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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A bicycle n better than . horse to
nincty-nine men and women out Of a
hundred, because II costs almost moth
ing TO keep. and II d never tired-that
Is to say weary. II Is always tired, Of
course. II win take one three times as
ar as horse In the same number Of
days or weeks. In touring with q
bicycle, says q writer In Scribner's
Magazine, can make Atty miles day
as comfortably as twenty miles ON foot,
and can carry all the clothing need,
besides camera and other traps The
exercise Is as invigorating rs walking,
or more so. with the great advantage
that you can get over nninteresting
tracts OF country twice as fast as on
foot. In fact, as any bicyclist knows,
walking seems intolerably slow after
the wheel: even easy-going tourists,
with women In the party, can make
forty miles day and tind 1t play. Per-
haps even greater and more important
than its use as a touring machine Is the
bicycle as an everyday help TO me-
chanics, factory hands, clerks and all
people who live in or near small towns.
Thanks to this modern wonder, they
can live several miles away from their
work, thus getting cheaper rents and
better surroundings for their childrcni
they can save car fares and get health
full exercise. For the unfortunate
jewellers in cities 1t offers recreation
after working hours and induces
thousands who would never walk to
get out into the air and find out for
themselves that life without outdoor
exercise is not worth living.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A MAN had FIVE out Of six purses re-
turned TO him which le dropped in
New York the other dayto test public
honesty. lie must have dropped the
purses In some portion Of the city far
removed from the Dowcry
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

TEX THOUSAND acres Of peach or
chards In central Georgia pre- owned
and managed by one man. THO claims
the distinction Of being he largest
p<hcn grower In the world
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
MIDDLHTOHN.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MIDDLETowN, July 24.-While crab
bling at Conner's, below Bohemia Manor,
on Big Bohemia river, Yesterday, Mrs.
Jacob S. Cochran was precipitated into
the river by the Ipsetting of the boat in
which she was riding, but fortunately
escaped injury. Mrs. Cochran was the
chaperone of party Of young misses,
who had gone for days outing, and
had just embarked for the centre Of the
stream, when it was discovered that the
boat was too heavily loaded and was
filling with water. She called TO the
younger ones to go back to shore. This
frightened them and they sprang out,
turning the boat over and throwing Mrs.
Cochran into deep water on the opposite
side of the boat. She managed to hold
on to the capsized boat. and was res
cued by some Of tho farm hands, who
heard the screams of her companions.
James Smith of the firm of Smith
Bros, bakers, while at work in the bake
house Tuesday night, was overcome by
the extreme heat and tainted. He was
able to attend to business this morning,
Last night two drunken negroes
started out to paint the town and mado
the night hideous by their shouting,
finally winding up at the depot. Here
they boarded the midnight express,
Conductor Sherburne in charge, and
acted in very disorderly manner
Upon the conductors approach they
sprang of and escaped in tue darkness.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Throughout Iowa the Democrats held
their county conventions on Wednesday
of last week. Free silver advocates
have considered their cause inyulnera.
BILE in the Democratic ranks of Iowa.
Horace Boies, Ex-Governor of the State,
and the man whom Iowa Democrats
have delighted to honor even to the ex
tent of urging him for the Presidency,
recently declared himself favorable to
the 10 to programme. But the result
of the county conventions has been an
eye.opencr TO tho free silver statesmen.
They have been defeated in places
where they were most confident of vic.
tory. Counties where the silver men
thought the people were wildly fayora.
BILE to free coinage turned the coolest
kind OF a shoulder to the white metal,
They adopted quiet but positive resolu.
tions against 16 to free coinage. Evi.
IDENTIFY the Democrats of Iowa have
heard of the action of their brethren in
Kentucky and propose to stand with
them for sound money. Hon. Horace
Boies would now doubtless enjoy long
chat with Hon. j. 9. S. Blackburn. Pur.
pose Mutual consolationl These and
many other quick-on. the-trigger states.
men will yet live to learn that while q
silver tongue may be an excellent thing
to have it is not safe to use it 100 freely
in silver talk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Nothing can prevent US from admir-.
ing the reckless devotion with which
protectionist editors are nowadays butt.
ing against stone wall of hard facts.
The facts are that business has revived
under tariff reform; agricultural staples
have advanced in price; new mills have
been established and old ones enlarged;
and hundreds Of thousands of working
men have had their wages increased.
Those facts constitute stone wall that
can not be butted over; but the protec-
zionist editors do not hesitate to try.
They lower their heads and rush at it as
boldly as so many goats. Millions Of
voters are watching the butting process
with amused admiration, and are won
dering at the hard pates Of the protec-
zionist editors Hard as their pates are,
it is a mistake to suppose that they
enjoy this butting against a stone wall.
That wall is between them and the pas
turo land Of victory in 1896, and they
know that with them it is case Of butt
or go hungry. The zeal with which they
10 at it excitos admiration, but it is in
vain That stone wall Of facts will not
yield to the butting OF all their thick
heads.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Some evil lives make partial amends
by decent and timely death. But
Delaware's wretched General Assembly
was never less worthy of respect than
at tho moment Of its dissolution. Some
notion of the bad results issuing from
the disorderly, neglcctful and unseemly
spirit in which it adjourned, may be
gained from the following statement of
the Dorer Iades.
But these are not in reality the sole evils
OF majority Republican Legislature. BY
the manner OF its dissolution. brought
about solely by the disgraceful wrangle
over a Senator, our laws have been LETT in
state ofcontusion and uncertainty hardly
TO be appreciated by the citizens AZ large,
Bills which are known to have passed both
branches OF the Assembly are not enrolled,
while there are many such which do not
bear the signatures of the speakers of the
two houses, Confusion worse contounded
hardly expresses the condition in which
our state laws were left by the ADJOURN
inent of the late, not lamented, Republican,
/ General Assembly. The true state of at
fairs may be partially appreciated when
We state that we have been Informed that
the Secretary Of State purposes in his
| volume OF the new laws TO publish an
! appendix, considerably larger than tho
| volume proper. which shall contain the
| large number Of bills which passed both
houses, but were left in an imperfect state
| by the unseeniy adjournment OF the zen.
eral Assembly.
This confusion and uncertainty in the
laws passed by the recent General AS
sembly resulted from that famous long
drawn out joint assembly on tho last
day of the legislative session. A few
hours of separate session at that time
would have sufliced for clearing up
business, enrolling and signing bills,
passing claims against the State, and
generally putting things in ship.shape.
But, having a majority in the joint
assembly, the Republicans voted down
repeated motions to separate. They kept
the thing going until the hour of dis.
solution. With the coming Of that hour
legislative authority ceased. According
to their own contention, there was mol
the least excuse for this continuation Of
the joint assembly by the Republicans
for their contention is that Colonel
du Pont was elected Senator on the frs
ballot of the afternoon. If SO, then they
persisted in remaining in joint assembly
for three hours balloting for Senator
who had already been elected Tha
puts them in the attitude of set Of per
verse numskulls who threw the laws d
the State into confusion and uncertainty
without any intelligent purpose Or ex
cuse whatever.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01


Quay's fight with the "hog combine,
is getting as furious as hogs fighting
over corn can well be. Now comes the
news that the Senate investigating com
mittee, which belongs to Quay, will
commence at once to show up politics
as 1t has been carried on in Philadelphia.
That is good. Let us have the invcstica,
ton. The people Of Pennsylvania need
education in politics, and they are likely
to get II before any hog gets complete
and quiet possession Of Pennsylvania
corn again. They will learn what boss
is and how he does his bossing; and
after they learn a few things Of that
sort they will not be quite SO easy to
boss.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

II is hard to decide whether down
the.State Delawareans are more inter.
ested just at present in baseball or in
peaches. There are two sides TO man,
body and spirit and two master pas
sions, love Of gain aud love Of glory.
Our friends down the State are smitten
in both spots. They have peaches for
the body aud baseball for the spirit, In
peaches they pursue profit and in base.
ball they grapple glory.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

m,
tne SCUM currency corlnit'ee OF me
heioin oiuo mas Jus' issued u snort
Palhpliie' en'ieieu free coinage l'is-
secteu' II Puts 1he case against lree
coinage "a 'he ciearese possible light'
anu 'Ao language IS 50 simple ana the
son.enoes :" snort 'nae no ordinary
iiieoi'anie u l"tlier neea nave any alti-
1 J ~ UNDERSTANDING tnG discussion
i.@-oonelessiha'l Johh peWHt warner,
~ au.n9i I. tue pamPhie', oissects, IN
sutH' eaon q the principal Chains Oh inc
~ 80, eoinasn auSooates.
mai, many eAeei.eHs answers 70 "ooin's
rinahe.a. ,3enoot nave oeeh written
pu'' neieto,9Fe' tnefe mas peen no flrst-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

A good many would-be Presidential
candidates are running for the nomina.
ton like boys run when they play tag
They show their greatest skill in dodg
ing every one who would touch them
on living question. Boys can play
tag Il good while, run good deal, aud
dodge lot, and YET be at the end very
much where they were at the beginning
of the game. Those statesmen who are
making the lodging run for the Presi-
dency will also be at the end of it tsAi
about where they are now, and that is q
long way off from the White House.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

The appointment of George v, Massey
to the position of assistant solicitor.
general Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co, is not only a deserved compliment
TO the recipient, but a fitting selection
for an important responsibility by the
managers of that great railroad concern
Mr.. Massey is well equipped by pro
found legal learning and ripe ex.
perience for the large field Of duty to
which he has been assigned. His promo.
ZION is Complimentary alike to himself
md to the State Of Delaware.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01


II Is too bad. They have had to give
up one objection after another. The
Democratic tariff did not destroy Ameri.
can industry. On the contrary, indus.
tries revived under It. The Democratic
tariff did not reduce the wages of Ameri.
can workingmen nor bring them to the
level OF the living of "foreign pauper
labor" On the contrary wages have
been maintained and even largely ad !
yanced under it. So one objection after
another has had to be abandoned, until
at last the protectionists have settled
down to a despairing wall that the
Democratic tariff does not produce
enough revenue. Now it begins to look
as if they must give up that objection
also. 1t is too bad, really too bad, to
have TO give up this last possible objec.
ton! The governments receipts from
July LIST, the beginning of the present
fiscal year, up to the close of business
on July 23d, were $2l, SIS ,5s4. At this
rate the revenue for the present fiscal
year will be about $350000,oOO. The
prospect is that not only will this rate
be maintained throughout the year, but
that il will actually be increased. With
good crops and good prices for them, our
foreign trade will be enlarged and the
revenue from import duties increased.
Before the present fiscal year expires
the government will also receive largely
increased sums from internal revenue
sources. The last Congress increased the
tax on whisky to $1.1o a gallon. In
anticipation of the increase, great quan.
titles were withdrawn from bond, and
since the new tariff went into effect
very little has come out. There
are said to be 15O,O00,000 gallons of
whisky now in bond and subject on
withdrawal to a tax of $1.t0 d gallon.
A good deal Of that whisky will come
out of bond before next June, and the
revenues of the government will be the
gamer. The objection that the new laws
do not produce enough revenue is
about to fall to the ground, and the
people who are eager to bring on
another period of tariff tinkering and to
restore Mckinley rates will find them.
selves with no ground to stand on.
They might as we'll accept the results Of
tariff reform at once and say no more
about 1t. Tho American people will
never so back to high protection.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Attention is called to an able editorial
which appeared in Harper's Weekly and
is reprinted elsewhere in this issue of
THE GAZETTE. II is on the "Power
Of Leadership" and presents in calm
and convincing phrase that courageous
and faithful leadership which has
characterized the Democratic party Of
late years. II demonstrates the great
advantage which has come to that party
in the past few months from the gallant
stand which its sound money leaders
took against the free silver heresy. 1t
may prove little long, but intelligent
readers will not be willing to skip a
word nor to leave off until the end.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and ,Tourna
TOWNSEND, July 26.-Jncob Van
Horn, farmer near town, had IL
chickens mysteriously killed ON We'd
nesday night. He set trap for the
marauder last evening, and this morn
ing was surprised to find he had caught
u black mink,
An incendiary fiie destroyed q large
stack of wheat on the farm of B. &.
CHM, near here Wednesday night, caus-
ing loss Of $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

The Republican party Of Delaware
has never properly appreciated the very
great abilities Of George V. Massey
Twice it had opportunity to send him
70 the United States Senate, and both
times refused to do it. The Pennsyl.
vania railroad has need OF the Same
high order of ability required for the
lofty places in craftsmanship, and it
has shown discrimination and apprc.
citation which Delaware Republicans
lacked Perhaps the position of solicit
tor for the PENNSYLVANIA viii prove as
pleasant as seat in the United States
Senate twill certainly be more profita.
bic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

pared to defend themselves against the
expected attack.
Besides killing large numbers Of
game,ail the Indians arrested had in
their possession hides taken from tho
settlers cattle, which the Indians had
killed. II is claimed over 5000 h. adj
of elk have been killed this season. Tho
Indiana chased game into the settle
ments and by shooting Unfortunately
among the houses, endangered the livea
of Settlers
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

OF all the people in this country the
laborlng classes--those who work for
wages or salary--are most deeply in
terested in the maintenance Of stable
currency. They exchange toll for
money, and they are vitality concerned
in getting full-value money when they
come to be paid. Deprecated money
would buy less Of the things needed by
themselves and their families, aud any
action OF the government which would
depreciate the value Of current money
such as free coinage Of silyer--would
necessarily be followed by hardship
and suffering among wage-earners
Wages are tho last thing to advance
when money depreciates. Consul
General Townes at Rio Ianeiro has
made report to this government which
throws light on this subject The cur,
rency of Brazil is irredeemable paper.
They arc trying the old greenbacS
scheme which the people of the United
States wisely rejected tweaty years ago.
The Brazilian currency fuctuates in
value from day to day in spasmodic
and irregular manner. 1t is greatly de-
preciated. Here is what Consul. General
Townes reports about the effect which
deprecated money has had on Brazilian
laborers:
All costs of living have been advancing
as currency deprecated. In consequence
OF having been paid with a greatly de-
| preciated currency, at II rate Of wages inl-
materially increased, and having to pay
increased prices for commodities con
sumed, all labor has experienced the
greatest suffering. and no outlook for its
| relief is apparent. ANY currency SO
founded as to be liable to fluctuations in
| value adds another element of uncertainty
to business, aud 1t becomes the great dis
turbing element of commerce. It becomes
an article of traffic, to be bought and sold
both public and private, and there re-
mains no fixed measure on any article oil
commerce. At least such is the experience
or the country
And such would be the experience Of
the United States if we were to entei
upon an era of deprecated currency
Silver is commodity worth at presen
about half as much as its coin value.
fiuctuates in value. Free coinage of silve
would depreciate the coin value and re
duce tito the marketable of the fluctuat
ingcommodity. The wage-earners of tn,
United States may we'll take warning
from this report OF the situation il
Brazil. They must stand shoulder Il
shoulder with the men led by Preslden
Cleveland, the men who propose tt
maintain In this country sound, honest
stable money-money which does no
depreciate nor auctuate--money which
is the same to-day that it was yesterda,
and will be still the same to morrow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
FRANKFoRD.

Special corresponleac OF Gazette and journal
FRAEKFonD, July 25.-Master Raw
Layton, the newsboy, Is the proud pos.
SCISSOR OF q new bicycle of the latest
design. lie gets a daily heat by getting
his papers from the depot to bis patrons
down town quicker than the other BOYS
do.
Mrs. Mary Phillips, wife of George
T. Paillips, proprietor Of the Frankford
House, died at Concord, Sunday. She
was buried there on Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

Republicans need not worry about
Cleveland as an idol. The people of
this country are not man worship5ers.
But they Do admire and respect man
who is sincere, truthful and brave.
Cleveland hold on the people is no
mystery q all. 1t has grown naturally
and steadily because he has always
been sincere ID his purpose, truthful IN
his words and brave in his deeds. He
does not lie and he docs not dodge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

THE HOLMES CASE.
More Light on this Remarkable Murderer
Some Horrible Discoveries.

DAyESpoRr, Ia, July 25.--Tears
came to Mrs. Smythe's eyes when she
read a dispatch from Chicago, last night,
stating body had been found in the
Holmes building which was supposed
to be that Of her graudchild, Pearl
Conner. "The poor child" she sobbed.
Then, picking up an evening paper,
she exclaimed as il she saw II CLEAN Of
hope in the printed lines, "Oh, 1t was
only the bones they found, and how
could they tell whether they found my
grandehillh or not? The papers say
nothing about a body"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-20

On Mr.. w. j. Martins place, near
Monticello, there has been horrible
murder, so we are informed. 1t is
stated that small negro child was
choked to death by another child.
But there is suspicion that the child
suspected of the murder is not the
actor in the crime. Some of the
colored children who did suspect this
boy hung him by the neck in the we'll
and burnt his body in order to eXtort
confession. Tuis was done by a
girl thirteen years old. The child is
evidently dead; somebody killed it so
we are informed, but the little fellow
who was subjected to this torture is
only three or four years Old. The
matter needs thorough investigation.
The girl who lung that child by the
neck should be sent to the penetentiary
for such cruelty. We do not mean to
be oficious, but if the matter has not
reached Trial Justice Blair we ask
him, for humanity's SAKE, to investigate
and make us full report.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-20
Eirds and the Farm ar.

Dr.. &. Hart Merriam, chief of the
diyi-ion of ornithology Of the Agri-
cultural Department, has Just made a
report on the results of his examina-
ton of tie contents Of the s'omacns of
hawks, owls, crows, blackbirds, and
other North American birds that are
supposed to be the enemies of farmers.
He shows that The popular notions
about hawks and birks, for the slaugh-
of which many States gave bounties,
are altogether erroneous. Ninety-fre
per cent of their food was found to be
field mice, grasshoppers, crickets, ETC.,
which were infinitely more injurious
to farm crops than they. The charge
against crows is that they eat corn
and destroy eggs, poultry, and wild
birds. Examination shows that they
cat noxious insects and destructive
animals, and that although % per
cent OF their food is corn, it is mostly
waste corn picked up in the fall and
winter. With regard to eggs, it was
found that the shells were eaten to a
very limited extent for the lime.
Crows eat also ants, beetles, cater
pillars, bugs, flies, grubs, etc., which
do much damage. The cuckoos are
also found to be very useful BIRDS
Rochester Herald.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-20
1T CONTAINED ALCOHOL.
Columbia Register.

C0EHm5aG NegeStef.
Some time ago constable at Winns-
boro went into the grocery store of
Mrs F. W. Habenicht and seized some
cider, which was sent to the State
Dispensary in Columbia. 1t was
claimed that the cider was non-alco-
holic and application was made for its
return, which was refused. The stuff
is the we'll known Sparkling Gold
Russet cider, made by Mott. The
shipment was referred to the State
Chemist, Prot. Burney, who analyzed
it and found that it contained 43 per
cent. of alcohol. Upon this report
Commissioner Nixon swrote wrote the
following letter. to Mr.. Preston Rion
of Winnsboro, who, on behalf Of Mrs.
Habenicht, made demand for its
return:
81 herewith send you analysis of
cider. You will see that i. is not only
strongly alcoholic, but contains as
much as any lager beer on the market.
Under these circumstances am forced
to retain this as forfeited to the State
and ask you 10 discontinue its sale."
MIR. Rion had no idea that this cider
contained alcohol, in fact he o:;e ed
non-elcoholic cider and as such it was
shippe d to him. He has written the
house from which he ordered it giving
a full statement No one who knows
Mr.. Ron thinks for moment that he
would handle such goods if he knew
it. This was the first case Of CIDER he
had ordered and had never been
opened until it was seized. The fact
is, TINT Mr.. Rion, confident that there
was no alcohol in the CIDER, insisted
on the constable examining The case.
As oag as the matter is again before
the public we make this statement in
Justice 10 Mr.. Rion who is he manager
of Mrs. EIabenichts business.