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THE VIENNA PROGRESS. TERMS, $1. Per Annum,, ‘Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.’ JOHN E. HOWELL, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XII. NO. 50 VIENNA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1894. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. JULY THE FOURTH. Thon Kicoicst of all glorious days, July the Fourth, all hail! You lit a lamp in Freedom’s fane Whose flume shall never fail! The Fathers of this Western World Gave endless fame to thee, When they proclaimed to all the earth That man by birth was free ! Thy morning signaled Freedom’s dawn, Whose noonday splendors now Flood earth and sky with radiance beamed From fair Columbia’s brow ! Immortal Day! We hail thy rise As Freedom’s Easter morn, When Libert}', so long entombed, In glory was reborn. The prisoned flame of ancient Home, Of Carthage and of Greece. Whose absence made the centuries darDc In you found glad release— To blaze above this continent, From ocean’s rim to rim, To cheer all struggling nations on And never more grow dim. You symbolize a sacred law— The right of all mankind To win their share of all that God For human needs designed ! We know the lesson that you teach, The duty you proclaim, And we are here to guard that trust In Freedom’s sacred name. —P. S. Cassidy. Evolution of the Firecracker, HOW THEY CELEBRATED. A FOURTH OF JULY STORY. the little rail- W) road town of Co- lumbia money came rather slow to a majority of the boys, and how to celebrate the Fourth of July in an ap propriate way was indeed a question of considerable magnitude. Most of the boys’ fathers were railroad men, and railroad salaries are proverbially small. With plenty of money the boys could have celebrated in a way that would have awakened the sleepy little town so efleetually that the older in habitants might have imagined that hostilities between the North and South had broken out anew. To obtain the necessary articles with which to celebrate was the all-im portant question before the bove’ club, called the “Our Boys,” two weeks before the time designated as the “Glorious Fourth.” One of the boys, Bern Gilman, suggested chip ping in and buying a lot of skyrockets and red fire, but as his father was an engineer and made big money, the proposition was nothing remarkable. The words “red fire” suggested an idea to another of the club, Jim Slade, and on his plan of celebration there was a unanimoiiE agreement. It was to the effect that an effort be inaugu rated at onee looking to the collec tion of as much red fire as possible in the two weeks yet remaining before the Fourth of July, and on the night of that day letting it off in a bunch. To the members of the “Our Boys” there waB no necessity to formulate plans or advance ideas as to how this red fire was to be obtained. They were sons of railroaders, and knew red fire by heart. Every flagman on a train leaving East or West has among his collection of lamps, torpedoes, poker and shovel a couple of sticks of this material, which are used on foggy or stormy nights to warn the train following of their near approach to the train ahead. These sticks burn five minutes, and, of course, contain a large quantity ol the red powder. All the railroad men leaving from Columbia on the eastern or western trips were known, and very few of the through men, rimniog from one end of the division to the other, were not known. The “Our Boys” Club originally was a ball club, but had been in exist ence for several seasons ns a social or ganization, minu£ a club house and the luxuries of such. Jim Slade, being a member of a State militia company as drummer boy, knew something about organiz ing for effective work, and he it was that proposed and appointed commit- tees*to corral every train that passed through the town. Boys born and raised in a railroad town soon become expert car jumpers, and it must indeed be a fast train that they cannot successfully mount. A rendezvous was selected back of the railroad round house, in the cellar of a deserted house, in which was to be stored all the material secured. The boys worked like beavers and as only boys can work when a Fourth of July celebration is in the prospec tive, and at the end of the first week twenty-seven sticks had been secured and some seventy-five railroad torpe does. The latter article is also an im portant part of a railroader’s outfit, and, crossing the vision of ono of the collectors, several were secured, and thereafter they were added as a sort of auxiliary. As the day drew near the boys re newed their efforts and the red fire and torpedoes came in in such quan tities that one or two of the more timid boys suggested a halt. But, like the trained bloodhound, they smelt the sport from afar and decided to give the little town a celebration that should go down in its history as a red-letter day of the most vivid hue. To add zest to the collection the railroad officials began to notice the great inroads on their supply of com bustibles, and the train men had to rack their brain for new stories as to their rapid disappearance. On account of the vigilance of the railroad officials the boys’ base of operations was transferred from the yards of the road to the outskirts of the town. Trains going east were and while they did not care to arrest them it wa:s their duty to keep them off the cars and protect the companv’s property. At nightfall several of the boys, in company with their fathers, would run across these officers, but a knowing wink would set matters right before any harm had been done. On the 1st day of July a'halt was made in the foraging and the work of extracting the red powder from the sojihomore signals was begun. A flour barrel was used as a recepta cle, and at the end of two days’ work it was three-quarters filled. The tor pedoes had mounted up in number until nearly 209 of them were piled up in a store box in an off corner of the room. Then, as a final endeavor, three of the boys in whom were traits that go toward making up a diplomat called on the chief train dispatcher at that point and in the most persuasive tones begged for a contribution toward help ing out their celebration. With keen discernment the dis patcher saw into the whole scheme and promised to help them if they would let him know the full particulars of their plans. No more fun-loving man lived than “Em.” Stevenson, the dis patcher, and the boys, knowing this, told him all. His contribution was an eye opener to the boys, and, after opening the signals, the barrel was filled to the brim with the precious red fire. At last the great day arrived, and the parents of the boys belonging to the elub were astonished at the use to which the money given fox firecrack ers and other explosives was put. In stead of buying firecrakers and tor pedoes they made the mouths of many of the outside boys water as they passed among them munching peaches apricots, or contentedly chewed away on some delicious sweetmeat. And then the novelty of the Situa tion struck some of the younger bovB and sarcastic remarks were flung at them as to their patriotism. But the members of the “Our Boys” said noth ing, looked wise and waited for the cover of nightfall. At 8 o’clock everybody in the little town was on the streets promenading and viewing the few roman candles and skyrockets set off by the more aristo cratic and wealthy citizens. By that time the barrel of red fire had been transferred to a field just back of the town and a long fuse con nected therewith. Each boy appro priated as many torpedoes as he could carry without exciting suspicion and took up positions assigned to them by the chief conspirator. The town was to be given a surprise and the Fourth of July a celebration that would open the eyes of the oldest resident. The scheme worked to a charm. At 9 o’clock exactly the through ex press was due and from the telegraph operator it was learned that it was on time. The town was located along side the track and a grade of consid erable length ran through the center of the former and was the causa of most of trains reaching a high rate of sjieed. The express was always a heavy one and on the schedule was not called upon to stop at Columbia. The boys knew this, and on the instant that a freight preceding the express had pulled out of the way they set to work. Only five minutes intervened, but they were experts at putting down tor pedoes, and in threa minutes’ time every torpedo collected had been placed on two parallel rails. Then the sharp whistle of the express was heard in the distance, and on it came with a rush and a roar. The boys scattered and with bated breath awaited developments. They came the next instant. With reports like the explosion of musketry, and if anything louder, the torpedoes went off in quick succes sion and the promenaders first halted in amazement and then took to their heels in affright. They thought the noise would cease, but instead it seemed to increase. Two hundred tor pedoes stretch out over a considerable distance, and they were laid for the length of two squares. People came running down the streets from the back highways in and glided toward one of the engine houses of theGoeal fire department. They knew what was coming next. All of a sudden a great shout wen! up from every part of the town and all eyes were turned toward the west ern section of the town. It appeared as if the town was to be destroyed by tire and that a mighty conflagration was under way. The sky was blood red and a mighty column of smoke was ascending on high. The boys had done their work well, scattering the red powder over a large area and leaving the most darinj hoy of the crowd to set the mass off. Soon the fire bells were tolling and the exciting jingle of the lire appar atus denoted a race was on between the different companies who were de sirous of securing places of vantage from which to fight the supposed con flagration. In this race it is needless to say the members of the “Our Boys” were in dulging to their hearts’ content. They all swore allegiance to one company, the Vigilant, and were head and front of the rush with the hose reel of that engine. At the end of the street the cause of the light was discovered, and again the tongues of the citizens were set wag ging, and the younger generation of young men voted the day’s celebration a great success. Even the solitary pa per of the town, while taking the con spirators to task the following day for the fright they had given the towns people, could not but commend the plan for its originality and startling effectiveness. Among the boys of the town the story leaked out, and soon the details of the celebration were known to all T» say that the “Our Boys” Club took a boom but faintly expresses it. Every boy in town put forward his name as an applicant for membership, but “exclusiveness was desired,” and the tone of the club remained at its first great height for several years there after. They Are Engaged. “George,” said the maiden, fondly, “did you hear Willie’s firecracker just now?” “Yes, Miss Mantaiini, I did.” “Didn’t it pop gracefully?” It was enough. The Match to Blame. - “Johnny,” cried Jinks, angrily, as the sky rocket went off, “who sent that rocket up? Didn’t I tell you not to touch it?” “I didn’t touch it,” said Johnny. “It was the match touched it.” Keep Your Mouth Shut. Great numbers of people go through life with their mouths open day and night. They take into the delicate organs of the mouth and the lungs the dust of the street, which is filled with the germs of disease, and they breathe into their lungs without the protec tion intended by nature the noxious elements in the atmosphere and lay the seeds of pulmonary disease and of many other beginnings of imperfect health. A prominent physician in Boston, acting as a throat specialist, remarked that he would have nothing to do if people could only be taught to keep their mouths shut. If you no tice persons on the street, you will find that a large proportion of them Keep their mouths habitually open, and that they breathe through the mouth instead of the nostrils, never having been taught that this is the special function and use of the nose. In many cases the nostrils have be come so impaired by disuse" that they are practically filled up so that it is impossible to breathe through them, and then it is only after a great deal of effort that they are made to resume their natural function. The import ance of breathing through the nose is very great in the case of public speak ers and readers, who, if they take in air through the mouth, are usually af flicted with dryness of the throat, which speedily develops into some form of bronchial disease. This is the origin of the clergymen's sore throat. People living in the country, and never thinking of the use of the nos trils, easily form the habit of ignoring their use. It is said that people who sleep with their GEORGIA IX BRIEF. N EWSY ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE OVER THE STATE mouths open are quiring the cause, and it appeared as j usually snorers. The habit of disus- if the town was on its feet, or, figure- : ^he nostrils is one that is over- tively speaking, on its head. | come with difficulty, but unless it is And the engineer and passengers on j formed people living in cities need- the train, what of them? To the boys ■ lessly expose themselves to all sorts of they indeed furnished a surprise that disease that attack and enfeeble the was unlooked for. The engineer, with hair on end, was trying all he could to bring his train to a standstill, but it was impossible to do so before the last torpedo had exploded; the passengers frightened almost into a frenzy, were climbing easy to mount, but those going west back over the seats, out onto the plat- called for volunteers who were expert ; form and gesticulating wildly from train jumpers, and the narrow escapes r he windows. made wherein the loss of a limb, or even a life, hung in the balance, were numerous enough to appall any boy but the son of a railroader. Charley Van Lew and Johnny Hook were both thrown half under a fast mov ing freight in one day, but their cool ness and strength pulled them through with badly torn clothes. Coupled with these mishaps were numerous brushes with the railroad detectives iu the way of chases over cars and out over the hills into the country! The boys were known to the detectives, At last the train halted and all gath ered around, and, as the train dis patcher simply motioned the engineer to go ahead, a gre^t laugh went up and the passengers were enlightened to the fact that this was the glorious Fourth, and they, too, joiaed in the hilarity. As the train disappeared around the •western corner of the street paral lungs.—Boston Herald. A Tempting Bait. Recruiting officers are devising all sorts of schemes to entice men into the British army. The latest dodge is seen in large posters worded as follows: * TO MEN OUT OP V.’OIiE. : Men oi Good Character. Between 13 ; and 25 Years of Age, Can Obtain : Kegular Employment, : GOOD FOOD, GOOD CLOTHES MONEY TO SPEND By applying at 310 Deaxsoate, Maxchester. As in the West the majority of frnit trees are at best short-lived, it seems leled to the railroad and the people of poor economy to wait until the trees the town gathered iu groups to dis- ni the old orchard die before com- ouss the strange occurrence, the con- inenemg to plant to keep up the sup- spirators disappeared from the scene ; ply of fruit. And Condensed Into Pithy and Inter esting Paragraphs. Governor Northen is gaining some reputation in immigration circles and bids fair to be placed at the head of an inter-state organization whose ob ject will be to bring thrifty settlers 3outh to follow agricultural pursuits. If successful in this movement he will deserve more praise than he could earn in a century in the United States senate. * * . The ordinaries of Georgia’s various counties will meet in Atlanta on July 18th, and will remain in session prob ably two or three days. Arrangements for low rates will be made at once through the Southern Passenger Asso ciation. Hon. H. W. Bell, of Jack- son county, is president of the associ ation, and Judge T. W. Harbin, of Gordon county, is secretary. The next convention bids fair to be one of great interest. At the session of the Colored Teach ers’ association of Georgia, held in Augusta, resolutions endorsing the course of Ida B. Wells, the negro wo man lecturing in England on the South and villifying the white women of this section, were squelched by President Wright, with the approval of the great majority of the delegates. Resolutions endorsing the Atlanta Cotton States and International expo sition were unanimously passed. In the plans prepared for the At lanta Cotton States and International exposition, provision is made for a “Press Building.” It is not at all strange that the press should be recog nized by the exposition management; ou the contrary, it is most appropri ate, for of all the factors that will con tribute to the success of the great en terprise, there is none that will be such a power for good, and none that has done and is doing the amount of good work for the exposition as the newspaper press of the south. * * * Ed McCandless, of Atlanta, will not be tried for complicity in the Gate City National bank defalcation. The only two charges resting against him which were to have come to trial on the 9th of July by order of Judge New man, of the United States court, have been nol prossed. And the whole matter has been dropped. In the meantime Captain Harry Jackson, special attorney for the government in the prosecution of these cases, has departed for Europe with his family. It was by his recommendation, agreement, that the cases against Mr. McCandless have been dropped so sud denly by the court. The postoffice department has an nounced the changes in postoffice sala ries. There are some increases and decreases in Georgia, as follows: Americus, from $2,100 to $2,200; Barnesville, from $1,300 to $1,409; Brunswick, from $2,400 to $2,300; Cor- dele, from $1,300 to $1,200; Cuthbert, from $1,200 to $1,400 ; Elberton, from $1,200 to $1,400; Griffin, from $1,800 to $1,700; Hawkinsville, from $1,400 to $1,200; LaGrange, from $1,700 to $1,600; Milledgeville, from $1,600 to $1,700; Quitman, from $1,200 to $1, 300; Sandersville, from $1,200 to $1,100; Tallapoosa, from $1,600 to $1,500; Waycross, from $1,600 to $1,700. * * * The graduating exercises of the Technological school, for 1894, have passed into history. Nine manly young men, who have spent four years at this magnificent institution, have been given their diplomas. In the presence of a great multitude of peo ple, including the chancellor ‘of the University of Georgia, General C. A. Evans, Dr. I. S. Hopkins, the presi dent of the school,and the able faculty of the institution, the members of the class took their formal leave of school life and made their anspicious entrance into life’s school. There were nine members of the graduating class, and on this number diplomas were con ferred by ChancellorWilliam E. Boggs, of the State university. * * * Commissioner Jordan. Hen. G. Gunby Jordan, of Colum bus, has been appointed by Governor Northen railroad commissioner for the state to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Virgil Powers. After carefully reviewing a great many ap plications, the governor decided that Mr. Jordan wonld make the state a good and carefnl official in the board of railroad commissioners. Mr. Jor dan was notified-of his appointment by wire and replied that he would accept. This will necessitate his disposing of his stock in the Georgia Mi dland rail road, as the law prohibits a railroad commissioner from holding stock in railroad corporations. Mr. Jordan is now general manager of the Georgia Midland railroad, which he was very instrumental in building and is also president of the Fourth National bank of Columbus. To Eject Squatters. A big case that has been brewing for two years has been filed in the United States court at Macon by attorneys for Newman W. Dodge, of New York, against about 200 defendants, who are residents of the counties of Dodge, Telfair, Montgomery, Laurens and Pulaski. The bill prays for a perpet ual injunction and final decree and asks that the defendants be enjoined from trespassing in any way upon land claimed to be the property- of the plaintiff! and especially enjoining them from cutting timber, boxing trees, etc. Dodge claims to own about 300,000 acres of pine land lying in the above counties and some of the land is claimed by the defendants to be their property. The present bill is to per fect title in Dodge. The case, in scattered branches, has been in the courts a long while and this bill seeks to mass all the parts into one great whole and have a settlement of the en tire matter by final decree. The Crops. The past week brought cheering news concering the Georgia crop pros pect. The drought has been succeeded by refreshing rains in nearly every section of the state. In a portion of southern Georgia rain is still needed. Everywhere, however, corn and cotton are not up to the season. Cotton shows signs of rapid improvement and will recover to' some extent. Early crops all over the state have failed for lack of rain and from the damage of the spring cold. The condition of crops has undergone great improve ment during the past week. Ia the first place the temperature has been up to the normal and has supplied the needed heat to cotton. Then, at least par tial relief from the drought has been furnished by local showers and thun derstorms. This relief is only par tial, as the amount of rain has no where been sufficient to wet the ground very deeply, and the rainfall has varied greatly in different locali ties. There are even some points where practically no rain has yet fallen and a nine weeks, drought is still unbroken. The need is still great for a general, penetrating rain. As a result of the many untoward circum stances of the previous weeks of the season, corn and cotton are small, and it scarcely seems possible that the most favorable weather ia the future can produce average crops. Boot crops may turn out better, but they are backward. AFTER 300 YEARS. Rediscovery of Old Mines in New Mexico Known to the Spaniards. All New Mexico and Southern Col orado are excited over the rediscovery near Santa Fe, of rich gold mines that were worked by the Spaniards mqje than three centuries ago and were lost during the Pueblo insurrec tion in 1680, when the Indians, op pressed beyond endurance, suddenly arose, massacred the priests, de stroyed churches, and drove the last Spaniard out of the country. The Spanish masters had compelled the Indians to work in the mines, and that labor was so hateful to them and its results seemingly so useless—they attached no value to gold—that when they had expelled the Spaniards they filled up the shafts and tunnels, re moved the debris and utterly' obliter ated all traces of mining. All the white men who knew the exact location of the mines were killed during the insurrection, and when De Vargas reconquered New Mexico in 1692 none of his men could find the mines. Men have spent their money and their lives in searching for them, and so futile has been the search that the history of them has come to be regarded as mere legend and fable. But the old Spanish peo ple of New Mexico have always stout ly asserted that the* rueblo Indians have preserved in their traditions the secrets of the mines, and that they know to this day the locations of the old workings. So jealous of this knowledge are the Indians that they punish with death any one of their number who so much as hints at the location of a mine to an American or Mexican The richest of the ancient mines were known to be in the vicinity' of the Cochiti and Sandia pueblos, and the present inhabitants of these vil lages are supposed to know the exact location of the old works. The Sandia Indians have a deeply worn trail in the mountains that is supposed to lead toward the mines, but they guard it very carefully, and Mexican neigh bors who have attempted to follow them secretly have always found the Indians on the alert and have been baffled every time. The mines of Cochiti have been re discovered, not with the assistance of Indians nor through traditional in formation, but by plain American prospecting. The Indians could fill up the old shafts, but they could not conceal the croppings of mineral veins. Two men of Jemez, named Eagle and Dorsey', have been knock ing about in the mountains near the Cochito pueblo for about four years, and last fall they stumbled upon some croppings that assayed high. Other prospectors heard of the find and went into the district and now they have found a mineral belt that has set the country wild with excite ment. The veins are true fissures in por phyry, running north and south along the slope of the Jemex moun tains, parallel with the trend of the range. The rock gives high assays in gold and silver, and runs on average lots from eight-foot veins have re turned $150 a ton. The lead has been traced in an unbroken line for eight miles, and claims are staked out for five miles. There are several parallel veins, all of them assaying high. Old miners who hava been in the Cochiti camp declare that the strike is the biggest that has been made in fifteen years. Of course the usual comparison with the Comstock is made, some times to the disparagement of the latter. The Cochiti Indians view with wonder and bewilderment the procession of prospectors through their ancient plaza and have not yet quite got it through their heads that their precautions to conceal the old Spanish mines have been in vain.— [San Francisco Examiner. Insuring Watches. The wiseacre who declared that “there is nothing new under the sun” gets another set-back. Here is the idea : For $2 paid annually, a watch —gentleman’s or lady’s—is guaran teed against trouble. That is to say, $2 will keep it in repair for one year, no matter how often it may get out of order or what may be the cause. It may be dropped on a brick sidewalk, or you may fall overboard with it in your pocket; no questions are asked and no limit put upon repairs to the movement up to a total of .$25, at the rates usually charged. All styles ol watches are included in the new offer, except a few special movements. It is a fact that not one man in a hun dred remembers the number of his watch. The register secured by this guarantee is therefore a complete re ference in case of Joss or theft. A label bearing the register number is also inserted in the eases of the watch, requesting any stranger, in case of personal accident or sudden illness, to telegraph this number tc the jewelers, who agree to promptly notify family or friends.—[New York Dispatch. Reformed Geometry. Almost 100 years ago two men set out from Virginia to visit the Scioto valley, of the beauty and fertility of which they had heard alluring reports. On the third night they leached Clarksburg, where they put up with a man who appeared to be honest, but old fashioned and illiterate. “Can yon tell us how far it is to Marietta and what sort of road we shall find?” asked one of the travelers. “Yes,” answered the host; “that is exactly what I can do, for I was ap pointed one of the viewers to lay out the road and have just returned from the performance of the duty.” ‘ ‘That is fortunate. What do yon call the distance?” “Well, ijie distance on a straight line, which we first ran, was 75 miles, but on onr way back we discovered and marked another line which was much nearer.” The two travelers had each spent some years in the stndy of surveying and were more or less amused at the idea of a line shorter than a straight line between two given points. However, the next morning they took the route which their informant had pronounced the shorter, and true enough they found his statement cor rect, for the crooked road went round the hills, while the straight one went over them, and the distance round was less than the distance over.— Youth's Companion. More people have died from colds than were ever killed in battle. Knocked Out of Time By that able blood dopurent, Ilostetter’s •Stomach Bitters, the young giant, rheuma- ism, withdraws beaten. In maturity it is harder to conquer. Attack it at the start with Loatetter’s Stomach Bitters, and save your self years of a ;ony and constant danger, for this malady is always liable to atta« k the heart. Potent in malaria, dyspep-ia, con stipation, nervousness and kidney complaint is the Bitt- rs. Being honest for policy’s sake is neither joo I policy nor good honesty. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root cures a»l Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation free. Laboratory Binghamton, N. V. Many young men mak<^ the mistake of i kinking a bad time is a good time. To Cleanse the System Effectually yet gently, when costive or biiioun or when the blood is impure or sluggish,to per manently cure habitual constipation, to awak en the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, to dis pel headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of Figs. Attention, Tourist. The most pleasant and cheapest way to reach Boston, New York, and the East is via Central Railroad and Ocean Steamship Com ps nv. The rate is $42.30 for the round trip, $24.00 straight. Tickets include meals and stateroom. Tables supplied with all the deli cacies of the season. For in forma' ion call on or address any agent of Central R. R. Wrong Side Up. An amateur archaeologist one day- espied the date 10S1 carved on a stone inserted above the door of a stable and persuaded the peasant who owned the property to let him have it for a good round sum of money. A few days af terward the peasant delivered the stone to the purchaser. “Why,” said the latter, “this is not the stone I bought from yon the other day. This one bears the date 1801. I won’t have it.” “I beg your pardon,” answered the peasant, “this is the very stone, only the builder, in a mistake, put it up side down. You can do the same, you know.” He Was Used to It. "You say you were buried alive once?” “That’s what I said. ” “You must have felt queer.” “Oh, no; I was used to it.” “Used to it?” “Yes; I was salesman for a year in a store that never advertised. ” The city having the greatest death rate in the world is Bheims, Germany, the proportion being 28.62 per 1,000 in each year. Dublin follows, with 27.05 per 1,000; and then comes New York, with 26.47 per 1,000. In Min neapolis, Minn., the fewest deaths oc cur, relatively—only 9.60 per 1,000. 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Sir John Warren Hays, who was born in 1799. Slag from blast furnaces is pulver ized and used for fertilizing farming lands in Germany. The-total number of electors in this country, including women entitled to vote, is 13,500,000. Temperance education and manual training are btrong levers for liftin; the submerged classes. California has a railroad in Sonoma county graded through a forest, the ties being laid on stumps. The tongue of the toad ia attached to the front of its jaws aud hangs back ward instead of forward. The Maine State Liquor Commis sioner reports aggregate sales of liquors to 24 towns and cities for 1893 of $130,- 812.29. ^ The application of tho Boston asso ciated charities last year show that 22 per cent of tho causes for illness were ini temperance. There were 4,030 criminals convict ed in Canada last year, of the whole number, only 132 were total abstain ers from the use of intoxicants as a beverage. 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