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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23
s O'CLOCK IN THE WAITING ROOM.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

AIkaE Tk-what did they Jail
TIER tenderfoot furf
Cactus Pete-Brsach g etiquette
Carried knife n his pistol pocket
New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23
rrpv C.n.ErE

Fred S ve-y cs7ebie- said Au1s
Nancy. But doubt 4 n has head
enough to al his fathers shoes -
Youths Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23

GOOD GROUND FOR ANGER.
why are you 50 angry. Colonel =
asked Major Covington OF Colonel
Bloograss.
i've been insulted. major"
How 20
MY wife called me a hydrant-
headed monster "-Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23
OF THE TIE.

"I hear that Throggins and his
wife have separated. What was the
trouble?"
He lost his magnificent tenor
voice, and she ceased to care for
him."
Then il was nothing but vocal
cord that bound them. Chicago
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23

Aunt (who hmelt "oh johnnie your mani"
babies!
by having two she gets them cheaper
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EXPLAINED

EXPLAINED.
Jack-Her father travels at a lurn-
bering gait.
Mack-Yes. He's got a wooden
leg.-New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23

BETWEEN TWO EXTREMES.
I'm asldn fer de han of a young
gal" said Uncle Eph'um, be keerful
dat yo' don git de foot of de ole
man. New York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
ONE MANS CHURCH.
Colored Zealot Building House c
Worship Entirelv JJnaided

Colored Zealot Building a House of
Worship Entirely Unaided.
A Georgia colored man, Andrew Bon
ner by name, is manifesting his reli-
gious enthusiasm in substantial,
though unusual way. Donner is a sim
pie minded negro, filled to overlooking
with what his admiring wife terms ode
OF time religion" He resides with her
in College Park, village a few miles
from Atlanta. His ambition for years
has been to build church for the ben
enl of some Of his own race, the ma
terial used to be procured with his own
earnings, and no workmen to assist
him in the rearing of the edifice. With
utter disregard of legal measures, An
drew selected two years ago a site for
the church of his dreams, which he ex-
DRY long after he has returned to dust
The fact that he does not own the
ground has never disturbed him.
When far-sighted friends urged him
to wait until the ground could be
bought for the purpose he paid no heed
to the proposition, but kept to his
original purpose. Every spare pen
ny was spent by him for lumber and
nails. The work has necessarily been
slow, but now, after twenty-four
months of patient labor. Andrew
gazes with pride upon the building,
which is almost covered The old man
is said to have sometimes denied his
family bread that he might save money
for his pet project.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
WHEN THE HEART IS HEAVY.
Fight Against Allowing Yourselves to Be
Submerged by Personal Griefs,

HAsH' Against Allowing Yourselves to Be
Submerged by Personal Griefs.
Ihere is always a remedy for
heavy heart writes Ruth Ashmore in
the Ladies' Home Journal 1T may be
IN Work-lt oftenest is. It may be in
thinking out the joys that have been
given to you, and the sorrows from
which you have been saved. 1t may be
IN helping others by sympathy, or in
whatever way help is most needed.
But the heavy heart can always be
made light if self is forgotten, and the
needs of others are remembered. and.
as far as possible, relieved. Not one
OF us can learn to become light-hearted
IN day, or week, or a month, or
year, for it is the lesson of life, this
knowing how to lift our hearts up and
give from them help unto those who
are in need. 1t is a good fight-this
one against allowing ones self to be
submerged in personal griefs-it is
good fight, and out of it you can come
conqueror if you will. Do you intend
to give up the fight and fall by the
Wayside overcome by heavy heart, or
to go along through life as brave wo-
man should? You must decide this
early in your life. And you will, I
feel sure, decide to do that which is
right, and then your heart will never
be heavy nor your conscience disturb
ed, unless you fall. And when you fall,
thank God, you can always rise again
if you keep up brave heart
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
WALKING Erect.

To derive the greatest benefit from
walking, it is necessary to hold up the
head, keep the mouth closed, and move
briskly; it is in these circumstances
that walking is really good. for us.
Walking erect not only adds to the
manliness of appearance, but it de-
velops the chest and promotes the gen.
eral health in high degree, because
the lungs, being relieved of the pres
sure made by leaning the head down.
ward and bending the chest in, admit
the air fully and freely. If an effort
of the mind is made to throw the
shoulders back, a feeling of fatigue
and awkwardness is at first expert
enced, but this is soon forgotten. To
maintain an erect position, or to re-
cover it when lost, in manner which
is at once natural, easy, and efficient, it
is only necessary to walk habitually
with the eyes fixed on an object ahead
a little higher than your own-the top
of a mans hat, for example-or simply
keep the chin little above horizon
tai line. If either of these things is
done, the, necessary, easy, and legiti-
mate effect is to relieve the chest from
pressure, the air gets in more easily,
develops it more fully, and permeates
the lungs more exclusively, causing a
more perfect publication of the blood,
innparting greater health and more
color to the cheek ..,%= ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
TWO MODERN GIANTS.
Minnesota and Tennessee Boast some
Freak People.

4 E5i 81 4. ts..4s
Minnesota and Tennessee Boast some
Freak People.
These who pretend to believe in the
degeneracy of the race will find the
following description Of Minnesota
giant instructive. even if it is damag-
ing to their pet theory. James McIn-
doc of Medalia is only IS, yet he is six
feet ten inches tall, and growing at
such a rate that before his next birth
day he will exceed seven feet. AS a
child he was of ordinary size, but at
the age Of II he began to broaden and
fatten,s and at Is he weighed 247
pounds. His feet are fifteen and half
inches in length and of remarkable
breadth; he wears No. "a shoe, a
pair of which take calfskin of pretty
large size. He wears a No. hat, al
though his hat seems rather small for
fellow of such gigantic frame. He
is In perfect health and eats more than
1,5O0-pound OK. Whenever he wants
drink of water he takes up gallon
pail and drains every drop from it. He
has no particular appetite for anything
stronger SO his capacity for cider,
brandy and soda and vermouth cock
tails is not known. He has been
known to eat common basketful of
grapes and ask for more. Recently he
ate twenty-three large apples for des-
sert at dinner. He is of good form,
and except for his height, does not look
abnormally large He is very power
full, and when Is years of age lifted
LOO pounds. In a test the other day
he spanned with one hand thirteen and
three-quarter inches. A man of even
greater size lives in Gallatin, Tenn.
He is negro who goes by the name
of Bud" and is regarded in that To-
cality as the greatest living wonder.
bud" is eight feet tall and has a
reach with both arms extended Of nine
ty-six inches the greatest in the world,
and twenty-one inches more than Fitz-
simmons. His hands are each thir-
teen and half inches in length, and
his finger nails are about the size of
a 25-cent piece. He is almost a skele-
ton, yet he weighs 1856 pounds But
the most peculiar features are his feet.
They are eighteen inches in length and
are as large around as an ordinary
mans leg. No shoes have ever been
found that he could put on, and in con-
sequence he has to keep them wrapped
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
OVERLAND COACHING,
AGENTS ON THE ROUTE WERE
UNDlSPUTED DEsPOTS.
Conductor Was Responsible Man ana
When the Driver Found That His Re-
lief Was on Duty. He Had to work
So Hard That He Fell Asleep.

In the days of '49 it took an emf
grant train from five to seven months
to cross the plains. Nine years later
the overland stages by the southern
route made the journey in twenty-one
days. The good old days OF overland
staging are now only memory, but
that memory is exceedingly vivid with
those who crossed the plains behind
horses or mules, not knowing what
their adventures might be en- route
Over each $50 miles of road was placed
an agent or superintendent, who had
absolute authority, the distance under
his jurisdiction being called>a division
His duty was to buy horses, mules and
harness and feed man and beast. Next
IN rank to this great and glorious
king of the plains was the conductor,
his beat being also ESQ miles. He rode
night and day, seated by the driver,
snatch1ng what rest and sleep he
might on that lofty flying perch. He
had entire charge Of the mails. pas
sengers, stage coach and express mat
ter until he delivered them over to the
next conductor, taking his receipt
therefor. While the conductor was not
invariably gentleman, he was man
of Intelligence, executive ability and
f1rmness, paying the closest attention
to his duties. Then in Importance came
the driver, his beat being long and
sleeping time at stations short, his
days and nights full of hard and wear
Ing work. Unlucky' indeed was the
driver whose fellow-worker at either
end of the road got sick, for the coach
had to go on, and instead of climbing
down for a good rest after a rough
journey he would have to go ahead,
perhaps in wind, rain and darkness,
doing the sick mans work. It was
not an uncommon sight to see driver
sound asleep. on the box, the coach
travelling along at breakneck speed
with six fractions mules. Here is how
Mark Twain describes his trip across
the desert in a stage in the early COS:
"The mules under violent swearing,
coaxing and whip cracking, would
make at stated intervals a squirt, and
drag the coach 100 or maybe 200 yards,
stirring up billowy cloud of dust that
rolled back, enveloping the vehicle
with dust to the wheel tops or higher,
and making it seem to float in the fog.
Then rest followed, with the usual
sneezing and bit champing. Then an
other squirt of 100 yards and another
rest at the end of it. All day long we
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31

kept this up without water for the
mules and without changing the team.
Two miles and a quarter an hour for
ten hours-that was what we accom-
plished. It was hard to bring the
comprehension away down to such
snaips pace as that when we had been
used to making eight and ten miles
an hour. When we reached the station
on the farther verge of the desert we
were glad for the first time, that the
dictionary was along, for we never
could have found language to tell how
glad we were in any sort of dictionary
but an unabridged one with pictures in
it." A queer frontier town was Over
land City, 40 miles from St. Joseph,
where the stage was exchanged for a
mud wagon in which to cross the
Platte a dangerous stream with quick
sands liable to swallow horses, coach
and passengers at one mouthful. The
mails. however, had to go, though the
wheels often sank to the hub in tran
sit. Breakdowns frequently delayed
travel for several hours, during which
one could hunt buffalo if so disposed.
Passing Fort Laramie, the Indian coun-
try and Black Hills were reached. and
here the Imagination would readily pic
ture a lurking savage behind every hill.
Ambushed Indians often sent bullets
into the coach, and the passengers for
the most part slept at night with one
eye open and arms ready for instant
use. Pressing on to the Rocky Noun
tains, South Pass, the extreme summit,
with It's splendid outlook, was attained;
then came Salt Lake City and nearly
seventy miles Of alkali desert, Rocky
Canon and the Great American Desert
forty miles Of bottomless sand and
a long, thirsty pull-and Carson City.
From Carson to the Sierras, climbing
the Geiger grade, skirting Lake Tahoe,
thence to Hangtown or Placerville and
Sacramento, and the great overland
stage journey was at an end. &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
ATTACKED BY AN ELEPHANT.
: cavendish's Thrilling Esoap

Explorer Cavendish's Thrilling Escap
From Death in Africa.
70 From the London News: H. s.. H.
5Cavendish gave an interesting account
OF his recent trip to Africa before the
Royal Geographical society. Among
the incidents he related was the fol-
lowing account of a fight with a
wounded elephant, in which he mar
roWly escaped death: 81 tried to dodge
him, but he was too quick for me, and
as neared the thin mimosa bush l
saw him just over me with his trunk
IN the air, so I:threw myself to the
LETT on my face and kept still, think
ing that the elephant might go on, He
however stopped Immediately, and,
spinning around, knelt down behind
me, with his head right over me, and
took drive at me with his tusks, which
l luckily avoided by rolling in closer
under his chest. He then pushed me
under him with his trunk and tried
to pound me with his knees, but, as
luck would have it, I was just out of
MS reach. I kept lodging his legs as
they came down. This continued. nv
boys said, for half an hour, but he was
very much occupied watching my gun
bearers, who were shooting and shout
ing from some distance off. At one
moment he lay on me and 1 expected
every moment to hear the bones crack,
but suddenly his weight was shifted
on me and I pretended I was dead. and
not wishing to see the conn de grace
coming, closed my eyes and remained
quite still. The boys told me that he
got up and backed off my body and
knocked his leg against a log of wood
lying close behind. Mistaking the log
for me, he vented his rage upon it.
He must have been badly wounded
After time I heard the boys coming
closer, and, waiting until they were
fairly near, in case the elephant might
not have gone far, looked carefully
round and saw him standing some 10
yards off. I got on my legs as fast as
my bruises would let me and stag
gered toward my pony. The boys, on
seeing me get up, were dumbfounded
and my groom, who was great, hulk
ing fellow, wanted to carry me, think
ing I must have some bones broken;
but, although my left leg was serious
ly bruised, and my scalp damaged,
was in other respects unhurt."
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IN blanket in cold weather. Another
strange thing connected with him is
That he cannot walk, step or stand up
on his feet, his neither limbs being
too small and weak to support his own
weight. This wonder was born and
reared in Gallatin, and is about 30
years OF age. He was, up to a few
years ago, able to go about unaided.
and could do as much manual labor as
any man. Now he drives to the sta
ton daily in rude wagon drawn by
goats, where curious and SYMPATHETIC
travellers give him money. In this wav
he makes living for himself and aged
mother.
Buds" condition is due to disease
which has enlarged his bones. He is
very ignorant, and though he has often
received good offers to put himself on
exhibition he has refused them
through fear that he will be kidnapped.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
Woes of a Tennessee Editor.

Any one who believes running a
newspaper is all ease, comfort
and profit will have his illusions dis
PEELED by the following from a Ten
nessee paper, which caps the climax:
eve are mad! Darn the people! How
can they expect us, out here, twelve
miles from railroad, twenty-five
miles from river, millions of miles
from heaven, about two miles from the
devil and about 200 yards from a whis-
ky shop, to get out a lively newspa-
perl"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
TWO CURIOUS RIVERS.
The Nile Very Different from the En-
pirates In Every way

The Nile Very Different from the En-
pirates in Every Way.
From the beginning the Nile was an
exceptional river. It's sources were
unknown. There were those who
Thought that the Nile flowed down
IRON heaven; that it welled up from
streams that disappeared under the
eartn on another continent, or, at the
very least, that its springs were in
accessible to man. There was No snch
mystery about the Euphrates, says the
Philadelphia Press From the remot-
EST times its sources seem to have been
known by hearsay, if not by observa-
ton, to the jewellers on the coast. The
Nile was benefcent even in it's floods.
me people learned to let it's waters
no" over their lands at the time of
the 1nundation and where they raised
dlkes and sunk canals and basins it
was TO let in the water, not to keep
1t out. The Euphrates also had its
Hoods, but these were destructive They
SCARED the soft earth with ravines and
swept the fertile soil onward to build
new lands along the edge of the Per-
sian gulf. The people anticipated the
overflow with dread and their most alb
sorblng task was to restrain the river
within bounds. They became more in
innate with the earth than their Egyp-
ZION contemporaries. They learned how
to mold the clay and make their houses
and the houses of their kings and their
gods out Of the material under their
1eet. The Egyptians learned something
ABOUT brick manufacture, but they had
no need to depend wholly upon that
sort of building material. It was easy
TOR them to obtain stone, as their huge
piles attest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
Market for Unskilled Labor.

The monthly journal published by
the labor bureau Of the British Board
of Trade contains reports each month
from the great labor centers of the
world on the condition Of the labor
market. It is to be noted that no
where is there any demand for un-
skilled labor. and, in fact, the I'M
skilled laborer is warned to keep
away from most of the countries or
colonies mentioned. Nor for that mat
ter can the demand for skilled labor
be said to be good, for while OCCASION
ally there is an opening, as in New
South Wales, '.if they can afford to wait
little" usually every country has
more than it needs Even Natal, from
which the report is, There is no de-
mand for more mechanics or other la
borers. Many persons have
been unable to find employment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
AN ANIMAL PARADISE.

Horses are treated very humanely in
Holland and the barbarous check rein
is conspicuous by it's absence. In none
of the large cities of Europe will one.
see the straight check, which draws
back horses head painfully. Side
check reins are sometimes used, but
never inconvenience the horse.
The animals which are lucky enough
to live in Holland are fortunate crea-
lures. Cows and pigs dot the land
scape in every direction and roam with
the sheep and horses in the pastures
bordered by the canals, which they
cannot cross. In Switzerland, on the
other hand, the cattle are kept shut
up most Of the time in dark, Sitting
little stables because there are no
fences and otherwise the animals would
stray.
The happiest dogs live in The Hague,
for muzzles are, not compelled and ev-
cry one seems to take his dog along
when he goes for an airing A touch
Ing story connected with the history
Of William the Silent, prince of Orange,
may have had an influence in dispos-
Ing the Dutch people to general re-
gard and love for dogs. On the monu-
ment of this prince in church at
Delft is an inscription referring to a
favorite dog of his. On one occasion
when he was in great danger from
Spanish assassins, who were about to
enter the tent where he lay asleep, the
dog jumped on his bed and by bark
ing loudly awoke him in time to make
his escape. Afterward, when he was
assassinated, the same dog is said to
have pinned away and died Of grief. The
fine statue Of William at The Hague
also has the dog at his feet. looking af-
4fecttonately up to the face Of his mas
ter.
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stairs, with tears in my eyes, and saws
l: If there ever was a saint on earth
it is poor, dear Mr.. Boiler. He is too
good to live, and I'm sure as sure can
be that we shall lose him. And it was
remarkable incident that the widow
or the Rev. Mr. Spicer did board with
us, and did sing hymns; an she sang
EN- that night, and set the parlor door
open; and Mr.. Bolter rung his bell
and sent down word that he was VERY
much refreshed with his condiments
by the walter He did take stimulants,
smelt; and said to myself, And who
can blame him if it's ordered?' And
1t was brandy, If have a nose.
We'll, as We parted for the night
we all spoke of the poor dear gentle
man.
Another gentleman had called to
speak OF him, just as you have called
about your invalid friend. Yes. And
you mustn't think I mean any hints
or anything. And he told us he could
MT put his feet to the ground, and had
MT, for ten years. @s.
And what would he do in case
OF fire?' says Mrs. Tibbs. who was
timid. "
81 should rescue him, Of course. ,
said Mr.. Becker, our young boarder.
who was in dry goods store, and who
was as big, take him altogether, as one
of the invalid's arms.
"'But you'd have the ladies to save,
you know said Mrs. Squizzle the wild
ow, who always flirted with everything
and anything like a man, from 80 to
49,. % |... [%+
.''The ladies first said Mr.. Becker,
of course Only if he'd started with
Mrs. Squizzle he'd never have got back
for any more, for she weighed 200
pounds, and he'd have been squashed
at the first step.
81 shall keep my eye on him,
said Mrs. Smith, and I'll tell Mr.. Smith
to do So I'll step in tomorrow and tel
him our views about magnetism.
wonder II he's ever tried magnetism.
Poor gentleman said Mra. Ter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31

Feeds Four People Well for @94.S2 Year
A contributor to the March Ladies'
Home Journal by publishing a copy Of
his household accounts shows that it is
possible for a family of four persons
to live on 5000 a year. The family
comprises husband, wife and two chill
dren--1 and 3 years old and the ag-
gregate cost of the edibles consumed
for the entire year is s94.82. OF course,
strict economy is necessary, but the
writer AYERS that he and his family
live substantially and well, and out Of
his salary OF $500 as teacher he is able
! to put 5000 per year out at interest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-31
Mystery Explained.

The following incident is related BY
an English journal, but it might have
happened almost anywhere:
A lady who kept poultry had, among
others, some Andalusian fowls. One
day she had one killed for dinner. which
proved to be very tough.
Rachel" she said to her servant, an
elderly woman who had been with her
for some time, what fowl is this? It
seems to be a very old one /.
Well, mum" replied she, s'it's one OF
them there antediluvians."
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Birth Custom in japan

At the birth of Japanese baby a
tree is planted which must remain I'M
touched till the marriage of the child.
When that hour arrives the tree is cut
down and skilled cabinetmaker trans
forms the wood into furniture, which
is always cherished by the young eau
pie as the most beautiful of the or
naments in the house.