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ctually welcomed by people who would

actually welcomed by people who would
have secuted the possibility of such u
thing the year before. This time Col.
Sweet announced to the rector that his
wife and daughter would speedily fo'--
low, and were even then in New Orleans,
awaiting his instructions to come. TIL,
hotel was no place for ladies in those
rough days; the rector went to Mrs.
Tower, and Mrs. Tower no longer re-
sisted the inevitable. Floyd Walton,
going to tea one rot June evening, was
astonished to find himself in the pres
ence of two ladies, one of them pretty
girl of perhaps is. and to be presented
10 Mrs. ard Miss Sweet Within
week the young fellow was spending his
evenings at the Towers, and within the
month was hopelessly in love. Then
came trouble. He hadn't cent in the
world. She was soldiers daughter
and presumably poor. Whether she
was poor or not, he, at least. had moth
ing to offer, and, having nothing, held
his tongue, though he could not hold
his peace. That was gone.
That was a wretched summer and
autumn. The fire ragged along the gulf.
and cholera swooped upon the garrison.
Sweet got his wife and child away to
the mountains. They left suddenly.
while Floyd was on n brief visit to his
mother and sisters. 1t was December
when they came back. Meantime Judge
Summers had abandoned practice and
gone to live at his old home at Sand
brook. Mr.. Todd could offer young
Walton no help; there was no money
in law business just then. Matters
at Tugaloo were going from bad TO
worse, and Walton found himself abso-
lutely without money to pay his board.
That made no difference to Mrs. Tower.
She told him his mothers boy was as
welcome as her own, and made him wei
come where fascination all too strong
already held him. Something in Jen-
ME Sweets gentle manner had changed
She was nervous. i'll at ease, and sought
to avoid him. Something in her
mothers manner, too. was very differ
ent. And one day the truth came out.
The frequency with which letters be-
gan chasing one another from the north
explained the whole thing. Jenny had
met her fate that fatal summer among
the Virginia mountains, and was en-
gagged to be married. Mrs. Sweet re-
ferred to the happy man as "a wealthy
gentleman from Philadelphia. a few
wears older than Genevieve, but most
charming person." Genevieve herself
said little or nothing, but looked none
too radiant. Col. Sweet said less, but
looked much at her.
Then Floyd Walton found another
boarding place. and one where the in
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FUN AND FICTION.

A Distinction. Miss Outertown-
Isn't there a Mrs. Skinner in this vii
lage who keeps boarders?" Hi. Hubbel
-""She takes boarders, na'am: but she
don't keep 'em."-Puck.
Not the Fool He Looked.-'Howm much
do you reckon to get for n paintin' like
that?" About fifty dollars" Farmer
(aside)-"Gol durn him! He thinks
I'm a fool."-Truth.
D@dely-"Aw-Miss Clawa. if you
aw-wefuse me, 1 shall go wight away
from here and blow my bwains out
aw!" Miss Clara-"Pooh! nonsense,
Mr.. Dudley; you'd never hit them
Tit-Bits.
She-"Why is it. wonder. that little
men SO often marry large women"
He-''I don't know. unless it is that lit
tie fellows are afraid to back out of the
engagements" -Cleveland Leader.
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fuences were worse. He threw up his
position in the law office and took an
humble clerkship at a store. 1t paid
him enough to board and lodge him.
and here, from serving his customers
with drink, he got to serving himself,
and to associating with regular set.
some young townsmen, some soldiers.
There were stories of gambling and
quarrel even before Col. Sweet found
that Jenny, the apple of his eye. was
dropping in that southern climate, and
sent her, with her mother. north "for
good" The next thing heard of Floyd
Walton was that he had gone to New
Orleans with discharged soldier; and,
even while grieving over her boys in
frequent letters and evident hopeless
ness and depression, Mrs. Walton r2-
ceived a missive one day that left her
PROSTATE She went alone to Quitman
as soon as able to move. and came back
within As hours looking years older,
and both the girls soon knew that she
had parted with the diamond earrings
that were their fathers last gift to her
in the happy, prosperous days that pre-
ceded the war. Floyd had written that,
starving, drunk or drugged. and des-
perate. he had been led by his associate
before n recruiting officer. had been
sent with others as reckless as himself
to sober up at the quarters of cavalry
command near the city, and that, the
next thing he knew. he with a squad of
seven recruits was on his way to join a
troop stationed within few miles of
his home, instead, as he had been as
sured would be the case, of being sent
to the Fourth cavalry on frontier duty
against the Indians in Texas. "They
broke their contract" he said, "and I
broke mine" He had deserted, and, if
captured, would be sent to hard labor
at Baton Rouge penitentiary or to the
Dry Tortugas.
Such stories leak out despite every
effort to conceal them, but not until
Just before Lambert's coming to join
Company G did Mrs. Walton dream
that Esther knew of her brothers
peril. A sudden cutlery in her garden
one day brought her in haste to the
spot, and there were a drunken soldier
and her quadroon maid Elinor-he de-
manding liquor and she the return Of
pitcher which he had evidently
snatched from her hand. Madam Wal
tons stately presence and her imperious
order that he leave the premises at once
only partially sobered him. He gave
her to understand that if she reported
him he could bring shame upon her
kead-he knew more about her affairs
than she dreamed. His insolence tried
her temper, but could not alter her tone
and bearing. 1t was not until he was
gone that Esther, trembling and in
tears, came and begged her to lodge no
complaint against the man. as he in
deed knew more than she supposed
And then. in reply to her mothers de-
nand, Esther brokenly admitted that
she had already heard of Floyd's en-
listment and desertion through this
very soldier He had been at the house
before. What she did not tell her
mother was, that the news first reached
her through Walton Scroggs.
And then, without warning, Floyd
suddenly came home. So troubled had
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


GEN. A. J. WARNER, of Marietta, O.,
has formally announced his candidacy
for the United States senate at the
hands of the Ohio legislature TO be
elected this fall.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and party got
back to Washington on the 3Oth. The
president had hardly reached the
white house before Secretary Sherman
appeared and held a brief consultation
with him, presumably in reference to
the fall of the Spanish cabinet
JAMES T. DRUMMoND, a prominent
and wealthy citizen of st. Louis and
president of the Drummond Tobacco
Co., died on the 3Oth. His wealth,
aside from his tobacco plant, was esti-
mated at 100000
THE first meeting of the cabinet
since the return of President McKin-
ley to Washington from his Massachu-
sets trip was held on the LIST. Foreign
affairs were principally discussed. The
Spanish crisis was thought to be a
change for the better.
A DISPATCH to London from Rome on
the 1st said that the pope's weakness
was increasing and church dignitaries
were afraid that he would not rally
from the extreme feebleness he be-
trayed.
THE New York Herald on the 4th
printed number of interviews with
leading Cubans in the city on the stu
alton on the island. They all declared
that autonomy was out of the ques-
ton, but were in favor of paying Spain
an indemnity if she would evacuate
Cuba at once.
NEAL Dow, the great temperance adj
vocate, died at Portland, Me-, on the I'd.
aged 90.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-10-08

THE production of oleomargarine
during the last fiscal year amounted to
"a, 531, 20T pounds, being over 5000, 900
pounds less than in 1896 and decrease
of over a4,OOO,OOO pounds since 1894.
The decrease is attributed to hostile
state legislation. cutting off the privi-
lege of sale as we'll rs that of manu-
facturc. The treasury department
shows establishments paying special
tax for manufacturing, delivering and
dealing in oleomargarine for the year
ended June so, as follows: Kansas.
twolnanufactories and 81 retail estab-
lishments; Missouri, one manufactory
aud "a retail.
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The deep waterways commission APP
pointed by President Mckinley to re-
port on a canal route connecting the
upper lakes with the seaboard prac-
tically has selected the route 1t will
start from North Tonawanda, n. V,
and extend to Lake Ontario, the outlet
to be near Wilson; beginning again at
Oswego, thence to Lake Oneida and
from there to the Mohawk river, which
is a direct connection via the Hudson
with the Atlantic ocean. The total cost
of the construction of the canal will
foot up, according to the deduction:
and estimates from this examination Of
the route, Sss, 09s, COL.
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In spite of the severe criticism and
final rejection of the arbitration
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States by the last senate, it
seems extremely likely that another
effort will be made when congress con-
venes to secure the signing of a new
covenant between the two great Eng
disappearing powers. 1t was given
out that when Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador, returns to his
post at Washington, he. will be au-
thorized by Lord Salisbury to renew
negotiations looking to such an agree
ment.
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WITHIN Is years England has seized
., O0O, 900 square miles of Africa, France
2,7s6, 900, Germany 9aO, 900 and Belgium
1.OOO, ZOO. Adding former holdings,
France now claims 500. 900 square
miles and England $500, 900, not in
Guiding the Boer states Italy had an
ambition to exercise sovereignty over
$40. 900 square miles, but since the
Abyssinian disaster is disposed to re-
tire entirely from Africa. Portugal
still retains some rich possessions on
the east and west coasts, and Belgium's
Free Congo state has a population OF
Is, 900, 600, but thus far has not been
profitable property.
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THAT rapid consumption can be cured
has always been denied by physicians.
But now a case has arisen in which
this dread disease has been checked by
the serum made by Prof. Maragliano,
of Genoa, Italy. In the opinion of sew
eral New York physicians Rosina Cat
taneo three weeks ago was dying of
rapid consumption. Rosina is to-day
convalescent, strong in appearance.
heavier by half dozen pounds and
seemingly free from the deadly tuber.
cule bacillus. Maragliano's serum is
obtained from the blood of horses
which have been inoculated with the
tuberculosis germ.
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The London Spectator, in speaking
of the Cuban conflict, says that Ito
prolong the war would be a crime, and
if America chooses to stop these hideous
cruelties all Englishmen should APP
plaud and refuse to inquire too mar
rowly into the reason which intlu-
enced her statesmen in putting pres.
sure on Spain"
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WHAT is believed to be the largest
cave and what may turn out to be one
of the greatest natural wonders yet
discovered in the world has been found
near Logan, IL miles east of Sloan
Springs, in Benton county, Ark. Ac-
cording to Fl. II. Garfield, prominent
resident of Sloan Springs, from five
to seven miles were explored without
finding the end. The cave is traversed
by a large stream and the trip was
made in boats.
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fro Re Continued
She Was Too Young.

The other day a couple of little girls
came to a physicians Office to be vac
cinated. One of them undertook to
speak for the other, and explained:
Doctor, this is my sister. She is
too young to know her left arm from
her right, SO mamma washed both OF
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THE total mortality in the present
outbreak of yellow fever down south
up to few days ago had not reached
50 and no great epidemic seems within
the bounds of possibility this year. In
1853 and in 1878 the disease became es
tablished in May. the mortality aggre-
eating 7,S49 in 1858 and 1856 in 1878.
The epidemic of 1897 will be compare
lively a small matter.
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CRIMINAL proceedings for perjury are
to be instituted, it is said, against sew
eral wealthy citizens of New York city,
Tor swearing off taxes. This is the re-
sult of Investigations made by the
Central Labor union, and it is asserted
that they have convicting evidence in
not a few cases
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-10-08
A GRAND WORK.

Helping Tired Mothers and Giving Rosy
Cheeks to CbldreD.
Thousands of tired, nervous. worried
women have found strength, health and
happiness in Hoods Sarsaparilla. which
ourifies their blood, strengthens their
nerves and gives them good appe,ites.
Pale and puny children are given rosy
cheeks and vigorous appetites by the great
blood enriching qualities Of Hoods Sarsa-
oarilla. 1t is indeed the mothers friend
and it may well have place in thousands
Of families. Be sure to get Hoods.
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FARMERS in America, who are some
times unable to make both ends
meet" would do well to study the
methods and processes of Belgian
farmers. Six millions of people in
Belgium live on a territory about equal
to the state of Maryland, and a farm
of two acres is enough to support a
man and his family and enable him to
lay by some for rainy day.
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The New Jersey mosquito has made
a bad record this season. Among the
charges against it are singing a baby
to death, killing a COW, causing two
girls to lose a leg each and poisoning
a woman's arm SO that amputation
may be necessary.
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SOME Egyptian boats, made of cedar,
probably in use $500 years ago, have
been found buried in the banks Of the
Nile. Although they were covered by
the dry sand of the desert they fur
nish an interesting proof of the power
of cedar wood to withstand the ravages
Of time
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A STRANGE scene was enacted at
Forest Hill cemetery, Boston, a short
time ago, when the mortal remains of
the late Charles Fairbanks were re-
duced to ashes by cremation. and those
ashes scattered to the winds, accord
Ing to the will of the deceased.
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in. New York that they no longer ex-
cite comment. They are noiseless,
easily controlled, have good speed and
are well patronized.
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DIR. CREDF, of Dresden, says that he
has discovered great antiseptic for
treating wounds in soluble metallic
silver.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
KANSAS

A CHICAGO man lived for 10 years Oh
beer alone.
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aAOOA y AAAS' with Hoods Sarsaparilla-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The Musical club will meet this af-
ternoon at 4, as usual.
Stated meeting of Ivy Leaf Chapter
No. 75, O. E. S., Tuesday evening, Dec,
21. Installation OF officers.
The T. T. NJ W. club will meet Tues
day with Mrs T. NJ. Young. $50 North
Topeka. Mrs. ]. W. Walters, secretary.
Tn. annual election OF officers OF the
E2worth League Of Dodge Avenue NJ. F..
church will take place Wednesday even
ing at the church at 7:3o promptly.
Special communication OF Albert Pike
Lodge No. 303, A. T. & A. NJ, this even
ing at 1:3o. Work in the second degree.
Visitors welcome. 1. T. Pierce. sec.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union viii meet at 2:3O O'Clock tni.
CTues.) afternoon. Subject Of responsive
residing: ''Non-Alool1olic Medication" :"
All arecordiany invited. Clara G. Deem.
secretary.
The ladies Of the Plymouth Congrega-
tionaI church VIII nave a sale OF pure
ls,ne made candies at the Office oc the
Hartford Investment company, Sedgwick
block. on Thursday and Friday. Decem-
Der % and "a.
The Messiah practice tonight viii BE-
gin at 7:39 sharp and close in time for
the iyceum entertainment After to-
r:gnt there will De no further PRACTICE
until Jan. 4. All who intend TO come
into the chorus are expected at that
time
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21

gaost came UP, but Mr.. Smith was gen.
erous and merely said that owing 30 the
inclemency of the weather, operations
on the hole had been suspended. The
mayor thought something ought to De
done with this barnacle on the city
policy, as they were paying taxes upon
the land. Moved by Minick and second
ed by Smith that the city give up the
use of the ground once and for ali ana
quit paying the taxes. Carried with a
stampede rush OF enthusiasm.
A communication was read from the
League Of American municipalities ask
ing our city to become a member, fee
$50. 1t was voted to place it on file.
Police Judge Hatton submitted his re-
port for the month of November, show
ing amount Of receipts for the month
from fines. forfeitures declared and ail
other sources 10 be 81, $50.
Several claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to proper commit
tees.
Under miscellaneous, DR.. Minick
warned the council that soon he thought
he should present another curfew ordi-
nance but a sullen and ominous mutter-
ing from, mis- not too patient colleagues
seemed 20 soothe him and ne did not
press the matter further.
An appropriation ordinance was pass
ed 20 cover bills allowed. After EXTEND
ed discussion of the coal rate resolution,
the council adjourned.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21
FINE PIECE OF WORK
Roundsman Carroll Captured a Thief iu a
Short Time.


Short Time.
Last Saturday evening between and
o'clock daring attempt at stealing
was made on an outside form or dummy
il front Of c. r. Fultons clothing store.
On the form was an elegant overcoat,
and at time when not many people
were passing, a man darted out from the
shadows and without stopping to re-
move the coat, seized the form, coat and
all, and made for the alley just east, be-
tween the Fulton store ard Hettinger
Bros. One of the clerks in Fulton's saw
the last of the transaction, and at once
gave the alarm, and several gave chase
after the flying burglar. Behind the
store he hastily disrobed the dummy,
and dropping the latter on the road,
made off with the coat. Those in pur-
suit soon lost him from view and tele-
phoned the affair to police headquarters.
Within one hour and half Detective
Frank Cards resort on East Douglas
avenue He had the coat on when ne
was arrested, thinking himself safe from
detection.
Yesterday morning when the gang at
the city Jail was being made up to go
answered to his name, George Williams,
and was taken out. No sooner did he
get outside than he made a break for
liberty, and so far has not been recap
tured.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21
MoEK PRIZES FOR CAKE WALKERS
Three Hundred Tickets Sold for the Big.
gest Society Event of the Season.

Three Hundred Tickets Sold for the Big.
gest Society Event of the Season.
The big event Of trs season-cle cake
walks the all absorbing topic of con-
versation. Everybody is going, and not
TO be there will be dire calamity. Mr..
Biting yesterday sold 297 tickets, and
they were not put on sale until noon.
There were several small parties
made up TO go yesterday. among them
the most select people Of the city. So
ciety has investigated and found that Il
viii, be quite the proper thing to be there
ana in consequence many more tickets
will De sold today. The gentlemen on
arrangements have added several mere
c2sh prizes, which will be quite an in
ducement 10 have plenty enter in the
walk. Besides the first prize, which is
s25 in gold and the handsome cake; the
seeond prize of SIS and the third OF SO,
the following nave been added: The
first ten gentlemen Will be given s. in
cash; the first lady will get S. in gold,
while the next nine ladies will begiven
81 e2ch in cash. NJ. Steffen win have
the cake finished by noon tomorrow and
il will be on exhibition in Mr.. Clarence
Fulton's clothing store, on East Douglas
avenue. The invitations were sent 70
tae governors OF Oklahoma, Kansas.
Missouri and Colorado yesterday. and
one ives also sent 20 President McKin-
ley. although the committse on arrange
ments do not expect THAI he will be able
70 attend. Applications are being made
daily. ard Il now looks as IL there viii
be ct least twenty-five couples in the
contest. MsssrS Fulton and Delsnsv.
while they have been betting on out
of-town fellows, they want TO see Land
rum get Prize Mr.. Delaney yes, er5ay
offered 90 buy Ed. new nat Il ne got
second or third money. As ne won the
first prize here in n walk a snort time
ago he ought 10 a. least be abe to win
third money in the interstate walk.
Doc Brown and Jim HiH sre still the
favo-izes for the first prize. The Okla
houa people xiii not let Jim Hilrs coicrs
drag in the dust ana a.e taking al bets
as fast as they show up. There is more
Hill money at The Carey now than taere
are takers. and HIS hackers WI have
ID offer s. 10 81 BY New Years night 10
get fheir money u0-
Bank EXAMINE joan - Pug1 q
Guthrie was here Sunday and ne said
thx; ne and his wife we-e coming up ON
purpose 10 see Jim Hill win. Hon
Harper S. Cunningham VII be he:e. be-