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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

Mandy's been tryin' to get me out ever
since. She said if it hadn't been for
her they couldn't a shown no motive,
and couldn't "a sent me for life. don't
see what good that would a done when
they was all agin me-"
l made note of Mandy. She was
good material from reportorial stand
point When l went out l asked tho
warden who Mandy was.
80 you've been talkin' with WASH
burn. have you?" said he.
well, Mandy is his girl. They say
she has been coming down here from
PaulGing once every year with petitions
and signatures to place before tho
board of pardons. Yesterday Wash
burns sentence was committed, which,
by the way, you will find By looking on
the press hook"
A picture Of faded little woman,
who had asked me the year before in
the capitol if l would please tell her
what time the pardon board met, rose
in my mind. said to myself: THAT
was Mandy"
As rule the world does not throw
open its arms to released convicts It
sees that all the windows in the house
are well secured at night, and that all
the doors have extra strong fastenings
on the day the papers announce new
list of releases. The people have not
time to so down to the prison and
watch the men pass out through the
big gate. They pay a small sum each
year to nave that Office performed for
them by big burly policemen The
policemen accompany the convicts down
to the Union depot and see them off on
their trains 1t would be such pity to
have them go alone
The morning of the day Washburn
went out there was one other person
present beside the policeman and re
porters. 1t was the worn little woman
who had asked me a year ago in the
capitol if would please tell her what
time the pardon board met-Kate
Fields Washington
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

weak smile of enfeebled intelligence,
sat down on his wheelbarrow and be-
gan with pltiful obedience, which
plainly bespoke the prison discipline:
How did feel when l heard was
pardoned? Well. it was So student
like JUS had to sit down. l had give
up all hope of ever gettin' out long ago,
but Mandy was true grit, she was; she
never give up"
His next words were unusual: II
don't blame nobody but myself for be-
ing here" he went on. Whoever heard
of convict before who attributed to
himself the blame for being in the
penitentiary? Most convicts are the
innocent victims of villainous conspi-
racies- They never did any wrong in
their lives. and especially they never
even dreamed of committing the crime
for which they are serving sentence.
Such virtuous, upright and deeply
wronged set of men can be found no.
where else in the world as in prison.
1T was all along of my own bull
headedness; but guess I'd better go
back to the beginnia' of my story if
you want to hear it all When / was
about nineteen years old Jason Scott
and me took the job of clearin' eighty
acres of land close to where Pauldin' is
now. In them DAYS the town was onlI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

thousand six hundred prisoners were
confined My newspaper required OF
me three Feature" articles a week, the
subjects to be taken from the lives and
crimes of the men and women SO inn
prisoned.
One morning, on entering the peni-
Tertiary and proceeding to the desk
which contained the routine items for
the press, found there this slip:
mo. $4,000, Edward Washburn, life
prisoner, sentence committed to twenty
eight years and six months"
Here was something to be investi-
gated. On making inquiry found that
Edward Washburn had been received
on a life sentence in 1870, and that now,
after lapse Of over twenty years, the
board of pardons-the eternal source
Of hope for all prisoners in that state
had acted upon his case with the above
result. Even in prison good behavior
pays. Each convict has certain num-
Der of days deducted from every month
of his term according to the length of
his sentence if he demeans himself
properly. Thus it lies in the power Of
longtime" man to gain years Of free
dom. Allowing Washburn the deduc-
ton each month for good conduct
during his entire twenty-eight years
sentence, it caused his time to expire
on the following Sunday.
The next thing to do was to see Ed
ward Washburn himself The sensa-
ton Of a man who has been convict
for twenty years, who has been as COM
pletely isolated from the outside world
as if he were dead and buried, and who
is then resurrected, called back to life
and liberty, cannot be devoid of inter-
est to the most Indifferent found my
man wheeling ashes and refuse from
the cookhouse. In this occupation he
had been engaged for seventeen years.
The long years of prison life had had
their effect. The prisoner was an old
man, broken In body and mind, al
though he told me his age was forty
two. explained that 1 had permission
to talk with him and would like to
bear about his history. He smiled the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
EeFNleT
>&@''

Y occupation .
few years ago
was that of a
newspaper re-
p o r t Q r. l
worked q large
part OF my time
in q peniten-
tiary, w h e r e
more than one
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
THE SNAKE BITE WAS FATAL.


The RSd-NSssA Man Tells How the vssom
Get In Ita Work.
cts all humbug. this talk sbout
raftlesnakes being 80 deadly poison"
said a redfaced man in the smoking
car. I've lived among EN-. They
used to be so thick out where ] live
that you had to be mighty careful
where You put your feet down if you
didn't want to hurt = RATHER or two
every time you stepped. Nv bed was
never any more than big enough for
slept with, but I've woke up more
times than I've got fingers and toes
and found that two or three rattle
snakes had managed to find room
with us. They were plenty, I tell
you. out where j live. But deadly?
Pooh. Why, I've known scores and
scores of people TO be socAed. and
secked deep, By ra:tlers and / never
knew Of but one instance where a rat
tiers bite was fatal Never but once.
out Of more cases than there's PIN Piles
on goose
bill Bulger was the man that was
bit that time-a great. big, rough
scuff Of log chopper that didn't look
rs il whole den OF rattlers could
raise rs much rs . hea bite on him.
But he went 20 teasing big buck rat
tlesnake that had come down TO camp
to look around one day. and the snake
just threw has upper teeth against Bill
a couple Of times, and every drop of
poison he had lie emptied into Bills
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
From the tal. Of the western e.

From the fall Of the western en-
pire. A D. 4-s, 20 the discovery Of
America the most important European
coin was the silver denier. or penny.
about the size of . dime By general
consent It was coined OF about the same
size by all Erropean ssvereigna. AID
passed current eyeyywherA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
Mistaken.

Modesty as well as ambition should
come into the field when a young mar
or woman is choosing profession.
A pretentious youth who would have
done better TO stay in the hay field
where he seemed TO be in his proper
sphere, told his father that he wa
about TO leave, in order to preach the
gospel to every creature"
That's all very WELL" said the old
gentleman, ''but Scriptur' don't say
every creatur' shall preach the gospel
A good old lady once said TO her
nephew, q poor preacher whom nobody
wanted TO hear: James, why did you
enter the ministry
Because I was called" he answered.
James" said the old lady. anxiously.
as She looked up from wiping her spec
tacles, ARE you sure j. wasn't some
other noise you heard2"-Youth's Com
paniou-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

The following story Ia told Of . citi-
Zen Of Port Chester. y. T., whose edu-
cation is somewhat superior 20 his
wife's. fact regarding which shc was
very sensitive. On one occasion tbs
man drove over TO White Plains 20 ia.
quire regarding the health Of his sister
in-law. who WA dangerously III. Upon
returning he was met By his wife, WIN
asked OF Der sisters condition ''sbe 10
convalescent." replied the man Inme-
diateiy and in tho most emphatic maa-
ner the woman cried out: Il wan, mona
Of your soothing word. want fact.
You tell me this minute, 10 ny slater
dead or alirey'-S. Y. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
HEROIC BUT cowARDlY.
Some Things That Will Take the ConceI
Ont of . Bravo Man.

A man can take his life in his hand
and go boldly into the trackless prairie
TO meet herd Of savage buffalo. or lie
can traverse the horrors of an African
jungle without a shudder in his bod-.
but he cannot enter fancy wool shop
to match a special hue without break
ing into a violent perspiration and
finally rushing away without fulfilling
his task
4 man can suffer the ampu.ation Of
limb in a heroic manner. bat ne can
not endure mustard plaster on his
chest without shrieking cloud for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

wrist. Heller? Great Jeeswax. how
Bill did holler' We grabbed him and
hustled him over to the Pigs
Ear sheban9 on tother side
of the camp and began to decant rum
into him, and it wasn't long before Bib
looked as IL he was glad he was Dir.
Every body said he'd die. though. surs
pop, because that buck RATHER must
have unloaded Into Jim close on To-
three fingers Of the hes. poison he had.
Consequently folks were surprised
more than you can think when they
got around the next morning and found
Bill on deck as clipper as a red s9uir~
rel and sound as a wf1ite-oak knot"
What" exclaimed the man in the
sext seat. II thought you said that
the bite was fatal
III. was. sir," replied the red faced
man Bill got blind. crazy drunk on
the strength Of that snake bite and
killed the bzrte nder"- Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

When Baby vas sic:S. e gave he castciia
Who she wcs c Child size cried for C1storia-
When she became Hiss, she chung to Castoria-
when she had Children, she gave them Ccstoria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
Very Singular Indeed.

Tommy-Say, pa, is pants singular
Or plural?
Father-Well, my boy, il should
wear them it would be plural, but if
your mother should it would be
pingular-very.-Bro Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

Ohariot Racing, Ballet Dancing and Tight
rope Walking Among the Feats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13

The Swedish Lufherans in America
have over l.ioo students IN their three
colleges IT Rock Island III. Linds-
burg. Kan, and ST. Peter. MINI
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
Perfection of Artificial Flowers.
boston Beacon,l


Artificial flowers are now brought to
perfection; in fact, some of them are so
natural it seems as if one could detect a
sweet odor from them; yet in spite of
this. the aigrette or egret is considered
an indispensable addition by some fash
ionable women to their bonnets. For
these women I fear great disappoint-
ment is in store; the heron, from which
the aigrette is mostly taken is being
rapidly exterminrted, and then what will
they do? Will the lovely flowers, the
charming ribbons, the dainty laces, the
jet and gem ornaments satisfy their in
satiate souls, or will they still cry for
living victims to offer up as a sacrifice
upon the altar of fashion? A well known
ornithologist gives the following from
his note book: Macleod Island, Fla.
Great breeding place of the reddish
egret. Found huge pile of half-de-
had been killed day or two. All of
them had the plumes taken, with patch
of skin from the back, and some had the
wings cut Off l counted two hundred
birds so treated. This was the rookery I
had been told of, and within few days
1t had been utterly destroyed. Found in
camp a professional 'bird-plumer, who
said the snowy heron, American egret
and reddish egret brought the highest
prices, but he killed almost anything that
wore feathers. He expressed wish
that the birds could be protected during
breeding season, but added that as every
body else was pluming he might as well
have his share. He said hundreds of
young were left to starve, and that it was
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

A correspondent has written vigor-
GUS letter to the Hartford Courant call
ing upon that journal to condemn in
scathing terms the odious familiarity OF
the newspapers, which are speaking Of
Miss Borden as 'sLizzie'' Borden. The
correspondent declares that her name is
Elizabeth" and that it is not only bad
taste but a positive outrage to call her
by any other name. In reply the editor
of the Courant points out that the woman
has been indicted as "Lizzie Borden,''
and therefore that the newspapers can
do nothing else but call her by that name.
In England the newspapers would speak
of her simply as Borden no distinc-
ton being made between men and women
in such cases.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

Not long ago the New York Times at
tempted to canvass the House of Repre-
sentatives on the silver question. Each
member was asked by telegram whether
or not he favored the repeal of the Sher-
man silver law. Among those who did
not reply was Speaker Charles F. Crisp
of Georgia. Mr.. Crisp has always been
an out and out advocate of free coinage;
but he does not like to differ with Mr..
Cleveland.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

The grounds on which the heirs of Jay
Gould object to paying the whole of the
$4,000 inheritance tax to the state of
New York, is that S5,oOO,0O0 of the
amount which was left to George Gould
was not an Inheritance but a payment
made to the young man by his father for
services rendered. Some of the Missouri
Pacific employees will be likely to think
that there ought to have been an eqaliza-
ton of wages among the Gould en-
ployes.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

The issue of clearing house certificates
to relieve the financial situation in New
York city, is device that has been in
frequently resorted to in times of dis
arrangement of the money market. The
effect of these certificates is to unite the
banks belonging to the clearing house
association in a solid body which shall
present a firm front. Thus the weakest
bank is as strong as the united banks for
the time being. The difficulty of weak
bank in time of trouble is the lack of
ready money to meet the balances
against it at the clearing house when at
the end of each days business the banks
square up their debts to one another To
meet this difficulty clearing house certifi-
Gates were invented. A committee of
the clearing house association is an
pointed, who are empowered to receive
from the several banks notes or other
securities and issue therefrom certifi-
Gates to the amount of Is per cent. of the
notes and securities so deposited. These
tOL tAdCabCc DOuA AALC1Oot3 anu WILL U6 T6-
ceived at the clearing house in settle
ment of balances. So it happens that a
weak bank which finds it's cash low may
take collateral to the committee and re-
ceive certificates which will serve in
lieu Of cash in such settlements. The
advantages of this system are obvious.
The solvency of the stronger banks is
temporarily lent to the weaker, and the
whole association stands together. 1t is
on rare occasions, however, that this de-
vice is resorted to. The first time in
New York was in the height of the great
panic of 1873; the second time was when
Grant 6 Ward failed and the frauds in
the Marine Bauk unsettled public conf.
dence; the third case was when the Bar
ings, a monument of financial strength
for a century, in 1890 acknowledged
themselves in difficulties; and the fourth
case is now, when the demand for large
sums of money by country banks to
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

strengthen their positions, has reduced
the resources of the metropolitan insti-
buttons. The silver question is undoubt-
eddy at the bottom of the difficulty, and
the remedy for that is looked for in Con-
gress alone.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

easy to find thousands of birds some
few years ago where absolutely none ex-
listed now" Women, will you still keep
it up and have your pretty little aigrettes
standing, monument of your inhuman-
ity, in Your hats and bonnets? For my
part would sooner wear calico sun
bonnet.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
THE PRESS.
MONDAY. JUNE 10.

Connecticut's legislature has declined
to pass bill to begin the improvement
of the roads of the state. The members
feel that the state cannot afford it at
present.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

And -
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months; $3.50 quarter; so cents month,
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY (Not in advanced. invariably at the
rate of 81 year.
MAnSE STATE PRESS. weekly published
every Thursday, % per year 81 for six months;
80 cents quarter; rs cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as desiree-
Advertising Rates.
In DAILY PRESS s1.60 per square, first
week; rs cents per week after Three inser-
tons or less, 500 per square Every other
day advertisements. one third less than these
rates.
Hat square advertisements $1.o0 per week.
first week; half price each succeeding week.
"a Square" Is space of the width OF
column and one inch long
specsa1 Notices. on FIRST page. one third ad-
ditional.
LssusepsenSs and A.sot1on Sales, $500 per
square each week. Three Insertions or less
Sl.5o per square.
Reading Notices In nonpariel type and classed
with ether paid notices 20 cents per line each
insertion.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19

GEORGE Fl. DE WOLF,
OF Windsor, S., prominent man having been menu
Der Of the County Council, J. p, &C.
was also emaciated, extremely nervous,
feet and legs swelled badly, and the least
exertion set my heart beating SO rapidly, |
would have to rest. Wished myself dead
rather than alive. Four months use OF
Skoda's Remedies has made d new
man Of me. Have gained Is lbs. in flesh,
H@morrhage all stopped, Heart beats
regularly, can sleep like child, and am
better than I have been for 20 years.
sKoDA DISCOVERY CO.. BELFAST. ME.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
ALMOST A MIRACLE +!

(The truth of which is certified to by MARX QUERY,
of Windsor, one Of the best known men
in Nova Scotia.l
PerniciOus Anemia, HemOr-
rhage Of Bowels. with Conn
plefe Nervous Prostitution.
and Heart Trouble, Cured
by SkOda's Remedies.
For 10 or 20 years have suffered from
H@mOrrhage Of the Bowels.
Some days would have 10 Hamorrhages,
and have passed 10 pint of fresh blood in
4 Hamorrhages, and portion of my
Bowels would protrude while at stool.
For the last two years have been worse.
Several physicians advised an operation.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
Chambermaids, Nurses and Cooks.
By THE B .RD OF TowYR HALL

|
We pity the woman unaided and helpless,
For troubles with Dollies. with Maggies and
Mollips,
And Bridsets from Erin just DER,
The most Independent, the fortunate veal
thv,
With chambermaids. nurses and cooks,
Are still but DEPENDENv toe servants of SER
Well instance the case of 10 Snooks.
In splendor he's living, and stately his man.
sion.
OF marble five stories in height,
The upper two stories are useless and worth
les4,
Save only for charming the sight.
Not many III numbers his family members,
He has but daughter and son,
And therefore IL trio his family circle
As SnOoks and mis- lady are one.
And. yet. i'll the mansion outside of the
circle,
Are servants in number the same:
And. having so many, alas! the poor lady
Our pity most justly may claim,
II rooms are not custed; if mothers sweet
The sleepy nurse drops from her knees;
murmur is answered with Madam, we'll
You'll get other help. if you please"
II DreadfaSt ana dinner are spoiled in the
The mother and daughter, though brave,
With Bridget are silent-a hint, and she
"No blarney. my ladies. I'll lave.''
This laving is awful, both mother and
daughter
Have hunted the papers and books
Ofagents. and labor'd like slaves in their
searching
For chambermaids, nurses and cooks,
II efforts of ladies in bunting domestics,
Not counting the money that paid
Were only devoted to kitchens and Gamblers
No servants need render them aid.
The women, dear women with homes make
happy,
God bless them; indeed IL is true,
That getting and keeping their servants in
order,
/. More labor than servants they do,
Re husbands uumindtul OF troubles domeS-
tic,
Oh, give them attention and thought
And ever be loving, on wives ever smiling,
In raiment OF Tower Hail bought.
JUST SO.
The ever popular garments please the
millions that buy at our Famous Estab-
lishment. Our Stock for Spring and Sum-
mer Wear is enormous in quantity and in
variety. All the latest styles for Mems,
Boys and Children's wear. Now is the
time to inuest your money. Extraordinary
bargains in Made and Costom Departments
Car fare paid within fifty miles Of the
city
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
THE COOL, COOL RAIN.


o, the cool, rain on the dusty street,
With scents or the valley and plain.
And the freshened breeze, I'm the thankful
trees
Whose wet leaves lauPh In the rain!
How the painting lilies lean their lips
And uuench their thirst Us 1t beats and
drips!
0. the cool ,cooi rain rs It rushes down
From the broken heart of The cloudl
Row It bathes the roofs Ia the blazing town
To the peal OF the thunder loud!
How Its rapid rivulets lead and play
And cool the steps Of the burning dayl
o, the cool, cool rain. with its Frightening
drops,
On the hill and the tervid vale!
Its welcome hall on the thirsty crops,
Its balm In the breathing gale!
Rejoice, o, city! and sing. o, plain,
In the tall aud call OF the cooling rain!
Ffaak L. Staatoa,
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
Perhaps Both,

A New York gentleman, whose son
had gone out into the country for rec
reation, received letter from hin.
While the gentleman was reading it his
wife asked:
"What does Tom say in his letter?''
II can't make it out to save my life.
He says he has landed speckled
beauty, but whether he m. ans he has
been fishing or married fleckle-fac
girl [ can't tell.'
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
DON'T You Know

That to have perfect health you must
have pure blood, and the best way to
have pure blood is to lake Hoods
SarsaparIlla. the best blood purifier
and strength builder. 1t expels al
taints of scrofula, salt rheum and all
other humors, and at the same time
builds up lhe whole system and gives
nerve strength.
Hoods Pills may he had by mail for
25c. of G. I. Hood & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

"Y"ur hair amt Wet," said little
Tommy to Mr.. Flyer, who had called
at the Yerger mansion. mo, of
course; what made you think my hair
was wel!' he asked, very much sur
prised. II heard pa tell ma that you
coul Int keep your head above water"
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
The Fall of silver.

Teacher-If potatoes were so cents
a bushel how many bushels could buy
with this nice shiny dollar l have in
my hand?
Tommy (who has heard his father
discuss finance)-One.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
A Query.

We wonder if The store on the corner
will make the proprietor's bread al d
butter for her at The prices she is
selling her groceries?
No; but it will make money for her.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

"Can you name anything which the
United States imports from Ireland2''
asks the teacher.
"Yes'm," replied Johnny Cumso,
promptly. Policemen.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

The many truthful testimonials in
behalf of Hoods Sarsaparilla. prove
that Hoods Cures, even when all
Others fail. Try it now.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

He-I don't see how a girl can marry
a man she's known only two weeks.
She--And I don't see how she can
marry one she's known longer.