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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
THE unusual number Of railroad q

The unusual number Of railroad acci.
ents In the United States has become
alarming, and The cause has been In 4 ma
iority OF cases, through carelessness OF the
employees. The general managers Of the
several railroad lines should call meeting
at an early date and try and perfect plans
70 avoid repetition Of what has been
and secure as much safety FOR the future
as possible. In number OF the foreign
countries the block system has been adopt.
ed, which provides that no train shall
leave a Station to follow another until a
report has been received by telegraph
from the station ahead that the train In ad.
vance has passed. This, with many other
good, wholesome rules, might be suggest.
ed for the better protection Of human
lives.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
Notes from the Post Office Department.

Over six million pieces Of mail matter
are sent annually TO the dead letter office
by reason OF incorrect. ilIegibls, or defc-
lent address, insufficient postage, inSe-
cure lnclosing, whereby matter mailed
becomes separated from the envelope or
wrapper, or the failure To be called for or
deliyered 10 the person addressed. THIS
Is q daily average OF over twenty
thousand pieces '
oi these the greater portion either are
not called for at the post Office to which
they IRE directed, or, In case OF free. .deliv!
cry Offices, the addresses can not be found,
notwithstanding every known means Is
resoricd to on the part Of the postal ofiic-
ials 10 effect delivery.
Matter sent TO the Dead Letter Office,
which cannot be delivered to the person
addressed, is required 10 be opened 10 is
treatment for the purpose Of return to the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
Ayers
Sarsaparilla

"For several years, in the spring months,
l used to be troubled with drowsy, tired
feeling, and dull pain in the small Of my
back, so bad, at times, as to prevent my
being able TO walk, the least sudden motion
causing me severe distress. Frequently,
bolls and rashes would break out on various
parts OF the body. BY the advice Of friends
and my family physician, began the use of
Ayers barsaparilla and continued Il till the
poison In my blood was thoroughly eradica-
ted."-L. W. English, Montgomery City, Mo.
my system was all run down; my skin
rough and Of yellowish hue. l tried various
remedies, and while some Of them gave me
temporary relief, none Of them did any per-
manent good. At last I began to take
Ayers Sarsaparilla, continuing It exclusive
ly for a considerable time, and am pleased
70 say that II completely
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
lQN,T GIVE Up

The use Of Ayers Sarsaparllla One bottle
may not cure fright on" q complaint Of
years; persist until cure Is effected. As
general rule, Improvement follows shortly
after beginning the use Of this medicine.
with many people, the effect is Immediately
noticeable; but some constitutions are less
susceptible to medicinal influences than
others, and the curative process may, there
Tore, In such cases, be less prompt. Perse-
yerance In using this remedy is sure Of its
reward at last. Sooner or later, the most
stubborn blood diseases yield to
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

mission his pay should be deducted for the
number Of days absent from roll.call, aud
In addition should be should subject to
a public reprlmand by the Speaker
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

PAPERS containing advertisements for
lottery companies are now prohibited
from passing through the mails. A pen
atty will also be imposed upon the pub
Usher Of the paper for attempting to de-
ceive the Post Office authorities in any
wav
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

1T APPEARS by the proceedings OF num-
Der of the meetings of the Farmers Alli-
ance that In electing men to fil county
office for more than two terms the official,
in many cases, attempts to be-
come master of the people instead of be-
ing their servant.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

The Census enumerator has placed the
number Of inhabitants Of Cleveland al
100000 The city Of three states on the
Ohio river had better hustle up or she will
be overtaken by the rapid growing city
on Lake Erie.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

REV. DR.. TALMADeE Of New York will
begin series Of Sermons commencing
next Sunday morning, September 2Sth,
his subject being entitled my recen,
journey through the Holy Land" They
will appear In this paper.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

GOVERNOR CAMPBELL has been hearing
II thunder Of late through the press for
pardoning an unusual number Of hard.
ened criminals. The Governor had bet
ter not yield 10 the recommends Of the
Board OF Pardons In every case without a
little further Investigation.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

sender and If the name and address Of
the sender be not shown or cannot be
ascertained from the contents, and it con-
tains no valuable Enclosure, II must be
DESTROYED.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

THE Big -Four has leased the T., s, & G.
road for q term Of years, The company
now controls over two thousand miles Of
road,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

Hos. J. p. GREEN (colored) Of Cleve-
land has great cause Of complaint against
the leading hotels In Cincinnati for re-
fusing him accommodations on Labor day.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

CHARLES FOSTER was nominated for
Congress In the Sth Congressional
district last week by acclamation. He
has not yet accepted.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
Cured M g.

1 presume my liver was very much out Of
order, and the blood impure In consequence.
feel that cannot too highly recommend
Ayers Sarsaparilla to any one afilcted as
was"-Mrs. N. A. Smith, Glover, vt.
"For years suffered from scrofula and
blood diseases. The doctors prescriptions
and several socalled blood-puriners being Of
no avail, was at last advised by friend TO
Try Ayers Sarsaparilla. I did SO, and now
feel Ike o new man, being fully restored TO
heath"-C. N. Frink, Decorah, Iowa.
Ayers sSarsapariIIa
PRxPARED BY
Or. J. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass.
Sold BY Druggists. q, SIX sS. Worth ss bot,ls.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

The great fizzle ofa strike on the New
York Central railway has finally been de-
clared of by the leaders Of the Knights of
Labor,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

The Farmers Alliance have placed
county ticket In the field in Huron county.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
Whats in a Nanne?'

My Clothier my reputation, which the
muaed evidence Of many transactions with many customers has
been founded only continued merit in merchandise has
lots Of money and years toll thought and experiment. but II b
the standard Of e1eence-he guarantee Of supreme
superiority and stamps every garment that from store
as being the best that be procured for the money
[To Continued
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24
Judicial Convention.

The Republicans OF the Eighth Circuit Court
District Of Ohio will meet in delegate conyen.
tion at the criminal court room. In the city OF
CLEVELAND, ohio, on "Wednesday, October 9th,
mating one Circuit Judge for said Eighth Cir
cult. The basis OF representation at said con-
vention will be one delegate to each $50 votes
or fraction thereof Of l26 cast for ]. B. Foraker
titled to representation in said convention as
follows:
III
L0raln 10
Y
Il
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-24

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
WARM AUGUSTS FISH
Skip Up From the Waters of the Gnlf Into
COnnecticuI's Rivers.

Skip Up From the Waters of the Gnlf Into
COnnecticur's Rivers.
NEW LONDON, February 1T is the in
consistent that happens in Connecticut this
season. Bluetsh have skipped into all
down East waters from the Gulf Stream
and are almost as plentiful and quite
as delicious as if the time was
August or October, instead of being the
first month of the year. A good many
bluefish are being taken right off New Lon
don harbor, and in their voracity have
driven off many of the small fish. A biglot
of smelts were taken in the Thames river
this week. They are six weeks ahead of the
season. All sorts of migratory fish are said
to be two months ahead of time.
A good many farmers did not harvest all
their potatoes and turnips last fall, and
have been digging them since as the tubers
were needed. The turnips have grown
steadily all the time, and are now large
enough to be worth something. Horace
Barber, of Windsor, pulled lot of his neg
lected turnips this week and found that the
tops were green and thrifty and the bulbs
twice as big as they were last November,
One of his neighbors dug lot of potatoes at
the same time.
Raccoons have been plentiful all the win
ter; so also have been all kinds of snakes.
A big coon was shot by party of hunters
at North Sterling last week At Lebanon
the other day the Lilly boys killed a black
snake that was five feet and one inch long.
Not far from the spot where the snake was
killed was light patch of snow, over which
the serpent had just erawled, and got chilled
in SO dong. Conductor Cady, of the Farm
ington avenue line of street cars at
Hartford, got off his vehicle and killed
red adder day or two ago. At Essex, in
the Connecticut river valley, E. G. Saiter
drove about the streets selling horseradish,
freshly dug, and snow was falling at the
same time. Salter said radish was good for
the grip. Horseradish is about two months
ahead of time in the Nutmeg State. Wee
don, of New London, sold dandelion greens
from his vegetable cart this week, and at the
same time boys were skating on neighbor-
ing pond. Weldon advertises ''dandelion
greens" in the local papers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
SPIKE HENDERSON'S BARGAIN.
His Contract for Hearse and Casket for
His Own Funeral


Chicago Tribune.I
"Spike" Henderson, the old-time singer
who used to travel with Frank Lumbard
and who died last week, made singular
bargain shortly before his death. Entering
a saloon where he was accustomed to enter
tain Harry Hildreth, Dignan, the under
taker and others, he was at once called on
for song of which he was the author.
"Spike" shook his head, saying that he felt
the shadow OF death upon him. His looks
did not belle his words. But Dignan
pressed him and said:
"If you will sing that song about the
Stoek-Ysrds I'll agree to furnish a hearse
and four horses at your funeral, give you
the best casket in the shop, and provide all
the carriages required free of CHARGE
"I'll do it, replied "Spike," "and il you
die before me I'll do the same for you."
Poor "Spike" struck up the familiar tune
and his hearers thought they had never
known him to sing with equal power At
the end he seemed greatly exhausted and
there was an unhealthy pallor in his face.
Bidding the company good night he went
home. That was Thursday night. It proved
to be not only "Spike's" last song, but his
last night out of his bed, for Sun
day morning he was corpse.
The undertaken faithfully carried
out mis- part of the contract,
"Spike" died not worth a dollar, but he was
borne to Oakwoods Cemetery with all the
honor given to the greatest of earth. The
hearse was drawn by four magnificent black
horses, whose trappings were all that could
be desired for such an occasion. The neigh
bors along Newberry avenue gazed with
admiration at the pomp with which poor
Spikes" exit from the world was attended.
The long line of carriages drew q motely
crowd to the scene.
1.-THE funeral ceremonies included the
singing of "We Need Thee Every Hour"
by quartet of which the deceased had once
been member. Up to that time the widow
had not given way to her grief, but the sight
OF her husbands old associates and the
sweet, low notes of the beautiful hymn
touched her heart and her tears flowed with
out restraint.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
A RIVET IN HIS NECK.
What Was Disclosed by a Veterans Autopsy
Five Years After Death.


Five Years After Death.
ROME, n. Y, February 2-On May 8,
1861, Michael Finn, who lived in the
northern part of Oneida county, enlisted in
a regiment of New York volunteers. He
was discharged May %, 1868. In 1861 he
was wounded in the hip, but continued his
service. In 1862 he was woundedin the neck
and was discharged. He returned to his
home, and suffered for many years from the
wound in his neck. He supported his fam
ily-a wife and seven children. He received
a pension for the hip wound, the paltry sum
of s. per month. He could not work, and
ran the California House in this city for
some time. He suffered daily with pains In
his neck, and finally lost his voice, and pa
ralysis of the left arm followed.
He applied twice for an increase of pen
sion on account of Eae wound in the neck,
but as the Government examiners said there
was no bullet in his neck, he was unsuccess-
full in his application. Mr.. Finn
intended to have q surgical operation
performed for the removal of the bullet,
but failed to do so. In 1885 he died from
the wound. The immediate cause Of death
was internal assesses, alterations, etc. A
short time after his death his widow made
an application for an increase of pension,
but it was declined because there was no
evidence that there was a bullet in Mr..
Finn's neck. His remains were buried in
the cemetery here, where they have remained
for five years.
Dr.. n. C. Scudder and Justice Powers of
this city held postmortem examination
over the body on January 10. There was
found in the mans neck rivet of the shape
of collar button, with the base in part
broken off The doctor pronounced the
cause of his death to be due to liberation
from irritation produced by this rivet. Mrs.
Finn, the widow, will endeavor once more
to procure pension. Mr.. Finn lived and
suffered for 25 years with a rivet in his
neck, and it was removed five years after
his death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
PRAYERS AND DITCHES.
The Two Are Growing Incompatible Among
Heather WOrshiDsrs.

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, February 2.-The
day is not far distant when the last prayer
for rain will be offered up to a hideousIy
formed pottery god in New Mexico.
Year after year, from the earliest
history of the Territory down to the
present time. rude images have been be-
sought to send rain to keep growing crops
from being dried up by the scorching rays of
the midsummer sun. This practice is con-
fined to certain tribes of village or Pueblo
indians and few Me1icans.
But the practice of praying for rain is
rapidly losing ground. While no amount
of explanation would make these people un-
derstand that they can regulate the water
supply at will, the sight of an irrigat-
ing ditch and the distribution of
water by system of irrigation at once
reVolutionizes their ideas. Many of these
Indians who live along the Rio Grande, and
have learned how to irrigate their land, own
fine vineyards, and generally excel in the
production of grapes in that section of the
Territory where they are found.
Until recently Americans in this Terri
tory paid very little attention to fruit
raising and agriculture. The tilling of the
soil was left almost entirely with the MexI-
cans and Indians. Americans generally
became interested in mining or stock raising,
but since it has been shown so conclusively
that no section of the United States is better
adapted to grape growing and fruit raising in
general than many sections of New Mexico,
American enterprise has begun to assert
itself. Large irrigation companies have
been formed, irrigating canals are being
constructed, and large storage reservoirs
are being built. Millions of acres of land
In New Mexico will thus be re-
claimed. Under a system of irri-
CATION land which apparently was
almost worthless can be made to produce as
much as the best agricultural land in the
East, and entirely independent of rainfall,
thus insuring crop whether the season is
dry or not. The seasons are long, and in
many cases more than one crop can be grown
In single season on the same piece of
ground.
A crop of corn an another of wheat are
frequently grown on the same piece of
ground, the wheat being harvested before
the corn is plante d. Four crops of alfafa
are raised witho ut trouble in season. and
Americans in the Territory are RAPIDLY
becoming convinced that agriculture
and fruit raising is more profta-
BILE than stock raising. The slow
going methods of the Indians and
Mexicans will have to give way to Ameri-
can progress, and the pottery gods will soon
be forgo tten, while irrigating canals will
furnish an abundant supply of water for
crops under the management of large COM
panies, which will sell water to landowners
along the canals or use it to irrigate land
belonging to the company, as the case
may be.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
A TYPICAL WESTERNER.
Senator PettiGrew, of Dakota, Tells the In.
teresrIng Story of How He Secured
EiectiOn-His Hasty Visit to
Prasidanf Hnrrinnn

President Harrison.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-Senator
Pettigrew, who was recently seated from
Dakota, is typical Western man. He de-
seribed the Senatorial contest briefly while
slipping his milk punch to-day at private
room in Millard's: 81 reckon knew every
man of any importance in the old Terri
tory, and when the old Territory of Da-
kota saw a chance to read her title
clear l found had practically
no opposition, but l found there
was hot fight over the short term of two
years. The opposing candidates were Gid
con c. Moody, one of the cleverest men
among the older Republicans of the Terri
tory, and Judge Edgerton, a leading man
of wealth and position and thoroughly
identified with the social and industrial in
tereststs of Dakota Territory. My svmpa-
thies were naturally enlisted with Gideon
c. Moody, longtime personal friend.
"But the question was, What shall we do
with Edgerton? We promised to make him
a Judge of the United States Court in Da-
kota. His answer was, Boys, that Is all
very well, and I'll make the deal. but are
you quite sure you can deliver the goods?
said yes; he answered, Try it l
hastened on to Washington to Presi-
dent Harrison, who received me with
even more than his old-time cordial
ity and listened patiently to my tale
of Woe But suppose, said the President
frankly, I am willing to please you and
Judge Moody both, there are other lions in
the wav, for Senator Edmunds caused a res
olution to be offered last session that no
10 ;,di ehnuld ho nm
frmed by the Senate if over the age of 60,
and Judge Edgerton is 62 years old within
my knowledge That does give me a
pause, replied, but will 60 up to the
other end of the avenue and interview Sen
ator Edmunds.'"
Il approached the great lawyer of the
Senate with timidity and made my errand
known to him. But, said he, slowly taking
the fragrant cigar out of his mouth, the
United States Senate has made rule not to
confirm Judges when they have reached
across the limit of three score years. What
will we do about that?'"
Nothing easier 1 answered. 4 knew
a wise old chancellor in one of the Middle
States who, when demonstrated with for
doing something contrary to the rules of
his own court, quickly replied, but the
chancellor is not the creature of any rule ,"
The point is we'll taken answered the
urbane Senator from Vermont. You get
Mr.. Harrison to send Judge Edgerton's
name to the Senate, and will take care of
his confirmation, and, with a sigh, we gen.
orally confirm some old fellow to please a |
friend and then re-estsblish the limit at 60 |
years.. FASTENED back to the White House |
and found the President willing and ready |
to send Judge Edgerton's name to the
Senate, and that is how Gideon G. Moody |
became the senior Senator for Dakota, and |
Edgerton became United States Judge"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
LOVING A FAMILY.
A DashInE Young Man EIopes With His
sister-in. Lnw-The Deserted VIE
Taking Matters Quite PHIL


sister-in. Law-The Deserted VIE
Taking Matters Quite PHIL
osOphicaIIy.
ESPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
NEW YORK, February 2.-Mlss Hattie
Mofit, Manhattanville girl, fell in love
with Lester N. Buckhout, dashing
young man of 20, of the Seventy
first Regiment, four years ago, and
they were engaged to be married.
Two days before the wedding was to come
off Lester ran away. The young man re-
turned six months later, and made amends
for his misconduct. Miss Mofitt, when the
time was set again for their marriage, dlo
not wish to have it public. They went
away from home to have the ceremony per-
formed.
They returned and lived with the girls
parents for a while. After young Buck
hout got a position with the New YORK
Central Railroad, in charge of the car
cleaning department at the Mott Haven
yard, they lived in a fiat in One
Hundred and Fifty-fourth street. Buckhout
persuaded the Mofitt family to move from
Manhattanville into the same house. His
wife has two younger sisters, one OF them,
Leila, aged 16. On January 26 Buck
hout disappeared, and so did Leila.
Young Mrs. Buckhout said tonight that
she had no doubt her husband had per-
suaded Leila to go away. She couldn't be-
lieve that the girl would stay away of her
own accord. Buckhout comes of good
family in Harlem, and the Mofitts came
from New England not long ago.
leila was never allowed to go out
alone, said her sister, whose husband had
eloped. "My husband sometimes took
her out to entertainments when l
couldn't go, but they never stayed
late. / never saw any show OF
affection between them, either. Buckhout
had not much money with him, and tried to
get passes for two from Superintendent
Buchanan to 60 to Columbus. o. found at
the office in the Grand Central station
that he had resigned mis- position on January
1, and he did not get the passes, being no
longer with the company. don't think
they are far away"