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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
WARM TINE AHEAD IN MAINE.

Augusta, Me-. July IL (Specia).-Ihe Indications arc
that the hottest campaign since the famous Gcenback
contest of the roads and schOohouses is at hand
in this State Tie Chicago ticket Is winning friends
on every hand. Mr. Blainc's arrival on August Is
awaited with deep interest, and he VIII receive inc
handsomest reception ever accorded citizen OF the
State In Augusta II IS proposed TO celebrate his re-
turn home by meeting I'm the Park at which he VIII
sneak ard II VIII cor sttulc tn opening OF The cam
paign The Democrats making strenuous efforts 10
wake up little enthusiasm among their people bu'
,l,cv only were able TO obtain small crowd at their
Portland ratification meeting by giving away tickets
in Augusta and Bangor. The Administration Is In
terestcd IN the Maine campaign, from the fact that
Putnam the Democratic candidate for Governor, was
memhcr Of the Fish Commits sOn. and determined
effort Will thus be made to largely cut the Rcpubican
majority as a vlndlcation Of the treaty.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE SENATE.
MR.. BLAIR IS READY TO PROVE HIS COURAGE
TO MIR BUTLER AT ANY TINE

TO MIR. BUTLER AT AN TINE
Washington, July II (SpecaD.-The Senate to-day
was treated to a lvellcr than # has witnessed
in some months Senator Butler openly abused Sem
ator Blair and Senator Blair, in substance, invited
Senator Butler 10 come outside and have II out. Mr..
Blair is ordinarily very mild-mannered man, but
when he Is aroused he can take care OF himself Mr.
Butler soon found that he had caught Tartar when
he attacked Mr. Blair
The whole acrimonious discussion over an in
nocent-looklng resolution providing for the printing
Of extra copies of the Pension Committees report on
the Presidents message Senator Cockrel offered a
preposterous amendment. which he must have known
would have TO be referred TO committee, providing
for the printing of 100000 copies of the Presidents
veto messages relating to pension cases. Senator
Dawes said sarcastically:
Be sure you get them all in'
Senator IIawley raised the obvious point OF order
on Mr. Cockes resolution, and the presiding officer
decided that It would have to 20 to committee Sen
ator Davis took up the debate long enough to admin
stcr scathng rebukc the President for his action
in the case of the woman Dousherty. The President,
he said. had gone back fifteen years for record OF
this woman's character, showing that she had been
under arrest for drunkenness, when he knew, as did
the committee, that she reformed woman The
committee had dealt with the chart ably but the
President had handled il without mercy.
The debate continued for some time. senator Butter
being the only defendant of the Presidents course,
and his defence being confined principally 10 the an
nounccment, oft repeated that If II could be shown
that the President had erred, he would vote to pass
the bill over the veto. In the of the discussion
senator Blair made some Of his customary straghtor
warl remarks, which seemed TO arouse Senator But
ler He replied I'm somewhat heated manner accus-
ing Senator Blair of cowarlice in attacking the Pros
dent, who was not present and could not answer
him Continuing, he made a long personal attack on
Senator Blair.
The New-Hampshire Senator replied pointedly that
at least he did not his lie to the mercy of his
country. nor had he ever been traitor to her. A
10 his personal courage. II II questioned, he wa.
ready TO prove n at any time outside the senate
Chamber The end Of the morning hour cut short the
debate, which was becoming very unpleasant for Sen
atOr Butler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
NONE OF THE BOND OFFERS ACCEPTE

Washington. July 1.-THE bond offerings to-day
aggregated 1862 $50, In lots as follows:
Four per cents. registered $1,000 at 1e1 IL !:
$50 OCo at 127 L.; 500 900 at 1877 1o S22, 900 at
1877 3-8.
Four and half per cents registered, $4,000 at
107 l1-16
None of the offers accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE A DIvIsIONIsT.

jamestown, Oak, July 12.-Thc Democratic Ter
rtoral Convention last night nominated for delegate
to Congress- John j. Harden, Of Jerauld County The
resolutions declare for admission of the Terri
tory as one State but with provision for the sub
mission OF the question OF division 10 vote OF the
people Harden Is a Dvlsi0nst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13
WORK or NEW. YORK AND NEw-JERsEY RIVERS


Washington July I2.-In his annual report Major
VI. Il. Adams. Corps Of Engineers. says that during
the last twelve months 149,9lG cubic ya.ds OF mud,
ffy-two yards OF gravel and three large boulders
have been removed from the channel I'm OgdcnSburg
IIarbor " " at a cost OF Sl5 900 and that about The
same amount remains TO be removed. An approprla-
tlon OF $40 600 Is asked for Operations at the Break
water at Rouses Point Lake Champlain, \. y. have
been carried on. straight breakwaer is yet to be
buIlt p distance ~ about 1000 yards The estimated
cost Of tho brcalwaer was ~ 10 600. and the
required 10 complete It Is $4,000. Other estimates
for next years work are follows: Blcaiwatcr at
Gorton's Landing, Lake Champlain. $4,000: Plats-
burg Uarbor ~ y repairing brcakwatcr and dredging,
10000 Major Adams says Il will take $30,5l6 To
complete the improvement OF Ticonderoga River, n.
Y, AMI # IS questionable with him whether the
river IS worthy Of Improvement lie therefore asks
for further appropriation
In l., report on the improvement Of the New
Jersey rivers Captain Derby says there has been
work done on the PaSsaIc River above Newark this
year. as there could be found no means of applying
the allotment OF 1920 An Appropriation OF S75l2
Is asked for ON the river below Newark Sl04s4
expended. the dixie on the edge OF The channel
being extended 500 feet. Nothing done on the
Elizabeth River and appropriation of $l6lc0 Is
asked for The improvements on tho Rartan River
cost 40 O36. I'm appropriation Of 800 900 Is recon-
mcndcd On the shrewsbury River work pushed
the dkcs intended 10 protect the channel, costing
S3,l0J. I'm appropriations OF 85OO62 Is asked for
Other improvements, on which there was no work
done last year. are estimated for as follows:
Mauasquan River. $4,000. Mattcawan Creek
S12, 100; hcyport llarbor $40 600; CheescQuakes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-13

NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
Raleigh, y. c., July ~. T. Morehcad was nom
mated for Congress by the Democrats Of tho VIII
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
Japanese Coating for Ships,

The japanese admiralty has finally de-
cided upon coating the bottoms Of all their
ships with material closely akin to the lac
qucr to which we are SO much accustomed as
speciality Of japanese furniture work. AL
though the preparation differs somewhat
from that commonly known as Japanese
lacquer, the base of it is the same-viz, gum
lac, as it is commonly termed. Experiments
which have been long continued by the i'm
perial naval department have resulted in af-
fording proof that the new coating material
remains fully efficient for three years, and
the report on the subject demonstrates that
although the first cost Of the material is three
times the amount of that hitherto employed,
the amount of bookings required will be re-
duced by its use to the proportion Of one to
six. A vessel Of the Russian Pacific feet
has already been coated with the new prep
l!ation, which, tho authorities say, COM
oletely wthstands the fouling influences so
common in tropical waters.
1t occupied the native inventor many
C '5 to overcome the tendency of the lac to
clcn and crack, but having successfully
omplished this, the finely polished surface
/ the mixture resists in an almost perfect
,egree the liability of barnacles to adhere or
weeds to grow, while presumably the same
nigh polish must materially reduce the skin
friction which is so important an element
,!7ccting the speed Of iron ships The deal.
.rs in gum lac express the fear lest the de
nand likely to follow on this novel applica
ion of it may rapidly exhaust existing
,ources Of supply.-Scientidc American.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
A Smuggler Of Coffee.

have been told how shipmaster got to
windward Of the inspector detailed to look
after his vessel. He had six barrels Of cof-
fee, for which ho had been offered a high
price. 1t was during the war, and things
went with rush In those days. The master
took teamster into his confidence, who at
noontlme, while the stevedores were eating
their dinner, drove boldly down the wharf,
laling the skipper, who was standing on the
quarterback conversing with the officer.
II say. Cap" he shouted, "Mr. - sent
me down here after six barrels of beans
which have been sent by mistake. They be-
long to another vessel, and have an order
to deliver them right now. They are marked
B, in diamond. Can have 'emF'
The master blandly pat the question TO the
officer, who had, Of course, heard the conyer-
sation, and failed to detect either evil inten-
tions or deception in the proposition. He
glanced at the barrels, which had been left
close to the gangway; the owner carelessly
rolled ono over and the beans ratified glori-
ously. 1t was clever touch, a delicate
stroke Of shading and diplomacy on the part
of the willy smuggler, and the bait was swal-
lowed. The barrels disappeared, and a hand
some profit was pocketed. New York Star.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
Not Fit forthe Business.

Few people have an idea how few there
are who could become BARRIERS by any amount
of application. have had nineteen appren-
tices at various times, only seven of whom
are tonsorial artists. Some boys are too ner-
vous to acquire the ability, and particularly
cigarette smokers Others are too lazy. Still
others have not the suaveness necessary, for
q successful barber must be n polite man.
Others have not tho essential mechanism or
cannot attain to tho requisite lightness of
touch. But morbid peculiarities are great
factors in uniting q candidate For in
stance, have just dismissed an apprentice
because OF his inordinate antipathy to warts.
When customer who is the possessor of a
wart is down in chair Mt the boys mercy
he shaves all around it with the utmost care;
then devilish grin distorts his features, the
expression being the funniest l ever saw, and
he cuts off the wart. The customer rises and
discovers his face bleeding terribly, and the
result is row and lost customer.--John
Beck in Globe Democrat.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
- -
SHE HAD A CLOCK.

How Sympathetic Citizen Made an En.
barrassed Lady Feel at Ease.
The other day the passengers on a
striking of clock which a woman
was carrying home in basket. Sew
cral smiles had begun to show on sew
eral faces, when a man rose up and
said:
''Fellow-citizens, this woman-the
owner of the clocks naturally en-
barrassed over this incident. l know
just how she feels, and l, for one, SYM
pathize with her."
He sat down, and the clock began
again and struck five times. He got
up again to say: Z
while this incident may appear
laughable to some OF you, it is very
solemn occasion to the woman. We
are any OF us liable to take home o
clock. That clock is liable to strike on
us. hope none of us will forget that
we are ladies and gentlemen"
He sat down. and the blushing wom-
an moved the clock as she fidgeted
about 1t then revenged on her by
striking fourteen times.
Really, ladies and gentlemen" said
the man, as he bobbed up for the third
time, "this woman would give ten
dollar note to be off the car, but she
isn't off. She must be as calm and
placid as possible, knowing that it car
not always go on this way. Upon
| occasion l was taking home clock.
| began"
She grabbed the clock, looked dag.
| gers at the man. rang up four fares OF
the register and jumped off.
| ''Ah! l see,n continued the man. ST
was too much for her. even though al
of us preserved our gravity of counte
nance. l think we did well-very
well, indeed. and l believe the day ii
not far distant when she will bless us
particularly me. ."-DetroH Free Press
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
Butter Inspection In France.

Among tile recen decrees made in France
il one relating to the inspection of butter for
tho repression of fraudulent dealings. By
this, special persons are authorized to take
slmples OF butter in any Illace, whether the
butter is exposed for sale, stored in ware
nouse or in transit by land or water No OBJ
stacle is to be thrown in tho way of this, and
all way bills, receipts, bills of lading, OF dec
larations must be shown en- demand. Each
sample taken is to be subjected to special
examination. Pure butter, mixed butter,
margarine, oleomargarind, and grease in
tended for consumption, forwarded in
transit must be contained in closed packages,
and the origin and nature Of the merchan-
disc must be conspicuously specified thereon.
In every way the article I'd be exported must
hnye its full history recorded.
Times.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
woman's Crown Of Glory.

A wonian's hair may grow to the length of
six feet Nine. Hess, of Paris, refused 5000
francs for her ''cranial covering" which was
about that measurement. Four hundred
hairs OF average thickness would cover an
inch OF sIncc,. The blonde bell has about
l40, COO filaments to comb and brush, while
the red haired beauty has to be satisfied with
$1,000, the brown haired dalnsel may have
100, Coo the black haired but i02, 600 Few
ladies consider that they carry some forty or
fifty miles of hair on their heads; the fair
haired may even have to dress seventy miles
of threads of gold every morning A German
expermentalist has proved that a single
hair will suspend four ounces without break
ing, stretching under the process and con.
tracing again. But the hair thus heavily
weighted must be dark brown, for blonde
hair breaks down under two and half
ounces. No wonder then that "beauty can
draw love by a single air."-Emile Nou-
veau in Philadelphia Times.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
The Different Forms OF Execution In Use
In Various Countries.


In Various Countries.
Now that the mode OF executing
criminals is again attracting the at
tention Of humanitarians, and it has
been thought that an entirely new
method of taking life, namely, by
electricity. should b. adopted, the fol-
lowing summary 81 different forms OF
execution Is opr1rhune: Auto da fe, or
execution, ny the Spanish inqnisition,
usually by burning, beating with
clubs, pracu,ed by the South African
tribes; beheading or decapitation,
known to the Greeks, Romans and
Jews. and used formerly in England
and France, and now in China and
japan; blowing from cannon, employed
in quelling Il rebellion among the
Sepoys in India; boiling, formerly used
in England in the case OF poisoners;
burning. a familiar mode OF execution
in the time Of the early religious per-
secutions; burning alive, employed
among barbarous tribes and even in
civilized countries; crucifxion. a very
ancient form OF execution; defamation.
employed by military tribunals. where
| every tenth man was chosen by lot to
die in cases where large number 1pf
soldiers mutinied; dichotomy, Or
bisecting mentioned in the Bible,
where it is written men were drawn
asunder; dismemberment, used In
France in the seventeenth century;
drowning. in vogue in ancient Syria,
Greece, Rome and Persia; exposure to
wild beasts, an ancient custom; aaying
alive, formerly used in England; fiog-
ging with knot, used in Russia; gar
roting. punishment originally de-
vised by the Arabs and Moors; the
guillotine, hari-kari, implement.
poisoning, hanging, pounding In a
mortar. precipitation, pressing to
death, the rack. running the gauntlet,
shooting, stabbing, stoning, strangling
and Chicago Netcs.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
Would Throw That IN.

"My friend, said tight-fsted bank
er to a young man who had pulled him
out of the water, Il appreciate the fact
that you have saved my life, and am
prepared to rewarl you--to reward
you literally for your services. What
can do for youp"
''Well, sir, there was suit OF clothes
spoilt," said the rescuer, who was good
natured, though not educated, that
would be about seventeen dollars; then
I lost my hat, that would be fifty cents;
then took considerable liquor to keep
off cold, which cost me a quarter.
don't think OF any thing else, sir
''But you do not mention the fact
that you have saved my life. What can
l do for you on that scorer"
"Oh, well, call the whole thing
eighteen dollars an I'll throw the life
saving in free. "-Merchant Traveller.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
The wondrous Weather Plant.

That remarkable specimen of the vege-
table world, the .weather plant" con-
tinues to excite considerable interest.
Men of science, who on its first discovery
were unwilling to express an opinion on
its prognosticating virtues, now agree,
after extensive experiments, that the
shrub is in truth prophetic. Thirty.two
thousand trials made during the last
three years tend to prove its infallibility.
The plant itself is legume, commonly
called the ..Paternostcr pea" but known
in botany rs the Abrus Pereginus. 1t is
a native of Corsica and Tunis. Its leaf
and twis strongly resemble those OF
the acacia. The more delicate leaves Of
its upper branches foretell the state of
the weather fortycight hours in adj
vance, while its lower and harder leaves
indicate all atmospheric changes three
days beforehand. The indications con.
sist i'll change in the position of the
leaves and in the rise and fall of the
twgs and branchlets. Pail Mall Ga
cnt Ia
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
Two stenographers In Congress.

know of only practical stenographers
in congress. One is Hit, of Illinois, who
was formerly assistant secretary of state and
secretary Of the Paris legation, and the other
is Ford, of Michigan, who before he became
a congressman was an official court stenog-
raphor Mr. Ford has found his accom-
plishncnt of the utmost use TO him since hc
has been in Washington. During the tariff
debate, whenever a speaker said anything
that he thought could be refuted, he would
take it down in the mysterious characters of
his art, and when his. time came to answer
he often surprised hissadversaries by tho way
in which be quoted their remarks. He has
taken verbatim reports Of many bright
thing, that have been said in the house, and
doubtless has good stock of effective cam.
paign material ON hand. New York Tribune
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
NOVELTIES IN PIPES.
New Things to Tempt Money from I'M
Pockets Of Ardent Smokers

New Things to Tempt Money from the
Pockets Of Ardent smokers.
It is said that Mr.. Gladstone detests
tobacco, as does Mr.. Ruskin, and that
neither Matthew Arnold nor Charles
Reade were smokers, while Jules ST.
mon wants to smoke but abstains out
of consideration for the ladies of his
acquaintance Prof. Huxley learned
to smoke after he was forty years old.
Bismarck and Mark Twain, on the
other hand, are only individual men,
bers OF the army of great men who are
devoted to the use OF tobacco.
There is. therefore, excellent prece-
dent for man to follow, whether he
chooses to smoke or not. II he smokes
he may find, with little search, am.
pie opportunity to spend his money
for curiosities that will appeal to his
taste. Among those that may be seen
in the tobacconists' stores in
New York are some rare pipes of
coca wood. This is q handsome
yellow, close-grained, burning
wood which came into notice some
years ago as that of Il tree of magical
virtue. It's leaves were declared to be
wonderfully stimulating to the strength
of workingmen, and various prepara-
tions of them had come into general
use. These leaves are blood-red and
irregularly veined, and are curiously
used in making pipes, being laid over
the outside as sort OF veneer on the
wood. Carving through the leaf, the
yellow wood underneath is shown in
various fancy designs.
Other pipes are made of virgin cork
bark. They are called Sandwich
| pipes because the Chinese first
made them in the Sandwich Islands.
They are very delicate and beautiful.
the tracery made by insects boring
through the bark being marvellously
fine and intricate, but they could moi
be used without lining, as cork bark
is too inaammable. They are, there
fore, fitted with meerschaum Innings
| Tobacconists report that there is a
steady demand for all kinds of curious
and expensive pipes of carved meer
schaum, brier-wood and amber, but
these are familiar to all. 1t is only
when some specially Intricate or artis
tic work is done that such pipes ris'
above the ordinary run. The German
pfeite is oftenest used in this countr.
for an ornament, but some of then
with long cherry stems, black horl
mouth-pieces, elaborately. painted por
celain bowls and gay silken tasscls, ar
objects of great beauty. and mucl
money can be used in making IL small
collection Of them.
A very late invention, likely to be
come popular because inexpensive, is
live-cent cigar-holdor. 1t is a rec
mouthpiece, with a hollow spear in
stead OF u bowl. This is to be plunge
into a cigar or cigarette, and the smok
is drawn through two holes in the sid
OF the spear. Y Mail and ErpreSs
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-01
SMART YANKEE GIRLS.
Good Wages Made by tho shoe-Stitchers Of
Now ENGLAND.


Perhaps you would like to know
what part Of the work OF boot-making
is done by the girls. After the shoes
are cut out. they are sent upstairs to
the work-room, together with the lin
ings. Sixty pairs. that is, a case, are
tied up together. The Innings are
stamped with number OF boot and
last, and below this the number OF the
case.
When the boots 60 into the stitching
room they are given to one set OF girls
to have the seams sewed; the next set
Of girls stay them at the back; the
next sew the Innings in; they are then
turned smoothed by another set; the
buttonhOles are then made; the but
tons are put on, the vamps sewed on,
and then they are ready to be soled.
The men take them from that point.
Some Of the girls can do four cases a
day. although that is u large days
work. Three cases are about q fair
average and a girl does not call herself
IL ''smart worker" who can not do this
without working her full ten hours;
they can do it in nine or nine and
n half. As they work by the piece
they can do more or less us they
please. II they feel indolent they
will not do SO much; II they
feel like quitting in," as they express
it, they will do more; but three cases
are fair average. They are paid
81. 10 IA case and the girls earn from
$l5 to $40 week; they sometimes 60
as high rs &22 and there have been
girls who have, when they worked
their full time during the week, made
from ga to *25. but these are isolated
instances.
The buttonhole girls can easily
make $500 a day; they often run up
to 1000, 4,500 and even 5000; but the
latter number is attained only by the
swiftest workers, who work up to
their full time Of ten hours. A good
average is considered from $500 to
1000. The machine does about all
the work; the one in charge has to set
it, then it does the rest itself. 1t Is
one Of the most interesting machines
10 watch that is used in the room; al
though the joker OF the whole affair.
the one that seems to play at work, is
the machine that sews on the buttons.
The way the bottoms come out OF the
little hopper at the top and come on
to the boots at the bottom OF the ma
chine is like the trick of necroman.
? Ger. Boston Herald