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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
ONE OF JOHN BROWNS SPEARS.
A Relic Preserved by One Who Helped
Capture the Aboiitionist.

| A Relic Preserved by One Who Helped
Capture the Aboiitionist.
| Mr.. a. B. Allen, residing at No 1924
New Jersey avenue, Washington. has in
his possession an interesting relic OF the
raid OF John Brown at Harper's Ferry in
1859. This Is one of the spears used by
Brown and his men when they attempted
the liberation Of the slaves in that vicinity.
The spear head is of iron, about eight
inches in length. and is like a two edged
knife blade on a substantial socket, into
which the staff-a piece OF hickory six feet
long-is fastened. Mr.. Allen secured this
relic. as well as a rife when after Brown
capture, he and some others were pressed
into service and placed on duty at the en-
CINE house to guard the aboh6onist and
those captured with him.
Mr.. Allen had been employed by citizen
70 capture two Of his slaves who had run
away. The only ciew as 10 the direction
the fugitives had taken was information
that they had gone up the canal. At she
time Of their departure there had been no
ridings received here Of Browns inten-
tons, although it was possible that some
OF the slaves had been privately notified Of
them. Mr.. Allen came to the conclusion
SA--t TIC 1nSN61S ll&ht &c ne2dCO OF Dy
taking the railroad. and took the train
4 went up by way Of the Relay house and
the main line. 'rSaid Afr Allen. entirely
obhvious of what was going on at the
ferry
When we came opposite the ferry on
the Maryland side the train was stopped.
Then we learned by rumor Of the lighting
1t the ferry We could hear all kinds Of
rUmOrs. and the train from the west had
not been heard from. This was the train
run by Capt. Jack Phelps, who was well
known hero as one of the lessess of she
Alexandria and Washington railroad.
There were only tweGey-t1ve or thirty Of
Us on the train, and we remained on this
side all night. We heard during the night
the movement OF a train over the river.
and finally Phelps train came over We
then learned that Brown men had stopped
and held the train for some hOGrs. but that
the leader when he was Informed that the
United States mail WAS OF the train al
lowed it 10 pass. We then learned that in
.te lighting in the town some had been
killed and others wounded Not knQEln.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
She WAS PREPARED.
And Ia the Circumstances He Thought
HAsh RnrA.-

AND IL the circumstances He Thought
He'd Better Go.
A woman opened front door. and
addressing a soiled man who down or
al fours was seemingly looking for
something said:
What are you doing there
Madam, he said. Strengthening M.
please be so generous as 70 pardon this
apparent intrusion. My little girl and
were coming along here Just now. and
the child in her gay frohcsomeness
ran across your greenswsrd, but in her
glad forgetfulness dropped a silver dol
lar that had been given her by the hand
soonest and noblest Of women. We were
on our way to get doll for my other
little girl that ia sick in bed, and il
would have done your heart good 20
have seen the happiness Of tire little
would be purchaSer-but she lest the
money, and now almost heartbroken she
has gone home TO tell her mother of the
great calamity"
That was indeed to- bad" said the
woman.
Yes. madam. and if could only hope
have You any little children, madam
Yes"
Then you know what disappointment
means to a child. If l only knew where
could borrow dollar how inexpres-
sibly happy should l De. Madam, could
you let me have a dollar
No. not this morning"
well, could yen let me have fifty
cents now and give me the other half
this afternoon"
mo, can't do that either"
"Well, madam, may l ask what you
are prepared to doF'
Il am prepared to tell You to move on
or III send for policeman.
"You are thoroughly prepared for
this. are your"
II am"
IAN right; l shall BID you good morn
ing. It Is one of my business rules never
to tamper with any one that is thorough
ly prepared. Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
He SPOKE TOO LATE.

Ee WIS pastor 81 hZa sr-pus>;
Inst =hs ~ax . beauty nzSoe could f.zp1t4.
lie boTea bor GsaSty y~s lvsc n vain,
For be dared BOs t<zll hsv ~ Laying pain
BIZ when. At tbe close 0f'chslrrh or day.
she asxe-d Id. escort q p~u- O. TIE usy.
Hss b>s-t BEAT kigs., asa be at1sost Lb0ogh;
He'd b able % pi-&a tOrssbs love D. s01gnt
I've tAvox 20 AK tie nSs1eaaA5d
As Sc h@v=asd ard d<o1p@3 hsz iGssaJ hEAd
I EIsh 70 ksoz 4 yo1 q navy rs
Il ckurch DIT TS2es2Ay - hA1n TAz- tnrse
That's f0sz shs< vAn1ec "a al Re uat1
-A71 oOu vs-I hssssE szsr6 osheT ID - '-
Ca 10 - ses crled. Tss- 49, Ia Eny p8As !.
I ~ HsZ4s1 E1ArTy rns - Ao1<Sss 11E
-dev YORK Herd
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Puseszas4on's Ps-.r.

The Journalistic Wzr~lck y lot con
hnsd entirely 20 ths esl1tlRiI ron
Prequenily the cOmposasoT. kumbly bu'
alw2ys sG3caeioz.siy, AIR. hack a.
that sort Of thing. Beoently be tock
possession q piece u oopy wi,-ch IL
clEded TIE name -norDas Burton King,
Z Georgia. Bet ~ ms esxtsrous AID
timely trsrET.edtlou % = comma ID
made The gentleman 'sThGu1as Burtoc..
King e Georgia, and h world r'ts-- Q
the rank uOv had LIZ tks proof Fa@1eg
stepped II AID mildly buf frEaly s5ovsd
the comma oy~-.-ys s-aiIr1oa Pcs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
Out Of Doors Five Hours Daily,

Washington Z Conner has probably sue
.eeded in crowding a. much fresh air into
an important business life as any othe.
man in Wall street. He is looked upon as
almost a martinez in discipline, and his
office IS organized ia a fashion that suR-
Jests the system Of the German army. Al
the departments have separate heads, and
these heads are in turn responsible 20
others whs finally reach Mr. Conner He
has a look Of i'll health and is nervous, and
the only tonic that helps him is fresh air
Hence the open hanson from his Office 70
his yacht, the deck of his yacht all the way
across the bay, and after that a DIVE in a
carriage 20 his S=abright residence. He
manages 70 inhale pure ozone for nearly
five hours G EaT.-EeVT York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

nuOloaSes ne saw
the happy pair strolling through the woods
about old Salem or boating on the river, or
lingering long over the bucket Of water
which Lincoln drew from thewel for Ann.
He offered what comfort he could TO his
friend when poor Ann died, aud Lincoln's
great heart nearly broke.
After Ann died, p" says Uncle Billy, ''nn
stormy nights, when the wind blew the
rain against the roof, Abe would set thar
in the grocery his elbows ON his knees, his
face in his hands, an the tears runniA'
through his fingers. 1 hated 20 see him
feel so bad, an I'D say, Abe, don't cry;' an
he'd look up an say, I can't help it, Ball,
the rains s-fallin' on her"
Green saw his friend rise in greatness
and favor with the people until hs was
elected sident of the nation. At Lin
coins first inaugural banquet Green sat at
the table on the presidents left. with the
digniied secretary, Seward, on his right.
Lincoln presented the two men 10 each
other, saying, Secretary Seward, this is
MIR. Green, of Illinois" Seward bowed
stiffiy, when Lincoln exclaimed: ''Oh, get
up, Seward, and shake hands with Green
He's the man that taught me my gram
mar"
Uncle Billy delights to tell this story, and
adds: The idee of my teachin' Abe Lam
coin anything Why. let me tell you that
when he got through with that grammar
he used to study he knowed more grammar
than the man that -S-A.e the book This
was Abe's greatnesS-shat when he knew
a thing he knew it better than anybody,
an he could tell 1t 70 the most ignorant
man 40 he'd know all about it q"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

Merchaut-But before 1 employ you.
sir. 1 must inform you, in az fairness,
that this work viii be very combining
Ny private secretary must be q man who
can stand long hours and hazd work in
the Office. Do you think you can stand IL:
App1capt-I guess 50
u here was your pTevlous sltuatlons7
states prison. ~-Lawre1ce Amer
can
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

appear. Toward the close or the interview
Brown demanded good treatment while q
prisoner, and asked that his meals be sent
him from the hotel This the governor
promised to attend to. AS he left the
engine house the governor remarked to me.
de Is a most remRrka ole man AS soon as
sorae other troops arrived we were relieved
and sent home w ashingt Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
An Economical Wife.

II want an esq plant" said she to the
grocer.
I'm sorry; but haven't one in the
store Just now
We'll, l must get one somewhere and
raise my own eggs. for Tn resolved not
to pay such high prices for them. -
New York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
ne Began Fannfng Again.

Herbert's father was tanning him last
night, and when he thought Sc child
was asleep he quietly stopped. In a
minute or two the boy opened his eyes
and looked at his father.
Papa" he said, ''fannin> is sonethin'
that makes you feel warmer when you
don't get any Of II, amt it:'
The father started the fan again
Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
The New Treasury Assistants.

The assistant secretaries Of tbestreasury
recently appointed by President Harrison
are men comparatively well known
throughout the United States. Gen. Al
lured b. Nettleton is native of Ohio and
is 81 years old. He left Oberlin college at
the age of % TO take part in the civil war
on the side Of the north, and when the con-
test came TO an end had ateaired 3herank
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

GEN. sPACLDITG-GEE. SErTLETJT
of briRadier general. Sincs LSS5 he hssIds-
voted his time 20 Newspaper and railtzny
interests In 1859 he EcuSEesi 60 Mz.re-
scta ana established The Miunhapohs- Del
ly Tribune.
New Hampshire IN 1898 LiEeGeo- h.c<Ile-
ton he is q graduate Of CsEtSSnA Alter
leaving college he Decgnns a se<2tsst u
Michigan and regent of de Sszbe ozfzszzo-
ty He entered the UrAon army % ESD
and rose rapidly, being oDegNsd nrSznd5sr
general in 1854 for uerlGo<10u2serv4r.z &c
has been secretary Of ssats OF MScnzZan zor
two terms, special agent a the tTsazxvy'
department, member Of cDn1reSs ar,Ca
chairman Of the Sandwich lztxrds reri,
procity treaty commission
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
Both sfd.s Of = ou..tion.

Eligible Bachelor Ito hosft-Marry, IN
deed Do you think any ssnsIble uAn
would marry girl with such waist as
that one up stairs
That Girl Up Stairs 90 hostess)-Yes. IL
Is very silly. and nv waist IL terribly IN
comfortable, but SnDpos I shall have 70
do it until am married. ESs1snian-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

''Jones prides himself upon his learn
ing"
80 believe
self educated
wholly So
docs he know Lasin:"
Know Latin! / should say so. Why,
man, when he writes 10 toe papers he
signs himself Pro Bono Pnblico. T-Bos-
ton Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
Hardly to blame.

"Cholly seems 10 magnify everything"
remarked Maude.
But you must remember, my dear" ro-
turned Jennie, that he wears an eyeglass."
brakes Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
His acknowledgements.

Bystander-Why did yon allow that man
to kick you without kicking back
Dude lin baggy pantst-I hadin law
the free use of my lee- -Chi-are Timr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
Few are Free

IRON Scrofula. which being heredi-
tary, Is the latent cause of ConSump-
ton, Catarrh. Loss Of Sight. Eruptions,
and numerous other maladieS. To ef-
feet a cure, purify the blood with
Ayers Sarsaparilla, Begin early. and
persist I'll every trace OF the poison IS
eradicated.
u can heartily recommend Ayers
SaTsapaulla for all those who are atiiiCt-
ed with Scrofulous humOrS. / had
suffered for years, and tried various
remedies without effect. Finally. Ayers
Sarsaparilla gave relief and put me in
my present good healthy condition. -
L. NJ. Howard, Newport. y. H.
My daughter was greatly troubled
with sCrofula. aud. a. one time. 1t was
feared she would lose her sight. Ayers
Sarsaparilla has completely restored
her health, and her eyes are as well
and strong as ever. with not a trace of
scrofula in her system. - Geo. King,
kilingly, Conn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
SPRAY YEAST

The quickest, strongest and purest
Dry Hop Yeast on the market. Will
keep a year in any climate.
Price, 5 cents per package of : cakes
For sale by all wholesale and retail
grOceFS.
Manufactured by Corner & Farnum
factory corner Kellogg and MOsley
Avenues.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22

ONE -oF--"oCD Ase.s1 TeAcnERs.j
Uncle Billy Green's Interesting ReminIs-
csnces of PRECEDENT Lincoln.

HONG0, A4OGQ6T
Illinois old timer.
Green, il seems,
was Lincoln s
partner in q groc-
cry at Salem, and
at night, W b en-
customers were
few, he held the
grammar while
Lin c DIN recited
his lessons. To
his sympathetic
ear Lincoln told
the story OF his
love forsTest-A
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Spanked by His Wife.

4 curious story Is told Mt the Cap
itol at the expense of member of
Congress, who. while of no small
caliber intellectually, has not been
blessed with an abundance of avoir-
dupois, saws the Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Tribune.
He has wife who Is much taller
than he is, and who also Is well
known to her children as n strict
discipliuarian. One evening as the
story goes, she heard noise in the
nursery after bed time. She prompt
" seized her slipper and started for
the scene of the uproar. just as
she reached the door the children
extinGuished the light Stretching
out her hand she captured one OF
the boys, and to Judge from the out
cries he made the spanking was
thoroughly effective. But the moth.
er was somewhat surprised at the
conduct of the second sufferer In
stead of sobbinG, he yelled protes-
tations III a strong voice, and ut last
swore roundly The mother, aston
Ished- jumped up and letting him
fall from her knee to the floor, ex
claimed tenderly:
lis that you hubby :"
Overwhelmed with confusion he
admitted that it was her hubby
she had been spanking. After they
had retired amid the muffied laugh
ter Of the children who were irving
to restrain 1t by stufhng pillows into
their mouths, explanations followed
He too, hsd heard the noise anC
with the same object in view rs hi.
wife had gone TO the nursery, wher.
he had been caught by his spouse.
Hereafter he vows that he viii al
low his wife to discipline the chill
dren unaidei
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
new Way of Raising Money

A preacher at Cortland y. Y,
has got a way ofraising money which
beats the best returns of the eontri-
button box He bought $25 worth
Of nickels and distributed them
among the congregation No per
son could take more than one, and
il was to be invested IN any way the
posscssor might please. The result
was surprising. One little girl put
her nickle into eggs and cleared 81
on the investment. A lady who first
invested in cucumbers, by success
fully :.embarking her accumulated
cIpital IN potatoes, soap and bread,
came out with neat profit of $500
Four young ladies formed a pool
and with joint capital Of 20 cents
went into photographs of the pastor
walch they sold at a profit Of s17.35.
MANY otker members of the church
invested their nickels in various
ways with like success and the neat
sum Of S375S2 was realized from
this ingenious idea--Chicago Her
aid.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Literary Note.

Professor Boyescn's novelette, in
the March Cosmopolitan, A Candi-
5atc for Divorce" has many realis-
tic scenes from a young ladies'
boarding srhool, and aims to show
the calamiious results from much of
the prevailing feminine education.
1t is strongly illustrated by six
drawings from c. d. Gibson and j.
Wells Champneys painting, I'm the
Green Room of Boarding School. -
Two timely articles are, Easter in
Jerusalem" by Frank q. Carpenter
with profusion of illustrations, and
Browning's Place IN Literature" by
the well known Browning lecturer
Emily Shaw Forman, Captain Dan
iel Morgan Taylor furnished an in
teresting article on "The Militia" i'll
lustrated by Harry Ogden, and Col.
Charles Chaille-Long gives remark
able description of 1.-The Desert
with several striking engravings
Another traveller, Wm III. Glider
collects his observation of Stigma
Codes, Savage and Scientific" com
pairing the methods of signal tele.
graphy among the Esquimaux. the
Indians, the Siamese, and the Army.
Berlin the City of the Kaiser" by
Mary Smith, is the leading paper.
and The Evolution of Gondola, by
Herbert Pierson, illustrated by the
author, shows the transformations IN
that picturesque Venetian craft.
Salvini the tragedian. gives a glimpse
of his inner nature in a poem, BE.
hind the Mask" CT res F. Lum-
mis-, the Brete Hartc of New Al.xi
CO, and Frances Albert Doughty al.
50 contribute poems Royal Auth.
ors, by one of the Astor Librarians,
with thirteen portraits of literary ru.
lers, forms the department In tn.
Library, and tue editor begins in
this number new department, en-.
titled, From the Editors Window. -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Real American Poem.

The following poem which could
be placed side bv side with the
greatest poetic effort Of the nine
tesnth century without damage to
the effort has been contributed to
the New York World BY George Eth
elridge. who finds Rome,N. Y, large
enough to live in. As specimen
of its kind this poem stands alone
The boy stood on the front door sioop, nor
thought OF danger near;
tie cared not for his fathers boot - in
short he knew no fear.
He took out bis pocket mirror and paused
for an instant there.
To remove his nice new derby and to
smooth his oily hair,
Then gra,ped the handle gently and timid-
ly rang the b,ll,
For he krew that h-r h'rsh old father hat
ed him worse tLan-anything.
A moment of painful waiting, momen,
Of anxious doubt,
And the door was swiftly oFcned, while a
foot few swiftly out,
A moment of quiet agohy, 4 moment Of ST.
lent suspense.
And the Young man lurched through lthe
atmosphere and hung hinssf on the
fence.
A horrible shrI, = of anguish, a loud Ob
strepsrouS hoop,
And the Young man d ~ down the svsnu
with hIs coat tails IN the souF.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Emergency Trains.

Emergency trains are n new feature
of the Pennsylvania railroad man
agement Any one getting married
and in n hurry to get away on a
wedding trip, or any one, or number
of travellers who cannot wait for a reg
ular train an extra one Is started out
at a great speed, the frequency and
cost being regulated only by the
Willingness to pay for the extraordin-
airy service Before An emergency
train is started out every station on
the division of the road over which
the train is to run and every signal
operator, must notified oft, the mum
Der Of locomotives given, the time on
which it Is to run, and every tssln
in the path of the emergency train IS
notified at the first station 1t reaches
that such train Is on the road and
il it is an urgent case all regular
trains must keep ont of its way. All
this is accomplished by the free use
of tie telegraph, and IN q very few
minutes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Experience Among Mormons.

George Preston of Clay county,
Ala, has returned from Utah where
he went 10 months ago As convert
10 Mormonism. He tells thrilling
story of the treatment of converts by
the Mormuns when they reach Utah.
He saws the women converts are
married to elders, who, IN most cases,
have three or four wives already, and
if they offer the slightest resistance
they are tiogsed or otherwise pun
ished until they submit. The men
who have been promised homes and
farms are compelled To- give up al
the money they have for the church,
and then they are turned adrift to
live as best they can.
Preston and his Young wife were
converted to MOrmonizm about a
wear ago by two of the elders who
were prusslvting IN Clay county
They sold all they had and went to
Utah. Preston said his wife was
stolen from him and carried to Salt
Lake CITY, he thinks, but he was
never able to lind any trace of her
He was then by threats, compelled
to give the Mormon church all tn,
money he had, about $500, and theI
he WAS told he must lookout for him
self He started home three month,
ago, and worked his way back.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
DROP IN.

We have now filled our
shelves with FALL AND WINTER
Goods of all kinds. Our GUS
toners have appreciated our
efforts to give them goods to
suit their purposes, and we
believe that we are better pre-
pared than ever to merit their
confidence. We invite YOU to
come and see and be satisfied.
In our dress goods department
we have almost everything.
Don't be backward, call for
what you want.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Cheap Excursisps TO Calffor.

in Pullman Tourist Steering Cars for
Passengers holding second class tick
cts to Pacific Coast Points. which will
bsrun through from Chic'go via Oms
ha, to San Francisco without change
at any intermediate point, via the Chi
ca-o. Milwaukee & ST. Paul and Un-
ion Pacific Shortl Line only on the
following dates for leaving Cbicaco ,
viz: January 16 and 30, February
l3 and %. March 13, April 10 and
"a. May s and %
The sleeping car fare from Chicago
10 San Francisco is but S4-OO per
berth. and the accommodations NJ
excellent For further particulars
apply to the nearest coupon ticket
agent, or address Jno. r Pott, Trav.
Pass Agent, Willinmsport, Pa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12

From the North American of March
s: The burning of a saloon in an In
diana town by anti-hquor crusaders.
which cost life, viii do the temper
ance movement in that section
more harm than anything that could
have been done by its enemies The
ashes of tho saloon-keeper whose body
was cremated in his blazing saloon
will cry aloud for vengeance, and
every respectable man, whether he Is
for, or against the sale of the liquor
will denouncs such bitter fanaticism
When Temperance joins hands with
rapine and murder, it cannot expec.
the sympathy of law abiding citizens
and every honest Prohibitiones'
should repudiste the men guilty O
such acts