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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13

flying. creeping-f am most sorry for a
baby. human baby. / wouldn't he baby.
Whatever I may have been in the past. l
wouldn't be one now for anything yen
could offer me. A million dollars wsuld be
no consideration whatever What good
would a hundred million dollars do any,
body who had to be . baby? He couldn't
buy anything With II. And by the time he
stopped being a baby every dollar OF The
hundred million would have been spent by
ether people.
I know that. because I've been studying
for a good while certain funny little OBJ
}ect. This funny little object. In one form
or another. h In almost every house |
know IT takes every conceivable shape.
from giant orange with dwarf mali
box slit In II. 10 an elephant that rat
ties inside when you pick him up and
shake him. II takes great many sncon-
ceieabie shapes. When I so TO a house
and see there something never before
saw or heard Of. or dreamed Of. don't
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0vU00 Rbo0ho@eAU D1D00U0 - 4OWDs
aGe.- 1sp. LsesGsrs - nssssne. she
0saaess ~ Gr<eee. ssrroanaeA ~
grssDs Of nsataens, shHgtas .we
Nest A1sta."
-. ~. ~
A book has lately been published called
= ..Ettaucfte for Amef3cans,v By A
WoalAn of Fashion. In this hock many
wonderful pictures are presented 30 the
reader and particular stress Is laid on
'.the etiquette Of telephonlng. bicycling and
smoking for both men ana Women We
have all more or len been subjected to the
ignomtny OF receiving through the mails
object lessons on how to don't, such az
card hints,s from enterpriang stasfoners,
who dssife 70 enlarge their custom and
tell Us to leave SIX cards for six neo.ae.
or II there are six people In our select
family. 70 leave thirty-six cards for six
people This. sensible women know, Is
simply device on the sta.ioners' part to
become wealthy at the expenae OF render.
ing the would be fashionable caller . pack
horse burdened with more cardboard than
Judgment We have been advised which
cari-end to turn up for sympathy. for
to CALI when not.
Autre temps. autre mieux. This tele-
phoning. bicycling and smoking for nixea
sexes u quite a graceful tribute to the
timers and It's exigencies. do hope, how
ever. that my dear male friends will not
only obey the Woman Of Fashion In her
instructions OF how to use telephone. but
even go farther than her amiabllif,
teaches. After saying Hello for twenty
times. do sincerely hope that no In
verted Hello or perverted Hello. viii smite
the terrid aim usually circumscribin9 the
unspeakable telephone. No words begin
ming with the fourth letter Of the alphabet,
! am sure save dearest. darling or delight
fui. win ever escape the masculine lips Of
the saint at the other end. The telephone
itself il such an instrument OF harmony
that Woman Of Fashion need never fear
for the morals or manners Of the man with
the hello. He can take it or leave It. IT'S
ali the same to the telephone. But the
man may say like the parrot from the
Klondike: Il have talked too Did
much
~ - \.
A BOUT the bicycling. a woman OF
"a Fashion (who. by the way, halls
from Chicago should know a lot.
I've always understood that when Chi
cago woman puts her foot down. 1t means
soInethtng. especially to the foot-rest. Any
hints az TO the improperly of a lady s,rid-
ing her wheel. any suggestions as to
side-saddle innovation. win not be toler-
ated for minute. America is perfectly
lsafa Surtth ~
calf. male or female. Even trunks do not
trouble or tights appail, We are satisfied
with cur men and women. and we are will
ing TO see our friends make holy show
Of themselves as long as they do not run
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III has eosne IA. and the rich peo-
KIN pie OF LAchAwanna township.
M Pike county. Pa. and ~ woll-
u IL to-io. who earn enough to keep
them comfortable. have enJoy0d
the festivities of the holiday. the ovsE3eeso
for the care OF the hcmelesAs pennileoa,
friendless creatures whom sickness, hard
times. or incapacity have thrown upon
their hands. All over the township they
pest a notice-"A Woanan Fur noao''-an6
in smaller type tell when and where tho
| bargain hunters can get their moneys
worth. The sale is by auction. and human
! being are put up and bid for and sold just
as cattle or houses are sold But there IL
this difference: The SUCCESSIVE eemDseitor
is not the highest, but the lowest bidder.
ncr does he pay the amount Of his bid II
is paid TO him monthly for the board. lodg-
| ing and clothing Of the fellow creature -
has bought and for such medical attend
ance as the poor chattel may require dnf-
t Ing the twelve months e ~ ar her ss1vi-
tude.
On the 18th Of January Of year nok IonG
since, the sale had been duly advertised 70
be held at Warren K. Rutan's hc4el Row
lands Station. and at the hour fixed the
auciioneer, an overseer Of the poor. In the
presence Of large aasembiage, offered the
first lot" a withered old man, with hard
~ enough strength left TO walk. There
was no bid for him, for nothing could b
expected from him as = laborer. He could
ca; and sleep and be Ia the way and take
up room. and set sick md than die. 90
nobody wanted the old man, and he had
to return to the po0fhCuse. there 70 end
his days.
THE next lot" said the auctioneer. with
a grin that required the whole expanae oe
an extremely broad and honaely ccunta-
nance In which to be fully developed. -
the Wilder Crane. who some Of you -
no doubt acquainted with 0he hin ssw,
hex good eyesight. talks sensible, reads flno
to call her Graham. What shell ~ Give
you to take keer Of the uidderT
"How's her temper?' asked tan, ansu-
lar woman. with voice that creaked nke
cordage in calm at sea-
From fair to mfddnn'.' - said the auc-
tioneer. 'She's not cantAnkerous 'thoue
you poster her. She's fond o. music. loves
children, and hex an opinion Of her own.
But she bothers nobody. and u abs 70
arm her board i've times over"
'I'lI take her for = month";" said tho
woman whose voice sQueaked
Il go seven." said = quiet man n the
throng.
IAN I'll take the widdef fer ~" yelled
a full-boiied man on the outskirts.
The auctioneer temperi1ed for awhile.
but no lower bid was made, until. - he
was about to knock down lot No. : to
the S. bidder. thin. trenulous voice. but
strong and forceful withal awoks the
echoes.
'.I'n take her for Ave dollars and half
q month";" said the voice, which seemed 70
come from nowhere.
"And who might you be-" asked the
auctioneer, looking about TO right and left.
81 might be, Moses. but I amt said a
wee bit of woman. az she got up from
bench In the back row. I'm the widow
Graham, at your service and ready 20 buy
myself.
III you think can't 1--we on less'n -
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tnto ~ back an6 fsonf, ana throw p
-. ~ n
THE etiquette for smoking parsscularly
i rules ard reraiations affecting the
fusu4e. sfous ~ sse fs,r .px fexlsv shouYd
be rerara~a uscrr rs~sec&s,af< whatever
is said tn the contrary. 4, - mot dtxntfes
for a lady 10 <nrr IN ner heels an the
dining roam sahe ~hen saa fakss her
aftsr.asnner c,gsr - es~~ra,,e a. ,ha
case may be. she sr.cuId afways use a
cuspsdor for representations, rather man
the carpet. ana never under spx efrrum-
stances leave a half-smoked eaeroot to
waste itself trying TO burn a hole en- some
f,oty,s hest Nnen tahlechcfh a Woman AZ
Fashion does not illustrate her book. Thss
he an oversight She mixh, have rotten
many attractive pictures from cigarette
boxes and cigar wrappers. smoking hot. !"
whether describing soup tureen. = FAM
lily party or tohaceco pouch, II an allur-
ing title. warranted to sell something,
green or dry goods.
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100 you're from Kansas? And you used
"a know Fred Funston? wen. we'll! Great
fsIlow. that Nanstoa. wish knew him.
Inclined % b dinlnutivs physically. I un-
AerstAnA and thav cay he has auburn
hairr'
dinlnutfvs now. AM mebby auburn's the
right nAma fse The color Of his hair: but
IN boys never used to cali him anything
but Shorty ana 'Reddy.'"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13

n LUEI0ERT = oead.
- ~ story Of the wife made
na6u9s aseaf Sum sur
- - eAIIs Tor laughter
en- A1yone view even =
~ seriously with such
S p-0DsEa b u - the tf,ai
r. 1Eow tbat Lnstgert - dead.
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- 1s~h ..d reaav Ia nro-
r.! - q - cid stand.
.7 - = AVE all seen at the
$3.50 '...1...s,.,s,, sausaaes resolve
q sT1s A. .fiucfpjes and run
~ 1s1hfns serosa the stage. 10
= ~ - enIIeTy gods. That
RI - N seeonplish a resurrec-
zu1f. defong the pigsltn Tor
8 -, = . question.
q $50 - 8 AAs.e uues.
y
- - v,Ass hseIuea In the
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13
THE WIDOW VINO
BOUGHT HERSELF
A Hue Stoy q : Case Ssas6se6
impossible b Esee Lssesdea-
How Forums Eapueed HI.

FEW dAys aftef the New Ysae
has eosue IN. and the rich peo-
pie OF LAckawanna township.
Pike county. Pa. and ~ Woll-
to-tio. who earn enough to keep
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
FREE TRADE OR TRUSTS?

No one has forgotten that Grover
Cleveland and other like Americans
predicted that the manufacture of
tin plate in this country was impos-
sible. And the growth of that in
dustry here, with the lowering of
price which always accompanies in
creased production, the subsequent
formation of the tin plate trust and
the pain it gave our Free-Trade
brethren, are all fresh in the minds
of every one. 1t is also well known
that the Tin Plate Trust increased
the wages of its men by about IS
per cent, an increase that means
the distribution of one million dol
lars more wage money in the local
tiles where tin plate is made.
1t, however, is not so we'll known
that lately at Swansea the South
Wales Tin Plate Masters Associa-
ton discussed the wage question
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
LET US HAVE PEACE"

Major Hudson, of the Capital,
seems determined to stir up strife
and discord among the Republicans
of the state if possible.
The great bugaboo he is making
over the trusts is simply little
matter of buncombe. The major
need not try to win much glory on
that cry as every little 8x1o Demo-
cratic sheet in the state has been
INDUCING in the same kind of gush
for the last year. Besides there is
not Republican in the state of any
note but that seems in favor of
good stringent laws to control the
trusts when they are inclined to be-
come oppressive in any way.
The majors attack on Mr.. Le-
land seems to be purely personal
matter and he should not allow it to
occupy so much of his valuable
space.
Our idea of the matter is that the
great mass of the Republicans of
Kansas would sooner read in the
leading Republican daily of the
state an ardent defense of Republi-
canism and a criticism of the short
comings of the opposition than per-
sonal abuse of any one of the strong
Republicans of the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT
is unquestionably one of til G
greatest of American newspapers. 1t
has correspondents everywhere and
covers every field of news, foreign
and domestic. 1t is strictly Repub-
lican IN politics, but is above all, A
NEWSPAPER, and ought to be in
every home during the important
presidential campaign of 1900.
The price by mail, Daily including
Sunday, is Six Dollars per year
Daily without Sunday, Four Dollars
per year. Sunday only, Two Doll
ars per year. Weekly, issued in
SEMI WEEKLY sections, One Dollar
per year. The latter edition is A
BIG sEMI-wEEKLY PAPER, almost
equal to the average daily at the
price of the average weekly. 1t
not only gives ALL THE NEWS, but
also a great variety of interesting
and instructive reading matter for
every member of the family,
Write for Free Sample Copies to
the Globe Printing Co., St. Louis,
Mo,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
A. H. TURNER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1899
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

The National Republican con-
vention the coming year will be
held in Philadelphia June 70.
The National Committee got the
convention about as far east as it
was possible this time unless they
had taken it up in Maine some
where.
1t don't make much difference
this year, however, where it is held
as it will simply be ratification of
President McKinley's past admins
tration.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

1t seems if the English government
wants horse they have a right to
take it wherever found by paying
the government price of about Saoo,
Oh myl Wouldn't Uncle Billy
Coulter fume if some government
official would come along here and
unhitch one of his fine dray teams
and appropriate it for government
use?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
GENERAL LAYTON KILLED

Major General Lawton while at
the front of his men in an attack on
San Mateo, a small place not a
great many miles from Manila, was
shot through the breast by Fill
pino sharpshooter and instantly
killed.
The general had been warned of
the danger he was in standing in an
exposed place within three hundred
yards of the enemy's sharpshooters
but as ever before he paid no at
tention to danger and was shot
dead just as the shouts of his men
announced victory.
General Lawton had been SOL
dier for about 40 years. He was a
man of noble bearing and command
ing appearance, being SIX feet four
and strong and rugged.
He has been a great Indian fight
er, noted for his persistence and de-
termination and was universal
favorite with mis- men. Like Custer
he owes his death to his rash BRAY
cry.
The country has suffered a great
loss in the death of General Law
ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
ENGLAND BUYS HORSES

England is not only buying mules
in this country but is also buying
large numbers of horses. Four
English horse buyers are reported
to be at Kansas City buying horses
freely and at good round prices.
The horses are not shipped di-
rect to Africa as are the mules but
are shipped to England to replace
horses shipped out of that country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

with representatives of the workmen,
and at the conclusion of the con-
ference, "it was decided to recon-
mend the acceptance of 10 per
cent. reduction throughout the
trade" This means nearly a mil
lion dollars less wage money dis
tributed in Wales.
Our readers will decide which is
better for country: Free Trade or
a trust. There are more desirable
things than either.-Am. Economist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

THE President failed to confirm
the appointment of ]. Ralph Bur-
ton as counsel of the Chickasaw
tribe. This cuts Mr.. Burton out of
little matter of $1,000 per year
that would have been quite handy
in senatorial fight.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
WANTED.
One hundred bushels OF white corn.
Chanute Milling Co.

For broken limbs, chilblains,
burns, scalds, bruised Sims, sore
throat, and sores of every kind, apply
BALLARD's Snow LINIMENT. 1t will
give immediate relief and heal any
wound. Price Is cts. and so cts. Sold
by Geo. p. Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

COLORADO now proposes to test
the constitutionality of the crime of
"a. She bad better erect a silver
statue to the law that has given us
a stable currency and national con-
fdence in financial affairs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

A JURY in the district court of
Shawnee county, one day this week,
decided that the Master Plumbers
Association of this state is a trust,
contrary to the Farrelly antitrust
1ou
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22
% GRlt..GRat %

Miss Ellis has worked herself into
shadow this winter, and is now
chasing the shadow around.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

Aug Barrels three weeks at the
books of Bloomheart & Wright seem
to be frightening out into perma'
neDt job.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

1t is currently reported that Miss
Mabel Cary has company from abroad.
We have been expecting some gen.
tleman of good judgment with taste
for the beautiful TO slip in here and
walk away with prize while our own
young men are dreaming.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

The big snow went as silently and
rapidly as it came. Sunday night we
went to bed and left the ground COW
cred with its mantle of white, Mon
day morning we found Mother Earth
covered with a wet blanket only.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

The Christmas trade this year bids
fair to be the largest in many years.
There seem tn be more nice things
this year to tempt the dollar to slip
from the grip of the horny hand than
ever before and there seem to be an
unusual number of dollars to slip.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-22

Ernest Daniels has been transfer
red from the grocery department at
Bloomheart & Wright's to the shoe
department. This change seems
quite appropriate as young lady
just can't help trying on pair of
shoes when Ernest is waiting on her.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-28
Relieves Them Uuiity.

j. N. Tbnckcr. OF Wells Fnrgo &
Cos detective force. bclisves most
firmly thai Shaw mud Bowi", who
woro acquitted by jury at Winnu.
mucca last week on charge of trnin
robbery, wore guilty. Ifo believes
TINT upon the same toItimony they
would DO convicted IN tho u. s.
Conrt upon the charge oi stopping
the mail. This is the only cbnrgo on
which tho federal court wonld have
Jurisdiction, m there was no attempt
tn rob the mail chr, nnd Ms tho pen.
nliy is only 500 ilno oI iirty days
imprisonment in tho county jil. IL is
questionable whether tho govern.
ment wnnld consider IL prnfial 10 Ia
expend probably n thousand dollnrs
to secure the inllic ion Of such pallry
punIshmont.-zJonrnnl.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-28
ELKO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1899


-Nhen new word is inirnduc. d
into the language rcmurtcA con-
aiitntiupal grumb'er, @it is generally
badly needed, but there is one recent
addi'i"D1hai exasperates me all over.
refer to the up to-dat, application
OF the worl proposition 1t isIo
longer used in the sense OF proposal
or nm offer, hut Is applied to every
thing under the sun, from Clergy
man I" a cocktail. and from horse.
less carriage to a can of embalmed
beef. There never WAS Il word in the
English language In hard worked
md so badly abused, and the way it
is dragged in 10y the heels to cke out
the scanty vocabulary OF every poor
conversatinunlisto one meets is ennu.h
to drive fellow In drink. Tie other
day friend ~ mineU mean he was n
friend then; ! have scratched him off
my h'iD took me out to look at his
new cn,tage, and as we stood at the
front gate feasting our eyes On the
premises he said enthusias ticall, {:
well old maD, what do you think OF
TINT 'or Il domestic proposi,ioa.'
What he really intended to do was ID
ask ...y opinion nf the cottage rs a
rice, cozy. homelil,a hnbitatinn, Int.
couched in that baI barous languuce
the inquiry made me mad md | said
things. lie took it goo naiuredly.
W. ii. upon my wort. he remarked,
after | blew or steam, you're a
pretty queer proposition YOURSELF
fnnt is the reason why we don't
speak now. Every dny Of m, life !
hear chaps talking abnut mining
propositions aud theatrical PROPOSE.
iions md Cuban proportions and
heaven only knows ho many other
kinds of propositions. never meaning
proposition at all. bat invariably the
thing itself, and am sick and tired
ri the wOrd."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-28
SULTAN FEARED THE GUN.
The Turkish Monarch Was GrcntI,
Impressed with the
Maxim arm.

Hiram Maxim. The inventor Of the
Maxim gun. tells an amusing story Of
nm experience with the sultan Of Tur.
key. The sultan had Witnessed n test
OF the wonderful shooting nf the rand.
hre arm nnd was duly impressed with
seeing the small weapon deliver Itself
of 600 shots minute without hcing
touched by human hands save the first
Full Of The trigger.
"Wondcrful! wonderful" he cx-
claimed In amazcmcnt. 81 must hive
some Of those arms"
Some time later Mr.. Maxim received
m order FOR an expensive pattern of
small Held arm. lie mndc two. hrauii.
fully chased in gold and Of marvellous
workmanship. What the sultan could
want Of such expensive outside tran.
pings he did not know. but they were
duly sent To Turkey. where they now
rest In the royal musc""r
"Ah! They shoot sell" the sui
tan is reported 10 have said when nsked
why they were not uscd'in the field.
"Thcy are better where they are"
II was nficrwnrd said that the sultan,
having snEerstiiious regard for their
shooting power. though, thry were bet
ter or where they could be seen in.
Hrnd Of being handled by his troops IN
times OF peace. Hut now. having got.
ten over somewhat his fcnr Of their
"hcnlhcnish dcvilishnpss." he is sni,l TO
have arrived ni that point where they
Inny find their wny extensively into the
Turkish army when the next trouble
comes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-28

An old Indian woman visited a
hou 20 in wndsworlh recently where u
child WIS dying OF dip,leriu. Tho
doctor lIad given up ihe little patti mi
nnd the funily wns mourniully
whiting for the end. The Indian
walked up to tho child's bed and
upon beng told tile doctors verdict,
shc said: "Ym get carrot. qu'ck"
Tho cnrrnt having been brought her.
the fndinn mnde u poultice ~ it with
II little Kerosene oil, and bnnnd IL
around the chId's neck. who IN n
short time seemed to gain relief.
\ second md II third ponlticc wcre
put on and The child Rnnlt into II re-.
frcshing slumber and rapidly ro
covered, to the nsionishmcnt ~ the
ph,sicinp. who called expecting TO
find the cbill dead. lie u~d IL on
several other diphtlt ria paticD Is
with the same happy results.