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CONCLUSION.

Accepting these figures as correct, it
becomes an easy matter to compute the
increase of the population. L By the
close of this century, the 1,4os millions
who now dwell upon the earth will
have increased to 1,5S7 millions; in the
year 1850 theIe will be 1888 millions,
in the year 1000, 3,426 millions, and in
the year 2072, or 1872 years hence, there
will be 5,s79 millions. These estimates
are not presented as a prophecy. I
have already hinted at voluntary
checks to the growth Of population
which will come into play as civiliza-
ton advances and the demands for the
comforts of this life shall be more gem
eral. At all events, so far as we are
personally concerned, 1872 years is a
long period to look forward to; but if
we look back a similar number of
years and remember that William Ill.
and Marlborough were still among us,
we are bound to admit that it is but a
short period in the lifetime of a nation.
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:. %, ,o6s, 600 10, Sol 900 4,1so.OO 1880, 10
THE POSSIBLE POPULATION.

THE POSSIBLE POPULATION.
The task of estimating the number
of people whom this earth of ours would
be capable Of supplying with food and
other necessaries of life, once it had
been brought fairly under cultivation,
is very difficult. There are at present
some vegetarians; these would main
tain that if their peculiar views were
accepted, three men could live where
one lives now, and there would be no
further need of keeping up large herds
Of cattle and sheep. I am not sufd-
GENTLY utopian to believe that man
kind generally will ever accept these
principles.
Again, it has been asserted that our
present methods Of cultivation are capa-
BILE of vast improvement: that the earth
might be made to yield much larger
harvests than it yields now: and that
population might thus be permitted to
increase without correspondingly in
creasing the cultivated areas. This is
no doubt true as respects many coun-
tries, but it is hardly true to the world
at large. Making all reasonable allow
snee, however, for these suggestions, 1
take as basis for my estimate the
standard CT life, such as we find it ex-
listing in various climates and among
various peoples. Upon this basis, I
calculate that futile regions" would
be able to support 207 human beings to
the square mile, the present mean pop
ulation of those regions.
The "steppes" with their large tracts
of land capable of cultivation, 7 believe
to be capable of supporting ten iuhabi-
tants to the square mile, while the
"deserts" would be fully peopled if
they had even one inhabitant to a
square mile.
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and cheating and swindling that

ana cheatlng ana sWlndllng that IS
perpetrated in trade is done on their
account, and there are men in prison
for larceny whom heaven would dis
charge and say ''go and sin no more"
I was ruminsting about this because
there is lot of little chaps here in the
house now, and they keep up a racket
and inspire me to great enterprises. T
am contriving an invention to regulate
them. There are three little girls from
over the bills, and little rooster from
Florida. They are sent here to get them
out of the way Of the new babies. There
is brand new one over the hill and
she is giri-"a nuther gurl," as the
Florida boy wrote his mother. Mrs.
Arp is over there, Of course, making
catnip tea and sugar-tits and "blessing"
its little heart. Yes, the baby is 8
nuther gurl-tbat's four right straight
along in row, and the paternal puts
on high tragedy and exclaims: "Hang
out your banner-the cry is still they
come" The number is all right and
the quality is good, but the assortment
isn't satisfactory, for there is not boy
to grow up with his sisters and look
after them and protect them. It's bad
but it can't be helped. Another one
of our offspring has four boys, and here
are four girls and the last is beautiful
child-look's just like her mother and
her mother looks like me.
That last is what I say, though it's
not q common remark. Poor little
innocent!-she looks like she didn't
have friend in the world, and Mrs.
Arp says she cried half the night and
she reckons it was because she made
mistake. But she didn't mean to and
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had to watch him on the train for he
thinks the platform on the hind car is
the best place for boy to ride.
But give the little girls doll apiece
and something to make play house
and they are happy. It's a wonder to
me that girls love boys, anyway. It's
wonder that they will marry them
and bind themselves hand and foot
to trouble and many time to grief
and misery.
But our Florida boy and these little
girls are all right and keep things live
ly. l love to have them around. Last
night we had music and song and
little dance, and even old Aunt Ann,
who was cleaning up the dining room
was seen through the half-open door
tripping and courtesying to the music
on the sly and we caught her at it and
she was scared and apologized and said
the music was so dancy she couldn't
help it. She asked US not to tell Uacle
Sam or the preacher, and I won't.
Then our big girls played little plays
with the children and sold pawns "fine
or very fne," and chow many miles
to miley bright" and made q Miss
Betty out of a bolster and had good
time all around until bedtime. We
have to keep them in the house be-
cause Mrs. Arp said so, for one is run
ming at the nose, and another is croupy
and the room is so full of cut papers
and picture books and balls and mar
bles that I can hardly get about. I
threaten to lick them sometimes, but
they have long since lost confidence in
me on that line.
I used to make our children fear me
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is sorry. The paternal ancestor steps
around solemnly and looks away of
like he was the injured person. Fond
hopes and puerile expectations have
been sadly disappointed, but the mother
nestles the child to her bosom and with
tear in her eye whispers: "Mamma
will love you" And she will. If the
little thing had come cross eyed, or de-
formed, there would have been one
friend. AS Coleridge said:
IA mother is a mother still"
''Tne holiest thing alive"
There are four queens nova pretty
good hand for poker. Maybe four kings
will come along and take them by and
by and it will be all right. Girls are
worth more than boys anyhow. They
are purer and better and keep nearer to
heaven. It is mighty well that up there
they neither marry nor are given in
marriage, for if they did the girls would
have poor showing for husbands. 1t
would be worse than Utah. There is
more original sin in one little boy than
in four little girls.
Here is this Florida chap who hadn't
been on the lot an hour before he had
made friends with the dog and was
siccing him on the cats and had them
hiding under the house. he can turn
hand spring and cart-wheel and
stand on his head and cut the pigeon
wing with stone.) he has just fin
ished reading the Young Marooners
that tells so many useful and wonderful
things, and how he wants somebody to
fall in the creek and get almost drow-
ned 80 that he can bring him to, and
he wants the lightning to strike boy
20 that he can throw water on him. I
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could ever be converted into fields
yielding the fruits of the earth. My
second region includes the "steppes" or
poorer grass lands; and as within the
"fertile" region we meet with COM
paratively sterile tracts, so within these
''steppes" there exist large areas which
can be rendered highly productive, e.
pecially where means for irrigating the
land are available. The third region
includes the deserts, within which fer
tile GASES are few.
The area of these regions in square
miles I estimate as follows, exclusive
of the Polar regions:
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A QUESTION OF THE FUTURE.
At Whist Date Will the Earth Be Entirely
Peopled?

[Goldwaite's Geographical Magazine.]
In order to answer this query at all
satisfactorily it is necessary to deter
mine:1. The present population OF the
world and its probable increase. 2. The
area capable of being cultivated for the
yield of food and other necessaries of
life. 8. The total number of people
whom these lands would be able to
maintain. I need hardly point out that
precise answer to these apparently
simple questions is well nigh impossi-
bic.
THE PRESENT POPULATION OF THE
~ WORLD.
This is a fundamental question for
the inquiry proposed, but it Is quite
impossible to reply to it With any
amount of confidence. Enumerations
of the people have been made in all
civilized States, but with respect to
large parts of the world we are still
completely in the dark. OF Africa we
know next to nothing, while the long
array Of figures presented to US as the
results or census taken in China are
not calculated to inspire confidence. I
have, taken some care to form true
estimate of the population Of Africa,
and I cannot believe in that continent
supporting more than 127,o0o,0Oo, in
stead ofthe two, three, or even four
| hundred millions allotted to it by GER
tain statisticians. Even 127, 900, 900 is a
high figure, forit means eleven people
to- ae square mile, while in Australia
the 3: are not one and half, and in
Sou S America Eve only.
| THE WORLDS POPULATION IN 1890.
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and explained to him, and as the cup
came back I drew him some water, but
he could hardly drink for laughing,
and as he sat down by me remarked:
81 never was fooled SO bad in my life;
the fact is, I thought the old fellow in
the glass was either deaf or very im-
polite-I liked to have hurt my own
feelingsm He left me after a few min-
utes but as long as I observed him he
continued to smile. Z reckon that if he
ever sees this letter he viii laugh again
BILL ARP.
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BILL APPS TALK.
Children arc q Blessing to the Work.
EAtlanta Constitutional

IAtioaI&S NOuSt4tUAOA.l
Children are good invention. Lord
Bacon said they were impediments to
great enterprises but I'm not satisfied
about that. Reading and observation
teaches me that they are the promoters,
the inspiration of progress and inven-
ton. Men work harder and think
deeper when there are children behind
them. I don't know any great enter
prises that have been projected by mer
without them. Steamboats,, railroads,
cotton gins, telegraphs, printing pres
ses, sewing machines were all invented
by men who had families. Children
are in the way of war, but not of peace.
The world is working for them. To
raise and maintain and educate them
and see them settled is its principal
business. Indeed, much of the lying
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New Voting Machine.

The American Ballot machine, for
automatically recording votes, is now
on exhibition before the Bureau Of
Elections of New York City. The in
ventor, J. McTammany, Of Spencer.
Mass, claims it will absolutely prevent
fraud, and insure quick returns.
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Ayers Hair Vigor promotes the
growth and improves the beauty Of the
hair. This preparation stimulates the
roots of the hair, cleanses the scalp,
prevents the accumulation Of dandruf,
and restores to faded and gray hair its
original color.
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so much additional be necessary, to
pay such commissions: Provided, how
ever, that they shall have said bonds
and stocks placed without paying a
commission if practicable"
The commissioners, when they go to
New York, will consult with certain
bankers, from whom they have offers
for the purchase of the Few issue of the
State 4 per cents of the Act of 1889 80,
due 1885. The State Treasurer has al
ready received number of bona fde
offers for the negotiation of the bonds,
and the parties will be seen on the pro-
posed trip. Bdsides there are some
bondholders, especially those in the
State, who have signif1ed an intention
to exchange the Brown consols for the
new issue about next June. They
seem to prefer holding the old bonds
for the present. The mission Of the
Governor and Treasurer will not only
be to make negotiations for the new
bonds, but to make general inquiry as
to the temper of the Northern capital
lists as to South Carolina securities,
and what, if anything, can be done to
advance the common interests of the
State and its bondholders. A report
will no doubt be made to the Legisla-
ture as to the result of the trip, which
promises good results.
The commission has in charge the
refunding of debt which amounts to
about $5,74S, ,69l.5S. It will be inter-
esSnc To note the compositiOn of this
il tedness:
The tire bonded Indebtedness
Of the State eis................. IT. 4O6, ,sos 90
Less:
~ per cents, Blue, 1928 $40o, 900 90
Oefcienca stock Blue.
1885, not presdnted for
payment ......-............. III y
Agricultural College
scrip perpetual l-...... l9l,S00 90 ..
per cents, Act 1880,
redemption OF tn e
"Brown consols," due
1886 sS......................... 1885 20 --..-..
-- 62i,sH 70
$5,7SA6ot IS
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Governor Tillman and Treasure,

Governor Tillman and Treasurer
Bates have devoted considerable time
and study to the matter and have con-
suited about the "refunding"; they
have their plans thoroughly outlined,
but do not for the present care to give
them to the press.
The party has not definitely agreed
upon the day for leaving Columbia-it
will be about Tuesday.
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Total. 49,, 900, 900"
~ ON nm IN the Polar

Exclusive Of 800, 900 in the Polar regions.
THE cULTivATABLE AREA.
I shut out from consideration all
those territories of the Polar regions
which lie beyond the limits within
which the cultivation of cereals is.pos-
sible. I divide the remainder Of the
lands Of the globe into three regions.
The first describe as fertile, meaning
that it is fertile so far only as within It
lies most Of the land which is capable
Of remunerative cultivation. It can
not be assumed for an instant that the
whole or even the greater part of it
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I do not take into consideration the

I do not take into consideration the
colonization of tropical regions by Eu-
ropeans, because I am constrained to
maintain that the tropical regions are
no field for European emigrants, and
because it is not necessary that the
consumer of food should live in the
country which produces it.
From all these considerations I a.
sumo that this world of ours, if ifbrought
fully into cultivation, can supply 5,994
million human beings with food, and
other necessary products of the vegeta.
BILE kingdom.
THE INCREASE OF POPULATION.
On this point not only are our sta
tistics still very incomplete, but con-
ditions, social or Otherwise, may arise
which would materially affect the pres
ent movement of the population.
Weighing all the data to be had, and
carefully considering all the causes
which are at all likely to give an i'm
petus to the growth of population or
retard it in various quarters Of the
world, I assume that the increase in
the course Of a decade will amount to
ten per cent.
Summarized, the results of my care
full estimates are as follows:
Increase in de-
po1o
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The Philadelphia Ledger, a Re-
publican paper of acknowledged
party strength, and usually accred-
tied a safe prophet, has this to say:
Tho general belief is that the con-
test in New York will be a close
one, and that the prospects of Dem
ocratic success have within the last
few days been improved. Two
State contests, those of Vermont
and Maine, which have recently &C.
Cured, have strengthened the hopes
of the Democrats, not only in re-
spect of New York, but of other
States. The Republicans carried
both those States, as it was known
they would, but even the Democrats
had no anticipation, no hope oven,
that the majoritities of their oppon-
ents would be so largely reduced
If in November elections the gem
eral ratio of Republican losses was
to approximate that of Maine, sew
eral States which are now consider
ed Republican strongholds would
be Democratic, and all the SO called
doubtful States would be lost to the
Republicans.
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There were seventeen new cases of cholera
IN st. Petersburg Sunday and ten deaths.
Cholera is said to be spreading in Rou-
mania, and especially in the district OF
Carjova.
Thirty-two fresh cases of cholera and
five deaths from the disease occurred in St.
Petersburg Saturday.
In Paris and suburbs Saturday there
were forty-five fresh cases of cholera and
seventeen persons died.
In Hayre there were five deaths from
cholera on Sunday according to the official
reports and four new cases.
1t is reported that no fresh cases of chol-
era and no deaths from the disease have
occurred in Galicia in thirty-six hours.
The fresh cases of cholera reported in
Hamburg Sunday numbered sixty-two,
and the deaths due to the plague twenty
eight
The Brussels health returns show that
five fresh cases of cholera and three deaths
We're reported in that city and suburbs
Sunday.
A commercial traveller was found to be
suffering with cholera in one of the hotels
at The Hague Monday. He was removed
to hospital and disinfected and isolated.
The official reports state that there were
only seventy new cases and thirty-one
deaths from cholera in Hamburg Sunday.
The official leports also state that up to
Sept. 24 the number of cholera cases in
Hamburg was IL, 157, and the number of
deaths was 1889
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Who will suffer most from a
Force bill2 The mon who earn
their living by their daily toll in the
workshops and the mine, on the
farm and in the fields. The men
who have already to struggle hard
and long with life's rough duties to
wiring from never ending adversi-
ties the bread for the hungry
mouths, covering for tho body and
the shelter from the elements.
There is no hope for such men
in the Republican party or in the
Peoples party. Every vote taken
from tho Democracy is a nail in
the coffin of the peoples rights-is
a blow aimed at the helpless, a stab
at the most precious blessings men
can enjoy.
The Force bill means a still high
er tax on the people. 1t means a
never ending burden for the people
TO bear. 1t means that the rich
shall ride forever on the poor mans
back. 1t means slavery of the
white and black working man alike.
1t means the end of free govern
ment. Or, it means that the peo-
pie to recover back thei- heritage
must draw the sword and fight
again for freedom.
The candidate for Vice President
on the Republican ticket thus spoke
through the columns of his news
paper, the Ne,o York Tribune, on
the 18th of August, 1890, when the
Force bill was before the Senate.
"The elections bill carries within
itself the assurance of future tariff
bills by the hundred" That was
the utterance of the man who en-
ployed in his printing house no
man who belonged to trades un-
ion. How many trades unions
would exist in this country if the
bayonet of the Federal soldier
cleaned at the polls in the hands
of Republican soldiers2
To talk of a Peoples party now
is to talk of suicide. 1t is worse
than vain or foolish-it is crime.
There is but one course for the pa
triot, whatever his rank, however
humble his station. Vote for, work
for, and secure by every legitimate
means the success of the Democratic
ticket-National, State and local
KdnatrhG Gazette.
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NationaI Democratic Ticket.


FoR PRESIDENT,
ehoNER CLEVELAND. OF New York.
FOR vIcE-pREsIDESr,
ADLAI Z. STEVENSON, OF Illinois.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE.
SAMUEL 8 VINSoN, OF Wayne.
WOOD DAILY, OF Marshal.
FOR DISTRICT ELEcroRs.
lst---Af. b. POST, OF Harrison.
Abb. l. BUTCHER, OF Randolph.
Sd.-JoHN A. PRESTON. OF csreenbr,er.
3th.-JoHN G. McCLUER, or Wood.
STATE DEaFocRATIc TICKET.
FoR GovKRNoR,
WG- A. MAccoRKLE, OF Kanawha.
FOR AUDITOR,
L. v. JOHNSON, of Barbour.
FOR TREASURER,
]. NJ ROWAN, of Monroe.
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
T. S. RILEY, OF Ohio.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF FREE SCHOOLS
VIRGIL a. LEWIS, of Mason.
FOR JUDGES SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.
dong term.)
NJ H DENT, of Taylor.
(short term.)
HOMER A. HOLT, of Greenbrier.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
roohAEA DISTRICT.
JAMES cAPEHART, of Mason.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR SHERIFF
E. l. NEALE, OF Clendenin.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
JOHN E BELLER, of Lewis.
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
CHARLES s. CHAPMAN, of Graham.
CALVIN J. ECKARD, OF ArbuclxIe.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
JOHN HUTTON, OF ClendenIn,
FOR nssEsSoR-FIRsr DISTRICT
HART BILLIARD, OF Cooper,
Second District,
JOHN w. RIAIMEY, of Clendenin.
FOR SURVEYOR,
w. Z. MUSGRAVE, of Robinson.
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This is Senator Carlisle's opinion:
"In new York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, and Indiana we are, l
think, in a much better condition
than in 1888, while Massachusetts,
which was then one of the most re-
liable Republican States, is now, to
say the very least a doubtful one.
The Democrats will most certainly
re-elect Gov. Russell, and many of
the best-informed politicians believe
Mr.. Cleveland will carry the State
also. We shall get six or seven
electoral votes in Michigan, while
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois will
be hotly contested, with the chan
ces in our favor in all of them, or
certainly in Wisconsin aud Illinois
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor will be elected in Illinois by
a considerable majority, unless a
great change takes place between
this time and November, and the
indications are that the Democratic
electoral ticket will be chosen also.
Upon the whole, 1 think tho cleo
ton of Democratic President and
Vice President by the votes of the
people is reasonably certain, but it
will not be accomplished withat
hard work all along the line"