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Scarcity of Centenarians.

Stories abound in France which
go to show that the most prolific
authors of "Hibornicisms" are the
French country mayors, for in
Franco the smallest village or rustic
commune has n mayor.
An instance of their capacity in
this direction is cited The govern
mont had sent a circular to ali may
ors, through their projects or depart
ment governors, ordering them to
give an account of all oentenarians
In their communes. From one OF
the villages the following reply,
spelled in French about as this is
spelled in English, was received.
Mr.. PERTECT-I hav to report in anser to
yore circewliar that our town seams to be Civ
the go by in the matr OF longevity. The
oanly centennarian we've got amt but 81 yeer
aled. Youres respectively,
JEAN BLANK, Mare.
Youth s Companion.
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POETR v
SWINGING SONG.

A hammock, gently swinging,
A mother bends above;
She TO her babe is singing
With heart all full Of love.
The little maiden swaying
Beneath the greenwood tree
Has set her heart to saving:
Love me rs l love thee"
So swaying, swinging slowly
Her loved one to and fro,
Her heart with rapture holy
Out TO her babe doth 60.
And while her thoughts are stIaying
Among the days to be,
Her heart is ever saving:
Love me as l love thee
Another hammock swinging.
a lover bends above.
He to his sweetheart singing
With his heart all full of lOYe.
The lovely maiden Swaying
Beneath the greenwood tree
Bias set his heart on saying:
Love me as | love thee.
So swaying, swinging slowly,
His loved one to and fro,
His heart with rapture holy
Out to his love doth 90.
And while his thoughts are straying
Among the days to be.
His heart is ever saving:
Love me as | love thee.
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Creek-W. III. Van Buren,.
OvERsEERs OF THE PooR.

Letcisbtlrg District-John Lipps; Fort
Spr,ny--Campbell NJ. Lipps; Blue
Sulphur. ID. Hanna Irish Corner
j. NJ. Rodgers Meadop Blu6-A.
II. McClung; Falling Sprino-John
Pickering Anthony's Creek-M. G..
Beard !; White Sulphur-J. w. Harper
and Wilidnisbura-J. M. ThOmasson.
ASSESSORS
Lotcer District-J. Michael Correll
Upper District-John w. Legg.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
State Sendte-William Haynes and
Thos. Z. Dawes.
House Of Delegdtes--R. d. Erwin
and L. Hickman Jarrett.
County Superintendent Thomp,
son.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS.
John w. Arbuckle, Jas. Withrow and
j. NJ. McWhOrter.
NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
VIC. Walton, o. p. Sydenstrlcker
James &. Mcpherson, Samuel H. Aus
tin, 5. II. Turner, John NJ. Price
Levi Claypool, Geo. II. Lewis, Henry
A. Robinson, Samuel r. Patton, JohI
W. Arbuckle, Perry w. Martin, Chas
l.. Davis, Albert & Williams, T
IL. Dennis, James Williams, Henry
Gilmer, u. A. Sandige, Cyrus S. Larew
James &. Mccoy, Washington Wallace
John Il. Harper, VIM. II. Shields, Da
yid A. Dwyer, F. p. Hurxthal, Johr
r. Caring, William K. Nelson
j. w. Young, George Kirkpat
rick, NJ. G. Jamison, r. c. Rodes, L.
}. Williams, A. J. Withrow, b. F
Harlow, James w. Goodwin, Joel M
Harris, Mason Mathews, d. G.. Rife
John A. Baker, Lualzo Rupert, A. G
Handy, Quin Morton, VIM. II. Burns
NJ. N. Humphreys. e. T. Smith, JohI
NJ. Summons, j. s. Wilkinson, j. A
Miller, J. NJ. Skaggs, Geo. NJ. Harrat
and b. f. Burns.
TINE OF HOLDING COURTS.
Circuit Court cOnvenes as follow,
Third Tuesday in April, fourth Tuei
day in June, and the first Monday il
November.
The Commissioners Court will b,
held four times year, viz: On tn,
first Monday in January, second Mon
day in April, first Monday in July, ant
first Tuesday in October, respec
lively. The July Court will be tn,
fiscal term.
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GsEENsslEs OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Judge, A. n. Campbell States At
torney, Henry Gilmer ; County Com
missioners, John g. Patterson, Pres't
Henry a. Wallace and } ID. Arbuckle :
Clerk Circuit Court, Jonathan MAYS
Clerk County Court, Chas. B. Buster
Sheriff of the County, David A. Dwyer
Surveyor, J. Austin Burr.
JUSTICES.
Lepis6urg District--John Lipps and
VIM. a. Jeffries Fort Spring.. F.
Brown andJ. w. Sampson Irish Cor.
ner-M. n. Humphreys and A. f. J ohm
son White Sulphur-D. w. Ayres ant
Ed. Hines Anthony's Creek-R. w
Ramsey Failing Spring-A ndrew Nc
Coy and Jesse Bright WILLIAMSBURG
j. II. Kincaid and d. &. Rife Mead
oto BluT-Clifton r. Hill and VIM. H
Burns Blue Sulphur-L. A. Mahal
and ThoS. J. Flint.
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EACH SAID THE OTHER LIED.
Tho End OF Ono OF tho Funniest Fouds q
War Times


Tho End OF Ono of tho Funniest Fouds Of
Jack Schuyler is dead.
Thus ends ono of tho funniest
feuds / have ever h eard of.
On my way into the lumber re-
gton Of Pennsylvania, some years
ago, encountered Colonel Tom
Piokert, who asked my destination.
The colonel is one of the big men
physically, socially and financially
of Pottsvillo.
You'll mako Lock Haven your
headquarters, l suppose?" no said,
when had told him of my project
ed trip. We'll, go 20 tho Fallou
House. kept by Jack Schuyler
friend of mine; good fellow, but
peculiar in one respeot-he's the
worst liar l ever met. Just register
from Pottsvillo and he'll do tho
rest"
l urged the colonel to toll me
more of this prospective host.
well, you see, we belonged to
tho same cavalry rogimont in the
army; looked like each othor lit
tie, the boys used to say. Ho was
major and was lieutenant colonel.
never led n charge, or had brush
with the enemy, or conducted for
aging party, or, Or--in fact, never
did anything worth mentioning but
oil
strength of our resom blance, moro
than half the time got it. Whenover
he made q blundor l was blamed for
it. Good fellow, don't you know,
but liar"
AS I placed my grip on the ooun-
ter at the Fallon House 1 noticed
that there really was a striking re-
mblanco in the man who presided
over the register to Colonel Tom
Piokert. Their noses were nodded
on the same heroic lines, their
boards were shaped alike and of tho
same length and color, and the shay
gy, overhanging eyebrows were
marked features in each. In detail
and ensemble they might have been
taken for brothers.
From Pottsville, eh?" he said
as laid aside the pen. Know Tom
Piokert? Queer fellow, amt he?
Worst liar in the state, believe"
THAT SOP" l said. II always
thought very we'll of him."
He may be changed now" said
the major. Il hope he is. Why, we
were in the army together; belonged
to the same regiment. He was lieu
tenant colonel, and was major.
Whenever took out a party on
scout duty, or to conduct an ammu-
milton train through n particularly
dangerous district, or was particu-
larly lucky in foraging, the officers
of other regiments were always in
vited over to hear Tom tell how he
did it, took all the credit and made
believe it was himself. was blamed
for all his mistakes. We looked a
little alike then, they used to say.
Toms good fellow, but he often
made me mad by his lies. Do you
ever drink anything?"
Subsequently I discovered that at
regimental and other reunions each
took delight in collecting a coterie
and pointing out the other as q liar.
Then they toasted each other, and,
like big hearted old Veterans, shook
hands, to the establishment of all. II
was Tom and jack always.
Now Jack Schuyler's dead. The
feud is ended. York Herald.
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Vegetable Diamonds.

The alkaloid of Calyoanthus glau-
Gus, discovered and first extracted
by DR.. Eccles, may be obtained in
crystals which from their high re-
fractive power sparkle very much
like diamonds. Some were shown
at II recent injecting of the New York
section of the American Chemical
society. This alkaloid has the high
est retroactive power of any known
organic substance. A nitroso COM
pound of calycanthine is thalleiocan-
thine. This forms dark colored salts
that in dilute solution are a brilliant
green. No therapeutic application
OF the alkaloids has yet been an
nounced. Popular Science News.
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Taken Mt Her Word.

She got into crowded car, and a
fat little man gotu and offered her
his place.
"Oh, don't rise, sir, she said po-
htely.
He sat down again with the rapid
ity of lightning, and she leaned
against the door post and looked
away that he might not SEQ her
laugh. York Journal
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INSTALL S.

Letoisburg District-Henry Holly
williamsburg ii. Eggleston and
W. F. Johnson; Blue SULPHUR ohm
II. Forren Meddoto Blu6-S. G. Mar
tin ana .. ID. Ruckman Falling Spring
j. f. McMillion and J. NJ. Hefner
Fort Spring.. f. Barker Irish Cor.
ner- .---; White Sulphur
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Case Proved.

John-Sam, why was little John
ME Bigger bigger than his father?
Sam-Don t know. Why?
John-Beoause he was little Big
ger.-Philadelphia Call
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LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE

and at Prices you cannot match in this town
the BIGGEST STOCK in the world and the c
but do claim as nice and good a line in different
find i'll the county. The quality Of our Goods s
Below we give you a few Prices, not cut Pri,
PriCes-fOr with us six DAYS in each week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-27

CLEVELAND, July 26.-Chairman
Hanna of the Republican national COM
mfutee will start for New York tOmor-
row evening. He goes to arrange for
the opening of the Republican head
quarters in that city. Mr.. Hanna was
asked today if anything definite had
been arranged as to the plans of the
campaign
Nothing definite" was his reply.
THAT is part of what we shall discuss
at the New York meeting. Nothing
will be settled upon until the New
York meeting is held"
A story was published here yesterday
to the effect that Mr.. Hanna had ar
ranged to meet the president of the
Central Labor union for the purpose Of
discussing the formers record as an
employer of labor, and that the labor
unions president had refused to meet
Mr.. Hanna. AS to the truth of the
story Mr.. Hanna said he mad been
asked by a reporter if he was willing
10 meet Mr.. Witt of the Central Labor
union, and he had replied that ne was
willing 20 do so. The question was
asked because the Central Labor union
had prOpounded to Mr.. Hanna a. series
of queries affecting his relations with
labor. Mr.. Hanna said he heard moth
ing more about the matter and Mr.
Witt failed to call. That was all there
was to it.
These questions" said Mr.. Hanna,
referring to the queries prOpounded by
the labor union, contained insinuations.
Their purpose was of course antago-
nistfc to Major Mckinley and they
sought to connect me with various
strikes by implication and insinuakion.
They undertook to connect me with the
sailors strike here two or three years
ago. 1 had nothing to do with it. My
brother. H. NJ. Hanna, was at that time
president of the Vessel Owners aSso-
citation. The question also insinuated
that L had something to do with a min
erS' strike in Pennsylvania. Our firm
has an interest in a mine there, butt
was nOC in control and we had moth
ing to do with the management of it
In point of fact. l have been employing
some 5000 or 5000 men for the last
to twenty-five years, and have
had a number of strikes. 1t would
have been strange if, under the circum-
1 had not. But l have not
been endeavOring to make political cap
ft1 out of the fact for or against"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-27
A VALUABLE BOOK.
r.. w. Sloan's "AIines, Miners and
Minerals of Utah" Soon to Be
Published.

There are many features contained
in r. w. Sloans handbook on Utah
mines. as shown by the advance proof
sheets, that will prove invaluable 10
those in any way interested in mining
in this state. Mines, Miners and Min
erals of Utah is the title OF the work.
Ii contains a complete history of min
ing from the first discovery of mineral
on the slopes of Bingham canyon down
to the present time, covering briefly but
completely every interesting phase dur
ing the thirty-three years of develop
ment. Each camp has a history filled
with intense interest.
The compilation of the list of mining
interpretations, alphabetically arranged,
was a great labor, which make a ham
dy reference. There are nearly 5000
incorporated companies, and the name,
location of property, principal place OF
business amount of capital stock, num-
Der of shares, par value per share and
date OF Incorporation are fully noted.
The book contains a, complete gloss
airy of mining terms and their defini-
tions; a chapter on the colOrs of pre-
cious metal ores, giving a complete
description of their nature, color and
markings, so that the veriest tender
foot may easily know ore, and the
kind 1T is, when he sees it. Under
another head is given many valuable
hints to prospectors and inexperienced
miners, considerable space being given
to fully explaining how to make
practical and successful search for min
erals without the least knowledge of ge-
ology or nnineralogy, every suggestion
being based on a practical experiences;
also a chapter on how to assay in the
field. l. e., at the point of discovery,
to ascertain then and there if the find"
is worth tying to- Every prospector
should be able to do his own assaying
without the knowledge of chemistry,
and this book tells how to do it quickly,
cheaply and thoroughly.
Other valuable features are tabulated
statements of the production of all
precious metals and materials in Utah,
the extent of which is a profound rev.
elation to those who have not made a
study of the matter.
a digest of the mining laws, national
and state, for the first time compiled
in Utah, and carefully edited by WIZ
lam c. Hall, ex-secretary of slate, is
a source of information found in this
book that viii save many miners and
mining men considerable money.
To give the public but a poor insight
to the extent Of the work covered in
this book. it may be said that there
are nearly ten pages of index to sub
iects. 1t is expected that the book
will issue from the press about Aug
ust 15 All miners and mining men
throughout Utah VINO may have been
overlooked, or not accessible by the
publisher or his agents in the field, who
may have something they want said
about their interests. should make
known their wants Immediately to the
publisher at rooms 406 and 4O7 McCor-
nick block.
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BAD IN BIYJUW,AyO.

LONDON, July 27.-The following
Buluwayo dispatch has been received
by the Chronicle:
Nicholson's patrol, 800 strong, was
checked yesterday in a narrow gorge
at the north of Matoppo hills, leading
to Laughs stronghold. The enemy, in
great strength, occupied an impregna-
bic position and they were fully
equipped with rifles and ammunition.
The straightness of their shooting was
remarkable.
The Cape boys with Nicholson's
patroD cleared the neighboring heights
of the enemy, injuring twenty of the
rebels, but a gallant attempt to force
a passage was checked by a heavy fire
from the caves studding the mountain,
delivered at close range.
Nicholson lost five troopers and two
Cape boys in a few minutes.
He therefore withdrew his forces
and returned to the camp"
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Port Tuliz says: Lions are prev
alent arount the fort, owing to the cat
tie dying of rinderpest."
The Daily Telegraph also has a dis
patch from Buluwayo, which says,
General Darlington is raising a volun-
teer force of fifty men.
Cecil Rhodes has arrived here.
"Laing's recent fight south of the
Mattoppo hills. in which the Matabeles
were repulsed with a loss of ninety
ments (Which had been carefully
trained in European methods of war
fare after the conquest of Matabele-
land)
General Darlington fears nothing is
safe here"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-27
WAS A WET DAY.
Rain Makes a FiascO of n Big De-
nonstration Which Was to Have
Been Held in London.

LONDON, July 26-Great prepara-
lions had been made for the demon
stration in favor of international peace
in Hyde park today, under the auspices
of the organization committee of the
International Socialists and Trade
Union congress, which begins at st.
Martins hall tomorrow. The demon
Stration committee has been at work
on the arrangements since as long ago
as March, and had distributed 10000
handbflls and LEGO posters, had en-
ployed a band to head the procession
and had made elaborate arrangements
with the commissioner of public works
and the police, but what they could not
arrange for was the weather, which
proved against them today, and the
downpour of rain practically made a
fiasco of the demonstration.
Professions were formed in all parts
of London. of the socialists, members
of trades unions and their sympathiz-
ers, and marched to Hyde park, the
peoples forum of London. When they
arrived the rain was steadily falling
and it gradually increased to deluge,
driving away nearly all the multitude
that it was hoped would be there to
listen to the speakers. Twelve plat
forms had been erecSed for the speak
ers by the Garments union, and
chairman for each had been chosen by
the demonstration committee. 1t was
intended to have addresses from each
platform in French and German as
well as in English, by the continental
delegates to the congress. The
speeches that were made in other Ian
guages than English were translated
from the platforms. Very brief
speeches were made from these plat
forms by Tom" Mann, the socialist
ex-member of parliament; Ben Tillett,
Bernard Shaw, the well-known writer
on socialist topics; Edward Aveling Of
the Gas Workers and General Labor
ers' union; F. w. Wilson, Herren Be
bel and Liebknecht. socialist members
Adler, the Austrian socialist; NJ. NJ.
Milleraud, L. A. Fargue, Jules Guesde
and Jean Jacques, socialist members of
the French chamber of deputies, and
others. The speakers declared that the
masses of the people did not desire
war, which, they said, was only pro-
voked by the rulers and the capitalists.
The names of Emperor William, DR..
Jameson and Cecil Rhodes, when they
were mentioned by the speakers, were
Kissed by the few auditors.
Simultaneous reSoluti ions were de-
clared carried at the twelve platforms
in favor of international arbitration of
the eight-hour law, of universal suf-
frage and of other measures advocated /
by the socialists, and denouncing "the |
greed of the ruling privileged classes, /
who provoke wars in order to control |
the markets of the world in their own
1t was further declared that in order
to insure peace, the abolition OF the |
capitalist and the landlord systems is I
necessary
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The Herald from time to time has
made mention of the Gold Stone mine,
near Salmon City. Idaho, which was
recently acquired by Salt Lakers,
among them being Scott Crismon. W.
E. Hubbard and Buckskin Clark, and
incorporated under the name of the
xGold Stone Mining company
The Idaho Recorder, in speaking Of
this property, says:
Among the mining deals of import
ance made in Lenhi county none are
more promising to the purchasers
than the McKillup property on the
head of Pratt creek. The purchasers
Messrs. Crismon & Co, have incor-
porated under the name of the Gold
Stone Mining company, and are going
ahead with the development of the
property with most satisfactory re-
suits. At the time the deal was made
careful sampling OF the ore in sight
showed a value of $3.50 per ton. Work
has been steadily pushed since. and
from a recent sample the ore showed
a value of nearly $50 per ton. The
former owners had done considerab bic
IN the way Of development, having
sunk one shaft to a depth of 10S feet,
swith several hundred feet of drift in
ore and numerous surface openings,
showing continuity of the vein Tor
about 5000 feet. The ore has i'm
proved with depth without becoming
in Any way refractory, being free mill
ing in its nature up to so per cent of
its value and nearly the whole of the
additional 20 per cent can be saved
by a system of concentration.
The purchasers are certainly FORUM
ate in securing what will surely turn
out 10 be a verita BILE bonanza
The company is now building a wa
gon road from Brenners ranch, at
the mouth Of Bloody Dick creek, to the
property, which. when completed viii
shorten the distance from the railroad
making it only forty-five miles from
Red Rock. AS soon as the road is
completed a stamp mill, which is al
ready purchased, viii be erected at the
mine. together with concentrating ma
chinery suitable for the best saving of
the ore values.
The gentlemen operating this prop
erty are weE-knoyTn and experienced
mining men Of Utah and know a good
thing when they see it.
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WlNSLOW, OF MAINE.
He Gives the Public the Benefit of
His Views.

His Views.
PORTLAND, Me, July 26.-Hon z.
B. WinsIow the Democratic candidate
for governor, made public two letters
today. One notified him of his nomi-
nation as governor by the Democratic
State convention. In this letter the
loyal support of the Democracy of
Maine was pledged to Mr. Winslow.
To this letter of notification Mr..
Winslow replied as follows:
Gentlemen-Your letter of June "a,
informing me of the action of the Dem
ocratic state convention held in Port
land on June II, which made me the
unanimous choice of the convention as
candidate for governor to be voted for
at the approaching election was duly
received, and in reply would say L
deeply feel the honor conferred upon
me and 1 am profoundly grateful to
the Democrats of Maine for the conf
dence they place in me in placing me
in nomination as their standard-bearer.-
The platform adopted by the state
convention, which has declared for a
single gold standard, is plain, and it
was upon the platform that L was nom
mated, and / could not even had | so
desired, accept this nomination under
any other circumstances than to stand
firmly upon the platform made by the
Democratic party of Maine.
THE Democratic national convention
adopted a platform declaring for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
and there is strong pressure brought
to bear to have me announce myself
in favor of the national convention,
which L did not consider it was right
to do in accepting the nomination, as
it was rendered to me by the state
convention.
There have been many expressions
on the part of the Democrats of Name
in regard to my duty, but it has been
plain to me at all times that there was
but one thing for me to do. and that
was for me to stand firmly by the
Maine platform.
s'Since the Democratic national con-
vention, it has been thought advisable
to hold some meetings of conference
with the members of the state COM
mittee and the leading members Of
the Democratic party, that full and
free expression might be obtained and
1t was plainly shown that a wide diff
ference of opinion existed, and many
of the Democrats of Maine thought it
my duty to come forward and endorse
the Democratic national platform.
1 have given no expressions UP to
the present time as to what 1 should
do, but have given the matter a great
deal of thought and study and so L see
but one thing for me to do and stand
as l wish to with the people of Maine
THAT is to decline the nomination so
kindly rendered me, and 1 assure you
that no one regrets this more than 1
do
1T is very evident from the free ex-
pressions of opinion that if 1 wish to
secure the vote of the Democratic
party I shall be obliged to harmonic
with both the gold and silver plat
forms, and that cannot do under any
Yours very truly,
edward B. WINSLOW."