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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

Some great stories are told about this
unique man. Most of them are fanciful
or have but grain Of truth. but the
plain, unvarnished facts about "Shang-
hairs" career If once gathered would
serve for tales Of adventures sufficient TO
keep writer busy for many "A day. But
Shanghai Is chary about telling the
story himself, and few of those who know
him well are fully coRnizaut Of the hap
peniDgs in the days before he became
recognized as one of the characters and
ono of the big men of the state.
His friends say that when he came to
Texas he went TO work on a farm, but
left in disgust when no discovered TINT a
negro was worth more than white man.
1t seems that the farmer by whom he was
employed owned several slaves. ON the
plontation was horse that only negro
named Pete and young Pierce could ride.
The animal was unusually fractions one
day and threw Pete. and th,n fell upon
him. This happened near the planter 5
botfxe. The planter and his wife and n
lot of attendants ran to the assistance OF
Pete. The negro appeared To be dead.
The planters wife, a. soon as she saw the
slaves body, exclaimed: "Oh, goodness.
how unfortunate There's nm $3.50 Digger
killed. Now, If it had only been "Shang-
hal il wouldn't have been so bad. "
Shanghai tells this story himself. so
Ii Is probably true.
The young Rhode Islander was nat
ural horseman, and his knowledge of cat
tie was good. when ne in disgust Icft
tae planter he naturally driftcd into the
cattle business. In those days-this was
in ls54.- there was little else than cattle
raised in Texas. Shanghai became n
cowboy. and for several years he endured
oil the trials and hardships of that wild
life. Occasionally nowadays he tells of
the times when he slept on tho bleak
prairie in mid-wiDtor when il was SO cold
that rattlcsnakes crept into his blankets
TO get warm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

I'VE demand that the land. the birth.
right ol the people, shall be restored to
tho people We deny the right Of the dead
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

Chorus Farmers, milkmen, blacksmiths,
whoelwrights. agriculturists from the
far distant portions ~ Johnston who have
not paid their taxes of l,lf, soldiers,
sailors. police and men ont OF employment
A synopsis Of tho plot i Ne follows: A year
sgO or more special tar was assessI5 snd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

II did not take the cattlemen long to
discover that the lanky fellow who rode
so we'll was not only "a remarkably good
judge of cattle, but had considerable
latent ability. There was a cattle mer-
chant named w. B. Grimes, who got to
know Shanghai. and he mployed the
young man To travel through southern
and western Texas, and buy reeves for
him. The cattle bought 10y Shanghai"
were shipped by Grimes to Now Orleans,
and the merchant is said 10 have made
good profits, owing to the sbrewdness dis
played by the young Yankee. When the
war came on the reputation OF "Shang-
hal" as a cowman was so well established
that n contract was made with him To
supply a Texas command with beef. He
was always OH hand with good supply
OF hcevcs. and he and his herd made
up the rear guards in all advances anu
led the vanguard on retreats.
Immediately after the close of the war
Shanghai" formed connection with
the great firm of Allen & Poole. He
traversed Texas for tbrco years as tho rep
rescntative Of the firm buying droves of
cattle and sending them TO Galveston,
where they were shipped TO New Orleans.
In 1869 this firm discontinued the bust
ness. Shanghai" had an interest and
drew out SlO0, COO cash as his share Of the
profits. He puttered around for year
buying here and there always making
money, but in 1871 he got notion that
fortune awaited him i'm Kansas. He
moved there and mbarked in business on
"a large scale. Three years experience in
the Suntower state convincoi him that
he was in the wrong pew, and it was
only by admirable business Judgment
that he managed to save himself from
heavy loss.
Shanghai" returned TO Texas and has
made his home there ever since. lie
established "A ranch in Wharton county,
got together a bunch OF cattle. and began
raising baeves OH his own account, while
incidentally he did such trading rs he
could. He prospered amazingly. As is
capital grew larger he purchased tracts ~
land or added 10 his hcrd OF cattle. In
those times n yearlinR belonged to the
man who managed To get his brand on 10
first. and Shanghai" like all the other
cattlemep, was in continual warfare.
Shanghai" got mixed up I'm several
gun" plays but always came out on ton.
Those were tho days that uiod mems
souls--at least, cattlcmen's souls--and
thcro ~ no ono but Will admit that
81 Shanghai had courage equal To tho
gamest man la the state.
But despite feuds ard yetty warfarsS
despite guns" and blustrr shanghai
sttonued strictly 10 business HIS range
wirene1. his herds grew. and soon be
looined up ss the biggest cattleman In
the state. He attended to all his affairs
himself was continually on the GO visited
every section In which he had cattle, took
his steers TO market az The right time,
and supervised eyerT detail OF bis scat
The advocate., 1897-07-28
A MOTHERS EFFORT.
A Mother Sees Her Daughter in q PitifuI Con.
dillon, but Manages TO Rescue Her.
From Ms Nev Era, GresrsourO, md

house, and she grew pale and dWindlsd dQWn
TO almost nothing Her legs and arms were
drawn up and her appearance was pitiful.
Several doctors had attended her, but Il
seemed that none of them did her any good.
They advised us 10 take her to the springs. but
times were so hard we could not afford it, al.
though we finally managed 10 get her 10 the
Marthsville baths. Here she grew suddenly
weaker, and it seemed that she could not stand
it, but she became better, and II seemed that
she was being benefited, but she suddenly grew
worse, and we had to bring her home.
She fingered along, and last winter be-
came worse again, and was afflicted with q
nervous trouble almost like the SO. Yitus'
dance. For some time we thought she would
die, and the physicians gave her up. When
she was 0t her worst q neighbOr came in
with q box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People and wanted as TO try them o.
they were advertised to be good for such
cases, and her daughter had used them for
nervousness with such good results that she
thought they might help Mabel.
"We tried them. The first box helped
her some and after she had taken three
boxes she was able TO sic up in bed When
she had finished q half dozen boxes she was
able to be out and about. She has taken
about nine boxes altogether now, and she is
as we'll as ever, and going TO school every
day, having started In again three weeks
ago Her cure was undoubtedly due to these
pills"
(Signed) MRS. AMANDA STEVENS"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary 10 give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen or
hundred) at 80 cents box, or six boxes for
$3.50 and may be had Of all druggists or
directly by mail from DR.. WilliamS Medi.
cine Company, Schenectady. N, "
The advocate., 1897-07-28

The st. Paul correspondent for the NeD
Era recently had an item regarding the case
of MabIe Stevens, who had just recovered
from serious illness Of rheumatism and
nervous trouble, and was able to be out for
the first time in three months, The letter
stated that it was very bad case and her
recovery was considered such a surprise to the
neighbors that it created considerable gossip.
Being anxious to learn the absolute facts
in the case, a special reporter was sent to
have talk with the girl and her parents.
They were not at home, however being some
distance away. A message was sent to Mr..
Stevens asking him to write up full his
tory of the case, and few days ago the fol-
lowing letter was received from Mrs. Stevens
"sT. PAUL IND, Jan. 90 1897.
Editors New Era, Greensburg, Ind.
"DEAR SIRs: Your kind letter received
end I am glad to have the opportunity to
tell you about the sickness and recovery of
Mabel. We don't want any newspaper
nOtoriety, but in case like this where few
words of what ] have to say may mean re-
cOvery for some child, l feel il my duty to
tell you of her case. .
"TwO years ago this winter Mabel began
complaining of pains in her limbs, princi.
pally in her lower limbs. She was going to
school, and had to walk about three quar-
ters of mile each day, going through all
kinds of weather She was thirteen years
old and doing so well in her studies that |
disliked to take her from school but we had
TO do it.
For several months she was confined to the
The advocate., 1897-07-28
The Marine Hospital Service.

Joanna r. Nichols in August Mppincotts.
The United States Marine Hospital
Service, which will soon celebrate it's
centennial anniversary, is the most
distinctively American institution in
our country. There is nothing exactly
like it abroad, and foreigners, endesv-
Oring to comprehend It's scope, are
constantly confusing it with the naval
service. 1t is, on the contrary, one Of
the important branches of the Treasury
Department, and was established, IN
1893, In the interests of the merchant
marine, by placing tax of 20 cents
month upon the wages of every seaman
employed upon United States vessels
of commerce, and using the fund thus
derived In affording hospital relief to
their sick and disabled. The nucleus
of this benevolent system was formed
in Boston by providing for Che care Of
patients at local hospitals and the sp.
pointment Of physician to look after
their welfare. Subsequently Congress
appropriated 5000 for the erection of
8 hospital building for the port of Bos-
ton; but the fret marine hospital
owned by the Government was OBJ
tanned by purchase, in 1880, and was
located near Norfolk, Va.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

Minneapolis Better Way "'EVery
member Of the Legislature who was
accused of boodling was a POpulist, "
shrek the Republican newspapers.
For what purpose were they offered
Doodle? To induce them to vote with
the Republican minority. Why wasn't
Doodle offered to Republican members ?
Because corporations do not buy what
they already own"
The advocate., 1897-07-28
EggIng at the South.
Animal Frlenda.

From Our Animal Friends.
On the islands where gulls, terms,
herons and shore birds once abounded,
they are found no longer, and in other
places they are doomed to disappear,
Some time ago Mr.. George B. Sennett
wrote that there was probably not q
port, pass or bay on the entire coast OF
Texas whose inhabitants did notregularly
devote several days each year to what
they term egging This sport is thus
described AS soon as the scouts or
fishermen report the birds established
and laying their eggs on the islands and
secluded beaches, all work is suspended,
every craft is pressed into service, and
everybody is off to assist in the CHASTITY
sport at the breeding grounds.
Arrived at the desired locality, the first
days work is that of thoroughly destroy
ing every egg already laid; and this ruth
less sacrifice of thousands ofeggs is made
before any are secured by the robbers,
that they may avoid carrying away any
partially incubsted ones. Returning to
their boats after this work Of destruction,
the perpetrators remain in hiding, or
quietly sail about the lagoons until the
next day, by which time the distracted
birds which had not laid their full com
plement Of eggs when frightened away
by the intrudere, and had meantime
been hard pressed to deposit their treas
ures, will have laid many thousands of
eggs in the very face of destruction.
Two or three days are now devoted to
gathering the freshly-lsid eggs, and to
slowing them away in barrels and tubs
in the boats.
Is this egging business pro6tablep ? No,
it is not. The quality of wild birds eggs
is inferior; the price is low; frequently
barrels of them are thrown away because
they cannot be sold; and there seems to
be little doubt that the eggers could en-
ploy their time more proitably in a
pecuniaFy sense in their ordinary voca-
tions.
The advocate., 1897-07-28
Hold Early County Conyentlons.

The revised ballot law provides that
all nomination papers for county and
township officers shall be filed not less
than thirty days previous to election.
This neceseitates the holding Of con-
ventlons not later than the first Sstur-
day In October. Committees should
bear this 10 mind and get all county
and township tickets fled in proper
time.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

In Nebraska the Labor Commissioner
has received 100 replies to the question,
"DOes Farming Pay3" Seventy.one farm
ers said no, twenty-One said yes, although
many Of the latter say it pays only when
stock raising is carried on in connection
with it. Four answered that it pays as
well as anything else.
The advocate., 1897-07-28
"AmOng che Ozarks."

"The Land of Big Red Apples" is an at
tractive and interesting book, handsomely
illustrated with views OF south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden fruit
farm Of 5000 acres In Howell county. 1t
pertains to fruit raising in that great fruit
belt Of America, the southern slope Of the
OzarKs, and will prove Of great value, not
only to fruitgrowers, but TO every farmer
and hOmeseeker looking for q farm and q
home, Mailed free. Address,
!, y, LoCKwooD, Kansas City, &c.
The advocate., 1897-07-28
First Published July %, VII
Notice of Revival OF Judgment.

STATE or KANSAS, SHAWNEE COUNTY, SO.
In the District Court. John Edgoose, ad.
mlnistrat0r Of the estate OF Prudence Freden.
burg, vs. r. j. Hulett.
10 the said r. J. Hulotts You are hereby
notified 10 appear in the said District Court
on the 80th day OF August, A. D., 1897, end
show cause, II any you have, why the judg-
ment In the above entitled cause against you
for $3.50 and costs taxed Rt s. should not be
revived against you.
JOHN EDGoOsE, Administrator.
By h. e. CHEsNEY, his Attorney.
Dated July 10, A. D., 1897.
The advocate., 1897-07-28
A Sure cure For Zoe ChoIera.

Wagoner's Disinfectant Company of
Emporia will prevent every case of chol-
era and guarantee to cure 95 per cent. Of
all hogs afflicted with this most dreaded
disease. We kill the germ, and usually
after one or two doses the hog Is eating
and gets well. 1t costs about 5 cents to
treat each hog. When the hog is too
sick to eat or stand he muat be drenched.
Don't be discouraged; he will get up
again. This preparation has had no
equal for three years in Indiana. The
price Of one hog will treat 1000 others.
Be sure and use it.
WAGoNERs DIsINFECTANT Co.,
EmpOria, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

Salins Union; "When a highwaymau
robs citizen, he takes that which does
not belong to him, but the country is not
made any better or any richer. When a
Dlngley bill robs the people, it gives to the
trusts that which does not belong to them,
but no more money is put in circulation
Instead of making times better it impover-
ishes the people by enrichlng the trusts !"
The advocate., 1897-07-28

Hanna proposes to use the residue of the
slush fund left in the hands Of the Repub.
lican National Committee to carry Ohio
this fall and elect himself to the Senate
He will give nothing to any other State.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

In addressing sdveI tlsers invariably
include every word and figure given in
the address, as this will greatly assist in
insuring prompt delivery Of your com.
munication to the appropriate depart
ment.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

Salina Union: "Any demented individ.
ual will tell you that shortage Of lunatics
will cause a shortage Of lunatlc asylums
But there are other people who will tell
you that shortage of money has nothing
to do with shortage Of business"
The advocate., 1897-07-28

You can got the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for sl.50. The Breeders GGSette
and ADVOCATE for S2.0O.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

st. Francis Eagle: "Judge .Gelger
is the equal of any in the dispatch of
business, is uniformly fair and cour-
teOus in 'his ruliugs, is popular with
men of all parties, and his election is
already 40 assured fact"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
RETURNED FROM THE K1oxD1KE.
). W.. Tustin OF TonAunnda Gets Home with
$40. 900 In Els Grip.

BUFFALO, Oct. 23.-Twelvo years ago ]. w.
Tustln OF TuHawanda n. Y. had some trouble
with his fumily and went West. When the news
of the disco cry Of gold in the Klondike reached
tho States he was among the first to start for
the now gold regions. He was lucky, and that
is why he is now on his way home to surprise
his family. lie brought with him about $50. 900
in nuggets 10 make reconciliation easy. Iustin
passed through ButHlo III . morning. lie Ia
about 80 years old, hut the hard life of tho
Klondike has added ten years TO his looks. He
said:
There isn't much in this grip. I've got a
clothes stake and a r!rklo bottle full of nuggets,
i LETT home twelve cars ago. i didn't have to
90, but I thought did, tccausG | WAS an i'm.
petuouB youth. Wcll,lt's all como out well and
good and what's the use. Here am back again
hearty and healthy an wealthy
In speaking of the threatened famine at Daw-
son CITY. ne said IL was greatly exaggerated,
Before he left supple in plenty were within a
few days travel or the lily. lie reached Seattle
three wcGks ago.
Another Tnnlwandn man who went To the
Klondike Is oliver Lawson, A letter has Just
been received from him b" ms brother. IL gives
n graphic description OF ihe. IT'D over the Chill
coot. lie says that man of those who started
for tho gold ilelds with u light heart and plenty
of enthusiasm were forced to abandon their pro
visions ard outfits, and ih't a large number had
given up tho trip entirely and turned back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
ARCHBISHoP KEANE SAILS.
Says tho Condition or the Catholic University
Is Now sntLATnct0ry TO All.

Archbishop John ]. Keanc, who camo to
America two months ago az a representative OF
the Propaganda. sailed for Havre on the French
liner La GPscogne yesterday morning. Upon
his return to Rome he will report ON the condi.
ton OF the Church in this country and also make
a special report on the Catholic University at
Washington. A number OF local clergy, includ-
ing Father Malone, the dean of the New York
STATE University, was at the pier to bid lie
Archbishop bon voyage. To u sun representa-
tive he said:
~ leave America after two deli shtiul months
among home associations, and ] hope | have
done some good during my visit. lam glad.
however, 10 go back TO Rome TO take up my
work again. / expect to return to America next
August, and, in fact, 10 spend my vacations
every summer In my native land.
"In regard 10 the case OF Mgr. Schroeder. I
will only say that ! an happy that the BOARD OF
their full duty both TO tho Holy See md 10 the
institution. We are absolutely cOntented with
any reason to he worried"
The Archbishop's party included Father Pes
nellie. Father Saillet, and Father GAvan, his sec.
rotary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
LIEUT.. PEARY,s MErEoR1rE.
Prof. snlisburS's Conclusions as to tho Metal
lie Mass Brought from Cape York.

Prof. Ronin D. Salisbury Of the Geological
Department of tho Chicago University makes
the following statement In regard to the three
great meteorites brought by Lieut.. Peary from
Cape York, in view of a suggestion as to their
possible telluric origin:
"In the summer of 1905. in company with
Lieut.. Pcary. 1 visited the region near Cape
York, North Greenland. where the meteorites
which he subsequently brought to the United
States, were seen. Tho two smaller ones wero
brought back that year. Tho third, the ono
which Lieut.. Peary has just brought back, was
visited, but having no machinery by which so
heavy q body could be handled. It was reluc.
family left behind. Sufficient time was spent
in its immediate vicinity, however, to allow
both the meteorite and It's surroundings to be
well seen. Because of the special interest at
taching 10 the mcteorite, its character and re-
lations were noted with some work.
THE character OF the metcorite itself was
such as to leave no doubt as to its origin. The
topography OF its surface. studied in detail,
possessed all the characteristics which ma rk
the surfaces of metallic meteorltcs, charac.
~teristics which are not found In any other
stones or metallic masses On the cGrth's sur.
face. 1t had the peculiar pirlike indcntations
so characterize of metallic meteorites, and its
surface showed at several points tho Wild.
mannstatten figures which are ono OF the dis.
lIhcllVo MARKS OF the etclicO surfaces of those
bodies. A hole several inches deep was drilled
into 1t, and its metallic character established.
Like many other meteorites composed chiefly
of iron, oxidation bad affected only a thin film
at the surface, These aud other considcra.
tions less caps bio of brief statement led to tho
confident conclusion that tho metallic mass
was meteoric.
Its surroundings were in harmony, with tho
conclusion reached by examination Of the iron
itself. 1t lay upon an island composed OF
gneissic rock. No other sort of rock was s.cn
about 4, Hpd though there was drift on tho Isl.
and, 1t llkewise was composed OF gncissic
ggM6iance to the me, eorite was seen in the
rock, so far as seen, any basic igneous rock, the
only sort Of rock known to contain metallic
iron, even in tiny particles.
Chemical analysis of -the material OF the
meteorite subsequently confirmed the conclusion
to which the examination Of tho metallic mass
and it's surroundings had led. ~
THE position Of the meteOrite. which was
no more than half buried, seemed TO Indicate
that it fell upon glacier Icc when leo coverGI
tho region where II lay; On the netting of tho
face in the position where It was found"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
EDITH DRAKE M'o1BNEr INSANE.
Removed 10 tho MIddietown Asylum-Her
EIopement with n Carpenter Recalled.

ANN''oNVu w tHo
ElOpemeHt with n Carpenter Recalled.
Mrs. Edith NIcGibney, the daughter of James
NJ. Drake. a banker, of 10 Wall street. who four
years ago ran away from her fathers home to
marry q young carpenter, was removed yester-
day afternoon 10 the Homeopathic Insane In.
stitute At Middletown. n. Y. Up to the time
OF her marriage she had moved in fashionable
society and had many wealthy friends, who
wcro amazed at her elopement. Her father
had known Of her infatuation for the carpen-
TOR and tried unavailinRly to stop it. They be-
came estrangcd when he learned of the mar
rlago. She was "a years old at this time, and
her father believed that her reason was af-
feated. Sho lived for d. time with her hus-
bands parents in Long Island City. but later
gagcment AS an actress. Her manner incicat-
cd that her brain was affected. and she failed.
became rcconcilcd, and sho returned TO his
home at | West Eighty first street.
Recently her mental condition became worse
sGnItarium: He engaged DrS. EEbort i. Ran.
kin ana .Montrose 10 examine her. They de-
Cided that she was insane, and upon their Ger
tIiic,.te Juugo Iruax issued an order for her
commitment, ON Wednesday last. Her father
had expected 10 have ner removed quietly, but
Mrs. McGibncy became suspicious and left the
house that night, and her father failed to learn
A he was SIT ms ut the window of his office
In the Drcrcl building at II o'clock yesterday
morning he caught sight of her walking on the
in years. but he seized his hat and running
e~vciLedly into tine street caught her by the 6rin.
She screamed and tned to get away. There
was n throng of brokers in the street, and at
first they mistook Mr.. brakes motive and inter.
fered TO protect the young woman. Mr.. Drake
with some difficulty made his identity known.
but not before Policeman Powers was attracted
to the, sIot BY, the crowd At Mr.: brakes re-
! station house, where she was detained until /
o'clock. :. keeper from the Middletown In.
stitule arrived then with the commitment pr.
per, and Capt. Killilea turned the woman over
10 his care. She was 30 excited that Capt.
KillllCa was compelled TO lock her up in Ills
, private ouice. She talked in n rambling fash.
ion. but made no resistance when the keeper
took her away.