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cooL-BLoooEo oENERALs.
Instances In which Famous Frenchmsr
Displayed Very Hare Qualities

Instances In which Famous Frenchmen
Displayed Very Hare Qualities
The great general should have q
double nature. says the Youths Com
panion. In order that he may make
prompt and well-reasoned decisions,
he should be calm and incapable OF
excitement In great and sudden
emergencies. But. In order to animate
his soldiers and keep them up to a
high moral pitch. he should be capable
OF enthusiasm and high spirits. It is
needless to say that the two qualities
are not often perfectly united. and
that when they are found so Joined the
result Is military genius.
Gen. Grant was one OF the coolest
men In the world but his splendid
confidence and cheerfulness often par
took Of the nature OF enthusiasm. and
inspired his soldiers. as we'll as in
after years his civilian fellow citizcns.
with ardent admiration and sympathy.
1t Is a somewhat strange thing that
France. the nation Of hot blood, should
have produced long line OF generals,
who showed the completest sang froid
on the field OF battle. Napoleon some
times assumed u certain ardor. but
nothing could excite him il he did not
choose to be excited. Murat, Ma
poleon's dashing chief OF cavalry,
whose splendid enthusiasm won many
desperate charges, could be rs cool as
his master upon occasion.
At the taking of Moscow. while the
troops sat in their saddles under a
murderous fire. Muint received dis
patch TO which an answer was re-
quired. Though his mettlesome horse
was trembling, Murat laid the reins
upon the horn OF the saddle, took his
note book In one hand and pencil in
the other, and began TO write re-
Spouse.
Suddenly a shell fell and exploded
on the ground close by. The horse
leaped into the air and swung wildly
around. Murat simply transferred the
pencil to the hand that held the note
book, Gained the horse with the other
hand, and then went on writing his
dispatch ss il nothing had happened.
A shout OF admiration went up along
the line. Murat saw that the enthusi-
asm aroused by his trifling act had
created favorable moment for II
charge. He gave the order, and his
men swept clear through the enemy's
line.
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Western Industries.

Many war relics OF Gettysburg and
Chickamauga have been traced to a
Chicago factory that employed regular
travelling agents for supplying the
neighborhood Of the principal lake
fields with broken bayonets and arts
tically fattened musket balls. The
enterprise Of that firm will probably
receive a fresh stimulus from the an.
nouncement Of the fact that coin col.
lectors are now paying as much rs S2j
for half dollar pieces OF 1910 and 1920.
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Old Friends.

Big Ben. -''Oh. hattery's the bano
OF friendship! just look at you and
me old man! Why. I've always told
you the truth about yourself. however
disagreeable. It's way / have. And
yet we've beer fast fricnds for forty
years. and like you better than any
friend possess. Indeed you're about
the only friend I've got left"
Little Dick (dreamily) All, but
you must remember that I've never
told you the truth back again!"--
Punch.
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Think Of II.

My son. II an agent Of some new
tangled '.bsneht order" or insurance
company" promises to pay you u
thousand dollars next week II you join
his peculiar institution and pay you
In the sum OF one dollar in ten equal
annual payments be prudent Daily
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Eminently Fitted.

Mrs. O'Toole-''An' phwat is your
dauther Bidelia goin' to do? Sure it's
great pity av her."
Mrs. O'Rourke-"Yis, honey. The
poor gerl is that shtupid she don't know
enough to come in whin it rains. But
she's in great luck, and has got foine
job at lasht."
The saints be praised! Phwat is
it?"
She's goin to open an intelligence
Office. "-Pittsburg Bulletin.
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IDOLATRY IN INDIA.
Stone, Metal and Wooden Objects 81
Hcathen Worship.


Heathen Worship.
Captain Cruikshank OF the English
army tells a story about idolatry in
India. 1t seems, he says, as il there
were more idols than people in India.
They are made Of stone, metal or
wood. and you can see them under ev-
cry shade tree. 1t is like reading a
chapter from the bible to walk about
some Of the groves. A few OF the tenn
pies are made of solid marble or gold.
The custom OF worship is amusing.
The devout Indian, on reaching the
temple first rings a bell. That is to
notify the god that he is on hand to do
business. After that ceremony the
worshiper repeats his prayers, and
then deposits his offerings. These con-
sist of rice, grain and cloth. They are
afterward put into the holy cart and
sold. The priests have no trouble in
selling them, for the holy food is al
ways quoted high. Twenty loads of
holy food can be sold in the time it
takes to dispose of cargo that has not
been to the temple.
The ceremony of putting the gods to
sleep would make a saint laugh. Tho
worshipers assemble in the temple and
blow on horns, yelling and shouting at
the top Of their voices. This resem-
bles an American Indian war-dance,
and 1t is kept up all night long.
Other ceremonies are us strange. and
the work OF civilization does not pro-
gress rapidly. Buddhism did more
than anything else to reform idolatry,
out the people drifted back into the
same old habits. An advance sect with
high morals has been founded, but it
will do but little II any good.
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Marriage.

The nuptial usages and phrase now
common in England are chiefly OF
Roman origin. 1t was rule among
the Romans that the bride should be
brought to her husband with cover
ing or veil cast over her head, and
hence the ceremony was called nuptial;
from nubo-to veil. The ceremony Of
putting on the wedding-ring was inn
ported into that country by the Nor
mans.
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Take Your choice.

One Boston horse-car conductor says
"deepo," another says ''daypo." and a
third says railway station" When
authorities in cultivated Boston dis.
agree. what are the outside barbarian.
to do?-Somerville Journal.
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Cool surgs.t,on.

Profe ssor c.. n Green Mountain
boz, who stood six fest six inches In
lli: stoc'sinyfeet desiring 10 take pas
cage for London. went to New York
for that purpose. While Standing on
the dock. he got into conversation with
. stranger. asking him BY what route
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she Couldn't Tell.

A maiden fair with pensive face
Bent over faded rose
That she'd found by chance in satin boz
With some ribons, gloves and bows.
She dreamed OF the loves of an earlier day,
And her heart grew cold and numb,
But yet for her life she couldn't guess
From which the rose had come.
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he had better 60 on his contemplated
voyage. Well" was the reply. III /
were you. / would put loaf OF bread
on top OF my head. and wadew-Har-
per's Magazine.
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gently with the tempter. and murmur
to him that you will take time to think
Of 1t. And be sure you take enough
there's plenty Of it--say a couple OF
hundred years. New York Sunday
Times.
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She Did the Rest.

Only lock Of auburn hair
Caught on the front of his vest;
He thoughtlessly touched the button,
His wifc-she did the rest!
New York Sun.
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Unselhsh Won nm.

Man wants but little here below,
He is not hard to please;
But woman-Bless her little heart
Wants every thing she sees.
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LiTc's GrindstOne.

Many an act with its purpose bound
In grace and in harmony fits,
But does holding his nose to grindstone
tend
To sharpen PERSONS wits!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-27
One On Baruum.

When Senator Malone, Of Virginia,
came here in March. 1881, 10 take his
seat in the United States senate the
whole country was excited as 70 his
party aaihation. The senate was close.
On the little Yirginiaa everything
depended The Democrats hoped to
capture him. SO did the Repaohcans.
The attentions which the new senator
was shown were very amusing, and ne
enjoyed them 50 much that he delayed
the declarations OF MS political position
for some weeks While things were IN
this uncertain condition and the whole
country was wondering, Mr.. M2hona,
sitting IN his room oneevening. received
q card
SHOW the gentleman up" ne sid
The man. who was a perfect stranger 10
the senator, entered, put his hat on a
taole. shook hands and sat down and
proceeded - once 20 business IN this
style.
"Av name is P. T BA-nun- You
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-27
Wo1ldn't Accent 1t.

People who strive to elevate certain
classes in the social fabric often find, to
their surprise, that these very persons
jealously guard the barriers of class dis
tinctions. The following illustration of
that fact is given by the author of "Four
Years in Rebel Capitals"
A Richmond lady had maid who,
devoted and constant to her mistress,
still burned with curiosity for a sight of
everything pertaining to Mars Lin
kum's men," and especially for ''de
skule."
For swift, indeed, had newcomers been
to preach the gospel of Alphabet, and
negro schools seemed to have been
brought in by every army ambulance,
so numerously did they spring up in the
captured capital So early one day
Clarissa Sophia donned her very best,
and with shining face hied her like any
thing bat snail to school.
Very brief was her absence; her return
reticent, but pouting and with unduly
tip tilted nose.
1t soon came out that the teacher had
begun oy lmpreSSlng the children With
the fact that all present were born ''free
and equal" and that each of them was
quite as good as she was.
IVA dat yos sayin' now" interrupted
Clarissa Sophia. "Yo' say Use jes' ekal
as yo' is?"
Yes, l said so. and VIII prove it to
you"
"Hol 'taint no need, was the response.
"Reckn is, sho' 'nuf But does yo' say
dat Use good as missus my missus?'
Certainly you are"
Den Use jes' gwine out yere, right
OF" cried Clarissa Sophia, suiting action
to word. "Ef Fse good as my missus,
Pse goin' ter quit, feer jes' know she
eut 'sosnlaCn' wid no sich white trash
ike you Is'"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-27
SUED FOR DISCRIMINATION

KANSAS CITY, No, May 26.-One of the
oyercharge suits Of J. NJ. Seaweli & Co
against the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis railroad company was called for
trial in Judge Stover's court this morn
ing. Seawell 81 CO.. allege that between
the months of April and October, 1890, the
Memphis road wrongfully overcharged the
coal firm from 81 to 81 car for hauling
coal TO this city from Carbon Center, Mo.
The suit is based on the statute which pro-
Vldes that railroads must not discriminate
against particular localities and must not
charge more for short haul5" than they
do for long hauls." The statute also pro-
vides that persons injured by overcharges
may recover three times the actual over
charges. The coal company alleges that
the motive OF the overcharges is the desire
OF the Memphis to kill competition, the
Memphis also doing an extensive coal
business at Carbon Center
The answer OF the Memphis road sets ND
that as its road between Carbon Center
and Kansas City runs most of the way
through the state of Kansas it is governed
by the Interstate commerce law in making
hauls Of coal from Carbon Center 10 Kan
sas City, and that the United States court
Is the proper trial court. Section 1856 of
the revised statutes of Missouri, it de-
clareS, conflicts with article /. section s. of
the United States constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-27
The Mexican Messiah.

Prima facie, Ireland has not only a
good claim, but really the best claim to
be the Tlapallan of the Mexicans. 1t is
the most western part of Europe; it is
insular, and in the earlier centuries of
the Christian era was known as the
"Holy Island" Between A. D. 500 and
A. >. 800 it was the most active center
of missionary enterprise ip Europe, and
Its missionaries were conspicuous above
all others for their daring maritime ad-
ventures, It is natural, therefore, to
suspect that Ireland may have been the
home of Quetzatcoatl, and, if that were
SO, to expect that early Irish records
would contain some references to him
and his extraordinary voyage.
Upon this the inquiry suggests itself,
Do the early Irish chronicles, which are
voluminous and minute, contain any
thing relating to a missionary voyage
across the Atlantic at all corresponding
to that which Quetzatcoatl must have
taken from some part of western Europe?
To one who, step by step, had arrived
at this stage Of the present inquiry, it
was not little startling to come across
an obscure and almost forgotten record,
which is, in all its main features, in
most striking conformity with the Mex
ican legend of QuetzacoatL This is the
curious account of transatlantic voy-
age Of a certain Irish ecclesiastic named
st Brendan in the middle of the Sixth
century-about A. D. $50. The nara
tive appears to have attracted little or
no attention in modern times, but it was
widely diffused through the middle ages.
-Dominick Daily in Popular Science
Monthly
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1853 North Main St. Cor. First,

have probably heard of me. l am just
starting out on my summer tour with
the greatest moral show On earth. l
have called tcsslake you plain PROPOSE
ton. l. you will travel with me this
summer l viii give you $4,000 month.
l have got Jumbo, the biggest elephant
ever brought to the United States, and
with you my attractions will be COM
plete. VIII you accept"
Malone is {. proud Virginian and a
millionaire. But he didn't get angry.
He replied peitely, declining the propo-
sition, and the great Snowman withdrew.
This story is told by the senator.-Wash-
ington Letter
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A Chinese Opinion.

It is impossible to understand these
barbarous people. One thing is certain;
if they do a thing they do it with all
their might Thirty years ago they had
big civil war. The whole country was
turned into military camps and battle
fields, and everybody, even to the wom-
en- folk, were engaged in the war IN one
way or another, and one army numbered
1900, 900 men. And now there are
young men, old enough TO vote, who had
never seen a company Of soldiers in their
life.
In fact these people seem to think
that another war VIII never break out,
especially in their part Of the world.
a person can travel clear across the
American continent without seeing
soldier, and follow the main lines OF
travel too. In fact, at the present time,
there is only about one soldier for every
1900 persons, while Russia has one sol-
der TO every ninety.-Peking Gazette
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KANSAS A, 0. u. w.

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 26.-The second
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge Of the
Degree Of Honor, 4. O. [. w, of Kansas.
is in session in this city today. Fully $50
delegates and visiting members from over
the state are present. \ fine literary pro
gram and banquet has been prepared by
the ladies' of the order in this city. in
honor OF the visitors, for this evening.
The grand lodge elected the following Of
ficers: Past grand chief Of honor. William
r. Sheen; grand chief OF honor. Mrs
Pauline Ennis, Girard; grand ladv of
honor, Mrs. l. r. Mills, Ossawauomie.
grand chief of ceremonies, Mrs p. J. Rich
ards. Emporia; grand recorder. f. N
Ford. Emporia: grand receiver. Mrs. Rina
Harrod, Kansas City; grand usher Mrs.
10a Wilson, Hutchinson; grand inside
watchman. Mrs. Fred Wilkerson. Yates
Center; grand outside watchman. Mrs
Houston, Lawrence: grand medical
director, Or. j. T. Tinder. The officers
were installed this evening. and literary
entertainment. followed by bauques.
was given in honor of the officers and
members OF the grand lodge
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A DEFENSE OF MRS. SURRkTT.

WASHINGTON, May 26-Rev. J. A.
Walter, pastor of St. Patrick's church,
this CITY. has prepared and presented to
the Catholic Historical society. OF New
York, paper on Mrs, Surratt, which he
thinks will throw new light upon the
char cter, trial and execution OF that un-
fortunate woman. 1t will be read before
the society tomorrow night. Father
Walter was pastor of ST. Patrick's church
when President Lincoln was assasslnated,
and Mrs. SuTratt was mem Der OF his CON
greoation. On the very night that Booth
fired the fatal shot she was at rather
Walters church, and that circumstance
slone, in the mind of the Clergyman, was
partial proof that she knew nothing OF the
plans prepared by the assassins at her
house. He became deeply interested IN
her case, was her confessor and adviser
after her arrest as well as before, and ana
everything in his power. both By appeals
to President Johnson and by bitter denun-
Citations of the unjust measures adopted
by the government in its prosecution, TO
save her from the gallows. Although the
occurrences which Father Walter describes
in his paper occurred SO long ago, be still
feels freshly and keenly the injustice
which led TO Mrs. Surratt's execution. In
speaking of the matter he said:
IF President Johnson had been a man
of courage the execution would not have
taken place. He simply acted in accord
ance with public clamor, and signed the
death warrant without even reading the
testimony on which the woman had been
convicted. | went to him and told him
that had read every line of the testimony,
and that there was not enough evidence TO
hang a cat on; that did not ask pardon
for Mrs. Surratt nor a communication OF
sentence but merely a reprieve for ten
days, in order that l might prove her inno-
cence, but President johnson did
not have courage enough to COM
ply with my request. lie feared II
he did so he would be accused of
commencing the deed that had put him in
the presidential chair. So he consigned an
innocent woman to shameful death in
order to escape the adverse criticism of a
frenzied populace. The whole trial was
an outrage, and there is no doubt that the
government resOrted TO fraudulent meas
ures in order to obtain a conviction. Mr..
Bradley, who defended John SurratU, had
among his papers telegraph book, show
ing that John Surratt was in Elmira on
the night of April 13, yet when
a search was made for the hotel
register, that would have shown his
presence there on that date, it had
disappeared, and not unit year ago was
/ able to ascertain that the government
had taken possession of it and had with
held it in order to deprive the prisoner of
the benefit of this bit of evidence. John
Surratt was allowed to escape a trial be-
cause the government knew it had no case
against him, and if he was innocent his
mother was also. 1t has been charged
that L forbade Mrs. Surratts speaking,
but this is not true. She declared her in
nocence up to the time of her death. and
beyond this declaration she had nothing to
say,
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MIYING IN pOIITIcc

WASHINGTON, May pa committee Of
three, representing district assembly No.
Go, Knights of Labor, called upon the sec
retary of war yesterday and presented to
him charges against Brig. Gen. Albert
Ordway, commanding the national guard
of the District of Columbia. The charges
are to the effect that Gen. Ordway, in
lecture to the officers of the guard, used
language that was reasonable and in
cendiary, and calculated to create in the
minds of the officers of the militia a feel
ing of their superiority to the law and to
engender a bitter hatred and blood-thirsty
vindictiveness toward such people as they
may be called upon to restrain in the inter
est of peace and good order; also, that
when he abandoned the field of instruc-
tions in proper military tactics to be used
in the suppression of civil disorder, to
elucidate, compare and condem social,
political and economic doctrines. he exceed
Ell his proper function. The secretary
promised the committee that the charges
should have proper consideration.
If fails money refunded; Preston
Hed-Ake."
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ril has recently spent several months IN the large
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ity and is the only physician in the south"es tnoE-
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NERVOUS DrSEASES-Dr. Terriu wishes to call
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trIcity when scientifically applied and desires to
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The DR. has the finest fifty cell diamond carbon bat
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or Seminal Weakness which no quickly and perma-
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GRAvEsEND. May 26.-Two of the princi-
pal events of the present meeting were run
off today-the Great American stakes and
the Brooklyn derby. Each race resulted
in victory for the Morris stable, st.
FlOrian winning the stakes and Russell the
Derby. The great American stakes is a
race for 2-year-Olds. sweepstakes of $50
with $1,000 added, five furlongs. The
starters were St Florian, Mars,
Air Shaft, Canvass, Victory. Merry Mon
arch, His Highess, Hindoo, Dwyer, Usage,
Filley Rex, Hellgate, Lester and Cox
swain, Canvass WAS the favorite at 3 10 l
against. st. Floriau won easily by two
lengths, Victory second, Lester third
Time 1:03l5.
The Brooklyn derby. one and one fourth
miles, for 3-year-olds 500 each with s. 500
added, had six starters: Russell and AM
bUlance (the Morris stablel. Balero. Ber-
munda, Warpath and FaXford Russell
won, Ambulance second, Balero third.
Time. 2:l0. Russell WAS the favorite in
the betting. The other winners today
We're: Patrimony, Colt, Clarendon, Text,
Snow ball.