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The Mhito Peh,le PIT

1t has frequently happened thar min
erS have discovered curious traces of
former workings, hundreds of years
ago, and tools have been found which
belonged to the ancient miners, and
many other relics
A singular discovery was made, a
few years since, by some workmen en-
gagged in the Spanish silver mine known
as the White Pebble Pit While dig
ging their subterranean passages they
suddenly found a series of apartments,
in which were a quantity of mining
tools. left there from very remote
period, but still in such good preserva-
tion that there We're hatchets, and
sieves for sitting the ore, smelling
furnace. and two anvils, which proved
the earliest miners had great expert
ence in their operations.
In one of the cayerns there was
round building, with inches, in which
We're three statues. one sitting down,
and half the size of life; the other two
We're in a standing position. and about
three feet in height. This building is
supposed to have been the temple of
the god who was believed, in pagan
times. to preside over mines Several
objects of art, and some remarkable
Instruments. were also found. which
have led scientific persons to think that
the workings might have been made
by the Phoenicians. the people who, as
is well known, We're. in the time of Sol
ONION, famous for their manufacturing
and commercial genius.
In 1854 a discovery was made by
some miners exeavating on the other
side of the mountain on which the
White Pebble Pit is situated; this was
a fine figure of the heathen god Her.
cules, which was found in an old work
ing
In digging for copper on the shores
of Lake Superior, in this country, the
miners have made many similar dis
coveries, showing that the mines were
worked ages ago
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-14

Bismarck once made tho remark
that, while surgery has advanced with
giant strides, internal medicine has
stood still almost where it was a hun
dred years ago.
While in one sense this may be true,
in another it is extremely unjust and
narrow minded, and in fact, does not
cover the ground in way at oil salts
factory. Modern surgery is doing
great deal of work which was formerly
attempted with medicine. 1t is not
just to say that medicine is behind the
times merely because something else
has been found which will do some of
this work great deal better. 1t is
simply the transferring of labor from
medical to surgical hands.
One of the great advances in the line
of ameliorating the condition of the
human race is discovery and general
employment of antiseptics. One OF
the most eminent surgeons in the city
OF New York, or, indeed, in the world,
is authority for saying that surgery of
the internal organs of the body is at.
tended with SO little risk when aseptic
methods are employed that it is a
matter scarcely worth worrying about.
This is a method of curing diseases
that have heretofore been treated al.
most entirely by medicines.
OF course exceedingly powerful
remedies were required, and as there
are but q certain number of medical
agents in the Pharmacopoea, it is not
easy to see how more could be dis
covered. But the microscope, the
electric battery and tho germ de-
stroyer have been doing great work,
and millions OF suffering human beings
have had occasion to bless the skill,
genius and patient researches of those
who have given long years of intelli-
gent labor to the study of bacteriology,
and the best methods to render sur
gerry safe and painless. If one we're to
ask what is the most wonderful work
of the century it could unhesitatingly
be answered: The triumphs OF aseptic
surgery,-New York Ledger.
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day. had it in pay pocket for you
last night; hut it's l. Il to be wondered
at that, in the circumstances, forgot
it," with a leer at Nancy. "And now,
I'm sorry 10 say, it's nowhere to be
found"
"You don't need to waste your sor-
row on that. 1t has just been found,
said Tom.
"oh. nh-I'm very glad" STAN
mered Sprunt.
"This letter has been opened. Per.
haps you'll kindly give an account oI
your proceedings with regard to it, =
continued Tom, sternly cycling the de.
linquent, who was mopping the per.
spiration off his honest brow.
81 am not accountable to you, sir, y
growled Sprunt. Nancy, my dear, III
explain il all to you."
Gust dare to call this lady your
dear again |" cried Tom, with such fe-
rocity ofaspect that "the Shop"backed
two or three steps to the door. "As
for explaining. you may save yourself
the trouble. It's an ill wind that
blows nobody good" observed Tom,
with comical glance at Nancy as the
door banged behind the bahled
schemer. "The very first thing you
are going to do, my little Nancy
Pretty, is to choose your wedding
gown. Boston Pouquet.
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CARDINAL LEDocHoWsKl.


Prefecture of the Propaganda.
Cardinal Mlecis,as Ledochowski. whq
is rep:r:eG ts Ea.e been dcpnsed from
the prefecture OF thC propaganda. ny th1
Pope, earned the displeasufe 81 tb .
Vatican by leaning too much toward
Germany and too little toward France.
His eminence is one Of the most prom
inent of the princes Of the church at
Rome. He is 70 years Old and is a ma
tive of Poland, where his family has
been an illustrous one for centuries
The Cardinal was given his theological
education In a college Of the Lagarists
at Warsaw and was ordained at the
very early age Of Is. After that he
went to Rome to pursue his studies
further and was taken up and ad.
vanced by Plus IN, who was very
fond Of him. Ledochowski was named
domestic prelate and protonotary apos.
tOlic. Plus confided several important
diplomatic missions to the learned
Pole. Among them was a mission to
Madrid, another to Lisbon, third to
Rio de Janeiro and fourth to San
tiag0 de Chill. In 1861 ne was made
archbishop of Thebes, in partibus in.
tidelium, and sent to the nunciature
at Brussels. where he remained for
four years. In 1866 he became arch
bishop of Gnesen and Posen. and as
the occupant of that see he has the
title Of the primate Of all Poland. 10
1874 be was put into prison by the.
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1t never comes natural to a man 10
be polite to his kin women folks.
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Modern Messengers.

The Bill Pootor declares that posters
are the modern guide-posts of the
business world. However this may be
one thing is certain, newspapers are
tho modern merchants messengers.
Now the question arises: II man is
IN haste to mako his business known
which mediun will best serve his pur-
pose-a guide.post or messcnger?-
Press and Printer.
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81. Lous,s Growlnn Formulation.

The population of st. Louis is 63s,
577, according TO Gould's directory
just issued. This is an estimated in
crease of 27. 300 since last spring. Thi
is the larges: annual gain for seven
years. The longest name in the direc
tory is Ahzenhoesterba the frs
name is Albert A. Aal and the las
Charles Zytowski. There are lit
physicians in st. Louis and 712 law
yers. Louis Post. Dispatch.
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An Involuntary Contribution.

A dressmaker of London recently
sued vicar of a church OF that city
for the recovery of q sovereign whicl
she had placed on the plate at morning
service in what she called fit of men
tai alteration. She had not been tt
church for two yehrs, but finally at
tended an early communion service
where she carelessly deposited th,
piece of money in the contribution
box. The Judge. however, decided il
favor of the church.
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War VESSELS Now BEING Butt

There are now in process of building
for the British navy eighty.nin yes
sells; for the French, thIrty.three; for
the Russian, thirty nine for the Ger.
man, nineteen. aud for the Italian,
thirteen. OF these vessels which are
Icing built by Great Britain, forty
eight are torpedo boats, while of the
other Powers Italy is the only one
that is building any, and she only one.
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That Tantalizing Letter.

ELL. I'm both
cred ifI can tell
who it's from u
'Tt" was a
e er /; and,
surely, the cas-
lest way for Mr..
Sprunt TO mr.
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To encourage the building of rail-
roads the Arizona Legislature has
passed law exempting from taxation
for fifteen years all roads commencing
operations within six months from its
nassaQe. - -.-.-
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ACT TODAY.

Time strikes the hour OF each passing day
With swift precision and unerring toll
Nor pauses In his journey TO survey
The ruined castles Of the human soul.
Swift though his flight, think not his jour
ney short;
For life, however brief it chance to be,
Doth cnrry. rs 1t nears the unseen port,
Hopes freighted with eternal destiny.
Remember, then. the field of liie's survey
Cannot be circumseribed by human creeds
And ne alone is wise who crowns each day
With lofty purpose and ennobIing deeds.
--Chares Babson Soule. In Chicago Journal.
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Government of Prussia, and while in
the dungeons of OstroWo he was made
Il cardinal by the Pope. After his re-
lease from prison he went 10 Rome, an
exile from his diocese. He was warm
" welcomed by Plus and lived al the
Vatican. In 1884 he was appointed sec
retary Of memorials, and in 1892 he
was given the lofty position from
which he has just been deposed AL
'hongh n very aged man. Cardinal Led
ochowski is clear of brain and strong
of purpose, and his management of the
office be leaves TO Satolli was marked
by great ability.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09
FAKE PRIZES.

Many OF the magazines and newspa-
pers are running wild on schemes TO
Increase their number of readers re-
specfvely. The chrome has had its day
and now cash prizes for best guessing
and spelling contests and trips around
the world and the like are resorted to.
The many get left and the names of the
winners, oddly enough. are never made
public. But one case has gotten into
the courts, and being in connection with
a prominent paper and eminent person
age, is of interest. The case WAS
brought in the equity courts of New
York and was decided against James
Gordon Bennett, owner and publisher
of the New York Evening Telegram
During the presidential election las!
year the Telegram conducted a gress
ing contest as to the plurality of the
Successful candidate. The prize vas a
tree trip around the world, the Tele-
gram agreeing to pay every and all
expenses necessarily included. william
=. bdSS tENtItu ilt COultSl WIFI Il OS-
termination 10 win. He purchased
10000 papers and, clipping the coupons,
made 10000 separate and distinct
gueSses. The advantage possessed by
Bass oyer all competitors whose sagac-
ity did not prompt them TO similar tao
tics was clearly obvious and was dis
covered only when the guesSes were
capitulated. BaSS's scheme. while per-
fectly legitimate 10 all intents and pur-
poses, was regarded by Mr.. Bennett as
morally wrong, even if legally right,
and he refused 10 award the prize 10
Bass. Suit was entered against Ben
nett by Bass TO enforce a fulhllment of
BIS published agreement. and Justice
Smith gave a judgment in favor of the
plaintiff and ordered Bennett TO give
Bass a three-monthS trip around the
world free Of all expense. Bass was
also allowed SIS 50 costs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09

of the new war vessels which he de-
mands he will order them built any
how. He will do so without doubt II
he concludes that he can make it win.
What the people of Germany would do
in the event that the emperor ignored
tbe reichstag is difficult TO say. 1t would
be a revolutionary thing to do. But
William holds that he was raised up
by God to rule the German empire, and
by an impaired divine wisdom which
cannot be gainsaid by any human pow
er. Such a move will force an issue
which will be very lasting. Either con-
stitutional liberty would fail in Ger
many, or the crown, as happened In
England, would be shorn of the last
yestige Of despotic power. The pugna-
cious Emperor of Germany should go
slow. but he can't. 1t isn't in him. He
doesn't know how. In making his ap-
peal to the reichstag for more ships he
used the following extravagant Ian
guage, which is characteristic of the
man: "Tn the sight of Almighty God,
and by the memory Of the great en-
peror, / now ask your help to enable me
in the future also to keep this, my oath,
and to assist me to uphold with my
might the honor of the empire abroad
for the preservation of which l have
not hesitated to pledge my only
brother"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09
WANTS A NAVY

The world persists in viewing the
Emperor of Germany as willful man
grown out OF badly spoiled boy. He
is erratic and petulant His latest craze
is for a big navy. He demands more
warships ct the hands of the reichstag.
But 1t looks very much as though this
want will go unsupplied. The reichstas
has constitutional rights. Emperor
William doesn't ike constitutions, es-
pecially the German constitution. At
iimes he threatens TO override both the
reichstag and the constitution. He
seems to believe himself greater than
the German people. and it is asserted
that IN case OF refusal Of the legisla-
tive power authorizing the construction
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09
Along the Kansas Nile.

Ii is not lawful at any season or the year
IN Kansas to kill cows in neighboring past
ures.
l. S. Morgan, Of Arkansas City, is the
author Of a new song now being iitho-
graphed in the east. II is called Cupid,
Be My Sweetheart"
II Is about time again for the Topeka pa
pers to break out in abuse OF Wichita
again. They have overlooked this practice
for about two weeks.
In the olden days of roughness and
tougkress the most distinct sound in bad
town at night was the high, hard. dry
click OF the billiard balls.
Soden's mill at Emporia shut down the
other day for the first time in eight years.
II was run by water power and the drouth
wiped out the supply Of water.
A. the side of the Kansas exhibit OF a
ton of cancelled mortgages at Omaha will
also be exhibited large glass vacuum rep
resenting 100000 evaporated Kansas
howls.
Upon the receipt OF telegram from 10.
Bristow the other day. Cy. Leland shot off
across the country for Washington. II IS
believed that the foundations of the gov
errment are settling.
of promised fight between Leland and
Baker The fight Is not in the open and
a Kansas man hates to be a spectator at
scrap with his ears only.
The chances are that both Jerry Simpson
and PETER will be In the Republican party
mex: year. PETER has been FOR free silver
and if the Populist party indorses It again
he will come over TO the Republicans.
The Kansas man al present is quiet and
normal. The only time a Kansas man
ever gets actually frac;ious is when the
ke-osine stencil OF a presidential torch
light procession is waited to his nostrils.
A large reward will be given to the
Kansas society reporter who VIII ind
new way Of saying. The guests then re-
paired 10 the dining room, where they did
ample Justice TO the sunptuous repast."
There is such q Widespread inststence
that the Kansas man shall be happy taa;
| he viii positively hat next July when the
! sky takes on is triple plate OF molten
h-ass and bird and beast and man and
plant faia; in the blast. with uaco-ked
joy.
| Roy Farrell Greene OF Arkansas City
| contributed to the colored edition Of last
| sundays New York Herald. HIS piece
i was CCcOEC1CI4y poor. IL --f1>~ - -~sa-1
Il that way 10 get New York paper 70
accept IL
| sam Peters OF Newton SAYS that Senator
Baker viii try 70 push through TIE new
federal court bill In the next three months.
He also a5ds that unless The b!il goes
| through within that tine !; VII rot 70
through at all
| Jerry Simpsons friends say that Simpson
| showed intelligence In predicting panic
| next year. II there is 10 panic. they say
| Jerry ALL no; Be In st: Il there = panic
| Ne pzu he reelected as g-ea; prophet
| He had nothing 20 lose IN making tae pre-
| dseeson-
| II the rspor. i t-ue that the Popuizs.s
| viii take tAe resub-1is<aon side n ne next
| campaign. what becomes of tire cd -
az IA; tAe strength cf proA-5st =
| arrc-s the farmers. l, : sneng ise far
-ner. and tie Popa2s-s know - T1sy -
not take the resuen.ss.on s.ce.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09
NOW FOR ECONOMY.

No party was ever confronted by a
more propitious opportunity to make it.
self solid with the people than that
which now offers itself to the RepubH-
can party in congress. 1t is for the Re
publican leaders of congress to say
whether the party shall remain undis-
turbed in power, or, upon the other
hand, be forced to make a desperate
fight next fall over tie tariff, silver and
other like issues. That which is now
demanded by the American people at
the hands of congress is economy IN its
expenditures and appropriations. Econ
omy should be the watchword OF the
Republican majority of the house, and
so strictly adhered to as that confer
ence committees can not patch up or
get around. While it is confidently ex-
pected that the Dingley bill will pro-
vide sufficient revenues, it has not done
so up to the present time by some for
ty-six Millions Of dollars. The receipts
must meet the expenditures, or other
wise expenditures must be reduced.
Holes and leaks should be stopped and
subsidies and the like cut down, what
ever their importance
The treasury, however, is not empty,
or in danger Of becoming so very soon.
There is a big cash balance available,
and the payments on account of the
sale Of the Union Pacific railway will
add materially TO that balance. Never
theless, the expenditures ought TO be
brought within the ordinary revenues
as quickly as possible. They should be
brought below the revenues, to the end
not only that the government may be
made self-sustaining, but that the de-
felt already created may be wiped out.
The Republican leaders, while giving
countenance TO all legitimate projects,
should frown upon jobs Of all kinds.
The members Of the senate and house
should be given to understand that they
will be held to a strict accountability
for what they do during the coming
session. If that is done the Republican
party will be strengthened and the in
terests of the people subserved.
Reed and Dingley, as managers in
the house, and Allison, as the Republi-
can leader in the senate ought, and no
doubt, do realize the vital Importance
to the Republican party Of an econOm-
ical and business-like handling Of all
calls and demands for public expendi-
lures and that upon the record for econ
omy made by the present congress the
Republican party greatly depends for
success.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09
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Good Christmas Gifts.

In buying Christmas gifts do not neglect
the exquisite novelties in leather goods,
and remember, too, that there is always
an air of distinctive elegance about really
good article in leather which IS sometimes
lacking in goods costing three times as
much money.
Pocket-book in Scarlet.-For example,
what more acceptable gift could be be-
slowed upon a young girl than pocket
hook of vivid scarlet leather, mounted
with a small silver-gilt clasp? Such
purse costs but s1.75 and is as useful as
it is pretty.
The Newest Purses.-Coin purses are no
longer tiny little affairs to be slipped into
the pocket of the tailor-made Jacket; in
stead they are OF mammoth proportions
and are made of some soft leather dyed to
match the fashionable shades Of dress
goods.
For the Lfhrary-A novelty in the leath-
er line for the library or the masters IA
forite den is a window transparency OF
narchment or vellum embossed and deco
rated in soft colorings, and usually repre-
senting some medieval scene, such as a
lady with a falcon on her wrist. or
knight armed cap-a-pie riding forth from
a mauy-turreted castle. These Transparent
cies are handsomely mounted. and have
the further merit of being distinctly new.
yiennese Leather Case.-For an incorrigi-
bIs traveller nothing is more useful than
large Viennese leather writing case, which
is fitted with numerous pockets lined with
heavy silk, and decorated on the outside
with an artis;ically illuminated figure or
group Of figures in bas-relief
Eneaeements Tablets.-Engagement tab
lats are always a useful present TO the
busy woman. and the newest are quite
large ana divided into convenient-s.ze
squares, one for every day in the week
Take il Coolly.-"Take It coolly'' Is the
name OF dainty little shopping meznoran-
durn tablet. which IS OF leather, and Is
htted with little adjustable slips OF paper
which can be removed when their miss on
has been fulfilled.
Tee Latest Fsd-It Is TIE latest fad OF
mflady nowadays TO have her hand-oas
match her travelling costume: consequently.
the up-.o-date shops TOW show beautiful
assortment OF leather bags just large
eroucn 10 hold the necessar.es OF the toll
Iat,e-5e-nuit, in all the correct shades OF
o,,rple. amethyst. violet, green, gray AID
tan.
Fretty Sure 10 Su.t-Aud YOU can; &c
xsry far wrong II you present a natron.
old or young. grave o. gay, with dainty
u.tle morocco shopping bag fitted with
a si;ver-g.lt vinaigTetts, small coin purse
and a tiny pocket mirror.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-09

4 drama IN two acts. from the Fort
Scott Monitor.
ACT I.
Chas. Robinson. alias Brock eoiorsd. TAIL
slender. win a military bearing. an esq
shaped head. mean eye. louK. dropping
mDustacbe, sueak.ug appearances. and
mania for razors and EVIL ways. yesterday
vas given rs liberty by fbe board Of coun-
ty commissioners. he having been confined
ia the county jsii since the jzst term ~
r1urt. when Re vas convicted Of assault
and battery FOR nearly slash.uE hs wife
10 pieces with q razor og kalfe. shs .
ROW VelL
ACT II
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ne victim of murder. black. spry snf
gdsy. Do; no; Eaufy. win a. sristocrstie
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streak % rghtning on dark. stormy
rfght. which is the result q ore siroks
o., p rszor. - tss person Who gained hsr
husbere's rsisase. When - Waa srrsstor
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