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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
FINGER FOR NOSE.
Remarkable Operation Of . Surgeon
on Q Nosslsss Man.

The achievements Of American sur
geons in bold and extraordinary op.
erations have long been the wonder
OF the world. But now from the 9TH
er side OF the Atlantic comes story
which shows that the old country Is
waking up bit in the art of engraft-
ing living human flesh. A young
man has put his finger to his nose,
and 1t remains there permanently.
a few months ago n youth whose
nasal organ was missing, as the re-.
suit of an accident, called at Char
ing Cross Hospital, London. with the
request that the surgeons would sup.
ply the deficiency, artiiicially or
otherwise. lie expressed himself rs
willing to undergo any sort OF treat
mcnt by which his distigured face
might be made fairly presentable,
and not nbolutely rcpulsive, to his
best Sunday summer girl Mr.. Blox.
am, the senior surgeon, took the in
teresting case In hand.
First, the amputated finger OF
another patient was carved and fash
Toned to the seinblnnce Of u nose, and
then securely grated OH the face.
But It was found that this mutilated
digital appcndage had not survived
its cutting up. II was dead and
failed TO take fresh root.
The noseless man. nothing dauntcd
thereupon agreed to the surgeon s
suggestion TINT one of his own (the
patient's) fingers should be cut oil to
furnish u nasal organ But In ordel
that the finger should not be wasted
In the event Of this operation being
unsuccessful, it was only half am
putated. The patients arm being
encased In plaster, for four weeks he
held his own live finger to his face
In the hope Of it taking root. This
IL did The portion which was still
attached to his hand was then GU,
through, and soon joined the res,
in adhering firmly to the face. AL
though minus n finger, the youn!
man now has u new nose Of his owl
flesh and blood.
The transferred cartilage has beer
SO manipulated by clever DR.. Blox
am that its original identity Is en-
tirely lost, and the further process
Of shaping 1t Is now being proceeded
with. 1t Is not known whether tin
plucky young Briton prefers the me
.retrousse" or the aquiline. He vii
doubtless be In u position to take hi
choice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
Dentistry In Japan.

The study and practice Of dentistry
In Japan have little in common with
the profession as known in this coun-
try. An American who had occasion
to employ japanese dentist visited
one, accompanied by Minister Hub
bard, and tells this story of his ex-
periencc: Zone day ! was troubled
with the toothache and Mr.. Hubbard
took me to dentlst and explained
to the saddle-colorcd operator that !
wanted the grinder extracted, Twas
placed in n bamboo chair and tilted
slightly back. The dentist examined
my teeth, talking volubly meanwhile
TO Uncle Sans representative. Sud-
denly his thumb and forefnger closed
on the troublesome tooth, and before
] had the faintest idea OF what was
going to happen he lifted it out and
hold it before me, smiling at the
same time that vacant smile peculiar
to the children of the Orient. You
were waiting for the forceps, were
your said Minister Hubbard, with Q
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

The japanese IRE wonderful peo.
pie. They IRE u generous, brave, Il D.
py people. AS soldiers they are fe.
rocious fighters, especially in hand.
to hand conflicts. Tho history OF
their wars in the days Of bludgeons
and swords records awful carnage and
terrific contests Of man against man.
Now when given civilized means OF
warfare their skill and ingenuity
will avail most tremendously against
the ancient and obsolete fighting
methods Of the Chinese.
Minister Bingham delights to talk
Of Japan, and Is eloquent In praise OF
the Emperor. "He was a young man
when he came to tho throne" said
Mr.. Bingham. "And he Is now but
forty.one, found him exceedingly
modest, almost retiring and very de.
voted to his people. lie Ia a man OF
splendid education and, though he
speaks our languago-or rather un.
derstands 1.-THE mover chose to con-
verse with me In English. No. he
considers 1t dishonorablc and unpat.
riotic to speak in any language but
the language Of japan. But that he
does understand English and that he
reads 1t had ample means OF know
ing.
"As another illustration OF his
noble character, let me refer to the
splendid system OF free schools In
japan, The Mikado issued the edict
that all children OF the Empire
should be taught free, and he saw
that the provisions OF his cdict were
carried out, until to-day the school
system OF Japan Is equal to ours
The Japanese IRE not rich people.
They arc really poor, but it is won
derful to see the contributions to the
school fund by those who could
afford 1t. The rich proclaimed them
selves In accord with the Mikado' 8
edict, and gave generously that the
system Of schools might be glorlously
perfected.
"When my term OF office had OK.
pired the Emperor was loath to see
us depart, and the Empress, good,
noble little woman, made speech in
which she thanked US for goodness
shown to her people,
We are sorry you are leaving
us, she said. Only one ocean d.
vides Japan from the United States,
and We wish you would come and
visit u.s.
1t was Il touching, quaint little
speech, which came from the heart
and was an index to her beautiful
character"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
Vast Armamsnts Of Europe.

Thirteen million bayonets prop up
the Cars throne. Tint Is the full
strength Of the Russian army IN u
war footing. Germany comes next
but after IL long interval, with g..
zoo, 600 soldiers; Italy has 3, 155, 600,
and France 2,S5O,OOO excluding
1850, 900 auxiliaries. Austria's fine
army, which in quality Is reckoned
scarcely second to Kaiser Wilhelm's,
contains u maximum OF l,704, l75
men. England ut homo and in her
colonies can mobilize force OF 662,.
600. The little martial republic OF
Switzerland can summon 4S6, 900
soldiers to her banners In an emer.
gency, and even poverty.stricken
Spain boasts Of 100000. Austria,
OF all the powers, has the most bur.
densomo military establishment.
Her annual expenditures on her army
IRE $685., OOO, 900, while Russia s, with
an army seven times as large, are
only 1856, 600, 600, and Germany's
*ll3. OO0,OO0 In proportion to size
England's army is, perhaps, the most
costly. Her 662, 900 men require
$50, OO0, 900 annually for their sup
port, or only SIS, 900, 900 less than
the amount which provides France
with an enormous host of more than
four times Ensland's numbers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
TIVE WONDERFUL JAPANESE.
Ga. Minister Bingham asiatss Inter.
estin0 Facts.

John A. bingham. ut the age Of SO,
Is one OF Ohio's grand old men. For
fifty years he has held an eminent
place in the making of history, and
forty years ago he began long term
of service in the Congress Of the
United states. lie has outlived the
master minds Of his generation, but
even in his old age he retains much Of
his fire and eloquence.
After twenty years in Congress,
during the most stirring era of this
country's history, he retired in
1873. He was then fairly in his
prime. rich In resources, overilowing
with the inspirations gathered from
friendships and struggles of war
times, and he was loath to let 90 his
hold on public life.
President Grant appointed him
Minister to Japan, and to the sur.
prise of those who knew the old man
eloquent and his desire for distinc.
ton at home. he accepted. TO their
great surprise he remained In japan
twelve years.
In u recent interview Mr.. Bingham
said:
Referring TO the present war can
see only one underlying design, and
that is the Infamous design OF Europ.
can powers to finally seize and parcel
out among themselves tho whole OF
China and eventually japan ] say
infamous because have always oh.
jected to Europeans, particularly tC
English interference. with the gov
ernments Of both nations, especially
with Japan.
There Is something else which may
be q prime cause of this overwhelm-
ing desire of China and japan to re.
tain the mastery of Corea. The tra
dition goes that in one secluded ant
closely guarded province of the pc
ninsula there are extensive gold and
silver mines-a veritable Golconda
which supplies japan with precious
metals. ] say u tradition becaus,
nothing absolutely correct could ev
or be learned about that wonderful
province, so carefully IL the approach
to 1t guarded
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

laugh. They don't uso EN- here.
Look at this. Here's u young Jsp
taking his first lesson in dentistry
A twelve-year-old japanese boy sat
on the floor, having before him a
board In which were u number Of
holes into which pegs had been tight
ly driven. He was attempting to ex-
tract the pegs with his thumb and
forciinyer Mr.. Hubbard explained
that, as the strength of this natural
pair Of forceps developed by practice,
the pegs would he driven In tignter.
After couple Of years at peg.pull.
ing the young dentist would graduate
and be able to lit the most refrac.
tory molur in the same manner that
he had lifted wooden pegs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
Successful Southern Farmers,


As illustrating what energy and
thrift can accomplish on Southern
farm, the Southern States Magazine
refers to tho case OF II family Of BROTH
ers that settled in Acadia Parish,
Louisiana, about six years ago, with
only a few hundred dollars, They
are now worth 100000. They had
on hand, from this seasons harvest
ing, 10, 600 barrels Of rice, which they
say has cost them less than *lO, 1000
to produce, counting expenses OF
every SORT. The 10000 barrels will
be sold 1T price to net % per barrel
and upward. What these brothers
have done, other people can do.
There are in the South to-day as
good agricultural opportunities VI
were ever taken advantage OF.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
The Telegraph In China.

1.-The natives were very bitter
against the telegraph ut first, Us it
was reported the foreigners cut out
the tongues OF children and suspend
ed them on the insulators to trans.
nit the message from pole to pole.
Then again the wires disturbed tho
graves of the 'Fingshin, the spirit OF
wind and water. The Geographic In.
struments used are mostly of London
make. The system of telegraphing
in Chinese is very simple. There are
about eight thousand characters In
the Chinese language. These are all
numbered from one up and 80 print
cd In book form. 1t Is therefore only
necessary to telegraph the numbers.
This system is used in the govern
ment dispatches -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Pearl color shot and lowered with
old rose, or olive with pink, are fash
ionable mixtures, magenta velvet
being often used for trimming.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

The King of the Belgiana exercises upor
q bicycle daily.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Woodpulp paper is made very rapidly
In these days
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26

Oakland, CAL, has o fashionable
young ladies' notatorial clVb.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Rev. MYRoN REED, of Denver. Col
created a sensation at populist cam
paign meeting in that city on the Goth
by advocating that 200 men be armed
on election day to watch the polls and
whenever any one was detected fraudu-
lentiy voting that he be shot down on
the spot.
A REVOLUTION has broken out in
Hayti ana President Hippolyte was re-
ported as being guarded in his palace
in Port au Prince by part of his
army.
GREAT excitement has been caused
in British official circles about Russia S
movements at China and Corea and
the situation was said to be so grave
that there was likely to be a war in
which several nations would more than
likely take part British newspapers
all agreed that British Intervention IN
the far east was necessary
News received at Key West, Fla,
stated that Gen. Maceo had, by forced
marches, reached the province of Ma
tanzas, and. with 5000 Cubans, he en-
gagged a cavalry force of 2, 500 Span
iards in the San Juan valley. After a
struggle of four hours the Spanish
troops were forced to retreat, leaving
500 men dead on the field. The insur-
gents secured all the arms and ammu-
milton of the dead Spaniards. This
battle was the most important fight
since the breaking out of the revolu-
ton.
A CALL has been issued for express
sions of opinion from the mem bers of
= A II I
out the country on the attitude of this
country toward the revolutionists of
Cuba. The call was issued by a sub
committee of the Chicago committee of
100 on Cuban sympathy, and asked all
young people under 81 years of age to
send their answers to headquarters,
IT'S Dearborn street, Chicago.
SECRETARY OLNEY's note to Great
Britain on the Venezuelan matter was
communication of about 8, 900 words,
and described the history of the Mon
roe doctrine, pointed out the applica-
bility of this doctrine to the boundary
dispute in Guiana, and then declared
the principle for which the United
States was contending. namely, that
no European shall enlarge it's terri
torial dominion on the American CONT
nent by means of force.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appointed
Yancey Lewis, of Ardmore, l. T., United
States judge for the central district of
that territory to succeed Judge Stuart.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago News from
Springfield, Ill, said that United
States Senator John NJ. Palmer had au-
thorized the announcement that he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR CHARLES
II. VAN WICK, of Nebraska, died on
the Gath at Washington of apoplexy,
aged II years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

IVAN n. WALKER, commander-in-
chief of the g. A. B., has expressed
himself as being in favor of the annex
alton of Cuba to the United States.
He was asked to issue an order for
posts to meet and discuss the Cuban
matter, but said it was unnecessary,
as old soldiers were quite capable of
expressing themselves on all patriotic
subjects.
The negro who assaulted and muir
1ered Mrs. Bell at Tyler, Tex, was
captured on the goth and it was de-
creed by the mob that he should be
burned alive at the stake on the public
square, which was accordingly done,
the whole town witnessing the pro-
eeedings and the match being applied
by the murdered woman's husband.
Two men, George Ii. Smith, who
murdered old Philip Richmeyer at AL
bany, and Charles n. Davis, who as
saulted and killed s-year-old Maggie
Shannon at Cohoes, were killed ia the
electric chair at Clinton prison at Dam
nemora, Il. Y, on the goth.
A RECENT Washington dispatch to
the New York Telegram said that
strong efforts would be made to get
congress to agree to an armed inter
vention on the part of the United
States in Cuban affairs instead of the
passive policy which would result if
belligerent rights were secured to the
Cuban insurgents.
MAYOR PINGREE, of Detroit, Mich,
has been doomed by local paper of
Michigan for president of the United
States in 1900.
A RUMoR was current at Washington
recently that Thomas B. Reed, as
speaker of the next congress, would
appoint Serene E Payne, of New
York, as chairman of the house COM
mittee on ways and means.
A WARRANT was recently issued for
the arrest of George w. Boggs. ex-city
treasurer of Tacoma, Wash. from 1890
to 1894. for the alleged embezzle ment
of S1O9, 900. He was reported as being
in Jacksonville, Ore.
SOUTH CAROLINA constitutional con-
vention voted down a resolution in
favor of woman suffrage.
FIRE occurred in the paint shop OF
Charles Walter at Pittsburgh. Pa and
for time threatened the destruction
of half a block Two buildings were
quilted. Loss, S25. 600; insurance. SEQ,
600.
THE storage battery patents of this
country have passed into the control
of a trust, the official name of which
is the Electric Storage Battery Co. /;
is capitalized at SO, 900. goo, with head
quarters at Philadelphia
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

An extensive fire took place at Perth,
West Australia, recently, many rail
way sheds and warehouses for the
storage of freight being burned Loss,
ESQ, OO0
EARLY on the morning of the 28th
burglar broke into the merchant tail
oring esta blishment of Anthony Stau-
Der at Chicago and was shot dead by
the proprietor Stauber had been fear
full of visit from burglars and hap
pened to be sleeping in his store.
EXCITEMENT was caused at Madison,
Wis, recently by the finding of two
bombs, one in the capitol yard and an
other in the yard of a mem Der of a
tailoring firm whose workmen had
struck. Anarchists among the striking
tailors were suspected of knowing
something about the bombs.
Two CHILDREN of John Conley, of
Manistee, Mich, aged 5 and years,
were smothered by smoke and died.
They had got some matches and set
the bedding on fire.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has pardoned
Grant Shurtleff, convicted in Kansas
of counterfeiting, in order to restore
him to citizenship, his sentence having
been completed.
MRS ]. w. GREENwALD, of Youngs-
town, o., seated her 3-year-old child at
the breakfast table and stepped out
side to do some work. When she re-
turned in fifteen minutes she found
her boy dead on the gasoline stove and
horribly burned.
SENATOR HOLMES GILBERT, of the
Chickasaw nation, chairman of the
committee to receive the Dawes Indian
commission, in answer to the address
of the committee said: 81 would
rather be citizen of the Turkish gov
eminent than citizen of the United
States government" The expression
created a profound sensation among
| the commission.
CUSTER post, G. A. R., at Tacoma,
| Wash, voted down the resolution to
ask congress to admit ex-oonfederates
to the soldiers home
! LAKE Michigan was swept by ter
rible gale on the eth. Small crafts
had bad time in the sea that sudden
ly rolled up
SECRETARY MORTON recently in
formed packers and pork raisers that
If they would study the tastes aud de-
mands of foreign customers they would
create broader market for American
bacon. The secretary said that in
Wiltshire, Eng, they pay the highest
price for porkers from 40 to 100
pounds weight which are not too fat,
and the lowest price for those weigh
ing 24O pounds and upwards with
plenty of fat.
HALF of the east wall of the Elmore
Manufacturing Co. S three-story bicycle
factory at Clyde. O., collapsed while
all of the floors were filled with work
men. More than a dozen men were
badly injured. The digging of a
trench for a water main caused the
collapse.
| A BEAR-END collision occurred at
| Hyde Park, Mass. on the New York
| New Haven &c Hartford railroad in
which one man was killed, a woman
fatally injured and twelve other pas
!sengers, including Congressman Elijah
A. Morse, were more or less seriously
hurt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

METHODIST preacher at st. Louis,
Mich, delivered sermon on Sunday
In which he lil1ened the Christian race
to a game of baseball-the first base
being meditation, the second convic-
ton, the third repentance, and the
home plate Heaven. The church was
decorated with bats, masks, bags and
gloves and all the paraphernalia of the
national game. This is new line of
theological enterprise. and it entities
the Michigan clergyman to the pen
nant for sensational preaching.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

THE director of the Illinois state
weather bureau proved by statistics ex-
hibited before the recent meeting of the
weather forecasters the direct connec-
ton between great heat and the in
crease of crime. He took the reports
of the Chicago police force as the basis
of his calculations and demonstrated
that the number of arrests in July,
August and September was nearly
double the number in January, Feb
ruary and March.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

The suggestion that a great exposi-
tion, marking the close of the present
century, be held in Washington in the
summer of 1900 is meeting with much
favor in the national capital Such an
exposition would also mark the cen
tennial anniversary of the founding of
the seat of government in the District
of Columbia, as in June, 1900, the pub
lie offices were transferred to Wash
ington. 1t is also suggested that each
state have a permanent exhibition To-
Gated at the national capital showing
its resources as to agriculture, manu-
featuring. mining. etc.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

THE first assistant postmast-general
has sent out letters to postmasters in
closing large cards, to be posted about
the post offices, cautioning the public
in regard to the proper mailing of holt
day packages Through the ignorance
of senders of holiday packages each
winter season finds the dead letter of
fee stored high with gifts that go
astray. There is an abundance of mail
matter intended for foreign countries
in this dead letter harvest, and the GUS
toms laws of various countries are so
different that only careful study can
decide upon the entrance of any kind
of parcel whatever.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

THE Indianapolis Journal says: The
sugar trust has the trade under its
thumb again. Not a dealer in the west
would dare to sell a barrel of sugar not
bearing its brand for fear that, depend
ing upon the trust, future supply
might be refused him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

A LAKE SHORE train, weighing $780,
300 pounds, recently covered the dis
lance between Chicago and Buffalo,
SO miles, in 481 minutes Exclusive
of stops the run was made in 470 min
utes, an average speed of about 65
miles an hour The highest rate of
speed was reached between Erie and
Buffalo, Sc miles in 20 minutes and 16
seconds, or 70 miles an hour. The run
was not merely n race against time to
beat any other record. It was to as
certain at what rate of speed COM
mercial train could safely go.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

For the first time in the history of
any large city in the United States,
Rochester, N. Y. will use no printed
ballots at the coming election. Novem-
Der 5. 1t has adopted for use at all
municipal, state and national elections
the Myers American ballot machine.
This machine is a push the button"
affair, and when the polls are closed
the inspectors simply have to unlock
the back door of the booth and op-
posite each candidates name is dis
played the total vote he has received.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

F. J. LOTUS left Green Bay. Wis. re-
Gently, on long walk on stills to New
Orleans. The stills he uses raise him
81 feet from the ground, and enable
him to step out in q way that will
carry him long distance in a day if
he does not get tired.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

AT the recent reception given to Fl.
n. Pillsbury, the young worlds cham
pion chess PLAYER, at Brooklyn, he ac-
knowledged that he had for the past
few years played chess from within
the wonderful automaton, "Ajeeb."
which has been exhibited all over this
country. This clears the mystery
which has so long baff1ed the public.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

A MACHINE has recently been invent
ed by a Kansas City man which
will weigh anything from one pound
to four tons and at the same time COM
pute the price of the article whether it
be sold by the ton, hundred weight,
hound or bushel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

The hoarse shouts of the mob indie
Gated that the fell work was done
''Stole a horse, presume" ventured
the tenderfoot, gesturing in the di-
rection of the deceased. Bicycle"
they rejoined, not without revealing
the pain the suggestion of the other
occasioned. The end of the age was
at hand. and progress was squirting In
the stretch. -Detroio Tribune.