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WASHINGTON.

Among recent appointments to office
by the President, are those of Charles G..
Williams, of Wisconsin, as Register of the
Land Office ut Watertown, Dakota Martin
Townsend, as Attorney for the Northern
District of New York; Decius s. Wade "a
Chief Justice of Montana; William f. Church
as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
Dakota; Chester B. Darrall, of Louisiana.
Register of the Land Office at New Orleans;
Joseph Jorgenson, of Virginia, Register of
the Land Office at Walla Walla. Wash L. and
John Paul, United States Judge in Virginia
Williams, Darrall, Jorgenson and Paul were
defeated for Congress last fall
The following appointments were
made by the President just before the ad-
journment of Congress: Russell Errett, Pen
sion Agent ut Pittsburgh. John Bissell, Reg
lister of Land Office Mt Kerwin, Kas s. Hol-
lister Dodge, Register of the Land Office mt
Concordia, Kas Edward o. Graves, of New
York, Chief Examiner of the Civil Service
Commission, vice Silas W. Burt, declined
Lew Morrill,, of Indiana, Surveyor of Gus
toms nj Michigan City, Ind James Ii. Ed
monds, of Iowa, Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia Paul Stroback, of Ala
bama, United States Marshal for the
Southern Middle District of Alabama
Max Polacheck, of Illinois, United States
Consul at Zanzibar. Edward l. Curtis of
Idaho, Secretary Of the Territory of Idaho
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09
Wonders of the Vastly Deep.

As to the quantity of light at the bot
tom of the sea there has been much dis
pute Animals dredged from below
700 fathoms either have no eyes, or
faint indications of them, or else their
eyes are very large and protruding
Crabs eyes are four or five times as
large as those of a crab from surface
water which shows that that light is
feeble, and that eyes to be of any use
must be very large and sensitive. An
other strange thing is that where the
creatures in those lower depths have
any color it is of orange or red, or red
dish orange. Sea anemones, corals,
shrimp and crabs have this brilliant col
or. Sometimes it is pure red or scarlet,
and in many specimens it inclines toward
purple. Not a green or blue fish is
found. The orange red is the fish's pro-
lection, for the bluish-green light in the
bottom of the ocean makes the orange
or red fish appear of a neutral tint and
hides it from enemies. Many animals
are black, others neutral in color. Some
fish are provided with boring tails so
that they can burrow in the mud Fin
ally, the surface of the submarine mount
ain is covered with shells, like an ordi-
nary sea beach, showing that it is the
eating-house of vast schools of carnivor-
Gus animals. A Goldfish takes whole
oyster into its mouth, cracks the shells,
digests the meat and spits out the rest.
Crabs crack the shells and suck out the
meat In this way come whole mounds
of shelh that are dredged up.-Prof.
Tpy.I.jU
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How the Elephant Carried Out the Joke.

One of those pests of society, aprac-
tical JOKER" visited caravan in West
of England fair, and tried his tricks
upon an elephant there. He first doled
out to it, one by one, some gingerbread
nuts, and when the grateful animal was
thrown off it's guard he suddenly prof
fered il large parcel wrapped IN paper
The unsuspicious creature accepted and
swallowed the lump, but Immediately
began to exhibit signs of intense suffer-
ing, and snatching up bucket handed
it to the keeper for water. This being
given to it, it eagerly swallowed qusnti-
ties of the fluid "Ha" cried the de-
lighted joker, Il guess those nuts were
a trifle hot, old fellow" "You had bet
ter be off," exclaimed the keeper, sun
less you wish the bucket at your head"
The fool took the hint only just in time,
for the enraged animal, having finished
the sixth bucketful, hurled the bucket
after it's tormentor with such force that
had he fingered moment longer his
life might have been forfeited. The
following year the show revisited the
same town, and the foolish joker, like
men of his genus, unable to profit by
experience, thought to repeat his stupid
trick on the same elephant. He took
two lots of nuts into the show with him
sweet nuts in one pocket and hot in
the other. The elephant had not for
gotten the jest played upon him, and
therefore accepted the cakes very eau
tiously. At last the joker proffered a
hot one; but no sooner had the injured
creature discovered it's pungency than
it seized hold of its prosecutor by the
coat-tails; hoisted him up by them, and
held him until they gave way, when he
fell to the ground. The elephant now
inspected the several coat-tails, which,
after he had discovered and eaten all
the sweet nuts, he tore to rags and flung
after their discounted owner
Chambers Journal
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LeatherOid Cans and Boxes.

Leatheroid is new article which is
being made of paper 1t consists of a
number of thicknesses of cotton paper
wound one upon another over cylin-
der. The remarkable qualities of
strength and adhesion il possesses are
derived from chemical bath through
which the paper is drawn on its way to
the cylinder. The effect of the chem
ical bath on the paper is said to be
wonderful. Leatheroid, for the pur-
poses it now serves, consists of about
twenty thicknesses of paper; it is
shaped upon or around molds, while
wet, into the form it is to represent,
and will hold that form perpetually
when dry. When dried it is as difficult
as rawhide to cut with knife. Cans
made from this material are about one
fourth the weight of tin cans of equal
size; while tin cans are liable to get
bent, cans made from leatheroid are en-
tirely free from this objection. They
have the elasticity of thin steel, and no
amount of kicking or handling will
break them.-Boston Journal OF
Chemistry.
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EASTERN.

Norwich, Conn.,, was severely shaken
by an earthquake the other evening. and
the amazement of the people was heightened
by dazzling meteor rushing, at nearly the
same time, across the sky.
s. III. Fox q Co., extensive glass
manufacturers in Oneida county, n Y, have
made an assignment to secure Sl500O0
Louis p. Carman, late Secretary of
the Manhattan Fire Insurance Company ut
New York, is missing, and his accounts with
the concern are short $4,000
A jury at Buffalo gave the Lake Shore
road judgment against Erie county for
$4,000 for the burning of passenger car by
a mob in the riots of 1877.
Two boys, Mitchell and Mcdonald,
fought prize battle at Philadelphia the
father of one of the lads acting as the sec
ond TO his own SON Mcdonald was badly
whipped
Dizziness pervades the glass trade at
Pittsburgh, and prices have materially fall
en- Off Owing to the depression the Excel
sior Glass Company closed their works for
an indefinite period
In safe-deposit institution in Phila-
delphia, a sneak thief secured $4,000 in
bonds of the Peoples Passenger Railway
Company, from which the coupons had Just
been cut
Phares Cassidy, of Lebanon, Pa, is
dead, at the age of l02 years
Jealousy caused Robert Magee, of
Buffalo, to shoot his wife through the eve
and put a ball in his own forehead
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A Song Without Words.

Neither of them said a word. The
passenger came out on the rear plat
form of Third avenue car, staring at
a sign that was being rapidly left be-
hind and grasped the dashboard rail-
The conductor, seeing that the passen-
ger was about to step off with his back
toward the horses, with his left hand
clutched at the bell-strap and with his
right seized the passengers arm. The
passenger. with a look of indignation,
as If repelling an unwarrantable liberty,
shook off the conductors hand and
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A Printer Murdered.

ID. J. Johnson printer, supposed to be
from Bowling Green, KY, was struck over
the head with billiard-cue in Fck's saloon,
Nos. 30 and 32 West Madison street, Saturday
evening, by person whom he interrupted
at game of pool Johnson soon after went
TO bed In lodging house over the saloon
where he was yesterday discovered to be in
a dying condition. He was removed TO the
County Hospital, where he died during the
afternoon. The person who struck the fatal
blow, whose name il not known, has not
yet been arrested, but the police have mi
mute description of him. -Chicaqo Times
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Jumped off-with his back toward the
horses. Perhaps his feet touched the
ground first, but there are doubts about
that among those who saw the per-
Torrance. Any way, in less than half
second he was standing on the back of
his neck, with both feet up, as if he was
trying to kick the skylight out of the
dome of heaven. The conductor grinned
until the top of his head looked like an
island, but said nothing .-Ne,c York
S1I1l
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Two Little Girls.

Two little girls, one years old, the
other 6, sleep in the same chamber.
In the morning the eldest one says,
"Oh, have had such a nice dream"
"What was it?' IL was in large
pastry-cook shop, and ate as many
rum cakes, strawberry tarts and bon
bons as l wanted" "Was / with you? ?"
asked the little one. mo" And the
little one began to sob.-From the
French.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

Charles f. Babcock, Receiver of Public Mon
eys, McCook, Neb. Christopher Hostetter,
Register of the Land Office at Grand Island,
Neb. Gilbert l. Laws, Register of the Land
Office at McCook, Neb. Norris Marks, Re
ceiver of Public Moneys at New Orleans Jo-
seph Bookwalter, Collector of Customs for
the District of Minnesota
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The Appropriation Bills.

Mr.. Hiscock Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations, has furnished for
publication statement relative to the ap-
preparation bills passed this session and
which have become laws The aggregate
amount of all the bills is s229, 327, 5l1, made
mn nc follows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

The aggregate of appropriations for last
year, including SIS, TBS, SO for the River and
Harbor bill, was S2a5, 900 $50, and for the
preceding year. including sll AL, soc for the
River and Harbor bill, was s2l9, 3G7, 9S3 An
analysis of the figures for the past three
years shows that the appropriations for the
current expenses of the Government, ire
spective of the amounts for PENSIONS aggre-
gate less than either of the two preceding
years
The regular pension bills for the fiscal
years 1882, 1883, 1884 aggregate s252, $40, 600,
the bill just passed being SO, 515, 600 in ex-
cess of the bill passed two years ago, and
sl3, 225 600 less than the bill last year OF
the Deficiency bill just passed only about
$500, 600 is on account of the current fiscal
year. The appropriation bills the pres
ent session were based upon estimates
aggregating s271 ,34, "a. As reported from
the House Committee on Appropriations
they aggregated 500, 0S2, 1853, as passed by
the House s226, 420, POS; as reported by the
Senate Committee on Appropriations S231, =
1908; as passed by the Senate 500, 662, sal.
and as finally passed by both houses after
adjustment by conference committees,
s229, 321, 51l, an increase of 80 pa, 75S over
the amounts originally recommended by the
House Committee on Appropriations -
Washington Telegram 10 Chicago Times
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THE RECORD.

Vote Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives ON the Tariff Bill.
We print below detailed vote of both
houses of Congress upon the final passage
of the Tariff bill
THE SENATE VOTE
The bill passed the Senate by an almost
strict party vote. All those voting yea were
Republican except Davis, the Independent
Senator from Illinois, and Malone, Virginia
Rcadjuster. All the negative votes were by
Democrats. with the exception of that OF
Cameron, of Pennsylvania The record
stands thus:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

A LEARNED doctor in New York de-
clares that very small feet on woman
mean a fiery temper and a prevaricat-
ing tongue.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

The provisions repeating the presumption
laws and ratifying the Sioux treaty were
stricken from the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill previous to its passage
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

PAIRED.
The following pairs were announced: Messrs.
Camden, Ferry, Hale, Saunders and Mitchell,
with Tabor, Grover, Beck, Hampton and John
ston.
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
tYeas-Republicans, in roman, 1872: Democrats,
in itdtic 16: Independents in SMALL CAPITALS,
4; total 1872. Nays-Rerubcans. IL; Demo
Gratis, %: Independents, 6: total, 1l6.I
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26
FOUND GUILTY.

The trial of M. F. Simmerman last
week on the charge of grand larceny
resulted in verdict of guilty. The
first jury could not agree, standing six
to six, but on a second hearing the evil
dence was more fully brought out and
the second jury impaneled, were less
than an hour in making their decision.
The history of this transaction should
be fearful warning to young men to
beware of horse st Ealing, and it illustrates
the truth of Solomon's warning, that
Though hand. join in hand, the wicked
shall not be unpunished.'
On the first of last October an organ
ization was formed near Lenora, for the
purpose OF stealing horses. The mem
bers were Dick Belmont, Matt. Simmer
man, M. F. Simmerman, j. E. Burwell
and Bert Perryman. They were all
young men of energy and4 courage and
could have made an honorable record
if they had so desired, but they chose q
| downward course and where are they
to-dayP Dick Belmont was shot dead
by the party making their arrest. Matt.
Simmerman willI hang on Saturday
next, in Nebraska, fer numbering offic-
ers who attempted their arrest at Min
den. M. F. Simmerman is in the pen,
itentiary for four years. Bert Perry,
man is fugitive from justice, and j.
Burwen is in imminent danger of join.
ing Simmerman in the penitentiary
when court convenes in Sheridan coun
ty.-Norton Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26

Senator Vest being asked what he
thought of the proclamation recently
issued by ex-Gov. johnson, Switzler,
and others on the prohibition question,
answered as follows: ga mere iumb-
ling of words and glittering generaEties.
The people of Missouri do not want
prohibition, do not mean to have it and
do not ask for it. AS for the arraign-
ment this indicative creed makes of
the Democratic party, that was to have
been expected. The Democratic party
has been fighting every internal issue,
combination and aggregation of rene
gades, deserters and fanatics for nearly
a hundred years. Look at the long list.
Federalism, black Republcanism, know
nothingism, prescription, proconsulism,
reconstruction, greenbackism and now
comes up again the spawn of Maine,
Iowa and Kansas, called prohibition.
1t will go the way the balance of ali the
enemies of Democracy-die dogs
death and be carried to the potter's
field. When you are dead, and am
! dead, and our chiIdren's children are
dead, the Democratic party will still be
making its one long, devoted unchang-
ing, inexorable fight for home rule,
states rights, personal liberty and the
constitution of Four fathers. Holden
Enterprise. From the above we are
convinced he is a genuine Bourbon and
it is not necessary for Missouri Demo-
Gratis to ''pull down their Vests
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26
Homes TEADERS.

L. S. H, Sycamore, m.-Lands of
the United States can be taken under
the homestead and timber-culture acts
by any citizen of the United States who
is the head of family, widows or sin
gle persons over the age of 81 years,
and by aliens who have declared their
intentions to become citizens of the
United States. From these are exculu-
ded persons who own $40 acres of land,
or who have left land in the same state
or territory for the purpose of residing
upon government land and acquiring
it for the purpose of speculation instead
of cultivation and residence.
The above appears in the Chicago
Weekly News of May u, 1883, and is
correct as to the first clause, but the ex-
ceptions mentioned in the second part
refer to Presumption claims alone, and
does not apply to either the homestead
or timber-culture laws Persons who
possess the qualifications mentioned
in the first clause and have never made
a homestead or timber entry, have a
right to make such entry even should
they be the owner of one million acres
or without reference to where they may
live.
But persons otherwise qualified can
not move off their own land in the same
state or territory to take a presumption
claim nor can they take such claim if
they are the owners of 800 acres of land
in any state or territory. We are led to
make these remarks on account of the
widespread misapprehensions as to
the provisions of the land laws, confus-
ing the three. The Presumption law
was passed in 1841, the Homestead law
in 1862, the Timber Culture law in 1872,
the two latter having been amended sew
eral times but never as to qualifications
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26
ELI PERKINS ON THE TOPEKA
HURRICANE.

Eli Perkins III his opera house lecture
told about the hurricane in Topeka. He
said it blew very hard there. 1t blew
post holes out of the ground and you
could see them flying through the air.
A Topeka deacon of the church told me
that the wind blew cooking stove
seventy-one miles and then went back
and got the griddles. daughter.
Why, several Kansas City reporters
were there and, being a little jealous of
the wind, tried to stop it, but the wind
caught them in the mouth and turned
them completely inside out. Laugh
ter.
j. Members of the legislature who were
caught out in that hurricane were
thrown right up against brick walls and
flattened out as thin as waters. Laugh
ter. And the next morning members
of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton went around with wheelbarrrows
and spades and scraped the poor legis-
lators off = scraped off wheelbarrow
loads of them, and sent them down to
Texas and sold them for circus posters.
Loud laughter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26
WHAT IS OKLAHOMA =?

The Times of Thursday attempts to
discuss what is known as Oklahoma,
and defines Oklahoma to be the 'sso-call-
ed Indian Territory, between Kansas
and Texas This same assertion is
repeated half-dozen times throughout
the article, the belief being evident on
the the part of the writer that Oklaho-
ma and Indian territory are the same.
If this blunder had appeared in an Eng
Gsh newspaper it would have excited a
guffaw all over the country; what then
must be the inexcusable character of
such statement when it appears in a
newspaper published almost within q
stone's-throw of the territory inIquestion?
''Oklahoma was purchased of France rs
says the writer who penetrates this geo.
graphical mystery.
For the benefit of the writer on the
Times the DAILY News will explain
what is meant by the term Oklahoma.
1t is not synonymous with Indian terri
| tory; it was not ''bOught from
France."; it was not ''given to the five
indian tribes when by formal treaty
they were removed from Georgia, and
other places in the east and SOUTH;
it is not held by ''barbarians,' owned
by ''barbarians, - or occupied by char
barians.' The five tribes have nothing
to do with it, and moreover they do not
claim to have any thing to do with it.
What is known as the Oklahoma region
which lies west of the country owned
and occupied by the five tribes; it lies
beyond the country occupied by the
Sacs and Foxes. 1t is a narrow strip
lying in the western portion of Indian
territory, on which there are no ''barba.
rians'' living, and on which none OF
these ''mu:derOus saYages,'' with theil
churches, their school houses, and then
peaceful farms, have any desire to live
Some time after the close of the war, Oh
near its close, the government was il
some doubt as to what should be done
with the freed men, and finally deter
|
owners in Indian territory for their set
Element, and also for the location o
certain Blanket Indians to be removed
from the north, The lands were vaca
ted, but the freedmen were not moved
in; hence the lands remained vacant
All this region is what is known as Ok
lahoma. The government owns it bu
does not use it. PAYNE and bis follow
ers assert that as the government own
the land and as it is not occupied, that
is subject to presumption and settle
ment the same as other public lands
The government says nots That's tn
difference between the government an
the would-be settlers.
So much for the statement that Ian
which the public needs is held by ''mul
dering savages,'' and for the blundel
= ing announcement that Oklahoma an
Indian territory are the same.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26

The party of scientific observers. sent
from the Uuited States to watch the So
lar eclipse on May 6, from the Caroline
Islands, in the Pacific, sailed from Cal
lao, Peru, and if no accident has befal-
len them they must now be near the
coral reefs where their work is to be
done. Since leaving this country the
party has been increased by two En-
glshmen who engaged in spectroscop-
ic work under Mr.. Lockyer in upper
Egypt at the last eclipse. The French
observers will be at their post soon.
The instrumental outfit of the astrono-
mers is as complete as the knowledge
and skill of to-day can provide.-N. Y.
Tribune:
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spiritualIsn1 in Norton.

The Spiritualistic meetings in the vi
entity of Almena are growing in inter
terest and the excitement caused there
by, is producing its legitimate effects.
One enthusiast has conceived the insane
delusion that he is in possession of the
spirit of the celebrated Dutch Henry.
Whether he will be led By the spirit into
horse stealing, has not fully developed,
Others are controlled by various other
spirits. We do not wish to be severe
upon any for their belief, but we de
nounee fanatieism in whatever phase it
may assume. Any system that viii de-
stroy the real and practical in men, and
make them visionary and unreasonable
In their conduct and should not be en-
couraged. Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26
HINTS FOR BUSINESS MEN.

Be polite to everybody.
Give prompt attention to all custo-
mers.
Give marked attention in taking or
ders
See that orders are executed and
goods delivered promptly
Never disappoint or delay, if possible
to avoid it.
Attend strictly to business; no useless
debate or triiing time is precious; do
not waste it.
Never allow social converse to inter
fere with immediate attention TO custo-
mers.
Keep stock in, order.
Make memorandum of goods or stock
wanted.
Charge first and make invoice from
the charge.
Loan nothing without the consent of
the owner.
Make collections promptly.
Keep fully insured.-Ex.