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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
Bewane of Scvhha

Scrofula Is probably more general than any
other disease. 1t Is insidious In character,
and manifests itself In running sores, pustular
eruptions, bOils, swsllinss. enlarged joints,
assesses, sore eyes, etc. Hoods Sarsapsripa
e1pels all trace Of scrofuia from the blood.
leaving It pure. enriched. and healthy.
was severely afnicted with scrofula. and
over year had two running sores on my neck.
Took five bottles Hoods 6arsapax1lIa, and AN
cured" C. z. LovKJoY. Lowell. Mass.
O. A. Arnold. Arnold. Me-. had serofulous
sores for seven years, spring and tall Hood's
Sarsaparilla cured him.
Salt Rheum
IsOne of the most stdisagreeable dissaesscansed
BY impure blood II is readily cured b. Hoods
Sarsaparilla. the great blood puriAer.
William Spies. Elyria, O., suffered greatly
from erysipelas and salt rheum. cassed By
handling tobacco. At times his hands would
crack open and bleed. He tried various prep
arations without AID; finally took Hoods Sar-
saparilla, and nov says: " am entirely wen"
my son had salt rheum on hh hands and
on the calves Of his Iess. He took Hood's
Sarsaparilla and 10 entirely cured" J. b
Stanton. Nj Vernon, Ohio.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold BY al druggists. q; six for p AsAs eaiy
By c. l. HOOD = Co, AposAecasies. Lowell. Mo-.
100 Doses Ono Dollar :
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

Postmaster p. 5. Hime. of Greenville. Is
dangerously i'll.
Al Delaware the Mayor suspended two
members of the fire department
Public schools near Findlay have been
closed on account Of scarlet fever.
Frank Lima, tried At Newark for attempt
70 rape Barbara Rice. WAS acquitted.
A double headed calf WAS born at Millers-
bnrg, O., but lived only short time.
Major A. II. Meeker, of Greenville. was
married 10 Miss Jessie Bates, of Cincinnati.
Park Lands, of Newark, o, deserted his
wife and child, leaving them in . starving
condition.
President Means. of the Metropolitan
Rank, has Cancelled his liabilities To that
institution.
Mormon missionaries are working in
Adams. Brown. Clermont and Highland
counties. Ohio.
Charles Holt, farmer, of WestfeId. as
signed TO Cyrus q. Benedict Assets s., ,UOO,
liabilities $a,OvO.
for alleged sheep stealing WAS postponed To
next term Of court.
John G. Peterson. of Dayton. had his
nAnN cut III Ieeu cutter LASt SUNDAY, ana
has since died Of lockiaw
At Buchtei the furnace men have decid-
ed to accept the reduction in wages which
went into effect this week.
Frank Davis. colored. was arrested at
DAYTON. O.. charged with sending obscene
matter through the mails.
Miss Bridget Lee, Of BelSire. was burned
to death BY her clothes catching fire from .
crate before which she was standing
At Paynesville a colored man named
Perkins, aged Al, was struck by train on
the Lake shore road and instantly killed.
Charles Canter. while trying to eyade
arrest at Dennison. C.. WAS shot by the
Deputy Marshal and died from the effects.
Mr.. George kantz, father Of General
Augustus kantz, of the L. $. Army. and
Captain Albert kantz. OF the T. s. Many.
died at lavenna, aged ~.
While j. \. Williams was attending q
show at the opera house at Delaware he
suddenly fell back in his chair and vas
thought to be dying. but he revived.
Ebene1er Stsnyard, the condemned mur.
derrr at Youngstown. o.. has written . let
ter IN which he declares that he is an Iiou,
TO die. and does not want anew trial.
George Sprou>e and Ike Philips are in
the city prison oil suspicion OF having set
fire to the barn Of q. T.. Niles, Esa., which
wss burned on the 4th Of November Last.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

A Family G0shesinG.

Have YOU fatherr Have you motherf
Have you . son OF daughter. sister q
brother who has not vet taken Kemp's Bal
ssm for the Throat and Lungs, the guAra,A-
teed remedy for the cure OF Coughs. Colds.
Asthma, Group and all Throat and Lung
troubless II 20. Why? when . sample bot
tie Is gladly given 70 you free by T. J. Cas-
per. druggist, Il east Main strest and the
large size costs only SOC and Loo.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

Aardi Gras tourists are aocking to New
Orleans.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.



NEw YoRk, February l7.-Money closed
per cent, the lowest rate; highest ~.
Exchange steady. Posted rates <s5{S4S7,
actual rates &s5(g4s7. Governments steady:
currency Us l9o bid, Is coupons 1851. bid,
as do I07n bid
Pacific bonds closed Firsts Il3 10 ll6
grants l03 TO los. funds lis to 10. centrals
il3 t. ll6. The stock msrket WAS strong
this morning on n very limited business
Prices vent gradually upward from the
opening till noon. Reading was the mos,
conspicuous feature and furnished over 50
per cent. of the mornings trading II
opened u higher At j6's, and after rolling
down 10 $50 in the first half hour. grzdu-
ally recovered to 66A. All the granger
stocks were strong but the most conspicu.
Gus were Union Pacific and St. Paul. The
whole list was up y 10 = per cent At pid-
day. Reading continued the feature Of the
market to the Close. shortly after midday
rumors were circulated 10 the effect that
the strike had been settled. This caused .
heavy buying Of the stock and the prices
steadily advanced as did also the rest Of the
coal stocks Up to the close the reports
concerning Reading were neither confirmed
nor denied. Union Pacific was .also strong
on the growing belief that Congress win
take favorable action on the question Of the
extension Of its debt The advance for the
day ranged from =, TO ~ per cent Total
SaleS lA3 100 Closing quotations:
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

LabOuchere ID Q victim Of rheumatic gout.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

~ - Ahi oSOT SOWs
PHrlApEIrHIA, February 1.-THE follow
Ing circular letter between Messrs. W. f.
Lewis and President Austin Corbin, en-
bodying the conditions on which the strike
shall be declared Of, was handed to Q
United Press representative by . Reading
railroad official 1t siX O'Clock this evening"
wIspsoR HorrL,
PHILApELPHIA, February l6, 1885.
Austin Corbin, Esq.. President p. 4 K. r
r Co:
Sn-Being desirous to bring the striks
in the mining region OF the Reading Coal
& Iron Company TO . Close IN order 70 get
the working people in and about thos
mines u work, and speaking for thoss
working men. propose to order resump-
ton Of work at once upon your assurance
that can promise the men that after they
have gone 10 work, and the mining opera
tions arc In regular progress, the subject Of
wages will be considered in conference BE-
tween the company and its employee OF
their representatives,, and upon the further
assurance that no one shall be discrimin ated
against by reason OF his connection with
the strike. Yours, &c,
W. T. LEWIS.
The PHILADELPHiA Z REApIN0 R. r Co
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. II, 1855.
Mr.. W. T. Lewis.
My DEAR SIs-I am in receipt Of your
favor Of this date, have consulted Mr..
keim. the President of the Coal and Iron
Company, in relation 70 its contents, and
am authorized by him TO say that II Is sub
stantially in accord with our position. and
such sction would be satisfactory TO US. No
one will be Disseminated against because
Of his connection with the strike. 80 that il
is not understood a. protecting such men
as have made or attempted TO make Ier-
sonal assaults upon the men At work, and
provided further that in any CON-
ference over wages the miners are
not to expect ~ to pay . higher
rate Of wages for mining than those
paid by the other coal producing COM
panias in competition with us, namely:
The Delaware, lackAwanna and Western,
The Delaware ard Hudson, The Lehigh
Valley. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company, and the Iehigh and wiikesbarrs
Company: but with the understanding that
We are willing To adopt = basis that shall
give our miners rs much as Is paid by
either OF those companies.
1t is understood that the wages to be paid
on returning TO work will he on the old
s.. 50 basis, and will remain under that basis
until change shall be mutually agreed
upon. Yours truly,
AUSTIN CoRSIN.
A Family Gathering.
Hsve vo,, q fathsrp Have Won n mokhNrf
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

ssns are PssesA asd Many More are
lntrp1uesA-GSvsras foraker's AP-
ps2aszeass CoaArosd-Ths speaker
MakS n UaDpy hat.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
To Aid the StamNerer.

In reply to the question how to cure stam-
mering in your 10-year-old boy, we give the
following from an authority: Let the STAN
merer begin at once to beat time for every
word he utters, either in talking or reading,
just as if singing the words. If this does not
stop the hesitancy, then try beating time to
every syllable, and afterward gradually run
into beating for words, and then for sen
fences The beating can be done with the
foot or with a hand, or with one finger Of
the hand, or by striking the finger and thumb
together. Thus: When beat in beat the
(beat) course (beatl of (beap hui beat man
beat @ beat vents beat, ETC. 4 persist
ent course of measuring the words until the
stammerer can read and talk straight for
ward. though slowly. for an hour at time,
Will doubtless overcome the habit of stam-
rering. We do not say that this will always
effect a perfect cure in the worst cases,
where the stammering or habit has been long
established, but from the nature of the de-
feet it must be greatly modified, il not cured.
Herald of Health.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
A Sewing Machine Mans Whims.

The country place of W. E. Baker, the
sewing machine magnate, who died recently,
was at Wellesley, Mass. The outside walls OF
the stables were decorated with a series of
enormous paintings representing scenes from
the Nibelungenlied. Everywhere upon the
grounds the visitor encountered some elabor-
ately planned piece Of extravaganza. BY the
lake lofty monument in the shape of a cham
payne bottle, constructed of thousands OF
empty bottles; in another place a towering pile
of rusty Smokestacks from dismantIed loco
motive engines; here maze, there subterra-
mean grotto lighted with colored glass: here.
in the pathway. a concealed platform on
soft springs. which, as You step upon il, sent
you a-lurchiug; there a stool in front of q
towering cactus, and when You sat down
upon the stool to inspect the cactus the plant
sank out of sight in the ground, and there
sprans up a wooden devil, painted red, which
grnned insolently in your faco.-Chicago
News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
EXPLOSION of NIelinite.

Tho report made 10 the French Chirurgi-
cal society by the surgeons who examined
the bodies Of the soldiers killed by the explo-
sion Of melinite at Belfort shows. as printed
in LAvenir Militaire. that the effects of this
new explosive are even more to be dreaded
than was supposed. OF the seventeen men
hit only six lived. The bodies of the slain,
1t Is said. were literally torn into shreds, and
Ii is the belief Of DR.. Tachard and his assist
ants that much of the substance exploded
only after entering the bodies, or, in other
works, that melinIte rs now compounded ex-
plodeS at different periods. some early, some
late: the first bursting the shell into fras-
iaents, and the latter, adherins 10 these frag-
ments, exploding when driven home. They
remarked on the absence Of burns and OF
poisoning. The bodies of the wounded wero
found to be tottooed as if with explosive
dust-Scienlltic American.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
Tests for Swords and CutIasses.

IN order to more completely insure the
good quality of the swords and cutlasses is
sued to the British navy, orders have been
given for the following tests to be applied to
a large number of cutlasses which are TO be
repointed and reduced to uniform blade
length of twenty-seven inches. First the
sword is to be subjected to a direct vertical
pressure on the hit in machine specially
constructed for the purpose, and it is re-
quired to stand a pressure Of forty pounds
without devisting from the straight line.
Then additional vertical pressure is to be
applied in the machine until the sword is
bent so that the distance from point to hilt is
reduced three inches. Finally the blade has
to be bent round suitable curved block. so
that every portion of it partakes of the bend,
the distance from point to hit being reduced
two and half inches The sword also has
TO be struck with moderate force, back anG
edge, on block of oak 10 test the soUnduss
Of the hilt-Scientifc American
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16

For Colorado, California, Ore
gOn and all Pacific Coast points
this Is the favor1te routA
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
When a Zig Rope Snaps.

Few people know the danger Of standing
near taut lines or hawsers. ! have seen haw-
sers snap with pistol like report under ire
mendoUs strain and knock men twenty or
thirty feet, frequently breaking arms and
legs The best hawsers are made Of sea
grass, and VIII bear an enormous strain
They VIII stretch until their diameter is
diminished by more than hall. In the recent
gorge disaster l noticed q remarkable illus
tration OF this point. The sectional docks
were held to the shore by an enormous line,
four inches in diameter and fully 100 yards
long. / afterward learned that it was 20
years old and cost 8, 600. Well, the ice b.
gan TO bear down on the docks The old
nawser behaved like Trojan and began TO
stretch and creak- The men got out Of its
way, but the old line held together growing
smaller and smaller as the thousands Of
pounds were added to the strain In a little
while the line was not larger than q girls
wrist, and il remained in that ps.rllous state
for several hours, when the gorge finally
broke and allowed the ice TO float down
stream. Afterward the hawser returned 70
its normal size, not weakened & bit. Such
cables mus, always be made TO order, and
they cost lots Of money. The line Of which
SPEAK is the largest en- the Mississippi
Steamboat CAPTAIN IN Globe Democrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
Daily eagle
LOVES SEASONS.

The wall flowers to the frolic wind
Do dance their golden aigulets.
And elf maids steal the hawthorn beads
To wear for fairy amuiets
The spring is here, the spring il here
The love time of the year, my dearl
All heavy hang the apple boughs,
Weighed down by balls of yellow gold;
The poppy buds. SO fiery bright,
Meseems would burn the hearts they hold.
The summers here, the summers here
The kiss time Of the year, my dear
The birds are winging for the south,
The elf maids haste them to their bowers,
And dandelion bells do float
Like s2ver ghosts of golden flowers.
The autumn's here. the autumn's here
The wife time of the year, 10y dear!
NOW are the heavens not more gray
Than are the eyes of her j love:
More dainty white than her sweet breast
The snow lies not the earth above.
The winters here, the winters here
But love time lasts the year, my dear.
-Amelie Rives in Harpers Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
LAW AND LOVE.
Bow pleasant It's to watch the sweet mouthet'

Bow pleasant It's to watch the sweet mouthet'
tide
Wave over wavelet kiss the golden sands,
Where, coyly moored, the dancing skiffs deride
Its silvery crest or where the chubby hands
OF childhood dare its frolic and embrace
To find too late its foam sackcloth wreath.
Even SO in life when charmed with virtues face
We often learn how danger turks beneath
For venturous love that heeds not laws restraint
When mornings sweetness, MONDAY steals
away
And night distils from beauty's breath the faint
That marks the bloom of nature, natures prey,
'Tis then We ask why law hath love betrayed,
Or why in vain our love to law hath prayed.
DR. John NJ Harper
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
Excursion : Tickets

To San Diego, Los Angeles, San
points. via the Great Southern
stop over privileges and
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16

The Electric Iirch.e

A new in-ention for schools IS he electric
birch This new instrument ef discipline
does not leave marks upon the skin and regu-
iat>s blows 'oa hice:-- Electricity WAS n-v.r
pu: 70 more curious 1ze. but il is 20 lie
doubted whether s-hpolooys VIII take i
Kiroiy. C Ica.o Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16
CHOICE OF ROUTES RETURNING.

For time tables and Information
write or call at City Ticket office.
127 Main St, Wichita, Kan.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16

FM Ventress, of Fayetteville. GA, boasts
of having carried the same pocketbook for
tifty-six years. The wear and tear on Mr.
VentreSS' pocketbook was evidently not as
great - on. JAY GouldS
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-16

To keep silver pieces looking new do not
rub them but pat them dry-thls Is on tbs
authority of manufacturer.
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29

The Indian Forester publishes the diary Of
an expedition which recently assembled tho
Chindwin river, in Upper Burmah- The
writer describes a village called kavya, on
the river. where the people are wholly de-
voted TO the cultivation of tea. and which
may be considered as the southern limit OF
the tea plant in this region Before planting
the ground Is cleared OF AL underground, but
htgh trees, even those of The denscst foliage,
are left Standing The seedlings. which are
usually raised indoors, are planted out in
rows at the beginning OF the rains. and tho
first picxings take place when the plant Is )
or years old When 1t grows too large il ia
cut down, and three or four new stems shoot
ous from the stool. The leaves are plucked
and immediately steeped IN boiling water for
a short time. they are then taken out,
strained. thoroughly kneaded with the hands,
and pressed into bamboo baskets, when they
are ready for market, and fetch locally four
rupees per 100 pounlS
This picked tea,p as 10 is CALLED by Euro
pea5ls, lepet being the Burmese name, is
foated down the river in baskets or hollow
bamboos, which ara carefully kept below the
surface Of the water 20 preserve the quality
of their contentS Lepet Is favorits among
che Burmese. who mix salt, sesamum oil and
other ingredients with it To the ordinary
European ITS taste Is a. bad rs its smell,
which IS saying good deal The soil along
the Chindwin IS er1inently suitable for tea
cultivation; the plant grows wild on all the
hills and attains enormous Dimensions One
tree which was found neglected in a corner
measured eighteen inches in girth at one foot
from the ground. ard vas fully twenty feet
high--Chicago Times
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29

II was late in ths afternoon, and yrt q
mass Of correspondence remained upon Mr..
Depcw's desk ! WAS never more strongly
convinced that great msn occasionally have
70 work
why can't people write letters ON sne
pager he sXclaimsd with pleasant sssuap-
tion Of wrath, ss he hsid up the bulky re-
suit of some corrsspendsnfs edortA II never
saw anything in my life which oeuldnt b.
CONDENSED ~ ht a sheet Of good sized letter
paper
The rapidity with which Mr.. Depew went
through his pile Of istters--rsserving some
and handing others 20 an ssSistsnt--was truly
surprising DE has evidently acquired the
art OF getting 81 1.-The meat" Of story in the
shortest poSsi bic time To see hin do IL gives
one a sensation similar 70 that produced by
the wonderful feais Of juggler. You can
no; help aimiring the perfect control Of toe
faculties necessary 70 such celebrity.
This must read myself" Comply with
this request "Put that with other papers
relating to the case" he said almost with
out a pause His assistant rstired with both
70 his visitors. Two we're newspaper men
who had come 10 ask him what be thought
of the strike. ] have never seen anything
peater than the way In which he refused 10
say word. and at the same time put the
journalists in good humor. Afterward.
when IL came my turn, he had not the same
reason 20 keep silent on the subject about
which | wished to question him, and he dis,
c'lssed clenrly and concisely.-Hev York
Cor. Glebe- Democrat
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29

Oar farmers need never f>sr India for gy,oo
wheat These people are too slovenly in their
manner OF cleaning it ever 20 send n good
article TO England, and, as the commissions
governor of this district told me. they will
not change their habits They hsnd weed
the fields, so that no foreign seeds mix with
the wheat, bat they clean il ia the ground,
and the middlemen throw In dirt aud coarse
sand 10 increase the weight I have examines
quite quantity here in bags in the saznar.
and found il shsmcfally dirty One seller
wanted me 70 buy ] told him I was from
Chicago in America He inDocentiy assured
me be would make his bags tight 50 that I
could take II home with me BY the ~av.
viii explain that Ia hand wedding fields
everything is saved, what is pulled Up is
necessary food fer cattle
Another thing viii ultimately tell against
India 80 wheat country Manure il care
fully picked up and dried for fuel The land
needs IL and cannot get il Trees are scarce.
leaves. coarse grass. and excrement Of cattle
keep the native. in fuel These people are
poor bsyoad any others hsveever seen. and
viii not become vel enough OF to become
land ipnprovs, They ere not lazs--thsy
vort hard. but keep themselves poor by the
ceremonies which their very religion sessns
20 make necessary when their children
uaTry This hardly sesnas credible. but
ara informed by intelligent people that tbev
save almost exclusively for this purpose. and
cover themselves With debt and MORTGAGES
when savings prove insdequafe. Carer
Harrison in Chicago Mail
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
Rope Power Transmission.

large electric light stations have given =
distinct impetus TO the use Of wire, hemp. or
cotton rope running at high speed over a
grooved wheel instead of leather betting ON
fat faced pullies Among the advantages
claimed for the rope transmitters is economy
the rope costing about one-thrtieth as much
rs the leather belt. while the former obviates
the noise at high speeds. Is very much lighter
in weight, demands little attention compared
with a belt. The latter requires man in the
business to put one on right, and sometimes
they dent always do IL right; any deviation
out Of line Of the shafting affects the belt,
while it has no effect on rope. the rope re-
quires less room. and viii pass through q
round hole little larger than its own diam
eter.--Chicago News
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
Holding tn Old Usaxse.

1t seems somewhat strange that the usuages
Of ssmi-barbarous people, as the English
people wers whea the common law was
evolved, are al abandoned except those that
pertain to the administration of justice. An
English paper. in calling attention to the
circumstancs that judges in that country
still wear Wigs in trying eases, says that it
furnishes evidence that there is less progress
in law than in any pursuit to which men OF
intelligence and learning devote themselves
hundred years ago the members of all pro-
fessions wore wigs, but they are never seen
now Outside n court room Our judges do
not wear wigs, but they hold fast to practices
that have long been abandoned in Great
Britain Trials here are much longer than
there. and many more appeals to higher
courts are taken English courts it is said.
are now not only sefsustaining, but sources
Of revenue, while the maintenance OF our
courts imposes heavy burden on the people.
Chicago Tines