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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-15
A BENEVOLENT BARON.
His Big Winnings on tho Turf nistE1bated
Among the Poor.

~
Among the Poor.
Rather more than year since, says
the London Telegraph, we gave list
Of the charitable donations bestowed
by Baron de Hi1sch in 1898 upon the
hospitals, homes and benevolent insti-
tutions which he had selected as recip'
tents Of the large sums OF money won
by him upon the turf in public stakes
in 1901 and 1892. In the first Of these
years the baron won about 81, 900 and
in the second year about $175, 900, in
Guiding such small items as moneys
paid to the second in selling raees apd
the prizes attaching to second and third
places in general races. Altogether
the sum amounted to about 100000,
and this munifcent gift represented
the baron's gross winnings in public
stakes, from which no deduction was
made for the expense of training . large
stud of horses, for travelling charges,
forfeits, stakes, jockeys fees and other
items comprised in the large and
swollen bills with which owners OF
race horses are but too familiar. Il
was universally admitted that the for.
tunate owner of the famous mare La
'Fleche, by whom the greater portion
Of the above named large sum was
won, had displayed great generosity
in giving away all his winnings for
charitable purposes without subtract
ing his expenses What is to be said,
however, when, rs in the present in
stance, the example set by the baron
in 1893 is not only followed but dupli-
Gated in 1894? During the racing sea-
son which close in November last
Baron de Hirsch's horses won in public
stakes about $37, 500. This seemed to
him, and to the kindly almoner
through whom in both cases the
baron's bounty has flowed, to be
but q small sum for distribu-
ton In comparison with the no.
BILE contribution to London charities
made in the previous year. Under
these circumstances the baron re-
marked that, without establishing q
precedent, he had made up his mind to
double the sum that his gross winnings
amounted to in 1893, and accordingly
he drew a check for $75, 900, which he
handed to his friend for distribution.
1t was his wish that this sum should be
divided among London hospitals and
charitable institutions, and S66, 500 was
thus disposed of, the balance remain
ing having been reserved for sundry
smaller calls.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-15
III. Chimes. Emperor Loves Quiet.

Ths Chinese Emperor Loves Quiet.
The emperor of China is not content
with the respect shown him by his sub
jects, and recently issued the following
peculiar order: "After bringing our
sacrifice recently to the highest being,
we heard upon our return to the PAL
ace, near the gate leading to the inn
perial quarters, rather loud noise
caused by talking. 'This shows-that
the people have not the proper regard
for tho majesty of the ruler, and also
that the officers Of the body guard
have failed to do their duty properly.
The officers who were on post at the
particular gate must be punished,
therefore, by the minister Of war. In
the future, however. all officers, high
or low, must see that noise 30 inn
proper shall not occur in our presence"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-15
PROFESSIONAL.


MISCELLANEOUS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Manchester has pony races every Satur-
day afternoon.
Oklahoma City canned tomatoes sell for
Is cents . dozen more than California
tomatoes.
The greatest town advertisement in the
territory i that electric light scheme Of
Ponca City's
As soon as the authorities get Tom King
securely locked up, you may expect an
other iIil-bresS.
At present toe lumber Of he leading
town 10 the strip" is narrowed down 10
about twenty-foar.
The Guthrie News has the temsrity TO
say that a newspaper Is like lawyer
Great Cse,ar's ghost.
The Enid Eagle recently sprung the idea
OF free homestead convention 70 petition
Congress. and the idea has taken.
One Smith = the name Of a nan in Okla
bona. He was one day referred &c a. oae,
smith. and the name stuck TO him
Il Is said that tie department OF the IL
terror viii Try the pan q selling land 20
the higtes; bidder on the hIekzDoo couE-
try.
Alonzo \. Byers Of K county Is gallsatly
20 the front with the announcement that
be will take ten speeches for Josepa
Wisby.
It : reported in some q tue eastern
papers that the Rock Island wreck IN
Nebraska was the work q the people q
Enid aad Pond CrseS-
All the Oklahoma papers ot the Rsp1b.i-
car faith are publishing long eolamn O.
facts II j. : coEdsnssd soceust q WHIST
Dennis Flyer la. doas for oklskoraA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12

paint of approaching the higher and
larger forms of music.
Daniel Webster once sat for his
portrait to the late G. = A. Healy and
the senator's remark when ne surveyed
the completed picture became one OF
the artists fsvorite anecdotes IN after
years. Il think, said Webster, as ne
looked at his counterfeit presentrneut,
that is a face have often shaved. "
HeaIy found Andrew Jackson diss-
greeable and unwilling subject, and
he compensated himself by painting
Old Hickory with absolute fidelity 20
nature, not CLOSING a single defect
The portrait gives Jackson an ugly,
savage and pailid face.
Sometimes a mar who wants 70
stop a street car snaps his fingers a.
the driver or the griprnan- II seems
as though the gripman would be eI-
separated b. that, but he doesn't ap-
pear to be. Some people lift hand
high IN the air ard hold it there. and
come people wave an umbrella or a
cane; but the great majority Of people
have discovered that for al practical
purposes in stopping a car tOotkpicA
is as good a. a fence rail All that 10
necessary is 20 catch the drivers eye.
i isn't necessary 20 shove house On
me track IN front Of min.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
NOTHING SMALL ABOUT KANSAS.

The story of hot winds and ruined
crops comes from Nebraska. Let us
| hope that, though founded on fact, the
story is largely built on fiction. 1t will
! afford Kansas at least one chance to be
/ generous If there is real restitution
she viii contribute of her surplus to re-
! lieve it. If it is a mere calamity howl
| Kansas newspapers should brand II as
such, and thus use the opportunity to
! heap live embers of justice upon the
state which has ever been too ready to
| spre ID the cry of distress IN Kansas.
| There is a community of interest between
| the trans-nissouri states which should
overshadow all iUvidious distinctions
and local JealOusies. It's only an imag
mary line which divides the western
: half of the great Missouri valley into the
two states. They embrace practically
all the corn growing area west of that
river. They are inhabited for the most
part, by the same class of people, with
like tastes and similar pursuits. There
are, or should be, no antagonisms, yet
| Nebraska people seldom fail to draw
comparisons, both odious and unjust to
Kansas. 1t is human nature to club the
reddest apple and to bring our superiors
to our own level by pulling them down,
rather than by raising ourselves to
higher plane. That, however, is the
meanness in human nature. If our
neighbors are in distress we will have an
abundance to spare. If they are in
need of prayers or sympathy we are as
unctiouS band as ever dried mourn
ers tears. If, by reason of a crop failure
their state is to be overrun by calamity
ties and Populists place hunters, even as
buZzards flock to the remains of dead
animal, we can condole with them in
spirit which means more than words can
eXnrpSS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
TIE SANTA FE MIDDLE

|! is pretty hard TO guess what will be
the result to the Santa Fe RAILWAYS svs-
TEN of Little's report and Remnants
resignation. Little's investigation came
of an effort at a general reorganization.
in which security holders were TO scale
down their claims, and the property to
be taken out of the hands of the court
and set mp again on a sound basis. with
smaller capitalization and curtailed
operating expenses. To this end con-
trolling stock had been purchased at
nominal figures, the market quotations
being for months not higher than four
or five cents.
Allen Marvel died a victim of his eff
forts TO save this great property to its
stockholders and to make secure the
men who had purchased its securities bv
the millions, which millions were used
IN constructing extensions and branches
and in buying new lines. The unfavor-
able financial and industrial conditions
which caught the farmer and the mer-
chant and the manufactures and every
other man, caught the Santa Fe which.
being already crippled, was completely
disabled. Reinhart is one of the bright
est and most successful monied and
business men of the country. Succeed
ing Marvel he employed new and ex-
penSive schemes for such control of
the business of the territory .raversed bv
the road as would save it Failing, and
for the reasons cited, first came the re-
ceivership and then the effort for reor-
ganization.
What will happen now would be
hard to tell. Il Is probable that McCook
who represents the Barring Bros. inter
est, VIII also resign. II Is said that J.
{. Wilson being satisfactory to all OF the
interests and factions, viii be retained
as one of the receivers with Geo. Il.
Peck, still general solicitor and the real
head. The present general manager. J.
j. Frey. Is the friend of Peck who will
stand by him. There is talk of the
Alden Spear. or Boston faction. which
has been large controllers Of the road
ever since 1t was organized, making \.
4. Johnson president and II. r. Nick
erson general manager. These are mere
rumorS. probably Idle ones. George I.
Peck, without doubt, stands as the great
est individual factor Of the great and
complicated muddle, muddle which
involves hundreds Of millions of dollars.
nine thousand miles of railway and
which touches the interest of hundreds
of communities aud thousands of indi-
viduals located in dozen western states
and territories, for the road reaches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
PICKERING's PICCADILLo.

To the Editor Of the Eagle
The letter OF Governor" Pickering, on
the failure of somebody 20 properly sub
init the eqnsl suffrage amendment 10 the
voters OF Kansas as prescribed by law, Is
lullaby, worded by legal nurse and sung
IN the most Ingenious of nursery tunes, TO
put to sleep the watchfulness Of the voters
who, TO prevent the threatened perpetra-
tion OF such outrage on the manly men
and the womanly women OF our state, are
now alert
Nobody knows better than does this man
Pickering that, as our supreme court IS
now constructed, majority In favor OF
this PopullStic ruse will be construed by
our court as constitution OF Its own
weight--"Eox Populi, Nox Del" and
'oalus POpuH Suprema Lex Esto" being
the presidents established by the state
courts in The past in constructing re
form" laws, holding that. 10 have defeated
its passage, the right lay with the people
TO make the showing of 'ifregularlty
prior 10 its adoption by the majority aud.
this being not done, its adoption without
such demurrer by THE people" oyerrioSs
ali former "technicali ties" The voter
WHO takes any comfort from Mr. Picker
ing's letter, or relaxes his efforts 10 defea;
the amend ment on that score, will have
reason 20 have himself writ down" 10y
Dogberry' 5 form. CHARLES 4 CANNON.
Garden City, Aug. 10. %.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12

lieved that the corn crop would be a
bumper one. The west knew of this
sentiment. 1t began to grumble and to
kick and to find bugs in the corn, and to
talk not winds and drouth, and the price
of corn began to jump upward as if it
had dynamite under it. On August Z
corn had reached go cents per bushel in
Chicago, an advance OF IS cents in tif-
teen days.
There was no corner such as has been
the result of artificial speculative search
ty. There was really no actual scarcity
Of corn in the country.
The spectators in Chicago and over
the country acknowledged that they did
not know what to make of the great
bulge.
They didn't know that they had been
buncoed by the great dynamic force of
the boundless west-.he howl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
ROWING \ FINE APT.


At least, the great bowling. dis
atisied west gets on top once in while.
and when 1t does, the country usually
knows it. The west has been on ton
this week. 1t has been play ing with the
whiskers Ct the grain dealers Of the east.
1t has been monkeying with the board
of trade of Chicago. Shrewd as the
spectators are, they are 70. canabls of
a mental test with the boundless west
particularly when the elements Of
calamity bowling enters into the con
test.
TIE west : the home Of lie bowler
1t has come TO be 4 fine art The artistic
howlers OF the west are learning that
the efficacy of the howl as a human
attribute depends wholly on where and
when and how the howl Is made.
The east must be about ready to rec
osnize the artistic western calamity
yodle as Z distinct national characters
tic.
The events in grain markets. during
the past week Is abundant proof thar
the howl Is great factor.
On July %, September corn was -
cents. There was . murmur IN tie
west. Up to this date it had been be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL

The recent reduction in price OF
aluminium has called renewed atten-
ton to the possibilities Of the use OF
aluminium-bronze castings for pur.
poses IN which the strength Of forged
steel without its liability 70 corrosion
are essential Its price should now be
not much above that OF ordinary gun
bronze.
Every good cook is careful 20 dis
pose at once Of the water ia which
meat has been washed. ONLY very
few hours are necessary 10 change IL
into foul-snelling liquid if the tenn
persture i suitable. This change -
due 70 little plant called bacterium
termO. A drop OF this putrid material
under the microscope reveals many
thousands of them, acting under pecu-
liar vibratile motion
Queen Victoria speaks ten Ian
ruages fusntly. The queens grand
daughter-in-law, the German empress,
is also clever as . hnguist- She sur
prised her guests az . recent court en-
tertsinment bv talking Norwegian 70
one OF them who came from that coun-
try. She plays the violin very well.
and when she and her husband manage
20 get quiet evening together, they
generally devote il 20 music.
II have read somewhere. - said an
early riser. that we don't eat hash A.
much as we did. and I have 10 doubt
that j. true, b1, we must stu eat some.
for l hear occasionally, as / take nv
morning stroll, issuing cut Of base
rnent windows the familiar sound %
the chopP;ng lrnife-a sound ! W.
add, not unpleasant 20 nc. for wide
hash may not BE- an extremely fashion
able dish. ! an free 20 ssy that good
kasn Ike ~. Y. sun
-Dvoral<. negro symptom which
"a made up Of negro melodies and VTnsrh
he wrote while rusticz.ing Ia; SUM-
Iser ~ The little BOHEMIAN settlement
a. SFiiIviIie, IA, has been eHthuslas-
ticaliy received il London. The grrzt
composer SAYS that IA a. thai relates
% MELODY and - tsa1 nerzme ths ne
Cr0e~ are uztural Musician e1t ira.
j. sglll ,szc many generation. - cus-
isre 70 deve.og ;a.-- ia.e-seis . "a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
STORIES OF JOHN BROWN.

John Brown believed that no man could
be too loving and too careful of his parents
Brown himself used TO tuck his OWL
father into bed, and would get up in the
night to ask him if he slept warm.
He used TO tell "A story Of a man whose
father lived with him. The father broke
plate in eating, and the son concluded tc
make him trough to eat out of.
While the son was digging the trough,
his little son appeared and asked him
whaet he was making.
Il am making trough for your grand.
father to eat out of. ~
Tue little boy studied and said:
Father, shall l make trough for you
to eat out OF when you are old ?"
The grandfather continued to eat from
plates.
John Brown, the eldest son Oft the famous
Knnsan, tells this story of his father:
Young Brown had hot been conducting
himself in a manner TO suit the old man
and the OsSawatomie hero finally adopted
with his son d sort of book account like
this:
John, DR..
For disobeying mother. s lashes
For unfaithfulnes at work % lashes
+ or telling a lle.......,..-....S lashes
Brown showed this account TO his son
from time To time. One Sunday morning
he took him to the tannery and after show
ing him the list, be had a long, fearful
talk with the boy about his faults.
The marks on the account were all
debts. There were no credits. The boy
was bankrupt.
The old man seized blue-beech switch
and began to ply it on the back of the boy
When about oue-third Of the account
had been paid. the old man, to the boys
establishment, stripped off his own shirt,
seated himself on a block and babe the
boy 10 lay it onto his bare back.
The boy dared not refuse, but st first he
hit lightly.
e Harder" cried the old man, Harder"
The old man counted the strokes. and
when the account had been paid in full, be
arose.
Young Brown said that be could see the
small drops OF blood on the old mans
back, where the tip-end OF the tingling
breech had cut through.
One day John Browns father came in
with the news OF the death of neighbor.
lie announced: Poor Jim's dead! Peace
TO his ashes"
Then Young Brown spake up with awe
stricken voice: do you think he went
therefD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
AMONG Tar win.

The childish miss ressnts = lusa
and runs the other way; but when 81
last some years have passed. it's differ
eRt, they say.
How dOth The little s--nussr girl
Eupl0y With great spa;ch
Esc1 E0Eent o: ths passing Go-Ts
t. maze another catea-
Chicago Inter Ocean
NY dear. % said a fond wife, when
we were engaged I always slept with
your last letter under my pillow -
And J. o." murmured Der husband II
often went 20 sleep over y0nr letters %
An Edged Temper Klef- How
did Bill contract that terrible habit 81
swearing McEII-"He saaves him
self and his wife hzs corns. and there
j. only one razor IN the house. -
Brooklyn Eagle
Overheard IN -. Chicken Yard
Il don't see ChIcx4biddy.7 sid tas
bantam, Why you stand up for that
spr.ng chicken Hes swfully tough.
You're No: his mother 40. bu. hes
one Of ny So, szid Caicz4b.ddy.-
Judge
beauties Of Advertising -Fair W
itor-'-So ron have really decided ao'
20 ali your ho1zeY Fzir Host fss-
You sse, ~s placed ne natter a. 80
hands o. a zeal estate 4Esnt Affe-
reading ne lovely advert lSsEasat - GU
propertv, neither john Boz n.ysslt
could think Of parting vista such
Troadsrfal and psrfeci home -Psits-
burgh bull>.n-
Daring the rehearsal. % Rome
and juliet a. fhe Lo1aon LTcrura.
Ma Stirling. wAo - ta~ nos vencra-
he q zctress~s took ocession - -
marx that SO nur7e was not aeceAzzrs-
lT of1. tAat -ae shoals ~ r.prrzsntes
~ % Sa!e-aFs4 &c. AID abe 4ppeaiea
80 Hr I-v.aT NJ dear Ara SIR
Lax 40 .Ls A4EzzsT. lila astsz~>
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
THE whisky SIDE OF IT.

There are one hundred and twenty five
millions of gallons of whisky in bond, in
the United States. The new tariff bill
puts such an increase on whisky within
sixty days after the bill is signed. that
1t will force the entire product now in
store out of bond, putting into the treas
ury round hundred millions of dollars.
How many poor fellows it will put into
the grave Is not guessed at. As about
thirty-five million gallons, or two quarts
per capita, covers the annual consump-
ton, there is enough on hand now for
three years. However little or much the
American people may take 10 whisky.
as individuals, it is quite clear that the
general government finds 1t TO be one of
its main and most reliable sources of in
come, SO that Democrats are of some
real use after all, in the direction of be-
ing faithful revenue taxpayers. If that
party maintains its average on drink the
present supply VIII be about exhausted
by the time Cleveland's term is up, the
present indications being that the de-
mand for further manufacture viii cease
largely because of the inability of the
outgoing hordes of office-holders TO
"whack up after that time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-12
ratire won may make me nurse yust
Z. ..csfth frE a. ggF can

fatire won may make me nurse yos.
So youthful 90 you can.
-Ferocitv Spatts-'T tell ysu
WaIly Wrams il a perfect demon whoa
he - avou.eai' 6aPsnifh TwTsnish %
know Ysas, bah Jawve. ne ~ Ia-
otl4h night 10 came h9rae unsupported
" and caught Airv ~poSaah kissing
his wife. and few % him ike a tigsh-
lie stwuas Ajgy IN tie month with his
glove thvses timer. b~o<e his ulbvrsi-
l4snd csv4cd that he hoped 20 good usss
& would vain veal hahd as - was 90
Ing home. "%iF stahrs -'Tr1th.
A wei known professor o. srchs,ol.
ogy ~ Harvard was recrutiv talk NJ
with a Junior boa: the wonders Of this
wonderful lard wish Foa could
So our tovsu - Po<~rvil.e protector -
AID TIE yosnEeter- ~ is q raost inter
estlng town only twenty ysaf~ sia
and vith 6ftv thosFznd Inhabitants
-Rh-res-verT .n.crestinz 70 e0ub. 20
replied The professor, aryiY. "tuf.
st~en~s 49, 70 usaT s~rE rkgzla m -
- Z prefer 81 town 4fty taeuaaad years
ga and 7s.ta twenty irsaa5 L&AtN"