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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
COGchmen. Transfers, etc.
miscellaneous.

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w and typewriter by young man experienced ia
ofhce work Can furnish Cal.Eraph II necessary Ne
objections leaving city. and best u references
Address John II. Emmert. Occidental hotel ll5 -
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WANTED AGEST~-fS EVERY CITY AND
W village ia The United state except r. state
d Kansas 10 sell to lawyers fuss tie book every
lawyer needs. endorsed rs lawyers even here.
sl'1 AZ sd Z delays necessary. as book can he
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DomeSticS.
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WANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL.
W houSework. None but "a competent one with
good references need apply. Mrs II. 7. kramer t0l
n Topeka ave. rs o.
WANTED-A GOOD COOK AT 1915 NORTH
" Emporla ave Highest wages paid. lis 1T
"ANTED-A COMPETENT AND EXPERT
W enced girl 20 do general Homework Apply
at ;S55 North Lawrence ave. 1l5u
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tarnum, 10 South Emporla ave. ll5-G'
WANTED-GIRLT TO Do GENERAL HOUSE
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M ANTED-A GOOD Girl. TO DO GENERAL,
w Homework III family OF three. Apply At 50,
5, Lawrence Ave. d-L1-l0.
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MISS r. A. NORTH. OF BOSTON. HAS OPENED
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Statesmen,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-07
SCIENTIFIC SQUlBS.

A vegetable cartridge has been invented b
France. 1t weighs only half as much q Z
metal case, and costs less.
In Vienna the incandescent lamp has been
much used in medical experiments on horne,
for diseases of the nostril. There is an excel
lent cooling arrangement which allows cold
water to circulate round the lamp
An English inventor claims to have n svs
tenn BY which coal gas can be COMPRESSED into
8 per cent. Of It's natural bulk, and in tina,
shape carried about and turned into An illu.
minant at any time by simply turning stop
COCK and lighting the evaporation.
A project for establishing a line Of light
SHIPS across the ocean, each having steam en-.
CINE and dynamo aboard so as to show =
powerful electric light, mas been laid befors
the International conference at Washington.
IL has inst "Iia the approval Of many seamen.
PErotechnic effects in table decorations ara
rampant Electric wires connecting with tiny
lamps are run through the stems Of tulira.
white lilies and jonquils: a bunch Of them
planted In an epergns gives the red, yellow.
green and brown fruit the glow Of enchsnt-
ment, and when the white bright light streams
from PLAGUE Of nuts the sensation il rathsr
more weird than poetic
ihe Eiffei tower has proved Of incalculabls
service TO weather students, especially in the
matter OF wind. =. has been demonstrated
That al places situated no great height above
the sea level the velocity Of the wind Is usually
noticeabls from noon TO 2 p. m, while it i
iea perceptible at daybreak On elevated
ground, on the other hand, the wind falls In
the middle OF the day, increasing after SUNSET
A Maine genius has invented an apparatus
Tor spreading oil on the waves during . ssls
Wind. His device consists Of mortar and
bomb The latter is Glsd with oil. The shslJ
. % weighted that a. 1t sinks the aperture h
uppermost and the cpvsJ Is lifted by the pru>
sure OF the oil upon it, Thus the oil 4 r.
leased well beGeath the surface, and ~
through tho waves, producing The mos =
santuai r1sultA
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GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Rumford Grange had very interesting
meeting last Saturday The raising of
sweet corn was ably discussed, and as q
majority of the grsngers are growers OF
sweet corn, 8 committee was selected to
confer and arrange a contract with the
packers the coming season. The growers
are determined to nave one er d of the rope
this year or grow yellow corn. There were
txenty-one applicants for membership to
the Grange at this meeting.
This programme for the ns I, meeting of
Pomona Grange to be he'd with Fopsham
Grange, "wednesday, March 10Th. is a.
follows: Art |. opening exercises at 10
A. NJ; 2. readiag records; 3. song by [.
+. Mallett; 4, address of welcome by W.
$ Rogers, County d putty. response by J.
+. Buker Of Sagsdahoc; 5, song by Hattie
simpson; 6. discussion of resolution, re-
,oived that the good old times" are no
better than the new. Affirmative, l. Z.
asIiett and F. S. Adams, neg alive. c. L.
Dinslov and A. II. Donnell. P. NJ Art.
I, song by Lillian S Mailett; 8, unfinished
and new business, 10. entertainment by
Topsbam Grange; IL, closing.
In order to stimulate and encourage the
new Kennebec Valley Grange at Madison,
the Somerset Pomona Grange held special
meeting with them which vas outside Of the
regular series of the Pomona monthly
meetings. 1t was largely attended and
proved 3 most interesting occasion. A class
of fifteen was received u the fifth degree
This new grange at Madison has made a
rapid gro 9Th and is very prosperous. It
was reorsanized last Novem Der with only
eighteen members Il has doubled its mem.
oership. with applications coming in .,
every meeting and bright prospect Of soon
becoming one of the frs, oranges in Som
erset in numbers snd efficacy
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z s. Last question, "Neckties is ex-
elusive from dry goods or not.
The Secretary Of State promptly replied
that he agreed with the writer-or not.
o, for the life of a piano tuner, thought
reporter yesterday as he saw an expert a.
the business leisurely working away in a
warm room while old winter was making
up for lost time outside in piling drifts
here and there, to say nothing of the hat
fuls it sifted down under the coat collars
of luckless pedestrians. Thrum. thrum
but skilful fingers touched the keys for
the man who was manipulating the piano
to remedy its defects is an old head in the
business. Since 1867 he has been in it and
now 10 widely known throughout the State
and is constantly receiving more orders
THAI he eau fill.
IL presume there is lots If information
that you could impsrt had you the time?
was asked.
.'Oh, don't know about that" was the
modest reply. Here may be little fact
that isn't generally known. Take this
slender wire piano string, how much strain
do you suppose it bears?"
The guess was wild one.
"Oh, no, that string undergoes a strain
of about 400 pounds. Wouldn't think it,
would you? The average strain borne by
the strings of piano is between Is and 20
tons. Then when you come TO think of the
expansion and contraction of these strings
by heat and cold is it any wonder that
pianos need frequent looking after and that
often the tuner gets blamed for what ism t
his faut?'
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The HCckland Creamery.

o Gardner Of the Meadows Rockland,
furnished larger amount of cream for the
butter factory during December and Janu-
AIRY tnan any other patron. His cows pay a
good profit. 1t will pay any farmer to
keep good cows and feed well II is posi-
Bile to feed cows 90 that the milk will cost
LIZ cts per quart, or to feed so that milk
will cost l2 cts. per quart. Farmer
make great mistake in not having more
cows so dry in summer and having more
new milk cows in the winter One good
COW will produce as much butter as
tso poor ones II costs no more to
feed and care for the one than the other
and all the profit comes from what increase
there i, over and above the cost of keeping
Cows fed on hay alone and compelled to 20
unhoused cold weather will not pay their
expenses. I,ia extra feed Of g-sin, extra
care ard extra quality Of stock that gives
all the profit. Patrons Of the Creamery
will do well to consider these points, fer
when they find one of their neighbors
getting as much cream from five cows
as hey sre from ten il means some
thing. Oae of the grand results
of butter factories 10 that it shows the
farmer whether his cows are good or NOT
teaches hlm TO get better stock, feed better
care better for them, save labor and get
more profit New patrons are coming into
the Creamery. Well the sooner the bet
ter They are wise in so doing. Tie
RocklsLd Creamery is worthy Of the sup
port. the pstronsge and the good wishes of
every farmer and citizen in Knox county.
1t will do an incaiculsbie amount of good
If the farmers will rally to its support
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THE USES OF KEROSENE.

Rub rusty fat irons with kerosene
Kerosene will brighten silver and zinc.
Oil cloth may be frightened by rubbing
with kerosene
furnished paint may he cleaned by Rub
bling with cloth wet with kerosene
A tablespoonful of kerosene in a boiler of
clothes will greatly facilitate the rubbing.
Kerosene will soften boots and shoes hard
ened by water, and render them as pIiat,le as
new.
Black walnut or any wood finished in oil
may be kept bright by polishing with kero
sene.
To remove rust from steel rub with kero-
sene and soak for day, polishing with
emery dust and kerosene.
Pour teaspoonful Of kerosene into each
quart of boiled starch for gloss this will
also prevent irons sticking to thin goods
Kerosene poured on red flannel and bound
on the throat will greatly ease a sore throat.
1t will also heal cuts and cure chilblains
Iron and polished steel, when not in use
may be kept from rust'ng by wiping with q
cloth on which a little kerqsene has been
poured
All soled spots found around door knob.
on light painted doors may be- removed by
kerosene on flannel cloth, with no injury "a
the paint
When giving the final polish to stoves, be
fore putting away for the summer, mix the
backing with a little kerosene instead Of
water, u prevent Jst
Marks on tables, caused by hot dishes, may
be removed by kerosene rubbed in well with
soft cloth, finishing with a littl. COLOGNE
water, rubbed dry with another cloth
Rub lamp chimneys with newspaper or
which has been poured little kerosene
This will make them much clearer than Il
soap is used: they will also be less liable Il
crack. Ray joyce in Good Housekeeping.
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The democratic failed signaliy to prove
that ire gulsrities were prsoticed in wards
three and four on election day, or that such
as occurred were committed with the inten
ton of fraud, At a special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen Wednesday evening it
was decided that that body could not 60
behind the certified reports from the differ
ent wards, and that therefore the board
was not justified in taking any action upon
the charges made by the democratic candi-
date for Mayor. City Solicitor A. NJ.
Speare was present, and gave 1t a. his
opinion that any Irregularities that took
place were simply mistakes. due to the in
experience Of some Of the ward officers.
No further business coming before the
board it adjourned, aud the crowd assem-
bled 20 hear the arraignment of the repub-
licans went home.
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TOWN ELEcrIoNs.

BROOKS Selectmen, F W Brown. Jr
A II Rose, VIM. Could; town clerk, o W
Lane supervisor, A b Stsntial Money
Appropriated: schools. 500; free High
school. $3.50; Highways. roads and bridges,
$3.50; labor. $1,000; interest on debt,
q .525- Decreased our debt the past year
over 81 900.
LEXINGTON --Selectmen, A II Chase, II
p Norton, + L Norton town clerk, A II
Chase school committee, F S Boynrop
Fred Newell. W W Dexter. Money sppro-
pristed schools. s2i5: highways, $500
other purposes. Sl,so0, All republicans
but enc.
SkARsAoNr.--Our annual tovu meeting
"a, commenced Monday but after the ell c.
tion OF A. G Csswell, moderator. and A l..
Nsddocks. clerk. il was adjourned Til
Wednesday on sccount Of the storm wis n
the following Ulcers were elected Select
men, .tr,, l.. c, Poor, l.. $ Mariner, o
Z. Fuller; treasurer. A. g Csswell; S :.
Committee. A. n. Jeweu, A. L. Maddocks
]. W farrsr: collec' or. :. 5, Geau, audi
tor, J, W. Farrar. Our town 10 in good
condition financially. the resources over
the haailities being es.65i %
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Portland Markert-

PORTLAND. Mar 4.
FLouR.-Supcrtne and To-" grades, - Jast -5
y spring and AX spring a 5ea5 %; patent sp-iny
whcats, q 75a6 60; Mich. straight roller 4sa5 00
clear DO, - sia5 90 st. Louis straight rolls IS 0Os
IS clear 60, q 75a5 90: winter wheat patents.
s5}s5t
rEopUcE--Cspe cranberries, el3 Goals 90. Nc.
beans. - ena2 .; medium, u 75ai 81; German
med, u va2 %; yellow eyes, q 75s3 90; Cal pea
beans. e. loa2 Is Irish potatoes per bu s5ssOc
Jersey sweet. ~ 95a4 75 onion. q Sous 50
GRAM mixed corn. i2a43c; new corn. coa
OK corn. bag lots, 45s46c meal, bag lots 4as44c
seed lots, Us o0A2S 50 DO bag. 70 00si7 %. Do
sacked brsa, car lots, is 00Als co. do bag. i! a..
q o. '' s""~
PRovIsioys-Pork. backs, e,2 Goals 90: clear
ei2 Seal2 IS, short cuts, tI2 5eal2 rs: beef eI
mess, Is ooas Is place o 5oa9 90; ex plate ~ oo
~ so; ard. tubs, per ID, 6}a7c: Heroes. sla-c
l2kc. -.
PouLrRY.-Turkrys, ieAsoc; sprins chtckeps
lsa2oc, fowls. lialec, ducks, 16a isc
su6AR-Granulatedp per ID. SIC, extra c, 6Ic
sEEps.-Red tot. ~ ooa2 Is, Timothy seed,
u oSai 70, Clover, 7laIsc.
CHEESE. - Vermont, l,Asl2lc; n. 7. factory,
ltAallfe; sage, l2iai3Ac.
blrrEK-Creameryp per ID. 22Aase: Gilt edge Vt,
ESGs--EAstern extra, Ha;Vc; Canada AID
Western, oOa00, lined, issiec.
.rFLKs-Estins. per bbi, % 0oa4 %, cooking
% %, evaporsted, per ID. SSallc; do new, - Ioe
LkAoSs-Palsrmo. ooaoo: Asssina. q ooas %;
Aalagas, ooa0s.
ORAxGEs-JanAiea, ooase: valeneka. A IA, n.
nssslna, eoso; ylosi1A. - ~ ..
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nson and Judge Derry and Mr.. LAsalsa
lis most kind, gentlemen. to call. IL =
quite. while since Fve seen YOU IA
ther had been dead many years II was
very liksly.) lobe. place chairs for the
gentlemen.
In spite of his vaunted courage. Tobe's
face began to turn ashy, and the whites
of his eyes TO show, but he strung the
chairs along the bedside and listened
aghast. while Mr.. Conner affably con-
yersei with them. The evening shades
were creeping into the room and gave
weird look TO things. Presently the old
mans ewes were again riveted upon the
door.
Here comes Col. Tyler and Governor
Gates. Chairs. lobe. Come in. gentle
men. Tn 50 glad to see you. lobe.
what are Won about? Why don't you
place chairs for them?
"pev's none. stammered Tobe- wait
sr minute. sub, tell kin git some" and
he hurried TO the door.
.-,aissis." he whispered.
Mrs. Conner FASTENED in.
DE room is full ob sperits." he gasped.
Il can't stay in yere alone. De sperits
and gosses is jis' a-swarmin' roun de
bed" And lobe set his teeth fast to
keep them from chattering as he list
enel to his master talking with the
dead.
Mrs. Conner seated herself on the side
Of the bed, and at last succeeded in
IT. i 4 kaa1- m clann and
from that sleep he never woke
Night came and settled on them, but
still he slept on; and when the sun rose
the next morning the old planter had
Joined the friends whom his servants bs'-
leved had come for him, and gone upon
his Journey 10 the hereafter.
The old negroes wept when they found
he had left them.
DE hes mausser niger eber had.
walled Maun Dinah. wringing her hands
in the kitchen.
Jetty. the cook, girl of the new
regime. viewed her with contempt.
MASTER cried Jetty in scorn. Master!
Why you's free!"
Yes" walled the old woman, free
ter sta've. Use too ole ter wuck much
longer. an who gwinter tex care OBJ me
den? Freedom mout do fer young Mig
ger, but ole. done tas' nigger's better of
in slabery, wild muffin to do en- plenty
ter eat. and she wept bitterly.
"'E so fer true. E SO fer true!" sobbed
old Jack. "Oh! dem was fine days! ter
lib aionger de quality folks. EN- eat scraps
from de buckra table! But all dat is pas
now, en- we los our hes frien'! All! he
was a mausser fer true!' and he dashed
the tears from his cheeks
While Maum Dinah wept and walled
| DE hes maIsser, De bes matsser dat
niger ,ber hab"-Paul Grant in At.
lanta Constitution.
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RICHMOND.

Morse Bros. finished running ice into
their houses on Swan Island late Wednes-
day night. and will now move their engine
and chains to their new house in Randolph
Nearly all Of the Ice companies are run
ming nights.
There will be q caucus at Merrymeeting
Hall Friday night. to select candidates for
town officers for the ensuing year.
The quarterly meetings being held at the
Free Baptist church are largely attended.
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New York Stock Market.
New York Produce Make.

NEW YORK, Mar. 8.
FLouR-Receipts, Il, 1872 pkgs; exports, 1925
bbls, sales, 1880. Repeat quotations includ-
ing City mill extra, - 35atf 50; patent. - 65a
- Is; superhne, o. o5a&2 90; extra No. 2, - goa
q IS, winter wheat low grade, " .5a&2 Is; Min
nesota extra. - 75a&4 "; southern nour dull
rye -four quiet
wHEAT-Receipts. $500. exports. 9,544. sales
1900, easy: No. spring -; Nos red.
a. No red. s6iasol elevator ssiassj fob e7iasel
delivered, No had, seia96i; No northern. sala
ul.
kYE-hrmer.
bARLEY-dull.
CoRN-Receipts. 5000. exports. 2Si. $50, sales,
i7s,o0o; hrmer; steamer. 3j3a363; No 2, 35yas61,
store and elevator, a6a3.l delivered.
oArS-Receipts. 5000; exports, i3i?e3; sales,
$4,000; firm No ., 2sA do white aea2s. No ,, a]oi
DO white, 30a30i No !, 80; do white, 81; Mixed
Western, 174a5oi: white do, l0Iss4.
CoFrEf-fsir; Rio, fair. eel.
SuGAR-Raw fair, refined firm; demand
fair, crushed 7ia7i; extra crushed 5!a5{; white
extrs crushed, 6is6, cut Loaf, u; grannlated, d.
PErRoLEuN-Quiet, lower. a3i
PnRk-easy
BEEP-dul.
LARD-easy; western steam, % 3oat8 30 clos
ing 81 30; city steam Is 20, refined fair con
- o5a&s 50. 5. A. o. Oh.
BUTTER quiet western dairy GALS; do
creamery, i3az6i
CHEESE hrm. Erei9hts To Liverpool firm
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II you will send US your address, we will
mail you our illustrated pamphlet explain.
ing all about DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro
Vo'taic Belt and Appliances. and their
charming effects upon the aervous debili-
tated system, and how they will quickly
restore you to vigor. manhood and health.
IL you are thus affected we will send you q
Belt aed Appliances on trial
Voltaic Belt Co, Marshall. Mich.
ian9rfAr yfoIpo,
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At the annual meeting Of the HAllowell
Grahite WORKS TUESDAY evening. the OH
board Of officers was re elected, As follows
Preside Mt. J. F Bodweil; Vice Preside M
Gen. c. W. Tilden; Secretary. L. ID Mer-
chant; General Manager. P Hun,
Board of Directors, J. +. Bodweii, C.. W.
filden, J. z. Hunt, l.. d. Merchant, Of
Hallowell, John PIERCE, John Boardman,
w. II Smith, of New York City. Routine
business only was transacted. W. W.
Rice, Esq. Of Boston, was presen, at the
meeting of the stockholders
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The Maine Methodist Conference meets
aexi month. It IL rumored that the Rev.
II. T. Fos5, present lneumbens of the
Methodist church in this city, will no, re-
turn another year. Ia this case it is prob
able that call will be extended the Rev.
Mr.. He~etf, Of Monmouth.
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STRAY BITS.

In 1899 there were about $1,000 acres Of
fruit trees growing in England; now there
are 214.0 600 acres.
An English railway company has set apart
q special fund from which to reward acts Of
bravery on the part of its employees.
According to the department Of agricul-
rure there are more than 1900, 900 horses In
the United States, and nearly 5000, O00
cows. There was a large increase in the num-
Der Of domestic animals Of all kinds in 1880
There is talk in France Of utiliziI:. water
courses "A railway motive power. 1t ID
proposed that the tracks shall be laid on an
embankment in the middle Of tue current,
and that the locomotives shall have two pad
del wheels dipping into the water and re.
volved by it,
Travellers in Spain are often astonished by
the shortness of Spanish cigarette. The
smoker never seems to enjoy the luxury I'M
til the fire seems about to burn his lips OF
SINCE his mustache. Frequently Spaniard
is to be met who will completely exhaust hii
cigarette in two inhalations.
The government of St. Domingo, which
claims to have the only original bones Of
the United States for Sc in 1892, provided
there be given in return for them $50, 900,
cash down. and 20 per cent. Of the receipts on
pubic exhibition Of the same
Capt. William Tyron, of New London,
Conn. who followed the sea for forty years,
says there are now only eighty Ameri-
can vessels, sail and steam, in the whale fish
cry. Twenty years ago New London alone
had 100 vessels in the whaling trade, but now
only seven sail from that port,
When a Corean marries he is careful to
present his wife with a wild goose, even if he
is obliged to hire the bird specially for the
occasion; for, once upon a time wild goose
whose mate was killed returned year after
year to the same spot To mourn her loss, and
the Corean bridegroom wishes his bride to
understand the virtue Of constancy.
The recently published statistics Of the i'm.
perial German postotiice department show
that in 1855 there were Is, sos postotices in
Germany, with l0,0l6 telegraph offices, and
S2,2So officials of all grades; 90, s07 ,y50
pieces o. mail were handled, ~. l25, i61 tele-
grams were sent. The money orders Of all
offices in the country amounted to II, loss gi2 :.
4l6 marks.