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PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Rev James w. Ford, for more than
Aalf century missionary in China,
says he has studied the Chinese lam
guage for fifty years and has not yet
mastered it.
Miss Rachel Sherman, the Generals
daughter, is so we'll posted in politics
that she is an invaluable assistant to
her father in supplying him with names
and dates that have grown dim in his
mind
His Royal Highness the Prince OF
Wales is direct descendant of King
Alfred. being the thirty-third great
grandson. Thus the English throne
has remained in the same family for
over one thousand years.
In the way of prize offering an
English paper stands at the head. The
inducement is pretty wife with an en-
dowment of e10O per year The lady is
to be selected by the editor for her
beauty, and she is then to have the
choice of one of ten gentlemen, who will
agree beforehand to marry her if such
be her choice. A wedding trousseau is
also to be provided.
Count Won Moltke has refused the
Dukedom which the Emperor not only
offered but pressed upon him. AS it is,
Won Moltke is at present in the Herren-
haus as a member for life. So the stern,
silent soldier refused honors which
would merely have been titular and
honorific without enlarg ing his sphere
for doing good to Vaterland His health
remains perfect and seems to have been
not the least Undermined by the recent
exacting ceremonies
Mime. Artoud, of Paris, died recently,
and, as not silver of her money could
be found in the hands of her agents, her
heirs began a search for it in the furni-
ture of her home. After ripping up
every thing they examined a plaster
bust of the Venus of Milo and there was
the treasure, amounting to consider
able fortune. The base of the statue
was covered over underneath with oil
cloth, and when the covering was re-
moved out tumblcd a choice collection
Of bank notes, bonds, securities and
obligations.
Richard Il. Jackson, whom the
President, by act of Congress, has been
authorized to appoint an ensign in the
navy, is one of the heroes who were re-
vealed by the memorable storm at Al pia,
Samoa. At a critical moment when
the Trenton was about to drift on reef.
he led the men aloft, where their bodies
had the effect of sail, and this saved
the ship Admiral Kim berly says that
he not only saved the Trenton's crew,
but also thatof the Vandalia, who would
all have been lost had not the Trenton
drifted alongside and rescued her men.
From the time of Abraham to the
present the m gratory instinct has been
strong among Jews MesopOtamia,
Canaan, Egypt, Canaan once more,
Assyria, Babylonia, Persia Canaan a
third time and then the whole world,
is the route of the migration, the itin-
erary, as it were, of the Hebrew race.
| The Jews are indeed the ''trlbe of the
wandering foot" The existence OF
Jews in out-of-the-way corners of the
earth-the Felashas and Beni-Israel
and the Cochin Jews-is only account
ed for by their wandering instincts.
No doubt that instinct has been
strengthened by persecution, but now
when peace prevails, the Jew still re
tains his fondness for travelling.
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A BoTToMLEss PIT.
Wonderful Natural Well In West Virginia
Which Can Not BE Sounded.

Wonderful Natural Well In West Virginia
Which Can Not BE Sounded.
OF the many natural wonders in the
out-of-the-way regions of West Vir-
ginia, none have more widespread fame
than a mysterious hole in the mount
aims near Ridenour, known all over the
South Branch country as the He'll Hole.
This is rather an uncouth name, to be
sure, but to visit the spot justifes the
title in the mind of the beholder. This
terrible abyss is on stream called
North Fork, in Grant County, and is at
the lower or left hand side of the road
which leads through the Harmer hills.
The chasm, circular in shape, is about
fifteen feet in diameter, almost per-
pendicular, and believed by the natives
to be bottomless Many attempts have
been made to sound this mysterious nat
ural well; in some instances lines over
1000 feet in length have been used, but
as yet the other end has not been dis
covered; lanterns and torches lowered
to the depth of many hundred feet re-
veal nothing but rough, irregular walls
of solid rock. Scientists provided with
stop watches examined the chasm in
1888 Heavy powders were rolled over
the edge of the yawning gulf which
failed to give forth sound until after
the expiration of fourteen seconds!
From this, making due allowance for
the resistance of the air, the transmits
sion of sound and the impediments to
the powders caused by the uneven
sides, they calculated that the hole was
S,152 feet inches deep presuming, of
course, that the first audible sound was
caused by the stone striking bottom.
The people of the vicinity who have
for many years regarded this gigantic
we'll with something akin to awe, tell
many stories of it and the objects ami
mate and inanimate, which have been
swallowed up in it's Unsuitable maw.-
St Louis Republic
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Econonlcal EatIne.

Have you any mince pie?" he said,
bustling mp to the proprietor Of s Nassau
street restaurant and letting his
autumn-tinted nose harmonic with the
cranberry tarts Certainly, sir" Lit
tie early, isn't it. for mince?' "Oh, no
"Aren't remnants or maFk.downs from
last year, are they2" ''of course not"
answered the proprietor, Indignantly.
well, you do me up whole pie. Pm
going to start for Omaha at five o'clock
and want slayer for the trip You
see," he added, leaning conndentialIy
on the cake rack, when went west
last year eat half mince pie before
started. Well, sir. / never seen any
thing stand by yer like it cOuldn' teat
mouthful Of any thing till ] got to St
Louis. This year I'm buyin' whole
pie, and recknn she'll see mo clear into
The STATE Of Nebraska IN Y. TFihgpa
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NO Acting Allowed. -Jinks-''Well,
well! So young Minks is making
living on the stage? should never
have supposed that he could act"
Blinks-"He can't; but. then, in his
position it isn't necessary. He supports
a star. Good News.
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-Travers-"You have actually sent
bill with my clothes. What insult:
What infamyr Tailor-"It was all our
new book-keeper's fault. sir. He gos
you mixed up with those who pay
CgOthier aud Furnishes.
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The Parisians have a new bit OF
slang which the Boston Herald thinks
expressively translated by good old
''hunkidori." The phrase is FIN de
Steele" literally meaning END of the
century," which, like some more ortho-
dox French idioms to foreigners, means
about nothing. But to the Partisan 1t
seems to mean "bang up" ''the latest
sweet thing" takes the cake, " in short
the most advanced outpost in style,
speech and conduct accessible to dude
and dudine. II you would daily with
the pronunciation of the phrase hold
your nose and say 'fan," de- with.
short sc" and "siecle" like ''seaykle.
Uncle George-''Why, Hatty, saw
you and Tom Dashaway talking away
like all possessed last evening. You
know what you told me: We do not
speak as we pass by,'n Hatty-"I know
1t, uncle; but then, you see, we don't
pass By, "-Pestoa Transcript
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

The outbreak among the Sioux which oc.
cured IN December last Is as to its causes and
incidents fully reported upon by the war de-
That these Indians have had some just com
plants especially in the matter Of the reduc-
ton Of the appropriation for rations and in the
delays attending the enactment Of laws to en-
able the department TO perform the engage
ments entered into with them, is probably true;
but the Sioux tribes are naturally war-like and
turbulent and their warriors were excited by
their medicine men and chiefs, who preached the
coming OF an Indian Messiah who was to give
them power 10 destroy their enemies. In view
OF the alarm mat prevailed among the white
settlers near the reservation and Of the
fatal consequences that would have resulted
from an Indian incurston, | placed at The dis
posal Of Gen. Miles, commanding the division
OF tbe Missouri, all such forces as were thought
by him to be required. He is entitled to the
credit o. having given the heroic protection to
tho settlers and OF bringing the hostiles into
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17
Old Nursery Favorites.

There was Tom the Son OF the Piper.
Jack Sprat, and Merry King Cole.
And the Three Wise Men Of Gotham,
Who Went to sea in 8 bowl;
The woman who rode on q broOmstick,
And swept the eobweobed sky,
And the boy who sat in the corner,
Eating his Christmas pie.
These were some of the old favoriies.
but they have been supplanted by the
''Pansy' and "Chatterbox" stories.
Little Lord Fauntleroy," and five Lit
tie Peppers. The Old fashioned pills
and physics have been superseded. and
wisely. too, by Pieree's Purgative Pellets,
a mill, harmless and effective cathartic.
They are pleasant to take-so gentle in
their action that the most delicate child
can take them, yet SO effective that they
will cure the most obstinate cases of
constipation, stomach, liver and bowel
troubles. They should be in every nur-
rery. As gentle laxative, only one
for a dose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

Geo. Budd place so acres
Joining town on the west, this is very desirable
place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

International copyright has been secured in
accordaHCe with the conditions OF the act OF
March :, 1891, with Belgium France, Great
Britain and the British possessions, and
Switzerland, the laws of those countries per
hitting to our citizens the benefit Of copyright
on substantially the same basis as 10 their own
citizens ana subjects. With Germany a spe-
cial convention has been negotiated upon this
subject which will bring that country within
the reciprocal benefits OF our legislation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

! concur IN the recommendation Of the at
toruey general that ne right in felony cases to
a review by the supreme court be limited. It
would seem hat personal liberty would have
safe qua nty ~ the right Of review in
cases involving only Ene and Imprisonment
was limited 70 the circuit court Of appeals IN
tess . constitutional question should 10 some
way be involved. Ihe judges If the court Of
private land claims provided for by the act Of
court organized II r now possible TO give
early relief to communities long repressed in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

The recent political disturbances in the re-
public OF Brazil have excited regret and solicit
tude. The information we possessed was too
meager 10 enable us to form a satisfactory
judgment OF the causes leading to the tenn
porary assumption Of supreme power by Presi-
dent Fonseca: but this government did not fail
10 express to him its anxious solicitude for the
peace OF Brazil ana for the maintenance
OF the free political institutions which had re-
Gently been established there, nor to offer our
advice that great moderation should be OBJ
served in the clash OF parties and the contest
for leadership These counsels were received
In the most friendly spirit, and the latest in
formation is that constitutional government has
been re established without bloodshed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

New York Herald; Do you stay up
to receive him when your husband stays
out late at night?'
No, indeed. 60 to sleep very easily,
so l can scold him the rest of the night
after he has come in, without loss of
sleep
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

a great many persons, who have found
no relief from other treatment, have
been cured of rheumatism by Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. Do not give up until
you have tried it. 1t is only so cents
per bottle. For sale by j. I, Bennett
Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

To purify
Your blood
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
New York Herald: II understand
that brute, old Bellows, beats his wife
and daughters?"
'He does. y
THE old scoundrel! What makes
him do it?'
He says when he goes into a euchre
game he'd beat his grandmother if he
could. ="
For disordered Liver try BEECHAM' s
PILLS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

etroit Free Press: Wife 0o hus-
band, coming in under an umbrella,
dripping)-Goodness, Harry, why did
you come through all that rain?
Harry (pleasantly)-Because, love, l
couldn't come over it, or under it, or
around it. y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17
Real ESTATE.
John J. Pendleton residence,

Block two.-l50 fl. front 100 IT, back, house one
ear old, well. Cistern. Corner lot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

Frank Walker farm former
ly Charley Benrett's place north Of Tswn about
III miles, i20 acres finely improved.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
An Uproar in Court.

One OF the most astonishing features
% the running Of the civil courts Of this
city Is the excitement which a harmless
citizen can cause bv walking into the
court room with his hat on. Of course
no one is so ignorant a. not TO know
that II is not the proper thing 70 keep
his hat on in the presence of judge
holding court. but IL frequently happens
that q man who l. str0lling about the
corridors Of court house viii step into
a court room and absent mindedly fail
10 remove his hat. Now there NAV De
q court officer within two feet q him.
He taps the offender on the shoulder
and whispers 70 him 20 take OF his hat
That il the curious feature Of IT, He
doesn't do any such thing Instead. n
shouts at the top OF his lnngs. Hats
of" The officer IN the corner. who has
been DOING. wakes with a start. also
shouts Hats Of and the third Oa5csr.
who mas bad III hack TUNED toward -he
offender. IN The act % handing . paper
70 the witness on the stand. wb-els
around and lIxeTise shout Hats "a -
Judges lawyers, w7ules-~s. Jurynen.
all ar startled a. the sudden outcry.
and me offender against court room etI-
quette snezks out = cgar1 aia.is.7i sud
wondering why be cuuldut have been
asked % remove hi- lat without - rnach
attention beinx attracted ~ LAS o6suse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
oeERoN's LAST COUNCIL.

IT, on some woodland lawn. YOU see a ring
OF darker hue upon sbe paier grass
The strange green gFcSth which children a.
they pass
still tell e4ch other Is a fairy thing
Left by the Elves DER nigh--Iet your soul cling
To The sweet thought that there the Ell King
was
With all his crew at dawn; bat that, alas,
They met there for their last, last gathering.
For they ar. dead: and though the sunshine stin
Dances in fees, a. dance the leaves above,
And still the squirrel nbbles and The mouse,
The little folk are gone who used 10 ill
The hazel copses where the wildwood dove
With cross laid twigs still builds her httls
house.
He called a last assembly o. the Elves
Hundreds Of. Fairies in the forest met
Meath one huge oak tree-SPrites Of dry and
wet.
Pixies and Imps, and every gnone that delves.
And Oberon said: I'VE hIrk by tens and tweIves.
Starved in the woods. Man 5 iaith--our food a.
vet
Feeds Us no more: the fairies SUD has set;
We are but shadows OF our former selves.
d" lis time 20 leave the woods and 20 depart
When faith quite ends 80 say the high tec-ees)
Then death will strike rs with his - dart.
Long have We nestled in the hearts Of trees
Now We must nestle IN he poets heart
The only place in which We re or shall freeze
Eugene Lee Hamilton IN Academy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
AMERICAN WRITERS ABROAD.
Amelie Rives, Marion Crawford and
Henry James and Their Work.

AmeIie Rives, Marion Crawford and
Henry James and Their Work.
Special Correspondence
NEW York, Jan 25-Three of the mos
famous, if not the most popular, American
writers Of fiction are now living perma-
nontly abroad - Amelie Riyes-Chanler,
Marion Crawford and Henry James.
When Amclie Rives was married to .
brilliant aud wealthy young New Yorker
there was good deal of discussion about
the chance of her remaining in the literary
field She came 20 New York, where her
unique and delicate reputation, combined
with her remarkable beauty and utter I'M
conventionality of dress and address, made
her a brief sensation in social and literary
circles. It was brief because Mrs. Chanler
remained here only a short time. Her
husbands fortune was sufficient TO enable
her to enjoy all that was the best in Eu
rope. and they departed for Paris. where
reports indicate that she has established
fame both for her charming personality,
as well as because her Literary reputation
had preceded her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
.,tr1rv RrvFSCEAyIFR

Mrs. Chanler was seriously grieved when
she discovered that she was classed with
the school Of writers OF Passionate sug-
gestiou she felt thar the reading public
should have taken her story Of The
Quick aud the Dead just as she intended
il. because she did not and could not have
written a line which would have tended 20
suggest or 70 glorify the passion which be
fore that had beer exclusively described
and developed by able writers Of France.
For some time Mrs Chsuler has been
quite an invalid. and few weeks ago her
Hines, became dangerous, but n : now
announced that her recovery Is assured,
and that she viii give to the world speed
lis another romance
Marion Crawford Is also completing a
new novel. slthough y seems scarcely a
week since his latest romance WAS pub
HSh-,i. he diSproves the common belief
that prolific production l. certain % i'm
pair the literary quality Of az authors
Work. He produces tSo or three books a
war. but A. hlS srOEle. are always com
narzrively short this frequency j. more
easily understood Mr. Crawford unoGe~-
.io,ahl-- Inherited his literary bent he j.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

As the great majority Of readers do not
care TO witness a literary dissection, done
with the most delicate of lancets and con-
tinued 70 four or five hundred pages, Mr..
James sketches have never attained great
popularity here. although his literary
workmanship IS so exquisite as 90 command
admiration from those who esteem them
selves cultivated. He is living in London,
and enjoying much of the festivities Of
that city. He has been engaged in trans
latiDg some of Alphonse Daudet : works
a writer whom Mr.. James regards rs the
first OF living romancers, il not The first of
all who have ever lived. Perhaps Mr..
James finds such work more satisfactory
to readers than original compositions of
his own. He will probably never return TO
America 10 live, and it is no unkindness 20
him to ssy that this information will prob
ably cau5e no pangs Of regret here.
L. J. EDWARDS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

whose daughters has written two accept
able romances. Mrs. Howe herself stands
among the first of those who have con-
tributed worthy literature.
Mr. Crawford's wealth and disposition
have led him TO spend most OF his years in
Europe. He is a selfexDatriated Ameri-
can; he has beautiful wife and charming
family. and lives in comparative seclusion
most Of the year on the shores of the Medi-
terranean. His stories do not appeal TO
the great masses, but among those who
have gained literary culture they stand
easily first OF the romances written by an
American.
Mr.. Henry James is an American only
by the accident of birth. and this is all the
more strange because his father and his
brothers are most intense Americans in
their sympathies and in their views OF life.
James is unique in one respect, in that he
is story teller in reality who spurns his
gift He might write the most charming
and delightful of stories, but he affects
profound contempt for narratives which
have plot and climaXes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

LOB -ALf-ANOIdEH IErGtfG or IHD-l
Il cheap COX stoves o. iz2Fls- p. - y sa.a e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

That the change Of time card on the
Santa Fe Route has brought about the
following pleasant features Tor the Wich-
tia trade. viz:
Wichita express leaves for the east at
SIS a. NJ: arrives at Topeka p. m. and
Kansas City $50 p n. making all conneC-
tons This train runs solid and las in It's
equipment a new reclining chair car.
Chicago express leaves Wichita 10 a. 10.
and has through Pullman from Calves
ton. Makes no stops at local stations.
connecting at Newton with the vestihuied
Chicago express. arriving st Kansas CITY
6 y. N. and Chicago $50 next morning.
The y. m. train has free reclining chair
car 70 Kansas City, Pullman chair car 20
Topeka. Atchisou and -. Joseph: also
Pullman Car 10 Kansas City. South bound
Texas express leaves an hour later. 5:lO p
m. This train has through Pullman car
and day coaches TO Fort Worth aud Gal
weston. Tex Further information VIII be
given at Union Ticket Office, l22 Nort b
Main street. or Union passenger station.
ceruer Douglas and Fish avenues L-ltf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
LIVE STOCK MARKET.


ST. LOUIS. No. Feb. s CATTI E-Receipts
l500. shipments l6O. Market steady NATIVES
9lg5 AZ, stoCk'rs ana feeUrTS SnrS ~ Texans and
Indians e 4Ot4 90 Ht6S-kecc pit 5410 shipments
sSl1. Market lower. Heavy 5lsS IS mixed g. lSs
Co. SHEEP-LeCeipts TO-. shIUurnts 500 Mar
ke strong Good 70 choice - l0aJ ~
kANsas CITY No. Feb 6-CATTI F-Reccints
$50 hi pments 1910. 3isrket steady Ia lower steers
o. SAS5 IS. COWS 81 7Ssa O. 80, kers and fee3er5
25a3 Is. HoGs-hevelpt> lNh-0. shipments 3
Market 5Sl0c lower. Bulk - $50 a. all grades a
a. 81 ShEkP-heceipts 2l7n shipments 500 Ma
1t strong unchanged. food choice ruutfons
tS25S4 10. lambs 500 40 stoClers aud feeders
a. 0kSS "
CHICAGO. I'LL. Feb e-T'he Drovers' Journal re-
PORTS CATTIE-ReCeipts SOla shipments none
Market dull. shade better. steers. good 10 lest
81 10a5 10 common % medium IS 00ss 3. COWS S u
a. 10 stockers s. 1908 y hOGS-keccipt> sl0QJ
shiuments 20 Market lower. ROI 81 and COM
mon t5SS 81 packers and mixed - aJota 6n. prime
heavy and butche $ weights IS q - ~. Light : al
a. -. >If P-Recei pts SGn. shipments 5Os
Market SOW. iovsr Westerns - skss ~. native
Q 1904 a. Texans s. 25e4 90 lambs e. o5s6 -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Rrief Mention

Brief Mention
No change in hogs today.
Grant johnson, Elbing, marketed a car
If hogs and cattle.
C. T. Arnett, Anthony, sent in car &C
Aogs.
Paugh Bros, Sedgwick, had car of
hogs on the market today.
G. L. Pollard, Sedgwick, had in car of
hogs.
c. f. Blake, Mount Hope, marketed a
1ar of hogs today.
Chesky & Rechif, Niclerson, sent in two
loads of hogs.
a. Bramwell. Yoder, had two loads of
hogs on today's market.
Spencer shipped car of hogs.
Deneese q Num-, Ma.yfield, sent in n car
OF hogs today.
ID. c. Lehman, Halstead, marketed a car
" hogs.
II. Mills, Newton. sent in load OF hogs.
Car g. Son. Udall, had a car of hogs and
cattle on the market
Houston shipped three cars of hogs TO-
day.
J. ). Donahoe, Burden, had in two cars
4 hogs.
w. H. Primrose, Atlanta, marketed
4 hogs today.
II. B. Craig, Atlanta, sent in a load of
aogs.
c. A. Baker, Iuka, had in load of hogs.
J. w. Lindsey, Frederick, marketed a
,ar Of hogs
VIM. Rapp, Hesston, sent in car of
hogs.
T.. Z. Robson, Towanda, was in with a
ear Of hogs yesterday.
Hog buyers today were: Whitaker,
l16O: Fit. Worth. l2l: c. p Co, IS; Rob
cts, A; j. z. Co, 43; Houston, 100.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Hreakrnc the News Gently.

Two Polish peasants happen 20 meet.
Tell me, did you know that NaiGas
cow was dead?'
Good heavens' But you are not going
to tell him the news as bluntly as that2"
mo, / shall prepare him. First | am
going to tell him that his mother has died;
then can break the news about the cow"
Paris Figaro