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railway, space of two years or more, |
had been permanent way inspector of
certain division, ten miles in length,
that lay about midway on the line, the
total extent of which was seventy miles.
This division began on the verge of the
vastMadapur forest, and lay completely
in the midst of dense, tangled jungle,
which was inhabited by but few people,
and on the other hand was infested with
bears, tigers, panthers and hog-deer.
IneVer was much of sportsman, and
perhaps this explains how l fell into the
careless habit of going on my inspec-
tons unarmed. l made the round trip
three times week on trolly, which is
merely a high seat on wheels, and is
pushed along the track by the trolly
men, who are usually feet-footed ath-
letic natives.
It was very comfortable mode of
travelling if little slow; for the seat Is
provided with soft back-rest, and one
can stretch out at ease with sun UNI
brella and good cigar.
Occasionally saw deer run across the
track, and once panther gave brief
glimpse of himself as he dove into the
Jungle. Tigers I knew there were, of
course, for frequently saw their tracks
in the soft ditch that ran alongside the
railway cutting.
The rainy season which begins in the
latter part of February always gave me
extra work, and was compelled to
make daily trips on the division; the
young trees were apt to loosen at the
root and topple over on the track, and
sometimes the earthen banks would sink
into the treacherous soil of the Jungle.
One damp, sultry morning I had just
started from the station and my trolly
men, Pershad and Jung, were bowling
me along at a gentle rate. of speed,
when Colonel Danvers, commandant OF
the cantonment at Mymensing, stepped
on the track just ahead of me, with his
gun on his shoulder and couple of ma
i've beaters at his heels.
Ny dear fellow" said the Colonel, as
soon as the first greeting was over,
you surely don't make your inspection
trips unarmed?"
Pulling a small revolver from my
pocket I replied, laughingly: THAT:
al / carry, Colonel, and l have never
had use for that even" =
The Colonel uttered long, expressive
whistle.
'Its Madness" he said. you'll re
pent it some day, take my word fol
that" and with this parting shot he
vanished into the forest and 1 con
tinued on my way.
It had rained heavily the night be
Tore, and for while frequent stops
we're made to clear away the limbs
which the storm had blown onto the
rack at some points in great profusion
This occupied considerable time, and il
vas toward noon when we approached
tne center of the division. The
eolonel's words had somehow left an
impression on my mind which tried in
'aln to shake of, though what there
Ras to fear / hardly knew myself
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24
Emperor Frederlck's Mausoleum.

The mausoleum OF the Emperor Fred.
erick is completed externally with the
exception of the copper-roof of the cupola.
In the interior the stone-masons and
sculplors are still at work. The decora-
tions Of the interior are very rich and
carried out entirely in light gray Sile-
sian sandstone. The sober color of thi
is only interrupted by the polished dark
green Syenite pillars. As finish to the
arch which spans the opening of the
altar niche, beautifully formed es-
cutcheon has been chosen, over which the
imperial eagle scars with outspread
wings. This is fanked on both sides
by figures Of angels holding religious
symbols in their hands The span
drels of the upper gallery are adorned
with cherubs. Within the last few days
the Emperor's consent has been given to
the carrying out Of the mosaic in the
cupola and on the ceiling of the altar
space. The designs for the mosaics
were worked out by Prof. Ewald after
early Christian works. The cupola is to
receive figures Of angels on q gold
ground between palms.-London Tele
0ranh
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24
COURAGE OF A GROUSE.
He Watches the Operations of Two Hunt
ers With Great Interest.

He Watches the Operations of Two Hunt.
ers With Great Interest.
On one occasion, in company with my
brother, l had gone to the woods and
was there to wait for farmer, at whose
house we had stopped over night, and
who was to come on later with fox
hounds, for we were to try for reynard
that day. We had got out of the road
which ran through the forest, and over
rail fence, and were standing under a
large hemlock when we heard ruffed
grouse in the distance. He came directly
toward us, and alighted on the ground
about forty feet away There was a
small gully or water course between us
and the bird. Before he struck the
ground he had taken about two-thirds
of a circle to break his lightning-like
fight. AS soon as he lit he Strengthened
up and took a survey. He soon saw US,
but instead of again flying he swelled
up in most pompous manner. Never
had / seen a grouse appear larger or
more magnificent. My brother looked
at me and l suggested that he snap a
cap at him. Neither of our muzzle-
4odUoAo was ondIBSu- AI IHo SOunu OI
the first cap the grouse slightly shook
himself, but seemed to swell his breast
out more. My brother continued taking
caps from his pocket and swapping them
at the grouse, bringing his gun up each
time and taking deliberate aim until
nine were exploded. The grouse seemed
to like the sound and TO be fascinated
by it, and the scene generally. The
man coming down the road with the
dogs alarmed him, and turning he ran
several feet and took wing, and We
heard him going through the thick ever
green's away in the distance. Fl crest
and Stream,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24
Coughing from Ear Irritation.

Some cases of obstinate cough reported
by DIR. A. c. Palmer show how remarka-
bly, close are the relations to each other
of different parts of the body, and DEM
onstrate the folly of indiseriminately
dosing symptoms. In the case of one
patient, forty-five years old, examina-
ton of throat and lungs failed to reveal
any cause of the cough (which was ac-
companied with little expectoration),
when by accident it was discovered that
the ears were much inflamed and very
sensitive, and that slight irritation Of
them was followed by paroxysms of
coughing. The ears were treated and
the cough ceased. Two subsequent
cases of troublesome cough-in one of
which repeated consultation for sup
posed lung trouble had been held
proved to be due to ear disease.-Medi-
cal Record
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ways carried the pistol with me. not
s0n lear of wild beasts, but because
~ rev Hindus who inhabited parts of
~ iofest were not above suspicion.
- aaa Just struck the commencement
latner heavy grade, which circled
s.s saa !, bend some twenty yards ahead
az 40 men swept on in straight line for
assanee - OF mile and half.
ne ns vera going pretty rapidly, and /
\ sa,e near the quick, heavy breathing
ny, as nlndus behind me as the trolly
vas IN the act of lighting cigar
asa a loud cry from Pershad caused
49, 3 drop the burning match, and
pssang round I saw the two rascally
ea-,s ,,sss making off as fast as their legs
saaa carry them.
'ased IN amazement for a second or
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24
TRIP ON A TROLLY.
Adventure of Railway Inspector
in India.
Abandoned by the Trolly Men-He Runs
over One Cub and Is Pursued by
the Enraged Father A
Lucky Shot.

I is true that long
immunity fro m
harm is apt to make
men careless and
Indifferent, blind
ing them to dan
gers that others
can readily per-
ceive, and the tale
that l am going to
relate presents a
forcible illustra-
tion of this fact.
Since the con-
struction of the
Dacca Mymensing
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24
The Amende Honorable.

Reporter (mistaking the English in
terpreter Of the Japanese embassy for a
Jap)-You speak remarkable good En-
glish for a Japanese.
Englishman Gndignantly)-Sir! am
no Jap. am an Englishman born and
bred.
Reporter (abashed) - Um er-Yes,
yes, know; meant to say you speak
remarkably good English for an En-
glishman.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-24

Entry in Connecticut family Bible:
Elizabeth Jones, born on the Goth Of
November, 1855, according to the best Of
her recollection,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
ONLY THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS.

The New Anti-Strilkc Order of Railway
Conductors L. Not FIourishing.
The new Independent Order of Rail
way Conductors completed its organiza-
ton yesterday at the Coleman house. A
noticeable change from the cid order
was the substitution of president" for
"grand chief conductor" and several
other changes were made to indicate that
the organization is not labor organiza-
ton.
Only three divisions were represented
yesterday out of over fifty that revolted
from the old Order of Railway Conduct
ors at the Rochester convention because
they were opposed to strikes. The east
ern men haven't rallied around the new
standard as fast as Mr.. Wheaton prob
ably expected.
Mr.. Wheaton was very indefinite about
the date when they expect others to join.
He says that they have 300 members to
begin with.
One of the complaints against the old
order, with its $4,000 members, was that
it was nearly always in debt ON account
of the big salary list. How will the new
association get along, and support an in
surance department, too, is question
that has been much discussed by con-
ductors who are timid about joining.
It doesn't hope for membership of more
than 1000, and it will do well if it gets
1000. Mr. Wheaton used to draw $4,000
in the Order Of Railway Conductors;
Grand Secretary Daniels $4,000, and
other salaried officers swelled the annual
expenses to over $4,000.
Mr.. Wheaton said yesterday that they
haven't established any salaried offices
yet-they will wait until the member
ship warrants it. They allow the execu-
tive committee its expenses. Mr. Wheat
on has no other business that he can
depend on, but the vice president and
secretary, Mr.. Nash, is a train dispatch
er for the Central Vermont railroad.
The membership fee is $40, and for 300
members this would give $4,000 to begin
with. The yearly grand division fee is
81 per capita, but the membership fee
for each division has not been fixed yet,
probably because the three divisions
which constitute the new order have
been taxed enough to start out with. In
the old order it is S. apiece.
The insurance plan is a tax of 81 per
capita at each death or disability, the
beneficiary not to get more than 81 1000.
He would get $500 at present. The rit-
ual states that the association is for So
cial and insurance purposes. The next
meeting will be at st. Adams in June,
1S91,-NeW York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

The General Union Workers associa.
ton of Hudson county, N. j., has de.
cided to pay strike, lock out, out of work
and sick and funeral benefits hereafter.
The Nationalist and Socialists of New
York city will work together in the fall
election.
District Assembly No. 1, the banner
organization of the Philadelphia Knights
of Labor, which had 10000 members in
1885, has dwindled down, according tc
the statistics of the United Labor league
in which D. A. No. is represented, tc
to ], 159 members today.
The strike of the London postmen was
of short duration and failure. Cause
Pressure from non-union element.
The government eight hour bill was
favorably reported by the committee on
labor.
The labor unions and farmers organi.
cation have formed sort of go-as-you.
please federation. The unions are not
eager to support the political movement
of the farmers.
The London policemen: said they could
get along in their strike without the as
sistance of the labor men. They got a
long ways from success. The boobies
now know how it is themselves.
Seven actors, employed at Vacca's
West End Pavilion at Coney Island,
struck against q reduction in salaries and
demand for more work.
The Chicago trades assembly refused
to financially assist the striking cloak
makers because their union is not at
tached to the assembly.
A committee is now actively engaged
in securing subscriptions for a stock
company to erect a building for the
Knights of Labor in st. Louis.
John Devlin, member of the general ex-
ecutive board of the knights of Labor,
says there are 119 locals of molders in the
United States, with membership of
about IA 900. The number of members
in the order generally has increased
since the last general assembly about
$4,000.
SIT is most dangerous precedent to
establish to let the workingmen know
there is one law for the rich and another
law for the poor. fudge MARITIME of
New York.
A communication from the Rochester
trades assembly states that boycott
had been placed upon the Cooperative
Foundry company of that city, for the
reason that through advertising it has
secured the country for scabs and cheap
labor and has been partially successful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Ancient Roman Stoves.

A heating apparatus called "stuba"
(stove) was widely used among the higher
classes of Romans as far back as the be-
ginning of the Christian era. The stuba
was fixed and immovable, besides being
in several other respects wholly unlike
the stove with which we are so we'll ac-
quainted. In Germany and i'll Scandi-
navia they were much used in bathrooms
and hot houses during the middle ages.
They were usually constructed of bricks
or tiles, and were of immense size, some
times large enough to cover the whole
side of a 20 or 30 foot room, often ex-
tending into the room 10 or ~ feet, in
which case the smooth, flat top was
used instead of a bedstead, the heated
surface imparting an agreeable warmth
in the nights when covers were quite
rare. st. Louis Republic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Friday, Aug. 15, 1890.
How the Farmers are Beng Duped

There is paper published in New York
city called Tie Mail and Export Journal.
Tie principal object of this publication is
70 advertise machinery and other articles of
commerce. There are price list or supple
ment editions of this publication printed In
the Spanish language which are sent to
commercial houses in South American
countries. These Spanish supplements are
headed, "Ilustrated Current Price List Of
American Productions" These Spanish
Price Lists are very carefully guarded from
getting out in the United States and are
sent to South American countries in the
"original packages"
After many efforts and as many failures to
procure one of these Spanish Price Lists in
the United States, at length one was obtain
ed by sending to a South American firm.
A page of this South American Price List
containing the cuts of American agricultural
implements and machines was photographed
and the photograph transferred to zinc
plates, by process they have for doing such
work. and the plates we're used for printing
from. A list containing the same articles
and advertised BY the same firms, was pro-
cured, printed in English for use in this
cohutry, with each implement having num-
Der and price attached. Among the adj
yertisements in the list is the Ann Arbor
Agricultural Co., and S. L. Allen & Co.
manufacturers of the Planet Jr. implements
The following is a list of a few Of the art-
cles with the prices they are sold for in the
United States and the same in South
America where they come in competition
with similar goods made in England,
France and Germany:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Helping the Coopers.

The Central labor union of Buffalo has
had prepared and presented to the city
council the following ordinance:
"Chapter "A. The city of Buffalo, by
its common council, ordains and enacts
as follows:
'Section 1. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person, corporation, milling, or
manufacturing firm to use at any time
within the limits of the city of Buffalo
any barrels that have heretofore been
used and emptied for the purpose of fill
ing the same with -four, or packing there
in candies, crackers, articles of prepared
food, or produce which may be used for
food without the process of cooking.
''Sec. 2. This provision shall not apply
to any person, corporation or firm refill
ing barrels that have been used and
emptied by such person, corporation or
firm.
'Sec. 3. Any person, corporation or
firm violating any Of the provisions of
the first section of this chapter shall for
felt and pay penalty of not less than
$50"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15

to purchase bonds (the government debit
with this idle surplus" The bonds not
being due premium was at once quoted on
them by the money exchanges, and the
peoples money was expended not only to
pay interest and principal, but bonus or
premium of more than one fourth the face
value of the debt. A surplus of millions
over ard above these purchases still lay idle
in the treasury, and the cry was raised that
the money market should be relieved by
the treasurer placing this idle surplus in
National Banks to be loaned to the specu-
lators in farm produce to send west and
buy the farmers crops to make freight and
dividends for the railroads and enable the
farmers to pay their taxes 10 be gathered
into the treasury, to buy more bonds, and
pay mcre premiums and interest, and create
more surplus, TO place in designated
National Banks" without interest, TO loan TO
spectators 10 relieve the stringency in the
money market, pursuing ever the same
weary round, with the farming industry OF
the country perishing inch by inch between
these two millstones, the United States
Treasury and the money monopoly of the
world, at the head of which stands Europe's
greatest bankers, the Hebrew Rothchllds.
And our "great dailies," all controlled
and owned largely by this same corporate
class, point with pride and say to the peo-
pie You have paid in the last ten years
more than thousand millions of your hard
earnings to those idle shylocks, who haye
plotted and planned night and day TO lower
the price of your products and increase the
value of your debts by Diminishing the
amount of money in circulation. And they
have always had man from Wall street in
the United States Treasury 10 assist them in
this legalized robbery. The "great national
wealth" we hear so much newspaper boast
ing over is all ia the hands of a plutocratic
class, while the agricultural industry of the
country has been robbed to the verge OF
beggary. While this robbery Is going on
the people are amused by the politicians
dining their ears with that penny rattle
the tariff.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15

Queer world Queer peoole! Here
are men and women by thousands suf-
fering from all sorts of diseases, bearing
all manners of pain, spending their all
on physicians and getting no better
but rather worse" when right at hand
there's remedy which says ii can help
them because it's helped thousands like
them. Another patent medicine ad
vertisement," you say. Yes-but not
of the ordinary sort. The medicine is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
and it's different from the ordinary
nostrums in This:
1t does what it claims to do, or ii costs
got nothing!
The way is this: You paw your drug
gist $100 for a bottle. You read the
directions, and you follow them. You
get better, or you don't. If you do. you
buy another bottle, and perhaps anoth-
er. If you don't get better, you get
your money back. And the queer thing
is that so many people are willing to
be sick when tho relnedy's SO near at
hand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Why National Banks?

If the National Governments issues
all tue money Of the country, why
should we have national banks?
There is no necessity for such insti-
buttons, but on the contrary every
honest reason they should be abol-
ished and the government. cut loose
from such corporations. Any com.
pany of men possessing the requisite
amount of capital can procure a
charter from the State to engage in
the banking business, and all the
security the public demands is Sc
curity to the depositors. The
National Government standing be-
hind the paper and coming gold and
silver is ali sufficient, and in fact the
only, securisy that the public can
have for paper money. No bank or
individual should be allowed to issue
money. That is o privilege which
the National Government should
jealously guard. The States could
establish such rules and regulations
as they deemed necessary to protect
the citizens who deposited in banks
and the national money would keep
at par every where. The old State
bank notes were at discount nearly
as soon as they got out of sight of
the bank that issued them. Away
with the greatest swindle of the age,
the National banking system, which
delivered into the hands of ar
English money monopoly the finan-
ces of this country and tied the
hands of our government The
Franklin and Jefferson system is
what the people demand and will
have. A national currency with the
taxing power of the government as
it's security. The greenbacks were
pretty near that but they contained a
promise to pay. The true govern.
ment note must be an ultima thule
based on the taxing power of govern
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
An Elastic Language.

A Frenchman who has not been long
enough in this country to talk our Ian
guage with ease was telling an expert
ence he had while in search of informa-
ton. He must be allowed to relate it in
his own words: Il like re language
Americana. 1t is SO strong, SO true, SO
descripteeve. l so to re man Eat cut my
hair, Eat shave my barbe, vat you call
my beard. l ask, Vat is Jacques re
Rippair:' He say, Jacques re Rippair is
a dandee.' Zen, ven l gets home to my
house l takes my dictionnaire and l
looks for Jacques re Rippair,' but 1 find
him not. Zen look for 'dandee,' and
find that re word is dandy and Eat it
means lady killer Zen, when 70 my
friend say, Jacques re Rippair is a
man vat kills ladees,' he says Right you
are 1 like re language Americana, it
is so eezee to understand. Boston Bud
get
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Three Hundred Wives in One House.

Old Ismail, father of the present Killed.
i've, had in his different palaces three
hundred wives at time; but so wretched
was his life with so many women to
please and stand between that he offered
fifty pounds and a gold watch to any
man who would take one of them off his
hands. But as no one was found cour-
ageous enough to do it, lie emigrated
with the entire three hundred to SIAM
boul, where, was told, they are all
living under one roof and eating at one
table.-Mary j. Holmes, in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Gen. Ben Dutler's Wealth.

Any list of Boston millionaires would
be incomplete without the name of Ben
jamin F. Butler, who is estimated by
close observers to be worth between
$4,000, 900 and S6,0O0,0OO. He is really
more identified with Boston than with
Lowell, though he has his magnificent
residence i'll the latter place. His law
offices in Ashburton place. Boston, are
the finest in the city, and there he may
be found early and late when not in
court or travelling, for, unlike most law
yers of Boston, he has large practice in
New York, Washington and Chicago,
where he has copartnership offices. His
law practice is worth 100000 a year.
He lives well, is very generous and his
famous yacht America is one of the
finest, The bulk of his fortune has been
made by investing in manufactories.-
Cor. Richmond Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
9. R. Breckenridge Representative

G. R. Breckenridge Representative
from Arkansas, has been ousted from
the seat he has occupied in the House.
His opponent John M. Clayton was
shot from an ambush while be was
hunting up evidence to contest the
election of Mr.. Breckenridge. Under
the circumstances a fairly decent
man would not have occupied the
seat in congress, but Breckenridge
eagerly took the place Of his muir
dered opponent.