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roo MUCH LEGISLATION.

l The voters have good deal to attend to l this year, but we hope they will find time to | give the Biennial sessions amendment which l is to be voted on next month the considera- 1 tion it deserves The matter is very inn | portant ore, and we believe it is for the in terests of the State that the amendment should be adopted by the people.
 This State suffers from too much legisls- 1 ton. If the only cause of legislation were a
 real interest for the public welfare there would be much less of it than there is now.
 Fer years the legislature has been over. whe1med with 8 host of measures which do
 not look at all to the public veal and in which only private interests are concerned. In some of the States for the very purpose
 of getting rid of this nuisance constitutional
 amendments have been adopted taking from
 the legislature the power to pass any private acts While these amendments have
 checked the evil to some extent, they are far from having succeeded in putting an end to it. The professional lobbyist does not ask
 as rule for private acts. He introduces 8
 general law, caring very little how it affects
 the public so long as it serves his purpose.
 The statute books of the States, instead of
 consisting of laws harmonized and systema-
 tized into well digested jurisprudence
 adapted to the wants of the people, are miserable patchwork of acts passed for special emergencies, or more often for the benefit of special interests. The re- suit of this method of legislation is that the civil law regulating the most important mat ters is continually in a state of great uneer- tainty, which is of course fruitful in litiga- tion.
 If the legislature met less often it would be forced to give more of it's attention to legis- lation that is really needed, and the lobby would not legislate quite as much as it does Annual sessions give the legislature too much time to waste. It is as true of parliamentary bodies as it is of men, that waste time runs to mischief. If the sessions were less ire quent we should have more time to find out what the needs of the people were and more time to discuss them. AS it is we rush to legislation before we have had time to fairly consider the objects for which we legislate, and hence the multitude of crude, ill-di- gested and doubtful acts which make up the annual blue book. We do not have time to try the laws passed at one session, ascertain their defects or interpret their antiquities before they are altered or repealed. Less frequent law-making would tend to more in telligent and more thoughtful law-making. This is not mere assertion. Biennial sessions prevail in thirty-two of the thirty weight States of the Union, and, we showed in former article, there is much evidence that they tend to a decrease in the quantity and an improvement in the quality of legislation.
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FAILURE.

A milkman has failed in New Mexico Water is 9 cents a barrel there.-N. Y. Jour nal
 "Does your wife keep pet!'' asked Bigsby of Popinjay. ''Well, guess she does," was the reply tfShe's never out of a pet. '-Ka- leidoscope.
 ''No wonder we have tight tinesP' ex- claimed western editor. Here's the village dealers advertising corsets at forty cents a pair. r.''-Boston Post.
 "Ma, what an awful place Wall street must be. Do they actually burn people up therea' 'FOh, no, my child, what gave you that silly ideal" f'Well, heard pa say he had been roasted there. .'-Rochester Post-Ex- press.
 bluff, outspolken old gentleman, who had lost several wives and had married yet again, all some years back, was asked by some one who knew his blunt way of speak ing, ftMr. A, you have had some expe- rience, tell us which of your wives you liked best" Without waiting instant he said, in his gruff, growing way, "The live one, of course"
 "You needn't come up here begging any more, or I'll scald you, said lady living in the fifth story of New York house, to a tramp who knocked at the door. q don't usually lower myself by soliciting aid from persons living above the second floor, but thought you paid so little rent up here, that you could afford to be charitable, and I sac rifced my self-respect to furnish you with the opportunity. Permit me to retire." and removing his hat with the grace of Chester field, he withdrew from the canvass.-Texas Siftings.
 Mrs. DeBlank: t'WelI, I will try you if you have good recommendation from your last place ? Domestic-"A what, mum4' "A recommendation, character" IA eharack- ter, is it, ye wants An sich as you ask me, me for charack-ter?'' ''Well, well, and why net?', 'sYou, mum-you the wife of a snake-thief, a Iblackleg, villain, the man that murdered his grandmother, sure, and stole the pennies from dead pauper's eyes, you-'' ffMercy on us! What are you talking about2' 'fYe'r villain of husband, of coorse Shure didn't rade the papers when he was runnin' fur office. ."-Philadel- phia Call.
 Rich doctors daughter-S1 cannot see why you should object to MT. Nicefellow. He is as near perfection as man can ever be-" Rich doctor-stI have not a word to say against his character, my pet. He is man of fine attainments. But you must remember that you are accustomed to a life of luxury, while he is astrugging writer, entirely dependent on his literary work for his bread The mo ment he is taken sick his small income will stop, and you know he does not look very TO- bust" ''You forget, pa, that only last week you were examining mortality statistics, and you said that literary men, as a rule, were very long-ived." True, had forgotten that. There is nothing so conducive to health as simple and frugal diet. Marry him if you
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A Prosperous Michigan City.

Correspondence of the Chicago Inter Ocean.l One of the most substantial cities in North ern Michigan, and one that bids fair to double it's present population in the next five years, is Cheboygan, situated on the south shore of Lake Huron, at the mouth of the Cheboygan river. It is a city possessing un- surpassed naturalss advantages for manufac- turing purposes, which at no distant day will play an important part in developing it's re- sources, and make this point the center of an extended area of industrial enterprises. Che boygan has advanced materially in the scale of progressiveness without any special effort on the part of it's citizens. Its advantageous location, good railroad facilities, excellent shipping advantages, both by rail and steam CT and immense raw material in the shape of hardwood timber, have all unitedly made this 'City of the Straits" conspicuous man ufacturing and commercial point. Cheboy- gan, like nearly all of the progressive cities of Michigan, has not been the subject of booms or boomers, consequently it has grown steadily, surely, and substantially, ,and prom ises to keep forging ahead in all that pertains to an undiminished and ever-growing bus1- ness prosperity. Its citizens are wide awake, imbued with a laudable desire to promote the interests of the city, and are men who have aCcOnpl1SQ6Q SuCceSS III IuolT business undertakings The business men here know no such word as fail in their vo cabulary.
 A general description of the city as it is will best seem to illustrate it's advanced posi- tion in the commercial and manufacturing world.
 The city has two public schools, five churches, and an efficient fire department, one opera-house, and public halls. In 1883, 80, GOO ,OOO feet of lumber was shipped from here to Chicago, Buffalo, Ohio, and other eastern points. There are eight saw-mills in Cheboygan, and three shingle-mills Up ward of TOO hands are employed in these various institutions; monthly payroll ESQ., 900. The men are, as rule thrifty class Many of them possess their own cosy, com fortable homes, as result of their economic habits. The improvements made during 1883 amounted to S150, 900. One of the most noted buildings constructed in 1883 and 1884 is the substantial edifce put up by the First National bank. The structure is built of Cheboygan brick with stone trimmings, and is a credit to the city. It has burglar proof safe with time locks and freproof vaults-capita1, $5O,0 900. The total assessed valuation of real and personal property of the city is $1, POO, 600. The volume of busa ness transacted during 1883 foots up fnsrUuAd numbers about $f, ,500, ,O00. The steam and sailing craft owned here by various firms ag-
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Brother Gardner as Pessim1st.

F'De odder ebenin' heard an orator say dat dis was de aige of wisdom" remarked Brother Gardner, as the meeting opened in perfect harmony. ''Let us analyze de asser- ton an see what it am made of.
 ''Has dar eber been an aige when de records showed more commercial failures?
 ''Has dar eber been an aige when states men made more foolish speeches9
 'Has dar eber been aige when the peo- pie displayed more reckless extravaganza? For ebery one man workin on a salary who saves dollar week 20 am ibin' beyond what dey airn.
 ''Has dar eber bin an aige when murder, robbery, embezzlement, an de odder crimes on de calender war mo heard of? It am an aige in which you may doubt your kindest naybur and best friend.
 ''Has dar eber been an aige in which reck- less speculashun, gross mismanagement, cor rupshun in high an low places, conspiracy to defraud, queer decisions by courts, queer ackshuns by congressman, an gineral dis regard to honor an honesty war so plain befo' de eyes of de people?
 ''De aige of wisdom-yum
 ''An' dat same orator asserted dat de next ginerashun would solve all scientific prob lems, make great advances in invenshun, con trol de clements, an live on fur higher plan. Let us see.
 ''Take de present ginerashun an fur ebery one perfeckly healthy man I'll fin you nine who am ailin.'
 De majority smoke, chew drink keep on reasonable hours an prepar themselves fur de grave at 50. Consumption, fiber complaint, dyspepsia, kidney disease, neuralgia, rheu- matism an scrofula am ebry day complaints. Drunkenness, gluttony an immortality no longer excite surprise. Oats de seed fur plantin' de nex' generashun.
 'EFin' me one perfectly healthy woman an I'll fin you 50 who am ailin' Take boaf sides of de- longest square in Detroit, or any odder American city an it won't average two healthy women, matter how clusly de houses am built. Neuralgia, rheumatism, weak backs, near-sightednsss, terrible head aches an cancers, tumors, an dozen odder ailments am keepin' de doctahs busy. Paint, powder, thin shoes, thin clothes, reckless ex- posture, late hours an total disregard of common sense in eberyfng am de cause. Oats de groun' on which to SOW de wheat.
 ''De nex' ginerashun in dis kentry will need to double up our idiot an insane asy- lums. State prisons an jails will need to be enlarged. Honesty an morality will be strangers in de land, an friendship will have a mighty lonesome time. De seed an de groun' am ready an de crop will come in due time. I say to you dat dis am de open doah to de black man. Lib soberly, sensibly, an widout abuse. Lib morally, an honest diet. Avoid whatever will degrade you nor ally an injure you physically, an de second ginerashun from this will make de laws fur de white man an run his kentry. De one am deterioratin de odder am creepin' up De black man has de bowers in his hand"
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want to-" She concluded she wouldn't Philadelphia Call,

 Call.
 FABLE AND FACT. How big is old Ben Butler, pa, That people call him great? Is he as huge as giants are. And can he lift Statef'' "Once on time, my little one, There was festive frog; He croaked and blinked beneath the sun Beside a dismal bog. E'One day he spied a stalwart He croalQed, I'd give him awful knocks, If were big as he. His little lungs he did expand With draughtS of oxygen; And then his sface grew broad and bland. Like that of bluff old Ben. He swelled up like a toy balloon, For glory he did thirst; And then alas he all too soon Right into fragments burst. Now, Butler is about as great As that poor foolish frog; So windy is he that some state He is demagogue Some day, my son, Ben will explode, And then he will swiftly pass Away to that unseen abode Of carbonated gas
 NNyl- oJ
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EDITORIAL NOTES,


 A negro witness in Macon, Georgia, testi- flying in a bicycle case, gave this as the re- suit of his observations: ''If you ride slow you turn over yourself. If you ride fast you turn over somebody else"
 The slowness of Spain in regard to in ternal improvements is illustrated by the fact that the last section of the Asturian railroad has only just been completed, though the concession for the line was granted 24 years ago. The peculiarity of the road, which is but A kilometres long, is that 30 of them are in tunnels. There are 56 of these tunnels, ore being the largest in Spain. The line will be of great importance in developing the enormous coal fields of the Asturias.
 The fact that Lord Coleridge has publicly announced his intention of not writing a book about America has caused large num- Der of the English papers to applaud his lit erary self-denial and to praise his good sense q cannot" Lord Coleridge wrote, e'knoek off dissertation on a great country of in fnitely complicated elements and endless variety of social aspects in half an hour Lord Coleridge is 8 very modest man com pared with many foreigners who have writ ten books about this country
 Wisconsin is the leading cranberry State. Michigan is second. The average yield of 6 marsh is 150 to 200 bushels to the acre: The picking season lasts two weeks, and three bush els is sagood days work. Seventy five cents abushel is the picker's pay. The Wisconsin crop is nearly all shipped to Chicago commis sion houses, at s2 75 to $3 bushel. A we'll managed marsh containing 400 acres of vines will yield about $50, 900, and with very large crop the sum can be nearly doubled. The entire crop of the United States is con stunned at home. Enghshmen don't take kindly to the fruit, and ship load sent to
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Saturday, September 6, 1884.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES G. BLAINE, of Maine.
 FOR VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN A. LOGAN, of Illinois. State Electoral Ticket.
 ELECToRS-AT-LARGE, THEODORE D. WooLsEY, of New Haven. CHARLES A. WILLIAMS, of New London.
 DISTRICT ELECTORS, 1st District-I. LUTHER SPENCER, of Sufield. 2d District-JosEPH E. SULLIVAN, of Chester. 3d District-JAMEs s. ATWOOD of Plainfeld. 4thD hDistrict-FREDERIcK MILES, of Salisbury.
 For State Officers.
 FOR GOVERNOR, HENRY B. HARRISON, of New Haven.
 FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, LORRIN A. COOKE, of Barkhamsted.
 FOR SECRETARY OF ESTATE, CHARLES A. RUSSELL, of Ki11ingly.
 FOR TREASURER, V B. CHAMBERLAIN, of New Britain.
 FOR COMPTROLLER, LUZERNE I. MUNSON, of Waterbury.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-06

NJ. Deigny, who has under him forty thousand operatives in the copper mines of the province of Huelva, in Spain, of which he has been chief engineer since 1948, states that he has never been able to ascertain that anyone engaged in the mining industry with which he has been so long connected had died of cholera. The health of the mining population is excellent, and deaths from zymotic diseases are rare amongthem. M. Deligny also mentions that people of rank and wealth at Madrid and other parts of Spain have engaged every available lodging about the copper mines. He stated that the immunity from cholera in the Swedish cop per mines is so notorious that in 1864 and 1865 the royal family and court went to live in the Phalun Mines, where there was not a single death from the epidemic
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Professor Bonamy Price writing to friend in this country gives an interesting account of the political situation in England and sharply criticises MT. Gladstone The En- glish constitution, says MT. Price, is at stake Fury has broken out against it suddenly and without cause. The essence of that constitu- tion is system of checks The crown used to be a check; it is not so now. The only one left is the House of Lords Mr. Glad stone brings forward reform bill-a thing needed; no one disputes that; the Lords have never denied it. But reform bill is composed of two halves-(D an increase of seats. He summons the Lords to consider the bill one-half at time. He wants first to win two millions of electors, and herewith to re-distribute the members in such way as to work revolution. The Lords have simply said: We must have the whole re- form bill before us; it must be judged and examined as whole. That is all, and for this they are fercely assailed with cries for their extinction! :. I do not accuse Mr. Gladstone of any distinct plot to overthrow his country; but he wants to retain power He avails himself of any force which pre- sents itself Years ago I explained the most remarkable feature of his mind. He sees all sides of question, but only one at time. He begins with No. 1, sees the true elements in it, surrenders himself to them, and so acts. Presently he has got upon side No. 2; he sees what good there is in it, forgets all about No. 1, and acts on new line. And so on. He just humbugs himself and then tries to persuade others. Hence he is never to be relied on for statesmanship. Impulse is the force he obeys.
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Miss Motifs

T5AMII,Y and Day school 136 Sherman Avenue H Course of study from Primary to GoeglaIed leg and Special attention given to English Language 'nu
 a 19t MJSSFS BANGS, Principals.
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Ed11ratin11.
Miss HaII,s school
[me. LaYaIaYe

WILL reopen Wednesday, September 1o, al No
 se4eodtf 95 ORANGE STREET.
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EDoItsI,and French Family and Day
 school for Young Ladies ,,,a B Wall street, New Haven, Conn., The lSth year @ ue Siit;S, Sio tor'''' NSF'' ~ se1 4w
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The EIderage.

: WHHIVs ASHV VdHHttyO .
 ID ESUMES her instructions in French and ter n man on September 18th .,,,,,-1rU,
 & 18t 37O CONGRESS AVENUE
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c. A. DOUGLASS, TEACHER OF PIANO, 2o5 Columbus Avenue.

Miss l.. A. MiHer's achool of Music
 ReOpens Sept. 15, 1884 Vocal and InstrumentaI Music Tau 1dc ght; Good instruction given at moderate prleeS. O1l1ce Room 3 f Se1 3m
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It takes all kinds of people to make a world. One of the queer ones writes to the Warsaw Courier offering himself as subject to be experimented upon in reference to cholera. q am unmarried,'' says he; "I have no ties of any kind and no plans for the future. I therefore wish to be of use to hu- manity by undergoing any experiments which have not yet been tried upon human beings. I seek no reward, but should re- quire to be paid my travelling expenses to wherever might have to go to be experi- mented upon, and those of my return jour ney to Warsaw should I be spared to perform it. may add that I am twen y-four years of age and in good health" The writer says that communications in answer to this may be sent to z. A. e. care of K Tsibulski, china and glass dealer, Theatre Place, War saw"
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g11e gunrna1 and Gnmrier.
The Oldest Daily Paper Published
 i'm Connecticut. THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS A WEEK, 42 CENTS A MONTH, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL
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VOL. LII.

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NTiss Annah E ChaDin

TWILL. commence Vocal and Instrumental 1n-
 w struction, 27 Insurance Building, on Sept. H. Lesson hours Monday and Thursday each week, from until 616 o'clock. For terms, &c, inquire at M Steinert's music store, No TT Chapel street. or at my residence. No. 30 Cottage street. Se2 1m*
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London a few years ago could not be sold for the cost of carrying.

London few years ago could not be sold for the cost of carrying.
 Chicago claims population of 1905 on the basis of school census This would be gain of over 126, 900 in two years, which does not seem possible. A remarkable thing is the showing of 77.30 per cent. of foreign born in the population. There are the most Germans-209, ,631, or nearly 32 per cent. Next in order come the Irish, who number IA, ,005, and compose 8.09 per cent. of the population, being followed at long distance by the Bohemians with 28, ,291 and the Poles with 23, ,509. Grouped together, the Scandi- navian countries are represented by 4S,01S residents, who form 762 per cent. of the whole. The English with 20,142, Scotch with 7,1S2, and Welsh with 1, ,11S-in all 2S,- 442-make up but A. 51 per cent of the citi- Zens
 Joseph P. Evans, whom the straight Re pubhcans of the Fourth district of Virginia have nominated for Congress, has had re- markable career He was the son of slave parents, but had learned to read before he was seven years old. He was born in Din widdie county, January 5, 1885. When about twelve years old he moved to Peters burg and attended a night school taught by the Rev. George W. Free1and Subsequent- ly for about seven years he taught a night school himself, and in the daytime he work ed at the whitewashing and plasterer's trade. Although slave, he managed to accumulate money, and in 1859, the first day of January, he was sold and became his own purchaser. Since then he has been a newsletter, preacher, and a member of both branches of the State legislature.
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DIR. ). W. CUMMINGS, Mo- Church Street.
OCIo WUUD7 5 BIUCk. nATADHH Hay Fever

disease, and can be depended upon. 50 cents at druggists 50 cents by mail Sample bottle by mail 1Oc ELY BROTHERS, Druggists, Owego, New York
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MISS ORTON AND MISS NICHOLS.

MISS URIUN AND MISS NICHUIo, Successors to the Misses Edwards, will
 reopen their English and French DaV School for Young. Ladies and
 Little Girls On WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24. Circulars can be obtained on application at -
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s. $. ADAMS, 745 Grand Street. au20
 ELECTRICITY IS LIFE.

Why will people cling to the absurb idea that they must take medicine? Electricity will reach where mediciue has failed 15 years experience has proved. If you troubled with Catarrh or Neural gia or Rheumatism, Throat Lnng Troubles, Gen. eral Debility, Headache, Kidney Disease. try
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ELECTRICITY.

Go and see Dr. Cummings His method differs from all others. His success is wonderful.
 Ladies treated successfully. Ladies can consult with the Doctors wife afternoons. Consultation