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i f ' HEPPBLICAN TICKET. ¥- fa * # "1 ' *\ a , t£ ' * v ^r> *•«';' f: ' » * * ?*?'.: V ', x»»t •».»!• l<!W.ii|li»«:..jl: |rf; , * »•: ftvVmli dtnt, -BENJAMIN HARRISON 4 '« 5 « ' ?! J. *f» ; OF INDIANA. VH Vloo President. ||THITliLAW RfelJV "-'OF X*W YORK. K':^I w THE Democratic row In Texas wiil put Cleveland's majority below, t&e 200/000 mark. ,, . "j ! • ti \ •> • CUETSXANB'S visit to - 1*ew Iforit' •will not change those disastrous flg- «uee in Labor Commissioner Peek'# report. • ' v ; THE problem now with the Demo- «rats is not to carry Massachusetts or Iowa, but to hold New Jersey and Connecticut. -GRAY, of course, says he is a Dem­ ocrat still, but be takes particular care to show that he Is not a Cleve­ land Democrat. WHAT the spook-hunters who are chasing the "force bill" want is a gov­ ernment of the people, for the people, and by the white folks, sab. ri; !£HE Republican majorities in Ver­ mont and Maine were sufficient for the purpose, but, of course, they will •••A& a good deal larger for President. DEAD men tell no tales, but all the Bepublican postmasters whose official beads Candidate Stevenson chopped off will be at the polls on election day. ' . SOME one maliciously suggests that Benjamin Harrison can make an ele­ gant and taking speech while Grover Cleveland is hunting up the encyclo­ pedia. ' ' GENERAL BIDWBLL says lie will not take the stump. What will General Bidwell take?!--if such a question may be addressed to a red-hot Prohi­ bitionist. ' THE greatest need of the Demo­ cratic party is a few expert liars to take the places of the crude and awk­ ward ones who are now manufactur­ ing Its campaign falsehoods. i P^'w- PRESIDENT HARRISON does not go out of his way to talk about "con­ secration" and "awful sense of re­ sponsibility," but he discharges his duty honestly, ably and fearlessly none the less. IT was a bad break for Adlai he said, just after the assassi­ nation, that he was glad Lincoln had oeen shot This utterance will hurt him more in Illinois than all the rest of his Copperhead record. WHEN the Democratic orators ask what has become of the surplus that existed at the time of Cleveland's re­ tirement from the Presidency, the answer is to be found in the fact that the present administration has paid off $259,000,000 of the public debt. THE Democrats who have been ask­ ing for instances in which wages have been increased since the McKinley law went into operation have been promptly accommodated by the Labor Commissioners of several States, Democratic as well as Republicans. JIURING the thirty-six years of Re­ publican rule in Illinois, not a dollar has been stolen from the public treas­ ury, and not a citizen has been de­ prived of any legal right. The peo­ ple of that State are surely wise enough to continue this admirable condition of things by giving a de­ cisive majority against the party that they have so long kept outside of *the breastworks. THE Indianapolis News has dis­ covered at last that the American tin- plate-works at El wood have a large and costly plant and are manufact­ uring tin-plate at tbe rate of 2,500 boxes, or six car loads, per week. It has also discovered that 75 per cent of the men employed in the works •are skilled laborers, who are paid none less than 92.50 and none more than $10 per day." The world moves. EACH dollar of the cotton manu­ facturer's wealth represents from 15 to 20 yards of sheeting or calico de- livej»d. Each dollar of the miller represents 40 pounds, or more, of Hour for the hungry. Each dollar of the sugar refiner and dealer repre­ sents 20 pounds of sugar for human­ ity. But the Donnelly demagogue looks upon the accumulations of these men as "wreckage," and ex­ claims, "Every dollar" represents disaster." INDIANA iias a Peck whose name Is Peelle--a Democratic State Statis­ tician--and his fcankness is doing his party dfe<p!de*ji damage. Hejflve* figures showing, for instance, that the average earninp of labor In that State for the past year were larger than ever before, and the cost of living smaller. Such facts spoil anti-protection speeches; but theft most facts have that tendency. SENATOR ALLISON puts an effective quietus upon the calamity-howlers who are claimin? that the United States is on the verge of bankruptcy because, as they allege, the treasury is empty. Mr. Allison says that "if every dollar appropriated should be expended within the year there will be an excess over exp3n<|itures." AND now tbe Democrats-afraid-of- their-tariff-plank are declaring that the free trade resolution would never have been adopted if it had not been for the howling mob of spectators who overawed and influenced the del­ egates against their better judgment- This may do to tell to unsophisticated Democrats, but it will not do to men­ tion in the presence of Henry Wat- terson. Henry knows it was the "sense of the meeting." "• LOOK at the figures, all from Dem­ ocratic sources, bearing reluctant testimony to the prosperity of the State of New York under protection: Increased wages, 1891-02.. $ 6,877,938 Increased product, iffi>l-»2 31,315,190 Increased savlners bank deooatto, ltftll- 92 90,000.000 Increased value assessed property 449,271,M0 Here are figures that make the most effective "campaign documents." They are furnished by Democratic officials, and they emphatically refute every claim of the free trade calamity shouters. SENATOR HILL, in his Brooklyn speech, declared "the Democratic party desires free, hopest and fair elections everywhere. It desires them," he continued, "not merely be­ cause they would inure to its benefit, but upon the unselfish and high ground that they are essential to the preservation of our free institutions." As the champion of free, honest and fair elections in the South, the Dem­ ocratic party has not been a howling luccess. ONE of the results of the reciproci­ ty established by the MeKinfey act has been to extend to the Southern countries the market for American cotton fibers. Thus we increased our sales in Mexico last year by 1,000,- 000 yards, as compared with tht sales of the preceding year. Our sales to Cuba were enlarged by about 30 per cent. A similar increase was made in the cases of Porto Rico and San Domingo. The Argentine Republic took 750,000 yards more, and Brazil increased her purchases by about 40 per cent. The total gain for exports of American cotton goods in that quarter of the world amounted to nearly 13,000,000 yards. , • PRIOR to 1883 wire hails were prac­ tically unprotected. The tariff law of that year, enacted by a Republi­ can Congress, raised the duty to 4 cents per pound. We then were de­ pendent OB foreign producers, and then only 50,000 kegs of 100 pounds were made in this country, and the price was 8.3 cents per pound. Un der the increased duty the American product steadily mounted upward un til it was 4,114,385 kegs in 1891, while the price went down to 2.5 cents per pound. The McKinley tar­ iff reduced the duty to 2 cents per pound, and the price is now 1.8 cents per pound. Wire-nail users don't think the tariff is a tax. Ttts business man who recalls the days of wild-cat banking will not readily vote to destroy a system which gives every State all the bank­ ing facilities it requires, and makes every bank note in circulation as good as gold both at home, and abroad. The foolish longing and de­ sire upon the part of the wild and irresponsible horde of financiers be­ hind Mr. Cleveland to return to the old wild-cat State banking system betrays the retrogressive character of the Democratic party. This alone serves to alarm the friends of prog­ ress, and is a sufficient notice served upon the solid business interests of the country, we think, to keep the Democratic party-in the state of exile which befits it under, its present leadership. So FAR as my observation extends, there is a steady growth of confidence all along the Republican lines. The belief of the party in its ability to re-elect Mr. Harrison rests largely upon the theory that the recall of the Democratic party to any share in the administration of federal affairs would mean turmoil and disturbance. The Cleveland platform is a menace to the wise, safe, and useful national banking system. Importers, mer­ chants, and manufacturers have ad­ justed themselves to tbe existing tar­ iff law, and while it is true that a Republican Senate stands as a barrier between the country and any revolu­ tionary legislation for the next four years, tbe business interests of the country must naturally array them­ selves against a party which appeals in a season of prosperity and peace for a restoration upon a promise to- "rip things.n--Col,! Cocjserill, In the New York Herald. ICE IN THE TROPICf. . ; - v -• , T • -• . v ".. * Mrtott(e V$>»pnUi i tT orju^fn Tropfeal ;• RcfloMi t The town of Colon on the llthtnus of Panama, has three forlorn and un­ appreciated refrigerators. Cigars are stored in one of them, and a shop­ keeper includes the other two among his unsalable lumber. The town has no use for ice, and refrigerators are a drug in the market According to recent consular reports received at Washington, the nnjy CGUHtriCS Wll&r? ice is not popular are some tropical regions where one would suppose the cooling commodity would be welcomed as one of Heaven's best gifts. The little island of Reunion has ice and snow on the tops of two of its mount­ ains. but the people regard them as damp and uiicomfortable, arid keep away. Most Brazilians believe that it is unhealthy to use ice in their climate. Three tons of ice a day sufflres tor the city of Santiago de Cuba with 48,000 inhabitants. Two- thirds of the population are negroes and Consul Reimer writes that even if ice were cheaper, he is convinced they would not use it. In the Phil­ ippine Islands ice-water is regarded j as injurious to health, and drinking- water is cooled by putting it into bottle? which are laid on the ice. In Jaffa, the seaport of Jerusalem, a company was formed three years ago to make artificial ice, but the enter­ prise was soon abandoned, as cus­ tomers were not found for the pro­ duct. A liking for ice, like the taste for olives, must be cultivated. But there are other very good reasons why ice is not destined soon to coiue into general use in tropical towns. Most of their inhabitants are very poor, and ice is a luxury beyond their means. Nc>t a few customers of ice in this city last summer reduced their daily supply when the price was ad­ vanced to a cent a pound. Perhaps sorye of them would have worried alnmr without, any ice at all if the ice merchant had demanded 5 cents a pound, as he does in Tangier, Ma­ nagua, Iquique, Iiahia, Valparaiso, and many other Dlaces, or even 3J cents, the ruling rate in Rio de Janeiro. When ice sells for four- fifths the price of sugar, poor people have no opportunity to become familiar with its advantages. Most natives in the tropics, however, fail to understand that ice is useful for any purpose. The good housewife of Brazil, for instance, would think it very poor domestic economy to buy an ounce of meat or fruit not required for the day's needs. One of our consuls in Columbia savs the people of that country have a prejudice against keeping fresh meat lyicooked. They do not wish to preserve food. • The pcopleof Dutch Guiana^' writes Consul Browne, "buy only food enough to last from day to day." The habits and ideas of these people must be revolutionized before they will regard refrigerators with favor or have any use for ice. > In the chief town of Dutch Guiana only 500 peo­ ple in a population 27,000 use ice at all. Our consul at San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, wrjhtes that the standard of comfort among the 25,000 people of that town is riot sufficiently high to bring refrigerators into use. In Zanzibar and South Africa the high price of manufactured ice pre­ cludes any general u-e of it Maine ice in considerable quantities finds its way to far southern latitudes. By Sthe tii»e congealed portions of the 'Kennebec River reach the Isthmus of {Panama they are quoted at 5 cent* a pound. ' The same ice at Nassau is worth 4 cents a pound, while at Bermuda it sells at the comparatively cheap rate of i of a cent a pound. The only cargo of ice ever landed in Cadiz went from Boston in 1856. The customs officers insisted that it must be landed on the docks in a burning sun and weighed like other freight The argument that ensued lasted for sev­ eral weeks, and most of the cargo turned into water before the vessel was unloaded. Two sbioments of ice from New England have recently been sent to the tropical coast of West Africa, but neither proved profitable. No adequate means has yet been pro­ vided there for the preservation of ice. and the larger part of these cargoes melted before they could be sold. Recent attempts to develop a trade in ice between this country and Egypt have been unsuccessful because the artificial product made in Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez undersells the imported article; and one of the most interesting phases of the commerce in ice is the rapid growth of the manufacture of artificial ice in many parts of the tropical and semi-tropical world,even in AsiaMinor.Fijl and the Philippine Islands. It is altogether likely that its production in tropical regions will gradually overcome the wide y prevailing prejudice, and that ice will be used for other purposes than merely to cool beverages in bar­ rooms for foreigners. noon he found the cat crouching fa th-j grass sheltering the bird, and ten feet Uwav was. the dead snake. This made it clear that the cat had car­ ried the bird away from the snake, and the young adventurer was soon restored to its anxious parents. Oootl Climbing by a Sailor. For a couple of years the flagstaff at Flnlay Place, Toledo, has been use­ less, so far as hoisting a flag upon it was concerned, for the reason that the rone that ran through the pulley at the top of the pole rotted and fell out The city has vainly tried to get some man to climb to the top and put a new rope through the pulley. The staff is 177 feet high lrom the pavement 100 feet to tbe platform, and 77 feet from there to the top. Recently a dozen fellows tried to shin un the smooth pole, but were un­ able to get more than a dozen feet from the platform. George Drouil- liard, a fireman on Col. Reynold's yacht Sigma, came along and wit­ nessed the attempt and failure of the last man to climb the pola "What will you give to have a rope through that pulley?" said he. "Twenty-five dollars," was the an­ swer. "I ll do it for that," said Drouil- liard, and he immediately started up to the platform, discarding his coat, shoes, and stockings. Drouilliard started un the staff with the rope around his arm. Progress was very slow, owing to the frequent reit* iwj^red, and he was an hour in reaching the point where the fifteen-foot tip of the staff begins. This tip is only six inches in diameter at the bottom and less than four at the tqp, where the ball is placed. Immediately under the ball is the pulley. Drouilliard started up to the toft but when he gut within six feet of the top he stopped. The pole swayed, and bets were freely made by persons in the crowd of 1.500 people on the ground that he would not reach the top. Drouilliard, however, was a sailor and kuew his business. Hold­ ing to the wavering staff with one hand and his legs, he made a noose about the staff and a loop for his foot it» the end of the rope. Placing his foot in the lo«p he raised up, and his weight drew the noose taut Placing the other foot on the ncose around the pole the nervey climber stood up­ right and, amid the cheers of the big crowd, ran the rope through the pulley. It was a very nervey pep forma nee. • (itatUHw aijta Homicide. The census bureau has issued a very voluminous and important bulle­ tin on homicides. It appears that on June 1, 18»0, there were in prison in the United States 7,351 persons de­ tained on charges of homicide. Of these 6,958 were men and 393 women. Of the whole number 4,425 were whites and 2,926 were negroes. Now when we consider that of the entire population of the United States 54.- 893,8^0 are whites and 7,500,000 are negroes, the proportion of blood- shedding negroes to whites makes a poor showing for the peaceable dis­ position of the colored people. For, while the whites are seven times as numerous as the negroes, white homi- cidos are less than twice as numerous as the negro shedders of blood. By the same rule, if the whites were as bloodthirsty as the negroes, there would be nearly 20,000 white homi­ cides instead of 4,425. This the New Orleans Picayune re­ gards as a very remarkable fact but it shows that the negroes have not yet learned the self-control that should characterize a civilized people. People who undertake to right their wrongs by violent means either have little confidence in tbe reliability of legal methods, or, in obedience to barbarian instincts, they ignore them altogether. The fact remains that while the negroes in population are to^the whites in the proportion of to 54, negro manslayers are to the whites in the proportion of 27 to 44. This astonishing fact appears to be unassailable, and it should silence the foolish sentimentalism that seeks to place the American negroes on higher plane of moral excellence than is heid by the whites. A Cat of Character. ID the mountain districts of Penn­ sylvania two wrens had built their nests under the eaves "of an old farm­ house, and thete they reared a small and interesting family. Among tbe attaches of the farmers's household was a white cat, and when the wrens HelUng Wlv®. ta Ba*tea«l. The following clippings are copied word for word as they appeared in British papers of the dates named: London Morning Herald, March 11, 1802: On the 11th of last month a person sold at the market cross in Chapel en la Firth a wife, a child, and j some beggar's furniture for 11 shil­ lings. London Morning Herald, April 10, 1802: A butcher sold his wife by auction on last market day at Here­ ford. She brought £1 4s and a bowl of punch. Annual Register, Feb. 14, 1806: A man named John Gassthrope exposed his wife for sale in the market at Hull, but owiug to the crowd which such an extraordinary occurence had brought together he was obliged to take her away and defer the sale. However, he brought her out again in the evening and she was sold for 20 guineas to a person by the name of Houseman. Morning Post, Oct. 10, 1807: One , \T\ 4 i J . , of those disgraceful scenes took place At Knaresborough. around the piazza in search of crumbs, the cat would lie in wait for them, and several times came within an ace of catching the adult birds. When the farmer.noticed this he kicked the cat, and she learned at last that it was dangerous to fool with wrens. When the baby wrens -grew larger one of,them one dav fe.l out of the nest andy being too weak to run and unable to fly, lay helpless on the grass. The cat saw the accident and ran rapidly to seize the bird, but, seeming to remember tbe lesson taught her, when she reached the lit­ tle thing she only touched it daintily With her paw and then lay down and watched it Presently there came a black and yellow garden snake to­ ward the fluttering birdling. The eat was dozing and was awakened by the flutterng of the bird. Instantly she rose and struck the reptile with her paw. *this was an enemy the snake did not appreciate, but it was hungry, so it darted forward and at­ tempted to seize the bird uuder tbe very shelter of the cat's head. Like a flash the cat seized the snake just back of the head and killed it with one bite. When the A man brought his wife, equipped in the usual way, and sold her for 6 pence and a quid of tobacca S,800,000 Egg* a Mmttlt. Some silk-worms lay from 1,000 to 2,000 eggs, the wasp 3,000, the ant from 3,000 to f>, 0^0. The number of eggs laid by the queen bee has long been in dispute. Burmeister says from 5,000 to 6,000, but Spence and Kirby both go him several better, each de­ claring that tbe queen of aveYage fer­ tility, will lay not less than 40,000 and probably as high as 50?000 in one season. Termes latalis, the white ant, is possessed of the most extraor­ dinary egff-laying propensities of any known creature: she often produces 86,400 eggs in a single day! From the time when the white ant begins to lay until toe egg-laying season is over--usually reckoned by entomolo­ gists as an exact lunar month -- she produces 2,500,000 eggs! In point of fecundity the white ant exceeds all other creatures. 9 Paid HI* Wajr. IN Putnam's '-History of Middle Tennessee" a story is related of Joseph Bishop, who many years ago had a ferry near Hartsville. He often took passengers across the river only to find that they had no money, or nothing but some large pieces which he could not change. He grew tired of such unprofitable labor, and resorted to various expedients to save himself from it One day, as he used to tell the story, he saw a gentleman ap« proaching the ferry whistling a lively tune. As he got nearer he' unpuck- ered his mouth and put on a serious and honest expression. "Mr. Ferryman," he said, "I wish to cross the river, but really I must tell you that I have no money to pay my fare." I thought him honest, but as it might be tnat he, like others, wished to save his twelve and a half cents, I asked, "Can vou singy" He replied, "1 can sing a little.'r I said, "I am very fond of singing-, and if you will sing all the way across the river, I will ferry you over for nothing." "Agreed!" said he, :, ̂ i He began to sing, | began to shove off and row leisurely. He got through the first song, and his voice ceased. The oars fell from my hands. "I Just stopped to get breath,'? said he. "I Just stopped to spit on my hands," said I. He raised the tune again, I raised my oars. When the second song was done, my labor with the oars ended. 1 could not work without musics He saw how it was and began again, and so did I. At the end of a third song he seemed really to "give out" and stopped. My arms and oars rested. "I'm tired," said he. "Then let's rest awhile," said I. The boat was floating down tbe stream. He began the fourth time to sing, and my labors at the oars were renewed; and so we continued. When he sang I pulled. When his music gave out or grew faint so did my energies. He harped away upon jigs and reel? until the boat touched the shore. Then he jumped to land, exclaiming: "That ferriage cost me much breath!" "It was the longest voyage I ever made across the Cumberland," said 1. THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. Caramon let Vkleh Win Attnd tl>« World1! F»lr Dodlettlon. When the Congress of .the. United States authorized the commemoration of the Four Hundredth Anniversary of th# discovery of Amerieh by an Inter­ national Exposition to be held in Chi­ cago during the summer of 1893, it also provided that the Exposition buildings should be dedicated on the 12th day of October, 1692, with "appropriate cere­ monies." Subsequently, by act of Con­ gress, this date was changed to Oct. 21, Aside from the international interest In this fitting prelude to the magnifloent Sloture of the world's progress that will e presented in 1893, this dedicatory service will furnish an opportunity for the world to behold the extent of the preparations which are being made for the Exposition. The evening of Wednesday, Oct. 19, a grand reception will be tendered the President of the United States, his Cabinet and other distinguished guests at the Auditorium. After the close of the eeremonies on each of the three sueoeeding evenings there will be mag­ nifloent pyrotechnic displays. Thursday, Oct. 80. The first day will witness an imposing procession, indicative of neace, content­ ment and prosperity, participated in by civic organizations, which will be re­ viewed by the President of the United States, his Cabinet, the Congress and other honored guests. In the evening, at Jackson Park, amid myriads of electric lights and other dis­ plays, a water pageant, "The Proces­ sion of the Centuries," will move through the beautiful water-ways erf the Exposition grounds, illustrating with beauty and historic accuracy some of the great facts of history connected with the discovery of America, suoh as the condition of this country prior to the l&nding of Columbus; striking events in the life of the great discov­ erer; important epochs in American his­ tory and the world's progress in civili­ zation. The vessels upon which these tableaux will be represented vary from 40 to 53 feet in length, modeled after the naval architecture of the period rep­ resented; for example, "Columbus Be- £or the Court oi Spain,v will De repre­ sented upon a vessel modeled after the lines pf the "Santa Maria." Friday, Oct, *1. The national salute at sunrfoe will in­ augurate the ceremonies of Dedication Day. The President of the United States, his cabinet, members of the Su­ preme Court, members of the Senate and House of Representatives, dis­ tinguished foreign guests and Governors of the different 8tates and Territories 'tor a new set of with their official staffs, will be escorted I'll bring the money with me next by ? 8uard of honor composed of troops of the United States army, detachments of the United States naval forces, and regiments from the various State Na­ tional Guards, to the Manufacturers and Liberal ArtB Building, in Wtlich the dedicatory exercises will be held. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon in this building the following dedicatory pro­ gramme will be carried out under the direction of the Director General: time," said he "Do," said I, tunes." And we parted in good humor. IHd the C.hoNt Kill Htm? The most distinguished ghost of all appears to be the black lady of the castle of Darmstadt In deep mourn­ ing she comes to announce the death of some members of the families of the Grand Dukes of Hesse or pf the Bavarian royal families. The apparition of this lady has from tidae immemorial produced a sort of panic among the troops of the garrison. The boldest Sentinels are afraid of her. One day a young offi­ cer of the grenadiers solicited from the Grand Duke Louis L the favor of acting as sentinel at the door of the chapel through ^hich the mysterious visitor was expected to pass. "If it is not a genuine ghost," he said, "I will cure^he practical joker of his nonsense." It was agreed that the officer should order the phantom to halt, and, if it did not obey, fire upon it The Grand Duke aud a few courtiers posted themselves in the vestry of the chapel, from which they could see the path that, according to the legend, the black lady always fol­ lowed. As midnight approached the gayety of the royal group decreased. The clock struck 12. Before the sound of the last stroke had died away they heard in the distance: "Halt! Who goes there?" Then there was a shot The Grand Duke and the people of his suite came out from their hiding place and ran into the courtyard. The brave young officer was stretched on the ground dead. Beside him lay his gun, the barrel of which was torn from the stock and twisted like a corkscrew. There was no wound of any sort on the body. Shortly after­ ward Louis 1. died suddenly in the ducal palace.--(ialiagnanl Messenger. 1. Columbian March. Written for the ooofr* •loa by l'rof. .lohrt K: Paine.' • 5. Prayer by Bishop Cluurlea H. Fowler, D. D., LIJ. 1>.. of California. 3. Dedicatory Ode. Words by Miss Harriet Monroe, of Chicago; music by O. W. Chadwkk, of Boston. 4. Presentation of the master artists of the Exposition and their completed work, by the Chief ti Construction. 6. Report of the Director General to the World's Columbian Commission. 6. Presentation ot the bulldtntni for dedica­ tion by the President of the World's Fair Ex­ position to the President of the World's Co­ lombian Commission. I. Chorus, "The .Heavens Ai* Telling"-- Haydn. 8. Present ation ot the bnlldlnjrs (ot dedica­ tion by the President of the world's Colum­ bian Commission to the President of the Unit­ ed States. 9. Chorus. "In Pratoe of Qod"--Beethoven. 10. Dedications of the buildings by the Pres­ ident of tbe United States. II. Hallelujah chorus; front "The Messiah"-- Handel. 12. Dedicatory oration, Hon. Win. G. P. Breckinridge, kentnok; 13. "The St Columbia, aocompanlment. , 14. Columbian oration, Chauncey M. Dnew, New York. 19. National salate. At the close of this programme a special electrie and pyrotechnic display will be given, with a repetition of "The Procession of the Centuries." Saturday, Oct. 94. A series of military maneuvers and parades will constitute the main portion of the day's programme. In the even­ ing attractive and appropriate oelebra- tlons will be provided, followed by a magnificent display of fireworks. A number of brilliant social entertain­ ments will be given by the citizens of Chicago during the three evenings of the dedication celebration. v-Star Spangled Banner," and "Hall with full chorus and orchestral HAVING "a good time" is like coast­ ing in winter; for a pleasure lasting a minute, you are compelled to walk un farmer happened along in tbe after- a steep hill fifteen minutea Hanlahlp. It is said that people are always prone to regard their oarn peculiar trials as more severe than those which afflict any one else. An old "North Shore" sea captain, when he hears people "fussin' over nuthin'," always tell* them the story of thp Gloucester schooner Dart. The schooner was making her way into Boston Harbor in a'heavy fog which had shut down Unexpectedly, and had caused a great deal of grum­ bling on board. The pilot, especially, was anxious and unhappy. Sudden­ ly, at an early hour in the morning, the fog lifted a little, and the Dart's pilot saw, right ahead of him, a large East In^man TbeDart's helm was quickly put down, and the schooner slid under* the stern of the large vessel. Then the pilot's voice, husky with fog, rose from the Dart: "Ship ahoy! What ship is that?'? "Ship Reindeer from Calcutta," came the answer promptly. •'How long out?". "One hundred and fourteen days." There was» a moment's silence; then the voice sang out from the Reindeer, "What ship is that9" ".Schooner Dart from Gloucester," replied the husky pilot "How long out?" "Out all night," came the plaintive answer; and as a derisive chuckle from the deck of the Reindeer reached j the listening ears on board the little schooner Dart, its pilot suddenly be­ came aware of what a good joke he had afforded their big neighbor from Calcutta. » Guinea Fowls. Very little has been said fit regard to the guinea fowl. Although the noise of these fowls is very annoying to most persons, yet, as this very noise scares off hawks, they should be kept by all who raise many chickens, and also for the reason that they do not scratch the garden like our common Jhickens, but go for the bugs on all garden vines without Injuring the most delicate plants. * NEARLY every one is looking tat the "best of It" • Only Those Invited. Aocording to a Chicago correspondent, none but those who have received in­ vitations will be admitted to Jackson Park Dedication Day, Oct. 21. This is the position at present of the Commit­ tee on Ceremonies, and is generally understood among the directors. The reason given for this course is that there will be more people with invita­ tions than can be satisfactorily handled that day. Already Secretary Culp, of the Ceremonies Committee, has been in­ structed to issue 50,00 invitations. Most of these were sent out weeks ago. This makes the prospective number 100,000 persons. In addition to that the Executive Committee has ordered that all the paid- up subsbribers to the capital stock of the Exposition have invitations issued to them. It was estimated that 14,000 subscribers have paid in full, so that an­ other '28,000 persons will be added to the throng. Milward Adams, who has charge of the seating capacity of the Manufactures Building, will provide chairs for 90,000 people. There will be standing room in the building for 3o,000 more. If the gates were thrown open to the public it Is feared that the multi­ tude would become unwieldy. i While according to the present plan | none but Invitation bearers can get in ILLINOIS BOB8H OH STARTLING. FULLY RECORDED. a i»foofal>eper -- Mfcife laMMI fry Injuries aaat UIM Hliwlf-gn--< mm Illinois Central Ttala-I^kanm ̂ S'A v County Jail. % f# fi . „ : Vtana Far ami N»a*r tttx venerable Ward Neve man at his home in Jacksonville. He head of the wliolet*a'e house of W. New­ man & Co., and had been a successful merchant for many years. THE Executive Committee of tlfe Central Illinois Horticultural Society resolved to appropriate $2-30 for a special exhibit at the World's Far. They agreed to hold the annual meetlm the society in Springfield, on the or second Tuesday in r ebruary. AT Mascoulah, John Piatt committed suicide by hanging. He was one of four assaulted by Edward Frederick, the son of a wealthy farmer, on July 8. Piatt's skull was crushed, but he apparently recovered from tlje wound. It is claimed that Piatt's injuries resulted in insanity. EX-POSTMASTER TAGOABT, of Sum- merfle'.d, while walking along th£ trscfe of the Oh o & Mississippi railway wasrita over and instantly killed by a passep- ger train. He was deaf and failed to see the train. His body was strawn along the track for several hundrttift yards. . McDANIELS, a white man, who is * farmer and a fisherman combined, liv­ ing near Olmstead, was arrested, charg­ ed with assaulting a colored girl named Wiiiis, oniy 12 years of age, injuring ber so seriously that it is said she will be affected for life. The evidence against him was so strong that he was held In $500 bail for his appearance in court, in default of whi h he was sent to jail, THOMAS BBODEBICK, a well-knowa young man of Alton, lies with a mortal wound, and Henry Fischer, a calooa- keeper at North Alton, is under arrest for probable murder, as the result of an affray which took place at the place of t.hfl latter Brodorlok it. f« MII) wnnt to Fischer's establishment with so am companions and undertook to thrash Fischor. who at onee sent for the polios, but before they arrived found it neces­ sary to use his revolver in self-defense, with deadly effect. THE other evening, as the south-bound train on the Illinois Central Boad was nearlng Vera, some miscreants threw a sbo*ver of stones through the windows of the smoking car and also the ladies* car. One gentleman was struck on the head, but not seriously injured. One of the missiles barely missed a ladf holding her tabe. For several months a band of thieves have been operating in Yera and surrounding neighborhood* and it is believed these are the parties , who stoned the train. THE weather crop bulletin says: This temperature ot the past week has been much above a seasonable average throughout the Sta'e. At Springfield the daily excess was over eight de­ grees, and at Cairo seven degrees. ONa the morning of the 26th light frost oc­ curred in several counties, doiag> slight damage to corti on low wound. Generally clear weather prevailed dur- the week, except in a few of the ex­ treme northern counties. .The acreags of wheat promises to be as largo as that ot last season. In th* southern counties no rain has fallen for sev­ eral weeks, and the ground is in vefrr poor condition, retarding plowing. lY is thought that, unless ra n soon comes, the acreage of wheat sown will be less than last year. Pastures are also in need of rain throughout the State, some of them being reported drying- up. Stock water is getting very scaraS. AT 8pringfleld a very wonderful phe­ nomenon was observed in the heavens Tuesday evening about 6:50 o'olocic. Those who saw it declare that a bright body, resembling in size and ^rilliaMqr a good-sized star, was seen moving with astonishing rapidity toward the moea, which it struck with tremendous forest and seemed to burst like a bomb, dart1- ' ening its light' for an instant. The set-' entifically inclined explain it by saying a large meteor or comet came withia the power of the moon's attraotion fell into it just as thousands of bodies fall into the earth every day. At 8:30 o'clock the same night many l'ht» cago people on the West Side saw aa exceedingly large meteor shoot oat of the sky to the northeast, <md describing the circle of its course by a flaming tall Of fire, after the manner of a fireball* disappear among the houses in tha neighborhood of Union Park.. Thosa Who saw it said that it traveled with great swiftness, and was the largetfc that any of them hod ever seen. , FRANK SWEET was struck by a Caim ' Short Line extra passenger near Benton and killed. He was ou the track asleqp when struck. 4.. OTIS HCNTMB, a young farmer living near Iillopolis, was kioked to death a horse. AT Iillopolis William A. Beis' 8-yeaff' old daughter was burned to death while playing near a burning brush pile. THE suicide of John Piatt at Mast^ ' ooutah, will not intertere with the trial;., of Edward Fredericks, who inflicted i%*'~. juries upon the former's head, render* lng him insane. Gov. FiFEn has pardoned WinfleU Beeves, convicted of larceny at tb* January term of the Cook County Criminal Court. The prisoner is in tl»> last stages of consumption. THE Miss Bradford whose heroic ser» vices in nursing cholera patients . Tabriz, Persia, are so loudly praised id' an Illinois lady. She is a graduate of a Chicago medical college. It is the Western girl who gets there. . • il. AT Bock Island, the house of George . Saunders, foreman of the Staandia £hoe •*£ the park Dedication Day, outsiders will factory, was burglarized while the fame* * see the procession, all the distinguished people, the review of the troops, and the display of fireworks on the several nights. They would miss only the four hours' programme inside the Manufact­ urers Building. The monster civic pa­ rade Thursday, when SJ.OOO people will be in line, is for everybody, as also the military maneuvers at Washington Park Saturday, and the dedication of State Buildings. The biggest part of the ac­ tual show will be outside the Manufaot- orers Building. Oeb SI a Lcfsl Holiday. Many inquiries have been received from bankers and others at the Treas­ ury Department in Washington as to whether the 21st is a legal holiday. It is. The law requires the President to issue a proclamation declaring Friday, Oct. 21, a national holiday in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, and Inviting all communities to celebrate the by public demonstrations. Invention* and Tbelr DaUs. THE amalgamator was an American invention by Varney about 1850. THE first training school for teachers was organized in Prussia in 1735. MACHINES for making tacks were first made by Thomas Blanchard, 1806. THRESHING machines were Invented by Menzies, a Scotchmani in l?3i. THE method of vulcanising rubber was invented by Goodyear In IMS. ily were at church, and $100 in money and many articles of value taken. 1$" was the boldest robbery perpetrated Ukt-f tho city in years, and the police ai%j y •- amazed and helpless, -J" AT Duquoin, a daughter of G.J. B a i n e g > ' ; while playing with matches, set fire t» \ L j her clothing, which was burned from her body. She died the next morning. i M J* • , THE Colored Baptist General Associ- ation of the Western States held <r 1 week's session in Springfield. One dar ' was given to the Ladies* Foreign Mis< •* sionary Society and Auxiliary of thd*b£^>i General Association. Addresses wereJ^ made by Mrs. C. B. McDowell, of Inde^-V^Ste pendenee. Mo ; Mrs. T. S. Smith, of ^ Keokuk, Iowa, and others. Mrs. M. J* . Jackson, of Jacksonville, III., read a|#v "" paper on "Secret Sins in High Plaoee. V THE Fraily-Chandler murder trial was commenced in Vandalia. Chand-\ , ler and Fraily were brothers-in-law, the • , , • former being a Democrat aisd the tatter r; $ a Republican. Both men had agreed - \ to support Weaver for f reeWetl A ^ dispute over the matter resulted trispr- , v; d«r. • * CHARLES PETERSON, a section hand was killed by the cars at St. Charles. THE Rockford license matter has bees amicably adjusted with Landlord H. I*. Boekfield, and he has opened the Nelsou Hotel. The reeeptbfctt, banes and ball of the Commercial Club will! given in about a week.