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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

ana dlvIsIon tram at my headquarters
These women, ne said. had given much
annoyance by getting drunk, and TO some
extent demoralizing his men To say that
[ was astonished at his statement would
be mild way OF putting it. and had not
kno~n him 70 be a most upright man and
of sound sense, / should have doubted not
orly his yeracity but his sanity, Iaquiring
who they were and for further details.
was informed that there certainly were IN
the command two females. that in some
mysterious manner had attached them
selves 10 the service as soldiers; that one.
an East Tennessee woman, was team
ster II the division wagon train and the
other private soldier in cavalry CON
pany temporarily attached to ny head
quarters for escort duty.
= hle out on the foraging expedition
tliese Amazons had secured supply OF
apple jack" by some means, got very
drunk, and on the return had fallen into
Stone river and been nearly drowned
After they had been fshed from the
water. IL the process of resuscitation their
sex was disclosed, though up TO this time
It appeared TO be known only 10 each
other. The story was straight and the
circumstance clear, SO, convinced Of Con
rad's continued sanity, l directed the pro-
T0st marshal 10 bring in arrest to my
headquarters the two distu-bers Of Con
RAIDS peace Of mind After some little
search the East Tennessee woman was
found IN camp, somewhat the worse for
the experiences Of the day before, but
awaiting her fate contentedly smoking a
cob plPe- She was brought 10 me, and
put II Curess under charge Of the division
surgeon until her companion could be Sc
cured To the doctor she related that the
year before she had .'refureed' from East
Tennessee, and on arriving IN Louisville
assumed mans apparel and sought and
"b-alEeG employment as a teamster IN the
ouzrcermaster department. Eer feat
Ure8 were very large. and so coarse and
masculine was her general appearance
that she would readily have passed as g
man. and n her case the deception was 10
doubt easily pTacticed.
Next day the she draCoon' was caught
and proved 10 be q rather prepossessng
young woman, and though necessarily
bronzed and hardened by exposure, |
doubt II, even with these marks Of cam
Paircirr.- she could have deceived as
readily as did her companion How the
two got acquainted ! never learned, and
though they lad Joined the army inde-
pepdenJly OF each other yet an intimacy had
sprung up between them long before the
mishaps Of the fOraring expedition. They
both were forwarded 70 army headqGar-
ters, and, when provided with clothing
suited to their sex. sent back 70 Nasn-
vile, and thence be-9nd our lines to
Louisville. Gen. Sheridans 5 Book
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

The Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska ra.<-
eay =: Joseph & Iowa Ral.rosd O.,
ssssseei. + tie b--st equipped 4ins wess =
tae y lszs1Ti river Oar equipment vss
bulIE expressly fer tass ne ~ tDs Fall-
Tlaa PA-zce Car Com paEEy. Which + a SstsF-
ZEE 70 tie travelling p-b.lc TIA. i =
xt-.ctsy ts-s- class Iou NJ hcc az = car
coaehes elegantly urnossfereC and very
enrufc-raai@ 10 ever perT rT1s1ta-- r ygu
are gutng T. aay part q KGnsas O Neorz--
ks 0r 70 any polat ezs<. reTzssT1z;,sr y9El VII
reTer regret having stsrt@s1 rsgEt. - tas-
inz ia 4 Chicago, kzz.-zs & SsDr24zA vaa-s-
wsT. fRock ISLAND Eo4,eL For farslsr
ra--i-u.a- address JEo -eo-zs-lz1. g. I e
=. =. Toqekz kz2 ob<
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
-wwSSNslLISz
1atlu Ea9le
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
RECOGNIZED STYLES IN THE WORLD
OF FASHION.

feew Garments in Seal SKIN and Furs for
Winter Wear-Au About the Boas. Col
lars, Cares, Muf1s and Seal Jackets Dear
to the Hearts Of the Ladies'.
Boas, collars and shoulder caPes made their
appearance with the first frosty DAYS Of
autumn The stylish boas are round and O:
long fluffy fur, and should be chosen long
enough 70 touch the foot Of the dress;
they may also serve as the trimming
for the fronts Of long redingoces,
AID with 6 rosd muF, larger than
those Of last year, they constitute the fash
iouaole ''ses OF fur" Russian sable bols are
the first choice. Then. according TO Harpers
Bazar, ara Hudson bay sable boas, black
marten, black lynx, black fox, blue fox,
black bear and brown bear and the light
yeIlowish brown badger boas. The new
plastron collars Of long feeced fu-s are round
and wide behind, with the fronts pointed to
the waist line Ike q vest; they are warm and
becoming, ard are made in all the fashion
able long furs-
The new fur plastror, ',leiici,n is arranged
with reversible collar, which can be worn
either lying fatty around the neck or in an
upright position, as shown il the illustration
Il is numbered with the most becoming nov
elites that have been introduced this season.
Shoulder capes or pelerines are more popular
than az any former season. Young ladies'
wear them because they are just short enough
% disclose slender long waists, and older Ia
dies Ike them for the protection they give
the chest and shoulder blades and because
EnsY ara easily nut on and CT
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

The building Is To be thirteen stories high
The thirteenth story viii be . feet FROM
floor 70 ceiling, its widows booking CIT
above TIE highest structures q the city On
all sides, and lis slSte and IRON roof pierced
with several sl-yiisdts. Tbs story VIII bo
occupied. IS was the TOP foor Of the former
building, by the composing room Of The
Times, and the 100 CT more printers and
proof readers employed there have reason 70
expect that, il the new structure, theirs VIII
be the finest workrCorn OF It's kind in the
world
The New York Times, as Il vel known, Is
owned % Nr. George Jones, who is &C
counted r man of great wealth, nearly al Of
which he las made out Of lis paper.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
J. ? ALLEN,
DRUG G IST-
Everything Kept N a FTst-C.ass
Drugstore
wichita, Kan
wichita Kan


The 1Ii--urri Paeda Colorado SHORE
line. leaving hera a uta - uI-. rfaE =
through 90 Denver. Colorado ~ faea.o
and Colorado spring. with Only 1s
change at gieuesa8. Leaving ua thts fsal-.
you arrive n Pueblo E-Zr UorH uI -
if -. Colorado -uruzz at E.-cza-
uew Pullman rs-lsre -.e0fiu2 c1Ts throa-
without cls8L-. Eeueus ber ttls IS tae
short liue aae -hat you rlase Gi~-rf ca
neets9u- ~ tfeHe<eo. go rDuT rr- ~
Geueseo sou step from oue csg IGto tae
Other For f1rt8er llto-a1 atto8 aD1 res
ervatjou 6 beTtL- c4i. u city t.csst e.1lee.
- North Aslu stresC. Cheap @xf5.rsl4-l
tickets - Colorado points and Sall LAKE
City.
I. F. BLEcE-ET. Pas and Tat. & g.
~.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
ELL COOPER, LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
He Was the First to Draw Rein on the
Iron Horse IN America


B0sroT Ccc. 8-Lanv locomotives in
these days travel sixty mics an hour, while
Z few travel u the rate Of seventy miles. i
speed Of eighty miles N hour is said TO have
been occasionally attained. To the people Of
this generation, who tli1k nothing Of travel
ing over country AZ such tremendous
speed that they can't count the towns Us they
pass them, pulled along by magnificent, well
p-oP3rtioDed, powerful locomotives, one Of
the luI5ar-1g. IL sLapel, ugly masses IF
iron used Is locomotives fry years ago
would seem very ridiculous.
There IS such one IL the National museum
at W ashlngton. 1t is actually funny.
The boiler is low down hear the ground,
and bulgicg out all over with iron warts.
The evolution Of. the locomotive IS a finn
Etudy-a study growing more and more II
popularity nowadays, when nearly every body
knows something about the iron horse
Tbs first locomotive imported l.tO America
vas bought in Manchester. England, Of the
Stephenson company, by Kirk Boot, for the
Boston and Lowell Railroad corporation. It
arrived in America il I553, and for conva-
u.euce Of importation had been stripped Is
far as possible. When it reached Boston
i vas placed On several boats OF the
Aiddlese1 Canal company and drawn
TO Lowell With the locomotive came a
p.aner and tools for building locomotives, and
- soon Is patterns could be prauarad = new 10
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Tie Interstate -emmerc4 law forbid,
railways tg Charge c.1-uly or = sey.-- .lT
one person % greater O. les colaEal-l ton
for any service rendered fL tEe trsu-Fa=-
J3t.Gn CI passengers on property tu8a II
charges f3C a IKE and clut-uuCyaae0US
service. This Is oCe thing tEag this law
fo1Ji1-. il does not. however. proui1i one
company from giving 70 - patrons better
services than another. Way then patroc-
ize tba ri.road that oIle-- the interior
trail Serv. &C when for the same amount 0f
money you can obtain superior service
ride a less number of miles and stil reach
the same points. The railways entering
Wichita and Offering these Inducements
should he We. pstrOlized- he Missouri
Pacific Ryt Fora Scott koutefOfers such II
dUcemeu-S as mentioned above ana great
many more which space viii not permit 70
euUmerate Il you are nos aware OF this
tact-tlat the Missouri Pacific railway
has elegant train service such As tie latest
improved reclining chair ears and the
modern improved Pullman palace sleep
iaz ears, give il a TRIAL and you will always
thereafter take the popular route. It :
-Le short line 10 81. LOUIS .hy - miles, a.
well as TO al Colorado, California and
N sshin5Coa Territory points Before
purchasing your tickets call at the city
ricker office. - North Main street. Z F.
B-ecz.ey. passenger and ticket agent.
f-l--F
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
Depc.-5 ci Ne Great Rivers.

Tie average discharge frcn TIE Missouri
ito the Alss-ss.Fri Is es--sa-ei e 10 ca5ic
feet Qer secoad Tbs w11ll oc sc, ,6CG cZlo4,
yards pe- day, ard IS, ,Co-, sc Of croic y2rts
per year. 1t lcod s-2R c1e sediment has
reached The e12--aCS s-co,,-,t cf SOC 90
os cutie yards II Oce te-. Tbs wS1Id I-ake
Z hank tvz2-y--arae nils lo1c a1d 20
square yards across. sZ1 Lea l,.lez c< s-.ca
I-~ae II yer sso t1e united rivers
po,,r tneo tAe =-l1 ece 3-tYut G sci annually
Is twice tee shove G-c-,-. Inc meaning Ct
s-c. figures i Is I-lE1ssl5le t- measure One
Ez-5-od ard Glty C-oic C--llS c. tAa cont
Tent tr-e.sa 1r-i1zi,y l1to the sea ~ cue
water s1ed. Tae wear 21d waste Of cclt.-
vata5ls 81 Is enormous Eat TIC great Prob
lem f1r E2a Is Ecw = cC-trol t2e mud ladsn
waters Sc tzas tasy Saa.I n0s d-se-oy r-ia-
lsssiy q 70 Say 70 TIER c..arsss.-lTieoe-
fl-s--a-e-cH
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

On TueSssav. Novera5er =. rhs Hisscur
Pacific s97vzy VIII ru1 q special eIcCr-
sjaa to Pueblo. Coloz4do cPrl1-s zEd Den
vsr. - he low rate q 60 for tie roEEC
TRIP, ticket good retnruiax ~ sny tins
within Etteea dsvx froa szte q sac Beal
la u-in1 ghst tha Missouri Pacific gz5l1zy
Is Tas >hort Lima TO alI CoI1-sdo ~ ATS
: cT further e form g-iuH ag gsy -
z 2 BLES SEET
- y Main streer. o- LSeraoE- Garner ot SEQ
Cu6 and " !c2.tA streets. d&-f
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Never wers the trimmings used oa hats
and bo1nets mora var4,i than - present.
Evel ribbons, which have long been the most
favored Ear2icu-e. are displayed IL al end
less variety of new and beautiful deSiE E-1s and
make. WatereG ribbons are now superseded
by rich ribbon veiye1s in al widths There
are many rev s1t rich fancy ribbons, Orr
sGtal patterns ou plain grounds OF 81 the
how shades. WIKI threads u gold aad sii-er
ven II the patterns. These llS- ere chiefly
81 bands 70 the crowns of has and bon
are pretty contrast 70 fuI bows
4 velvet Aprcpos Of bows. an
r 2 --e has taken l.lcs. .t.I. compact
succsele1 -le Wi .o0z.a- high
~ls. auI STa i manifest Illorovs-
IS popular t-L..-z.l-. Several
IS have bows ul -ael entirely Ct
s.sse-a character = ire-cy Sa-uicure
r tle new Harlequin felt Eac Is coupcsed
r TWO rlgaoas, one ct s4ca S-sGe n the hat
lac ii-crer ll.1 Vlt-.l t1a Ca-S. and botd
5rz.yslI 20 together .--s g lsll-LSl--e bow Ca
.l-a r-o-a
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

FIG. i-''afEDTCI,7 THE New FCE PLAsTRCy.
Short jackets with closely fitted long waists
are the fashionable fur garments for young
ladies, and for older ladies VINO retain their
s.elde-nsSs- These jackets ara made ok seal
SKIN, Of Pe-sian lamb, OF Of leopard skins.
and o. two furs II combination. The plain
seal jacket Is the best choice for careful buy
ers, and averages twenty-five inches in
length The back i left open below the
waist line, and laus there II adjust
itself TO various tournures. IN the an
nexed illustration Is shown the La
Rus e. an Alaska seal short coat, fastened
on the shoulder with two large seal buttons
In this same illustration may also be seen
tae siberia, fine Russian bear c0IaretUe
and boa combined The newest short wraps
Of. seaLsAin combine q jacket and mantle or
cape; for instance, s. jacket OF sealslin has a
clpe frcnt curving open from the throat,
covering the coat sleeves. and going into the
back forms from the shoulders down pre-
cLsslT as MANY nantes do
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

lie shepard aul Ctar1-.n 5ort@aGe C. n uy
Makes I've year farm and civ loans Also
IOaGs Uolez ol short time Oh fr-t and SEQ
ond mort-aGes and on good neIes Money
paid aV cace. C.tee -U5, a~c0uG I01r,
Sed-vIcE Jgs.ailE rs
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Nur.ar the ea-ly part %. lot3 the e,
Is division was quietly settled Il Guar
-s IN is camp south CT ALG-frees5o-o'
bue there he related this curious i2ci-
-e-t.
Col. Conrad. Of the Fifteenth Missouri.
informed ne that he got through withoU,
much diticulty, in fact. that everything
lad gone al right and been eEninentiy
satisfactory, except that in returning he
had been mortified By the conduct OF tie
two females belonging 10 The detachment
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

we have eo-agsets 44as q 0egAs Al
banks IS re,zir~1 oy [4s Township tr1s
tess tn~rsAly treasurer, gi-.tsc> q i1s
pears. caas-4ble zzf rcad ovgzs~1. Orders
ug3e-utlY fled Correspondence sossctts=-
TIE TIcEFgA EAGLE
s-r-tf y .eas.A. k-AsssA4
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Attorneys pocket doekets for saiea this
Office. Orders Uy maI PROMPTLY filed.
Address all orders To the Wichita EAJLE.
" .cLl-a, Kan. d5-J5.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Telephone &.> Part : wishing flowers
for this week should FINS, u up and leave
their orders. Rose < -Laell-rs. 40 North
Mate. dIO-1-.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Blank a'3st-acts for sale a. tkis cflca
) A6s-rzcts printed - 0Zlter. Orders bT
mail promptly attended y Aczress ts.=
Wsca..a EAGLE NacAI.A. AAa s5E
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

B,Aak charters an1 al kinds ct Iegal
blanks Ior sale y
TEE V'1cE-7A EAGLE.
GT1cS Wichita, Kansas
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Loans on improved farms made a5
lowest rates. Lon-bar4 Mortgage Com
pany. a. w5t--t
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04


connective Vls con-
uaaced The i'm
ported machine w1s
glc together and
named TIE Sc-rL-
ellsor, in honor O.
the l-.-ie-.
The first engine
made Mt Lo"e-l
was Cam=i The
Patrick. after the
president @ { the
corporation. Ilc-
rick 7. Jackson.
This locomotive
was com pLeC1d
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

site Of the new building at Ill; on the con-
trary, the old building vas torn down and
the new one is being erected without il TIE
least disturbing the plant OF the newspaper
otice This is a clever feat of engineering,
which is quite frequently performed in N-77
York city. The walls OF the old building
were completely torn away, disclosing to
view temporary walls Of wood, covered with
tarred paper and tn, ard the numerous
floors were braced and held n position by
heavy seaEcldirrs under each, which were
gradually taken away as the new walls made
them unnecessary When these walls were
finished tEe new floors were pat in, starting
from tie top o,1d going doTnwa-ds, thus
enabling the Office 10 continue i1s business
without I-r-!--f!7lt. .r,-1
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
GLOBE Iron WORKS.
Cor. % and 5th aves, Wichita

Manufacturer OF Steal UelgineS.
Boilers Pumps ard al KINDS Of
mil gearing. Architectural iron
3 specially. Iron and brass cast
iugs made to order Estimates
made On al class OF work ana
orders promptly attended 70.
SO ". z FONDA. Supt
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
R 7. BEAx Pres F.T MAILER IL. CASH
GIG. G STRCNls, ! P L l. DCCa. AS -
Fourth National Bank
WICHITA, KANSAS.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000
SURPLUS, $4,000
DIRECTORS:

P 7. Rean. Geo q EIaczv elder, Geo. G SJron;
" Z. Daiauey. L =. BroY-- l. l. heuSz, Z =
Powell L z. Cole. y. a E-=---1
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Take the ury sCor5 line. c. X. y y,
Rock Island route, 10 Kansas CITY, =.
joseph. Chicago and -. Louis 1l+rf
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
E GREAT JOURNALS HONE.
The New Building Of The New YORK Times,

Now Nearing Completion.
The new building now being rapidly pushed
TO completion for the New York TINES, IN
New York city, IS designed 70 be one Of the
finest newspaper buildings in the world- It
IS already many stories high, and IS built
partly Of magnificent white granite and
partly Of Indiana sandstone. which gitsters
brightly in the sunlight, and makes the tow
e-ing brick buildings surrounding il look
dark and gloomy. The architecture Ct t1s
building is rather severe, but Is beautiful and
impressive Il for nothing else than Us cIaan
cut SIMPLICITY. Something rather rerrzrl-.-
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

AlQhabet.ca. IA .-y b. m-ia 20 orlsr
Orders b. natl promptly art-ud-i a.. Al
dress the " Wichita EAGLE, Wichita. l.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

r-1a reGli- = 1--ssr esrs s-r re4~ ~r7ssssszssy
- a. - - ~ tAe g = = ~ esstzTzr
sss<zs aslz8e fsgEzs. t&fSssg Nsxhsta
Teg<&a- AAzs44 c.. - sosspa. G2s42.s
- Ls@A -
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Take the new short line. c. X & y
Rock Island route, TO Kansas City, ~,
j Joseph, Chicago and ST. Louis. lI45f
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

The Eagle potI-a- real estate book has
become "a universal itvorlte a40g- dealers
generally n the west. 49,.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04


three or f5,g- days before the Stephenson
made irs trip. TIE Stephenson weighed
eight tons, aud had four wheels With outside
connections. TIE boiler had Us tubes,
which were small a-d intended for burning
coal, but ii using wood t1ey became cl0gged-
and IL order 70 clear them out the locoIaO-
tive was stopped acj the fireman c.ss2ed
them with a long rod The coach which
was used II the trip was snail affair, witk
seats at the side TLe first trip was made
from Lowell IN June. tS35 and the distance
tyylaty-s.x miles, TO Boston. made il seventy
seven minutes John Barrett was the first
conductor. and Fl Cooper. whose portrait. IS
given herewith, tie erglaesT. After running
5our yea-s, The Stephenson was put in the
machine shop and made over by Ell Cooper
and ot15rs
NJ. Cooper IS now living in Woburn-
Mass. at tie a-e Of - Ee was born IN
Stockport, En- and, Dec Is, 1904, and came
20 this country with his parents il 1895. N
1874 he went TO Lowell. where be learned the
machine trade, and worked for the Locks
and Canals company, tie Lowell machine
shop and t5e Bos1o1 and Lowell Railroad
CORPORATION. Il L ?
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
IsetaI SUGGESTIONS.

Parsley, tsrra-ea. thyme, savo-y, basiI.
sage and other here's that have been drioG
during TIA sumner .or use IL fayoring SOUPS.
exc, are best preserved II air tight N cans
OF tightly corked glass bottles
When butter begins % be not quite svee.
add 70 !, q lizzie more SAT and soEa soda,
bring it u bo-.4Gg over the fire, then turn
1870 : erc,l L VII he much improved AID
answer vaI for cooking pcrposS
Il choosing q roast. If TIE meat has rea-
sorab.. proportion % f2t aDoa the back ard
running u lI:-.s lines tbeo1sh Ire lean. ard
= the colcr Is fresh AID not very dark red,
tbe meat IS -3od, Z the oGtc3er has kept It
properly to7 some days It mag be supposed 70
le reasonably tender.
Much emphatic language employed about
Ire uzle stoves are set up II rle faIl rligh: be
saved 81 numbering tce joints q tas pipe
with chalk vre1 taSe1 dcTn II the spring
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
READ THE WEEKLY
Wichita Eagle.

Contains More State and Gen
eral News and E-aScsrl Dis
catches than any paper n tia
SCuLnT
TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION:
Fos4Ts FrsFA&l
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

{ 49, Zr=.z fe -. Lezs- 1ae -
4 sss<s-rl gaese Ey

Coapcsad O. CAY ea3Gssez- s-E-aas sfs1
rse1I1ll.- char cara zl8 Pullman s.ssTefs.
Iss~e~ sttrft-z - @ rEs
tr~a-sk 70 \ re So arriving taere
ssxe & r. fexz dsT. 8Ess = 0ns assa
eza-rsif tleeaTs7ulekzr -ksaa <1g gtlss ls1s
rssnauE og1A rac4.azaS c1zssT ears sd
Fgl4Ezsa1 slses~rs sF.s@ sss-s 8 ssssazz aslsl--
cs Ly tAes p.-@z - Easa
r r ETECELEr.
efAgf 7 s T~E~< z@rz
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

No Cutting. 10 Operation. 10 Detention from Bas-
ness. No more nTIr5l cured PrITase. Ckroac a. Il
Sexual iron Dies successfully treaEed u~eass- q
Women specially Consultation free cali Or ad-
dress az F.EE Hal. = =. Main stree1. ever Nun
son & Il Eanara's sore. dE-Iu-
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

lie about th9 coz
slCctio1 Of this
building IS the fact
that the CEces of
The Times were 10.
removed from tie
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

+. +. BLEcE-ET. Pas and T.-t. 4 zl
e1y-tf
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
MOVED
: rs I IiCe- iAo-LlI III
All Diseases Of the Reetnm.

Now over Mun=oH & nesArnara's sore. rs y. Main
The Washington critic., 1888-03-10

his able assistants shall pay the bills that
include the necessaries OF life--those alone
which cover food, shelter, warmth and
clothing, so that the widows who are
forced to take in "boardeTs' can also live,
he will not only prove himself a superior
Cabinet officer but alsoa a public benelac-
tor lfSecretary Villas could only read
the notes Of defiance written on official
paper to those who deserve the highest
credit for fOrbearance, he would create
some vacancies instanter for the civil scrv-
ice to fill. One young woman pleads the
"baby act" that she is not Of legal age,
and that a guardian settles her bills. AS
no guardian can be found but her "in.
noOence," and ho is busy egislating, no
one widow loses more than q months
board, while she still pursues her devious
way, going from house TO house 'ltc n
sparrow on the wing
Every clerk should have the right 20 go
into speculation like Jay Gould-water
his stock and get all the credit possible
that will enable him TO join the bIoated
bondholders and be sent to Congress lust
as soon as woman suffrage is granted 20
the District This high calling is the in-
alienable right Of the American citizen,
and Secretary Villas is too shrewd "a pJli-
tician to interfere; but beeisteaE and
coffee are most humbly brought 10 engage
the eye of the American Eagle that
Screams WllllhJ nc nous lue lUl'llbl lJe-
partment IN his claws
our PosToFFIcE BUILDING.
Like writhing reptile the business as-
sociatod with our new postoflice building
crawls through the legislative path Of
both Senate and House, Over the heads
of the postoilice clerks hangs the horrible
ceiling suspended by n single hair In
the Postmaster's room the sewer gaq
arises like the smoke from the awful box
which the malicious Genie, after making
his escape, kicked back into the sea,
So far as can be learned, the only prog
ress made, is the scintillating blush that by
accident has got into a Congressman y
check. As this is the first blush that
has ever been known to mantle this quar-
| ter, the postoilice employees ought TO be
willing TO suffer and give the blush u
chance. From the remotest period, veal
the first moment that our dear mother
found the eyes of the serpent upon her
with only n raiment of nothing 10 cover
| her form, she blushed so hard that the
Carnation has lasted more than six thou
sand years, and made bushes the emblem
| of maiden innocence for all time
| Now If our rotten postOiliCc building
| can make Congressman blush, IL has not
| been made in vain; and lfsewer gas slaugh-
tcrs our new Postmaster, there are 3Jj,
GOO sufferers, at an instants warning, who
| can supply his place, Whilst the Con-
| gressonal blush is in honest CESSATION, it
will be in order for our Postmaster 20 keep
| quiet, and, in the meantime, if the old
postoflice yields up the ghost by tumbinq
| down, the loss of few citizens will not
be felt, if they are oflice.holders, for arc
we not all anxious TO get to the Govern
ment crib2 Isn't Uncle Sam our father
| too? Postmaster Ross is requested TO keep
| UiN "A
| chance. OLIVIA.
| ALnnln Snnnrn Mnrch O 1883