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•A 1CH-W Oil i'EIDAY, MARCH 22, 1901 W & E A Years. 1891.. 189 2 189 3 189 4 189 5 18.90 189 7 189 8 189 9 190 0 ii -J UBLISHERS W. R. MKAD, KDITOK. Official Paper of County. Admission that Railroad Corpora tions Control the Party This paper is in hearty sympathy with the proposal made by the Dubu que Times to the ell'eet that railway corporations ou^lit to be eliminated from state politics. As the matter now stands they appear in every state convention when a governor, secre tary of state, treasurer or auditor is to be elected, and for this most excellent reason:—that these officers constitute the executive council that assesses the railways of the state. The Times' idea is that the power now vested in the council should be put into the form of law and that the method of assessing should be accurately do lined. Those who have watched the matter will remember the row of last year between state treasurer Herriott and the other members of the council. This will illustrate the interest rail ways have in that body and they will be in politics up to their eyes con tinually. Judge Hubbard of the North western and Hlythe of the will use their best abilities—and no two men in the .state have larger capacities for manipulating a state convention— whenever a republican state conven tion is held and these offices are In issue.—Ikau-ok fit publican. This admission comes from the rep resentative republican paper of the 4th Congressional District, and is true as gospel. Yet in the face of all this can any reader of that paper recall an instance when the Decorah Republi can opposed the election of any candi date put in nomination through the methods of Judge Hubbard, attorney of the Northwestern and of Mr. Blythe' the attorney of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. In the Her riott matter alluded to in the Re publican article there was a block of 85,000 in railroad stock offered him if he would see matters as'they were seen by Gov. Shaw, relative to railroad assessment. In the assessment of railroads it is necessary that the rail roads have three of, the four persons upon whom .that duty devolves. One of the fOTir members was sick in Cali fornia and as Herriott could not be bribed to betray the public, Merriam bad to be brought home, the three tools of the railroads under the lead of Gor.Sliaw in spite of the protests of Mr. Herriott and the absolute demon stration that he presented, showing discrimination in railroad assessments between the strong and the weak, and the great discrimination and injustice between the assessment of the rail roads and the farm property of the state. As the executive councilof the state consisting of the tools of the two lead ing lines of railway across our state are about to take up the assessment of the railroads for the taxes of 1891, the following facts and figures from the State Leader are suggestive and instructive: They compare the average per mile assessment against two prinipal roads during the last ten years with the gross earnings per mile for the 'same period: Chicago & .Northwestern— Year. 1891 189 2 1893 189 4 189 5 1890 189 7 189 8 1699 1900 Assess ment. Gross earnings. $0,120 0,002 $7,000 6,050 0,050 0.523 0,357 0,281 1,303 7,302 5,918 0,057 li,732 7,289 8,405 IS,231 0,407 0.407 5,072 .. 9,004 In the ten years the gross earnings of the Northwestern have increased from $0,120 per mile to $9,004 per mile, an increase of $3,944, or nearly 40 per cent. While this increase of nearly 40 per cent in gross earnings has been in progress the assessed valuation of the railroads in Iowa has been steadily re duet from $7,000 per mile in 1891 to $5,672 per mile in 1900. This is a de crease in assessment of $1,328 per mile, or nearly 20 per cent. In brief, in ten years the earnings of the Northwest ern being increased 40 per cent, and the executive council has recognized this increase in earning power by re ducing the taxes of the road 20 per cent. It is not altogether hard to understand why the Northwestern, an excellent railroad in all that pertains to railroading, maintains a depart ment of political activity. The same comparison for the Chicago, Burling ton & Quincy shows: '!iicago, Burlington & Quincy— The gross earnings of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy increased from $5,090 per mile to $9,850 in 1899 (the company having refused to make a re port in 1900), or $4,254 per mile. This is an increase of approximately 80 per cent in gross earnings in nine years, In ten years the assessed valuation has decreased from $8,402 per mile in 1891 to $0,020 per mile in 1900, a net de crease of $1,782 per mile, orsomething like 20 per cent. Again, it is not dif ficult to discern why the Burlington railroad maintains a political depart ment. During these ten years the farm property of the state has advanced largely, a fact that any farmer can convince himself of comparing the tax rceiptsof today with those of other .years. In the meantime a fierce contest is going on throughout the state betwen the railway corporations as to who shall be the nextgovernor of the state. They have found an abundance to subsidize the press of the state and have done so to such an extent that not one republican paper in Iowa dare espouse the cause of John A. Herriott or of any other republican who has stood by the people and insisted that assessments for taxation should be just and not discriminate In the interest of Corporations and against the public. Accused of both Forgery and Purjury. John McGregor accuses Gov. Lehlie M. Shaw of the above crimes. He was about to publish a few thousand cir culars detailing a full history of the matter when Gov. Shaw sued out be fore Judge Elwood a writ of injunct ion, temporarily restraining McGreg or from publishing and circulating the documents. Whether she injunction will be made permanent or not will depend much upon the truth of the charge as dis closed in the hearing in the injunct ion proceedings. But in any event will enable McGregor to get his entire case and all there is in it before the courts, and through the newspapers before the people. In 1880 Leslie M. Shaw, as the at torney of John Gleiser, sought to ob tain a judgment lien on some land be longing to the wife of McGregor, but which was controlled by McGregnr. The case was tried before Judge Con nor and resulted in a victory Tor Mc Gregor, upon which Gov. Shaw as the attorney of Gleiserappealed the case to the supreme court where MeGreg was again victorious. Governor Shaw in his petition ask ing a writ of injunction, that not hav ing the original papers in the case appealed to the supreme court he sub stituted others giving (he nanus of officials who had served (hem: Mc Gregor says no such panel's were ever served, and W. II. Lamb, the consta ble who Shaw says served thorn, de clares his signature a forgery. Gov. Shaw it is understood made oath to the correctness of the return which is al leged to be a forgery within his knowl edge and procurement and will be the basis of McGregor's defence in the in junction proceeding*. NOVEL EXHIBITION AT BERLIN Dlaplny o£ Flre-Preientfnit and Lllc Savi»i£ Api»nrntUN to lie Hi-ltl In June. German diplomatic oflicials in Wash ington manifest a deep interest in the ooming exhibition of five-preventing apparatus to be held in Berlin during June and July next, and all iheforeign German embassies are earnest and un tiring- in their efl'orts to lnalse the event a successful and notable onr. The contrivances on view will be numerous and varied, including ap paratus for preventing inundations in mines, fire escapes particularly adapt ed for saving the life of the sick and of lunatics confined in asylums, appara tus and appliances for cleaning and paving the streets and for removing dust and rubbish, fireproof building plants, lightning apparatus, appliances for saving life from drowning and many other like exhibits. Many large firms have already re served space and are to erect special pavilions. Stockholm is to send two large steamboats for extinguishing fire. Prizes' of honor for especial merit, are to be awarded and gold, silver and bronze medals bestowed for effective displays. A number of the big steam ship companies have volunteered to transport exhibits without charge. An event of special interest will be practical d#monstrations of the capa bilities of the various appliances in ex tinguishing a genuine blaze, It Doonn't Pay. Tt doesn't pay to fuss and fret when any thing goes wrong. Instead of wailing when you lose, Just sins a merry sons. It's always better while you work to wlii.stle than to whine, Ami when luck fails, it never pays to fit down and repine. The man who makes the host of things shows sturdy common sense. The chances are that he will rise to fame and eminence I3ut if he doesn't, none the less he'if make the most of life, And women all will envy and congrat ulate his wife. —Somerville Journal THIN1 HAIR Assess- Gross earnings: meuts $8,402 8,402 8,170 7,982 7,784 7.081 7,313 3,944 0,098 0,020 $ 5,090 13,310 10,719 14,452 9,039 ]0,204 10,090 9,042 9,950 children have hair. But this not make it necessary for them to have thin hair. thing you may rely upon— makes the hair healthy and vigorous makes it grow thick and long. It cures dan druff also. It always restores color to gray hair,— all the dark, rich color of early life. There is np longer need of your lo.oK.ing old he ro tore your time. SI .00 a bottl*. All 4ruggt*TF, Aa a remed BELIET KMEMmnw STATISTICIAN ON POPULATION. The official under whose direct ion HA^E been compiled th« statistics on pop ulation i» William WM. O. HUNT. bor, and more. Lots of E O E a hair. Per haps their a a per Jiaps tieir in does 1819 AYCT: One Alabama 'Alaska Ter lAmoua Ter........... 1836 [Arkansas J850 California )876 Colorado 1788 Connecticut 1787 IDelaware District of Columbia.. 1845 jFloridtt 1788 'Georgia 'Hawaii Ter 1890 Idaho 1*18 iUlinois 1814 'Indian Ter 1845 Iowa 1861 I 1792 18^0 17M dy for restoring color to the hair I believe Ayer'A HAIR Vigor has no equal I has always given me perfect satisfaction in jfrs. A. If. STBEHL, Aug. 18,1888. Hammondsport,N.T. equal, I fiag alw*' RFT everyway Wfll» Ihm Doaior. He will •end you ft book on TH» 51 ana Scalp free, upon requett. It you do not obtain ton expected from the tue of TB* Vigor write the DOCTOR about It AM»M, DK.J,U.AYBB, Lowell, Noith Carolina 1889 North Dakota 1889 South Dakota cat# alt the benefit* SOME POPULATION FACTS and FIGURES Compiled from Returns of the 12th Census, BY H. O. LBNINGTON. C. Hunt. He was born at Charles town, Mass., and before 20 year* of age showed an aptitude as a stat istician, being: em ployed in 1875 on a census of the state of Massa chusetts. In 1895 he became a sta tistical expert IN the United States DEP„TMENT OF U. held that position until ap pointed chief statistician for popula tion for the census of 1900. CLASSIFICATION OF STATES. 7,000,000 Only ON# state has over inhabitants—New York. Pennsylvania is alone in the class between 0,000,000 and 7,000,000. Two states, Illinois and Ohio, hare between 4,00(J,000 and 5,000,000 inhab itants. Illinois took the leiad from OLIIO in the e«u«us of 1890. In 1880 the portions were exactly reversed,though neither state at that, time hadajij'\vh«re near 4,000,000 peopLe. Texas and Missouri are the two stales which number between 3,000,000 and 4,000.000. Missouri had better look out for her laurels. Texas has during the past decade leaped to within 60,000 of as LARGE population. These two states are showing a remarkably rapid growth. There are 8 stales which have A fig ure 2 place in the million column. Mas sachusetts leads with 2,805.346. Then coiue in order of their rank Indiana, Michigan, Iowa. Georgia, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Tennessee. The close race of Georgia and lowais to be noted. In the LAST census they held the same relative position, but then Iowa, had a lend of 74,543 now her lead is but 16.122. It is a peculiar fact that there are as many stHtes having the figure 1 in the million column as there were origi nal states. The two states that head the list of these 13 are North Carolina and NEW Jersey, and they are making a close race for precedence. North Carolina led in the census of 1890 by a margin of 373.014. Now her lead 1.969 being needed by the lat ter to mske a tie. It is to be noted that four of the 13 original states are within the number having a population of less than 1.000,000. These 4 states are Connecticut, llhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware. Vermont, the first state to be admitted after the organization of the union, is also in this list. Some Notable Changes, Among the most notable change# in the rauk of cities -which, have taken place since 1880 may be mentioned that of Seattle, which has advanced from the 15f)th •O 0 to the 48th p'.aee that of Los place that of Duluth from the 156th to the 72d place that of Kansas City Kan., from the 153d to the 76th place and that of Portland, Ore., from the 100th to the 42d place. Other notable changes in. rank from 18S0 to 1900 tire Birmingham, from 154 to 99 Taconia, from 155 to 103 Spokane, from 157 to 105 Dallas (before the flood), from 137 to S8 and Saginaw, from 136 to 89. STATU. 0 55 127.901 **'9,658 14,273 92.597 84.277 337,948 59.096 14 093 84.730 82,548 "Vs.iii" 107,206 73,677 76.556 96.540 819.728 878.787 4.762 6.077 8,850 20.845 20,595 28,841 6.857 141,885 184,189 61,547 840,120 893,751 Kansas Kentucky 18t*J Louisiana H&ir VI80P Maine 1788 Maryland 1788 Massachusetts 1837 [Michigan 1858 'Minnesota 1817 Mississippi 1821 Missouri 1889 Montana..........4. 1887 Nebraska.............. 1864 Nevada 1788 New Hampshire....... 1787 NEW jersey NEW exico Ter 1788 New York 4,837 1803 Ohio Oklahoma Ter 1859 45,865 Oregon South Carolina 1798 Tennessee 1845 Testa 1894 Utah 1791 I Vermont 1788 1869 {Virginia Washington 1883 West Virginia 1847 Wisconsin ^90 (Wyoming a:'e ihe means of tarry tlierla Eleases MM«. HOW STATES HAVE GROWN. The population of Michigan is more than SOS times as large as that given for 1810, the date of the first census taken in that territory. Indiana holds second place in the Blatter of phenomenal increase in pop ulation between the taking of the first and of the last census. The inhab itants of the state now number over 448 times what the returns gave in 1800. Illinois is third in this classification of the states, its population now num bering orer 39» times what it did in 1810. The close proximity of these three states is worthy of note, as THE 13 is only 10.141. There are IS states all the territories (6) and the District of Columbia—2-5 in all—which have a population of less than 1.000,000. Of these, and indeed of all the states. Oregon and New Hampshire are the nearest to a tie, the former having the lead by less than 2,OCO. the actual difference being 1, 058. The District of Columbia has a lead over the state of Utah of scarce ly Angeles from the 135th to the 38th Vermont to 40th. Still another notable fact is the rate of Georgia's growth in the past 110 years as compared with, the rate of growth of the other states. POPULATION AND RANK OF STATES AND TERRITORIES. 0 1 1 1 .... 19 16 IS 12 13 .... 86 28* *26 26 25 .... 29 26 "i "i 17 H.W9 12.282 5,641 jlodiana 9 ii 'ii' 20 21* 24 10 17 19 22 2i 26 80 32 19 22 25 25 28 83 85 26 27 SI 9 29 '27 20 29 '27 .... .... .... .... ,,,, Hetty to de- The country, according' to (ii'i'ei), is just fairly 1 ij Tin' twentieth century will fur surpass all the achievements of tlie uiuetecuth, is lier ytvphecy. Tie board of health of Hartford, Co ha to he on us on ^S-2 ORIGINAL STATES. In 1790 the various 7??-$ 5*3 also is their almost simultaneous settlement. Minnesota comes fourth in such A classification of the states, but. her rec ord is really aa wonderful as that of Michigan, for it is to be considered that her first census was taken as late ly as 1890, at whieh time Michigan's population was 367,654, and Minnesota's only 6,077. Minnesota now has a pop ulation exceeding 268 times the latter figure. Mississippi hat multiplied its popu? lation 175 times within the century just olosed. The two Dakota* come along each having at the present time a population nearly 190 times as large as at the first census taken in those localities. The Dakota*' increase is really larger, however, than Missouri's, beoause the comparisons are made with Missouri's census of I18IO and that, of the Dakotas in 1860. Ohio has a population 9IYT times greater than she toad a century ago, and Arkansas' fig urea SHOW a population now 90 times greater than in 1820. states in rank of population were as follows: (1) Vir ginia, (2) Pennsylvania, (3) North Car olina, (4) Massachusetts, (5) New York, (6) Maryland, (7) South Caro lina. (S) Connecticut, (9) New Jersey, (10) New Hampshire. (11) Georgia, (12) Rhode Island and (13) Delaware. The order in rank of these states has considerably changed since the first census, being now us follows: (11) New York, (2) Pennsylvania, (3) Mas sachusetts, (4) Georgia, (5) North Car olina. (6) New Jersey, (7) Virginia, (8) South Carolina, (9) Maryland, (10) Con necticut, (11) Rhode Island, (18) New Hampshire and (13) Delaware. Pennsylvania, and Delaware are the only ones among the original states at the present time holding the same relative rank in population as in 1700. Pennsylvania is the only one holding the same absolute position, being 2d now as in 1.790, iDelaware is now 46th in rank among tljie present states and territories. In 1790 Virginia was first among the states, and New York 5th. New York is now first, and Virginia is 7th among the original states and 17th among all the states and territories of Georgia's present population is just under £7 times what it was in 1790. The nearest approach to this among the 13 states is in he case of New York, whose population is about 21 times what it was when the first national census was taken. RANK EACH DECADE. Pop'l't'B 1900. 2 17 17 18 61 44 4H 49 25 24 25 24 22 21 85 81 81 28 29 29 38 86 42 18 ^6 4 3 3 3 "13.294' 434.373 C8.825 249,073 36.691 219.592 11.380 85.425 747,610 11,594 442.014 &0.945 9,118 1787 Pennsylvania 1790 Rhode Island 1788 !!!'. ha Ting- dtyh* Jell-O, TI10 New Uei|ert, all the family. Four flavors— iemoi, Orange, Raspberry and Straw berry. yo\jr grocers. 10 eta. Try TO-DITY'. 8w4 1,838,6*7 63,441 132,911 1.811,664 38 81 is" 'it ii' "ii* 10 9 SI 9 11 'f£4 'ii *20 14 ii* "Y 'si' 21 18 13 30 7 6 83 0 7 "0 6 'l 9 18 17 19 19 18 17 'ii 14 13 12 13 10 2° 0 7 8 10 11 15 17 19 4 5 ft 7 8 8 6 7 26 27 27 23 20 16 '20 '20 'ii Hi' if 36' 15 30 14 .... 23 23 21 16 13 8 'Si' .... 41 'io ii' is 18 22 22* 27 9 10 It 13 14 18 19 21 .... .... .... 82 84 5 "z "2' 1 1 3 4 4 5 7 10 12 908,tSS 184.TO6 2Te,T18 Koe K42 42 39 46 42 84 32 82 13 12 11 48 46 45 47 4 8 8 6 8 8 39 10 10 10 20 19 22 8 11 12 22 25 23 27 80 30 23 27 2A 7 6 7 9 9 9 26 20 19 18 21 20 6 5 5 45 44 44 30 26 27 43 4'J 52 31 33 36 19 18 16 41 43 45 1 1 1 15 16 15 40 6,210,'33J 154,001 301,772 4,821,660 2, SI 8,468 391, M0 2,231,853 1,470,495 3,147,174 1,881,026 604,406 1,100,060 2,805,346 2,420,982 1,751,884 1.651,270 3,106,666 243,829 1,068,639 42,836 411,688 1,883,669 185,310 7,268,012 1,893,810 319,146 401,670 4,157,646 398,246 413,636 6,302.116 428.666 1.340,316 2.020,616 3,048,710 276,749 343,041 1.HM.184 41 37 41 37 8 4 46 4 '34 *36 i' "2 *y "a "i' "2 2 2 15 16 17 20 23 24 28 29 7 6 6 8 9 11 14 18 17 15 10 0 7 5 5 10 .. .- 25 23 35 37 12 'ia 15 'ii* ir '21* 23 24 1 1 1 2 S 4 4 5 40 Sfi 37 88 35 2 2 2 33 35 34 21 23 24 12 13 14 11 7 V,\) 40 43 30 40 1 15 a 1 17 4^ :u 1 33 29 LH 28 Hi 13 4 7 47 50 *80 24 The lingering cough following grip pe calls for One Minute Cough Cure. For all throat and lung troubles this is the only harmeless remedy that gives immediate results. Prevents consumption. Shuttleworth Drug Co When you are bilous, use those fam ous little pills known as De Witt's Li ti tle Early Risers to cleanse the liver and bowels. They never gripe. Shuttlewortb Drug Co. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy earth 25 and 50 cenU. POPULATION OP CITIES OP CITIES. City -ouiaville Minneapolis Providence Indianapolis Kan .sas City, Mo... St. Paul Rochester Denver............. Toledo..,. Allegheny Columbus, O Worcester Syracuse, N. New Haven Paterson, N. Fall River, Maes.... St. Joseph, Mo...... Omaha L09 Angeles Memphis Scranton, Pa Lowell, Mass Albany.. Cambridge Portland, O Atlanta Grand Rapids, Mich Dayton, O Richmond, Va Nashville Seattle Hartford, Conn..... Reading, Pa Wilmington. Del... Camden, N.J .NJR, Trenton, Over one-quarier of TS* entire Of 200,000 and over Of 100.000 and up to 200.000 Of 50,000 and up to 100.000. Of 25,000 and up to 60,600 the union. Georgia has made the most notable leap among the original states in the matter of rank, being 11th in 1790, and 4th now among the original states. Another notable fact in this same con nection is that in 1790 the population of the territory now embraced in the state of Maine and the population of what is now Vermont, in each case ex ceeded in number the population of Georgia. Georgia is still 11th in the column of states, as in 1790, and MAIN* has heen relegated to 30th place and Totals HOM.VVM 25,000 Pop'L'ti'N N«W York 9,497,202 1.698,67$ 1.20S, 6*7 676.28B 500.892 608,057 381.768 852.387 842.782 825,002 331.616 287,101 285,704 285.31FT 278.718 246,070 206,133 204.781 202.718 175,5&7 169.104 168,752 363,005 162.608 188.869 131.822 129,895 64 66 66 67 68 69 00 61 OE Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston.... Baltimore........... Cleveland Buffalo San Francisco Cincinnati Pittsburgh New Orleans Detroit Milwaukee.......... Washington Newark, N. "etaey Charleston, Citv 71 San Antonio,*Tex... 72 Duluth 78 'Erie, Pa 74 |E)i2abeth. N. 75 WilkesbaRre 76 (Kansas 61 jWaterbury 82 Holyoke, Mass 88 Fort Wayne 84 Youngstown, pop ulation of the country is fouud in tie large cities. THE 159 citifts having a population of orer 3S,000 inhabitants combined hare A population of 19,694,625. No one stats in the entire union could furnish a population great •sough to people the 5 largest cities. The population of the 3 largest oit i»S combined would exceed that of the 2d state, Pennsylvania. The pop ulation of the 4 largest cities would almost equal the entire population of the Empire state. The absolute increase in the popula tion of the 169 largest citierf from 1890 to 1900 was 4,839,130, or 82,428 less th&n the absolute increase from 1880 to 1690, when it was 4,981,564. The percentage of inorease from 1890 to 1900 was 3S.6 against 49.5 the decade previous. In 1880 there were but 20 cities which oontained more than 100,000 inhab itants, but in 1890 this number had in creased to 28, AND in 1900 to 38. In 1900 there were 78 cities of 50.000 inhab itants or more as compared with 58 in 1890 and 3S in 1880. The combined population in 19C0 of the 19 cities of the first class is 11.795, 809 as against A population in 1890 of 8,879,105, representing an increase dur ing the 10 years of %,916,704, or 32.8 CLASSIFIED SIZES OP CITIES. CLASSIFICATION. ©.» zo Of 200,000 and over Of 100.000 and up to 200.000 Of 50,000 and up to 100.000. Of 25,000 and up to 60,600 Populat'a in 1900. 11.795,809 2.412,638 2,709,338 2,776,940 1 Totals 130 I 19,694,625 In 1880 but 20 oities contained wore than 100,000 inhabitants. Of the cities whioh contained a pop ulation of over 200,000 in the recent census, NEW York heads the list with 3,437,202. Minneapolis crowds in with but 2,718 more than enough to admit her to the class. Of the cities containing between 100,000 and 200,000 people Providence, It. I., comes first with 175,597. Scran ton, Pa., numbers 102,026 inhabitants. Lowell, Mass., heads the list of cities having between 50,000 and 100,000 with 94,969. inhabitants. Portland, Me., comes 40th in this class with just 50, 145. Harrisburg, Pa., has just 2Q more people than Portland. Yonkers, N, Y., comes first in the last list (cities having more than 25, 000 but less than 50,000), its population reaching 47,931. Jackson, Mich., is 81st in this classification and 359th of all the large cities of the United States, having exactly 25,180 inhabitants. THE MEN WHO BOSSED THE JOB. MERRIAM Director of Ceruus The record of Mr. Merriam's life is that of a successful business man. He was born in New York state in July, 3849. Since his graduation from col lege he has been engaged in the bank ing business in St. Paul. He was twice elected to the state legislature, and was for one session speaker of the lower house of MS. 103 !.')S,800 2,069,042 9*J,53J that body. His legisla tive career opened the way to the gov ernorship, to which he was elected for two consecutive terms. Like Oliver Twist, children ask for more when given One Minute Cough Cure. Mothers endorse it highly for croup. It quickly cures all coughs and colds and every throat and lung troub le. It is a specific for grippe and asth ma and has long been a well known remedy for whooping cough. Shut tleworth Drug Co. What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-O, a delicious dessert. Pre pared In two minutes. No baking! add hot water and set to cool. Flavors:— Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw bsrfy. At your grocers. 10 cts. flw4 .-••wis lb *. OR MORE INHABITANTS. Popu lation. ClTlks. City, Kan... 77 jHarrisburg, Pa 78 (Portland, Me 79 jYonksrs, N. 80 I25.?I00 118.421 108.874 108,027 106.171 104.808 102,079 102,665 102.479 102,820 102,026 94.969 94,151 91,886 90,426 89,872 87.56S 85,383 85.050 80.866 80.671 79.856 78,961 76.508 75,936 73,307 Norfolk, Ya O 85 Houston 88 Covington, Ky 87 Akroo, O 88 Dallas 89 Saginaw 90 Lancaster, Pa "91 Lincoln, Neb OS Brockton, MASS 93 Biaghamton, N. Y.. 94 Augusta, Ga 95 Pawtucket 96 AJtoona, Pa 97 Wheeling, W. Va... 98 Mobile 99 Birmingham.. 100 Little Rock 101 Springfield, O 102 Galveston, Tex 103 Tacoma 104 Haverhill, Mass.... 105 Spokane 106 Terre Haute PROPORTION OF PEOPLE IN THE GREAT CITIES. CITIES, 70,096 68.618 66 960 62,669 62,442 62,139 63,069 61,648 60,651 69,964 69.007 66 987 54.36.1 56,100 55.8U7 M,?LL 68,631 6S.321 62.969 62,733 62.130 61,721 61,418 60.167 60,145 47,981 46,624 45.R59 46,712 45,115 44.885 44,683 42.988 42,728 42.688 42.345 41,459 40.169 40,063 39,647 89,441 89,231 88.973 88,878 88.400 88,415 88.307 88.253 37,789 37.714 37,175 86,848 86,673 ridgep ynn, ort, Conn.. LY® Mass Oakland, CAL Lawrence, Mass New Bedford, Mass. Des Moines Springfield, Mass... Somerville, Mass... Troy, N. Heboken, N.J C4 EvansviUe, Ind 65 Manchester, N. H.. 66 Utioa, N.Y 67 Peoria, 1U OS Popu late. Dubuque "Juinoy, til autfc Bend S&lem, Mass "ohnstewn, Pa Jlmira, N. Allentown, Pa Davenport McKeesport, S. C.... 60 Savannah 70 Salt Lake PA.... SnringfieJd, 111 CnelseA, Mass..,.,. Chester, Pa York, Pa Maiden. Mass...... Topeka, Kan Newton, Mass Sioux City, la. Bayonno,N.J KnoxviUe,Tenn.... Chattanooga Schenectady, N. V.. Fitchburg, Mass.... Superior, Wis Rockford, 111 Taunton, Mass Canton,O .......... Butte, Mont Montgomery,Ala... Auburn, N. East St. Louis, 111.. "oliet. Ill acramento,Cal.... Racine, Wis...*.T... La Crosse, Wis wniiamsport, Pa... 28,767 28,429 28,88# 28,801 26,284 28,204 28,157 27,838 87,777 27,628 26, a so e. Fla.., Newcastle, Pa Newport, Ky Oshkosh, wit Woonsocket,R.I... Pueblo, Col Atlantic City Passaic, N. Bay City, Mich Fort Worth,Tex.... Lexiflgton, Ky Gloucester..... South Omaha New Britain, Conn.. Council Bluffs, la .. Cedar Easton,Rapids,la... Pa Jackson, Mich per cent. The same cities showed an increase from 1S80 to 1890 of 2,587,458, or 40.6 per cent. The population of Greater New York is greater than that of all Mis souri, the 5th state of the union, ia rank of population. Following the states down according to rank, one does not get quite half-way before reaching 8 whose oombined popula tion does not equal that of the coun try's metropolis. Minnesota and Mis sissippi (ranking 19th and 80th, re spectively) could not together fur nish enough people to make a town that would come up to Greater New York in number of inhabitants. The 19 cities taking the leading rank comprise New York, which, with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, properly stands by itselfi 8 cities, Chicago and Philadelphia, each of which has a pop ulation in exotss of a million 8 citieB, St. Louis, Boston ajid Baltimore, which hare A population of half a million each 5 cities, Cleveland, Buffalo, 3a.n Francisco, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh,, which have A population between 300, 000 and 400,000 each and 8 cities, New Orleans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washing, ton, Newark, Jersey City, LouisyilU and Minneapolis, which have A popu lation of between 200,000 and 800,000 each. DISTRIBUTION OF CHIEF CITIES Massachusetts contains more large cities than any other state in the union. Of the 159 largest cities this old state has 20. Pennsylvania comes a close second TO Massachusetts, with 18 large cities. Xew York state is third, with 12. ihe little state of New Jersey ia fourth in the list with 10 of the large cities, and Ohio is fifth, having 9. Illinois comes next in line with 7. Iowa has six large cities within its borders. Five states each have 5 of 159 cities containing a population of 25,000 in habitants 01* more. These five states are Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Con necticut and Texas. The following named states and territories do not at this time con tain any city 'with a population of 25,000 or more: Arizona, Idaho, In dian territory, Mississippi, Nevada, NEW Mexico,North Carolina,NorthDa kota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Ver raont and Wyoming. Thinly Populated Counties. Texas has 11 counties (out of 243) which have a population of lesg than 50. Four other counties have less than 100. PRED. WIN£6:: 5SI Audtorn MR. Frederick H. Wines was A chap lain in the northern army during the civil war, and Was afterwards a Pres byterian pastor in Springfield, 111. H» organized and, in 1883, was president of the National Conference of Char ities and Corrections. Mr. Wines com piled the "Keport on the Defective, De pendent and Delinquent Classes" for the census of 1880, and the "lleport on Crime, Pauperism and Benevolt&oft" for that of 1890. Mothers! Mothers! Mothem! How many children are at this season feverish and constipated, with bad stomach and headache. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children will always cure. If worms are pres ent they will certainly remove them. At all druggists. 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olm sted, Le Roy, N. Y. Ask Your Ueuler for Allen's Foot-Eiinc, a powder for the feet. It cures Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. At all Druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olm stefl, Le Hoy, N. Y. --e? TSf'- '»*. ".v f* *.^ For harness repairing and oiling, go to A. Burnett. He will be found in the basement of the post oHice as I am unable at present to got a store room on the ground floor. I will move my stock of harness goods in the basement under the Post Ofilce there I will have a complete line of heavy li inch traces farm lit,mess, and 1} inch traces light farm h.-iriu'St1, a stock ol driving harness 1J inch traees, with nickle trimmed, a large stock of single h.-i'-ness trimming nickle and Davies ltrttlVr strap worlj ior lines, bridles, tit-straps, h:imc-straps, heeast-straps, poll-straps, briteben side straps, spradder-btraps and rings. A com plcte lino of horse collars and sweat pads, a.11 kinds and sizes to fit youi* horses and collars. 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