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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13

By vote of "a to 3 the Kansas con-
ference of the M. E. church, IN session
at Manhattan, was placed on record as
favoring the admission of women to
the general conference. The rext con-
ference VIII he held at Seneca.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

world will have to count with the pro-
ducts Of region Of which great part
is as rich as any on earth. An English
military attnche who recently travelled
overland from st. Petersburg to Vladi.
vOstOck by the new route says that the
line will open up both agricultural and
mineral resources which for practical
purposes are almost incXhaustib.e. 81.
IBERIA, he declares. can produce about
every kind OF cereal and all sorts Of
live stock. and II possesses In abundant
quantities the more important miner.
ais, precious ana other. Owing TO the
enormous distance and the cost Of
transport, the Russians have hitherto
had no opportunity to place their ST.
ber!an produce on the great European
markets. but for years past tho author
tiles have been gradually. ana there
fore permanently, developing the cOun.
try. The construction of q railway
through Manchuria will open up n
country exceedingly rich In gold and
highly valuable from an agricultural
point Of view.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
and nailed together ut once upon reach.
Ing lts destination, and was shipped In
the hold Of the steamer Humboldt. Its

and nailed together ut once upon reach
Ing lts destination. and was shipped In
the hold Of the steamer Humboldt. Its
teacher will be Mrs. l.. q. Rowland.
"The idea Of teaching school In the
KlOndike is not entirely my Own." said
Mrs. HOwland. "YOu see. my husband
Is going up there and when we were
discussing things somebody mentioned
that 1t would be good iden for me to
start q school. This Interested me. ns
I had heard how hard II was to do
nothlng In that land. ana ! began to
discuss It among the company that was
gol.g up Oh the Humboldt. The result
was that we decided to carry out tho
Idea and at once began to get pointers
from people who knew NIL about the
country. The school building may look
u little peculiar. but 1t Is built accord
Ing to directions. There IL fiat. slop-
Ing roof. so that the snow can he easily
shOvelcd of. The windows are high
above the ground. That Is to prevent
the snow from drifting over them.
Everything has been considered that
will I've conducive to comfort. We have
u big wood stove that will be placed In
u corner and ought to keep things
warm. There will be only one door.
and that will open into a small room
through which door will open into 'hc
schoolrOom. This part Of the building
will bG arranged so that one door must
he closed before the other can be
opened. This will avoid all drlughts."
"DO you think you can get any
pupils? was asked,
"Oh, yes. People who have been up
there tell me there are number OF
children only too anxious for instruc'
| tion. And. besides this, am sure there
will hc number Of grown people who
would be glad to put In few months
studying when they cannot work In
the mines. ] am very sangulnc OF sue
cess"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
CnluCky John.

There Is an Old saying that "sOmc
men are born to III luck:" but close
inquiry into the circumstances attend.
ing the bad luck" Of most cases will
revea! care.essness, lack OF method
q general shlft!essness. sufficient
| cause for the effect. A good old cOun'
| trywomnn OF an inland Maine town
was recently telling the writer Of he,
sons mlsfOrtunes.
"John has nothIn' but bad luck" she
said: everything he sets his hand to
comes to u bad end. don't see why
he should be so un!ucky. Now there
was his colt. worth mOrc'n $50, and Il
fell through the floor and broke Its
| neck"
II suppose there was something
wrong with the tloor!" ! Iuer!ed.
II do s'pose twas getting little
weak" she answered. "but John was
a-golng to tx It when he got round ia
II.
| mo, that wasn't IT," she continued
"'Twas al on account of his bad :ck
| There was his yoke of oxen; he'd fed
'em ana fused over 'em til everybody
admitted they was the best yoke IN
town: and II you'll believe It. one o
them oxen got east one night, ana had
to be killed"
"Was the OK properly hltchcd|
asked.
"Pr'aps not" the old lady respond
ed. with n sigh. But twas Johns bad
luck. Then there was his hens: twenty
of 'em died last summer from ea,in
SAT- fish,"
"Where could they get salt fish:" wa,
my surprised question.
well, you see, John went fishn' and
brought home lot OF fish. He sa.tcd
'cm and hung 'em on the fence to cure
and the hens possessed - pick at 'cn
al the time
"The hens must have been ungry tt
do that" remarked.
II don't s'pose John did feed 'em So
much as he'd ought to: but twas jes
in keep,n' with his bad luck for then
hens to up and die. And now his barn
full o. hay Is all burned up. and nobod!
knows how 1t took fire.
Does John smoke" inquired.
"Well. s'pose John does smOk,
more'n he ought to. And s'pOse may
be he sometimes smoked in the barn
but lots o. men does II, and don't 90
burned up"
Its hard for your eOn," said, "bu
don't you think Johns bad luck is part
" due to care.essnessT'
"Iebbe tits, mebbe it's" sighed tn
old lady. "And now nls barns burne,
up, and he hasn't got cent O. insur
ance. You see he was ca!c'latlng to &c
insured one o these days, when lie COM
round to 1t. l do declare, Johns Il dret
full unlucky man."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

gard as lady one who would take
such liberties. He charges the Prince
with scnsunllty. and yet In the same
paragraph goes on to sny that Mrs.
Powell, whose form was the most cal
culatcd to arouse the sensual In man
of any In England. chased the Prince
all over the country In her vain ut
tcmpts to gain an entrance into his
more Intimate society. These and
other Instances are given to show that
the idea of the Prince of Wales being
"thc first gentleman In Europe Is all
"tOmmyrot."
Fair criticism must always be accept.
cd. but when q man strains SO far TO
discover n flaw. and then when he
thinks lie has found II. scts TO work to
expose II, giving as evidence clrcum-
stances which to thinking person
prove the very contrary to his position.
we IRE inclined to sympathizc with one
who Is SO blinded by prejudice rs not
to be capable Of seeing anything but
the Objectionable In those who happen
to be the subjects Of his prejudlces.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
SEEKS A NEW HOME.
Interesting Habits Of the Bumb1ebe
In the Spring Time.

IN sssS Cphbuh
In early spring, when the meadows
first take on tinge of green and the
apple trees put. forth their rO:y buds.
we may often see a single large bum
blebee flying low and swiftly back and
forth across the lawns and pastures.
These great bees are queens who have
just awakened from their long win
ters sleep. and are now seeking some
favored spot wherein to commence
housekeeping and found colony; for
these insects, like their cousins. the
honeybees. live In colonies. consisting
Of three classes or castes-''drones," or
ma.es; queens" or females, and
workers" When our big queen has
mt last discovered a satisfactory build
ing site, usually n deserted mouse hole.
she cleans 1t Of all rubbish and litter
and places within q ball of pollen, In
which she lays her eggs. The young
grubs hatch out possessed with enor-
nous appetites. and feeding on the
pollen. eat into It In all directions. At
last. when fully grown and their crav-
ing for food Is satisfied, they spin CO.
coons Of silk in the remains Of the pol
len and change to pupac. While her
family Is thus sleeping quietly within
their silken cells. the Old queen Is con-
stant'y at work building up and
strengthening the cocoons with wax.
Finally, their sleep being over, the
pupa eases burst. and the young bees
come forth In all their glory Of black
and golden livery and gauzy wings.
The first brood consists entirely of
workers. who Immediately fall to and
relieve their tired mother queen Of all
work and duties with the exception of
laying eggs. They fly hiiher and thlth-
or. always busy and Industrious. now
p.unging into the center OF n gorgeous
hollyhock or sunny dandelion. or buz-
zlng about among the modest daisies,
| or diving head first into some sweet
scented aristocratic lily or rose, always
emerging from their quest for honey
covered with the golden dust Of pollen.
The honey and the pollen thus gathered
are stored away, and the eggs laid In
the waxen cells from which the work
ers issued; and the next brood. com.
posed Of drones and young queens, feed
upon this store Of nectar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
He Has Bcen Designated ~ BOOr
Society IL II TrucY

He Has Been Designated ~ BOOr in
Society Is II Truef
1t Ia sometimes amusing to notice
how far some people allow their preju-
dices to carry them, to see how trivial
a preteXt may be made DE ground Of
a serious grievance. 1t Ii extremely
easy for some people to dislike thing.
especially II they want to. This Is well
illustrated In the case Of writer In a
New York paper who chooses to give
vent to the anti British prejudices by
scoring the Prince Of Wales ON his lacl,
Of graciousness and etiquette. He says
The Prince Is bOor because he snubs
his wife, yet he falls to give the par
ticulars of one instance In which snub
was given to the Princess. "Miss Cham
berlain, Kentucky girl, lost her place
of honor with the Prince" he says, be-
cause she said to him In the merest fun
when ut a society dinner, Jumbo, you
eat too much" Surely such rudeness
as that could not be expected to obtain
at society function. The Prince would
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
Embarrassing Confusion.

Il suppose" said the police officials
friend, "that your new position pre-
scnts some difficulty"
YES" replied the man who was sud
denly promoted in shake-up.
what Is the hardest thing about it,
"Well, just at present what gives me
most trouble Is In learning not to salute
n man who Is no longer my superior Of
er."-Washlngton Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

not be the gentleman he Is did he not
resent such crudeness.
"Mrs. Langtry ruined her fortunes
with his royal highness by slipping n
piece of Ice down his back" The New
York critic seems to think the Prince
ought to accept all these solecisms of
politeness In good part. But In SO do
Ing he exposes his own ignorance or
prejudice, for no gentleman would re.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

Siberia viii Be a Grcat Country.
Siberia Is not an arctic waste. peo.
pied by a few Russian convicts. but an
immense country with vast resources
impatlently awaiting development.
This the new transcontincntal railway
will at least begin. and at date pos.
slbly not remote the markets Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
RETURN FROM THE CHASE.

How the Sportsman Docs 1t In south
Africa.
II the example of the Cape co!onist
whose portrait Is given here be im..
tatcd, the day of the heavy bag Is past,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
EnthroninR an Arohbishop

Whenever a new archbishop of Can
terbury Is appointed he has to pay out
nearly $4,000 In fees before he can be
"enthrOned." Some of the recipients of
this tax are the officials of the board
of green cloth, the gentleman usher of
the black rod and other similarly obso.
lete and useless functlOnaries.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

The sportsman pictured went out from
Cradock (at the Cape) one day, shot
two buck aud brace of partrldges,
and then CALAMITY rode INTO the town
as represented. Imagine Landseer
viewing such q "return from the chase"
as this!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

Marriage Is usually the result of a
great deal of cunning or ignorance. and
very little love.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
KLoNpIKe's SCHOOL HOUSE

Shipped In the Hold Of Steamer All
Ready 20 Bc Nailed Together.
The first schOolhousc In the Klondikc
was made In sections ready to be fitted
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16
thousands of loyal friends in Chicago
who are with him to finish for any
office he may aspire to.

VINO are with him to finish for any
office he may aspire to.
The Chicago Cndcrtakcrs' Associa.
tion have declared war on Coroner
George Bcrz from now on. They pro.
pose to stand up for their rights. and
unless we miss our guess the reputable
Chicago undertakers will teach the ex-
chicken fighter and would-be Republi.
can boss u lesson he will not soon for
get. The disgraceful proceedings car
men throughout the city of late will
not he tolerated much longer by long
suffering public. and unless Bcrz
! changes his tactics and calls halt OF
his deputies he is apt to he brought up
with u round turn. provided the Chi
cago undertakers do not lie down and
allow Bcrz to trample over them rough
| shod
West Town Assessor Ryan got u rOus-
ing welcome home on Tuesday night.
| He deserved 1t.
All Austin and Oak Park have re-
Gently been talking about certain real
estate transaction In connection with
suburban electric railway matters. mt
the cut of of northeast corner of Wash
ington boulevard and Fifty.sccond
street or Robinson avenue. II Is said
there are some very spicy details con.
| D,st
anon.
Hon. Il. =. lies is talked of for coun.
~ judge.
Hon. ". II. Carter Is on the Rcpubli
can list for Mayor of Chicago.
Hon. u. II. Kochcrspcrgcr Is In the
lead for the Republican nomination for
sheriff OF Cook County.
Mr.. II. A. Moulton. second vicc.prcsi
dent of the Globe National Bank. Is
strongly talked Of for county treasurer
next fall. Mr.. Moul,on is one Of the
most popular business men In Chicago
banking circles.
Will "Bob" 1.indblom swallow tliS
bait ana tap barrel In the Sixth Dis
triCt!
| Hon. Mark Hanna stood by Presiden,
VIM. Mckinley and the good people OF
Ohio are now standing by Hanna. The,
say up In Ohio that Mark Hanna II on,
of Natures NOblemen." a Republi
can majority of the House and Sennt,
will he elected In Ohio next November
and the loyal Republicans Of Ohio vii
see to II that Hon. Mark a. Uannu sue
cccds himself for u term of six year,
In the United States Senate. where h,
belongs. Later on he may hold dOwi
u certain chair In the White Hous,
for four years longer.
To those sportivcly inclined. who ar,
bowling so loud 'Tbout Democratic sue
cess and the defeat Of Mark Hanna II
Ohio. and are willing to back up thcil
assertions with NIL the loose coin the,
possess" we suggest YOU call on Hon
=. w. AllertOn. Col. John W. Gate,
or Hon. Chas. q. Dawes. 'as Il II uil
derstOod the above named gentlemen
will cover all bets with only the blu,
The age-herald., 1897-10-24

ing in front of it with his leg shot off," was the way Charles Cotton, of Com- pany c, of the One Hundred and Sixty first New York Infantry, began a story of valiant rescue that he told to some negro veterans.
 Gen. Payne's leg had been shot off in the first charge" he continued, "and he was lying hidden behind some rocks in front of the fort when his troops were forming plans to rescue him. The scath- ing fire from the fort swept that spot. and no officer dared to command his men to go to certain death in what looked like vain attempt to rescue their chief. While the men were deliberating a ne- gro stepped up and said, We might as well run our chances now as any other time, and l, for one, will make the at tempt He was a handsome fellow, and the spirit he displayed was at once equalled by that of eleven other negroes, who stepped out and volun teered their services. A stretcher was brought and four of them started, but had only gona a few yards when every one of them was shot dead. A moment after four others of the volunteers rushed out, and, picking up lthe stretcher carried it a few yards further when they, too, were killed. The four who were left went ahead as if nothing had happened, and two of them came back alive with the general while the other two were left dead at the pile of rocks where Gen. Payne had bsen lying. Gen. Payne is still living, and I am told the two noble fellows who rescued him have wanted for nothing ever since"
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
THE BIG BRIDGE AND BUSINESS.
Evidences of the Close Relationship Between
 the Two.

From the New York Sun.
 The Brooklyn Bridge was opened for traffic in May, 1883, and since that time the earnings have kept pace almost ex- aci1Iy, not With the growth of the two cities and the expanding of business of one with the other, but rath:r with the conditions of the times. It is, therefore, reassuring to know that the receipts for last September were $1C2, ,S25.S3, against S97, ,22007 for the same month last year. This is a gain of more than six per cent. and as not an isolated one,- either, for the Brooklyn Bridge receipts have shown since the inauguration of President Me- Kfnley a StaaIdy upward tendency, and the average number of passengers now crossing daily is 125,OOO In october, 1892, the number of passelngers averaged 13O,- Ooo a day. and the pres ent indications are that the average for October, 1897, will 'be very nearly if not quite as large. During the first compleile year or the mainlb= nance of the bl.dge, 1884, 10 toaai number of passengers wlas 12,0o0,Uoo the next year, 1885, it was 30,000,000, gam les due to the Improvement of general business than to the enlarged facilltJs of the bridge railroad. In 1888 the nusn- (ber of passengers carried had increased to 33 000, 900. In 1889 it was 3i,0oo,O O0o; Tn 1890. 40 O00, 900, and in 1895, 42,6JO.0oo. Then came the financial panic begln- ming in July, but not wl1 spread in It's effecs on businees until the year after, when the total number of passengers carried fell from 42,600,000 to Al 500 coo. The earnings of the bridge, too. which had increased year by year steadily un- til uhaIt time, declined from s1,25o0OO to $1,190,000.
 In 1895 there was some, but not much, improvement, though the number of pas sengers carried was slightly larger than the year befopa and the earnings were about $25, 900 grea ter. In 1896 there was again a deIcline, the number of passen- gers carried being 6G0,0oO fewer than the year before and ,lle total receipts being S20 0O0 less. The year 1897 did not begin veny auspiciously on dhs Brooklyn Bridge, but since March there has been an upward tendency shlwln, and it prob ably will not be long before all previous records are broken. When there is large demand for labor of a fair cxpec- ta ton that tbaibor wiM be Tn demand, the business of the bridge increases, w'her, a s when men and women are working half time or not able to find work al all, the amount of travel decreases.
 It has bsen thought generally that the cons ofiGa tion of New York and Brooklyn into the Grea ter New York would have the effect of blooming ,Ihe business of the bridge. though why this should be so Is not entirely clear. So far, at 1tal5t, there has been rip visible boom from this cause. Altogether more than 50o,O00,0o0 persons have been carried across the bridge on th= railroad since 1883.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
HE CARES 10 WANDER.
Almost a Centennaran, He Refuses to Call
 Any Place. His Home
Bluffs Daily Nonpareil.

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil.
 Investigations regarding the report that an old man named Alonzo Huntley had walked from this city to Nil;s. Mich., as stated in y.sierday's Nonpa- reil, has resulted in a curious story The old gentleman not only halls from Coun- cil Bluffs, but he has remarl1a ble his tory. He has relatives in various DOT tions of the country who are wiling and able to care for him, but he absolutely refus.s to take a permanent abiding place.
 There is something pathetic about his wanderings. Years ago his wife died, and from happy, steady husband he developed into a ver.table Wandering Jew. With the gri=f occasioned by that event his mind became unsettled. and he could not be satisfied any place. He has a sister, Mrs. Tinnell, of Monona county, in this state, and n.ece in this city, Mrs. F. Nj. Phillips. He was stay ing with the Phillips family, but last spring b=came restless and started to find his sister, Mrs. Badger, supposed to live near Niles, Mich. He invariably carries his bucksaw and is followed by devoted little black dog His wan derings have covered large area of the United Stats. He depends upon his wood saving for a living, and when money is given him by his relative he saves it and walks rather than spend it for car fare. Once, he started from Michigan and tramped to California in search of Mrs. Tinnell, whom he found on his return trip at Plattsmouth, Nib.
 Eight or nine years ago he had job of wood clearing near this city and de- cided to marry and settle down once more. So he purchased a new suit of clothes, and took h.s bride to 0 small cottage. Love in the cottage was short lived. and one day about three weeks af- ter the marriage things became too in- teresting for him and he deliberately threw a plate at his spouse, picked up his bucksaw, wh,stled to his dog, and left his wife to get a divorce. which she very promptly did.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
all last night and could not sleep. am

all last night and could not sleep. am going to have head-on collision"
 Garrison told him he had only suffered a nightmare. Anderson shook his head gloomily and said he knew the accident would occur. Anderson's orders in- structed him to meet a local freight at Naples and wait for that train to take the siding. When the point was reach ed Aderson gave no indication of stop ping his engine, and as the train dashsd d by the switch the fireman saw his engin- ger sitting as if in trance. At the same moment he saw the local coming down upon them. A collision was inev- itable and the fireman sprang for tha footboard, crying to the engineer to jump.
 Anderson looked at the fireman in a dazed manner, but made no movement toward the cab entrance. The firsman sprang out and the trains rushed togeth- CT. Anderson was caught beneath his engine just as he had dreamed he would be and the steam enveloped him. H. was finally taken from his awful position but he had received injuries from which he soon died Every other man on the train escaped.
The age-herald., 1897-10-24
JUST AS HE DREAMED IT.
A Vision That Rendered an Engineer Power
 less to Avert Death by Collision.
Tho St I.n1lis Renllbl.c.

From the St. LOUIS Repupl.c'
 Springfield, H., Oct 2O.-George An derson of this city, an engineer on the Wabash railroad, died of injuries which he rec.yeh in a head-on collision at Ma ples on Wednesday. 4o.
 On the morning of the accident An derson dreamed that he had been in a collision, that he had been pinloned De- neath his engine, and that the escaping steam had begun to burn h.s nesh, when he awoke. Anderson was troubled by the dream and told his family about It. He said he felt that there was a warning in the dream, and he was al most persuaded not to go out on the road that day but he went. Anderson talked to his fireman about the presenti- ment. It evidently preyed upon his mind, for he became abstracted in man. ner and almost needless of his surround ings. The nearer the train approached its destination the more distraught An derson became, and h.. had the appear ance of dreaming again as he went about his work in the cab. He did not give his usual attention to the fireman, and the latter felt that something was wrong with the engineer.
 At Bluffs Conductor Garrison got the orders at the depot and took them to Anderson. The engineer heard them read and attended to the reading in ths same absent-minded manner that had marked his conduct throughout the morning. Taking the copies, he me- chanically placed thsm under his seat cushion. As the conductor turnsd away from the cab Anderson called him back and said:
 q am going to have one of the most awful wrecks you ever heard of."
 The conductor was startled, and ask ed him what made him Lay this.
 'I know 1t is so," replied Anderson, because I had trouble with my engine