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, 1886-02-10

Not Wall street alone was affected by
lhe unexpected announcement OF Wander
bits death. When the news reached
Paris the picture dealers were thrown into
As great a state of excitement ms the bulls
md bears OF New York. The following
paragraph forthwith appeared in the
leading French daily; Il hasten to calm
he fears OF this class of our business men.
whose sales are not very large at this mo
ment, by assuring them that the Wander
bilt gallery will not be put on the market.
Perfect confidence can be placed in this
statement This Is a very important piece
of Information, for the 20s canvases owned
by the rich American are almost without
exception OF irst-class merit, and II offered
10 the public might prove disasi % to
sales already announced Herein is to
be found another reAso why the disap-
~peArance OF this man has attracted such
unusual notice in Paris ,-Theodore Stan
ton In Inter Ocean.
, 1886-02-10

The circulation OF The London Times
are now confined to clubs, hotels, restaur-
ants, persons who hire II to read,
n very limited class OF business men, and
families Of exceptional afiuence, but
thousands coming under the latter head
do not take II. IL Is no doubt
always glanced over-for few persons
actually read through its yards OF print
by the majority Of peers and members
Of the house of
The effect OF the new Acknowledgement
will be to diminish Its influence still
further, as the new voters know nothing
Of IT, While, however, its circulation de
clines, or at best s~tagnates, IL probably Is
as AN advertisement medium more yalu-
able than ever. The London morning
paper having the widest circulation
among the well educated class is the
conservative Standard.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1886-02-10

Hiram g.. Hotchkiss, OF Lyons, Wayne
county, is the peppermint king of the
world, and his name has been for many
years kept standing in the chief market
journals OF all lands. He is 20 years old
and Il native OF Oneida county. About
1919 he began buying peppermint oil OF the
farmers about Lyons. and In 1871 he aban-
doned a general store in Phelps, Ontario
county, which he had been keeping, and
thenceforth devoted himself to the pepper
mint oil business. There are two or three
other dealers in Wayne county, which
controls the market in this specially, but
Mr.. Hotchk ISIS handles the bulk OF the
crop. The mint acreage OF the county Is
about 1900 acres, and the total product
last year was worth about 100000. But
II was n bad season; in IA fairly good one
the crop is worth se5O,Oo o which figure
may perhaps be put down as the expense
TO the world Of the oolic.-Buffalo Cour-
ier.
, 1886-02-10

some Interesting facts concerning the
relative vitality Of males and females are
shown in the forty sixth annual report q
he English register general In each
1000 living persons there are ss7 males
and 5ia females; but Tor every 400 females
lQ35 males were born. At every age u
life the death rate WA lower In the To-
males, and the difference Is greater in
early years. In both sexes a diminished
death rnte is taking place. This Is more
marked In females than In males, at all
ages. The improvement IL especially no
table in women up 10 As and in the men
a. 81 The mean expectation OF life Of a
male at birth is 4f.3S, and OF a female AG
years. The annual expectation Of Illness
Is, counted by the days. nearly the same
IN both sexes.-Chicago Herald.
, 1886-02-10

II is now 4:50 and in a short time the
house Of representatives will adjourn for
the day. Already half Of the wicker
backed armchairs are vacant, and the re-
mainder of the members are getting their
desks ready to leave. Many of them are
tearing p into bits and throwing it
upon the floor, and the 400 yards OF car
pet which cover the chamber Is as well
Uttered as though the paper had been
sowed upon it with a drill. In the cloak
rooms at the back Of the hall are members
slipping on their coats, and then slyly
moving out OF the door, and the only per
son who is comparatively at ease is the
Illinois member, who is reading away as
calmly as though the house had just
opened and no one was anxious to get
home to dinner. Sentence after sentence,
and paragraph after paragraph, he goes
on until it seems impossible for him to
say more.
The lights are turned on and $50 great
squares OF glass in the outer rim OF the
the paneled ceiling shine like amber gold
with the light of the gas above them,
making the house as bright ms day. Still
the speaker continues. When the house
is about vacant he stops short, and in a
minute an adjournment has been moved
and there is n general rush to the cloak
room, to the street cars and home.-"Carp'
In Cleveland Leader.
, 1886-02-10

be pushed through the legislature by
means of the party lash. The T'Whip'.
Of the house has sounded the alarm, and
all radicals are required to-day to execute
the orders of the party's bosses. The
Republican members of the house who
have been elected by Democratic votes,
as usual, are foremost in doing the dirty
work OF their party, and we trust that
this will open the eyes of Democratic
voters to the fact that it is never safe TO
vote for Republicans. ever il they are
socially good fellows and play Pedro
with their Democratic friends. These
good fellows generally play "sheol'
when the interests of the people conflict
with the orders they receive from Repub-
lican headquarters,
, 1886-02-10

When ink was first introduced does not
seem TO have been decided; but given the
paper and the pen, a celored medium
which would show on a light surface was
30 obvious a want, and one so readily
found, that there is 10 extraordinary
credit due 10 the unknown inventor. 1t
appears 10 be only Of comparatively
late years that black ink has been almost
universal. Roman ink was red, purple
and gold; the inks OF blue, green, violet
and other shades were not uncommon.
II is said that, simple as is the compost
ton Of ink, 1--WE possess none equal In
beauty and color TO hat used by the an
clients; the Saxon manuscripts written in
England exceed in color anything of the
kind
Modern ink-makers will deny the
superiority OF the ancients; but who shall
say whether words written in the ink
manufactured to-day will standa as wildly
centuries hence ms those Saxon manu-
scripts have stood Il Is difficult to see
how the writing materials Of the present
day can be improved upon, for
fence at least, setting aside the question
OF lasting inks, which the generation that
uses them can not settle. Paper, rough
and smooth, fluent ink OF any color that
the writer may believe suitable 10 his
eyes, pens as fine ms n needle or as blunt
as n spade are all to be bought in every
street. The great lack OF the age seems
to be ideas Mt once more novel and sensi-
BILE in the record OF which these service
able materials may be employed.-London
Standard.
, 1886-02-10

@You know said he, that New Years
Day is n great swearing-of time. Proba-
bly, 5000 persons in Buffalo alone have
made up their minds TO give up smoking,
chewing, drinking. swearing, gambling,
and other vices, great or small, on the LIST
OF January. What most Of these good re-
solve men most need is something at stake
ms an incentive to keep their self pledges.
Now, | am going TO turn reformer's as
sistant. I'm going to sell pools on the
different vices at g. each All those fel
lows who swear off on smoking, on pay
ing me e., car enter the smoking pool
The same with those who intend to stop
swearing. Likewise those who intend to
turn teetotalers. Each list viii be kept in
n separate book, and a printed slip of the
names furnished to any one who wants it.
When good evidence is brought to me
that a good resolution has been broken of
goes the name from the books. At the
end OF six months the fellows who have
stuck 1t through shall have the money,
share and share alike. buffalo Courier.
, 1886-02-10
roerus1s OF 4 RAILROAD TRAIN.

some Of the Minor Miseries-Ths FAMILY
Lunch-Baskot
Considered as'nn instrument Of torture.
the modern railroad train deserves all
that can be said Of It. Looked upon IN
that light, II Is doubtless n big thing. The
adjectives incompatible, matchless, and
amazing would apply to 1t, especially To
those trains whereupon the burning OF
soft coal Is practiced would the descrip-
ton be applicable Among the minor
miseries which beset you nfter you nave
really gotten yourself seated in this much
landed vehicle is the want OF anything to
breathe. A person accustomed TO the free
air Of HEAVIER gasps in the red-hot air, II IL
be in winter, and instinctiyely places his
handkerchief TO HIS nose as the combined
smells Of the place strike upon his sensi-
tive p~ostrils.
Then the swaying motion, added to the
lack OF oxygen, soon produces n desperate
and deathly feeling which no other com
bination Of earthly circumstances can
really Induce II Ia exaggerated, however,
when your neighbor opens a lunch-basket,
as ca~r-neighbors invariably do, and feeds
the six strong and lusty children
seated rear you. How they eat-the
the wonder viii never censel Eat straight
On through the contents Of that lunch
basket without fiinchingl Ham-sand.
witches are
Like snow falls on a river,
One momen white, then gone forever.
The bones of ancient and respectable
fowls are picked up and flung away, anc
grensy doughnuts are sent 10 their long
home, and still the Unsuitable monsters
eat on.
The repast proper is followed by apples.
candy, and popcorn-ad ininitum. nd
nnuseam still they arc not appeased.
They look hungrier thar evcr-their jawe
still seem In good condition. You desire
10 recommend to them n whale OF two "A.
likely TO be- satisfying, but the ravenoui
crew stil eat on. You try to open youl
window, but Of course 1t is OF the kind that
doesn't open. This fact probably saves
you from pneumonia and an early grave,
but II Is nevertheless hard to bear at the
time. You turn your face away and pro
duce your colonge bottle, while the mother
brushes the crumbs onto the floor and
secretes the bones under the cushion, you
groan, but TO no purpose. Nou are in for
twenty four, or thirty six, or forty-eight
hours Of this, as the case may be, and
there Is no such thing as r~elenting
on the part OF destiny. Nothing but n
great American smash-up can ave you
Hattie Tying Griswold.
, 1886-02-10

instantaneous photography is not what
Il is cracked up to be, and although l
have had occasion to investigate every
plan or proposition that would give q
rapid print or catch n notorious crook on
the wing, / have never succeeded. The
crooks are too fly to stand around while
you square up your portable camera TO
catch their face, and they quickly turn
their backs on you. No, these instAntane-
Gus cameras are good only where you are
certain OF light and lave your objects at
an exaet distance 10 meet the require
ments OF your lens. Even then, with
everything favorable, you ran only catch
"A figure less han an inch high that can
not be developed by the best photograph
ers-Henry Newbold, Police Photog
rnpher
, 1886-02-10
DEAD.

The year 1885 was noted for the deaths
OF so many distinguished men, and the
present year seems to be destined to add
to the roll. Yesterday the news was
flashed over the wires that Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock, the second officer in ON
mand of the United States army, had
died at $50 D. m, AZ his headquarters on
Governors Island, in New York harbor.
Thus another knightly American soldier
has passed away, and the American PEG
pie mourn again over the sudden taking
away Of one of the heroes Of the late
war, whose gallantry, military skill and
courage displayed in the brilliant series Of
victories achieved by the armies under his
command, were twice officially recognized
by a joint resolution of congress.
Winfield Scott Hancock was born in
Montgomery county, Pa Feb. "A, 1924
He received his early education in the
Morristown, Pennsylvania, academy, ard
was appointed to West Point in 1910,
where he graduated and Joined the army
in 1874. For several years after his grad
uation be served on the frontier; in the
war with Mexico Qs47-4s) be served with
his regiment at San Antonio Ohurubuseo,
Moline del Rey and the assault and cap
ture Of the City Of Mexico, where he dis
played conspicuous aailantry and received
the brevet of first lieutenant The be
ginning of the civil war found him in Cal
iforuia. acting as chief quartermaster Of
the southern district Relieved from this
duty at his own request, he repaired to
Washington and applied Tor active duty
in the field He was appointed brigadier
general Of volunteer and assigned a com
mand in the army Of the Potomac; and
his subsequent history during the war is
substantially that Of the army of the
Potomac from Mcclellan TO Grant. For
his c~ousplcnous services at Gettysburg,
Gen. Hancock received the thanks Of
congress.
Having in 1866 relinquished his voluu-
teer commission and been promoted to
be major general IN tho regular army,
Gen. Hancock was trausfcrred to the de-
partmcut Of the Missouri, and conducted
an expedition against hostile Indians ON
the plains. From Sept, 1867 to March
1865. he Commanded the department Of
the Gulf, the military division Of the
Atlantic from March 'Gs to March go,
and the department of Dakota from 60
10 ~, when hc was again assigned to the
command OF the division of the Atlantic.
Although not a candidate Tor political
hopor. Gen. Hancock was rendered, but
declined, the Democratic nomination for
governor of Pennsylvania in 1869. lie
was a prominent candidate for president
in the National Democratic conventions
of 1865, 1872 and ls7G, and finally re
ceived the nomination for that Office in
1880, when Gen. Garfield was nominated
by the Republicans The Litter was
chosen, and Gen. Hancock, who had not
left his post and his duties daring the
campaign continued TO serve as COM
mandinr general d the division Of the
Atlantic, which command he held al The
time Of his death
, 1886-02-10

Any one would naturally suppose that
appetite for food would fail the condemned
prisoner on the morning Of his execution,
hut II would appear that the rule is fire.
quently the reverse of this. He eats a
good supper the night before; follows il
with a substantial lunch at bed time, and
sleeps sound all night long. AS the fatal
moment draws nigh. he devours with
gusto n breakfast that would prepare a la
borer for a hard days work. | can not,
like Victor Hugo, mentally change places
with the condemned in his last hour, but
suspect that something OF the condition
OF mind characteristic Of the victim of
cancer in its last stages must be his as the
supreme moment approaches. All hope is
lost, apathy succeeds he alterations OF
conflicting emotions he felt while his case
was fought over in the courts; the sullen
ness Of despair benumbs the higher intel
lectual faculties, until at last the merely
animal instincts prevail. He eats his last
breakfast with the same eagerness as he
clutches at the rope which suspends
him.-Dr. William b.. Hazard.
, 1886-02-10

number of steamers are running in
the waters Of equatorial Africa on errands
Of the gospel The Henry Wright Is in
use at Zanzibar and Mombas, the Henry
Wright and the nlhla are navigating the
NyH-sa, the Eleanor Is engaged on tho
Victoria Nyanza; the Good News has
raised steam on the rAnganyika. and the
Peace has made her nrst trip Oh the
Congo, above the Stanley falls. The
Charles Jansen is under construction for
the Nyanza, and the Henry Vcnu has
been completed alta cost Of ss0.0oo for
v%oyaging on the Niger. She Is tntended 10
replace one Of that name rreparably dam
aged after rendering valuable service to
h missionaries Exchange
, 1886-02-10

T%EuPLEroN, the Washington cores.
pendent OF the Boston Herald. is en-
thuslstie u his prlise of Prshhpt Cleve
land. lie says
THE quality of grand and sturdy man
lines is apparent in all President Cleve
land's speech and manner have a
dreal of writing anything that shall seem
like gush in treating Of him yet it is
difficult TO repress enthusiasm AS one
thinks of such character in the prrsi
deney. I de not believe die people bali
appreciate yet how great a pres lent they
have. | mean by thu. great in a noble
purpose. Oarr m age of politicians.
The dominaung issues Of twenty year,
agy ar settled. or have died out Of public
interest The period since then has been
much morc a strife for office then a con-
]tention Of -t~atesmanship. The most adj
renuirous. the men OF persJnal magpet.
ism, as i was called and facile qualites
in the management Of politics, have been
at the front, and have been the central
figures before the country.
tAfter decArinE that the president is
bringing The ship of state back to is
moor ns, 1emplrlou adds
This isa great work. Nexi to the s.
curing the birth Of the nation and the
saving Of its life, il is the greatest work a
president his nDdeuakcn. Ii does not
calf for tic greatest Intellect. the largest
experience, il II be- an experience such as
life at Washington of late has provided, is
an obstacle rather than aid-to it, it only
requires Of him who manifcsts il purity OF
patriotism. daundessness of purpose,
iirmness OF will President Cleveland has
all these qualities, aud they make him a
great man. 1 will not stop 10 argue with
those who wonld disparage bis intellectpal
capacity. except TO say that the most OF
them enormously undarrate him. Be
this a. il may, he is a great man ior this
emergency. lie is Ereatain Abe quality
hal this nation most needs now great in
the quality IN which Washington shonc
pre-emiBent: great 10 a quality that is
greater than intellect. He is great in
ehAneter believe the uninn will learn
to know this before the term Of his admin
~istntion Is ended, aud will, usthe result,
enroll him as one Of the foremost men
who have occupied The presidential chair.
, 1886-02-10

Scarcely a week passes that Gen, Ben.
lamin F. Butler does not appear as counsel
before the supreme court SO frequent
are the generals visits TO Washington
that his presence on the streets attracts no
more attention than 1t does in Boston.
Thu generals homo Is still at Lowell, but
his principal law office is at Boston, which
city has been his headquarters for years.
One OF the generals Massachusetts
friends tells me that the stories that he y
financially crippled are the purcst
imagination, n that he is richer to-day
h at any previous time in his history.
His manufacturing interests In New Eng
and are no less prosperous than for years
past, while his fees as an attorney are
said to aggregate $3.50, 600 annually.
BY his legal brethren Gen. Butler is re.
garded MS not only successful lawyer
financially, but professionally, rs well
His great success in winning suits lies In
the fact OF his intense earnestness. He
makes an honest endeavor to win every
case intrusted 10 his care. This is n far
greater consideration thnn the emolu-
ments which may accrue to him. How
ever tricky Butler may be in politi cal
manipulations, In his private relations he
Is s~crupulously honorable. II n person
places a case in his hands which his intel
ligence tolls him one of the half q
dozen bright young men associated
with him can handle quite as well as
himself, he tells his visitor so. @By do
ing this, he says, "you will lessen the at
torney's fees greatly, while your matter
will receive my personal attention upon
all points where my associate may need
instruction. Gen. Butler has a serious
objection to appearing as ounsel in muir
der trials. He greatly prefers civil suits.
lie says a murder case worries him. He
becomes interested to such an extent that
he can not sleep or think OF anything else.
He sturdily refuses to appear in such
cases except where the pressure brought
TO bear is too strong to be resisted
Washington Cor. Chicago News.
, 1886-02-10

The mammoth dry goods establishment
ofM j. MeNamara h Co., Denver, are
having a boom. This house is the most
enterprising in Denver, aud are coutinu-
ally Offering Inducements to their custo-
mens which are appreciated. They are
now selling $10.0O ladies suits for $5.O
Misses suits from - Is for s-year-old to
So % for l6-year. old. Gents IS. so over
shirts, made of best material for 500.
Mail orders solicited.
, 1886-02-10
M rHr woela

AS the earth rolls oyer, on Its axi
whirled,
There Is always midnight somewhere in
in the world.
But though darkness pinions ever are
unfurled,
There is always morning somewhere in
world.
Sorrow has its mission, 30 Fate's shafts
are hurled,
There is always sorrow, sorrow in the
world.
Even ns the morning CLEANS with light
impaired.
There are gladness always, always, in the
world.
Laura Rosamond White.
, 1886-02-10

You are allowed a free trial Of thirty
days of the use of DIR. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory APP
p~lianees ior the speedy relief and perma-
nent cure Of nervous debility, loss of vi
tality and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, Tor many other diseases.
Complete restoration TO health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk IL incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, etc. mailed free by addressing
Voltaic Belt Co. Marshall. Mich.
, 1886-02-10

There can be no doubt, we think. that
the problem is now solved, and that elec.
tricity win be most effectively applied in
working our gold ores by electrolysis-
that is, by the action OF a strong current
OF electricity passing through the ore pulp.
placed between the opposite wires or cleo
troles Of a dynamo or battery The most
rcbellious ores may be thus treated sue
ccssfully without roasting, and all tho gold
saved In n pure state ready for the mint.
The generation OF the electric current l.
easily accomplished with a single dynamo,
driven by some light. cheap steam or
water power.-San Francisco Chronicle.
, 1886-02-10

An travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne can dnd the best nccommoda-
tons in the city at the Western Hotel on
Fifteenth street The location is agreea-
bio and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished. meals the best a hrsf
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market, walters who un-
derstand their business. the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room nrc among the
many attractions of this popular house.
HERMAN KnNE, proprietor.
, 1886-02-10

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper deal
or of Chattanooga. Tenn. writes that he
was seriously afflicted with a severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit Being induced
to try DR. Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, did 20 and was entirely cured
by use OF q few bottles, Since which
time he has used il in his family for all
coughs and colds with best results This
is the experience of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this wonderful dlscov-
cry, Trial bottles free at W. N. Hunts
drug sinrn-