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w. A. Harris, of Lawrence, the well
known breeder, writes as follows to
the Kansas City Indicator:
al have just read Mr.. Baldwin's
movement cure for black-leg, which
may be good, but which strikes me as
rather heroic treatment; at any rate,
prevention is better, and ! beg leave to
call attention 10 method that have
personally known for twenty years.
When used ON my fathers or my own
cattle there never was black-leg when
neglected there have been frequent
cases.
Gan through the year salt troughs
constantly supplied, and in the spring
and fall once q week the following
mixture added in the proportion Of
one to five of salt: 10 pounds sulphur,
6 pounds copperss, 5 pounds saltpetre,
8 pints air-slacked lime, ali well pulver-
lied and mixed, and q good supply
kept constantly on hand. 1t is also
excellent in slop for hogs when fever
ish and duh ON corn-and-wster diet.
I notice that substantially the same
thing Is recommended by Mr.. Max
Buek and Others. The fat calves in
The fall are usually the victims and
should always be watched 10 sec that
thsy ret their share. In addition, 1
shoud urge everyone to beware Of
sudden changes in feed and treat
ment.n
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Mr.. EDWARD LAssELL II have no dis
position to boast OF the merits Of any pa
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We have leased the Farmers and Mer-
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which we pleasure showing
The prices
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And said plaintiff having flied an affidavit in
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EVENING sESSION.
Crawford's opera house was crowded to
its Utmost capacity last evening with an
audience Of Topeks's most intelligent peo-
pie assembled to listen to the addresses by
ex- Gov. st. John and Others
The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock BY President Campbell after which
the audience was led in prayer by Rev. Mr..
Rsines, Of Lesvenworth.
Rev. Clock was the FIRST speaker intro
d uced, and entertained the audience for
short while with one Of his characteristic
funny speeches, which created much laugh.
ter and applause. At the close Of his re.
marks
Ex GOVERNOR ST JOHN
WIS introduced BY the President, and deliv-
cred the address Of the evening.
The following is an abstract of his ad-
dress:
It affords me great deal of pleasure to
come back here and meet men and women
who have been doing such faithful work in
the Temperance cause in our own BE-
loved Kansas. The prohibitionists Of
Kansas propose to take no steps backward.
We live in IN age of progress. Kan.
~ occupies advanced ground On
he Temperance question . Il did On The
question Of ilaysrY. History repeats issH.
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
The rirat steamboat WHISTLE.

The story of the first steam whistle
on the Missouri river is amusing, Its
introduction dates back to 1884. At
that time the settlers of the Missouri
river were in the habit of making re-
gular yearly visits to st. Louis to do
their trading for themselves and their
friends. They were not provided with
daily intercourse with the outside
world, and many who lived back from
the river, seldom, if ever, saw a steam
boat more than once year. 1t hap
pened that during the fall of 1884 the
steamboat Lexington started up the
Missouri river, loaded down to the
guards with freight.
The steamer was provided with a
steam whistle-the first used on the
Missouri river and as it happened no
one knew about it except Warner, who
was wag and lover of Joke. The
night after leaving st. Louis the pas
sengers were collected together playing
cards flor fun in the cabin, when the
talk turned upon steamboat explosions,
then very common.
II feel perfectly safe in this boat, {"
said Warner as he dealt the cards.
'WhyP" inquired Yocum the plan
ter.
"WhyP" echoed the rest of the COM
pany.
II will tell you why" said the wag,
carefully studying his cards. This
boat is provided with a new patont
safety valve, which notifies passengers
on board when it is about to blow up.
1t is concern which makes a most
unearthly noise, and when you hear it,
1t is time to get back aft or jump over
board.
Notwithstanding the fact that War
ner told his story with the most solemn
and earnest countenance, some were
skeptical. Not SO, however, with the
planter. Next morning, when the
Lexington was steaming up the long,
straight stretch of river Just below
Washington. Mo-, the passengers were
at breakfast. The meal had been cal
led, and all were busily engaged in do
ing justice to the kind of meal they
were accustomed to serve on steamboats,
in those days. Suddenly the whistle
commenced to blow, the first time on
the trip. The passengers looked at
each other a moment, and horror and
dlsmay spread over their faces. The
first man to realize the situation and
act, was Yocum, the planter, who,
with hair erect and blanched face,
jumped up, crying as he pulled over
one after another of the passengers.
Run, run for your lives; the darn
thing is going to bust. Come with me,
and let's save ourselves"
OF course there was a stampede for
the rear of the boat, and it was only by
the exertions of some of the crew that
the more excited were restrained from
jumping into the river.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
What the Birds Accomplish.

The swallow, swift and night hawk are
the guardians of the atmosphere, They
check the increase Of insects that would
otherwise overload 1t. Woodpeckers.
creepers anti chickadees are the guardians
of the trunks of trees Warblers and fiy-
catchers protect the foliage. Black birds,
crows, thrushes and larks protect the sur.
face Of the soil. SnIpe and woodcock pro
| teCt the soil under the surface Each
tribe has its respective duties to perform
IN the economy of nature, and it is an un-
doubted fact that II the birds were all swept
off the face of the earth, man could not
live upon it; vegetation would wither and
die; insects would become 40 numerous
that no Irving thing could Withstand their
attacks. The wholesale Instruction coca.
stoned by grasshoppers is undoubtedly
caused by the thinning of the birds, such
as grouse, prairie hens, etc., which feed
upon them. The great and lnestlmable
service done the farmer, gardener and
florist is only becoming known by sad
experience. Spare the birds and save your
fruit; the little hill of corn and fruit taken
by them Is more than compensated by the
quantities Of noxIous insects they destroy,
The long-persecuted crow has been found
by actual experience to do more good BY
the vast quantities OF grubs and other
insects he devours than the harm he does
in the few grains of corn he pulls up, He
IL one Of the farmers best friends.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17

Crab racing is one of the popular
amusements just now at French water
ing places. The people who take part
i'll this novel and by no means unexoit-
ing sport possess their own crabs,
which are each carefully marked on
their shells with the initials of their
prOprietors. The ''game'' is played on
the sands on a marked-out race course
of some 16 meters, the winning-post
being rope placed near the sea. Each
player holds his crab until the signal
isgiven to let go. Then the crabs very
naturally make for the sea, and the
one that arrives at the rope first is
promptly caught by the umpire before
it can plunge into the water, and is
proclaimed the winner, to the great
delight of the successful crab-fancier
and of those who wagered on his side
TOR it need scarcely be said that betting
forms large portion of the interest of
the performance.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17

What's the use of always fretting
AT the trials we shall find
Ever strewn along our pathway
Travel on and "never mind"
Travel onward, working, hoping;
Cast no lingering glance behind
At the trials once encountered.
Look ahead and ''neyer mind"
What is past is past forever;
!, Let all fretting be resigned,
1t will never help the matter
3 Do your best and "never mind"
And if those whe might befriend you,
Whom the ties of nature bind,
Should refuse to do their duty,
Look to heaven and "never mind"
Friendly words are often spoken
When the feelings are unkind;
Take them for their real value,
Pass them by aud "neyer mind"
Fate may threaten, clouds may lower,
Enemies may be combined;
If your trust in God is steadfast,
He will help you. "never mind"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
SUFFERING WOMEN,

by nature with pretty face, beautiful
figure, faultless complexion, as well as
the sweetest of tempers and faultless men
tai qualities grows prematuIely old, gray
and wrinkled, her form loses its perfect
contour, the complexion becomes sallow,
the brightness leaves the eye, feeling of
| anguor takes the place of the once buoy
ant spirits, an irritable nervous fractious-
n ess makes life burden, things that once
were trifles worry her till life becomes
unbearable. All this being caused by the
physical arrangements so common to
women, which the inmate modesty of
feminine nature prevents their making
known, and of which the ignorance Of the
medical profession prevents a cure. Lady
reader, pause and consider, It's duty
you owe yourself, your family and your
God, that you should cure yourself of
these troubles and once more feel the
glow of perfect health and spirits that
nature intended for you. Wheeler's No.
SO Prescriptions are pleasant and palata-
BILE to take, contain nothing of an injuri-
GUS nature, and may be taken by all ages
at all times aud in all conditions ioithout
possibility Of III effects, and will positively
cure any of the peculiar diseases to which
females are subject Failing to produce
perfect cure the proprietors will refund
the money paid for the treatment II you
hare SdlLOU complexion, constant or
intermittent headaches, bat kache, rest
lessness, loss of appetite, suppressions of
monthly flow, or irregularities thereof
accompanied by headaches, nervousness,
Mysteries and similar symptoms, WheeIer's
No. 96 Prescription "B will positively
restore you to health. If you have sem
satIon ofheat and thrObbing in the back,
frequent fainting SPELLS Leucorrhea or
white discharge, painful or scalding sem
sation in urinating, reddish or white
deposit in urine; hot and dry skin, Wheel
er's No. SO Prescription &C" will give
immediate aud lasting relief. The price
of Wheeler's No. 96 Prescriptions ''B"
and 'C'' are so cents each, obtainable
from druggists or sent by mail secure
from observation post paid ON receipt OF
price Postage stamps taken.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
HOW TO OBTAIN ' che Z, remedies ;ss;

ask for them. If they have not got them,
write at once to the proprietors, enclosing
the price in money or stamps, and they
will be sent you at once by mail, post
paid. Correspondence solicited. Address
plainly L. WHEELER 81 co,
No. SO w. Baltimore st.
BALTIMORE.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17

By no process of discipline OF educa-
ton, by nothing that can act upon our
outer conduct, or that can reach us
only through our senses, can impurity
be transformed into purity. As the
power OF sin is inward, roofing itself
In the very substance of the soul, SO
the power of sanctification, that is to
extirpate it, must also be inward, and
mingle with the secret fountains from
which our being issues.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
RHEUMA TISM,
Gout lameness of
Joints, Sciatica

are relieved at once and positively cured
by the use of Wheeler's No. 90 Rheuma-
tic remedy. We say boldly that in the
worst IF cases of no matter how long
standing, how serious or how painful, we
can not only give relief but p0stigely cure
for all time. Failing to do this we will
positively refund the money paid for the
treatment, and if your sufierings are not
positively stopped for all time You have
not thrown your money away as you
would on any other than these guaranteed
remedies. The price of Wheelel's No. 90
Rheumatic Remedy is only 90 cents,
obtainable from druggists or sent free by
mail on receipt of price. Stamps taken.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
POOR PEOPLE
and people Of mod
crate means, and

do or wealthy find that the enormous
charges of practising physicians are ser
ious burden to them, and also find that
after paying themselves poor that no bene-
fit has accrued to them, that in fact they
have thrown their money away. To over
come these evils we offer WheeIer's No.
50 Sure Remedies TO the sick and suffering
one Remedy for each disease, without for
moment claiming that one remedy will
cure any other disease than the one claim.
ed for it, and as these remedies have
stood the test of years without a single
failure, we agree to refund tie money paid
in every instance where cure is not pos
lively effected. The remedies are entirely
vegetable, can do no harm, and will posi-
lively cure every disease for which they
are prescribed.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-17
WE GARANTEE {

fund money paid. We place our price for
there remedies at less than one-twenlirth
of the price asked by others for remedies
upon which You take all the chances, and
Ue specially Unite the patronage of the
many persons who have tried other rcme-
dies without effect or depleted their
purses by paying doctor bills that bone-
fitted them not
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
PlTH OF THE NEWS.
Gossip From Washington.

The treasury authorities are not yet in
position to estimate the full effect oI the
new tariff law. The following estimates
however, will so. W that consiIe able re-.
due ion is expected During the three
months ended Sept. 80. 1883, tho receipts
rom customs smounted TO $65 729 14o
while Tor corresponding quarter OF this
year the receipts were &57, 28l ,a65, or "A fa II.
ing of of 81, 447 1s4 on account of customs
For the same periods the receip's ou &C
count Of internal revenue were S3S. 449 93l
and &2S, 9l2, 441 respectively; decrease of
10 315 j29. The receipts from miscellaneous
sources from the sare periods were ~ S69.
SIG and 81 14G 305 respectively or a falling
of of 1878 5l2 In round figures the
treasury receipts for the lasi three moths
were SO us 600 less than the receipts for The
corresponding quarter OF 1852. At this rate
for the entire year the falling of ss com.
pared with the revenu ues of last year, would
amount to about S790e0, GOO.
The civil service commissioners have
notified the various deI artments ahat the
commissioners will make All appor,ion-
alent list OF persons eligible to appoint.
ment among the several states and terri.
tories, as provided by he civil service law
in advance of the c.rtiticaton by names TO
n
ceriifcation il made to him the head Of a
department will not be troubled 10 deter
mine whether or not the quota OF state or
territory has been tiled before making his
appointment.
Maj Barr has returned to Washington
from New York where he made call upon
Gen. Hancock. He says the general is in
bed, but improving and YVES not so i'll AS re-
rIp1 y ,tt.a hx,t ia. Ia. 80,
boat which brui, ed one Of his knees so h at
it sweiIed and was very painful. An ahc ss
ioIlower and the physician CO.. sidered lane.
inglnecessSr' and put ,Eepatieutto BID He
is IN excellent health olhtrTlse and will
be w,lLi1g about in a few days.
Postmaster General Fawcett snnounccs
that il is not the intention OF /! cove IA
ment, after AUGUST, 1854, TO Ic Iew & pres.
ent contract for conveyance Of mails b.
tween England and the Unitci States
Mails will he eAfttr be dispatcbci thee
times week from Queenstown, but i7s cad
otmakiDg long contracts the department
will monthly select the most efficient yes.
se's for tLeir trans mission.
This will be u brilliant season in Wash.
ington diplomatic circles, es maay eminent
foreigners will visit the city during the
meeting Of congress. A Brilliant Russian
beauty and belle in Partisan circles for
veral seasons ViIi be the guest ofthe Russi-
an minister. The White Eou.e will also sc
very gay. There are 10 he four state dinners,
beside other entertainments not yet fully dc.
termined upon.
The provisional rates OF drawback duties
allowed by the treasury on expectation OF
sugar and syrup refined wholly from i'm
ported ma'.iiil Ai!l be continued till Jan. |.
Issue OF standard ii yer dollars from the
mints for The week ended Oct. q. S6l5, COS;
corresponding period last year, $3.50 49s.
Canada is the only country to which the
two cent stamp ca ries a iCt:er.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
From the London Times.


The largest contract for electric light
ing up to the present time has been con-
cluied in Glasgow between the owners
ol the New Zealand Shipping company Is
fleet and the Edison Company's branch
in Scotland, u2der the management OF
Mr.. Charles T. Grant Three fine steam
ers, two Of which are sister ships to the
steamship TOncariro. launched on
Thursday at Messrs. John Elder d Co. Is
ward, are To be lighted throughout with
the incandescent light, and fitted with a
duplicate set of Edison's marine dynames
and engines, one set being for reserve
in case of emergency. These steamers
when finished, will he the finest elect
rically equipped vessels ahoat. The
Tongariro, aud the two sister ships now
in course of construction, are built OF
steel throughout, and have cutwater
sterns with tiQure.heads, which gives
them very grace al appearance. Thev
are to be bark-ri2ped, having masts anG
yards OF steel, with a large spread Of
canvas, which will be of great service in
the trade winds. Each vessel is divided
into eight water.tght compartments.
Five divisions are carried up between
main snd upper decks, and fitted with
water.tight freproof doors giving ar-
cess from one part of the chip,
to the other. BY this arrangement, the
danger Of fire spreading, should it break
out in anv part of the shio is
checked, and greater insured by being
able 10 isolate any one compartment in
case of dar age to the hull aud the com.
partment being flooded. The vessels
are also built under spec al survey to
tie requirements for Lloyd's highest
class Tor hull aHd machinery. The prip.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
How to stop Suicide.

The victim OF the suicidal mania is lit
orally "possessed;" he may be unable TO
use his mind skillfuly in any other way ;
but his preparations for suicide are often
so admirably thorough rs to evince long
and clear thought. For self.protectiOn,
therefore, the person who contemplates
suicide, or even inagines the act posi-.
bic should avaA him self ut once OF all
possible rest, food and recreation, until
his energies seem to him equal to great
endeavor. When this state Of mental
health is reached, suicide will have faded
from the mind, even though troubles
may have thickened in the mean time.
If, however, self destruction is already
determined upon, the time set for the
deed should be far in advance, for. ex-
cept in case OF n mind permanently
weakened, IT possible that chance will,
almost without permonition, suddenly
put the victim again in control or him
self. 1t is said that Paris physician
has prevented many cases OF suicide by
prescribing change Of air for patients
who fear TO be left alone; his principle
being that change OF air almost invariably
induces longer hours of sleep, and that
sleep is the best restorative for ailing
minds. II is certain that no one was
ever known to commit suicide in the
morning following long Eight of nat
uTal slumber. 1t Is necessary that the
causes of sui ide should be studie I but
the custom is beco ming 80 common that
it suggests itself readily to many persons
who never would have thought of it had
it not been brought 10 their attention by
others. If des,itution. temporary phys
ical exhaustion, financial embarrassment
unrequted affection, low spirits and
desperation were. Of themselves, sufii-
cient 20 cause suicide-and they are the
causes generally assigned-wby do
soldiers i'm tue field. and farmers during
the working season, never kill them
selves?-N. Y. Hour.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
The Criminal Record.

John Saith, colored, who murdered 10.
siah Harden in Farret county, Nj, last
spring, escaped from jail ~ Oakland on
the An inst. He called the iilor into his
cell, when Smith knocked him down, took
d hatchst and broke the chain Vhic., held
him To the II Dor, iocke ed the lailor up AID
escaped with his shackles on. Smith is a
desperate fellow. He was only short
while since convicted Of urler in the first
degree and sentenced to bs hanged. Gov.
Hamilton WAS expected 10 sligo his h,sth
warrant on the day he escaped and iiy the
date OF his execution.
Near GatesvIlle sometime ago, a son-in.
law of Mrs. Shaw lost his wife ani Ia n, d
over his little two vear-old chi.l to its
grandmother to care for. He married
again and was desi,ous OF obtaining pos.
session Of the child. Mrs. Shaw being ur i.
willing 20 surreader the child /. was taken
by force. Aggrieved by the loss. she last
Wednesday COMMITTED suicide hy lsshing
herself in a very Ingenious manner to a
stone fence. hfs; ssturating her head End
clothes with kerosene. She then struck u
match and applied II. When found she
was dead, being horribly burned.
William Bronson, aged seventy, Eliza,
his wife, aged sixty-six, and Amos r. Bron-
sen Of New Haven, Conp., have been -four d
guilty OF mansleughter In causing lhe
dea n of Carrie Gordon, q married oaugb-
ter. Tee deceased Was abandon by her
husband. went tn her fathers house preg.
nant, and asked for n physician. Her par
ents reiuscr, and kept Ter IN u dark room,
where she died. Her brother Amos claims
be saws resident physician aud be pre-