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, 1896-04-08

Santiago is the ancient capital Of
Cuba. 1t stands III slipping ground at the
head of a magnificent land locked har-
Dor, and all around, in an amphitheater.
are mountains and forests-a lovely
place, but a fatal one for the Spanish
soldiers. The town itself is a whited
sepulcher. The streets are narrow, and
the place filthy beyond all words; the
heat is only varied by tropical showers,
which fall every afternoon through the
summer and autumn months--rain sc
heavy that in u very few minutes the
streets slopins down to the bay are like
muddy mountain streams, carrying with
them all kinds of refuse and rubbish.
Everywhere the yellow fever is abroad.
but it is particularly deadly among the
Spanish troops. How many die is never
made known; the dead are carried away
and buried by night, and in one hospital
a hole WA cut i'll the wall facing the
burial ground, that the soldiers outside
might not see the nightly professions.
The Spanish soldiers stalk about the
streets in their dirty white linen uni
forms and big straw hats, looking pale
and thin; they are badly fed. and suffer
every kind of privation. Boys for the
most part under 20. they are uuaccus-
toned to the climate, aud by exposure
are made unfit to battle with it. Con-
temporary Review.
, 1896-04-08

School children who air their newly
acquired knowledge before their young.
er brothers and sisters at home some
times meet more than their match.
Such a pupil, a little girl, was talk.
ing learnedly to her brother.
my teacher says that rubber trees
grow wild in Florida" she announced.
"S'pose they do" answered the un
impossible younRster. "Nohody ever
thinks of rubbers until it rains. and
then it's too wet to go into the woods. '
Good News.
, 1896-04-08
A nrO CROSS KNIGHT.

Th- crimson glow Of sunlight falls
Along the l~upuuH.,I-'al wall.
Whcr" sin III faded uoEIu UT' road
Thu nau,r aud virtues II the dead.
Yet from son otiEy uf l.EiIht
The craven E;.lnc has vai.ishud quite.
No worl remains. but stories tell
That h, whu slice T. fought trE" and well;
In Eind..uss wifi . vlng-ur,y slow.
A constant friend. = courteous toe.
Who parity fCUtht for love ui light,
But chiefly for the love of right.
To Holy Land III rode away:
Seek thou u holy land today.
With sword and battlCaX he strovo:
Seek thou the armury Of love.
He Won ON earth ii poor Known;
Win thou on earth loves fad,l"rs crow
l.. Salmon III GcntloHan's Magazine
, 1896-04-08
KING SOLOMON'S NOTION.

hlNI NOllON.
That There is nothing new under
the sun" does not always convey the
truth. Especially is this true as re-
CARDS the new composite cars now
operated daily via The Chicago,
Union Pacific and Northwestern
Line between Salt Lake City and
Chicago.
These handsome Buffet Smoking
and Library Cars are entirely rev
throughout, of latest design, contain
all modern improvements, and are
well supplied with writing material.
the leading daily papers, illustrated
periodicals., magazines, etc.
Tho fact that these cars run daily
via "The Overland Limited" and
that the Union Pacific was the line
west Of Chicago to inaugurate this
service should commend itself to all
See that your tickets read via
1.-THE Overland Route" IL jml
, 1896-04-08

Take a dose of DeWitt's Little Early
Risers just for the good they will do
you. These little pills are good for in
digestion. good for headache, good for
liver complaint, good for constipation.
They are good. Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-08

We might tell you more about One
Minute Cough Cure. but you probably
know that It cures a cough. Everyone
does who has used It. Il II a perfect
remedy for coughs, colds, h~oarseness.
It il an especial favorite for children,
being pleasant to take and quick in
curing. Chas. N. Settsle.
, 1896-04-08

Burns are absolutely painless when
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Is
promptly applied. This statement is
true. A perfect remedy for skin dis
eases, chapped hands and lips, and
never fails to cure piles. Chas. N.
Settele.
, 1896-04-08

II the molasses and butter to he used
in gingerbread be heated together 10 al
most the boiling point before being
stirred in with the other ingredients,
the cake will be improved.
, 1896-04-08

A lady walked into u Boston book
store in search of Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps Burglars In Paradise" But
what she asked for was "Smugglers III
Heaven. Boston Transcript.
, 1896-04-08

DeWitt's Sarsaparilla is prepared
for cleansing the blood. 1t builds UP
and strengthens the constitutions i'm
paired by disease. Chas. Y. Settele.
, 1896-04-08

It's all the same, a slight cold, con-
gested lungs or revere cough. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes them.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-08

Kentucky's factories employ 6h.b79
hands, aud send ont annually II product
valued at SI26, 719, S57.
, 1896-04-08
Baking Powder
has heea awarded highest
honofs It every WORRIES fair
Where exhibited

A little i'll. then . little Fill. The
III has gone the pill hes woa. DsWftt's
Little Early Rissrs, the little pills that
cure great ills. Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-08
SERVICE.

Denver TO Chicago via Kansas City
ls givenvis the Union Pacific and
Chicago and Alton railways.
Through Pullman sleepere, Pull
man dining car aud free reclining
chair cars leave Denver daily. The
Union Pacific 10 the great through
car line Of the west. Ask your near
est ticket agent for tickets via this
Inc.
e. L. LoNAx,
Gen. Pas. and Tiki. ARt.,
j3l. Omaha, Neb.
, 1896-04-08

WASHINGTON CAMP NO. /. p. o. Sol 4.
w meets sccond and fourth Wednesday
evenings in &. A. X. hall.
CHAWLEs YUSp. Pres
} A.. COKEFAlt. X. 5,
, 1896-04-08

VTTASATCH TRIBE NO. =. L. of Il. Nj
w Meets every Friday evening in |. o,
o. 7. hall. julius SCHwATkE. :.
T.. 7. RELTZ. {. of X.
, 1896-04-08

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, 1896-04-08

MUSTER CORPS NO 20. W. K, C-Mcets
first and third Monday evenings In each
month in 6. A. L.. hall.
Mas. MARIE BAILLIE. President
Mrs. ADA ULEs Secretary
, 1896-04-08
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, 1896-04-08

~USTER CAMP NO. l.. :. OF N.-Meels first
~ and third Wednesday evenings
g.. w. DEFoHEsT, Captain.
G. +. p~ECKELMASN, First Sergeant
, 1896-04-08

rUSTER POST NO. l. q. A. R.-Meets Sec
ond and fourth Monday evenings In each
month in O.. A.. X. hall. corner Second and
Garfield streets. r.. G. HOLIDAY, 7. &.
c. W. SPALDING, hdjutant.
, 1896-04-08

r AIDES AID NO. ), 5. of V.-Mects SO ind
IL and fourth Friday evenings OF each
month in |. o.. o. +. hall.
Mis-. PITTMAN. President
Miss Lulu BELTS, Secretary.
, 1896-04-08

r ARAMlE REBFkAH LODGE NO /. To-.
q. Meets second and fourth Thurs
day evenings in each month in ! 90. F.hali.
Mrs. c. T. GALE. n G.
Miss BELLE MYERS, Secretary.
, 1896-04-08

WYOMING ENCaMPMENT NO. |, I o.
w o. F.-Mects first and third Thursday
evening OF each month in !. O O y. hail,
ALBERT ROSIS C.P
l.. T. BELT2. Scribe.
, 1896-04-08

EN- CITY LODGE NO. So, G. |. A. to the
VI b. of l.. E.-Meets first and third
Thursday afternoons in each month In G. A.
X hall. Mns. W. X. SECoRD, President.
Mrs. J. b. SIMPSON. Secretary.
, 1896-04-08

n EN- CITY LODGE NO. 10. a o. q. W
Vt Meets ever Monday evening in |. q,
o. +. hall, Rauncr block.
7. V. RusuwoHTn NJ W.
p. A. JONES. Recorder.
, 1896-04-08

0A papers in any quantity 1t this
IoGcat s csnts Dsf AaaAseA.
, 1896-04-08

THORNBURGH CAMP NO. 9, .. of v
! Meets second and fourth Friday even
ings In each month in 1. Q. o. +. hall.
VICTOR COKEFAIR. Captain.
E. T. BELrZ First Sergeant.
, 1896-04-08

y W. BAXTER, JR.. LODGE NC. CT, b. of
IL. X. X. T.-Mee1s first and third Satur-
day evenings and second and fourth Saturday
afternoons In each month in 10. @. F. hall.
G. STROUP. Master.
OSCAR MORRIS. Secretary.
, 1896-04-08

r ARAMIE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
- No. 2sO.-Meets first Monday evening in
each month. G. l.. RAUNER President,
FRANK STAFFORD. Secretary.
, 1896-04-08
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, 1896-04-08

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, 1896-04-08

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No. RS. How to Train Animals. THIS
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No. h2, The National Handy Dictionary,
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, 1896-04-08

'CATARRt4
LOCAL DISEASE llaaztxSS
and Is the result Of colds and s5HSl1n 'c1psscoiES
,fsudden climatic chances. NccrRStsu Is
1t can be cured by n pleasant /pNfrvrsS = 'AoX
remedy which il applied di-
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inr quickly absorbed it gives
E|y'S Cream Balm 90
Is acknowledged to be the most thorough cure 70,
NasG! Catarrh, Cold in Head md Hay Fever of al
remedies. II opens and cleanses the nasal passages,
allays pain and Inflammation, heals the cores. bro.
tects the membrane from colds. restores the senses
Of taste and smell. Price soc. at Druggists or by mail.
Eli BROTHERS., ts Warren Street, New York.
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Ralch block, Second street
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r AKAMIE DIVISION No. ~ h, X. II ?
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IN each month in Masonic hail
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in Masonic hall.
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corner second and Garfield streets
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a LhASn uoi,nE NJ, ., Nr',s
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~ first and third Monday evenings In each
month in G.. A. K. hall.
Mks, MARIE BAiLLiE. President
r AIDES AID NO. 3. 5. OF V.-Mects SO ind
Ii and fourth Friday evenings OF efch
month in / o. O. +. hall
MUs. StDIE pIrrMsS. President
, 1896-04-08

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-29
Race Prejudice i'm New Orleans.

The negroes of New Orleans, who
number $4,000, or about one-fourth OF
the whole population, have filed petit
lions with several railroads to provide
them with some park or picnic grounds
where they can go of an evening The
public parks are legally open to them,
but the race prejudice is so strong that
very few venture to go there. f Dr. the
past few years Spanish Fort, where Gen.
jackson entered New Orleans, has been
their chief resort; but this summer It
was thrown open to the whites, and con-
seouently closed to colored people
Little Woods" has followed suit, and
the negroes have nowhere to 60 They
recollect that even in slavery days they
had one special park set aside for them
by the whites, and which still bears the
name of Congo square" 1t has been
rechristened Place dArmes and Beaure-
gard place, but all in vain- 1t is still
Congo square in spite of the city or
dinances, and the fact that the Congo
negroes were crowded out a half CEN
fury ago One of the railroads ard
some leading negroes are now looking
for a quiet, secluded spot that can be
used as a colored Coney Island--Har-
oer's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-29

record, and one that will never be for
gotten by those who had the good for
tune to witness it, The preliminary
canters gave supporters of the favorite,
Windemere, great cause for much graf
ifcation. He certainly looked like a
grand creature, fit to run for kings
ransom.
I nervously looked around for Don
Pero. Yes, he was there all right, but
what an ill-favored looking animal COM
pared with the others. His jockey, too,
was merely a stable lad, but thought
that I detected a CLEAN of confidence
in his eye and look of fixed determine
ton upon his boyish face
''Now they're off, is the cry No, 1t
is false report. The favorite has
broken away. His supporters standing
around me are quivering with excite
ment, and many of them gave vent to
audible groans.
The horses face the starter once more
and in another minute we see the white
flag fall, and know that they have been
dispatched on their fateful journey.
In the first part of the race they seem
to be all together, but as they near
Tattenham corner the favorite begins
to steal ahead. I look for Don Pero-
he is nearly last. The corner is turned
with Windemere well in front
"The favorite wins!" The favorite
romps homeI'' isthe cry on all hands.
But what is that steadily creeping uP
on the outside? As / live it is Don
Pero! But stay! The favorite appears
to be holding his own as the horses
race into the straight. But Don Pero
will not be shaken off, and he gradual
ly bears the leader down, down, as they
near home.
1.-The favorite! The favorite!" is the
cry that rings in my ears. Ten thou
sand voices seem to be concentrated
into one gigantic roar as the horses
reach the winning post and the blue
riband of the turf is once more won.
1t is doubtful to tell from where we
are standing which horse has won, but
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-29
SELLERS OF MlsFlr SHOES.


New Industry Which Has Lately Sprung
Up in Gotham
Far over on the east side, in the neigh
borhood of Grand and Norfolk streets,
ere several small stores, which are known
to the irreverent youth of that neigh
Eorhood as 'sboot and shoe mis6tter-
ies.'' The stock in trade is announced
shoes made to order which have been
returned by some customer whom they
did not exactly suit.
Of course there probably are articles
of this class in these emporiums, but the
majority are boots and shoes which
have become shopworn in first-class es-
ia blishments, and have been sold at
public auction or private sale, and also
he footwear of spoiled daughters of
fashion who have tired of a new boot
after using it few days, or who have
scratched the finish off an enamel toe
or cut n small abrasion upon the side
of the instep.
These go to the maids, and thence to
the peddlers, and thence to the misfit-
tiers. Each one of the latter employs
enc or more cobblers, whose sole bust
ness is the restoration of shoes until
they look perfectly new. They are mar
velously skillful in their work and will
deceive anybody but an expert A IA
vorite trick is to restore shoe and then
put two or three blots on the lining.
The suave dealer shows you the lining
and SAYS: "Just as good as new, only
some careless clerk dropped the ink on
It, and it was ruined for dot virst-class
store" The customers attention is riv-
cted to the ink blots, and she does not
notice the indications of restoration and
repair.
One of the dealers is a gentleman of
a very vivid imagination. His special fea-
ture is his possession of shoes and boots
that have been worn by people of dis
tinction.
He never prints the fact, or refers to
it in his price card, but he invariably
confides to you: ''This shoe vas made for
Patti. This elegant boot vas rejected
by Langtry. These slippers were in
| tended for Ada Rehan." When Princess
| Eu1alie was here he must have had 100
pairs of footwear from that dis
| tinguished member of royalty.
The customers of these places are of
| 81 very good class, and consist usually of
| Dung women who desire to get fash
| ionable boots worth ten or fifteen dol
| lars for four or five dollars, and who
do not mind the fact that these are
| shopworn, misfit or somewhat second
| hand.-N Y. Mail and Express.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-29
HUMOROUS.

-"You say he's . nobleman of high
rank?'' Yes" Every high?'' Very"
"What's the number of his scandals?"
Chicago Evening Post
He started from his sleep shrieking
affrightedly. "Nightwheel?' they
asked, solicitous1y. EYES, he answered
s.One of those old-fashioned high ones"
Detroit Tribune
-Flower-Mission misunderstanding,
what did that poor man say when you
gave him that lovely bunch of daisies p
ssHe said he would much rather have
good boiled cabbage. "-Chicago Record
-Lady-''Is it true that you have
fallen in love with the princess?" Lieu
tenant-"Quite right. Just wanted to
BEE for once how hopeless love feels.-
Fliegende Blaetter.
-Deceived.-"Whyd did Constance re-
fuse young DE Riche?" HE deceived
her He told her he was worth a million,
when in reality he is worth two mil
iions.''.Detroit Free Press
whats this hear you're going to
do, Jennie?" said an Aberdeen lass to
another young woman. We'll, Maggie
lass, I'm just going to marry that farm
over there, and live with the little chap
on it'.Tit-Bits.
"A Blessing.-Watts-" seems
rather sad that the old prophets had to
die before their prophecies were full
filed Potts-"I think it was a good
thing. Just think what nuisances they
would have made of themselves going
about saying: I told you So In
dianapolis Journal.
Now that have your consent, my
charming Bessie, allow me to ask one
question: Are you superstitious? ?"
"Superstitious? Why do you want to
know, Frank?'' 81 cannot tell you be-
fore you have answered my question"
well, then, am not superstitious in
the least" He (overjoyed)- ''Then
may tell you with an easy conscience
that you are my 18th sweetheart-"-
Neue Fliegende Blaetter.