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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Under the prohibition bill as passed by
the house, no open or licensed saloons could
be run in s Kansas town though the mayor,
the city council, marshall and policemen
were all the owners and proprietors of sa-
looms. Destruction, oonhscation, fines and
imprisonment are among some Of its milder
features The fellows who have been carry
ing corkscrews want 10 cast them into the
Arkansas, as all such appliances are prima
facia evidence of guilt in the first degree
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Mr.. Frank Oliver and wife and Mrs. A
w. and Master Max returned from New Or
leans yesterday morning well and glad to
get home again, and better satisfied with the
city Of adoption than ever, if such thing
were possible. They met number OF
Wichita people who seemed to be enjoying
themselves at New Orleans. The party
went over the Santa Fe route, being fitted
out and equipped by Mr.. Keeler, the agent
here, and they are loud in their praise OF the
route, close connections and comforts, ETC.,
saying that had they TO go dozen times
they would go by the Santa Fe and no
other
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Mr.. Aaron Sewer called yesterday. He
has been confined TO his home since Novem-
Der with fever and rheumatism. He Is more
glad TO get out than can be imagined 81
most. We congratulate him on his release
from confinement, which comes just as the
fair weather of approaching spring seems to
be setting in.
E.P. Ford has returned from his trip to
Edwards county. His two sons, who are
upon claims, are well and as eontented as q
comparatively inactive life will permit.
They are located in rich and beautiful
country and are well pleased with the pros
poets for their investments. Greensburg,
situated near them, is growing rapidly and
now numbers some 100 buildings
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19
THE WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN.

So much is said and written of the cup
per ten" in the White House, and so little
about the real foundation of much Of their
happiness says a Washington correspon'
dent, that the following facts have been
cleaned touching the basement of the EX-
ecutiVe Mansion: In the basement, on the
north side, are situated the kitchen, laun-
dry and bed rooms Of the servants Of the
Presidents household. a French man
cook presides in the kitchen, and all his
surroundings are as neat as could be imagin-
ed. Very little trouble has been expert
enced under the change Of administration
and the President has not manifested any
disapproval of the delicate dishes prepared
for him by the cook Of his predecessor.
Including the steward there are four ser,
wants in the employ of the President, and
when there is a rush in the laundry the
woman in charge has authority to employ
assistants. 1t would be difficult to find
brighter tins or cleaner china than there is
on the shelves Of the White House, and the
floors in the easements are beached white
from constant applications of soap and
water.
The kitchen is in the northwest angle OF
the White House under the VeStibule, and
the sleeping rooms are adjacent, facing
north. They are not generally occupied,
for the help at the White House have the
privilege of going home at night, and only
on rare occasions do they use their rooms.
The steward and his assistants in waiting
upon the President and his guests always
wear swallow-tailed coats, black trousers
and white vests, and everything must be
scrupulously clean about 4 waiter before he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19
w. L. TRENHOLM.

Upon November 4th, 1885, the day after
the important State elections Of Virginia
and New York, President Cleveland ap-
pointed w. l.. Trenholm, of Charleston, S.
c., to succeed John NJ. Gregory, resigned,
as Civil Service Commissioner. Mr.. Tren-
holm, at the time of his appointment, was
commission merchant, doing business in
Charleston and is about fifty years ofage.
He was warmly endorsed for the appoint
ment by leading friends of the civil service
reform movement from both North and
South. He is the son Of the late illustrious
Secretary Trenholm of the Treasury of the
Southern Confederacy and has been brought
into prominence lately by his address be-
fore numerous bankers conventions on the
silver question and by his writings on the
same subject, which have attracted wide at
tention. Mr.. Trenholm has ever been a
consistent Democrat. The resignation of
J. NJ. Gregory, whom he succeeds, was ac-
cepted by the President, and was to take
effect upon the appointment of his success
sor. The salary appertaining to the office is
SO, 800 per annum, but 1t is rumored that
an attempt will be made during the coming
session of Congress to increase it to at least
5000. Among the names which have been
mentioned for the position which has been
assigned to Mr.. Trenholm were those of
the late General Geo. B. Mcclellan, of New
Jersey, and Charles r. Goldman, of Boston,
Massachusetts, whose portrait we produced
in the ENQUIRER Of the 9TH instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

is allowed to go into the private dining
room. AS fast as course is ready for the
table it is sent up from the kitchen on a
dumb waiter, which is in recess back OF
the ante-room on the right Of the principal
entrance to the White House. Inquiry
among the oldest servants at the Executive
Mansion revealed the fact that none OF
them had ever seen Il rat about the house
although there are no cats or dogs on the
premises.
Even the kitchen and store-room are
free, and always have been, from these
pests, although rebuilding is hall century
old. On state occasion or for large recep'
tion the corps Of assistants to the cook is
increased and men cooks are always EN-.
ployed. There is plenty Of room at the
large range for all and there is no confusion
no matter what the demand may be. A
colored man is steward of the White House
at a salary of s1,s0O per annum,, and the
cook is paid Il similar amount. The other
servants are paid at the rate of Sl.25 day
and all the help are colored persons, even tc
the boy who dusts and sweeps the parlors
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

The Civil Service Commission is to be
entirely reorganiZed and to effect this it was
necessary that all the commissioners apoint-
ed before the present administration came
into power should resign. The first reSlg-
nation offered WAS that of DOrnan b. Eaton,
who was the chairman Of the Commission.
This was followed by that of j. NJ. Grego-
ry. These two were the Republican repre-
sentatves and it was thought that Leroy
ID. Thoman, the Democratic incumbent
would be allowed to remain in office. Upon
October Goth, however, he sent in written
resignation to the President. This action
was however not made public until October
26th In his letter Of resignation, MIR. Tho
man dilates on the good work done by the
Commission and shows that the new meth
Od of appointing SubOrdinateS does not
trench upon sturdy partisanship, although
it does much to make corruption and boss
ism impossible. He also speaks hopefully
about the future of the scheme. The resig-
it took effect on the 1st instant. The Presi-
dent thanked Mr.. ThOman for the effective
ness of his efforts and his steady devotion
to his duties, thus doing much to further
the interest Of good government and i'm
proved political methods.
GEN. MCCLELLAN'S ROMANCE.-A very
interesting story was told about a year ago
about McClellan's first meeting with his
wife. He married her, you know, in 1860,
and the relations Of the two during the past
quarter ofa century have been the happest.
Mrs. Mcclellan accompanied her husband
everywhere and was a helpmeet in the true
sense of the word. She was very proud of
her husband and was very sensitive to any
rdicue of him. He met her in a church
in Baltimore in 1860, one cold Sunday morn
ing. He was then travelling through the
United States on health tour, and had
reached Baltimore Saturday night. The
next morning he left the hotel and went to
the nearest church. The usher took him
up to the front and seated him in Il pew
which was already occupied by a very hand
some young lady. The sermon was prosy
and Mr.. Mcclellan devoted himself to cast
ing shy gances at his seat-mate. He con-
cuded that she was fair. AS he caught a
fuller view of her he decided that she was
beautiful, and when at last he saw her
features and her eyes looked into his he
felt that he had met his fate. AS they pass
ed out of the pew the young lady blushed
under McClellan's admiring gaze. He fol-
lowed her home, and found that she lived
in one of the handsomest houses of the city.
On inquiry he found that this house was
owned by Gen. r. b. Marcy, the father of
one of his schoolmates at West Point Nc
Clelan at once called on young Marcy, and
through him obtained an Introduction to
Marcy's sister, Ellen. He began to pay her
attentions, and found upon acquaintance that
she improved. His love was reciprOcated.
They were engaged, and in May, 1860, they
were married. - baltimore SIM.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

How LONG STATESMEN LIvE.-A Lon
don physician has published some curious
comparative statistics on the longevity Of
public and professional men. He found
that the average age at death Of the twenty
five most prominent American statesmen
during the last three hundred years was
siXty-nine. The average of all equal num-
ber of English statesmen was seventy years
practically the same. He thought the lat
ter did more work at an advanced age.
The difference in favor of English, as COM
pared with American political life, was
brought out by comparing the ages at death
of members of British Parliament with
those of the United States Congress who
died between the 1860 and 1884. OF our Sem
ators, fifty-pine gave an average of sixty
one years one hundred and forty-siX Rep
resentatives averaged fifty-five years, and
the average for both was fifty-eight. The
one hundred and twenty-one members of
Parliament averaged sixty-eight years at
death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

gy~ When the richest American of his
day was in his last fatal sickness Christian
friend proposed to sing for him, and the
hymn he named was "Come Ye Sinners,
Poor and Needy" "Ies, yes" replied the
dying millionaire, "sing that for me, l feel
poor and needy" Yet at that moment the
and waiting for the death of the man who
could shake them with a nod of his head.
Poor and needy" How the sand sweeps
from under mans soul in such an hour as
that 7. l.. CHW1w.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19
DAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1885.

But after he had passed the third day on
the bridge, and the evening gloom which
warned him Of the closing gates, was again
upon him, one of the shopkeepers, who had
eyed him Wonderingly on each previous
occasion, ventured to ask him what posi-
BILE reason he could have for standing there
every day and all day long. The tinker
confessed that he had been induced to make
q fool of himself by a very singular dream.
The stranger laughed at him heartily. If
| had been as credulous as you are" said
he, 81 should be on just such another FOOLS
errand for three nights this week dream
ed the same dream, and in it was told to
go to Il place called Swaffham, which l
find is ninety odd miles away. l thought
in my dream that under an apple tree in an
orchard on the north side of the town was
told to dig, and that there / should discover
a box full of money"
After some further questions and answers
on either side they parted and the tinker,
saying nothing of the place he had come
from, went away again hopeful and with
restored cheerfulness and faith in his dream,
set out early the next morning for home.
One of the first things he did on reaching it
was to visit the orchard indicated by the
strangers dream. He recognized at once
by certain peculiarities of the tree he had
asked Cfle LOnuOIl QredLlcr W ueSCllUc, anu
digging under it, soon laid bare the top of
an iron box. TO unearth this and convey
it tc his house unobserved was his next
task, and this accomplished, it was opened
and found to be full of money. Imagine
his triumph and delight! On the outside
of the box were some words, which, being
unable to read, he did not know the mean
ing of. Afraid to make his secret known
or arouse the suspicion, which might lead
to unpleasant circumstances, he hit upon a
plan for finding out what the words said.
This was to place the box at the door of the
grammar shOol, so that its inscription might
be read by the boys as they came out and
while he stood by, as if by accident. The
boys soon gathered round the box, and one
scraping the dirt and rust from the inscrip-
ton, read, doubtless amongst much laugh
ter the apparent meaningless lines:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19
" here tnIS CaSkeC SlOUU
Is another twice as good.

Hearing these significant words, John
Chapman went away, hardly able to restrain
his eXultation and pleasure, and early next
morning he was again digging in the de-
serted orchard, where his efforts were re-
warded by the discovery of second casket,
twice as large as the first and equally we'll
filled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

ALAsKA's GLAcIER.-The great glacier
of Alaska is moving at the rate of a quarter
of mile per annum. The front presents
wall of ice 500 feet in thickness, its breadth
varies from three to ten miles, and its
length is about $50 miles. Almost every
quarter of an hour, hundreds of tons of ice
in large blocks fall into the sea, which they
agitate in the most violent manner. The
waves are said to be such that they toss
about the largest vessels which approach
the glacier as if they were small boats.
The ice is extremely pure and dazzling
to the eye. 1t has tints of the lightest
blue. as well as the deepest indigo. The
top isvery rough and broken, forming small
hills and even chains of mountains in min
iature. This immense mass Of ice, said to
be more than an average of a thousand feet
thick, advances daily toward the sea.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

Sa5" japanese etiquette requires visitors to
remain at the places they are visiting until
they are told to leave A good many visit
ing acquaintaces in this country seem to be
trying to make that custom overwhelmingly
State Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

Bay~ a restless mind, like a rolling stone,
gathers nothing but dirt and mire. Little
or no good will cleave to it, and it is sure to
leave peace and quctness behind it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

MONEY AND MoRALs.-Our highest good
should be the aim of life, and that is found
in the highest good of our fellows. Let our
ideals be high and our philosophy of living
will be commensurate thereto. Make, on
the other hand, wealth the object of our
supreme desire, and all our efforts, aided by
craft and ingenuity, are directed toward its
attainment, regardless of the means. 1t
becomes the dominant passion, the leading
incentive, the controlling motive. Hence it
is easily understood why men filling honor
able and responsible positions so readily
fall. They subordinate all other desires in
the hope of gain. Financial success with
them is the only standard of morality.
They risk fortune, reputation and honor.
They stop at no suffering; they pause be-
fore no calamity they hesitate at no dan
ger. By their transactions the National
conscience is enfeebled, if not ruined the
standard of right subverted ordinary bus
mess imperiled, and the prosperity of our
Nation endangered, if not destroyed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19


THE Lesson IT TEACHEs.-Now that
the Ward trial is over and he has received
just sentence Of ten years in the State pris-
on, it seems proper to say few words re-
garding the responsibilities of those who
lend their names to business transactions
and share its profits without understanding
how such business is conducted. The SYM
pathy has been so great for Gen. Grant and
his family that we are in danger of losing
sight of their moral responsibility in allow
ing their names to be used in transactions
which they did not keep an oversight of
themselves. 1t is justly claimed that the
Grants did no. know of tue crooked transac-
tions, and no one believes they did, but
what right has man, morally, to lend his
name to affairs where it may involve others
of which he does not have personal over
sight? Ferdinand Ward and his associates
would never have been able to have brought
hundreds of people to ruin but by the use of
these names. 1t seems to us that the lesson
cannot be too greatly emphasized that when
people allow the use ofther name to busi-
ness to inspire confidence that they should
be held responsible. If one does not know
he ought to know, because it is his business
to -WOOnsOcket Patriot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

GREAT SALT LAKE.-Great Salt Lake is,
mere shrunken remnant Of a very large
fresh water lake system, like that of the
still existing st. Lawrence chain. Once
upon time, American geologists say, a
huge sheet of water, for which they have
even invented a definite name, lake Bonne-
Vile, occupied a far larger valley among the
outliers Of the Rocky Mountains, measuring
300 miles in one direction by $50 miles in
the other. Beside this primitive Superior
lay great second sheet-an early Huron
(Lake Lahontan the geologists call it) al
most as big and equally of fresh water. BY
and blythe precise dates are necessarily
indefnite-some change in the rainfall, un-
registered by any contemporary, made the
waters of these big lakes shrink and evapo-
rate. Lake Lahontan shrank away like
Alice in Wonderland, till there was abso-
lutely nothing left Of it ; Lake Bonneville
the existing Great Salt Lake. Terrace after
terrace, running in long parallel lines on
the sides of the Wahsatch Mountains around,
mark the various levels at which it rested
for while on it's gradual downward course.
1t is still falling indeed, and the plain
around is being gradually uncovered, form
ing the white, salt encrusted shore with
which all visitors to the Mormon city are
so familiar. But why should the water be-
come briny? Why should the evaporation
of an old Superior produce at last a Great
Salt Lake? Well, there is small quantity
Of salt in solution even in the freshest of
lakes and ponds, brought down to them by
the streams or rivers, and, as the water Of
the hypothecated Lake Bonneville slowly
evaporated the salt and other mineral con-
stituents remained behind. Thus the solu-
tion grew constantly more and more con-
centrated till at the present day it is eX-
tremely saline. Professor Geikie Ito whose
works the present paper is much indebted)
found that he tioated on the water in spite
Of himself and the under sides of the steps
at the bathing places are all encrusted with
short stalacites of salt, produced from the
drip of the bathers as they leave the water.
The mineral constituents, however differ
considerably in their proportions from those
found in the true salt lakes of marine origin,
and the point at which the salt is thrown
down is still far from having been reached.
Great Salt Lake must simmer in the sun
for many centuries yet before the point ar
rives at which (as cooks say it begins to
settlc.-We C0lHhW -Nagdzine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19
Mlistellaueuns &eadiug,
TELEGRAPH YARNS.
From New York Sun.]

THE FIRST MAN TO READ MESS4GES by
SOUND.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-19

ESTIMATING DIsTANCEs.-It constantly
happens that men detached from the main
body Of an army are called upon to deter.
mine for themselves their distance from an
object to be fired at. Experience abundant
ly proves that soldiers, by continued prac.
tice, may learn to estimate distances up tC
600 or 500 yards with considerable accuracy
by simple, rapid observation. Every soldier
is supposed to have good eyesight; he, there
fore, after little practice in sight estimat'
ing, learns the following facts:
At thirty yards the white Of mans eye
is plainly seen, and the eyes themselves uE
to eighty yards.
At 100 yards all parts of the body are seen
distinctly, slight movements are percepti-
BILE, and the minute details of the uniforms
can be distinguished.
At $50 yards the brass buttons on the
blouse can still be separately distinguished
At 200 yards the outlines of the face are
like yellow stripes.
At 300 yards the buttons are no longer Wis
ible.
At 400 yards the face is a mere dot, bu
movements Of legs and arms are distinct.
AtG00 yards details can no longer be dis
tinguished, though the files of squad, i
the light be strong, can be counted.
At 800 yards the men in a squad cannot al
ways be counted, nor their individual move
ments distinguished.
At 1000 yards line of men simply re-
sembles broad belt; the direction Of theil
march can, however, bereadily determined
At 1,2OO yards infantry can be distin
guished from cavalry.
At 1000 yards mounted man looks like
mere speck or dot.
The estimating drills are first conducted
on smooth, level country, and afterward or
rough, broken ground.
The above drills are supplemented a little
later in the season, by skirmish practice
when the soldiers are advanced or retreateC
on the run, before line of targets the sizt
of men lying down, kneeling and standing
when they load and fire at the sound of {
bugle, depending entirely upon their owl
Judgment as to what distance they happer
to be from the objects fired at. 1t teache:
them to be quick and observing, and, above
all, to depend upon themselves for the ma
nipulation Of their sights and the handling
of their pieces. The estimating distance
drills are usually kept up for two months
when the soldier is practiced indoors al
aiming, pointing and pulling the trigger.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-08-06
Fraudulent Practices.

The Chinese are said to be the most
initiative race of people in existence.
Americans do not fall far behind them.
There are many liquid compounds haV+
ing peculiar and original color. odOr or
flavor by which they are recognized, and
chemistry has advanced so far that it is
easy, by the help of worthless ingredi+
ents, to prepare something having the
semblance of the original. but without
the characteristics which render it sought
after. Wines and liquors of inferior
quality are often by chemical process
given an appearance of age and strength
which they do not possess. st. Jacobs
Oil has always been recognized by PEI
culiar color and odor, and knowing this,
many attempts have been made to imi-
tate it by preparations having no eara>
tive power. The warnings which have
been uttered on this subject should be
carefully needed.