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MORE RAILROADS FOR CHINA.

American Looks Over Proposed outo
n: from Picking to Hankow.
WV" Rich, of Minneapolis, chief en-.
gineer of the Minneapolis, St. Paul G.
Sault Ste. Marie railway. has lust
reached San Francisco from the orient.
Mr.. Rich has just concluded several
months stay in China. where he has
been engaged in making a recon.
noisance of the territory lying in the
route of the proposed Picking & Han
kow railway for the information of the
Chinese government.
Speaking of his work in China, Mr..
Rich said:
II was simply employed to make an
engineers report on the proposed line
with an estimate of the probable cost.
l traversed the entire country between
Picking and Hankow, but made no sur
vey. The line when completed will be
about 700 miles long and will run
through country partly level and part
~ billy: It will be very difficult of con-
struction and would call for many en-
gineering features, solely on account
OF the rivers and streams that cut up the
entire country. made an estimate of
the cost, but would rather say moth
ing about the matter for the reason that
my business with the Chinese govern
mcnt is of confidential nature:"
Mr.. Rich was unable to say whether
or not the Belgian syndicate that has
been credited with having secured the
concession for the construction of the
road would carry out the undertaking.
AS yet no work has been done beyond
that. which he himself has performed
at the solicitation 1of the Chinese gov
eminent.
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to his amazement, moi ces more variety
in landscape, ID type q populations etc,
than he would elsewhere Ia territory 20
times that size.
Beyond the Saxon borders, on Bohe-
Inian soil. there are two Of the loveliest
sights Of all. viz: rebischthor, and
the Edmund's klamm. The latter is q
chasln opening into the steep and per-
pendicuiar rock for the length of ten
miles or SO, the bottom being formed by
a pellucid mountain river. Row boats
ascend this river to the very heart of
this slit into. the rocks, and the scenery
changes frequently during the trip.
Now one passes rocks down which the
mountain brooklets trickle with me-
lolious splash, and then again both
banks are lined with pine trees, verdure,
bushes from which hundreds Of sing
ing birds pour their songs. for though
men are in close proximity they cannot
harm these birds, and the birds know it
anu are jolly in proportion. There are
several rapids, but it is easy to avoid
tkem-at least it is so for the ex-
perienced boatmen Of the neighbour
hood. 3 To right and left of this long
cleft in the rocks valleys extend, and
in these there are picturesque mills and
little chalets. -. .ssaF.r
The Prebischthor. again, is a. tremen-
dous rock formation--some 1900 feet
high and standing in the very midst
of magnificent wilderness of tall trees
and powders. The valley from which
it rises skyward looks as if giants had
played marbles with immense powders
and had left the game unfinished; every
thing is topsy-turvy. But out OF it
two enormous pillars of gray, withered
sandstone stick up straight into the
air-1.200 feet high. and on the top
these two pillars have another huge
slab of rock lying right across them,
thus forming a natural gate. On the
slab of a rock stand big terrace, a res
taurant and numerous other signs of
human civilization, including iron rail-
ings. from which the different phases Of
the outlook can be enjoyed in safety,
and galleries have been hewn into the
rock itself, facilitating the ascent and
making it even possible for donkeys
and horses to climb up to the height.
Persons who have ever seen the Yo-
semitic valley, in California. will be
struck with numerous points of resem-
blance between that lovely region and
this. This is especially the case as. to
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leys, of which glimpses were caught in
nearing it on the water; then making a
roundabout way through the rocky
formations again, and reach another
steamboat station higher up, whence
to pass on for another spell. Hotels,
some luxurious, others rather primitive,
but all clean, wholesome and providing
good fare, are to be met. with every
where, and pleasant travelling compan-
ions are sure to be encountered almost
at any stage of the journey. The
whole trip, taking in every point of in
terest, far into the German-speaking
part of Bohemia, and lasting, say a
fortnight, reckoning from the time of
leaving Berlin, with fare and hotel ex-
Penses may be made for about $25; liv-
ing on the fat of the land, too, on that
sum. -" ~ .5 u
Saxon Switzerland owes it's peculiar
charm to several circumstances. 1t is
a region of mountains, tall, perpendic-
ular rocks and powders (some rising
straight from the banks of the Elbe to
an altitude of 1000 feet and over, and
the submits of the mountains 1900 to
5000 feet even) through which the
lovely Elbe river winds its way. The
rock formations, with their odd shapes,
owe their origin to remote volcanic
past, and being all of sandstone, the
rock is piled on, SO to speak, layer on
layer, with needle-like peaks jutting
forth in the most unexpected places,
often dotted with tall and magnificent
trees, often,s too; bare and showing the
loveliest Kaleidoscope changes, as the
light, the sun, the clouds, the weather
act upon them.
A sunrise and q sunset, for instance,
with the roseate or deeper tints of the
orb thrown on the two walls of steep
rocks hemming in both shores of the
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Important Decisions.

Judge Searle, in the district court at
st. Cloud, granted an alternative writ
of mandamus to Sylvester and Grin
Kipp. St Paul, to compel Auditor M.
p. Kasner, Of Benton county, to accept
their tender of taxes without accrued
penalty and interest, made pursuant
to chapter 900, laws of the last legis-
lature. Auditor Kasner, acting on the
advice of State Auditor Dunn, refused
to accept the taxes upon the ground
that the law did not become operative
until the first Monday in January.
1898. The court holds it went into ef-
feet on APPROVAL, its sole purpose being
to expedite and induce the payment of
delinquent taxes in counties coming
within the meaning of the act.
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on we would postpone the trial Of the
murderer and his execution until some
later day,as the arrival Of Lonigan and
tie story he would certainly have To
tell about the capture would undoubt-
eddy furnish enough excitement and In
terest for a day or so, and we couldn't
afford to waste I'LL our material for
amusement too early in the season.
The whole male population of Boul-
der was at the station when the $3.50
o'clock train came putting in, and there
was the widest sort of excitement
when Lonigan came out of the smoking
car with Snip Wilkins, with the hand
cuffs on him and looking very CREST
fallen and sheepish. l
The cannon and the part it had un-
doubleday played in the capture IN
terested us most, however, and so we
all cried out: "Where's the cannon?''
crowding around the chief of police
and his prisoner. -,
ION the baggage car" cried Loni-
gan, with a grin. .... #
''What did you want with IT." asked
Doc Sloan. t"
''Wait until I've got my man locked
up and I'll meet you at the Free-for-All
and tell you,'' replied the chief.
The chief took his NAH of, locked
him up, and in ten minutes was at the
Free-for-All. =
II followed him up" said he, until
I reached Arcadia. Then lost all track
of him. He had been in town only the
night before, but had left ahead of
me, cutting out over the country before
I reached there.
THE country was hard. There wasn't
a track to be found. was at my wits
end.
''Then I happened to pick up pa
per and read of those rain-making fel.
lows. Rain-making is all very good
in summer, but it was winter time, you
know, and 1 didn't think much about
rain-making, until suddenly I had an
idea. If they could make rain, why
shouldn't make snow? I thought, and
SO got to work. I hunted everywhere
for cannon, but couldn't find one.
Then sent up to you for ours, which
I knew you would not be using right
at present. By the time the cannon
reached me my man had been found
by me, (but had disappeared again. But
I had him, for I knew he was in the
country near by, so loaded the can
non and fired it up into the air. I fired
it dozen times, and in. half an hour
there was the greatest snowstorm you
ever heard of going on. 1t showed all
day and all night.
''Then it was all dead easy. found
tracks in less than no time, and before
night of the next day had my gun on
Ships forehead and the cuffs on his
hands,
From which it can be easily seen that
my statement to the effect that Loni-
gan was no ordinary man in deeds does
not lack stantiation.-Leslie's Week
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THE CONDUCTORS HANDS.

sFilthy Lucre" Keeps Their Finger~
and Palms Hopelessly Stained.
Persons who have noticed how great
ly in need of being laved the hands of
cable car conductors invariably are
have possibly rushed to unjust and I'M
charitable conclusions. Those be-
grimed palms tinged with yellowis!l
green are decisive demonstration that
money is indeed "flthy lucre.''
ut don't do no good to wash EN-
said one of the conductors to whom the
matter had been as delicately preached
AS possible. I'm the first place, vow
couldn't get 'em real clean if you tried,
after they've got stained in with all
them coppers and nickels and dirty sill
yer and bills. It is caution how that
greenish stuff do go through your
hands and stick to 'em. Talk about hot
water and scrubbing brush and soap
they can't bulge it,. You can take the
skin off, but there's that coppery color
all the same. don't expect ever to get
my hands clean ag'in-'specially my
right one. When first come on the
road I washed my hands at the end of
y
trip back they'd be as black and yell
low and green as they had been before.
I didn't get no credit for having washed
'em; it didn't do no good; it wasa lot OF
bother, and so give it up. see peo-
pie looking at my hand when I hold it
out for fare, as if they was cogitatin'
where I come from, and delicate folks
Especially ladies-fairly shrinks, and
is so afraid of touching my palms that
they drops their contributions from a
lofty distance, and sometimes onto the
floor. Then they expect me to pick the
money up. I can't help wondering if
they're Christian folk and if they amt
sensible enough to see that it amt my
fault that my hands is so unpresentable
But they don't-they seem to condemn
me from the word go, and never i'm
agine that I might keep my hands as
clean as theirs if I only had the chance.
''Nobody knows how dirty money is
until he takes it in on a car. guess
the coppers is about the worst. Mostof
the stain comes from them, but the
silver helps along powerful, and the
bills, too. Some of the dollar bills I
have to take is horrible, for all they
amt been out so long; they fairly reek;
you could use 'em Stead Of graphite to
grease up your bicycle chain. Then the
nickels and silver they's about as bad.
I don't know how they get so much
dirt on 'em. If you amt handling small,
money all the time--runnin' your fin
gers through it constant you might
not find out it's SO filthy; but just be
conductor on this road for week and
see if you don't almost have a turn of
the stomach ag'in money. Seems to mo
sometimes as if I'd like to go where
there amt no money. This amt no
business for a genuine American and
I amt in it for keeps, you bet !. amt.
Soon's something. decenter turns up, I
take it, and I hope my: hands III bleach
out some time."-N., Y. Post.
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THE ST ATE FAIR.
Matters Never looked 50 Encouraging q

Matters Never Looked SO Enc0uraginR q
ut tho Present.
MattersSnever looked SO encouraging
Tor 9 Minnesota state fair as they do al
the present time. The fair begins Sept
9th and continues to and including the
18th. A good many Of the horses and
several herds Of cattle are already on
the grounds. The stabling accommo.
dations are superior, and the fair man
aRement pays the premiums before the
exhibitor leaves. This prompt pay
ment not only popularizes the fair
with breeders, but with all classes OF
exhibitors.
The superintendents Of every de-
pertinent report unusual demands for
space and there is not likely to be q
vacant foot Of space in any building
on the ground. The exhibits are being
put in place this week, and while the
opening day may not see every thing
absolutely completed, there will be so
few finishing touches to be made as to
be scarcely noticeable. .
Minnesota has never seen such race
meeting as the $1,000 in purses has
called out. There are 1875 entries al
ready, and every race will be holly
contested. Happy Jack, the horse that
PAGES without rider; or sulky, will give
exhibitions between heats every day
of the races. There will be other
amusements - well, almost without
limit. Among them will be balloon
ascenslons by q man, and woman,
who will leap from their balloons at a
dizzy height and descend to the earth
by aid of parachutes., There will be
''Rube,'' the famous trick bicycle
rider. Z. There Il will be log rolling
contests every day. A large ditch,
or vat, has been prepared, which
will contain water five feet
deep, and the contest will be be-
tween lumbermen to see which one
can stand on the log the longest.
There will be great novelty in the
shape of a horseless carriage and many
other attractions which space will not
permit of enumerating., ,~
There will be free carnival events
every night in the week in the Twin
Cities and all the railroads give one
fare for the round trip
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Menarerie Loose in Paris

Paris is providing excitement for
summer visitors. A tiger was recently
found roaming at liberty in the woods
of Meudon,:. a bear in the Bots de Bo-
logne, a large snake crawled out Of tho
ruins of the Cour des Complies, near the
chamber of deputies, and a boa con-
strictor has been captured on the roof
OF house near the bourse.s #5
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MIN ESQ ia 81 a 3. NEWS.
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university, is to take the place of M.
J. Holmes in history and civics at the
Winona normal
The annual convention of the state
w. c. T. q. was held at Duluth, with
a large attendance.
Loais Rehl, of Minneapolis, was
killed by gasoline explosion.
It cost the state So, 263.04 for the la
Dor of examining state high school
papers for the year which closed Aug.
1. The examinations are held twice q
year, and at each there are not less
than 10, 600 papers to be reviewed.
August Pruden, convict, who
skipped out of the police court at St.
Paul, after having violated his parole,
has been recaptured at Hunter, N. D.
He will be returned to Saltwater to
serve nearly two years.
Paulina Nagel, of Princeton, eloped
with John Wigge, who was working
the town with q silver plating scheme.
Senior Romero. the Mexican minister,
will represent that country at the ma
tional gathering of farming organiza-
tions in st. Paul.
Michael Conlin, a teamster, died in a
Duluth hospital under circumstances
that seem to indicate murder. he was
found with his head crushed,
The corner stone of the New Odd
Fellows building at Mankato was laid
with appropriate ceremonies.
Adolph Klause. night marshal at
New Ulm, while chasing a couple of
tramps on bicycle, fell and broke his
leg. -
Johnnie Heis,ng, aged years, was
nearly killed by an explosion Of blast
ing powder at Minneapolis. !
Gold has been discovered in Russell;
Lyon county .'- --T..!s5 =. .s-l,eH
Mrs. John Carlson. of Red Wing, an
aged lady, died from the effects of a
sun stroke, which she suffered a few
days before while fishing with her hus-
band. ~, 80 r
Senator Davis, of this state, deliv-
cred the opening address at the forty
fifth annual convention, of the Ameri-
can Pharmaceutical association at
Lake Minnetonka-
The first examination to be con-
Quoted by the barbers's board will be
held Sept. II, at Minneapolis. A few
days later the board will hold an ex.
animation at Mankato, where NUM-
Der, of candidates have fled applica-
tions.
A petition has been drawn up by the
Grand Army veterans of Winona and
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Bin Nye on Lookout Mountain.

Bill Nye on Lookout Mountain.
While standing on top Of Lookout
mountain few: days ago, I was carried
back to memories of dear old Bill ,Nye,
for we had stood upon the same spot
together some years before, and a
guide had told us that we could see
seven states from that point Of view.
"Where's North Carolina? q. sNye in
quired. ......
The man pointed to a particular
place in the purple horizon.
what makes you think that is
North Carolina?" Nye asked.
20, we know by the direction and the
forma tion Of the mountains there" the
man replied @aez. r.. s~z
Well, 4 know that is not North Car
olina,"" = Nye declared, with some vehe-
mence, .'and you would know it, too,
IL you would stop to think. Here is q
map Of the United States, and you can
see that North Carolina is pink. Be
sides, ! know it is pink. live in that
state considerably, and I've helped to
paint it red, but, Of course, / go away
sometimes and then it fades little,
leaving it pink. No, sir, you can't
stuff me that way. The place you are
pointing at q color blind man could see
is purple
Nye said those things 80 seriously
that the man was almost dazed. He
gave Nye q puzzled look, and then went
on pointing out other sisters in the late
nfndpr.ac v oh na ~ TIN, uo,.a1d
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the peculiar shapes of the rocks and
promontories. Here in Saxon and Boz
hemian Switzerland, too. all sorts of ex-
>traordinary forms, are noticed-faces of
human outline, for instance, are quite
frequently met with, with noses and
mouths hundreds of feet in extent, and
tall pine or oak for eyebrows. But
while these and similar points are of
striking resemblance to the Cali
fornian landscape mentioned, this one
of little Saxon Switzerland is much
more idyllic, picturesque and peaceful,
and the vegetation, too, is more plenti-
fl; and varied. Lovely flowers, not met
with elsewhere, are found in the numer-
Gus side valleys, and bird life is plen-
tiful and very variegated.
Take it altogether, what with the pure
air and water, the stimulating effects
of open-air life, the beauties of nature,
and the wholesome and well-prepared
food had everywhere; perhaps, too, the
charming character of the native popu-
lation in this whole region, the Amer
lean tourist who has tired of the grand
er scenes of the Alps and the crowds
of sightseers in the large cities of Eu-
rope cannot do better than take a trip
to this lovely country. His health and
temper. beyond doubt, will be improved
thereby; his pocket will not much suf-
fer. and he will take away with him q
remembrance as of something alto
gether unique.
WOLF Won sCHIERBRAND.
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!. the First symptoml.
Heartr,endinr.
A Suggestion,

Mabel never know how to take
Jack.
Maud What do you suppose your
arms are for? Town Topics.
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Proof 81 AAeetion

She Jack, do you really love me?
Great heavens, grill Didn't
write you q letter when the thermom-
fster registered 1o32 Chicago Record.
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A Lncky. Man.

w. L. Williams, of Winona, inventor
of a rotary bicycle sleigh, which many
people after seeing the model last WIN
ter did not take any stock in, is likely
soon to be rich man as result of his
invention. w. L. Williams and w. w.
Williams and their attorney, w. J..
Smith, have just returned from Chi
cago, where under the firm name of
the Williams Rotary Sleigh company,
they have entered into contract with
the Manufacturers and Merchants
Warehouse company, of Chicago, for
the sale of the new invention. The
Chicago company reserve the right
after paying five years. royalty, to buy
the patent for SIS, 900.
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To Shock Grain.

j. E. French, of st. Cloud, who has
been experimenting on shock binder
for 20 years. has now a machine in
successful operation. The shocker is
sort of sheet iron basket arrange
ment that runs on two wheels and is
firmly attached to the right of the ma
chine, taking the place of the ordinary
bundle carrier. The inventor claims
that a harvester does not run any
heavier with it than with a bundle
carrier attached, as it does away with
the side draft. When the bundle leaves
the binder it is caught by pair of
steel arms that toss it over into the
sheet iron receptacle.
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No Exception.

No Exception.
p Wife-It does seem hard when a wom-
an marries she has to take her husbands
name.
Husband-Well, she takes everything
else he's got, why leave that out2-
Judy. ., 81.
10y A Mistake Somewhere.
Bobby (puzzled)-I thought God
made everybody?
~ Sunday School Teacher-Why,h he did,
Bobby c~- ..'....1. .s.t
Bobby-Well, anyway, pa calls sis a
"tailor-made" girl.-N. Y. Journal.
E'i-f~t The First Symptom. o. !: "
Mr.. Saphead during the honeymoon)
When did my little duckie darling
first discover that she loved me?
Bride (sweetly)-When found my
self getting angry every time anyone
called you a fool.-Tit-Bits.
Heartrending.
Mrs. Bondage (despairingly) lis
there no hope?
DR.. Plaintalk (solemnly )-None in
the world. He will recover.-N. Y.
journal i. t2- sE.
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Probably.

Probably.
The Butler-Hand hevery night at
the hour of midnight the ghost appears
and groans and wrings its hands.
American Tourist-Ah! Must have
died in the cucumber season.-Cincin-
rati Enquirer.
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The New Man.
Proprietor-Well, how do you find
collections?
New Collector-Simply splendid.
Every man called on promised to set
tie within week or two.-Detroit Free
Press.