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history properly begins IN that year. In
1876 there met a convention of the talent
and pomp of the Republican party. for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for president of the United States.
After the usual preliminaries attendant
upon such occasions. balloting began.
when it was ascertained that no choice of
candidates, then in the field, could be ar
rived at owing to a certain element pres
ent who were determined to have q. s.
Grant nominated.
1t was very plain, therefore, that a
dark horse would of necessity be the
coming man. The question naturally
arising who it would be that the much
determined element would consent to.
Finally. after concessions being made,
Rutherford Burchard Hayes was nominat-
ed and voted rs the unanimous choice Of
the convention. Hayes did not obtain
his nomination by any fraud or under
handed doings of his own. If there was
any corruption it was in the convention.
nOtin the candidate, who had served as
governor of one Of the most %populous
states in the union. and bad, it seems,
given satisfaction, or he would have been
unable to get the nomination for a higher
Office.
The contest during the campaign and
election was very spirited. and the result
was that Samuel j. Tilden was
elected by a majority of 240,O over
the competitor who had the unanimous
nomination of the Republican party. The
Republican party, with Hayes in the lead,
was beaten in an honest contest But the
greed of Office was so predominant, it
having become habitdnl, that the work Of
wrenching IRON the victor his was
speedily accomplished, and Rutherford b.
Hayes was declared elected by the party
who nominated him. There was nothing
concealed about the whole matter. 1t
was done before the very eyes Of the
Democrats, who stood like a half drowned
man gasping for breath. Having been
the cause Of one war, only sixteen years
previous, they were reluctant now to even
contend for their own rights. Shortly
after having taken the oath of Office
Hayes commenced filling up %rdddneies
with Republicans who had run him in
which was strictly on the principle o f"To
the yictors belongs the spoils." It was
not long, however, until he had more APP
! plicants than Office, and then, and not
until fhru eprauo n u,oaf ham.ttng
, 1886-03-31

FREE TRIAL Oosssas ., n s..ss q
physical weakness, lot manhood. nervous
prostitution. rcsuif Of indhcresion, enoen.ns 10
any. othcr ca.se. cured By A~Rvtsa, htIoaa
70 send . trial paoh are on receipt Of II ecnts to-
pn1A0o, ste. DR- A-0. oLu, hsu -. CAha9s
, 1886-03-31

Key West has t3i cigar factories, each
employing from 10 10 500 hands
, 1886-03-31

unin. stoekA aud pros isions bought and
sold on margin every day at our office
Checks fof differences made promptly at
3 O'Clock. NeH Prentice 4 Co. 6 aud =,
Commercial block Telephone No ".
, 1886-03-31

Successor to H. S. Oliver, FIRE INSURANCE.
None but time. tried and fre-tested' companies
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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A Costly French steamship,

The new French steamship La Bre-
tagne, which arrived in New York re-
Gently, cost 81, 700, 900, exclusive Of her
decorations, which were done at IN ex-
pense of SIS, 900. La Bretagne measures
1000 tons. Her dimensions are: Length,
5Os1I feet; breadth of beam, 51K feet, and
depth Of hold, 31T feet. She was built in
the yards Of the steamship company at
Penhoet, near st. Nazaire, On the river
Loire. The hull is OF the highest grade
of steel, from the foundrles Of Terre-
Noire, and the wood used Is Of the flrest
quality Of Canadian elm and teak. The
water tight bulkheads are eleven In mum.
Der, and extend from the keelson to the
second deck. These give the new vessel
twelve water-tight compartments, with
which it would be almost impossible to
sink her. The engines are Of the triple.
expansion style. Chicago Times.
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Somewhere in the white sand BY the
solemn sea there grows a melon called
the pine melon. 1t Is harder than the
way Of the trausgressor and unfit for any
purpose that I know OF. But It In out
ward appearance is the perfect pattern OF
a splendid watermelon, and many there
be that have been fooled thereby. A
friend of mine, who keeps q place where
the worm that never dieth II given . local
habitation and q name, had n given
unto him and he placed 1t at his front
door. 1t was about q month before the
most adventurous melon could possibly
hope to get ripe.
OF course, it attracted an immense
crowd, with Africans largely In the ma
jority. Big and little, Of all shapes and
sizes, all colors from mud to molasses and
from clay to ink, the negroes gathered
around 1t. They gazed at 1t with respect
full awe, mingled with wistful alteration.
They patted IL on the back and petted II
with trembling hands. They talked to It
and to each other. @What you doin' dar,
melon; doan' you know faint yo' sun up
,yiti' sWun'ner eff dat's o real millyun,
Mariari' @Lawd bless my souli dom ]
wish had 'imi' At nightfaIl, when my
friend went to take it In, 1t was gone.
Some coon, slyer and holder than the
rest, had gathered It in - han eathereth
her chickens, and It wa known Of that
place no more. What . tableau It must
have been when the captor put knife 70
his prize.-Hamilton Jay in Philadelphia
Times.
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ana now he comes no longer, my Conchol
How Is thisl Nothing evil has befallen him.
surelyF' and her dropping lids closed half pa
thetically.
Miguels jealousy took fire. aHe is drunk,
senorita, doubtless, and has forgotten not
only thee but, mayhap, his niue and pack II
Is his custom, hal hal"
The rcd died out Of Carmens ripe lips, and
she shut them together with . snap like o
steel purse. The dove had suddenly changed
to q hawk; the child-girl into an antique
yirago: the spirit hitherto dinly outlined in
her face, Of some shrewiSh Garcia ancestress,
came to the fore. She darted a quick look al
her uncle. and then, with her little hands on
her rigid lips, strobe with two steps up to
Miguel.
GPossibly, o Senior Miguel Dominguez
Perez "a profound courtesy hge) it is as thou
sayest. Drunkard Concho may be; but
drunk or sober he never turned his back on
his friend-or-the words grated a little
here)-his enemy"
tor was ready. "Fool," he said, pinch
ing his arm, otis an old friend.
And-and-the application is still to be filled
up. Are you crazy?"
But on this point Miguel was not, and with
the revenge of a rival added to his other in.
stiucts, he permitted Victor tolead him away.
On their return to the fonda, they found
Master Manuel too far gone with aguardiente
and a general luminosity to the average
Americana to be of any service. So they
worked alone, with pen, ink and paper, in the
stufry, c~igarrito-clouded back room of the
fonda. 1t was midnight, twohours after Con-
cho had started, that Miguel capped spurs to
his horse for the village Of Tres Pinos, with an
application to Governor Micheltorena for a
grant to the Rancho of the Red Rocks COM
fortably bestowed in his pocke..
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victor's role was more serious he affected
10 be deeply touched, took the paper, folded
it and placed it in his breast II shall make
a good fool Of Don Jose Castro" he said; The
will declare it Is the governors own sigma
ture, for he was his friend; but have o care,
Garment that you spoil it not by the opening
of your red lips. When he Is fooled ! will
tell him Of this marvel-this niece Of mine,
and he shall buy bar pictures Eth, little
oneF' and he gave her the avuncular cares,
/ e, a pat Of TIE hand on either cheek and a
kiss Miguel envied him, but cupidity out
generated Cupid, and presently the converse
ton tagged, until a convenient recollection
Of Victor's-that himself and comrade were
due at the Posada del Toros at 10 O'Clock
gave them the opportunity to retire.
But not without a chance shot from Car
men. %Tel to me" she said, half to Victor
and half to Miguel, what has CHANGED with
Conchol He was ever ready to bring 10 me
flowers from the mountain and insects and
birds. Thou knowest how he would sit, oh,
my uncle, IND talk to me OF the rare rocks be
had seen, and the bears and tho evil spirits,
Tho Spanish 'rubric" Is tho complicated four.
Sh attached 10 a signature, and Is as individuA
and characteristics as the handwriting.
H-H
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The Shark and the Fisher.

A young Shark, who had been Caught
in a Net drawn for Sardines, was bewail.
ing his Fate, when the Fisher picked him
up and replied:
"If ! give you YOU Liberty you will
never be anything but a Shark. II cure
you as a sardine, and stamp q French
label on the box, you may be Praised for
your Flavor"
Thereupon he sent him to the Factory.
and three months later O Railroad Nabob
In Chicago picked him out Of the box on
the Lunch Counter and Devoured him
with the Remark:
"Don't those Frenchmen know how to
put up Sardines. chi"
Moral-We don't always know when
we are best of.-Detroit Free Press.
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CHAPTER VII.
WHO PLEAD FOR II.

HERE can be little
doubt the c~oroner's
jury Of Fresno
would have re-
turned a verdict of
death from alco-
holism," as the re-
suit Of their inquest
into the cause Of
Concho's death, had
not DR.. Guild
fought nobly in
support of the law
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At German Watering Places.

1t is well known that at every German
watering place the visitor, In addition to
being required to pay literally for his ne
c~essities and luxuries, Is subject TO q
acure tax" which varies according TO 10
cality, but Is In no case inconsiderable.
The Berlin Borsen- Courier for the first
time raises the question whether there
exist any legal warrant for the exaction
Of this "cure tax" and suggests that IL
might be well for some courageous
foreigner to refuse to pay IL, and submit
thr matter to a legal test. Foreign Let
tar
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sonncisco with an uninsured cargo Of

IN SannciSco with an nlnsure
expectations, while to Thatcher's active but
not curious fancy it had apparently lifted bis
friends bark over tho bar in tho Conterey
mountains into an open quicksilver sea Sc
that he was considerably suIpriJcd on rcceiv'
ing a noto from Biggs to this purport:
GDEAE Roy: Run down here and help Q
follow. I've too much OF a load for one.
Maybe We can make a team n pun ,bIne
Mass out yet.
Thatcher, sitting in his scantily furnished
lodgings, doubtful of his next meal and IN
arrears for rent, heard this Macedonian cry
as ST. Paul cid. He wrote q promisSory and
soothing note to his landlady, but fearing the
asweet sorrow" of a personal parting, let his
collapsed valiSe down from his window by a
cord, and, by means of an economical conn
bination of stage riding and pedeStrianisn,
he presented himself at the close Of the third
day at Biggs' door. In a few moments be
was in possession of the story; half ON hour
later in possession of half the mine, its infelix
past and ifs doubtful future, equally with his
friend.
Business over, Biggs turned to i"o@ =. i
mariner. ~You'vc aged some since ! - -
last. ~ he said. Starvation luck, lsl"&- III
know your eyes, old fellow, if @=w ae"l
among ten thousand; but your LIS are
marched, AM your mouths erimmcr than 1t
nsed to be-" Thatcher smiled to show that be
could still do so, but did not say, as he might
have said, that self control, suppressed resent
ment, disappointment and occasional hunger
had done something in the way Of correcting
nature,s obvious mistakes and shutting up a
kindly mouth. He only took off his thread
bare coat, rolled up his sleeves, and saying
GWe've got lots of work and some fighting DO
fore us" pitched into the affairs Of the Blue
Mass company on the instant
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aWhistl and fwhotz that durty gray pape.
wild the sales and AourishesP
sFaix, it bothers me intoirely. Shure 1t
ONT in English
awhistl Maggie, it's a Spanish grant,"
"a Spanish grant, oMoike, n what did
ye Civ foritF
Mr. Roseommon laid his finger beside his
nose, and said softly, SWhishkyP
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Not Scarab N Rft.

An irreverent American actress In Lon
don writes to a friend: Il have seen tho
prince and princess Of Wales and they
don't scare me a bit. He IL o little fat
man with q shiny head. and his wife Il Q
thin woman who has q scar on her neck,
limps badly and is quite deaf"-Chicago
Journal.
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1AN w IL" N~
common had wait
ell. Then, in Gar
cia's name, and
backed by him, no
laid his case before
the land commits
sioner, filing the ap.
plication (with
forced ndorse-
mentS) to Governor
Micheltorena, and
alleging that the
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lille the due
Mass company,
with zeal than
discretion were &C
lively pursuing
Pedro and Wiles
over the road to
Tres Pinos, Seniors
Miguel and MANUEL
were comfortably
seated in q fonda at
Monterey, smoking
~ciearritos and dis
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TO BE CONTINUED.

P. T. Barnum lately entertained nine
teen boy editors, and was talked into sub.
scribing for all Of their papers.
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from the white canvas roofs Of the few
shanties and cabins which made up the
village. There was even a glare from the
unpainted redwood boards Of Roscommons
grocery and tavern, and a tendency OF the
warping floor Of the veranda 70 curl up be-
meath the feet Of the intruder. A few mules,
near the watering trough, had shrunk within
the scant shadow OF the corral
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THE STORY OF A NINE
BY BRET HARTE.
CONTINUED.
CHAPTER V.

He time was noon
| vt Tres PinoS Tbs
pines from
which it gained its
name, in the dusty
road and hot air,
seemed to smoke
fromtheir balSamic
spires There was a
glare from the road,
a glare from the
sky, q glare from
the rocks, . glare
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10 nav tfe iasiiloiiaoie ctqrure IN rarn
the hair need only have the appearance of
not having been dressed.
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PART II.
IN THE CoURTs.

CHAPTER ".
now A GRANT WAS GOT FOR II.
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An April Fool Melon.

Roller skates are being turned into but
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The owners photograph must now an
pear on all passports in Turkey.
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and his own convictions A majority of the
jury objected to there being any inquest at
all. A. sincere juryman thought it hard that
whene rer q Greaser pegged out in a Sneakin
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CHAPTER VIII.
= COUNSEL FOR IT.

"a EANWHILE Ros'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07
Daudet at Work.

A Paris correspondent writes: | went
to see Alphonse Daudet the other dav
and found him delightfully."- installed in
handsome apartment in the Rue de
Bellechase, where he seemed definitely
to have settled, and where, surrounded
by his intimate friends, and happy in
the society of his wife and his bright
son, who is medical student, he would
hardly respond to the popular American
or English ideal of book like "Sapho." :"
M. Daudet went pleasantly into the his
tory of his negotiations with American
publishers for the publication of '.Sa-
pho," and is evidently still little per-
picked as to reasons which the publish
ers have for calling the work objection
able. ''Of course" he said, 81 gather
that the kind of life described in 'Sapho'
was not familiar to Americans, and that
they were in some mysterious manner
horror-stricken with it. What the Ameri-
can publisher wants is a book which
may be put into the hands of every one
While / often write such books do not
always write them nor do pretend to
do so. NJ. Daudet said that he should
hardly finish another novel before the
close of the coming year, and that he
never undertook to complete a book in
any given time, SO much depending up
on his condition of health, upon his
moods, and upon his studies. At present
his existence is OF the most regular char
acter. He goes in the early forenoon to
bath-house, where he remains an hour,
and goes back fresh after walk to
breakfast; then the middle of the day is
passed in receiving visitors and in plan
ming work. In the afternoon he looks
in at the theater where ''Sapho' is in
preparation, and it is hard to see how
he can find time for careful composition.
nj. Daudet said he was sincerely desi-
rous of creating an American public for
himself. and of course he thoroughly re-
spects the differences OF opinion con-
cerning literary methods which prevails
in the United States and England.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07
A story About Governor Kent.

One of the stories passed down about
Governor Kent illustrates his lively
sense of humor. After his election as
Governor he started for Augusta in a
stage coach. They stopped at tav-
ern on the way, and the Governo +
asked the stage driver to go in and
buy him cigar. The Governor did
not ask him to light it, but he came
out of the tavern with the cigar in his
mouth, putting and holding match
to the other end. After he got the ci-
gar agoing he took it from his mouth
and handed it to the Governor.
Kent turned away with a deprecs-
tory gesture.
II guess not" said he. 81 might
have done it before election, but
couldn't do it now" w."-Lewiston (Ne.)
Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07
Love In the Legation.

Dom Piatt writes as follows to the
Washington Critic: Twas told funny
story the other day about an attache of
one OF the foreign legations, who is very
much in love with a young lady, and
she is quite as badly smitten with him.
But as she can. not talk his language
and he knows very little English they
are very heavily handicapped in their
courtship. 1t is said that ''love knows
all languages" and while that is doubt
less true it is difficnlt to convey senti-
ment by gestures alone. The way they
do it is to sit down together with pad
of paper and lexicon. He hunts out
the words he wants to use, and writes
them down in English; then she replies
in the same way. They have a lot OF
fun. and appear to be getting along
pretty well. She says that while he
makes some funny mistakes she never
fails to catch on to his meaning, and
supposes her blunders are quite as great.
The other day he wrote on the pad: II
have not the most desire to arrive at my
home without to arrive with both, "
which she thinks means that he does
not intend to go back to his country
without her.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

A fashion writer says that the obi, or
broad band worn BY Yum Yum and her
sisters in the ''Mikado," and often call
ed sash, is not sash at all, but a sort
of swathing fold, wound about the body,
and obviating the need of both corsets
and buttons, as japanese women do not
use either of these aids in making up
their costumes,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

Edgar A. Poe wrote remarkably
legible hand with steel pen. and was
extremely careful to introduce all the
needed commas, semicolons. and other
punctuation marks. Each page of the
manuscript was a small 12no., pasted
carefully TO the next page as soon as fin
ished, so that the result was Il long sheet
of matter which looked Ike a scroll. A
gentleman well-known in New York
CITY has a beautiful example of Poe's
penmanship. which he prizes highly.
and for which he has been offered a large
sum.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

Artificial honey is made with ma,
chine invented by Wisconsin woman.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

''Of the wealth of the world" says a
fanciful statistician, .'S730,0OO 900 are
owned by four men. as follows: Mackay,
S275, 100000; Rothschild, 5000, 900. 900;
Vanderbilts, S175,000.000, and the Duke
of Westminster, SS6,0OO,0 900. Their in
come per minute is S25, $50, SI7, and
S7 respectively, -,----s,..i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

A hundred years ago Scotch women
prepared tea for their guests by care
fully removing the liquor in which the
tea was boiled, as it was thought to be
unwholesome, and serving up the leaves
with butter or honey.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

A newly-appointed .'Postmistress" In
Indiana writes her official name Mrs.
J, Smith, 2. MIRA"
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Tns boiler ofD. Davis saw.mill. al Cit.
ronv.iis, Ala. exploded few day. ago.
killing one white man, VIM. Bailey. anb q
negro, James Roberts, and wouuding two
nlsn aud boy. Tho cause vas lack -
water
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n the Cxar inaans7

LovpoS, Oct Rumors arc current
shat n terrible state 81 oonfrisl and alarm
exists IN tho Czar's houaahoid owing to
hallucinations of imaginary dangers 10
which tho Gar IL subject n h. said that
seeing nn adjutant walking rapidly toward
him recently tho Gar seis 4 revolver
and shot the adiutan dead Other 40
. un say that thc adiutaut made an At
tempt 20 kin the Car. and ho iattSr flr, a
iu relf-dcfonae.
NiEsNA, oct 2i--A rumor that the Czar
had boon killed spread Ike wiidnro IN this
city today. II probably Rad ~ origin in
the shooting of on ofilcor by tho Gar n
seems that on aid-do camp, Count I,eutorn,
was awaiting the cznr in tho royal PALACE.
The weather being warm, the Count unitit.
toned his tunic. The Gar returned sooner
thnn expected aud keutafn arose hurriodl '
hud began 80 Tebution the tnniC. whore
upon tho Tar, thinking the officer was
about 70 draw weapon, shot him dead.
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ChamnInn, all Rnnnn

ST. LOUIS, Oct -. Tho sixth of tho
championship games between the st Louis
aud Chicago clubs was played here yester.
day. Tho result wns ST. Louis, 4; Chicago.
y This gives the worlds championship to
tho iornicr club, and their winnings bv tho
series amounts TO Si3aiO Tho fifth
ghmo or the local champion
snip series between tho 81 fouls
League and tho American Aasocln.
ton baseball teams today, resulted i'm a
victory Tor the latter. the score being 4 10
o: This n the Nth successive defeat which
tho mhroons have suffered AT tho hands of
tho browns aud by it the latter team won
tho championship. They are now tho
champions or the city, % the American
Association and OF tho world