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TEARS NOT ALWAYS IDLE.
They Serve in Keeping tho Eyes In Good
CnndittNn


Condition.
The use of tears is not generally APP
preciated, even by those who shed them
most freely. It is assumed that tears
are shed only occasionally as an express
sion of grief, though tears of joy are
not wholly unknown. This, however,
is mistake, for the discharge of tears
is continuous, and the flow of moisture
from the lachrymal glands serves as a
very beautiful provision Of nature. An
immense quantity of fine dust is always
floating in the air, and though this is
impalpable to the vision, it would soon
obscure the sight If allowed to remain
in the eyes. The continuous flow OF
moisture from the lachrymal glands is
sufficient to keep the eyeballs clear
from this accumulation of dust, but
when any grit, insect or smoke gets
into the eyes it so affects the nerves as
to cause an extra flow of tears to clear
it away. Tears are thus involuntary,
and may be caused by any pungent va
por, such as arise from acids or the odor
Of onions The chief element in the
composition of tear is water but with
water is associated minute proportions
of salt, soda, phosphate of lime, phos-
phate OF soda, and mucous; and when
seen under the microscope tear after
evaporation looks like very small fish
bone, owing to the salines forming
themselves into heightened CROSSINGS.
Newcastle Chronicle. u
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. A Reckless Resort.

The whole discussion of the force
bill, ON the part Of the Republican
press, is distinguished by studious dis
regard of the constitutional objections
to the measure. The bill is pcrnicious
enough in itself, but it is worse as es-
tablishing precedent for the filching
away, little by little, of the rights Of
sovereign States, which should be pre-
served inviolable at all hazards.
There will be desperate fight
against the passage of the. act,
and, if it does pass, it will be the
final nail in the coffin of the reckless
party that is its sponsor. The legisla.
ton of the present session of Congress
is not for to-day, nor is the Nation or
any State SO ephemeral an institution
that there is any excuse for making it
the plaything Of small politicians who
will be dead and gone, while the evil
they have done may still live and have
an active effect One would think that
the desperation Of defeat had turned
the brains of these men, for they are as
reckless of the future as is the bank
rupt spendthrift who is having his last
debauch at the expense of his creditors.
Detroit Free Press
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

1t is not generally the girl with the
srnost beaux who gets married first It
is the little, grave, demure girl who sits
In the corner with one young man and
hangs on to him.-Demorest' Monthly.
How did that case against you by
the man who broke his leg on yonr side
walk go?p ut met the same fate the
plaintiff did" -,'What was that?"
''slipped up on appeal - Hartford
Times
do you think, young man, that you
could give my daughter all she asks
for?" questioned papa, grimly. s'I--aw
think so, SIR murmured the lover,
bashfully. "She says she wants only
me. -Harper's Bazaar.
"Yes, that's statue of the goddess
of love, venus-the Venus of Milo"
but she hasn't got any arms" 20,
that doesn't make any particular differ
ence 50 long as man knows how to use
his, You know!''- Philadelphia Times.
Charlie Is learning to play the
cornet," said young Mrs. locker ssHow
do you know" 81 heard him tell Jack
Dashton he had been on little toot. |
think it Is so considerable Of him not to
practice around the house. - Washing
ton Post.
--Maid--ssI am sorry, but Madam Is
not receiving to-day" Shoemaker
(who has called to collect little bill
"Ohl that's nothing. am receiving to-
day Tell her it's FIVE dollars and
thirty-five cents, please. - Demorest's
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-03-26
ne my bed, but q va o dark aew

Ne my bed, but II was 20 dark n1v
that I could not see n
There may yet be . chance Of o..
cape" thought.
Softly crossed the chamber, and BY
the sense Of feeling found the window.
It was but the work of few minutes.
though every instant seemed an age TO
me, to remove the sash from its resting
place. All! never did the air of Heaven
seem SO sweet as then. How far was
from the ground, was The next question
TO be considered put forth my hand
aimlessly, and to my surprise and graft
fication it rested upon the roof Of q
shed, which seemedto slope off towards
the ground. This was unexpected good
luck, and in few moments was ont
upon the roof in the storm. cautious
~ telt my way down to the caves, which
| found to be within few feet Of the
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sMplA's SACRED MONKEYS.


rAey Are . rsse, Rst rhsy Must Not no
Enthusiastically Hsruisn.
An English gentleman VINO ms liseu
many years In India tells some quec.
stories about the sacred monkeys tnas
are great nuisance IN some pars q
that country. No one Is aiioMeo -
modest them. They run Apous tns
streets, help themselves 70 wnasevsk
they please ct the shops rob orcnnros
and gardens ind play havoc generaily'
To thrash them Is regarded as misde-
Ineanor, and 70 shoot monkey migns
cause second mutiny.
The gentleman had garden where
grew delicious fruits. The sacred
monkeys easily scaled the walls ana
helped themselves. They were not con-
tent with simply eating, but amused
themselves with throwing half-munched
fruit at each other To shoot these
pests was out OF the question, and 70 mt
them with stones was impossiple as
they easily lodged any missile that
might be thrown at them. An idea
struck the Englishman one day, and ne
at once proceeded to carry 1t into emect
with great success He got q large
basket Of the largest pgtatoes that were
to be found and had them boiled.
When they were scalding hot he had
basket and potatcs placed under one OF
the trees. The monkeys were watching
these movements from the trees
Presently every monkey seized
hot potato, and then followed the
most uncarthly screeches and chatter
ings. A monkey will never let go any
article of food that that Ire once gets
hold OF, even II he has to die, and these
monkeys, true their nature, would not
drop the hot potatoes. They held them
in one hand and then In the other, and
then they would take q bite and scald
their mouths, and roll in the dust,
writhing with pain, but never letting
the potatoes once out OF their grasp.
They ate up the potatoes and then dis
appeared over the wall and never re-
turned.
The Englishman once witnessed a
very pathetic, as well as heroic, scene
in one of the city squares, in which the
sacred monkeys were the actors He
saw a number of monkeys seated and
standing in large circle, and female
monkey hugging and wailing over the
dead body of her baby that had just
been killed by cobra's bite. The
other females were trying to console
her by earesses, while the males ap-
peared to be in earnest consultation
among themselves. In the center OF
the circle was the large cobra that had
inflicted the fatal bite, coiled and with
head erect, watching the enemies by
whom he was surrounded.
Suddenly young and athletic male
monkey sprang into the arena. He
carefully approached the cobra, which
prepared itself to strike. The monkey
made few passes, and just as the
snake was about to dart its head he
sprang to one side, and then over the
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-03-26
THE RESULT OF OPPRESSION.
The Outcome of Tyrannical System of
Merciless ExactiOn.

The Outcome of Tyrannical System of
Merciless ExactiOn.
The Farmers Alliance is the product
of Indignation and Observation-Disclosures
at the merciless exactions imposed on
the agricultural interest by the Repub-
lican party and despair that the other
great National party would ever be able
to obtain the supremacy and right the
wrongs perpetrated by its powerful ad-
versary.
That this Indignation was originally
well founded is beyond question. 1t is
doubtful If the all-important industry
of agriculture was ever subjected in
any country, except, perhaps, in feudal
France just before the Revolution, to SO
many crushing burdens as the Repub-
ican party heaped upon it in this.
1t is also beyond question that the de-
spair of the Democratic party ever COM
ing into power was also originally well
founded. Those who organized the Al
lance saw nothing between them and
eternal spoliation but the unaided
strength of the farmer.
Since this vista was presented times
have altered. The policy of the Repub-
lican party has been changed only. to
intensity it, and the indignation which
was originally justified by. that policy
has now more justification than ever.
The relief that party pretends to give
is merely illnsory, the burden has in
reality been grievous,y augm ented, and
the hypocrisy which seeks to sugar over
the superadded wrong is fresh motive
for new detestation.
Bnt on the other side of the picture
there has been a genuine and decided
change. There is no room now for
despair as to Democratic supremacy
and the permanence Of that supremacy.
The Republican party has had its day
and must go. Tie EFFICIENCY which
called it info existence Is long over
The great party Of the future in this
country is the Democratic party, and no
oppressed popular interest ever looked
u that party 10 yIn, IN. X. World.
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A GREAT ADVENTURES.
An Overheard Conversation That
Was Not What It Seemed.

Z WAS a rainy
night. My over
coat was wet
through and my
jack boots were
filed with wa
ter. The Light
ming flashed or
casionally, and
the deep thun-
der rolled in
every direction.
Under the most
favorable c ir-
Gu m s tances 9,
such a night
would not be
con s i d e + e Il
pleasant, b u t
when you are
tired and hun
CRY, and alone
- o0,.v,k~x,
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Went for All In sight

Citizen speaking to Wall street king,
Good morning, Mr.. Plunger. Are you
going n-town now?
Mr.. Plunger-I'm going down after .
little.
Citizen-I thought you usually went
there after good deal.-Munsey's
Weekly. ~
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Miss De Pretty-I don't see how you
whistle through your fingers that way.
I could never do it in the world.
Mr.. Goodheart (wishing to compli-
ment her delicate little hands, No,
Miss De Pretty, if You should try it
your whole hand would slip into your
mouth.-N. Y. Weekly.
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BARE COUGHS AND BUDS.


ALAS. alas, how the North wind gricves:u
Said the black ash tall Il am losing my
leayes!v
And ''weil-a- day" sighed tho eim-trce old
II stand in a rain Of my falling goldr'
And OH cried the maple overhead,
ION the dark ground rustles my robe Of redw
The birch-tree shook in yellow shower
And glimmered more ghostly every hour
while the silver poplar whispered loud
AS It's shimmering leaves joined the flying
crowd.
sound Of mourning filled all the land,
For the trees grew barsr on either hand
But the little binds laughed on the twigs 80
brown
That sprang from the branches % and down.
As tucked in safe, and glad and warm,
Ready 10 weather the winter storm,
They waited so patiently and sti.i
TIL the wild, cold wind should have worked III
will
And blown the sad skies once more clear.
And wakened from slumber the sweet Now
Year.
II you look, my child, at the tree top high,
Youli see them clustered against the sky.
The little brown buds that rock and swing
Dreaming all winter Of coming spring.
And If when April comes again,
You watch through the vail of her balmy rain,
You'll see them pushing out leaves like v Ings,
All crowned with beauty that patience
brings
Celia Thaxter. in st. NichoiAA
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MS Impressive S1lence since the eleC-
tions, leads to the inference that he con-
siders himself model patriot. Boston
Herald.
THE Republican papers are point
ing out that sugar is cheaper, and thai
it is due to the Mckinley tariff bill. Yes
it is likely that sugar may be lower
in price. But it is one of the cases
where the tariff was removed This
proves that the tariff is a tax.-Adrian
Press.
: The first result on wages that has.
occurred since the Mckinley bill be-
came a law, in this locality, seems to
be reduction of ten per cent. in our
largest steel works. As the Mckinley
bill has advanced the price of most Of
the necessaries and comforts of life
from ten to twenty per cent, is the re
duction in wages of ten per cent. in
the nature of compensation?-Pitts
burgh Post.
1t looks very much as if President
Harrison and Secretary Blaine were at.
tempting to initiate the policy of the
third land last) Napoleon, who sought
to amuse the French with outside qucs.
tons because the internal situation had
become intolerable. But have these
statesmen forgotten the National hui
initiation and calamities which followed
the Napoleonic Philadelphia
Times
In the defeat of the force bill the
Democrats in the United States Senate
have earned the gratitude of the coun-
try, and the people will look with
equanimity on the crocodile tears shed
by Mr.. Hoar and his allies. Not even
the flood of oratory favoring legislation
for the benefit of silyer-mine owners
will lessen the feeling of rejoicing at
the escape from the intended basis for
further investments by Dudley in
blocks of five.-Chicago Times.
1.-THE Federal elections bill is
dead" 1.-The New York Age (Rep J,
organ of the negroes. 1T has gone to
keep company with the Federal educa-
ton bill. The Republican party has
broken faith with the voters of the
country upon two or three measures
upon which it won the elections of 1888.
The best interests of the Afro-Amer-
leans have been cut to pieces in tn
House of their friends. The trcachery
of the. Hayes administration has been
repeated under the Harrison admins
tration"
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DIR. johnson was seated in the midst
OF q large dinner party. He inadvert-
emily placed In his mouth hot potato,
but, suddenly ejecting it, he turned to
the hostess with this remark: Madam
fool would have burned himselfr'
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--Ethel-"Why, Charlie, what do you
mean by wearing these blue goggles9''
Charlie Your beauty Is so dazzling,
my dear = Engagement announced
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81 had . stomach-ache last night, \
little girl informed her father very
seriously one morning, ''and lay on
the front of nv back. Chicago Times
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skinley-Confound it, I've taken the
wrong umbrella from that restaurant
Hkiddles Took your own BY iaistaitcs
eh, skinley27 MuAsey's Weekly.
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$50 you want me to give you nay
daughter?"
II do, SIR
..What are yonr prospects,"
"That's what I'm waiting TO hear,
SIR. Puck.
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NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Speaker Reeds remark that this
is a time for patriots to keep their
mouths shut, taken in connection with
his impressive silence since the cleo
lions, leads to the inference that he con-
siders himself model patriot. t. Boston
Herald ----.----
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JINGo JUGGLERY.
The Disturbing Element in the Republic
an Party.

The Disturbing Element in the Republic
an Party.
An Oregon friend of Mr. Blaine is
quoted as saying, by authority, that the
Secretary sis not advocating reciproci-
ty for q Presidential boom, but only
for the good of the country" This
alleged confidant of the Maine poll
tician's ambitions adds that "Spain and
Spanish-speaking countries annually
consume 100000 barrels of flour not
produced in their countries, the duty on
which is S.. 80 barrel"
This may not have any political bear
ing, but it sounds remarkably like the
sentiment of that letter about single
bushel of wheat or single barrel of
pork" which beyond question was
powerful political factor in the contest
between ''the Man from Maine" and
his ambitious and bumptious rival, ex-
Gear Reed.
The Blaine spokesman concludes by
saying that ''the United States could
furnish every one of those barrels of
flour, if they got the chance. You can
put it down that Blaine won't run in
1892" This is clear. case of mon
sequitur." To attempt to construct so
strong a platform for Blaine for the
mere purpose of announcing that he
won't stand on it would be sort of
nonsense in which astute politicians do
not indulge.
If the Republican platform for 90 is
going to be the Blaine platform of
partial free trade through optional rec
iprocity, it is hard to see how any other
than Blaine himself can stand upon 1t.
President Harrison clearly could not
without an absolute surrender to his
Cabinet officer. If the President should
make that surrender, he would surely
ALLEVIATE the Mckinley elements as
represented by the declaration of the
officers and organs of the Protective
Tariff League and the Manufacturers
Club.
With respect to principles, as well as
with regard to possible candidates, the
condition of the Republican party is
one of seemingly hopeless discord and
disorder " Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-06

LJENITCHE LOAEs CATTLE LOAEs-NOS-
- 4oansd pl -iulD-s even taiLg ~ :. =. L4d-
i.ID. p'e 7talotu EroCsfJ. r~5 Est iE ~sa si-.A
eaEf
REpNET LOANED Ds HOHsE4. so o8fks
vi COW -. pIzaJs. AeussLsld furniture 80. hQtsa
KIT. yo4 asut a. Eii.ail 4sso4.4t u money
come AID 4s. ~. T. 4sas4 I. So-,ig @slth Ma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-06

She was a very masculine looking
young woman. and Z she had not worn
a Psyche knot and skirts she migat have
passed for a slim wasted youth, for shs
wore a mans collar, mans coat. a
mans four-in-hand re, and displayed on
her bust A longitudinal section Of a man 3
plated shirt she was waiting for a
ca IN the storm the ether evening. she
had not al umbrella. and was n the
shelter Of q doorway. 4 car dashed by
and she whistled for - % stop. TIE
driver paid 10 attention 70 he- signal.
and she gathered up her skirts, made a
dash out into the street. ran sharply for
q moment. caught mp with the rapidly
running car, caught the hand ra:l. and
swung on as nimuly s. a college athlete.
What Do Won mean. slr, SIZE exclaimed
70 the ccnductcr. "0y nCt stopping when
I signale3.7 TIE conductor tined 20 ex-
plain. bnt she wo1ll lot listen. and SAT
down and looked iuli znznE fer ten min
utes. II takes a u4zunish ioozing young
woman 20 chase a car through the ram
and gst aboard without stopping the
eA<.-BoSs0n Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BY Telegraph.

ST. Louis. Mo. Jan. s. - Gait. F-Rcce IutS
100. shipments POI Market strong. Natives steers
B99a5 OF stocLe}s and feeders OlaS 50 Texans an
Indians q 2OTS a. HOGS- Receipts JlN. ship
mentS Sg Market Staady. Heavy q 51@5 "a
mixed q b2GS&. ~HEEp-BeCsiUts .Ul shipments
none Harkei strong. Good 70 choice s. 2as5 50
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 5-CATTLE-Reccipts
H70, shipments Gal. Market strong. steers
s. 50&5 lN cows g. tGR3 y, ~tockers and feeders
2S5SS2a HOGS Receipts $50 shipments 80. Mar
ket strong 10 higher Bulk IS JoB3 IS. all grades
s. 0Ass re. SHEEP Receipts ll9J shipments al.
Ma ket cnl TO steady. Good 10 ch,ee ulvtfous So s
q 10 lambs 5Os5 40 stoc4e,S and feeders a OJg
80
CHICAGO Ill. Jan 5-Tho Drovcrs' Journal re-
ports CATILE-heCeipts 400 shipments 4Ea
Market active, shade CHER Steers S, C5a5 ~
btockers 4 5ssa 90 cows 81 50G3u1 bulls 2Usts ll
HOSS-keCcipt cl0Oa shiunent> 500 Market at-
tive. higher. Rough and common light mi XeG g. %
as Ga prime packers ard -ood mixed >s -sdS -
prime heavy and but. hers weights g. .ltS 30.
light ~ GoaN IS. >HEEP-ReCelpts Ssn shipmen.s
20Nu MARKET lighter Natives IS s. l.gts ii west
erns s. 0S85 o. Texans a. 25a4 "a
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-. Lea. 70 calaraao y. risbi,a.

Commencing sunday. July IS i80. -
Missouri Pacific railway ~lil run through
sleeping carr from - Louis va F.eaaaas
FHf Rich UlI. = or scott and wichita .
Geuese0 AID from Themes - Pueblo. to.p-
RADIO springs and Denver. Tbs rhznTs
was made % account o. 4 great many pso-
PIE from the eat going - Cp-oraa1 tsiaS
dcpirCls of gong "a " iChita hs tfsin
viii sop hers two hour. giving al =
chance - view the fpesrI.-ss Princes AL
et..i lard raseeuZ~~s .D fo,0racc ssrFS
r.rae as if theY had gore VA haaa8s iitY.
u aIs0 s5ves re ci'lzsrs = " ichlfa alsf.s-
.ng ca sarvics from here 20 Colorado -
turning a. gIves - through ssfepinE clr
service WIchIt4 to-t Log8s. and gres 50
Co.ora4o yeorle . CAabcs 20 - enst -
Wichita This charge vii uutosf1tssil[
- zpprer}afed by ths travelling pubiicsAnl
especially by TIE rit.zsns = N.rhitA *
sou are zo.as sast o. va. r. "a 10 fot'-
l.sr nsz~ through route. ThrcnEh ebA4r
and sieep.rg car SERVICE Nv FoEfs a.
~o-n pletsd 1T ws@a FOR rc0ft s1d t-ll
HiIl' g1s. through fbs GBsst q l1rfal AL
agricultural country IN TIE vsH' 10
forget the Dsw sacr- LIE - - LNA-s -
CoIornlio.
C!ty tekst a-sses. ~ Sorta Mals ssr.~s.
4>tf = = BlEcxIzT 7 4 I. A
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
The following are the representative sales OF
huRs at The NaIds loqnY:
Brief Mention.


The run of hogs light today.
Market steady and slightly higher.
w. j. Buckley, Rose Hill, marketed
hogs today
ID. NJ. Williamson, Attica, had cattle
and hogs on today's market.
Walter Rouse, Medicine Lodge, sent in
load of hogs today.
ID. c. Lehman, Halstead, marketed a
load Of hogs today.
Pat Mckinley, Freeport, sent in a load
Of cattle and hogs today.
The Dallas, Texas, Packing company
had an order in today for hogs and got one
load
Hog buyers today were Dold 33S, Dallas
Packing company So, spectators -.
1t has been rumored that Mr. w. A.
Penny, hog buyer for the Dold Packing
company wonld leave here and 90 to Chi
rago the first of the year. but it is with
satisfaction that all who are connected
with the stock yards learn that he will re-
main in his present position this year. Mr..
Penny, by his courteous treatment to all
with whom he came in contact, has made
many friends who would regret TO see him
iaave Wichita.
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FROM THE JAPANESE.

$50 young, he cannot know the way"
Thus heard { mother say
At the close OF q Summer day:
But he knew the road. It seems,
Into the shadow land Of dreams.
And she wept above bis clay.
Since, though young, he knew the way.
Gone. where summer moths resort,
Or small boats that leave the port,
Sailing over the stormy brine,
As, with this long sleeve Of mine,
Under the gloom Of alien skies,
l dry my weeping eyes.
II l could be where the biilow whir,s.
In a lacGuered skif. with paddle of pearls
Young no more. but old and gray.
You may be sure I'd know the way.
p II. StOddard in Sc-.b1er's.
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MIchIta prndnce Market.

WICHITA, Kan. Jan. ,.
FTOUR-Hrht patent g Co. second patent 81 70
extra fancy g. a.
BlTTEk-kanCy creamery 6c, choice creamery
22c, good creamery 2C finest dairy lC, fine dairy Jc
EGGS-Stricty fresh, with cases l5c, strictly
fresh. without cases lsc.
POULTRY-Young chickens 81 5aa2 90 per doz
hens 81 O092 So ducks g. 09G2l 40 live turkeys Gs7
per pound.
POTATOES-Utuh. sacked. per hu. II 10 Mime
sofa. sacked per bu. 81 10. fancy Greedy 81 80
COAlr-AnthraciteS ll O0. Canon city IS UO Weir
SltvA 50, Frontenag 81 81 PiUsburg - % Illinois
~ M McAllisfpr