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There u no question but that two Or
our prominent men will support the
ticket nominated - Chicago, and SUD
port i enthusiastically. They are Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Logan. They have said
80 They have said % more than once.
and, a II anxious 20 give emphasis 10
their declarations. have added that thew
would sooner cur their right hands oil
than hold back il this hour of their
country's peril They tell the people
plainly that the convent on did we'll.
The people asked themselves who the
aggressive statesmen was 70 lead them
- victory" SAYS Mr.. Logan. sand then
came back the answer, James q. Blaine,
Of Maine"
The country did ven 70 honor !
man like Logan. SAYS Mr.. Blaine.
'.whose noble career b the pride 81
boys"
port ticket with The name 81 james
9. Blaine upon itP" cries Logan.
"Who can 20 back on the soldier
statesman, John a. LoganP' echoes
Toe people viii soon Be aroused, "
says Logan. and win obey the cdicts
% their personal sovereignty"
''lou can NOT beat : ticket which has
the magic name q Logan upon n"
cries NJ. Blaine; and % the enthusiasm
grows. fed By The earnest commenda-
ton d The ticket and the fcfvid eI0-
quence q theeo impartial statesmen, m
ga e threatens % 81 The woods a1re.
Never IN The history d politics wero
nominations mor0 cordially and hoorlily
lndorsed ~ tho nominees. -C 1jeoJo
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d a
-
The 1rsoHuf, o. New York. ~
n1!s snas Blaine y taftoood man. but
.Qus. $50 va Abraham Llncoln- I"
hne xr'oHnc n undoubtedly prepared
20 produce letters from Lincoln asking
% be lot Into subsidized corporation
% the ground iIoor, with the Touching
appeal - am conildent that ! win
not - dcAd-hcad II tho enterprise.
~. LOUIS fo>f- Dlsp0fct (DcSn
These nominations are revolu-
tIonary. Ihoy are such ~ the Repub-
lican party has never before prcsented.
and will carry dismay and alarm "a
thousands ~ men Who have regarded
this IS the party Of safety. of integrity.
Of principle. and Of high moral ends.
They portcnd deserved disaster ana az
feat 10 the Republican party and 4 rey-
olufion IN the National Adminisfratjon
Our readers will observe that even
among the party press the New York
Times and tho Boston Advertiser a.
ready decline 70 support the Republican
ticket Springfield Republican.
There Va no maljonitv ~ -
tional prosecution. no efra}nin9 n cor-
stitutional mower. No scrndsIo,,s cor~,,,,-
ton. from the uIccrous slevelocmenis "a
the Credit Mobilicr infnmv ~ the ~ =
az TIA Sfar-ro;,te cortr~c<-
orS. ii which he (RIaine No. "a Ain -
directly o. Indirectly Z notehla rer.
ticipant His nomination tnrns ~ nsr-
" back from the pafh ~ con~ercat;~r,
into the Old rnf of villa ana ;rrcsrcrs;-
bic experiment. He Il reonrdcd ~
~ ind;c;ons man IN ~ 49,.
party ana " tens 81 fhonssnds ~ ncmo-
Gratis 10 81 the most plansihle snd a.
ccrous demnooone h thc corrfrv Tl;s
belief ana fhis ear wh;ch flI ,hs h..~ts
81 pafriotic mon shon1d 5sfess a.
Blaine On fhe dsv ~ ~ eIcc,;or
Rrcori
Al fh+ ..cnssednass,, ~ n. -.
pubIjcan narfv-rrd fhc~,. y 80 -.
deal II if-rallies ~ Rj.;n. iii ~.
,tinctiye svmnafhv rxerv man ,yhc
believes that fbe bsst n.rt - -, $500
srnment II IL abnses R,.;r: 49,, 49,
Every man IN fhe marty VIVA bon .,..' - y,
rel ana hold A. of;cj,1 nos;,;on -,
<~"@ tv5@tvu At4
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----''Wake, q. RepublicanS wake
excIaIms the Chicago InIer- Ossen. NJ
use. noi1hbor. They arc dead. --x ,ouis-
cjiie C06riev- Jo~rnoI.
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w.,.: 11-',e,
1lsne 81 Maine.
&,-~ a. 49,. ~ ~. n. .<c.1;...s.< .-,5 -
,.'., ~ - 80" 49,
- s<-.t $500. -,.-. -. * ~ - ...... -,-...
IN. AK, ~. ~; ~. y. 1890 +. ~: "a. p~"s'
,.< i;~ I,-,-c NJ ~ - ,'>.. =. ". <<s 80
49,. ~ 49, ~ ~ y. ~ 49,. I. 1- ~ - 's~&"
~. I. ,.;..< ~. wv ,.,.,..', ~: 49,. ~ ;...
49, -'.. .,... ~. \ =. .,'.- N. N
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FINANCIALAN COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND sECuKIrIEs.
a Firmer Tone and Better Feeling in the



a Firmer Tone and Better Feelingin the New
York Market.
New YORK May 9-Noney, 3d4 2 cent g,
closing at SAB u p cent Prime mercantile
paper. 4a5 - q cent
Sterling exchange weak at 4S7 Il for sixty
DAYS, and 4S9 for sight.
Dry goods imports for the week. 81 $4,000
Governments lower for the registered fous.
Railways lower; Erie new seconds broke to
6s upon rumoIs that interest on the bonds
would not be paid but officials of the road re
peatedly denied these reports.
State securities duh.
On the Stock Exchange, to-day. the features of
speculation were the strength of Missouri Pacific.
Western Union and trunk-line shares and the
weakness of Erie & Northwestern. Notwith
standing a few weak spots there was better
tone to speculation generally, with a more settled
feeling than for some days. The report that
Commissioner Fink had withdrawn his
resignation had a favorable influence on
truRk-line shares. There was less pressure
to sell coal stocks and Jersey Central
and Reading were higher The latter broke from
10 3-S to l3 II a IA 3-S for common, and 40 Il
to 80 81 for preferred, on rumors that the COM
pany had much larger amount OF money on de
post at the Marine BaDh IMAM itpofleNi anu li4t
company would in consequence default on the
June interest Union Pacific was attacked by
the rumor that its July dividend would be passed.
The general market opened irregular. Reading
quickly dropped l Is per cent. to "a 3S. but
the effect on the remainder of the list slight.
At the first call. Jersey Central advanced
SHARPLY from - - 10 Is p and general i'm
provelaent in prices took place Denver then
sold down to 10 "a. and Wabash. Union Pacific,
Jersey Central ard Lackawana We're
all weaker in sympathy Between II and -
o'clock the changes were not important Early
in the afternoon the market displayed consider
able strength. and there was a general advance
Late in the day weakness Of Union Pacific
and Erie took place The remainder Of the
market was but slightly affected, and many
stocks were firm at the close. Among them,
Western Union, Missouri Pacific Lake Shore,
Canada southern New York Central and Pacific
Mail We're the most prominent 1t is authorita-
were made out of whole cloth, dispatches from
the treasurer of the Union Pacific company at
Boston after the close of business, stating that
the reports were without any foundation what
ever, and that there had been meeting, eth er
of the directors or executive committee, for
week The market closed firm,
Transactions, 800 600 shares to-wit Lacka-
wanna, $4,000; Erie. 900; Lake Shore D. 900:
Missouri Pacific, u COO Northwestern 17OO0
New York Central, 5000; Pacific Mail, 5000
Reading Il 600; St Paul, 3l00 Union Pacific
1000, Western Union. 10000 Northern Pa
cifie. Ii 600; Oregon " Transcontinental, 1000;
Wabash Pacific, 1000
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TRADE AND COMMERCE..
Indications Favorable to a General Improve
mcnt in Business.
INDlANAPoLIs, May Q.

INDIANAPOLIS. May q
SAID one Of our Oldest and most prosperous
merchants today: Now give as some fair
weather and we shall have good trade, as with
the defeat of the tariff bin the principle clement
that has restricted business has been removed.
1t is hardly likely that it win produce any great
advance in prices OF overwhelming expansion of
operations; but there seems good reason for hop
ing that it viii justify a change from the present
cautious policy Of business men to one of general
confidence and moderately enlarged tlausac-
tons
at is now apparent that there can be no ma
terial changes in the tariff for year to come
and even then it is one of the least likely results
Of our politics that the people will vote to dis
turb bushes by further tampering with duties
Under these circumstances there is every reason
to look for a moderate and satisfactory improve
ment in business. All the other elements Of a
sound condition are uor rcry strongly developed
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CHICAGO, May 9.--The Drovers' Journal re-
PORTS Hogs-Reooipts, $4,000 shipments, $500.
The market opened steady and closed 5U10e lower;
rough packing hogs So 100000 packing and ship
ping So. @6 % light bacon, $5.3elQ5.90; skips,
81 as; 10000 ogsremained unsold.
Cattle-Receipts, $500; shipments. 5 600 The
market was strong; good light cattle 5'@10c higher;
exports, SG.4066G9; good TO choice shipping steers,
$Ga6.40 common 70 medium, SIS. 400 ). 90; corn
fed Texas steers S5.ZJ at; grassfed Telans, 81 30
Sheep-Rcceipts 600; shipments, 900. The mar
dali wooded inferior to fair sheep, S4G5.59 o cwt;
medium good sheep, 50 80 a CO. choics TO extra
go al; sAorn sheep, - G5.5O.
KANSAS CITY May 9.-The Live Stock Indica-
Tor reports: Cattle-Reeeipts, 3,l00. The market
firm. Native shipping steers of 930 to $50 lbs
sold at -. 10 d3 r. stockeTs and fasders,
81 as. 10 native cows, $3. S0D4. 60.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000. The market weaker
and 5010c lower. Sales made Of lots of 80 to
800 lbs average at $5.3005.S0, with the bulk Of
Sheep-Receipts, 665. The market was steady;
100
ST LOUIS. May Observation-Disclosures ]. 400 ship.
nents. 300. The market steady; export steers
So 30 655; good to choice shipping steers 50 S5G
& % common to medium SO. a 10; corn-f fed Tex
a. steers 50 G575: grassfed Texas steers, 81 al. 70
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 500 shipments
500 The market was firm: clipped sheep ranged at
So 80 05.25; wooded snecp slow clipped Texas sheep
Hogs - Receipts, 1900. shipments 400. The
market active; light hogs 800 5.73i packing
hogs, $500 1850; heayy hogs, S5.70@6.
EAST LIBERTY, May .--Cattle-Nothing do
ing Receipts, nominal shipments, 800.
Hogs-Fhm. Receipts 1900 shipments. ] 900;
Philadelphias $500 0G.lOi good Workers, $4,000
5.73.
Sheep-Frm and unchanged. Receipts, 1900 ship
ments. / 400
NEW YORK, May o. Beeves-Recepts, 3 30.
The market was quiet and prices were main taned
very POOR steers, $5.50W5.75 4p cwt., live weight
common to good steers, $G0675 prime $7G7.15j
tat bulls P4S005.50
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 2,4OO. The market
was higher clipped sheep So. % al; y cyt.; com
mon TO ordinary ansholn sheep, $55007; clipped
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yearlines, S6.7507.5O; uushorn yearlings, %725 s.
spring lambs, $500 >. 80 per head.
Hogs-Recepts, 2.94O. The market firm at
50. % D5.75 y cwt.
CINCINNATI May 9-Hogs firm; common and
light ia p coos: packing and butchers, IS. %
6.05. Receipts, 1850; shipments 1850.
MILWAUKEE, May Clogs lower at $500
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Foreign Money and Stock Market

LoNDoN, May 9,-5 p. M-Bar silver so ID ] 6.
Government bonds--United States Commandments,
1l5as; tours 1853. Railroad bonds-AIilwaukee d
St, Paul So; Canadian Pacific lt9l4; Illinois Cen
trail 127; Pennsy lyania Central 1905; New YORK
Central 1893. Erie 1lGl2; seconds, 77s4 Reading.
l177s.
PARls. MAY 9.-Rentes Isl s7lQe
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Oils.

OIL CITY. May 9.--The petroleum market opened
with National Trafsit Company certificates al 96lsc
and closed 9Gc highest price. 81 se lowest price
953lc. Sales to-day aggregated 47t23,000 brls
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BOSTON, May 9.-Wool easy; pulled 3od1oc
others unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-Wool dull and un
changed.
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TF'HE FOLLOWING Is THE LIST OF LETTERS
L remaining unclaimed at the Indianapolis postof
fee on Saturday. May o 1881. Persons will pleas
can for advertised letters and give the date Of TIM
H..
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LADIES' LIST.

A.-Armstrong Miss Anna; Allen Mrs. Ella; Article
B.-Bright, Louisa G.; Bridges Mrs. Mary; Bell
C.-clarence Mrs. H; Cougar, Matte Carte, Miss
Della.
D.-Dudley Miss Emma.
E.-Essit, Miss Rcna Emison. Miss Matte.
G.-Greeu, Mrs. Lizzie; Greenwood, Alice
H.-Han, Mrs. Liza; Harmon, Mrs. Mary; Hoges,
J.-Jalaine. Miss Emma; Jordon, Amanda; Jones,
Mrs. Jennie.
K.-Keuuedy jamie.
L.-Lamb Mrs O. A.
M.-Miller, Mrs Julay: Maree Mme.i Mayne Miss
Molhe Moore, Mrs. Myrtle.
Mc.-McC Claim Mrs. Belle
90 I3rien. Mrs. John; Owens, Mrs. c. L.
P.-Phllips Mrs. Dora; Paterson, Miss Ella; Pen
dergast, Angelina.
R--Rodgers Mrs Ida.
s.-Seilers Miss Mary; shngIer, Miss Matte;
'T.-Tuiier, Rachel; Tucker, Mrs. I W; Thompson,
W.-walkcr Mrs. James; Wilson. Mrs. L. E;
Wright, Mrs Anna; Webb Mrs. Ellen; Ward Mamie E.
GENTLEMENS LIST.
A.-Abbott, G. +.
B.-Blown, William; Baker, August Buck Rob;
C.@carron, J. P; Clifton, Abraham L. (2), Clark
John; Colwen Jefferson.
D.-Danels +. W.
Fisher Herman.
G.-Gott, Thomas. Chenille, Harry; Castor, Ellie;
Garrett, John NJ Gardner Master Charles.
H.-Hawkins Dan; Hogan, Jerry; Hensel 5, H.;
Hadley, H G.; Hayes, Thomas A; Huston Q. Ii
Haner L. NJ. 49,
K-Eelly William; Kiser. F; Keith, Sturgeon;
Herrigan Joseph Kemp. Walter L.
Lee, Herbert r. Lobriaeo Joseph Lee John
M.-Morse. win~low b. Murpbey. Mike; NIinniek,
Cyrus; Marks, NJ. b.; Marshall Frank.
Mc.-McNlahan. Tim Mcmahon w. A.
O.-Otstott, Frederick
Payne, Henry b Pharos, John; Philips Hor-
R.LRols+on r A. Robe F NJ. Rice George.
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Oats-No special quotable change in this GER
cal, but feeling is rather quiet. We quote:
No white 10
Mixed. 81 -
Rye-Continues firm; G2c bid no sellers.
Bran-Firm $l4 60 bid; held at $3.50
GRAIN IN STORE.
NIav = 1881
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LIVE STOCK
IndianapoIis Market,

INDIANAPOLIS May 9.
CATTLE - Receipts 400; shipments, 500 Very
few local cattle here to-day-hardy enough estab-
fish market Prices stronger, but not quotable
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

NEW YORK. May 9.--1ead steady; common, 4lio
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in the business situation" Prices are almost
without exception down to hard pan Lowell The
weak and reckless firms who compose the unsafe
element in business have been eliminated by the
late failures The material wealth Of the coun
try was never in better condition for
Improvement M those causes combine
to show how safe and natural it viii bc for
legitimate trade to undergo "a moderate eXpdn-
sion and place itself on conscrvatively pros
Porous basis. Today all along the line there
seemed to be considerable activity, the bright
sua giving cheerful aspect to matters gencr-
ally In prices there were but few changes, and
those in the way Of a better adjustment
In regard to butter and eggs there is nothing
new to note; prices weak, although without quo
have greatly revived the grass. the effect of
which will BE 10 increase the production of but
ter and thereby cause a further decline. New
cheese will be similarly affected. Live chickens
continue to come forward freely. and prices are
weak as quoted. The demand for old Irish
potatoes has improved considerably within the
past day or two. and prices for good stock are
imner and tending upward. Green stuff fairly
active at prices quoted
Dealers continue to report trade in the hog
products as being dull but they look for an IN
creased business as the season becomes more adj
yanccd.
GRAIN
The local grain markets continue in a strong
position and prices were higher for all grades Of
wheat and corn. The Board of Trade Price
Current says of wheat The firm feeling contin-
ues. and prices for cash No. , red are Il 012c
higher. The few offerings indicate light receipts
Futures are in better demand. but sellers are
few. New York closed Sic off, Baltimore lie
off, and Chicago lie of. We quote:
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A.-Armstrong. Miss Anna; Allen, Mrs Ella; Article
Margaret (coll
B.-Bright, Louisa g.; Bridges Mrs. Mary; Bell
Mabel.
C.-Clarence, Mrs. H.; Cougar, Matte; Carte, Miss
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EEs-Ordinary gradcs 90 a Ol2o lair 10l2
lll4c; rood. lll2012ci prime, l2l2 a he;
strictly prime, 1908 l2c choice 14ull l2e;
fancy green and yellow, l5a 1890; old government
lava 23a 2Gc; imitation Java. Is a l2e.
Poasted--Gatcss A !. 16aici G.,e7's prime 1880,
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! Cashier & Gage; Universal Button Fastener Com
! pany. r.,,.,, r, ~
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SEEDS.

Clover, iobbng lots $780, car lots. $3.50 al. rs;
blue grass, extra clean, T1.10 orchard grass, 81 25
prime timothy, $l400 l. so Retail prices range .lj
to 20 per cent. above the wholesale quotations given
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MILWAUKEE May 9.-Flour firm Wheat
steady; No. = Milwaukee 941ec; May, 944c; June
$3.50; July 975sc. Corn duh; No. 2, 5312054c.
Oats stronger: No ?, 500; No. white 39c. Rye
easier; No l. G5c. Barley dull; No. spring 70l2c.
Provisions steady; PORK $l7.45 cash and May,
SLIGO June. Lard-Prae steam, $500 cash and
May, S.6212c June Reeeipts-Flour, 1000 prls;
wheat, 30 900 bu; barley 1890 bu. Shipments
Flour, 10000 brsi wheat 5000 buj barley, $500
bu
NEW ORLEANS, May 8 Flour quiet but firm;
family, 81 Is 3475; high graGes, S5.50QG05 Corn
quiet; mixed 61065c. white, 6SO69c. Oats dull at
4Sc. Corn meal quiet al So Hay quiet; prime,
500 choice, $.24. Provisons-Pork steady and in
good demand at $3.50. Lard steady; terce re
fined S6sc keg. 9 Ice. Bulk meats in fair demand;
shoulders packed, 60sc; long clear and clear ribs
S5se. Bacon-Shoullers, 7ose; long clear and clear
ribs, 9l9c. Others unchanged.
LIVERPOOL May 9.-Uotton firm and Unchanged
sales II 900 bales speculation and export 2 coo
bales American 1000 bales Breaastufs firm.
Coln-Old Western mixed, 5s lied; new Western
mixed. IS 3l2d. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester
Cloths in poor demand; yarns dull. Receipts for the
past three days-WLeat 166, 600 centas American,
I'D, 900 centalsj Germ 80 900 centals.
LOUISVILLE. May 9.--Whcat firm; No. 2 red,
SI0501.0S. Corn firm; No. white, 6206}c; No.
2 mixed, 59060e. Oats firm; No. mixed Western,
37037l2c Provisions firm and in good demand and
prices unchanged.
KANSAS CITY May 9.-Tho Commercial Tndi-
Gator reports: Wheat firm; 81 l9c cash, S5c July
Corn firm; asa al &c cash, 40 &c June 46l2c July
Oats steady 32c cash.
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INDLANAPOLIs MARKETS.
COAL AND COKE.

Anthracite coal s., % p tom Pittsburc coal $40
" ton; Raymond City coal 81. % per ton; block coal
S59 T 5on B9ssogrg o coal 10 Fer toni aGbo1
l2c q bush,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-21
Education of the Negro,

In considering the difficult problem pre-
scented to US in the enfranchisement of the
negro, there is much cause for fear and
some little for hope from the following
facts These facts the statesman and the
true philanthrOpist must regard as impor.
tant in their bearing on this subject. No
one can realize the state and condition OF
the newly imported negro but one who
has seen and known individuals, either
as freshly arrived or not long enough
among us to have lost the character of
the native African. 1t is not to be ques-
toned that the great majority Of the
slaves, now freedmen and citizens, came
from the almost lowest race of NEGROES
i. e., from those inhabiting the shores of
the Cult of Guinea before their conquest
by the higher races from the interior.
Only few Of these latter ever came here
through the hands of native traders visit
ing the higher races, living back from the
seacOast at the time. These have since
extended seward. The descendants of
these tribes, some of which seem to be
almost on level with the whites, admit
of great improvement, and furnished that
class of servants that existed in MANY
families of the slaVe-holding States and
those fierce, untamable individuals who
preferred death to slavery, or the life of
the wild animal in the sWamps to the
comfort of the plantation life and its
restraints. For the men and women of
these races we may hope much, and find
in them good, thriving, intelligent and
reliable citizens, but OF the others we NAV
in doubt ask, "Can the leopard change
his spots or the Ethiopian shed his skin ~
Time can settle this question, and time
only; so all we can do is to give the negro
every chance to show what he is and car
do for himself and for us. ii,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-21
n COUNTRY FOR BACHELORS.
Where Wives are Really Belpmeets
for the Husbands.

Where Wives are Really Belpmee
for the Husbands.
Tde city of Ascuncion in Paraguay is
very nice little city. Not that it is
pretty or pretentions, or worth visiting
but it Is an enterprising, republican, 60
ahead place. Most of the houses are
small and old, and are built without any
regard 70 being on the streets. You can
not imagine more irregular asSemblage
of houses, but the symmetry with which
the public buildings are built offsets this.
The Presidents house, Government
House, arsenal, barracks and custom
house, stand on wide bouleEards, and,
with the exception of the latter, are as
well built as the similar buildings in any
A merican city of the same rank. Re-
m ember tAat fifteen years ago it was
sa cked by the Brazilian army. and look
at it now as busy trading town of $4,000
people, many of them of fine cultivation.
L will not pinto dusty details, bat assure
you that, though isolated, Paraguay is
state worth knowing. Situated in the
warm heart of South America, it lies
under the shadow of the SieTras, and be-
tween the two great rivers, Parana and
Paralga.
Appropriations are voted by Congress
and that body also fixes the salaries of
the officials. The President receives
$4,000; the ViceiPresident, $4,000; the
Ministry, 81 500; congressman, $500, and
the Judges of the Supreme Court, $3.50.
The population is about 100000, and what
is strange about it is that there are only
about 10000 men and 100000 women. Of
course, the females are the farmers, pro-
ducers and laboreTs. They work slavish-
ly and are very poor. While the men sit
at home and drink and smoke theV indie
tatigably toll and support the families.