••Here Shall the Press the People's Bights Maintain, TJnawed by Influence and Unbribed by Gain."

VOL. XX. MALONE, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, .SEPTEMBER 12, 1900. NO 37.

HackingThere is noth-

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^ g e r m s of con-V sumption. Stop

your cough byusing the familyremedy that hac

. been c u r i n g- >^**coughs and colds

, of every kind forover sixty years* Youcan't afford to be with-

out it.

loosens the grasp of yourcough. The congestionof the throat and lungs isremoved; all inflamma-tion is subdued; and thecough drops away.

Three sizes: the onedollar size is the cheap-est to keep on hand;the 50c. size for coughsyou have had for sometime; the 25c. size foran ordinary cold.

u » uiiij TO vurts Jne.F, MAKION MILLER,

Oct. 28,1888. - Camden, N. T.Write the T*octor. If you bay» anyomplaint whatever and destr* theest medical advice -write ihe Doctorcomp

fcest- ihe DoctorLowell, Maw

UN6SWTURALLY WEAK,

^mis sore or weakened by the £rip, or by pnenonia or successive colds, and throats raw or in-,.rned from colds and coughing, ne«d. the balmyotfeing and healing influence of

TOLUIA EMULSION.if? grand for the children, it is grand for the

.own folks. It is very palatable, and as harm-'-§-** honey. A bottle of this fine preparation.soften saved a child's life by obviating thenditions leading to croup and diphtheria, while.

"* adults it is a great protector agrairist Asthma,-.'mchitis. Pneumonia and Consumption. Even:ere the latter diseases are chronic T O L I J I A•I I." E.SIO1V will give more of relief and com--T than any other remedy. It is guaranteed to-e benefit or your money is returned for the

. W. HYDE, Druggist,': MALONE, N. Y.

I Digests anything and everything you eat.Ifes Indigestion and builds up the tissues,1 increasing flesb in thin, nervous people.

< g , ^ « , , 1 h r fitnn.^rh, mmttrr^erres and solid flesb, in nature's w»• from plenty of wholemme food,| well digested.

the GKNTTCNE, made »te GKNTTCNE, madeLABORATORIES,DELPHIA

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Hit fall* to cure

IT. JOSEPH'SUrsttline Academy

|ARDIN6 and DAJ SCHOOLThe language of the school isENGLISH but Erench tataughHn its purity.

carriculuiu embraces the ordinaryeleme&tary4uad higher branches.

Also Academic coarse,Commercial course,

Bookkeepl ng, Stenography,Typewriting, &c.

a d Polite Deportasst,e location is remarkably healthful

ample play- grounds. For par-ara apply to the

Mother Superior,MALONB, N. Y.

* /icago Marine Band Oct. 13th.

GALVESTON DESTROYED. BASF BILL.The West Indian storm, which was ex- The base ball season of the Malone

pected off the Atlantic coast, veered League Club was finished at Ogdensbura:into the Gulf of Mexico and .spent itself, last vv ek Thursday, when the "cham-on the shore States. Awful havoc was • p j , > n s " polished off Potsdam with com-wrought in Texas, including the clestruc-4 a t i v e e a s e Duquette's benders were

to the ground and 4,000 people killed, i M a l o n e b a t s - Whittemore brought hisdrowned or missing. Badness bouses batting efforts of tbe-season to a fitting

bdl d d l bgwere badly damaged and many residencesnot literall d t d d d

gclose by a terrific home run hit, and bothW d

y g y n ,not literally destroyed were warptd and Wilder and Wash burn secured three safetwisted. Water was blown over the is-land on which Galveston stands in bigwaves by the hurricane, which camestraight from the gulf at the rate of SOmiles an hour. The gale blew steadilyfrom about 5 P. M. till midnight Satur-day. Water stood three feet deep in therotunda of the Fremont Hotel aad wassix feet deep in Market Square. Alongthe water front nothing escaped. Ele-vators were unroofed and sheds and ware-houses along the wharves were so wreck-ed that they failed to cover the contents.Steamships and sailing vessels were eitherpiled upon the wharves and shores orfloating bottom side up in the bay. Themore substantial buildings were crowdedduring the night with refugees; mostlywomen and children, bemoaning the lossof kindred and fortune. The city was en-tirely snbmerged and cut off from com-munication with the outside world. Thewater works power house was wreckedand a water famine is threatened in addi-tion to much destitution from want offood. The electric light plant was ruinedand the city is in darkness. The east endof the city, which is the residence district,has been practically wiped out of exist-ence, The damage is at present so greatthat it cannot be estimated. Later newsconfirms the awful destruction, but re-duces the number of the dead to 1,000.Au orphans' home full of children wasentirely destroyed. Small shipping wascarried ten miles inland, water beingfour feet deep ia-the highest portion ofthe city.

Ittclfcloley's Letter of Acceptance.

President McKinley;s formal letter ofacceptance was made public on Saturdayand is one of the most direct and praise-worthy papers ever issued in a politicalcampaign. It calls attention at the oui-set to the reopening of the money questionand the pledge of the three platform? onwhich Bryan stands that unceasing effortwill be made by his supporters uutii thegold act shall be blotted from the statutebooks and the free and unlimited coinageof silver at 16 to 1 shall take its place,

ll d fAnd icinvitesall whoassisted fouryearsagoIn paving the nation from a silver basis tojoin again in this second battle for finan-cial integrity and safe busine&s conditions,Mr. BryajQ havinfr said immediately, .after „J*

'*~r™"™m friends of ijimetal-lism have noc been vanquished; they havesimply been overcome. They believethat the gold standard is a conspiracy ofthe money changers against the welfareof tbe human race—and they will continuethe warfare against it."

The Republican party, sajs the presi-dent, remains true to the time-honoredprinciples of protection and reciprocity,congress has provided representative gov-ernments in Hawaii and Alaska, our rev--enues have greatly increased and expendi-tures have been decreasing both for civicand war purposes during the last fiscalyear. Congress authorized a war loan of$400,000,000 at the beginning of the con-flict with Spain, but only half that sumwas issued in bonds, and _conucKt ocajiuu bliuttld Dfe able to reduce tax-ation very materially unless somethingunforeseen shall happen. The presidentdeclares for American ships to carry ourgreat foreign trade, 91 per cent of whichis now handled by .foreign vessels, andfor the immediate construction, comple-tion and control by this government of amaritime canal connecting the oceans,which is now more than ever demandedby the annexation of Hawaii and the ex-pansion of our influence and trade onthe Pacific. He declares unequivocal-ly against trusts and unlawful combina-tions suppressing competition, and asksthat they be restrained by effective prohibitory and penal legislation.

We have restored order in Cuba, fedthe starving, clothed the naked, stimulat-ed industry, reduced our military esta-

" rtfrnm 48/^0 tin 1"^ trrirconstitutional convention

will meet in November to frame a constitution on which an independent govern-ment for the island will rest—a long_ stepin the fulfillment of our pledges to thatisland.

To Porto Rico, which we bold by thesame title as the Philippines, congress hasgiven a government in which the inhabi-tants participate which gives a muchlarger measure of self government thanLouisiana was permitted to enjoy underJefferson. Business there is reviving,manufactures are developing, importsincreasing, fields are being cultivated andfree schools established. The militaryhas been reduced from 11,000 to 1,500 andnative Porto Rlcans constitute for themost part the local constabulary. In re-gard to the Philippines, peace and theprosperity of the Phllipine peoples havealone been sought, and force has onlybeen employed against force which stoodin the way of the realization of these ends.Our title is the same to these islands asto Porto Rico and we are there with thesame noble purposes.

Vermont and Arkansas held their Stateelections last week. The former did muchbetter than tbe Republicans expected, aplurality of over 31,000 in the State hav-ing been secured. In Arkansas the Dem-ocrats were disappointed, the Republicansmaking significant gains in the whitecounties. In the black districts the Dem-ocratic vote increased. This result, to-gether with unusual enthusiasm for theRepublican national ticket in the South-west, has given birth to the hope that evenMissouri can be carried by the Republi-cans. Richard C. Kerens says that thebig Sedalia mass meeting last week wasthe greatest Republican gathering everheld in the latter State, and was attended by40,000 people. Mr. Kerens was astonishedat the demonstration for tbe Republicannational ticket.

Mfilone has had the best base ball sheever had, played by a team of gentlemen,and the re put;tends throughout

York, «& i• bdll clubs.

>t tbe~ organization ex-be whole of Northernmodel for all future

No one player can betingled out as a star, but the playing ofWbittemore, Washbarn, Wilder, Beiding,Gray, Pattee and Prouse, has been a con-tinued exhibition of faithful, unselfishbail playing, and each is entitled to thehighest praise.

The record of the club is one to be proudof and excels that of all previous teams inNorthern New York for briJlianey, theyhaving won the pennant of the NorthernNew York League, and a majority ineach series, defeating Ogdensburg in everygame played, winning the series fromPlattsburghrand Montreal and breakingeven with the Paul Smith team. Finan-cially the result is very satisfactory, andthe fact that but a portion of the guaran-tee fund is called for makes the seasonan exception in that line. The gameshave been attended by the very best classof our citizens, and the ladies have takenan especial interest in the contests, whichhave not been marred by a single disgrace-ful feature.

The future of base ball in Malone isbright. If properly handled, it is demon-strated that the sport can be maintainedhere at a minimum of expense and withbrilliant results in victories. Ogdensburg,Pittsburgh, Montreal and Malone willprobably constitute the league next year,as it is doubtful if.Potsdam will be repre-sented, at least, under the same manage-ment. Charley and Arthur Prouse re-turn to St. Albans, Harry Pattee will at-tend school at Colby Academy this winter,and Washburn, Wtittemore, Wilder,Beiding and Graj*vi!l go to Brown Uni-versity. Success be with them and maythey all be seen in Malone uniforms nextyear, with the record of 1900 to spur themon to new victories.

Following is the league standing, a tab-ulated record of t be batting and fieldingaverages of the team and a record of the

l dg

games played during the season:

Beiding

Washburn..,.Gray

Malone vs. Potsdam,Won.

Malone vs. Potsdam.— " Ogdensburg,

Cuban Giants," Potsdam,

Pittsburgh,Potsdam,MontrealOgdensburg.T*aui JSnTTlitlVlOgdensburg,'(iouverneur.Paul Sniith"s,Montreal.Ogdecsburg,Plattslmrgti.Ogdensburg,

Potsdam,Lost.

July 6,10 innings. 5—4" 10, 9-2" IS, 6—0" 19, II innings, 5—•" 24. 9-1

•• #: 'tl" 28,12 innings, 12—9

" 10,10 Innings. 12—S" 1G. • - •*' 18,k> 21. 10 innings," 33. 1" 24," 39.

iept. 6, 1

Malone vs. MaseottB, Montreal. July 4, 1—.'Potsdam. Juiy 11. " 1 - :Gouvernear, "" is, 10 innings. G—"

" 21, -i—HPaul Smith's, Aue. 8. 0—2Pittsburgh, " 9, 3-4Potsdam. " IT, 3—4

•" " 30. 15 innings. Z-4Syracuse, >% 27 , . 3—18Paul Smith's, " 30. 4—1<Ampersand, Sept. 3, 8—l:

BASE BALL NOTES.

The Malone club has now disbanded andbeen paid off. Several of the—boys, withladies and a eh*pfr»^ have—»tece—beeiampmg for a number of days at the Col

lins cottage, Lake Titus.An assessment of 85 per cent, of the

guarantee fund has been made to makeends meet, and it is generally concededthat tbe managers have done very well innot being obliged to call for the whole ofit. Malone has enjoyed many good gamesthis season. They have made business forhotels, hack drivers, &c., and have fur-nished healthful diversion for theV people.The cost has not been exorbitant andeverybody seems well satisfied with theresults.

An amusing game was played on thefair grounds Monday between two hometeams of amateurs enlisted for the occa-sion under the titles of the Bachelor* andBenedicts. The proceeds were $15.20,which goes to the W. C. T. TJ. for reliefwork. The Benedicts were clearly out-classed by the Bachelors and lost to thetune of 17 to 11. There was fun for every-body, hits and errors in plenty, and a pre-tended kick on about all the decisions ofWallie Smith who acted as umpire. Prombeginning to end the game was a roaringfarce, as Intended, but there was some goodwork, particularly that of Briggs andAmes at the bat and Donahue and Murphyon bases. Proctor made a phenomenalrunning catch of a fly to right field. R.Channell made a balloon ascension fromthe box in the fourth inning, giving hisopponents 11 runs. The following is thescore by innings:—

Benedicts 2 8 0 1 1 1 4 O - i l

The stock barn of G. JD. Boomhower, atChateaugay, was destroyed by fire earlySunday morning of last week. It was acommodious building, located well, andwas used mainly for earring horses., Thecause of the fire is unknown. There wasf 1,300 on building and |500 on contents,but the loss is much more than that. !

OF LOCAL INTEREST.

iVo -vill be RU important meeting of'the siY.'='-' Friday evening at 7:00*o'clock. All member? are urged to be jpresent. j

Georgp WJtb<>reil, of Chateargay, is icontemplating parting anc^hfr show on'the rosd next year, thouch he has-sot jyet decided on the nature of it. Wh£nwork slacks up on the farm the old de-sire to take to the road agaia overwhelmshim.

W. R. Adams, of Baneor. is haviug>od bueee=* in canvas-ing for a book

written by Charles Morris, entitled. "Fa-mous Men aud Great Events of the 19th.'entury." It contains a fund of infor

mat ion. i up to date and should prove avaluable addition to any home or library.

The plans for surveying tbe Grasseriver at JIassena, as presented by U. S.engineer Fitch, of Oswego, on his recentvisit to that town, have been approved andthe allotment of money for the surveymade. This is favorable to the project ofusing the big canal and the Grasse riverfor navigation of U. S. vessels arouiad theLong Sioux rapids.

Jefferson Jeffway, who resided a fewmiles south of Chateaugay, was kicked byhis horse a week ago, just after reachinghome from the village, resulting in deathin a few hours. Jeffway got out of the

agon to assist in unhitching, and put bisband on the horse's hip. Tbe horse kickedin a couple of ribs which pierced his lungs.He was partially blind and 58 years of

The friends of Mrs. M. C. Dawson, neeCora Baldwin, will be sorry to learn thatMr. Dawson has been very ill for sometime with typhoid pneumonia, but gladto learn that be is now considered out ofdanger. Mr. Dawson has had charge of t teWagner Palace Car office in Xew York,and was transferred to Montreal, where heremained for some time, but was recentlyassigned to a similar position in Toronto,Ont.

The Osrdensburg Advance says that thePoorer & Light Co, tUere has* taken pos-session ot the match fatetory building andthe work of fitting up \be big 500-horsepower -Corliss engine commenced lastweek. Tbe main driving belt will be" 160feet long, three ply, forty inches wide,and costs $1,200. The company will oor,possess one of the best plants north of theN. Y. Central R. R.

The New York Central offer excursionrates to Ottawa and return on account oithe Ottawa Fair—Central Canada Exhi-bition, September 18th and 20th from Ma-lone at $2.95, Constable |2.&0, Loon Laket§ SO. Paul Smith's $4,20, Saranac Lake$4.40, Tupper Lake |4.75. Tickets goodgoing only on the morning train (No. 655;of the dates named, returning leavingOttawa on or before September 24th. Fullparticulars may be had from N. Y. C.agents.

George Tomiinson, of Syracuse, andMrs. Carl E. Myers, of Frankfort, bet-ter known as "Charlotta," made aballoon ascension in a basket from thiSandy Creek fair grounds and landedin a pasture on a farm in the town ofMartmsbnrg, Lewis county. The balloontraveled about 40 miles and at timeswas 7,000 feet above tbe earth, while aiothers it was so low that the occupant*

ket could plainly hear the exclamations of farmers along the route.The aeronauts passgd over portions ofthree counties, Oswego, Jefferson andLewis.

An appalling accident occurred at th<Santa Clara Lumber Company's mill, aiTopper Lake, recently. " John Bissonette, an employee, who run the circular saw, or bolter, was on top the fram<filling the oil cups," says the Enterprise,"when the helper, not knowing he wasfhere, unset the brakes and started thesaw. The unfortunate man was borneup against the floortimbers with terribleforce and remained there some minutes,being pounded to pieces, until some mensaw blood trickliug down. He was releas-ed, but lived oniy*£bfee hours. His skulwas fraeturejfTboth hips sma l

>y a bolt inthe roof. He leaves_a wife and four children."

The State reservations along the StLawrence have proved so popular thisseason and have been" so well patronizedthat they have often been too thickly pop-ulated for comfort and there has been agreat demand for larger reservations.The State forest, fish and game commis-sion were on the river recently and look-ed over several tracts of land with theview of purchasing them as soon as sufficient money can be secured. It is prob-able that the commission will ask thelegislature for a special appropriation forthis purpose next -winter. Fifteen newovens, similar to those now on the Stateland and costing f 15 apiece, have been re-cently ordered by the commission andwill soon be placed in position. Thismake 30 ovens, in all for the public use onthe State land.

The Gouverneur and Ogdensburg fairsenjoyed good weather this year and bothwere fairly successfuL presenting roostexcellent programs for the entertainmentof the public. X«. L. Sayles started theThompson colts, Jack Harding and PaulSmith, at Ogdensburg, and also L. L., thesturdy trotter owned by W. E. Smallman.Notwithstanding that the track was invery bad condition Paul Smith wen the2:29 trot with ease in three straight heat*,time 2:26, 2:2$, 2:22^; but Harding ismore sensitive to his footing and lost the2.24 trot which he ought otherwise to haveeasily won. He took third place. L. L.had an apparently dead cinch on the 2:18trot after winning tha. first heat easily,He was the speediest trotter in tbe fieldand led in the second beat by severallengths when the home stretch was"reached; but at the~100-yard pole he westlame and had to be drawn from the race.Until the Ogdensburg races- 'Mr. Sayleshad beep singularly fortunate with hisstring of horses.

The list of landsaod notice of State- TaxSale for 1900 will be found on our insidecolumns.

The Rev. T. G. ISass will speak at theBaptiSTTTojarcb both morning and evening,Sept. 16. His evening subject •will be" Moses and the Exodus." It is Mr. Cass'purpose to speak for some Sunday eve-nings upon old Testament characters andtheir^simes. , Everybody welcome.

A Watertown dispatch says that SamnelA. Nutting has been granted a,divorcefrom his wife, who, according to the evi-dence, lived for a time with one BraytonWilder, and was sold by him to one GeorgeSmith, who had fallen in love with her,for a three-cent piece. Mrs. Nutting evi-dently liked the bargain, for she still liveswith Smith.

The Stella pyrites mines, located a milefrom Hermon village, are shipping sixcarloads of refined ores per day. This isone of the most substantial industries nowin St. Lawrence county. About $200,000have been invested and the mines areproving a success. There are excellentpyrites mines in Franklin county whichare wholly undeveloped. There ought tobe money in working them.

" Tub " Provo, a fighting character re-siding in Dannemora, disappeared abouttwo weeks ago and has not been seen since.A circus exhibited there on that day andProvo quarreled with several of the show-men early in the evening. LatetCat^^_he left McCurry's hotel with the intentionof visiting tbe show ground? and fightingthe men with whom he had been quarreling. That was the last seen of him. Thereis an abandoned mine near the showgrounds, which i& filled with water to adepth of 1,200 feet, and it is believed thatProvo fell or was pushed into it, in whichCist the body would probably never berecovered.

Dr. Emile LaRocque has been desig-nated as medical examiner of immigrantsentering at this port. A great manyChinamen are coming this way now, 25of them arriving in a single day last

eek, aad ll more a day or two later,and the government deems ic a wise pre-caution to have them examined Tbedesignation is an imp.jr*ant one and oneworth striving for, a.hd tt±e doctor is tobe congratulated on bis good fortune.Dr. Van Vechten, of Chateaugay, goessoon to Europe, and there will be a vacan-cy, it is believed, on the pension examin-ing board. If so, a Chateaugay physicianwill be appointed in his stead.

It is quite probable that in tbe nearfuture the oil engine now used on theClearwnter 8c Raequette Lake branch of

by an engine driven by super-heated wa-ter, and that these new engines will soonbe operating tbe short lines. of roadthroughout the country. Mr. Carrier,formerly superintendent of the St. L. &A. R. R. at Malone, gays that two ofthese engines run by super-heated waterare now on trial in the yards in NewYork, and that they have proved success-ful and capable of running 40 miles withoat recharging the strong tanks with hotwater. They carry no fuel, and are, ofcourse, bandy to run and economical. Dr.Webb and other roilroad men have aninterest in the invention.

Edjjion

The Democratte=______heat early lastTweek when ex-GovernorHill in a Labor Day speech attacked boss-es in politicsr*"~Richard Croker took allHill's words personally to himself,thooghhe was not mentioned, and broke out inthe most scathing denunciation of Hill,declaring that he is deceitful, dishonesand false to his friends, and that hicouldn't be a captain of an election dis-trict in New York city. "SenatoiMurphy." said Croker, ' i s straightfor-ward and honest: you can;believe what hesays. Hill trits to take advantage offriendship. None of his friends can trusthim. He is so- ^small^ that the meanestpolitician wont have anything to do withhim. I don't know whether he will quitwhen he gets up to Saratoga or not; younever can tell about him. If he wins, ofcourse ha'H say that hp Tnppmt mfi—M—t

be around in two yearssaying that he meant somebody else. Heis always the same, you can never pinhim down. I have always been a Demo-crat, and have stood for Democratic prin-ciples and for the organization. Theremust be a head to the organization. Whatcould we do without a head? We shouldbe scattered and disorganized. Wherewould Hill be if it was not for the organ-ization? You've got to baWit; everyoneknows that. That's what I have stoodfor, and I never will stand for anythingelse." Later in the week Richard Crokergot tired of the Coler talk and broke outwith a fling at him as tbe only honestman in the party, who goes around tellingpeople that Croker works for commercial-ism in politics. Then he showed whereColer had made over f2SO,000 in stocks ofcompanies, some of which he claimed didbusiness with the city. Mr. Coler paidno attention to Croker's rage, because no-body would consider Croker's words seri-ously; but it showed the deep feelingwhich has been stirred up among Demo-crats and tbe condition that party is in atthe opening of this campaign. In markedcontrast to sach exhibitions has been thecourse of the Republicans of the State.Numerous candidates wanted to be gov-ernor, but if Mr. Odell would consent torun all were ready to withdraw, becausethey knew him to be the choice of tbegreat bulk of Republicans,. There wasnever a more harmonious convention thanthat which nominated him, and all ele-ments of tbe party were fully and fairlyrecognised in tbe distribution of conven-tion honors and in the makeup of the bal-ance of tbe ticket. There was not a con-testing delegation UL the convention. Ex-Governor Blac* paid, higtf tribute to thecandidate when nominating him. Blackhas bent counted, of late to be out of sym-pathy with Senator YUtt. Governor- * *• Tedttie richest words of com-

the nomination which hadt*«fo made, mad declared that Mr. Odellbad t**en bis c|oeest and most trusted ad-

Timely,Sn•rs of tbe Farmer.

Dear Sirs: The village of Malone shouldmaintain its reputation not only for being

beautiful and well-kept town in its out-ward appearance, but as a law-abiding,self-respecting community, careful of themoral training of its young people. Yetthere are certain tendencies apparentamong some of the boys of the communi-ty which if allowed to go unchecked cannot fail to result in trouble to the boysthemselves in the future.

A recent arrest should be a warning toothers who are much more fortunate intheir advantages, bnt who are enteringupon courses of conduct which mustbring trouble to themselves and theirparents. Innocent amusements shouldbe encouraged, and if older people conldmore often associate with the young intheir matters it would be better. Butrunning in the streets without restriction,and especially at night, tbe secret meet-ings of boys to learn to smoke cigarettesand tell questionable stories, the purloin-ing from each other of small articles,the stealing from orchards and gardensought to be dealt with firmly, not onlyfor the protection of peaceable citizensbut for the good of the boys themselves.

Permit me, therefore, to exhort parents,teachers and officers to place a firmer grip%poo the moral training of children, andto take especial pains to know just whatthe children are doing. A word of warn-ing at the right time may be invaluableand save much trouble. It may be thatthe awakening of interest in nature studyin our schools may have been responsibleunintentionally in producing some law-lessness. I have been a teacher and aminterested in the children and have en-couraged nature study, yet I can see how*theletting loose of children to sj:ady na-ture without oversight or restraint, orcareful cautioning as to Ihe rights ofproperty, may place children in tbe wayof temptation without the proper safe-guard to resist it, and so gradually leadthem to idea? of the rights of proDertywhich are entirely wrong and vicious inthe outcome. Small beginnings sometimesmake terrible endings. It is because of adeep interest in and sympathy for tbe seri-ous business which parents, teachers andvillage pfficers have on their hands that Ihave thus Bpoken.

J. H. Myers.

Fair Notes.

This has been a great year for crops ofall kinds in field and garden. Tomatoesand melons have ripened earlier and bet-ter than ever before, and of fruit and vege-tables there has never been greater abund-

yh will be beyonci_doabt_,!tbe,n Trait and vegetableThalls

this year ever seen on the Franklin countyground?. Fair patrons are studying thepremium Ii*t8,each planning to add some-thing to the attractiveness of the exhibi-tion. The premium l%rbooks can be se-cured by writing Walter Mallon, Malone,N. Y.

This year the game ticket system willbe adopted as heretofore, bat^ the use ofmembers' cards and season tickets nottransferable has been so abused that theofficers have taken steps to prevent theoccurrence in the future. A separate gatewill be erected, through which all personsholding members' cards and season tic) efcg

day when used. Ali tickets wil\ thus beexamined by the same officer when thehqlders eater tbe groGod»,

A great crowd at the fair is expected.and the special and regular attractions are Jsuch as to warrant it. The usual excellent railroad arrangements will be ttjadeand the attendance will no doubt eclipfejfthat of any exhibition in the societv'shistory. Thi? has thus far been proved' agood fair year,and a good fair year on theaverage means a tremendous year in Ma-lone, which in good and bad years alwayshas a big fair.

-••>

. Col. William J. Morgan, comptroller ofthis State, died suddenly at bis Albany '•home last Wednesday night, of heart dis--eas§;—Goi Morgan had been in attendancea€ the State convention at Saratoga,- butwas ill most ft tbe time while there andcompelled to remain in his room. Hestarted tome before the convention ad-journed and before his renomination, be-ing advised to seek the quite of his home,C«ll Morgan was one of the ablest publicofficials in the State. Under his admin-,Wtratioo much more money was collectedfrom indirect taxes than ever before, andit was under his advice and counsel thatthe extremely low tax rate of this yearwas secured. The governor has the rightto appoint his successor till J&auary let,and tbe Republican State committee hasauthority to fill the vacancy on the Re-publican ticket caused by Col. Morgan'sdeath. It is probable that bis first deputywill be named to fill out Lis unexpiredterm, and that an Erie county man will besubstituted by the State committee in hisplace on the Republican ticket,

The new German cable to be operatedin connection with the Commercial CableCo. and Postal Tel*gr*ph Cabie Co. ha§been completed and is now open to thepublic It is the only direct cable everlaid between tbe United States asd Ger-many and will materially lessen the timeof transmission of mesMftes with po!ru-in Germany. TB€ line extends from NewYork tcFayal and thence to Emdeo, Germany. The German emperor sent the firstmessage over it to President Me Kinky.who sent a^elicltoas message in returnBoth expressed satisfaction at the openingof closer relation*, sure to strengthen thecordiality of the nations and oemect themto mutual friendship in the paths of peace.

.The work of grading the road-bed forNorfolk's sew railroad has been began.Public exercises were had when the firstspadeful of earth was lifted, addressesbeing made by prominent dtisen«.About 70 Wfcn and 20 teams are sowworking on the excavation for the canaland for the foundation of the factory atNorfolk.