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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25

E&rNo change of cars on Northern Pal
cific for boarders coming to Verndale from
ST. Paul or from the Paci fc Coast:
The school will open the first Monday in
September.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25
Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoqne's
Boarding and Day School
Young Girls and Junior Boys.
Conducted by the Sisters Of Mercy,
vERNDALE, MINNESOTA.

PER MONTH";,
Board and tuition in English branches
bed, bedding and washing ........ $500
Use of instrument for practicing SO
Pens, pencils and ink. .......... .l5
Day pupils. .................... - W
Drawing. painting, etc. form extra
charges Sewing and fancy work free.
Books and work materials sold at cost prices.
Payments made at all times in advance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25

r.
About l o'clock Tuesd ay mornining
the inhabitants of WayzHta, Lake Min
netonka. we're aroused from their elum--
bers by fire which threatened to wipe
out the little village. 1t started in the
general store of p. p. Westervelt, and
the owner, with his wife and nine chill
dren, were nearly caught by the flames.
They were asleep in the rear OF the store
and escaped with their lives by the mar.
rowest of margins. There is no fire de:
partment at Way ata and the citizens
organized bucket brigade and began
the work Of fighting the flames with 9
discrimination. Two dwelling houses
and the general store we're badly dam
aged. Westervelt's loss is about $4,000,
fully covered by insurance. Dickey's
loss is fully as much, and he also was
projected by insurance.
The opening gun Of fight for the Of
flee Of register Of deeds was begun by
the friends Of John Uglow Thursday
.niipht, by the organization Of q printers
sPobulist club. It will be remembered
that when the Democratic convention
reached the Office Of register Of deeds q
Vacancy was LETT looking 70 some form
8 fusion with the Populists This open
mo was what Mr.. Uglows friends met
"a take advantage Of. The attendance
i,was not very large, and the out; and q
II,,ried program was soon executed. Mr.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25

dancing made decided hit. Owing to
the phenomenal business that Uncle
Tom is doing, Manager Sterling has decid-
ed to delay the production OF Mountain
Pink, and give Uncle Tom another week.
The matinees will occur Tuesday and
Saturday OF the coming week.
The regular force of letter carriers in
the city is to be increased by the addi-
ton Of seven new men, Sept. /. This re.
enforcement will permit Postmaster Hol-
brook to extend the carrier limits in
some quarters of the suburban sections
Of Minneapolis, and the service will be
strengthened at several points in the
center of the city. Especially is this
needed in the business section, where
the increased population and larger
number Of business houses require that
the present districts be cut down in size
IN order that the work can be done more
expeditiously. The selection OF the new
carriers will be in strict accordance with
the civil service law, and az Q conse-
tquenoe the promotions will be from the
old substitute force, ID order Of the date
of appointment Of the Substitutes, some
5of whom have been II the service two
years and quarter. without promotion.
Those who will Be named are @ follows;
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
A Mining Opportunity Missed.

'Speaking of gold excitementS, F"
said George w. Beal in the presence
of little social gathering in West
Park street a few evenings since
reminds me of chance I once had
to purchase a placer claim in Con-
federate gulch. The men who owned
the bar offered it to me for $4OO cash
and were anxious to sell at that figure,
but hesitated. Finally told them
! would have an expert examine and
test the ground and if it was what
they represented it to be I would
purchase it. This was satisfactory,
and my expert made the test and re-
ported unfaVorabIy upon it. That
settled the deal, and | went on my
way in search of other fields. About
two month later l returned to Con-
federate gulch and found a siX-mule
team and a wagon behind it contain
ing two tons of gold taken from a
portion Of the bar those men wanted
to sell me for $500. The team was
ready to start for Fort Benton with
the gold and was surrounded by thirty
armed men, who were to guard the
metal on the way. After l refused
to purchase the ground the men con-
cluded to work it themselves, aud
from a space IF 100 feet square had
taken the two tons of gold. I have
not seen the expert since then. y
Butte Miner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

nc that late hour to do them harm9
Mr. Zane moved near to his rifie,
and with glance Of the eye intimat-
ed to his wife to have the butcher
knife ready to aid in defending them
selves.
Meantime, Captain Jack sat gazing
into the fire for full half-hour,
speeches. and motionless At length
he rose from bis seat and fixing his
keen eyes upon Mr. Zane, he said:
Brother, l eat salt in your house
many time, and many time you give
me blanket to make me warm. In-
dian don't forget. You my brother.
/ come to tell you be killed before
morning. Indians come soon. / eat
now"
He sat down, ate a few hurried
mouthfuls of yenison, asked for the
pipe, took few whiffs, and then ex-
claimed, 'Go! Go to fort Quick!"
and went hurriedly away.
Mr.. Zane and his wife seized such
things as were within easy grasp, and
ran with all speed toward the fort
They were none too soon, for scarcely
were they half a mile on their way
when, looking back, they saw their
cabin in flames. But for Captain
Jacks timely warning, they would no
doubt have lost their lives.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
RECOGNIZED His Figure.

The newbookkeeper entered Bank
er Rocks private Office in a state Of
great agitation
'There's young man out there
who says he's got to see you, sir, and
refuses to state what his business is.
I-I-Pm a-afraid he a dangerous
crank. sir"
'.Tell him he can't see me unless
ne states the nature of his Grand"
said the banker nerVously.
The bookkeeper returned a mo-,
ment later and whispered hoarsely:
SHE says he must have some money"
Banker Rocks face blanched, and
as he slid silently into the great
vault and swung the heavy door
nearly to, he gasped: Do ASK him how
much he wants"
There was moment of awful sus-
>.>,nse and then the trembling clerk
returned.
ale says you better make it $500,
and be - quick about 1t F"
The great door swung open once
more and the banker emerging seized
checkbook, remarking: 'Only $500,
eh? Let me see-it's the first of the
month, too! Oh, that's my SOD Bill.
Send him in; I want to talk TO him. !"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Warned in Time.

1t was the policy of the pioneers,
says the chronicler of West Virginia
history, to cultivate as far as practi.
cal the friendship of the numerous
tribes OF Indians on the west side of
the, Ohio River. AS natural conse-
quehce Of Inequalities repeatedly ex-
teAded to the Mlngoes and WYan-
dottes, feeling OF good Twill existed
in many instances between these
tribes and the whites. In the case
Of the zane brothers and the Wyan-
dottes, this friendliness was increased
by the adoption Of Isaac Zane by the
tribe. and his residence among them.
Among the personal friends of JON
athan ane was a Wyandotte warrior
of great size and courage, known as
Captain Jack.
One evening about bedtime Mr..
Zane and his wife were surprised by
an unexpected call from Captain
Jack. Mrs. Zane, as was her custom,
cooked venisOn and prepared a sup
per, but when the Indian was invit-
ed to eat, he refused and sat in grim
silence
THIS unusual behavior for. BODIED i'll,
and aroused the most serious fears in
the minds Of the .aneA Had they
offended the Indian, ana had he come
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

Il was made apparent, as couple of
4 sailors passed him on their way to re-
lieye the man at the wheel
When all was again quiet, for an
instant he seemed determined to re-
turn at once to the old cask and no
doubt withdraw something more that
the interruption had prevented his
taking in the first place! But sud.
denly changing his mind, he went
down the stairs that led from the
deck to the sleeping cabins.
Scarcely had May disappeared when
another figure stealthily crossing the
deck met my anxious observation.
1t was the boatswain. I saw him
glance toward the stairs down which
May had taken his departure. He
then made directly for the lcask. 1t
was now obvious to me that the old
boatswain had been watching the
| pleasant vOYager.
Just as the old sailor reached the
water cask heavy green sea struck
the ship to windward, necessitating
the boatswain's holding on by the
ropes to keep his footing, and pre-
cisely at the same moment May ap-
peared at the top of the cabin stairs.
The instant the ship stead led her.
self the old boatsWain commenced
his examination of the water cask.
For moment only May stood gazing
at him with as evil glance as ever
I saw. With one bound he was upon
the sailor before he could protect
himself. I waited no longer, but
flung open my cabin door and sprang
to the rescue In a few minutes we
had our pleasant friend in irons
So you see he was the thief, after
all, hiding his knavery under the
pleasantest exterior l ever met with.
The manner in which he had manu-
featured the top Of the water cask
was an ingenious piece Of carpentry.
In the interior of the sides of the
cask he had driven several nails
about two feot from the top, on
which he had suspended, in wash
leather bags, the jewelry he had
stolen.
You may easily imagine the sur
prise evinced by the people on board
on discovering that the thief was the
man for whom each and every one of
them entertained such regard.
At the expiration Of three days
from the date of Mays detection we
Landed in Melbourne and Of course I
handed him over to the police, but
as DO one cared to remain in the
town for the purpose of prosecuting
him he was summary dealt with.
The presiding magistrate sentenced
him to six months Imprisonment
with hard labor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
How Do You Cross Your .'T's?"

A graphologist has discovered that
character can be read from the letter
1T" alone. He claims that the YER
ticle line represents the fatality of
life aid the horizontal bar the inf1u-
ence human will exercises over this
fatality.
In addition, he claims that the
higher or lower a writer crosses the
't' is a guide to the amount OF
ideaIity contained in his nature and
that the lower part of the letter cor
responds to the practical and ma
terial part of the mans character.
For instance, the optimist crosses
his It's with line that slopes upward
from the ground to the sky, as it
were. The poet often crosses his It's
quite above the verticle line; in o." er
words, in the sky.
The pessimist crosses his It's with a
downward slOping stroke. The line
which is below the ideal portion of
the letter descends little by little un-
til it is lost among the sad realities
OF earthly existence.
The practical man, it appears, al
ways steers a middle course, and
crosses his t's neither in the ideal
nor In the material manner, but ex-
actly midway between both.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
History Of q Bank Note.

Bank notes have curious histories
attached to them in the way of hui
man comedy tragedy, and melo.
drama, says the New York Home Jour-
nal. A collector at Paris of such
curiosities got hold, some years ago,
of G5 Bank of England note which
had somewhat of tragic interest
connected with it. Some sixty odd
years ago the cashier Of Liverpool
mer .hant had received in tender for
a business payment a Bank of En-.
gland note which he held up to the
scrutiny of the light, so as to make
sure of it's genuinenesS He observed
some partially indistinct red marks
or words traced out on the fronu of
the note beside the lettering and on
the margin Curiosity tempted him
to try to decipher the words so in
scribed. With great difficulty, so
family written were they and so
much obliterated, the words were
found to form the following sentence:
eff this note should fall into the
hands Of John Dean of Longhill,
near Carlisle, he. will learn thereby
that his brother is laaguishing pris-
Oner at Algiers Mr.. Dean, on being
shown the note, lost no time in ask
ing the government, OF the Dey to
make intercessions for his brothers
freedom. 1t appeared that for eleven
long years the latter had been a slave
to the Dey of Algierss and that his
family and relatives believed him to
be dead. With a piece OF wood he
had traced in his own blood on the
bank note the message which was to
procure his release. The government
aided the efforts of his, brother to set
him free, this being accomplished
on payment of a ransom to the Dey.
Unfortunately the captive did not
long enjoy his liberty, his bodily suf-
ferings while working as a slave in
Algiers having undermined his con-
StitutiOn,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
She Wrote Too Well.

|
In an after-dinner talk, as report
ed by the Boston Transcript, a lady,
whose handwriting has never driven
! her publisher to request the use
of a typewriter, told most amusing
story of what happened once, because
she wrote a hand as finished and legi-
BILE as copperplate. While she was
in England, at friends country
house, former maidservant wrote
to her hostess, requesting a written
"character." The hostess was glad
to comply with the request, but be-
ing tor the moment much engaged,
she asked her visitor to write the
character" from her dictation.
About fortnight later, we were
interrupted at an afternoon tea by
the parlor maid, who said that Sarah
the one to whom the character"
had been sent-was in the ball, in
charge of policeman, crying bitterly
and begging to see Mrs. -, my
hostess
We went to the hall together. and
found the girl in an agony Of shame
and distress.
20 ma'am," said she, II applied at
Lady Graywhacke's for a situation,
hearin' as how a maid was wanted.
''Her ladyship asked for my char
acter; and l showed her, immediate,
the one you was kind enough to send
NE; ma'am. And she looked at it
awhile, then she touched a bell, and
said to the footman:
"'Send for pleceman at once"
says she. This girl is using lady's
name without her permission,' says
she. She has hired some professional
clerk or accountant to write out this
paper With Mrs Is name in it,
says she. No lady ever wrote such
hand as that!' says she. Only peo-
pie who write for a living write such
a hand.' says she: and that's how /
know it, is forgery
swell, ma'am, cried, and stuck
to it before her and the pleeceman
that you'd sent me this paper just as
she saw it. And at last she told the
pleeceman to bring me down here, in
charge, and get your wOrG for it,
ma'am. And o ma'am, you'll speak
for me"n
My friend spoke for her to such
purpose that the good-natured Bobby
was soon on his way to London. The
girl was comforted with the assur-
ance that, in addition to the message
which the policeman was to take,
she should have a decisive letter, in
my friends own handwriting
(which is bad enough to be a
duchess's, said she.
The most truly English part of the
whole s1eer matter is that after
Lady Glaywhacke's outrageous insult
to the poor unoffending girl, the
girl meekly and gratefully went
into her service, and has continued
there these ten years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
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
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t 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 SOC and 81 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 win not
accept any substitute if offered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Teach Children to Garg.e.

A physician in paper on diph-
liberia urges upon parents the i'm
portance of teaching children to gar
gle at an early age, and mentions the
fact that during an epidemic of the
disease in his city, he taught his
baby girl, only little more than 2
years old, TO gargle aS well as her g.
year old brother, and kept up the
practice regularly three time a day
throughout the prevalence OF the dis
ease. This is one OF the small points
in keeping with the tendency Of the
age, which Is towards preparation
aud pre- ention rather than relief.
None, perhaps, except physicians and
nurses, reali e the obstacles which
obstinate and spoiled children make
of themselves in cases OF illness, and
the helpless mother who stands by
with her despairing The won't take
it, and can't make him." adds to
the hopeleSsness of the situation. A
child who is old enough to under
stand what is said to him is not too
young to learn that he must do his
share IN the tight for recovery when
sickness aSSailS him.
The anne paper states that it is a
noticeable fact that much larger
number of girls have diphtheria than
buys. aScr bling as proba le cause
that girls spend more time in doors
than boys which should be another
note of warning to n. others. and
ca Use t EN- uflener to turn the girls
out o doors after Soho hours than
is done Thee hints are very timely
aud should he put in practice BY all
mothers.
EVERY huDest man Is trusted too
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
MEN OF MILLIONS NEAR DEATH.
Remarkable Escapes Since the Attempt @
Blow Up Russell Sage.

Remarkable Escapes Since the Attempt 20
Blow Up Russell Sage.
'sQuite q number of men of mil
lions have had narrow escapes from
sudden death during the past year or
So" remarked Wall street man to 3
writer for the New York World. 81
was reminded OF the fact few DAYS
ago by the report in the newspapers
Of the narrow escape George Gould
had from quick death by the pre-
mature discharge of his gun while
hunting in the Adirondacks. Russell
Sage started the ball rolling by escap-
ing the bomb of Norcross Mr.. Sage
had narrow escape, indeed, but not
more so than did William X. Wander
bilt who barely saved himself year
ago when his big yacht, Alva, went
down at night. Cornelius Wander
bilt just escaped death from a train
of cars about the same time Then
John w. Mackay, the California bo-
nanza king, was shot at and wound
ed by Rippey, San Franc SEQ crank
who fancied he had been wronged by
UuS uuHCy hluR. -. L, 10Tker, Uu0
Chicago cable king, was in a rail-
road wreck out West shortly after
Mr.. Mackay's escape from being MUIR
dered. A passenger sitting in front
of Mr.. Yerkes was instantly killed,
but the cable king got out of the
wreck without scratch. Eddie
Gould is reported to nave had a mar
row escape from death at the hands
of one of the Buffalo Railroad strik-
ers year ago while doing guard duty
with the Seventh Regiment. George
Vanderbilt was almost drowned in
the private bath at Newport a short
time ago. He was rescued by a
young lady. the newspapers reported.
John Jacob Astor had a narrow es-
cape aboard his yacht in a collision
in New York waters recently, and
son of Cornelius Vanderbilt jr., was
seriously injured while following the
hounds at Newport, his horse falling
and throwing him against wall.
Men of millions are lucky in other
things than making money, you see."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Utilizing the Texts.

A house in Philadelphia formerly
occupied by a Gospel mission is now
tenated by shoemaker, who has
turned the former character Of the
place and the signs still remaining on
the walls and windows Co queer ad-
vertising account One sign, a sam.
pie of all, reads: ''Cobbler's Mission.
SOles saved and heels repaired. "
This sacrilegious Transformation is
paralleled in the case Of a chapel in
Brooklyn, recently torn down to
make way for street improvements
It was occupied for few weeks be-
fore its demolition by cheap cloth
ing concern, and one Of the notices,
chiseled in marble over the main en-
trance, was altered by the addition
of word: "Come trade with US
and we will do you good. New
York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

EVERY hODest man Is trusted TOO
far.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
A FLOWER WITHOUT PERFUME.

Thought Of all the garden Of girls you ware the
fRirest bloom.
I6esmed you like o bud that eurls its heart IN
rare perfume;
Your every glance and word and tone seemed
beauty, truth, Gnd grace,
And from your eyes besuty shone that Glort-
fed your face.
And SO dallied through the hours and dreamed
as lovers dream,
While summer days and budding flowers made
this old earth a-gleam;
And as from o,e's fountain drank, with full
ecstatic SOUL
vowed with men of foremost rank should my
name enroll.
But golden days and summer flowers will soon
be past recall,
And ali those rapturous love-Iit hours are buried
n ath hopes PAIL
For underneath that soulful mask that you es
saved to wear,
now behold the coquette bask and selfishnes
there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

FAINT heart never won fair lady,
and we cannot Just now put our I'm
gers on the lady that ever won faint
heart
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-28
Polls Wonderland rhsatsr.

So much talk has spread through the city of the wonderful dancing of the Misses Lizzie and vinie Daily that 1t seems as if everybody was in a sweat to see them. Miss Irene Price, too. dances with much skill and kicks. splits and tumbles in a way to aston ish all beholders. The Sexton brothers are splendid pair of acrobats. Mead and Bella Werntz are a good pair of boxers. Miss Werntz being by all odds the best woman boxer in the business. The Rice brothers give a fine exhibt- ton of triple bar work and the Cle- menso brothers unite acrobatics to their novel musical act. The Ammons- Charlse trio play on a variety of musi- cal instruments. The Clipper quartet make much fun with their lively bur lesque on "Ole Kentuck." For next week the greatest American novelty has been secured in Girard and his $10,000 singing donkey, which sings with all the skill of a human being. The Electric quartet, Collins and Col lins, Francis Bryant. and many other great funmakers will be on hand also to make everybody who goes to the Wonderland realize that they have en- tered in very happy New Year.