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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
HIS OBJECT.
He Had Had a Hard Time ard He Could
Also Talk.

He Had Had Hard Time ard He Could
Also Talk.
Gentlemen" he said, as he approached
the four of Us seated in row in the wait
ing room, lit grinds me to the soul 10 be
obliged TO ask fsvors of strangers, but
I've got to do it right here and now"
What's your caseT" asked the man
on nv left. who looked like judge.
i've lost a wife and five children
"WeIlf'
Then my house burned down and 1
got no insurance"
'sWell?'
"Then fell out Of tree and broke
nv leg, and didn't walk for year"
''Well?'
Then sold piece of real estate-the
only property had-and fellow robbed
me of every cent"
"Well:"
Then l got heavy cold. consumption
set in, and one of my lungs Is gone and
the other going
''Well?"
"Well, I'm ragged, poor. hungry and
sick, and want money 10 buy supper
and pay for nights lodging"
Il see. You are hard up, indeed. i
should think You were tired of life.
II have just one object in living
'And that"
when l was boy 10 years old, and
lived in Vermont, / stole watermelon
from al farmer. My crime was never
discovered, but it has weighed like lead
on my conscience, and l know it has
FASTENED my end. I want 10 live long
enough and collect money enough 10 en-
able me to return TO Vermont. 20 10
that farmers house, and, standing be-
fore him, say:
Mr.. Pritchard, thirty-nine years
ago, when was giddy boy, l stole a
watermelon of you. l am sorry. L
want to be forgiven before | die, and |
want to make such reparation as l can.
Here is $4,000 in gold. Take it and
buy steamboat and say I'm forgiven. "
''You are an Internal dead beat and
har!" roared the judge as the man stood
in an attitude of humility, but we
Clipped in half a dollar apiece and sent
him away rejoicing. New York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

In lSOs a quantity of the bones Of those
patriots were collected and buried IN a
vault near the Brooklyn navy yard, but in
1899. the tomb having badly decayed, the
remains were removed to a new site in
Washington park, overlooking the old
uooring place Of the Jersey. a monu-
ment was erected at Milford, Conn. in
honor of fortyseven of those martyrs who
lie buried there
The chief objection TO the proposed mon
ument was that its erection was more OF a
duty Of the citizens Of Brooklyn than 8
national obligation. It was 10 be con
structed Of granite, surnounted by dome,
with large bronze eagle on the top. On
the panels Of the pedestal were TO De repre-
sentations Of the prison ships with appro-
pirate inscriptions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
Disappointed.

Giece Estelle ito her msmma-There,
Aunt Miranda's toilet mats are finished.
and really they are prettier than | ez-
pected- must send a card with VERY
little. but with heart full OF love, or
something ike that. and I 90 hope her
present VIII De a check again this year.
I've counted on il and gone frghtfully
IN debt.
Aunt Miranda rheumatic and an east
wind blowing. 70 companion two DAYS
laterl-And. Barnes. for Miss Estelle
You may select sczrs for the piano
gave her last falL-Sew York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

is practice. 1t mag take two years TO
make a shorthand writer, and you may
never learn how TO play whist, but this
rule have given You is the corner stone
At first SO rapid viii be the fall Of the
cards, and 50 unwieldy will be the action
Of your mind, that you will be able to
grasp only few straws in the current Of
the game. But it will not be long before you
will be surprised at your progress, and
then you will have fairly entered upon the
great language Of whist.
Ton MASON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
Moor Baths


The moor baths. of which much ia
now heard. and which are provided AZ
many Austrian and Gsrmsn health ~
sorts, were FIST used at Fs-anxensbad. In
1923 DR.. Poschmann. . physician there.
believed that he had found in them a
new curative medium, and they have
since become popular. Some physicians
stil question their efficacy, while others
In Austria and Germsny rely upon them
to render good scrvicein many naladics.
Though the bath is composed Of peat or
moor earth TO which enough water has
been added tomake a thiok paste OF the
mass. yet the peat IL different from that
which Is extracted from bog in Ireland
or Scotland
In both Ireland and Scotland the peat
is used as fuel at Franzensbad the min
erahzed peat WIN not servo such a pur-
pose. The bog from which it is extract
ed has been saturated throughout count
less ages with mineral water. and the
product is q strong chemical compound.
Thus n moor bath is a mineral bath In n
concentrated form. and effects are pro-
duced upon the system by taking .
course of these baths which cannot b
produced, according to experts, by any
mineral water.-Blackwoods Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

II always delights the female hear.
when feathers are n vogue. This sea-
son they are used On al garments. from
the tea gown 20 the outside wrap and
nat. This fondness for feathers i not
70 - wondered a., for they are always
becoming : pretty girl n large ha,
with black ostrich feathers Is tsice a.
fascinating - with any other stvle Of
hat. and trimming q feathers about
TIE neck OF an older woman softens az
he lines Of the faoe. Mrs. Stanley AZ
fects large hats and ostrich feathers--
Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
All EXPLAINED.

1t is propinqnlty that explains why
handsome men are SC apt TO marry ugly
women and vice vera. Beauty is only
the bait, its use being merely 10 draw
the prey within reach. Continguity
once established, by accidental or other
means, the rest naturally follows. |
know IL all, YOU see-because | am a
bachelor.-Cor. Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

American On foreign land Who are
chose fellows on the corner
Native trespectfuily)-One ~ the gen
tlernen Is an English sailor. another Is .
German peddler, and The third gentle
man is French cook.
American Who j. that gentleman
now approaching
Native-Oh that chap Is one II thass
ere American consuls. -- New York
Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

nature Is mucn the
same all the world over, and New York is
not unique. The clothes which she wears
on the stage were gathered from the ward
robes of these Frisco Gamers. and her
dialect Is patterned after theirs. But when
She SAYS TO the pawnbroker, "Saay, Reilly,
wan ter git me new speilin' shoes out o.
hook. Me brothers touched me for ali
got" every one who has ever heard one Of
the real tough girls talk TO her teller" or
try to explain things to the police justice,
recognizes the fidelity of the accent at once.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
A Matter of Taste.

Marjorie IS very fond Of raisins. and a.
the tea table one night was picking them
ont Of her cake and eating thsm, leaving
the crumble cake.
Her sister, thinking she would try the
force Of a good example, said, II Ike M
plums in my cake
Il don't, replied Marjorie. "T likes
EN- test in ny mout. -Ha-per's Young
Peoule
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

Tapsly-What KIND Of a suit DO you
WANT
Grayneck-I would Ike % get one
that would always De ia season.
Tap@ly-Ah, then how would you Eks
one Of thoss pepper and salt suits.-B0s-
ton Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

Eight years ago a woman of Sacramento,
Cal, disbursed a dollar that has brought
her big interest. She gave it 10 Tramp
named John Bancroft, and accompanied
the gift with some good advice. Bancroft
a. once "brsced up went TO Portland,
Ore accumulated fortune OF SIS, 000 and.
diving the other day, left all his estate TO
III E@Ralzclrs...
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

ease and dispatch that prevail In Japan. a
citizen of Bizen, a town of the island king
dom, who is not yet fifty years of age, re-
Gently got rid OF his thirty-ffth wife by aid
of the courts, and has already selected her
successor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

Of New York's tenement streets, but real
life is no more natural than its counterfeit
presentment at Harrigan's
Dressed in an old jersey, brown, pulled
out of shape and too short for her long,
ungainly arms, the Tough Girl at Har-
rigan's" walks onto the stage exactly as
the tough girl in real life walks along Hes
ter street or Cherry Hill on the way to the
corner saloon with the "growler." This gait
is characteristic. With each step the heel
comes down hard and the shoulders go up.
Her head Is throw n slightly forward, with
its old straw hat and somewhat frowsy
bang, the corners of her mouth droop a
tribe, and there IS in the cadaverous look
ing face an unspoken defiance Of everybody
and everything that is not tough" 1t is
bit of very artistic work, a character
sketch which has not been equaled in New
York in many a long day.
Since her first appearance the news
papers have devoted columns TO describ
ing Miss Lewis and her acting, but they
have all made the characteristic and ego
tistic mistake of asserting that New York
Is the only place where such girls as she
mimics can be found. The story has even
been told Of how she studied the ways Of
the girls in New York's slums in order to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

Every little while attention Is called -
facility with which divorce may be obtained
In some state or territory OF the Union,
put nowhere on American soil can the
bonds Of mstrinoay be severed With. tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
THEY STUCK TO THE SHIP.
Gallant bat Intellectual Attempt to Brin
a Steamer to Port.

Gallant bat IneHectuaI Attempt TO Br1ni
a Steamer to Port.
The hardships and dangers Of a seafarin.
lIfe have been severely illustrated recentr
by the experience of the captain and crew
of the British tank steamer Pollux. III
70 tune attended this vessel from the time
she left her pier at ROuen, France, for the
voyage to Philadelphia. She went aground
at the very start and injured her sternpost
a fact which was not ascertsined, however
until she was well in midocean, where for
several days she ran into a succession OF
heavy gales, which destroyed one of her
lifeboats and gigs.
Just as the last gale was subsiding the
uuDer Eudgeons. attaching the ruader To
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

THE TOUGH GIRL.
A Bit of Character Acting Which
Has Created a Sensation.
ADA LEWIS AND HER BIG CIT"

She Plays the Part OF a Young Woman OF
the SIums and 1t Has Made Her Fa-
mous-A Careful Study of Low Life in
San Francisco Goes" in New York.
To the east Siders" of New York the
name Of Harrigan is soothing and mirth
provoking at once, for Harrigan gives to
them the stage amusement they like best,
and they are great theatre goers. So when, a
few weeks ago, Harrigan opened his new
and handsome playhouse on Thirty-fifth
street with his new and characteristic play,
Reilly and the Four Hundred" the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

perfect her work,
and the assertion
has been m a q g
that she used TO
go to schoolin one
of the tough"
wards. As a mat
ter of fact she has
lived in San Fran-
cisco during most
of her life, and her
character work is
the result of care
full observation OF
the girls w b O
worked in a big
canning fact DRY
there, which goes
to show that, con-
trary 10 the ideas
of the New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
m. Choies.

No;her-JoaauV, 7 So TIA; your little
brother has the smaller piece ~ cake. DID
yo1 give hin - choice. ~ told you
Joaany-Isz m tod hinn b eoul4
have hls choice. the little piece 0r zone.
and be took tie Ht;le p.eoe -C-Alcazo Pos.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

the post, snapped
asunder and the
rudder became IN
manageable. Then
a leak was discov-
cred near the stern
post, the water
coming in so fast
that it threatened
~ put out tn e
fires. After great
difficulty and dan
ger 10 the seamen
tSe rudder was Sc
cured by fastening
a grip to the blade.
but grip and all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

George La Blanche aud Young Mitchell
will fight before the California Athletic
Grub in February, A purse of s, 900 goes
"a the winner. 500 TO the loser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

" Clark RSssed. whose 80 Eaones
1--WE such remsrxzols ozsa. 5rseunez=
and cut q Goor freedom. hzs lory ben
hopeless and well uiga helpless Invalid.
eh&lned % al indoor existeBcs n an in
sAAi scwA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

sbe-Trn 50 glad you have comet
He-Are yo1 really'
sne-Yes. for If you had no; there
would have been thirteen ~ the table
Euoch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
UtterIy Ina possible.

Aunt Green-Haye a piece q cake,
Penelope. Take TIE biggest piece.
Penelope from Baston p-Inpossi be.
sunty; there are only two.-Puck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

EAST Siders' turned out in force. The
play was just what they expected-full Of
roaring fun and quaint New York charac-
ter sketches, but it had in it one or two
scenes and one character that set the whole
town talking in less than forty-eight hours
This character is down on theprogrammes
as Kitty Lynch, but the public knows her
as ''Harrigan's Tough Girl" Her voice is
only heard during a scene lasting less than
ten minutes, but that short scene has I'M
doubtedly made her the most talked about
young actress in New York. Her real
name is Ada Lewis.
Miss Lewis began her theatrical work at
the Alcazar theatre, in San Francisco
where she first acted as helper behind
the scenes for the ladies of the company,
and afterward took small parts. Finally
she Joined Mr.. Harrigan's company, travel
ing with it and doing minor work during
the season of 18S9-90 The part which she
plays now is a small one, yet it is the
most important one which she has ever
essay ed, and the fact that she has made it
the chit" of a pronouncedly successful play
argues well for her future. She literally
went to sleep unknown, and awoke to find
herself famous, and if she does not allow
that fact TO make her consider herself per-
feet In her art she will doubtless hold and
increase her claim on public attention.
She takes the part of a typical tough"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
A Plain Statement.

Justice Of the Peace-Prisonsr, YOU
were caught trying TO enter a poultry
yard at 10 o'clock last night. Did you
know it was a reprehensible ofensel
Mr.. Gambrill-No, sab; thought hit
war a wooden fence. sab; but hit turned
out TO be barb wire. sah.-Puck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
THE QUICK AND DEADLY
pneumonia.

Every season aud cline yields harvest ofdsafh
through PnsumoniA. livery cold leads 10 this dread
disease The lang disturbance !. fearful IN Pasu.
moniA. That Is Why 4, ia 80 fatal The only help
is that which CONES promptly aud goss 70 The spst
You must break up the congestion, or perish Too
late Too late Is what the doctor IL oissn eumpsli.
ed to say. But, whv vAit' WHY taEe aay chance.
when Pneumoa.- n aboutf You car always have
the best remedy Ia the world At your elbow b. keep
ing in the house = bottle Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS.

A Decision Against the Erection of n Ne
mortal in Their Honor
Congress has rejected the bill which pro
posed TO appropriate 10000 for the cree
ton of monument ar Fort Green in mem
DRY Of the American patriots who died on the
British prison ships IN Wsllsbout bay dur
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18

New York girl,
whose Spelling
shoes have been
pawned by her
brother, and the
scene occurs in the
pawnshop where
she is trying to
get them out Of
"hock" so that she
may attend the
police ball. The
tough" youn z
man has been rep
resented on tn e
stage dozens of
tim es, but the
tough" young
W. lan appears
now for the first
time. You can see
her any day in
real life by walk
ing through one
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-18
DR.. SCHENcK'S
PULMONIC SYRUP.

II is never wise to be without this great sFiscI-
&c for colds, oongestlons. inHemmafons results %
Grip, and all lung diseases itsaet.on on tie hugs
Is quick, Effective, radical coids, DO matter hss
draggy speedily yield 70 IL. lipromPily alays n
fammation, reduces congestion. and l. thee stan
dard safeguard against Pneumonia and csasnup-
ton. The ace has produced nothing - equal Il he
all diseases which bring death through ths lungs.
Keep It on hand. Watch your srnrtans Take a
yourself
Baylor sale ~ all Druggists ~fsu
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-31

CHAPTER 362.

AN ACT to amend section three OF ar,,"'e
twelve of the Constitution of this State.
Section l. BE it enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three-iifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment TO the COnsti-
tuition of this State, and if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided. it shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section three of article
twelve of said Constitution.
SEC. 3. The Board of Public Works is
hereby authorized, subject to such regnla-
tions and conditions as the General Assem-,
bly, may from time to time prescribe, to sell
the States interest in all works OF Internal
Improvement, whether as stockhOlder or
a creditor, and also the State S interest in any
banking corporation, receiving IN payment
the bonds and registered debt now owing by
the State, equal in amount to the price OBJ
tanned for the States said interest.
SECTION 2. ARd be 1t further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution shall be, at the next
general election held in this State, submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance oil
the directions contained in article fourteen
of the Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there snail
be written or printed the words ''tor the con
stitutional amendment or against the con,
stitutional amendment as the voter shall
elect. and Immediately after said election
due return shall be made TO the Governor oi
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment. as directed by the said fourteenth arti-
Gle of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-31

form upon the same kinds of property or
class of subjects, and should be levied and
collected under general laws, but the General
Assembly may by general laws exempt from
taxation all public property used for public
purposes, all churches or buildings used ex.
clusively for public worship and the furniture
contained therein and the parsonages con.
nected Herewith, burying grounds not used
for private or corporate profit, all purely
charitable or benevolent institutions, literary
or educational institutions, with the furniture
and equipment contained in such charitable,
benevolent, literary or educational institu-
tons, and the grounds appurtenant to such
churches, houses of public worship, chari.
table or benevolent, literary or educational
institutions and necessary to the convenient
use thereof, as the same have been hereto
fore exempted by law in this State; and all
other property in this State not so declared
exempt may be taxed, and the General As.
sembly may, by general law, provide for a
tax on the incomes of citizens of this State:
yet fines, duties, licenses or taxes may
properly and justly be imposed or laid with
political view for good government and the
benefit of the community.
SECTION l. Ind be it enacted Jy the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
article htteen OF the Declaration OF Rights OF
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance the of
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words, "for the con-
sttutional amendment or "against the con-
stitutional amendment as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due return shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth arti-
Gle of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-31
NUMBER 4.
CHAPTER 255.

AN ACT to amend section one of article
seven of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three-ffths of all
the members of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section one of article
seven of the said constitution.
SECTION l. County Commissioners shall be
elected on general ticket of each county by the
qualified voters of the several counties of the
State on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, com
mencing in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety. one; their number in each county, their
compensation, powers and duties shall be
such as now or may be hereafter prescribed
by law; they shall be elected at such times, in
such numbers and for such periods, not ex-
ceeding six years, as may be prescribed by
law.
SECTION 2 Aud be ii enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words ''tor the CON
stitutional amendment or against the con
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said fourteenth article
of the constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.