| Show today to day the national guard association was to meet in convention at washington each state that so desires can bo represented by five officers or ex officers of its nali onal guard tho object of this convention is lo 10 accuro from congress larger ampro privations tor promoting the efficiency of the militia to that end all possible information is to be gathered as to what the national guard have done and what they aro capable of doing ano riots they have suppressed the disorders they have prevented the hardships they h avo endured and the wars they have conducted are to bo duly reported the centennial celebration in new york the thirtieth of last april served to call the attention of the country to the strength and efficiency of the militia in the great procession there atis a small army of citizen solders veil drilled well disciplined and well equipped they had been collected in a very short time indeed an experienced military man said it would be possible in an emoi goncy to concentrator concen of soldiers sol diera in new york within forty eight hours this was a forcible suggestion that it was possible to have a strong and efficient military force in the country without maintaining a standing army As this force could upon occasion be used for the national defense it is fitting that the national government should contribute to its maintenance an effort will bo mado to secure from congress an appropriation of this is certainly a small amount for a great government to pay to wards the support and equipment ot on army of from to men the holidays are over and in their A aaion from humdrum cares and lie interchange of gifts and greet ap hundreds of thousands of soul 1 aavo been made happier and the worlds measure of joy aud goodness i icren sed but through all the anthom of gladness has run the inevitable strain of sorrow and sickness and disaster to some have been a binde ranco to the rejoicing of the many it is the old story of the pendant damocles sword at the feast tuo skeleton at tho banquet happy is the multitude that escaped tri bulat oa rejoiced are tho sufferers who passed through it unscathed scat hed and consoled in some degree are those who having entertained even death himself at the faast are not left to face poverty as well as bereavement the near aad dear one perhaps the family head may have been taken but it i mainly i providential era and with his life insurance inh urance and other accrued results of his forethought to draw upon there may be woo but chere can not be want THE BELIEF is hp coming general that will never resume his place in con res at least there is no hope of u termination of his illness this winter ho has been in one or other branch of congress for the past eighteen years during the greater part of the time in the house and as a leading member of the naval committee of the latter body he gained falmo celebrity by his on republican management of tha affairs of the navy department and by his interest in and knowledge of the matters with which his committee commil tee concerned itself had few abler men in congress in recent years than MR and nono more earnest hont or che hive a proverb kimn loves with her car but nun with ins eyal captures a heart while an conquers ohp man to retain min s and secure enduring happiness a woman should be ab in married life da in the di of be vit chiny maidenhood her weapons are a fair and blooming complexion soft and spotless hands freedom from alm and scalp im panties pun ties pimples chapping and ti 0 possession of the delicate bloom of per feet health coles the perfect medicinal toilet bath and nursery soap is her salvation price lio cents sold by all druggists REPORTS FROM every section of the boat show tho prosperity of the country chero never was a better outlook for a grand years business pull ott your coat and roll up your sleeves and send all grumblers grumbl ers to the roar and 1890 will bo a red let ter apar of prosperity THE SOUTH in the last year has lost CAPTAIN and MR two of the foremost loaders of progress in the south this is a lo 10 that is irreparable and the north unites with the south in such A sorrow THE government has prohibited the performance of a new play at the theatre francais because it deals with the commune when a republic is endangered by a reference ou the stage to events over eighteen years oid there must be some stones loose in its SUGAR HAS dropped in price somewhat since CLAUS Sr started his refinery but the problem as to whether or the courts which apparently knocked out the trust deserve the more credit for the fall cannot be solved until he country finds out how much or how little truth there is in the report that the trust is on its last legs RUSSIA is making large efforts to remove her breed of horses the government devotes per year to purchase improved stock and keeps six government stables the number of horses in cussia is and racing and trotting stock has for the few years received larger attention than ever before SEPTEMBER has been set as the date at which elections will be held in brazil for members of a constitutional convention and novem bar his named as the time at which the convention in to meet this body is to be charged with the responsibility of choosing the form of government which brazil is to have as well as defining its powers and amita diotis ix CAA TON 0 the other day a young man was tried tor murder the defense was accidental killing and the evidence leaned strongly that way the judge instructed in favor of acquittal on the first ballot the jury stood eight for acquittal and foi r conviction but the minority stood out and captured the majority and the result vas a verdict of murder in the second degree in spite 0 f the courts instructions all of which goes to show that in the jury room a determined minority very frequently carries the day THE QUESTION of irrigating the arid lands of the west is likely to beckma a very important one at the present session of congress A great deal of information upon the subject has been collected during the past year and various plans will be presented for effecting bhoj desired object it is particularly desirable that no large appropriations shall be made for merely experimental purposes let it be definitely ascertained that the problem cin be solved in a giver then the necessary expenditure will bo endorsed by the whole country THE violent fluctuations and high rates in money which have been seen in the past few days are not likely to continue in the new year which has now been entered monay will hardly go begging as it did ten or eleven months ago business will undoubtedly remain more active than it was in tho earlier months of 1889 and this keeps the demand for money greater than in the average winter season and rates fiaher IN ONE of his lasic speeches MB GRADY eloquently implored tho north tr send her sons south for the purpose of helping to solve tha political and social problems of that lection pec tion nd in an address 0 o a Phil adelphi audience the other niyla congressman of made a bifilar appeal we are not all angels in the south exclaimed the silver tongued we are aaen of like passions with yourselves but we want you to send the best men you have to help us do for the colored people want is generous and ight and just HARKISON the famous chicago mayor says the prejudice against horse flesh is nonsensical that the horse is one of the cleanest of animals that he has eaten the flesh in paris and that it is delicious of course prejudice is a great obstacle to overcome but so far as we are concerned the next generation can relish horse mule or ass all the same family none of it on our plate please THE WELSH are malting preparations to operate cooperate co with the scotch in the home rule movement and in this way the irish will be strengthened in their crusade in the same direction the day is near at band when local legislatures will have to bo granted to each of the divisions of the united kingdom AEE miles of electrical street railroads raili oads tho united states ohio having 63 miles new york 81 massachusetts 77 and pennsylvania comes fourth with 31 miles in addition to that from this time on it will also work the scaffolds in N york electricity is rapidly comin 0 the front as mans most valuable ascent THE PROPOSED atlanta monument in honor of the late HENRT W GRADT should have says the st louis globe democrat for an inscription this extract from one of his speeches 1 I am glad that jhb omniscient god held the balance of battle in his almighty hand and that the american union was saved from the wreck of war LA is said to have interfered with a good many marriages among the upper ten in new york the young man want to make the greatest elibra life telling his iab through his cose THERE is an editor ninety one years old he attributes his long life and health tu the fact that he never to elpaso everybody and never tried to A oooo daily newspaper read in the family ia un educator m the best sense of the word no books will take its place NEVER until this year did so many fellows want to lose their grippe at the opening of tho year |
