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Telegram-herald., 1889-05-20
IN ADAMS OLD CLOTHES.


M hsSst~s " ss osfF 1stttas sSsss b-ss
Eos ass Hoax e1s he Really G~s Late
EEs4bss-s assa Essar4IShed faas-
ssaes F1s a. shans.
eoFFEEoEK lsey.
El5.on Il. Aazgiss. attorney a. ia~.
Wa a ''era1k. Ia the popular ae-s gfa.ises
Of tne term. Hs owned Isur trout rods
i've bass rods, "a even cozen reefs, land-
iBx asls, xa1s. trolls, ssiaes and HOOKS
lies. sinkers aad Ines Sufficient - s5ecA
a small store. No esnai5loz4 OK weather
vial o. water had terrors tor Lin. aId
q the spart that ts WosshiDped DC gave
that conscientious personal dssotiSn that
a. sass means zUeccess. And Ike otler
modern "craaks Eilsoa X. hGgzses
caught fsh whils those not specialists
czaghs s-.ad hlss. p0lsasa IVY. empty creeLs
alsd rheumatism
Ellison lad been for some forty years
sesi4te aud selslDle plscatorial crank "hea
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-20
IAKE SHORE 4 MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.

THE POPULAR STEAMER. TH0s. FRIANT.
IS making daily trips from Petoskcy TO
East Jordan and return
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
GOTHAM SNOBBERY.
The Fine Lines Drawn BY the Members
of the New York 'Arisfocrscy."

The Fine Lines Drawn BY the Members
of the New York "Arisfocracy."
N. Y Cor. san Francisco Argonousl
Snobbery Is rampant now, and no line
Is drawn more finely than that which
separates the world of fashion from trade
and from "the city," as the business part
of the town AMI Its Inhabitants are now
called. All this is quite recent, too. am
a native of New York and ! rememher
very well when rich merchants, doctors,
brokers. Wall street operators and even
the heads of great retail shops found their
vacations no bar 70 social recognition
Not 80 now. Against them all the pro-
testing hand is raised. Tho banker is
recos nized, but not the broker. A few
years ago the jolly, free, lively. richly
dressed aud spendthrift broker was oon-
sidered no end of good fellow. Now be Is
looked On as a vulgar and noisy man who
conducts gam bling operations for clients
and drinks champagne over bar. Ths
doctor receives money from society.
Hence be IL as much society's servant q,
the dry goods merchant, and neither can
be regarded as an equal in q word,
society in New York to-day is power
that makes its own laws and draws them
more severely every season There are
only two things about IL that New
Yorker finds 10 adnire-its respect for old
residents Of the town and its contempt for
every other society. L. snubbed an earl
and blsckballed lord At one OF it, clubs
last month without a moments hesitaney.
Its members form the only leisure class
ws have in America They dstest trade
I'm sure that have made a great sllStaks
In admitting that my Boston friends had
father who was an spotascAsy, and
that they once took bcardes 70 obiigs .
Distant oousiu
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
An ERRATic COMPASS.
Why Its Periidloas Needle Followed tbs
Movement. of y Pat Passenger.
Toronto ont MaiLl

A strange phase 81 the mystery Of ths
mariners compass was made manifest On
the occasion Of a recent cruise % ths
Cygnet The yacht left here FOR q run
across ths lake p Niagara Every thing
fair aud smiling large party q
Jolly people we're on board who suloyaf
the trip greatly. Tie gallant commando
was ke' ping a careful eye ~ his bearings,
a. he wEs DESTROYS Of making quick fTip.
but de<pite THIS care ~ @as found wien
they came within ha3l Of iaud that they
Vere seven miles out - their eourse has-
ing come out opposite Wilson. n y. Tho
commander was greatly troubled IL ~as
decidedly a reflection Ga bfs searnsnshi1,
and be was exceedingly annoyed lie 70
garded the compass suspiciogxy snd 10
carefully examined its surroundings bus
could discover nothing that would account
for any va carries on IL part While be was
standing gazing gioorni!y At the treEualoas
needle it gave sudden start Tie com
man Ter looked up aud found thai stors
me 10 Der of the party had 10 tha nneaEtsrns
approached As be gent by the errass
needle followed bis movements and nnhi-
" when he stopped ~ ths bow ths needle
pointed straight 81 MIN A series q sr-
psriments were then instituted. and IL vas
found when the stout -nt1sman Was near
the pertdious poiDtsr followed him Abous
In truly afectiopnts msaHsT. No oas
could account for /; until q; last fhs 6is-
turbfng slerss AT aokno ~ledzsd that 10 rad
be~n inaus gins in the -fd delights If "a
iron tonic for some weeks nsck sna ss
was AFRAID tina. his system Rad bseons
perm-atet With tba metal Tsis sryIzns-
tson was accepted By az, and ths seorsssry
Wa requested TO commEaieAte Toe fscss
~ tne Philosophical s1c1stE- In tbs nssAa-
time tbs uaforsunat4 gentleman, who ].
an enthusiastic yschsmss is dsbarrsd
from pursaing Dis fayortte recreation De
rs, bowsvsr. taxing spoonful 81 lost
stogs toalc three times day. ~aies u
thought viii soon srtssct ss6sei-et - tAs
iroE from BIS system 20 p~-rnis % hts
once Hxs4n is1aiziBx ia nA&--SA- e.s1-
Sons
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
A Specimen OF French Fiction.
Paris Morning Journai.l

A young woman in country town in
France was hurrying home during thun-
derstorm, shielding herself with An UNI
brella, when she suddenly experienced a
strange and alarming sensation, the shock
being simultaneous with a very vivid fash
of lightning. She felt quite upset." but
proceeded on her way. On reaching homo
she removed her bonnet. when she discov.
cred that her hair had been literally cut
the same appearance as though it had been
shaved with a razor. Her narrow escape
produced such an effect upon the girls
mind that she has been confined to her bed
ever since.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
How "Oraeem" Got It's Name.

We were told Monday of the rather
strange manner in which the station Drag
EN- was named. Our informant said that
when the railroad force was laying track
at that point little boy appeared with a
gopher, having string tied TO his head.
After staying short while watching the
hands work he decided to go, and at
tempted to force the gopher to go in front
of him, after the manner of driving a
horse. He worried with the gopher a good
while without success, when one of the
negro hands called out TO tn boy o drag
'eni, from which the name of the station
was taken. Dragon is a small town on
the Florida South ern, near Leesburg.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
Her Time Had Come.
Norwich Bulletin. J

miss Of tender years, whom we will
call "Tiger,n came out Of her bed room of
q recent morning with the button hook in
her hand, and stepping up TO her father,
who was reading the Bulletin. in his favor
ite corner, said TO him. "Papa, Will YOU
please button up my shoes" what in
the world" said he, "do you want me 70
button your shoes for. Tigerr Because
said Tiger, "Pm getting old, and want
some man 20 wait on me-" Her father
was so much surprised at the infant bellies
answer that he concealed his smiles by
bending over her shoes. You see. he had
once made love to that little girls mother.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
COLE : & : JON E S,
The One-Price ClOthierS.
2O8 2lO and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE WICHITA. KANSAS
CzIAMERLY BLOCKJ

cloos OF Jne past ana present the stage
still hangs in is accustomed groove AL I'm
conscious of Mrs. Potters most determined
effors. Even the pink silk tights, aud the
imitation asp in mis- imitation feed at the al
legged maternal fount do net produce the
desired effect, and it may well be feared
that the homogeneous efforts Of Mrs. Potter
and the Night Owls" are destined to be Of
No avail
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20

great Whitaker packing house was IN
March, when the president reported the
result OF an interview held with Mr.. Whit
taker, in St. Louis.
On petition of large number of mer-
chants who were members of the board of
trade the shippers bureau was on April
g. taken in charge by the board, and its
work was conducted by commissioner
appointed by the directory.
In the matter of advertising the board
has done what has seemed to them wise
and judicious. July |, 10000 copies of the
Journal of Commerce were issued at an
expense of some 81 900 These have been
properly distributed IN q way to benefit
our city. leo. 600 Autographed folders
containinga large amount of condensed
information and map, were issued; $4,000
posters were sent east with our excursion
agents; 500 advertising tickets have been
printed for distribution; thousands of our
home papers have been sent 10 parties on
request for information. An advertisement
that has been of immense benefit 70 this
CITY, has been gratuitously bestowed upon
Us by that world renowned journal of
civilization" Harper's Weekly.
The board also decided TO avail itself OF
the centennial exposition at Cincinnati TO
make display of the progress and devel-
opment OF our city. and the resources OF
southern Kansas. Large space WAS Sc
cured in a conspicuous position, and Mr.
II. l. Pierce was selected as the artist TO
take in charge and arrange articles sent
Nearly all the sgric cultural products for
wsried were grown in Sedgwick county.
photographs of our fine residences and
business blocks. convened to the visitor a
new idea Of the solidity and wealth of our
city
The Wichita exhibit" commanded the
admiration of all visitors and was pro-
nounced the finest display in the entire
exposition, which fact has been attested
by the award OF gold medal for excel
lence. lately forwarded by the cornmis
sioners of the exposition. This was che
only gold medal granted TO any state or
city represented there, notwithstanding
the fact that Florida. California. Canada.
and many other states made exhibits The
hoard realizing the fact that this city mas
better facilities for accommodating large
crowds OF people than any other city In the
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
HpraSnpto6 70
Presented TO
A. W. OLIVER, PRESIDENT,
By the Directors
Wichita Board of Trade"

MIR. Oliver was completely surprised and
considerably EN- barrassed. He said that
it was well known that he is nothing of a
speaker. He did know of great many
very nice things, which be would like to say
at this time but he could not now think of
single one. He thanked the gen.
tlemen very warmly for the compliment
and resumed the order of business.
After President divers expression OF
thanks Hon. John Kelly moved that the
chair appoint five members to act as tellers
and clerks.
Hon. NJ NJ Murdoch offered an amend
ment that there be only two tellers and
one clerk.
Col. II. ". Lewis offered an amendment
to the amendment that there be ten tellers
and clerks. After some discussion the
last amendment was finally accepted and
the resolution Was SO carried.
Mr.. J. &. Humphrey Jr. moved that the
twenty-four candidates receiving the high
est twenty-four numbers cast on the only
ballot to he taken be declared regularly
elected. This motion was seconded and
prevailed.
Mr. Irving Station moved that no one
name on ticket should be given more
than one vote on ticket. As the chair
declared that no member held more than
one share. he was entitled TO only one vote
for each of the tweEry-four or less, for
whom he wanted 10 vote
The chair announced recess for five
minutes for preparing ballots after which
be would name the ten members TO act as
tellers.
1t was also decided that the secretary
call the roll of members. and as each ones
name was called the member passed in
front of the tsllers and deposited his
ballot which was scanned and a tally
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-20
ANNUAL MEETING
OF TEE WICHITA BOARD OF
TRADE.

Uf lEE " lNEIi1 DUAhD VI
TRADE.
The Members Meet and Eelec. New
Board Of Fwenty-Poug Directors
for the Ensuing Year.
a Largely Attended and Enthusiastic
RfeeCLng-Tbe Annual Addresses Of
the President and Secretary.
The Proceedings in Detail--Interesting
Features President A. w. Oliver
Presented With an Elegant Gold
Headed Cane by the Direc-
tors--Meeting of the New
Board and Election
Of Officers Friday
Afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
peculinr Marriage that Failed.

The little town of Pardeeville is all
agcg over q peculiar matrimonial affair.
Ooe morning, a few days ago, Benjamin
Wins met Mrs Leavenworth, widow.
Although heis seventy and she is seventy
one, the Inspiration seized him to pop
the question. She accepted tho aged
suitor, stipulating, however, that he
should reside in his own house and she
in hers, the same as before. The sane
evening they were married, the bride
groom standing in one corner of the
room and the blushing bride IN the op-
posite corner. After the ceremony She
went to her home and he to his. The
next day Benjamin concluded t" Cal! on
his bride, and was greatly surprised
when she met him at the door with
pail of scalding water ana warned him
to keep away if he did not want to get
hurt. And now there is to be business
for the divorce courts, and another bit OF
evidence that marriage is failure has
been adduted.-Milwaukce Sentinel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
Sumter Has n Girl sIystery.

Daisy Robinson is little mulatto girl
about twelve years old, now living with
her auDt. Laura. who is a servant IN tbs
house of Mr.. +. A Tradewell, we'll
known resident of our city. Her mother
ia dead, and her father resides in Co.
lunbia. There is nothing uncommon
about Dslsy's appearance. She locks
and acts very much like any other child
Of her age.
Saturday evening last while she and
her aunt and sister were IN their room ip
house in Mr.. Tradewell's yari, there
were heard repeated rappiuss about the
room, which is ceiled all around, which
were followed by such strange phenom
eua as the falling of crockery FROM the
top OF the cupboard aud mantel-pitce
and the sudden leaping Of hat-irons
from the front of the FIRE to the middle
of the room There was not much
sleeping done that night By the inmates
of the house. Of course such phenom-
epa naturally excited attention, and all
Sunday and Monday crowds visited the
place until their presence amounted TO
nuisance, and Mr.. Tradewell was Obliged
to ask for policeman tc be detailed to
keep out the throng. Doctors OF medi-
cine and divinity also vent to see the
strange sight, electric light 'ncn. and ex-
r rerinenters in electricity, ladies and
Young men who could spare the time
focked to the piace.-Sumter Watch
IlAu
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
Domestic Service in the South.

There are too many low-grade cooks,
dirty nurses aud lazy house girls. They
have demoralized the better class of
negro servants to be found here before
the war, and at that time one of the
features of Southern households. Do
mestic service has been dragged dow q
to the level of the rough plantation
hands, who pour into the cities, and
who are ready to begin cooking for q
family without having ever seen stove
in their lives. They work at a place a
mouth and then leave it for another,
and the domestic history of most fami-
lies ID the South to-day is steady sue
cession of Incompetent negro servants.
We are suffering on the servant que;-
ton as much as the people of New E1g-
land. They from lack of domestics,
we from an excess, which has thorough
ly demoralized all and dragged the good
down to the level of the worst. IF we
could ship annually some 0,0O0 or even
100. 600 negro servants North it would
be better for all hands. Perhaps onr
Northern friends could make something
out of them, and We would certainly
improve domestic service here with
fewer. but better cooks, purses and
house -eirls.-New Orleans Times-Dem-
Ocrat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
A SHOWER OF HYMN BOOKS
Rio: Ia n Negro Church In Knnsns City
Two Men Dangerously Hurt.

Rio; Ia n Negro Church In Knn.ns City
Two Men Dangerously Hurt.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, December 49,
Differences between factions in the
First Baptist Church, colored, of Kan
sas City, eliminated Sunday night in
riot in which two men were danger
ously injured, and quite a number
hurt The factions were that witch
sided with the pastor, the Rev. J. R.
Jones, and another which opposed
him. There was o meeting OF mem
bers of the church organization to
select officers last evening. The pastor
presided, but the anti-Jones faction
out mum oered the pastors supporters.
Whenever motion hostile to the pas
tors crowd was made, he would call
on some brother to pray. He block
AIDED business this way for two hours.
The opposing factions was enraged,
and when G. w. Smith Was called on
to pray. shower of hymn books anj
chairs greeted him. Then followed a
general riot. Razors We're used and
two negroes We're seriously cut. Their
names are Benjam and Knight.
Others were pounded over the head
with chairs, but no dangerous wounds
We're inflicted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25

J. E. Phillipa, who lives near West,
minister, recently killed FIVE porkers.
thirteen months old, viii weighed in
the aggregate fourteen hundred and
twenty-seven pounds. They were a
cross of Berkshire and Essex They
were raised on Bermuda grass, wheat
bran and oats un:il September, wacn
they we're put in q pen aud fed Oh corn.
Thos. B. johns on, OF Sumter, hls
beon appointed colecto: of customs =
Charleston.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
SELECTING A WIFE LOT.
A Singular Bet Beteen Two Brothers Liv.
ing Near Newport, Mimi.

Singular Bet Beteen Two Brothers Liv-
ing Senr Newport, Mimi.
ST. PAUL MINI, December l9.-
William &. King is a farmer ct New
port, MIMI, and is about 80 years Of
age and unmarried. Sidney g K ng
who is three years older and carries on
a teaming business at the same place,
is his brother. A few days ago they
were sitting at Williams house reading
the newspapers, when Sidney noticed
paragraph about man in the East
who was advertising for wife. Sidney
said be thought that was foolish plan
by which to secure wife. William
said he didn't think il was, and the
brothers got into heated argument
over the question.
II will tell you to what l will do, ;"
finally declared Sidney. will bet you
$40 even that you dare not select a
wife by lottery in way that l will in
dicate."
Il have no money" replied William,
"but l have farm worth that at least.
and l will take that bet if you will put
up SouA NOhSy dS~iAoo ny AGA 49, ~'
Corkington."
All right; it's a 60" said Sidney, and
they set to work to prepare the terms
Of the bet. A contract was drawn up
in legal form and each sigoed it. 1t
provides that William shall gc not
more than 500 miles nor less than three
miles from his home and select a wife
by lottery He is to make 100 tickets,
numbered from 10 100, which are TO
be put in envelopes and one given to
every lady wishing husband, regard
less Of her age or nationality. A Ger.
tain day is to be announced for the
drawing and public notice is to be
given of the place where it is to take
place On the day of the drawing some
person is to beselected by the audience
and blindfolded. The tickets are to
be placed in hat and well shaken up.
The man, blindfolded, will then be
brought on the stage and requested to
draw one ticket from the hat. BY the
number whichit bears the future wife
of William King is to be determined,
as he must marry the lady holding the
corresponding number or forfeit his
farm. If he carries out this agreement
he will receive the sum of $500 bet by
his brothor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
DIR. CRONIN'S MURDERERS.
How They Take Their Fate-Some Legal
Questions.

Questions.
CHICAGO, December 18.-The case
of Coughlan, O'Sullivan, Burke and
Kuntz, convicted of d.. Cronin, and,
sentenced, by the verdict of the jury,
to imprisonment for life Except for
Kuntz, who gets three years., con-
tinues to attract much of che public
notice.
An appeal has been taken, of course !;
and now the point is made that if after
a new trial, the prisoners be found
guilty the jury cannot affix the penalty
Of death.
Friends of the tour prisoners called
on them this morning to express SYM
pathy. Mrs. Coughlan leaned against
the bars of the prisoners cage and
sobbed as though her heart would
br;ak, while her husband whispered
such words of comfort as he could
command.
O'Sullivan's sister, accompanied by
her husband, paid the ice man a visit.
She wept bitterly over her brothers
fate.
kuntz's sweetheart and a lady friend
visited him. The little German was
JOYOUS and tried to cheer them up. No
one called to see Burke, and he did
not seem to feel hurt at his isolation.
He still maintains the cool demeanor
hat has always characterized him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
EBAU HICKMAN.
The Famous Toast IL" Proposed 10 For
ei2n Visitor.
Washington Press.


Washington Press
Colonel Arnrud, we'll know nRussiau
relates an experience be had with the
Historically notorious Beau Hickman,
which is typically characteristic of that
great wag
when l first came to Washington, in
1S47," said Colonel de Arraud 81 put
up ut the old National hotel and imme-
diateiy sought the acquaintance of Henry
Clay, to whom I had letter of introduc-
tion from one Of the highest government
officials at St. Petersburg. l found Mr.
Clay in his privhte rooms at the hotel,
and after a long talk with him we stroll-
ed into the lobby of the hostelry. could
speak very little English, and, having
very foreign accent, Immediately attract
cd the attention Of Beau Hickman, who
was one of the 'hangers-on' around the
place. He approached me in great dig
nifty and said with the courtesy of 9
Freachman:
"You are a stranger here? l be-
lieve you have just arrived from Rus
sia2"
Eyes, sir" replied, I have just as
rived from the capital of Russia
"Well, sir, continued Hickman. it is
customary for strangers arriving here to
give me money
THE air of the man and the extreme
earnestness with which be spoke impress
ed me that he was a head tax collector
or passport ceDsor like we have in Rus
sia, and presumed that the Immediate
payment Of any demand lie might make
was necessary. noticed Mr. Clay, who
stood only a short distance from me,
smile blandly as he watched the inter-
view which Hickman was holding with
me. Finally I said: How much must
give you2"
ut is customary said Hickman, to
give ME from 81 to So
Il thought that would show myself
priucely, ann Immediately placed S.
coin in the mans hand and turned to Mr..
Clay who expressed astonishnent that
should have suffered myself to be bled as
bad. Greatly to my surprise Hickman
approached Mr.. Clay and making the
most profound salaam, inquired after his
health. thought would cap the eli.
max by asking Hickman to take some.
thing at the bar. He declined with
great grace, saying that he did not drink,
but said be would 60 into the couute,
and propose toast. This is what he
gave US:
"uere's to the American eagle and to tht
Russian bear,
Ooe's got the feathers and the other!
got the hair;
Put them together and they will make {
pair"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
4 Tremendous Explosion in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-A she'll
exploded today in the artillery maga-
zine at Bakrk, causing general ex-
p!osion of all munitions stored there
and the destruction Of the building
The noise Of the explosion shells and
rockets sounded like bombardment.
One hundred Thousand cartridges were
destroyed. Four persons were killed
and four Injured
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
Killed BIZ Gn.,n Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Deo. 20.-Will:am
Firth, of Front Royal, Va, was fonnd
dead this morning in his room at the
Niagara House, having been overcome
by gas. He probably blown out the
gas last night. as the cock was turned
on. He had only arrived here last
night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-25
"A nnhlc meeting was held in Rich.

"A public meeting was held in Rich
mond % Tuesday, to arrange a plan
to induce the permanent burial OF the
body of Ex-Presldent Davis in that city.
Anoth her mass meeting will be held at
an early day 10 the meantime a COM
mittee will canvass for subscriptions to
monument fund.
The Farmers Alliance of Ocouee
county recommends Capt. J. L. Shank
liz. its president, as one of the trustees
of the Clemson College.