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, 1885-06-10
Pressed" to Plead.


In England, formerly, a man who de-
clined to plead guilty or not guilty was
sub. ected to a torture. In a recent case
no punishment was awarded. The for
mer torture vas called tho pressure. y
The last man pressed in Newgate was
Nathaniel Halves, who, being indicted
for a highway robbery on Finchley com
non in 1921, refused to plead, declar-
ing that he would die as he had lived
like a gentleman. The people," he
said, who apprehended me seized suit
of fine clothes which l intended to have
gone 10 the gallows in, and unless they
are returned | will not plead, for no one
shall say that was hanged in a dirty
shirt and ragged coat. Halves, re.
naming obstinate, was taken from the
court, and being laid on his back sus-
tanned a load Of $50 pounds weight
about seven minutes; but, unable longer
to bear the pain, he entreated that he
might be conducted back to court, which
being complied with he pleaded not
guilty"
, 1885-06-10

NENN AONh oAI.I
This is d bad season for Holsters The
prolonged winter and the rough weather
have proved destructive to the expected
catch, and the supply in the market is
small. poor. and watery. "ln cold
weather expect no Holsters. " is a maxim
of the lobster fisherman that has heen
amply verified this year. About %
cents a pound for the poorest Kind is the
price now.
"The rough, cold weather keeps them
in deep wafer. an old fisherman said.
They dare not come in, for fear OF being
dashed on the rocks or left high and dry
on the beach. Besides. it is warmer with
twenty or thirty feet Of water above them
than in the shallow places. The few that
come in can find hardly anything 10 eat.
They are living chiefly on oysters. They
lie on an oyster bed. and when an oyster
opens his mouth they iustdrop a stone in,
so that he can't close il again. Then they
eat him up at their leisure think neces-
sity has made them shrewder this season
thar ever before. -
, 1885-06-10
"reLL Ne


l~J. b. b. In Demorcst's 1IonthlyI
DS.r little daisy. down in the grass,
Smiling up at me as / pass,
II l listen, will you tell
Whether somebody loves me welll
Dear little daisy. lend ma your art,
l keep n secret close In my heart
l long to know how its to be:
Whisper it low. only to me.
VIII he comel Or does no tarryf
Ia it 20 courti Or is IL 10 marry
Will be take my heart fureverf
Or will he forsako and come back noyerl
Dear littls daisy, II you know
That he's untrue, oh, tell ms 20.
Alas, alasl II can not he;
Whatever you say I know no loves me.
Your art Is false. IN ne'er believe
That one ! love could 10 deceive.
III toss you away TO the wind that blowA
And ask again Of a daisy who knows.
, 1885-06-10

iC1mrilrdl
The Romans never adopted long hair.
considering 1t effeminate.
Mr.. Cleveland is the first president who
has ever worn only q mustache
Kings aud mobiles among the Franks
were distinguished by long hair.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce refused to
hear n barrister because he wore a beard.
1t is said that Cynoisius, the tyrant,
singed his beard oil with hot walnut
shells.
Archbishop Tate forbade one of the
clergy 10 olhciate because be wore a mus
tache.
False hair was worn ages ago. 1t was
preached against by the fathers of the
church. but to no purpose
Red hair became popular under the
reign of Queen Elizabeth. and has con
tiLued more or less so ever since.
Red hair. in general. was an aversion to
the ancients. a mark of %reprobation, even
before the time Of Judas.
Black hair was not highly esteemed by
the Rncients, the possessors Of II being
thought Jealous and quarrelsome.
, 1885-06-10


The defalcation of the paying teller Of
the Manhattan bank, of New York City,
Of 100000 has revealed the fact that
more than n million dollars we're lying
idle 10 its vaults. This is a significant
index to the dullness Of the eastern
money market. But why not bring this
money west aud maize IL earn somethingY
The phenomenal amount of money ac-
cumulatcd in eastern banks is the subject
Of general discussion in financial and bust
ness circles and in the press. The cash
on hand in the banl.s Of New York City
is over soc, 1000. 600 in excess of the NAL
reserve. Every other money center pre-
sents the same feature. In Chicago
therAare millions Of idle capital, or 20 in
vested as not to pay over | or . per cent.
interest per annum. Business men and
manufacturers do not want to borrow it at
current rates OF discount, and, in fact,
hardly anybody engaged in trade or in
dustry in the East is a borrower Of bank
funds. Many theorists have explanations
for this condition Of affairs, some OF
which are plausible and some otherwise.
Dizziness in speculation. the fact that
merchants are getting OF debt and de-
preston in industrial enterprises arc
among the causes OF the financial con
Ecstion at the money centers of hc coun-
try.
There is asVnst field for the profitable
Investment Of this Idle capital in the
West Money is worth u per cent here,
and security is the best on earth. Let
capitalists whose money is not earning
anything, bring their idle millions to this
section, where there are plenty Of oppor-
t%unities for the proper use Of money, and
where they will realize a fair profit on in
vestments OF loans.
, 1885-06-10
Music AS q ID sense.
fFxchanpe

Says a late German writer: TO
make music has become a decided form
of disease. AS one had the measels in
former time, so n has piano playing
now. | am convinced that what many
persons call talent is but some fault Of
diet. A well-nourished, sensibly-
trained child never dreams of such a
thing. Talent is a rather exclusive
element, and does not dwell in ali
streets. To carry on an art, without
possessing a well-anthenticated-yes /
will even go farther-an i~ndisputable
vocation, is just about as foolish as to
attempt to train a walking-cane to bear
flowers"
, 1885-06-10
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Kew York SUM-
Take your choice and pay your
money, the young salesman in a brush
store remarked, pulling open one Of the
many shallow drawers in the side of a
counter when the reporter, who de
sired to replace a shoe brush that had
lasted seventeen years, asked to see
so ne new brushes. The brushes were
neatly packed in rows with the vanished
backs up.
This one of horsehair will give the
best polish after 1t has been worked
down. Eristle brushes cost more and
last longer. Considerable shoddy goods
are put on the market, but they arc
soon found out. The makers use n hber
that soon becomes soft and fiabby, and,
sinking down, clogs the bristles. For
oarse brushes, such az s~crubbing
brushes and mud brushes, the use of a
fiber called tampico, that comes from
Mexico, is legitimate
Can bootblacks pick out good
brushcsg'
Not always. OF course, many oil
them are limited by the amount of their
cash; but a bootblack who can pay for
what he wants goes according to his no
tons more than by the quality of n
brush. He rubs one across his psfrn,
and if it hasn't the right feeling he tries
another. Some like stiff brushes,
others like flexible bristles. The artist
in an uptown hotel pays 50 a pair for
brushes Brushes are high priced be-
cause most Of the work In making them
is by hand. The best bristles come
from Russia. They are sorted and
bound into bundles that weigh from 600
to 700 pounds. Here We comb nj the
bundles. A comb is firmly fastened to
a bench, and the comber taking hand
fuls OF bristles, draws them through the
comb separating the long bristles from
the short ones. Then they are washed,
and the best are bleached. Another
eombing follows, and the bristles are
sorted again.
THE longest bflstles are seven inches
in length. They are used in paint
brushes. The block of n shoe brush, as
the wooden part is called, is shaped and
bored by machinery, but the knots have
to be drawn by hand. The workman
picks up as many bristles as will, when
doubled, fill one of the holes, and with
a wire around them pulls them doubled
through the holes and fastens them on
the back. Whom n row is finished he
clips the ends even. Zach row has to be
clipped with shears when finished. 1t
is difficult to get an even surface if the
clipping is done after all the rows are
finished. The knots are secured with
cement, and when a back Of fine wood
has been veneered on the brush is An
ished, with the exception of vanishing.
For all kinds of brushes the bristles or
hairs have to be placed by hand. Amer
lean bristles are used only in cheap
goods. They are soft and labby.'
, 1885-06-10

Valley Springs CDAk.) Enterprise.
We are informed that Mrs. Matte
johnson. who lives four miles west oftown
was doing her general homework when
her little daughter Annie. 2 years old, got
hold Of bottle Of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, and instead Of taking half a tea
spoonful as a general dose, drank the
entire bottle. II cured her cough and she
is doing well.
Mrs. johnson was fortunate in having
procured Chambcrlain'e Cough Remedy,
and the above circumstance shows conclu-
sively that IL ia perfectly harmless even to
small children in doses Of sixty times
what should be given Remmber, it
cured her, and has cured thousands o
Others, who gladly testify to its great val
ue. All druggists.
, 1885-06-10

Mr.. Il. Springer. Of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, writes: Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced to
a walking skeleton. Got a free trial bot
tie Of DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, which did me so much good
that | bought a dollar bottle. After using
three bottles, found myself once more a
man, completely restored to health, with
a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh OF
4S fbs.n Call At Gray & Pearse's drug
store and get a free trial bottle Of this GER
tain cure for all lung diseases. Large
, 1885-06-10

lie al only 2s years old, and, with
his heavy head, was 4 thoroughly mod
ern young man; he had no idea of not
taking advantage of all the modern CON
veniences. He regarded the missiye of
mankind upon the earth as a perpetual
evolution Of kilograms; everything to
him was very much the same, he had no
sense Of position or quality; but the
newest thing was what came nearest ex-
citing in his mind the sentiment Of re-
spect
, 1885-06-10

OWING to the defeat of the govern
ment on a ven bill providing for an
increased tax on spirits. the Gladstone
ministry have rendered their resignation
to the queen, and pending the sovereign's
action, parliament adjourned till next
Friday.
1t is doubtful whether the tories are
ready to accept the leadership at the pres
ent time. They are certainly without n
leader who has the confidence Of the
British nation, and it is more than pro-
bable that Mr.. Gladstone aud his cabinet
will be requested to remain in office until
a6er the next general election, which
very likely will result in another liberal
majority.
During the past three months England
has been very fortunate in having had for
her first minister so wise, prudent and
humane a statesman as Gladstone. Had
his place been filled by a Palmerston or a
Disraeli, England and Russia would be-
fore this time have been engaged in n
great war, 1t would have beer a war for
which England, as it now appears, would
not have been well prepared. Russia
would have had the advantage of the posi-
ton, and by far the greatest Advantage in
the land battles. As it is. England is
quietly but very industriously at work try
ing to remedy this deficiency Rv the
, 1885-06-10

I'M nv V7IH WWTTUH-1
A great furry is made in the news.
papers over silk culture. and people arc
going into the industry In California. the
I arolinas, and about in spots. In colonial
times. silk culture was carried on sue.
cessfully in Georgia and South Carolina,
but for a century past nothing has been
done with il. 1t is possible that there is
money in 1t. but several southern ladies.
who have tried 1t. have recently published
very discouraging reports of their *
perimentS
, 1885-06-10

T-ET"-T---TW TTTTVT-TsT
Some time ago the discovery was made
by Mons CHI. Montigny, by means of a
beautiful instrument called the scintillo.
meter, that blue largely predominates in
the twinkling of the stars when there is
much water In the atmosphere, and thai
the preponderance Of green or Of violet is
indicative of great dryness. A late series
Of tables by this Brussels savant indicates
that he has hit upon a law by which a wet
or a dry season may be predicted with
great certainty. Perhaps the best test of
the soundness of his views is found in the
the increasing drought in Belgium Of the
years 1888 and 1884 were fulfilled to the
letter.
, 1885-06-10

To all who are suffering from errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, &c, | will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by a missionary in South
america Send self addressed envelope
toRey: Joseph 7. Inman, Station D.,
New York.
, 1885-06-10

AT Charleston. S. C.. there is a method
Of preparing tiles, which. it is claimed.
renders them suitable for paving rood
ways subjected to the heaviest traffic. BY
this process the bricks or tiles are first
heated In an oven. where they are COW
cred with sand; when taken out they are
plunged into melted asphaltum. and then
placed on racks. where the excess can flow
from the blocks
, 1885-06-10
New Zealand. Cheese Trade.

According to New Zealand papers, the
export cheese trade of the colony is be.
coming established One company sent
TO England eight tons In February, four
In March. and the same quantity in April.
and other companies have also exported
cheese. The results so far are said to lie
remunerative.
, 1885-06-10

I used your Cutlcura Remedies for blotches.
and am completely cured. TO my inexpressible
Joy Cuticura Soap Is the best l ever used. aud
TO the profession it is Invaluable for cleansing
the skin. thereby removing all cork" grease,
paint. aud all the stuff used by them, leaving
the skin pure. white, and soft. Mygreatest pleas
ure is IN recommending such an article.
H. MACK. Champion Comique Roller ska
ter, Youngstown, Ohio.
, 1885-06-10
DisfgWrtng HsssnOrs, Itch
ing TOTfMres, and LOGfh-
some Sores.

7 Have tried for eleven years to have my wife
L cured Of a terrible skin disease. The Cuticu-
RI remedies (Cutlcura Rfs0lvent. the new
Blood Purifier, internally, and Cutlcura. the
great SKIN Cure, anu Cuticura soap. an exquisite
skin Beautlner, externally have done In six
weeks what l have trlef or eleven years 10
soon rs | can give them to you, and as we
are well known in this part OF the country, II
Will benefit you and the remedies VIII cure all
who use them.
Naysyille. Ky. CHAS II. WHITE
, 1885-06-10

An ignorant man who had made some
money got caught in the hard times and
Went under. The circumstances were
such that some legal inquiry was made
and he was put on the witness stand.
After several inquiries the court asked.
You are no longer in b~usiness1"
NO, sir. "
You owe considerable money!
Yes. sir.
Are you solvent"
"Of course | amt I'm busted higher
they hung Haman. Do you take me for q
theft
, 1885-06-10

Having used your Cuticura Remedies for
eighteen months for letter. and finally cured IL,
/ am anxious to get II to sell on commission 1
ever used for letter. Burns, Cuts, etc. In fact,
It is the best medicine Ihave ever tried for any
thing. II. y. Horton. Myrtle, Miss.
, 1885-06-10

tExchan e..
The Andanian islanders believe that
their deity lives in a big stone house. and
that his wife is a green shrim A small
body Of h~eretics assert that the deitys
wife is a red shrimp. but they are
garded Us Of little account. and are ~
orously prosecuted on general principles
, 1885-06-10

Since have been selling your Cuticura Rem
edies / have neyerheard a single complaint, but
on the contrary every one who has used them
has been well pleased with them. and they. out
sell all others. E. b. CUBBERLY.
Druggist. Andrews, Iud.
, 1885-06-10

i have the largest and most complete
clothing house in Wyoming, and can and
will sell clothing cheaper than any other
house in the territory, b. Hell,nan.
, 1885-06-10

Egg Kisses Fruit and Almond Manca-
rooms. Lady Fingers and other fancy cakes
at Peabody and served with ice cream
il desired, also "Gunther's Mead"
, 1885-06-10

lLolisvils Courier-Journal
A Louisville gentleman had the frs.
tooth OF his ~grandchild mounted on q
gold pin aud wears 1t on his scarf az au
ornament
, 1885-06-10

Recent penitentiary statistics show that
the large majority Of criminals are un.
married. Grimes generally are com
mitted by men between the ages OF Is and
25. From this it would appear that more
carly marriages would lessen the number
of crimes
, 1885-06-10
ROUGH ON CATARRH.

Corrects offensive odors az once. Com
plete cure Of ever worse chronic cases also
unequaIled as gargle for dipsheria, sore
throat foul breath. SOC.
, 1885-06-10

Try Rhodes and Troxell's celebrated
soda water with cream, equal 10 that OF
Alex Hudnut of New York.
, 1885-06-10

2,219 Prizes amounting zoo
Application for rates 10 club should
be made only to the office Of the company In
New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly.
giving full address.
Postal notes, express money orders, or New
York exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by express (alt sums of IS and upwards
at our expense) addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN. New Orleans, La,
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN. COZ Seventh st. Washing
ton. DO
Make 70. Money Orders payable and ad-
dress Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La
, 1885-06-10

Sold everywhere, Price :CufIcura, SOC. Soap,
2c. Resolvent, sI.0J Prepared by the Potter
Drug and Chemical Co., Boston, Mass
send for How TO Care skin Diseases"
, 1885-06-10

The Central Pacific railway will here
after burn petroleum instead OF coal in its
Sacramento and other large shops
, 1885-06-10

had a dozen bad sores on my body, and tried
all remedies / cgnld hear OF. and at last tried
me. JNO.
Hebron, Thayer County, Penn.
, 1885-06-10
BEAR SPRINGS RANCH,
JOHN NEWMAN. Prop.

This wellknown road-ranch on the
Fort Laramie and Black Hills stage line,
has recently beea r. onened, and the
proprietor is prepa.cs % furnish good
Accommodations for man aud beast.
Meals so cents. Horses to hay rs cents
per span. Hay sold by the bale. Large
corrals and barn for 40 horses Broken
horses for sale.
, 1885-06-10

Omaha steel barbed wire. Call for
prices at Arp a Conway's.
, 1885-06-10
THE NECESSITY
DR.. WAGNER & CO.

DR. H.wAGNERis fully aware hat there arr
many physicians. and some sensible people. who
condemn him for making this class OF dis
eases a speciality. but he Is htrpy 10 know that
with most persons Of refinement and ihfelli-
gence a more enlightened view IS being taken
OF the subject. and that the physician who de-
votes himself to relieving the afflicted and
saving them from worse than death. Is no less n
and q benefactor to his race
than the surga8n or physician who by close ap-
plication exscis In any other branch Of his pro-
condemned the victims Of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncarec
for. has passed AWAY.
, 1885-06-10
MIppLE-AGEp MEN

There are many men OF the age OF 80 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations Of
the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smHrting or burning sensation and a weakening
of the system In a manner the patient cannCt
a ropy sediment will often be found, and some.
tines small particles OF albunien viii appear. OF
the color viii be Of akin or milklsh hue, again
changing TO a dark and torpid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this difficulty.
ignorant OF the cause, which Is the second stage
OF seminal weakness. DR.. Wagner will guaran-
tee a cure In all such cases and a healthy restora-
ton OF the genito-urinary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough examination and advice. IS 20.
See tho Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribune-liepubii
can.
, 1885-06-10
BROWNS
IRON
B/TTERS

WILL CURE
INDIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA
" P~ROSTRATION
MALARIA
CHILLS AND FEVERS
TIRED FEELING
DEBILITY
PAIN IN THE BACK & SIDES
IMPURE BLOOD
CONSTIPATION
FEMALE INFIRMITIES
RHEUMATISM
N AND LIVER
F0R SAFE BY Ar DRUGGISTS
The Genuine has Trade Marx and crossed Red
Lines On wrapper
TAKE NO OTHER.
HeStlngfon, Woodward & Co.
Portland. Or. Wholesale Agents.
, 1885-06-10

NAN sunbum. Pimples. Blackheads ant
TAN, DIV skin. use fhe cus!cnra Soap,
, 1885-06-10
YOUNG MEN

whe may be suffering from the effects o youth
full follies or lndiscretinns. will do well to avail
themselves OF this the greatest boon ever laid
NER will guarantee TO forfeit Ave hundred dol
lars for every case OF seminal weakness or pri-
vate disease Of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails 10 rura ."
, 1885-06-10

Legal bIanks at the Leader Oiioo
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15

This question was asked in a recent
lawsuit concerning a man who had
acted unpleasantly. The answer wa.
"he was so cross that when he called
up the cows at milking time it made
the milk sour Probably this moor
fellow has dyspepsia. But the worst
dyspeplic can be cured by usjno
Browns Iron Blttcrs. Mr. J. NJ
Courtwright Of Codora, Minn.. had
dyspepsia, but now writes, Brown.
Iron Bitters are truly the best remedy
complaint
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15

All persons owing state and county
taxes are hereby notified that | viii
begin to advertise the property of de-
llnquents on June !, lss5. and unlr..
the taxes are paid prior to said ,Uipc
!, costs and penalties will be taxed
Last notice. OTIS w. DAVID.
Tax collector.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15

Members of the fire department
are requested TO meet to night at the
engine house, at 8 O'Clock sharp, and
also the delegates TO the last associa-
ton at Austin. Important business.
). a. HoGAN, Chief.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15

The chickens are not growing for
Cleveland and Hendricks, but because
Bass Chicken Cholera Cure is a sue
cess. For sale by Castles ~ Morrison
and Ii. Behrens, Waco.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15
COUNTY CONVICT suor,

MT. Darwin came 20 the city yc,ter-
day morning and stated that his son
Rufus Darwin, had shot and badly
wounded county convict named
Bob Hall. Hall is the negro who nj.
tempted to shoot Officer Tom IIcnry
last saturday after lac had arrested
nm. lie was sent 20 the county con-
wet farm 10 work out hi, line. MIR
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-15

Harry Nnn wa. nrre.tcd for carrN-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-31
Banquet to Major Daniel.

The immediate friends and admirers of the
Hon. John W. Daniel Senator elect, banquetted
that gentlemen at the Arlington House, in Lynch
burg, last night. There were plates for about
seventy FIVE including several guests from abroad.
It was rather an exclusive affair. but few invita-
tions being sent out except to the legislators who
constituted the committee appointed to notify
Major Daniel Of his election to tho Senate. The
bill of fare was an elaborate one and well served
The first tosst proposed was "Our Senator Elect
The heart Of the people Endorses, as it demanded,
the action of their representatives." 1t was re-
ponded to by Major Daniel, and the response was
couched in language elegant and eloquent, replete
with sentiments of patriotic devotion to Old Vir.
ginis and the Union
Mr.. Thomas s. Martin, of Albemarle, was the
manager of the Daniel canvass at Richmond be.
fore and after the democratic caucus met to NOM
mate Mahone's successor, aud when he rose to re-
spond to the toast, Our Guest" he met with
cordial reception. Col. E. s. Msrye, who respond
ed to the toast Of "0ur Governor" paid fitting
tribute TO Fitz Lee. which met with hearty
RESPONSE