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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

Jackson, Mich. Dec. 1A-F7re early to-
day destroyed the Lewis spring works in
this city and badly damaged the same
firms axle factory. The loss is over
s-0 an
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

Albany n. Y, Dec, 14-Paddy Ryan,
ex-champion heavyweight pugihst who
was defeated by John L Sullivan in Mis-
sisslppi died today in Green Island, N.
7. He was seized with a CONFUSION this
morning on arising and death ensued this
afternoon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

Help is needed at once when a persons
life is in danger. A neglected cough or
cold may soon become serious and should
be stopped at once. One Minute Cough
Cure quickly cures coughs and colds and
the worst cases of Group, bronchitis,
grippe and other throat and lung
troubles. Gus Saur, 524 E. Douglas Ave. /;
Geo. Van Werden. 1913 n. Main st.
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Terrfbie Rreaka the Reoord.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. IA new worlds
record has been established by the gun
ners Of her najesty's ship. Terrible, the
big battleship of the Asiatic squadron.
The percentage of actual hits made In
target practice with the six inch guns on
the Terrible was 76.S.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

chanic who was working on the steamer
and disappeared about the time she was
launched, I'VE years ago. It is supposed
that he was locked in and died from
starvation or suffocation.
ct strongly recommend Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup; it cured me Of a throat
and lung trouble Of many years stand
ing.'-Mrs. J. Bremen, Rife, Col Cures
coughs. colds, asthma, bronchitis. Ia
grippe, pneumonia, whooping cough. Group
and consumption. J. P. Allen, Dockum &
Higginson, Geo. Van WeTden.
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AnportionEnent aancns TodaV.

Washington, Dec. 4-Chairman Hop
kins Of the house committee on census
today called a meeting Of that committee
for tomorrow morning to consider the
question Of reapportionment of the rep
resentation of states in the house.
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NEW THROUGH TRAINS To PORT
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PRESS A NEW DAILY IHKOUGt
TRAIN
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-12-14
business of Parllame emit.

LONDON, Dec Ga few minutes
after the speaker, Mr.. William Court
Gully, had taken his chair, in the
House of Commons this afternoon, the
gentleman usher of the Black Rod,
General Michael Biddulph, appeared
and summoned the Commons to the
House OF Lords, where the Lord Chan
cellor, the Earl of Halsbury, read the
Queens speech, as follows:
My Lords and Gentlemen-It has
become necessary to make further pro-
vision for the expenses incurred by
the operations OF my armies in South
Africa and China. l have summoned
you to hold a special session in order
that you may give your sanction to the
enactment required for this purpose.
You will not enter into other public
matters requiring your attention until
the ordinary meeting OF Parliament In
the spring"
A number OF ladies were present at
the proceedings>in the House OF Lords,
but the peers present numbered iess
than a dozen. apart from the four
royal commissioners representing the
Queen, among whom was the Duke of
Marlborough.
The ceremony was very brief.
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WILL BE BURNED ALIVE.
Probable Fate of the Man Who Tor
tured HIS Daughter.

CATLETTSBURG, KY, Dec. 6.-Wil-
liam Gibson. the man who has been
long sought for torturing and killing
his daughter, was captured yesterday
at Irwin sHill, Carter county, and was
brought to the house of Sheriff Davis,
who resides about two miles outside
the city, after dark. County Judge l..
T. Everett made an order removing
the prisoner for safe keeping to Mays
vile. Deputy Sheriff William Gieger
and Jailer l. S. Hurd left the city for
Russell, Ky, where they will take the
train for Maysville
Further along the line the train was
boarded and the coaches searched, but
no sign of the prisoners was found by
the searchers. At various points
crowds are collected waiting for the
news of the capture of the prisoner by
bhe mob, and it Is certain that II he
should be taken he will be burned
alive. 1t is thought the officers hay
ing heard Of the statloning of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-12-14
4 REPLY TO THE
INDEPENDENTS

| The following are letters written tc
the Independent party by the Republi.
can Territorial Central Committee in
the matter Of drafting municipal
charter:
December 8, 1900.
John X. Nakookoo, Secretary of the
Home Rule Party, City:
Dear SRI have pleasure in &C
knowledging receipt of your kind favor
of the 2Sth ult., covering resolution of
your party as to appointment of COM
mittee on municipal charter
We shall hold meeting Of our exec
.utive committee as soon as we can get
message from one of the other ISL
ands so as to form a quorum. Your
letter will be considered then, and we
shall make reply to your committees
proposition. Yours truly.
r. M'CANTS STEWART.
Delivered at headquarters Independ-
ent party, December 4, by Charles Ka-
leikau.
Honolulu, H. T., Dec. IL, 1900.
John X. Nakookoo, Esq, Secretary,
Home Rule Party, City:
Dear Sir-Replying further to your
kind favor of November %, covering
- proportion soul party lOI lLc
appointment of a committee on mu-
nicipal charter, we beg to say that at
a meeting of the executive committee
of the Republican party, held on yes
terday, being the first meeting since
the receipt of your said favor, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved, that the invitation of the
Independent party be declined, and
that committee of thirty citizens be
appointed by this committee to draw
up charter to be submitted to the
Legislature on behalf of the Repub-
lican party"
You will permit us further to say,
that it is held by many, that the best
results will be accomplished by work
ing along individual party lines with
the hope of eventually reaching har-
monious determination of this matter.
Very truly yours,
T. M'CANTS STEWART,
Chairman pro TEN.
Il. R. HENDRY, Secretary.
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mobs at the depots have taken the
prisoner off the train at some small
village and are now in hiding
NASHVILLE, KY, Dec. John
Gibson, of Catlettsburg, who it is
charged murdered his infant step
daughter by forcing red-hot poker
down her throat, was placed in the
Maysville Jail early today for safe
keeping. 1t was apparent that to take
him to the scene of his crime meant
death by burning at the stake. Tho
deputy sheriff having him in. charge
spent most OF last night driving over
the country to avoid meeting the mob
searching for the prisoner.
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If they were simultaneously closed,
would not justify my continuing To ad-
vance cash to defray court expenses, as
under the practice in question, the Aud
it Act prohibiting the Treasury from
any money, as was the Gus
tom in years gone by.
Moreover, It was not so much The re-
cent order of Judge Humphreys as IL
was my anticipation (when l wrote to
M Porter in Hilo) that future orders
might be made not only by Judge of
the Circuit Court, but might b. made
by the Chief Justice too, which would
affect deposits other than trus- funds.
The custom of advancing the cash, as
aforesaid. was purely voluntary, and
thought the time had arrived to dis
continue it irrespective of any order.
This is now new era, and past models
are liable to be changed.
Very respectfully,
HENRY SMITH.
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GEN. EAaAN RErIREs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Brigadier
General Charles P. Eagan, commissary
general, was today restored to duty by
the President and at once placed on
the retired list.
The order issued by the President
RENTED the unexpired portion OF his
sentence and restored him to "a status
of duty with station in this city"
This order was Immediately followed
by one issued by General Miles an
nouncing that General Eagan has been
placed on the retired list today on his
own application, after thirty years SER
vice
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ANKMla

Pale, thin, weak rundown.
Nv pii.,s, no appetite.
Rosy and plump faii
strength, with pleasure in work,
get hungry three times a day
and like good food.
Which of these two picturci
IS yours2
There are ways to either
condition. Skip the first, for
nobody wants to be in it, ii
n it, the way to the second Is
SCOTS emulsion of cod-livcr
'il, with proper attention to
curse Of life.
Vel send YOU a llt;le to try If you like
9l' s. bOWhE, arp Pearl street. New York
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THE BEST PLASTER.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to
the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pains in the side or chest. give
it trial and you are certain to b.
more than pleased with the prompt re-
lief which it affords. Pain Balm also
cures rheumatism. One application
gives relief. For sale by all dealers
and druggists, Benson. Smith & Co,
ltd, agents. II. Y.
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HAYWooD's SUCCESSOR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Presi-
dent today sent the following nominal
tons to the Senate; Roy II, Cham
berlain. OF Iowa, to be Collector of
internal revenue, District OF Hawaii;
Benjamin II. Tatem, Of Montana. 10 be
assayer in charge OF the assay office
at Helena, Mont. w. Irwin Shaw, OF
Pennsylvania. to be consul general Of
Singapore.
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In order to review the testimony be-
fore giving a verdict, Judge Wilcox put
the case OF Joe Lopez. charged with
selling liquor without license, over
until tomorrow forenoon; although the
case was really finished In the Police
Court.
The Paris Exposition Commissioners
were guests OF President Mckinley on
their return,
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The following are letters written to
the Independent party by the Republi-
can Territorial Central Committee in
the matter Of drafting municipal
rta
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
Fourteen mM>r Living Smiths.

smiths, but different branches of smith
cry abounded and thus numerous COM
pounds and derivatives of Smith came
into existence. Among these are Smith
er, Smithkins, Smithson, Arrasmith, Ar
rowsmith Goldsmith, Silversmith. Cop
persmith, Steelsmith, Locksmith, Ham
mersmith, Hocksmith, Hockersmith,
Drakesmith, Forcesmith, Smitham, Sex
smith, Campsmith, BOwersmith, Work
smith, Watchsmith, Bakersmith, Wild
smith, Wintersmith Hoffsraith, Klein
smith, and Smithdeal. Strangest of all
these perhaps is Fewsmithsl Sometimes
to distinguish several Smiths in one
street or hamlet a Christian name was
incorporated with the usual name. Thus
came into usage SmithPeter, Billsmith,
Helensmith and Aaronsmith.
Incidentally it may be mentioned
that the other languages have their
Smiths also. The Germans have num-
berless Schmidt5, Schmitz and
Schmidt; the French have LIE Fevers,
the Spaniards Gunsaulus, the Russians
Smittowskies. and the Irish have Gaven
and Gowan, each meaning Smith, and
McGaven and MCGOWAN, meaning the
son of a smith.
Perhaps because they were originally
''smithers,'' the Smiths have ever TAX
en- to war. There have been General
Smiths in every war that our nation
has ever had. In the civil war the
federals had no less than six General
Smiths, and one rear admiral. If the
confederates had less they certainly
had one of the grittiest of all Smiths.
He bore the absurd nickname of Elk
ira" Billy Smith. His constituents ran
him for governor while he was away
fighting, and he has the unique dis
tinction in the world s history Of hav-
ing been elected the very day on which
a battle was raging, and in which he
was wounded. He really did not like
it that he was elected and had to be
almost forced by his friends to go home
and assume the reins of office. Surely
no one beside a Smith. and an Extra
Smith at that. ever was angry before
at a gOyernorship being conferred upon
him.
The richest man in all Mexico is said
to be q certain Huan SmidiO or in
plain English. John Smith 1t was a
Smith that discovered emery and CO.
-undrum in the United States. 1t was
q. Smith that was sent against Concord
and Lexington in the initial battles of
the revolutionary war. 1t was Joseph
Smith that was the founder of Nor
monism, and that claimed to have
found golden plates of the famous book
of Mormon where they had been hid
den. as he believed. hundreds of years
| before by the prophet Mormon at Gods
command. 1t was a Smith that wrote
, America our most popular national
| hymn. 1t was a Smith, afterwarC
| bishop of Gloucester. that was one OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

the principal translators of our COM
mon King James Bible, and that wrote
the preface to it. It was a Smith that
wrote the best known Bible dictionary.
One of the foremost of all political
economists was Adam Smith, and two
Of the greatest Psychologists and ORR
entalists are George Smith and Pitzza
Smith, or Smyth, as IL is sometimes
written. Never before nor since have
such inimitable parodies been produced
as the poems written by the brothers
James and Horace Smith. Canada is
proud of her erudite Goodwin Smith,
always thoughtful, always scholarly.
The only woman who has ever en-
joyed the distinction of having been
the wife of one president and the
mother of another, was in her girIhood
Abigail Smith. She has the distinction
also of being among the very first Of
her sex to openly advocate suffrage for
women. There is an anecdOte still re-
lated about Abigail Smith Adams that
shows that her wit was as quick as her
acumen was deep. When the future
president, John Adams, came counting
her, he found no favor in the sight of
her preacher father. Her sister Mary's
sweetheart pleased the old gentleman
well, however, and was accordingly
often asked to team old New Eng
land way of showing paternal approba-
ton. Never word of commentator
did the Rev. Smith ever have for John
Adams with his radical notions and
never so much as once was he asked
TO tea at the parsonage.
When Mary married her father told
her to pick out a text and he would
preach her a wedding. sermon. Accord
ingly she gave HIM this text, And
Mary has chosen the good part that
shall not be taken away from her. 1t
is said that her father preached with
great JUNCTION from it.
In due time strong willed Abigail
married the man of her choice also.
Father" she said, you preached
Mary's wedding sermon, now 1 want
you to preach mine" With none toe
good grace he agreed to this. Where
upon the sly Abigail demurely gave him
the passage of scripture And John
came neither eating nor drinking, an6
yet you say he hath a devil" The ser
mon was preached, but history fails tc
record that it was delivered with unc-
ton also.
In fact the name of Smith is as GOOD
as mask any time tc those who would
sink out of the public sight When
Louis Philippe fed from France he and
his good wife passed themselves off as
plain Mr.. Smith and wife, and had nc
trouble Guiding their enemies and get
ting out of the country. When Charles
II. desiring to see for himself the Span
ish princess that was being talked OF
as a proper wife for him, slipped of
incOgnito to the Spanish court, he and
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the faithful "Steenie' that accompanied
him posed as the two Mr.. Smiths There
is a young man now serving a term ID
one of our western penitentiaries who
was convicted of train robbery 10
bears the mark of an educated and well
bred man. Il win never disgrace my
family" he stoutly said. call me Jonr
Smith" And as Smith he wears the
stripes today and no one knows wnc
he really is. 1t is only by the greatest
effort that man can rise superior &c
this commonest of all common names.
Smith he is, and Smith, lust Smith,
he must remain.
Right here comes in an effort Of pa
rents TO secure a future hearing fol
their offspring by giving them such
peculiar and distinctive Christian
names that they may be differentiated
in the minds of men from all other
Smiths No other surname on earth Is
as often compounded with peculiar
Christian names. There are Cotton
Smith, Blood Smith, Mum Smith, Mango
Smith, Vest Smith and Friend Smith:
Honey Smith, Wine Smith, Pie Smith
Curd Smith, Pickles Smith, Canning
Smith and Preserved Smith; High
Smith, Link Smith, Bif Smith and
Jooster Smith. There are Asia Smith.
las Smith, Merely Smith, Lies Smith,
Ornamental Smith and Final Smith
and these are but the beginning. Some
of the other odd names that real flesh
and blood Smiths have borne are these:
Allo, Amone, Bathurst, Belvedere, Col
ton, ChOteau, Udia, Mimic, Sabry
Wyckham and Malusium; Southwood
Linden. Fancy, SarSius, Vilah, Suston
and Cola. One fond mother named hel
Hoo
her son Best Smith
Half dozen imaginative parents
gave these names: Okanagan, VOram-
andal, Ollenevea, Ricamamah, Philan-
ties and LIE Keux In their way Mock
/ cry Smith, Redbud Smith, Sickle Smith,
! Rozandez Smith and Shemonick Smith
/ are as odd. MOntillion, Persifer. Per-
mulin, Eminter, ElimOus and Zephiro
/ are likewise curious. One good Mrs
/ Smith named her first hopeful AleXan-
der Charles Henry Clarence; another
mother gave her boy the high sounding
/ name of Brackenburgh Fitzhugh, while
| a patriotic father bestowed upon an
/ other small Smith the astounding name
of Declaration of Independence. We
are proud TO state that the last was a
! Missouri man and dared to do things
in a breezy, western way. But of all
the strange names ever given to d
Smith youngSter, the prize belongs to
! Pennsylvania.
We must first explain that in the
olden days it was the custom to speak
of an unusually long spell of one kind
of weather after this paradoxical man
ner, e-weekS-rain-in-Ju June seven
Observation-Disclosures etc. OF course
1t is an impossible thing to compress
more than four and a half weeks in a
month. But the meaning was, so many
weeks of such and such kind of wea-
Their beginning in such a month. And
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

Three thousand years ago the He
brews were under the dominion of the
Philistines. Then arose perhaps the
strangest hardship ever imposed upon a
subject nation by a conquering one.
The scriptures themselves tell the story
in these graphic words: Now there
was no smith found throughout all the
land of Israel, for the Philistines said,
Lest the Hebrews make them swords
or spears but all the Israelites went
down to the Philistines to sharpen eY-
cry man his coulter, and his AK, and
his mattOx."
Thus the Hebrews were obliged to
travel from one TO two hundred miles to
find smith, hardship that is quite
inconceivable today when the country
sw&rms with them
If there had never been any artisan
smiths there would be no surname
Smith today. And what would it mean
to us If there were no longer Smiths
(by name) in our land? 1t would mean
vacancies in the professors chairs and
upon the judicial bench; ii would thin
the ranks of the lawyers, ministers and
doctors, Of the merchants, brokers and
manufacturers, and of the railroad,
would diminish the number of scholars
TefOrmers and philosophers, and deplete
the ranks Of sailors, soldiers, farmers,
mechanics and all the rest of the great
labOring world; the tramps, beggars
and Jail birds would be less often met
with and cTanks politicians. dTunkards
and criminals fewer in number. In fact
not a rank or graduation Of our whole
social system but. what would lie af-
fected. Some genius of computation has
figured out that if all the males OF the
earth were enrolled, there would be an
army of seven million Smiths among
them. Allowing the feminine Smiths
TO be as numerous, the world has four
seen million living Smiths. Whether the
number be as prodigiOus as this or not,
there is no question but that it runs
into the millions. A family so numerous
and so universally infiltered through
every class and caste commands at
least the respect due recognized mag
nitude and aggregated power.
Literally smith means smiter. l. e.
one who smites or hammers. And in
old days when every bit Of metal cop
per, iron, silver, gold or brass, had tO
be pounded and hammered by mighty
strokes into armOr. tools. plate. uten-
sis and implements, there were need OF
many SmitherS. These 'smithers'' OF
smiths were not men of Drawn alone
They had TO possess the ready brain
and skill to sharpen an implement
repair an armOr or shoe a horse. Theirs
was an honest and lucrative trade. anC
every road. street and hamlet had its
smiths. Not only were there many
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

This label is on all 1nVa,
Royal Bread. Buy the .,.,sS@
Bread, it is healthy Dan
and nutritious. nE NJ
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to our oldest of all odd given names.
Something over 100 years ago a snow
storm in Pennsylvania set in about the
first of March. A long spell OF sleigh
ing followed. traditional for years for
the length Of time that it lasted this
late in the season. What did these
parents do but name the baby boy that
same along with the snowstorm, but
Seven Weeks Sleighing in March
Smith, My grandfather when child
knew this Smith of a singular name
then an oldish man-and heard the sto-
ry of how he received his queer name.
Grandfather said the man went by the
name of Weeks usually, but if he chose
to sign his name his initials were writ
ten s. w. s. 1. M. Smith, in itself a
unique distinction.
LORA s. LA NANCE.
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Cards in Water Color and Pen and
Ink Work.
Lessons in China Painting, water
color and burnt wood etching. China
for sale. suitable for wedding, birthday
presents, etc. Orders taken for score
cards, name cards. etc
MRS. JOHN L. MINOR.
Room Y, Hooper block.