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The Columbus journal., 1889-08-21
Farm Life in China,

A farmer may be hired by the yeal
for from s. to $14, with food, clothing
head shaving and tobacco. Those who
work by the day receive from eight tt
ten cents. with II MONDAY meal At the
planting and harvesting Of rice. wages
are from ten to twenty cents q day, with
five meals; or thirty cents day without
food. Few land owners hire hands, ex.
cept for few days during the planting
and harvesting Of rice Those who have
more land than they and their sons Can
till, lease it to their neighbors
Much land is held on leases given by
ancient proprietors to clansmen whose
descendants now till it, paying from s.
to $14 worth Of rice annually for its use.
Food averages little more than dol.
lar a month for each member Of q farm.
er's family. One who buys, cooks and
eats his meals alone spends from one and
a half to two dollars q month upon the
raw material aud fuel Two pounds Of
rice. costing three and a half cents, with
relishes of salt fish, picked cabbage,
cheap vegetables and fruits. costing q
cent and half, is the ordinary allow.
ance to each laborer for each day. Aber.
nethy's advice to q luxurious patient,
"Live on sixpence q day and earn it, /" Il
followed by nearly every Chinaman.
One or two dependent relatives frequent
ly share with him the sixpence.-Adele
n. Field in Popular Science Monthly.
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NATURAL Product Of California.
1t is only found in Butte county, Cali
fornia, and in no other part Of the world.
We refer to the tree that produces the
healing and penetrating gum used in
that pleasant and effective cure for con-
sumption, asthma, bronchitis, and coughs,
SANTA Abe, the King Of Consump-
tion. DOwty l. Bechsr guarantee and
sell it for S1.00, . bottle. or three for
$3.50 By the use Of CALIFORNIA
CAT-RCURE, all symptoms Of catarrh
are dispelled, and the diseased nasal
passage, 10 speedily restored to healthy
condition. $1.00 . package; by mail $1.10.
Circular free.
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They Need Nerve.

Engineers at rest, sitting In the mar.
row cabs Of their engines. lying At The
depot waiting for the signal to start,
often look to be q sleepy Get Of fellows.
said the man the other night who runs
the limited to Alliance. DO you know.
be continued. addressing a.reporter,
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an r.,,c.,. <..,....., -. .n.. ~>n.
cluster. az 0re .rne hiohlv noli.h.d
ch.ndeliars and n;rro.. -svc. f.i-v m
| anne.r.nce a. ~ 49, Re,o. -.
| lon~ sunner tahle. enr..A 10 ev.r,
delic.cv. ani : full hend a. mertiei nua;c
prompted - inauirinr da.oe. ~ CHE,
vea.ais az t. eunellyu, vere frfIlientIv
illuminated. and. = nav zen Is inn.
! aeined. thsre va not . Hritiah oaIcer in
Dunkirk By . O'Clock. About that time.
too. various landIords became very een.
erous towards the Eneiish soldiers. and
even gave them bots3eo Of gin for thoee
Of their comrades Who were on guard At
the citadel
Around the church al was life. YET
Erave like silence reigned. Some. by the
aid of the booms brought from their fish.
ing boats. rigged derricks upon the broad
platform Of the stone tower, others tenn
pered the mortar, and the old sanctuary
resembled IN ant hill The priest was
ON his knees before the altar, and the
women kept watch and ward round
about To cheer them in their toll came
the enlivening strains Of music from the
squadron. Nor did they cease until the
oottAge was entirely rebuilt. . fire burned
in its kitchen. and Catherine had her cof-
fee kettle on. It was sunrise, and when
the ropes and accessories were taken
down and the cottage stood there the
highest dwelling house in Dunkirk, and
higher than any other building in the
city-then they called out the old priest.
and the assemblage, falling ON their
knees, sang the ''masin hymn"
On board the flagship, meanwhile. all
was hilarity and gayety, though, unlike
every one else, n. Wostyn appeared un-
easy. Occasionally he would steal out
into the stern gallery (which all frigates
then had), and cast an anxious glance
towards the church tower. The Count
d'Estrades noticed he did not dance. and
after supper he introduced him to the
English commissioners.
Neither OF you dance. messieurs,
said the count; land you may Ikea game
OF cards. chess or dominoes
Both bowed assent.
what shall 1t be: Chess" said the
Engiishman-
Wostyn SAID yes, though Il was with
dif,cuity that ne could bring his mind to
bear upon the game. and he consequently
lost several times. His antagonist be-
came elated with success, and just as
daylight shone in through the flags, he
made bold move and exclaimed in a
boastful tone:
4Ha h., vo,,r c..tla "a IN a.roo- .,d
faor t,,.t = ,r;l, f.,o M ho4,e- IT,, ,o.,. ~
-, " =. --S nv. Nv S. s-'@" 1C.'
"" cu@fea 'o"e,' AD P'Cy' oy the
way tnat must nave that tower pulled
down today.
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EupeRsy.

This is what You ought to have, in
fact You must have it, to fully enjoy life.
Thousands are searching for it daily,
and mourning because they find it not.
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars
are spent annually by our people in the
hope that they may attain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, il used
according to directions and the use per-
sisted in, will bring You good digestion
and oust the demon dyspepsia and in
stall instead eupepsy. We recommend
Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and all
diseases OF the liver, stomach and kid
neys. Sold at 500 and 81 per bottle by
David Dowty, druggist.
Too much gravity argues q shallow
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CONSUMPTION Surelv t,,red

To THE EDITOR-Please inform your
readers that I have a positive remedy
for the above named disease. By its
timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. I shall
be glad to send two bottles OF my reme-
dy FREE to any Of your readers who have
consumption il they will send me their
express and post Office address. Respect
fully, 2. A. SLOcUM, NJ. c., 1871 Pearl
street, New York. 3N
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The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and al akin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
It il guranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by David Dovty.
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They that stand high have many
blasts to ohake them.
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TOa good man one must know how to
profit by the whole Of ones fortune.
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An Absolute CHre.

When good man falls he dashes him.
self to pieces.
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Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and all Pat
ent business conducted for MODERATE FEES.
Ouk OFfiCE ii OPPOSITE U. 3 PATENT
OFFICE. We have No sub agencies, all bn1insas
direct, hence we can transact patent business in
less time and at LESS COST than those remote
from Wasbington. .
send model. drawing. o. photo. with dsscrip-
ton. We advise IL p0tentAbSs o. not, froo 0f
charge. Our fec not due till patent u secured.
book. How 70 OhHain Patents. With refer
town, sent free. Address
ovpo.i.. p...ss &; o.ss., A. f@E9X 49, 4 &C.
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A Natural Product Of California.

Too much gravity argues q shallow
mind.
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safe"
"Well then. meet here tomorrow night
at sunset, with such tools and building
materials as you can conceal under your
sea jackets. Master Perron here will act
as foreman, and tell each one what to
bring. And now let us implore q blessing
upon our deliberatitARsa and ask Q contin-
uance Of Divine No. for tomorrow
nights work.
The next day the es;est, accompanied
by Cornille Bart, called upon Monsieur
Wostyn, one Of the richest merchants
and ship owners of the city. They found
him sad and thoughtful, for the destruc-
ton OF the beacon tower would be the
downfall of his fortune. But his counte-
nance frightened up a he heard of the
project of little Jean Bart.
'Dunkirk Is savedy' he exclaimed
clapping his hands joyfully. 'And as II
to aid you in accomplishing your task
undiscovered by the English, Providence
has % ordered matters that al the OF.
GERS will pass the night on board the
French squadron A. for the soldiers Q
few jugs Of Dutch gin win quiet them.
"HowT asked tho priest
"Why, some strange fancy, - I thought,
prompted the Count d'Estrades to o6Eer
ball to our late enemies, and they win
thus be al out Of our way"
After mutual congratulations, ,thepriest
repaired to the church. and Cornills Bart
to his cottage, which CathaRine was pre-
pairing to leave. The family wsre gladly
received BY the neighboring 6ahezmen
and before night the cabin was entirely
demolished, and conveyed, concealed un-
der loads Of brush wood, into the priests
garden. which adjoined the church.
Meanwhile, al WAS in motion On board
OF the .dmirars frisata The upper deck.
covered by thick awnings, was coQverted
INTO magnificent ball room. FlasD Of
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as all other corporations. While John.
son, VINO is the Farmers alliance spokes-
man on the floor talked mildly it was
plain that he was armed for war against
the railroads and that he is watching
every made by those he suspects Of
being friendly to the corporations. The
motion for the appointment of a com
mittee on railroads was made as a mat.
ter of expedition in the transaction of
business, but johnson could not see it
that way. However, he was supported
by the committee on rules, who attached
no particular importance to the discus
sion, and Ii motion was defeated, as it
was agreed that no business can be
transacted until I'll ,ommittees are ap-
pointed, and as it nil require several
days for President Fancher to decide
upon the same. The convention ad-
journed until Thursday, at 2 o'clock p.
NJ. Before adjournment the conven-
ton resolved itself into committee
of the whole to listen to Editor Black.
well, of The Woman's Journal, Boston,
on the subject of woman Suffrage"
Blackwell does no want the convention
to submit the question to a vote of the
people. but asks that it be left to the leg
islature of the state. He created a good
Impression, and, as his request is a rea-
sonable one, many members who are op-
posed to woman suffrage express them
selves as friendly to his proposition. A
telegram has been received from the
South Dakota convention informing the
North Dakota body that a commission of
seven members has been appointed and
is now en- route to Bismarck to confer
with a like commission of the North
Dakota convention for the division of
tho property and debt of the territory
between North and South Dakota. The
convention authorized President Fancher
to appoint d commission of seven TO con.
fer with the South Dakotians.
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MRS. TYLER DEAD.
The Wife of eN-rrcsi,lcnt Tyler Dies Sud-
denly ut Richmond, Va.

Tho Wife of ex-rrcsilcnt Tyler Dies I'D
denly at Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND, Va, July ll.-Mrs. Tyler,
widow of John Tyler, of Virginia, ex-
president of the United States, died in
this city late in the afternoon at the Tx
change hotel. Mrs. Tyler came here last
Sunday from Williamsburg, where she
had been visiting her son, Lyon q. Ty-
ler, president of William and Mary col
lcee. She gave orders to be awakened
at Il certain hour Monday morning, as
she desired to visit her other son, Hon.
Gardiner q. Tyler. at Sherwood For
est, Charles county, and when called
sad she was too i'll to leave. Instead of
improving she grew worse, and at II
O'Clock was taken with a ccngestive
chill, and died at J:l5 p. m. Mrs. Tyler
was about 20 years of age, and married
President Tyler in the White House at
Washington. She was Il Miss Gardiner,
of New York. None of her family are
in Richmond, but they have all been no.
titled by telegraph OF her death, and are
expected here to arrange for the funeral.
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IN THE NORTH STATE.
The Convention Observation-Disclosures

The Convention Observation-Disclosures
for Three Days to Civ" tho President
Opportunity to Select His Committees.
BISMARCK, N. D., July 4.-Secretary
Richardson called the North Dakota CON
Btitutional convention 10 order. and
made a few fitting remarks. Temporary
organization las then effected by the
election of b. +. Fancher of jamestown,
president; j. A. Rea of Bismark, score.
tary; and II. NJ. futile of Mandan, stenog-
rapher. After the appointment of q
committee on rules and credentials the
convention adjourned, the members
Joining in the greatest celebration North
Dakota has ever had.
BISMARCK, N. d., July 5.-The second
days session of the North Dakota con-
stltutional convention was very short.
The delegates were sworn in by ASCOT
ate Justice Rose. The oath admins.
tered was simply an oath to support the
constitution of the United States and to
honestly and faithfully discharge their
duties as delegates The gossip about a
disagreement among the Republicans as
to fancher's nomination for permanent
president was nothing but gossip. His
name was presented as permanent chair
man, and upon the roll being called he
received % notes.-the entire Republican
strength present and one Democrat. DR..
Bartlett of hickey county. Mr.. Purcell
OF Wahpeton nominated Judge Garland
as the choice of the Democrats, and he
received II votes. Upon accepting the
Craftsmanship MIR. Fancher made a short
address, after which the convention adj
journed for the day.
BISMARCK, July G.-The only business
oil the constitutional convention to-day
was the report of the committee on
rules, which was ordered printed. The
rules provide for t%wenty-three commit
tees, ranging from five in number to tif-
teen. The principal committees number
nine and fifteen. The committee on
legislative apportionment number TWEEN
ty-tive. Everybody will be represented
on that committee. johnson of Lakota
rose to a question of privilege and read a
couple OF paragraphs from The Devils
LAX Capital rejecting upon him. He
offered q resolution excluding Marshall
Mcclure, the editor, from the floor. The
convention adjourned until Monday at
9 O'Clock.
BISMARCK, N. d., July s.-This was a
quiet day in the constitutional conven-
ton. The Republican caucus slate was
carried out, and all the subordinate Off.
GERS decided upon in the caucus were
elected. The report of the O on
rules was adopted, and on motion Of
Selby. of Trail county, the constitution
Of the United States was adopted.
There was some discussion on the mo
ton of Scott, of Valley City, that a COM
mittee on r railroads be added to the list
Of committees submitted by the COM
mittee on rules. johnson, of Nelson
county, opposed the motion on the
ground that the committee on
tons could handle all matters relating
to railroads. He did not believe there
should be any special committee
for railroads. They were entitled to no
special consideration. and nothing
should be done specially for or against
! them. Tn. should be treated the same
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'IuE DNCAMPMENT Off,
q. "A. Ee. Men Decide Not 10 Hold
Their Annual Reunion at
Niiyyns,hc &C.
The Red Lake Chippewas Conclude
1t Is Best to Sell Their
Lands.
Crow Greek Indians, Headed by White
Ghost, still Holding Out Against
the Treaty.

CHICAGO, July ll.-A committee OF
the q. A. r., after unsuccessful efforts
during the day to secure from the Cen.
trail Traffic association a promise of a
cent a mile rate for members DESTROYS of
attending the Milwaukee reunion of sol
dicrs and sailors, instructed Gen. Martin,
department commander of Illinois, to
issue an order directing the department
commanders of the various states to in
form all Grand Army posts that the pro-
posed grand encampment has been
abandoned. Accommodations will be
provided for none but the delegates to
the annual business meeting. This step
was not decided on until the last mo-
ment, and may be considered as final
unless the railroads concede the point
demanded by the soldiers.
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Tho Madrid Was Blown I'm.

New YORK. July 1.-the Journal
this morning publishes all interview with
Col. Preston, a son of the Haytien min
lister, who has just returned from Port
au Prince. Col. Preston declares that
there is no doubt but that the ill-fated
war ship Madrid was blown up at sea
with dynamite, placed in her hold before
she left New York, by Gen. Contreras.
Col. Preston adds that Contreras had the
audarity to present Gen. Legitime with
a bill for $1,000 for blowing up the
Madrid and other services rendered dur
ing his three months stay in New York.
and that Legitime promptly kicked Con.
treras out of the service. and threatened
to have him shot if he remained in the
country forty-eight hours.
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GEN. HARRISON ALLEN is being
prominently mentioned as the Re-
publican candidate for Governor. He
is in every way qualified for chief
executive of the new state and what
is more, lie is a staunch republican,
no mugwumpery about Allen-a sol
dier, IL statesman, Il maj who would
TIL tirs9nicc with credit tc his party
and satisfaction to the people. Then
there is Ex-Governor Pierce, whose
record as Governor of the territory is
us bright as the evening star. lie is
good Guhernatorial timberand popular
with the people, and Major Edwards,
the versatile editor Of the Fargo Ar
gus, could fill the executive chair
plum full and hold it down as solid us
any other man. There are Il half
dozen others who might be mentioned
among the possibilities, so that there
will he no lack of good men to select
from and the Republicans are sure to
head their ticket with Il candidate
who will win in the contest.
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THE editorial columns of the
DEVILS Lake News arc filled with at.
tacks on EN.Govenor Ordway show
ing an evident fear of the strength
and popularity of the Ex.Govcmor.
The editor is wasting Il large amount
of time and space in this matter. as
Ordway would make IL good senator
and if Il majority OF the representa-
tlves of the po"lle-the Republicans
of the first state legislature-scc fit
to send him to the senate, they will
do so regardless of the vampering of
the News and all other Democratic
papers.
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with a heavy breast blow felled him like

with q heavy breast blow felled him like
an OK.
For round after round Kilrain ill.,
dulgcd i'll sprinting tactics, going down
at the slightest blow. He, however,
managed to get in some good blows.
In the twenty-tourth round kilrain
succeeded in giving Sullivan several
powerful breast blows, but before the
round ended he received i'll return one
in the neck which floored him and for a
moment he was thought to be senseless.
insisted that kilrain should light and
not walk around. Donovan objected.
but the spectators howled him down,
Sullivan delivered two terrific body
blows in this round and a third in the
breast that sent kilrain two feet back.
wards to the ropes, where he fell in a
heap. In the forty-fourth round, when
Sullivan began to vomit, the kilrainites
shouted to their mar to go for
Sullivan in the belly. Kilrain could not
be persuaded. however. to put up his
fists until his opponent had indicated
his readiness to proceed. In return for
his consideration he got a blow in the
neck that felled him. SO it went on
round after round, every one ending in
Kilrain going down. In the f1fty-fourth
round Kilrain succeeded in getting in on
Sullivan's face. but the latter got Kill
rains head in chancery and pummelled
hum to his hearts content. The next
round ended by kilrain falling to the
ground completely exhausted while n
%deavoring to spar. Kilrain was knocked
down in the sixtieth round.
In the siXty-third he received a telling
blow just under the heart and in the
sixty-tifth Sullivan went at him with a
rush. In the next round the Boston
boy forced him against the ropes and
banged him right and left. In the sixty
seventh and siXty-ninth rounds he
knocked him under the ropes, while in
the sixty-eighth he sent in two friehtful
upper cuts.
From this on to the sevcnty-fourth round
kilrain dropped at the slightest move
ment of Sullivan's fist. A breast blow
fclled him in the seventy-fifth and when
time was next called he failed to rise.
kilrain was toeing the scratch when
Donovan threw up the sponge. He pro-
tested that he was able to continue, but
Donovan said there was no sense in
standing up to be knocked down. The
defeated man was bundled up and hur-
RED to o carriage and driven to the
train. He bitterly bemoaned his fate
and wept. All his friends stuck to him
and cheered him up, except Mitchell,
! who seemed deeply chagrined and held
1oo,lof. Sullivan and his party also hur-
to the train in a carriage, and the
he o parties were o on their way to
Orleans.
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Ncwnld,s pecul.tions.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, July lin
vestigation shows that what was re-
ported of l.. j. Newald's defalcatoins
were not underestimate, and that the
amount fraudulently obtained is quite
likely to reach 800, 900. a large num-
Der of the notes held are forgeries. A
representative of an Indiana firm is in
the city with about $50, 900 worth of
notes, many of when are forgeries. AS
Newald had no property of much value
it is a mystery how he obtained somuch.
IT is believed that many victims for
smaller amounts will be added to the
list. His brother from Milwaukee is in
the city. The Merchants Exchange
bank, of Milwaukee, is reported to hold
10000 Of Newald's paper.
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Can't. nIullcn Ccnsur.d.

San FRANclsco, July 11.-Capt. Null
len, of the Nipsic, the only n of the
United States war ships which escaped
total wreck at Apia, Samoa, has arrived
here on the steamer Alameda. He
started under orders from Admiral Kim
berly to take the Nips;c to Auckland,
but becoming apprehensive of his ships
safety, went back to Apia. For this he
was censnred by the admiral, and there
fore asked to be relieved. He was re-
lieved and Capt. Lyon, of the Trenton,
put in his place.
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The commissioners have leen en-
gagged for several days i'm examining
the petition for five commissioners.
They completed the work yesterday
and after striking those name from
the petition that We're found on the
remonstrance found that less than
tWo-thirds of the voters had petit
toned for additional officers and eX.
pense. Thus another of Auld's
schemes is nipped in the bud and the
attempt to rule two-thirdS of the
voters by Il one-third petition has
failed. The gang should realize Ivy
this time that they are losing their
grip in Stark county. Lee and I'm
derllill did their duty and i'm this
they have the support of the people,