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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26

up my mind she ehould have learning
! and be brought up lady. After her
/ father died / gave her to q family by
the name OF Morton, living in Ridgeway,
! Canada, and they brought her up as
| Mary Jane Morton. and she is married
to very good man and well-to-do. and
| living out in Wyoming.
! How cid / ever come TO hear OF the
Goulds? Wei, this way. Some twenty
years ago heard that very dear rela-
tive Of mine was in trouble. and I went
out to Caldwell, No. where she was, to
see her. / found she had been betrayed
under promise OF marriage. and that the
| father Of the child was near relation
| OF the Goulds. Then when they came 20
me 20 prove myself Jay Gouid's wife.
never swore that I had married Jason
! Gould, never said that ! had. but / fell
that had a right to some OF that money
| and If George Gould would only come 10
! me-he should GOMEZ would explain It
all, and then this thing would die out.
! You see. 20 save the other party they
put it all on my shoulders.
How Gid il come my name used to Be
| Sarah Anne Brown and now Il is Mary?
Well. never was vaptlzed. and when I
was / did not like the name OF Sarah
Anne and took that Of Mary became
a Catholic and my daughter was bap-
tized one Derusse was one, too. / don't
go to church, but am a good woman
for all that.
''No," she said, as 1 babe her good
by, II never married Jay Gould. You
tell George or Helen Gould 70 come and
see me and I will explain everything.
and then this will die OUT
She stood in the doorway OF her little
house as I drove away. and I turned
and booked back at the woman whose
name was known in two continents and
who had been the unwilling tool OF a
Tot OF sharpers. I had practical proof that
she is thoroughly honest. / saw a large
sum Of money offered her; money which
would have provided many a little neces-
sity during the coming winter and which
she sadly needed. but she shook her
head in a determined manner and re-
piled firmly: NO, / won't take any
money" And she did not. in the face OF
many well advanced arguments as TO
why she should
So the great scheme to get a goodly
slice OF the Gould millions has finally
exploded like a soap bubble. and a poor
old couple in Rouse's Point has had the
even tenor of their uneventful lives dis
turbed and Earring element OF unrest
and expectation introduced which can
never be satisfied or gratified.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26
LYNCHING IN HALF.DOZENS
Is the Outlook for a Parcel of Negroes In
Alaba ma

AfdDa INA
Little Rock. Ark, Aug. 25.-The re-
ported wholesale lynching in Cleveland
county proves TO have been premature,
though il is liable to occur at any time.
Il seems that the ringieader'S in Sa,ur-
days riot at Kendals mill have not yet
been catured. The only definite infor-
nation received from the scene Of the
trouble this evening is contained In a
special dispatch to the Gazette, as fol-
lows:
Rison, Ark, Aug. 25.-B. o. Smith
Frank Matthews, Frank Wright and
George Callahan, the main actors in the
murder of Z. T. Johnson, near Kendall,
on Saturday last, are still at large.
There is no mistake about the murder
Gus participa ton in this bloody affair OF
the negro Wiley, lynched on Sunday
night.
There are six negroes in Jail here at
the present time charged with being
connected with the murder Of Mr.. john
son.
Two Of them are thought to be inno-
cent, but the other four are thought to
be guilty. Great excitement prevails
and is difficult to state what the out
come will be- The sheriff Is securing the
country for the ringleaders with great
determination, and it is thought they
cannot escape.
The trouble began in terrible riot
which occurred az a negro picnic near
Kendall on Saturday. There were many
drunken negroes and two Of the leaders
attacked a party OF white men. One OF
these, a Mr.. Johnson, a prominent white
man, died Of his wounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26
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MILK AND HONEY ARE NOWHERE
Fruits Of the Earth Arc . Drug on the
oklahoma Market.


oklahoma Market.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Aug. 25.-Fol-
lowing is the Oklahoma weather crop
bulletin for the week ending Monday.
August %:
The past week has been unusually cool
for August, the average temperature, 7S,
being Z degrees below the normal. With
the exception of few light local show
ers on the 18th, no rain has fallen. Rains
of the preceding week, together with the
heavy dews this week, have kept all fall
crops in good growing condition, and
from every county favorable conditions
have continued. Cotton. the principal
fall crop, is in fine shape, and almost
made. Everywhere boIls are opening,
and picking win soon begin. Farmers
are kept busy cutting corn and cane.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26
HE TRUTH AT LAST.

THE TRUTH AT LAST.
When I reached her house the mex:
day she was waiting for me. She and
the house had holiday look about them.
II had been raining, but the sun had
come out, and everything looked fresh
and green and more cheerful than on
the other days. I will try and tell the
story she told me in her own words IL
possible. There is part Of it.the nucleus
OF the whole conspiracy. which | have
passed my word OF honor not 10 disclose
to the public. and as il is OF interest On
" 70 one person I see 10 reason why t1e
confidence she placed in me should bs
misapplied.
Now. Mrs. Angel. ! have stopped
over ami have come out 70 see you to
day to get you - tell me the truth. You
viii, won't you? II would be better for
you. And why should you keep silen.
when every one connected with The case
is probs bly, making money OUT or 3,
while you are sitting here in poverty -
We'll" sac said, coming up close -
ne and looking down into ny eyes.
shaking her head ani half closing her
eyes. partly whispering her great secret
81 never was married 10 jay Could
Va. married = man named DerusS=. in
Chamoiain in 1883. and a fine Dit y man
he was. TOO He came from Europe, and
he came near having five millions. and
that's the way Mrs. Cody gcc miKsd ~.
Yes, Mrs Pierce is my own child. from
Derus-e She is my dsughte-. Ny S.
ter. Mrs Walker. c1uli not say she was
present waen Mary Jane vas born. FOR
mother sen. al ne children ogt .. the
house away. until IL ~as al over NJ
sister Is only six o. seven years olte-
than NY daughter. No. Dsrz1sss vac rot
q, home VIXEN The child sss horn: ne
came tao or three days at;erSz-i- Then.
Il had been married - Jay Could. how
could have married John Angel Will.
he EvAt7 What kind &C a woman d
they take ne .o-. anyway
Yes. taiak ] saw GouE o-ce o.
twice vAec / was young Gi- and Re
was hooking -runi thsse parts. Wei
hor about my daughter, Jose tbs ~xy.
never IA. any eauca;ioa aa3 ] made
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ERIE MEDICAL CO., s 5: Hafsss /. T. 7:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26

has brooded over his death. When Mr..
Toliant left here Saturday night, there
was no indication that he was affected in
any way, beyond the fact that ne said
he needed a rest and wanted to JOIN his
family. There was no symptn that his
mind was affected, and there neverIwes
any reason for his being 50 affected.
The Tollant Banking company is one
Of the Oldest and best known banking
concerns on the Pacific coast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
auLEs FoR LIFEs JouRNEY.

Never show levity when people ere
engaged in worship.
To say ns little as possible OF your
self and those who are near you.
Not to affect to be witty, or to Jest 30
as to hurt the feelings of another.
Never to court the favor Of the rich
by f~attering their vanities or their
riches.
Always take the part OF an absent
person, who is censured In company, 30
Ear as truth and propriety will allow.
Never think worse of another on ac'
count of his differing from you in pc.
litical and religious subjects.
To speak with calmness and delibera-
ton on all occasions, especially OF cir
cumstances which tend to irrltate.
Never rldicule sacred things or what
others may esteem as such, however abb
surd they may appear to you.
Never resent q supposed injury till
you know the motives Of the author OF
it, and on 10 occasion relate it.
Not to dispute with q man who is
more than 10 years Of age, nor with q
woman, nor with any sort OF On en-
thusiast.-Leisure Hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
BITS OF HISTORY.

The Poles were first called such in the
tenth century. Pole-land was settled
by u branch of the S~lavonic family and
made q duchy in $50. It's history, as a
ration, ceased in 170Y, with Stanislas
H., the Kingdom being divided between
Russia, Prussia and Austria
The Greeks first appear, in tradition,
as the descendants of Javan, fourth son
of Japheth. One of the names is derived
from Graecus, n traditional king. They
are called Hellenes, from Hellas, an
other monarch, while Homer denomi-
mates them differently rs M%yrmidons,
Hellenes and Achaians.
The Carthaginians became a nation
In the ninth century B. c., with tho
founding Of their city by Dido or Ellis.
ga, as she was also called. She was n
princess Of Tyre, and her husband be-
ing killed by Pygmaliou, the king, and
her w life threatened, she fed with
a number Of adherents and started a
hoW Noiouiy'
The Welsh are believed to be the de.
scendants Of the Cymry. The name
Welsh is supposed to be derived from
the Celt word ~signity,ng strangers or
foreigners. The Welsh language and
that Of Brittany are 50 nearly Identical
that tho Welsh regiments IN the duke
Of Wellington's army found, TO their
establishment. that they could under.
stand the natives of Brittany.
The Scottish people we're the Scott
the prehistoric invaders of Ireland
They are supposed to have been eithe,
Germans or S~lavonians. Ireland was
called Scotia from the fourth to The
tenth century. In the reign of Henry
H., 1854, 1t began to be called Ireland
The Scott Hlso settled Scotland and
there wtNsned their original deHigna.
Ion,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
THE FATHERS OF SCIENCE.

Painting is believed to have originated
In Egypt. The oldest known statue,
made 1000 b. c., that of an Egyptian
chief, is of wood and painted. Osy-
mandyas, an Egyptian monarch, 200
B. c., had a court painter who depicted
the wars and conquests of his royal
master. The first Greek painter was
Polygnotus Of Athens, AGO b. C.
The invention of geometry is at.
ributed, by some, to the Assyrians or
Chaldean philosophers, by others to the
Egyptians. Geometry was brought into
Greece by Thales, in GOO b. C. The
study was greatly improved by Pythe.
goras and brought to perfection by
Euclid, 800 year b. c. The researches
Of Archimedes were made in the third
century before Christ.
Botany was scientifically discussed by
Aristotle about BAT b. c. He is &C.
k%nowledged to be the father of the
science. Works on botany appeared in
several European languages about the
dose Of the fifteenth century, general
attention being at that time directed to,
ward the study Of this science. The
first encyclopedias of plants appeared
in 1929.
The first encyclopaedia was compiled
by Abulpharagius in the thirteenth GEN.
fury. The famous French cncyclo.
paedia, by Diderot, D'Alembert and
many other noted scientists, was com
piled between 1851 and 1850. The
Chinese have an encyclopaedia in 600
volumes, comprising all the books Of
value in the Chinese literature. 1t was
compiled by command of Emperor
Kang He in 1861.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
SOME LATE NEW THINGS

Charleston knitting mills employ
negroes.
An electric roller for massage Pur-
poses is composed of plates OF copper
and zinc and generates it's W electric
ity.
A recently patented solder for alu-
minum consists Of 80 parts tin alloy,
! parts aluminium and 8 parts zinc.
A newly designed double-barreled
gun has only one trigger, a lever being
used to change tho action to either
side as desired.
A handy device for opticians consists
of an indicator to tell the angle at which
the nosepiece Of the eye-glass must be
set to fit the nose
Backing brushes for use with liquid
backing have q reservoir in the dauber,
together with a tube running into the
brisrles through which the polish runs.
A Massachusetts, woman has n pat
ented leather dressing consisting OF q
compound of wax, rubber, quito
GeTcnd, opAulsH llSNllSc huu P"i" SNr
the proportions being secret
Circular extension tables are made
with a number of slots on the under
side into which the supports OF semi
circular leaves are pushed to increase
the circumference OF the table.
A New York woman has designed a
glass oven door in connection with a
device for opening and closing the dam
pers by means Of the expansion and
contraction of the glass plate.
A recently designed watch-carricr for
bicycles has a screw clamp to attach it
to the head OF the wheel, the watch be-
ing held In place by a number OF springs
20 grip the stem and watch case.
Pneumatic roller skates having one
wheel on each skate are just out. In
connection with the foot plate and heel
and toe clamps there is a brace running
up to the calf Of the leg to make it more
rigid.
The latest curtain pole Is cut into
two equal sections lengthwise, hinged
to each other and having a hole bored
through it to hold q rod on which the
curtain is hung, putting the hangers
out Of sight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
MY o PICTURE.

strolllng along the crowded street
AS many a time | have done before
[ found, one day, my straying rect
Within an artists door.
I looked upon each pictured race,
/ marked the artists cunning SIKH,
| That every human gift and grace
Could mirror at his will
[ went beyond the world of art,
Gazing upon the portraits rare:
| found a question In my heart
Which the fairest picture there!
Within a little tiny case,
Suspended careless from the a
There hung a quiet woman's race
The ioveliest of them all.
OF all the pictures hanging there
or every shade. Of every tone
From aged sire to maiden fair
l loved but this alone.
That placid countenance, the while.
Those clear. deep eyes Of melting hine
Were beaming with that heavenly smile
Which speaks the woman true.
To other eyes it might not seem
So beautiful-so near divine;
To me it is a lovely theme,
And have made II mine.
| am no signing, love-sick swain:
What makes this picture more tina
others?
One whisper makes the secret plain
That sweet face was-my mother 8
C. n. Brainerd, in Banner or Gold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


The daughters of the prince Of
Wales could swim before they could
read.
Mr.. Ruskin is in good health again,
but still abstains from all literary
work.
-Mclba has 100000 invested in
gowns, it is said, one Of them having
cost $4,000.
baroness Hirsch has given $250,000
to endow a home for Jewish consuinp-
tiyes in England.
-Isaak Walton's "Compleat Angler"
first edition, 1858, wide paper, sold in
London recently for S2,07j. At the same
sale Amerigo Vespucci's letter, four I'M
bound leaves printed in Gothic charac-
tiers, brought $3.50,
Madison Cawcln, the Louisville
poet, whose verses are sometimes seen
in the magazines, disclaims the dis
tinction of genius, which his friends at
tribute to him. Genius" he argues,
docs its work lightly, without effort,
| don't. Eighteen good lines is a morn
ing's work for me. What l accomplish
is by hard work and talent, not by
genius"
-lbsen's statue for the front OF the
Christiania National theater has been
finished and sent to Berlin to be cast.
lie is represented in Il long, closely
buttoned coat, with his hands behind
his back, bending forward in a %reTerie.
1t is difficult to recognize him, for the
sculptor has represented him without
the spectacles which he always wears.
There is q companion statue of Bjorn-
gen.
Bit by bit the immensely valuable
real estate in Denver once owned by
Senator Tabor has passed out Of his
possession, till now the only property
standing il his name consists of 1S lots
surrounding the family Homestead
This, too, will go to creditors next week
under a foreclosure. There are two
mortgages on il, amounting, with in
%terest, to $4,000, and the house and
land will hardly realize that amount
Not long ago Senator Tabor was ranked
among Colorado's richest men, but mis-
fortunes of various kinds have left him
practically penniless,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

Il should think q big, strong man
Ike you would have some sort Of a busi-
ness" said Mrs. Collingwood to the
4 have o business, kind lady" re.
piled the wayfarer, as he devoured a
piece of pie. II am a collectors
"A collector of what?"
Collector Of the living the world
ewss me-, mum,"-vp-trpAte.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

A Potato That Lifted a Ton.

Charles w. Simmons, who lives on d
farm near Pleasant Home, recently
brought in from his farm a curiosity
1t consisted of a late rose potato grown
in the root Of q tree. The potato vine
seems to have crept into the root and
the new potato then started down In
the depths. 1t iourished in its strange
surroundings and developed into a large
nnd well-formed potato. The room il
the root was too small for it's expansion
and SO the spud exerted not less thar
a ton pressure on the root until the side
was split open. The root IL about three
inches in diameter and six inches II
length. About an inch of the sput
protrudes from one end. It is quite ,
curiosity and all who have seen II So,
they never saw anything like II before
Portland Oregonian.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

They broke the news to the convict as
gently as possible, but he was, neverthe-
less, quite overcome.
"Pardon?" he shriekcd. Surely, you
Jest. You mock me. Pardon? For me?
After l have been habituated to every
luxury? 1t will kill me, Mercyl /
implore you, mercyi"
But there was no mercy. The will Of
the law was Observation-Disclosures Trib.
une.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
A Queer ScOttish Custom.

In Scotland the customs still prevail
of taking down the window blinds when
there is n corpse in a house and hang.
ing white sheets across the windows
The custom also prevails in some parts
of England particularly In the north.
ern part), and in many families a spe.
cial death sheet" il reserved for The
chamber in which the corpse may lie
and is often used for many generations
st. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
Altogether Improbnhle

"This defendant comes Of poor, but
dishonest parents" declared his at
torney.
II object" shouted the prosecutor.
"There is no precedent for such state
rnent in a courtroom"
objection sustained" announced the
court, with a rap OF mis- gavel.-Detroit
| Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16
The Livery OF BiliOusness

Is a pronounced yellow. 1t is visible in the
countenance and eyeballs. 1t is accompanied
with uneasiness beneath the right ribs and
shoulder blade, sick headache, nausea and
irregularity of the bowels, To the removal
of each and all of these discomforts, as well
as their cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is admirably adapted. This pre-eminent fam
lily medicine also remedies malarial ,rheumat-
ic and kidney complaints, nervousness and
debility. 1t promotes appetite and sleep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

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Halls Family Pills are the best.
NoTuINa gives one q more melancholy
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Washington Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

A professor in Wisconsin has invented
q milking machine which will milk
about one quart per minute with the
aid Of a man and some power to work
tho machine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

WHEN some men get hurt they take 30
much pleasure in telling about it that they
do not seem to mind the injury.-Atchison
GlOha
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DURING slippery weather, pray La.
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New Zealand is about to preventive
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dlasespd peysoua,
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FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
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| AN entirely cured of hemOrrhage Of
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LOUISA LINDAMAN, Bethany, Mo, Jan. 5, '9i.
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A MAN is young so long as he enjoys be
ing out of doors no matter whatthe weather
-Atchlson Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-16

A MAN never gets too old u t,n. I
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