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overlooked Is the danger OF undermining
the present system, which for moro than
half a century has boon OF inoaloulable
value Tho National Guard Of to-day exists
because tho old plan " enrolling oil tho
able-boded men within certain prescribed
ages proved total failure. That was our
first attempt AT n national militia, and Its
relics nro s"cn In various obsolete stat
utes. When its cunhrous machinery broke
down by It's own weight the state volunteer
system grew up, and splendidly indicated
It's right 10 public favor at the outbreak OF
the civil war by is response To the call OF
Pr .sidcnt LINCOLN. But valuable as were
its snrvices In that day, no competent OBJ
server can hesitate TO say that the
militia now is far moro efficient than
1t was thirty years ago. One point
OF decisive contrast ia greater familiarity
and skill with it, weapon, the RHO, largely
due to those who after tho civil war intro
duced instruction In craftsmanship on tho
Hythe and Wimbledon system. and founded
Crecdmoor, the parent o. many rifle ranges
The services which the State militia sys-
TEN rendered In 1861 suggest that 1t would
be neither wise nor just to divide pub
lie interest In it now by creating new force
through pecuniary inducements offered by
Congress, even were this new force under
that degree Of state control which tho Con-
stitution itself exacts.
Perhaps tho most promising form Just
now Of increasing the strength OF the or
ganized militia through the action OF Con-
gress IL that OF creating nsw bodies of 1t for
special functions, Rs In the recent organiza-
ton OF the naval reserve. Mr.. CUrCHEoNs
bill, introduced into the Fifty-iirst Congress,
for the creation OF a volunteer heavy arttl-
lsry, was also not open to the objection which
must always exist against establishing an
auxiliary force to compete with the existing
system, and tending to undermine 1t. Tho
and valuable kind, and tho need Of It
has since led to the arm ltion OF some state
militia organizations u heavy artillery. The
two dangers to avoid are. first. injurlng the
State forces by building up q competing sys-
tenn cncroaching upon the same ground. and.
secondly, such q Matchmaking Of the State
forces as will destroy them by imposing con-
ditions foreign to the MISUNDERSTOOD pecu-
liarites OF the citizen soldier. The distinc-
ton between militia engaged 10 the ordl.
nary occupations Of civil life and profession
al soldiers Is fundamental. but. properly
viewed, one organization Is the supplement
Of the other. Complete uniformity cannot
be hoped for with the conditions SO differ
ent. But the creation OF a more centralized
militia for the mere slks o! such centraliZs-
ton Is dangerous and undesirable In the
highest degree for still other reasons.
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BANDITS IN CHINA,
They arc Terroriz,ng the Province or
Notwithstanding All who Oppose Them.

They arc TerrorIz,ng the Province OF
wcnchow-kNliuE All who Oppose Them.
San Francisco. Aug. e. Advices from
Shanghai say that gang OF 500 armed bandits
arc creating havoc in tho province OF Wen.
chow THOR progress through the country hos
been marked by tho most cruel and cold
blooded crimes. Villages have been:burned
right and left whom hospitality has been re.
fused them. and tho Inhabitants. men. women,
and children. have been slaughtered. Tho OBJ
ject Of tho bandits seems to be to capture In.
fpsntinl people md hold them for ransom,
They have already seizod the grandson and
only LIKING roatiye Of a wealthy cid man living
near Wenchow. and they havo sent repenteI
demands for largo amount OF money t.
the at cited grand ather. accompanied on each
Soc ..m n by piece OF the unlortunn,e boys
q strip OF skin taken from Ills back and 70 on.
leoently the gang has been travelling sou H.
ward looting. burning and numbering rs they
proceeded. When The Consul at Wenchow 0rst
became convinced OF the alarming state OF Of.
fairs. he took such measures as were in lis
power for the protection Of tho residents.
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The weather wns fair at the Pittsburgh
ball grounds yesterday. but the score wasn't
1t would be a good scheme for the New Yorks
to send up dynamite rain.raising balloon on
days whom their pitchers are broken. But
where are the pitchers with Machnvellian in
tellectuals and arms harder than q Mug
wump's check and more powerful than tho
breath OF the teautifui riyor Chicago. who can
make q ball turn fifteen hiphaps before
q ba,ter's nose? Two or three OF those pros
tidigjtatofs W ould be very useful In the New
York Club at present Meanwhile. as we have
spoken Of the stream whose balmy breath
makes Chicago dream OF tho Spioe Islands and
Cologne. We may DO allowed to say a word. In
oil kindness. Of the chief citizen OF that inter-
estinR hamlet. Mister ANsoN Ia a nice man In
the winter and carly spring. but he is mighty
monotonous 10 tho summer.
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OF French Canadians to the New England
States from tho British provinces continues 10
bs large aud there are ut least 100000 OF them
now living In New ENGLAND. Perhaps one-ffth
OF the immigrants have taken TO farming In
their new country, but tho great majority OF
them. both men and women. flnd employment
In the mills and workshops Of the manufacture
Ing towns They are spoken OF BY tho employ
ers as patient workers, temperate and econom.
ical in their habits, anxious to save money.
and not anxious to return to Canada. whore
they found It hard to earn anything. While
the French Canadians like to live among tao
Yankees. there are few Yankees who try TO
live In the provinces Of the French. Can adams.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28
Geology.

Tho international Congress Of Biologists
that Is held In the United States this year,
and that Is now In session In Washington. Is
very distinguished body OF scientific men.
Besides the American members OF the body
who are at the Washington meeting. there are
delegates from Canada. Mexico. and several
countries Of South America, from Russia.
Austria. Germany, France. Italy. Great
Britain, and other countries Of Europe, and
also from Australasia and the East indies.
Germany Is represented by twenty dele.
gates, nearly all OF whom are professors OF
geology In the universities OF that country.
and several OF whom are men Of great re-
nown The British. French Russian. Italian,
and Austrian delegates also are biologists
OF emlnence; and In fact. all the members OF
tho Congress are scholars OF rank In the
science TO which their lives are devoted.
1t Is not out OF place to make especial
reference TO the seven Russian biologists at
the Washington meeting. They are worthy
representatives OF the universities and sci
entifc societies Of Moscow and st. Peters
burg. Several Of Them since their arrival
in Washington. have read papers upon
special questions in geology which gave evil
dence OF broad knowledge, deep research.
and faro powers OF mind. We welcome
them to the United States. as we welcome
also tho delegates from other lands.
In this country the study Of geology Is
pursued by a host OF scholars. and chairs of
geology have been established In all our
leading institutions OF learning. The Gov
eminent makes liberal provision for the sup.
port OF the Bureau OF the Geological Survey,
to which, as was said by one OF the speakers
at the opening OF the Washington Con.
gress on Wednesday last, "is committed
the examination OF the soil, the rocks. and
the minerals Of our country. and the con-
struction Of the Typographical maps that
indicate the character and distribution OF
Its natural resources"
A branch Of knowledge Of prodigious
practical Importance is the science OF geol-
| ogy; and the interests OF That science all
over the world are sure to be promoted by
| the labors OF the international Cong scss OF
Biologists now holding It's sessions In
| Washington.
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Many Republicans Of Essex county and
Hudson county are going down the hay to-
morrow to welcome the Hon. T.. BURD GnuBB
OF Philadelphia and Madrid home again from
= foreign shore. Let tho winds OF welcome
blow aud the wine OF welcome Cow. Republi-
cans OF Jersey. but don't forget 10 take your
smoked glasses. Gen. CRUDE will probably
have on his famous City Troop uniform One OF
tho saddest cases known to the oculists OF
Europe is that OF the beautiful Donna ELv1RA
DE SoBRELosIHIEsTRo. Duauesa DEL ENvuEs-
TRoJo. one Of tho most beautiful women at tho
Spanish court who WAS almost completely
blinded last winter by tho glare Of Gen.
GRUBB's uniform.
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The'park plnce horror having occurred In
mystery. the subsequent process OF clearlng
away the wreck and extracting the bodies OF
the victims has been marked by cnrelessness.
Indifference. insfTlciency. and ignorance OF
their duties on the part OF the various author
tiles whose function 1t has been 10 deal with II.
The investigation OF the cansc OF tho calam.
ity shoald b conducted without any such
blsmishss. Tho men detailed for 1t must
know what 10 to DO done and how to do 1t.
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It is not we'll to announce by ohtrusive
placards that tho free or very cheap bathing
places recently erected for the public service
were established by charitable societies for
the bsneflt o! the moor. There are respectable
and sslf-respscting cope not endowed with
wealth who dislike to enter . place in which
they arc made to feel that they are moor oh.
jects Of charity.
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The SEQ serpent Is latc In his rounds this
year. but he has been seen of the coast OF
Nova Scotia By Trustworthy persona What a
Jury list could DO nude II tho names OF all the
Trustworthy persons who have seen tho snake
OF tho marines could be caught. This snake is
said to have been 200 feot long and OF about
the size OF mans body. Ho may no good
serpent toe good 10 DO true. perhaps. but We
must ray. he Is altogether too thin for his
Ienuth-a remark which applies to most
yarns OF sea serpents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28

New York plays baseball Ike she builds monuments
--Chicdeo fai.r Otea,L
When she plays, New York plays baseball
with whirlwlnd power unedualled on any
prairie. Her ability to build monuments Is
unsurpassed. II cduallsd. But she speaks
English better than she docs either. some.
thing that Chicago seems TO DO not In.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28

There need lie no serious apprehension
smonx the Western farmers that the railroad
corporations Of the country WILL fail to furnish
sufficient freight cars to transport their big
otops to market Tho talk OF q "freight-c car
famine" on any OF tho railroad lines will not
be kept up long By the grain raisers anywhere
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28

ES.cenCressmAn Clxsoss announc ement that 10
not candidae Tor Governor OF Illinois seems ~ show
that his mouth II improving. g. Boston Herald
Nothing would crafty TIE srN moro than to
learn on good authority that Mr.. CANNON had
overcome tho villa habit which disgraoed his
constituents and drove him out OF public life.
He has many intellectual qualities which
command respect
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28
The Expedition to Lnbrador.

PORTLAND. Me-. Aug. 27.-Ths latest adyices
received By tho Advertiser from the CORE.
spondent on the Bowdoin expedition TO Lab.
rador say that tho exploring party had started
to ascend Grand River to discover tho falls. A
mouth Of tho river. but the Bowdoin mon cot
ak DAYS, start OF Them. At last accounts the
Melville. engaged in seIsntific Searches and and
awaiting tho return OF the explorer. They
are expected back from the falls on Sept. IT,
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virEini. K.ox's Bogus Count Locked q,
Again.
NoN the Phflasephta Record.

The Count DO Montercos. known In everyday life By
the common name Of Csrrussi lately released from
the arstocrAo work OF qusrynR the House OF Cor.
rscllon was found yesterday In . dramatic attitude
pondsring about his divorced wife, virginia Knox of
Pittsburgh when he was taken In charge ~ vsgr.nt
At Eighth and Oh stisn strsstA by hard hearted DO
licsmsn. Then he was ed before Magistrate Kane who
sent him back to his former life st the Hosss Of Cor
FACTION.
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THE SUN, FRIDAY. AUGUST %. 1891.

and a harder head. noated the reciprocity
treaty Of 1854 through the Senate on . sea OF
champagne. this country didn't complain that
It had been looking on the wine cur. King
KAN should initiate his brethren. the Ameri-
can sovereigns.
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British Colon,.s ,p ,Ae Po,ts, Un,o,

Postmaster Van Colt has received from
Washington official notice that all the colo
niles OF South and West Australia, New South
Wales. Victoria. Queensland. Now Zesland. land
I Tasmania VII enter the, Universal Postal
Guinea and the Fiji Islands. On anu sitsr
!hnt date Tho postage to those colonies will be
thion. cents por one-haf ounce for letters
and, cent Tor each two ounces on ne WI pn pers
PIES OF merchandise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28

His Backnese. King KAMAHARERo OF
Danaralapd. has given notice 10 quit to the
Germans who are trying to settle in bis do
Eintons. His Teutopic visitors got the old
man TO slgn q treaty csding his country TO
them by illing him with Whisky several
Inches above PLINsoLL mark and giving him
. few nose rings and warming pans. We don't
see that the noble monarch 10 entitled to re-
sile. as the Scotch lawyers say. from his con-
tract on tho grounds alleged. He was under no
duress. lie took the drink because lie liked it.
lie WAS under tho influence, but II 1t wa un-
due influence 1t was his own fault. He Ia old
enough to know what his tonnage 10. The best
thing be can do 10 70 sign the pledge and 20
out OF tho King business. which 10 VIGOROUSLY
crowded. When Lord ELoIN With hard e"
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Works Both Ways.

Faith Curist Nov you have do 10 70 believe that
you are cured and you are cured.
william Ann-Ai right and all you have to DO 10 to
believe that have PAL your bill and u 10 raid.
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From the Sovannah Eeps.
The steady growth Of Mr.. Germans popularity u b.
ginning to attract great deal Of attention.
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We have noticed that French Canadian
Convention" was held this wsek in the town Of
Waterbury. State oi CJnncc icur, nud We have
also noticed that one II the organizations
which welcomed President HARRISON 10 the
town Of 81. Johnsbury. State OF Vermont. was
that Of st. Jean Baptists. which 10 . powerful
French. Canadian society. The Immigration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28
RsPlAItx II Heatlle.

From the Port Towssssd KOrnins leader.
Seattle woman hss bees married twice divorced
once. and 10 now suing for divorce from her second
husband, all within fourteen months and yet some
people say Seattle 10 . s'ov place.
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The TonpkI.s square You.tai. U.vs,IsA,
The drinking fountain erected by the New
YORK Moderation Society In Tompkins square,
and described in yesterday q SUN. was unveiled
yesterday afisrnoop by Vice president SYLVIA
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she X new. Him.

(which tree Is most prolific - asked Yuuuiboy Of
Miss ScAdda
~ think II must b. tie chestnut" replied She
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Ifrain can now be ordered in quantities to
suit. It 10 time for Uncle JERRY RusK's cloud
com pellers to turn their minds toward the in
vention OF some process or machine for drying
and laundrying humid weather. The man
who can make humidity dry up con have any.
thing he wants. The Presidency will not be
too good for him. and II no wants to be .
member OF the Massachusetts Historical So
oety, he has only to say So
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Hrasa ESnntt.,. RIA.

Prom broolrn LUe
rrsnssiopsIDid you look under the bsd dsAri
rsrdhA-Ne; uhAi forf
fsnsiopsGlo see " there vas . N an there
S1ola-fou forget dear, that this 10 q summer hots
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28

We notice with qualification that tho
sweet and swirllng whisks OF the Hon.
Moses PUBLICATION HANDY OF the Clover Club
and tho Columbian Exposition Commission
have been attracting vast crowds and vaster
admiration at the Eov9orod fair. There Is no
better way Of snticinR foreigners to the Chi
caso show than to let them see some OF the
representative wonders OF the Western hemi-
sphere. OF those the seven now regarded a.
bearers OF the bun are these:
l. The moustacnes Of MELviLLs wrsroH TuliEa (svsst
ssO
q The beard Of BrLLALL,Ascr PRvvss aougsst,.
The capillary spiashbosrds OF Col. HANDY sweilsst).
g. The moustachss before amputatiou) of Policeman
rREscn longest from tip to tph
The ssperlabai ornonens Of Col. z. T. JoHEs (moss
msrtiAL
8. The suppressed whisksrs of JonH wAHAnAkru
(most moral
T. The phantom moustachs OF Mr.. 7, .. REID tmosi
seatternEl
OF course there 10 no general agreement az
to the exact order OF the Seven Whiskered
Wonders Of the New World. and the inclusion
OF WASAMAKER In tho list seems to many q
lucus non tucendo. There 10 no doubt. how.
ever. that Commissioner HASDY's place In the
whisksrsd septot Is high II not the highest
Long may those glorious whiskers wave In the
winds OF eloquenee or tremble in the gale Of
song; ard palsied be the hand OF the barber
that would pluck q single hair therefrom.
All hair and . yard wide.
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The refusal OF the directors OF the Boston
Baseball Club OF tho American Association to
weep for the desertion Of tho great man once
known as Tho Only KELLY or to try to lure him
back must be very depressing to that shrink
ing aud sensitive spirit. "Wo have no use for
him" say these unfesllnK directors. land will
not make the slightest move to get him back"
No use for him No use for KELLY. no use
for KELp No appreciation OF that modest
seli.sacri0clng temperament, thnt player who
is so ready 10 merge his individuality In
the fortunes OF the nine to which he be-
lonRs2 Tho Boston League Club will lose
half its Joy In having KELLY as 1t
secs with how little OF sweet sorrow the
other Boston club parts with him. When
you think how cities fought Tor the magnin-
cent NIKE and with what transports Boston
claspsd him 10 her respectable bosom. and
then think how much Of the Goldfish City 70.
gardeth him as large and liGneous cEump.
tho mournful lines OF the Spanish ballad trans
lated BY LocKHART trickle through tho NOM
orr:
"A star has fallen has set alas s'as for KELLY"
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The reports Of the crops In various coun-
tries Of Europe are tho most mslancholy read
Ing In the Europesn papers. The reports OF
the crops In tho United States sre the most
cheerful reading In the American papers.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-09
Southern Enterprises.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 26.- One of the largest incorporated en- terprises, ifnot the largest, eyer en- tered into in the south has just been organized in this city under the laws of Tennessee. It is to be known as the Corporate Town Com pany of Knoxville, Tenn. It has for it's object the foundation of a great manufacturing city in the healthful highlands of East Tennes- see, which are So wealthy in timber, coal and other mineral and agricul- tural resources, sufficient to sup port large industrial populations. The capital stock is ten million dol lars, distributed in small holdings throughout the entire country. Two hundred thousand dollars of this amount is already subscribed and paid in.
 The company will control mil lions for purposes of development, such as building and owning street railroads, gas works, furnaces, elec- tric light and telephone plants, and homes for artisans ofevery descrip- tion.
 The history of the Middles- borough Town company may be taken as illustration of the future possibility of this new venture on such large basis. The town of Middlesborough two years ago had only fifteen inhabitants rand four houses, It now has seven thousand inhabitants and the company owns property to the value of millions. The stock of the Middlesborough company sold two years ago in the English market at 95 sterling per share. It now commands G25. Its property is situated near Cumber- land Gap, where English capitalists have invested within the last two years S7O,0O0,OOO. It is in this vii cinity principally that the Corpor- ate Town company of Tennessee will organize and develop new industrial town.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-09
Energetic Graham.

The farmers of the Gila valley in
 Graham county are made out of the
 right kind of metal, and the way
 they have taken hold of the work of repairing the damage sustained by them during the recent floods IS greatly to their credit, and demon strates that for energy and untal- tering perseverance they cannot be excelled in any country. There was not single ditch on the river that escaped injury, and the work of re- pairing many has been almost equal to the cost of their original con- struction.
 But every day since the water re- ceded shovels have flashed in the rays of the morning sun and the last at night as the orb of day dis appeared behind Mount Graham, until now the ditches and dams are announced to be nearly completed, and in a few days water will be again running in all of them in plenty of time to water the growing crops before any of them suffer. The damage ill the valley has proven to be much lighter than at first es- timated. Some of the land was in- jured and now and then a piece was totally destroyed with the crop on it, but in many cases the land was benefited by having rich sed- imert deposited upon it several inches deep,-Graham County Bul- letin.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-09
The Clouds are Lifting.

The Northwestern Live Stock Journal offers the following words of consolation and encouragement to the farmers and stockgrowers Signs of improved conditions are everywhere beginning to appear. The depression that settled down so heavily upon the people three years ago will soon be a matter of history only. The millions of farmers in the United States will date from 1891 a period of special prosperity, and every branch of legitimate in dustry in this country will share measurably in the improved condi- tions.
 The latest and most reliable esti- mates of the wheat yield in Europe show shortage for 1891 of more than 100,000,000 bushels that will have to be made up from India and the United States. This country will be called upon to supply the bulk of that shortage. As a result prices must increase with the de- mand and market values, while not necessarily reaching extreme fig ures, will give a handsome margin over the cost of production.
 Beef is advancing steadily in val ue and supplies are not likely to outrun the demand before 1898. Prime beef steers will sell in Chi cago before the close of this year at an advance of dollar a hundred on present values, and the produ- cers from Maine to California will be getting profit on their labor and investments. With prosperity among the farmers and Stock-rais- CTS will come activity among all classes.
 Apparently there is no possible combination of circumstances that can longer delay the ushering in of