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Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

!! This amounts to q reduction of Is cents
hundred miles on lines east OF the
Missouri river. ard an equal increa e OF
lines west. 4 uniform rate of 81 cents
mile for passenger engineers and of
$40 a day for switch engineers is in
cluded in the revised schedule.
The board of railroad commissioners
rendered decision in the matter of the
petition of tie mayor and council OF
Clay Center for track connection and
transfer facilities between the Rock
Island and the Union Pacific at that
place. The board grants the petition
and orders the road to put in at joint
expense track large enough to accom-
modate ten cars and have change made
by April l.
In the Un:sed States circuit court at
Topeka before Judge Foster, e. Ellery
Anderson, of New York. on behalf OF
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
company. applied for the confirmation
OF the sale of certain securities, consist
ing of the stock OF the International &
Great Northern Railway company,
bonds and other securities claimed on
the one hand by the Missouri Pacific
Railway company as pledges, and on
the other hand by certain creditors OF
the NJ. K. & T. railway company. The
order of sale was made by the United
States circuit court for the southern
district of New York. The suit was
compromised and settled in the New
York court. Judge Foster confirmed
the sale and made an order allowing
Receivers Geo. A. Eddy and H. G.
Cross, of the NJ X. & T., $4,000 per
year as compensation for additional
services as receivers of the securities.
In addition, the court made an order
allowing the receiver $4,000 as counsel
fees and expenses for work done in con-
nection with the case IN New York and
Texas.
The general passenger agents of the
lines constituting the membership Of
the Western States Passenger associ-
alton have been discussing the question
of summer excursions to western points.
The first report OF the committee rec
ommending that this business be linn
tied to five harvest excursions begin
ming in August. was not accepted. The
ultimate conclusion was that the western
roads should run a series of so-called
me-seekers' excursions. 1t was agreed
that the rate should be from Chicago
one first class fare for the round trip,
except that to points west of the Mis-
souri, river and west of st. Paul and
Minneapolis, the fare one way shall be
the One-way rate to the river, and to
the twin cities, plus So, which shall be
the minimum to the territory named.
A special protective form of excursion
ticket to be used, was agreed upon and
the dates of sale will be April %, May
May 90, September 8 and 23 and Octo-
ber IA. These excursions are to be
run to points in southwestern Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas. Indian
Territory, Texas. New Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming. Utah, Idaho, Montana,
South and North Dakota and north
western Iowa and Minnesota; also. to
Tennessee, not including Memphis:
Louisiana, not including New Orleans;
Alabama, not including Mobile, and to
all points in Mississippi.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

JAMES LICK, the California philan-
thropist, died in October, 1876, but
the contest over the construction of his
will is still going on in the California
courts. The latest point to which it
has been found necessary to give legal
construction is the intention of Mr..
Lick as to the School of Mechanical
Arts, for the foundation and mainten-
ance of which he willed $40, 900. The
fact that for over thirteen years his
executors have been trying to find a
way to carry out the provisions of his
last testament; the delay and loss
which have resulted. and the entire de-
feat of somo of his intentions, offer
striking proofs of the advantage to rich
men in putting their benevolent pur-
poses into practice while they are alive
and can be sure that their wishes are
obeyed. Dollars never go so far in
philanthropy as when they are admin
tered by their owner himself
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
A Cause OF Much Profanity.

When man runs a quarter of mile
to catch q train, and jumps on the
platform of the last car, ~all out of
breath" as the locomotive steams ont
of the station, he feels as if he had won
q great victory. But when the train
stops before it has proceeded fifty
yards, backs into the station, and waits
half an hour for some unexplained
cause, he's mad enough to blow up the
whole business with dynamite. But
he simply @blows up" the railroad COM
pany with his mouth.-Norristoun
Herald.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Shaken out of Gear.

Ey malarial disease. the human machinery
can OF half perform its office. digestion,
secret on, evacuatiol, are dlsordered. the
blood become, wateIy. the nerves feeble,
and appetite eaprcIous. Terrible l. this
d sea,e, fell its consequences. There is,
however. known antidote To the miasmat-
ic poison. and Certa n safeg ard against
it. IN malariOus egions of our south and
" est, in olth Am rica. Gautrrt ala and on
the lethmrs of anama, as well As IN trans
marine count les y here the scOurge exists.
this lnimitab g prsven We and remedy, Hos
te t rs Stomach Lit ers, has. d ring the
last thirty five y, ars. been constantly widen
ing the area of ITS usefulness, and demon
s5rating its so. ereign V, lue Liver com
piaint. dyspc ps a, con tlpatlon. kidney
ouble, rheumatism and debility are all
rerned ed by IT,
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

New Ore Picayl n, Februa I6.
Another couple of lucky investors in the
] ouisIana STAT Ioite'y arr ,ed IN the ty
yesterday. They wee two young men
named ohm ID. May-eii. private banker
and .ecretary o. the Texas Savings Loan
AssocIat on, CT Waco. Tex, AMI b book
keeper. Mr.. I'd. e. Himstect. Trey were
ac ompanie3 10y their friend, Nj. J. A. Van
Etten. o. Lit g Ok, trk., VIII sre Messrs.
Ma fie d and HImst DIT ioTm ry resided.
NJ ksrs. Mayfieid and Himstedt wer CO
partner; in ticket No. 81 3D. viii drew the
Lr-t caeital pre- OF S3)i.OCD and on the
presen atiol the ticket at the on ce of tine
Lottery COmoany ere promptly Civ a
ch ok on the New Orle ans Nat o al Bank Tor
81 ;, o. Two third; of the re was owned
by Mr.. Him DIT, and his employ r gare
him q certifica OF deposit for $1,000 be-
fore the ticAet was cashed. Poth gentlemen
Will remain IN the C ty 10 w:tne s the carni-
val and VII leave for home Oh Nedn5 sday
next
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
A CURIOUS circumstance is noted

A CURIOUS circumstance Is noted by
the Tampa fla Neus. An orange
grove near that place was abandoned a
long time ago. The ears pass the grove.
and it is said that the row Of trees next
the car track has healthy. vigorous
appearance, while all the trees beyond,
without one exception, have deathly
pallor which be:okens early demise
Whether the ihriftiness of the trees
next the track is due to the trembling
of the ground caused by passing trains,
or to the smoke from the engines, both
or either, is question.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

THE Brooklyn Union says officers of
the Navy Yard complain that many of
the gunners, after receiving a thorough
education at Uncle Sans expense in
the sciences of gunnery and electrici-
ty, leave the comparatively ill-paid
services of the Government to enter
the employ of local electric light and
telegraph companies as electrical ex-
perts, at big salary. They say that
unless some measure is adopted to pre-
vent this, the navy will soon be with
out any gunners. The electric light
companies are glad to obtain their
services at the rate of $50 to $50 per
week, while they get only $25 per
month and their board out of the Gov
ernment
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Knew the Value of Advice.

When D. X. Tenney was admitted
to the bar he was one of the "boys. .
He enjoyed good time as we'll as any
one, and the following story is told OF
him:
He went to a country dance near
Madison, Wis, one night and became
smitten with one of the country girls.
He danced with her nearly all the even
ing, regardless of the fact that GER
tain sixfooter in the room KEEP watch
ing him threateningly. Finally a
friend approached.
"Dan," he said, do YOU see that big
fellow on the other side of the room?'
YES"
~Well, he's going to lick the life out
of you"
"What for ?" asked Tenney.
you've been dancing with his girl
all the evening""
Il didn't know it. What shall !
do"
well, if I were you I'd put on my
coat and make sneak for home I'd
get away from here just as quick as 1
could"
The embryo lawyer said never a word,
but reached down in his pocket and
pulled out 81 bill
What are you doing:" asked the
friend
"Take it."
Il don't want any money"
"Take it" repeated Tenney. 1--WE
taken 80 for a blamed sight worse ad-
vice than that ",ChicdgO Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
AT the breakfast to Amelia B. Ed

AT the breakfast to Amelia B. Ed
wards, in Boston, Lucy Stone told
how, in the days when women first be-
gan to speak in public, one bitter night
in a new England town the windows
we're opened from the outside and o
stream of ice-cold water was turned
nnon her, but this did not daunt her
nor stop her speech. Once pistol
vac fred at Anna Dickinson on the
.A.,,e and the ball cut offa lock of her
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

JUSTICE LAMAR thinks that Justice
Matthews died from overwork, and ap-
prehends that others will break down
unless the Supreme Court can be re-
lieved from some of the strain to which
it is constantly subjected
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

ANTOINE FRATUS. of Provincetown,
Mass, selected his pillow as safe
place for keeping money, and there de-
posted $500 in an envelop. His two
year-old child found the envelop and
showed it through an open CRATE into
the fire. There was $3.50 in bills. which
were destroyed. and SO gold piece
was found in the ashes.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

New YORK uses annually about 2S0,-
100000 quarts of milk. To prodnce
this supply requires about 100000
cows, worth $4,000, 900, and the farms
necessary to keep these cows are worth
about $40, 100000.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

A WRITER in an Eastern jour1na,
talking about church choirs, says they
have become the training-school for
the comic-opera stage. The good
deacons may not believe it possible,
but glance at the history of the most
popular soubrettes and prima donnas
shows that they graduated from church
choirs y
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

NELLIE AND HATTIE Cook. aged ii
and 16 years respectively, daughters
of Lyman Cook, of Smith County,
Kansas, husked l 200 bushels of corn
for their father last fall, for which he
paid $25, having agreed to pay them
81 cents bushel for all they would
husk
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

THE Armours, in Chicago, did bus
mess of $50, 900, ,0OOO last year, $1,000.
600 in excess of 1883. Six thousand
men were employed, and paid $3,000,-
900. The firm killed 1000, 600 hogs,
600, 900 cattle, and $50, 900 sheep.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

A MICHIGAN man buried his wife,
put up a headstone, repainted his
house, married second wife, and dug
five acres of potatoes within seventeen
days, and yet he says he can't begin to
hustle as his father used to.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

THERE are three Roman Catholic and
eight Protestant missions in the Congo
territory. They support nty-eight
stations and ninety-fve missionaries.
The Protestant missions are sup
ported by Americans, English, and
SWedeS
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

A SQUIRREL was killed recently on
its way from grain field in San
Joaquin County, California, and on ex-
animation of its pouches they were
found to contain S19 grains of wheat,
which go to show how much damage a
few of these animals can do.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Fred Had Weakened.

Sweet Girl (anxiously)-Did Fre-1
mean Mr.. Nicefellow-callto to see you to-
day, papa?
Papa-Yes, and to oblige him con-
sented. / suppose time hangs heavy
on his hands.
Sweet girl (mystifed d)-Why-why
what did he say?
Papa-He requested the pleasure of
a series of games of chess with me-
The first ones we will play this even
ing, and after that every third even
ing during the winter. I hope, my
dear, you will keep out of the library,
as chess is very absorbing occupation.
-Ne,c York JEeekly.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

FROM the year the patent Office was
established up to the present time
$500 patents have been granted to fe-
males. The first woman patentee was
Mary Kees, who invented a machine
for weaving a mixture of silk and
thread
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

SEPARATION from his wife is sought
for by a Chester, Pa, man, and he
backs his claim for it by the statement
that she danced for JOY when he
chopped his fingers off.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

Knew the Sex-Mrs. Slogan(at an L sta
tion): "Dont you ever trust man as long
as you live. They're all frauds, every one
of 'em."
Daughter: "Why, NJ a! ALP"
Ma: every one, no exception at all.
Look at that man near the news stand. The
brute"
Daughter: "Why, he looks the very pic-
ture of gentleness and refinement"
Ma: ''Oh yes; but he's standing there
gazing at a rat poison poster all the same.
III bet his wife has pet poodle"
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

THE prices of camphor and gum
promise to rise. The German govern
ment is making gigantic purchases of
these articles for the manufacture of
smokeless powder.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

AT Tucamchc, in Guatemala, the
boys in school recently seized the
master and hanged him in the school
house.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
lIrODSy.

We call the attention of tkos, suffering
with d. op>y to tie fair proposition of DR..
II. II. Green = Sons in I, ell advertisement
on this page. Try than; it osGs you nothing
IN do so.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

Not worth a Tear.-Wife: "Oh, John,
the rats have eaten all my angel cake"
Husband: "All of it:'
Wife: Every single piece. l feel like
crying"
Husband: "On, pshaw. Don't cry over
a few rats
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
KANSAS RAILROADS.

The Rock Island has adopted new
schedule of wages by which freight en-
gineers will receive 81 hundred miles.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

BELvA A. LOCKWOOD has announced
that she will again run for President
in 1892.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

ACCORDING to the american Art
Printer, there are 125, ,O00 printers in
the United States.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

BosToN CoRBETT, the slayer of John
Wilkes Booth, is in the Kansas insane
asylum.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

If the bill to muzzle dogs goes through,
its victims will probably bow to it.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

To be found in bad company is often
equivale Mt to being lost.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

hair, but she did not finch a hairs
breadth. There were heroes in those
days and there were women.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

It is better to be alone than in bad com.
pany, but some people are in bad company
when they are alon&
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

Whlskey is said to improve with age, but
age doesn't improve with whiskey.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn ef1ectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. NY
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

No Risks Run.-Pretty Girl: II called in
reference to your advertisement for type
writer"
Cautious Bachelor: 81 advertised for a
young man."
Z. G.: 'Yes, know, but was in hopes
I might do.''
c. B.: Him! Can you cook?"
=. g.: "Cook? Why, yes"
{. b.: "Good housekeeper:"
7. g.: 'Oh, yes
&. B.: Fond of socIety?"
7. e.: mo, l seldom go out unless
obliged to-"
&. b.: Take that desk there, please"
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
MRS. yAsDERBuT,s IDEA.


RS. CORNELIUS
Vanderbilt is ahead,
thus far this winter,
in giving a unique
entertain ment. 1t
was q musical after
noon reception. The
guests were limited
to three hundred.
One man in all New
York has the busi-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-09-20
sECRErARH WINDOW on FIyAsCEs.

New York, Sept. I4-Secretary
Windom said this afternoon ia refer
enee to the financial situation AMI the
measures TO be adopted for relief. that
he had decided to purchase S16,000,-
0O0 Of per cent. bonds aud prepay
the interest on Sj0OOO00O or S60,O0O.-
600 Of 6's.
In regard to the causes that led TO
the present stFingency Mr. Window
said:
Il do not attribute it to Wan street
manipulations, though advantage may
have been taken Of the existing eondi-
tions to intensity the stringeney.
Neither do attribute the condition of
affairs 10 general speculation through
out the country; neither is it due to
an influx Of money into the treasury
from customs due, nor internal revenue
taxes. for as is shown by the published
statement the outflow of money from
the Treasury in payment of our boud-
ed debts in the last year has exceeded
by Stl, 100000 the entire receipts.
Il believe that this state Of affairs is
attributable to the remarkable activity
in business of all kinds. in connection
with the great advance in values dur
ing the last eighteen months.
"This increase in values requires a
much larger amount of money to
handle the products, hence unequal
demand from South and West. The
demand may be found IN the large in-
crease of importations which requires
the shipment Of gold abroad"
In reply to the question as TO what
future measures he had decided to
adopt IN the present emergency, Mr.
Window said:
81 have named the Sl6,0O0,O00 as the
amount of As TO be purchased, because
this, together with what will be re-
quired to pay interest on the SIS, Will
consume the entire available surplus
have sent notice to Washington to
receive offers for these bonds at II
o'clock next Wednesday, and have
ordered the prepayment Of interest on
the 6 per cent. bonds. | know Of
nothing else that the Secretary can do.
"There Is no doubt but what this
will bring full and satisfactory relief,
If the holders of these bonds are dis
posed to cooperate with the Treasury.
| do not think there Is danger of
serious financial trouble, but if II does
come il will not be the fault Of the
Treasury. This offer is exceptional
and made to meet exceptional condi-
tions, and is not to be regarded as the
policy Of the Administration"
Secretary Window left the city this
afternoon for Wilhamstown, where he
will join his family.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-09-20
The Bride TO BE Was Boss.

They walked into the county audi
tors office one day last week, says the
Seattle Press. The clerk spotted them
the minute they got through the door
Auditor Forrest hid behind book OF
records, and the rest of the crowd got
where they could watch the proceed
ings to the best advantage. He ap-
peared TO be greatly embarrassed, but
she had evidently been there before
Like the "Widow Butlor,' she "knew
what she wanted and wasn't afraid TO
ask for it'
"Where's the feller that makes out
marriage licensesr she asked in a
dictatorial tone ofvoice.
al am the man." replied Mr.. Fink.
al want TO get u license to marry
this man.
"What is your namep asked the
clerk of the would-bo husband,
"lIis name is John - said she.
"What Is your name y
The names were given, and all ques.
tions were answered in accordance
with the law, and the license was filed
out, after which the bride.elcct dug
down in her pocket and ilshed up a
pocketbook, from which she paid the
fee. She then pockcted the license
and left tho Office, followed by the
would-bo husband.
"Well, remarked the license clerk, as
the couple went through the door, 81
have heard of cases where the woman
started In as boss before, but I'm
blamed If | ever saw anything that
could quite compare with that
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-09-20
Domestic Use for Ammonia.
scientific American.l


The following we do not publish TO
fill up, but to convey simple and use
full information to our readers. Such
articles should be cut out aud pasted
in a scrap book Of useful Information.
A little ammonia in tepid water will
soften and cleanse the skin.
Spirits of ammonia will often relieve
very severe headache.
Door plates should be cleansed by
rubbing with cloth wet in ammonia
and water.
If the color has been taken out of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will
usually restore the color.
TO brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
few drops of ammonia.
One or two tablespoonfuls of ammo
MIA added to a pail of water will clean
windows better than soap.
Afew drops in a cupful Of water,
applied carefully, will remove spots
from paintings and chromos.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water, lay soft white
paper over and iron with a hot iron.
When acid OF any kind gets on
clothing, spirits of ammonia will kill IT,.
Apply chloroform TO restore the color.
Keep nickle, silver ornaments and
mounts bright by rubbing with wooden
cloth saturated In spirits of ammonia.
Old brass may be cleaned to look
like new by pouring strong ammonia
on II and scrubbing with scrub
brush rinse in clear water.
A tablespoonful Of ammonia in n
gallon of warm water viii often restore
colors IN carpets; it will also remove
wbicwash from them.
Yellow stains left by sewing machine
oil. on white, may be removed by rub
bing the spot with cloth wet with
ammonia, before washing with soap.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpon-
tine will take paint out of clothing,
cyen if II be hard and dry. Saturate
the spot as necessary, and wash out in
soapsuds
Put u teaspoonful of ammonia IN q
quart of water, wash your brushes and
combs in this and all grease and dirt
will disappear. Rinse, shake and dry
in the sun or by the fire.
If those who perspire freely would
use little ammonia in the water they
bathe in every day, il would keep their
flesh clean and sweet, doing away with
any disagroeable odor.
Flannels and blankets may be soaked
in pail Of water containing one table
spoonful of ammonia and little suds.
Rub as little as possible, and they will
be white and clean and will not
shrink.
One tcaspoonful of ammonia TO a
tcaspoonful of water will clean gold or
silver icwelry a few drops Of clear
aqua ammonia rubbed on the under
side of diamonds will clean them i'm
mcdiately, making them very brilliant.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-09-20

When the messenger-boy who car
ries the mail for Peter Wright IL Son
drew out the large newspaper drawer
Of the firm in the post office corridor
yesterday morning, he discovered five
newly-born kittens snugly stored away
in one corner of the drawer. Calling
Superintendent Freeborn, of the box
department, be said: "What shall !
do with themf' "Take your papers
and leave the kittens; we'll take care
of thcn,' said Mr.. Freeborn. AT last
accounts the kittens and their mamma
were occupying new quarters in box
specially provided for them, and will
in due time be taught the art of catch
ing post Office mice.-Philadelphia Re-
cord.l This happened in John Wana-
makers own town. Because all the
intelligent worlds readers were Curl
Gus to see Tolstoi's beck, and had a
right to have it sent to them, Mr..
Wanamakcr forbid its passage. Now
of all literary matter litter Of kittens
is worst for mails, yet Mr. Wananaker
has no word TO say against their pres
once in a mail box. Consistency should
smell in0use.--Picayune.