WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900.
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VOOI "WANTED.
SubscrilH-rs intending to pay the
Statesman la wood will plea-;e haul
the snmeas arly as possible. Wo eao
lire some hI oak and some small tir.
Home of that money recently offered
for school Itotiris ought t o le put into
a' flouring mill in Salem. I
A friend at nnr -elbow suggests that
'the small boy whoso represeiitatioi:s
concerning "the Jam closet have lteeii'
riicrcditil naturally Wants to jara
inoiiiit some utlnr question."
Forty far of harvesting machins
were recently sidetracked . in Kansas
Cily waiting to gil into the Kansas
wheat fields. Tltese were tin llrstt
iqtell binders of the campaign oieuing
iu that- slate. "
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Of -the several iiiiiiihiirs for the
Presidency, Mr. Itryan I far the
w-altliisl. and he m.nle all of hi
money "during the pi-jsperois tinier
brought aftout by the MeKhib-y
minisirat iop. .
ad
Tbo Salem cannery, will in a short
tinie 1m working from' I.! to pfo
ple eu fiarlh-tt pears. There is. m
trouble to Kelt canned Paitiett cnr
now. if they are properly- put up. They
ha veJeeome a staple.
It-tlte .Democrats elect their candi
date for President, and chit a Demo
cratic Congress, this fall, they feel
sure there will Ie nothing done ,to
disturb foreign shipping in Us present
enjoyment uf tKJ ier cent, of our for
eign carrying. -
The legislature at its next , session
sIidiiM by till mean do something for
the tlax growing InriuMry. .The state
of Oregon should make its own grain
sacks, and eventually all it liueu mau
ufaetnres. Inside haying million ! of
dollars worth to sell, i
The State Engineer of Koad'' should
In a man who thoroughly understands
road const met ion. He should Th , a
a- -,
practical engineer. It should not
lie a political .tosItiou created for -.tiie
puriHtst of giving some man a job.
it should lte provid-i! for by the leg
islature at Us next session, j
Those Democratic papers Ithat iare
trying to guy Tildy Itmtsevelt on his
tnilitarj 1 rtH-ord art, painfully silent
alMtut the rtMord of .William J. Jtryan.
Ituth . MeKInloy and litK'-'U have
marched through the enemy'n couutry,
ehargi-d the itx'iiiy'd lines 'ami fncd
the enemy's bullets, liryan rwigiKtl
his ttmiiuissiou. iK-ver having iuaU a
march firef a shH, and his res!gn.i
tlou was luiudcd n Just In-fore j bis
re'giiiM'tit was orekred to tin? front.
. . " ' ! .
The first ship nrlsidy act ievcr
li-isl in the I'uitcd Staie was a
l inM:'r;tkvnie:isiire. It lutauo Liw
- tifty-live years ago, anil nmler It Isoine
i !k finest ship of their day bt all
the world, tuiilt in A!iteri?ui ship
jarelswen iald several iniilioiiH of
dollars from tin national treasury un
der antelH-Unin .lcioonitic nduiSnis
trations. Hills for building up an
AnierUan merchant marine Inhig , fa
vorer! by Ibmblicans now," iirt of
ctinst oiiMsetl hy hilter l.iy iH-ino-
Clflls , ... . .':''-
Some of mir giHut ..friend are In
clined to poke fun at the Statesman
lH';-aus tt giv s the news 'ti!Hrruut
the Itolghin bare industry, and be
lieves it will l a gHl thing, l'eeause
It will furnish cheap meat of j good
liiality to many ioor families.! , We
reiiH iulHT that these same parties, a
few ye:irs .ago. poked fun at the
State?.init-n lietause It talked ko much
nlior.t diversified and lutcnltieti agrj
cv.tute. and the Intensified Urtu etc.
I'm 1:0. v fvotyUxiy the value of
edgetl that diversified agriculture
the chief hojie of the Willamette val -
ley. It will ix'fore long 4m acknowl-ctlge-1
that IMglan hare raising is a
valuable iart of diversi3ed agricul
tore, lMsiih-s lelng a good thing fr
many suburlmu and . even city ; resi
dents. ,
THE FALSE PROPHET'.' OF ISIk".
If the prophesies and pnslirtlons
made by Bryaji bad proven to i trite.
the gold standard," which lias been in
oiK ration ever since be uttered them.
wouhl Lave prwiuced th following
direful results, to-wit:
It would have increased the purchas
ing power of the gold dollar. tMadi-
soii jaare t'anlen spweu.)
It would have been as certain to
make prices fall as a stone Is to fall
whin U Is thrown Into the air. -New
ton, Iowa, ijeeeli.) ,
l it would have Increased the debts
of t lie people and lessened their abil
;iy to jki.v them. It:iltimore Kiiei'ch.)
f It would lmve starved everybody
ex-ejt the uioney-cIiaugTS and the
money-owners. (Nt w I la ten. Conn,
SjKttll.) j
It. would "have transferred the bre.ad
which uie .'man earns to another uia.'i
who bad not earned it. 1 Hart ford.
Conn.. spe"ch.J . -
It would iuive made the rich richer
and the ioor isnT. (Newark, Ohio.
slM-eeh.) r
' It would lave dereased the nuiiilM-r
who are happy and increased the uiini-
lsr who are in distress. (Same
siH-ech. '
It would have destroyed the boje of
the toiling masses. (Minneapolis,
.Minn.. spe-ch.) i
It Would have destroj'tti the opior
tuuity to work. (Same sinrech.)
It would have lucreusHl the number
of idisi men.tHaine sieechd
It.' would hutve di-re-aseil the volume
of standard money. (Same sjn-eli.)i
It wouhl have encotiragd tiie luiarel
ing of money. (Ilornesville. X. Y.,
speech.)
It w-ould. have made it more and
more ditticnlt for he fanner to live.
Madison Stjuare tlnrden smech.)
It would have injured the wage-
:iriier. (Same speech.)
It would have made employment
loss ceitain. (Same speech.)
It would lytve discouraged enter
prise. (Same speech.)
It would hari-. paralyzed industry.
-(Same speech.)' '
It would have less-netl tlie ability .ot
savings banks to collect their assets.
(Same sneech.)
It wouhl have Iwroastd the danger
of d iosilors losing their dejMsits in
savings banks. (Madison Square Gar
i!r 11 sMe-!i.l
It would have compelled dejsi(ors
in savings banks to withdraw theii-
deosits t pa 3' living expenses.
r-Same speech.)
It would have lesscneil the salaries
of those engaged in business ot'Ctipa-
tionii and would have lessens! the ier
maueoey of siu-h sakiries. (Same
sjeef li.l
It would have iujured those who
have p;rmaneiit investments in rail-
riKttl sto ks jind other like enterprises.
1 Same jp3ni-1i. , j
It Wouhl have injureil or destroyed
the ii'aiiuf.'tcttirers of agricultural im
plements, wagons and buggies.
(Spriugiield, Jhio, and Flint, Mich.,
simi-ches.)
It would have ltssetKiI the ability of
ti;e massex to buy goods and thereby
would have lesseued the uuuiler of
commercial traveling men. (I'ndianaiK
olls .pe'li to traveling men.)
It would I tare made it lmio54sible
for husbands and wives to pay off the
mortgages on their homes. (Minneap
olis, Minn., s'eeeli to Iadk'S.)
It would have made It necessary to
advocate the closing up of our public
school. tMtininotith. im fsjH'cch.)
It would have imule It 'mure 'roftta
ble lo kwin moiH'j- or to hoard it than
to invest it in 'enterprise or priiHrty.
(Syracuse, X. Y., sjeecli.) ;. ;
It would have mak dearer monpy.
cbeaiNT proierty, hareler times, more
Hoph out ef work, more ieopie dts
titute, more people desperate, more
crime, (MitHM-tiiK.lis k;hmc1i to ladles.)
It woilI have lowered the standard
of clvlliziitlon in this couutry. (Madi
son Square Carden siHecli.) r i
It woul.l luive 1khu writing the fn
tnre In bltHnl, crnshel out , by gold.
(Krie, Penn., sech.)
A'l tlns prophei'jes and predictions
:dout tii evil.s that would lx-fall ns
if the gold standard were adopted
have utterly failed. )
iMr. ltryan said in a si ee'h delivered
at IJneoln,' Nebraska. July 7, 1U:
Tle fight this year will le to carry
out the sentiment of that Hong we
have so often repeated, My Country
'tis of Tliee. If we lose.' our children
and our children children will not
snctvetl to tin spirit of that song, aud
ceiebrathU5 of tlw Fourth of July will
pass away,' for the (spirit of empire
wlll.be upon ns.
ATCHISON I, LORE SKJIITS.
Ioik t horonghly en joy a gootl
vtory" on a gossijj.
The more worthless, a num. tlte
more children be has.
A man Is always suspicions of his
wife comforters. ; '
PeoIe who like to talk" alout oth
ers soon get talked aliout them selves
There are never as good things iu a
i.imlghlors refrigerators as the'vlslt-
jlng loy iniagluesL '
A man who takes a good leal of In
terest la iHditie never takts a jrood
deal of iuterest In business.
A uic kiiiI of a person. Is one who
dWs not bold you resiwusible today
for what you said yesterday.
It is efisv for a girl to get tt steady,
who will make n, loafing' place of her
l.oss lut it 1 Irani to land hiui. -
. One of the most lonesome iwrsons In
the world is well-behaved man wlitii
his family is out of town for the sum
mer. - -' ; .
THE JESTER TRIAL.
A romance Is sHIled by the verdict
of the jnry that Alexander Jester Is
not guilty of : the murder of Glllert
Gates. 'TnU'waa one of the most ex
traorennary nnmler trials of recent
record. The period of a generation
had ias.sed lKtwcen the crime aud the
trial. That the prosecution should fail
to cstaUish tlw guilt of the accused
after so long an Interval is not surpris
ing. It Is Imisslble at this distance
and from the meagre reports to judge
whether the jury was satisfied .'of' bis
iuno-eace or only not. satisfied with
the proof ,of his guilt; but tin effect Is
the same-aud It destroys all the 'obvi
ous reflection oin the inevitableness
of reirilnitkm that would bare aceoiu
panicd Jtsters conviction.
The case is even more curious if
Jester be supposed Innocent than if
he is guilty. ; It was in 1870 that a
young man. named Gates started south
on the trail from Wichita and disap
peared somewhere iu Western Mis
souri, Some weeks later Jester ap
nea red at Wichita with a team tha t
was rtH'ognizeil as Gates, and other
property! that was said to have lie
longed to the missing youth. Jester
was arrested bit made his es-ape and
was not afterwards wen. The Iwy's
father spent time and money iu a
vain search of some tra-e either of the
murderer or of liis victim ami dying
! ft the quest to isis son, who is John
. Gates, tin iron man.
Years after a man named Hill was
Involve! iu a la ml dispute in Oklaho
ma and got into jail and somelnxly
there'. identified him as Alexander Jes
ter. Mr. Gates read of this In a new-s-paper
and forthwith started detectives
out to gather evuleuce concerning his
brother's -murder. They seem to have
irot all.tltey looked for. Including a
skek-ton supiosed to 1h that tf the
murdered.' man. but most remarkable
of nil was a letter from .Tester's sister
accusing bint of the murder. Tlie man
admitted bis identity, but deuknl the
.-rime, and his sister's riciiimciatiim.be
asciibed to ji-alousy and matlness. He
had lceii marriel th r times in the
nterval aul was proising to marry
ajrain. ; ......
The case hiis attractetl a great riiiil
of attention in Missouri ai;d Mr. Gates
had' sKiretl no expense to Fectfre a
successful prow cut ion. It Is quite
likely that he -overreached himself by
giving to the prosecution .the pjK?ar
aiioe of iK'rsonal vengeance. T1k ac
cused was a'n oh! man who had letl a
reasonably resmn-table life for thirty
years, and the jury of farmers, with
no particular desite to gratify a Chi
cago millionaire, would Ik- very likely
to give this Eugeue Aram the lonelit
of any doubt.
TKOIT.LB V ITII THE GENDER.
What Is the gender of au automobile?
That Is the question which has
just leen decided by-tlie French Acad
emy. The Immortel have conn to the
conclusion that she Is be. This will le
interesting to the students-of French
grammar. The gemk'rs hare lsithered
them a Jitth alretnly, and, like mosqui
toes, they nix likely to plague them
for some time to come; but not -one of
them ne-ri ever -in. future trouble him
self nlout tlie atrocious word, "auto
mobile." In French it has five syllalrtes, just
one more than the language of Shakes
ivare allows to It; and the motmy
clists out thren syllable froni the new
word ami make it simply "auto," when
they do not call it "teuf-teuf."
However, the decision of tin Acade
my lias not given general satisf action.
Many French purists insist that. If
"Iwomobile" is feminine, "automobile"
should le put upon the same roll of
honor. T1m word Iwina strictly an ad
ject Ire, cloMly related to the widow,
"voiture. It should le feminine, ac
oreliur to the opiMsition Itut, on the
other hand, it sSms very projer to
make a rattling and rushing combina
tion of oil. 4ren and fire take Its place
on liard masculine lines. New York
i7nglisrli
sjx'nking people-do not liave
tlie troubk with gender that Isithers
cither the 1 'French or" tlw Germans,
tliough there are some W'rels in our
language upon whh li there is room for
diM'ussIou a to wlntlrer they should
Ik treated, as male, female or neuter,
or common. .
"I was a Democrat and a bolter In
ISlit," declare the Hon. Tlmmas M.
Waller, of NCiJfln'eeticnt, "and as the
sHuathui ha not' cliangel. I am a
iH'mocrtand lolter still. The Iemo
eratle editors have devoted many col
umns to fibjtft. failures to answer this
Connecticut Iiemoerat.
Vere it not for the rreameriesr ihe
1hik, fruit, smvp and goats, hog and
!eef cattle, cbickens, hay, and a few
olker things lxSMle wheat, this would
be a good Democratic year Iu Oregon.
A it is. the present is not nearly all
darkness aud calamity, and the future
Is bright.
. In one breath the Democratic orator
will assure ht bearers that McKiuley
has no ltackbone, that he Is a creature
"The Laborer is ,
Worthy of His Hire."
Bat a 'wage-esirner can
get more for his personal set'
vices if in strong and vigorous
health. 77z blood is the
life-giving andstrcngth-niak-ing
part of the system. If it
is pare; alt is qveltf if hot, it
should be purified with
Hood's Sarsaparilla, which
makes the sveak strong. 1
Can Eat " Was tired out, fuut no
tppctitc tmtS I took Hood?. Srsa.priju
B buSt me right up nd I cxn e&t hcjui
Sy." Higer. AthoU Mass,
Hood's mil ear Ue tn non-trrHtjny j(
anly ethrtt to toko it.. BooA'u Srpu-llU.
controlled ly those - around him, and
with the next breath will accuse him
of shaking the Republic to iIeces in
order to erect a throne, on the ruins
thereof. :. . ' - ' , ;. .
The nrosrress of the international
relicving column on Its way to Pekin
Is distressingly . Plow. The world- is
InqKitieut fr the rescue of the minis
ters of the e!vili7.ed iovvers. Rut ler
haps the work is iH'ing dtme witl) as
much dlsp:itch as comports with
safety. . t
Free rural mail routes will help
Salem to grow. They, will make resi
dence in the country jnore desirable.
and thus encourage fle division of
the large holdings. Tltey will build
up the Country, and Jthia is the best
and Kolidest way to4t'ihl np the city.
Will the 'next I'gishft ure, as the last
one, refuse to put the flax fibre manu
facturing industry on its feet? A Is-
ginning should le male, iu tKOine' way
and tlte slate is iu Iwtter position
than any individual or, xt of individu
als to make it.
HOW A HORSE SAVED HIS MATE
Yineland. N. J., .Inly 24.-Harry Iti
ley, a young farmer living near WhmmIs-
towu pastures ids horses in a field
through which runs a inudtly' cr-'k.
The other day one of 4 he horses ea me
up iu a gallop to 1 lie- fence surround
ing the -house- and whinnied loudly.
Then, it whH-lHl amine! am! ran 1-
ward the crevdc, but no especial atten
tion was pah! to-iiUby the family.
Again the beast appeared, dashing
up over tin hill, ami neigiwri frautic-
illy at the. fence. Fai'nwr ltiley i went
to the horse and patt'ri it sKlhiiigly
on the'- nose, .whereiipiui tne aiiii:!ai
seized itiut by the -iit jdeeve and pnlie
j'.im against the fetj- as if to haul
him over it. 'lihe borst som releal
Jiilcy and then ran a few feet toward
tlie creek, w heck ri and again . caiiu
back, whiiKiying excitedly.
The strange actions of the horse fin
ally convinced Hiley that something
tmi'sual was tlie matter, and when" he
started-' to follow 'it the delight of the
lsast was iiiaiiifec The - intelligent
lUiunal led . Iittey to the Ixink of the
Ktream. at a si;ot m-sirly conH-akd by
bushes, ami there Iu the quickmire.
with only half its head visible, was
the other horse, burled aud , slowly
sinking out of sight.
Itiley quickly summoned theJi'Hp of
ueiglilkoring fanners with shovels and
rtles, and after several hours of hard
worii ec-Hdetl in extracting the horse
from what srtainly would have leeu
its grave had it not leeu for the Intel
ligence and faithfiiluess of its mate.
I'hila.deiprla-ltecord. . '
A NATURAL HEFUIGEISATOli IN
SUMMEU.
Ilnndn-ris of in'opfo are visiting a
Pole in the side of the mountain mar
CloudfsKrt. iu Potter county,- whw h
must Uf a delightful place in hot
weather. The bole w:is dug-by a man
in search of mineral wealth.-, The far
ther he ring the colder beea me -i Ik at
mosphere; At a deplh Of twciiiy feet
he was oiiipelh'd to quit. The pecul
iarity of this mine Is that nUmt ifay
iit legin to form in it and continues
to freeze until Oetoiier. Tlwre is no
ice in it In winter. Tin warmer the
day th( more, ice then Is in the mine.:
On approaching the oieniug bli a hot
day a stroiisr etirreut f . i-ohl" air! Is
felt. - This air 4mcouics more frigid flie
closr one got-s to tlie ctirern. ; There
is 110. water at the Udtom rf the shaft
but the water-drilling down from its
suVes f reM'Xes. ' The Jce liegiu to fol'lil
less than a foot from the top. aud
coats the sides of the shaft j several
Inches 'thick. .What causes the' intense
cold and wliere tike air cotnes froni
nre questions that bare not Jecii. satis
factorily " answered. I'liiljd.lphi.t
Press. . :j, ' i
THE CAMPAMJN HUTTON.
We liave bcarel the thrilling story
Of the man iehind tlMgun;j
We've aptdamle'l him and htnrVellcd
At the wonders he has done; ;
But tht fearless hero's gbry
Is forgotten put away -..): ' i
And the may beiiiud the button
j Is In evidence toilay.
Let us caudidly acknowbdgi ; i
The euoriuou delit we owe f
To that patient, plodding toiler,
The gootl man Uddud the lu; !
IxH ns give due praise ami credit !
To the man behind tin plough. : -. t
Eat the. man behind "the button f r
CotiiesTu save tlie nation now i
O. tlie hero help is nr-edod ,
When the cloudy of war descend, 1
And uiHjn.tlie stunly toiler 1. f
Weighty matters: still depend, :
P.ut Iww long, t) friend and brother, ?
Could our institiithms stand
If the man liehinri (he buttou
. Were not ramitant bi the land?
S. E. Klser, in tlte Chicago Times
Herald. ; , .
Fine- printing. Statesman Job Ofilce.
WASH.NGTON
Wnshington, D. C. Ang. f The De
parttnent of Agriculture has issuel a
bulletin detailing the result of Its
exiverlment ' in prevntiug ieach leaf
curl which annually costs the couutry
several .tiiiilion dollars. The bulletin
was prepared by Newton It. Pk-rce. Iu
clmrge of the Pacific coast labratory
at Santa Anna, California, and it is
'jelievei that a, wid. riisimination of
the results obtained will lead to a large
saving to the peach industry.. The con
fiuious reacbiri are that peach leaf
curl may Is pievciited with an ease,
cet tainty ami cheapness rarely' at
.:iiuel in the treat n.ciit of any serious
distase of plants, and 'there is no
longer a aeeessHy for the losses anua
aliy .Kiistaiiieil from It In the United
Slates. : . . "
Ideuten.mt-General Miles is consider
ing; some ."change. In the uniforms of
army otlicers no as lo allow greater
t-ase and greater wonomy. One which
will meet with hearty approval is tlie
abandonment of the dress lit ,-Iuiet,
which is miiK)pnlar bu acouut of it
weight and general nnsuitability. It
is proiss-'d to substitute a cap after
the fashion of foreign services. Ais
olher ch:uige proj.oscd i th; aboiiiioit
ut ithe shoulder, knot, which is no a a
bnlky aftalr, intrfering with the wear
lug of an over-garmeut.,
tJiicof the concessions made by Ger
many in return for tlie admission of
her products at reduced, rates under
Section 3 of the Dingley law, was tlie
abolition of her "sanitary" inspection
of drhnl fruits
II vse fruit.- will
sent from America,
li. -leafier !.; iitliuit ted
int.' Gennauy as formerly, without in-
siKction on a-couiit of (he San Jose
scale. The extti't of tlie traik in
rirhd fruits isetwc-.'ij -lite United Slates
itnd (Jcruiauy was sH-ond only to that
in meat products and grains, and
it has taken two years of - earnest
work to eonvim-e th? German govern
u' ut that tin danger from, the San
lose scab-in 'American fruit -is.purely
faiKiful.
The DiniiHrats have lteen slow in
nominating their Congrssioiial candi
dates this '.year, differing in this from
lh Kepublicans. who -acted prompt ly
iiKn the appioval of their Co.igres
sional , campaign .committee for early
uofiiiiiatioiis. .To 'sonic extent this l;an-'
dicaps the Demo-r.its for in sending
ot?r reading matter much depends 011
the candi.lale for the select ion of tlie
class of literature lo be distributed.
"Up to date,", say Chairman Richard
son, of tlie the Democratic' Congres
sional Committee, "but" one of tlte
piefcnt !kniociatic '-fuoiiihcrs' of ('.oii
gre'ss w ho was a candidal for renoin
ili.it ion. failed to secure It."
j '"Since July lSlx;. to "the pre'srnt
time." 's:i - Commissioner Evans, of
the Pension- Durvau. "t'ncle Sam has
dislriluited on at count of pcusions
.fJ,.iiKMMii, ami high-water-mark has
Hot yet leu reached. There are not
quite a million iH-usiotiers on the rolls.
Imt by..-tlie time forty years have clapp
ed from the chee if the Iteliellioii w e
V ill umhiiibtetlly have that iiuinlier
011 the i oils. We are paying more for
wiisKns today than 1-rauce pays
the siqiport of its siamVLng army
almost as much as I'ussi.t pavs
lor
ml
for
all anirs of its military service.
A famous .fatUett'e.-bf the late-. Kale
Chase Sprague, for 'ko long social
qni-.'n .f Valiington society, which
has beeii lost lor forty years, has lioen
rccoveixil iu a somewhat surprising
fashion.' It vvas made by Hiram row
ers ami bought by Secretary Chase.
I-iter it was sent to a local merchant
to" lie .boxed for shipment to Ohio and
was lost siglrt of. ' liccently the mer
chant falkd and the -statuette, which
seems to liave tieeu reiosing for y-ears
in a Ihx over his store was sent to
auction to be sold. No one knew who
it was and it brought only $2.ro, but
later it was recognized nud restore! to
the -heirs of Mrs. Sprague.
That Minister Wu, of China, speak
English like a native, Is known nowa
days bj- nearly all renders of the paieis.
lint It was not always tint. Some
years ago lie was a guest at' the home
of Colonel Sumner, IT. S. A., In cam-
maud of the military post of this city.
The Colonel wanted to "be very 'court
eous to Minister Wu, ami. leading him
to the big punch Uwl, he Iwsouglit
him to try a glass. "Muehee goKlee,"
sji il Colonel Sumner. "Chainpagnce
litinclrt!' takH pleiitce." The Chinese
Minister smiled, but he restrained him
self and solemnly drank a glass of the
punch. "Havee Mow," entreated Col.
Sunnier. "Not lmrtee; muehee goodce."
"Thank you. Colonel Sunnier," repli
ed the Chinese Miuistvr.' in the Ust
I-;iilirii imaginable, "it is romI ltmuh.
and I will trouble yon for another
glass of it."
Census officials sny that the center
of population of the United Stats is
protnably at Hloomington. Illinois. The
ct-nfex travels more xlowly than most
Iteople ,ini:igihe. Six mile a year is
alwnit "the present" average It ha
movil westward hi the last 1H years
In a northwestern symmetrical mau-
trer. varying less than twenty-five
mile north am! isonth. Starting twen-ty-thre-e
Cmlk east of Italtimore Iu
l7o, ,It nmveil majstically westwaid
alurosL to the tiiirty-niinlh parallel of
latiliule. , In Ho years It . lut ' never
eu farther north titan in 17!M and
only aUnit Ltl miles further soulh. In
1H1 tl.e center was, in I lecatur county.
Indiana.
Iraetlca!ly all vacancie In the
line of the army will le filletl from (lie
ranks and not from civil life. The list
of successful miljtary applicant In
clude forty-live name of soldiers who
took tlie resent examination in the
vai 1mis departments, ami there are yet
10 im nearei rreuo examining lxi.irds in
the military depaitmeut of Northern
Ln,011. Mindanao ami Alaska. This
cm xitHtil result will U a greal dis
n)loir:tment to many civilian armed
with excelletit "i nlls. who confidently
cxieeted to -break into the army thi
year.:,; -.. - - : ,-'
Ti e census office -ha. already eountetl
!)jriMi) i opl, oraUmt I'JJw per cent,
of the iiopelatlon of the country, and
withiiji a short time now enough will
have We.1 cTHntiiI to admft of some
Pielty accurate gnessiug a to the to
tal population. The only large elf y
et f.vrted up 1r Washinstoh and here
the rsnlt8 were dlsapHinting. nhow
ng a maller ior cent of increase than
during the preceding decade. - '
Porto llleo I an utter tranger (o
emulation, and Is not well acquainted
wjth comjef itloB. -As- oon a the
highways are constructed It would lie
wis ti divide "the Islaml into ix or j
seven districts, with San Juan, Arecl-
U, Mayaguez. Ponc, Caj-ey, etc., asi
the centres of the districts, aud iusti.j
tute annual district or county fairs.)
Tliese iHMple take to carnivals natur
ally, and I have no doubt that they;
would be a success from the start If
Sroierly manageiL With prlr.es of
money (or n gaudy deorationJ it is
possible that some little emulation
could be cultivated, to the Unefit of;
the quality of the products of the fs4 "
land. Such fair would bring out. (not;
fpr sale) a truly marvelous display of
womeu's work. In laces, drawn workj
etc.v aDd also of guava , and 'otUr
dulee; If the district or county " fair
were held Sextuagesima week an in
sular fair could be; held at San Juan
dnrlng carnival wHk, . which would
well U worth tlie Voyage from thf "
states to set.- Albert W. lluel, in Th
Eugiueeriag Magazine for August. .
THE Tit AVE LING t SIDEWALK
THE PAULS EXPOSITION.
AT
The traveling sidewalk, at the Pari
Ex iositkn. while by no mejuiv u,.
In conception, is. betx carrieI out on
far larger scale than evi-r U-fore atL
tempttnl. Extending for a Tciigth of
3.4 kilometres around the iuaIril.-iteri
al formed by tlie Ulie"Ialxii. tlie iMi.ti
d'Orsay. the Aventie "de la lU.ur.loifr
mils, ayd the A;cuue de la Moite-i-jL '
iuef, It forms a continuous ciiiihci
t ion Ut ween the. main port ions of the
exjsisition. The im-clianical ojHnitiii
is very 'simple, thanks to the case witii
which port er may ? I. electrically'
iributcl. It is understood that ),,.
main platrorni of '2 metres wi.lth
travels at the higlnii siM-el. s kilome
tre per hour, while the auxiliary
platforin, of nlx.ut half Hh width
navels at half the simmm!, the tliird
platform reMiiainiug stationary. t
every llto metres there is ,plaeei Te
math tin platforms an electric mnitn
there iK'iiig 17J njofors in all. Unf.
Uing parily of the Alioth type an.l
jiartly of tiie Westliighoiiso. The .mo
tor pemte shafts 'extending across
I he framework, these s'.iafts carry mg
driviugwheds of j two riia m lers ;in1
Ing ujMni rails-attached - to .the. tuniler
sides of - tin two sei-tions of life plat
forms. Tiie motor. Uing carrinl iip
01s spring suspeiisins. aie held 'up'
against the rails driven by. them vitli
a uniform pressures so that unneces
sary friction is.aVoid.il, and in prac-
iic 1 no- wiion oHrates ' re-ma rkablv
well, iiw-re beings vry little or
j.ining or iriegul.-jrity.
It is esMi-ialiyi interesting la
serve l!ie ease with Which all lMrs.lH.
om aim .0t1uK. or eilUcr sex. mount
and desc ml froni tlie platform, ,-iud
veil tlie brief experience which has
been had already! shows how enliifi lv
practicable the syMein is. -llt ni v ijar
risi 11 Siipice. in The EuKlneeriiig .ag
a.ine for Augustj 1
China in 1 : i ;i : 1 : n h k a t 1 o x.
Willi the pacification of China iijiisi
come a reform of its whole .. nubile
Hi!i! ailmiiiistrative svs:-iu. .in
lo Iio giiarauhi jfor the ln;i ilileli;tili e
of order while c.hrup: ion. runs ri.ij in
(he pal.-iie, a:l no sccnril y iig:iinHt ie
recrrrenee of iKiidar oiiilueaks il 'l!:e
p.ojiJf ale to 'In: taxed to supiMn fj a
thieving hord" (f useless olliciUs.
;:c:if ;is I he imd.'Tlakiug of pulf nig
new life into 1 he; Coverumt nt .f Chi
na mi l ull. tcily is. there -are: na'live
Chinamen quite equa.l to it. if (hose
who dirc.-t affairs from ' Peking. ! or '
S!::ne new- capita), do hot demand' enr
riiptwin as the first r. qutsit of .public
service. We must assume il to 1k-I pos
sible for a combination of tin wWel-.4
vitally interested in the preservation
of China to establish. support, a-nd
guide a central government which
would not be forcrioomn! to be;oine a
prey to its own rottenness. A soHud
and progressive (system of 'rule ..could.,
have U'cn leguti two jyears ago and
all that ha hapiciicri since hasj only
served to .bring (out in stronger relief
the viial mi-cKsity of tin reforms' Ini
tiated by the EibjH-ror. and not iit all
to. lessen their! practicahility.-fjolui
Poord. In The Engineering Mag.t'iiie
for Atiguest. ? f
NEW 'LITKIIAKY. IHtINK
One tumbler of llyroa's rhefjorical
splash. j ;
One dram of Maculay' heredcal dash.
A smack of old ampbell 1 for -..flavor
ing tins lsj;
Mix all up together, and drink jwhile
it Hj'S. 1 I
Can you doubt what the U-verage is
. that you re tippling? i
If capital, first-rate In fad Ilid vd
L'
IV-pl-Hg.
GEOGRAPHICAL HU PEKLATJ VKS.
Asia still clailns the highest taioiin-
tain and tlie deniMst vallev. the iluisin
of the Dead Sea I icing several hiiiidml
feet U'low the level', of '-the MiMterr.i
nean. nnd Africa, nialutalus her unen
viable prestigeMn the matter of de-
scrts; but Amerhn can 1 toast, tlie long
est mountain range. '-the grandest cav
erns and the greatest waterfall. '
longest river. tle three broadest riv
ers and, the largest sweetwater laki.
MILITAUY EMINENCE.
"Papa." sah) Ik'nny 1ccIim1.
what is the highest position in the.
army? ' j
"The comniahd Of tire ballom l'r'"
gade," replied'--' 'Mr.-': . I.eii-hw'od .
piomplly.- PHtsburg Chronicle.,. -
JUST TO VAUV THE MONOTOXt.
. i
Many icophi get tired of lHiug gl
and experimeut In vice for curiosity.
Chictigo N'W; ' )
"Eularge my life with multitude of
days:" p . '
In -heal Hi, in fsk-kness. thus the sp-plia-t
piuvs;
Hide froni fhi msi-lf lis slate, and
- shun to know
That life protracted is prolrafled
- ' - W04. .'' - j - '
i Sainuel Johnson.
Ofiieer (to Klraggler) What art' ;"
staniling behitid that tree for? T1' .
enemy" is flying. -
t Straggler Hurrah! Tliat's Just Hi
opjtortunlty I've len waiting or; 1 1
a first clas f wing shot. Kiehiiioiid -Dispatch.
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