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The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
DIDN'T DEAL IN THOSE GOODS.
The Tale of the Fussy Customer and the
1l.t.l Ii.a,a

The Tale of the Fussy Customer and the
Urbane Hardware Merchant.
The Hardware Merchant Ito custom
er, just enteriug) morning, sir.
Customer want one of those
things that you fasten ON door so as
to make it shut itself.
FL. M.-0h, yes; an automatic door
closer
C.-That'S it; and it must not be high
priced
II. NJ Yes, sir; cheap automatic
door closer.
C.-And not too complicated either
II. Nj understand. You want an
automatic door closer of simple design
aud small cost.
C--EXactly. But not one of those
Internal things that slam the doors 10
with a bang.
II. M.-That would be a nuisance,
OF course. What you want is an au-
tomato door closer. Of simple design,
small cGst and with an easy spring.
C.-That'S right But | don't want it
to close door too slowly either
II. Mn other words, you require
something faster than cold molasSeS.
Briefly. what you are looking for is
IN automatic door closer of simple de-
sign and small cost, that is neither
too slow nor too fast.
C,~That's all right. And, besides,
it mustn't be like some l have seen,
where Il man needs the strength of an
OK 10 open the door.
II. M.-Very we'll. Now let's under
stand each other. You want to buy an
automatic door closer. simple, cheap,
neither too slow nor too fast, and
easily operated.
C.-COrrect Show me one.
II. Min very sorToy. sir, but I do
not deal in automatic door closers.-
Truth.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Iron Working Sauanes

The Baluban tribe, of Central AZ
RIGA, are famous for their skill in cast
ing and forging iron. They construct
tall cylindro-conical furnaces of cIay
with tuyeres of clay and an ingenious
ly-devised wooden bellows. They make
arms for hunting and for war, and
collars and bracelets Of iron. The
neighbOring natives resort to them in
great numbers to exchange their own
products for the manufactures of the
Balubans.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
DEER PARK.
ON THE CREST OF THE ALLEGHENIEs

To those contemplating trip to tn
mountains in search of health and plea
sure, Deer Park on the crest of the Al
legheny Mountains, 5000 feet above
the sea level, offers such varied attrac-
tlons as delightful atmosphere during
both day and night, pure water.
smooth, winding roads through the
mountains and valleys, and the most
picturesque scenery in the Allegheny
range. The hotel is equipped with al,
adJunctS conductive to the entertain
ment. pleasure and comfort of its
guests.
The surrounding grounds, as well as
the hotel are lighted with electricity.
Six miles distant on the same noun
tain summit is Oakland, the twin re
sort to Deer Park, and equally as well
equipped for the entertainment anG
accommodations of its patrons. Botl,
hotels are upon the main line of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, have thn
advantages of its splendid Vestibule
Limited Express trains between th~
East and West. Season excursion
tickets, good for return passage unit.
october 3lst.Will be placed on sale a.
Sledlly Ieuuceu rates at all prlncIpa
ticket offices throughout the country
One way tickets reading from ST
Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Colum-
bus, Chicago, and any point on the B
4 .. system to Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia OF New York, or vice yer
sa, are good to stop off at either Deer
Park, Mountain Lake Park or Oak
land, and the time limit will be extend
ed by agents at either resort upon ap-
pllcation, to cover the period of the
holders visit.
The season at these popular resorts
commences June 23rd.
For full information as to hotel rates
rooms. etc, address George D. De
Shields, Manager, Deer Park, or Oak
land. Garrett County, Maryland,
6-16 2t.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Mother of Twenty-four Children at 80.

Near Yankton is the most remark
able family on this continent, per-
taps in the world. 1t consists of
father, mother and twenty-four chill
dren, and the mother of the brood is
not yet thiry years old. She is
Norwegian woman and her husband
is a Hoosier. The children We're born
triplets and the oldest of the lot is
under twelve years of age. All Of
them are boys but three, one set of
triplets being girls.-Br.idgewater
Democrat
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Sarcasm.

He was a very impatient man, and
he did not think the train was going
fast enough, by any means.
Conductor he said. ''did you say
this train was going to Cincinnati?
Yes"
'Sure?"
''Certainly."
f'Well. it may; but there is only one
way of getting it there that | can
see.'
What do you mean?"
Il mean that if you want to get this
train to Cincinnati. you'll have to
take it apart and ship it as freight
over the other road" ashington
Star
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
SHALL THE PUBLIC DO ITS
OWN WORK9

is the title of the famous speech of
Hon. j. Z. Jones, {. ). 5. of Nevada
which has just been re-issued by the
protective Tariff League
The speech MAKES a pamphlet of 81
pages, and is of great value. Send
stamps to cover cost Of printing. Ad-
dress " F. Makenan, General Secre-
tary, No 135 West Twenty-third ST.,
New \ ork.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
WILL UNITE.

Indications are that Hon. c.
H. j. Taylor and Ex-CouDcil Asst
wood will settle TIER differences
and hold one convention.
Mr.. Astwood means we'll and he
has no desire to do anything that
looks like a division in his party.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
CHARLES r. DOUGLASS DE-
FINES HIS POSITION.
HE SMARTS UNDER THE CRITICISMS
OF THE BEE.
Washington, d. G.
June Is, 1894


June Is, 1894.
To the
Editor of the BEE:
AS you have seen
fit to call me to account for, as you
term it, not making suggestions as to
the management of the Recorders Office
during the incumbency OF that office by
my father, and while | was there aS Il
clerk, you will no doubt permit me to
reply. To begin with, | have made 10
suggestions to the new Recorder con-
cerning his office, asked or unaSked
for. did simply what you as an edit
or neglected to do. | resented the i'm
putaLlons put upon the office by sneak
OF a lawyer working there every day,
and pretending to represent the ID
trict Bar. He spoke OF your friends Ill
the office through the columns OF the
Washington Times, as gangs OF lncom
petent negroes and "cackllng hens. "
| say that such men aS these ought not
TO be allowed unusual privileges when
they abuse them in this way. When
MI. Douglass was recorder, the system
remained us it had been for years, and
the same man engineered it who had
uOllC oc 1oi iACCCh ySoeIo pISNlohSiJ
without in any way being lnterfered
with, and there were no complaints
hence no suggestions as to the system
Many changes have been made in the
working OF the office since that time.
There has been four Recorders Since
Mr.. Douglass was Recorder, and an ell
tirely new system prevails. MI. Doug
lass was not Salaried officer, and
could follow any system he SAW fit at
his discr elton, and at his personal loss
if not proper. Mr. Taylor aS Was MIR.
Bruce, Is "a salaried officer, under bond,
hence for his own protection, he would
be justified Ill having about him, hand
ling documents for which he Is reSpOn-
sible, none but loyal persons to his adj
ministraJion. Ii there are examiners
in his office who openly declare them
selves hostile to Mr.. Taylor in the most
offensive manner, and not only to Mr..
Taylor but TO all Negroes i'll and about
the office, it is my Judgement that they
ought not be allowed TO handle impOr-
tant papers intrusted to the Recorder
for record, and it is for this opinion
that | am asSailed in the columns OF a
Negro paper.
CHAs. r. DOUGLASS.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Lightnins-Flash Out or a Clear skx.

LIsH tIiII itsH Out Oh a titaf SKY.
Weary Senattor-Well. I'm glad my
work ON the tariff is ended.
His Wife-My dear. / wish you
would look over this grocer's bill-it's
outrag rageous-Truth.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

The indies receiving were NJ follows Mrs.
r. NJ Harwocd, assisted by Misses Mat
tie and Fanny HARDWOOD; Mrs. J. ID. Hous-
ton. assisted by Misses Maggie Dnworth'
Joe Kokcrnot Mamie Vanhlm,I0la Jones,
Kate Jones, Minerva lewis Gussie iious-
ton and Miss Dunn OF New Orleans Mrs
j. NJ Murphy assisted by Misses Pearl
white, Hlda White. Birdie Clark aud
Miss Herring OF Bocirort; Mrs " "
Atkinson, assisted by Misses Nina Dewitt
EiyIa king Mamie Jenrics, Ben Atkin-
SON, Carabel Atkinson and Mrs. Sue Dil-
worth Mrs r. Z. Knox, assisted by the
Misses suLrciner OF Korrviile and Miss
Kate Knox
After a r,easat evening spent IN con-
frtluliuou ana partaking OF Refreshments
the party broke up 40 n late hour.
A motley crowd OF musicians masked
ana costumcd representing clowns hhre-
Quins, etc. pniudcd the streets With
torches and music OF an kinds
Although there have been n number OF
GATHERINGS aud some III them very noisy
there have beon no disturbances or rows
u any kind n Gonzales during the hon-
days
Hon Reagan Houston Of san Antoio
IS 20 Gonzalez! on business
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

CALDWELL. January 2-The Caldwen
oh min viii shut down In few days
for lack ~ seed This is the nrst season
Tor tbc pteEeni company Their buslnesn
large ncrd OF rat cattle near hero almost
ready FOR shipment having been led on
hllls and meal from the home mill
Tho Cnllwcii girls from Baylor college.
Bolton, who have been EpoHIIng holidays
win iho home FOLKS. an return TO their
posts nAay 10 charge OF the mutron. Mrs.
Urlamcter.
" D.. stone OF Georgetown Is In the
city.
Maa Clara Matthews returns today To-
sherman. whore SHE Is attending school
EEaherId 49, H. Wamack relrurI last
u,Eht from "a business mp 10 Georgetown
$780, q W. Boswell and wife ~ Butler.
Mo. WHO lrr spending the holidays win
j. G. Boswell, leave this evening Tor "a
pleaeant trip DO Galveston,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03
TEXAS TOWN TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED ny PosT
REPORTERS.
Tenrnes city JubiInnt over Bccom-
Ing the County scnt-Iuiiding ny
Nieht-Eehocs or New Years
Dny--Husincss Changes.

KARNEs CITY, January 2--The kauea
county sent election is settled. The vote
was announced today and Karncs city
is decided the new county seat. Great
interest was manifested. but al passed OF
In peace, to the satisfaction OF the great
mass OF the citizens OF the county. The
commissioners passed an order to move
the records and archives OF the county
forthwith.
Later-io y. m,-1he wagons conveying
the county records. accompanied by the
county officials, have just arrived from
Helena Tho greatest celebration that the
county has ever known is now In progress,
Carpenters are just completing Tho tenn
porayy building FOR the reception OF the
officials and their books. Oklahoma never
saw quicker work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

About year ago / took a violent al.
tack Of In grippe I coushed day and
nieht for about SIX weeks my wife them
suggested that Try Chamborlan's Courb
ence. but stan kept taking ia. ana -,
found that it was what i needed III
got no fehef from one dose 1 took anotb,r
and Y was only few days until / Wa
free from the cough. l mink people In
general ought 10 know tho value III this
remedy, and / take pleasure IN ackno9i.
fdging the benefit / have received from II
Madison Mustard, OtWuy, Ohio ~ Ana
% cent bottles for sale by druggists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

MADfsONVlLLE. December 3l.-"Hiclt-
DRY Farm was very effectively rendered
hy local talent hero on the night Of tho
18th instant.
Tho members Of tho Eastern Star md
tho Masonic order gave a supper for mo
benefit OF the Masonic han on lrrday
night The patronage was very n5ttcrina
The net proceeds amounted TO- more tnun
$50
Tho Madison county commissioners court
have decided 20 erect "a now court house,
and have requested that plans and spoc!-
ncauons for same be submitted az or be-
fore the February term of said court IL
S. intended to push thIa Work with energy
and speed,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03
civic SOCIETIES.


ieame Tcxug. January lon Wednes.
day night December "a. 1884, at n regular
meeting OF the International lod4c. No
lls Independent 0yder of Odd Fellowa.
the following onicers woro elected Tor
ensuing term A @ Taylor n. O.. D.
" Green, v. O. c. r. Welch. secretary,
j. O. Henninger treasurer. j. T.. oliver
jaultor; G, w, Askew, representative
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS PEOPLE.
oil HuTCHlN5 HOUSE BLOCK.

The bank clearings FOR the past week. as
published m The Post this morning, show
an increase Of more than So per cent for
Houston over the corresponding week
last year.
Last week they were..,,..,.......Ss2l sl6
same week last year ........... Oo4ts.G
Increase '...'',..',. ,.....,,...,.S3 1888
Editorial Houston Post Oct co. 1888
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

house door. to the highest bidder for cash
Captain James Alvey acted as aucti1ucer
The factory and It's belongings was solo
to James Spiliane Tor SjoJ0 who purchased
It for the b1ndhoders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

NAYAsOTA, January 2-I.nst night bur
glars entered Mr.. Jim Holmes house and
stole SO in money and his gold watch and
chain. No clue 10 the robber, bat some
one use 90 the place Is Fuspectcd
Mr. Towns Prescott, who had his arm
broken by runaway horse Ia able TO
come 10 town. Mr. Prescott had a very
narrow escape
Mrs w y. Cox. wife OF Editor Cox OF
Temple 81 In town visiting relatives.
Mias Matte Poverty of Bryan returned
home today after pleasant visit here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

Lulng, Texas, january AVN Graves
an Enghshman. living near the CITY. has
disappeared and foul play Is feared.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03
Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE january 2.-The Ar
1ington MINISTRIES played here last night
TO IS good house. Some parts of the pro-
grnrnfne worH vary good and would have
taken better had not a little too much
rather broad 3oEe7 boon perpeuated.
Very fcw b4aiuess changes ure pereopu-
Bile ffom the coming lu ot the new year.
except tito nrm az ucvercmIN & Andrews
dissolve aud W r.. Dovereaux takes
charge Of tho Bolton stock of drug
while r. O.. Andrews continues the gro-
Gerry business. are ull tho changes at pr.s-
ent
SIrB Emma Many has returned from q
visit 60 relatives AT Trinity.
Miss Bertha Gillespie has returned O.
school Ht Huntsville,
Bob Bolton and family OF Washington
State are visiting relatives here.
The young people senjoyed themselves
last night az the residence OF J G. Jar
raft.
Misses White and Jimmie Brown nre
home spending the holidays.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

GONZALES. January 1.-The customary
New Years calls were made last evening
by a number OF society gents under the
chaperonaGe OF Hon. James Il. Miller.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

IOuStOn'S bank ClearinGS
for the past week were So
734, ala, an increase Of 213
per cent over the cores
pending week of 1892
Post Dec, IS,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

HOuStOn'S bank ClearingS
last week. amounted to So
981,519, and show an in
crease of 23,6 per cent over
corresponding week of '92.
Houston Post, Dec. "a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

E.EKHART, January LII O. watkins
has sold out and ia the future the nrm
win be known as Horn, Hawthorn ~ Wat
kipH q b
Indications are that the farmers win
have 10 buy some bacon this year The
mast was not sufficient 10 fatten and thoy
have not the corn 10 spare
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03

1000 acres chOl~g,ss
RE Farm Lands, forty l
eighty tracts, seven nj
north of Houston, on era.
county road, surrounded
good farms producing exc
lent crops ofcotton, vegetabI
fruits, etc. This is choicels
and you can have it at "
own price on easy terms.
900 acres just north:
Houston Heights, sub-diH
ed into ten and twenty q;
tracts. Fine land, just {
thing for truck /
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-03
nIcd ILrnm mI. Ininrirn

ROoD's PILLS should No IN every flmiN
Fea.r'Hr ghes' once used a'oag, u--ferred
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

sincerity and honesty, combined with
his zeal and ability will enable him to
do our cause great good. We are sorry
that we were unable to meet Bro. But
Ter and attend the meetings so that we
could have given our readers a full &C
count, but sickness prevented.
Congressman McLaurin also at
tended the Florence meeting, and was
given an enthusiastic reception, reso
lutions being passed endorsing his
course and expressing confidence in
his loyalty to reform. He made a
strong speech on the work of Congress
and ably defended himself against the
vicious attacks made on him by CAN'T.
President Evans, of the State Alliance,
Hon. J. E Tindal were also present,
but a rain coming up in the afternoon,
they were unable to speak.
These Alliance meetings of this kind
do great good to the Order, and more
of them should be held. Our people
need more stirring up and it must be
done.-COttOn Plant, Columbia, s. O..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
SCHOOL CATALOGUES.

The annual catalogue Of Peace Insti-
tute, for young ladies, Raleigh, 1884,
is to hand. This school has always
stood high and has recently closed a
successful term. The next session will
open on Wednesday, Sept. 18th. The
faculty has been increased and no
efforts spared to keep Peace Institute
in the front ranks of the leading col
leges for young ladies. An advertise
men5 will be found in our columns.
The second annual catalogue Of the
State Normal and Industrial School,
for girls, Greensboro, has beer received.
The total number of students at this
school during the past session was 4O1,
representing every county in the State.
The next session begins October 4th,
and the outlook for another successful
term is as good as anyone could wish.
The catalogue of the Thompson
School and Business College is we'll
gotten up. This school is located at
Siler City, N. O., in one of the heathiest
sections of the South. This is its 14th
year and it grows right along in popu
laritv.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
THE DEVIL AND THE METHODIST
PREACHER.

Some time ago a Methodist preacher
on his way to camp meeting stopped to
rest his horse and eat his lunch in the
valley, but a short distance from the
camp ground, yet quite a hill hid it
from view. While the preacher was
m~editating on the expected blessings
Of the meeting his satanic majesty ap-
peared unto him and claimed the
preacher as his subject, and at the
same time charged him with lying
about him.
The preacher asked for the evidence,
and was told that he preached that
''the devil had no power. Now before
1 send you off I will give you three
chances to clear yourself by showing
my power"
WELL" said the parson, remove
this mountain that I may see the camp
ground" no sooner said than done.
He then asked another difficult prob.
lem, which was also done, and the
poor preacher was in despair, ready to
give up, and said: "I wish you would
tell me one thing before you take me. "
"Well, what is that9"
II would likeyou to tell the difference
between the Republican and the Demo
cratic parties"
His majesty thought a moment,
shook his head, gave up and let the
parson go to his camp-meeting,
Moral.-If the devil can't tell the
difference between the two old parties.
who can7-EIchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
THEY SEE

An exchange informs us that an
Alexander county man can catch
snakes and bite their heads eff without
blinking an eye. A Wilkes county
citizen went snake-hunting recently
and killed one hundred and seventeen
snakes in two hours. This is all told
by a Democratic paper, the time is
Democratic and so were the snakes.
Raleigh has a snake fad to contend
with. 1t isn't bar-room snakes, either.
Certain young men and young ladies
have got a craze and, of course, like
all crazes, it can't be stopped. These
people carry snakes around, make pets
of them, and make fools of themselves.
One morning last week a young man
was before the mayor for thrusting a
pet snake in the face of a young lady.
Stone breaking is healthy than
snake handling.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
PRESIDENT BUTLER.

President Marion Butler, of the Ma
tional Alliance, paid our State a visit
last week and made two speeches one
near Georges, in Cofleton county, on
the 4th, at an Alliance picnic, and the
other on the 9Th to the Florence County
Alliance. At both places the Alliance
men were highly pleased with our Ma
tional President, and he made a lasting
impression on his hearers by his able
and logical exposition of the issues of
the day. Mr.. Butler is one of the COM
ing young men of the South, and his
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
SHARP EDITORIAL PENCILS.

What the party platform makers
want is a language that will read three
or four ways for Sunday Dallas
NeWS.
Tammany was named after a big In
dian, but late developments incline to
make it a little savage.-PhiladelphiG
Times.
Men of good, practical, common
sense are in demand everywhere. The
supply is not equal to the demand
New Orleans Picayune.
1t is surely high time that the long
protracted slavery of the American
people to protected industries" had
ended.-NeW York Herald.
The most wise looking being on earth
is the young doctor treating his first
case. Subsequently he modiies lis
wise look. He knows there is nothing
in it.-NeW Orleans Picayune.
How touching is all this sympathy
expressed by the organs of plutocracy
for the wives and children of the strik-
ers! Really, it is magnanimous Of
them-nothing short of ito feel so
for these dependent ones.-RicbmOnd
Evening Star.
Since there is a profound conviction
that essential economic changes are
coming, with or without violent revo,
luton, surely it is prudent and courag-
eous to attempt the institution of just
economic conditions peacefully by the
machinery of legislation. = Rocky
Mountain NeWS.
If strikes are the offspring of trusts
and m~onopolies, as many contend, the
wisdom of removing these breeders of
lawlessness becomes more and more
apparent every day, and those who
fasten them upon the country have a
weighty load of sins to answer for
Fredericksburg Star.
Over competitions is an evil, especially
so when it leads to under bidding at
the expense of others, which is precise
ly what happened in the Pullman case,
where the dividends-which could be
spared-were not sacrificed and where
the scanty per diem was cut in two. A
more glaring instance of the national
crime of greed-corporate and other
wise-has seldom been presented
Rocky Mountain News.