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Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22
NEWSPAPER MAIL.
How L IS Received in the Office
Of a Great Daily.
STGGY OF 4 TYPEWRITER GIRL.

one Phase of Journalistic Life, That Exists
in Great Establishments Only, Related
by One Who Is on the Inside for the
BENEFIT of Outsiders.
What Is a great newspaper Office ike, any
nows
Who is not curious on that point.
know | was, and when | entered upon my
duties as stenOgrapher and typewriter ia one
OF the New York Offices my eyes grew round
As saucers IN surprise al the ODD things saw
and heard
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22

A newspaper Office. rs YOU may have gath
cred, Is supposed 10 be a general sort OF IN
formation bureau for the public benefit. No
pay is accepted for any trouble. and it is
rarely offered.
You desire TO obtain some special informa-
ton: You would gladly pay for it, YOU think.
But once furnished your gratitude disappears
with your anxiety. Why do people dislike
EaEing hiLLs.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22
SC,r r..OrG C.SrS

A marriage wherein the woman was much
older than the man was that OF the mother
OF Lord Du!Ferin, Mrs. Norton. She was the
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22

Ny attention was soon distracted By the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
THE LATEST IN JEWELS.

Skeleton gold initials are the newest fad in
cuff buttons
The demand for enamel jewelry shows little
signs OF abating.
An ingenious combination is piano lamp
and music rack attached
Leather purses recentlyimported are clasped
with big silver medallions
An enameled target, pierced by diamond
arrow, is much admired scarf pin.
By way of contrast little agate barrels are
seen attached to gold chains as charms.
Pretty onyx tables with brass Ornamental
ton, form choice household decorations.
Some of the silverware houses are exhibit
ing unique patterns in ice cream spoons
The stylish parasol handle is spiral pattern,
of silver and stained ivory intermingled.
Exquisite effect is lent to an opal scarf pin
by cluster of small rubies hanging from it
One of the most striking devices conceived
Is Il brass cuspidore in the form of a sunlower.
a splendid specimen OF a jewel case is formed
gold
Hairpins Of quaint character are those
which represent muskets, in transparent
amber
black onyxehell, set flush with numerous
small diamonds, makes one of the incest of
brooches.
A novelty In chatelaine ornaments is a
small silver covered plush album to serve as
a pin carbohydrates Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
LITERARY LIGHTS.

Miss Mary E. Braddon will soon issue her
fifty-seventh novel.
Rider Haggard is at work on novel which
he says will be his greatest effort.
Dumas two children inherit the dramatic
and literary talent of their parents
Taine's health has sufficiently improved to
permit him to resume literary work.
Thomas Nelson Page, the southern dialect
writer, is first cousin of Amelie Rives,
Mrs. Cashel Hoey, the Irish novelist, is
about 65 years old, short, stout and thorough
ly English in her style of dress.
Owing to the decline of his faculties the
venerable historian, George Bancroft, has
entirely ceased his literary work.
1t is proposed to place a natural bowlder,
suitably inscribed, on some spot near Rev. Z.
P Roe's old home at Cornwall-on-H Hudson.
Garrett p Serviss, author of Astronomy
with an Opera Glass, )" is 3S years of age and
an able member of the editorial staff of The
New York Sun.
The poet Whittier has acknowledged the
authorship of 1.-THE Song of the Vermonters, "
which has been once or twice of late years
reprinted as his.
has been unparalleled in the ravages it has
made In the ranks of distinguished Scandi-
navian men of letters
Robert Burns Wilson, the Kentucky poet,
who is also talented artist, it is said, has all
the feeling required for the evolution of a
great landscape painter.
The health of Paul du Chaillu has broken
down under the strain of preparing his great
work ON The Viking Age" which he has
had in hand for eight years.
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author and
dramatist, is described as having "a large
face, firm mouth and chin, heavy white hair,
broad, high forehead and kindly eyes"
When Miss Huxley, daughter of the ia
nous naturalist, was married the other day
she had Mrs. Humphrey Wards and Alma
Tadema's daughters among her bridesmaids.
1t is rumored that the clever autLol, who,
under the name AIRY Ecilaw, has for the last
four or five years been wonderfully success
full as a writer, is a lady closely related to
Queen Victoria.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
SCIENTIFIC SQUiBS.

Bellite is said to be 30 per cent. stronger
than dynamite, absolutely safe for transports
and hameess.
The discovery Of the cellular structure Of
plants is credited to the naturalists of the Sew
enteenth century
Erlemeyer says that children born of wo-
men addicted to the morphine habit are prac-
tically morphine eaters from birth.
1t has been proved that in hot climates the
preparation of wood with sulphate Of copper
or with creosote adds little to its durability.
The polariscope has recently been applied
to novel use in France in determining the
temperature of incandescent iron and other
metals.
Some very valuable experiments have
lately been made in Germany on the preser-
walton of wood by means of sulphate of cop
per and tar.
As a science bacteriology is still in its in
fancy, but already its teachings are produc-
ing a most profound effect in the domains Of
medicine and hygiene.
The Geographical society of Bremen has
commissioned Dr. Kuckenthal of Jena to
undertake another journey to the arctic
regions in order to make geological researches.
The new Natural History museum at
! Vienna will be opened to the public this sum-
mer, and it is confidently expected that the
rich collections will attract large numbers OF
visitors.
A general survey of the oceanic regions
leads to the inference that volcanic action
can only have had a very subordinate part in
determining the origin and position of the
great marine depressions
1t is pointed out that when much dust Is
present in the atmosphere the heat of the sun
is greatly absorbed, hence it seems probable
that dust particles may aid in the formation
of fogs in another way than by acting as
nuclei.
The Swiss watchmakers have invented a
watch for the blind. A small peg is set in the
middle of each figure When the hour hand
is moving toward given hour the peg for
that hour drops The person finds the peg is
down and then counts back to twelve
In photographing clouds great difficulty is
experienced in obtaining photographs of cir
rous clouds, the reason being that the blue
light Of the sky acts with nearly the same
active energy as the white light of the clouds
on the sensitive silver salts of the plate.
Some Prussian railways are experimenting
with axle boxes fitted with bearings of vege-
table parchment instead of brass The parcli-
ment is strongly compressed before being
used, and it is thoroughly dried to prevent
subsequent shrinkage An emulsion of water
and oil, any of the mineral oils, is used as
lubricant
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
SOME USEFUL HINTS.

Young veal may be told by the bone in the
outlet. If it is very small the veal is not
good
\ wine glass of strong borax water in pint
of raw starch will make collars and cuffs stiff
and glossy.
A sprained ankle has been cured in an hour
by showering it with hot water poured from
height of few feet.
A transparent mucilage of greas tenacity
may be made by mixing rice -four with .'oid
water and letting it simmer gently over the
fire
When papering room a small apartment
can be made to appear large by being cover
ed with paper of subdued color without any
particular design.
If you wish to keep sharp knife don't put
it in hot grease; stir your potatoes while fry
ing or turn meat with fork or an old case
knife kept on purpose.
If your husband says he would like "a big
game" that evening, do not necessarily infer
that he wants venison for dinner. He may
mean mo limit, you know
\ little turpentine added as clothes boil
will whiten and sweeten them without injur-
ing the most delicate fabric. For garments
very much soiled use spoonful of kerosene.
Paper bags, in which many articles are
sent from the grocery store, should be saved
for use when backing a stove. Slip the hand
into one of these and it will not be soiled, and
when through with the bags they can be
dropped into the stove.
Thick brown paper should be laid under
carpets if the patent lining is not to be had
1t saves wear and prevents the inroad Of
moths which, however, will seldom givs
trouble if salt is sprinkled around the edges
when the carpet is laid
The white of an egg has proved one of the
most efficacious remedies for burns. Seven
or eight successive applications of this sub
stance soothe the pain and effectually ex-
clude the burn from the air. This simple
remedy seems preferable to collodion or even
cotton.
Warm bread or cake can be cut without
becoming moist and heavy if the knife,
thin, sharp one, is dipped into boiling hot
water, wiped quickly, and,the bread cut i'm
mediately, before the knife has time to cool
A napkin should be laid double on the plate
where the warm slices are Washington
Star
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
SUPERSTlTlONS ABOUT SHOES.

The German mother says that should she
lose the heel of her shoe, one of her children
will die before the year is out.
The Scotch lassie believes that should she
by accident drop her new shoes before they
have been worn, they will surely lead her into
trouble.
1t is said that old maids believe that when
their shoes come united and keep coming I'M
tied, it is true their sweethearts are talking
and thinking about them.
The sweetheart, when on his way to sec his
lady love, should he stub his right toe he will
surely be welcome, but if he stubs his left he
may know that he is not wanted
1t is said that if old shoes are burned, snakes
will squirm away from the place, while to
keep old shoes that are past wearing about
the place will surely bring good luck.
Should a young man be careless of his shoe
laces It's said that he will be as neglectful of
his wife, but in case he laces his shoes very
tight he will be attentive, but very stingy to-
ward her.
Among negroes in the south, the "old aunt
les" say that burned shoe soles and feathers
are good to cure a cold in the head, and
parched shoes and hog hoofs is good mixture
for coughs.
Should you meet person whose shoes are
''worn on the toes" you may put it down as a
certainty that he spends as he goes" and on
the same authorityit is said that the girl that
has her shoes worn on the siden is surely
fated to be a rich mans BRIDE
When pair of new shoes are brought
home, never place them on a shelf higher
than your head if you would have good luck
while wearing them, and never blacken them
before you have had both shoes on, else you
may meet with an accident, and perhaps
sudden death
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
JAMES D, FISH.
How He Passed His Life While Serving
the State as q Convict.

How He Passed His Life While Serving
the State as a Convict.
James d. Fish once more walks beneath the
blue sky and breathes the May ARA free
man. Gen. Grant is dead and his bankrupt
son in retirement, and Ferdinand Ward has
five more weary years in Sing Sing before
him; but James D. Fish is Free No doubt
freedom is as sweet to him as any other man,
yet he must feel cast down at the great
changes since his enforced retirement for he
now comes into the world as not of 1t. For
tune and friends are gone, his health is ruined
and his beloved "Sale Reber" is dead-her
fate even more melancholy than his own. In
April, 1885, Mr.. Fish was convicted In the
federal court Of misapplying the funds of the
Marine National bank of New York-he had
loaned them to Ferdinand Ward without
proper security-in June he was sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment at Auburn, N. Y. !;
in January last President Cleveland COM
muted this to five years and six months, and
by good conduct the prisoner further reduced
it so it terminated on the 18th Of May. No
more need be said of his offense, as the facts
are fresh in the public mind.
James D. Fish has been the best prisoner
we ever had In this institution"-such is the
testimony Of all the officials at the Auburn
penitentiary. IA model Fish, no doubt, but
that was because his pond was small" retort
some of those who do not admire the pres-
dents action; ''it remains to be seen what he
will do when he gets in the swim again T"
And already the statement is published as if
by authority that some of the old gentleman s
money was "salted away" for his son Irving,
who wasn't of age when the catastrophe oc-
CURED and has shown no great business
ability since, already figures in a deal as the
owner of at least s250,000 worth of real es-
tate And it further appears, since the old
gentleman's acquaintance have had good
look at him, that he is not at all the "physi-
cal wreck" the president was led to consider
him. In fact he enjoys quite as good health
as most men of his age
When he entered the prison he announced
that he was dead to the world" wrote no
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17

HUH 3. THOMPSON. THEODOhE hOOSEN Ella.
Col Hugh S. Thompson was born in 1895
In Greenville county, S. c., and graduated
from the South Carolina Military academy
In 1856 He had but started in his profess
sional career when the war broke out, and
he at once entered the Confederate army,
serving through the war with distinction.
At its close he became principal of the
Columbia Male academy, which he raised to
O high rank. In 1882 he was elected gov
ernor of the state and reelected in 1884, but
resigned to take the place Of assistant secre-
tary of the treasury in the Cleveland admin
istration. The law requires that one of the
three commissioners shall be a Democrat
and Col Thompson is certainly qualified in
that respect.
Theodore Roosevelt has had the most va
ried career of any young American now in
public life, and while not always a perfect
success politically, he appears TO have got as
much enjoyment out Of politics as that fasci-
mating but uncertain pursuit can be made to
yield. Nature and fortune did much for him.
Descended on one side from the best Dutch
stock of colonial New York and on the other
from revolutionary heroes, he also inherited
large fortune and with a taste for literature
and no small ability as writer Yet he Is
but 80 years old
He was born In New York city, Oct. 81,
1853, and graduated from Harvard in $780,
He studied law year, and in 1881 was elected
to the legislature, being reelected In the two
succeeding years. He went into the work Of
reform legislation" with all the ardor Of
youth and inexperience, and devoted almost
his entire time for three years to devising
measures for improving the government Of
his native city In some Of these he was quite
successful In 1884 he was chairman of the
New York delegation to the National Repub-
lican convention, but when that body closed
its work he retired for a short time from poll
tics, living rather secluded on his ranch in
Dakota
In 1886 be was the Republican candidate
for mayor OF New York in that curious tri-
angular contest that attracted the attention
of the whole country. Mayor Hewitt the
regular Democratic candidate, was elected,
Henry George, the Labor candidate, standing
next in the poll and Mr.. Roosevelt coming in
as bad third"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17

it is now completely invested with flowers.
Many additit ms nave been made to the work
Of Dickens in that direction, and in the sea-
son there are roses climbing about every part
of the house, conservatories of rare brill
fancy ana distracting parterres Along the
edges Of the sward are large stone urns over
flowing with tumultuous color, and all the
rear lawn is bordered by blaze of red flow
ers. There are also frs and laurel, ivy and
holly, and around all the inclosing wall a
line of lovely green plants. The lovely sea-
son is all too short in England, but the
wealthy know how to make the most of it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17

meet him in the visitors room, but the latter
still refusing the gentleman walked through
the shops with the guard and met Mr.. Fish !,
the latter passed on without showing that he
recognized the visitor, and when the guard
turned and overlook him he CURLY said, u
don't want to talk with him." The visitor,
however, came up and shook hands with Mr.
Fish, who still declined any more words than
the ordinary salutations. Thereafter the au-
thorities respected his wishes and allowed no
one to see him.
His devoted daughter, Miss Annie Fish,
took lodgings near by and devoted her life
to ameliorating his condition, visiting him
as often as allowed and adding many deli
cacies to his prison fare. Assisted by her he
did great deal for other convicts, and as
he was allowed more leisure and privileges
towards the last, he devoted his entire time
to aiding others. Just before leaving the
prison he made what he called his will"
giving his white blankets to Pat Brady, who
is under life sentence for killing a keeper In
an attempt to escape, and other articles to
other prisoners for whom he had formed an
attachment He did many good things while
in prison, learning the history of several
convicts and aiding them to improve their
condition. By writing a full account of
their careers he secured the pardon of one
and Communication of the sentence of another
both Federal prisoners from Texas He
also exerted some influence in favor of Pat
Brady, but as that involved the life of a
guard he did not succeed
The saddest fact in Mr.. Fish's case was the
painful death of "Sallie Reber," the comic
opera singer, who is supposed to have been
married to him not long before his arrest
Her child but few DAYS old at her death, is
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
DICKENS RURAL HOME.
THE BEAUTIES OF GAD'S HILL AND
ITS SURROUNDINGS.

1t Is for Sale and Much Interest Is Ex-
oited-Painfui Early Experience of Dick
Journey to Gad's HiII-A Floral Paradise.
The announcement appearing in many
English papers that Gad's HILL the famous
home of Charles Dickens, is for sale, has
brought out a pleasing variety of reminis-
cences of the great novelist. Out of the mass
of facts two are of fresh interest to the
American reader, that Gad's Hill was the
ideal country home to which Dickens had
looked forward through all his struggling
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17

ject since his death. 1t would seem that
the American people are ignorant of the
situation or they would inaugurate move
ment to remove the remains to Mount YER
non and have them honored by a fitting
monument.
In 1881 the citizens of Fredericksburg began
such movement, and had collected $1,000
for the purpose, when the entire sum was lost
through the bankruptcy of the man to whom
it was intrusted, when Mr.. Silas Burrows,
a wealthy merchant Of New York, erected a
monument at his own expense. The corner
stone was laid by President jackson in May,
1888, but only the lower sections were COM
pleted and thus it stands-rather an insight
ly object than a real monument. Her rela-
tive, Capt. Ball, of Alexandria, wrote to the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
JAMES D. FISH,
212 Henry street,
Brooklyn.


Here is a portrait of DR.. Cronin, the Chi
cago doctor whose disappearance recently
caused SO much comment 1t is accompanied
by picture of the place where the trunk, at
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17

letters and submit
ted to no inter
views, declined pos
itively to receive
visits from any Of
his former friends
and except as re-
quired by law, and
never referred to
his offense. On one
occasion an old ac-
quaintance fro III
the city sent most
urgent requests for
the prisoner to
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
NEW CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS

Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, and
Hugh S. Thompson, of South Carolina.
The appointment of Theodore Roosevelt, Of
New York and ex Governor Hugh S. Thomp-
son, of South Carolina to be civil service
commissioners, is highly gratifying to the ad-
mirerS of the present law, and to Mr. Lyman,
the old member of the commission Mr..
Roosevelt is the author of the New York
state law, and is far more widely known than
his cnlleooup
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-03-23
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ENTERING IN.
From the Sunday School Visitor.

Sunday School vistor.T
The church was dim and silent
With the hush before the prayer;
Only the solemn trembling
OF the organ stirred the air.
Without, the sweet, still sunshine;
Within, the holy calm,
Where priest and people waited
For the swelling of the psalm.
Slowly the door swung open,
And little baby girl,
Brown eyed, with brown hair falling
In many wavy curl,
With soft cheeks flushing hotly,
Sly chances downward thrown,
And small hands clasped before her,
Stood in the aisle alone,
Stood half abashed, half frightened,
Unknowing where to go,
While like wind-rocked flower
Her form swayed to and fro
And the changing color tiuttered
In the little troubled face,
As from side to side she wavered
In u mute nnploflhS grace.
1t was but for moment;
What wonder that we smiled
By such a strange, sweet picture
From holy thoughts beguled?
Up then rose some one softly,
And many an eye grew dim,
As through the tender silence
He bore the child with him.
And l, ! wondered, losing
The sermon and the prayer,
II when some time enter
The many mansions fair,
And stand abashed and dropping
In the portals golden glow,
Our God will send an angel
To show me where to go