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The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

n GLANCE around
u the store nova
days discl oses
more new and interesting
things than could be emu
merated in this column.
Nearly every depart
ment is in daily receipt
of novelties, and the stock
of unique fancy goods of
of a high order was never
SO large before. ~,
Some ooze. and grain
leather coin purses, with
a cleaver contrivance for
fastening the top, have
just been opened. at the
leather goods counter;
and they'll do for a re-
hinder. that this depart
ment sells everything
made of leather from a
trunk-strap to an English
sole leather Dress Suit
Case. Il.
An expert could hard
ly detect the sham in the
lot Of fancy stick pins
which are being sold here
for 32c and they're quite
as pretty as the genuine.
Amethyst, ruby, garnet,
topaz, moonstone, opal
and emerald stones (imi-
tation) well set Unreal gold
plated mounting they
answer the purpose for
which they were intend
ed and the cost is trihing.
When you see a soap
or a powder or perfume
advertised in the magaz-
ines, exploited in the
newspapers and illustrat-
ed on book covers you
may be sure Of finding it
If it has real merit
at our toilet goods
counter.
Velvet soap for ex-
ample.
Do you know Seeley's
perfumes-extracts from
orchid flowers? They
are as fine and expensive
as anything made. We
sell them in small fancy
bottles packed in paper
covers, or by the ounce
in, your own bottle.
Thelcritics like Seel-
ey'ssbest softall. All the
noted French kinds are
here tooforcomparison.
Alktoilet requisites.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
-:-FIRST FLOOR

On account of extensive re-
pairs being made ON this floor,
we shall make prices that Will
close a great many OF the small
lots at once.
Ladies' 25 cent Jersey Ribbed
Vests, I2 l.2 cents each.
Ladies, 80 l-2 cent Jersey
Ribbed Vests, 10 cents.
Ladies' so cent Jersey Ribbed
Vests, 30 cents.
CgpiRdren's 25 cent Ribbed
Hose, fast black, finished seams,
~ cents pair.
100 dozen Ladies' Fast Black
Hose, finished seams, regular 25
cent quality. no reduce stock,
~ cents pair.
Our Linw0rth Hose at Special
Prices for three days.
so cent quality for s . l-2 cents.
81 1-2 cent quality for 25 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
GREAT
REDUCTION ;!!j!!;;:i!: S6LE.

- ~ -
SSUOO Worth OF SerVlceaDI0
Coo5e +oho eIosad Ont Of Opco
No"uS W w oAo0o'' o"' ~ ooo'
n.,.. rh.. Muu "a Rnnroo;oyoa
DdIgdiNS ilai VIII DC HppieSioleu
enpra;a RameIlent 6oc. worth
d. oS
pa u:sn, xvr..nner FLANNEL Aec.
,,nns1, 80
" s,, W S.r.oa proc.da Cor
nseA go S,so,.Iaar canes 90.
snn.s.n ,sr;.a 90 .E
G..s.o,ts, ps,s" and White
oi ps.,n so.oc~Ia rrarmama,i 60
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20

The increase in the interest earn
ing power OF the UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY for
the first half of this year, compared
with the like period of last year,
shows an average increase of One
Thousand Dollars per month.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
j. r.. LIBBY II
Sale Continued for a
Few Days Longer.
Printed Cotton Dress Fabrics and
Ginghams selling at unusually
low prices; the room must
be had and we do not care TO keep
them over until next season.
Read the prices and come
and examine the goods, which you
will find as advertised.

IS pieces ColOred Bed
ford Cords, IL Lee
quality for &c
IL 1-2c Pongees for Sc
IL Lac Outing Flannel 51-2c
IL 1-2c Gray Flannel 5 1-2c
1Oc Columbia Suitings SC
15c. Endymion Cloth 2 I-2c
25c MitcheIl's fine Cling
hams IL l-2c
CSC Plaid Dress Goods Sc
soc Beiges 25c
75c French HOmespun, SOC
soc Scotch Novelties, 81 1-2c
soc ColOred Brilliantines, 25c
French BrOchO Satines,
fast black 81 I-2c
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20

The New Insurance written by the
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY during the first
half of 1892, compared with the cor
responding period of 1891. shows an
increase OF Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
MANSON G. LARRABEE,
246 N1ddle street
TIL FINAL
CLEARING Up SALE,
Before Opening Our
NEW FALL and WINTER GOODS.
SALESROOM-::-


100 pieces Century Cloth, fall
cOIOringS, 9 cents yard.
SO pieces standard Prints, in
fall cOEOrs, 5 cents yard, worth .
cents.
One lot ChalEies, medium and
dark cOiOringS, worth D cents.
Gut Price 2 A-3 cents yard.
A large lot of Lawn and Satin
Stripe, Scotch and American
Eimchanns. i'm a fine lime of deli
Csate and medium shades, worth
rs and ~ cents. Gut Price
cents yard.
SO inch ChalFies, i'm fall cOlOrs,
worth 10 cents, at leg cents.
Cumberland Suiting, SO inches
wide, worth I2 He cents. Gut
Price cents yard.
Yard wide Indigo Blue Per-
Gales, also fast black with white
Bias Plaids and Figures, 8 cents
ward. YOU will find these very
desirable for Autumn wear.
A few more pieces of Outing
FIanneIS that will be sold at the
following CUT PRICES:
10 cent quality fOr5 cents yard.
I21-2 cent quality for 6 IA
cents yard.
A Shirt Waist manufacturers
short lengths and Remnants OF
Percales, Prints, Cambrlcs and
Lawns, put up i'm ONE and two
pound bundles, about yards to
a pound. Is cents pound.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
QUILTS AND COMFORTERS.

One case COIOred Quilts i'm red
and white, also blue and white,
heavy and full size, usually sold
at SI.75. Cut Price Slips.
One case White MarseilleS
Quilts, heavy, l2-A size,. regular
Price $500. Gut Price $I.39.
ComfOrters from 81. 90 to $3.50
each, DOWN from $l.5O to $500.
COmfOrters, OUR own make,
first quality material and fitting.
From $l.65 to 1925, real value
from $500 to $500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
BLANKETS.

One case Silver Gray Blankets
50 cents. s
One case White Blankets 50
cents,
$50 pieces Oil Tabiing 4 IA
yards wide, ~ LIZ cents yard.
One lot UnbIeached Turkish
Towels, 9 cents.
One lot UnbleacEled Turkish
Towels, ne l-2 cents.
One lot UnbleacEaed Turkish
Towels, S cents,
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20

SILK DRESS GOODS.
$1.OO Silk Hermann, for SOC
l.5O I" g &C Use
19c Silk Gauzes, for 1Oc'
Use India Dress Silks, for 81 Lee
$1.OO Figured China Silks
for 79c
1.5O Black Silk, for $1.19
The Portland daily press., 1892-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.


ssCastoria is SO well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me- H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III SO. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. 2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
TALE OF a GOAT.

The people of these United States are
fun loving people with keen sense
for the ridiculous. Everybody will
grant this.
Senator PETERS unexpected rise called
forth public curiosity and In response to
this it behooved the newspapers to find a
characteristic point in the new man that
he might be shown forth as he was. His
long whiskers furnished this.
AS everybody knows innumerable
jokes were made on the senator's whis-
kers and PETER" and "long whiskers'
became synonomous.
There was nothing wrong in this: it is
the common fate of every public man;
besides tins, it was all prompted by
harmless humors sense and not in malice
in the least.
But it has gone further than this. The
palatial corridors of the White House
now resounded with the call of PETER"
and the laughter of unrestrained merri-
ment echos through the historic edifice.
To be short, Baby Mckee want
ed billy goat and a little
red wagon. President Harrison
objected; Mckee could have everything
-anything-but a billy goat-that was
too much. Baby Mckee stormed and
howled about, walking tornado in
miniature. Peace was declared and the
billy goat was purchased and installed.
After knocking over several of the
hostlers and establishing his indepen-
denee, the goat became part and parcel
of the establishment
Unhappily name could not be found
and finally in search for n proper
oognomen, by one of those spontaneous
conceptions, it occurred TO several of the
attendants at once that owing TO the
animals natural hirsutal appendage that
PETER would be exceptionally appro-
PIRATE. This OF course was without
President Harrison's permission or
knowledge.
1t is indeed an unfortunate occur
renee. Senator PETER is gentleman
and representative elected by the peo-
pie of Kansas. lie Is member of that
august body of dignity inoarnate, tine
United States senate-of no less i'm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

The New York presbytery last Octo-
Der dismissed the case against DR.. Briggs.
After the full investigation of the ale
cations against him and full discussion
of the question and its involvings touch
ing the interests of the church, and the
withdrawal of the charges that were
laid against Briggs it was supposed that
the matter was at an end. But it seems
that the doctor has some enemies who
refuse to be placated, and they have re-
vived the case and propose to carry it to
the general assembly. Public sympathy
was largely with Briggs in the former
contest, and it is so clearly case of per-
secution now that sentiment will be
wholly with the accused.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
a wIFE-MURDER EPIDEMIC.
From the Atchison Champion.

From the Atchison Champion.
An epidemic of wife murder seems to
have prevailed throughout the country
for the past three weeks. During that
time three wives have been killed in
Chicago, two in San Francisco, one in
Philadelphia, two in New York, one in
Baltimore, one in Boston and two in
Cleveland, the last two wife murders
occurring in the same day. In the one
case the man who killed his wife for the
exquisite reason of his own infideiity fifty
completed the horrible task by blowing
out his own brains. The other murderer
lives to intimate that the best excuse he
can make was that he had transformed
himself into fiend by drink.
When crime reaches the climax of
senseless slaughter it is hard TO construct
any theory of law concerning it. The
law hardly has it IN its power to either
iniict any penalty or hold up any ex-
ample more powerful as punishment or
warning than the crime itself. But
with regard to the more commonplace
example of drunken murders, it is not
possible to avoid the reflection that the
laxity of justice has no slight connection
with their frequency. A good many
years ago a criminal after killing his
wife expressed the conviction in the
future by the assertion: Hanging in
Jersey is played out" He, however, dis
covered his mistake on the galiows; and
some more demonstrations than hanging
is not played out, even in Jersey and
New York, produced reaction in the
tendency toward murders In those states.
But at present in all states the old idea
seems 10 be IN vogue among the reckless
and lawless. In view of the number of
wantcn murderers who have of late
years escaped the death penalty. it Is
rather difficult to assert that this theory
of criminals Is wholly without founda-
ton.
OF course, here in Kansas, because OF
a fool quirk in the law, murderers are
not hung. Events of the last two years
in different parts of the state, however.
along the murder line, fully warrant
such an amendment of the law as viii
hang murdeTers without the necessity
of leaving The matter 10 the discretion of
the governor.
III tie belief OF the violent and lawless.
that they can give free vent to their
passions and get off with life term
or more limited term of imprisonment,
has increased manslaugh,er. is il not
also reasonable to suppose that the
fashion and example of murder has i.s
share in producing such tragedies as
above referred TO: Watever the theory.
it IS clear that the prevalence of violen;
crimes in alb parts Of the country is any
thing but reassuriug as TO The standard
Of intelligence and morality N The grades
Of life where such things occur.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

A contributor to the current number
of the Arena discusses the negro ques-
ton under the title of 'fVital Statistics
Of the Negro" He takes Issue with
those who have contended that the ratio
of increase among the colored population
of the country is greater than among the
whites from the circumstance that there
are more children born to the negroes
than to the whites. While admitting
the assertion the Arena writer shows
from the vital statistics of eight of the
largest cities of the south that have
nearly equal proportions of white land
colored inhabitants that the death rate
amcng the negroes is nearly double that
among the whites, and from this state
ment of fact the conclusion reached is
that 'for some generations the colored
element may continue to make decennial
gains, but it is very probable that the
next thirty years will be the last to show
total gains, and then the decrease will
be slow but sure until final disappear
ance."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

The Alliance has proceeded far enough
from its starting point as political
movement to take its eyes off of the
rainbow colors, and while some of the
leaders still hold to the idea of going
into the pending campaign single hand
ed, and while they claim that so far as
the question of fusion is concerned there
will be none, they yet admit that it will
be practical politics to nominate men
whom the Democrats can vote for if
they see fit to. That is to say, the
Democrats are to indicate to them who
they are willing to support and they will
be nominated. Asseverate against it as
much as they may, and will, this Is the
program that has been agreed upon and
will be followed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

The Emporia Republican was born
lucky and has been lucky throughout its
history in the matter of bright and en-
tertaining editorial writers. That paper
lost Mr.. Craig few days ago, who was
one of the best ediaorial writers and par
agraphists in the state, who had accepted
a position on the Kansas City Journal;
but Immediately there steps into his
shoes Bob Wright of the Leavenworth
Times force, and the Republican keeps
up its gait, even if with different step.
The first work of Mr.. Wright on the
Republican shows that Governor Esk-
ridge made no mistake in choosing Mr..
Craig's successor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
The True Religion.

From the DakotaRepu6lican.
We want a religion for both worlds:
for this, because we are living IN IL; for
the next, because we are going 70 it
one that prepares for the next by right
living in this-a religion that softens the
steps and givesmelodY to the voice, that
checks impotence and irritation and
gives self-contTol; religion not merely
for the church and PRAYER meeting, but
for business; for family; for everyday
life; a religion of both and faith and
works, and Of works a. founded on
faith; a religion Of principle as well as
feeling, of right habit as well as occa-
sional impulse. that projects the honey
moon into tie harvest moon, and makes
the happy home like the fig tree, bearing
at once the beauty Of the tender blossom
and the glory of the ripened fruit; re-
ligion that shall level the r1ts and gulIies
and rocks in the pathway 70 all who are
IN II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
The Young Crowd Got There.

Down at Sedan, the county seat of
Chautauqua county. a meeting was
called before the election to nominate
candidates for the city offices. When
they assembled III the hall there was
large percentage Of those present who
were young men. Prior to the calling
of the meeting to order the older heads
began to guy the young men for coming
out, telling them boys should not NEEDLE
in mems affairs, etc, etc, and if they
wanted TO hold a CAUCUS to go over 10 an
old building across the street and hold
it. The boys not only took the joking
good naturally, but also took the hint
and withdrew from the crowd and went
over TO the old building across the street
and held their their caucus, nominated a
full ticket of young men and succeeded
in catching the vote of nearly all the
young men in the place, and elected
their ticket two To one. The old men
now have more respect for the boys than
heretofore.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

The declaration in regard to prophets
and the estimation in which they are
held at home seems to have specially ap-
plicability to political affairs in Michigan.
Fifteen county Republican conventions
that have been held instructed their
delegates to the state convention to sup
port the candidacy of President Harrison,
just as if General Ayers name had
never been mentioned in that connection,
or he were citizen of distant state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

Funston is catching it, The eastern
papers are faying him for his speech
against the newspaper correspondent.
Newspaper correspondents are all good
fellows, but they lave no more right to
violate their prerogatives and expect
exemption from punishment than any
other men. The Voice is an offensive
prohibition organ. 1t published list OF
the men who had been seen to drink at
the house restaurant bar. Funston S
name was among them. 1t was a lie,
for Funston is a total abstainer. The
Voice published the item to injure Fun
ston in his own district and he resented
it, as he had right. The question as to
whether it is wrong to drink or not, does
not enter into the subject, at all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

Few standard usngez have been 80 nuch
modified Of late a. those pertaining TO
mourning. Good society. in all cases III
last TO break away from conservation. has
become 20 Wearied with the osteniatiols
grief and the porDp and circumstance made
to surround such occasions that IL takes a
decided stand against the tyranny of some
Of these customs
From few blossoms typical % the frall-
~ Of human nature. from the bit Of bar or
the laurel which were laid on the coffin as
eTnbiems o. the faifhfulnsss or former
glory Of the departed. custom ran mad,
until the Towers and wreafhs. green
cry and decorations demanded special
csrriage-Oftea more than one--to trans
port those that could not be piled upon the
casket. Everything belonging 10 this Last
solemn services should be Of the utmost
simplicity and pIainness. FurbeIo~s are
ont Of place among the somber and sorrou-
ful trapp.ngs of grief
The best authorities commend shorten
ing Of the period u mourning. At che
most one year IL considered efficient for
the use Of Grape and other fabrics usually
adopted for frst mourning. In many eAs1s
even less than tbts - de.irabls. Blaek
craze j. declared 20 uBwholseorre thai a
strong feelIaz = growing up against IS
use. especially 10 veil 70 b. worn over
the face Yeils q blzrk vauzs. creie lisas
or plain. nn- nst are pr~fsrrsd. ssd "a.
GRAPE vel q worn. - thrown back over
the Raj. TIE nan yelling veil j. qui;S as
much faTorsd by nRsnY psnoz.s - tkas u
cTape
While Il y trae ihat childrsn ~. soma
'inaes pct into black ~ people rhoss
jsdgHsea' y considered god IN nosr ma.
ter. TIE IDEA seems % - mistake IL
many ezsss the children are too y0unz "a
'niiy anfisrE.zn3 tie HsesE4bE 81 all thlA
sors b<rssoss. sfsi Il Il bt,ls i@ns thsa
-rsnes 70 shzdo7w thriE lives il this wAy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
'ortance himself, because he happens to

portance himself, because he happens to
belong to a small incepttve party.
President Harrison is at the head of
the nation. and as the executive of all
the people, regardless of faction, must
respect every one.
This viii naturally settle the goat. He
will have to- go. Even if President
Harrison should issue his ulimatum that
his goatship should be renamed BILLY"
or Henry" or Jack" or some name
not SO personally specific, he could not
be sure that the goat was still designated
''Pefer" out of his hearing and when his
back was turned.
The goat is the victim of circumstances.
He will have to go.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

A senate committee clerk has been
bounced because he was suspected OF
giving away the secrets of the executive
session. The senators ought to let up.
II is not pleasing to see such digni6ed
body of men act so much like little boys
as the senate does when it discusses its
preserves on the secret executive session
matter. Does it make any difference if
their secrets do leak out? Is the coun-
try any worse off today on the Behring
Sea matter, because the senate's secret
proceedings were published?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
Look Out For EN-.

From The LaWrence World.
a new swindle is being successfully
worked IN various parts of the state. A
man drops into store and Informs tie
proprietor that he is collector of rare
coins and leaves list of the kind he
wants and the price he viii pay for each.
He asks the proprietor to save all the
coins on that list and keep them for him.
Soon another party strolls around, buys
a cigar or something and exhibits coins
with the remark that they are pocket
pieces. On consulting his list the pro-
prietor finds their value is marked at
thirty-fve dollars each. There is a
chance for speculation, and after some
bargaining the second party sells the
coins. Number one never shows up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

Lieutenant Colonel Parker, comman
ding at Ft Sill, through his post adiu-
tant gives formal notice which is of i'm
portance to all persons intending to
settle upon the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservations, approaching that
reservation over the Kiowa and Com
manche reservations. The notice is
published in our advertising columns
and relates to the roads and routes the
settlers must take,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

jerry Simpson declares that he is a
free trader. Wen and good for being a
Democrat in that he is consistent, but it
strikes US that had we been Jerry we
would have exhaustedour efforts for tariff
reform in some other direction than
casting our first vote On that question
for free wool, or in other words cast it
against the farmer. Heaven knows the
farmer is receiving little enough pro-
tectjon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
Vegetables as Medicine.

Spinach has a direct effect upon the
kidneys. Tie common dandelion. used
as greens, is excellent for the same pur-
pose. Asparagus purges the blood. Celery
acts admirably upon the nervous system
and is cure for. rheumatism and neu-
ralgia. Tomatoes act upon the liver.
Beets and turnips are excellent appe-
Tiers. Lettuce and cucumbers are cool
ing in their effect upon the system.
Onions, garlic, leeks, olives, shalots pos
sess medicinal virtues of a marked char
acter, stimulating the circulatory system
and increasing the saliva and the gastric
juices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION.

A delegate convention of the Repubiicans OF
the seventh congressional district of the state
nj Kansas is hereby called to meet IN the CITY
of Kingman on Wednesday, June 10, los2, az
los no. for the purpose of nominating can
didate for congress In the seventh congi &C.
sional district of Kansas, and also 10 nominate
one presidential elector. .
The basis of representation in said conven7
lion shall be one delegate at large Tor each
county in the district and one delegate tor
each 200 votes, and the major fraction thereof,
cast for Hon. J. r. Halloweu for congress Ia
1880 provided no county to have less than two
delegates, under which rule delegates are apSt
nort{oned TO the several counties as follows: