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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-03

In Chicago. one-legged boy was SEN
fenced to twenty years imprisonment for
stealing three dollars worth. but her 500.
900 bOOdler is granted new trial after be-
Union Signal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-03

The amount of strength exercised in an
ordinary hand-skake is eleven pounds. If
we owe the other chap borrowed money
and hope to stand him off the estimate runs
as high as siXty-siX pOunds.-Detroit Free
Press
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-01-03

You will find that the mere resolve not
to be useless, and the honest desire to help
other people, will in the quickest and deli
catest ways. improve yourself -Ruskin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-22
SHERIFF'S SALE
ORDER OF SALE AND DECREE
OF FORECLOSURES,

1GNATZ STEINEART,
flaintih,
VS..
Eureka FIGURING Mills Company
JOHG. y INLLY,
Is. RklEHART and
j. p. EDUFF,
Defendants.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-22
Straycd or Stolcn.

From our pasture near Halleck, some
time in April, 1880, one light bay horse,
branded JILL connected, (the stems of
the j and l. forming the H). on left
thigh, s on left shoulder and 20 on
left hip. One dark bay horse branded
90 OH left hipond vented OH left shoul
der, also branded 20 on left hip.i
A suitable reward will 10 paid for the
return Of the horses to Halleck, or for
Information where they may he foun. d
KELLY g. MoCA1N,
Holleok, New, May =, 1889. If
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

how, though five car trains are run, almost
touching each other, so vastly has travel in
creased since the reduction of the fare to five
cents, that about one-haf the passengers
have to stand all the time, and during ''com-
mission hours the platforms even are crowd
ed to an extent dangerous to life and limb.
To stand for five or SIX miles in rocking,
swaying, jolting and slow moving car; with
people poking packages in your ribs, tramp
ling your feet, folding newspapers against
your eyes, knocking off your hat and breath
ing mephitic breaths in your face, becomes
monotonous and unenjoyable, in even less
than year-the time for which you have to
lease your Harlem fat.
But is the fiat in itself an agreeable sort of
homer No. mainly because of its two uni
versal concomltants, the janitor and the air
shaft. The first of those unabatable nuisances
is probably the worst. Flat house janitors
are a depraved race OF beings peculiar TO
themselves Whether they were invented
along with the fat houses as part OF the sys
tenn. or were pre-existent, is a moot question.
but they could hardly have been the latter,
or their escape from the states prisons would
have been remarked The janitor Is the auto
crat of the fat house He levies percents s,es
on all the petty tr2desmen anon whom the ten
ants rely for their domestic supplies, aud if
his blackmail Is refused makes taeir service
50 unsatisfactory that the tenants are forced
to accept others OF his raconneniation
OF course the percentages ultimately come
out of the tenant As long as there is coal in
a tenants bin, the jsnitor' Ere burns brightly
and his Jaae attesVs ghe quality Of the rro-
visions that have passed through dis hands
from uades.neu 20 tenants tFIth tie good
looking female servants Ia Is apg - be Of
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
ouId be most happy to undertake your

should be most happy to undertake your
case"
please d." pleaded the sister. 1--WE
should have such confidence in you. You
are the only one who has been kind to
us in this sad business.
Then she blushed rosy red, thinking
perhaps she had said too much, and
Holbrook actually blushed because she
blushed.
He began to think the whole interview
was very unprofessional So after TAX
ing some memoranda and promising to
call upon them at the hotel where they
were stopping, the next evening, to re-
port progress. he accompanied them to
the elevator
As they passed in, Tom Bryan passed
out.
Hello. Holbrook, was coming to see
you, he cried. but seeing Hoibrook with
the ladies he begged his pardon and
stepped aside
"A deuced pretty client, Holbrook,
said Tom mischievcusiy as the lawyer
turned to him
Hush, warned Holbrook. that is
Templeton sister
What the man who was murdered
in Union square" Then he sprang to the
elevator anu pressed tie button hurried
ly several times. calling out Here. STOP
stop that lTt,nf'
(TO BE CONTINTED.)
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

She is not permitted 70 drive cut alone. nor
TO 90 shopping or % mix with tie world In
any manner. The story that sbe res,elied ous
recent day and went out in the park and at
on one q the benches TIL the gathering crowd
drove be- basx into the kouss, Ia a mistake
She has never dared show - much tndep~nd-
ence Of her stern husbands authority. and
would probably DO sent back 70 China tn dis
grace and perhaps have her pretty brad cut
from Der slender neck Il abs id The Core4n
ladies rsb@lled s@aings ths lE~. u TIE realm
and WEI: shopping ai sight s~eing within =
week after their arrival here, but China and
COrea are different ooauxiaa
ROBKEr GzAvEa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
WOMEN AT WASHINGTON.
SOME EXTREMELY SoRRoWFuL ONES
OF TWO RACES.
Tho Charwomen-From Wealth and Re
Anement to Extreme Poverty and the
Hardest Of work-The ''Buccaneerins
Tspecial CorreSpondence.l


WASHINGTON, Oct 2S-Whils walking
through the dark ard gloomy basement corri-
dor of the Treasury with Mr.. George Rose,
assistant chief of the appointment division. ]
was witness Of a rather strange incident IL
was just before O'Clock in the afternoon.
and at this hour the scrub brigade. or force
of charwomen assemble in that corridor,
brooms ami brushes in hand, prepared 10
move upon the accumulated dirt Of the day
In rooms and corriaors az the stroke Of the
hour which marks AIN end OF the days labor
for clerks and ofticia-s Usually half hour
before the sppoin Il E3ne see chsrwo'nen
begin Il assemble, 10 make sure 81 ponctuali-
". for Uncle Sam is sscn a nar.' taSkmoSter
when ghe most lowly Of MS employees are con
ceraed that single moments sarl5ness re-
suits in loss oi pay fer tue er omen, If not,
indeed. in sun-naTy dismissal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10


fensively familiar, and with the ugly ones is
at war-which would not matter much to
the tenants if. unfortunately, the ugly ser
wants were not generally the best and his
small malevolences did not cunningly involve
the comfort OF the tenants. To those who
fee him he is a sycophant; to those who do
not, be is a bully; to all, an offensive cheat.
Altogether the best use to which the ordinary
janitor could be put, would be to employ
him as widely diffused fertilizer for the en-
richment of some sterile soil.
Next to the janitor, as an inherent evil, is
the air shaft, which makes an impartial dis
tribution of all the smells and noises of life
in the several fats.
And the ar shaft will find ways to claim
the attention of your ears as well as your
nose When its windows are open, as they
all are most of the time you might as well be
in every other fat in the house at once. The
rows between the couple on the third floor
have, of course, ceased to command your at
tention since you have learned that they will
always stop just short of calling in the police,
and will never seek the divorces they mutual
ly threaten; but you can't fix your mind
upon the comparatively colorless pages OF
Rives and Saltus even, while that young fell
low Is SO duulDiy Aldhius, iONc w ZIG Sul ou
the second floor.
Then there are sundry smaller annoyances
inseparable from fat life Once a week
clothes line rights on the roof become a
casus belli between your servant and some
body else's, and you will be lucky if you are
not dragged into the row by your wife. An
illimitabls wealth of possibilities for disturb
ances is presented if you have children,
whether your neighbors have any or not.
The procession of peddlers, beggars, book
agents, business solicitors and thieves pre-
senting themselves at your door seems inter
minable, for they get in somehow, no matter
how closely the front door may be locked.
There is theory that the janitor lets them
in, and when they have gone through the
house, takes what they have got before he
will let them out. At least one man in three,
of the many who visit Mrs, -, mistakes
your door for hers, and when a collector
comes for the instalneDt Oh the furniture,
she has just moved out, and he seems inclined
to hold you responsible, somehow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

criminal was offered by the authorities
And the affair faded from the news
papers.
The funeral had been a quiet one
There were but two mourners present
an elderly lady and a younger one closely
yelled, both evincing great grief. There
were but few attendants from curiosity.
Neither Mr.. Witherspoon nor Flora
Ashgrove were present.
Holbrook, who was, noted this fact
and contrasted her intense interest in
the murdered man the day after the
murder, with her absence from the flu.
neral ceremonies.
A few of Templeton's business ac-
Quaintances, and the frienss with whom
he spent the last hours Of his life made
up the rest
Apparently the tragedy was of one act,
and the drop curtain was down.
Holbrook's law Office was on the sew
enth story of one of those tall buildings
which in recent years have become a
conspicuous feature of lower New York
His private Office was a corner room,
and from the window his eye could roam
over the roofs of adjacent buildings,
across the Hudson river and beyond the
houses on the Jersey shore to the green
hills back of them.
One afternoon, two weeks after the
murder, he was resting himself from his
labors and enjoying the extensive view
spread out before him.
In fact, he was reviewing that strange
interview with Flora AshgrGve the day
after the murder
Her manner, her emotion, her eager
ness, her anger, all dwelt wildly in his
mind, but his perplexity was as great as
Oh the day he left her presence.
What connection, if any, had she with
the murder! What did she know, if
anything? What relation had existed
between herself and the dead man? Why
did she want TO know so particularly the
appearance of the murderer? What was at
the bottom of the intense anxiety she dis
played? And for whom was this anxiety
displayed? She was tall and slim, or
would be if dressed in mems clothes
could it possibly have been herself? Was
she the kind of woman whom jealousy
would impel to such a crime?
These were the questions he had asked
himself again and again, and never had
found satisfactory answers to them.
They haunted him like a nightmare,
and at every leisure moment returned to
vex him, until he plunged deeply into
work to escape them.
Of this, however, he was conscious
his feelings toward Flora had undergone
a great change. As beautiful as she I'M
deniabiy was, he preferred that she
should be some one else's wife. In her
interview with him she had uncovered
disposition he did not like, and the tor
menting questions that would come I'M
hidden had finally bred in him fear of
her and he had taken alarm
AS he was thus musing, a clerk in
formed him that two ladies desired to see
him
'What are their names?" he asked
''They would not give them; they said
they would convey no information They
are dressed in deep mournlng-one
young, one old"
"i5how them in.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

HALF THE PASSENGERS HAVE TO STAND.
pretend that that is fair exhibit of what fiat
property generally pays But that is untrue
Those buildings cost more below ground than
any other fat house in New York did above;
are fireproof throughout; were erected in
seemingly reckless disregard Of expense, and
each of those costly fats affords a floor space
of 100x100 feet
Other fat houses, as a rule, are fimsv
structures cheaply and showily built, cut up
into as many tenements as possible, and pay
from - TO 90 per cent.-and In some cases
more, it is ayerred-u on their cost of con-
struction. If this class of property did not
pay well there would not be such eagerness
to get hold of it. not only by individual cap
italists, but by the shrewd managers of big
insurance companies and other concerns hav-
ing largo corporate capital 10 invest. The
Equitable Insurance company now owns
some of the handsonest and best fat build
ings, for which they get amply adequate
rentals, running from $50 per month for a
ground floor of eight rooms up to $50 for
sixth story fat of the same dimensions. The
upper floors are deemed most desirable in
fats that have elevators as atfording the
best light and purest air
The highest rentals have heard Of are in
the Osborne where the limit seems 10 have
been played in q charge Of $4,000 per annun
for fat.
From a family mans interested and curse
DRY review OK the situation it seems that the
builders have had an exaggerated idea Of the
number OF young persons Likely 70 perpetrase
the folly Of u1atriuony and consequently 10
want small fats. There are actually thou
sands of tenemeass offered, each consisting Of
no more than fve-and in many cases only
four-din,inUtiye rooms; sufficient sccomuao-
dalton perhaps for q young couple who keep
no servant. but as ina1sa1ate for the wants
Of a reasonably sized family as pill box
would be TO serve e. home for rassrlf.
These pony fats are comparatively
cheap. One on the eth. fourth or third
story OF q building. within three or four
blocks CT en- elevated road station sway up in
harlem, cal be 20. for from soto 81. 20 Per
month But q Ca. Of two o. ;ares ICONS
nore-about which the agent viii bloviste as
II II were as big IS al out Of doort~iil con-
mand from q fffh TO 3 third more, even in
that remote section Of the CITY. Farther
down town. prices increase 60 that one has
to pay from SO to $50 Per month for any
thing ike an ordinarily decent place 10 Ire.
Wee TO the citizen who. taking fas in
Harlem, cherishs< the delEsson that the eae-
vated roads viii afford hin RAPID and pleas
ant means Of transit 70 and from hss bcsines
down town When three and four car trains
were run on those roads, several minutes
apart sud the fare was ten cents, ooe coCld
get sat IN their can A.most any t1ne, Bu:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10


of the two threw back her heavy Grape
veil
Holbrook was struck with the marvel
Gus beauty of the face thus uncovered
before hinl-a face almost colorless, of
marble whiteness, exquisite in form AND
feature, delicate, refined and sensitive;
two large, soft brown eyes looked upon
him appealinglv, soft brown hair crown
ed the beautiful face; she was slight and
petite in figure.
In a low, sweet voice she said:
My name is Tempieton-Annie Tenn
pleton. This is my mother.
The lady referred 10 threw back her
veil to acknowledge the bow of Mr.. Hol-
brook.
She was at least so years of age. prob
ably older, with silver hair; truly the
mother of her daughter. having the same
refinement and sensitiveness of feature
and expression, the same brown eyes,
though somewhat dimmed-a sad face
and worn-not a face 10 battle with the
world. Quite evidently she was one of
those who are led, who do not lead.
The young lady continued:
I'VE are the mother and sister of the
Mr.. Templeton who was foully murdered
in Union square"
Il presumed so when | heard your
names" said Holbrook, for the sake of
saying something.
Il hardly know what we want TO say
toyou, Mr.. ENTHUSIASTICALLY know what
we want TO do. We have been so disap-
pointed. The coroner seems to have
washed his hands of the whole matter,
and the police give us no satisfaction or
hope We have no friends in the city
we are quite alone. But we thought
that as you had been witness of the
terrible deed we would call upon you
and ask if there was anything you saw
that has not been made public
The helplesSness and the innocence Of
the two women. impelled by love for a
son and brother TO an enterprise for
which they Were wholly untitled, touch
ed Holbrook; he felt boundleSs pity for
thena, and he was surprised ut it, for his
sympathies were not particularly quick.
There were mute appeals for help in
the brown eyes of both, clouded with
tears as they looked upon him.
He felt a choking sensation in his
throat and could hardly realize it.
81 believe, madam, all that is known
of the sad affair has been made public.
/ am aware the police authorities are
completely mystified. and now have the
theory that Mr.. Templeton was attack
ed under the impression he was some one
else"
That is what the detectives told u.s.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

Msrsey gayto<ssly)-Eses bers. yoa soozn-
drel, I drove ibs harse that 200 vslf ros
down by The ra.lrp-@c. ard rsers he car oasss
along Re nssriy 5roks nv nscx-
sc~~I-sa-vsry likely. lie ss7sr Id liks
the suars q az engisss.
MArser-Bus yoSs sd 70 Esrsz ~~ say
.as-z tne, frsgssen~e hins-
sv~sd vell-Iert@anly. BIT dstn: sy
be va sever frghs>oed- Tss sses b. - vss
born bliz2--Haxaseys wssxly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

Besis-Uncis silas. wosidaT you Ike -
Be birdi I should
Uncle Sllss-What art q = bird. pei
Bessse-A golden rotas or Q bohoalnk. I
guex Ard. Oh : uzels. II tel yos sfisneia
bird for yosI TO be
Uncle silas-H hst. dsrlsrg'
B4xzse-A lad ssA2sd ssgis.-BsriingHn
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF MANHATTAN ISLAND HOMES.
Competing Supply and Demand-Elevated
Road Delights-The Royal Janitor and
tho Social Air Shaft-What We Share
Especial Correspondence. !

New York, New Workers have
tnelr annually recurrent fever OF house-or
rather fat-hunting. 1t is solemn subject
to make game of. but in March and April.
and again in October, and to some extent at
all seasons, We shuttle about looking for new
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

Yxr-rsr ra1ses7e-Jsxs thtak, Har.a.
'sFufr. Hawkins sss bal: hArnsrsf . -. 90
kon.s and IL - bisxost . Ass 70. any 81
e~zu; gia. 81 .ee ~hoas u i.
Maxiar- W nat - 90, Epnssin,
Farmer RA4l.eoos-Psps ayr s,aisea gas.
from oesa4r % g2-r-s slc- rlss. MIS-.
~oaltn: savs ea-< 5as lite more tAsn -
q rcrs12z1 s:x.1si sz1. -EooE1sss1 D~zSS-
rrar
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

Docx-Bess. have ,trss ussslssas ss4 a'''
yea
B~-yo szissAxe ahoss .ss .srs~ s-L--sa-ss
b tssreEEpoeA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10


homes, cut our old ones, and altogether there
is deal of moving. "Man never is, but al
ways to be- blessed" in the matter of resi-
dence in a fat. Hope springs eternal in the
human breast" that the new fat may have
fewer Objectionable features than the old
one. Of course that is not probable. There
is nothing in experience to justify the hope,
but we cherish it all the same What else
can we do9 Of course there are lucky few
Of us-against whom our Socialistic friends
are loading their language and whetting their
figures of speech-suffciently capitalistic to
possess entire houses for their homes But
they are exceptions only New Workers, as
a rule, live in fats, and fate, like an Irish
policeman, is consequently ever telling us to
''g'wan now"
There seems to be ground for gentle sur
prise in the continued high price of flats, not
withstanding the amazing multiplication Of
their number. During all the building sea-
son Of last year, permits for the erection Of
fiat houses were issued at the average rate of
one hundred per week Very few of the
structures SO authorized were single or less
than five stories in height. Generally they
were double and of six stories, though many
lowered up eight, nine, or even a dozen sto-
ries. 1t would be moderate estimate to av-
erage them at double six story houses Those
in which the ground floors were planned for
occupancy as stores, would be Offset by the
many more in which the floors exceeded six.
Notwithstanding, rents for anything like de-
sirable tenements continue high, and the diff
Guilty Of finding victims who will pay them
does not seem sufficient to compel landlords
to make any noteworthy efforts for the abo-
lition Of the ancient and general evil char
acteristics Of the fat system in any but the
most enormously costly buildings. The land
lords, forgetful of or Indifferent to the brim-
stone lake scripturally reserved for liars, are
fond of pointing to the Navarro flats" in
which tenements command as high as 5000
per annum, but which only pay per cent.
upon the stupendouS investment in them, and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
"A CAsCs ErLII.

Already the coming event IF the Worlds
fair in ~ casts its shadow before" in higher
rents Of all such large fats. on the upper
west side Of town especially. as may be used
20 shelter part Of the expected multitudes.
and the new conditions possible Of develop
ment during that grand disturbance may
bring 70 light previously undiscovered capa-
bilities % tie 1at house for euIivening the
exissence % resi.1eats IN j.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
Well. Rather.

Well, Rather.
Could be know the mighty ruupus
Made aoog; his fair.
woai3n Christopher Columbus
Stand and stare.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
CHAPTER VII.
5 DECCED PRETTY CLIENT.

HE younger Of the
two entered first.
"Be seated" said
Holbrook as he drew
chairs toward his desk
for them to occupy.
"In what way can l
serve you?"
AS he asked this
oueStion the yo,lnper
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10

yisitor-Wha. is the most objectionable
thing you find about prison hfet
Convict - Being locked up -Muuseyis
Weekiy
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-10-25
Gin unaIIdlides 6sim.

sd iuollte, mcine Srau tuiiroe ee
fund pber - etmas Nnoeres y
iagte elm Gbemann, Der our6 cine in.
palibe 5rau i9tuer eepriift iuoroen mar.
Gie 8emerfuns mag herSlps etideinen,
iuer aber perma9 bas @lenb eines Seims
su ldilbern, iucr1 Die Suasfrau immcr
trant 1T Gin i6ledter 9ii6, f9reienbe
ainocr! Gcin 8unber, baB Der Maan
ale Saiiun9 perliert. @enn es aber
81. &ierce's ,5auorite Yreicription"
fir feline 6rau beidaffen wolte, 10
wiiroc er Den Gonneuidein bes Gliidcs
balb uieocr III iein Saus suriidtsbren
ieben. u5aporite 8reicriptiuu" lit cine
ppiitiue Sur fir Die fpmpli5irteIten uno
b%artuddi9ltcn Sale BON 8eiBem 5luS,
iibermdBiser ooer i6mer5bafter Mo,
natsre9el, nnnatiirlider llnterhridung,
Sprfal, 9eri6iebung, Rieberlirtsn,
SOn9eition, @ntjlinnuns uuS
Seri6pdrlns Der Gebdrmutter, Gnt-
Slnouus unb SdmerS I'M gieritof, uult
Sibe tcsleitet.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1889-10-25
@eO.araeftlD
Gir@Ii@e Nnaeiaen.

am ndditen sUnntus G~Ottcsbienii
10 nbr gormittuss. Rudmittass BALI
2 ubr Gbriitenlebre.
= Der Sraueu : 8srein Der cDun9l.
ct. 8auls @emeinbe 1T sebeten. balb 3
ubr Ga6m,itass, iid bier i'll @uttes'
bauie 81 oeriammeln.
- 8eformatiouSeier. Nrl
Spnutas, ben 3. @ouemter, 10 @oti
tpia, Seitr tes &eformationsfeites.
Gustbeiluns bes 81. abeuOmubls. Be=
gtnu bes @pttesoisrltss bot6 II u6r
8ormitta9s.
g o Il rmonbe NIL nterri9t t.
Gin 4. HOuen5er fdn9t Der GOniirntorts
oen>llutcrridt uieosr on. Die Gltcrn
oerjeni9en Sinbsr, iutlbe al hieiem
untcrribt tb~eiluehmen ~iullen, weroen
eriu6t unb freunolid srinuert ibrt &iu=
Der Ill icnben. Die uuterrid)ts!aJe
iino Woatas. Wittiuo4 uno Sreltag.
Die Stuuben Mtorgcls 0 bis II uGr
Mitiass.
IS. Speuta, YnitUr.