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Rio Grande republican., 1889-11-16

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tine he work b., been delayed on account
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. camp vi sa i,uusiately established and
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ard i;oa IN tbs c,rs,rnct.n q tie t5eit,s
sors vii be sbsut th. same E.Cu sgtH
IS ds,igasi 70 teAr four simss as nisrh
wegus as ]: - ever expected 10 hare
trsught upon il >; one iirnp Mr. Ropss in
Forms Is thar 4 vii b. w.thea, doubt ihs
1afst nsE1u taaE ever eonrfQc.ed SsFpss
- k.o Gfauds rrsr.
Tie la'tsr part q ,h, wees sotne twenty
aye braves. s8d Ehsir ,quaas, nom .Ar Me,-
csisrs AEvrcY. wrre IN to~s parr As4ir.x
gosds. qui.e d.fcsn. occupation ftpal
tie Cd cat et s,esIiag horses an1 trading
itsH with tAs Comsnchsi who. 10 iurn.
stole borses Ia TsEs. and Jratsj th,n with
lie Nsseslery,. Hsoce "a. bred thai feel
ng u bro,ssriy love which caused lhsm 10
stteeiaie in 'he'r icsiping sRi piiIasing sr-
petitions t0Seih,r. They are Iaij to be
rst'ah.e Eeud trsd'fi and easy 10 dsA with.
ne; leaving the bargaining 10 the sqaaws As
formally.
Rio Grande republican., 1889-11-16
STORY OF THE WIDE WEST
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Rio Grande republican., 1889-11-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
ONE OF THE WORST CASES.

for and have the 1rst complaint ye 70 receive ron
saw was cured by the Of I'VE bottles Of CCTfCuAA
RESOLVENT CUTICURA and CUTICURA SOAP.
THE Soap takes the 'cakeD here medicinal SOAP
TAYLOR TAYLOR, DEuggistS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
THE GERM or ROBERT ELsMERE.p

Mrs. Humphry Wards protest against the first
hampton Lecture OF 1881, republished in ahe Feb
fuary "North American Review with an introduce
don by the author is specially interesting in That IL
contains the secdthoughts OF her now famous novel
Robert Elsmere." That this IS 80 Mrs Ward her
self states, and even without that guarantee Il would
be impossible for reader Of average intelligence to
miss the obvious fact that the intellectual career Of
Elsmere is identical with that Of the writer But
perhaps the most interesting circumstance brought
into view by this republication IS the complete Identity
between the real and tho ideal persons not only in
sceptica development but in failure TO carry that de-
velopmcnt TO It's logical and. intellectually speaking
inevitable conclusion We note I'm Mrs Wards pro-
test OF 1881 precisely the defect-whether Of
courage ratiocinatlve powers masters Httle-
which We observed In Robert Elsmere, when, having
demolished 10 his own conviction all the historical
foundations OF Christianity, he nevertheless persisted ia
clIngng to the image OF It impressed by education and
habit upon his emotional nature though 10 the eye OF
reason IL was apparent that the suDersructure had
longer any support
Robert Elsfncre, having gone so far, must, sup
further and renouncei his old faith wholly. Why no
did not; why be paused where and when he did why
he suddenly reversed all the machinery Of HIS critical
inquest, see now very clearly. IL was because In
Mrs Ward herself the process Of decentralization had
written such book as Robert Elgmercs we may be
sure that she would have had the full courage Of her
convictions and that she would not have represented
her hero striving feeby and inconscquentiy after
compromise which In the very nature OF things had
ceased To DO possible. Mrs. Ward, however, Is EVIL
dently IN the anomalous mental position OF those who
neither do with nor without Christianity. Her
critical training and the influence Of the Intellectual
atmosphere she brcatbes impei her to Judge the
Christian evidences as she says, In the temper ard
by the methods now universally applied 70 similar
classes OF facts but Inherited and acquired tendencies
the other hand prevent her nom frankly accepting
the results OF such Inquiry and che result Is H.
logical ld inconsistent Robert Elsmero. The proof
Of all ths afforded by her paper In " The North Amer-
can Review" seems TO conclusive. and the opp0r-
tunity U comparison and insight thus afforded FUR
nishes the material for interesting psychological
study 10 Is, however toierably clear that tho seven
years Of added thought have advanced her not all
or the path she travelling In 1881. and that
neither i protest the novel docs she really
approach solution OF tho great problem which per-
plcxes her and those who think with her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
THE Hoos1ER POETS BEST WORK.

PIPES o'PAN AT ZEKEsBuRY. ny James Whit
comb Riley. limo, pD. 246 Indianapolis; Bow
enMerriIl Company.
oLDFAsHIoNED ROSES BY james Whiecomb
Riley. 32rno. pp. las Longmans, Green a Co.
In these two volumns, one Of verse alone, the
other Of mixed verse and prose, one published in
England the other in this country, we have fair
and fun illustration of Mr.. Riley's literary and
poetcal capacities. The volume which Longinans
issue is the more ambitious OF the two, and it is so
beautifully printed with type so clear, upon paper
so thick, rough and white, and is arrayed In SO
dainty and pretty binding, that the mechanism
of its presentation might very we'll commend In
ferior verse even to fastidious critic. In this
charming little volume the poems are divided into
three parts the first entitled OldEnshioned
Roses" the second Sonnets.' the third, Hoosicr
Dialect" Now, IL Is TO be observed that this
arrangement has a certain significance beyond that
Of separating the sonnets and dialect poems from
the other verse. The poems gathered under the
head OF Old-Fashioned Roses are for the most
part serious, sentimental expressive Of the deeper
thoughts and stronger emotions. BY putting them
In the foreground Mr. Riley intimates--0g seems to
do so-that they are the most important and de-
serving Of the fruits OF his muse BY reiegnting
the Hoosier poems 10 the background their author
appears TO deprcciate them This unconscious
classification is in way surprising. but IL
illustrates anew one Of the mysteries Of human
nature; that odd tendency TO prefer the Inferior
which is certainly not confined TO writer's and
poets. The black sheep of the family Is generally
the mothers favorite. Too frequently the affec-
tions OF beautiful women are set upon coarse and
unworthy objects. Nothing is commoner than for
men who have shown marked ability in one direc-
ton to undervalue their real capacity, and yearn
for opportunity 10 employ their energies upon
something for dealing with which they arc utterly
untitled.
Mr. Riley has made solid reputation by his
dialect poems AS the representative OF Hoosier
sentiment moods, quaintnesses, traits and lido
syncrasies generally, he has achieved marked dis
tinction. In his Hoosier verse he has created O
sphere all his own. lie has shown sympathy,
humor command OF pathos, keen appreciation Of
wholesome rustic nature loving study Of woods
and fields and streams, birds and trees and flowers
and all the changes OF season and circumstance
which mark the true country life unexcelled by
any contemporary. This is his field What in
imitnble sense Of summer-basking, for instance,
there Is in "Knee-Deep in June Surely 1t must
have been composed in the delicious recumbent
position IL describes Then how hearty and
odorous of autumn on the farm is that bit OF
rusticity, " When the Frost is on the Pumpkin"
Another capital dialect poem is Down Around
the River
Noon-time and Junc-time, down around the nver,'
with the fishing only an excuse for lounging and
IoaApG, which the season aud surroundings OBJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH NOVELS ArBs

From The LeWlSton JOuKh@i.
currence. 1t happened In Bangor book store
There entered two woncn, whose appearance lna,s
Gated that they had come from some fsron rar>A
''sI"; want to buy novel. said one Of them
"what novel do you wishI' asked the sHfA
Them a%hat do You wanti' she asked. turning 70
nes go dappst oare y replied this woman.
Give SV Us good one, that's sli.' sad tbs hrss
Spea And not too big added the second
awouid you like one Of Diekens's worSsr ssA's
'"s i Did no write good nOvelsi'
aIeis look at ones
The clerk handed her David Copper6elda and 'ns
loohnd over the-outslde OF the book carefully
Too big, aim IT'S she asked the other woman
Ps gS you would Ike one Of George Eliotsr
''s Did he write good novels y 80. On. "A
yes the clerk said sedately and laid one ~
Eliots works beforstha woman. They siAh
pass ws n SAID ssd tho first woman a os y
minutes. We don't care much what lis tS WV
aV Asd not TOO long intsriseisa No. e. ..s.d tAs
How would you Ike Robert Ss'nef''
bookseller.
Mho's h q hooks ex Ialped that such was the tts
OF An n9 o. good noyeii'
al t. read great deal nowadays.
how many pages are there In TT
About seven hundred"
al dor don't care said tho woman appealed TO-
ms I no y sSD think that s good any you havs
asked the . tIs' t sgeS Nsaly bookseller
aweii, III take IT, guess she SAID ana GIBSON ~
was evident that these two had nsys s
hatn,a entered the realms OF fiction, that stons
sire for an acquaintance with It's mysteries nS de-
denlv come over them. and they had rocmcssy snd
sded to make an exploration at all hazards an1 n
cut for themselves what novel IS They hsa a q A.
ately planned TO indulge In this uhrnu i v, con-
Sheraton for the extent Of IT, they apparently ,Ss
apprehensiops that dangers were iurhhS "s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03

viousIv rerdsr tho oue eminently fit mode Of ex-
istance IN tbe boneIv language of Romancin''
how much tender haIf-real "reminiscences there IS !!
How dem a uathos underlies Want to De Wnur
Mother Isn and how sturdy common-sense OBJ
tjmism is embodied in " Wet Weather laiK
And these and more of Mr. Riley's dialect poems
take hold directly and firmly upon nature ana
blend realism and idealism in so sSllful mixture
az m produce the most striking effect upon the
IMAGINATION and sympathy Of the reader An MS
hands the dialect is not, as with inferior arts's
a moro trick Of the pen employed TO give apparent
tone and significance to ieiune and inslpia He,s
t. Is the ct and natural dress of kind OF tnough'
which finds true and full expression thus ana no
other way. In this form Of verse, hnaby' 'n
Riley is at home thoroughly and completely.
But he cannot reconcile himself to his own I'M
itations He must extend his reputation-m'so
demonstrate his claim to be considered an ah,
roundn poet; and so we have Old-f ssnioneu
Roses and Sounets5 and other experiments,
Now these are often graceful and pleasing, anu
occasionally they are something higher ana oe',
ter, But when Mr.. Riley surrenders his spcc''i
feld-which is his vantage ground-and en"f'
the lists in competition with all those ms preue
cessors and contemporaries who write verse ~
conventional English, it Is necessary TO say "i"0
he falls into the category Of minor poets "noSe
name is legion. and whose work is characteri~eu
generally by the qualities which appear noS
greatly heightened or diminished in Mr. hiey ;
own poems of this class Distinction, In fach ID
not TO be won ON this line. Upon it he is Simply
one of the large number Of gentlemen VINO "ri'e
society and other light ephemeral verse with ease
and auency. Burns fell into the very samo error
in his time. Many good poet. though less tnan
Burns. has shown similar defect OF Judgment.
The serious deep questionings Of the soul Oh
Nature are not for Mr.. Riley. He has his place.
and il is an honorable and creditable one, Dut nc
Is not wise to wish TO exchange it for another
AS the Hoosier Dialect Poet he viii not be forgot
ten As the author of Old-Fashioned Roses ana
mediocre sonnets he can only expect the fste Oh
small singers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
ONE oonpmsarroN OF MILD wNrssA

From inc hpnnShcu ncP"sN'"'' ....clfre
An Old fisherman at Norwich makes the eons sssoS
prediction that the high water grcyal,ins saod trout
fishing noxt spring. The muskrais cannot 81 t,~ ~
trout upon which they ravenousy feass ~A z,
streams are covered VITA Ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
DISEASED BLOOD


By Cusicura.
Through the medium OF one Of your books received
through Mr. Frank 7. wrey. Druggist Apollo. Pa
became acquainted with your CUTIcURA REMEDIEs
and take this opportunity to testify TO that their
permanently cured OF Of tho worst cases Of
blood poisoning In connection with erysipeas, that
have ever seem and this after having been pronounced
incurabe by Of the best physcians in our county
take great pleasure in forwarding TO this testimonial
unsolicited as It by you In order thas others suffering
from similar maadies may be encouraged 70 give your
CUTlcURA REMEDIES trial. AN
p B. wHITLINGER, Leechbura Pa
Reference FRANK 4. wRAY Druggist. Apollo Pa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
scRoFuI0ua ULCERa.

James E. Richardson Custom House, New-oresns. on
oath says 'Ia 1870 scrofulous Ulcers broke out ny
body until / was mass OF corruption. Everything
known to the medical faculty was tried In vain Do
came mere wreck At limos could not lift my hands
my head could In bed was IN constant pain
ana looked upon life No relief or cure IA
ten years. In 1880 heard Of the CuTIcUHA RENE
DIES, used them. and perfectly cured"
Sworn to before U. s. Com J. ID. CRAWFORD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
sCRoFULOUs. INHERITED,

And Contagious HInors with Loss Of HAIR and Errp.
tons OF the Skin. fAre positively cured by CUTICUhA
and CUTICURA SOAP externally, and cuTICUkA
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illustrations and 100 testimonials.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14

nrm, good employe. prompt and atten-
tive to his duties. One of his old associ-
ates in the store said of him: "Welling-
ton was handsome little fellow. and al
ways took good care of himself. but he
was never regarded by the boys in the
store as a 'masher,' at least he never made
any boasts or pretensiOns that would lead
to that conclusion"
Wellington was married to his second
wife in this city, a Miss Hewitt, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles Hewitt. the real estate
agent, and sister of Don and James
Hewitt, the former at one time manager
of Arnot's livery stable. He is
said to have treated his wife badly,
and about q year ago she left him.
Mrs Wellington is an accomplished, and
elegant lady. She has one child-a boy
now years old. Wellington, it is said,
did not support his family as he should,
and his wife was taken sick at Wichita,
where he had taken her to live. Her
mother went to her. but Wellington, who
was on the road, paid no attention to her
wants. Mrs. Hewitt, as soon as her
daughter was we'll enough to stand the
trip, brought her home to her fathers
house in ST. Louis where she has been ever
since. That was about year ago. She
lived in Wichita about one year. Since
she came back Mrs. Wellington has not
heard from her unfaithful husband. We'll
lngton was great card player, and his
losses playing poker were in part response
bic for his failure TO support his family.
Cards and women ruined him.
In connection with what is said of his
treatment Of his wife it is said that he was
cruel enough to torture her by showing
her loving letters he had received from
other women. He had no other relatives
In the city. His mother lives at Peoria,
ILL.,, and is in comfortable circumstances.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
SEWER COMMITTEE,

The sewer committe commenced work
yesterday in the investigation of the work
so far on the sewer construction. The
committee met shortly after 8 o'clock in
the morning and also held an afternoon
session. The work will be resumed today.
Mayor Clement was present at the investi-
CATION and his honor and members of the
committee last evening expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the results SO
far. They seemed to think an investiga-
ton whether resulting in finding any de-
fects in construction or not would do no
harm while on the contrary it might re-
suit in doing considerable good. 1t is
thought the committee Will not be able to
formulate a report for some days.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14

Mr.. o. Haythorn, who lives in Belle
Plaine, was in the city yesterday, and in d
few minutes conversation with him we
learned that in the four townships sur
rounding Belle Plaine, according TO a fair
estimate. the wheat harvest will be about
10000 bushels and the oats harvest will
reach the immense amount of 1,500, 900
bushels, making about 1900 car loads
which will be shipped from that one sta
ton. Mr.. Haythorn says the people of
Belle Plaine are very anxious to have a
more direct railroad connection to Wich-
tia over the Missouri Pacific.
About two million bushels Of grain re-
ported from one station. 1t suggests a
conundrum: If four townships raise two
million bushels Of wheat and oats, how
many bushels of wheat, oats, corn, hogs
and cattle will be raised within radius of
seventy-five miles of Wichita this year.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
POWDER BURNT.

Yesterday forenoon the 10-year-old son
Of Mr.. ". w. Dill came very near meetin g
with very serious accident. The little
fellow. in preparation for the glorious
Fourth, had secured some powder. Part
of 1t he put in sand hole and ignited.
The powder was discharged with a loud
report and the sand blown all over his
face and in his eye. It was at first feared
that the boys eyes had been blown out.
Mrs. Dill was sick in bed, and old Mr..
Sargent picked the little fellow up and
hurried with him to physician. An ex-
animation made satisfied the doctor that
while the boy had been badly burnt by the
powder yet his eyes were not injured.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
AT A BIG PRICE.

Some of the property owners in the
north part of the city have reported to the
committee appointed to look after hose
house location, but they seem to think
property is very valuable. AS rule prices
are very much advanced and 10 one wants
to make the city present Of few thou
sand dollars or a few feet of ground. Some
of them say they will give SO much
to keep the building away from
their nighborhood. They seem to
think such "a building does not to
any alarming degree enhance the value of
property and as far as the service and adj
vantage is concerned it will be about as
valuable with the building a few blocks
away. The committee, however, think it
possible to get location at reasonable
price, and hope to have the building
erected within few months and station
established for service.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
PICTURESQUE AFRICAN WOMEN.
some Travellers Who Are Really Enthusi-
astic Over Their Charms-


astic Over Their Charms-
The explorer, Won Francois, was engaged
while ago sketching an African village
which was a little out Of the common because
all the houses were built on platforms which
kept them out Of reach Of high water when
the river overfowed i;s banllS While en-
gagged with his sketch, be Says, his attention
was suddenly riveted by "a black beauty"
Many Caucasian ladies, lie thinks, could vel
envy this primitive maiden FOR her skin in
the arts Of coquetry as she poised her bead
now on this side. now on that, ard paced
daintily to and fro along the shore, using her
big black eyes al the while 90 the best I'D
vantage. One would hardly notice the fact,
DO says, that she WIS scantily attird, well
was the lack Of clothing supplied by elabo-
rate and beautiful tsttooing and long strings
of cowrie shells, which she wore around her
neck and body, while a girsils encirclcd her
waist Altogether, hs thought shs was ons
Of the most picturesque objects he had ever
seen In Africa.
Several recent travellers have SPOKEN in
quite complimentary and apprecihtivs Ian
guage Of some Of the ladies they have inst
In Africa Becker had NOT goae Inland 100
miles from Zanzibar before be was exprssz-
pretty negresxes and their attractive forrnss
OF couise he had plenty Of opportunity 70
observe that their shoulders are round aIll
elegant, their arms are exqItsitaiy naoldad,
and their forms are quite perfect Our
brown beauties, be adds, ''<ere not partIcu-
larry shy, but at tho sams time ney were
quito reserved They would AK us tiEnidly
for permission 70 pazs their bands over our
skin, whose whiten-z agtnBisbsd them, but
they retired in god orSlsr ~hsnsser We
offered recipr0calfy to pat thsir shoulders or
checks"
Another traveller, who has last written q
description q several African tribes, thinks
that tbs poorest tzts IN the way 81 orEa-
nens be has seen b sEocg ube BsyaExi
women, who vesr hrss rings srurnd their
necks weighing twenty-five 90 thirty ponds.
The eesh usdxr these rtnzx, ts says, h In
tnAny case. cuntinuAif7 ch&fsf ard raw, and
for hours at tne ths wusnsa support thssr
r!nss On fhetrhnn q order % rvl,sys TIA
pressnJe upon Garir necsa Add yet 20 vel
70 do uArrisd woman would ttsnk tbs; 10
could sx1st without bef nstk RIG and when
they are sxsrpd II ths orrzos<1t "a not al en-
comfortable thtpg Do wear. AsJ e1vsys p-e-
tend that they ca net un6erss2nd B-ass u
money anczz ths EzJsrJt, and the zen, In
having I. forgvd Ia big krups erou7d 10
recks Of 0etr sives, ksvs found q ase but
rather croel rsctaod q rnon-y kee~4nx. CHI
cago IrDr,e
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
VISITING FRIENDS AND WICHITA.

Mr.. Henry link, prominent real estate
man of Buffalo, New York, arrived yester-
day and is visiting his old time friends Mr..
Geo. Dold and NJ. j. Little. He will re-
main in the city few days and take a
look at the many distinguishing features
he has been reading SO much about. In a
short conversation last evening he stated
that he was very much surprised to see SO
much Of a city as Wichita really is, but he
had come to the conclusion from glance
at the marvellous wheat crop and
the general appearance of the state
that truly marvellous city
would be but a natural result.
After seeing some of the great state of
Kansas he was prepared to see city some
where that would be in reach to perform,
logically the duty of point of supply and
be of Importance in a commercial and
manufacturing way. Mr.. link will re-
main in the city a few days and meet
many of the leading business men. He
says he wants to see the men who are re-
sponsible for Wichita; he wants to study
them and in fact a little of frst-class
blood in even Buffalo would be quite ac
ceptable and of value to the city.