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which is from, ScouswooG- suspension
bridge to High Level bridge, miles,
731 yards.
Should Harding win the champion
ship race on. February IL he will at
once come to America and row Gaudaur
for the single s,ull championship of
the world. Should Sullivan be victori-
Gus. then the American champion will
have to go to England TO row for the
championship of the world, for Sulli-
van keeps hotel on the Thames and
will not leave his business. Probably
outside of James Stansbury. of Aus
traiia. and .'Wagg" Harding. the cham
pion Of England. Gaudaur Is the
premier oarsrnan of the world.
Since 1856 Gardaur has held the
worlds best single scun record for
three miles At White Lake, on June
%. OF that year, he rowed ia 1851: at
Pullman, H.. on May so, 1851, in 1892;
at Duluth, on July %, 1890, IN 1881. and
at Austin. Tex. on June 10. in 1906. He
held the championship of America from
June 12. 1886, to July %, 1887, and
came within an ace of winning the
worlds championship from Beach, ON
September is, 1856.
Jacob Gill Gaudaur is Canadian,
and is thirsy-hve years of age, just three
years Banian's junior.
His first year in shell was IL 1879,
when he rowed at Prescott, London,
and Sarnia in exhibition races. His
first shell race was with Mcken On
Toronto bay, in the same year, and he
Won easily.
In 1881 he won race from Ross, Hos
11cr, Ten Eyck and Riley ON July l at
Ottawa That made him known.
At Pullman, ILL.,, on June 4, 1883,
Gaudaur was beaten BY Teemer in the
consolation race in 20:14. At Lake
Minnetonka cn August 4. he finished
behind Hanlan, Lee, HosIner and
Hamm.
In 1884 at Boston. July 4. ne won the
three mile single souls in also, and the
working boat event in 1920.
Perhaps 1886 was the most impor-
tant year in the champions life. On
June IL he Won the championship OF
America and $4,000 over a three-mile
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see railroad stockholders living in pow
erty, while railroad magnaIes own
yachts and racehor.ses. And when the
stockholders try to do anything the
magnates go TO the courts and get re-
ceivers appointed. It's swiudle all
the way through"
And Mrs. Green brought her umbrella
Tip down on the floor 20 emphasize it.
Mrs. Green" some one remarked.
''if You were man you q make a popu-
lar politician"
IF | were = man." said Mrs Green,
laughing, people might believe me.
But because I'm woman they say I'm
crazy"
Then the wealthiest woman in Amer
lea arose. put or her bonnet, took up an
old cloth bag, and bidding everyone
good-day founced out into Broadway.
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HOUSEHOLD BREVITIES

"A pail q cold water. 90 purify .hs
cir % the -oom--GooS Housekeeping
Tomato Szlsd--Peel hslf . DOZEN
tomatoes and put or :ce- Ar-a-ze fresh
lettuce leaves OF q salad dish slice
the to1stocs. lag on TIE lettuce aid
poar over Esyonrzise dressing serve
inme6ist eiy-Fsr-n aud Preside.
In MANY instances the p-esenes Of
cotton "a cloth cannot b detected By
mere t-sli,g The only SIRE method
IN sueh cases IS ID boil a ri-cc Of IRE
goods in a solution - e7rE:sc potash.
which WI essup The wool and is@~e
tee Tey-tshie Horr-iatset.
Silver Cske.-Bez, .hr~e quarter
o, pound OF butter % a cream ADD
ado Poand % sussr. bes. together
rntii very light Sc; zen ounces o.
-four; bal Ne whites os sixteen egxs,
and 81. into .k.L 49,. I'D hr;.cc
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", even limiting 'AciOAA''
himself in his diet, n order to have
complete control of himself and TO main
tain a cool head. Some of his op-
ponents have. it must be confessed,
reason to follow his example. AS for
Huntingdon resources, they are de-
clared to be at present unlimited One
Wall street bank is believed TO carry
average balances to his credit OF
over a million dollars, and his
deals in New York have been
uniformly successful lately. What
ever there may be in the story
that the vast resources Of Russell Sage
are at bis disposal, there can be no
doubt TINT for over four years MIR.
Huntington has been getting himself
into shape Tor the great fight OF his life
this winter and spring. His agents are
very busy. They are known To have
approached every congressman in the
eastern delegation and to have ar
ranged with the railroad interests OF
the whole country for support If neces-
sarv. The success of these agents in
some cases has caused Huntington 70 be
popularity apotheoSized as magician,
working in the recesScs OF some WIZ
1rd's cavern, acd il IS not without rea-
son that he has been styled Gould
successor Is the wizard Of Wall strset-
There was q meeting OF tinanciers IN
terested in Huutirgton's ventures the
other day and he is said 70 have re-
ceived assurances of support rom every
inagnate p-esen: but one II remains
70 be seen what his opponents can &C
comp.ish.
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course with turn from Teemer at
Pullman, H., In 21:20. Again or June
26 Jake beat the best three-mile record
up that time, 1854, at White Bear lake.
Minnesota, beating Teemer and Ham-n-
On September IS occurred the famous
race with William Beach, of Australia,
for the worlds championship and
5000, OF the Thames, London, Eng
land. The Orilian was beaten over n
four and half mile course in 1920. by
a short half boat length. Rowing men
who saw the contest say it was
the greatest that ever has taken
place in the history OF the sport.
At four miles Barnes bridge)
Gaudaur was a half length in the
lead and MS coach's stupidity then lost
him the race. He was directed to de
viate from his course when he should
have gone through the middle span.
Beach, coached by Harry Kelly. tho
English oarsman, who knew every foot
of the river, kept right straight on,
went through the middle span and, on
pulling clear OF the bridge, 1t was seen
that the men were on even terms.
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during a seance and proved to be the
brother of one OF the leading swindlers
Oddly enough. this did not interfere
with the prosperity of the duper. FOR he
ran his establishment as au6aciously as
ever Hence tbs present movement
among the more prominent of the spir-
itualists 10 save their cult from the mis-
representation and cdium of these inn
posters 1t IS proposed to appeal 10 the
police 10 begin a. active crusade agains:
these gentry. but it is said that some
legal technicality connected with the
principle OF freedom of worship pre-
vents this For some reason or other
New York is just now infested with
bogus spirit mediums. and the conpesi-
ton among chem has brought about the
Cry for reform.
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nothing De done about 1t7 Tney say
the law of supply and demand keeps
down wages. / think the militia have
been helping to keep down wages in
the last few years"
Mrs. Green was asked how she sup
posed present social tendencies would
work themselves out.
Il think" she said, shat our railroad
power is the greatest menace we are
threatened with. If you doubt it, consid-
e. the changes that have come with the
development of the great railroads. Be
fore this development we had no multi
milliOnaires, it is true, but we had NO
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strikers. But what can they do? They
must obey orders"
How would you remedy these
things"
How? Make these railroad mag
mates obey the law or put them IT
prison. Let the poor man break the
law and see how soon he gets into jail.
Now. Just take the state of California.
1t is one % the richest and finest states
IN the couI2try. Yet the people are so
ground down and oppressed by the rail-
roads that thousands of fathers OF fam
lies are walking the streets homeless.
The great city of San Francisco is all
but paralyzed industrially. and the
railroad kings so to Europe in their
Yachts On, Why doesn't some strong,
brave man get up and tell the people
the truth? The people must ooii and
sweat to nil the rich mans Golfers.
Well. there VIII be reckoning some
day"
Mrs. Green walked up and down in
her excitement. Her eyes flashed and
sic locked twenty years Younger than
she is. Then she sat DOWN in her chair
and laughed.
but what's the use Of getting ex-
cited" she said. YEARLY. For my
part, never could understand why the
people Of this country stand these
things. | think it's because the poor
must work so hard for their living that
they have 10 time to fight for Justice.
We have elections and elections and
what good does il do? That's why
say am not surprised because we have
anarchists and socialists
Some one here told Mrs. Green that
such talk might set the poor against
the rich. This remark precipitated a
general discussion and the woman of
millions listened silently. Then she
said. calmly and quietly, without a
trace OF agitation:
This is MY opinion. The poor have
nc quarrel with the rich, simply because
they are rich. | am sure that all the
poor man wants is a chance TO earn
decent living for himself and his
family. But ne has no chance to DO
that in many parts Of this coun-
try. Why? Because the railroads alb
sorb what should 90 to the farmer.
That is, they make extortionate
charges for freight. Now, l don't
mean that the railroads are causing
all the misery. But they are causing o
good share of it. Dat west there are
whole states that do nothing but work
hard day and night 70 provide dividends
for tie railroads. And then, think Of
the way they treat their people. Do
you call il Justice for man to work
fifteen hours for eight dollars d .wasll,
and ne with q family 10 support? Take
the case of these Brooklyn strikers. |
say, let them obey the law. No vio-
Hence. But vhet about the companies?
Must they do nothing? Can they re-
fuse to pay decent wages and by their
refusal plunge the community into debt
aud then when the soldiers. go hcuae
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production of equal interest. ne
Fatal Card" has simplicity, force,
cumulative interest and denouement
that causes enthusiasm - burst into
fame. More than this IL has east that
could probably not be equaied else
where IN any country at this time.
There are players of great capacity
that have been selected with infinite
skill. The audiences are SO large az
TO frequently peccssitate the placard-
ing OF Standing room only, and
other productions contemplated for the
present season have been crowded
aside. Mr.. Paul Potter Is, however.
completing his adaptation OF 'Trilby"
and Mr.. Palmer may decide TO give
it a first hearing in some other theater-
possibly in some other city.
Melba, the famous prima donna, who
occupied a box ct performance OF
Little Christopher" a. the Garden the
other evening, was al inspiration to
everybody Cd the stage. Her enjoyment
was so evident, her applause 50
warmly bestowed. that even the hum
blest little chorus girl felt the stimu-
lus. She clapped her hands Justify
when the dainty Abbott twins sang,
and Laughed gieefully at their special
ties. particularly the tramp grotesque-
RE Of John Wilson, the Weary NaC-
giles of the Midway. Little Christie
pier is az ideal blending Of spectacle,
melody, .ocai satire and novel special
". II makes one forget ali the Ills O:
LIE and is alike enjoyed By young and
old. The lstes: Bilysni living pictures
are real art studies- Curzcn's New
Pschye7 is strikingly realistic, bat the
most graphic and dramatic t86leau yea
attempted IS Tired Of Life Il IL
wonderful in pose and coloTiag
DAVID WECRsIER
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Kelly shouted 20 Beach. who Quit for
seco:id. that Gaudaur was done, and 50
he was To have spent all his energy
to get N front Of his opponent and
then TO lose by another 5 careiessness
was 100 much. The cry reused Beach.
ana he padded on a few feet in adj
vance The Australian always de-
clared that Gaudaur was the fastest
man he ever met, and acknowledged
that he would have quit a. the bridge
but for Nelly. Neither man could see
the last half mile. so terrific had been
the pace.
On May 80. 1ss7, Gaudaur won FIVE thou
sand dollars, and defended the cham
pionship from Hanlan in 1882. making
a new record In July. at Pullman,
Hsnlan won tie title. finishing outside
The flags IN the darkness.
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Sniii,in., Chcrrctar.

Rev. Dogood-No man is so bad that
there is not little of the angel left In
him.
Bobson-Guc.s that's 80. Remember
SPilkins? Everybody thought he was
about the worst man on earth Why.
his own mother wouldn't come 20 his
funeral Well, sir, I've been told a
thousand times month for the last
FIVE years that Spilkins was the only
real saint that ever lived.
My goodness"
. 81 married Spilkins' widow.,r-N. Y.
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cities, or rather the alleged spl-Ifu2ilsis'
were dri-en away by he ponce tSeS
settie5 themselves IN the metropolis IN
large numbers, opening sesnce es-ao-
[ blishrleuts sn6 arrangements q That
sort Pretty soon they han sue
eeeded IN imposing uPoa large nun
hers OF the creiu.ous until a we'll
known Brooklyn judge, who him
seif has faith IN spir1tuaiis-n, Or
rsnized = crusade sg@inst them A
party was made rp 20 ezpose tSe lead
inc f-auds. and one night the spirit Of
so.ue ancient Greek r1ssgusTsdins -
hal. man aid half horse wzs.ee.z<1
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over the intro
drction Of some
suspicious char
ecters into the
guild who. &C
cording 20 the
spirituaiists
standing, are Us-
ing the fsith OF
n any 30 c DIN
money for them
ssi-es- II seems
that when the
spiritualists OF
the south err
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49, Cnuld =, ohI.r,.

a fnaucier used 20 meet his share
holders once every year The place OF
meeting was an immense room, with
neither seats nor table IN u The f1sn-
cier read out his report and then added:
al those who approve the proceed
ings Of the board 7ill stand uP AID tbe
other. will st down OF course. To-
BODY sat down. and The fnancisr con
cluded By saying- Approved unanj
rors,y III illustrations Popolz-c-
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TO MASURE SPRUCE
Sullivan, Harding and England's
Championship.
Gsudaur Versus Victor - The Rowins
Match on the Tyne to Be Fol-
lowed by an international
SipKle ScuN Struggle.
lCoPrRIeHT. 1851

The single scull race between Thorn
as Sullivan, of London, England, for
raerly champion oarsman OF New Zea-
land, and Charles w. Harding. better
known as ..Wagg" Harding, who are to
VOW for four hundred pounds and the
single scull championship of England,
On the river Tyne on February II, is
creating a great amount OF interest
both on this and the other side of the
Atlantic.
One reason why the result of the im-
pending struggle is looked forward to
with excitement on this side of the At
lantic is the fact that should Harding,
the latest CT the long line of English
champions, win, there will be an inter.
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c q c err. New
Yorl. fnanciers
who have con-
versed with him
recently report
that he is calmly
confident of Ill
innate success
a II d b eli yes
{ h d { h e will
come out of his
contest with con-
gress in trium-
plant shape. He
lives very plain
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g treat monied in
tereSts in New
York is row .
well aScertaiDs6
fact. c. z. Hunt
ington is looked
to in the me-
tropolis TO main
tain the. position
of a stronglyor-
ganise6 clique
Of hnauciers on
Wall street that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-05

Palmers s tirs
the stu ggish
blood Of blase
playgoers, just
as did the ISL
yer Ming" when
produced at the
Union Square
by Mt. A VI.
Palmer a few
years ago. Be
tween these two
plays there has
baap M kindred
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gene raj no IL c
coming of the
American fami-
lies now resident
London and
Paris viii soon
be wit e 5 $ t j.
There are now
living a b TO a d
In a ny country
" ON en- q q q
countrym e n OF
ours who have
not been in the
United States for
al m ost q gem
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DR.. Prices Baking Powder has tie
best keeQing properties, because il IS
absolutely pure.
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sa-s-saiiv Fireh aid IN ,he- speTlia'
bee tkei c, tod her how Ter spell
word sas would give re xs.s AFTER
school
Jske-An' ditrs yer tel her,
s-zo-Os course l told hsx. bat. eoA
aern IL. ! I'd hsr wToaS.-Jraxa
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Is 2 CHEEKY creature, and her worn lace
brigftens up, her eyes glisten ana she
talks yivscionsly. She has weakness
for children and is always trying. and
irving with success. TO make friends OF
them. The people who know her well,
and it is significant that a great many
poor people know her well VIII tel you
that Hetty Green IS eccentric and wnim-
steal. but that. after ali, they like her.
She is interesting. Even person who
did not know who she was would bestow
a second glance upon this unfashionabiy
clad and often shabby woman if she
passed by in crowd.
1.-The Door have no chance in this
country. No wonder anarchists and
socialists are so numerous. The longer
we live the more disconnected we all
oct. and no wonder, too. Some blame
the rich, but all the rich are not to
blanc"
Thus Mrs. Green when the Brooklyn
strike was at It's height. It was ger
eral conversation. and she was taking
her share in it. The talk had drifted
from the particulars OF the case to the
generalitieS IT involved, and Mrs.
Green was more radical than anyone.
But the law must be upheld re-
marked one.
':The law must De upheld, must it?"
repeated the woman at millions, scorn-
fully. Then why don't they begin OF
the right end? Who begins 10 break
the law? The great railroad magnatss.
There is Huntington. He and his rail-
roads and the men about him have
been grinding wealth out of the poor
for years and years and oefying the
authorities. but the militia are never
sent against him. When some poor
starving fellows get desperate and cars
don't rim, now quickly they send the
troops. VIII say, though, that the
boys in the militia are not to blame.
Their syrapathies are always with The
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d.. Prices Baking Powder - ceciar-
81 b. all government chemical e1perst
absolutely pure
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Lu@y-H your sance wishsd yos N
80 ;or AZ svsoipz drive. and invited .
h@lt bind Odd s.Ay =. etA2>roa. how
sh0Ei6 yoa regard ~
Hsdyr-i slo1la regard II - "a -
r<sr.1r!ty ~ be stnbrseeA-TrssA
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DEsyIRAso from Colorado - Your
money or your life Trayeier-" here-
take this nurse Of roldrr Desperate with
feeliur)-..Eeep IL stranger. Tn a thief.
but amt 10 goldbug Harlem Life
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Confdenc crowns the cook who uses
DR.. Prices Baking Powder. It's sure
becaus its absolutely pure.
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Erutincton,s Demcsno-.

The railway magnate Huntington Is
himself quite calm in this crisis of his
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Among the spiEfh

There is hot contest il progress
.mong the spiritualists Of New YORK
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Dram attic Happenings.

That virile and intensely stirring
meIodrana. The Fatal Card" nc
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When Baby wss SICK. we gave hA- Css;o.s5.
When she vas a Ci.fl6, she cried fo- Cas-oris-
When she BECAME Miss, she clUng to Castor;a.
when she mad Children. She gavethe.u Castor...
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yo8,--eom,nr Americans.

It viii Re matter of concesr to so
rietv in larye cities 20 learn that
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IT'S NOT THE WOMAN
Huntington's New York Support
In the Pacific Fight
Mrs. Astor and the Faures-Americans OF
Wealth In Foreign Lands Are to Re-
turn 70 Pen Nell from Spirit
ualistic CircIeA
COPYRIGHT. 1895

That the sight in congress overthe Pa
rifc railroad cases viii seriously affect
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THEH HAVE N0SHOW
a MiIlionairess Who Says the Poor
Are Wrcnged
eynpathy for Strike-s-America's Richest
Woman Says the Militia Arc Very
Useful In Keeping the Level
Of Wages Down.
IcoPYRiGHr. 1881

He is a motherly
soul, this Mrs.
Fl city Green.
She has a good,
kind heart, even
If she is the rich
est woman in
A N e ric a. She
has a tendency
10 distrust peo
pie on first &C.
quaintsnce, but
when enc gets
10 know her she
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Harding's shell dimensions are:
Length. 50 feet; beam arnidships, %
inches; depth, So. inches; depth, for
ward. cY inehess depth eft, ~
inches: weight. - pounds
Since Csnpbell' was champion of
England IN 1855 nearly every race for
the championship 81 England has been
rowed over The Thane. championship
course. ron Putney 10 MoTtlalEe, 4
miles and 5 furIcngs: but the coming
race, on February II, IS 20 he row ed
over tie Tyne championship course.
Evening journal., 1895-01-28
TELEeRAPHlc BRIEFS.

King Alexander Of seryia arrived at
Paris on a visit
The new marine hospital in course Of
construction at Vineyard Haven, Mass.
was blown down by the gale
Edwin o. Quigley, the convicted bond
forger, left the Tombs, New York, for Sing
Sing to begin his sentence Of Is years and
months.
The refinery at the Crescent City oil
mills, two miles east Of Argenta, Ark, a
frame building containing 500 barrels Of
refined oil, was burned.
The grand jury at Mount SteYling, Ky,
returned indictments against Dick For
man and James Roach as the murderers
Of Tom Blair who was lynched Jan. /.
Two trains on tho Chicago and Alton
branch, running from Mexico to Cedar
City. Mo-, are showed in in a deep cut
about two miles and half south OF the
former place.
John Thompson, an emigrant from
Burnside, Ky, while drunk, shot and in
stantly killed J. II. Shuley. q car inspect
or, and seriously wounded a policeman
named Railey and an unknown negro on
passenger train at Vieksburg.
The ocean tug Sea King Of Philadelphia,
from New York TO Providence. with tow
Of five coal laden barges, put into New
Haven and reported the loss Of her entire
tow and the consequent deaths Of / 3 per
sons including three women and two
children.-au but two Of those aboard the
barges
Evening journal., 1895-01-28
FATAL HOTEL FIRE. <
Two Persons WIN Die, and the business
Portion Of Elmore, o.. Destroyed.

Two Persons WIN Die, and the business
Portion of Elmore, o., Destroyed.
ELNoRE, o., Jan. 20. "A fire which was
started by a gasoline explosion in the
kitchen of the American hotel destroyed
the principal part Of the business section
Of this town, and at least two lives have
been lest A strong wind was blowing at
tho time the fire startcl and tho Ameri-
can hotel was soon a mass of flames Two
girls employed in the hotel-Maggie Flynn
and Mary o 'Malley--were hemmed in by
the flames and were forced to jump from
a second story window. Miss O'Malley
was fatally burned and cannot live. Miss
Flynn was seriously hurt and it is be-
lieyed she will die.
Besides the American hotel the follow
Ing buildings have already been burned {;
The Gilmore House, Johnston & Co. =
hardware store, Frank Smiths clothing
store william Z. Van Dorn's grocery,
Isaac Mandlebaum's dwelling house and
barber shop