 10 follow IN their footsteps, and
by seeking to emulate their virtues.
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The greatest medical wonder Of the world.
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts. ulcers. salt rheum, fever sores, cancers,
piles, chilblains, corns, letter, ehspped
hands, and all skin erupuons, guaranteed 70
cure In every instance, or money refunded.
rs cents per box. For sale By @. Gshfing.
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The New Bedford Mass school com.
mittee have voted that sewing should be
taught in the schools and elected Sarah
McAtee teacher OF sewing, fixing her salary
at $500 The girls In four grades are TO sew
one hour in each week under the teachers
instruction. the boys meantime having
general exercises In arithmetic and prac
teal business problems. The committee
we're not unanimous IN this departure,
one man Directing that it wasn't worth
while for girls to learn to sew. since
women in Boston could earn only ten
cents day on shirts and twelve on psnta
looms. 1t was also objected that the women
in the city unable to read or write far
outnumbered those unable to sew.-Bos
ton Transcript.
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r. J. Cheney 4 Co., proprietors Halls
Cstarrh Cure, offer 800 reward for any case
OF catarrh that can't be cured with Halls
CAtarrh Cure. Sold by all druggists. tb)
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Thunder 1t Down the Ages,

That for laneuess, for rheuma tism, for aches,
for pains, and for sprains DR.. Thonids' Ec!ee.
tyic on Is positive and reliable remedy. Or.
Thomas Ec'etric oil cen be purchased OF any
druggist.
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RAILROADs.-The annual report OF the
Rock Island road shows gross earnings
for the year ending March 81, 1888, CON-
pared with 1882:
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If it acre possible

to get the testimony Of the multitude who
have used HOOPS SARsAPARILLA for de-
billty, languor, lassltude, and that general
feeling OF stupidity. WEAKNESS and exhaus.
tion which every one feels during this season,
we should lie able to present to our readers
such an overwhelming mass Of commend
aiory messages, that the few who have not
tried It would do so at once. II Is a positive
fact, and has been so efIectually demon
strated that no one to-day denies II. that
Hoods Sarsaparlla contains more real med
cnal value than any article before the people.
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LADY BEAuTIPIERs. Ladies, you can not
make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling
eyes with all the cosmetics OF France or
beautifers Of the world, while in poor health,
and nothing will give you such rich blood,
good health, strength aud beauty as hop
Bitters. A trial lie certain proof.
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THE HILL INVEsrIGATION.

SARCASTIC REMARKS By A RETIRING LAWYER
WASHINGTON, July lS.-Tle Hill investiga-
zion was resumed to-day Mt. Thomas announced tnat
hss engagem,nts compelled him TO retire Temporarily
from the case He said hs entered 1t be did
not xpect the investigation to last two weeks but 1t
now looked TO hun tsongh might stretch out 10 the
crack OF doom He compared the investigation to good
case consumption. In which the patent
outiiyed bis physicians and rienas. When ME- Coleman
had offered all papers he could find in the Treasury
Department and there documents In that build
ing that had not submitted to the committee andn
he mr. rhomas) and the members OF the committee were
etill living when r Coleman got through ne would re-
turn to tho city and take part Ia tho closog argument OF
counsri He referred sarcastcaly 70 the mysterious
abseuce OF Mr. Murch. and paid his compliments TO
Messrs ssenmetz and wilbur the "greAes patriots
the world has known since the days OF Aaron Burr" AR
Thomas added that while away be would continue TO
fbnk OF Is per aud inodiei conracts heatlog APP
parats SATAN ander sales etc. and durcD VINO mas nied
kirnse away 70 the rocriboed coast Of Mane-not 10
consume 40 days Ia custiBg stone. Dat 10 bani
around the nat am0ng mgn WAC labor oy tne Day
willie ne lives at the Riggs House a.
The testimony which chiefly with reference TO the
safecontracts given Damon, Was not oil puohc In
terest.