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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
INDIAN, NOT SPANISH.
Some of the Names Which California
People WrestIe With.

Some of the Names Which California
People WrestIe With.
Many of the California names that
are supposed to be Spanish are in
reality Indian. The disappearance of
the Calf ornia Indians is little less than
extinction, and offers one of the most
remarkable samples of the way in
which the red man dies out before the
progress of the white. The tribes are
quite numerous, some of the MOke-
lumne, the Tolumne, Chowchillas,
Costumes, Colusa, Mojave (Arizona),
Tehachpi, Tamals or Tamales, Cuca-
mongas, Inyo, Mono, Modoc, Yolo,
Yuba, Klamath or Klamath, Tshastl or
Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Cahuilla,
Saticoy, Wynemer or Hueneme, Suscol.
Ternecula, Ukiah, Guyana, Myacinas,
Bolbones, Sulicos, Hulchica and Hoo
pah are all Indian and are nearly all
the names of tribes long since disap-
peared, bearing with them the mean
ing of their names, Fortunately some
of them have been preserved. SOnoma
or ZonOma, for instance, means the
valley of the moon; Temescal is the
Indian for sweathouse; Yreka is a
corruption of Wi-e-kah and means
white, being the Indian and most ap-
propriate name for Mount Shasta; Napa
is the Indian for fish; Marin was the
last chief of the Tamales Indians; Mo-
doc means strange or stranger, or hos
tile; Tahoe. the big or deep water;
YoiO, rush land; Yosemite, big grizzly
bear; SiskiyOu was an Indian chief;
Stanislaus was the name given to
Christianized Indian chief; Aptos means
the meeting of the streams: Sequouia
or Sequoyal, was a Cherokee, better
known as George Guess, who invented
a tribal alphabet; Klameth was an In
dian chief; so was Sequel, and so was
Suscol; Elembender Oake County, is
the Indian for paradise; Petaluma is
the Indiana for duck-pond; Suisum
means big expanse, and Tamalpais is
composite word meaning the country
(pais, Spanish, region) of the Tamals
-BufalO Times.
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TEA WITH TARTARS.
How an Englishman Supped in True ORR
entail Fashion.

How an Englishman Supped in True ORR
entail Fashion.
cart a Russian?" asks the tall, brown
Bashkir, forgetting for moment all
his dignity, as he offers his visitor a
glass of fresh mares milk, to refuse
which would be like refusing to smoke
the pipe of peace with a red Indian,
and, without waiting for a reply, he
continues, ''Wlt stay to tea and be our
guest?' An affirmative answer puts
the whole family in the best of spirits
The old Tartar with arms folded across
his chest, kneels near the curtain door
way, where now and again the rough
head of a pretty foal looks in. The
Bashkir and Kirghiz couple take their
guests, the men sitting cross-legged on
the felt-covered floor, while the women
kneel and attentively listen to the con-
versation. OF chairs and tables there
are none. After the ruddy Kirghiz
woman has put the large Russian sam
oyar on the floor, and brought in a
dish of some forty boiled eggs-five
eggs being the portion allotted to each
member of the small communicable
begins to clean the teapot, Tartar fash
ion. That is to say she licks it care
fully (only on the Outside), and then
applies the lower part of her tlowery
dress as substitute for a dishcloth.
While the baby slumbers peacefully, her
braceleted wrists just peeping out from
under the petticOat serving for cover
let, the mother turns her yelled and tur-
baned head aside, and, reaching loa
of bread, bites piece out of it without
the formality of knife.
While conversation was carried on
the younger woman had finished her
preparation, few large loaves were
rolled into the middle of the tent, the
overlooking cups were passed around;
a glass of mares milk followed. The
bread for the visitors was, in honor of
the occasion, cut by the Bashki's small
pocket knife, butter was then put on
by means of the spoon, which after
each dip, was licked by the Tartar with
much gustO. The hosts dispensed with
both knife and butter spoon, tearing
the bread and scOOping out the butter
in the hollow of their hand, then rub
bling into the bread as much of it as
possible, and smacking their lips over
their savory meal.
Here the summons came that it was
time for the mares to be MIXED; the
old Tartar slowly rose from his knees,
the Bashkir shut up his pocket knife
with deprecatory remark on English
pocket-knives generally, the remaining
loaf was rolled into corner. the visit
ors' half-emptied cups and untouched
bread and butter were eagerly con-
sumed by their friendly hosts, and out
we all marched with much shaking of
hands and many invitations to come
again and be their guests.-PaU Mall
Gnzette
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Area of grant claimed by the company;
question of correct area pending in this ofhce.
= But little land in addition to the amount
already patented available for the grant
With the exception of the two companies
last named, the basis of the above estimates
Is stated IN Commissioners report OF Feoru-
airy 3, 1884, on questions submitted to the de-
partment by Hon. G. w. Cassidy, Chairman
committee on Pacific Railroad, House OF
Representatives. The above statement in
cludes all grants earned by construction OF
the road within he'time fixed by law, where
payment OF cost of surveying lands is re
CURED, except those for the Saint Joseph
Denver City Railroad COMPARATIVELY
adjusted and costs paid-and the branch line
OF the southern Pacific Railroad-costs PAID
as far as lands have been selected The com
pames in laches as to construction, which
are required to pay such costs are: North
ern Pacihc, Atlantic u Pacific, southern Pa
enc, main line, Texas x Pacific, New Orleans
Pacific, California s. Oregon tnow cOnsoli-
dated with Central Pacificl Oregon Califor-
MA and Oregon Central.
ILLEGAL FENCING OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
In my last annual report called attention
to numerous complaints made concerning
the Illegal fencing of the public land. and
urged some legislation by which such Illegal
FENCES might be summarily removed without
the delay and expense of suit in court. |
regret to say that Congress has so far failed
TO take action on this subject. number OF
suits have been instituted by the Department
or Justice at the request of this Department,
20 compel the parties to remove such fences.
put such proceedings involve much time and
continue in possession of such fenced lands,
appeals will be taken 10 the Supreme Court
of the United States. and the Government
put to the great expense and the land with
held from occupation under the settlement
laws. L trust that some legislation may be
had that will enable tho Department in Il
summary way to destroy these fences where
tho builders refuse TO take them down. 1t
has been claimed by some that the power
exists in the Department TO destroy these
fences as INSTRUCTIONS on the public lands.
1t this is so the Department has no means at
its disposal to pay the expenses of such re-
mOval neither has the Department of JUS
tice. Authority should be given to remove
such Instructions, and provisions made for
the payment of the persons employed to do
such work. M. ...E.
LAPSED GRANTS.
In reference to lapSed grants the Secretary
says he hopes that Congress may speedily do
something. He says that owing to the decis
iOh of Schulenber VS.. Hartman the Depart
ment cannot treat grants as public property
and they remain TO all intents private prop
erty and beyond the control of the Depart
inent.
PENSIONS.
The report of the Commissioner of Pen
siOns show that at the close of the fiscal year
1854, there were j., 156 pensions
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FORCED TO RESIGN.
AttOrney-General Miller, of Winnipeg Re
quested to Resign by the Dominion Gov
ernment-He Hits Back.

AttOrney-General Miller, of Winnipeg Re
quested to Resign by the Dominion Gov
ernment-He Hits Back.
WINNIPEG, NAN, November p.
The pressure brought to bear on tn,
Government by indignation at the fog
ging of Prisoner Mccormack at the insti
CATION of Attorney-General Miller, has
been so great that the Government ha'
been compelled to demand his resigna
ton. Miller will leave the Government
in about q week. General appreciation is
felt at the action of the Government.
In the full court yesterday Attorney
General Miller moved for a rule call
ing upon the Hon. S. c. Biggs, T
H. Preston, and C. W. Handscombe
proprietor, editor, and reporter, respec
lively, of the Winnipeg Daily Sun, to ap-
pear and show cause why they should
not be indicted for criminal libel, fol
publishing an article in which Miller
is accused, while a Superior Court
Judge, of aiding prisoner who
came from the same town as himself
to escape justice. The prisoner was &C.
cuscd of theft, and money was found or
him. The rule was granted, and the case
will come up il few days.
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The Value of a Foot.
BGOoHLYN. y. Y, NoYemb

BGOOhLYN, y. l., NOVEMBER %.
John Coonther brought action in the
Kings County Court against George T
Harris to recover $4,000 damages for in
juries which he sustained while working
on the West Shore Railroad. The de-
PENDANT was a railroad contractor, and
employed plaintiff to work on section
between Cornwall and Kingston. He
went up just above Newburgh with
gravel train, and while helping load
cars a bank caved in crushed his foo
so badly that it had to be amputatcG
The jury gave the plaintiff $4,000.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
COMPRESSED WATER"
Is There Such n Thing, and If So, How
Does 1t Work.

Does 1t Work.
About the year 1910 Francis Bacon
experimental in the question as to
whether liquids are compressible or no.
He filled a small leaden sphere with
water, Theoretically sealed, and exposed
it to very high pressure; and the re-
suit of his experiment was such as to
satisfy him that water (and other
liquids, he added were non-compresSi-
ble-a view on the subject that was
adopted and adhered to by the whole
scientific world for some centuries. In
modern times, and by means of most
careful research and very elaborate APP
paratus, it has been found that Bacon's
law Is not strictly correct, though not
very lar from the mark 1t is now
established that liquids are susceptible
of certain amount of compression,
the statement of affairs. in the case of
water, being that for a pressure equal
to that of the atmosphere water expe-
rienceS a compression of 0.0005 part of
its original volume. In other words
and the fact Is of Importance as being
the one on which the laws of hydraulics
are based-and for all practical pur-
poses water may be said to be nom
cOmpreSsible.
The above being borne in mind, it is
with some mental perplexity that one
turns TO paragraph, that has been
going the rounds of the scientific and
mechanical journals lately, descrip-
tive of an alleged French invention
in tho Of &
ing with compressed water" The
Iron Age takes notice of tie mat
ter, and says that Mr. Brandt, in the
piercing of the St. Gothard, invented q
special apparatus in which compressed
water was substituted for compressed
air. A variety of figures as to the
construction of the machine are given,
together with some account of the
work that it was applied to in the st.
GOthard undertaking, an opportunity
being taken to commend French inge-
nuity as eXemplified in this particular.
We could understand the whole
affair and find Ineligible, if, in the
paragraphs we have alluded to, a
typographical or other literary error
has been committed, and for COM
pressed water compressed air should
be read; and we could understand it on
the hypothesis that the idea spoken of
is one of those extravagant and wild
things that one hears of the Patent
Office being from time to time aston
iShed with.
But we can not comprehend it in any
other wayl
VIII some of our readers. who have
made special study of the laws of
hydraulics and the properties of water.
favor US with some expressions of
opinion as to what a compressed
water" engine would be.-NidldHd IN
duStriaL GEzCtte.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
wor,an's Suffering and Relief

Those languid, tiresome sensations, causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet;
that constant drain that is taking from your
system all its former elasticity; driving the
bloom from your cheeks; that continual strain
upon your vital forces, rendering you irrita-
BILE and fretful, can easily be removed by tho
use of that marvellous remedy, Hop Bitters-
Irregularities and distractions of your sys-
tenn are relieved at once, while the special
causes Of periodical pain are permanently re-
moved. None receive so much benefit, and
none are so profoundly grateful. and show
such an interest In recommending Hop Bitters
as ROmnn.
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Status of a Noted Canadian,

TORONTO, ONT., NOV tmDer ..
The ceremony of unwilling the statue OF
Hon. George Brown was performed to-day
by Hon. Alex. Mckenzie. Notwithstand-
ing the inclement weather, large gather
ing witnessed the ceremony. After the
unwilling tie party adjourned TO the con-
vocation hall of the University, where
Hon. Oliver Mowat delivered an eulo-
CYSTIC address. He was followed by Sen
ator Allan, representing the Conserva-
tives, who also eulogized the deceased
statesman. The statue was then formal
ly handed over TO the city and accepted
by Mayor Boswell in few appropriate
remarks
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

-"Why am ole Aunt Ann like neigh
Dor Parsons dorg?" asked little black
Pete, as he tumbled into bis fathers
presence. Cant tole yer, honey"
replied the delighted father, as he
stroked the knotty kinks on the child's
head why am it, sonny?" par
sons purp is black and tan, amt it?''
Eyes, in course it be-" replied the old
man. well, amt she black Aunt
Ann, too?" and the youngster turned
two hand-springs and lighted on the
front sidewalk.-Boston Post.
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Commissioner of Railroads.

The report of the Commissioner gives the
operations of his Department during the ifs
cal year ended June 30, 1884. The property
has all been examined. Detailed statements
are submitted relative TO all Indebtedness.
Statements of the sinking funds of the Vim
ton and Central Pacific Roads are also given.
BOND AND INTEREST.
The following shows the account of
moneys in the sinking fund held by the
Treasurer of the United States. and of the
cOmnenS2tiOn for services not Settled:
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A Postal Gard Story.

/ was affected with kidney and urinary
Trouble
" For twelve years.
After trying all the doctors and patent
medicines could hear Of, l used two bot
ties of Hop
".Bitters;"
And am perfectly cured. / keep It
"All the timer respectfully, b. f. Booth.
Salisbury, Tenn--May 4, 1888.
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JOSIAH DAVIS, North Middletown, KY,
writes: " / am now using box oil HENRY'S
CARBOLIC SALvE upon an ulcer. My ulcer
was caused by varicoSe veins, and was pro-
nounced incurable by my doctors. HENRY'S
CARBoLIC SALvE is effecting a cure"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

WHEN young man is lingering the cash
left him by his grandfather can it be said
he is reyeling in his ancestral haulsy
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

THE artists who embellish this city from
time to time with brilliant coats of red
paint never use water colors.-LO.1eH CLi-
zen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

Pixies TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, &c.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. &c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions-
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Sln1 Q2l rQl 0S

CONDITION OF SINKING FUND ACCOUNT.
The sinking funds of the Union and Central
the United States under the act of May Z,
1878, amounted to 5000 089.S2 on June 30
1894, the Union Pacific having to it's credit
s.. 4S, 1884 and the Central Pacific, S2,64S,-
523.4S.
Investments have been made by the Secre-
tnry of the Treasury as follows:
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$4,000 Lost.

"a tour TO Europe that cost me 5000. done
tine less good than one bottle OF Hop Bitters;
"they also cured my wife of fifteen years
NERVOUS weakness, sleeplessness and dys-
pepsia-" Z NJ, Auburn, ". Z. :;
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Trough on Corns." 15c. Ask for it. Complete
cure, hard or soft corns, warts, bunions.
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THE man who "keeps" his word never
speaks
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Baby Saved.

We are so thankful to say that our nursing
baby was permanently cured Of q dangerous
and pro.-acted constipation and irregularity
OF the bowels by the use OF Hop Bitters by It's
mother which at the same time restored her
to perfect health and strength
The Parents, Rochester, N. 7.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

Rough on Pain" Porous Plaster. for lack
ache, Pains in the Chest rheumatism. &c.
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"Rough on Coughs" Troches. 15c; Liquid, &c,
for Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

WHEN is farmer a tailor? When he
sowS corn-patch-
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Experience of nearly IL year and q half ap-
proves i'll great measure the efficiency OF
clerks examined under civil service rules.
The Secretary believes civil service methods
good as followed under the law and thinks
the system ought to have the support of both
the legislative and executive departments of
the Government.
H NJ TELLER Secretary
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

The popular dentist is n everybody's
mouth.
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RRAproRn. Pa Nav 8 Is

bRADFORD, FL, May ., IoIJ.
It has cured me of several diseases, such as
nervousness, sickness at the stomach, month
~ troubles, etc. I have not seen sick day in
a year, since took Hop Btters- All my neigh
oors Use them. Mrs FANNIE GREEN.
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Training schools, Carlisle,
Forest Grove, etc ........ 81 g 3
Pupils in training schools. 61Q 1,1S5 685
Boarding schools on or
near reservations. ... T9 So 4
Pupils in such schools. 4.EGT, 5,034 81
Children placed in various 81"
schools throughout the l.
country ................... Is2 579 457
Day SchOols............... HI lbs Ii
Total number of day pupils 5IR! 5IS6I "a
Total number of boarding
pupils ...N 5.139I 6sOsI 1859
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So. BROWNSVILLE, o., May ], -.
srR5-I have been suffering ten years, and
tried your Hop Bitters, and 1t done me more
good than all the doctors
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ASSETS.
Cost of road and
equipment. .sl57a2s, 1S7.u
Fuel, material and
stores on hand -. 2,4S2243.6T
Cash on hand. LIE, 070.S5
Company's Stocks
and bonds owned
by company 2,072, $500
Sinking fund in
hands of trustees
cash. ........ I7O,sCe.21
Bills and accounts
receivable. ....... 2,g13, 1890
Bonds and stocks of
other companies
cost. 36,s53,4l4-5I
Miscellaneous in
vestments ....... s66,6H14
Interest repaid the
United States by
transportation. T,e31, 3415
Due from the Uni
ted States for
transportation. 9,G9S, 252.1 IL
Land contract and
and land cash. -. 1865, 479.O9
Advances payable in
bonds and stocks. 1881 ,O95.5O
Sinking fund in Uni
ted States Treas
ury... 2,SU, lOO-UO
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~ None genuine WITHOUT puncn Of greeu
Hops ON the white label. Shun all the vile. pois-
orolis stun VITA "aop cr.. Ho,s in their Ea-r-s-
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1S,g15.13.S6
bureau of Education.
Civil SeryiC

- The commissioner renewS his recommen-
\ dations for Federal aid in public primary ed
|
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ITEMS,

ITEMS. 1888 1884 -.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-27
WHOLESALE PRODUCE LIST

List OF Buying Prlces OF Produce
q the Salt Lake Market, corrected
Semi-weekly for the SALT LAKE
HERALD, by Sears s. Eiddle.
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RIPPLES.

What beautiful example of sim.
plicity is set by that useful animal.
the domestic cat, which rises at 8
o'clo k, am, washes its face with
it's right hand, gives its tail three
jerks, and 10 ready dressed for the
dayl
Now the drummer starts abroad
And forgets his bill for board.
With his samples and his Saratoga trunk.
trunk, trunk;
And the slirnlet in his sack,
His coat tails now doth lack,
While his ulsterette is cared for by his
"une'," "unc'," "unc."
Sydney Smith bad a brother dis,
tinguished for his talents, but ex-
ceedingly sedate, having no ele-
ments of wit or humor in his
position. Sydney said that she
and his brother contradicted the law
of gravitation, for his brother had
risen 10y his gravity and he had sunk
by his levity."
THE TWO WATCHES.
We keep the watch together,
Doubt and I.
In streets of midnight weather
Doubt and
Stand peering into darkness,
FOrebodtug rock snd hoal;
Or shrinking in our weakness
From waves that DER us roll
We pace the deck together.
Faith and /,
And catch ia darkest weather
The fsr.off eastern sky,
Where, rob IN dazzling splendor,
Shine planet, Star ana Gun,
Whore, lost in truth eternal,
Doubt, Faith and I are one,
-Heine.
PRESENCE OF MIND.
A lady stepped into the sanctum
this morning and said sweetly:
"Will you be kind enough to let
me look at The Christian at Work? ?"
The horse editor blushed little,
but had the presence OF mind to say:
Certainly, madam; what can l
do for yon p
UTILITIES OF WEDDING CAKE.
Arabella-How kind it IS of you
to print such a nice notice of my
wedding. I told you, didn't I, that
/ made my wedding cake myself?
Editor-Yee, but it was unneces
sary. knew at once that it was
made by your fair hands.
Arabella-Then the piece [ sent
you arrived safely. Did you take it
home and dream over it?
Editor-Well, no. You see, l need
it in the office.
Araoella-Why, what for?
Editor-1t makes lovely paper
Observation-Disclosures Call.
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Saved his Child.

I'm. Eutaw ST., Baltimore, Nd.
Feb. II, 1880.
Gents Upon the recommends
ton of a friend tried BRowN'S
IRON BIrTERs as a tonic and re-
storative for my daughter, whom
I was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having lost three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the care OF
eminent physicians, l was 10th to
believe that anything could arrest
the progress of the disease, but, to
my great surprise, before my daugh-
ter had taken one bottle of BROWNS
IRON BITTERs, she began to mend
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonics were re-
quired :" and when informed that
the elder sister was taking BROWNS
IRON BIrTERs, responded THAT IS
= good tonic, take IL"
,AOeRAM PHELPS
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BROWNS IRON BITTERs efectuai-
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con-
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc