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CLAIMS THE BELT.
Jem Smith Apes Kilrsin's Championship
Aspirations.

NEW YORK, July 26.-The following
cablegrsm was received by the Police Ga
zette to-day:
LONDON, July 26.-Sullivsn having re-
fused Smiths challenge, Smith claims the
championship belt. Smith is ready to
fight anybody for the belt and el,OOO a
side
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LADIES who value a refined complexion
must use Pozz oni's Powder. 1t produces
a soft and beautiful skin.
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A Confsaerate sueceeds Another Confed.

crate.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-W. O. Eam,
of Louisa county, Va, has been appointed
chief of the division of railroads in the
general land Office, vice Gen. O. M. Will
box, relieved. Both Mr.. Elan and Gen.
Wilcox served in the Confederate army.
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Boulauger's Multiple CsndIdsc,

PARIS, July 26.-General BoulaDger
will be q candidate in So cautons for the
Council General.
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National Games.

At Pi,tsburg-Pittsburg 8, Cleveland 4;
h;ts Pittsburg Is, Cleveland 6; errors,
Pittsburg 2, Cleveland 4. Pitchers, Stslsy
and Beaten.
At Philsdelphia-Ph Philadelphia none,
poston 3: hits, each; errors, l each.
pS,chers Bufinton and Madden.
ANEW York-New York Z, Washing
ton 9: hits, New York 6, Washington .;
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feas were supposed to leap. One, how
ever, was very lazy or very cunning, as he
won the race by crawling under the last
wire. A moment later out came number
of fieas all harnessed with gold wire trap
pings, and the several vehicles were taken
from the stables.
There was tally-ho coach smaller than
the smallest flea, an Esquimau sled about
quarter OF an inch long, trotting sulky,
evidently made from hair or bristles, and
other gorgeous equipages. The tally-ho
team of four frantic tieas was harnessed TO
the coach and four phlegmatic f1eas were
placed on the top while two more took their
places on the inside The other vehicles
were each furnished with a steed and rider
and drawn up side by side. At the word of
command they started off pell-mell, and
such a race was never seen before. The
horses all ran away and the riders were
thrown in every direction, and would have
surely come off with broken heads if they
had been any thing else but fieas. The tally
no won the race, making the circuit on its
side without any passengers on board.
The last act was the best. The manager
arranged the stage by placing two fine pins
about four inches apart, connecting them
with slender silver wire and announcing
the world-renowned rope-walker. The
Slgnor was then brought out in a small cut
glass bottle. His only raiment was little
Jacket of tissue paper. When fished out
and placed upon a pin head he boldly started
out upon the wire, over which his little
clawed toes seemed to fit. In the mlddlehe
balanced up and down and stood upon one
leg, and then moved on, crossing in safety,
thus ending the circus, at least for this oc-
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been an auctioneer for year out West; II
think know just what you mean, sir, and
you can rely upon me. know the tricks of
the trade.n Ten minutes later he was go
ing on in this fashion to Mrs. Marshalle-
Neale, one of the wealthieSt and most arls-
tocratic patrons of the house:
'Damask towels, is it, madam! Well, l
should smile! If you can't get damask tow
els here, there's no place in this city where
you can get 'em. Look at that towel, my
friendl Doesn't it fairly warm your heart
to look at it, cha And just glance at this
pair, marked down from four dollars to
dollar and ten cents Doesn't it fairly make
you feel young again to gaze on bargain
like that2 And supposing you just coLcen-
trate your intellectual capacity on this towel
for a second! A-hal makes you fairly hold
your breath to gaze on it, doesn'titl Did
you ever see any thing more perfectly ire
sistible since you was born into this world
of sin and sorrowl OF course, YOU never
did. Oh, it's cold day when this firm gets
left on damas towels Look at this one
look at it, woman; it won't biteyou now tell
me. tel me if you ever bought q towel like
that for less than two dollars! Of course
you didn't You've paid that for dish tow
els, and thanked Heaven for the privilege
of doing so, haven't you! Course you have,
sweet friend of my childhood daysr'
Mr. Threads happened along just in time
to have his blood curdled by this last re-
mark. and also in time to assist the gasping
and livid Mrs. Marshalle-Neale TO her car
riage, where she bade him adieu forever;
and two minutes later he was going through
the same ceremony with Mr. W. Fearless
Gall -P1lc<
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silver gray or black skin
Often Eskimo children find nests and get
the young foxes, perhaps to bring them up
as pets for themselves, 1T may be to sell
to the whalemen.
While in Behring Straits last year we got
two Of these pets, one white, the other
silver gray. Both were running over with
mischief, but there was q dignity and air OF
high breeding about the silver gray
daisy" as the captain named her-that
kept her from the exasperating tricks that
the other-'Jack'-was always up to.
'Daisy'' was most affectionate and play
full. Frequently when l lay down in the
bunk to read she would creep slyly up be-
hind my head and suddenly put both paws
over my eyes. Then she would give the
paper tw1tch and in other ways amuse me
as well as herself
"Jack," much to his credit, grew to be a
most wonderful ratcatcher. The ship was
overrun with rats. He was not third
grown, yet he would 60 into the ships "run"
where the rats were, and watch. As soon
as one showed himself he would give chase.
Wherever the rat went, "Jack" would go,
too There would be tussle-the rat would
soueal and Jack would squeal, but he al
WAYS came off victorious and would back
out of the rats nest dragging his victim
after him. Natural to his instincts, he hid
all the rats he caught In little place under
the floor in the wheel-house, and every few
days we had to throw them overheard.
One day lot of natives came on board
the ship Among them was one named
Kooblu. While the trading was going on
Kooblu caught sight of DAISY" He and
got to talking about her, then 1 asked him
''Kooblu, how do you catch foxesi"
"Some shoot, some trap" said he.
1t was now late in September. Consider
able snow was on the ground, and as the
foxes were in their winter coats, suggest
ed:
Suppose we 20 and get some foxes'"
s:Na-nar-ko, one Sleep" said he (''all right,
after one Sleep" meaning the next day..
Early the next morning we started off to
hunt and to visit his traps. We padded ur
the river for several miles until we came to
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TeSJE1S
S%3S9g11ft3S H1atSgy
PADDOCK BRACELE

with pearls or diamonds is one Of the re-
vived fashions. Pearls are worn in the
same way, both for bracelets and necklets.
Necklaces of gold beads set closely, the
center bead set with handsome diamond,
are in great demand, and those with small
lockets set with diamonds are also worn.
Sometimes the locket conceals two minia-
lures.
The latest fad is to wear very delicate
golden chain about the neck under thedress.
This chain connects down the sleeves with
the bracelets, and gives warning if any Of
them slip off.
A romantic fancy INDUCED in by revolu-
tionary bellies was to wear concealed chain
about the neck, with a miniature of the
bellies sweetheart dangling from it. This
is the fashion now, and SO the artists who
make miniatures have more work than they
can accomplish. A good miniature costs
from $50 to 800 and it requires first-class
artist to make one.
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THE "yusr-ouTn BROOCH.

an egg-shen in highly-chased gold on the
lower bone. the pin going from the upper
end to the point of the angle.
"Why don't they use golden w1sh-bones
instead of real onesl" asked the reporter for
the New York Journal.
''They do, generally, but a real bone is
suppos etc bring good luck. A lady came
in here the other day with rabbits foot,
and wanted it made into charm for her
chatelaine. We put gold wash on the little
hoof, a gold band at the top, and big dia-
mond in the hollow Of the hoof. She said
that it was 'theleft hind foot of graveyard
rabbit and that among the Southern ne.
groes it was considered an omen OF evil, but
it had proved mascot to her and she wanted
to keep it." -.
A case full Of bracelets set with small
watches was on the counter. Some OF the
watches were in silver set in real alligator
skin, the bracelet fastened by buckle.
Some were all of silver and some OF gold set
round with rubies, diamonds or emeraids.
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RIDING THE BICYCLE. dinner plate. A rim
several inches high encircled the outer edge,
and around the edge stood a number of small
wooden boxes-the houses Of the performers
and the stables for their carriages. The
audience, consisting Of one human being,
would take in his hand large magnifying
glass and the performance would begin. At
the word of command from the director a
tiny trap-door in one of the houses sprang
open and a number of f1eas fled out. They
passed around the circle in a dignified man.
ner, appearing through the glass about as
large as wasps or bees. Each flea had a
gold cord around its waist, and this was the
grand entry always seen at the circus.
Five feas, each adorned with different
colors, stepped from another house and,
after tumbling about here and there, started
on rush around the circle. When half the
course had been covered they commenced to
move in regular order and strove fairly for
the goal. In another moment a large flea
would have won the race had not two lag
CARDS, almost at the last instant, taken a
desperate leap and landed far beyond the
winning post Forthwith they were taken
up in plncers and placed in solitary confine
ment in the glass vial, where ii is supposed
they had learned not 10 jump.
A dance was next announced, and at the
signal Of the manager there came tumbling
out from the third house probably the most
ludicrous band of performers ever seen.
Each dancer was in full regalia, its dress Of
tissue being ornamented with purple, gold
and red. The glass was placed in position;
the spectator looked through it, and the
performance began-a mixture Of highland
fling, the sailors hornpipe and regular
breakdown. The little creatures bobbed up
and down, now on one claw, now on all six,
hopping, bowling and scraping, moving
forward and back and humping up to one
another, until they seemed utterly ex-
hausted.
Next came a hurdle race. Hurdles of thin
silver wire were arranged over which two
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KOOBLU's FOX TRAP.

some scrub willows Here we went ashore
to see if the traps had caught any thing.
Look" said Kooblu, as he pointed to a
trap
All that could see was hole in the snow
a foot or so deep. He laughed, then ex-
planned the trap to me.
He had scooped hole out in the snow,
then made slip-noose at one end of strong
string, and buried his moose an inch or two
deep in the snow around the edge of the
hole.
He then tied another string around a
stone that weighed about twenty pounds,
leaving loop at one end of the string, then
buried the stone about two feet away.
Now taking the other end Of the slip moose
string, he drew it through the loop, then
into the bottom of the hole, and pulling ii
taut. tied piece of meat to 1t. The stone
acted as an anchor, and the loop as pulley,
so that if the fox reached down into the
hole and jerked on the meat, he would draw
the slip-noose about his neck. The stone
would weigh him down, and he would liter
ally hang himself.
All traces of the trap were buried, and all
that was visible was the hole in the snow
and the piece of meat at the bottom of it.
The first trap was empty, but there were
tracks not ldC OIL, 81 VIC lOAloHO0 tuClu.
Isoon saw some ermine and was about to
shoot when Kooblu stopped me. The next
instant large white rabbit bounded out of
the bushes KoobIu had seen him, SO was
prepared and he brought him down.
The report brought another one unexpect-
edly out, but before he had gone far l shot
him.
Look! lookr' said Kooblu, pointing
some distance ahead; "foxl foxI'
All that | could see was a lot Of snow fly
ing about. Hurrying up we found fine
white fox which had just been caught in the
trap.
1t was evident that he had found the trap
and was walking suspiciously around it
when Kooblu fired. He hastily snatched the
meat. intending to run with it, but instead,
frightened the moose about his neck and hung
himself.
The trap was destroyed, but Kooblu took
the same string and stone and made another
little distance off.
We visited dozen traps altogether, and,
as we reached the last one, found red fox
that had been too inquisitive and gotcaught.
Here we met the canoe, and, with our game,
soon got back on board the ship.
l now have in my sleeping-room mat of
beautiful, soft, white fox skin, amemento Of
the first Eskimo fox trap l ever saw.-Her-
bert L. Aldrich, in Wide Awake.
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well known es lawyer by his excellent
work on the claws Of Partnership" Mr..
Wharton served for several years in the
Boston Common Council, and was at one
time the Repu blican candidate for presi-
dent of that body. He also served four
years in the Massachusetts Legislature,
and during the last year was chairman of
the Judiciary Committee and leader Of the
House. In his legislative services he
showed much ability, and had the conf
dence OF the House. He has always been a
stanch and active Republican, and bis ap-
pointment Is q special recognition of the
younger element Of the party in Massachu-
sets. The place for which he has been Sc
lected is an extremely important one, and
has been held in the past by such men as
Frederick W. Seward, Bancroft Davis,
Robert r Hit, Judge John Davis and ex-
Governor Porter, OF Tennessee
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WISH-BONE BREASTPlNS.
Tho Latest Queer Designs in Ladies
JeUelry.

II want this made into pin. with some
little gold figure added TO it, said a lady
who came into an p-town jewelers., at
tended by maid, a pug and spaniel
She was glisten.g with diamonds and
handsomely dressed, and the article she Of
fered the dapper little clerk was genuine
wish-bone from the breast of some small
chicken.
The clerk took the little bone without the
least surprise, and said he would submit
designs and prices to her in few days.
Then she sailed away proudly, and the re-
porter asked the clerk what he would do
with that chicken bone.
snake it into pin, of course.m he re-
marked. wishing bones are extremely
fashionable Just nC,y. We viii gid this.
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EVER let a customer
60 away without
making a purchase"
said Mr.. Threads to
a newly = engaged
clerk. /" I ak the
goods up in a clever,
forcible way, and you
will be certain to
make a sale every
time"
"All right" replied
W. Fearless Gall, the
poyy clark wh0 had
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1917. His father was
one of the well-known
family of that name in
Philadelphia, g nd a
cousin of the late DIR.
Francis Wharton. Mr..
" harton was ed u
Gated in Boston and
graduate d al Har-
ward, with high hon
ors, in 1870. He is
also a graduate OF the
Harvard Law School
and a member Of the
a
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HE Eskimo of Arctic
Alaska trade N any
fox skins to the whale
ships. Hunters viii
have from ten to fifty
white and red skins,
one or two eros s.
skins, and it may be a
blue one, while now
and then a skill full
hunter viii have q
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He Had II Down Fine.

Say, Choliey," asked one newsboy Of al.
other, whats psyin' tellerf'
HES de nan what pays out de money"
AN whats receivin' telIe.P'
Hes dc man what takes in de money =
AN whats de cashierF
lies de feller whs. gifts away vld ID
0oosvF'-Hzrper's BSzar.
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WATCH BRACELET.

All the watches had open faces and were
wound by the handle.
"These watches are all the fashion just
now" said the salesman. "They are Sc
handy, you know. A woman wearing an
ordinary watch has TO unbutton her coat
and dress to look at it. But these bracelet
watches are fastened over the glove with
the watch outside, and just glance tells
the time. These flexible gold chain brace
lets are used for engagements. Sometimes
a little miniature is set on one side of the
lock and surrounded by diamonds"
Miniatures, as the reporter found out, are
the greatest Centennial fad. Indeed, all
old-fashioned jeweiry is in fashion. Coral
necklaces and BRACELETS are worn by young
girls. Neckiets Of thin gold chains passing
a score of times close about the throat and
caught in front by miniature portrait set
~
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ANCIENT MEXICAN JARS.

which is almost universally Catholic In
fact. those here seem content to settle
down and be let alone, which they can at
tain here by the purchase of tracts OF land
oyer which they can throw their authority
and be a little community unto themselves,
neither disturbing nor hoping to be dis
turbed-
Their success here has already invited
the more ayaricious, but less coldly
calculating, Gentle, and while it is putin g
II little strong to say there is boon" or
indications of one within thirty to sixty
miles between villages, yet our conscience
;s not disturbed in saying that we can at
least agree with the great American poet
that owe hear the first low wash OF waves
where soon shall roll a human sea-"
Already a railroad is talked Of here, and
tho usual undue excitement is manifested.
Every stranger is supposed to have some
thing to do with it. Even Americas expedition
was thought to be q preliminary reconnois-
sance. and applications and interviews were
made based on that superstition have
never constructed a railroad in my life, but
have been along the advancing lines of a
rnr,her of new ones and have seen them
crow from two iron rails in wilderness 70
q GREAT country. but do not recall any Of
them now that have had much brighter
prospects ahead of them, as far as the eye
can determine. than the proposed one along
the eastern slopes Of the Sierra Madres,
should it ever be built That 1t viii be
built some day the resources OF the country
clearly demand, and, it is to be hoped for
the good Of the country that 1t Will be ct
as early date as possible
Al La Ascension we were mucn indebted
70 Mr.. Francis, a young Englishnaan esiab-
ushed here, who made our stay very agree
able while one of our wagons was being re-
paired
From La Ascension the road leads south
ward to CorraIitos. thirty-hve miles, which
we reached IN six hours even WIZ our
hesv.est-loaded teams. SO excellent was tns
NOD
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-05

LII lONhS NoANA
of to-day may be
in t ere S t e d in
learning some
thing about the
smallest circus
in the world, in
which the actors
are nothing but
the ordin airy
every day ieas.
The flea circus
here described
W a 8 exhibited
soma time ago.
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OF His Hands.

"How is it you have had so few deaths on
your hands. doctorf
That's easy enough. When IND have
bad case order the patient to take trip
abroad Judge.
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Another Old Custom Gone.

II regret TO see that it is net the fashion
to send valentines any more, remarked the
MAIDEN lady OF forty-tnrse as she watched
~ CaY II vain for the rostlnsn -Rarzr
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pailS& eagle
A MOST PECULIAR CIRCUS.

Troupe of Dancing, Racing and Rope
Walking Fieas-Smallest and Most Re-
markable Circus Ever Known-Only One
Person at q Time Witnessed tho Per.
formance, and He Viewed 1t Through
Magnifying Glass-The Wonderful Train
ing of the Insects.
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HON. w. F. WHARTON:

The New Assistant Secretary Of State.
The new Assistant Secretary Of State,
William f. Wharton, was born June IS,
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and was composed of about two hundred of
the most intelligent and distinguished fleas
that could be collected.
One of the first lessons taught the flea,
says the New York World, is to control his
jumping powers, for If its great leaps
should be taken in the middle of per-
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FLEAS on WHEELS.

Torrance there would be sudden end to
the circus. To insure against such mis-
fortune the student flea is first placed in a
glass vial and encouraged to jump as much
as possible. Every leap here made brings
the polished head of the flea against the
glass, hurting the insect back, and throw
ing it this way and that, until, after long
and sorry experience and perhaps many
headaches, it makes up its mind never to
unfold its legs suddenly again.
When it has proved this by refusing to
jump in the open air the first important les
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son is complete and it
joins the troupe, and
is daily harnessed and
trained, until, finally,
it is pronounced ready
to go on the stage or
in the ring.
The famous flea cir
Gus was placed on an
ordinary table re-
sembling in size and
shape the common
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FINE IN THE BUSINESS.

A Western Auctioneer Paralyzes the Gus
toners of a Gotham Dry Goods Store.
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ARCTIC FOXES.

How tho Eskimo Hunters Trap Them.
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SCHWATKA IN MEXICO.
On the Picturesque Banks OF the
Piedras Verdea

A Mormon Colony - Something About
These People as P1oneers-A Brief Stop
at Corralitos-The Influx Of American
Capital Into Northern MEXICO Some
Ancient Ruins Along tho Iapasita-
Relic. Of the CIin-DweIlers-A Toltee
Rabv1ou.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-07-28
Twin City Races.

ST. PAUL, July a6-Fourth day Of
the Twin city jockey club races.
Weather fine ana warm, track lumpy
aud slow, attendance 1000.
First race, selling purse $500, three
| year-olds and Upward. seven furlongs-
Starters, Oracle ID, Bonsir, Alphonsp,
Vice Regent, Bonnie King, Fosteral
Lord Gosvenor. Grace ID. won by a
length from Bonair, Alphonse a good
third; 1881.
Second race, thirteen-sixteenths OF q
mile-Blontyre won by a half length,
Chsrlotte j. second, Gov. Ross third.
time l:2G.
ThiId race, Merchants hotel hsndi-
cap, $500 added by Merchants hotel,
for two-year-olds, 5 turlougs-Mis-
Belle won, Abeline second, a neck
ahead Of Barney Stone, Jr; time :0i
Fourth race, selling purse 500, for
two-year-olds and upwards, six fur
~longs-St. Ledger won by one>hali
length, Kedar Kohn second; time l:lsl
Firth race, Hotel Ryan handicap.
500 added by Hotel RYAN for 3-year-
olds and upwards, mile aud sixteenth
= Budgelight took the lead at start
and was never headed, winning in a
gillop by an open length, Tenacity
second, Winning Way third; time
! l.h2L.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-07-28
Left for billings.

w. D. Stevens, the Globe Democrat
correspondent, left for Billings last
night. where he will devo'e some at
teI ton to Yellowstone County. Hi
letter about Miles City end Cus,el
County will he ~anxiously looked for
ward for in the columns Of his paper b,
our citizens. Like Mr.. Quigg,oi the \
Y. tribune, Mr.. Stevens was not sen
into the Country by his paper to make
levies upon the people or to ~influenc,
them 10 subscribe for his sheet befor,
he would write about the town, anC
make the length of his article proper.
tious,e 10 the amount raised by such
levy or the number OF subscribers Sc.
cured. Visitors such as Mr.. Stevens
confer great great benefits upon tn,
county aud are always welcome.