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AMERICANS ABROAD.
The Absolute Pusillanimity of Bayard's
Foreign Policy.

| Foreign Policy.
The United States Government ha:
again boon made the laughing ng-stocb
of the world. The war vessel Enter
prise was sent to Tangier to demand
the release of an imprisoned Moor.
claiming to be entitled to our protec
ton. The commander. however. had
orders not to proceed to hostilities,
and the semi-sayage Bey, as soon as
he learned this fact. treated the de-
mand for his release with contempt
and ridicule. Ea u I"G gTs
The special correspondent of the New
York World at Tangier, in detailing
this state of affairs, further says that
he has been in many parts OF the
world, but never until now has he ac-
quiesced in the saying of SO many
American travellers that, when abroad it
is better to be under British protec-
ton. This fact has been the shame
OF the Americans in every part of the
world. There is no spot where the
British ensign is not looked upon with
fear or respect, while the stars and
stripes are flouted. To declare ones
self an American citizen is, in many
parts of the earth. to announce your
self as the prey of whomever may de-
sire to Cypress or despoil you.
This has been our traditional for
eign policy ever since the DAYS of our
weakness and National infancy. 1t
should be changed. The name of be-
ing British subject Is protection
any where in the world. There is no
man so poor and obscure that il he can
make his claim good TO being entitled
to the protection of Great Britain. she
will defend him to the uttermost, even
if she has to go to war to do it. 1t is
part of England's national policy.
Had the Tangier case been that Of an
Englishman instead of an American,
and British man-of-war been sent to
demand his release the town would
promptly have been shelled had he not
been given up forthwith. ...fl..--
1t is burning shams that the United
States does not take this self-respect-
ing stand. An American citizens
right should be maintained in any part
of the habitable globe. As it is. know
ing the absolute pusillanimity of our
foreign policy. the American who de- |
sires to travel outside of continental |
Europe, as a rule puts himself under |
British protection. When James G. |
Blaine was Secretary of State, he took |
some steps which seemed TO indicate
that he proposed that the United States !
should assert her power and dignity in
extending proper protection to her cit
iEens. both native and naturalized, in
foreign countries, but he was met with
q storm Of objurgation because of his
"jingoism,'' as the Democratic mud
singers misnamed his patriotic intent.
But all che same. we need exactly that
kind of apolicy, and the sooner we
have it the better. Toledo Blodes sT -
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SIxTY-FOUR.

Years so many. Sixty-four, d.
All come knocking at my doo-.
F-Tst. the tiny baby years,
Ripe with smiles and ripe with tears.
Then the buoyant. childish ones,
Rejoicing IN the summer sans.---
E"eding not the winters cold
While wrapt n loves protecting fold.
And row the youthful maiden years,
T1mid Joys and trembling fears,
Hoping for a turebrigbt, -ssaes...ss -ssa11--.zz-z
Without the gloom OF sorrows night.
Then como the rears OF woman's life,
Sometimes psace and sometimes strife,
Fond caressing. trials borne.
Sad nights following brightest morn.
Mothers cares and wifely love.
Blessed by God in Heaven above,
Lispirg prayers and baby smiles,
Shicljiag one from Satan's wiles.
And last, the years OF ripe old age,
Gazing down On memory's page
AT dee1s and thoughts Of other years.
with Joys al passed and dried up tears.
Thus. thus they gather all around,
Years so many 10 me bound;
They are now but sixty-four-
VII! Any more knock at my door?
NJ Y Cra5iic.
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

e0r The boys who wore the blue dt
not ask for charity. they demand jus
tice.-St. Louis Picket Guard.
p6-Mr. Cleveland is exceedingly font
of CHERRY bounce" He will get taste
of another kind of bounce in less thar
year from now.- Chicago Journal
pS If there is any thing on earth
that would drive decent man out oi
the Democratic party it is the coming
in of these Republican Mugwumps- =
Noshrille Aneriecn (Denh) ,...
% The Chicago postmaster has for.
hidden his subordinates TO talk to re-
porters. This is doubtless done to
prevent them from making an inno-
cent exposure of their ignorance.--
Philadelphia Press. -ss vie
B@ At present all the circum-
stances point to the existence of de-
iberate bargain by. which it is expect
ed to secure the Presidents renomina-
ton, to pass the most shameless river
and harbor bill ever offered. and to
get through the House tariff bill In
accord with the Presidents policy. -
a.. y Tribune. u es121 81
k9 Gideon j. Tucker, a veteran
laborer in the Democratic vineyard,
rises to remark that since General
Jackson's time but one Democratic
President CYAN Buren) has been nom-
mated for second term. and that he
was defeated. That is putting the
case with great force and precision.
Chicago Journal
~ The Democratic Congressman
are between the devil and the deep
sea as regards the Mills free-trade bill.
Cleveland and his minions are hound.
ing them down in the effort to compel
its support while their constituents
are asking them to vose against it, and
them with defeat at the
polls if they dare aid its passage
Toledo Blade. N
8@ The melancholy mugwume-
where is he nowe Having deserted 4
pa rty he could not boss for one he can
not shame, he stands alone in the
gloom of his self-sought solitude, hsv.
ing neither the frankness to turn back
nor the courage to 60 forward. There |
is nothing left for him but to sit on
the fence and watch the procession
march past. Philadelphia Press.
B@ Governor Foraker says that he |
will head the Ohio delegation at Chi.
cago, and as between himself and Mr..
sherman. he does not seee how they
can 60 contrary to his wishes. He ID
in his support of Shsr |
man. and says. if it were not for being
considered boastful he should say that I
the Ohio Senator is sure. to receive the
After this Governs
Foraker ought to be given the credit
'or sincerity and loyalty to lOhio's
'hoice. John Sherman Chicago ln,ss
bes0s. = nasoJ gaIgssl su1f .fHsz fIst
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As soon rs fermentation bepins

AS soon rs fermentation begins in
manure some of its substance is given
off in gas. but if this ferment alton goes
on in the soil it will be slow. and the
products of the decay can be used By
crops. not to SPEAK of the advantage to
the soil from the fermentation. which
decomposes the inert nitrogen COM
pounds in the humus and disintegrates
other insoluble matters After all. then.
it may be better practice to turn under
manure while fresh than t. w ait for,the
well-rotted manure so generally praised.
Western Plou1ndn.
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If fruits of any kind are to be set
out, see that the supply be purchased
and the ground picked out and pre-
pared. the stakes set. so that when the
time shall come for transplanting there
need be no delay. With many spring
is considered the best time for setting
out fruit, and if this plan be intended,
so far as possible, the work should be
done early. SO that the trees or plants
will be able to make good start to
grow before hot dry weather shall have
set in. tTaI
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CHINESE ASPECTS,
A Glance ut Art ant Landscape Among
the Celestfals,

A Glance ut Art ant Landscape Among
the Celestials.
There are said to be something like
fifty thousand characters in the written
language of the Chinese. an sure il
would take them all to fully describe
the queer sights and strange customs
we witnessed in Peking during the few
days we rested there. at the cheerful
United States Legation. before making
our final start for the Great Wall.
The anomalous impression received
of the exterior of the town i'm nv men,
orable ride, was intensified as came to
know something Of the interior life of
Peking. My sister and felt like two
Chinese Alices in Oriental Wonderland
when we came 10 visit some of the peo-
pie who live in those strange. inhospit-
able looking houses. their own homes,
for it seemed as if all the pictures we
had ever seen on Chinese porcelain had
come to life and the figures were now
stepping out of their slippery state to
greet us ~ ~ ..f -.E
had never known before that the
twisted tree is contorted objects and
queer architecture painted on Chinese
punch bowls and platters are not drolI
caricatures. but the Chinese represents
tions of Chinese art ideas in the actual
every day scenes of Chinese life. The
grotesque figures which they paint on
fans. or screens. are all well known
historical characters; heroes of fiction,
or deiied saints and philosophers, and
each one carries to the Chinese mind
its peculiar traditional or romantic as
sociation.
There is very little picturesque seem
cry in China. and the few hills. streams
and valleys which lovers of natural
beauty have discovered, have done duty
in decoration for hundreds, perhaps
thousands. of years. But these outlines.
made. familiar by repetition. have a
different meaning when the fact is ex-
planned that the skillful Chinese land
scape gardeners have made innum-
erable miniature copies of these few
bits of scenery in the court yards
which are inclosed by the inner walls
of all the houses Z of the better sort.
These courts. few feet in extent |
oblong or square. are laid out in little
mountain ranges. showing cayerns and |
lakes. trails and rayine. on every side.
Wide Ardks. 4i.is - 40 u4 Flthshs
- 40 ~ bRfu1e ss3tasf er1 al1sc ifWl
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~ All Communications for this paper should
Do. secoInpanled Dy the nacl9 OF the author;
not necessarily for publication. but as a. erL
1Ence OF good faith on the part OF the writer.
mrite only on one side OF the paper Be
par,iculariy careful in giving nar7es and dates
distinct P--'i-I anu
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DAVE SUMMERS.
Els C@a Story OF a Romance and
Its Ending. .-
Written for This Paper.1
CHAPTER 1.

AR amt no froIic in
whut I'm gwine ter
tell / know DAT some
folks thinks dat er mig
gers life is made up o.
laziniss an skylarkin,' ,
but dat belief 'speci-
ally in my case, amt
de truf. o, | had nv
fun wen ! wuz er
youngster. Bless you,
dar want er pussol in
de neighborhood dat
hankered after mis-
chief mo- den Dave
SUNNI ers did, but
stead o. ole age bring
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"a The Democratic House COM
mittee gave the. Dependent Pension
bin black eye. by amending it so as
to give the iseteransa q per diem allow
ance not worth sthe shoe-leather they
would use in going to thesdisbursing
office to secure it.-Caicago Inter
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Mr. Summers, you is too smart er man
Ter be wastin' 70, substance wuz de way
ne started out 1 didn't say nothin'. He
went on; ''You hab got de 'bility ter make
yo'se'f mighty useful ter yo' country. De
'fuence dat you has Established ober yo' fel-
Ter man ken be turned ter rich ercount. De-
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1t is not every great mans expert.
ence that his palmiest days were when
ne was in the hands of his friends
YOakers Gazette. si .,h ~ -
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"A profound scientist of the nine
tecnth century living in Boston had 8
smoking chimney in his house. After
he had spent S400 for various devices
to cure it ragged tramp came along
and suggested that he build it six
inches higher which was done and the
evil eradicated.-DetroI Free Press.
The appearance of the sea serpent
of Nahant in 1923 is made matter of
record in the new history of that penin-
sula. The snake was seen by John
son Cot course) whose sobriety and
veracity is subscribed to by six promi-
nent gentlemen who had summer resi-
dences on Nahant in that year
I'm Nebraska. where glaniered
horses are exterminated by order of
authorities. the State pays the owner
for the value of the animal. 1t is said
quite profitable business () is carried
on by parties who take over the State
line lots of diseased horses from Dakota.
Iowa and other localities for the pur-
pose of the bounty. -4.
Passenger (to s'rangeD-"11inis-
ter of the Gospel. l imagine. sir?"
Stranger-"Yes. sir. 1 have been a
minister of the Gospel for forty-two
years. but l expect to retire soon."
Passenger-"That is sensible move,
sir. / think when a man has made
money enough in his business he ought
to ret ont of it and enjoy himself.
~ Y Sun.
considerable numbers of colored
people are emigrating to California
from the Southern States. One party
Of twenty-four men and women lately
arrived at San Francisco en- route to
join q colored colony in Shasta County
Another party of 11o labOrers, mostly
men. have gone to Fresno tn work in
the raisin vineyards, and $50 more are
to follow.
Song birds being very scarce in
Oregon. a number of German citizens
of Portland propose to import from the
n number of nightingales. |
skylarks. bulfinches. chaffinches, gold |
finches. greeniinches, black and gray
thrushes. linnets, starlings, and other
singing birds, in all between 600 and |
700. which will be turned loose on their
arrival. A fund of over $1,000 has
been raised to further the project.
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man. Lookin' upI seed dat Frances -wu7
| kneelin' wild u.s.
"Lady-sister Frances said, sits time
dat you wuz goip'i home. De can'les is all
burned away AM de lamps is goin' out"
Il viii stay am hep you pour de ba'm on
dis po' sinner" she replied
Il didn' say no mo-; but wen, mo- den er
hour afterwards de sinner got up ter go
says ter her:
Sister Frances if you amt got no 'jec-
tons, 1walk home wild you"
She smiled-de same smile dat had seed
| twixt me an de worm eat head bad ode
grave-an' said dat she would be pleased fur
me ter company her. I doan know whut
said ter her ez we waike1 erlong, but know
dat wen we got ter de little gate in front
o. de cabin war her folks libed, she wuz
leanin' on my arm. Do moon had gone
down, an de flutterin' in de trees in de yard
told me dat de mawnin' birds wuz tixin' ter
begin dar twitterin'
,..Brudder Summers" said de ladyez 1 WIZ
erbout ter bid her goodbye, ''dar pears ter
be suthin' on yo' mine"
Not only on my mine, Sister Frances, but
dar is suthin' on my heart"
1wuz goin' ter turn erway after dis, but
she put her ham or my arm-de same tremb-
lin ham dat had techei my heart-an' said:
Tell me bout yo' troubles. Tell me
whut is lyin' on yo' heart"
''Er tremblin han, lady
''Does you know DAT it is er hs1'"
''Yas, fur / ken see il in de light o. er
bright smile''
is de ham coidr"
mo, lady"
SIS it ez VAIN cz minel" she said, ez she
put her nam in ny own feTer-like grasp.
De naixt mint my arms wuz' around her.
De nawnin' birds twittere1 in de trees,
light gunter wink ercross de bottoms, an
dar, ez de gold o. de Gay wuz chasin' de
feetin' silver o. de dawn, axed her ter be
nv Wisc
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i.si1sHs9 sdi "a sssEiggAi .g5z 81
Ell s1ss1 II sill soe o6 Eog Il bnA.
9flia 'sar.
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-sGg sismrfI5lnH edi NJ 5aalH zsrsis
ssgzsbnsn $50 EatGE ~ 4ssnza.B
aid lg n
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LUMBER! LUMBER!
LUMBER!
M. T. GOSS eco.

Respectfully inform all who intend
building in Manchester and vicinity
that they are prepared to furnish
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MISCELLANEOUS.


Dried shark fms are sold in ever,
Chinese provision store in New York
and are esteemed such delicacy. thal
they bring nearly four doll srs ? pei
j pound. 81 81
"A tramp denouncing the crusade
against the dime novel. said that il q
dime was as novel a thin 2 to the Others
rs 1t was to him. it wouldn't be done.
-Teras SUiings.
"A lady of Greensboro. Ca, in one
night killed eightv-nine snails which
had crawled into her kitchen. 1t wasn't
a good night for snails-at least not for
those that she found.
II hear that General Lightfoot is
going to run for Governor. said the
Judge. Glad he's going to run for
something" said the Major. with feel
ing. ''he run from everything all
through the war" ."-Burdette.
"A St. Louis man says that he once
had chance to buy the patent for the
Nicholson pavement for $1,000 A
year after he declined the offer the
holder of the patent collected 800, 900
in royalties from the city of ST. Louis.
The Bank of New York has a check
yellowed by fire which was drawn by
Aaron Burr. August ii, 1874. and also
another check drawn by Talleyrand
and Gulian Eerplanck 1t is now near
lv 1O4 years since the bank was estab-
lished. .'Aa .. H --t -. t.
An English justice discharged a
housemaid who pleaded guilty to steal
ing a cloak, muff. fur boa and a
handkerchief belonging to her mistress.
The judge said that she was only
wearing" the clothes. and that was
"a thing that servants did every day"
A novel way to move house was
adopted at the railroad depot ut Or
lando. Fla. the other day. The house
was slipped upon the railroad track.
an engine was backed up and hitrhed
on. and the house pulled along. sliding
.-.1
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's Ia9oi 0aE ssnesd asid ssoYal eas
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-Dz1s sos1s s5si s1 ti531l sis5 @
sl3 y.lts 43 3s4I $50 10 sasm
.sss6sJ saal
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
Calf Love.

If there is one thing that sensible
old maid abominates more than an
other IL is "calf love-" She always
feels like taking the afflicted boy by
the cuff OF the neck and shaking some
sense into him, or taking him to his
mother and asking her To give him
some warm peppermint tea and keep
him where the " nd will not blow too
hard upon his soft form.
But how much better Is soft girli
Not one bit. She may have more
modesty than soft boy, but she is
liable TO be guilty of just as silly
things as he dare be. "Six of one and
a half-dozen of the other" is about the
way the equation stands.-Pittsbtirg
Commercial Gazette.
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
A LUCKY CLERK.
He Draws $4,000 I'm the Louisiana
Stnte Lottery.

Charles A. Treancr, book-keeper for the
Russ Lumber and Mill Company in this city,
Is undoubtedly "lucky man." just before
the drawing OF The Louisiana State Lottery
in New Orleans ON January 10, he bought
half Of ticket No. 0,4l9, which drew the
fourth capital prize Of $4,000, so now Mr..
Treanor Is the happy possessor OF 5000, less
Wells, Fargo A. Co.'s commission for col.
lecting the same. lie stated 10 Bee Re-
porter yesterday that The Louisiana State
Lottery Company had paid the amount
promptly, and that he now has II, but has
not decided what he will do with his for
tune. He says that the other half OF the
ticket was sold In flfths throughout the
United States aud he does not know the
holders ofthem. Mr.. Treanor has been book.
keeper for the Russ Lumber Company foi
five years, and when he drew this $1,000 was
worth I'm real estate at least $4,000, so, that,
although very welcome IL will not raise him
from poverty. He resides at 3i3 Tenth
street with his mother, his father being dead,
and supports her. He isan intelligent young
man OF about 80 years, wears gold-rimmed
spcctacles, and is slight OF stature. He has
tried his luck often before, having purchased
over 100 tickets, and has been uniformly sue
cessful i'm drawing small amounts, ranging
from s5 TO Si00. These winnings have kept
him even with the amount expended for
tickets, and he acted upon the adage.
"Nothing venture, nothing have" 10 quote
his exact words.-San Diego (Cal.) Bee,
Eeh 4
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10

In 1881 In Dakota. 2067, ,2s1 acres OF land
were newly filed on; l.5SA612 acres were nc
quired by final proof and cash entry. and
1887 acres were purchased by land scrip.
There was large immigration into the Dew
IFS Lake district. The area OF unsuryeyed
land taken up but not filed on during the
year is estimated 10 be about 100000 acres.
The grand total OF lands newly filed on and
purchased by immigrants for the year closely
approximates 2,G57, ,2sl acres. or 4,l6s square
miles, an area quite four times greater than
Rhode Island, about three times that Of Del
aware, or nearly that contained within the
boundries OF Connecticut. The vacant area
now open 10 settlement Is stated 10 contain
2a,s1l,l4 acres, Of which the Devils Lake
district has i,4s2.29S acres; Grand Forks
district, soo,OCo; Fargo @ district 2ol,voo acres
town district, IL, ,625 acres.
The latest census gives Dakota popula-
tion Of 56S.477, gain during the year OF
0s,477.
The agricultural development OF Dakota
Territory Is given rs follows:
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
Local Option.

Bill Snort of The Crosby County Cayf-
on aud Farmers Vindicator. was
In Austin the other day and was asked
about the state Of morality in Crosby
county since the local-option law for
bidding the sale OF intoxicating liquors
had gone into effect "Why. there an I
a prisoner in the county jail. II is as
empty as the head OF the fellow who
is trying to iun an opposition paper to
mine in Crosby county" rs the
vacant condition of the jail owing to
the local-option lawP" That's just ii.
The sheriff had TO 60 over into the
adjoining county to get drunk. and
while he was gone all tho prisoners
about twenty-sevon in all. made their
escape. Oh. toll you local option Is
doing wonders for Crosby county,
7eras S(tin0s.
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10

Tramp please, mum, I've had moth
ing TO eat for three weeks"
Housekeeper-"Don't you tell me
that. / saw you go into that Mrs.
Stuckup's kitchen half an hour ago
and you've been there ever since"
II was waiting for her to warm some
things up for me, mum; but when 1
noticed what a dirty kitchen she had
and saw her wipe her hands on her
soiled apron and rub some powder over
her smutty face instead of washing It.,
/ felt so disgusted / could not eat a
mouthful, and / amt got my appetite
back yet. III it's all the same to you
I'd rather have some money. After
half an hour spent in that woman's
house / feel as IL / needed stimu-
LIANT"
"Poor mani Here's dollar. ."-Oma-
La World.
The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
His Mistake

He called her "angel" when she said
She would be his for life,
And, wedding her, he had no dread
or chickering's aud strife.
Repeatedly 10 me he said,
With other foolish things.
IL tell you, she's an angel, Nedi
Why, all she lacks is wings."
But, now ten years have passed away,
He Is not quite so blind;
And when lac speaks OF her 10 day,
His Views are changed. ] find.
Her praises he no longer sings
But frankly says "Egad
used to think she must have wings;
By Jovel wlsh she had.
-JoWnal of Education.