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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

inscription to the memory of George
Porter, whose remains were placed in
a bed of ice on the foe few miles
north of this point. AS he gazed upon
the boundless waste of snow and ice that
met the weary eye, we thought the in
scription beautifully appropriate, He
shall wash me, and / shall be whittier
than snow We afterward visited
the cairn, an imposing structure of
stone that will long serve as proof
of the pluck of the British sailor The
flagstaff was still standing"
In the opinion of Sergeant Rice the
presence of the moon during part of
the Arctic winter was a godsend to the
benighted hypcrboreans. "In addition
to her splendid illuminations," Ser
geant Rice enthusiastically writes, .'she
sometimes treated us to the beautiful
phenomena of mock moons. only to be
seen in the Arctic regions. The dis
plays on December and were es-
pecially striking and beautiful, exhibit"
ing prismatic colors, and at times con-
tact arches were formed from above.
The mock moons were cut by a COM
plete circle which passed through
them and around the real, about %
degrees from the latter. Our sudden
deprivation of light by the eclipse of
December made us sensible of
the large gas bill we owe to
Luna. We were now in the
darkest part of the night, and my
journal, rs l thumb it over, discloses
nothing but rather tiresome rcpeti-
ton of our monotOnous routine. For
instance:-Sunday, December 11-Our
usual Sabbath, differing but little from
the ordinary days of the week. Lieu
tenant Greely read psalm in the
morning. A constitutional walk was
taken, after which a little extra sleep
was indulged in. Dinner was served
ut four a. M, and then some hours
were spent in reading and writing by
some. while others were fishing out
old letters from their trunks and pc
rusing them with mingled feelings of
pleasure and regret. To any pros
pective sojourner under the polar star
| offer this advice-viZ: Bring all
your letters with you; they will serve
to while away many weary hour
when the senses are SO palled with the
tedious night of cold and darkness
that no work of fact or fiction will dis
tract you. One person says there is
even grim satisfaction in looking
over bills, especially if paid; and if
not, you would not mind being dunned
here. How pleasant to say, as the sun
sets in October, not to dawn again un-
/ til March, Call around in the morning
and I'll settle this with pleasure
lin the evening, the usual ration of
/ rum being issued, infused a slightly
; | hi ilar arinI1c alan1nnt IN fhn and old
hymns admitting of strong choruses-
some of them Ethiopian, it must be
confessed led by the violin, and
the musical performance, if not very
| artistic, proved beyond doubt that the
r lungs of the colonists were not yet inn
5 paired by the rigors of the climate"
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

Skating in summer seems to be an
established success. Now let some
body introduce sleighriding during
the warm weather, and his fortune is
made. Boston transcript.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
An Appeal for Money.

The most pathetic picture of modern
times is furnished in the apfieals of
Republican committees and newspapers
for money. 1t touches the hardest
heart and harrowS up the most stub
born feelings. Here is the great
party that saved the Union" gave
freedom to four million slaves. and
did ever so many more good things.
with the sweat of the death agony
standing out in great drops on its fine
face and threatened with humiliation
all for the want OF little money. And.
as the Montana cowboy said 10 the BoS-
ton tender-foOt on the matter of pis-
tol, when you want it, you want it
bad''-so the Republican party wants
money worse than it ever did before.
1t wants it so bad that it isn't
ashamed to say so. In its extremity it
has lost the sense of decency. No
ragged mendicant ever went through
his recitative appeal to sympathy more
b'ectly than it does. Here is a sample
from a double-leaded editorial in the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette:
"A campaign can not be carried on without
money. There are documents 20 be circu-
lated. The expenses of speakers are TO be
paid. IL is not good policy 10 pay men for
making speeches. and this shou d not be done.
but it would not be fair to ask gentlemen, who
are worth having. to come into the State and
pay their own fare and hotel bills
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
THE NOISES OF THE NIGHT

The watchful dog bowls to greet the moon
whene'er he gets peep,
hear him as vainly try TO snatch wink OF
sleep.
Some reveller without key is hammering at
the door;
1 really think that slumber now will visit me
no more;
And pussies prowl upon the tiles, they cater
waul and fight;
o, terrible, indeed, we find the Noises OF the
Night.
Some mysteries are on a spree, and sing
horrid song;
Anewsboy scrceches latest news that's certain
TO be wrong;
A cart goes numbering by the door, it's full OF
iron rods,
I'm certain. by the noise it makes; but, hang
it. whats Jhc Odds?
For sleep Is quito impossible, although the
80 utterly distracting are the Noises OF the
Night.
They're beating carpets, declare, at night, a
ghastly freak;
And now that loose old chimney-pot, of course,
begins to credk;
A cab stops at my neighbours house, and loud
they bang the door,
Which wakes me when d just begun my most
harmonious Snore:
ITS hard upon a nervous man to wake up in g
fright,
But what can one expect With all the NoiseE
of the Night.
And, ere the morning light ms dawned, the
lively cocks and hens
Emerge las fresh as paint" / know, from out
adjacent pens;
And then the loud Internal crow from that old
Comes, banishing all further sleep, upon my
tortured ear;
1 could not slumber until late, I'm reused at
o, who will rid the fevered brain of the Noises
of the Night? Punch.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A teacher defined conscience "as
something within you that tells you
when you have done wrong" 81 had
it once" spoke up young tow-head OF
six summers; ''but they had to send
for the doctor"
-Bridget-"W the most genteel
thing for a lady as is a lady to carry in
the street, Nora?n Cook-''Sure, thin,
some prefers three-volume book; but
l prefers roll of music. mesilf, quite
careless and aisy like
1t is true, generally speaking, that
nothing is impossible with God; but it
is very nearly if not quite impossible
for God to make man so perfect as
many fellow thinks he is-or rather
tries to make others believe him to be.
Boston transcript.
There comes time in every little
girls life when she is seized with a long
ing to cook. And there comes a time
in every big girls life when she is
seized with longing to hire somebody
else to cook. 1t comes after she gets
married. Detroit Post.
Some strolling thespians were once
playing Macbeth" in a country town.
Their properties were not kept in very
systematic order, for when the hero
OF Shakespeare drama exclaimed. rs
that dagger that l see before me?" a
shrill voice responded from the "hies."
mo, sir; its the putty knife. The
dagger's lost. "-Erchange.
In the midst of loud hum and
buzz of social gathering one day this
week an impudent fellow suddenly
called out: "Now, let's all stop, catch
our breaths and 90 on ahead for the
rest of the evening telling nothing but
truthful stories and things" The COM
pany grew dumb and soon dispersed.
Too much was required of them The
ReUietO.
-"My son." asked a proud father,
after the usual greetings upon the
young mans return home from college,
shave you microscope among your
traps?" "a microscope dad" replied
the astonished youth. .'Yes, my son;
YOU have been in college, you know,
four years, and 1 thought if you had a
microscope handy should like to see
how much you had learned"
-Dumley had accompanied friend
home to dinner and, as they seated
themselves at the table, the hostess re-
marked: Il trust that you will make
allowances, Mr.. Dumley. My girl left
me this morning very unexpectedly,
and was compelled to cook the dinner
myself" 80, certainly. my dear
madam, certainly responded Dumley.
with much manner; Il can put up with
anything. IN. Y. Graphic.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11

There are 10000 Republican voters in
Ohio. The price of glass or beer o. cigar
fro each would be a good campaign fund.
If individuals do not feel able u give dollar,
let zen or twenty club together. giving i've or
ten cents each. Ii would be good thing to
be able to say that the campaign had been
conducted upon voluntary contributions"
1t is impossible, while reading this,
not to wonder why the party is so hare
pressed for money now, Tor the first
time. Is it because a Democratic
House has so carefully limited the APP
preparations that the party can not rob
the Treasury, as it has done in previ-
Gus campaigns? Is it because the Star
route ring with its 80. 100000 stealings,
and the whisky ring with its S7,000,UU0
stealngs, are little too fresh in the
public recollection to make new resort
to these methods of gett nc an election
eering fund admissible at this time? Or
is it because the banks and millionaires
and money-brokers of the East are haV-
ing such hard time of it in taking
care of themselves that they can not
spare their accustomed donations to the
party?
Republicanism is surely in distress
when it begs for the price of glass
of beer" Why does it not call on the
lordly millionaires who have made their
swollen fortunes out of the party? Why
not assess the head of the ticket for
$50, 600: a half-dozen Senators for
100000 each; the navy contractors,
the Indian ringsters and the protected
rich manufacturers for like amounts?
Why Lot call on Mr.. Hayes, of Ohio,
for ten per cent. on the 100000 which
he thriftily saved out of the salary of
an Office he was never entitled to?-!St.
Louis Republican.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
StingS And Bites.

An old woodsman of Australia, who
used to catch snakes for paStime, says
that a raw onion bruised and applied as
soon as possible to the wound is GER
tain cure for the bite of all the venom
GUS serpents of that country except the
death adder, which he admits is so
poisonous, and its poison is SO quick in
acting, that there is no known remedy
for it. That the onion is specific for
the sting of poisonous insects of all
kinds has long been known to the
writer of this paragraph, who, when a
boy. invariably carried one on expedi-
tons with companions against hornets
nests, etc. 1t was found that the appli-
cation of onion juice would instantly
allay the pain caused by the singing oil
hornets, yellow-jackets, wasps. bees
c.-RGshingtoa Star.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
he WAS WITH BLAINE.

II was with Blaine" the stranger said
Said the editor: Say no more,
But rest you there in my easy chair,
I've met you, l think, before"
'You were with blaine in Congress, You say
Our mob c James q. iaine,
When full ami far he cast his lance,
The Plumed knigit from Maine"
81 was not there" said the aged man,
but | was with Blaine: you know,
We Doth look stock in Little Rock
Twas quite awhile ago"
Then the editor spake him never a word,
But he he.ved gentle sigh.
And now they know each other not
Or speak as they pass by.
-Jticd OIseT1Sr
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant stock
always in the house, such as is rarely
carried outside of the large cities. Also
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press. giving choice of stock such as
can be supplied by no one house in the
country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
CO TO THE
HeStGrlHOnGNu
&. Niles North Of
DETroIT, KANSAS,

For your Fruit and Ornamental Trees, con
sisting of the following kinds of Trees, Vines.
etc: Apples Peach, Pears, Plums, Cherry
Ounce, Apricots, Crab Apples Juneberries-
Raspberries, Blackberries. Strawberries, Cur
rants Gooseberries, Pie Plant, and all kinds
of shade Trees and Towering Shrubs, Ever
greens, Creepers, Climbing Vines, etc. Early
Illinois Potatoes, two weeks earlier than the
Early Rose or Early Vermont; cooks dry and
meaiy; can use them when only half grown
Twill guarantee potatoes large enough 10 uss
In six weeks from time of planting
II you need anything in the above line you
viii save money by calling on or addressing
E. EICHoLTZ, Detroit. kas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trim
mings, Steel EngraEings, Photograph
Goods, ChremOs, Pianos Of nearly every
make. Organs-MasOn & Hamlin, West.
ern Cottage and others. SEWING MA
CHIMES Domestic, Eldridge, Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer. and many other
kinds.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
An immense stock, comprising the
standard goods, guaranteed to be
strictly as represented, at
Prices Below Competition.

A comparison will convince any one
competent to Judge.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11

Nv method of business has been to
handle the VERY REST GOODS, that /
could fully guarantee, assured that IN
the end it would be to the advantage of
my customers ard of my business. L
do not propose to change this policy.
but if aLy one wants cheap goods, | will
supply them as low as any one can. All
the above and very much more in addi-
tion to tie largest stock of Books and
Statione ~ in Central Kansas
r. e. SEWEII
Bookseller and Staioner.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

WANTED AGENTs--Here is a golden OPP
w cortunity for ladies or gentlemen, young
or old, TO make money fast and easy in selling
one OF the most useful and necessary inventions
in existence; one that is worth to the purchaser
from I've to ten times its cost: one that has h
purchaser In every family, with a family to ey-
cry FIVE inhabitants; one that every man and
woman ia civilization Is interested in; one that
grows in favor wherever introduced; one that
has gone into use In over ffty thousand families
in the United States in the past two Yeas.
can and will give either ladies or gentleman q
rare opportunity TO engage in well established
honorable and paying business. DO you want
TO engage in a business where YOU can work
IRON q half dozen to q hundred agents and
make a handsome profit on esch ones work?
Then investigate this enterprise. Thompson's
Universal Garment Cutter. undertake to say
that there is not an enterprise in the land with
so large a field of customers that combines the
splendid features of money making business
that the garment cutter does. A single county
well worked will yield larger revenue than a
commercial or farming business requiring q
capital of 81, 900. / will sell county or state
rights. and furnish stock ut manufacturing
price, OF will supply agents at wholesale
price, and let them sell on any unsold territory
they may select Good canvassers wanted TO
work in the city. Please cali on or address
ID. NJ. kirkpatrick, fremont House, Wichita,
kas dl79-lw
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16
4 sure Thang,


SURE errs Cor eonofrAea, eterAss, g5est, Ia
fAr.Esiiou Of the bladder, kdasys, passels
Gisnd vhitss, tneAmmGftos Of the arssk "a
vagina vAitss, aed all diseases Of Gssef male
or Female Of The rrino-esnitai oryAes por ssls
by svsntxsii Z DozEias. drnggfsts opposite
possofAes wichita Kaaaes ifs-a
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16
WANTED AGENTs--Here is a golden OPP

VXYANTED--Girl for general Homework.
w None need apply intending &c leave town
shortly. Mrs. A ". Mccoy, LawreNe ave-
due, between Elm and Pine.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NyANTED--For self and wife, in good loca-
w ton. board AID room from 29nd TO 3oth,
in private family Reference, Citizens bank.
Address Occidental hotel. Not too far from
postoffice. GEO. r. Dona
ils0-6ts
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

VNOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for gentle
men. Outside entrance. No to3 south To-
peka avenue dl73-tf
NOR RENT-Furnised room and board at Mrs
II T.. Hill, on Lawrence ave, corner Third.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NXyANTED-Buyer for 80 farms in the .icn-
w ity OF GODDARD, at prices ranging
from 81 200 to 5000. Pyle Bros, real es
tate agents, Goddard. sedgwick county, Kan
tIIa-lms
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NyANTED-A situation, by n young mar as
w as clerk IN a store or any light work or
as n copyist. address W. W. Ford at postofiice.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR RENT-A very desirable furnished first
Il floor front room with private entrance.
s2l north Lawrence ave between First and
Second streets. disc
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NyANTED-Land-b buyers to know that We
w have for sale all the best lands near Gar
den Plain TAYLOR & PIKE.
NYANTED-Land-bu buyers to know that it is
w to their interest to go to Garden Plain
cal Estate Agency TO buy lands.
d-5-tr TAYLOR 4 PIKE.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR Furnished rooms on Water street
II between First and Second streets.
di.a-Ct &. NJ. Garrison,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR sALE-Two car loads OF line work mules
II from three To five years old, at Mercer &
Bay less stables, on Emporia avenue near Ire
mont hotel NJ r. MciIafile. disc Inn
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR SALE--House OF four rooms and kitceh n.
II Lot 75Si&o. Apply on premises, a2t 5 Water
street. dlss-lw
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR RENT--Nice front room furnished for
II two Young gentlemen. Call al the resi-
dence of T. Humphrey near corner of W AGO
and Second street. j. T.. HUMPuREY 4 SoS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

FOR SALE.

L,OR RENr-Two dwellings. Apply TO NJ. Il.
L Clark, corner Fourth avenue and English
streets. dlS0-6t
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16
FOR RENT.

I,OR RENT--1wo front rooms furnished or
T. unfurnisbed with or without board. Third
house south OF the corner OF Second and Waco
streets Call on J. T. Humphrey & Son, Eagle
block up stairs. dl19-u
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR SALE-At q sacrifice q good restaurant
T. and lodging house. Is good beds, on north
side OF Dougiss ave. Good location Owner
going out ON farm, Apply TO q W. Kirby. Az
Douglas ave. dl1s6'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

and mules at Mulnix 4
w Alden's Red Flag Auction House.
daft
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

CPECIAL sale Of lo's-i7l, l7s Main street,
- a., l43 Waco street. Is Wichita street. LIS
Court street, l3s Chisholm street. ali in the city
proper. call early to secure any Of these lots
o. they are going to be sold quickly.
dl5.-u BUyNKLl q RoYs
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

lNOR RENT--A pleasantIoflice room up-staits
Il over Bank OF Commerce. X. II Roys.
di10-tf
NOR RENr-Two furnished rooms on Fourth
Il avenue between I'd and Sd. sam Woodland,
Postdfice book store DIFF
L>OR RENT-A suite OF Office rooms over Citi-
II tens Bank. Apply at bank. 3S-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NyANTED-To exchange 81 900 to $40, Dos
w worth of first-class dry goods for cattle
and hogs. Goods will be delivered in wichita
Adore, "a VIM ID. Mccormick, wichita, Kan.
llEi-H
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NXyANTED-- Canyussers for the Fire and Ma
w rine Insurance Company of Springfield,
Mass Farm dept, J. G. Richey, Office over
a. Allen - boot nnd shoe store. dlsi-u
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NOR SALE-Choce blocks of high land, suit
Il able for sub-dividins, in Perry's addition
n. r. Niederlauder dist
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-16

NYANTED-Purchase for acre blocks in
w Perrys addition. y. r. Niedcrlander.
il1t,-6
St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-01
The Value of a Wife.

OF what value are wives? Are
they good for anything outside Of
their domestic duties? Stop and
see? Have you a true wife? A
loving help-mate? Of what value
is she? She cooks your dinner
and keeps your house in order. Is
that all? Does she not work in
your interest? Does she not en-
courage you when depressed ?
Does she not make the walks OF
your home echo with her melodious
voice? Is she not the first to greet
you with smile and a kiss when
you return from your daily labors !?
Oh, how many things she does do,
which you take such little notice OF:
But when the angel Of death will
rap at your door; when, with per
haps no warning he may snatch
that rose from your home, what
then? The dark clouds will rise
like dense smoke the days will seem
blank, and the nights be dreary.
Sad recolIections of by-gone days
will crowd around you, and you
will wish that you could call back
the order Of Time, and live your
life over again, with the angel that
was allowed to minister unto you
for such brief time. Then a
warning take. Love that wife,
cherish, and be true husband to
her. Sacrifice your outside associ-
ates, give up your membership in
club rooms let your chair be va
can't in the cigar and beer saloons,
and give those hours to her. Form
a family freside-m make home pleas
ant. Does your wife love to read !?
think of the ladies periodicals that
would afford her so much pleasure.
Look at those promising children
the country is flooded with papers
and magazines that will benefit and
amuse them. Buy parlor games,
sing songs and have pleasant chats
and how happy your circle will
be.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-01


At Passaic, N. j., last week, an
emigrant girl was married, and when
her husband refused to pay the
brides brother the expenses of her
passage to America, he seized his
sister and held her for security
of the debt. For a moment the
husband was staggered, but it sud
denly dawned upon him that the
minister had given her to him as
his ownest own, and he fondled and
caressed his brother-in-law to such
an extent that while a carriage took
the bride and groom in one direc-
ton the patrol wagon carried the
brother in another.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-01
His Name s'Regarded as a Loan 2

In 1876 Mr.. Blaine was one Of
the guests who attended the COM
mencement at Bowdoin College,
when Mr.. Longfellow read "Morituri
Salutamus," and the famous class
Of '25 held their semi-centennial re-
union. Subscriptions for a new
boat-house were solicited by a COM
mittee of students and Mr.. Blaine
won golden opinions for his liberal
ity by putting down a subscription
Of 500. Unfortunately however,
he could never be made to do any
thing but subscribe and although
the students wrote pathetic entrea-
ties at intervals for two or three
years, they were never able to in
duce the present presidential candi-
date to see the propriety Of keeping
his promise and paying that sub
scription. Boston Courier.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-01

The StaIwart Republicans Of
New York have issued an address
to the party which concludes as
follows: IF there are StalWarts
who are willing to blind their eyes
to his (BIaine's) moral defects, and
who think that regular nominations
are not binding on any but them
selves, they may vote for him; but
all who despise falsehood, corrup
ton, and party treason will rejoice
in the opportunity now afforded
them to put an end for all time to
come to the political aspiration of
James G.. Blaine. Some will con-
tribute to this result by their action,
but there will be enough of both
put together to- spare New
York from the disgrace Of casting
her electoral vote for this shame
less, meroenary and political apos-
tate"