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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26
not AS RICu AS REPORTED.
Chinas yiceroy Foor Man Compared
with Some Americnns.

From the New York sun.
Less than year ago the statement was
published that Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese
statesman, was worth S2Q0,0O00Do. Already
the sum has more than doubled SO that
to-day paragraph naming the five wealth.
lest men in the world puts Mr.. Ii first. and
credits him with S500,OOJ00D. A traveller
from China, now in town, says that this is
all the verest nonsense. Even If the Mex
lean dollars in use in China and valued at
50 cents each, were what composed the
great mans fortune the calculation would
still be unworthy of attention, III may be
worth million dollars, or a thousand mill
lion dollars, but no one except himself Is
fitted to guess at the correct figures, lie Is
thought 10 own property all over China,
ana TO be interested in Illicit as well as
lawful enterprises, such as forbidden
steamboat and steam towing lines run in
defiance OF the imperial DEGREES. But the
trouble for those who guess al his wealth Is
that outside OF Tien-Tsin few of his pos
sessions and investments carr his own
name with them. lie buys and invests un-
der the names Of agents and friends AS
ali the other entcrprislng mandarlns do the
same thing, II has come about that, nova
days whenever q gO-between makes con-
siderable purchase it Is invariably said that
Ii Hung Chang Is the man in the back
ground There are not many Europeans In
trade in China who believe that III Is one
of the five richest men in the world.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26
THE DOCTORS ADVICE.

George Patterson-I am troubled with
pains in my side, especially when | walk
fast or run.
Take our Cardine, extract OF the heart
j. L. b., Washington-There is no better
remedy inside or outside of a drug store
for dyspepsia than Gastrine. 1t curesl
w. l.. c., Phll-Have a very weak stom-
ach, and am also excessively nervous. What
would you advise?
Take our Gastrne after meals. Natro-
lithic Salts, a teaspoonful before break
fast for a week. Cerebrine, three times
daily.
ID. r. o., Boston-For the local trouble
take our Testine three times daily. Once
or twice a week Natrolithie Salts
THE DOCTOR.
The above preparations and other spe-
cialties OF the
Columbia Chemical CO., Washington, ID. O.,
including the famous
ANlrlAL EXTRACTS
and NAT.oLITuIC SALTS
At all druggists. send for Literature.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

A two-mile handicap VIII be declied al
New Orleans on January s. which win b.
the first ladies' day OF the meeting.
important 3-year-old events of the year.
closed with l23 entries. II viii be run at
the Memphis spring meeting.
A match has been arranged between
Caspar Leon and Jack Doyle, Ut ll0
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

New York, Dec. "a special to the
World from Washington says: The presi-
dent has rendered places on the Venezuelan
commission 10 Edward ;. Phelps, of Yer
mont aN-minister TO England; Robert T..
Lincoln, Of Illinois, eX-minister to England.
Ingir, acceptanGes have not been received,
not be filled unul Mr.. Phelps and Mr. Lin
coin accent.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

New York Recorder: There goes a fel-
low who has great pull said the drum
"Ahw answered the visitor 10 town with
heightened interest; zone OF your local pol
iticians. prohablyY
mo" the drummer replied, with a drum
mer's rigid adherence to truth, hes
ba
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

Nashua. ~. H.. Dec. 25.--Mrs. Hannah
LoVett died this noon, aged 100. She was
born In kilmore, County Kerry, Ireland,
She was the mother of twelve children. A
brother died IN Merrimae. Mass, a few
and sisters, all out one, who was killed.
lived 70 be over ".
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

Genius Is the soul in blossom.
IloomcIs are degenerate sleeves.
Dress rs a revelation, not only OF our
tastes, hut our bank account
A man likes 10 feel that he is loved; n
woman likes to he told.
The woman of the world is an April day;
the sunshine successfully hides the tears
within,
When u man seeks a woman's society Il
Is because he has need of her-not because
he thinks she has need of him.
According to the quality of the waters
on which we cast our bread il returns
water-loeged and uneatable, or spread with
butter and jam.
II 1t be a line art 10 wear your best
clothes unconsCiously. It is a still finer art
10 wear your old clothes as though they
were your best ones.-Judge.
Officers Trehay and Roger arrested Rob
ert Karns yesterday and locked him up
at the Fourth precinct station under sus-
picion of stealing some carpenter tools.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

Life: Auntie-"Johnnie. you must never
be afraid to tell the truth"
tell q lie without being afraid that bothers
me-"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

The Coates House Turkish baths are un
surpassed. Open day and night
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26

Tid-B Bits: Papa" asked Willie isn't q
cynic man who is tired OF the word?"
mo, my dear; a, ,cynic is a man of whom
the world is tired"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-26
Fat John 2 EXCELSIOR
FaisfaH FARM
Was SAUSAGE
Lover OF Would have ap-
GOOD pealed 10 his taste
Things. n because ii is

fragrant and delicious. dainty bit for
breakfast pleases the appetite, 1t is ham
died by ali the best dealers and put up, in
on. and TWO pound packages, all branded
with our trademark, Accept no other
sausage as a substitute, For sale by all
the best dealers, including;
A. Weber llO7 Walnut street.
a. +. Crawford. 92l Walnut street.
/. y. Levy, city market;
Fred Wolterman. HOS walnut
d. Case, Seventeenth and Penn.
John Mueller G03 Last Fourteenth.
j A. Phipps, go East Twelfth.
A. H. Sammett, Sixteenth and Penn.
Clark x Green. Twelfth and Baltimore
I.ebrecht Bros, 1903 East Twelfth.
Guernsey AZ Murray, ll2l Main street.
Stfauh & Nogeb Twelfth and Oak.
Mrs. Seppler, HIP oak street
Bolton Bros 1903 East Ninth.
Sappington 4 Clement, l70l East Ninth,
George Lucas, l7l5 East Ninth.
j. II. smith, 1872 East Twelfth
II. A. Bowes, 50I East Twelfth.
~ Bellemere 6Ql East Twelfth.
Jewell Bros, 1901 East 18th st.
J. Newman. 9th and Charlotte SITS.
II Is put up in one ana TWO pound pack
ages and sacks and made exclusively by
Armour Packing Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
Arrangement of Alcohol.

The following wonderful piece of
/ painting has been frequently published,
/ but it is so good as to be worth many
repetitions. Colonel q. lngersoll, in
In addressing jury in case which in
i volved the manufacture of alcohol, made
i the following terrible arraignment Of
the Demon
II do not wonder that every thought
/ full man is preiudiced against this
damned stuff called alcohol. Intemper-
ance cuts down youth IN its yigor, man
hood in its strength, old age in its weak
ness. 1t breaks the fathers heart be-
reaves the doting mother, extinguishes
natural affection, grasses cOnjugal love,
blots out filial attachment, blights paren-
tai hope, brings down mourning age in
sorrow to its grave. 1t produces weak
ness, not strength; sickness, not health /;
death, not life. 1t makes wives widows,
children orphans, fathers fiends, and all
of them paupers and beggars. 1t feeds
rheumatism. invites cholera, imports
pestilence and embraces consumption.
1t covers the land with idleness, misery
and crime. 1t fills your jails, supplies
your almshouses and demands your
asylums. 1t engenders controversies,
fosters quarrels and eherishes riots.
1t crowds your penitentaries and fur
nishes victims for you. scafolds.
ut is the lifeblood of the gambler,
the element of the burglar, the prop of
the highwayman, and support OF the
midnight incendiary. 1t countenances
the liar, respects the thief, esteems the
blasphemer 1t violates obligation,
reverences fraud and honors infamy. 1t
defames benevelence, hates love, scorns
virtue and ISLANDERS innocence. 1t in
cites the father to butcher his innocent
offspring, helps the husband to massacre
his wife, and the child to grind the
paricidal axe. 1t burns up men, con
sumes women, detests life, curses God,
despises Heaven. 1t suborns witnesses,
nurses perjury, defies the jury box, and
stains judicial ermine. 1t degrads the
citizen, bases legislature, dishonors
statesmen and disarms the patriot. II
brings shame not honor; terror not
safety; despair not hope; misery not
happiness aud with the maleyolence of
a fend it calmly surveys its frightful
desolaton and unsatiated havoc. Ii
poisens felicity, kills peace, ruins morals
blights confidence. Stays regulations and
wipes out national honor, then curses
the world and laughs at its ruin, 1t
does all that and more. 1t murders the
soul. 1t is the sum of all villanies, the
father of all crimes, the mother Of all
denominations, the devils best friend and
Gods worst enemy. = Banner Of g0ld.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
The Men of Maine; a Pen
Picture.

Fifty-sx years ago today Thomas
Bracket Reed opened his eyes upon a
world which. for IA considerable portion
of the int rmediate period, has showered
him with favors. Mime is lannon's for
her fathfulness to favorite son.
Blaiue'~ mantle fell upon Reed. Reeds
may fall upon Manley or some states
man yet undeveloped. But so long as
Tom Reed lives in the full possession OF
his exceptional powers lie will be the
Man of Maine. And Maine will never
have cause to blush for him Sturdy in
mind and body, equally tenacious Of
affection and cnmity. able il debate,
bitter in invective, sirikingly happy in
Illustration and quick in rcpartee, a
master Of parliamentary law and pro-
ccdure, ripe in legislative experience
and political resoufcefuIresS, and above
all an Incorporating American of the
aggressive type, he fills an ample niche
in the temple of national fame. He may
be even President some time.-IN \.
J/au aItd ErprpsS
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
NO eooseegRaY PIE foa heb.
i The Old Lady Had Dinner That Sur.
j prised the Knowing Gamblers.

The Old Lady Had Dinner That Sur
prised the Knowing Gamblers.
The old lady entered restaurant
which, rightly or wrongly, is known as
the resort of the gay and careless. She
was typically countritied in appearance,
her spectacles resting ON the bridge OF
her nose, her hat being old fashioned
and her gait and general attitude those
of one fresh from the little farmhouse.
Without, however, any sign of halt
ing confidence that was to be expected
of stranger to city ways, she sat down
at the most conspicuous table III the
room. A surly looking short card play
er, who, although it was + O'Clock in
the afternoon, was just getting his break
fast stared at her with curiosity. Two
detected turf gamblers, prevented from
attending the races on that day by bad
luck ON the day before who were solac-
ing themselves with strong waters and
who hadn't spoken to each other for
half an hour, observed her with slight
smiles.
well, now, said one, that's a
luuI1 Dlti Rlil W hGt III lIoiC' l. iNhiViii
Der seeing her kind in country towns
when | Was i'll the show business. III
gamble ON what she'll order. She l.!
have gooseberry pie and milk, and she Il
eat the pic with her knife. They don t
have 10 forks where she comes from. -
But the other would not bet. He said
merely and not unkind!y, "She doesn':
seem to fit this place.
They could not hear what she ordered.
but they could see that there was moth
ing flippant in the attitude of the wait
er who went to her. She ate with delib-
Grafton and then departed. One of the
two unsuccessful patrons of the turf
called the waiter and asked, What did
that old lady order?'
why, les see, = answered the wait
er, Il think she had pigeon and pint
of fzz She's very fond of both. "
The gamblers looked surprised.
"Who is she:" asked one.
why, don't you know her. queried
the waiter That's Mile. Lanconi the
head dancer in this new burlesque at
the Jupiter theater. New York World.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
Position for Sleeping.

Another iconoclast, The rampant re-
former of the day has now invaded bed
rooms. The orthodox fashion in max
ing up the beds so as to greatly slope
toward the feet and having good siz"d
pillow or two under the head is all
wrong. A prominent French doctor, Y.
Milhelm Fischer, is responsible fol this
statement. He asserts that after long
series of experiments he has proved COLI
clusiycly that to sleep in II bed prepared
in the old fashioned way is simply to in
duce ailments of all kinds. He adyo-
Gates complete reversal of things.
You must have your head on level with
or lower than your feet. If pillows are
used they must be under your feet in
stead of under the head. The result, he
claims, will be amazing, being sure
cure for insomnia, rs well as proven
tive for the nightmare. DR.. Fischer
says further that sleep in this new posi-
ton twill always be intellectual, because
more profound, The entire nervous
system ameliorated; while people inclin-
ed to lung ana kidney trouble will be
vastly benefited by sleeping in this posi-
ton" TO prevent any Inconvenience by
too sudden change the pillows should
be gradually reduced and finally placed
under the feet PhHa8elphiu Record
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
leather Covered Pianos.

A decided novelty i'll the way of piano
casing-the invention of a Milwaukee
music dealer-is on exhibition i'll the
University building, Broadway. After
several years of study and experiment
the inventor hit upon lea her as the most
attractive as we'll as tho most durable
article for incasing pianos. The instru-
ment was built in Buffalo The color Of
the leather selected for the first speci-
men instrument was u rich black hand
somely embossed giving the impression
of exquisite carving Not only does the
instrument thus incased present most
attractive and dignilied appearance, but
it has the advantage of being something
in finish that cannot be married or
spotted. milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
How They Differ.

Man Is a creature of east-iron habits !;
woman adapts herself TO circumstances;
his i the foundation of the moral differ
cree between them.
4 man does not attempt to drive Il nail
unless he has "A hammer; a woman does
not hesitate 10 uttiI auy hing. from the
heel Of Il boot Ia Tie back of Il crush.
man considers corkscre absolute
Is necessary 10 upen,a bottle; woman
attempts to extract the cock with the
scissors. 1t she Goes not succeed readily
she pushes The cork in the bottle, since
the essential thing is TO get at the fluid.
Shaving is the only use 10 which man
puts razor; woman employs 1t for
chiropodist'- purposes.
When man writes everything must
be in apple-pie order; pen, paper and ink
must be just so, "A profound silence must
reign while he aCeomplishes this impor-
tant function. \ woman gets any sheet
of paper, tears it perhaps from book or
portfolio, sharpcns pencil with the seis-
sors. puts the paper on an old atlas,
CROSSES her feet, balances herself on her
chair. and contides her thoughts TO
paper, changing from pencil TO pen aud
' &c versa from time 10 time, nor does
she care if the children romp or the cook
comes to speak to her.
y man storms il the blotting paper is
not conveniently near; Il woman dries
the ink toy blowing on it, waving the
paper in the air or holding it near lamp
or fire.
A man drops "a letter unhesitatingly in
the box; a ,.woman rereads the address,
assures hcrstlf that the envelope is seal
ed, the stamp secure and then throws it
violently into the box.
\ man can cut a book only with
paper cutter; n woman deity inserts a
hair pin aud the book is cut
For man good bye signifies the
end of conversation and the moment of
his departure; for a woman it Is the be-
ginning of new chapter, for it is just
when they are taking leave of each other
that woman think of the most important
topics OF conversation.
A woman ransacks her brain trying 10
mend broken Object; a man puts it
aside and forgets that for which there is
no remedy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
His Words Verified.

About % years ago certain southern
man brought "A suit against the South
Carolina railroad for damages to his
property. He lost the case in the supe-
rior court, but insisted upon carrying
it to the supreme court where he repre-
sented his own cause. He began his ar
gument by saying whimiscally:
May it please the court, there is an
old French adage which says, A man
who is his own lawyer hath fool for a
client. ,"
The next week the supreme court
pronounced IT'S decision, which was AID
verse 10 the Southerner. He was in Au-
gusta at the time, but received the an
nouneement of his second and final dis
appointment by means of telegram
sent HIM by prominent judge, who
was an intimate friend of his
Tie telegram read as follows: Jude-
ment for defendant in error French
adage affirmed by supreme court -
Youth Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
Starks Grange.

| The extent of the building stone in
dustry in the United States is hardly
realized by large majority of the peo-
pie. A report just issued by the Geo
logical Survey shows that the quarry
value of the stone produced in 1891 was
S37, 81, SIC, of which S33, 100000 was
used for the construction of buildings.
Pennsylvania leads all of the other
States in this product, Ohio coming
next, and Vermont third. Over three
fourths of the total product is in a small
portion of the area of the country, from
Maine To Illinois; and the vast deposits
far West have as yet been only super
ficially worked.
This Grange held very interesting
meeting Oct :, about twenty-five mem
bers being present. After disposng of
the business matters the following pro-
gram was carried out: Reading, Addie
Nichols; reading Susie Fletcher; chip
basket question box; topic, "Would il
not be profitable for the farmers of this
locality to build silos2n sopened in an
able manner by the worthy master
On the evening of Oct. IL about TWEEN.
tyseven members met and held very
enthusiastic meeting. This was tY Dung
Peoples Day so the program was in
the hands of the younger members and
was as follows: Music, Sister Ferrand !;
reading by Elmer Nichols; defamation,
Ira Hilton; song, Mrs. Jones; recitation,
Luella Nichols; select reading, w. ID.
Waugh; remarks, w. l.. Walker; music !;
topic, "What is the most profitable feed
for COWS in this localty?n opened by
John Nichols; paper, "The Sandy River
Echo by Sisters Nichols and Fletcher,
closing ode.
The next meeting will be Oct. 30, and
"Old Peoples Day will be in order. If
the old people get up better program
than the young ones did the latter will
furnish a treat to the winning side and
vice versa. The program to be an
nounced later. REPORTER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
Marriage and the British Aristo-
crat.

The ideal wife of the aristocracy-does
not exist. The British ariatocrat has no
ideals. He was born cynical, with a
good. humored, matter-of t ict. man.of-
world sort of cynicism; and he carries
his congeuial creed unabashcd through
the world with him. He SONS hi, wild
oats in many fields; then he marries, for
the settlements. His wife is rich, or
beautiful, or both; she lives in society.
He and she 90 their own WAYS forth
with; and those ways usually land one
or the other in the divorce court. DC
easionally both of them reach the goal
together They smile and pnrt, after re-
arranging the settlements which form
the practical basis; thence they drift in
10 the world once more, and begin again
Nh capo. Their ideal is to enjoy them
selves in their own reckless way they
usually attain it.''-From "A Study in
Wives The English Wife, by Grant
Allen, in North American Reoiew for
October.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
Mystic Attributes of Number Nine.

1t Is by mines that eastern presents
are given when made on a scale of great
magnificence. "To the Mines expresses
a state of perfection, as dressed up to
the mines . Ghaucer, Haywood and
Shakespeare speak of nine days Won
4 r. IA cat has nine lives IA tailor is The
nlnth part of man; Shakespeare makes
Hotspur cayil on the ninth part of n
hair; it was number of magical power
dear to witches, rs we read in Mac
beth - Shakespeare again has the Nine
Sibyls of Old Rome;' we have the games
of nine men ) morris and ninepins; the
butcher bird is called the nine killer,
from its habit Of inpaling nine of the
animals ON which it feeds before il he
gins its meal; the nine of diamonds is
called the curse of Scot land; there We're
nine muses., nine planets; nine orders
Of angels--angels, archangels, virtues,
powers, prineipalities, dominionS,
thrones, cherubim, seraphim; the
Etruscans had nine gods, who alone had
the power of hurting thunderbolts; the
Novensiles were the nine Sabine gods !;
lHb nONtniihl hSllto NpIp lilV ahSitco Va
the dead buried ON the ninth day; the
nine worthless were Hector, Alexander,
julius Caesar, Joshua, David, Judas,
Maccabeus, Arthur, Charlemagne and
Godfrey of Bouillon; there were,
too, nine worthless of London, whose
chronicles were written by R. Johnson
in the sixteenth century; every ninth
wave, as Tennyson sings, is said to be
the largest, and last, not least, posses
sion is nine points of the law. Pythag
oras made three the perfect number
nine was consecrated by Buddhism and
is revered by the Moguls and Chinese. -
Westminster Gazette.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24
A Woman Helped.

There was discussion recently in the
Scranton Pa. Truth regarding the in
ventor of the cotton gin. The Truth
quotes the testimony of Professor j.,
Cotton Bynes of Georgia, given some
time since in the Boston Woman Jour
nal, us conclusive that the honor of the
invention justly belongs to Mrs. Cath,
crime Greene. 1t was Eli Whitney who
invented the first model of the cotton
gin. while tutor in Mrs Greene S fam
lily. But il would not work until Mrs,
Greene invented an additional appliance.
1t was she who made it practical sue
cess.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-24

4 wish yen would have porter
como up and wash the labels Oft ny
trunks, remarked Il well dressed man
us he signed his name to the book at the
Continental last night. The guest as he
spoke pointed to three big trunks that
stood i'll the baggage room. The trunks
were covered with the various labels
that indicated that they had made IA
long continental journey. In days gone
by these labels were the proper thing,
and the man just home from Europe
considered those glazing tags as almost
sacred, But fashion has changed this
year, thanks of the Prince of Wales set
ting the pace, and now these glaring
show bills indicative of travel are no
longer in vogue. - Philadelphia In
nnirer.