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1 11 1 *' " The English sparrow is denounced by the Boston Transcript as responsible for the rapid increase of destructive insects. { Professor Kluge, of Jena, in an address, stated that Shakespeare, in his works, aass 93,000 words. The lecturer then snowed that the Old Testament contained only 5800 different words. Execution by electricity appears to the San Francisco Chronicle to have b.-en reduced to a sciouce in New York, for two murderers have been put to death in the chair with no eviden ce of sutleriog. This new process is as instantaneous n9 that by the guillotino and far less ghastly. , - - .. ? ^ The position of Memphis, Tean., IS peculiar. The treacherous Mississppi has cut a new .'Tlaigscl four miles from the towo, and the Sau Francisco Chroni ' - ole declares that udIcss prompt measures betaken to force the stream into its old bed the city will be left high and dry. Of course, as the river i9 the life of the city no expense will be spared to bring - its water* back. Those who only know v fivers that presei^e the same bed will bo apt. to regard this story as a Western exaggeration, but the people are in dead earnest. To them it is a mutter of life or death. In days of old when much distinction was Lad in meeting-houses the spelling of our word pew was pue. In French it was puye, in Spanish it was poye, a bench; in Latin it was podium, a balcony or elo^ yatcd place next to tho arena, where tho ^ Emperor sat, and in Grc^k it was pous, tho foot?and in all cases where tho feet of tho worshiper rested?a raised place on the floor of the church wbcro que might sit or might stand or might kneel. In Puritan meeting-houses the choico pews were round about the walls, one step up, and the deacons' scats near the pulpit t wo steps up,and ttfose of the ruling elders one step higher yet. In theso later days, observes the Chicago Herald, the best pews are in the center of tho church?the wall pews fetch lesi pries. It is a curious fact in the history of out civilization, notes ttio iNew York , World, that the iira4 instrument ( ? >? port at ion, the common roadway, is the last to receive the attention of scieuce. The railroad and the oceau steamship were transformed into modern palaces before the common dirt road in this countrj began to attract serious attention. For generations economists have taught that the problem of the distribution of wealth is equal in importance to the problem of its production, and yet our neighboring farmers are content to lumber over roads that make the cost of transportation so high that the remote cultivator of the West who sends his products over a thousand miles of railroads cau undersell him in the Eastern market. The real reasou "why we have so few good roads" is the luck of appreciation of their economy. How rapid the industrial progress ol the South has beeu for a decade aud now is?rapid beyond the icalizatiou even ol the men that are bringing it about?U sot forth in the Forum by Richard. II. Edmonds, late editor of the Maufacturers' Record, of Haltiinorc, who3a life's study lias been given to the subt ject. Among the most significant facts set forth by Mr. Edmonds are these: Since 18S1 the corn crop of the South has increased seventy-five per cent, as against seventy-one per cent, in the rest of the country; the cotton crop has increassd from live aud a half million to nine million bales?an increase in value, evfin with the present low price, of two hundred millions of dollars: in 1801 there were nearly 45,000 miles of railroad iu the South, against less than 24,000 iu 1881?a gain of eighty-sever per cent. a3 against a gain of fifty-six per cent, in the re3t of the country. The passenger trallic of the same roads increased during tho sumo period 360 per cent, as against an increase in the restol the country of only 168 per cent. Ic pigiron manufacture the South's output jnmped from 451,000 tons in 1881 tc 1,914,000 in 1891?a gain of 223 pei cent, as against a gain for the rest of the country of seventy-eight per cent.; in other words, in 1881 the North and West mado more than nine times ai much iron as the South, in 18'J1 thej made less than four times us much. Th? increase in tlio number of mill operators in the South was 135 per cent, as against an increase in New England of seven teen per cent. And so in cvory lino ol productive activity the marvellous rapid ity of increase is explained, showing that in assessed valuations the property ol | the South has in this period very neurit v doubled and increased from ?187 pei capita to ? I?a record that is probably without h pnrall' l in ttie whole his tory of substantial industrial growth. And in spite of the temporary depressiot caused by an over pro luction of cotton, the increase gees on. POLITICAL WORLD. Candidates, Conventions, Nomina- r tions, Elections. All the News of Political Movement* of the Four Partiee. Carl Bchurz is expected to apeak twice in Chicago during tnc campaign. Ex-Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, r was uominatcd for Congress by the Republicans of his district Monday. , At the convention of the People's Early of New Jeisey, held nt Trenton, t ten jam in Bird, of lluntcidou county, ( wns nominated for Governor. Iowa went Democratic last week by s 10,000 majority, c George L). Wise wns for the 7th time a nominated nt Richmond by the Deiuo . _ .??at8 of the.3ai-.Virgiuia.di?trictiJ*ir Qwv" * gress. f The People's party of Massachusetts I have notni'.ated M tj. Henry Winn for Governor an 1 a full ticket. M ij. Winu n wns the party's c.indida'c last year. r Bikminuii.vm, Ai.a.? J. II. Uankliead, t (Dcm ) wns icnominatcd for Congress iu I the Sixth district. .J K. Cobt). (?J?in) p was renominated in tlie Fifth district. r Francis Kernan, United State\ Sena- ^ tor from 1875 to 1881, died at Utica, N. Y , on the 7th inst. He enjoyed the p confideuce an 1 respect of all Democrats. fl He was the party cundida'o for Governor, H and defeated Koscoe Conkliog for the ( House of Rcpscscutatives. ] The Republicans of th? Third Pcnusyl* t vania Congress district, iu convention at r Philadelphia, endorsed Cong cssiuan s Wil iam McAleer, the independent Democratic candidate, who has been endorsed by the Democratic County Committ e The Republican Montaua Stato Conven- tl tion nominated the following ticket: Governor, J. K. Pickards; Licuteurnt-Go/ er.ior, W. C. Botkin; Congressman, Chas. 1 \V. liartuian. The platform endorses a Harrison's Administration and protective and reciprocity policy, ami advises ^ trecandunlimiic-d loinage of silver. The Democratio State convention of North Dakota on Tuesday nominated c .lames F. O'Brien, straight out Candida e h for Coigrcss, over M O. Tiegcn, independent, by a vots of 15o to 73 0 This was a victory for the anti fusion ii wing of the party. tl Colonel Harris, the candidate of tinThird party for Congres.man at- large o from Kansas is a Virginian and a gradu n ate of the Virginia Military Institute at h Lexington. He went to Kansas iu 180'} T and soon ama sed a handsome fortune in real ?s ate spoculatio s. He re i*te3 at c Lin voo.l, in Lsnvcn worth county, an i C) is the owner of the celebrated herd of tl short .urn cattle known as the Lin woods, |f and said to be the finest herd of Crui b .-lltnK SIIOIHIUIUJ h. ?V-p- -tir V the time of his joining the Third party Col. Harrisjiad always been a Democrat ^ CHAMPION CQRBETT. ? John L. Sullivan "The Big Fellow" Has Fallen. ii It Was a Battle of Science Against C Strength and the "TerribleRight" il Fails the Ex-Champion. v Nfw Ohleanp, La.?James Corbctt is now the champion prize fighter of the 0 world, having defeated John L. Sullivan in the 21st round, a', t lie close of which Corbctt had positively not a sera'cli on him and he stood smiling and y bowing modestly while poor Sullivan y was back in his chair the picture of despair. He recovered and rose and Cor- .j bett crossed quickly over and shook hands with him. Sullivan tried to address the crowd, very hoarse as lie said: Gentlemen, all that 1 have to say is c that I have stayed nm-o tco long iu the 8 ring, and that I am glad that America has so good a champion." V There was a great, wild and "woolly I West," Southern yell when Corbet t knocked John L. Sullivan out, but that p noise was not a marker to the wild mad- ? house demons)ration that the gang made 0 when John L Sullivan said those manly words. Twenty ouc rounds: Time one hour and 23 minutes. A Tickling Feast. p At a recent Neuilly Fair, Paris, which J this year has been of u more attractive c character than ever aud visited by many American residents and tourists, a new J fad was introduced which, like the confetti of Italian fame, gave rise to sorno ^ serio-comic encounters. Peacock feathers j were sold everywhere, and hundreds of v people were seen carrying theiu in f bundles through the thoroughfares aud over the sidewalks every day for tho y purpose of tickling the necks and the faces of the visitors. When the sellers * attempted to transfor the sale and use of the peacock feathers to thd boulevards of the city they promptly fell under tho ban of the police. Tho Parisian dudes tickling each other's noses on tho streets " or in the Hois would undoubtedly havo ^ been a very odifyiug fpectaclo.?Now Orleans Pic:avnnc.|M ^ Sullivan to Have a Benefit. c N:<.w York, N. Y.?It has not bern T vet decided whether Sullivan will h ivo a ( benefit at Madison Square Garden and [ probably will not until the party returns J North. Coruott announced that if a benefit was held he would pay $1,000 for a box and wou'd appear nnd spar with t the beneficialr. r Tlio Arkansas Election. Litti.k Hock, Aiik From returns nl- J ready received of the election, it ' is probnb'e that the Democratic Stale ticket is successful by froin im,U00 to 20,- ^ (Hid plurality The Legislature will be Jj Democratic by a large majority. Tli6 People's part j ticket polled a surprisingly light vote. They did not carry six counties in the State. Suicide of a Clergyman. , Lkbmm iio, Fi.a -Rev. J. K. Julian, < lector of the Kpircopal church here, ! <oinmittcd suicide at '. ':?!? hour in the c night No cause is aligned. He wi s c in Jviglidnuan, and had only been about I i liva years in th s country. i rHREE STATED BRIEFS. | relegr&phic Dispatches From Many Points of Interest. Che Fields of Virgin a. North and South Carolina Carefully Gleaned For News. VIRGINIA. Gen. James II. Anderson, of Richnond, died Wodncsdsy. A grant religious revival is in progress it Appomattox. Joe Searles, aged 19, was riding a colt it (Jhristinusbury which threw him, fracuring his skull aud causing instant death. The Free Mu.sons have laid a corner itouc at Stuuntou for the Methodist ihurch, for the third time on tho same pot, 1831, 1859, and 1892. flLJ- Higloy ditiiwttd rtraA. *h? tract at ca'em, and tho eoroocFs jury 1 ound that the cause was "dropsy of tho icart, aggravated by too much tobacco." Txvo Russian Jews, of Norfolk, were rrestcd Friday night at tho instanco of )r. Thorn, quarantine officer, for atempting to smuggle immigrants from few York into Norfolk. The imnii grants arrived on theN. Y. P. and N. rniload, and arc now quarantined at the N. f., P. and N. wharf. J. \V. Grant, a farmer near Clarcmont, >cnt his wife anil daughter, and they I' d to a neighbor's Grunt a few days uur rt;c ivoa n notice signed "White Japs," winch pave him warning that if ic was still in the county at the expiraion of ten clays he would he visited and ouglily dealt with He hredod the val uing, has sold out liis crops and goao. NOBTH CAROLINA. The fox hunters of GoHsboro have nl euly brought in twenty-five brushes liis seiron. The project of establishing a line of reight steamers between Wilmington nd Baltimore is assuming shafc. The Swannanoa river is nearly dry and isheville is threatened with a water j imine. Isaac Osborne was killed in Mitchell ounty by moonshiner.'', upon whom lie nd reported. Massachusetts capitalist who own 70,00 acres iu Madison county arc dcvelop>g the tract aud building a railroad Urough the property froui Hot Springs. Hcv. H. I). Lequcux. formerly pnstor f the Baptis^ church of Ilickor.-, has 10ounccd his allegiance to that faith nnd ai been ordained a minister iu the 'resbvtcrian Church. The directors of the Atlantic ?fc North 'arolina Kail road have declared a 2 per cm. mviucml 011 the capital stock of lie road, to he paid October let. This s the first dividend the road line ever George "liar per, Joliu Aaron and II. [ills, three desperate colored criminals, scaped from the jail in Halifax county, [nrper and Aaron were recently conicted of brutally mutilating Richard urt, and sentenced to fifty years each i the pcuitentiury. Scnor Jose Fnlius Santos, of Havana uba, is in Raleigh. He c line to learn iu English language and to fiud out iinething about American business mcth ds. When he arrived he knew not a rord of English, but he is learning iaplly. He expressed himself pleased with ur country and people. SOUTH CAROLINA. D. A. Chaudler was shot aud killed by V. B. Boyd, bis employer ut Sumptci Vcdncaday. Fire at Marion, Wednesday, destroyed lie dental oltice of Drs. Hamilton & iastpie. Columbia now uses filtered water, the apacity of their npw filters being 3,5104,10 gallons of pure water per day. Gov. Tilltuan has respited uutil Oct. ? Williams,the negro who murdered Mayor Icnnemaii, of ypartanburg. Jonas Robinson ai d J. L. Trammel!. wo iUfai spuria, ui ureciiviuo, nave greed to light to a finish, with live unee gloves, in a in >ath, for $'>50 aside. The Republicans carried Vermont last .cek, electing Fuller, Governor, by 20,00 mujoii ty. The Confederate inonuincut at Greenille, one of the haudso n< st and costliest a the South was unveiled on Sept. 13th. lilitary from all over the State were ores lit. The monument is the result of cars of loving labor by the Ladies Memaoriat Association. Governor Ti linan, has respited until )ctober 7th the death sentence of Milly Srown, a fourteen-year ol I negro girl, vl><> was to have been hanged Friday or murdering a baby. x A. Foster, who killed his rival and fudy Jeffries who killed a white man. wo negroes, were hung at Sputa.'burg, Friday. OTHER STATES. The Convention of Stationary Eugiiccis, in session at A'tlanta, Gn., have doptud a resolution in favor opening the Vorld's Fair on Sunday. The body of a mulatto boy, arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of burglary and inicn.bnrisin committed at Waldon, Fla., vas discovered hanging from a portion >f the cold storage building in the heart if tlie village. There is 110 clue to the ynchcrs It is said the boy coufesscd he crime. Female sufTrige has at last won a vicorv in Mississippi. The fust election lerhnp* nt which woinou ever voted in he South is that on stock law question | list closed in Jackson county. Only 'ft ew exercised the privilege. The law ays that all | ersons who nro household rw and none other shall vote 01 the fence [uestion. Th?s admits all women who iwn homes to the right of suffrage. Mrs. Martin Turns up Missing. N'l.tv VaiiK, N V. ?Mrs M. O. Mmtin, if Atlanta, (ta . who v. us rested ion lit* y chmged with muguliug litres and other :o'i'ls into thi |> it, I ii'?-<I to appear he ore I'nited Static Commissioner Mitchoi k when called to appear to-day, toi x iini' Oion. Mm M??rt n is out o.. nil. Iltr counsel claimed she was in iccent of the date of the hearing. ? . ? . . . ? ... I NOMINATE? AN EX-CONVICT. rmiictUBMit of Democrat# in the Fourth mdoti Senatorial District. (Columbia, S{C.t State.) < Chicaoo, fx.?Democrats of the 4th Senatorial d strict are indignant ovfr tl^c discover/ tlat Chnrlce A Spring, ^oui the/ have u^minutcd for the House of Representatives at Springfield, is none i other than he notorious jailbhd, Char- < ley O'Brien, alias Frisco O'Brien, a uo- < lorious thef and burglar, whose mug < adorus theroguo's gallery, and whq has ' dene time |n ut loast two penitentiaries. He belongs to a gang that infested the West Side iu the scveurtes, and twelve ] y<ars ago joined thirteen other toughs in nu nttvuipt to loot the Palace Hotel in < S?n Francisco. Twelve of these worthies did time out Wtct as a res id t of J;hcit^ ? from that point to Chicago iu ! Iu Feb uary of that year O'Brien was J implicated in a burglary here aud wns j photographed by tho police bureau, , wnere his picture, numbered 241, may still be secu. For some years he had been keeping a see >nd class tnloon, and became promiuent in Democratic politics Spring wns wiped not to accept a nomination, but ambitiou got the better of prudcucc, and to-day a Democratic cvenintr nsnrr pvimuti his r?>rm-il If ?? o r "i ?k .. ? supposed he will rusigu from the ticket, i CAN'T EUCHRE CHICAGO. How Money Will be Made Out of the World's Fair Souvenir Coin. Washington, D. C ?Mr. II. A. Crvii i in, of Chicago, ouc of thes'ockholdcrs of I the World's Fair, who is here on a vieit, i has been interviewed as follows in regard to the World's Fair souvcuir half dollar, 1 and how Chicago cxpoct* to make ft>, I 000.000 out of #2,500,000. i "You see, in that #2,500,000 we will ] have 5,000,000 souvenir half dollars. No! one of these will sell for less than a dol i lar, and we have made nrrangenit nts to control the whole issue, so thnt they will . he virtually sold at au< tion. Thcro is ono < man who oilers #1 ,000 for the first one coined, and #000 for the succeeding 909. . Another mau offers the same amount for the lust one issued. < "Secretary Bryan of the World's Fair Commission has secured 5,000 of these coins which he is retailing nt#l a piece to stockholders in tho exposition only. Outsiders will have to bid fancy prices, i On the whole, I shouldn't be surprised if we realizu #10,000 000 out of thnt little #2,500.000 "Oh, you can't cuchrc Chicago," said lie, with ? chuckle, adding as ho wiuked his alternate optic, "and we'll have that fair opeu ou Sunday, too?mind my - --T if' | Sullivan Bids CorbiiWBoware of Jack8 OIK A special from New Orleans says that 1 when all was over Sullivan was taken to liis dressing room and attended by Dr. < has L. Seaman, who fpund him iu a p'.ti d?lo condition, covered with blood i and weeping at what lie considered his disgrace. 11 is nose hacl bccu split and roqu red three stitches, dfis face was swollen and his lips were cut. Sullivan felt very badly. lie turned yt? Charley Johnson and said: "I'm sprry about my friends losing their s^oncy." "Never mind," said Johnson, "I'll put up $20,000 ou you to morrow to:[ fight Mitchell or any one else, barring Corbett. lie seems to be a very clcvetf young fellow." "Yes," said Sullivan," "He's cleverer than any lighter 1 ever met in my life. I let him Hit me oui ov two body blows purposely "with the idea of catchiug him as he lauded, but I could hot touch him. Well, he has won the chtffPpionship aud he had better keep it. ''My* ativice to him is that if he wants to keep it he had better not meet thu miggcr' Jackson. If he eve doe* he will get licked." akfeu that championship w?lt. Portland, Ore.?The Pastime Club lias raised $15,000 and will increase it to 4>.1 hoh fnv n mufck lull u/>on o iw) Jack*ou. A CHINAMAN'S WEALTH. Sara Lee, the Columbia Laundryman, GoeaHortie to Live Like a King. Columbia, S. O.?Very few who lmve noticed the unassuming life of. Sam L'.e th- ( hinamnn who lias been running a laundry here for some time past, kuew that he was, coinparitively speaking, a wealthy inau. Sam came to this country about a de cade ago and has been steadily working at his laundry tinuc in va<ious citiaj. He saved every cent that he could nu\J<c and accumulated A few days ago he pulled lip stfekes here, sold out his business, and left the city to re turn to China. Nestling close in his inside pocket was a draft on New York for $8,000, and he carried in addition con siilcrablo ready moucy. This has been Sam's whole aim in life. With $8,00 ) in China he will be able to gratify bis every wish. A Household Divinity Next. Albany, N. Y.?Senator D. B. Hill now becomes a permanent resident of Albany. For some time tho beautiful villa just north of the city line, built by Jos. K. Emmet, the deceased actor, has K.?.. ..rr?..r,,l tnr I... I.io tvirlnur To. ?1 :iy henntor Ilill put down $50,COO for it and will reside there in the future. The place was built by Fritz Emmet and is mode'ed after villas he saw while in Germany. It is said to have cost hiin $510,000. It is Kurrouadcd by fifteen acres of land and contains 30 room*. The grounds contain rare ornamental shrubs, plants, etc. It was intimated heio to-day that the in inshxi would not be long without a mistress and that an Elniira girl would be installed there. F M. Swopc, a prominent and wealthy business man, of Seymour, Ind., dropped dead Monday w hile acting as pall-bcarer Strtisties say that in the war of '70 | i he Germans fired 400 shots to cvtiy in in killed, and that in our civil war wt tired 7 10 shots to each dead man. The Affiicultuial Department has a letter frofh Minister Lineoln announcing that the prohibition against Amcricnn sheep has been withdrawn by England. I ALLIANCE COLUMN. National President Loucks on the Labor Troubles. The Ttiu suit* Alliance Meet* at Austin and Electa Officera. Bertie Count; Union, North Caroline, > declare* that as tho rights ami liberties of the people aro being cons' antly abridged by the ^lectious of presidential ticket* ani senators, by the money of plutocrats, that they demand of their rep rcseotatiTcs in * * rcpcnl of prcscpt laws and direct elect ou by the people. They also appeal to aU good Americans for agitation and supi^t of those demands. ****** During the discussion of*t_he Uotteu time In 1835 or 183# Johif H*ndoTpTi,~of ' Roanoke, who was <?poscd^to the passage of the bill, which was intended to establish a United States bank, said that bo liad discovered perpetual motion, and if was very simple, being the fact that ? Paper makes money, Money tnakes banks, Hanks mqkepoverty, Poverty makes rags, Hags makes pafwr^? Paper makes money, Money mnkes hanks. *nd to on forever uud ever. ****** TEXAS SVATE ALMA NCI. The Stnto Alliance of Texas held a most harmonious session Inst week at Austiu. The finances were found to he in good condition, and the order has an increased membership. The following ire the new officers: President, K. A. High, of Navarro; rice president,8. C. Cranberry, of Travis; iMt* lanturoi1, U- V. Atuuy, 01 I arrant; secretary and tieasurcr. Miss Fauuy Moss, of Johuson. Tho following executive committee vap appointed for the ensuing year: Gen. II. E. McColloch, of Gaudaloupe; I. W. Bnird, of Jones county; G. L. 3lurk, of Erath county. Following dclega'cs to tho Na'iounl Alliance were elected: Ilarry Tracy, of Dallas; L. L Rhodes, of Van Zandt; W. 11. Cole, of Dallas. ****** PHESIDKNT LOUCKS' VIEWS. President II L. Loucks'advances some original andjcntircly logical views as to the right of the national government to interfere between Carnegie, Phipps & Co., and their employes at lloiucs'eid, Pa. He says: "It is the protective system of this government, as asserted and cxer cised in its patent system and in its ar rangemcnt of the incidence and rate of - -mm xtr: intervene net ween this firm and its work men iu this instance. When Can cgie, Phipps & Co. accept the patent system of this country and its protective tariff for the goods the firm makes; when it come in under these patents and these protective tariffs, and gets the benefits of them, it becomes to that extent a ward of the government. It no longer depends upon its own, unaided exertions in a field of free competition, but becomes, instead, a ward or client of the government to tho fu 1 extent that it accepts the protection and the benefits ol the govern meat's patent and tarill laws. For that reason the government has a right to interpose in the conduct and manageincut of the business of this firm, and to prescribe in its relations to its workmen. This is seen very clearly in the matter of the tariff. This firm enme to the United States and asked as a favor, that the pco pie of the United States should give it a bounty upon all the goo Is that it make. 'I want this bounty,'said the firm, 'to enable m to pay higher wages to the men wo employ.' 'Very well,' replied the ppcplc of the United States, 'if that is what jou want it for, we will agree to give you the bounty,' and the people of the United Stitcs accordingly did burden themselves with the payment of (lie bounty asked for. They did it in the shape of a protective tariff 011 the pro ducts of the firm. Therefore, now, if after the firm gets its bounty, and while it continuously is in receipt of its bounty, it, instead of advancing wages, cuts them down, and locks out t!se workmen because they it fuse to accept 'lie reduction, the people of the United S atcs have a peiftct right to step in and compel, not only the rcinstntemeni of the woikmen, but also to enforce such a disti ilnition of the receipts of the linn for its products hfttivi'Pii tho firm niwl \t< u/nl/hwin no ehaU. secure to the workmen that improve I went of w??cs that the bounty, at tlie icqiicst of the firm, Was given for." NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS. David M. Furches, of Iredell, Nominated For Governor. Kai.kiou. N. C.?'J'lie Republican State convention was en lie i to order by CJiniimun Eaves in Metropolitan Hall, and John T. Sehcok, colmcd, of Meek lenhurg made temp rary chairman Z. V. Walscr was elo ted permanent and by acclamation, W. I). Parker, colored, of Carteret, was made secretary. David M Finches, of Iredell, was nominated for Governor by aepl imation, nnel the ticket completed as follows: Lieut. Gov., James M. Moody, of Haywood. Bec'v of State, ltnfus Amis, offban ville. Tr nsurcr, If. C. Dockery, of Richmond. State Supt. Public Instruction, E. C Parish, of Guilford. Auditor, IJ. L Grant, of Wayne. Attorney Gonerd, T It. Purucd. Asaoci.t tins ice, William B. unit Judgcof 12th dis.ricl, W. K. Norwood. ii.e First Nntioust Hank or Middlesboro, Ky., closed its doors Monday. Had collections were the cause. Idaho has unprecedented crops this year, which the press of that State at hihutcs t> incicRsinv rainfall. The net earnings of ihc sugar trust duiiug the past vear arc stated hasibeen $17,000,000. Nancy Hanks has broWcn the world'trotting record on u regulation track, go iog a mile in 2.07. - U0P8EU0LD AFFAIR* TOMATO SALAD. Pare smooth ripe tomatoes thai hara been in au ice box half an hour, cot lathick slices and put in a circle On ft 1 platter, on eaoh slice drop a teaspoonful of majonnaiso dressing. Garnish the dish with parsley and put small bits between the slices of tomatoes. This is a handsome dish as well as appotiziug.? The Housewife. rKACQ COBBLERS. Fill a shallow pudding dish or deep earthen picplato with ripe, Reeled peaches, lcaviug in tho pits to increase the flavor of the fruit. Add cold water enough to half All.tho dish, and cover tie whole with a Vght paste rolled to twko the thicknfttfs used for pies. _ Cut ?Td3Te; pHck "wTth a ^tnifk and. bake in a slow ovon about three-quarters of an hour. Tho peaches should be sugared Recording to oue's tnsto before putting on the upper criDt. Eat witltf cream.?Detroit'Free Proas. ?sA5 ? A DELICIOUS PIK. 'Tliljgi was to bo company to dinner," says a writer in tho Housekeeper's wocKiy. "i was matting pics ami wanted something better than or a little different from tho ordinary rhubard pios of which wo had had so many. Acting on the impulse 1 lined a doop plato with rich paste (it must bo rich for all acid pies, as it toughens in cooking;, I rubbed the crust with (lour aud put a layer o! dates, stoned and cut iu pieces, ten or twelve to an ordinary shod pie. I then filled the plato with pulled and sliced rhubarb, adding a trifln of ealt and three heaping tablcspooufuls of sugar mixed with one spoouful of flour. A top crust added aud tire, gia looked ? .????! was simply delicious aud tho flavor was so unique. Every out) praised it aud inquiicd as to the tilling." MAIIHOW TOAST. Marrow toast is a delicious and inexpensive relish for ten or luncheon. Huy a large shin bono and have tho butcher split it, thou lake out the marrow iu 0110 piece. Cut the marrow iuto slices an inch thick and set aside. Mix in a hot dish a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, the same quautity of lomou juice, half a teuspoonful of salt, a grain of cayenne, and several drops of onion julco. Also have in tho oven several squares of toast, crisp and browned evenly. Cook ths narrow rapidly ninety seconds, boiliug it in a quart of salted water. Drain the marrow thoroughly and inix it witli the seasoning iu tho hot dish. tiproad on tho toast anil serve. Toast, marrow, -?J lUIUll llil lult. ubuil lillll J", tlio (able, and icatGn before they cool. VKAI, CUOqi'KTTKS. Take two pounds of tho voal froin which tho soup was made, chop line, removing all gristle and fat. To cverv pint allow half a pint of ucw milk, one teaspoonftil of butter, one of chopped parsley, two of Hour, one tcnspoonful of iiiicly-tninccd onions, one tcaspoonful of salt, half a grated nutmeg, a pinch of cayenne and a little black pepper. Put the milk in a saucepan and set on the stove; rah the butter and Hour togotlior and stir in the boiling milk; when thick take from the tire, udd the chopped meat and beat until well mixed, put in the seasoning, spread out on a larger dish to cool. Wh^u firm, form in croquettes. Dip first in beaten egg and then in bread crumbs, ani fry in boiling fat. Serve hot, garnished with parsley.?New York Commercial Advertiser. IIOW TO COOK FJ8n. Judge of the freshness of fish l>y tho brightness of the eyes, reduoss of tho gills, stillness of the tins and firmness of the flesh. Have on hand a fish-turner. It is one of the most useful of kitchen utensils, as it is exceedingly difficult to turn a fish without mutilating it. Use olive oil, cottolcne, lar<l or pork setups for fried fish. Home cooks use a dredging of flour, others beuten eggs and crackers or bread crumbs. Season with trait nod pepper and fry a delicate brown. In boiling a large fish wrap in a cloth which haH been well flour id to proven! sticking, tio with string and cover with three inches of cold water well salted. Time, five to ten minutes per pound. When (lone drain on a sieve. If broiled, cleanse and dry; split the fish open so that tho bacKbona will be i)..i ...: A , ? <4UU BOMUUCsIf buttcr gridiron and brown fish with the inside towards the coal?, flutter lavishly and serve on hot platter. Garnish with parsley. The fish to be linked must be thoroughly washed and wiped dry; when stufled sow together, season with Bait and pepper and sulllcicnt water to baste with. Many housekeepers fill iu the space about the sides of the pan with raw potatoes. One bour is sullkiout for a large lif-li. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Almond uioal is very softening and whitening to the skin. 'I'o clean brass fixtures, rub thein with slicei of lemon, thcu wash iu hot water. Castor oil has not tailed in any case to remove warts to which it was appliod once a day for two to six weeks. Cayenne pepper is highly reeom. mended for driving away ants. Itshould be sprinkled around their haunts. Wavh whits flannels in cold water with suds made of white soap, and they ;11 __ a _i_ i. .,AIU.? Will UOi tSliriUK IIIUUII UUI K/UIV jruuunr. To keep flic** away from gilt frames, boil four of lire onions in a pint of wfttcr an 1 |>ul it on with h s>ft brush. It is claimed that white spots on varnished furniture will disappear if a hot plate from the stove i? bopj over them. To prevent colored stockings from fading put a tablespoonful of black pepper into the water in which they are rinsed. By rubbing w ith a (laouel dipped in whiting tho brown decolorations may bo V takon off otps which hare been used in bakiDg, For ctiaflng, try Fuller's oartb pulverised ; moisten tho surfaoe first when applying it. Oxido of sine ointment is also cxoellcut. When putting up jollies it should be recalled that oottou battlug is more Qllsn u;ed by experionoed housekeepers* to corer tho glasses than paste or paper* dipjvod in Ibjuor. A shabby pair of shoos will mitr the effect ot the prettiest, neatest toilet that orer was designed; an I a uico-lltting, well-kept pair of boots or tow shoes, with good gloves and a becoming bonuot, will cariy almost uuy kind of a suit. ? .Finely powdered Parurian bark ia recommsnded to keen bangs in curl in moUt weather. 1* is appliod with a powder pu'T. Unfortunately this suggestion is valuable only to persons with blonde or light-brown lmir. On blaok hair the powder shows a Uuo dust, and cannot tic used. r* _ .1. i. A i II- -i i itrcii is noi in:n wmi juir ui o'*ij and lemon joics for tbo skin. Laundry hturcu is ?!w*ys meant iu toilet recipes, made wV'.h tiolling wu'.or quito thick nnd the yolk end lemon stirred in when ?<ool. it should be \i6od at night, and a few drops of glycerine will keep it fr >m dtylng lo> quickly and add to its cllcct. SELECT SIFTING?" The auoicnt Greek*' Holy Land wae filis. There aro 300,000 blind people la Europe. ,'ljuy tpstumuut was tirst printed U It cost tho present Emperor of China $10,000,000 to yet married. Tho averago ago that women marry is tweuty-one, men twenty-six. Tho soul-entrancing clarinet was the invention of Deuner, a Gorman, in 1690. Four salmon, weighing from olght U thirteen pounds, wore caught in the Hudson River recently. Tho English mint possesses an cicatrical machiuu which counts coins with precision ami accuracy. A pot rattlosnako at Now Smyrna. Fin., recently committed suicide by biting itself in the neck. . v Father Ore, a French priest stationod at Jerusalem, recently found a talent of tho time oi iviug mvtu iu his aoor yard. A Japanese soldier has iuvouted gun ?miuu tro?uiw nw pdiioMr~x<r unmnt ' '** '? 'oloud of blinding duit" into tho dyes of u foo at a distance of twolvo feet. James Wills, of Mount Storliug, Ky., has been struok by lightuiag for the fourth time and still lives. Jauios scorns to bo ono of the few Wills that caunot bo broken. The seasons nominally and according to the caleudar begin us follows: Spring, March 2U, at 3 a. m.: summer, June 20, 11 i?. m. ; autumn, September 22, 2 i*. m.; winter, Dccombor 21, 8 a. m. A celebrated feast given by Vitollins, a Roman Emperor of those degenerate days, to his brother Lu;ius cost a littlo * over <<200,000. Suetonius says that this banquet consisted of 2000 difTorcut dishua of fish and 7000 different fowls, besides other courses in proportion. A atory is told of a brown retriovor dog ha Loudon which was sont to cany a iotitr iu its mouth to drop in the post box .it Piccadilly, it got at ttfh box just as tho postman, having emptied it, was starting away. Tho dog seeing him ran nfler him, caught up with him, put tho Httor in his hnud, and then lVeut oil with tho satisfied uir of a dog that had done its duty. The ordinary life of a ship is given bjL. a paper devoted to shipbuilding inter-r csts as follows: In the United States, eighteen years; in France, twenty years; iu Holland, twenty-two years; in Oermany, twenty-tive years; in Qreat Britain, tweuty-six years-, in Italy, twenty seven years, Hud in Norway, thirty years. The annual death rate' of the world's shipping is about four per cent., and tho birth rate five per cent. General statistics proved that since the Trojan war, 8000 years ago, not a single year has elapsed in which some war has not killod its proportionate number. Lbiring the tiiirt" yeutcUriea which have elapsed since trv> beginning or Asiatic and European history, a loss of 40,000,000 a century makes the total number destroyed by war to bo 1,200,000,000, number very nearly representing the total population of tnc globe at the proscat day. Fever of the Feet. In hot weather corns trouble the average human foot, but frequently thore is u foot fever which soeins even more disagreeable. This is calloi rubber foot fever, and is caused by wearing rubber boots or overshoes to au excess. No chiropodist can cure this complaint, but the patient must take the matter into bis own hand. Tho only thing to de is to bathe the feet frequently, and to keep them as cool as possible by wearing lew shoes. The removal of the on use is? of course, essential, and rubbjrs should never be tolerated except in r?isy weatner. if used at any other time they may bring on another attack of foot fever. If they are kept on in the house one has wet feet anyway, for the forcing of the nersniration will soon soak tbfc Blockings with inoisurc. It was owing to this that rubber-soleil shoes did not prove successful n few years ago.?Yankee Blade. A contemporary lays down a nuinbor of rules of action in case of one's clothing taking fire. Or.owf them is "to keep as cool as possible.?Tit Bits. He?''That's that ass, Bounders >nv isn't it? Ho should have been drownel ns a puppy." 8 re?"Tnere'a ti ne enough yet, isn't there?"?Punch. jj