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No Danger Of a Crush.

The area of the United States, ex-
GLIDING Alaska, Is just 5000, 900 square
miles; the average density of the New
England States is seventy-one inhabit-
ants to the square mile, so that it may
be said that the Union could easily
support 2lO, 900, 900 souls. or three
times its present population. Mean
time other fast fields are opening to
invite immigrants. Canada, Brazil,
Spanish America and Australia are
each Of them larger than the United
States. Each of them could find room
for 200, ,00I,0 900 settlers, which shows
that there is no motive to fear that,
the world will be overcrowded for many
centuries to come. G. Mulhall, IN
North American Review.
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fore, Chicago seems to be q favorite
convention city. 1t has named the
successful tickets for the last tour
Presidential elections.
Architect s. S. Beman has made
public the plan of the great Coliseum
at Chicago, in which the Democratic
National Convention is to be held.
The convention hall proper will oc'
cupy space of $50 by 800 feet at the
north end of the Coliseum. The
speakers stand and platform for mem.
bers of the National Committee and
400 guests will be situated to the east,
and Immediately IN front will be desks
for $50 reporters.
Directly back Of the speakers stand
and in ready communication with the
newspaper platform will be the tele-
graph room, with tables for hun.
dreds of instruments. Extending en-
tirely around the building will be q
gallery forty feet wide, toward which
will rise the rows of seats in the great
smphitheatre. Two thousand seats
will be reserved for the delegates and
alternates. The seats will rise slowly
as they stretch back from the speak
ers' platform, and will be separated
from the public sections by substan'
tial railing Thirteen thousand seats
have been allotted to the public. a
striking innovation will be the grand
public reception tsll, $50 feet square,
large enough to hold comfortably TO-
600 men.
The Coliseum, it is said, will be the
largest building under single roof in
the world. A large force of men ls
hard at work and the contractors have
| no doubt the building will be complet-
ed before June /.
The new auditorium which st. Louis
has built to accommodate the Republi-
can convention covers an area of 49,.
sOO'square feet, with a frontage of26C
feet and depth of 1S0 feet. In spite
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principals do or not, and must be pro.
vided with places. Another calcula-
ton in figuring on the seating capa-
city, and by far the most important,
too, is that there will be about ten
spectators to each delegate.
The old exposition, on the lake front,
Chicago, where several National con.
ventions were held, is said to have been
particularly we'll suited to that use In
regard to size, arrangement and all
other considerations. The Coliseum
and Tattersall's, had either OF them
been picked by the Democratic Com
mittee, could have been arranged IN
much the same way as was the old ex'
position building, and would accom-
modate about as many people within
hearing distance of the speakers stand.
The Auditorium, which held the con.
vention that nominated Harrison and
Morton, was in great favor with a Ger.
tain element for the Democratic con.
vention.
New York has had but one National
convention of either of the great poll
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H1cAGo COLISEUM WHERE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

tical parties, the Democratic, of 1868,
which nominated Seymour and Blair,
and that was held in Tammany Hall.
Baltimore, in the. early days of the
present great parties, was the great
political convention city. 1t bad the
convention that nominated Van Buren
and Johnson, and the next four that
succeeded in the Democratic party,
that of 1910, when Van Buren was
nominated the second time, and with
out a Vice. President, that of 1874.
which named Polk and Dallas; 1S4S,
which named Lewis Cass and Butler,
and 1852, which named Pierce and
King. Those conventions were easily
accommodated in ordinary sized halls,
for the crowds that attended them
were as nothing compared to the
throngs that flow into convention cities
nowadays.
The Democratic convention of 1856,
which nominated Pierce and King,
was held in Cincinnati, the first one
in the West. That of 1860 first met
at Charleston, S. c.. but adjourned,
without accomplishing much, to Balti-
more, where Douglas and johnson
were placed in the field. against Lin
coin and Hamlin, who we're named in
the Chicago wigwam. The Republi-
cans moved their next convention to
Baltimore, where Lincoln was renom-
mated, and johnson succeeded Ham
lin in the second place on the ticket.
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olicitude. He has English and

great solicitude. He has English and
native tutors, who will turn out 9
prince and puidit at the same time.
During his minority the affairs of the
province are conducted by his mother
and his late fathers minister, Sir K.
Sheshadri Iyer. as co-regents. The
youthful m maharaiah was recently visit
ed by Lord Elgin, Viceroy OF India,
and the occasion was celebrated with
much eclat. The little fellow is an apt
scholar and speaks English as fuently
as any boy OF his age. In his studies
he is as far advanced as boys four or
FIVE years his senior would be in this
country. He is modest. but realizes
we'll that he is trife more important
than anybody else in his neighbor-
hood
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such cities to seat, feed and sleep q

such cities to seat, feed and sleep q
great crowd.
The most famous halls in which Ma
tional conventions have been held are
Tor were), the two Chicago wigwams-
the Lincoln and the Cleveland wig.
wams-the old Exposition Building
on the lake front and the Auditorium
and the Exposition halls in St. Louis,
Minneapolis and Cincinnati. 1t would
be hard to say which of these was
most satisfactory, but in the minds of
those who have attended the National
conventions of the last twenty-five
years the wigwam idea is least liked.
The wigwam that sheltered the last
Democratic National Conve ention is es-
pecially condemned because of the
general feeling of insecurity on the
night of the storm that drenched the
entire crowd within the walls of the
ramshackle hall, and because it was
large enough to hold more people than
could be properly managed. With
the Coliseum this year, however, the
Democratic Committee will be able to
house its convention comfortably and
securely, so that such storms as that
which threw the last convention into
a panic will not be noticed.
As the railroads of the country have
developed, hotel accommodations in
creased, anil newspaper telegraphing
multiplied, big convention halls have
not only become the fashion, but al
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That year the Democra held their
first convention in Chicago, and nom
mated Mcclellan and Pendleton. In
1868 they went to New York for the
only National convention ever held in
that city, and named Seymour and
Blair MS their leaders. In the same
year Grant got his first nomination in
Chicago, with Colfax in the second
place on the ticket.
In 1872 Grant was renominated at
Philadelphia, with Wilson, their
Democratic opponents, Greeley and
Brown, being nominated at Baltimore
the last National political conven-
tion held in that city. In 1876 Tilden
and Hendricks were nominated at St.
Louis, and Hayes and Wheeler at Gin
cinnati. The latter city also held the
next Democratic convention, that of
1880, which placed Hancock and Eng
lish in the field, their opponents, Gar
field and Arthur, being named IN the
Exposition Building in Chicago.
In 1884 the Democrats came back to
Chicago, and, by naming Cleveland
and Hendricks, ended long line OF
Republican victories, those nominees
defeating Blaine and Logan, who were
also named in Chicago. In 1883 the
Democrats nominated Cleveland and
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RELIGIOUS READING.
PERFECT SALVATION.
[TO BE CONTINUED

Our salvation so far as perfected in this
life has negative and q positive side
something is to be subtracted and something
else to be added, to make it complete. Per
feet salvation implies the elimination Of the
guilt of sin. Guilt is the trade mark of hu-
manity; wherever you see man you see one
who has incurred guilt. In all history you
find but one man who could stand up in the
face of day and say, ~ have not slnned."
The spirit convicts of sin. Under
His realizing light men are constrained
to cry out for help and deliverance from
the intolerable sense ofguilt. No burden is sas
heavy as the burden of guilt; 1t crushes men
to the earth it causes the soul to reallze
that no human hand can lift it. But. thanks
to God, there is an Arm mightier Jesus
Christ came into humanity and unbarred the
gates of death on purpose to afford man DE-
liverance from the guilt ofsin. He Is abie lie
is willing at Histouch your guilt will dlsap-
pear. Perfect salvation implies del1verance
from the power ofsin. Sin Is q greattyrant ne
had us in hold, barred and guarded, and
loaded with chains. On the plea OF falth
Jesus breaks the bars and sets the captive
free. But he bears out the chains. Though
often concealed under his clothing he comes
at length to find how heavy they are and
what great power they have over him. He
not only needs to get out of prison, hut out
of himself as we'll tastes. passions and ap-
pctites are too much for him. Though
pardoned out Of sins prison, sin
somehow has strange power over
him. But Jesus is o complete Savior;
the work He began in you He is able to
complete ; He stands ready with His sharp
sword to strike off the fetters Of sin and to
make you an entirely free man. Look to
Him and live. Behold now is the accepted
hour and the day of deliverance. He who is
a perfect. is at the same time present sa-
viour. Perfect salvation implies, also. the
incoming of the Divine fulness. Subtraction
does-much addition does more. The re-
moval of the guilt and power Of sin is a great
achievement, but the coming OF the spirit
of God is greater. The presence and power
of the Spirit complete the work Of our sal
vation. The fulness Of God comes in to I'LL
the vacuum made by the casting out Of evil.
Inc soul is thus restored to its normal con-
dition. 1t was made for God, and can find
its completeness only in Him. The fulness
of God gives us control over ourselves
over our pride and passion and selishness
and ambition-holding us in our allegiance
and devotion to Jesus Christ, with the world
and sin under our feet. The divine fulness
steades our lives and movements, gives di-
rection to our labors. and powers to our
words and example. With all this. the full
ness of God is our grand source Of comfort
u source which never fails US, is never In
adequate. is always the resource and help
adapted to the hour and eXigency.
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ALL THE STARS ARE OUT.

Now all the stars are out. Arcturus with
his SONS and the bands of Orion the great
planets fly like lampads running with their
torches there is no film between US; they
hang out of heaven like living spirits. No
summer skies are ever stripped SO bare Of
even a breath between. How near the con-
stellations are. how we seem part OF them,
to be going on with them, how they swing
down towards US out Of the Milky Way, the
Path of souls up which our imagination
travels towards universes beyond and yet
beyond. and comes out upon the far super
nal light, while the wind sings by us as II it
knew the way! And they grow paler
and the moon sends glory before her
as she floats up, up, up-so low
she rode in summer. so high she rides to-
night In the middle Of the highest sky she
spreads her wings like q great lowering,
brooding mother. while far far off and faint
the stars still hang like distant palace lights.
What broad lusters. what sharp shadows on
the snow. what reflection into heaven, what
height what depth. what tenderness in the
midnight blue, what sense of divine pres
ence-for exalted and enlarged to all the
limit of our vision on this winter night, we
sec the sky is full of God Harriet Prescott
Spofford, in Congregationalist.
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Overlooking the convention hall
proper will be gallery forty feet
wide for spectators, with seating
capacity of 6OOO. In the center of the
northern section of the gallery stand
large enough to accommodate band
of $50 pieces will be erected. The
total seating capacity Of the immense
structure will be II, 900.
There will be four main entrances,
one on each side of the building. In
addition to these there will be five
entrances and five exits on each side
leading to and from the ground floor.
In all, there will be twenty-four en-
frances to the ground floor and as
MANY exits. There will be separate
entrances and exits to and from each
section of the auditorium, making it
possible, according to Architect Tay-
lor, for 5000 people to pass into the
building and secure seats in the lower
portion of the building in less than
ten minutes. Tie gallery will be
reached by tive Afparate entrances
J I } ! i i: !: ; i: j: !:
and six hights6 RS.
The buiL pc built of wood,
heavy IL 1sed throughout.
The il; hard wood fin
ish. Iupplied from an
ir easuring $50 by
hiding will be
with arc and in
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DEALING WITH CHILDREN.

In dealing with children and persons of in
ferior education, it is often best to assume
that they know more than they do rather
than less Such an assumption makes
them ashamed OF their ignorance and kim
dies their pride and ambition. They i'm
mediately try to gain the knowledge which
they find themselves expected TO possess.
On the other hand. if they see their igno-
rance taken for granted, they sometimes
feel sullen modification which deadens
desire for Improvement. IF were so low
down. what's the use in trying to be differ
ent?' is their cry. 4 little girl said Of her
Sunday school teacher: "She always takes
ii for granted that we don't know anything
whatever about the lesson, just because we
don't happen to know all that she does. and
it's so discouraSing. If she'd only let us
tell what we know and not do all the talk
ing herself. believe we'd every one Of MS
learn more" 1t is this same spirit which
makes briuht children drspise books writ
ten down ITO the level of their understand
ing. as the authors suppose. while they read
with "uyrrncsS those designed for much
Older lcrsons.
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CONVENTION HALLS.
WHERE PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
DATES WILL BE NAMED.
Famous Buildings In Which For.
mer National Gatherings Met
Ideal Structures For St.
Louis and Chicago.

7HICAGO inaugurated the idea
[ / that National convention halls
should be huilt to hold q
multitude back in May, 1860,
when it built the immense wooden
wigwam made famous by the first
nomination of Abraham Lincoln, says
the Times.Herald of that city. Since
then the National Executive Commit
lees of the two leading parties, in 10.
eating their conventions in such
cities as St. Louis, Minneapolis, Gin
cinnati and so on, have always de-
manded assurance of the ability of
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The EaStnesS oil the Oceans.

The surface of the sea is estimated
at $50, 900 square miles; taking
the whole surface of the globe at l97,-
900, 900, and its greatest depth, sup
posed to be equal to that Of the high
est mountain, or four miles. The Pa
cifc Ocean covers $4,000, 900 square
miles, the Atlantic 25,000,000 the
Mediterranean 1000. 900.
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The Ten. Year.Old King Of Mysore.

Maharajah Krismaraiah Wagayar
Bahadur are the officisl titles of g
Hindu boy not yet ten years OF age,
who is the King of Mysore. He is one
of the chief native princes OF India,
and his late father, whom he has suc-.
ceeded to the throne, was known as
the "model prince of India" The
young rajah is being prepared for the
lofty position he will occupy with
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Thurman at St. Louis, and the Repub-
licans remained in Chicago and named
Harrison and Morton. In 1892 the
Republicans took their Harrison and
Reid convention to Minneapolis, and
the Democrats named Cleveland and
Stevenson in the Chicago lake front
wigwam.
On more accounts than that of lts
ability to handle the crowds. there
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candescent electric lights. The cost
will be $50, 900.
The site extents from Twelfth and
Thirteenth street on Clark avenue.
The hall will be less than mile from
any of the downtown hotels, and can
be reached in less than ten minutes
by car lines, which in most cases lead
direct from the hotels to the site.
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building, to say nothing of the throngs
of outsiders. The rule is that there
are two convention delegates to each
electoral vote, so that there are twice
as many as the membership of both
houses of Congress. Besides these
there are the Territorial delegates,
and behind each delegate is an alter
nate. Many of these alternates at;
tend the conventions whether their
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The greatest evils are from within us and
from ourselves also we must look for our
greatest good. for God is the fountain Of it.
but reaches it to Us hy our own hand. and
VIXEN all things look badly around about us.
then only We shall find how excellent a for
tune it is to have God for our friend and of
all friendships that only is created to sup
port us in our needs.--Jcrcmy Taylor.
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Gold in Australasia,

From information received by the Director
of the United States Mint, he estimates the
production OF gold in Australasia during the
calendar year, 1895, to have been S44 ,2S6, 900
against S41, ,76l 900 for the calendar year.
1894, an increase of 50, ,525, 900.
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I've said or done. I can't afford to lose
your good opinion
With these words Margaret left tho
room, and Miss Hilton's eyes followed
her with very loving glance.
Dear Margaret" che said gently.
Dear, dear child"
fTO BE CONTINUED.I
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A PONY MARRIED COUPLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shade Proud Of
Their Unique Distinction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shade, the
smallest couple in the State OF lndi-
ana, live at Kendallville, and Kendall
Vile is rather proud Of the unique
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UNLESS what?-
Miss Hilton hesltated
Unless you marry him.
Margaret flushed at these words.
"He is not the kind Of O man I ad-
mire," she returned after a thoughtful
pause. "Indolence and want Of ambition
are not commendable characteristics. I
fear 1 should become disgusted, or he
would, which would amount to the same
thing. Try to think of some other plan,
Miss Hilton; and while you are puzzling
your dear old brain, I'll answer some
letters. And do forget the things I've
said. I'm always repenting Of something
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-20

From June 80, 1865, up TO June
80, S93-twenty.e eight years under
a republican t%arlff-there was not a
single year IN which the expenses
or government were not moro than
met by the revenues of government.
From June 80, 1893, to June 80,
lS96-three years under a demo-
cratic tarlf-there was not a single
year In which the expenditures did
not exceed the revenues by from
s95,0Oo,oO to 100000 900. And
within those three years the adj
minlstration borrowed a total of
$2Sl,OOO,Oo0. Not much more than
that need be said to demonstrate
the unwlsdom of giving the demo-
cratic party control of national af-
falrs.--Sloux Falls Press.
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The Meaning of 16 to |.

The tree silver orators, Mr..
Bryan included, are constantly
proclalmlng that their purpose Is
to restore the old order of things
that existed before iS73-to right
a monstrous wrong and make the
situation what 1T wa, prior TO the
Ierpetration of that wrong They
tell us, IN other words, that the de-
mand tor the free and unlimited
coinage of the white metal at the
ratio of IL to l represents a patri-
otto desire for a return TO the
money of the fathers, 1.-THE dollar
of the daddles as they are fond
Of putting 1t But the fact is that
this claim on their part Is
false and dishonest. They are not
aiming to bring back the old order
of things. The ratio os IL to l
which they pretend to hold IN SC
much reverence does no: mean the
restoration of the money OF the
fathers. They do not tor a moment
contemplate a result of that kind.
The dollar OF the daddles." the
sllyer dollar that existed previous
to 1878, was worth 5l.O3, and the
dollar that they propose to give us
would be worth only SIC Instead
Of wishing to provide the country
with an abundance of the old kind
of dollars, they desire to flood 1t
with a new kind Of dollars that
would pass Tor only about one-halt
of their nominal value.
If these glorltiers of the old order
of things could restore the condl-
lions that prevailed previous to
1873, and make the market value of
silver what it was then, they would
not want free coinage. There
would be nothing in 1t for them.
They could do better by selling
their silver IN the form of bullion
than by having 1t coined into dol
lars.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Teachers Institute

The Normal Institut for Buffalo
county will be held at Gannvllley
beginning August "a and contin-
| uing two weeks.
An effort is being made to make
this institute a success and one
that will he of real profit to
teachers and students.
Quite a number from other
counties have expressed "a desire
70 attend IN Buffalo county and
the Indications are that we will
have larger attendance than ever
! before.
Competent instructors have
been engaged to assist so that
every branch of study will be
! thoroughly treated and in a pro-
fessiOnal manner.
The school law Of orr state is
very specific on the point of at.
tendance of the County Institute.
We sincerely hope that no such
painful duty will devolve upon us
as is specified in Section g., Chap
ter III Ofour School Law. or nc.
count of the absence of any of the
teachers of Buffalo county.
The success of the institute does
not depend upon the Supcrintend-
cnt nor instructors SO much as the
teachers who constitute the insti-
tute. Let those who come, come
determined to make a success and
be protited, thus the store of
knowledge and usefulness will be
incrcns d and better teachers will
! be the result.
White the institute is for
teachers yet others are not de-
barred rom attending. We earn.
estly hope that those who are in.
terested in the cause OF education
and still do not expect to teach
will be present. Pupils Of the
common school in the sixth,
seventh and eighth years are es-
pecially invited to Join us. No
attendance fee Will be charged.
Teachers will provide them
selves with text and professional
books and a states course Of study
Visitors will be welcome at all
time. Let the public come in and
see us in our working clothes.
Respectfully,
Gro. Ii. GRACE,
Go. Supt.