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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21

FAIR 70 Do saail nsver foyEef
tie Hlgh. yoa proro~ed % &c Yoa
seemed scared % death. and uAsa
sd yea sad kisset TO1. ] really tsink
! te1ehsi Tosr heart Hs-'sE-ry
hksly: : <nor NJ Eezrs was IN az
HsoatA - sAs iAzzsL -. 4. Wors4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21

The United Kingdom prod sees
every yea< about Gs2S. co. Go .. Iz.aa-
fzStorA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21
FOR 1ses-s4 WICHITA, KANSAS

d din
Le genera impr o the n
poved-no aivs nts~~ou
fgoOd adou
NJ
udiew will beresune he first Mon inSe ptembr.
further partcua rsa tot SUPERIOR
IA atA hAnss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21
An Anarehi., sonEi.h Colony.

The first British translation Of the
Bible was in the Irish tongue
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-13
POR THE LADIES.

Midges dislike the Odor Of verbenA
A little Of its extract scattered on the
elo hing will lessen their attentions
What did you think of the play?"
'tOh. it WAS tust lovely. The heroine
appeared in six differen~ costumes in
one act"
When q child In learning his letters
tt il hard work for him at f1rst. but
after he gets as far as A, b. C, D, it
then becomes . matter of Els for him.
The three daughters Of J. D. Mitch
eli. who lives near. Taladega. Ala,
were recently married on tho same
day TO three young men
Saleswoman-Ic can strongly recon-
mend you this style of mantle Only
last woek an intimate friend Of mine
became engaged in just such another
Waiter, at the village ciub-There',
lady outside who says that her huS
band promised to be home early to
night All, rising-Excuse me n mao
mont
Crummer-I always hate 20 60 20 Il
party ut Murdison'& Mrs MurdiscI
works 90 hard 70 make people feel a.
ease that she makeA everybody An
eoRSort0ble.
Mr.. and Mra John Lenbert. Of Mil
fore, Ne, recently celebrated shei
65th wedding anniversary in the sau,e
house which they have occupied :er
nearly half q century.
Mrs Callaghan-I want 70 get >
pair of shoes for the little bye. Shoe-
wan-French kid, ma'am? Ars- Cal
IaGhAn, indignantly-Indade noti Hs'A
me own SON, and was born end bP0-s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-13

Ths hearty Ola eoldseP HAD . Llkln.
fos the Prince ImporaeL

Ths hearty OsA colder mad . Llkln.
1oR the Prince 1MP0raeL
The late Marshal MacMahon. wiki.
president of France. once interrupted
. rather pFcsy discussion around tht
council-table with the remark: "Ah
gentlemen I have just received i,
letter from the prince imperial He
. Ene young man; I am very fond o
him, ana his letter II charming.
must read it 70 you" 1Tle minister-
gasped- With one voice they begge.
respectfully 20 remind M- 10 PreRi
dent that France was now . republi4
that the very exiStence Of n so-calle
prince imperial was something o
which their body must avoid takinI
Official cognizAnce,a and that il would b.
ter to be read aud the fact to De entere
on the minutes. As must be. ''Ol
very we'll" responded MaeMahon
gooI-naturedly, folding the lette'
and Replacing IL in his pocket; 'if tn,
Proprieties forbid my reading It t.
you in your Official capacity, | can a
least read IL to each Of you personal
w." And he did. MacaMhon's visit t.
the scene of the terrible inundations
Toulouse was q great disappointment
to the bevy of reporters who had 0ee'
dogging his steps In order to jot down
the memorable rhetoric of which h
was expected to deliver himself
When he came in sight of the vas
panorama of ruin, death and desola
ton they bent forward to catch hi
words. he was silent for some min
utcs; then his lips moved: mon Dicu
What N lot of waterI'' That was a
and the next train carried back &
Paris N whole carload Of heart broker
Journalistic
f.lVes Chanler Is happy in tn
me conviction that she In beautiful
ia devoted to her own 6eaut,
Il 10 beautiful women In general
- least so she Ia quoted. Further
moro. like Marie Bashkirtseg, she rev
4la in admiration Of her own face an.
dgure and she says she thanks Coz
daily for this gift Of iOvelineaA Iswil
be seen that AmelIe has no lingering
doubts on the matter.
In the course OI the recent maneu-
Vers in Western Germany the pocket
book Of the emperOE, which had bee
Lost, was found on the Aslda by aI
unknown woman. who returned 10 K
one of the officers of the day. FoI
some reason he neglected to ask th'
wOman's name. When the emperor
learned OF the circumstance he o1dereG
the landrath of Sal8wedel 20 dis
cover, il possible. the name Of th'
woman and reward her suitably.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-13
paesn AnD rRAoMENrARr.


The United States has now Hftcer
srematoriaa. and there were SOS incin-
stations betweAn 1857 snd 1904
The hdsss ofsen observed 60 appear
:. q marble which has for . period re-
nAined In SEA water are caused by IN
thSect
An aTmless boy of Middletown.
eoen. named William Mylehreert, hNs
e0mpleted the painting Of q wagon.
His feet did the work
The pastor of church in the state
Of Washington when boy stole N ride
ON the cowcatcheP Of locomotive ON
an Eastern railroad. His conscience
recently pFiclsed him and he has sent
the company S3.4s. the amount of the
passage, with interest
The Japanese tattocers not only
picture dragons and flowers and
musmees ON the bodies of their pat
rons, but to meet the artistic demands
of Europeans they now produce in
eolors an exact photograph OF ans'
cherished friend whose image the
tAttooed person may desire to have
constantly with HIM
sued TIE Pennsylvania railroad com
any for $50, 900 damages When the
testimony was all in Judge Ewing re
fused 10 allow the case to go to the jury
s.ld recorded verdict for the com
IN, the rule being that person
not claim damages for injuries re
e.Ted in getting of a moving train
The farmers in the vicinity OF
: ss,leisn, n G., complain that the
@rriish sparrow, which has so long
-de h;msclf @ nuisa noe, has nc.
a red another undesirable accom-
s4ish nent, and Is playing havoc with
he cotton plant The birds use the
cotton, the Southern farmers think.
for warmth in the winter. The spar
rows pick out the cotton from ths
rpeninR bolls as fast as they open.
One of the odd sights at the fair wal
a mother marshaling Q family o.
,even children The eldest child was
about 13 years old, and the youngest
was not more than four. Each child
wore leather belt in the back o1
which was . metal ring. Through
these rings ran a chain, harneSsin0
the children together almost as irreV
.ooably as if they were Siamese freaks
The end of the chain was fastened to
a bracelet on the wrist Of the mother,
who walked serene in the conscious
ness that her children were all within
reach and she was yet free as d
hands, arms and slxirta.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-13
FUN IN FRAGMENTS.

''What would you do II your hu0-
band should join n clubP' ''I would
buy one"
Daughter-Mammn. what ia n par
venue? Numerically, daughter. I
don't know; it's something or other,
though, that never had grand
mothers.
you have done very nicely" said
the traveller to the Pullman car porter.
eyes sah!" And I now propose to
give you . tip Thank you sab. .
ION the raceA"
Cool Headed Citizen-What are you
runninR for7 The dog is going In the
opposite direction Fleeing Citizen,
bare headed and frsntio-A policeman
10 shooting at it
81 guess the doctors have given him
mp" whats the mAtterT' "Too
Mueh of the worlds fair" III thought
he didn't go?" "Thst's tG, he's had g
MSten TO people tell about &C."
ProfeGsor-I hope, SIR. you have fol.
lowed my advice and are trying to Inn
prove your mind during weston.
Gtu6ent-Yes. air, have dirted only
with Boston girls this summer.
Mr.. Tones will hardly speak %
me- these days He puts ON airs sincG
he's gone into wholesale confectionA
Awfu1ly stuck up Mrs- T.. scornfuuy
Whats he stuck up with7 CGndy3
"Wh4t has become Of that young
NP. Brewer whom Florence disliked sc
AsA1tilyf" Hes here still and she'I
very fond Of him" ''He muSt have
changed greatly" HE hAs; he's do
voting himself to ano her girl"
"How did you get along with your
HAt30Ak EulkiRs?" .Askod one doCtog
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-01-13

McKINNON. General Executive g't Kansa City
L o ROBERTSON, General District Agent Ardmore T.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
THE IOWA A BAND.
Adding at the Midwinter Fair to the Lau-
rels Won In Chicago.

Adding at the Midwinter Fair to the Lau-
rels Won In Chicago.
The, Iowa State band. which made
such a notable success at the Columbian
exposition, Is o winning fresh laurels
at the Midwinter fair in San Francisco.
where it is engaged to play. as it was in
Chicago. during the entire continuance
OF the fair. 1t gives two concerts every
day, and yetits programmes have fresh
ness that is unusual and show Il v~ersatil-
ity that is remarkable. Its repertorv IN
cludes over 200 selections and is being
constantly added to, SO that it is not diff
tcult for its leader TO fix up cards that
avoid the m~0nOtOnOus repetition Of Ger
tain pieces.
The latest popular airs and the severoSt
classical compositions are rendered with
equal facility by the bands musicians.
and people Of the most dissimilar tastes
are sure to hear something at each con-
cert that gives them particular pleasure.
This Is the secret of the bands great sue
cess. 1t aims to please the people by
playing the sort of music that they like
and playing it well. II is not conducted
with any sort OF idea that it has a mis-
sion to elevate the standard of popular
musical taste, and yet it probably ac-
cOmplishes a@ much in that direction as
ON of the more r~retcntiOus %Organiza-
tons that are supposed to be dlvinely en-
dowed with d musical apostolate.
To Frederick W. Phinney. who has
been the leader Of the band for seven
years, its great reputation is in large
measu due. He is IA worker from way
back and keeps his musicians constantly
rehearsing, 50 that wnen they come be-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
Simple Arithmetic.

A potato Dagger went into a Pittsburg
commission house m day and asked if
there was anything to do. YES re-
piled the proprietor, "a al load of po-
tatoes is waiting at the station to be
bagged. What will you do it for?' "A
cent a bushel. boss Now, I'll tel!
you what III do. There are 800 bushels
in the car. III give you ~ for the
job The Dagger shook his head. IN
give you $40 to bag those 500 bushels
mo, sir; a cent a bushel is my price,
I'm make it $l1, and that's as high as
I'll GO Cant do it, boss. l never
scabbcd ON potato bagging in my life,
and | won't begin now. My price is l
cent "a bushel.' The Dagger started
out, when the proprietor called him
back again and said, "All right; I'll
give you your price" After the man
started to the station "a b%ystander asked
the proprietor the meaning of the con
versation. II Just wanted to show you
something queer. That man won't work
unless he gets an eve cent a bushel. He
can compute any other rate. When he
has a bushel baggcd. he cuts a notch on
d stick. and that represents l cent
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

Il" iAiiNH' upon lPr rs lne
literary executor of her husband, not to
mention her own contributions to peri
odical literature and her yolumeo Of Let
tiers to Young HouSekeepers." which
have been received with remarkable fn-
vOr.
Besides preparing and editing the two
volumes of the Life and Letters of Bay
ard Taylor" Mrs. Taylor edited two edi-
tons of her husbands poetry after his
death and two posthumOus volumes of
prose, Studies In German Literature
and Literary Essays and Notes." just
now she is at work on a new edition OF
Mr.. Taylor's History of Germany" first
issued in 1875. to which will be added a
supplementary chapter by herself, bring
ing the work down to date.
Mrs. Taylor is the daughter of the lat,
Professor Hansen, a we'll known astrono
mer of Gotha, Germany, and it was t,
that beautiful and progressive city tina.
she returned a few years after Mr.. Tav,
lor's death in order that she might cu!n
fort the declining years Of her widowed
mother. 1t was never her intention t,
make her permanent residence there
though her talented daughter. who wa:
Miss Lillian Taylor, is married to a Ger
man medical man.
Mrs. Taylor must have become prptt,
thoroughly Americanized to be able t,
resist the inducements to pass her life il
her native land, which her family con
nectiOns and the great honor in which
her late husband is held there must max,
peculiarly tempting in her case. Mr.
Taylors memory is revered in German,
as one of the best translators of Goethe
and Mrs. Taylor herself has been made
an honorary member Of the Goethe soci
city Of Weiman, TO which the German
emperor and many other royalties CON
slider it an honor 10 belNng.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

A nOrri method of ~cultiyating The fac
ulty of observation IN cuil,lren has been
introduced by Il teacher in an NJ town
kindergarten. She tells her pupils tha1
she Is to have Il call from sOmt,
one who Will remain only three minutes;
that no II muat directly stare at him.
but that the pupil who gives the best de-
sCrlptlOn Of him after his departure W!.l
receive a prize. The other day hcrfatlirr.
a Gland Army veteran in uniform. Der
formed the part Of caller, and ON of
the personal descriptions after he had
bowed himself denoted unusually
quick and accurate attention to detail.
One boy had counted all his buttons and
gave the number correctly. another no
tlctd an almost invisible scar on his face.
ana various others gave details Of the
color and shape Of his beard. hair and
uniform. The who received the prlzr
was "A lltti" girl, who declared he had
IAN expression on his ace."-Philalcl-
phia Record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
All Front.

AT ChanrcllOrsvlllr, while Jackson 5
corps was moving t. til" flank and rear
OF the Union army, the Confederate av-
airy III advance became engaged with
the enemy. Presently Il wounded troop
CT emerged tyUm the woods IN front.
After surveying the scene he moved in
the direction in which the infantry were
marching. apparently III search for the
rear.
Almost Immediately the blue jackets
closed behind Jackson's corps, and the
poor cavalryman appeared again, look
ing hopeless and distraught. He was
met by another cavalryman, TO whom
be called out: Hello. Wounded?'
Yes. replied the other laconically,
adding. Lets git to the r'ar.'
"R'ar..' returned the discUnsUlatc
c~avalryman. This is the worst fight
I've been in yet. 1t amt got any r'ar.'
Exchange.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
An Ingenious Clock.

A clock of ingenious mechanism has
been completed by c. E. Shearer Of
Schuylerville, N. Y, after two years
work. The case represents an arsenal.
1t is 3 feet 6 inches high, has several bal.
comics and piazzas and a towern which
is bell. On either side of the entrance
door is IA miniature brass cannon mount
e1 on trucks. The works are automat-
icai.y musical, playing a different tune
every half hour. Each time the music
plays a t"un2"tcr on horseback rides
u Of the lower front door and remains
uni! i c';.~"s. 'Ii:'n l." rr-cn.rr>, and
In" hr'.t' 4" '"rr' :. r.a-% -N"": York
TELEGRAM.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
Flower "a Big Eater,

Roswell p. Flower is a funny fellow
when he eats. He has always been used
to good things. and he knows them now
when he sees them. He is a big eater
and a fair drinker. But ais popularity
is that hA always want Il whole canvas
back duck to himself, If there are y at
dinner or only ,, a duck is placed before
tne governor, with a big carving knife.
and h. helps himself to the slices as he
wants them. He does not want his duck
it. But he will pay the bill for as many
ducks as may be necessary to supply the
whole party. eve if all want separate
ducks. All the hotels know his peculiar
ity and look out for him.--New York
Herald,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

On Jan. 10, 1889, ID men brought a
wagon with a ton of coal from Lough-
borough in Leicestershire, to London, as
a present to the then Prince Of Wales.
When they were emptied into the cellar,
the clerk of the cellars gave them 4
guineas, and as soon as the prince was
informed of it his highness sent them 20
guineas and ordered them IA pot Of beer
each man. They performed their journey,
which is III miles. in II days, and drew
the coal all the way without any relief
London Tit-Blts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

DIlyet Herald: x-Publlc Examiner
Blanchard. Of Mitchell, who has been APP
pointed by the state treasurer aud auuI
tor, under the laws Of 1888, as tan COM
missioner Of South Dakota, has been IN
Ollvct this week setting "li accounts
between the state and tins county. Mr..
Blanchard Informs us that he settled
with about tWO-thL u- Of the ~rUun'ies
and that the state is some eIIht or ulne
Thousand dollars ahead 50 far. Or
course there ara many vino hnve died or
~" away. WHO'S" assessments are "a
total loss to both count! and state as re
yards personal property.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
One of the Paine Anecdotes.

\ vulum" could be made of the good
stories in which the venerable Henry
w. Paine, who ended his long life here.
is the central figure. Mr.. Paine TN
dOubtedly knew more law than many
Of our judges. He himself had declined
a seat on the supreme bench of his native
state Of Maine and again when Gov
ernOr Bullock rendered him the success
sion to Chief Justice Bigelow in Massa-
Chusetts. But he was not arrogant Of
his learning, and it is only as illustrate
ing his perennial humor that the story
is told of him, how. when seen reading
a laWhOOk on Il street car, a friend
said. what, Mr.. Paine. you reading
law BLESS your soul, no. was the
reply; this i, not law; il is a volume
of supreme our decisions. --RoStOn
Commonwealth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
Found Wandering Ia the Woods.

ST. LOUIS, Fen. IA dispatch from
the authorities at Guerdon. Ark. states
that Edward H. Mann OF Syracuse, N.
y. who while on route to Texas with u
party of tourists. disappeared myeter-
iously, has been found there IN the
woods IN an insane condition. apparently
cause 10y tonne drug. The >aluables
ne had wi. h him when he disappeared
he st.Il had. except the cash.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-G"orge Craig, the
murderer of little Emma Werner, has
been released from the county Jail
dungeon, where he has been confined for
severely pounding his cell mate, Prem
d"rga~t, the assassin of Mayor Har-
ri,on. The men quarreled and Craig
CAV lrendergast "a severe beatinr.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
Great Poser,

Spencer-1 don't see how Columbus
ever found time to discover America.
- ferguson-Why not:
Spencer-As far as / can gather, he
appears to have spent most of his time
having his picture taken.-Brooklvn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

FREDERICK W. PHINNEY. LEADER OF TIE
IOWA STATE BAND
fore the public they are moderately GER
tain to give Il perfect performance. Theo-
dOre Thomas furnished a list of selec-
tons to test the bands powers at Chica-
go, and the programme was the first per
formed by Il brass band III Music hall,
the acoustics Of which were very deli
cate. As soon as the performance was
over the band was engaged. and it was
retained till the end of the exposition.
1t would probably not be wide of the
mark to credit Mr.. Phinncy with being
a born musician He comes Of a mu-
steal family, and his musical training
actually began IN babyhood. His father
was the organizer and leader of a well
known band in Massachusetts 40 years
ago and was afterward leader of the
famous Lynn band. of which his seven
sons were members. Several of those
sons are playing under their brothers
leadership nOw and the band includes
An unusual number Of s~oloists Of ma
tional reputation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
How She Gets Along With Him.

There is "ne thing like about your
husband; he Atver hurlles you when
getting ready for a walk
"PreciOus little credit due to him for
that, my dear. Whenever | see that am
not likely to be ready i'll time, | simply
hide his hat or gloves out of the way and
let HIM hunt for them up and down till
| have finished d~ressing.' - Detroit
News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

COLORADO SPRINGS. COL. Feb. ia
forest fire is burning i'll the mountains
northwest of here iii the neighborhood
of the Manitou mining camp. The fire
is famed by a stiff breeze from the
south, and Is making great Roadway. 1t
is supposed to have been started from a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

among whom she
has once again
taken mp her resi-
I""cH after many
;'"1"3 Of absence
abroad. She is a
woman Of signal
~lilcr'ry ability,
rs was abundant
ly shown Ivy the
able in
which she dis
charged the du-
ties d~evolviug
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

LA CROSSE. Wis, Feu. l9.-Colonel r.
F. Copeland does not deny that the Re
publican nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor would be acceptable to him, and
his friends mean to keep it before the
people.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
Supped with BisInarck.

FREDERICKSBURG, Feb. l9.-Emperor
William arrived here at Is o'clock and
took supper with Prince Bismarck and
his family. Later the emperor pro-
Cecdtd to Wllhelmshaven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
MEETING OF MEDICOS
PHYSICIANS OF THE WORLD TO AS.
SEMBlE IN ROME.
Important ard Interesting Questions to BE
Discussed by Experts In the Eternal City.
Career OF Dr. Abraham jacob, Chair
man Of the American Delegation.

man OF I'll" American Delegation.
The cholera scare in Europe last year
prevented the assembling Of the eleventh
international congress Of the medical
experts Of the world. which was to have
met in Rome in September, and it had
to be postponed to u more convenient
season. 1t was accordingly set down for
the coming spring and will be held in
the Eternal City from March 90 to Apr!
p. The spring months are generally the
busiest season of the yea among AmCri.
can practitioners, and this fact will So
riOusly interfere with the attendance
from this side of the water. 1t is not
considered likely that more than lj0
delegates will be able to 20 from here.
At the last International congress Of tn
kind held i'll Europe. which met in til,
ulumer time, there were nearly ~
American physicians and surgeons pres.
ent among a total membership of more
than 5000.
DR.. Abraham jacob of New York il
chairman of the American delegation.
The national government has already Sc.
lected representatives from the army and
navy to be official delegates to the con
GrtSs. me they are now awaiting orders
to start for Rome. Arrangements have
been made to enable medical men to at.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19

LONDON, Feb. ~. The steamers
Cad"Nton and Clytha. both British, have
been N collision in Barry roads. The
Clytha sank and SIX of her crew were
d-nW~~1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
TO ADNEKTISERS

The nAuY LII ApER makes a special feature Il
tur,i II ~ information concerning the advantages
and r. Suurcrs Of the city nf Madison and IT tn
sta,c At Iarc" emitting II to N" patronage # rt
>rr''-rr> 1t every ClaSs.
\. +. TAIL, PruVruto
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-19
MRS. BAYARD Y /

The Famous Travellers Widow IL Again
Living In America.
Not alone because Of her name is the
personality of Mrs. Bayard Taylor an IN,
teresting one to her friends in New York,