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Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

Give the pension Office to Missouri and
the rebel veil of the Murdoch rebellion
will awake the the frogs in the Shunga-
nunga-Emporia News.
If nothing more than the political
hoppers about Topeka are to be awak-
ened the yell would hardly be worth the
Amending.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

Noble, of Missouri, as secretary OF the
interior; George Shields, Of Missouri, as
assistant attorney general for the inter
Tor; Warner Of Missouri, as commls-
sloner of Pensions, and Hiram Smith, OF
Missouri, as assistant commissioner OF
pensions. Poor old Missouri.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The Augusta. Ca. Chronicle received
the announcement that there will be no
extra session of congress with a degree
of relief. and was prompted to eXclaim
that both the state legislature (Which is
still in session with no prospect Of adj
Journmen0 and congress in session at
once would be more than the people of
that state could stand. The admission
finds a full breasted response in this
state. "A fellow feeling makes US won
dTous kind.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

What's the matter with N. N. Murdoch
for pension commissioner.-Empo News
A very little attention to your geogra-
ply would disclose to you the fact that
Kansas lies west Of Missouri.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The Leavenworth Times is skeptical Of
Judge Peters statement concerning his
observations in connection with the re-
cent election in the Third Louisiana dis
trict. The Times is too critical. Judge
Peters did not say there were no irregu-
Sies or no violence employed down there;
he simply said he didn't see any.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The destruction by fire of the New Era
exposition at St. Joseph, Saturday even
ing, was a most unfortunate incident.
The exposition was just clevery under
way and was pronounced success. OF
course it cannot be replaced this season
and will prove a serious loss, actual and
prospective, to the city of st. Joseph.
The cash value of Improperly destroyed
is Dlaced at sac. 600
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The Democratic press are voclferous
in their claim of the credit for securing
the removal OF Tanner. President Har-
rison seemed to be laboring under the
impression that Noble, the Nissourian,
did it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The chances are that while New York
and Chicago are making grimmaces at
each other and INDUCING in the choice
pastime of mud singing, st. Louis will
walk off with the Worlds Fair prize.
BE it so. And it would be so, unqnes-
tionably. if only Kansas City could be
prevailed upon to cease her opposition to
her sister Missouri city. Somebody tell
nor To don't
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The Wichita EAGLE asks us, "Wh3ts
the matter with making good rebel OF
you9'' Well, the same sort Cf thing that
prevents a college boy from making GOOD
schoolmarm-a simple impossibility.-
poria Republican.
Nothing is impossible, not even So
r1rana voice
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The Kansas Democrat asks if Presi-
dent Harrison loves Missouri better than
Kansas. A Kansas Democratic paper
can ask the meanest questions.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

There seems to be ali unusual degree
Of interest in political affairs springing
up throughout the country just now for
an off season, so to speak. The most no.
ticaable feature of the situation in this
connection is the absence Of new issues
or changing of lines as to national poll
tics from the last campaign, both parties
alherinr to the declaration of principles
upon which that contest was made.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

The latest cause for rebellion seems to
be bad job on the new state capitol
building at Topeka. a portion of the
central building must come down, as de
cided upon by board of architects and
engineers. The Capital says the defects
are not serious. but the reports Of the
experts referred to set out five distinct
failures in the construction which must
be remedied. All TINS is TO be regretted.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17
A Ga. Commits SUICIDE

Henry Hurlburt, Of Boseohel, Via, pipe1
the ears and clipped the tail II bis PET cat
fns specirnsn Il the feline speciss Tho afly
nal Immediately fen o. weeping, refused N
eat anything and actually cousEais.~d ssscsds
by hanging i5seif with a rope that hung fS>Yrf
a hammock In Hurlburr's yard The "a. p
is bead through a rplis in the strsnds~of p
ror,s. ard whSn discovered vas stOns dsA-t,
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Period OF Probation.

Chicago News.
Ex-senator Riddleberger has finally
come ont boldly and espou5ed the cause
of Democracy Having been drunk for
six years his leanings would naturally be
that way.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

A Kansas weekly exchange innocently
remarks that as soon as Kansas elects an
honest and competent legislature the
state printers law ought to be revised.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
The Bismarck of To-day

The Bismarck now before me was
very different from the Bismarck l
used to see in Berlin six or seven years
ago, before DIR. Schweninger took him
in hand. The Bismarck of to-day is
thin and bony, and the Doctor has, it
is well-kuown, disencumbered him of
Lis unhealthy fat merely by prevent
ing him drinking with his meals. He
is looking remarkably well; his gait is
swift and automatic; but denotes real
vigor; his complexion is clear and al
most pink, no doubt the result of the
health-laden breezes from the German
ocean and the Baltic. / remark also
that the features are softened down;
you scan them in vain to discover that
harshness, not to say ferocity, which
are so apparent in his photographs. It
may, however be due to the fact of his
being in civilian garb. His soft felt
hat, very much the worse for wear, his
long gray coat and heavy stick. give
him the aspect of a plain country gen.
tleman come to the station to meet a
friend. When he dons his uniform he
is another man, and looks the surly
trooper all over. The country folk
have repeatedly noticed this difference.
The Chancellor's healthy appearance
is not deceptive. All the people in
whose midst he lives tell me that his
health is better than it has been for
years past; and proof of this is that
this year it has not been found neces-
sary to send him to Kissingen.-Paris
Figaro.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
A Really TerribIe Penalty.

The Austin Colored Invincibles drill
in their hall once week. Captain
Skidmore, who has been recently
elected, is determined that discipline
shall be maintained. After drill was
over, he made q brief speech to tho In
vincibles about the necessity of their
attending drill regularly. He said:
II wants de members OBJ dis COM
mand to understand, onct for all, dat
we meets regular cherry Friday ebening
at eight o'clock, in dis heah hall, and
de member what fails ter put in an ap-
pearance will be-"
s.Shot to deff?" interrupted Corporal
Jim Webster.
"Drapped from the ranks for de-
serter9'' asked Lieutenant Sam john
sing.
ssWusser den dat" continued the
Captain, amid solemn silence that
was almost painful; ode member what
fails to appear will be looked upon a.
habin' been absent from de drill!'-
Tseqs 6V5tngs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
A New Fire Quickener.

The servant girl who pours kerosene
,il on the fire. seems to have disap-
peared pretty completely. Perhaps she
has been to a considerable extent ex-
terminated. At any rate we don't
often read of cases Of explosion and con-
flagration, though the vigilant house.
keeper, if she happens into the kitchen
may still detect an odor which tells her
that the girl must have poured oil on
the kindling either before or after it
was ignited. But the Listener has a
case which may explain why kerosene
accidents are not so frequent. The
servant girl has discovered new fire.
quickener. 1t was in Boston, and not
long ago. that the mistress of house.
not much given to going into the
kitchen, entered one day, unexpectedly,
just in time to catch her kitchen maid
in the act of emptying a spoonful of
granulated white sugar into the fire.
Sugar is exceedingly infiammable, and
its application made the fire fash up in
excellent shape. The head of the
house had noticed that he was called
upon to pay for great many barrels of
sugar. and his wife had wondered at
the family's enormous consumption Of
that article, but she did not wonder
any more, especially as the girl, under
pressure, confessed that she had regu-
larly been using the sugar to quicken
the fire. "Sure. num-" she said, 1--WE
must have the fire, an the coal burns
that slow that me heart is broke waitin'
on it."-Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
CLUMSY DlREcTNEss.
The Most Common Way Of Giving Oncns.
In an Unconscious Way.

The Most Common Way Of Giving Onenso
In IN Unconscious Way.
Some people are perpetually giving
offense in the most unconscious way.
..Now, do let me propose you as q
member" says Smith. but suppose
they blackball mep" replies Brown.
Pooh! Absurd! Why, my dear fell
low, there's not man in the club that
knows you event. A lady very de-
sirous of concealing the awful fact that
she is the same age as her husband,
observed to a visitor: my husband is
forty; there are just FIVE years between
u.s." lis it possible?" was the uneuard-
ed reply OF her friend. II give you nv
word, you look as young as he does"
As unexpected must have been the re-
ply of the husband whose wife said:
you have never taken me to tho
cemetery" mo, DEAR" he answered:
that is pleasure have yet in antici-
patton" II is related of portrait
painter that, having recently painted
the portrait of a lady, critic who mad
just dropped in to see what was going
on in the studio, exclaimed: 1T ia
very nicely painted; but why do YOU
take such an ugly modelpr ut is NV
mother, calmly replied the artist. 20.
pardon, q thousand times!'' from tho
critic in great confusion. 81 ought to
have perceived it. She resembles Won
completely" On similar occasion. a
facetious friend, inspecting a portrait.
said to the artist: 'sAnd this is Tom
Smith. is itp Dear, dear! And l re-
member him, such handsome, iollv-
looking chap month ago. Dear, dearl
From the following, it would seem that
the ceremonious Orientals are not
above marring their politeness by an
occasional speech apropos of the sub
jet in hand. Some European ladies'.
passing throu gh Constantinople. pad =
visit to . certain high Turkish Junction.
airy. The host offered them refreshments
including variety of .sweetmeats. AL
ways taking care to give one of the
ladies double the quantity he gave tn
the others. Flattered by this marked
attention. she put the question, throuoh
the interpreter: 'Why do you serve
me more literally than the restP,s
because you have larger mouth.s d
was the Straightforward repIy.-C6ri,,
ttan = Hork.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
THE SNAKE IN THE GRASS.

A foe to all honor, all virtue, and good,
Is this serpent OF most multitudinous brood;
Not only in coverts Of dark does 1t Turk.
But we see in our midst its most venomous
work.
In the whitest of souls 1t leaves its foul slime,
And its victims are many-the man in his prime,
The beautiful maiden, the wife and the child,
The bride whose young life has been ali unde-
filed
Have cause to be wary. for nothing, alas
Has SO venomed fang as the snake in the
grass"
mind me this moment OF some I have seen,
Circumspect as to conduct, and honest Of mien,
But know OF the poison that lies out of sight,
And know Of the wrong they will make of the
right;
So in crossing LIES highway, watch for the foe
Who is waiting to lay all my fondest hopes low;
/ watch for the enemy, wary and wise,
As the serpent in Eden, who comes in disguise
And wish that all others could avoid as they
pass,
This worst of all reptiles, 1.-THE snake in the
grass"
Helen A. Mdnuille, in Good Housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
TRAVELLING IN TURKEY.
Sights Along the Railroads and In Dirty
Country villages.

S1Rnt9 Along the lt8lirO8OS ana IN Dlfty
Country villages.
The European railways are now open
to Vienna and this city is blessed with
a daily mail. The route from Vienna
to Constantinople by rail is an interest
ing one, since it gives the traveller a
view OF the village life OF the Turks,
which has hitherto been beyond the
reach of those who have not the time or
the endurance for caravan travel. But
the lamentations of the travellers who
come by the new railway over the pri-
vations of the route are painful. A man
sallies forth gleefullv from Vienna in
the midst of luxury to take run to
Constantinople. He is told that he
can reach his destination in forty
seven hours, and makes up his mind
that he can endure any thing in the
way of privation for that time. In
twenty-four hours he is convinced that
he will die of starvation before he has
arrived at the end of his journey. A
dirty and ragged populace offer him
water at every station for good price.
At some stations men propose to him
to buy bits of terribly black bread and
cubes of lambs livers fried at penny
handful, the vendors horny fist being
measure. But the traditional railway
restaurant, with its formal splendor OF
glassware and it's decorative food prep
arations. is totally lacking. II in one
place he can find arestaurant. its high
est achievement in the way of dinner
is dish of green peppers stewed and a
cup of black coffee. On arriving at
any station where the unusual number
of officials implies Importance, the
tourist will feel hope reviving within
him. But on asking for the restaurant
he is sure to be answered. There is no
restaurant; there is only change Of
cars, aud au examination of passports
and of baggage. "-CoBstcntinople Let.
ter
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
A Compact of Reform.

''Swackhammar, why don't you give
up that abominable habit of cigarette
smoking?"
..Jrobinson, I'll do it if you will
quit writing poetry for the news
papers"
1t was a severe struggle, but Jrobin-
son yielded, and the guardian angels
of two young men wept tears OF JOY
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


"A Vienna engineer proposes to
sondense the solid part of the smoke
as it arises from the coal. and the car
bon which is formed is to fall back into
the furnace. It is to be done by cleo
tricity.
"A new preservative of iron and
steel has been found in a modification
of the we'll known Japanese gum lac
quer. After many experiments. the
preparation has been finally adopted
for the imperial Japanese navy.
Professor Absolute. of Berlin, has
succeeded in getting photograph OF a
rife bullet travelling at the rate OF
1900 feet a second, the plate which he
used for the purpose being exposed for
only 0.00O076 of a second.
Eucalyptus leaves and extract have
long been used for the removal and
prevention of scales in steam boilers.
Scientific authorities recommend it.
and engineers in public service have
been advised to use it by the engineer
ing authorities at Washington.
in Germany a substitute for lgnum
Vita in certain mechanical uses has
been found by impregnating soft wood
with oil and subjecting it to pressure
to increase its density. Thus pre-
pared, the artificial is said to have all
the properties OF good lignum VITAE.
AS the best method of waterproof
ing soldiers clothing. the Belgian Gov
eminent has adopted dipping the goods
in acetate of alumina and then drying
in the air. The clothing is not in
jured, and is said to offer no obstacle
to perspiration after treatment.
-Soapstone incorporated with oil.
after the manner Of paint, is said to
be superior to any kind of paint as a
preventative. Soapstone is to be had
in an exceedingly fine powder mixes
readily with prepared oils for paint
use, covers well surfaces of iron. steel,
or stone, and is an effectual remedy
against rust. 1t has been known to
protect some stonework, such as obe-
lisks, in China, for ages past.
"A Russian physician named Portu-
galoff declares that strychnine is an
infallible cure for drunkenness, adj
ministered in simultaneous injections.
The effect Of the strychnine solution is
to change the craving for drink into
positive aversion, and this change is
effected in day. After treatment OF
eight or ten days the patient may be
discharged. The strychnine is ad.
ministered by dissolving one grain in
200 drops of water, and injecting five
drops of the solution every twenty-four
hours.
The plan has been proposed by a
competent authority in such matters
that in order to insure greater strength
and consequently more safety in ropes
used for scaffolding purposes--particu.
larly in those localities where the at.
mosphere proves destructive of hemp
fber-such ropes should be dipped
when dry into bath containing twenty
grains of sulphate of copper per litre
of water, and allowed to soak in this
solution some four days. BY pursuing
this method, which is claimed to BE-
much more practicable and effective
than any other yet resorted to for THU
purpose, it is found that the ropes viii
thus have absorbed certain quantity
of sulphate of copper, which will pre-
serve them for some time both from the
attacks Of animal parasites and from
rot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09

Colonel Yerger-What do you want,
Uncle Mosep"
Mose--I want you to glib me some
advice.
''It's no use giving advice. A smart
man don't need good advice, and a fool
don't follow it after you give it to
him. "-Teras Siftings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09

MANS brains do not win woman,
Mr.. Erudite," remarked Miss Flippant,
scornfully. II see they do not" re-
piled Mr.. Erudite; land did you ever
notice that few women win man
brains7 '--Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09

Apples, like potatoes, should be
thoroughly sorted and dried before
storing away. Take all pains to pro-
vide good drainage 90 that thew will
keep,dry all winter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-02-09


Mr.. Ward continued:
1.-THE winter of 1888 and 1889 is
wildly impressed upon my mind, be-
ing my first experience as a trapper.
After a journey of six hundred miles
from Independence l arrived at Fort
Bent, and early in the fall the different
hunting and trapping parties started
out for long sojourn in the mountains.
/ was fortunate in being one of a party
of twelve of which Kit Carson was a
member. We made our headquarters
in Browns Hole, on the Colorado
river, where it enters the mountains
from the east. Trapping proved hard
work, but never enjoyed life more,
and we knew no such thing as sickness.
Our clothes were made by our own
hands of buckskin. Our food was
nothing but meat. 1t was cooked on a
stick or on the Goals, as we had no
kettles. Antelope, deer, elk, bear,
beaver and, in case of necessity, even
the wolf. furnished a variety that was
always acceptable. At night we
gathered round roaring fire. in COM
Portable quarters, to listen to the stories
which such men as Kit Carson could
tell"
s.How were the beaver trapped?"
each man was provided with a
horse. and was expected 70 look after
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-27
PoETIcAL.
Kiss Her and Tell Her So.


You've neat little wife at home, John,
AS sweet as you'd wish TO see;
AS faithful and gentlc-hcarted,
As foud as wife can be;
A genuine. homc-looking woman,
Not caring for fuss aud show;
She's dearer to you than life, John;
Then kiss her and tell her go.
Yonr dinners are promptly served, John,
As likewise your breakfast and tea
Your wardrobe is always in order,
With buttons where buttons should DC.
Her house is n coy homc-nest, Johu,
a heaven of rest below;
You think she's u rare little treasure,
Then kiss her aud tell her so.
She's good wife, and true to you, John,
Let fortune be foul or fair;
OF whatever comes to you, John,
She chcerfully bears her share;
You feel she's brave, true helper,
Aud perhaps far more than you know
Twill tighten her end of the load, John,
Just kiss her aud tell her so.
There cross-road somewhere in life, John
Where u hand on a guiding stone
Will signal one ''ovcr the river"
And the other must so on alone.
Should she reach the milestone first, John,
Twill be comfort amid your woe,
To know that while loving her here, John
You kissed her and told her so.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-27

Ihave a fine assortment of Watches,
cheap-S2. so up to $50. 1 will sell
cheaper than any man in jefferson
county. Call and see. JeweIry of
all kinds for sale at lower prices than
ever-aIl for cash. Clocks very low
in prices. Cat Rifles for sale cheap.
B. B. Caps, Cartridges all sizes, by
the small or box. Banjos and Vioins
at cost. Strings to suit all instru-
ments. Watches Cleaned from SO
OTIS. up. All kinds of Repairing in
my line done on short notice. Call
and see me.
For sale, Bicycle, so in.-Colum-
bia, new machine. Will sell cheap.
II. A. l.. BURTON,
Opposite Courthouse.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Watermelon Syrup.

Col. William Dunlap, of South Car
olina, believes that the watermelon
crop may be made reliably profitable,
and in way that will greatly EN- ice
its Importance. After numerous ex-
Periments he is convinced that the
manufacture of watermelon syrup can
be made n proftahly industry. The
syrup he has made from watermelons,
lie says, was excellent, superior in
flavor TO cane syrup. All who tasted
it agreed with this estimate, and Col.
Duncan found no difficulty in selling
at good price all he made. Water
melon syrup, he thinks, could be very
easily made popular, and such large
and steady demand for it established
as would lead to its general manu-
facture in the watermelon regions.
After extracting the juice what re-
mains of the melon can be put to ex-
celleut use as feed for Stock
Enough can be realized, according to
Col. Duncan, from the sale of this
refuse TO pay for the making of the
syrup. He believes that the water
melon crop would bring more money
II converted into syrup than if
marketed at good prices for the raw
fruit. He estimates that the crop
of Barnwell county, S. c., this year
could easily have been made to bring
100000 if it had been turned into
syrup, much greater amount than
the melons would have brought had
they all been sold. Farmers in
Georgia have often made watermelon
syrup for the family use and found
it good, but no effort that we know
of has even been made to give it any
commercial value. 1t seems ya,u,
probable that Col Duncan. l1iy
ton is entirely pract, s., I. sugges-
least worth tgl-Bn-'-'lcable' 1t IS at
.-'.@sei -llaco,. (Ga.> Telegraph.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-27

L. HilliamsPort for Hagerstown. q SIS, z Is,
10 SIS. a. n. IS and 6 45 p NJ
lie. Hagerstown for wiJIiamsport. s 90 A. 81,
II 10. o.. 6 20 and O5. p VI.
lie. Rocky Ridge for Em,nittsburg. 10 40. A
81. 43 and 8 90 p VI.
3 05 and - P. NJ
lie. Frederick Junction for Frederick IN 10 A
N, and 81 p. 81 -
L. Frederick Junction for Taneytown. Co
lun6ia and York. 9 IS a. NJ and 40 p n.
a. ". and 1 10 P. 81
H. d T. X II, Trains arrive at shippensbure.
II 10 A. II. and 90. P. "
Daily. All others Daily. Except Sunday,
>. VI. HOOD. Prest. and Gen1 Manager
B; H GRIsWOLD, Gcn1 Pass. Agent
July .. 1899
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-27

Additional mixed trains Southwark pass
Charlestown ut .. II A. NJ. CARRYING at Staun-
ton at 10. SIS a. Nd and 2.59 A. NJ, CARRYING
ST Strusburg ut COS A. NJ
For tickets and further information apply to
B. & o. Agents OF to B. F. BoND, Pass. Agent,
Baltimore, C. E. DUDRow, Travelling Pass
Aren't. Staunton, Va.
b. & o. palace sleeping cars are run through
to Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Chicago and Pittsburg
on all express trains.
L. NJ. COLE, Gcn'l Ticket Agt.
CHAS. o. SCuLL, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
W. NJ CLEMENTS, General Manager.
Nav 81 1889.