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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
warren p Leland Is Dead.

New York. April Warren 2 Leland.
proprietor o. the Windsor hotel. Whice syas
destroyed By FIRE OF March =. died a, -
O'Clock ta-s afternoon al TIE H7tsi GreH-
oo,e- Mr.. Leland's death followed an op@r-
alton Tor appendicitis performed or Fl
deg last Alter The operation The patlen,'s
condition was satisfactory bat hs Esd .
relapse co IRE following 6ay ard a sec
cud relAgSs today Il 4 O'clock tais asger-
noon he began 20 sink rapidly and se aie5
wI.a1a tSo ao-EA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
Can't Raise Cervera.s Fleet

washington. April t-Actins Sec-etsrv
Alien has received a letter from tas nan
ser el The Neptuae company. the great
:" e4lSn "reeklnS corporation. ann0unc-
ing that II is not possible Ia raise and re-
pair the vessels of Cervera's feet sunk
near SANTIAGO.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
NEWS OF THE BELGICA
Which 3as Made Hts Antarctic Wow.
age a Great Success

Buenos Ayres, April 1.-THE steamer
Belsic5. having on board the De Ga~lich=
Antarctic expedition. has arrived at Pun
IN Arenas. Patagonia. She was icebound
Tor two months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is a bottle Of Grove S
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t Is simply Iron
and Quinine in tasteless form. No cure.
no pay. Price, soc.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
Nellie's Doll House.

Nellie had doll house made by
brother Sam out OF big packing box.
There were upstairs and downstairs for
tho dolls and a front and back parlor,
with real glass windows and the cutest
little kitchen with a toy stove and tin
dishes In 1t. and little pantry where
Nellie put little squares of cakes and
bread and pie on her small china
dishes. Yes. Nellie was very proud OF
her house and dishes, and she had fine
doll parties. Nellie's brother Ned has
puss that was great mouser. Mel
lies friends we're visiting her one day.
and their dolls were all in her play
house, sitting in the chairs or on the
sofas. Come" said Nellie, I'VE must
get dinner now" Nellie looked into
the pantry OF her house, and there sat
a sleek little mouse, nibbling cake, and
the floor and shelves Of the pantry were
covered with crumbs. My! What a
shrek went up from the little girls
when they heard about the mouse! Kit
tie Maynard went and brought Ned's
puss. Then there was lively scurry-
Ing, and doll furniture and dolls were
overturned and broken as the mouse
and puss raced through the doll house.
Puss caught the mouse and carried Il
away in triumph. Lets don't cry"
said Arabella. These are war times.
Our dolls have been In battle and have |
scars to show that they were there"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

So Father Says.
l wish Id been grandpa's child
That l could had the JOY
VI fishing In those good old days
When father was a boy.
For then the fish grew bigger far
Than they do nowadays,
AND literally packed the stream
AT least SO father says.
they never caught sucker then
fhat didn't weigh ton.
ana pickerel were longer than
a modern Armstrong gun.
1ney used to yank out halibut
In hundreds from our bays.
AND shad ran up the banks to bite
AT least, SO father says
Aney never thought of using bait
10 lure the willy trout,
Ahey reached a bushel basket down
ana simply dipped them out.
And In about an hour or two
They'd fill up several draws
ana SOW them through the neighbor-
hood
At least, so father says
In short. they caught so many fish.
mat Tore their sport was through
Inc stream where they were fishing
would
TO down yard or two.
Ana not an angler failed to come
home loaded in those days
n haoit father stiil pursues,
Al ieast' so mother says.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
A Curious Fountain.

Queensland is to be represented at g
London exhibition by a fountain Of
quicksilver. one OF the colony's CHIEF
productions. There will be two ba-
sins. one above the other. These will
be OF iron, enameled black, to give
greater effect to the falling quicksilver,
the top one three feet larger The mer-
curry Will run into the upper bowl from
a height. and then by little channels
around the edge into the lower basin.
The supply will be arranged SO that
there is an almost continual flow. As
it drops into the lower bowl the mer-
curry will be conducted by a glass-lined
iron pipe to a reservoir tank, and then
lifted by motor so that 1t may re-
turn by the delivery pipe to the upper
bowl again. The weight o. the mercury
used will be about two tons, and the
piping for the delivery will be 1U6 feet
long, and that for the return to the
tank eighty feet. Each tank will hold
two cubic feet Of quicksilver, and the
elevator apparatus will be required to
raise about one ton an hour. Probably
the thing that will attract much at
tention will be few ordinary house
hold fatirons, which are to be fioated
in the bottom basin, for the density of
mercury supports iron as water does
wood
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

What do you mean" asked ''by re-
firing from business at your age?"
And why mott" he said. isn't .
husbands place at his wife's side."
Most emphatieally no." rejoined
with deadly earnestness. "A husbands
duty Is to make money for his wife to
enjoy herself with"
MY dear Minimize" he begged pite-
ously. don't put those sort of ideas
into Euphemiais head. You are too
frivolously minded to understand that
a woman should be q mans handmaid
mentally as well as physically. and not
his plaything. don't want a wife who
requires amusing, or who wishes to
amuse me-. II / want relaxation I can
come and see you. want her to be
useful. and domesticated. and"
And" l Interrupted, what do You
think she will want to be-"
Monty actually gasped. Then he re-
covered himself sufficiently to answer
Enthusiastically:
She will want to be what make
her"
Poor Efie! And the wedding i. to-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Budget.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
HE WAS NOT A GOOD LOVER.

"But my dear Monty, you are old
enough 70 be"
Excuse me, Minnie, ] would rather
she were still younger. Marry a child
and you may hope to educate her into
aAs wife you would cherish In your old
49,"
-OI" / sasped, 'then what Is she
Hksf"
Inclined to be frivolous, but shall
soon remedy that. The poor girl Is only
COO glad TO fnd man who is not hunt
ting her for her paltry i've or six hun
cred year"
That could readily believe, and in
? Justice TO Monty, must say that mon
ey, as mere money, does not In the least
appeal to him. Perhaps that is because
he has always had enough to b COM
Portable.
But he was not a good lover! He
Was even then far more interested in
the academy than in his fancee's
charms. There were three or four por-
traits Of lovely women that he spoke OF
In . way that made me glad the origi-
aals did not come within his sphere Of
acquaintance-for the girls sake.
He did not carry her photo in his
pocket. 1t took him several moments of
hard thought to remember her address,
and-"when you are intimate enough
20 call her by her Christian NAME" he
remarked, please call her Euphemia.
and not Enc"
Why" / asked, determined on no
account to do SO.
Because" he answered impressively,
~Enie is too Insignificant for q married
woman, and ] have strong objection
e pet names.
When" inquired, sternly, did you
ever in the whole course Of our lives
call me by my baptismal manner" Mon
y smiled indulgently.
THAT Is different. You are not going
80 be my wife"
confess ] reveled In this consoling
thought. Tor nothing In the world could
eve: reconcile ne to the peculiar a.re-
esy 0! ny asus, And /. iss I'LL hlis-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

ousness we're to bs the hourly accom-
paniment OF my married life I should
be afraid of the consequences. It Ia Je4
NINA. Now. you may say land with
perfect truth that Minnie" Is MOI
particularly melodious, but at least you
will admit that nothing can be worse
than Jemima, and anything might be
better.
by the way" said Monty, after A
pause, II believe there was a time
when. | had fancy for you, Minnie
and thought you might not make me
q bad wife"
There may have been" answered
calmly. for / can distinctly remem-
Der time when decided that certain
ly you would make me bad husband"
And Monty bestowed upon me one OF
those a!l-forgiving. albeit sad, glances
that are 20 abnormally irritating when
one Is trying ones best TO snub him.
After Monty's casual remark | was
surprised to find Effe a nice looking
girl, though with. OF course, no preten-
sions to the JuroesQue that Monty de-
mands OF his ideal woman. She was
young, indeed, but had an old fashioned
way with her that was infinitely attrac-
tive. l had guessed intutively that she
had neither father nor mother, al
though many people might say that
this was Judging my cousin too harsh
iy. Her guardians were an elderly I'M
Gle and aunt, who didn't mind what she |
did as long as she didn't worry them,
so | was glad TO help her with her |
rousseau. and see as much Of her as
possible.
soon discovered that Monty object
ed to her having so many friends.
"Laneelot." as she was made to call
him, thought "gaddlng about showed
empty headedness."
But, my dear child" exclaimed he
surely doesn't expect you to drop your
friends Just because you are going to
marry him? Why, you will want them
more than ever. What do you suppose
you'll do when he's at work all day?"
Then he hasn't told you he's going
to resign the partnerships" said Efis
-imidly.
My heart froze and the fact must
nave been clearly evident to her. for
he fastened to add: You don't think
lie spoils me too much. do you, in Civ
ng 1t up for my sake?"
And the recording angel should put
to my credit that only answered.
"Effie, II he ever spoils you let me :.
now"
Yesterday I tackled him.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
THE MONUMENT.


think I may fairly claim to know
more OF Monty's peculiarities than
most people for I have known him ell
my life.
therefore, when he told me one az
Nsrnoon that he was going to be mar
.1eo' felt in a position to pity the girl
rom the bottom of my heart. Monty"
" the way, Is contraction of "Monu-
nens. name l specially invented, as
.um ming up nearly both his physical
ana mental aspect.
ne was tall and extremely handsome.
.i'ef the style OF the later and more
sesenerate Greek gods bearing on every
'ure ana In every movement the
'Amp OF languor and OF laziness.
ne Is Incidence personifed. and, in
uesa' II you take that away, there re-
mains little or nothing but .Obstinacy
with big o.. This combination
o.ended together by thick solution
ssn-complacency, produces. meta
pnorically speaking, a stone wall.
You cannot argue with him; he will
neltner be convinced himself nor be at
tne trouble of convincing you. You
sannot interest him against his will
and he seldom wishes to be interested
1lnaiiy, you cannot even have the sat
asfaction OF quarreling with him. for
no VIII not be reused, and. looks on
your supremest efforts to anger him
win the easy tolerance OF a victorious
ferseus watching Medusa's snaky
locks entwine themselves around his
fingers. and strive to make him relax
his hold.
Al one moment OF our lives he would
nave had me believe in his lordly way
.nat ne was not unwilling to link my
destiny with him. But, strange to re- |
tate, remained unmovcd by the gold |
On prospect OF his companionship, pro-
sraeted ndehnitely-perhaps eternally |
ana Ms tentative hints lapsed into
oblivion. To return to the afternoon in
question. Being aware OF his artistic
temperament, naturally jumped at the
conclusion that his choice had fallen
on daughter OF the gods"
On, no." he said In his slow yav "a
beautiful woman is delightful to look
at, but not to marry. She would be
impossible to manage"
Then Is she young?" I asked al.
though my curiosity was somewhat
dampened.
Just IT," he observed, thoughtfully. ]
md was surprised at my exclamation.
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for Themselves when left alone an,
many accidents have occurred simply
by leaving the children locked In. Well
We didn't find the house burned down
neither did we find Katy burned I'D
but this Is what We did find. In on,
corner OF the wood house, or genera
storeroom. stood the barrel of soft soar
and Katy had evidently wondered what
was inside. so she investigated. or per.
haps had simply climbed up to look a,
something else. and the cover had tip.
ped. dropping Miss Katy inside. How
funny she did look, all daubed and
| coated with soft soap! OF course she
had to be put into the bath, which Is
not so serious a punishment as many
a young person gets for inauisitiye.
ness Even this experience did not
break her OF her bad habit. She he.
came fond OF tasting everything she
round, and finally developed an oppe.
lite for strong drink. This was wors,
OF all, for 1t not only troubled and
annoyed my mother. but 1t came very
near causing poor Katy's death. It
happened In this way: Mother was
making soft soap; those were the days
when every good housewife made her
annual or semi-annual barrel OF soft
soap. and she had bowl Of strong I've,
which looked quite tempting to Katy,
who did not happen to know what II
was nor the effect 1t would produce II
she tasted 1t. and the more she looked
at 1t the stronger the temptation be-
came, Just as il does with others who
do not fly from temptation at once. She
did not stop with little sip, bu. took
good. big swallow. and oh, how Il did
burn her poor throat! II the unfor-
iunate little creature had not been
compelled to drink big dose OF strong
vinegar she would never have had an
other experience. She was sick for
several days, and / do believe she be-
haved little better after this. Dear
do learn a lesson from poor
little Katy's experiences. and don't
NEEDLE with things that don't concern
you, and don't taste OF things you find
standing around,or you may fare worse
than did poor Katy, for you may de-
Velop an appetite for strong drink that
Will be worse than I've. But then, OF |
course. you know more than katy
'or she was only cosset lamb!
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
DavIe's Surgical Hint.

"Davie, l think I left my spectaclet
upstairs" said grandpa, after he hat
searched the sitting-room for his &C.
customed helpers. "Oh, dear!" began
Davle, who always thought It a great
nuisance to go up and down stairs un-
less he wanted something for himself
and couldn't get any one to 60. But
before he had finished his grumbling
sentence little Lille had deposited her
iapfIl OF patchwork on the sofa. and.
Win CHEEKY I'll get them. grandpa, 4"
was on her way upstairs. ''Davie, you
forgot to put your tools away" mamma
said that evening. "Oh, dear! It's
such bother to put everything away!'
fretted Davie. Cant 1 leave them
where they are ILL tomorrow, for
want to do my lessons?"
No; want them put away at once"
said mamma, In such a decided tone
that Davie knew she required instant
obedience. "Oh, dear! I can never
learn this long lesson!" he grumbled:
IT'S such lot of work to translate
all the sentences!" DR.. Morton had
dropped in for little chat with Da-
vie's father, and he looked up as he
heard the command and the impatient
exclamation. What do you think
have been doing today, Davie?" he
asked when Davie had returned to his
lessons. What, sir?" asked Davie,
glad Of diversion from his books.
"RrpakinU 1itf1o ~ ~
DO you mean mending it. doctor?"
asked Davie, thinking that the doctor
had made mistake. no; broke It."
answered the doctor. Some time ago
this little girl broke her arm, and 1t
was very badly set, and had been so
Eth ever since that she could not use
1t as she wanted to. We held a con-
Eultation at the hospital today. and
decided that the only way to help the
child would be to break her arm again
and reset It,"
II think I'd rather never be able to |
do anything than have that done!" ex-
claimed Davie. why, that is unfor-
tunate" remarked the doctor. 'T've |
been thinking that there is bone |
about you that ought to be broken very
soon, II you expect to become an active
man. I've been meaning to mention 1t
to you for some time" Dav:e turned |
pale. He was not at all fond OF bear
ing pain. Where is the bone?" he
asked. with a frightened tremor in his
voice. will you have to break it,"
NO; I can't very well break 1t for
you" answered the doctor. You can
break 1t for yourself better than any
one can break it for you 1t is called
The lazy BONE"
"Oh, that Is what you meant" And
he was so relieved that he smiled at
he Doctors words. Eyes. my boy, that
Is the bone l mean; and It Is q bone
Tou ought to break very soon, IL you
'ver expect to be Of any use In the
world. 1t will take a pretty determined
Mort to break It, for It's one OF the
oughest ones I know anything about,
u. you can break It II you make the
Mort. Will you try?"
Yes, sir, l WILL" promised Davie,
painfully. his face flushed with NORTH
alton at the thought that he had
armed reputation for laziness.-Se-
ected.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
Sheep O. Beasts of Burd.n

In the northern part of India sheer
are put to use unthought Of in Eu-
ropean or American countries. They
are made to serve as beasts OF burden.
The mountain paths along the foothills
of the Himalayas are so precipitous
that the sheep, more surefooted than
larger beasts, are preferred as burden
carriers. The load for each sheep Is
from sixteen to twenty pounds. The
sheep are driven from village to vii
lage, with the wool still growing, and
in each town the farmer shears as
much wool as he can sell there, and
loads the sheep with the grain which
he receives in exchange. After his
dock has been sheared he turns it
homeward. each sheep having on its
back small bag containing the pur-
chased grain.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
Katy's Experience.

l wish you could have known Katy.
She was one Of the dirtiest little crea-
lures i ever saw. The first glimpse had
OF her was as she lay on the floor
asleep behind the kitchen stove, with
her pretty white dress all brown
with dirt. On the floor behind
the stove! Funny place, wasn't
it? Well. Katy's mother was dead,
you see, and her. life was full
o. experiences. She was neglected, OF
course. like many another little orphan,
and everybody wished her out of the
way. Finally, mother took pity on
her and took her home to live with US.
And we had some experiences also.
Young as she was. her heart seemed
6lied with gratitude from the first. and
she wished to be always near her kind
This was not always
agreeable. and st times various meth
DDS had TO be devised to keep her at
home. for she had great habit OF fol-
lowing after US. remember one time
In particular ne were going away
For O few hours and old not wish to
BE- troubled With Katy, 40 re locked
ksg In ana lei; Qgi;s sontsns Cali
sEsa sse tsss Of !aysss;gst;sS taIsss
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II is said Of James Smithson that
happening to observe a tear gliding
down a lady's cheek he endeavored to
catch It in crystal vessel: that one
half Of the drop escaped. but. having
preserved the other half, he submitted
it to reagents. and detected what was
then called microcosmic salt, with mu-
rate of soda and three or four more ga.
line substances held in solution. Self
Cl,lfure
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
Amazing Speed of the Otter.

The speed OF an otter under water
is amazing Fish have NO chance
against them. In some places in In
dia offers are kept by the natives to
fish for them. They are tied Up 10
stakes Ike doas when lot WORKING
Fsss plated sosaN sad sssu hasp7.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

The Long Island railroad has adopt
ed the rule that passengers are to
leave the cars by the front door and
entss BY the rear door.
TIE :asysssslos that nssgE usass
IL Nasa tAaE akin sep.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR oua
JUNIOR READERS.

Katy's Experiences - Davies Surgical
Hint-Nellis's Doh House, and what
the Mouse and the Cat Did to It-A
Curious Fountain.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14

and T streets, Miss Helen Copeland is
the teacher.
Mrs. c. d. Gray of the Fourth ward Is
recovering from severe illness.
Councilman A, r. Kelly left yesterday
for Scrbner for few days shooting
Sidney White and his brother, Dewitt,
have gone on a bicycle trip 10 Palmyra.
The Century club dance at odd Fellows
hall last night was very enjoyable af-
fair.
j. Il. Dalton and sister, Mamie, of Usage
la, are in the city, the guests of John c.
Carroll.
Rev. S. w. Gilkey of Mercer, Pa. will
preach at the United Presbyterian church
Sunday.
The BARRIERS decided, at a meeting held
Thursday night, 10 keep their shops closed
on Sunday
1t is reported that Councilman Frank
Fitle Is rapidly recovering from his re-
cent illness
A prairie fire on West l. street last even
ing caused the turning In Of fire alarm
from box A3.
Mrs ]. II. VanDusen and Miss Coe Hunt
are at York attending meeting Of the
Womans club,
a majority of the members Of the regis
tration board have appeared before the
mayor and qualihed.
The music committee of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church will meet al the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14
! SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !


Chief OF Police Carroll has been informed
that the Omaha police have George AtNln
son in Jail and it is understood that several
charges OF forgery will be filed against him.
Ever since the middle of the summer forged
checks purporting to have been slsnsl D.
business mea have turned up frequently AT
the hanks, and on August % Atkinson vas
arrested here for passing check on George
Harding. which proved to be worthless
After keeping Atkinson in jail several days
Judge Babcock gave him his liberty with the
understanding that Atkinson was 10 turn
up his pal or course this was never done
and the supposed forger disappeared, only 70
be heard of from Omaha shortly afterward
II now develops that nine checks aggregat-
ing $50 and bearing the name Of Frank
Piyonka have been thrown out OF one OF
the banks here during the last week or two
Atkinson IS suspected Of having done the
Urging. while his pal worked the bogus
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14
Pleasant Social In Connection with
Regular Meeting of Mission society
In Honor of Rev. GiIchrist.

A delightful social was given at the home
Of Mrs. A. d. Charlton, 1929 Miami street
Friday evening, in connection with the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Women's Mis-
sion society of the Central United Presby-
terian church. The guest OF honor was Rev
Alexander Gilchrist, a former pastor, who
Is on a business trip through the west.
The cosy parlors were comfortably filled
with guests, the attendance numbering about
sixty, The customary program OF the 30
ciety was carried out during the early part
Cf the evening, the topics discussed being
grouped under the general head, "Our New
Possessions" Miss Emily j. Robinson read
an interesting paper entitled "a Historical
Survey" characteristics OF the People"
was the subject OF paper by Mise Margaret
McAra and the concluding sketch was by