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The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10

By the bursting of a cannon a
Bridgewater Corners, Vt, Charles
Bedour was killed and William Cow
drey was probably fatally injured.
Charles Southgate and Bert Wood
ward each sustained a broken leg. !
A cloudburst in the vicinity Of Bel,
laire, OHIO, and Wheeling, West Nir-
gina, caused disastro Is floods. Bait :
more and Ohio Railroad bridges and
other property were washed away,
horses and cattle we've DIR owned and
other damage done. At M~oundsville,
West Virginia, Two persons were
drowned.
About three inches of rain fell in
half an hour in Newark, N. J.. Boats
wer.' used for u time in all the lower
streets of the city.
Lena BlssIg, aged IL, and John and
Jacob Lee, aged 8 and S years respec-
lively, we're drowned in the Erie Canal,
at Rochester, by the capsizing of a
skiff. Four other persons who were
in the boat narrowly escaped.
News re ,chcd New York that Dsnlel
d. Youmans, a well-known halter of
that city, and his wife, we're drowned
in a lake near Bergen, Norway.
Natural gas exploded IN the Ever
green Hotel. near Allegheny, Penn
~sylvania, and the manager, Augustus
Sitter, received probably fatal injuries.
His daughter and a waiter were seri-
ously burned.
Mrs. Adolf Menard and her daughter
Eva, aged l6, we're fatally burned by
an explosion OF a gasoline stove at
Northampton, Mass.
A fungus is destroying the pea crop
in the vicinity of Picton, Ontario.
At Marion, New York, Frank O..
Murdoff and his wife were found in
their house with their Threats cut, and
the daughter was under the influence
of some drug, supposed to he chloro.
form. ALI three we're still alive, but
unconscious, and the mystery has not
been solved.
Mike Pasquali, a miner, of Charleroi,
Pennsylvania, was murdered at the
the threshold of his dwelling by a
former boarder. whose clothing had
been held for the payment of a
bill.
DIR. Beynon, a tourist from New Or
leans, shot Norman Mckenzie and
John McKane in the Waverly Hotel,
at New Castle, New York. The shoot
ing was done in self-defence. McKen-
zie's recovery is doubtful, but Nc
Kane a only slightly wounded.
These two, with a traveller named Hall,
were intoxicated, and broke into Bey-
mons room and heat him numerically
because he protested against their sing
ing, and said it prevented him from
sleeping.
A Fargo, North Dakota, despatch
says that a prisoner in the Jail at that
place is believed to be James Durham,
who murdered a family of six persons
in San Diego, California, recently. The
man was arrested for the larceny of a
bicycle and gave the name of Frank
Dalton, of Boston.
In Chicago the 'Iong and short"
men held up the drug store of Adolph
Gaul, securing SIC. The proprietor shot
at the fleeing bandits several times
without effect 2
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10
HAS STUDIED NEGRO SONGS.
drs. Jeanette Robinson Murphy and
Her Favorite Fad.

Her Favorite Fad.
A drawins-rOOm entertainment Is
ardly considered complete nowadays
Inless 1t includes something by a guitar
r. banjo performer. Among these few
re more popular than Mrs. Jeanette
Robinson Murpl.s of New York, herself
composer Of not a few pleasing little
ongs. Her unusual success is the nat
iral result of giving the subject of ne
no songs a great deal of attention.
Born and raised in the South, she early
mbibed a great love for the peculiarly
daintive airs with which the negro
@ and women tighten their work.
ike all other southern children of we'll
o-do parents she had q nanny" and
/ happened that this colored woman
vas renowned for her ability as a sing
It. Mrs. Murphy recently said:
"As n child l used to follow this OLD
olored woman about when she was
Iusy just to near her sing, caring moro
or the sound of her voice than for the
weetest Northern music. As l grew
Up | began to wonder as to the reason
# the strange fascination of the negro
ongs for all classes of people. / found
t was not merely in the mu-ic or words,
or the quaintest of darby melodies rem
Tered by n unfamiliar with the ne
;roes instantly lost its charm. l final
Y grew SO curious about the matter that
/ few years ago, in Tallahassee, l set
Ibout to solve the problem for my W
satisfaction. l found to my delight
hat the weird effect of the plantation
Iongs Is from the observance among the
larkies, probably unconsciously, Of GER
ain rules in regard to the accent and
breathing. They never take breath,
Is we do, at the end of a line or phrase,
connecting their sentences with that
peculiar wavering tone SO full of pathos
ind melancholy. Another singular
hing is the heavy accent on the latter
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10
nHnw DO You Dor,

The Germans say "Wie befinden 81,
achY" How do you find yourself? y OF
'Wie geht'sT" GLOW goes tn; thu
Dutch "Hoe yaart gijT" (How do 20,
tare? y; the Italians Come slater" HOY
do You standD; the French Common
vous po~rtez-vous7" Now do you carr.
,~ourself.) The Greeks say TT ka
meter" Cwhat do you don. while h
China the expression is, Have yol
eaten your riceg' In Russia, BE wellr
and "How do you live ONT" and in Ara
bIa. sMay your morning be goodF go,
grant thee His favors." The Turk
greeting is, BE under the care Of Cod
and that of the Persians. rs thy exali
I'd condition good1" May thy shados
aavsx be lessr' eta
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10

How hard the man who pants tries
TO bring the conversation around to
artists.
Had the prodigal's money held ont
he would never have known the. taste
OF his fathers fatted calf.
Our w hearts, and not other mems
opinions OF us, form onr true honor.
Revenge Is the towards courage;
forgiveness Is ths brave mans re-
vepRe.
Men, in general, are but great chill
dren.
No woman who has q house that is
clean Iced aver be ashamed of the fur.
niture.
II You want to please a man, recon-
mend that he do something he has long
wanted to do.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10

part of every monosyllabic word, thus
giving two musical tones for each word
IF one syllable, with the same, long
lrawn, waillng sound between the
tones. There are many other peculiar
tiles in the exact rendering Of the plan
tation songs, but these are the most es-
,entiaL ara the most strongly marked
that have come to my notice."
Mrs. Murphy does not conflne herself
to parlor recitals, but gives her ser
vices gratuitously to prisons, hospitals
and missions.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10
Morammed's Only Male Descendant

Morammed's Only Male Descendant
The only male descendant of Moham-
med is Elsaid Ahmed Effendi Abdel
Khalek Sheik-el-Sadat, who lives in
Egypt and is a prominent Arab gentle
man in the Khediye's country. The
shiek's house in Cairo is an ancient
affair and his ancestors have occupied
1t for eight centuries. He is typically
oriental except that he is of an enor-
mohs stature. His face Is very red, his
hair short and curly and sprinkled with
gray, his Eyes small, beady and black.
with heavy lids. His face is sensual,
with thick lips and heavy, jowl, stolld
und expressionless except when moved
by anger or pleasure. A
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
MIAMPS CELEBRATION.

On Tuesday of this week celc.
bra,ion was held at Miami over the
fact that the extension of the Kan.
sas City. Fort Scott and Memphis
railway has been completed to that
point. Several hundred people
from out of town were in attend
ance. some going down OH the
early morning Memphis, and few
Oh the excursion from the east
which came through Baxter at 0:25,
but the majority of the crowd came
in vehicles. The Seneca cornet
band furnished music during the
day, aud addresses were made by
different parties under big arbor
which had been put up for the pur.
pose. Many stands aud fakirs were
on the ground. The big merry go
round which was at the southwest
corner OF Camp Logan during the
big reunion, was at Miami and
seemed to be the only institution
on the grounds that did any busi-
ness TO speak of.
However, the affair was good
natured one throughout and not
withstanding the extreme heat all
present enjoyed themselves.
We understand a big celebration
will be held at Miami before long
and that large amount of boom
literature will be distributed over
the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
FOUR DAYS FAST.

Fridays Kansas City Star says:
The men Al: Swift's packing house
who clean refrigerator cars when
they come TO the plant to be loaded
with meat, found two half starved
boys, Robert Harmon of Joplin. Mo-,
and Frank Hood of Des Moines, Ia,
locked up in car that had been
switched into the packing house
yard yesterday. The boys climbed
into the car at Rich Hill last sun
day night TO steal ride to Kansas
City and brakeman shut. the door
on them. After reaching Kansas
City the car was switched to side
track and the boys pounded and
yelled as hard and as loud as they
could to attract some one who
would open the cur, but their efforts
were unsuccessful. The packing of
the refrigerator cars is so well
made that no sound can be heard
on the outside, and If the car had
not been needed by the packing
company the boys would have
starved to death, as it might have
stood on u side track for two or
three weeks. The boys were so
weak they could not stand when
taken out of the car. The packing
company took care of them at
hotel and will llsend them to their
hn,nng
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
BETTER TIMES AHEAD.

a revival OF trade and an increase
Of business are conditions which
have seldom. if ever, been realized,
daring presidential campaign,
but they seem to be fairly inaugu-
rated now, just the same, There
lave been three years Of continued
depression. commercial inactivity
aud hard times. Prices, il seems,
have reached the lowest possible
point, and capitalists have proba-
bly, made up their minds that "a
business reaction must set in this
fall. with an advance in prices all
along the line, no matter which
ticket il successful at the polls in
November. II, therefore, there is 10
be revival of business activity
and the advance in values which n
revival of business always brings,
nov is the time to take advantage
OF things by investing in low mar
gins. This view of the matter is
probably the real cause of the
advance in the better classes of
stock.
If people will make up their
minds that hard times are things
Of the past. and talk that way, such
will surely be the case.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
A QUICK CATCH.

On Monday evening of this week
two saddle horses belonging to Ira
Harmon and ]. ]. Murray were sto-
len from n hitch rack near Cooper's
store. Suspicion pointed toa
couple of young men from the In
dian Territory and about 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning United States
Deputy Marshal John Jones aud
City Marshal Gill. went to Miami in
search of the culprits About II
O'clock they captured Thos. Winn
in Miami aud locked him up. They
then went out into the country and
captured Generai Wayne aud took
him to Miami aud locked him up
with Winn. The culprits confessed
to taking the horscs and saddles
and told where tlfey could be
found. Winn ana Wayne were
brought TO Baxter by the officers
and after being afraigned were
taken TO ColnmbAs and confined in
the county Jail.
The saddles and horses were re.
covered.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
]. NJ. SMITH For BRYAN.

Jacob NJ. Smith, who lives half
mile south of town, and who has
always voted the Republican ticket
has declared for Bryan and the free
coinage of both gold and silver at
the ratio of 10 to l, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other
nation. He has also chipped in TO
help the Kansas City Worlds Bryan
campaign fund. Here is wha. he
wrote to the World and which ap-
peared in Thursdays issue of that
paper:
Il am an old man aud / am de.
lighted with the general tone of
your paper. Ihave never before
voted TOR "a Democrat for president
nor has any of my forefathers, but
If live 1 will vote for Bryan. Here
is my dollar to the World fund"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
FROM VIM. ]. BRYAN.

The following from William J.
Bryan, the free silver candidate for
the presidency, shows that he is not
above noticing the common people:
LINCOLN, NEB., Sept. IL, 1855.
F. ID. Gill, Esq, Baxter Springs,
Kansas.
MY DEAR SIR: Please convey
greetings to the members of The
Bryan Free Silver Club, aud assure
them that l appreciate the work
which they are doing in behalf of
free silver. Your own Judgment
will indicate the best field for labor.
1 believe that our cause is just, and
am satisfied tina, when your mem.
bers present the matter to their
neighbors, they will increase their
membership.
Yours very truly,
W. ]. BRYAN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
BEST IN TOWN.

Mrs. Meyerding has renovated
aud overhauled her place of busi-
ness, first door south of postoffice,
aud having employed first class
cook is now ready to accommodate
the public aud any number of
boarders with meals as good as the
best.
A first class baker is also in her
employ, and the very best of bread,
cakes and pies can always be had /,
at her place.
The fresh oyster season is now
open and Mrs. Meyerding is pre-
pared to give suppers and banquets
for lodges or other societies, or for
private or select parties.
An elegant short order counter,
where everything in the lunch iine
can always be found, has also been
added,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
HERE Is A cORKER.

Mr.. Elmer johnson of Oklahoma
City writes to the editor of the Kan.
sas City Times rs follows:
II notice in this campaign that
the gold standard press is pointing
to the laboring man the prosperity
of the gold standard countries aud
the deplorable condition of the
silver standard countries; but
heretofore when the tariff was the
issue they pointed the same laborer
to the starvation wages of these
same gold standard countries. Now
it looks very inconsistent to me-
Yours respectfully.
ELMER Johnson,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
FOUND IN THE MISSOURI.

Charles Pound, the Galena wife
murderer, who, in company with
William Bialack. escaped from the
Kansas state peniten,iary at Lam
sing last week, has been captured,
or, rather. his body has been found
\ fisherman OIL the Missouri river
near Independence, Mo-, found the
body of n man bobbing up and
down in the weeds near the bank.
The coroner was notified, an in
quest was held and the body was
buried as an "unknown." Warden
Lynch of the pcni,entiary caused
the body to be cxlumed and idcnti.
fed it as that of convict 5S49-Chas
Pound. 1t is thought Pound at
tempted TO swim across the river in
escaping and was drowned in the
attempt.
Blnlack, II will be remembered,
was recaptured after being shot,
aud II is now thonght he will re-
cover.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
ENGINES TO BE WRECKED.

A head.end collision between two
locomotives, such as was exhibited
recently at Chicago, Des Moines
and other places, will be given at
Kansas City Tuesday, October 9,
and will be one of the attractions of
carnival week. Two six,y-ton en-.
gincs, each with two box cars
attached, will be started toward
each other on level stretch of
track several miles apart. The en-
gines, while going at full speed.
will meet in front of where the
spectators are massed. II other ex.
hibitions of this kind the engines
have been completely demolished.
II is said to be thrilling sight.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
BRYAN FREE SILVER CLUB.

The Bryan Free Silver Club held
u meeting at the opera house last
Saturday evening 10 effect n pcrnia.
nent organization aud listen toa
speech by +. i. Sapp of Galcna.
The meeting was called 10 order
by temporary chairman +. Siim-
mons and after the adoption OF the
report OF the committee on consIi-
tuition and bylaws the following
officers were elected: w. ii. llornos
president. S. T. Coe. DIR. Chas. Jones
and Geo. II. Beal vice presidents,
F. ID. Gill recording secretary. n. II.
Gardner corresponding secretary,
Don Fenton treasurer, S. L. Cheese.
man. a. l.. Harvey, L. Brewster,
K. G. Hogan and n. II. Gardurr Tex
ofiicio) executive committee.
In accepting the presidency Mr..
Hornor made few we'll chosen re-
marks expressing his allegiance TO
the cause of free silver, and at the
close of the election introduced MIR.
L. +. Sapp OF Galena, who was
greeted with applause.
Mr. Sapp gave brief history of
the various acts of congress rclat-
ing to coinage and made several
good points in explaining the
causes which have from time to
time brought us up to the condition
Of affairs under which we are now
laboring. During the last half of
his speech he got warmed up aud
created considerable enthusiasm in
presenting his views of the allah
sorbing question in his original
and inimitable style. He wound up
by saying: AS Moses ground up
the golden calf worshipped by the
misguided Hebrews in ye oldcn
time aud after mixing il with water
from the brook and bitter herbs
made them drink il. go will William
Jennings Bryan grind up the gold
en- calf now worshippcd by the he.
nigh,ed gold bugs and make them
drink it,"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE.

There are large number of peo-
pie residing in the Quapaw agency
upon allotted lands who are called
citizens of tie Uni'ed States, yet
under existing conditions they nre
not allowed the usual right OF suf-
frage. This is wrong, il seems to
us. These people should have "a
voice in the election of president
and vice president. In talking with
some of them we find they take as
much interest in discussing the
issues of the day as the average
voter and are abreast with the
times on these matters. They seem
TO take as much pleasure in "sizing
up" on the silver question as do
their brother voters in the states,
and they should be allowed to cast
their ballots with the rest of us.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
II Does Not Pay

to experiment with medicines.
Beggs' Blood Purifier is no novelty
A record of twenty years proves il
10 be the best known formula for
enriching the blood and driving
from the system those impurities.
which breed disease. For sale by
A. K. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
Sent Il to His Mother n 0ermany.

Mr.. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the
employ of the Chicago Lumber
Company at Des Moincs, Iowa,
says: II have just sent some medi.
cine back to my mother in the old
country. that l know from personal
use TO be the best medicine in the
world for rheumatism. having used
itin my family for seversl years. II
is called chamberlain's Pain Balm
II aiways does the work. 5Oceut
bottles for sale by J. G. Polsicr.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
A HALF INTEREST

In n shaft about ITO feet deep at
Galena will be given TO anyone who
will sink il 10 feet deeper. Excel.
lent prospect for big lead and jack,
and water eau be beaten with
horse holster. Only those meaning
business and wanting this snap ut
once need apply. Call at or address
this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

Hon. +. II. Funston, NJ. C., Second
Kansas district, during the debate
when the silver bill of 1899 was un-
der discussion, said among other
things:
"Mr. Speaker. the alarming condi-
ton of the business of the country,
not by reason of the tariff or over
production, as has been claimed on
this floor, but by reason of an in
suiiiciency of currency, demands
that the mints be thrown open and
every ounce OF available silver
coined into dollars. The people
are expecting this; they are de-
manding this; and mark my word,
the man from the West who stands
out against ii will forever have
hung his political harp on the
weeping willow tree"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

In q recent letter To the mauufac-
turers, Mr.. W. +. Benjamin, editor
of the Spectator, Rushford, \. ",
says: 1T may be pleasure to you
to know the high esteem in which
Chamberlain's medicines are held
by the people of your own state.
where they must be best known. An
aunt of mine, who resides at Dexter
Iowa, was about to visit me few
years ago and before leaving home
wrote me, asking me il they were
sold here, stating If they were not
she would bring quantity of them
with her, as she did not like to be
without them" The medicines re-
ferred to are Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, famous for its cures of
colds and Group; Chamberlain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism, lame
back, pains in the side and chest,
and Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhna Remedy for bowel
complaints. These medicines have
been in constant use in Iowa for al.
most quarter of century. The
people have learned that they are
articles of great worth and merit,
and unequaled by any other. They
are for sale here by ]. G. Polster.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
If YOU have ever seen a little

If you have ever seen little
child in the agony of summer com-
plaint you can realize the danger of
the trouble and appreciate the
value of instantaneous relief al
ways afforded by DeWitt's Collie
and Cholera Cure. For dyscntery
and diarrhna il is reliable REM
dy. We could not afford to recon-
mend this as cure unless il were a
cure. w. +. Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
PUBLIC SALE.

Jamre A. Hunter will sell his Ell.
tire stock of Horses. Mules. wag-
ons, Buggies, Carriages. Harness,
Cows, Cattle and farm imI lcments,
and household goods. on his farm
one mile south of town. See bill o.
snle for descriptions of goods aud
stock and don't forget that he has 9
large variety of thoroughbred
Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks.
Sale will be Tuesday. September 70
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

Poison ivy, insect bites. bruises.
scalds, burns, are quickly cured by
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. the
great pile cure. W. +. Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

]. ii. Clemens found horse in
his corn field on the 18th of August
Last Friday Deputy United States
Marshal John Jones and Charlie
Quapaw called aud took the horse,
which had been stolen during the
big reunion at Baxter. When
stolen IL had on q saddle, bride
and lariat rope, but when found the
bride was missing. II is supposed
that whoever took II only wanted a
ride.-wetr City Sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
Caution.
homes.

All instantaneous cough cures con-
tain opiates aud are liable to dry up
the phlegm and mucus in the
bronchial tubes and lungs, thereby
causing congestion. We guarantee
Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup against
this danger. \. X. Kane sells il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
DISTRICT COURT SENTENCES.

Ihis week Judge Skidinore passvt
sentence on criminals as follows:
Henry Everattn and Julian Ber-
nardi, burglary, three years each.
Earl Bond and Geo. Harden,
horse stealing, two years each.
Richard Hayes. Jail breaking,
iifteeu months.
Peach Miller, Jail brcaking, six
months.
Ed. Mccullough, violating pro-
hibiiory law, 81 days and fine of
$40.
Mau Powell. violating prohibito-
ry law. l05 days aud fine OF 500.
Ed. Seminar, violating prohibiiory
law, lS0 days aud fine of $3.50.
Walter Golfer, violating prohibit.
ory law. Sd days and fine q! $50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

W. \. McElhincy, wife and little
daughter, Wilda, aud Dan Croweil
left on Thursday of las, week for
Colorado via wagon route. Mr.. Nc
Elhiney is taking his wife west for
the benefit Of her health aud does
no; know where he will stop nor
now long he will b. absent. The
party left in wagon built express
~ for the purpose.