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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
tFrom the Eveninq Buiie tin. J

ga brilliant display OF silks, velYets and
salins in all the colors and shades known to
the artist, delicious blending ofthe prlsmatic
hues and tinis OF the rainbow, and artistic
arrangements Of the finest and most costly
goods give faint conception of the appear
ance of the interior Of the mammonlh store
of S,rawbridge & Clo,hier at Eighth and
Market streets; in the department allotted
10 ladies' dress goods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06

The death of Secretary of the
Treasury, WIN. Window. at the
banquet of the Board of Trade of
New York. on Thursday night one
week ago, was a shock to the nation.
The Secretary few minutes after
concluding his speech fell dead from
his chair, of heart disase.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
LErom the Euenina Telearnph !

zone of the pretties sights to be seen
in days stroll at this time is the i'm
terror of Strawbridge & Cothier's
spacious store, at Eighth and Market
streets. In the western aisles, where
silks, velvets and cotton goods counters
are. about aquarier of million dollars
worth of spring goods were put on ex-
hibit for the first time yesterday"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
The Newspaper Men,

i
quick by instinct and training
to scent important and inter
estlng news for their readers,
gathered in numbers at our
recent Opening, almost every
Philadelphia paper being rep
resented.
The following are short ex-
tracts from their long notices
referring to different lines of
goods:
From the Public LEDGER
Extensive Display of Spring stuffs :
Strawbridge & Clothler's.
"The western aisle-tbe silks, velvets
and cotton goods counters--in Straw.
bridge & Clothier's mammoth store.
Eighth and Market streets, Yesterday.
took on brilliant hue. About quar-
ter of million dollars worth of goods.
from the finest looms of the Orient and
France, England, Scotland and Amer
lea, were to be seen. The occasion was
the opening of spring styles
A student of the history of fashion
will at once recur in thought to the
times of the American and French rev.
olutiOns, when he, or more probably
she, enters the dress goods department.
The printed challies, in patterns that
were generally popular a century ago
have experienceda revival and reappear
in myriad striking and attractive de-
signs. A pyramid of challies, with
their brilliant coloring, commands at
tention at once on entering the depart
ment. The newest thing is a challie
with black ground, on which are scat.
tered flowers of brilliant colorings
Roses, sprays of forget-me- not, carna.
IONS, fern leaves and daisiest are some
of the designs in the different webs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
MARRIED..

PARsoNs-KIRK-January 10Th at
the Maase by Rev. S. A. Gayley
D. D. George w. Parsons of
Chester Co, Pa, aud Mary f
Kirk of West Nottingham Cecil
county Md,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
DIED..

McCULLoUGH.-On Feb l, 1891 Mrs.
Ruth Mccullough at the residence
of her son jones Mccullough.
Buried on Tuesday at HopewelI
Funeral services by Rev. Mr.
Jones. The deceased was in the
74th year of her age.
BRowN.-Tbursday, Feb. 9Th, at her
home near Mt. Pleasant. Mrs
Ann Brown, aged 81 years.
Funeral Sunday, 9Th at Mt. Plea
SAINT church at IL a. IN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06

To Our Patrons

In the year just ended we added several new lines
OF goods winch met favor and were fairly profitable to
us. We expect during the present year to increase
our space for the display of merchandise thereby
giving us extra facilities for conducting our business
We always the alert for goods for the use con-
your liberal dealings with us, that our abors and e
forts have been appreciated
We thank you for your past favors and will do
an IN our power to merit continuance of your con-
prosperous New Year, we are
Yours respt.,
Haines & Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
FOR DYSPEPSIA

All dealers keep it. Sl.00 per bottle. Genuine
has Trademark and crossed redlines on wrapper.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 18.-Mrs. Anna
Dodge, an inmate Of the poorhouse of
this city, and SO years of age, received
notice yesterday that she is heir to an
estate worth SS,000,000 in England.
The story dates back two centuries, at
which time her great grandfather on her
mothers side owned vast estate near
London. His oldest son removed to
America, settling and marrying in Vir-
ginia. Two children, William and An
ME, were born of the marriage, the latter
the mother of Mrs. Dodge. The son
and his wife died, and two children
moved to Kentucky. Both married, the
son dying without issue, and the
daughter, Annie, marrying William
Coleman. Both died forty years ago,
leaving Mrs. Dodge and her sister.
They moved to Missouri, where Mrs.
Dodge's husband died twenty years ago.
Five years ago.an article appeared in an
English paper telling of the estate and
lost heirs. and the fact that the estate
was in the hands of the public admins
traitor. Mrs. Dodge became convinced
that it was her family history related,
cha laid the case before relative named
Ross, recently of Minneapolis and he
vent to London to investigate the mat
fer. He returned an encouraging letter
bnt since then nothing has been heard
from him and it is not known where Us
i Then, it is said. she placed the mat
81 the hands of her nephew, William
~ Coleman, a wealthy canning manu-
..tnrsr of San Francisco. Meanwhile
.be came to Butte to VISIT her daughter
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

Alfred Tennyson, the greatest living
poet has shown lis appreciation OF to-
bacco in deeds rather than in words.
For nearly fifty years he has been a
steady smoker His finest fancies have
come to him amid the curing wreaths
of his pipe. For pipe and not has cigar
is his habit Partagas regallas and
cabanas have no charm for him. Of all
the pipes in the world the common clay
pipe is his choice His den is at the top
of the house When in the morning he
sets down to work, the aromatic weed IS
before him in an urn large enough to
contain the budget Of the chancellor Of
tine exchequer and dainty enough to be a
caslzet for Cleopaha's Jewels
A box full Of white clay pipes IS at his
side: filing one Of these be smokes until
i. is empty, breaks it III twain and throws
the fragments into another box prepared
for their reception then he pulls out
fresh pipe, fills it. smokes itand destroys
it as before He will not smoke a pipe a
second tilne.-New York Sun,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

Notalng particular occurred until the
little bark was drawing on to the equa-
tor when II was observed that the cap
tain grew restless He seemed unable
to sleep, throughout the night watches
he was incessantiy arriving on deck, and
for whole half hour at a time he would
stand right in front Of the pinnacle, OBJ
securing it tc|fhe sight Of the man at the
wheel and keeping his eyes fixed upon
the card VITA the Iifeless air Of 8 person
acting IN his sleep At noon one day the
latitude WAS found to be about six miles
north There was a pleasant breeze
blowing off the port beam, and the clip
per keel was made by the log to be slid
lng through it at some seven miles in the
hour The captain, putting down his
saxtant walked aft to the pinnacle and
stood before it, holding his watch IN his
hand There was a light as Of fever in
the gaze he rooted upon the dial plate
Suddenly he called on the second mate
who had charge: Hands to the port
braces. Get the yards trimmed for
westerly course Down below" The
little ship came around with the men
rounding in upon the braces too aston
ished to sing out The captain walked
the deck chatting his hands and chuck
ling Now. sir, we have it, he cried
to the second mate Have what, sir,
asked the astouished officer The
Equator, sir! roared the captain. The
Equator cried The mate, looking around
civ b.,iy : ,r
magnetic bearlass-a fore and aft line,
sir Keep to that course, dye bear
Not an inch off to port or starboard. or
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
I'll blow your brains outt
The second mate, glancing through
the skyIight, observed the chief officer
in the cabin and with a slight motion
of his head summoned him on deck The
man arrived with face of wonder,
gazing aloft and around. and not a little
amazed to find the ship bound to the
eastern American seaboard instead Of
New Zealand This is 10 be an achieve
meut, Sir, shouted the captain to him,
"thatll rank me foremost among the
most famous men this century has pro
duced. The mate viewed him with q
stupid look Of interrogation. Sir"
cried the captain, approaching him with
an expression OF ecstasy on his singular
coUutenan&e, the keel Of this bark viii
be the FIRST that ever ploughed the line
OF the Equator without a hairbreadth Of
deviation for one thousand miles at least:
and mark You this, he cried, drawing
/. "A +,..., Z D., ,-l. =
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23
Herald.
TRIMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
ADVERTISING RATES
The Boards Decision,

OLYMPIA, Oct. 1.-THE state board of
t, equalization to-day concluded its alb
oti lustment of valuations 1t has made
de, total reduction on all classes of property
, a OF S27, 772, 28S, which leaves the total
he valuation of the state at $320,024,0SO.
fu The net reductions are: Real estate,
ecu $23,5l3,3l3; personal property, $94, sol;
eac railroad mileage, S4,164,074 A 3-milI
ein tax rate was agreed on, SO that the levy
dr, for the state purposes will amount to
id 1887, O7224 1t is established that the
f If revenue from other sources during the
lace year will amount to about 100000
lew making a total revenue of $40S7 ,072 ~,
Isl less the amount of taxes uncollected
zero The board concluded that 3-mill levy
oul would be necessary to meet existing APP
,o;s preparations, interest on outstanding
iol warrants and the expenses and appro-
mo- priations of an extra session of the leg
,arf islature which these officers believe is
be very likely to be held
av Uniform valuations have been placed
ros upon all the railway lines in each of the
liaf four classes into which the board have
N divided the roads of the state, as follows:
,er, irst-Transcontinental trunk lines
,la, passing through the state and their
,an standard guage branches and subsidiary
tn, lines, together with all standard guage
branches and subsidiary lines of trans
continental systems, the main trunk
lie lines of which are outside the limits of
er the state-1,517 miles, at $1,000 per
zoe mile, $S,O4O,1OO.
IS Second-All standard guage lines and
it, their branches not part of any trans
rit continental system, but connecting with
va transcontinental system ISL miles, at
Bel $4,000 per mile $8,905,0O0
" Third-AlI other standard guage lines
ii and all narrow guage lines and their
8 branches connecting with a transconti-
mental system-100 miles at 81, 800 per
mile, $45O,O0O.
20 Fourth-All other narrow guage lines
twenty-five miles, at $500 per mile,
v $4,000. The 237 miles of side-track in
re the state have been assessed at $4,000
per mile, or $474,0O0 for all side-track.
4 The total railroad trackage valuation is
g $1O,25O,O5O.
Il Reductions of the assessments on all
Il real estate exclusive of improvements.
Z. In the counties named, were made as
'. follows:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

The assessment on the acreage prop
erty of Whitman county, exclusive of
improvements, was reduced ten per cent.
or $1,051,76 The Thur5ton assessment
of town and city real estate, exclusive of
improvements, was reduced twenty per
cent, or $l,102,552
The assessment of the acreage prop
erty, exclusive of improvements, in the
three counties, were increased as fol
lows: Yakima, ten per cent, S155,421;
Island, ten per cent, or $685. Mason.
33a per cent, or $32S,548. The real
estate assessment of Walla WalIa. exclu-
sive of Improvements, was increased ten
per cent, or S453,609
The board adopted resolution which
will be transmitted to all county boards
relative to all county boards which has
escaped listing, in which the county Of
ficers are urged to list such property
wherever possible, before the tax rolls
are finally closed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23
THE OLD DWELLING

See how the dwelling tremhles to it, fall
The wondrous house of lire, now leased to
death!
How saftlyin nd out moves the light breath,
And gently in the tender memoried hall
Speaks the loved owner soon beyond recaln
In the fast closing windows shimmereth
dying glory, as when sunset saith
eood night, sweet dreams, and faith and hope
to all!
Thus, full Of enterprise and Joyous trust.
Perched Oh sill, serene and plumed for
fight,
dove vii! pause, though ruin round it lies
80, too, dear soul, although thy house be dust
Yet thou myself now free a. morning light
Canst lind another home meath other skies.
q. II. Crandall in Atlantic
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

lrs. Charles Ragsdale. She was taken
ok and the accommodations not being
BOD at the miners cabin she was re-
owed to the poorhouse. She has now
'ceived letters confirming her right to
Ne estate and forwarded letters, docu-
.ents, the family bible, etc. to prove
er claim.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23
MRS. GRAHAM'S
|. cucumber and Elder
flower Cream.

Is not a cosmetic in tie sense i'll which that
terra is popularity used. but permanently beauti-
hcs 1t creates soft, smooth, clear. veyetF skin,
and BY daily usc gradually makes the complexion
several shades wh.trr. II is a constant protect
ION from the effects Of san ana wind and pre-
vents SON burn and rreekles, and blackheads viii
never come while You use it. IL c.eanses the
face far better than soap and water. nourishes
and builds up the skin tissues and thus prevents
he formation of wrinkles. 1t gives the fresh
ness. c.earness ard smoothne-s If skin that you
had when little girl. Every lady, young or
Old ought to use it, DIS it gives more youthful
appearance 10 any lady, and that permanently
It contains no acid, powder or alkaIi and is as
harmless as dew and as nourishing to the skin
as d " is to the flower. Price 81, at all
rusgist= and hair dressera, or ~ Mrs. Geryaise
irahams establishment, lt3 Post Street. San
francisco, where she treats Ladies for all blem-
shes Of the face or figure, Ladies at a distance
rented by letter. Send stamp for her little book
How to he Beautiful
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

The "Artesian Brand Of aerateG
waters manufactured by Pullman Boz
ding Works are manufactured from tn,
Pullman artesian water, noted for il.
medicinal properties. They are abso
.nteiy pure and free from all germs ano
-pores which are invariably found Ii
waters exposed to the air and in surface
water. ooW+
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-06

to go on unchecked, was obliged to re-
tire from Office, only to join the brood
of Unsuitable sharks at the national
capital. His successor has not in
dulged in such foolish boasts. but he
has been even more effective in empty
ing the treasury and further demoraliz-
ing the Office. 1t may be that under
such a corrupt administration there
may be no revision of the pension lists,
however strong the popular demand
may be for It The only remedy left,
then. viii be clean sweep of the pea
sion laws, until an honest administra-
ton is assured When a system has
been brought to such pass as to be-
come the vehicle of unprecedented
frauds it should be suspended Ths
president insists upon keeping brand
ed official as the dispenser Of a large
proportion of the governments rev.
enueS- No reform is possible while
such a man remains in Office. The
next congress should deal with this
matter in the most uncompromising
manner.-AlbanyA Argus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-06

mond was holding both hands to his
face and looking about him with an
awfully dazed expression. The shock
had brought him wholly to his right
mind!
On our way back he commented on
his folly as if it had been the action of
some one else. But the pain of the
venom in him had already be-
gun to tell. Between us we had done
what we could as precautionary meas
ures, though this was little enough.
He was prepared for what followed
SO much prepared that he made me
write his will for him the moment we
re-entered the hut. l did it on piece
Of common tissue paper, the only avail
able material. The swelling all the
time was getting worse and worse; nor
was his agony in the least abated by
the fat and oil which Wan Tan rubbed
upon it.
The poor fellow died at eleven
o'clock, after suffering fearfully. AL
most his last words were these, with an
attempt at smile that nearly set me
crying: What an ass l was, to be sure,
old fellow
Before 1 left the place, and when we
had buried him, 1 made my way again
to the spot where he had met his doom,
and pulled down the spray of passion
flower which had dropped over him
when he was bitten. This flower,
dried, and under glass, is one of various
articles that serve as mementoeS of in
cidents in my career-incidents, 1 am
glad to say, not always so tragical as
this.-Chambers' Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-06

THEY COPY THE PRINCE OF WALES Style
to control and encourage their importa-
ton and breeding. Seward Webb, John
A. Logan, Jr., and a. j. Cassatt are prime
movers in the enterprise, and Mr.. Lo-
gan has imported from England a con-
siderable number of the haekneys.
For purposes of speculation this will do
very well, as anything English will sell
in this country, and some wretchedly
stocky specimens of the genus hack
ney, beasts not worth their passage
across the Atlantic, have taken prizes
in their class in this country. But all
lovers of the American trotter and
roadster will be sorry to see too great
an infusion into the trotting blood of the
country of the coarser blood of the
English horse. A Norfolk or York
shirk hackney who can travel in better
than three minutes is regarded, and
justly, as a marvel Perhaps a small
element of the stout, serviceable hack
ney strain would not harm American
carriage and buggy horses, but it is diff
fcult to see why anyone should care to
import hackneys in numbers except to
crafty a passing wlim.
Akin to the present demand for hack
neys is the curious passion there has al
ways been for ''high stepping" or sem
sational dress parade horses for pulling
the family carriage A stylish built
team of horses, well matched in color
and trained to endure a cruelty tight
check rein, who lift their feet at every
step as if picking their way over sue
cession of low hurdles, will always
command ready sale in New York.
Their action is absolutely inconsistent
with sustained speed, but they look
well in action, or rather. correspond to
the requirements of vicious and un-
natural taste.
The model carriage horse, to be
driven either singly or to the pole. may
be of Messenger or Morgan blood, or
Hambletonian or a descendent of the
great Mambrino family. He may be
of medium size and may be below it;
his neck must be muscular at the base
and taper rapidly, his muzzle fine. eye
prominent and large, hips powerful.
bones fine and small, flesh well dis
tributedL He will be kindly in DISPOSE
ton if well trained, and will be good
for a reasonable degree of speed for
years His gait will be natural and
swinging. He will lie close to the
ground and waste no time in perpendic-
ular action. He may be of any color to
suit individual taste. With such horse
reasonable man may go down the
road" and be happy.
DAVID WECHsLER
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-06

~ across meadow, pasture and plowed
land in the wake of a fox has been de-
veloped in this long-legged animal at
the expense of the more practical quail
tiles Of the roadster. Except for the
hackney horses, the big gap between
the hunter and the cart horse is not
very we'll filed in England, or France
or Germany either, for that matter.
When, once in awhile, pair of we'll
matched American roadsters, light, per-
fectly broken to the pole, kind, tractable
and well under control, is seen on an
English road pulling light wagon at
2:3O or even 2:4O gait, the eyes Of our
transatlantic cousins bulge out with as
tOniShment.
The fact is, the Americans, the most
practical people in the world, have
evolved practical horse. The inn
provement of trotting stock has been
worth millions of dollars to the country,
worth many times its utmost cost in
time and money.
The successful trotter is more than
mere money-making machine. The un-
successful trotter is firSt-rate roadster
and the descendants of both in the third
and fourth generations are the best
general purpose horses in the world.
The great Percheron and Clydesdale
horses are admirable for heavy truck
ing; but heavy trucking grows relative
~ less important with the multiplica-
ton of railway lines and the perfection
of docks, elevators and canals. The
general purpose horse, on the contrary,
grows more valuable. The farmer who
has got the stumps all pulled out of his
fields has no more use for oxen, but
wants a lively, handy team of medium
weight, equally clever at pulling NOW
ing machine over big field in reason
able time or making quick trip to
market. Nine out of ten farming opera
tons depend more upon a horses docil-
ity and quickness than upon main
strength. The doctor, the minister, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-06
AT $50 P. M.

The music of the distant sea
Now murmurs through the balmy air,
No longer butterfly and bee
Fit round the flowers here and there.
The first white star is in the sky,
The hoptoad rests beneath the weed,
And in q heap
The cows asleep
Upon the bosom of the mead
The bat is clrcling wild and free,
The frog is croaking loud and long.
Mine ear methinks, discovers the
Mosquitoes rude unhallowed song.
hear the shrieking whip-poor will
That keeps it up with Spartan spunk,
While on yon pane,
A wild refrain,
The June bug goes .lkerplunk. kerp1unk =
The banner Of the mellow corn
Now ripples like silver lake
Beneath the rising moon. whose horn
Keeps your Internal dog awake.
The dewdrop's on the lily bell,
The hollyhock's asleep, and hence
I'll tilt my chair
In comfort rare,
And rests my heels upon the fence.
The night is grand. no cloudletS sail
Across the star-besprinkled sky;
The turkey roosting on the rail
Is not one eighth as glad as I.
oh, golden rapture brims my cup,
dream on Pleasures pearly shore
Now there squalls Joe,
Which means GO
As-you please all night upon the floor.
Puck