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and engaged painter to reproduce it
in color and on canvas. He then hung
the painting in his room, where it was
seen by numbers os his fellow chap
pies. The fellow chappies were in
formed that the object was gift from
the fair original. In due time the hus-
band heard of all this, and knowing
the claim of the chappie to be an I'M
mitigated lie, he visited him. 1t hap.
pened that he was at that very moment
holding up the picture to the admirina
contemplation of a number of his
friends The husband proceeded to-
thrash the clubman-nay, it is asserted
that the husband actually spanked him
and ripped up the picture with a
knife. There has resulted quite COM
motion among the Union clubmen who
are aware of the incident. Both men
belong to the club.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

n. rysrcErJ va saI.i-s fast.
ts to-n fas busy street. Iss-s 5000
a Ear ~ho asked % al as sss~s
Wen. IA fAis cod ssO-zs fer Jo1y'
Re rgbbee ais hRofs az1 os-sy; srfyped,
Bet o. 20 - sscsSsIk sliyo~f.
Re fell hs>1ions A-c sr0xe ala PATE.
Observe ne righteous ksrc % izss
--Lznxzs CITY Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

presented h e r
husband w it'll.
IL e r frs t j s
pamed Viola, a
dainty lii t l 9
maiden of ten
years, and who
has a Ire a d Y
made her debut
on the stage. The
occasion, h o W.
ever, was a spe-
cial one, as it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
The ,1esor, Truthful

Undertaker-How do you do. doctor:
Have not seen you for long time
Doctor don't think ! have had the
pleasure OF meeting you
Gndertsker-Oh. don't yo1 recognize
the man who has covered mp your mis-
takes daily for the past ten years.
Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

II. q. BEDFORD and Miss D-bbis
watts. % Msyfeld. Ky, were married
O. = train while it vas running forty
niles Al hour. Novelty %. tA<ir only
L-otivs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
CHANGED In LITTLE
Tho Indian Clings to His Bow, Ar
row and Lance.
Tribal Customs Differ - Western indians
Who Still Hunt with the Weapons
of Their ForefAthers Tho
Dawes Report
IcopYR1eyT. Iss4l

ROM the repo0
S u BIN tilted 70
the secretary OF
the interior by
the commission
sent to investi-
gate ma t tie re-
concerning the
FIVE civilized
frinaS Of In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
Artsgs Thing,

She sad 20 the youth as they stood At the door
While parttns-the srtfal thing:
Don't knock. IL yor please, IS you did before,
But next time coc,e with e ring
". ]. Press
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try have been
n a d e almost
from the time
when she took
80 charming a
farewell of US, it
has n 0 t been
thought likely
that she would
he able to come
back for a year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
A Crested Stage Baby.

The little daughter just born to Mrs.
Beerbohm Tree is the second she has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

great deal of comment has been
aroused in New York by the assertion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
SHE CAUGHT A FALL
One Possible Origin OF Mrs W. w.
Astor's Fatal Illness.
kord Raady's Awful Jaz-Why One Mem
ber OF the Union Club Spanked An
other-Princess Eulalie Will
Visit Us Agsik.
IcoPYRIGHT, 1924

= Il has been conjectured that Mr.. VIII
ham Waldorf Astor would return to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

OF TWO III least. "AAAh GSAA4<ah DhALsW
Now, however, we have information
that the princess will be here in the
summer, unless she is prevented by the
condition OF her husbands health,
which has always been delicate. The
princess has written to the Spanish
minister here to see If arrange
ments cannot be made for a visit
by herself on a somewhat less osten-
tatious scale than her recent triumph
al march through our country. The
Spanish minister himself is not at
liberty to reveal all he knows on the
subject of Eulalie's visit. The princess
proposes to come incognita and her
husband will of course accompany her.
Her idea is to improve her rather
scanty knowledge of America, and that
she will be able to do this, provided she
is left alone. there can be no doubt As
she comes incog. it will be impossible
for anyone to take official notice of her.
That she returns at all is compliment
to our attractiveness. When she went
away she took charge of two children,
IT will be recalled, whose relatives ap-
pealed to her. On the voyage the
princess spent many hours with the
children, and drew picture for one of
them showing the COW jumping over
the moon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

The gross earnings of Georgia rail-
roads for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1894, were ST., POS, s2i; net, 81, .s7, SOC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
The Glass Of Fashion.

Quite feud has arisen in the Union.
club between two rival lotteries OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
These Carnegie Plates.

II has reached the ears of the navy
department az Washington that the al
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10
Too Foolish fer Der.

Minnie-Mr. Billie. if I should con-
sent to he your wife are you sure You
would never object to my dressmaker's
bills. never rsfnse to buy opera tickets
when asked, never-er-ir fact. never
object to any expenses which ] might
wish TO incur?
Mr.. Biliie-Darling. swear II,
Minnie-Well, Mr.. Billie. il YOU can't
hold on 10 your money any better than
that | must say no.-Juige.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

Cleaning Gold Jewelry.-Any golo
jewelry that an immersion in water
viii not iniure can be beautifully
cleaned by shaking it well in bottle
nearly half full of warm soapsuds. to
which little prepared chalk has been
added. and afterwards rinsing in clear
cold water and wiping it dry.
-Rroiled Potatoes-Cut the slices
lengthwise and rather thick Lay them
on gridiron over rather slow FIRE.
Spread some melted butter over the
slices with brush As soon as the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-10

Will the Princess Conner
Although intimations that Prin.
cess Eulalie will return to this couu.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
LlvHLY SENSATIONS

-
or the Shock ia Cin6lnnati-A Roaring
Sound Accompanies
CISCISsATr, Oct Sian earthquake
shock was felt hcre at 5,12 this morn
ing, tho most distinct for ten years. 1t
began with a slight tromulous motion
that continued for perhaps ono mi1ute
aud lllon followed two or three violent
uuduations which shook buildibgs and
ratified windows like some gigantic OK.
plosIon, Tho whole demonstration
must have occupied nearlyItwo mlnule.
1t was accompanied by a slightroarlng
sound, which continued after the shak-
ing ceased.
This ilrat was tolt at about ten min.
utos after o o'clock aud people In yari.
ous paris OF tue city woro awakened by
the quivering Of thoir bnds. Most oi
thole who had telephones convenient
Immediately called up tho central Office
we're kept busy. All reports agreed az
10 tlmo and tho general elect Tho
operators at the central folt the floor
shake under them, end transtnlt.eFs
and other objects rocked 10 and iro.
Mr. NWlck, tho Newport druggist,
was thrown out Of bed aud dasOd for
several minulos.
Reports oi moro violent shocks wore
received from Springfield, Dayton and
othof points north. ~
A nowHboy living at So woSt Third
alRAnL tgnu ihFngn nuk NJ had and a
whole family at Oliver and Linn suffered
q like exnerienec.
Col. Deitacll, chief Of police, was
thrown out ut bod, and Immediately
communicated with headquarters,
whore his Views Of tho matter wsrO con.
lfmod,
Shocks woro also iolt at zanOsvlllO,
Columbus, Gallipolls, Cleveland, Akron,
Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown and othor
points through tito state.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
TMN sNYRMllsr AnooK
Since 1911 In aIlAAoari-c Charleston aud \
eIu,jy Badly shaken.

Since isitln AIlssoari- charIeSton aud vi.
eIully Badly shaken.
ST. IoEIs, No, Oct. Stat 5;l2 a.
m. several severe earthquake shocks
wero distinctly felt here. The yibra.
tions were from east 70 west, aud each
shock continued several seconds. The
operators in the Western Union Tele-
graph operating room became alarmed
and several rushed from the building,
Tine ahocka were not accompanied by
any rnmhiipg noise. Clocks were stop
ped and windows ratified.
In the west end OF the city, tho
people, ltls reported by the telephone
company, rushed in alarm from their
homes. Rndreturned only alter having
become pumhed With cold.
Professor +. L. Nipper, OF the Wash-
lington University, who has taken q
deep interest In the, study Of earth.
quakas, said TO an Associated Press rep.
reSentaIive to-day; 'To the best OF my
knowledge this 10 tho most severe
earthquake in this country since the
New Madrid earthquake. in southweSt-
eru hletouflt lp 4ol4. AZ InE ~ Lean
determine now, the direction OF this
vibration was from north to south, or
probably from northeast 10 southwest"
Prof, PritchRrd, OF the Washington
University, thinks nearly the correct
,tifnew b;25, aud that IL lasted about
one minute and forty seconds.
AT Charlestown, No., the earthquake
was Of unusual violence, occurring at
sos o'clock this morning. After tho
fratehock tho earth's aurface continued
TO vibfate for fully twenty minutes.
Hundreds Of chimneys were toppled
down aud plate glass In several store
fronts broken to bits. The brick Meth
cdist church Yss badly shattered, and
the plastering knocked from o hundred
or more interiors.
In the country, four miles south Of
Charleston, the crust OF the earth was
broken in fifty places. and from the
fissureI water aud sand are gushing in
considerable volumes. Tie same thiig
| is reported in districts further south
aud also Big Lake. several miles north.
Thisisa part Of the old volcano region,
which was ovcrwhelmed aud nearly
destroyed by an earthquake eighty
yeaFa ago.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

A very pronounced earthquake shock
took plaea inthis country yesterday
moFnilgbstween the hOurs Of . and 8
o'clock. In aome places II was very
severe, but no great dam age to property
has been reported and no llyes have
been lost. It seems 20 have extended
da far epstas Pittsburgh. and north to
the lakes aud down the MIssIsslppi ysI-
ley to tho guilt Every town in the
states bordering on,ths Chic and Mis-
slsalnpl rivera experienced shocks. Its
greaIeltiorce sesnsto have captered at
CHARLESTON, Mo-, q volcanic region,
where the earthquake Of 1911 did SO
much damage,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

ISDIAEAPoLis, I'm, Oct 81. - The
most pronounced earthquake shock in
the memory Of citizqps Or within the
history Of the weather service occurred
at $40 o'clock this lporning. J, cnn.
linued sixty or seventy seaon,ll, Every
building In tile city was shaken.
Thousands OF people weta NSakened.
Windows ratified and beds rocked, !,
glasses bumped together In tho hoteis
many OF the guests we're, badly fright
cned, aud in one leading house the oc.
rnpants came rushing downttaiFs, soma
only hall dressed. Reports from over
the stale show that the shock was gen.
orally felt, No damage haa thus far
been heard OF, exrentat New Albany.
where a church wall fell in and crushed
an organ, doing two thousand dollars
damage. Same reports coms rom
other points in the state.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

The Foraker meeting at Bridgeport
last night was all right In spite Of
IsIn and chilly air the Opera House
was crowded when the governor sa'
tered, and he was greeted With sincere
and hearty applause,
The theatre was very handsomely
decorated with naga and bpntlng, aud
portraits OF Bushnell and Foraker were
dIsplaysd on aII aides Outside, also,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
onEAp IInno1os
That were Dllied to Como on at Hot
sprlpgA Don't MAtsrlRiiEO,

That wNra Dliled to Como on ut Hot
sprlpga Don't MAtsrlRilEo,
Hor sPatsas Oct, Sl.--oorbolt was
schoduled to appear In the ring at
lYhlltingion Park at high noon, throw
Oh hla cap aud sweater, announce
to such people as were prcsOnt
that ho was Z the champion Of tho
world and that aa Fltgsllumoua waJ not
thpfa he was ready, willing and anxious
to deiond his tltle against all CotnurS.
fhiS was tho programme according 10
tho statements Of Manager Brady. Az
tho appointed time n crowd Of mon and
boys gatllorod 10 tho park 10 100
Corb0tt aud hoArken 10 his vocal OK
ofuia6S a. hO invited auy mah TO
troad oil tho tail Of his coat Msa wore
hnly slrOlching tlio ropcA ol the ring
andin aIatliing the posts with cotton
batting and petof Malnr, In tho com.
many Of Two friends, was walking lals.
ifoly around tho bicycle track In tho
patl, llta aale rcpt0aautatlya oil tho
brilliant but deCad0nt art Of pugllialn,
Tho crowd waited aud waited aud
finally abandonded oil idnA OF hearing
tile champion dOfy tho world itgi
Whlillngl6n park,- and pllod into tho
stroll cara aud wont home agAl1, II
tho lgllt Ia 10 bO pnllOd oil, no better
place could bo found Ia tho world than
Wilmington pnrk
III Hot Springs THO fuOlihg Ia favor VI
Tho nahl lgRrnwlng stronger every huuf,
aud that against tho governor increases
at q like ratio,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

tho eieelficilY ID the atmosphere waa
more than ohpr1sliya 70 PERSONS OF a
nervous lemperment,
Speaking Of Tho diStnfbancelasl night
q nellhsiderl who paisad through The
Vheflast1n earthquake nine yeaFH ego,
said II iait tito ahnpk last ninht and
Ieeo gnised n immeliately, II tequalled
~ force the forernnner 81 the South
Carolina shakiRg up, which, by tho
way, occurred about the same day nf
the week, and atthe same heuFand IN
tue same quRrseF Of the moon, Ny bed
last night was shaken from east % Wast,
the eansation bAing aS thppghthe een-
tarel the Disturbance WA directly under
the house IN the Charlealen eaTih-
quake the shocks ineTeaied 10 Yleleuce
daily until the moan was about full,
when the great dislusbance'which boz
came historic happened at $3.50 on the
night Of August 81, 1888,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
Died Fro,n rtIsht.

MADmp, Oct STA bomb was ex-
plotod to-day ih the monastery Of Cor
iuola, in the province Of Biscay, fotult.
lpg In great damage. Several Of tho
monklhays died oitho fright caused by
the explosion. Tho authors oi tho
outrage aro unknown. AZ ChOlva, Ia
the province oi Valance 4 mob stoned a
rosary ptocclslon and tho crown oil tho
Image Of tho Virgin carried ln the pro.
cosSion was hroR6n. Great exoitsmOnt
was caused by the disorder Several
pofbon6 we're w0undAd,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
rnn snoqK rGnE nERE.
a Pereepllble shiver OF the Earth in and
About Wheeling.

a pereepliblq shiver OF the Earth in and
About Wheeling.
Tho earthquake shock was tolt in
Wheeling bu. SO lightly that very fow
people recogalGsd what Il was. There
wero three distinct occurrences OF the
vibration. In somo part' OF town aud
in the vicinity IL was sufficient to wake
people who woro aIleep, while those
who wero gu. Of doors felt tho easth
rise like wave. II seemed to pass
from west to cast A few people ran
out Of their houses.
Some people WHO experienced tho
alook thought OF an earthquake. Picture
italuoS hag0u swinging, hods tnoyod aud
shook, wires ratified on roois OF tho
lhouBes, electric lights swaysd, door5
and Windows ratified and tho houses
so6lnod 10 DO giving away dnrlng the
short lapie OF tiinu, Several we're
affected with a sort Of Goa ,Eicknelg
which camo from tho rocking aensa,
tiOn,
Ia all the surrounding towns tho
same phOnoin0na Wero observed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

NAsuvittr, TENN, odL 81. -1niorma.
tlon has jusl rouoNod this city OF an at
tack by mob Of lnoontbIncrA upon
sheriff Been and United glalcp
deputy mArslalS NJ Colina, IN
tho upper Cumberland country,
led by Sam Hmllh, who was
10 bo lfIod before United sialcb Com.
missioner Hall. Smith aud tho mob Of
about twonty armed fnsh foIlsled HrtoAt
aud Smith nhot tho Wlnrll, fatally
woundlng him, llO and most OF his
mob then escaped 10 kentucky
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

Nashville, Tenn.-A sharp earthquake
shock was felt here about $40 o'clock
this morning, The vibrations we're
quite severe, laating fully hall a minute.
Loulayille, Ky, - The earthquake
shock here at 5;l7 was felt all over the
city, but no damage is reported.
New Orloans-A slight shock OF earth.
quake was felt here this morning at $500.
Tho vibrations we're from east to west.
Gatsen, AiA-An earthquake shock
here this inorning wrecked several
houses, injurlug several people,
Atlanta, Ga-A severe earthquake
shock was felt here early this morning,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
1iisais,ippl'a caplloi oraetaa.

JACKSON, Mlss, Oct 9l,--An earth.
quake shock was felt here at5,sO this
motning. lS,tlng for over one minute,
The force otths shock was SO great that
a number OF buildings we're rocked
parceptibly. Should the shocks occur
again 1t is feared that the capitol build!
ing will collapse. there now being aome
assures n foot wide in the walls in the
third story, and the building generally
10 In state et decay and constant
source Of danger to the employoa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

NMEs, Micn., Oct Sl,--A frightful
earthquake shock was fei.hero at5.l5
this morning, lasting Ave minutes.
Buildings trembled, windows cracked,
beds swayed and people rushed out Of
doors alarmed TO the highest pitch.
Pictures broke their iastenings aud lelt
to the floor The unusual sensation
woke everybody up. Three distinct
ahocks were felt. These sensations were
experienced at Kalamazoo and other
points.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

SAN FnAseisco, Oct 8i.--Dlatrict At
lotney lIarnca did not finish hlStpOcch
iaths gheodeis I)oFFas. t,IsI to-day, rs
hd Annunncodiaat hi9ht lliAl no would
do. Tho urora aaked tho court hot 10
send them rnt Tonight, 40 tlag would
bfoior 10 DO UhAfkad Tomorrow mofni
Lug aud have all day 10 consider iha
case, The ieGaeat Was gsAated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

PrTrsRuRdH, Oct, 81 The earthquake
shock reported from various points
throughout the cesnsry was plaInly NO.
ticeable In Pittsburgh and vicinity.
The shock felt in this vicinity ueem-
cd to be conferred at Parkersburg w.
Va. The wave evidently followed the
Ohio Valley. Tie shock at Parkersburg
occurred at exactly Ga. m. and that
which was noticed hereabout seems to
have taken place about ffteeu minutes
later.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
EARIA MAS SHAKEN
BY a Very Pronounced Seismic
Disturbance Yesterday.
EXTENDING FRNN THE LEKES

TO tho Gnlf-Peopls IN localities In
sho Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
Arc Aroused From Their Early
Morning. slumbsFsby severe Earth.
quakeshorls- Charleston, No., Re.
seivsd tho Greatest shaking up,
Scientists Claim That 1t Was the
ssyeress Disturbance In That Vol.
eapie Region siOce the Earthquake
ot1sli
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
ateNmshlp Arrivals
Now Yatk panIA. IIalhbata.

WVTTTWT UT HN7TTT TTITT T777TTTT7
fot wOilvlHinlai showers followed hg hlf
WdllOtly Wlddi fNi
f0r Wbilerh rcnntylyAuA Ilfhl falua. lall
lowud gy clearing wealhrt vlull |lllhe %
wptlpflN
P0f ohio, ialt, preceded Ny local ntow6o ln
cAlIQlaeRh,leIn portion ape plfiY monllhsI
Wealcily Winds
mir fE,irkhAttnN tfrlr1AV
d intnlingd W y sflYlb dlaeAL cctaOt
Mafktt and F6nfJuhl ilioIli
a fisn.na,.,..e..l.i s' ln ln a,a,..,,,aa...ih ih
4 tniaaH,tHllliitiii4. lII u 't tnHHaliel44l AZ
" acknowledgements. m M NnaIhOl-llhlh'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

NAshiS1Tos, OFT. ~. l..rTo.daya llaIc,
mont 0i llIo condition 81 tho ltoalnty
thhWsi ANtllaDl0 cash balance 9l8Dl
g3i,4Si ecld feseiss s9s,olg,ao4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

wOfo 70 DO oIuclod nuxl Tuoiday InlIOad
Of ilushnOll2 l include 0oxoy bccauio
ke laslsh tAat hS and oampbSA Ms
horely'fnnnlng for second money, aud
he IL ahead, and | ait mt aufe he ID not
Tile 0ll0ulo ui Dumucfaii0 ylOlofy next
fnealAy Ia Ohio ware dwolt on, Me-
Foraker asked, Why docs Democratic
Victory threaten ths pfsapefiIy 81 tho
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-25
WANTED TO BUY.
 A stock of shoes at a bar gain. Address P. O. Box 584, Anniston, Ala. IanISH
A Case of Transmission.

The legal possibilities of transfusion were brought out in a recent suit in an English court. A man who was very i'll was treated by transfusion of blood as last resort. He recovered, and after time his gardener, from whose veins tho vital fluid was taken, fell i'll. Some one sug gested that his contribution to his employ CT might have caused his illness, where upon he brought suit, claiming 5000 damages. After good deal of legal in- vestigation experts were appointed to ex- anime and report on the case. This took so long that the man died before the re- port was finished. The widow, however, continued tho suit, even though tho post mortem examination demonstrated that death was caused by cancer of the stom- ach. The courts decided in favor of tho defendant on the ground that even though the mans vitality might have been i'm paired by the loss of blood his voluntary offer for the benefit of another individual released the recipient from all financial li- ability that might be claimed on account of the transaction. London Correspond ent
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-25
ELECTRICAL DESPOTiSM.

The State Custodian of the Dynamo Holds
 the Whiphand In Korea.
 The Koreans appear to be happy go lucky people. Their wants are few, and they buy little, but one object of their lifo long as possible. The coin of the com mon people is the copper or brass leash" or sapek, ] ,000 of which go to the Mexican dollar. These little coins have a square hole in tho center and are strung on cords of straw, and it is said that when trav- eler journeys into the interior of the coun- try he has to take along an extra horse to carry his money.
 It is related that Dr. Scranton, med ical missionary, sold to the Korean gov ernment 1,S00 Mexican dollars, and the leash" he received in exchange required the services of 56 stout men for its remoy- al to the mission house. Under such cir cumstances it appears rather D. misfortune to be paid ones just dues.
 There is one official, however, who suf fers no inconvenience either from tho na- tional shiftlessness or the unwieldiness of the common currency. In Korea at all events the state electrician has the whip hand Not onlyis he tho only European not paid by the customs who gets his pay regularly, bu. he is paid either in bullion or gold dust. Tho secret of his pull" is that the king and all his court are so afraid of ghosts that they sit up all night. There are sorcerers and the electric light also to keep off the ghosts. If the electrician's s pay falls into arrears, the light apparatus breaks down and cannot be repaired until he is paid up.-Philadelphia Press.