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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
Statistics of the Treasury Department for
the Month of December.

4
Washington, Jan. 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt issued from
the treasury department today shows
that on December 81, 1895, the public
debt, less cash in the TREASURY, amount
ed to S947, 29S, 262, or a decrease for the
month Of 81, 179,349. The debt is reca-
pitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt STAT, 361, $50.
DEBIT on which interest has ceased
since maturity 81 ,674,51
Debt bearing no interest 1916, 2SS, 992
Aggregate debt 81, he, 325, 1852, exclus-
i've of S56S, 023. 673 In certificates, and
treasury notes offset an equal amount
of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows, cents omitted:
Gold $113,19S, 7O7.
Silver s501, 400, 554.
Paper $751;, 567, 096.
Bonds, disbursing officers balances,
etc S15, 352, 0SS
Total cash s7S7,57S, AT, against which
there are demand liabilities amounting
to S609, SOL. 247, leaving a cash balance
in the treasury of Sis, 027, 200.
The treasury today lost $50, 700 in gold
coin and $4,000 in bars in exchange for
legal tenders, making the true amount
Of the gold reserve $50, 56S, 234
During December the receipts Were
s26, 2SS, 937; expenditures, s25, S14, BIT, lea
wing d surplus for the month of s474, $50.
The treasury records show that the
amount of United States notes re-
deemed since 1879 is S345, 96S, 1853, with
several daily reports still wanting, as
the total amount of United States notes
or greenbacks issued was s346, 6S1, ole, it
follows that the entire issue, less about
100000, has been redeemed, and very
large proportion of it again paid out by
the treasury during the last seventeen
years.
The monthly statement Of the direc-
tor Of the mint shows coinage executed
at the minis of the United States dur
ing December. 1885, to have been as fol-
lows: Gold sS.097,145; silver s75,592;
minor coins s1O7,S36. Total SS,2SO,573.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, Jan. 2-Agents have made
prices for spring prints as follows: Co
checo China silks, 5izc; do acid fanc.es.
sIbc: Pacific bannerecres, SIC; Pacific lus-
trails. SIC: Windsor patent. SIC; Simpson >
silk lurtes. Eddistone platd5, Sic: Simp-
son ablck and white and gray. sac:
Simpsons = percales, SIC; Aliens vene-
tons. c. Il was a very quiet market
an All classes of goods Printing cloths
steadier at cents and some business do
ing n odd goods
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
MRS. VANDERBILT WILL MARRY
oliver Belmont. Himself Divorce. Is the
Her Husband to Be-

New York. Jan. 3-The World says:
Mrs. Alva s. Vanderbilt announced to
her friends yesterday that she is en-
gagged 10 be married 10 Oliver Belmont.
Mrs Willie k as Mrs. Vanderbilt is
known in society, is the divorced wife
Of William X. Vanderbilt She IS the
mother of the duchess Of Marlborough
Miss Consuelo Wonderfully. whose mar
riage last autumn was the crown and
most precious jewel In her mothers So
cial career. Oliver Belmont Is the son
of the late August Belmont He is him
self a divorced man, his first wife hav-
ing married again. Il is quite certain
that the wedding viii take place soon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
THEY BUEY THE HAIcHET
Competing Lines In Montana and Utah
Agree 10 work Together.

Omaha. Jan. "A meeting a th.
Western PzsssEEe- association wzz
bed a. Union Pacific headquarters to-
DAY fe- TIE purpose % evening Up The
9 .ff@r>1ces between The llnes u Zva-
tan2- y. -. Cald Eefi. chairman CO The
association. Of Chicago prezlded- TIE
lines reTs-rseDte-d we're -. Eocx Island
Cnscn Psc.5c. Bu-il1gtoz. Great Nor "a
en-. &oT-n western. Santa re ard
northern Fsclac- The tTo2o3e between
lss Montana compiling Ines &-s @
long stz16l1g and there have 5e~z ~
ueroEs meetings As31 b. an sHar: %
ed Just TIE sane. Bat without s1cceTz
A. 90 snee-.1E today there TFaS . hap
p csln-izataoz C affairs al around 81
Al Agreement tetweel eae F1sclfi
ll1@s % work IN atrict con 381cltos STA
esca othe-. 50 Gar ~ Fstez tnrc1z5 re
sta-e sre c11cern-d IslH sst4tfsr-1-y
cuuclgE.oa also covers re Elt1atl3r 81
C-zh. where taere has bszu = c-a1ict
q = l.re zz:Ere-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
RUNYoN GIVES 4 DINNER
Exchanges Compliments With German
Notables on International Relations

Berlin, jan 2.-The United States am
bassador, Mr.. Theodore Runyon. gave
a dinner tonight to the imperial chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe: the minister
for foreign affairs. Baron Marschall
Won BtebeSoein. and the ambassadors
OF Great Britain Austria and Rol-
mania
Prince HohenNolfe toasted the contin-
ued friendly relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany, and Mr.. Run
yon returned the compliment by toast
ing e(sr-,rgs ny
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
MADE FOB THK MISSOURI LINE
John Messer Csrves sydasy staarBer and
IDmsdis.ely F1ee-

Prescott, Kan. Jan AT n osnce.
John MeSser. while Intoxicated. q1z--
relied win Sydney Stau1us- end cut
the latter with a raZOT. s@Te-nG TIE
carotid artery. Ness9er then scu1e a
team and started for the Alssour1 znz-
Tire steTin and two Ss,pslries gave cSlzlsse
bus up - ne izs- reportS had TO cap
tu-.-d h3rn. II czugnt Nezssr VII
coubtls=s re lyucfr-3. ScaufyneT. Tsl1@@e
pa1ercs are well 90 d. Is no- expected
70 L.-e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

Kansas City, No, Jan. 2-Kheat-
Active; No. 2 hard, sac; No. 2 red
67a4c; rejected, 40c.
Coyu-Rather slow; No. . mixed, 2211E
@22Ac; No. 2 whioe, 22lic.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 1714c; No. white
1Sc.
ST. LOUIS.
st Louis, Jan. Flour 5000: wheat
~, 600; corn 40, 900; oats 1900.
Shipments-Flour 5000; wheat $4,000
corn $1,000; oats 1000.
F1our-More active; patents $500
$40; extra fancy s3.10G3.20; fancy $2.75
Q2.s5; choice s2.50q2.60.
Wheat-Opened at a decline with
heavy selling; heavy clearances how
ever, had strong effect, and with late
cables stronger and higher, the market
reacted but soon declined; closed %G1 y
cents under Tuesdays close for futures.
Spot DUH and lower. No. 2 cash 66jzc;
May $3.50; July 5Sc.
Corn-Weaker in sympathy with
wheat, strengthened later on improved
cash market, closing Is cent higher for
January and July with sax cent lower
compared with Tuesdays finals Spot
stronger and in better demand. No 3
mixed cash and January 235sc; May
253sc; July 26Isc bid.
Oats-F'utures easier. Spot higher.
No. . cash and January 16Ikc; May
1870
RyANo. offered regular at ssizc.
hut no bids; Quotable at 3312c east
track.
Barley-Steady.
NEW YORK.
New York, Jan. .-FIou--Receipt
e1.7oo: exports 1873. 400 barrels; market
firm on spring patents but generally
quiet with no change in winters
Rye f1our-Steady.
Blckwheat fiour-Dull: s120T1 SIS.
Wheat-Receipts none; exports $50. 900
spot market dull and easy. SIS cents:
No. l hard 6S7s cents. Options open
ed lower under free liquidation caused
partly by the bearish Price Currents
report; rallied on big clearances and
was irregular all the afternoon, sell
fng of on absence Of cash business and
closed heavy at lsGS cent net decline.
No . Tei. January 65&s E66i. cents.
closed Go cents; 9Iay CSC S-Is cents,
closed 66ls cents
Corn-Receipts 81. 200; exports IS. 200;
spot quiet; No. >. 24is cents. Options
opened steady. afterwards eassd of
under larger car lot estimates and clos
ed barely steady at i cent partial loss
January closed 34l2 cents: May 81 sis
q Y cents, cEoS=d 34ss cents
Oa-S-Receipts e3.S0o. spot que-:
No. >, 2Sls cents. Options Quiet and
easier with corn. closing = ceut lower
January 23lsGA. cents. closed 2Sis cents
May SS7s ga cents. closed 237s cents.
Buckwhest-Culzt, SSG40 cents.
Ry-Nomiral
Ba-ley-DuII; western 3SG45 cents
Barley C1alt-Dun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
OF KANSAS.
P.D. ARMOUR Is BuyING CORN
He has Agents Buying for Him In low. "A.
Nebraska

Omaha. Jan. 2.-P. u. Armour is said
10 be buying and cribing corn IN Iowa
and Nebraska His agent says that be
is doing II. Arrnour's agent in Omaha
IS George Lyon. Lyon said ~ was true
that Armour was buying corn In this
state and in Iowa. and storing e %
await a better price. as a speculation.
Lyon only does track business. buy
ing such corn as he can OF that which
is shipped here. and forwarding Il TO
Chicago. where IL IS stored in one OF
Armour's many elevators. In addition
70 Lyon. Armour has two men In Iowa
and one in Nebraska who look after tho
purchases in the smaller towns and ar
range FOR cribbing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
SIN HUNDRED ARE SUED

s.. Louis. Jan. Circuit Attorney
william Zac.lVitz today filed eco suits
against foreign corporations doing
BUSINESS IN this state. who have failed
20 make the affidavit required by the
antitrust law. that they are not mem
oers OF a combination in restraint Of
trade The fine IN each case VIII be
$1,000 II conviction is secured. p?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
shipper.

J. s. KnobIauch, Colsich. hogs and cat
lle
Harvey Grace. Cheney, hogs
!. NJ McCTockltn Derby. hogs
= r. KEEL. Clearwater. hogs.
A HuTbaDer. Malvale. hogs.
Mr.. Boom. South Haven. hogs and cat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
TRUE VERSION Is GIVEN

1t was No Outrage. as stated. But Double
Misunderstanding.
The reported outrage at Belle PLANE
| last Monday on young girl by tramp
seems to have been much exaggerated.
! The Wellington Voice has interviewed
County Attorney Harry l.. Wood on
the matter and gives an entirely new
version of the affair, as follows
County Attorney Woods returned
from Belle PLANE, where he was called
/ by telephone TO prosecute a case
against tramp, who was charged with
assault on a young lady and two men
in Palestine township. When he arriv-
ed there and investigated the case he
found that the charge of assault would
hardly be borne out by the facts, and
he dismissed this case and filed one
over against him for carrying concealed
weapons, TO which he plead guilty be-
fore Justice Surge. and was sentenced
TO thirty days in Jail. He was brought
to Wellington this morning and incar-
cerated. He gives his name as r D.
Mansfield.
The facts IN the case, as related by
the county attorney. are substantially
as follows: John Lippard's daughter,
living three miles east Of Belle PLANE,
aged II years, was riding horseback
along the highway Saturday evening
just before dark. She saw a man sit
ting in the fence corner, ahead Of her
several rods. There had been neighbor-
hood rumors of a crazy man perambu-
lating the country, and she became a
little bit frightened. She made no dem
onstra ton, however, and Just as she
got opposite the man he remarked that
he would like to have that horse. This
frightened the girl TO acton, and she
jumped off the horse and ran for home
The tramp took possession OF the morse,
mounted him and rode short distance.
then diSmounted, turned him loose and
went on his journey. Lon Carter.
resident near by, saw the occurrence,
got his shotgun and started In pursuit
OF the tramp. Miss Lippard reached
home and told her story. which started
Mr.. Ltppard 10 arms and IN pursuit
They overlook him at the residence OF
William Duval, and started 10 town
with him. the tramp going willingly.
Nearing Cowsllin creek Carter remark
ed 10 Lfppard that there were some
good tall trees IL they could only rustic
a rope" This remark frightened his
trampship and he started 20 run. Car
ter and Lippard gave chase. and h
turned on them and fred his revolver.
Carter returned the fire. and put a
charge OF shot = the tra-nps leg below
the knee. This did not stop his fight
and he shot him again in The same
place. This stopped hin. but he held
them of with SSo r,svolve-s for short
time He was finally captured and TAX
Ell % n. Loe-'s residence near by. then
70 Belle Plaine. where Dr.. 3. +. SIvpy
dressed his wounds
There were Observation-Disclosures Of
both sides. else. perhaps, there would
have ben 10 shooting.
Na1Siel6 takes his -nisso-tu-e ~ =
q were 2 piece % good luck His leg
wound IS sore. but Iot Serious
Az old member OK the LONDON stock en-
change SAYS: The Only time a nan q ex-
perlence takes his wife into kls confidence 4
: % tel her he i lot making any Ec1ev."
Household Words. /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

TEE cpir3ors q fae z1-sz1fhrcrie71 ress
ZYca tn-s FE-T positive tzsl., "a, tksg
adopt TIE bz1 fsi.a a. fesE a. cy-tezcc .
20 H.r-hsess5csz q A-L-S.SA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

CORRECT Go To TEE HEAD.-Professo,
u Dentlstry-~Wnat are the last teeth tha-
conef' Brilliant Student--F alse teeth. :
Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
Butter-F4nest Uns;ed States SIS; gOOt

Butter-Firest United States, SIS; good,
Cos.
Following are the stocks OF provisions
and brea6Stuffs in Liverpool:
BreaGSt uffS-Flour. -. 600 sacks. wheat.
2r2O1o ceIrtais: corn, 6SS.o,o CentaiS-
T1roviSsons-Eeaf = 500 tierceS. pork 5
ssS barress: bacon, I0Sso boxes: hams. 2ess
boxes: shoulders. l.40o boxes: lard. -. go
tierces; cheese, loo. 9o9 boxes; butter, $40
packages.
LONDON.
London. jan Game Sugar-Firn and
steady: centrifugal Java. rs 10isd; mus
covzdo fair refining. los ltsd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

IfE~Ve- Ia1- --NrNs 81 - 49,
e 1e~p % 80 S~Etrgrt.sr f1FssE efrs
.has a3z~ H.eer FzE1E - fsrrr cas-
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Co<-zas. Us~t4sis az mage To ~
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zlz--ue8 - - asEs @fe.r s~~s -
.s,~ a.srL-sr tssaz-~ls uf.rt azre-ef 'tr-9
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xt.sys4. saszEa - i9as q ~ - fs.'-sf-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

This cut represents
The instruments used
in the examination 81
Catarrh and all Nose
and Throat Troubles
Il enables the doctor
TO snow his patient
the condition OF the
affected parts.
Catarrn cured in 8
days. Home treat
ment 500 "a month
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
LONDON.
COTTON sIARNEc
MEM YORK

NEW lORh-
New York. Jan. Cotton quiet; mid
ding. 5-16c: let receipts. LIS bales,
gross, 2SSS bales. forwarded, SS2 bales;
sales. T,5t5<b2Ies: Spinners. 1I5 bales: stock.
IS. 935 bales Total today. net receipts
1854 bales; exports 10 Great Britain. 81
bales: 10 the continent, Is, 743 bales. stock.
1,O5S 2eS bales.
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Jan. COTTON steady;
rniddling, 77sc: low midGling. 79sc: good
ordinary. 5-16c: recetptS3. 63e bales: eN-
porls 70 the continent, 1878 bales: coast
wise, 1.O65 bales; sales. 400 bales stock.
SS9. 126 bales.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis. Jan. 2-Cotton steady: mid
ding. 7sc: sales, 90 bales: receipts. = A.
bales: shipments. 2.lS bales. STOCK. Ills
ba les
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO

Furnished by r. L. BOSTICK, Commits
SION Merchant, room 10, over Kansas Ma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
WICHITA NARkEIS
HOGS.

HOGS
Hoes-Price PA TO ) cents higher. Sales
as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
BUTCHERED BY BOYS
TWO INDIAN LADS CONCLUDE THAT
UNCLE SAM Is NO GOOD.

DO They Resolve to XIII the First White
Man They Get Good Chance At
Man Named Crum Happens to FIJI the
Bill and is TreacherousIy Shot-He
Draws Pistol and Frightens His As
sailants Away-How the Work of MUIR
der, Mutilation and Robbery was Fin
ished-Lynching Bee In Prospect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
The Terrill-Purdy Medical and Surgical Insti-
tute and Eye and Ear lniirmay,

~
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<4sfS R THE A
N.Y.
ertst N \ 2 10
, OF DIT.
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all
lent lScop al exam Ia
" TO YOUNG AND MIppLE-AGED MEN-A
awful effects OF early vice which brings
gIar a T
knife cutting confinement
Weak
stivey restored
positively Application
E. Al W failed
positively aid OF electricity.
STRICTURE quickly permanently
dsd quickly permanently By
10
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

Az old member OK the LONDON stock ex-
change says: The Only t1r3e a nan CT ex-
pererce takes his wife into his confidence
: % tel her he j. lot making any Eoaev."
Household Words.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
KANS AS CITY.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 2.-Kheat-
Active; No. . hard, sac; No. 2 red.
67a.c; rejected, 40c.
Coru,-Rather slow; No. . mixed, 221s
Q22Ac; No. 2 wltoe, 22lsc.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 17l4c; No. white
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03

Bs-ley-DuII: western 3SE45 cents
Barley --.alt-Duu.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-29

! William A. Galbraith.
4 L. II. Lamberton.
Frank Fielding.
Representative -at-Large
In Congress.
q (Alark2l
Benjamin c. Potts.
Hay Walker, Jr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-29

| s. s. Hackett.
Michael Delaney,
Samuel W Black.
Representative at-I.arge
in Congress.
(M1rk2)
| Dewitt c. Dewitt.
| Jerome T. Altman. d
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-29

I Isador Sobel.
william C-aEur.
joseph c. Campbell.
! Leprescntatiye-at-Lar
ii Congress.
Mark >
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-29

! Elmer Z. Gregory.
~
John II. Alcorn.
: joan Dennis.
Representatiye-at-Large /
IL Congress.
lMlIE2y
7 Henry :. Kent.
I I. G. Pollard. I
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24

I'm comm ter see her in week or
two an to be sure an look out fer
me-"
Now. Aunty, you know can't spare
you in n week or two."
"Co'se I does. an amt a-gwine.
But she kin be lookin' out. wish.''
added the kind soul, regretfully, that
! could send her some fruit. But how
can I? ! don't know anybody gwine
thefc."
Why, Aunty. there's always lots OF
fruit in the city market and you can
send her dime or two bits any time
in letter and she can buy some"
Law sakes, So kin. Huccomes It
you al'ays thinks of everything7 That
head o yours is plum full all the
time" said Aunty. admiringly.
rs that all, Aunty?"
"Oh. tell her ter be sure ter ak her
father ter pray fer me-"
"Aunty, wouldn't. He seems to be
n bad fellow"
But you see, honey, / don't want
him ter be mad at me, cause mebby
then he won't let her come an see me.
don't reckon he aims ter let her come,
nohow. He took her away ter keep
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24
vlctor,... Gold Plate.

The gold plate at Windsor Castle
consists OF about 10000 pieces. It Is
kept in the gold pantry. which is an
iron room situated on the ground floor
uEder the royal apartments. The clerk
Of the pantry gives it out in Iron boxes
and receives a receipt for 1t. 1t is car
RED by special train. under escort Of a
guard OF soldiers. and delivered to the
butler at Buckingham palace. He givee
a receipt for 1t and Is responsible for
1t while 1t remains At the palace. The
same formaaities are observed in TAX
Ing 1t back. and all persons concerned
IRE glad when It is once more restored
to the safekeeping Of the gold pantry.
Tho total value Of the plate in this de-
partment is nearly f2.00O.O00. A great
deal OF 1t dates from the reign OF
George VI. but among the antiquities
ire some pieces which were taken
from the Armada.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24
or,er give one" said Aunty, interrupt

orter give one" said Aunty, interrupt
ing her droning recitative.
The scribe looked up in bewilder-
ment. Aunty's eyes were fixed dis
tressfully on the clock.
Didn't you hear her striker"
"No. Never mind the clock now,
Aunty."
He said she were all right" muir
INJURED Aunty, sadly.
1--WE will consult him again II she
is not, but now we must write the let
ter il you want it to go in the next
mail"
'I does want 1t ter go powerful bad
"Well, then, what next?'
"I am well and doing well at pres
ent, but have had mighty pore health
this winter. Be good girl an don't
fergit your pore ole gran mother. II
her father don't let her come up here
fore long I'm gwine down there"
The scribe caught her breath and
drew her pen through line and
half.
what you do that fer?" complained
Aunty.
never fuiuu. HO ou.
You worries me SO. scratchin' out
the writin', done fergot. Oh! Won't
you please let my gran daughter con
up an see me. II it's only fer day?
That's fer her father" said Aunty.
The writer paused.
"If I'd lister at her Aunt Lulu
shouldn't never have let her go with
him. Tell her I'm a-comin' down tel
see her. He beats her with his crutch
and don't give her nothin'. Don't
think hard O. me cause I didn't send
you anything Christmas. was away
from home two months water-bound."
The mistress laid down her pen.
"Oh. Aunty, what story"
Its Jest ter satisfy her. honey, Fl
she won't think hard O. me. Tell hel
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24

10 ever she did. How nachal It does
s0undr'
where did you get such fine old
rviic, Aunty7" asked the mistress, not
Ing fits points.
"aiy ole mistr's give her TO me arter
the surrender. They was all broke up
ard the ole plantation was sold and
they went to " Orleans ter live. An
rcw, honey. Use ready fer de letter IL
yra Is"
YES. Aunty. Who is the letter for?"
fSiy granddaughter. Her mother give
tsf ter me an let her go to N Or
leans ter stay with her father. You
Sec they didn't get erlong-"
who. Aunty? Your granddaughter
and her mother?"
BLESS yer heart, no, / means her
father an mother. an they separat-
ed an he's got another wife an she's
got another husban'."
"Oh, well. l have written My dear
granddaughter Now. what next?"
"T was mighty glad ter hear from
you all an that you was well an doin'
WE'LL
"She give one when she orter give
twelve an she give twelve when she
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24
a nov. Dicycl. Lawn Mower.

Inever walk about In the town with
out being impressed with the ingenuity
Of the small boy. A few afternoons ago
I was passing a house out on the road
to the Soldiers Home. 1t was rather
a handsome house. with wide sweep
of velvett lawn. windingly intersected
by cement driveway. A boy Of about
Ia was cutting the narrow fringe of
grass beside the driveway. He was
mounted on a bicycle, and as he rode
he pushed the lawn mower along he
side him. or course, 1t was much hard
er work than walking with the grass
cutter would have been and n deal
slower in the doing, but no real live
boy is ever going to let such ,rifling
considerations as those have weight
with him.-washington Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-24
u.a Never Heard of Him n.rore.

"a new slang phrase is picked up
and worn out in a day in the great
cities of this country" said COM
mercial traveller. but sometimes years
elapse before they are ever heard in
rural districts. was sidetracked in
a small mining camp In southern Ore
son a few days ago and was playing
freczeout with some Of the natives.
In the course OF events 1 got three
tens and made small bet. A big.
red-shirted hoosier opposite raised me.
! raised him back. and he came back at
me with another raise.
"'well. I'll have to call you,' said.
My name is mud
"le raised up from his chair.
seized my hand In his big paw and
shaking It enthusiastically, said In all
seriousness:
"Glad to know you. Mr.. Mud. Ny
name Is jenkins. San Francisco
Post.