The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-08-18
National Republican Ticket.
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FOR PRESIDENT:
WILLIAr1 MCKINLEY,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
THEO. ROOSEVELT,
OF NEW YORK.
OUR STATE TICKET.
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

In the western part OF British Coz
lumbia IL novel railway. two miles
In length, The rails are made of trees,
from which the bark has been strip
ped. aud these are bolted together
Upon them runs ear with Rrooved
wheels ten inches wide.
Congressman Julius Kahn, Of Cali
fornia, Is the only member Of the
national legislature who was ever n
professional actor. He played at dif-
ferent times with Edwin booth. Jo-
seph Jefferson, Tnmmaso Salyini. W..
J. Florence aud Clara Morris.
Ccylon IL the home Of the largest
spider In the world, This web-npln-
ming monster lives In the most mount.
ainous districts Of that rugged island.
and places his net, measuring from
feet Ia 10 feet In diameter. across
the ehaRms and assures In rocks
The deaths In isos In Havana mum.
bersd ai,sa2 among population estl.
mated at 100000 The rate of mortal.
lily was rs II thousand. In the frat
month of American occupation. Jan
uary. 1890. this WAS reduced to OF
and by December. 1890. ca 81 "A thou
sand. Tho decrease continued until
In April, 1000. II was less than e2A a
thousand.
IL Ii announced that the Illinois
Central railroad viii proceed at an
early date 10 fence It's entire right of
way from McComb City. Miss. Go
New Orleans, The fence will conSlst
OF six spans of wire aud cedar posts,
The company, II Is understood, has
been troubled by live stock and IFS
losses have been heavy. The fence
will be built with view of nhating
these casualties.
Paris leads the world In municipal
cleanliness quite as much as she leads
the fashion. Large sums are spent
every year 60 maintain this reputa.
ton.
The MaoriA Of New Zealand attach
the higheHt value To the greenst one.
They are sending very handsome
one as present To Lord Roberts in
token of admiration for his prowess
Paris. without doubt. Is the best
paved city in the world. Although
wood paving IL made use of, the
streets are still largely paved with
stone, The stone paving covers ,a2a,.
$40 square yards.
senator Morgan. of Alabama. /.
making a fad of gardening and /.
spending much of his vacation in the
cultivation OF some exceptionally fms
panMies.
The average daily number Of We
hlelrs In Paris IL so.Ooo. and consists
OF I.eoo omnihuses and tramcars. Is.
600 cabs, $4,000 private carriages. ID.
600 business carts. etc.
A tramp stole two gallons Of creau
and two gallons of milk from
lirowntAeld Mel farmer. the othel
night. and left polite note thanking
the owner for leaving the cream an,
milk where the tramp found IL.
british noblemen are the oaly one
In Europe who ever wear eoFuneta OF
their heads. aud the sole occaslal
when they do 10 10 at the coronation
Of the sovereign.
There are hse princes actively en-
gagged In the present South Atrical
war. namely: Prince Christian Vic
tor. Princes AioipAas. Alexander ans
Francis al Teck. and Count Gleichsn
A project recently set ON foot Il
Hungary 10 supply electric power II
small quantities 10 home workshops
In the stcinisy of Budapest has re
ceived the sanction Of the Hungarian
diet.