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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11
Porto Rico No Place for Poor Men.

Porto Rico, although extremely fertile land land
fruits and flowers densely inhabited Many
in this country thinking new
insular acquisitions poor should these islands
OF cheap labor certainly before posting up parto-
line OF work which they may contemplate following up
These lands in1umerabe opportunities the
Of capital lines enterprises may
where little capital required upon whole day
Dor is discount that the supply greater tan
demand The American consuls Hawaii people
keep away, and from Cuba Porto Rico come similar
statements Philip c Hanna, United States consul at san
Juan. in 70 the state department days ago
made these statements:
7 receiving hundreds OF letters all classes Of
people the United askns Porto Rico Most
of these they intend coming Rico for
work to into business they know all about
the country To into detail and these hundreds
Of letters would require services several clerks but
have said 10 nearly al of these nqurs THAI American
seeking work saould Porto Rico also said
business the Ua,ed states thar my opinion
they would be disappointed they 10 estab-
iish themselves; that the Yet arrived Tor an
American to iao business Rico. believe The
time VIII when this good field Tor the invest
ment OF American capital when nearly al kinds F bust
conducted in American style VIII be profitable but
that time viii not come until the island American gov
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11
Along the Kansas Nile.

Jim Simpson slated for national com
nitteeman in 1900! Shades OF Russian
thistlel
IN a certain sense. the defeat OF Leedy
rehabLitates Governor LeweAins politi-
calIy. II is proof positive 10 Governor
Lewelling that he Is not the only fake Ia
the blizzard
Margaret Spooner OF Harper was Jump
ing the rope. She called 70 the sw1ngers
TO stop. They didn't The rope knocked
her feet from under her. threw her and
broke her arm.
It Is said that owing 20 cattlemen with
cowboys moving IN and families moving
out the school population OF western KAN
sas Is falling of. while the vouns popuia-
ton IS increasing
A debate in a school house in Nsron
township. Pratt county. recently. was
over: Resolved. that girls have more
10 be thankful for than boys" The gil
side OF the question won easily.
Before Webb McNall IS clapped out into
dark. impenefrable and tar-5lack obliv-
ion. he should be voted the profound
thanks OF the state for spong ng the HUI
mon case of the State OF live issues.
While a tenacious relation with the
press exempts the Kansas county commis-
state would faint could it attend au exDe-
rience meeting Of bridge contractors
Young Collins wanted money 20 follow
Mss Babc0ck 10 the seashore- II b.
ed his father Il was f0r this re-sJu.
The moral 20 this is that II there e. 20 be-
killing IA love. the lover should oDera,e
on himself
A new Joint began business a; Wood
bine. GiUetI-:amous, the other day
citizen called and said: Move out iu au
hour or I'll smash the whole sheoaur'
The join-lst had v@moosed wil4l TIE
hour.
IN some OF the churches IN Kansas ih'r
year instead Of a ChEstmus trss there
viii be q Dewey Sap. A large boat OFT
OF which the presents VIII be d-stT anted
that IS ths popcorn aEd suck can1y la
pink skseter-bar-
Jerry Simpson VIII b = candidate fsr
che Popu,st congressional nomination iH9
wears hence. Jerry does nos ooiect to
being deceutly killed. bot ire tsnce - me
wolves over bis dead BODY u warning
the corpse % an awful vengeance.
Fort scott vii pal before tae neE; l-E-
ls,ature Tor a Normal school. an lels. eE-
pcnsivs ernb.-.oI. which E c1ne -
rothlur. b1t q Holiday Cor a a7o1F n1.ea
after working an el-ire Eesa 1915 ice
a. izst. o. = technically
Chester r Log fnls year received -
votes more thaa Re Cd !n fsfE Trsrs wsrs
about 80 P0pGlssts lu tna csrlet wa7.
election day. f1rzst 20 ba3 tae sqrE carry
De- the Afternoon ard vers - l-eslr.e
FROM 81. 1g 90 ne poE
\ Pratt bog uas la regiment recently
HzlrlnE az ft9rrirsl. IN tie r1t Efn faf
regiment uas drawn o1t 20 Dr.. fsr tes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11
A Proof of Good Times.

pretty thermometer financial prosperity is
the diamond When plentiful its possessors
indulge in luxurious living and adornment- The treasury
indicate the diamond pearl
shng which is read that the people have money
and under the necessity of practcing In
only bought by the
people of the United States 57SS worth of pearls
s69557S9 worth diamonds $S4O076
pearls bought by the people More than three
much spent diamonds and nearly three
pearls 1897 or in dollars
$3.50, 267 more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

eminent until the of the United States enforced
and the tariff changes Then believe this island will
take on fe but people who think of doing business
in Porto Rico should made understand that the existing
high duty American products prohibits their shipping
building material machinery for factories plantations
etc. establishing kind Of business with profit Most
Of business men who mere simply
and possessing olden for
the future. decide that early The
American press should inform business
the true situation"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11
Plight sthe Arrow.

TIE lfe ~ man s. an arroW Eht.
out % darslezs ifn3 l-l-.
And out ~ Ieht into aarkr-ss aSaiE.
Perhaps 10 pleasure perhaps 90 Ia-a-
There u7uz- De something z1gFe @ hs.8E.
SorlsEhere ursesers--a ul.gatg sgE
A hard taa- tires ngf q sie@9eFs eye
That sees the arross - ard f..
one Wao k-aas Say ~ lse-and 81
~ p S-o95a-z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

John Sherman is against expansion saying sym
pathzes with Agunaldo in his republic
1t viii pay be honest England guffawed that
Washington could establish government
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

The natural ard unspoiled American, according to Ella
Wheeler Wilcox lis the best lover earth" state
goes The Porto Ricans with alternating sys-
TEN O wives are Americans.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Spain stand everything but charge President
Mckinley that it Spain blew up Maine This is
the last paroxysm of the ragged OF flourish
ing honor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Brigandage in Porto Rico is be suppressed. Law
American law differs from this-that Brgand
Don Rodergo Hotstuf different Robber
Bill Dalton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

The Prince of Wales viii visit the United States
The aged Prince viii conduct himself gentleman. We
all know how the sar-spangled millionaire idiots New
York will
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

General Sternberg confesses during there
occasionally difficulty in getting the Alger
Later however attempt get his scalp utterly failed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Gtilet safe in Mexico fortune in his clothes
dehorned dilemma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

volunteer openly Rugged Georgia woman on the
srtets has been put the chain gang The hugger
moral IS plain SHOULD first protocol huggee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

There still a left Kansas who do not be-
lieve that Destiny reckoning large long
Varty fore-dnser - the Board Of Charities
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Yesterday the troops q the United states displayed Their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Rucyard Kipns maintains that all thought IS abortive
speech true that good many writer's go around con-
tnuaily trying Earpoon phrases.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

The Kespem crowd IS certainly losing ground Destiny
nt'snanifesHg around haif muck was IA ep,en-
Der
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

A Roberts and his overSoek-d marriage conse IS san
there Bur he Vii have 70 -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Our Kansas love tropical Miss Babcocks evil
dence against Collins shows least Fidelity the
knee 70 Truth beIneans Itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

1t has taken years teach the American Indian
hat and spit his shirt now we
taking job cyilzing those FIpnos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-11

Tom Reed. a who has not been on speaking &C
ouantance feet twenty years has come
out against expansion
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-13


went to farming on the old place. Her
fathers house stood next to ours. We
were neighbors. She used to come and
lean over the bars of the fence which
separated one of our meadows from her
fathers and chat with me as 1 drove
my horse to the pillow. Then she went
off to school. At that school she wrote
me that she met a girl with whom she
struck up a great friendship. The name
of her friend was Delno. / wondered
whether it could be the same. On the
strength of that doubt l desisted. y
"What was your sweetheart S name?"
"Constance Brandford.
"Did she sing?" questioned Storm
mouth suddenly and violently.
Like Il bird, sir, said Doxie trif1e
huskily 'sThere was not q thrush
within ten miles could hold his own
with her. But she had taste for the
world. She had no use for simple
countryman like me- She Went to Eu-
rope. have never seen her since. Her
people all died. Their estate was sold
at auction.
ssBy Jove!'' cried Stornmouth.
He stepped forward gayly, to Judge
DEMOS supreme amazement, and laid
his powerful hand upon the detected
shoulders of Browns messenger.
81 say, Doxie," said he, "come into
my service will you?"
With all my heart, sir. In what ca
pacity?"
"Oh, hang the capacity!" laughed
stornmouth. Companion, if you like.
am off to France tomorrow night.
The judge follows me week later. -
Judge Delno gasped slightly, strove to
speak and then listened attentively. 81
have a mind, Doxie, to show you the
world.'
eyes, sir"
ga wild desire, my good friend
Doxie, to introduce you to the land of
art and song"
"You are too good, sir" Doxie was
regarding Stornmouth with bewil-
dered stare
81 will present you to singer, 1
promise you, continued Stornmouth,
"who will put your heart back sounder
than when she found it, as you so elo-
quently say. Take the Long Island boat
tonight for New Suffolk. Bid goodby to
the old folks. Pack up your togs and
meet me at pier No. 43, North river, at
noon tomorrow. -
81 will, sir"
CHOW be off. Oh, say. stuff that
missive from Desmoulins into your grip
sack, will you? We may have need of
| it. ;"
81 will, sir"
"And now," continued stornmouth,
when the door had closed, turning gay
ly to the judge, who had been a silent
witness of the foregoing scene, "and
now, my good friend, we will light
couple of cigars while we lay our plans
together, Ell? The lines have fallen in
our way with vengeance. Shall we
pull them together?" He laughed glee-
fully.
Judge Delno met his triumphant
glance with one equally flashing. His
lips set firmly in the line which was
dreaded by his opposing counsel as ex-
employing invulnerable determination.
sStornmouth, he shouted, "there is
not q colleague on the bench who does
not fear me when my blood is up"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-13
SILVER III his movements and Is III pei


silver III his movements and is iii pei
petual demand because of his talent fo'
amassing all the news, social, political
and SO forth, in nutshell and rehash
ing it to his clients in an undertone as
he administers to their wants He ha
the eye of the proverbial hawk, tongue
which is polished like the sharpest
razor, and wit which is famous.
have feed him heavily for long time
both because l found him unique, and
unique amusement cannot be too high
ly remunerated, and also because it APP
peared to mt he might be rendered val
liable ultimately i'll some unsupported
manner. Whether or no he held Il
grudge against Desmoulins for a skit as
clever as unwise, which recently APP
peared in sthe columns of the Eclair
against THE Rat, warning all stay at
home Parisians against him as ~ spy OF
the most dangerous caliber, | cannot
tell The fact remains He set before
me, With admirable condensation, the
plot which DoNie there indicating
the messenger--'' holds as documentary
evidence against the opposition party
He denounced Desmoulins as an adven-
turer and De Lacaze as the type of titled
libertine who is robbing us of our rec
ord OF common sense while at the same
time filling Frances minis at America S
expense | looked up Desmoulins You
know my tendency to battle with fraud
whether it concerns me personally or
otherwise. l discovered that the Des-
mouths of the Eclair and tic Des-
mouths of the Pension Picaud were one
and the same, that DE Lacaze was the
nobleman i'll question, and that your
daughter was the young woman in par
ticular. took tho next steamer for
home. called at Browns agency.
Doxie will tell you the rest. -
DoNie raised his eyes. They had been
discreetly yelled. They We're steel blue
in color, with fearless light in them
that belied the other features of their
owners countenance, whose expression
of SNUG impenetrability had been worn
for SO long period that it had become
almost second nature.
"The letter found me- he stated
firmly, "just on the eve of mental and
moral crisis. I had made up my mind
to quit unearthing family skeletons for
pay. Browns is necessity. 1t is
Browns affair, not mine, whether he
conducts his business on basis of hon
esty or on basis of fraud. I have done
many scurvy trick since threw in my
lot with him, dirty work for dirtier pay.
I could not see the old people starving
while dreaming my dreams of carrying
on model farm. This was contrast
with vengeance. Singularly enough,
only yesterday something rose up within
me against sinking SO low as Brown. I
remembered day when I knew men
who took the brain and the Drawn out
of me in their service only to put it
back sounder instead of weaker made
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-13

II aDilL present yOat to q singer, I promise
yoL." continued Stornnloltth.
up my mind to work for men like that
or else go back to my farming. / had
rather weed in honest dirt than ferret
out human yileness. Planting potatoes
is comparative rectitude. intoxicating
crime, more aiding and abetting it by
putting into the hands of its perpetra-
tors the faculty to score it's innocent
victims through means as underhanded
as cowardly, is the work of beasts, not
of men. l had farmed my mind as we'll
as my body. My father caught and sold
bluefish night and day for 40 years to
earn the money which was to buy me a
college education. 1t occurred to me
that had better farm my morals and
let my financial profits go. In short, l
bolted. Mr.. Stornmouth did the rest,
Sir. He came to me in straightforward
way, and put questions at me as though
he expected me to return him truth for
truth. My customers are very rarely of
that class. They are pretty generally of
the species traitor, sent out from great
houses to do their dirty work for them,
and forbidden to betray their purpose,
their identity or themselves in the proc
ess. With Mr.. Stornmouth I suddenly
discovered myself answering truth for
truth. l was in the anomalous position
of leaguing with him toward the total
humiliation of Brown and his crew. /
liked it."
"Where were you born?" demanded
the chief Justice.
ION Long Island. sir. at New suf-
folk'
"How much does Brown pay your
According to the work l do The
dirtier the work the bigger the pay"
HIM, remarked his honor grimly
Anybody would take you for reporter
on cheap daily"
"It's just about that, SIR
Anything more?" asked Storm
mouth.
Doxie hesitated. A dark purple flush
rose slowly and covered his strong,
sunburned face. He lifted his right
hand for moment and drew it awls-
wardly across his lips. :" / remembered, u
he said finally, nervously turning his
cap about in his fingers, "when ! read
the name of Miss Priscilla Dclno, "a girl
knew once, some seven or eight years
"~n when / got back from college and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-13
CHAPTER VIII

When an American girl makes her
debut at the Paris Grand Opera, evinc-
ing thereby undeniable proof of the pos
session of that temerity which is pre-
sumed to exemplify the main character
istic of her national make up, hyper
criticism stalks the aisles, congests the
foyer and overfows the galleries.
The young innocent is ignorant of the
proportions Of the arena which she has
elected as vivid background for the
display of her wares. On the unwritten
page of her vigorous young mind it
seems gratuitous field from which to
disport mettle and talent. She does not
know until bitter experience has taught
her that the trial ground of her young
strength and colossal inexperience in
foreign ways and methods is already
strewn with the record Of mortal car
mage as dire as that which once REDEEM
ed the plain of Waterloo. And il she is
warned of it she ignores the warning.
Strife rampant and pregnant huns
within its market place-a strife of I'M
worthiness coupled with favoritism. A
two headed monster, named jealousy
and venom, confronts her at the gate
of her would be paradise. If she storms
the citadel Of place and comes out on
the other side intact, her intentions are
fortunate if they are not torn in shreds
and her character in tatters because of
vicious innuendo.
1t has been said that to the pure all
things are pure. Just as thoroughly has
it been proved that to the vile all vile
ness is of the vilest, and what is pure
is considered only a grade Of vileness
all the more reprehensible because it is
obviously impossible of comprehension
by minds attuned to less harmonious
chords.
The victims Of an unjust interpreta-
ton are many in this world of ours. The
seekers for any place whatsoever, in
cruel, albeit Imperative, thrust into
prominence, which reads not ALWAYS
pre-emlnence, are rich material for that
pack OF wolves who, devoid of indiyid-
ual creative ability, fall to upon more
gifted creators wares as their personal
opportunity Too often they in this SUI
perfuous recreation praiseit, to its lam
entable discontinue, in order to en-
force the fact of the translatop's per-
spicacity or condemn it to accentuate
its critics comparative impeccability.
The victim has no redress. II voices,
like birds, could be adjudged on their
own merits through personal conviction,
eardrums would be considered the ablest
critics and hearts the noblest transla-
tors. Ii singers could sing their glad
song up to glory, instead of begging for
the chance to be heard or being obliged
to sell their tones as so much gold dust
to the too often self constituted EXPERT
there would be less room for the ground
sparrows to twitter of their prejudices.
The proof of the singing would be in
the song.
But. alas. voices, like genius, 20
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make up. Further, have positive proc
that you are to be Wiley deceived
There is man in the hall who " u
confirm my statements. Have / ycu.
permission to ring for him to be sent
imp
The times., 1898-12-17
THE M'coY-GcDDARD BOUT.
The Latter Disqualified for Hitting
in II Clinch.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-McCoy and Cod
dard put up what was really Il very nnin-
terestfng glove contest at the Arena to-
of the fifth round, Goddard having hit
Mccoy in n clinch. The referee disauali-
fed the barrier champion.
The first two rounds were ridiculously
tame, and savored of a love feaSt. The
only thing that made up for the tame
ness at this point was McCoy's spend d
science, his fo0twork making the b gsest
kind OF a hit. They opened the bout by
light sparring, neither man landing q
blow of any Importance. In the second
Goddard countered with his left at the
opening. and Mccoy retaliated with a
right-hand counter. This was the only
exchange.
The third started well. both llndng
some good lefts. At the close. however,
Mccoy began TO let himself out, and he
landed hard and often, the round being
very much in his favor.
Mccoy opened the fourth with offensive
tactics, landing his right and left, God
dard showing plainly s.gns of tiring, and
it was prophes.ed that he could not last
If Mccoy kept at him. Goddard seemed
in fair shape when he came up for the
fifth round. Mccoy was taking 10
chances, however. and went ut his man
for keeps, landing two left-hand jdls.
Goddard came back with hard right,
ard then Mccoy landed a right-hand up
per cut, flooring and daZing joe When
Goddard arose, he ran into 4 c-inch. and
in this clinch Goddard tried to hit Nc
Coy, the referee calling 4 foul and stop
ping the bout.
The times., 1898-12-17

What a Fleeti-Sour Stomach, Dis
tress after Eating, Weight in the Stom-
ach. Wind on the Stomach, Loss of APP
petite. Dizziness, Nausea, Sick Headache
formidable foes to good health-but Dr.
Won STAINS Pineapple Tablets are the In
vincible battleships than can put to rout
and destroy the last vestige of them, and
make peace and happiness reign where
all was misery and suffering. IS cents
Sold by F. s. Williams, Ninth and F
Streets: Edmonds &. Williams, Third and
Pennsylvania Avenue.-7o.
The times., 1898-12-17
THE ALPHA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION,

Incorporated under The laws OF the District OF
Columbia,
Has been organized TO benefit the citizens OF
Washington and is ready to enroll members.
The members are chGged five (S5) dollars per
year for membership.
This membership entities you to the services
OF a physician surgeon as the case may re-
quire and to all necessary medicines and surgical
appliances for that year free of charge.
This fee OF five (S5) dollars covers the head OF
the house II the head of the house is ''maH"
1t will cost 25 cents per year, each, for his wife
and childten. Thus. il a man becomes a member
cost six go dollars for one year for the entire
family.
The association will employ the best Physicians
from both schools, Homeopathic and AlIopathic
and you may hsvesyour choice. You may visit
the Physicians office. or telephone OF the
Physicians and the Physician will visit you at
your home r.st,
The best OF everything in the way OF medicines
and appliances will be used and prompt and cffi-
e!ent service given, it will inure TO the As
scciation's credit and benefit TO have prompt
service, which it guarantees.
You entitled 10 call and see the Physician
as often as YOU desire. or have him call on YOU
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whatever. You are in full benefits as soon as
your certificate is iSsusd. VIII you sign as =
member?
For further iniortnatia5 apply at the Office Of
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