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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19
WOULD YOU WHEEL THROUGH EUROPE?
New Laws for redemption from Security Deposit of All You Must Join
One of the Foreign Touring Clubs, Preferably the English

twenty-five gulden {&i2.5o) and undertake
an involved, long-winded proceeding 10
get his money back at the end OF his So
journ there.
England charges no import duty on
bicycles, so no forInalities are necessary
when taking a wheel into port Of the
United Kingdom. italy is as strict IN lis
customs administration as any country
on the continent. particularly on the
frontier lines at the little custom houses
on the main highways from neghboring
countries. Many amusing as well as
maddening experiences occur to tourists
at some Of such remote points. On the
Corniche road, for instance, the border
line runs between MentOne. on the French
side, and Grimaldi, on the Italian. a
little stucco- covered stone hut serves the
purposes Of custom house on either
side of the line. The italian officials are
passive and unimpressionabie. Tourists
are put through without trouble when
they can show French or English mem
bership tickets. Otherwise they are sub
mitted to an old-fashioned inquisition.
In the little house on the Mentone side
the atmosphere is much brighter. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19
TIFF COMING OF THE MADCAP PRINCESS
Louise Of SAKE CobuGo and Divorce Fame Will Soon Present Herself
to American Society

up TO- debauchery had killed tho innocent
girl who had been content COB sly her
prayers at her mother knee az the court
Of Belgium.
The change that came over her Iiis
was marvellous. The swollen eyelids ne
dark caverus beneath the eyes were gone
and with head high in the air ami snils
on her lips she set out 10 drown her de-
SPAR I'm the gay life that her husband
found 80 alluring. Mlliners and modiste5
Wed 10 make her apparel the most gor-
geous at the Austrian court. and She
who had Stunned the world now sousht
IL. None were gayer, none more rislue-
She appeared upon the turf, she partici-
pated in late suppers she made her nus
bands companions her intlmates ~ last
her handkerchief found IT'S way into mo
pocket OF her husband adju'ant Liel-
tenant Geza Won Mattachoch
Even I'm Vienna there are conyentionaIi~
ties that must be observed by ladies who
desire TO remain iR good standing AZ tho
court and 20 keep their husbands ana
their lovers from spillng each other
blood. Whether the princess was sudden-
iy attacked by the germ Of heedlessnesi
that has ruined many fairer women than
she. or that. as her friends claim sha
purpOseiy had her husband notihed OF nor
proposed visit % the adjutants apart-
nents may never be known. but the rack
remains that there the prince found her.
Even this however. was not considetea
grounds for divorce. The prince Simply
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19

thrashed his wife and challenged thu
lieutenant.
In the art Of fascinating the princess
must have been an apt pupil. She was
not beautiful and she was the mother ~
two children but when she took the lien'
tenant by the hand he went with the
utmost docility. After she had gone her
husband went I'm search Of her. Mnen
he found them De called the lieutenant
out and got plnked for his pains.
Since that time gossip has been busy
with the affairs OF the princess. Dams
Rumor has had her yariously situated.
She mas been tn an insane asylum and
she has been buying jowelry and run
ming up bills with sufficient rapidity I'D
threaten the financial standing or tne
Belgian treasury. when Princess Louiss
was simply running over Europe with her
husbands adjutants gossip said that shs
was bad. Now they say that she IS mad;
but. bad or mad, It is not difficult TO SEQ
what made her 50.
THE DOWAGER DUCHESS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
>rIyvyn'r Curious Taste.

George Selwyn had strange but not
uncommon passion for seeing strange
bodies. especially those of his friends
He would go any distance to crafty
this pursuit Lord Holland was laid up
very i'll at Holland House shortly before
his death George Selwyn sent to ask
how he was. and whether he would like
to see him. Lord Holland answered.
"Oh. by all meansl If I'm alive tomor-
row l shall be delighted to see George,
and l know that if / am dead he will
be delighted to see mei''-Letter Of
General Fox
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
THE YELLOW FELLOWS


Boston, Mass, May 30.-"Maj.'
Taylor proved to be the star of the
Associated Cycle club race meet AT
Charles River park today. Summa-
ries:
O.e-mile open, PROFESSIONALISM
Taylor, Worcester, won; Tom Butler
second, Frank Butler third. Time,
2:1l.
Two-mile handicap, professional
Taylor. Worcester (scratch). won;
Tom Butler, Cam bridge go yards),
second; Frank Butler $50 yards)
third.
Maj. Taylor is the colored boy won
der.
He rides Stearns Sas ur Roller Gear
Chainless Racer. He holds all the
worlds records from one-fourth to
and including two miles, all on a
chainless.
1t always pays to buy the best.
Call and see them at
SPENCER'S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31

drove by a certain mouse the DuIIoef
looked up at it proudly. saying: "There
is house that / built myself / not
only built it, but drew all the plans.
Every bit of work in it is mine" The
architect looked at the house and smiled
in provoking way
The builder noticed the smile and
looked at the house in a new light.
How hard worked on tbatl" he said.
lin the day time had to do something
else, but every night would sit up late
drawing on those plans 1 drew on 'em
every night for a month.
The architect looked at the house
again and smiled once more, and the
builder saw him.
Again he turned his eyes toward the
product of his brain, twisted his neck
to squint at it after the carriage had
passed it. Then he looked at the archi-
tect with humility. 1T looks as If
those plans were drawn at night. doesn I
2" he said, and there was pathos in
his voice. Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
LETTING OF RIVER WORK.
Government to Txpend About $4,000
This

This season.
Bids for contract work on the Miss
issippi river between St. Paul and St.
Louis, to be done the present season
at an aggregate cost of $3.50, 900, were
opened today by Capt. G.. Nc ID. Town
send, at the federal building. The
lowest bidders are.
Dredging at Quincy bay, II. S.
Brown, of Quincy, Is cents per cubic
yard.
Construction of levee from Flint
Greek to Iowa river, w. o. johnson d
Sons. of Cedar Rapids, sections %
and %, %! cents a cubic yard; Cam
eron. McManus Il Joyce, Keokuk,
section 35. 49, cents.
Wing dam and shore protection.
from Winona to La Crosse, Fetter *
Crosby, of La Crosse, 9S cents per
cubic yard for rock and q cents for
brush; from Lansing to Cassville. ia
cob Richtman, of Fountain City, Wis,
IS cents for rock and 80 cents for brush:
from Cassville to Dubuque, John Pick
lev. 90 cents for rock and 20 cents for
brush; from Dubuque to LIE Claire,
Fetter & Crosby. 90 cents for rock and
20 cents for brush; from Rock Island
to New Boston, Fetter & Crosby, SO
cents for rock and 20 cents for brush /;
from New Boston to Burlington, Fet-
ter & Crosby, SO cents for rock
and 26 cents for brush; from
Burlington to Montrose, Jacob
Richtman, 50 cents for rock and 80
cents for brush; from Keokuk to
Quincy, Fetter 81 Crosby, 90 cents for
rock and % cents for brush; from
Quincy to SavertoD, Fetter 81 Crosby,
SO cents for rock and 20 cents for
brush; from Ham burg to Illinois
river. Fetter &c Crosby, 81 cents for
rock and 20 cents for brush.
Capt. Townsend stated that Fet-
ter ~ Crosby would be unable to do
all the work on which they are the
lowest bidders. and n portion of it
would 20 to other contractors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
An Inference.

"Such are the decisions to which the
human sensss and understanding are
susceptible" remarked the man who
doesn't care whether yOu comprehend
him or not, THAT. logically speaking.
it is absolutely impossible to be ALSO
lutely sure of anything"
Dear meY' exclaimed Miss Cayenne.
Il didn't know you were one. -
"What2"
"A weather prophet Washington
Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
The Difference.

''Pa. what's the difference between
talent and geniusg'
"A man with talent is able TO build
for himself the finest monument in the
country. The public usually has to
provide the monument for genius -
Boston Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
nrn,xnnt NIrhf.

The architect and his friend the
builder Were driving back to the for
mer's office. They had been ont to tho
edge of the city to lock at some work
on which they were engaged As they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31

faultless pills should. cleansing and
reviving the system instead of weak
ening it. They are mild and sure.
small aud pleasant to take and
entirely free from objectionable drugs.
They assist rather than compel. For
lie BY T. H Thomas, A j. Reiss and
NJ. T. Bahnsen, druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
Licensed to Wed.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers act +:

Tomas Il White. observation-disclosures cIia.
Nj sue NJ Mccoy Fa -minston. Ill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
And the Columbia Wins.
standing.

The Columbia has the first heat Good for her.
Before the race cup captured
one the yachts must win three races
But the Columbia has won the first race and proud
nation takes off hat and hits the ceiling with it.
oliver Iselin brutally rich millionaire friends his
wife becoming yachting costume and the mascot
parrot came in first forgive because
an American being an American the one greatest
thing earth, water. the of
which America is gaining so much the second which
here mpregnated freedom, on which
ARE the quickest natonalities.
Sir Thomas Upton probably realizes this morning
lie something race against Scotch skipper is
probably thinking, and thing has happened to give En-
peror Williams skipper the Shamrock ad-
visory capacity something ponder over
OF course, during the few weeks the Columbias
sails haven't right they seemed catch their
share Of the wind. OF during the
American crew was ratified and Disconnected but they
able all right OF course during
the Oliver Iselin knew nothing about yacht
ing embarrassed hampered captain some
other he came in across the line in pretty good
shape.
We hope that the Shamrock will get the heat We
owe something courtesy. winning the race
depend upon American ingenuity, American seamanship
and American dexterity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

pouches altogether presenting state Of affairs that
congressman. There Kind of thrown to
larger along the sending pouches
by baggagemen if salts
factory three favored, is rank
discrimination against along the line
These latter know they will their mails
Towns within thirty forty miles of Kansas City fire.
queny mails until o'clock in the
ing singular exist when prosperity
rife all country. responsible
for these things would better have something
will fall them day mash them fat polit
cally speaking they where they
Another thing was developed upon inquiry which
outrage the There or eight
signed the referred when service
performed OF OF they handled
naturally other line,
conclusion would the men who had been
handSGg mail the assigned
where mails would taking locals;
but so they gave
only about one-thrd the number of been
handling them This reducing
while greatly increasing done. Thus the
department only giving wretchedly service
they committing inhuman outrages purpose
of preserving nviolate the forty fifty
appropriated for fraud
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
A Kansan to the Yankees.

The Boston Journal interviews Secretary D. Coburn
to what's the matter with Kansas" during to
that city as a delegate to the Farmers Congress.
Eyes" said Mr. Coburn kansas now arrayed seven
days in the week much fine raiment She wearing
boutonnere perpetualy expanding smile, ditto
double chin rides a rubber-tired wagon which
unwavering faith always her hched to
The going steadily forward and upward, hand
somey sustaining the high long attained
caIly as an agricultural stock region.
"Of crops of the most important is winter
wheat and in five praries have yielded nearly
29300OOOO bushels Our 1898 crop with exception
greater than that of other state in the union and
than the wheat of all New England Iowa. Missouri
Illinois, New York and Nevada combined"
With incredible fuency and exactness he the
figures Of the cattle trade which showed coming
rapidly the front with raising dressing beef sheep
swine shipping o what he called
the helpful hen" and the transportation
state whose railroad mileage by
cept Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Each for the past years" said Mr. Coburn
1.-THE of the world been following Kansas
remarkable productions namely the famous PAGERS Joe
Patchen and John r. Gentry whose record breaking
have excited the admiration of ALL And speaking
breakers it is worthy of heaviest fleece
by and half pounds taken a sheep was
produced by a Kansas-reared Merino. Our swine win
prizes all Having the packing
establishments in the world barring Chicago Kansas meats
"a commonwealth busy with fat harvests building
churches colleges better homes using her
for granares jas Sunday schools wouldbe rum
sellers for manufacturing macadam. having hun
dred banks pehorc with the industry
is surely enviable"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
Along the Kansas Nile.

Funston's enemies IN the Twentieth
Kansas will make him. Attack Will make
Funston's fame enduring.
Despite John ]. Ingalls, and his liver.
Jefferson was right when he wrote that
all men are created equal
Fred Funston asserts that our army in
Luzon today Is the best army. man for
man, that ever assembled on earth"
General Hughes Of Topeka viii az grand
marshal Of the Twentieth Kansas recep-
ton parade. Hughes always comes up.
Johnny Gilmore Of Fredonia recalls that
II Senator Plumb had lived he would have
been sixty-two years old last Thursday.
A B. McNeeley OF Cole Creek. Butler
county, says the farmers of his neighbor-
hood have determined not TO sell a bushel
of corn for less than twenty-five cents a
bushel
II tho Kansas boys arrivs IN Topeka
election day a good many county elections
viii depend on whether more Populists or
Republicans go 70 Topeka to welcome the
regiment.
The Popullsts OF Kansas who are ex-
pansionists win attempt to hold conven-
ton in Topeka soon. The anti-expanslon-
lists are planning 20 pack the meeting
and stampede It.
Through the district court Of Clay coun-
y the state Board OF Charities was en-
Joined from expanding money 10 build
the new asylum at Parsons. Parsons has
now appealed from the district court 10
the supreme court
The thing that IS causing Populist can
diiates nightmare all over kansas Is the
purely arithmeticzi problem OF how many
hcme election day.
On the way over the Kansas men quar-
relied some and one day Captain hollywood
and General Funston came mighty near
10 blows NeicaIf held Boltwood and
Mrs. Funston the general
Fred Funston said IN = speech at Oak
land Saturday: Don't believe re les
q the copperh4a &c and ths yellow Jour
uals. The Philippine situation Is al righi
ard every day IS making & better
CONWAY Springs Starr ''Soune % TIE
apple. cherry and p1sm trees are sctI1x
IKE some people again his zaii-zaszlng
theFr good strength and tine blooming
az a tine EheE :; Vii 90 TO good"
Alexaute- McAslas. a oogle-raaker q.
Fort Scofs. had beer a total ass.ztas- for
years In difference 20 hfs E5ss's wis5eA
saturday Mrs. McNssns S-usI; bee- q his
breath and went oct arc killed barEel1
Captain Boifwood os the Twsncsefh s.
q Republican. bat as r. bitterly orpo -
% FylnEtoa- Bolt~po1 ssys tazt Fs1nsgn
permlitss Ehe Togeka tzE arzn q Gie<1
Ware & Gises % clcfste al TIE proz3-
lions
D 3 White Al eapsoEe = TIE r.
szzs asylum A. Topeka some ttns zRo
s-szsrAA = GITove4 from ria zsse Gaia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
A Few Facts About the Fast Mail Fraud.

An observan and well posted business who travels
considerably the between here and Kansas
City has given pointers on service on that
line on several occasions pointed rotten
that socaned fast mali steal but recent develop
stand more prominently than ever Some
of the postoce department officials have been almost
the mail service OF those the outside can never
where the lies enough leaking out to
shortage somewhere for there doesn't
be money enough available to give the people along
III Fe decent mail service especially from Newton TO
City BY careful observation on the part Of
public will readily appear how securely the fast mail
steal has laid hold of the public purse.
Until short time ago the Santa Fe had mail service on
its trains running between Kansas City Arkansas City
leaving the main line Florence These trains are the
first the road both ways and known fact
the mail these trains was the best and most
satisfactory of Fe or any other road run
hing Of Kansas City. They stopped all stations and
the mails nearly always on time. The mail coming
Kansas City in the morning reached good portion
of territory time to transact business and
send replies by ingong trains These are the trains TOO
that could carry the City morning papers and
thereby ehaos those papers 10 oe something more than
edition OF the evening before. there was not
enough money keep all the trains so as re-
suit combined wisdom % department officials
the very be sacrificed in order that
transparent may continue; the service is
the local trains and the through train
Now there service that known on
line in the United States It's Of catch as
catch service sashng through the coun-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
Daily eagle
General Joe wheeIer's Letter to rIcKinIey.
VI. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.

General Wheelers to President Mckinley is
wonderful meaty mssive 1t the counsel of fighting
man to a peace. 1t is letter of advice from
southern Democrat to northern Republican Above ALL
it the patriotic convictions conscientious commander
in the field to superior whom he would not mis-
lead for the sake politics difference in views
It is in short of friend who is
the ground given of his country with
out any reference party There dilation
policy expansion tender of wisdom annexa-
tion but the general many battles statesman of
many years experience declares withdraw
our army Philippines this time would be Grim
inaI action would be arraigned and
the civilized nations of the earth General
Joe the southern Democrat and representative
party congress- that If the situation were
left Agunaldo and his hordes Wheeler he could
not hold his power against tribes
constant warfare turmoil ensue and following
the footing of cities destruction of property
strong European step control
in response to the appeals of an oppressed people
Unquestonaby the conclusions Of General Wheeler
correct in every particular and to withdraw
ppnes city Manila to destruction
inhabitants death. There the towards who
dread the responsibility the d who fear results and the
penny who pirate of and But the facts
are receipts of the of
Manila alone upwards of millions of dollars
in spite of the sufficient to meet all ths
expenses the entire archipelago which
is rich Astounding with god copper and coal
mines.
In short we sent Dewey to the Orient ami
blata the feet Of nation with whom we were at war in
doing which possession FELL in the
providence Of God. to keeping that Provdental
possession maintain, the protest poll
the cry Of demagogus contrary notwith
standing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

ing she had deserted him. Judge Hazen
found out differently. and has annulied
the divorce and scored White.
1t Is announced that II the Republicans
get the next legislature they will pass
a law prohibiting the printing Of a name
more than once on ballot. This Will END
fusion and bring both the Democrats and
PopulLsts together into one party
On the sword which the Topeka Capital
viii present to Funston IS the quotation
credited to him: at can hold the line IN
Ill we are mustered out" Funston never
said Il and II Is understood has requested
that the sentiment be taken from the
blade.
In boosting a certain candidate in Dick
inson county, his party organ says OF
him: His first vote was cast In The
field for the gallant Mcclellan, and as be
started right. he has been right ever
since" That man must be one Of those
Lincoln Republicans
MY friends said the Kansas orator,
The American people are mighty hard
70 get to go TO war. but once al II. II Is
mighty hard TO make EN- quit. I've go
a SOW at home. and had 20 pull Der e41a
off 70 get her to the trough and her tai
of TO get her away"
AS soon as the reception at Topeka Is
over the Twentieth Kansas viii entertain
the state 70 a Hg row This is really q
pity. Captain Boltwood Of Ottawa vii
/ lead fight against Funston. I'd. LITTLE
/ has a statement written which f. 800
words long. Think OF it. i've thousand
words.
The Presbyterian Institution. the CO..
Ieze OF Emporia. Is 81 hard lines. having
( grown an Indebtedness Of $500. OF this
amount. 1900 owing 70 the faculty. the
! SYNOD will raise. The other $3.50 I'm
/ porfa Is expected 20 find and IS business
men are considering the proposition %
/ making uo the sum
The people OF Kzneas City a,so froze
/ the LambaEei Italian Opera company and
/ the Kansas City Journal gives the REQ
! pie a good warm roast y Kansaa Cfiy,
/ as IN Kansas. mEsic-Ioving is n -he fa-
/ fantile period. Nine times out q ten ths
! pre.tIest soioist Eefs the most sppla1ss
no matter what her voice r..
The officers OF Lkaveuworth sountY
svooued down on Kign6iss. thursday
The tolrtIs,z had been warned ard thsir
places were closed Up t.Ehter than wax.
Z The officers broke r. and could not frd q
drop OF liquor The fesllrg = that fhs
prosecution VII fa48- ln ESaFFl W. "a re
fhgrR seems 20 bs regarded - a Joke
TIE joint-keep@rs arrested are Isaflis Cor
don. Gertrude 2arst. John ara NAY
Roadie. Harry : GhslicroEs. Csrrsli-1s
Kennedy. james Bsflsy. Gustav a anf
Nra Mary Letntz-
N.wton RepuL1ioan: Foreman Tooss
o, he repair yards. hss knife fasf PROB
ABLY ooals not - psrchaEss = hlu fsr
mary tines ga weight . gold T. was
6o8gt; BY biz Essn6safher iu sc gear
i7s9 IN Ireland. j. - q esnae1. sr1a
hzu6isd krls@ ard shozs bEt stis t.
Tavsgez q tins. To asse. y Ws3cA ere
blade - 1sds is eEceptigaaliy haF5. wf-a
prohaaiv accosats foF - Etas iaE aslz g
reE 4, vaN carried y ~. Wa .
father sur1ar 80 Hts tine sn8 came 81
h.n az a. se-soosz- }is prizes T. Tsfs
atKn7y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

Pa-hvsEa coEzEe S2tiar) Joz-aHi. -
T-Ioss.a E2z'e r - o-F fErnsnge 1st
We ooctsn-t q ulth1st a. TIE sacfs 49,
ihat -he Ezrse T. csc - re nssz 49,
IN 80 wsst znz ppslishes fs.s ssss -.
part o okIznaslz ts.uss - sng - lhe=
TIE ssxie q tas Esxas ass breezy ss.ss,
rizzs make i sssz.zE s1srssSs kz1xE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
III Didn't Work.

An old Hot Springs colored woman went
to the pastor OF her church 70 complain
OF her husband. who. she said, "wuz a
low down, u'thless. trifiin' niggah.
After listening 10 long recital OF the
delinduencies Of her neglectful one and
her efforts to correct him, the minister
said: "Hab yo e5er tried heapin' Goals
OBJ fire upon his head?" NO" was the
reply; but Is tried hot water."-House-
hold Words.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
Diplomacy.

But what on earth did you introduce
me TO your aunt as Mr.. Darling Did
you forget that It was ScrogEs2"
Certainly not. you old goose. But I
know she overheard me call you DARING
and I wouldn't have her think d. was
spooning for the world '-,cieveland Pain
Dealer