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Man Of the house to the pcddler
&c; out Of here or Ill whistle for m
log" Well. now. but wouldn't you likl
% buy . nice vistlc?"-Fhiladelp hi1
Times
-Teacher.-.And now. children. rod
have heard the story Of Anania,. Nhsi|
lesson should we learn from his fate
Tommy-"Never TO get caught -Ierr|
IIautc Express.
-Agitated Young bridegroom imme-
diately after the ceremony >erera'|
slall-shali I-shall wc--hall vel
kiss" >elf-posscSscd Bride her thiri|
experienccl-'-It is my usual c~ustonl
William."-Cnicaro Tribune
You have plenty Of reading there,
said q visitor to the literary editorI
pointing to a pile Of books On the edi
torial desk. They are rot for read
ing" answered the literary editor|
they are for reviewing. Boston Cox
rier.
Passenger to Europe bound. lad
Tor dinncr)-->tnward. what kind o. !
turkey do You call ;his?" Stewart
IFS an American turkey. Sir" ias1
scngcr-"Americas ~fddlcstick' Amer1
lea wasn't discovered whcm this turkny|
was born"
Fl understand young I;ricfess i
about to marry the daughter y. ol1
Bonds. the millionaire" YES: - an
told" ''Will he give up the LAW busi1
ness?' ''Yes; he will give UP the la1
business and 90 into the scn-in-ia~ sas|
iness.r-Lowell Citizen.
-i,escuer-.I have brought yonr sor|
homo. whom ! have rescued from drown
ing. Mother. Accept = motaer
thanks. Now. Charles, ! hope this ~i'
be a good lesson to you. DON yo1
ever 20 near the watcr again Ill yo1
know how 10 swim"
-ThoughtfuL .i;nt. Clara. :hs9
cloak you have on IL the very one !
would not get for you because il ~as y
expensive Yes. John. dear. hut |
bought il afterwards because | sculd nj
bear 10 think OF how you would reproae7
yourself for your cbstinacy in not sci
ing IL for mc. ~-Fiicgendc Batter.
-She--~wcll. Professor. you've al
scribed coughing and sneczing very cio1
qucntly indeed. Will you tell me wha1
Kissing Isl" He--.'kiSsing Is the anf|
tomical juxtaposition Of two crbicnlA''.,
oris nsusclcs in . state OF distraction
mean contraction" Shc--.sOh' Pause
but IL seems easier than that
Jester.
--Oldboy--.I am heartily glad q nn'|
you 50 much bcttcr." Dumlcy-i@
have been . very sick man. but ! ~
al right now. thanks TO DR.. Pillsbury.
Oldboy -- You should rather \!
thanks 70 Providence for y
Providence that wrought your eare
Dumlcy-"Wcll, you Just wait
vho sends In the bill. "-Amcrica
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~cLARKsoN's EXPLOSION.


49, "
Mr.. J.. : Slarkson, the First Assistant
Posimaster-Grneral is = wonderful
man. H. has been cutting Of the heads
ot Democratic prstmaStcrs until he -
tircd 81 the work. AMI now he Il deliv-
c-lnv political lectures AZ tlss Aorth by
way ~ variety. he l. not only wonder
ful. bit great A few years ago, while
be was editor 81 the low state Regis
ter. ~ printed in his editorial columns
a statement 70 the e;fect that when the
great "st~ar-Showcr'' occurred In 1858
the falling stars could ~ heard rattling
81 tho caves q the trees.
This ,ort 81 thing j. characteristic Of
Clarkson. lie has now quit telling
about the stars in order 10 tell some
wonderful stories about the South. The
star-~tory wa. merely an innocent lie,
but the lies about tho south are told ia
order % help the Republican party.
These political lies are patent enough
to every body except thedclndel people
who sit and listen TO him. and a good
many Of those must recognize the most
OF Clarkson's To be lies IL
they read the newspapers. His com
plant is that Republicans are not al
loved to hold Office in the south. and
get there = hardly a county in any part
B: the South where Republicans are NOT
holding Office.
A. for the negroes. il Is natural that
their appointment as postmasgrs in
communities where there are plenty OF
white Republicans should cause irrita-
tion; but do the southern people pre-
vent the negro from holding Office At the
North? Has the Southern bulldozer ter
ror.zel the President and Mr.. Clarkson
10 such an extent that they are afraid
70 appoint negroes 70 Office IN tho
NORTH IL not, why have no negroes
been appointed TO Office in the North?
These are very interesting questions
The President and Mr.. Clarkson have
aot hesi,atei TO appoint negro postmas-
tiers in tAe South. where they knew that
such appointments are likely to cause
irritation; but why have they hcsitated
70 appoint negro po~tmastcrs At the
Norths Are the Northern negroes mint
70 hold Office? Wouli the white people
protest against such appointments?
Iherc are a great many negroes in Iowa
Mr.. ~llark>on's >tAfc-and many Of
them are said to be well educated: but
ho~ many negro officials are there in
Iowa? In the whole State has Mr.. Clark
son appointed n negro postmaster
u would seem from this that the gay
bulidmcr has entrusted his b~ulldoxing
operations 70 the present ADMINISTERS
tion-Atlanta Constitution.
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bpenin< % rho S~ationsl Temperance Con
xte~s In >sw York Cify-Int~resttar
Dtsru-~ion< Had on Interesting >nnIset<
-idir<~s-< ~ rron..nrnt Temperance
Orators 4 Political Revolution frs-
sicfcd.
INV lcEK. June la-1hc National
Temperance Congress opened its ses-
>ions az the broadway Tabernacle yes
tcriay morning. Colonel Alexander
i;acon called the congress 70 order. and
in q few well cho,es words spoke Of the
National significance 81 the work Of
temperance. Rev. Charles T.. Deems.
~ the Church of the Stranger. Was
then called 10 preside over the deliher-
ations9f the congress.
The question s.is state AMI National
Prohibition Desirable and Feasible"
0as then discussed b. General Neal
Dow from the high-licensc side. and
Robert Graham from the prohibition
point Of view.
y. :. Davis. NJ. ID. ~ Chicago. read
= paper entitled: ''Alcohol 4 Poison
Never - BE- Used for beverage rur-
roses" and another was read b. Prof.
A. X Cornwall. entitled: The Battle
~ Omaha
Among those present were General +.
y Nettleton. or Minneapolis: A. I.
kymnetts. u. ID. OF Philadclphia;
Albert Griffin. Of Kansas: Judge &. q.
Bonner. Of Chicago; Hon. Walter X
Hill, of Georgia. and John Eascom. u.
d.. ex-pressdent Wisconsin University.
At the afternoon session. Rev. J.. X.
Funk. Of New York. advocated that
both Prchibitionists and High-liccnse
people unite on some practicable re-
measure.
DR.. Huntington. OF Grace Church. dis
believed in either p rohibiiion or high
license Both had proved failures
must find some substitute for the
saloon. and must lessen the desire for
before we can eradicate the evils
intemperance. Improvement in the
homes Of tho poor would BE- one good
step.
General 4 T. Nettleton. OF Mime
favored the founding Of an
Union Temperance Alliance
20 work for better laws and better pub
lie sentiment.
DR. j. kaynett. Of Philadelphia.
prohibition After several
speeches in favor Of total ab~ti-
and prohibi tion the session
-l0Sed.
At the evening session General Wager
>~ayne presided. and addresses were
delivered by him n Walter u. Hill. OF
Georgia: Rev. a. II. Church. of MasSa-
'hnsetts. General o q Howard. J. y.
learns. Rev. A. A. Minor. Rev. Howard
and others.
Several Of the speakers declared hat
lnless the origiRai-packagc decision
nullifed BY Congress. a political
evolution woali be worked b. the tenn
france rennIe.
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The VANISHING SURPLUS.



Ions in the Treasury.
When Grover Cleveland sent his "a
o tariff reform messages 10 Congress-
he drew attention to the Act that the
country was confronted with "a condi-
tion-not q theory That condition
was an overwhelming and growing sur
plus N the National treasury. due to
over-taxation. Mr.. Cleveland proposed
70 reduce this surplus By relieving the
people from the burden Of unnecessary
taxation. and the Democrats in control
OF the popular branch Of Congress re-
sponied To his demand by q bill which
supplied in small part the remedy
which he proposed. This measure
tie Mills bill-was defeated in the
ma under the control Of the Repab-
Leans.
y i only a little moro than a rear
since Grover Cleveland went out 81
otice. And now IL is reported from
Washington that the ensuing year will
probably show a 1eicit Of $685. 600. 900
instead OF a surplus OF 500. 0O0. 600.
How has this. remarkable change been
brought about Not by reduction Of
E'A the AdAtt NItt not
been reduced. Not by any increased
necessities Of TIE Governments. sor there
has been no. MAR nor great National
calamity demanding extraordinary ex-
pcnditures- There has been no vast
scheme Of National improvements TO
drain the treasury Of it, resources.
What Is h explanation?
The process Of converting . huge sur
plus into nappallingdcfci within two
years has been clearly oatlined by the
legislation which has tsen passed and
which is farther projected BY the pres
cnt Congress. The estimates are made
on the basis 81 the cxtravagant appro-
priations which are outlined and the
projected changes In the evenue sys-
sem. With To , exception OF occasional
objections 70 ,ome ~meritorious bill FOR
: pu5lic builiing. there has been d uni
form dispos tion to swell the a~ppropria-
lions in every possible direction. The
plan has feen seriously contemplated 10
absorb al possible surplus by
voting dependent PENSIONS, service Pen
sicns bfck pensions and pensions ander
various designations. II tho pension
raids d. not suffice 10 get rid of the rev.
then IL Is hoped the Mckinley
bill will do tho businessmen w re-
ducing taxation, but BY increasing ii 20
such an extent as 70 prohibit certain
imPortations and transferring tho 4
heretofore paid % the Government into
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The tIs<. >trndine Of thr Fir~f and se~
enI tfs--r< "a th~ >afinnL Military
lcsd~ns az Ncss Ea.nt~whs vial Head
thr last % cenrrsi ~tsnd.ns a. what
rhes arr All iacking Tsr.
NrsT rosxr. y. NJ. June if.-After
fhc light artillery battery DILL ycster-
day afternoon the 81 the
class standing was cad az drcss parade
This determines tho standings in sari-
on> studies ~ the first and second
classes. but the general standing i sill
lacking. and that i what counts with
the cadets and especially 80 With the
graduating class. for while Cadet Crom-
well may head the first section in en-
cheering. and Cadet Keller the first
section in Las. IL dos not follow that
either 81 them will carry Of tho
honor 81 being first on Thursday and
step forth from the line az call ~ name
and receive the diploma ~ the military
academy. n * lid. then would cadet
jadwin's hard work and SPLENDID sue
cess in tae four wears past 10 Tor
naught When the general standing j.
maie up the Standing made ~ shs cadet
in his entire term or service i taken in
is entirety. and the highest total car
ries on the prize Nj. Iaixin has
quite a Surplus Of marks - Ill credit
having headed his class in nearly al
MS studies from the outset. and will
probahly land with 10th feet across The
line.
The FIRST Eve names in the several
grades in the order they we're an
n we're as follows: First class
Enginrcrinr-Charlcs : Cromwell. OF
Ohio: Golden Rugeies. Of Nebraska. ap-
pointed BY the President: Charles Kel-
Ter. u New York: Herbert Deakyne. Of
Delaware: Edgar Jadwin. 81 Pcnnsvl-
yania- La~-Charlcs Keller. Alfred c.
Mcrrilat. Of Ohio: James Hamilton. Of
Massachusetts,: Ruggles. Deakyne.
Ordnance and Gunnerv-jalwin. Keller.
Cromwell. Iiamilton. Deakyne. span
ish-Dcakvne. Keller. &. &. Hearn. OF
Texas. Nm. D Johnson. Of Kenturky;
guggles
second Cla-s-Natural and Experi-
mental Philosophy : >ewell. Ten
nessee: 4. 7. Echols. Alabama. Spence
Crosby. Maryland. appointed by the
j. r. MrIndcc. Maryland;
,. J. Morrow. Pennsylvania: Chemistry.
Nineraiogy and Geology->eweIl. Cros-
by. NcInloe. Morrow and Erhols-
These are ali the studies OF the two
and every member passed sue
ressfully the examination The third
and fourth Will learn their fate today.
n~ violating confidence 70 state
that these classes Will not pas the
rnscathed. but the number u
sn~fcrtunates can not BE- told
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HOW's THls7


An Iowa Bounty Law Tnearfhed that
Means Dneat< 10 some of the Veterans.
MAE-HAILTowS. la. June ln-C- II.
Brock. q member Of the Eighth Iowa
Cavalry. in rummaging throughout old
records Of the county. discovered among
the proceedings 81 the Board or super
wilson's in 1865 that on December : u
that wear 1t passed q resolution granting
every man wbo should enlist alter that
date $50. In the January following the
board passed another resolution grant
ing similar bounty to AL who had en-
listed before or should enlist after that
date. due in $50 annual payments with
. per e interest on the unpaid
amount Brock has accordingly filed a
claim for Si2s. as he had received SIS
when be enlisted. and the accrued
compound interest for over twenty
seven years amounting to over
$500. lie further discovered that IL
would take ver $50. 600 to Pay the claims
10 Shich soldiers cnlisting from this
country are entitled. The only thing
which can prevent the collection Of
these claims ~ the statue 81 limitations,
which. IL is said. does not apply I o
debts 81 government TO its defenders
Exciting developments are expected
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Quay will order the Administra-
ZION 10 disband before he viii consent
TO sue the New York World for LIBEL
Atlanta Constitution
It j. wonderful how quiet Mr.. Har-
rison keeps about the Quay matte-.
Perhaps. however. he Is preparing a
card for publication. -Atlan IA Constitn-
ton
-Snm~ay-vhom did the Prcsi-
dent mean when he spoke Of tried and
true Republicans?- Staggers - Not
Quay and Dudley. anyhow; they havcn's
been tried yet-Life.
The negro will never AMOUNT 70
any thing 50 long IS he is tres tec -
The ward Of the Nation" and il Is en-
cozraging 70 find that he is beginning
. understand thix-N. Y. Evening"
Posk
Ben B~utterworth was an indie
peaient citizen for four whole days, tut
when the whip cracked he pulled do~n
his tail feathers. slumped into his boots
AMI voted for the Mckinley bill. Tho
q O. r. whip is a great institution.
Lowell tMass-) Times.
The report that Blaine will nos
again Try for the Presidency. bss will
b. satisfied 70 close his career as SEN
ator from Maine. indicates that ,ho
Maine mans weather eve is As good a.
ever. The chance for a Republican sue
cesSor to Harrison i exceedingly slim.
ST Louis Post Dispatch.
On the whole. we think We en-
tertain more respect for a Congressman
who sincerely believes in high pro
tectivc duties, and votes every timo 70
sustain them. Khan we havo fer the
Congressman who makes limo speeches
In favor of tariff reform and tfen votes
the other way. under the lash q tho
party whip. -Eoston Herald.
Some OF the Republican panors
are trying TO resist tho impression bro
ducsd By Clarkson's speeches regarding
the remarkable decline CT sss Iepub-
lican press BY declaring that his state
ments arc much exaggerated. but
Clarkscn told nothing bur the truth.
and that he believes whas lie SAYS II
seen In the fact that he has disposed az
his own newspaper prcporty.-Chicago
Herald.
a Union soldier named Hcrbst
was taken prisoner and joined tho Con-
federatc army. When he Was rccapt.
tured he sworc that no took arms
against his country because he wished
70 be- released from prison. lie should
have been shot for dcsertion. but he was
not His widow asked q pension. and
Congress gave a 10 her. Harrison per
mitted the bill to become a law. What
do honorable Union veterans think u
this as q specimen Of pension lcgisla-
tion, Endorsed BY the Prcsident?-Al-
bany Argus
1t appears upon the showing Of
this representative Republican, Clark
son. based upon carefully compiled
statistics. that tho Democratic party Is
prominently she reading. thinking.
and. therefore. tho intelligent party Of
the country. Undoubtedly. Mr.. Clark
son Is correct and II Is also true, on the
other hand. that the moro tho people
generally read and think. and study the
principles and purposes of the two
greet parties, the stronger. relatively,
the Democratic party becomcs.-Coo
cord IN. H. People and Patriot
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LoSDox, Jr-e lin spite OF the an
that the Cabinet Council
which IL was intended 10 hold to-day
had been postponed until after the Con-
sentative caucus A. the Carlton Climb on
Thursday. there VAS a meeting Of the
Ministers yesterday afternoon at which
was discussed the matter Of Ger
many's claims in Africa. The hasty
converting OF this meeting. after Lord
Salisbury's protracted interview with
the German Ambassador Monday. ri,
rise to the belief lat the negotiations
with Germany in regard to Africa have
become hcpelessly complicated
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.he ponkcts 81 pris>sc iniiv.a' 49, and
cors osat.ons paid IA sbe form y boun-
ties.
Which IL the hotter f'an Tor getting
IA ~ the snrrius-the Cleveland plan
~ reducing unnefes~ary taxes Or tho
pending plan COR increasing ~appropria-
lions and also increasing taxation on
import, Ia 4 prahihitory fgurcs That
viii be- the question Tor the people %
d.cide.-kausas ,isy star.
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sPANlARDs ORGANIZING.


The Don~ Purpose 10 Hold a Celebration.
IN fSo>- Of the Your Haniredth tnni-
s~r~art ~ the Discovers of America ~
christopher Columbus
NA<ulSGToS. June 1.-THE Sec-c-
tary Of state has been informed tha. ~
q meeting OF tine Leading citizens %
Madrid. Spain. held for the purpose 81
forming = society 70 commemorate tho
year i>9-. the fourth century Or the dis
covery Of America BIZ Christopher Co
lumbus. the following committees With
their chairmcn We're appointed.
Committee on Financed j. Fran
cisco Camacho.
Committee on Universal Exhibition
German tanaxo.
COMMITTEE on Arts AMI >cience-Duko
he Mandos4
Committee on Religious >olemnitics
a. Jandero Pidal.
Committee on Literature AMI Press
ID. Carlos Navarro.
Committee on Permanent and Com
merc.al Exhibition-D. FREDERICK Cas-
tro.
Committee on Popular festivities
Romero Eoblcdo
Committee On Printing and Alycrtls-
inr-NarqGis y Poo EUbio
Committee on International Congress
lie LorOres.
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THE WORK OF EXPERTS.

Heavy y~welry Robbery by Bur-Iars ss
clover~~iiIe =. N--Tb- safe shows tho
Impress Of Expert Crsek~mrn.
AMSTERDAM y. 81 June 1.-THE
:eweIry store cf ". ID. Norton At Glov-
ersville. Fulton County. was broken
into BY burglars some time last night.
and iewelry - the amount ~ SIS. ono
was stolen The articles aiken consist
"a OF zoo old watche, left by
customers 70 he repaired. 800
nen gold and silver time pieces.
i.lay rings and q number 81 chains.
lorkets and charms All the solid gold
articles in the place we're c~ontiscated-
The burglary was the work Of experts
The front of the safe was drilled
through to the lock tuTrblcrs in a man
ner acquired BY frs'-rIass cracksmen-
The Jewellers Association of Glov%r~-
vile w engaged a Pinkerton detect
i've 70 hun up the perpetrators
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PERSONAL AND L'1lsssx

-
Tho only female Mix.
WY i9nrns!isn ia saA,l.
sa'd =" M q Wisconsin
on \" -ial ot'thc claAle NV 80
|amfs Ensell l.oue,,t.
'"mhF'ae" osericokS ianoa. .
burn Cemetery. The white ". Az
which may ~ seen iron Nv. 't
dows ~ tho hous. rli.tr, 'tf Nlt
moonlight. Y N
Roll EoIdrexool. MANIA
Australian bash. the slr.s l,,.. n -
ne attempted. made h.s w
s.x'y gears old. ms nAm.
Thomas brown and w. F-a
magistrate. FN'se
After tho plates hal ..D,
NE American edition " o.tl, NJ
novel She ieatnesl tilat fh. M, Nv
had chosen. "ro,ltiun. .a ~
been nssd for tho fltlr N 4 ,-.
promptly iclcyrapncd fN savn4t NV.
p ">yrIin." TIE name * pa,. II NJ.
acfcrs. F'''
Henry Willard. tho ca.incr. ALL.
cier- y writing his au~ioaiostanAv y.
ne usa ~ mis- children ..ion. X
born IN Germany. ana ill., s.orv N
early years j. written III ,:crm.n
having been educated IN tf.n..
business and social lite In AMer., \,
he recorded in Enrli,h.
The Emperor Napoleon ,e,v
wrote a letter b. lis own han6
hose few which 10 exist Aro s...,.
Italian lie usually Dictated INK
tary ~ such a rapid rate that M. an',,.
ucnsis had - fll w gaps fy.sm me,oe-r
and II Is q funny fact ,Aat r.o.. y Y.
love letters ~ Josephine aese III.
dictated.
"A bookseller Who o~isrrvos,h n r..a
Ing habits 81 young women NV. NJ,
the young women ~ ncw Wax >oA,.r
read back further than = WIN. T..v
keep up famously with The nem xor..
u note In the Lighter 'iela~ ~ ll,era,
but that no n % them j. found ~.
ing the older French writers. WIN N.
single exception Of George Eliot.
-countc~s Tolstoi makes hclsto--.nA
copies ~ her husbands books ,ha, ~
under han in Russia and thus esrcul..,.
them in the mail. She has nine lls.,,
children. the Oldest. a lau~htcr. anJ
eighteen. who sympathixrs with he- "
theirs doctrines and often hrlps isln \,
his work with the poor. HE nhol.
family speak English perfectly.
Mrs BENJAMIN Harrison y ~so.s.r,
a carefully-posted Journal ircn raIss
Through One Administers ;lon II ~
Will to written. Ii is tho rsra; re.,s.
of Mrs. General Grant that she ntrIA.,l
to 40 80 during her varlrd and NA.ta.
less experience Of twenty years Z ,ab-
he life as tho wife III a ~ui-i.H oou-
handing officer. President and ros!-
honorei hero Mrs. Grants hpoa l.a!.
completed. but necessarily hriff. = a.
Is depending wholly On a bad n-aaory
for material
-Alphon~c Dardct. whom iierr,
James and other critics conside Ii,
greatest living author. j. sin j genn'
man lie has not yet reached N
Eftie.h year. lie went 70 Paris IN ~
without money or friends. ILL., sAce'
j. Of his own making. Personally hr
> delightful a a genial conyerS
tionalist. and an entertaining ho,
Ills family consists Of a clever Nifc. "
ons and q daughter. Ills eldest son
s~enty-onc years 81 age. Daudet de'
Gated his ''>appho" 70 his TWO sons.
read when they reached their MAORI.
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WASHINGTON. June fc.-The POST
Ofice Department has received notice
Of an arrangement made by the Mcxi-
can Government for placing in all tho
p~ost-cfices OF that country phonographS
for the use Of the public, the cylinders
are 70 b. sent from one point 70 another
in the mails Al the same postage as iirst-
class matter, the use of the machine il
likely 70 become general, and II will DO
utilized BY persons who are unable 70
write. The monographs are managed
BY . company, who pay . certain pro-
portion os the receipts 70 tho govern
mcnt