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STUNG TO DEATH.
The Fate of the Big Brown Bear of Alaska
in MOsquit Season.

The Fate of the Big Brown Bear of Alaska
in Mosquito Season.
A fair wind one day made me think it
possible to take hunt inland, but to my
disgust it died down after I had proceed
ed two or three miles, and my fight back
to camp with the mosquitoes I shall al
ways remember as one of the silent points
of my life. It seemed as If there was an
upward rain of insects from the grass
that became deluge over marshy tracts
and more than half the ground was
marshy. OF course not sign Of any
game was seen, except few old ducks;
and the tracks of an animal are about the
only part Of it that could exist here in the
mosquito season, which lasts from the
time the snow is half off the ground un-
til the first severe frost, a period Of some
three or four months. During that time
every living creature that can leave tie
valleys ascends the mountains, closely
following the snow line, and even then
peace is not completely attained, the e1-
posture to the winds being OF far more
benefit than the coolDess due to the alti-
tude, while the mosquitoes are left undis-
puted masters Of the valleys, except for
a few struggling animals on their way
from one range of mountains to the
other.
Had there been any game and had I
obtained fair shot I honestly doubt if I
could have secured it, owing to these
pests; not altogether on account OF their
ravenous attack upon my face and
especially the eyes, both for the reason
that they were so absolutely dense that
it was impossible to see clearly through
the mass in taking aim. When got to
camp I was thoroughly exhausted with
the incessant fight and completely out
Of breath, which I had to regain as best
could in sitting smoke from dry,
resinous pine knots. A traveller who had
spent the summer on the lower Yukon,
where / did not find the pests 80 bad on
my journey as on the upper river, was.
OF the opinion that nervous person
without mask would soon be killed by
nervous prostration, unless he were to
take refuge IN midstream- know that
the nstive dogs are killed BY The mo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22
General Lew Wallace.

General Lew Wallace has been openly
identified with the republican party ever
since the war. As to his religious opin-
ions he is not himself member of any
church, but as his wife is an earnest
Methodist he usually attends the NJ. E.
church. The General is son of Cover
nor David Wallace, a Unknown poll
tician in Indiana's early history, who
served in the state assembly for many
years, was also Governor, and Represen-
tative in Congress. Lewis was born in
Fountain county, Indiana, in 1928. He
studied law and began practice in Craw-
louisville, but during the Mexican war
enlisted in the First Indiana Volunteers,
and received ieutenant's commission.
He afterwards resumed his profession,
and served one term in the state senate.
When the civil war broke ont he was APP
pointed Adjutant General Of the state
volunteers, and afterwsrd was made col
onel of regiment Of zouaves, which he
led at the battle of Romney, w. Va. Re-
turning to his native state, he raised the
Eleventh Indiana Regiment, of which
he was made Colonel, and Sept. 8, 1861,
he was commissioned brigadier general
of volunteers. He led division at the
capture of Fort Donelson, where he
won the grade of major general Of vol
unteers, to date from March 4, 1862. He
was conspicuous for his gallantry at
Shiloh, and served with credit at Corinth
and subsequent engagements. In 1862
he was in command Of large force sent
to garrison Cincinnati, then threatened
with rebel invasion. In June, 1854, he
commanded at Monocacy, Md, where he
was defeated by General Early, and sub
sequently lie was superseded in the COM
mand of the middle department BY Cen
eral Ord He resigned his commission
in November, 1865. In 1881 he went
to Constantinople as United States Min
lister, and in 1882 was made Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
at the same capital His first novel,
1.-The Fair God" was written in the oc-
cassaional brief leisure Of his public life,
and was published in 1873. Its success
induced him to contemplate another ef-
fort, and in 1880 ben Hur Tale Of
the Chris" lin some respects one of the
most remarkable works Of fiction Of the
thieves given to the world Itissaid
that General Wallaoe Wa fut led TO FIX
upon the time md place q th1 work by
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hearing lecture from the noted skeptic,
Colonel Ingerson. The General was in
clined both by early education and later
conviction, to strong faith in the his
torical truth of Christianity. The skep-
ticai lecturer strengthened rather than
weakened this faith, and inclined him to
think that if the story of Christ could be
brought before the minds of men, not as
a tradition but as living reality, the
SCOTS of unbehevers would have less in
luence with them. He therefore wrote
his tale OF the Christ" which for vivid
portraiture of past times and characters
has been surpassed by none OF. those
works classed as historical fiction.
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A Slight Misunderstanding.
lshington Hatchet.

Washington Ratchet.
at is curious what Q change time
makes" remarked Secretary Lamont to
the president the other evening.
s'Of course, of course" replied the
president absently, looking out of the
window abstractedly and wondering why
the grass looked so much greener this
spring than ever before.
'.Now, here's paper" continued the
secretary, ''that abused You continually
while you were candidate, but now Il
is completely changed about"
YES, yes, it happens So" said, the
president shortly, Juggling at his nous
tache and specializing upon the probable
warmth Of june weather for travelling
parties.
"Just look at the difference" PERSISTED
the doughty Daniel, NOW instead of
criticism there Is constant praise. Its fat
terry may even be called fulsome, l."
The president wheeled about suddenly,
What was your last word, Daniel? be
asked.
"Fulsome," said the secretary.
"Oh, ali, yesi I thought you said
Fols-i But no matter! II 10 indeed
true what you say"
Then the private secretary rustled the
paper and the president looked out Of
the window moro intently than ever.
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FLIES ON rHE WINDOW PAVE



Characteristic Anecdote sf Holman
Aunf's Early work.
Holman Hunt, in an autobiographical
article m the Contemporary Reviesc,
tells the following: My father was nom
the INST strongly opposed to my becom-
ing an artist; he had had reason to Sc
the III effects Of loafng, idle life, and
ne believed, IN accordance with the gen.
eral opinion OF those days, that artists
were necessarily of reckless. friyolaou
character, and led q useless. unstbles
life. So, finding that at school I srib-
bled more designs than exercises in INV
copybooks, he removed me from schoo
when was 12ss years old with the inten-
ton OF placing me in some city oficce
Owing to fortunate accident was
placed with an auctioneer and estate
agent as sort Of probationary clerk,
and one day my master, coming into the
Office hurriedly, caught me putting away
something In my desk, and, insisting
upon seeing it discovered that I could
draw. This led to inquiries on his part
as to whether had painted, and it turn,
ed out that he was himself fond of art,
and, whenever he could get chance,
practiced painting. "One day." he said
to me, "when there's nothing much to be
done, you and I will shut ourselves in
here and have days painting together"
and SO it happened. Here were the
tables turned upon my father with
Vengeance! was getting artistic en-
couragment from the very employer who
should have been distlling into me COM
merciar principles. This lasted about
year and a half, when, owing to my en-
ployer's retirement from business, OBJ
tanned another situation in the city at a
Manchester warehouse, in Cateaton
street, managed by London agent of
Richard Golden. Here I sat by myself
in little room looking out on three
blank walls and made entries in ledger,
and seemed further than ever from my
desire of becoming an artist. But fere,
too, curiouslv enough, another artistic
friend turned up. in the. person Of an
occasional clerk whose business it was to
design patterns for the firms calicos, etc.
Surreptitiously also used to try my
hand at designing and attained sufficient
proficiency to enable my friend to make
use of my designs on various occasions.
I remember an amusing incident of this
period, which gave me great delight at
the time. The window Of my room was
made of ground glass, and, having but
little to do, 1 passed my time drawing
with both pen and pencil flies upon it's
roughened surface. A good blot Of ink
sufficed for the body and some delicate
strokes with hard pencil for the wings,
and at short distance the deception was
perfect. Day by day the number of flies
in that room increased, till one day my
employer, coming in, stopped suddenly
in front of the window and said: ~
can't make out how it is; every day
come into this room there seem to be
more flies in it," and he took out his
handkerchief to brush them away.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22
Agricultural LEGISLATION.

1t must be evident to every reader of
the resorts from Washington that Con-
gress is paying much more attention to
agricultural subjects than it has ever
done at any one session before, and that
before the session comes to an end quite
a number of important measures now
under consideration will become laws.
The fact of the matter is, the stupendous
magnitude Of our aggregated agricult-
ural interests have never been realized by
Congress. They have been mentioned
by items and in sections before, it is
true, but in such way as to exhibit but
an infnitesimal part of the grand whole.
1t is only when adding all together and
exhibiting them in solid phalanx that one
realizes their immensely. Wetalk of the
beef cattle interests needing Legislation,
but do not realize what we mean until
we get down to facts and figures. When
told that they number $4,000, 900 head
and are worth 81, $50, 900, 900 we can, if
we stop a moment to think, see what is
involved. When however we add to them
10000 of horses and mules, 50,OOO,-
600 Of sheep and $4,000, 900 of hogs we
begin to have dawning sense of the
marvellous, especially if we can form an
idea of the figures representing the total
value as 50, $50, 100000
These figures, however, large as they
are, do not include the 10000, 900 Of
COWS in the dairy worth $75, 1000, 900, or
the 100, 600, 900 pounds of butter, besides
milk and cheese produced thereform, nor
of the hundreds of millions of fowls with
1000, 100000 worth of produce, or of
the forms and buildings and other in
cidentals involved in the conduct of the
business.
Why then is it not proper that the re-
representatives. Of the people in Congress
shall recognize the agricultural interests
Of their constituents and pass all needed
laws necessary foi their proper develop
ment and protection? That, indeed, is
what hasn OF been done in the past, but
is just as surely what will be done in the
future. The papers not in sympathy
with such efforts may sneer at efforts to
promote agricultural Legislation to their
hearts content, but the basis of pros:
perity in America is successful agricult-
ure, and the time has come when it
should be properly recognized.
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Valuable Vases.


Syracuse Standard.
A pair of vases which fetched $27,s
500 came very near being owned in thi-
city. These exquisite pieces of pott cry
were of Cappa de Monte ware, and had
been picked up in Rome by connoisseur
travelling in Italy commissioned by sew
eral friends to make some purchases for
them of art treasures. The vases were
bought for J. Forman Wilkinson Of this
city. The cost in Rome was about $3.50
IN francs. Anything of the kind entitled
to the name of Cappa de Monte was
easily worth that amount, and, though
the purchaser felt assured that he had
not been deceived, he submitted the vases
to leading experts in London on return
ing there. The ware bore every test
thought of to ascertain it's genuineness.
One Of the experts whose opinion was
asked was so confident that the vases
were rare bargain that he then and
there offered $500 for them. The pro-
position was tempting enough to bring
about a trade.
The next mail brought Mr.. Wilkinson
draft for nearly 5000. the profit OF
the transaction, with an explanation Of
the circumstances. The purchaser re-
fused to be reimbursed for his trouble.
With some curiosity, however, he after
ward watched the vases as they came IN
to fame in the circles where fctile manu-
facturers of antique and rare workman
ship are sought for. One day the vases
turned up In the collection Of dealer
whose customers are among the money
kings and royal blood. The owner has
set price on his treasures which made
the vases the cynesurs Of thousands Of
covetous eyes. TWAS not long before
collector, who never stops to count the
cost, walked into the shop and paid f5,-
500 for the vases. Six months had not
elapsed since Mr.. Wilkinson's connois-
sour friend, housing around the neglect
ed magazines Of the ancient city, had
brought thevases out into the light Of
day to play part in the art fancying Of
the period
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22

Paola Republicans: The cholers i
again playing havoc with the hoep II
many localities throughout the couuty.
Many farmers Lost all they bed, vhils
othsrs near BY vere not bothered VIII
il Ct IN
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deacon's words. Each commented upon
them, Mr.. Dibbins at some length; when
presently the lady, who appeared well
known, remarked upon the unreasonable
warmth of the morning, their was fine
sparkling light in her eyes, tiny Grim
son spot on either cheek.
The rector replied, with a smile and
slight expansion of his frame, that upon
the hearth of domestic happiness it was
always warm.
The lady, Mrs. Warrington, who was
notably drifting toward separation from
her husband, bit her lip, clasped and
unclasped her fingers. "And when the
happiness is dissipated," she observed,
sit becomes rather too warm"
"Ah, Mrs. Warrington! How sarcas-
tic of your cried Rachel; land in the
face of our honeymoon, which has just
begun! am sure no adversely, no pow
erty, no calamity Of any kind can ever
dissolve the fabric Of our devotion"
To Rachel there was but one honey
moon, and that of course, was ''ours."
Mrs. Warrington raised her delicate
brows. "Have you had your domestic
happiness insured?" she inquired.
ssOur vows have insured il, answered
Mrs. Dibbins, solemnly.
"Ah! But vows are sometimes broken.
Everybody does not keep vows. 1t is
usually the man who does not"
Mrs. Dibbins looked at her guest in
angry alarm.
sThen it is the woman's fault," said
the rector with decision.
Certainly" echoed Mrs. Dibbins, who
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rectOr's social observations OF the past
three years.
'Good heavens, Rachelr' he gasped
in dismay, ''what brutes we have been!
But surely the friend she alluded to
was not herself?"
II think now maybe it was" was the
verdict of the acuter penetration. 'Tm
dreadfully sorry we made such unfeel-
ing remarks"
"Sorryp' Mr.. Dibbins condemned
himself unsparingly. "But the Warning
tons have great regard for decency.
They will not separate" he said.
II don't know. Mrs. Warrington has
some passions which are stronger than
her regard for deoency. I fancy justice
one Of them"
ssOh, but my dear, even justice must
give way to decency sometimes" pro-
tested the rector. at always does up to
a certain point, but-perhaps it is bet
ter so-not beyond"
Mr.. Dibbins gathered up his critical
notes with a sigh. miserable state OF
affairs! God grant we're mistaken! It is
intolerable to see woman OF Mrs. War
ington's standing dragged in the mire OF
scandal and suffering"
As the subject of these remarks, who
had ceased to make use of her husbands
carriage, walked down the street, she
encountered man who was standing
stockstin on the pavement.
It was the gaunt uncomely form Of
Springer. Something in the blanchad
lip and vacant eye arrested Mrs. War
rington. She felt q If shs, too, felt like
that.
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passage aloud to his wife, as:
1.-The people of Verona, when they
saw him on the street, used to say: Sc
cori,r nom CHI state all InfernO'-See,
there is a man that was in heil-ah, yes,
he had been in hell; in hell enough, in
long, severe sorrow and struggle; as the
like of him is pretty sure to have been.
Commedies that come out divine are not
accomplished otherwise"
Mr.. Dibbins' mind seized acutely
upon word pictures OF this character.
He appreciated them, he even believed
that he was one with them, for there is
an intellectual grasp upon such things
with which the heart has nothing to do.
I'How true" he remarked to Rachel,
'sthat suffering is the school OF our
sweetest graces, the arena out of which
our greatest achievements, our divine
comedies, if one may SO speak, invaria-
bly, ISSUE" He began another pass
age: "Dante burns like pure star"
when signal passed silently from the
outer door to the butler, who was Ian
guidly, and with but partial approval,
surveying Titan over the fireplace.
3Person outside to see you, SIR said
the critic, without removing his eyes from
the canvas. Mr.. Dibbins shut the book
Nth snap The ethereal aroma was
6hssa1ened II suppose it's that tire
.poms man, Springer, come to get me to
bury his wife," he observed
!. Springer was a gaunt, red-haired man,
with cast in one eye. No object could
have been better calculated to jar upon
. tourist who had just come from in
-specting the French and italian schools.
His gaze slanted obiquely away from
the rector toward an Angora cat on
ing, and he communicated his errand
nth what was pitiably like hair hP-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20
CAMPAIGN LIBELS.

Hon. w. W. DUDLEY has brought suit
for So, 600 damages against United States
Senator W. J. SEwELL for alleged libelous
language used in campaign speech at
Camden, y. J.
Of course Mr.. DUDLEY has not gotten
his So, 600 yet, and perhaps does not de-
serve one cent. But his action should open
the eyes of the politicians who are given
to misrepresenting their opponents upon
the stump.
A kind of an impression prevails that in
a political campaign anything, no matter
how untrue, how mean OF how base, is
allowable. Ii has come to that pass, that
in many places man who has any regard
for his reputation can not be induced
under any circumstances to become can
didate for office. Party principles are
often ignored and campaigns turned into
dirty mud singing contests.
A few score of successful libel suits
against those who degrade politics by he
smirching the reputation Of candi-
dates and officials would have a
healthful influence upon public
morals. Both political parties indulge
in this naStineSs. But wherever q candi-
date is attempted to be elected merely by
robbing his opponent Of his reputation,
that candidate and that party ought to be
sOundly beaten.
Political campaigns should be conduct
ed fairly and squarely on principles and
merits. We like something on the plan
pursued by Bob and ALI TAYLOR in their
race for the GovernOrship of Tennessee.
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Qhotoaraphp.
Y TyEGS'$
wi ART STUDIO.
2l52 and 2l54 Main Street.
CEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE or CoNNIs,roSER OF PUBLGC PRTSTTSG,
STATE oP WET VIRGINIA.,
CHAILEsToS, November ]. lsS5. |

OFFICE or CoNNIssiOSER OF PUBLIC PRINTING, J
STATE oP WET VIRGINIA., ;
CHARLESTON, November ]. 1855. J
Sealed proposals will be received by the Com
missioucfs Of Public Printing. at the Auditor
Office, Capitol building, in the City Of Charles
ton, until
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1886
At II O'Clock noon, for supplying the state NJ
West Virginia with Stationery and Printing Pa
per, and for the Execution Of Public Printing
and Binding, for two w years from the secord
Wednesday Of January, 1885,. Each proposal
must BE- accompanied by n bond executed ar
cOrding 10 law By the bidder, with at Least two
good and sufficient suTeties residing I'm this stat;
In the penal sum Of ten no. thousand dollars foi
all State Printing and In the penal sum Of two
~ Thousand dollars for all stale Binding and In
the penal sum Of five toy thousand dollars fOr
furnishing Printing Paper and Stationery, cOndi
toned upon the faithful performance Of said con
tract. No bid unaecompanied by such bond vii
be entertained by the Board OF COMMISSIONER,
OF Public Printing Estimates OF the work 10 b,
done, or material 10 De furnished, together will
the blank forms for Proposals &c. will he fur
nishcd by the Commissioners Of Public Printin,
upon application.
All proposals must De made upon the Printed
Blanks furnished by the Commissioners Of Pub
lie Printing.
The Board reserves the right 10 reject any or al
bids. Pr DUFFY,
President Board Of Commissioners Of Publ,
Printing noy6et sa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20

THE rumor that Republicans we're try
ING To form q deal by which Governor
Wilson WIS to Dr. United States Senator
and Senator-rlect CARR made President OF
the State Senate and afterwards take
Governor WILSON'S place - chief execu-
tive Of this State may be. true.
Ii has been demonstrated that
the Republicans are willing to fuse
with anybody provided they can
gain an advantage But the proposition,
in case Mr.. SWEENEY had been defeated,
that Governor WILSON would have taken
hand in such a deal, is only equaled by
the sublime gall OF Mr.. CARE and his
friends in mOOting such 4 question. And
vet after one has heard the story Of how
the Honorable Bob electioneered up in
Clay county. and the way he captured
nearly all the vote on an unsuspectIng
Baptist congregation, one is ready TO be-
heye anything he hears about Capt. CARR's
willy WAYS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20

THIS issue contains two communications
bearing upon the criminal boycott. They
with many others that have already aP-
peared show the drift OF public senti-
ment. And it is just as rapid as it Is uner-
eng in its movement. The articles this
morning it will be noticed are from the IN
terror of the State and indicate that the
citizeas of the Commonwealth outside OF
the immediate vicinity of Wheeling are
taking an active interest in this foreign
importation. the successful growth OF
which Is ~ unnatural TO IN American eli
mate ~ the raising Of oranges in Alaska.
The agricultural part OF West Nirginla's
population are slow " speak, but when
they do. We must stand from under. They
are the salt OF the land, and when the
motto on their State escutcheOn is dragged
in the dirt they will not be slow TO resent