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n.mnna. Of the usempao,ra.

Toronto. Nov. zs.--At a*l immense mass
meeting OF s9te unemployed held last night
some very strong language Wa used ny
the speakers against the government and
city council. Resolutions were passed
favorable TO abolition Of the monopoly In
land by removing all taxation from bui.l-
sngs and personal property. tire spending
~ the Oniarso government Of the st.s,esS
surplus n developing Canada x mineral re-
sources ard settling tite unemployed on
free lands. hat the paper currency Do
taken oss7 or the hands ~ the banks. aid
b., .ssi.d Ey the government; that i5e g1v-
eminent establish sy law a minimum rate
Of wages or = cefss per hofsr. ard provide
a e1atserannusf on fund for Canadian
tabarsng men su Ss1etT old age
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them amount 20 hundred times more.
They threaten Europe with the Monroe
doctrine. and Spain. in the interest OF
Europe. will take up the gauntlet. Do not
speak TO me about the United States medi-
atng. Spain VII fight, and IL they do not
wish The Spanish flag to noat in Cuba they
will have 10 obtain IL after a glorious
Trafalgar az the gates Of Havana"
Madrid Nov. 25.-Senor Canovas del
Castillo. the premier. was questioned to-
day on the subject of contradictory re-
ports circulated as the result of the unex-
pected returns of Capt. Gen. Weyler TO
Havana from Pinar del Rio, where he had
been personally conducting the operations
OF the spanish troops against Maceo's in
surgents. The spanish premier said In
substance that there was no truth IN the
report that Gen. Weyler had been recalled,
and IL Was equally untrue that his recall
was contemplated. On the contrary. he
added. the government had given Gen.
Weyler a free hand in the task of sup
pressing the Insurrection and the minis
ters had confidence he would be success
fu
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veasa ike i. II wes lnscrisess "a sae sy

wcasa like IL. II vas Inscribed on nc ay
lszss
To Ny nesr 30. me sraest woman Sna
DE most faithful friend / haxc Known
from Der iaviHS FRANK.
This language The earl added, was SIM
cere then. bat WAS somewhat sxsggsr-
ase.a.
CeatinuInw. Earl Russell testified that
Nhen hss wife first lefs him. In issa he
loved her ant wished fer 10 return. and
N letter 20 Lady Scott ~ that ttrse ne
saasssiesi TO the countess as follows
she has nos been actually sasSagreeahle.
oai. cf cS0sse. THE Sfcssv~ hearted self
rixhseous saint hAs not shown an atom
o. hifscnesS or sof1Usss. and Il VIII he =
DAYS"
In : subsequent letter 10 Lady Scott the
earl described hiss Wife as a hearted
aend- and while the countess was gone
or a three montssS' visit TO Earl Rssseils
mother. the witness wrote 10 Lady Scott
AND asked her 20 come and STAY with him
during his wsfe's absence. lie said:
IL you fail 10 accept this concession. I
snail know ycm lcve me no more than
fnat false wetraa does
This characterization applied 10 the
countess. This letter also read:
God bless yoa. my dear ono. God keep
You safe always. ON. dearest. | cannot
write any more | cannat see the paper.
Good night. my darling,
In another letter Two daSS prior 20 his
marriage the earl wFote 10 Lady Scott:
~oh. darling. will you forgive me- I
was very naughty To you. YOU true-heast-
ed angel. Ko TO bed al and have =
splitting headache. Come soon. my love
ly one Ever your loving FkANk-
Earl Russell Is about 10 years Of age.
and Is the son Of the famous john Rus
sell. who was premier aud first lord OF
the treasury OF Great Britain from fsiS 10
lsss. and from Ises 70 isss. and who for
about iifty years represented the Whig
policy in and out OF parliament
After the reading OF these letters, a dis
cuSslon ensued relative 10 the admission
of further and similar evidence. and Jus
stce Hawkins said.
Il have nothing 10 do with the relations
between Lady Scott and Lord RusselL'
After a references 10 incidents OF Eari
RnsSelfs past Hfc and the
original separation ease. including The
fact that he was expelled from oxford,
the hearing of the case WAS again adj
Jonrned,
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San Francisco. Nov 2-Pr4vate advices
received IN the city to3ay NOM The Amor.
ican coiony NJ Meilaltoyaxu. IN the sfxfo
of Pueblo, Mexico. etxN deAnlts snform.-
tion OF assassinations hy r@ons which the
Mexican government has until now been
able 20 keep secret There are several
eaaifosnians IN the colony. and In view
country for their ltvse. The Nexican
government has sent sroops 10 the ociony
In the hope OF capluxtnr tho axsas assins
who during the past foar months have
murdered three AmesacAA assticrx in cold
blood.
Tho colony was formed about four years
ago and numbers 80 sou,A A tract az
l"to0 acres OF land was secured az Mat
lailoynca, midway hatweon TamDicO and
Vera Cruz. Most of tho colonssts vvsrs
prosperous farmers a. tAa United States.
who disposed Of their prop4Ety and invcst-
ed the proceeds In tuprov3nr their tracfa
in the colony. Over >tdoeD vao invested
in improving land IN the colony. The
prosperity Of tho coionttss aroused tho
hatred OF the MexlcanA who pefp<trated
abuses upon them.
A San Franciscan who has invested
heavily In the colony stated today that =
reign OF terror prevailed IT Mailaltoyuca.
and that its effect was hound 70 ~ t1is.
astrous TO the colony. The peons. he De.
clarcd. were determined - dstsN tho sct-
tiers from the country, and unleos tho
government interfered their efcurts would
succeed.
1t is understood that the oaa4s depart-
ment has been made acquaInto1 With the
facts and that the Mexican oovefnmeue
would he called upon TO malea 4 shoreugh
investigation of tho facts An4 y a2cr4
American citizens the prot1cttan th1y
need.
city of Mexico. Nov. 2s.--six eosn1pymom
have been dispatched to Mstla1eoVncA, ana
a rigorous Investigation Il hetnG un6o iuto
the recent murders Of the threo eo3puintx.
A letter from All English cntoni6, rocofsnd
today. says the failure Of ceft11n celonIeta
TO pay their iaborers. who tonk rQxenEog
upon them. Ii the cause of the a1eoonlnasl
ttons. The government Will eo0oeei4 c1nns
ish the perpetrators Of these de11G 1heeAs
II no truth In the story Of tllo h11Ux4 ~
the Mexicans for the coIonistA
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OFFICERS MUST Explallg.
n. n. = N. G. Railroaa Chaemo1 Nr1AM
Violating the InfeRsta1e c.
MERGE Law.

San Francisco. Nov 2. Assistant Unite4
states Attorney knight fled i peftkJoM IN
the United States circuit court to-day re-
questing that writ ofmandans1g - iss1e0
compelling the Beiilnghain Hay = Brttish
Columbia Railroad Company to return ~
report to the United States fnterstate.
commerce commission. an provided ~ a.
sn act OF congress- adopted IN February,
1857 Judge Mckenna issued . teiapcrnfyS
writ directing the officers Of the railroad
company either 10 return the report - ~
appear in court on December TO eh1&
cause why they should not be couipehe0
TO comply with the terms OF the Ian.
The company has ofIices In this e1lxs
though the railroad Is opera4ea In WaM5s
ington and British Columbia. II T. =,
small branch. tapping the Canadian -
eific road fifty miles east of vanc01yeAE
and running thence TO New WhaeoMs
where connections are also made with ~
1tne of steamers. The case win atfFnee
much interest. az the constitutipnaiity q
the law may be attacked.
Tho penalty for a violation y nue a.
$500 payable by the officers OF tha roeds
short Haul Clause Oblecttoneh9e.
Washington. Nov. ess.-Ths interstate.
commerce commission has iss1ed an or4ee
ia the matter of the petition of ~ t1ss~
road companies doing business - VI
common points I'm Colorado ana ~
points in California for q hearing on " q
cenTber IS. The railroads interested - IL
petition are the Atchsson. Denver ~
Grande, Rio Grande Western. 80uM
Pacific. Colorado Midland and Enloe -
cific. They ask relief from the f0urtA ~ 8
fion or the Interstate commerce act. NyeN
thev ask may be modified ~ fofoge
'sThat the petitioners may BE- aufhpefDeA
In the transportation OF like kinds ~ 1top-
eriy to charge less compensafioe - 1ne
aggregate for the longer cistAnc -.
tween Colorado common POINTS - 1eb-
fornia terminal points ths1 ~ 40 49, -
distances over the same line b ~ - 1s1.N 49,
direction. tho shorter being in61Nosa VIM
In the longer distance"
The companies Ming the peti0eu - -
so ordered 10 fiie their sxistin9 1efl"s 2"
through and local buslnssA tue8her win
changes they wish 10 make n 60 % suS>
nensInn OF The iax asked IL.
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New York, Nov. ss.--John e. Redmond.
st Z. Tor Wassrfcsd city. Ireland. arrived
on the Whsxe Star liner T~usonir ton gnt.
he was met at quarantine by Edward
~ isleTty. president of the Irish Inde-
rensSent Parliamentary party, and Johu
j. Easy. the secretary OF the Waterford
Mems association Of ga.s c!sy, who an
yited M-. Redmond TO a reception TO be
hesd in his honor at TN. Hoffman house as
soen as he reached that hosiery
Mr.. Redmond has. since he succeeded
the late Charles Stewart ParneE as leader
OF the independent section OF the Irlsh
Nation al.sts become prominsF; figure in
Irish and Eng..sA politics. He has become
somewha; grayer and stouter than when
he hast visited New York IN the spr.ng.
\ fellow passenger of Mr.. Redmond was
Dr. Edward Byrne. the editor of the Irish
DAILY Independent. who comes here TO
spend h.s vacasson- He was cursonsly
enough a companion OF Mr.. Redmond
when. with William o'Brien and Other
members Of paTi.a that gentleman
attended the National League convention
he'd In Chicago Immediately after Glad
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weyisr's recent operations. in which re
failed TO engage she insurgents. segan hr
an attack frsgn three directions LEAVING
Arsenliss az base OF supplies. Gen MBnoz
ara fses. Fcbses4s came up from me
scatA Gen. ZeEura came down from tAs
norsh. frcm Lo-oa and SANTIAGO Gen.
wsyie- marched west from Mzrsei along
the road. moving or the northern edEe OF
these htilS 10 Santiago. passing the heights
81 Raahs.
Avsssnlxa. whsrh suffered severely froFs
Maceo's dynamite guns, Is plainly s.sosn
ca the map.
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the American annexation OF Cuba. He fs-
voFs Cuha's paying tribute. commercially,
TO this country. .Cubs's natural market,
he says. Is the United States and he be-
lievss in making new treaties of reciprcc-
sty 70 encourage increased commerce He
favors giving additional Inducements 10
American capital. His opinaon is that a
removal of the duties on coal would place
Cuba in the line OF American and English
SLIPS as a great fueling station With
the completion of The Panama canal, Cuba
would be made the mistress of the Car4h-
bean sea republics.
Gen. Pando is reported to Be possessed
OF real military genius. His career. II he
becomes master Of the army In the island.
VIII doubtless be sangusnary, II not sue
ceSafnl.
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NO RoYALIsr DEMONSTRATION.
Al Brussels Orleans In Given an Orr
dtnary Neecntfun.

Brussels, Nov. zs.--The Duke OF Orleans
and his bride. the Archduchess Maria Do
rothea OF Austria. arrived here today. The
greatest efforts We're made 10 make their
arrival the occasion of "A roys..ss mani
festatlon. bat the plan faileti. owing 10
King Leopold. who diseoun;enanced IL.
The duke and duchess were met at The
railroad station by few member OF the
royal family. tae royal waiting room OF
the depot was closed and the travellers
were conveyed in ordinary carriages 10
their hotel. where a few royalists were n
waiting. and presented them their con-
gratulatfons.
King Leopold and the queen called on
the pair al their hotel.
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MACEO SAFE AND HAPPY.
Patriot General Sends q Letter to the
Friends OF Liberty-The vic-
tory at Artemisa.

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-The first direct
and authoritative news from the noun
tain camp of Gen. Antonio Maceo tnat
has heen received in THIS country since
Meyler left Havana for the front, two
weeks ago. came today BY special nessen-
ger who stopped in this city.
Gen Maceo sends greeting TO his coun-
trymen In the United States and In few
words assures them and their friends Of
Cuba throughout the country that nis gall
liant band Is safe and able. for a time at
least, TO take care OF itself, no matter
what the Spania-sts may do. The message
Is directed TO the New York junta and
reads:
I'VE have wi,hstood the enemy in many
encounters and are prepared for any move
he may make. We have rendered him
much injury and will oe able 10 withstand
any OF his attacks for some time TO come.
Assure our friends in the United States
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Capt Gen. Weyler's successor at the head
OF the Spanish forces In Cuba. is reported
to be a man os blood and war,--sncre bru-s
tai. perhaps. In his methods than the
butcher" who has made for himself a
name in history as = murderer rather
than as a soldier or a conqueror. Pando
has always believed that the suppression
He predicted that Campos would suppress
IL. and when Campos failed he ascribed
the failure, not to his own bad judgment,
bur TO lack OF soldieriy qualities tn tbs
haffled captain general
Gen. Pando Is apparently quite friendly
with the United States. He says there Is
not now and never has been danger OF
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DAMAGE. AGAINST Frs ersEx
LfbeHants Win saite ~ ea0s 49,
gregatsnx e1e

San Francisco. Nov. <A-Vnstsu V cs.Ix n
District Judge w. w. NOsrpK 10y naIs"- ss
ed down an opinion - ~ ssn. a.,ss. = - 80
pactt,e gsea rnss.sp Conp6rys stsaup~r
o,een IN order so recover @emakes Askre-
eating nearly ssaao. = decree WAS siycn
In favor Of the libe,leaS. and the easZ
referred 10 tne oommissicner 70 ascsr'ai
I'd. Ia ali. rhree sHfs were entered. afh
the decision rendered a ne e,se & % Dan- ~
croft. whitney = Co snsc.e 49, 80 snhs, hs.s,r -
April 20. 1883, tho steamsS - -. -.
~ ~ ass r,,a~a fron, thds port. was run
Ss ps~, uarfof1 IN order 20 pre-
vent the sinking 81 tbs ship,
The entsre damAses damned amount -
81 .0e.
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Tire scene ~ the present campaign =
presented Il This map ef Caaa. wh;ch eX-
tends frorn Havana, the Saa2ssa head
caarters % Las Pass the Caean strong
ksssss from Which Mace seEs MS letter 20
sAss friend o. ghe patriots.
wexs ot The estv % Havana sr Piazr
del Rio. extends tne mountains wasca Ma
e~o has cecun.ea for SIX Ho1tas pas. At
las iaaSaN where these mountains bend
toward tAs ss. ac nas sStsn lsas>l ais
headquarters and 8spcs ~ supplies.
These naagafalss stretch out ia a Igf-
srxa.ar point sewar3 Havana ~ tse.s
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eastern end. The inSIrEeat forces have
acre a slroag nakarA! POSITION IN the
form Of an acute triangle, whose
center ard base IS. ID slevafec
gsaatesa, approached D. mountain roads
ratrenched there. MAceo soEs5 a sny mo-
rusnt descend or the trqsna. ravaSe tae
plain or he ready 10 cooperate with Gu
ban forces approaching havana.
For many weeks fhs Saa-ish forces have
AN@n concentrating @r1&s1d tass natural
fcTfseSS. ftaes1 r191ntslf aasEto1 or foot
Ala or the higher. more elevated nd more
rugged region. sola.ag Las Passs.
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London. Nov. 2s.--A cable message has
been received from the y.eerey of India,
Lord EIgsn. giving the amount of the rain
fa.i in varso,,s Districts sine. November as
The message ssids that fh. prospects are
greatly improved an the pescan districts.
markedly 50 ia the central provinces. and
seus.hly in the northwest provinces.
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aAVANAPEARS ATTACK
Cuban Capital Knows That
Spain Is Beaten.
RovAl,sTs READY TO FLEE.

Eey1er Has 10000 ssek Soldiers
Engifshmas, Released Fron Pris-
o.. Says the Issurgenss Have Wen
-<sen. Mar~o. safe In His Ssroaw.
Hold ne Las Passs, Assares the Pa-
svfoss That the Star ~ Ltsery II
shisInx nrightIy-His Army Able
60 Gsard the Cause In PtsaR aei
Rio-F~arfsI ExecssiCa oe Dyna-
nife Guns Durfag the Bs9hepA-
nent II Artemisa.
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REDMOND IN NEN YORK
Irish Nationalist Leader to
Lecture in America.
HIS VISIT NOT POLITICAL.

ireland. He Says. for Forty Years
mas beea overtaxed tiS.ooo. .ooo
Annsaiiy-R~pert OF the Royal
eommtssien the Most IRpovtant
Event In Irish History since the
Vnfcn-With Bare Justs~e. the
Coaatry Would soon Develop ana
Become Prosperous Redmond
Does Not Believe I'm the Reported
Dynamite Conspiracy.
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GRINGOy LIVES UNSAFE
Americans Forced to Flee From
Aetlaltoynca.
TO ESCAPE rME pson.s nAoosR

- OtAer setssers B<-
re Toe rssspers~s. ana the v.-
uves hssssvsa t. KAN TA~w a.
The oelsay rsursssseA sy A.s..-
sins. VIE nave slasa rAr~c es IN.
A~er'csss N CsaA n,ssa-a~aa-
can Goser~asat Trysns g n<-
store orser ~ Msaas q rresps--
iafer~.sisa - q. Murders Os~-
vey~a 70 The senss Depass~snt-.
coseaisss. oaes rrsspersss IN
TAis Country. nesrss TAas TAsn
Left II for tAe seusA.
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Advocating rnivcr-aI strike.

London. Nov. as.-.lt The office of the
federation of ship. dock and riverside
workers, an organization whseh directly
appeals TO over million men. repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press was in
formed today that replies had been re-
cesvsd from over ~ per cent. Of tlia circa-
lars sent out during The past summer 20
similar organizations throughout the
world. looking TO steps beng taken TO
bring about a general strike Of doekeTS.
etc, in al. the countries NJ given signal.
The officials in charge of the office today
added that the circulars had now heen
sent out 20 the 4ocker~ os Great Britain.
asking them if they tb.ftk an mined ate
universal strike is advisable. ssad further
stated that there was no doubt that such
a strike would shortly be ordered.
Commons~ McIlugh has be5sss sending
glowing letters DESERVING his success In
pushing the tf0ekers str ~ move Ilefs N
the Atlantic parts Of The United States
and Canada. He says the men there are
in thorough eympathy with the views of
the federation.
Warehouse Employees strike.
Bremen, Nov f2s.-~Five hundred efu-
pIoyes OF a warehouse company struck
last evening. The strikers demand 3is
marks a day instead OF marks. wifich
they have been receiving. TIE company
offered To compromise on basis OF
marks and 20 pfsnnigs, bat the offer was
rejected.
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The larm Ea-gye 8frsrA.s ssusasHs6 rfS ~
zsef. 81 the toruer 0g fne Arcane ga eFsei
and TIE Rue DE ftysec Paris. Ra@ been
offered Tor sale for fsge.ee.
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TO JOIN STRIKING DoCKERS
LIN nb0rers ne Hamburg Unite 20 AS
stat the Ncu VIII. Are 0ut--Bre-
mrn Mnrrhonserssn strike.

Hamburg. Noy. zss-The Iightefmen at
this pert VIII demand an incrsase Of wages
tomorrow. In tho TANnt of heisg relurpd
they will iosn the strike Of he dockers.
which Is causing much disturbance Ia
shipping circles here and elsewhere En-
yineers. boiler cleaners and ron workers
have undertaken 10 support the striking
dockers financially. AMI to engage in a
ayn.patiletic strike If necessary.
He.dssnans coal portars struck this
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Flour.
WILL BE HIGHER.
FREE

. one-pound can Of c. & L. Baking Pow
der. worth ~ cents. Tbs offer closes
Saturday nixat.
T.sass makes the price f7s per barrel for
the very best nonr tha, II is possible to
buy.
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CONTINUED on Page So
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-25

msl.IgEnrc Maat
aace. Win the com.; : Of a..
millionaire has come the IN
crease of crime. of trsmpS. of
paupers. Of idicueSs and anar-
ehy. For many years this com
try moved steadily forward.
and ihs people were prosperous
IN the largest sense of pros
perity. without the presence OF
one man with a million. With
the coming of the millionaire
have come all the illS that are
known to the body polite. As
the millionaire increases his
wealth the people and the gov
ernient have become poorer. un-
til to day we are told that for
the generous action and hber-
ality of a few domestic and
foreign miiiiOuaire> our govern
mcnt without credit in foreign
countries. When the govern
ment knee.s at The feet of the
millionaire II Is no wonder that
enc part of the people uncover
their heads and shout their
praises while another and
feebler part of the people are
ridden over and trampied under
foot.-Holly Springs Reporter.
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-25
Hail storm.

Mr.. Hirrn Cook, of the Orr
wood neighbOrhood, Lafayette
county, was in the city Wcdnes-
day. and brought information of
a disastrous hail storm which
visited that section Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Cook reported
that the stones were very large.
so large, in fact, that three of
them could not be held on the
palm of his hand. The des
tructiOn to growing crops and
fruit was fearful: corn and cot
ton that gave promise that
morning of bOunteOus yield.
we're beaten into the ground
and so badly damaged that
there is little hope OF it putting
forth again. Mr.. Cook esti-
mates the damage On his planta.
tion at $500, and estimates
that the loss to his neighbors,
Messrs- kirkwoOd. Orr and Ire
loar will be almost if not quite
rs great. The best information
he could obtain was that tn,
damage would cover a section
about six miles.-Wster Valley
Progress.
Oxford eagle., 1896-06-25
SWITZEhlaaD'S VIEW.
W hat u switzerland Pa
per Has to Say Recently
About Our Great Coun-
try.

One of the most amusing and
Yet -eliable descriptions oi
America are found in the col.
amns OF d newspaper published
IN Switzerland. The fescrip.
ton runs In this wise:
America II q country in com.
pariSon In which Europe Is a
small peninsula The United
States Is an empire by whose
side the powers of Europe ap-
pear a. petty states. America
Is the land Of unmeasured ca
paclty and dimensions. the land
OF dollars AMI electricity. the
land where the plains are wider
the riVer> greater. the water
iaiis higher. the bridges longer.
the express trains faster. the ca
ta>irophe> more horrible than
IN all Europe; the country where
fhe buildings are taller. the ras-
Gals more numerous. the pau
pe-s poorer, she millionaire
richer. the thieves boider. the
murtereTs less bothered, and
educated people more rare than
anywhere else. Ii Is the land
= which the teeth are more
Base. The co-Set> tighter. dis.
ea>e E.ore dangerous. eorrun.
ucn more common. insanity
more systematic. the summer
hotter. the winter more chilly.
IRE warmer and ice colder. time
more costly than in sleepy old
Europe The land where th,.
old men are younger and the
youths older, the niggers black
~ and the whites yellower than
elsewhere; the lInd u Inmeasu-
rabie natural resources: and of
The most prodigious ayariee.
In short. America j. the land of
the greatest contrasts. the era.
nest presumption. the most
reckless hunt after the dollar. il
: the land of every thing eolos-
sal and unapproachable-the
Last OF course from an American
point oi view.-Atianta Consti.
tuition.