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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-12
HORRIBLE INSTANCES.

Some horrible instances OF the distress
witnessed are given
Among the many deaths We saw says
;he communication, there Was seen one
impossible 20 forget. There is SIN alive
the only witness, a young SIR, OF eight
ern. whom We found seemingly Mfeless a
tae ground. on her riga. side was the
body Of young mother. sold and rigid
but with her young child sun alive,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
What Stamps the Gentleman.

I'm all questions Of manners young
man should always remember that,
while politeness is a good trait to &C.
quire, courtesy is infinitely better, y
writes Edward Box in The Ladies'
Home Journal. 'tPoliteness is manners,
but courtesy is heart. Mingling in good
society can give US that veneer which
the world calls a polish Of manners, and
true politeness is not to be made little
Of nor scoffed at. Politeness is fine
art, but is an art pure and simple even
at its best. Infinitely better is the cult
walton Of that courtesy Of refinement
which enters into the feelings of others
and holds them sacred. It is idle to say
that courtesy is relic of old fashioned
days and is no longer looked for. It il
as much the current coin Of good socie-
ty as it ever was. More than any other
element or grace in our lives it is in
stantly felt and recognized and has an
unfailing influence. It calls for respect
as nothing else does. Courtesy Of man
ner and courtesy Of speech are the gifts
young man should cultivate. =
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
A Cheap Decoration.

A prominent German actor, relates
Albert L. Vandam in The Illustrated
London News, had fulfilled half of his
"starring' engagement in the capital
of grand duchy, and as yet no recog.
milton Of his talents had been forthcom.
ing in the shape of decoration. Dis.
gusted, the player announced his inten'
ton of departing the following morning.
Early on that day the theater intend:
ant acquainted his grand ducal master
with what had happened. The CONVEX
sation took place in the garden of the
schloss, situated on the road to the sta.
ton, and suddenly an open carriage
with the actor in it hove in sight.
- "Be quick!'' said the prince. "Get
me that box on my writing table. If q
he must, we'll at any rate try to satisfy
him in his ambition" The intendant
ran, and returned just as the vehicle
passed the gatek Zone moment, Herr
B." shouted the prince. "Here il
something to remember me BY"
The actor bowed low, and went hi
way. In another moment, however, hi
conveyance reappeared at the gates
"There are two crosses, your highness, ,
he exclaimed. 49,.
"Never mind" replied the prince
"Give the other to the ccachman."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
BIRDS THAT DO NOT SING.
Although They All Utter Vocal Sounds
of Some Kind. is5#

Although They All Utter Vocal Sounds
0 Of Some Kind. s., IS.
Singing is applied to birds in the
same sense that it is to human beings
the utterance Of musical notes. Every
person makes vocal sounds of some
kind, but many persons never attempt
to sing. So it is with birds. The et .le
screams, the owl boots, the wild goose
honks, the crow caws, but none of these
discordant sounds can be called singing.
With the poet the singing Of birds
means merry, light hearted joyousness,
and most Of us are poetic enough to
view it in the same way. Birds sing
most in the spring and the early sum-
mer, those happiest seasons of the year,
while employed in nest building and in
rearing their young. Many of our most
musical singers are silent all the rest OF
the year; at least they utter only low
chirpings. It is natural, therefore, that
lovers Of birds should regard their sing
ing as purely an expression of joy in
the returning spring and in their hap
py occupations. -, !
Outside Of what are properly classed
as song birds there are many species
that never pretend to sing-in fact,
these far outnumber the musicians.
They include the water birds of every
kind, both swimmers and waders; all
the birds Of prey, eagles, hawks, owls
and vultures. and all the gallinaceous
tribes, comprising pheasants, partridges,
turkeys and chickens The gobble OF
the turkey cock, the defiant crow of the
rooster and even the musical call of the
''bobwhite'' are none Of them true
singing, yet it is quite probable that all
OF these sounds are uttered with pre-.
cisely similar motives to those that in
spire the sweet warbling Of the song
sparrow, the clear whistle of the robin
or the thrilling music of the wood
thrush. ... ..ez..~...
But naturalists have set apart very
large group as song birds, and even
among these there are many species
that never sing at all. Birds are group.
ed according to their anatomical char.
acteristios, the structure of their bones,
bills, feet and wings And thus We
have the songless song birds, looking a,
the matter from the standpoint Of the
classifying naturalist. PHILADELPHIA
Times. } .~..: -.>....~ ...~.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
ACTING AFRAID OF DOGS.

It Is the surest Way In the World to
Provoke an Attack.
It is curious, to me wonderful, how
we'll dogs understand people. They
seem at glance or very soon thereafter
to decide in their minds whether or not
it would be safe to assail one who en-
ters their owners premises, says Lip
pincott's Magazine My own opinion is
that every one of them, big or little, of
high or low degree, would like to bite
every stranger that he sees. Their love
for their master makes them jealous or
makes them pretend to be jealous of
everybody who approaches them, and
they debate momentarily whether or not
a conner is afraid Of them. If he is not,
they either extend friendly salute,
which always is deceitful, or assume to
be Indifferent. If he is, they give him
a bite, more or less deep, then stink
away from possible consequences.
For years and years I have followed
the rule, when visiting a person resid-
ing out of town, unless I know positive
~ that he keeps no dog of any size, to
halt at the gate, raise a halloo and
await not only my hosts invita-
tion, but his approach and his ao.
compartment into his house. could
not tell the number of times wherein
have been barked at furiously from the
inside by dogs whose owners declared
that in all their lives they had never
done such thing before to a man of
genteel appearance.
The counsels and admonitions bestow-
ed upon me might have excited some
gratitude if they had not been wholly
useless. have been asked so many
times that it makes me almost sick to
have the question repeated, "Why don t
you just go along without noticing
such things, not being or at least pre-
tending not to be afraid? Not one dog
in 10000 will try to bite a gentleman
unless he is provoked or sees that he is
being avoided
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
THE BROWN WIND OF coNNAuGHT.

The brown wind of Connaught
Across the bogland blown IL
(The brown wind Of Connaught)
Turns my heart to a stone, b
For it cries my name at twilight II
And cries i, at the noon. -. II.
"Oh, Mairgread Banl Oh, Mairgread
Ban!" ~. r. s.
Just like fairy tune.
The brown wind Of Connaught,
When Dermot came to WOO
(The brown wind of Connaught),
It heard his whispers, too, 7.. T..
And while my wheel goes whirring
1t taps on my window pane =
Till open wide to the dead outside
And the sea salt misty rain. -
The brown wind of Connaught
With women walled one day -.
(The brown wind Of Connaught)
For wreck in Galway bay,
And many the dark faced fishers
That gathered their nets in fear, -.
But one sank straight to the ghostly gate,
And he was my Der,oot dear.
shan Van Vocht.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
Tit-tat-to.

In the Century Dictionary the deriva:
ton is given from tit, tat, to, *'three
meaningless words" used in counting
However, the East Friesic name (see
Koolman's "E. FIR. Dict'') is tik-tak.
TUX, evidently a more original form. In
this name the word Tx has the same
sense as E, tick, mark, in allusion tc
the mark made by the player on thu
slate, while tax, TUX, are variants Of
the same theme, made on the principle
If altering the vowel, as in Germanit
verbs Of the third strong conjugation,
such as sing, sang, sung. % = :. "
Hence the name is by no means
meaningless, but has an obvious ref.
erence to the ticks, or marks, made by
the players, and the word is threefold
instead Of reduplicated, because the OBJ.
ject Of the game is to make three ticks
in a row.-Notes and Queries.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
BRUTAL CLUBBING.
a Blow That Knocked Fire and Smoke
From . Negroes Head.

"A Blow That Knocked Fire and Smoke
From . Negroes Head.
Negroes in the south have habit Of
sticking matches, toothpicks and ciga.
rettes behind their ears, and it is com.
mon thing to see one of them, when
asked for match, pull one Of them out
OF the closely kinked wool just over his
ear. Frequently they have a dozen O,
more slowed away there. Not long age
an Atlanta policeman, whose beat in
cludes 'Rusty row." a fayorite resort
for idle negroes, had occasion to arrest
a notorious vagrant, whose main occu-
patton was fighting and draining the
beer kegs left in front Of barrooms.
This man, as usual, resisted arrest
and attacked the officer fiercely. The
officer saw that extreme measures were
necessary and, drawing his club, aimed
a blow at the negroes head. The result
was as alarming as it was unexpected.
AS the club came in contact with the
mans head, just over the left ear, there
was cracking sound, and from the hal,
tongues Of blue, sulphurous flame shot
out. The negro dropped to the ground,
and the club fell from the officers
nerveless hand, while look Of wild
eyed amazement appeared on his coun.
tenance. 80. 49, .-.*.....
He had hit people with the same clut
before-in fact, rather frequently-and
blood had sometimes followed the blows,
but never before had they drawn flame
and smoke. He was about to leave the
place hurriedly, not knowing what hf
had done, when his victim sat up ani
said reproachfully: eco way, man
You done splode all my matches an6
swinge my hair often my haid." Tn.
officer was SO much relieved that ht
broke his record by letting the man &
his way in peace. Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
Merely From Observation.

Merely From Observation. RI
lis Miss Blinkins at homer asked
Mr.. Saunders Of the Irish girl who an.
swered his ring at the door.
zes, b'lave she is, sir. -
sis she engaged?''' III ID.
IAN is it engaged you say? Fax, an
I can't tell you, sir, but she kissed Mr.
Vincent last evenin as if she had new.
or seen the like nv him, an it's engaged
I b'lave they are, sir. Exchange.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
Those Girls.

She-He kissed me when I was moi
dreaming Of such a thing.
HerI'll wager you were not. You
always were wide awake when kissing
was in sight. Cincinnati Enquirer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17
His Young wife.

He lived q bachelor until he was
90 and then married woman young
enough to be his daughter. z &.
Daughter? Why, ahe was young
enough to be his second wife. ~ De-
.troit Journal
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-17

# a man could yell as loud in proper
ton to his size as a baby can, telephone
companies would soon be unable to de,
clare dividend Atlanta Constitution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
TIE HARBOR COMMITTEE.
The Council Organization Called to
Meet This Evening.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
TAKES A HAND IN THE MATTER
AND A COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS
WILL BE PRESENT AT TO-
NIGHTS SEssIoN-PUBLIC INTER
EST AROUSED IN THE MATTER.

The Special Joint Committee APP
pointed in conformity with the recon-
mendation so we'll made by City En-
gineer A. L. White. at Tuesday even
ings regular session of Council.
has been called to meet at
the rooms of the Board OF
Commissioners this evening. The
city committee consists Of Mayor
Butts, City Solicitor Nesbitt, City En-
gineer White, President Chew, Of the
Second Branch, and Councilman
Berry, Fair, Hoe. Megrail. Hork-
heimer, Stroebel, Bachman and Davi-
son. Engineer White will have COM
plete set Of maps on hand, and the
business at issue can be thus discussed
intelligently. At yesterdays session
of the Board of County Commissioners
Mayor Butts appeared and brought the
matter to the attention of the gentle
men, and it was agreed that the county
should be represented at this evening S
meeting, and that the session should
be held in the rooms of the Board of
Commissioners. To-night's session
will probably be devoted to a prelim-
mary discussion of the subject in
hand, but other sessions will follow,
and a report will be made to Council
as socn as possible, to the end that the
action of that body may be laid before
the United States engineers before
they make report to the Secretary of
War. 1t is expected that a number OF
interested citizens will also be present
at this evenings session.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
Atlantic City and Seashore Excursion
Thursday. July 2S-Greatly Reduced
Rates-RaItimore & Ohio Railroad

The next popular seashore excursion
via the Baltimore & Ohio R. R., will be
run Thursday, July 2Sth, to Atlantic
City. n. j., Cape May, Sea Isle City
Ocean City, n. j., and Ocean City, Nd
Tickets will be good twelve (12) days
including the day of sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to New Jer.
sey resorts, and at Baltimore and Wash.
ington on tickets sold to Ocean City
Nd.
Tickets will be sold on above date
from Wheeling for $1,000 round trip
and trains will leave at 1925, 5:25
1885 a. M, and $50 p. m.
Call on or address nearest ticket
agent Baltimore & Ohio r. r. fol
tickets and full information, or apply tc
T. c. Burke, passenger and ticket agent
Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
Excursion to Cleveland

Under auspices of Mozart Singing
Society via Wheeling & Lake Erie
Sunday July 31st. Special train leaves
Wheeling 1880 a. M, Wheeling time
returning leaves Cleveland p. M.
Wheeling time. Fare $1,75 round trip
Splendid attractions at Euclid Beach
and Haltnorth's Garden Theatres
Eight hours given in Cleveland. Opera
House band accompanies this excur-
SIGN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28

Via Pennsylvania Lines August and Is.
The only line running sleeping cars
through to Atlantic City from Wheel
ing. Five hours quickest time. Sleep
ing cars leaving Wheeling at 3: 55 p. M,
city time, arrive in Atlantic City at
$50 the following morning. For
sleeping car space and further informa-
ton, apply to ]. Bailie, ticket agent,
or ]. G. Tomlinson, passenger and
ticket agent. 2o,3O,3l,2,3
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
Third Personally Conducted Tonr

Up the Great Lakes to Mackinac Is
land. the Gem of the Inland Seas, =
where cool breeZes blow This excur-
sion will leave over the Cleveland
Lorain & Wheeling Railway August
18th In charge of Travelling Passenger
Agent o. R. Wood, who will furnish
full particulars and an illustrated book
# the trip TO all who call at his office
Mcclure House block. This is the finest
and cheapest of all trips. No trip
where you get so much for your money
Only ten dollars for the round trip.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28

August 2 to 18th. the Baltimore &
Ohio will sell excursion tickets to Oak
land. Mountain Lake Park and Deer
Park, at rate of one fare for the round
trip. good returning until August 81
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
X. of p. Encampmcnt. Indianapolis. Ind :.
Anc 22nd--20th. 1898.

For the above occasion the Ohio
River Railroad will sell on Aug. Goth,
21st and 22d excursion tickets to In
dianapolis, Ind, at one cent per mile
(short line mileage) each way for the
round trip. Tickets good to return
until August Goth, with privilege of ex-
tension to Sept. 10th, 1898
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28
G. A. r.. Encampment. Cincinnati. Ohio,
Sent 5th-1Oth 1898,

For the above occasion the Ohio
River Railroad will sell on September
Sd, 4th, 5th and 9Th, excursion tickets
to Cincinnati at one cent per mile
(short line mileage) each way for the
round trip Tickets good to return I'M
til September 18th, inclusive, with priv
ilege of extension to October I'd, 1898.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28

The following letter from Harry w.
Rogers, Wheeling boy who is a MEM
Der of Company M, First West Virginia
regiment, at Chickamauga, has been
received by his cousin here:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-28

The best accommodations and good
meals. Commercial Hotel, MoundsVille
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01
PUBLIC SALES.

On Wednesday. Oct. 8, at his
place, known as the Burgess farm,
three miles north and one mile east
of Baxter, and one mile west and
half mile north of Lowell Station,
]. C. Ebenstein will offer for sale at
public auction 2 cattle, As hogs,
farm implements, 1000 bales of gilt
edge hay and some household fur
niture on ten months time.
On Thursday, Oct. Q. at the stock
yards south of Baxter, Joseph Binns
will offer for sale IS horses, 9 fine
mules, q jack, and some farm i'm
plements on ten months time.
Up. Hartley, the boss auctioneer,
will officiate at theee sales.
The bills announcing these sales
were printed at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01

Every day Judge Skidmore gives
us renewed proof of the fact that he
is district judge for all the people,
not for Republicans, Democrats,
Populists, Prohibitionists, free sill
verites or any other faction. We
believe that no one questions the
fact that he is absolutely non-par-
tisan in all things connected with
his official duties and that in max.
ing his rulings, justice, law fair
ness, not politics prompts him.
That he has made an efficient, COM
petent. upright, honorable judge no
one will deny, and intelligent men
will agree that such men should be
retained on the bench. II Judge
Skidmore is not his own successor
we are mistaken in our judgment OF
the intelligence of the voters of the
nth judicial disfrict-Galena Re-
publican. For the reasons given
above Judge Skidmore will succeed
himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01
AMERICAN CHARACTER STUDIES.

The University Center, which has
been the principal literary circle In
this community for the past two
years, and which may be called the
parent of the others, gave birth to a
new society last Friday evening.
Some twenty-five or more of the
young people of Baxter Springs
met in the east wing of the NJ. E.
church for the purpose of organic
ing an association for the study of
new work called american Patri-
otto Character Studies" They will
meet one night in each week.
Besides the study of the new pub
LEGATION each evening, Prof. Noble
will add a story of some distin-
guished work or character In Gre
clan Literature so that every men,
Der in their general reading when
they shall meet with one of these
names so common in all good liter.
dtutC may tCCi thut ~ 10 uot % csohh'
but full of pleasant thoughts.
Myrtle Hodgkins, Harry Fuller,
Gay Chew, Harry March and Nellie
Paul were appointed committee
on organization TO report at the
opening of the next meeting.
The Association will meet at the
Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock
every Friday evening, while the
protracted meeting Is in session at
the NJ. E. church, after which they
will meet in one of the wings of
that church. All young people in
the community who have an ambi-
ton to learn something new are
cordially welcome.
Prof Noble, Mrs. A. ]. Thompson
and Miss Jessie Smith are the in
structors. RUBY TUCKER, Sec.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01
THREW AWAY A FORTUNE.


Many man has let a fortune slip
away because he didn't know how
to take advantage of the opportun-
tiles. A few days ago Gabriel
Schmuck related an experience he
had In Indiana about IS years ago
which illustrates this point very
forcibly. Mr.. Schmuck and others
associated with him not only let q
fortune get away from them, but
came near being mobbed for their
enterprise as we'll.
In 1854 Mr.. Schmuck and other
gentlemen formed company to
prospect in their locality in Indiana
for oil. They drilled deep hole
near the foot of big bluff. One
night after work had been stopped
for the day a terrible rumblius
noise was heard issuing from the
drill hole. The natives living in
the locality became very much al
armed and feared all kinds OF CO.
lamities. After time little Irish
man who had been employed ut the
hole ventured to go down to the
scene aud see what all the trouble
was about. 1t was dark, 30 Pat pro-
vided himself with an old.fashioned
square lantern, the glass on one
side being broken. IA he ap-
preached the hole terrible Kissing
and rumbling noise was heard and
he advanced rather cautiously.
Everything would have been well
had il not been for the pesky Ian
tern. Suddenly great blaze shot
high up toward the sky and the lit
tie Irishman was wrapped in
flames. He escaped alive, but didn't
have a hair left on his head or face.
The natives were more alarmed
than ever. They thought the in
fernal regions had been tapped, and
could they have laid hands on the
enterprising prospectors that night
every one of them would have orua.
mented the limb of tree. Mr..
Schmuck and his associates didn't
know what they had struck and
were just as anxious TO abate what
they considered dangerous find
as any of their neighbors. They
employed great force of men and
teams which worked for several
days on the hillside rolling rocks
aud dirt down upon the hole from
which was issuing the great col
umu of flame. After several days
the nuisance was got under control
aud it was again safe for Mr..
Schmuck and his associates to VEN
ture around among their neigh
bors. That was the first natural gas
well in Indiana. Nothing was then
known of this supply of natures
fuel. The prospectors knew they
had struck something that would
burn, but not knowing how to con.
troll it, were willing enough TO get
rid of it and save their regulations
in the community 40 we'll az save
their necks. That community Is
now supplied with any number Of
gas wells aud the natives don't
threaten a man when he finds a
new supply OF the fuei.-Empire
CITY Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01

IL can't see how any family lives
without Chanberlain's Collie. Chol-
era aud diarrhoea Remedy" says J.
R. Adams, a we'll known druggist,
of Geneva, Ala, in letter inquiring
the price of dozen bottles, that he
might NOT only have it for use in
his own family, but supply it to his
neighbors. The reason some peo'
pie get along without it, is because
they do not know it's value, and
what a vast amount of suffering 1t
will save. Wherever It becomes
known and used il is recognized as
a necessity, for IL is the only remedy
that can always be depended upon
far bowel complaints, both for chill
dren and adults. For sale by W. +.
prira
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01
How TO Look Good.

Good looks are really more than
skin deep, depending entirely on a
healthy condition of all the vital
organs. If the liver be inactive,
you have a bilious look; If your
stomach be disordered, you have a
dyspeptic look; If your kidneys be
affected, you have a pinched look;
secure good health and you will
have good looks. Electric Bitters'
is a good Alternative and tonic. Acts
directly on the stomach, liver and
kidneys. Purifies the blood, cures
pimples, blotches and boils, and
gives a good complexion. Every
bottle guaranteed. Sold at A. X
Kane's drug store. Soc per bottle.