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reside for the present. They have the
best wishes of all for life full of hap.
| piness.
CURRENT TOPICS.
man named Pickles expects to be
elected senator from South Dakota He
| and Sauerherring of Wisconsin will make
quite a combination.-Rock Creek Rec
ord.
| South Carolina cotton growers will ask
for protective tariff against the Egypt
ians. The shade of Calhoun is not al
| lowed to interfere in matter of business.
-GlobeDemocrat.
| Mckinley will be the third Methodist
president of the United States. OF the
others eight have been Episcopalians, six
Presbyterians, two Unitarians, one "Chris-
| tian" and one free thinker.
1t is stated that Grover Cleveland has
saved $125,O00 during his present term.
1t may be remarked, in passing, that this
| is good deal more than Uncle Sam has
saved during the same time--Pittsburg
| Times.
An Iowa paper says: "a car load of
corn went to Chicago from Ida Grove re-
Gently, which had been bought at cents
per bushel. 1t sold for IA cents, trans
portation 10 cents; net loss cents per
bushel" 4
"Is your husband religious MANI" we
inquired OF a woman the other day. She
answered: "Well, am not quite certain;
when hear him talk in the prayer meet
ing think he is; but when l hear him
talk at home think he isn't "-Exchange.
State Superintendent E. A. Carleton
has ruled that a school district does not
forfeit its apportionment when it fails to
maintain free school during three
months Of the year, by reason of the con.
ditions over which the officers have no
control.
Prince George of Greece is said to be
the most popular prince in Europe. He
is big lusty fellow, six feet three inches
tall, and heavy in proportion. He is an
athlete, an ardent bicyclist, good boxer
and as brave as lion. Just the man to
rule Crete. Less powers about George
and he would have more power.
An exchange says: 'There are 13 stars.
13 letters in the scroll held in the eagles
beak, 13 marginal feathers on each wing,
Is tail feathers, 13 parallel lines in the
shield, 13 horizontal bars, 13 arrow heads
in one foot, and IS letters in the words
quarter dollar; all commemorate the
old 13 states, but nary Is quarters in our
pocket"
An explorer says that the Missouris
source is at the crest of the Rockies,
5000 feet above sea level, just within the
boundary of Montana. The stream is two
feet wide and two inches deep, its water
coming from melted snow. The source
is 4,221 miles from the gulf and 2,945
miles from the mouth of the Missouri,
making the river the longest unbroken
current in the world
The agricultural department at Wash
ington advises farmers not to let their
chickens eat slugs, earthworms, snails
I'D house flies, to prevent them from
having tapeworms. Perhaps the learned
professors in the agricultural department
know great deal but the best way to
prevent tapeworms in full grown chick
ems is to kill them when they are broiler
| siZe-Missoulian.
The monument to General Grant on
the Riverside drive, in New York City,
has at length been completed, and the
dedication ceremonies will take place ON
April q. The city of New York has ap,
propriated $50,00O to defray the expen-
ses of the dedication. The monument
has been long time in building and its
completion will cause much satisfaction.
1t is we'll deserved tribute to great
mans memory.
Hon J. M. Page, state land agent, and
Capt S. A. Swiggett, register of the state
land office, of Helena. were in the city
this week to conduct the sale of state
lands in Madison county, which was held
Tuesday. As the land cannot be sold for
less than $40 per acre the sales were very
limited, being confined to 100 acres In the
Waterloo country which was purchased
by B. II. Hunt and j. E. Curtis Three
thousand acres of land appraised for
leasing at 81 per acre were leased. A.
McCOwan acted as clerk Of the board.
Madisonian.