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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
A DAREDEVIL RIDE.
from The Kansas City Star.

A. Joe Henley. n veteran Kansas City wheelman
and captain of the Star Cycling Club. rode across
the ties on the Milwaukee Bridge over the Missouri
River west OF Randolph. yesterday afternoon IL
dangerous undertaking. but both wheel ana
wheeman came through 1t successfully.
The Milwaukee Bridge Is half mile long from
one end OF the treste to the other. Henley walked
across the bridge to the Clay County side. and be-
fore he was halfway over was inclined to back out
and return to town. Between the railway tracks
on the bridge are two heavy beams countersunk
on the ties and between them for the passage OF
the bicycle a space OF % inches On the trussed
portion OF the bridge iron grders across the
structure left space OF 10 inches between ties with
a drop OF four inches to the girders. There were
twenty-five OF such spaces for the bicycle to cross
Spaces between ties on the trestle were from nve
TO eight inches wide. The bicycle used was q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
4 South AFRICAN PARSONAGE.
ON The London Graphic

From The London Graphic.
The Bechuana headman Mompi played a con-
spcuous part In that portion of the current trou-
blcs that began with the murder OF the trader NJ;
Robinson al the beginning of January, and ended
with the swift retrbution mctcd out 10 the MUIR
derers at Kobogo a fortnight later =,
Mompi's character Is the SUBJECT OF rucn
discussion Most people maintain that ne IL a
scheming rogue of tho first magnitude, ara are
s,,Dporpd BY the fact that two of his sons were
shot in the engagement at Kobogo, he hlmseit De-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
THE FIRES JOKE on TIE FIREMEY.

Empora (Kan) correspondence Of The Kansas
City Times
Tho fire department OF Empora is the laughing
s,ock of the town About o'clock one night, while
several of the hremen were In the second STORY
room playing cards. Dick Chase. former warden of
tho nenitentiary, who keeps livery stable across
the street discovered flames in the fire department
hmilding and called up to the window to the boys.
The fire alarm was sprung, but before the teams
could he gotten out frebrands were dropping down
oround the horses. and IL all the men could
do 10 save the engine and hose carts. The building
Ga a total wreck, fully insured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

Francis Joseph OF Austria, and Humbert or italy
above them being q sunburst bearing the inscrlp-
ton I'm Trinftate Pax: below palm branches
and laurel leaves The three rulers are SHOWN IN
full uniform with orders and insignia on their
breasts The re, erse shows composition repre-
sentine the hateful figure Of War. n chained drag
on threatening the peace alliance. Three chains
hold him in check extending from three sh ie
allied nations This medal can be bought IN diner-
ont sizes and In silver bronze and britannia metal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE MEDAL.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE INDICATES THE POPULAR
Try OF THE pREIBUND IN GERMANY.
A medallion has been designed and Is circuia'e"
in Germany to commemorate the triple <N'''iee'
and Is the result OF private firms enterprise,
h,t ,bo fo,t NJ is appearance as commercial
ventura NAV perhaps be taken to indicate the
popularity of that international compact IN Ger
many The diverse of the medallion shows pusts
OF the three rulers, william H. OF Germany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

Tho time that Is to come Is not.
How can IT, then. be mine?
The present moments all my Io''
And that as fast as Ii Is got.
Phyllis, is only thine.
Then talk not of INCONSISTENCY.
False hearts and broken VOWS
II |. by miracle. can be
This lifelong minute true 10 thee,
TITS all that heaven allows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
"NOTHER or Gold"

From The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
"It'll not be long until another rush IN n
new gold field" said w. ~ McBain of Tacona
Wash at the Iaclede Hotel yesterday "Eor
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
GOT RID OF THE CATS.
Clever Plan of a New York Landlord
to- Rid His Premises of Serenaders.

The inhabitants of row of fine fiat
houses in the Harlem district of New
York have for long time past been
greatly annoyed by nocturnal cat Choir
uses, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch. In
desperation plans of poisoning and
shooting were discussed, but the owner
of the fats, who resided in one of them,
and was a law-abiding man, deter
mined to adopt a better plan, and have
some sport at the same time. Placing
two traps on either side of the alley
ways adjoining his flats, he attached
wires to the traps, making wire con-
nection with an electric bell in his
cellar. When frisky feline took the
bait, he came quickly on the scene
and put the quarry into bag. Cap
tives were turned over to the s. p. c.
A, and taken away in patches of from
three to ten every night. When about
20 of the unwelcome serenaders had
been transferred in this way, the strain
on the society proved too severe, and
the landlord was told to do his own
execution in. future.
His first idea was to electrocute the
animals, but he found that the appara-
tus necessary was somewhat too elab-
crate. Finally he took the simpler way
of inserting in a barrel tube con-
nected with gas jet. The cat was
dropped in, the lid was shut down,
the gas was turned on and the driver
of the dead wagon was told by tele-
phone to call.
q The neighborhood is now cleared of
cats, and the slumbers of the sleepers
in the flats are no longer disturbed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
ONLY WHITE BUFFALO.
Seen and Chased by Indians and Hum
tiers, But Never Caught.


tiers, But Never Caught.
During the summer of 1875 bands of
Indians returning from hunt far out
on the plains brought in stories of
having seen at different times and in
different places, and always in the cen
ter of large herd, white buffalo.
They had used their best horses in the
effort to overtake it, to no purpose,
never being able to get anywhere near
the animal. At first we did not pay
much attention to these stories, but
still it kept cropping up from different
camps, and at last, in the fall of 1878.
myself had chance to verify the
truth of the report. had been sent on
duty north along the Red Deer river,
and was camped near large band of
Blackfeet, who were hunting south of
that river. The buffalo had moved
north in vast numbers, and the prRrie
was black with them.
had gone out one morning with a
party of Blackfeet to see one of their
hunts, and also to try and kill for my
self. My horse was good one, and
much faster than any belonging to the
Indian hunters. l got detached from
the party, becoming tired of the slaugh-
ter, and must have been at least 20
miles from camp, when l made for a
small clump of timber not far off, in
tending to build fire and roast por-
ton of some buffalo meat had on the
saddle with me. AS l approached the
wood band of about 100 animals burst
out of the brush and made off to the
south. and yes, most certainly, in the
middle of them was white buffalo. AL.
though they were a quarter of mile
away, there could be no mistake about
it; he was there, as large as life, and
quite white, and running like deer
There was no time to much more than
take in the scene, but gathered up the
reins and was after him. determined
to bag that buffalo or kill my horse.
Oh, what a race it was, mile after
mile; and although all the band, ,witf
the exception of about a dozen haC
split off and gone in different direc
tons, the white animal, with his body
guard of about a dozen, kept at about
the same distance ahead. could catcl
a glimpse Of him now and then. and
there was no doubt he was snow white
Get within shot could not. for many
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
BUSINESS vCISSITUDES.
How Nations Have Encroached Upon
One, Another's Trade.

One Another's Trade.
The annals of commerce are not en-
tirely without q, spice of romance.
There is little retributive justice that
savors of the noyelist's art in, the way
the spoiler is sometimes spoiled in bnsi-
ness relations. In an. article entitled
made in Japan" the Pail Mall Gazette
shows how nations have encroached
upon one another's business, and
reaped for a time a rich harvest, only
to see the same tactics employed by a
rival people, and be forced to stand
aside while the trade slipped from their
hands into the keeping of another ma
ton. r..
In old times the Dutch, by importing
English clay, made a good profit out OF
limitations of Chinese porcelain, and
presently the Dutch product became es-
tablished in the markets of the world
as Delft ware.
But the Dutchman was no more Sc
cure in his profitable trade than had
been his predecessor, the Chinaman.
The English potters took to copying the
Dutch patterns, and sold their pottery
much cheaper. and the north of Eng
land became headquarters for the Delft
china. -
Again, however, the spoiler has been
spoiled. OF late the japanese have made
themselves masters of the art of repro
ducing the patterns best liked in Eng
land and have begun to encroach on the
domain long monopolized by the Eng
lish potter. The japanese product is
finer and stronger, and above all cheap
er than the best English ware, and
Japan is providing the markets with
goods which were originally Chinese
monopoly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
VEGETABLE FLY-TRAP.
TIE sundew That Catches and De-
YOURS Small Insects.

There is an article on plants That
Feed Upon Insects" written by Thomas
H. Kearney, Jr., in st. Nicholas. The
author says:
Perhaps some of the readers of St.
Nicholas have noticed the little plants
called sundews, that dwell in boys in
almost every part of the world. The
commonest of these in the United
States and in England is the round-lea1 I'D
sundew, which has rosette of roundish
leaves on slender stalks. Out OF the
midst of them rises leafiess stem,
bearing number of small flowers, that
open one by one when the sun is shin
ing. The leaves are fringed and covered
on the upper side with small, dark-red
bodies, called glands, borne on slender
stalks, like tiny, round-headed nails.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26

Advertise in the Sunday Light.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26

On each of these little glands may be
seen drop of clear, sticky liquid that
glistens in the sunlight. And this APP
pearance earns for the plant its pretty
name of "sundew."
When an insect-a small fly, for ex-
ample, or gnat-alights upon a sun
dew leaf, he is caught and held by the
sticky fluid on the glands under him.
Then the stalks of the glands near the
edges of the leaf begin to bend in
toward the spot where the little in
truder is fastened, at the same time
pouring out an extraordinary quantity
of their sticky fluid. 1t is like puppy
whose mouth waters when he catches
sight of a bone. This movement of the
gland stalks is very slow, and it takes
many hours for the outer ones to close
down on the poor little victim. When
they are at last completely bent, it is
anumber of days before they once more
begin to spread.
Meantime the fluid which they pour
upon the body of the insect actually di-
gests all the eatable parts of him, leav-
ing the hard shell of the thin wings be-
hind, when the glands return to their
places. Sundews will digest tiny bits
of meat if placed upon the leaves. There
is no doubt that the plants are better
for an occasional meal upon an insect,
for those that do not obtain such food
once in awhile thrive less than the
plants that succeed in securing it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
THE MOST POPULAR WOMAN.
Dolly Madison's Frank, Cordial Man
ner, and Ingenious DemeanOr.

Dolly Madison's Frank, Cordial Man
ner, and Ingenious DemeRnOr.
No woman is more closely or fondly
associated with the white house than
Dolly MADISON, writes Clifford How
ard of when Dolly Madison saved the
Declaration of Independence" in La
dies Home journal. During the eight
years that her husband occupied the
position of secretary of state under
Jefferson's administration she was al
most as frequently called upon to do
the honors at the receptions and levees
at the presidents house as in her own
home, where she entertained in de-
lightful and sumptuous manner. She
was, therefore, fully prepared for the
duties that deyolved upon her as mis-
tress of the white house upon tha cleo
ton of Mrs. Madison to the presidency,
In the graceful and skillful perform
ance of her delicate task she gained
the admiration of everyone, and added
to the popularity she had already won
both for herself and her husband.
Through the potent influence of her
personal charms, to which were added
\ frank and cordial manner, sweet,
ingenious demeanor, and the happy
faculty of adapting herself to the views
of those about her, she readily became
general favorite. Before her reign
at the white house was concluded she
was the most popular woman in the
United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26

miles. AT last they began to tire. and
although my horse tired also, I had
good hopes of coming up and getting a
shot. Alas! for such chance. OF a
sudden my horse lurched forward on
his nose. sending me over his head onto
the prTirie, and turning somersault
himself, missing me by only few feet.
He had put his foot into badger hole
and brought my hopes of white robe
to sudden end.-Forest and Stream.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
In the Land of Edom.

French priests at Jerusalem have
been exploring the land of Edom and
have found number of new inscrip-
tons on tombs at Petra. --rt r.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-26
-SaddIery and Harness

Get Your Harness and Horse Goods
Ready before the big drill. You will no
doubt take your visiting friends and
relatives driving. ''RIG UP" and
make your horses and vehicles look
stylish.
We make specially OF fine Repairing
See our hand made harness and saddles
Visitors TO the ALAMO CITY are irvit-
ed to call and look through our store.
Anything in the Harness and Saddlery
line. -ss-4.- 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-05
OVER THIN ICE.

Such snowstorm Lakeview had never
experienced. For two days and as many
nights it had ragged continuously. Every
thing was buried in a blanket of white
several feet deep, except the lake. Its
CLASSY surface had been kept free by the
sweep of the wind: but it had not been
very cold, and, except along shore, the
Ice was not thick.
Bert Hill lived on the shore of the lake
on the outskirts of Lakeview. He was Il
stockilv bnilt lad Of about Is, and very
fond of outdoor sports. When not in
school he was nearly always, during day
light, rowing, fishing, swimming or skat-
ing, as the season permitted. His great
ambition was 70 become newspaper
man. There was village paper in
Lakeview. but it was only weekly, and
Bert's IDEAS ranged above this.
What he had in mind was Il place on
the staff Of some big city daily. He felt
that if he could only have start. he
was bound to succeed. The previous
spring he had graduated from the village
school with honors; during the summer
he had done some odd jobs; but there
was no place for him in Lakeview which
promised promotion in his chosen line.
1t was in the early part of the evening
on the second day of the storm that
Bert heard of bad accident that had
occurred on the railroad line, two miles
out of Lakeview. The express. going
west, had encountered a snowslide III Il
gorge and been thrown from the track.
Several people had been killed and many
others seriously hurt. An engine, which
happened to be on siding at Lak":iew.
was at once dispatched to the place Of
the disaster with doctors OH board. And
now, so he heard. they were bringing the
dead and the injured into the village on
a couple of Hat cars.
Bert dashed off to the station. Sure
enough. there they were, the injured
being made as comfortable as possible at
houses near by. the dead intrusted t. the
undertukers care. While the remaining
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-05
NOT DOWN ON HIS MAP.
Great Jeopardy was Something that II
ShipOwner Didn't Recornize

Great Jeopardy was Something that the
shipowner Didn't Recognize.
In certain New England town there
once lived wealthy but illiterate man
who owned many sailing vessels and fol-
lowed their course over the seas by the
aid of an enormous atlas. 4 neighbor
who stopped OH one occasion to sec him
Oh 4 matter of business was ushered into
the library, where he found the shipown-
er. with his spectacles astridc his nose,
porting over the atlas, which was spread
open Oh the table before him.
III glad you've come in" said he. ris-
ing to grasp his guests hand cordially
for there's little point you may be
able to help me about. I've just had a
letter from one of my captains, and he
tells me that he's been in a fearful storm
and didn't know but the vessel would go
to pieces.
Hes a well-cducatcd man, and he
uses first-rate language said the ship
owner, proudly; ''I'll just read you out
me. He says: "rhc waves rose like
mountains. and the STORM ragged about MS
while nothing but the vivid lightning
broke the pitchy gloom. But although
death seemed likely to be our portion We
We're saved; driven before the wind and
put into great jeopardy, but still here
am. pen i'll hand
''Now. what l want to know is" said
the shlpOWner, as he rcf0lded the sheet
from which he had read the precious ex-
tract. and placed it carefully in his wal
LET, what l want to know is. where is
Great Jeopardy? l know it's somewhere
on the Mediterranean, but 1 can't seem
to find it on this pesky map, anywhere"
-YOuth'S Comma nion
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-05
RATS DESTROYING PARIS.
Tho Rodents Are HOneyC0mbIng the City
.< Turned Loose on Society.

~S~>~S~sS"
Turned Loose on Society.
Quite II cry Of alarm is being raised.
Paris and II the Parisinns are menaced
with destruction by rats, which are
honey-combing the city, and will soon
start on an organized raid, with Il view
to deyouring it's inhabitants. The m,l-
nicipal council is invoked to avert the I'M
pending catastrophe, and it is suggested
that IL substantial reward might be of
practical process whereby these horrid
creatures might be improved off tho fnce,
Or, rather, the depths Of the earth ere
worse befnll. Setting manifest eXagger-
alton aside, it must be- admitted that
never has this nuisance assumed more
ent date. Never before have the rats.
within the bounds of the Notifications,
increased and multiplied to such dis
agreeable extent. They teen every
where, and the recent floods and rains
have rendered them particularly active.
They emerge in their thousands from
the drains, and in out-of-the-way dis
tricts scour the streets in gangs, afford
ing fine sport to the policemen on duty
there at night, who pursue them with
their sword bayonets, committing vcr
liable massacrcs. 1t is, however, in the
neighborhood of the central markets and
the Palais Royal that they most do con-
gregate, as we'll as in the slaughter
houses. Vendors ut the Hales do not
know where TO stow their goods for
greater security, and at the abattoirs
havoc is played by the rats with the car
casses which come ready to their teeth
The demolition of old houses. large sta
hles and the like. for building purposes
has deprived myriads of their former
means of subsistence, and has turned
them loose on society. That something
in certain limits at least is necessity
which seems to be generally recognized,
but nobody appears to be. as yet, ready
with plan of campaign.-Paris Letter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-05
CHANGED THEIR METHODS.
Manufacturers Have Discontinued the Use
of Poisonous Drugs for Coloring.

Oh POISONOUS drugs LOT COlOflnE.
\ lady brought an action against Il
suffering from poisoning, contracted
through using a bright-green lincnette
bought from them. This case was also
dismissed, as it was proved that the
stuff was practically free from poison,
and symptoms from which the lady suf-
fered were in reality due to bilious at
tack. This was needless false ALARM
for nowadays manufacturers, with the
aid of vegetable pigments, arc enabled
having recourse to poisonous dyes. For
merly light-green fabric or wallpaper
was almost certain guarantee that ar
scnic was present. and many We're the
cases OF illness, para ysiS. and very of
ten death. which resulted from the alb
sorption of these deadly particles into
the system. But all this has been
changed; public interest demanded an i'll
q"iry into such state of affairs. AMI
their methods. AT the present time we
may safely buy green materials without
any fear of the consequences, provided
we get them from a reliable source This
last may he said to apply to the soaps
as well. Cheap and inferior goods al
ways carry with them certain element
Of risk; and in such important matters,
omy is certainly misplaced But the
crux of the whole seems to be that the
public is justified in expecting to get
what it demands. People are not blind
to the danger they run in tam9ering with
drugs, but if they care TO expose them
selves to such risks, they take the re-
sponsibility on themselves. and are en-
titled to the particular thing specified
which they believe to be the genuine ar
Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-05
STANToN's POVERTY.
The Great War Secretary Had to Borr
-. \ = MnnaY In EitfshMr1.


Money In Pittsburg.
The following letter concerning Edwin
N. Stanton is published in the New York
Sun of February II:
The Sun il mistaken in saying that
Stanton did not have to borrow money
to re-eestablsh his law practice. Mr..
Stanton, soon after he left Johnson s
cabinet. wrote somewhat in these terms
to }. *. Moorhead, who was for many
years member Of Congress from the
Pittsbnrg, Pa. district: Dear General:
! am in need of money, even for mar
kcting. could get all ! want, If I
would let my poverty be known, by pub
lie subscription; but you know would
not think Of permitting such IL thing.
want to borrow $4,000. My security.
Oh know, is sufficient IN the coal lands
vc own together"
Gen. Moarhead told me this soon after
receiving Stanton's letter lie was my
kinsman1and most intimate friend. and
he was aware of my friendship for many
years for Mr.. Stanton. My first az
qunlntnnce with the great lawyer WAS
made IN 1850. in Philadelphia. where he
was arguing before the Supreme court,
| believe, what was known us the Wheel
ing bridge case. ! know he was in great
poverty when he ceased to be secretary
OF war, and that he borrowed this money
and it was paid back afterward James
/: Claghorn and the Union league of
Philadelphia. soon after Mr. Stanton's
death, raised a fund of 100000 for his
family. was subscriber to the fund
At that time ! lived in Williamsport. Pa
Henry Dundas, when secretary of wal
under William Pitt, and while England
was putting forth every man and dollar
to break the power of Napoleon Bona.
partc, took !. bride Of flOO.OOO. On,
| secretary, if he had desired had the Oh.
portunity to acquire wealth beyond til,
greed Of avaricc. But he died in ;,bso
lutte poverty. We should all he proud OF
his memory. J. 3. NJ.
Portland, Or, Jan, %