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The Republican., 1891-01-09
Special Delivery Stamps.

He was stamp fond, young and pre-
cocious. The plain American lamp had
no interest for him. He was making a
collection of foreign ones, and SO when
they sent him down to the postolfice for
a package he did not pay much atten-
ton, but brought it home and handed it
over, and skipped out to play tageS Nett
day they showed him a new sister who
had arrived. He looked at her with
some curiosity.
'Say, where did she come from?'
"Oh, from heaven"
"From heaven! I know. That was
the package brought from the postoffice
yesterday, and never knowed anything
about it"
Yes"
"Golly! why didn't you save me the
stamps?"-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
A Sacrilegious Robber.

A stranger entered the Church of the
Assumption, Brooklyn, one Saturday
morning, and, borrowing a rosary from
the sexton, lInelt in apparent prayer.
When the sexton, who had been out, re-
turned few minutes later the stranger
had vanished. So had two silver chal-
ices, two silken stoles and two prayer
books. Chase was given and the fellow
was caught. Upon his person was
found the booty taken from the church,
as well as three silver coffin plates bear
ing the inscription, "Rest in Peace
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction.

A we'll known novelist of this city was
telling how he finds his plots. Il have
found nearly all of them in real life by
intercourse with people in all sorts of
society. There are no plots to be drawn
from the imagination that are equal in
interest to those that can be learned by
knowing the actual experiences of many
of our men and women. Here in New
York you can hear of plenty of lovelorn
damsels and bold swains; you can find
heroes and heroines a-plenty; you can
hear of marvellous adventures; you can
find people whose career has been ro-
mantle; you can hear of intrigues and
their denouement; you can meet charac'
tiers who would shine on the printed
page; you can easily find in the actual
experience of your acquaintance all the
material needed for tragical tales OF
humorous yarns. Why, the best plot
ever wrote up was not of my invention
but was in the story of her own life
given me by my cook. New York Sun
The Republican., 1891-01-09

Charles Dudley Warner, while moral
izing upon well known tendency of
modern times in Harper's, has some
thing to say regarding the possible
future development of some recent fa-
miliar inventions. perhaps" says he,
1--WE may expect a further development
of the slot machine. By dropping a
cent in the slot one can get his weight.
his age, piece of chewing gum, Il bit OF
candy or shock that will ene1'Size his
nervous system. Why not get from Il
similar machine good business educa-
ton, or an interpretation Of Browning,
or new language, or Il knowledge OF
English literature? But even this would
be crude.
I'VE have hopes of something from
electricity. There ought to be some
where IL reservoir of knowledge, con
necting by wires with every house, and
professional switch tender, who, upon
the pressure of a button in any house
could turn on the intellectual streaE
desired. There lu&t be discovered il
time IL method by which not only infor
nation, but intellectual life, can bo in
fused into the system by an electric cur
rent. 1t would save Il world of trouble
and expense.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
Long PraNerS.

An Irish priest at Ammergau told the
following story of his bishop: His lord
ship and chaplain came to see the
Passion play, They would fain have
had room each, but this was not posi-
bic. They knclt down separately to say
their prayers by their little cots, and
presently it crossed the mind Of the
chaplain that it would not be we'll to
make his orisons shorter than the bish-
ops, ana he glanced over his shoulder to
see if his lordship was about to make an
end.
The bishop, presumably anxious not
to scandalize his chaplain by the short
ness of his prayers, also glanced over his
shoulder and waited. The process was
repeated several timos. Both suppl
cants were very red, and in time botl
fell asleep. They were found in the
morning OH their knees still and sleep
ing.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
FOUND nEsERTeo ON A STONE.

A TOuchius. Story of the Child of the Au-
thor of John Halifax, Gentleman"
Every woman in the land has bowed
down before John Halifax, Gentle
man." but how many know much of the
life of the woman whose brain child he
was? There is in it little romance that
am sure many will like to hear. Mar
ried to q gentleman who was a cripple,
Mrs. Muloch Craik lived an idyllic life
at beautiful country home few miles
from county town. She heard one day,
quite incidentally, that 6, baby had been
found on stone ut the cross rocds, that
it had been taken to the town hall, and
that all the gentry about were going to
look at it because it was such a sweet
little child. SO, following the example
of her neighbors, she went too. Locking
up into the sweet, sympathetic face of
the famed althoress, the little baby
smiled and put out its wee hands.
Dinah Muloch Craik could not resist
this, ard so she determined to take the
child for her very own. Quickly it was
wrapped up, and it became her | lby.
Devoted to ii, she was yet deternin / as
it grew older it should never havy its
heart hurt by being told the story Of its
birth and adoption; SO as soon as the lit
/ tie girl was able to understand, it was
lovingly whispered to her that she had
been found On the large stone which
stood in the center of the hall, and
which always was decorated with flow
ers, and that God had put her there that
her mother might find hcr. ASK St02las
she grew old enough it became her
daily duty to cut the flowers al-I ar
range them to make beautiful this great
rock that had been dug up from the
cross roads and brought there.
To her it represented the place where
the hands OF the angels had rested when
they laid her down. Culiously enough,
the child became very proud of the way
in which she had reached the dea1
mother who cared for her as lovingly and
as tcnderly as if she were really her own
flesh and blood. Her birthday was the
day ON which she was found, and whe,
the tenth one came around and Il child {
party was Given her she was heard ask
ing one little girl, "IIow old are you:'
The other one answered, Il was bor1
nine years ago "Oh!' answered thC
baby, you We're born like other chill
dren, but l am better than that; was
found Just where God had placed me.
The childish pride was as amusing as i
, was pathetic.
The years have gone by, the eyes o
the good mother are closed forever to tn
sights of this world, but the child sh
' cared Tor lives in the great town of Lon
don and remembers, and when tn
: mother CT john Halifax, Gentleman,
. and of this girl stands before AlmiSht,
God, don't you think that he will say
LAS ye have done it unto the least o
these, so l will unto you. Ladies
e Home Journal.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
She CaugIlt "a Mouse.

Sunday evening a gentleman and his
wife, who live on Il street pretty near
the tunnel, attended evening service at
the Fourth church and took seats in the
gallery. The service was about half
over when they were annoyed by con-
tinued tittering and scuffiing back of
them, and looking around they saw sew
eral girls standing upon the seats, while
number more were moving uneaslly
about as if trying to avoid some danger.
Just then the word rats" uttered in a
stage whisper, partially solved the
trouble. and the man turned toward his
wife. His wife is mortaily afraid OF
rats and mice. and the mention of the
word rats" s t lSr to thinking.
Presently the people in the gallery be
gan to leave, but the scufiing continued
until the lady whispered to her husband
that they, too, had better go. So they
arose and left, ard the lady breathed
freer when she reached the street. When
they arrived at home they were laugh
ing at the incident, when the lady
screamed and jumping into d chan
grasped something in the folds Of hel
dress. Its the mouse" she said to hei
husband as she chung 10 her garment.
She was right, too, but it was dead
probably from the clutch she gave in he
excitement.-H Courant.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
The Oldest Place In America.

"Do you know the Oldest place in all
American" said Gen. John B. Hender-
son, of st. Louis, to circle of friends.
81 don't mean the Oldest town in the
country or on the continent, but the land
first found on the western hemisphere.
No? Well, thought not. 1t is Mount
Marcy, in the Adirondack mountains.
Agassiz and other geologists have fig
ured out that Mount Marcy was the
point of land that made its appearance
first above the water when the western
hemisphere was evolved. Chicago Her
aid
The Republican., 1891-01-09
EVENING AT THE FARM.

Pale twilight rises and with hurried pace
Fast follows where the red sun kissed the sand;
With misty touch conceals his last warm trace,
And blows her softenins dusk breath o'er the
land
The drowsy bird note dies upon the breeze;
Shy fowrets lock their faces from the dew;
Tho shadow falls no longer from the trees
Where sport tired lanlbkin rests or sober eve.
The barnyard cilmor ceases kline are fed;
The soil feclied field horse munches in his stan;
The watch dog turns him to his straw lined shed,
Nor deaf through sleep TO faintest danger call
Within the farm house porch in dreamy mood,
The day worn toiler takes his well earned rest,
While hudliiny youngsters watch with round
eyes shrewd
To catch the dustnan in his evening quest.
1t is tie hour for silent spirit bands
To speed with white winged prayer now per-
feet grown,
AS days king, Labor, folds his weary hands,
Nor yet has becloned Slumber to his throne.
Josephine Puett Spoonts in New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Republican., 1891-01-09

coated In keep them send
u. II. 6 s, q, : v he hh, "
The Republican., 1891-01-09
A CHEAP NEWSPAPER PLANT.
Twenty Dollars Purchased an ONCE and
Good Will in Wyoming.

Twenty Dollars Purchased an once ana
Good Will in Wyoming.
Bought a newspaper for $20?"
.sThat's what I said," replied tall,
lame mai with q G.. A. R. button.
Young S1nidgely went out to Nebraska
in 1877, about the time Bill Nye started
his Boomerang in Laramie, Wy. and
bought out the Lone Tree Courier, good
will, office fixtures. plant and everything
for $40. lie sold the same paper in two
years for $3.50"
Great fnancier:"
Yes; u judicious combination OF
finance and journalistic instinct. Smldge-
" arrived in Lone Tree with only $23,
and put up at Il hotel where the two men
or rather boys-who owned the paper
boarded. One of them was u printer
the Younger one; the other was a stock
man up on tho Loup river who didn't
know an EN- quad from tripenny lath
nail. The price asked for Tie Courier
was 81 400. Smidgely looked the Office
over, said he'd take it, paid the boys $50
down, pulled off his coat and went to
work. There was of course mortgage
on the outfit. never saw country pa
per in that state without one. One note
of 500 was duo the next week. Smidge-
ly got out a rattling good paper-it was
weekly. The first issue showed up
signs of improvement, and then he went
down and introduced himself to the
county treasurer.
Before he left he got that official to
promise to use his influence with the
county commissioners in getting the tax
list to publish, and finally succeeded in
borrowing $500 on the promise of a good
bonus on the tax list fat The list came
to $1,1O0, all clear money by the way,
and then Smidgely got the county com,
missioners to publish the official proceed,
ings of the board-something that had
never been done beforehand this at 4C
cents an inch, he fatted up to be worth
at least $50 wcek-all net gain. The
whole town fell dead in love witt
Smidgely, advertising rolled in, they
elected him justice of the peace, sen,
him to the legislature and doomed hin
for all there was in sight. Well, wher
the man came along. as | said, Smidgely
sold out for $6,250, went to Denver an(
sunk the whole in some mining specula
ton. Every word of this story is true
and it shows the possibilities which arr
always looming up in young states fo
young, enterprising men. st. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Republican., 1891-01-09

Paradoxical as it may seem cathartics
are remedies for diarrhoea as well as con-
stipation. That is, in the earliest stage
of diarrhea the first thing needed is to
wash out the intestinal canal. Castor oil
has peculiarities which recommend it
for this purpose. In most cases if the in
testines are properly freed and the diet
is restricted for a few days to bland
foods the diarrhoea will subside without
further treatment. If it does not small
doses of paragoric will generally greatly
favor q cure.-Boston Herald.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
True Happiness.

Mrs. Muggers-I see prominent soci-
ETY. belle is dead. If there ever was a
perfectly blissful existence on earth she
enjoyed it while she lived.
Mr. uggers-Because she was a So
ciety 'eAIe?
Mrs. Muggers-No; because she was
engaged twenty-four times and never
married. New York Weekly.
The Republican., 1891-01-09

A daughter of Gen. Rosecrans is an
Ursuline nun, who until recently was as
signed to the convent at Santa Rosa,
Cal. Fifteen years ago she was one of
the most charming and most popular Of
the society ladies of Cincinnati.
The Republican., 1891-01-09
Merely Eccentric.

Visitor-Who is that crazy fool?
Hostile i3 not crazy fool. He
merely eccentric.
Visitor-Rich, eh?-Good News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
August.
Flower"

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out. and that I would have to
cease eating solid food for a time at
least. / was so weak that Icould
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendatiou Of friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-,0ut with beneficial re-
suits, I procured a
Stomach. bottle Of August
Flower, and CON-
nenced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once. / gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my APP
petite became good, and / suffered
no bad effects from what I ate. /
feel now like a new man, and con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES E. DEDERIcK,
Saugerties, New York.
w. B. Utsey, St. Georges, S. c.,
writes. I have. used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy o
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
SILVER NINE STORY.
How 6a,e Caribou Was Frat Located and
Sold.

The recent strike Of a three-inch
vein of native silver. 10 the mines at
Carbon, recalls to Denver Netcs re-
porter an old story of the discovery Of
the mines. as told by Sam Cushman,
an old-time resident Of Gilpin county,
and at one time superintendent of the
Caribou property. Some twenty-five
years ago there lived at Black Hawk a
prospector who never seemed capable
of getting ahead in the world. He
prospeeted on grub stakes" in the
summer. sawed wood and did chores
in the winter. but was at all times o
happy-go-lucky sort OF fellow. we'll
liked by all who knew him. When
the Union Pacific was completed 10
Cheyenne he was seized with desire
to go east and see the old folks. By
one means or another he managed 10
scrape money enough together and
started for Cheyenne. Arriving there.
he wandered down to the depot. and
not having seen an engine or n rail-
road for many years he was greatly
interested in the movements of trains
In the yard. At last something partic-
ular attracted his attention. He climbed
Oh the car and critically examined its
contents. putting specimen or two in
his pocket.
Stop that" yelled brakeman.
"Why. it's not good for much. is itp"
replied the astonished prospector.
"That's Nevada ore, and it's worth
$1,000 ton."
well. / know where there are tons
Of it." replied the Coloradoan, as he
jumped from the train and started for
the leading corral to engage passage
with the next OK train for the mount
aims. Quitting himself he started for
the Boulder mountain and located the
Carbon lode. Tho truth was he had
often walked over the foat that indi-
Gated the mine. but never supposed
that 1t was good for anything until he
learned its value in the manner re-
lated. The prospector disposed of his
claim for a song. but the late ex-Sen-
Ator Chaffee sold it to Holland syn
dictate for round million dollars.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
Beetles and a Snake.

A resident of Nyack. N. Y. contri-
butes this bit OF natural history to q
contemporary: Il was crossing q
field. when my attention was attracted
by snake rolling over and over. The
snake was about three feet long and
appeared to be propelled by some
power couldn't see. | knew 1t was
dead from the way it moved, and on
looking closer saw that two big beetles
were supplying the motive power.
They were behind the snake, and BY
burrowiDg under it at either end acted
rs rollers TO send the snake ahead. l
saw them move it over ten feet. l
spent most OF the day in watching.
They propelled it twenty feet farther
and then stopped. One Of them went
away and soon came back with at
least 100 beetles. This little army set
to work and actually dug hole In the
ground about live inches 10 diameter
and half foot deep. Il took them
half day to do tins. and just about
dark they appeared to be satisfied with
their task. aud the whole army set
about dumping his snakeship into the
hole, which they did by coiling up its
body so that 1t fitted into the space
nicely. Then they covered it up aud
disappeared in the thiclet."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
PASTE AND SCISSORS.
Henry George is so years old.

Henry George is 52 years old.
The Bodleian Library has now half q
million volumes aud grows at the rate
of 12O day.
Cornelrs new library. the gift OF
Henry W. Sage. will have acc0mmoda-
tons for 40. 900 volumes.
Gladstone has f0ndness for having
Longfellow read aloud to him. now
that he can't read Homer.
James Russell Lowell. C. A. Dana.
Dr. Holland. Walt Whitman, julia
Ward Howe and Queen Victoria were
all born in 1919.
The introduction Of the rubber tree
into the Bahama Islands has not proved
successful commercially, as the trees
secrete little rubber.
China has just coined silver dollar
which will be accepted in trade in
place of the Mexican and Japanese
coins heretofore used.
A Lawrence (Kas. man is bec0m.
ins enormously stout on Indian medi-
cine which he was advised to take for
the purpose OF reducing his weight.
General Frank Marshall. the nrst
Governor Kansas ever had. has become
Il promoter" in his old age. He is
75. and is well-known to New York in.
reStOrs.
All the Southern States except Ken
lucky, have made provision for de-
pendent ex = Confederates. Several
States have established homes. Others
pay pensions varying from $40, 600 to
$l25. 600 annually.
Jerome X. Jerome. the author and
playwright. has one child. daughter
of 8 years. Jerome is u tall. broad.
shouldered young man with light hair
that is becoming triae thin on top.
and light blue eyes.
Colonel Francis Barring. a member
Of the English banking family. is de.
voting his time to sculpture. and has
just completed a bronze statuette OF
Miss Lefty Lind in Carmen" OF
which the critics make favorable men,
ton.
The house which Benedict Arnold
occupied when young man In New
Haven is still standing. He was u
compounder Of drugs, and the sign
which swung before his little shop is
preserved by the New Haven Hi stori-
cal Society.
The Japanese language is said to
contain 10000 words. every one of
which requires a different symbol.
1t is quite impossible for one man to
learn the entire language, and a well.
educated Japanese is familiar with
only about 10000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
SHE WAS THE sELLE.
A North Carolina Husband who Stood
Up for His Pretty wife.

Back In tho North Carolina noun
tains the student Of customs may still
find material for research. The most
unique are the kissing games. which
still cling to the soil. A lot 'of big
limbed. powerful young aaen and APP
ple-cheeked. buxOm girls gather and
select one OF their namber rs master
of ceremonies, saws the Washington
Post. He takes his statioa In the cen
ter of the room. while 1he rest pair on
and parade around him. Suddenly one
young woman will thrown up her
hands and say:
Il nm a-pinin'."
The master 0f ceremonies takes It
up. and the following dialogue and in
terlocution takes place:
Miss Arabella Jane Apthrop says
she's.a-pinin'. What Is Miss Arabella
Jane Apthrop a-pinin' fura"
I'm a-pinin' fur sweet kiss"
Miss Arabella Jane Apthrop SAYS
she's a-pinin' fur u sweet kiss. Who Is
Miss Arabella Jane Apthrop a-pinin'
fur u sweet kiss frum"
I'm a-pinin' for sweet kiss from
Hugh Waddle" (blushes, conyulsive
gigglss and confusion on the part OF
Miss .Arabclla Jane Apthrop at this
forced confession). Hugh Waddle
walks up manfully and relieves the
fair Arabella's ''pinin'" by q smack
which sounds like three-year-old
steer drawing his hoof Out of tho
mud.
Thena young man will be taken
with q sudden and unaccOuntable
''piniR'," which. after the usual ex-
changes OF questions and volunteered
information. reveals the name Of the
maiden who causes the '.gnawin'" and
'pinin'" She coyly retreats outdoors.
only to be, chased, overtaken, captured
and foreibly compelled to relieve her
captor's distress.
At one of these entertainments.
which 1t was the narrator's fortune to
attend, there was remarkably beauti-
full young woman who had been mar
ried about IL mouth. Her husband
was present, huge, beetle-browed.
iblack-eycd .mountaineer. with q fist
like ham. The boys fought shy Of
the bride for fear Of mourning the
anger of the hulking spouse. The
game went on for some time. when
symptoms Of irritation developed in the
giant. Startingto the middle of the
room. he said:
My wife's eE pooty, n ez nice. n
sweet ez any gyurl hyar. You uns has
known her all her life. This game hes
been a-goin o.: half an houran' nobody
has piued fur bur oncet. FL some one
doesn't pine fur hnr pooty soon thar
will be trouble"
She was the belle of the ball after
that Everybody pinned for her.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
Only the Finger Tips.

A woman's makeup is q fearful and
wonderful thing because there is so
much in 1t and so many drugs and
chemicals are involved. Take. for in
stance, the simple process Of manicur-
ing and see to what an art it is re-
duced.
First the finger tips must be soaked
IN perfumed water. then they must be
carefully cleaned with an orange-wood
stick to help. After that comes the
red paste. which must be thoroughly
washed Of. Following these Is = pink
powder. then a'perfumed soap with
felt polisher. Lastly Is the enamel,
which is frightened BY the brisk dash
with q kid polisher. So much for the
finger tips. Will any one dare to re-
veal the rest Of the toilet mysteriese-
81 Louis Posi- Dispatch.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
WANTED,

nlI 2RIeeV ANYLADY, employed orrnemployed,
AlJ .vE6ks Can make this for few hours work
eae day. Salary or com. E1o samples free.
Id. q. HI.::AN CO.. liz y. e.t S.. Sc. LOUIE. N
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
Marshall P. wilder astonished and

Marshall P. Wilder astonished and
amused a dinner party in London re-
Gently BY telling this story: "When
Timothy Healy was q boy, his father
was in doubt whether to make him q
lawyer. q parson or a merchant So
he placed on q table a Bible, six
pence and an apple and called the boy
in, determining to name the profession
according to his sons Choice. Young
Tim came in and saw the articles on
the table. Without hesitation he put
the sixpence between the leaves Of the
Bible. tucked the Bible under his arm
and began to eat the apple. That set
ties itr exclaimed Healy the elder. If
he Is such q hog as that / win make
politician Of him."