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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Mark Your Wheel.

1t is always a good plan for every
owner Of a bicycle to have a private
mark ON his wheel. This has been
tried plenty of times, but in case Of
theft 1t is always discovered and oblit-
Grated.
Now, however, it is suggested that
the machine be marked by seraping an
inch square of the enamel from some
portion Of the frame of the machine.
After all traces Of the enamel have
been removed, apply n coating Of
grease, and, with u pointed piece of
steel dipped in carbolic acid, draw the
initials or private mark through the
grease.
The acid follows the markings Of the
steel point, while the grease keeps 1t
from spreading. After allowing the
acid to eat into the tubing the grease
can be rubbed off, and the mark or in
itial shows rs plainly as if cut into the
steel framework.
One coat Of enamel will completely
hide all traces of the mark. Should
any question as to the ownership of
the wheel arise, the owner could, by
simply scratching off the enamel which
covered the marks, Mt once prove his
claim.-New York Journal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
SHE "TREATED" TWO MEN.


The Daring Exploit of nm Advanced
Young Woman.
A little group Of advanced women,
girls with strong ideas of the rights Of
women, believers in their free compe-
tition with men, and regulators Of the
idea that women should be treated
with more Difference than men, were
talking, when one of them began:
"Oh, girls, what do you suppose l
bought two men drink
you did" exclaimed The chorus in
admiration.
Il did"
Not in saloon, hope" anxlously
inquired one who was not as advanced
as the rest.
mo, of course not. Ii was in a drug
store"
oh, do tell us all about IT."
you see, l was walking along the
street with two men when one of them
suggested that we go in drug store
and get drink. made up my mind
that would not go in a drug store and
let any man buy me soda water l
determined that l should insist upon
my rights as a woman and buy the
drinks. So said 1 would go If they
would let me pay for it."
you brave girl"
"They treated 1t as a Joke at first.
The very idea! But told them my
principles, and finally they agreed, al
though the mean things laughed Then
we went in. You don't know how
afraid 1 was that they would pay for
the drinks anyhow. But 1 was too
quick. When the clerk laid down the
check I just grabbed it and wouldn't
give it up, and when we went out
reached the cashier first and laid down
just the right amount The cashier
seemed surprised. l don't see why.
But 1 actually bought soda water for
two men, What do you think Of
that?"
"Y0u are a hero" declared the girl
who was the first to recover her breath.
"Some day your sex will erect a mon
ument in your honor"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

100000 persons died of starvation. In
1860 and 1861 in the upper valleys OF
the Indus and the Ganges there was
again crop failure, attended by much
loss of life. In 1865 and 1866 the re-
giOn Of the lower Gauges was SINH
larly affected, A general crop failure
took place in Bengal and several Of
tho neighboring provinces, and about
100000 Of the people Of that densely
populated region persisted Of want. In
1868 and 1869 the great half-desert re-
gion. lying between the Indus and the
upper tributaries Of the Gauges suf-
fered from crop failure, and the loss of
life on this occasion exceeded anything
previously known in this century,
100000 of human beings starving to
death. Another famine occurred in
Bengal In 1874, attended by intense
suffering, and still another in 1877,
when almost the entire west coast of
India suffered from excessive drouth
and consequent failure of the crops,
and over 100000 unfortunates persisted.
Previous to 1850 it was practically
impossible to convey and distribute
relief to the people Of the suffering
provinces, for as late as 1853 there
was only one line of railroad in India,
twenty-five miles long. Even subse-
Quent to that date, many years elapsed
before the railroad system of India de-
Veloped to such an extent as to permit
partial alienation of the sufferings of
the distressed regions India has now
over $4,000 miles of railroad, and while
large districts are still not penetrated
by the iron lines it is possible, by dis
tributing the relief at various points
along the routes Of the railroads and
by collecting the sufferers in conye-
nient stations, materially to reduce the
distress from what it was before the
building Of the trunk lines. Since the
construction of the railroads the gov
eminent has been very active in adopt
ing and carrying out measures of relief
whenever a famine Of unusual proper
lions appears in the country, but even
now there are many outlying districts
not easily reached, in which the suf-
fering is extreme.
Comparatively few persons in this
country eealize the extent or the pop
ulOusness of India. The great peninula
comprises 100000 square miles, about
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

The famine prevailing in the north
and northwestern parts of India is, ac-
cording to the best information availa-
Bile, one of the most appalling calami-
ties which has ever visited the great
peninsula. The district affected Is
many thousand square miles in eX-
tent and the failure Of the crops has
been almost complete. The millions OF
India live from hand to mouth; they
are compelled to do so from their ina
blllty to accumulate more than enough
in one season to last them until the
next, and when from any cause even a
single crop fails the effect is at once
apparent in widespread suffering.
This Is not the first time in the his
tory of that country, even in the pres
ent century, that great suffering pre-
vailed from lack Of food. In 1887 and
1888 a terrible famine ragged in the
same region which is now suffering,
and as there were then no railroads,
and relief for so enormous a number
as were starving could not by any
means be transported to the localities
where it was needed, not less than
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

direction, not only of immediate sue
cor by providing work and wages for
the sufferers, but also Of permanently
guarding against a recurrence Of these
great disasters by furnishing better
facilities Of internal communication.
An extensive railroad system has long
been planned for India, and whenever
q drouth occurs and famine prevails
work is begun upon the lines of rail-
road already surveyed and thousands
Of natives are put to work in grading,
track laying and similar emplOyments.
In the valleys of the Ganges and Indus
lines of irrigating canals and Of canals
for communication have been laid out,
and thousands find employment In
these. Thus the permanent improve
ment of the country goes hand in hand
with the relief of the people, and with
every mile of railroad built, with every
yard of CaLal or irrigating ditch eX-
cavated there Is an additional safe
guard, not against recurrence If crop
failure, but against famine. The mil
lions of India who have persisted of
want, died, not because there was not
food in the country, but because it
could not be conveyed to the places
where it was needed. While one prov
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

half the geographical area Of the
United States; but from this much be
deducted enormous districts Of desert
in the uplands between the Indus and
the Ganges, and equally enormous
tracts Of forest and jungle, where the
growth Of nature has been so abundant
as to defy the industries of man and
thus prevent either settlement or cul-
tivation. From the total area at least
two-thirds must thus be deducted, and
It is roughly estimated that, of the
100000 square miles remaining, less
than half Is under cultivation, so that
the 20O,000,000 of Indla's population
live on the products Of a territory not
larger thar Texas. OF the arabic land
much refuses to yield, save when it is
treated by irrigation, and consequently
q maximum of labor Is required to pro
duce even the crops which are grown.
The density Of the population in India
is, perhaps, greater than that of any
othtr land of similar size on the globe.
crowded In the river valleys or in the
fertile uplands Of the center and south,
fhe struggle for life among these hap
less people is ineessant and bitter. In
40 oher country in the world Is the
Aghi for bread so severe. The enor-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

subjected under their kings. 1t was
system of organized and legallzed rob
Dely. The peasant had nothing that
he could regard his own. All he had,
even himself, his wife and children,
were the property Of the king. In
many native states the system Of farm
ing out the taXes was adopted, q rich
noblenlan paying to the king a stated
sum every year for the privilege Of
collecting the taxes in a certain dis
trict, or the duties on a certain com
modify, and then eXacting the last pos
sible coin from the peasants. The
world has recently been shocked by ac-
counts of the catching" or burying
alive In liquid plaster Of paris, Of un-
fortunate persons in Persia who had
neglected to pay their taxes to the
shah; and yet, in India, before the
English occupation, such terrible pun
ishments We're matters Of everyday oc-
currence. Delinquent taxpayers were
burned alive, buried alive, boiled to
death, torn in pieces by horses, whip
ped with rods until death came to their
relief, tied to stakes in the jungle and
left to be devOured by panthers, Loop
ards and tigers, imprisoned in rooms
with poisonous serpents and all sorts OF
hldeOus punishments were devised, not
for men guilty of heinOus crimes, but
simply for unfortunates who were I'M
able to raise the sums demanded by
the tax collectors.
Kings, mobiles and landowners, who
showed so little mercy in the
matter Of taxes, could not be
expected to devise means Of re-
lief when the mOnsoOns failed and the
peasantry were STRIVING, and, 1t is
easy to believe, considering the &C.
verify of the famines in the present
century, that, in former times, millions
should have died of want in a single
year. In 1877. the same year as the
great famine in India, there was one
in Northern China, which is now under
the same conditions as prevailed in
India before the British conquest, and,
according to the reports made to the
Chinese emperor, not less than 0,000,-
600 Of human beings persisted from
want When this can be the case in
our own time it is easily credible that,
as related in Indian history, there were
famines which, in whole provinces,
carried away the entire population.
Nothing was done to relieve the suf-
ferings of the people, There were tenn
pies for monkeys, there were hospitals
for sick dogs, cats and other afflicted
animals, but Hindoo benevolence did
not extend to the foundation of similar
establishments for man. Hlndoo char
ity had no open hand when millions
were dying of want.
The English government, in assum-
Ing control of the country, also assum-
ed the responsibility of relieving, as
far as possible, the sufferings of the
people. In 1877 there was collected In
London and forwarded to India over.
$2,500O00 to relieve the distress of the
people; but this sum, the voluntary
contribution Of thousands of people in
Great Britain was but a drop in the
bucket to what was needed, and the
English government, as soon as the
necessity became apparent, was very
prompt and energetic in providing re-
lief measures. The means taken were
well adapted to the end, and in the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
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THE INDIAN FAMINE.

nous numbers of laborers bring the
price OF labor down to the minimum
and q strong man, working hard all
day, can earn only from 8 cents to IL
cents. But then, on the other hand,
the needs of the labOrer are few; a
piece of cotton cloth is all the clothing
required, handful Of rice supplies the
daily food.
The people of India are, in the most
literal sense of the word, dependent
for their living upon the winds. Halt
the year the great trade winds blow
over India from the southwest; during
the remainder they come from the
notheast. Early in June the southwest
monsoon begins in Southern India, its
coming being heralded by season OF
violent storms, sometimes developing
the fury Of hurricanes. The southwest
MOnsoOns are the fertilizers Of West
ern India, for the wind, laden with the
moisture of the Indian ocean, drops
abundant rains for several weeks upon
the parched soil. and thus prepares 1t
for seeding and the harvest. From
fifty to eighty inches fall in Bangal
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
His Own CIient

An honest old blacksmith down in
Texas, despairing of ever getting cash
out of n delinquent debtor, agreed to
take his note for the amount. The
debtor wished to go to n lawyer and
have the document drawn up, but the
knight of the anvil, who had been
sheriff in days gone by, felt fully COM
petent to draw it up himself. This he
proceeded to do, with the following re-
suit:
ION the list day Of June l promise to
pay Jeems Mite the sum Of elevlng dol
lars, and II said note be not paid on
the day aforesaid, then this instrument
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

lnce might have an abundance the peo-
pie Of another might be dying Of want,
but with better communication, both
by river and rail, widespread disaster
can be alleviated. The enlightened pol
icy Of the British government has thus
done much to relieve the condition Of
the common people OF India, and there
Il reason to hope that, in spite Of the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
Howl THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
Tor any case Of cRtarrh that cannot be
cured BY Halls C1tRrrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
we, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West d Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and mu-
eous surfaces Of the system. Testimo-
mails, sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Gold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Italy has 4s per cent illiterate peO-
pie, France and Belgium, about Is per
cent. In Hungary the illiterateS num-
Der 40 per cent; in Austria 80 per cent.
and in Ireland 81 per cent.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Where shallow wells are unavoidable
the stone or brick should be laid In
with cement from the water level to
the top Of the ground, and impurities
should DO kept from about the well
within tho draining area.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Size for size, \ thread of spider silk
Is decidedly tougher than a bar Of
steel An ordinary thread viii bear a
weight Of three grains That is about
bOper cent stronger than steel thread
Of the same thickness
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Deep wells, fifty feet or over, passing
through impermeable stratum usually
give very pure water. Tie impurities
from the surface cannot get through
the clay or other impervious stratum.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Impure water sometimes causes Sc
we're attacks of dysentery. Large guam
titles Of sulphate of lime or magnesia
may cause loss of appetite, and iron il
extremely constipating.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

density of the population, railrO,l IA
cilItles and. where possible, extensive
canal communication, viii enable relief
to be promptly furnished at points
where 1t may be needed, and thus the
gaunt specter Of famine will no longer
as in times past be able to claim his
milllOns.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24
THE MODERN MOTHER

Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleas mt Syrup Of Figs, when
in need OF the laxative effect of gentle
remedy than by any other, and that il iSl
more acceptable to them. Children enjoy
It and it benefits them. The true remedy,
Syrup Of Figs, is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company only.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

The largest kitchen In the world Is
that Of the Bon Marche, in Paris. This
store has $500 employees, who are fur
nished with their lunch. Tho smallest
kettle contains 100 quarts, and the
largest 500 Each roasting pan Is big
enough for 500 outlets.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Rev. Dwight L. Moody is said to be
phenomenally successful in revival
work in New York city, but 1t must be
remembered that New York is a phe.
nomenal field for such work.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Water passing through soil may be-
come purer instead Of more CONTAINING
ated because Of mechanical filtration,
action Of bacteria inhabiting the uppeF
layers Of soil and BY oxvgenation.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

The University Of California IL 70 re-
ceive 100000 in donations from virl4
Gus persons, chief among whom Is MrS.
Phoebe Hearst, widow Of the CalifoTI
mia Senator. The state must spend
100000 on buildings, and, when this
has been done, the donors will make
good their promises,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

To do even days work in mining
for gold or silver in British Columbia a
man must pay tax of IS, but there 10
no such charge for coal mining.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

The space about wells is usually con-
tGminated with household refuse and
organic filth of all kinds
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

For Lung and chest diseases, PiSo's Cure
10 the best medicine We have used--Mrs.
J. L. NOrthcott, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

People going into strange commun.
tiles and using water against which
the inhabitants have become inoculs-
ted, may be stricken down with typh-
did Eauar
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

PITS stopped free and permanently cured. Ne
hts alter hrBG days use OF DR.. Kline Great Nerve
Restorer. Free 80 trial bottle and treatise.
Send 70 pR. KANE ost Arch Sks Philadelphia, Pa
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

IT thO Baby IL Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and WO.tried remedy. NRi
WnGIoW'B SOOTHING BYRUP for Children Toething.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Queen victoria's railway car cost
$50, 900.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Il the Oldest and best II will break up cold quicker
than anything else. II 10 always reliable. TTylt
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

Great Britain has $4,000 teachers.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-24

California is raising japanese hemp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25

tificates by the city examining board.
A half dozen cities have recently
organized Credit Mems associations.
War is to be waged on fraudulent
bankrupts.
New York City pays it's policemen
S1,400 a year, firemen $1,000, street
sweepers S720 and it's school teachers
S5G4.
The knitting workers and the en-
broiderers of Brooklyn have amalga-
mated and adopted socialistic plat
form.
The Brooklyn Labor Lyoeum cele-
brated it's fifteenth anniversary at the
Lyceum grounds, in Brooklyn, on
Thanksgiving day.
A Grimma, SaXony, paper firm not
only shares profits. but furnishes
square meals for 5 cents and sells at
a slight profit all goods except liquors.
Walters union No. 1 of New York
has instructed its secretary to submit
list of the members who have failed
to get their final naturalization papers.
The California State Miners associa-
ton wants an additional cabinet Of
ficer, whose duties il will be to look
after mines and miners claims and
rights.
The new rule adopted by the Chicago
Plumbers union requiring all en-
ployers who work at the trade to join
ton among members of the Master
Plumbers association. A rule of the
bosses union expressly prohibits this.
At Ocala, Fla, in January, will be
formed a National association of to-
bacco growers, manufacturers and
handlers. This move has become
necessary since the present troublous
condition of Cuba will not admit of
this country looking longer to that
source for. her supply of tobacco.
Never in the history of the United
States has such wave of organization
as at present exists been known, says
the Midland Mechanic. But in all this
boom there is one drawback-the small
town. By small it is not meant towns
where there are 500 or more working
men of the various trades, but the
places where but three or four work
men of any one trade find employment
Buffalo plumbers are at war with
hardware men. The latter claim that
the plumbers instigated an order pro-
hibiting the hardware men from MAX
ing water connections. For revenge
they propose to organize a central
hardware dealers plumbing shop 1t
will be capitalized at 100000, and most
of the hardware men of the city will
take stock in it. They say they will
reduce prices over one-half.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25
Irrigation Laws.

One of the most important questions
with which the next Colorado legisla-
ture will have to contend will be the
revision of our irrigation laws. When
the state was sparsely settled the
question of water for irrigation pur-
poses cut but little of a figure, but
now that every foot of tillable land
along our creeks and in some instances
quite distance from the streams, is
settled upon and farmers trying to
raise crops-the irrigation question is
one of great Importance. in fact is the
most important question that now
presses to the front. 1t is simple
proposition and yet more law suits and
neighborhood bad blood has been en-
gendered than by any other question.
The proposition is as to what extent
priority gives q man the use Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25
TOWNE IS CONFIDENT.
FREE SILVER OUTLOOK NEVER
so BRIGHT AS NOW.
Campaign From Now on Will Be
More Energetic Than Ever and
It Is But a Matter OF Time Ere
Success Will Be Sure.

Minneapolis, Dec. 24.-Congressman
today from Washington, and is in con-
ference with the leaders of the free
silver movement in that state. He has
been made a member of the executive
committee Of the American Bimetallic
League, and says that the work of
pushing the organization will from now
on be more energetic than ever. Mr..
Towne says that especial efforts will
be directed towards establishing news
papers in different parts of the country
which viii advocate free coinage, and
that aid will be given to those already
in the field. He says that the outlook
for the success of free coinage
has never been so bright as it is at
this time. He goes to Duluth TONIGHT
to spend the holidays with his family