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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

THE Illinois Humane society at Chi
cngo has innugurated crusade against
the practice of carrying babies on b.
cycles The claim Is made that It not
only impcrils children's lives, but also
affects their brains, owing to the rapid
and unnatural motion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

PROBABLY one OF the most unique
secret societies, considering the object
for which II was formed, ever organ
lied is in full running order In Arcola,
I'll. II is known rs the Anti.Ncgro, or
Blackcap club. Its object Is TO put q
stop to tho colored people becoming
residents Of the city or permitting
stragglcrs from remaining any length
Of time within the limits. Arcola Is
now without q colored inha bitant
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

LEMONADE and ginger snaps will fol.
low the doxology at every prayer
meeting In the Trinity Methodist
.hurch ut Chicago for the future. This
unique inducement is offered by Rev.
Frank Crane, and the free luncheon Is
open alike to the people who have
been going to this sanctuary for 80
years and tho new man who may be
looking for bargains. The pastor has
adopted this feature frankly on the
score that lie wants to get more rco-
Pile TO the prayer meeting. He be-
'iieves It will appeal to the young men
and women of his congregation and
Oil the lecture room.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

THE pope will shortly appoint COM
mission OF cardinals TO examine into
the question OF tho union Of the Angli-
can with the Catholic church. Cardi-
mails Vaughn, satolli and five prelatcs
resident in Rome will possibly form
this body.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

IT Is understood Gov. Morton's name
will be presented ut St. Louis by
Chauncey NJ Depew, Gov. Hastings
will present the name Of Quay, Sena.
tor Foraker will nominate Mckinley,
Senator Lodge will speak for Reed and
Congressman Henderson for Allison.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
POLICE BOARD REMOVED.

Gov. morrill, springs y Great Surprise In
Kansas City, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, May e0-Great
surprise was occasioned In this city yes.
terday when IL was known that Gov.
Morrill, had summarily removed the
old board Of police commissioners and
had created new one. The men re-
moved are John caskey, Samuel Nc
Connell and w. s. Gress The new
board will consist Of o. Q. Clafiin.
John E. Storrett and Thomas Worth.
ington. II Is charged that the men
removed were too hard on the joint
lraauara
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
A NEW bicycle Invention which is

A NEW bicycle invention which is
looked upon us likely to supersede
pneumatic tires is shortly to be pre-
sented to the public. 1t Is vaguely
described MS franc bicycle pncu-
matically slung, while the wheels are
solid tired" Thus 1t Is claimed there
is no danger of puncture, the residence
Is perfect, there Is an entire absence
Of vibration and tho wheels con be
produced ut half the cost Of the present
machines
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
Inn pure

blood, to take Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
prevent such eruptions and suffering.
az had dreadful carbuncle abscess,
red, flory, fierce and sore. The doctor at
tended me over seven weeks. When tho
absccss broke, the pains were terrible, and
I thought should not live through It. !
heard and read so much about Hoods
that decided to take 1t, and
my husband, who was suffering with
boils, took It also. 1t soon purified our
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
The Commissary Department.

or tho human system Is the stomach. In
consequence OF its activity, the body Is sup
piled with tho clements Of bone, brain, nerv-
Gus and muscular tissue. When indigestion
impedcs its functions, the best agent forim-
parting hcalthful impetus 10 Its operations
tive for malaria, bilious and kidney COM
plants, nervousness and constipation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
OPENED OTHERS LETTERS.
a Kansas Mall Carrier In jail for Violating
tho Postal Laws,

4 Kansas Mall Carrier In Jaii for Violating
tho Postal Laws,
ToPEKA, Kan, May 20.-Ira Racus,
who has been mail carrier between
Sabetha and Wetmore, was brought to
this city and lodged In jail on the
charge Of opening lettOrs According
to the story brought BY the officer,
haeul became interested IN Q love %.
felf between two young psople aud
upsned their letters out Of curiosity 10
Bss what lovers said 10 each other
Naturally the iovsrs were greatly an
rsred and pushed an investigation,
which caught Mr. RssuA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

A NEW YORKER offers SEAS, 200 year
for the exclusive privilege Of picking
over the collected rubbish OF that city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

GRAVES Of pygmies have been dis
covered and opened on . farm near
Waynesburg. Pa. The first measured u
inches In width, two feet In length and
nine inches In depth. The teeth we're 70.
markably well preserved and indicated
that they had done service for an adult,
% the wisdom tseth were there, The
tkolstou seemed 10 be well pyopcr.
.Ioupd aud shs hair was sandy The
hsuds aad feet were small 1'ha $50.
Dnd grave opened wa that OF . thild,
apparently not moro THAI sie inuhss b
length. Everything IN the usigheor
hood Indicated that thess graves wers
penra towa pi these pFshistoris people
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
Halls Family Pills arc tho best.

~ HAVE done nothing but blush oil day,n
complained the rose, 'and still that idiot Of
Q poet goes on talking OF the modest violet,
as II there were not others. "-Cincinnati
Ennu,ter
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

IT took exactly four minutes TO send
= message recently from the national
electric exposition ut New York 10
London and back, via Chicago. San
Francisco. Vancouver, Montreal and
Canso. The distance travelled was
more than $1,000 miles, and the feat
was regarded as unparalleled. The mes
sage was renned by Chauncey NJ. De.
pew. Afterwards II was agreed that
the same message should also fly TO
the ends OF civilization, and II took less
than IN hour for II TO whiz TO Lisbon,
under the Mediterranean, past Egypt
md the Indins, into the orient, and 10
fly back from the land Of the mikado
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

The European press Is almost unnni-
nous In denouncing the United States
for interfering with Spain In Cuba.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Rock Island railway has Just
completed an engine that will run 100
miles IN hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

A WASHINGTON lady who married q
Sioux Indian has returned to civilian
ton with four children, but without
her husband.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23
BoiiIs

II is often difficult to convince peo-
pie their blood Is impure. until dread
full carbuncles, assesses, boils, scrof-
ula or salt rheum, are painful proof OF
the fact. It is wisdom now, or when
ever there is any indication OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

.HE IL good.natured, is her. "Good.
naturcdi Why, have known that man 10
wear o smiling face when he was speaking
Of taking on porous plasterr'-Boston
Courier.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

"PApA, why did they call Henry of Ma
varre tho PlIlmcd Kniehtp because he
was bird, my son."-N. Y. Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-23

"CAy you cash check for five dollars"
ooh, yes" "All right, lend mo Ave.
Life.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
BOer ValOr Illustrated.

Here is a story thot ia boins told
with much gusto by Dom Paul S
burghers. A father and son, named
Pretorius, were setting out to meet
DR.. Jameson at Krugersdorp, and a
younger son, a boy of - years old,
was anxious to go too. But his fa-
ther soolded him and left him. Aft
or the others had gone he went into
the house, took down an old "san-
ah''-relie of past days-and, find
ing some ammunition, loaded his
weapon and set off on foot toward
Krugersdorp. After walking some
time he observed horseman ap-
preaching and concealed himself be-
hind an ant heap. When he saw that
the horseman was armed and that
his horses tail was cut. he conclud.
ed that the man was lone of the
enemy" So he crouched down and
took aim, and, at distance of "
yards, he shot his man dead. The
trooper fell from his horse, and the
youthful Boer calmly took posses.
sion of horse and accouterments,
and, discarding his old 'sannah, >
rode home in triumph with his
booty. This boy will probably be
heard of again. Westminster Ga
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19


vite the wealthy proprietor Of promi-
nent New York newspaper to share the
hospitality Of the executive mansion and
thereby gain the support Of that organ
III favor of a second term, he declined,
saying that the man had made himself
rich by methods which good people
could not approve and now he did not
propose to make him respectable. He re-
ceivcd in one Of the elegant rooms of the
executive mansion and spent AN entire
afternoon with a poor Irish woman,
from whose lips | obtained this incl
dent myself who had in her girlhood
days lived as Il servant i'll his family and
whose husband, Union soldier, lay
wounded i'll Baltimore hospital. Mean
while the corridors and antcrooms
swarmed with senators, congressman
and officials generally, impatient to see
him and disgusted to learn that he was
spending the day as one malcontent
expressed it, listening to the neighbor-
hood gossip Of some old granny just ar
rived from Illinois. -
No one element that entered into the
construction Of Mr.. Lincoln's character
was so plain and well defined to those
who knew him intimately as his predis-
position to melancholy. In proportion as
it was constitutional and ingrained il
was mysterious and inexplicable This
predisposition to apparent detection and
gloom, to which he was hopeless vic
tim, hung over and enveloped him like
cloud. Occasionally it would lift, cs-
peciaily when in conversation with 9TH
ers, but the moment he was left to him
self and the pressure from other sources
ceased it again descended and settled
over him. ''On Jan. >, 1859, the day
Stephen A. Douglas was reelected Unit,
ed States senator by the legislature OF
Illinois, said Major H. G. Whitney,
II was alone with Mr.. Lincoln from
early in the afternoon till bedtime OF
course he had known ever since the gen
eral election in November that he had
been defeated for senator and that Doug
las had won the tempting prize, bat
feel warranted in saying that no man in
the state was so gloomy and dispirited,
and no one SO surely and heartily deem
cd his life an abject and lameptable fail
ure as he then considered his TO have
been. | never saw Il man so thoroughly
depressed, so completely stepped i'll the
bitter waters of hopeless despair. The
surroundings even We're eloquent of fiat,
prosaic failure | found him in tho
dingy back room which answered for hi.
law Office and brooding over his grief.
and discomfitures, while the streets out
side were filled with the friends and ad
herents of Douglas, some Of them nois,
and bibulous and all exultant with vic
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
Against the Law.

Here is story told by bright young
Cincinnati lawyer OH one Of his older
and less scintillating friends:
The older attorney was pleading
case before Judge Sage and had talked
necessarily for two hours. He had gone
over and over the ground and up into
the air and down below the surface Of
the question until it seemed as if moth
ing were left for him to say. He had
talked and talked until most Of the lis
teners were either asleep or wished they
were, and those who were still awake
we're about making up their minds to
rise i'll their might and throw chairs
and things at him when suddenly aud
unexpectedly the long winded man stop
ped short and coughed.
81 should like glass of water" said
he to the court attendant, and the man
disappeared to get it for him.
For moment there was a long drawn
sigh from the listeners, and then Judge
Sage leaned forward to the young law
yer who tells the story and whispered
"Why don't you tell your friend AL
fred that it is against the law to run a
windmill with water?" - Cincinnati
Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
The Great Lantern Fly.

One of the largest and most Curl
Gus of the many luminous or lamp
bearing insects is the great lantern
fly, species of the firefiy peculiar
to Central and northern South Amer
ioa. The great lantern is hardly as
large as the common dragon fly or
snake FEEDER" but like that orea-
ture it has lacelike wings and an
elongated abdomen. In Central
America. particularly i'll Costa Rica
and Panama, the Indians capture
them by thousands, using them as
decorations for their headdresses,
saddles, etc. The Frer Gilman Re.
nard. who visited Guatemala in
1902, declared that the Indians used
lantern flies and other luminous In
scots much in the same manner that
we do torches and lanterns and that
by the light the insects give out they
were able to find their way through
dark woods and swamps. st. Louis
Republic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
Sweeney Bros.
PUSHlNG Al IHS WHEEL.

All Cursed Rosecrans Except Ono fsoldie,
Who Had Good Reason For silence.
"Ihe things Il person hears while
travelling incognito," said an army Off =
Ger, "are not always very compliment
! tary. The incident of which am re
! minded occurred during the late un
pleasantness. The Army of the Cumber
| land was making march in driving
rainstorm-the infantry foot deep j.
mud, the cavalry mud bespattered, th
wagons and artillery ssequently stalleo
Several officers We're riding along ii,
road when they saw cannon almos
helplessly imbedded in the all perya',
ing mud of cornfeld. At the sugaS
, tion of the leader they left their moub
and, wading over to the group work.
to eytricate this implement Of war, k.
their assistance. The men were cursi.
the weather. the mud, the horses, Il
gun and more particularly and vii
greater freedom General Rosecrais
who. they said, had got them into tt!
the trouble. In the latter particular the
were all very fluent, with the exception
Of one trooper, who was pushing at th'
wheel with one of the officers who wa
working hardest While the others Were
doing brilliant work in the way of re
Wiling the general he remained silent.
Finally the gun was extricated from
it's earthly bed, and the unrecognized of,
ficers departed. Then the silent soldier
spoke.
"Don't you know, you blame fools, .
| l>o ko+ Gonoro1
pushing that wheel with me:"
"This story" concluded the officer.
twas related to me by General Rose
Grams, who appeared to enjoy the joke
at his expense. Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
THE REAL LINCOLN
A Man OF Deep Subtlety and
Consunllnate Wisdom.
CONSCIENCE RULED HIS HEART
Always just Before He Was Generous
Good Natured, but Firm rs Steel -
Unique Character In History Whose
Faults Were Few and Virtues Many.
BY JESSE W. WfIK.

EY JrSSE ". WEEK.
l1oint Author Of Herndon's Life of Lincoln"
Copyright, lSne, by American Press A--ocia-
tion.
XVIII.
IT is absurd, y wrote Johu HAY, "to
call him modest man. No great man
was ever modest. II was his intellectual
arrogance and unconscious aSSumptiun
of superiority that men like Chase and
Sumner never could forgive. The com
monty accepted belief regarding his 50
called kind and forgiving nature is Il
great popular misconccption. Beneath
an exterior Of apparent indifference and
want of force lived a man Of the deep
est sub,lety and most cOnsJInmutc wis
dom. His conscience ruled his heart.
He was always Just before he was gen
erous. There never lived IL man who
could say mo" With reader facility
and abide by his sdyinr with more firm
ness. His good naturcd manner mislod
the common mind. 1t covered as firm 4
character as nature ever clad with hu-
man flesh. He was strong man. -
wrote Harriet Bccchcr Stowe, 'but his
strength was of a peculiar quality, not
so much aggressive as passive. ard
among passive things it wasIhc strength
not so much Of stone buttrees as Of Il
wire cable. 1t was strength swaving to
every influence, yielding on this side
and that to popular needs, yet tenacious
ly and inflexih'y bound to carry its own
great end -
In the face of all kinds Of opposition
and adverse criticism he was always cool
and self possessed. When informed that
Horace Greeley was ridiculing his ad-
minstration and indulging in open
abuse of him, lac said it reminded him
of big man in Springfield named Haw-
ley, whose little wife. woman of ficrv
and ungovcrnablc temper. was in the
habit Of beating him over the head with
out resistance. When demonstrated with
by friends, he only laughed and said:
Let her alone. 1t don't hurt me and
IT does her power of good. When Il
friend cndcavored to induce him to in
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
Confession Is Good For the Soul.

"Is this manuscript entirely orig
inal?' asked the editor looking over bis
eyeglasses at the young man who
brought it in.
eyes, sirl" exclaimed the young
man proudly.
..:That's right, said the editor warm
ly. That's exactly right, young man.
When you have done wrong. frank con-
fession is always half atonement. -
Somerville journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
She Took Him Down,

Marlow-Milson is gruff old fellow,
but saw woman take him down nice
ly during one of his fiery speeches yes
terday.
Baggs-Indeed?
Marlow-Yes; she was his stenog
raDher, you know. New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
A Blueblooded. Canine.

"That is pretty well bred dog you
have, ism t it?"
"Well bred? He is SO we'll bred that
he trousers instead Of pants. Indian
apOlis journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
LARal'NeHs.

"Why is it that lawyers carry green
bags?''
"That's the color of the majority of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-19
Co,nu,,ed With His Reouest,

"Say, Wilkins, that So bill You loaned
me last night was counterfeit. y
well, you said you wanted it bad. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

cnne, Trinidad Blood, Egyptian Queen.
EnVil City and many more. have ut
lenst fifteen different kinds. Some OF
these will frequently grow to weigh M
teen pounds.
There IL one thing in favor OF growing
plneapples, and that is, the very limited
space of land on which they can be
grown. 1t begins about fifteen miles
north of this place. At Eden II Is less
thHn one-quArtGr mile wide. from In
dian river to lowlands. or nat woods.
At Jensen II Is three quarters mile wide
and then tapers out to nothing. There
are spots here and there, n few Mt Palm
Beach; that IL all. They cannot be
grown on the gulf coast nor in Califor-
MIA. We have shipped lots or plants
there. but they would not grow. BY
that you will see that good pineapple
land Is worth having, as there Ii no
danger OF production.
The climate Is fine here; the summer
days but little warmer than II Is now
To-day Is ~ degrees, and 81 degrees Is
the average heat In summer.
Give my regards TO T. Kober. Messrs
Rlester. the Stlfcls and others may
JOHN soRENsEN.
A very good practical joke was played
on the Innocent editors ut st. Lucic. n
few miles above Eden. by II couple OF
northern men who were guests at that
place. They had some Indians bring In
q couple OF wagon loads OF Wild oranges.
which were pulled up In plain view OF
the train, and almost before the train
stopped the people were climbing over
each other to buy what they thought
to be the celebrated Indian river fruit
which the Indians sold as fast as they
could count them out ut % cents per
dozen. After nearly everybody on
board had been supplied with from one
to four dozen the train pulled out. The
oranges were not III to cat, but every
body took the Joke gnod-nHturedly, and
our train looked like u southern Cali
fornln fruit train on exhibition.
At 10 O'Clock p. M. we arrived nt Jack
sonvillc, having stopped at RockledSc,
u beautiful resort on the Indian river
for dinner. At Jacksonville the ma
jorlty stopped ut the Windsor Hotel,
which is run by one OF the Lelands,
whose name is always guarantee for
good hotel.
The committee at Jacksonville had
prepared steamer trip down the benu-
tiful st. Johns river to the ocean. This
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We re.
turned to Jacksonville ut . p. m. ana
spent the afternoon in Sightseeing In
the business metropolis of Florida.
Here we parted with the western con-
tInGcnt. they going west to Mobile. and
we north to Charleston, where we ar
rived at . O'Clock Friday morning.
We were met at the depot by Mayor
Smythc and committee OF citizens
with about fifty open carriages, driven
to the hotel for breakfast. after which
we were driven over this beautiful and
historic city. We left Charleston at 5
y. M, all well pleased with the hearty
reception we had met with on our short
visit. The next morning at O'Clock
we arrived at Washington City.
We had beautiful weather during all
our trip, and all came home with the
avowed intention Of attending. II pos
siblc. the next convention. which Will
be held in Galveston, Texas. with trip
TO the CITY OF Mexico. J. X. H.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY FEBRUARY H. 1886


waters and no immediate prospect OF
very high watGr.
The Tornado with emptIes passed up
for Pittsburgh, ut p. m.
The cold weather is fast making ice
In the upper rivers and some Is expected
to pass here to-day.
The Keystone State cleared for Pitts
burgh Mt noon, with an excellent trip
from Cincinnati. The Keystone en-
countcrcd rough weather Saturday
night.
The Virginia was an hour late In &C.
parting on account Of engagements ut
Brilliant. Aetna-Standnrd and River
side mill landings, where she added 100
tons OF manufactured iron ana steel.
There was no nails In the lot, the Hud-
son having cleared them up on her last
weeks trip.
The Fl. X. Bedford encountered n ter
rife snow storm just ut Bnresvillc.
down the river, on Saturday night. The
snow was 30 heavy that the pilot could
not see the boats chimneys for II while.
The Bedford was late in passing up for
Pittsburgh on account OF having her
boilers repaired.
oil Clty-RIyer . feet 0 inches and
falling. Clear and cold.
plttsbIrgh-River 1928 feet and falls
InE at the dam. Weather clear and
cold.
Stcubcnvillc-River lG feet G inches
md falling. Clear and cold DOWN.
Crescent, Belle Prince. i. c. Fisher and
Sam Brown. Up--Bcn Hur. D. T. Wat
son, II. X. Bedford. Ruth, Keystone
State