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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13

In a communication to the New York
Herald, President Ratchford, of the United
Mine Workers Association, calls attention
to the fact that the drop in miners wages
came in the latter part of 1898. The fall in
Indiana was from 20 and rs cents a ton to
81 cents. This decrease came at the period
that the Democratic Congress was consid-
ering the Wilson law, which put coal on
the free list By reason of the general pro-
test the Senate put the duty at 40 cents in
stead of the rs cents of the Mckinley law
This action of the Senate made President
Cleveland very angry, as will be remember
ed by those who recall his letter to Repre-
sentative Wilson. With the reduction of
the duty came the fall in wages. The cut
on the duty permitted the importation of
Nova Scotia coal into New England, which,
with the falling off in manufacturing, made
a serious loss to the mines in West Vir-
ginia The coal of West Virginia, which
found a market in New England and New
York was sent west where it came into
competition with that of Indiana, Ohio and
Illinois. 1t is probable that the passage Of
the tariff bill will stop the importation of
Nova Scotia coal and thus tend to increase
the demand for the coal of West Virginia
and to make d better price, upon which the
better condition of the miners depends. 1t
is said that the coal strike alarms Demo-
Gratis in Washington, who recall the fall
of wages following the passage of their
tariff in 1898 They also remember that
among the champions of free coal was
William J. Bryan. who declared in speech
on the tariff in January, 1884, that the duty
on coal is indefensible, being nothing but
a subsidy which the people along the sea-
coast are obliged to pay to the transporta-
ton companies"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13

Mr.. Preston. director of the minis, be-
lieves that the gold product of 1897 will ex-
coed $3.50, 600, 600. Every gold-producing
country is exceeding its previous output
In 1892 the gold product of the world was
$3.50, go 600. Ten years ago the output of
gold was $105 9O0 Those persons who
maintain that there is not enough gold for
the basis of the worlds money forget this
doubling of the gold output in ten years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13
MACHINE VS.. HAND LABOR.

When sewing machines were invented
some people rejoced because of the pros
pect that woman's labors would be light
ehed and SHE would have more leisure,
while others, equally solicitous for feminine
welfare, feared that in taking away the
needle her distinctive occupation would be
gone and she be left to dangerous idle
ness. AS it turned out, woman only did
the more sewing when it became easier
TO do. An era of frills and furbelows and
complicated garments came in with the
machines and still continues. The COM
parative simplicity of dress that was
necessity when the needle was welded by
hand vanished when as many stitches could
be set in an hour as were once painfully
wrought in a day, and women became
slaves to their sewing machines as they
had once been to their needles. The bust
ness of the seamstress, so far from being
injured, was increased a hundredfold, and
her calling dignified. The history of many
kinds of machinery and so-called labor saw
ing devices is similar, but in no case more
strkingly so than with typesetting ma
4
machine is reported as having set an aver
age of 9,192 ems an hour in a six days
stretch. This is considerably above the
average rate per day set by hand, but the
fact that such speed is possible does not
prove that the work of typesettng will
henceforth be done by a limited number of
men. On the contrary, it simply points to
an extension of the printing business These
machines have been in use but a very
few years and in many printing houses
have not yet been introduced, but already
their effect has been shown in the enlarge
ment of newspapers, the giving of more
reading matter to their patrons, the in
crease in the output of books pamphlets
and periodicals of all kinds, and a general
development along the various lines of the
printers trade. There were women who
looked askance upon the sewing machine
when it made it's advent, and refused to
profit by it; there are typesetters whose
years and conservative tendencies make it
difficult for them to adapt themselves to
new methods and these will suffer from
the substitution of machinery for hand la
Dor, but on the whole, this branch of labor
will be benefited and its scope widened by
the use of the once-dreaded machinery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
A FABLE FOR TO-DAY.

A shark once invited on old mack.
erel to call at his house. I'VE have
a nice little game of dollar limit up
there nearly every night" he said.
Some of the best people in town
drop in occasionally. A number OF
very nice suckers are there regu-
larry. Drop in any time. Bring a
few dollars with you. and you will
enjoy yourself. May expect you?"
We'll. hardly" said the wise old
mackerel. Il have noticed that the
suckers who visit your place go
there in carriages. but they all walk
away, and many do not wear SO
fine clothes on departing as they did
when they arrived"
Moral.-You can stay in the game
longer if you save cab hire by walk
ing.-New York Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
The youth was heavy, and he weigh
ed the boat way down,
Still neither had the slightest fear
there was a chance to drown.
Wuv nm NOT CO

WHY DID NOT GO.
When l heard how tons and tons Of
gold were dug out of the
ground,
How the Klondike country teemed
with wealth for miles and
miles around;
When I heard how men who went
there poor came back with
loads of pelf,
Then I got the mining fever. and
said unto myself:
Sell every stock and bond, Ike.
The Chillkat pass beyond. Ike,
There lies the golden klondike;
That's where you ought TO so.
But my frierd is all said twas fool
ishnesS to go SO far away,
And tha. If ever reached the place
I'd find it did not pay.
Trey said the climate was too cold.
the journey much too long,
And they all Chimeu in together.
and they sang to me this song:
OF wealth you're far too fond,
Ike.
You surely will get con'd. Ike.
If ever you go to Klondike.
You'd better stay at home.
Isaac Anderson in New York
Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

BALLAD OF YE SUMMER GIRL.
/ went to summer resort for a
stay
And found that the price was three
dollars a day.
! staid for week, and Of fun had
my fill,
But forty-two dollars was asked in
my bill.
''How's this?" / inquired of the
clerk. Don't you see
My bill is just double the price it
should be?'
my dear SIR" he answered, "our
charges are right;
Three dollars a day doesn't count in
the night"
New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE DEAN WAS DEAF.

One day. at the late dean of Ely's
table, a legal gentleman was Ia
menting the gaps which death had
recently made in his profession.
I'VE have lost" he said solemn
ly. mot less than six eminent law
yers in as many months"
The dean, who was quite deaf, at
once rose and repeated grace. For
this and all his mercies," etc.'-Tit-
Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE LOATHED CONTEMPT
RARY

Indeed, FRIEND" said the ragged
wanderer, Il am lookin fer work.
Lookin fer work on the dead"
IF you are hunting work on the
dead" said the editor of the Jaze-
vile Gazette. you've come to the
wrong place. 1t is the other paper
you want to get a job on. "-Cincin-
anti Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
AN IMPOSSIBLE TRIP

Wallace-What do you think Of
the projects for going to the Klon-
dixie in balloons?
Ferry-They will none OF them
work. All the wind is headed this
way. At least. up there is where
all the blowing comes from.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
HARD TO PART WITH.
MAKING IT WORSE.

The two young persons were look
ing in moody silence out over the
waves when Mr.. Blunderheels hap
pened upon them.
All" he said, pleasantly. Low
ers' quarrel. is it?'
Sir" exclaimed the young wo-
man in great wrath. How dare
you'"
All" rejoined Mr.. Blunderheels,
strolling complacently on. Then
you are not quarreling. So glad
Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

THE WAY TO RECKON IT.
Ned-How much do You think
that fisherman's story was exagger-
ated?
Ted-How much was there left in
his flask New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
GO LONG CHILEi

Say yo' lax Z marry me.
Dat Use got de style.
An am sweet as sweet kin beS
Go long. go long. chile!
Doan' yo' be a-talkin so.
Yo's a-foolin me. 1 know.
Dis hyar niggah amt so slow.
Go long, go long. chile!
Say we'll hab a brownstone frontf
Dat yer meks me smile.
Meks dis niggah sorter grunt.
Go long. go long, chile.
Brownstone front yo's tinkin
bout
IS JUS a cave yo's holler'd out
Down de quarry. frontin SOUTH
Go long. go long. chileI
Say dat yo' has got some money
Comm aftah while?
Say yo' wants me for yo' honey?
Go long. go long. chile.
Dat ole ships a-gwine L sink,
She'm gwine t sink an spill de
chink:
CANT fool dis niggah, needn't
t'ink-
Go long, go long, chile!
Den yo's in hub wild Lizer Jant
I know'd it all de while.
Yo' said she's sweet as sugah cane.
Go long, go long. chile,
She tole me so dis aftahnoon:
So yo' JUS mosey mighty soon
An quit yo're triflin wild dis coon.
Now so long, go long. chile,
James Courtney Challis in New
York Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
But, oh, 1t could not stand the
weight The boat .succumbed at
last
And to their horror they perceived
that they were sinking fast,

line in his hand and a couple of tears
in his eyes.
whats the natter" quizzed
Lederer, Sr.
Hes gone" sobbed the young
ster.
Who's gomez" Queried the father.
"A pickerel." answered George
between his sobs. Il caught him
on the hook
why didn't you land him." asked
his father.
Il was landing him." gulped the
boy, "out-but-he-unbit and div"
New York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
HANDICAPPED.

THAT man." remarked an admir-
ing friend. has the faculty Of say
ing clearly in a few words what
others would require pages to ex-
press"
TOO bad" said Senator eor-
ghum. He'll never get along in
politics, not unless he learns 10 fill
buster better than that."-Wash-
ington Evening Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
A COLORED ECONOMIST.

John" said a Georgia farmer to
one Of his colored fieldhands, you
ought to be laying up something
now. l pay you 80 cents day."
Yes, sub"
Well, how much do you save out
Of it?''
"Forty-five cents. subj"
Us that alI?"
Good God, Marse Tom, I got to
live on de tlanta Con-
stitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE VANISHING POINT.

Suppose" suggested the teacher,
that you take a piece of beefsteak
and cut it into halves, then cut the
halves into quarters. the quarters
into eighths and the eighths into
sixteenths. into what could the six.
teenths be cut?"
Hash" responded Tommy, whose
mother kept boarding house.
And the class in fractions was dis
missed.-Tit-Bit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
LITTLE GEORGES FISH STORY.

Little George Lederer. the curly
headed offspring of the theatrical
manager, trotted up 70 his pater at
Seabright recently with a fish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
NOT ON THE STONE.

A loving Fackcnsack nephew.
charged with the duty of preparing
an epitaphs for a disagreeable old
uncle just dead, suggested the fol-
lowing: Deeply regretted by all
who never knew him. New York
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
WOMAN'S EGOTISM.

WOMA-N , ENIO ISM
She-Why do you get SO profane?
Why can't you content yourself
With good gracious me-" as l do?
He-I couldn't be so egotistical as
20 talk that way about myself.-Bos-
ton Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

PROFESSIONAL PLEASANTLY.
First Soubrette Con Rialto corr
ner)-What are you doing now
Flossy?
Second Soubrette accompanied bY.
Teddy ghtless)-Nothing.
First Soubrette (glaucing az Ted.
dy)-Is that him New York jour,
nal.
COMPENSATION.
"Sedgeley's marriage wasn't .
happy one was it2''
well. that depends on the pc.ns
OF view"
1.-The point OF view7''
''Yes. the neiGhbors had no end %
fun out OF it."-Detroit News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Clergyman-St. Paul made one err
ror. my dear children.
Juvenile-Didit let in run?-New
York Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

SEASEORE ATTACHMENTS.
Most lasting of attachm ents
That the great resorts afford
Are those where trunks are taken
For the gay resorter's board.
Detroit News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE MINISTER'S CRITIC.

Ethel-Papa, does God tell you
what to write in your sermon?
Papa-Yes, my dear.
Ethel-Then why do you scratch
out so much?
Papa tafter n pause)-To please
your mother.-New York Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE WAY OF THE ASSESSOR is HARD.
-NeNY okEer
NOT A GIFT.
New York Herald.

Julia" said the old gentleman
reproachfuily. IL ! am not mis-
taken you gave that young man o
kiss"
Il did no such thing" returned
the young woman with emphasis.
at was trade Chicago Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
HOW SIZE WON

There was a fair young prina
donna
Who as a success was a stonna.
II was not her voice
That made her tho choice.
But the clothes that she didn't have
emma.
Indianapolis Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
THE PITRAI.

Boarding School Teacher-And
now. Edith. tell me the plural OF
baby.
Edith promptly - Twins.-Tit-
Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
UNCLE EBEN SPEAKS.

'Dah's only one pusson," said
Uncle Eben, dat / has my doubts
OF mo- dan de man dat keeps talkin
bout how good he is. and dat's de
man dat fiourishes a raZZer an tells
how bad he s.'-Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
DEFINING IT.

81 think / understand what your
Democrats and Republicans are get
ting at" said the foreign statesman
on a visit, but what IS the ele-
mental principle Of MugwuInpery 80
LAS near as / have been able TO
determine" replied the student OF
political science. "a Mugwump be-
lieves that whatever is is wrong -
Detroit News.
HIGH PRAISE.
Artist-Here is my battle scene.
What do you think Of the execu-
ton?
Connoisseur - Deadly. my boy.
deadly.-New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

There are some folks eccentric IN
The way they tell their views.
It's speculation" If you win
And gambling" if You lose.
Washington Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31
Lives by Tuning Pianos.

Travelling around the country tuning
pianos is the unique occupation fol-
lowed by Miss Nellie Jay Hatch. e
pretty and attractive young woman OF
Seneca. Kan. on graduation from the
New England Conservatory OF Music in
Boston Miss Hatch received n diploma
in piano tuning. and the course she
took in order 10 secure It was both
thorough and comprehensive. She had
to study harmony, theory and vocal
and Instrumental music, besides famll-
iarizlng herself with the construction
OF tho action of piano. She was train
ed so carefully in this latter depart
ment that she is fully competent to reg
ulate, adjust and even to make any of
the various parts. In the rudimentary
work which prepared her for tuning
she had to devote almost half year to
the study OF pitch in order to learn to
discern the right and wrong tones. Next
she devoted her time to the distribution
of MISUNDERSTANDING the difference in
pitch between two tones. 1t is claimed
that the only way to tune accurately
is to give n certain number OF beats to
each interval. the. only pure intervals
being the octaves and unisons.
After this Miss Hatch looked into re-
pairing. regulating and restringing. She
was graduated in 1889, and since then
she has Travelled throughout the state
of Kansas actively engaged in her
chosen profession.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31
Color Tints.

1t is interesting to know the real
meaning OF the various color tints with
which we are familiar today. The ma
jority think the titles are bestowed hap
hazard, but 1t is not so. Each one is
troceable to n well defined origin. For
instance. mastic, the fashionable gray
tan shade, is named after the mastc
tree which grows in Greece. the gum
OF which resembles II in color. Blua
black Is In honor of the charcoal that
comes from the vino stock. India ink
is made from burned camphor Scarlet
Is lodide OF mercury. Chinese white is
zinc. Turkey red is made from ;he
madder plant that thriVcs in Hindu
stan. For indian yellow we are indebt-
ed to the camel and for sepia to the
cuttlefsh. The latter is an inlSy fluid
the Ash discharges when attacked in
order to make the water Opaque. The
vivid crmsous, cnrnlncs and reddish
puppies are all furnished by the coeh-
neal insects. Tho beautiful prusslan
blue IL achieved by fusirg horses hoofs
aud other refuse animal matter In
strong solution OF pctnrgum carbonate.
Vermllon is from The ole einnGbas,
Gamboge is from tho yellow ZAP OF
tree in Siam. Briatcr Is TIE soot Of
wood ashes and raw sienna is 'ha nat
ural earth from the vicinity If Sienna,
Italy, TIMBER 10 also an oGrtl ,ound
close by Cmbrin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31
For the Eyebrows.

1t Is safe to say that the eyebrows
are the source of as many heartburn
ings to n woman who aspires to be
handsome as any other feature. She
wants dark. picturesque eyebrows, but
She finds her own are n little lighter
than her hair and expressionless unless
she happens to be one of the greatly
gifted by nature ones. There is an
eyebrow preparation used by the ladies'
of France that is very good. Its fo,in-
dalton Is burned cork. but so greatly dis
guised is 1t that 1t has none OF the burned
cork characteristics. For this eyebrow
preparation begin by placing upon the
open crate fire four large corks. That
will be enough for beginning. They
are highly inflammable and will begin
to blaze almost as soon as nut thrown
into the flames. Once lighted, you can
not put them out. Let the corks sim
mer until they die out of themselves.
Now draw them carefully from the fi,e.
They will surprise you by their light
ness. A bit of blackness will be in
your hand. Powder this with the tips of
your fingers, throwing out all the Jumps.
Now place your soft, black powder in a
saucer and drop into 1t one drop each
of glycerin and rosewater. Mix with
match stick. Add another drop if
necessary. When right. you should
have n thick paste, A tiny portion OF
this rubbed Into the brows gives the
pleasing dark effect so much admired.
Care should however. be taken to use
only the smallest particle. SO that the
ruse may not be discovered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

south seas; the other is a novice Just
starting out on her life's work.
Both wear the blue garb with the be-
coming black headdress of the order
of st. Joseph of Cluny, but there the
resemblance ends. The Very Reverend
Mother Superior Melanle is old and
grizzled. her complexion darlkened by
many years Of tropical life. her express
sion set and determined. as becomes
one who has been accustomed to rule
for many years. Yet her look is not
always austere. Her gray eyes light UP
with sly, humorous twinkle when an
idea strikes her: her language is quaint
and expressive. albeit she knows not Il
word Of English.
Little Sister Theresa Is Just the OPP
posite OF all this. She is young and al
though 1t sounds rather improper to say
1t of a nun, pretty. She is innocence
personifled. All her short life has been
shielded from any contact with the
world. and before she began this ter
ribly long journey she had been shut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

and one music mistress cannot do the
work, so that we have had 10 send for
another"
The little sister prattles away amia-
bly, about her journey, which to her
was the most wonderful thing that ever
happened. I'VE came over on French
steamer with three other novices. and
oh. it was awful. They kept on crying
Cost terrible!' all the time. and
thought | was going to die sure. Then.
when We got to New York they put US
on board great long train. and we sat
up-for three days and nights. and we
went through a place like tunnel 10
miles long. II fatigued me very much"
The little sister never expects to see
her home and her friends again. FOR
with these missionaries there Is no re-
turn. 1t is only In rare instances, such
as the mother superiors, that the old
country IS revisited, But the enthusi-
asm Of the work sustains them, and
yearly hundreds of delicate, well bred
young women go forth to savage Africa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

income with which TO keep the three in
comfort, but during the winter she is
the very busiest of the busy She stays
an hour with Mrs. Glitter and quietly
corrects all grammatical mistakes that
she makes mistakes that Mrs. Glitter
did not have time to think about when
she was working hard at the washtub
before Glitter made II fortune In oil
Later in the day she shows Mrs. snob
how to accept an invitation to dinner
party and inprasses upon her that she
must not sign note in the FIRST per-
son. Mrs. Jacob Snob," but that Cor
nelia Snob' represents hor when she
does not appear in conjunction with
Mr.. jacob Snob. the Tammany politi-
clan. And so she goes on, first with this
one and then with that one, correcting
the mistaken speech and Fighting any
action Of those who, as she politely puts
it, were too busy early in life to give
thought to the small courtesies." As If
they weren't the great necessities Miss
Tact is an important factor in life to-
day, and' If she smiles n little sarcas-
tically when some of her customers
patronize her you cannot blame her. for
Miss facts people We're gentlefolk
when her clientele We're unknown.