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give him the substitute and lull him to rest
by singing to him. Gradually you will win
him from 1t, no doubt, but if all other meth
DDS fail cover the head of the cane with two
parts tar-rooing and eight parts Rough on
Rats. He will not die in the house.
William OMera writes that he has been
the author of several thoughts which
friends have since told him were thought by
other gentlemen and cashed in over one HIM
dred years ago. He is entirely unconscious,
he says of plagiarism, and wants to Rnow if
such things ever occur TO others.
They do sometimes, Mr.. O'Nera, but not
frequently. The most notable instance, per
haps, was that of William Lightfoot Wis
scher, originally Of Kentucky, afterwards
of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Colorado,
Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska and California
Mr., Visscher was gifted by nature with
wealth Of ripe. red nose and paucity Of
hair which induced the railroads in Cali
fornia to run excursion trans down to San
Francisco for the benefit Of those who had
never seen him.
Mr.. Visscher was born very plain and ne
has added to it. He was, perhaps, the red
dest child ever born in Kentucky, but as he
grew older this angry color left the rest of
his body and focked around his nose He has
grown palmer and palmer as time passed,
until leading comedians go thousands of
miles to study him and try and make up like
him. But withal he is real oId-fashioned
Kentucky gentleman at heart, as kind as a
kitten, and with one Of the widest range of
acquaintances OF any newspaper man in
America.
Many years ago, when the country was
new, Dir. Visscher took a troupe down
through Southern California by team for
the purpose of playing one-night towns
He had previously made several thousand
dollars by acting on the suggestion OF an
old-tiIne bonanza man of San Francisco, and
so he bought several teams and spring
wagons and started out to give the people
who were remote from railroads a whole
some idea Of the drama
The company played mostly in school
houses which had an OdOr of education in
them and rat-holos in the floor These
school-houses had no scenery whatever.
but mainly blackboard, on which was in
scribed by the last boy who left the building
IN the afternoon:
The devil few from north TO south
With old higgins in his mouth,
But when he found he had fool
he left him here 10 teach our school
Nisscher'S stage manager, who also took
care of the team, was bitterly disappointed
in many Of the stage effects, and asked /
Fisscher what he had better do. Visscher
said that it would be C0od idea between
acts 10 write in plain, clear hand on the /
blackboard what scenery and Topography Of |
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ter, lawyer. court reporter, soldier, stock
man. miner, aud IS now, it is said, safely
millionaire. Few people ever cali him Cox
ouel, but that was his rank at the close OF
the war Colonel Plumb was born OF a
farm near Delaware, O, AID went 10
Kansas IN 1856, where he took up q farm
near Erporis and joined the pioneer struz-
gle for life. II those days there were 10
railroads in Kansas; in 1865 the first road
built was done, and but forty miles were II
operation that year. The future Senator
had 10 drive overland with his corn aud
wheat eighty miles 20 Lawrence 20 find
market It was while driving across the
country IN this way that Senator Plumb did
heroic act. OF which has honest and honely
face is today 3 monument. AT cue OF tie
tsverns one night be found tnat party of
Ohio emlsrants, II passing, had Ieft one a
their number dying Of smallpox. Plumb
swore the man should be cared for He
sent his team 81 - Lawrence and stasd be-
hind 70 attend the sick MAJ. No oae would
aid hin BE impressed team 70 carry the
patient 70 the house OF man and wife who
had had the disease aud were willing TO take
the poor fellow Il Tie team was taken away
from him when he had set but g short dis
lance away. He finally got another and
carried his man through Good care saved
his live. Then Plumb went on back 70 En-
poria afoot and IVES himself taken down
with the dread disease and nearly died
Ms Plumb : 81 invalid and seldom ap-
pears in societz. TIE SsOxssrIs ::.-pager.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

Scenes In the House During the Recent
Observation-Disclosures Found in Queer
Piaces-Anderson Ru<hes from Bar
ber's Chair to Cast His Vote.
Especial Cor-espondence.l
The recent deadlock was one OF the
longest ever known in the history of Con-
gress 1t lasted just week and day and
two al-night sessions were held. During
that time not single item Of business was
transacted. The members dropped their
petitions and private bills into the bill-box
as usual, and they appeared in the Record
next DAY. Committees were allowed TO
meet, but few did, as the situation in the
House was too critical for al concerned.
The various employees of the House were
worked harder than ever. The doors had
TO be watched, the pages had 10 run errands,
the telegraph operators had TO be at their
keys, the clerks were kept busy calling the
rolls and keeping a record of motions, the
stenographers had to take down every thing
that was said The Speakers work was
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
Care Of the Y.-e.

Soap shoGIA not be esd OF The saes. ~
there are chemicals Witch sbins AID dry ths
skin One grabbing . meath ~ a sszfstcisDcy,
unless one has hssn trsTeiing throagt g cal
mine TIE bzst way 20 rnsks up ths fac. Is
% rub il VITA Soff lLBrz or channels cloth
til ali TIE dirt eeErez of Tie fr1ct8on sbcz.Id
Re sgEicieat to quicken y@rz,dra.sol. tEas
openiag :5s pores q The ssia sItbo1t irr1:a:-
tx IT, When tbs clcth rgnx clean Dip 8. il cod
cream, and after working 10 in ;ks lace RIB
It dry.
There an creams ard rrzz-as. let II tks
pure dairy prodact cassDos he procured. ksrs
Is substitute that can - rzrza1tet- IL
viii cost IN The De- Ehborkood q a.. tszt half
tie qnsntaty p-g~-ik<5 viii Es9scs for AK
months. Alzno<sd cal. % s-TAirs. sss-rzaoss4.
g. grains; white Wal, 81 i.r7sEs, t2ac.zTs e~Es-
snize. * grains: oll q ruse. drpEn. Nj.
wax xzs-rrane<. and slnsoct oai IN a fsss vssSF
hath HesnOvs frura lie Hrs ard xstK 1stsi
srSory :ksa add tss o.Asy ingrsssszst< z<d
tSsz. rsrtil cid aad Wits EostAs n r'sz-s
vial or jsIly czp With glass; cover, ssd 10
~bszevsr tbs fscs rae,ls eiszznlzg Lc1.t fei
yoa- hszb&ad. " - ~iB fanny pa srv grasy
ard E1a1s yosr i-fs rz--er2ts@- --CrAc-So H.
se- GscEaa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

Manager sb<yssEd, & u ana.s,Sls. 10
quoted ~ sAylzg
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ho<1! b tat u rlxsf elsvx. ss4@ - tAas 70
vh~rs t~xlznsrs -srTs tSss splFszaos<4ip-
Fer .: isess ssx5: ko7n tse s=sts Essrk has
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GIVE f1dgzs<G.. fs bs Ia 20 t4<ss - cal
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b iavs-.se.s g . s.<s. e.s1As
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
A New Metal Industry.

KEhlowis says that II Germany gid,
platsna and silver strips are welded, after
the mosaic STYLE, upon metal ground pre-
pared hy tse i1caodescsu, process. then cozn-
r-sssed By Means * powerful presses, ard
finally elongated b rolling into log shes-s
or strips These SHEETS, which arg low o< al
co5ors-yealow, rsd- gresa, white, gay ari
hlsck-a-e made INTO sczrfs snd neck-zes.
which, being i1ias1ruczh.e, ars cozasdsrsd
a sos-e PRACTICAL worth TITS coTsi.y, L
apzs=zTss has found srea: accereancs abrusd
E.----as-oS-s o-T-srs Tor export having ben ne
cesyei hy sas uaAazfacszrsrx-Pcuzl Sea.
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At a Stamford Hotel.

Guest-Bul-of-fa fare. water.
Waiter-Biii-of whati
GGest-BiiI-of-fare
Wai,er-W Wait II yer GIT yer fare, az
yer'n Dc blamed sure ter GIT bl.l Of il:
What yer -satl
Guest-Wha. have yous
Waiter - Boiled clans. CAN f-i.ters,
stsved clans, fricssseed clans. roast
elau,s, clam patties, chopped Clans, clan
hash and clans
G8sst-Give NE some plain clans
Na!.er-Sow you're taIk11'. Peck y
nudes II bucket, Jinr1y.-JE35e-
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THE LOST EDEN.

Daughters Of Eve, It was for your dear sake
The worlds first hero died an 1ncrown'd king:
But Gods great pity touched the grand mistake,
And made his married love sacred thing;
For yet his noblsr sons, II aught be tue,
Find the lost Eden In their love TO you
Jean Ircelow.
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country were sup
posed to be. They
tried it. and won q
good deal Of ap-
plause. Wis &c her,
with a countenance
on him which re-
fiected credit Old he
green-room ofnature,
would come forth
with a graceful bow
and z piece Of chalk,
wbereupOu, amidst
thunders Of applause
he would write on the
blac kboard: I b / 5
scene represents a
ship at sea. Loud
bellering of tempest
and sIosh OF sea.
Elements at war with
each other, more or
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

as stated in the fashion columns of the press
Of the city.
They are, Alfarita, they are. That is not
all Beautiful live beetles with slender
gold chains attached to their bodies and
costly little mice with ruby eyes are sold by
the same jewellers, so that the purchaser
OF ieweled garters need not be absolutely
destitute Of something to get frightened at
Henry Reimbold writes TO ask what he
can do to wean his nineteen-year-old son,
who is his JOY and pride, from the Suckhorn
head of a four-pound cane. do not know
that have heretofore answered this IN
quiry, though it has been frequently sent
in 1t is a serious matter, but if properly
managed can be brought to a successful
conclusion. Take the cane from hin for
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half a day at a time,
substituting moi 5 t.
ened bread crumbs
and sugar tied up To-
gether in the corner
of a clean piece of
linen, but do not let
him cry too hard at
night if he has been
in the habit of cool
ing his gums on the
head of the cane. DO
not spank him and
harshly take the cane
away from him, but
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
kANSANS AT WASHINGTON.

Great State and Her Representatives in
Both Houses of the National Congress
A Glance at the Wonderful Growth and
Development of one of tho Youngest
States IN the Union.
Especial Washington Correspondence
Kansas is the Massachusetts of the West
the geographical center Of the United
States, as the Bay State was of Colonial
America and the historic battle-ground
OF freedom. White men first saw its
boundless prairies three hundred and forty
years ago, and savages called them their
huntng-grounds thirty years ago, yet in a
quarter Of a century It has passed from a
veritable state Of barbarism to the fore
most stage of civilization. A more wonder
full progress man has nowhere made in al
his history.
Kansas has 100 counties, 1850 miles Of
railroad, 1876. coo farms and produces 17o,0OO.-
900 bushels Of corn and &, 900, 900 bushels Of
wheat annually; her population is over
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

in my
line of life receives
a great many Curl
Gus letters.
" Alfarita." Albu-
querque, n. NJ,
writes to know If
jeweled carriers and
garters with gold
and silver buckles,
costing enormous
prices. are being
worn in New York.
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BILL NYE'S SUNDAY CHATTER.

He Tells Something of His MuItifarious
Correspondence-Tho Dude and His Cane
Handle-The Remarkable Experience of
Mr.. Yisscher as a Public Entertainment
Truly Good Father Who Failed to Dis
clpiine His Son Properly-A Few Re-
marks on Humor,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-06

WE ve0SON Es15 Ss1s A sis9i;
b warranted, IL because it is the best
Blood Preparation known. Il will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases. purifes the
whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember. we guarantee it.
Lewis & McCandless.
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BLAINE ON TRUSTS.


Trusts Are Organised Under State Laws and
are Net Creatures of Protection.
DOVER, Sept. 1.-lIon. James u.
Blaine spoke at Foxcroft yesterday.
In opening he proceeded at once to the
consideration of trusts, charging that
they fiourished to a greater extent I'M
der the free trade policy of England
than under the protection policy of the
United States. He cited authorities
for his statement. Of American trusts
he said: There is not one among them
all that derives its being, owes its Or
ganiZation, or came up under
the patronage of the national gov
eminent. Every one derives whatever
sanction of law it possesses from state
government; generally ore state, but
some times several. The president,
therefore, certainly should have known
when he arraigned trusts in his mes
sage to congress that congress could
not dissolve them when their charters
were from state legislatures or their
organizations under state law. 1t had
been confessed by the democratic
house. the ways and means: committee.
by Chairman Mills and every man that
stood as an advocate OF free trade that
trusts had no possible legal connection
with the tariff.
The presidents charge that trusts
had their origin in the protective
tariff has not foot of ground to
stand upon and was condradicted in
every line or free trade experience.
The speaker had quoted from England.
Now when all chance to investigate
the alleged bribery by which a GER
tain United States senator
connected with one of the
large trusts was charged with
obtaining his seat, is past and
gone, the democratic papers can make
loud howl about trusts. There was
no democratic opportunity to get the
true inwardneSs of trusts, but thew
shrank from the investigation of
bribery, and both outside and inside
the administration they were deter
mined to have no investigation. Trusts
have no place in the national cam
paign. They are state issues, and the
republicans of Maine, at least, can be
depended upon to look after those in
their own state.
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several firms which they represented
was tWo-thirdS of all the productive
capacity of the south, but they actually
duced in the south. Since the price in
yaneed the price of cot
ton bagging 8 cents per
yard. The present price of cotton
bagging in this country is three cents
higher than the foreign man.
ufactured product can be bought at here
inclusive of the freight charges. This
was due to the fact that the produc
ton of the material in this country was
confined to few firms; probably 60 per
cent of this years bagging was in the
hands Of the retail dealers and the
other 20 per cent in the
hands of the manufacturers. If the
duty on cotton ba9ging and jute was
left unchanged the witness thought
that the trust would go out of exist
ence. and if those articles were admitted
free the firms would run corner every
other year as the needs of the planter
were absolute and imperative and he
must have the bagging no matter
what the cost. During the
last three or four years there was little
cotton imported. The domestic supply
being equal to the demand,
Charles A. Pearse, of st. Louis, sec
rotary of the Standard Mills Bagging
company, one of the concerns embraced
in the trust, aSSented generally to the
testimony given by Mr.. GratZ and the
committee adjourned till tomorrow.
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LONDON, Sept. IA strangely hor-
rible murder took place at White Chapel
yesterday morning. The victim was a
woman who, at O'Clock, was knocked
down by some man unknown and at
tackled with a knife. She attempted
to escape and run hundred yards, her
cries for help being heard by several
persons in adjacent houses. No atten-
ton was paid tO the cries and when
found at daybreak she was lying dead
in another street several hundred yards
from the scene of attack. Her head
was nearly severed from the body,
which was literally cut to pieces, one
cash reaching from the pelvis to the
affair is" that is the third
has been done lately. In the last one,
two weeks ago, the victim was stabbed
thirty-five times, and in the case be-
fore it, some months ago. the victim
was stabbed with stick, which was
forced through the body. All three OF
the victims have been of the lowest
class. Ali three murders have taken
place in the same district, at about the
same hour, and have been chaI acter-
lied by the same inhuman and ghost
like brutality. The police have con-
cluded that the same man committed
all three murders, and that most
dangerous kind of a lunatic is at
large. The excitement is intense over
the matter, and the women in White
chapel are afraid to stir out of doors
unprotected after dark.
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KiIIsd hYR Kin Klux.

LoNGVIEW, Tex, Aug. 3l.-AbOut2
O'Clock this afternoon Deupty Sheriff
Walter Reynolds returned from his
search for the body of Harrison Spen-
Ger, the local colored politician, who
was forcibly taken from his home q
few nights ago by masked band Of
KIu Klux, supposed to be composed
mainly of members of his own race,
because he had deserted the Union La
Dor party, which is very strong among
the negroes of east Texas, and an
nOunced his intention to support the
republican presidential ticket and the
democratic state and local tickets.
Reynolds reported that he had found
Spencer's body about three miles from
thii place, on the west bank of
Harris creek. No sooner had the
news spread than over 100 citi-
zsns, white and black, started to
the scene. The dead man was
found hanging from a limb about fife
eights-inch cotton rope around his
neck. His hands were tied so tightly
that they cut deep into his flesh. He
was evidently shot before the rope was
placed around his neck. There is a
bullet hole just behind the left ear,
and one in his left side, and his person
has boon brutally and horribly mutt
lated. His shirt is torn from his back,
and scars where he had been severely
whipped are plainly visible. The body
presents horrible sight, having been
Toasted upon by flies and worms, the
eyes eaten nut, and general decOm-
position having reached an adancee
state.
A more secluded spot for the carrying
| out of such crime could not have
been found in the country. There is
| no public road near the spot, and the
woods are lined with thick under
growth.
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Northwestern Wheat.


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 3l.-The
weekly report from the. northwest was
receceived at the Manitoba general Of
flee yesterday. The reports show an
average yield of about eighteen bush
els of wheat for the central and north
ern portion of the state and about
fifteen bushels in Dakota and the ex-
tremc west. The harvest and thresh-
ing is nearly all completed throughout
Minnesota and progressing rapidly in
Dakota. While the wheat in the north
western locality has been somewhat
damaQE by frostS it Is not nearly SO
bad asSTas first reported and owing to
the fact that the farmers get about the
same price this year for No. 2 northern
as was received last year for No. l
hard it is anticipated that they will be
better off this year than last. The
most favorable reports come from
points on the Watertown, Aberdeen
and Glendale branches. Several ele-
vators along the lines have commenced
receiving wheat.
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Capght Altar Years,


ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Sheriff
Hiram Crouch, of McLeansboro, ILL.,,
arrived in this city few days ago.
armed with q warrant for one Lizzie
Homack, alias Lizzie Glass, a woman
of the town, charging her with being
accessory to a murder. The warrant
charges the woman and her husband
with having killed a farmer from
Evansville. Ind, at McLeansbOrO, in
the year 1883. The murdered man, so
the story is told, was enticed into a
room by the woman, who was them as
was under the bed, the object being
robbery. The farmer, who was in bed,
observed his garments, which contained
money, moving away from the spot
he had placed them, and jumped out
of bed only to encounter the husband
of the woman. A fight ensued in
which the woman took part. and she
with her husband murdered the far
mer, robbed him and then dragged the
body out into the yard and buried it.
The husband made his escape at the
the examination she informed the
court that the murder was committed
by her husband, and she was released.
About three weeks ago the husband,
whose name is Homack. was arrested
and pla ed in jail. Meanwhile the
wife left the scene Of the crime
and came to this city and rented a
room at 1902 Pine street. Officer
Quigley was detailed with Sheriff
Crouch to hunt the woman, and sue
ceeded in locating and arresting her.
The husband after his arrest says the
crime was done by his wife, and as
both parties lay the crime on each
other they will be brought face to face
in court TO explain. The woman was
taken back last night.
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Ang. 21.-Fol-
lowing close upon his declefatsoa in "a
vor of Harrison and M0rtda and his
Offer to take the stump in tnslr behalf
comes the announcement az the reafg-
nation OF Charles 81. Litchnan IS gem
eral secretary OF the Kniahts Of KzSbor.
he mailed hia letter OF RESIGNATION TO
Master Workman PoWderly to-day and
in it he states that ne will retire from
the once on September 8th.
what has led You 70 resign?n asked
reporter of Mr.. E1tchman this after
noon.
81 desired to be free to act as q citi-
zen IN the campaign. In my letter to
Chairman Quay, simply uttered my
own individual convictions and no one
was responsible for them but myself.
AT the same time could not retain my
official position in the knights while
interested politically, because it Is
against the principles Of the order for
any of its members to engage in poll
tics on the strength OF their connec-
ton; to clear myself of any suspicion,
and to preserve the fair name Of the
Knights have concluded to resign.
The resignation was at once accepted
and John w. Hayes. secretary OF the
general executive board. has been de-
signed by Mr.. POwderly to ill the Office
until the general assembly meets in
November.