Christian Cynosure . amilton, Democrat, was electedSpeaker, while the Republicans securedthe Speaker pro tern., the Chief Clerk,his first assistant, and important com-mittee chairmanships. By a vote of 21 to 8 the North DakotaSenate adopted Feb. 19 the Australianelection system. A near friend of Andrew Carnegie saysthat his gift of $2,000,000 for a publiclibrary in Pittsburgh will laite but littlemore than one years incom(; from hisenormous Bessemer steel business. Warren Bloom and Warren Adkins,boys of 12, quarreled over a game ofcards at Hope, Ind., the 19th, whenBloom drew a revolver and fa
Christian Cynosure . amilton, Democrat, was electedSpeaker, while the Republicans securedthe Speaker pro tern., the Chief Clerk,his first assistant, and important com-mittee chairmanships. By a vote of 21 to 8 the North DakotaSenate adopted Feb. 19 the Australianelection system. A near friend of Andrew Carnegie saysthat his gift of $2,000,000 for a publiclibrary in Pittsburgh will laite but littlemore than one years incom(; from hisenormous Bessemer steel business. Warren Bloom and Warren Adkins,boys of 12, quarreled over a game ofcards at Hope, Ind., the 19th, whenBloom drew a revolver and fatally shothis young companion. FOKEION. The general election for mi-mbers ofthe German Reichstag took place V\ The size of the vote polled wasphenomenal. Tlie election ofHcials wereoverwhelmefl with work, and at many ofthe polling-places were unable to copewitli the crowds or electors who, duringthf dinniT hour, hastened to deposit tlii-irvotes. A majority of the factories wereclosed for the day. At midnight the. ^HJ^f DR. TALMAGE says : A great deal of sorrow is caused to young hearts andold by the thought that Christmas comes but once a year, but he continues, whvnot extend the glorious season of joy, gladness and good will throughout the year .This beautiful thought lias been brought rather forcibly to our attention of late by thehundreds of letters we daily receive, asking for Christmas Boxes. What ! ChristmasBoxes in March, the idea ! whoever heard of hanging up stockings in the .Spring-time ? But tlicn people have to use soap the year round and nearly twice as much isused in summer as in winter—you wouldnt think that—would you ? But it is a fact,and if folks want Sweet Home Soap and wish to make the whole household merrywith lots of useful, pretty, valuable and ornamental things, why not do it now as wellas in December ? and so we extend Our Mammoth Christmas Box offer for alimited time. Another thing ! There was such an awful rush of orders last Christ-mas that
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