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The evening world., 1894-07-21

Meg Merrllcs has tested the bullet-proof
cloth and enjoyed the sensation.
\ Winchester rihe was used and she
cane Jut of the daring undertaking
without u scratch. Sac VIII tell about
her experience IN the sunday World"'
Tomorrow.
The evening world., 1894-07-21
KATIE IS An IRISH HE|RESS.
| Million in Hard Cash Left a PluCky
Fourteen ear-0ld Third Ave-
nue. Girl
her FATHER WAS ONCE A SPORT.
He Left the Ancestral Home and Carried
the Hod in This City. Though Fortune
Could Have Been His.

Katie Sullivan is as fine little girl
as can be found in any tenement on
Third avenue. and she is worth whole
lot Of money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

uencv can desire There ought TO be no"
brief history O. the Deloncle interview with
Mn Gladstone. H. never took place IL mas
been categor!caily denied. Mr. Gladstone "a"
neither NJ Delonc!e nor any one IN MS oe"a--'
and said none OF the things imputed 10 h!!ii HUI
vet wrote them The alleged ntervie" was III
short. q fabrication Yet when 1t was iirst pup
lished. the English public was told rather SOL
EMMY that II Deloncle was not the premier
venu" but q well-known man and prother 10
NJ Delonce, the Anglophobc Deputy ine
Patrie" IN which this connection first appea'e''
though not IN the front rank Of Parlsiah Jour
nalism has a respectable position W nat '"eh'
is the secret Of this purely imaginary account.
The pious editors Of London who have turned
up their eyes at American methods apropoS
of the other story. might prohtaoy iheui'a'e
on the state OF things in Paris. Inc inter
view" has there reached very high state oil
development; both the genuine and the couh-
terfet Papers very far removed indeed iroii
the gutter journalism which pervades the ffehch
canitaI puhlish fictitious interviews very fire.
auently 1t is done with great boldness-htiieS
are used freely Prince Bismarck has been more
than once the victim Of nterviewers, VINO nave
no more seen him than NJ DelOncle saw MI
Gladstone Sometimes he contradicts; sometimes
he takes no notice Vhere was the othc' ia!
in very leading journal Of Paris a series ol
interviews with Italian statesmen ana poiiu-
clans, including Signor Crispi the Marquis I'll
Rudini and other less known, but still men oil
leading perhaps half a dozen in all. II y. |
believe certain that some of them were pure IN
ventions 1t was hard To say which, 50 Wen
was the manner OF the victim initiated ana
his well-known opinions 50 ceverly repT'du'ed'
II was clever no doubt. 10 sandwich the True
with the false and the clever forger no donp'
calculated on the reluctancc To disaNoW an III
tervew to which some eminent men CONFESS
This. at any rate. occurred in iarS' anu ""'
in New-York and similar practices are extreme
" frequent in Paris. If. then the pious tnglsh
editor he in want of an adjective. when shall
exculpate his own country and incrimina'e some
other. why should he not talk Of French meth
DDS occasionally and let the hard-wolked Amer
lean have n rest? U. W. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

one OF the most curious OF the exhibits nj Chi
cigo was a collection Of imitation pottery Jewel
boxes and vases. The writer saw vase. ever or
bowl. SIX eight inches high. Of a mellow straw
color which was bc1uilhcd by flowers in relief Of
various color ana design He,pickod 1t W for coscr
examination when presto. 1t seemed 10 lift Itself
In the air II light II looked to b. pottery,
bu: it '!lftci" Ike gOOse-down, for 1t was made en-
treiy Of the p.ih Of cornstalks.
The pith, ground up. forms pulp from which
the vessels are fashioned in way something Ike
the papier machc process. The ornamentation IS
then laid on by hand the petals and stems OF
flowers. &c. being carefully cut out Of the pin,
dec1:c.y co.ored. and glued 10 the exterior. Dal-
ses and clover. asters forget me-nots. lies AMI
roses bloom out of the neglected corn-pith. This
corn ph ware. "Xea-pthia." as It's inventor
names IL. Is the product OF single young clthus!-
asst in New England town, VINO has thriving
trade In his curious manufacture. one Of the com
zeal features Of the business is the receipt Of many
orders from places Ike 81. Augustine. Niagara
Fails Saratoga, ETC. where tourists cOngrcgdtc ana
where the "Zea-ptha" Is sold by the pcders.
'Indians" and s.orekeepcrs. a local product for
souvenirs Of the place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
.JOHN CHINA NAN PTZZLED.
From The Portland Oregonlan.

In the show window Of . downtown drugstore last
wcol; were a coupe of ariicuated human skeletons
posed a. II In the &C; Of struggling for possession
OF n football. and throughout each day and far into
the nights the ghastly exhibition Is the cynOsure
Of scores of santng eyes. An accompanying
placard informs the Caucasian spectator that two
opuoslng teams OF medical colleges were To pay
the Great winter game at certain time and place
and the reader smiled appreciation OF the unique
advertisement ard passed on
Not SO however with the MongOliln visitor. He
stood ana stared and chartered until his numerical
strength hooked tn. side walk. ana his eager for
ward pressure threatened 10 drive 4 dozen stub
noses through the sheet Of plate glass they were
nattenod against The policeman the beat has
stakel his oflcial honor on the assertion tina. he
saw one Chnaman spend three and half hours
gazing steadily ut the boiy fFafle works. anu theh
retire with evident reluctance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
now THE CACTUS WAS CONQCERED.
The Louisville Courier-Journal.

From The Louisville Courier journal.
The conQuerng Of the cactus in a little MeN,cah
town on the south bank or the RIO orahic iu.-
n!shed gentleman OF Dallas Tex. with Inspiration
for the following: I'm this particular town thsEs
was n good sized church with nat roof. ltEss
number of cactus seeds had lodged In the moss on
the roof OF the church. and in the course OF tiis
there big crop OF cactus up there 10" ~ -
the custom when they want TO destroy tnls ln,i.s
TO first burn of all the thorns. and then me a.,ss
will eat the plant The people became tired Oh ~. 49,
Ing the plants on their church. and mass-nest''3
called devise some means OF Settihs i'u 80
the things After celebrating for some time H., a
was hoisted to the roof and after three days 'aD
had burned the thorns from all the stalks ANonT
was then hoisted to the roof ard In about ~
there nothing left on the roof pu9 QUIZ. Wv nsonia
which was lowered 10 the earth again. the peOp.Ss
were delighted with the result ana now point WI"
pride to their church"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

per,cncc # IN evening t. meet man who looks 40
II ne nd .ci lifr ~ '1brie;y c'r'in'Si ana III
dus ry. end hcIr him say
Excuse me- could You give me few cents;
have tal n"in!nr q cat I'll day..
L<ss frequently 1man Of respectable appear
ance makes similar appeal on rccent "VrninE
a man who US about - enter m" npn~- 81 inr
who said With an caecrnrss that Wa almost fe-
roclty: Help me. in GODS name t. Keep my
sorry bat can't help you" said the man.
evidently taking her FOR an imp"sior ana trying 10
The woman qualcl as II she had been struck. and
started to walk away. bufyinr her face In her
hands.
Hold on minute" said the man. hastily. H
took too o irT rad scps touched n@r lightly . S Gn
pocket. "lI1r- IS something for you" he said
Tears were streaming down the woman's face
She took the money. ana said. With sob: God
boss you," Then sh" hurried away.
Ia broadway one evening woman stood with
infant In her arms and stretched out hanl to
each passing nan mririy askng aims. lier face
was partl' yelled anc the bah" was wrapped IN q
thick shaw Several men who stopped 10 give
money to the woman hade her take her chill hom"
Ehe rla1e no reply ana shr dl not move from III"
n,ace nn n peAceman app,1,red whea fhe vent
hcegar. and the chilli may not have beer her own
on one Il the coolest days Of last week on"
CITY Hall barcheadei and apparently thinly clad
resting his back against his crutch and begging
with both hands
\ man who was crossing the CITY Hal Park on
bitterly cold evenins heard plaintIye whine Ut
MS fiir. ana tuTneb 70 see n small hoy iIOttibS
along Close him Tho boy was bending his back
and hunchinc his - uil rs T. keep - cort cp.ar
possible to his ears. while his hands
thrust deeply mo his trousers pockets. His
appeal for ~ few pennies" sounded as II II came
through chattcring teeth. The man stopped. divcd
into pocket Of his ulster, and handed some
money TO the boy. who Strengthened up and In
santy lost his freezing appearance. The boy had
mittcns or both hands and there was n comforter
under his coat collar.
To another boy who begging for money In
front Of a restaurant in Park Row offered a
free meal II he would accompany man into the
MIA III. - IL n to
n quantity Of food that proved his statement that
he had been without ANYTHING 10 cot all day.
at 10 n safe rule said the New Yorker already
quoted Yesterday, "t0 refuse 90 give money 10 a
man with the smell Of liquor about him. but In
many other cases he must take the chance OF being
Imposed on occasionally II he wants to relieve real
suffering"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

From The Buffalo Express.

From Inc BuUalO Express
\ woman whose face wan and plnched went
into a big Main-st. grocery store the other day and
looked around curlOusly She was poorly dressed
and had tattcrcd shawl thrown over her head.
After walking all through the store. she ap-
preached counter and asked: where the
canned goods?
The clerk directed her TO the counter and she
walked over. What can ] DO for you madam?
asked the Tan who has charge Of that department
Have you any canned lobster?' she asked.
Yes"
How much IS to-
She told the price.
She looked at slip Of paper she had in her hand
and paused for a moment Then she said II will
take four cans.
The clerk got down four cans Of the best Holsters
and wrapped them up for her. The woman slowed
them away under her shawl and gave the clerk In
payment order from one OF tn. charitable socie-
ties for dollars worth OF groceries The clerk was
dumDfounded. He looked at the order and then at
the woman whats the NATTER" she asked
Isn't the order good
Yes: IT'S perfectly good. but-but---"
but what?' asked the woman. sharply.
Don't YOU think that n sack of -four or something
of the kind would be more suitable for you to
buy"
Maybe It would" she answered 1--WE haven't
had ANYTHING 10 eat at my house for two DAYS but
l never tasted any canned lobster ard ! don't
know AS ! ever will get another chance TO taste
II, either"
And she walked out OF the store tightly clasplng
the canned lobster 10 her emacattd bosom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
4 CILTFORYfI OSTRICH FlRM.

From The Troy Times
An interesting ostrich farm Is successfully con-
Quoted nj Santa Monica rhe birds are IN open
pens surrounding a sort Of field two In eacn pen;
they are fed chiefly corn. grass and chopped
alfalfa "a sort OF California c.over). with plenty Of
gravel and bones thrown in. The pucking begins
when they months old and Is continued
every seven months yielding fifteen plumes under
each wing and several from the tail AT the proper
time the bird IL driven into corner of his corral
or Enclosure. "A -four sack Is thrown over his head
and he Is led strong box just large enough for
one bird. and here the feathers are cut on If the
work IL not performed 1T just the right time the
feathers die and become useless for the market.
These birds first brought 10 this country from
South Africa for farming purposes In 1857. Expert
ments were tried with them ~ various points In
the southern part OF California until was proved
mat the soil and climate were entirely adapted TO
them. and there IS reason now why ostrich
farming should not become one Of the important
ana most successful. Industries In these parts pro
yidec Of course. there be- demand for the featners
! learn that In 1891 the exports Of feathers from
Cape Colony alone amounted 10 e $4,000. In Africa
ne maze bird sits the eggs AT night mus sharing
the cares and responsibilities OF life with MS mate
ana II Is sold they often models OK domestic
affection IN their for ard consideration OF eacn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
A REMARKABLE BODY or WATER.
From The ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.

From The 81. louis IslObe-DcmocFat =.
"Ree.foot Lake. IN Western Tennessee, u IJi,i,sd
States" said John f. York. OF Troy ~ 10 IN I'm
ularly supposed TO haze subterraneah W ,Iat
or inlet but the evidence seems to be deeiueu "a
against this theory. ] tried 10 fathom II onSe e "a
a considerable area in the centre where no IRE r, ~, -
yet been found long enough 10 touch bottom - h,,
has a tide corresponding with that OF the sea lne
Oldest settlers can remember when the iaai WIZ w.
the lake is now was fertile farm. One night theie
was an earthquake distinctly felt, but doins veI;
little damage to the surrounding country me Wa uss
morning he land was gone and Rse.foot iaAs -
there and has been there ever snce. IL y one W
the most noted fishing resorts In the South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
.ocr MY or SiTLING TO SAY FRiN'A'c

orr WY or SIZZLING TO siN FRlNciS'o
rho NJ, Ra,h-buir ship Louisiana sailed from New-
York last summer under command Of Captain & W.
Oliver bound for san Francisco, ana before s"'
re,ched that port early this month had made 'oy-
age remarkable for its length ard the peculiar ''
cuustances attending IT, In the first pace was
scvantv,vo DAYS before she reached the ai!tuae oi
cane Horn. and II there Is any one particular pace
where winds and waves meet in never-ending con-
test for supremacy it is off Cape Horn captain
Oliver found that cape Horn weather was 4 NJ
70 harder than even its reputation for vo.ehcs
called for but az a Yankee skipper never likes u
admit that he cannot take his ship anywhere IS
long as winds blow and the water Is deep ehousi'
he pointed the Louslana's jibbOom toward the IA
clf, Ocean and "bucked' into the pillows
Ships built by the Houghtons of Bath are tough
ard strong but the Louisiana was built IN le'o ana
the hard knocks she had received and the niirmles
of age 10 which the best Of ships are subject haa
developed some weak spots. and the mercless NAM
lrering of the waves strained her badly. captain
Oliver was prudent Wei "a pucky ana reA...1lns
that sometimes the longest way round Is me slo
est way home" decided. after fighting Tor c'et'n
days round the Cape. 10 hunt ior shi12''e'
tterS and the head wind INTO a ltlt VIII
Up went the wheel and the Louisiana turned nsI
shapey bow away toward the east AcrVss nnc
South Atlantic that cargo OF YORK niercnahiiSf
then across the Indian ocean and into the waters VI
IN. PAc!rc. IL was a long. weary sail ana wAen ~
last Il pilot boarded the snip near me Golden pt's
and took her into the har5Or ot the esteFh AZ =.
happy. Captain Oliver had lost one seaman VINO
fen from aloft the voyage. and me resi- OF ny
or drew pay for 312 days ~ work less me -
vance which New-York clearinghouse SHARKS h"a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
AN ARMY OF BEGGARS.
AIMS ASKED BY MANY III Nbf'hDS.
MORE PEOPLE ApnrFr IL THE STREETS THAN

MORE PEOPLE ApRIFT IL THE si]''.'-l' Ili"N
FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE.
There more people going about 'he CITY asA-
ing aims today than there We been ~ any tiihe
within my recollection said 4 weH-niorihed New
Yorker. Probably there are few New or"erS VINO
20 about the city much by day or 10y night VINO
viii M, agree with the statement. The appeals fer
charity are heari In every ;horoughfare at all hours
and they are becoming more urgent ana piudDe
every day. Street begging a. presen, j. one OF the
signs of the Widespread dl-;rcsT on account oil ire
depression in business II Is the more S'sh'hcah'
at this time in view Of the recent ACTON OF Ut"
city authorities to remove from the ci'y the va
grants and professional begFars
previous to January the police received orders
TO arrest on the charge Of vagrancy, the profess
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

WHY so MANY PIPES ARE SEEN NOW
Tho DAYS have now come-in fact. they came
some time ago-when the cigar-smoker mas pee"
oomneued 10 go light on the weed IN cigar lo'in'
and ~ use instead a pipe People VINO Walk
abroad with an observant eye cannot IAN 10 "O''.'
NOWADAYS the great number OF ppe-shoAe'S III
tho streets II they want an explanation % ''lS
,bev can DO satisfied by calling upon any dealer IN
smokers supplies Il Is nothing but sign OF me
hard times and ar effort on the part OF sMoMe'S
- economic in their dearest luxury.
\ prominent dealer in pipes and cigars sa'u 'e~
dovs AGO that his sales in cigars had ia'leh Oh
,e,r,v one-thirl in the last SIX months ana '"a'
h,s Gales Of pipes had increased in the same pro
nortion Pipe smoking has become necessary.
II is not a fad as Is popularity supposed ana II VIA
soon cease To be considered bad form 10 Sn''Ne
nine i'm the street Here are the figures OF one
Young man who has given up some OF MS cigars
and substituted a pipe their place; Two o"M ~
81 cigars a month s. That was ms former 10 -
Tom Now IL is one box Of cigars: -; TWO jus
~ tobacco cents-or saving or - - a HUI ~, =
This Young man has not gone as FAR as SOM " ~
have eliminated the entire cigar item from -
lis, Of expenses and have put IN us pace iesS '
a dollar a month for good pipe topaoco'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20
TWIN BROOKS.

April 10. 1894.
Miss Estella Green is now clerking in
the Walpert. store.
Miles Hocum received lot of new
goods the other day.
RAYMOND and S,yn,iest have . lot OF
aeeders tor sale cheap.
The Twin Brooks post office must be
thought quite . prize, by the way people
are after il.
w Hutchinson has gone to Minneapolis
for few days.
Born. April 17th, at w. E. Raymonds,
On 81 pound girl.
Mrs. Stietz is still very feeble
Raymond and Stymiest are making a
small boat tor fishing and hunting pur-
poses.
W. E. Raymond has a number Of
yearling steers, for sale.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20
sum MMlT.

Signal, April Is. 1894.
Comfy attorney Bennett OF Grant
county came up from Mjlbank Thursday
and drove out into the country south
after man who has got into difficulty
over some mortgsged property. The fel-
low had skipped to Watertown, but
man was sent alter him.
Mr. Hawes has secured Claude Brad.
ford to take charge of the drug store.
Claude has had ample experience, is a
registered pharmacist and competent to
handle the business in a proper man.
ner. There is now no necessity foi
S. nding to other towns to get anything
in the drug line.
Examination Of the bids tor the erec
tion of the school house took place Tues
day and Of the six bids handed In it was
found that of-Boxseth, of Blooming
Valley Twp. was the lowest and the con.
tract was awarded to him for s464
The competition was very close, the mex,
lowest bid being $465, by John Reh
berg
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20
1t Must Advance.

Western Investor. The comm issioneY
OF scheol and public lands Of South Da-
kota reports the sale Of 32,125 acres Of
land during 1893, at an average price of
$14.77. The minimum price under our
constitution Is $40, and it will be seen
that the average price was about fifty
per cent. above the minimum. This is
q fair index as to the value OF unim-
proved land in the various counties, al
though lard can be bought very much
cheaper than these prices, but present
prices IN the nature Of things soon ad-
vance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20
MILM MOT.
Wilmot Reporter, April "A, 1894.

Wilmot Reporter, April "A, 1894.
Mrs. Aida NJ Miller and Gust Chill
man, both made proof on lands in Twp.
127-4O, before clerk of court on Wednes-
day.
Knudt Knudson arrived from Pelican
Rapids, Minn., on Tuesday afternoon
and will carry on his fathers place this
season. Oscar Knudson came down
with him.
Elmer w. Gragert and Irving Stom
baugh who have spent the winter at
Eyan, went through town Tuesday on
their way to their claims on Secs. / and
12 in tho Twp. OF Victor. We acknow.
ledge a plesent call from the gentle
men.
Word has been received from J. D..
Howell that he fell from the top OF box
car the first Of the week, while the tram
was running 25 riles an hour. He
escaped with slight bruises and genera
shaking up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20

The Bridgewater Democrat vouches
for the following. "Near Yankion is the
most remarkable family on this contin-
ant, perhaps in the world. 1t consists
OF father. mother and twenty-four chill
dren, perhaps and the mother Of the
brood is not yet 80 years old. She is a
Norwegian woman and her husband is a
Hcosier. The children were born in
triplets and the oldes, lot is under 10
years Of age All OF them are. boys but
three, one set of trip,ets being girls.
They are sturdy lot Of Youngsters.
The gentleman who has started out to
become the father Of his country is =
well-to-do farmer who is remarkably
proud Of his progeny He says if the
good Lord continues to smile upon Da-
kota he may yet be able to furnish
Uncle Sam with full company Of soldi-
ers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-20

Aberdeen News: The next step to-
waro upbuildln the cities Of the state
should be concerted war on the part OF
the newspapers against state and county
officers and others who feed Sioux CITY
newspapers and st. Louis job shops and
starve those at home by sending out Of
the state for their printing. It is high
time that sort Of thing wss stopped
Men who are too fine haired. to use the
product Of South Dakota printing Offices
are too good to live upon, hold Office
through the efforts Of, Or be patronixed
and upheld by, South Dabota newspapers
and South Dakota people.