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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
And He Was a Freak,

''Do yoa know what Greenherry is doing
nowf
Hes in museum"
''In what capacityi"
GAS a freak
SLOW can he pass as a freakF'
swell, he hasn't broken one Of his New
Years resolutions et"-Lincoln Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

She-John, don't you think the horse needs
a new harness? Smith has an elegant one
for $50.
He-Sixty dollars for a new harness. Why,
don't spend to exceed S35 for whole new
suit
She-Yes, know, John; but you're no
horse-l.ife
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
Well Informed.

81 know my defects" said B-jenkins por1p-
ously; and as tie bystanders looked at him
admiringly, one of them whispered TO an-
other softly;
"What an awful lot that na1 must know"
--Sosnerville Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

The head nurse Of the Children's hospital
in London says that the six general qualifi-
cations for good nurse are presence OF
mind, gentleness, accuracy, memory, obser-
walton and forcthought.n She finds it "a
popular female delusion' that every woman
is born a nurse.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
Not for Musicians.

The law allowing three days grace on a
note does not apply to musicians; they must
take up the notes at sight as they come due,
or the whole Will SO protsst.-Dsnsville
Breeze.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
One Chance for II.

Won Baboony-I wonder if / can do any
thing Tor this mustachei
Barber-Why, certainly, sir. You might
shave il on.-Life
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

The prevent flies from spelling gilt frames
and fittings, brush them with a camels hair
brush wet in water in which onions have
been boiled The flies have aristocratic
tastes, and Will not go where they come IN
contact with anything savoring of onions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
VIII Exercise More Care.

A New York man recently dropped dead
through laughing SO heartily over joke he
was reading. We viii be more careful here
sfter.-Phihp Il. Welch in The Epoch.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
Promptly Answered.

"Fiossie, said her mamma. why do YOU
keep up such constant chatter, chatter, ell
the timer"
-" 'Tause I've got los to say explained
Eossie-Epoch.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
Paving Him Rack.

''One good trrh deserves another said the
sleeping car porter as he turned over the
GlattreSs Of the passenger who lad feed Tim
him Literally. -Hotel Mail
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
To remove the glossy appearance from a

To remove the glossy appearance from a
diagonal cloth coat, first free from dust, then
sponge or brush with warm water and am
monia, a teaspoonful of ammonia to d pint
of water and small piece of CASTLE soap,
then rinse in water and afterward sponge
with hot coffee and rinse again In cold
water; then hang to dry. Before it is thor
oughiy dry stretch well with the hands or it
VIII shrink
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
True to BIS Principles.

Mrs jerks tat dinner;-W ould you like
some of this oyster plant, Mr. Prime
Primo, thank you; I'm 8 srict vegs-
toriau.-Lite.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

Lemons viii keep good for months by sim
ply putting them into jug Of buttermIlk,
changing the buttermiik about every three
weeks When tie lemons are required for
use they should be well dried with cloth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

If you wish to keep sharp knife don't pat
it in hot grease: stir Jour potatoes while fry
ing. or turn meat with IA fork or an old case
knife kept on purpose.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

Never sun feather beds. Air them thor
oughly on windy day in a cool place The
sun draws the oil, and gives the feathers
rancid smell
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

To clean straw mating, boil three quarts
CT bran IN one gallon Of water, and wash the
mating with the water, drying II well
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

Cabbage is made dicestible by first slicing,
then putting into boiling water, with a pinch
Of soda and some salt, and boiling just fifteen
minutes
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
Following the Fashion Plates

nails which quickly appear If the sim o
heres to the naiL-The Lady.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
An Eve for Business.

American Tourist-Impressives Amt it,
though What do you s'pose could hire
the front and sides for to show our tonic1
Tifa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
THE FLOOD GATES OPENED.
Further Particulars of the Breaking of Il
shy Levee-NO Lives Reported Lost

Further Particulars of the Breaking of the
shy Levee-NO Lives Reported lost
ST.. LOUIS, May 17.-Advices from the
Mississippi river towns above here say
that at Ais o'clock this morning break
occurred in the Sny levee at point
about two miles below the Hannibal
bridge and this was followed
at Gas O'Clock by larger and
more serious one above the bridge. The
widest excitement prevailed in Hannibal
and among the few farmers who stub
bornly refused to leave the bottoms.
Two hundred men who had been engaged
all night in the work of stopping seeps
tie levee, TO keep the river back,
attempted 10 close the breaks but with
out success. The more sensible farmers
had removed all their stock to the bluffs,
six miles distant, but some remained IN
til the moment OF the calamity, and con-
sequently they sustained severe losses.
Hogs, cows and horses could be
seen swimming in the flood
until they came in contact with some OBJ
stacle upon which their bodies would be
mangled. Smaller houses in the bottoms
were wrecked. No loss of life is re pOrted
as yet. The territory now covered with
water is forty-ive miles long and
six miles wide, with fifty thousand acres
under cultivation. The depth of tne
water is from one to twenty feet, cOnse-
queutly upon breaking of the levee.
The river is receding rapidly. The
tenants state that if the ground gets IN
favorable condition by the middle of
June they can raise late corn. The loss
Is incalculable
The damage to railroad property viii
be great. From Keokuk word comes that
it was tho9ght the worst was over, but
very heavy rains set in there this morn.
ug and as the Des Moines river is ris-
ng rapidly there is no telling
what the result will be. The overflow Is
con6antly increasing, covering more land
every day and the water is getting deep
er. A vast quantity Of water is creep
ing over the levees a mile north
of Alexander, which forms q swift cur
rent that sweeps through the town and
threatens to carry away number of
houses whose foundations have been
weakened. Many families have abandon
ed their homes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Something About Red Noses.

Tell the girl whose nose is red the
first thing She has to do is to give up
tight lacing. Nine times out of ten
that's the cause of the glowing effect.
She can put 4 little camphor on every
night and this may do it some good.
The chances are she doesn't know how
to wash her face, q something that the
average woman is ignorant of. She
may know how to scrub it until she
takes all the bloom of of it, or she
may know how to dab il, giving what
the darkies call a lick and promise. !"
Now, here's the way one should wash
ones face: Have big bowl full Of hot
water, put in both hands and lave the
face thoroughly with this hot water
until it is as red as the proverbial lob
ster The hands are the proper things
to wash the face with, because they are
cloths with intelligence added to them.
Do not dry the face, but just as quickly
as possible give it another LAYING with
cold water The warm water cleanses
the skin, the cold water gives yigor to
it, makes the flesh firm and prevents
one from catching cold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
CONGRESSMAN HAVE A ROW.
Baker Takes Up and Answers Charges Made
by Breckenridge.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-There vas an
exciting scene il the house this morning.
Congressman Baker, of Illinois, made u
bitter attack on Representative Brecken-
ridge, OF Kentucky, III reply to the Iat5er's
statements yesterday afternoon in his
tariff speech, III which she erection Of the
Illinois member vas referred TO III slur-
ring manner. The house galleries were
crowded with gentlemen and lad es at
tracted By the closing debate on the Mills
bill, and Mr.. Baker was heartily APP
plaUded.
AS soon as the house went into the
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Baker arose
in his seat and secured the floor. He
said that yesterday at a moment when he
was out of the hall, words were spoken by
Mr.. Breckenridge rejecting on his honor
rejecting upon the honor of his con
sti5uents. He then sent TO the clerks
desk and had read the remarks of Mr..
Breckenridge, rejecting upon the man
ner III which the defeat of W. r. Morri
son in the Eighteenth Illinois district
had been accomplished.
Mr.. Breckenridge replied to Baker by
sending to the clerks desk the cor
respondence Of John Jarrett, represent
ing the Tin Plate association, to the
leaders in Bakers district, asking sup
port in defeating Morrison. To this
Baker replied briefly,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
MISSING LINKS.

Mrs. Gladstone employs homeopathic
physicians and remedies.
A process has been discovered for
producing photographs on metal.
Paul Hacke, Of Pittsburg, Pa, owns
a Russian woIf-hound worth $1,000.
Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria,
recently received 4 present of a hun
dred dozen of various varieties Of bot
tied ales from an English brewing com
| pany.
All of the members Of the cabinet
are fond of horseback riding except
Attorney General Garland The most
constant rider is probably Secretary
Whitney, who owns several fine horses.
The will of Mrs. James S. Waterman,
of Sycamore, H., sets apart her resi-
dence and sixty acres of land for a
| school for girls. and provides a fund
amounting 70 $500, 900 for its mainte-
nance.
General Boulanger reiterates his ex-
| clamation ut the recentspeech he made
! prior to his election: ''If | wished for
| war | would be mailman; if | did not
| prepare for it would be q worthless
| wretch.
The two bestlady riders in Washing
| ton are said to be Senator Edmunds'
daughter and Miss Carlotta French.
! daughter Of Don Carlos French, Con
! necticut congressional representative.
! No man can meet the ladies on their
steeds without turning to watch their
recedlng forms as long as possible.
The '.White Ribbon army, of which
more than 100000 women are members
throughout the world, had a humble
! origin at Hillsboro. Ohio, some fifteen
years AGO, when little band of women,
led by Mrs. Judge Thompson, knelt in
the snow before the saloons of the town
and besought their owners to abandon
them.
Senator Spooner' youngest son, Phil
| ip, has 4 great talent formusic. Though
he does not know one note from anoth-
er, he will carry the music of an opera
after hearing the performance once,
right along with his mothers accom-
paniment on the piano. His voice is
like Il girls, and sweet and clear as the
notes OF 4 bird.
George W. Cable grew dramatic in 8
recent lecture before some 1iassachu-
sets colored men, and exclaimed point
inc to his left side: Fright there is the
mark Of a United States mimic bali.
| got it trying to help perpetUate your
slavery. If l could risk my lsfe trying
to perpetuate slavery, what can you
not risk. except honor, to establish YOU
liberties?"
| Bismarck, D. T., was named by Sam
Wilkeson and some others of the North.
ern Pacific Railway, who wanted tc
give German flavor to the road and
help the sale of its bonds in the father
land. 1t drew from Prince Bismarck a
pleasant acknowledgement of the com.
pliment. but it didn't stay the failure
of JAY Cooke, who went down 4 shor
time afterward.
Senator Dwight Sabin OF Minnesota
| has been making q gallantfght the last
two years to pull some of his business
affairs out of a bad wreck, and it i
said that he has got them in such shape
now that he viii soon be clipping cou
pons from the bonds. The struggle has
left its traces on his handsome features
A silvery tinge is creeping over his je
black hair.
The Rev. DR.. McCooI of Philadel
phia has taken up the cud@els in behalt
of abused wives. In his Sunday night
sermon he said: The husband ha:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Mulching Potatoes.
Kansas Farmer.

have been mulching potatoes here for
ten years, and made a success of it.
select piece of ground on which no water
will stand, haul nay wheat straw or spoiled
hay in the winter in winrows the length Of
my patch, unload load in place; it will
cover about two rods of ground on each
side. I begin glowing and planting
around the winrow, use Il inch plow, stick
cut potatoes half way up in every turrow,
so the horse will not step on them, and
the next furrow Will cover good. Three
girls or boys can keep up with the pillow.
For late crop plant about the mid
die Of May. I like fall blowing the best.
I spread straw just as the potatoes are
coming up-about inches thick. I find
it taxes good deal of straw to cover an
acre, and we get good mary showers
that do not wet through the mulchings.
The reason I plant late is so that I will
not have to dig them before October.
usually get about 200 bushels per acre.
do not mulch early potatoes; they will
generally make crop without it, if plant
cd in time and tended right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Robbery Among Bees.
,,,o-iaou a ol-iol1Ifu.ic+

Of all things connected with the apiary,
robbing is the most perplexing, and often
very disastrous. The primary cause Is
ca1eIessness on the part OF the apiarist.
Z coIony OF bees IN proper condition is
proof against robbers, snd colonies that
fall victims TO robbers will nearly always
be found to be defective in some particu-
lar. 4 colony that becomes penniless,
without tha necessary food to rear snoth-
er queen, seldom escapes being robbed If
left long in such g condition. Again a
colony may have defective queen, and
on the colony becoming discouraged will
allow themselves to be plundere6 and de-
stroyed. In such cases, and they are the
worst of any, the apiarist IS certainly re-
sponsible, as it is in his power 10 remedy
such defects. A colony having good
fertile queen may be SO weak or few in
number that they ere unable 20 rePel rob
bers. In such cases the apiarist can
strengthen them by uniting with other
colonies, or draw from Others 10 add to
their force, and thus save them. Keep
colonies strpng at all times and furnish
with good, fertile queens. Carelessly
leaving honey about where bees can ge.
access to Ii, often causes trouble, as this
will incite robbing. and the weak and de-
fective colonies will at once fall victims.
Where robbing begins it is difficult to deal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
lexington,

Slowly the mist Ger the meadow vas creep
Bright on tue dewy buds gIistened the sun,
When from his couch, wniie MS children were
Rose the boid rebel. and shouldered his gun.
Waving her golden veil
Over tho silent dale,
Blithe looked the morning on cottage and
flushed was his parting sigh
While from his noble eye
Flashed the last sparkle Of Liberty's fire.
On the smooth green where the fresh leaf is
Calmly tic 1irst-born Of glory have met:
Hush the death-yalley around them is ring
Look! with their lffe-blood the young grass
Faint is the feeble breath.
Nurmuring low in death.
Tell 70 our sons how their fathers have have
died;
Nerveless the iron hand.
Raised for its native land
Lies ~ the weapon that CLEANS at its side.
Over the hflSidcs the wild kneII is roiIing.
From their far hauriets the yeOrnanrv come;
AS through the StOrEn-ciOuds the thunder
burst rolling
Circles the beat Of the mastering drum,
Fast on the soldiers path
Darker the waves of wrath,
Long have they gathered and loud shall tley
Red glarcs the musket's flash.
Sharp rings the rifles crash,
Blazing and changing from thicket and wall.
Snow-girdIe crags where the hoarse wind is
raVing,
Rocks where the weary floods murmur and
wall
wilds where the fern by the fulrow is way
Reeledd with the echoes that rode on the
gale:
Far the tempest thrills,
Over tire darkcncd hills,
Far as the sunshine streams over the plain,
Reused by the tyrant band,
Woke all the mighty land,
Girdcd for battle, from mountain &c main.
Green be the graves where her martyrs are
lying.
Shroudiess and tombless they to their rest
While DER their ashes the starry fold flying,
Wraps the proud eagle they reused from
hs rest.
Borne on hnr northern pine,
long . or tho fOamy brine
Spread her broad banner to storm and to sun.
Heaven keep her ever free,
Wide as Ger land and sea,
Floats the fair emblem her heroes have Won.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
CHARLIE ROSS AGAIN.
Said to Be Living in New York State and
Acknowledged by His Father.

Said to Be Living in New York State and
Acknowledged by His Father.
L. G. Reno, prosperous and intelligent
farmer, living about one and one-half
miles from Cooperstown, in this state,
says The Syracuse IN. " Standard, was
in Syracuse on business, and in the course
of conversation with friend the subject
of the abb uction of Charlie Ross was men
toned as an unexplained event.
''Unexplained?" repeated Mr.. Reno
quickly. "Why, know Charlie Ross as
well as do my own brother. He has told
me the story of his abduction fifty times.
He lives right among US in CooperstoWn,
and everybody out there has no other
thought than that he was the child abdact,
ed SO strangely from his Philadelphia
home fifteen or sixteen years ago. He
worked for me on my farm two years ago
from October to April. He has since
worked in Cooperstown on the estate of
the late Edward Clark, of the Singer Sew
ing Machine company, and is now there.
Every other Sunday he comes to see NE
and takes dinner with me. He is now 10
or 20 years old, a fine looking young man,
bright ard OF faultless habits. He Is
thought great deal OF by the people
of the town. The story which | have
heard so often from him, and confirmed
in many details by others, is that cir
Gus man and woman entitled him into
their carriage as he was Ginning tree,
promising to buy him candy. AR hour
afterwards he was put on board steamer
from New York and from there he was
taken to Cuba. He vas taught all kinds
of circus performances, how to ride bare
back, jump, and swing on the trapeze.
After he was brought TO Cooperston he
often showed up his circus tricks in tumb-
ling about the barn and on the backs of
horses. The circus people were very cruel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
DESTRUCTION COMPLETE
The sny District Covered With From
0ne to Twenty Feet of Water.
Over 100000 Acres of Crops Injured
or DeStr0yed-Riyer Still Rising.
Farmers viii be Unable to Raise Crops
This SeasOn-MUch Stock PerisheS.
THE shy LEyEE GIVES WAY.

The Enormous Loss Cannot be Estimated.
QUINCY, Ills., May 1.-THE upper Sny
levee gave way near East Hannibal this
morning and the destruction of the
Ievee district in this section of the Mis-
sissippi valley Is now complete. Many
thousand acres of the most productive
farming lands are covered with
from six to fifteen fees of
water and the loss from the
great food in this vicinity cannot be es-
t1mated. The river has risen six inches
since morning, and reports from above
state that the water is still rising. To
night largely attended netting was held
in this city to devise means for the relief
of the destitute families along the low
lands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. May 19-FioT- Steady; winter
wheat-in barrels 3O0Q AS, in sacks 275W3.65;
spring wheat-in barrels, 3 6O1365, in sacks LIS
04.5O: rye-in barrels 3 10000 in sacks 2.900
!. 10. Wheat o yened higher than ye,ttr
days close and closed about 1114c below yester
day;9714 for seller cash; 81 10 IS for seller June
1874 for seller July. Corn Moderately act
i've and generally weaker, the close being 1919
21a under yesterdays close; 81 for seller cash,
IS for seller June, 563s for seller July.
Oats-Weaker v it'll a 3s056c decline from yester-
day; 345s for sci er cash, 81 Lie for seller
June; 3316 for seller July. Rye-Stpady at 65.
Bariey-Nominal at IS. Prime timothy-2.30.
Flax seed 1.41. Whisky-119. Pork-Weak-
er, with decline; 1876 for seller cash AID
June; IA for seller July. Moderately
active and about steady; s615 for seller cash
and June; 865gG8671s for seller July. Should
ers, 6.0O0625; short clear, s 1O08,15 short
ribs 1925 Butter-Lower; creamery, 190231A;
dairy. 10 0211s Cheese-Tame; full cream ched-
dars and fats, $500; young America, 8ysU9
Egg-Steady; fresh, 1234G13. Hides and tai
low-Unchanged,
F1our-Receipts 22,OOo; shipments, 1909
Wheat Receipts $4,000; shipments, IA 900
Corn-Receipts, $4,000; shipments, 10000.
Oats-Receipts, 232 900; shipments. 133 0G0.
Rye-Receipts. 1000; shipments
Barley Receipts, 6, coo; shipments, 1000.
CHICAGO. May 19.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000; STEADY; beeves
3.SO15.O cows, 1858 90; bulss $50 800;
stockers and feeders, 2.5lG4 90; Texas grass
steers, 2750350. Hog-Receipts, 1000; strong
sc higher; early mixed, $50 rs, heavy, "a
05.9O;J light, 5.45G5 65. sheep-Reeipts 4 OCO
SOW; Csc lower; best shorn. SIS; poor to fair
3.75G4 80: Texans aad western. 2 7514S5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Proper Care Of the Eyes.

In reading, saws Dr.. David Webster
of New York, the book should be held
at distance Of from ten to fifteen
inches from the eyes. The readers
position should be such that the Light
may fall on the book, and not on the
eyes. The light itself should be suf1ici-
ent. Nothing IS 50 injurious to the
eyes rs poor light in reading. Next to
sunlight the incandescent light gives
the best illumination for reading, and
all notions Of the injurious effect on
the eyes Of the electric light are er-
roneous. Reading while riding in
the cars should be avoided. The jolt
ing and shaking of the train causes a
great strain to the eyes and Injuries
them. There is q great deal Of popu-
lar prejudice against spectacles, but
there are two good reasons why they
| should be Worn. and only two. One IS
that we may see better, and the other
that strain on the eyes may be relieved.
The near-si@hted child should wear
spectacles, because they are the best
preventative against increase of near
| sightedness, and also because he loses
a great part OF his educa ton in not be-
| inc able to see more than a few feet
away. When person grows old the
power Of accommodation is lost, and
even if he be not near-sighted the hard
ening OF the crystalline lens prevents
sight at short distances. Hence he is
obliged to wear glasses. The vast
majority of persons who wear glasses
can see as well without them. They
use them toavoid 4 constant strain on
| the eyes. The act of focalization is a
muscular one and uses up nervous
energy. The oversighted eye, in which
the focus comes behind the retina, has
to perform this muscular act cortinu-
ally. The results are headache. irrlta-
bility. and nausea. TIE only remedy
in such eases is to wear glasses. For
eyes in a healthy state pure cold water
is the best wash. When the eyelids
are infamed 4 weak solution of salt
| and water makes the best domestic eye
| lotion. Never apply poultices to the eve.