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MYSTERIOUS OR NOTABLE,
MORE OR LESS REMARKABLE
INCIDENTS AND FACTS.
Florida AIligatOrs-The Best Miner
Bishops Salaries'-An Old Woman
A Soap Mine, Etc, Etc.

T L o r I d A
newspaper says
that tie killing
off of alligators
is having n
marked effect
on tho supply
of watAr in the
cattle country.
When alligators
took posses ion
OF n water noe
they al W q y S
kept tho mud
pushed up on
the banks, and
nrnn 1rhnn INN
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WHAT SHE MEANT.

Impatient Husband-Where in the
world have you been? want my din
ner.
Wife-Excuse me, John, but I ran
down to the sewing society at 5, and to
my surprise it didn't wind up until 8.
Husband-You mean it was wound up
at 5 and didn't run down until 8.
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FISHING.

Farmer-Hi, there! Can't you see
that sign-'No fishing OH these
grounds ?"
Colored Fisherman-Co'se L kin see
de sign. Is Guild, boss, but amt so
ignerant as ter fish on no groun's. I'm
fishin' in de crick !-T6ras SJtiRgS.
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O, that l could forever sit
With Mary at the Masters feet
Be this my happy choice;
My only care, delight and bliss,
My joy, my heaven on earth be this,
TO hear the Bridegroom voice.

"They are husband and wife now, and
he is prominent professor i'll an East.
ern college, but he often refers to that
day, and as he rccOunts to knot of fell
low clergymen his confusion when he
realized from the smiles Of the audience
what he had done, one would scarcely
take him for dignitied doctor of divin-
ity.
"'Parson,' said O. rather seedy look
ing individual, as he walked into my
study one morning, 1 want to get mar
ried.' Now, there was nothing strange
in that; in fact it was most frequent
occurrence, but his tone indicated great
nervousness, and l tried my best to
make further conversation easy to him.
Finally, after II strained attempt Mt sew
eral topics, including the werther, he
arose to leave, and as he grnSpei In
knob of the door he suddenly turned
around and managed to say, after the
manner of one doing some disagreeable
duty:
"I'm a poor man and can't afford to
pay for long ceremony, parlner. Make
it as short rs possihle-iust enough to
tic us. Mary won't catch on.
"This is but one side of minister's
life. Full of me ming and responsible
ity is the o'her. Life is too short to nj
ways play-toO full of responsibility,
too earnest. But | believe H. is bet
ter man, can serve his fellows more,
whose heart chords are III tune with the
great charms of lives about him. This
is what a minister's life has taught me-"
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THE MEAN OLD THING

Fond Mother displaying her first
born you've never seen my little dar-
ling before
SpitefuI Old Maid-No. What nice
big feet he has !-IeCas Sjttjngs.
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they will hand this LAM over to anarchy ana
political damnation just as sure as we neglect
them. Suppose we each one of us save boy
or a girl. You can do it. Will you: will.
Take a cake of perfumed soap an fine
tOothed comb, and a New Testament and
little candy and prayer, and piece of cake
and faith in God and common sense, and be-
gin this afternoon.
But how shall we get ready for one or all
of these three exploits? We shall make
dead failure if in our own strength We try to
save man or woman or child. But my
text suggests where we are to get equipment.
The people that do know their God shall be
strong, and do exploits" We must kno"
Him through Jesus Christ in our own saliva
ton, and then we shall have His help in the
salvation of others. And while you are
saving strangers you may save some OF your
own kin. You think your brothers and SIS
tiers and children and grandchildren all safe;
but they are not dead, and no one is safe Till
he is dead. On the English coast there was
wild storm and a wreck in the Ofting, and the
cry was: "Man the lifeboat." But Harry.
the usual leader of the sailors crew, was
not to be found and they went without him
and brought back all the shipwrecked people
except one. By this time Harry, the leader
of the crew, appeared and said: =" ny d1 4
you leave that oneP' The answer was: he
could not hep himself at all and we cou tia
not get him into the boat" Man the
Hfeboat," shouted Harry. and we
will go for that one" MOP said his aged
mother standing by, you must not go.
lost your father in storm like this and
your brother VIII went off six years ago and
have not heard word from Will since he
left. and / don't know where he is, and
what has happened to him, poor VIII,
and l cannot let you also go for l am
old and dependent on YOU" His reply was:
.'Mother, | must go and save that one man,
and if l am lost God will take care of you in
YOUR old days" The lfeboat put out, and
after an awful struggle with the sea they
picked the poor fellow out of the rigging
Just in time to save his life, and started
for the shore. And as they came within
speaking distance, Harry, just before he
tainted from the over-exertlon, cried out.
1--WE saved him, and tell mother it was
brother Will" Oh, yes, my friends, lei
Us start out to save some one for time
and for eternity, some man, and some
woman, and some child. And who
knows but it may, directly or indirectly, be
the salvation of one of our own kindred, and
that will be an exploit worthy of celebration
when the world itself is shipwrecked and the
sun has gone out like spark from smltten
anvil and all the stars are dead!
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MORAvIA, \. y. May 5, 1SS7.--O. f. WooD-
WARD: l have been using Kemp's Balsam and
find it very etfectual in relieving a cough
with which have been afflicted of late. Our
druggists tell me they sell more of this than any
other cough remedy. can cheerfully recon-
mend it. Yours Truly, J. J. PEAsE, Editor Re
publican. AT all druggists. Large bottles, SOC
and 81.
Or the fifteen students sent by the
Government of Siam to receive profess
sional training in England, four are
young women.
Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses
of PlSos Cure for Consumption.
Uneached ashes are the best fertilizer known
for the VINEYARD.
If afflicted with sore eyes, use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-Water. Druggists sell at CSC per bottle.
Standing in hot fermenting manure is very
injurious to a horses feet.
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TEN CENTS,
CAUTION

Beware OF Fraud, my name and the price
are stamped on the bottom of all my advertised
shoes before leaving the factory, which protect
II dealer oilers w; l.. Douglas shoes at awe
duced price, says he has them without my name
and price stamped on the bottom, put him down as
q fraud.
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Unleached ashes are the best fertilizer known
for the VINEYARD.
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Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses
of Pisos Cure for Consumption.
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Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God,
But children of the heavenly King
NAV sneak their lows abroad.


"They sang that hymn and l never
was again troubled by their striking.
The lesson proved effectual.
"a somewhat similar incident hap
pened to brot or minister with whom
1 once exchanged pulpits. In my con-
gregation was delightful young lady,
the brothers intended wife, and with
her parents he stopped on the Sabbath
Of the exchange. The young lady's
name was Mary, and all forgetful Of that
fact the young brother gave out this
hymn:
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If afflicted with sore eyes, use DR.. Isaac ThomT
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DIARRHGA

and painful irregularity Of bowels owing to
the irritation of the mucous Innings by the
passage ofsour and indigested food. Cleanse
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Schenck's Mandrake Pills are sovereign.
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dreds of cattle went to the pool, and
by crowding and pushing filled it with
mud, the alligators soon repaired the
damage by digging and pushing back
the mud. Now the cattle stand around
these holes, which are filled with mud
and almost entirely dried up, and wait
for rain; the only water they get mean
time being from the dew-coyered grass
which they eat at night.
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Standing in hot fermenting manure is We
injurious to horses feet.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
Method of Electric Acupuncture.

The Chinese, we are told, employed
acupuncture at least 1000 years since,
and the Japanese adopted 1t long ago.
Their practitioners employed puncturing
needles of gold and silver, end their manu-
facture was an art of great Importance.
They were of different shapes-some
bladed like swords, and others of the ordi-
nary needle form. At the end of the
Eighteenth century acupuncture was in
troduced into Europe, and was developed
In the present century. NJ. Cattle, a
French electrician, has recently con-
structed variety Of needles for electric
acupuncture, especially applicable to the
perforation of painful tumors, so as to
avoid unnecessary pain.
BY the electric acupuncture the current
is conveyed into the tumor and applied at
the point where it is most required to
effect the dissolution of the morbid liquid
contained in it. For this purpose the
blade Is vanished, except at the point,
and thus insulated, so that the current
only escapes at the point. Glass or India
rnbbor has been used to coat tho needle,
but insulating varnish is preferred, since
it does not thicken the probe so much.
The upper end of the needle is connected
to one pole of the voltaic battery used,
and there is conducting plate applied to
the skin and connected to the other pole
When, therefore. the needle Is forced
into the tumor the current flows from its
point to the conducting plate through the
flesh and decomposes any unhealthy fluids
there may be in its passage. This process
aids the absorption of these secretions
and the destruction of the tumor.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
Care OF q Coal OIL Lamp.

Although the daily press prints copious
statements of horrors, many people con-
tinue to confide in the common oil lamp
with fearless reliance nothing short Of
incredible, considering the well known
dangers associated with it's careless man
agement. Some OF the state legislatures
hove enacted laws to regulate the manu-
focture of kerosene oil, limiting the flash
ing point" to not less than 100 dogs. Fab
renheit. This, however. appears to be an
illusory safeguard. Experiments seem to
have conclusively proved that most of tho
lamps made will, even with the best quail
ity Of oil, generate gas In sufficient guam
titles to cause violent explosion. A
writer III late number of The Scientific
american compares the ordinary kerosene
lamp to miniature gas machine, making
gas and depositing it in the oil tank as
effectively as though it were an apparatus
especially designed for that purpose.
1t may be worthy of mention here that
tho gas thus referred to is an element
capable Of exerting immense energy when
irnited. but this contingency can be al
ways provided against by using q good
lamp and keeping it we'll supplied with
oil. so as 10 leave little space in the tank
for gas. Under these conditions lamp
that is carefully handled and never re-
ple1ished while burning will rarely or
never explode.-''L- NJ" in Boston Bud
get.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
Anuserients of a COnjurer.

In December, 1853, Bosco, the world re-
nowned conjurer, came also; he was a
wonderfully jovial man, reveling in the
practice of legerdemain, of which he was
q conSummate master and not In the
least reluctant to fool all he met, high
and low, in public and in private. He
was the last of the prestidigitatorS who
trusted more to their marvellous manipu-
lation than to artificial tricks andIpre
pared contrivances; short and very stout,
he would perform in a sleeveless shirt,
black velvet tunic, and, fourishing his
massive white arms in the air, apostro-
phize the spirit infernali mici'' before
executing some perfectly incredible feat. !
On market days. strolling before the
countrywomen and their wares, he
would carefully pick up a carrot or a
turnip, cut it open abstractedly, and with
feigned surprise extract piece Of money,
repeating the experiment several times
from different baskets, till the dazzled
vendors ruthlessly performed the same
operation on their whole stock in quest
of the coveted silver Bosco, laughing
like boy ct lis practical joke, generally
handed his dupes the value of their dam
aged goods, preaching meanwhile serious
little homiiy on the dangers OF covetous-
ness. During his stay in Berlin he was
asked to perform before the regent and
his family. In the course of the seance
he pointed to a terrestrial globe on q
stand, saying to the prince: "Highness.
drop your finger on the kingdom of Prus-
STA, and you viii see 1t grow under your
touch" The prince complied with the
request, and as be placed his hand on the
specified spot the frontiers expanded on
either side, to the incredulous surprise Of
a score of bystanders. Bosco denied that
he bad the gift of prophecy.-"Court and
Society,""
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31

about them. Ae looked SO K1nd- ana IN
terested, not one bit cross. that she told
him about the So and the music box.
He told her to be brave girl and not
cry, and then he asked her to kiss him
good-by, for he said he was going long
way of. She did and then trotted home,
feeling better, because she had told some
one Of her trouble.
The next night after she had gone to
bed Patty heard her papa say: well, l
have found out what that Mr. Sinms has
been doing here. He has been writing a
book, and starts for New York tomorrow
Oh his way to Europe. What an ugly
fellow he vast
One day later in the week the minister
came to SEQ Patty's mother. Ee said he
had something to show her; he handed
her a note and this is what she read:
Mr. Cunningham-Enclosed you will
find check for 800, which you will
please send to Michigan with the rest.
don't want to be outdone by little Patty
Eendrick. EDWARD SIMMs.
4. There is only little more to the story.
Cae morning, about two months after
this, the expressman stopped at the Hen
drick farm house and took out good sized
box, on which was printed in large letters:
MISS PATIENCE HENDRICK,
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
Where He Got It

Msgistrste-You say your name is Ma
poleoa Bonaparte Panclso3 Witness
Yes, sab Observation-Disclosures did you
get that narnef Witness-I wuz named
arter my poo ole ladder. his name was
&c same as mine. Napoleon Bonaparte,
specs, sab, an q family uane.-Utica OBJ
ssTySr,
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31

Mr.. Quickrish-I say. Aaria-s
Mrs. QuieUtch-Do1't interrupt me-
when I an receiving the guests
Mr.. Q-Bu4-I ssy-we hired that band
by the hour, and h 8 mighty mean of them
to play 50 slow.
(rhe orchestra were playing q roe-
turna APittahrr1 Enlle1n-
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
The rrenc,,uan.s Compliment.

Freachman of this city having re-
ceived the photograph of q lady asked q
friend what was customary under the cir.
cuInstances. Compliment it," replied
the friend. Tell her its beauty is very
rare" Il beg TO make zee acknowledge
mong. madam he said TO her ct their
next meeting Zoe beauty OF madam is
vair scarce. "-Binghamton Republican
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
A SURE CURE FOR PILES

Dr. Kinks German Pie Ointment has cured
Blind Bleeding and Itching Piles. when all Other
Ointments have failed. 1t absorbs the tumors, al
laws the itching at once acts a poultice gives
instant relief. Dr. Kinks German Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and Ito ing OF the private
parts and nothing else. Every box Is warranted
Sold by druggists by mail on receipt Of price
sec and SLIGO per box Sold by Hettiuger Bros. and
Aldrich s. Brown. Wichita. Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31

robinson, the young man said, with i'll
concealed chagrin. as no picked up This
but submit. Yet, has it ever occurred to
you that when lady passes tho age of 81
she is not likely to find herself as much
sought after BY desirable young men as
she once WASP"
ut occurred to me- with sudden and
painful distinctness when you offered
yourself just now" she replied. GOOD
night, Mr.. Peduncle. Chicago Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
A. FLAGG. Proprietor.
Cor. Cd and 5th ayes, Wichita

Manufacturer OF Steamengines.
Boilers. Pumps and all kinds Of
mill gearing. Architectural iron
a speciality. Iron and brass cast
inCs made to order. Estimates
made on all class OF work and
orders promptly attended TO.
60 W. 81. FONDA, Supt.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
NEW HAMPSHIRE,

When Patty's papa opened it there was
what do you suppose? A big. big.
music box, made out of shining dark
wood, beautifully inlaid with mother-of
pearl. 1t was made abroad and there was
q key with it, and after it was wound it
would play for an hour. Mr.. Simms' card
was in the box, but that was the last
Patty ever heard of him.-Springfeld Re-
publican.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
Anxtous To Sail A1ore.

OLD Lady ito grocer boyl-Sence bought
that fy paper OF you, young man, the flies in
the house are thicker nor ever.
Dcy-P'raps you didn't buy enough Of it,
Ea'am.-The Epoch
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
In tho Exposition Gallery.

Sid n old time resident Of Chicago not
long ago: Il have attended the exposi-
ton year after year since the FIRST open
ing. During the first two or three years
/ used to go regularly and make one lap
around the gallery. but until the other
day J he'd not set foot in the exposition
gallery for many moons. After this I
shall never miss the trip. as it Is well
worth visit. It is the territory Of the
geatcel fakir. In o brief walk Of half an
hour had my catarrh completely cured
five different times, and nearly choked
myself on q piece of dog bread. thinking
it sample Of new water cracker instead
Of patent food Tor animals. rested my
weary e<ms by trying my son and heir on
six different baby Jumpers. and then had
my clothes eoilcd by three patent -four
sifters. Ihad sixteen campaign badges
offered to me ss disgustngly low prices,
and was weighed four times. losing shout
O pound each time. Seven times did
drop IN q nickel to 'see Il work. and when
I went down stairs / had my overcoat
pockets chock full Of samples of yeast
cakes, baking powder, hair oil and liver
pills. The man who visits the exposition
and misses the gallery loses half his life.
Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31

Sir John Lubbock, speaking of bees be-
fore the British association, said that
there seems strong evidence that the
mother con control the sex OF the egg
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
WICHITA
BOARD OF TRADE BAND
AND ORCHESTRA

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dance, pssvS@ 1900. bts fass. snd
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Main street lii
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

II entertained Gen. Sheridan for three
days sorely against my viii, said Professor
Cabell, OF Norwood institute at was during
the war, and he had his command with him
at my place in Virginia. on the James river.
The soldiers dug trench through my farm to
divert the river at that point and prevent it
carrying supplies to Lee. 1t was the fortune
of war, and my sympathies were all with the
Union, but the devastation was very serious
to me-"
"Have you forgiven Sheridan for his part
in itF'
Long ago. We have talked over it many
times since he was my enforced guest. and
always without any bitterness. He abandoned
q thousand horses on my farm, where his sol
diers killed them to prevent their falling into
the hands of the Confederacy. | gave my
men orders to have them removed and buried
Some time after | came upon an old darky
belonging to the place who was blowing with
a remarkable looking horse. In place Of an
eye it carried lead bullet ! found several
others with disfigurements Of various kinds,
which had been saved from the carnage and
were Put Ia work by the same economical old
uncle, who was overseer of the plantation.
When ! demonstrated with him he coolly
said:
Att fo' tat, Massa Cabell. dass wah luck"
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

INDIANAPOLIS Oct. 4-LesU night 400
working1nen forming an organization known
as tine Porter Columbians, paraded the
streets, and then marching to Gen Har-
riSon'S residence were received by MIN NJ
c Wood made the introductory Speech and
III response the general said;
think Won can al understand that it is not
good for American worbingmen that the amount
Of work 10 he done IN this country should be
diminished by transferring some OF it to foreign
shops Applause Nor ought the wages paid
for the work that is done here TO he diminished
by bringing you into competition with the
undergrad labor of the old country. Applause ]
The general said these sentiments were not
new to him; that long before the Chicago
convention he had held and expressed the
view that workingmen should receive wages
that would enable them to live comfortably
and lay up something for old age He then
invited all his visitors to greet him person
ally, and they remained a t the house half
hour or more conversing with him on what
ever the incidents of the call suggested.