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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

morgedge fer thousan' dollars, an
overdue. too
HE KEEP lookin' an lookin', but
'twan't thar. Then he kinder sighed.
an sed gentle-lil1e: 1T don't make no
difference. nohow, fer tn norgedge is
recorded in New York
Yer ou9hter jest r seed them gals
Their faces looked as II Their best
fr'en' had sent 'em An invite tor rs
fun'rull. Big Wallace wuz that sheep
ish he couldn't show is eyes. an felt
sorter slack myself"
Did he sell them out?'
He wouldcr. but, you see, tn NOR
gedge ,vuz paid. Linda wuz engaged
ter tn foreman Of tn Royal Flush. bu.
she never bad tole i'm bout th' poker
game When she foun' 'er road
scheme want no go, she let down an
tole i'm tn whole story. Cried doin'
II. too. I surnise- Her feller had some
stuff saved up, an e Jest paid Mister
Doc, an then kicked i'm outer camp.
Linde named the day then, an she
lives 18th her hus band iu SING little
shack mp By tn Royal Flush mill. an
Bet runs tn ole house Thar she Is
now. stan'in' on tn po'eh an peekIn'
ont from under her boGnst az tn
stage Henry Howard Heath. in san
Francisco Argonzut
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

Never los much stuff by it tho, tel
Doe Martin come ter town. fer tn boy 8
all liked Linda an Bet, SO whenever
Dick wuz losin', they'd make tn
squeezers run his way awhile
when Doc Martin struck tn dig
gins, he puts on lots of style it'll his
stove-Pipe hat an yaller gloves First
time e seen Linda e smirked lot, an
purity soon 'twuz goin' tn roun's that
tn Doc wuz lovin' Brands gal. Linda
wanted none r his love, an she tole m
so. Bin white man, ned r let her be
then. But c want So what dyer
s'pose e doDe?"
Don't know What was it?"
Say. Is them ar fellers back thar
in sight yit?"
Yes They're just this side the
bend"
whoa thar, you devils Hof up yer
heads, viii yer, and stan sieeay- Why.
Doc Martin got piayin' poker 18th DICK
Brand Martin WIZ 4 dandy it'll tn
cards, au' won ali r tn pore FOOLS
dust Dick WIZ wild ter git is money
back, of co'se, an asst Martin ter wait
tel e could 20 ont an borry some
stuff from somer til boys Martin
then up an smiled Chinee smile en-
pulled = roll r bills outcn is Inside
cca.-pocllet Jest a roun' taousan' dot
lars lie slapped Ia bundle down on
til table au'-say. amt ron felle-s
iired'- -elsin'P Vas. | sposed you
WE Cline in, an br darned quick
'bou:,is. fer I'm goin' ter rattle down
this slope Ike Z tornader tearsn' up
Kansas farms. Air you ready & lang,
sc sons r Belzebuh. say PARTNER,
ghar = bouts vuz a: when bis i:
oT?'
You wc7e saying that Martin pat
up his cash"
''Sare- Ir.k.zolcct now WelL Dick
jumped Ike vile broac& wan lse
see1 -. pie Mere money Z -. - I'D
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
my men. Step out an cash up. please.

my men, Step out an cash up. please
They got out an he went through
'em. Ler Their watches, but tuck Their
cash Tuck all Their papers, too. an
was specially keerfulin is 'tentions ter
Doc Martin. When Their play wuz over.
tn robbers Hoped back inter tn frs an
druv on. TIL miner lowed as how
they must be green stock, fer they new
er looked at tn express box.
Purity soon arter that, we got ter
tn hotel. Them fellers didn't know
whuther or not ter go in, bein' as they
had no cash, but l 'spicioned how
things 'ud turn out an tole 'em I'd
STAN fer tn gang. They went in at
that an Sally Jinks fixed things fer
'em, bein' as TIL gals want at home.
Bout a nour AFTER that they come in,
tho, an tn dinper-bell ruTg. TIL
strangers, lookin' purity doleful, walked
out ter dinner. an set down. Before
they got through eatin', Big Wallace
him that runs tn farrar bank-come
hustlin' in an sed:
lis them ar gent, that come in tn
stage here?"
Yes, they all hollered at onct
well. Their vig'lunce c'mitty's done
tuck them fellers that robbed tn stage
an strung 'em up. Yere's all tn plum
der. You gents jest name tn mounts
you had in stuff, an if tn total fits you
kin divide up mong you. These we're
dockyments. l s'pose, kin be IDENTIFIED
Linda an Bet wuz a-settin' rite thar
all tn time. Bet spoke up an sed:
Mr.. Wallace, wuz them robbers emmy
folks we knowed?'
"'No, Miss Bet / guess they wuz
new hans. jest struck the trail. Dime
novel cranks, mebbe.'
"'Twa'n't no time before them fell
lers had Their stuff fixed proper, an
they wuz mighty jubilant. you kin bet,
all exceptin' Their Doc. who KEEP tous-
lin his papers about. like he wuz hunt
in fer somethin'.
What's the matter, Doc? sed /;
'ennythirg wrong?'
Why, yes sed he; 'they's valu-
bull paper yere that's missin'. It's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

The city, and. by invitation OF the United
States consul. were invited 10 one Of tho
state balls. was only a girl OF six
teen, but. knowing how TO dance, |
went with the older folks.
'.AS | sat in seat watching the
dancers as they twirled first this and
then that way, il seemed as though |
were in paradise Suddenly tie music
topped Some Of the dancers kept on,
while the others sat and talked, or else
drank cocoa from tiny porcelain cups.
"A Mexican. one of those wild look
ing fellows, dressed IN rough garh,
but still a gentleman. was introduced
by mutual acquaintance and he asked
To have the next dance with me.
couldn't we'll refuse, and, rs there was
twinkle in his eyes that made me think
of the American boys at home, ac-
cepted. At that period could speak
neither French nor Spanish. and rs my
partner could not speak English, ex-
cept enough 20 ask me 10 dance, wo
were silent. The musicians began play
ing slow music, and with the help OF
my partner i learned the dance easily.
1t kept up for fifteen or twenty MIN
utes until was thoroughly Tired, yet
could not see my ways clear - excuse
myself from my new friend. What a
relief it was when the dcnce did s,op.
found out afterward IL was called
The Lovers Dance and was slow De
cause it gave the dancers time TO talk
That visit to the capital Of Mexico.
the dance, the Mexican and the ride
home in the early hours OF the morn
ing, I shall remember always.-Ds
troit News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
SAT DOWN TO THINK.

the sea and beyond that can be seen
fhe white cluster of toy houses repre-
senting Nice, and further The purple
Zine of the Italian coast Everything
Eas bathed in the splendor of the Ri
sierra sunshine and far behind Nice
Jould be seen the white peaks of the
Maritime Alps glistening colby bril-
liant against the deep blue sky.
Down below among the villas all tie
hues of the rainbow were reproduced
by masses Of flowers and the dividing
walls were covered with clusters Of
roses. De M2upassaut calls it the
stage scenery OF nature.
Most people would have been salts
6ed with an this but some men don't
Know when they are well Off / wss
dot such q fool as to attempt 10 90
down the face of the cliff. but | saw =
pointsof pre- ecting rock from which
thought I could have still better
view. Mankind is never satisfied with
The point of view. He constantly
wishes to improve his position, and this
generally leads to disaster. ! attained
the projecting rock. but held it for a
moment only. ! am not sa.e Just how
the thing happened, but ! went over
and down and kept going over and
down for some little time II was not
one good satisfying fall, but series Of
irritating little tumbles ending by one
that nobody but a captions person
could complain of. which landed me on
tie top OF some prickly shrubtory thE.
lot me down easy. Twas 2 sight to see
when the rocks and trees and BRAN bles
got through with me. | was in bad
state OF repair, but had still enough Of
clothes left on me 20 satisfy the re-
euirenents OF the French law.
1t was impossible to climb back, so l
made the best Of my way down the
cliff | had many tam bles, but they
.ArA AZ small account compared with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

fall had been as silent as 1 could have
wished and the gardener still bent over
his work l bottled straight down the
garden, which was terraced SO that ]
could not see where was going.
The proprietor shouted with all his
might and ran along to head me off,
the gardener running along the oppo-
site path. AS l jumped off the first
terrace there was crash of glass
and l came down on some glazed
frames that l did not see till | was
through them. Luckily there was but
few inches between the glass ard
the earth beneath, and I walked
through as if were on brittle ice. I
went straight over the flower beds and
then noticed that bewildered individ-
ual had come out of the porter's lodge
and stood in the gateway, not knowing
what the matter was. If he had
had the presence of mind to have
closed the gate l would have been in
for it. This sthe shouting old gentle
man called upon him to do. but every
thing had happened before he could
collect his wits. l gave my favorite
Comanche yell as bore down upon him
and he jumped aside. The next instant
l was onton the presidents highway.
l put in some respectable running
toward Antilles until ont of sight,
when happily l met the street car
which runs to Cannes and got on board.
When I passed the place again 1 no.
ticed there was good deal of co.nmo-
ton about, but whether they chased
me or not l don't know to this dav.
When the old gentleman sends in his
bill for the glass and the flowers beg
him to remember that he gave me his
permission to go where l pleased
luke Sharp. in Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
ghe ddh1ta 1aly taole zsridau 1orne pul IS, 1893.

were ten chances to one that ny foot
after that anything might happen.
Before risking it l thought would
make one final appeal to the old gen.
teman
Il am tired of this I said, land
don't think you have had as much en-
joyment out of my conversation as per-
haps you expected to have when
began. Went you open the gate and
let me through? 1t cannot be any
amuse ment to you to keep me here q
prisoner"
The old man Strengthened himself Up.
He lad been bending over some flow
ers. He replied with much calmness:
MY dear sir, you are no prisoner of
mine. You may 60 where you like and
do what you choose as far as 1 am con.
cerned- The gate, however, is my own
and shall not open il"
''Oh. l have your permission to go
where please. 1t is very good of YOU
did not realize that Thanks.
He was at one end of the plot and
the Industrious gardener at the other
The path that ran along the back ct
the place passed him on one side and
the gardener at the other and then ran
along the eastern and western limits Of
the place. There was no path down
the center and l saw that if | got over
the fence safely l would have 70 cut
straight through the garden to the open
gate at the road. There was little
porter's lodge at the road gate. but
saw nobody about to stop me.
] took the run and the leap and
cleared the fence without touching il.
I came down with a sickening feeling
on the soft bed of loan and sank in ID
nearly up to the knees. 1 scramb led
oae on to the har1 pStn and at thasDo-
Eeat the old gsas.ema1 saw ma Ny
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
THERE is ALWAYS ROOM.

A grandmother came TO little house,
And she was poor and old;
And already the little house was full
As ever ii could hold.
With father and mother and children nine,
In spite Of toll and care
There was sometimes lack in the little house
And always scauty fare.
And how can your keep grandmother:
I should think she would crowd you So"
10, moi cried sturdy win, with q smile;
my grandma crowd: o, no.
81 should think she would persisted Dick;
For your house was full before
When anything is full you know,
How can you put IN more:'
Dicky was young and qUestioaful
But VIII was patient and kind:
-" The room in Our hearts helped U.s." he SAID,
Room n the house TO find"
All! poor little house, dear little old house,
Where the happy faces swarm!
Ard VIII was right There is always room
Where the heart beats true and warm
And one might have no roor1 70 spare
Though one ha;, boundless space.
It's q crowded heart Z selfish heart,
That makes crowded place.
William T. Giadwin in Wide Awake
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
Social Signs of the Times.

Here is an item worthy TO be pre-
served among the archives of sociology
as indicative of the tendency
of the times: Lost. at tho
queens drawing room, Buckingham
palace, pocket handkerchief with the
letter n in diamonds in the corner
The finder is requested, etc Another
item tells of woman who, in IA spasm
of economy, established her own hus-
band in plain clothes as footman upon
the boz. He asserted his indcpcnd-
ence, however, by smoking a pipe
while in discharge of his new duty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

ing, yellow painted stage coach. With
heaving chests the dappled leader:
strained the thick tugs, while the
driver idly swung his whip and shot
streams Of "ambeer" at saucy chip
hunks. Two passengers were walk.
ing. They were 4 tourist from Boston
and the manager of the Horseshoe
Mining company. Horseshoe stock be.
ing at low-water mark, the manager
showed every possible mark of atten-
ton to his companion, who, if appear
auccs counted for anything, was quite
well-to-do. On the box with the driver
sat a youthful person, with an oldish
face, surmounted by a pocket-hat.
Something in his manner denoted an
acquaintance with the vicissitudes of
life in all it's aspects. The driver
looked at him curiously and cracked
his whip.
Ever in a hold-up, pardner?'
Yes"
"Tho't So Ever helt up by woman?'
"No."
''Tho't not. wuz onct. Want ter
hear bout it?''
The passenger looked sharply up and
said: SIS it true story?"
Dye s'pose l could stuff your
Il think not"
That's what lowed"
"All right, then. Pitch in" exclaimed
the other.
See that bend up thar whar tn road
slips round benin til mount'n?'
Yes"
''fhat ar's tn place"
what were the circumstances"
''They wuz pile r circumstances.
Member Dick Brandt"
''Where did he live?''
''Fir Top"
Il was never in Fir Top"
You will be soon. Dick Brand wuz
a wunner. KEEP tn hotel n Fir Top.
Could drink mo- whisky than any other
man in tn county. An gamble
Gambled is clos away onct. Some
Teller gin i'm boss blanket ter wear
home What you s'pose he wanted ter
do then?"
Don't know. What was it?''
Wanted ter bet tn blanket
agia' a quart r ticker. Dick Brand
had two darters, Linda an Bet. Linda
marr'd tn fo'man of tn Royal Flush
here las spring
well, Dick gam led an drunk.
drunk an gambled his time aUav.
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Henry, have something to say 70
you"
Go ahead. my dear ] am ali cars >
Il know YOU are. but tina, doesn'
alter IA tiers a. all t'-Ha--er's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

-Biggs-"You say your wife always
pins flower on your coat before YOU
leave home? Yes, she has for a
month"; Biggs-''Well, it shows she
thinks of you" No, it's because she
never can renem Der to sew on the but
ton. Inter Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

You must vote, Jawkins," urged
smitners. Every vote counts" Mine
don't" said Jawkins. II vote one wav,
but my coaenman and gardener vote
The other. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
EXTRACT FROM A SOCIETY NOVEL

"As the fair girl spoke. Rode-ick' {.
face fell, and she, with an imperious
gesture east scornful eye upon him -
--Harper's Reza-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
a MEXICAN LOVE DANCE.

Detroit Girls Esperteses at = Great
state HALL
"It was one Of these beautiful and
brilliant balls IN the City II Mexico.
TIM, this incident happened" said a
young D~troi. lady recently. who had
Travelled considerably. u; the heiyt,,
Of the fashionable season we came 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

Il think the French people might
have found better kind of punishment
for Eiifel and those other Panama peo-
pie than imprisonment.
Nv hat would you suCcest?''
let EN- stay az liberty. but compel
them 10 wear Panama hats Tor life
Jury
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28
Violating an Ordinance.

TAe young fellow about the Jefferson
avenue merchants store had grown
from bad to worse, and at last his en-
ployer lad an open row with him.
What are you going to do about
it?" asked the youth, insolently.
"1'il fire YOU" said the irate mer-
ohant
You do and I'll have you arrested. /"
The merchant gasped.
Have me arrested" he exclaimed.
what for?"
For firing in the city limits without
a permit" And the merchant risked
it then and there.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

Have me arrested he exclaimed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
"moTHER HUBBARD"
The Dual Life of a Cleveland
Woman at Last Betrayed.

The police department of Toledo,
Ohio, have made an arrest which lifts
the scales from y devoted husbands
eyes. Word was received at Cleve.
land the other day from Toledo that
Mrs. Arthur Young, of the former
city, was held there on the charge of
stealing a pocketbook containing $lS7
III prominent millinery store in that
city. Her husband FASTENED to her
assistance and to him she denied her
guilt, claiming that it was another
woman whom she accompanied to the
store, who committed the theft. Her
husband believed her and engaged an
attorney to defend his wife.
Later in the day, however his hopes
were shattered. His wife's room was
searched and the pocket book con-
tanning $187 was found concealed
beneath the carpet. Mrs, Young turns
out to be no less parsonage than the
notorious "Mother Hubbard" whose
sneak thieving propensities are known
to the police throughout the country
Her picture adorns the rogues' gallery
in maHy of the large cities.
For years she las lived a dual life
While at her yme in Cleveland SHE
appeared to no. acquaintance to b.
the soul Of honor, and she was mucf
respected. Mr.. and Mrs. Young have
lived in Cleveland for several years
They have enjoyed the highest esteem
of all who knew them, and it is be
lieved that Mr.. Young was completed!
ignorant of his wife's real character.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21

q MIA, where he was never TO reach.
The army had vanished and only
the remnants of the English officers
and the provincials remained with
poor Braddock. In these last hours
he saw ali his errors, and said to the
virginians, who were very attentive
to him, he had done them great inIus-
tice, that they were true soldiers and
had acquitted themselves nobly. TO
Washington he made apologies, ex-
pressed great esteem for him, and as
proof it he gave to Gen. Washington
his servant, Bishop, and his favorite
saddle horse.
AS he went through the shades OF
death he kept grooming and muttering
"Who would have thought IL; who
would have thought it., But we will
know better how to deal with them
another time" AS he drew near the
Great Meadows his strength failed
him, he could go no further, and four
days after the battle DULY Ii, l755)
he died in the wilderness. His grave
was dug near Fort Necessity; as there
was no chaplain there Washington
read the funeral service: the spot
was carefully concealed to prevent its
discovery by the Indians, without fir
ing even a salute over the soldiers
grave. The remnant of the army con
tinued their way to Cumberland, and
arrived there safely.
| Immediately after the battle Gen
| Washington started Capt. John Ash
by, an express, with dispatches to Lore
| Fairfax, at Greeneway Court his resi-
dence, few miles from Winchester
Va, to be expressed by Fairfax to Lore
Dunmore, at Williamsburg, the Soy
ernor of Virginia, which he delivertt
i I, Is hours after leaving Lord Fairfa1
raveiing 210 miles in Ii hours.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21

known. Ask druggist for Woods Phosphodine;
If he offers some worthless medicine in place Of
this, leave his dishonest store, inclOse price in
letter and we will send by return mail. Price,
one package 81; six IS. One will please, six will
cure. Phamplet in plain sealed envelope, two
stamps. Address
ENF-Sold in Mt. Sterling by Kennedy Bros,
r. Q. Lloyd, w. s. Lloyd, Tarlton q. Julian and
druggist everywhere.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
IN TROUBLE,
The Fascinating Mrs. Belle Laugh
lin. Formerly Of This City,
One Of the Principal
Actors.

A special from Lexington says :
"a sensation of no small proportions
has developed here, in which the Cap
tain of the night police force and one
of his men and a beautiful and dash
ing young widow are the star actors.
About eight months ago Mrs. Belle
Laughlin came here from Mt. Sterling,
after separating from her husband,
J. B. Laughlin, now a butcher at
Paris, KY, and took up her abode on
North Limestone street. Here she
made the acquaintance of j. W.
Smither, who was the officer on that
beat, and in short time Capt. j. H.
Crane. of the night force, was also
basking in the smiles of Mrs. Laugh
lin. All went we'll until short time
ago, when the engagements of the
sutton for Mrs. Laughlin's attentions
clashed, and it is said that there were
some hot words and even threats
passed between the two men. A com
plant against Smither to Chief Lusby
followed, and now comes petition
got up by Smither and signed by
score of the members, including tn
Chief, for the removal of Crane"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
he Was Encouraged.

The men who prosper in his world
are the men who mind their own
business, and keep on minding it. An
exchange furnishes an example:
"'Tatoes r cried a colored peddler
in Richmond.
"Hush dat racket! You distracts
de whole neighborhoodl" responded
colored woman from doorway.
"You kin hear me, kin you ?"
Shear you? kin hear you q
milel'
"Thanks! Use hollerin' to be heard
l'Tateeel'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
Woods Phosphodine.
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.

Promptly and pelman
entity cures all forms of
Nervous Weakness, Ennis
siOns, and SpermatolThea
Impotency, and all effects
of Abuse or Excuses.
Been prescribed over 30
years in thousands Of
cases; is the only Relia-
bile and Honest Madison
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
A Week nf Well Doing.

Sunday School Teacher-I told you
last Sunday that wished each of you
would try to mrke at least one person
happy during the week. Did you?
Boy-Yes'm, 1 made grandma
happy.
"That is noble. How did yon do
it?" .."...
az went to visit her, and she's
always happy wen she sees I've got a
good appetite
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21
A Farmer Philosophers Opinion


A city girl writes: at is fond
dream of mine to become farmers
wife and meander with him down
life's fiowery pathway" All, yes,
that is nice thing to dream about,
b 1t when you have lived on the farm
and followed this meaudering business
for month or so, you will discover a
wide chasm between the dream and
the reality. You will think of this
about the time your husband mean
ders out and leaves you without wood
and you have to meander up and down
the lane pulling splinters off the fence
with which to cook dinner. And
when you meander around in the wet
clover in search of the cows, you will
have dim perception that fond
dreams do not always pan out hun
bred cents to the dollar, and tina
there are several meanderings in farm
life that are not listed in the dreaming
category. The meandering bushes
on the, farm is not what it's cracked
up to be.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-11-21

A connects with L Il n.
b connects with Q 4 c. and l. S.
G connects with Il C..