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Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24
9ai19R eagle
Gonao,as and Gonaoliers of Venice.


On these evenings it Is amusing to
watch tho elegant private gondelas wait
Ing IL crowds to bear their fair mistresses
home. It is regular battle of the boats.
Each gOndoiier does his best to get his
floating carriage up to the steps first. and
vast is the pushing and scufIiing, loud the
uproar One by one the carven barks,
with glittering prows AMI tufted funereal
coverings, emerge from below the dark
ness of the bridges into the dimly-lighted
canal; n plank is laid to the shore; in
one hand the sprucely-dressed eondolier
holds q beautiful lantern of worked iron
and ancient design, the other lie offers TO
his mistress, who leaning lightly on his
shoulder, trips into the gondo.a, and,
deity turning around, backs rs grace
fully as she can into her cofiin-like cabin.
Here. where the ordinary carriage looks,
Byron says: "a coffin ciapped on canoe"
the genuine funeral conveyance is more
like a gaia barge. III the midst OF the
long and graceful bark the coffin is
sheltered below a rich canopy OF draped
black and silver stuff, giittering in the
sun, and in singular contrast 10 the unre-
Eeved sumbarness OF the gondolas which
carry the living
On one which saw the other day, a
silver lion Of st. Mark crouched il the
stern, while Oh the Prov stood the silver,
life-sized figure Of an angel with a
trumpet. The gondo!iers, too, were
dressed in black and silver, their arms
and legs covered with close-fitting black
and white stuff, and on their heads black
caps WITH white, curling feathers "a strik-
ing anG probably a very ancient costume.
The truth is that al the sights and sounds
ofNenice have peculiar fascinat on OK
their own, and Mr.. Howells is quite right
when ho says that however long one may
Live here: enc never gets thoroughly ia
miliarized or blase with the place. You
may imagine you do, you may cease to
think about it. and then all Of q sudden
the beauty, the attraction, the strange
ness strikes You IS yiyidiy as the first
time, and enwrap You ana carry you off
from ordinary, worl-a-day life.-Fiorence
Gautier'S Venice Letter
Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24

There is = legend that sturgeon was
once 50 familiar oG family dinner cables in
the state capital that il WAS sold by the
name of "AlbSay beef' \ much more
palat..blc .ish IS now reappearing IN tho
waters &c the upper Hudson after an alb
sence of many years. The shad fishermen
at Troy have found three salmon in their
nets within few days past, and dis
patch from chat city says that the I'M
wontcd catc!, has made great excite
mcut" thcTe. These salmon are alleged To
he the product OF fry planted ia trout
streams in Warren county, on the borders
of the Adirondack region four years ago.
This county lies far north OF Troy, and
Lake George forms part Of It's eastern
LouuGary-Ch chicago Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24
The Mythical Tea OF China.

"You have often heard" said dealer to
me the other day, "that there is an ex-
quisite tea in China which never comes to
this country, and tha: what little of it
leaves that country goes TO Russia to de-
ligh, tie nobility of that couatry. Ii is
said that people in this'couDtry have never
tasted real cup Of tea. and SO on. Now,
SO far rs can learn-aEd | think ouGh.
TO know-this is all q myth. There is no
tea in China which can not easily be i'm
ported into this country. The Chinese
have a kind of ten that they think is bet
ter thGn What they send US, but we coald
not drink II. Il is very weak and has 4
mawkish flavor hat is rather sicaening 10
Us. Cor Chicago Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24
Tho D.ess-su.t rs a Torture.

heard the other night, from a man who
certainly shouid know, that when Mary
Andersen engaged her Stage manager and
her promptec Tor TIE season. she stipu-
lated in The contract that they should
wear evening dress whenever they en-
tered upon their Official duties. They did
SC, an9 ROW they are talking about it, and
asserting that no man can tell what IN
Instrument of torture u dress suit is until
forced 10 weSr it 1t regular intervals by
cn irorclad contract in blacl, and white
Blakely Halls l.ettsr.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

gie tears them to pieces, or they lose
the po,0ers of taste, smell or become
inpotent in other functions of the
body. What man would not give his
all to have the vigor of youth at COM
mandp"
"The intelligent physician knows
that these. complaints are but synsp-
toms; they are not the disorder, and
they are symptoms not of disease of
the head, the eye or stomach, or of
virility, necessarily, but of the kidney
poison in the blood, and they may pre-
vail and no pain occur in the kidneys" /"
It is not strange that the enthusiasm
which Mr.. Warner displays in his ap-
probation of his own remedy, which
restored him to health when the doc
tors said he could not live for six
months, should become infectious and
that the entire world should pay tri-
butte to its power. For, as Mr.. Warner
says, the sales are constantly in
creasing, while the newspaper adver-
tistng is constantly diminishing. This
speaks volumes in praise of the extra
ordinary merits of his preparations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

just ne year ago the daily RE-
PUBLICAN was first issued under its
present management as morning
newspaper, taking the associated
press dispatches and printed entirely
at home. The enterprise was under
taken with more or less misgiving, for,
notwithstanding the generous assur-
ances of support from the citizens of
Mitchell, it was felt to be hazardous
venture. The publishers realized that
they were experimenting in ield-the
daily newspaper one--in which failure
is the rule and success a most marked
exception. They started, however,
with determination to put to the full
est test the ability and the desire of
this city and its adjacent country to
keep up an enterprise of this magni-
tude. They have not been modest in
their demands for support; they have
tried to do business on business primer
Piles, and have pressed their CLAIMS to
the farthest limit consistent with self
respect; they have not been backward
in asserting that daily newspaper
was not only a direct but an indirect
advantage to the town, and while
claiming to give full value for every
dollar received, have urged that men,
bers of the business community who
do not believe in the direct benefits of
advertising, for instance, we're under
sonle obligation 10 lend hand. This
is the line along which the endeavor to
build up the institution has been car
ried on.
The results as whole have been sat-
isfactory. The encouragement receiv-
ed from the people of this entire
section of Dakota is such as to warrant
further continuance of the expert
ment. The paper has received its full
share of praise, and it has probably
been criticized no more than it deserved
The kind words have served as an in
spiration to better things; the harsh
ones have acted as spur to more
earnest effort, ever when prompted by
narrow, fault-finding spirit. If COM
plant were to be made in the latter
connection it would be that our cen
sors sometimes allowed their criticisms
to come to our ears secondhand, in
stead of bringing them to us in frank
manly fashion.
The REPUBLICAN has no fulsome
promises to make for the future. Its
constant endeavor will be toward i'm.
provement, and it's chief ambition is to
be considered an impartial distributor
of the best news and a loyal champion
of the interests of Mitchell first, of he1
tributary country next, of south Dako.
ia generally, and of the whole magnif.
cent territory, whenever her rights are
threatened from the outside.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
Republicans Reappointcd.

Yankton Press: The democratic col
lector of internal revenue for the dis
trict of Nebraska and Dakota has re.
appointed General j. B. Dennis, of
Yankton, a deputy for the south half
of Dakota. This is high compliment
from democratic official and gives
evidence that General Dennis is val
liable servant Of the government
Judge l. E. West, formerly of Yank-
ton, has been reappointed deputy COL
lector for the northern half of Dakota
good appointment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
Mr.. Commissioner Sparks mad

Mr.. Commissioners Sparks made a
speech at the late banquet of the
Iroquois club in Chicago Wednesday,
in which he remarked that his efforts
had been directed solely to the preven-
tion of illegal control of lands, the
recovery of those fraudulently held, to
which title has not yet passed and to
the protection of lands for actual set
tlement and the benefit of actual inhab-
itants. This sounds like reflection on
on Mr.. Secretary Lamar, who is kept
humping, as it were, to head off these
same efforts Of his subordinate.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
Democratic Harmony.

Regarding the pending fight between
Secretary Mccormack and Attorney
General Engle, DIR. NJ. w. Scott, of
Grand Forks, tells the Pioneer Press:
"1t will cut Mccormack deeply to be
called an ignoranus. Engle is in a
position where he can afford to be in
dependent, and he can tell the truth
regarding McC cCormack. The latter has
ignored all of his former friends, and
many of his at one time enthusiastic
advocates would now fight him bitterly
if he should aspire to further honors.' -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
1bELlEE OF LINCOLN.

by the confidential secretaries, John G.
Nicolay and Col. John Day.
This great work, begun with the
sanction of President Lincoln, and con-
tinued under the authority of his son,
the Hon. Robert 7. Lincoln, is the only
full and authoritative record of Abra-
ham Lincoln. Its authors were friends
Of Lincoln before his presidency; they
were most intimately associated with
him as private secretaries throughout
his term Of office, and to them were
his prVate Here viii aef be- told
the inside history of the civil war and
of President Lincoln's administration,
important details of which have
hitherto remained unrevealed, that
they might first appear in this authen'
tic history. By reason of the publica
tiOn of this work,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
where the Capital Belongs.

The Yankton Press, with tinge of
bitter sarcasm, says:
The capital commission has told us
the capital belongs upon the dreary
crest of the storm swept coteau, where
the red man swaps the moccasin for
the fire water of the pale face and lies
down to rest with his head in the lux
urious lap of civilizations center and
his feet in the bowling domain of the
unknown-where it takes twenty
seven counties to make legislative
district and the man with an election
certificate runs q race with the fleet
coyote up to the gates of government
al dispensation. This is where the
commission has said the capital be-
longs. The people expressed q contrary
opinion two years ago and q governor
said the people were not competent to
Judge.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

The Rapid City Journal thinks it
has reliable information "that the Mil
waukee railroad will make a strong
effort to help secure the opening of the
Sioux reservation" The Milwaukee
company, through Gen. John Lawler,
has always exerted strong efforts in
this direction, and is not likely to re-
lax those efforts.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
Going Back on Their Agreement.

Yankton Press: When Sioux Falls
voted $4,000 in aid of the Burlington
railroad which has just built into that
city, it was with the understanding
that the road was to give reduced
freight rates to Sioux Falls. This
agreement was not in the nature of a
bond and the railroad company neg
lects to comply with it. The business
men are in state of indignation over
it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
THE WAR SERIES,

which have been followed with unflag-
ging interest by great audience, will
occupy less space during the coming
year. Gettysburg will be described by
Gen. Hunti( Chief of the Union Artil-
lery(, Gen. Longstreet, Gen. E. M. Law,
and others; Chickamauga, by Gen. D.
H. Hill; Sherman's March to the Sea,
by Generals Howard and Slocum. Cen
erals @. A. Gilmore, VIM. F. Smith,
John Gibbon, Horace Porter, and John
s. Mosby will describe special battles
and incidents. Stories of naval engage
ments, prison life, ETC., ETC., will ap-
near
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

Mr.. G. I. Miltimore, of Hanson coun-
ty, goes to Bismarck with majority
of thirty-two votes, which is not so
bad considering the fight made on him
at home. and the eagerness of Sioux
Falls to capture everything. He will
make a safe legislator.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

1t has long been the fashion to sneer
at the civil service pretensions of the
Hayes administration, but beside the
wobbly, wishy-washy, insincere course
of President Cleveland they loom up as
brilliant examples of clear-headed
craftsmanship.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
NOVELS AND STORIES.

"The Hundreth Man," novel by
Frank r. Stockton, author of "The
Lady, or the Tigerw etc., begins in
November. Two novelettes by George
w. Gable, stories by Mary Hallock
Foote,, "Uncle Remus," Julian Haw-
tLorne, Edward Eggleston. and other
prominent American authors will be
printed during the wear,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26

Judge Gresham, of Indiana, is talked
of in the east as an available presiden-
tial candidate, it being claimed that he
can carry New York as we'll as his own
stata
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
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care many persons addicted to the
use of deadly drugsw
"There are forty millions Of people
in the world who use opium alone, and
there are many hundreds of thousands
in this country who are victims of
morphine, opium, quinine and cocaine.
They think they have no such habit
about them-so many people are un-
conscious victims Of these habits. They
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spirits, and one that must be answered
or silenced in the kidneys and liver by
what DR.. Stephens says is the only
kidney and liver: specific. He also says
that moderate opium and other drug
eaters, it they sustain the kidney and
liver vigor with that great remedy,
can keep up these habits in modera-
ton"
"Well, does not this discovery give
you new revelation of the power of
the safe cure?"
"No, sir; for years; /. have tried to
convince the public that nearly alt the
diseases Of the human system originate
in some disorder of the kidneys or
liver, and hence I have logically declar-
ed that if our specific were used, over
ninety per cent of these ailments
would disappear. The liver and
kidneys seem to absorb these poisons
from the blood, and become depraved
and diseased.
"When these eminent authorities
thus publicly admit that there is no
remedy like ours to enable the kidneys
and liver so throw off the frightful
effects off all deadly drugs and exces-
sive use of stimulants it is an. aims.
sion of its power as great as any one
could desire; for if through its influ-
ence alone the opium, morphine, ,quinine,
cocaine and liquor habits can be over
come, what higher testimonial of its
specific power could be asked for2"
"You really believe, then, Mr.. War
ner, that the majority of diseases come
from kidney and liver complaintsp" ?"
II dol When you see person mop
ing and groveling about, half dead and
half alive, year after year, you may
surely put him down as having some,
kidney and liver trouble"
"The other day I was talking with DR..
Fowler, the eminent oculist of this
city, who said that half the patients
who come to him for eye treatment
were affected by advanced kidney dis
ease. Now, many people wonder why
in middle life their eye sight becomes
so poor. A thorough course of treat
ment with Warmers safe cure is what
they need more than a pair of eye
glasses. The kidney poison in the
blood always attacks the weakest part
of the body; with some it affects the
eyes,; with others the head; with
others the stomach or the lungs, or
rheumatic disorder follows and neural
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-11-26
9PEclAL FEATURES

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Life in Sibiria," who has just returned
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Oliphant; Clairvoyance, Spiritualism,
Astrology, ETC., by the Rev. j. M. Buck
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DANGEROUS DRUGS.
How to Control Enectually All
Horrible Habits.
Rochester. N. Y. PostExpress.

Rochester, N. Y. Post-Express.
A gentleman who has spent tho sum-
mer abroad, said to our reporter, that 10
thought that the thing that impressed
him most of all was the numbers of holi-
days one encounters abroad and the
little anxiety the people display in the
conduct of business affairs. "Men
boast here" he said, "that they work
for years without day off; in Europe
that would be considered crime"
Mr.. H. H. Warner, who was present
at the time, said, "This is the first
summer in years that I have not spent
on the water. Been too busy"
"TheD suppose you have been ad-
vertising extensively 2"
Not at all. We have always here
tofore closed our laboratory during
July, August and September, but this
summer we have kept it running day
and night to supply the demand, which
has been three times greater than ever
before in, our history Of this season"
"How:do you account for this?"
"The increase has come from the
a.niuersa5 recognition cfsthe erce1lsnce
Of our.preparGtio'as. We have been
nearly ten years before the public and
the sales are constantly Increasing
while our newspaper advertising is
constantly diminishing. Why, high
scientific and medical authorities now
publicly concede that our Warmers safe
cure is the only scientific specific for
kidney and liver diseases and for all
the many diseases caused by them"
"Have you evidence Of this?"
abundance! Only q, few weeks ago
DIR. j. L. Stephens, Of Lebanon, Ohio, q
specialist of narcotic, etc, habits told
me that number of eminent scientific
medical men had been experimenting
for years, testing and analyzing all
known remedies for the kidneys and
liver, for, as you may be aware, the: ex-
cessive use of all narcotics and stimu-
lants destroys those organs, and until
they can be restored to health the
habits can not bo broken upl Among
the investigators were such men as j.
M. Hall, M. d., President of the State
Board of Health of Iowa, and Alex
ander Neil, NJ. d., Professor of Surgery
in the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons and President of theAcademy
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-18

Not only are the women listless in the
day time, but so isevcrything else in Mex
leo, between the hours of 2 and o'clock
p. m, when everybody is taking siesta.
Between those hours only dogs and
Americans are to be seen upon the
streets, and even the stores and post
offices are closed in the smaller towns.
After 8 o'clock people slowly awake
from their lethargy, and by evening
there is stir in the streets and muir
muir of voices on the plaza. The mill
tary band begins to play, and men and
women loll ON the stone benches by the
wayside or ramble under the orange
trees beside the flashing fountain. The
first music waited by the sweet-scentcd
zephyrs is sure to be an aria from "I
Trovatore;" the tune is caught up by
the multitude and hum of many voices
is heard. can imagine no place on
earth more charming for q summers
evening, especially when the moon il
shining, than one of these Mexican
plazas, among these gentle people ant
the sweet scents and sounds they love- =
Fannie B. Wdrde.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-18
A Plucky Ambassador,

Gen. Pierce NJ. B. Young, Consul
General to St. Petersburg, tells me new
one on Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, who was
our Plenipotentiary to the court of the
Cars under three administrations. Said
Gen. Young: "Soon after Gen. Clay ar
rived in the Russian capital he conclud-
ed to attend the theatre, and appeared
in his dress suit.
The Imperial box has an ante-room,
guarded by two to xering soldiers in
glittering uniforms and with bayoncts
fixed. They are splendid looking fell
lows and look like giant statues.
During an interlude Gen. Clay made
up his mind to go into the Imperial box
and chat with the Gar of all the Rus
sias. The noble guard did not know
Gen. Clay, and stopped him at the
threshold, thinking, no doubt, that he
was Nihilistic intruder seeking the
blood of the autocrat. The General
tried to identify himself IN his Kentucky
dialect, and started in again. The
sentinel pushed the General back rather
rudely. Quick as flash that big Madi-
son county fist flew back and stretched
the giant soldier at full length toward
the Imperial box. The fall of the SOL
dier and his heavy gun sounded like TIL
building was going down, and the
Imperial ,coterie rushed from their stall.
to the scene. The other guard advanced
on Gen. Clay, and was in the act O.
running him through when one of the
Grand Dukes recognized the General and
shouted to the guard to "stop, it is the
American Embassador."
Gen. Clay was promptly admitted
after that.
He was from Kentucky, and they
didn't forget it.-LouisciUe Times.