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I'uity Ilt-um. October 4 1 1 1 . 'I I if roads nre In good condition. Mb Abble will tcuth Hie full term ol school at l-'xypt. MIbw Nancy unJ Mitry Cox went (oUcrt.li-"! yesterday. K CHiiiith, of Eugene, visited here oti business lust week. The regular weekly pwyer ineeliti,s have been eoinmciiced. K ! Edward and M Y W'uritcr will toon have their houses finished. E J Chundler, of Dexter, worked on II C E-Uurd:.' bouse last week. Miss Alia Humphrey vMted rela tive! iu Eugene a few days last week. Mis Kllti Matteson went to Itush Inland Sunday to coiui.-icucv teaching school Monday. Miss llrowu, of Eugene, lm la-en engaged to teach tlio (Succor Hollow ScImmiI ibis full. Mrs McKurlutid l Improving. Mr McFurlund returned to hi home ut Elk ton lust w vk. A Mr Alley, of Fore-l Uruve, gave a lecture anil ttcrcoptl-an entertnln uient at the school LouM'iSundjy evening- Cha Matteson mid tons. Alia ur.d llarrv.'and A 8 Muti-on went to Choi Matteson's ranch today to hunt a few day. At the quarterly Sabbath School election lust Sunday Mlwt Alia Hum Iih rev wan elected siiierntetideiit; I I .'arter asst supt; M E Edward sec retary; M Y Warner treasurer. lUxui.AK. Juuctloh City Ileum. Times, Oct. 5. Tims, and John Milliorn left Wed nesday for Euatcru Oregon. C J Eli rn an and H L Moorhead will attend the K of P lirand Ixxlgu which lueeta In Halem next week. A iiiovemcnt Is on foot to employ a nlghtwatch to be paid by aulwerlptlon A iilglilwatch would no douht result In good provided a limit would not have to be employed to watch the nlghtwatch. J II Miller and J A Itoon have sold their dray business to Mr Harper, lute of Woodburn. Mr Harper taken hold like an old hand at the business. Mr. Bom In undecided yet as to whether he will engage in other business or get married. Mrs. Cralu had a narrow escape from a severe accident the other day. Hhe drove down to Mrs Lee's hop yard and when near the stable she drove under a clot lien Hue which caught her under the chin Mrs Lee caught the pony by the heud and Hum prevented what might liave been a serious accident. Cottage Uruve Items. louder, Oct. 6. So tunny people are arriving that the dwelling houses in Lematl and Cot tage Urovo are full. Only ashort time since there were iiiuny empty houses here. Ho much iiiuuhiuery coining to the . il I .. ... Il.a lt.ttlulttltt I ouiy ratirouu guivwny iu mi gold Holds is attracting the attention of the outside world to this polut, and Unit's why so many new comers are dropping into this, the bent white man's couutry on earth. F B Phillips and family arrived In town Wedne.duy from Bouth Dakota und T L While of the same place la expected to arrive with their car of household goods, etc. If Mr Philips I pleased with this county several other families will follow. DsilyUnsril. October i. Thk Nusi.aw Htbikk. The strike uf the fishermen on the Biualaw still continues. The river Is being patrolled by armed bodies of union men who prevent nil from Hulling. Hoth the canneries are Idle and say they will uot accede to the demands of the union, If they do not putupauother salmon this year. Meyer & Kyle have explained the matter In a letter to Hherlu Johnson and asked that he scud down two or three deputies, as they claim the strikers hold about f ), OHO worth of their property by force, which they refuse to deliver up only to ollloer. Sheriff Johnson refused to eenddowu any deputies and has plao ed the entiro matter In the hands or his deputy at thut place, James L Fur nish. The strikers now demand 2o cents for silversides and 45 for Chl uooks, being another raise of 11 ve cents on each kind of salmon. The canner ies oiler 15 and SO cents. Both aides teem determined, and probably the Ashing Is ended for this season, which will be a Godsend to the Hlus iaw people as it will allow the salmon to propagate this year. The time for fishing expires under the law October 1st. Nkw Football Grounds. Tl.o U of O Athletic Association has leased a piece of ground, adjoining the uni versity campus on the south, from Hon H H Klncaid, until January 1, next, which tho football team will use for a practice ground. Tho team Is now iruclieliig daily under the leadership of Coach Benton. Tlie football ground on the campus lias in-en spoiled by the new race course put in last year. I.llyOurd, October 4. Makriaok Hi' beau Lively. County Clerk Jenuingi has issued the following m irrlage licenses since our report at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: John L Sweeney and Urace Haugh nian; Ueorge F Davis and May Burns. Both the above young men being un der the age reoulretl by the laws of the . . ...I- HIUH n-rlttull (Hill- state, ineir iiiiiM-ir. sents. Henry C Ulce and Tilla Max well. ForB Years OLD.-The Junction Citv Times Is now four years old. It Is doing a good work for the people of our sister cit. and is neat typographi callv. Tlie business men of Junction should see that it Is ever liberally hus tained. Bro Moorhead is a firs class gentleman aud we are glad he is suc ceeding. Hnlj liusnl. oclotirr 4. A Hono PARTV.-A verv pieasaut song party was given by Miss -Marie Ware at 1 er parents' home on i if h streeU-Vt evening. The hour. " the evening were agreeably spent with o cal and InstrumeDtal music. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4. A Udy biKik agent U doing the towu. J K Joucs, of llurritburg, Is Iu town. Attorney Woodcock has ivturuetl home. Wiu Weber, or Junction City, is In Eujjeue. Frank Taylor returned to Herman u yesteday. II arry UrUtow has returned from the SIumIuw. The wliMit uiarkel is looking lust a trill... better. This morning's freight truin was a double bender. A party orcrcnader were ob.iul the city last night. .MUs Miiiid Hone went to Browns ville this forenoon. J H Medley returned to Cottago Urovv this ufit rinKin. Secretary of Stuie ICiueaid returned to Kalem this morning. (Jeo Hall, Jr., was a passenger to Hnrrixb'.irg litis morning. John Henry will ship a ear load of uoM to .Seattle litis evening. Attorney E E Benedict left for Florence ou this morning's stag.'. T D Linton consigned two carloads or Imps lia 11 nit In Loiiuon lotiay. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J M Williams did business at Junction to day. Mrs AS Pence left for her home at llillsboro this morning on the local train. Mr. Long and family arrived liero yeaieruay from rrluevlllu to uuy sup plies. Mrs J Davlesand little son returned today from a vhit to the state fair at tialem. Al Powers of Mclveiizio Bridge, ar rived tills uftemonu from a visit to Salem. Mrs II W Holdeu and daughter have uone to Douglas county to visit for a few days. Mrsdi-o II Dorrls It visiting her daughter, Mrs Hugh Thompsoii, at rSalem. Dniry Coiiimlsslouer Lnce has re ported that there Is not a single federal license for the sale of oleomargarine iu Oregon. Prof Wet heibee and Mrs Dr Ch ip man went to Halem this morning to see the state fair close. Mrs Phlnegar Intends building a new residence on her property at the corner of 13th and Pearl streets. L Elhldge, formerly, of Eugene, but recently located Iu Harrisburg, Intends starling a bakery at Newport. Commissioner Callison and family have moved to Eugene and will re main In the clty.thls winter. Mrs Geo M Miller and Miss Cather ine Coggswell went to Salem this morning to visit for a few days. Today's Oretioulau: Mr. L. N. Rooney, a prominent fruitgrowei of i-iugene, was in I no city yesterday. Wood saws have about all tlie work they can do these days One of them wns running last t night until 11 o'clock. Win ltensliaw and J B Campbell left on this morning's stage for Foley Kprlngs where they will spend ten days hunting. Ax Billy changes his ad to-day. He is now pushing Ills boots anu suoes. (Jive him a call and b arn of the extra ordinary prices. Knox Huston and wife, accompa nied by Miss Joan, daughter of Hon H C Huston, of Long Tom, have re turned to Prlneville. Miss Jessie Hinkle, of Boseburg. a nurse In the Good Samaritan Hospital nt Portland, came up today ami will visit a few days Iu Eugene. It K Ohling, F L Chambers' genial clerk, arrived home tills afternoon from a visit to Albany. Mrs Ohling will remain ut Albany a few days. Hon It M Vealch Is a candidate for councilman at Boseburg. The election takes place next Monday. He would make an excellent member of thut body. It is rumored upon pretty good au thority that a wedding Is soon to lake pluce iu Thurston precinct between two prominent young people of that place. TlieO It & N Co litis leased the steamer Eugene for the present to run between Portland and Halem connect ing at the capital city with Hie Oypsy from Albany. Linn wiu awarded tlist premium tor tlie best county exhibit at the state ftilr. Yamhill was the only other con testant. The premium was fOO in cash. Itev P R Burnett leturned tills af ternoon from Smitlifleld, where he has beeu holding meetings. He will prob ably leave for his new charge at Forest Omvcon the early truin tomorrow morning. Frank Hsyer left for his old home at Madison, South Dakota, this morning. He will dispose of or rent his property at that place and return to Eugene In the spring. He orders theOuABrjto be sent to him at that place. J M Russell Co. of Portland, ore loading several cars with hops which they will ship to that city. The firm advanced picking money to several glowers and the agreement was that tlie hops were to be shipped with them In Portland. The Oregon City Glee and Histrion ic Society will give a benellt to the Episcopal church of that city and at that place on Oct. llih and llith. On tlie programme we notice tlie name of Miss Celia Unldsiuith, or litis city, who will gives piano solo. The East Oregon Hera'd is informed by W D llufl'inuii that a mare mule, u the Stein mourtain range, Is the dam of a co't. Tlie colt was born about May 1st last, and Is a k-hkI averaie mule colt. The editor vouches for tlie truthfulness of Mr H-Jflmaii. The famous log chute ut La Grande, lJ miles from top to bottom, has served its usefulness aud the lumlr iu it will now be cut up Into eordwood, More than 3,400,000 feet of lo s were shot down the chute, aud it was a financial success. The timber immediately tributary to the chute has lieen all cut away, so the chute will be cut up. Today's Salem Statesman: This afternoon there will bo a one-hundred yard foot race at the fairground for the championship of Oregon un 1 a prize iu the form of a gold medal. There are several sprinters attending the fuir, among tlu-r.t U'iiu' M (irav, of Port land, Urn Tiine, of Eu-ne, W M Bay, of Wood bum, (leorge (iiveut, of Silver ton, "Fanner" Brown, aud Chas Neat, ot Salem. Chas. Myers was hanged at Pome roy, Wash., Tuesday rortuo murder of Frank Sherry at Asotin two years ago, by burning lite hotel in Asotin in which Sherry was burned. Myers bade his friends good bye, saying "lie would meet tliein in heaven." He was converted while Iu prison, but f'-w people will ever Mievo It is genuine. There will be an Elks' day at the Portland Exposition, on w hich excur sions will be run on all railrotuls. Ful ly 600 F.Iks and their friends will visit tlie city on that dav, which lias turn set for lite Ulll or October. Tito lied Men will have u similar dav, October 111; Woodmen of the World. October '.11; Workmen, Oct ls-r lis, and the Fulled Arlisaus, November 1. Hamilton Republican: Something like a revival of trade iu the local hop luurkct was manifested during the past week, and tlie indie lions are that the trading will Increase In the next feW days but not on a basis that glad dens t lie heart or tlie hop growers. Within the past week Lelund & Tan uer huve puiohucd alsiut '.1)0 bales ut prievs ruuging from 51 to 7c, with 8 cents given for one exceptionally line lot. This firm lias paid for the hops contracted bv them during the past summer, ami some of tlie lots uru le lug delivered for shipment. Wal ervill-. lleiiit. Health Is very good except bad colds. Ueorge Milliean hus arrived from Eastern Oregon. Miss Fuiinie Milliean will teaeh school on Camp ereik. Born, to the wife of Willie Smeed, Sept. 20, a daughter. Eugene Finn is contemplating stall ing a hotel at Hendricks' Kerry. Miss Hattie l).to'l has relumed to Monmouth to resume her studies. Pete Ashley's little gir l got one of her arms burned veiy budly with hot Co flee. Jamci Donaldson will teach the up per Leaburg school. James will teach llicrn a good scIuhjI. School has opened with a g sully uiimber. The people or this precinct are very much Interested In the edu cational welfare of their children. .KM). Attorney (ialluulicr. W II ml tlie follow ing dlsnateh Iu the Spokane Review: .Moscow, PH-pi -u. .r-any tasi 1110010, u-Iiuii th iiiiiIi-hL over defective mort gage acknowledgements was at the warmest and tho feelings on either side were the reverse of friendly, Attorney A i: Oiillagtier 01 rpKane wuscuurgeu be Attorney (leorire W (ioodo of litis .ii. u-lih uTr.mler mill a warrant is sued for his arrest in case he should set foot 011 Idaho noil. Hie grounu lor ilia fiction Inv lii a nartictilarlv vigor ous published criticism of Goode's ac tions. The present term of court marked Mr C.ll irrlw.r'a ilmt visit to tills CltV since the Issuance of tlie wurrunt. In 1 uf u-iii-m i-M-pi.i inn bv the n 1 1 ( vi ' i n - . - .imriir mill iiin-ini-r iilin lii tlie county Jail, he found that the charge had beeu wiuidiawii. A Bicvci.K TiiAfK. Geo M Miller bievcle track which he Is confident If put into use would be of git at benellt to tin iiicyciing irti- ternlty. Tlie truck Is live feet wide, mid in built on a frame which Is eight feet high and sets on top of the ground. A railing is also built on each side of the track to prevent cyclists from inn niiiiroir. Tho trurk can b built for six dollars per 100 feet, Including ma- . . . . " I . 1. 1 .. rl... terlal, luuor am every imnn. ni inerin which Mr Miller claims for It nrri timt evclist can attain a bieli rate of speed on It without danger of col lision or greai langur, inn iuhumu ! traveled as well 111 tho wet season as tho dry. The track is to be built with ail established grime uiiowto i u raised high enough at county roads to pass over them. Daily Giurl OetoV-r 4. Want to hk Discii AU'JKD. J P Currin, It S Cut hey, J H Hawley, and J B Stewart, sureties, today filed a petition In the probate court, asking lliul K Al jMOMuy, us in 111 1 n iihi 11 1 ui m the estate of David and Isabel Mosby, li removed on account of hisdissipa- ti in and that some one be appointed ill his place. Enkln & Brlstow, Jus Line linm.li. il W Whitselt. II C Veatch and J H Perkins, mreties, desire to 1 discharged from fur ther liability In the matter. A Citation nils ceu oroeteu Issueil by Judge ! Ink to Mosby to ap pear October 15th and mitko an answer. Dltjf (liisnl, Octutwr 4. i.umiuul-i. Tim rnnliiviii suit sturt- Ui.lJIIDOI.I" - I ed iu the circuit cmnt yesterday by John urown aim u 1 ai - coveryof02 bales or Hops, nan ikch i,i..i... ... .. l.u iliu iiliilol mid lilt hops were sturted to their destination on this morning's freight train. It appears thut Messrs Hall & Son had a bill or sale 01 me imps ami iiku ui vanced the harvesting money and were entitled to their poes.on. A Ski.kct Citowo. Boseburg Plain luuler: "l'here bus been a street ptt-ucher holding rorth nightly at Josenhson's corner for wveral even ...J 11.. ...0 il.. r will be 144.000 at tho second coming of Christ who will not taste of death." He will probably visit Eugene 111 a Tew days. bally (jua.'il, ta-lolicr 4. Wins Axoiiikh Back. Sophia B wou the free ror all pa-e at tlie state fuir yesterday easilv. There were six bors.-n in the ruce. Time: 2:11, 2:31, 223. Purse, $'-00. This makes tliree rawsj to the credit of the three year old black filly at tliin meeting. IilF Oiisrd October i I.Ut'BEK. John B-nnett met with an accident at his horn? near Judklns point yesterday afternoon, In which his forehead was lacerated and his spine Injured. Aloirt of buy over turned w ith bhu. U of (I Fluaures. We tike tho following from Prenl- dent Henry fulling report ror 1SH4-5: lU'cepts Bloure iu htiutt ol trvmunT June Ji. lssl I llitmlic- lit ImuiW o( fcl lvUrjr, Juiih at. Im KlHViVlsl (Mill tsx luuJ Kit-tMvisl (rout lsnil lunil. ituerr.t.. . IU-etvcl Irtim Villsnl liuul, luwrvit. Itvt-it-l from lurlilentsl In, ele Knvive.1 Iruin illploins lei-t Ito-eirv l (com urslluii prite luad.... .i. kvj iu .H.IOI Ul l.'.n.S W 1.M HO J.l uu Total Distiurseiuelils siiUrlo I.ilrn sreouul I'rte final Iiirali-iiul ruiwuavt lUUmv ta tiMial of sccretAry, June l-'.. tUlaufr tn hsndtol trt'oarer, June Ju, .. Ii.'.li' is . jii,.cs ns ,'iJH M on s,m; ul . . 4W S-i . 11.4.10 (U T.e.nt I4.V2! IS Till stutemeut of expenditures coin prises warrants 2uVll ilTK, 17i--oU, liiis, ami 2tiNi--G'J7. Tim warrants for the schools of law and medicine were not approved by tho secretary of state until the financial year of the universi ty hud ended, and are not Included In the present account. Every Item lias been carefully audited, and a classilled talemeiit of expenditures is subjoined hereto. Tlie account of the laud fund, ren dered by the stale treasurer, Is as fol lows: Money lusueil ou mortgages. f t,W 4? Un.l uulea H,ui li ( ou lisllil, Julio ls'.ij 2..M-' Ni Telnl ot fuii'l. Juno in, lv.i . Tu sl ol (uail, June v4 f lir.M'si ti .liu.M.M i Iwirm olrspitsl during Hi yer I 4 i re lite une rH-lisl dunlin Hie yer :t." U Tliin fund, aa stilted In my report for lS'j:;, pp. 7 K, has practically reucheil Its maximum amount. Collections or Interest on mortgages are considerably Iu ai rear, tlie incoino from June 30, 1SU3, to June 80, H!o, beiutt only a trifle over 4 per cent per annum. The condition of tlie library fund Is a follows: KnUnce on tund June SO, ll... I W ! KrvelTtsI durun the year 4iU 0 Total 'W Exiidliure during tlie year WJ & Cteru o( pipeudltura I 'M 1 Tlie library now contains 6704 V.lllllllflH Im-IiIi iiorlodlciils. a ntlinber of whicti have been bound. The num ber of persons taking out bonks has been 'SH, aud the nunilier or books thus used was The treasurer's account of the oration fund Is ut follows: Debit lutert reeelved on inortgHKci to May ;,l i.i, (.SM Ou Advanced ty ireaiurer S' " Total W W Credit It.-nald Iwlanre due to irotitirar June W, iv.l l l.'l S.I 1'atd lororatl.iu prle.1 4) (W Total Tlie principal of tills fund, May SI, 1S'.), ufter allowance of the advance here noted Is reported as f l.l-2 15. Dally (jiiard, OclolKT 1. Circuit Court Cases. Tlie following Lane county circuit court cases were filed with the county cleik today: John Whlteuker vs G I) and Ell.a licth Chamberlain; suit to foreclose miiriiriiire. Judirment U a-ked for jl 150 and Interest and for the tale of lot 3. In block 15, Mulligan's donation, HOW B pari Ol l-iligeur, inu iiiui 'R"'- premises. R J Matthews vs Sarah A Hay lor, et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Judg ment Is asked for $ 1IHI2 and Interest. Tho mortgaged prendre consist of lStl.17 acres. J T Aiartln vs Chas II Bolen and W F Martin; tuit or foreclosure. Judg ment is asked for f 4,5-D.ai) and Inter est. The mortgage premises consist of 1.H3 acres In t IS s r 2 w, Iially (iuard, Oetolx-r 4. ErtiKNK 1'KBsoSALH. Today's Ha lem Htateamau: Mrs Roney, of Eu gene, is In the city enjoying tlie state lult wllli her sister. Mrs Judgo Bonham Mrs Geo B Dor rls, or l'.UgcllC, in me guest oi mi daughter, Mrs Hugh Tliompscn, or West Center street for a few days Mrs John Davis and little son, of Eu gene, are in tlie city visiting Mr and mu a M..I....I.I..11 uiwl tnUinir a look .ills n m .v. fc.- n - at the state fair Misses Carrie and R.isalle Friendly, ot Eugene, spent a few hours yesterday lo tills city during lit lwtlit4ill ti f Uu. .-'M) 1 1 will tnil n yti- I ill- nuivnuvi Joying the state fair attractions and meeting many oi ineir menu 'I'.. I. ......... I, (i,.i,riliir h'rnliU (iixidell returned yesterday from Eugene where he has la-en for the past two weeks in chargo of tho Western Union ollloo at that point In relief tif tlie iierum nent operator there, who has just re covered from a severe spell of sickness. MrGoodulI will aguin assume his po sition as messenger aud oHrator at this ofllve. Bi'hinkhh Chasok. Geo A Yer- l,.lnii lina aolll Ilia Stock (if (1 L'S tt t Springlleld to Jr an ai.nu. who has moved them luto Mrs Brlngle's building, and employed E K Mo- Slicliael as ur.iggtsi. Analher Old (euS. tli'i.iviDti fir Oct. 3. News wal received late tills lifter noon of a shooting affray on uuue creca, w miles easi oi nere, in which riuiia. Wade shot Frank Marlow, aged 21 and unmarried Marlow' wound may prove fatal. Particulars aro meager, but tlie shooting was tlie result of a feud. Wade served a term In the pen I .. i . . . 1 1 . .. i 1 leniuiry lor iniiiw Bintnusi w pardoned out. He is a "tough" char acter. Marlow Is highly respected. Surgeons have gone to the scene. Lord t ngralulatrs tulborsou. Hai.km, Or., Oct. 3. Governor Lord today wired congratulations to Govel nor Culberson, of Texns.fbr his "splen did victory over brutality and crime" by standing out aguinst the CorU-tt-Fitzslmuioiis prizellght. t It nee in Sloica. City of Mexico, Oct 3 Pusldent Dla. has given ieremplory orders that the Corbet-Fit .slmmoiis light shall not occur on Mexican toil. I'ally Uaid, Oclolwr I. Hoi'3 Plkciiasku. O T Hall & Hon today purchased the Yarnell lot of hops ami a part of the Weber lot, alto get her atHiut 30 bales, paying flveceiiU t- i i.i-l for them. TUK SOUTH AFUICAX CIUZE. Ono of these 11 no moriii nc- a 1 .1. ...ill i... i, ..,..! in .,,!!. r,.:. ., viunii i in ui' i' i i . iu '"mil .. w and great will 1 tlio distress there of in London. Tlio intcrcit Kng land taken in African gold camps is too intenso and feverish to lie sus tained indotlnitcly. London lias gone speculation mad, and thi leads un tn uvcr-ca)italization, and ovcr-cuiiiulizatiou brings on tho bursting of tlio bubble. While the gold output of tho South Afri can tninca continue to show an in crease, tlio average yield per ton sliowg a decrease, and tlio eont of ore advances an depth in attained. Well informed mining men, w heth er they dwell in tho shadows of tlie Uraln or within view of tho enow peaks of tli liocky mountains, un derstand where that road leads to. Unfortunately this in a matter that concern!) the mining interests of this section. While tlio present craze continues in London, inves tors will consider nothing which docs not bear tho African label; when tlio bubble has broken, and tlio fever hns vanished, tho reaction will lie so intenne that mining pro moters will be mobbed in Picca dilly. Tho prospect of enlisting British capital in tlio development of raining interests of North America is both faint and remote. KOl'SU H OTIIEtt PAl'EltH. .Senator Palmer tells a glory about au Illinois farmer who for several years had been selling lii in wood for six dollars a cord. "This year," says Senator Palmer, "ho caino to mo with a load, and I told him I did not want it. Ho olio rod it at two dollars a cord. I still re fused, and ho wanted to know why would not tuko it At two dollars. I told him I was using soft coal, for which I paid $1.37 a ton. 'Gosh!' ho exclaimed, '1 hourd you was trying to demnnetizo silver, and now you ore trying to defuel izo wood." After tlio paasago in Georgia of tlio severo laws against gambling, Judgo Dooly was very rigid in their enforcement. At tho close of a session of tho superior court, tlio judgo had retired to rest; but tho noii'e of a faro tablo in tho adjoin ing room disturbed hi in so much that lie got up, dressed, and went in and told them he bad tried all legal methods to break them up and had failed, and ho wag deter mined to adopt another plan. Be fore tho night had closed ho broke the bank, and told tho parlies to clear out, and bo more careful in tlio future how they interfered with the court. CAIES OK HAKU TIMKS. An exchange prints tho follow ing which rellects tho views of diiTurcnt pcoplo as to tho causo of tho present hard times: Judgo Hubbard, of Iowa, says it is tho cxietenco of corporations. (leorgo Gould say it ia tho hos tility to corporations. Tho farmer gays it is tho low price of wheat. Tho silver men say it is tho action of Wall street. Tho Wall street men say it is tho action of tho silver men. Tho manufacturers say it is tlio fear of free trade. The consumers Bay it is the tariff. The debtors say it is tho cred itors. Tho creditors say it is the debtors. The democrats say it is tho re publicans. Tho republicans say it is tho democrats. Tho populist say it is both. The prohibitionists say it ia the whiskey. The preachers gay it is tho devil. Now, what is your Idea? Miss Abigail Dcdge (Gail Hamil ton) the well-known writer and biographer of James G. Maine, is slowly rooovoring from her recent sickness. Miss Dodgu occasionally enlivens a weary hour in her con vulrseenca bv reading SOlllO of tho complimentary obituaries of her self that appeared in mo news popcrg the day hr death was wired from Washington. - Whom can you trust? In 1801 tho defalcations of nion holding positions of trust in tho U. 8. amounted to over $23,000,000. Most of these defalcations could have bren prevented by careful at tention to businef-s by superior oflicerg in banks. HB1MMHMMM England spends 80 cents per capita on her publio scnoois, wnue the United States siicnJs 12.50. This is the reason why tho diffu sion of knowledge amonf uio poo. plo in this couutry is moro univers al than in England. JaeUson cotir.tv has reduced her In debtcdncs tH!,U0 during tlie last 12 mouths. As near as can bo asccrliiued, it is believed that tiuvo aro now 17, 000 in -n enagi'd in mining in tho llircD states of California, Oregon and Wittliii!;tin. Fresh butter lias been transport ed from Australia to England and sold at a profit for twenty-live cents a pound. Tho freight amounts to two cents a pound. Tho next Aus tralian experiment will he with poultry. Brooklyn Eugle: There is every indication that Mr. lUcd will go into tho convention with the solid support of tho New England states. Oatsido of New England, however, ho has considerable following, and it would not bo surprising if tho vote of New York was cast for him when tho titno comes to cease trilling with tho name of Mr. Morton. A notable illustration has re cently been given of the tendency to think that what we have at homo is not so good ns something of the sanio kind that wo can get from a distance. The new state house in Khode Island is being built of Georgia marble, while it is not, however, good enough for similar uso in Georgia, as tho new state huiifo thero is to bo built of stone from Indiana. Young men, don't swear. There is no occasion for il outside of a printing office, where it is useful when tho paper is behind time. It also comes in handy in tho proof reuding, and is indispensable when tho ink works bad and the press begins to buck. It has been known to entirely remove that tired feel ini of nn editor when he looks over tho paper after it is printed. Outsido of a printing office it is a foolish habit. John Sherman, an admirer notes. came near going to the front in tho winter of 01- 02, W hilo senator from Ohio ho became impatient at the seeming slowness with which tho troops were beir g raised, and resolved to go into tho field him self. Accordingly, bo recruited a brigade, but beforo it went into activo servieo ho was persuaded by President Lincoln and others to sorvo hi9 country by staying in tho senato. An old lady of ono hundred and twelve named Kostowtka presented herself recently at tho prefectureat Lille to draw her pension. Sho served as a canteen woman in Na poleon's campaign in Russia, was under fire in twelvo other cam paigns, was thito times wounded, and wearB the silver cross for valor in tbo field. Sho acted as eurgeon in a Polish regiment in 1831. She brought up fifteen children, her lust surviving son dyingsome years ago at eighty. At a general election in England a candidate personally unknown to tho voters of a certain borough, was asked by party leaders to stand for it. Ho belonged to a good funi ily.andwasa barrister of proiniso in Loudon. His path to success was open us tho borough belonged to his party. Hut when he mounted tho platform to address tlio electors, after a sentence or two, ho suddenly been mo pale und con fused, his eyes fixed on a board op Dosite.on whioli was scrawled with charcoal, "Forty poundsl" Ho stumbled through a short speooh, and then hurriedly left the staud. A few days later ho rose to speak in another town, and again tho mysterious words written in black on tho wall, conirontcu nun. Again he left tho platform, and that night retired from tho contest for a seat in parliament. Not long after ho disappeared from publio lifo and retired to an English colony, whero ho hid himself on a ranch. The words, it was found, referred to a theft committed in his youth, which ho supposed had beon forgotten. Senator Sewart, of Nevada, is ono of the hardest workers in the United States senate, both in his beloved causo of silver and in earn ing shekels for himself, whether of silver or gold. All through the hot summer he remained in Wash ington looking nfter tho interests of the Eloctrio Traction Company, of which he is president, and his big real estate deals. lie remains at his office all day, taking his lunch at a dairy lunchroom, and sjiends his evenings at Sewart castle, preparing editorials for the Silver Knighlsof America, of which he is editor. A week after his acci dent on tho Chevy Chase electrio railway ho hobbled to his office on a crutch, but hus now so fur recov ered os to get along with a cane. The whito-haired old gentleman is also very fond of faHt horses and drives out in tho suburbs every pleasant evening in a light racing buggy, drawn by a spirited trotter, and looking very nutty in spite of his age. The Nevada senator also occasionally takes a hand in a law suit, and never objects to accepting gold for his fee, which is usually a good oi. e.