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New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
POLICE CAPTAINS APPROVE THE PLAN.

THEY AGREE TO FOLLOW ME. BYRNTs's sI'G-
GE-TION OF GIVING To THE PCOR HALFoF
ONE PER CENT or THEIR SALARIES.
The police captains went 10 the Central Ofice
yesierlay and talked with Superintendent Byrnes
about the plan which he had suggested for united
action on the part Of the police to aid In the work
n, relieving the widespread destution In the city.
When the captains had gathered about the Super
iniendent in his office he made short speech 10
them setting forth the needs OF the unemployed
men and OF their families. and declaring that IT
was proper for the well-pald members OF the de-
nartnient contribute something for the mitigation
~ the suffering which was bound to prevail during
,he winter. Such contributions would have to be
Suuerint cndent said but II the Captains felt Will
ing TO contribute one-half Of per cent Of their
nay for charity during the next few months. he
thought the other members Of the depar;m would
contribute similar amounts cheerfu..y.
lie asked the captains to express their opinions
~, the subject. and they were unanimous IN de-
carIs that they thought the Superintendent 3
ian vas a good one. and would be heartily ndorsed
t~ ali the members OF the force The patrolman
,ho received Slcp month would not miss ~ cents
Sr"u his pay. and II the other members OF N.
,orce would give In proportion. the sum OF ZOO
ND he raised by the department each month IN
80. way The captains said they would talk 10
We men before Christmas and try to have an agree
~; arrived at before January J. by which the
,1,e force would contribute each month for the
nhtnt OF the needy people In the city. Superntend
@ pvrres said that n the police would make the
en eni,ntary contribution for a few months. ne would
zoe that the money was sent where II would be
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

EETlI-Mlss Ray Bleeih TO al; Hr
.,.,n nannenbere. home SUNDAY. December o'S
AZ East S21-st No cards. c
-rot,RTols-Beriin. December DID, Louise 0our
20 ., walter H. Gracf. OF New-l oFN
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

A meeting OF the Board of Directors OF the 'o-
manche Club was held at No. % Forsyth-st yes
tordav \ committee was appointed to receive
subscriptions for tho poor. consisting OF Deerick
Knabc. Joseph Dunn. julius simon Henry j. Ap,,
pei tr.. and Harney Rourile over 500 vas ralssu
then ana there. The money will be given TO me
society OF 81. Vincent de Paul anu the Chileo
Hebrew Charities for distribution.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
wnpK ron rIE NEEpY IN wHEELING.

Wheeling W. Va Dec 2'-On" hundred ana my
Of the uncrluloycd were set at work here to-day
80, ,,,hlic ir,urovements and the number will be
largely increased In 4 few DAYS This city has
sot aside more than 5000 FOR public works for un-
employed and needy citizens.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
Religions Notices.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. Madson-ave. and 6Cth.st, Rev:
>Il;i<i's ILL., b.. wIn preach at II m. sunday-school
festival 33D p IA.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

ENC iGED.

Menrfa,tuicr OF finest furs at lowest prices
sGi BROADWAY near l'.h'sJ
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

y, Christmas ana New Years tnbie snonl"
~" Intti, ~. ScAere Ahso tuia D'''Ts,
~, w"rd renpSne app tiieg Of exquisite ha\uf e"''
D. fn nit
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

CHRISTMAS CAROLS will be sung by the children o.
,h. FIVE POINTS HOl ST OF INDUSTRY l53 Worth.
So; on SUNDAY at $50 p The public cordially Invited
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

cNVApy ,lJTRCIi 4ih.aye. and 2ist-st.. Rev.
urXRY y sATTERiEE. u. D.. Rect1r-Seiv vices Decems
har 81. I,lv communion. and 10 a. morning ser.
vice and II A. m childr"ns carol service Vice 80 -
mon \ D. M br. ShTTERLEE Will preach In che morn.
inc and in the evening. All cordially Invited juk =.
Christnas dav services: Holy Communion ana IL
cnlng IayeE D .Y m.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17
Shutting Our Ewes.

Very miserable people are those who
go through the world seeing too much.
They plume themselves upon their abil-
fly, and proclaim everywhere the won
derful secrets their sharp-sightedness
has discovered. They find out small
delinquencies and trihing offenses of
friends neighbors and servants. We
are not at all obliged TO them for what
they reveal. On the contrary, we are
continually trembling lest our own pet
sin be brought to light. or our friends
dear little secret weakness exposed.
1t is not hard to gain much peace of
mind by studying the art OF iudiciously
shutting our eyes. Let US refuse to see
too much of other peoples errors and
mistakes. Nay, more, let us refuse to
see anything except what we wish to
see. The way is clear, the circu:n-
stances are fortunate, people are well
meaning and industrious, happiness
RbounGs and we ourselves are on the
high road to fame and fortune \ FOOLS
paradise, YOU say? Perhaps. But
doubt if FOOLS paradise is not better
than the heaven of people who would
carry thither microscopes that they
might discover its possible imperfec
ions--Harper' Bazar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17

out TO rne conpOsitors 1usttin the order
in which they happen TO rome 10 his
hand There is absolutel 3 no editing
done, and the paper appears once.
twice or even oftener each, day, accord
ing to the quantity Of ma terial that is
turned In So that this is ''pews' paper
in the fullest sense of the word. for it
contains no commentary whatever. but
simply a record of the local events of
the day. more or less detailed or inter
esting according to the ability OF the
VAR ous reporters.
The Telegram, a weekly issued at
Gaudalaj lara, Mexico, is about the
smallest paper known 70 exist II con
sists of four pages divided into three
columns each and measures five inches
by four The news Of the world Is con-
densed TO fit into this small space.
Little Straw and Much Wheat" being
the motto Of this miniature product OF
the newspaper press contrast IN
size is offered by the Illuminated Quad
ruple Constellation, which was pub
Hshed By one George Robe~ts IN New
York on July Z. 1859 The size Of this
paper - SADI.St-I Ssrh IA efAS ~ -
the blanket sheets" was 70xi0C
inches, there being : pages o. - col
umus each. the columns baviug
length o. a. inches Besides a number
Of portraits, IL con tanned q large
amount 81 rcads1y matter. among
which Braddock's Defeat or the Bat
tie q Monougahela. 3 poem n sixty
four verses, eight lines each, and
COPY Of the famous Moon Hoax,
which had appeared IN .he Sun twenty
four years before. The paper sold -
80 cents per copy. the edition numbcr-
ing .. 90. which il took eight weeks u
get ready. forty persons bsinz engaged
IN the work
Ju-t imagine the surprise % he cir
culation editor. who should b. told %
q paper thai refu~ss new srsbseri -Sors-
a German government paper published
n Gum OR. aea Inc A-ntsblatt Ger kon-
ici.chen BeEierunZea G1ruhiurea- re-
ceived quarter 81 dssr. ptio1 last year
from q citizen q EozsgsDer2 Bas ths
subscription was refused Oh tse rr0zriS
that oalv Z5s copies % the pa D icatsOn
were printed. thA: these ws-e al BE-
spoken, and that a mex edition you'd
under 10 circumstances b. priut1s-
No ''too-aotch@ circulation tssre y.
1. Tins
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fresento, o paper published in Parma
In the beginning of 1883 the following
notice was put at the head of that
paper one day: ''On account Of the ex
IRENE cold the paper will not appear
tomorrow. In case important news
should arrive from Manasah we shall
issue an extra" Surprising some of
the New York dailies had printed such
a notice during the memorable blizzard!
But even cooler assurance was shown
three years ago by the editor of the
Ruhler Zeitung, published in Ruhla,
town in Thuringia, noted for its nicer
schaum-pipe industry. A kirmess was
in full blast and the town was plunged
into whirl of pleasure. The fever
seized Oh the worthy editor, who finally
reduced his paper TO half sheet of adj
vertisements, prefxed by short edi-
torial note, in which he begged his
readers to be contented for that day
with the paper as it was, for the dearth
Of news incident 20 the hot season
would cause any reading matter 70
weary them and spoil the pleasures
they were enjoying; besides which they
might kindly consider that the editorial
and business departments of the paper
both felt very justifable desire TO en-
ioy the kirmess with the rest of their
towEsmen.
The well-known New York art weekly
which during one period Of its exist
ence used 10 keep It's subscribers won
dering when the next number would
come out If at all. has its counterpart
in Rornios, an Athenian paper Romios
and It's editor, Surios- seek their like in
the field OF journalism SUrios is the
entire staff OF the paper-he writes Il
all alone, AID, what is more he writes
IL entirely in rhymes, from the title 20
the las. word on the advertising page.
Eomios is satirical paper in rhymes.
and Surios, that modern follower Of
Ar;s.oDhanes is said 20 be the most
notable zuthor who writes IN modern
Greek The Society q Newsboys which
buvs the whole edition Of each NUN Der
for fixed price, does 4 good business,
to- Roruios eoes OF Ike hot cakes
Surios takes things quite easy. II he
wants % have bit Of vacation, or y
occupied with poetry Of higher order.
he simply onits number Of his paper.
which forms a characteristic and pleas
ing feature % A,henian lite
II Athens possesses ! aper TIA. has
/ only an editor and no staff. Madrid, 81
j the other end Of TIE Mediterranean,
+ g.cries In one that has q staff and NJ
( editor. Copy IS furnished bT q dozen
I clever reporters, Sho daily scour the
city IN al direction for The latest news
Their manuscripts are al thrown into a
oox in The printing room from whl>a
/ the foreman taxes them AID ooles than
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western Oregon. lie had just been on
an elk hunting expedition To The
Humptulips river. Il went up on the
Humptulips. he said 10 a san Franz
cisco man. with hen Foss who Is 70
noted hunter of Marshfeld There are
two ways of hunting elk and deer there
by still hunt and with hounds. va
chose the former. We followed the
trail which se had found and soon Gang
in sight Of quiet band. Then we just
shot-tbat's all--and brought down an
elk apiece. II was something Ike kill
ing a cow IN a barnyard-no frilIs H. e.
nothing dramatic, but easily done.
About this time along came an Old
Indian known as Hump:uIips Pete.
who lives at the nout ia 81 the Hump
tulips He saw the band % elk and
began blazing away. The elk sero
rounding ridge. and AS one get - tas
top in tE,e clearing he would Gre lie
kept this mp iii he had fred eight shot-
and BE didn't stop one. They
all ran On and disappeared The
Indian locked al his rife. sighted
il again and then examined IL ali
J.
had by this time come MP saw he AZ
much disgust>j and told him he hsi
better 70 IN orcr the biz. for 80 -
licvcd be had killed some 81 The ed
and he would do well 20 70 and se8
anysvaT. BE shook his head. apJeasci
more pot out than ever. and GasIiY
left us and went toward bis cabin On
the HuInpfaiips He were busy szin-
ming The two Fix ye Rad killed. chop
ping OF their heads ard saving soors
meat 20 tina: we didE't fhiak + hin
a,asn FOR tome time "beE se got
throzgh " sent doaa - The I'D sza's
cabin
As re approached vvc heard a. 49,
TAI sAriesriuz ard sounds - zone boy
beating sorre tsstg else ste rushed IL.
AID there Izo zn Pete Taa hsnsaasrsnT
the life out &C hss sens- she zzs AZ
mos: killed Sc hssIs4 bin -. and
finally rot iron. hi1s s.ory thai sis
hnd bevi tchsd his gan lie aad that
--as he reason as h2da'; killed the els
He explained % ths suyers;stic-ss It.
dan taAt there wa nothing a IA:
and TIA. he had probably sho; so.a@ q
them z11- = ~ ygoaid 20 oysr .here.
xe zoul4 80 ss:h aiu1 We 5r-.iY sol
hiaa - e1nsest n g. A.. = g vT~a:
bzze.< AID aust telo - tha hii, 80 i5-ss3
eivkt els iyEz-g dad Re lad MS oas
every IEsue--si-Ot E: r. thz Esspzsss-&n4
they had -an ! losay vas o@f9re drop
pf1x They'A 10 ;AAg raFs they ass
saot "a; w&y = sFas ssch All3iag
As ! aeTer A4s b.e1orr Theirs tbs tx
sTere. 81 scat-e,e6 ext Ia e s5z Ia dt<
lance a al eighth o a zl.e---Saa
Frzns.4ec EEA-ssas<.
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SOME QUEER NEWSPAPERS.
Extraordinary Publications In Various
Parts of the World.

Stories and jokes are plentiful in re-
gard to the trials and troubles OF our
rural editors and the warlike spirit of
our western ones. But those who sup
pose that this state of affairs is limited
to the United States are mistaken Take
the military genius of that editor Of the
Belgrade paper Otpor, who had been at
tackled by Servihn colonel. Straight
way due warning was given IN the
columns of Otpor to the effect that the
enemies of the paper were known to be
planning a second attack, and that,
therefore the staff and all the other
employees had been armed with revol-
vers. Shooting matches arranged By
the editor-in-chief had given most salts
factory results, and any attacking party
might count on witnessing some rapid
and effective firing. 1t is TO be inferred
that the editor held the fort.
Nor is il likely that Lars Moller, the
Esquimau poet-who acts as editor, re-
porter, artist, compositor, printer and
ncwsboy for his paper-is gladdened
with a subscription list of especially
cheering proportions Moller, who, by
the way. accompanied Nordenskj old on
his Greenland expedition in order 10
furnish illustrated reports for his paper,
makes long trips on his snowshoes for
the purpose of disseminating his litera-
ature among the Esquimaux, and really
deserves to be called the educator and
pioneer in civilization Of his country
men. For Il IS said that he began by
simply printing rude pictures. which
excited curiosity and acted on the i'm
agination. Letters, syliable words,
and finally sentences were then success
lively printed, so that Mollez actually
taught his public 70 read His paper,
entitled Atuagagliutit. which, il ap-
pears. stands simply for reading mat
ter IS printed and published in DAN
ish colony living a. about 6; degrees
north latitude
Il Is not the most northern paper.
however. for there is one published 3.
Bodo tG7 deg. l. min north latitude D;
three-T ronso- Posten. Troulso-Stii
dende, and Nordls nds- posten-in from
SO t69 deg. IS min. north iatitudet, a..
though tia: town had only about ), 49C
inhabitants; and one-the Yardo- Posteu
in Vardo 30 deg. - min. - sec north
latitudel. Bat the Que nearest TO the
north pole IS issued at Hammerfes. &c
deg. 20 min / sec north lati,ude}. II
these people il pper Norway evidently
take . healthy interest in the affairs O.
the day The newsp3pe-men up there
however, must certainly be better proot
against the cold .'.-~ a. -si.~-~ ~ 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17
THE OFFICE SEEKER.

II was o noble ONCE seeker went to Washing
ton
To got rewarded for the work he'd been and
gone and done.
And f!rstof all he thought that he would ask
the president
To put him in the cabinet; but ere day was
spent,
Upon a circui. judgeship all his energies were
bent
The second week he thought that he would
quite contented be
II he we're made a coEsul in some town across
the sea;
But when he found he could not have an once
of that kind,
Unto post Official place he turned his agile
mind
But no. much to encourage him in this quest
could he find.
Wherein he said clerkship in the war depart
ment would
Have features in it that he thought held quite q
And added, if the-e were no place among the
men OF war,
He'd even serve his country as public
ienitor,
Or as the keeper OF some big officials ONCE
door.
When blust'ring March was over, he put in a
new request;
A leadership in Los supplies, he said, would
suit him best.
And when his application for that office was
denied,
He showed himself person to arouse his coun.
try's pride,
For with free pass to bis home, he went there
satisfied
From, which the world must gather that the
Office seekers not
A creature to be laughed at by the urambitious
lot:
For though his heart on lofty place the ONCE
seeker sets,
To settle up his party's and his nations little
debts,
He's apt to be quite happy over anything he
gets
John Kendrick Bangs, in Harper's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17
Te aa1ieha au Eagle: aaedmesday ornimg aY H. 1888

pettcr-I knew 1t was Stone! and he
smiled grinlly at the bitter joke.
'.Well, took another partner" with
agitation Stone went on HE was the
best of them all-the sweetest-tempered
lad that ever laughed-it was pleasure
TO be near him. We lived ten happy
months together, toiling and prosper
ing. And then one day I rode to the
settlement, to the bank there. leaving
nv partner alone All our men were
away racketing and drinking; so l
hurried back. 1t was night when l
reached the shanty again, but though
all was silent all seemed right. stabbed
my horse and turned towards the shanty-
door. Then for the first time 1t struck
me that there was no candle burning in
| the room
win! Will" I lcalled-no answer.
'Shuddering, / stumbled in and struck
! match. A 6raught from the open
window at once put out the light. but
not before had seen my partner prone
in his blood on the floor.
HE was shot," Stone added. after
solemn pause. ''He must have been read
ing that afternoon. for Pendennis, his
favorite book, lay beside him. He must
have seen a fight of duck or some other
game come in view. He must have
picked up his gun and jumped to the
window, and the trigger must have
caught against tho chair. For long,
sloping wound was in his side-the rife
lay slanting towards him. And there
he must have lain for hours, bleeding,
bleeding to death. and oil alone.
'Coincidence-all coincidence, you'll
tell me, " my travelling companion went
On, with gulp in his voice. Mere
| chance. of course, and all that; you
don't believe in fate, do you? Lucky
men never do"
s'He would have shot himself by ac-
cident Just the same if he had been
any other mans partner" said l.
"Corne, man, you've brooded over these
funeral matters till your mind is NOR
bid Isuppose if this train went smash,
and people you never heard OF were
killed in the tail carriage, you'd think
it was your fault, eh?''
81 shouldn't be surprised" he said.
ssI am kind of Jonah, know. If 1
could afford it I'd always travel by spe-
cial train"
''And did you never come to grief
yourself?'
Never a days sickness all the ten
years-and Heaven knows / did things
rash enough. But that isn't all. sold
off that accursed ranch and went
seventy miles further up-country.
didn't take single head of stock OF
stick Of furniture with me, and l got
new rig out of clothes. l thought
that complete change might take
the curse "off, perhaps; but it didn't.
Before had been at the new place
six weeks fell in love. The next door
rancher was q man from Glamorgan.
and she was his sister-the loveliest
Welsh girl with the prettiest Welsh
burr that was ever thrown away in a
wilderness. She loved me, too, and
fool and vi1lain-like 1 married her.
But first I warned her people and her
self about the danger. They laughed
at me, Of course. Yet four months
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later II buried her-my darling-and
not doctor in the district could tell OF
what she died"
Its very fine night" said, sud
denly, slamming down the sash and
pushing my head out into the starlight;
for the strong man behind me was break
ing down, and it is awkward for man
to see the tears of another man. "A
lovely night" l said. Il hear that
Myers, of Preston, doesn't play this sea-
SON. Bad for his club, that"
But it was of no use; sorrow would
have its way. So l took up the Picca-
dilly Paper, and seemed to read. Then
l heard click and gurglc, and look
ing up saw flask disappearing, and
my companion himself again.
"Good-by," said he. for the train was
close upon his station. Perhaps you may
hear of me again. I've got a partner
here-a young fellow from an agricul-
tural college. Either he or l viii die.
that's certain; but | fancy, somehow, 1t
may be me this time"
With that he departed, and l never
saw him again. BIT that was only nine
months ago: and last week l saw his
name in an obituary column. The fan
cied curse has fallen on himself at last.
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in the dress hodge-podge which is
the fashion OF the moment all styles
being the styles. II is painful to notice
symptoms of return 70 the earring.
A pretty ear is a thousand times pref
tier unmarried By the cruel puncture
and unburdened with the disfguring
pendant, while homely, ill-shaped ear
is only accumulated and brought TO no
tice by CLINT of gold and flash Of
jewel Pass the earring BY. along with
other relics of barbarisn, mesdames,
and display your gems in other ways
Y Y. Times.
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Inc MeanesI wan.

His wife went away for a birthday
visit TO her mother, and he gave her ex
actly the cost of her fare back and forth.
But won't have anything to spend
while I'm there. objected his wife.
Yes. Won will. answered The wretch.
You'll have you- birthday 10 spend. -
Detroi. Free Press
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Mrs. Sangazure-"Doctor, what do
YOU think is the matter with me?'
Doctor-"Tm inclined to think your
blood is not pure. I'll have to give you
something to purify it" Mrs. Sanga-
zure (haughtily)-"You are probably
not aware that belong to one of the
Oldest families in New Iork"'-Drake's
Magazine.
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an INDIANS MISTAKE

he Whips His s4a&= Tor EevItehisS Hs
fsua-
Y. z Hsaoi:. q GarSAGe.d. tfrcZon.
the center % the elk tear ard c5cgaf
country. though l1slaess NAB. - -
The sane time ore % ine raost s;ra
sps-soe. q lac sid l-oz- airs o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17

-"Dear me, what a TREASURED" sal d
Holloway, standing before a genuine
Turner in Mr.. Noobody's gallery.
That's one of Turner's canvases." NO,
it amt" returned Mrs. Nobody. ut
belongs TO Mr.. Nobody. Harper
pazor
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A great deal mas been said as - the
slowness of the turtles movements. but
all we can sav is, ne generally arrives
in time for soup.
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When she wcs Child, She cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she clunS to Cas.oria.
Wien she hsd Children. she gavcthcr, Casto-ia
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Emperor William lately sent one OF
his photographs 20 Baron Won Fried
berg. formerly minister Of justice, on
which was Inscribed; Memo me inn
pune lacessit man wounds me
with impunity,''' which. he may not be
aware, Is the motto OF Scotland. Il
also recalls the one suggested for the
rich tobacconist who wanted motto
Cor his carriage: "Quid rides"
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Ignorance Is Poverty,

Tattered Tom-Well, I'm dummed,
Ragged Robert-Wot's Their matter?
Amt them soup tickets good?
Tattered Toni wisht I'd paid more
attention TO me studies when | was
young. Here I've trampod forty blocks
to soup house an tn woman inside
SAYS them tickets calls fer soap.-Life.