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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-04

When Nature is overtaxcd. she has
her own way of giving notice that assist
ance is needed. She does not ask for
lp until it IS impossible to get along without
Boils and pimples are an indication that
g system is accommodating impurities which
Of they are an urgent appeal for assistance
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-04

Mr., r. c. Lancston has resigned his
position I'm the Office at the Southern
freight depot at Charlotte. He will prob
ably engage in other business in that
city.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-04

The ar;csIan we'll at Hilton, near Hill
, ton, has reached Il donth OF 1.13G feet.
the last % feet through solid rock No
water yet.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-04
A GOOD DAY.

The Rev. j. Ferebee. pastor of Cor
NTH Baptist Church. reports n good
DAY with his people yesterday. y large
congregation and general good feeling
prevailed.
Miss Matte Cartwright gave n very
pleasant sociable to her young friends
at her nome on Elm street last Friday
nNnninO .N'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Work and Play of Crow Indians.

There are about 2,l0O Indians on the
Crow reservation. The Crows are still
Blanket Indians" but they come near
er being Importing than any other
of the western tribes. They raised co.
900 bushels Of grain this year. and they
have 10000 head Of horses. They also
have great many cattle, from which
they get their own beef supply. An In
dian does not love 10 work. and conse-
quently il requires lot of persistent
urging TO keep them engaged in labor.
For instance. they Will want TO give a
dance, which is a big function among
the Crows. but | tell them that they
can't have the dance until a certain
amount OF teamwork has been done.
Then they go off and are as Industrious
a lot of beings as exist till that par
tieular job has been finished.-Maj. +.
IA. Becker Indian Agent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Wanted; 4 Photograph Will.

A Canadian barrister is responsible
for the following: One day farmer
came into his office. and requested that
a Telegraph will should be prepared
for his signature. The lawyer began
at once to explain terms. but the tller
of the prairie. who prided himself not
a little upon his legal knowledge. ONLY
grew angry. IL want Telegraph
WILL" he declared; 'and I'm going to
have it," he added. in parenthesis.
When the impossibility of his request
was still pointed out he angrily
stumped from the office. shouting out:
Hang it! If | can't have "a Telegraph
will, Ill blamed well die intestine.
Almost as funny was the trauesman
who had recently been left some land.
He came to the lawyer with instruc-
tons fer deed of transfer to be pre-
pared in favor of himself. On being
asked his reasons, he gave them thus:
don't feel sort of comfortable about
that bit Of country. ! know how par
iicular you lawyer gents are. and |
thought, maybe that II signed deed
making over the property TO myself
no one would be able to touch it,"
When his application was refused. he
went away in rage. and subsequent
ly tried to bring an action against the
lawyer. who. he imagined. was trying
to defraud im.--Cornhill Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

a negro. dark as ebony, and rejoicing
in the name of York Crockett. was
brought up in custody at Gainstoroup n
petty sessions on double charge OF as
sault. The prisoner elected to give evil
dencc on his own behalf. The chair
man. w. Embleton Fox. looking up and
seeing n black hand stretched out To
the Testament, promptly exclaimed:
Take Oft your glove" That's his
hand" remarked the clerk The chair
man bowed his head over his desk. and
the court roared.- Birmingh ham 'T~~-
lsnd) Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
'ANE MAMMALS NIcE?" SHE ASKED

ANE IAMMAS NlCEg' SHE ASK ED
"a" in her splendid plan. Are nam
mas nice?" she asked. doubifully.
But Teddie dispelled her fears in,
stanily.
Deed they are" he cried enthus.
Msiically. They are just as nice as nice
Why Naysie, you would just love my
mamma. She is so pretty and she
can sing as soft and sweet as birds,
and can tell such beautiful stories all
about fairies and things"
Can she?" Maysie's eyes sparkled
why. that is splendid. And then we
can stay here and finish our beautiful
castle. II will not have TO go home
'hen,' said Teddie. "Maysie. YOU do
'hlnk Of splendid things. You thought
Of The castle and the sand cave and
sserything.'
Teddy RACED at her admiringly.
-, that's nothing" she said, with
me indifference. Il always think of
Wlngs. Now III 60 and ask papa"
All right" said Teddie. And |
won I tel mamma till you come. so we
van prise her. III go home now.
Oood-by Maysie."
"Good-by."
Naysie sped across the sands, and
SAID TO herself. a la Sally: MY lucky
'aFs' when she saw her papa coming
,o"ard her along the shore. big
0rown- bearded man with merry eyes.
hello. Puss. what is the news? You
TOOK important" he said, tumbling her
curls over her head.
:, Well, | guess il is important" cried
Ma!sie. II have just settled about
having brother and mamma. Such
nice boy. and | know his mamma is
nee too. You won't mind having lit
We boy, will you. papa?
lou See went on Maysie. "the
"'ue boys name il Tcddie, and I've
p'aycd with him every day since we
,"'ne. We are building a beautiful
.'siie now, such grand one. with
,V''us and rooms, but il Teddie gcs.s
10y we can't ever finish it. They are so
f'oi' you know. papa. that they can't
.'"l mere any longer. And told him
,"1' would just ask you to adopt
A'"i and his mamma. We are rich
4en We, papa? And there's lots Of
'uoni IN our house. And YOU know
MN nl,l you often say IL only had a
i'er 70 manage me. And sometimes
,t NM % lonely without anyone to play
\. eddy Is lonely. too. and when
soss home he won't have ANYTHING
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
TIE MODEL VERB.


\, strikes me rather singular
That when a chap resolves
aame foreign language To acquire
This curious fact evolves
peueath the head Verbs. regular"
So often do we find
l'he verb ITO love" Is shown In full
10 represent the kind.
nut yet. OF course, It's regular"
Ia every blessed tongue
It's pretty regular. ! vow.
The folk Of earth among.
Hence. strange II such perfect thing
Were not upon the page
or grammar placed, for scrutiny.
Iy each linguistic sage.
So. growl the cynic as he may.
or scon the careless youth.
He soon or late must come 10 know
This never absent truth;
IT'S necessary that he learn
The past and present or
THAT fascinating. wonderful
Verb. regular love-"
Edwin l.. Sabin. In Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
IN THE DAYS GONE PY,

The earliest nails were of bronze.
Coffee was not known to the Creek,
or Romans.
Among the Egyptians cmbalming
ceased about 700 A. ID.
The Portuguese first brought the or.
ange into Europe from the east.
Soap has been in use for 1900 years,
and is twice mentioned in the Bible. A
few years ago a soap-boiler's shop was
discovered in Pompeii. The soap found
in the shop had not lost all its efficacy.
although IL had been buried l 500 years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
An Uitirnatum.

u A I'd we won't even finish our new
x castle now, Mayse." said Ted
lie. dolriully.
Il cali il mean shame," cried May
ne. Must you go, Tcddie? Did your
WANNA say YOU were just obliged toe"
TEDDY nodded. and his blue eyes were
si~tiu.. Just obliged to. You see.
Nafsie. we are poor. 1t is because papa
..,d mamma says, and that is why we
late TO do without great many things
That We want. Mamma was so sick
MS summer that DIR. James said she
must come 10 the seashore 10 get well
And SO we came. And now we haven't
my more money. and so we are just
obliged to go back"
Maysie tossed up her head We'll.
| lust wouldn't. Why don't you stamp
your icet and scream? That's the
way ] do when l want anything, and
sali, nearly always lets me have it,"
There was little silence. Teddie
sighed wstfully, and Maysie sat with
her chin in her little brown hand and
Ter dark eyes fixed thoughtfully on
the sea She was thinking hard. Sud
denly She sat upright and her cheeks
famed excitedly. I'll just tell you
what Teddie," she cried. I've thought
of splendid plan. You haven't any
papa. and haven't any mamma. Now,
my papa is rich, you know-ever so
rieh-and ne can do anything he likes.
I'LL just ask him to adopt you and your
mamma. Then you will be my brother,
you know, and we will each have a
mamma and a papa"
Aere Maysie was struck by possible
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

Beware OF the tyrant Of custom;
time gives every crab "a hard she'll
The greatest kings were men SO un-
selfish that they could refuse crown.
II is not right TO sacrifice your prin.
cipes TO save anothcr's feelings.
Repentance isthe shortest road ont
of sin, but the last which most people
take.
The reason some folks lose their
mind" must be that they have given
others "a piece Of their mind" so often.
they have none left for Themselves
Rams Horn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

The appointment of such a man
as Wimberly TO the most important
federal Office in the metropolis OF Lou
isiana illustrates very clearly why the
republican party is nothing more than
a close corporation for electing dee
gates and securing 'plums" IL ex-
change. no; only in Louisiana. but
throughout the south. for the same sys-
tenn prevails in all parts OF that sec
tion-N ~ Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

Time was when a United States
senator Was expected TO be above sus-
picion. 10 say nothing OF being beyond
Indictment. But here is a man tQuayD
" no has been under suspicion for 20
years and has not even tried to dispel
the cloud Of dishonor that surrounds
him. The senate must fall still lower
in the public esteem if it does not take
some notice OF this case IL Quay is
permitted TO 20 on boosting things
the only possible conclusion is that the
senate cannot, or will not. take care of
its own character.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

The Toronto Norld warns the people
of Canada that the United States q like
IN TO absorb the Dominion II ne appe-
lite for expansion continues 70 grow. /.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

Several important reiiremcnis in the
army will occur during the current
year Brig. Gen. Stanton. raymasier
general. will retire on the 3Oth inst.
i;rig Gen. Flagler. chief Of ordnance.
June a, Brig. Gen. Sumner. in August
rext. and Brig. Gen. Shafier. October
l6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

As'rakhan - supposed TO be nice
black goat skin. smoother than Persian
lamb, and much more glossy. But il is
really in most eases the rind Of puppy
dog, and the furrier in his confidential
moments vii. confess that il j. CARA
col, a sort of Australian dog with a
very short tail and long hind legs. You
can get complete puppy skin for one
dollar. and a whole dog for si.s5. The
principal thing IS to see that one gets
the paws, because puppy paws sewn
together into a cape make real"
asirakhan, which is very expensive in
deed. see thar you are not defrauded
OF the paws Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
BURTON--BAKER.
Political Gossip Busy Over Sen
atOrship.
The Blossom House Conference
In Evidence.
LAUNCH OF LON
A Breeze Is Created For Some
bOdy's Sails.
Politicians Guessing In Which
nuo-Ao,. NFiV II Hold
Politicians Guessing In Which
Quarter Will 1t Hold.

The recent Blossom house conference
which launched the boom of Chester
Long for the United States senate. has
caused considerable feeling in the camp
of the Burton followers and they are
charging that an effort has been made
to dupe them with the proposition that
Burton retire from the race at this time
and accept the support of the Bakeries
for the place in two years in which
Senator Harris viii have completed his
term
The Burton people have denied that
they had any idea of giving the propo-
sition any serious consideration and
have claimed that it was a metropolitan
ruse for the purpose OF developing
strength for Baker. Now the charge is
made that Baker has been making the
same proposition to other men The
Burton people point to the Sunday
conference in the Blossom house at
Kansas City as an evidence of their
faith.
There Long was launched into the
race" said Topeka Burton man today.
There the same plan is reported to
have been followed and Long was
promised the support of the Baker ele-
ment in exchange for his support of
Bakers reelection
The Burton people also charge that
the friends of Mr. Baker have made the
same advances towards Mr. Lambert
who is an aspirant for this high Of
fee. This is denied by the Baker forces
who say that Lambert is with them and
Will go down to defeat with Baker
rather than defeat him at this time.
Mr. Lambert recently said to a Jour
nal reporter: Mr. Baker is entitled
TO a reelection and there is no good
reason why he should not be sent back
TO Washington at the completion Of his
first term.
This is taken as absolute evidence Of
Lambert's good faith and it is said by
the Baker men that the EmpOria man
will never desert the ship.
The controversies which have arisen
concerning the United States senator
ship have developed the fact that Mr..
this year or next year and that he Will
be in the fight until the finish comes.
The friends of Mr.. Baker deny that
he has broken faith with Burton. One
Of them said to a Journal reporter:
The proposition to have Mr.. Burton
withdraw this year and wait for the
vacancy to be created at the end of the
term of W A Harris was made in
good faith The friends of Baker are
ready to 90 into this arrangement and
will bind it in writing if Mr.. Burton's
managers do not care to accept our
pledge OF honor. Mr.. Baker will surely
be elected, even if there is a fight upon
him in his own party. Mr.. Burton can
strengthen himself by doing this but if
he prefers to fight it out, my candid
opinion is that he Will be defeated for
ever, the Baker men have had nothing
to do with the candidacy Of Mr.. Long
If he becomes a candidate it is his own
affair The Baker people are planning
for the reelection of the present Re
publican senator and expect to win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15

preservation. 1t will be remembered
that two or three years ago Mr..
Poulett Weatherley. While exploring in
the neighbOrhOOd of Lake BaugweOlO.
visited Chitambo's and reported that
the mpundu tree was in an advanced
stage of decay, and would proba bly,
disappear altogether in a very short
time. After careful consideration the
Royal Geographical society decided
that the best course to pursue would
be to cut out the section of the tree
which bears the inscription and have
it sent over to London for preservation
al the rooms of the society. MI Alfred
Sharpe, Her Majesty's commissioner III
the British Central Africa prOtectoFate,
who was in England on leave, under
took to have this done, and, on his re-
turn to Central Africa made arrange
ments for one of his stat to make
journey to Chitam bO'S- But the ser
ious illness of the officer designated for
that duty interviewed, and this year Mr..
Sharpe intrusted the task to Mr. Cod
TingtOn, whose duties took him, in
April last, toward the BangWeoIo dis
trict. Mr.. COdrington in the beginning
plateau and informed Mr. Sharpe by
telegraph that he had secured the sec
ton of the tree with the inscription,
but that he was only just in time, as
the letters were already much eaten
away" To mark the place where the
tree stood a large cairn has been erect
ed with a staff made of two telegraph
poles in the center, held in place by
stays of telegraph Wire This tenn
porary memorial will serve the purpose
of preserving the identity OF DR.. Liv-
ingstone's death place until such time
as more permanent memorial is
erected.-London Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
THE SILK STOCKING"
Prosperity and Rich Apparel Blossom
Out. at the Capitol

The present state officers are depart
ing from the traditions of the people
( the plain peOple-and are eleVatIng
: themselves upon a high plane where II
will be necessary to use a fOrty-fOOt
pole to attract their attention to the
abstract propositions of every day life
The first man to depart from his
accustomed pathway was Governor
Stanley. He has been wearing a silk
front shirt. a short coat and comfort
able collar He has blOssOmed out in
his long suit. a Prince Albert. high
collar. patent leather shoes and a stun
ming necktie with a new Fedora hat
and with a dress suit in his grip. sailed
away to Chicago to fight the trusts
Then came George Clark. secretary
of state. Mr.. Clark had an unfortunate
experience while vaulung a wire fence
on his farm a few days ago and was
compelled to send his business suit to
the tailor. This compelled him to re-
main away from the Office or wear his
CiericalS- The crush of business was
so great that Mr. Clark donned his long
coat and dOe-Skin trousers and march
ed forth in all his dignity. Mr.. Clark
was doing nicely and was congratulate
ing himself on the display of indifer-
enCe until he went into his hotel dining
room There his pride was bumped by
the lady al the door who as she escort
ed him to a seat said:
Where is your next appointment -
MI Clark stood this without a pro-
test and finished his meal in silence. He
started to the state house and some
small boy took a whirl at him. Then
the state house push gave it to him
He locked himself in a private room
fearing that violence would be done
TO some one, until his ardor and anger
cooled
The next man to run up against the
'jOshers'' was George Cole. He came
to the Office, bIushing like a school girl
because he Wore a IOng-taiIed black
coat The Office force put its head or
heads down behind its respective desks
and laughed. Mr.. Cole smiled too, but
it was in embarrassment He declares,
however. that he has as much right
to hold and use a long suit as George
Clark
Superintendent Church waited until
the other fellows had left the parade
ground and he came forth in a new
with large white polka dots. He has
been on the boards for several days and
the other fellows have been compelled
to yield the palm to him
Frank Grimes and Frank Nelson are
planning to wear silk hats and sack
coats while Mr.. GODDARD sticks to the
conventional black" varying the mo-
nOtony with various patterns of white
vests.
Since Lit Crum is out of town the re-
naming officials have a chance to
shine. but Crum is the acknowledged
Berry Wall of the administration with
whom none Of the other dudes can com
pete Henry Allen comes nearest be-
cause ne has a pair of shoes the color
of Judge Crum's new suit The sOIes
OF these shoes are painted blue with an
embroidered line OF white and gold 50
" hen the private secretary puts his feet
on a desk the Soles of his shoes look like
a theatrical landscape
John Breidenthal Is considerable Of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
The Place Where Livingstone Died

Executive Department, State OF Kan
sas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15

had seventy-three local items in the
paper that day And when he has look
ed after the business. written the edi-
torIals. ground out local matter by the
column. this tireless man moves a lit
tie closer to that ancient typewriter
and produces the bits of everyday phi
lOSOphy which discriminating editors in
various parts of the land reprint as reg
ularly as the mail brings them the
Atchison Globe
Globe Sights the man who first
trains his eye on them calls them. Ed
HoWe's Philosophy is the title en-
ployed by some papers which regularly
reproduce them Away down east and
away out west neWSpa perS OF all par
ties and of all creeds print these bits
OF two or three line philosophy The
spring of quaint comment bubbles and
flows day after day The Globe
sights seem never TO grow dim. w hat
Is the secret OF unfaiIing2 Perha pS If
one VIII follow Ed Howe when he puts
on his coat after the paper IS printed
and so out into the streets of Atchison
with him. it may be learned. The
whole city knows him Every body
greeJs him. As he passes along. the
life OF the city sOaks into him The
elevator king on the way to the bank
stops long enough TO tell the latest from
the ripening corn fields The lemon
AIDE man lays himself out on his best
efforts while he explains to Ed Howe
the difference in profit between lemon
ade made with lemons and lemonade
made without lemons Hearty of man
cation by show of the genuine interest
he feels in all that concerns the town,
laughing infectiously. Ed. Howe per
sonifes the life of AtchisOn- Living
his life to the full. he goes to his home
tired of brain. stiff of fingers from that
old worn typewriter, weary of limb
and find recrea ton with his pen. Up
and down this broad land are unnum-
bered thousands who have followed
with demonstrating absorption The
Story Of Country Town" The story
was written after days filled with such
living as has been described Ten
years and more have passed since Ed
Howe gave this novel to the world.
The book is in greater demand now
than in any previous year It is in +
the thirty-fifth edition From time to
time 1t falls in the hands of some fresh 5
reviewer. who glanceS al it, reads with (
increasing interest, and ends with 4
heartfelt tribute to the writer's power
full deIinea ton of life in the west. Then (
new thousands want to read the story. {
Why doesn't the editor who could tell [