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CAUSES OF DIPHTHERtA.
School-Rooms One of the Principal Means
of Spreading the Infection.

Weather which is at once cold and
wet favors the occurrence of diphtheria
as Of other throat disorders. 1t En-
gland diphtheria is most prevalent on
the eastern coast of the island and in
the mountains of Wales. The eastern
coast is most subject to cold storms.
''Sore threats" are very common in
both these districts,
While in this country the geograph-
zeal distributions of diphtheria has per-
haps not been studied so closely as in
Great Britain, there is no doubt that
like conditions effect like results.
In the hill country of Wales many of
the houses are built on, or rather in
to, the hillsides, and so are constantly
damp. Sore threats are the rule with
the inhabitants of such dwellings,;
when diphtheria breaks out among
them it spreads rapidly.
Diphtheria seems to attack with most
readiness threats that are already all
ing. Indeed, some excellent author
tiles are of the opinion that 1t never
develops upon healthy tonsils. The
great importance of avoiding sore
Threats is evident.
In many of the larger English towns,
where millions of pounds have been ex-
pended in improving the water supply
and drainage, with consequent great
reduction in typhoid fever, diphtheria
has steadily increased.
School-rooms, especially those in
which children are crowded, are regard
ed by some high authorities as one OF
the principal causes of spreading the
infection of diphtheria. Cases are cited
in which schools have been closed to
prevent the spread of the disease, only
to have it break out again on their be-
ing re-opened.
There seems TO be no doubt that chill.
dren with acute attacks of sore throat
should be excused from attending
school, no matter what the nature of
the attack may be.
Teachers, especially during the prev
alence of diphtheria, are to be com
mended if, in the exercise of their au-
thority, they excuse from school a pu-
pill so affected, since the dreaded dis.
ease may be masked under an apparent
ly trivial sore throat.
Cows, eats, and, possibly, other do
mestic animals, have been shown to
suffer from diphtheria, though cases of
infection from such sources are doubt
less rare.-Youth's Companion,
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CAPABLE OF GREAT EXPANSION.
The Swell Toad Not Naturally Big-Hov
to Hnve Fnn with Him.

The Swell Toad Not Naturally Big-How
to Have Fun with Him.
What is called the ..swell'' toad on
the Carolina and Georgia coast is in his
natural state only about six inches in
length aud four inches across the back,
hut he is endowed with wonderful ex-
pansive facilities, being capable of in
flating himself like Yale football on
the slightest provocation. Many tales
are told of his poisonous qualities and
of the death-dealing fluids that are
stored away at the base of his fangs,
but all naturalists agree that the toad
is nonvenomous, and that stories to
the contrary are but bits of idle folk
lore. BE this as it may, the coasters
handle him when they condescend TO
touch the ugly creatures at ALI as
charity as they would live RATHER.
The under portions of the body of the
"swell" are of q dirty yellowish white,
corresponding almost rexactly to the
color of the true bufo's belly, but
where the latter is smooth the former
is as priclSly as the pod of ''jimson
weed" In order to see him swell out
of all proportions it is only necessary
TO rub this prickly surface with a cane,
stick or other object. To do this prop
erly the creature must, of course, be
turned upon his back, and the funny
part OF the whole experiment is this:
lie cannot expel the air which the ir-
ritation has caused him to inhale until
he has been turned right side up. AL
though originally a six-inch animal,
the st. Louis Republic says it has been
known to expand until it is as tight as
q drum and had lost all semblance to
animated life. II has even been re-
lated of them that they would con-
tinue to expand under irritation until
the body would finally burst from over
imitation.
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her beautiful face aglow with smiles
of triumph and gratitude, her express
sive eyes done some effective work in
my susceptible breast.
"Thc crowd called on me for a
speech. nor would il be silenced until
| had mounted goods box rolled to
me to be used as platform. II was
no new business tor me, Jack, for /
was a famous debater at college and
had since often taken part in political
campaigns. speaking to large audiences.
| warmc mp after talking a few mo-
ments. am before | knew il was reel
ing off patriotic Fourth of July
speech th..t set those people wild. Lord,
how they cheered every patriotic ut
terance. Matt Parker stood out in the
edge of the crowd and wore a sneer on
LIS repulsiye face as | talked union
principles and advocated reverence and
love for our glorious old flag. After
time he seemed to become interested,
and once he clapped his hands and
nodded approval as the crowd cheered
some loyal sentiment. | seemed in
spired. and e'oquence rolled from m,
lips as rained heavy blows at those
who seemed not yet aware that the
war was over. and that the former foe
men were now friends and brothers.
The town was wild that evening.
There was no fighting or quarreling,
but everyone seemed in the best of
humor and determined to make that
Fourth memorable one. During :he
evening | sauntered away from the
hotel 10 see what was going on. Hear
ing a loud voice raised in vociferous
song in ParlSer's place ! approached
the door and looked in. Old Matt.
drunk as a lord, was standing on the
end of whisky barrel singing. or try
ing To sing. The Star Spangled Ban
ner.' 20 an enthusiastic crowd. He
caught sight of me. and spriuging to
the floor came forward and grasped
my hand and insisted that ] should
take a drink an be friends ! told
him | did not drink intoxicants, but
would take a smoke with him. and he
pulled me up To the bar and called on
all in the house to take a union drink.
As he raised his glass aloft he CRIED:
Here's % Yankee Doodle an Hail "
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BENEFITS OF RECIPROCITY.
A striking Example OF Its Eject Upon
Foreign Trade.

The reciprocity clauses of the Nc
Kinley bill are the direct result of Mr..
Blaine's insistance when that bill was
under consideration. We all remem.
Der the famous incident where Mr..
Blaine, in emphasizing his opinion on
this subject, utterly ruined his hat. IL
is great pity that there are not some
patriotic democrats who could afford
to sacrifice a tile or two now that the
Wilson Voorhees, bill is under con-
sideration.
Let US see what the result of this
provision has been in our trade I'd
Cuba. The arrangement was concluded
and went partially into effect Septem
Der 1. 1891, but did not have full effect
in all its parts until July /, 1892.
The question to be answered is:
"Have the reduced duties conceded
TO us in Cuba, by Spain, enabled our
farmers and manufacturers to find ar
increased market in that country foI
their products?''
In the congressional record, page
1892, of April %, 1894, is a list of more
than eighty lines showing our total
exports to Cuba, for the fiscal years
ending June 80. 1891 and 1898. 1t will
be noted that the reciprocity clauses
were not in operation at all In the first
year and had only begun to have full
effect the first day of the second year.
Let us take few of the principal
articles in the order of their amounts
to see if two facts cannot be demon.
strated.
First, That the trade has markedly,
notably, greatly increased.
Second: That this increase has been
of as great benefit to the farmers IN
affording an increased market for their
products as TO the manufacturers in
furnishing an increased market for
theirs.
The first article is lard. In the first
year we sent S2,O79, 534; in the second
year S4, 023, 917, an increase of more
than 100 per cent.
The second item on the list is wheat
flour and, while this manufactured
product, no one will deny that so
great an increase in the exports of
wheat flour must of necessity in
crease the demand for the wheat from
S591 1856; in the second year, 81, S21 ,55T,
an increase of more than 400 per cent.
We would not require many such items
az that to show the value of reciprocity.
The third in the list is machinery,
which increased from 81, 317, 256 to 81
792, $50, more than 100 per cent.
The fourth is wire. which increased
from Sis, POS to S1,664,671, more than
100 per cent; the fifth boards, deals
and planlxs, from 1904, $50 to s1,05s, 696i
sixth, coal, from S6s2.26S to SS37.21si
seventh, hams, from S234.45s to S761,
0s2: eighth. corn. which increased from
Sl2O, 1877 to $751;, 1850, or nearly 500 per
cent.
1t will he noted that the two which
have shown the greatest increase,
wheat flour, over 400, and corn, nearly
500, are the direct products of the
farm. The ninth item is bacon, which
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lean timid and casting appealing
giances into the faces of the great
crowd. and the Indian maiden quite
uncOncerned and seemingly without
interest in the contest. The Parker
girl was dressed in skirt of flaming
red. scarcely reaching her knees, and
beneath il wore white stockings and a
pair of gaudily ornamented dancing
slippers. Martha the Mexican, was
clad in plain gray of neat and modest
cut. and was barefooted. The Indian
girl. after she hal thrown off her
blanket. wore but little more than the
look of uneoncern which | have de-
seribed. The distance to be run was
two hundred yards. and there were -
be three heats should two not be won
by one contestant, the party distanced
in the first heat 20 drop out and leave
the other two to finish the race.
AT the usual western signal, the
crack of pistol. they were off. and for
quite distance il was neck and neck,
and then Marta took the lead. The
Indian girl. as ! could now see. 10y a
preconcerted arrangement was sew
eral yards in the rear. On they came.
Marta with n half-scared Look of tri-
umph on her face; the Parker girl
wearing an ugly frown and straining
every muscle To Overtake her. When
but a Few yards from the outcome a
heavy cowboy sombrerO sailed out of
the crowd. and Marita's feet struck
against it She stumbled. fell on her
hands and knees. and although she
had but moment later regained her
feet the Parker girl had passed her and
won the heat.
The Parker crowd yelled themselves
hoarse and old Matt caught his girl
and Rugged her To his breast. \ hid
eous toad hugging a n less hideOus
snake. can think of no better smile.
The cry of fraud was raiseG by the
hackers OF the Mexican girl, but the
cowboy swore that his hat had blown
OF by accident. AID the bullying ma
iority ruled that il was n square heat
/ walked down to where Marta was
standing. and such change ! never
saw Her Spanish blood was thor
ougaly aroused, her great lustrous eyes
dssa ii defiance at the crowd, Snd, as
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increased from $751;, 955 to 1856, TAT;
tenth, potatoes, from S16s,354 to 1884,
1853, more than 800 per cent.
Without going through the entire
list the foregoing is sufficient to show
by most striking example the effect
of reciprocity, in these few articles, in
one country. We said in effect to
Spain:
Give us favorable duties on our
principal products in your market, or
we will retaliate on the products of
your country"
The immediate and visible effects
are seen in an increase from 500 to 500
per cent. in farmers products, and
about 200 per cent. in many manufac-
tured products Then, too, this is only
beginning; there are other countries
in which we have done as well, and
there are many additional articles, the
product of the farm and of the work
shop, whose exports can be fostered by
reciprOcity.
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THE SUGAR QUESTION.
rroe-Trade Democrats Working in the In
terests of Trusts.

The American people are practically
interested in everything relating to
the cost and the consumption of sugar
1t enters directly into the domestic
economy of every family. The in
crease or decrease of one or two cents
in pound is felt Immediately from one
end to another of this broad land.
1t has been our misfortune that we
have been almost entirely dependent
for this staple of life upon the importa-
lions from foreign countries. In case
of war, quarantine or other unforeseen
disasters, Giminution of the supply
would cause scarcity, increase prices
here and bring much suffering. Be
cause of this fact our wisest statesmen
have long sought by all proper means
To foster its production, more especial
ly in Louisiana. Unfortunately, how
ever, it has been found impossible to
raise it there in competition with the
coolie and slave labor of Cuba and
other countries.
Within recent years experiments
have shown that sugar could be made
from sorghum cane. and a considerable
industry has been developed in Kansas
and other western states where farm
ers have produced large quantities of
this article. More recently still the
development of the beet root sugar in
dustry has been fostered in nearly
every sta between the Mississippi
and the Pacific. Various states have
passed laws facilitating this work; ex-
tensive plants for the manufacture of
sugar have been erected and farmers
throughout this area have suddenly
found themselves favored with good
and cash market for a large and very
important crop.
The Mckinley bill recognized all
these conditions and at the same time
gave full weight TO the fact that sugar
must be free. To be sure, sugar is used
by the rich, but an increased price
caused by duties would not be so gem
orally felt by them as by the middle
and poorer classes. The problem was
to make sugar cheap and keep it
cheap, and, at the same time, foster
cane, sorghum and beet root products,
with view to making us, partially ? t
least, independent of foreign countries,
and give our farmers an additional
crop and product.
The success of this plan has been
notorious. Louisiana, for the first
time in fifty years, has become pros
porous; all through Kansas and the
northwest. and even California, large
acreages have been planted in sor-
ghum and beet root, more especially
the latter, and we are on the high way
to realizing the prophecy of recent
English visitor, TO the effect that IF
the United States continue their meth
cd of free imports and bounties, they
will, within ten years, produce in their
own domain all, or nearly all, the
sugar they require"
The cost of the bounty paid on sugar
In the past year was less than ten mil
lions of dollars. BY its aid we have
fostered the sugar industry within our
borders, and given it an impetus which
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"Are you from Georgia." asked The
summer maid, slyly. as she wandered
along the san1 with the youth.
Il am" he replied.
"Do you know that this is the Fourth
of July?" continued the maid.
Yes returned the youth, somewhat
puzzled.
Then why don't you celebrate?" she
continued.
why - how-in what way?" he
queried. wholly at loss.
The shadow of night hid the maiden's
blushes, but there was a tremor in her
tone as she replied: well, isn't this
the proper time for Crackers to pop?"
-Harper's Bazaar.
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS

sE-This seems to be a governmento of
the trusts. for the trusts, and by the
trusts.-Boston Journal.
gY-The cuckoo" newspapers are fond
of SAYING that .'the Hawaiian incident
is closed" Perhaps it is. But the ac-
count with Mr.. Cleveland is not.-N. Y.
Advertiser.
gY-Cleveland is quoted as saying
that he wants to leave the democratic
party better than he found it, but he
will find himself obliged to let bad
enough alone.-St. Louis GlobeDemo-
crat.
gE-In intrusting the democratic par
ty with power the country merely com
mitted an errot of Judgment If it
should repeat the folly within the next
twenty years it would be guilty of
crime.-Kansas City Journal.
ex-senator Hoar's characterization
of the democratic tariff-smashing bill
as a measure representing "a spasm
that the people have got over" is one
of the best things that has been said in
congress during the present session.
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
- Il ne QcnOcTditC COiupdASn JAN
ners in 1892 read: Vote for Cleveland
and get ST. 25 bushel for your wheat. +"
On May 10, 1894, the price of wheat in
Chicago was 5491 cents a bushel. And
that's the way democratic promises
usually pan out.-Toledo Blade.
gEThe democratic press is making
a great deal of ado trying to prove
that their party is not responsible for
the lack of funds in the federal treas
ury, necessitating Endorsed instead of
cashed warrants for jurors and wit
nesses in the federal courts.-Iowa
State Register.
efY Secretary Carlisle refuses to talk
about the dwindling gold fund and the
necessity for another sale of bonds,
but his silence does Tot prevent the
country from understanding the situa-
ton, and seeing that the public debt
must be increased to meet accumu-
lating democratic deficits.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat-
sThe latest form of democratic
tariff legislation does not directly and
honestly contravene the protective
principle. but does contain great deal
of discrimination which the party de-
nounces as unconstitutional The par
ty first paralyzed business by the threat
of revolutionizing the tariff, and now,
after a long period of disastrous I'M
certainty, comes forward with meas
ure incongruous, i'll digested, sectional
and unbusiness-like in detail, which
nevertheless embodies much of the
substance of protection. The demo
cratic party has trified with the coun-
try. 1t hsS caused havoc to business
without justification even from the
standpoint of advocates of tariff for
revenue only.-Sisux City Journal
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There's twice .. many people now as when
was -.
l>d not a half as many flags a-hnatin' as We had
Nj on the streets there ; no parades one-tenta
as fine As We.
When w. was boys, vas wont to come down
here 70 town % see
WHY. in them day. July the third was hardly
more than dJne
Before the boys was out o bed 20 FIRE the
signal-ruu:
Nd al the time that passed from that OntE the
DAY was DER
You'd talk and couldn't hear yourself; the
boomin and the roar
o. cannOns stuffed with powder I'll you d think
the things would bust
Was SIGH IL even cOaxed the rain 10 come and
lay the dust
Upon the village green the boys would gather
lust az ucla-
-Tae village hand would wrastle With some
patriotic tune:
Nd then the declaration By the men that made
Us free
The justice Of the peace would read straight
through from A 20 4.
And then some clever man that could nse Ian
guage just bit.
He'd take the stand and tell Us all the good
tEat came Of IT,
when this was done the n mister would read
some piece Of verse
And then invoke blessin and request US 20
diSperse-
Them exercises over, We would have barbe-
cue
9he gals all dressed in sunday best. and all the
fellers too.
Nd yShen the night came over all. we'd set on
colOred lights
sSa wheels nd bombs In honor Of the men as
gave US rights
but now the Fourth il amt the same as twas
The boys all say they've heard the declaration
read before.
they do not care for lofty speech high-sOund-
ing phrases and
they git more chills from cooling drinks than
from the village band,
Nd in the cities boys with squibs is guilty Of q
sin
That warrants cops from overseas in runnin'
Of EN- in
''Spread- eagle Cab IS what they call the talk
81 old-n times.
Nd patriotic poetry is only fudge and
rhymes
I'm sorry for 70 see fl so. It sort o makes me
fear
There much more Tory blood about than We
have need for here.
But. after all, I'm satisfied II these folks git
too fly.
They'll ind the true American to-day is
pretty spry.
There never was time in all our country's his
tory.
As have read it. and I've read it mighty thor
OuEhiv.
When one good healthy straight-Out man-thc
sort us loves has land
warnt abIc sfttin' down TO lick ten tories
with one hand.
aud even il there amt much show in patriotic
ways.
I'll bet this couRtry's bound 20 last forever and
some DAYS
John Kendrick Bangs, in Harpers Weekly.
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uaroId's Plan.

Tenson-I don't expect to give you
any firecracloers this year. Harold, for
| don't altogether approve of them
But want you to have good time on
the Fourth. Have you any plan?
IIarold-Yes, sir. . am going to in
vite the little boy next door TO spend
the dav with me. lie has whole slew
of era elers.
Tensou-I don't see what that knS
T. do with your pleasure
I'arold-I can lick him.-Judge-
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If so, and in whatever direction, or by
whatever route, have a sufficiency of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters with you. Then
you may bid defiance to sea sickness, brave
the influence of a malarious climate or alb
rupt transitions of temperature, avoid dys-
pepsia, and the stOmachic pangs begotten of
bad food and water, and counteracts an IN
exp ctedly developed tendency to cOnstipa-
ton, biiousness and rheumatism.
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lumby. an long may she waver 1t
was wild night"
"And Marita?" | asked.
80, you know the rest. Same old
story. am yet backing her for all
I'm worth"
CAPT JACK CRAWFORD,
1.-THE Poet Scout
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80 pages, beautifully illustrated; nine
maps, showing exact location of the fish /;
full information, with numerous accurate
Illustrations of tackle, &c, will be sent 10
any address, free, postpaid, on receipt of
five twO-cent stamps, by GEORGE Ii. DAN
IELs, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station New York.
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HUsBAND-s'At the sewing circle this after
noon 1 suppose the ladies did little else than
to display their finger rings TO each other
Wife-s'That's just all you know about sew
ing circles. I'd have You know that not one
of the ladies removed her gloves during the
whole aftern DOR. '-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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OK Easy STREET-Worker = ..What
Eyould you do if you had million dollarst'
Hard Misunderstanding. mostly, and de
mand twenty-four hours 4 day TO do 1t in"
detroit Free Press.
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. Miss SKRUMcHUs-'I was so disguised to
see people take up their ear of corn in their
fingers. always use a knife 10 detach the
corn from the carr Mrs. Homespun-
swell, suppose knife answers right well
where one has no teeth. Boston Tran
script
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wbcn VISITING oIInneapoIls

Stop at HOTEL NICoLLET, the central, first
class hotel, with all modern conveniences.
Electric cars 10 all parts of city, and TO st.
Paul, pass the door. Rates, 81 90, s. 50 and
SO 90 per dav; suites of rooms with baths,