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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

1Sop. DAY.-Mr Vests amendment re-
ducins the rate Of duty fixed by the Finance
Committee in the Tin Plate paragraph ct the
Tariff bill was rejected; the bill was dis
cussed by Messrs. Mitchell, Bate, Higgins
and others.
lS3D DAY.-The River and Harbor bill was
discussed. Among other amendments re-
ported by the Committee on Appropriations
and agreed to by the Senate was one in-
creasing the appropriation for the Potomac
River, at Washington, from $40, 1000 to
$500, 900. ,.r
lSiTH DAY.-THE River and Harbor bill.
was passsd;a conference upon it will be bad.
There was a vote on requiring solid bridges
across the Harlem; but the proposition was
defeated BY twenty-siX 10 twenty-five, and
the whole subject was then dropped.
ls5ra DAY.-'The General Deficiency bill
was passed. Mr.. Plumb's amendment to
the tin plate paragraph Of the Tariff bill
was discussed, but no vote was reached upon
IT,. Mr.. Quay introduced his ''orcer of
business"
1s6rH DAY.-Twenty-one paragraphs OF
the metal schedule of the Tariff bill were dis
rosed Of. Mr.. Hoar gave notice of two
amendments to Mr.. Quay's resolution pro-
7iding that the Senate adjourn after dispos-
ing Of the Tariff bill.
Is7ru DAY.-Mr. Hoar offered two amend
nents to the Quay resolution; speeches were
made by Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. Frye Mr. Edmunds
and Mr.. HiscocS, but no action was taken
The Metal schedule OF the Tariff bill was
again under discussion. :. The House amend.
ments to the Agricultural College bill and
to the Meat Inspection bill were concurred
| in, .
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Wonderful Echoes.

In the Roman Campagna in Italy, at
the sepulcher of Metella, the wife of
Sulla, there is an echo which repeats
five times in five different keys. It will
also repeat hexameter line, or any other
sentence which can be spoken in two
and half seconds.
..1 IL Shc SSchc which repeats seventeen times
is to be be io1-s n,i-a In Germany, between
Bingen and Coblentz, on Vt" "e Qa9Ks o.
the River Naha. A popularity of 49," -
echo is that, although the speakers voice
may be alEaost inaudiblc, yet the volume
Of sound apparently increases in the
echo.
In the chapel of the Abercorn family
at Paisley, Scotland, the shutting of the
1oor produces an echo which sounds
ike distant thunder.
The echo of the eagles Nest at
killarney, Eeand, is said to repea. bu-
gle note at least 100 times; the effect of
firing cannon is to give the impression
If thundcrs of artillery which die in the
distance.
Between the two wings OF the castle OF
5imouetta, two niles out from Milan,
italy, the report of q pistol is repeated
sixty times; single musical instrument
produces the effect of full orchestra
Chicago Tines.
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Washington.

THE President nominated Abraham x.
Parker, of New York. to be an Assistant
Attorney-General; John 4. Williams, Of Ar
kansas to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and
William Grimes, of Oklahoma, to be Marshal
of the United States for tho Territory OF
Oklahoma.
SuRGEoN-GENERAL JOHN MOORE, Unitel
States Army, has been placed on the retired
list, by operation OF law On account of age
TEE Acting Secretary of State transmitted
to Congress the correspondence between the
American and French Governments en- the
pork restriction policy of France.
The President made the following no:ni-
nations: John F. Convey, Of Washington, to
be Corsul-General Of the Unite1 States at
Kanagawa; Neels P. A. Bornholdt, Of Den
marx, now Consular Agent at Riga, to be
Consul of the United States at that place.
BR1GADIER-GENERAL JOHN ". MOORE,
Surgeon-General of the Army, was placed on
the retired list on account of age, and the
President nominated Colonel J. H. Baxter,
the Senior Colonel of the corps and Chief
Medical Purveyor of the Army, to succeed
him.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
tho following nominations: Alexander
Clark, of Iowa, as Minister Resident and Con-
sui-General to Liberia, Africa; John A.
qua West Indies; Samuel McNutt, OF Iowa,
Consul at Maracaibo; Adam Liberknecht Of
Illinois, Consul at Tampico.
THE bill granting leave Of absence to per
diem employees In the customs service has
been passed by both Houses of Congress.
TIE Senate passed the General Deficiency
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In the House,

192D DAY.-Mr o Neill favorably reported
the Senate concurrent resolution requesting
the Presid ant to convey to the widow Of
General Ulysses s. Grant the desire of Con-
gress that the body Of General Grant be re-
moved to and buried In Arlington National
Cemetery. Mr.. Struble asked unanimous
consent for the consideration Of the joint res
olution for the aid Of the destitute persons in
Oklahoma. Mr.. Walker, of Massachusetts
and Mr.. McClammy, Of North Carolina, OBJ
jectad. Mr.. Belden asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration OF the bill grant
Ing leaves Of absence to Per asn Gsaas enPoYyes 9f ys
diana objected, No further business was
stteroted because Of the absence Of
quorum. Y
1880 DAT.-The Conference report on the
Indian Appropriation bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Belden made another unsuccessful effort
to secure the passage Of the Senate bill
granting leaves Of absence to per diem en-
ployes in the customs service; Mr.. Kerr, Of
Iowa, obiscting. AT the evening session
(Mr. Perkins Of Kansas in the chair the
House passed 1873 private pension bills.
10TH DAT.-The Anti-Lottery bill wes
passed. :. The conference report on the bill
to establish o national park at the battlefield
Of Chickaln auga, Vas agreed to. The HOUSE,
after three days contest, passed the OIL
for the relief of the executors Of the estate OF
Donald Mckay. It gives them the right to
proceed In the Court Of Claims for losses
incurred in the building Of monitors of the
United States Navy. The vote on the bill
was eighty three to sixty-fve The Speaker
fond Il nscsssary f. CONT qTeTnIr9: TTI!r1 ,.,.,
18Th DAY. The majority rsposo II the
Elections Committee in the Chalmers-Mor-
gan contest, in favor of Mr.. Morgan, the
Sitting member, was agree to; Mr.. Chalmers
argued in his own behalf.
l4fT. DAY.-The Agricultural College bill
was passed. Mr., Thomas moved to lay
upon the table the motion to consider the
motion by which the House passed the Ma
thaniel Mckay bill. 1t was agreed to-yeas,
92; nays 70. This finally passes the bill :...
The Alien Land Law bill was discussed dur
ing the balance Of the day.
10TH DAY.-The Meat Inspection bill
was passed. The bill to amend the Alien
Land law was laid on the table,. Mr.. Rich-
ardson, by request, introduced bill to re-
peal the act to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company Of Nicaragua.
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Boliyia's y.Piercing Mountains.

Scarcely one.fourth of Bolivia's area Is
under cultivation, large portion OF it
being occupied by sky-piercing mount:
aims. The great Andean system, that
extends from Panama to Patagonia, here
divides into two distinct ranges; that
running nearest the sea having but few
peaks of extraordinary height, while the
eastern range, known as the Cordillera
Real Royal Mountains, name well de-
served), divides again into five separate
parallel chains, extending north and
south. All the principal peaks, as well
as the various ranges bear local names OF
jaw-breaking character, with most OF
which I need not trouble you.
The third range, counting from the
sea, is called the Portugalate, and In it
are some famous silver mines and a con-
siderable town, all of the same name,
Potosi, with its exhsustless treasures Of
gold and slyer, is also among these
mountains, and ChgEalque, q q peak ns nearly y
on, on GGVV0 feet high. Near Potosi the greaI
Cordillera Real scatters uaa jlt2 four
minor ranges, the first three Of them
spreading out near the centre of the re-
public and surrounding the fertile valley
of Cochabamba. Farther northward
these four parallel rows of mountains re-
unite with the main range and form what
is known as the Nuda dc Cochabamba.
Thence they all run on together in five
unbroken lines away up to Cuzco in CEN
tral Peru, distance of more than 700
miles, and all the way north from Cocha-
bamba the mountains are continually
covered with ice and snow. In this re-
public the Andes present their most bleak
and forbidding aspect, as we'll as their
sraadest views. Between L. Pas and
sorsto there are more Liam i hundred
peaks, among the highest of which are
Illinlani, over 26, 900 feet, and Illiyaps,
which attains an altitude of 27,630 feet.
-Hashington Star.
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DARING TRAIN ROBBERS.
Seven Outlaws Rife an Express
Car in Missouri.
The Bandits Secure Nearly $780,
600 and Then Escape.

A Missouri Pacific express train, bound
west loaded with heavy consignment q
valuable express matter for the Western
coast, which is due to arrive IN, Sedalia, Mo-,
at three O'Clock A. ", was stopped by seven
masked highwaymen thirteen miles east
Of that city at place known as Robbers
Gut" and made famous by robbery
committed by the celebrated James A.
Younger's gang some years ago. The town
is-named Ottervile and isa watering station
The express train was approaching the tank
when tho engineer and fireman were startled
by cry Of Islands upr' Turning, they
looked into the muzzles Of four reTolVers
held by two masked men.
The train was stopped and the engineer
was compelled to'proeeed with the bandSss
to the express car while the remaining five
two on the other. held the passengers in a~e.
The express messenger was, ordered out,
and while one Of the two. held HIM covered
with his revolver the other entered the car
and took possession Of all the money in sight.
The messenger had not had timeto close the
safe before he. was captured. The robbers
occurred about SgS, 000
While the robbery was going on In the
express car the fireman Of the locomotive
made bold attempt to worn tha passengers
but was promptly intercepted By the stand
ing guard. The conductor came upon the
scene. but being unarmed, beat hasty re-
treat and warned the passengers 10 conceal
their valuables.. Bat the robbers evidently
had no intention Of molesting the occupants
Of the cars, for upon securing all the wealth
In sight in the express car they jumped from
tho train, and, ordering the. engineer to pull
out stood with leveted guns until the train
had disappeared.
No attempt at resistancawSs made. Upon
the arrival Of the express train at Sedalia,
Mo-, a posse vas Immediately organized, and
under charge Of Railway Detective Delong
and Sheriff Smith, of Pettis County, went IN q
special train to the scene Of the robbery. The
robbers were all afoot, and the trail was fol
lowed several hundred yards In the soft
earth to point where the gang divided.
Bloodhounds were then procured and placed
on the trail. After following it up for some
time they stopped and refused to proceed
further. The posse divided, and after q
nile had been passed over the trails led into
the woods and both we're lost.
Horses were then secured and q complete
securing of the country began. 1t was
thought by many that some Of the gang
Bere farmers living in the country about
Otterville and that the remainder were reg
ular highwayman.
:. The chief wha directed all the movements
Of the band was tall, slender, yet wiry man.
It is evident toe robbery was planned by one
we'll acquainted with the running Of trains
on the Misscari Pacific, as the train usually
carries valuable express packages from the
East
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FORTY PERSONS INJURED.

Desperate Battle Between Railroad
Men ard Village Authorities
There was desperate battle ct Con tinental
Crossing, Putnam County, Ohio, between
employees Of the Clover Leaf Railroad and
the village. The village laid sewer under
the tracks, and large force of railroad en-
ployes tore it up
In response to telegram for assistance
Sheriff Williamson went TO the scene OF
trouble with posse of citizens and one co:l-
pany of militia. In the fight that followed
there We're 200 men on eacn side Guns, re-
Tolvers clubs, and stones were freely usei
About forty persons We're hurt, bat noaa
fatally. The rioters were finally repuisei
and the sewer recaptured.
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HoUsEHOLD HINTS.

Use lukewarm water and milk instead
of soap in washing oilcloth.
Polish your irons when you do your
stove, and you will have no trouble with
them. 60 - -
People in good health require eight
hours sleep. Thin, nervous people re-
quire ten.
A paste of earth and water applied i'm
mediately to the sting of bee or wasp
will alleviate the pain.
Finger marks can be removed from
vanished furniture by rubbing them with
q soft cloth wet with sweet oil.
In making cold starch for fine ma
terials -four should always be used; corn
starch often leaves little specks of dust
that are very hard to remove.
An offensive breath may be made pure
by rinsing the mouth few times e.,
day with a mixture Of q teaspoonful Of
tincture t O. ::rnvrrh to a tumblerful of
water. e;
In every family there are always some
members who do not like beefstcak rare.
A good plan is to have half the beefsteak
we'll done and tie other half rare, then
everybody will be pleased.
Tan can be removed from the hands or
face by covering them with thick paste
made magnesia and water. Let the paste
remain on for short time then wash it
off with CASTLE soap and warm water. !.
A bouquet of sweet herbs for seasoning
soups, sauces and stewed meats consists
of one sprig of thyme, two bay leaves
and three sprigs of parsley. A sprig of
sweet majoram may be added if the
flavor is liked.
A bottle of bromine left uneorked in
closed room for twelve hours will thor
oughly disinfect the room and destroy all
insect life. One who has tried it says it
is far moro effectual than the fumes Of
bdrning sulphur.
Many people find veal very indigestible
and some become seriously i'll after eat
ing it. Chicken salad that is one part
chicken and three parts veal should not
be served to any guest unless he is told
of the combination.
To keep the copper boiler bright pol;
ish once week with mixture made of
ten cents worth of oxaic acid powder,
md quart of water. Rub on with o,
flannel rag. The solution is poisonous
and should be placed out of children's
reach. Very little of the fluid is neces-.
sary to polish the boiler. A quart will
last some months. -.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
II YOU want to feel right, do right.

If you want to feel right, do right. I.
Everybody gains when bad man
dies. !
The higher men rise the more depend
ent they become.
A fool thinks he is right because he,
can't see very far.
The blinded man is the one who
thinks be has no faults. !:
A short sighted man is q money:
maker for other people.
If you want to know the truth you
must take off your glasses.
The truth always gives life to those
who take it to- their hearts.
Aman who knows q great deal knows
better than to- try to tell it.
Ahypocrita's, mouth has more death
in it than that of a mad dog.
The less a man knows the more he
finds fault with other people.
A contented spirit is better than g
bank account Of seven figures.
If you want to keep on thinking well
of aman, don't 60 his security.
The surest way to become poor in
earnest is to try to keep all you get.
To- bs: Slow to anger is better than to-
OWL the best kind Of seven shooter.
The man who Is bully to his wife or
child is a coward in the presence Of
men.
When man IS in the mud up to bis
neck it is poor time to put on clean
shirt.
A man who hates to find ont that he
is wrong, has good deal Of the mule
I'm him.
A pig with gold ring in its nose
will squeal for swill whenever it gets
hungry.
The fellow who looks at the sun
through smoked glass can't see any
brightness.
If a man fires q gun in his own
house and knocks off your thumb, VINO
| ls to blame 10r lCf
The man who thinks he knows it all
can never walk arm in arm with know
ledge Of any kind.
Blessed are the mesciful. Don't for
get it when you have mortgage on the
property of a widow.
A bad man digs pit for others and
then shuts his eyes and falls into it..
Give any rogue rope enough and he will
hang himself.
To be jealous of good works doesn't
mean to hold down store box and
whittle while your wife is at home hard
at work trying to make living.
The man with the fattest pocket5ook
doesn't always smoke the best cigars nor
wear the finest clothes. It's the man
who can least afford the cost who wears
the reddest nose. Indianapolis (lf'd.)
Ram 'sRora.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

The Grand Army Encampment at Boston,
Mass, installed the new officers and then ad-
journed-
Miss FLORENCE SULLIVAN, of New Iork
city. and F. L. Hurlbut, of Buffalo, \: Y,
were drowned at Spring Lake, n. j. -Four
would-be rescuers were saved with muca dll-
fcuity.
DR.. CHARLES STEELE THOMPSON, the old
est living graduate of Yale Medical School
died at Hartford, Conn. He was ninety
years old.
A HAIL storm did great deal of damage
to the tobacco crop in the vicinity OF Lam
caster, Penn, which is just ripe and un-
usually fine Many acres of the crop IN the
southern part of the county were cut TO
pieces. The loss will be very large.
The North Atlantic Squadron executed
many evolutions for the benefit Of the u. A.
R. SPECTATORS off Boston (Mass.) Harbor, after
which the Atlanta, kearsage, ?orktown,
Dolphin, Petrol and Cushing sailed for Ne"
YORK.
JOSEPH A. JAMESON. banker, Of the firm
of Jameson, Smith s. Co., OF New Y ork clty,
banged himself. he was slxty-seVen Jea-S
old and very wealthy.
THE Dunnell print works at PawtucSeI
P l., were partially destroyed oy nre. "a tne
loss was 6SLlUllltl etO liOAl2 S|N0tNNS w $>~~'
900.
THERE were several collisions between the
Pinkerton men, who are guarding the New
York Centrars property at Albany, N. y.
and citizens. Three citizens were wounded
and fifteen Pinkertons had to be placed IN
der the care Of surgeons. Three hundred
switchinea went on strike from the west
Shore and New York Central Railroads
wards in Buffalo, n. Y.
GRAND MASTER PowDERLY, of the Knights
of Labor; Mr.. Sargent, of the Federation OF
Railway Employees, and other leaders held
conference at Buffalo, N. Y, on the New
York Central strike.
HENRY C. FARRINGToN, photographer,
in a fit Of mental depression committed sui
eide BIZ jumping from the Washington
Bridge at New York city. He fell distance
Of 100 feet.
The Rev. John H. A. Bomberger' D. D.,
Ill, D.. President Of Ursinus College, Col
iegeville, Penn, died at that place after an
illness of ten days. He was born In Lam
caster, Penn, January 13, lSl7.
AN explosion of gas occurred in the South
Wilkesbarre (Penn) shaft fatally burning
two miners named Benjamin Price and Ben
janin Collett.
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LATER NEWS.

ELIZABETH JONES, colored, thfrty-hve
years old, drowned her eight-months-old
child in tub Of water in the cellar of her
house in Philadelphia, Penn, and then
hanged herself.
". PowDERLY, General Master Work
man Of the Knights Of Labor, issued from
New York city the official statement Of the
Executive Board Of the Order giving its side
Of the controversy with the New York Gen.
trail road and plainly indicating that there
would be strike Of all the Knights on the
whole Vanderbilt system.
The accident on the Old Colony Railroad
at Quincy, Mass, was caused by jack be-
ing left under rail by workmen who were
repairing the road. Four more of the VIC
Tins have died, making the number of the
killed twenty-five.
Two female convicts were burned to death
near Washington, Ca, in a house on the
farm of H. J. Hill, who has lease Of all con-
victs in that judicial district
The biggest illicit distillery in Arkansas,
located in Pike County, has been destroyed
by United States officers. The distillery was
located in a deep mountain gulch and
hemmed in on all sides by rugged hills.
THE Wisconsin Republican State Conven-
lion met at Milwaukee, and renominated
Governor Hoard. Joseph B. Treat, of Mon
roe, was named for Lieutenant Governor
The North Carolina State Democratic
Convention at Raleigh nominated a judicial
ticket and adjourned. Chief Justice Merri-
man and Justice Clark were nominated by
acclamation, and the nine Superior Court
Judges were unanimously indorsed for re-
election.
THE West Virginia Republicans, in State
Convention assembled, nominated Francis
NJ. Reynolds for Judge of the Supreme
Court.
The President left Washington for Cape
May, n. j., where he intended to remain G
week. He was flfty-seven years old on the
day Of his departure, and went to celebrate
the anniversary with his family.
THE special committee appointed to inves.
tgato the charges brought by Representa-
tive Cooper against the Commissioner Of
Pensions, Green B. Raum, began its work.
The committee consists of Messrs Morrill,,
Sawyer, Smyser, Goodnight and Lewis.
THE Secretary of the Interior has denied
Governor Princes request that troops be Or
dered into New Mexico to prevent further
outrages BY White Caps.
AN unknown plagueis ravaging the 6st-
ing towns on the French shore, Newfound-
land.
TORNADO swept through the Canton of
Vaud, Switzerland, doing an immense
amount of damage. The villages Of Laval
lee and 1oux were devastated, and whole
forests were destroyed. Many persons
were injured. The storm lasted threesnin-
utes.
The Sultan Of Morocco has defeated the
rebels Of Zemmour and beheaded eighty of
them.
SENIOR BARBosA has resigned as Minister
of Finance, Of Brazil. and Is succeeded by
General Floriano. Senior Pei1oto has been
appointed Minister Of War.
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ROOTS AND sTuRBLE AS MANURE.


The value of roots and stubble as
manure is generally underrated. The
storrs Experiment Station has conducted
a series of observations upon the subject,
as follows: Sections of soil containing
roots were taken at various depths from
six inches to forty-two inches. It was
found that under average conditions from
three-fourths to nine-tenths of the roots
were in the upper six inches. Some Of
the results afford the following interest.
ing comparison of the weight per acre OF
roots and stubble, and the value thereof:
Cow peas, to the depth Of 81 feet, gave
1887 pounds of roots and stubble
which contained nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash to the total value
of S4S.22; timothy and red top, to the
depth Of three feet, gave value of s21.-
SO per acre; buckwheat, to the depth Of
one foot, gave value of 1923; wheat
roots alone, S1.49; clover roots alone,
$500, rich clover stubble having q
manurial value Of s3.os per 1000 pounds.
OthssbbsegTations confirm the fact that
clover. roots and stuhble eentsia large
percentages of all three q the tVstt ts13st
valuable Ingredients Of plant food. All
the facts seem to imply that clover and
other leguminous plants have the greatest
manurial value; timothy and other
grasses stand next, and the grain crops
leave the least amount of plant food in
the stubble. The value of clover on
grain lands is thus partially accounted
for.-Boston Cultiuator.
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bill, with all the amendments agreed upon in
Committee of the whole, including those ap-
croprlating 81, a39, ,6ss for the payment. OF the
French spoliation claims.
SECRETARY WINDOW issued circular no
hfyinr holders of four and half per cent.
bonds that SIS, ono, 900 worth of them will be
redeemed, with interest, upon presentation
at the Treasury Department.
The records Of the Pension Office show
that up to q recent date there had been
received 372,93t applications for pension
under the Department Pension Act OF June
q, 1900.