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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
A Natural History LIE, son.

A man in Cine matt. whose pa tier &c
and ingenuity challenge. not only our
wonder, but our profo Ind admiration,
constructed the following lines for the
amusement and instruction of his C =
dren. It will be noticed that, so far as
the first word of each line is concerned d..
the list is alfabetical: but, apart from
that, a-d from the rhyming, his aim
was to put the M st homogeneous an =
mails in juxtaposition
His hildrsn. he says, seem never to
get tired of hearing the lines read, and
he MAJ s it a point to have Webster's
iu;e-nsti nal. or some other big illus
trated die iOnary, at hand, SO as to
show, them a picture o. each animal a.
the reading progresses. And a capital
plan that is; why NAV it not be fol-
lowed in our Happyhau mer families?
Here are the lines:
Alligator, Beetle, Porcupine, Whale,
Bobolink, Panther, DragOnfy, Snail,
Crocodile. Monkey, Buffalo, Hare,
Dromedary, Leopard, Mud-Turtle,
Bear,
Elephant, Bid rer. Pelican, Ok,
FyingFish, Reindeer, Anaconda. Fox.
Guinea-Pig, Dolphin, Antelope, Goose,
Humming-Bird, Weasel, Pickerel.
hex, Rhinoceros, Owl, Kangaroo,
Jackal, Opossum, Toad, Cuckatoo.
Kirgfisher, Peacock, Anteater, Bat,
Lizard, Ichneumon, Honeybee Rat.
Mocking-Bird, Camel, Grasshopper,
Mouse,
Nightingale, Spider, Cuttlefish.
Grouse.
Ocelot, Pheasant. Wolverine, AUX,
Periwinkle, Ermine, Katy did, Hawk.
Quail, HippopO;amus, Armadillo,
M tb,
R,ttle- make, Lion, Woodpecker, Sloth,
S ,lsmander, Godfnch, Angle-Worm,
Dog.
Tiger. Flamingo, Scorpion, Frog.
UnicorD, Ostrich, Nautilus, Mole,
Viper, Gorilla, Basili-k, Sole.
Whippoorwill, Beaver, Ceptipede,
Fawp.
Xantho, Canary, Po,lywog, Swan.
Yellowbammer, Eagle, Hyena, Lark,
Zebra, Channel on, Butterfly, Shark
What a lesson that is in natural his
tory: and in twenty-six lines!
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

he was able to recall every note of the
song, Immediately wrote it down and
carried it t. his friend Baron Dietrich
Every one was enchanted with the
song, witch aroused the greatest enthu-
sia-m. A few days later it was publicly
given in StrAs- burg, and thence it was
conveyed by the mul itude to the in
surgents of Mars lilies. and of it's after
popularity we know. De Lisles
motaer was a mot devO5 e v list,
and asked, What d. people m an by
assoc ating our rame with the rev0lu
tionary hmm which those brigan7s
sing? De Lysls himself. proscri bed
as Rovalist, when flying for his lif.-
in the Jura mountaios, heard it as
meuaca of death, and, recogn'z ling the
well-known air, asked his guide what
it wa. called. 1t had then been chris
tened the 'Marse;llai Use Hymn.'''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
PHYSIOLOGY.

assisted many boys and girls to locate and re-
member the bones In the human body.1
How many bones in the human faceP
Fourteen when they re all in place.
How many bones in the human headf
Eight. my child. as I've often said
How many bones In the human earl
Four in each. and they help to hear.
How many bones in the human spinef
Twenty four. like climbing vine.
How many bones in the human chestf
Twenty -four ribs and two for the rest.
How many bones in the shoulders bindi
Two in each-one before one behind
How many bones in the human arm3
In each arm one. two in each forearm.
How many bones in the human wristf
Eight in each. If none are missed
How many bones in the palm of the handf
Five in each. with many a band
How many bones in the fingers tenn
Twenty eight. and by joints they bend
How many bones in the human hip?
One in each. Like dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thiSha
One In each. and deep they lie
How many bones in the human kneesP
One IN each-the kneepan, please
How many bones in the leg from the kneef
Two in each we can plainly see.
How many bones IN the ankle strong1
Seven In each. but none Is long
How many bones in the ball of the foot?
Five in each as the palms were put.
How many bones in toes half a score?
Twenty eight. and there are no more
And now all together these many bones wait,
And they count in a body two hundred eight
And then we have in the human mouth.
OF upper and under. thirty two teeth.
And now and then have q bone should think.
That forms on a Joint or to fill up a chink-
A sesamod bone or a WORKMAN we call.
And now we may TEST. for we've told them all
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
SHARED HIS GRANDMOTHER.
True Story of Half a Dozen Little
t.rphan Bows.

Charlie Gray mas al" avs been an OBJ
| iect of III --r est TO the h tile wa is ;he
| Brooklyn Orphan asylum In their
yes he il invested 18th C rtain aw
| fu: aud mvstei ious glamphr, for Char
| / e ha, had home OF his Owo. and b IS
re Ia. ives-an un;.l,. and a grapdno. her.
When the lit fell. were tired CT
play they would gather around Charlie,
and b. RECALLED with wonderful tales OF
his grandmother, and of her niracul-
Gus abili y to manufa ture toys Tor
little boys out of pieces of paper, and
of the Astonishing fairy tales she could
tell.
Charlie was repeating the other
morI log what he could remem"er OF
one of these marvellous tales, story
in which a red fox and a fairy queen
and a talking bear figured. H. had
a, auiience of five little orphans,
whose rapt faces gave evidence OF
their inter Sc Interest. When he fin-
ished the, were several longdrawn
sighs, and then the bows sat silent,
thinking over the wonderful story.
effect, also k pit silence. t1oally
Harry Stewart broke the spell with:
Il wi h | h grandma"
$50 DO In' Xclaim ID several.
Charlie waved bis arm grdndly and
protectingly. "Well, I've got one,
he proclaimed, in burt Of GUS
enthusiasm, IAN you fe lers can have
mine. She'll be glad to have you all.
cause she likes boys whole lot. Let's
leave This place an go to her."
"D'you mean it?'' cried Eustis, with
gli-tat ing eyes.
Course" answered Charlie. ''Let's
go now"
And that was how it. was that half
an hour ter there was CONSERVATION
in the asyl am over the mysterious dis
appea ance of six Inmates. Besides
Charlie Gray, the NJ ssing ones were
Ha~rv Stewart, Hairy Eustis. Angus
tins Davis, Jimmy Reardon and Terry
Goo more They were searched for
high and low, but no trace of them was
f iuud.
As for Grandma Gray, VIII an the six
young tiers burst in upon her and
Charlie proudly nncunced: g an'
a. h res my frieo Ids, and they want
you for gran'ma," she was fairly
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
Without a Character

The captain of steamer plying be-
tween Liverpool and Cape Town found
himself short handed when be came 20
leave the African port, says the Min
neapolis Times Several OF his men
had deserte1 him for the gold fields.
So, when an Irishmau came along and
wanted to work his way back to LIVER
pool, he said: go ahead and get q
Recommendation and I'll take you
Mike came back soon with the need
ed document. ''That'll do" said the
captain, go aboard and get to work"
Next day was sailing day, and as
they we're preparing to cast eff q
Dutchmau came puffiog up to the side
and wanted to come aboard and work
quick about it, said the cap ain, with
out question. for he needed the hand
badly.
The first day out he set the men to
swabbinR the deck. The Dutchman
brsced hims If against the rail with q
bucket, and dipped INFO the to of the
waves, pa sirg the water along to the
Irishman, who sloshed it over the
deck. Pretty soon a high wave hi,
the Du,chmau, he lost his balance and
tum bled over the side.
The Irishman took one look. Not a
trace was TO be seen of the unlucky
Dutchman. He hurried over to the
captains cabin and call d him cut.
"What do you want?' demanded
the boss.
"Well, captain, whin 1 came to pet
nv Job re made me get recommend,
didn't you?'
Eyes, you're all right, I guess
What's the matt r?'
"Well, you didn't ask the Dootch-
man for recommend, did you?"
IN why?"
''Well, captain, the Dootchman's
gone off with yer boocket."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
s me Curious Answers.

Here are some curious extracts from
examination papers quoted by the Chi
cago r cord: ''The government OF
England is king and queen. Queen
Isabella is the present ruler. England
is owned by the dominion of Canada
India and part of Australia" Also:
Russia has good government; j.
owned by Spain.'' The following were
handed in as definitions of words:
"Aus,ere-the bird psrt of boat
"Tory-an abandoned soldier y
'Tory-e fisherman boat" "S.-
reue-dead-like." "Cantean-a cone
shaped bottle to carry water across the
desert" Ore day class was asked tn
explain TIE me aiming "B. c." and IA
D" It was sticker for while, bnt
one lad finally figured it ont. Hi
little hand shot up, and be arose, with
decision written on his earnest face, as
he said: ''B. G. means before Chris,
and A. D. after be died.
The HERALD for fine lob printipp.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
EASTER LILIES.

civ lied countries, but 1 rely on my
knowledge of the Texas rangers.
cit is rue that we would have to de-
pend on the navy to blockade Havana.
But that is natural. Hem in the Span
ish soldiers now in Cuba and with such
force as 1 mention the Spaniards
would be either dead or American pris-
oners within few weeks. I uude r.
stand To at the available Spanish troons
900. Let those familiar with the
craftsmanship and horsemapship of
the Texas ranger figure on what the
result would be in combat otherwise
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

A list of Texas cattle that will he
shipped out of the state to pastures
within the next thirty days has be en-
compiled. It tho vs that over so, zoo
heat will be owed. of which 40, 600
will come from north of the quarantir e
line and be placed on Kansas pastures,
while the remainder will go to the ter
ritory.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

The spring girl will carry more
braid than a b-igsd Ter. Her gown
and Jacket will be decorated with va d
OF braid, which are coming in gray
colors and novel designs, but the
blacks will hold their own. When
you see the braided girls you'll net UP.
braid her,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

The war department. has received
secret and important military info ma
tion from military alta cbes in Euro. e.
1t embraced reports on geographic and
strategic conditions in Spain and CUBA
aud large number of maps accompary
the text. The war depsrtmo n officia l.
carried the information to Secretary
Long and the reports and maps were
closely examined.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
A Young Strategist

Johnuie-Dapa, see what I've found
"a bicycle cap.
Papa-What are you going to do
with it, Johnnie?
Johnnie-Well, amt you going to
buy me bicycle to fit IL?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
Loved Pie.

Teacher-Of course you understand
the difference between liking and low
ing?
Pupil-Yes. marin; like my father
and mother, but love pie.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09
Was Equal to Two.

Visitor-Well. Johnny. l suppos ,
your father THINKS the twins are some
thing wonderful?
Johnny Yes. but lin confidential
whispers) l could lick 'em both, easy,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

rhe HERALD for fine job printing,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-09

Ancient Order of Hibernians
Division No. l, Ell Paso County, meets Sec
Ond and fOurthS Sundays at Union Labor
hall at p. m. JAS. CLIFFORD
J. j. O'NEILL, President
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
LAUDS CHAMBERLAIN.
British War Secretary Approves AL
lance With America.

London, June 23.-The Marquis of Lans-
downe, secretary of state for war, adj
dressing the conservative union of Lon
don today Endorsed the recent Birming-
ham speech of the secretary of state for
the colonies, in which Mr. Chamberlain
come When the stars and stripes and the
union jack would wave together over an
Anglo-American ALLIANCE.
Lord Lansdowne said he found moth
ing in Mr.. Chamberlain's speech to Of
fend the common sense or the patriotism ism
in foresight" he continued, ''if we failed
to realize that the time might come when
our revenues would no longer flow so free
ly,when the British taxpayer grows weary
OF the building of more and more battle
ions, and when. whether we liked 1t or
not, we might have to consider whether
we could afford to stand alone
Lord Lansdowne insisted that 1T was in
the highest degree desirable that the colo
active share in the defense of the empire.
There was nothing ridiculous III the IDEA
his mind there could be no more inspiring
ideal than such an undertak king between
and having SO many common interests
nations which together were predominant
in the worlds commerce and industry
was there anything preDosterous. he ask
ed, in the hope that these two nations
hard and fast alliance of offense and de-
tense, but closely connected in their d.
ed in their fnterna tional councils and
ready wherever the affalrs OF the . Worid
were threatened with disturbance TO throw
their influence in the same.
Depend upon it," said he in conclusion.
''these are no mere idle dreams or hazy
aspira tions. The change which has come
over the sentiment of each country to-
ward the other during. the last year or two
ly believe that they are the same United
States with whom, only two years ago,
we were on the verge of serious quarrel.
The change is not an ephermeral under
standing between diplomats, but a genu-
inc desire of the two peoples to be friends.
and therefore it cannot be laughed out of
existence by the sort of comments we
have lately heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23

the registration to be 5S4 delegates, or
% per cent larger than the last bien-
NAL
Mrs. Frank Trumbull of Denver, the
treasurer, showed receipts in two years
amounting to $S,671, with expenditures
of s4,979 leaving balance of 1882.
The first distinctively literary pro-
gram came off in the evening in the
Broadway theater, which was packed
With an enthusiastic audience. The
theme was Education" Miss Annie
Laws of Ohio, presided. with Prof. Grace
Patton as local assistant chairman. The
addresses, interspersed with musical
numbers, were as follows:
Education Mrs. Frank Heller, Ne
braska; Ethical Education in our
schools" Mrs. Don r. Coray, Utah;
Manual Education" Mrs. Mary E.
facilities Miss c. S. Parish, Virginia;
'Woman's movement to establish a ma
tional university" Mrs. Calvin S. Brice,
New York.
The husband of the president. Mr..
Henrotin, has CALAMITY put in an ap-
pearance and is the lion of the hour.
His mission he declares to be the es-
Establishment of a new Federation fea-
ture, that of housekeeper for the better
half of the incoming president.
Mrs. NJ. D. Thatcher of Pueblo, pres
ident of the Colorado Federation has
met with a serious accident, having in
jured her spine by a tumble down
stairs.
Mrs. Eliza Royle of Salt Lake City,
the HTSC president OF the hrSt club Or
ganized west of the Mississippi river,
has been voted an honorary vice pres
ident of the Federation.
Greetings have been read from dis
tinguished women all over the world
including Lady Aberdeen of Canada;
Lady Amelia Dixie, of London, Nine.
Isabelle BOQue1ot of Paris, Nine. o. H.
Barnet of London, Baroness Won Bue-
low Mendhausen of Germany, Nine. De
Ferhgem of Belgium, Nine. Kelrick of
Holland, Frau Lima Margensteern of
Germany, Nine. Yakot Sareuf of Egypt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
STABBED BY HIS SON.
Balaam Fox Receives a Scissors
Wound in the Back.

Balaam Fox.a farmer living at 131 Mich
back with a pair of rusty scissors by his
16-year-old son Carl, about 10 o'clock last
night.
The scissors were closed and both
points entered between the sixth and sew
enth vertebrae of the spinal column to
the depth of nearly two inches. The spinal
cord was injured, paralysis of the left
side below the waist ensued almost i'm
mediately after the accident.
The Fox family state that the injury
was purely accident. Fox himself
says that he was engaged in friendly
injury. He says the boy has recently
considered himself equal to him in point
of strength, and on numerous occasions
has attempted to prove il in friendly Scuf-
files. The latest attempt was made last
7 had been wrestling with the boy"
said Fox this morning. land turned him,
with the remark. iii just give you a
shake I'll just give you poke said he,
picking up the scissors and pushing them
in my back and ! had dropped to the
floor and was bleeding like a stuck hog"
The entrance of the scissors made an
ugly wound in the back. and as they were
rusty the attending physician fears that
blood poisoning will result. It is believed
that the spinal cord was badly lacerated.
and the attending physician states that
Fox will probably be permanently para
lyzed if he RECEIVERS There is fear how
ever. that the injury may prove fatal.
his age and works with his father on the
farm. 1t is not known that he has ever
had any serious trouble with. his father
and if the injury was not accidental it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
GERMANS AGGRESSIVE.
Not Pleased With Prospects of Being
Crowded Out of Philippines.

London, June 23.-The Berlin CORES
pondent of the Times, commenting on
the continued discussion of the Philip
pine question, says:
There would be a storm of indigna-
ton in the German press if the United
States were to become master of the
Philippines, while Germany got nothing.
In the view of many German politicians
anything would be better than that,
and they would even prefer to see the
intervention of several European pow
ers to protect the life and property Of
their subjects from the rebels, followed
by the acquisition of a naval station for
each of them.
There is, in fact, a skin fact, a
strong inclination to repeat the Chinese
drama at Kiao Chou wherever an OPP
portunity is afforded. Relatively to
what Germany already possesses, she
has everything to gain by such a policy
of fair shares all around.
There can, however, be little doubt
that no European power or combina-
ton of powers will venture to prevent
the United States and Great Britain
from settling the future of the Philip
pines CONFORMITY, or at least, under the
protection of their conjoint naval fore
es. Continental opinion would not only
speedily acknowledge the strength of
an Anglo-American naval alliance, but
would be practically unanimous against
the risk of the commercial consequent
ceS of a breach with the United States. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
MONEY ORDERS UNCHANGED
Revenue Stamps Will Not Be Affixed
to Them.

Washington, June 23-An almost total
stoppage of money order business on
July 1, it is said, has been averted by
an agreement between the officials of
the treasury and postoffice departments
that the law does not require stamps to
be affixed to domestic money orders. 1t
would be impossible, says the officials,
to supply stamps by that date. AS
construed by the officials the law re-
quires simply an additional charge of
the value of the stamps to be made
when the money order is issued. The
paragraph of the war revenue law in
regard to money orders reads as fol-
lows:
And from and after the first day of
July, 1898, the provisions of this para
graph shall apply as well to the orig
inal domestic money orders issued by
the government of the United States
and the price of such money orders
shall be increased by a sum equal to
the value of the stamps herein provided
for"
The latter portion of the passage is
taken to mean that stamps are not to
be used. This construction of the law
will obviate the use of about thirty
two million stamps each year, that be-
ing the approximate number of money
orders issued annually. A circular to
postmasters at money order offices has
been prepared by the postoffice de-
partment directing them to follow this
ruling. The blank applications, now in
use, need not be changed and not until
the stock on hand is exhausted will any
change appear in money order blanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

Can communications to this department.
must give the full name and address OF
the writer. Anonymous personals and
descriptions of social affairs will not be
publiShed.l
A business meeting of the City Fed
Grafton was held Tuesday afternoon at
the physical culture rooms; the attend
ance was small as the club women did
not respond very readily to the call,
Notwithstanding an interesting meeting
was held.
The advisability of giving a lecture
course this coming season, under the
auspices of the City Federation, the
high school and WaShburn college COM
bined, was thoroughly discussed and
ken at a called meeting next Tuesday
afternoon.
The travelling library is in a prosper
Gus condition and 1t is encouraging to
the club women that they have the CO.
operation of so many of the state Off
GERS; Mrs. DiggS, the state librarian, is
soon to purchase some new books for
. the miscellaneous library and she. has
given the committee from the Fedora
ton the privilege of suggesting the
books and on subjects that will be ben
efcial to them in their work.
The majority of the clubs are re-
there are a few however that have not
been heard from. Over three hundred
books have been contributed. There
will be a called meeting next Tuesday
afternoon in the physical culture rooms
and it is hoped that all the delegates
will be present and as many members
of the Federation as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
MRS. WELLMAN AGAIN.
She Has Been Sent to the Insane
Asylum at st. Joe.

Mrs. Ida Wellman, who was adjudged
insane in Topeka three years ago and
sent to the Topeka insane asylum, has
been adjudged insane in Chillicothe,
Mo-, and has been sent to the st.
Joseph insane asylum.
Mrs. Wellman'S case was brought up
in the appellate court and she was re-
leased from the asylum for the reason
that she was not present at her trial
for insanity. She was not adjudged
sane and she has never been pro-
nounced sane since she was sent to the
Topeka asylum and her release was
procured through an error in her COM
mitment trial.
Mrs. Wellman is the person who was
left in charge of the A. A. Robinson
house while the family were away and
who wrought such havoc with the fur
nishingS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23
MRS. DIGGS WIRES HARRIS.
Protests Against His Support of Ha-
wal an Anne. a. on.

Mrs Annie L. Diggs does not believe
in the annexation of Hawaii and she is
displeased because Senator Harris has
changed his position on the question
and will vote for annexation. She
hunted up Governor Leedy today and
requested him to join her in a telegram
to Senator Harris protesting against
his new position but Governor Leedy
said that he is in favor of the anneXa-
tiOn of Hawaii and so Mrs. Diggs sent
the telegram herself. 1t is as follows:
Topeka, June %, 1898.
Senator w. A. Harris, Washington,
d. c.
1t is with regret that I note your
change of view as to Hawaiian annex
alton as reported in Associated Press
dispatches. 1 believe a careful invest
igation would show a large majority
of the people opposed to the measure.
ANNIE L. DIGGS.
Mrs. Diggs says that she will follow
the telegram with a letter more fully
explaining her position. She says that
she saw enough While she was in Wash
ington to convince her that annexation
would not be a good thing.