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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29
UNITED wORkMEN.
Arguments Favoring the 1000 Certificate.
Bench Shavings.


We stated in the supreme lodge that the
adoption of the amendment would make
a difference Of at least ], 900 members in
the Michigan admissions this year, says
the Michigan Herald The statement was
true A sister organization in the state Of
Michigan issued I, 200 certificates during
the month of August, of which 372 were
for 81 600 and s2S were for 81, 600. Do
those opposed to the 81, 600 certificate sup
pose that these 1913 citizens, good and true,
OF the state of Michigan are not good
enough for the A o. It. w, or is it more
a dog in the manger policy that actuates
these good brothers?
Make the lodge meetings more interest
ing, and there viii be revival Of interest
all along the line.
Five leading lodges in Massachusetts
during the term ending July / initiated
223 members, or an average Of more than
40 each.
Considering a day to consist of ten
working hours, the A. o. q. ". pays out
81, 600 TO widows and orphans every hour.
Few mem hers Of the order realize that
the outstanding liabilities are nearly $7OO,-
600 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

served as a member Of the grand lodge
committee IN the latter year In 1899 he
was elected grand vice dictator, and at the
last session Of the grand lodge he was
unanimously chosen to ill the highest Of
fee within its gift
Tennessee has now 11e lodges, with a
membership Of 6, $50. a loss of 5S1.
There are eight German lodges in Brook
Ign
Two assessments for November.
The new schedule enables a person who
is between Is ana 80 years of age TO carry
81 600 for two years at an average cost per
annum Of IS. 3s per 81, 600, based on the
highest cost ever attained in the history
Of the Knights of Honor since organiza-
ton, now more than p years past.
notwithstanding the membership in
Texas decreased during the past year, the
death rate in that state also decreased ]. 80
in a thousand.
Massachusetts, has started in for great
winter campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

At Tarnopol. in Galicia, a secret So
ciety was recently discovered composed
of some 20 high school boys, of which
the object was the separation Of Galicia
from the Austrian empire and the esq
tablishment OF an independent Polish
kingdom. The boys met regularly an
hour before school to deliver speeches
attacking the emperor and the pope.
The government has actually prosecuted
Is of them for high treason Vienna
Correspondents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

A handsome series Of prizes for obtain
ing new members has been offered by the
supreme protector
The deaths numbered 1921 males and
II females-in Illinois for the term, show
ing that the felsale risks are superior to
the males Grand Treasurer Oscar Meister
reported $19, 16S. % received and $l4, 54e. 90
paid out. leaving balance Of $4.614.66.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

Forestry was not taken into Canada un-
til 1e4S.
Forestry Is progressive IN its nature,
and its motto is, Every man for every
man, himself included. - Its ruling prin-
ciples are benevolence and friendship.
Forestry was first introduced into the
United States by the grant Of a dispensa-
ton to Court Goodspeed, 451, Philadel-
mia. In Decen Der. 1886
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

speoted than NJ.
H. Harte. Bro.
Harte was born
in Ireland about
80 years ago aud
came TO this coun-
try in 1879. He
became a member
of Brooklyn City
lodge in 1883, and
the next year was
elected dictator
and was reelected
in 1856. Bro.
Harte was a rep
resentative to the
grand lodge in
1888 and 1890 and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29
KNIGHTS OF HONOR

Bro. M. III. Harte. Grand Dictator OF New
York-FraternaI Jotttnea.
Few mem bers Of the order in the New
York Jurisdiction are more universally re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29

Come early and avoid the rush at the
Change Of Business Shoe sale, 735 Kan
sas avenue.
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BILL MARTINS \
THANKSGIVING
ny CAPTAIN ". q. SHELTON.

TCopyrirht. 1904 by American Press Asuoctn-
ton
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

Some curious experiments have re-
Gently been made with the new tents
which the German soldiers carry with
them. The end in view is to make the
tents, or rather their cloth, serve to
construct ferry boats for the soldiers
baggage. To swim a stream in full
accoutrement is not without danger
even for tho best swimmers. In fu-
ture, however, the soldiers will be re-
lieved from this necessity by the fold
ing tents, which they will carry with
them. They will collect brushwood
and small branches with which to
weave light framework; the tent cloth
will be unfolded, laid over the frame
work and fastened to it in such man.
ner that the water cannot pass through.
The men will then strip and put all
their baggage and accoutrements into
the sail-cloth ferry boats. which will
effectually preserve them from getting
wet. The soldiers then swim across,
pushing the ferryboats before them, SO
that they will reach the opposite shore
with all their belongings dry. These
experiments have been made on large
scale by the pioneers on their recently
terminated autumn exercises, ano have
led to very favorable results, both as
to the time required and the trouble
occasioned by the transformation -
London Standard.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

papers that 1 was to speak at a mass
meeting the following night, and
wanted to know if it was true. When
told him that it was SO he revealed
to me a new method of gaining ora
torical distinction. He volunteered to
interrupt my speech at stated intervals
with remark that should be agreed
upon between US. To this interjection
[ was to retort wittily, and thus, as
the old fellow pointed out, would &C.
quire reputation as witty speaker.
My first impression was that he was
amusing himself at my expense, but
he repeated to me several things /
could reply to wittily and wanted me
to pay him roundly for helping me to q
reputation. But told him that was
Indifferent to that kind of fame and
he went away disappointed. Not
very long after that l was seated
on a stage listening to a speaker,
when who should arise in the audi
ence but my quaint visitor and bawl
out one Of the very things he wanted
me to pay him for interrupting me
with. The orator answered him with
the same retort that was offered the
privilege OF making and the audience
exploded into laughter and heartily
ioined in. but my amusement had not
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
TEXAN HOSPITALITY.

Tho Passing Stranger Always Invited In
and Taken Care OF.
"The latch string hangs out" ex-
pressed the hospitality of the southern
frontier in the days "before the war. ="
If traveller rode up before the fence
that separated the log cabin from the
road he was greeted by Light,
stranger, 'light!" Without this salu-
tation no one dismounted, but it was
rarely withheld. Mr.. Williams, in his
recent book, Sam Houston" thus de-
scribes the impulse Of hospitality.
which made every traveller 3 guest
during the early settlement Of Texas:
The traveller who rode up to the
front fence was instantly invited to
alight. His horse was staked out or
hobbled to feed on the prairie grass
and the visitor sat down to exchange
the news with his host. Tho coffee
mill was set going, If there were any of
the precious grains in the house. and
the hopper in the hollow log to grind
ing the corn. The venison or bear meat
was put on the Goals and the ashcake
baked.
After the meal and the evening pipe
the visitor stretched himself On but
falo robe on the floor with tho mem-
bers of the family and slept the sleep
of health and fatigue. In the morning
the response to any inquiry as to the
charge was: "You can pay me by com.
ing again."
The story that certain hospitable
settler used to waylay travellers on the
road and compel them to visit him at
the muzzle of double-barreled shot
gun was only a humorous exaggerstiop
Of the instinct for hospitality which
characterized the community.
The visitor was q living newspaper,
who brought the only news obtain.
able, and was welcome relief to tho
monotony and loneliness Of the wilder
ueSS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
IN THE BAYARD DININe-RooM.

to different persons" (These words,
be it understood, are quoted from the
lips of party who was present and
who repeated them to the writer
"Y5u have heard me tell, I think,
about the boy who would not let me
look at the notes in his Virgil when
we were at school together. Well,
there was boy, / remember, who on
pne occasion or other was asked to
give the meaning of Latin proverb
about not making your doctor your
heir. He gave the meaning of it cor
rectly and was about to be duly credit
ed when he said it was from a Greek
Ruthor. Thus it became palpable that
the boy back of him had whispered
the meaning In his ear. But the boy
who had repeated what he had been
told, said he should be marked perfect,
since he had given the meaning cor
rectly. and when 1t was replied to him
that he had said the proverb was
Ereek instead of that Il was Latin, he
retorted that it was Greek to him. I
thought that was witty. remember.
and what was my surprise In after
years TO learn that that same bit of
repartee figures in a well-known novel
and is represented as being said by @
lawyer to judge in connection with a
Latin proverb. Now that shows, it
seems to me, that when we hear prac-
tically the same enecdote related
about different persons. we should not
hastily conclude that the stories are
cut ont OF whole cloth. Perhaps they
,ame about by the accident of repeti-
tion. However, think the crediting
Of the retort cited by Mr.. Bayard is in
accurate as relating to my father. /
never heard that he ever made such q
remark"
Another good story of Mr. Cleve-
lands. and which was told in the pres
enoe of Daniel S. Lamont, had refer
ence to the presidents early political
life.
"a curious thing about political ora
tory and wit is the side light | got
upon one aspect of it years ago in Buf-
falo." Thus Mr.. Cleveland is quoted
by listener: "One morning a quaint
looking old chap came into my Office
Ap.a said that be had read in the news
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
HE is HUMOROUS
The President Is Witty and Says
Some Funny Things
why He Laughed at u Mceting ant
q Missed . Chance to Be Sarcastio-
The Story OF q Witty
Student.
IcoPYRIGHT. IsN.l


Grover Cleveland will live in our his
tory as the epigrammatic president.
His ''inocuous desuetude," sit is con,
dition, not theory, that confronts us"
and few more sayings have already
taken their places as permanent con-
tributions to our store of contentious
wisdom. Yet Mr.. Cleveland's bright
est words have still to become current.
Those who have occasion to converse
with him in . social way repeat many
of his sallies to friends, 1t is true, and
in this way the presidential wit has
acquired some circulation, but SO far
as the general public is concerned, the
name of Grover Cleveland is not con-
nected with conversational brilliancy
as was that OF Lincoln or that Of Van
Buren.
Thomas f. Bayard is probably the
best qualified among his countrymen
to give Cleveland's good stories to the
world. Even Daniel S. Lamont has
not enjoyed moro opportunities of be-
coming acquainted with the president
In the capacity of a man of repartee
than has tho present ambassador of
England. To Bayard Cleveland has
told his best stories and been guilty
Of his most brilliant flashes. When
Mr.. Cleveland paid visit to Whining
ton lately, that is before the coming
dignity Of MIR. Bayard had beep made
known, there transpired what may
well be termed presidential symposi-
um. It was in the Bayard dining
room, after dinner, and the company
numbered half dozen
Mr.. Bsyard told a story about the
quickness at repartc> which charac-
terized the rather of President Arthur
According to the story it happened that
the elder Arthur attended a conference
of ministers at which was presented a
clergyman who had been pastor of a
church ont west for time, but subse-
quently returned east. This. clergy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

the sdmo foundation, fancy, as that
of the rest of the laughers. And dur
ing the rest of the evening the old fell
low made an occasional interruption
from different parts of the house and
the retorts were of the same manufac
tured sort. l am tri1le skeptical now
on the subject of witty retorts."
Mr.. Cleveland does not tell his sto
ries In a hilarious fashion. He speak
calmly and slowly, in a sober, contem.
pIat1ve way that adds much to the
effect Of the occasional stories he tells.
Nor do his narratives spring sporadic.
ally; that is, be never tells a story that
does not rise out of the conversation,
and form, in a measure, part of the
discussion. And, unlike Lincoln, he
never replies to arguments or pleas by
telling q story. His tales are told as
part of social chat.
It has escaped observation, seeming.
ly, that Mr.. Cleveland reads with deep
interest the lives, as their best biog
raphers have narrated them, of the
long line of men who have preceded
him In the exalted Office he now holds.
Occasionally he says something which
reveals his estimate of the presidency
of tho United States.
''One of the most impressive things"
he remarked as recently as last De.
cember, "about the fame which at
taches to the name of Jefferson, is the
pride he took in the fact that during
his administrat tion it became matter
Of course that in the United States any
citizen could visit the chief magistrate
Of the country and shake hands with
him. Such circumstance proved more
of a guarantee of genuine democracy
with the people than any amount OF
oratorical demonstration could have
done. 1t seems to me that Jefferson's
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

man, IN rne course of the conference,
arose and declared that if anyone sup
posed that it would do to send incom-
petent ministers to the west he was
mistaken. He asserted empha tically
that no second or third-class ministers
would do.
Now, Mr.. Moderator" exclaimed
the parent of President Arthur, 81
understand why our brother who has
just spoken came back"
Somebody asked Mr.. Bayard if he was
sure that that story was true. He re-
piled that he had got it on good au-
thority and believed it accurate
Thereupon his questioner took paper
from his pocket and showed the very
same anecdote told of Mr.. Cleveland's
father.
Mr.. Cleveland was amused and said
that he had never heard his fathers
name connected with such story.
But let me tell you," proceeded Mr..
Cleveland, earnestly, ''that an anec.
dote told of two different persons may
be true. ! mean that the same witty
incident or repartee NAV have occurred
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
.. Eject of Unsound Teeth on Speed.

Many horses, it appears, have imper-
feet teeth, and their owners often fail
to find what is the matter. The IA
nous pony trotter, David L, with rec
ord of 2:19A, fell behind for whole
season. An examination of his mouth
showed that two of his teeth were cut
ting him. He was operated upon, and
he at once trotted again with his for
mer speed. Rosalind Wilkes, with a
record of 2:l44, was another case in
point. Not until her teeth were re-
paired did she resume her former rate
of racing speedy. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

nave an opportunity or Nearing his
repartee, except at the rEblic recep-
tion, wheE he makes a remark about
q baby which somc woman wants
him to kiss. The president will
decline the honor and when
he is asked why it is that he does not
care to bestow an osculation upon the
thousands of infants whom he sees in
the course of a year, he replies:
''The best of my reasons is that the
babies never like it."
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

THE PRESIDENT DECLINES The HONOR.
biographers have touched the key
note of his character in dwelling upor
the fact
Of Washington Mr.. Cleveland wa.
heard TO say:
''It is not merely because he had ne
predecessor that he is first of the presi-
dents"
To Don NJ. Dickinson the presiden.
once said:
An enemy is never so thoroughly de
ieated as when one refuses to auarre
with him.
OF a well-known member of cougres.
the president said:
His best recommendations are the
things he does not do"
One OF the difficulties connected with
the presentation of Mr.. Cleveland'.
epigrammatical traits is his character
istlc reticence. He is q most patient
listener and only his personal friends
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
A Reason.

Mistress-It you don't like your
place, what do you stay foio
Maid-Fer foor dollars wake, mem.
Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
YOUR WANTS SUPPLIED
3 Cts.
The Peoples Column.


The Want Columns of q Daily Paper tell
fou where ii pays to advertise.
II you have anything to BUY, SELL,
TRADE OR RENT, try these columns.
~ Payable Strictly in Advance.
No advertisement taken for less than 19c.
One line advertisements charged same
rate rs two lines.
Prices given under classified heads in this
column applicable only 20 local advertise
naents. No foreign advertisements taken at
above rates.
Answers to advertisements sent in care of
the EAGLE Office should be called for within
ten days after insertion When advertisers
wish replys forwarded TO them stamped envel-
Opes must be sent.
Reference to former advertisements should
give description and date of insertion or copy
OF the advertisement should be sent
Not responsible for advertisements given
OF discontinued by telephone
Classified advertisements will be Scents
Fer line each insertion; average seven words
10 line. agate Measurement
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
Relapse.

A Relapse.
Calloway-You made . terrible mis-
take when you sent Jagway that comic
valentine with q lot of animals on it.
Miss Twilling-Why?
Galloway He thought they were
alive, and it sent him into convulsions.
Truth
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
USE PONDS EXTRACT

Have the early frosts or too late I'm
gering by the garden gate again aroused
that EUMATlSM so peacefully
slumbering the summer long? Well, if
it's very bad you must change your diet -,
and perhaps take some distasteful drug On
the doctor will tell you what-but first en-
rub thoroughly the part afflicted with
PONDS EXTRACT, then wrap it
warmly with flannel, and the rheuma- r.
tism may wholly disappear. twill GER -
tainly be much relieved. Now that you {
have the PONDS EXTRACT try it for
ally of the many things its buff wrapper
mentions. It's wonderful curative.
But don't accept substitutes. SH
PONDS EXTRACT CO., rs Fifth Ave., N. r.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
FIRE INSURANCE
CF.stsbllshed in 1876
HEALY & DEWEY,
FIRE INSURANCE,
WICHITA, KAN.
T.. UOODY,

None bat first class companies represented,
All who iGsnr.s sgith as VIII md their inter-
e-fs clO-s!y qua rdsd. A+f
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
Getfin~ Evan.

Getting Even.
Little Boy-I want q dose of castor
oil.
Druggist-Do you want the kind you
can't taste?
Little Boy-No, sir. It's for mother.
Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
The Bride wor. a Hunting Dres~

The most striking characteristic sf
Young English women is not original.
ity. One of them managed to create =
sensation in her wedding arrangements
the other day, though. Novel is the
term London newspapers apply to her
attire. and the description of her toilet
bears out their opinion She wore 3
riding habit and bowler" hat, and
carried a hunting-crop instead of a
bouquet. while her attendants were in
full sporting attire-covertc coats spats,
red waistcoats and white polo ties
being worn by them go II erald.
-Snoquaimie Falls In Washington is
said TO be very rich in gold, but the
question is how TO get at IL 1t is not
deemed feasible TO raise the falls up
with jack-screws and then knock OF
the gold with sledge-hammer.-
ida Times-U MON
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06

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lou ,gss.. al hs<soss .snc- sR4tss sroz y SA-A-
Ia, $sa&
s. acre sns lard as.is. trosn VI ~sekftstvc-sftas
al s. scse- o. y s1sz ufsA plsrrs q 81
3sE acre rzsch very eAesy.
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1oag FA&NEg.
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
FOR SALE-Redt Estate.

YlEES IOJ ARE READY TO 81 agi r.
W IA ko1g.. b&s.zszs yrDS-fty EsR~As fas1s
call At ocs % isF4el Eses-. sesu4s4 Hnog - SaFaa
M.-.-s G,gs =
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-06
FOR S4LE-Miiceil0HeOus.

CPECIAL BARGAINS THIS WEEK ON BABY
= on baby Carriages and doil Carriages Al
Paimer's h1Fne - and trunk store, 2,s y. Man.
dGs 3.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-24

full communion. In this event there
is likely to be split in the order.
1t is fact that many of the most
prominent members of the society
IN this country have for some time
been restless because all the Mahat.
mas, or the perfected men from the
preaching of theosophy are supposed
to come, are domiciled in India.
They are understood to contend
that there is no reason why there
should not be American Mahatmas,
and in fact it is strongly suspected
that thcy are themselves willing to
be regarded as perfected men, and
organs of Theosophical philosophy.
1t is therefore not likely that the
Theosophists will be called upon to
deal with division in their own
ranks, and that an opposition to the
philosophers of the mountains of
India will be started on this side of
the Atlantic.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-24
Did Not Sell 1t.

Paris, April 24.-The magnifi-
cent residence of Mrs. John w.
Mackay, wife of the California bo-
nanza millionaire, was to have gone
under the hammer to-day, but as
the conditions of sale "a minimum
price of one million francs or two
hundred thousand dollars-was not
reached, the property was with.
drawn from the market. 1t may be
disposed of, however, under private
sale today.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-24
|+h of Major LeCaron.
irish Nationalist.
BETTER PREVENT CRIME
- interesting Items from
Various Sections.
Mot Consent to Slaughter.

Indon, April "a. The govern
hoard of agriculture today
he'd formal reply to the dele
n of Farmers and cattle raisers
/ h asked that, except under
Isl conditions, all live cattle
|rht to England, Scotland, Ire
Tor Wales should be compulsor.
haughtered at the port of land.
The reply, which is signed
| W. Gardner, president of the
b, says that pleuro-pnuemonia
|e only disease against which
hitter at the ports would afford
b measure of security. Under
present law there are ample
(guards against the introduce.
|of this disease, and as compul.
slaughter would be decidedly
mental to commerce the govern
] cannot accede to the demands
(e delegation.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-24
A Scarcity Of Orders.

London, April 24.-Owing to the
scarcity of orders the workmen of
the Royal Nitro Glycerine works at
Walth;rAl Abbey several hundred
IN number, were today placed on
half time. For the same reason
several hundred men will be dis
charged on Saturday from the
Royal Gunpowder works, at the
same place. The official orders
state, however, that period of
greater activity is shortly expected.