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, 1886-06-27
DAVID DAVIS.

The statesman and jurist who lies dead
at Bloomington, occupies a peculiar posi-
ton in American history, for the reason
that after nearly thirty years of service on
the bench he abandoned his well-won
honors and descended into the arena of
politics to accept a seat in the United
States senate. There the eminently jul
dicial turn of his mind, together with his
dignity of character, at once designated
him as pre- eminently qualified to act as
presiding officer, and he was chosen to
that high position, which upon the as
sassination of President Garfield, cast
upon him the duties and responsibilities
of vice president. during the remainder of
his senatorial term. Never an active par
tisan, accustomed 10 regard all questions
from every possible point of view, and
thoroughly sincere in his convictions OF
right, Irrespective of party dogma, Senator
Davis lacked essential elements of political
success, to which. also, his independent
attitude constituted an ~insurmountable
obstacle. The history OF the country
fails to show an instance of marked pc
litical success which is not associated with
one or the other OF the great parties rep
r~csentlng the opposite extremes of con
stitutional construction 1t is. therefore,
as a iurist that he will chiefly be remem.
bcred, and in that character his profound
learning. critical acumen and personal pu-
rity have achieved for him enduring
fame. Judge Davis was a native OF
Maryland, but received his education at
Kenyon college, o., and his professional
training at Lenox, Mass, and at the
Yale college law school. Settling at
Bloomington in 1886 he soon rose to en-
%incnce. served in the legislature, and in
the constitutional convention of l8iT. In
the following year he became circuit
Judge and continuously held that position
until 1862, when President Lincoln APP
pointed HIM associate justice of the SUI
prcmc court of the United States, which
exalted place he worthily filled until he re-
to enter the senate in 1877. Since
his retirement, he has taken no active
part in public affairs.
, 1886-06-27

If REPORTS are true there is an imme
date prospect of an enlargement of the
gold producing area of the world by rea-
son OF recent discoveries in Asia, Africa
and South America. Chinese Tartary,
near the Siberian frontier, has already be-
come the seat Of mining industry carried
on under anomalous conditions of squat
ter self government. The Transvaal in
South Africa is said to have yielded in a
single week AS much as ., 900 ounces of
gold. On this continent, Patagonia is
coming into notice as including deposits
of surprising richness and of wide extent.
between the eastern shore line and the
Andcan range, in the portion claimed
but never subjected by the Argentine on
federation. All tie precious metal yet
obtained from any of these mineral re-
gions, has been irou placer>, which-in
Patagonia and the Transvaal have al
ready begun to attract a rush of adven
turers. There have also been frequent
mmors of rich gold fields in Alaska, but
these have not been sufficiently confirmed
to he accepted as realities.
, 1886-06-27

AMONG the leading features of Mr..
Randall plan for tariff revision are un
derstood to be a classification Of woods. a
considerable reduction on steel rails and a
general lowering Of duties all through the
iron and steel department and including
zinc. The most notable increase is on
clothing. Beer and whisky are left un
touched, but the repeal Of the internal tax
on tobacco and a rebate on all unbroken
packages now in dealers hands, form part
oil the programme. Lumber constitutes
the principal addition to the free list.
This information is condensed from a long
account given by a special correspondent
Of the New York Herald.
, 1886-06-27

The ultimate purposes of Senator
Fryc's bill, TO promote the political
progress and prosperity of the American
nations. are only vaguely to be gathered
from its provisions. 1t contemplates,
first, a conference of delegates from Mex
leo, Brazil and all other American states.
down to llayti and Santo Domingo, upon
the propr'ety of forming a customs union,
establishing steamship lines, adopting
uniform system of weights and measures,
a common silver coin and a plan for the
arbitration Of differences. The scheme is
IN many respects visionary and altogether
impracticable under existing conditions.
Anything in the nature of a real customs
union-like the German Zollverein, for
instance-would involve so extensive a re-
reciprocity as would almost amount to free
trade. In the matter of establishing
steamship lines. there is no possibility,
without immense subsidies from the ma
tional treasury. Of competing with England.
Uniformity in weights and measures al
ready exists in nearly all the states con.
cerned by the adoption of the metric sys-
TEN. The right of coinage trenches too
closely on sovereignty to be made the
subject of conference, though a common
standard OF the unit of value might be
liked by agreement. All arbitration
would be %nugatory unless means could be
provided for enforcing the award. In
Tact every practicable feature Of the plan
lies within the scope Of the treaty making
power, which would have to be exercised
at last. Mr.. Frye is a senator from
Maine, and the strong flavor of lingo
perceptible in his project suggests its in
SEPARATION by the leading statesman Of his
state, whose grand designs ignore consti.
tutional objections. The questions in.
Tolvsd arc too complex 10 admit of haxty
settlement. and the present congress has
no time 10 spare.
, 1886-06-27
ABSOLvED.

[, who have w~orshiped beauty long,
Beheld a woman's face tonight
That thrilled my being into song
And touched my soul with sudden light;
And yet, perchance. had you been there
You scarcely would have called 1t fair.
Gray eyes that held a subtle shade
OF sadness that was half-expressed.
Lips that for laughter were not made
Perhaps for pains white finger pressed
To patient silence. All of art
Sank down abashed within my heart.
All, life has one high lesson yet
That | have learned Of womanhood-
IT'S when we lose and we forget
The beautiful within the good.
IT'S when the senses swoon to see
The souls surprising mystery.
Like moonlight comes a calm onten
With larger hope and purer love,
A memory of the form that bent
Through nights of fevered pain above
The cot Of childhood. Better so
For this brief version | may go
Once more into the world like him
Who has been pardoned. Lot he kneels
And murIners in the cloister dim,
"My Father, / have sinnedl" He feels
The craving OF the spirit cease,
Soothed by the answer, "Go in pcacel"
Boston Transcript.
, 1886-06-27

Ex-King Theebaw's famous hairy
family, which he long kept jealousy at
Mandalay, are to visit Europe for exhibi-
ton. The family have been renowned
in Burmese history for many years, and
the present members-a mother and "a
son-form the fourth generation known.
The mother, Maphon, is 63, quite blind,
and usually sits motionless on a platform,
occasionally tanning herself. and speak
ing in a low, sweet voice. She was seen
and described by Col. Yule when on a
mission to the court of Ava in 1855.
Save her hands and feet, she is covered
with long, soft hair, like her son, Mo-po-
sin, who is covered even to the drums of
his ears, the hair in some place being
five inches long. Mo-po-sin is of me
dunn hight, with pale brown skin,
and is fairly friendly, having been partly
educated, and married to n maid-of-
honor. Neither he nor his mother has
either canine teeth or grinders Foreign
Letter.
, 1886-06-27

The Production of Silhouette Portraits.
Until Daguerre made his discovery,
the wealthy had their miniature painted
on ivory, but the cheaper p%ortraiture in
vented by Silhouette was very common.
Profile cutters, as they were called, were
found in all cities and large towns, while
others went about the country from
house to house, 80 that it was rare to
find a sitting room in any decent house
that did not boast of a framed silhouette,
n looking to the right and the other to
the left.
There were different ways of arriving
at the same result, but the work was
chiefly done by cutting the profile out of
white paper. which was backed by a
piece of black silk or black paper neatly
mounted. To insure success it was
necessary to have n steady hand and n
correct eye; with these qualities one
could cut n likeness in a few seconds.
There was also several mechanical CON
t%rivances for producing silhouettes, one of
which Sam Weller doubtless had in his
minds eye when, in inditing his valen-
tine to Mary, he likened the growth of
his love in it's rapid operations to the
-profeel machine" which docs finish a
portrait and put the frame and gloss on
complete, with n hook at the end to
hang it up by, and all in two minutes
and n quarter.-Boston Budget.
, 1886-06-27
A mrl,c Of lie Mid.ne Ages.

"Andorra" is an Independent state in
the Pyrences. adjoining the Spanish
province of Leredo. 1t is not dependent
upon either France or Spain and has been
self-governing since the time of Charlie
magne. That great monarch recognized
the AndoJrans because they helped him
against he Moors. This little state has
an area of about 600 square miles and an
estimated population of 1000. Those
who indulge in dreams MS to what the
future may bring forth believe that it is
the fate of modern Europe to break up
into small communities which will be
sclf-governing locally while acknowledge
ing a central authority, which would
dominate the western world. The most
perfect form Of democracy known to
ancient or modern times was the New
England town meeting. The neighbors
in the several localities met and managed
their own affairs. This seems to be i'm
possible in densely populated Cities
Demorest's Monthly.
, 1886-06-27

Patrick" called a south side lady,
have you watered the flowers in the
conservatory latelyY"
Not this wake, num-"
Mercy ON mel What do you mean by
such negligencesr
Sure, mum, I've been busy every
minute of the time. l couldn't find a
second to spare for carryin' water. The
conservatory will be the death of me yet,
num-"
why. what has kept you so busy, l
should like to know
"Pickn' OIL the dead leaves, num-
Chicago News.
, 1886-06-27

An invention which, it is claimed by
gas engineers, will revolutionize the
present system of gas-lighting has Just
been perfected by DIR. Auer in the
chemical laboratory OF the Vienna uni
versity. Briefly described, the invention
may be said to consist in rendering a
cotton wick in~combustible by impreg-
nating it with II metallic liquid. Thus
treated the wick, instead of burning.
merely CLOVIS, emitting n radiance not
unlike that of the electric light. The
whole process is very simple; and the
great advantage of the invention is that
it may be applied to any gas-burner. -
Chicnrn NnNs.
, 1886-06-27

As WILD a project as any yet conceived
has been seriously proposed in the senate
for the survey ola railway line from Mon
tana to the heal waters of the Yukon,
thence down that river to Behring's sea,
with Asia as the objective pointer the
iurthest Alaskan territory in the direction
of Asia. OF course, the expense would
fall on the government as private capital
would never undertake an enterprise so
protitle-s and vain.
, 1886-06-27

Leading minds in France nave become
very anxious in view of the ascertained
fact that the population there is decreas-
ing. and, in order to apply a remedy, are
inquiring into the best way to lessen the
mortality among children in their first
year, averaging Is per cent, and esti-
mated to amount yearly to nearly 1885,
600 deaths. This has also led dis
%tinguished medical men of late years to
examine into the effects of the deplor-
able general practice, which still prevails
extensively in France, Of putting chill
drcn out TO nurse, and it has been CON
demned in the writings OF many Of
them. Their aggregated views have
been formulated in this conclusion: 1T
is of public interest that mothers should
nurse their own children. New York
Sun.
, 1886-06-27

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me | would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. | used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at
twenty-five cents per box by W. n. Hunt.
, 1886-06-27

Ferroid is the name of a new material
for pipe jc-nts that has made a some
what remarkable record. Joints made
with It have resisted a water pressure of
from 90 to 200 pounds per square inch,
and n steam pressure Of 10 pounds. 1t
has a tensile strength of from $50 to
1900 pounds requiring a force of 5000
pounds to crush it. 1t is easily melted
and easily handled. flowing in the molten
state like water. Its specific gravity is
81, being one-third AS heavy as iron.
and it successfully resists the attacks of
air, water, and earth. Chicago News.
, 1886-06-27

In London steps have been taken to
procure a convalescent home for horses.
The object Of the home, as set forth at a
meeting of those interested, is to enable
the poorer classes-cabmen, tradesmen
and others-to procure, on moderate
terms, rest and treatment for horses that
are failing from overwork or accidental
causes, and which al likely to be bene-
fitted by a few weeks rest and care
Foreign Letter.
, 1886-06-27

There are at present $40 old soldiers in
France who have served under the first
Napoleon, and each of whom receives u
life annuity Of $50 francs. 1t is stated
that this venerable battalion loses an
nually on an average 1856 OF its members.
and it may thus be expected that within
the next four years the last veteran will
take his departure from this life.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
, 1886-06-27

Won Ranke dying in harness at 90 and
Bancroft actively working at SO prove
that the writing of history is not neces-
sarily an unhealthful occupation; while,
as far as the making of it, look at Glad
stone, aged n, and Bismarck, a tender
youth of II, and the Autocrat Holmes,
of a., is over there ~hobnobbing with
them.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1886-06-27

A BAND OF flibus,ers has sailel from
one OF the Gulf ports for Cuba for the
purpose of melting insurrection, and the
United States authorities are trying to in
tercept the expedition 'efore it can land
on the island. Such revolution as there
was in Cuba has long since ~decencrated
into mere brigandare, and these mis-
guided adventures have probably gone to
certain destruction.
, 1886-06-27

THE Bread Winners, a story which
attracted much attention on its appear
ance as a serial in the century and CON
corning the authorship of which there
has been SO much conjecture, is now SAID
by the Cleveland Sun to have been written
joindy by Frank IL. Mason AMI his
wife, of that city.
, 1886-06-27

THE National Greenback Labor party"
is preparing to ~reorganize in Pcnnsylva-
mia, and to dispute the field with the
Prohibitionists, as disturbing element.
The first two words in its name should be
represented by their initials.
, 1886-06-27

The way canoes are cut is this: Take
this oval for instance; it has q fiat top
and a fiat bottom; the cameo-cutter take
this stone and with his saw cuts away
the white or light-colored top 30 As to
leave a rough outline of a human head;
this cutting may be done in two hours;
then he puts in two days with n rough
tool, making a little closer approach to
the shape of the head, and when he gets
down to the fine tools, it requires about
two weeks to finish the portrait. The
portrait is always in white, and for this
purpose all the surrounding white is cut
away and a polished colored background
left. 1t is slow, tedious and careful
work. Between now and Christmas 1 do
not suppose we would be able to fill more
han eight or ten orders.
This polished oval o and the cush-
ion shapes are cut into these designs at
Idar-O berstein, where there are mills
along the little river on both sides as far
as a man could walk in five hours, dur
ing which time he would pass a mill
every ten minutes. The rough stone
goes there from Brazil and is sold at
auction. Sometimes a fortune is made
in the purchase Of one of these rough
stones, and sometimes a fortune is lost,
az the onyx, which is cut into pieces
measuring from thirty to forty-fve mil
limeters-one and one-quarter to about
two inches-in length, sometimes turns
ont very badly. After the stone is cut it
is polished by men and boys, who lie in
hammocks on their stomachs before big
wheels which revolve with wonderful
velocity. The cheap canoes sold in
rings, and which are worth from 81 to
% apiece, are cut in these mills by boys
or men who have been trained to moth
ing else.-P. Schmidt in Globe-D Demo-
crat.
, 1886-06-27

SPECIAL legislation for local and indi-
vidual purposes has long been the sub
ject OF abuse, and the president in scruti-
MIXING every bill and rejecting all which
do not seem to him founded on valid rea.
sons or offered in good faith, is but dis
charging a plain duty and recognizing the
responsibility he assumed when he took
the oath of Office.
, 1886-06-27

AN EXCELLENT measure has passed the
senate, prohibiting judges of United
States courts from appoiDtsg TO office
u9StfwA any relative OF nearer kin
than first cousin. The house should
amend by making the rule apply to sena
tors, also.
, 1886-06-27

TwENTY-sIx railway mail clerks have
been discharged for combining and con
spring to keep themselves in office by es-
tablishing a secre: order in the post office
department, on the Knights of Labor
principle. The public service does not
admit Of the introduction of such modern
methods.
, 1886-06-27

CHAMBERIAIN's constituents, indig
nant at his detection from Gladstone,
have refused to hear him speak, even
proceeding to demonstrations of violence.
But it is not always the most numerous
and aggressive mob which proves strong
est at the polls.
, 1886-06-27

For enterprise, push and a desire to get
such goods as will give the trade ~satisfac-
ton, W. N. Hunt leads all competition.
He sells DIR. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, because its the best medicine on
the market, for coughs, colds, Group and
primary consumption. Price so cts. and
$l.00. Samples free.
, 1886-06-27

CONSPIRACY to murder is tie %oiicnse
for which the Chicago Anarchists are on
trial, or will be placed on trial as soon asa
jury can be empancled. The penalty,
where murder has been committed as the
result of the conspiracy. is death.
, 1886-06-27

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Illustrated pamphlet with full informa-
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, 1886-06-27

FRANK HuRD is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination TO congress from
the Toledo district in Ohio. Barring a
slight crankiness on free trade, Mr.. IIurd
is one of the ablest men in his party.
, 1886-06-27

Purify your blood. tonc'up FOUR system.
and regulate the digestive organs by taxi
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all
druggists. "
, 1886-06-27

The business Of the stpy-tcllcr IS {,
tell the story. and let the story tell tbs
moraL-thicago Times.
, 1886-06-27

There are 847 female blacksmiths in
England, all of whom actually swing
heavy hammers and do mems work.
, 1886-06-27

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety Mt the !<sder Office.
, 1886-06-27
S0N'N S\eGN Nigh

thousands suffering from Asthma. Con
sumption. Coughs. u,c. Did you ever try
Acikcr's English Romedy2 1t Is the best
preparation known 'or ali Lung Troubles,
soid on a positive guarantee at loo, COO,
Pearse X McGill, Druggists.
, 1886-06-27

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives &
, 1886-06-27

hnNI a LEE,
Wood Msntels. Crates. Bras
Tiles. Hart's regulator
stops smoky CRATES. as 10Th street.
, 1886-06-27
BUSINESS

~. q. BAIRD and A. q. CAMPBELL), At
torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, Ckey
second floor, St5bbins & Post 8 bank block
, 1886-06-27

Successor to H. s.. Oliver. FIRE INSURANCE.
None but ''timc-tried and iretested' companies
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1886-06-27

In all its branches by W. ELLIOTT, ON Eighteenth
street. one door west OF the old stand. Singlefoot-
All kind of wagon work done first class.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-12
Something Like q Vine.

The Corent Garden Gazette gives the
following account of a fine specimen of
the grape vine growing in the open air
at Monticello, near Santa Barbara, and
which is known as "Dona Marcelina's
grape vine: This grape vine, whi;h is
the pride and marvel Of the neighbor-
hood, traces its ori gin to slip brought
by Dona Marcelina from young vine
ward at San Antonio Mission for horse
whip, and though it was nearly withered
from the effects Of the long journey, she
determined to make the trial to plant it.
Notwithstanding further delay, the slip
took root, budded, and ever since pros
pcred, proving itself the main support
for the large Dominguez family (thcre
being seven sons and as many daughters,
and through them upward of hundred
descendants surviving the old lady at her
death; she left a son, Jose, eighty-eight
years old, who has grandchildren. Be-
tween 1850 and 1860 the vine had been
trained over an area of eght feet in cir
cumfcrence, the stem measuring then
twelve inches in diameter, and attaining
height of fifteen feet from the ground.
Some years it has borne over 5000
punches upward of 5000 pounds of ripe
grapes),n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-12
A Craze for Forms in Fac Simile.

'The latest craze among Chicago
ladies'" said dapper dressmaker as she
showed visitor from the Herald into an
easy chair in her studio, "is for Boston
models or forms. Within the last month
or two the business has been introduced
here, though it is anything but new in
Boston and New York. The best forms
are made adjustable, and the lady buy
inc one can use it in her own sewing
room to fit her own dresses to, or send it
to her dressmaker, or use it for her
daughter, or her mother. You are a
man, and therefore you do not know the
fatigue woman endures standing to
have dress fitted to her form. You
have nothing like it in tailoring for men.
You don't know what it is, and there
fore cannot appreciate the boon these
forms are. By their use better results
can be secured, too, especially by that
large class of women who persist in
making their own dresses. By use of
these forms lady can fit her own dresses
to herself, as it were, and that is big
thing, tell you. These forms are easily
au JuSleu W q IIl * VI oliAtii PSi"oni oAAo
can be folded and put away like an um-
brella.
"They make paper mache forms which
are not adjustable, but which are less ex-
pensive. By taking tight waist
to the store a lady can have a paper
maehe model to take home with her in
an hour without any measuring of her
person. That is, provided she is not
unusually small, unusually large, or of a
queer shape. In such a case she has to
pay $40 for form, but if she can be
fitted by slight attentions of one already
in stock the price is only So. The ad-
Unstable forms complete cost 81, but
many woman has saved the price on the
first garment she was able to make at
home with it's assistance"