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Ouite Difference,

People in the South. and especially in Louis
lana. have much to be thankful for, and not
least among our many blessings is our glorious
climate Here in the early part OF February
we sit with open windows in the evening.
while at midday we take the shady side of the
street. What a contrast Is this with the condi-
tons elsewhere. Daly the Northern papers
come 10 rs filled with stories, and true ones.
of the suffering caused by the bitter cold
among the poor of that section. The tales
Of the sorrOwful struggle To get the fuel ana
clothing necessary TO enough warmth TO pre-
serve life. the pitiful story OF how some OF
their people have 10 rob themselves of a pOr-
ton Of their indispensable food 70 buy these
article. are narrowing And while they excite
our compassion for the unfOrtunates so sltlia-
ted. they make ~ thankful (but not with any
species Of exultation) that these are hardshlps
10 which our poor are not subjected. The
food question solved the problem Ot existence
Is worked out for the dweller beneath the
sunny SKY.
Let this news be carried 10 the over
crowded quarters Of the great Northern cities,
Let those. willing 10 de- work. but unable to
find n. who are suffering there the pangs OF
starvation and cold. be told that here there
are broad acres waiting for the abOrers. warm
hearts To give the honest stranger "A generous
welcome. and "a mild and even climate. where
the ever present fear Of freezing and the
haunting horror Of the cold are never found.
Tell them that already thousands from the
blixzard-swept territory of the Northwest
have found hospitable hearts and happy
homes in the prnircS of Calcaseu and the
pleasant places OF Acadia.
Tell them that honest immigrants, VINO
came to cast their lot with rs. 10 become clti-
zens Of our State. are more than welcome.
Let the visitor, from the North now here tell
the poor Of their over-crowded cities. when
they return. that there is room for them here,
and a living here for anybody willing to work
fOr it.-New Orleans Delta.
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RAILROADS.
RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY 4. 1891.
LEAVE RICHMOND;

LEAVE RICHMOND;
TRAIN Ne. II, 3;i5 A. VI. IN.
SOUTHERN EXPRESS. daily for Danyille,
- Greensboro; Winston Salem. Durham,
Raleigh. Randleman, Salisbury. Asheville. Hot
Atlanta. Birmingham. Montgomery. New Or
leans. Texas and California. Pullman palace
sleepinC-cars Richmond To Danyille and Dan;
vile 70 Asheyille, Augusta, birmingham anu
New Orleans.
TRAIN No. Is. 1885 A. NJ.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA En-
PRESS. daily for Burkeyllle, all stations on
the Norfolk and Western railroad. Lynchhurg,
Knoxville. Chattanooga, Memphis and Nash
vile; also for keysyille. Clarksyilles oxford.
Henderson, Durham and Raleigh. This train
goes through solid 10 Raleigh.
TRAIN No. q I T.. VI.
HAST MAIL. daily from all points on the
L farmvlllc AMI lowhatan railroad, DsnNllle,
Greensboro. Winston Salem, Raleigh. Charlotte,
ksheyille Columbia, Augusta, Atlanta. Birfnlng-
ham. Montgomery, New Orleans. Texas and Cal
IfOrnia Pullman palace slceping-cars Danyille
10 Augusta and Atlanta, and at greensboro
sleeper via Ashevlle 10 Morristown. Tenn. At
Danyillo connects with the Nestlhule Limited.
TRAIN No. l., q Y. VI.
4 MELIA ACCOMMODATION. daily except
"a Sunday for Amelia Courthouse and inter
mediate points.
TRAIN No. Ct. 6:l5 4 W.
GLOVER LOCAL daily except sunday, freight
y train with coach attached for Clover, va,
and intermediate points.
ARRIVE Ar RICHMOND.
Train No. u, 6 A. NJ; No 10, $50 L. NJ; No. i6,
4:s9 T. NJ, and No. ~. S:ij A. VI.
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Reported for The imes1
RICHMOND. Feb lO-Oncrings Of tobaccos no
auction ON Change Tuesday. February TO- 1901:
Total offerings. g. packages West Virginia
bright tobaccos; ] package sold at 5000 at
s2j. 3 al SD. I taken in 40 $3.50, 40 ols.e5,
z .oil at SIS -. taken in an Sii,l az 5000.
sold 40 slA5j. taken IN ot SIS. I soldat : -, i
az sIidD takcn I'm 40 Sl2.25, sold ar SIP taken
IL at $40 -. az $40. sold ~ $40 taken IN at
80 3D. az 90 20 az 80, sold at eo62ls, at $50,
taken in at $3.50, at ~ sold at Is, taken IN
a. i. so. sold az s75p at 81 J. at S6N,l@. at
. OPS taken IN az $3.50, sold NJ $500 at
81 87l6 , az 50. az $5.2i . al g.
Sales of leaf tobaccos on the breaks to-day [:
lreusAaws Warehouse, Nl3 pounds. Highest
Private sales reported o the secretary to-day:
Wrtppers. q hOgsheads: filters, hogshcaus' cut
ter. u hogsheads: smokers, hogs head; scrap,
8 hog.hoads; dark tobaccOs. hogshcad. Total
a. hGg,hcGQs.
nspections-brlght,d * hogshcadS' dark - hoe'-
Farmers. Virginia. Allegheny. Old Dominiop
Jones CrcnshaW 81 ShOckOc, Davenport s., shell
turue's and ScabroOks warehouses; report to-
day: Receipts, l0J hogsncaoo' oeANtilts' NJ
hogshcads.
Once of the Collector Of the United States In
ternal Revenue reports collections Tor the city
Of Richmond to-day; Taxes pau Tor cis1fs ana
cigarettes. si-2.05. taxes PAID lof tooaccos.
eS,6092 Total, siy3sD
Registered az the Tobacco Exchange tuesday,
February TO- 1891: l.. g.. Gaines, laycite county,
" Va: {. T. Seadridgc, T. H. Jarman. j, T.
Parray, Mbemarle county; ii. W. Luolt' lIu-
wanna county.
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March and April.
ary and March. sl.5sSsL57:
Si60; April and May,S5.O0.


Flour closed quiet but steady; fine grades of
spring. $3.50 s32j; do. winter, s2.9Oa s335:
supcrfnc e. I5'a - G5: do. winter. $3.50 S3. IS;
extra No. spring q 0asi.00; do winter, $500
"a 800; extra No. spring, $3.50 S4Sl; do. win
ter, Si0ocs $40; city mills. extra, Sjl0s 1925
southern Hour closed steady; city mills. extra,
$l.l0o 1910 for West Indies.
Mhcaf-OptiOns fairly active, while prices
were strong and advanced 4 10 ! per cent. Spot
lots closed steady. Spot sales No ,, red, winter,
i.UNse $ll0l@; No. red winter February,
fi.li; do. March, Sii5; do. May, siO6ss; DO.
june. slOi
CONCEPTIONS dull and lower Spot lots closed
firm Sales No. 2 mixed. 62ti "a SIC; No. mixed,
February. 90 &C.; March, 6l3sc; May, 5g3sc
Oati-Optlons dull and steady. closing gen.
Grail &C. higher; Spot lots closed &c. lower;
spot sales No white, SIC; No , do. 52hc.;
mixed, bc.; No do. i2Ac. do. No. , mixed
February. i2lec.: May, 5il9c.
IOrk-luli; mess, $1,000 3ll p for new.
Lard-Quict: February. Sjg1: March s5Ol
Sugar-Raw strong; SIC. for 9j test ceuiri-
bulgai: BE-. for fair refining; refined fairly ac-
tive and firm; cut-loai and crushed. sos;
powdered. S6t; graduated, 6}ic., cubes, SOL;
mould 4. SG.3l
Coffee Unchanged
Ro-n. 2.asg barrels; Spirits turpontne. 2.13s
barrels; Tar. 1000 barrels. Market for spirit,
turpenfinr quiet az DC. for machine barrels.
The demand for rosin IS slow; strained. Slf2i5.
good strained. $40; j., &lJj; /, $40; q, ~ Stg;
H. SOB: s2s5: X, 500; NJ, -; y, S3.sO, ",
$3.50, and WV, %
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NEW YORK, Feb. iO.-Cotion. Mossrs. Hubbard
Price & Co. IN their cotton circular to-Mehi say;
Liverpool adyiccs are again poor. though SPIN
hers took propOrUonally more cotton to-day
than they did yesterday as Tuesday bong Man.
chester market day. the business I'D lANSrpool
was interrupted by the absence ~ Man,hesicr
OF many merchants our market opcnN easy,
and declining touched the lowest point the sea-
son for summer deliveries when bureau estimate
of amount left ON the plantations w9s roCeNcd
The weakness IN the market caused sOmc selling
during the morning. and the interest was quick
20 change position when the estimate OF ~ per
cent markets we're read, as - PER cent. had
been rather looked for earlier IN the day
Futures closed 20 points hlgi er. Receipts
~ ports to-day estimated 1900 bales.
against 2s.16o bales last week and 1903
bales last year Tho spot market is quiet.
Aliddling splands, 0lld. Sales, 1876 bales.
Transactions in futures 5000 balcs. fchrnarf,
& 9lass %: March, ss9G,e ssh; April. 80 O5;
May, sal6; June. $9si@s9ss; July, 5000
SO 81; August, sgI) 4Sa.3i; September. sllga
500; October, ~ l3ea9ii; November, S94S
s9i6; December. s913~ 1914.
In Liverpool spot cotton is steady: middling
uplands, 4 i5-i6d. Sales, 5000 bales. Futures
closed 40. lower; February. sa.tS9sAN; Febru-
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CHICAGO. Feb 1O.-S. Y. White & Co. telegraph
G. ". Branch Il Co as follows: Wheat closed
strong. with the shorts active and frightened
BUYERS right mp To- fhe close Early IN the ~cs-
sion q general disposition was shown by local
operators 20 work on tlo bear side IN absence of
much outside busiiess. hut the reported uur-
chase of some liberal amounts OF wheat for cX-
port. started the shorts covering. aud caused 'he
advance fo extreme figures ~ the close. The
general situation of wheat is exactly ~ IL has
been for two month, back. and although We
think the market Will o0cr excellent facilities
for scalping almost every day, VIC look for no
decided movement at present.
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WORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST POINT.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
THE FAYORITE ROUTE TO BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
LEAVE RICHMOND.

TRAIN No. 10 $40 T. VI.
I OCAL EXPRESS. daily, except Sunday.
Il Stops at all stations. At Lester Manor con
meets with stage for Nalkerton; also connects
with Baltimore steamer at West Point.
TRAIN No rs. i:S Z. NJ.
baltimore LIMITED. daily except Sun
ID day. for West Point. connecting with York
river steamers for Baltimore. At Baltimore
steamers connect with Baltimore and OHIO rail
road for Washington. Philadelphia and New
York FARE: Richmond To Baltimore, ~; to
Washington, 50; to Philadelphia $3.50, New
York - 80.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE 4P.M.
EOR WEST ROlNr daily. except Sunday,
L thence by Richmond and Danyille railroad 70
Richmond. arriving az 0:lj 4. VI. and 1910 \. NJ,
and connecting with Train No. Is. lSeo Train
No. l5-Nirginia and North Carolina express)
TRAIN No 40. 7:iO A. VI.
OCAL, MINED. daily, except sunday; leaves
Il Twcnty-third street station for West Point
and intermediate points.
Ticket Office at station foot Of Virginia street
open 500 A. NJ. to 500 /. NJ, and from 900 to 230
\. NJ
City ticket Office, 9Ol Main street,
sol. HAAS. JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager Gen Passenger Agent
JOSEPH = POTTS. Div. Pass. Agent.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OPERATIONS or THE NEW YORR
STOCK MARKET.

situation of Tobacco Mt Richmond and other
Important Centres Quotations of the New
York and Liverpool Cotton Markct-Pro-
visions and Grain.
NEW YORK. Feb. iO.-Moncy closed easy at .
per cent. lowest. .; highest, 2]5 Exchange
steady. Posted rates. 1850 1885; actual rates,
ssJeGs5ll for sixty days: 4s;l4ais7M for de-
mand. Government closed steady; currency
6s.i03 bid; as, coupons. lO2; ~ do. i03 bid
The stock market was only limitcdly dealt in
tins morning. Up 10 noon only llS.iU shares
changed hands. OF this amour, about one
half was made up Of transactions in St. Paul.
Louisville and Nashville and North American.
Tho tone of speculation was very firm. and prices
advanced steadily throughout the morning At
noon values wcrC rp Is To per cent. except for
Colorado coal, Kansas and Texas. Wisconsin
Central and Now lOrk, SusQuehaina and West
eru. In the afternoon the market was strong.
There was some selling mt intervals for the uur-
pose Of realizing the profits OF early advance,
and reaction from the top figures resulted.
The market finally closed duh but steady. Sales,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-11
"How to Cure All skin Diseases"

SIMPLY apply "Swayne's Ointment" No in
ternal medicine required. Cures letter. eczema,
itch. all erupions on the face hands. nose, DC,
by no other remedy. Ask your druggist for
SWavnps Ointment
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-11
GRAIN AND COTTON ExCHANGE.

RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 10, 1891.
OFFERINGS.
Wheat POO bushels.
COru-I,Oli bushels.
Oato-2NW bushels.
SAILS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
Corn-qi bushels
Oats-l.OO0 bushels.
QUOTATIONS..
WhCa'-LonCborry. ~ 10 $40. Mixed, 9oc 20
clos. Shorthcrry Csc. 90 Sl.0S
Corn-Mhitc. Gac 90 68c. Mixed, Gle. 20 62c.
Oats-Nhite No. ., 5ic. 20 5lc Mixed. No. .,
62c. 20 53c. Rejected, 43c. TO lSc. Winter, for
seed toe. 90 G5.
Rye-1Jc. 70 soc.
COTTON RTPORr.
Market steady.
Quol4loqs. -Nidiling, &C.; lowmiddling SEC;
good ordinary. -.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
RfcHuOND GENHEII1 IiRKErS



fCHhOND ENTfiL NhRhEIS'
GROCERIES hSD wooDrNwARE
shoulders &C.; virginia halas fancy i'ai.e'
NH't.'iii.l" ""i"1, Tii I"' s' w. i,"'~
H..v' '.''E '" l'I l.,I S'' "''''''' WV
D"r,n,i ~ T4,.I 90 boors s,o-. tbrce
hl1hcl': alHiVu' TWO HoopS' s4'-'' 'nioe
h9ol7' 9i..". r. .... .oo..,.-. A..
hi'''is IN. 20 ,oa a. u. ''''o
baskets: Willow, Sll5aSl.80 per nest, split. %
Co0re. Iio. lsa23c.: Iaguavra. eOaoic.: Java
o-o.fr
Candles: Adamantino candles - ounces, sIfc
nor .rt
cheese. Northern and Western prime cutting,
small ioa1lltc-. common allie: pineapple.
s s'' ''"''''' ''''''''''' '-''''' ''''''' ''''
half hsrrri.. ADS ncM: Potomac. gross, s915;
Norih Carolina cnt. si,5
Ina. p,lmc Eir = p tiorecs. lard COM
pound s3sc. for uerces: cans. usual difference.
Matches: COS, 55c. per gross; POS $50 gross;
Mola.ses. Choice Porto Rico $ic Medium
Porto Rico. Csc; No. Cuba 25c.; No. 'una'
lsc; fancy Ncw Orleans. XII choice aDci' me
re- baking moias-a's. iis.sc.
S,run. Vanilla .u1ar lrip 92c: No ! corn
e,.,.rit a1e e. D do .ec choice sugar svrup.
siaa;c,: medium. 8oa3ic: fair. csc: common,
Ece. Carolina. ea,c best.
Salt: Liverpool factory filed. i25; ground
Muu| o. u"ilts'IO' 90 l'"'ii"'' '4'"' "'' 'N''
Surar. Crushed ,5lc: powdered ,i5c;
prauulatcd CSC: A. F.c.; on A. &C.; yellow,
80
SOAP. Common. Ease: best washing, 1l4ailac;
toilet. l5a3nc and fancy prices; country. Ease.
b Teas: Blacki20a50c.; imperial 35a50c; gun
powder. 2-a75.
Tubs: Cedar. 81 sOaS8 - nest, painted. s22j
& nest
Ma.hboards: Wooden, SlaSi.25; zinc Sl.jOa
$3.50.
D"i '"'D''
Talowinoarct the acents' prices and are subject
90 ihc Usual trade discounts
,T 'ta l ropi ,a,o ,o f.G ec.;
Tif-.. tg,c Conti,'ntiai ,@. Darlington
'ht $50 ''t't' '
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

Q'1oisii2as~{iiddline, &c; lowmiddlins, SEC;
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EARMyILIE AND POWHATAN RAILROAD.
Il General office, No. s03 east Main street.
Schedule In effect JANUARY 10. 1891.
LEAVE RICHMOND;
sos F. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line for Ber-
muda.
a.i5 A. NJ. via Atlantic Coast Line for Winter
pOck aud intermediate stations.
100 p NJ, via Richmond aud Danyille for
Farmyille and all stations west OF
Winterpock.
ARRIVE Ar RICHMOND:
s:2O A. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line from ber-
muda.
$40 =. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line from VIM
terpOck and intermediate stations
3.30 r. NJ, via Richmond and Dsnyille from
WinterpOck. Farmyille and inter
mediate stations.
All trains daily except sunday
For tickets. baggage checks. timetables, &c,
call upon A. W. CAREER. the Atlantic Coast
Line and Richmond aud Danville depots
W. G. LACGHTON.
General Passenger Agent.
JANIS r. WxzyE, General Manager. sp29-v
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l. Leave Arrive
NO. Richmond. Petersburg
TRAINS NORTHwARD.
STOPPING PLACES.

Nos ! {, % and 36 make no stops. Nos. y and
* stop on + ignal at Manchester, Drewrys Bun,
ContralIa and Chester. Nos. y and - stops on
signal az Manchester and Chester. No. = stops
on signal az Manchester only for passengers pur-
chasing tickets 10 regular stopping places Tor
this train south Of Petersburg Nos. 81 81 30
and q will stop at all stations for passengers.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos II and . sleeping ears between
New York and Tampa. Fla. via JacksonYlllel.
ON Trains Nos. II and q slecpng-cars between
New York and Charleston. On Trains Nos. z
and - sleepng-cars between New York ana
Jacksonville. On Trains Nos. - and II sleeping
ear. between Richmond and Iynchburg. va.
In addition 10 the above, the New York and
Florida Special. consisting Of Pullman fesu-
Dule Cars only. leaves Richmond, sOutn-bound,
az 20 Z. VI. Mondays, Wednesdays and fridays,
and leaves Petersburg. north-bound' at $50!
A. VI. on Tuesdays Thursdays and saturdays.
Extra fare Is charged on this train.
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
Richmond. zoos A. VI. Norfolk .....il:l7 4 u.
Richmond 'l2:l0 L. VI. Norfolk. $3.50 L. VI.
Norfolk. 's.8j A. VI. Richmond Ill 20 4. VI.
Norfolk. 400 =. VI. Richmond 90. 6:i5 7. NJ.
The trains leaving Richmond at 9:05 A. NJ. and
Norfolk Al 4.O0 L. N. are solid trains between
these two points. and passengers 20 through
without change Of cars. Close connections are
also made 40 Petersburg by the 1910 T. VI. train
from Richmond and the s:3j \ NJ tram from
Norfolk.
n - L. ", and arriving az Richmond az 141
A NJ and lao Z. NJ make close connection az
Petersburg TO and from Farmylllc, Lynchburg
and southwestern points.
L. VI. SULLY.
Superintendent.
J.. T. ID. MYERS,
General Superintendent.
T. " EMERSON, General Passenger Agent.
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The New York and Florida Special vestibnle
Train leaves Byrd-street station at $50 A. NJ on
ing January I'D. and arrives at Byrd-stroet
station at 30 F. NJ. on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays. Extra fare Is charged on this
train. &. A. TAYLOR, lraihc Manager.
T. T. y. MYERs. General Superintendent.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-20
THE SWISS REFERENDUM.

A Study of It's Operations Will Prove In
terestIng When Compared With the Con-
stitution of the United States and An
alogous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Institution Upon Legislation.
An important point in which the
Swiss federal organic law, while in
many other respects similar, differs
from the constitution of the United
States is cited by John Martin Vincent
in work recently issued on the state
and federal government of Switzer-
land. This is in the institution of the
referendum, according to which for
ninety days federal law may be said
to be on probation. In this country
the acts of congress become law on the
date appointed in the publication, but
in Switzerland it is different. By the
application of the referendum the fed
eral constitution of Switzerland is
brought far nearer to the people than
is that Of the United States. It oper-
ates in this way: If, within the ninety
days that the acts are on probation, a
sufficiently representative body of cit
liens so demand, a popular vote must
be ordered and the acceptance or rejec-
ton of a measure decided by that All
laws mot of an urgent nature" are pub
lished Immediately after their passage,
a number of copies being sent to the
government Of each canton, and for
ninety days submitted to an inspection.
The question as to whether bill is
urgent or not is decided by the federal
legislature itself, and, if it is, the fed
eral council is ordered to put the same
in force at once. But if it is an ordi-
nary law, and during the period of
probation 80, 600 citizens petition for a
popular vote, the bill must be sub.
mitted to that ordeal. The request for
a referendum takes the form of a writ
ten petition addressed to the federal
council, the petitioners signing the
paper with their own hands, and prov
ing their right to vote before the proper
officials. On receiving the requisite.
number Of signatures the federal coun-
Gil orders a general vote, notifies the
various cantonal or state governments
and provides for a general publication
of the bill or resolution. The date of
the vote cannot be less than four weeks
after the announcement, and must take
place on the same day for the whole
confederation. If majority of the
whole votes cast in the required mum.
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.ber of cantons are in favor of the
law, it is accepted, and the federal
council orders it to be placed on the
statute book. A contrary vote puts q!
stop to its execution. In case no petit.
ton is submitted the federal council
announces this fact at the expiration Of
the ninety days and the bill becomes q
law. 1t might be feared that this in,
stitution, involving the direct interview
ton Of the people in Legislation, would
be abused, but such does not appear to
be the case in Switzerland Less than
twenty per cent of the laws coming
under the rule have to be submitted to
popular vote. It can scarcely be &C.
copied. however, that similar salts.
factory results would obtain here if the
referendum were established, the char
acteristics of the people being so es-I
sentially different The Swiss con-
federation has, it is true. many points
OF similarity with the United States,
but there are also wide Emergencies.
There are in Switzerland twenty-five
states, differing widely in area and
population. Three of these are divided
into half-cantons. In extent these states
vary from 2,774 square miles for the
largest and down to IA square miles for
the smallest, and in population from
$50. 600 to $4,000. The total population
is about 100000 About seventy-one
per cent of the population speak Ger
man, twenty-one per cent French and
five per cent Italian, and
the constitution provides that
laws shall be printed in all
OF these languages While, unlike the
United States in this respect, there is a
decided point of likeness in the organic
law declaring that 1.-THE cantons are
sovereign in so far as their sovereignty
is not limited by the federal constitu-
ton, and its subjects exercise all rights
which are not delegated to the federal
power" The referendum is also made
to apply to revisions of the constitute
ton. A revision of the federal organic
law is made by the assembly when
both houses agree that such procedure
is necessary or when so, 600 voters de-
mand it. The work of revision takes
place not through any special agency
invoked for the occasion, but according
to the usual process of making law.
The document as finally passed by
both houses must be submitted to the
popular vote. If it receives the ap-
proval of a majority of all the people,
and at the same time a majority of all
the cantons, the revision becomes law
and goes into effect as soon as pro-
mulgated by the federal council. The
Importance of this institution of the
referendum upon legislation can thus
be seen, and its working appears to be-
entirely satisfactory. A study of It's
operation proves interesting when CONF
pared with the constitution here, and
analogous constitutions. st Paul Dis
match
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For the GreenhOrns.

This third party trick is nothing
but scheme to gobble up the demo-
cratic votes of the south and elect re-
publican president. - Atlanta Consti%
tuition (Dem.). ~
kansas republicans should feel that
the sole purpose of the third party
cranks is to elect democratic presi,
dent in 1892. Topeka Capital (Rep.).
Now fight. Sic 'em. ; I
Speaking of the Tammany convention
held at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 10th ult !,
and the nomination of Millionaire Flow,
er for governor, as against Millionaire
Fassett for the same Office on the re-
publican ticket, the People New York;
speaks to the greenhorns as follows: .
1.-THE political picture gallery Of
boodledom for this year is now COM
plete. Fassett in one frame, Flower in
the other. To the simple minded it is
Fassett or Flower. To those who know,
it is Fassett and Flower. Whiche7er
wins, labor loses, and loses heavily
Either of them, and the two together,
spell CAPITAL. Pacific Union.