Show AN eastern is somewhat astonished if not frighten oi at the rapid growth of population in the west it jamea nine cities and then says in 1880 these nine cifala contained only people while in a population of had found homes in them thus tho number ef people hava been multiplied by ten in ten years or in other words had on the average doubled in population in each year of iha ic oade it is a little con fossand it is this rapid growth which is giving importance to the demands of this section odthe country in tha towns and cities of all the chopping of any consequence is done in the evening in santiago the stores are open till midnight and during tho hot afternoon when everybody takes a siesta they are locked up petroleum superseded vegetable oils for lighting purposes in india and is being gradually driven out itself by the electric light owing to the peculiar fitness of the latter for use in hot climates A book entitled history of wonders performed at fairs mentions an englishman who at the fair of st german in 1724 leaped over the heads of forty people without touching one 0 them the late general B P kelley received the first wound of the war at tho battle cf philippa Phi lippL his blood stained vest with the rent in it made by the bullet is preserved by a washington officer princess christian the daughter of queen victoria employs acoman pl 1 cian dr julia maitland who is ft specialist in diseases of the bervee wool tariff article of thel jogan nation is an able one and if the argument is kept up aa began there is little doubt but tho arguments willbe pretty well punctured mn the noted English 1 ata is a wise man A few days ago he told an american newspaper man that prea trad caits us but if I 1 bad been an american I 1 would have bein a protectionist twenty years ago that is the unexpressed senti meat we dare say of many a wisa they realize that while protection benefits this country it is a ad blow to british trade with the united states |