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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
DRAVO IS APPOINTED.

The Beaver Politician Scoops in the Omce
of Collector of Customs-His Record n,
Minister. Business Man and a
Statesman.
The long and bitter contest for Surveyor
of the Port of Pittsburg, between Frank P.
Case, j. F. Dravo and William S. Brown,
was finally ended yesterday by the appoint
ment OF Senator Quay's nominee, John F.
bravo. of Beaver. 1t will be remembered
that John T. bravo was the man who nom-
mated NJ. S. Quay for Senator.
The result OF the fight was a surprise. The
fight had been so bitter between Case and
bravo, and so much influence had been
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
silk, soft yellow in color with pattern of
soft red, or peacock blue.

silk, soft yellow in color with pattern of
soft red, or peacock blue.
The dining room, should it have an east
erly or northerly exposure, may be covered
with soft red cartridge paper with fringe
of the same sage green, used on the living
room walls; this frieze paper is carried
directly up to the ceiling in an unbroken
surface, with black molding for pictures.
the width of theAcartridge paper from the
ceiling angle; this treatment will give a
quaint and pretty effect, and the appearance
of added height.
The floor is of pine, painted a warm
brownish tone in both rooms, and covered
with rugs. This floor should have at least
two good coats of shellac over the paint,
allow the first coat to thoroughly dry before
applying the other Hangings may be used
in the doors if desirable. The patterns and
delicate textures so much in demand for
summer hangings, are in many instances in
such soft tints as to present the appearance
of a luminous haze resting on them. A
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

houses of this size and class. This pantry
also shuts off the cellar stairs, and if cellar
is not desirable, the space may be made
available as a receptacle for the refrigerator.
The cellar is only intended as a storeroom
for fruits and vegetables and the wood and
coal bins, and extends under the living
room only, although the whole space under
the house may be utilized if desirable. On
the upper floor the stairway leads into
smaller hallway. with three chambers, one
large and the other two of fair size, each
with its individual closet. In this plan it
will be seen every inch of space has been
made available, and used to the best ad-
vantage.
A glance at the interior sketch ''a corner
of the living room" will show that extreme
simplicity has been the motive in fitting
and decorating. The walls are feet 6
inches high on this floor; the finish of the
whole interior is of pine, filed and shell
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
"just as good as the Ivory"
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insis+ upon having it.
'Tis sold everywhere.
noa1o1-Mws
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
TRAMwAYs FOR COUNTRY ROADS.
The Chenpness of Electricity to be of Bene-

The Chenpness of Electricity to be of Bene.
fit TO Farmers.
It is said the demand for electric motors
for street cars is away beyond the ability of
manufacturers to supply. and it is the belief
of many that before the close of the century
tramways will be laid on the main highways
of the State.
They cost no more than good macada-
mized road, and farm products could be sent
to market on them by means of electric
motors for less than onc.ffth the cost of
present horse power.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

portion of certain hangings consists Of small
dots of different tints, shaded off, In double
curtains, pale old gold, or light corn
color consorts well with pale neutral blue;
also blue and clear, soft tint OF cool green,
with a delicate rose tint. ANY oil these colors
work well with the scheme of color in either
room.
The chambers should be tinted in water
colors, in quiet soft tones with hangings,
ceilings and pine picture holdings, to match
"a quiet red wall, with soft, olive ceilings
for northerly exposure; quiet low toned
blue, with buff ceilings, and a soft olive
green walls and the ceiling a delicate rose
color.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

the 'front.' are features that particu-
larlv commend it for the former purpose.
Each room NAV be heated independently by
stoves if a furnace is not wanted, and if de-
sired fire place may be built into the living
room, or another chimney may be built in
the dining-room.
The exterior is simple and picturesque
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
A GUN IN WEBSTER'S HONOR.
Four Kegs of Powder Exploded in Stone 70
Him Mt Alton in 1887.

Him nt Alton In 1887.
"Whenever hear a cannon salute" says
Judge Chester Kraum, in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, II am reminded of story
my father was wont to tell of how Daniel
Webster was welcomed to the City Of Alton
in 1887. Alton did not possess cannon,
but to meet this emergency my father had,
with much prudent care and forethought,
had large hole drilled into the bluff on
the bank of the Mississippi, into which four
kegs of powder were poured and we'll
tamped.
"When the steamboat with the orator and
distinguished party on board arrived at
the Alton wharf man stationed on the
bluff fired the fuse and a tremendous explo-
sion followed, making a noise that could be
heard many miles and dislodging many
tons of rock and earth. This was
the heaviest and biggest gun fired off in
honor Of Daniel Webster on his whole
Western tour"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
A SUBURBAN HOME.
How TO Build and Decorate CoZy
Nest Beyond City Bustle.
EVERY CONVENIENCE AND COMFORT
Provided for by the Architect and Clearly
Set Forth by the Writer.
HINTS ABOUT INTERIOR DECORATIONS
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. !

DESIGN as repre-
sented by these
illustrations, is
one well adapted
to a seashore and
mountain sum-
mer resort or su-
bu ba n perma-
nent occupancy.
The epiazza-wide
and roomy-o on
three sides and
Il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
A Novel Electric Lamp.

A new miners electric lamp, weighing
only 81 pounds and capable of giving ~
candle-power light for ten hours, has been
made by an English inventor. The accum-
ulator of four cells is contained in wooden
box 81 inches high, in front of which, in
strong glass dome, is the lamp bulb and
reflector.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

caution insures safety" Cautious
people cure their colds with DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

SPLENDID assortment of silk embroid-
cred and combination dress patterns in all
the new shades from $40 to $50.
TTSsu HUGUs, & HACKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
COMPRESSED AIR FOR LIGHTING.
Each Light Has Its Own Motor, Thus EIimI
mating All Danger.

New York SUM-
There are companies in Paris which deal
in compressed air for motive power, and to
one of these companies has been awarded a
contract for street lighting on a novel
plan. The company distributes power
through its condensed air system to a vast
number of small dynamos, each ofwhIch fur
nishes current for small number of lamps.
The electricity thus generated is free from
danger, and the lighting is perfect. The
system has, moreover. the admirable recon-
mend of extreme cheapness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

NEW lace curtains from 81 pair up to
the finest at Arthur, Schondelmyer g Co..,
68 and 20 Ohio ST., Ally. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
Lace Curtains.

New stock just opened at prices lower
than ever before. H. j. LYNCH,
MFS 438 and440 Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29

FOR disordered liver try Beecham's Pills.
PEARS Soap the purest and best ever made
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
The Ace of Clubs.

See announcement in advertisement OF
Page of this issue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
Tho Acc Of Clubs.

See announcement in advertisement on
Page Of this issue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-29
The Acc of Clubs.

See announcement in advertisement on
Page of this issue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PEACH TROUBLES.

Curl-LAaf-CurcuilO-Y "A Disease
for Which. IS Yet. No Remedy Il
Known.
Prof. L. h. Bailey, in Bulletin XIX
of the New York (Cornell) Experiment
Station, on the condition of fruit grow
ing in Western New York, gives the
following of general interest on peaches,
which he says have suffered from three
enemies. The chief cause of the loss of
fruit this year in Western New York is,
he says, undoubtedly the curl-leaf. a
fungous disease (TdpArina deformans;
also written Erodscus defornadns and
Ascomyces detormdns). Fig. 1 shows
diseased leaf. The leaves become
curled, crumpled and distorted early in
the season and soon fall Nearly all
the leaves fell from peach trees last
spring over large extent of country.
This loss of foliage caused the death of
the young fruits. The disease soon
runs its course and new leaves appear.
In vigorous orchards it seldom Injuries
the trees to any extent It's most seri-
Gus feature is its indirect effect upon
the young fruit in cases OF bad attacks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

LEAF.
No remedy is yet known. and even if
we knew one it would probably not be
generally used as the disease is uncer-
tain in its attacks Burning the diseased
leaves may be practiced in small plan
ia lions.
Prof. Scribner suggests. as an expert
ment, spray of sulphate of iron in
spring before the buds swell. What
ever fruits ran the gauntlet of the curl
leaf were attacked by curculio, the in
sect which produces the worm in the
fruit. This pest is becoming very
abundant and growers must persistent
~ fight it or give up the growing of
peaches. 1t is readily held in check by
the familiar process of jarring onto
sheets. Paris green, at the rate of one
pound to three hundred and fifty gall
Ions, applied several times, beginning
just after the blossoms fall, will I'M
doubtedly be found useful. The third
enemy to peach growing in the State of
New York. and by far the worst one, is
the yellows. The cause of this disease
is not definitely known, but it attacks
trees of all varieties and ages and under
all conditions, and it spreads from or
chard to orchard. The only remedy is
to cut out every affected tree. This
must be done systematically and thor
oughly, or peach culture is doomed. 1
find that the law is not being enforced
as vigorously as it ought; it can afford
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
KILLING A NIGGER.
It Was the B0unden Duty of Whit,
Man with q Grievance.

It Was the Bounden Duty of White
Man with a Grievance.
There were half dozen of US at the
railroad station at Erin, Tenn, when an
old man rode up on a mule at slashing
gal1op, and cried:
''Some of you all lend me gun or
pistol right quick"
Naturally enough we inquired what
was the trouble, and he bobbed around
On his saddle and replied:
81 want to kill a niger who has in
suited me-"
None of us had fre-arm, and after
few minutes the man cooled down con-
siderably. Then 1 asked him how the
niger had insulted him, and he re-
Piled:
''I was comm along to town and
met niger whom knowed. Says 1:
"'Nigger Joe, kin We lend me dol
lar?'
"'Can't lend yo' no dollar, Marse
George he replied.
"'Why?' says I.
'''Kase you dun owe me two dollars
fur hull var, Marse George
''Think of it, stranger-think of a
niger dunning white man right in
broad daylight! Think of his refusing
me dollar when he knows I'm good
fur ten thousand! Why, sir, orter kill
him. I really had. 1 orter ride right
back and choke him to DEATH"
cit must make your blood boil"
''Blood! Bile! Why, sir, I'm on
fire! I've got to kill him-got to do it!
And. by the way, if you could lend me
half dollar to buy powder and buck
shot I know where kin borrow a gun.
You must realize how necessary it is to
kill that niger"
I let him have the money, and he rode
off about three hundred feet, hitched his
mule, and slid into saloon, and little
later we could hear him pounding on a
table and shouting:
''S'more O. that Ticker, Sam! It's my
bounden dooty to kill that niger, and
I'm goin' to do it!''-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
POLITICAL POINTERS,

"Republican Congressman: "Whaf
shall we do. Mr. President, in case We
lose the House?" The President lab
sent-mindedly): s-Oh, we shall stiu
have the cottage."-Puck.
The late Samuel J. Randall,s
fortune of S.. 600 is the grandest monu-
ment that could be erected TO the mem
DRY of man who had spent his life in
the field of active politics
Star.
-Ex-President Hayes is reported &c
have said that he regretted the passage
of the Mckinley bill If so he has
plenty Of company in his views Every
body in private life feels the same way.
The Mckinley high-tarif robbers are
all Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The 65. 600. 600 of people Of this
country must for years to come pay an
additional and greatly increased price
for every blanket. shawl or bit of cloth
ing they purchase. and the laborer will
feel the distress of the new load the
greatest of all-Madison Democrat
The cost of living is to be in
creased for the many that the few may
be enriched, and the overburdened
farmers of the land have had a new
weight put upon their shoulders, while
dslusive promises Of share in ..protec-
ton" has been held out to them.-N.
YsTImes-
Dry goods now 60 up; every thing
goes up-except wages theoretically
the tariff should bring prosperity to the
working-man by increasing his wages
How is he benefited now. since he must
pay higher prices for all he buys and
can get no more for his only commodity?
Chicago Mail
The tariff bill may be a frst-class
thing for the monopolists. but it is q
mighty bad thing for the working-man
Il reminds us of the old Adirondack
guide who said: They made me sleep
with Jim Barlow last night, and we only
had one blanket between US and that
had hole in it Jim had the blanket
and had the hole. IN. Y. Herald
What the session has accom-
pl;shed: A law to prevent speculation
and fuctuation in silver, an act to pau
perize the pension list and wipe out the
surplus, and bill to increase war taxes
under the pretense of reducing the rev.
enue, make the sum total of important
measures passed during seven months
session of Congress- The other bills
forced through the House under Speak
ar Reeds business" methods are so
crude and undigested. orso bad in other
ways that the Senate viii not accept
md can not perfect them--N- Z. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

gave the model . careful looking over
and then one of them took out a pencil,
and said:
"It's mighty purity fence, and it viii
stand. but let's fgger a little on the
cost"
The result of the figuring proved that
it would take about the value OF an av-
erage farm to fenco it with that sort of
fence, and the model is upstairs in the
barn to-day.
Among Mr.. Bowser's investments was
patent gate spring. He brought the
sample home under his arm. having
bought the State right to manufacture
and sell. and he was hardly in the house
before he said:
'sMrs. Bowser, will you have the kind
ness to make some figures for me? Put
down 1, 42S, 26O. Now multiply that by
60. The totals is cents; you will divide
by 100 to get it into dollars"
Its over $3.50, OOO,'' I replied.
exactly, but call it an even $500, 900. :"
'What for?"
s.To represent the sum shall make
within the next year on this patent gate
spring. / figure that there are 1, 42S, $50
gates in this State which need springs.
his can 10 SOlu 1OE OIL csAo CuO
profit is sixty cents. just like rolling
off log. Mrs. Bowser. we've struck it!''
''I-I hope So"
II know it! I feel it in my bones! In
a year from now we'll be able to walk
ON diamonds!"
Three days later Mr.. Bowser had dis
covered that out of the 1, 42S, 260 gates in
Michigan only the owners of about 10O,-
900 thought it necessary to put on
springs, and that a two-shilling spring
worked just as we'll as his dollar one.
He came home sick and laid abed all the
afternoon, and toward night, when I
asked him for So to get some notions, he
roared out:
ssTwo dollars! Two dollars! You
want two dollars!''
YES"
81 never saw such woman to want
money, nor to spend it SO extravaganza
ly! Mrs. Bowser, you let 'em rob you
right and left! You don't seem to have
any idea of values. You have got to
make change, or I'll do all the buying
myself. They know better than to try
any trickery on me, and don't you for
get ir!"-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
Burning Strawberry Beds.

Cultivators do not agree as to the pro-
priety of burning the old and dead
leaves of strawberry plantations, when
it is intended for them to bear another
crop. One successful strawberry raiser
states that the plants grow up again
sooner and with more vigor after the
burning. He thinks it causes the soil
to mellow up" and hold moisture bet
ter where it has been trodden by pick
ers, and weed seeds and insects are de-
stroyed. Half-rotted straw was used as
a mulch, and all this rubbish was hand
somely cleared off. No immediate cul-
tivation was required. But other Guilt
vators object to the practice. believing
that the fire checks the future growth,
and that the benefit derived from the
ashes is not equal to that obtained from
the decaying vegetable matter. There
is no doubt that the success of burning
depends much on the condition of the
crop, moist soil being less affected
than light and dry one, with the roots
near the surface, and continued burn
ing proving more injurious than tenn
porary sweep of the fire by wind.
The amount of dry rubbish would have
an important influence. It would be
well to try it on q portion of the patch,
and omit it ON another portion.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

protection to peach growers. and no eff
fort should be spared to apply it. yell
lows may be termed a constitutional
disease. 1t progresses somewhat slow
ly in the infected tree, and for that rea-
son it is usually neglected.
1t does not, of course, cause the fall
ing or the blasting of the flowers or the
fruit, but as it is becoming a serious
menace to peach culture in Western
New York, it may be considered here.
A complete diagnosis is not necessary.
The disease is readily distinguished by
premature fruit. which bears definite
reddish spots that extend into the flesh
and usually reach the pit. If the tree
is not in bearing the first symptom will
be the appearing of thin, yellowish and
small-leaved short shoots on the body
and larger branches. At first these
shoots may appear singly; one is shown
natural size in Fig. 2. Soon, however,
these willow Shoots" as they are
called in Western New York. appear
in punches. and each one has a ten
dency to branch the first year. Fig. 8
shows one of these clumps which
pushed out on limb an inch in diam
eter. Upon trees in regular bearing
these shoots are the second symptoms
of yellows. A yellows tree soon be-
comes weak and yellowish throughout,
the leaves are small, and in about three
years it dies. Fellows must not be
COMPOUNDED with yellowness. The
former is specific disease; the latter
is caused by any thing which lowers
the vitality of the tree.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
SHORT FAShION-NOTES.

1 What VIII he Worn Through the Winter
For the House and the street
Jet. which as a garniture is always
found some where in the procession OF
] trimmings, is once more in the lead
The very latest wrinkle is Jet studded
with turquoise surrounded with little
points of finely cut steel
White wool dresses will be worn
through the winter for the house.
White and gold is favorite combina-
| ton, and goid-colored ribbon Is 2 popu-
lar garniture Tor these white wool house
dresses
Blue, in all its various shades, is the
color favored of the fashionable world.
1t first appeared IN millinery and has
gradually extended itself to other parts
of the costume. OF all the different
shades those verging on purple are es-
pecially popular.
White fur and feathers are much the
vogue in Paris Imported wraps in
dark colors, not intended for evening
wear, are trimmed in either white
feathers or fur However. this Is not
as striking as 1t sounds as other garni-
ture is used with il and il appears only
as little underedge fringe
Velvet and plush are enjoying a pop
ularify which surpasses all their former
achievements They are really nbiquit-
Gus this season appearing in every Wis
ible part of miladies' wardrobe as an
accepted necessity. 1t is really difficult
to conceive of any way in which they
could be used which would not be fash
ionable
Flower figures are still seen on eEens
ing dresses, but not in the pr0fusion
that they were season ago A charm
ing gown being made for a debutante,
who will make her first appearance in
the world of society in a few weeks. is
of ivory-white tulle. ornamented with
trails of sweet peas
late novelty in trimming is a sue
cession of palms of black velvet wrought
with threads of gold and studded with
turquoise Another pretty co1ceit in
passementerie is an under and over lat
tee pattern in fine gold braid threaded
at intervals with black chenille
A reaction has set in and black. which
has for some seasons been held in dis
esteem by the fashionable, Is in high
favor 1t is particularly popular in
ombination and as trimming Black
hats are greatly in the majority and are
worn with costumes of all eolors
Among the new autumn and winter
dress goods is an infinitely varied dis
play of silk and wool plaid In addition
TO the genuine pads are blocks and
stripes which show only two colorsL Al
though the blocks of these colors are
large and the colors used are a decided
contrast the effect is not gaudy.
F1ounces have established themselves
on the foot Of dress skirts Either one
moderately wide hounce is used or three
or five narrow ones. cut on the biax.
gagged at the top and placed on the ex-
treme edge OF the skirt Cooui1les of
fringed silk and rose ruchinr are max
ing sheir appearance on fancy house
goEnA-chicaTo Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

spring-locks. gate-latchcs, and so on to
the extent of a wagon load, and he has
added to the collection ever since when
he could do so without my knowledge.
One day about a year ago an express
wagon unloaded model of a patent gate
at the barn, and soon thereafter Mr..
Bowser came home in an excited and en-
thusiastic state of mind, and said to me:
'Don't scream, or faint away, or fall
over any thing or break an arm, but be
calm and collected"
''Mr. Bowser, what do you mean?"
s'Be calm-be calm. Mrs. BowSer, we
are worth a million dollars"
''Worth what!'
"Keep cool. Don't let the good news
unhinge your mind. Yes we are worth
cool million, and perhaps two or
three"
elias some one left you legacy"
'sNo; have made it with my own wit
and foresight. Money can be left. to a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
LIVE STOCK HINTS.

Coon, nice fat cattle will bring the
feeder money this winter as sure as you
live.
WHEN cow begins to cough and run
at the nose, the condition is not neces-
sari1y dangerous. She has q cold.
NEVER require horse to drink or eat
from filthy pail. trough or manger.
It is very fastidious animal
SCRATCHES indicate wrong condi-
ton of the blood as we'll IS some other
things. All such diseases do. Attend
to the blood while making local sppli-
cations.