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"Innocuous Desuetude..

Washington Special
The treat of the speech were the changes Ed
muEds rung on the words, 'innocuous desue-
tude.' They rolled under his tongue as savory
morsel. Once, while he was in an imprisoned
fight. he said: "And yet the President calls
this-let me think. OH ali, yes, 'innocuous des-
uetude.'' This provoked laugh in the gal
leries. 'Inuocuous desuetude." he said, ssmeans
disuse and if the tenure Office law has been
in disuse, or in 'innocuous desuetude.' the Pres
ident has reinvigorated it certainly by sending
to the Senate CAB suspensions from Office author
lied under its provisions"
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Blackburn,s Dreadful Blunder.

WASHINGTON, March 10-During the trans
action of routine morning business (the pre-
sentation of reports from committees etc. Mr..
Blackburn said: 'Mr. President, am directed
by the committee on naval affairs to report
favorably the nomination which send to the
DESK
what is thatl" said Mr.. Harris. IA nomina-
tionl'
Mr.. Shernan's breath seemed to have been
taken away After moments hesitation, he
said in something Of an undertone: ''It will be
withheld
Mr.. Blackburn begged pardon of the Chair.
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PAN-ELECTRIC STOCK.

Senator Vest Tells How He Made an Invest
mont Of 81 900.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Messrs. Hale and
Willard. designated for the purpose by the House
special committee to investigate and report the
facts concerning the ownership of Pan-electric
telephone stock by certain public officers, took
the deposition Of Senator Test, at his residence,
this afternoon. The Senator stated that he irst
heard.of the Pan-elsctric Telephone Company
through printed circular sent to him through
the mails some time In April. 1884. The circular
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Washington Special.
A prominent Western Republican who has
been in New York recently, and is now in Wash
ington, says that since his arrival here he has
heard that Carl Schurz is very much dissatisfied
with President Cleveland's course of late, and
proposes to open out on him before long Mr..
Schurz complains that the President has violated
his promise that ne would remove no one except
for cause. Exactly when or in what manner
Mr.. Schurz intends to make his attack upon the
President this gentleman does not know, but he
understands that it may be expected before
long.
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Sparks Oyerruled by Lamar.

DEVILS LAKE D. IT,, March 10-Word has
been received here that Secretary Lamar has re-
versed Mr.. Sparks's decision in the Brittin case
Brittin made presumption near this city, two
years ago, and also took a homestead entry, upon
which he made proof, and paid Communication
fee of 5000. When Mr.. Sparks came into Office
he decided that every man having exercised the
pre- emption right could not commute home
stead. This decision affected thousands of set
tiers in the Northwest Brittin's case was the
first one the Secretary has taken on appeal
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Held for Conspiraox TO Murder.

Shareffer, real estate agent of this CITY, who
was recently sentenced to the penitentiary for
swindling John !. Blair, Blairstown, N. j.,
millionaire, was to-day bound over in the Crimi-
nal Court at Independence to answer the charge
of conspiring for the murder of Mr.. Blair by the
employment of assassins The case will be
heard on the goth instant. Shareffer was placed
in Jail here tonight in default of bail in the sum
of SO 000
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week, says the Colonel. swith friend of mine,
and Mr.. Cleveland was asking why | had not
been up before. I told him / had heard that
some Congressman had been up there great
deal too much, and he said: Yes a good manv of
them did come up pretty often. Then he asked
me how liked it here. and said didn't like it
very we'll Neither do |, said he; let's quit
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Soz0d0nt.

This word, which mas been staring everybody
in the face for the past years, and is getting
into everybody's mouth, is preparation for
cleansing, identifying and preserving the teeth,
sweetening the breath and arresting the progress
of decay.
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Mr.. Rounds,s Probable Successor.

MILWAUKEE, March 10.-A prominent Wis
consin politician, who has just returned from
Washington expresses the belief that l.. NJ.
Fay, partner in the Madison, Wis, Democrat
Company, is to be named as successor to S. P.
Rounds as Public Printer.
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Senator Jones Crazy.

Washington Special
Senator Call, of Florida, was asked tonight if
he had recently heard from Senator Jones, his
colleague. He replied: mo, not recently. I
have not expected to hear from him. The man
is crazy-mad as a March hare. l am sorry for
it, but it is sou
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He Might Strike.

Washington Special.
Colonel Wade is the last of the Missouri states
men to como out with story abous the White
House. II went up to see the President last
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BRUSH ELECTRIC TIGHTS

Are fast taking the place Of all others in factories
foundries machine shops and mills. Parties having
their own power can procure an Electric Generator
and obtain much light at much less cost than by
any other mode The incandescent and storage sys-
tenn has been perfected making small lights for houses
and stores hung wherever needed and lighted at WILL
day night. Parties desiring Generators or to form
companies for lighting cities and towns will please
write us for information. By permission we refer to
J. Caven, ESQ.,. indianapolis.
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC CO.. Cleveland, o.
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Attend to Tt Now.

Many suffering people drag themselves about with
falingstrengh feeling that they are steadily sinking
into the grave. when, by using Parkers Tonic they
would find cure commencing with the first Dose and
vitality and strength surely coming back to them.
II am SO years old have been sick nearly all my
life, and ought to know something about medicine by
this time. have used Parkers Tonic freely for more
ever known In fact, now find no other medicine
necessary. For weakness debility. rheumatism. and
suffered so long it has no equal. do not see how
anyone afford to do without so valuable medi-
cine.-MRs. HATTIE n GRAVES, cor. East and Front
Streets Providence r. I.
Parker's Tonic
Prepared by Hiscox & Co., N. VI
Sold by all Druggists in large bottles at One Dollar
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The system Of protection to American industries
is considered by foreign laborers as the best in
the world.
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Coming-HAvERLY's MINsTREIs.
nm 7 H E A t E r mn
LOOJ. c. KELLY, Lessee and Prop'r. uOO

One week. commencing Monday March g. every
evening; Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
May Adams's Chinese and Japanese Minstrels and
Guss Hills Novelty and Burlesque Company. Three
introducing all the known features of the novelty
world and the greatest array of talent of any organ
cation travelling. Ten new and novel acts; original
copyrighted minstrel scene new burlesque five great
comedians; 20 beautiful young ladies in marches
songs, Dances etc., elegant costumes making this the
strongest and best advertised show travelling.
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Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad Co.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
PITTSBURGH, Penn, February9 1861
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the CHI
cago, st. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad Company win
be held at the principal office of the company In the
Union Depot, at indianapolis, Indiana, ON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1885,
at 10 o'clock a. M. for the purpose of electing two
directors to fill the places of like number whose term
of service expires at that date to receive the annual
report for 1885 and for the of such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
The transfer books viii be closed Saturday Febru
airy 20 at o'clock p M, and reopened ON Thursday.
March 18 at 10 o'clock a. m.
S. B. IIGGETT. Secretary.
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NOTICE TO PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS
AGAINST THE
Chicago { Great Southern Railway Co

Henry H Porter vs.. The Chicago g. Great Southern
Railway Company. United States Circuit Court Dis,
trict of Indiana
In obedience order of the Circuit Court Of tho
United States for the District of Indiana. made In
persons claiming to be creditors Of The Chicago g.
Great Southern Railway Company and to have claims
which entitled in equity to be paid out of the pro-
are required to present and file their claims with the I'M
dersigned at Indianapolis Indiana on or before the
9th day of March, A. D. 1886. All claims not 50
presented and filed before said day last named will be
barred and foreclosed.
WILLIAM P. F1SHBACK,
Master in Chancery U. S. Circuit Court
No. % Vance Block, indianapolis, Ind.
March 3, 1886.
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'sWhat is thatQ' said Mr.. Harris. IA nomina-
schurz and Cleveland.
Washington Special

ackburn begged pardon of the Chair.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-11-26
Japanese in America.

The first japanese to settle IN San
Francisco were eleven persons, who ar
rived in 1870 Now there are more than
eight hundred japanese in the city, Of
whom about forty are women. Of these
forty twenty are married and thef
children attend the public schools. These
japanese have come to San Francisco
to learn English and partly to escape
military service in Japan, and they are
generally well educated. They ara
mostly engaged in house service in San
Francisco, in which they are proficient.
A few of them are nominal Christians,
while the rest are atheists. "Thc tortur
of hell" they say are graded accordiG9
to the amout Of money one has" When
asked why more japanese women have
not come over one Of them said: The
less women the better; woman s tongue
three inches long can kill man six feet
high. "-Ne5o York Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-11-26
The Cznr Sends for His Uniform.

When Prince William Of Prussia ysi-
ted the Russian Emperor on the occasion
i-oF tic recent Imperial hunt al Brest,
Litovsk, the Gar found himself with
out Prussian uniform, and the conse-
quencc was that messenger had to
travel all the way from St. Petersburg
by special train to repair the deficiency.
The Car discovered his loss the after
noon before Prince Williams arrival
Sending word to his valet to have
Prussian uniform in readiness for the
morrow, the man appeared to say that
by his imperial masters orders all uni
forms had been left at st. Peters
burg.
An aide-de-camp was sent for. "a
Frussian uniform must be here by 7
O'Clock tomorrow morning" 1t was
then 4 o'clock. The aide-de-camp des-
patched two kilograms, one to the mas
ter Of the imperial wardrobe at St.
Petersburg, and the other to the rail-
way authorities, and about 6 O'clock
locomotive set off from tue Russian capi-
tai carrying the messenger entrusted
with the required dress. Fresh locomo-
tives were in readiness at Dunaberg and
wilma, and the distance of $50 kilo-
metres was traversed in thirteen hours. a
rate Of 70 kilometres per hour, 50 that
the uniform was in readiness for the
Car At the time fixed.
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thoughtful o you Georgc--yes, It was Y
II was long drive, but the old lady
did not seem to get tired. She sat up
straight; she looked around her with
dim eyes, ighted up with fresh fires as
they neared the craggy line Of the shore
aud heard the distant booming Of the
waves.
Presently, they drove up under the
elm boughs to the wooden porch Of The
old house, where the leaAess llscst2Estied
in the wind.
'Bo we goin' to stop hcrs| sai3 PIG
Mrs. sabberton, beginning to trcml'e
an over.
'Hdoiher," said tho squire, tendcrly
passing his arm about her, "wc're goin'
to spend THANKSGIVING in the old home
with you"
Almost at the same time the door flew
open, and ou; ran a throngo of welcoming
friends old Doctor Freythorpe and his
plump wife; Uqcle 'Biah, with his kind
ly, wrinkled face; Aunt Judith, in her
ten-yeat-old black silk dress; the three
merry Winslow girls; Joe Brewster and
his sister Kitty f.the sunburned family
from the Fort Farm, and the slim "acad-
emy teacher, whose kith and kin were
far away in the South.
WELCOMED welcomed" they all cried,
with one accord.
Old MIS-. sabbcrton went through the
square hall, where the striped rag-carpet
was yet bright in its colors, into the old
sitting-room, with the deyp-throated
chimney, and the yelow-washed walls,
with the print of General Lafayette
hanging on the mantle.
The wood-hrc blazed on the brass
dogs; the table was all spread with
real Thanksgiving fare.
''Comc, sit down-sit dowu!" aaid
the doctor. ".Wc'ro only waiting for
our hos.ess--for you, Grandmother Sab
bertou."
Mother" said the squire, with
beaming face, "rve bough. back the o!d
place. It's yours now, and here you
shall live all the rest of your days; and
we'll all come to,see you, now and then,
especially Of Thanksgiving Day." !.
Polish her spectacles as she would, the
old lady could not keep them tree from
mist Of happy tears.
i"God bless YOU, my sonlp was all
that she could say. ''It's the brightest
Thanksgiving day I've known since you.
poor father died p
After this, Squire saBberton relig
iously observed the November fcast-day
II believe it. brings me sluclS, > hs
said
2ut 81 all festivals the family lo0iSos
back with the greatest affection to thi
first one in the ransomed homestead
Mothers Thanksgiving, as the squir
called it. +Hczen Forrest Graoes.
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I0ie Ne. LnYn NV nnr

own your deg bite, Johnnic2" asked
Johnne's sis cl's tcau OF that youngster,
as he rc: liza With an lgly CIR tied to a
string.
"Nary bic, ser'led Johnnie, conf
IDENTIFY.
The young ma. vut cut his hand 10
pat the bIute, and She result was a
a snapped fager. IL ier}cd away his
hand in a rage and exclaimed:
"WhN you miserable little rascal, you
said that nasty cur wouldn't bite"
ooh, no, said Johnnie, coolly.
eyes, you did confound you"
"No, didn't. You said, twill your
dog bite Johnnie" and 1 said he
wouldn't, and he won't. lie never bit
Johnnie in all his born days and it
wouldn't be good for i'm if he did Bet
your life that dog knows what to bite"
and Johnnie went off whistling, with the
dog trotting along at his heels, looking
back over his stump tail at Johnnie's
sisters beau. i Ttd-Bits.
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Unlnese Unildren.

The Chinese do Mt reckon their age
rom the day Of their birth, but from
New ears day 1t is on this account
sometimes difficult to find out the true
age Of young children. Here is a tiny
shaven headed bundle of humanity,
scarcely able to stan alone for a mo
ment, and YOU are Cragely assured that
he is three years old If you have left
the sacred rules Of propriety at home,
YOU venture mildly and politely to cast
iust faint shadow Of doubt upon the
statements or if you do not discredit
the parents assertion, but are still IN
acquainted with the mode OF reckoning,
you probably condole with its parents
on ;he slight degree of progress he has
made toward maturity. Should a child
arrive in this world at II 30 on New
Years eve, the fond father will proudly
assure you the next morning that the
Now arrival is two years old, and never
80 much as think that what he says is
utrue. ~ Broo4LyA Mdgdsine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-11-26
Mhere Reer Rims In RiIls.

Hartman says in hisnew book "What
would Munich be without beerP AS
Ship stranded. The capital Of Bavaria
f ats on an ocean Of foaming beer. Peo-
pie do not in common conversation spec
ulate over the weather, but ask at once:
''IIow is the beer to-dayT The Bava-
rian docs not drink beer because he is
thirsty but because he enjoys it, and
because be enjoys it he CrInks much
Every man in Munich guzzIes his four
quarts per diem. There are thousands
who swallow their eight quarts and
many who will swill their ten and
twelve quarts I knew one man who
told me he had been drinking sixteen
quarts daily for years A student will
manage at one sitting from ten to six
teen quarts, which would fill about SIX.
ty of our a .ses. A congress of stand
scientific fellows met at a Munich fest
val and each one drank 8 $40 quarts
during a short sitting.
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No 81 lInlner.

Detective John Webb was passing the
Bates Street end Of the vegetable market
three or four days ago when stranger
accostcd him with:
Say I came in town the other day to
git my boots fixed, and l was looking
around this place a little and lost
silver dollar out of hole in my pocket
"But you didn't come back to look
for 1t, did your
"les, | did. think lost it right
over there, where | lodged wagon
Have yoL heard OF any one pickining up
dollar1
"No, SIR"
"Seen any advertisement in the
paperP
mo. You'd better save your time.
"Why"
why man, you aren't green enough
to expect to get that dollar back, are
you"
"Of course am! Wasn't it minef
Didn't lose ita'
"Wcll! Well Some one ought to
| sandpaper your head !"
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Thanksgiving.

Heap high The fl mers wintry hoard,
Heip high tie golden corn,
NoIicher gift has Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands, exul.iug CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from is CLASSY green,
The cluster from the wins.
Let vapid oilers loll in silk
Around their costly board;
Give us the bowl Of soup AMI milk,
BY homespun beauty poured.
Yes let the good old crop adorn
The hi Is cur fathers troll:
Still let Us, for his golden corn,
Send up our thanks to God.
-JohaG. Whittier.
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A Trngedr o. tic Plains.

A herd OF buffalo is a remarkable and
Impressive sight. A mile beyond the
outskirts of the main body may be found
the patriarchal bulls, warworn and man.
gy, no longer able to cope with the
younger and stronger, who have driven
them into exile. There they wander, with
wistful eyes turned towart'the believing
community which once they ruled. Fee
bier and more Iickety wax the mighty
limbs at last the venerable monarch
takes his final stand. Now gather the
wolves, towards and skulkers that dared
not tempt his oldcn wrath--.hey gather
about, and the death watch is set. An
gered at their unwonted familiarity he
lowers his horns and with eyes of flame
bellows his great displeasurc. They heed
it not, squatting in a wide circle about,
or stealthily trotting to and fro to pass
the hours. Day succeeds day At last
the old hero of hundred fights, having
consumed the last blade of grass within
bis reach, confesses the approach Of the
end, yet stands with trembling limbs
braced apart to face his ast-gathcring
foes. Nearer and nearer they steal, to
tempt his futile efforts at their dcstruc-
ton, for each hastens his exhaustion,
The final hour comes he can no ionge'
lift the mighty head and the eyes arc
sightless. There comes a signal yeIp;
there is concerted rush, and wild
shrek pierces the air, for with last ef.
fort he, canght the leader on his horn
and slew him; then he totters and falls
with. a score Of fangs at his throat, and
the tragedy is er.-Ne,c York Times.
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FACTS Sys.PRE:.IuoIGE

Prejudice is hard to combat. Il cannot be
overcome in day. More thanlikcly it wasn't
formed hastily. Indeed it may have been
gradually Strengthening It's hold for years.
Forinstance, some folk believe Rheumatism
cannot be cured Then fathers believed So
before them. SO did their grandfathers.
Now, RHEUMATISM CAN BE
CURED, Notwithstanding this prejudice
but the trouble is to make people think so.
The only way we know to meet popular un-
belief is to state the PLAIN FACTS, and
then present the POSITIVE PROOFS
that thay are facts. IL is a fact that the
RUSSIAN RHEU MATISM CURE
not only relieves but banishes Rheumatic
Pain. There is positive proof of it too. 1t
comes from those who have suffered unfold
agony with Rheumatism and have been com
peteiy cured by this remedy. Allwho have
tried it have had this experience. Some Of
them permit US to print their testimony. 1t
makes quite a little book, which we send free
to any who are interested enough to ask lorit
A complete Russian Rheumatism Cure,
costs $3.50 If mailed, Ioc additional If
registered, roc. more. You'll never need but
one, % the price isn't high. Who wouldn't
give s.. 50 to get rid Of Rheumatism
AS vet il cannot be found at the stores, but can he
had only by enclosing the amount above, and
addressing the American Propretors,
PFAELZER BROS. & CO,
SIC & 821 Market St, Philadelphia.
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NO. l3

not know that ms rumcntal music, bag
pipes excluded, is the horror Of these
northcrners, that "human hymns" as the
ordinary poetic compositions are called,
are schewcd in the churches Of the
highlands, and that the very mention
Of games fer the BARNS will be regarded
with grave susp cion. "At present."
adds the doctor, "whistIing is strictly
forbidden" on ST. Kilda.
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A Noble Arrangement.

"It's solemn thing, young man.
said the broken hearted father, ITO come
into the home Of an old man and take
away his only daughter the light Of hls
household, and the prop and solace oil
his declining years. But you have my
blessing, and wish you eyerv joy and
But I won't take her aw " sir" IN
terrupted the young man incxPresslol5
affected. "Wenl both stay right here
-Nslo York Sun.
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Cronn. Ia Mother,s Trlhnte.

"While in the country last winter my little
boy, three years old, was taken in with Group;
ii seemed as If he would die from strangu-
lation. one Of the family suggested the use
of AYERS CHERRY PECTORAL. a bottle Of
which was always kept in the house This
was tried in small and frequent doses. and
to our delight in less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doc
tor said that the CHERRY PECroRAL had
saved my darling's life, Can YOU wonder az
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GEDNEY."
159 West 12Sth ST. New York, May i6, lSS2.
81 have used AYERS CHERRY PEoToRAL
IN my family for several wears, and do not
hesitate to pronounce 1t the most etfectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried A. J. CRANE
Lake Crystal, Mimi, March -, lSs2.
Il suffered for eight years from Bronchitis,
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess. was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
Ry PECToRAL. JOSEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss, April 5, lsS2.
az cannot saw enough in praise of AYERS
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Palestine, Texas, April %, lss2.
No case Of an affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use Of AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAa,
and it viii at,cays cure when the disease is
not already beyond the control OF medicine.
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Sold by all Druggists.