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a Designing villain.

From the Chicago Evening Post
interested in a trolley company" ask
ed a stranger in little interior town of a
man who had been eXpatating upon it's
Merits
Not cents WORTH" replied the advo-
cate of the overhead wire.
Live here?' asked the stranger next.
Not on your life. I wouldn't live here
II you would give me the whole town"
But you are working mighty hard for
something. What is it?'
The trolley advocate looked around to
see that no one was In hearing distance
al then drew the stranger up in the
shadow Of building.
I'll tell you how it Is If you'll keep
num- he said.
The stranger promised.
I'm employed by rival town to get the
trolley in here. The other town has been
trying for three years to get the lead in
population, and has made up its mind that
the only hope is in killing off some of the
people here. That's why I'm trying to in
!roduce the trolley. See|'
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VESSEL AND WHALE IN A CRASH.
Lumser-Lnden Schooner Almost
Wrecked Off Cape Hatteras.

From the Philadelphia Record
The schooner Etna put into the Delaware
BreakWater yesterday, leaking, as a result
OF a most remarkable accident having run
across a monster sperm whale off Cape
Hatteras The vessel was bound from Jack
scnVllle, Fla, to New York, with cargo
OF lumber. She was beating up the coast
at lively speed on Tuesday last and when
off Hatteras was suddenly stopped with a
shock that sent all hands staggering about
the deck, and subsequently caused the
schooner to roll violently
None OF the crew knew at first what the
Dig submerged object was with which the
Etna had collided, and CONSERVATION rejgned
Tor a time Capt. Craft and his men in
vestigated. with the keenest possible in
terest for they knew the vessel was in very
deep water, and couldn't conceive what
OBJECT under the surface of the sea could
nave caused a shock so severe There was
no grating of the keel. as there would have
been mad the vessel struck bottom or run
across a submerged derelict, but within a
minute after the collision had occurred the
cause OF the mysterious trouble was made
manifest
Peering over the side of Ahe vessel. the
captain ana crew saw a big sperm whale
spoutlng blood and water This was the
hidden monster the Etna had struck. and
lhe coiliSlon appeared to have been as dis
as lous 10 the whale as to the schooner
The sailors believe that the king of fish
was asleep when the vessel struck him. but
ne was certainly very wide awake as he
noundered about under the vessel i'm
mediately afterward.
Shortly after the collision occurre5 III.
vessel began to fill rapidly, having sprung
aleak when she struck the whale All hands
were at once called to man the pumps and
say save me Etna from becoming waterlogged
Inc men We're barely able to keep even wit h
the lntlux OF water. and could not have done
go mad the cargo been less buoyant
"A survey of the vessel was made at the
capes, ana she was ordered to await tenn
Porary repairs, and then proceed at once to
ner destination, where permanent repairs
Will be made.
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Munsacsy's Return 10 Hungary

From the London Tines
our special correspondent at Ruda-Pasth
writes: M. Munkacsy. the great Hunpar-
ian painter, is to return to Hungary and
take up his permanent residence i'm This
country. An official position has been con-
ferred upon him with adeuuate a,,,l,,-
ments. NJ. Munkacsy has never gi,.,r a.,
his Hungarian citizenship, and has. in
ueed' remained a thorough Magyar in
character, habits and even in his way OF
thlnklng-a circumstance that has iucreas-
ed his popularity with his fellow couufr,
men The exact position and title which
Nj. Munkacsy will hold in Hungary. as also
the time of his arrival, are left 10 his own
discretion. He has two studios in Paris
together with his residence, which is really
a museum of art. The removal of surh
portions of his collection as he NAV deci,Ia
TO bring to Hungary and the disposal q;
the remainder will take consi,lera HE
time. He has lived in France since tba
early seventies and he has painted there
all his most celebrated pictures While The
French have treated him with constant
raNor, he has never painted a French sub
Ject. He considers himself to be under a
dept OF gratitude to the French, which ia
wishes 10 repay before leaving France He
is, therefore looking out for q subject which
he wishes TO paint as a farewell gift and
heSitates between a scene from The life of
Napoleon and one from that OF Joan of
Arc. NJ. MunkaCSy will take ND his resi-
dence in Buda-Pesth, and this may be con-
Sldered as a splendid milleuial prosrnfa-
ton made by the Hungarian government
to the people. 1t will be an encourage
ment to the younger generation of artists,
who Will thus have the benefit Of NJ Muuk-
acsy's advice and criticism"
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Great Changes Promised on Railroads
i'm Five Years.

FROM the Iron Age
Rufus Hill, master mechanic Of the Penn
sylvania railroad who has been investigat
ing on the part of his company the latest
developments in the application of electric
tty to railroad traction purposes, has made
a statement in which he predicts that cleo
trio motive power will be used over the
greater part Of the Pennsylvania system
within five years. The following extract
from Mr.. HIS observations on the subject
are Interesting: Last summer" he says,
the Pennsylvania made their initial ex-
pertinent in the use of electricity on an es-
tablished steam line from Burlington to
Mount Holly, In New Jersey. The success
of this experiment was quickly seen to be
beyond question. Within a month after the
equipment was completed the time sched-
ue made at the rate of over sixty
miles an hour, with frequent trains The
service has been found to be far superior
to anything known in steam railway prac
tice, and the economy in operation has been
more than We expected. An electric loco
motive mas been applied NOT merely to the
haulaSe of trains but to all the switching
service in the yards and the various kinds
of service of that nature.
THE Pennsylvania, as Is well known has
an innumerable number Of branches from
the main line which have been seriously af-
fected during the last few years by the
competition of the trolley lines in the
various towns. They have. in many in
stances, taken away fifty per cent Of our
business and we were absolutely forced to
adopt electricity Ourselves-at least on
these shorter lines. We have had from the
first the invaluable assistance of the West
iaghouse company and the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, which have been working
il harmony to solve the problem. The
baldwin Locomotive Works have been es-
tablish5d over fifty years, and are the lead
ers in their branch of the business, and the
Westinghouse company, with their mag
n.fCent staff of electrical engineers have
given up the benefit of their knowledge in
their own specially. In addition to this
the best talent at our disposal has been
called upon to present to these two manu-
featuring companies the various apparent
obstacles in the way of complete success
We believe now that every difficulty has
been overcome, and, while we do not any of
US care to make predictions which might
seem rash to the general public, we believe
that inside of five years the greater part
of the entire Pennsylvania railroad system
viii be operated by electric locomotives in
place Of steam. One of the serious draw
backs up to this date in the application of
electricity on trunk lines has been the
question of Transmission of power. About
fifteen miles has been considered the limit
or economical transmission, and this of
course would necesSitate the establishing
or power houses every thirty miles over
our entire system. The interest of the in
Vestment necessary for these power houses
would have been prohibitive. Now we see
that Tesla has perfected a system that will
cover this point"
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pressed, as the average mortal thinks them
10 De, but discussing their ministers in as
sICng terms as We sometimes wont 10
Use in reference to our own secretaries
Chly holdlng sacred the emperor, VINO Is he
mead OF the church well as their ruler
The political eXieS, he said number rot
more than 100. and though one of the partv
OF which Mr.. PanSbOrn was q member WIS
d photographer, who took an immense num-
Der or pictures, including those Of eyiIes
ana conNlctS, only two were obtained of
prisoners having leg chains on. the man be-
ing the same one in both pictures ana his
Cnense a breach OF camp discipline The
feeling through the country, he said is very
favorable TO Americans, the people having
never forgotten the Shiploads Of wheat thar
America sent them during the famine Eng
land sending it by the sackful, while Amer
lea sent 1t by the shipful. The tools OF
American manufacture that Mr. Pangf,nrn
iotlced We're a short hroadax largely used
by the peasants in building their log huts-
the manufacturers name he could not re-
call-and shOrels made by Oliver Am.s
BALDWIN locomotives We're in evidence and
MI. Pangborn said: If such large ma
chlnes of American manufacture as in.,-
motives have obtained q footing why could
not a market for American hardware of an
descriptions be created2" The metal trat!a
OF Russia and Siberia is largely I'm liza
hands Of the German, French Belgian ana
EnsLSh; II being the only eastern c0lln-rv
Where the Englishnan is not on ton: this
CONDITION of affairs being no doubt due 10
the animosity between the two races Thu
taste Tor heavy brass hardware WAS an
parent IN the trimmings CT the stations of
the Siberian railroad, heavy esrutcheo,.s
being provided where small ones woul5 La
maze TO serve here. There are many me
hardware stores in St. Petersburg h,,t ,l,a
hest are found in Moscow
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American Hardware In Siberia.

From Hardware.
A representative of Hardware had the
good fortune and pleasure recently of being
present during a conversation that occurred
in the Hardware Club between j. G. Pang-
horn and several of the leading lights of
the trade Mr.. Pangborn is a well-known
railroad man, being president of the COM
mission worlds transportation, Field Co
lumbar Museum, Chicago, and an hon
crary director Museum Worlds railway.
F. c. NJ. He has recently travelled extern
siyely in the east in the interests of the
commission, visiting India, Siam, Afghan
istan, Beloochistan, China, Japan, Siberia,
Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Java, etc.
His investigations were, however, confined
principally to Siberia, of which country he
spoke in glowing terms. His hearers were
interested especially as he gave it as his
opinion that Siberia offered unrivaled spd-
yantages as a market for American hard
ware Mr. Pangborn is well qualified to
sneak, as he made the journey from Nladi-
yostock across the steppes Of Siberia to
MOSCOW and ST. Petersburg, a distance Of
1910 miles by sleighs and railroad, about
1900 miles of the journey being made IN
Sleighs.
Mr. Pangborn said that he had expected
to find the condition of the peas ants de-
plorable, from the accounts of a well-known
writer the Siberian exile system, bul the
real condition proved a revelation. He de-
scribed them as a kindly race, and not OPP
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He Wanted to See n Hanging.

From the New York Tribune.
The English papers, are full of stories of
the late Shah of Persia, some Of which are
probably true. When he was visiting Eng
land he frequently expressed his contempt
for the mildness Of, English law. So he
was finally taken to Newgate, in order that
he might see gallows. He at once mani
tested great interest in It, and, expressing
a desire to see how 1t worked, asked the
governor to hang man. The governor ex-
planned that he had not at the time a man
ready for experiment.; whereupon the shah
expressed his contempt. But he intimated
that that was Of no consequence. Hang
one of these" said he pointing to his suite,
each man of which probably trembled in
his shoes. And very great, indeed, was the
shah's disgust when he found that he could
not prevail upon the governor to do what
he wanted.
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To make house plants grow, Professor
Boosof says: Saturate the earth around
them every day with the coffee left over
at breakfast Five or six drops OF am
nonia 10. every pint of water once a week
will make them flourish. To make bulhous
flowers blossom. fill flower pot half full
of quicklIme and the remainder with good
earth, plant bulbs and keep the Garth
damp. The heat Of the earth will cause the
bulb TO send forth shoots to blossom. The
colors Of red and violet flowers are rem
dered extremely brilliant by covering The
earth in their pots with about one-half
inch of pulyerized charcoal. Charcoal does
not affect yellow flowers at all in this
way.
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The Dog Was q Rat.

From lie Temps
charming leader Of Partisan society,
an enthusiast on the subject of toy dogs,
while in the Champs Elysee, purchased
from perambulating peddler a beautiful
toy poodle. whose feet attracted her at
tention by their extremely delicate appear
ance. She took the treasure home in her
carriage and summoned the household to
the salon to receive congratulations upon
her dainty purchase She set dear little
Fido upon the carpet and was Mortified to
see it at once run up the curtain The
poodle was nothing more than a common
house rat neatly sewn into the skin of a
baby poodle
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Pertaining Il Burglar.
From the New York World.

A man named Frank March recently broke
into a doctors house at Cambermell Eng
land. The doctor happened to be in and he
at once hurled bottle containing pepper
mint at the intruder. March, who was seek
ing money, got nothing but a scent 1t
chung to him when he was taken before the
Lambeth magistrate.
The odor of the peppermint had been the
clue that led to his arrest. The circum-
stantial evidence against him is literally,
strong, as the Cambermell doctor never
dilutes his peppermint.
The housebreaker will set up the defense
that peppermint is pleasing perfume and
that he cannot, therefore, be considered in
bad Odor
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All Not Lost After All.

From the ArgOnaut.
Frederick Locker-Lampson. in his recent
autobiography, tells Of a patient in an
English hospital who one morning told his
servant that he was sure his last illness
was beginning.
I'm very i'll. Go for the doctor; I've
lost my appetite; 1 can't get through my
penny ROLL
Well said John, much relieved, when
the baker came this morning all the penny
rolls were gone, sir. so 1 gave you a two
penny roll
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Mrs. Jones on Troubl esome Children
F. ON the Boston transcript

From the Boston Transcript
The company had just asked for second
helping of pie when little Johnny's feelings
found vent in the exclamation: MA, you
told me never to ask for second piece Of
pie.''
Johnny" cried ma, severely.
Il don't care, ma; you told me so. and I
hain't going to get any tonight"
Johnny was Immediately banished from
the table, his mother remarking, Children
are so troublesome, Mrs. JONES'
Very remarked that amiable lady, as
she quietly devoured Johnnys piece of pie.
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n E VISION.

] did but dream. never knew
What charms our sternest season wore
Was never yet the sky SO bluep
Was never earth so white beforef
Till now ! never saw the glow
or sunset on yon hills of snow
And never learned the bough's designs
OF beauty in its ~leat!ess lines.
Did ever such "a morning break
AS that my eastern windows Sc?
Did ever such u moonlight take
Weird photographs OF shrub and trcei
Rang ever bells so wild and feet
h music Of the winter street,
Was ever yet q sound by half
So merry as yon schoolboy' s laugh?
Fair seem these winter days, and soon
Shall blow tho warm west w...ls OF
spring
To set the unbound rills in tune
And thither urge the bluebird's wing.
The vale shall laugh in flowers, the woods
Grow misty green wa leafing buds.
And violets and wind flowers sway
Against the ~throbbing heart Of May.
Break forth, my lips, in praise and own
The wiser love severely kind,
Since. richer for its Christening grown,
see, whereas ! once was blind.
The world, o Father. hath not wronged
With loss the life by thee prolonged.
But still. with every added year.
More beantafui thy works sppeari
--vhittiee.
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action as will require all candidates
upon the legislative ticket to commit
themselves upon the Question OF legisla-
ton to carry out the meaning and pur-
pose of tins resolution.
6. We view with apprehension the
growth of corporate power in this coun-
try, and especially are we opposed to
trusts and combines which during re-
cent years have steadily multiplied, seek
ing by unjust and illegal means to stile
competition, and thereby, while lettering
the producer, to extort extravagant
prices from the We pledge
the party and it's nominees for congress
and the senate to use all efforts toward
their destruction.
Z. Whereas, complaints are made by
the people concerning the ~mana5ement
OF the grain elevators within the state;
Therefore. we demand that the coming
legislature make a thorough investiga-
ton into the details OF such manage
ment within this state, and by proper
legislation provide adequate remedies for
the evil that may be found TO exist.
g.. We invite every voter who is a low
er of good government and who desires
the return of prosperous and good times
to Join with us in the election of the re-
publican ticket in county, state and ma
ton.
In addition to the platform as above
quoted, the convention adopted also the
following rtsolutions:
Resolved, That since the assembling of
the last republican convention of South
Dakota the Supreme Ruler Of the uni
verse has removed from the active scenes
Of earth our honored ex-governor, Ar,
thur G. MeIlette; and that In his death
his family has been deprived of a devot-
ed husband and father, our state which
he SO faithfully served a public benefac,
or, the republican party OF our state a
champion Of masterful ability, fidelity
and courage, and the nation one of the
noblest works Of God-an honest man.
Resolved, That in boiling the st. Louis
convention Senator Pettigrew has ceased
10 be in touch With the republican par,
ty of this state. and that he has forfeit.
ed it's political respect and esteem.
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They All Do 1t.

The wanderer had returned after many
years, and was %inquiring about his old
friends.
Brown" he said, lis in the whole
sale clothing business, l believe"
wholesale clothing and bicycles, p"
corrected the native. THE firm carries
a side line of bicycles, you know"
And Jones has a grocery store, I'm
told"
Eyes. Full line of groceries and Bull
Run bicycles. He's the agent for the
Bull Run wheel"
Smith went into the manufacturing
business, didn't he?"
"Oh, yes. He got interested in a sew
ing machine mandatory, and a little
later they took up bicycles and are doing
a rushing business. / understand they
have a capacity Of over 100 wheels a
day"
And what's White doing?"
Hes the agent for a famous gun
maker and is doing we'll. He sells all
kinds Of guns, pistols and bicycles"
And Johnson"
oA, liz . a lLdluldCluI1 uS Jc"cleI
and he turns out a mighty good wheel
too"
Billings, l suppose, is still in the
furniture business:"
Eyes, but l understand that he turns
out a better bicycle than he does desk
or bureau"
The returned traveller began to betray
some surprise.
Isis Wilson still in the livery bus.
iness?' he asked with some hesitation.
Certainly, but he dcvotes most OF
his time to the little bicycle repair shop
in the rear Of his stable"
'Ah. there goes old Bones, the sex.
ton. The old fellow Isl
"Oh. he's agent for an automatic
pump for initiating tires"
rs there any ~ who isn't in the bi,
cycle business?" asked the returned
traveller sadly.
Il don't think of any II just now,'
replied the native. -ChicaGO Post
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Republican Platform.

The republicans of South Dakota, in
convention represented, affirm their full
faith in and ALLEGIANCE to the declaration
OF principles adopted by the national
republican convention at st. Louis in its
entirety, constituting q platform Of q
great and progressive party, proud Of it's
past record and achievements, courage
Gus in it's championship of the right and
unfaltering in the maintenance Of its po.
litical tenets.
2. We recognize in William McKin-
ley, our candidate for president, and
Carrot A. Hobart, the nominee for vice
president, W typical Americans, tried
in the public service and found able and
true, pure in their lives, untarnished in
their honor and close to the people in
their experiences and BY mpathies, aud
We pledge to them our most hearty and
willing effort and support, with the full
vote OF South Dakota IN the electoral
college. With such a platform and in
vincible leader we enter the contest with
the inspiration Of a sure prophecy Of
victory at the polls 10 November next.
3. We commend the present republI-
can administration of governmental at.
fairs OF this state as honest and econom
ical, and especially commend it's steady
purpose ana effort in exposing and
bringing to speedy punishment a former
~defaulting state treasurer, and recover
ing back for the state 30 large a porpor
ton Of the stolen funds; and we demand a
passage OF An act by our legislature bro
viding adequate punishment for defalc
tons o, public officers.
4 The republican party having al
ways been the friend Of labor and labor
ing men, deplores 1.-THE frequent strikes
and conflicts between employers and
employed, resulting at times in the de-
struction OF life and property and great
injury to those Immediately concerned
and the public generally, and favors the
settlement Of all questions Of dispute
arising between labor and capital by le-
gally constituted arbitration by which
all parties interested shall he bound.
5. We believe the transportation cor
poratiOne OF his state are the peoples
public servants; we oppose any and all
harsh or unjust legislation concerning
them, but we do demand such Legislation
es will clothe the board Of railway com
mlssioners Of this state with full power
and authority to correct evils, right
wrongs, apd in general to prevent all un-
just Determinations, and to provide q
reasonable maximum tariff OF passenger
and freight ratee.
We recommend that each county con
~vention Of this state, for the nomination
of members for the Legislature, take such
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Aug. !9.-The
Iowa Liberal league was in session here
with delegates from a number of towns
over the state. The organization is
auxiliary to the National Liquor Deal.
ers' association, having for its object
the repeal of sumptuary laws and or.
ganized opposition to the prohibitory
laws of the state.
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BURIED IN THE RUINS.

Score of Workmen at Eau Claire Went
Down With "a Falling Building.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. l9.-While
a force of % worklmen was engaged in
tearing down Music hall, a 4.story
frame building, the structure collapsed
and 20 men went down in the ruins.
Three men were killed and four seri-
ously injured.
Four men who came from Superior
and were at work ON the building are
reported to be missing and are believed
to be III the ruins.
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VIII Endorse tho POpulists.

MITCHELL, S. D., Aug. 1.-THE Dem
ocratic state central committee decided
unanimously to endorse the Populist
state ticket and nominees of the Chi.
cago convention, Bryan and Sewall.
The Democrats get nothing out of the
deal. Sewall and Watson will both
receive the support of Populists and
Democrats in counties where either is
the strongest.