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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

fsw hours one viii note al there Il to be
seeu Of our psrpss socially, politically or in
. commercial way. Then ous viii sse al ths
beauties and defects Of our life And here
one encounters that truly original Ana1csn
creation, the car bog. Il b sthiag n hnman
shape, that nonopoliso Iron 80 b four
seats Of car. H, Or she, can b taken In
and classified at . glance With cheek
that is fairly enameled with impudencs be
has his fest On ons seat, hs valiss On another,
while his overcoat and umbrella are on .
fourth; and to disturb him Or any Of his
possessions involves quarrel, perhaps fight
A female car hog is, II possible, more
exaPss.tinS than the male He win give
way to . pretty woman, ilinging his valise
to one sSds with an air. and raise and shut
The window for her, with an assiduity really
remarkable. He ends generally by insulting
h,.. i such an animal can insult any ona
She WILL with cool insolsnoe, permit her
sister passengers to stand without compunc-
ton, and II any one presumes to interfere
with her, she will drop into falsehood with
sasy grace and cool impudenoe really 70
markable.
''Is this seat takcnr
"Yes, sir; my gentleman friend has inst
stepped out"
When . woman ays 'tge'1tleman friend"
you may rest assured that she Is capable Of
any iniquity.
Igot this phrase once from young woman,
..A S--,.~ H.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
A Hotel Clerk Can't Always Tell.

You can't always tell just what kind Of
a man the hotel guest is by the room he
occupies. Rooms, you know, vary in
price very greatly We have them all
the way from s. to S day. Generally the
price is some index to a mans import
ance, but very often a man worth a great
deal of money, and who goes out only on
important business, takes one Of the low
est-priced rooms After him may come a
man who never has anything but his sal
airy, and he wants one of the very best,
and is not satisfied because it is not bet
ter This is true of theatrical people also
sometimes.
A prima donna, who is travelling on 90
much a night and an engagement of so
many nights, with real champagne and
everything nf the best, of course takes a
fine room, but sometimes l pity those who
are travelling under manager, with moth
ing guaranteed except liberal percentage
of the net revenue. l know of a recent
case where the advance man engaged an
elegant suite Of rooms for the star-and
she is really one of the best on the road
but when the manager came along he sent
her to the top floor.-Hotel Clerk in Globe
Democrat
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08


DR. Amos Sawyer has the following SEN
sible communication in The st. Louis
Medical and Surgical Journal: about a
quarter Of q century ago, when giving
some good advice for a young practitioner
to follow. the late Dr. B. F. Edwards, Of
st. Louis No. whose action in the meas
urement of the action Of remedies, truth
in the statement, and justice towards
members of the profession, made him
shining light in the early history Of our
state, among other things says: Never
make fun Of an old woman's remedy, for
not only will you give offense and thereby
injure your practice to the extent Of her
influence but you may throw away what
would have proved upon trial, valuable
adjunct IN your practioe' He then cited
this case to illustrate the Importance
of his injunction: In 1889, while practic-
ing in Madison county. Illinois, l was
induced by representations of an old
woman 10 make the trial, in dysentery and
tliarrhra. of table spoonful dose Of pure
cider vinegar. with the addition Of suffi-
Gent salt to be noticeable, and It acted so
chsrmingly that l never used anything
else He was prescribing it in 1870. max
ing it period offor;y years.7-Medical
and Surgical Reporter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
The Parasol Ants of rr,oid.d.

A resident in the West India isle of
Trinidad noticed on one occasion what
seemed TO be broad band of leaves NOV
ing across the path. Closer inspection
satisfied him that they were swarms of the
parasol ants, SO destructive to tropical
plantations. They were travelling in a
column more than eighteen inches wide,
and, as each ant carried in its mouth a
piece of leaf which entirely covered its
body, they resembled-as the observer de-
scribes it-a "Liliputian grove in motion
Their number seemed to be inexhaustible
These little insects-their industry not
withstanding-are great pests. Nothing
can turn them from their course, and,
though a man may kill them by the
thousand, enough viii yet remain to make
him repent his rashness. A swarm has
been known to strip a fruit tree in one
Call
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Acres for England.s Laborins Cla..es.

The question of allotment of ground to
the laboring classes in England. and on
which the Tory government was defeated,
has been solved in a very practical man.
ner by Sir George Wombwen On his es-
states in Yorkshire, comprising $1,000
acres, nearly all the cottages in the i'm
portant villages have three acres of grass
let with them-some have more-and to
every cottage is attached a cowhouse, pig
gerry, and garden of good size adjoining the
cottage The rent of cottage and garden is
"a Is, and for cowgate Of three acres f6.
The present system of allotments on this
estate has been in existence more than
fifty years, and the owner increases the
number of these holdings at ever oppor-
tunity, as in practice they answer we'll
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Accuracy in Cutting Tunnels.


Remarkable accuracy is now attained
by engineers in cutting tunnels through
mountains, working from both ends. Thus
at Musconetcong tunnel, on the Lehigh
Valley railroad, the alignment tested to
004 foot, or less than one-half inch. In
this case levels were run over mountain
5000 feet long and $50 feet above the line;
also into the tunnel at each end about
$500 feet to the point where the headings
meet. These tested to 0.015 foot, or less
than one-half inch. The claiming carried
by steel tape measurements over the same
distance tested, on the headings coming
together, to O.52 foot or 81 inches. This
accuracy is to large extent a develop
ment of recent years.
In the annals of the state of Pennsyl-
vania pennsylvania state Improvements
main line) it is mentioned as a remarba-
BILE specimen Of accurate leveling that in
a circle of 12 miles that was levelled the
error WAS only twelve feet This was in
1924 About fifty years afterward, or in
1878, engineers engaged in running line
of levels between the Chesapeake and Della
ware bays, for the purpose Of determining
the feasibility Of a ship canal, tested some
new leveling instruments furnished by the
government A line of test levels was run
over teh miles, and the difference of level
ON the closing bench mark was only 0 0O5
fOOt-BOStOn Budget
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Tn. Estimated rh,clne.. Of Clouds.

Captain H. Toynbee, of the London
Meteorological society has arrived at the
conclusion that clouds of less than 2, 200
feet in thickness are seldom accompanied
by rain; and il they are it is very gentle,
consisting of minute drops. With thick
ness of between 1900 and 1900 feet the
size of the drops is moderate. With in
creasing thickness comes increasing size
of the drops, and at the same time their
temperature becomes lower, until, when
the thickness is greater than G, 600 feet, hail
is produced -Arkansaw Traveller
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
ss.s,in Ironsl.ds tor China.

Ths two new ironclAds ordered by China
It Ssettin are corveftos, partly protected BY
bait armor. Each is to carry four Krupp
and seven HotchkiS guns. as well Is four
torpedo gunAr The same correspondent
reports that Herr Krcpp has now completed
his 50 ond giant gun for the Italian govern
ment Its length is AZ feet and its weight
lbs tona Its charge - 1000 pounds of
powder, and il viii throw shells weighing
about O,0O poundA-Cor. London Teie-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
The Commerce of Ste. Barbara

The commerce of Ste. Barbara ap-
parently consists chiefly of trade in coffee,
hides. and Indian corn brought in nets
holding about two bushel of ears each,
Sung over pack-saddles on mules. Sar-
saparfila and deer skins are often seen
coming in, and wheat -four from Cali
fornia is in constant supply. The depart
ment is rich in mines. but the precious
metals make little show, and therefore
are not often much noticed by the traveller.
Fruits and vegetables from the forests and
mountains are staple articles of trade, but
unless one asks particularly for them they
will not appear on the table. Plantains
and bananas have been especially notice
able for their absence, yet there are plan
tations of plantain and bananas in nearly
every valley and On many a mountain
side.-Honduras Cor. Chicago Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Henry Stoddard.


Society Lady's Unfortunate Mistake.
A prominent society lady of Washing
ton, who shall be nameless in this sketch,
went to the Japanese legation to borrow
handsome court shawl from Nine. Kuki.
She readily obtained the desired garment
"a very costly affair-and afterward had
her photograph taken with the shawl
gracefully thrown over her shoulders
When she took it back to its owner 1t IS
only fair to presume that she did not know
that to Nine Kuki the shawl was Of no
further value, and that she herself would
probably receive it as present.
The japanese do not believe in wearing
garments which other people have donned,
and SO she presented it to the borrower.
The latter is now congratulating herself
upon her good luck, unconscious, perhaps,
of the fact that the donor has not recov-
cred from the surprise she felt when the
borrower made the strange request. Had
the Lady known more of Japanese customs
she would not have asked for the shawl,
which to the Japanese could not be viewed
in any other light than that of lack Of
good breeding, but such instances are
common in Washington.-Cor.C Cleveland
Leader,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Amateur Medical Treatment in Ital

A living scorpion is dropped into a wide
uecked glass bottle, which contains few
drops of olive oil of the finest quality.
More oil is poured on instantly, until the
bottle is filled and the scorpion dead. In
its struggles to free itself it elects all its
poison into the oil, and this poisoned oil
forms sovereign remedy for the sting Of
a scorpion. There is no doubt As TO its
efficacy. and ii is probably remedy which
homeopathists would approve of on very
rational grounds Society.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

An italian professor wishing to find out
whether the miasm of malaria existed in
the dew and soil. experimental on hi,n-
self by having infusions Of dew and soil
collected from unhealthful places injected
under his skin. He experienced no evil
results He and his friends made fifty-two
similar experiments without harm.-Bos-
ton Budget
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

A law enacted ia Denmark compels all
all makers and sellers of adulterated imi-
tation and bogus butter to pack it in clip
teal tubs, cohspicuously marked "marga-
rine." and Furnishes infractions of the law
by a fine of from 200 to 1000 kroners 1854 to
S540.) The enactment was forced by the
agricultural element of the country,
despite the opposition by the bogus butter
people-Chicago Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
A Few Words Concerning Ventilation.

Lack Of pure air in dwellings is a direct
result of our advancing civilization, a re-
suit, we should say, that now bids fair
soon TO be thing of the past. Until re-
Gently the main object in planning houses
has been to make them as nearly air-tight
as possible. They protect their occupants
better from the vicissitudes of climate than
those of a century or more ago, but they
also give them almost no ventilation. They
give more comforts with less healthful
surroundings; luxury st the expense of
purity Of lung food. A dwelling made
tight enough to keep cold air out will
also keep foul air in, unless some contriv-
ance to allow it to escape is also used. The
houses of our ancestors, being less tight,
allowed a free passage of air out and in,
and their occupants were exempt from
many modern diseases that we now know
to be due to confinement in the foul air of
close rooms. In this respect, our fore
father were better of than we are.-Halls
Journal of Health.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
A Soporific of Limited Effects.

A French physician asserts that he has
discovered soporiic whose effects can be
exactly limited to the time required. This
will, he says. enable travellers to sleep com.
fortably and confidently during q journey.
He measures his doses by miles Thus
you can take a fifty mile dose before start
ing on a railway journey, and open your
eyes. pleasantly refreshed. at your prope,
station. Chicago Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
vOx CLAIMANTS.

Shouted a voice to me,
In the silence of dream
From the sedgy banks Of a stream
In the bed of sunken sea
Time lost in Eternity,
As am lost in thee
o, why not thou in me,
Perditas
Perdita, dear one, flown,
Leaving me here alone;
What else can I do but be
Rivulet, brooklet to thee,
Best of the best in me,
As l am the worst of thee,
Queen of my souls high throne
My darling, my love, my own
Perdita,
Richard Henry Stoddard.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

A recent invention Of sheet iron cover
ing for cotton bales ID exciting some at
tention in the south. The covering can be
used again and again until It is worn ont.
II the invention proves to be successful it
will be of great value, as much cotton is
burned while in transit, and several
pounds from each bale is lost in various
NaYs|Chicago Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Som. Slang American phra...

In the distribution of slang American
phrases ADO tell" and Il want to know"
are confined to New England. as that
SO" or 4 heightened indeed" is to the IN
refined American what $50" is to the
German. 1t is capable of conveying a
dozen different meanings. - Chicago
Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

The :.se NJ. Gicquel and Gen. Gordon
were tn, ONLY Europeans authorized by
the ChiLs-e government to wear peacock's
feathers In their caps and TUNES Of i'm
periai yellow-Inter Ocee.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

Senator joe Brown. Of Georgia. has ths
most complete collection Of newspaper clip
pings IN Washington They are al about
himself and his sayings and doinga His
wife, who from long praStics has become an
expert with tie newspaper sasas, is the
managing editor o. the senator's scrap
bookx -ChicAgo Times
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

Mara-when poor Christian was walk
ing through this valiy he met horrible
monster with great siaring eyes like Goals
of fire, and the monster had voice like
rolling thunder, and he breashed smoke
and fame from his terrible nostrils- Who
was it. Irma, who spent last summer IN
the country-Oh, mama, know! A oow'
-Burdette in Brooklyn EaSlo-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

First sportsman with fishing rod
Hello, George. what did yer ketch,
Second sportsman with gun)-Oh,
ketched forty bass this mornin' n
First sportsman-Heh?
Second Sportsman-O, mean-.-De-
troit Free Press
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

woman ON the Deteetise Force.
Revunue Oficsr xcDcnaA of Atlanta
avs that the best dstsctivs on his force is .
woman, and lady, too She lives near
Atlanta, and is particularly skilful in work
ins up Gases and locating stilla He says
she has no end Of nerve, and does not work
epr The cause Of ssmperancs, 6ue for Haousy.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
II All Were to Die ut Once.

Nearly s. 0oo, oao, 600 would be due were all
insured Americans TO die at once. Nearly
81 600. COO 900 have already he paid on death
losses in America-Inter Ocean.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Jumbo Was still an Infant.

It has been ascertained that the great
Jumbo was still a child, the bones being
still cartilaginous in parts, and the public
will never know how he might have
looked if he had attained his growth.
Chicago Times
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

Several forty-ton guns have arrived at
Shanghai. and will be mounted on the
Noosung forts and at the Klang- nan
arsenal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

There is only one linen min now in
operatson in the United States, and II b
making only the ooaEssst kind of enash
toNelipG
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
m. cana, Of corin.s ana Esin..

Il Il expected that the GreciAa canal, con
ssefirS the Ealfs II Corinth ami -Egina,
win Be completed by the end o! the present
year. The canal viii be les than three
miles in length, but the deepest cuttings are
nearly 80 feet IN depth -Forsign Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

A home for aged and infirm cats and
dogs has been established IN Liverpool By
o woman Of that city.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

Margin . man amt like setsin' along
sids a him nigho end haaring him talk
pretty; that's TIE fuss prayer. Thers's Io<s
an lob O. msssin' afss1 thax-Ros Terry
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

The queen q Italy has astonssAaA Enrcps
by osdsdAe . uumbss 4 AE~~ naa
puh;tn.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
A Senator'S Cosiectsou OF ClippinE,

= ahoos OF French prune tree. which
ahows . growth Of twelve feet In a single
elaaan. e on exhibition e Santa Rosa
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08
Making Experimeut. WITH Malaria.

Prince Louis Napoleon Is shooting sls
plants and tigers In the jun9les AZ AhinA
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-23
The Largest Assortment Of The Best and Most Dura-
able Machinery in the Northwest

which sell its merits all warranted 70 con-
tain the latest improvements and best stock consists
nothing but Machines manufactured in
from former and represented be the
full line OF Repairs for all Machines by stock was
complete and felt confident of
ability please and satisfy than now; and It is for the
benefit of farmer buy his Machines reliable firm where he
can be sure OF getting Repairs hereafter.
The following is list Of stock:
Champion Light Binder 6 foot cut.
Champion Light Reaper Champion Single Reaper No. 1.
Champion Combined Reaper No f.
al, lc champion New Mower Champion Light Mower.
Osborne (Seel tralne) Light Binder, and foot
Osborne Reaper No. Osborne Mowers No 4 and
Johnston Folding Harvester and Binder, and 6
Johnston Reapers and Mowers No g. 5 and g.
Minnesota Chief Separators and Horse Powers.
Minnesota Saltwater Engines, Traction and Portable
Minnesota Giant Engines, Traction Portable
CIaar, Scott u Co. Peerless Separaor Horse Powers
Gaar Scott d Co. Engines, Portable and Traction.
Gaar, Scott IL Co. Clover Ilulers. G. s 81 90 Saw uIls
frick Co. Vibrator Separator and Horse Powers
trck u Co. Engines, Portable and Traction & Co. Saw Mills
M u j. Runley Separator and Horse Power ~ '
f. q j. Rumey Engines Portable and Traction
Monitor Force Feed Seeders Brdsal Glover Hulers
~ Veteran SelfDump Hay Rake. Corn Planters
Cmetain Sell Dump Hay Rake, Advance Hay Tedders
CIietan Hay Tedders. Riding and Walknr C,,r,,otor
laIo hGhers IIaster Sewers l1arrows. Feed Cutters
french Burr Stone Feed Mills Cahoon Broad Cast Seclers
he'd Jacket Plows, Steel and Combined.
Hay Forks, Double and Single HARMON
Hay Carriers all kinds Puleys sizes Binding Irvine t host
and last but not least the celebrated Chambern Sumn pue
~ We also keep the very best Lubricating Oil.
we would advise farmer
Our office and sample above mentioned Machines
are kept on exhibition Franklin Street South Side east Of the
Williams House. ' 1or %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-23
CLOAKS,

Having bought the largest and best
assorted stock of winter wraps we ever
carried. We are now showing the most
complete lines of Short wraps, Sacques,
Ne,OnaarketS, Circulars, D0Imans,
Walking Jackets and Jerseys, as also
all sizes and prices in Misses and child
ren's Uoaks. Our garments are made
up of all the different fashionable and
other goods, such as astrakhan, mattel
lasse, ottoman, damasse, boucle, Berlin
twill, silk plush, seal plush, glace beaver,
plain beaver, diagonals, brocaded silk,
satin and velvet, wool freize, ETC., trim
med with the different kinds of furs
(some of which are quite costly and
handsome feather trimmings. Our stock
was bought outright, and the manu-
facturers, having no risk to take, such as
taking back any of them when the season
is practically over, could afford to make
Us unusually low prices. We therefore in
vite comparison of our prices with those of
any other house and from any other city.
30 SCHUETTE Bros.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-23
PERSONALS.

REINHARDT RAHR returned from his
eastern trip on Friday last.
Mr.. FRANK P. JONES and family are
spending few weeks III Fox Lake, Dodge
county.
Miss NORA LANTRY of this city and
Mr.. Elmer Mcdonald of Ahnapee were
married last week.
HENRY HINRICHs returned from his
visit to st. Paul on Saturday last. He
put on few extra pounds Of flesh during
his vacation.
Mr.. ROBERT HAUKoHL and Miss Helen
Fehrs were married on Thursday last.
The young couple will make their home
in Milwaukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-23
BURGLARY.

The New York Store was burglarized
on Tuesday night of this week. En-
trance was effected through the cellar,
the grating being torn away and trap
door opening into the store from the Gel
lar opened. They were supplied with
tools taken from John Boecher's black
smith shop, and quantity of powder.
The tools and powder were left on a dry
goods box, presumably while one of the
burglars was preparing an entrance
They were disturbed before getting fair
ly at work, and fed Tue bolt of the
door was removed from the inside SO as
to allow the others to enter and through
this door the fellows inside made their
escape.
One of the tools, a cold chisel, was re-
cognized as one brought to Mr.. Boecher's
shop by a stranger who asked that it be
heightened The blacksmith was not at
home and the fellow went to Sorge's
shop, where the work was done. Mr..
Serge says he can recognize the man
readily. Tuesday night was extremely
dark and the New York Store is quite
favorably located for burglars. Nothing
was taken and the safe didn't contain
enough to pay for the labor it would take
to open it, as Mr.. Mock deposits his
money every night.