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The advocate., 1891-09-30

ACCORDING to the Lawrence Jour
mGl the mortgage debt upon Kansas
real estate is $668, ,570,l46.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06
The MINE

b List Of Victims In the Late rennsylva-
mia Mine Explosion Grows Larger.
YOUNGwOOD, Pa. Jan. 29.-One hun
drcd and seven bodies had been taken
from the Mammoth mine, No. !. Ot
Frick 4 Co, at Mammoth, up to noon
yesterday. 1t is estimated that the u
mains Of at least forty more victims o!
the explosion are still in the pit, but II
is thought that all will be ont in a few
hours.
This catastrophe, while involving
more than five times the loss Of life &C.
casioncd by the Dunbar disaster. differs
in many respects from the latter. At
Dunbar the explosion set fire to the
mine and the shaft for days and weeks
was a roaring furnace. Here the fire
was put ont as soon as it started.
Never in the history Of American coal
mining has there been such nm unex-
pccted accident, with such q complete
humiliation Of all within its reach.
The Mammoth mine has been noted
always rs being particularly free from
gas. Fire Boss Smith. a man who had
worked in mines in Great Britain and
this country for thirty years made his
usual careful inspection Of all the rooms
and headings at the customary time be-
tween ! and 3 o'clock in the morning.
His duty was to enter every place where
men worked and to mark upon the wall
of the room or heading the sign of his
spprOval-the figures Of the day Of the
month
Monday there were 1SS miners at
work in the part affected by the explo.
sion. It IS not known exactly how
many were there Tuesday, but there
have been found 10 bodies and It is
thought the total number will be over
in
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06
Quick Eyea

The experienced railroad conductos
easily locates and keeps in mind all the
passengers ON his train. He seldom
asks q passenger twice for his ticket
He goes without doubt or hesitation
straight to those who get on at way sta.
tons no matter in what car they NAV
be. Brakemen, intelligent and with an
eye to the future. acquire the same hab.
It Of accurate observation. The man
who walks briskly through the cal, .p-
parently intent only on reaching the
brake 1t the other end, may take n he
goes . quick mental photograph Of all
the passengers Al . station the other
day = woman who had Just stepped OF
. car exclaimed: '.Ihaye lost my pock-
etbook:" A brakeman who stood on
the car platform looked 1t her for IN in
stank and then, with more than . mind
readers celebrity Of movement and
with greater certainty q sctioa, he
walked wide awake straight to the seat
the ladv lad occupied He was nut
confused by the fact that Il was now oe.
eupied BY other passengers: he simply
asked them to let him look for the
pocketbook. Itw1s there on the loon
where the lady had dropped IL and 10
was restored 70 her within . minute If.
Tar her discovery that she had lost IT,
n. Y. Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06
Ds.e.eee C..x n. c,r.a

by local applications, as they can not reach
tho diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way 70 euro Deafness. and this, u
BY constitutional rcmcdieaL Deafness IL
caused by an infismed condition OF the mu.
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. W0ea
this tube gets infiamed you have . rimbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when IL Il
entirely closed DeaSxs9s = :he result. and
unless the Inflammation can DO taken out
and this u b restored TO its normal condi.
ton, hearing will b destroyed forever:
nine cases out Of ten arc caused BY catarrh,
which 10 nothing but IN inflamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness ~(causcl by Catarrh, that
We cannot cure BY taking Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHExEY 4 Co, Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists. sc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. .s.-S. A.
Hoy. the night operator in the employ
Of the Santa Fe Railroad Company At
Holloway, Kan, a small station about
twenty-five miles south Of this city, and
his young wife were struck by the en-
CINE Of the Olathe plug passenger
train on the Santa Fe tracks shortly If.
ter : o'clock this morning.
Mrs Hoy was killed instantly. The
entire train passed over her body and il
was frightfully mangled.
Young Hoy was severely injured but
it is not thought fatally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

-E+
Osos 0svss osessss & nssVs.sse - Sa1ss.
1no0Smns1n
ARseinao bevoAh1y WeaAeohhp q.
sitiso whsa - e1sos ~ 6ehss III {
chance 70 ssssel 0aeA - e~ppustuaity
w. uswiseiAgsy s4a6s1 u IN 1aOiisA
clergyman. Who hood thss three nesed
sesAssDsa. b whoo ~ believed. 0tghi
AL hang together"
"ADsa,"Asreaaly seePonAeas msn'
bss q IL eppest1D Rse0.
81 oeoa.s all - 0lnbsee. IN hases.
'shas thsy ~ haa9hgsehsrtn scssrd
and eoocprdL"
1T doesat matter what sns4 Of Q
cord u Is" was The immediate reply.
A Runisn eentlenan q d~naanetoa
once dinsd with SIR stafford NorsAcoss.
u . time when En9iand w.s suppmed
70 aim 1t Interfering between Rsaaia
md Turkey In their dAagreeDenl In
the eoarse Of converxssioa The Rs~ian
became very loud In abuse of Engiand.
and Sir Stafford made NO response until
his guest exclaimed: "You Engiihmen
are like the pigs which hunt in dirt for
t~Fu1aeA"
"Ssy rather. monsieur" remarked
Sir Stafford. the dosn which drive the
pigs away"
During the rest Of the dinner En-
glands sympathy foe Turkey WAS . for
hidden subject
II have 1t least one mercy TO be
thankful for" said IN iratr E~ngiishman
ono day. In the couse Of adispuse with
. patriotic FrcnchmaH. and that Is that
! was born on this side Of the chan
nei.'
The Frenchman looked him over with
. dawning smile.
Il. too. am glad. monsieur" sAh he.
sweetly. 1--WE are the most civilized
nation on earth You would have died
Of homesickness." Youths COMPANION.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

WooDvrLIR Miss, Jan AS A.
Bradford, who some weeks ago wrecked
the pay train on the Louisville. New
Orleans 4 Texas railrosd, has beea; &c.
Quilted and escaped punishmeni
through . technically Of the Law,
which Was discussed It . mass meetine
Of citizens Of Wilkins County held here
last night when . resolution wa
adopted ordering him to leave imne-
diately and never to rome again withia
ths limits OF the county. with tie -.
surance that II he does be win Be IN
saantly put to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Mn Jones {. New York lady) takes
IN sewing 70 maintain herself and .
worthless husband. and she i getting
rather tired q The Job. A few days
ago he applied for financial ed, q
usual.
"Shee here; Marian. can't yoa let ~
Chic} have . quarter Irish morningYs
mo. Josiah, ! shall have 20 refuss
your request II I keep On Supplying
al your wants I'm xftaid Tie hoard G
health WIN have ne indeed for 49,
tsining . uuiaancA!V- StcenA
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

No one doubts that DR.,
Sage's Catarrh Remedy really
cures Catarrh. whether the
disease be recent or Of long
standing. because the makers
Of it clinch their faith in j,
with 4 $500 guarantee. which
isn't a mere newspaper guar.
antee, but ION call" in 4
moment.
That moment is when you
prove that its makers can't
cure you.
The reason for their faith
is this:
DR.. Sage's remedy has
proved itself the right cure
for ninety nine out Of one
hundred cases Of Catarrh in
the Head, and the Worlds
Dispcnsary Medical Associa-
ton Can afford to take the
risk Of your being the one
hundrcdth.
The only question is-arc
you willing to make the test.
if the makers are willing to
take the risk?
II so, the rest is easy. You
pay your druggist so cents
and the trial begins.
II you're wanting the $500
you'll get something better
a ex,e/
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Ccw-~sA psas~ Fs~svs ss~ s~aSssvsss
ssss5 frsss rvS~ay = Pap sf Ttxs &. -
r>ssseg "a tks go ssA ~ So tSsse ss~s Ay
fsntsS sr1ss 81 ~ aA&s3s yrss ss~a ss6
sss. = s~ssss 80 syssrz ss~rss~sa sS~v~
~ rrvssSfsss ,ss ssaza s@a eszf~xs~ Il e.
Wts xse
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06
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!t01SD1A0QasmA = So ., ssssasss
~ Nocft

eooooDo0mQAS0o - $50 - aaSeosSs
Nj 0s1 Hscu
DnttAias u pns's s@s ss@esssAiss
= OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ds-aAsa
q 81 tnhD - ossM. q snusnans snwr~ss
90 thAa ere "a fsssa 10 ~ senss ssr~s
lartiiA Icssssry is~srss<sss sAss sake
y Sissss.s ire, go :ss'.ssn!ss. =. u y:
OsnasvU yissue Onis ssaR ss1 bssfs ~.
OOan wysid - = tears = ~
0AAy tAeor$ee prsOssunss g esr,s
0sstA Drus6 In DAay drag seorW
0uiIis ShRpatae1sss eos.alns ~ sniE.
Dassaos tssrcAtsri Essh tnsssdssss
IL haasa s,ssea Comess~i. sh<v easvss
h~Aeneoisisg tsenssc~ uy-ss ever fHnrfsss
% ~ hudy, improving disestsoa. ssree9shr
eptag - LScr Asd ksdseys. esrAas.ax ~
Nod 81 pe4seeoas assser, s~stAsn3 ,
ne9vc0e sxsseu- esitveaina sAe meaiA Tar
nlsta> aud 10 . wvrd. ey ssszssne n~u
ssrvnGse sod hfe cenpsrIiy rv.ssseAko
every p.ss ssd nAs<s ess feed sssrsvlars
Ike . eew trrson
Einer Hoisea, Aivsre,ts. Tea. wSs;es,
"Ny streus 9Th and hc~i,a h.1 heRa f.ilsa<
Ne Tor srv-rA, scara NJ b. Cd was ia .
very impoverished coalition aud very ia
parc Ny iinss scl, lArse, rsck-sy 2sa
rheumatic. snd ] coaii cot yak wssAczs
lettering fels sy .e4f growing rr~as
turcsy Cd, ~ BY f.r brSsa 10 k.k
p.nchcd sad saryvega~a seecr~a cussa-
erabsc, Ma rcss~ss At nsst. very nervo.s.
and growing very me4asesoiY Mr. cr~
were sore and I had cAcarrh usca rnAay
Asics. and bl;tcrs and blood paysnrgs. est
failed 10 set e-t,~r. l snE!is eoaSas an
bottles Of Bali . sAr~ApaIiLA. sad trsor~ I
hsd Lscd IL al test lac anutas~r rzAa- NJ
strcoEth and health tEpros@i. pinp.es sad
sores d~iszpyrAret from nv I-rsoa. sears
ana atm joints iefs re, AID I conssicr u,
self . weG. J-r>aa-H
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06
Good Place fur aloesou.

A South Carolina physician. asked
why he located 1t Monelova, said: 1T
is . 6rst-rate place for . doctor. II a
man Is sick all you have 10 do is to tell
his friends mo matter whether the af-
fair Is serious " mott 10 20 Ia . priest
and have him confess and prepare for
death. II he dies they will say. What
a good doctor he is. lie knew he must
die and 40 he had his spiritual interests
attended to- II he recover they will
say. What . capital physician he must
be. The man WAS in the last extremity
and prepared for death and H. cured
him. So In either went IL is . first-rate
place in which 70 achieve = medical
reputation. Medical Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

II Remote from Medical Help,
Doubly essential Is IL that you should be
provided with some IclIabic family med
icinc. Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters is the
best OF its class, ~remedying thoroughly a.
IL does such common ailments a. indiRes
ton, constipation and biliousness, and af.
fording safe and speedy help in malarial
cases. rheumatism and inactivity OF the
kidneys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

SppDI CHANGES % Wraratx ean.s
Throat Diseases. There is no more -rcrt
nal remedy fpr Coughs. Colds. ..c ,l.an
BsowS . BHoNCniAI Igs- ara SOD eHiy ss
hsres. Prize 2, "a
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

"wsss = fsaSNss~st 4~s~sss~ sss~ss-
sxssnsrs Nlss nzsas&xs@ ~ sAs ~~~s
q ~ erase ~ ssAsA<,~s fssa
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

IL IL easier 90 irarc figures that lie IN
Iedgers than t-asc lies :ha; sgurc ia socic;y.
-pt,sb1rHh Dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Napoleon Iionspartc dictated and
afterward signed his love letters IA Jo-
sephiae-a somewhat formal method Of
lo7eHAkinR, surely.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

AtvArs syesi sasss rsssear~y sxs rs~r
tsssEasryez s<x ssa 1865 eAse ga gws
ssipases CAssvs f[ts~ i4ssF rssss rSr<sO
Tie eSwess asS esax spz xx.S kns s~~sx
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

TakRE Is nothing unless IL be the sewing
mschine) that has lightened woman's labor
- much - DObbins' Electric Rosp. oonslanfiv
sold since 1854. All groccrs have IL. Have
yow made its acquaintance Try L.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

PLAys second fdd.e-thc man IN Shc OF.
ehc,ira Mail nnd Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

PnaH. S d Jan se-senasos
Moody has relelsed tie Repahlieas
caucus ffom further alleghGnee 10 hin.
u view Of the utter A~opelessnea Of ~
re Yesterday On the joint ballot
Moody received only - votes Hardep
getting -. Trip -, Cross Il and the
remainder scattering.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

PARliAMRHTARY.-'I rise for informs
tion," said the FRESHNESS ct tho debating
club. ''0laA you did" replied the presE
dcut: "you neel it"-Yalo Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

THERE Is one chill remedy whose e.
tect 10 . certainty. 1t has been testNl 10
many thousands severe cases and never
Known 70 fail IL - called Smiths Tonic
Syrup. Take no other.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

.po voc know whs o1sis ,his triig~T'
said . person. 20 Hook Ne" rcpi.ea hoo.,
but II you 10 over ,culi &c ,nllci
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

4~ls1oRTrNH we have always with 40. In
tho summer it's the .awn-moher's e1asper.
1tinG click, and In the winter it's the snow.
ohove"s diana scrape-S0mervil,eJournal
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

II seems to be IN u~ndispuied fact that q
married woman Is better shot with . roll
ing pin than she 10 with . tonc.-Yonkers
&faNcAmn0-
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

6oeehound and Tar.
yfksis TootAache Drops Cure in zoe minute.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

FOR any case OF nervousness, sleepless-
relief 10 sure In Carers Little Liver fills'
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Brsr. easiest to u>c and c~h~a,es, Pisp'.
Remedy fer CaiarTh- By druggists
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

MAJ. deserted BY bis friends. IL apt %
hare IN all-eonc feeling como over him -
timoA-Drake's 0aGasinA
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

real merit Is always recognized Thirty years
ago DR.. Shallenbergcr discovered an Anti
dOte to the poisono Of Malaria, which has had
m immense sale, although until recently Il
has not been advertised in Q single newspa
per. Merit alone has sold Il all these years
Just what il claimed for IL. 1t ipfaiiniv de-
stroys Malaria and could not harm an in.
FAINT Sold by druggists. or sent by mai
for one dollar. Address,
DIR. A. I. SHALLENBEROER, Rochester, Pa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

TA11H Is no other remedy 40 pleasant
% take and 20 sure In il effect - Dr.. Bulrs
Worm Oestroyera. Rflce . caaaa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

"DID the doctor give your husband sold
step drinking "CDetroit Free PreaA
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Tn. wife of . man who spent all bis time
aud money In following tho Nstional gamc.
got sdivorcc on base ball grounds -Texas
Slftin0s,
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Syrup"
For Coughs & Colds.

John F. Jones. Edom. Tex. writes
I have used German Syrup for the
past six years. for Sore Throat.
Cough. Colds. Pains in the Ches,
and Lungs. and let me say to any
one wanting such a medicine
German Syrup is the best.
B.W. Baldwin. Gainesville. Tenn,
writes: l have used your German
Syrup in my family. and find il the
best medicine I ever tried for coughs
and colds. I recommend it TO every.
one for these troubles.
R. Schmalhauscn, Druggist. OF
Charleston, Ill. writes: After trying
scores Of prescriptions and prepare
tons ! had on my files and shelves.
without relief for a very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs. I
tried your German Syrup. I; gave
me immediate relief and a pcrma-
nent cure. q
G. G. GREEN, Sole Msnsfaetsfef,
vssdbaD, New Jersey. Q. s. l.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

WHEN . man II injured In . railroad
wreck the managers Of the road know hat
II he fails 20 recover his relatives will try
tn-Atchison Globe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

Eesss fsss~s sAssss sssrvs - 49, -
sss hsby. sza az ne sss~- sASrs Ar~ =
81 ig-iEsS&sr.a@ is~sse
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

MANY p.opic think TIA, tho word ''hi,
terp" can tie gset oniy ia csnns~rtipa VITA
al Intoxicating beverage Tbs - a All.
take. a. the BIS, reGl.Sty fur AL Diseases Of
shc blosd. LIVER. Kidney =. etc .frtcsiy A>A
bi,,~rs IL D. purely . nscilc4Hr and every
article usssi Ia tie tssngfsrsur. % 81 v~rcs-
able origin Of knowa curative qualities
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

A merchant advertised q ten
dollar suit for eve dollArs 4, i.at a as
snii A tn dollar lswsHi, Costs is-..,
dollars -bssslo Ttn.s.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

PRISONS IN baOylOn! Ihcre were people
there that would like to have died. I
suppose there were men and women IN
torture in that city who would have
welcomed death. But he comes to the
palace, and just at the time when the
mirth Is dashing to the tiptop pitch
death breaks in at tho banquet We
have often seen the same thing illus
trated. Here is q young man just come
from college. He is kind. He is low
ing. He is enthusiastic. He Is eloquent
BY one spring he may bound to
heights toward which many men have
been struggling for years. A profess
sion opens before him. He is estab-
lished in the law. His friends cheer
him. Eminent men encourage him. Az
ter awhile you may see him standing
in the United States Senate, or moving
. popular a~ssemblage by his eloqnence
n trees r moved in . whirlwind-
Some night he retires early. A fever il
on him. Delirium, like . reckless. char
ioteer. seixes the reins of his intellect
Father and mother stand by and see the
tides of his life going out to the great
ocean. The banquet is coming to IN
end. The lights Of thought and mirth,
and eloquenee r being extilguished.
The earlands are snstehed nom the
brow. The vision Is euaa. DssaA At
the banquet!
We saw the same thing. on . larger
scale, illustrated In Tia last war a tits
country. Our whole Natina had been
sitfin~ NJ q National hannmeA-Norfh-
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-06

among the ~garlands, and pouring down
the corridors, and thrilling the souls of
1000 b~anqueters.
The signal is given, and the lords and
ladies, the mighty men and women of
the land, come around the table. Hoist
every one his cup and drink to the sem
timent: 20 King Belshazzar. live for
ever.!" Away with care from the palace!
Tear royal dignity to tatters! Pour out
more wine! Give us more light wilder
music. swceter perfume! Lord shouts
to lord. captain ogles to captain. Cob
lets clash. decanters rattle. There
come in the vile song, and the drunken
hiccough, and the slavering lip, and the
guffaw of idiotic laughter. bursting
from the lips Of Princes, flushed. reel
ing. bloodshot: while mingling with it
all I hear: ''Huzza! huzzal for great
B~elshazzar!"
What is that on the plastering ON the
wall? Is it q spirit? Is It . phantom?
Is it God? Out of the black sleeve of
the darkness a finger of fiery terror
trembles through the air and comes to
the wall, circling about rs though It
WOuiO WTIUc, anu tAcus VIII ollotP up
Of Fame, engraves on the plastering the
doom of the King. The music stops
The goblet falls from the nerveless
grasp. There is . thrill. There is .
start. There's athoasand voiced shrek
of horror. Let Daniel be brought In to
read that writing. He comes in. He
reads it: Weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
Meanwhile the Assyrians. who for
two years had been laying seige TO that
city. took advantage of that c~arousal
and cam in. l hear the feet of the
c~onquerers on the palace stairs. Mas
sacre PUSHES in with Thousand Rleam-
ing knives. Death bursts upon the
scene; and l shut the door of the BAN
quoting hall, for I do not want to look.
There is nothing there but torn banners,
and broken wreaths, and the slush Of
upses tanksrds. and the bloc muir.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
puNasNr PARAGRAPHS.


The man who keeps right himself
does a good deal to help other people to
behave themselves.
-Hobbs--"I can tell plush from seal
two blocks away" "Nobbs-" HowT
"By the way the wearer carries her
head"
"A Very Near Neighl or.-The man is
scarce who does not blame his wife for
Il whenever a misfortune overtakes
him.-Ram's Horn.
One Eye Ornameptal, One Useful
Sanso-"Why don't you wear a mono
Gle in each eye?" Dude-"Aw, q fellah
must see, doncherknow."-Mu
Weekly.
Miss Palisade-''We rather ex-
pected you at the church trimming, MIR.
Cleverton." Cleverton-"O, I'm not
much of a hand at flirting. ."--Brooklyn
Life.
"A Neat Way of Putting It.-"Bron-
son calls his wife perfect poem.
think she's termagant "Well, that's
what Bronson means She is not easily
composed. IN. Y. Sun.
Mrs. Grumps-"If that stranger you
were talking to said nothing about his
wife how do you know he is married.
Mr.. Grumps-"O, he looked so sort O
sympathetic when told him was"
Mr.. Fellow (of Chicago)-"How
came the Judge to grant your divorce
before the petition was read to him to-
day?" Mr.. Bellows-'IIe had once been
married to the woman himself"
AT Amherst College, some students
fastened live goose on the presidents
chair. Upon observing it, he said
''Gentlemen, 1 perceive you have a
competent instructor, and will there
fore leave you to your studies"
There are not so many great orators
now as there used to be, perhaps, but
every married man who is in the habit of
getting home late at night knows that
oratory is by no means a lost art
Somerville Journal.
-"Why do you always take I. Willie
Weighlee to the theater with you?"
60 he is my opera glass" Because
he is a necessary evil?" mo, because
l can draw him out, see through him
and then shut him up whenever L
please"
Cholley's father was baron in the jolly isle of
Bull,
And the girl he sought to marry had a father
rich in wool;
Said her father, Let US test him" and the
Yankeee girl said, "Lets;''
And they said he was no baron when they found
he paid his debts.
Rough on Eddie.-Y outhful Lover
ga penny for your thoughts, IphigeniaH
Mature Maiden-"You have guessed
them right, Eddie. 1t was pinafore
1 was thinking Of You ought to wear
one. Chicago Tribune.
-Yabsley-"They say that if wo-
man is frightened by some sound in the
night she promptly pulls the covers
over her head and goes to sleep again.
Is that so, Wickwire?" Wicllwire-
"Guess it is. That's the way the alarm
clock seems to affect our cook"
"A Veteran.-'"The operation" said
the surgeon gently to the man who had
just met with an accident, will be
very painful. l strongly advise you to
take an an@sthetic." NO" said the
, sufferer. 81 think / can bear it. | have
been used to shaving myself. Wash
|
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
AN EASTERN MYSTERY.
Britons Perplexed by the Swift and Won
derful Secret Mail of India.

Britons PerpIexed by the Swift and Won
derful Secret Mail of India.
What is known as the "secret mail
of India has for more than generation
perplexed the English mind, and is still
profound mystery, although number
less attempts have been made to eX-
plain it. Every one who has lived long in
Asiatic countries is aware that the ac-
curate knowledge of important happen
ings at distance is often possessed by
the natives a considerable time before
it is obtained by the Government ands
even though special facilities had been
provided for the transmission of the
news. This was frequently and con-
spicuously illustrated throughout the
Sepoy rebellion. Happenings occurring
hundreds of miles away were usually
known in the bazars hours and some
times days before the news reached the
authorities, and the information OBJ
tanned was regarded as so trustworthy
that the natives speculated upon it even
to the extent of their fortunes. Indeed,
upon one occasion the ''sevfet mail'
beat the Government courier fully
twelve hours, although every endeavor
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dispatch.
The Hindoos themselves say, when
they consent to talk about it at all, that
they depend neither upon horses nor
men, and have no secret code of signals;
but that they do possess a system of
thought transmission, which is as ia
miliar to them as is the electric tele-
graph to the western world. Any one
may accept this explanation that will
But though most people with less fond
ness for the mysterious and better
knowledge of the weaknesses of the
Hindoos for making riddles of the SIM
plest facts will look for a more prosaic
explanation, it remains to be said that
none has been Forthcoming. The
''secret mail'' is an indubitable reality,
and no westerner has ever succeeded in
solving its mystery. If news is trans
mitted by signals nc one has ever seen
the signalers; nor if there is vast sys-
TEN of stages in operation, covering
hundreds and thousands of miles, has
any one ever come across any of its ma
chinery. And, indeed, it would seem
that some means of communication
must be at the command of the natives
more rapid than horses or runners
Providence journal.