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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19
And the Band PIayed-a ouickstep.

Arabella, alone with her beau,
In the dim light of gas burning leau,
Heard step on the STAIR
Turned the gas up fun fare,
And said to her worshiper, 'Geau.
Papa has his boots on, kneau!''
New York Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

The Wages OF Sin.
Simpson-As much as is said against sin
it is honest.
Jimpson-What do you mean'
at is prompt with its wages.-New York
Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

When the dude his blazer doS5
And heavier coat does don.
The woods, grown Sic; o. looking green.
just puS their blazers on.
Lawrence American
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

Children Cry for Pitchers CastOril
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

Prof J. s Cilley, of Jericho. Vt. says:
'I regard Hoods Sarsaparilla as inyalua-
bic for catarrh."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19
The BootBisrk.

The EoofbizeS.
Re whiss IS Ess1y az as task
Ee Eo.ks EAc gvesS-s car.
4ad sesus 20 X e e4rry. 9G-,s
asa h1s xsskve-t Gay.
- Asa 70 uAre- q AZ esots.zek ecy.
Nso na<shae c4ssr E1,eS
: N-e l.surae r-sez. irErss tsos Ars-
= "a ESs-1 as-ays sz.zes
c1sG1l G E6szr&.izA.
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The WAGES of Sin.

If fails, money refunded; Preston's
H ed-Ake."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

Cures in fifteen MINUTES; Presto n
Il ed-Ake'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

Imm ediate, harmless-Preston's He'd
AXE"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

If you have headache try Preston.
HedAke"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19
DipIotn.slo George.

No medicine but Bradycrotine is certain
in the cure Of Headache.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-19

1t cures headache Oniy-PTsston's He'd
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An Epitaph.

Met a jaguar
In the jungle,
Tried TO baguar.
Made q bungie
y. / =
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

now you've skeered him off. Let up,
kaint you," ses he; but she hit i'm
agin, an this time the fish hook cot in
his pants an scratched him little, an
he hollered sum more, an we he'd to cut
the hook out, coz the pants-not VIM.
Henery, an it lef purity good sized
hole, an he tole her she'd got to mend
it, an thay jawed aroun considable, an
by thet time Joshua sed twan't no use
to stay thare no longer, fur the feesh
wus all skeered off.
can I ned nibble when Sal
swatted me-" ses William Henery,
about's or more mad.
"Well, I'll larn you who you're a
talkin to" ses she, an we picked up
our plunder an went down the crick a
considable ways furder threw the bush,
an William Henery tore a hole in the
back of his shirt, an the widder
snagged her dress, an by thet time we
wus thare.
Thay all KEEP tolable still at fust, an
Joshua's wife an me wus havin reel
nice visit, when William Henery hol-
Tered out, awful excited: I've got a
bite; kun an hell me pull him in
Hester Ann, he's reglar whale" an
he just fairly danced fur JOY Joshua
helped him an thay hailed in a ole
boot, an the widder hollered an laffed,
and purity soon she cot a punkin seed.
"Hey, goody, goodl" ses she, Il
knowed I'd ketch the fust one," but
just then William Henery cot another,
SO thay wus even; an thay he'd to go
an hunt up sum more frogs, which
thay WIS usin fur bate.
William Henery cot frogs an the
widder didn't ketch emmy, but he
woodnt Civ her nun. Purity soon 1
seen her sneekin up behind him, an
thinkses | to myself, She's goin to
push him in to the crick," and l wus
jest a gettin reddy to warrant him
when he give the awfullest yell ever
heerd, it mere about friz the marrer
in to my bones.
COW! Vow! Ouch! Holp! I'm snaik
Bit" ses he "He's a crawllin down
my back. Ow! I'll leve you all my
property, Hester Ann" ses he, a
| jumpin aroun; "the spotted heffer is
Ben's, tho--ouch he bit me agin-an
you won't marry agin rite off. Vow !" an
afore any of us Good git to him he
jumped in to the crick. thot then he
wus crazy fur sure, but he happened
to jump into spring OF ice cold watel
an he Jumped out agin purity sudden
an tuck threw the bresh, an the COWS
rolled thare tales over thare backs al
bellerd an run, an then he kim runnir
back an ses, "Ive kim back to dye by
yure side, Hester Ann. I am goir
fast. don't feal no pain now," an h,
rolled his eyes awful 81 shudden
think you wood" ses the widder, "fl
it wus only frog" an she LATED fiji t
kill. We went back to Jousha's purt
quick. Yourn,
HESTER ANN ScooPER.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

who believed that the prisoners We're
guilty but who thought that the jury
might be " Culvered."
The trial had not proceeded far when
it could be clearly seen that the Judge
was convinced that White and Miller
were guilty. This jurist was something
more than a peculiar old fellow He
was decided character, and so set
were his opinions when once formed
that no argument and no proof could
change them.
Gentlemen of the jury" said the
Judge, when all the testimony had
been heard. 81 don't think that it i,
necessary to go into an argument con
cerning this case. The guilt of thes,
men is so clear that it would be {.
criminal act to waste the county's mon
ey in prolonging this trial. Now, pris
oners, the best thing you can do is t.
confess your guilt and throw your
selves upon the mercy of this court
Have you any confession to make, Mr.
White?"
"No, your Honor, except that 1 an
innocent.
Have You any confession, Mr.. Mil
ler?"
"None, except to say that / hat
nothing to do with the killing of ou'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

peating his visit, he may come to distin-
guish words such as buy" and sell, but
what is being done, and how, remains as
great mystery as ever
But it is with the business and not the
building that we have to do.
On the floor of theIhigh- ceilinged hall,
where the business of the Board is trans
acted, are number of circular depres-
sions furnished with steps, upon which
traders can stand without obstructing
each others Wow. These are the pits, :"
and veritable pitfalls they have proved
to thousands. This is the open market,
where produce and provisions are bought
and sold.
This is not done after the manner OF
an auction, with competing bids. One
man is shouting, Sell l0-S7s;" another,
Buy 5-S7;" which, in the phraseology Of
the pit means, that the one offers for sale
$1,000 bushels of wheat, or corn, accord
bushel, and that the other offers one
eighth of u cent less for 5000 bushels of
the same staple commodity.
AS scores, sometimes hundreds, are
shouting at once, it is often impossible
for the sharpest ears to distinguish the
words of any one in particular. To make
offers Ineligible, sort of deaf and
dumb alphabet has been adopted. When
hand is thrust up with the palm out
ward it signifies sell; with the back ex-
posed it means buy. Each finger allowed
to remain upright stands for 5000 BUSH
els. trader new to the business has, Of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

he had, several days before, heard Sim
White and Al Miller swear that they
would kill Peters. The two men were
arrested and taken before Justice of
the Peace. They avowad their inno-
cence and their lawyer declared that
they could not be held for murder un-
til it was proved that murder had
been committed. This proof was not
long wanting, for fisherman soon ar
rived with the information that he had
found the body of Peters. The body
was identified, and the preliminary
trial proceeded resulting not only in
establishing the fact that White and
Miller swore that they would kill Pc
ters but that they were overheard to
declare that they would drown him.
They were held over and were indicted
by the Grand Jury.
When the case came up before Judge
Quirk of the Circuit Court some of the
ablest lawyers in the State We're in at
tendance for White ana Miller were
not friendless, and moreover they were
not without means.
After more than a week of "skirmish.
ing" jury was impaneled. and then
the great trial was begun. The major.
ity of the people, including the press,
q foul column folio set in small plea
and printed in the back room of p. b.
Whitson's crossroads store, believed
that verdict of guilty would be rem.
dered, and bets were made with persons
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

short human life, has far surpassed the
highest commercial glory ever attained
by the mighty city of the Doges.
Chicago was founded on trade. 1t had
its beginning as post where gools were
bartered with Indians, at many times
their value, for the furs and pelts of ami
mails. AS the red man began to recede
before the advance of civilization, it be-
came distributing point for the necessa-
ries of white settlers. The West, seem-
ingly as "exhaustless" as the East, from
which Venice drew her splendor, contin-
ued her support. Thus trade increased,
and with it came population, push, en-
ergy-and great city was the result.
Of the institutions which have made
the Chicago of the past, and are prepar-
ing for the building of still more glori-
Gus Chicago for the future, the Board of
Trade is entitled, perhaps, to the very
foremost mention
This is theme of which, though much
has been written, very little is probably
understood. This is not because the
subject is so intricate, but for the on,
probably, that so much is taken fol-
granted, and passed by without explana-
ton.
To write the history of the Board of
Trade would be to write the commercial
history of the Garden City. Suffice it to
say that IL nad beginning as small, IN
comparison, as the "acorns" from which
the "tall oaks, in the old defamation,
grew. A membership, which costs now
several thousand dollars, was issued to
the charter members at the very modest
charge of S5. From insignificant quar-
ters it has risen by gradations until it oc-
cupies veritable palace.
The Board of Trade building stands on
jackson street, and occupies half a block.
1t is majestic structure, rising to vast
height, its vane being 535 feet above the
pavement, making the ten and twelve
story buildings in the neighborhood look
dwarfed in comparison. In connection
with the lower part of La Sale street,
which terminates at its granite front this
building presents an appearance certain
ly as fine as any similar structure in
America.
A stranger to the modus operandi, en-
tering one of the galleries, looks down
upon what seems second Babel. Re-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

privileges. The buyer Of a-"put" pays a
certain sum for the privilege of selling
during certain time, usually day, q
certain thing at a certain price.
A call" is the privilege of buying on
the same terms. They are sold for small
sums, and the purchaser generally drops"
the amount invested. In cases of un-
usual fuctuation, however, large profits
than once been made from an Investment
Of 500. "straddle" is a combined nnt
and call, and is taking chances both
ways.
A large portion of the buying and sell.
ing is done by brokers. Many of these
act for wealthy operators, who not in
frequently have several brokers on the
floor at the same time, operating, to all
appearances, at cross-purposes. There
are many tricks among Spectators, and
finessing is as useful on the Board of
Trade as in a game of whist.
Many of Chicagos people speculate
through a broker on the board. The real
harvest of the latter comes, however,
from the countrymen, or more properly,
the residents of small cities and towns.
These, dazzled by the fortunes of which
they continually read as having been
made in day, are constantly pouring
money into that insatiate hopper of
speculation, from whence it passes into
a mill, the tolls of which are exceedingly
heavy.
Granting that the small outside oper-
ator is as likely to win as lose, and has
capt. j to carry on his speculations, he
is, in the long run, almost certain to quit
a loser; for, by reason of continual
grinding, the entire grist is consumed by
the broker in the form of commissions
tolls.
Board of Trade men are, for the most
part, rollicking set. At times they act
like lot of schoolboys, playing on each
other all manner of pranks. If one had
the value of all the hats that have been
destroyed on the Chicago Board of Trade,
he would be wealthy man. Sticking
burning papers in hats, and emptying SAM
pies of flour over each other, are common
amusements
Many of the large fortunes of Chicago
were amassed on the board, and many of
the heaviest operators were once poor
men, and that not many years ago, either.
Many man, prosperous for time,
has gone down under run of ill-luck,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
BY Telephone.

The Fremont street station was
called up by female voice the other
day which inquired:
"Can my hired girl be taken out of
the house by an officer for striking
me?"
"No, ma'am."
"The officer must see her in the act,
mustn't he?"
"Yes'm"
Il thought so. he would also have
to see me, wouldn't he|
"He would"
"All rightl You needn't"
And before the line was cut Oft
child's voice was heard saying: "Now,
ma, go in and make her tired in one
round p-Detrou Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
F0nlinc the Butcher.

Butcher-Dot Mr.. Wiseman is Won
WOOL. He gone to me and he give me
lose handsome new steel yards, vor
lose rusty old vons 1 use so many
years. He says he collect bricky-
brack.
Customer-How long had you used
the old steel yards?
81 sell meat NIT dose steel yards
twenty-five years."
"Mr. Wiseman is customer of yours,
[ suppose?"
yah"
"Don't you know that the older steel
yards get, the weaker the springs be-
come and the less meat they give to the
pound.
"Mein gracious Dot Mr. Wiseman
is yon scoundrel "-NeW York Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
friend Peters. y

friend Peters
"All right" said the Judge. 81 Sc
that you do not desire any mercy, bu
if you expect to escape punishment b,
making prolonged fight, let me tel
you you will meet with nothing bu
disappointment. / am here as TIL,
fearless agent of justice. have mad,
up my mind. | have determined tha
you are guilty, and nothing on eartf
can change me. Gentlemen of the jury
you may retire and agree upon yer
dict"
The jury, without leaving the box
rendered verdict of guilty.
"Gentlemen," said the Judge, "te
expedite matters, and thereby save ex
pense to the county, I will sentence
these men now. The law may be il
favor of delay, but justice is not. The
law might permit the Sheriff to take
these men to Jail and feed them at the
county's expense until some distant
day of execution should arrive, but
justice, the one bright flower in om
Judiciary garden of weeds, looks W
and says: No, Mr.. Sheriff, these
men must be hanged forthwith Sc
take them out when the death sentence
has been passed and hang them to the
most convenient tree. Prisoners al
the bar, stand up and receive your sen
tence."
The prisoners stood up, and just a.
the Judge had pronounced the last
words of the sentence the wife of Mr.
Peters uttered shout and bounding
toward the door threw her arms around
a man who had just entered the court
room. 4 wild commotion followed.
What's the matter?" the Judge de
manded. "Who is the man that the
bereaved window is hugging?"
Il ant no berieved widow, jedge.
the woman answered, "fur this is my
husband, safe and we'll"
"Silence, woman" the Judge de
manded. "You ought to have better
sense than to interrupt this court"
Your honor" said lawyer, 81 sup
pose my clients can now go free?"
"And why SO, sir?"
Can your honor ask such a question
when Mr.. Peters stands here before
you?"
"Who is Mr.. Peters,"
! Jul hOilOi, Cdhltob ttliticl SOul,
you"
But you will pretty soon. The Mr.
I Peters that this court has taken int,
consideration is dead"
NO, I'm not" exclaimed Peters
stepping forward.
You may think you are not, Mr.
Peters, but you are. Never in all M,
professional career" theJ udge con
tinued, shave ever seen facts that 81
clearly and strongly establish the gull
OF two men,"
But, Judge" Peters pleaded, "tho
can not be, for no murder has bee
committed"
"Mr. Peters, you have not examine
the evidence as closely as | have"
But here l stand in refutation of a
evidence"
"Mr. Peters, you have not read q
many textbooks on evidence as [ have
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
words without having heard an articulate
IN THE WHEAT PIT.

words without having heard an articulate
sound.
When an offer is accepted the parties
make note of the sale. At the same
time man wearing a gilt laced cap and
occupying an elevated box beside the pits
make memorandum of the transaction.
These men, of whom there is one for each
pit are the official reporters of prices.
One portion of the floor is rallied OFF,
and here may be seen more than 100 tele-
graph operators engaged in receiving and
sending dispatches. One man, the Of
fetal telegrapher, occupies a commanding
position and sends out, for the benefit of
tion the moment they are closed. 1t is
upon these reports that the market is
said to rise or fall
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
The Closest Man on RECORD.

Gregory is awful close, said man
to friend.
"Yes, but he is not nearly so close as
his father was. The old man was pret-
jy well off, and he did have warm
affection for dollar. He was taken
ill once aud his physician told him that
if he did not go off to the springs he
would die. The old man replied: Let
me see, I'd have to stay there about
two months at an expense of at least
two dollars and a half per day. can't
stand the cost, Doctor. 1t would be
cheaper to die He didn't go, and
after the funeral the leading people of
the neighborhood expressed satisfaction
at the result"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

Opie P. Read, in the Chicago Times.
The circumstances, told with the neces-
sary dryness of detail. are as follows;
One John Peters, n sober and indus
trious man, failed to come home one
night This occurrence was so unusual
that his wife, becoming alarmed,
aroused the neighborhood, and men,
women, and children turned out in a
general search. The next day John
Peters coat was found near the river
bank, Marks of a struggle were also
discovered Immediately there arose
cry that the man had been murdered :;
and, about this time, there came along
a reputable citizen who declared that
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

The case against these prisoners is
perfectly clear. They swore that they
would drown you, and your coat was
found near the river Is not that
strong evidence?"
@Yes, but"
Hold on. The body of man was
taken from the river and identified as
your remains"
"But l am here to refute the identi-
fication."
"Ah, you are here to throw an OBJ
struction in the way of justice, are
you? l have heard on several occa-
sions that you are man who has very
little respect for the decision of a
court. And you have come around
here to bully me, and that, too, in the
face of the strongest evidence that was
ever brought before court of justice.
Mr.. Sheriff, issue bench warrant of
arrest for this man On the ground of
contempt of court, and then proceed
with the hanging. This court, blind
as it is to everything but justice and
the true form of law, is getting tired
of being browbeaten.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
A Proposition i'm Physics.

The husband of professor OF phys
les at "young ladies'" advanced
school was putting on his clothes the
other morning, and his wife was lectur.
ing on her favorite subject
The whole is always greater than a
part" she remarked with confidence.
"Always?" he inquired, sticking his
foot into his sock.
always" she answered with en-
phasis.
81 think not" he reioined in quietly
aggravating tone.
"But say it is" she asseverated.
"For example, my dear" he
held up his foot-"my foot is a part of
my body, but the hole in the sock is
not larger than the part. You will OBJ
serve that the part cannot get quite
thorough it at this moment. But, my
love-" and his voice softened, "by to-
night think your proposition will be
correct"
Then he put on his shoes and COM
pleted his toilet in the midst of 81
lence that could be bent double before
it could be broken. Merchant Trau-
eIer,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
The Benign Witchery Of Candle Light.

There are so many women who have
passed their first youth who appear at
the balls in New York and receive the
devoted attention of men for whom
they must entertain most grandmoth-
erly interest, that the question of light
has become most important one, SO
these foxy caterers to the female com
plexion had taken leaf out of French
books and lighted their rooms with can
dies, the silver candelabra being set in
the walls SO that the light falls from
the side, not above, while pretty little
huted petticoats of rose silk shade the
colored candles. A side light, espe-
cially if it is rose-tinted, takes ten years
from a woman's age, No wonder we
are in favor of abolishing the deadly
electric lamps, and the flaming gas, if
wax candles are such thieves of time
Hartford CoItrd1lt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

poured in her lap all gems in sparkling
showers the greatest trading mart of
all the world.
But in the days when Antonio the mer-
chant paced up and down the costly mosaic
pavement, and looked in ain for the white
sails of his returning ships, the business
there transacted was but trifiing in com
parison with that to be dispatched at a
far distant time in the exchanges of our
then undiscovered America
While the palaces of Venice are "crum-
bling to the shore, and she is sinking
back to the morass from which she rose,
Chicago, within the narrow span of one
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13
Good Reason to Change the Text.

A few Sundays ago an Atlanta
preacher had selected as his text for
his morning discourse: at is easier
for camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven" He intended to
scotch EN-" When he entered the
pulpit he found note from the richest
member of the congregation, and it
read as follows: "When the collection
for foreign missions is taken up this
morning put me down for $500. The
sermon was preached on the text ::
Take heed that ye do not give your
aims before men to be seen of them. y
Savannah NeUS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

some consolation out of yelping Justify.
The day was windy and the wire
swayed to and fro, the sparrow ap-
parently enjoying its swing, until in a
fatal moment the tail of the bird came
in contact with another wire near by.
Then, in the twinkling of an eye, the
unlucky sparrow came tumbling down
stone dead at the feet of the noisy dog,
who was so astonished at this sudden
turn OF affairs that he did not offer to
pick the creature up, but simply
stopped barking and stood staring at
his prey in astonishment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-13

AT recent meeting of the western
Microscopical Club, of London, Prof.
Stewart remarked that while we ex-
pect to find the ears upon the head in
the larger animals, we look in vain for
the same arrangement in the lower in
vertebrate creatures. Many of these,
like the scallop, have no head; others,
like crabs and Holsters, have their ears
placed on their horns or antennm;
others, like the green grasshopper,
have the ear on the foreleg others, like
the freshwater shrimp, have it on the
tail. In fact, it would seem that in
these lower forms of life, whose origin
was long anterior to the evolution of
man, Nature was feeling her way and
making experiments as to the future po-
sitions of the sense organs.