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eat" says the writer Of the article referred
to, comes from abroad but where will IL
come from when the foreigners cease to
take our manufactured goods In exchange
for his agricultural producer"
Quite recently It was made known on the
London Stock Exchange that the total
stock OF wheat in the granaries Of Great
Britain was less than 7,2oO, 900 bushels. a
quantity about equal to eleven days sup
ply and the stock held by millers and bak-
ers was about the same Two-thrds Of the
wheat supply OF Great Britain comes from
Russia and this country, and this writer,
who is perhaps unduly alarmed, foresees
the day when wheat combine will be
formed in the two countries to control the
price. Were the combined wheat specu-
latOrs OF America and Russia" he says. "to
withhold supplies for three months we
should be Administration people"
He then proceeds to point out how well
adapted the soil OF Great Britain Is to wheat
growing, and that with proper cultivation
it can be made to yield forty bushels and
over OF wheat per acre. The requirements
Of the population at present are 26O, oO0.-
900 bushelsannually, which woudneed but
100000 out OF the II, 900, 900 acres COM
posing the area Of the United Kingdom to
be given up to wheat culture. According
to the latest agricultural returns less than
100000 acres are utilized in the pro-
duction Of food; large part Of 1t in pas
ture, and great portion Of the remainder
Is indifferently cultivated.
The land system and railway rates are
held mainly responsible for this condition
Of things, the latter making 1t as costly to
send sack Of wheat ten miles on an Eng
llsh railway as to bring 1t from this country.
In the continuance OF the present system
the writer sees nothing but disaster for
England in the near future, and concludes
a somewhat pessimistic article with the
declaration that his country is deliberately
committing national suicide.
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Joe Blackburn's Vow.

The appearance Of the Hon. JOSEPH G. 8.
BLACKBURN as surety for the moral and pol
itical worthiness Of GoEBEL is not the least
lucky campaign.
Mr. BLACKBURN Is candidate for United
States Senator and his present interest lies
exactly parallel with GoEBEL's. Yet, not
withstanding this, it is difficult to inn
agine Mr.. BLACKBURN taking the stump in
behalf Of man whom he denounced rs a
murderer not five years ago, and threatened
with vengeance which 1t should be his
lifes mission to ensure.
On Sunday. April IA, sa5, Hon. JOSEPH
G. S. BLACKBURN stood beside the coffin Of
Col. JOHN L. SANFORD at Covington, and
registered this remarkable vow:
JOHN SANFORD was TO me like brother. Iloved
him. Hope GoD may spare me and shall make IL
my life's mission TO avenge him by burying his
slayer in the depths Of merited public sxecration.
The slayer OF Col. SANFORD was VIII
LIAM GoEBEL OF Covington. Five years ago
the lawyer and the veteran Confederate
soldier had bitter quarrel. One day they
met on the street and SANFORD was shot
dead. According to the evidence at Coz
Bells trial SANFORD had been the first to
draw his pistol and the SLAYER was ac-
quilted on the ground of self-defence The
friends OF Col. SANFORD have always
held, however, that the provocation came
from GoEBEL, and that the blood
outlines is on GoEBEL's head. Among
those friends was Senator BLACKBURN when
he prayed COP to grant him life long
enough tn ayenpe SANFoRD nv huryipp
GoEBEL in "the depths Of public execra-
ton"
How is BLACKBURN performing his self
appointed task Of vengeance? On Monday
Of this week, in speech at Wicklff in Bal
lard county he was reported as saying:
"GoEBEL stands before tho Democracy OF the State
. worthy leader Of the cause"
A worthy leader of the causel
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Something Seemed to He Wrong.

From N. Warrington Post.
heavy man with a square jaw walked into
a bicycle exchange on Fourteenth street the
other afternoon. The proprietor advanced to
wait on him.
Gimme a bike" said tho square-jawed
TO buy2"
Yep"
What make2"
ANY old make"
All right. 10 II 2"
Good as any made"
How much? ?"
Fifty"
Dab little graphite on the chain and pump
heproprietor dabbed little graphite on the
chain and pumped her up. The square -jawed
man pulled out a wad the size OF his wrist
skinned of fifty and handed 1t to the proprie-
tor. Then he ran the machine out to the curb.
got on 1t and rode on
When the proprietor got over being stunned
he went to three or four friends on the block 10
get their opinion as to whether the fifty was
counterfeit or the real thing. The bill was
genuine and the proprietor has been moro or
less daZed ever since
7 can't understand such swift action as
that In the bike business" he says with puz-
Zled air
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sneaking Sensation of Man Who Missed
Train.
From the Warrington Post.


From the Warrington Foit.
II missed train recently" said business
man who had been up in the Blue Mountains
for the past month. and for seven hours l
suffered that Bill Sykes feeling. knew every
body in the hotel. about three hundred men
and women. and had 10 go around and do an
elaborate Handwriting act on the morning I
was to leave. Then the bus drew up and 1
was whirled - whirled is beauteous word
to use in connection with Blue Noun
tain hotel 'bus-to the station. The train
was scheduled to leave at Oil, and it did.
reached the station at 9:12 l didn't want to
60 back to the hotel and feel like a fiat after
having done all OF that handshaking and good
%assingon until 4S So Just took to t 1He
Of the hotel friends with whom M 1 had
shaken goodbye hands would see me-, and
ness. felt that II any OF 'em saw me
lingering around the station. after was sup:
posed to have started. their suspicious would
s hs h sGG Snf ss sd ons BEEN s.Yn
at the hotel for the purpose Of sizing up the
iewelry OF the women. and that. bad only
started away as blur, with The idea OF avert
the hostelry on ' the hiii that night and aS
swiped everything in sight. I found my
self feeling. az guilty as pursued pick
pocket. and. as l say. the way Bill Sykes
couldn't have been marker to my sensations
as / prowled through those virgin forests. I
didn't dare return to the station for anything
to eat, and !! became rayenous. When It was
on the off side, and when the train pulled in
crawled aboard Of it with the feeling OF man
who had wiped out whole population"
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VIII England Go to Wheat Growing :?

An English writer In recent number Of
an English newspaper, reviewing the pres
ent commercial position OF England,
argues that the prosperity now enjoyed is
only temporary, and that by its foreign
policy and the methods pursued at home
Great Britain Is. perhaps unconsciously,
committing industrial suicide
In the opening up Of China he foresees the
dawn Of a new epoch that will witness the
downfall Of Britain's commercial suprem..
acy. After enumerating the active and
latent resources OF China, he deals with the
preparations making to utilize them by
means OF the great industrial undertakings
projected in Europe and in this country
with the aid Of European and American
capital, and then points out the unwise
policy OF the British Government in plac-
ing at the disposal Of those whom he terms
"unpatrlotic capitalists" who are engaged
In bringing about the destruction Of British
trade and commerce, the armed forces Of
the empire.
1t Is not only In China however, that this
course is pursued. In other countries,
Russia among them, factories and work
shops are being builtiwlth, British capital, in
which, in the near future, a considerable
amount Of work will be done that has
hitherto been performed in England. The
colonies and various foreign countries
which still are England's best customers
for manufactured goods are now COM
mencing to manufacture for themselves,
and so the day is being hurried on when
England will cease to be the workshop Of
the world, and will see, perhaps too late.
how absolutely dependent on the for
eigner she has allowed herself to become.
In struggling for industrial supremacy
during the present century the British
people have almost entirely neglected their
agriculture, so that they are not only de-
pendent on foreigners as customers for
their wares, but also as providers OF their
daily bread. Fifty years ago, with but half
the population, there was double the area
OF land under wheat cultivation that there
70 now. "Four-afths of the bread we now
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Ready-made Clothes of washinrton's Police.


When Col. Britton became member OF the
police board he soon found that each lieuten-
ant ran things in his own way and to suit him
self. regardless OF what was done in other pre-
cincts. There was no such thing as system.
and police matters suffered from It. 1t was not
''eC before he brought about reforms. Up to
.'Ia time no two policemen had the same kind
u a revolver But the greatest reform he
brought about was In the matter OF uni
forms. Up to that tIms the police depart
ment purchased tho cloth for the winter
and hannels for the summer uniforms from
the cloth mills direct. To each of1cer was given
SO many yards. which he was, required to pay
any tailor he desired. The uniforms. there
fore had an independent look about them
no two OF them being made up alike though q
paper pattern was given each offlcer when he
got the cloth. The expense also was an i'm
portant item. The tailor work. which. for
satisfactory. often cost more than under the con-
tract system the whole suit including the cloth,
now costs. Col. Britton commended that
there was nothing about a police officer
that demanded that he should not wear ready
made or contract made clothing, the same as
and others. especially as the expense would be
reduced to the wearer 40 per cent Strange as
II may appear now. the officers who wore the
slouc lest looking uniforms were the most
forcihe directors to tho innovation It took
Col. Britton a long time to get the contract
ceeded, and the appearance Of the men was
much improved In consequence. Through his
efforts In the matter OF uniforms Col Britton
saved Thousands OF dollars TO the police force.
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Our Great Exports of Manufactures.

The enormous increase in the exports OF
American manufactures during the last ten
years, and more particularly during the last
Two years, affords suggestion which must
be needed by all sensible and practical men,
that our economic policy Is working salts
factorily. SO strong has this evidence APP
peared to Mr.. WIN. r. GRACE. an old-tlme
revenue reformer OF the Cleveland school,
for instance, that he now frankly announces
that he Is convinced OF the practical error
OF his past theory. Under our policy Of
protection we have built up manufacturing
industries which are now successfully com
peting in the markets OF the world with
those OF foreign nations besides supplying
o constantly increasing proportion Of our
domestic demand.
Our exports OF domestic manufactures
reached In the last fiscal year the unex-
ampled total OF $685., 1857, 1914, or an amount
which exceeded by two hundred millions
the value OF our exports OF ten years ago.
Analysing the statistics OF Items the
journal of Commerce finds that this increase
las occurred in spite OF the fact that the
exports Of copper and mineral oil, without
which our expectation OF manufactures
ago, declined from 3S per cent. OF the total
in 1899 to barely 25 per cent. in 1899.
Yet, in the ten years the quantity Of
mineral oil exported increased from six
hundred millions to eight hundred millions
Of gallons. and Of copper in bars and ingots
the quantity increased from 1880, 900 to
254,9eO, 900 pounds, and the value from
$2,16O, 733 to 34,476,343.
Deducting these two items, however as
this commercial authority points out, the
net exports OF manufactures, which were
only sse,eoo,O 900, in round figures, in
1889, have reached in 1899 the sum Of
$3.50, 100000 In other words of the total
gain Of value OF 5000 900, 900 in this class
OF exports in ten years, $165, 400, 900 has
been due to other causes than the exports
Of oil and copper. Thus, leaving these
cruder products out OF the question, the
exports Of domestic manufactures have
nearly trebed in value, and, taking into
account the lower range Of prices, have
much more than trebed in quantity be-
tween 1889 and 1900"
The exports Of iron and steel and their
manufactures increased from $21, 1855, OFT
In 1889 to $93,715 951 in 800, or nearly
S72 $50, 900. We tabulate some OF the items
Of these and other exports and 1t will be
seen that they cover wide range Of
manufactures:
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Mr.. Taber's Book.

To TIE EpIToa OF The NEW YORK suE-Sir: Please
allow also to enter protest against the action Of
Mr.. Henry N. Tabers daughter in suppresainR the
publication OF Mr.. Tabers book, Faith and Fact
The high position that Mr.. TAber attained by his
sterling qualities hir wellknown virtue and philAn.
thropy, his benevolence to ALL regardless of their
religious ideas certainly enttle him TO expression
OF his opinion. when he does so. with the intent
that the public MAY have the unstinted privilege of
one and least OF all a child OF his for whom he has
done so much to thwart Mr.. Tabers purpose after
his demise. 1t smAcks too much of the Dark Ages
when such acts were the rule.
hope that the plates have not been destroy ed and
that all who will may read his work. g. S.
AsBURY PARK, Aug. IT.
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from their support Of Republican candidates
and Republican national Administration
this year by this appeal to continental
European prejudices is, Of course, hardly
to be supposed. 1t Is not seriously expected
that such platform declaration will make
any change in the result. 1t is an expert
ment only, futile midsummer experiment,
OF which the patriotic voters OF Iowa will
make short work in November.
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Barbed Wire Fence Telephone Lines.
From the Minneapolis Journal

Robert Baxter and ChTisty Beaklly, two pros
Township. To-. living nearly two miles apart,
last week placed telephone instruments In
wire fences, They found that the lines work ed
as vel as the best city phones. They are now
farmers in the township. and those along the
way from their farms to Galva and Ida Grove,
put In phones All that they will need to do Is
the roads. and connect the wires on both sides
Outside OF the phones there Ia practically no
expense, and it will be great convenience.
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A Consequence of the Ovsr-BuppIy Of Min.
listers.

From ne ChTlHldH TNteIH1eNoeT.
tits safe TO ray that at no time in the Christian
Church has the supply OF efficient cerGymsn been
no large as at present Not only nearly all
gregAtons supplied. but there are many ministers
without charge. not few Of whom arc anxious to
obtain settlement In case of . vacant church the
pulpit committee 10 at in receipt Of many ap.
plieAtionS and recommendations. Tho effect 10 evi.
dent. Congregations gain the impression that. IN
view Of the lack OF difhculty in securing pastor.
little less compensation will obtain who will be
quite satisfactory. One large city church. with an
endowment has been in thohAbt OF paying IS. 900.
That congregation has settled = pastor on $4,000.
Another city charge is expecting TO call . minister
on 81 900. which is only one-hGlf OF the amount
formerly paid. A strong rural congregation. which
is AbundGnty able to pay iooo has decided TO give
no moro than S7oo II would be possible 70 greatly
nulti1ly ozAAOlsO0f similar character.
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From the Albany Erenino Journal

CHATHAM. n. Y. Aug, 17.--Mrs. Joseph Betz.
German. living at Red Rock. a small village
Ave mi les from here. sustained a stroke
her recovery seemed impossible. She is now
recovering. however. and as she regains
the power OF speech il is discovered
that she is no longer able to speak Eng
lish. which language she spoke fuently before
her illness. She understands it as easily as
ever. but her power to pronounce the words
and use them In their proper order seems to
have left her entirely; She now converses en-
tirely In German. and carries on conversation
with those OF her friends who do not UNDER
stand German by means OF an interpreter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19
Good Ark Lumber Becoming Scarce.

It is reported that the chittim tree. from
which chittim bark is peeled. is becoming very
scarce in Benton and other counties. As is
bark 1t soon dies. and Of course is becoming
scarcer. until the chittim tree at no great dis
tant future at the present rate OF consumptio
will naturally be destroyed. The price OF
chttim bark under these conditions will, in a
few years. greatly advance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

The serious illness Of Senator HAYWARD
OF Nebraska. reported now as having been
stricken with apoplexy. becomes a matter Of
general concern when it is remembered that, II
vacancy occurs. the power OF appointment is
with Popuist Governor. likely as not to send
WIND ALLEN back to Washington.
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Not Deeply Impressed.
From tie Chicago Record.

From tie Chicago Record.
Igot even with Smith,"
Howl"
" Ten minutes after he asked me how my health
was bet him S. he couldn't tell me what had
answered"
could he;"
"Here's the So"
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A campaign Of the Hon. AUGUSTUS VAN
WICK for the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent. assisted by his true-blue friends. but
without the approval and patronage OF Mr..
RICHARD CROKER. would afford one OF the most
entertaining spectacles ever beheld In Ameri-
can noitIos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19
Two Fine, Large Ohio Men.

, GALLIP9LIs, Aug. 16.-Up at Webster
Of physical manhood Thomas J. Woods. aged
thirty-seven years. is six feet eight and one
half inches high and weighs 256 pounds: Ed
ward Mccoy Is twenty i've ysars old, and Is
six feet eight inches hig b and weighs 300
pounds. He wears a number II shoe and hiA
loot 10 twelve and one half inches long.
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We have included above only few Of the
principal items. The actual increase in the
quantity Of cotton manufactures exported,
1t must be explained, is far more than in the
values, or 24s per cent, in quantity, against
only half that ratio in value.
The prosperity Of our manufactures, in
dicated by these statistics, removes the
tiresome and mischievous tariff controversy
from the field OF politics, for the time being
at least, and relegates 1t 10 the purely
academic discussion where only 1t has al
ways belonged in this country. 1t did not
appear in the campaign Of 1895 and it will
not appear In the campaign OF 1900. The
ridiculous and disastrous result OF it after
the campaign Of 1892 has warned the
Democratic party to let 1t alone.
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Further Data Wanted.


From the ChicdOo Tribune.
Reporter" The name of that man on the West
Side, who was struck by lightning. 10 BrZinsatow.
sklWicY."
Assistant City Editor" what was hi, name before
he was struck By lightningf"
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The more one sees OF New York Journalism
the greater tho admiration for that Of the country
cross roads variety Washington Post.
The verdict Of self-com plaoency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19
: Jingle Of Names.

From the Atlanta ConItitution. .
The hrst three are from the East-the others from
the West;
William Bloontz,
Josiah Aoonts,
Amanda SpoontA.
Abraham willing.
Morgan Billing,
Fannie Killing.
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JoNrJrfendi who favor uiwih r,anuisrip,s for pub
ntanon tih TO haze rejected articles returned sy must
In all eases send hdmpsJor that purpofe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

PARn-Kiosque No. ~. near Grand Hotel. and
Mosque No. 10, Boulevard des Capucines
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New York had a Secretary Of War in the second
Cleveland Cabinet. n Secretary Of the Navy In the
arst, and a Secretary of the Navy In the Harrison
Cabinet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

There now In Brooklyn about t4o streets paw
ed, either in whole or in part, with asphalt. The
longest is Bedford Avenue; Flatbush 10 the next.
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poLrrrcAL worEs.

The Judge Of the Court OF Appeals whose term
expires INST IL John Clinton Gray, who gcea out
Of once at the close Of 1902. lie was elected In
November 1888. After him comes Denis o'Brien.
whose term expires at the close Of 1908. Judge
oBrien was elected In November. 1880, defeating
Judge Haight. one Of his associates. Judges
Gray and O'Brien are Democrats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

This was the plank In the Kentucky Democratic
platform adopted by the convention at Frankfort.
which nominated Goebel for Governor on the sub
ject OF the Presidential preference Of the Domo-
Gratis Of that state: 1--WE hereby express our con-
tinue, confidence In william J. Bryan and favor his
nomlna ton for the Presidency Of the United States
by the Democratic National Convention OF 1900"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

The late Owen Comm was Surrogate Of westeheS.
ter County for twenty-four years. His predeceS.
sor John Mills. held the once for eight years. II
is fact not generally known that prior to 1S46 the
Surrogates appointed by the Governor, and
that in that year the ONCE Of Surrogate was abo-
lshed in every county not having by the state CEN
sus Of the preceding year a total population in
cess Of 10000. william D. veeder was Surrogate
OF Kings County for ten years. and James Hooker.
Of Duchess County for twelve years and Martin
Van Buren, was Surrogate Of Columbia County.
twenty eight yeSrs before he became President e
the United States.
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John Fl. Dorm, who was the unsuccessful Re.
publican candidate for Asemblyman In the Fifth
District In 1897, will this year. according to poll.
teal rrmor, be nominated by the Republicans foe
the same ONCE.
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Matthew J. o'Brien is a candidate for the Tam
many nomination for Assemblyman in the Eleventh
District this year. Joseph Burke 10 candidate
for the same ONCE in the Second District.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19

Nevada among American states has been most
conspiCriously the wrong side in Presidential
elections. In 1875 when n majority Of the states
went Democratic It was Republican. In 1880.
its electoral votes cast for Hancock and in 1884
they werp cast for Blaine. In both cases the de-
fented candidates. In 1902 Nevada cast its cleo
tornl vote for Weaver, and In 1906 for Bryan Once
only in twenty years lin the Presidential election
Of 1881 did II vote with majority Of the states.
In that year It was carried by Gen. Harrison.
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There is a triangular political nsht for Rspub-
lican leadership in the Twentieth Assembly Dis.
trict for control Of the organization, from which
james l.. Stewart. Fifth Avenue Hotel politi-
clan, has been deposed. r. NJ Lush and r. Norton
Goddard are he other asprants. The Twentieth
District Ia strongly Democratic.
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Maryland Is one Of the few states that adhere
to the method Of holding their general e'ectios
in the year Immediately preceding aud in the yesS
Immediately following. the Presidential election.
This year Maryland will elect a Governor, Attor-
ney General, Controller, State Senator's and mem.
bers Of Assembly.