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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
a Town where Nearly Every Man Has Held
mn Omcc.
Mom the kewtston llle.l Journal.

From the Lciciston (Mc.) Journal,
Not n town in Maine. We venture TO say. but
can nOint to the names OF n score or so of Cistin-
guishch sons or daughters; but not all. perhaps,
can make quite the showing Of Paris Hill. whose
roster is thus given. emitting many names of
holders of county and other offices:
Nice-Prcsidcnt Hannibal Hnnllin.
r.Gencral HOratio King.
Comptroller Albion X. Paris.
L. =. Judge Albion *. Paris.
L. =. Senators Albion X. Paris and Hannibal
Hamlin.
Representatives to Congress Levi HubbaTi
Enoch Lincoln, Timothy j. Carter. Virgil ID.
Paris. hannibal Hamlin. Rufus X. Goodenow,
ElbrihGe Gerry. Charles Andrews Robert Goode.
now. Charles W. Walton. sidney Perham. lteual
WAshburn. elected but counted out.
L. s. Collector sullivan $. ltawson at East
port.
US. Marshals Virgil ID. Paris and William
X. Kimhall.
US Pension Agent George F. Emery.
L. 8. Pension Examining Surgeon Thomas ii.
Brown.
Cows. Albion X. Paris. Enoch Lincoln. Han
nibnl IIamlin, Virgil d.. Paris, acting. and SD
ney PerhnIr.
Judges Albion X. Paris, Charles ". Walton.
William Writ Virgin, Thomas III. Haskell, Jo-
soph G. Cole. and stephen Emery.
Attorney.General stephen Emery.
Presidents of senate Virgil ID. Paris and Will
liam Writ Virgin.
Speakers Hannibal Hamlin. Charles Andrews,
and Sidney Perham.
Secretary OF State Sidney Perham.
Executive Counsel Thomas Croker.
Major-Gen. Levi Hubbard. State militia.
Brighten. William X. kimball, Federal Army
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
4 NEW MORSE INVASION.
scandinavinns Slowly Taking Possession or the
British Merchant Marine.

british Merchant Marine.
England is trembling before q second invasion
OF the Norscmen. The bold sea rovers of tho
Scandinavian peninsula arc not coming down
this time with baltic axes. They are going in
to knock out the modern Briton in n peaceful,
commercial way. They are taking possession
of his merchant marine, insidiously, and slowly,
but. as some OF the British marine papers de-
clare. surely. The Germans arc next In numbers
TO the ScAndinavians among the invaders.
According to recent statistics more than 5000
Norwegians and Swedes are ON the seagoing
vessels OF Commodore John Bull. Many of
these are petty officers, and some are command
ers. What tho British marine papers do not
like about tho matter is that the proportion OF
boys and young sailors recruited among tho
natives is decreasing. In 1891, there were
G,6ss British boys and 1O,0i0 British young sail.
ors in tho merchant marine; in 1896 there were
4,6l6 boys and 0,2i2 young sailors. The mum.
Der of boys of foreign birth increased from 600
In 1891 TO 800 in 1895. and the number OF young
sailors OF foreign birth. mostly. scandinavian,
Alter iamcntilg the situation Inc London
ShiDpfnI UOrid suggests n remedy To make
the merchant marine more attractive to boys.
"Wc must make 1t easy for decent lads 10
become. and worth their while TO remain, sea-
farerS. some induCcmcnt must be offered TO
with, them. and some induceinent must he o.
of life on n tramp IL must be seriously faced,
and without delay, whether the State will not
pay their apprenticeship premiums and give
them some preliminary training, 80 that they
may not really be membranes; and, II SO. tho
state will have the right TO see that they arc
properly fed. clad. and treated. and that their
life is not one dreary round OF derk-swabhing."
1t seems unlikely that any remedy can he
devised which will prevent the British ship.
owner. and the shipping master representing
old. for lhe least money. The Scandinavian il q
cheap. obndicnt, and clever seamen, and he Will
continue to help man the ships OF Great Britain
as long as ner shipowneTs want good profits and
arc forced 10 compete with ships OF other nation
alities that have cheap Crewa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16

Of saloons and gambling dens and get his mon.
He tried %, get two podgo lily Donst sop ss. 70
n, Ss HIN R1l but t9 sgst h to t sep suSflowo s's "a.
. sSUa. t hse bar, w and n tEeT rear n a r%cuiotto game
They separated in a second to lot him pass
through. lie never spoke, a, word except n
;;h~owdy.dof to the nstonishcd bsrtondSr; He
qulrios about some friends Of his that he want
ed TO SEQ and walked out,
Of Union. Tho moment he stcpped IN at the
front door he saw two Of the very sreSserSh n nS
% op,G ! pr TnSy f foT pI Hrsr eo@ @InSinF Bi fn pushed he'd
hts way into the dance hall. The fddlcrs and
tho boy with n mouth organ did not know what
"fHere, you fellows. I want to see you, shout;
cd Bill. bockoning to the greasers at the far end
'T6ere was no spoken answer, but there was
n shot fired from tho left OF Rill as he stood
near the front door. Az that BIZ whirlea 70
in a crowd where there were women. Hc sprang
forward TO get away from the crowd. nnd MGR
dance hall. Ono Of tho srcsssrs arod at Bill,
then he fired and shot the, follow through the
wrist. Some one outside fired IN at The open
quick succession, and tho frightened women
began shrioking and RUNNING, about for cover.
sene lamp and It blazed up, The, bartender.
who had crouched behind tho bar when the bull
lets ct , began TIC to b fyni TGso with i his dsn sS%e Of Spr shSt;
hui "lOIt t"S hN''
up and FREQ rccklessly out OF the window. lilo
helped Bill amazingly by that.
''The battle lasted about two minutes. hut
probably forty shots were exchanged. IL BIZ
had not by luck stood Ia n shadow OF the room,
he would surely have been killed. AS 1t was,
he was shot In the shoulder, and his coat sleeve
was cut by n ball. One man at the rear window
was mortally shot in the chest. Bill shot ono
greaser twice. and when the battle wns over
he leaned up against tho wall back of the bar,
kept his eyes on the windows and doors about
him. and reloaded his pistols. Then hc graz.
pied onto the man he had shot. and marched
him right through n crowd of 200 cowboys
many OF whom were Bills sworn cnomies-to
the American Hotel. l believe Bill must havo
been an unconscious hypnotist, for any one else
would have been shot fifty times. by those
angry and armed fellows before he had taken
100 steps.
.'The next day some one found over thirty
bullet marks In the wooden walls Of the dance
hall. How any one came out alive from there
has always been q mystery among the old plains.
mon who kpSW the facts. heard afterward
that Wild Bill got only 500 for the man he
that summer night"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
IF SENDING GOODS TO CHINA
Consult This List OF Lucky Trademarks ard
labels for Success.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Samuel L.. Graccy.
the United States Consul at Fuchau, has sent 10
the State Department n report, In which he
urges American manufacturers and merchants
who have business relations with the Flowcry
Kingdom to cater to Chinese prejudice and
superstition In the preparation Of their goods.
He advises the use Of trademarks and labels
that will not be offensive to tho people of China.
An unfortunate trademark will often doom
an otherwise desirable product to failure, no
says. and some colors will offend the tastes
or the superstition of prospective purchasers.
On a particular kind of goods one color will 10
all right. but 1t will ruin the sale of another
kind. The Chinese will often buy biscuits,
needles. thread, matches. soap. medicine. scent,
sweets, &C., he says. for the sake Of getting a
lucky label. Mr.. Gracey includes in his report
q list OF suggestions for trademarks and luhrlS.
It includes animals. trees, fish. birds, flowers.
geometrical figures; fruit, insects: and combine,
1T mrst be remembered" MIR. Gr4ccy cy;
a tiger. as ordinarily represented by foreign
artists, would not meet with favor with these
imagination and art. Of unreasonable length OF
body or bigness OF head or curve Of tail and i'm.
matchbox is displayed a monkey standing on its
front feet; head nearly touching the ground.
the skies. The srotesque, and da even hlGeo,nnss. %
the helm american iG I mind tickios the fancy Of tho
supply adequate information to an engrnyCr or
eeSSllorer by which he could produce The real
fancy In such things would brand the goods 10
once as tho, product of n foreign devil AMI
doom 1t to deteat.
"A Chinese dragon differs from n japanese
dragon in it's contortions. A royal dragon must
have five claws. while the plebeIan boast has
only four. A stork must always stand on onl
Leg, or flying must present an ENORMOUS sorca!
OF wings and trailing long legs. All japanese
birds when flying must have a tendency DOM.
ward, never I'M or on n atrninhf pnursp. 10 "a
Japanese nothing is preferable TO the rcprcsrn.
talon Of snoT-capped sacred FusyaIna. rs seen
on nearly all japanese fans, screens. &c.
The British Consul at Annoy furnished hs
Government with about 400 designs for trade
marks and labels which he believed wouli 10
popular with the Chinese people. Mr.. Grnc'y
was not able. to obtain those designs, but Illus
%trations OF those contained in the lists he sub
mits can be obtained, he says. at q small az,
pense, md be supplied by Consuls of tho United
tates IN China. A copy OF tho list may hr OBJ
tanned by any American manufacturer or mrr.
chant who contemplates sending his wares %
China by application TO tho Bureau of Forcs N
OF the State Department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16

From The LVnchbur0 Netus.
The diniculty OF driving a single hog was we'll illus.
trated at the foot of Ninth street yesterday afternoon
at about train time. Some men were driving a herd
Of swine to Amherst. and as they approached the
bridge one OF the animals became obstreperous and
bolted toward the city. becoming thereby separated
from the rest OF the drove. The three or four men.
assisted by volunteers, placed themselves between
the city and the rebeilious hog In a semicircle.
while one OF their number advanced cautiously
and began to tickle the hogs nose with a pine brush.
This would make the animal turn round. and each
time he did SO he would move a few steps toward
the bridge and the rest OF the drove. The mannuvres
were watched with a great deal Of interest by a largo
crowd OF spectators. and when finally the wayward
one returned to the bosom OF tho drove. . very aud.
BILE murmur OF admiration went up from the crowd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
oUBER HAPPENINGS BERE AND
THERE.
cradle noenea By = male.

A traveller going through q sparsely settled section
OF Canada came to a lonely cabin and, finding the
door open. went In. Nobody was in sight, but In the
centre Of the room he saw a cradle with a baby lying
IN It fast asleep. TIE cradle was rocked back ana
forth with great regularity, and he was puzzled to
know what kept II In motion. on examination no
found a stout cord attached to a nal driven In the
aldo Of the cradle and passed through an auEer hole
In the side of the HOUSE. He took mp the trail, which
led him into a ravine where n donkey was standing
and switchins his tail. The mystery was explained.
The other end OF the cord was attached TO the don
keys tail, and the constant switching kept the cradle
in motion. 1t was an ingenious device on the part OF
the mother to keep her baby asleep while she went
on for q time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
REHOUNOED Br IT'S FATHER.

The APDreciaiive Customer. tho German Bar-
Der. ana the Orphaned Joke.
well, you have q fine shop here" said tho
customer as he settled himself down to be
shaved.
Yah T. said the barber.
But don't think much OF the outside"
No! Dot is not In Il" said the barber.
ing. "uSH
The barber flushed.
Vat for YOU laugh at me T. he cried in anger.
You tink i understand not English r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
Eiiled In selr-Dercnce against u 90.
E~or, III. N,.h.,In. yo..

TTUW tHt 1NuSWUITIb uWHt
Elijah Gordon and John Wiley, both colored. en-.
ployed the same woman to wash and cook for them
at Woodlawn. and as Gordon claimed to be o WOO
dooist. he threatened to hoodoo Wiley unless the
latter ceased his attentions to tho washerwoman.
Wiley was at the house when Gordon appeared at
the window and began to move his arms and hands
in q peculiar manner, when Wiley, thinking the
hoodoo act was about to be performed, pulled his
gun and killed his tormentor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16

OTTAWA, Jan. lathe statement Of foreign
trade for tho dominion OF Canada during the
last half OF 1897 show q marked increase IN ex;
ports OF minerals. fish. lumber. and agricultural
products. In spite of the Dingley tariff and the
Cutting of the American market prior to the
month OF August. lumber exports show un in
crease OF nearly half q million
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
III. Flrs, Glen, n, tho Age or So.

from the Indianapolis sentfn<L.
EVANSVILLE, Jan, 5.-At the age of s8 years Joseph
=. Elliott defended his nrst client in court this morn.
Ing, lie was John Richardson, colored. charged with
assault and battery with intent to XII. The squire Is
a Justice OF the peace and is one OF the pioneer citi.
zens OF the city. About two months ago no W as adj.
mitted to practice law, and this morning he had hi.
irst case In criminal law In the police court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Jan. lI.-Fourtecn thou
sand colonists settled in the Canadian North.
west during 1897. Grain dealers of western
Canada predict tho largest acreage OF wheat
during 1893 In the history of CANDIDA. Farmers
who depended on d~airying and ranchlng when
the price OF grain was low are preparing to put
In very extensive crOps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
This burglar Used = Hook ana Line.
From The San Nranotsoo chrontcle.

FTom fhe San FTdncfsco ChrontcIe.
STOCKTON, Jan. 8.-with q nshhook and line the
safe at the barn OF the Stockton Electric Railroad
Company was cleverly burglarized the other night.
The money taken in on the cars at night is deposited
In bags. which arc placed in the safe through an
aperture at the top. and forced down through . slide
running at an angle. By the exercise of skill and
patience the burglar succeeded in fishing up three
bags. securing about $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
waEoniond OF wild Geese Paralyred by strych
nine.
From the Kansas CITY Times.

From the Kansas CITY Times.
During the war we were not permitted TO carry
guns. but the boys used to hide their weapons and
slip out unobserved and indulge in q few hours hunt.
ing. I saw a young fellow start out one day and
when he returned. not more than two hours later. he
had twenty.one wild geese. Irecollect one instance
during that period when we were not allowed TO
carry guns when the geese became 30 numerous aud
bold rs to make II almost impossible for us to raise a
crop. I had q field of wheat. which they were pick
ing up before the grains had time to terminate. I
took an ounce of strychnine. dissolved It in acidu-
lated W alter, soaked corn in II, and scattered the corn
over the wheat field. The next morning I gathered
up q wagonload OF dead and paralyzed wild geese,
some forty or fifty of them. in the wheat field. Eight
or ten OF them recovered and became domes,icated."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
Charity Rabbit Hunt in Missouri.

From the Kansas citv Journal.
Tho male contingent in the Kingdom Of Galloway is
to rise up as one man next Wednesday, take its gun
and go on a grand charity rabbit hunt. Committees
have been appointed in every township to organize
the local Nimrods. and the promoters of the scheme
hope 10 mako a shipment OF at least $500 of the cot
tontails to 81. Louis the day following the hunt. for
the benz mt OF the hungry poor there.
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From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 7.-Robert Kenny of Dickinson
county will take a trip around the world as q result
Of his big apple crop this year. He sold about 10 1000
bushels. receiving over $1,000 for them.
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From the Atlanta Constitution
with a pack OF bioodhounds at full cry at his heels
and a halr.doEen guards, heavily armed with shot
guns and pistols. in fast pursuit, Convict Willis Hart
ran nine hours Saturday for liberty. covering moro
than forty miles and finally falling almost from sheer
exhaustion in a field In the remote cornerof Dc Kalo
county, where he was captured by Guard Milain.
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From the Winchester Ky Sun.
A colored woman applied to Judge Evans Monday
for money to defray the expense of burying her hus.
band. Asked when her husband died. she said: HE
aln't dun dead yet. but / spec he will be gin I git
home" The Judge advised her to wait until her hus.
band died. and 1t is supposed she is waiting. as sha
has not returned.
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From the Kansas City Times.
Three cowboys attended q schoolhouse Christmas
tree entertainment near Beaver. and. not finding any
presents for themselves on the branches of the ever.
green tree. proceeded to shoot the lights out, causing
a panic among the children and soaring old Santa
Claus almost to death. .
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-05
BAKER ON THE coBURN BOOM.
Thinks 1t a Pretty Good Thing
to Tie To.

Topeka, Kas.. April 4.-(Special.) In a
letter to a warm personal friend here,
Senator Lucien Baker says that, while he
will take no hand in the selection of NOM
inees at the Republican state convention,
yet he believes, from the sound he has
heard from Kansas. by putting his ear to
the ground in Washington. that the Coburn
boom is a pretty good thing to tie to. Sen
ator Baker has always insisted that he
will not attempt to dictate at the con-
%vention. but some of the politicians as
serted that he would lend his support to
John E. Hessin. of Manhattan. at the
proper time. despite his declarations. They
based their belief on the fact that United
States Marshal Sterne and some other of
Bakers appointees were pushing Hessints
boom along. Bakers remarks about Co
burns candidacy, therefore. will surprise
those who have been charging that he
that he will lend obu any help; on the
other hand. he again declares that he will
keep out of the fight. Blu the very fact
that he mentions Coburn's name in the
manner which he does shows that Coburn's
nomination would he highly satisfactory
to him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-05
Clothing for Cycling In Europe.

From Harpers Magazine.
Wear what you like, the foreigner in
knickerbockerS has ceased to be a source
of delight to the native. As to ordina
ry baggage, my experience Is that IL IS
very much better to bring your everyday
Clothes, il you do bring them, in a trunk
or a bag with a lock to 1t. and If you mean
TO return from the same port at which you
land. you can leave IL there. 1t can only
be forwarded across frontiers by send--
ing the key with it. that customs officers
may open 1t: and on the Continent, II you
are dependent on baggage sent In this way.
your time will be devoted to looking after
it. The chances are 1t will not arrive when
you expect it, though it usually turns up
eventually. The plan adopted by my wife
and myself Is to carry everything We want
for a trip of from three to five weeks on
our machines. Extra shirts and blouses.
fiannels, handkerchiefs. ETC.. can be
washed overnight. and in the summes
time one suit of underclothes, pajamas,
and toilet articles are all that are needed.
If you travel in this way you are independ-
ent of everybody and everything; and in
my opinion it is the only way TO travel.
All the necessary articles for two people
will weigh not more than Twenty-Five
pounds, and can be easily carried on two
machines. With our bicycles thus loaded,
we can make from ten to a hundred miles
in a day, our pace dependent upon noth-
ing but our feelings, the roads. and thu
weather.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-05
PENSIONS.
Washington. April THE following pensions have
been granted:

Washington. April THE following pensions have
been granted:
orginal-Henry G. Thomas. Peru. S.. Charles
Geldmacher, dead. St Louis. s1s: James A. Burton,
Radical, IS.
AdditionaI-wiIliam shelImeyer. st. Louis. IS to
IS: Warren P. Pierson. Novinger. IS to sic.
Restoration and increase-William H. Burgolty.
dead. Salem. 81 to S1I.
I~ncrease-Darwin L. Skitmore. st. Louis. IS TO SO;
Peter B,rdsong. California. IS to ST.: George Silyers.
dead. Higginsville. SIS to 81: Martin Schultz, KAN
sas City. $40 to s12.
Reissue-Charles II. Weston. Kansas City, IS;
Theodore R.. Brent. Kansas City. So
Original, widows, etc.-Winnifred Carver. Bonns
Terre. Sl2: Penelope McCiung. ST. Louis. s.: Mary
Purdy, st. Louis. IS: Martha A. Purgalty, Salem. S.
Johanna Geldmache-. st: Louis. IS.
Original-John ]. Markham. Partridge, IS; Samuel
Hudspeth. Cheney. Sc; Samuel B. HOtshk;n. Winfield.
IS; Thomas Hull. Galena, S.; Joseph H. Shaver.
Overlook. SO: Melvin Lee. National Military home.
Leavenworth. so.
Additionai-George C. Kent. Fort Scott. 81 to S.
Restoration and ~reissue-Samuel MeKinsey. dead.
Columbus. a.
Increase-Henry 4. Reece. Thayer. 81 to s17. John
Allen. Clifton. Sc to 81: Erastus s McMulleu. To-
peka. ST. to 32I.
Reissue-Robert C. Burns. independence. 81.
Original, widows. etc.-Kate r. Thibaut. Fort
Leavenworth. $50; Harry A. Rawlings. Horton. Sl21
Anna A. McKinsey. Columbus. IS.
Mexican war widow-Sarah Gunter. Hartford, s..
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
Or~iginal-Special March "a. Isaac Sellers. Berlins
Sc: Josiah c. Miller. Rogers. S.
SuppIementaI-Special March "a. Ralph L. Young.
Lexington, 60.
Restoration and increase-John Mcwethy, Nora. 81
to IS.
Increase-Joseph NJ. Stockton Clayton. IS to SI23
Levi Hays. Saltwater. IS to SO.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-05
MISSOURI CROP REPORT.
Condition of Wheat Placed at 80
Little Old Wheat or Corn
on Hand.

Columbia, Mo-, April 4.-(Special.) ]. R.
Rippey, secretary of the Missouri state
boar of agriculture, issued the first crop
bulletin of this season to-day. The bulletin
shows IN Improvement of 4 per cent in the
so. against rs last month, and 65 for the
same date last season; S per cent will be
plowed up this year. against q per cent
for 1897. 1t is estimated that Is per cent Of
last years crop is yet in the hands of the
producer, largely intended, no doubt, for
home consumption.
Corn Of last years crop on hand is esti-
mated at % per cent. This is the amount
in the hands of the farmerS and will gen.
orally be consumed in maturing the stock
now in the feed pens.
The acreage of oats compared with last
season is placed at 96 per cent. In the few
localities where conditions are favorable
and with a cessation of rainfall and an OPP
portunity to prepare a seedbed within the
next few days, the output will probably
be about what it was last season.
Eighty-nine per cent of the apple buds
are alive, Il per cent of the peach buds,
per cent of the strawberry buds. The Sc
we're freeze in the latter part of March did
much damage in some localities. In some
instances correspondents report Ben Davis
apples, strawberries and peaches are all
killed. while other correspondents report
that the buds We're only slightly injured,
as they were not very far advanced. There
are sufficient buds alive, however, to in
sure 4 good crop.
Cholera and other diseases have caused
some fatalities to hogs. but from 81 to Sc
per cent will be raised.