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The bee., 1884-02-23
Only Twenty,

A lady with daughter of uncertain
age, gave out that she was only 90. At a
party one evening she was speaking of
her daughter and lady remarked:
''How old did you say Mary was2"
'Mary is just past twenty"
"Ah! | should think she was older than
that"
Eyes, everybody takes her to be older
than she is because you see Mary has such
quiet ways. Good evening, Dr. Jones, :"
she said as an old gentleman came up,
we were just talking of Mary, and the
lady was quite surprised to hear me say
she was so young; you know she's only
twenty"
"Of course, Madam, of course; for I've
heard you tell it for the last ten years, at
least, and l have every condolences in any
thing you would say, Madam"
The bee., 1884-02-23
Fhe Star of Bethlehem.

Mr.. Frank Gilbert, in his new "W orlds
Historical and Actual, quotes the learned
Professor Gounmier as follows: In 1887
the ''Star of Bethlehem" will be once
more seen in "Cleopatra's Chair and
will be accompanied by total eclipse of
the sun and moon. The star only makes
its appearance every 315 years. 1t will
appear and illuminate the heavens, and
exceed in brilliancy even Jupeter when in
opposition to the sun, and therefore near
er to the sun and brightest. The mar
velous brilliancy of the ''Star of Bethle-
hem" in 1887 will surpass any of its
previous visitations. 1t will be seen even
by MONDAY, shining with a quick fash
ing light the entire year, after which it
will gradually decrease in brightness and
finally disappear, and not return to our
heavens until 2202, or 5ycars after 1887.
The star first attracted the attention of
modern astronomers in the year 1915. 1t
was then called new star. 1t was no
new star, however, for this was the star
which shone so brightly 4 B. c., and was
the star that illuminated the heavens at
the nativity of Christ.
The bee., 1884-02-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

TILToN.-Theodore Tilton is living in the
south of France.
SHERIDAN -Lieutenant-G General Sheridan
will review the Brooklyn grand army posts
on Decoration day.
HALL.-The Rev. DR.. John Hall, of New
York, receives $4,000 year salary, beside
a house rent free, and $1,000 for weekly
column in the Ledger from Robert Bonner.
LYMAN.-Mr d. H. Lyman, the new sec
ond assistant postmaster general, is a de-
voted checker-player, and is re egarded as a
hig authority ON the various problems of
that interesting game.
LANsDowNE.-Before leaving Montreal,
after the ice carnival, the Marquis of Laas-
downe, CanaGa's governor general, sent a
letter to the corporation acknowledging the
city's hospitality and inclosing a check for
500 to be distributed among public chari
ties
GRANT.-General Grant, says New York
letter, Will never be a well man again, and il
is doubtful if he VIII ever again 60 out of
the house General Grant, himself, says that
his in urS is s,uwly improving, but that pleu-
lisy and rheumatism have kept him III his
room, and part of the time in his bed.
NEwELL.-In detailed review of the his
tory of the Life-Saving Service. published in
the Tacoma wv. t. ledger, Governor Will
liam a. Newell, of WASHINGTON Territory,
stoutly maintains his title to be regarded as
the originator of that noble institution
with which, be says, 'I had rather be asso-
ciated as the inventor and first advocate,
than to be the rossessor of all the CORY hon
orS of the world.
TUTTLE.-Captain Tuttle, veteran whaler
and Arctic explorer, who has marvellous
history, IS now in Leadvllle. He and his
crew were wrecked of the Cannibal Islands,
where they were all killed and eaten by the
natives except the "a tain. who was crowne
king. He welded the sceTtre for many
wears, but finally weat TO the Sandwich Is
lands He is now in the United States trying
to regulate the tariff on sugar. He is seven
ty-two years o,d. but hale and hearty.
The bee., 1884-02-23

Two nlandaIins have been executed for
lnstigating the recent massacre of Christians
in Tonquin.
MEXICO wants 10000 feet of space in the
main building at the coming New Orleans
exposition, and I30, 900 feet outside for the
Mexican garden, the building for the Mexi-
can commission, and for a camping ground
for battalion of Mexican troopS. Over
S2OO,OOO has been appropriated by the Mexi-
cans, who viii send a magnificent band or
musicians and corps Of cadets.
SEVERAL persons were drowned, and an
immense pecuniaTy loss was sustained by a
waterspout in Arequipa, Peru, and its en-
virons.
MURDERS are now very numerous on the
Isthmus OF Panama.
DoNDoN's lord mayor presided over mass
meeting denunciatory of the British govern
ment's policy in Egypt.
Two members of the French chamber of
deputies have Just fought duel one receiv-
ing wound in the knee.
Ell MAHDI'S forces have evacuated their
position ten miles from Suakim. AT Sinkat
they killed 2U0 women and a number of
children. FL Mahdi recently sent two mol
lahs to the ruler OF the Kafa province, at
the source of the Blue Nile, to order him
and his subjects to renouucs fetish worship
they had delivered Ell Mahdi's orders, were
strangled by the natives.
A ROYAL commission has been appointed
TO inquire into the condition of the dwell
ings of Il he poor in Great Britain. The COM
mission includes Cardinal Manning, several
delegates from workingmen'S associations
and number of Irish and Scotch members
of parliament Sir Charles Dixie is chair
man of the commission.
GENERAL GORDON, after long and dan
gerous journey, arrived safely in Khartoum
and had proclamation posted recognizing
Ell Mahdi, the False Prophet, as Sultan of
Kodofan, remitting half the taxes, and
placing no restriction on thu slave trade
The Arabs of KhaItoum express great salts
faction.
A TRAIN containing King Humbert, the
Spanish mona "ch, who was returning from
hunting trip, was fired upon by four men on
the roadside. The fire was returned by the
carbineer guarding the train, and one of the
assai' ants was wounded. A bottle of gun
powder with a lighted fuse attached was
also thrown aboard the train, but was seized
before it could explode.
The bee., 1884-02-23
GLEANINGS.

THERE are $500 working WON @ n in Chica
go.
PEACH trees are in bloom at San Diego
Cal.
AMERICA supplies the world with turpen-
tine
FRESH cucumbers are fifty cents apiece in
New York
THE Modocs now number twenty-six fami-
lies OF 106 persons.
BOSTON has cremation society almost
ready for business.
JAPAN has 4, i33 miles of telegraph and
twenty-five miles of railway.
NJ DE LEssEFS predicts that the Pa mama
canal will be opened before 1888.
A THUG in India has recently been con-
victed of the poisoning of ninety-six victims.
In a single year the enormous sum of S27,-
100000 was paid out by Americans for match
eS.
WITHIN ten years the Northern Pacific
railroad has broken down two financiers jay
Cooke and Henry Willard.
1t is thought that the great Sioux India u
reservation of 81, 900 square miles will soon
be thrown open to settlement.
CANNED tomatoes, to the number of 2, ,943,-
,,79 cases, or &C, 645, $50 cans, were packed in
1888, the largest pack ever made.
KANSAS 1lTf, MO, was IN 1904 noGnlng
but huge river bluff, without even settle
ment. Now it is a city OF $4,000 inhabitants.
HENRY NJ CRIPPER, of Athens, Ohio, for
seventeen years railway mail agent between
Ora ton AMI Cincinnati, is a victim of rail-
road Paralysis, or nervous prostration,
caused by the perpetual tremor of the cars
for m9ny years.
SAN FRANCISCO invites sculptors to send
competitive plans for the statue of Francis
s. Key. author of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner." 1t will BE- placed in Golden Gate park,
which is being rapidly converted from a
desert to Paradise The estate of the late
James Lick, an eccentric wealthy person,
VIII LAY for the statue.
The bee., 1884-02-23
Sevinp-lIDcliine Tndustrv

These remarkable items p6flr into our Office
caly. Mr.. Ell. S. FULLER, with the New Home
Machine Company, of Orange. Mass, wri ey
May %, 1888: "I have used Hunts Re nedy
in my family for over ten years My wife
was troubled with catarrh of the bladder.
suffered intense rain in the kidneys and
'oIns, and urination was accomplished with
the greatest of agony. My friends thought
that she could not recover. We tried doctors
and medicine, and although better at times
would grow worse again. She was Obliged
to use the nrinal as many IS fifteen times i'm
night, and was growing worse daily. At
this time my attention was called to Hunts
Remedy, an1 concluded to try it, and after
using one bottle she was good deal better,
the inflammation was reduced, and the water
more natural. She began to gain in appetite
and fet no pain in the back and kidneys.
She could attend to her household work
without pain. and this had been Great
burden to do, even the lightest kind of work.
Alter using six bottles she was completely
cured. Since then l have had occasion to-
use hunts Remedy for kidney and liver com
plants, and found it to be just a. represented.
ana consider it a most wonderf ii medicine,
would not be without Hunts Remedy in
my family; and / have recommended il To
my friends here in Orange with equally good
results" eO"N
The bee., 1884-02-23
WashinPton,

The court of inquiry into the loss of the
Proteus, the vessel sent by the United States
TO the relief of the Greely expedition in the
Arctic regions, has male its report. The
report states that Lieutenant Darlington,
commander of the Proteus, committed
various errors of Judgment, and that Chief
Signal Officer HaZen, who SUI erintended the
fitting out of the Proteus expedition, did not
fully comprehend the necessities of the case;
at the same time the court is Of opinion that
no further proceedings before a general court
martial are called for
The United States Senate commit
tee of investigation into alleged political out
RACES in Copiah county, Miss, arrived at
New Orleans and examined witnesses.
FURTHER combinations by the Senate:
Commodore Edward Simpson to be rear-ad-
miral in the navy; Edward :. Stevens to be
consul at Victoria; Francis A Osgood to be
collector of customs for the district of Mar
blehead: Albert Schunemann, of Denver, to
be receiver of public moneys at Prescott,
Arizona.
In accordance with the recommendation
of Secretary Folger, the President has di-
rected the promotion of Lieutenant Rhodes,
of the revenue cutter Dexter, for gallant
and meritorious conduct on the occasion of
the City of Columbus disaster
The President has approved the Joint reso-
aution authorizing the sending of an expedi-
tion to the relief of GreeIy.
WITNESSES testified before the Senate
committee of investigation concerning the
election trouble between whites and blacks
at Danville, Va.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says the opinion
is gaining ground that it viii not be possible
for Congress TO adjourn before August.
ANOTHER sum of S20O,000 was added by
Joint resolution Of Congress to the S200,000
already appropriated for the relief Of the
Ohio flood sufferers.
SECRETARY FoLGER, acting for the Presi-
dent, has accepted the resignation of Mr.
John c. New as assistant secretary of the
treasury.
THE secretary of the treasury has issued
an order thanking the officers and men of
the revenue cutter Dexter for their bravery
during the City of Columbus disa ster, and
advancing Second. Lieutenant Rhodes TWEEN
ty-one numbers in his grade.
CAPTAIN A. w. KIRKLAND has been Sc
,ected to command the Greely relief eXpedi-
tion, and twelve line officers viii be needed,
six for each vessel
DURING January 12,0l5 emigrants arrived
In the United States.
THE conn ittees on education OF the two
Houses met Jointly to hear arguments in
favor of the massage of a, bill extending
national aid TO the States for educational
purposes. They were addressed by DR.
@. J. Orr, of Georgia; j. c. scarborough,
of North Carolina; A. Coward, of South Car
olina: A. J. Kickoff, of New York: j. NJ.
Holcombe. of Indiana; the Rev. I. W. Bick
nell. representing committee appointed by
the Inter State Educational convention at
Louisville, and c. c. Painter, secretary Of
the National Educational committee.
The bee., 1884-02-23
COMMITTEE WORK.
what is Going On in the COngressiOn-
aI(0m mitIee Rooms,

al mittee Rooms.
The House committee on the judiciary had
agreed upon report adverse to the woman S
suffrage advocates, but determined to hold
it until a delegation from the West could be
heard.
Only a comparatively small proportion of
the seventy-fi public building bills before
the House committee on public buildings
will be favorably reported.
The bill prohibiting the emigration Of
Chinese laborers under other names pending
before the foreign affairs committee, has
been reconstructed Mr.. Rice, of MaSachl- J.
sets, proved that its provisions violated
treaty stipuations.
Judge Melton, PittSburg capitalist, op-
posed before the House labor committee the
requests advanced before the committee by
labor organizations.
The House banking and currency commit
tee voted to report Summers bill limiting
the liability of national banks to that of
other debtors named in the limited liability
section of the revised statutes
The House committee on poStofficeS in
structed Mr.. Skinner to report favorably
his blu making an allowance for rent to
postoffices of the third class. Mr.. Money
was also instructed to report favorably his
bill striking from Section 1893 revised
statutes the word fraudulent before the
word lottery" This is designed to prevent
the use of the mails by any lottery company.
The house committee on commerce has
concluded consideration of the first section
of the Reagan bill to regulate Interstate COM
merce, and has decided to embody it in the
proposed interstate commerce bill. The Sec
ton makes it unlawful for railroad COM
panieS TO charge or receive from any person
or persons any greater or less rate or
amount Of freight compensation or reward
than is charged to or received from any
other person or persons for like and con-
temporaneous services. All charges shall be
reasonable and railroad companies shall fur
nish without discrimination the same facili-
ties for the transportation of goods. Any
break, stoppage or interruption to prevent
the carriage of any property from the place
of shipment to tie place OF destination is pro-
hibited unless the stoppage may be made for
scme necessary purpose.
The bee., 1884-02-23
LATEST NEWS.

A dispatch from Salt Lake, Utah, says =
4 landslide near Ontario mine, al
Park City, destroyed the house OF
Vim. Rich, killing his three children
and injuring his wife fatally. The
citizens are moving out of the gulch away
from the back street, of Park City. The
snow is deeper there than ever before, and is
still falling. Trains on the Utah and North
ecn and Oregon Short Line in Idaho are
blockaded.
The floods in the OhioVallley are receding
leaving the evidence of great devastation
wherever the submerged towns become V is
ible.
Winfield Scott Schley, of Maryland. has
been appo inted commander of the Greedy
relief expedition.
The bee., 1884-02-23

The electric light seems to be set
Ting down to steady business. Milan
is lighting its tram-cars with it, and
there is talk of its employment on
some of the tramway lines in London.
Nearly all the great English railways
are going to use it in their carriages.
Mr.. Alfred de Rothschild lights his
brougham with it. Mr.. Swan, of
Swan & Edgar. uses it all over his
residence at Bromley. and several pri-
vate residences in the West End of
London are illuminated from cellar tc
garret by movable lamps, which are
placed amid flowers, in epergnes, on
the table, and even attached to the
heads of some of the beds for those
who desire to burn the midnight
carbon.
The bee., 1884-02-23

The last English census reveals the
encouraging fact that the proportion
of the blind to the population has de-
creased with each successive enumera-
tion since 1851, in which year account
of them was taken for the first time.
The decrease in the decade ending in
1881 was much greater than in either
of the preceding decennial intervals
the number OF cases returned on this
latter occasion being 22,832, equal to
one blind person in every 1888. This
decrease is fairly attributable to the
progressive improvement in the surgi-
Cal treatment of affections of the eye.
and to the diminished prevalence
among children of smallpox.
The bee., 1884-02-23

Years ago I was attacked with the most lsn
Intense and deathly pains in my back and
-6iipsys
Extending to the end of my toes ard j.
my brain!
(Which made me dsliriousl
"From agony.
1T took three men to hold me on nv had
at times.
"The doctors tried in vain to relieve ~.
But to no purpose.
Morphine and other opiates
"Had no effect!
"After two months I was given up to dis,
"When my wife
"Heard a neighbOr tel what Hon B;t,o,,
had done for her, she at once got ana 80
me some. TLs first dose easel nv. 80, So
and seemed to go hunting through nv, .,,'N 80.
TEN for the pain. ~
The second dose essed me- 40 rnrrI IL,
/ slept two hours, something had not A.
for two months. Befors / had Use \ fraL,.
ties was well and at work, as hard - ..
man could, for over three weeks. b,t Tcrc-l.-,
too hard for my strength, and taking h.,
cold, / was taken with the most acn.o-.r5
-VE 90
TINT was syer known. called tho 5o,.[.l
again, and af,er several weeks they left No..
cripple on erutehes for life, as they sail
met friend and told him my case. and :,
said Hop Bitters had cured him and uo,I1
cure me. l pCoacd at him, bu. he v,. y,
earnest Twas induced to use them aco;r II
less than four weeks / threw away uv
Clutches and went to work lightly and kent
on using tie Bltters for five week, un.iI
became as well a any man living. and have
been so for six years stree. 1t also cutet
my wife, who had been so for yeus: and has
kept her and my children we'll and Eea,ty
with from two TO three bottles pr year.
There Ia 10 need to be sick at all if these
Bitters are Used,--J. J. BERz, ex-Superyisor.
I" That poor invalid wife
"SiSter.
"MotLe-.
"Or daugttarl
"Can be made the picture of heath.
with few bottles of Hop B tters
"WW B6u let H~m snFrFg"
The bee., 1884-02-23

Overlooking is very prevalent
source of disease, especially in young
farm animals. 1t is also waste of
food, and SO becomes a double injury
to the farmer, Prof. kn p, of Iowa,
declared that the farmers Of that
State waste $15,0OO,0O0 annually in
Oyer-feeding their col and hor :es.
"He might have added" says the New
York Times San equal sum in loss of
service by sease frtm Cverfeeding.
He says that two quarts Of oats and
two ears of corn twice a day is liberal
feeding for a young horse, (and we
would add a full grown one when not
hard worked, and that moderate
feeding conduces to vigorous health
and good old age"
The bee., 1884-02-23
A Turky FfiShprman

In the vast amount of business trans
acted at the Baltimore, Md, postoffice,
N1r. M. V. Bailey, superintendent of the
mails is kept exceedingly busy, but some
how ne finds a spare hour or day to go
fishing, and from his experience he gives
his testimony, that St. Jacobs Oil is the
best remedy in the world for rheumatism,
sprains, sore feet and joints, bruises, ETC.
1t is the remedy for fishermen and gum
ners, who should always keep bottle on
hand.
The bee., 1884-02-23
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
Senate

Mr.. Hale, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported unfavorably and moved the
indefinite postponement of the joint resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson, limiting
the amount of money to be expended
by the President on the Greedy relief
hees offered a resolution directing
the secretary of the interior to withhold ap-
proval of selections of lands made by the
Northern Pacific Railroad company within
certain indemnity limits. -. The Senate con-
sidered the Mcpherson banking bill and Mr..
Bayard delivered an address in its support
Mr.. Sawyer called up the bill recently
reported from the committee on post
offices AMI post roads, making all public
roads and highways post routes and after
some amendment it was passed. A resolu-
tion was agreed to directing the committee on
finance to consider the expediency of provid-
ing by general legislation for the change of
names of national banks, and to report by
bill or otherwise at the present session =.
Mr.. Logan introduced a bill to provide that
persons honorably discharged from the mill
tary or naval service of the United States
shall be preferred for appointment to civil
offices, provided they are found to possess
the necessary business capacity.
The Senate spent most of a day again dis
cussing Mr.. McPherson's National Bank
Note bill and the proposed amendments to
it. Mr. Plumb argued against the bill. He
said the national debt should be paid off as
soon as possible, and what was wanted was
something to take the PLACE of the bank cir
lation as it was withdrawn from time to
time He offere1 an; amendment pro-
viding for the issuing of treasury notes to
take the place of the circulation of the banks
as it is surrendered. Mr.. Sherman's amend
ment. providing that if any of the bonds de-
posted bore interest higher than three per
cent. additional notes should be issued equal
4. Al. e
per cent accruing before maturity, was voted
down, AZ nays to yeas
The bee., 1884-02-23

DR.. S. B. Britain says: Gas q rule physi-
clans do not by their professional methods
build up the female constitution, and thev
seldom cure the disease to which it is always
liable IN our variable climate and under our
Imperfect civilization. Special remedies are
often required to restore organic harmony
and to strengthen the enfeebled powers of
womanhood. Among the very best of these
remedies | assign prominent place to Mrs.
Pinkham's Vegetable compound"
The bee., 1884-02-23

MENsMAN's PEpToN1zED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation OF beef containing it's entire nuii.it-
nous properties. 1t contains blood-makinc.
force generating and life-sustaining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostratlon, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result OF exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. swell, Hazard (
Co., Proprietors. New York. Sold by druggists.
The bee., 1884-02-23
House.

The Senate bill for the construction of a
building for the library of Congress was
taken from the Speakers table and referred
tn the committee on the library . The
House resumed consideration of the con-
tested election case of Chalmers against
Manning. A debate ensued, but no action
was taken.
The House resumed the debate on the
Mississippi contested election case of Chal-
merS against Manning. The monotony of
the proceedings was broken by Mr.. Curtin,
who took Mr.. Manning by the arm, led
him to the bar of the House, and demanded
that he be sworn as member Mr.. Cal
kins raised a point of order, but the speaker
said there was no necessity for deciding
such a question, as the chair would not
undertake to administer the oath of office
to person claiming TO be member elect,
when h.he House itself was considering his
right TO the seat. The minority resolution.
declaring Manning's credentials to be per-
feet was rejected 40 to 10j. The majority
resolution, discharging the committee on
elections from consideration Of the prima
facie case, and leaving the seat vacant until
the case was decided on its merits, was then
adopted
The bee., 1884-02-23

DR.. Pierce's ''Favorite Prescription is not
extolled as 'cure- all, " but admirably fulfls
a singleness of purpose, being a most potent
specific in those chronic weaknesses peculiar
to women. Particulars in DR.. Pierce's PAM
phlet treatise on Diseases peculiar to
Women, 96pages sent for three stamps. Ad-
dress WORLD 8 DIsPENsARY MEDICAL Assoc1A-
TON, Buffalo. n. Y
The bee., 1884-02-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Plans have been prepared for the
construction of large hall, to be
called the Sale de Travail, or Labor
Hall, in Paris, close to the Hotel de
Vile, where men can meet their EN-
ployers and arrange their terms.
There will be besides the central hall,
eighty rooms for the syndicates of
different trades. The cost of the con-
struction is borne by the city.