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milwaukee, Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 6.-Flour.-Scarcc and
higher. Whest-Unsettled;N No. hard, nominal
No. nominal. No. 2 hard, nominal; No. 2
l.22h; l22h for seller August; 1.l7X fol
seller September; 1.lsH for seller October
l.lSX for seller November; l.19h for sele,
December; No. 3, l.lOh; No. 4. and
rejected nominal. Con-Scarce and higher
No. 2, SIX. Oats-Higher; No. 2, So
Rye-Soarcs and higher; No. |, 95. Barley
Unsettled and excited; No 2,sl1l
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ly raised up and shot him through the
left breast. The chief fell from his
horse, but rose to his feet and made
three or four steps toward Crow Dog,
endeavoring to draw his pistol. He
then reeled and fell backward, dead.
Crow Dog jumped into the wagon and
drove off at fall speed towards his
camp, some nine miles distant. The
acting agent at once issued orders for
the arrest Ct Grow Dog under para
graph in the treaty Of 1868, which rem
ders him amenable to white man law
In compliance with this the Indian po-
lice accomplished the arrest of Crow
Dog, and he was sent to Fort Niobrara
to await trial for murder.
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Official Account OF the Murder OF the
Sioux Chief Spotted Tail.

YANKToN. D. T., Aug. 1.-THE Off
cial account of the murder Of Spotted
Tail was received here last night by
General Cook, agent Of the Spotted Tail
Indians, from acting agent Clar. 1t
runs as follows:
About noon of the 9Th inst. Spotted
Tail reported at the agents office to re-
ceive instructions regarding his con-
templated visit to Washington, he hav-
ing been selected as one Of the repre-
sentatives of the Sioux nations at the
coming conference at the national cap
ital. He was urged to start at once, as
a letter from the Indian Office directed
him to report to agent Andrus at the
Yankson agency, no later than the 9Th
inst. As the delegation from the Pine
Ridge agency was to reach Rosebud
agency on the evening of the 5th, Spot
ted Tail concluded To wait till the next
morning and 60 with the Red Cloud
delegation to the Yankton agency. This
arrangement having been concluded
upon, Spotted Tail decided to have q
talk with his people that afternoon and
receive an expression Of their views up
on subjects to come before the confer
ence. Bleeding Clar goodbye, saying
that he would call at his Office in the
evening to receive any further instruc-
tions which might occur to that gentle
man, Spotted Tail left for the Indian
village to confer with his people An
interview was held with the Indians.
They had big talk and feast and the
council broke up. Spotted Tail mount
ed his horse and started homeward, the
Indians were scattering in all directions
with the noted chief somewhat in ad-
vance of the others, he being the first
out OF the lodge. After leaving the
council lodge Crow Dog was seen ap-
preaching Spotted Tail. He had his
wife with him. He got out of the wag-
on and was STOPPING down. When
Spotted Tail rode up to him he sudden
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REV. EDWARD CROWLEY; the New
York shepherd" who starved the
children committed to his care, and
who suffered years Imprisonment
for his crime, has written a long letter
for publication, in which he reviews the
testimony brought before the ecclesias-
teal court, and claims that much other
testimony useful to him was withheld
by his enemies. He appeals to the pub
lie for money to enable him to print all
the testimony in the case.
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SECRETARY Of war, Robert Lincoln,
has asked General w. S. Hancock,
late democratic candidate for presi-
dent, to command the troops on the
occasion at the celebration Of the CEN
tennial anniversary Of the battle of
Yorktown, and the general has signi-
fed his willingness so to do. Admiral
David D. Porter will command the war
vessels which will participate in the
celebration, by order of Secretary
Hunt.
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If we are to believe the Paris cores
pondent of the London Economist, the
reports of rich harvests in France have
not only been exaggerated but are un.
true. This correspondent claims that
the yield will be less than last year,
which was below the average, and that
the expectation of breadstuffs into
France must be as large as ordinary.
France expects to absorb the surplus
of Russia.
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DIR. TANNER has located at Erie, Pa.
He is preparing proposition to the
medical faculty of New York to fast
for three months. He declares that if
the air in his room be strongly charged
with electricity he can obtain the mega
tive element from the disintegration of
his tissue. and fast for ninety-fve days.
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THE suit brought by General Butler
to stop the sale of the Sprague estate
has caused the closing of all its facto-
ries. The temporary injunction for
bids payments to operatives or expend-
itures for the preservation of property,
thus throwing ten thousand men out of
emnlovme
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Nerves that arc Never Tranq gull.

Some peoples nerves seem never to be tranquil.
Question such persons with view to discover the
reason, and you will indubitsbly learn that they
are dyspeptic, and Of IN irregular habit of body.
Then you have the reason Of their constant nerv-
cusness. They must reinforce their enfeebled di-
gestive organs and regulate the bowels before
they can hope to have strong nerves. The finest
tonic for nervous people is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which insures perfect digestion and as
similation, and the active performance Of their
functions by the liver and bowels. As the sys-
tenn acquires tone through the influence Of this
benign medicine, the nerves grow stronger and
more tranquil. headaches cease, and that name
less anxiety which is popularity of the dyspep-
TIC gives way to cheerfulness To establish health
on sure foundation, use thus peerless invigorant.
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The centennial era is coming to a
close. Two big celebrations this fall
will wind it up. The anniversary Of
the Yorktown surrender, October l9,
vii! be participated in by many states
officially and by more thorough indi-
viduals. 1t is intended to put an end
to the anniversary period, as the orig
inal event did to the war, with blaze
of glory. A month hence, September
aud Z, an occasion of quite another
kind, the burning of New London, Ct.,
and the massacre Of Fort Griswold,
will be noticed, both the state and fed
eral governments having made appro-
priations. The British force which at
tackled New London was commanded
by Benedict Arnold, but he does not
seem to be directly responsible for the
murder of half the 100 men in Fort
Griswold when it surrendered.
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The National Catholic Total Absti-
nence union, now holding its annual
meeting in Boston, elected Archbishop
Elder, Of Cincinnati, president, but on
his declination chose Rev. j. B. Cotton,
of Minnesota.
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WEAVER is "whooping up" the
greenback cause in Karsas this hot
weather. He has held dozen meet
ings in the state already, and is booked
for n dozen more addresses.
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A CURIOUS story comes from England
to the effect that the action Of the In
ternational Medical Congress, in refus-
ing to acknowledge the right of women
to practice medicine and surgery, was
caused by the action of Queen Victoria,
who, it is claimed, threatened, through
Sir William Jenner, to withdraw her
patronage from the congress if woman
practitioners were admitted. This is
very unlike the the Queen, who has
always encouraged the advancement
of women in art and science.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-08-18

FIFTY delegates to the Methodist
ecumenical conference sailed from New
York by the City of Berlin. The cab
in table was loaded with floral tributes.
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NEWS NOTES.

A LARGE school of sharks has ap-
pesred in the Hudson river at New
York, and can daily be seen from the
ferry-boats.
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THE PRESIDENT.
BULLETIN.

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHlSGToS, G., August l2-7 pms
The president has passed comfort
able day. At the evening dressing, the
wound was found to be doing we'll; the
quantity of puss secreted is gradually
diminishing; its character is healthy.
The rise of temperature this afternoon
reached the same point as yesterday.
At present the pulse is 10S, tempera-
ture lOl 2-1Oths, respiration 10.
(Signed d. w. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
FRANK H. HAMILTON,
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Barber: you're very bald, sir
Have you tried our tonic lotion p
Customer: Oh, yes; but that's not
what made all my hair fall Off"
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A fellow at table d'hote, was asked:
"Bean soup, sir?" When he shriily
replied: II don't want to know what its
been, but what is it."
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EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D.
G., July Is, 9:15 p. ma gentleman
who has just come from the private
apartm ents of the presidents mansion,
says Mrs. Garfield informed him the
president was still sleeping quietly.
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A DAMAGE Of $4,000 was inflicted by
fire in the city brewery at St. Joseph, Mo.
Six negro convicts were killed by land.
slide in railway cut near Lexington, Va
THE guests ofthe Parry house, at Beach
Haven, N. j., had to flee from FIRE in the
night, and reached Camden in bathing
suits. The loss on the building Was $780,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-02-10
Good Old Times.

There were no Tux collectors; no Lon
don cries; no Christmas bills; no law
ycrs to set mcn hv the enrs. 10 telegram
to shorten your holidays; no newspapers
to chronicle your shortcomings; 10 gun
powder burgcs TO blow you mp IN your
sleep; no steam launches to run you
down when yon sailed In your sliallop by
the reed murginnd river; no cynics to
sneer at Christmas custon,n cir question
the reality 81 Christmas ghosts. In short
Il was the good old days. Limited
liability was not yet created To fasten
tha intellect Of finance and empty the
pockets Of fools. Turks aud Egyptians
we're not borrowing in English markets,
though there were occasionally objects
Of Christian attentions, which they have
since returned without interest.
The stage 1rishman end the typical
North conntryman had not yet shown
virtue her own bright image and shnmcd
vice into a corner. Mr.. William Shak-
speare Ind not flung broadcast ten
Thousand apples Of discord to afllict n
school Of setting that struts and, mouths
aud calls child 'cheyld." The short
hand writer was waiting to be bonn with
the press, and Lord Coleridge and the
lord chief justice had not fired every
other counsel and Judge in the land with
the desire to address law courts for four
teen days ut stretch. There were no
perambulators, no Partisan modistes, no
necessity for cooperative stores, no com.
mission agents, no middlemen, no cleri-
cal magistrates, no school board bendles,
no game laws, no ticket-of. leave, traders
on charity, no Irish patriots, no deposit
banks, no societies for clothing the Hot
tentots. As ! said before, It was the
good old days.
The zodiac was the perfect order. Not
. Christian man had heard Of the vaga-
ries Of the Gulf Stream. May day
brought its flowers and it's festivals to
the moment by the record Of strictest
sun dial. At Easter there were gam
mons Of bacon all over the land, and
Easter huts even in the warren Of Stat
ness forest. The red men roamed at
will in the undreamed forests Of the New
World. The dusky Indian had no mas
ter but his own untamed will. The
wild bear and the wolf challenged the
hunters power in English woods. The
eagle sat in solemn state on the white
cliffs Of Dover. There were omens.
The owl shrieked, the night crow ctowed,
the raven clapped his wings, death bells
were heard at sea; your grandfather.
clad in armor rs he lived, walked out Of
his picture frame, and once in a while
some weird and witched tree would spout
tire from its shrunken boughs Night
was night, md day was day. You rose
with the lark, you rested when the sun
went down on lands not yet weighed and
mapped and colonized. Knives and
forks were unknown implements, and
when prince struck his wife he struck
her with his mailed hand, and none
conld soy him nay.-lntcymationai An
anQL.
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4 Rich Pun.

A manufacturer and yender OF quack
medicines wrote to friend for sfiong
recommendation Of his lthe manufactn-
rers "Balsam." In q few DAYS he re-
ceived the following. which We call
pretty strong:
DEAR SIN: The land composing
this farm has hitherto been SO poor that
0 Scotchman could not get living OF
it, and SO stony that we had to slice our
potatoes aud plant them edgeways but,
hearing Of your balsam, put some On
the corner Of ten-acre field surrounded
by rail fence, and in the morning
found that the rock had entirely disap-
peared, o neat stone wall encircled the
held, aud the rails were split into fire.
wood and piled up symmetrically in my
back yard. put half IN ounce in the
middle Of hnckleberry swamp in two
days it was cleared off, planted with
corn and pumpkins, and row Of peach
trees in full blossom through the mid
die. As un evidence Of its tremendous
strength, / would say that il drew q
striking likeness Of my eldest son out 81
q mill-pond drew blister all over his
stomach; drew load Of potatoes four
miles to market, and eventually drew
prize Of S97 IN lottery"
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Tennessee. Marble.

Mr.. John j. Craig, Of Knoxville.
Tenn, says that the United States Gov
ernment is now working successfully d
quarry Of white stone in til. immediate
vicinity Of that city which is pronounced
by competent judges to be superior to
anything Of the kind found elsewLer. in
this United States for building and all
outdoor purposes. 1t is d highly crys-
tallized limestone marble-anda asst comes
from the hammer or chisel is almost per-
fectly white; when polished it shows a
faint pinkish blush, most delicate AMI
beautiful long exposure to the atmos-
phere seems 10 whiten and harden il. a
sort Of glass-like enamel forming over
its surface aud rendering il almost inn
pervious to dampness and stains of any
kind. A column Of this marble, which,
has heen standing in Knoxville more
than thirty years, and which has never
been touched Will, brush or soap, is MS
white and clean to-day Us it was the day
It was first exposed 10 the storms and
sunshine Of our tickle climate. The text
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n,c and working quality Of the marble
IL unsurpassed. Ii liz neither too hard
nor too soft, but exactly soft enough to
allow the sculptor TO work II without
force and trace on it the finest lines Of
finished form, and yet hard enough to
retain these lines in all their original
dclicacy, nniinpnired Ivy wind or rain,
for generations to come. The quantity
OF the marble is unlimited Knoxville
il surrounded by whole mountains of it.
Facilities for transportation arc now
good md daiix growing better. Chr
loads nre being dali, SHIPPED 70 all sec.
tons OF the country, and the absence Of
capital alone prevents the quar-; ing Of il
from soon developing into one II the
most important industries in that singh
larly favored but ~ yet almost unknown
section. --,sttcn.ifr american.
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A French Peasants Vow.

A French pasant saw in the river 4
floating egg. He thought he could
catch it with his hand, but in the at
tempt fell in the water, and the egg
escaped him. The water was deep, and
he could not swim. In terror, he believed
that God was thus furnishing his greedi-
ness. To propitiate his fate he vowed
that II he escaped he would never eat
another egg. Instantly branch of a
tree presented itself to him, by means Of
which he gained the banks Of the stream.
Shaking himself, he said: II suppose,
o Lord, that you Of course understood
me to soy raw egg"
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BITS OF INFORMATION.
SrN dials were invented $50 b. G.
THE sextant was invented in 1850.


The first locomotive built in this
country was at West Point in 1880. It
was named the Phoenix.
CALICO received its name from Cali
cut, city of India, which was discov-
cred by the Portuguese il 1893.
The English is the most difficult Of all
modern languages for foreigner to learn
with accuracy. The German comes
next. The French is easier to acquire,
and the italian easier still.
Foo is caused by the union Of two
masses Of vapor Of different tempera-
ture. The sun heats the earth in q
much shorter time than it does the
ocean, and when the warm air Of the
land unites with the colder air of the
sea the yapor is condensed and rendered
visible.
DURING time Of scarcity the ancient
Lydians invented several games, among
others that Of dice. One day they would
engage in games % entirely as not to
feel any craving for food the next day
they ate and abstained from games. In
this way, according to an old historian,
they passed eighteen years.
The following thirteen States formed
the Union at the time Of the Declaration
,f Independence: New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connects
cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
yania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia. The last six were slayehold-
ing States.
THE gift of q red rosebud means.
Thou hast stolen my affections !" Of
white rosebud, II am to be won," or
shall win yon ii / can" Both are
declarations Of love, differing only in
intensity. "One is a hint, the other
dead 'give-away, said recent writer
The moss rose means, "Thou art one Of
q thousand:" the white rose, my
heart is free;" the damask rose, ..Blushes
augment thy beauty the cinnamon
rose, without pretension;" the wild
rose, "Simplicity withered white
rose, Transient impression;" with.
cred red rose, "Our Irritation has
ended"
The average daily temperature or
daily mean temperature is found by add.
ing the temperature at I a. M, 2 u. m.
and twice the temperature At 2 y. III.
and dividing this sum by four; to find
the monthly mean temperature, the
daily mean temperatures Of each day are
added and divided 10y the number Of
days Of the month. The annual mean
temperature is found by taking the sum
Of the twelve monthly mean tempera-
lures divided by twelve, and the mean
temperature Of u place is asccrtained by
adding the annual mean temperatures
and dividing by the number Of years.
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USEFUL HINTS.

HousrxEErrRs may DO glad 70 know
that Tablespoonful Of ammonia in one
gallon OF warm water will restore tho
color OF carpets.
To REMOVE grease from wall paper,
lay several folds Of blotting paper on tho
spot and hold a hot IRON near il until tile
grease Is absorbed.
PUr one or two red peppers, or n few
pieces Of clatcool, into pot where ham.
cabbage, etc, Is boiling, aud the house
will not DO filled with the offensive
odor.
BEEswAx and salt will make flatirons
rs clean and smooth as glass. Tie a
lump Of wax in rng and keep it for TINT
purpose. When The irons arp hot, rub
them with the wax rng, then scour with
paper or rag sprlnkled with salt.
BoILrSa water will remove tea stains
and many fruit stains pour the water
through the stain, and thus prevent il
from spreading over the fabric, while
soaking III milk before washing will al-
ways remove ink-stains from any fabric.
pAsrR FOR pArER.--To ten parts by
weight Of gum arabic add three parts Of
sugar, in order to prevent the gum from
cracking then add water until tho de-
sired consistency Is obtained. II a very
strong paste is required, add quantity
Of flour equal III weight to tho gum,
without boiling the mixture. Tho paste
improves in strength when it begins to
ferment.
To CLEAN BLACK MATEnlALs.-Take
the article you wish to clean, on the
side you intend to make up rs the right
side; brush well all the dust out Of it;
then take piece Of black flannel or nh
old black WOODEN stocking cit must al-
ways be black; dip il into cold coffee.
and sponge well the material MI over
alike; then fold up each piece or
breadth nice and even, and let il remain
for three or Jour hours. Iron on the
wrong side, and the old, dusty, shabby
dress will look just rs fresh nnd bright
as new. / have tried this receipt on
black silk, paramtas, lusters and merl-
nos, and consider it the best I have
used. It neither streaks, deadens the
gloss nor rots the materials.
KEROSENE STAINS UpoN 4 TLooR.-
A correspondent writes from Pilot
Mound, Mimi, that the breaking Of a
Kerosene lamp has caused .frightful
spot upon the floor, and wishes to
know how it can be removed. Good
kerosene has a boiling point Of $50 de-
gees, considerably above the melting
OF lard-hence III order to drive it COM
pletely from any fabric, from paper, or
from wood, it must be heated high
enough to form yapoI, when, if pure,
1t may he completely removed. Heat
may be applied to the floor by using
tiat-irons sufficiently hot, first placing q
piece Of paper over the spot. 1t may he
that, after the oil is driven from the sur
face by heat, the stain will rcappear;
some Of the oil remaining in the wood
will be brought to the surface by capil-
larry attraction. In such case it will
DC necessary TO repeat the operation as
often rs the stain appears
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THE OUrcAsr.


ScSele him ont from tho warmth and light.
On'y . vAsrant, fceb and gray,
Let him reel on through the stormy night
What though his home tc FAR away?
With mattared curse on the wind aud rain
LIE crept along through the muddy ,aae.
Lcncly the pathway, and dark and cold:
khc trr he sought meath ruined wall;
Over his scnses . nwtnbness stole,
Round him sNcp threw her mystic pail.
Then an angel came with plying tsarA
And lftsst tho veil Of b, -Kofse searK
Gayiy be sports b. ! ripping brook;
Soft u the breath u Tie summer ali
FloaSrs sdorn each mosAy nook,
Sumshipe and happiness everywhere
He IL Niitie now, just four years Old,
Vita his rofe-bnd lips aud curls Of gold.
Iiark to tho roll d tho war-iiks drum
BE the brave soldieA 70 marching Oyi
Home from t,c bait yosng VIII hss come,
courage and Joy IN his sparkling eye
and his psls~s thrill with hope and pride,
For nc scon win greet his promised bride.
Nov In the firesidc's 6ickerine glow
Calmly he's taking hts evenings rest:
kOndly he kisses Ill infants brow.
Sleeping secure on " mot icrs breast.
lAbd the dreamer stirred and family srniled):
He 10 Wtti,sW now, with his wife and child.
The curtain it,pped-thc morning BROKE
Flint vas the flush IN the eastern sky:
~ acting md wretched the sleeper woke.
brushing tear from his hoodshot eyA
To his squs Id home behind the hill,
Win saadened heart c.ept poor old BILL