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The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Thomas Stevens. who rode around
the world on a bicycle and on horse
back through Russia, Is soon expected
home from India IL a private let
ter to a friend in London he says he
has been investigating the mysteries
of the Mahatmas, and that by the
aid of his camera and. his ingenuity
he has discovered the secret Of those
miracles Of the fakirs which have
puzzled the world ever since Marco
Polo told Of the wonderful things
done by the magicians OF kublai
Khan. According TO tradition and
the repeated tales OF travellers. the
Togi o. fakirs of India have secret
knowledgeiOf certain forces of nature
by whh:h they can produce Phenomena
as inexplicable TO western science a.
the miracles Of the Bible Mr.
Stevens has put the oriental modern
miracles 10 practical test and
claims 10 nave secured some remarka.
BILE results. He hopes 70 return tc
America during the ensusing sum
mar
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

THE only thing Lnar can Keep you
out Of Heaven Is your keeping Heaven
oSft OF you.
No ONE can serve God and mann
mon at the same time, but Q great
many try to
You can tell about how much peo-
pie love God bT the way they treat
His children.
MEN are very often most like the
devil when they think they are doing
God a service
The devil never gets tired OF shoot
ing where he can now and then make
doubt stick.
THE people who live in the DARK
are not those whose hearts are full Of
Gods promises \
THE devil never runs from the
preacher who attends theaters and
base ball matches.
THE devil likes to be around When
wicked man is preached into
Heaven at his funeral.
No MAN can get rich anywhere wha
| undertakes TO do without asking pers
mission from God
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
no enc.

In an old cafe in Venice there lived
O magnificent cat the pet Of all the
guests This cat died lately peace
fully, and when the news got ABOUT
some neighbors made collection oi
200 francs for the purpose OF erect
ing some sort OF monument The
work was contlded to two artists, who
modelled the statue OF the cat In clay
and took plaster cast, painted like
bronze. The other evening this lit
tie monument was inaugurated at the
cafe, and so great was the crowd that
the doors had to be shut. The cere.
mony was conducted In serio-comie
style; speeches were made, poetry
was reclted, the monument was
placed in position and. finally the
master OF the cafe was presented with
an album containing prose and verse,
and q number OF pretended letters OF
coincidence, signed with the names Of
high personageS AS the SculptOrs
refused any remuneration, the sum
collected was distributed among ths
poor. News
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
Those Little Sleeves

The kidneys, separate from the blood. as it
passes through them, impurities for which the
final medium of liberation from the system is
the bladder. When their function is suspend.
ed direful results ensue. Among these are drop
sy. Bright's disease. diabetes and maladies
which terminate in some one of these. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters stimulates the kidneys, not
as an unmedicated alcoholic stimulant would
by exciting them, but by gently impelling them
TO renewed action and perpetuating their activ
ity and vigor. Thus the blood is once more in
sured publication and the organs themselve:
saved from destruction. Malaria, constipation
liver complaint nervousness, dyspepsia and
rheumatism are all thoroughly remedied by the
Bitters. which is, moreover most thorough
appetizer, general tonic and sleep promoter
Use it regularly, not enthusiastically.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
To the Seashore at Slight Cost via
yandalia and Pennsylvania
short Lines.

For The National Educational Association
Meeting loE rate excursioa tickets 20 Astury
Park viii he sold via VandaiEa and Pennsyl.
vania lines July 7th. sch and 9Th Atlantic
City, Cape May, Long Branch. OCEAN Grove,
and numerous other summer hAyens along
the New jersey Coast are near As5uFy PARK,
20 which these lines lead direct from -. Lou.
=. Solid vesti h1ls trains daily from -. LOUIS
20 Philadelphia, With con venleut coanscs t0r
IN Unioa station for frequent trains for the
sezshOre. Ample time for an exien0ed 10.
iouru. For details. address J. vi. thes-
brough. Assistant General Pace agsr Ageas-
81. LcaS, No.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

eyes"
II am glad, then, I'm goin' ter
ole' II Jim kin have all them fine
things"
Ard with smile on her sweet
lace ''the wee girl" passed into that
beautiful home where there are no
street gammies, Or night messengers
to carry dispatches. Evening Wis
cOnsin.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
TndisDufabIe.

Why spend 81 for a bottle of medicine
when one box of Beecham's Pills, costing
only 25 cents, (annual sale exceeds 100000
boxes) will cure most diseasesY This is be
cause constipation is the cause of most all
ments and Beecham's Pills cure constipa-
ton. valuable book of knowledge mailed
free, on request, by B. L. Allen Co, 365
Canal St., New York.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
Wants New AppeIIation for Man.


When a woman is unmarried she
is called Miss. When she Is married
she is called Mrs. A man, whatever
be his state, is Mr.. Why should
there not be some special designation
for married men. Thus Mr.. Brown,
after turning from the altar, would
be Master Brown This however, is
objected to on the ground that little
boys are called Master by servants
and teachers and the IntimatiOn
would be that a man by marrying
has entered his second childhood By
using the Latin Dominus, as in the
Portuguese, and call Mr.. Brown Dom
Brown, the designation would be
properly made. Another suggestion
is that before a man marries the syl-
liable tAp' be attached To his name
Thus Mr.. Ap Brown, a son OF Brown,
would, on marrying, become Mr..
Brown himself Whether or no these
suggestions be adopted it is plain
that there is a necessity for some
such distinctive appellation- New
York Evening Sun.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
In Japan.

II cleanliness is next TO godli
ness. s. the japanese ought 10 rank
very high IN the moral scale, for
there is no people so generally given &c
bathing The number Of bath houses
in Toxic is ]. 200, and the average
dally ATTENDANCE at each is 200.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

If the devil can only get your eye
he doesn't care what becomes o. your
ieet.
SIN Is only limited by ability. A
flea would XIII an elephant IL IL
could
THE Lord upholdeth ali that fall,
and raiseth up those that te bowed
down"
WBES everything else seems 70 10
giving WaY, try standing On .
promise.
TIRE Lord will be . refuge for
the oppressed, . refoge Ia times OF
trounle.n
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

He calls his girl his "little lamb"
And there the variance lies;
She must be more mature, because
At him she casts sheep eyes.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Wife: went to a new dry goods store
to-day. Husband (sadly): l suppose, as
usual. that you opened new account there!
Wife: No. They didn't know me, so the
things are coming G.. O. ID.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
Cattle and Rattlesnakes.

"Cattle seem to have an instinct
i've dread of rattlesnake, said Hi.
ram L. Snow, a Texas ranchman who
was at Hurst's recently ''and will
take every precaution to avoid a To-
cality where they have reason to
think one of these reptiles is con-
cealed. 1 was once driving a herd
of beeves over lonely trail. when
suddenly the leader of the herd, a
huge steer, started back in terror,
gave vent to a snort of warning, and,
moving to the right, passed on.
Those Immediately in his rear turned
to the right or left and their ex-
ample was followed by the whole
herd. On arriving at the dreaded
spot / dismounted, expecting to find
that a rattlesnake had been the
cause of alarm. Instead of finding a
serpent, there in little tuft Of grass
sat a harmless ploVer, covering her
nest while her wings were kept in
constant and violent motion. Seen
indistinctly through the grass, she
had evidently been taken by the
steer for a rattlesnake. st Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Mrs. Younglove: What's the baby crying
so pitlfully about2 Nurse: He's cutting his
teeth, ma'am. Mrs. Younglove: Are you
sure? He acts as if his teeth were cutting
him
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Men of the highest rerpectability some
deliberately wink at violation of the law.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Charlie Youngnoodle: I've brought the
ring tonight Alice Alice: Let me see II
1t looks too large. Charlie Youngnoodle;
| Oh. that's what all the girls sad.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

beware Of vanity, my 10y. The bsrsis Gi
raudy plutnage do lot make tbs beat eat
ing" mo. indeed. The parTot never gets
into tbs soup"
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
4 Large Hotel.

The in npecLnious Bohemians oi
LOndon, when too loor TO pay for a
nights lodging. sleep in what they
poetioall. name the Hotel OF the
Beautiful Star, or the Hotel de la
Belle EtJile, as it is called by those
who speak French.
1t is a large hotel. aud the l0dgers
can choose from among several cham
bers, such as the park and the
Thames embankment; aud always
flnd elbow-rOom and plenty of water
Eight or ten years ago Mr.. Christie
Murray-he tells the story in The
Making Of a Novelist"-was sitting
in the savage Club in company with
four distinguished men Of letters
One Of them was the editor OF a
London daily who said, II do not
suppose that any man in my present
position has experienced in London
the privations l knew when I frst
came here, / went hungry for three
days. twenty years hack. and for
three nights | slept in the park"
"You cap that Christie" said one
OF the party.
-Four nights on the embankment.
Four days hungry" he answered
Fl : neighbOr, a poet, caimed in Ia
conically. Five"
All Of the party had slept in that
hotel which il always open for every
boly.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

She thought a good deal Of her young and
handsome admirer, until be wrote her a
note saying be was i'll, and that the doctor
said 1T vas 2 menny siggersttA"
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

ABRAHAM never wanted 90 stop
and fence in any particular spot be-
cause he had Gods word for it that
al! the land Of Canaan should te his
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

When Visiting Kansas City stop n
the Blossom HoUsE opposite linton Depo
First class in every respect, Rates, $50 day
Gable cars 30 all parts of the city pass th'
49,
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Singleton; | arn suffering dreadfuIly; cut
ting ny wisdom teeth, you know. Double
up: Don't say; didn't cut mine tall after
I WA ruarrleL
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

The world is full of trouble because there
are so many folks who would rather have 10
cents now than $40 after awhile.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

"Hanson's Magic Corn SaIve.~
Warranted to cure or money refunded. ASK your
druggist for 1t. Price Is cents
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Hegeman's Ca mphor Zee with Glycertne.
The original and only genuine Cures Ch1Pped Hands
and Face Cold Sores &c. C. G. Clark Co .N.HavensCts
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22
INTHE GRIP OF AN OCTOPUS.
The Terrible Experience of a Woman on an
Island i'm the Pacific.

The Terrible Experience of a Woman on an
Island in the Pacific.
There is a woman in San Fran
cisco who recently lest nights
sleeps through reading how citizens
of Monterey captured an octopus. The
incident recalled an experience she
had for that night she never closed
her eyes in sleep Her husband was
superintendent Of gang of laborers
who were working guanO beds, and
b. s wife and child were with him.
One day the woman was walking along
the beach when she saw in pool a
particularly beautiful shell. Barring
her arm she reached down into the
water for the prize when suddenly
there was a splash and two snake-like
objects entwined themselves around
the limb submerged in the water. 1t
was a deyil-fsh, and in a moment
the pressore on her arm was such as
to cause her terrible pain. Struggle
as she might she was unable to re-
lease herself, and finding that all her
efforts in that direction were vain,
she told her little boy to run home
for help The child sped away, but
by this me the mother began to
feel her strength failing. She also
realized whith horror that the tide
was rapidly rising. Wave after wave
dashed over her body. which had by
this time been seized by all the arms
of the octopus. Fortunately the
monster was small one;it otherwise
would undoubtedly have dragged her
into the water to death The water
rose higher and higher, and it was
only with the greatest difficulty that
she managed TO breathe Finally a
wave bigger than any OF the others
rolled over her, and her desperate ef-
forts To regain her breath left her
without any strength. Her senses
gave way just as she heard a shout
and rush of feet The Dext moment
half dozen men had rushed into the
water and seized her unconscious
form The woman was dragged
ashore, the octopus still clinging to
her arms and neck. and in few min
utes regained consciousness The
octopus, which was promptly killed,
was one of the smaller kinds, measur-
ing only seven feet from the body %
the end Of thelOugest arm
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

MRs. MULLIsAS-Td rather heV
the hull family sick than yuu. Mr.
MulIigan-Sn would |.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

Shiloh q C0nsum pffom Cure
I. puad on Q guarantee. II cures fnctplent Coasuns
Loo Il - The best Cough Car@ GcsA-. 0ctA- ala
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

TBs well-meaDIng man sometimes
breaks the most cTockery.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

L. taken internally. Price, 75c.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-22

w heE ans~wFang anY ~ shese aaNaH* *saeszaestA
please msIssoa tEAs pat~f.
The herald., 1894-01-01
LOVED A GovsRNEss.

The Romance OF tho Prince Imperial and
Mary watkins.
The following is the substance OF O
romantic tale which is running through
the French and English papers:
When the prince imperial was 20 years
OF age he was a student at Woolwich.
One day he made the acquaintance of q
young lady whom he admired and by
whom he was admired. A love affair was
started Immediately, and in due time
there happened what often happens in
such csses-the young lovers told their
affection and proved it. At this time
the young woman was ignorant of the
rank and title OF her lover. Aa the en-
press was very close-fisted, almost miser-
ly, she gave very little money to her
son. He was kept down to q certain
small allowance, and he passed himself
off as young man whose family had
email resources. 1t was under these
conditions that the first chapter of the
romance opened.
The prince imperial was bright, edu-
Gated and very cordial when he met this
young woman. She was a governesa
named Mary Watkins and was the
daughter of the head gamekeeper OF
Chiselhurst. As long as possible she
kept her love affair q secret, and at last
went to live at SO Jermyn street, Lon
don, where the prince sent her numer-
GUS letters and kilograms under the
name of Watkins. He gave her in all
fS95. On his departure for Zululand he
gave her G400. She did not at first
know who he was, but one day she was
greatly surprised at seeing her lover
chatting familiarly with Lord Beacons-
field, at the entrance of the Brompton
oratory, Oh the occasion OF the marriage
Of the duchess of Norfolk.
In due time@a baby appeared and
brought heap OF trouble in this i'm
perial love affair. The empress was
made aware OF the fact, and was greatly
shocked. AS she was then, and is still,
on the best OF terms with the queen,
she hoped to bring about the marriage
of her son to the youngest daughter of
her majesty. She resolved to break off
his attachment for Mary Watkins, and
advised or ordered him to depart at once
for Zululand. The prince obeyed, and
the rest ia known.
After his death Mary Watkins, with
her son, presented herself at Camden
house, but the empress would not see
her. She did not. want anything, and
never asked anything of the empress.
She went to Paris. left the child with a
friend in Bercy. and set out for Mel
bourne, where she is still earning her
living as governess. Princess Ma
thilde was the first to become interested
in the child, and sfterward, perhaps, the
ex-empress herself. At all events. il
one wished to find out why the empress
comes so often to Paris, and is so fre-
quently seen in lonely parts of the Boia
de Boulogne in company with young
collegisn, thesmystery might easily bs
cleared up. The police authorities in
Paris have record OF all these visits,
and are aware of all the facts in the
case.
The herald., 1894-01-01

given. Advice is frequently asked ss to
whether person situated thus and 30,
would better his condition by coming
to California. Such people are informed
that they must Judge for themselves.
A very frequent form Of letter is from
the man whose wife or child is suffering
from lung trouble, and who has been
advised that the only way to save the
precious life is to come to Southern
California. He generally tells the sad
story at some length, and asks to learn
what chance there is for him to get o
place as clerk or okkeeper in store.
Some letters of this sort are very diff
cult to answer.
At some seasons Of the year, particu-
larly in the winter, it is almost daily
occurrence for visitors to come to the
chamber of commerce and announce
that they have been in correspondence
with the institution, and have read its
literature. For long time work of this
sort was done largely on faith, but in
the last few years visible results are be-
ginning to appear.
1t would be an excellent thing, if the
fortunes of the chamber of commerce
admitted of such an expenditure, to Law
out $65 to 500 q month in small adver-
tisements in eastern papers and maga-
zines, stating that information about
Southern California would be sent on
application, by the chamber of COM
merce. Experiments in this direction
made year ago showed most astonish-
ing results and helped beyond doubt
to bring a number of people to this
country. @. D. WILLARD,
Secretary Chamber OF Commerce.
The herald., 1894-01-01
A STRANGE sEA-CooK.

Fuli-BlOod Apache From Arizona on u
British Ship.
San Diego Union: Since, the dayH OF
William Kidd. the talented but unfor-
tunate buccaneer of the Spanish main,
there has been halo of romance over
the head of sea- cooks. They have been
the heroes and Williams of prodigious
tales, and even their cons have been
endowed with peculia. attributes. Every
sea-cook commands wonderful recollec-
tions of hairbreadth escapes, as well as
stores of plum duff and nutritious horse.
Not one, however, is himself more OF
unique specimen than the cook of the
British ship John Cooker The vessel is
now lying at the Santa Fe wharf, after
long and dangerous voyage from Cardiff.
This cook is full-blooded Apache In
dian, born in the White mountains OF
Arizona. His people, the terrible White
mountain and Tonto Apaches, have
caused no end OF trouble to the troops
and settlers in Arizona. This man was
named Tulnashaney (Silver River) and
was taken when still child to Mexico,
where be was raised. He has followed
the sea for the greater part of his life.
and has visited every part OF the globe,
learning several languages, including
English, and becoming some years ago
a mem Der of the Masonic fraternity.
In civilization he is known as John
Levin. He ia quite dark, with the In
dian physiognomy, and although so
years OF age, appears hardly in middle
life. He has Mexican wife and family
living on the peninsula Of Lower Califor-
mia, and says that this is his last voyage.
He was picked up in Liverpool by Capt.
Lillia of the John Cooke. Levin, or Sill
yer River, is an intelligent fellow and a
sea cook, and does not seem half as
bloodthirsty as many other cocks with
far different pedigree.
The herald., 1894-01-01
MONROVIA.

The Gem City of the Foothills, Sur
rounded by Orange Groves.
Monrovia is On incorporated city of
some 1900 inhabitants, lying immediate
ly at the base of the Sierra Msdre noun
tains, II miles east of Los Angeles. 1t
has two lines of railroad, the Santa Fe
and the Terminal.
Monrovia's chief source OF wealth Ia
in her citrus and deciduous fruits. Laet
year there were about 300 acres set to
trees and 100000 orange nursery stock.
The water right of Monrovis is owned
by the city, and is free to all.
The expense of the water system is
borne by the tax levied on the property
owners.
There are goodly number OF busi-
ness houses in the city, and the busi-
ness men are generally noted for their
energy and aggressive spirit. There is
board OF trade. which is very active in
looking after the interests OF the town.
The assessed valuation OF proper ty,
both real and personal, is $647,070.
The city is famous as health resort,
lying 30 near the mountains, with an
elevation of HOO feet. and being pro-
tected from the cold north winds in the
winter and open to the balmy ami life
giving sea breeze in summer.
There are numerous churches, a pub
lie school, pure and free water, fine
fruits. delightful climate, kindly and
hospitable population, and soil which
for productiveness Is uneqraled.
The herald., 1894-01-01

time ago q compilation was made OF 100
questions most frequently asked, and it
was published together with the an
swers in report OF the chamber. This
list appears elsewhere in this edition of
the HERALD.
The subject OF irrigation, which is a
terra incognita to the easterner, lie q
fruitful topic OF inquiry, but we have
now special pamphlet on irrigation
which serves admirably to satisfy in
quiries in this line. The effect OF the
climate on various clhsses of physical
trouble is another common field Of in
quiry, and it is to be regretted that We
have not at present some good treatise
on this subject which we could distrib-
ute to such enquirers.
There are many questions asked to
which answers are not given. They re-
late, for instance, to the comparative
merits of different localities. A fire.
quent question is regarding the business
reputation and standing of some broker
or capitalist. The invariable reply in
such cases is to refer the nquirer to
Dun or Bradstreet. There are many
colony schemes and cooperative or
chard undertakings that are now being
exploited by agents in the east, and
many people write to inquire about
these, to whom similar answer is
The herald., 1894-01-01

half mile is Q succession Of walnut and
orsnge groves, tasty dwellings and beau
tiful flower gardens. The schoolhouse is
q handsome and commodious building,
with ample play grounds, delightfully."-
shaded. The Baptist and Presby-
terian churches are neatly painted.
There 10 tin-shop, Oliver
Reynolds, proprietor; the Rivera
hotel, P. N. Younker proprietor. On
the opposite corner is s. M. Smiths
store. Mr.. Smith is also postmaster,
and is a ''rustler" from Kentucky.
Steinhart & Chapman also carry large
stock of general !, merchandise, and
do their share of the business. j. Null
rein has well-selected stock OF har-
ness, robes, etc. Capt. J. L. Groton
runs the only drug store in the town,
and also handles paints, oils, stationery,
etc. M. A. Marlin runs barber ahop.
Mr.. George Fish has large and we'll
arranged livery stable.g Mr. Kirschner
has charge OF the solea Of the neighbor-
hood. II. M. Little 10 the village black
mith. David Little and daughter
keep a. well regulated lodging
and boarding house. Garyi-
son & Son and s.; Peters are the chief
builders and carpenters in the town..
and are usually g kept busy. p. N.
Younkers also runa blacksmith shop,