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4 Expensive Item.

Spriggins joyfully)-Professor Atkin-
son, the great economist, has invented
an oven which reduces the cost of cook
ing one-half. The heat is supplied by an
ordinary kerosene lamp.
Wife (doubtfullyeI guess he hasn't
figured up the cost of lamp chimneys.-
New York Weekly.
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LIGHTING CITIES WITH CATS.

A Great Scheme Which Is Credited to a
Wisconsin Man.
From Dane county, Wis, there comes
news of the invention of a feline motor
which is vastly important If true. 1t is de-
scribed as marvellous machine, unique in
appearance and wonderful in operation. 1t
consists of strange combination of fly and
balance wheels, and numerous coils of cop
per wire Joined to cylinder of polished
brass, one end of which projects into wire
cage filled with cats. When the machine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06
No Comparison.

What's the matter now" called a
Newark mother as her eight-year-old
came to the gate bowling.
Bin grabbed by a bulldog!" he shout
ed between his sobs.
"Lor', but what start you gave mel
didn't know but what you'd been over
taken by mosquito. Don't make such
fuss as that about nip from bull
dog. New York Evening World
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PROMPT.

A Georgia editor believes in the eff
cacy of printers ink, as all good bust
ness men do. Hear him:
Who says that advertising
Doesn't pay, and isn't right
We advertised for frswood,
And our house burned down next night
Washington Post.
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run away from
Joplin, Mo-, to go
upon the stage.
Their names are
Maggie Ferguson
and Stella Hood,
and they were
bound for New
York to try and
secure an engage
ment. w. l.. Du-
mont, manager Of
the Melville Thea
ter com pa n w
which played a
W e Q X S engage.
ment at Joplin,
gave them advice
az to the hast
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CannibaI Tastes Differ.

mo" said Miss Warden, Il don't like
grown children; but think little bits
of children are real nice. Don't you,
Mr.. Bachelor
Old Bachelor - Perhaps little bits
would be, but | don't like them whole
Detroit Free Press.
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The Legacy Proved a Curse to Her.

Sometimes the possession of money proves
scurse rather than blessing. A few months
ago Ann Halliday's mother died and left
her $4,000 cash. The girl, who is but seven
teen years old, Immediately began a career
of dissipation, and was arrested the other
day at New York in company with a male
companion, for whom she was buying
drinks and carriage rides
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c ollie ge at an
early age, gradu-
ating when he was
twenty-one. For a
year he was tutor
in the college, and
then becamee editor
of a Democratic
paper in his native
county. When the
war broke out he
enlisted as private
In the One Hun
dred and Eight
zenith Illinois vol
unteers. He was
soon elected cap
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merchants of New
York. He lived
with his wife and
family at White
Plains up to a few
weeks ago, when
he deserted them,
and went to Min
n eapolis with
Mary Mcnamara,
a school mistress
at Fordham. AT
ter re nj amin g
away ten days,
Clapp returned,
and wanted to
make up with his
family, but his
mother shut the
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VIII agile
TWO SENSATIONS IN A DAY.
Flight of Philadelphia Banker and
Resignation of the City Treasurer.

Flight of Philadelphia Banker and
Resignation of the City Treasurer.
A great many sensational features sur
rounded the recent failure of the Keystone
bank of Philadelphia, but none created
more excitement than the fight of Gideon
w. Marsh, president of the wrecked insti-
tuition. He was under $780, 900 bail, and the
trial of himself and Assistant Cashier Law
renee was in progress. When Marsh's
name was called in court he did not re-
spond, and investigation disclosed that he
had realized on all his available property,
and in company with his wife had left for
parts unknown. His bail was forfeited
and his bondsmen made every effort to dis
cover his whereabouts. Detectives were
dispatched in all directions in search of
him. Some of his friends thought that the
strain of his troubles proved too much for
him, and that he would voluntarily turn
ND again after resting quietly awhile.
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"Why, Tom," said she, "what on earth
does this mean?"
Perhaps you will remember that you
didn't go to the charity ball last winter. "
Perhaps"
swell, just as I was getting ready to
write you my mother came to me and
said: Tom, are you going to the charity
ball? Sure said l. Il s'pose you're go
ing to take that Jones girl? said she.
Sure said 1. My son. said she, don't
you do it. It'll cost you twenty five dol
lars-ten for ticket, ten for flowers and
five for a carriage What of it? said l.
Are you going to marry herY said She
Guess not, said |, Ling of course.
Then wouldn't spend twenty-five dol
lars on her. said she. WELL said /,
's'pose l am thinking Of asking her to
have me? Then certainly shouldn't
waste the twenty-five dollars said she.
kind of thought things over and
you're Mrs. Smith and there's the twenty
five dollars. Get yourself something
pretty with it, Honey"
OF course she protested that she didn't
need any money yet, but it ended in her
taking the twenty-five dollars all right.
But some way or other Honey"
doesn't seem quite as sweet on her
mother-in-law as she was.-Chicago
Tribune.
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Lecture Postponed.

Diddereau-Did you attend the lecture
Of Professor Hardhead on Grip: 4 Nal
ady of the Imagination?
Biddereau-He did not lecture.
why not?"
down with the grip"
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MAN who did
not look even a
little bit cranky
said to M the
other day:
Upon the table
of a jeweler with
whom i am &C
gu Amt e d / OBJ
served, the other
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06

he was eight years
old he was known
to the police as a
cunning youn g
wharf rat and the
artful dodger of a
desperate gang of
burglars. At ten
he was caught in
company with sew
eral other boys
who had robbed a
ship. His first
picture was taken
then, and he was
cent to the indus
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TAN, and several months later became
major of the regiment.
His appointment TO the Office of superin-
tendent of police wss unsolicited. and is re-
garded by his friends SIS tribute 10 mis- sd-
ministratiye abilities.
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No LUCK IN RALS.
So Say,Some People w 40 Have
Worn Them.
A WIDELY PREVALENT BELIEF.

Mr.. j. H. Connolly Cites Some Remark
able Cases of Ill Fortune to Opal
wearers That Have Come Under His
Personal Observation.
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A CRIMINAL FROM CHILDHOOD.

The Record OF . Young Man Who Has
Stolen Since Infancy.
In the rogue's gallery of San Francisco
there are seven photographs of Edwin r.
Graham, twenty-three years OF age, who
has been criminal since childhood. When
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06

Two pretty girls were detainet
by the police of ST. Louis be ey hat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06
ONE WIFE 100 MANY.

How Oscar Clapp, of New York, Got Into
Trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06

Oscar Clapp was the trusted cashier of
Messrs. Amman & Co., wealthy grain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-06
CRAZY TO BE ACTRESSES.

Two Runaway Girls Forced to Return to
Their Homes.
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1T NEARLY BROKE OFF THE MATCH.
Yet Toms Mothers Advice Was Good,
and Mrs. Tom Is S25 Ahead.

Yet Toms Mothers Advice Was Good,
and Mrs. Tom Is S25 Ahead.
Just before the charity ball last winter
certain young South Slider was paying
such assiduous attention to a certain
North Side woman that Mrs. Grundy had
it they We're engaged. The young wom-
an, of course, knew better, but she did
not think matters had progressed to the
point where he was sure to ask her to go
to the ball. So she declined two invita-
tions from other admirers. The invita-
ton she wanted never came. Her par
ents were not society people, and she had
to stay at home. He didn't go either.
The next time he called she was chilly.
The threatened storm blew over, how
ever, though nothing was said on either
side about the ball, and the other day
they were married. They did not take
wedding trip, but went at once to their
modest little home.
The next day the young husband great.
ly surprised his bride by taking sealed
envelope from his pocket and throwing
it in her lap 1t was addressed to her.
"Open it, honey" said he, sit belongs
to you"
Honey" opened it, and found twenty
five dollars and the following memo
randum:
low III
carriage. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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ton. |

Copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
Ion,
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z. r. POWELL. PTs'ss o. ". LAHfHxa v. PEssk
&C. FaAsE. Asst Cashssr
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17

A correspondent in Troy, n. Y,
takes exception to the theory advanced
in these columns short time since to
the effect that girls physical struct-
ure makes her incapable of throwing q
stone boy-fashion. He says: Right.
handed boys make the same move
ments with their left arms that girls
do with their right. But boys learn tc
throw with their left arms, and some
girls with their right arms. Hence
the difficulty seems to me to arise not
from any difference in anatomy but
from lack of practice" Our friends
view Of the case seems to harmonic
with common observation and expert
ence. We leavei it to the Washington
Post, which was the author of the ana
tomical theory, to defend it from this
attack.-MechGnicaL Nel0s.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17

There was a moments silence after
the introduction. Womanlike, each
was mentally Sizing the other up. I"
Then one of them spoke.
my husband frequently speaks of
you" she said.
%IndeedI" returned the other. any
husband thinks you are wonderfully
clever"
Really? Why that's the wsy my
husband talks about you. He told me
how you reshaped and recovered that
old parasol and so saved So"
"Parasoll Why I never touched it
until my husband had harped all one
day on your cleverness in upholstering
and refining a baby carriage at a saw
ing of So"
me do that was the way my husband
talked about that parasol. Then he
got me to fixing over q last years hat
because you were working over an old
dress.
But never started to do that until
my husband had told five times about
your hat. I wasn't going to admit that
| you could be any more economical
than I"
Why, really, my dear madam, 1
heard of that dress twenty-four hours
before touched the hat.
Impossible. I"
Then she stopped and her eyes be-
| gan to flash.
Il believe our husbands" she
| began again.
Il believe they have" chimed in the
other, becoming excited also.
"It's a wicked shamel"
An outraged They've Just tricked
us; that's all"
at was a regular plot. And to
| think how he's made me work. I'll
/ get new gown to-day"
~And hat"
Then two women went into a dry
goods store and spent all the money
they could scrape together. And two
men got mighty little for supper that
night, and when they complained they
| were promptly convinced that they
ought to have said nothing.
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and the merchant closed the door behind
him, after a warning froWn at several
clerks who were staring after the new
conner.
~How rugged and hearty you look,
Jerryl And how little changed for the
worse, ne resumed, waving his brother
TO seat near his desk and returning to
his own chair. @HoW have you been all
these fourteen years since 1 saw you?"
@Oh, about as usual" answered the
visitor. You seem little pale, with
being cOoped up here everiastingly, but
you enjoy good health, I hope?"
Excellent, Jerry. How's your fam
Eve only Daisy left. Hiram, her
mother having died several years ago.
Perhaps you don't remember Daisy2
She's a great girl of one-and-twenty.
ais she here with you?"
Eyes She has long been wanting to
come TO town 10 see the sights, and
couldn't refuse no longer. No. she's not
waiting outside, he continued, as the
merchant looked from little window in
to the store. @She's at our hotel on
Madison street And hOW's your wife
and the children?"
Il lost Mrs Skidder years ago." re.
piled the merchant, @but the children
a son Of twenty-five and a girl of twenty
three-are quite we'll
Jerry wagged his jaws neryousiy upon
a huge quid OF tobacco, and bestowed a
keen glance Of appreciation upon his
surroundings, while Hiram looked him
over with curious and searching scru-
tiny.
The contrast between the bro theirs
was rather striking, Jerry being at least
ten years the Oldest, and having a thin,
weazeny frame, pair of deeply sunken
eyes, and a bony, angular visage. The
old man was active and why, however,
as became his bronZed and weather
beaten appearance, and could have
readily ~handled" his younger and bigger
brother.
"You seem TO be well fixed here,
Hiram, he remarked, his gaze coming
back to his brothers face. @Must have
made an awful pile of money! How does
it happen that you've never been out TO
MOntany to see me?"
81 couldn't get the time, jerry"
Il concluded that such was the case,
said the visitor. with increased nervous
ness, sand that's why l yielded to Daisy
about coming. The fact is, 1 want to
buy those Musselshell lands of you and
ToWerl"
(ro BE CoNrIHUED.)
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
Didn't Meet Them.

Mrs. Hayseed-"Did ye see any O.
them sharpers in the city ?"
Mr.. Hayseed-"Not one, Miranda,
not a one. But. I met some old friends
I never expected to see again. Do ye
remember old Mr.. Bigcrop? Well, I
met son Of his. Thought both those
boys was dead an lynn out there in the
cemetery; but this one said he was
snatched by grave robbers, and just as
they was sellin' his body to a medical
college he came to. Good enough fer
a book, Miranda, good enough fer a
book. and I told him he ought to write
it, and he said he would, and he'd dedi-
cate the book to me as his fathers old
friend. There's one queer thing, Mi
randa. This mans hair is black, while
the Bigcrop boys had red hair, but he
said it turned black from fright. He's
way up in society, Miranda, and intro
duced me to young men named Van
derbilt, and Aston, and Gould, and
Drexel, and ever so many more. I
tell you, Mirandy. these young fellers
spend money! Some bills fer cigars
and things came in while We was talk
ing, hundreds o. dollars worth, an they
whipped out the cash like a breeze.
One of 'em happened to run short, and
so I lent him all had, but he said he'd
send it by express tomorrow. tell
you what, Miranda, q smart man like
me is just as safe in the city as In the
country"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
Glad to See Than.

Zone Of the early Governors of a GER
tain Western State" writes a CORE
spondent, was a man of great popu-
larity, commanding strength of char
acter, and undisputed fitness for the
duties of his Office, but entirely with
out any gift for public speaking
Shortly after his election he paid an
official visit to the State prison, in the
course of which he was ushered into
the chapel where the convicts were
assembled in body.
Before the Governor could realize
what was going on, the chaplain had
presented him to the company, with
the remark that he would doubtless
have something to say.
"'But, my dear sir whispered the
startled Governor, I haven't anything
to say, and couldn't say it if / had
I never made a speech in my life
The chaplain, who was entirely in
nocent in the matter. could only reply
AZ beg your Excellency's pardon for
being so premature, but as I have
committed you so decidedly I see no
way out of it, and feel confident that
you viii not mind addressing them in
a few words
The Governor certainly Was, COM
mitted, and, though he was literally
trembling, he began:
Ladies' and gentlemen Mo, no. I
don't mean that-gentlemen and fell
low-Gtizens mo, 1 don't exactly mean
that, either-but-bu t-well. men and
fellow-prisoners. can't .nakea speech
IL don't know how to makeia speech
I couldn't make q speech TO save Your
souls, or-or=or even my 6a-nt and
so-so-Weli, about all I can say is,
that-that I'm very glad ta& sees 50
many Of yoa here
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
CHATTER III.
WELL WORTHY OF EACH OTHER.

WELL MOAAh4 oE LAIa OLhLh-
As bad as he was, Hiram Skidder felt
ashamed Of the meanness and brutality
with which he had treated his niece.
"Of course I should have been glad to
give her a nights lodging, or anything
of that sort, under other circumstances, p
he said 10 himself, when she had van
ished- HBut It was her misfortune to
come here at the most awkward moment
pOssible-just as 1 am preparing TO leave
these scenes fOreverl Perhaps"
He was interrupted by voices near his
door.
what You are Mr.. Skidder's broth
er?" one of his clerks was saying.
@YOu jest bet l am-his own and only
brother, all the way from Montany, {"
was the reply, -and you jest hustle and
hump. will yes young man, and let Hiram
know that Jerry Skidder is waiting to
see himln
The merchant stepped briskly to the
door, not without great surprise and
curiosity, but also with an intense salts
faction at the prospect of further infor-
nation from the Musselshell
@Oh, it's you, Jerry?1 he cried. with
his most affable voice and manner,
grasping the hand of his relative Il
am equally astonished and delighted At
seeing youi Come ina
jeremiah Skidder fastened to comply,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17

No SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS" are
yielding better returns than the anti
quarian Investigations going on where
time has buried deep the ruins OF an
cient civilization. It is remarkable
how they confirm the Bible. Two new
finds of unusual interest are an
nouneed by Egyptian explorers. The
first Is the discovery of tomb believed
by eminent Psychologists to be that OF
the famous Cleopatra. 1t is twenty
five feet underground, in a chamber
ten feet long, with a sarcophagus in
the form of pyramid, and decorated
with exquisite carvings. The investi-
cations are not yet complete, but have
proceeded far enough to make it Ger
tain that the tomb Is that of some ex-
traordinary parsonage. The other dis.
covery is that of a VIII at Illahun.
This will was written on papyrus and
dates back to the reign of Amenamhat
III, $3.50 B. c., the name of the month
and day being given. The phraseology
Is quite modern in form and shows
that people even in that early day
knew how to give away their property
when they could no longer use it, as
well as they do now. As the testatol
settles his property upon his wife il
indicates the legal status of woman.
It is also another proof that the
Egyptians had a written language In
that far-off day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
A Special Revival.

Mr.. Friendly-Parson Limberlip,
You are complaining of dull times at
your church; don't you think revival
would help things?
Parson L.-Ve'y much, Jedge Hit'd
rimerdy de case in a jiffy, pervided,
sab, hits de right sorter revivum. De
kim dat chu'ch wants am q revivum er
de ekschecker, an how she gwine to
git it while de shinin' lights er de sin
ergogue am wastin' DER substance at
de waterin' places? Tell yo' what it
are, genterman, eff de keeps on in dis
scan'Ious way, hit won be no waterin'-
place dey1l lam up wild in de mex worl',
deed it won.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS.


Official reports from sixty counties of
the state show that during the last three
months there was net reduction in the
mortgage indebtedness of those counties
of one and half million dollars. As
Stunning that there was a proportionate
reduction in the remaining forty-six
counties, the total diminution OF tn
mortgage debt of the state would approx
mate &, 100000, and this was during the
summer, before the farmers began to
realize on this years crop. Our wheat
crop this year of 55,0O0,0OO bushels, at
current prices, is worth $44, 100000. One
fourth of this is ample for home use,
leaving $33,O00,0G0 TO add TO our invest
ments, or TO pay our debts. Our surplus
corn will bring us $20,000,000, oats, 49,,
OOO. 900, and other farm products 81, 0O0,-
600. We can and will sell this year
$12, 000, 900 worth of horses, and $25, O00,
900 worth of cattle and hogs. After
supplying themselves and paying their
annual expense bills, the farmers of Kan
sas will have $104, 100000 as the net re-
suit of a single years work. Some Of
this large profit will be added to our per
manent capital. but most of it will be
employed in iquidating Indebtedness
The wandering vagabonds who have
Joined the alliance for political purposes
only. and who are trying to make living
by the sweat of their jaws, instead Of
honest toll, will, of course, fail to pay
their debts; but there is a resolute pur-
pose all over this state to pay, as rapidly
as possible, all the debts incurred during
our period of development. The balance
of trade is so largely in our favor that
the early extinguishment of all our debts
is certain. 1t should be understood
abroad, as it is known at home, that the
only advocates or Reputation, either by
intrigue or artifice, are adherents Of the
peoples party.
An epidemic of unreason swept over
this state last fall, and many Of our peo-
pie were inoculated with the pestilence.
Quarantine has been established and is
rigidly maintained. The epidemic is not
spreading, aud many of the original vic
tins are conYalescent.
Reports that are entirely Trustworthy
indicate the rapid decline and certain
death of the alliance as a political party.
A marked decrease in the vote of that
party is sure to be recorded in Novem-
Der.
The new party, under the seductive
leadership of demagogues, who magnify
the farmers misfortunes and bslittle theiI
resources, obtained control of the lower
house of our last legislature. It's CON
spicuous failure as a law making body
filled the more sensible members of the
alliance with chagrin, and they will EN-
brace the first opportunity offered to re.
instate themselves in the republican
party.
Kansas is marvellous in its history
matchless in its resources, and magnifi
cent in its achievements, and the party
that maligns the state and dishonors It
self is already struck with the blight o
death. O. II. BENTLEY,
f. p. HARDNESS,
A. H.-ELLIs,
G. II. KIAIBALL,
T. P. MOORE,
GEO. w. MARTIN,
JAMES A TRoUTAdAE,
S. 3. BRADFORD,
H. B. KELLY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
Matrimonial Red Tape.

@Florry, dear" faltered the Wash
ington youth, II couldn't summon
courage to tell you what was in my
heart, and I wrote it. You got my
letter, didn't your"
Eyes, George, I got it.
And you read it, didn't your"
Eyes, read it. In fact. II read
it over twice"
And now, Florry," he said, growing
holder, Il have come to learn my fate. "
@The best I can promise you,
George" said the blushing daughter
of the distinguished Congressman, with
drawing her hand from the ardent
clasp or the infatuated young man, sis
that I will advance your letter to a
third reading tomorrow. "-HGrJord
COILrdTlL