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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS.
Young Man Finds His Sister In Rather
Romantic Way.
Hprald1

m. Y. Herald.l
A few weeks after the death of his wife
thirteen years ago, Michael McEnroe,
who lived with his two children, boy
and girl, was injured while at work. He
was removed to Bellevue Hospital, and as
there was no one to care for the little
ones, the daughter being less than ten and
the boy not quite eight yearsi old, they
were taken charge of by the authorities.
When McEnroe died his son was placed
in the Infant Asylum on Randalps Island
and the daughter was adopted. When the
former grew up he was sent to work on
farm in Delaware. He remained there
for several years and finally ran away.
Then he travelled about the country. and
a few months ago he determined to dis.
cover, if possible, IL his sister was still
ahve. He came to this city and made In.
quiries in the neighborhood of his old
home, but he could not find any one there
who remembered him or could give him
any intelligence regarding his sister. Dur.
ing his search he visited the asylum on
Randalls Island and other city institu-
tions, but could gain no information.
The young man was about to abandon
his task as hopeless and was inclined to
think that his sister was long since dead,
when he accidentally came across Herdl q
reporter, to whom he narrated the story or
his life as he remembered it.
Young McEnroe described his sister as
we'll as he could and, strange to say, the
reporter discovered that there was slight
resemblance between the youth and a
young woman whom he remembered as
being an adopted child. The reporter had
never known the young woman by Der
real name, but simply as Mary Webb, the
foster child of Matron Webb at the Police
Central Office. She had grown up to
womanhood, had married and is the mother
of two children. She also had long since
supposed that her brother was dead. AT
ter satisfying himself that his suspicion
was correct the reporter told McEnroe
that he could find his sister, now Mrs. Nc
Namara, living with Matron Webb on the
top floor of Police Headquarters. He
went there and found his long lost sister.
There was an affecting scene when the
pair met and recognized each other.
Young McEnroe was then introduced by
his sister to her husband, who had been
surprised at seeing his wife caressing
a strange young man. The matter was
quickly settled when the story of the
united pair was told.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
a Willy RetOrf.

colored minister visiting a religious
conference in Detroit was requested by the
waiter of hotel to leave the table ct which
he was seated and follow him into side
room, where tables were set.
lyon will eat here, if you please" said
the waiter, seating the guest at table.
What is this roomr' asked the preacher.
at is the ordinary; colored guests are al
ways seated here"
Then it is extraordinary, was the wit
tY answer of the guest of color.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
SOLD on tine-mummies.
TWO NICE TALES.
One of Horse, Another of q Cat, Fac
Of Whom Liked Tobacco

of Whom Liked Tobacco
a Waterbury man drove down here few
days ago with an aged and apparently gen.
tie horse, writes a New York Sun CORE
spondent from Ansonia. Conn. On his re-
turn, in going up Foundry hill the horse
baked Every thing was done that g nu-
merous helping crowd of bystanders sug-
gested, from blowing in his nose to building
q fire under him, but the beast would not
move.
At this point an Ansonia man happened
along, and, looking at the horse, he recog-
nized 1t as one he had known giany years
ago, and be volunteered TO start him with
out difficulty. Telling the Waterbury man
TO get into the carriage, he borrowed big
chew Of fne-cut tobacco from one of the
crowd, stepped up TO the horse and inserted
it between his teeth. The horse actually
seemed TO grow younger. He chewed once
or twice, gave slight whinny and started
off and furthar trnnhla e,n.ariAa,..d
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
He Liked Them.

At the Cadillac Hotel, in Detroit, Mich,
they use toothpicks which have been
favored with cinnamon. One day country
fellow ate about dozen while waiting for
his order When the waiter came in he
said to him: Fetch me another lot of them
cinnamon slivers. amt tasted emmy thing
SO good sence man died"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
Ivory Soap Floats.

Take the new short line, G. i. & y. !
Rock Island route, to Kansas City, 81
Joseph. Chicago and st. Louix HIT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31

A novel but profta bic business in the
mountains of North Carolina and East
Tennessee is that of collecting roots, most
iy laurel. The roots arc shipped to Phila.
delphia and Boston, and used for the man.
ufacture of door-knobs and pipe-bowls. =.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
Daily z gayle
DAVID DREW,
The Story Of His Revenge-How
It Was Obtained.

HEN young David, OF
+" Dave" Drew came
back from the " three
months service" in
which he had enlisted
at the beginning OF
our late war he found
that his blue-eyed lit
tie sister, Annie, die
not still regard him as
the only and noblesI
man on earth.
A tight-built, lively,
dashing sailor lad who
was visiting a farmer
rela tive near the
Drew homestead had
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05

have occasion to endure the inces.
SAINT noise Of the busy street.
A thing that is worth doing at all,
is worth doing well, and thorough'
ly, at once; and SO 1 believe that the
best thing for you to do is to deter
mine, through the proper channels,
how much it will cost to properly
pave all of your most important
streets, raise the amount necessary
by issuing bonds running twenty five
or thirty years, or for longer time II
it seems best.
Have the work done as it should
be; remove it as far as possible from
politics, under the eye of q sret ial
and competent engineer, whose busi-
ness is road construction.
Let him be watched and guided
by your Superintendent Of Streets,
or your Citizens Committee, or
whom you will, to- make sure that
your money is spent in the right
direction
These psvemcn!s, once laid, will
last longer than YOU ard /.
They will give sa 'isfactiou to
who use them, will bring cred up
on your city, and their saving a;one,
annually put by iD sinking fluid,
will, by the time your bonds arr
due, be sufficient to take them up
and leave large surplus.
If you cannot accomplish this
whole scheme, do what you can OF
1t, beginning at once, and lay as
much pavement in 1890 as you can
raise money for, Lut as far as you go,
do 1t right.
As a result Of elaborate expert
nents, made to ascertain the rela-
tive resistance of friction of different
pavements, it has been established
that while 200-pounds force is re-
quired to draw one ton over an ordi-
nary dirt road, 100 pounds will do
the same work on Macadam, thirty
three on best granite blocks, and
fifteen asphalt.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
Some striking styles in silk hats
may be looked for in the spring.
The sugar loaf and taper crown will
be correct for young men.
Epoch.

The transition from long, linger-
ing and painful sickness to robust
health marks an epoch in the life OF
the individual. Such remarkable
event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good
health has been attained is grateful
ly blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard in praise of Electric Bitters.
SO many feel they owe their restora-
ton TO health, 70 the use of the
Great Alternative and Tonic. If
you are troubled with any disease OF
Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, Of long
or short standing you will surely
find relief by use of Electric l5'tters.
Sold at soc. and 81 per hottleat Dan.
j. Fry's Drug Store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05

A precursor oftbe continued popu-
lsrity of the link cuff is found in
the windows Of the jewelry shops
where the preponderance of new
designs in sleeve buttons are Of the
link pattern.
In Australia there are 24S, 900 more
males than females.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
A CALIFORNIA SENSATION.


1t Is reported that the sales of the "Califor-
mia Remedy" joys Vegetable sarsaparilla,
have grown within few months till they are
now really sensational. The way the fame Of
this production has spread is simply marvel
ous Six months ago 1t was unknown. To-
day 1t is all over the country. 1t is authorita-
lively stated that they have been actually
giving 1t away in San Francisco to people
AFFLICTED with dyspepsia, sick headaches, In,
digestion and liver troubles, not to be paid
for unless 1t cured. Such practical tests are
30 startlingly convincing as to be almost SEN
sational. 1t is stated that two of the active
principles Of the new remedy belong to the
vegetable kingdom OF California, and are so
well known to us all under common names
that 1t would surprise us II told them. But
we are not surprised at anything Californian,
and this recent discovery of the new medici-
nal virtues of its vegetable kingdom is but
another instance Of the astonishing possibili-
ties OF u soil and climate like ours.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
Bucklen's Arnlca Salve.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores. ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Daniel i. Fry, drug
gist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05

Wide wales are conspicuous IN the
spring overcoats, They run dinSon-
ally. The colors are all shades Of
brown, slate, drab, light aui dark
mixtures. Short top coatS cut in
box shape with strap seam will be
n vogue.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
Ca1ta[rrh

3 constitutional and not local disease
nd therefore It cannot be cured by local ap
iications. 1t requires . constitutional rem
dy like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which, working
through the blood, eradlcates the impurity
shich causes and promotes the disease, and
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
Beware of the Threatening Danger.

Do not neglect a cough or any af
fectiOn of the lungs. Delay is Fatal.
Holdens Ethereal Cough Syrup will
cure you if taken promptly. Large
size 81, small so cents. For sale by
all Druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
The Paint and the Stage.

Rev. f. M. Shroat, Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound,
Kan, says: ~ feel it my duty to
tell what wonders DIR. Kings New
Discovery has done for me. My
Lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought I could live
only a few weeks. / took five bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery
and am sound and well, gaining 26
lbs. in weight" @
Arthur Love. Manager Loves
Funny Folks Combination, writes:
"After a thorough trial and convinc-
ing evidence, l am confident DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, beats 'em all, and cures when
everything else fails. The greatest
kindness 1 can do my many thous-
and friends is to urge them to try it,"
Free trial bottles at Danp J. Fry's
Drug Store. Regular sizes soc. and
500.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
,Catarrh

fleets Q permanent cure. Thousands q
people testify to the success Of Hoods Sarss
,arilla as q remedy for catarrh when other
s9eparations had failed. Hoods Sarsaparilla
lso builds up the whole system, and makes
fou feel renewed In health and strength.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05

The Best Road is the eCheapest-Ameri-
can Roads are Notoriously the
Poorest in the World
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
Catarrh'

f"I used Hoods Sarsaparilla for catarTA.
md received great relief and benent from IL
the catarrh was very disagreeable, especially
the winter, causing constant discharge from
ny nose, ringing noises In my ears, and paini
q the back Of my head. The effect to cleu
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-05
School Tax Notice.

The school taxes of District No. "a, in
Marion county, are now due and payable
AT the clerks office, No. lO4 Court street, in
Opera House block, Salem. The same will
be deemed delinquent unless paid within
sixty days from date.
DAVID SIMPSON, school clerk.
October Is 1880
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-01
The StateSman'S Return.

,eS. the Legislator has adjourned.
and the statesmen hev returned to their
constituents, he said III answer to the
question. Our statesman-our par
ticular jim-dandy statesman-returned
with the rest He was sent down to re-
present our neck-o'-the woods. He
was supposed to be Danl Webster
Henry Clay, and John c. Calhoun billed
down and canned up. He was supposed
to he sharper than raZors and wiser
than owls. He hollered for reform.
bellered for improvements and shouted
for glory. That cantakerous cuss was
going to amend at least four hundred
laws, reform every department of state,
secure our county a hundred privil
eyes, and knock the tar ont of things in
general. We were waiting for him
when he returned. He was first struck
by Old Pete Jackson; who observed
'Look-a-yere, Johnson whar's that
law fur my mill dam
KILLED in committee of the whole"
was the reply.
You blamed reptile. Didn't we
send You down thar to boss the com
mittee of the whole and everybody else?
l want that ar mill dam or blood
And Hi Wood was next in line. and
he said:
'Look-a-yerc. johnson, where's that
ERE law to protect my fish pond:'
"'Crowded out by the bill on light
houses
She was, eh! Durn Your pictur',
but do you stand thar and tell me that
YOU let some ramshackle lighthouse
way off on Lake Erie knock the stufin'
outer my fish pond up yere What did
we send We down thar fur? What was
We dom all this time
And the third man was Uncle Dave
Baker, who led off with:
Look a ere, johnson, whar's that
neu skule district for my section?'
1T was knocked out in trying to
amend the title
She was. eh? Do you tell me that
YOU sot right thar and didn't have the
title all right? That You let that ere
House bust up that ILL and never got
up and uttered one yell? Johnson |
kin lick you with one hand tied to my
foot and I'll be burned if don't do it y
There was twenty-seven of lis be-
tween his house and the depot, all with
a few remarks to make. About thirty
waited on him next day. and on the
next he broke for the woods and is at
present located in a swamp about seven
miles away. He may be in along toward
corn planting, but if he is thar's about
fifty more of our people waiting to
interview him. We ar bound to make
him tired. "-NeW YORK Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-01
The XirgininS AHalr.

Oct. 80, 1873. n steamer called the
Nirginius, bearing the United States
flag, was captured by the Spanish
man-of-war Torrudo, near Jamaica, on
the alleged suspicion that she was
bearing Il filibustering expedition to
the aid of the Cuban insurgents. Our
Minister to Spain, Mr.. Sickles, hear
ing of the capture, Immediately saw
the Spanish Minister of State, and
word was sent to the Spanish author
tiles in Cuba to take no action with
out orders from the Cortes. Before
this word had been received four of the
crew had been put to death, and,
subsequently. in spite of orders, and
of the earnest remOnStrances of the
United States and English consuls,
fifty others were maSsacrcd A very
extended correspondence followed be-
fore the matter was settled. PreSi-
dent Grant made a demand on Spain
for the restoration of the vessel, the
return of the survivors to the protec-
ton of the United States. salute to
the flag, and the punishment of those
who had ssizod the vessel and MUIR
dered its crew. The inaction and in
difference of the Spanish Govern
ment in the matter so exasperated
Minister Sickles that he wished to re-
sign, but was urged not to do so by
the State Department, since our Gov
eminent strongly desired friendly
settlement of the difficulty. The Span
ish Ministry then asked for the arbi-
tration of England, and Lord Gran
Vile, the English Foreign Secretary,
said that this could only be offered
on the ground of ample reparation to
the United States. Mr.. Fish, oar
Secretary of State, then said that the
question of the insult to the United
States flag could not he submitted to
arbitration. A different phase, how
ever, was subsequently put on the
matter by the claim of the Cuban
authorities that the papers of the Nir
ginius were irregular, and that she
had no right to carry the United
States flag. The proposal was then
made to restore the vessel and the
survivors of the crew, on condition
that the salute to the flag was not
insisted upon. TO this President
Grant and Secretary Fish asscnted if
Spain could bring satisfactory proof
that the Nirginius had no right to
carry the United States flag. This
was done, and the vessel was deliy-
cred to the United States at the port
of Bahia Houda, Dec. IL, 1873. She
was then in an unseaworthy condi
ton, and went down in storm off
Cape Fear on the way home. The
crew of the vessel were taken home
in another ship. Subsequently, in
1870, Spain paid $4,000 as an in
demnity fund, and the matter was
dropped. -jHteJ' ocean,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-01
lime Is Money.

Time well employed produces money
or an equivalent gain of some kind.
lime idled away or wasted away " on
some unnecessary on useless labors not
only Yields no return. but represents n
loss of opportunity that canEo: be re-
placed. One may regain any o her
thing that is sIuandcrcd save tire
Once gone, it is gone for all cter' V.
No more important Lesson can he given
to the Young than that on ia" val e Of
time. 1t may he passed hY uhhr, drd,
for on this subject moe than any her
men seem determined TO learn bv o.
periencc; but warnings should ncvrr-
thelcss be given, that there nav be as
early an awaken z aS may hc TO the
irreparable loss of wasted time. Even
the best of men arrived n middle age
are sure to have regrets for lost on or
tunities. for wasted time. ooking
back with the Knowledge gained bv
experience, they can see how much
better they NIGH. have ordered their
lives if they had made the best TO isible
use of their time. Such kroNi Gga can
not be eXpoc cd in yourgar mel. The
time will come when they zoo. will look
back with regret; bat they should be
given early warning from the cxpc.i-
cncc of others, and lie targh' rs well ag
may be that time is money Io- il the
vulgar sense, bat il that higher one
which represents money rs merely q
symbol Of thi g. that are good to have.
Baltimore sem.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-01

archaeological collections. W hat
dried-up channel il to landscape,
such, to the world he lives in, is
worldlv-wise nature which has become
invulnerable to a sensation and in
capable of a mistake or an enthusiasm.
He has outgrown his chief charm who
has outgrown his freshness. He has
become a mere petrifaction who has
attained unto state wherein he is UNI
asGailable by the blunders to which
other men succumb. We do not need
such people any more than a full
mooncd August night needs signal
lights Better fall down once in
awhile than get TO be so oSsificd you
can't bend out of the perpendicular.
Perfection is all right in butter and
eggs, but a man, to be good Comrade,
wants enough of the imperfection of
human nature left to him to render him
capable of an occasional blunder
/ would rather live with the Statue of
Liberty on Bedloe's Island than at
tempt to dwell with person
who has outlived the possibility of ever
being taken in, or has scared above
the weakness of once in awhile taking
leap without knowing exactly where
he is going to land. Why, bless your
heart, my dear, the man who always
looks before he jumps misses a fine
tumble in the clover! Children play
ing together in the haymow would
miss the best elixir of their sport if
they measured every distance and
computed the safety of every lisk.
And life, good part of it anyway, is
nothing more than the venture of
children romping in the dark. A pre-
ternaturally wise child and sharp
man make poor comrades in either
play or work. What gives to child
hood its first and greatest charm
What more than its frcshness-and its
capacity to enjoy delusion? When
the child outgrOws its belief in Santa
Claus and fairies it ceases to have the
nature of a child, and the wiser it gets
and the further from the humbuggeries
of youth the more of that divine fresh
ness and innocence it loses. until it be
comes like too many of us older ones, n
withered stalk with neither dew nor
blossom left upon it, When we pray
for pure hearts let us add to our petit
ton that, in the grind and turmoil of
sorC!id living, We may preserve n little
of the "greenness" of life's springtime
in our nature. Keep us, good Lord,
from too much conccit in our own cum
ming. Help us now and then to take
the attitude of little children who have
something to learn. Make singing
birds Of us rather than sly old foxes;
shrubs of living verdure rather than
dusty specimens mucilaged inside of
hcrbarium.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-06-01
NapO.eOn'S Memory.

A gentleman once said, in Yelling
tons presence, that great memories are
generally the sign of great talent. and
ipstanced Napoleon, who could single
out soldiers in reviews and call them by
name to step out of the ranks.
This is "A great mistake" replied the
Duke. I'll tell You how he managed
il. One of his Generals. Lobau, used
to get ready for him II list of soldiers to
he called ont from each regiment.
When Napoleon rode up opposite to a
regiment he would call out the name
of the soldier to be honored, and the
man would step forward-that was all
Il also doubt the goodness of his
memory" continued the Duke. from
the looseness and ilaccuracy of his
statements. In his works. mean all
that he has ever writtcn-you never
find thing related precisely as it hap
pened. He seems to have no clear nor
distinct recollection: scarcely once has
he ever Tipped into truth"
In another conversation Wellington
said that Napoleon's genius made him
so pre-Gminent that all of his marshals
seemed inferior to him. "He suited a
French army exactly, and at their head
there never was anything like him. |
used to say of him that his presence on
the field made the difference of forty
thousand men,"
The devotion of the French army to
Napoleon is illustrated by the fact that
several of the French prisoners wound
ed at Waterloo, shouted during the
agony of amputation: "Ftp9 En-
pere,tr"-Erchange,