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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
Betting on Honesty.

One winters day, some years ago. q
| couple of young men were sitting in
London talking of their travels during
the summer. One of them had been in
Norway, and could not sufficiently
praise the honesty Of the Norwegian
peasants aud their readiness in Judging
character. If / am a well-dressed
person and look like 2 gentleman
can travel through the whole country
in my own cariole without paving q
penny for the horses. need only
say, The one who comes on behind
will pay" That was too much for
the other. and it ended in heavy bet
that they should 60 together through
Norway. buy their own carioles, and
travel through the country. the first of
them half a day in advance of the
other, without a single penny in his
pocket; the other should follow behind
and pay.
The following summer they went to
Norway, got their carioles, and start
ed on their trip. But At their very first
station the Englishman who had ex-
patiated upon the honesty of the Nor
wegians got into q fix: he had forgot
ten what the magic words were in Nor
wegian. He could not pay the post
boy, neither could he say, The one
who comes on behind will pay" For
tunately a merchant from Christiania
came to the rescue. The Englishman
told him all about the bet. upon which
the merchant informed him what the
words were in Norwegian. The En-
glishman repeated them to the post
boy, and they had at once the desired
effect The boy was satisfied. and said
it would no doubt be all right about
the money. The merchant. however,
thought it would be best for the credit
Of the country to let the new post-boy,
who was to 60 with the Englishman to
the next station, into the secret, and
requested him to pass it on from station
to station, that when the first English
man arrived and said, The one COM
ing on behind will pay" no one was to
trouble him about money, for on being
allowed to continue his journey in this
way he would win the bet. The boy
undertook to do this, and all the post
boys and station-keepers on the road
enjoyed the joke immensely. without
betraying that they knew anything
about the affair. And so it happened
that the Englishman travelled through
the country without paying q penny
and thus the two Englishmen 60 about
telling this story, which again is told
to thousand others, that in Norway
you need not pay at the posting
stations, but only say, "The one who
comes on behind will pay."-Bjorn-
sJerne Bjornson, tn Harper's Magazine.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
R. l. MURDOCH,
Merchant Tailor,
Near Port Tobacco Statssn.

TUST received the fashions for Spring an
- Summer, they are now prepared to max,
suits in the most fashionable style.-Scourinr
Repairing, Cleaning, Binding. Goats turned
at the shortest notice and cheap. One of them
can be found in Port Tooacco every Tuesday
and Saturday, prepared to take measures snf
eceive materials. York delivered in Port To-
racco if desired. Thankful for past favers, "
b licit the same patronage and satisfaction
soaranteed.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
DENTAL SURGERY.
&
DR.. A. D. COBEY

OFFERS his Professional Services to the Peo
" pie of Charles and the adjoining counties
He will do both Operative and Mechanica
Work; correct irregularity in Teeth, &c.
Dr.. CesKY will be in his Office in Port Te-
bacco the first and second weeks in each month
The rest of the time be will devote to calls from
home
Office ever the Grange Hall, in the ''poswel
Building"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26

New Bedford, Mass, is to have mill
for weaving fancy cashmeres. A
Frenchman proposes to set up eight
looms for the purpose. and to operate
them by electric power.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
and Reward.

A Ii persons whomscever are hereby prohib-
IA tied from cutting timber or other growth,
o. committing anv other trespass upon my farm
Scar White Plains in Charles county. A
Reward OF Two Hundred Dollars will
be paid for the apprehension aud conviction Of
ANY person taking timber or other material from
Mid farm.
A. RICHARDS
No. Is N. ST. s. E.
Apr. 6-t. Washington, D. C.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
WORKING GLASSES Arrssr1es 4. s,s ssx

prepared to furnish all classes with employment
ut home, the whole Of the time or for their spare
moments Business new, light and profitable.
Persons Of either sex easily from so cents To
$500 per evening, and a proportional sum by de-
voting all their time to the business. BOYS and
girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who
see this may send their address, and test the
business, we make this offer. To such As are not
well satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for
he trouble Of writing. Full particulars and out
free. Address GEORGE STINsoN & Co.. Port
Maine.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26

What is
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Paregorio Narcotic Children Mil
lions Of the-s Castor
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
ARID LANDS.
How the senate Committee Will Investi-
gate.


How the Senate Committee Will Investi-
gate.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Senate at
its last session appointed a committee to
investigate the question of the irrigation
and reclamation of arid lands, consisting
of Messrs. Stewart of Nevada; Plumb, of
Kansas; Allison, of Iowa; Hiscock, of
New York; Command, of Maryland; Rea-
gan, of Texas and Jones, of Arkansas.
They will begin their work August l, start
ing from st. Paul. MINI. They expect to
spend ten weeks in the field and will visit
Northern Dakota, Montana, Idaho (as far
as the Snake river basin), Utah. Nevada,
California, Arizona, Southwestern Texas,
along the valley of the Rio Grande from
FL Paso to San Antonio, thence by the
Fort Worth, Santa Fe & Coloradorailroad,
across the Staked plains, the Panhandle
region and part of Southwestern New
Mexico, through that Territory, Kansas,
Colorado and Wyoming.
The committee will be accompanied by
Major Powell, director OF the geological
survey, who will prepare a report on irri-
CATION in the United States, he having
been appointed irrigation engineer in the
United States geological survey. The
United States geological survey will have
six en- gineering parties in the field some
time before the committee starts. The
public domain west of the one hundredth
meridian will be divided finally into about
fifteen Autographed districts as the
topography of the region indicates the
proper storage basins. The six districts
now formed embrace the region between
the one hundredth meridian west longi-
tude and tie Rocky mountains, Montana,
Idaho, Utah, Nevada and all the basin
section east of the Sierras, California,
west thereof. New Mexico and Arizona.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
THE ARIZONA BATTLE.
Particulars of Paymaster Wham's En-
counter With Robbers.

Particulars of Paymaster Wham's En-
counter With Robbers.
TECs0N. A. T., May ia Fort Thomas
special gives the particulars of the recent
fight between a band of robbers and
United States Paymaster Wham's party
near Cedar Springs, in which the robbers
obtained $40 900. At the point at which
the attack was made the road winds down
a long hill. Near the top it runs between
a high wall on the east and q low wedge
OF rock on the west. A large rock was
discovered in the road and the party
stopped TO remove it. A voiley of shots was
thereupon fired from the brow of the hill,
which rose to a height OF fifty feet
almost perpendicularly. None of the rob-
bers could be seen from below. The pay
masters party. which consisted of Major
j. w. Wham, Clerk ". j. Gibbon, two
non- commissionei officers, nine privates
and two drivers, Immediately returned
the fire, which became general. The rob-
bers had placed men further up the hill TO
the right of the party and also sent men
along the hill to get in a cross fire from
the left 1t is known that at least one
man in each of the fanking parties was
either killed or wounded. The paymas-
ter's party made a break for the raviue
pe!OW tue ieGge, winch lOr oJU yards
is without shelter and five men were
wounded in eros sing it. The others of the
party retreated further around the point
of the hill Paymaster Wham from be-
hind the ledge, thinking the cross Ere had
been silenced. made a heroic effort o rally
his men. but they We're compelled to seek
other shelter, beng exposed TO "A terrible
fire The paynlster, MS clerk and the
corporal were TIL only men who reached
the last shelter unwcuad, d While some
of the robbers kept un the fire from
the hill it was very easy matter for
the others to go down and secure tine
booty, which was in strong irCn-b bound
box on the boot OF ths ambulance. Ii was
opened with an axe, ami :he so, Geo car
ried away, together with a vaiIse. wnicn
they soon cut open and abandoned. One
robbeT was seen to be taken away on a
pack mule and tracks of blood showed
them to have suffered badly At 10
time We're al OF the band seen
Six of the wounded in The paw
masters party We're conveyed N the am
bu'ance TO hospital here and surgeon
and wagons were sent for the others
Eight men out of eleven were wounded
OIe of the wounded soldiers mas died and
three others are in a critical condition. |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
The Causes of Death.

Our readers are doubtless all familiar
with the Robinson poisoning cases, which
have recently come to light il Somerville,
Mass, suburb of Boston.
1t seems that eight deaths have occurred
from arsenical poisoning, seven in one
family, and within five years. 1t is doubt
full if the murderers would have been
brought to justice had not an organization
in which the victims were insured began an
investigation as to why so many persons
had suddenly died in one family
But the sensation from a medical point of
view connected with the case, took place in
Boston at a recent meeting of the Massa-
cEusetts Medico-Legal Society, when it was
stated by DR.. Holt that there was general
ignorance of the symptoms of arsenical
poisoning and because of such ignorance
the Robinson poisoning cases had gone on
without arousing the suspicion of medical
men. The Robinson cases were all treated
by regular physicians, with correct di
plomas, men supposed to know what they
were doctOring for, and to know the effect
of drugs on certain diseases. Yet in the
five deaths from arsenical poisoning of
which we speak, certificates of death were
given for pneumonia, typhoid fever, men
nights, bowel disease, and Bright's Dis
ease.
Such a commentary on the general igno-
rance of the medical profession, made by
one of its own number, we believe to be
without parallel.
Is it any wonder that patients are losing
faith in their doctors! Here were five able
bodied people slowly poisoned with arsenic
before their very eyes, and yet these very
wise medical men were doctoring them for
pneumonia, typhoid fever. meningitis,
bowel disease, and Brights disease.
In the very same manner thousands of
patients are being treated this day for
pneumonia, heart trouble, dropsy, incipient
consumption, ETC., when these are but
symptoms of advanced kidney disease,
which is but another name for Brght's dis
ease. The doctors DO not strike at the seat
of the disease-the kidneys, and if they
did nine times out of ten they would fail
as they are on record as saying they can
not cure Bright's disease of the kidneys.
Rather than use Warmers Safe Cure,
well known specific for this and all other
forms of kidney disease, they would let
their patients die and then give a death
certificate that death was caused by peri
carditis, apoplexy, phthisis or cardiac al
lection.
Is this not the honest truth. Do you not
know in your own personal history very
many instances where physicians doctored
the wrong disease, and caused untold suf-
fering, and many times, death! Which
leads US to remark that very much can be
learned by one's-seIf by careful observa-
ton, and that the doctors are very far from
having a monopoly of the knowledge of
medicine or disease.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
THE OCEANS BED.
In Its Deepest Parts Its Desolation Mus
BE Extreme.

In Its Deepest Parts Its Desolation Must
BE Extreme.
As plants do not live in the deep sea,
the deep-sea animal either prey on one
another or get their food from dead
organisms and plants which sink down
to them Thus Maury says: The
sea, like the snow-cloud with its flakes
in calm, is always letting fall upon
its bed showers of microscopic shells"
And experiment proves that a tiny
shell would take about a week to fall
from the surface to the deepest depths.
Since sunlight does not penetrate
much farther than the littoral zone,
there would be beyond this perpetual
darkness, except for phosphorescence.
Many of the animals inhabiting the
continental and abyssal zones have
merely rudimentary eyes. But these
blind creatures have very long feelers,
which help them to grope their way
along the bottom Other deep-sea
animals on the contrary, have enor-
nous eyes. and these very likely
congregate around such of their num-
Der as are phosphoreseent, and many
perhaps follow the moving lamps about
wherever they go. And so bright is
this light on many of the fish brought
up by the dredge that during the
brief space the animals survive it is
not difficult to read by il.
The reason why fishes and mollusks
living more than three miles under
water are able to bear a pressure of
several tons is that they have exceed
ingly loose tissues, which allow the
water to flow equally through every
interstice, snd thus to equalize the
weight When the pressure is re-
moved they perish. In the Challenger
expedition sent out by the British
Government, all the sharks brought
up from depth of little less than
three-quarters of a mile were dead
when they reached the surface
Household Words.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
DAKOTA ELECTION.
A Light Vote POlIed in Favor of the Sio

A Light Vote PolIed in Favor of the Sioux
Falls Constitution.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 15-An election
was held in South Dakota yesterday to
vote for or against the Sioux Falls Con-
stijurion, so called because it was four
years ago adopted in that city, upon
which the Omni bus bill required another
vote and to elect delegates 10 a convention
at Sioux Falls to complete the work to be
done before the Presidential proclamation
of Statehood. The vote was light, but the
majority in favor of the Constitution was
overwhelming, while the delegates elected
to the convention have been two Repuh-
licans to one Democrat that division
having been agreed upon before the
election.
In North Dakota delegates We're elected
to the constitutional convention which
will convene at Bismarck on July 4
There, as in South Dakota, the minority
party (Democratic) was given one-third
of the delegates. This being true there
has been but little contest at the polls.
The returns so far as received indicate
that with a few exceptions the agreement
to the division of the various delegates
will be strictly adhered to. and the minor
ity will be gwen a hearing when the Con-
stitution is being framed.
Heavy rains lessened the number of
votes cast The total vote of South Da-
kota will not be over so 600. The oppose
ton to the Sioux Falls Constitution was
not great enough to be noticed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
Sioux Willing to Sell.

YANKToN, Oak, May 1.-THE Sioux In
dians at the Yanktown agency will nego-
tiate with the Government for the sale OF
seven townships in the north part of their
reservation. Engineers are at work sur
veying the agency and the Indians are
selecting their lands in severalty. The
reason assigned for selling this land is
that the Indians treaty with the United
States only allows them SIS 90 per an
mum, and their present treaty will soon
expire. The tract embraces some of the
best land in South Dakota and a rush of
settlers is expected to follow its opening,
which will probably be within thirty
days. These lands will furnish homes for
1000 families, allowing each 160 acres.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
George w. Richards Murdered and Robbed
in n,cin

George w. Richards Murdered and Robbed
in New Mexico.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 16-A brief dispatch
received last evening at the Santa Fe
headquarters from Carthage, n. NJ, stated
that George w. Richards. superintendent
of the CarthG &c mine. was killed yesterday
afternoon by two Mexicans. who stole
$1,000 The Carthage mine, which is ten
miles from Socorro, is operated by the San
Pedro Coal & Coke Company, an offshoot
of the Santa Fe Yesterday Superin-
tendent Richards was making the April
payment TO the miners and had dis
hursed all but 5000 when two Mex
leans gained entrance to the Office
where Richards and his clerk. j.
Arnot, were alone. shot and killed the
superintendent, secured the money and
both mounted one horse and rode away.
A pursuing party was soon organized.
Vice President Robinson, of the Santa
Fe, has offered reward of 81. 900 for the
capture of the robbers and $500 additional
for the return of the money. Richards
had been in the employ of the Santa Fe
as mining engineer and superintelde of
mines several wears
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
ALLEN THoRNolkE RICE DEAD.
The Newly Appointed Minister to Russia
Dies Suddenly.

Dies Suddenly.
NEW YORK May 1G-Allen Thorndlke
Rice. the newly appointed Minister to
Russia died suddenly yesterday morning
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel where he was
stopping. Mr.. Rice had been suffering
from throat affection for few days but
was not supposed to be in any danger.
He intended to sail for Europe Wednes-
day in the Inman steamer City of Paris,
dut was compelled to delay his departure
owing to his sickness.
Mr.. Rec died at half-past three O'Clock.
There were with him at the time James
Sargent, his valet of twenty years stand
ing; Henry Crisp. an experienced nurse,
DR.. Goldthwaite and DR.. Fuller, who had
been in attendance upon him for some
time. DR.. Fuller gives the following his
tory of the case:
''Air. Rice had been i'll during the entire
spring, having been generally run down
from overwork in preparing to go abroad.
He took to his bed three or four days ago,
suffering from tonslitis. His tonsils had
formerly given him considerable trouble
and had been clipped. There was a GER
tain amount of liberation apparent. with
symptoms Of quincy. The case had not been
considered dan gerous. however, even up
to eleven O'Clock last night Monday was
his worst day. On Tuesday night the
abscess began to discharge and he felt a
great deal of relief. The patients tenn
perature fell and his condition appeared
to be favorable. He also had a good
appetite. DR.. Fuller adds that Mr.. Rice's
nurse was an excellent one and that all
was done for the sick man that was pos
sible.
The nurse says that at one O'Clock yes
terday morning, when only he and the
valet were with the patient, Mr. Rice ex-
perforated some phlegm or pus, felt
greatly relieved and went to sleep. At
about two o'clock the nurse endeavored to
awake him to allow more phlegm 10 be
discharged, but was unable 10 wake him.
Sargent, the valet, made haste to sum-
mon DR.. Fuller and Dr. Goldthwaite. The
latter reached the sick room first and tried
in vain to awaken the patient. When DR..
Fuller arrived they united their efforts
with the same result Mr.. Rice died with
in ten minutes.
DR.. Fuller says the CLOTHS swelled sud-
denly and shut off the breath. Such
case is of rare occurrence and in this in
stance was unlocked for, though every
precaution had been taken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
NATIONAL EXPENDITURES.
What II Costs to Run the Government
The APPROPRIATIONS

The Appropriations
WASHINGTON May 16-Statements
showing the results of the acts of the Sec
ond session of the Fiftieth Congress upon
the finances of government have been
prepared by Thomas p Cleaves and James
Z. Courts, clerks respectively of the Sem
ate and House Committees on Appropria-
tions. They show that the total amount
appropriated by Congress was $3.50 646,-
460. while the permanent. specific and in
definite appropriations were estimated by
the Secretary of the Treasury at Sl0S, 6e1,-
0J6, making the total estimated expendi-
lures of the Government for 1880. 1886
331, SIC The estimated revenues for the
same time are S459 500. 65S.
The act provides for $50 new offices, the
salaries of which aggreg ate SAB 500,
while the increase of sa laries of old offices
amount to 81 OBS $50. Sixty mine offices are
abolished, the salaries of which are s127,-
BIZ, and the salaries of other Offices are
reduced $500. Among the new offices
created are five Senate committee clerks
and messengers, one House committee
clerk, three clerks of the signal Office, ten
clerks in the Navy Department, one in the
Interior Department, two laborers in the
Post Office Department judge, attorney
and marshal of the Indian Territory
court, secretary, assistant secretary. as
sistant librarian and assistant statistician
of the Department of Agriculture, 13l
teachers, clerks, ETC., in the District
of Columbia, six keepers of life
saving stations, fifty keepers of light
houses, eight registers and receivers of
public land offices, superintendent and
seventy-seven assistants and clerks of the
eleventh census; six officers of North Da-
kato, seven of South Dakota, six OF Mon
tana and six of Washington, an additional
Brigadier- General Colonel and Major on
the retired list of the army; six assistant
engineers of the navy. 100 mariners, a
superintendent of the Indian school at
Pierre, OAK, and the Sioux, Chippewa and
Cherokee commissioners.
The Post-office Appropriation bill in
creases the allowance for compensation
for clerks in post-offices from 50 9I5, 600 to
$3.50. 900 and that for railway post office
clerks from s., 246, 79J to $3,6OO000 with
500, 900 deficiency item.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
BROKE IN TWO.
Accident to a Mixed Train on the Union
PncIfic Near Zen trice. Neh

Accident to a Mixed Train on the Union
Pacific Near Beatrice, Neb.
BEATRICE. Neb. May 16.-A terrible
accident occurred one mile south ct here
about seven O'Clock last night A mixed
train on the Union Pacific broke IN two,
and the rear half a few minutes later
crashed into the forward half with terrific
force, causing bad wreck. In tn. coach
attached to the train Sam Roberts, line
man on the Union Pacific, and n lady,
whose name could not be harmed.
were riding. The latter was badly
injured, but bow seriously is not known.
Roberts, whose home is in Lincoln, was
so badly injured that he is not ex-
pected to live. He was brought to this
city as soon as possible and taken to the
hotel and medical aid summoned. The
doctors say his lungs were badly crushed
and his spine fractured. If he survives
the shock there is a faint hope that he
may recover; but the probabilities are all
against it He is now lying in an un-
conscious condition, but every thing pos
Sible is being done for him. Tee track
was blockaded for several hours.