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pviv<ff-Vv' ? ; ffv^ 7 • %Wi, "•t * ' ) ?"*P' g# V5 l s & ' : » • > > flaindcalcj j • I. mtHYKE, t«t»r M< PsSlflwr. HoHENBT, - - ELLINOIE ,1R Carlin, Bendel, Fatrick Mo- Johh Potto- CIKCLING THE GLOBE. IMPORTANT OOCTTRRKKCKS CONCISELY SCfaUIARI zm fatelligeace by metric Wire from EtmJ "'v. Qurtcr of the riviliiod WorM, Km- 4 bracing FoNlga Affairs and Home H»p» p--Ilia ii of an Important N»t«m . Ir #H i W M; , f PAIR TO MIDDLING. tibiM BnnekM of Business Hlfldjr _ tory, and Others Much the Kcnm --; THE con lit ion of trade for last week, as *e vie wed by «R. G. Dan k Co., is -as fol- It is tno most prominent characteristic of the •tesent Htuatioiv th.oiwbout the country «•*»•* W« usual consistency of c.->niriercial action is lacking; .transactions ami results for some branch** of IniHiitcKR are highly satisfactory, and for others much tha reverse. The ap­ proaching transition from one crop year to an- IUUUI F ju.VW BUU lue - -other. the recent chance of Administration, the / ' dianges in the, interstate law, and the rapid i HKNRI MATTHIKT*, 4fovelopuient of manufactures at the Boutit are producing effects which can­ not be fully measured. Iron production has begun to decline. Prices are lower «t Pittsburg, but there is a letter feeling in fin­ ish*! bar iron there and at Philadelphia, and the demand for plaLe, pipe, sheet and structural iron continues satisfactory. The coal market it «Uli uu settled. The wool market goes lower while waiting for a lequate new supplies. This fnture depends 111*111 tlie state of the dry good* market, which is Hot now encouraging. The cotton manufacture is active and healthy. The trade in drugs and chemicals has iK-come quite ««tive, with colieciions excellent, but dye stuff! .••re dull. A speculative movement' m breai •tuffs has developed a .iu'i. Wheat has advanced cents, corn l'a cents, and oats 1% cents,witlt 4m advance of 15cents i>er 10;(pounds in hogs and lard. Oil has declined cents, and cotton a alxteenth. The grocery trade lias been active. In sugar the demand is confined to actual needs. In spire of some speculative advances the gen- etal average of price* for commodities is a little lower tlian it was May J. The outlook in the Morthnest iff regarded much more confi­ dently since the recent lafns. K very where the crop prospects are encouraging, with" the season more advanced than i;sual and the acreage in ifheat considerably increased. The business failures numbered ahi", as compared with 214 for W previous week. » A STRAW BINDER WANTED. foreman; Hugh Donald, George , risch, Frank Stratkovisch, John Moore, Ubert Dwyer, Edward Kurtz, and Stephen Matson, Tbe cape with the vic­ tims was hurled into the "sump," a hole it the bottom of the shaft where the water from the workings accumulates, knd the mangled bodies were not recov- sred for some time. The mine is oper­ ated by the Allia ce Coal Company. It it an old working, and the shaft is 500 feet deep. < THE rumor 'Which has been circulating tor the past six months, to the effect that jx-Minieter Phelps would resume his duties an professor in the Ynle La# School, has been verified by the issuanc of a prospectus of the •elective studi with a course in law by Professor Phi * AT Providence, , R. I., Samuel Pearoe, a member of the Board of Tr has passed away. After the assassin sit. rf President Lincoln, Mr. Pearee and h- sister, whd were traveling to Newborn, N. C., were arrested, as they bore a striking resemblanoe to J. Wilkes Booth and Mrs. "Surratt, and narrowly escaped being shot. FIRE af Danville, Vt., wiped out the business part of the town, including the postoffice and all the mail. The loss is ftbout $50,000 and the insurance $20,000. -- a veteran of the battle of Waterloo, died in New York City. AT the -second day's session of the Scotch-Irish congress Robert Bonner, of New York, was elected President. AT Philadelphia, by a vote of 285, the International Y. M. C. A. Convention de- sided to hold its next meeting at Kansas City. Chicago received 283 votes. of the widow i speaking of Baid that he that a soldi! the mean it he is not ei army rule, instruction] police r_ toils, m Mr, Bussey settled opinion of duty, within ins ion laws, when 'ating any order, , or violating any srior officer for the oamp. - Ik. W* • t HOMES WITH BABIES. MMUNQ THE Dirnn: INJCKOTIOH, •1KCRBA8K AND MULTIPLY." QOSSIL TftE Atchtso for the *618. • f*. thn* he k« -ar -18S8 ar« iug the -precedi 15 4-10 per cent. D of the Directors of ta Fe Railroad given out, com- the year 1887. operated 3,020; trnings, $15,- operating $11,027,161; s, deduot- *3,407,160. trnings for than dur- fecrease of *ease, $801,- business and .. ..... 7; v k;v li'V I. h4 !H|B Illinois State Grange Offers $10,000 for the Right Kind of Device. ®HE State Grange of Illinois, through its Executive Committee* offers $10,000 to-be paid to «ny: one who will invent a machine or device to attach to reapers *hat will bind wheat and cats with straw. Said device may woik and twist its straw •direct from the reaper, or it may be a separate machine that will twist the straw and wjnd on large spools that may be rereoled on smaller spools by the farmer and set in place in the reaper when wanted. Said money to be paid as soon as the device is proved to be a success. Should more than one person claim the above $10,000 on his invention the (ftimmittee reserve the right to choose the one that to them •eems most practical. The said patent to be issued for the use and benefit of the « »uwvninu aitiucm vbi>mrnu » iu< Illinois State Grange and legally trans- West Main street crossing of the Michi ferred by the said patentee. This offer - '-Jv- rr i;C. * f .-' vb v-fH' .. # ? • • hold good until July 8, 1889. AROUND THE DIAMOND. flpMi ITalllala Conpetinr for the Leacoe Chaa- pionshlp. . . r^tHB official standing of the ball clubs ftit are in tbe race for the championship of the associations named is gives below* %S .631 .588 .571 jsb .476 .277 .ISO £ National. W. Hew York. ..8 Boston 7 Philada 7 Pittsburgh. .8 Chicago 7 , Cleveland... 8 India nap. ...7 ~ WaBhington.3 Western. W. Bt Paul..... 10 Omaha 9 _BUJ Bt ^sepli... 8 Denver 5 Minneapolis 5 Moines. 4 Iwankee.. 3 11 f) cl American. W. .615 St. Louis...17 .583 Baltimore. .12 .583;Brooklyn. ..10 .533 K ns's City.12 .5l)olAthletic.... 9 .500, Cincinnati.. 10 .46FIIColumbus.. S .181j Louisville.. 3 f! c! Inter-St. W. .833 Evansville ..7 .750! Da veil port.. 7 .538|Quincy 7 .500 Peoria 8 .500| Springfield. *5 .384 Burlington.. 4 .3071 .21* L. 6 7 7 9 8 11 IS 17 XI 5 S 5 6 7 8 .500 .416 •333 ft#. .t^>T DIED IN AGONY. jHto Bonrllnr Execution of fiald-Knobben. AT Ozark, Mo., the notorious Bald Knobbers, Dave Walker, his son Will- lAin, and John Matthews, were strangled in the jail yard. The rope broke at tie first attempt, and the doomed men were dashed to the ground. Dave Walker and Matthews were then drawn np and slowly strangled, Matthews dying with his feet o« the ground. Then tbe trap was again adjusted, and William Walker, groaning ami struggling, was launched into eter- PC*lie is said to have been hor- nble in the extreme, and lasted about •Ween minutes. ° '* -- --t 'i...; * The Laeky Oa«>s. »f ' THE President has made the following appointments: George D. Beynolds, of Uissoori, to be Obited States Attorney for the Eastern District of Mis- fPlr1 'i . Kimball, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District Of Missouri; Richard Farr, of Virginia, to be ttaited States Marshal for the Eastern District m virfimia; Joseph P. Wilson, of Idaho Terri- ttary, to be United States Marshal for the Terri- of Idaho ; Samuel D. Warmcastle, of Penn- svlvaniu, Collector of Internal Revenue for the oiir'i4-" r^x District of Pennsylvania : Levi B. Wilcox, of Illinois, Collector of'Internal Rev­ enue for the Eighth District of Illinois; James M. Townsend, of Richmond. Ind., Recorder of tte General Land Office; Lars K. Aaker, of Minnesota, Recover of Public Moneys at Crook- Ston Minn.; James A. Spradling, of New Mexi- «o. Receiver of Public Moneys at Santa Ke, N. rt ?• R°l>erts(jn. of Indiana, a nlember OT the Board of Registration aud Election in the Territory of Utah ; John B. Catlin, of Montana Indian Agent at the Blackfeet Agency, M. T. . Suffocated by Smoke. : SOME rye-straw sheaves took fire in tiki1 saddlery concern of Grossman, Gourion „A Co., at Cincinnati, Ohio. While ex­ tinguishing the blaze ten firemen were mffocated by the smoke and had to be ••Tried to the engine-houses. A Disastrous Blaze. THE Case Manufacturing Company's establishment at Columbus, Ohio, was horned, together with a large amount of stock and finished goods. The loss is •bout $00,000, with insurance $25,000. BA8TERN OCCURRENCES. THE American Peace Society held its iW' WfH-: • 7^-^7 ' S. Tobey was re-elected WESTERN HAPPENINGS. THE 'Other night a peculiar circum­ stance was noticed by a number of people st Jamestown, Dakota. A small black cloud hanging rather low was observed to move rather queerly, when suddenly the clond was lost sight of and a precipitation of frogs was seen. There were several hun- dreds of them, and they could be seen hop­ ping up in the street a block away. It is claimed that a funnel-shaped cloud, in­ dicating a cyclone, was 6eeu in the west shortly before, and the theory of some is that the frogs were caught up from some slough in this whirlwind and car­ ried in the air until it spent itself, which happened to be over the center of James­ town. THE town of Beaver Dam, Ohio, was visited by a fire which destroyed the en­ tire business portion of the town, besides many residences. The loss is estimated at between $80.(100 and $100,000, with an insurance of only $15,000. It is not thought that the burned district will be rebuilt. FIEBCB forest fires were reported in Midland,0Cf!are, Gladwin, Osceola and Huron Connties, Michigan, on the 8th inst. A brisk wind fanned the flames. Men worked in brigades trying to check the progress of the lire. A SHOCKING accident occurred at the gan Central Railroad, at Kalamazoo, Mich. A street-car containing eight women and two men, was crossing the track when a switch-engine dashed down upon it at a high rate of speed, and the driver, being nnable to get the car out of the way, the helpless passengers were hnrled to a terrible death. The human freight was mangled in a terrible manner. The killed and wounded are: Mrs. Alexaiid^r Haddock, killed and body hor­ ribly mangled: Mrs. M. E. Wateles, instantly killed and body badly mangled ; Miss Gertrude Tillotson. Mis. George Smiley. Mrs. Middletou, |"id Mrs. Vau Antwerp, killed ; Mrs. Gibsou, in­ jured in the head and side ; Mrs. Barnes, badly zut aud bruised about the head. Both of the male passengers escaped, and the driver jumpeit ftom his seat in time to avoid anything but a few bruises. Miss ANNIE VANC'IL, of DuQuoin, 111., di|d of starvatiou. Several weeks ago her mother was adjudged insane and 6ent to an asylum. Miss Yancil declared she would eat nothing until her mother was released. She lived seventy-five days, th^ laet thirty of whicb Bhe tasted abso­ lutely nothing. THE town of Elba, Minn., not far from Winona, was almost destroyed by the prairie fires which raged in that part of the State. FIBE at North Jndson, Ind., destroyed property valued at $25,000. The fire originated from a bonfire started by small boys in an alley. A. M. Cox, of Dnluth. Minn., has given his employes notice that he will raise the wages of the married employed in his broom factory, and that the single men will not be wanted after June 1. If they were married by that time they will he re­ tained at increased wages. GOVERNOR FRANCIS, of Missouri, has signed the bill making trading in options a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of from $300 to $1,000. SOUTHERN INCIDENTS. A TRAGEDY occurred near Covington, Tipton County, Tenn., which resulted in the killing of W. T. Douglass, Mayor of that city. It seems a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Henry Donaldson, a negro who was charged with assault.' Mayor Douglass was one of a posse of ten men who went to the negro's house to effect his arrest. Tbey found his cabin closed and called upon him to open the door. Receiving no answer they gave warning that unless the door was opened they would break it down, at the same time informing him that they had a warrant for his arrest. Just at this period a gun was thrust through the door and discharged by the negro on the inside. The contents struck Douglass, who was in front, kill­ ing him instantly. It being dark and the posse fearing another discharge they im­ mediately retreated, an>l Donaldson suc­ ceeded in making his escape. E. J. SLAUGHTER, of Glen Elk, W. Ya., hae been arrested, charged with fraudu­ lently representing himself as a pension examiner. ^ BLUNDER by a telegraph operator eansed a collision at Glen Mary. Tens •iinual meeting at Boston, Mais. The & freight and passenger train on MAn 1? <3 O n m . tnA L! AniLt> J a Jt l|on. Edward president. The American Tract Society held its #mual meeting at New York. The re- »ere!l20O(m tL8°urcea duril»g the year Itere $120,072 and the expenditures $123,- 165 The old Board of Manacer*weM VM Ord Wlt|1 VE additiou of Warner Yan Orden of New York and Albert B InTthP °Aber officerB of the society #»d the committees were also re-elected. AT Philadelphia the twenty-eighth In- ' tfernational Convention of the Y MCA 5as opened by General 0. O. Howard, of a DUmfr of Prominent lay- ven of the evangelical churches being /present, 8 AT Kadca William colliery, near Mid- <®eport, Pa., the cage containing ten Winers was ascending the shaft, and had peached a height of about sixteen feet from the bottom when an empty car was pushed over the top of the shaft bv two Hungarian laborers. The car struck tbe ascending c age with awful momen- iwit. Shattering it to splinters and ini: •tantly killing every one of its oecn- SNBts. The names of the victims are as Jffiiwr. Michael Boyle, assistant inside 008 is the loss on pass.-,,.,. ». $^.064,300 is the loss on freight jbrefi&e* ACROSS THE OCEAN. A BBXTXIIN telegram says: A commit­ tee of the Berlin conference has been di­ rected to examine and report upon the means -for establishing order in Samoa and adequate guaranties for the maintenance of peace, including the question -of a King. Dr. Knappe, formerly German Consul at Apia, denies that Mataafa ordered his adherents to aid in rescuing the sailors of the Ger­ man men-of-war recently wrecked at that place. On the contrary, he says, Mataafa forbade his followers to assist the Ger­ mans in any way. Dr. Knappe also severely ^ensures the "loose discipline" of the American sailors in Samoa. He accuses tbem of thievish propensities and a,fondness for liquor. THE great French exposition, the great­ est the world has «ever seen, is open at Paris, France. The formal ceremony of giving to the people this magnificent show took place when President Carnot delivered an address and touched the but­ ton that set the^vast machinery in motion. Only 1,500 people were able to see the re:l cetemony inside the grand vestibule, or to hear President Carnot's speech, which, however, was a very good effort. Probably 250,000 people went in on tickets. The scene was a magnificent one, and the crowd a prodigious one. FRESH AND NEWSY. THE indications are that a big railway deal is on the tapis. The Northern Pacific and Manitoba on one hand, and the Manitoba and Northwestern on the other, are negotiating, and have been for some time past, with a view of either consolidating into one system or at least arranging a running and truffle agree­ ment fcy which trains of either road can pass over both lines. Railway men at Ottawa, Ont., say that the consolidation is sure to bs brought about. EIGHTEEN years ago Albert Pearson was sentenced to three years in Manitoba Peni­ tentiary, at Winnipeg, for receiving stolen horses, knowing them to be stolen. After serving a year he escaped across the line and settled in Dakota, where he has .lived ever since. He wtnt to Winnipeg recently on a visit, and was arrested. He is now a Dgiuraiued citizen of the United States, and whether he can be imprisoned for the remainder of the term he should have served is a question that has yet to be settled. The United States Consul will look after his interests. THE Attorney General has received the resignation of William E. Purcell, United States Attorney for Dakota. The resigna­ tion of William H. Dawson, United States Attorney for the Northern and Middle Dis­ tricts of Alabama, has be -n accepted by tho President, to take effect June 1. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS Those Who Have Bwn Successful in Their Aspiration*. THE President has made the following appointments: f iTrankW. Palmer of Illinois, to be Public Printer; Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Hugh S. Thompson of South Carolina, to be Civil Service Commissioners ; Arthur L. Thomas of Salt Lake City, Utah, to be Governor of Utah; Elijah Sells of Salt Lake City, Utah, to be Sec­ retary of Utah ; Ellsworth Daggett, of Utah, to be Surveyor General of Utah ; Perry J. Anson of Idaho, to be Registrar of tbe Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho; William H. Danielaon of Idaho, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Blackfoot, Idaho; Michael A. Leahy of Wisconsin, to be Agent for the Indians of the La Pointe Agency, in Wisconsin; Joseph F. Bennett, of New Mexico, to be Agent of the Indians of fhe Mescalero Agency, in New Mexico; James *N. Beacon, of Kansas, to be Referee and Chairman of the Refere&i to be ap­ pointed under the act of March ii, 1887, entitled, An act to grant the right of way through the Indian Territory to the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway," for the purpose of apprais­ ing the compensation to be made by said rail­ way company to the Cherokee Nation. THE President has appointed Asa Mat­ thews of Illinois to be First Comptroller of the Treasury, vice M. J. Durham, re­ signed. Mr. Matthews is the present Speaker of the Illinois House of Repre­ sentatives. He was Colonel of an Illi­ nois regiment during the war and subsequently held the office of Collec­ tor of Internal Revenue for the Peoria District. He lives at Pittsfield, 111. The Piesident also appointed Frank C. Loveland to succeed Gen. Franz Sigel as Pension Agent at New York City, and Lemuel C. Wright of Nevada to be Su­ perintendent of the Carson City Mint. Irving G. Caldwell of Ohio and Richard i W. De Lambert of Kansas have been ap­ pointed Special Agents of the General Land Office. REPORTS. the Cincinnati Southern Road. A fire­ man was killed and four other employes wounded. ® THE Eureka detectives, acting princi­ pally under directions of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company, but as well in conjunction with the United States revenue authorities, have completed an­ other raid upon the moonshiners of the extreme southern counties of McDowell and Wyoming, West Virginia, and cap­ tured fifteen additional prisoners as a re­ sult, raising the total number arrested on this charge to date to eighty-oue. Among those lodged in jail at Charleston were two women. They are a miserable- looking set of wretches? THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. ASSISTANT SECRETARY BCSSEY has rendered an important decision in the, pension case of ' Mary E. McNeil, widow of Alexander McNeil, .late private in- Company D, One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers. The case involves the important question of "line of duty," ana the former decisidn ! » reversed and the Commissioner of Pensions is directed to place the name CHICAGO. CiTTLl--Prime Good Common Hoos--Shipping Grades. SHEEP WHEAT--Jfo. 2 Spring..... CORN--No. St OATS--No.*J2 RYE--No. 2 BUTTEK-- Choice Creamery CHEESE--Fall Cream, flats Eoos--Fresh POTATOES--Louisiana, brl POBK--Mess MILWAUKEE. WHKAT--Cash COHN--No. 3 OATS--No. 2 White RTE--No. 1 BARLEY--No. 2. PORK--Mess. •» «... DETROIT. C ATTLWS HOGS.. SHEEP F. WHEATS--NO. 2 Had CORN--No. 2 Yellow OATS--No. 2 White. TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 2 Red CORK--Cash OAXSS--No. i White <H .. NEW YORK. CATTLS HOGS SHEEP. WHEAT--No. 2 Bid. COKN~ NO. 2 OATS--White PORK--New Mess •;. .. BT. LOUIS. CATTLS... floos WHEAT--No. 2..*.......,.......... CORN--No. 2.... OATS .FT.. RtE- No. « INDIANAPOLIS, CATTLS.. Hoos • HHEBP LAMBS j. CINCINNATI. Hoos--Butchers' WHEAT--No. 2 Bed CORN--No. 2..... OATS--No. 2 Mixed............... RUE--No. 2 . Foiilt- Mess...........».....,..i. KAN8A6 CITY. CA'STLR--Good ...; Btockers * Batchers". Boos--Choice............ Medium ... v...... ...^... 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Some interesting developments in con­ nection with large families have been made in this vicinity Melohor Mueller, who re­ sides nter Bellevue, in the neighboring county of Jackson, bears tlie distinction of bo in#: the father of ono of tho largest fam­ ilies on record. Twenty-eight children havo been born to him, eighteen of whom are dead and ten living. In this number there were three pairs of twins. Mueller was born at Tranneim, Germany, ,in De­ cember, 1834, and is a robust, healthy man. He has been twice married. His first wife was Agatha Doser, a native of Germany, who bore him six children, three of whom aro living. His second wife was Kunigundo Hummel, also a native of Germany, who is ,<now living, aged 46. She has borne twenty- two children, seven of whom aro living. •Mueller Is a poor but industrious man, deeply attached to his family, thoroughly domestic in his tastes, and, if his life is spared, thinks he will yet. see several other flaxen-haired, rosy-cheeked children bear his name. The neighborhood in which Mueller resides is largely populated by Lux- emburger.-, and among them aro many large families. The average family is twelve. Indeed, a tamily of less than this number is considered small in that neigh­ borhood. A family of twenty-five children lives in Spruce Creek Township. Jackson County, near Mueller's home. In the city of Dubuque there are many large families. John BenVson, a painter, heads the list. He has been married but once, and is the father of eighteen children. His wife iff a native lot IOWJI, 55 years of age. Their residence is 1090 White street. John Jennie, a laborer, comes next with a family of sixteen children. His wife is 43 years of age, and the couple declare they would not willingly part with one of their offspring. John Krayer. a well-to-do grocer in this city, has fifteen children by his pres­ ent wife, w ho is now 43 years of age and a woman of robust health. George Neumiller has a family of fourteen, and Jake Dodpre, a peddler, one of the same number. Joseph Goodo is thoroughly htippy surrounded by the same number of children. Those hav­ ing thirteen children are: Leo McDaniel, Henedlct Bossier, P. Voarel, Frank Maier, Fritz Refbitsch. P. McCullough and J. C. Curtis. Those having twelve children are: J. M. Lenelian, E. E. Jones, John Parker, Robert Miller, Adam Doorr. A. J. Patch, H. A. Mayer. M. Gantenbeim, Joseph Bower. G. lUdermeyer, Thomas Kenneally, Anton Buumhover, Henry Dippey, E. L. Curtis and Max Matsch. It would occupy a column of Space to publish the names of the men in this city who aro the fathers of eleven chil­ dren each. With a groat many that number seems to be high-water mark. It is related here that in 1872 a woman named Schmidt, living at .Rockdale, in this county, gave birth to six children, all within an hour. A year or two ago a woman named Murphy, residing in this city, gave birth to four chil­ dren, all of whom were healthy and strong. Has Twenty-three Stilt Living. BELLKVUK, Iowa. About three miles north of the neighbor­ ing township of Dows. this State, on tho Howen road, there lives in a one-story house one of the most remarkable families on record. It consists of a father nnd mother, Mr. aud Mrs. William Marks, with twenty-two girls and one boy. The oldest child is only 24 yeais of age; the youngest an infant child of eight months. Thero was an even two dozen children in the Marks family until November last, when the diphtheria visited them and carried oil one. The husband and father of this im­ mense family is a laboring man, possessed of no means of maintenance except his simple earnings, with which he supports his flock, and want has never yet entered their door. Heis4Syoars of age; his wire the perfect picture of health and od*neli- ness--is one year his junior. They have been married twenty-flye years this month. Twenty-one Young Fredericks. bioux CITY. Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick are the prond parents of twenty-one children, two of whom have died: nearly all of the nineteen are grown and some are marrie'd. It used to be a standing joke in the neighborhood that Frederick bought hats and caps and boots and shoes by the case, and that when he traveled with his family he procured car­ load rates of the railroads. Atlantic's Showing. _ I _ ATLANTIC, Iowa, u A* Lorenzen and wife, of this place, have had seventeen children. A majority of them are not living. W. Smith and wife have had two pairs of,twins, and have had triplets once. Ail the children are living, and some of them are grown up and mar­ ried. MICHIGAN'S GREAT RECOBD. Statistics from the State Census Show Many Prolific Women. LANSING, Mich. George Batcholor was married and resided in Bunker Hill Township, in this county, shortly after the close of the war. During the first eleven years of his married lite eleven children were added to his house­ hold. All the ehildren are yet alive, but Mr. Batchelor Is now dead. A. B. Angell, who, when twentv-eisrht years of age, mar­ ried a sister of Mrs. Batchelor. referred to above, became the father of eight children iu the first seven years of married life. This family was once blessed with triplets. The last State census of Michigan shows that there were 701 mothers who had givon birth to their tenth child, 405 to eleven children, 251 to twelve children, 120 to thirt en children, sixty-three to lourteen children, twenty-seven to fifteen children, tfcn to sixteen children, eight to seventeen children, four to eighteen children, one to twent»v children, and one to twenty-five children. There were 096 pairs of twins reported during the census-year, and four sets or triplets. Come in Bunches at Grand Rapid*. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Tho wife of Professor La Pierre was one «»< a family of twenty-three children, and she is herself the mot her of eleven, six of whom are still livinsr. John Van der Hauten is the father of twenty-two children by two marriages, and nineteen of them were alive at one time and all living under the same roof. Seven of the children have died at various ages. There were only two sets of twins. The late Leonard D'Voge was the father of Alteon children, five of whom aro now lfving, one o;' tho flve being Professpr D'Voge, of the State University faculty. John Shekehee is the father of thirteen children, only four of whom were girls. John W. Phillips has the credit of being the father ot thirteen boys, all grown to man­ hood and themselves parents of largo fam­ ilies John Poisson Is the father of an even dozen ohildrcn. none ot them twins, and the majority of the feminine persuasion. Michael Farrell, of Ada Township, has nine girls and two boys. Mrs. May. a widow, has ten chil­ dren, the eldest fourteen years, six of them boys. Aaron B. Turner, editor of the Eagle, has two boys and six daughters living and one boy laid away to retft. John Montague, Of Georgetown, has thirteen children living and two dead, and all but three came eithor as twins or triplets. Seven of them are girls, and the eldest is eighteen years of age. A Polish family at Dow had one set of triplets, two parrs of twins, two solitaires, and last fall the mother gave birth to four babies at one time. All but the quadruplets are living. Julia A. Moore, of Edgarton. known as "the Sweet Singer of Michigan." had ten children. J. Loshoskey has his modest home adorned with lourteen olive branches. Ten of them aro girls, with four pairs of twins and one set of triplets in the famHy, the eldest of the lot being twelve years. . Battle Creek Has Twins and Triplets. BATTLE CREEK, Mich. There are many families in this city and vicinity with seven, eight or nine children. The largest family yet discovered is thati of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sparrow, who are the parents of sevi-ntoen children, nine of whom are attending school. Mr. and Mrs. j Joe N. Sanford have twelve children. I James Mulvaney has a family of eleven Children. The youngest one Is about eleven years of age and weighs 213 pounds. Another good-sized (amity is that of I^aao N. Johnson, which con^-lsts of eleven chil­ dren. Mr. and Jirs. Charles Morse are the parents of eleven child en. all but -'ne of whom are living. In the last school uansus Jeremiah Conway Is credited with ten chil­ dren of school Hge, Hugh Gibson with nine, Christian Snenu ten. and W. S. Nelson nine. Twins are quite numerous. Mrs. Michael Marion recently gave birtn to triplets. The most remarkable case of that sort here waa that of Mrs. Alobzo Gray, who first gave birth to one child, then to twins, and Anally triplets, all boys. The triplets were named "Tom, Diok and Harry." The latter lived for several months, hat all three are now deed. Mrs. Alonzo G. Payne, living a few miles east, gave birth to male twins very recently. Nothing Remarkable About Benton Harbor ^ BENTON HXBBOB, Mioh. Mrs. George Herman, ot St. Joseph, has borne fifteen children, twelve of them girls and three boys. Mrs. Henry Butshaek is the mother of twelve children. Mr. and Mra, Don C. Morrison filled their cradle full of twins on Feb. 10 last. WISCONSIN TO Tim FRONT. Fear Children at One Birth Mkar Raw Claire Some Big Babies. EAU CLARK, Wis. About two years ago Mrs. Grindaie. of Chetek. a small town north of this city, gave birth to four boys at once, two of tbem weighing six pounds each and two of them flvo pounds each. The pair had been mar­ ried about two years, and had previously been blessed with no children, nor have they had any since. The boys wero all per­ fectly formed and lively, bright babies, but two of them died within a week, the other two living respectively six and five months. Had not the family been in destitue circum­ stances at the time, and had not the Infants thereby suffered from tho lack of immediate attention and of subsequent care, they would doubtless have lived. The parents had but just arrived in this country, and had set tled in a remote spot, where aid did not reach them at onoe. Mrs. John Neher. of this city, who is en­ joying excellent health at the good old age of i)x|£iii.y-fuur, has had sixteen children- nine boys and seven girls--all of whom are living and are well-to-do residents of vari-' ous Northwestern States. Tho youngest of the family, a boy. was born when Mrs. Neher was fifty-one years of age. The young man, who is a substantial citiaen of Eau Claire, rejoices In being uncle to sixty- nine children and the father of six. Mr. Neher, tho father of this remarkable family of sixteen, is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ihle have four boys and eight girls, the oldest twenty-six, and Mrs. Ihle is but forty-three years of Hge. Mi's. Louis Enguard, aged forty .recently gave birth to triplets and has had seven children in all. Mrs. William Bell' has presented her husband with eleven children, who range in age from one to nine­ teen years, four being girls and seven boys. Mrs. J. Hotchkiss has had ten, the youngest a year old and the eldest nineteen. Fami­ lies with nine children are frequently found, and ten children of one mother is not un­ common. Angus McVicnr has been pre­ sented by his wife with fourtoen. the oldest of whom is twenty-two. Mrs. Joseph Whe- lihan has sixteen, ranging from four to twenty years, Mrs. William Carden re­ cently gave birth to a boy weighing seven­ teen pounds, and Mrs. A. Gilbert to twins weighing seven pounds each. Figures from Dodgevtlle. DODGEVILLE. Wis. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Brown, of Linden, are the parents of eleven children, all of whom are now living iu different parts of' tho country. Mrs. Bleakly, a daughter, is in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. James Callom, also of Linden, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson, of the same town, have been blessed with families of twelve children; Mr. ' and Mrs. James Hutchinson, of Mineral Point, havo had a like number. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curry, of the town of Linden, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Davey. of Dodgeviile.have magnified the record by one. and enjoy tho enviable distinction of haviug become the parents of thirteen chil­ dren in their respect.vo families. Mr. and Mrs. Erick Halvei son, of Dodge- ville; Mr. and M. s. William Lanyon of Min­ eral Point; and Mr. ;ind Mrs. William Thomas, of lUifllin, are thta parents of four­ teen children. Kearton Coates, a wealthy farmer and a former member of the Leg­ islature, of the town of Linden, is the father of fifteen children, ten girls and flve boys. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Linley, of the town of Arena, havo had seventeen children. John Crase, of the prolific town of Lindeft, comes forward with a bright and interest­ ing column of twenty-one ehildren. Mr, and Mrs. William B. Williams, of Dodge- ville, preside over a family of twenty-two ehildren. Mr. Williams being the father of all of them, he having been twice married Mr. Williams is a wealthy farmer and lives near this village, and wields the domestio scepter over tne largest and most interest, ing tan:ily, perhaps, in this part of Wiscon* sin. Mr. aud Mrs. Henry D. Griffiths, of the town of Dodgeville, early settlers, and who now enjoy a comfortable home and competence, are the joyful parents of six­ teen children, of whom two are twins. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Prideaux, of this village, besides being tho happy parents of threa other children, enjoy the proud distinction of being tho parents of two pairs of twins. Capt. W. R. Jones, of Ridgeway, made a record of twelve children,among whom were three pairs of twins. This was considered a very remarkable reco.d until a family in Mineral Point made a record that has not been excelled, or at least has not been made public, in this part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. William Jacka. of that place, were the proud parents of ten children, among them a pair of twin girls. The girls grew to womanhood, and one of them married Wm. Paynter. of Mineral Point, and became the proud mother of twenty-one children. The other one married John Huxtable. also of that city, and raised a family of nineteen children, among whom were two pairs of twins. Nothing Great at LaCrosso. _ LACBOSSB, WM. Peter Bott is the father of twelve chil­ dren, all living. John Olson, a Norwegian mill-hand, is the father of fourteen chil­ dren. eight boys and six girls. Mr. Damrod, a resident of the Firth Ward, is the father of a baker's dozen, all of whom are living. Mr. Lynch is the father of seventeen. THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Successor of Sackvllle-West. WE present here- w i t h a faithful For trait of Sir Ju-lan Pauncefote, the now British Minister to Wash­ ington, who has iust entered upon liis official duties. Sir Julian springs from an ancient and distinguished family. His ances­ tors came over with the Conquer­ or. and have sines been employed in the making of his­ tory. The Paunce- fotes settled in the SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE. west ol England, were included in the Doomsday Book, and were engaged in Gloucestershire in the Wars of tno barons. He is 61 years old. PROSPECTS #QE CROPS. WILL BEAT OKLAHOMA WARM, StnrSHINT* WEATHKB RAIN BADLY NEEDED. SORROWS OF BOOMERS. Beatec l»y Greedy Deputies--Blaming Gov­ ernment Authorities. An Arkansas City (Kan.) special to the Chicago Daily News says: The press dispatches from the East show that tho Governineut has b.*en made offi­ cially cognizant of the Oklahoma outrages committed in the name of authority. The Daily News correspondent has completed a tour of the entire tract, ttio journey ot a week by primitive conveyance. He had previously witnessed tuid participated in the opening event?. The impression thus gained is a d.'ep and painful senso of the gigantic swindle practiced by the Federal authorities and their favorites, the abject failure of the region to realize its promise, and the de­ plorable state of the thousands of disap­ pointed settlers. A great crime against property, person and tlie dignity of the law has been com­ mitted. A double-handed grab has been made at the best share of nearly $5,000,000 of public property, and thousands of citi­ zens have witnessed and felt tho hand of corruption issuing from the cloak of Fed­ eral authority itself. If th ) Government at Washington means to discountenance this wrong and levy justice, some one is to bo soundly punished. The burden of guilt is shared between Marshals Jones and Needles. I believe Jones to be wholly guilty and defiant, of con­ sequences. I am satisfied, however, that Needles has grounds of defense sufficient to mitigate his olTense. or it may be to acquit him altogether. Still he is worthy of sus­ picion. He is Marshal of New Mexico and the Indian Territory, but there is a techni­ cal dispute as to his full jurisdiction in the latter section. Marshal Jones of the South­ ern District of Kansas claimed jurisdiction. Needles certainly opposed Jones' pretenses. "There i* no noe.l ot crowds of deputies in Oklahoma, said he, "and I beilwvo that 1 Wlater WtMt la Doing Well, tmt TTt s ils Moisture -- Farmers Well «ith iCorn-Planttaf-Fine FrospeCU la Ne- ^ikSK*. --- [Chicago special. May 7.] . The country has experienced a week of decided cold, dry, backward weather; rains only in limited areas and of short duration. In some districts the winter wheat needs rain. The oata and grass are making but little growth. Between cyclones on the one hand and lack of moisture on the other tho spring wheat has had a hard struggK Lastern Nebraska reports that up to the present time they have had but little rain. The weather has been cool. Considering the dry weather the oat crop looks well * arm ere are much farther advanced on the first of May with corn planting than they have been for many years. In Southern Nebraska some refreshing showers have fallen recently, and the spring wheat and oats are sis inches above _ the ground* Exeell -nt progress has been "made with corn planting, and fully 50 per cent, of the crop Is now pi ante i. Taking Nebraska as a whole, the crop situation was never more promising at this time of the year. The acreage of flax has been increased largely, and would have been even larger if seed could have been procured. Little corn is moving, and the oats that are Sett, »re mostly of a poor quality. Although during the last ten days South­ western Iowa has had light rains which did good for tho time being the effects have now all disappeared. Grass and oats are making slow growth, and will not improve until moierain comes. Everybody is planting com. The soil is in excellent condition, and there seems to be no complaint with regard to seed. Cattle are moving out freely, and th^ro Is a disposition amonar leeders to sell. At the present price of corn xbero is no disposition on the part of coun­ try dealers to sell. , rmers *re 1411 ,n the fields and little or no grain is being delivered at coun­ try points. Hogs have been sold closely during the last ninety days. The prevailing feeiing during the winter was that hogs were high, and shipments were much larger than usual. While reports from the State » fuW!i *10*' ln<licnto a scarcity of hogs, at the same time the general opinion seems to be that the crop on the opening of the spring has been cleaned up much closer than usual. There is no uniformity at this date in the 'SHSf condition of th© spring wheat crop . or Minnesota or Dakota. Commencing at Grand Forks, and running north to Devil's^ Lake, the wheat looks well, but is begin­ ning to need rain. From Fargo south to Ortonville, on the Red River, they have had some bad wind-storms during the last week that have done considerable damage; to what extent, however, it is yet too early to state. In Southern Dakota at present rain is needed. In Southern Minnesota and on the branches of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, which includes 600 miles, the crops of all kinds look welL Northern Dakota reports no rain, except alight shower two weeks ago, for eight months. Tbe tremendous windB have un­ covered many, fields and torn up the wheat that was sprouted. The soil is as drv as powder. In Eastern Dakota the wheat now is re­ ported .as all up. There are no reserves of moisture, and a favorable season is neces­ sary to.Insure a good crop. The winds havo blown steadily for ttjree weeks, and more or less of the grain ie uncovered. All summer fallowed land that was plowed twice, and light and sandy land everywhere, have been similarly affected. These conditions are so general that rain now seems absolutely es­ sential to insure even an average yield. In ordinary seasons Minnesota and Dakota have always had plenty of snow and frost during tho winter to help them out. But the last winter was almost devoid of both. The reports from Caliiornla are not as uniform and favorable as thirty days ago. Northern California reports that the sum­ mer fallowed wheat is headed out; that the barley is beginning to turn color; that tho crop prospects are better than since 1880. The stocks of old wheat are low. Central California reports that opinions are divided as to whether summer fallowed wheat will or will not make grain without another rainfall. The summer fallowed wheat is filling out. Western California reports that they have the dry northern winds, which have rapidly exhausted the moisture from the soil. Although no serious damage is yet reported, there aro many localities in the wheat-growing districts where more rain is absolutely essential in order to give un average crop of grain. While the out­ look for the whole State is regarded as promising more than an average yield, the crop is not yet assured, and much de­ pends upon the weather during the month of May. Reports from Texas are to the effect that iri some portions of the State they are need­ ing rain and in other portions the situation is just the opposite. The crop is by no means assured yet and will not be until it is cut and pat ho red. Central Tennessee reports that the winter wheat needs rain badly and is already show­ ing yellow spots on high ground. It aver­ ages from twelve to twenty inches high. Taking the State as a whole the wheat pros­ pects are not as good as they were at this time last season. A great deal of the wheat is heading out knee high. Cold north winds are blowing nearly all the time. All tho reports from Kentucky are favor­ able, although continued dry weather is re­ ported. Pome of the wheat is thii ty inches nigh and jointed nnd just commencing to head out; harvest promises to be two weeks earlier than last year. Southern Ohio re­ ports. notwithstanding the dry weather, wheat continues to look well. They need rain for oats and grass. A great deal of corn has been planted, but there is not enough moisture in the ground in any area to briDg it up. Many portions of Indiana report dry weather and "conditions becoming serious. The wheat is at a standstill and oats in poor shupa. Central Indiana reports the wheat crop knee high nnd general outlook never better. Some portions also of the best winter wheat counties of Southern Illinois report dry, cool weather, needing rain, badly, and unless rain comes soon present crop prospects will be materially i educed. Eastern Missouri reports prospects for winter wheat good. If anything the ground is a Utile too dry. The wheat varies In height f:om twelve to fifteen inches. In Southern Missouri everything is favorable, although a good many report chinch bugs in the wheat. There are some complaints also in tho northern portion of the State as to the appearance of insects. In tlie southern tier of counties In Kansas wheat is reported as being all headed oyt. There hus been more or less rain the pres­ ent week, with cold weather, which has been discouraging to chinch bugs. Central Kansas reports wheat just about ready to head out and is twenty to twenty-four inches high. In Northern Kansas the ground is much drier thaa in other por- tious of tho State. An abundance of rain all through the summer seems to be an es­ sential to a full crop. Chinch bugs have ap­ peared in great numbers. They have not yet taken off their winter overcoats and gone to work. In Southern Michigan wheat Is all the way from six to twelve inches high. More or less of the wheat begins to show the want of rain. Grass needs it and so do the oats which have recently been sown. These reports coror the country from California to Texas, and from Texas to Michigan; from Michigan to Dakota, and Dakota south to the Indian Territory. In this vast area, which grows the great bulk. In fact the entire surplus of wheat, corn, oats, and grass crops of the count! y, with the exceptions of Kansas and Missouri, there is not ft s'ngle State that does not need rain. Corn is largely planted and wants rain to bring it up and make a good stand. . . . Oats aro all the way from two to four Inches high and just coming np. This crop should have within the next week copious rains. There is no question or difference of AXO pBOgMBCTITK RUSH FOR Tmt BXOVX RESERVATION IAMDg. % A Fertile Territory In Southern Dakota and Northern Nebcaska Likely to .Mm'M Thrown Open to Settlement by Farehase 7 from the Indians. Ij [Washington (D. C.) speoiaL] M The instructions for the Sioux Commis­ si on. which have been under preparation fOr|l some weeks by the Indian Department.. have been given to the three Commission- ers at the Interior Department. It will now • 1 be strange if tho stream of emigration started in tho direction of Oklahoma, onlyff to be checked and thrown backward at the Sj discovery of the limited quantity of the \ bMui available there, is not directed to the -'S Northwest by the opening of the great Sioux * Reservation in Dakota. This reservation : which is expected to be opened in the S course of a month or two. comprises 9.300 - ^ 000 acres of land. It is owned by the Sioux tribe. The land to be purchased lies in tho Ii southern portion of Dakota and on the i northern boundary line of Nebraska. Several ineffectual attempts have been •'$ made in years gone by to negotiate with the '1 Indians for this land. Last year a commis- I to Pllrchase the lands. M but the Sioux cWefs refused to accept th© ^ T^° Ci.ent? *>er acre- Later in il the season the heads o* several of the it Sioux tnbes were called to Washington to 1 appear petore the Secretary of the Interior ?! and state to him on what just grounds they ^ would be willing to dispense with that part H ,lan(its Which is unused by them. * The chiefs demanded $1.35 per acre and the immediate payment of the whole sum I They wore assured by Secretary Vilas that they would be given proper consideration by the department and legislation recom­ mended which would be so conditioned as j to prohibit the taking of any of their lands without their consent. I The law by which the consent of the fo ili"e to "e obtained is almost exactly like that of last year, except in those three particulars: 1. In distributing cattle, farm­ ing implements and money to Indians who wish allotments, the cash payment is in­ creased from $20 to $50 each. 2. The price paid for Sand settled in the old bill was 50 cents per acre; in this it is $1 for that taken the first three years, 75 cents for that taken tne next three years, and 50 cents for all that taken thereafter, with the proviso that tne Government shall buy all that remains after ten years. 3. The Immediate appro- J'nation to create a fund for the benefit oi ndians, to be repaid out of proceeds of sales of land. Is increased from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. The sections numbered 16 and 36 of each township of the lands open to settlement, whether surveyed or unsur- veyed. are to be reserved for the use and benefit of the public schools, as provided by the act organizing the Territory of Da­ kota. Tne law provided an appropriation of $25,000, which sum shall be expended under tbe direction of the Secretary of the Inte­ rior for procuring the assent of the Sioux Indians. The commission to procure this assent is composed of Gen. Crook. William Werner, and Charles Foster. The instruc­ tions to the commission differ little from the last, except that they are less in detail and leave more (o the discretion of the commission. The plan of th.o Secretary has been to seek good men for Commissioners, and then leave them to work as much as' possible in th«ir own way. The department is qu.te confident of the success ef the in­ tended negotiations, and that confidence is generally shared by Northwestern men here. The Indians have already indicated their intention to accede to the provisions of the bill, and will probably unhesitatingly give their consent and allow the land to be opened to settlement, civilization, end prosperity. There is no free land In the Sionx Reser­ vation and it will have no attraction for the improvident boomers who want to get a farm for nothing. But tor the thrifty set­ tler with a little capital it offers the most promising location notf open at Government price in the whole public domain. If the negotiations with the Sioux aro as success­ ful as they are almost certain to be this region will be open to settlement nearly as soon as the Cherokee Strip and as early as many of the those disappointed in Oklaho­ ma can conveniently reach there. It is ac­ cessible from Nebraska on the south as well as from Minnesota on the east without crossing the Indian country or encounter­ ing any of the complicated delays and em­ barrassments incident to emigration to Oklahoma. Almost before the settlement of the reservation is to begin it will come uneher the jurisdiction of the new iState Government of South Dakota and enjoy all the advantages of social order and material well being such a Government is compe­ tent to guarantee. DEATH OF GEN.1 HARNEY. Tho Oldest Officer on the Retired List Ex­ pires at Orlando, Fla. Gen. William Selby Harney, the oldest officer on the retired list of the army, died At Orlando, Fla., the other day. Gen. Harney was born in Tennessee, Aug. 22,1800. His father was an intimate friend i of Gen. Jackson, and young Harney early evinced a military taste. He was appointed a Lieutenant in 1818 by President Monroe, and his first active service was against the celebrated pirate Lafltte. In 1823 lie went I to Missouri to quell Indian outbreaks, and was stationed near St. Louis for some time. While at Council Bluffs, in 1825. he was pro­ moted to a Captaincy. Captain Har­ ney was conspicuous!!] in the Black | Hawk war, and later went to St. Louis and married Mary Mullanphy,, an heiress. His three children are John M. Harney, Eliza Harney (Countess De Noue), and Anna Harney (Countess DeJ Thury.) Capt. Harney fought in the Semi­ nole War and was made a Colonel. When I the Mexican war broke out he commanded the Texas frontier. For disobeying orders | of Gen. Scott he was courtmartialed, sus­ pended for six months, and reprimanded, i The sentence was not carried out, and from that time on his career was brilliant. He was a Brigadier General in 1847, a»d was 1 stationed in Texas. When the war broke! out he was appointed Commander of the! Department of the West, with headquarters! In St. Louis. He was promoted to Major! General in 1863, when he retired. He accu-| mulated a great fortune and start led his I friends two years ago by marrying hisj housekeeper. The fumMy opposed the mar-1 riage, but the General had his way. CONTESTED CASES. A Long List of Disputed Election CaRes.L Mr. Mobley. cjerk of the National House! Committee on Elections, is arranging.! printing and docketing the papers received! in contested election oases. There are six­ teen cases on file, as follows: Indiana- Posey vs. Pratt, 1st District. Connecticut --Seymour vs. Miles, 4th. Maryland--Muddl vs. Oompton. 5th. Virginia--Waddill vs.| Wise. 3d: Langston vs. Venable. 4th; Bowanl vs. Buehan. 9th. Mississippi--Chalmers! vs. Morgan, 2d; Hill vs. Catchings,! 8d; Kernaghan vs. Hooker. 5th. West| Virginia--Atkinson vs. P» ndleton, 1st. Al­ abama--Whmelt vs. Clark, 1st; McDuffie. vs. '1 urpin, 4th. South Carolina--Miller VB.| Elliott, 7th. Tennessee-- Eaton vs. l'helan/ 10th. Arkansas--Featho: stone vs. Gates! 1st. Florida -- Goodrich vs. Bullock. 2d.l The papers in the various oases are verj bulky, and it is estimated that those in tht Woddill-Wise case will make a volume o! 1.000 printed pages. No papers have been received in the Clayton-Breckinridfire casej and nothing is known as to the probable course of the committee in the matter! W;est Virginia will undoubtedly furnish ad-| ditlonal cases, but no papers have been re­ ceived. UNITED BRETHREN CHDRCE opinion MB to the need of rain for spring wheat. Many portions of the winter wheat area also stand absolutely in the need of rain to make tho crop a success. Grass is also m iking little growth. In­ sects are beginning to develop rapidly, bnt are kept back from their work by cold weather. • AGRICULTURAL editor (to foreman)-- • WK UJ MEMDersnip in secret "Bv the wav, Slutrgins, are cabljages ! brought a minority rawed from 'seed or grafted?" Slug- i BishoP Wrl*ht of °hio- gins--"I duuno; I don't smoke." A. E. --"All right. I'll make i for our notes and queries." Tho Quadrennial Report Shows a GratUyJ Ing Increase In Membership. The world's quadrennial conference ^ the United Brethren Church was held it New York City. Bishop Weaver's addres showed an increase in the past qundrennla of 40,000 members In the church: 143 organ-] ized societies; nearly $200,000 in benevoJ lent interests; over a half million in cburolj property valuation, and a gain in the Sun4 day-school attendance of 57.000. The mlsj sion collections were ?30!),460, an increase of $101,000 over the previous years. It fal vored the non-prohibition clause pertain! ing to membership in secret societies,whicl u report frori gins--"1 duuno; 1 aonx smOKe." a. JU. I Foreign News Notes. --"All right. 111 make a paragraph . TH* attendance at the Paris Exposition j has thus far averaged 71.000 persons daily \ IT is believed that the Italian budga about to be presented to Parliament wil show a deficit of $10,0i}0,00a LAGUBBBE has refused to aot as count for Perrln. the man who fired a blank oc trldge at President Carnot. U,IU , , THB usual thickness of veneers for have induced the government at Washing-1 furniture is from one-eighth to one- ton to see that there is no use for Jon**.- I t r. Y, , . , , " Jones wont down there with a *»h «nw. 1 fortieth of an inch, but as a cunositj mission and 100 deputies. they are (Nit as thin as 160 to an inoh. ' - • - V Is