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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
A BILL.

A bill limiting the representation in
the legislative assemblies of the several
Territories.
Be it enacted be the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
the legislative assemblies of the several
Territories shall consist Of thirteen men,
bers Of the council and twenty-five men,
bers Of the house Of representatives.
Sec. 2 That this act shall take effect
from and after its passage and approval.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

Ladies' Gauze Vests, high
neck and long sleeves, high
neck and short sleeves, low
neck and no sleeves, patent fin
ished seams, only 26c each.
Ladies' Gauze Under
vests, extra quality, in high
neck and long sleeves, high
neck and short sleeves, low
neck and no sleeves, only
SIC.
Ladies' Ctauze Under
vest, extra fine quality, in high
neck and long sleeves, high
neck and short sleeves, low
neck and no sleeves, only
SOC each.
Ladies' Two-Thread Gossa-
mer Vests and Pants, % and
75c each.
Ladies' White Isle Thread
Vests, high neck and long
sleeves, high neck and short
sleeves, low neck and nc
sleeves, only 81 each. An
ELEGANT garment.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

MI. WILLIAM WALKER. of Walker, Lemon & Co.,
Melbourne. Australis, states that he suffered win
6uys had no rest. He tried 81. Jacobs oil, the
great pain cure, and by two applications was Gu
'iiTply cured
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

THE great Iotling meeting begins on Tuesday
All the iuslGst trOttCrs and pHccr.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
Presentation OF Ciirnrd,s Bust.

The bust of Stephen Girard, presented to
the High school and accepted by the board
of school trustees last Saturday, will BIO for
mally presented to the High school to.mor-
row. Mr.. Joseph NJ. Wilson will be present
and make some remarks on the occasion. The
Girard bust will be the first of n collection
which it is proposed TO place IN tho hall in
the High school devoted to business educa-
tion. These busts will be of men who have
been emnently successful as business men IN
acquiring wealth and have devoted wealth
GENEROUSLY TO the purposes of education. The
list proposed includes the names of Girard,
Aston, Cooper, Peabody, Hopkins, and Gorge
ran. Mr.. Corcorau has consented to furnish
the school with his bust.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

The undersigned, having undertaken Mt
the request of J. A. Wynkoop and ID. L. Nc
Elhinny to settle tho affairs of the firm of
Wyukoop & McIlhinny, hereby certify that
the charges in the bill in equity filed by d,
l.. McElhinny against j. A. Wynkoop were
made under misrepresentation and are un-
founded in fact. Inasmuch us those charges
were published in the newspapers Of the 9Th
and 10Th instant, ID. Z. McEIhinuy desires us,
in his name, to retract whatever in these
charges reflects upon the integrity of his
partner. J. 7. POWER,
Il. 5. WYNKooP.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

The following marriage licenses have been
issued Michael A. Lynch and Mary NJ
Malone, William Il. Bellow, of this city, and
Laura Jennings, of fredericksburg, Va;
Joseph Ware and Mary Dickson, John w,
Miller and Isabella Harvey, Charles Dean,
of Portsmouth, Va, aud Mrs Annie b. Blon-
din, of this city; Louis A. Dent aud Estella
X. Yost Miles Fuller, Of Stark county H.,
aud Nora NJ. Saving Of this city; William
i. Spindlor and Mary Held.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
gui,dIDg Perm II.

Tho following building permits were issued
yesterday by Il4l Entwise: James Rich
ard ,on, repair brio building northwest corner
Twelfth and c streets northwest, 5000. l.. Q.
LOOMS, erect two two story frame dwellings,
Queens Chapel road, $500 Geo. Saltor, ro-
pair brick dwelling, 0O2 Massachusetts avenue
northeast, $3.50. Mcintosh & Boston, erect
six two story dwellings, Canal, between First
and Second streets southwest, $4,000. Daniel
Hartnett, repair brick dwelling, 45i Ninth
street southwest, 500.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
GAUZE UNDERWEAR.

Gents Gauze Vests, long or
short sleeves, patent finished
seams, only 26c each.
Mems Gauze Vest, extra
quality, in long or short sleeves,
only size each.
Mems Fine Gauze and
Balbriggan Vests, only
SOC each.
+ Genuine Pepperel Jean
Drawers, special cut and
make, only soc per pair.
Mems Fine Nainsook
Drawers, special cut and
make, only 75c per pair.
Mems Extra Fine Gauze
Vests, silk front, long or short
sleeves, only '75c each.
Mems Fine Isle Thread
Vests, long or short sleeves.
only 81 each.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
WcGdilAR Bells,

Yesterday afternoon at o'cl ock, in the
presence of large number of friends, Mrs.
Anna Brothers. nee Blondn, and Mr.. Charles
E. Deans, Of Portsmouth, Va, were married.
The ceremony was performed at tho residence
of the Rev. L. j. Grimke. pastor of tho Fif-
teenth street Presbyterian church, of which
tho bride is member. The bride wore a
handsomely steel gray silk with brocade to
match and costly trimmings, corsage bouquet
of natural roses, pair of beautiful earrings
and bracelets. The presents were numerous
and handsome. Mr. and Mrs. Deans took the
$50 boat for Portsmouth, where Mr. Deans
mas beautiful home. Many congratulations
were bestowed upon them, and many good
wishes for q happy voyage through life.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27

Have received our special attention This season
We have the most attractive assortment ever
shown; they are in sack suits, button cutaways,
aud Prince Albert frocks in all the prevailing
shades-7wine, port, cherry, dahlia, aud brown
and cannot nelp TO please you. Eiseman Brosp
cor 18th and e
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-27
CRISIS IN BOOKS
AT BAUM'S! AT BAUM'S !
Commencing Saturday, May "a.
FOR FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY.
FOR FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY.

Owing the great of special book sale February
aonhed ourselves we'll the public which monu
compliment literary culture Washington
happy inform patrons and the public large of purchase
$4,000 worth the latest and best publications. comprising
Appleton & Co.. James r. Osgood Co., Hougon, Nflin
ford Clarke prices that hardly paper and binding
mention a few of the special bargains
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
ALL SORTS.

A Michigan girl, at one sitting, ate
two pounds of limburger cheese. Lear
year will do that maiden no particular
good unless the young man has SC slG
in his head. ~ New York Graphic.
"What shall we do with our old
clothesp'' asks rural editor. Better
keep them on till the weather moder.
ates, and then if you can get along
without them let your wife trade them
off for plaster of paris gods Bis
marck Tribune.
There is no political alchemy by
which you can get golden conduct out
of leaden instincts Herbert Spencer
Herbert is trying to hit at the plumb
ers; but they will never comprehend
his evolution language.-[New Or
leans Picayune.
Something must be done to reduce
the taxes on the poor man." wrote a
country editor, and the next week he
received communication reading
''That's it, old fellow; keep up the fight
for three-cent beers.-[ Philadelphia
Chronicle.
Ii man wants peace to reign in the
household he should count ten before
speaking at times when he feels as if
his clothes don't fit him. And on DAYS
when the kitchen stove doesn't draw he
should count 480.-[Middleton Tran
script.
Let the hairy-headed citizen display
his charms and speak with sneers and
ridicule of his less favored brother, but
let him remember meanwhile that the
proud emblem of our glorious country
is q bald-headed eagle.-[Bosto Globe.
It's pretty difficult thing for high
school girl to think of something to say
when she goes to write o composition,
but as soon as she gets out of school
and while on the way home she can say
whole newspaper full without think
ing.-[N. Y. Dial.
A Cincinnati reporter is teaching
Sunday school class. AS Cincinnati
man is liable to be killed in a riot at
any moment, the journalistic foresight
of this young man is not 30 surprising
as it might be in some other localities.
Courier-J Journal.
"Oh, yes" said Mrs. Parvenu, talk
ing about music at Mrs. Suddenriches'
reception, 81 just dote on them sympa-
thy concerts, and my husband insists on
our prescribing for the whole series.
Amt them Beethoven rapsodies real
elegantP"-[Baltimore Day.
Not long ago an advocate of female
suffrage was asked: elbow would you
like to have your wife running for Office
against you9" and the reply was:
Nothing would suit me better. The
family couldn't ask softer thing than
that. "-[Salt Lake Tribune.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Consciousness of Diptheria.
DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.

DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.
Aphysician residing IN Hanover, N.
H., communicates some facts to the
Medical Record, illustrating the con-
tagiousness of diptheria, which are of
great Importance, for it is becoming
every day more apparent that diptheria
is one of those diseases which can be
more easily prevented than cured, and
which might be banished entirely if
we could more nearly approach to per-
feet sanitation. From the article re-
ferred to, we learn that the disease
started in Royalton, VT, in child who
Was carried to that town and died
there. Its mother took the disease and
recovered. The doctor who attended
it took the disease, and his youngest
also. The child was cared for in a
neighbours family, and there another
baby took diphtheria and died. The
DOCTORS baby was then passed on to
another family where q young woman
took care of it and caught the
disease. The young woman went
home, and he mother and one of her
brothers were taken. Meanwhile, the
Doctors baby still tenderly cared for by
neighbors, found its way into a family
where there we're three children, a boy
of eighteen, girl of sixteen, and boy
of eight. These three children died of
diphtheria soon after the arrival of the
baby. The doctor traces several other
cases of those who caught the disease
from one little sick child.
: The moral to be drawn from this is
not that the child should have been put
into pest-house, but that it should not
have been sent for care into the homes
where other children were likely to take
the disease. If one has a good thing
everybody is glad to have him pass it
but in cases of diphtheria it
had better be kept at home and cared
for under such sanitary arrangements
that there will be the least possible
danger of spreading it.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

the wrist, which ended the matter.
Robert. son of the governor, fought
with Alexander Stuart, and was shot
in the shoulder. Gustavus fought with
Benjamin Nicholson. They both ex-
pected to be killed, and it is marvellous
how they escaped death, VIXEN each
had two shots and were only stationed
six to eight feet apart. At the first
shot Nicholson was shot in the hand,
and at the second in the side. The
wound being considered mortal, ended
the matter. Nicholson, as brave man
as ever lived, recovered, and was aide
to Gen. u. Pike, and with Pike and
his whole command was blown up
and killed at Little York, now called
Toronto, Canada, in the year 1912. Mr..
Wright also had a duel with Capt. Wat
son, whom he killed. Clinton had q
duel with Lieutenant Jarman; they had
two shots. At the second shot Wright
was wo unded in the arm. He after
ward fought duel with Major Hook.
Wright was shot down at the first shot,
and being unable to stand, proposed to
Hook to lie side by side and take an
other shot. To this both Hook and his
second objected, and very properly,
but said if they could make Wright
stand they would give him another
exchange of shots. Wright put his
hand in his hip pocket, and drawing
out an old bandana handkerchief, gave
it to his second, telling him to pass it
under his arms and draw him up to the
limb of small tree near by. This
being done, they had another exchange
of shots, when Hook received what was
supposed to be mortal wound. But
both he and Wright recovered. Henry
r. Plat (who married one of the
Wright's) had duel with William
Ebert. He shot a bunch of keys out
OF Elbert's pantaloons pocket, and
both being thereby satisfied, kissed and
made up. They afterwards became
and con tinued fast friends. Another
one of the family was on the eve of a
duel with Cadet Lindsey, of Philadel-
phia, when timely apology from
Lindsey, put stop to it.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Following the American Custom.

Norwich. tonn., Bulletin.
A Chinese laundryman called in at a
Norwich grocery store a day or two
ago and asked for permission to ride to
the West Side on the grocer's wagon.
The grocer expressed his willingness to
do SO slight a favor for him and as
sured him he was welcome to the ride.
The beaming face of the Chinaman
showed hearty acknowledgment of
the favor, while his tongue ratified out
in pigeon English: ''Blinka. Blink"
The grocer could not interpret the salu-
tation, and witnessing his confusion the
laundryman said: "Bliukee whiskee?"
The grocer then realized that the CRATE
full. Chinaman, in the generosity of his
heart, wished to treat in recognition of
the kindness, after the most approved
American fashion. When he declined
with thanks a broad grin spread itself
upon that Oriental countenance and
''John' said: "Skuseei Skusee! 1
thinks all Mclean man blinkee whiskee.
But no knowee."
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Where Did Life Begin Z

G. a. scribr er In popular Science Monthly for May.
Regarding the earth, then, as at one
time an intensely hot globe, totally
destitute of organic life, one of the
principle and Indispensable conditions
of rendering it habitable for plants and
animals evidently would be the rsdia-
ton into space of its excessive and de-
structive heat. The accomplishment
of this, with the train of concurrent
effects which would follow, or at least
ever have followed the gradual reduc-
ton of temperature, is all that would
be necessary TO render the earth a suit
able place for the maintenance of vege-
table and animal life. At any rate this
is precisely what has taken place since
the commencement of the Azoic age,
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
A VISIT TO LISZT.

bow the Great Composer Was Induced &c
Perform for a Stranger.
From q. K. Hswles's Musical Life"
We had again reached the upper
terrace, where the abbate's midday re.
past was being laid out by his valet
1t was charming situation for lunch,
commanding that wide and msgnifi-
cent prospect to which have alluded
but autumn was farIadvanced, there was
a fresh breeze, and the table was or.
dered indoors. Meanwhile, List lay
ing his hand upon my arm, we passed
through the library opening into his
bedroom and thence to little sitting
room (the same which commanded
that view of the Campagna.) Here
stood his grand Erard piano. "As we
were talking of BELLS" he said, 81
should like to show you an sAngelus,
which have just written,'' and, open
ing the piano, he sat down. This was
the moment which I had SO often and
so vainly longed for. When I left En-
gland it seemed to me as impossible
that I should ever hear List play as
that I should ever see Mendelssohn,
who has been in his grave thirty-three
years. How few of the present gener-
alton have had this privilege! At
Bayreuth 1 had hoped, but no opportu-
nifty offered itself, and it is well known
that List can hardly ever be prevailed
upon to open the piano in the presence
of strangers.
"You know" said List, turning to
me, ''they ring the 'Angelus' in Italy
carelessly; the bells swing irregularly,
and leave off, and the cadences are
often broken up thus;'' and he began
little swaying passage in the treble
like bells tossing high up in the even
ing air. 1t ceased, but so softly that
the half bar of silence made itself felt,
and the listening ear still carried the
broken rhythm through the pause.
The abbate himself seemed to fall into
a dream; his fingers fell again lightly
on the keys, and the bells went on,
leaving off in the middle of a phrase.
Then rose from the bass the song of
the Angelus, or rather is seemed like
the vague emotion of one who, when he
passes, hears in the ruins of some way
side cloister the ghosts of old monks
humming their drowsy melodies, as the
sun goes down rapidly and the purple
shadows of Italy steal over the land
out of the orange west! We sat mo-
tionless-the disciple on one side, on
the other.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Retarding Old Age.

The most rational treatment with a
view to retard old age is, in the first
place, to endeavor as far as possible to
counteract the excessive action of at
mospheric oxygen; secondly, to re-
tard the deposit of ossific matter and
as far as possible to dissolve partially
formed calcareous connections. Dis
titled water and diluted phosphoric
acid are believed by Mr.. de Lacy Evans
to have the desired effect. When con-
sidering their special action we cannot
bnt fully coincide with him as to their
efficacy in retarding old age by their
combined chemical action. Now dis
titled water alone has a powerful &C.
ton owing to its solvent properties,
thereby dissolving and excreting the
excess OF earthly salts which otherwise
would become blocked up in the sys-
tenn, gradually storing up these blocka-
ges which in time causes old age The
solvent properties of distilled water
are 80 great per sc that on distillation
in vessels it actually dissolves small
particles of them. Now the generali-
ties of waters contain more or less car
Donate of lime, and are to be avoided,
especially those from chalky soils,
tending, as they do, to produce cal
careous deposits. The action of dis
titled water as beverage is briefly as
follows: First, its absorption into the
blood is rapid second, it keeps soluble
those salts already existing in the blood,
thereby preventing their undue deposit;
third, it facilitates in marked degree
their elimination by means of excre-
ton. After middle life a daily use of
distilled water is highly beneficial to
those DESTROYS Of retaI ding old age.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
INSIDE A BASE BALL.
How the Popular Toy Is Made First to
Bounce and Then Not to Bounce
Too Much.

New York sun.
In all the toy, game and sporting
goods stores the new supply of balls
for the game of base ball has been laid
in, and the balls, lying in pasteboard
compartments and rolled up in tinfoil,
or having their coverings colored red
or blue, are as pretty as many Easter
eggs. The first-class regulation ball
for this year is not different from that
in use las5 year. 1t costs $3.50, and
sells at wholesale at the rate of $15 a
dozen. 1t weighs about five ounces,
and when, thrown on a board floor
sounds like young paving stone. 1t
ID just as solid and as heavy as aturnip
OF the same size, and, though it is per-
fectly round and smooth, and the
stitches are almost even with the
leather, it stings the uncalloused hand
OF its catcher as if it were red hot or
covered prickers.
Base balls are dear because they are
made by hand, and they arc made by
hand because they must be wound
tightly, carefully and evenly. The
basis OF each one is little lump of
Para rubber, round and weighing an
ounce. Wound around this in every
direction, is worsoed yarn. In some
balls, after thick layer of yarn is
wound on it, the ball is dipped in rub
Der, then more yarn is woundon; then
it is dipped again, and finally yet
Is wound on, and then the cover is fit
ted over it. One ball affected by many
professionals has a thin skin of con-
crete midway between the cover and
the rubber. Girls make all the balls.
The process is something like that of
making certain mixed drinks, wherein
the bartender puts in lemon to make
it sour and sugar to make
it sweet. Players want what is
called a dead ball. that is. one
that wont bounce much. A stone will
bounce more than base ball ought to.
So the rubber is put in to make it
bounce just little, and the yarn is
wound tight ana concrete is added to
stop it bouncing at all. Thus the
happy medium is reached. Sometimes
moulded vulcanized rubber is used.
The best balls are covered with
horseskin because it is strong and
tough. Many of these are sewed with
catgut, but in damp weather the catgut
loosens, and therefore at such times
those balls are used which are stitched
with flax.
Professionals have agreed upon the
best form of ball and have ruled that
it shall accord with these specifications:
The ball must weigh not less than
five nor more than five and one quar-
ter ounces avoirdupois. 1t must meas
IRE not less than nine nor more than
nine and one quarter inches in circum-
ference. It must be composed of
wooden yarn, and shall not contain
more than one ounce of vulcanized
rubber in mould form and shall be
covered with leather.
Base balls can be purchased for 5,
10, 20, % and so cents. Many of these
are machine made. They are stuffed
With odds and ends of leather, wound
Up with cord, pressed into shape and
covered with common leather. The
second time one is hit with a bat it as
'umes the shape of an egg. A little
alter it still resembles an egg-one
hat has been hit with club.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
THE sLuGaAnp sLUGGEp.

"You need little EXERCISE
The village doctor said;
"And you will seek, II you are wise,
Some other spot than bed
Some sport where you must use your eyes
And exc your drowsy head.
SO forthwith then the sluggard went
And Joined base ball club;
For /, !" quoth he, "wlll be content
To earn my daily grub
BY means of frolic innocent,
Instead of toilsome drub.o
de struck stately attitude
Upon the broad home base;
de seized a bat, and, as he stood,
A smile shonc on his face;
For then be thought he really would
Give those bold boys chase.
The pitcher drew his right arm back
And let the hard ball fly;
The sluggard aimed at 1t whack,
When 10, pressing cryl
For that ball hit. with grewsome crack,
His wildly rolling eve.
He PROSTATE fell; then, with bound,
He sprang into the air;
he flung the pitcher to the ground,
BE tore his waving hair,
And while each other they did pound
Confusion wild reigned there.
The row was quclled; the sluggard rose
And soon suppressed his sighs;
A crimson color stained his nose,
In mourning were his eyes.
'1've had" he says, as home he goes,
Enough of exercise.D
-tKrys, in n. Y. Journal.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

FOR SALE.-My range Of 1000 acres of
decided land in one body, including the
Black and Byfeld hay lands; timber and
water with two good farm houses and other
improvements. Convenient to No. 1 school
privileges. Situated in the Republican val
ley west Red Willow creek. Call on or
address j. F. BLACK.
Indianola, Neb.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Death of q Famous Duelist.
Cent1eyille (Md) Record.

DIR. Robert Wright, whose death was
announced yesterday, came of a fami-
ly that had a marked pro Density for
dueling, and many anecdotes are told
concerning those of his relatives who
became involved in affairs of honor.
Robert Wright, who was governor of
this state in 1906, fought u duel with
Gen. Lloyd, the former being shot in