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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15

"Do smooth your hair d0wn q trtfe."
low him. If the bef1owered arch had
been a guillotine and the cedar ladder a
cleaning ak blade, Strong Martin could
not have experienced a more absolute
sense Of despair.
In a few incoherent sentences it had
been impressed upon him that suspicion
rested on him. That he, the plebeian
va~ledictorian, was accredited with the
morals of a shoeblack Or a chimney
sweep.
Mechanically he delivered himself of
the speech he had prepared with sophie
moric pride. Mechanically he listened
to the coldly formal words of common
dation spoken perfunctorily by the fac
ulty. Then he stepped down from the
painful conspiouity Of his position and
resumed his place On the front form
amid profound silence.
Not a hand was extended to him in
congratulation. 1t was a barren tri-
umph. One message of sympathy reach
ed him. Only one. Over the heads of
the audience there came hurting a SOL
itary spray Of crimson ~pomegranate
flowers. It came from the hand Of a
small boy, who grinned gleefully at his
own dexterity. It was sent by the heart
of a girl who blushed furiously at her
own unsupported agency in the matter.
Strong Martin stopped and picked up
the red winged messenger Of sympathy
with a hand that trembled visibly as he
fastened it In a buttonhole Of his coat.
He would have liked to press his lips
to it In sheer gratitude, but feared to
make himself ridiculous.
Commencement day Of 1869 was over,
and the college robbery that had shaken
all Shingleton to its nervous center
was still an ~unsolved mystery.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15

Cupid is us.
ually pictured
as a frolick
some, playful
little fellow, al
ways smiling or
laughing, but
with just a trace
of malice in his
make up.
This is the
artists ideal.
In reality, Gu
pid in these
days is a mat.
fact little
chap. He is
beginning to
learn that life
is not all a
summer holt
day. He is fast
learning that
sick men and
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15
Character ANALYSIS.

No" said Col. Stilwell. Il don't yearn
fob his society. Understand me; l don't
say fob a minute that he is not a per-
feet gentleman. But | observed that he
can't be satisfied to play half a dozen
games of poker without counting over
the entire pack of kyards."
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15
The Cheerful Idiot,

"How did you like the new society
drama?" asked the youngest boarder.
1T reminded me of a provision store,'
answered the cheerful Idiot, 1.-THE
women were mostly shoulders and the
men all hams"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15
Theory.

Van Eyster-What do you suppose
Shakespeare meant by 1.-THE glass of
fashion and the mould of form?"
De Peyster-Champagne and corsets.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15
A Mortgage Foreclosure.

I IUIu 1tT CHat, as a maj OF IaW, M-7-
Loves side | should defend,
That In IL case there was no flaw,
We'd fight it to the end.
A frown spread DER her dimpled face,
She paced the polished floor;
"Ah! pardon me, what is this case?
You know I have a score!''
Love versus Phyllis, there's the
scrips,
A kiss beneath your nose;
In fact, a mortgage OH your lips!''
Said Phyllis; s'Please fo~reclose!n
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15
Where Days are Sunnfest

And, most captivating-inviting to out
door life-that's California. Engage
berth now in the California Limited via
Santa Fe route.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-15

tTo be C%ontinued.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
Hfa Wife Wnn.

A Georgia man, who was unpopular in his community, insured his life for $2,o00. He took the policy home to his wife and said:
 Maria, here's q life insurance doou- ment for S2, 900.
 "Thank you, dear, :" said bis wife. How are you feeling today?"
 Not well. he replied, land don't think l am long for this world, and want to say to you that when I die it is my wish that you devote $1, GOO of the money to defraying my funeral ex. penses.
 Mercy on me, /" exclaimed the wife, "why do you want such an expensive funeral?''
 "I'll explain. I'm perfectly satisfied that nobody will attend my funeral, and I want to hire people to go at so much head. I'm going out today and see what arrangements can make for attendants on that forthcoming melan- choly occasion. If they won't come gratis. why-I'n just hire 'em an give 'em an order on you for the money.'
 He went forth and at nightfall re- turned with dejected look.
 Maria, ' he said, tits no use. You can have the whole $2, 900. Just go to my funeral yourself. Atlanta Consti. tuition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
.ssfrnck fllel lzi.., s.IIan.

During a visit to Massachusetts 9 distinguished author was invited by a friend to meeting of an agricultural society, then holding it's annual session ln tho town.
 The invitation was accepted, and au- thor and friend took seats near the door.
 Nearly every farmer ii the house had something to say. Finally the president, pointing toward the author, said:
 "EYerybody's given us a talk to- nlght, except the farmer down there by the door-I mean the brother with the nazel beard. the boots and the sloueh hat. l can tell by his looks that he's a farmer, and nothing but farmer, and I call upon him to take the floor and tell us how crops are in hls neighbor- hood. ?
 The man referred to was Hamlin Garland, but he was equal to the occa- sion, aud rising he said
 s'Yes, I'G 9 farmer, and m proud of 1t, but just now I'm doing little literary work in order to get money enough to pay of my hands ''-Atlanta
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
BUFFALO BILLS START.
Mere Accident Made the We'll Known
 Scout Snowman.

Scout a Snowman.
 An old NebrasSan was speaking of Buffalo Bill recently, and incidentally he told how he came to engage in the show business.
 "Cody was for years 9 government scout on the western plains, said the Nebraska man. land it was when he conducted the buffalo exterlninating ex- petition for the entertainment of the Grand Duke Alexis ill 1870-I think it was-that he got his name. Cody at that time distinguished himself by the number of buffaloes he killed and there by earned his eognomen, which was given him by the duke. While he was well known as 9 scout, he would prob ably have never been widely known as q snowman except for all accident
 1t WAS in 1881 that the people of North Platte, Neh. near which town wss Cody's ranch, decided to celebrate the Foa-th Of July, and at the sugges- tion cf John Rieth, wko is a wealthy ranchman at Sutherland and North Platte and formerly claim adjuster of the Union Pacific, they selected wild west show. Cody was one of the men most prominently interested il the scheme, ard to him was left the work of securing the cowboys and Indians to help oat the show In North Platte at the time was all old stageeoach owned by Jim Stephenson of Omaha, who was the proprietor Of the Deadwood- Sidney and other western stage lines. At the suggestion of Cody the Indians were to attack tho coach and be repulsed by the cowboys and soldiers
 "That Fourth was the hottest ce1e- bration of American independence ever seen in Nebraska. The Omaha papers had men 10 cover it, and it attracted crowd from all parts of the west. The programme which Cody and Kieth sr- ranged included riding wild horses, shooting, rope throwing and all tho oth- CT amnsements and business proceedings of 8 western man.
 Tt vas few days after the enter tainment, if such it may be called, that Matt Kieth, no relation of John. but an old time western nan, told Cody that it was big thing and ought to be repeat ed every Fourth of July Cody at once said that it was something new in American entertainments, and he be- lieYed that by taking the aggregation east he could make money. The matter vas discussed in North Platte, and finally Cody said Chat he would ad. vance the money and start out. He did 50, and lis success is well known.
 Nhea ha first started, he had but q small sho5@ but be has added to it. He got with him Major Burke Sherm Can- field, Bill GcGune, and last, but by no means least, Nate Salisbury. There was | quartet that cannot be beat, and with Cody boomed the business. Bill has mado and spent dozen fortunes and IS today making money like q cranberry merchant o---New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
Wild Animals In Chicago.

Seems funny to hear of hunting wild animals in Chicago, doesn't it? And yet in the big grassy corners of the city there ara still lurking denizens of the forests and prairies. 4 man in West Ridge has made good deal of money recently by trapping minks and selling their fur And there are weasels that catch his chickens. In the same neigh borhood hunters have found prairie chickens, ooons that nibble the growing corn and lots of rabbits and ground hogs. And it was only last summer that 8 Chicago farmer shot an African hyene in 8 corner of his cowyard; but he learned afterward that it had escaped from the zoo. And thus you see that Chicago has not yet lost all of the flavor of the wild woods. Chicago Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
THE MODERN MANGLE.
Ironing Machines With Daily Capacity
 of Many Thousands of Pieces.

of Many Thousands of Pieces.
 Mangles in one form and another have been used for hundreds of years, but the steam mangle of the present day is es- sentially a z1odern machine. Steam man. gles are made of various sizes, with rolls ranging in length from 48 inches to 120 inches. One of the rolls is of hollow steel and heated with steam. The auxil- iary rolls are of iren, covered with cot ton cloth and blankets or felting. Steam mangles are made also with two hot rolls. In ironing such things as sheets and tablecloths by hand, it is customary to iron one side only. Steam mangles with single hot roll iron in that man. ner. With two hot rolls the steam man. gle irons with a smooth finish on both sides.
 Mangies are used only for fiat articles; for things without buttons or buckles; i; for sheets and pillow eases, tableeloths and napkins, towels and handkerchiefs, and so OH. Mangles of the largest size will iron of a hotel s washing, taken just as 1t comes, Il, GOO pieces in day; of small pieces, such as napkins, they will iron four times as many pieces in a day
 From the washing machine the things go to an extractor to be dried. The ex- tractor reyolves at a high speed, and the moisture is whirled out by centrifugal action. From the extractor, just damp enough to work well, the things go to the mangle. Such things as sheets are fed into the great ironing machine by two men, each holding 3 corner There is fixed table, as long as the rolls, att tached to the machine on the other side. Two men receive the sheet there and fold it. In ironing small pieces like napkins and towels on such machine they would be fed in by row of girls standing on one side and be received by another row of girls on the other side. On the largest machines there would be six or eight girls on each side. Amer ican steam nangles are used not only in this country, but they are sold ill all the countries of Europe as well
 4 great many mangles are mado with wood rolls of polished maple. Such mangles are sometimes operated by power, but commonly by hand They are used in hotels and laundries and res taurants and for household work. Man gles with wood rolls are exported to the various countries of Spanish America and to South Africa and Australia New York San.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
THE MINISTER'S STORY.
He Takes g Periious Ride and the Groom
 Shows Appreciation.

Shows Appreciation.
 Rev. Dr. Britt of Omaha, who off, ciates as editor of The Veteran, dearly loves Q good story and can tell one as well as listen to one. Dr. Britt was for years leading minister in the Metho- dist church, but resigned on account of il health. He served in the Union ar- my for four years and earned the right to wear badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, and his service in the ar my makes him peculiarly fitted for his position of editor of the Grand Army organ of the department of Nebraska
 \ few days ago Dr. Britt was telling of one of his ministerial experiences. It occurred years ago in Illinois.
 On the coldest night in the winter of 1878 Dr. Britt retired to bed in a well warmed bedchamber and prepared to sleep the sleep of the just. Just as he was dreaming of a donation party that did not eat more than it left he was aroused by a knock at the front door. When he answered the knock, man stepped into the room and shook the snow from his coat
 II want you to go out near Mott s schoolhouse and marry a couple, said the stranger.
 Mott's schoolhouse was nine miles from town, and Dr. Britt naturally ob- jected to travelling that distance through a blizzard
 Why not wait until morning?" que- ried the doctor.
 It can't be did, parson, said the stranger. "The man has got to start for South America in the morning an wants to take wife with him. His girl has steadily refused him up till three hours ago, an as he's got to start tomorrow he wants to marry her an take her along.
 Dr. Britt had been married just long enough to appreciate the situation, and finally consented to go. He wrapped himself up as warmly as possible and took his place on the spring seat of the lumber wagon that was to convey him to tho bridal scene. It was the coldest ride he had ever experienced and re- minded him of that icy night before the Sunday Ghat Donelson surrendered. But the home of the bride to be was finally reached. 4 few neighbors were gather ed, and as soon as the preacher was thawed out he performed the marriage ceremony.
 The next morning the bride and groom started for South America and rode to the railroad station in lumber wagon with Dr. Britt. The doctor went to the station with them, and just be- fore the train departed the groom called him to one side and thrust a sealed en- yelope into his hand.
 Dr. Britt thrust the envelope into his pocket and hastened home Calling Mrs. Britt into his study, he opened the envelope to gaze upon his fee.
 Tho envelope contained 6 $1 bill and a 50 cent shinplaster. Omaha World Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25

ties as shall fall upon them. ;" What se1f-renuneiation and heroic purpose was thisl They drowned witches to be sure, but that was no part of their puritanisn. It is to the puritan women we owe so much for that spirit ill our people which gives them the fortitude to endure hardship and stake life and fortune for their convictions.
 The American women of today have the spirit of their puritan mothers, but their constitutions are not rugged or able to erl- dure half the hardships of these New Eng land ancestors. Very often they are run down with weaknesses and irregularities peculiar to their sex, and the constant drain upon their vitality makes them chronic in- valids. Many women hesitate to go to their family physician, because they dread the local examinations so generally insisted upon by practitioners.
 Such women should write Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, giving full description of their symptoms, history, etc, so that he can give them the best possible medical advice. If Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip ton seems to suit the case the Doctor will say so. If not, then he will give medical advice which will put such women on tue rapid road to recovery and health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
SONG OF THE BEGeAR MAID.

Tho noon is Q king with q silver crown h the blue, blue sky. Happy go lucky and loy lie down, Favored by fortunes every frown, Boggarly maid am i; beggarly maid am L What is his wand with the starry tip2 A pale moonbeam. He lays it gently upon my lip. Kings may quarrel and kingdoms slip. Happy I lie and dream; happy I lie and
 dream. Here lie through the dear. dear night. May it finger longl Every goblin and every sprite, Happy go heavy and happy go light. Sings in my dreamland song, sings in my
 dreamland song. Kings may quarrel and kings may groan With long, long sigh. Queens may languish and make their moan. Boggarly maiden and all alone, Happiest queen am I, happiest queen am I.
 A. G. Robertson in Rlack and White.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
The LoophoIe.=

Mir Goodheart-Rasarlins those kit tens, my dear, the pgesiGeas of our so- ciety seys the most humane way to drown kit5ens | to put them in an or dinary earthenwara fowerpot and then suddenly turn tho nowerpot upside down in 8 pail of Iukewarm water.
 Mrs. Goodheart-Why, yes, that is a good idea, isn't it, because, you know. there is hole in the bottom of the aowerpot for the poor little things so breathe through Fun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
A Portrait of Wordsworth.

One of Charles Lambs friends said to aim that he had never seen Wordsworth. Why, you've seen an old horse, Aayen't you?" asked Charles Lamb.
 "Yes, I suppose SO.
 Then you've seen Wordsworth. "- Fall Mnll Gazette,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
The Retort.

Here is a retort which "dull stu dent'' once made: Professor-You seem to be very dull. When Alexander the Great was your age, he had already con- quered the world. Student-Well, you see, he had Aristotle for teacher.- Chambers J Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25
PURITAN DANES.

We hear a great deal these days of our puritan fore fathers, but little concerning the wives and moth CTS who landed at Plymouth R k and founded that colony which was destined to play such a large part iti our history.
 In I62I Elder CuSh1lan " I o | C from Plymouth that he would not advise e any one to come here who were not cofi- tent to spend their time, labors and endeavors for the benefit of those who shall come atter, quitely con- { ting them selves with such . T@
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25

Nearly 900 patents have been issued for horsoshoes, but not one Of the inyen- Gons has over come into general use.
 The Russian is an unexeelled dipIo mat on his own ground The greatest objection to sl.o Russian diplomat is that he is such liar.
 InsuIted Him.
 Ferry-What was the matter with Johnson last night that he should get insulted when asked him to drink? He is not total abstainer, is he?
 Wallace-It was the way you put the question. He is subject to attacks of kleptomania, and when you asked him if he wasn't beginning to feel like taking something" he got hurt, very naturally. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-25

It is said that Australian shepherds can forotell the weather from the con- dltion of the wool on the backs of their sheep. An increase in the curliness iu. dieates better Meathar
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-12

dissatisfied vote Of the Populists which
went to FLYNN instead Of Hankins.
This is shown in the fact that fusion
candidates who were on the Keaton
ticket were defeated in the districts
where the fusion vote was overwhelm-
ingly in the majority.
Besides these causes there were 9th
ers which materially contributed to
the result. No party was ever more
thoroughly organized than the Repub-
lican party The territorial campaign
committee was composed of the best
and ablest leaders and counselors in
the party, with campaign funds with
out limit Judge Keaton was without
any of these adjuncts SO indispensable
to successful campaign. This was
fully recognized by him aud his friends
early in the fght, but it could not be
remedied
1t is useless to speculate about
what might have been had different
conditions prevailed and different
policy been pursued.
0The result is here and the people
know 1t, and that is enough. 1t is al
so useless to undertake general anal
ysis Of the causes, for there were many
OF them, which wrought the change
and secured the defect 81 Keaton and
the election Of Flynn. Many OF them
might have been foreseen and avoided,
and many others could not have beer
anticipated.
Some lessons in political strategy
have been learned, and some things
not anticipatai have also been learned
but whether these shall be factors in
the future political economy Of par
ties IN this territory remains to b,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-12
r1rNN,s pnonAnnr MAyoRIrr.

The returns, unofficial, seem to bear
out the conclusion that Dennis Flynn's
majority In the territory Is over 5000
When considered in the light OF the
vote Of two years ago it is the most
remarkable revolution IN political
sentiment on record There were so
many causes leading up to his'result,
all contributing TO it, that one is at a
loss which to give the most promi-
nenee There is no doubt OF the fact
that the first false step was made at
the Oklahoma City convention when
Judge Keaton was nominated. When
fusion was finally oonsummated in
that convention it should have been
upon a Free Silver basis and the nom.
ination made as the nominee Of the
Free Silver party. This at least would
have lessened the possibility Of con-
fusion among the voters. IT would
also have prevented the middle.of the
readers from appropriating the name
Of the Free Silver party. 1t has been
said that the omission of this at Okla
homs City was immaterial. II that is
true, ss argued by those responsible
for the omission, why the necessity
OF calling Free Silver convention at
Guthrie to supply the omission? This
was doubtless leading factor In the
result, or at least a prominent con-
tributor thereto, aEd the Republicans
aud with the large slush fund at their
command there was no difficulty in
corrupting certain men to become
their tools The vote for Hankins in
the territory and the county tickets of
the middle.of- the-roaders, show that
as real party candidates they cut a
sorry figure. Indeed 1t was not ex-
pected that they should but their
pretended candidacy was blind de-
signed by the Republicans to produce
confusion and foster dissAtisiae
ton among the adherents Of
Populism. The effect OF this, with
the lavish use OF the vast slush foand
at the disposal OF the Republican ter
ritorial committee to corrupt and put
canvassers to work In every county
and township In the territory, was,
probably, the most potent factor OF
all others in forcing the result 1t
cannot be denied that when Judge
Keaton was nomin ated over hr. Call
lahan the dissatisfaction WIS very
great among his Populist friends all
over the territory, but about the mid
die Of the campaign the feeling seemed
to have given away, and with ils ap-
parent disappearance the outlook for
Judge Keaton grew more hopeful.
This cheerful outlook, however, began
70 take on som bre hue when the Re-
publican slush fund began TO circulate,
and ten days before the election even
the most sagacious friends OF Judge
Keaton began TO realize that the
chances for pulling hiH through were
far from cheerful, but among these
none for a moment expected such a
tremendous revolution a. the result
shows. II is now very plain, even
10 those who do not care to acknowl-
edge the conditions which con-
tributed to the result, that IL was the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-12
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