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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

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9rofeiIor SdIau9erl bat in @rfdbruus
gebra9t, oaB bet @jebOriiuu Der Seus
i9redcn in ben 8einen btrisl6en Iit9t;
nm oies gu erprobeu, iteut er fOIscuoeS
Experiment an: Gr isbt sinen Seui9ret
aui ben Gid uu6 tIopit; 6erisIbe ipriugt
fort-iol9Ii3 bat er'S aeb6rt. 0GyaTg
i6ncioet ibm Der Sroieiior Die Seide al
nno tIopft ubsrmalS. Sns Gber bieibt
iiben - ergo bat e5 bos JIlopfsU niGt
gsb6rt. yWsin Experiment. ialt Der
Serr Proieior, hat 6ie Jtidtigte;t bits
ier meripirOigcu 9eobabtuug 9Idu,eut
bspieien!"
- 81 Gnu6en, Id br NAL Gejtn
9toftn6pie. g8arum beun? SJb m65ts
uiIeu, ob ib eineu neuen 0tantel bcs
tommc. Nse On gtbi6euIider, Su
bait ia bic Sn0pfe nod gar ui3t se;d5lt
glbsr msin @eIo
-Sn Der Sci 9idtsifuuSG
Garl, nenue mir eineu befanntsu groEeH
BeGerrider bes 9duenrei6es. - RuRG.
@pbl, unb 9u, Grie, nenue mir eiGe
srOBe Sebsrri9erin bes RuhenreiSss --
Rnute.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

Der tieier Gage psritorbcus 8rofsGSc
s. q. s. 8eters pon SamiItou @o0es
in Clinton q. g., mar ber bsriibmtefts
@itronom, wsI6er ie in BEN Ser. Stds'
ten einen 2ebritubl beitieseu bat. GT
Ieitete bic 2iatiieIo Steruparts, mar bee
SSiibrer ber i'm Sabre 1874 poR 6a
0te9isrung Der Der. Stnateu mad ReHs
ieeIaub seianOten Grpsoitiou ;ur 8eOb=
a5tuus oes @eIus:Our6sanses uub 5a
na6 unO nu6 gegen so SOmeteu uus
9Iaueten entOsdt. Ssine SimmeIstartea
trugen ieiuer 0aamsn bur6 bis gauge
@sIt. Betsrs mar elm Grieie uuO tR
Sabre 1918 ;u SoIosnbiitteI in SdIess
mig seboreu. Gr ftubirts in &Opeubaseu
uno 96ttin9en.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14
@rouini 9 @Ieiieu.

oyu @6rlis purbsu bieier Sage swel
beiii0e @roit6Be pou Oouuernoem Cje'
t6ie bceIeitet, peripiirt. - Der Ebdter,
Der an Der g8ittpe SteuSeI aus YtGrtius;
idubt einen 9uitmorO ue:ibt bat, lit i'll
btm 9er9manu Sob. Wtui4ioI aug
S6wiento9lopis bereits ernlitteIt unS
perbaItet. = Inter SabIrei9er SetbeiIi'
auna pom Staot uuo 9auo puroe in
8u6boIa cin Saiier Triebrid. .9entma!
Eiusswsibt. - Sn Der euanssIiibsn Sir'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

Baron vSis baben ia Sbre alta,
iteiurei6e Gaute beerbt 90 Elm @Iifss
tinO Sbnen ilie9en ia Die sebrateHeu
Saubeu nur 10 in ben Muu6 !"-9ieutes
nont ygta, bab's mir aber aud Uid
WIbe tnlteu laGen! 9entsu sic mat
an : Seben Sonntag bel ibr segeIeU,
lauren @siu 9etruufen. Obue eiue Wiens
su psrsieben, 6anu sdrtIidsr Abidiebss
tub-bas baIte Der 9eibel aus
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14


Ger srite 9nuptgspinu Der Gjrdeu:
bouIotterie in 0eIlbroun i'm 8stra0 pom
20, 600 %. puroe Bel bet StiiutngsfGiie
non eincm Strru aus Stuttgart I'M 9lui:
trGS urh ais 8etbsiligtsr eiuer Sorti9en
rGapp: @eislli6Oit" erbo5cu. - S5ul.
tbeiB @iBler, in Seiainsen, Der iid5 1900
81. non ben eingcIauisnen .SoasIssls
bern" orgesigret. wuroe su Monat
@eidnauiB uerurtbeiIt. II Sn Sauls
gan Der psuionirte 2ebrer u. NiabIeiien.
I. st. III Otterswurs unb ipdtsr in Bib
Idiiuseu. - 8as bic llImsr fir ibr
Wiuiterfeit auiboten, 1T feline 6leiuig.
fsit. Wau bers9net 6ie 8oteu fir bic
Stubt auf 100, 900 W. Die S6ciIucb.
mer an benz 6eitsuse bsltritten ibre
@Oltiime &c. aus eisensr Gaide unb bisrs
bel purOe in gti9ts seipart. Die Dame,
weIde bic @rsberaOaiu WedtiIbis bars
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

Ser alIverebrte 9ebrer &auS in Gms
bc9ins inter Setbeiliguug Der gan;en
Stuot ieiu 5OidBrigeS 0icnitiu5ilaum.
II NmtSgeriatsrOtb Or. DC Soieui in
Sruntiurt a. Sc. - 8egen @rmor6ung
ieines SnteIS Peter Smboii (am %.
Ts6ruar auf Der 9anStraBe swiIdeu
9lteber9riiuOau un6 Ototbenbergen) purbc
ber 2liabrise 8arI Soirof in Suuau su
10 Sabreu @efdnsuiR uerurtbsiIt. =
0as tOnisI. @pmuaiium in WeiIbers
beabf5tigt am S6IuHe 6es Iaufenben
Sommerismsiters bas S5Oidbrige Stif.
tunssfeit su fsisrn. Die Geier wirb am
Is. 9Iusuit bssinuen un6 ii9 bis gum
10. 9IuSuit ausbsbueu. gIs Sduptfsit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

2uter: Saste i'd Dir nidt, 6aB il
Did bauen wiiroe, Iueun i'd Old Uisbee
i'm Wafer fiuosn ioute?
Sobu: ga, Sapa, uuo bebbaIb mo&ts
i'd, buB i'd aus bem @aiier fam, aIs id
DID tommsu fab.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14
SIbeub 5 ur9.

Der @rOBberSos bat bem @sident
pon 800 ST., wsI6es er Dor Jfurjem Der
SIbenbarser Giienbabnwerttdtte fir bic
auibafiuns elmer SABINE mudte. Dor
einissn Gnseu nod 400 W binSusefist.
- 9lus Der 9tidtuug pom Sutten.
@iitina tommenb sius in SIOsnburg
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14
Sd E dIen burg.

Der gicrbebduoIer 86tht. in Sub.
piasluit wuree nit 5eridlagenem S9d:
bel bel Der Jog. Summer i9eu Yrute I'M
GauaI auigeiuuOeu. - Der MooeItiids
ler y. gtnosrS in Goitof ieierte iein so:
id6rigeS SHrgsriubiIdum. glm l. gtug.
3. g. wiro beriel6c nit isirer 6rau bas
f5eit Der soloeueu 9Ob3eit be9cbeu.-
g(uf ben Belbmortcn Der O6rfsr 0iiee:
rom, Gjalenbet rno 6letb 1T pdbreno
zines @epitters bur:b SaseIidlug groBsr
S6aocu augeridtst worbsu. 9ie Sas
gcIt5rnsr battcn cine ioIte @t0Be, baB
Iie nod mad sinigen Stunoeu ais 9robr
Gisltiide aufgeIunoeu puroen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-08-14

dentaiIe in S95nau a. 6. pur6e mad
bem Gobc bss fribereu 8teubautsu ein
Deficit pon ca. 1000 Rart uorsefunbeu,
mel6es aus Der &ontursmaile Der Sins
tsrlaiieni6aft bes Hen6auten nur gum
Gbcil eebett wsrben mirb. = Oas Sabr
1890 lit fir bas frii6ere Tiiritentbum
SdweiSuie elm SubeIiabr, benn 1900
aIiO DOR 600 Sabren-besriinbete Ser;os
8OIto 1. bas 6iritentBum S9peiO:
uie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

ssked the guide II be could set H. He look
81 doubtful. bot said be would Try. and ]
Jet him, but saw IN a moment, BY the
,ay he vent 81 IL. that be knew nothing
.sout Il, and after half minute Of exqui-
.te torture made him stop. The only
tS.sn0 70 90 WIS &C try 70 sci the bone my
sef Perhaps you never bad that kind Of
q job to do Il r u1ple~~nt-
II managed, WITH help. 70 s-t propPed
I'D 50 thAt / could reach ny foot and
somehow CT other contrived 70 gst the
bore IN place. Then / tainted again L
must rave heeo 10 O'Clock when gH;her-d
~ Wa together scElcisnfIy 20 make .
-isp. Then told TIE guide - 6x NJ =
coed Bad. 5rlng sorn> water. AID - aEa
sEooE game s2o1xh 20 last tor = coupe O.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

secure him Il possible ard then and there
| found out that be hadn't got wind of
me arter all. but was on = still hunt
himself. and he got his game Just as my
ball bit him. That cat had fox, holdin'
lim with his teeth. and, YOU NAV be-
ieve or not. the fox had ketched mar
en-. / could hardly believe my ewes
md looked again. and blowed II the
marten didn't have a weasel Hold on;
| hain't done vet. The weasel had a
mouse by the hind leg, and the mouse
was trying TO escape through little
hole in the fence of my back yard where
he had been and robbed ny hens Of a
kernel Of corn, which stuck out Of the
little mouth
One Of the young ROSTERS was trying
to get the corn away from him, not that
there wasn't plenty more. but that is a
ROSTERS nature. you know Now, had
hound pup. and the antics Of the Young
boosters made him csper round arter
him. and this stirred up the old cat, and
she joined the dance By ro1ndin' up her
back and spittin' at the hound pup.
Meanwhile the Youngest kia WIS trying
to harness M the old car AID the old
woman came ou- with tee Uroom to see
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

and line, and when one day arter the
law was on / was passing that way
found that the hook had captured q
trout weighin' fourteen pounds and
seven ounces. / reckoned by the appear
ance of things, as the FISH was uncom-
monty spry, he had been hooked that
very mornin', but as it couldn't be
proved I got off.
Yes. all these and more, too. are well
known doin's on my part, but, as I said.
the dRrndest thing of ali happened not
long ago. took down the old rife one
day and told the old woman as long as
there was nothing dom round the place
| guessed would take walk. Wal, as
luck would have it, hadn't gone far
when | spied what l surinised TO be a
wildcat. The critter probably got wind
of me. for he cut and run little ways
in about the direction l came from. and
then took sneak along a messy bank
and hove in sight only to disappear
round large stump at the edge Of my
clearin'
didn't wait second: | just up and
let go. just As ths cat got ont o. sight.
The ball was pretty sure. hit him in
the hind quarters. went forward TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
THEN I FIRED. 4"

"Just as had realized all this j noticed
a white squall travelling toward shore as
squalls do travel on the upper lakes. In
you have ever seen one you know that even
the Indians make for shore when they are
coming. This was the worst one ever
saw, and the only one | ever rejoiced TO
see, for the Indian saw it as soon as and
padded directly toward where lay.
81 took my revolver from my pocket,
cooked it and got rest over bit Of rock
so that ] shouldn't miss my aim, for IL wac
fully forty yards to the point where he
would land. Then | waited till he landed.
Then fired.
after that didn't know anything till
/ woke up a week later in my own bunk
on board the Surveyor. The chief had
moved up the coast few miles, leaving
word for me to follow. and had found me
himself the first time he went ashore.
got well after while, but one leg was
permanently shortened.
"Was the guide deadr' I asked.
81 never inquired" said Sturtevent;
''but you know / am a fair shot"
DAVID A. CURTIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

Kept IN stock hereafter, Just as are the
English classics.
| This is greater success for the book
than was the pecuniary one. Books have
been published which have exceeded in
sale thai Of The Lamp Lighter" although
this story has already sold about 10000
| copies. "Helen's Babies" that skit Of the
moment, That Husband Of Mine" and a
half q dozen other books have had a tenn
porary sale reaching very large figures.
and have then been forgotten, but the
sale of The Lamp Lighter has not only
been steady. but for two or three years
past has been increasing. The copyright
will not run out for eight years yet. but
when it does the sale will probably be
largely increased
Miss Cummings, therefore, has had thu
distinguished fortune Of not only making
great popular hit, but Of having written
book which has stood the test Of time
In this respect snly one American novelist
of the male sex has equsled her achieve
ment, ut least OF writers prior 10 1870
Cooper's books, Of course, arc classic, and
their sale has been enormous Hawthorne's
novels are classic, but while they made a
literary success they never secured uni
verssl popularity. II Is q curious fact that
of the American fiction writers who wrote
prior TO 1870, only one whose books were
both enormously popular at publication
and have continued so ever since was a
man. That was james Fenimore Cooper
While, on the other hstd. four writers
achieved instantaneous success Of the most
splendid kind and their books have ever
since been in constant demand. and proba-
bly, will remain 80 for many years. And
these were women.
They are Mrs. Stowe. with her 'Uncls
Toms Cabin" Miss Cummings, with
The Lamp Lighter" Miss Evans, with
"Beulah" and "St. Elmo. {" and the Warner
sisters, with The Wide, Wide World"
All of these books were written many years
ago, all OF them won instantaneous and
enormous popularity, aud all Of them have
been steadily in demand ever since. This
record alone should set a. rest all question
as to the ability Of women to compete with
men in the field of fiction. For they have
done so with more permanent success than
any of the male writers.
The Warner sisters and Miss Cummings
remained until their deaths unmarried
Miss Evans married after she had estab-
lished her literary repute, and Mrs. Stowe
was the wife Of struggling clergyman
when she wrote Uncle Toms Cabin "
The achievement of the Warner sisters
was perhaps the most remarkable, because
they lived always in absolute seclusion on
the banks Of the Hudson river. and drew
from their own imagination and intuitions
the scenes and treatment Of their pathetic
story. Mrs Stowe had lived IN the south,
and had drawn some Of the incidents and
characters in her immortal work from life
Il. j. EDWARDS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
A BAG OF GAME WITH ONE SHOT.
How . wild Cat, a Fox. q Martin, .
Weasel and q Mouse Were Caught.

Speaking about pot luck, said veter-
an hunter and story teller one day,
suppose have had some of the darndest
streaks of luck ever had in the state Of
Maine. Everybody knows how I once
drove bear up tree. and then felled the
tree into the pond where the bear was
drowned, at the same time soaring thirty
or forty trout to death which rose TO the
top Of the water, ana the way sot
besr trap and caught fellow who was
there TO steal sheep: another time when
/ sot trap for critters what was arter
my turkeys, and ketched young Teller
that was hangin' round to see my darter
Mary.
And the story bout my going to the
courts to prove that / hadH't cetched
trout in close time, BY shown that the
line and hook the treut was on had been
left dangling ia the brook one day in
the legal season when I was 6shin.' and
got called away ali Of 2 sGGdeut TO drive
the cows outer the cc-n. Il the excite
saent Of the moment fo--ot re hook
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

days, come back ana COOK II, and go pack
to the Surveyor for help. He nodded and
went to work. i think the reason the red
devils talk SO little is for fear people will
find out about them.
HE made me as comfortable as he could
and started IL was not until after he had
gone that 1 noticed that he had taken my
breech loader instead of his own single bar
rel, and thst he had carried all my ammu-
milton together with his own / have Oft
en- wondered why he did not cut my throat
before leaving and rob me of all had with
me, but suppose he was too great cow
ard, as Indians, especially half breeds, Oft
en- are. ! carried a revolver, and suppose
he knew it. AT all events, he found il out
afterward."
The grim look of satisfaction on Sturte-
wants face as be said this was indescrib-
able. After another short pause he con-
tinued; Il lay there till night before
realized that l had been left there to
starve. Then as the darkness came on
realized something else The smell of fire
in the woods had been growing stronger
and stronger all day. and had fancied at
times that the wind was too hot even for
late summer II was only the darkness,
".
was certainly forest fire. l could not
even Judge how far of il was, but knew
if the wind freshened il might travel to-
ward me at n frightful rate. knew, too,
that if | staid where l was / would be
burned to death.
II wonder l didn't 80 mad; but grew
cool instead. / knew we had travelled,
roughly speaking. almost parallel with the
shore line, and that that shore line was
very irregular, being deeply indented with
bays and small inlets 1t might be that
the shore was within q mile or two II
could reach that could escape the fire and
perhaps starve there.
81 don't know how far IL was. couldn't
gauge the distance travelling as | did on
my hands and one knee, dragging broken
leg after me. know travelled all night and
half the next day before saw the blue wa
ter. And my leg bone, though l had band
aged myself as well as / could, had 20 be
set twice before then. ! was delirious after
the second time. Indeed, | think i was so
nearly all the time, for / can't recall much
of it. In fact, never tried very hard But
when / came toward shore | seemed to get
some better, and when / had reached the
waters edge Qor / dared not stop in the
forest, the fire was getting SO pear) l saw
something that steadied me-
"An Indian was padding near shore
toward the north. fnew that the Sur
veyor lay to the south. SO did he. Some
thing told me that it was my guide, though,
before saw his face. The rascal had found
the shore and stolen a canoe, and was max
ing his way up the shore as fast rs pos
sible, knowing that he could hide himself
in the wilderness long before l would be
found, if / ever should be.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
HE LITERARY WORLD.
An Old New Book-Ths Wonderful Sales of
Miss CummingS works.
fCr.csaI CarrSarondeace

NEW YORK, Nov 17.-One Of the new
books Of the fall Is "El Furendeis," by
Miss Maria {. Cummings. Really II In
not a new book. a. IL was written by Miss
Cummings thirty years ago. was published
and was forgotten. Within the past two
or three years, however. attention has been
called 70 the extraordinary achievements
Of MIS- Cummings. and 30 mach has been
said about il and her that the publishers
decided 70 bring out this book. With two
or three exceptions the story written By
Miss Cummings which il called THE
Lamp Lighter has been the most successful
American story ever written With Coop
sr's SPY" and Leather Stocking Tales. 4"
and Harriet Bescher Stoves Uncle Tom .
Cabin THE Lamp Lighter" stands chief
among the books BY American authors
whose sales have been prod giOus aud never
ceasing.
Maria Cummings was q Salem. Mass,
girl and expected 70 make teaching Der
life business The literary impulse pos
sessed Der. however, and sbe wrote short
.ketches aud stories ssrly in the Sites,
which were well liked. but which gave no
evidenre g the phenomenal sucoesz which
wac IN store Tor her. In 1874 was published
The lamp Lighter" IL made an eItraOr-
dinary sit Over S00o copies we're sold
within two months after The book Wa
published. and II shared with Uncle
Toms Cabin. - which bad thea been pub
hsbed only two or three years. the literary
excitement % the day.
D; was . touching love story, and was
deeply inspired WITH religious Ssafirnsnt
Il did not deal with great political theme,
a. did @Cnese Toms Cabin and tosrs
fore did not command The universal atten-
tioa or exercise she important political AID
moral fuAu.uce which m. Stoves great
Eoxk e:a Bat il w. found IN almost
sTery hcI-shosd 81 tAs p0rth and sast. ifs
fame spread abroad AID n wss rspao
Nzhsd. The book kss also rood re isyt
= ZINE. Airkouzh !; l. tktr-y@i- Fsa-s
ri.a>s x -ss frs yz6lshsd. = stsA h4s
z-ea5y sale sr8 - hs fyzDd ea ;nssaeires
= auy wei Eep, book ssors Oas g 20
ablest paaIlsaess IA AsE York city 49,
sa-t 'sTEe Lszg L4xstsT u sz-s 70 g
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

was looking ever Queenstown and a
native pointed re - The SPLENDID cstae-
drai: Bait bT American money" The
amount cf zoeey thai sozes fnso Ireisnc
from TIE Unised States = uneeCrhea, bit
il would fes. up snS-He1sly. The fac: l.,
that IL iazs % Ansrscs o. English rris-
rule ia lrctard Z bsvsnd ccE2E -taticn---
Ger. LssvtSoa Sc-Y.sl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

what ali the rccket M IT. Sne had heer'd
my gun go Of. too, and didn't know by
the rumpus but had gone crazy and
begun shootin' the children and other
domestic animils While she was out
the fire in the kitchen went out. but my
lucky shot broke us the combination.
beside loading me with game, and the
only serious consequences was supper
being about fifteen minutes lAte.-Ban-
por News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14

Mss sHmEit-T lad . Long oonVs-sa,ios
absu. an Eith Mlss sJiaw.edis tss o1ast
svsa.nx. E-a toGnd hzr e thorsazAiy
Eup.G
IA. CleTsgtos-Ion srFpriss ne va
iziksd toe ofe.r evening for az hoar. Hlad
/ thszgbs she wzs rrnA3rkAs!y intsiligsas.
E.ss Sum-nif---W Ess I'D yoa tax 1S0slts
Er ClereFroE-E a<ssalL --Egocz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
Pleasant for Dodson.

Jonssby. who alluded 10 lot Of soar
ing owls as flight Of stsres." spoke Of
the resem blsnce between bannister
and barrister in that with either a man
could slide TO destruction faster than BY
walking down.-AmeTlcsn Grocer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
[Special Corrssnordencs.l

FAR RocKAwAY, L. l., Nov. III had
often wondered how my friend Sturte-
wants lameneSs was caused, but had hest
tated TO ask him, for fancied he was SEN
sitive about it. 1t was not unnatural that
be should be, for he was an athlete and I'M
usually handsome of face and figure, with
only the one physical blemish.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-14
IN THE WOODS TO STARVE
AN OFFICERS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
IN CANADIAN WIlDS.

A Halfbreed Guides Treachery to n Man
with a Broken Leg-The Horrors of a
Forest Fire-A Pistol Shot at Forty
Yards-Rescued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
Took Part of q Rib.
special to the Globe.

Special 10 the GIObe.
HASTINGS. Feb. 21.-On Thursday
DIR. Adsit, assisted by Drs. Van Brock
and Fitch. performed very delicate
operation upon the seven-year-old so
of John Sleben, of this place. The
chest had been depressed by an inflam-
nation of long standing, resulting from
a severe pleuratic attack, and the doc
tors removed about an inch anu half
OF the fifth rib, directly over the heart,
about three inches from the sternum.
The object of the operation was to
allow free drainage and washing OF
the pleural cavity. The desired result
was obtained and the patient seems to
be gaining. The operation was per-
formed on very fragile child. hence
the healthy result of the operation is
exceedingly gratifying.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
CATCHING AT sPRAWS.
Julien Dubuque's Heirs Can Gain
Nothing.

julien DubuQue's Heirs Can Gain
Nothing.
DUBUQUE, TO-, Feb. 21.-The publica-
ton of sensational articles regarding a
proposed suit by the heirs of Julien Du-
buque to recover the property now oc-
cupied by the site of this city has oc.
casioned great deal of comment, and.
in the minds of some, considerable ap-
prehension. Judge T. S. Wilson. the
Oldest living judge in Iowa, who occu-
pied the bench in territorial days, fur
niShes a synopsis of the case i'm the
United States supreme court which
settled the question as to the title of
Julien Dubuque to land in Iowa.
The land belonged originally
to Spain, was ceded by that
nation to France in 1902, and by France
to the United States in 1903. Spain al
lowed no man to settle on Indian lands
and never sold land to settlers. The su-
preme court decided that tine grant to
Julien Dubuque was only privilege to
mine and gave no title; that no survey
or return of survey was ever made in
compliance with Spanish law; that JUL
len Dubuque resided on the land with
the Indians from l7SS to 1912, when he
died. and that the Indians continued to
occupy the land exclusively until 1882.
when they ceded it to the United States.
The Iowa statute makes ten years bar
to suit, and as eighty years have
elapsed since the death of Julien Du-
buQue, it is not reasonable to suppose
that his heirs have any grounds on
which to base a suit.