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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-15

The conclusion appears to be that there is
no authentic record of any speed above
eighty miles an hour. That speed was
obtained many years ago by a Bristol and
Exeter tank engine with nine foot driv-
ing wheels-a long extinct species-down
a steep bank. But 1t has, apparently,
never been beaten. 1t is, indeed, not a
little strange how sharply the line ap-
pears to have been drawn at eighty miles
an hour. Records OF seventy-ive miles
an hour are as plenty as b~lackberries.
Records of eighty are exceedingly rare.
Records of any greater speed have a way
of crumbling beneath the highest touch.
Railways of England.
Diplomacy.
Fond mother with ugly child)-Well,
DR.. Baxter, what do you think of that for
a baby?
The Rev. Baxter (who has his " ideas
of beauty but is conscientious)-Well
that is baby.-Life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-15
STE4MBOATS.

A LIZ FARES REDUCED VIA sTONING-
n o LIEE-The inside route; Boston. IS; Froy-
Island and Massachusetts leave New Pier IS. n. b.
one block above Canal street. at $50 p M, sundays
excepted.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
TNNES 6 Ross.
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET.
fully identified.

fully identified.
The attendant was notified that the rcln-
tives wanted Co take the body away, but
while the attendant was temporarily alb
sent from the room strap which had been
placed around the head OF the deceased to
keep the lower jaw in place became de-
taebed and the jaw dropped down, expos
ing the interior Of the mouth. which 10 the
surprise of the witnesses was toothless-
Upon the return of the attendant they in
formed him that mistake he'd been made.
Their relative, they said bad dpe set of
teeth while the deceased had none tie
could not be the one they sought and so.
after thanking tae att ndant profusely for
his attention. they retired. Taking ths I'M
fortunate by The heels aud impatisntly
dragging him back TO his temporary quar-
tiers the attendant said
You blasted IDIOT II You had kept your
mouth shut you might have had a decent
burial
Some one said 'chcstauts, 4" and the 81 ste
convention Of coroners adjourned for one
scar
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
All Hal All, THERE

From the Atchison Champion.
Whether Atchison r. to have Netronoli-
tan police or not, we are not advised
There is bill pending in the legislature
to make the appointment of Metronoli-
tan police for all cities of the first class
mandatory Should the bill become a law
Atchison, of course, cannot escape. So
far as the expense of such police is con-
cerned, Notwithstanding all statements to
the contrary, the fact remains indisputable
that in Kansas City. Kansas. Leavenworth
and Wichita, the receipts have far exceeded
the expense involved; and, in those cities.
n majority of the prominent citizens who
at first antagonized the appointment of
Metropolitan police commissioners, now
express the opinion that the system works
we'll.
And so, dear governor. the chicken is
coming home to roost, ell? It's been a
long time getting around, but it's getting
there. And it is an illfeatured fowl.
There is no American eagle about it. Ii
is a cross betweena vulture and a turkey
buzzard and the Champions prettysfaces
at it will not change its nature. The
EAGLE cannot answer for Leavenworth
and Kansas City but when the Champi-
on says that the majority of the promi-
nent citizens of Wichita favor the bas-
tard law it says that which is not true.
The leaders of the Third Party. or Bot
kin Party, and such prominent citizens
as have tried to down the Republican
party nominees, other than prominent
Democrats, are the only prominent citi-
zens that have ever attempted defense
Of that relic of Russian usurpation in this
city, the like Of which law is on no other
statute books in this country.
Wichita would make no objections to
a metropolitan police government, as
such government leaves the mayor to
other and more important duties, but it
wants hand in determining by a ma
jority ballot of its citizens who among
its citizens shall be the commissioners,
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
ANIISEPIIC AGENTS.
Antiseptic Values of Various Chemtcal
Substances.

Antiseptc Values of Various Chemical
Substances
At recent meeting Of the Society %
Chemical Industry, London, Mr. &. I. King
zett read a paper as above. The suhtOr
contended that ali processes Of fermenia
uon were moro or less similar ia
character. and that anrseptics behaved
similar toward oil tho organized fermeB;s.
IL is not sufficient 20 Kill the organism pres
ent. but the antiseptic reageBt, 10 be Of
any real value. must also DC capable Of OK
dzing and destroying the active poD<cns or
toxic principles which have been produced
by the Heterogeneous. Most Of The ch.o-
rides nitrates aud sulphates Of the metals
have been examined By tie author, and Ia
has tabalated the times II which pstrefao-
ton begins in solutions OF beef extract 70
which known quantities Of these VARIOUS
salts bad been added Copper and toer-
curry salts were found 70 be rnost efficient
in arresting decay. The change ooala Dc
readily detected By the smell, srd color
change from red 70 scarlet, due probably
70 serobic mlcro-organisms, also marked
the commencement 81 pvtrcfac;son- Va
rious organic suIsepttc reagents were
tried. and the periods during witch hey
were capable Of staring pusrsfacson noted
The new satsseptc saiufcx lso<sum fuo-
silicsse) was compared 10 antiseDse value
with ssni.ss and ito "tac;srlcdez By
far the nos; powerful Of al sntsseptscs Ia,
however, corrosive sab1natn, %. uufort-
unateiy this sa<s has 40 oxStsnng proper
Ira, acd therefore has 10 value for destroy
fZg rse poso1s produced In ysxsfscs-oa-
The p<oScrszss Of saluser ayye-r 70 hsvs
been exaggerated AL ACIDS Ars god AIT
ssptca, AID poeuc. although E-ostca q is
usess Is 70 Do recommended TIC t1ves.~
eaz&o1 has also sbown thai eszoyA has
r-arkee ntisepssc properties, and that fres
borsc assd IL Superior 70 borax asc 70 tSe
nsotrSi borate Tia bacssrscz6es arc class
@; sntssept.z introduced By he sztkoS.
which con~ssss Of sxy a tie wea kn0xa
and approved aEtzey.sc agerts . wssrs .
Eve-sogurrs so4u.son Of hT1rogsn p>rcxife
las been aided TIE prsseucs 81 tA.s la:~
ter ooe1ypzrt 80 The sosut<o1 % Ct great
s-zius 10 xzyysy1--z sss5rsesf tree GzTgcE 70
bring as><zt dsst-Scsaoa 0. tic pozsocs pro-
diced Z feruen .sx4o---Sesnst1c Asszs<azs
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Beats The Church Festival.

Miscellaneous.
a novel plan has been adopted to raise
money to build Hebrew orphan asylum
at Atlanta, Ga. A young lady wrote two
of her friends requesting them to each
send her one dime, no more. no less, and
that they in turn write two of their
friends requesting them to forward to
the first young lady ten cents. The first
letter was numbered one, the next num-
Der two, and so on, each numbering his
or her letter one number higher than
the one received The request is SO
small that all responded. Mr. Maurice
Lehman. of this city, received a request
numbered sixteen, and he in turn made
two requests and numbered them seven
teen. By small calculation it will be
seen that the seventeenth request, if all
responded to. viii bring in 10000 re-
plies or ST 800.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

The custom officials at Detroit a few
days ago threw a wet blanket, so TO
speak, on the friendly sentiment towards
the states that was manifested in the
result of the recent election in Windsor,
Ontario, by enforcing the new orders Of
the treasury department in regard TO
business intercourse across the line. 4
dispatch from Detroit announces that
Allen Browning, an aged colored man
and citizen of Windsor, has for some time
been in the habit of crossing the river
and plying his vocation, that of white
washer, on the grimy walls and ceilings
of Detroit, taking his outfit along with
him. This consisted of boys old
wagon, holding battered tin pail and
couple of well worn brushes, ali lime
covered, the whole being worth probably
fifty cents. Unmolested before the Gus
toms officers on Friday notified Brown
ing that he must desist from bringing
his outfit into that city Well, guess
the line had to be drawn somewhere,
but it looks like small piece of bust
ness to enforce the order against a fifty
cent outfit of the description mentioned,
while great corporations were carrying
on almost unlimited traffic at the same
time
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Romantic Saliua.
From the RepnNcan.

From The Republican,
When the legislature meets in Salina,
the members viii be on victuals seasoned
TO suit the stomach. We will give them
our own potatoes, b.ead butter, packed
pork, sugarcured hams, and sweeten
their coffee with our own sugar. They
will be fortunate in being SO well fed and
it will all be raised here at home. We
will also manufacture their clothes,
make their boots. make their knives and
forks and in fact make all the necessa-
res of life. The incredulous will some
time be convinced.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
SULTRY FOR GAMBLERS.
From the Enporis Republican.

L. c. Hay, a member Of the house
from Leavenworth. has introduced bill
that is calculated 10 make the Kansas
climate altogether too sultry for the gam
bling gentry. 1t provides that any person
who shall set up or keep any table or
gaming device commonly known as i.
B. c. faro bank, etc. shall be adjudged
guilty of a felony, and on conviction
shall be punished by fine not to exceed
IS. 900, and By confinement in the penn
Tertiary not less than FIVE years. Air.
Hay. when not engaged in statesman
ship, is a practical printer. This ac-
counts for the fact that the bin makes
no allusion to ''leffing."
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Good Showing for Kansas.

The schools of Kansas make a good
showing. There are 532, 010 persons be-
tween the ages of 3 and p. OF these,
493,351 attended school last year. As
many children do not attend school be-
fore the age of 8. and many leave school
at 16 or Is, these figures seem to show
that nearly every child in the state gets
the benefit of the common schools. The
increase in school population of 179, 276
over last year proves conclusively that
there is one crop in Kansas that never
runs short
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

A 81. Lozls doctor - CREDITED viii hs~sex
EFT OF tie tails Of two lizards .sd uns<se
tie animals BY sswsng lac sssszps sosssAsr.
;kzs masking a sE~ozss Q. ssssnes. svfr2.
TIE ot4ect q 10 sxpsviszset vsx 20 s~e~rs
tain IL blood o0ais s~ trHnssusea By sas
method. and ozs writer rz.szs sisss sAas X.
fer ezsrzpse. = -sax AID kloo6zsxs iarald
wsrs sttAeas1 IL ss6s rSanner TO sru=x
ard healthy animal. tie resalt mus. - "a
vosab.s 70 TIE saxalad Or. E0z@z~l, 81
Paris. 10 SAID 20 k.vs rsas vita encceraxire
sssoezs b srcA "a sxps.inxrs
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

consummated in this city, For several
days past Arkansas City has been visited
by large number of cattle men from
Texas and other states, and the runor
was soon spread that there was big
cattle deal on hand. and so now 1t turns
out to be. a. II. Pierce. one of the big
gest cattlemen in Texas. and Ike L.
Pryor, of Austin. Texas, sold to George
Miller, of Winfield, almost quarter of
a million dollars worth of cattle. The
Consideration was over 1925, 600 and the
cattle were contracted to be delivered at
the range south of this city in the Chero-
kee strip at the spring delivery.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
The towards Opportunity.


The grand jury has been discharged.
A man who has neither the manhood nor
courage to file an information against a
wrong doer is always willing to go Sc
cretly before a star chamber. secret trib-
unal, like grand jury and vent his
spite at $3.50 per day and expenses. The
grand jury system is disgrace to any
civilized and intelligent community and
costs thousands year TO the county.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Saved by a Six-Months Babe.

New York Dispatch,
Baby Williams. months old, saved a
whole house full of persans from being
roasted alive yesterday morning. A de
fective f1ue set fire TO the house of the
Williams family shortly after midnight.
When the baby awoke the bedroom was
full of smoke and her eyes smarted so
that she began TO cry. The cries awoke
the family, who aroused twelve other
tenants. All escaped in their night
clothes. The house was burned down
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

In consequence of the adjournment OF
congress yesterday in respect to Repre-
sentative Burnes, who died the night be-
fore, the expected action by that body on
the Oklahoma bill did not take place.
The bill will most likely go over to Tues
day of next week FORMAL action.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
concerned

Atchson enjoys the distinction of hav-
ingset in vigorous motion the steadily
growing movement against the dressed
beef com bine of Kansas City.-Cbampion
And this is not the first instance of a
person or people glorying in their own
shame, as cannot but be the case in this
instance. Go ahead with your policy of
exclusiveness and prescription in this
matter. and follow it up consistently
in every other line of business, and see
where it will land you in very short
time
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

A decrease of 30 per cent. in Los An
eeles' bank clearings indicates that
warm weather, which keeps tourists at
home, is operating disastrously in south
ern California. Even Wichita felt the
cheerful influence of pleasant weather.
Kansas City Times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
keepers.

The Wichita EAGLE is heated because
nobody goes to Camilla Urso, the Boston
Symphony club and other concert COM
panies that visit that city. Public taste is
changing rapidly, and the EAGLE critic
fails to recognize it.-Topeka Journal
1t didn't fail to note, however, that the
Boston Symphony club found Wichita
the only city in Kansas worthy its mu-
steal consideration. Public taste at To
peka will not only have to continue
changing and rapidly, but viii be com
PEELED TO turn summersets before it will
be fitted to appreciate the renditions Of
such as the Symphony.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

Wichita is said to lie hard up, but in
spite of that, $4,000 or $4,000 has been
put up on foot race to be run between
two men. named Kittleman and Bethune
next Saturday. The race is 100 yards
for $4,000 side-State Journal.
While Wichita is not complaining of
being hard up she will not, it is very
certain, ever be caught citing the baga-
telle sum of $4,000 as an evidence OF
business, although, undoubtedly, it
looks big to the eyes of a community
made UP of eager-eyed boarding house
keanars
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

Buzfuz Burton, the gentleman from
Abilene, is becoming slowly conscious OF
the dawning fact that the present house,
unlike those of the past four years, is
not composed of majority of cranks
and irreconcilables.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
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EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Subjects for S-a'S.

Emporia Republican.
Kansas is commonwealth of allitera-
tive SIS The sunfower states special
ties are sugar. salt, sorghum, syrup,
sheep, swine, s. salvation, sentiment, sun
shine and song
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
True, Beynd Question.

state journal.
A glance at the calendar reveals the
fact that fewer local bills than usual
have been introduced so far. The fact
four gentlemen have already tackled the
interest question with bills, show that
the house is bound to wrestle with that
subject, and yet it is probable that when
the members get home they will still
have to borrow money at II per cent to
cover deficiencies created by the ex-
penses incident to the mad whirl of life
at the capital.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Culchar at the CAPITAL.

Scott County News,
Topeka prides itself on its culture; and
yet in the shade~of the capitol aresident,
and possibly graduate of its schools,
remarked the other day: ''1f my jaws
wasn't well nigh worn out a-chewin' my
own tobaccer, I'd go and bite hunk
o yourn."
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

The Topeka Democrat wants the Chicago
of Kansas written up in Harper's Weekly.
X. c. News.
Say to the Democrat that the Journal
of Civilization, otherwise Harper's Week
IL, in its issue of December 20, last, per-
formed that service for the city named,
otherwise the Peerless Princess, other
wise Wichita, to the satisfaction OF all
nnrnnnrrln1
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
Tie Universal Verdict


L. B. Preston. the rustling stock
buyer of Sedgwick, was IN the city
Tuesday and informed Us that he had
lust made the purchase of one hundred
head Of hogs from Mr.. j. Hackney, of
Walton. which averaged $50 pounds. all
of MS own raisin1. These hogs are be-
ing shipped to Wichita. 10 which point
Mr.. Preston has shipped twenty-five car
loads since November q. he further
saws that the opening of the Wichita
market enables the farmer TO receive
about twenty cents more per hundred
than when hogs were sent 10 Kansas
City.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

a Wichita business man never thinks
now of passing hog on the street without
lifting his hat.-Kansas City Star.
Before the cadences of another decade
shall have ceased TO squeal Kansas City,
Mo-, will have concluded that Wichita
is about all hog.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

The sudden death of Representative
Burnes, of Missouri, which occurred in
Washington a little past midnight
Wednesday night, is matter of no less
regret than surprise, universally. He
was one of the strongest men of his party
on the floor of the house and has de-
ported himself throughout the twelve
years service in that body in such a
manner as to prevent 50 much as a
breath of suspicion of anything ques-
tionable attaching to him. His old dis
trict. the Fourth Missouri, will doubtless
choose as his successor one of his politi-
cal faith, in which event it is hoped they
find a man of equal fairness and ability.
"
The persistent blandness of the cur
rent winter is in sharp contrast with the
weather of year ago. The famous
blizzard of January 11-14, 1888, buried
most of Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota.
Nebraska, Iowa and parts of adjacent
country under several feet of snow, sac
rificed 1j9 human lives, blockaded rail
ways and wagon roads for days, and did
no end of other mischief; while within a
week the mercury at many points in the
east was ten or fifteen degrees lower
than it has yet fallen this winter, and
that was by no means the first serious
inroad of cold either. But, up to date,
there has been almost uninterrupted
talk of pansies, blue birds, Strawberries,
picnics and palm-leaf fans. The snow
fall of 1SSS-1SS9 has hardly been worth
mentioning. That prior to January 8
has nearly melted, even in northern
Maine and Michigan. and last weeks pre-
cipitation, except in limited localities,
was in the form of rain
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25
OUR POPULATION IN 1890.

Inc iron Age,
The census of 1890, preparations for
which are already being made, promises
to show in the United States popula-
ton of more than 70,00O,0 900. The
population in 1880, according to the
census of that year was 90, 155, 1888 per-
sons, of whom 43,475,o40 were native
and 6,679. 943 foreign born. The natives
had increased 10.4S4. sos. from the
figures of 1903, 991. 142-or S1.5 per
cent. The foreign element had in
creased more slowly, however, bringing
the percentage for the entire. population
down to 80 per cent. The same rate of
increase applied to the census of 1890,
will, according to the Philadelphia
Record, give an increase Of 10, DAG, 636
persons during the ten years ending in
1890.
The immigration between 1870 and
1880 was comparatively light, only l.
liz, 713 persons having come to this
country during that decade. For the
past few years however, it has been un-
precedented. The immigra ton since
the last census has been as follows:
1880, 457, 257; 1881, 69,421; 1882, 1885,
992; 1888, Goa, 1922; 1884, 1852; 1885.
800, 346; 1886, 1884, 203; 1887, 400, 100, 1888,
eight months) S0,000-total 1851, 1852;
estimate for two years and four months,
1, 100, 000-total for ten years, 5, 737 ,252.
Add this total to the increase in the
native-born population at the rate which
prevailed from 1870 to 1880, and it will
be found that the probable increase in
population during the present decade,
after making due allowances for births
and deaths, will have been 90, 246. 500,
and the total population in 1890 native
and foreign born, 20, 1882, 479, divided as
follows:
Native 1870, 80. 9s1, JAP; foreign born,
5.597 ,227; total, 50, 559,371.
Native, 1880, 1875 $40; foreign born,
6.679, 943: total, 80, 155, 1873.
Native, 1890, SO, 522,4 79; foreign born,
II, 800. 600; total, 70,322, $40.
is very evident that the foreign ele-
ment will form much larger proper
ton of the population in 1890 than ever
before. In 1860 this proportion was
about 10 per cent; in 1870, IA per cent,
and in 1880, about Is per cent. In 1890
it will not be far from Is per cent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-25

The result of the determination on the
part of the interstate commissioners, as
announced by them, to see that the
terms of the law are complied with by
the railroads centering at Chicago, will
be watched with interest by the public.
The roads in question intimated that
they would conform their business acts
to the ruling of Commissioner Cooley,
delivered by him in that city on the very
points that are now Mt issue only short
time ago, but he had scarcely left the
city for the east when the same old
tricky practices were resumed. There
seems to be no doubt that the law is vio-
lated to the serious interference and in
jury to the business interests of the
country, particularly the west, and it is
hoped the full strength of the law will
be exerted to correct the evils complained
of
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-09-21
THE NEW BONNET,

"A subscription Tor the children's pic
mic, eh?" said Mr.. Poland, cheerfully.
fitting on his spectacles, as he sat on the
front porch with Neighbor buttons COPY
of the latest Clarion of Freedom on hi,
knee. oval, wal! s'pose | must give
suthing, even if l hain't no children at
tendin' the Sabbath school. / was a lit
tie shaver once myself, and I'd a took
powerful to day in the woods, with
root beer and apple-turnovers. How
much dye want nova dollar?"
The lank young superintendent face
frightened.
Such cheerful admission of his claims
was the exception, not the rule, in Spice
berry Center.
"lou are very kind" said he.
"And guess" added Mr.. Poland.
'that mebbe Hannah IL have little help
for you. She's had pretty good luck
with her eggs and butter money of late.
and Hannah never was one of the stinpv
kind. Hannah! l say, Hannah"
But there was no response from the
kitchen, where, a minute or two before.
the clink of dishwashing had made its
merry. castanet- like sound.
"Wal, that's queer, said Mr.. Poland.
81 thought as much as could be she was
there. But she amt. Guess she must a
stepped over to see neighbor."
So Mr.. Perkins went on his way with
out being enriched by any Of the s.egg
and butter money"
''Just like father" said Hannah. with
toss ofthe head, as she stood we'll back
behind the buttery door. ssAs if I'd
been saving for a new bonnet all these
weeks, to throw away my money on the
children's picnic"
And she went back to her dishwashing
with renewed vigor, as the Superinten-
dents not particularly elastic footballs
sounded down the dusty road.
Mr.. Poland leaned forward, and stared
between two trails of hop-vines into the
kitchen.
Didn't know you were there, said
he.
Hannah colOred.
i've been to see about going to the
city this afternoon, pa" said she, "with
Amanda Troll. I've little shopping to
TO-"
This was the truth, though not the |
whole truth. 1t was fully half an hour
since she had settled with Amanda Troll
20 call for her at two o'clock in the rusty
Gather topped Troll buggy, which she
ancied would be more stylish than their
'wn mud-bespattered open wagon.
Hannah Poland never had owned that
'lSlon OF delight "A ''store- bonnet" And
he had arrived at the age when straw
hape purchased at Mrs. Dilworth's vii
ge emporium, and trimmed with her
wn selection of cheap ribbons, had lost
Is charms.
"What would you get?" she asked
amanda Troll, ''if it was you?"
The two girls were standing together
the city millinery, with a goodly vari-
ty of gay headgear spread out ,On the
ounter before them, and an elegant
Dung woman, with her hairIfrizzea into
auburn aureole, and tvs imitation s
lamond rings on her finger, awaiting t
leir commands, with the \ regulation l
mper.