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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28
4 Techuical Lawyer.
New York Tribune.

NcW OrK. Ir'bune
II think Henry l.. Clinton is the best
technical lawyer in the profession. -
was the remark of II gentleman often
associated with him, in response to a
criticism that Mr.. Clinton dwelt too
much on small points. He comes
near to being what | once heard old
Judge BogebOom describe as a erfect
lawyer 'one who could foresee the end
of his case Clinton sees all there is
in the case before he opens it. He will
rise at z O clock, eat breakfast that
would Kill an ordinary horse, and then
climb to his library and work without
Interruption, and without any more to
eat, until midnight. When he gets
through, however, there will be moth
ing more left in the case to find out.
Talking of small points" he added,
they are no more to be despised than
the day of small things. | once put in
among II lot of other, and as | thought
strong points, in demurring to an
action, one which | believed trivial,
setting forth a denial of jurisdiction
because n motion set down for hearin O
on a Saturday was not heard until the
following Monday. The Judge threw
my opponent out of court on the trivial
or small point, and never even looked
at my strong ones"
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28
SilenCed Them.
Youths Companion.


A suggestive scene was witnessed,
not long since, in the corridor of a
New York hotel. Several young men
from the south, who had been long
enough in the city to acquire the dress
and manners of "dudes, were talking
politics.
Their conversation indicated that
they prided themselves on not being
yet reconstructed, and that the pos
sibility of another war between the
north and the south was topic of
agreeable speculation. Several boasts
were made by the young gentlemen of
what they would do in the way of fight
ing should a civil war again break out
The talk of the youthful Hotspurs
was so loud that it compelled the at
tention of n group of gentlemen stand
ing near. One of the group paused in
his conversation, and suddenly said to
his friends:
"EXcuse me, but | think | have lit
tie work TO do over there!'
Joining the young men, he said, Il
think, gentlemen, from your conversa-
ton, that You were too young TO Join
the confederate army, while the late
war was being fought"
The young men aSsented TO this re-
mark, and he continued, "Well, then,
let me tell you that you have been talk
ing about an event of which YOU know
little. | was there, and had all the
fighting that wanted or shall want
for the rest of my lie"
"Who are you, sir.' asked one of the
Young men, iTritatcd at the stranger )
words.
Il am Joseph +. Johnston, sir!' and
he rejoined his friends.
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Lucy stone and Susan Il. Anthony in
Luck,

Worcester (Mass) Spy.
The validity of the will of Mrs
Eliza +. Eddy, of Boston, has been con-
tirmed. and property valued at about
$4,000 is to be divided equally between
Susan b. Anthony and Lucy Stone
Blackwell. Mrs Eddy was the daugh-
ter of Francis Jackson. She died in
1892. Her will was filed and the pro-
bate court declared its validity, and
this decision was appealed from. The
matter was carried before the supreme
court, and that body has recently af-
firmed the decree of the probate court
Mrs. Eddy left about $S0,G00 in her
will, and, after numerous legacies to
different persons, the following be-
quests appear: "Whatever is left af-
ter paying the above legacies | direct
shall be divided into two equal portions
One of said portions l leave to Susan
b. Anthony, of Rochester, N. Y, and
the other portion leave to Lucy Stone,
wife of Henry b. Blackwell, as her
own absolute separate property, free
from any control by him. request
said Susan and Lucy to use said fund
thus given to further what is called the
woman's rights cause; but neither of
them is under any legal responsibility
to any one or any court to do So
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Some Facts About Lemons.
New York Tribune.

New 1 Orh tribune.
a reporter called on one of the larg-
est dealers in fruit in the United States
to get some information about the
lemon trade. Nearly all the lemons
handled in this market, "said the deal
er, ''are imported. Sicily contributes
more than all other countries put to-
gether. Calabria, Messina, and Paler-
mo send out large consignments. There
are four crops each year. The lemons
are cut from the trees when green and
placed in magazines where they are
subjected to a sweating or purging pro.
cess. At the end of four or five days
the fruit is either stored sway in shall
low trays or packed for shipment.
Lemons gathered in November and
December have the best keeping quail
ties. have kept lemons of this cut
from November till June without de-
strOyng their market value. When the
fruit arrives here it is sold at auction,
this being the only way in which lem
onS and oranges are sold to the trade.
One year ago Il steamer arrived with n
cargo of thirty-siX thousand boxes. The
entire lot was disposed OF the same day.
Unless the broker or dealer wishes to
sell his purchase at once, the fruit is
put away and ripcned by steam heat.
Our business has entirely changed
since the Introduction of steamers. The
voyage by the old sailing fruiters were
long and uncertain. a cargo of de-
cayed lemons was the frequert result
of voyage Of several months Now,
with rapid transportation Mt his COM
mand, the shipper can allow his lem
Ons to remain on the trees many weeks
longer than he could then, and is quite
certain that on arriving at this market
the fruit will be in good condition. The
best, and consequently the highest,
case lemons come from Sorrento.
Great care is bestowed upon their
cultivation. The fruit is long and
smooth and has Il beautiful golden
color. These lemons are considered q
luxury in Paris, where they are used
not only by confectioners and bakers,
but also by decorators. Generally
speaking a medium-sized, thin-skinned
lemon is the best. The large, coarse
grained variety are the poorest and
cheapest. The United States consume
mole lemons in year than all the
other countries combined. Russia
comes next. The custom the Russians
have of drinking their tea with slice
of lemon in it accounts for the large
consumption there. The growth OF
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28

Cairo Correspondence London Vanity Fair
If there is loathsome place this
time of the year it is in Egypt, and
very little is done by the authorities to
make it pleasanter Here we are.
after having gone through the cam
paign last summer, going through an
other this summer. There are heat,
dust. t1eas, bugs, flies. mosquitoes.
smells and filth TO fight against. In
Cairo there are three Killed regiments
and battalion of rifles, brigaded un-
der an Encouragement who il trying
to learn his drill at their expense.
The Egyptians pay us three shillings n
day to occupy their country, and the
English government. deduct income
tax from it. Except among Il very few
staff officers, there is only one wish,
and that is, For Gods sake, let us
get out of this awful hole somehow"
A certain amount of time Is passed bv
officers examining one another, ac-
cording to all the new ideas; the re-
mainder in cursing Egypt and calcula-
ting how soon it is possible TO oct one
hundred pounds by leaving the army,
which is becoming unbearable from
the endless changes and ridiculous re-
gulatlOnS which are made one day to
be altered the next. What with exa m
nations. general orders and circulars,
and more orders cancelliug the previ-
Gus ones, and everything turned upside
down, very few of Us know whetherwe
are standing on our heads or our heels
We suppose as long as GOO fools 90 up
for fifty commissions, so lone will this
tomfoOlery continue; but there is moth
ing but discomfort everywhere. | am
a younger son, and, like fly in n spid-
er'S web, got in and can't get out.
The generals here arc perhaps worse
oil than any one, for they are not to
have any leave at all. The fact is that
in the present day one ought not to be
in the army at all unless one has no
ties and no affection for number one.
If we get in here We are at the mercy
of the "army pills.@ What that means
is pretty well known. It's horrible
place to be "snuffed out" in, and many
of Us have been. How would all the
"chappies" in town for the season like
to change with us?'
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SPARE Us the Lobster.

Unless the law comes to the assist
ance of consumers and puts check
upon the rapacity of catchers, the lob
ster will soon be a rare luxury, of which
none but wealthy gourmand's can ever
taste. Within the last ten years the
price of Holsters has advanced POO or
800 per cent, and is all the time increas-
ing. Still another feature is the rela-
tive small size of those that are now
caught. Thirty years ago it vas not
an uncommon thing to see Holsters eX-
posed for sale which weighed ten
pounds and over, aud the average
weight of those which were deemed tit
for the market could not have been less
than thee pounds. At the present
time lobster weighing three pounds
is looked upon as an uncOmmOnly large
Shelliish. An eastern exchange says:
those of moderate means is not so
large that we can afford to part with
any article upon the list, and, unle :
rigorous restrictions are enforced, we
shall have to include Holsters in the
class of dainties reserved for the rich
or the extravagant. Now, no one would
wish 10 throw obstacles in the way of
any legitimate business pursuit, if it
were not necessary for the good of the
entire community; but we should eX-
hibit very little of our accustomed pru-
dence and common sense if, for a small
profit to comparatively few individuals,
we permit species of fish which has
furnished cheap and abundant sup
L. ,ff food 80, h.n ia.
present time on the coast of Maine
there are numerous canning factories,
which, for the purpose of furnishing
not only America, but Europe, Asis
and Africa with Holsters, are packing
up annually millions of diminutiv'
fishes, and are destroying hundreds o
the finest breeding places that Were
! ever known.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28

the lemon trade in this country during
the last thirty years has been enor-
nous. In 1850, 10000 boxes were
imported. Last year this number had
increased 1,3l2,00 boxes. The sum
mer l. our best season. There is one
more fact about tfe lemon and general
fruit trade that is worthy of notice. The
people in the far west Will not buv any
but the choicest fruits. Ii makes no
difference what the prices are, they
will buy ii.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28
what An OId Journalist has seen.

Erastus BrOOks.
In the time of the writer, as editor
and proprietor of the New York Ex-
press, he has seen more than l20 journ-
ais live and die in the city OF New York
alone, and he believes that more than
S2O, O,000,0 900 have been spent on the city
papers since 1886. Only five of the
l2O daily journals in existence in 1886
and since then now survive, and lo4
disappeared in the space of twenty
years. In inexperienced hands the
biggest collection of sponges will not
imbibe water as rapidly as new news
papers will absorb money.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28

-Grandfathers in private families are not
much observed TO have great influence ON
their grandsons, and l believe they have
much less among princes.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28

He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to
him; but he that forgets his Saviour is un-
mercitul TO himself. f.-Banyan,
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-28

Great is the art Of beginning, but greater
the art Of ending. .-Longfellow.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
Msefnl aud Curious.
Lockiax-Error Corrected.


The press of the country and public generally
have for some time been laboring under the Err
roneous impression that the numerous causes Of
lockjaw, resulting from wounds inflicted by toy
pistols, were caused by the little paper caps so
largely used by boys in celebrating the fourth
of July. This is great mistake, as it is not
the paper cap pistol, but the blank cartridge
pistol, with its metallic cartridge, that does the
fatal mischief. This error is easily accounted
for by the fact that few, comparatively, know
of the blank cartridge pistol, while there are
very few who do not know of the paper cap pis-
toll, and the little paper caps that have afforded
the little ones so much harmless amusement.
The deaths from lOekjaw have nearly all oe-
CURED among boys of from ten to eighteen years
boys big enough TO handle the deadly instru-
ment-and nearly all from wounds in the palm
Of the left hand. The blank cartridge pistol
most commonly used is about six inches long,
aud explodes a metallic cartridge with paper
wad, but carries no ball. In order to insert the
cartridge, the breech of the barrel, which works
on pivot, is raised by pressing the muzze
of the barrel with the left hand, and frequently
the hammer comes down on the cartridge pre-
maturey, and before the boy has his left hand
removed from the muzzle, the cartridge is ex-
plOded aud the boy shot in the hand. The full
minatlng powder, the wad or PARTICLES of copper
shell intiict the wound, which is generally so
slight that the boy is able TO conceal it from his
parents until IL is too late. Physicians say that
it is not any special pungency or acridness in
the Illuminating powder which causes lockjaw
but that lacerated or Jagged wound in the
palm of the hand is more likely to result in lock
jaw because of the network of nerves and nu-
merous blood vessels which coneentre there and
radiate from that point. The blank cartridge
pistol referred TO sells at from fifteen to twenty
live cents each, and cartridges at from ten To
fifteen cents n box of fifty, whereas the toy pa
per pistol sells at from one TO ten cents each,
and the caps about two hundred for a cent The
cartridge pistol should be prohibited, as it has
already been in some of the Eastern cities, by
severe penalties.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
Beware of Hair-Washes,

Ladies, fair ladies, beware of har-washes 4
medical friend informs that it has lately
been discovered that the active ingredient of all
washes for snbduing gray hair is lead, which,
uniting gradually with the natural sulphur of
the hair, forms black sulphuret of lead, which
is really the darkening agent. We know how de-
leterious and even fatal is the application of
lead in any chemical shape TO the pores Of the
human body; what, then, must be the mischief
produced by its being continuously and often
daily rubbed into the delicate skin of a lady's
scalpf Here, however, is n practical Illustra-
tion vouched for by Mr.. Brownfield, OF Norwich.
The wash had been used for two years. but only
very moderately, and during all of that
time there was general mGldise and loss of mus
cular power. About three months since two
days after an effectual application of the wash,
slight epilcptic ct occurred, and six weeks at
terward similar application was followed by
palsy of the exterior muscles of the left hand.
In this case probably another dose might have
produced raray but by this time suspicion
was aroused, and by steady application of anti
dotes, the symptoms are new disappearing. The
profits of selling these washes are said to be so
tempting that since the secret of the darkening
agent has coed out, numerous hair drcssers,
both in town and country, are manufacturing
them and pressing them upon their customers.
-I0DdOu HnrH
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
for the farmer.
Growing Buckwheat.


The usual custom is to give this grain the
poorest soil aud the most careless treatment, and
the crop Yields accordingly. Land containi ng
more or less grass and weeds is turned down,
and ON this raw sward the seed is sown. The
land, also is often very wet, and when plowed
requires some time tO dry, and il bakes If dry
weather occurs uniting il for the crop il is in
tended to produce. OF course there is light
crop, and If the season should prove unfayOra-
ble a failure. / have never known 50 much
buck heat; yet when rightly managed, it is
profitable crop. A HeighbOr of mime, "A number
Of years ago, purchased piece Of land adjoin-
ing his, and finding it too late toput in spring
crop, plowed it for buekwheat. He took pains
20 put il in the best condition, and having a
good season, raised a crop that nearly paid for
the land. He is n first-class farmer, aud knew
the Importance of preparing the land well for
whatever crop is put upon 1t. He is equally
careful when lie peas, and is successful.
The whole secret is to put the land in good
condition. The ground being usually poor, it
needs manure, and there will be time enough to
apply il. This will insure the growth almost in
defiance of any weather. II the season fayors
the formation if seed, there will be a heavy
yield If the sun or frost prevent this land they
rarely cause a failure), there will be a crop TO
turn down, which, with the mellowness of the
soil, caused by being shaded, will put the land
in a condition, even for wheat, equivalent to
fallow for grass or weeds can endure a heavy
growth of buck wheat; that, should the buck
wheat miss yielding seed, it will still be gain
in the improvement of the land. Never pillow
buck wheat ground when wet for the sun is sure
to bake il in drying, and in spite of all that can
he done, il will be harsh and lunpy for years; il
spOils the land. Bnckwheat seems TO admit of
blowing the land deep. Whether this is Owing
to the nature of the grain, to the effect of the
heat and rains on the land, is not clear. Proba-
bly, the latter is the ease. At least, as a rule,
land should plowed little deeper for buck
wheat than for the spring grains. The case
bringing up several inches Of mellow soil. Buck
wheat will do well on moderately rich soil in
good condition; it will not grow on poor soil
any more than any other grain.-Cor. Country
Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31

According 7" the new and excellent comic
! paper, LIE, Queen Nictorias falling down
! stairs at Windsor Castle was caused by soap Sc
creily placed there by Irish servants, who were
! hired by the Land League to do so. Her maies-
| ~, accounting to Lady Florence Dixie, has been
IN the habit of "slippin. DOWN the back way
/ IN order To dodge Mr. Gladstone when he calle d
As soon as the fact was known, Sir Garue
Molseley massed the troops iu Trafalgar square
the police arrested the hired girl. III suspects
and an elderly man named Punne or Parnell
who was seen in Hyde Park stealtlily secretin q
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
Feeding Cows for Butter

Mr.. Bennett, proprietor of one Of the best dai-
~ farms in the country, gives the following as
his method of feeding COWS in milk: | will give
you my own method of feeding, and in so doing
those dairymen who aim at quantity will real
ize that we shooting at different targets, for
with me quantity is secondary, quality being
the great desideTatum. Our finest butter is OBJ
tanned in early summer, when the pastures are
sending forth their early, sweet, succulent
grasses and We depend entirely upon them; but
when they begin TO fail, about midsummer, !
begin to feed wilted clover and n small qnanti-
~ Of grain, increasing as the season advances,
unless the pastures are unusually good. cut
all my grass early, beginning by the 9th of June,
and generally get good second crop, thus try
ing to secure an abundance of rowen hay.
When in winter quarters, begin feeding at
about $50 in the morning with hay, n little
whisp at a time, but not so much bnt the cows
will eat it up clean. Then, after milking, the
| grain-from three to six quarts. According to
| the concentrating Of two paris corn meal and
one of shorts or bran, or feeding entirely on
| corn and cob ground together. After this more
| hay, which lasts till a. III. | begin at , p. H.
| again with little hay, followed with mangels
cut fine, bushol deing divided among three
| cows; then more hay, again, which lasts till
about 6::'0 p. M.
maintain that if more shorts fed than
are necessary to counterfeit the heating quality
| and condensed richness of the meal, it de
| teriorates the quality of the butter. During
last March saw this illustrated being called
upon in Boston to examine some butter from one
of the finest Diaries in the State, and which was
troubling the dealer who sold it. lie said it
was negatively good; nothing could be said
against, yet little could be said in its favor 1t
seemed to lack that fine, nutty flavor neees-
sary to fresh butter that commands 40
cents per pound. ! said at once, ON tasting il.
''too much shorts and not enough corn meal
He answered, "Jnst what thought, but did not
dare TO say until it was confirmed" In less
than ten days the butter from that dairy was
improved.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-31
Cleaning House

Clean bedsteads thOrOuhly in April or May
with salt and water; dust them with Persian
powder lgenuine), or apply corrosive sublimate
with feather to every crack and orevice, and
you will not he haunted with vermin.
In cleaning closets, first remove everything
from them, and hang the clothing out to air
Sweep, dust and scrub them well; fill up Loles
if there are any, with mixture of chloride Of
lime and putty, dust Persian powder upon all
the lodges and into the interstices, and You will
be free of reaches, moths, and bugs for the sum-
mer.
In cleaning rooms the same rule applies
Clean well, ill up holes and crevices, dust pow
der around the edges, and moths and mice will
disappear or take refuge in the cellar, whence
good eat or little chloride of lime (dry) will
soon disu1gc them. There is no need for any
house To he troubled at all with yeTmin. The
proper means and little care at the right time
will prevent infinite annoyance afterward, and
much destruction of property.
Remember, soap should never be used upon
grained wood; cold tea cleans it best of any
thing.
Never iron lace window curtains and be care
full not to make them blue with indigo Stretch
them upon a mattress to dry, pinnng down
carefully the extreme edge of point or scOllop.
In starching clothes, mix raw starch with
water and pour boiling water upon it, but do
not boil the starch. 1t will take about half the
usual quantity. Stir it around with little end
of spcrmaceti candle to make il iron glUssy