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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06

he 20. on the train After awhile this
got nonotonous. II wA also very e1-
peaslve.
A .xppy thought occurred TO Dusei-
meys. He knew mechanic who was
genius in his wav Duseimeyer explained
that he wanted railroad bed. tie
wanted bed that would rattle. Jump
about like a ear. blow off steam, and
snort ike a locomotive. The mechani-
cal genius went to work, and in short
time he had the bed ready
1t wa, brought iato the bed room. and
that night he tried it. he touched
button The bed swaged about. ratified,
and Jumped. Every few minutes there
was = sound. as if door WAS banged
Every once in a while il srOrted Ike
locomotive. How hspP. was Dusel-
never, He slept ike stop He dresint
that he was in Heaven. and he saw the
mechanical genius with halo around
his head like saints.
When he awokc he was being shook
up lust ~ IL he was travelling on q
limited express. 1t Snorte@ beautifully.
Now" said Duselmeyer. 81 il just
SLOW ub, and &c, out at the next STA
ton"
He was not quite sure which WAS the
right button 20 press IN order I" stop tHs
bed. He pressed one of the buttons, out
the result was tina: he was nearly shaken
out of the bed He had pulled open the
throtile-yalve, and the bed was going
through all the motions Of a lightning
express train running Al the rate of sew
entv miles su hour.
Duselmever pressed another button
Whew, There was a shrek of danger
from the steam whistle. There was
strange grinding sound The bed began
to buck like n Texas COW pony. At ias'
it hurled DuseiWeyer against the wall
with trightful violence. and tumbled
over on one side.
Duselmever was not fatally injured
by the bed bei,g ditched. The mechanl-
cal genius was sent for He explained
that he had forgotten 10 tell DuSelmevel
about the attachment for jumping the
track. However. DuSelmeyer had found
I out all about il without any assistance
! Duselmaver. in the meantime. had got
married. and his wife mother carried
out = previous threat of paving the un-
happy couple visit. She even went 50
far as 70 hint that she was going to make
him two visits a vear-each one TO last
six months.
What did the wicked DuSelmever do?
he put the railroad bed-which ou'-
wardIv looked like any other bed-into
the old ladv's ruom. AMI he sneaked IN
after she was fast asleep and put the
! machinery to work. How she beloved
and went on, In her frenzy she touched
the button that threw the train into the
ditch. Once more the bed asserted
itself. The old lady caromed on the
ceiling. and next morning she said sh'
preferred quiet life at her own home
Duselmeyer honored her whims in thii
respect.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06

fOriginal'
We viii touch thee lightly. Life
Float upon thy crested waves,
Nor once dream that far below
Dead men have their grave.
Life may hideOus secrets have,
OF them We viii never CUES.
Laugh and love, and If Inon weep,
Laugh and love no less
We will live then gaylv, Life,
Brief thou art at very best
Dance and sing, then sing and dance,
AT the end i rest
Actions louiest trump"t~ blow,
Mad reformers cymhal~ clash.
We viii haze our golden dreams,
Not your conflicts rash
We shall lose thee quickly, Life,
Glad and merry is our pace,
But well meet whate'er We tind
With a smiling face.
Laugh and love, oh, brothers mine,
Useless knowledge, useless fame,
Laugh and love, and though We die,
Laugh and love the same
HATTIE TYING GRISwOLD
COLUMBUS, Wis, Dec. =
The proprietors of two French Sho"tin!
galleries Were poisoned recently by tn
use of mercurial Illuminating caps.
In London the other day DuIInuch So,
for $3.50.
The American colony in Paris number
about 5, 600 persons.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06
CAP AND BELLS.

MIDDLETowK, Del, Dec. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
State Press Comment on IFS COmp1'
Si'i0l and Character,
A Trusty Trio With Energy and AbiI-
1t Sufficient to Cope With
the Salary.

The Power Behind the Commission.
Republican Valley Echo.
The railroad law passed by the leglala-
ture last winter went into effect June
LIST. The board of commissioners, con-
eisting of Secretary of State Roggeu,
Attorney General Leese, and Auditor
Bah have opened IN Office In the
east wing of the capitol, In the same
room used by the house railroad commit
tee. They have appointed secretaries as
follows: Frat congressional district,
Chas. 81. Gere, editor of State Journal;
Second district, Chas. Buschow, of Red
Cloud; Third district, B. +. Cowdry, of
Columbus.
AS the regulation of railroad matters Is
becoming o national as well as a state
question, any movement In this direction
naturally excites a widespread Interest,
and provokes general comment. The
state papers criticize these appointments
from different points of view. AS might
be expected the Omaha Republican, the
State Journal, the Hastings Gazette Jour
nal, are prominent railroad champions,
while the Omaha BEE, the Nebraska Sig
nsl, the Grand Island Independent,
York Times, Sutton Register, come to
the front on the other side.
The Republican ina column editorial
Saturday, accuses the BEE of trying to
create q prsjlducs Against the new com
mission before 1t has any opportunity
to prove either Its merits or demerl's.
Now we believe In giving the
newly appointed board q fair chance
and il they manifest o disposition
to bring about the desired relief, let us
help them,--st do not let us throw any
stumbling block In their way.
We say further, that we behave the
secretaries themselves are disposed to do
all the law contemplates, (Which won't
| tax their energies very seriously but on
the other hand va are obliged to admit
that the power behind them, to which
they owe their positions on the board is
not above suspicion, and the dear people
may lave something to say about 1t when
the right time comes
We are pleased to learn that Attorney
General Leese has made the discovery
that the Dcane law comes under their
especial care and keeping. If Mr. Leese
desires to immortallze himself the oppor-
tunity Is now at hand. "We watch and
we wait"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
A Delusion and = Snare.

Y ERIK Times.
The railroad commission farce is at last
contaminated and the machinery is all in
working order. The principal business
10 to draw three salaries of $4,000 per
year each, bat the commission has ia an
exuberance Of patriotic zeal, added to Its
osn labors in employing a stenographer,
whlch imposes the additional burden Of
dra wing another salary. Warrlpg, the
reporter for this Judicial district, has re.
csiyed the slnecnre snd is competent to
I'LL i, bat the legislature has so far neg
lected to make any appropriation for his
pay, and Vi believe the next touse OF
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24

representatives will ocpA ider the matter
a long while before thror. 'ng away S2,OOC
of the peoples money. n cold principle
"1et the tail go with the hide
might apply here. Havh g already
why not throw In q couple of oousand
more2 Warning was very attenh We on
Atty. Gen. Lsese during his caD9 a,gn'
aud did some lodging around for mr.
Laird, and this appointme nt Is top "
him for his services. Perhaps the stat ,
ought not to repudiate the claim. As
for the commissioners, 1t mstters very I
little to the people who they may bs. Mi.
Gere, editor of the State Journal, is one
OF the fortunate men. We are glad to
see the money paid where 1t will do the
most good. Mr.. Gere will use it jndi-
ciously, or hoard 1t up carefully for q
rainy day. He is very thrifty pollution
and husbands his resources with consld.
cradle care. Mr.. Cowdry, another
secretary, Is getting q change from
federal to state pap, which we
hope will not impair his d.
g~estlon. He wa q real estate agent
before he received his appointment in the
revenue Office, but did not pan out very
heavy doing business on his own accouut,
but he has been q vigorous politician and
must not be allowed to suffer. The ap-
preaching dissolution of tho present
management of the Internal revenue of.
fee, would have thrown him upon the
inadequate resources of his own INTEL
lect, had not the railroad commission
come along just in time, a very God
to rescue him from shs sinking ship. Mr..
Leases appointment Is a little inexplica-
BILE, and has not done as much good as it
might have done. The 81, 900 which he
controls will begivento Mr.. Buschaw treas
urer of Webster county, who Is serving
his pecond term in that Office. There are
other faithful ones who needed this mon.
ey worse than he, and who ought to have
1t. When q gentleman from York coun-
ty was being pushed for this sinecure,
Mr.. Leese declared it his intention to ap.
point g farmer, and when our York coun.
ty farmer went to urge his claims, Mr..
l.. was going to appoint some other far
mer. Probably the other farmer was not
competent to draw the pay. The railroad
commission Ia q delusion and snare. AT
first we thought 1t; now We know 1t. We
would just as soon zee Holdrege, Thurs
ton and Church Howe appointed, as the
three who have drawn the prize. Then
the people would see the cloven-hoofed
beast, face to face; Now they only see
him through a glass, darkly. The next
legislature will down this snide affair, if
hey do nothing elss in the way of rail
Dad legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER TO-DAY!
THE TESTs

Brands advertised as absolutely rure
CONTAIN AMMONIA
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
. Fortune for j. w. ChApir, of May
Dard, Mass.

MI. j. W. Chaplin, a dealer in teas, ETC., in
Maynard, Mass, came into the city to collect
81, 200, providentially his property. Some
weeks ago he purchased of NJ. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La, a one-ffth of Ticket No.
18, SO7, in thu drawing for May 12.h, in The
Louisiana State Lottery. He received from
Adams Express Co. 81. 2oo. -lBoston MASS
Star, June 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24

Place . can tcp down on q hot stove unit, heated, the
remove the cover and smell. A chemist will not be r,
Qulred to detect the presence OF ammonia.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
RidicuIousIy Misconceived.

Central City Courier.
The head of the new railroad commits
zion, composed of three secretaries ap-
pointed by the attorney general, secre.
tary of state and auditor of public ac-
counts respectively, Ia Hon. O. 81. Gere,
of Lincoln. If we remember right, Mr..
Gere was originally opposed to any regu-
latlon whatever, but, tn demand be-
coming a little urgent, he offered to COM
promise with the people on q
commission. The Courier has looked
upon commission al the
most practical step tor ard an equitable
solution of this question, but it has grave
suspicious that MI. Ceres ability In this
direction Is considerably in excess of his
inclination. We are somewhat interested
just now in knowing whether MI. Gere
st II retains his position ss editor of the
State Journal. If the law contemplatea
no greater burden on the railroad COM
missioner than can be satisfactorily dis
charged by the edit or of a daily news
papey In connection with his other
duties, 1t seems to us the magnitude OF
the question has been ~ridicuously miacon.
ceived either by the legislature or the
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
A Good Ticket Case.

@. IA. Gere, of the State Journal, G,
f. Bushow, of Rad Cloud, and b. r.
Cowdry, of Columbus. are announced as
secretaries of the new railroad commits
sion. That reminds US: what's a railroad
commission good fort They make, as a
rule, a good ticket case in which TO stow
away railway passes; they can usually
hold more brides than a vault; have a
good time generally, as the railway com.
pauiez know how to set EN- up In good
shape; and. last but not least, are a state
ornament for which the companies usu
ally have to pay directly, the people In.
directly.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24

MEssRs. ID. M. STEELE & Co, Omaha 49,
G~entlemen.-.1n an experience of many years i b
proved 80 thoroughly satisfactory to my trade as does
creased my cigar pales. Yours truly,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24

The average catch of m2ckeral off the
United States coast is estimated at 29i ,667 COO
fish per season.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-24
Mass. Institute of Technology:
BOSTON. MASS.
- EXAMINATIONS IN G

~ EAAMlhA1IONb II Q
Regular four year couraes 10 Civil Mschanicl ]. sfin-
ing aud Rlectri al Z glneering, Architecture, Chem
also admitted to partial or special courses Next
school year begins Sept. %, 1887. Entrance examtua
lions June 4 and 8. at Q q. m. Apply 70 Prof.. Geo
Rowland, Board Of Educttion rooms City Hal CHI
cago. JANIS =. MUERoB, Secret Ty.
FRAScIsA. WALKRR, President.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
Capital Chips.

WASHINGTON, August 14.-Robert G
Sims, of Greenvile, Miss. has been ap
pointed custodian of the abandoned
Tnornburg military reservation of Utah
at a salary of $50 per month
Col. Wright, commissioner of the
labor bureau, to-day had the appoint
ment of G. P. Judd as special agent of
the bureau revoked because of his re-
cent arrest in Colorado on the charge
of horse stealing and his admitting his
guilt, and also that he had served two
terms in the Penitentiary for the same
,offense.
Acting Commissioner Walker, of the
general land Office, has declined to issue
any more patents to the Northern
Pacific Railroad, pending decision,
fixing the legal status of the road. In
this regard, he follows the rule laid
down by Commissioner Sparks in re-
lation to the California d Oregon and
Oregon & California roads. The ques-
ton at issue, briefly stated, is that the
road was not completed within the time
required by law and that until Congress
takes definite action in one way or the
other, no steps should be taken to
place it beyond the power of the legis-
latlve branches OF government to protect
public rights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
Romantic Story.

PHILADELPHIA, August IA. = Miss
A lriannan Physic Brinckle has lust
been released from the State Lunatic
Asylum, where She has been confined
for twenty-seyen years on the extra.
ordinary charge of extravaganza and
eccentrlcity." She is the daughter of
the lac DR.. William Draper
brinckle, a physician who was
engaged in a large practice,
and moved in the highest circles of So
clety here thirty years ago Miss
b-l ickle was an acknowledged belle,
a woman of great beauty and accom-
pllshments and popular favorite. She
was extremely extravagant, but an I'M
fortunate change in the financial condi-
ton of her father made it impossible
for him to pay her bills, as
he had always done before. Adri-
anna was unable to overcome
here extravagant tastes. Without
knowing anything of the law in such
cases, she ordered piano and set of
furniture, which she sold before paying
tor them. This proceeding scandalized
the set to which Brinckie belonged and,
as it was stated at the time, Ito save the
family honor Miss Brinckle, was sent
to the asylum, entering the in
stitution in July, 1858. When
the Twelfth National Confer
ence of Charities and Corrections
met in Washington last June, one of
the delegates made the following state
ment:
A beautiful and young lady, used to
wealth, is extravagant, and her fat her,
reduced in circumstances, finds himself
unable to restrain her habit of spending,
and concludes she requires custodian;
he places her in the hospital,
of her earnest protests
he dies and leaves her there.
There she has been nearly thirty
years and is nov nearly sixty years of
age and still begging to be released, but
the custodian still thinks she needs
care and she remains to
this date under the restraint of her
personal liberty"
This led to an investigation and Miss
Brinckle was visited at the State Lun-
attic Asylum at Harrisburg and the
reported there was no
evidence of insanity in her case,
but still no release, and the I'M
fortunate woman almost aband- |
oned hope. Representatives of the
state committee on lunacy visited her,
however. Then an order came, and she |
was sent out free woman. Upon her
arrival in this city she was taken to the |
Convalescents' Retreat near Glen !
Mills, where she is being tenderly cared |
,or. Miss Brinckle is now a gray haired |
of go, in the full possession of |
all her faculties, and in good bodily /
health
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
Absent With Leave.

New YORK, August 1.-THE army
and Nary Journal, in addition to the
list of army officers who will be ordered
back to their regiments, having been on
detached service four years. sent in
these dispatches last night, publishes
the following list of officers who
will be exempted from the opera
ton of the order, having been put
on detached service by the Secretary
of War; Colonel John G. Tidball, First
Artillery. Artillery school, eleven years,
three months; Lieutenant Colonel
Robert n. Scott, Third Artillery, war
record, seven years, eight months; Ma
jor Richard Loder, Artillery school,
six years: Captain A. B. Blunt, Military
prison. eight years, three months; Cap
tain f. n. Greene, Military Academy,
thirteen years, two months; Captain
Richard H. Pratt, Tenth Cavalry, In
dian school, ten years, four menths.
The same paper adds: The con-
illusions of the Secretary of War as to
army administration are further indi-
Gated by his reply to the friends of an
officer who wrote. asking that his as
signment to a station might be
SuabSC0. 1hho 1C4oOoN OSOAOS-%AJ
declined to grant, and in an
swer to one of the letters he had
received, announced his determination
to enforce the order, saying. You will
pardon me if l say single word. find
1t very common in the army, when an
officer is relieved for proper reasons,
indeed for necessary reasons, for him
and his friends to demonstrate as If
he had a peculiar right to perform a
particular duty. and his friends are
very apt to think, because he does not
like the removal, that some personal
injury is cast upon him or some redec-
ton is made upon his character or his
services Quite the contrary. Removals
and appointments. so lar as l have
anything to do with them are made
simply because the good of the service
requires them. and this is one of the
cases and involves no discredit to any
officer"
The Journal also publishes q letter
from Adjutant General Drum to Con-
gressmen-suppressing the names-in
which the congressman request that
Young Lieutenants just out OF West
Point, who had been assigned to COM
mand in colored regiments, be re-
lieved from that command.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
AMONG THE wHALERs.
Loss Of Two vessels-In the Alaskan
Haters-Notes and News.


WAsalNGToN, August 1.-THE acting
Secretary of the Treasury has received
report from Captain Healy, command
ing the revenue steamer Corwia, in re-
gard to his cruise in the Alaskan waters.
The report is dated Port Clarence, AT.
July 10th. Lieutenant Benham and two
seaInen we're left on the Otter Island in
the early cruise, for the protection OF
seals, relieving Lieutenant CantweIl
from that duty. No evidence of elicit
trade was found among any of the
whaling vessels. Information was re-
ceived of the loss, in the ice of the banks
Napoleon and GGzette. All the boats
were manned by the respective crews
and an endeavor was made TO reach a
place of safety. Two boats were lost,
and all on board numbering eighteen
persons, persisted. Four men in the
other boats were frozen to death. The
steamers BaIaeva and Thrasher and
barks atlantic, arnold, Da0n, Young,
PhOeair and Eliza, were also badly dam
aged by ice. Agents at st. George and
ST. Paul report that no marau d
ing vessels have been seen so
far this season. Natives at Cape Prince
or Wales and on Diomede Islands were
found peaceful and thriving. At the
latham Inlet, Lieutenont Caldwell and
three men were dispatched with asteam
launch to explore the Kowak River and.
if possible, reach It's head waters. An
other expedition was dispatched under
the second assistant engineer. McLone-
gan to explore the Noyataz River. Sue
cessful results are expected from both.
Up to July Sd. nothing had been heard
at latham Inlet. The schooner Vikiny,
having on board the naval expedition nm
der Lieut.. q. NJ. Stoney. CorWin will ex
tend her cruise to the Kotzebue Sound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
Naval Regulations.

WASHINGTON, August 14.-An order
similar to that recently issued by Secre-
tary Endicott will shortly be sent out
from the Navy Department. The Navy
regulations require that officers shall
serve three years at sea and three years
on shore. returning at the end of the
latter period to sea duty. Complaint
has been made by some officers that
they did not receive their full time on
shore. To remedy any of such evils
that may exist, two officers-one from
the line and one from the staff-will
be probably detailed at an early
date, to keep record, showing the
kind of work the officers are
employed and the length of time they
have been engaged. When three years
on shore dnty have elapsed, the officers
will be sent to sea.
1t is announced unofficially that Gen
eral Luther NJ. Meiley, of Lima, Ohio,
has been appointed Assistant Commits
sioner- General of the Land Office. and
will assume duties of the position on
September LIST, the date when the resig-
nation of Luther Harrison takes effect.
General Meiley is native of Ohio and
served in the army on General Van
devers staff. At the close of the war he
practiced law until 1873, when he was
appointed Adjutant-General of his state,
under Governor Bishop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
The Turf.

SARATOGA, August 14.-First race,
purse of 800, three quarters mile,
eleanor won; Tartar second; Mons
third. Time, 1.181z.
Second race-Kentucky stakes for two
year-olds, three-quarters or a mile
Quits won, Rock and Rye second, Hat
tie Carlisle third Time, 119A.
Third race, Grand Prize, Saratoga
handicap sweepstakes for all ages, one
andthree-quarters miles, Bob Miles
won, Euclid second; Vanguard third
Time, 3.13A.
Fourth race, one mile, won by Carrie
Stewart with Minnie Meteor second,
and Leroy third. Time LAS.
Fifth race, free handicap steeple
chase. about one-and-one-half miles;
at the first fence Wish Inlay threw
his jockey and, at the next fence, Abra-
ham fell; at the first wall in the west
field, Driftwood fell, breaking Meany's
right arm. Repeater won by two
lengths, with Mystic second and Iolan-
the third. Time 3.03Iz. Pope, who
rode Abraham, had his nose broken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-15
A CASE OF CHOLERA.
Intense Excitement in Cam.
den, New Jersey.
4 PECULIAR AND FATAL CASE.
Evide=ces that it is a Case OF Genuine
Asiatic ChOlera-A Great scare.
a Sweet Affair
A Cholera Scare:

PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-THE peo-
pie of Camden, n j., are considerably
alarmed over what appears to have been
death from cholera. The coroner of
Camden, who is also a physician, was
notified yesterday morning that Mar
garet Kealey, young Irish domestic,
on farm OF Edward P. Hunt, at White
Horse, had died suddenly on Wed.
nesday evening. Arriving there at
noon the coroner found the body in an
advanced stage of decomposition; so
offensive was it that it had become
necessary to remove it to an open shed.
On investigation of the case, Coroner
Beale found that the dead girl came
from Ireland two weeks ago; her
brother, Michael Kealey, of Phila-
delphia, obtained a place for her with
the farmer Hunt, ten days before she
died. On Wednesday evening, al a
quarter TO 6 o'clock, Miss Kealey was
taken suddenly and violently i'll and
vomlted continually until she died-an
hour and half afterwards. The cor
oner gave certificate of death from
congestion of the brain, due to
cholera morbus, and the body was
taken to an undertaker's in Philadel-
phia, and was to be buried at once. The
house and corpse were thoroughly dis
infected. Coroner Beale afterwards con-
tinued his investigators, and found the
symptoms in the case were identical
with those of Asiatic cholera. DR..
Bowman Shiyers, Haddonfield, who was
called in to attend the girl, did not ar
rive until after her death, but he is
also of the opinion that it is a case of
true cholera. A rigid investigation is
being made by DR.. Beale to determine
the character OF the disease.