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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-10
MARRIED THE OTHER FELLOW
That's What the LandIady's Daugh-
ter Did when the Test Came

ter Dlu W men Ene rest Game.
New York, Feb Never was a boarding
house so wrought up by the caprice Of a
iandlady's daughter. For a long time,
probably. the matutinal wheat cakes at
No. AZ Hoyt street, Brooklyn, will be al
lowed TO grow cold while the boarders
canvass the wrongs of Alfred French.
French who is engaged in the map bust
ness in this city, went to live at Mrs. Anna
Reads house several months ago, and was
assigned to a place. at the table beside
Miss Lillian Read. Not long afterward
came another boarder-Wa,ter Heating.
of the New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone company-whom the landlady placed
at her daughters other side
They were both agreeable young men.
Such other bachelor boarders as had
Thitherto essayed to charm Lillian Read
who was acknowledged 10 be quite tl,-
incest landlady's daughter in the length
and breadth of Hoyt street. abandoned
their pretensions and watched with
gloomy interest the spirited rivalry be-
tween French and Heating.
1t was spirited indeed. but perfectly
friendly. The wooers were very kind to
each other. They seemed to recognize
the fact that to quarrel or to sulk wsuld
be TO antagonize the obiectc of their wor-
chip. No two gallant knights in the tour-
ney could have been more punctiliouS.
AS for Miss Read it was difficult TO fell
which she preferred If she was observed
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to smile at French when he passed her the
prunes. she would next moment incline her
curls with a pretty Difference toward
Heating, while he expounded his views on
the situation in the Philippines.
In course of time. however, it was pre-
ceived that French had what the sporting
boarder denominated ''the inside running. -
While the landlady's daughter still treated
Heating with the distinguished considera-
ton due to one who never said sarcastic
things about the chicken on Sunday. and
who sometimes paid as much as three
weeks in advance. her attitude toward
French had an unmistakenab.e tender
cast.
1t was with French that she went to the
theaters and church fairs and dances; II
was with French that she sang duets in
the parlor after dinner; It was with
French that she sat confdingly on the
stocp, when the late summer nights were
warm
When is it coming Off" inquired the
other boarders repeatedly, during the
winter. And one day early last week he
sid:
I'VE are to be married next Thursday
evening"
Miss Read said so. too. Every boarder
received written invitation to the we'd
ding. and there was an air Of vast rnvs-
terry and activity in the kitchen The land
Iadys daughter spent much Of her time
with a dressmaker. and one day a frag-
ment Of white silk was found cIingfng to
her hair French was seen coming out
Of jewelers. shop. The other ooar7ers
fairly buzzed over their hash, and ;he
only unmoved individual about the a,ace
was Heating
Several presents addressed to Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred French were delivered at he
house on Thursday. The wedding to1,r
vas for $50. French returned from busi-
ness earlier than usUa,, and after exchang-
ing touching greeting with his fanCee ba
went to his room. where he remained m
til : o'clock, struggling with the problem
Of whether q white tie or black Is better
with evening dress
When he Went down stairs he found the
lsndlady's daurh,er in close coneabula-
ton with Heating.
We'll. are you ready to come to
church," he inquired.
Alfred she replied. gently but firm
". I'm afraid this vii. be a blow 10 Won.
out Mr.. Heating and were married an
hour ago. We Went 10 the Church ot our
Lady Of Mercy, and the Rev. Father Foley
performed the ceremony very nicely.
r was all a mistake between Us TOO.
Alfred. as you can see for yourself. But
You must let NE De sis
French had rushed upstairs TO pack his
things. however. Twenty minutes later
Just as the wedding guests began TO ar
rive, he geft the house, probably forever.
Mr. and Ms Heating left soon afterwar6
on q wedding trip.
And that is why the wheat cakes are al
lowed to grow cold.
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JAPANESE TROOPS BEATEN
By Chinese Insurgents in the Island
of FOrmosa.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 9.--Advices from the
Orient state that the Chinese rebels in
Formosa are gaining strength and that
many cities are being looted. About the
middle of January a battle occurred be-
tween the Chinese insurgents and the Jap
anese troops at Taipehfu. The engage
ment resulted in victory for the rebels,
who, after succeeding by their flank move
ments in lodging the japanese fire and
coming to close quarters, fought hand to
hand for three hours. Hundreds were cut
down and when the japanese were finally
beaten back they left between $50 and 400
dad on the field. The rebel loss did not
reach one hundred. Advancing after their
victory they captured Tsu Ian, about
seven or eight miles from Topeh. The in
habitants were terrorized and there was a
rush to Amoya for safety.
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vising architect in order to enable the
president tc secure a man for the Office
who was competent to fill it. Mr.. Allen
tNeb.,) commented upon the progress
making appropriations for odds and ends
Of office needs. Many Of them. he
thought, were suspicious
Turning from this subject, Mr.. Allen
inquired why there was no mastering
out of major generals. brigadier generals.
adJutant generals and paymasters who
had been appointed for the war with
Spain and VINO were now Sitting around
Washington, toasting their feet, eating,
drinking and being merry at the expense
OF the government" Mr.. Allison. chair
man OF the appropriations COMMITTEES, re-
Piled: Il have no special knowledge nf
the utility of major generals and other
Officers to whom the senator refers. But
l take II they are engaged in the work
laid out for them about year ago When
the army bill is reached. then the senator
can make his point This bill provides
only for the civilian employees of the gov
eminent III Washington. Mr.. Allen &C.
clared that the number of these employees
could be largely decreased. There are To-
w persons III every department Of the
government in this city who are not rem
dering an hours service to the govern
ment IN year" he declared.
Mr.. Allison-I do not think there are
so many employees in Washington as
that
Mr.. Allen-I should say there are about
5Qo0o
Mr.. Chandler-There are just about 10
COO.
Mr.. Allen, continuing his criticism, de-
clared that the farmers and working peo-
pie OF the country were paying taxes ''tc
support these worthless creatures" Mr..
Chandler, in replying to Mr.. Allen. said
there was doubtless extravaganza in the
government service, and perhaps TOO ma
ny employees, but the charge of the Ne
braska senator was altogether too general
to have any effect either on the senate
or on the country The senator" said
Mr.. Chandler. has been here almost six
years, and in all that time has not made
proposition for a single specific econo-
my" Mr.. Allen explained that not having
had the ear of the appropriation commit
tee he had never had the opportunity.
The pending bill was then laid aside for
the day, and at S:15 p. m, on motion of
Mr.. Hoar, the senate went into execu-
tive session. At 5:S5 p. n, the senate adj
journed.
DR.. Bulls Cough syrup furnishes
most substantial comfort and relief to con-
sumptves; it works most remarkable
cures. Don't despair. Relief can certainly
be had; cure is possible with this won
derful remedy.
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SANTA Re LAND GRANT
Confirmed to the City of santa Fe
with Certain Exceptions

washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-Commission-
er Hermann. OF the general land office,
has reported favorably the pending bill
in congress conveying TO the city of Santa
Fe. n. NJ, all the lands embraced within
the famous Santa Fe grant upon which the
city is built It reserves, however. all
.ands and buildings now occupied or claim
ed by the United States for its federal
building. national cemetery. the Fort
Marcy reservation and Indian schools, and
also reserves any private land grants that
may have been or may hereafter be con-
frmed by the court Of private land Gains
or other authority of the United States. It
also authorizes the mayor and clerk Of
the city to execute deds of quit claim 10
persons emitted 70 their present holdings
Of real estate
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GA ST - RIA.
e.,-.+b. sThs Kind You Have Al.aE BogEa
Signature &HHIzzx
GOLD NUGGETS WERE COPPER
Miners Returning from Peel River
DfSennraped

Edmonton. y. ". T. Feb "A CORE
spondent OF the Associated Press a Snack
town, forty miles from the mouth OF Raj
river. says: The majority Of miners ~ho
went up the Peel river are returning very
much discoura ged. The same i true o.
those tHst went up the Laird river The
-ich strikes reported 10 have been made
upon the Buffalo, Hay. Laird, Gravel and
Peel rivers last year exist only il imsgin-
alton Al these rivers have been thor
oughIy p-ospected this year and the only
metal OF value found was copper ore 10
the Gravel river. A rGnor that a silver
ore strike had been made OF Great Save
lake KEEP. q number Of men there but
understand there was no foundation for
the report. The gold nuggets that the II
6isns brought II occasionally proved 20 Dc
ror.-z- 0-z
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Cleveland. O.. Feb. She report, which
has been in circulation for several dzys
psst 10 he efrect that tae Car-esis Steel
company had purchased The raliEay ard
vessel interests q Joan D Rocketei.er ca
the great lakes AID tazt M t.ocSeseileT
would withdraw from re axe bils7sss-
Z posltive,y denied n : dispatch % tas
Mirr0T-Rev:ex froza ET- T Gz'eH. -
New York. Who Is in Charge q II O! "
RocketesIsrs lake interests
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Card ofThanLS

We cypress our sratItude and thanks
20 cur friends and ne.ghbors who so VII
.ngly and faithfully assisted Us during the
shor, but fatal illness of our beIoyed dsr-
Ing, htce Nova We also express our
most grateful thanks TO our friends fo-
the beautiful floral tributes which 50 at-
dngiy symbo5ized our sweet little flower
Mr. and MRS. DUDLEY JOHNSON.
AIR. and MRS GEO. MCDONALD.
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trict Records and Blanks. Legal Blanks of
every description. Complete stock of Justices
Dockets and Blanks. Job Printing of all kinds.
Correspondence solicited.
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Address all communications to
r. p. Murdoch, Business Manager,
Wichita, Kansas. $500.
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Each Road OVerseer

Should have Road Overseers Account Book
Receipt Book for Labor, Receipt Book for Extra
Work, and Receipt Book for nateriaI used;
also an assortment of Road Overseers' Blanks
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For full description OF thLs service and
the benefits given rs patrons. see your
local ticket agent. or address
JOHN SEBASTIAN. G. p. A. Chicago. IN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
CHAPTER VII.
RIDER GETS A SHOCK.

"And you expect me to believe all this
yarn?'
Il tell you it's all straight. There's
the letter. It's a chancet hat comes
only once in lifetime. 1 give you the
chance because you have lent hand
while was used up. 1t will make us
both rich men,"
With their foreheads nearly touch
ing, Obed Rider and a stranger were
conversing in low tones in the formers
tent. They were not handsome pair.
The seaman's weather-stained, brutal
countenance was a fitting mate for it's
companion, where the deep-set, color
less eyes, protruding cheek bones, and
shapeless mouth, together with vul-
pine chin and fiendish eyebrows, de-
scending to the nose in sharp arches,
were natures warning to his fellows.
Obed Riders hurts had proved more
serious than he had at first imagined.
The broken ribs panied him whenever
he moved, and he was almost helpless.
This man, who was known as Hank
Bowers, was desperate character who
had lost his last ounce at the gaming
table. He attached himself to the
mate with view to robbing him at the
first opportunity, but the latter, find
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WORD FROM MARS.
when the Signal Was Made ont
Its SigniAcance was I'm
pertinent.

The greatest possible commotion pre-
Jailed. The entire world was interested.
6eieatasts from every country hecked to the
seat OF the new observatory. The great
telescope, the marvsl Of the nineteenth CEN
tury, was the talk of two continents.
This world was on the sve of communicat-
ing with Mars. It had been scientifically
proved pessible. Astronomers watching the
distant planet through lesser telescopes had
observed the attempts Of the Hartians to sig
nal W. They were using q system of great
planes and gsoznstrical figures which formed
themselves into an understandable code.
Slowly was the big telescope focused on
the distant star. Distracted reporters
dashed around sending bulletins every five
minutes. Aged astronomers waited with
trembling anxiety for the great moment of
their lives. Hundreds of smaller telescopes
were carried along the range of the new op-
teal instrument
The Asrtians are signaling!" telegraphed
an excited correspondent; Tin few min
utss more the signals will be read" At last!
An eager eye 10 glued to the glass. Tb.
great figures on the plains of Mars move
slowly. The world is hushed waiting for the
message, the first to break the silence Of
Aeons: The first letter il made out with
difficulty; the others follow more rapidly.
The aged scientist spells out: RUB.
b-E-k!-Rubber!-P
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stri ,es floating over tent announced
the presence of United States court
commissioner.
freight here, and then the Islander
proceeded to Dyea, where, without
accident, Tom and his friends succeed
ed in landing their outfit and setting
up their tent.
When everything was done it was
lark, and to Toms delight the second
mate proved an excellent hand to cook.
They made hearty meal. lit their pipes
and then Tom said:
Tomorrow we must. see if we can
find the man Avery's letter told about
the one who was coming here after
supplies this spring. 1t said he would
be here some time in April or May. To-
lay is the first of May. Then we must
inquire about Rider. We may find out
if he has been here and when he left.
You know we may be wrong about him,
after all. It's possible"
81 wish 1 was as sure of being rich as
1 am that he is ahead of us somewhere. I"
was the sleepy rejoinder, as Green
knocked the ashes out of his pipe and
curled up in his blanket. "Mark my
words, you'll find 1 am right"
Perhaps their sleep would not have
been so sound had they known that
Obed Rider was at that very moment
sitting in tent not more than 100 feet
away in earnest conversation with q
rough-looking miner.
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PLACES THAT ARE UNIQUE.
Localities That Boast of Distinc-
tiOns Matched Nowhere Else
in the World.

Doubtless the most unique spot in
Europe is the little village of Altenberg,
where on its borders four countries
meet. 1t is ruled by no monarch, has no
soldiers, no police and no taxes. Its in
habitants speak a curious jargon of
French and German combined, and
spend their days in farming the land or
working in the valuable calamine
mines of which it boasts.
The little town of Stanley, in the Falk-
land islands, possesses the most unique
school service ever known. Two tray-
ehng schoolmasters are provided by
government who visit the different fam
lies where there are children and give
instruction. The length of their visit
depends on the astuteness of the chill
dren, and they may spend days or weeks
as the case may be at one house alore.
A town Boosting of railway station
which cost $4,000 to erect and a duly
appointed stationmaster, and yet hav-
ing no train service, is unique beyond
dispute. Dundee, in New Jersey, is in
this predicament, the inhabitants hav-
ing actually no trains, although their
fine station is available for any amount
of traffic, and the reason given for this
strange fact is that SO long as the trains
run through the inhabitants ought to
be satisfied.
There is place in the middle of the
Pacific ocean well known to mariners
where there is never any Christmas day.
This is owing to its being in the one hun
dred and eightieth degree of longitude
and directly opposite to Greenwich, and,
therefore, IL hours ahead of Greenwich
time. In a journey round the globe the
other IL hours would have to be marked
out of the navigator's calendar. and if
this point crossing the antipodes is
touched on Christmas eve then there
can be no Christmas day.
In one of the West Indies group there
is a colony of some 500 whites and
blacks where there are neither towns,
villages nor fresh water supplies. In
fact, there is such scarcity of every
thing that the government has to send
food and employment to the inhabitants
to keep them from starving Salt fish
and sweet potatoes are the staple foods
of the Anguillas, and theonly water OBJ
tainable is brackish and tainted by the
sea.-London Chronicle.
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Speaking q. !. Brother.

A certain curate was of painfulls
nervous temperament, and in conse
quence was constantly making awk
ward remarks-intended as compli
ments-to the bishop and others. Hav
ing distinguished himself in an un
usual degree during gathering OF
clergy at an afternoon tea at the Dish.
ops palace, he was taken to task fol-
his failings by senior curate. who was
one of his companions on the way
home. Look here, Bruce" said the
senior, decidedly, you're q donkey
Why cannot you keep quiet instead OF
making your asinine remarks? / an
speaking to you. now as a brother
Loud laughter interrupted him at this
point, and for moment he wondered
why.-Tit-Bits.
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ing him to be utterly INSCRIPTIONS,
had decided to enlist his services in
his own schemes.
On the very night Tom landed at
Dyea he was making the offer. He
first informed his new friend that his
name was Avery, then showed the let
ter from the old miners partner, also
the will drawn up on shipboard.
The other laughed insolently in his
face as he went on and sneered:
"Come off! Do yer take me for a
fool? If you was digging gold in 40
you was at it blasted young!"
Rider shrank before his look, and he
continued:
See here, now, old man. Give us a
straight deal. Them papers amt none
of yourn. You've pinched 'em some
whar. Of course, that's your business,
an yer amt obliged ter split on yerself
l amt man ter stick at trifes, but l
don't go in with yer blind. Now, in the
fust place, what's yer right name?"
Having obtained this informa ton, he
| continued:
"All right. Now, the next thing is,
how did yer git them papers?"
Rider dared not refuse to tell, but he
said, sullenly:
II took them from young fellow in
Frisco"
ooh, you did! Now we are coming
down to biz. He give 'em up fer the
askin', 1 dare say?"
NO." growled Rider, 81 knocked him
over and took EN-"
"Good! And did yer make clean job
of it? Did yer kill him?''
81 don't know. He was alive the next
morning."
Know who hit him?"
NO"
'Then you're all right, and I'll join
yer. But, see here, Rider, if that is your
name, there's one more to this than yer
think. You say there is one man up to
the place now besides the one that was
10 come in after grub in the spring
Now, why can't we run across this chap
on his way. and-well, he must be taken
care of. Then we can go to the place
where the gold is and look after your
other friend. We shall have the whole
shootin' match to ourselves then
What's to prevent us stakin' out claims
and layin' round loose, then sellin' out
for big money when the rush comes
It's wuth million apiece to us, mani"
"But what about these men?" whis-
pered Rider.
bah! Yer chicken! They'll never
be missed!"
You mean to murder them?"
/
| See here" said Bowers, don't you
be fool. This thing has got to be
managed right, an it's lucky yer took
me in. You'd spoiled the whole
racket. I'd like ter see yer work it
alone"
Riders heart failed him for an in
slant, but pull at the whisky bottle
revived his courage, and for another
hour the two conspirators continued to
plot against the lives and wealth of
their fellows.
| They had decided to start at once on
their villainous errand, and the follow
ing morning they were astir before day-
light. They wished to avoid observation
as much as possible. and but few peo-
pie saw them as they loaded their
J horses.
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he WOULD DARE.
There Was an EGG Famine in Kan.
sas and He Gould Act
There.

The paper fell from the hands of the hall
crushed tragedian. A shrek cut the damp
air
at last! At last!" he cried, wild with
something akin to enthusiasm
"A friend recognized the voice and slipping
down from the high stool at the Ever
Ready lunch counter, fastened out. He
hurried across the street, where the half
crushed tragedian leaned against wall.
Me friendi Me oldest pail" he called
what be the matter~
At last, at last!" exclaimed the half
crushed again, "at last they viii hear nv
Tears welled up to the eyes of his friend
Me heart is with you" he said, "but how
does it happen"
And before his wondering gaze the half
crushed held the newspaper His eyes fell
upon the startling, head lines: "An Egg
And we are booked from one end of the
state to the other, sobbed the half,
crushed, choking with an emotion he could
not beat back.
And there, all needless of the passing
throng, they wept upon the shoulder-eacb
OF each.-Detroit Free Press
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Deafness Cannot Ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets inaamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
F. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Every reader of this paper should give
special heed to the offers which are appear
ing from week to week by the John M.
Smyth Co., the mammoth mail order house
of Chicago. In this issue will be found their
advertisement of thoroughly up-to-date,
frst-class sewing machine, at the astound-
ingly low price Of SI1.25. Coming as this Of.
fer and other offers do from house with a
commercial rating of over one million dol
lars, and of the highest character, they mark
an opportunity that the shrewd buyer will
not be slow to take advantage of. The John
M. Smyth Co., $50 to 1875 West Madison
street, will send their mammoth catalogue,
in which is listed at wholesale prices every
thing to eat, wear and use, on receipt Of
only 10 cents to partly pay postage or ex-
pressage, and even this 10 cents is allowed on
FIRST purchase amounting to one dollar.