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The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

The President hasn't offered much con-
sul-ation yet to the weary walters for for
eign places.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

A fire in No. 1907 T street yesterday
morning caused little damage.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

A mortifying blunder-failipg 10 ampu-
tate wounded limb In time.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

D--sUMMER BoARDERs; LARGE
wv airy rooms; beautiful shady lawn; high
location. Address Mrs. NJ. A. BIsPHAM,
Warrenton, Va.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10
SUMMER RoARDING.

THREE BoARDERs WANTED--1 DOUBLE
room and one singles; terms from s25 to
$50 per month; delightful location In sight of
Blue Ridge Mountains. Address Lock Box 80,
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

COUNTRY BoARD-S4 WEEK-BEAUTI-
south Front Royal, near Shenandoah River;
plenty fruit and shade, and three kinds ex-
cellent water; W. W., Front Royal, Warren
County, Va, Box 1fB = .
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

European monarchs are watching the
Persian visitor for fear they will get shah-t.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10
Feeling For Frank.

Weather note-Nobody but dead man
could get left yesterday.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

U'HE UNDERSIGNED, PROPRIETOR OF
Situated at the junction OF the two branches
Of the Shenandoah River, and unsurpassed
for beauty of scenery, health, society and
bass fishing, wants summer boarders, who
Will be furnished nice airy rooms, good fare
and attention. Terms moderate and made
known on application. Address
JOSEPH w. KENNEN,
Riyerton Va
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

A railing has been placed around th,
Confederate monument at Prince and Wash
ington streets, Alexandria.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-10

GUNNER BOARDERs AcCoMMoDA ATED-
- First.class board. Mrs. DR.. A. b. PRICE,
Frostburg, .Allegany County, Md. Parties
without children preferred. Pure water and
plenty of rich milk. Altitude 2,2OO fee,
Terms SO and 81 per week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
The Congressional Library.

There are several valuable collections
of books in the library that have been
bought by congress at various times. In
1867 congress purchased for 500, 600 the
collection of rare historical books and
pamphlets, files of newspapers, maps,
engravings, etc., accumulated by Peter
Force, of Washington, during thirty
years of antiquarian research. The
Force collection now forms a very
valuable department of the library of
congress. The collection of books relat-
ing to the history and topography of
America is unsurpassed. Among the
rare works are two great folios, written
on vellum, with numerous Examinations
by hand, executed with the utmost care
in the Thirteenth century; a constitution
of Pope Clement V, of Rome, 1857, by
Peter Schoeffer at Mentz; a copy of
Eliot's Indian Bible; 800 early aliases and
maps, some unpublished, of the Ameri-
can continent; a large number of in
cunabula, OF books printed during the
infancy of the art, by the most distin-
guished early printers, representing
every year from 1857 to 1900, and forty
eight folio volumes of historical auto
graphs Of great rarity and interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

One night shortly before the taking of
Maillezais, while dAubigne, as was ap-
parently his custom, was sleeping with
n. de Ia Force in a room opening out of
Henry's bedroom, he said to his COM
panion, Ga Force, our master is skin
flint and the most ungrateful man on the
face of the earth" La Force. who was
half asleep, did not hear, and muttered,
What do you say, d'Aubigne?' upon
which the king. who was noted for his
quickDess of hearing, quietly said, HE
says am skin1lint and the most IN
grateful man on the face of the earth"
D'Aubigne felt rather sheepish, but
Henry was not in the least annoyed.
The story is unfortunately not quite au-
thentic, for it is only given in the notes
Of the early editions of the memoirs and
does not appear in the manuscript. But
in his history d'Aubigne relates a similar
story in which when his bedfellow did
not hear his remark, the king chimed in
with How deaf you are; don't you hear
that he says l want to marry my sister
10 several brothers-in-law at once?" $50
to Sleep" coolly replied d'Aubigne. 1--WE
have plenty more things to say about
you. "-Macnillan's Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
ABOUT JAKE KILRAIN.
Facts Regarding the Man Who
Proposes to Fight Sullivan.
HIS RECORD AS A PUGILIST
The Coming Contest is Likely to be the Last
That Will Take Place in the
United States.

The fight for the pugilistic championship
of the world between John l.. Sullivan and
Jake Kilrain is probably the last that will
ever take place in the United States under
London prize ring rules. The spirit of the
age is against old fashioned fights, and if
boxing is ever winked at by the authorities,
as it is now i'll many places, it will be when
the mems hands are incased in padded box
ing gloves. Even now many athletic clubs
only permit boxing under their auspices when
the referee has the power to instantly stop a
contest, when it is seen that one of the boxers
is so inferior to the other that to prolong it
would only be to subject the inferior man to
useless punishment.
There is no such consideration for the fight
ers in London rule fights. When a man who
fights under them enters ring he knows that
in it he must remain until he beats his an
tagonist or is beaten by him As part of my
journalistic work have reported in my time
twenty-nine executions and dozens of prize
fights, and l never in my life saw a
twenty-four foot ring built that it did not
in some way remind me of scaffold.
The stakes of a ring are turned round
and are about eight feet long and are
sharpened to a point at the bottom.
The rules require that the ring be pitched
on "a level piece of turf, +" and when this is
found one of the posts is driven about eigh-
teen inches into the ground by repeated blows
of heavy sledge hammer. This forms the
corner post, and when all are properly driven,
the four corner posts are usually stiffened by
guys. Then rope is passed through holes
bored in the stakes about two feet above the
level of the ground, until all are encircled by
it. When it is drawn as taut as possible, it
is securely fastened and the operation is re-
peated near the top of the stakes, and when
the top rope is fastened the ring is complete.
The work is all done by volunteers who act
under the direction of some experienced man
who is usually an old. retired veteran of the
ring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

There are now three horses in Robert Bon
ner's New York city stable with records be-
low 2:2O. They are Maud s., 2:OS3I; Rarus,
2:l31(, and Pickard, 2:1sH. The queen of the
trotting turf is looking the picture of health
this spring, says an exchange. Mr. Bonner
joys her every morning. Rarls IS beginning
to show the weight of his q years, still he has
as good an appetite as any horse in the stable,
and is always ready fer his feed. He occu-
pies the box opposite to that in which Dexter
died little over a year ago. Fickard's box
is between the famous pair that cost Mr..
Bonner 1000. he is a typical race horse,
having the deep muscular quarters and finish
that impresses any one that looks him over.
The Horseman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

In the grewsome glum of his chamber dim,
as the Happening fame burnt low, he thought
him think of female grim, as he dreamt
of the long ago, and his memory dwelt on the
sourful scene when Lucretia bowled him DER
for Turk whose figure was lank and lean,
but who wallowed in gold galore.
Oh, the staggering wall of Tilted lad,
In the dunful drear of night
Deal dole of tears for the story sad
OF youth in plaintsome plight
And the gallful thought of the whole
blamed thing did so settle upon his brain
that the deepsome state of his suffering made
him jibber and jounce with pain, till the
blank blank fool at the end gave way to the
glamour of suicide-alas, for the cold of his
clamsome clay, for he blew out the gas, and
-diedl
Oh, the staggering wall of Tilted lad,
In the dunful drear of night
Deal dole of tears for the story sad
OF youth in plaintsome plight
-JudGe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

A Boston paper tells of New York dino
museum which possesses, among the other
freaks, lecturer who sings oratory at tho
audience after this fashion: This, ladies and
gentlemen, is Singalee, the. sword and spike
walker. She is native of Lucknow, India,
and walks with her bare, naked and tender
flesh upon the glistening, keen cutting, brist-
ling, incisive, penetrating, needle like, hor-
tible edges of quivering, wavering, trembling
Jwords and the jagged pointed, tearing, ter
rible, cross cutting, friShtful, horrifying,
spearified, tri-pointed, gashing, deep sinking,
death wounding, feet running spikes, dancing
and rolling on bed of bare and pointed car
pet tacks, and running a race on glistening
cimeters.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
The CURIOSITY of Women.

Some time ago there appeared in a
local paper an item to the effect that if a
woman saw a paragraph cut from a
newspaper in her house she would not
rest until she procured another paper to
see what had been cut out. A young
married man, egged on by his brother,
cut out the paragraph referred to, and
he had the satisfaction of seeing his wife
hustle for another copy of the same edi-
ton. That is woman's curiosity. If any
man cuts out this paragraph and gives
his wife the paper she will certainly go
to the nearest news stand and buy au-
other copy to see what the scissors have
done.--Chicago Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

JIG. Henry, of San Diego, Cal, through
| the columns of The Scientific American,
suggests novel means of testing the
condition Of horses feet. Take bat
terry or magnetic machine, one that gives
a light current, say such rs can only be
felt with moist hands. Attach one ter
minal 10 the animals bit, the other to
the shoe. If the horse suffers from the
shoe or nails, he will squirm under the
test. If there be no irritation, he will
pay no attention to it. 4 little electrical
science in the blacksmith shops would
locate much suTering.-True Flag.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
He Was Excused.

Excuse me-" he said, as he bit off the end
of cigar and held out his hand to secure a
light from the other, who was smoking.
beg pardon"
81 said excuse me"
"Oh, certainly. Always willing to e1-
cusen
And he took the fresh cigar, lighted it,
threw his old stub away, and as he began on
the new one he walked off with the remark:
Every good cigar, sir-very good. OF course
III excuse you."-Detroit Free Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

final preparations in some neighboring house
They are stripped to the buff and well rubbed
down with tonic mixtures of which alcohol
always forms the basis. Most trsinersrequire
their men to wear strengthening plaster
while fighting. This plaster is made of equal
parts of Burgundy pitch and beeswax, and is
spread on a wide strip of soft sheepskin by
the blade of a hot knife The plaster gener-
ally passes over the regions of the kidneys
behind and laps over the bowels and stomach
in front. 1t is put on as tightly as possible
and not only keeps the parts of the body it
covers in a glow, but is supposed to corset
them as well
The men wear tight fitting knee breeches,
stockings and laced shoes, which have each
three spikes on their bottoms, which spikes
must not be above three-eighths of an inch
long, and are for the purpose of preventing
the feet from slipping A silk handkerchief,
called the ''colors," is tied around each mans
waist as belt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

the daughter of one of the CHIEF men in
the government. Mrs. Valentine Martin
is believed to be in England, intriguing,
without much prospect of success, for
the possession of her late husbands es-
tates. Dupee is behind the bars: Crush
contrived to cheat the gallows. In
spector Byrnes is hard at work, but hard
work agrees with him.
THE End
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
CHAPTER XIII.
THE SHADOW LIFTED.

Y 10 O'Clock the
next morning all
Inspector Byrnes'
preparations
W ere complete,
down to the least
detail; and there
was nothing left
to do but wait for
the fly to walk
into the web.
Horace Dupee,
after receiving
his check, put it
in his pocket with
the intention of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

the United States for next seasons tour. IL
weighs more than five tons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
THE FIGHT BEGUN.

When the referee has been chosen he takes
his stand at one of the center stakes of the
ring, with the time keepers at his side. Then
ne orders the men and their seconds to shake
hands as a token that there is no enmity be-
tween them.
What farce this will be in the present
case, for each man hates the other with all
his might! The men and their seconds obey
the mandate, advance to the scratch" in the
center of the ring and shake six hands
across" Each trio then returns to its corner
In a moment the referee asks, Are you
readyF" As soon IS an affirmative response
has been received from each principal. he
calls Time" Instantly the zen rise from
their chairs, advance TO the center of the
ring and put up their guards" They stand
with their left feet extended, the balls only
Of their right feet touching the ground
Each man has his left arm about half ex-
tended, with its fist about on 4 level with
his shoulder blade. The right arm is held
nearer and across the body, the thumb of the
Est barely touching the left breast, the fore
arm guarding the pit of the stomach. Each
man works his arms back and forward with
piston like motion as he endeavors to find an
opening in his opponents guard which will
enable him to strike blow. Sometimes this
'fiddling," as it is technically called, is kept
up for several minutes, the men circling
around each other like panthers eager to
make a spring.
Suddenly they come together like pair of
game cocks and with lightning like rapidity
each showers blows on the other. If the
rally" is sharp one the ''thump," 'thump,"
stthurnnn of their clenched fists can be heard
for fifty feet. Sometimes the men tempo
rarily separate or "break away" after a
sharp exchange of blows of this kind, and
sometimes they clinch and struggle for fall.
In either event the spectators soon have an
opportunity to take stock of the injury done
by each. Sometimes man will come out of
q rally with a bleeding nose, pulled eye, or
lump on his face or ribs as big as a goose
egg, and then the partisans of the other man
cheer with delight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30

Lake overcoats, silk faced, only 1915 at
Lipman, Wallerstein & Company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE,
AUTHOR Of

This story was commenced in THE SUNDAY
HERALD April 2Sth. Back numbers can be Oh
sained at this of1cel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-01

r oNG VIEW. BRooKvILLE, PA,
A Church School for Girls, will reopen SEP
TENDER II, 1889. For catalogue apply to
REV. JOHN G. MULHOLLAND, LID,
au278-TuF Principal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-01
Everert Pinnn Clnh

Certificate No. Is, held by Miss Ella Col
Inns, 14S Thirty-ninth street, Pittsburg. will
receive an elegant cabinet grand upright
piano this week on payments of 81 per week.
We are now delivering one piano each week
to our members on 81 weekly payments
This club, or cooperative system, enables
us to save our members So in the price of
the piano, as we have enough members to
make up the price of the piano in cash each
week. 1t also gives us a guaranteed sale for
$50 pianos, and by contracting for the large
number we get immense discounts from the
prices paid by other dealers who buy in
small quantities. The plan also provides
for the immediate delivery of pianos to pur-
chasers for cash or on the regular iustaIlment
plan Of S25 cash and $40 monthly. Our
membership is almost complete. If Won
want one of the finest pianos made. at the
lowest possible price and easiest payments
ever offered, call and see us or send for cir
cular at once. ALEX. Ross, Manager.
137 Federal street. Allegheny.
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SAID TO BE A GUSHER.
An Oil Well Struck in the wilds of Robinson
Township.

An Oil Well Struck in the Wilds of Robinson
Township.
Like men some towns are born great some
achieve greatness and others have it thrust
upon them. On Saturday oil was struck
within mile of Coraopolis, on the Daniel
dep farm northwest of Ewing's Mills, on
Montour run, and short distance west of
Forest Grove Presbyterian Church. The
community is considerably worked up over
the strike, as some of the companies had
been surrendering their leases west of the
Moore gas well, for some reason best known
to themselves. The Ewing Darlington ven-
ture, however, on the Knopf farm, seemed
to indicate that if gas were not to be had oil
was. That well was troubled with salt
water, and the company concluded to case
it up and go deeper than the Shanopin
sand, and since then they have lost bailer
in the well, and are now engaged in cutting
it up.
1t is said this last venture, on the Diep
farm, is by the Ft. Pitt Company. 1t seems
the bore was for gas, but oil was found in
stead, which isn't regarded as bad SUBJ
stitute. People in the vicinity said the well
was flowing at the rate of 500 barrels day.
At Coraopolis it was rated at 800 barrels.
and a gentleman in Fisher Bros Office
stated that the well had made several flows,
and then was shot in the Shanopin sand.
He said she would make good well unless
salt water came in to make trouble.
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mo. 81

No. SS
N ORDINANCE-AUT THORIZING THE
n construction of sewer on Kirkwood
street, from Collins street to connection with
sewer on Kirkwood street, at west hne Of
Hiland avenue.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg. in Select and Common Coun-
cils assembled. and 1t is hereby ordained and
enacted by The authority of the same That
the Chief of the Department of Public Works
be and is hereby authorized and directed to ad-
vertise in accordance with the acts of Assembly
ordinances of the saic city Of Pittsburg relating
thereto and regulating the same, for proposals
for the construction of l5-inch pipe sewer on
Kirkwood street, from Collins street to con-
nection with a sewer on KlrkWood street at
west line of HIland avenue, the contract there
for to be let in the manner directed by the said
acts of Assembly and ordinances. The cost
and expense of the same to be assessed and
collected in accordance with the provisions of
an act of Assembly Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled, IAN act relating to
streets and sewers in cities of the second class"
approved the 10Th day of May, A. d. 1889.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed,
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 9th day of September, A. d. 1889.
II. p FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO: SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Clerk Of Common Council.
Mayors Office September I3 1889. Approved:
WIN. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recctded in Ordinance Book, vol z, page l48
9th day Of September. A. d. 1889 oc167
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IN Observation-Disclosures Is TN

N ORDINANCE-AUTH THE
n construction of a sewer on Cypress street.
from Osceola street to q connection with q
sewer on Center avenue.
Section I-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
Chief of the Department of Public Works be
and IS hereby authorized and directed to ad-
vertise in accordance with the acts of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
ordinances of the said city of Pittsburg relat-
ing thereto, and regulating the same for pro-
posals for the construction Of q pipe sewer Is
from Osceola street TO con-
nection with sewer on Center
avenue the contract therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said acts of Assembly
and ordinances. The cost and expense of the
same to be assessed and collected in accord
ance with the provisions of an act of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled
ian act relating to streets and sewers in cities
Of the second class" approved the 18th day of
Section 2-That any ordinances or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions Of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed, so far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 9th day of September, A. D., 1889.
H p. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO; SHEPPARD, Clerk Of Select
Council. GEO. l. HOLIDAY, President
of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office. September Is, 1889. Approved:
WIN. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recorded IN Ordinance Book, vol. ., page 143,
9th day of September, A. D.. 1889. oc1-d
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REwARD1NG PUBLIC SPIRIT.
Coraopolitaus Again in n Snarl Regarding
Their Still Born Novelty Works.

Coraopolitaus Again in n Snarl Regarding
Their Still Born Novelty Works.
Some years ago an iron-works fever took
possession OF Coraopolis and after several
meetings had been held and a considerable
amount of pow-wowing had been done, the
Board OF Trade started a subscription, from
the proceeds of which couple of acres OF
ground were purchased from Mrs Ritter.
She herself was a subscriber, and donated
ground to man who proposed to build
novelty works. The building was erected,
but then followed numerous complications
which finally resulted in its sale along with
the two acres, for which deed had been
made. The building still stands there. but
il is tenantless. various creditors having dis
mantled it piecemeal of the machinery.
The money was subscribed, but not paid,
and after the fzzle, some of the subscribers
began to pull backward, claiming that
they were not obliged to come to the center
unless the mill were put into operation.
AS two years have elapsed since the build
ing was erected and year since the Sherif
rnng down the curtain there has been con-
siderable friction between the Board of
Trade and the other subscribers. The first
named kick against being held solely re-
sponsible for the defunct equine, and ques-
tion arises as to whether they having be-
come responsible to Mrs. Ritter can make
the other subscribers share the burden.
The matter occasioned some disturbance
some months ago, but it blew over after
some angry crossfring. Now the admins
traitors of Mrs. Riter's estate have arrived
at stage in their proceedings where it be-
comes necessary to have some definite action,
and another meeting was held a few nights
since which adjourned also without def
mite action. 1t is said that Messrs. Samuel
Marshall and John Arras, of the Board of
Trade, have stated that if they are to be left
in the soup, they first propose toEknow why,
and it is possible that the matter will reach
the courts before it is adjudicated.