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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-09

j. C.. ELLIOTT, Binghar,son. y. r, writes:
"When began using your medicines had run down
IN weight forty pounds. The pain u, IN my breast.
Had night sweats and henorrhages 1 was told
by my physicians that had Consumption Your
medicines cured me-"
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-09

DR.. SCHENCK'S Book on Consumption.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia, sent free.
pB. J. Il. sCHENCK & son, Philacelphia. Pa.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-09
GRCLL AND DRY.

FAST men, like fast rivers, are generally
the shallowcst.
MEN make their chief sacrifices to love
before they marry; women-poor creatures
after
Lr she who hesitates Is lost the man who
shutters must have great difficulty IN find
ing himself
MAMMA asked the little boy who was
taken to the Episcopal church for the first
time, 'whet do they mean by cherubim and
terrapins''
STRANGE what queer languages are
spokenfn this country. a Western paper in a
local item recently told of "a regular old
rsszooper, who, having got a skate on, in
dulged in glorious razzle dazzle'
ACCORDING to some scientists, the
genuine man lived about three million
years ago, and the present generation is
composed of a lot of leavings and Feelings
not worthy Of mention in a first reader
THE latest conundrum: Why is widower
like baby? Because he cries for the first
six months, begins to notice during the
second six months, and it is hard work for
him to get through the second summer.
SIXTEEN years after her burial the
coffin of a Winnipeg woman was opened
dHu JIG UDdy lOuHu petII1Su one ldU Qer
mouth open, however, going to show that
she was game even VIII en- 1t came to turn
ing into stone
TIE other day at dinner papa was handed
a piece of pie which had been accidentally
inverted on the table. Mamma rema rked:
''If papa eats that pie that way I'm afraid
he will turn upside down" Six-year-old
immediately spoke up: ''Then the pie will
be right side up, won't 1t, papaa"
CITIZEN ito little boy)-"Is your father
in, Bobby!" Little Boy-"No sir; pas out
of town" Citizen-''Gone on busnesss"
Little Boy-'I dun know. / heard him tell
ma that be wouldn't be back until she had
got through cleanin' house Mebbe it's
business, an mebbe it's pleasure. / dun
know"
THE livery-stable keeper has to be pretty
keen. If he can't size up his customers at
glance he might just as well go out of the
business. The man who gives wide
sleigh TO the lovesick youth who means to
propose on the way home from the drive, or
narrow-seated cutter to the couple who
have been married six months, is bound to
fail before the year is out.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-09
An Antipod.an Obituarv.

Age can not wither, nor custom stale
Fair wouan's regard for the festive male,
If widows Of ffty will hang By their neeks
Merely for love Of the opposite sex.
Miss Annie Hill, Of Melbourne, inspired
that verse She was a silly little romantic
young thing of ffty-sweet fifty whose love
was mellowed by experience with de-
ceased husband. But Annie laid the whole
wealth Of her affection at the feet of a
widower, and when he married somebody
else Annie wi:hered like flower at the end
of rope attached to the kitchen roof.
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WHITE HOUSE CHANGES.

Executive Mansion Quarters As.
signed 60 the Presidents Family.
a number Of changes have been made IN
the White House. Private Secretary Halford
bss moved ont a desk recently occupied by
SIR Hsndoy, and has replaced Il bg n table
occupied by T. r. Tibbets. stonoZraphor. In
che adjoining rooms, at Che desk formerly
occupied by Mr. Saunders. the only Demo
cratic clerk brought n by bir. CieveRnf.
Miss Sanger, another clerk, has been seated.
a Chicago man has been appointed toward
Iva place Of W.. n Sinclair. who resigned 70
90 20 New York with Mr.. Cleveland Ser
Eeaut y. Dinsmore, who was employed for
JNO years and a half under tho last Preai-
dent, has been restored - his place Of chief
usher and is on duty.
What is known ~ the Presidents room
the second from the west on Tho north side
mas been given 70 The Mckee children and
their nurses This ~ also known rs Nellie
Gr0nts room. 1hs President has taken the
'Prince Of Waless RoOmn as 10 is called
which Is situated next 10 the library or EK
sculivo Office. Inls is Tie room beyond tho
round pOrtcO 70 the wet Mrs Harrison
mas the next room 20 the west with q small
Doudoir on The southwest coraor The rOom
directly opposite the lattsr. which Mrf Clevo
land used as bo1dOr De- given % SIR and
Mrs Mckee Mr and hirg Russell Harrison
have the room directly opposite the Presi-
dents O'iice. on tbs north SIDE, with small
room ad ion.hg on the east, which is given
~ the baby aud nurse. Mrs. HarrisOns room
the one ln which President Garfield lay
during higllnrte
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washing FIanneis.

In washing fiannels, make a suds of
blood warm water and white soap. AL
low the tiannels 10 soak in this water
from one-half 10 one whole hour. then
wash them with as little friction as nos
sible, using no rubbing board or soap.
save what is dissolved in the water;
squeeze the articles with the hands un.
til the dirt is forced out as much as
possible, then change to another clear
snds prepared in the same way and finish
the washing process. Finally rinse i'm
warm water, in which you may plt n
very little bluing IL you like. Do not
wiring as you do other clothes, but
simply squeeze out the water enough to
admit OF carrying to the line, and be
sure when removing the faunels from
one water to another that each sue
cessive water is hotter than the last
never any colder.
IL you wish to restore the color of
tannels which are apparently ruined by
bad treatment, 1t can he done by max
ing solution Of one and one.half
pounds of white soap and twogthirds of
an ounce OF spirits OF ammonia dissolved
IN twelve gallons Of soft water. By
dipping the fiannels in this, and wetting
them thoroughly in the solution,
beautiful and lasting whiteness will be
impaired to them, no matter how yellow
they were previous to their immersion.
After being well stirred round for
short time, take the articles out and
wash well in clean, soft water.
To cleanse blankets, put two large
tablespoonfuls OF borax and one.half
bar OF white soap (cut up the soap into
Thin shavings with a knife, before put
ting into the water into tub of luke.
warm water; when the soap and borax
are well dissolved, put in the blankets
and let them remain in soak over night;
the next morning wash well and rinse in
two waters, and hang out 10 dry with
out wringing them at all. Dctroh Froo
Press.
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A FRIEND
AS sang the voices IN the courts above.
hoved by the Lady's shining mien a


AS sang the voices IN the courts above.
Moved by the Lady's shining mien and
grace,
"Lo, here com,s one who shall increase our
love-"
so cried my heart when first saw thy face.
knew thy spirit was TO mine akin,
Dwelling anear on some eternal shore;
Time, Sorrow. Death. their flmy thread Is may
spin,
They bar no shining path we shall explore
Enough, though here we may not meet, since
we
Once stood together on that blessed height,
When, through the mists that veil eternity.
Truths flaming star burst forth upon our
sight
ana though our circuits lie worlds separate,
We smile endpart, for surely, my friend
Their lines shall intorsphere or soon or late,
And move 10 ether TO tho .ourney's end
IL now We met. perchance the hateful mask
OF finite vision might obscure our eyes
And dim Truths fixed star No boon ask
we have met once on hills OF Paradise
s-AHnie Kest, in Harper.
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A TerrapIn,s Beseeehinr Ere.

David BurnhRm, living in nearby
town In New Jersey, is exceedingly fond
oil terrapin stew, but ne does not think
much OF the savoFy diamond back ,, in
any other form. Nevertheless, a pet tor.
rapin that some months AGO almost
miraculously escaped the pot wanders
around the plot of ground on which his
house stands and sleeps in his kitchen
every night.
Las October Mr.. Burnham invited
some friends TO supper, served TO cele.
brate the fifth anniversary OF his wed.
ding. For six dollars he purchased in
Fulton Market FIVE pound terrapin, in.
tending to regale his friends with his
favorite dish. lie left orders that the
terrapin should be sent by express TO his
house, and supposed that il would be de.
livered in a condition better understood
by the cook than the butcher. But the
little creature was by no means in the
soup yet, and when IL was laid down for
a moment with its light side uppermost
in the kitchen il proved that il was
keenly alive TO the situation by waddling
at its highest rate of speed toward the
door
IL was then turned on its back, and the
cook was invited to slaughter il. Blu
this she emphatically refused to do, and
as the other servants shared her ohlec.
tlons MIR. Burnham nerved himself to do
the butcher work himself Armed
with the family carving knife he en-.
tered the kitchen when the rest OF the
household had retired for the night. He
says that ho knelt down upon the floor
and was about TO slit the terrapin's s throat
when the succulent creature, living on its
diamond back, gazed at his face with
such a human, beseeching expression in
ITS mild, bnlging eyes that the knife
dropped from his hand, and he deter
mined to spare its life.
The terrapin has shown itself grateful,
but not demonstratiyely so, Tor the
mercy extended TO it, When Mr.. Burn
ham approaches its usual resting place.
under great chestnut tree, it coaks
cheerfully, and slowly moves TO meet
him. 1t will take a piece OF bruised and
soitened meat, a small fish, or even a
piece OF water-soaked bread from his
hand, but its appetite is not large, and ii
sleeps most Of the time. It is growing
fat rapidly, and swells beyond its she'll
with posterior and an anterior
plethora-at least so Mr.. Burnham saws.
aud lac has studtUd IOt. JvlInsVn.s suSdo
OF expression pretty closely. 1t does not
fear the cold, being warmly clad. .-NeO
YVr.t Times
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THE NEWS EPIToMIzEn
Eeslern and Middas stAte..

a., hohkhr SiGEt, the son OF General , FRAN
clgel. Pension Agent in New York. has bc~n
Mroseed for frauds and torgeries in connec-
'.e.b uoh WIZ pension payments. Hc was placed
under so 600 bail. ~, = =
Henry A. GoULp, dealer in dyo stufrs.
,uooor, gutta percha, etc, at Boston Mass
& has made voluntary assignment. with lin,
on''es approaching 81 ,oOO0O).
EDWARD CoBuRN. nged tSenty. .oight
years killed his wife, aged eighteen. Mt Tos :
'oil hasS- and then committe1 suicide.
a SON and daughter OF p, Il. Adams OF
Lhvonia, N. Y, while crossing Conesus Lake
IN sleigh, drove into a hole 1',vhere the loo
had been removed. The young mau iumpei
sild was saved, but tho young woman ana
ne morse were drowned. tf...
IfIE steamer Kill Yea Kull, OF the Cen.
Tat ltailroad OF New Jersey, was burnei AZ
tEailI.ahethport, N. j., causing a loss OF over
TIE Reading .lPenu.l Iron Works have
000 " S''VV''
a JOINT COMMITTEE OF the Rhode Island
Legislature favorahly reported bill 10 an.
nul the Prohibitory Amendment 10 the state
Constitution.
DlPHTHRRIA of malignant type is pre-.
Vailing at st Petersburg, Penn. All the
churches, schools aud singing cinsses IRE
closed and public meetings forbidden.
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UNSIGNED BILLS,
Measures Passed by Congress Which
Failed TO Become Laws

Measures Passed 10y Congress Which
Faded TO Become laws
The following is a list of tue bills which
did not receive the Presidents signature be-
fore the adjournment OF Congress, and con
sequently failsi TO beeoDie laws:
The act for bridge across tho Arkansas
River near Cummings Landing, Ark. tho
act 10 requirs tie United States Circuit and
District Judges TO instruct the Jury in writ.
ing in certain cases; the act 10 make Port
Angeles, Washington Territory, a port of
delivery; the act 70 provide for trial by Jury
IN the Police Court OF the District OF
Columbia; the act granting the st Louis
and San Frsncisco Railroad Company the
right OF way through the Indian Territory.
the act granting right OF way through tho
indian Territory 60 the Leavenworth and
Rio tiraDds Railroad Company: the acts
granting pensions aud other relief 10 Wesley
montgomery, Daniel M. Mau!ding, Noah w
Yoder A. J. McCreary, Mnnia A. Bailey.
John Gallagher, Mary Murphy Cyrus Tuttie.
Rnth Ames, Levi ID. Smith. Andrew j Faust
Elizabeth y. GroT, Rozalia Junk, William
A. Taylor, John Mann, Catherine Hayes
John B. Whitfield, John X. TRENTON, D. M.
5praRue, w. Tiiton. Mary Horning, Sarah
a. Harrison, l.avinia Wright. Ann NJ Muss.
nan, Elizabeth Jones and Louisa v. A. Kill
patricki widow Of Major General Fitzpatrick.
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south and West.

The business portion OF the village OF
Lostant, ILL.,, was burned,
Al wHoLEsALE hardware store, a candy
factory and Henrice's Hotel were burned i'm
Chicago causing n loss Of over 1900, OOl.
THE family OF Mr. Hynes, nine in ALL were
drowned IN a swamp in Decatur County,
Tenn, near the Tennesseo River, coiored
man who was with them escaping to tell tho
story. The family were moving in wagon
and after dark became lost.
THERE is much excitement in White River
Township, johnson County. Ind, over the
wholesale outbreak of hydrophobia.
FoRTY-FIvE members OF tho Dakota Legls.
lature telegraphsd President Harrison asking
him 20 remove Governor Church at once.
s. j. Horn, a cobbler who IS also janitor
OF the Waterloo Iowa First National Bank
has been elected Mayor OF that pace-mainly
by the Knights of Labor and railroad men
The three claimants TO the Govarnorship
OF West Virginia Nathan GoT, Republican;
President Carr. OF the Senate, and the past
incumbent, Governor Wilson-havo all for.
nslly taken the oath OF Office. and each Is
prepared 20 transact the Gubernatorial bust
less.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-14
HOUsRHoLD AFFAIRS.
A Test FOR Tea.

ARussian analyst gives the following
as test by which tea can be proved 10
be genuine or not: Take pinch OF tea
in glass, pour upon il a little cold
water aud well shake il up. Pure tea
will only slightly color the water, while
strong infusion is quickly got from the
adulterated or painted leaf. Now. boil
both sorts separately, and let them stand
TILL cool, and the difference between
them will be most marked, Tho false
tea will become still stronger after long
standing, but win remain transparent.
Whereas the pure teawill become muddy
or milky. This last appearance arises
from the tannic acid which is natural
property in pure tea, but which In arti-
iicial tea is entirely absent.
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nc "Findsn In Lower California
CrenfInn a atnmnenc.

Dispatches from San Diego. CAT, soy that
tho gold news from tho mines nc Ensenada is
becoming morc satisfactory daily, aud ou-
thendo accounts OF rich finds are croat-
ing extraordinary excitement BY steamer
from Lower ColfOrn a thoro arrived in Ssn
francisco $500 S., rth o. gold dust and nu r
go;s Tho landing was watched by an enor.
nous crowd 81 people, and old miners are
focking into TOO city with every train, eager
10 have lns --latest Intelligence.
Every 30 ancr bound out from san Fran
cisco is loaded 10 the guards with Old minors
and now prosper tors. Scores have already
started overland and new outfits ore form
ing oyery day The LATEST ueWs from tn.
senada is 70 the effect that tho place is DO
sorted by the people, who have gone 70 th9
mines
Itis imross.b'c 90 obtain n conveyance NJ
ony sort ia the iowu. aud there Is scarcely q
pound Of bacon to 10 found. IuOis Di ]
kinds aro worth th3ir weight in gold.
Old miners Who have been iu California
since the bustling days Of lB cay that tho
find is probably tho richest ever discovered
ON tho Pacific coast, AMI the city ia in a CON
dillon Of cKcitemant not seen in yenra
Tho region Nherc the gold has been Dis
covered is about eighteen miles long by
twenty broad 1hrc is plonty of ronning
water there yet aud 20 VII last for months
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
The senate


nsp DAY.-Secretary Fairchild trans
nmtted the result OF tho investigation into
alleged sugar frauds. Mr. sherman fe.
on S'SS ~ pses 9S The Sesate bin for ths peqtsc
. recommendation that The HOUSE amend
invne hv SeItend,ng tho provisions OF the
p pln 20 behring Seal be disagreed 20
fspsnn s'snS.nent sa wss % disagreed 60. and con
20 pass private pension bils on the calendar.
M the pension bills on tho calendar tiftv.
twol were passed Among them was one
giving pension OF $50 n month Instead az
slOO, as IN tho hill introduced by Mr.. Haw.
leyl 10 tho widow OF the late General Hunt
!, oop pAN.--Thcre was not time TO road the
Iournal. and tho Senate plunged into the
noceSsary routine business without waste OF
Tune. The House amendment 10 the bill
authorizing the sale OF part OF the military
reservation mt Fort Leavenworth, Kan, was
S,on1nrred IN. :. conference was ordered on
the Deficiency Appropriation bill and Messrs.
hale, Allison and Cockrcll were appointed
conferrees. The conference report on tina
SSundry Civil Appropriation bill was agreed 10
Inc conferences report on the Post Office Ap.
preparation bill was agreed TO . The Senate
proceeded 10 the consideration OF the Indian
Appropriation bill All the amendments re-
ported by the committee were agreed TO, tho
AZ . PaSseu ana conferences requested. =.
At go the Senate took n recess until 8. 80
,.,. President Ingalls, laid before the Senate
the Presidents veto OF the Direct Tax
oill which was road. The bill
peo0VN oNtI- Tue veto with
only eight dissenting votes. Two OF these
were cast by Msssrs. fdmunds and Blair.
mo entire night was spent on the Deficiency
Appropriation bill Tho amendments pro.
vidlng for the payment of the amounts
awarded by the Court OF Claims under the
French Spoliations act, and the item giving
both House and Senate employees an extra
months pay were agreed It was s:ih
O'Clock In the morning when the Senate con.
GUIDED its night session, and adjourned
-. The session OF the Senate continued NJ
one day from Friday until the Inauguration
-, AZ O'Clock In tho morning the Senate
went into executive session TO consider Mr.
Riddlebergors case. When the doors had
been closed Mr.. Daniel made n pathetic an
peal ON behalf OF Mr. RiddIeberger,s
wife and seven children He asked
unanimous consent Co have the whole
matter expunged from the records.
Tho request was accordingly granted, and
the record OF MIR. Riddleberger's disorder and
arrest was expunged Z. Then Mr.. ingalls,
presented the credentials OF Mr..
James Mcmillan as Senator elect
from the State OF Michigan. The
Senate adopted the conferences report on
the Deficiency and Sundry Civil bill after
some sharp debate A recess was ordered
until 9.3b a. ~. When the body renssembled
President pro temporo Ingalls, vacated the
chair, and Mr.. Harris the Democratic leader,
took the gavel. Mr.. Morgan another Demo,
cratic leader, presented the customary reso-
luton thanking Mr. Ingalls, for uniform i'm
partiality, courtesy and fairness, President
ingalls, u en- announced that the Senate stood
adjourned sine die.
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The House.

9th DAY I'm the House on motion OF
nir. Anderson, or Iowa, the io.nt resolution
was passed to promote commercial union
with Canada. Tue Des Mones River Lands
hill was taken mp for consideration. The
House refused TO pass the bill over the Presl.
dents veto-yeas. ~; nays, l03-not the RS.
nnisite two-thirds In the Affirmative,
bill--was agreed upon IN confore7ce.
6STH DAY.-The day was spent I'm the con-
alteration OF conferences reports The most
discussion was ON the Sundry Appropriation
bill The House insisted upon It's printing
clause. It practically stops the printing of
New conferrees were appointed. The House
conferrees refused 10 pay tho widow OF Clt6f
Justice Waite the balance OF his salary Tor
one year. That balance IL sS7th. The Sen
aJe anendmonG rh,a.ig l.io ppfOlIrlssolO.4 4vF'
"A public library building from A.
900 900 60 5000 600 was nnieed to-
Late In the afternoon the President sent In
u moHsage vetoing the Direct Tax bill AT
Oil5 recess was taken until y. M. The
conference report on the Posto9ice Appro
priation bill was agreed 90 The conference
report on the Naval Appropriation bin was
agreed TO An agreement was reached on
tho District OF Columbia Appropriation bill
....It appropriatos $3.50, 907 The con
ference report Oh the bill 20 almond the Inter
state Commerce law was agreed 60. Tho
conference report on the bill for the protoc
tion OF the salmon fisheries Of Alaska was
agreed 20. The House was In session con
tinuously from Friday until the Inauguration
-. Shortly before o'clock the General Do
hciency bill was finally disposed Of d. The
House passed resolution complaining OF
discourtesy on tho part OF the Senate in not
allowing the members and their families full
access 70 the Senate Chamber A confer
ence report on tho bill licensing pawnhrokers
IN the district wss adopted . Mr. Bingham
then asked for unanimous consent, which
was granted 10 consider n bill grant
ing the use OF condemned can
non and some condemned small
arms for naval post in Philadelphia
,... A recess w8s then taken until next morn
ing The House met promptly at 300. Tho
Speaker as promptly laid before II message
from the SENATE agreeing 70 the conferences
report on a bi ~ forfeit lands Ia Michigan
granted for the Construction Of n railroad
from Marquette 70 OntOuagen. 10 wns
adopted Speaker Carlisle. In response 10 n
vote OF thanks, delivered y brief address
after which he pronounced tho House nd-
frt4ruaH aga.a 81
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-14

Territorial stotlstician sheridan.of Dakota,
makes the startling statement that there is q
raortaro Of nearly three and a hah million
bushels Of who1t for bread and seed in De-
'kota His recoptulotion of this serious stat5
OF affairs is as follows.
Proportion Of the wheat crop Of 1883 on
hand Tor consumption or aolo, March 1881
twenty per cent tho distribution 81 wheat
Ga the Territory consumed in tho Territory,
thirty por cent shipped out oi the Territory.
seventy per cent. op hand for consumption
on sale fr0wn in 1887 or previous
90 last year, six per cent estimated
ovoeooe weight per bushol for hl
GRADES. h.ty-thrce per cent, number OF
bushels Of wheat on hand from 1883 crop,
fQnI3s. numbof % bushels necessary for
breed ord seed, i,a5 500 number o. bush
fotai numbar of bushels of wheat raieed ia
the Territory. 1888 6f,ot8 6fs, shortage Of
wheat Tor sse nnd bread, 8,4i5,s0l,