HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, September 8 , 1888. 
Congressman Scott, of Erie, Pa., has been 
renominated in spite of an emphatic letter of 
declination. Last Monday he introduced a 
bill into the House absolutely prohibiting the 
immigration of Chinese and providing for the 
cancellation of all permits heretofore issued 
for the return of home-visiting Chinamen. 
'Phis was done because a report had reached 
this country that the Chinese Government had 
refused to ratify the late treaty regulating 
Chinese immigration It was a prompt and 
clever Democratic move to concillitate Pacific 
coast voters. It passed the House at once 
without oppos tion, and went to the Senate, 
where not a single vote has been recorded 
against it. No party or faction is willing just 
now to risk the loss of Caucasian votes by 
sticking up for Mongolian ‘‘cheap labor.”. 
... .Two other bills against Trusts have been 
introduced—one in the House by a Democrat, 
the other in the Senate by a Republican. 
There are some prominent members of both 
parties who see no evil in Trusts; but the peo¬ 
ple at large appear to see a good deal of mis¬ 
chief in them; and just before a Presidential 
election what political party would dare to 
run counter to the opinion of the “people at 
large?” It looks as if so much attention will be 
frittered away on such a multiplicity of anti- 
Trust bills that none of them will get enough 
backing to pass. Every Congressman appears 
anxious to curry favor with bis constituents by 
formulating an anti-Trust bill. Better for 
all to agree upon one and push it. 
Dorr E. Felt of Chicago has perfected a 
machine which will add, subtract, multiply or 
divide without error. It is about the size of 
an unabridged dictionary, and is worked with 
keys like a type-writer .......On September 
1 a 80,000-barrel oil-tank exploded at Cygnet, 
Ohio, scattering the oil in torrents in all di¬ 
rections. Three workmen were swept away 
by the cum nt and burned to death and several 
others were injured.A week ago a large 
party of cow-boys were attending a round-up 
in Pueblo county, west of Pike’s Peak, Col. 
At night seven of them camped on Beaver 
Creek, a dry water-course. During the night 
a cloud-burst a short distance above them 
made a breast of roaring water six feet high, 
and the torrent swept all away. One saved 
himself by grasping a tree; the bodies of the 
others were found scattered for miles along 
ihe stream.Near Boonville, Mo , last 
Sunday, a freight train jumped the track and 
killed six section hands. Same day a tire 
in Baltimore caused a loss of $1,500,000, and 
while eight firemen were in a five-story build¬ 
ing it suddenly collapsed and only one escaped. 
..... August 80 a sudden flood at Hot 
Springs, Ark., drowned 18 people, mostly 
colored, and did a world of damage.In 
“No Man’s Land” last week, in a battle 
between 18 horse thieves and 50 pursuing Col¬ 
orado settlers, all the outlaws were wiped out 
and three of the vigilantes were killed ....... 
Yellow Jack now so securely occupies 
Jacksonville, Fla., that the doctors despair of 
combatting him successfully till aided by Jack 
Frost. They advise all to leave the place so 
as to afford no new victims. Four-fifths of the 
people have left already. In the first five 
weeks, till Monday, there bad been, in all, 
258 cases and 84 deaths—one in seven, which 
shows that the disease is unusually fatal—oue 
in 10 to 12 being an average. Appeals for 
help are made to the public by the suffering 
can’t-get aways. .There’s armed 
trouble between the settlers on the Maxwell 
grant near Trinidad, Col., and the Maxwell 
Land Co. The latter claims a vast area under 
an old Mexican grant, and the U. S. ! 8 upreme 
Court last decided in its favor. Before that 
several thousand settlers bad squatted on 
the land and now they insist that even if the 
original grant were valid, it covered only 
about one-tliird of the area appropriated un¬ 
der it. Tne original grant was for 06 000 acres; 
while the amount appropriated is 1,750,000 
acres. They refuse to buy or lease the 
land, and drive out all who do either. They 
have burnt a number of dwellings belonging 
to the Company’s Agents and lease-holders 
and say they will hold the country against the 
grant claimants at all hazards. The claim¬ 
ants are mostly aliens. The settlers now 
number between 5,000 and 6,000 and already 
a number of “conflicts” have occurred between 
them and the sheriff’s officers, with several 
“ casualties” on both sides. Gov. Adams 
refuses to interfere for the present. 
The political canvass is getting quite lively, 
the “Blumed Knight” being the most promin¬ 
ent on one side, and the “Old Roman” on the 
other. Nominations for Congressmen and 
State officers are now the order of the day. 
Arkansas gave an increased Democratic ma¬ 
jority at the State election Monday, and next 
day Vermont gave an increased Republican 
one. Betting, which started here at 100 to 50 
to 100 to 70 on Cleveland is now about even, 
though often an enthusiast offers to put up 
“odds” on either side; but such offers are 
generally “bluff”..The Manitoba legis¬ 
lature has adjourned till October 16.. 
At Sheepshead Bay race-course near this city 
last Monday the greatest race of the year, for 
two-year-old colts and fillies, was won by the 
Kentucky wonder, JtToctor Knott, which is 
considered the fastest race-horse of his age in 
the country. The Futurity stakes a mounted to 
$ 10 ,UUU and this with the entryhnoney, made the 
winners share89.625, while $8,178.66 went to the 
second, and $1,589 to the third horse. The day 
before the race, $40,600 were refused for Proc¬ 
tor with an additional $ 10,000 in case he won 
the Futurity. .. .Monday was Labor Day, a 
legal holiday in this State. The day was prac¬ 
tically a general holiday in this city. About 
15,000 men paraded, and all the nearby pleas¬ 
ure resorts were liberally patronized. There 
were parades also in the chief towus of this 
State, aud in those of other States also, notably 
at Boston, Bultiaure, Chicago and Detroit.... 
“•dR-orani ” Fiffeti Waeelfor Buggies ,^Adv 
“ There is a divinity that shapes our ends, 
Rough hew them as we may.” 
No close observer of human affairs can gain¬ 
say the poet as above quoted. The. close ob¬ 
server aforesaid must have noted, however, 
that there are many persons who seem to think 
that their ends will be shaped without any 
“rough hewing” on their part. How much 
nobler is it for young men to strike boldly out 
to build well their own characters under God’s 
guidance. To all who aspire to do a good work 
and do it well, we say write to B. F. Johnson 
& Co., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Va., who will 
give you helpful suggestions.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, September 1, 1888. 
John Leslie Veorhees, one of the famous 
farmers of the Mohawk Valley,N.Y. died Mon 
day at Fort Hunter,aged 83 years. He leaves 
$500,000.A report from Dakota is that 
Statistician Sheridan states that the dry 
weather of July and frost of August 15, have 
seriously injured the wheat crop and the yield 
will not be over twelve bushels per acre. A 
great many places will have no No. 1 Hard or 
No. 1 Northern to ship .Charles Arpin, 
of St. Johns, Quebec, has certain hay claims 
against the United States, involving, he says, 
at least $1,060,000. Mr. Arpin wants Senator 
Hoar to push these claims for a percentage of 
the profits. Senator Hoar is much angered at 
the Canandian’s presumption in thus attempt¬ 
ing to bribe him ... 1 he season in the 
Northwest continues from 10 to 20 days late. 
The elevator proprietors at Milwaukee have 
refused to comply with the request of the 
Chambers of Commerce of that city to ship 
out the oldest wheat in store first. 
Queens county, L. I., farmers have been wont 
to graze their cows on the highways, regard¬ 
less of the statute against such a practice. 
The United States Bureau of Animal industry 
has notified all cow owners in the locality 
named, that hereafter all cows found at large 
will be driven directly to the slaughter-house 
and killed, without compensation to the own¬ 
er. Another “National Horse Show” 
is announced for Madison Square Garden, 
New York, to open on November 5. About 
$15,000 will be offered in prizes and entries 
will close on October 15. Special prizes will 
also be offered by the Directors, by friends of 
the Association, and by gentlemen interested 
in special breeds. Hitherto these shows have 
been far more English thau American, but there 
are promises of better things tor the next. 
1XCURSIONS TO KANSAS AND 
NEBRASKA. 
Write to John Sebastian, General Ticket 
and Passenger Agent, Chicago, Kansas and 
Nebraska Railway, “Rock Island Route,” 
Topeka, Kansas, and he will furnish you with 
full information regarding a series of Harvest 
Excursions on the following dates: August 
21st, Stptember 11th and 25th, October 9th 
and 23d, aud will also mail to your address, 
printed matter giving full particulars about 
Kansas and Nebraska lanus, new towns, etc. 
This is the new Kansas and Nebraska exten¬ 
sion of the great Rock Island Route, offering 
splendid inducements to parties desirous of 
locating.— Adv. 
The Rural New-Yorker will furnish, as 
a premium, any article sold or manufac¬ 
tured in this country. 
SEND TEN CENTS IN POSTAGE STAMPS TO 
E. & O. WARD, 
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
tor Circular giving Important advice about ship¬ 
ping proiluce. Also containing recipe for pre¬ 
serving Eggs. Established 1845. 
No. '179 Washington St.. New York Citv. 
“JONES 
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Scales of all Sizes. 5 Ton Wagon Scale 
with Brass Tare Beam and Beam Box, 
$60. For free Price List of all kinds, address 
JONES OF BINGHAMTON, 
B1NGHKKTON, M. V. 
THE DANA 
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Is the best working and most powerful Wind 
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t BAlLEY CUTTER. 
ForEnsilageand Dry Forage. 
Six sizes, for hand, 
horse and steam power. 
Only machine made 
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increase of capacity. 
Made only by 
AMES PLOW CO., 
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DEDERICK’S 
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All sizes. Only self 
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Send for 
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Belle City Mnfg. Co., 
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tJtlFKOVKlt 
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Has the best Record and 
Is the best Improved of 
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Williams Incubator Co., 
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Burt, Hampden, 
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PUMNTON’S STEAM GENERATOR 
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Farquhar’s Standard Engines and Saw Mills. 
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