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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
A CONVINCING COMPARISON.
Dlmcultlss Of Dlvl.ion for tho Roman

Difficulties Of DIvlsiOn for tho Roman
Boy.
Johnny Blykins had been less sue
cessful than usual in his studies, and
his father was trying to stimulate him
to greater endeavor, says the Wash
ington Star.
Il can get along pretty well in most
things" Johnny was saying, but 1
can't manage with grammar and arith-
metic."
Those are the two essential studies
Of modern times" was the earnest re-
ply. "a man nowadays must know how
to talk for chance to make money;
and he's got to be mighty quick at fig
ures to see that somebody isn't hold
ing back any when he gets his change"
Il guess can pull through on graI1-
mar. But I've got so discouraged with
arithmetic that don't feel like trying
any more"
Don't give up. Arithmetic is just as
important as the other, II not more so.
Be thankful the study isn't any harder
than 1t is. Think Of the poor little
Roman boys" he went on, with sud-
den inspiration.
did they have to study hard?"
Study? Why, those boys had to
know Latin before they could under
stand the clowns jokes at the circus.
Let's just take an example," he ex-
claimed, drawing a pencil and piece
of paper from his notebook. wen
work it out the way little Roman
boy would have had to do Suppose we
want to divide 40 by 6. You could do
that easily. But little Roman boy in
the fifth and sixth grade wouldn't have
1t all laid out before him in a simple.
unmistakable fashion like that. It
would be worse than grammar and
mathematics combined with him, for
he'd have to get his intellect right
down close to spelling words that don't
mean anything. He would have to state
the example 1 mention in this way:
XIX divided by VI The next step
would be to say: vi into XII goes VI
times and w over"
"And then what would he do?"
"Why, then, he would-er--Johnny,
l don't know just what he would do
then. But I shouldn't be surprised II
he smashed his tablet and dropped his
stylus down knot-hole and ran of
to fight Indians"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31

--courtesied as we bowed. Il was
"Happy New Year" from ug, ana
Happy New YearP' from them, and
before we ceased our greetings, collect
i've and individual, wO were wen In the
century of happy New YearSI 1t was
q cold day, and we must take some
thing. What should 1t be? There were
decanters of sherry, decanters Of Ma
deria, and there. was something warm;
perhaps 1t was hot lemCI ade! There
were, also, cakes! mot caraway cakes,
now, but sponge cake and pound Cake),
and there were sandwiches and picked
oysters and chicken salad. SO the
campaign opened, and so the engage
ment went on, house after house, street
after street, hour after hour Recruits
Of eighteen or twenty may have blund-
cred somewhat in their drill before the
day was over, but old soldiers Of TWEEN
ty-fOur pressed on unflinchlngly until
nightfall, and all the works were car
ried. We were brave, we were young,
we were light-hearted, and If we had a
little headache In the morning we did
not mind 1t much. We are old now.
and not many of us are left. Some Of
us married money, and, fathers Of fam
lilies. are grave, potent and reverend
seignOrs. Others of us lie in quiet
graves, on country hillsides. and others
in long trenches in the neighborhood Of
great battle-felds. do not lament
these, or not tonight, for the dead are
more alive to us than the living, and
never so alive as now, when the mid
night bells are peallng, and they are
with me, as in the old time, keeping
the old, old New Year.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
The Name. of Boston.

In the seventh century a monk
named Botolph-which means Bot
holp, or boat-help-founded a church in
Lincolnshire, England, says the Ave
Maria. When a town grew about the
church 1t was named Botolphs town,
which, after several contractions, set
tied down into Boston. From the old
town Of Boston in England a famous
Puritan divine emigrated to the New
England, and gave the name OF his
birthplace to the metropolis which be-
came his second home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31

nerS a Bevy of Boys and Girls EN-.
tered.
held q levee in the forenoon, at his
room in the city hall, where he re-
ceived his fellow citizens. high and low
alike, with urbanity, exchanging the
compliments of the season with them,
chatting a moment with those whom
he knew personally, and, tempering
hospitality with dignity, dlsmlssing
them with a glass of MADEIRA and a
stately bow. Lesser magnates, coun-
cilmen, aldermen and the like, received
their constituents at their own homes,
with less fornlality and more profu-
sion. So the day sped. At night the
theaters were crowded, Yankee Hill
burlesquing the down Easter at the
Chatham. Forest enacted the noble
red man, or the nobler Roman at the
BOwery, while some wandering Brit
ish star shot madly from his sphere at
the Park. But the event Of the night
was the great Charity Ball, for which
scores of tailOrs and hundreds Of dress
makers had piled their shears and
scissors, their thread and needles and
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
ALouinlnnn. Pocnhontnn.

The Pocahontas of the early days Of
the colony Of Louisiana, at least so far
as devotion to the French was con-
cerned, was "Bras-Pique" CTattooed
Army, the mother of the Great Sun or
ruler Of the Natchez nation at the time
of the massacre of the French by the
Natchez on the 9th of November, 1929.
She suspected the great conspiracy
that was on foot among the Natchez
to destroy the French, and, being a
faithful friend of the latter, induced by
the solicitations of her son, who was
only seventeen years old, to confess to
her that he had sent messengers to all
the Indian nations throughout Louis
lana, each message bearing bundle Of
sticks, and each bundle containing as
many sticks as the other. The instruc-
lions given to the other Indian nations
was to begin burning stick on GER
tain day, and when the last stick
should be consumed to fall on the
French In their vlcinity and STAY them.
Bras-Pique had the details of the
plot communicated to Chepart, the COM
mandant of the post, but finding that
he treated the warnings with con-
tempt, with the view of saving the ma
jority Of the French in Louisiana by
dlslocating the plan Of the conspiracy,
she entered the temple of Natchez,
where the sacred fire" was perpetu-
ally maintained, and threw several
sticks from the bundle which had been
deposited in the temple on the fire, and
thus disarranged the Natchez part Of
the conspiracy. When the last stick
was burned the massacre of nearly all
the French in the Natchez country fol-
lowed, but as the tragic event had been
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
A Restful Trip.

did you get rested?" Fogg asked Of
Henderson on the latter's return from
Europe. Eyes, did" answered the
traveller. Got into Liverpool Friday
morning, reached London in the aft
ernoon; went to Paris next morning;
left for Switzerland the day after that (;
stopped there two hours; then started
for Berlin and did 1t up in a fore
noon; back to England the next day
and caught the steamer just in time.
Rested? BY Jove, l feel like a new
manp'-Boston Transcript.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31

The Sidewalks Were Wide Enough
TO Permit of Marching Four
Abreast
and girls entered, self-invited guests,
who wished their lost a happy New
Year and were rewarded with largess.
as l mad been. l have eaten angel
cake since lbut that was in Massachu-
Settsl and have not relished it; for
what Is the angel-cake of manhood in
comparison with the caraway cake of
childhood? Nor was that all; for while
we youngsters were enjoying our eata-
DIES, our elders were enjoying their
turntables. For, in the little store Of
which was speaking, there was a hot
stove anu on there was u kettle, a yes
sci, an uIr-I know not what-whieh
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
The Whole Globe a Graveyard.

The Partisan doctors and speculative
philosophers are great fellows for max
Ing odd calculations on all subjects.
One Of the latest IS one concerning the
human family since the beginning OF
time. 1t is a long magazine article,
and gives much that Is interesting in
the way of human family statistics, but
the most striking portions are those
which give figures on the number OF
human beings that have inhabited the
earth and have died and been buried
in it since the first man was created.
According to these curious figures, the
earth has been peopled by no less than
66,627, S42, 1897, O75, 266 human inhabit-
ants since the beginning Of time. To
bury this vast number the whole land
ed surface would have to be dug over
120 times. Had you ever thought that
you were living in the midst of such a
gigantic cemetery Louis Repub,
lie.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
DRINK WATER pLENrIFuLLY.
For Nervous Diseases 1t Is Especially
Good,


For Nervous Diseases 1t Is Especially
Good.
The general tendency Of people is not
to drink water enough, says an ex-
change. Pure water itself cannot be
unwholesome, unless 1t is taken at too
low temperature, when food Is eaten.
The reason for this is that digestion
stops until the cold water in the sys-
tenn is brought up to the proper tenn
perature. In the Chautauquan the fol-
lowing advice is given: 1--WE have
proof that an insufficient quantity
Of drinking water is a frequent
source of disease. George Henry
Fox, M. D., professor of diseases
of the skin in the New York College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, says in a
recent article on this subject: 1t Is
quite certain that few people drink too
much water and feel sure that many
unpleasant feelings and symptoms Of
actual disease would quickly disappear
II the sufferers appreciated the value Of
this best and cheapest of all remedies
(pure water).' DR.. Charles L. Dana,
professor of nervous diseases In the
New York POSTGRADUATE Medical
school, in an article on diet in nervous
diseases, says: Water should be drunk
between meals or before meals and a
moderate amount at meals. At least
three pints or about six tumblerfuls,
should be taken daily. American neu-
rotics do not drink water enough.
They have half dessicated nerves and
desslcation increases nervous irrita-
bility.'"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31

precipitated by the stratagem Of the
devoted Bras-Pique, Perrler, who at
that time was governor of the colony,
was enabled to take measures to save
the French elsewhere in the colony
New Orleans Plcayune.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
SOME ODD DREAMS.
THE WRITER RELATES HIS RE-
MARKABLE EXPERIENCE.
There Should BE an Interpretation
Physical Improvement Kept Pace with
the Strange Visions and Their Regu-
Iarlty. .

REAMs are not
without signif-
canoe, especially to
those who have a
high-set purpose in
life, says the Meta
physical Magazine.
And as this sub
ject is Of interest
to many, 1 will re-
late a series Of
dreams in my own
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
Was an Angel.

Mons. I-"Before married my wife
l thought she was an angel" Mons. 2
And now" Mons. X-"And now ]
know that she was an angel.
ire lie Poche.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31
Tom Moore's Loves.

Tom Moore was always in love. The
names Of no less than fourteen differ
ent women to whom he vowed eternal
fidelity are to be found in his poems.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-31

Salt thrown on a low coal fire will
revive II.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
MCKINLEY WALK OVER.

SPECIAL to The TERALD.
Dublin, Texas, Jan. 21.-The
republican convention for the
eighth district. which met here
at 4:30 p. m, was a Mckinley
walk over from start to finish.
Everything was cut and dried
and those who had come here
expecting a fight over the selec
ton of delegates to the Nation
al convention were badly fool
ed.
After the regular opening Of
the convention by Chairman
Bynum and welcoming speech
by Major r. Fl. Mccain and
other citizens the temporary
organization was taken up.
w. H. Washon of Erath
county was elected chairman,
Horace Baker of Weatherford
temporary secretary, and j. l..
Lancaster of Brentwood as
sistant secretary.
The following resolution was
passed amidst the widest en-
thusiasm:
Resolved, that this conveh-
ton instruct its delegates to the
national convention to vote for
and support by all means in
their power the Hon. VIM. VIC
Kinlpy of Ohio for president,
and continue to do so until such
time as it may become apparent
that his nomination is an i'm
possibility.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
AMERICAN IN DANGER.
Hammond WrongfuIly Coniin
ed in the TransvaaI.
S ccial t, TIE HERALD.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. %.
John. Hays Hammond, the
american engineer is evidently
in srrions danger in the Trans
vaal- Urgent cablegrams were
received here tonight by Harry
CreswelI. city attorney and NJ
Z Tarpee, a prominent demo
craticsspolitician. A third came
to Col. FL. o. Thornton, but as
he is dead, his nephew Mr..
CreswcIl opened it. The mes
sages are dated Newcastle,
Natal, Jan. %. They are
thought TO have been smuggled
from the TIansvaal. They are
signed by J. J. Curtis, son OF
Geo. T. Curtis, and grandson oil
j. Story once justice of the
L. S. supreme court. The mes
age is as follows:
Use your Influence to help
Hammond. He is confined with
sixty others in the Pretoria
Jail. Has been taken..as a ring
leader and unless some radical
measures are taken by our
government will be made to
suffer for the sins of others, for
which lie is in no way respon
sible."
The message to Col. Thornton
says Hammond is wrongfully
confined, that he is the victim
of mistake made by others,
and the Transvaal refuses him
bail. Mr.. Creswell, who has
known Hammond and Curtis
80 years, wired Senator Stew
art at Washington urging him
TO do all in his power to help
the imprisoned Americans.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
TIE DAVIS RESOLUTION.
win Re Quietly Put to Sleep
in the House Committee.
Special to The HERALD.

Special to The HERALD.
Washington. Jan. 21.-The
prediction is freely made by
The house commit ee on foreigr
affairs that if the proposed re-
affirmation of the Monroe doc
trine is adopted by the senate
and sent over TO the house for
action, it will be allowed to
rest quietly in the committee
files. A canvass of more than
4 majority of both republican
and democratic members of the
committee failed to discover
any member who indorses il.
Courtesy TO their colleagues of
the senate impels the members
of the committees in the other
house to refrain from putting
themselves on record as oppos-
ed to the resolution, but they
do not hesitate in conversation
to critlcise the verbiage of it,
and to derrecate the policy
which brings it forward at this
particular time.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
MORE PREPARATIONS
FOR WAR
Special to THE HERALD.

Special to THE HERALD
New York, Jan. 22.-The
Worlds copyrighted special
from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
lei Liberal, in a leading edi-
torial calls the governments
attention to the military pre-
parations Of the Guiana from
tier, which, although London
dispatches deny it, are actively
going forward.
~On the British island of
Trinidad, the forts are being
repaired and the militia drilled
in the methods of handling the
new heavy guns. In the name
of the people of Venezuela this
government is asked to fortify
the Amacuro, Cangrejos and
Cnyuni on the frontier in order
TO be ready for war, if arbitra-
ton fails"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
FOR ROCKPORT

Special to THE HERALD.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Act
ing Secretary of the Treasury
Scott has authorized, as urged
by Congressman Grain, the ap
pointment of a deputy collector
of customs at Rockport and the
collector at Corpus Christi has
been notified to nominate a
suitable person for that posi-
ton.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
POSTAL REFORM LAW.

Special to THE HERALD
Washington, Jan. % Rep
1eseniatire Loud of the house
committee or postoffices has
prepared a bill 80 carry out the
recommendations of Post
master General Wilson relating
to second class mail matter
The comInitlaseee-lwill give hear
ings to publishers and others
Interested. Mr.. Loud says that
one cent letter postage cannon
he had while the second class
business costs the government
so much more than the receipts
from it.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
A PRINCE DIES.
Special to The HERALD.

Special to The HERALD.
London, Jan. 22.-News of
the death of Prince Henry OF
Battenberg was received at o.
borne House, Isle of Wight,
early today. The Queen and
f'rincess Beatrice are prostrat-
ed with grief.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Goid Med,i Nidwinter Fair sas Frsleisee.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
DINED WITH THE QUEEN.

London, Jan, 21.-Rear Ad.
miral Lane, who has been as,
signed to the command of the
flying squadron, dined with
the Queen tonight. The squa.
dron is expected to sail tomor,
row.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
GOLD RESERVE.
Special to The HERALD.

Special to The HERALD.
Washington, Jan. 22-The
treasury today lost $4,000 in
gold coin, and $780, 900 in gold
bars, leaving the reserve $50,
COZ, 49,.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
TIE CUBAN WAR
DOCUMENTS
Special to The HERALD.

Special to The HERALD.
Washington, Jan. pa
member of the house foreign
affairs committee who talked
with Secretary Olney, says the
documents in the possession Of
the administration throwing
light on the Cuban war will be-
forwarded to the house in few
days, and will not be accom-
panied by a message.
Much of the correspondence
in the possession of the depart
ment is in the form Of reports
and letters from United States
consuls in Cuba. Necessarily
their contents are confidential
in nature and the publication
of them might subject the con-
sui to personal violence and at
least would win for them the
enmity of one of the parties to
the war and destroy their use
fulness as officials.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
REPUBLICAN CoNCLAvE
Special to TIE HERALD.

Special to TIE HERALD.
Austin, Texas, Jan. 21.-
Twenty-one leading colored re-
publicans from various portions
of the state met here today in
secret conclave TO decide on Il
candidate for president. Sew
eral names were suggested, but
the conclave wound up by I'M
ahimously declaring for Allison
of Iowa. Two or three white
republicans were not allowed
to participate in the proceed
ings. Among the colored lead
ers present were n. w. Quincy,
and Henry Clay Gray.
It was the sense Of the con
cIave that the movement in
behalf of Allison be worked
"on the quiet"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
JIMMY CARROLL TALKS.
Knows How 10 Knock Out Filz
and Will Teach Maher.
Special to TIE HERALD.

Special to TIE HERALD.
Ell Paso, Tex Jan % Jim.
my Carroll, the retired light
weight, went to Las Cruces to-
day to confer with Mailer. He
says if the Irishman will con
sent to follow his instructions
while training, and when in
The ring, he believes he can
lead Maher to victory. Carroll
saws that when he was training
Fitzsimmons for his battle with
Dempsey and Maher before, he
learned the Australians vulner-
able points and as trainer and
second to Naher he will teach
the Irishman 10 find ther9 and
to knock FiiZ out.
Fitzsimmous and Maher met
in saloon last night, but did
not speak. Indications are
that Carroll will second the
Irishman.
Another lot of sports arrived
today from ST. Louis, New
Orleans, Dallas aud Fort
Worth.
A cablegram from Madrid
today announces that Senior
Jose de Moro, the famous bull
fighter, and troop, engaged fol
the carnival week in Ell Paso
sailed today for America.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Special to The HERALD.

Special to The HERALD.
London, Jan. 81 -Rt. Hon.
&C. J. Goshen, first lord of ad
miralty, addressing the con
seTvatives at East Grensted
tonight romplimented the ad-
miralty staff for their splendid
organization. He declared that
no menace to any country was
intended by the formation of
the flying squadron. 1t will be
ready. he continued "for any
emergency and will remain
under orders Of the ad-
miralty rather than of the
foreign office. The disposition
of it will be guarded by naval
and not political considerations.
While the political situation
remains as it is | beg that if
they hear that this squadron
has been sent to any particular
quarter not to imagine that
the movement ia necessarily a
menace against our neighbors
or our rivals. For the present
they are to proceed to Berr
haven and await further or
dprs. 1t is not intended to or
ganize a second squadron"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-23
INSURGENTS RETREATING.
Special to The HERALD.

- W. ASA' - ASAS1 Ae1%A AA' "
Special to The HERALD.
Madrid, Jan. 22.-There has
been a reaction here on account
of the more favorable news re
ceived from Havana. Dis
patches to the impartial say
that Maceo's bands are retreat
ing from the provinces of Pinar
del Rio and Havana, as a result
of having suffered frequent re.
verses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-06
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. light; ship
ments, light. But little doing for want OF
stock Market steady.
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-The light receipts to-
day were quickly sold at strong prices. In
comparison with a week ago good TO choice
cattle were 15a25c higher, while others were
not more than lOc better. There seemed to
be no question about there being fewer
cattle than a year ago available for mar
ket in good condition during the first six
months of the present year, and, as the
demand is growing, prices, IL Is claimed.
should rule higher; choice to fancy beeves.
40: stockers and feeders, 2.75d3.75; bulls.
cows and heifers, 81. JDft3. so; veal calves. s.
r6.75; Texans. SS64.10.
Hogs-An active local and shipping de-
mand caused a further advance of &c. the
best selling at 1886. or 1fi2c higher than a
S.50d3.sO. sales being principally at 500
3.75; common to good light, S.55q375; pigs
and culls. S2GS.70
Sheep-The receipts to-day were light and
were soon closed out at strong prices: ma
tive sheep. s2q3.75; Westerns, s3as.5O;
1900. 49, WV ~
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4-Cattle-Receipts,
500: shipments. LOO. The market was nomi-
nally unchanged; Texas steers. S2.75ff3. 50
Texas cows. seel2.6o: beef steers. S3Q4.S5
native COWS. S.25GS.25: stockers and feed
ers. 81. 75u3. 45; bulls. sl.75@3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850; shipments. 100. The
market was strong and &c higher: bulk OF
sales, s.. 45n3.50: heavies. S.25q3.60: pack
ers, s3.35fi36o: mixed. S3.4od3.55: lights. 1886
ass: Workers. s.. 40ft3 As; pigs. Su33e.
market was steady; lambs. $q4.25: NUT
tons. $2.50u350
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l-Cattle-Receipts, coo;
shipments, 1.t00 The market was steady,
but the supply being small. trading was
light: beef steers range from S.5oq46 6;