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Evening star., 1896-02-29
Acquiring knowledge.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Papa, what is an old saw-not the saw
you saw with, but the kind this paper
speaks about?"
What old saw does the paper speak
about?'
That's what 1 want to know. 1t says,
Everybody has heard the old saw, never
look gift horse in the mouth 1 want to
know where the saw comes in
well, there's your old saw. An old saw
is an old proverb.''
why shouldn't you look gift horse in
the MOUTH"
''Because-because. it's in bad taste. It's
ungrateful. and all that sort of thing"
''All what sort of thing?"
"Why, to look a horse in the mouth that
has been given to you shows that-it shows
that you are not thinking OF the giver, but
of the value of the gift"
What would anybody want to look a
horse in the mouth for?"
ITO tell how old it is
(After a pause.) Papa, can you tell how
old saw is by looking at its teeth?"
Evening star., 1896-02-29
A USEFUL CIGARETTE,
In the Moment Of Necessity 1t Came a.
Boon to . Sick Sufferer.
From the New York limos

In the Moment of Necessity 1t Came ~
Boon to . Sick Sufferer.
From the New York Times
Christmas day." remarked a tall, ath-
letic-looking man i'm the corridor of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. always excites In my
mind emotions of the tenderest sympathy
for the cigarette"
The man proved to be Z. H. Hume. He
said he was from England, but claimed
New York as his home.
1T was just six years ago. he said, that
was with the English army in Upper Bur-
nah, and a week before Christmas found
myself taken down with black diphtheria.
There had been an epidemic of The disease
IN the town and vicinity, and /, always sus-
ceptible to contagious diseases, was one OF
the first in the regiment to take IT. Every
Gay grew worse until the surgeon finally
gave up all hope and told me that I could
not live twelve hours longer. My comrades
came to bid me goodbye and few of my
intimate friends-fellows from my own
home-stayed with me to tell the folks how
passed my last hours on earth.
MY throat had become SO swollen that
was in great pain and the phiegm had col
lected to such an extent that / could not
speak Breathing had become all but inn
possible.
Il knew that had but a short time to
live, and as a last request asked for Q
cigarette.
1T seemed to be the only thing on earth
that 1 wanted. The surgeon refused to
give me one, but q young Irishman who
knew how fond 1 was of smoking took one
from his pocket. saying that it would not
possibly hurt me, as 1 was already dying.
He held the cigarette to my lips and I
inhaled a lot of smoke, which / thought
would choke me. Instead of that the smoke
poured out and brought with it the whole
mass of phlegm which for a week the sur
geon had tried his best to remove. The
cigarette was the only thing, possibly, that
would have served the purpose. In four
days / was on my feet, well man, ard
have never had a days sickness SINCE"
Evening star., 1896-02-29

generous care has not been bestowed upon
Arlington, the most important Of all. The
Arlington Heights grounds contain LOO
acres, with a frontage of about one mile
on the Potomac. They constitute one of
the grandest and most beautiful parks in
the country, the national cemetery occupy
dition to it's historical associations, the
park abounds in rare natural beauty, and
has been most carefully kept and improved.
Few cities have so fine park contiguous
to their borders. Arlington cemetery,
where SO many heroes lie buried. has in
large measure become like Great BritainS
Westminster Abbey the nations Wal
halla.' Consecrated as it is to our Illus
trious dead, with its stately and expressive
monuments commemorative Of the deeds of
patriots, it's hallowed associations and it's
nations capital. But the journey thither
by roundabout way, over roads controlled
by local authorities, which are rough at
all times and frequently well-nigh impass-
able, is not only tedious and uncomfortable,
but involves an expenditure of time and
money which deterS great numbers from
undertaking it.
"A bridge over the Potomac at or about
the terminus of New York avenue, near
Observatory HILL would furnish shcrt
and direct route to the park and cemetery,
and would, in fact, bring them to our very
doors. But the park and cemetery are not
alone to be considered. AS a means of d.
rect and rapid communication between the
capital and the important military post of
Fort Myer, which adjoins the park on the
north, the value, in military sense, of a
bridge at this point cannot be overesti-
mated. Such bridge would also practical
Evening star., 1896-02-29
The Boer and His Rifle.

From the st. James Gazette.
If there is one thing more than another
upon which the boer sets store 1t is his
rifle. His craftsmanship enjoys. of course.
a worldwide celebrity. I remember Boer
who used sometimes to join our buck
hunting parties, and who. at any distance
up to 800 yards. could rick off any given
enc of a line of springbok going at a very
fair rate of speed. We had only to name
our buck-first, third, middle, tail of the
line-and that buck fell. He rather enjoy
ed banter about being born with a gun in
his hand, saying that it was little short of
actual fact, for almost before he had ceas-
ed to crawl his father would send him
out into the veldt with a muzZle-loading
gun containing bullet and single charge
of powder. With this he was to bring
home a buck; and since the penalty for
missing consisted In going supperless to
bed. with the application Of strap fire.
quently thrown in, it followed that his
misses were few. Sometimes in mo-
ment of paternal Indulgence, he would be-
allowed an extra charge, but not often.
And that, he declared, was the way to
teach Logs to shoot.
Evening star., 1896-02-29
Tracneotomy an horses.

From The Lond IN Standard
The horses which came in first, second
and fourth for the selling steeplechase at
the Manchester second January meeting
carried, each of them, silver tune, called
by the French a "rossignol," in the wind
pipe. In other words, they were rank
''roarers,' had undergone the operation OF
tracheotomy and had been provided with
an artificial apparatus for breathing pur-
poses. We are not told how many more Of
the horses engaged in the steeplechase, il
there were any more, were also "roarers,"
and had. or had rot, been treated in SINH
lar fashion. But three out of four are suf-
;icient to show that the infirmity, which
Was rendered almost illusJrious and eyen
commenddble, TO judge frorn remarks print
ed in some of the sporting journals, by the
wonderful horse ormonde, is rather on the
increase than the decrease among us.
Evening star., 1896-02-29
A Pigeons Costly Neal.

From the London Daily News.
The other day at Venice a gentleman
who was visiting that city bought some
Indian corn, with which he fed the his
torical pigeons I'm the Piazza San Marco.
While the birds were feeding a diamond
fell from the ring he was wearing and
was Immediately swallowed by one of the
pigeons. The gentleman put out his hand
TO try to catch the bird, but in SO doing
frightened the whole flock, which flew
away to the doge's palace.
Evening star., 1896-02-29

Since the first session of the Forty-ninth
Congress the project of constructing a me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac river has
been pending before the national legislative
body. The idea has been to combine util-
Evening star., 1896-02-29

ly join this beautiful park to the large
area of reclaimed lands on the river, all Of
which is to form one grand park. Plans
for such bridge have been prepared by
the engineer department., and its construc-
Evening star., 1896-02-29
The Medicine Mnu.

From the Adams AIass) Freeman.
Mary" asked the old man, whose pic
ture is that on the front of the paper you
have?" THAT is a picture of President
Cleveland,' said she. Great Caesars
gnost! exclaimed the old man; has he
been cured of something, too?"
Evening star., 1896-02-29

= u L N@h <AAN
Lieut.. Cavenaugh,
not having a sufti-
Client acquaintance
with the country sur
rounding the post,
Will proceed to
White Rocks Canon,
and with their camp
thereat as a base,
study that region
There are times
when detached Serv-
ice Is a pleasure,
but no one in search
Evening star., 1896-02-29

From the Galignani' Messenger.
Two more deaths have occurred in Paris
from disease caught from parrots suffer-
ing from consumption in an infectious
form AS was recorded in previous cases,
the persons who have died were in ths
habit of allowing the parrot TO take seeds
or other food from their lips
Evening star., 1896-02-29
Not a Flyer.

From the Germantown Pa.) Telegraph.
McTavish-"Hoo faur is't to London?"
Cockney-"Ten miles as the crow flies"
McTavish-"Hoot, toot, mon, I'm no
gaun to fee; I'm gaun tae waulk. Hoo
mony miles ist rs the craw waulks?"
Evening star., 1896-02-29

fully recommended that Congress be re-
quested to make an appropriation there
for
A Military Necessity.
In his last annual report the Secretary of
War said:
Evening star., 1896-02-29
DETACHED SERVICE
Amid tho Snowy Ganons Of the
Uintah Mountains.
CHILLY WEATHER IN 4HE HILLS
What Happened to Some Of the
Party.
CHATS BY THE CAMP FIRE

STAFF Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
FORT DUCHESNE, Utah.
Evening star., 1896-02-29

A fourteen-room house will be erected on
Massachusetts avenue between 9th and 10th
Evening star., 1896-02-29

Along a mountain trail string Of
freighters wagons rumbled and bumped
Some of the axles needed grease, but there
was evidently none to spare, for they kept
on needing it. Once In a while the rattling
of harness would suddenly increase. and
then the rude harsh voices of teamsters
would sound on the summer air like unto
the voices of men given to excessive pro-
family. The suppliant tones of one Nor
mon asking another to lend him bite of
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

SHERIFF"S SALE-By virtue and au-
thority of d special execution, No. 2S707
issued from the office OF the clerk of the
circuit court of Jackson county, at Kan
sas City. Missouri. returnable to the Jan
uary term. 1897. of said court and to me
as sheriff directed and delivered in favor
OF Matte p. Williams and against Linden
c. Alexander Mamie B. Alexander and r.
l.. Yeager. trustee. / have levied upon and
seized all the right title. interest and as
tate of said defendants. Linden c. AIexan-
der Mamie B. Alexander and R. L. Yea
ger. trustee. in and to the following de-
sCribed real estate. situated in the county
of Jackson and state of Missouri to-wif:
Lots twenty-seven (20 and twenty-eirht
(2S) in Tower Grove addition to Kansas
city. Jackson county, Missouri. and / will,
on Saturday, the 18th day of December
A. l.. 1895, between the hours of nine
o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in
the afternoon of that day. at the south
from: door Of the county court house. in
Kansas City, Jackson county, state of Mis-
souri,, and during the session of said circuit
court at Kansas City. Missouri sell mi
public vendue. for cash, 10 the hignest
bidder. all the right title interest ana es
tate Of the above named defendants Lin
den c Alexander. Mamie Il. Alexander and
r. l.. YeaEer. trustee. in and 10 said real
estate TO satisfy said execution and costs
JOHN ?. O'NETLL. Sheriff.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov 18TH 1896.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
A Good Letter-Read II.

The following letter was received at
the Wabash ticket office yesterday:
Mr.. H. n. Garland. Dear Sir:-In read
ing your rad' in the Kansas. CITY Jo,,rn.I
I note the remarkable time made bv voUr
road-the Wabash-to New York. since
reading the lad" have been seized with
a desire to take a header, on the flyer. for
New York. l could, 1 suppose, by being
quick 10 act, catch on" at Kansas civ
as your train leaves. I also note double
daily service from your village to The
Eims' and trust by making the entire
trip over Wabash line I will be abIe ~
purchase tickets at favorable rates. will
hope for special sale, with sIeeping car
accommodations thrown in; will write or
telegraph later Very truly yours,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

SHERIFF"S SALE-By virtue and au-
thCr!ty of a special execution, No. 2lS90
issued from tine office of the clerk Of the
circuit court of Jackson county. at Kan
sas City, Missouri. returnabIs to the Janu-
airy term. 1897 of said court and 10 me
as sheriff directed and delivered in favor
OF Lyman p. Alden and Charles w. Chase
trustee, and against Otis X. Chamberlain
Caroline p. Chamberlain and George W.
Cunningham, l have levied upon and sezed
all the right. title. interest AND estate of
said defendants. Otis X. Chamberlain, Car
cline 7. Chamberlain and George W. Gun
ninSham. in and to the following described
real estate. situated in the county of Jack
son and state OF Missouri. to-wit: Lots
one %, two (2) and three C3). West Lynne.
an addition to the City of Kansas, jackson
county. Missouri. and | will on Saturday,
the 18th day of December. A d 1896 pc-
tween the hours Of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon
of that day, at the south front door Of
the county court house, in ,-ansas City.
Jackson county. state of Missouri and
during the session of said circuit court at
Kansas City, Missouri. sell at public ven
due, for cash, to the highest bidder. all
the right. title, interest and estate of me
above named defendants. Otis X. Cham
berlain. Caroline P. Chamberlain and
George W. Cunningham. in and to said real
estate to satisfy said execution and costs
JOHN p. O'NETLL, sheriff.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 10 1896
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
Sheriff of Jackson County. Missouri
Kansas CITY. Missouri. NnNemher 2Sth. 1876.

sHERIF'F"S SALE-By virtue and au-
tnorlty OF special execution, No. 2oTS6,
ISSUED from the Office OF the clerk OF the
CIcull court OF jackson county, at Kansas
CllE' Missouri, returnable 10 the January
term, IeSi, OF said court. and TO me, as
SnStll, directed and delivered. in favor of
GEdrles r: holman, and against Robert
ii. Hunt, Cecilia Thomas and Mamie Hunt,
as PRINCIPALS, and +. H. Burgess surety on
appeal bond, l have levied upon and seized
al the right. title. interest and estate of
Sald defendants, Robert II. Hunt, Cecilia
IhGmas and Mamie Hunt. principals,
ana +: II. Burgess. surety or appeal bond,
IN and to the following described real es-
tate, situated in the county of Jackson and
state of Missouri. to-wit: \ part of the
northwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter OF section four %. in township forty
ticularly described as follows to-wit: Be
ginning at the northeast corner of lot one
q, block G, of Ransom & Talley's addition;
thence east to northwest corner of lot one
O. Primrose hill, being a subdivision of
lands Nos 15 and 10, Ransom & Talley's
aGdltion: thence south one hundred and
twenty d20 feet; thence west thirty go
teet; thence north one hundred and twenty
Qzo) feet 10 place of beginning. being a
part OF tracy avenue vacated. all in Kan
sas City, Jackson county, Missouri, owned
and claimed by Robert H. Hunt, Cecilia
Tnomas and Mamie Hunt: and l will, on
Saturday, the 18th day of December. 4. d.
1885. between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon OF that day, at the south front door
OF the county court house. in Kansas City
Jackson county, state of Missouri. and
Kansas City, Missouri sell at public ven
due, for cash. to the highest bidder. all the
rght, title, interest and estate of the above
named defendants, Robert H Hunt Cecilia
Thomas and Mamie Hunt. as principals
and Z. H. Burgess. surety on appeal bond
in and to said real estate to satisfy said
JOHN P. o.NEILI. Sheriff.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 49, 1896
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

That the Missouri Pacific railway is the
only line from Kansas City running five
daily trains Kansas City 10 St. Louis I,o-
cal day express, making all sto,s. leaves
Kansas City at $50 a m. The only line
running four daily flyers. Leave Kansas
city, day express, 945 a. m; the only
after dinner St Louis express, at l:i5 D.
m; night express. 900 D. M: the only ST
Louis limited-after the opera, lodge meet
inFs or spend your evenings at home. and
leave at lO:i5 J.. m. and arrive in St Louis
at 1:20 a. m, in time for all Eastern con-
nections. No other line offers this SER
vice from Kansas City east bound. Mod
ern equipment Modern chair cars
Pullman parlor ana palace drawing room
sleeping cars. Handsome compartment
sleepers. Every convenience and luxury
known 10 modern railway science is en-
ioyed by its patrons. For tickets and
nerths drop in at 500 Main street, 1892
Union avenue or Union depot
L. S. JEWETT,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
ANOTHER BIG Excl R,ION
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no freezing to death in winter. no burning
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unknown. always a fine sea breeze. guar
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If You plant il. Go see and be convinced.
Call on or write for homeseekers' guide,
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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that let
ters Jestamentary on the estate of Ellen
Flynn. deceased, Were granted to the Un-
dergigued by the probate court of the
county of Jackson. state Of Missouri AT
Kansas City. on the 2lst day of November.
1896 All persons having claims against
said estate are required TO eXhibf, the same
to the undersigned for allowance. within
one year after the date of said letters. Sr
they may he precluded from any benefit
of said estate. and If Sucn claims he nor
exhibited within two years from the data-
of this publication they viii be forever
Dated this 2ist dav Of November, ioqs
JAMES NJ. FLYNN. Executor
BY Thomas Zones. Attnrnrr.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that let
ters testamentary on the estate of Carter
w Bryan. deceased, were granted 10 the
undersigned by the probate court of tine
county Of Jackson, state of Missouri ~
Kansas city. on the 24th day Of Noyembsr
1896 All persons having claims agairsf
said estate are required TO exhibit the sams
70 the Undersigned for allowance vvitbi1
one year after the date Of said letters or
they may be preCluded from any benefit ~
said estate. and II such claims be MOI a,-
hihited within two years from tho gata nf
this publication they viii he forever hal
Dated this 2ith day OF November. 1Egf
ANNIE. MAY ERYAN. Executri,
T / ThorUhiu. Attorney
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
The Shortest flne wcsf

To Denver Cheyenne. Ogden. Salt Lake
San Francisco. Portland there is only one
shortest line. the Old Reliable Union Pa
"ifc. Two trains daily from Kansas City
1910 a, m. and 1880 p. m. fully equipped
with Pullman palace sleepers, Pullman din
ing cars tcafe PLAN. free chair cars. Trains
lighted brilliantly with Pintsch light; heat
ed by steam; solidly vestibuled No other
line short or as good. Why not take
the best2 II costs no more.
Telephone llO9. City Office. No. 1910 Main
street, corner Tenth. J. 3. FRAWLEY
General Agent
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
TRrsrEE.s sALE-Bu reason Of defanl,

TRUSTEES SALE-By reason of default
in the payment of the principal pr0missory
note and interest thereon, described in
the deed of trust dated January 9th. eight
ecu hundred ninetyone, given by Trad
ers' Investment Company, of Kansas City
Missouri, and filed for record on January
S0th, eighteen hundred ninety-one, and re-
corded in book B 449. at page 5S5. | viii.
between the hours OF O'Clock in the fore
Thursday. the 10th day of December eight
cen hundred ninety-siX. at the west front
door. on Walnut street south of Ninth
in Kansas City, Jackson county. Missouri,
at the request of the legal holder of the
said notes. as trustee in aforesaid deed OF
trust. sell at public auction. to the highest
bidder, for cash, all of lots numbered twen-
ty-siX (26), twenty-seven 2T and twenty
eight (2S). in block H" in Seitz' subdi-
vision of blocks numbered D. e. and
II" Of Lockridges addition to the civ
of Kansas. now Kansas City. Missouri
and apply the proceeds of sale to the in
debtedness secured by said deed of trust
and the cost of executing this trust.
b. T. WHIPPLE. Trustee.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

N~~N~~~E~L~~~~~-~-~-~~~
SHERIFE'S SALE IN PARTITION-In
the circuit court of Jackson county. Mis-
souri,, at Kansas City. William r Kelley,
plaintiff. vs.. Jabsz T. Browning. guardian
Of Samuel Browning. joseph Browning;
Rosa Mary Ann Browning, minors; Samuel
Browning, Joseph Browning, William
Browning. Charles Browning and Rosa
bert, a minor; John J. Hughes,
guardian OF Oscar Drummond and
George W. Drummond. minors; Os-
car Drummond and George W. Drum
mond, defendants. Number 2625S Division
. by virtue of the power and authority in
me vested by a decree and order of sale in
partition made and entered on June 18th,
A d. 1896, by the circuit court of Jackson
county, at Kansas City. Missouri in Giv!s-
ion number three thereof. IN the above en-
io4 number four there. in the above en-
titled cause, and duly renewed generally,
acCord!ns TO law, on November 18th. 1896.
by said court, for good cause. and OF duly
certified copy OF said order of sale and the
order OF renewal thereof, to ME delivered
by the clerk of said court. dated the 9th
day of November. A D. 1895. |. the under
signed, sheriff of Jackson county. Missouri,
Will, on Wednesday, the 23rd day OF De
cember. y. D. 1896. between the hours Of
nirc o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock
IN the afternoon of that day. at the court
house door in Kansas CITY jackson coun-
ty. state of Missouri said court house being
the court house situated on the north side
of Missouri avenue. between Oak and I.O-
Gust streets, in said Kansas City, and being
the court house in which the session OF
said circuit court of jackson county, Ms
SOur!, Is held. and said door being the south
front door of said court house, and during
the session and term of said circuit court
and of said division number three thereof,
pursuant 10 and as directed ny said order
OF sale. and the order of renewal thereof
and during the October term thereof. a. d.
1895, sell. at public auction. TO the highest
bidder. for cash in hand the following de-
scrlbed real estate situated in the county
OF Jackson. and state of Missouri. to-wit:
The north one-half 90 of lot four a.. in
block number three 81. in r. \. Smart's
sas City, Jackson county, Missouri. for the
purpose of making partition thereof.
JOHN p. O'NFILL,
Sheriff of Jackson County Missouri
haEsas City, Missouri, November 2Sth, 1926
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
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