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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

LIEUTENANT DANENHOwER, formerly
IF the Jeanette, and Mr.. Tyson, formerly
Of the Polaris, had expressed their willing
less to take part in another Arctic expedi-
ion for the relief of Lieut.. Greeley.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

EXPORTS of domestic produce (exclu-
sive of specie) from New York for the week
ended the 1lth Sc, JOY, ,1O7, against $7,172, ,696
he previous week. Total exports since
January 1, $247, ,1O6,OO7, against 1892, 2,511 ,946
for the corresponding period in 1882.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

THE White Lily is the name of
secret society which is fomenting revolu-
ion against the Chinese government on
ihe Yang Use Kiang River, much after the
fashion of the Black Flags in Anam.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

The American Rapid Telegraph Com
pany's lines are to be extended to the
Southwest.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

THERE were continued reports on the
10Th of the damage to unmatured crops by
irost throughout the Northwest. The
Eastern States also suffered to a consider
able extent
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

THE Greeley relief expedition had
'eturned ON the 18th and reported being
mable to reach the men at the Arctic
station. The relief ship Proteus was
wrecked and the crew returned to New
.oundland in the Yantic.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

MEsSRs. Moody, McGranahan and
Whittle, evangelists, leave the country Oc-
;ober for Ireland, on an active missionary
campaign. They intend operating in the
south of ireland
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

THE Congress of Commerce and
Industry at Amsterdam adopted resolu-
ion recommending the adoption of a BIZ
metallic monetary standard throughout
Europe and America.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

In the investigation as to the cause of
ihe recent Riverdale steamboat explosion
IN North River, n. Y, it was shown that
he boiler was leaky, and that the engineer
lad once blown up tug.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

A TRADE-UNION conference in Bir-
ningham, Eng, on the 18th adopted reso-
ution calling on the Government to take
possession OF uncultivated lands for gen.
aral distribution.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20

HASIiINUIUN, ID. q, Sept. ID.
The following report from the comman-
Ter of the United States steamer Yantic,
with regard to the failure of the Greeley
-ehet expedition, was received tonight by
ihe Acting Secretary of the Navy:
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
Our Young Readers.
a TALENTZNE.

Little lassie with sweet eyes of brown,
Through long drooping lashes looking down:
Little maiden with the eyes of blue.
With the clear soul of yon shining through;
Eyes of gray or hazel. violet. Jet,
All undimmed by care or sorrow yet.
Wherever you be, dear friends of mine,
would send to you this Valentine.
7 have never locked upon your faces,
Heard your. voices, watched your Irish
Clasped your hands, or read the meaning
OF your eyes, or shared your happy fancies;
But know, by truest teaching taught,
Something of each hope and dream and
That you cherish. All! how fair they seem.
Every darling hope and thought and dream.
Now could my every wish for you be granted,
You should dwell ever in a land enchanted:
But since life has its bleak and drear Decem-
AS well as sunny May, pray remember
That hands are made for kind deeds and ca
ressings.
And lips are made for smiles and tender bless
And eyes that heart to heart in glances meet
ing, 3{4E35 stsss.
ing.
That giving though but hand-clasps warm and
tender, as#si Id .tsl sEG
May fill a heart borne down by heavy sad
That ali along life little hidden byways- d
Aye, even in the hot and dusty HIGHWAYS
Some flower, if 80 some hand will do the SOW
ing,
May make the world the brighter for its grow
$50 ing. a4s3s1 eStfs$sEE NJ 5a FIT i
Life Is so short: a little space where beauty .
And love and work and care clasp hand with
duty; 80 ~ Is
Life is SO long: no dial hath the power III t3s
To tell the story of a single hour; .syss5I
Love is 50 sweet, and hating hath no pleasure,
Who loves and gives shall reap in endles:
measure. 80 y
Little lassies, full of girlish graces,
I may never look upon your faces:
But it matters not with calm insistance
Warm hearts triumph o er time and distance
And whatever skies may bend above you,
PRAY remember that / Hove you, love you;
And send this. as seal and sign.
In the name of dear Saint Valentine.
zzaes Car,0tta Perry,
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
Fashion Notes.
Heavy reppeds ottoman velvet r1Doons

Heavy reppeds ottoman velvet r1Doons
.FaWn-colored silk stockings. worn
with slippers of dark red kid or velvet,
are the affectation Of the moment.
The elegant simplicity Of street cos
TUNES becomes more noticeable each
day, Celebrations in dress garnitures be-
ing left for home wear and fulldress
occasions. ,.s
Crenelated edges make a. dressy fin
ish to basques and house jackets of. cash
mere. They are either bound with silk
or velvet, welted with 4 cord, or finished
with a bias fold sof the same material as
the basque. ssf
india cashmere shawls, woven in
Lowell. Mass, are being sacrificed by
many fashionable women to the lorna
ton of pelisses, yisites and dolmans,
which they trim with wide bands of black
1ynxfor Alaska sable. sgsft 3sss
ss Panels Of .brocaded materials Or Of
Prain fabrics. richly decorated, are. as
fashionable as ever. No style is SO cal
culafed to advantage ously display the
elegant and-embroi cries, wide passe-
menterie trimmings, or applique bands
which frequently border the handsomest
+, of these panels
Silk stockinettein pale evening shades
is much used for cnirass tbodices to
toilets of silk. satin and velvet The
joining of bodice and skirt is concealed
by an artistically arranged shawl point
drapery Of white Venetian la e, this
drapery yelling a portion of the skirt in
front, nnd caught up here and there ia
the back with spraysof crushed roses
and foliage. A bridal dress made in
the same style has the cuirass bodice Of
white silk sto ekinette. the train of white
brocaded satin, and superb network
-draperY OF white silk chenille, studded
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
The Cost Of stopping a Train Of Cars.

The cost of stopping train of cars,
is being guessed at by experts just now
in very interesting way. And it is
something worth the inquiry Of railroad
men, especially in Come ticut, where,
besides the stations. there are SO many
/ draw bridges at which the safey Of the
travelling public demands full stops,
Estimates OF the cost have ranged from
one quarter Of a cent up to two dollars
for stopping an ordinary passenger
train. The small figure represented
only the est mated loss of metal by APP
plying the brake to the wheel. Some
Of the real considerations that go to
| make up the cost Of q sop are the coal
burned while the. train il, standing still
! and in order to resume, the former
speed. This the Pennsy lYania Railroad
people put; at twelve to fifteen cents;
then there are the wages of all the per-
sons on the train. who, while. the train
slows down and stops, are paid as it
they were running ! his is significant
in the. case OF one person, but it amounts m
to something when the whole train
force is considered; besides these; there
is the wear of rails. A rail lasts only a
third as long where trains come to
stop on it as when merely run over.
This is the result OF the act on ofgthe
brakes. Then. too, more accidents
occur to engines, to wheels. and to
axles, in coming to asstop ortil starting
again, than when running right along.
! The Railrroad gazette reports a discus
sion on this subject, in which the con
clusion is reached that the actual cost
of stopping an ordinary tran is about
thirty to sixty cents. An a \ using story
lis told Of trial where experts testified
/ that it cost two dollars to stop train.
They established the fact. Then the
counsel on the other side produced the
company's time table, with a full list OF
all the stops, including station, took the
total number OF its trains, calculated
| the total stoppages Of all the trains fol
one year. multiple the result BY two
lsdol1ars-the experts estimate of COST
| and demonstrated that the stoppages
alone had, if the estimate was RICH !,
! costthe company three times as much
| as the entire amount Of its operating ex,
penses for the year This reduction to
4 a solid basis of fact upset the two dollar
theory efiectually Hartford Conn
! Coatraffr sss.sslsSs Ksz.si9ii
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
Attacked by Muskrats.

An extraorl binary battle occurred in
Charlotte, the other night, between q
citizen, aided by two policemen, and a
gang Of mllskrats. Charlie Fox was
going to his home. and, when feeling
Tor the gate in tie dark, something
jumped at his leg and nabbed his
breaches. Looking down, he saw
number of small eyes sparkling like
diamonds. He could not imagine what
they Wcre,s and, kicking them from his
legs, hoped over the fence, hurried to
the house. and came back with alighted
lamp and stick. Hardly had he
reached the spot before the hungry
animals once more attacked his legs.
He knocked one, and as he did so his
light went out, and he beat hasty re-
treat and hunted Tor the police. Ibe
officers got a lamp and proceeded to
the scene. and when they reached che
place they had to do battle. One big
fellow, who was. evidently president OF
the body, as his immense SIZE would
indicate, made q jump at Oificer Black
welder, who struck at it with his club'
but. missed IFS aim. The same one then
jumped on Officer Boyle, who was more !,
successful ID the use of his club, anu
killed it by blow on the head. The
officers Knocked right and left, and
finally the rats, for some cause OF an
other. ceased fighting and scanpered
off, taking refuge under the culyert
near. A careful search of the field
failed to show but one dead rat, a re-
markably large one that weighed ten
pounds. MIR. Fox saw only three when
he came out with the lamp, but about
I ten or fifteen in all attacked the
police. They were exceedingly vora-
cious in their attack. on MI. Fox, as the
torn condition of his pants about the
ankles indicated. - Gaarlotte (N. CO. Ob-
Serger.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17

with Tiny hOIudA pedIl-Uesiuos aau WI
dered with chenille and pearl-beaded
fringe seven inches deep.
An exceedingly effective evening
dress worn by a young lady lately was
made of mauve-tinted nuns yelling and
manye tinted satin, brocaded with small
silver flowers. Tho Marguerite bodice
was laced down the front with a silver
cord over a chemisette OF plated cream
white crepe lisse, edged with Spanish
blonde lace. This bodice was made OF
the brocaded satin. The under-skirt
was also OF the .brocade, with no trim
ming except a narrow fringed ruching.
at the foot, from underneath which
showed the delicate edges OF lace
balayeuse. The tunic above this skirt
was made Of the yelling, with a tiny vine
around the edges made of the towers.
cut from the brocaae and appliqued with
silver-gray silk. At the left side the
drapery is raised high and held by a
silver buckle in silver filigree set with
mock amethysts.
Embossed velvets, plain velvets,.
pushes, heavy brocades, matelasses
and moires are all used for jackets worn
over skirts of India silk, muslin, gauze
tuile, lace, and other light evening
dress tissues. A very striking toilet Of
this kind lately worn in this city was
made of pale green silk tulle, the skirt
short and deliberately trimmed. Over
this was worn a magnificent brocaded
Jacket, with ground OF very dark green,
on which were raised pale pink roses oil
good size. Some rare old lace was
| tackled inside the square shaped front
of the corsage and around the g ges Of
the elbow sleeves. Pink roses and buds
of hue corresponding with that OF the
flowers Of the brocade held the drapery
of the skirt in place. A large cluster
also adorned the left side of the opening
on the Jacket. The buttons used to
| fasten it down the front were balls OF
silver tiligree. This costume is recon-
mended to any fair beauty in search OF
an uncommon and aesthetic toilet.
The strong prejudice that once existed
against so-called mock jeWelry has been
/ in measure dispelled. Pretty, fash
ionable bangles. lace pins, and other
ornaments OF artistic make are now
quite admissible, always provided there
is no vulgar excess. that they are not
pretentious, and. above all, when they
grow the least discolored, that they be
imme diately put aside or redippe d.
!, Ladies. who are fastidioEs in respect OF
real ornaments do not hesitate to wear
] silver iewelry washed with a solution OF
real god, and thus the objection to
mock ieWelry is ooy;atea. pure silver
4 covered with gold Icing the sole metals
employed. All kinds OF G 1t ornaments,
whether Birming ham ware or articles de
i Paris, which have become dull or dis
colored, can be rendered bright by 9
solut on made Of 2. pint of boiling water,
to which is aldepone ounce Of cyanide
/ Of potassium. VIII n dissolved and the
fluid is cold, add half an ounce of aqua
ammonia and one fluid ounce of recti
fed alcohol Mix we'll and clean each
article with a brush wet with the solu'
ton. n. y ,Evening Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17

| his shoes couidn' have been improved.
After being thoroughly instructed
on various points, he set out
to make his ''party call, = thinking
his costume Just about the thing.
Fortunately, darkness protected him.
Smiles stroye for the mastery ir
Dolly's face as she ushered him into the
sitting-room, announcing: Il his young
| gentleman wants to see Miss Mabel. -
| They were all ladies and gentlemen at
| Dr.. Lawrence S, however. Mabel red
| dened, as he entered. but she arose as
grave as a Judge, and offered him a
chair s.t, H st4tsf .e8sl ts4s 43ssa sz ri. d.
This is PIacide De Castro, papa =
she said to the doctor. who eyed him
through his glasses i'll some amazement.
Placide executed his bow with great
| elegance and precision. saluting in turn
the DOCTOR. Mrs. Lawrence and Mabel,
ending up with a comprehensive salam
| for the rest of the family.
'.Please accept my respectful thanks,
Miss Lawrence, for the kind invitation
Ito your party was his opening remark.
s.I am sorry you didn' come; we had
| a very nice time, answered Mabel, po-
Ilitely.
| This. opened the way for his second
Espeech. ~ ,
| .Isshould, doubtless, have enjoyed
Ine oes .a, are ~. Nv o;renn INSTANCES
anee ,, mas had No oontrol y This
o oa,sta, ~ n bad n,amor;zad from, 4
s ..na,nn I attar.w r;tar - 3
..MauIJn;1 80 vnnr motber. = LEFT Won
/ s., 'aas1.ad Nh, 80 ~
con cons s, II ash 49, nia,a.
Not ppellng eAactiy Prepaleu ioi .nls'
he answered :. n 1;st ehousn III y,
yes ma ann - ne le,as'1 - n a.. sl :, at.'
4 not get bhei saleliIlhe "a, III Wy
|. Il" Ihat4Wasstoo baa;-, saiq laoei.i Y
sOtherWlse, shoula navy peeIl p.gs'
GUY ~ ss ~; ,us ~ Whan thaS doc,
seelng ms oI1poi 'uty na,, atta ar
.oI ashG ~. l,:l..,, len. ~ We
e.no0t on,S $3.50. ~ s+,,d as ,,ndar the
Jn FL ~ Nice Rosa Maytald }, and
~, a W es ,;tb III sareraI other Gle.
~ Haa FL - no.s;hla o,,er;as. mt att.
81 the he, c conversation N ran in channels
. unfayorab]e to their introduction. "a.
TIL 9aooto,. mo, rao.,,lo,.lr ontivatod.
az ne a uot.ua W" 80 az mhaia nrpcaad;na
tn no h;s fancr Pnlitaness Il ..yonng
l amar n1s ian vss nhenomenon worth
a...I.,;n n,soo a1aa, - +ha ,,o;,,ts ri
s :. at;o,etty, be fonnd the how quite
s;nanle and child like while the thought
fitness and intelligence OF his replies
,,leased his nnestioner yery much. .s.
Not to outstay the proper limits Of a
call placide presently arose and made
her adieux.
4 THAT must have been poor De Cas-
| tro,s professional beat said the Ioc-
tor. i. .sThere is certainly something in
i that costume which gives an air of gen
| tility to the Wearer.
\ s.Why-didn' YOU think he looked
4 ridiculousp'' asked Mabel.
4 mot exactly. nv dear; it looked as
. thonoh he MIGHT, be masouerading
z There are some unusual elements OF
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
If you are
Interested

In tho inqniry-Whieh is the
best Linilnent for Man and
Beast!-this is the answer, at
tested by two generations the
MEXICAN MUSTANG LINZ
MENT. The reason is sim
pie. It penetrates every sore,
wound, or lameness, to tho
very bone, and drives out all
fnflammatory and morbid mat
ter. It"goes to the root" OF
the trouble, and never fails to
cure in double quick time,
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17

Charles Sorber, who made himself
famous during the Miller excitement by
giving away all his property and sitting
on the root OF his house in Camden
dressed in 81 while gown waiting to go
to Heaven in 8 golden chariot, died re-
Gently in Brooklyn m. 4 Sun. q
St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17

General Stone rnan. the new Cover
nor OF California, lives, at San Gabriel,
in a basin of the Sierra Madre Mount
aims, surrounded by meadows, orchards
and vineyards, from which he gathers
ripe fruit every day in the year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-22

An old woman who passed ia the
country for a sor,eress. once dwelt IN an
humble cabin in the fores, of St. Ger
main. One evening. when the rain fell
in torrents. she heard knocking NJ the
door. which. hastily opening. she saw a
cavalier who craved hospitality. Pat
ting his house in = shed close a, hand. she
bade him enter, and by the light Of a
smoky lamp observed tina; her guest was
young gentleman; his person bespoke
youth, his dress was tina, of a man Of
rank. The old woman stirred the fire to
= rudy blaze. and asked the youth il he
would have something 10 eat.
A stomach Of sixteen years is like a
heart Of the same age. eager and easily
pleased. The young man sieniaei his
assent. and but Of cheese and half
loaf Of brad were brought from The cup.
board. all the provisions the old woman
had.
II have no; much" she Ssii a. HIM.
This is all have to offer a chance Wis
i,or after paying taxes and the excise on
salt. without taking into account the
neighborine country people. who call me
sorcoress and disciple Of the devil. in
order that they may steal with sa easy
conscience The products Of my szasl.
garden"
by my soulr' said the strange. IL I
were King Of France j would sappcess
these impos;s. aud thus benefit the
people.
God hear van" responded the old
woman.
At these voris che young man ap
preached the table H. partake OF has
frugal supper. but st The same instant an.
other rap az the door arrested has atten-
aoa. The old woman opened il aud sav
another cavalier dronched with ram who
also asked shelter. which wss granted
him. and who. having entered. she sau
that he. too, was Young man and
noble
what. you here. Henry" said The
nsv conner.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-22
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Vieuxtemps' collection of violins has
been sold for $40, 800.
A memorial window for Milton, the
poet, is to be placed in Horton, England,
village church, in which Millions moth.
er is buried.
The throne t. be used ut the Cars
coronation has already been ordered. 1t
will be made of black oak, richly carved
in antique Slavonic patterns, and will
cost over $4,000.
Alexander Sherman, OF Athens, Ca,
proposed to eat q ten-pound fish raw if
Shelton Jester would give him fish of
the same weight. Jester told Sherman
to go ahead, and Sherman at once de-
voured the fish, declaring that it was the
best meal he had eaten in month of
Sundays.
The Sunday Argus, of Louisville, KY,
perpetrates this weighty jest: Does
your Helen remind you of Helen of
Troy?" she asked 'sweetly, as the sofa
springs hattened under pressure of 100
pounds. mo, not precisely; yon re-
mind me more of Helen Of Averdupois, y
was the scaley reply.
A citizen of st. Louis makes the fol-
lowing offer: II will eat five pies within
one hour for thirty days, between the
hours of IL and 10 o'clock, or, if that
don't do #, will wager $500 in a match,
go-as- You please, that will eat more pies
in given time, say ten hours. tnsn any
other man in ST. Lous.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-22
The New Boy.

He Was brand new Office boy. young,
pretty-faced. with golden ringlets and
blue eyes. Just such boy As You would
imagine would be taken out Of his little
trupdle- bed in the middle Of the night
and transported beyond the stars. The
first day he glanced over the library in
the editorial room. became acquainted
with everybody, knew all the printers,
and went home in the evening IS happy
and CHEEKY IS q sunbeam. The Dert day
he appeared. leaned out Of the back win
dow. expectorsted on a bald headed
printers pate, tied the cat up by the tail
in the hallway, had four fights with
another boy. borrowed 81 from nj oeeu-
pant OF the building. saying his mothe,
Was dead, collected two dave pay from
the cashier, hit the jan!tor with broom
stick. pavned coat belonging 10 D
member OF the editorial stat, wrenehed
the knobs of the doors. upset the hoe
cooler. pied three galleys of type, aud
mashed his finger IN The small press. On
the third OAR q DOte was received saying
M Mother don't want ] 10 work ~ sueh
dali place She Saws ] would make &
Good preacher. So Do j. nj finger il
Better gone fshin. Yours al death De
iank Us = Boston Courier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-22

rudely that old gentleman is behaving
he has just knocked that young mans hat
off. Will there be fight?'
mo" rejoined her attendant, "they
are buying and selling stocks"
"But | don't see any money change
hands"
NO. he replied, Everything here is
done on tick, which accounts for tie
sounds you constantly hear"
what crowd is that just below us,
and who is that gentleman with "a very
high collar?'
THAT is where they deal in the Erie
securities, and the possessor of the giant
collar is Mr.. Valentine, q very amia BILE
person. He owns the chair he occupies.
and watches over Erie interests, like Ger.
berus at the gates, and is easily won over
by commission orders. The heat-looking
gentleman you see standing in yonder
group is Mr.. Woerishoffer, of Teutonic
origin, who from a modest trade, has
grown to be a marked object in the Ex.
change. His transactions are huge, and
afford large revenue to q great number
of brokers whom he employs. He is a
good friend and man of noble impulses.
No one, if deserving, applies to him in
vain when in trouble. He has been con.
spicuously identified with the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad, and by his
great efforts the stock has reached a very
high figure; all those who followed him
amassed fortunes; but, like Oliver, they
cried for more, and lost what they had
made, and consequently accused their
benefactor of bad faith. He has out.
lived all their SANDERS, however,
and today he stands in the front
rank of the Exchange. That Saturnine-
looking cavalier with very high cheek
bones is Mr.. Addison Cammack, pos
sessed of great wealth, but no sym
pathies. He had some operations with
the Government during the late war.
He ranks among the rich men of the
metropolis to-day"
"But where do you get all your knowl-
edge of the members from?" quoth the
little beauty in the gallery.
Don't ask me that question, lest be-
tray confidence"
well. have really enjoyed my visit,
and would like to stay longer, but it is
lunch-time, and ma expects me home.
Will you bring me again and tell me
more of the brokers? begin to get ac-
customed to their pleasantries, and
would not mind having frolic with
them myself"
"You shall come any time you desire
it, and will tell you more about them,
for l possess an inexhaustible fund of
facts pertaining to the Exchange"