SULLIVAN JBSIS REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY. Publisher. VOL. XIV' Tho coal-mining industry of Great Britain has seldom had a merit unsatis factory year than 1895 proved to be. It is said that in the event of war between England and Venezuela, 100,- 000 Brazilians will join tho latter country. •i Indiana Judge, iu his address to •«1 Grand Jury tho other day, 'hem to hear certain evidence -nspariug hand." "> the marriage rate in Ber ■ftsed from 30.fi to 20.3 per U that rate there would >ges at all forty years •an artist Verest •ole of Moscow on distinc architecture. give the oity au attract thousands (he accompanying jntroversy is now in pro i St. Paul and Minneapo- U eats the most mutton, ins that sho consumes oy sheep as her sister city, ieapolis claims that the sheep ..jod in St. Paul arc very small, <d although slio may consume a greater number of muttons that they nre so small as to cause Minneapolis to lead in pounds ot mutton. The Scottish Farmer 6ays that har- UCFS horses are so scarce in that coun try (lint they must come to America to hftve their needs supplied. Not find ing what they wish, they take back the best available, which is to their loss and ours. The French aro buying their light cab horses from us. which they formerly obtained from Germany. They contend that they can buy their cheap horses cheaper than they can raise them. ! York last yearlfcian in the world. The . for the year comprises as, taken from all walks of life, and varying in ago from ohildren of less than fifteen years to men and wouen nearly ninety years old. This list is the largest on record in New York, although tho percentage of suicides to the entire population is lower than on some previous years. During 1895 just closed the Utica (N T . Y.) Herald tried to keep a record of all people reported to have died in the United States at the ago of 100 years or over. The total reported was curiously enough, pays the Herald, just 100. Two-thirds of those were v omen, all but four being white wo men. Of the colored centenarians there wore thirteen men. The oldest person to die was a colored man, who WHS 125. A white man died at St. Louis who had claimed to be 140, but there was no proof that he was over 121. Even at that age, however, he was the oldest white man to die during 1895. The oldest white woman was 120. There were fourteen people whose ages ranged from 110 to 125. The New York Tribune says: Some little time ago a famous firm of Lon don solicitors found it neoessary, in a case involving large interests, to have Kome detective work of a difficult and delicate nature done in this city, and instead of employing the regular agen cies put it in the hands of an Amerioan women of good social standing in pri vate life. She undertook the task, and has been so completely successful in the performance of it that the firm employing her has not only thanked her, but sent her a oheck for a hand some sum. The employment of women of education and position for delioate work has become common in England, but thus far few women have been so employed in this country. If they go into the business, however, it is pretty safe to say that they will sucoeed in it. From Vienna comes the news of a wonderful discovery in photographic science. It is no less than a means of photographing the interior of solid, opaque bodies. By the new system the bones of a man's hand were per fectly photographed, the flesh being invisible in the picture. Broken limbs and bullets in human bodies were also successfully revealed, as well as ob jects plaocd in a wooden bos. Pro fessor Routgeu, of the University of Wurzburg, is the inventor. The light be tiers to photogroph by is produoed what is known as a Orooke's pipe, viz : a vacuum glass tube with an induction tleotrio ourrent passing through it. The result j» a light that appears to penetrate organic substances just as ordinary light pssnes through glass. The inventor throws open a wide Held for the deduction of new truths ia eleotrioity snd optics. SONG OF; SPRING. The spring time, O the spring timor Who does not know It welly When the little birds begin to bullJ, And (ho little buds be.{ln to swell. When the sun with the clouds plays hide and-seek. And tho lambs are bucking and bleating. And ihe oolor mounts to the maiden's check. And the cuckoo scatters greeting, In the spring time, Joyous spring time! The summor, O the summer! Who does not know it well'/ When tho ringdoves coo tho long day through And the bee refills his cell. When the swish ot the mower is heard at morn, Ani wo all in the woods go roaming, And waiting is over, and lovo is born, And shy lips meet in the gloaming. In the summer, riponlng summer! —Alfred Austin. wourIUT" A TAI.E OF BRITISH GUIANA. s well, you fellows catt Relieve it or n °t as you like," said *' \° Mncka y. "hut I tell [f ' you that for a day and » night, I have known ■ what it is to bo dead." ' "Oh, come, Mac, that's too much. Tho Major has given us some pretty tall ones, but we can't quite swallow that." "Perhaps," suggested the Major, "Mackay refers to a state of alcholic saturation. I have heard—" "Oh, all right," said Mackay. "Only you said it was my turn for a yarn ; but of course if—" "Fire away, Mac; never mind the Major ; he's an unbelieving chap when his own tales are bested. We'll believe you. Observe the childlike innocence of our countenance." "Very well then, you shall have the yarn. "It happened out in British G'iiana. Phil Egerton and I had baienTinocking about that district in --tf yacht. Phil was a bit of a scientist; had dabbled in the o!ogi«> when ho was at Oxford, aud he foujpl something to interest him in thjrshallow waters round the ooast. Jjno buckets of mud and slimy thingwe fished up weren't very ex citiujjf for me, so I putin a good deal ofjpme hanging round the billiard 'rooms of Georgetown. "I don't think I could mention the place that I've spent more than n month in without contriving to make a fool of myself over some girl. Sho was a waitress this time, and, by .'ove! she was pretty. We called her 'The Queen,' and I never knew her by any other name. What nationality she beiongod to I can't tell you. I think she had a dash of most of them in her, but English, Spanish and In dian were perhaps tho most prominent —English in business, Spanish in love, but pure undiluted Indian in hate. It was a dangerous mixture, but you've no notion how fascinating. I wasn't by any means the only fellow . who'sucoumbed to her charms, but I believe I was the only one she cared a fig about. Xou'lf admit that the posi tion had its dangers. Of course I knew perfectly well that I was making an ass of myself, but I couldn't help it. Tho only thing for me to do was to bolt. If 1 stayed another week I should marry her, and then there'd be the deuce to pay. " 'Look here, Egerton,' I said one night; 'you've got to take mo away from here. Leave thoso confounded weeds of yours and lot's weigh anchor and be off.' " 'What's the matter, Mao?' said Egerton. 'Gcft the fidgets? I'm sorry, old man, but I've discovered a now species among these said weeds, and I want to woTk it up.' " Well, Phil, my boy, if you won't leave, you'll have to be my best man, that's all.' "That frightened him a bit. I told him the whole story, and he saw there was no time to be lost if I was to be saved. Phil Egerton knew me pretty well in those days. " 'l'll tell you what we'll do, Mao-,' ho said. 'You know Wilson, the sugar planter. He tells we there is seme capital shooting to be had in the in terior ; any amount of birds aud a ohanco at a stray jaguar or two. He's going to have a month of it, and has askod me to join him. We oan take the yaoht'B boat and go up tho Dem erara until we strike the woods. What do yon say?' " 'Anything you lite, so long as you get me out of this moss." "We went in the morning and saw Wilson about it. Ho was delighted, and said he would start as soon as we could get ready. "Of course any sensible man in mv position would have had tho pominou prudence to employ tho intervening time in cleaning his guns aud lookiug out various odds aud ends for the ex pedition, but as I tell yon, where women are conoerned I'm not to be counted in tho c,lass of sensible men. 1 went to see The Queen, and naturally she wormed tho whole thing out of me. " 'Phil,' I said, when I got back, 'if we can't start to-morrow wo needn't go at all. It would spoil the partv if I took a wife with ige.' " 'We'll start to-night if you like, Mae. I'm ready; aud if Wilson isn't, ho can follow us. Hut what's the hurry? You haven't told hur you're goiug, have you?' " 'Yes, I have, and that's why it won't do for mo to stay here louger.' " 'Well, Mae, ot all tho thundering idiots it has heeu my privilege to know, I do think you're about tho big gust. Why ou earth couldn't you vanish quietly and leave ber to Unci out about it aiterwsrJs ?' " 'I meant to, lnit wlieu I started talking to her, out it all earn-.' " 'What pomreased you to there at all tu dnj ?' LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1896. " 'Ob, come, Thil, be reasonable. You couldn't have kept away yourself, if you'd been in my place.' " 'You bad a scene, I suppose?' ' 'Well, slightly. She accused ma of wanting to get rid of her, trying to run away, in fact; and as it was per fectly true, I faucy I didn't show up very well in the argument that fol lowed.' "'Oh, you great bearded infant; put your hat ou and we'll go and see Wilson at once.' "We started next morning. I was feeling a bit hipped, of course, but the others were jolly euongh. As I think I told you, Phil had a weakness for pottering about in scientific messo?, and he found a kindred spirit iu Wilson, whose hobby was birds. It was really to get some specimens that he had originally proposed this expe dition. " 'By the way, Wilson,' said Phil, 'have you evor managed to get hold of auy curare?' " Curare?' said Wilson. 'I don't know what it is; what is it?' " 'Probably it has got some other name out hero. We called it curare in Oxford—lndian arrow poison, you know.' " 'Oh! you moan "wourali." No, 1 can't say I have, and I don't think I want to", either. It isn't a very safe plaything.' " 'Safe enough,' said Phil, 'so long as you haven't any cuts or scratches on your hands.' " 'For heaven's sake, shut up that scientific shop 1' I exolaimed. 'We've come out hero to enjoy ourselves, not to talk like a confounded British As sociation meeting.' "'Poor old Mac!' said Phil, J'what shall we talk about? Will billiards do —or waitresses?' '"Drop it, Phil,' I said; 'I want to be a bear, but your jargon isn't very interesting to a chap who hardly knows »iu ology from aa ism. Lot's "luwtj something to eat.' ''We found a shady spot under some bushes to have our meal in. We were just lighting up afterwards, and I was holding the match to my pipe when something (lashed out of the bushes and knocked the pipe out of my mouth. "'What's that?'said Phil, starting | up. " 'lt's a dagger,' I said. 'Just see what's behind those bushes, you chaps, while I tie my handkerchief around this hand. I've got a bit of a scratch. If it's "The Queen," let her go. Thank goodness she missed my face.' "it was 'The Queen.' They nought sight of her among the bushes, but she got away all right. They didn't fol low her far, but came back to see if I was much hurt. " 'lt's nothing serious,* I said; 'only a scratch, but I think my nerves must be a bit upset. It has made me feel horribly tired. I'll go and lie down in the boat for a while, and let you fel lows finish your smoke. I've got a bit of a head.' " 'Mackay, you're crying,'exolaimed Wilson, 'and the sweat is simply pour ing down your face. You're pretty badly hurt.' "'Crying!' shouted Phil. 'Wilson, that dagger is poisoned!' " 'Poisoned? You don't mean—' "'Yes, I do. It's "wouralia;" copi ous secretion of sweat aud tears, head ache, feeling of extreme lassitude— thoso aro the exact symptoms. Off with that bandage, Mac.' '"Good heavens! he's done for,' said Wilson. "'Done for? Not a bit of it. Off with that bandage; I'm going to suck the wound!' "I had just got energy enough left to protest against his doing this, but lie insisted, and I was too feeble to prevent him. " 'Nonsense, man,'he said; 'l'm safe enough. The stuff isn't a poison taken internally, even if 1 do manage to swallow some.' "Ho put his lips to the wound - , and then I closed my eyes and everything becamo blank. "It must have been hours afterward that I began to regain, I can't say consciousness, but an indefinite sen sation of existence and horrible weariness. It seemed to me that I was swimming on and on somowhere in a vague, purposeless way, and I was very, very tired. I called it swim ming, but that isn't an exaot descrip tion. I could feel my arms moving back and fore with a steady rhythmi cal motion, but the rest of my body was absolutely still. I WHS almost suf focating for want of air, but 1 didn't seem to have strength to gasp. How long that sensation lasted I can't say, but it must have been a very long time. 1 wouldn't voluntarily go through auotber hcur of suoh unutter able and helpless misery ior anything you could offer me. I tell you it has given mo my theory of what future puuishmeut may bo like. "As coussiousncss gradually re turned, tho feeling of infinite weari ness became moro and moro unbeara ble. Mv arms were still swinging backwards nud forwards like a couple of animated pump handles and I was quite uuable either to stop them or to move any other part of my body. Try and imagine the sensation; it was simply awful. "Wheu I did finally come to myself so far as to know what was going ou, I did it pretty thoroughly. You know tho theory that when a man loses tho uso of bis eyo?, his sense* of touch and hearing became unusually accute? From my experience that day I can quite believe it. Iha 1 lost all power uf mot'on, anil ray perooptive facul ties became, to compensate, most un comfortably keen. J felt as though I eould alinott see through mv closed eyelide. "Phil told mo afterwards that the peculiarity of 'vrourali' poisoning is that if the dime is not very large, only the uervet of mutton are paralyzed, while thoso uf s. nsitiou become ah normally semit ve. I knew everything luu! aa* Hoi-i« ou aro in I •!>*. aud I conl J hear every word they said, but I couldn't even wink to let them know I wan alive. "They bad stuck a knife handle be tween my teeth to keep my mouth open, aud the weariness in my arms was caused by the fact that for nearly a day and a night Phil and Wilson had been taking it in turns to practice artificial respiration on me. " 'Egerton,' I heard Wilson say, 'do you think it's any good going on longer? He hasn't breathed now for nearly twenty-four hours. I believe he's dead.' " 'We'll goon as long as we oan stand !' said Phil, and I blessed him for it. 'lf we can only keep the arti ficial respiration going till the poison is eliminated, he will recover. For God's sake, keep it up as long as you can, Wilson.' " 'lf you think there is the slightest chance of saving him, I'll goon; but I don't thiuk I can last out mueh longer.' " 'He's still warm, Wilson, and I won't give up hope as long as that is so.' "That was a nice cheerful conversa tion to overhear, wasn't it? Listeners nover hear good of themselves it is said, but I doubt whether the most persistent eavesdropper ever had the pleasure of hearing a man pronounce him dead, without being able to con tradict the statement. If I hadn't begun to breath spontaneously pretty soon after that, I should never have had the opportunity of contradicting it. Phil and Wilson couldn't have gone on much longer. How they kept it up for tho length of time they did I have nover been able to understand. Tho power ot friendship is very much undented. "It must havo been about.two hours after Wilson had decided that I was dead, that Phil saw my eyelids begin to twitoh. "'At last, Wilson !' ho crie.l. 'Go and get soma water from the river.' "They dushed the cold water over me, and it caused me to gasp slightly. They carried me to the boat, and as 60ou as they saw the danger was over, they, both of them, sat down on the bottom boards and fell fast asloep. In a very few minutes after them, I was asleep too. "Nearly fifteen hours after that, I woke, feeling rather weak and faint, but otherwise as right as a trivet. Tho other two were still asloep, and I didn't wake tllem. "That is the story, and I don't think I was guilty of an exaggeration when I told you that for a day and a night I had known what death wa«. A man who remains for twenty-fonr hours without drawing a breath may fairly claim to be dead, I think."—Cham bers's Journal. The Deadly Grape Seel. ! The grape seed, having been relieved of tho charge of causiug appendicitis, seems to have taken a new tack and is trying to do its mischievous work in another fashion. An official of a New Jersey county is in a critical condition from the ef feots, it is said, of a grade seed. He ate some grapes and took great care not to swallow the see-Is, but by come accident managed to inhale one,which lodged in the upper portion of his lungs. Himself u physician, he real ized tho necessity for care and rest, and supposed ho had given the soed ample time to become encysted, which however was not tho case. There are a number of cases on rec ord small artioles of various sorts have been drawn into the lungs with tho breath. In several instances irritation had begun that ended in death. Sometimes, though, the articlo becomes coated with exudations from tho surrounding surface and is gradu ally covered up, foiming a lump that one may carry through tho remainder of life without serious injury. Post mortem examinations have disclosed several of these cysts which had noth ing to do with the death of the subject. —New York Ledger. A Great Bo?. "That pointer of mine is a great dog," declared Howard Vernon, as he petted his SIOOO dog Glenbeigb. "I oan always depend on him. Whon ha makes a point I know that he has scented a bird and I know that he will not move a muscle while I have a chance at that bird. "I was hunting quail up at Point Reys last month when I lost Glenbeigh. I knew he must be pointing in the brush somewhere, but I looked every where for him and oould not find him. Tho I resumed tho search, with no better success, but on tho third day I found him in a dense thicket, standing perfectly rigid, with his tail sticking straight out behind and one foot up. A quail had run in to a hollow tree, and the dog stood at the opening pointing. The quail dared not come out, aiut the dog, true to'his training, wouldn't move. He bad been standing in that position, without so much as moving a foot, for sixty-five hours, and when I tried to lead him away lie could not walk."—* San Fraucisco Post. Hallway Travel iu Allien. Discontented passengers by the London, Chatham and Dover should try South Africa. A pathotio atory comes from tho Transvaal of a traveler who, at Kaapmuider, ar"*ed a railway official to direct him to *, train tor Barberton. He was shown into the down Delagoa train, aud at Hector spruit was tiued 8"> for traveling to a place other than that mentioned on his ticket. Next day he went baok to Kaapmuider, inquired of another offi cial, and found the right train. But hi* welcome at Barberton waa no warmer than that at Heutorspruit. The authorities promptly fined him another S3 for traveling with a ticket of the » rerious dar.—London Realm. (Siflej: , [Scale) ForeiplMt S du n29 «»>***« 496,522,101 lbs . SIL * RwVds. ending June 30 gl 8 gp ® lIL sft l Jap KNIVES AND FORKS. now nniTisn cutlkry is made FOB AMERICAN MARKETS. K(Torts Made to Elood Our Markets Before tl»e McKlnley TnrllT—Row It Injured IJiltlsli Cutlery Trade —Tlielr Trosperlt.y Returning Under tlie Wilson RIM. SHEFFIELD, Eng., Jan. 28, 1896. Iu the hardware liuo of this country, "Sheffield" is well mall a household word. But lilte many other English trades, its success and prosperity is largely dependent on outside sources of consumption. In fact, nearly every industry of Eoglaud is dependent on outside help before it can "gee" at all and, like the woolen and worsted trade of another part of Yorkshire, Sheffield fteel and cutlery manufacturers find in America their most important cus tomer for her made up products. As one takes np his table cutlerv or examines his pocketblndcs, the familiar names Joseph Hogers & Sons, aud several others of noted fame, convey the impression that all these produc tions emanate from large and rnaguif* icent factories. Bnt such is not the ease. Some of Sheffield's large con cerns are housed on back streets so narrow at to be merely lanes, in build ings that formerly were used as shops and dwellings, now thrown all into one, with the result that to an outsider having such big notions about Shef field's cutlery trade, he would think it degenerating to the fame some of the cutlers have attained. Standing one dinner hour in the street of the very thick of Sheffield's factories, it was evident that the huge number ot men, who were hurriedly walking about, were operatives in the district factory. It needed no great effort to button hole one of these and, having accomplished that, I at once began the "pumping" process. "By your appearance you seem to be a workman in one of these cutlery factories ;can you inform mo of a like ly person who can give me a few par ticulars of your trade?" "What is it that you want to know?" was very quickly responded. Then I announced to him my purposes. "Look here," be said in effect, "I have worked in the steel and cutlery trade of Sheffield all my life, and just know a thing or two about it; come to my house, street, No. , at a later hour when I've finished and we'll have a talk together." I agreed to that proposal and now submit the results of that interview. I may say here that, on inquiries about my informant, I found him to bo a very sober, steady, intelligent man, whose character was thoroughly good aud whose ability was undis puted. "Well," I said, when I called upon him later, "how are you off for work in Sheffield?" '"Oh, just at present we've got quite plenty, in fact, in some departments, they are not only busy, but literally have more to do]thanthey can possibly get through." "Then of late have had an in crease of employment, say for this la6t year back?" "Certainly we have." "But what is the general opinion in cutlery circles as to the cause of this greatly improved trade?" "Everybody says it's the American people knocking off the late heavy tariff," he said, somewhat childishly ; but ho wat no doubt voicing the senti> ments of all Sheffield,and speaking the truth into the bargain. "But is there no other reason that can be assigned for Sheffield being so quiet until this year came in?" Here he seemed to think soberly, and after a moment's ictleotion he gave mo this valuablo piece of infor mation. "Yes," he blurted off abruptly. "One of our largest manufacturers of cutlery, by name Messrs. George Wostenholm & Sous, up to lha late inauguration of those vory tariffs in America was very busy." "You mean the MoKinley tariff which took effect in October, 1890," I ■aid by way of enlightenment. "Yes, that was it Well, up tothen this flint was extraordinarily busy. Every available stand was occupied •very minute of the day, very much overtime was worked, and overy blade Terms—Bl.oo in Advance ; 51.25 after Three Months. and knife was got out it was possible for the men to do." "And why was that?" I asked. "This firm has branch wurehouses in America, and thoy know (nil well that only let these new laws some into operation it would no longer bo possi ble for them to send their goods across and sell them at the old rate, conse quently they shipped all across tho Atlantic they possibly could beforo McKinley dutias became law, so that they might Le able to warehouse tho cutlery on the other sido and sell it as they thought best afterward. Ever since the high tariff camo into force Wostenholm's have been slack until this last few months back, when, like all the rest, they have become busy." This was a very frank expression, and since I had it given mo I have taken the trouble to investigate into its correctness. Accordingly I find in the Century's Progress, published recently ss 1803, in that part devoted to Yorkshire under the head of Shef field's commerce, there stands the first on tho list tlio name of George Wos tenholm «fc Sons, limited, solo manu facturers of the celebrated "I. X. L." cutlery, and tho famous original "pipe" razors. In giving a detailed epitome of tho business career of this lirni, it 2s stated, among otter tnings, that this firm have branches at New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Sydney and Melbourne. As every production made by this firm is marked with their trado merit, it should be refused by every lover of American made goods-'. Continuing 1 said, "How are work men's wages today as compared with your former busy time iu 1890?" "When the slack time came and we had little to do, the masters of Sheffield thought that an opportune time for giving notice of a reduction of wages, and although we stoutly resented it, yet wo ultimately had to cave into the extent of about 15 per cent, reduc tion." "And you have not been able to got that put on again?" "No fear," he said good humoredly, "once down, always down, and to-day we arc working on that basis." "What do you think is the busiest seotiou in the Sheffield trado of to day ?" "Undoubtedly the spring knife and table blade cutlery is the busiest." "And can you give me any whole sale prices at whioh cutlery is being made?" I asked. "Well," he said, "I do know for a fact that not long ago one of our mak ers executed an order for one blade pocket knives at 12 shillings per gross, or just Id. (2 cents) per piece, finished and complete, supposed to have on bone bandies for hiifts. Isn't that low enough for you?" YANKEE. ValueqflDooten and. Worsted 6oods IRanuJactursd in England, and Sold to s Clothe People in the United. States .> J t^JCH - HWMNM© ~ ill feTTtiJlion Pounds Sterling ~ 1W Hoi for ftfld □■rUhnM nlMte sWiU'ion ftundsSlulinj zjllUbgHr M H-WAim Pounds SmVuttj " I|H : ji I2S*WS jU (Qwroge) JH [■' Clicwio Trade Declines. The way we captured the cheese markets of the world laat year i«repre sented by a decrease of 20,805,00(1 pounds in our shipments as compared with 1094, aud a money iosa of |3,iy4,- 000. _ . NO. 22. Congressman Ilemleraoa to the Point, Mr. Speaker, this is a business mat ter, (or a business people, and Bhould be met in a business way. A few days ago, when this House was considering the Bayard resolution, we were taunt ed by the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. CrispJ that we dared nottakere ttponsibility. We will show him to day whether the Republican party is afraid to take responsibility or not. [Loud applause on the Republican side.] Whether thiß country is pre sided over by a Republican or a Dem ocratic Executive, whether it is threat ened with bullets or ballots, whether by deficiency or surplus, the Republi can party never shirks its duty to this country. [Renewed applause.] Wo are taunted with working on a holiday. I want to say to my friend from Ten nessee [Mr. McMillin] that if the Democratic ass falls into the ditch with a National load upon its shoul ders we will even work on Sunday to take the National part of it out of the ditch. [Laughter and great applause. ] The gentleman from Georgia tells us that this is for the purpose of tax ing the people. My God, there is no power in Congress to put back in tho pockets of the American people that which Democratic polices have robbed them of since the Democratic Adminis tration went into power on the 4th of March, 1893. [Renewed applause.] They talk of speed in behalf of the Treasury. Do they forget the speed with which Democratic policies have emptied the Treasury? [Laughter.] They have emptied it, and we propose to put money there. Since this Ad ministration came into power it has kept this Nation oscillating between chills and fever. [Laughter.] We propose to stop ttese diseases and let the American regain a normal condi tion. We will do our part of it.—D. B. Henderson, of lowa, in Congress. Value of HJaol Sold to the United States Great Britain J w ~| i|! I Hal jor _ v - -||B|li'flol grown <1 hiwow Pounds Strung fll j 'SUr.-,aiout««, :jH in UK V.l 3MipnPcw(i:,g,hTrinn §S ! -ji iwr| •irsrcSto«!-'■ J3—ji H Scat of the Present Tronble. Restore again the polisy of the Re publican party and reverse the balance of trade in our iavor and the effect will bo, as it always has bjen hereto fore, to stop the outflow of gold from our shores and bring to us instead the yellow mutal sufficient to make good the balance of trade in our favor. Tho real seat of tho present trouble is largely if not wholly due to a false economic policy insisted upon by tho opposition in the face of overwhelm ing facts us well as the logic of the present unfortunate condition of our National well-being.—Hon. Robert J. Gamble,of South Dakota,in Congress. Capturing: Those Markets. In 1893 we sold almost 6,000,000 bushels less wheat and 1,680,000 bar rels less ilour to foreign countries that in 1894. Tho money loss exceeded $10,000,000, notwithstanding the fact that the average price of wheat wae about nine cents a bushel higher last ; ear than in 1891. RATS AND MICE. Humla Suffered From n Genuine I'lociw of Rodents. Russia has suffered from a genuine plague of ruts ami mice, aud the story is attractivel; told by Unite! Status Consul Heauan al Odessa. In a report to tho State Department The vermin first appeared In Souther# Russia in the autumn of 1893, and they In creased in number with marvelous rapidity owiug to heavy grain harvests leaving muct untbrashed grain, and to the mild weather In addition to the common house and Held mouse, anothor and new variety appeared, having a long, sharp nose. These mice over ran every place, and they moved In vast numbers like aruiies,and in instances did uot hesitate to attack men aud animals. Wliilf tho rats were not so numerous as the mice they were more destructive. entiug every thing, gnawing away the woodwork, and even ruiuing entire building.-'. After ex haustlng all other means, the plague wai finally terminated in 18!)1 by resort t< bacteriology, when the vermin were d» stroyed by tho inoculation of a few rodent! with contagious disease germs. CANADA'S MILITIA. They Are Not Prilling Mitch and IIav« Obsolete Gil nil. The Canadian Minister of Militia laid his report before Parliament at Ottawa. Tho report shows that only 80,877 men putin their annual drill of twelve days last year, the appropriation having run short. The Minister says it is to bo regretted that tho whole of the active militia cannot be drilled every year. The whole force is about 40,000 men, and he believes that by being exercised twelve days each year they would becomu quite efficient and available for active mili tary duty at very shirt notice. The expenditure on account of militia last year was f1,£74,013, of which 51.U7.0K) wa> on account of defences of British Columbia, tttt.ooo for modern firearms, and t51,000 for warlike stores. The Adjutant-General •allsatteutlon to tho olMolete rifles with which tho force la I equipped.
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