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i. -4.-- - V ! Vt .. .&;..." 'Expectation is, risjng on both side of . what used to 'be tailed Mason .and Dixon's fcne over a possible Presbyte rian union;" The' genral assemblies of Presbyterian t churlies North. ! ami Suth mtrt on the frame date ia May next, and in art' Interview the Rev. R: F.. Sample, moderator of, the; general assembly North, says it is not unlikely that some deftfiite steps may be taken looking toward union. lie expresses the hone that this mar result, and wy. Northern Presbyterian churches ; , are ready to meet their Southern co-religionists in the most generous spirit. It may not W that union will be actually accomplished this year, but both sides expect that progress will be made in that desirable direction i It wasl civil war questions that divided them, but it is !Kw recognized that. These ques tions are obsolete C4iurch unity is likely to be the central thought of thi St. Louis assembly at any rate, i It is said that President Capeji, of the American board, now contem plates making, at the next triennial Congregational council, ' another far reaching recommendation. This will k, srt inner Congregational circles "say. in the direction of unity, although from iis form it may not so appear at ; first. There is, ' among Congregationalists both here and in England, a strong de sire for grcatef unity of action in the administration "frrf their, benevolences, 'and the Hon. jSampel B. Capcn, of It os ton, h the foremost champion of this reform. The new suggestion which it is said he contemplates mak ing at Jlie next council, is the organ ization of another benevolent society, which society will begin work in churches not now! reached by existing societies, and in them appeal for; all Congregational work. As the : new society grows it is the belieTjthat it may gradually supplant existing ones, which number six in all. The belief is expressed that greater and better j re sults will be realized in one society, .which will receive all benevolent' con tributions and have in hand all forms of educational and missionary effort, than in having one society for this.f an other for that, and so on. The sugges tion is a radical one. It is new i for all religious bodies in America, except the Protestant' Episcopal and Metho dist Episcopal, and is exceptionally noteworthy as coming from a Congre gational source. a February ntli next has been tlesJgr nated ifs a universal day of prayer for students, theological of the World's Student Christian Federation. It has been indorsed by the international com inittee of the Young Men's Christian Federation. and will be observed throughout the i;ooo associations for young men and young women on the North American continent, as weir as by Christian students in ail other lands. Hie committee which has , appointed this day includes official representa tives of the Christian student move ments of Germany. Scandinavia. Great Hrirain. France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, Cana da. Australasia, South Africa, Japan., Ceylon, China and other mission lands, l'he.re areJn these lands 1300 societies, having 55,000 students and professors. During the past two years this day has been observed in above thirty differ ent countries, but is to be further ex tended this year. i - - . -- - - The Keswick movement is said to be extending in this country with marked rapidity. .'. Efforts have been made re peatedly, to get 'some of the Keswick teachers of England to tome to this country, but rhey have been so lar un successful. Without leaders or organ ization, the growth referred to'has ta ken place. Keswick meetings have been held in the South, and more ire planned for the coming season. A powerful stimulus is said to have been given the movement here by the preach ing of the Rev. G. Cami-bell Mo reran last autumn, who put forth Keswick doctrines, although no himself a rec ognized Keswick teacher and leader. An early incident of hte religious world will be. it is said, the inauguration of the KeswicK movement, with a j corps of teachers and a central meeting place for th holding of conferences, j , Ira D. Sank'ey is annojed by per sistent reports that he has written, or is writing, a life of Mr. ; Moody. He admits having been offered considera ble sums fo write such a life, but he has declined all of them. Yet his, name is being extensively used in . advertise ments ; if various , publishers. .Every one of these statements .he brands as false and declares that, the use of his name in these connections is without his permission or authority. The trouble over the ; authorized life : of Mr. Moodv has subsided already, and legal trouble is likely to be , avoided among all friends of the late evangelist, although at one time it looked as if several might result. ; ' j Jniseonjil nn.'tv ehnnl wnt-trr in stirring i up , again the matter of their I : f 5 t a hi? lesson topics, They have appointed a committee Jo take the entire matter in to consideration. Upon this commit tee are , Bishop Gilbert, rftf Minnesota; Bishop Vincent, of Southern Ohio; Bishop Brewster, of , Connecticut, and Bishop Gailor, of Tennessee; the Rev. Dr. J. S. Stone, of Chicagp; the Rer. Dr. George' y. v$binn, f Newton, Mass.. and the Rev, pr.R. W. Clark, of Detrojt They declare that while they ma have beeA. inthe past some what beTiind others hi Sunday school methods, they can afford to be so no longer. Another innovation whidi they-recptnroend.js- the preparation of special "papef fT distribution in school during Epiphany fend Lent, set ting forth in attractive form the latest information aboijt missions. r i- ,.; i i B- " ' r . Responses to the appeal for funds to build an Episcopal church in Ha vana haye been immediate ind liberal. The sum of 1 50 poo was asked for. and already it is announced that-little tloubt is now, felt ,iht , Uje church can 1 be started at ah earfy "date. The pur po4 is to put in the, most prominent location that can be purchased, and so equip it as to make it at once a domi nating religious force .in the whole is land . ' - . ' ; President Mckinley has promised to attend the Ecumenical Conference in New York, in April, if his public da ties permit, nd preside at one of the day's sessions. He shows marked in terest in the conferenceand has asked to be kept ported on general details. Twelve Imridred delegates have thus fa accepted invitations. - about one quarter of then? from abroad. Archbishop Keane. 'speaking of the decision now. known To have been made in Rome against the teachings of class ics in-the thirty institutions in this country conducted by "the Christian Brothers, says that the decision can occasion only) temporary tlifficulties. 'The number of colleges will not bx: diminished," . he" says, .. but , increased, and their excellence "will not be im paired, but enhanced as, time goes on. Ways and means can easily be devised and will surely, bet forthcoming." This is understood to mean that steps , will be taken, not necessarily revolutionary at all. to render the decision powerless to permanently injure the character of the schools in question, i Disciples of Christ had representa tives in Puerto Rico almost as soon as the American flag got to waving se curely there. The Jlev. J. A. Erwin was the pioneer worker, landing at Ponce a year ajro last. August. In March a year ago now he and Mrs. Erwin began a Christian Institute in San Juan. This institute is so located that it serves both natives and Ameri can soldiers. A Disciples of Christ congregation of twenty-five members has been organized, and there is a Christian Endeavor Society, composed almost wholly of soldiers, numbering forty-eight. There" is also a literary society, which maintains a reading room. l or this reading room Mr. Erwin says he is in great need of American periodicals and books print ed in English, f At the. institute enter tainments are provided. In it there are also two schools, one select' and pay, the other free and public Both are well patronized. Children seem eager to learn and parents eager to have them do so. Preaching services are held three times a week in English and twice in Spanish, and there arc Spanish and English Sunday schools, with a combined attendance - of about fifty duWTIs. The Kev. Mr. fcrwin is most hopeful of conditions in Puerto Rico, and declares 4they . grow better with a rapidity that is surprising, when nie past is taken into consideration. . . : j RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. Gems of Truth Gleaned1 from, the Teachings of All Denominations. 1 Our Character. God's thought In us is our character. Rev. J. J. Parsons, Baptist." Brooklyn, N. Y. 1 God's Love. God's love s is inex haustible. He is willing and ready to restore vour ioy. -Rev. Theron ,M. Rice, Presbyterian, Atlanta, Gi. Trust. Man s chief, confidence or trust is in things temporal or in things eternal, tn man or uod. Key. 1. Danner, Episcopalian, Pittsburg, ra. Religion. Religion is the power of the home as well as the essential part of the church. Rev. John H. Vincent Methodist Bishop. Topeka, Kan I Life's Duties. We are not to be heeded iofl ife' duties, but we are to seek first the kingdom of God. Rev. W. T. Lewis, Methodist, Troy, N. V, ' Time. The time element enters into the production of everything that is valuable. We improve ; slowly. Rev. John R. Shannon, Methodist, loledo. Ohio, .. . i;'- . OristY Life. Christ's life is the keynote to -the symphony of the nni versel the uifon of God and man. Rev. Dr. Purves, Presbyterian, New ork City. - ; 1 ; : Discipline. As polish is necessary to bring a jewel to perfection, so is dis cipline necessary to make a Rood Christian. Rev. Dr. Landrum, Bap tist. Atlanta, ua. Salvation. It is essential to the Christian scheme that no part. of. the man is lost in the process of salvation. rtev. : r. m. urisioi, lcmooisi, Washington, D. C Pleasure in Sin. There is pleasure in sin, else there would be no merit in choosing the pleasures of righteous v . ness. Rev.' Frank Crane, Methodist, j Faithful Work. Faithful work with tenacity of purpose," which is but an other name for good luck, will insure you better things. Rev. J. L.; Upde- graph. Church ot 00d, rui5Touxg, x a- Immortanty. We know : God hat we may servehim that we may receive immortality- as the rewara 01 our wuor. Rev. J. J. Williams, R. C," Archbishop of , Boston ! Mass. ; . Thi. Silent Forces.--What is it that makes our political world bad or good? What is it that affects our commercial and business life ''ill or favorably? It is the silent forces. Rev. P. C Yorke, R. C, San : Francisco. Cal. Religion Universal. Religion is. uni versal. So far as we can see, in - the very nature of things, it is a permanent and eternal element in liuman life. , It can never pass away -Revk Dr. Minot Savage, Unitarian, New York city. A Glirhpse; rjf uohemia i ill- - " . 'V'v'-1 Pansv straightened up from y tier drawing board and contemplated her naJt-nnisnea worK .mougnnuiir. , (. ently she clasped her hands behind her head ,and bept backward runtil heY eyes : were directed to the ceiling and her mttscles had been gratified by fhe needed tension., Then she swung about in her revolving . chair.- put per teet comfortably on a, little . stool and, se lecting a tiny cigarette from the things on her drawing table. Jit it and smoked daintily, as . a -woman smokes but with ; satisfaction. ... The fair-haired young man lounging in . the window seat opposite also smoked while ' he regarded the girl through half-closed lids. For a time both were silent. Then the young man spoke. ' "Pansy, you little imp, I love you. he said.: Perhaps there was lust the least twitching of an eyelid, but the girl's voice was undisturbed. . No, that isn t true, she said quiet ly. "If it -were you would say it differ ently." : . Oh, pshaw, .Pansy, I wouldn t eith er. You'Icnotv what mean. iou know I say that because vou are 90 so be witching and know eyerything in the world aboijt everything-r-art. aod peo ple, I mean and are pot Ijound. down by a lot of silly, simpering convent tions " ' . . ...-. "Yes. I know." . Pansy interrupted cal mly, "but . you'ftjprefer riat the wo 'qian "you love, when you find her, uoes njot know everything about everything, and that she's shackled to her r very eyes with conventions. ! I mean, ; of course, the woman you decide to mar- -.., -t. - :.u 1 1, sue iuiiiiuucu, Willi pciiicips JUU a breath of differnce in the quality of her voice. , The young man sat up. "It's nonsuch thing," he began hotly. You knowI always said- " -: "That . artists, writers. . too. I mean. should never marry.. We agreed about that from the , beginning. I suppose you were afraid that I would fall in love with'you because I, had your sto nes to illustrate and wanted to warn me in time." "Pansy!' "But whr not? It was the orooer thmg to do, Jt made me feel ouite free, to let you come here, and we've done such a lot of stuff together, and good stuff, too at, least it went, and that's the main thing. Now, you see, 11 it hadrir been for the clear under standing at the start " lheu young woman half rose. 1 "Oh; nonsense. Pansy! There wasn't any j understanding. At least not on my part. If I said that, it was only as a general principle.. There are excep tions, of course." Pansy dropped the half-smoked little cigarette into an ash tray and lit a iresh one. , ' It's hardly safe to count on the ex ceptions, she mused; -your general principle is one to rely on. I believe as much as you do that artists should not marry. You see Oh, well, Pansy, were not artists, anyway. laughed the other. "You just draw. 3 little, you know, and I " i the editor.-of Childhood doesn t think-so," interrupted Pansy. "I'm to have the frontispiece and two stories in, the Christmas number. Fifteeen drawings in aJL And you're to have a story and a poem. The editor says we'll own the magazine inside of a year if we keep on." The young man. also lit a fresh cigarette and leaned back In the seat. . - "Yes; I know; but. that's just maga zine stutt. l mean the real thinir you know what I rn?an. By the way. Pansy, what would the editors of Child hood say to see us smoking here com fortably together over their things. I wonder?" The girl's eyes let. out a scarcely perceptible spark. 1 "The girl that you marry will not do anything that the editor , of Childhood or any one else might not see." ..".forgive me. Pansy,", The young' man walked over, and dropped into a rattan chair facing her. "I only meant that . they wre 50 very proper, you know, and .;:.., . "And I : meant that, your jwife .would be just as properprovided you have really concluded that"aVtists f should marry, meaning yourself,; of course." r "And yourself not one without the orher.. . See here. Pansy, , I'm going- to make a confession. I did , say " Aat when I first came here so that so that you that we might eel Independent, you know, and free with each other that is.: I didn't want you to " "To fall in Tove with you, of course." "Don't, Pansy, I didn't want you to be"mSTlraid of tny falling -in love-with you, don't you see it was on your ac count, really" - , "That s right, put it on to the wo- i "And you know how pretty you are " . ..... ; -Thanks, awfully.: . "But I did.it. Pansy, all the same, I don't know just when it Happened. But by and by when we got to calling each other, by our first names, or last names, or any old name that came handy and seemed to.rk "Ah, yes, little imp, for instance. "Now. Pansy,1 you know- " . VOh, ol course, Jack; don't mind I like it" , t "And then, when , I got to coming here every day for a little inspiration, ind a smoke, and to talk over our work, then all at once I knew that . it .-a iF because vbu were here and that " I loved ou and : that I ""couldn't ' live without you again. And then I though! how fine it would be always to work together, and do Hhe best that s in us, and by nd by. to .make, a great success J together, don t you see? . -The young man had leaned forward to. speak, and the words "had come ea gerly, The girl had looked steadily at her cigarette as .she listened. She struck away; the smoke that, had per haps curled up too near, her eyes. Her voice was not quite steady when she spoke, Ibut became firmer as she pro ceeded.! --- - -; -t'Thai' 80Ki laa Jk !he sented rbut you see the work is .the main thing in it after all. The work and may be the comradeship. It is pleasant to have you drop in here, as you say and I like your stories. (We agree On some things, you see), and it s pleasant to do them. . Then we quarrel sometimes and that's fun, too. as things are, But don't you'kee if we married it , would.- spoil, allf wt snouia quarrel in earnest, then, and may.be be jealous of each other's success, or if our -work didn't go you would say it was because I slighted it and you. wouldn"? want, to be here so much, either; then.! and per-h-rps I wouldn't .want you r to be and theni don't you see both of Us would ;MBansy .' don't! ; Stop! No,; I doi't Oh, well, being a man, perhaps you donft. but that's how it would be, I'm quitjs.; sure; and then,; as I was going tp say. both of us would .suffer more than a. good many pther people, be cause the artistic temperament always suffers from a lot d! things that other people don't . even, know exist, and by and by we should hate eacn otner- 'IPansyl" ?':! ' . , HAnd go off with Somebody else "Pansv 1" ' ,. . i t '.'Oh. all riirht. lack. I won't, if you mind. I just -wanted to remind you of some of, the reasons jwhy. artisis should not marrv some that I've heard you give you know, and that 'are really valid, don't you see. . 1 don't blame you-. , of . course ; . you're impulsive and warm hearted, and you . are ready . to spoil good comradeship' with marriage because." being a man as -i say, you .pink it-would be just the same only more so.". ... . . . j'- i "Oh. Pansy, it would be! I I would love you always. Pansyl" - 1 '"He had leaned, over and taken the girl's han'd. Jt was quite cold dnd he felt that it trembled as she drew it away. Her-voice., too, quivered a little and there was. a note, of tenderness in. it. f "We can't rake the chances. Jack,' die .said, and her Words fell almost fo af whisper.- It -would oa tooi too aw ful, you know, to fail. It's so pleasant as it is. Let's 'be satisfied. Sensible, yoi know. . ' She laughed a little and laid her hand on his arm. "Go out, now," she commanded cheerfully, "and walk about Snd get some fresh, air. When you come, back tomorrow everything will be just the same as before land we'll understand each other better than ever. Go on, now; that's a good boy." "But you love me. Pansy?" 1 ."Welt oh, why, yes, of course -I do I shall always I Jove ; you too much' to marry you. Go now oh, please do." . i ' The door of the studio closed gent ly.' $ The girl rose, all the gayety gone from . her manner.; With a hasty step she crossed to a wide couch, and, fling-lows,- began to sob and moan softly. She did -not. hear the light step that stole back across the rugs. Then there came the pressure of an arm about her shoulders. She whirled toward him. "5ack!.oh, Jack I told ypu to go away." -i- ' "Yes, ; Pansy; but, being only a man, I tame back." . ' j . Somehow her arm was aoout his neck. J 4, "I oh,j I'm so glad. Jack, tecause because, yoq see,, even if I am a a lit tje imp. I I'm only a woman, too. af ter all." A. B. Paine, in Globe-Democrat. ! s A NEWSPAPER WITH VI DUALITY. INDI- , Let it be remembered tha a news paper is not a beneficent institution, endowed like a hospital or chooj by some philanthropist. . It is purely a commercial undertaking. It must pay its way or cease to exist, jost like a drapery establishment. The original function of a newspaper was to purvey Hews. It depended 'for jits revenue solely on its sale. . Nowadays adverr tisements form the backbone of z newspaper, and I am afraid news is published only that advertisements might be obtained. Leadarug articles arc undoubtedly of less importance to the commercial success of a newspaper than advertisements, and, indeed, than even the supply df news.. Yet it is by its leading articles that - the position and weight of every newspaper in pub lic anatrs is determined. .It: will be found that whatever influence a news paper exercises in politics,, for instance, is due not to its supply of news, not to its circulation.., not to its display of advertisements, but. to the prestige it has won by the sagacity. ,the force, the conviction wjth which it - expresses its opinions in its leading columns, and -.- t ' r . . ,-. 1 wnicju nas Kivcn 1 11 n anoiwauaiiiy ail its own. Cornhilt. ;.. i NOTES OF A BYSTANDER. Editor Statesman: V J J - ; . -s . I heard a friend predict, a day or two ago. chat the death penalty will soon be abolished everywhere; " that the next generation , will witness no such revolting scene as the legal takinz away of a man's' life. Possibly thi prediction will come true. But I would pot like to venture to fortell any thing in the premises would not like to hazard ray reputation as : a prophet upon a guess as to Just what bur grand children will witness in this, regard.' , Tbeij are two schools of political philosophers arising in civilized coun tries, outskle of the old school, of con servatives who adhere to custom and demand that things be done in a certain way, because that is the way they have always been done, which "In itself is not a good reason for anything. Qni of these new. schools says that capital punishment must be abolished, because the- law has, no right to i take ; human life, and. further.; to kill a human be ing ts blunting to the public conscience and subversive of good, ' morals, etc The other school says society ..has a r.nhf tn. remiai . 1 T14 1 L V 111 IU13 . IU II V vent.; as far as; possible, the birth e of J the criminal - andr otnerwise jjc.cvnc and dependent classes; and to treat or ' t . 1 . ! t.....rrl r put out 01 vne waj uie .uj:iM"j c nr -ineorritrrble or perverted. There is a proposition now in Califor- nia to put to acaui oy sunrc,.i'v process such recidivists .as shall have been found by a competent commis sion to be, incorrigibles. The streilizing . . . .. 1 1. -.- - Mll..rl -.! 'ltf ot. oeiecuyes njs, uc v m j the medical fraternity lor, a jong iime. The whipping post is advocated by such high authority, for humane pre an, nrartire as the national presi dent of the humane society, for brutish offenders against womn and children. A new minister ot religion oe lieves tliat 'criminals, second offenders in crime, ought to be put to death, chloroformed. : He says it is not best even ; to iipprison. and put society to the expense of supporting them. -The state of Ohio now imprisocs third of fenders for life. So there is agitation all along the line, The public health is becoming of tnorp ?nd more con cern. Consumptives must be segregat ed in maify cities. ; People are not.al Ipwed to spit on . sidewialks and in public' places,' for fear of spreading gcrrn diseases.; The public morals are being looked to and measures for their Conservation discussed. The practical roan says, you cannot , purify a stream foul, at-itshead by gojng be- 4pw Us source. Emerson says the et- nrntion of the child should terin a thousand Years before it is born." Out of all this d,'scussjon,who can nave. ine hardihood to predict just what sights coming generations mav witness? t -! . Q O O "Where, is myt wandf ring boy to night?" is a .'question that disturbs many an anxious father and- mother's mind and heart in reference to this off spring ranging in years from 18 to 25 years. Many of these; disturbing thoughts, with their doubts and fears, might be avoided in their most serious aspects had they arisen with suftioenl force to produce action a few Xfarf earlier jn the .life of the boy There are many fathers and mothers in Sat -pm today, as in every t6wn and city in the whole contry, who are laying Cie, foundation for future trouble by, rjeg-ecting some little particulars thafj could now be attended to with nti great effort. The period betweetf school, hours and dusk is 3 convenient! one for small boys -to congregate inj secret places, and conduct seances at 'which they would not much relishj the presence of their parents. Thei Bystander knows of several boys be-j longing to good families that can bej spen almost any late afternoon, bande together in a well shaded back yard! aftid in vacant , out-buildings in thei neighborhood, where they smoke ci-j garettes and indulge in various prac-; Uces that are sure to land their par- ents on the anxious seat in a few years unless the bit and bridle are put on! immediately. There" is no use in Io4 eating the group here spoken of, be-i cause there are doubtless several of; them in Salem. They range in years, from II to 14. They . are seen by. neighbors and are sometimes spoken to about the propriety of their ac tions, but they become saucy and un mannerly. They carry matches and firecrackers and; may at some time or other be .the means of calling out the fire department. The father or moth er who knows where his boy of II to 16 years old is in his spare hours, who knows the company he is with! and the practices indulged, will; have jnuch less cause to ask with a sigh ip future years. "Where is my, wander ipg boy tonight?" It might be well to remark that there is nothing said here in. relation to keeping track of the boys that will not also apply to the girls. OO O , A liliputian Salemite is sojourning with his mother at San Dieo, Cal. He has taken in the Oregon beaches, where the, waves roll high. The ocean at San Diego is a very calm body of water. After indulging in a plunge there. and viewing the Pacific, he said to his maternal parent, "Maiftma those are not waves at all; they are just wrinkles." O O O . . A San Francisco barber shop, dur ing the holidays, put up 4 placard on the wall reading. ."In Order to Show Our Appreciation for . Many. Favors We Will Give .Twenty one Dollars in Silver, to Our Patrons, for Each Twenty Dollars Gold Piece." After several customers had exchanged their twenties , for rolls of silver, each con taining twenty'1 one dollar pieces, put up at the bank, they were . prepared to give the "borse laugh" to succeeding victims. There is a difference between twenty-one dollars and twenty one dollars , ' . A BYSTANDER. STILL ON HAND.' We have still on hand a few hundred copies of the New Year edition of the Statesman. Every day a few copies are sold and sent away to distant points. The price is 10c each, wrapped ready for mailing,, if desired. Send in your orders, before the copies are all sold. dwtr. .. . .. : . .. kC'J3: $38.50 WONDEH . A 1 L !; "ir . . ft GOSSIP OF NEW YQRK. T. M. Munvon to Give -Sxooq.ooq for 1 School for Orphaned Girls. - t.r . ' . . i ' ' .-Ai-; , New York. Jan. .-j-James Munyon, who is in, New, York at the Waldorf Astoria for a j few .days, lias recently, announced tnat it is his' intention- to present to the city of phifadllphia a $2paaaoo industrial school, for father less and orphaned girles. It is tto.be called the Janies ' M. Munyon college, and a site for it has already been t-e. cured near Fairmount park in Phila delphia. This is a tract of thirty. acres of, the highest land there is near the .park. It is the foiuiders intention that the building shall be begun next spring. At "present committees of educators and architects ae traveling abont the United States, foi Mr. Munyon, study ing- llie, best methods . of , school con struction. Mr. Munyon said that he intended' to make all of the fwork of the school strictly practical. Cloak making, glove-making, millinery, short- hnnrt anri t vru.Tit intr hoolrlceenin cr n.t every, other branch of instruction that will help dependent girU . to earn an honest living.. A boy, he says, has some sort of a chance in life if he is left, to make his way alone, but a girl has nonj He believes that a millionaire can best enjoy his money,, by watching other people have a good time with it. "A man's first duty when he make a great deal of money,", says "Mr Munyqn, ',"U to take caTe of his Own; his next duty 1 tA se (bat -he does not die rich. A intend to make this school the great-, est institution of it kind in the, world." , Governor Stanley of Kansas is an expert penman. and does most of his own letter writing. .He uses either hand with, equal case, and his signature is identical, -whether the pen is held in hi?; leU .handpc. Ws right.;.,' 1 . , $25,000 ' -: " ' -liN - -. : Lasn premiums ARE BEING CiFFEREp BY the Cincinnati Enquirer '. , for :!.".'. " :-:- NEAREST CORRECT LOESSES OS THE POPUtH Tinm (IP THNINITtn stitis . iiuii vi ... int. umiLif uinuu To "be reported by .thej U. S. Census Bureau for 1900. . The first census of the United State." was taken in. 1810; Sihce then every iucceeding ten years. : The result of each census has been as follows: ! ear Population I Year t8io.. ... 7.210.881 i860.. Population w8o... -.. Q.6.tt.8-ii 1870.. 38.558.371 50,155.783 . .6,625o 1830.. ..ii,866.o!o 1880.. 1840.. ..17,069,453 1890.. 1850.. ..23,191,876 I Here you have the -figures of a basis od calculation. The problem now' is: What will be Hie population of .'the United States. excluding recent ! ac quisitions, but the total of States, Ter ritories and the District of Columbia? To the First. Nearest Correst :'- Guess Received . j $3,000 00 . , -1,500 00 To the SecontK . . To the Third. ..... To the iFourth. . To the Fifth....'. To the Sixth-... To the Seventh. . To the next 10, amounting to. . 750 00 500 00 251) 00 204 00 156 00 f each $100, I.ooo 00 '.- "I 2,500 00 , i 2,500 00 To the next b, each $50, amounting toT.,.,.. To the next 100, ea ch $2S. $10, amounting to.. To, the. next 500, each -( 5,000 00 1 amounting to. . To the next $1,530 each $5, amounting to 7.650 00 Total nintM mf pwmlaaw, $25,000 x.ivi, moaBtlBf to r READERS OF THE iiim-WEEu can avail themselves. 11 of this offer1 thy payment to us of a y ear s subscription to II - UNO TBE MEKIY IKQUIRER .. . .- --. i - - - - - 1 Costing Only $1.73 , In case of the guesses, money to be Vqually divided. - The Enquirer's na tional reputation is a Isufficient guiran ... r-.:.ur..i - t ' . ... c tr. lMuinu iiu ciAAVk jrci jui v- of all its obligations, j ; i ; (Make your payments direct to us n person or.uy maiL . iiraS wM . Ml OHCOJ." i Report of Census Bureau is usually made in July. - ' j : MB POUJkM, 8PECUL HIGH CRAPE ; fflU 030.50 TOCK BADPLfe hi Ovishi U. . 1. t YOU CAW EXAMIWE If ITIXt1 An Extra Fine High Grade Saddle nil st FKii.r s-iH.au. 1 ir.-i.n-! wwi f Jl'Y TT-LT-ii WhleJ : . 16- i..- - No . 4 I . . 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