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, 1889-08-16
ANTIQUITY OF THE GLOVE.


An Emblem of Power and of Purity, of
Defiance and Subsection.
No article of attire has more of inter
est in its associations and history than
gloves; for while the interest attaching
to most other garments has been mainly
that of utility, to gloves has been at
tached n varied and widespread symbol
ism, giving them an exalted place and
linking them with many curious observ-
ances, regal, ecclesiastical, military and
social.
The glove has been the emblem of
power and of purity, of defiance and
subsection. Lands and personal proper
ty were once conveyed by the delivery
of n glove; the authority of kings over
provinces was attested by presenting a
glove; kings invested barons with de-
minion by ~bestowing on the ~favorite one
of the kingly gloves; and many e~cclesi-
astical and legal ceremonies could only
be performed with white gloves, the EN-
blems of purity.
The antiquity of gloves is very great;
they doubtless antedate history, for the
earliest literature alludes to them, and
they have beer known and worn from
the earliest ages of which we nave any
hAlON Atbk'. jill Al IHb Ohl b5tN .
describes Laertes, the farmer king, the
father of Ulysses, in his retirement:
"While gloves secured his hands to shield
them from the thorns." Xenophon jeers
at the Persians for wearing gloves as n
protection from the cold; not only did
they nave umbrellas borne over them in
summer, not being content with the
shade of the trees and rocks, but in the
winter it is not sufficient for them to
clothe their heads, and their bodies, and
their feet, but they AVE coverings made
of hair for their hands and their fingers.
In their earlier days the Greeks and the
Romans scorned such effeminacy, but at
a later day, in tho time of Pliny, the
uncle of that lively historian is described
as travelling with an amanuensis "who
wore gloves upon his hands in winter
lest the severity of the weather should
make him lose any time" in writing.
From time immemorial the glove has
had n legal significance in oriental coun-
tries in the transfer of property, just as
the Gods penny" was formerly used to
"bind n bargain" in the west. A disputed
passage in the Old Testament-Ruth ",
z and S-reads: "Now this was the man
ner in former time in Israel, concerning
redeeming and concerning changing, for
TO confirm all things; IA man plucked of
his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor, and
this was n testimony in Israel" 1t is
now commonly agreed by scholars that
the word shoe should be rendered glove,
for in the Chaldaic paraphrase the word
is rendered 'the case or covering of the
right hand" and accepting this view, it
appears that among the Israelites the
passing of n glove wa the method of
transferring property.
Later the glove, rs n pledge or emblem
of conveyance, came into use among the
Romans, whose ancient law held prop
erty to have passed with its literal trans
fer, or part of it, into the hand of the
purchaser; and the glove, doubtless rs n
matter of convenience, took the place of
and symbolized this actual transfer
H~aberdasher.
, 1889-08-16
Legal Bon Mots.

Sergt. Murphy was the author of some
excellent bon mots. When Mime. Soyer
died the famous chef asked Murphy for
nm epitaph. She had been a lady of an
arrogant temper, land it was generally
rumored that the poor cook had rather u
warmer time of it al home than he had
in the club kitchen" Murphy's sugges-
ton for an epitaph was "Soyer tran
quillc." A physician who was thinking
of calling out some one who had insulted
him came to consult Murphy about the
matter. Take my advice" Murphy
said, "and instead of calling him out
get him to call you in and have your re-
vcnGe that way; it viii be much moro
secure and certain. Robinson in Bench
and Bar.
, 1889-08-16

1t has been estimated that we get a
complete new outfit of brains about
every two months. The duration of a
nerves life is about sixty days. Each
nerve cell has its own independent
functions. subordinate to the higher
functions of the whole brain zen
masse;' and the latter acts as n sort of
boss or overseer to the individual actions
and life of each separate cell. Every
cell is destroyed and renewed every two
months, so we each get six brand new
brains per year.-Medical World.
, 1889-08-16

A new nautical distress signal has been
successfully experimental with in Eng
land, the notable feature in this device
being that no stick is required and there
is no back fire, the rocket taking the
form of a metal cylinder, in the base of
which is the propelling charge, above
this being the charge of tonite and above
this again a star composition. The pro-
pelling charge is fired by simply pulling
a lanyard, and the signal is propelled
upward at one impulse until the rocket
has reached the maximum height, which
is 600 feet. The stars are thrown out,
giving a brilliant illumination, and the
tonite charge then explodes, the noise of
the explosion being equal to the firing of
u six pound gun, but being high up it is
heard at a great distance.-London Let
TO-
, 1889-08-16
Pe~trtacations in a Cow. stomach.

Two years ago last November a heifer,
belonging to James Brown, near Com
stock, swallowed a pair of wooden nit
tens. The calf grew to be a mich COW,
and was apparently doing well until a
short time ago, when Mr.. Brown noticed
that she was not doing as well as usual.
She seemed in much distress when she
moved around, and had a great desire to
lie down all the time. Finally she died,
and Nr. Brown cut her open to see what
was the matter with her. Upon exam
ination one of the mittens and a part of
the other were found in n petrified state.
When knocked against each other they
ratified like stones. -Drain (Ore.) Echo.
, 1889-08-16
sup,r.It,.n In Ianan.

ThA natives of Japan are exceedingly
devotional and set up idols and affairs on
h seems to be the slightest pretext.
AT Nikko great reverence Is paid the
memory of Shodo Sho Min, a n early
apostle of Buddhism, who is said to have
spent several years in the region, and
about whom many remarkable stories
are of course told. The author of
~"Gleanings from Japan" writes in re-
gard to a visit there:
1 found at Mike a strange looking
picture of something which might repre-
sent anything, from a fungus with a
hole in it to a figure of a man drawn
by a child 2 years old. Iasked my friend
what it was.
"Oh, that is Hashiri dai M~iojin."
"And what is Hashiri dai Miojin?~
sit is a dried rat, n god"
you do not mean to say that any man
worships that?"
"Oh, yes, everybody about here wor-
ships it. Shodo, says the legend, had
made a companion of a rat, which ran
about with him, and in case it should be
lost he tied silk thread to its tail. When
he died the rat was lost, but many years
after the silk thread was found and
traced to a hole, inside which was found
the dried rat"
"But you do not mean to tell me that
any sensible man worships thaty'
"You will find the landlord does" and
clapping his hands he asked the maid:
Would you ask the landlord if he has
a Hashiri dai Miojin?'
Up came the landlord and took from
his bosom a neat, silk covered case, in
side which was the identical representa-
ton of a dried rat, and looking Sc used
as if he ~worshiped it every day of his
life.-Youth's Companion.
, 1889-08-16

Young Gushlee-I have an attachment
why, what's the matter?
Old Harduppe-Go on; n more won't
count. anyway.
Y. G.-I have a strong attachment for
your beautiful daughter, and beg her to
confer her hand upon me.
O. II. docking immensely relieved)-Is
that all? But might nave known, for
there's nothing left worth making an at
tachment against. Detroit Free Press.
, 1889-08-16

In Nevada electricity runs the very
deep mines, and has increased produc-
ton 25 per cent. The men who work
3,100 feet deep live about two years, not
w~ithstanding the fact hat they work
only two hours per day. They get more
pay than eight hour men They work
fifteen minutes and rest forty-five.-Ex-
change.
, 1889-08-16
The Absentee. wer, There.

A young Englishman, on a visit to Ire
land during the shooting season isays
America), asked his host if there were
many of the neighborinG land holders
then at home.
''Divil a one. faithr' was the answer.
"the country is schwarming with all
sentees San Francisco Argonaut
, 1889-08-16
nuck,en. ArnIcn snIre.

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money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1889-08-16
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Remedy2 If not, here it is: During last
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and was induced by a friend to tsy this
remedy. / took one dose, as per direc.
tons. and it gave me almost instant re.
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b. b. David, Druggist.
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, 1889-08-16
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the lepers under the Jewish law to die uncared
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, 1889-08-16
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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14
THE GURLEY'S ON TRIAL
Sensational Developments in the Annie
Redmond Kidnapping Case.

CHICAGO, April 10. - Two sensations
cropped out today in the trial of Harvey
Gurley and wife, the alleged kidnappers
of little Annie Redmond. The first sur
prise came when Harvey Gurley was Or
dered acquitted, on the ground that moth
ing had been shown against him but
cruelty, and he could not be punished for
that offense, having been fined for it in the
Justices court, though at the time the fine
was paid no one knew that the prosecuted
child was the lost Annie Redmond.
A more astonishing development fol-
lowed when Mrs. Gurley was placed on the
stand. She testified the little one
had not been Kidnapped but
had been given to her by no
less person than Annie's father,
John Redmond. The theory of the defense is
that Redmond s insanity was not brought
on by loss of the child but that he was in
sane previously and formed a dislike to
Annie from a delusion that she was not
his own. Mixed up in the extraordinary
story are limitations that Harvey Gurley
was paying attentions to Mrs. Redmond
and that John Redmond was fond of Mrs.
Gnrley.
Redmond is blacksmith and now in an
insane asylum. Gurley was a roustabout
and little Annie is the infant whose disap-
pearance was for long time as mysteri-
Gus and much talked of in Chicago as
Tascott, the murderer of millionaire Smell,
or the lost Charley Ross.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14

ages being slight. She brought from Apia
| the commander, two officers and thirty OF
| the crew of the German war ship Adler,
which was wrecked in the same hurricane.
The crew of the steamer Rockton, OF
119S tons, will proceed from here to Samoa
where she will take on board the crews OF
the wrecked American war ships. She will
then convey them to San Francisco.
Tht steamer Lubbock. from Apia, April
II, has arrived here. She reports that the
Nipsic is so badly injured that it is doubt
full whether she will be able to return to
the United States
A large number of the bodies of the Off
GERS and men of the various ships who were
drowned during the storm have been re-
covered and buried.
The officers Of the wrecked German war
ship Eber were also on board the Lubbock.
They will proceed to Germany on the
steamer Hapsburg which sails from here
April "a. One hundred men belonging to
the German fleet, including three officers,
remain at Apia to guard German interests.
The Olga reports that the Nipsic lost her
rudder, propeller, and that the Trenton is
full of water. The Adler lies in the same
position in which the storm left her.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14
NO MONEY FOR THE POLICE CON-
SlONERS

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 1.-the
public was greatly surprised today on
learning that the legislature had adjourn
ed without making any provision for pay
ing the salaries of the police commission
ers. They have been receiving their pay
monthly from the state treasurer, and eX-
Secretary Moore was painfully surprised
on receipt of the following letter:
STATE OF KANSAS. OFFICE OF THE AT
TORNEY GENERAL, TOPEKA, KAN, April
IL, 1SS9.-Hon. II. Miles Moore, Leaven-
worth, Kan: My DEAR SIR-Your favor
of the 10th inst. is just received. Mr..
Hull, of this office, at my request, called
upon the state auditor this morning to as
your account of $50 for services as police
commissioner for the month of
March. The auditor informs him
the former appropriation made by
the legislature of two years ago for the
police commissioners is exhausted, and
that he has been unable to find any law
passed at late session of the legislature
appropriating money for such purpose. |
myself have looked carefully through the
miscellaneous appropriation bill and find
nothing of the kind in it, and | am under
the impression that by an oversight the
recent Legislature made no appropriation
for he payment of the police commissioners
for the ensuing two years. This condition
of things is greatly to be regretted, for you
and other members of the board of police
commissioners of Leavenworth, and of the
other cities, have served the interests of
the people faithfully, and there ought not
to be any delay in receiving your pay.
Yours, respectfully, l.. B. KELLOGG"
1t is plain from the foregoing that the
commissioners will have to serve two years
and then look to the legislature for an ap-
preparation for reimbursement. The pres
ent commissioners will cheerfully do So
their main object being to enforce the pro-
hibitory law and place this city in harmony
with the state.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14
IN TOWN AND HAMLET

The seeds of intermittent and bilious re-
mittent fever terminate and bear evil
fruit. No community has altogether
escaped it. In populous wards of large
cities bad sewage causes it. and in their
suburbs stagnant pools in sunken lots
breed it, There is at once remedy and a
means of prevention. Its name is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which is, without per-
adventure, the most potent antidote in eX-
istence to the malariai virus. Fortified
with this Incompatible, saving specific,
miasmatic influences may be encountered
with absolute impunity. Disorders of the
stomach, liver and bowels, begotten by
miasma- tainted water, or any other cause,
succumb to the benefcient corrective
named, and rheumatic, kidney and bladder
troubles are surely removable by its use
when it is given persistent trial
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14

face aroused themselves TO the effort and
united in faint cheer for the Tag snip.
Those who were standing on the shore
listened ia silence, for that feeble cry was
tho saddest they had ever heard. Every
heart was melted TO pity; God help then"
was passed one from another. The sound
OF music next came across the water. The
Trenton's band was playing the star
Snangled Banner" Tire thousands on sra
and shore had never heard the strains Of
music at such times a. THIS. An indie
scribable feeling came over the hundreds
of Americans on the beach who listened 70
the notes Of the national anthem mingled
with the howl Of the storm. For = mo-
rnent only were they silent. and then broke
forth with a cry that rent the air and
reached the struggling men on the rigging
Of the Tandalia Men who had exhausted
every means during the whole Of that aN-
ful day Of rendering some assistance 70
their com radeS, now seemed inspired 70
greater efforts. They ran about the beach
eager 70 do something, even az the risk ~
life itself They looked despairinXlF
AZ the roaring torrent 81 water
that broke up on the shore and knew that
no boat could live IN such a SEA - col
lisioD OF the Trsn 90 and NandAi3a. whieh
every one thought would crush the latter
vessel 70 pieces proved 70 be tie salFailon
Of The men il the rigging SoiU iftsfauG-
the IRENE f344Ok4e EFFL+- 81 liz VI
Trenton dragged back slowly, aud wben
her stern finally struck the Nandasia there
was no shock and she gradually swung
around broadside 20 the sunk@n ship. A.
soon as the vessels touched The men n tie
rnizzen rigging crawlsd out 81 the yards
and jumped 70 the deck o. the IYegton-
The men escaped just II tine. for
as the last left tie yards the uaszze'l-
mas. Of the Nandsla fell VIII
a crash Ga the side negt 70 tbs sbCTe. be
men on the main mast next escaped - the
same way. he main mast Of TIE Eaa-
dasia fell soon after TIE mizZefl AID II sas
believed several nsn were killed II the
rigging II 40. they we're killed 6J the
fail or drowned before the Eas1 escaped
from the rigging The rnsn who escaped
10 tie deck q the Trenton had clanz 70
tt. VaneAli2s rigging nearly twelve
Sour~A AL were weak and exhausted ard
may had resolved seTsre ia!ar3ss4 Tns
TseL.on was rapidly filing w!ts water
aud but title cozid bs done for
the rrscue1 men Tbs Storm was
raging fursousiy a. midnight an1 fbe
stern q tie Trenton vas forced back
agatDx. The re4f Waves ooatiaussi To
beat oTsr Der. bsa. her 6fau@ht was -
great that after sas bs1 settled ssl.issly
az the ho.ssn. she was STU &lsog; Ter
usual hight oat q she water and fkeYe
see1se6 10 BE 20 great dagger Of Der going
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14
wANTTHEIR WAGES PROMPTLY

CHICAGO, April Is. - Several hundred
employees of the Baltimore & Ohio road
were called to the company's office at
South Chicago and asked by the officials
to sign papers giving the company the
right 10 reserve a certain per cent,of their
wages. The ostensible object of keeping
back the money is to defray the cost of
insuring the employees against loss by
sickness. accident. etc, while in the SER
vice of the road. There has been much
dissatisfaction with the workings of the
scheme for some time, the men claiming
they received practically no benefits
from the payments and that the
payments were very one
sided affair resulting chiefly
in a substantial addition to the company's
eXchequer. This feeling manifests itself
in an unanimous refusal today by the men
to sign the compauys documents. The re-
fusing includes engineers, firemen, shop
men, switchmen, breakmen, conductors
and section hands. Operating the division
of road commencing with Chicago and
ending with Garrett, Ind.
The only effect of this notice, apparently
was the issuance of a cali by the men for a
mass meeting which was held tonight at
south Chicago as protest against the
company's action.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-14
TELEPHONE cosSE 5TIos.

70 pieces for the men Gu board her could
ise taken o.
Little could be done on ahors bat walls
for morning. Lieutspaat sherman, Easing
Purcell and several parsons pztrollsd tee
beach until early u1oraiEg 10 he koDs ~
rsscuiEz any poor fellow who might
ne seen struggling Ia tie waves
Long before ray q lawn
appeared crowds REGAIN 70 gather "a he
shore again By O'Clock the ~isd led
assstsd. though the seA was very rough.
However. NATIVES volunteered % mao &
boat 70 x out - the Trsusou. -sumErea,
chief n the 4 pis district. took charge Of
the crew. Il was stsll ysry csTk ard the
trip a mos. p~riious ous but tie natives
pat ihs boat through the earF~ot 70 safssy
and reached TIE boI os tie freataa.
They were gwen 3 ha.ssr WHICH they took
back 70 shore and made fast All kAnsss
were ordered 70 remain CO the ship, az tie
storm having subs.dsd there WA % i'm
med Late danger. As scoc a. q beezuas
ltgh. two TEsore hAvssFs ws-s ssrstchsd
from tie Irsaton 20 shore 20 guard
zxk5as. danger n sVsct cf tie
storm coming Up aZass- Two beats
s~amaEsu con- nsncs1 removing The yAn-
dalls ssssa from TIE Trsnsoa- A few hAd
arms af.s ie-s broksr nearly SIi..vsrs haslv
cut and bTasse4 Tksre were very few &C.
pee3aliT sme1z tie elSscsys. who coa1a
walk ws.koat asszs.s.as. ET neon rsa,ix
sheTe were ae@rlY SO Americas. sailors a..
the Streets - Ays1, besides eouoI. 81
n1cnse9 from tze German shi3A