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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
MORE GUNBOATS SENT.
Spain Dispatches Two ships to the War in
Cuba

MADRID, May 24-Two more gunboats
will leave Spain for Cuba tomorrow.
1he papers found upon the body of Jose
N arti, the insurgent leader that was
K 6iiied' are of great importance to the
spanish authorities, and it is believed
InaI they will lead TO the arrest of promi-
nen' persons who are shown to have been
giving aid to the insurgents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
Carlisle at Bowling Green.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, May 24.-The
Hon. John G. Carlisle, accompanied
by his private secretary, arrived
here to day from Memphis
Mr.. Carlisle is feeling quite well, al
though he is a little hoarse. He will
speak in the opera house tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
Strfking 1Efners Give In.

PITTsBURG, May "a - The miners
strike of the Pittsburg district is practi-
cally ended, and the strikers will go
back to work at the operators terms, so
cents per ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
wants .gose STarti,a Redv.

HAVANA, May 24-The widow of Jose
Marti, the insurgent leader who was
killed at the battle of Bocade Dos Rios,
has requested Cen Andrius to allow his
body to be buried in the family vault in
this citv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
First CarafNeW F,a1atnes

Fort SMITH, Ark, May 24-The first
car of new potatoes left last night for
Kansas City. Shipments of this springs
crop of potatoes is estimated at 1000
cars. Potatoes were not injured by the
frost. but the drought makes the yield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
FOR A POPULIST JUDGE.
They Will Run = Straight Ticket in the
Eighth District

Eighth District.
ABILENE, Kas., May 24-The Populist
representatives held conference of the
Eighth Judicial district, consisting of
Dickinson, Marion, Morris and Gear7
counties, in Abilene yesterday.
They decided to organize for a straight
Populist campaign and Populist candi.
date for Judge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
GETS A SOAKING RAIN.

Southern Kansas is Being Wet Down BY a
Good Down Pour.
ARKANSAS CITY, May 24-Southern
Kansas is enjoying a soaking raid today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


The Kremlin of Moscow contains
the crowns of Poland and all the other
Kingdoms and principalities which Rus
sia has ovefthrown.
The Canary islands have a Latin
name, canis, "a dog" They were 50
named from the large and fierce mas
tiffs bred in the islands
Japanese workmeR wear, both on
their caps and on their backs, an in
scription stating their business and the
name of their employers.
"A begger who died a few weeks ago
in AuXerre, France, was found to have
1000, 900 francs in bonds in a trunk, and
in his cellar 400 bottles of wine of the
vintage of 1890.
-Frenchmen take the neatest boots;
Scotchmen take the largest, but they
can not compete with Lobengula,
whose size was twelve inches long and
eight inches wide.
There is gigantic rocking stone
or balanced bowlder, on the pinnacle
of Tandn Mountail, Buenos Ayres. 1t
is 25 feet in height, 90 feet long, and
will weigh 25 tons.
Photographs of Mr.. Gladstone and
Of Prof. Bryce are seized and destroyed
by the Turkish post office since the
Arm ian trout bles began, on the
ground that they are ''seditious htera-
ture "
in the city of Tokyo there are 1870
newspapers and magazines. The Asa bi
Shimbun, or Morning News, has cir
culation of 100, 600 daily, and the paper
OF the same name in Osaka of 13O, 900
copies.
There lives man in London who
makes his living oy selling to those
who are hard up or who want to float
companies, the names and addresses
of wealthy people. His charge is 81 a
thousand.
The aged father of Mrs. Mary Kreipe
died yesterday at the home Of his daugh-
ter at 421 Harrison street, and was buried
this morning.
Louise Perkins. as the administrative
of the estate of Bishop W. Perkins, Sc
cured judgment against Charles II.
Holiday in Justice Furry's court today.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24
More Bread for Scranton.

The Palace Clothing company today
sent $50 loaves to the destitute Scranton
miners. This makes 750 loaves fur
nished the starving miners by that enter
prising firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24

WICHITA, Kas.. May Photograph
ers OF state are in session here today for
the purpose of forming a permanent or
ganizatipn. P A. Miller of Arkansas
City is father of the movement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24

The aged father of Mrs. Mary Kreipe
died yesterday at the home of his daugh-
ter at 421 Harrison street, and was buried
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24

Louise Perkins. as the Administrative
of the estate of Bishop W. Perkins, Sc
cured judgment against Charles II.
Holiday in Justice Furry's court today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-24

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
A Mistake of young authors.

Mrs. Margaret Deland says that she
often has manuscripts placed in her
hands by would-be novelists who wish
her criticism on what they have writ
ten., Not long ago a young girl brought
such a one to her, which was story of
life among the English nobility. "The
first chapter opened" Mrs. Deland con-
tinues, with Lady Arabella seated in
a rocking chair on the front porch of
her castle residence. | mildly sug-
gested to the youthful author that, al
though my information regarding no.
BILE tricks and manners was trif1e
circumscribed, was quite certain that
it was not a habit to sit in rocking
chairs. Moreover, I very much doubt
ed the existence of the front porch. In
the same book was one scene which
was life-like and naturalthat was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

seeking help. Poor people walk from
distant places in the country to ask
for a loan of money or help in obtain
ing work. Old negro "uncles'' ask for
"a few bushels O. con to make a crap
on or want Endorsements to enable
them to buy a mule, and numerous
black "mammies" vociferously petition
"Marse SAM to give them cow that
they may keep 'all des heah little
black pickaninnies frum a starvin' to
def To all these applications Mr.
Jones gives careful consideration, and
no deserving individual is ever sent
away empty-handed. He seems to
learn by intuition who are the really
deserving, and often his gifts are
placed where no request has been
made The people of Gainesville love
to tell Of how Sam Jones goes down
and buys dray loads of provisions and
sends them to old and helpless people,
who are usually left to guess the iden-
THY of their benefactor. 1t is in works
of this kind that the evangelist finds
a deeper satisfaction than in his most
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

window of the linen room OF the hotel.
Opposite this window are those of an
African Methodist church. The church
windows were also open, and when the
colored minister had given out text he
was astonished to hear his words re-
peated, in tones even louder than his
own. The people in church We're
amazed; but judge their surprise when,
as the minister spoke his text for the
second time, again it was screamed
back at him. with an exact imitation of
his voice A hymn was begun, and the
parrot at once joined in, mimicking the
singers perfectly. The service was then
stopped until message could be sent
to the hotel and the parrots cage re-
moved
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

inches around the waist. Her arms are
10 inches in circumference and her
hands and feet are as large as mans.
This champion fat baby is the daugh-
ter of T. J. Matthews, farmer, who
lives in the Cherokee Nation. He is a
small man; so is the little girls mother.
II the fat girl keeps on growing as
rapidly as she has since her birth she
will soon weigh more than the com
bined weight of her papa and mamma.
Just the same, she is as happy as she is
big. Several managers of museums
have made great offers to the parents
of the elephant child,' as she has been
called, but they refuse to consider any
proposition to exhibit their generously
endowed little girl.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
successful efforts in the pulpit and on
the platform.
A Lawyer and Drunkard.

Samuel Porter Jones was born in
Chambers County, Ala, in 1S47. While
still child his father removed to Car
tersville after the death Of his wife,
and Gainesville has since been the
home Of the Jones family. During the
war, when Sherman's forces began to
pour into North Georgia, young Jones
made his way to Henry county, Ky.
While there he met Miss Laura Neil
vain, who, in 1869, became his wife,
Jones being then a practicing lawyer in
Gainesville. Unfortunately. during his
boyhood he had acquired a taste for
strong drink, which grew upon him
until he was forced to abandon the law
after less than years practice, and
for three years he led the most wretched
existence. He was driven to want and
engaged in various kinds of common
labor to obtain a living. He plowed,
drove a dray and worked in the iron
mines near Gainesville. This was the
most gloomy period of his life. He had
a family coming on to educate and care
for. and to these were added the ankle
ties caused by ruined health and an
empty purse At this time his father,
to whom he had always been devoted,
died, and his death in August, 1877,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
COPYRIGHTS.
Anybody Can Get One, but 1t May Be
Worthless.

Worthless.
On the morning OF July 4th, newspa-
pers in various sections of the country
published a fac-simile of the Declara-
ton Of Independence, some of the
newspapers going to the trouble Of
copyrighting the venerable document.
That the Declaration should be copy
righted one hundred and nineteen
years after it's PRONUNCIATION, and in
the face of the fact that it has been
frequently reproduced in all its orig
tnal accuracy, excited a great deal Of
surprise, and Librarian Spofford was
called upon for an explanation. He
is quoted in the New York Tribune as
saying:
1T is one thing to copyright some
thing and another thing entirely to
have that copyright sustained. Under
the law, l am compelled to record
copyright for anything that is brought
to me. | can not act in judicial capa-
city and determine whether a person
who seeks a copyright is the author or
IS entitled by priority to secure the
privilege he asks: I remember once
that Mark Twain came to me and COM
planned that number of his early con-
tributions to Western papers had not
only been published without his knowl-
edge or consent, but had actually been
copyrighted by the literary pirates.
Sam Jones' sermons used to be taken
In shorthand by unprincipled people,
and then copyrighted and published,
the real author, of course, not receiv-
Ing cent in the way of profits. The
same scheme was tried successfully
with Ingersoll, but now he copyrights
his lectures before he delivers them.
SO you see an amendment to the copy
right law is sadly needed In this case
OF the Declaration of Independence, it
is absurd to think that the copyright
would hold minute if a test case were
made in the courts. The document is
everybody's property. Still, if you
brought me the Constitution of the
United States, l would have to record
its copyright if you paid me the legal
fee. The Bible has been brought here
for copyright any number of times,
and every time the request is granted.
AS for the protection which such a
copyright would grant-well, that is
a question which some court would
have to SETTLE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Undesirable Horse.

"Patrick. why didn't you tell me
Farmer Laurie had a pony to sell, when
you knew / wished to buy one for
Ethel?" asked Mrs. James, with consid-
cradle severity.
"Och, num-" replied her man-of-all-
work, with beaming smile, "Oi'll not
be sayin' that the craychure didn't
schlip me moind, jist fer the tonne
bein', mum; but anyway, he was no
haste fer Miss Ethel. num-"
"And why not?" demanded Mrs.
James
"Why, mum, said Patrick, shifting
his weight carelessly from one foot to
the other, Farmer Laurie made a
great pint of the craychure's bein'
well broke'-it was mesilf heard him
shpaken' av it, An as fer you, mum,
yez towld me more than wanst that
nothin' but a sound animile would yez
take, mum, an that's the livin
thruth!''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
More About the Shameless Crow.

The crows that live near the soldiers
barracks in India are all sly thieves.
but the men like the rogues too well
to kill them, and Sc they decorate them
instead The birds, despite their skill,
are caught by being invited into a
room. A piece of wire is next passed
between the two holes in the upper
beak, and a little bell, button, or round
bit of metal is fastened-each batch
of soldiers having it's own badge-to
it, the crow is then set free unframed.
Very soon nearly every crow wears its
distinctive mark, from which it is easy
to tell to what troop or company it be
longs. Unhappily, instead of feeling
their ornaments are symbols of shame,
they are all proud of them. of the bells
especially; and one can easily believe
that it is funny to see a row of these
black rogues perched on roof, shak-
ing their heads and tinkling their bells.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Ks the turning point in his sons

marks the turning point IN MS sou 5
life.
His conversion was as complete as it
was sudden, and since then he has al
hered to the cause of religion. His hrst
sermon was preached at Felton's CHAP
o. a few miles from Gainesville, during
the absence of the regular preacher ana
was a success. The ore hauling was
abandoned and Mr. Jones at once de
voted himself to the work of the gospel.
He preached at the country churches
and was soon admitted to the confer
ence. He was assigned to a rural cir
cuit in Polk County, but he went TO
work with will and soon his churches
were all prosperous. From this he went
70 other obscure circuits and the follow
ING ten years were devoted to the rout-
inc work of the rural Methodist circuit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
He Knew His Mother.

Mrs. Williams is Il widow with three
boys, whom she has brought up with
great firmness. 1t is one of her rules
that obedience to her commands must
come Immediately, and explanation, if
at all. at her leisure.
Freddy" she said, short time ago
to her youngest boy, aged Z, 81 am go
ing to do something in few days
about which l want to talk to YOU a
little
"Yes'm," responded Freddy, meekly
81 am intending to marry Doctor
Morse next week on Monday said his
mother, and then she paused for mo-
ment.
..Yes'm," said Freddy again. and then
he added, with a look of awe on his
small face: Il s'pose Doctor Morse
won't know anything about it till the
time comes, will he, mother?''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Two Frightened Boys.

Some forty years ago w. G. Howells
was an Ohio boy a dozen years old,
and had often to go on horseback to
a distant grist-mill to get the family
wheat ground. The weather was fine,
he says, and the roads good, and along
the way were plenty of apples and
nuts SO that such expeditions were al
most in the nature of picnics. But by
and by the cold weather came on.
l was often benighted in getting
home, when had to run the gauntlet
of various terrors-a graveyard or two,
with stories of ghosts and COLLINS fresh
in my memory, besides a story, vouch-
ed for by several big boys, that a pan
ther had been heard screeching in the
woods and laurel thickets.
One night my brother Tom and had
been to town together, riding double
on Paddy. When we reached the top
of Sugar Hill, we had to get off and
walk down, as it was too steep for both
to ride down in the dark, and we were
in danger Of slipping over the horses
head.
1t was a frosty autumn night, and
the saddle had got very cold while we
were off, so that neither of us wanted
to sit on it, preferring the horses
warm back. We drew Paddy up by d
big log that we could just find in the
starlight, and instead of getting upon
him-while standing on the log-we
opened an argument as to which should
ride behind
The panther story was usually pres
ent with us, but we had forgotten it
just then, and we grew pretty loud in
our dispute, when, as Burns says
something ''gat up and gle a croon|
or, more properly, yell, not very I'd.
from us.
1t was an owl, as I now suppose, but
then it was panther. The argument
dropped in a second, Tom vaulted into
the saddle, as the place of safety, AMI
l took the warm seat behind, with al
the dangers of an additional passengei
unlimited.
'Short and few were the prayers wd
said,' and Paddy was put to his best
PAGES up the creek, which we had to
cross five times; but at the first cross
ing he persisted in drinking, regard
less of all the terrors of our situation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

description of some children playing in
a barnyard. I said to the girl: You
were brought up on farm, supposeT
She seemed surprised at what she re-
garded as happy guess on my part,
and answered: Yes. We used to have
such good times playing in the barn
yardv And yet l don't suppose any
thing" Mrs. Deland concluded, twill
make that girl see what she can do and
what is beyond the limit of her powers,
nor that, for successful work, it is alb
solutely necessary that one should only
write about what is familiar to ones
SUPPLEMENTARY York Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

way well after his property. He
WV WV excellent farms, a grist mill,
l. e valuable real estate in Car
~ y, he has for several years
,o ~lec'or in one of the Carriers
DNS' IN which he is. a stock
,r ~~ouAt Of Mr.. Jones' charities
r4S0s' He gives away every
u, more than is spent on his
pob IA addition to his public chart
r6on ~ gifts to churches, schools,
dan institutions, requests come
nv r",.y Tor help from individuals
m% Sg't I, of the United States.
~, L brings letters asking for
lston nelp in obtaining positions,
j II ~ lor various societies.
be h.; - Ahown that Mr.. Jones is
LILY Yard is invaded by people
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

rider, and it was not until the great
public had even as much as heard the
name of Sam Jones. He has quite an
interesting family of two sons and
four daughters, of whom the two eldest
daughters are married.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Africa's Big Mahogany Supply.

Mahogany, cut from the forests dis
covered by Stanley in his expedition
for the rescue of Emil Pasha, now
reaches this country. These forests
are said to be inexhausible, and are
probably of equal, perhaps of greater,
value than the richest gold or diamond
mines on the dark continent. Capital
lists were interested in Stanley's ac-
count, and a fiourishing trade in the
timber has resulted. Prices of mahog-
any products were in fair way to
rise to excessive figures until the cut
ting began in Africa. This has only
been within the past year, but prices
have already fallen 20 per cent. A car
load was recently delivered at Louis
vile at a net cost of $50 per 1000 feet,
whereas it has been a common thing
for mahogany to sell at auction in Liv-
erpool, England, for 800 per 1000.
Heretofore the principal sources Of
supply have been the forests of Cen
trail America Cuba, San Domingo and
Brazil Already12 OOO,O00feet have been
cut and exported from Africa, and the
trade promises to yield an immense
revenue to the British and French col
onists, who have seized the mahogany
territory This African mahogany has
a pinkish tinge, in contrast to the red
dish-yellow color of the American va
rieties. The trees are very large. and
logs received in the shipment mention
ed were two feet to three and one-half
feet in size. They are squared before
being pynOrte6
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
THE CHAMPION FAT BABY.

Tipped the Scales at 63 Pounds on
the Day She Was Born.
A baby girl recently arrived in the
little town of Southwest City, Mo-, who
will be the biggest woman ON earth if
she lives. The very day she made her
appearance in the world the mann
moth youngster tipped the scales at 63
pounds. She is now more than IS
pounds in weight, and measures 80
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
N JONES AT HOME.
oncr a LAWYER BUT BE-
= GAME A DRUNkARD.
,uard Developed Into Sue
sr, Evangelist-Is a Lover OF
,s and Helper for the Poor
Liberal as Speech.
cartersyiI1e. Ga.

,;ues in CartersviI1e, Ga.
af the most noted evangelists Of
!, orntrv is Rev. Sam P. Jones,
~ home is at Gainesville, Ga.
p. when tired out with his public
, W he Joins his family to recuper-
~ Ne Goes about Gainesville in the
.ob hat and plain travelling suit
= an the road, and usually carries
rar or meerschaum pipe between
Ii,s He is a great smoker and
half a dozen cigars every day,
do, occasional pulls at the meer-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
THE JONES FAMILY.

In. His nervous energy and rest
pirit allow him no idleness, and
there is nothing else to do he
5 vigorously up and down the We
Or about the yard. His reading
ltined mainly to the newspapers,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Useful and Therefore Cheap.

1t is significant that summer hotel
circulars and booklets" are not as
numerous as they were. Proprietors
and managers have about reached the
conclusion that they are waste of
money, and that, after all, advertising
by means of newspapers is most ad-
vantageous and profitable, and, from
every point of view, cheapest, in the
end.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
The Soul.

The Siamese believe that the human
soul requires seven days to journey
from earth to heaven; hence the prayers
of the friends of the deceased person
are continued for seven days after the
individual dies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laughab1e Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por-
trayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day-A Budget of Fan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

e is close student of current
all over the world. He does
se'end to have a library, and if
It is doubtful whether he would
'n'er it. Books are too long and
Is for him.
~aS made some good investments
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
A CLEVER~PARROT.

Polly Mimics Co1ored Clergyman in
Giving Out a Text.
One of the brightest and most mis-
chievous of parrots lives in the Hotel
Normandie, at Washington, D. G. This
bird can instantly repeat every sound
he hears, and he initiates so perfectly
tina, his listeners wonder. Upon GER
tain Sunday morning his cage was for
some reason removed from where it had
usually hung and placed in the open
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

If you are at all ''touchy'' don't have
any friends; they will always be hurt
ing your feelings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Farm Acreage of the United States

The total acreage of all the farms in
the United States is 623, 21S,619. OF
which 35,616,755 are improved or IN
der cultivation, and 265, 1901, 1854 acres
remain uncultivated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29

Throw rock these days and you will
hit a woman wearing shirt waist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-29
Sprink1es of Spice.

Now doth the glad reporter write
Those interviews that burn
And boom each citizen he knows
For President in turn.