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The Newtown bee., 1889-12-13
1 lISTRICT OF VIEWPOINT, ss Probate Court lI December II, 1sS9
 Estate of PATRICK CARROLL, late oi

EOR SALE-Two pair of Working CattIe or 1T would exchange tor young cattle or far row cows. Also good family Horse. NJ. II
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-13
FRIDAY. DEcEMBER 1a, 1889.

CIRCULATION.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
The Tariff on Pharaoh.

NJ. Maspero, the eminent Egyptol-
ogist, told an amusing story of an
early experience with custom house
officials in the course of a lecture which
he delivered recently at Brussels. He
had landed case containing superb
mummy, an authentic Pharaoh of the
sixteenth century B. c., at some
European port-which, he did not say
and, having declared the nature OF
it's contents, he counted on seeing it
passed without further trouble. But
the officer insisted on opening the
case; and after a minute inspection of
the article inside it, of which he could
make nothing, though he concluded
that it must be valuable from the care
with which it was packed, he told the
archaologist that he would have to
levy duty on it. what! duty on an
Egyptian Pharaoh?" asked Nj. Mas
perc, laughing heartily at the notion.
The official searched the tariff-table
carefully. but of course it threw no
light on the matter. 1T is true" he
said, that Pharaohs are not men,
toned in the tariff; but they are duti-
able all the same, for they come under
the head of unbiased articles and
are subject to the maximum rate as
SUCH" And great Pharaoh dead, if
not exactly turned to clay. was passed
through the custom-house as ''dried
fish," the most highly taxed of imports.
London Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
HOW DIMES ARE MADE.

How tho Little Coins Are Turned Out By
the San Francisco Mint.
The silver dime is useful little coin,
and just at present they seem to be in
demand; SO much so that the San Fran
cisco mint ia turning them out at q
great rate.
The process of dime-making is an
interesting one. The silver bullion is
first melted and run into two-pound
bars. These in turn are run through
immense rollers and hattened out to
the thickness of the coin. These sill
yer strips are then passed through q
machine, which cuts them into proper
size for the presses. the strips first
having been treated with a kind Of
tallow to prevent their being scratched
in their passage through the cutters.
The silver pieces are then put into
the feeder of the printing presses. and
are fed to the die by automatic ma
chinery at the rate of 100 per minute.
4S. 900 dimes being turned out in a
regular working day of eight hours.
AS the smooth pieces are pressed
between the ponderous printing dies.
they receive the lettered and figured
impression in manner similar to that
of paper pressed upon form OF
type. At the same time, the piece is
expanded in a slight degree. and the
small corrugations are cut into its rim.
The machine drops the completed
coin into a receiver, and it is ready for
the counters hands. The instrument
used by the counter is not a cOmplicat-
ed machine by any means, as one might
suppose. 1t is a simple copper-colored
tray, having raised ridges running
across its surface at distance apart
the exact width of dime.
From the receiver the money is
dumped on the board or tray, and as ii
is shaken rapidly by the counter the
pieces settle down into the spaces be-
tween the ridges. All these spaces be-
ing filled, the surplus coin is brushed
back into the receiver, and the counter
has exactly 1850 dimes, or 1925, on his
tray, which number is required to fill
the spaces. The tray is then emptied
into boxes, and the money is ready for
shipment.
The dime does not pass through the
weigher's hands, as does the coin of q
larger denomination. One and one
half grains is allowed for variation, or
tolerance" in all silver coins from a
dollar down. and the deviation from
the standard in the ten-cent pieces is
80 trifling that the trouble and expense
of weighing coins of this denomination
is dispensed with.-Golden Days.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
Honesty and intelligence.
II pays to be honest, you say.
Granted.

It pays to be honest, you say.
Granted.
Yet how many are dishonest through
ignorance, expediency, or Intentionally
One can be dishonest and yet say nothing.
A clerk who lets q customer buy Q dam
aged piece of goods, . witness who holds
back the truth which would clear . prison.
er, Q medical practitioner who takes hil
patients money when he knows he IL doina
him NO good all are culpebly dishonest
Speaking Of the dishonesty Of medical
men reminds rs that only the past weel
there has come under our personal obser.
walton form of dishonesty which Is almost
too mean for narration.
It il generally known that doctors bind
themselves by codes, resolutions and oaths
not to use any advertised medicines. Now,
there Is q medicine on the market which,
for the past ten years, has accomplished q
marvellous amount of good in the cure Of
Kidney and Liver diseases, and diseases
arising from the derangemento Of these great
organs,-we refer to Warmers Safe Cure.
80 widespread are the merits OF this med
icine that the majority of the doctors Of
this country know from actual evidence
that it will cure Advanced Kidney Disease,
which is but another name for Bright's DIS
ease.
The medical profession have put them
selves on record as admitting that there is
no cure for this terrible malady, yet there
are physicians base enough and dishonest
enough to procure Warmers Safe Cure in a
surreptitious manner, put the same into
plain, four-ounce walls, and charge their pa
tients $2OO per vial, when a sixteen ounce
bottle Of the remedy, in its original pack
age, can be bought at any drug store in the
world for N.25.
Perhaps the doctor argues that the cure
Of the patient justifies his dishonesty, yet
he will boldly stand up at the next county
medical meeting and denounce Warmers
Safe Cure as q patent medicine, and one
which he can not and will not use.
The fact is that the people are waking up
to the truth that the medical profession is
far from honest, and that it does not pos
sess monopoly of wisdom in the curing of
disease, doctoring the many symptoms of
kidney disease, instead of striking at the
seat Of disease-the kidneys themselves
allowing patients to die rather than use a
remedy known to be q specific, simply
because it has been advertised, and when pa
tents are dead from Advanced Kidney Dis
ease, still practicing deception by giving the
cause of death in their certificate as pneu-
monia, dropsy, heart disease, or some other
accompanying effect If Bright's Disease.
All this Is prtmd fdcic evidence of incom-
potency, bigotry and dishonesty.
We speak but the truth when we say that
Messrs. H. II. Warner & Co. have done q
most philanthropic work for the past ten
years in educating the people up to the
knowledge they now enjoy, especially Of
maladies growing out of diseases of the
Kidneys and Liver, and are deserving Of
all praise for their honesty and straight
forwardness in exposing shams and dis
honesty of all kinds.-EI.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
CARE OF FLAIlRoNs.

How to Keep Thorn in Good Condition
and Always Ready for Use.
It is so easy to keep the f1atirons In
good condition that there is little ex-
cuse for any housewife neglecting
them, no matter how busy she may be.
ANY woman can easily tell at glance
when these articles are well kept
Some housewives will have in their
possession irons that have been their
mothers before them, and though
they have been in constant use for
years, are still as firm and smooth as
any one could wish. Other women,
with the same kind of irons, would.
by neglect and carelessness, in a year
or two render them unfit to use
Where there are many starched
clothes to be done up weekly, it is a
good plan to wash the irons once q
week, but where plain clothes and
only few starched are to be done,
once a month is enough to wash the
irons. Take some clean ammonia
soap suds, and with q cloth wash the
irons well, afterward wiping with a
dry cloth, then put on the back of the
stove in clean place to dry thorough
". To clean the irons always have a
piece of coarse sand-paper, or a hand
full of coarse table-salt on a piece of
wrapping-pa paper, in which to rub
them.
Always have the top of the range
perfectly clean ere putting on the
irons. and never, if it can be avoided,
allow them to get too hot If such a
thing does occur, cool them by setting
up on end on the hearth. Some
women, when in a hurry, cool irons by
plunging them into cold water. which
is very poor plan, and those treated
in this way will soon be ruined.
Never do this or allow it to be done
with your irons, unless you are pre-
pared to purchase new set There
Is also the danger of scalding from the
steam that suddenly arises when the
iron is first placed in the water. Some
housewives black and polish the
handles and tops of their irons the
same as the stove. but it is scarcely to
be commended. as there is always q
danger of smearing the clothes.
Don't keep the irons on the stove
when not in use. for it is sure to harm
the temper of the iron, and don't, if it
can be avoided, have irons on the
stove when cooking, more particular
ly when the article cooking is one
that is apt to flow or boil over, or
while frying. After taking an iron
from the stove, when wanted for use,
first rub it over piece of heavy
wrapping paper kept for that purpose,
then rub the smooth part with cloth
in which is encased a bit of wax.
Rub the iron well over a clean cloth
and then it is ready for the clothes.
In ironing starched clothes, if any of
the starch sticks to the iron always
scrape it off with a knife ere putting
again to heat on the stove.
1t is not always the best plan to
keep the irons on a mantel or open
shelf, although it is the usual way, for
they are sure to be dusty when wanted.
1t is much better to keep them in a
dry, closed place, so they may always
be ready for use. An old lady of our
acquaintance always used the lower
oven of the range, which is called the
hot closet, but in her range, at least,
was misnamed, as it was a very cool
place, and was just the kind of re-
ceptacle for any thing that was to be
kept dry, such as irons. Boston
Budget.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
STYLISH PARASOLS.
Novelties Produced for the Coming Spring
and Summer Seasons.

Novelties Produced for the Coming Spring
and Summer Seasons.
The new parasols for spring and
summer are covered faille or armure
silk in plain colors or richly brocaded,
or with striped silks. plaids or bord-
cred patterns. and very dressy para
soils have thin gauze, silk muslin or
net covers brocaded with tinsel in de-
signs like embroidery. The handles
are of natural woods--holly, acacia,
bamboo, cherry or ebony-with curl
ously twisted hoops or large hooks or
knobs at the end, Or else they are
quantity carved and tipped with silver
or gold. Coaching parasols and those
for general use have handles that ex-
tend fourteen inches beyond the edge
of the silk cover when closed. The
Directoire parasols to be used with
walking toilettes have much longer
handles. like walking sticks, extend
ing eighteen inches beyond the cover,
and these handles are now put to-
gether with screw joint so that they
may be taken apart and doubled
small enough to go into a very
small trunk. Rich brocades of the
last century in dull colors and with
metallic designs are appropriate COW
ers for these parasols when meant for
dress, while for morning walks the
striped and bordered silk covers are
used. A novel feature inside the new
Cleopatra parasols is ribbon trim
ming winding around the stretchers
that hold the parasol open as they ra-
date from the stick; when the parasol
is closed these ribbons show beyond
the tips, and a cluster of loops is
formed around the stick, giving full,
bunchy effect that is considered very
stylish.
Faille parasols of green or of gray
shades are made to correspond with
many of the spring stuffs for dresses.
Striped parasols must be striped
around instead of down the breadths.
and those with wide stripes are pre-
ferred. The ferule at the top is very
long, and is pointed in parasols that
have cane handles. Black parasols
have new designs of moire. palm. ovals.
or large balls on faille grounds. For
mourning are Rhadzimir parasols with
carved ebony sticks. For piazzas
and carriage use in midsum-
mer are white and gold bro.
caded silk parasols. or pale old
rose, or blue brocades in leaf and
ostrich feather designs. or else en-
broidered silk muslin or net is put
plainly over white. black, gray, rose
or empire-green silk of the shade as
the transparent fabric A bow of the
silk or of the ribbon is tied on the
handle in full loops. and loop OF
passementerie cord is also added there,
through which the arm is passed te
carry the parasol when it is not hoist
ed. Sun-umbrellas have a short eight
inch handle tipped with gold or silver,
and are covered with black taffeta silk.
For the country are cotton satteen and
gingham parasols in large figures and
plaids, with either short or long ham
dies. India silk is also prettily mount
I'D for paras0ls to match the summer
dress with which it Is worn. Small
turned-over shades for use in early
spring are made Up Of silks. or thes
have lace covers all in one piece in the
fashion Of long ago-HArper's Baxa.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
CURIOUS PUNCTUATION.
A Number of Specimens Collected by Q
Fun-LOving Editor.

Fun-LOving Editor.
The following specimens of curious
punctuation are given by the Printers
Register: A man who was suddenly
taken sick ''hastened home while every
means for his recovery were resorted
to. In spite of all his efforts, he died
in the triumphs of the Christian relig-
ion." "A man was killed by a rail-
road car running into Boston, sup
posed to be deaf" A man writes,
I'VE have decided to erect a school
house large enough to accommodate
five hundred scholars FIVE stories
high" On certain railway the fol-
lowing luminous direction was print
ed: Hereafter, when trains in an OPP
posite direction are approaching each
other on separate lines, conductors and
engineers will be requested to bring
their respective trains to a dead halt
before the point of meeting. and be
careful not to proceed till each train has
passed the Other" A steamboat cap.
tain, advertising an excursion, says:
'' Tickets, twenty-five cents; children
half-price to be had at the Office 4
hotel was thus advertised: This hote
will be kept by the widow of the for
mer landlord, Mr.. Brown. who dien
last summer on new and improved
plan" Wanted, a saddle-horse for 8
lady weighing about $50 pounds" An
Iowa editor says: I've have received s
basket of fine grapes from our friend
w., for which he will please accept oul
compliments, some of which are nearly
two inches in diameter" Board may
be had at No. 4 Pearl street for two
gentlemen with gas" Over bridg.
at Atlanta. Ga. is the following: IAN,
person driving over this bridge in :
pace faster than a walk shall. if ,
white man. be fined five dollars, and i
q negro. receive twenty-five lashes
half the penalty to be bestowed on tn,
informer. A newspaper containes
this: 1--WE have two school-rooms sui
ficiently large to accommodate thre.
hundred pupils one above another.
Another newspaper, in describing tn,
doings OF a convention at Cleveland
said: The procession was very fine
and nearly two miles long, as was ais,
the prayer of DIR. Perry, the chaplain. ;
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

The prevalence of Malaria in large sec
tons OF country where, until recently, it
has never been known, is net easy OF ex-
plantation. If you are a sufferer, 1t will be
more interesting to you to know how to
get well. A few doses of Shallenberger's
Antidote will do the work, and do it imme-
didtetv. The medicine is prompt in destroy
,9 ooe a1S , always sade even lor
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

Mrs. De Culture. Horrors!- Going
to marry that young MIR. Hayseed!
Are you crazy? He eats pie with a
knife" Miss De Culture-'.I know it,
ma, but l love him." You'll die of
disgust" mo won't. rllnever have
pie. philadelphia Record.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

SPENDING the crops before they are made
is working to disadvantage; SO far as pos
sible, pay as you 60.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

For strengthening and clearing the voice.
use browns Bronchial Troches." ~ have
commended them to friends who were pub
lie speakers, and they have proved extreme
" servlceable. "-ReU. Henry Ward Bcccher.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

MI friend. look here! you know how weak
and nervous your wife is, and you know
that Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, now
why not be fair about it and buy her q box
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

AM one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble tc
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

THE rarest and choicest Of precious metals
is Rallium. It is valued at $3.50 an ounce.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

THE farm animals of the world ar,
estimated as follows: Cattle, 293. OOO, 600
horses, 100000; sheep. 497, 600; hogs
09. 100000
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

A DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Hale's Hon
ey of HOrehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies To0thache Drops Cure in one minute.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

The sale is reported of piece of property
in Chicago at the rate of $50 square inch.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

Put the finest and best manure 4,
the garden Use the coarse manure O.,
corn. Endeavor, however. to hav
the whole heap well rotted befor
using.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

WHERE regular Jstem Of under drain
age does not commend itself, drains q
least should be cut through the wet spot
haps Offset the gain on other portions.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

Engfavhgs Of Buildings, Porsraits, Rse.
II yoe want Engravings Of any descfip-
ton Buildings, Portraits, Machinery,
Maps, Flats, etc.,-write to us for samples
and prices. Only photo-engraving estab-
lishmeut west Of The Mississippi run by
electric light
A. n KILLooo NEwsPAPER Co,
Kansas City, No
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

Tn Emperor Of Germany il IN early
riser. When he takes his usual drive
only 6reakfssted, but done more than ~
hours hard work.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

II pouring coffee for guests q hostess
should ask each guest if she shall serve the
coffee with cream and sugar.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

The guitar is becoming very fashionable
in England.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

In England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
the decrease in cattle in two years was
200. The number of sheep is reduced
more than 100000 in three years, and in
creased.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

STATISTICS published in Germany show
that 500 600 emigrants left Germany since
1871, Of whom 2,00O, 700 have come to Amer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

FENCING has become 80 popular among
ladies' upon the continent that many con-
vents include it in their curriculum.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaa
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. .
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

CAIuoRNIANs are beginning to think the
dandelion q Nuisance. A few years ago II
was introduced from the East, and now II
threatens 70 crowd out every thing else.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

A GREAT hume was lately completed ii
San Diego, Cal. It extends fifty miles from
the western slope of Cuyamaca mountain,
where there Is reservoir containing . four
years. supply Of water at an elevation Of
i5OO feet. The cost was 100000
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, has shown
himself possessed Of almost as great .
craze for building as Nine. de Pompadour,
and many new buildings at Ostend and
elsewhere are tasteful monuments to his
love for improvement.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

An American nag, claimed to be the first
ono used, was carried in the Harrison in
auRural procession at Washington. It is
owned by Mrs. Stafford, Of Edgartown,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

TIE production Of coal in the United States
in 1888 was 145, 80, 743 tons, against IL, 975,
557 tons in 1881.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

1sales ana Fslllss = - Ass
Arc numerous, but Of the latter mona n
mofe no1culous than the promiscuous and
ranoom use OF LAXATIVE pals md otherdras-
NC catnartics. These wrench, oonvulsecand
Meeken both tho stomach and the bowels, II
aoetetsers Stomach Bitters be used In
complished without pain and With erest
nenent % tho bowels, tho stomach and the
hver. Use this remedy when constipotioo
mamiests itself, and thereby prevent Is
from becoming chronic.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

TIE garnishing Of salad should not be
eaten.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25

N1!Y-1N1 women Of Utica, N. r, hav'
sleneo IN agreement not to let q MAJ
crowd past them in . theater unless he j.
gong out on some other business than tina
Of drinking.s
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-25
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appear before the Parneli commission,
he and confederate, Birmingham, who
remained in Chicago, became suspic-
ious OF Cronin and urged that either
he should unequivocaIIy commit him.
self to their schemes and plots, or else
surrender the papers. He refused.
Birmingham became desperate. The
papers must be had at any cost. How
get them2 By force of course,
since it was impossible to do so in any
other way. Hence the conspiracy to
rob Cronin of the papers, which re-
suited in his death. Such in brief is
the story, and such it Eappears will be
the hypothesis by which the defense
will seek to explain the killing of Gro
min.
! 1t will be observed that nothing is
said about any of the prisoners now
charged with the crime, and that they
are supposed. to be wholly guiltless in
the affair.As the evidence against
them actual and circumstantial, is o.
such nature as to exclude any hypho
thesis inconsistent with their guilt, thu
gauzy nature of this newly trumpet
up story seems quite apparent. 4
will be remembered also that Cronir
frequently expressed TO his friends
fear that the Sullivan gang in the CIaI
ma Gael would take his life, and tina
those now charged with the murde
were members of the anti Cronin fac
ton. Neither does it appear that thu
documents in question were secures
when Cronin was murdered. Tht
story has an ancient ond ishlike smell