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Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
GENER AL NEWS NOTES.

William G. Parke, OF Cherryvate,
Kan, has been appointed u railway
mail clerk.
Ex-President Cleveland and family
left Buzzard's Bay, Mass, for Prince
ton, Monday.
A postofhce has been established at
Water, Oregon county, Mo, with John
S, Brewer as postmaster
The failure in london is announced
Of Ernest 0rger Lambert, tinancicr.
His liabilities are estimated at S5OOO,-
0O0.
The japanese government has or
dered the landing of sailors to protect
the japanese legation at PckIns,
China
A rabid bulldog ran through the
streets Of Atphson, Kan, Monday,
Several dogs are known to have been
bitten, and the rabld dog is still at
large.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the National Bank Of Com
merce Of Kansas City as reserve
agent for the National Bank of Dal'
las, Texas.
Kim Hong Niuk, a former palace fa-
vorite at Seoul and the alleged author
of the recent attempt to poison the
emperor of Corca, has been placed
under arrest.
Mr.. u. w. Peton, OF Boston, who has
had twenty-eight years experience in
the custom service, has been selected
to take charge of customs matters at
Manzanilo, Cuba,
Lemuel c. Burris and Napoleon
Bainsworth, Of Indian Territory, both
Indians, have been appointed coal and
asphalt trustees for the Choctaw and
Chrckasaw nations.
The latest news Of Drcyfus is that
the government has arranged for his
return to France in merchant ves-
sci. He will be lodged in Mont Vale
rlan fort, outside OF Paris.
Mr.. James S. Wood paying teller
of the National Bank OF Commerce,
Kansas City, Mo-, has resigned his po-
siton to accept an advantageous Of
fer made by the New York Life In
suNnce company.
The government survey party under
George Eldridge and Robert Muldrow
arrived at Seattle, Wash, Sunday
from Alaska, on the steamer Al-ki.
The party has been surveying adj sum-
mer at Cooks inlet.
A deal is ON foot by which all coal
lands in the Indian Territory will be
leased and held indefinitely until the
company is ready to work the coal or
sell its leases. John D. Rockefeller
is to furnish the money.
A dispatch to the London Daily
Chronicle says: "Ilhe troops who have
returned from Khartoum are dying
like flies from enteric disorders, sup
posed to be due to canned beef and
Indulgence in cheap spirits"
The representative Of Pittsburg
company is negotiating for twenty
acres OF land on the banks of the
Manchester ship canal, England,
where it is proposed to erect manu-
factory of non-corrosive metal which
will employ 5000 men.
The name and site Of the postofflce
at Tryon, Beaver county, o. T., has
been changed to Barcross, Seward
county, Kan, which is one and one
half miles north of the present loca-
ton. and John L. Bolls has been COM
missioned as postmaster. 49,,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

card darnlDg cotton, any color
| big spool basting thread
pencil tablet
| box 0 or s OF carpet tacks
| paper pins
chain coat HANGER
glove daruing finger
l2-inch ruler
box gold invisible hair pins
| paper penholder and Spen,. pen
wood slate pencil
| vanished black penholder
? corset laces, full length
aluminium hair pin 81 inches Ions
card hooks and eyes, black or white
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

rope clothes line, 40 feet.
roll carpet binding, Ia yards.
| pinking iron.
! roll medicated toilet paper, peri
| leather shawl strap.
| bottle household ammonia.
| bolt feather stitch braid,
! doz. bone hair pins.
gents hemstitched handkerchief
with initial embroidered In corner
70 yds mattress binding,
pair calico oyersleeves,
! hard rubber dressing comb,
80 inch tape line In box, spring roll.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

| bottle favorlte sewing macnne oil
25 feet picture wire.
] aluminium thlmble,
perforated chair bottom.
| double or single tracing wheel.
PAIR maple wood embroidery hoops
rubber dressing comb s inches long
| pair rubber or wire arm bands,
! holt white or cold finishing braid
| Rob Roy pencil.
| coin calf skin purse.
| child's cellnloid purse
! box bachelors hand snap buttons
| medicine dropper
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

;NesrTy ali une old soldiers indorse
Major William Warmers blue and
gray reunion proposition. l.---
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

"A ] linen paper ink tablet.
III pair stccknet dress shields,
Y" horse brush.
curry comb.
\ | two foot folding rule.
| metal back horn comb.
! dozen aluminium hair pins.
I towel roller 10 inches long.
J | bottle LePages glue, with brush-
: / bottle Sanford's red ink.
| pack PLAYING cards, linen finish.
! l2-inrh cake CASTLE soap.
d | box glycerine transparent soap.
| quick cut bread knife.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
wH,ms OF CURIOSITY SEEKERS.
How Two 1nquasative wonaen Called
nm Rev Tlr. TIA Ina age Ra9 HIS 8Rfaes

How Two Enquisatfve Wonen Called
ON Rev. Dr.. Tnlmage ana His bride.
Rev. DR.. Talmage, Of Washington, and
his bride had an interesting experience
the other day when they received at
home informally. A carriage stopped
at the door and two strange women
were ushered into the drawing-room.
The callers explained that they We're
passing through Washington on their
way south and had read in the morn
ing paper that DIR. Talmage and his
family were to receive that day. They
had often heard of the family and
wanted to see them. They also yearned
to see life in Washington from the in
side. "Would the family excuse them
for intruding In this way 2" The family
assured them In the person OF Mrs.
Talmage that they would excuse the
strange callers and asked II anything
else could be done to assist them in
their laudable pursuit of knowledge.
They asked II any senator or prominent
man or woman was to receive that day
and when posted on that subject drove
back to their hotel. This is fair sam
pie of the way in which public people
In Washington are pestered by mere
curiosity seekers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
REMOVES a woMAN's STOMACH.

Delicate, Yet successsaa, Operation
Performed In Sam Francisco.
DR.. Charles'B. Brigham, at st. Luke's
hospital, San Francisco, made complete
6nciston Of the stomach Of female pa
tient suffering with cancer, and SO
hours after the operation, she was rest
ing comfortably, with almost o normal
pulse and temperature. It will be at
least week, however, before there
can be wei-grounded hope OF COM
plete recovery.
The patient is 65 years ofage, and for
the past three months has taken moth
ing but liquid food, and that In very
small quantities. DIR. Brigham, who has
been attending her. decided to make an
incision with view TO possible gas
ltrectomy or gastro-enterostomy, but.
after finding two thirds OF the stomach
involved in the malignant growth, he
decided upon complete incision. In this
he was assisted by Drs. Boyd, Porter
and Huntington. The patient was lit
tic over two hours under the knife, the
anaesthetic causing her no subsequent
discomfort. This Is the third opera
tion of the kind on record.
8 DR.. Brigham conducted the operation
upon much the same methods followed
successfully by DR.. Carl Schlatters In
Zurich, and his patient will be nursed
back to strength under q similar diet
II DR.. Brigham's patient progresses as
well as the one il. Switzerland, chicken
will be on her bill of fare two days
hence.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
R-e&- 0G-9 s9G- -9e s3G-g
! : CARL DUNDER. @
There Are Things In America ,
He Cannot Understand.
cssysiahs. ssss BY ~ QUA
-o@-se ae-Ms 0@-9

0-9e-SS 9@-9G- -9es-deSs- -Sas-G
The rat police sergeant was at his
desk In the station house the other
day, when the door opened and Carl
Dundcr appeared and said: sss-
''Good day, sergeant. but ! rhas here
10 bid you good-by."
.Ohl It's youW growiedthe sergeants
-as he looked up. "Been swindled again,
i suppose?" " E:'*.t u. y
'.No more shwindles on me, but ]
can't make oudt America und vhas
going back TO. Shermany. IL yhas all
as plain ash day oafer dere."
'sWhas is Ii that you cant snake
out?s queried the sergeant, after an in-
terrai.
"Yheli, go by some clothing store
to look oudt for an oafercoat. see
her In der window, und she Shas
marked SIS. Dot yhas all right, und
buy her. In three days more goes
by dot same store und see some more
aoafercoats like dot und she vhas in a
marked down sale at $12. Vhas dot
right by me?"
''Why, Of course. The store was
overstocked. you know, and had to cut
prices to make the stock go. You
should have waited three days longer
before buying"
"But nobody tells me to wait. :"
'SThat wouldn't be business"
/ ''vhell, you see, dot makes me sharp.
I like to buy a pair OF pants marked
at So, but l belief l shall wait dree
days und see II dey vhas marked down
to $3.50. In three days / go by dot
store again, und what you belief. Dot
man he hat o mark-up sale, und dose
same pants vhas $4I One time she
Yhas mark up, und anoder time she
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
OPELOUsAs, LA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1895. ID

K. O., but don't like it. In Shermnny
lit vhas all push or all pull, und you
don't get mad und raise some rows. ]
like TO speak to you, too aboudt some
bankrupts."
'sWell, what of them2" ssts 81 so.
"If man yhas bankrupt he lose ali.
don't he7'' ~ l''%' 1885 f','.s' .'
"oi' course. sa;e:: ss;ses::
"Und he vhas poor?" 81:
"Yes.'' 4 '.,Saagf1g aus5
"Und IL vhas your duty to be Kind
INIT him2" " 90" l.+@ e}'Ss +s7'=s :
perhaps So" -st.s, -.ss
"vhell, goes by store und sees o
lsign dot she vhas bankrupt und must
sacrifice all und 60. oudt Of peesness.
Dot makes me feel bad for dot man,
und I like to cheer him oop. vhalks
in und says to hims gat
".My poor man, lvhas sorry for you.
It Yhas hard to be In peesness und lose
all. Here vhas feefteen cents to buy
|some food und get bed, und IL you
come, aroundt 10 my place tomorrow
you shall saw some wood for feefty
Icents.' @t -
| II spheak like dot to him, sergeant,
und / patted him on der back, but
he grabs me und runs me oudt doors
INIT kick. If you can tell me how dot
yhas like to know. In SherInany he
vhas SO much obliged to me dot he
sheds tears"
YOU'D better let bankrupts alone"
laughed the sergeant.
| .'Vhell, ! don't try to help any more.
Nopody vhas two times alike in Amer
ica. One day vhas on der shtreet
und some bicycles come along nnd l
shtand still in der middle Of der road
und eaferypody passes all right. Next
day vhns in dot same place und some
bicycles knock me into dot middle OF
next week und most kill me, und q
policeman says maybe I vhas a fool
II dot bicycle vhas shust SO one day
Why shouldn't he be shust so all del
time? In shermany he vhas shust dc
same all der year round, und nopody
yhas almost killed." sts1
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26

vhas mark down, und how CON tell
aboudt him?'' ~ ~
81 guess you'll have to watch the
windows" said the sergeant.
.Und like to buy me some Shoes
continued Mr.. Dunder, ''und go by a
shoe store und see a assign Of 'shust
Half-Price.' Dot pleases me, und
go In urd vhas fitted NIT q 81 shoe und
gif dot clerk ST.. Do you belief he
yhas mad at me und calls o police.
man, und / hat to leave dem shoes be.
hind? Two. dollars rhas half-price.
vhasn't she?"
.'That was only their way ofcatehing
trade"
y ''Yhell, you don't see It In nlShermany
! Hike to buy me necktie, und ] goes
by store NIT sign In der window
which says she vhas regardless of cost
I pick oudt blue tie und ask dot
clerk: s arg EA
".How much vhas dot, pleageT
Fifty CENTS
How much did she cost youT II. !
""Twenty cents. l make 30 cents
clear profit ON eafery one. 1t yhas re
gardless Of cost
II begin to talk NIT dot man." said
Mr.. Dunder, ''''but he waves his hand
rnd says / better go oudt IL don't
Hike him. vhas dot right by me2 II
she vhas regardless Of cost w vhas she
SO cents?' se'f,f4 * I,
"Those are little lodges" replied the
sergeant.
"Vhell, IL somepody dodge dot way
In Shermany he goes to shall purity
queek. Hike to go in der city hall To
see aboudt my taxes. push on dei
door, und push und push. but dont
get In. belief dot city hall vhas shut
up when along comes Q policeman und
says:
Don't you know something's Mr.
Dunder? II you like to go in Why
don't you pull open der door?'
81 pull on der door und she yhas al
x. O. Dot tax-man says my. taxes
vhas shust der same nsh last year, und
I goes oudt and walks down by de1
post Office. pulls on der door, und
pulls und pulls, but she don't come
open. ] ask policeman IL not post
Office vhas closed COP, und he laughs
und says: AgRoss x S
How much peckfor dot saw-dust
In your headt! IL you like to open doi
door Why don't you push him in.' s )
"und push him und he vhas al
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26

American boy since has hoped-that he
would some day be the country's ruler.
1t may be as well to mention right here
that the subject of this sketch never
reached that goal. Since then several
other lads have been likewise disap-
pointad-so have heard.
There was always something touch
ing in the reflection that this withered
old man, who looked, when I saw him,
as If he might be the mother-in-law Of
an Egyptian mummy, had once knelt,
rosy, dimpled boy at his mothers
knee to lisp his baby prayers. All, but
the time! A century SO eventful, SO
rich in progress as to rank equal to
any two preceding centuries, had come
between that bright-eyed boy and the
wrink1ed old man.
If Jerry lacked some OF the essentials
of frst-class oldest inhabitant, he
made up fox the deficiencies by his orig
inality anSsby his fame as benedick.
His courtships were all amusing, and
conducted after fashion oil his own.
Sometimes the silken knot was tied
after only few days acquaintance
with the last object of his alteration.
AS often as he had been married, he re-
tanned very clearly the memory Of all
the Mrs. Gristles. In speaking OF past
events, the admission of states into the
union, the rise and fall Of empires, he
would say: eyes, yes, remember that
we'll, It was In my third wife's lifetime" F"
or ":Jim's mas lifetime" of "my first's"
or '.my f1fth's," as the case might be.
A sweet and tender sort Of chronology,
but with its "my 1rst's" and my
fourth.s'' rather suggestive Of newspa-:
per puzzle department.
Events that had shaken the world to
its center were arranged in his mind
as we find them in some abstracts Of his
tory, except that he substituted Lizer
James or M'lissy's lifetime" for "in the
reign Of George w." or during the
first empire"
AS Jerry began to age he didn't Hike
to travel far In search Of bride, wait
ing sometimes week or two for chance
to bring marriageble lady to his door.
Once some families moving to Texas
happened to camp near his spring for a
days rest, and, hearing that among the
number was a likely "widder woman" /"
Mr.. Gristle made her acquaintance. He
was no laggard in love. for before the
movers' tents were folded for fitting the
lady had consented to renounce the
prospect of home among the mes
ouites for the certainty of log house
in the backwoods Of Louisiana.
Another time there was vacancy in
lis family when the moving business
was dull. This compelled him to 60 out
of his usual range. AS q acertain Mrs.
West had been recommended for many
housewifely qualities he hitched up a
little wagon and went over to call. He
was not acquainted with the family.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
aRut you'll catcl, on !, afteE hhMhl

"But you'll catch on after hWhile.qY
~ neffer shall. goes oop In q build
ing to see my brudder-law, und on
some door ] see q sign dot sayss
svhalk Right In.' I goes In dot place,
und man says he'll gn me nine kicks
|if / don't WALK oudt again. 1goes
by house on der shtreet und sees q
sign of Ring Dot Bell ring her, und
a man says he Will make me SO tired
as neffer vhas IL do 30 again. I goes
by q store und sees dot sign, Come In
und price our goods IYhas In hurry,
but ! go In und spend one hour und
price more as 200 things und den dot
man runs me oudt und calls me names.
Nopody can do such things In sher-
many, und I don't see'how she vhas ir
America" t g@ ASs 66A4 fs !
"You1l get accustomed 10 our ways
after awhile" said the sergeant rs
he turned to his blotter.
II slian't try no more, for / yhas
going back to Shermany right of. ]
like to learn some things und shtay
here, but how vhas she Ill der time
Only yesterday goes by q store to get
some suspenders for two shillings, but
dot clerk says suspenders vhas marked
oop to 30 cents und grindstones down
to two dollars. Shust one hour ago
yhag back again pnd 7 like to buy q
grindstone for two dollars, but what
you belief he tells meg" 20
II cant say &
"vhell, he rubs his hands und
shniles und says he yhas sorry to say
dot grindstones had gone oop TO $3.50
und suspenders were down to 20 cents
D pair, una dot settles me und go TO
Shermany next weeki"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
JERRY GOT HITcHEp.

and on reaching the place, too tired to
get out Of the wagon. he called out In Q
little thin voice, 'sHellol" A lady came
TO the door, smoothing her hair with her
hand and pulling down the waist Of
her dress. II. ss& a
"Good day, sir" she said, won't you
light and come IMP" a
.'.No, thank you" he creaked. sDoes
the Widder West live here?"
'sThat's my name, SIR" she answered,
promptly, as II too proud to exchange
FOR any other in the world. N8 @E.
ssWen, Mrs. West, I'm soSter tired and
hain't long to tarry, SO If 1t won't III
convenience you. please step out here
q minute" =.
She stepped, and he said: "Mrs. West.
Fought ter interduce myself. My name
fra'gou live near the crossroads In the
Jeems settlement sss. =
4 @Yes, ma'm.n
sThe land sakel Then I've heard of
you oftcn," saidsthe Widder West, srnil-
ing and looking at him with awakening
interest.
F'Well, I'm sorter prospectin' round
for pardner, ma am; my present COM
panion having departed this life a
month age. ] heard you was marry
IN woman, and come over to see If you
I and me can't jine hands In the holy
bonds of matrimony."
The lady looked down at the ground.
chen up at Mr.. Gristle, then, absently
curling up the corner Of her apron. re-
piled: 'sWell, ! don't know. You've
took me by surprise"
"Oh, well, ma'arn; take time to think
about it. s'pose'n you jump in my
weggin and go home with me and look
| round some, and see how you'd like
iiyin' over thar. My daughter Huldy's
at home and7l be proud to see YOU"
After little more hesitation and coy
apron twisting the widder agreed to go.
II is to be taken for granted that she
liked the prospect Of living "over thar"
for In few days MFR. Gristle's usual
wedding invitation was posted On trees
at oil the principal forks end cross
roads of the neighborhood:s IF any,
body wants to see Jerry Gristle mar-
rIed they can come to his house next
Saturday at five o'clock p. m. In tbs
evening.
/ No other Invitations were ever given
or needed; everybody who cared to see,
something unique in the way OF fune-
tions managed to be present, and to
drink tho health of the happy pair In
pure spring water diluted with slow pia
son.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
CHILD BORN on A. TRAlN.

The Morrow Family Increased by
i One ON Way to Chicago.
When the st. Paul train No. 4, the
through Omaha and Chicago express,
rolled into the Union depot at Chicago
the other day it brought one passenger
who had neither ticket nor pass and
who had not boarded the train at any
station. The extra passenger was baby
boy, the child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Morrow, born on the train near Elgin.
The young couple came from Nora
Springs, Ia., and were on their way to
visit relatives in Chicago. They were
passengers in the day coach, but the
young woman was given the drawing
room In the sleeper and doctor tele-
graphed ahead for. He got on at kirk
land and came on to Chicago with the
young mother. When the station was
reached the coach was switched on q
side track and later mother and boy
were taken to the home Of friends. The
child has been named st. Paul.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
LloNEss AS BAGGAGE sMAsHER.
Gets loose In n Cur and Wrecks All
PASSENGERS, Effects.

Gets loose In a Cur and Wrecks All
Passengers' Effects.
All baggage smashing records were
broken by an African lioness which had
sole possession of baggage car at
tached to Baltimore u Ohio train No.
6, which arrived in Pittsburgh the 9TH
er day. When the train left Chicago
the lion was in a wooden cage, but 1t
escaped when the train was about 80
miles from Chicago.
Daggagcmaster g. c. Lapman, of CHI
cago, happened to look toward one end
of the car and saw the honess crouched
on the top of a pile of trunks. She was
cycling him and getting ready to spring.
The baggagemaster backed to the other
end of the car, threw open the door and
rushed out. AS he did so the honess
sprang at him.
The trainmen decided to leave the
lion alone until the train reached Pitts
burgh. When it arrived there were q
score of men from the Pittsburgh zoo
on hand. One door of the car was
opened and cage containing meat
backed up to it. The animal smelled
the meat, but would not enter the cage
until driven there.
3 The lioness had been loose in the car
II hours. In that time she had torn
open nearly every piece Of baggage in
the shape OF trunks, boxes, etc. 1t ts
supposed she was hungry and broke
out of the cage to get food. Failing to
find it she smashed the baggage.
Mr.. Lnpham left for his home In Chi
cago the nexteday. He wants no more
lions for company. NJ @&~A &
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-03-26
Will NOT FIGHT.
Senator Mason Amused Over the CAal-
lenge of q Spanish Marquis.

Senator Mason Amused Over the Chal~
lenge of q Spanish Marquis.
Senator Mason smiled and appeared
Immensely tickled at the suggestion of
the duel between himself and "Senor
Caterpillar" as he termed the Marquis
d'AItayilla, former chief chamberlain
for Queen Isabella of Spain. A. dis
patch from Madrid to this effect was
the cause OF the Illinois senator s mirth,
and he. was inclined TO treat the matter
as laughable rather than serious mat
ter. Staf.3ifssa3 Z
'sFirst of ali, !" said Senator Mason, "I
should be furnished with the dimen.
sicns Of the dago who proposes to make
Q target Of me. Like all OF his race.
he indulges In long range threats with
out letting me know whether he Is big
ger or smaller than myself. So far as
actual fighting is concerned. Il my son
Roderick Mason, who Is not quite five
years old, could not easfay whip the
Bombastes Furioso from Spain I would
disown him. Another point comes to
me at this suggestion.of duel, and that
Is WuCl0CE 6pek114SA OUAs S4sAAaSC VA
marquis Is the equal socially OF Yam
kee senator. There may be an insur-
rnountable objection In this feature OF
the case, and before giving Q decisive
answer to my challenger 1t may be nee
essary for me TO con book on heraldry
for few days or rpossibly weeks.
'tSpaniards are accustomed to delays,
and the longer between saying and do
ing thing the better they Hike 1t. A
third feature is the proposition of Cat
.erpillar TO come half way to meet me
in mortal combat. Should accept his
challenge we should probably be COM
PEELED to meet in rnid-ocean, and that
might prove inconvenient for the gen.
tlemen who must accompany those who
fight to uphold the code duello. MY
choice OF weapons in any event would
be a gun of the disappearing class, such
as I witnessed in operation at Fort
Washington. on the Potomac, last week,
for I was informed these guns can
throw shell six miles. This would give
us an opportunity to show our skill as
marksmen and at the same time elimi.
nate every possibility of personal harm
from such an encounter as Senior CIT
erpillar proposes" /"