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The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

BLAINE's election to the Presidency
means prosperity for the District. AS the
country is certain to thrive under his ad-
ministration. the District will thrive with
it. No man in the Nation has more liberal
views with regard to beautifying and
adorning the Capital than Mr.. Blaine. His
election will prove blessing TO the Dis
trict, its residents and business men.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
Cooking Main Near Norfolls.

A three-days cooking main between WASH
ington and Long Island commenced on tho
Princess Anne road, five miles from Norfolk,
ington winning two and Long Island one.
Two hack fights followed, both OF which were
won by Washington. The veteran game-cock
men, the Esllng Brothers, OF washington, are
Mike Kearney, ther Long Island chickens.
Among the sporting men present is Sam Coll.
yer, the wellknown light weight pugullst.
Twenty.one cocks were shown on each side
and eleven matches made, 500 battle and
gbQO tho main.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

TRAVIS GLASGOW, a colored Democrat
wants Cleveland and Hoadly nominated
by the Democrats. He says Hoadly is the
strongest man with the colored voters in
the country. Jes' SO; we have often hearn
him spoken of as sich.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
The neutrality-suspicious. TrinIs.

Secretary Lincoln said to-day that there
would be some delay In assigning the officers
and Colonel Morrow. "There i5 no personal
question or preference, but there will have TO
be high officers, and there is some dimculty In
arranging for the presence OF q suitable num-
ber Of officers In Washington at one time"
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE House and Senate are at loggerhcads
over the District of Columbia Appropriation
bill. The House has nom concurred in the
Senate amendments and now the Senate
insists upon those amendments.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Two Washingtonians who attended the
Chicago convention are still missing-Frank
Hatton and an individual who amused
himself sending stale dispatches to the Star,
signing himself "G. w. A." They were
both badly left.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Mr.. HENDRICKS was not surprised at
Tilden's declination. And he also very
sepsibly thinks that the letter disposes of
him, for he saw in the "old ticket" his
only chance for place on the Democratic
ticket.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

The Republican Congressional Commit
tee has commenced work, and 1t is safe to say
that under the able and experienced man
ageinent of Hon. Edward Mcpherson it will
accomplish much good before tho campaign
is over. A better manager could not have
been found in the country to take direction
of the work.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

A few days ago; yes, and oven 4rpto yester-
day, almost every Que was willlR9'to concede
that the democratic would Reaminate Mr.. TIL.
den at Chicago. To-day eXafy one knows that
he has ''reacbed thelc1 OF his capacity" and
cannot, therefore, Sgdhd the strain OF a Presi-
dental M race; ,s y goo good man and
that the lQW clothing house In the country
was thaJsK Robinson, Parker & Co., southeast
cornaH6T Seventh and ID etreets.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Now Hendricks toe will puff up worse
than ever-becoming sort of memento-
reminding him of the painful topography
of his travels-political and otherwise-of
year or two ago.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE Republican National Committee
should hire Puck to keep up the tattoo busi-
ness tell next November. Already there
are premonitory symptoms Of nausea from
the reading public.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE kickers arc getting fewer as the
days grow longer. When the elections are
over there will be just about enough of
them left to go Off and start desert by
themselves
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

AND now Joe McDonald's boom will
come to the fore; and Tom Hendricks will
sit back, rub his sore toe and swear. It's
just too lovely for anything, brethren.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE Republican is getting the news from
the Chicago convention at last. 1t pub
fishes this morning one of the speeches
made just one week ago.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE Democratic party is doing very we'll.
1t is only eight years behind the times. We
infer this because the only issue at present
is tho fraud of 1876"
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
THE HALLEr KiLsouRA CASE.

District Attorney worthinRton Asks
Congress 10 Settle the Judgment of
100000.
District Attorney worthington has sent to
the Speaker OF the House OF Representatives,
through the Attorney. General, q communica-
tion giving the history OF the cases OF Mr..
Hallet Kllbourn against the Government, do
failing the vicissitudes Of the defense and
closing with the statement that the Court,
Judge Hagner, has confirmed q judgment of
100000 IN favor OF Mr.. Kilbourn, and recon-
mending that Congress take action to settle
the judgment and stop the litigation, lest IL
cost the Government, In the long run, sum
largely In excess OF that amount.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
Ia John s. Wise snfe ?

The House Elections Committee to-day de-
cided not TO reopen the Wise Massey case. An
effort will be made 10 induce the House TO un-
seat Wise, Notwithstanding the fact that the
Elections Committee is In his favor.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE head has been put in that bar'l, the
bung driven in tight, and the barl rolled
into deep, dark, dank, damp cellar.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Mr.. TILDEN seems to have written a
declination this time that really declines.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THE news thief of the Philadelphia Press
is named Ogden, not 0dOen as the types
had it yesterday.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

TIE Chicago Inter- Ocean says that chick
ems hatched in July are nearly always
troubled with the gapes.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
We ytlI sell Won

n Norwaik Mill tricot along four.button cuta.
way suit, three different shades, for SIG
Match them II you can for $22.b0.
EISEMAN BROS, corner Seventh and Il.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

AND now he's buried himself with a
lengthy epitaph. No cards.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Now let Blaine have foeman worthy
Of his steel.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

IT will soon be the season Of torch and
transparency.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12
w0Og ARD C0AL.
EDUCATIONAL.

CPENoERIAN BUSINESS ooLLEaIs, LIN
pees n n emdn Of eSanng Snin and A..
sions Complete in its arrangements for training
sons and daughters, and men and women for self
date OF ENTRANCE, day or evening, $50. Special
terms by menth or quarter, or for year by install
year. SPRING AND SUMMER SESSIONS.
Address HENRY 9. EPENCER, Principal.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

A VOICE from the Democratic Conven-
tion: "And he TUX his bar'l wild him,
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

Another Voice from the same "show us
man with bar'l.n And he could not be
found, and there was great lamentation.
The Evening critic., 1884-06-12

THURSDAY. June II. 1884.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

The following patents were ersnled
10 cItIzens Of Indians. week onding Jan
nary 18th. i0el, reported expressly for
~. paper by Jos. y. Hunter. Solicitor
81 American and Foreign Patents, 93l y
Street. Warrington, d. O.:
James 4. Brown, IndianapolIs. vehicle
wheel hub; Hermsnn Marstall. Evans-
Vile. eew-oeltlnG machine Jno. Newton.
C!'nord, post base; John NJ. Jaques, ~.
Ihornton. Ineecticide mixture; Joseph
Y; ManIoye: Milton. fence; Robert b.
Morrison Vincennes. tile. pipe and seW-
er protector; John p. Recker. IndIanso-
Ole, flexible shutter: Chss. Uebineer.
81. James, car coupling: Charles ".
Crawford. Brazil, means for preventing
condensation IN s(eam cylinders ThomsS
Y Miller, North Manchester. car coup-
ing jonathan }. Moore, Thornton. olako
Tor guy ropes; Chas. NJ. Travis and
Casper 81. Stibolt, CraWfordsviIle, 1ro
escape.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25
Fruits q Advertising.

a prominent business 6rm ID one of
our leading cities. Who have grown rich
BY literally patronIzing the printer. give
10 their fellov-merchants the following
|concerning advertising:
I'VE have for many years studIed tho
art Of advertising, and otiIl Il remains I
marvel 20 q that there u NOT hundred
times more Of L. We never knew man
70 advertise hIs wsres literally and
steadily that II did not pay. Yet there
are Thousands Of manufacturer, and tens
of thousands Of men. having articles
which they declare ought 70 be n every
houeehold n the country who advereIso
as gingerIy and closely g though they
had no heart, no faith II II q all. How
can they expect TO get their goodo any.
where unless some knowledge 0f me
article first gets into the family nevo-
papers? live waited till people lcarn-
ed from their neighbore, We might wait
tor years before the most wonderful and
usoful invention became known
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

During the past year the total poatal
receipts IN Indiana amounted TO u. l92,-
092 03. while the total expenditures were
3 |. .323. .366 "a, making On excess Of ex-
penditures over receipts or 1130. .17l 81
The principal source OF revenue was, OF
course. from the sale Of postage ssampe,
stamped envelopes and postal cards,
which realized 81 l2e, ,6ll 70. From box
renis The department secured t63, ,492 65,
and from The sale of waste paper, esS6.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

a German journal mentions case %
whoopinGt cough treated with turpentino
BY RinRk, Of Berlin, with astonishing
results. The patient Was little girl of
three and half years. and fatal iesuo
seemed imminent. The doctor preecrib-
ed oil, tercbinth. ten grams syr. althaa,
eighty grams; tesspoonfuI every three
hours. The next day, when he saw the
child, he could hardly believe bic oyeo.
She VA sitting up in bed, with great
alice Of bread and butter II her hand,
which che was eating and evidently en.
jovinG. The cough had totelly dIoap.
pearod, and 70 evil results followed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

indianapolis Sentinel: The Bedford
MARI Guage road will be pushed
through 70 Seymour Immediately. Sey-
mour. Il u understood, will also Be- one
Of the most important points along the
line Of the proposed Indianapolis and
New Albany road. The largest sub
scriptions Il ID expected. will Be secur-
ed from that town for the aid of The now
road.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

HoIlways advertisement appeared for
|lhe drst time On October 10 1857 III
lel2 NE expenditure N advertising va
|t25.o 200 : ~ 1o15. SO. .o00; % 1851, oI0O..
|0O0 ID 1856, ol5o,00O, and q his death
IA excesded esooooo ~ found hie -
ward.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25
strictly Biz.

Peoria fsanscrpt.
LlttIe drops o. printers ink.
- little type ~iispIsyed," |"
Make our merchant bosses
And al their bIg parade.
Little bIts of slIngIneso,
Dlscarding printers ink,
buslo the man % buslooeo,
And eeoe ~ egodit olnf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

/ washington Letter.
lvsen Cur Regular censsponds.t.1
WAsHINoToN, p. c.. Jan. ~, 1854
The time IN Congress since the
Christmas holidays, has been marked
lby the presentation or . large number
of bills. Important progress - made
with work Ia the various commlttees
Some speeches relating TO the tarlG
were delivered In the Senate. Senator
lCullom, Of Illinois. made an snti-po-
|lygamy speech upon which be VA
heartily congratulated BY both Demo
cratic and Republican Senators. a
bill was passed appropriaiing 81, ,000, 600
for the improvement Of the Mississippi
river. In the debate on the Mississippi
river bill, Senator Plumb, OF Kansss,
threw out . suggestion that may Be
worth considering. Ho thinks there
should not only be continuous lines 81
||evees on both sides, but that they
should Be eurmounted By railroads %
keep them in repair.
Senator Hill, Of Colorado, hes sug-
|gested bill for the erection or build
Iings by the United States Government
liz every town, city and village, with .
Of moi less than one thoueand.
|1he scheme is heroic remedy for the
relief Of the obese and dyspeptic U g..
Mani "A snhsisrsssi hr;,S,.s MA = ,rs1'S
Inn /. ~ - q s.e-s~~ - 80 sn.. s'.ss
doIlsr~ ~ Ill, - ~. ~, ~ s Hs;s..r-
NJ sho,,t ~ tweriv r,;i,,"-. - Sei,s - J
mcr~v ccr,d - ",crs --,s.,u - . r.. -
More shsr 49, s.sss.s. S~Pe.. 4. !.
no~ d;sbrrsed ~ rs,t ..Ss ~.
nnmhcr a niscss shs 49, ea.. !. n
mcdss ,crs - a. ,.ts ", q ss.r~--sfe..8 .sJ
srd d~rocstc-v ~ ~ ~a.."r.-. - 4.
Whs-s- 49, rSsr-, -
Gov~rr mSrf co.,.s - sss Es.s ~
nsnri~ 49, c.i. .sh~.,S .s~ ~. ,n sn
~; ~ sne Sslc'.. q
u a s.sr;r. @ s.a - n,. 'ossnolnss .sn suca
"a nconIe Other Senssors .,S p..s-s
sentef / ~ havs insrodrcs5 h;S's % ,rep;S
jnc for the erectior ~ ! Is~gs '- ..,!.h.- = y
nnhI;c h"ild;res q S;Gs.s.s ss... .o - ~ u
scrsscr rS"r~s. - nisS. ~
remSriea ~ 4 sr.ecS ~. ~ =. @8
NV 49, rc~ rc.chsS 4, ,,c;-s-
\ r;ch ~cverrsnsrt IA 49,. sH '
WhiIe ~ rccrIs .. s~..:- 'S PSop
IN fro- ts~~,;c. rsc,c,,.sI...ss . S-s y.
M fhcjr inCsnn;tv y AZ -s" e 49, s.s
mesns 70 spend their snrnlns revsroes n
The commerce commilfee hevs sf|
pnce t,ckIed Chairman Reagan's favorife|
The interstate commerce bin
Ind set apart week from January Ylth.
Ior debate upon ifs merits ~ oufside|
parties. The railroad men viii be heard
first, and then persons whose interests|
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

There ars about $1,000 locomotive
engines II the world, and l200u0 pas
senger and 10000 freight cars. There
are $4,000 miIeo Of track. and the capital
Invested u 100000, o00. 900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-25

aYesr said Miss Penn. n rejected NJ.
Hogg. Nice fellow, but I couldn't have
the announcement Of my marriage ap-
|pesr y the papers under Ne headline
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20

THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,
Gen. John A. Logan was born Feb. 9,
1926, in jackson county, Illinois, and ID
of Irish parentage. He was q lienten.
ant in the Mexican war, and was admit.
ted to the bar in 1852, being elected to
the legislature the same year, and in the
Office Of prosecuting attorney of the
Third judicial district, holding that Of
flee until 1857. He was e-elected to
the state legislature in 1853, 1856 and
1857, and was presidential elector on
the Buchanan and Breckenridge ticket.
In 1868 and 1860 he was elected repre-
sentative at congress. In July, 1861, he
enlisted in time to be in the first battle
Of Bull Run. His Bravery in Grants
Northern Mississippi movements met
with promotion to the rank Of
major general. At Vicksburg his
column led the entrance on June
%, and he was the first military
governor. He succeeded Sherman at
the head of the fifteenth army corps in
November, 1868, and when McPerson
lost his life. on the 22l of July, Logan
succeeded him and commanded the army
OF the Tennessee, going with Sherman
on the march to the sea. From the close
of the war to 1871 Gen. Logan served
in the house. In that year he was de-
feated for reelected in 1877 by David
Davis. But was returned at the expira.
ton Of Gov Oglesby's term in 1879.
He is man Of great decision, some
learning, and is lingering monument
OF this machine period in American
politics. He was Grants lieutenant in
1880, and IS suspected of an alliance
with Blaine this year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20
Sunlight and Human Health.

From the London Observer
A prolonged absence of sunlight is o
very serious matter. It's effect upon the
health are direct and preceptible. We
get no ozone, and we become dull and
listless, as if we had been sitting up at
night. When thus ont of tone and be-
low par we are consequently deficient
in that vital enegy which would other
wise enable us to shake off any ordinary
ailment. Nor is this all. Absence Of
sunlight for any considerable period is
almost invariably followed by epidemic
outbreaks. When the sun is active filth
Of all kinds putrifies as it collects, &C.
cumulates in. masses and ferments.
These fermented accommodations are Q
source of positive danger as soon as
the son resumes its activity. Decompos-
ltion under bright sun is comparative
~ harmless. Slow decomposition in the
dark is especially hostile 70 the health.
We need no chemist to tell us this, but
at the same time it is we'll 4 to
bear the chemistry of common life in
mind. Children suffer more from the
absence Of the sums rays than do adults.
Adults have only to keep alive; chill
dren have TO keep alive and grow which
entails q double amount Of chemical
work. Now, il there be no sunshine,
we can best supplement it's absence by
exercise. And yet, strange enough, the
substance Of sunshine is regarded by
most mothers Is sufficient ground for
keepinQ children within doors. II Ia.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20
III. 1sx. for r.nex1ox,.

There is lively demand for thorough
bred fowls. Dealers are doing unusu-
ally large business in eggs for Matching.
The better varieties bring from 81, 50
to "a per setting of thirteen eggs. In
exceptional cases as high as $40 per set
ting has been PAID. Fancybred cock
erels and bidlies command correspond
ingly high prices in sets. just now
Wyandottes are the rage. Fine speci-
mems of fancy fowls range in value from
$40 to 500 per trio. The best are pro-
duced in Massachusetts. Connecticut
and this state.
Samuel j. Tilden is one of the most
extensive amateur breeders of fancy
barnyard fowls. He has oil varieties of
turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks, etc.
His collection embraces about three
hundred chickens, it is said. He has
named one little bantam, who is partic-
ularly pugnacious, John Kelly. Will
lam H, Vanderbilt is o new buyer. His
most noteworthy purchase was at the
last chicken show, at which no paid So
for hair of white-crested black Po-
lands from Ohio. The Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher will talk chickens for
hours at . time. His favorite brands
are Leghorns aud he buys as many as
400 and 500 eggs in Q batch for hatch.
ing in the incubators on his farm up the
Hudson.-N. Y. Express,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20

Crude Petroleum ~ Wood 3Eo0o3vAttvo.
I believe crude petroleum to be the
cheapest and best wood preservative
ever discovered. Fresh, light petro-
leum, if applied warm, will penetrate
If the wood is dry-almost as readily as
water, and when wood is once saturated,
"it is there to stay"-water will not
wash it out. I am now, and have been
for years, aproducer of crude petroleum,
and I have yet to find board or piece
of timber connected, or otherwise, with
the works, that had been
once saturated, which is not sound
where the oil had touched
it, while frequently parts not oiled
have decayed rapidly. I have just fin
ished taking down, and making over in
to smaller ones, o wooden storage tank.
This was first built over years ago, and
left exposed to oil kinds Of weather.
We did not find one rotten spot in it;
everything was sound. have known
oil barrels, and also small tanks, to be
covered over with thin layer Of earth
and remain so, in one case, for over IA
years, and come out sound, Farmers,
as we'll as other builders. can save money
by liberal use of petroleum on all ex-
posed timber, lumber, or shingles.
Soak the fence posts with it before set
ting them. Saturate the bottom stills of
the barns and houses with it, and they
will last longer than anyother part of the
building. With regard to the danger
from fire, there is no increased risk Of
ter the first two OF three days.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20


q y tasss pour min ~ III, IA sss
Il n the Syven 10 - sGgyo Il with
sugar and orsan. 10 ~ ;alake s regn-
lar boiled custard qniAs tAin, md serve
Tor sauce.
'Childrsah pocket cakss me made
Of one pint q Hour mixed vii, The yolk
Of one egg: sweeten With ! cup Of brown
sugar, flavor with any favosite season
ing. mace oe nutmeg, or cinnamon.
Roll out quite thin and out in fancy
shapes. Bake quickly.
An appetising Wy 70 warm over pc.
tatoes i TO heat them In . saucepan
containing coffee cupful Of beef stock,
we'll seasoned with salt, pepper and .
little parsley which has first been
Drowned in butter; cut the potatoes in
thin slices, and let them cook slowly
until they ore saturated with the gravy
or liquor.
Lemon butter to fill tarts with is
made of one cup Of white sugar. three
eggs, butter the size Of half am egg, the
juice and rind of one large lemon.
Put this, after beating it we'll, into q
bright basin and set into . pan Of l,oil-
ing water. Stir it constantly until it
is thick. Small cakes are nice If split
aud put together with this jelly. II is
also very nice rs . filling for layer
cake.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20
Joking His Father.

Publications whose interest consists in
making hero of "bad boy" who
plays practical Jokes on his father, are
responsible for agood many imitators,
WHO will undertake the same discredit-
able fun. The trouble they are likely to
get into il suggested in the following
story, and may do something to offset
the effects of their dime. novel ambition
If not, then their own experience must
DO it.
"My father was very strict man with
his children" said one of the supreme
judges Of Arkansaw: "and l don't think
that l ever knew Aim t, swerve one
inch from a fixed purpose. He
looked upon boyish prank
asa violation Of the family law, and I
don't think On such an occasion he ever
Jailed to administer punishment. One
morning, while the family was at break.
fast, went out to the well, unwou"
the chain from the windlass, and let ] O
bucket go down to the water. Ithou.
it would be good joke to tell him that
the bucket was in the we'll, and Just as he
became concerned, to draw it up and
have laugh at his expense.
Buckets down in the well,"I said.
when entered the dining room. The
old gentleman didn't v anything. and
intended to correct the statement. but
bending my energies to the demands o,
boys keen appetite. forgot nv Joke.
'After breakfast, the old gentleman
walked to blacksmith's shop about four
miles distant, and had an iron L ook made,
He returned home, cut long pole, and
spent some time in fitting the hook On the
end of it. / noticed the work, but Il did
not occur to me that was the instiostor
of the performance. When the pole
was properly arranged, he went to the
veil and began to fish for the bucket.
The bucket that had lowered had been
dawn up, but the other one had been
let down. I was afraid to say ANYTHING.
80 l went down to the barn and PLAYED
around long time. Finally 1 went
back TO the house. reaching there iust
as the o d gentleman brought the buck.
ct from the we'll. He looked at the
chain, then at the windlass, then at me.
Didn't you tell me that the bucket
was in the well?'
Yes, SIR
q lie?' - ~
But it was in the we'll, wasn't it?'
and laughed, hoping to impress him
with the humorous side of the affair,
=" That's very funny the old gentle.
man replied; but I'd better take YOU In
band, or you might be telling FUNNY
stories in the Legislature one Of these
days. and taking up limb lie thrashed
me until all the humor faded from the
Joke. "-ArkansAw Traveller.