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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
A Sage VINO Had Been There

One day as the Sage was gathering
clans along the sea shore he was APP
preached by man who cried out in
distress:
30, Sage, l have come to ask for JUS
tice at your hands!"
The Sage picked mp the cork of a
brandy bottle, smelled of it and threw
it away with sigh, and said:
81 am here upon earth to see justice
done to all men. State your case"
"There is man who owes me four
dollars, and he will not pay. 1t is a just
debt, but he reviles me and tells me
to go u a place that is hotter than
this"
"My subjects must not treat one an
other thus" said the Sage, as his face
grew stern. "Ile who contracts a just
debt must pay it, even though he sells
this shirt off his back. By what name
is this shirker and reviler known"
at is one James O'Flynn, o Sage,
and he is in the plumbing business"
what. A plumber refuse to pay his
debts! OF a verify but man who col
lects $3.50 for stopping pin-hole leak
in water pipe must either pay his
dues to his fellow-men or go to Jail.
will send this plumber word of my de-
cision.'
And there is another man also, y,
Sage, who owes me n bill ard will not
hand over the rhino," said the dis
trustful man.
"Ah! another yet? Hast asked him
often to requite?"
about hundred times"
"And what saith he?"
"Same as the other, but little more
vigorously. He has even called me a
robber for wanting mine own
And his name and occupation?"
"IIe is called Green, and he is in the
ice business, o Sage
what! A man in the ice business,
who gives is pounds for 25, refusing
to pay his honest dues! 1t seems in
credible. Hast made no mistake about
Mr.. GreenI
"None whatever, o Sage. He owes
me three dollars, and he will not pay"
"Then ! will make him eat ton of
his own ice, and it shall be honest
weight at that! Thou canst spread the
news that i will do this. BY the way,
what is your name and business?"
81 am called Consolidated, o Sage,
and l run a gas plant"
And the plumber and the ice man
owe you for gas consumed?"
THAT is the Indebtedness, See--here
are the bills. | knew that you were a
just man and would not see me"
"Begone, catiff- ff-begonel" roared the
Sage, as he threw up his hands. "As
l told you before, am upon earth to
see justice DONE but when gas man
complains of a plumber and an ice man
it is carrying things altogether too far.
The plumber has ever overcharged me,
and the ice man has given me short
weight, but the gas man has billed me
three dollars for the month my house
was closed up tight as drum. Go to-,
thou man Of gall-go tol"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright, 1893

"Yes, sah."
"Did de woodward man SO under
stand?"
Reckon not, sah."
mo, reckon he didn't. In fact, I'm
sure he didn't. Iwasn't fur off when he
riz up and took you by de collar and
put his foot agin you and bounced you
out. He didn't know you was tryin'
to tell him dat you was hustler from
Hustleville, and could keep dat sawred-
hot all day long, and so it was bad fur
you. I've got jest word to say to you.
De next time you come up yere you
will find Brudder Giveadam Jones
waitin' on de stairs. You jest inquare
of him If de perspicacity of de reso-
luton has absorbed de climax of de
catastrophe, and he will begin de work
of maxim you feel weary. If you don't
drap back on plain English befo' you
strike de bottom step den Brudder
Jones will git fined $5 and costs fur not
hevin' his kickin' masheen in good con-
dition!"
The president helped himself to a
glass of water wiped the dew off his
spectacles and kindly inquired if any
body had seen Elder Toots within the
last month. The elder was only ten
feet away, and he looked anxious and
worried as he rose up.
"Elder Toots," softly began Brother
Gardner, "did you eber meet up wild de
tranquility of de precarious rehec-
tion?"
"No, sab, neber did"
'Did it eber occur to you dat de
munificence of de problematical might
enter into de radiation of de epitome?' p
"No, sah."
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
BROTHER GARDNER AROSE.

DE grocer didn't fall dead, but he will
not be a well man again for some
weeks. Jest what did you mean by
dem words, Brudder Shin?"
81 dunno, sah," was the hesitating
reply.
''Was it your object to paralyze dat
sgrocer?"
Cant say"
"Did your words refer to 'taters,
"lasses, watermillyons, or what?'
Dunno"
81 thought not. You may sit down,
Brudder Shin. You jest picked up dem
woids one by one, and when de time
YOU imagine dat you lowered de price
of 'taters any let me tell you dat you
am mistaken, and dat de captation of
de duration will soon dominate de
jurisdiction. In other words, de next
time l cotch you putin frills on de
English language you will come yere
to find de doah locked agin- you and
your name crossed off de rolls.
sand Brudder Bebee," said the presi-
dent, as he motioned for that individual
to arise, 81 hev few words to say to
YOU. | happened into place de odder
day whar' Is Guild men was shoot
in craps. | was looliin' for my lost
dawg. You was one of dem Is men.
You didn't see me, but heard you say
dat de climax of de occasion appre-
hended de similitude of de paragon /
writ de words down in my book, and
we're dey am. VIII you kindly explain
de pint you was tryin' to make?"
ave was talkin' bout de wah, ]
reckon" replied Brother Bebee in a
shame-faced manner.
"Oh! / see! And did dem big words
of yours refer to boom-shells, or
what?"
"Reckon it was boom-shells, sah."
"Yes? Did you ever see boom
ishell?"
"No, sah."
"Well, l hev. Dey was invented to
lift folkses up in de air and blow 'em
all to pieces. will gin you one week
to git de kinks out O. your tongue and
git back to de plain English language.
At de end of dat time, if you heven't
done it, you will find bomb-shell
waitin' fur you at de head of de alley
stairs, and de pomposity of de atlilia-
ton viii produce consanguinity to
articulate de diaphragm. In plain Eng
lish, Brudder Bebee, dat boom-shell
will scatter you ober a square mile of
territory, and your widder will begin
lookin' around fur man wild sense in
his head. Youio tired and home
sick, and you may now sot down."
As Brother Bebee fell back on his
chair with great jar the president
asked for Shindig Watkins. The broth
er was in his place, and as he stood up
he was asked:
"Brudder Watkins, was you in a
woodward de odder day to git jobP"
"Y-yes, sah," was the reply.
Ibid you notice an old bald-headed
Guild man sorter hangin' around
dcre?"
"No, sah."
q"Well, dere was one, and twas me.
1 sorter wanted to hear what you
would say to dat man. When he axed
II you had had any experience in rum
min saw you answered dat you had
and dat de emergency of de domestical
had always jubilated de non-existent
Do quote your Ybrds correctly, sah9"
"I--I reckon."g
e"And as TO deir meanin'? hev
worked in a woodward myself, but
can't make out what dey refer to. Do
.dey mean dat you am q hustler?"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

A lot of little ducklings is funny
family for cat to have, but in Salem
county, n. j., there is just such fam
lily as this. Pussy had lived with the
ducks in the barnyard all her life, sleep
ing among them every night, and when
some one took all her little ones away
she was lonely without them and stole
10 little ducklings from an old mother
duck. She carried them all down in
the cellar, one by one, one night, so
the mother duck could not coax them
away, and when Mr.. Allen, who owns
the cat and the ducks, went down into
the cellar the next morning he found
all the little baby ducks huddled about
the cat keeping warm.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Prince I'm the Circus Ring.

The career of Prince Ghika, scion ol
an old Roumanian family, is a some
what remarkable one. The prince at
an early age showed marked tendency
to bohemian tastes. Before attaining
his majority he emancipated himself
from parental influences and married a
circus artistic. He was disowned by his
father, but on subsequently inheriting
the family estates he speedily ran
through his money. lie then took les.
sons from his wife and obtained an en-.
gagement in the circus. He has nov,
1ettered himself by obtaining the post
of manager.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
HOW THEY ARE BURIED.
Australia's AbOriEines Have CurH
Gus Way of DispOsing of Their
Dead Friends.

Among the Australian aborigineI
strange customs prevail, which advano'
ing civilization will not wipe out. The
graves which they make are curious
Tall poles are arranged symmetrically
above the place where the dead person
is buried, and some of the poles over
lap, forming sort of skeleton wig
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Dry with Age.

81 saw you talking with my cousin
from Boston," she said. Don't you
think he has wonderful fund of dry
humor?"
YES" he replied, with some misgiv-
ings as to whether the fellow really was
her cousin, "he has indeed fund OF
dry humor. In fact, it's so dry that it 5
dusty."-Chicago Daily News.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

May-It's funny thing for Tom
Justwed to call his wife a little insur.
gent.
Dot-An insurgent? Why?
May-Well, you see, every time they
have fight she always looks for a cash
compromise.-Judge.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

Williamson-Brown would never
have reached the top of the ladder IL it
hadn't been for his wife.
Henderson, supposed there was
some woman at the bottom of it,
Town Topics.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

The Married 0ne-Can you imagine
anything worse than marriage without
love?
The Unmarried 0ne-Yes, l think l
can. Love without marriage, for in
stance.--Tit-Bits.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

Sergeant--llow did you discover that
the young prisoner arrested last night
was u girl?
Turnkey-He sat down OH the floor to
take off his shoes and socks.-Town
Topics.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Al Ten Minnie. of EIrht

He-I do wish you would hurry a lit
tie with your dressing, for we are very
late.
She-Hurry? Why, l have been hur-
rying as hard as l can for the last 2h
hours.-Tit-Bits
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

Country Cousin-What are those
queer-looking baskets for that they
have on the fronts of the street cars?
City Cousin-They have those SO
they won't mar the paint on the cars
when they strike anyone.-N. Y. Jour.
nal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
An Expert Opinion.

Judge-Do you mean to state that
you recognize that the letter was writ
ten by the prisoner by the character
of the handwriting?
Witness-Naw, yer honor; the man
who wrote that letter never had no
character-Brooklyn Life.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
ARspnIr shon PRINCE.

The prince Of Naples is enthusiastic
enough over cycling to do all his own
repairs. He has recently had repair
shop fitted up for this purpose.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

1t is estimated that at the present
rate of growth London, which now
has a population of 5,657,OO0, will, in
194l, have over 100000.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

a quaint way to telegraph poles, and the
effect of the whole is something like
that of tenderly decorated but often
times grotesque burial place of ca
nine pet CT singing bird in family oi
civilized people whose children have
taken it upon themselves to attend tc
the obseques.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

To WHOM IT MAY CoNCERN:-Be it known that
our petition is file in the Probate Court asking
for permit to sell intoxicating liquors for medical
and mechanical purposes only, in the second ward
Of the city of Great Bend, Barton county. Kansas.
Hearing for is set for Monday May 1, 1892 at
9 O'Clock .. m. A. 8. ALLEN.
March 81, 1899. 81 &C. ALIEN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14
TAX DEED NOTICE.
OFFICE OF TREASURER OF BARTON COUNTY

OFFICE OF TREASURER OF bAkTON CoUhT1s
Great Bend. Kansas, March 31st. 1899.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the follow
IN ing is list of the lands and town lots situated
in Barton County, Kansas, described as given on
assessed sold at the Delinquent Tax Saie Sept LIST
1896 and unredeemed at this date; the amount OF
taxes charged and interest calculated thereon 10
the last day of redemption due on each parcel, ana
unless redeemed from such sale on or before
September 9Th. 1892.
the same will be duly conveyed:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

The Great Bend Marble Works are
ready co furnish you anything in the
line of Monuments, Tombstones, etc.
See J. A. Bland, Salesman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

Call at our store and see our line OF
'99 Crescents. They are unexcelled for
beauty, style, finish and material.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

Notice-Juros' farmers, merchants
mechanics and passers by al eat and
sleep at the Elkhorn hotel, first door
east of court house.
il. ROBERTS, Pror.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

Mr.. T. H. STRoUT,
PARKERsBURG, w. VA. Says:
Gentlemen,-
found that Beggs Cherry Cough
Syrup does the business every time
Not once has it failed to cure my child
rem of Colds or Group. Even La Grippe
gives up its hold when tackled with
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup. would
sooner be without life insurance, than
not to keep good supply of this medi.
cine in my house. Sold at
HOOPER DRUG Co
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
NO BOND ISSUE.
This Is Not tho Time to Dor.
row Money.

WARRINGTON. March THE
fact that Secretary Gage remained
with the president some time after
the meeting OF the cabinet was nd
iournei gave rise To rumor that n
consultation was being held In re.
gard to an issue Of bonds The see.
rotary. after he came from tn.
white House. raid 90 n reporter.
There IL no proposition to secure
a loan on government account al,
preSant. and We see no necessity for
such action. what the future may
RING forth I cannot Hay. but We an.
ticipatc no bond issue. The cxpen.
ser Of the government are bsinR
well provided for at present. the
tioo 600 90 derived annual from the
war rcsenne being sufficient. with
other sources Of income. 20 NEE, all
demands
III u were not for the contempiat.
I'd increased expenses In connection
with the army and navy We should
get along very we'll. but. for the
present. resources nre increasing
rather than diminishing. aud thi. II
not tho time 60 talk Of borfowins
money"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
SOCIETY IS GRACIOUS
william X. Vanderbilt and
Mis- Fisnee.

NEW YORK. March f.--saciety Il
very gracious 60 william X. Wander
bit. jr.. and his naneee. Miss Fair
and 10 lavish In b.stowai Of It's sp-
prevail OF the prospective union.
This young couple are being fetsd
and entertained by members OF New
York's exclusive set.
Possibly the Joiiiest and most nov
al entertainment IN honor OF these
two young people was a trip recent.
~ given BY the Seward webb camp
in the Adirosiaess. II was also IN
honor Of MisH Sloane. q cousin Of W
X. Vanderbilt. Jr-. and Mr.. Ham.
mond. whose marriage viii he eeie.
brated the day after the Fair-Nan-
dsrbiit wedding. The guests i~f,
New York Friday evening In Ave
private cars on n special train.
There were nifty or more I'm the par.
~ After an elaborate dinner on
sunday evening camp Was broken
and the party started on the return
run for New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
NOT JOKING NOW
Sob ouTdette to Marry a
Wealthy Widow.

SAN FRANCIEcO. March Ia
notable wedding Will occur at Pa
sadenh toward the close Of next
month. when Robert ]. Burdette. the
preacher humoriEt. marries Mrs. T..
G. Baser. Of that city. II will be the
third time that Mrs. Baker will have
gone to the altar as n bride. Her
cr OF the University of Southern
California. who died about ten years
ago. Her second husband was Pres
ley G. Baker. MIR. Baker was re-
tired lawyer from Kentucky. and a
widowcr when he arrived at Para-
dena. when he died Mrs. Baker re-
ceived nearly ia5o. 900 by the win Of
her late husbgnd. Burdette has
known Mrs. Baker for some years.
Last summer he was her guest dur
Ing a visit 90 Pasadena. when the
love match was formed. She has en-
ceIisnt bushes. qualities. and looks
after her estate closely.
Mr.. Burdette and Mrs. Baker have
sons who are about eighteen years
old. They are reported To- be delight
eli with the match. Mr.. Baker left
his stepson sso.co when Mr.. Bur-
dettc's lecture tour closes In the east
he viii go directly TO Pasadena and
occupy the pulpit of the First Pres
bytsrian church every Sunday until
he begins his lecture tour In the fall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01

kills both OF his aeEailantr.
II take my hat off To Smith, the
same as 1 did when I ran across
Dewey when ! met him with two
ladies one day In Cayite.
About ten days ago myself ana
elk othrps gave chase Ia thief. TIE
sergeant fired twice. but he didn't
draw hla man. The thief ran into
one OF the hutn. We searched tho
place. but nary man. We ancer-
tnlned when Il was too late that the
F'ilipitn had run In the hut. jumped
out the ack way and swan across
the pnsiE river. a good part 81 the
way under water They are pretty
foxy.
Jpne 81 the boys here got n box
FROM home. lie was tiekled 90 death
and said. Il knew ia get something
from mc@aomethinE that's good
to eat when he openah- The bos.
behold ten nice boxes OF canned SAL
mon. and ten cans 81 corned beef
Jewhis. lie took every can and
threw them into the river.
AT home he was fond of canned
salmon and corned beef. 40 his folks
thought I, would be a good thIns
for him. They little knew how much
OF that stun "a soldier gets In tho
army. Every other meal II salmon
rice. corned beef or beans. am
thankful 10 Pat Dolan for the les
sons received at his establishment
for the mastieation OF beans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
QUEEN FOR SOUTH
Steamer Pulls Out for Vic.
toris and San Francisco.

Steamship Queen. OF tho Pacific
Coast steamship company. sailed at
eight o'clock this morning for san
Francisco via Victoria. she had on
board large number Of passengers.
the majority being booked firut class.
She also had a cargo OF 1900 tons Of
freight. The steamer waila waiia
was expected Go arrive during the
afternoon from san Franeiace. Ths
Queens iist was az followsg Ante0
Wagner. Mrs. Wagner. Mrs NJ I
Turner. Mrs. =. Hlsegonl. Mrs ], r..
Hughes, J. r. l.. Temptetnn. Mrs. NJ
u, crcnar. Miss Laura cremar. Mis-.
May cremar. Miss Milton. Frank
Milton. Miss Lola Milton. Joseph
Pool. Mrs Pepi. Mrs Ralph Sim.
son. Mrs. ]. Skioher. T., Iaeabovis.
Mrs H. T. Wood. Mrs. u. W.
KohnE. Mr.. KohnE. Mrs. II. A. T'hom.
as. Mrs, G y. jackson. Sara n.
Thomaa. II. ] Sheafs. =. A. May.
berry. and twenty three second class,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
Senator Wilson Beh0Ids
Seattle a Mighty City.
NE 10 WRITES N iIlSLEES
tntsrsstiag Article o. s'Nhst Trade
with the Orient Meas
to the west

4. s. Senator John {. Wilson con
tributes a VERY interesting article
TO the March number OF Ainslce.s
maya Inc. entitled what trade
with the Orient means TO tho west a.
The illustrations include a view OF
the harbors Of Seattle and san Fran
cisco.
The Senator save
We have gained a foothoid In thu
East. We are on the threshold Of
a vastly greater extension Of om
Oriental trade. our gains have been
made by the ehcapncss and excel
lenee Of our products. and BY reason
Of our Industrial superiority, not by
the exploitation OF new ns.ds Of en-
tsrpriHc under political protection.
Thoss fields are but today opened 70
as by the acquisition OF the Philip
pines, For. whether We hold those
islands as a cefony under In. Euro
peaa system. which God forbid.
whether wa make them an integral
part ~ cur union. or AFFORD 20 them
a proteetorate until such time ns
their people shall have dcmons,rat-
ed thur capacity for aeIfgovern.
rarnt. our influence there must con-
tinus 20 grew and remain pcfman.
emily prspanderant.
Manila is the center of the great
Asiafie ports. including those of
nritls1( MA and Australasia. our
trade in IN orient is CROWNS
one. land a general distributing de-
pot within EASY reach Of cur mar.
ksts IL an absolute necessity IL
those markets are 20 be pcrman.
entity maintained. 3ritisS india.
Australasia. China. and japan use
annually elKhty-Eix and one-half
million dollars worth of cotton goods.
and more than thirty-ssven million
dollars worth Of iron and steel manu-
features which can he produced in
the United States cheaper and better
than in any other country. With
Manila in our control AS n supply
depot. there would be little dim.
Guilty in SO ssring a much larger
shas ~ the trade OF these eoun-
trier. with Manila M a distribute
ing point. andi with lines OF steam.
ers 20 these cspuntriez. there would
be every advantage In our favor,
and trade In that quarter could no,
fan 10 increase bspth rapidly and per.
manentiy."
The senator thef- speaks Of Seattle
san Francisco and Portland as the
natural gatcways through which
the commerce with the orient mus,
pass. and predicts Dazzling future
for these coast cities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
Alaskan Headed for
Koyukuk
THR RICH MINING DISTRICT
what the ladisss Of the interior
Nave Seen Doing There 10
the Wsy Of Mining.

J. r. Bausearen is in the city from
the East en- route TO the Koyukuk
mining country I'm the Arctic circle.
the farthest north inland mining dis
triet In the world. He came down
from that country several months
ago. and IL one OF the few white
men who have returned. though $500
miners went up there last spring.
Bau.earcn has a map of the Arc
tic circle region. which is the only
map OF that country ever made TO
show all the small creeks, lakes and
mountains. IL was made by y. II.
Chapman, who spent several years
there.
For some years past" says aus
caren, indians have been bringing
out gold dust at the rate OF $1,000 TO
1900 a yrar. Last year We went up
there with the Indians and found
many locations which paid % cents
20 the pan. I am now taking hy-
draulic machinery up there. Some
COO miles along the Koyukuk river IL
Tramway bar. n raised table land.
WnFff We nave l1N HtNtNs We hiHHt
water over the cliff side. build an
apron on the elm side and n sluice.
ana throw the water against the
gravel. which will run or down the
sluice. We hope to depend on gray
ity alone. but may use machinery.
Hydraulics Will eventually be the
general manner OF mining In Alas
ka. though some panning viii al
ways be done on the small creek
claims. As yet there are no hydrau-
lie machines In Alaska.
Il would not mine In Canadian
territory under any circumstances.
since the alien law passed. You have
To get a permit for everything. In
our Koyukuk country we are free
and the gold. though nct as plenti-
full ms In the Klondike. ~ worth SD
an ounce. II Is quite coarse. We
get there by boat along the Koyu-
kuk river"