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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
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WASHINGTON, July i0.-In the senate
to-day Mr.. Hoar introduced the h,ii ~.
fered by Mr.. Wheeler in the House. Anril
10, authorizing the Postmaster. General
to issue TO postmas,ers registry letter en-
velopes Of such design as may be selected
by him and empowering him to purchase
the designs, If necessary, from patentees.
Mr. Turpie introduced bill approprist.
ing 100000 TO enable tie Secretary of
the Navy to purchase from New Jersey
manufacturer number OF rapid twist and
rapid fire guns, with cartridges Of the
same make.
Mr. Vest introduced bill declaring as
unmailaple matter, and fixing q penalty
for II, anything Of libelous or scurril.
Gus nature, whether upon the outside or
contained within the interior Of an en-.
velope. Mr.. Vest explained that certain
collection agencies were in the habit OF
mailing duns to.merchants in envelopes,
upon the outside Of which were printed
statements of a nature damaging to the
merchants business. After the passage
OF law prohibiting this the law was
evaded by using transparent envelopes,
aud the damaging matter was priated In
heavy type on the letter inside. which
was plainly visible. This bill Is intended
to prevent the evasion
Mr.. Hoar then took the floor to speak
on the fisheries treaty.
His speech was in great degree a cen
sure of the Administration for the secret
manner ia which the treaty had been
negotiated, and for what he held to be Its
non American policy.
The House was engaged all day In the
consideration of the Mills bill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
MR.. RANDALL ILL.
Comfortable Anxiety Felt For Him.

WAsmYGToN, July 10 Representa-
tive Randall was taken seriously Ill last
night with a hemorrhage of the bowels
Not long since ne had surgical opera
lion eriolmed, and was confined to his
bed for some time, but he was supposed
to be entirely recovered, until The attack
last night. He is now at his residence on
Capitol Hill, aud his physician in Phila-
deiphia has been sent for.
Mr. Randal's illness is very serious
In response to an inquiry at his house
this afternoon it was said that he was
resting quietly. 1t was reported at the
Capitol that he might die at any moment
For a while last night il is admitted, he
was in imminent danger but the acute
stage of the attack is now thought to be
over.
At 31j this afternoon at his residence
it was stated that Mr.. Randall was lit
tie better, resting quietly, but considera
bic anxiety was still felt for him.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11

INDIANAPOLIS, July l0.-The meeting
of representatives of the Knights Of Labor
and trades unions here this evening was
largely attended, and resulted in the per
feclon Of preliminaries TO the formation
of clubs in all the city wards as well as
in all the large cities in the State.
Each representative made report Of
the feeling among the laboring classes in
his district, and it WAS estimated that at
least 80 per cent of the laboring men OF
the State can be depended upon to vote
against Harrison.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11

Retrenchment and Reform at $50.
Fire Alarm at O.
st. Johns Burying Ground at $50.
Electric Light at 7.
All Of the above meet In the Council
Chamber.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
Baseball.

Baseball.
The following is the result of tht
League games played yesterday:
Chicsgos Q, Boslons 1.
New Yorks 2. Pittsburgs 0.
Indianapolis /, Philsdelphias 2.
Detroits 4, Washiugtons 0.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11

A number of committees of the new
City Council held meetings yesterday, as
follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07

a surety you wouldn't care Il d
whether j was in Jail or not"
John Tnurber stared at his man.
"Well. don't know how in the devil
you real my thoughts so well. but
you're pretty nearly right"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
A Skeleton Factory.

The Monde de la Science describes a
factory which is said to be fourishing
at st. Denis, France.0 Within its walls
human skeletons are "made" in the
following manner: The largest room
of the building is filled with enormous
kettles in which the bones of the
corpses are boiled till all the flesh is
separated from them. The skulls are
prepared separately and in the most
careful manner. One way of prepar-
ing the skulls of children and young
people is to fill the hollow where the
brains were situated with peas and
then let the latter swell in water, which
causes even the most delicately joined
bones to separate without being in
jured. After all the bones have been
carefully washed. they are bleached
either by choral or by exposure to
the sun, and are then joined in an
other department of the factory and
made flexible by means of brass wires.
Most of the corpses whose bones are
utilized are said to be brought from
hospitals. prisons and dissecting-
rooms. and the latest Russo-Turkish
war is said to have brought much "ma-
terial " to the factory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
PERscNAL AND lMPERsoNAL.

General Crook stands six feet in
his stockings. and is US straight rs an
arrow. He has been thirty-six years
in the service.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's income
from his capital is said to be in the
neighborhood of $1,000. 900 a month.
while that of William X. is not far be-
hind it
An English lord recently kept his
birthday in a novel manner by invit-
ing his friends TO receive the Holy
Communion with him. About sixty
responded.
The late Chief Justice Waite and
Judge Field. of the United States Su-
preme Court. were born within twenty
miles OF each other in Connecticut. in
in the same month of the same year.
The late DIR. Agnew claimed that
since the Biblical era no person had
ever lived one hundred years. and that
in the cases where the contrary
was claimed, mistakes in dates had
occurred.
Mrs. Eliza Chappell Porter. who died
the other day at the age of eighty, is
sincerely mOurned in Chicago. She
taught the first school in that city, and
her husband, DIR. Jeremiah Porter,
preached the first sermon,
Senator ingalls, has had eleven chill
dren, seven of whom survive. The
names given to his offspring have been
somewhat peculiar: Ellsworth. Ruth,
Ethel. Ralph. Addison. Constance.
Sheffield, Faith, Marion, Muriel, Lou.
Use.
"A New York lady who recently
gave ball is said to have hired peram-
bulatory coffee and cake vender to take
his stand in the street and distribute. at
her cost cakes, coffee and chocolate to
the hack drivers and to all others wait
ing on her invited guests.
Mrs. Alice j.. Shaw. the musical
whistler, speaking of her career. said
recently: al was whistling girl. and
my friends always told me that if L
would cultivate my talent would find
II fortune in it. have not found the
fortune yet. but my success has been
beyond any thing ever dreamed of"
-Boulanger visited the United States
in 1881. He came over hero as the
chief of the French mission for the cele-
bration of the centenary of Yorktown.
He says that it is pet idea of his to
make another visit to America for the
purpose of studying our form of gov
eminent He expresses the opinion
that the United States is a model Re-
public, and says that his highest ambi-
ton is to give France such constitu-
:ion as ours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
Shoes for Fashionable Women.

Low-cut. russell and tan-colored shoes
of undressed kid are very fashionable
for dressy home wear. and later in the
season will be worn with appropriate
afternoon toilets over silk stockings of
the same shade. The Egyptian shoe
of Swedish kid of a dark serpent
green shade that is almost black
has the diminutive toe covered
with design in dark olive
beads. The Roman shoe of deep red
kid is strapped over the instep and
fastened by buckle of real silver,
with Roman medallion head in the
center. The Cleveland shoe is of black
satin, lined with primrose or cardinal
silk. the toe worked with fine cut-jet
beads. The Chinese sandal is of dove
gray kid, embroidered with cut steel
and silver beads. This has medium
high heels and the usual arched and
pointed toe. The Dieppe sandal is of
black kid, silk-embroidered with terra
Gotta, TO be worn with silk hose to
match. The Richelieu shoe, half low,
and of bronze. is a street foot-covering
to be worn with silk stockings of golf
en- brown or tan color in brilliant Isle.
~ y Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07

and was alleged to have a wife and
family in a magnificent home in New
York City. where rumor had it he
moved in the very best of society, of
course under some other name. But
then this was rumor, or in other words
a fiction which the glamor of his wild
and outlawed life called forth among
the not Over-inteliigent citizens of
Smithville and vicinity. Doubtless he
made considerable money, but how he
spent it was n mystery not yet solved
by respectable people. He had often
been seen in the mountains and along
the valleys. riding his roam mare.
Once or twice he had even walked
boldly along the main street of Smith
vile in broad daylight. but it was very
seldom that he showed himself in the
small town. Not that he was afraid of
capture-at least not afraid of the local
guardians of the peace. He was well
aware that Uncle Sam bore him no
good will, but Uncle Sam had never
made but one serious effort to ruin
him and his BUSINESSMAN effort that
had resulted in ignoble failure to Uncle
Sam.
Hank FirestOne wSS looked upon
as a good deaf of hero round
about Sniithville. and only one man of
any account had ever been known to
speak harshly of the notorious moon
sinner. That man was Judge EIdridge
OF course, when he was on the judicial
bench. it became him as the official
interpreter of law and order to resent
and deprecate the lawless practice of
Firestone and his crew. But il was
not only in public that he expressed
his ill-will toward the moonshiners.
Long after his retirement from public
duties he still cherished strong hatred
for Firestone and his followers, and
had actually offered to pay a thousand
dollars to any man or men who would
secure Hank Firestone's arrest
Now there were two other persons
in Smithville whom it will interest us
to know. One was n very beautiful
young lady-an adopted child of Judge
Eldridge' s-known rs Miss Sadie Ed
ridge; the other rising young law
yer of Smithville. John Thurber. who
was known to be very warm admirer
of the aforesaid Miss Sadie.
These two young people were very
well satisfied with each other. but the
Judge most decidedly objected to
young lawyer Thurber as prospective
husband for the adopted daughter
whom he thought. indeed. too good
for the best man in Kentucky.
So when. one fine morning, John
Tnurber asked the Judge. in Il blunt
and straightforward manner. if he
knew of any reasons why he, Thurber.
should not marry Miss Sadie at an
early date. the Judge replied with
great, big YES!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
Yes, John Thurber, there are seve-

Eyes, John Thurber, there are seve-
raj reasons. any one of which is suffi-
cient in itself. First of all you are not
wealthy. neither are you famous in
any way. Secondly, i have reason to
believe you are q coward, and none
but the brave deserve the fair Lastly.
though by no means least, you have in
a manner allied yourself with the
moonshiners, and that fact alone would
forever bar you from marrying any
one, for whom 1 care. with my consent
No, sir; / most distinctly refuse any
encouragement to you in this matter"
This reply of Judge Eldridge's needs
some little explanation. What he said
in regard to John Thurber's wealth
and fame Cor lack of both) was true
enough. His remark in regard to the
young lawyers lack of bravery referred
to the fact that John had refused to en-
list in the Confederate army. and
the Judge insisted always that he
Joined the North because he saw
it was going to be the win
ming side. 1t should be remembered
that the events recorded in this story
took place a year or two after the clcse
of the war1. Young Thurber's con-
nections with the moonshiners was
merely of professional character. He
had defended one of their number
when arrested and his tact and elo-
quence as lawyer had gotten his eli
ent off scot-free. The Judge, with his
old dislike for the moonshiners so often
and loudly expressed. had never over
looked this glaring fault in young
Thurber.
The fact of the matter was, Judge
Eldridge had higher aspirations for his
daughters future and intended soon
to take her to Washington and New
York. His objections TO young Thurber
were, in the main, those he had first
named. but he was glad to have the
others.
John Thurber was much disappointed.
but he did not give up hope Immediate
ly. That night he conceived bold
project, which, if he could carry out
successfully. would at one stroke dis
perse three of the four objections
raised by the Judge.
He tcosld himself attempt the capture
of Hank Firestone!!
If he could do this he. would win
fame, would be able to hurl back the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07

here?" asked the mOOnShiner.
What for?''
''Oh, 1 have n fancy to see the Judge.
Maybe he will arrange for me to have
better quarters than one would get
down at the courthouse.
II don't think he's home. but we'll
see. Indeed. 1 would just as soon go
in, if he is home"
THAT is his horse" said the outlaw.
land we may as we'll leave it in the
barn."
So the horse was led to the barn.
and Thurber and his prisoner walked
up to the house.
AS is often the case in country houses.
especially in the South. no doors were
fastened, and the two men entered and
walked into a'little room near the en-
trance, which the Judge used as a Ii
brary and office. Thurber was famil-
lar with the room, and ordered his man
to strike light, which he did, awk-
wardly enough.
Before you call the Judge" said
Firestone, II wound like to ask You
two questions. First what are you
going to do with me; and. second, what
brought you out after me tonight"
First. them" replied Tburber, Al
am going to land You safely IN Jail in
the care of United States Marshal.
Second. came after you to do myself
a good turn."
Perhaps know more than you think
I do" said the prisoner. You want
to marry Sadie Eldridge. and with that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07

and both of them were. though in
widely different ways, leaders of men.
One was Hon. Amos Eldridge-
sometimes known as General" and
rs often called ''Judge"-wealthy and
respected; man who had held an i'm
portnnt command in the Confederate
army; successful lawyer WHO had
more than once been elected to the
judicial bench, and trusted politician
who had represented for a full term
his Congressional district at Washing
ton. Though barely fifty years of age
his life had been full of honors, and
indeed his ability deserved all the rec
ognition which, it had received. The
other man was Hank Firestone, the
bold and notorious ringleader of a
most daring and successful gang of
moonshiners, and the terror of all the
peaceful and law-abiding citizens of
the county.
Besides being great in their way both
of these men were reputed to be i'm
menscly rich. Judge Eldridge GER
tainly lived in greater style than any
other man III Smithville, the small
county seat; owned more and better
horses than any of his neighbors. and
paid just about one-half of the entire
amount of taxes collected in the county.
AS for Hank Firestone. his wealth
could not very readily be computed. as
he paid no taxes. Indeed. that was the
sum-total of his wrong doing-evading
the payment of the whisky tax. But it
was known very we'll. Indeed, that he
literally coined money; for he was
principal owner and controller of half
a hundred stills of no mean capacity.
He was so rich (and powerful in his
way) and had such large following
among the poor whites" of that wild
district that he made no secret of his
business, and his teams laden with bar
rels of whisky for his agents along the
Ohio river were seldom molested. Once
a detachment of United States troops
made a raid on some of the stills, but
they failed to capture Hank or any OF
his men, and few weeks later the
whisky business in Eastern Kentucky
= was as brisk as ever.
Hank Firestone. it was currently re-
ported, owned real estate ''up North"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
THE DYING WIFE

j had fancied health returning,
But the dream is over now.
For feel the chilling brsezes
. From the river fan my brow,
Der my form chill is creeping
AS the pillows roll along
And almost hear the murmur
OF the angels distant song.
From the same bush where they gathered
Dewy roses, fresh and white,
For my snowy bridal cbaplet,
Just one year ago tonight.
They will bear the fragant blossoms
On my silent breast to lay,
Ere the quiet, holy dawning
OF another Sabbath day.
Oh, my happy, joyous bridal!
Little dreamed 1 then of this;
While we took the vows together,
Sealed them with the marriage-kiss.
When sleep within the churchyari
Will he WOO another bride?
Will he stand before the altar
With another by his side!
Will he wander with another
Where with me he loved to stray,
By the brooklet in the meadow
Where the willow branches sway
When the grass is waving DER me
VIII some fairer, sweeter face,
Greet him from the vine-wreathed doorway
In my old accustomed place?
Will he think of me. I wonder,
When the years have rolled around?
Will his footsteps sometimes linger
BY my lowly grass-grown moundr
Must another call him husband
When the sods are DER me piled:
Fill my place beside the hearth-stOne,
Be mother to my child!
Oh, my precious dark-eyed darlingl
For her sake long to live;
Who, OF all the world can love her
With the love that would give!
Who will guide her. lest her footsteps
In the paths OF evil stray;
Shield her from the worlds temptations,
Teach her baby lips TO pray!
Will they tell her of her mother,
or the love she must miss?
VIII she long for my caresses,
For the lips she may not kissf
Will some times her childish footsteps
Seek the place where shall sleep!
Will little dark-eyed maiden
Kneel beside my grave and Weepr
Oh! the fancies that are fitting
Past my vision all the day!
But can not read the future;
can only trust the way
Will be guided and be guarded
By the wisest One OF all;
He who cares for all His children
Knows when cen the nestlings fall.
Hush my fears; calm is settling
Round me. while think of Him.
But chill is creeping DER me,
And my eyes are growing dim.
Can it be?-Yes. earth is fading
With its treasures from my sight.
Baby-one more kiss, dear husband;
IT'S my last, my last good night.
Cora 4. Mdtson, in Current.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07

While Thurber was speaking, Hank
Fircstone bent his head down within
reach of his hands, which were at
short range on account of his pinioned
arms. With his hands he removed his
dark. long beard and his wig of JET
black hair, and. rs he raised himself to
his full height, he revealed the gray
head and smooth shayen face of-Jud9e
ELdridge!
II have played this game success
fully for twenty years. John Thurber.
but you have euchred me at last I,
Amos Eldridge. am also Hank Fire
stone-though not one of my men ur
in the mountains have even a suspicion
of the fact. You played risky game
tonight, John Thurber. but you won
the trick. 1 am in your hands, of
course"
In view of the fact that John Thur
Der married. few weeks later, Sadie
Eldridge, and that the highly respected
Judge Eldridge was present to enter
tain the wedding guests, il is to be pre-
sumed that the young lawyer showed
some clemency to the captured Hank
Firestone. 1t is certain that the cap
ture remained profound secret in the
town of Smithville. TO this day there
are old citizens who wonder what be-
came of the bold Hank FirestOne, and
there are even some who regret the
sudden decline. twenty years ago. of
the illicit whisky stills i'll the neighbor-
hood of Smithville.
w. II. S. ATKINSON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Try buttermilk for the removal of
tan and walnut stains and freckles. If
that is not efIicacious, try sand-paper.
Puck.
Fair friend--"And do you ever soak
your brushes. Mn. Palette?" Artist
mo. I'm happy to say l never was
reduced SO low as that, "-HGrvGrd
LGDlpOOn.
-" What made the Tower of Pisa
lean?" because of the famine in
the land" said small boy who got
the tower confused with Joseph's breth-
ren.-1he Teacher.
"A Chicago man who had grown
rich selling hams built country seat.
but had some difficulty in finding a
name to suit. A friend suggested that
he call it the All-hambra. H.. t.- g.
How soft the moonlight sleeps up
on the bank!" exclaimed the poetic
burglar, toying with his drill. IL wish
the same might be said of the watch
man." replied his companion.
-Swell-''rm going to resign from
my club Friend-"I thought you
liked it SO much" Swell-"Used to
be all right. but society is getting too
mixed. Why, met my pawnbroker
there the other night" HGrper's Mag
dzirse.
"A woman h adj her picture, with
others. in daily paper under the head
ing 'Labor's Female Cohorts;" and,
in remarking Historically that she had
never been a cohort in her life. took to
her bed and didn't rise for three weeks
fudge.
"A High Office.-"What does your
father do?" asked the teacher of the
new boy. Hes contractor" was
the reply. "a railroad contractors"
" No ma'am, n sausage contractor. He
ties mp the ends after another man has
filled them" -TTd-Bits.
Sunday School Teacher-"What
does it mean, Johnny. in the prayer
where it says LEAD us not into temp
tatiOn." Johnny-''W'y 1 guess in
means. they needn't trouble themselves
because we can go into it ourselves,
without leadin'. - Critic.
AT the close of recent performance
at the opera house. and while the crowd
was rcllflnS, lazy SarmehS WIS
caught in a seat A gallant Irishman
rushed to the rescue. and asked the
trouble. my lace is caught she
said '.Hould on bit, lady," said
he. land I'll relase ye1"-BdHgOr
Commercial.
How to get iHto a meseand he's" 10
get out of it.-At an art exhibitions
That picture of KS is afearful daubs
don't you think?" Tie gentleman
addressed: II beg yoar pardon but
I'm the artist .'Oh. L beg ten thou
sand pardonsl The face Is. 1 do0'tknOw
any thing about art just repeat what
1 hear everyone sayiny!i
Il hope the Colonel didn't seem at
all annoyed when you presented him
with my acconnI, Penwipe." said
Mouldby to his confidential clerk. ~,
dear. no. sir; ne was affable as you
please. offered me a cigar and a glass
of wine. thu n he glanced over the bill.
nodded his Aead pleasantly, said That
will be all right rolled 1t up and
lighted his pipe with it." answered
PenwIpe, .chirpily.-FEs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
A Sixteenth street lady was callin,

on X street lady the other day. and
the small daughter of the house KEEP,
walking around her and studying her
head intently. Finally the caller be-
came so nervous she took the child in
her lap. well. Fannie" she said.
..what is it? You seem to be looking
for something" .'Why-why." hest
tated the child, II was looking for your
other face" What 90 you mean?
don't understand, said the puzzled
visitor. 30. mamma sand you were
two-faced, but l don't see only one.
You haven't got two faces, have you?'
Washington Critic.