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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
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IT was the old, old story But, as a
matter of Introductory fact, this tale
throughout is of character very COM
honplace. Mr.. Jacob Witham wanted
b wife.
In seeking, however, for a partner
with whom TO share his name, liberty
hnd other hereditaments, he resorted
TO the not unprecedented but some
what unconventional method of pub
fishing his craving in the newspapers
of San Francisco. Moreover, the adver-
tisement was not hidden away IN that
mearisome labyrinth Of type popularity
termed the want ads" but in bold
face occupied at least ten squares OF
display. 1t read:
Il Want Wife.
81 am a thirty-fve-year-Old, thor
bughbred and square. / own 1000 cat
he. 600 horses, have 500, 900 sunk, and,
barring billiards, northers and other
Sisitations of glorious climate, shall
never tighten the cinch strap for hun
ger. Morally, ] am on the fence. L
drink when / please and swear at the
rattle, but ] would not swear at a
woman. That's all. Where is the
woman? She must be under 25 and
show up registered pedigree. Jacob
Whitman. Quemadura Flat, Cal"
But Mr.. Williams aspiration, pro-
claimed beyond all misinterpretation,
was destined to be considered by an
Individual manifestly unsuited to its
requirements. In coy parlor within
The aristocratic limits OF San Francisco
II had caught the eye of one Frederick
Weldon. and TO that gentleman's hand
BONE features it brought a smile Of
amusement. Possibly he was con-
trastIng the advertisers position with
his own-he was being entertained by
q young girl of admirable wifely adap-
tations And yet such was not the ex-
act trend of his thoughts. Miss Doro-
thy Halsted was a very pretty girl and
hvithal charming. Moreover she was,
at that moment, seated beside him on a
Cow sofa, and her sdainty head seemed
las If created by nature to rest confid-
ingly on some strong, male shoulder.
But San Francisco was graced with
many of her kind. They were all at
tractive; he loved the sex.
But In Alr. Williams announcement,
which he had carelessly lifted from
table at his elbow, Fred discerned an
opportunity for possible diversion, and
he extended it to his companion.
''Let's apply" was his suggestion
Miss Halsted smiled.
"Why not answer it? I'll write the
better and you copy it. Then we'll in
close the photo of an actress-if you
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
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The province II Quebec has . Law -.
slowing 100 acres Of government laah
on every fathes OF f>a.ily who has
twelve living ehilfreo- Up 70 ~
pre<cn: tine 1890 acres hsTs been
given under this Law. Eos al a thsss
fathers, however. are szt.sss6 with tbs
,znount q this bounty, for families -
twenty ch,ldren are 10. rsrs, and tns
fathers of th<e want . propo~-Aors;~-
j. higher reward One Cd senilS na&ns
Paul Beis.ger. ., KiT.r On io1p.
wants 600 acres in r~eogzsisa0o 81 hS
family q thirfy-siI tTias children
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

A German c4cer Who vss over besf
And can n debt sAsc 20 srs<nd.
owe 60 mach sso1~y tassI have
go 20 do or a tso despernse thsEs~"
Haat s<s .ssey7-
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rscney or eczaznst szseiEssA Which ca
ron -rc0zrzsa6
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have plenty % time and iss:sasasiua
sor eounittlrg ssi~sss sss-r-vard.- re-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
". . r..as AS IN WIFI.

On hls Do-zs.btrs England estA.s
Lord Alllnxton las Waite farm "a
f. 90 called b-ooaEss every animal 90 10
IA WHIT. 1asre are white ho-~~s,
-hsae e0z. white dopk~y.. rhs,~
har.s frozs z.o>Tia, and . white cysn,
bali Tss dogs aa1 the es:s are Whit.
sa1 80 are tA~ rz.s srx sztcs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
Very Practical.

He-Darling. there's nobody in he
world like you.
She-Do You mean TO say l an
freak?-Bostou Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
PICK THEM OUT
@Misyah Taarpin" Easily Distin-
guished from His Substitute.
Terrapin Farms on the Pawtuxent7A
Time When Terrapin Sold for Sc
Dozen-Cow Brings Ss0-His
CAnnabxlIstic Father.
COPYRIGHT, Is9.l

e E 4 m er lean
pc ople, " h O
above all others
k ow " h a .
good living is
and how to ap-
preciat tie it,
were undoubt
edly the princi-
pal medium Of
introducing to
the world Mis-
yah Taarpin."
as the colored
people love to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20
He Was Rlind.

Bertie-Were you ever engaged be-
fore?
Gladys-Was ever engaged beiore7
Why. BERTHE. can't you see that I'm an
ezpert?-N. y. World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

ferrai7,n, and-be sure 20 nnvs II good
and all correct. for il Is practically 20
saving of cash 20 make IL ones SET.
and one risks spelling dish 81 for the
gods A. T. VANCE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

Eher Baby was sick. we gave her Cssto,,
when she was Child she cried for CSSc-S
When she became Miss she chung - CAsso-sa
NAsn she ha Children sic ssJe hen - ss--iA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

-"Thev say and she Owed into the
pockets Of his clothes al a. m that
women lone. two, tyvo-hfty, TWO seven
ty-five. three. four. six wouldn't make
good politicians seven, eight, eight
thirty four. but know better.-Cieve-
land Plain Dealer.
-Teacher--ammy. IN the sentenee.
~ have a book what IL the case 81
the pronoun !? Sammy promptly
Nominative case. Teacher-NeIt boy
tell me in what case 70 pu- the oun.
book. Next Boy (thoughtfullyt-Book-
ase-PIttsburgh Chronicle-I elegraph.
The caterpillar. on being converted
into an inert scaiy mass, Goes no. sp-
pear 20 be fitting Itself for an inhsDit~
ant 81 :he air. and can have 10 con-
sciOusaess OF the brill3sncy Of i,s tu-
ture being We are masters % ne
earth. bat perhaps we are the slaves o:
some great AID unknown being. The
Il that we crush with our 2n1er or
feed with Our visnds has 10 EnowI-
edge OF man. and no consciousness -
his superioritv We suppose that ~.
are acqaaiuted with matter and a. -
elements; get We can rot even gees >,
electricity, or explain he lA~s Of TIE
formation q the stones tha: fall from
Tnctcors. There may d beings, think
inr beings. near O. surrounding "a.
which re co not perceive. vnleE &c
can not imagine We know very little
bat II ny opinion, We know enough
70 hope fc- TIE Immortality. TIE snds'
o5vsausl immortality. 81 the letter
part q anzu--SEr Il Day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

~Jsek. sid young girl 20 her bad
here's piece II The paper hsa<sec kas-
met; What does 'xlsEnst' mean
The wo-d INST h p-onorDeed viii
The - silent:
WHY. tAst z~oald bs 'kls EasT sd
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-28

For THE GAZETTE:
NOW, NOT THEN.

Remember not when l am gone
The deeds did or would have done:
How much love-how vainly strove
To find an answer in your love:
Nor weep to think what loss is yours
Since neither life nor love endures:
Say not with tears and cries and prayers
would that he showed her tenderer cares
Had patience with the faults we knew,
Cling to the heart so warm and true,
That now we we weep with hopeless pain
And know will never come again.
All Breathe not then the useless vow,
But if you love me: love me now:
-WN F. BENZ.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-28
SHORT TALES OF THE WEEK.

Miss Cora E. johnson is visiting
friends in Southern Minnesota and
Iowa.
Will Burch lett last Saturday on a
visit to his father at Bertrand, Todd
county.
Mrs. Bristow, of Tracy, was visiting
with Sheriff and Mrs. Blethen during
the latter part of laet week.
Mrs. Heverly, sister to VIM. Crou-
ley, Miss Mabel Little and Master
Ralph Little, niece and nephew to
Mr.. Crouley, have been visiting at his
Ramsey Dale home for several days
past.
There will be a grand bowery
dance at the residence of T. E. Wal
ton, in the town of Sheridan, on the
evening of July 4th. Refreshments
will be served, and a good time at
small expense may be expected.
The fifth annual convention of the
w. G. T. q. for the Sixth district
came to a close last Thursday with
the contest for the Demorest medal.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were Mrs. D. A. Sherman, Pres
ident; Miss Carrie D. Barnes, secre-
tary; and Mrs. L. NJ. King, treasurer.
w. S. Mckay went to Tracy with
out intending to go last Monday
morning. He was on the train com.
ing west from st. Paul, and fell asleep.
He did not wake up at Sleepy Eye to
change cars and was taken through to
Tracy. There he caught an east
bound train, got on board and reached
Redwood at 8:45, on schedule time.
George Whittet's incubator finished
work for the season last week. The
total Matching of four settings amount
ed to 1853 chickens, 60 ducks and AZ
turkeys, an excellent piece of work on
the part of the incubator. Mr.. Whit
tet reports that his berry patch will
fall short of the estimated yield, owing
to the dry weather. He expects that
his strawberries will yield 500 quarts
and his other berries from 800 to 400.
New Ulm is not very heavy on base
ball. A party of our youngest en-
thusiasts were down there during the
funniest, and the New Ulm boys, in
gay uniform, invited them to get up a
club and play game. The young
sters from here, with the assistance of
Ron. Theiring and Geo. Dickinson,
for battery, paralyzed the New Ulm
boys. Had the first nine been play
ing the scores would probably have
still been coming in.
The Redwood commandery, K. T.,
has received notice that the Knights
Templar of the United States are pre-
pairing for an extended trip to be
made in the near future and circulars
have been sent to every lodge giving
q description of the trip which will be
to the Holy Land by special steamer.
A party is being made up from all
over the union and q visit will be
made to Italy, Greece, Egypt, Turkey,
Africa, Spain, etc., requiring 62 days.
The distance travelled will be 1880
miles, and the total cost of everything
will be $525.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-28

an excellent faculty ale constantly i'm
parting to the students of that excel
lent institution.
Chairman D. L. Bigham, of the Re-
publican Senatorial committee, was in
Springfield last week, and while there
had a conversation with 81. G.. War
ncke, second member of the SEN
atorial committee, and it was decided
to call q meeting of the committee for
July 4th, at Sleepy Eye, at which
time the time and place for holding
the Senatorial convention will be
agreed upon, Mr.. E. g. Koch, of New
Ulm. who is the other member of the
committee, having previously given
his assent to that date. It is not
probable that the Senatorial conven-
ton will be called before the middle
of September, as the delegates to the
same from this county, will be named
at the convention to nominate county
officers, which will be held at Lam
berton, on September 18th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-28

1MluAooOto W0dIu0I service lOr the
week ending June 18th showed an ex-
cessiye temperature all over the State.
Rain was also badly needed. In the
southern section, the bulletin SAYS,
the temperature has been greatly in
excess of the normal and the rain fall
equally deficient. There were good
showers in many localities during the
latter part of the week, but more rain
would be beneficial in all districts
and especially 80 in those receiving
the least amount. Wheat has been
injured by the drouth, but it's condi-
ton is not reported bad and in many
places it is even stated to be excellent;
with favorable weather for the next
few weeks at least an average crop is
probable. Flax is poor and barley
and oats are quite variable, in some
places they are reported to be failnre,
while in other districts the recent rains
have worked such an improvement
that their condition is good. Both
barley and oats are heading out very
short. Pasturage although improved
is still quite poor and the hay crop
will be much less than was expected
q few weeks ago. Timothy and clover
are ripening fast and haying has just
begun in few places. Potato bugs
are increasing but the chinch bugs do
not appear to be 50 numerous as they
were q week ago.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
Reading the I,ips.

The deaf struggle against their lesser infrmity; the deaf and dumb overcome their greater infrmity. A young wo- man was met not long ago who spoke huency in an agreeable voice, and one not more monotonous than is sometimes encountered among other people. The unusual air of attention that was nec- essary to read the lips added to the attractiveness of her person. Mrs Graham Bell, the wife of the inventor of the Bell telephone, is often met in Washington society, and gives no trace of the affliction which Prof Bell taught her to overcome. There is prominent society woman in Boston who reads lips so readily that, looking across an opera house through her opera glasses, she saw young man propose, and was con sequentlv prepared for the announce ment of the engagement Another wo- man skilled in lip reading says that her breast is sort of safe deposit com pany, so many unrelated secrets it holds.-N. Y Sun.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
ALL QUIET.
No Likelihood of Serious Trouble
 at Cripple Creek.
A CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD.
Several Arrests Ma de-An IncendIary Fire Powder Explosion -Rumor of Gov. Waite's Assassination With
 out Foundation.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, March 19. - Everything was quiet here yesterday and it is now thought there is little likelihood of serious trouble. Some of the miners, however, are desperate men, and not few of them went through the horrors in Ceur d'Alene, as they have often admitted. The troops of the national guard did not arrive in town until o'clock yester- day morning, and when they went into camp at the foot of Second street on large plat of ground they were as dirty a set of men as ever came off march. h. stead of riding over from Midland in coaches and hacks, as had been intend ed. Gen. Brooks decided that it would be better for the men to march. This decision was reached after the receipt of advices from this city that there was strong possibility that the miners on Bull hill would attempt to ambush the troops in some narrow defile. Of course the commanding officer did not know but that this information was correct, but in reality it was without the least foundation.
 The soldiers have done nothing but lie in camp. Adjt-Gen. Tarsney and Brig Gen. Brooks have their headquar- ters in the Palace hotel. A hospital has been opened in large building in the upper town and it now has five in- mates, but none of the cases are of a serious nature.
 A large number of business men waited last evening upon Sheriff Powers and Gen. Tarsney and Gen. Brooks The situation was fully ex- plained to the officers of the national guards. Later Gen. Tarsney had long talk with Gov. Waite by tele- phone and explained the situation to his chief as fully as possible. Gov. Waite then advised that conference with the miners and authorities of Alt man be held. This was agreed to on all sides and the sheriff said that the men on Bull hill should come down from the hill and return again without molestatiou. This means that he will not attempt to serve any warrants on the men while they are in the city.
 Martin Alexander, the mayor of Alt man, and John Daley, the deputy sher- if of the town, were arrested in this city and placed in jail in the forenoon. John Calderwood, the president of the miners union, was also arrested. A few hours ago the men were taken to the county jail at Colorado Springs
 There was an incendiary fire in town which was quickly put out, and large charge of giant powder was exploded on Battle mountain, shaking the shaft houses at Independence and Portland mines, but doing no great damage.
 Gov Waite issued an order last night to Adjt Gen. Tarsney, in command of the troops at Cripple Creek, that the soldiers must not be used as guard to enable the mine owners to resume work on the nine hour basis, but only to preserve the peace in the event of conflict.
 The rumor circulated in Chicago last night that Gov. Waite had been as- sassinated was wholly unsounded.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
Latest Developments Growing Out of tn,
 Hank EAIlnra nf ErceIalnr SnrInps

Latest Developments Growing Out of the
 Bank Failure at Excelsior Springs.
 LIBERTY, Mo, March l9-The off cers of the Bank of Excelsior Springs, Mo, which failed last Monday, were arrested yesterday They are, Chase McGinniss, president; $. R. Keith, vice president; c. l.. Cravens, cashier. The warrants were sworn out here before Justice of the Peace T. c. Emerson, by H. J. F. Parrett, president of the Excelsior Springs school board, about S, 800 school money being in the bank. The officers are charged with receiving money on deposit when the bank was insolvent and in a failing condition.
 The liabilities of the bank are about SIP, 900; only s75 in money was in the bank when it closed All but about $500 of the notes held are said to be worthless. Twelve hundred dollars worth of land completes the assets.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement an. tends to personal enjoyment when. rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with. less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the worlds best products to. the needs of physical being, will attest; the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs.
 Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of perfect lax ativc; efectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and levers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid. neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and S1 bottles, but it is man. ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
JUDICIAL TORTURE IN Hss.
Forms of Barbarism stiIi Extaut Last Century.

Forms or Barbarism Still Extaut Last Century.
 Two separate forms are pictured by life-size scale drawings; one sort was legal in Austria and one in Bohemia
 It is a strong little wise, seven inches long, of two flat iron bars connected oy screw bolts The thumbs are to be inserted to the first joint, and the inner surfaces are armed with toothlike points While the questions are asked one servant helps hold the wise and turn She nuts with a wrench and key, while another clasps the victim tight around the body to prevent eontortions. A third may or may not be employed to increase the pain by hammering on the wise The picture of this scene is very effectively drawn The conflict of stubborn wills between the roaring vic tim and the iron. hearted bailiffs is fear ful to witness The judge is in no hur- "; he gives the wrench an additional turn now and then till the very bones are crushed. and the clerk can tri- umphantly write down the confession of guilt.
 One form of torture, which is now seldom heard of, was the cord tfidicula). Its exact size and use are fully pictured The arms of the accused are stretched forward with the palms together. A strong rope, like sash-cord is looped up- on the wrist, then wound tightly round both arms to the elbows, cutting deep into the flesh and tending to break the elbow joints. This was regarded more terrible than the thumb stocks This was the Bo- hemian method; but another form was prescribed for Austria equally effective and ingenious.
 The famous rack was of great utility in the discovery of the truth" It was called equuleus, or little horse, by the Austrian as we'll as the Roman jurists. Four full-page engravings de. pict the exact form, size, mechanical construction, and practical use of this machine. It is wide ladder of two strong poles with many rounds, and is fixed in a slauting position from the stone floor to the dungeon wall The culprit must climb to the upper part and sit down; his wrists previously bound behind his back, are tied to the fifth round. His feet are bound with rope, which is drawn down by windlass attached to the base of the ladder As he is pulled downward his arms are twisted upward behind him. When fully carried out the desired re- suit was complete dislocation of the shoulders, as the explanatory notes de- clare with great exactness of detail - A. w. Barber, in Popular Science Monthly
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
SHOT IN CHURCH.
A Husband Shoots His Wife
 While She Is Praying.
THEN BLEW OUT HIS OWN BRAINS.
Domestic Trouble the Cause The Cham- pion High Diver Attacked with Severe Hemorrhage of
 the stomach.

OAKLAND, Cal, March 19. - John Brady shot and killed Mary Brady, his wife. and then committed suicide yes. terday morning in the church of Inn maculate Conception in this city. Brady and his wife had been separated about two years. He was much dissi. pated and appears to have harassed her great deal Yesterday morning Mrs Brady went to mass, arriving after the services. She entered the church and knelt down to pray near the altar Brady entered and took seat behind her. She appears to have been unaware of his presence. No others were in the church.
 Suddenly Brady drew pistol and placing the weapon at the back of his wife's head, drew the trigger. The woman was killed instantly. Then Brady pointed the pistol toward his own body and fired, the ball going through his right lung. Meanwhile the noise of the shots had attracted back to the church many of the mass celebrants, and they rushed forward to overpower Brady. He brandished his pistol wildly and threatened to shoot anyone who advanced. The crowd hesitated. Then Brady placed the pistol to his forehead and blew out his brains.
 Brady was about A years old, his wife the same They were once well to do Since their domestic troubles Brady has been out of work much of the time. He was probably deranged.
 HIS LAST HEADER
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 19.-Joseph Louvenmark, the champion high diver of the world, will probably never take another header. Yesterday. as he was about to make a seventy-foot jump from a tower at the ocean beach, he was seized with a severe hemorrhage of the stomach. and lies in critical condition. The previous Sunday in his high dive he suffered some injury that led to the rupture of blood vessel of the stomach. He had a hemorrhage two days ago. but in- sisted that it was nothing. and, though looking pale as corpse, he ascended the tower yesterday and prepared to take the leap Suddenly he wavered and fell into the arms of his attend ants. It was given out to the crowd that it was merely fainting fit, but the doctor is doubtful of his recovery. Louvenmark made his great record of S2 feet at Chicago.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-22
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Mrs. John W. Noble Drops Dead wh ne
 .Conversing with Friends.

Mrs. John W. Noble Drops Dead wh He
 .Conversing with Friend@.
 ST. LoUIs March 19.-Mrs. John w. Noble, wife of exPresident Harrison S secretary of the interior, died suddenly at her home in this city yesterday afternoon.
 The end of life came to her while standing in her dining room, chatting with friends and waiting for Gen. Noble, who had stepped from the room to call her carriage for drive. She complained suddenly of dizziness, her maid caught her as she was falling, and before she could be taken to couch she was dead. The cause of death was organic heart dis ease, re garding which she had been warned by eminent specialists, and of which disease both her parents died.