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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
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Charles Miller, 2 Standard OF magrate.
whose home IS IN Franklin. Pa. has a
preeocious son less t93an n years old fin
whom hard bushes sense and worldly
caution are highly developed. one dag
Mr. Miller said % MS son.
Ny boy, it's time for sou 20 20 20 be-I
want YOU 90 get Up bright and early
tomorrow morning and go 70 church wi,h
me"
II don't think 7 care about going a.
church tomorrow, replied Master Miller.
Why not9"
last Sunday the preacher said he was
going 20 preach about the devil"
Weir"
'T know he VII say lots Of hard thiaKz
about the devll-awful hard things about
him"
''weue-'
Don't you thins. papa. that r ne liz
tened 20 that sermon tt would b rather
unpleasant II we ever met the devil some
day.
Bur the boy went 70 church n spite ~
his clever excuse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
Hrs cHINFsE NAMr

General FitzhuEh Lee received NUN
attention during bis recent Visit 20 the
United States. He had stories % tel. and
ono II them concerned hls name l. wac
after he bad gone 20 Cuha and ths
manipulate ~ tHe telephone were not
very familiar Uith his name and repsta-
uon
What name IS that7- asked ore eyer
ator
"T.se-FI.zsuTh Ire" was ths Response.
'SpeI Be- phase"
"F-5-t-z-- hugh f,-e-s"
Thank yoa Plague take tssse china
men
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
NOT a coon -ANArnnr-sr-

The daughter % a 3IiSs.ssippian who
has adopted Memphis as her home tells
the following story on her father:
papa was relating 10 the family and
some Of his friends one day the expert
euca he had gone through in having a
tooth pulled. He said the deatfst pulled
50 hard that he pulled him clear out of
MS chair. was only Htse sirI AZ the
time. but I mustered up courage 20 say.
-musing'y:
Wen. papa. that must have hurt
mighty bad
Wei. I guess it did he replied IF
YOU could have seen TIE Two roofs Of that
tooth thar were wrapped around my
backbone. you would know how It hurt
without asking me
Il suppose he meant javbone. but he
laugh that followed was too loud for me
to hear the correction. and 7 don't know
20 this day where the roots OF that toota
had taken hold
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28

EI Dorado Republican: Senator Lucien
Baker viii be reelected u the United
states senate \ good many Republicans
over the state nav b. foT somebody Else
bur there are net enough % So IN u count.
The Republican aa-tv mas found an hon
est man ana VIII keen him IN tia SanasA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28

coattaGe1 "a F'a.sr'aa7fa P-@-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
IN SOUTH AFBICA.
What the British Troops Are Doing At
49, Various Places. D..

What the British Troops Are Doing At
49, Various Places. o.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Sterkstrom, dated January Is, reports
Gatacre's troops made demonstra-
'tion beyond Molteno, in the direction
of Stormberg, in the belief that the
Beers intended to seize Molteno. The
Burghers were not sighted and the
British remained at Molteno. The ar
rivals from the Stormberg estimate
that there are $500 Beers at that place,
mostly revolted colonists and Free
Staters. President Steyn's brother is
the land drost. French continues to
she'll the Bocr positions, but nothing
decisive has taken place. Evidence ac-
cumulates that Methuen's blunder at
Magersfontein lost him the confidence
of his entire force to such an extent
that it is dec AIRED that it is doubtful
II the troops would follow him in
another attack on the Beers. The
war Office is understood to be in pos
session of a letter written by General
Wauchope, the night before the bat
tie, saying it would be the last letter
he would write, as he had been asked
to perform an impossible task and he
had either to obey or surrender his
sword. The immediate change in
command of force may therefore be ex-
pected. 1t is anticipated in some
quarters that Lieut.. Gen. Tucker will
succeed Methuen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
THE BUBON1C PLAGUE.
said to he No RecoverIes Among Victim
OF Honolulu. t =

said to he No Recoveries Among victlms
OF Honolulu. 81
HONOLULU, Jan. 8, via San Francisco,
Jan. 17.-Up to date twenty-five deaths
have occurred from the bubonic plague.
Practically every case SO far has proved
fatal. There have been no recoveries,
but hopes are entertained of four cases
now in hospital. About 1000 people
have been removed from the infected
quarter and are now herded in quar-
antine camps. The council of state
has appropriated $4,000 for q garbage
crematory and $3.50. 600 with which to
put the city in sanitary condition
and guard against the spread of the
plague. No passengers are allowed to
depart until they have spent ten days
in quarantine, under directions of the
United States consul general. Incom-
ing steamers cannot put any passen-
gers ashore, nor can anyone board
them. Hence many tourists who are
here are unable to get away. A shot
gun quarantine has been established
on the island of Kauai. and no vessel
or passenger is allowed to land. On
December 81 it was decided to destroy
infected houses Since then FIVE Sec
tons of Chinatown have been DESTROY
ed. One of these included the princi-
pal Chinese joss house in the city,
where q Chinaman was found sick
with the plague.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
UoLsoN KILLED rHREE MEN.
The Tragedy Occurred In . Hotel Lobby
Nt Frankfort, Ky.

The Tragedy Occurred In . Hotel Lobby
1t Frsnkfsrt, Ky.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. ia shock
ing tragedy in which the lives Of three
prominent men were sacrificed and
that Ut fourth hangs by slender
thread, while two others miraculously
escaped with painful injuries, occurred
here at I o'clock yesterday. The prin.
cipals in the tragedy were ex-Con-
gresham David q. Colson, OF Middles-
boro, and Lieutenant Ethelbert Scott,
Of Somerset. Scott was shot six times
by Colson and almost instantly killed.
Luther w. Demaree, assistant post
master at Shelbyville, an innocent by
stander. was shot three times and died
instantly. Charles Julian, another
bystander, was shot and died q half
hour later, and Captain B. 3. Golden,
Of Barboursville, commemorative at
torney of the Twenty-seventh judicial
district, was shot in the back and is
not expected to live. Colonel Colson
himself was shot twice in the arm.
Harry McEwing, of Louisville, was
shot in the foot, and w. o. Ridpatch. Of
Chicago, sustained a broken leg by the
body of Scott falling against him as it
rolled down the stairway. The shoot
ing took place in the lobby Of the
Capital hotel. Colson was colonel in
the Fourth Kentucky regiment and
Scott was a captain in the same regi-
ment. Trouble arose between them
and before the regiment was mustered
out Colson was shot by Scott. a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
The Census of Germany.

The Times publishes careful analy-
sis Of the German census, taken on
June IA, 1895, from which It appears
that the population amounted on that
day to 51,770.000, Of whom "a, 4QQ. 900
were males and 26,s60, 600 females, tho
excess OF females being, therefore.
nearly a million. This population in
creases at the rate Of little more than
a million a year, for which new means
OF maintenance, education and housing
must be provided. The rush Is, OF
course. to the towns, the general urban
population having increased since 1892
by SO per cent, while the population Of
towns with more than 100000 persona
had more than doubled. OF the total.
$4,000 are occupied in agriculture.
S,2S1, 00e IN industry. 2,23S.000 In trade.
$4,000 in the professions, $4,000 as
soldiers or sailors. and l,39s.e00 AZ
servants. The proportion Of servants
is the lowest in the demonstrating
world, not half the proportion in Great
Britain. The Catholics are about
third Of the population, while Of the
whole commercial class. 5.71 per cent
are Jews.-London Spectator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19

Falkland, starting forward, his face
'ivid, an expression Of absolute in
credulity in his eyes.
A faint nod-a very different one
from that with which she had favored
him q moment before-was Evelyn's
only reply. .>....
"Oh,. Miss Luttrell. this Is worse
than madness!" Falkland passed his
hand across his forehead with ges-
ture of despair, Of dazed indescribable
bewilderment- did not instinct, your
own common sense, tell you the
TRUTH II, nothing else, the very
fact Of his anxiety to secure that
check should have aroused your sus-
picions. You might have guessed
whose handiwork it is!
"Guessed?" repeated Lady Howard.
"Good gracious. Mr.. Falkland, you do
not mean to say that you have found
a clue to this affair already?">
eyes, Lady Howard; bslieve"-he
gave q triumphant glance towards
Evelyn-"our suspicions'-with q very
decided emphasis on the plural pro-
noun-"are correct. That fellow Brown
is the forger!" -. y,
THAT fellow Brown is the forger!"
Fa]klands voice sounded miles and
miles away yet how the words rever-
berated in Evelyn's ears-with what
clear distinctness they seemed to ring
through the silent air. to echo round
the dusky lawn! A moment before a
horrible fear had possessed ber, fear
which had sent all the blood cours-
ing wildly through her veins; and
then Oh, impossible! Major Brown
a forger! 1t was impossible! Mr..
Falkland always had disliked him.
From the very first he had been
prejudiced about him, and had done
his utmost to make both Lady How
ard and herself share in his suspic-
io(ss.
It was too terrible! In that one
moment it seemed as though she lived,
through all the past fortnight again.
One after another the various events
OF the we'll remembered days passed
in rapid succession through her mind.
whilst above all, as climax. crown
ing point to the whole, certain at
ternoon, scarcely thirty-six hours be-
fore, stood out clear and defined from
the confusion Of the various occur
rences. Livery syllable which had been
spoken, every subject which had been
breaches, came hack 70 her 90 yividly 4
@ though once more sho Was Sitting |
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19

ton goes, you can give us no clue to-
the mystery? You have no remem-
brance, for instance. Of writing let
ter aud tearing It up. or Of signing
>your name in any chance way which
could possibly be turned against you?"
Again Evelyn answered NO. but
this time there was less assurance In
i1er tones. Standing with her arms
folded on the back Of her aunt's chair.
she had started slightly at Falkland's'
question, and now, as she raised her
head. a strangely perplexed look came
suddenly into her eyes. gG,.
Ill cannot remember anything"
she added hurriedly. .e,a% ,g~
mot anything at all?" persisted
Falkland suspiciously, quick to notice
her evident hesitation.
Observation-Disclosures"
well, the only thing is to take
care Of that check" observed Falkland,
watching her narrowly. you see. it
ID really all that we have to 60 upon.
II you would give it to me. though.
might be able to do something for
you In the matter"
Thank you, but I shall have no
need to trouble you. I"-.the words
were spoken In the same hesitating,
almost faltering tones" have given
1t to Major Brown.
< ''You have given it to Major
Brown" -. .H..ss %s (
Had q thunderbolt fallen at Falk-
lands feet. greater dismay could not
have been depicted on his counte-
nance.
Eyes; he suggested It ought to be
put in the hands Of an expert at
once; and SO he Is taking it up to
London in the morning" she added,
giving the necessary explanation as
tcrsely as possible, and then turning
away quickly, as though she could
not trust herself to utter another syl-,
liable. :. @%
HE is taking it! Great heavens,
Miss Luttrell, you cannot mean it!
Surely you have never been SO foolish
as to allow such thing?" gasped
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
CHAPTER TX. -icontinued.)

CHAPTER TX. -lContinued.)
rs anything the matter" she ask
ed, glancing anxiously in the direc-
ton of her aunt. 3
Nothing whatever" was the brusque
reply: 1T Is merely shawl which
Lady Howard wished for. Bat you
did not hear her call, l suppose; you
were too mitch taken UP with that
fellow Brown"
g Evelyn raised her eyebrows, and
gave him q swift utterly disdaiu full
look. ID.
1T Is strange what yon see in that
man." he went on, folding his arms;
aud, whilst you persistently avoid my
society. you seem everlastingly ready
to enter into conversation with him.
It Is not fancy, Miss Luttrell-it is
perfectly true. Three times to-day
have l attempted to speak to you;
three times have you made some trit-
ling excuse and turned to leave me"
And why have l." exclaimed Eve
Ign, her eyes flashing fire-"why? Sim
rly because you persist in discussing
the most ridiculous of subjects!"
Il have certainly made half dozen
attempts during the last few days to
tell you that l. love you, to ask you
to be my wife; but perhaps that is a
topic Of conversation which you care
to discuss only with your friend
Brown, since you appear to find him
50 very interesting"
"Or rather perhaps 1t is that, whilst
you talk such utter nonsense, he talks
sense!" was the cutting reply.
you call declaration of love. a
proposal of marriage, nonsense, then"
Eyes; call anything nonsense that
is SO contrary to all reason" return
ed Evelyn, her voice trembling. 'And.
since you know how much l hate It.
I wonder you poster me as you do"
"Oh, very well! II that is the case,
I will not attempt to renew the SUBJ
ject again-in that way, at any rate;
my attentions shall annoy you no long
er, and -....
Thank you." interrupted Evelyn in
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19

palpabls eagerness Of his mars 81! !.
nothing else had reused her susplcl~ ns
che ought At least to have realize
that Major Brown was not at ell the
kind Of man to waste his energies up
on q simple birthday book. A birthday
book! How could she have allowed
herself to be 90 easily taken in? She
had certainly expressed some astonish-
ment upon the occasion-she was un-
,doubtedly somewhat dubious at first
but how quickly he had overruled her!
Without appearing the least perturb-
ed, he had explained away everything
yes, everything! He had even been
able to find an excuse tor the blank
ness Of the pages, and she had act
ually believed him, had believed the
whole Of his fabrications. though in
reality that horrible book had been
purchased simply as means for secur-
ing her signature!
"You hear what Mr.. Falkland to
saying, Ever" g'g. ~
How far her thoughts had carried
her. or how long she had been stand
s1asg with her hands clasped tightly to-
gether, gazing out straight before her
at the shadows growing deeper and
deeper, Evelyn had no idea.
Did she hear what Mr.. Falkland was
saying? No., she had not heard q
word, and, what was more, she was
utterly Indifferent as to what 1t might
be: yet it was with gesture sugges-,
tive. rather of acquiescence that she
sat down on the low bamboo chair
and waited resignedly for anything
further that had to come.
''You see, Miss Luttrell'-it was
Falkland himself who claimed her at
tention this time-"we can do nothing
without the check; we have no proofs
whatever as to the forgery. Brown is
safe as If he had never put pen, to
paper at all"
lis he?" observed Evelyn calmly.
His words seemed to Undue her with
a sense of strange unde6nable relief.
"Ah, yes-I suppose that would have
been the only evidence against him!
But of course 1t does not matter. 1t
is really not Of much Importance" she
added in a voice particularly free from
any suspicion Of regret.
1T does not matter! Why, Miss
Luttrell, have just been pointing out
to you the greatest Importance of this
affair, and have been saying how cas-
lily the whole thing can be managed!
=
to ask the Major for the check this
evening without fail" a'% -
Ito be continued.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
SALT Z AXE cry.
ne CIsa.sss rova n ths west

Fhs Clsansss Town n the west
There can be no doubt as to the
physical cleanliness Of the people Of
Salt Lake and surrounding country as
evidenced by the recent gigantic ship
ment to that city Of As carloads of Dia-
mond "C' Soap by the Cudahy Pkg. Co.
Of South Omaha, Neb. This is the
largest single shipment Of Soap ever
made by any concern and is an elo-
quent testimonial to the quality Of
their product and to the enterprise of
the firm. The shipment was made
over the Burlington" and 1t required
two OF their most powerful locomo-
tives to draw the load. The liberality
CT the Cudahy Pkg. Co. in giving away
valuable prizes to users OF Diamond
&c" Soap has built up for them
throughout the west an enormous trade
in comparatively short time,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
After man is IS he should stor
dreaming and 60 to work.
A New Eaa Port.

There is q lusty young city grow
ing up down in Texas which is attract
ing widespread attention. 1t is La
Porte, located at the head of Calves
ton Bay. 1t is being made the great
seaport Of the Gulf Of Mexico, the
meeting place Of rail and water ways
for the vast commerce of the west.
The saving to western shippers via
this export outlet will run into mil
lions annually. The city has the most
magnificent natural port on the south
ern coast of the United States and ont
Of the best in the world. The
U. S. government Is completing
q deep water channel through the bay
to the gulf, which will soon bring the
largest ocean liners to La Porte docks
and wharfs. III. ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
PAID IN THEIR OWN COIN.
How the Yankees Got Ahead of the
t..... Shrewd Filipinos.


..... shrewd Filipinos.
The native Filipino has the reputa-
! ton Of being the shrewdest among the
Asiatic races. Like the Parsee, he is
known as the Yankee of the orient,
says the Philadelphia Press. He lost
no opportunity to trim up his occi-
dental Yankee brother whenever the
opportunity presented itself, but the
American Yankee, and particularly he
of the Pennsylvania breed, usually
gave him Roland for his Oliver.
When the Pennsylvanians left San
Francisco on their way to the Philip
pines the Red Cross society gave each
one of them an aluminium badge the
size and shape of an American quar-
ter, bearing the name of his regiment,
his company and his company number.
Shortly after their arrival In Manila
the officers OF some Of the companies
found these Identification, badges In
the hands of Filipino merchants, upon
whom the Pennsylvanians had i'm
posed them as quarter-dollars in re-
turn for articles of barter. Another
trick of the Yankee soldier was to take
new copper penny, mill the edges OF
It with file, polish the coin till 1t
shone like gold and then pass it upon
the guileless and unsuspicious natives
as a S. gold piece. The gullibility OF
the native in this regard led some Of
the men to write home for samples Ct
confederate scrip, which, when duly
received, were put in circulation
among the yellow packets as bona fide
American greenbacks, the natives will
ingly accepting them as standard pa
per money Of the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
liz Marvel's Home.

Donald G. Mitchell; known far and
wide as Tx Marvel, lives on 200-acra
farm upon hill near New Haven
From the road the house is invisible, I
high evergreen hedge concealing 1t
but from the porch fine view Of New
Haven is afforded. For many year,
Mr., Mitchell has lived there, indulgins
in his love for nature and agriculture
1t is an ideal place. The house is GOV.
cred by English ivy, and evergreen
trees surround it. The fields are level
as floo:s, and the stone walls have been
built with neatness and accuracy. A
little house on the farm is built from
stones gathered from the fields and
cost only trifle over 81 900. Mr.. Mitch
ell is u years old, but he walks in the
woods every day. He Is very fond OF
walking and thinks to 1t he owes his
life, for when young he was told heahad
consumption. For two years hs
tramped over Europe. walking 900
miles Ia England alone. Hs succsss-
fully stavsd on the disease. but haa
Always kspt ~ Ill Walk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
Haze You.
lost It?

We mean all that rich. dark
color your hair used to have.
But there IS no need Of mourn
ing over i. for you can find it
again.
Ayers H,ir vigor always r.
stores color to gray hair. We
know exactly what We nc say
ing when VI use TINT word
always.
Il makes the bait grow heavy
and long. too: taxes out every
BIT q dandruf. and stops fall
ias Of the h.ir. Keep i on
your dressing table and use +
every day. 81. . .ea.. An anr,'..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
Homes eekers', Excursions via the Iowa
! De-. . Central Route.

Homes eekers', Excursions via the Iowa
/ Central Route.
On January I'd and 10th, February
9Th and Goth, March 9th and Goth and
April and II, 1900, the Iowa Central
Railway will sell round trip home
seekers excursion tickets at rate of
one fare plus two dollars, to points in
following territory: Arkansas, Ari-
IONA, British Columbia. Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Manitoba,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon. Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, Indian Terri
tory, Louisiana, Missouri, oklahoma.
Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin,
Northern Michigan; also to points in
Southeast. For full particulars inquire
of agents or address the undersigned,
GEORGE s. BArrY, G. p. & +. A., Iowa
Central Railway, MarshalltoW Ia.
Yellow jackets made nests in the fire
alarm boxes in Seattle, and damaged
the signal system by clogg,;GSScc. i,o tna
wires with clay, which a.Underwoo
hardened. Gay sohoe
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-19
CHAPTER x.


It was certainly true. Miss Luttrell
had not been mistaken in declaring
that the forged check was not one of
those which she had lost some months
before; and careful investigation
quickly revealed the fact that the
check In question had been dexterous-
" extracted from the book in such a
manner as to leave no blank coun-
terfoil to raise the suspicious OF Its
owner. r.'st
1T lie clear that the forgery has
been effected quite recently. and. no
doubt, during our stay here" declar-
ed Lady Howard, looking towards Eve
Ign and Mr.. Falkland for conhrma-
ton Of her words, the latter having,
despite her niece's protestations. been
called in for consultation upon the
weighty matter. But the thing Is,
who can have done It? There ARE
half dozen men in the hotel who may
be really professional forgers for all
We know; but I do not suppose that
one Of them even knows Evelyn's
Christian name, much less her sigma
ture."
Il beg your pardon. Lady Howard
you forgot the visitors bcck,' sug-
gested Falkland promptly.
1.-THE visitors book? All, yes-her
name is there, certainly! But who
could be sure It was her writing? Who
would dare to forge check with such
doubtful assistance? And. now that
! think of it''-Lady Howard tapped
her gold-rimmed fan against her fore
head-"I fancy myself was the one
to write our names. Can you remem-
Der, Evelyn" j"
Eyes, l remember quite we'll. You
did write them, know" answered
Evelyn, with q vindictive little nod
towards Gilbert Falkland.
4 ooh, indeed! But, even If that Is
20. there are twenty other ways in
which q clever forger could GET hold
Of your signature. You have not writ
ton TO anybody staying II tie hotel.
/ suppose, Miss Lnttrsll ~
&; written e anybody No ertain-
" n0tl
!. Nor lent ~ bools - whish your
IaIse y inacribed Z! n
u, returned Evsly Mn 10
= - dseisions = bays not lent any-
lhtng. 4
Ii,n. u III = yyour ! ], .,oilss-
M Z ~