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The Western news., 1900-02-07

A state institute Of serumpathy. vac
cination and bacteriology, organised ON
the lines of the Pasteur Institute, has
been created at Madrid.
A Paterson IN. J.) Judge discharged
BARRIERS held for keeping open Sundays
on the ground that shaving was q ne
cessity.
The Municipal Club Of New York will
offer prizes for the cultivation and i'm
provement of unlnviting quarters of the
city.
The Western news., 1900-02-07
mand for government control Of rail.

The eleventh annual convention of
the United Mine Workers of America
was called to order January 16. The
convention is the largest and most rep
resentative in the history of the Or
ganization. eighteen states and terri
tories being represented. The conven-
ton is being held at Indianapolis. They
will doubtless take action on the lock-
The Western news., 1900-02-07
Hollanders Smoke Most.

The Hollanders are perhaps Of all the
northern people those who smoke the
most. the humidity Of their climate
making 1t almost a necessity, while
the moderate cost of tobacco with them
renders 1t accessible to all. To show
how deeply rooted is the habit, it is
enough to say that the boatmen of
Holland measure distances by smok-
ing.
The Western news., 1900-02-07
Scent OF LObeters.

Lobsters can smell as well as animals
that live upon the land. A piece Of de-
cayed meat suspended in the water In
the locality where Holsters are abun-
dant will soon be surrounded by q
greedy, fighting crowd.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

Jerusalem's Population lncreastn Q.
The population Of Jerusalem has
been rapidly increasing Of late and Is
now about $4,000; Of these $4,000 are
Hebrews.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

out at Scranton, Pa. The most i'm
portant question before the convention
is the adoption of wage scale, and
an endeavor is being made to formulate
one that the mine operators will &C.
cept.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

has attracted the attention OF the
whole country, as Reese was not near
the mines and was not on the coal COM
pany's property. YET the federal Judge
did not say word about this, but re-
leased him on the ground that he was
not a resident Of Kansas and therefore
not within the scope OF the injunction.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

A federal judge has ordered the re-
lease Of John P. Reese. who was jailed
at Fort Scott, KAN. for addressing
miners after q state judge had issued
an injunction against 1t. This case
The Western news., 1900-02-07

less graceful, but also less frksome,
trot, the sentry hadn't q word to say,
but II for a single instant he relapsed
into common, everyday walk he
would hear the sentry's command, like
the crack of a circus ringmaster's
whip, "Shake her up there, Pete; what
do you think this is, practice march ?
Glang!' and II the bull-ring FOUNDER
knew his gait he would leave off walk
ing right away. The bull-ring work
was good for wind and muscle, but it
was hard and CALLING. A soldier under
going bull-ring sentence dropped
dead from heart disease at a post in
the Southwest one day about seventeen
years ago, and then the bull-ring pun
ishment was abandoned.
Buried in Sand.
1t was reserved for the commanding
officer of an Arizona post, a one-com-
pany outfit, to infiict so barbarous
punishment upon an offending soldier
that the whole scale of punishment in
the United States army was revised
and made hard and fast. This CON-
manding officer was captain, and the
affair happened In 1879. He had in
his company soldier who was very
hard case, and put in most of his time
in the guard house. He completed a
guard house term in the autumn Of
1879, and Immediately repaired to the
nearby town of whisky shacks and
made himself exceedingly drunk. He
returned to the post with the announc-
ed intention Of razing it to the level Of
the desert and firing volley over it's
ashes. The captain had him lassoed
as he was entering the post. He order
ed that hole sufficiently large to re-
ceive the upright body Of a man be
dug in the sand of the parade ground.
When the hole was dug the captain or
dered that the hard-case soldier be
stood In 1t up to his neck, and that
the sand be then repacked around him
rs tightly as possible, covering his
arms and shoulders and leaving only
his head protruding above the ground.
The captains orders We're obeyed. The
offending soldier, still more than half
drunk. was packed in the sand hole,
The Western news., 1900-02-07

When man walks down the street
with a woman wearing a rainy day
skirt he looks as ashamed as IL he had
been caught stealing something.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

II you must go to law, hire the best
lawyer in town. The law Is always on
the side Of the best lawyer.
The Western news., 1900-02-07
Alcohol in Lemon Extract.

AICOnO1 III A0"Ou EXtrACG
Lemon extract has become. q favorite
beverage with the Poncha Indians,
owing to the quantity of alcohol which
It contains. and it Is said that they
have been able to get roaring drunk on
q fifty-cent bottle.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

At cents mile trip to the sun
would cost $1,82S, ,6O4.4O. We under.
stand there will be no cut-rate excur.
sions this season,
The Western news., 1900-02-07
COr.tial II ,latiOne

Mrs. Snow-My husband has grown
very fussy of late years, but he was
easily pleased when we were married. /"
Mrs. Coldeal-He must have BEEN
San Francisco Examiner.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

Twenty-Five million dollars have been
invested in Missouri mines since last
January.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

Some men never get done being mad
ebout Christmas.
The Western news., 1900-02-07

to pay me for what do not know, the
treasures Of his empire would not suf-
fice."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
The Chinese Plot Thlckens.

addition the of the famine and disease
prevalent in China from the dispatches yesterday
ing conclusion that political troubles threaten
to involve powers Germany like the attitude
of the United states Neither Britain. But
Russia is favorably inclined PROFESSIONALLY the United
States holds the key to the situation
seeking arrive at agreement among them
selves in regard to settlement China the
diplomatic representatives allied powers seem to
have put aside questions the ability Chi
nese government to meet the proposed demands Only
the federal state department there to dscerned
ssent purpose to reparaton and indemnity by
rules which recognize existing limitation Chinese
authority and revenues
Even if the of the French note to the powers
(Which has been taken as starting point an agreemenp
modified suggested by the state department
there could be no assurance that based thereon
would within capacity the imperial If
punishment compensatory damages ends sought
overthrow dynasty the par
Triton empire there be soctous regard as to
the by China's account to civilization
is to be lquldated the negotiations at Pekn
continued strong diplomatic restraint by
United States there many indications that this
repressve influence be constantly exercised in the
councils of the powers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
Both Are Very Much Afraid.

Germany, for years, has been carefully avoiding any
collision with Russia and perturbed of
alliance between France Russia for evident
sons German generals confident that they
for the armies Car season and that
they win territory only fearful cost. Be
sides fear Russia would quit she
ever got into war a western European power The
Russian editor wo has made something of by
saying in his paper that Germany Russias greatest
and most dangerous foe and the one always guarded
against must have been crossing frontier by
railroad. He doubtless noted that the railway
system spreads out fan-vise toward boundary line,
extraordinary station platforms sidings other
provisions for emergency traffic. But the Russian side
only one single track road leaves the shadow great
fortress of Warsaw boundary.
It's gauge is different German roads and
German rolling stock could be upon without
rebuilding the road
such conditions show rather strkingly which power
conemplates possibility acting the offensive and
which expects to position defense first
war should ever come It situation which makes
remarkable confession Russian backwarness prepare
tions for great war. the fact that Germany
has less than the population empire
The government perfectly that in
such matters numbers do always much and
that if Germany struck at Russia both powers fighting
without allies the Russians great extent
Of their country and the severity climate to help
them wear out their foes and force the invaders to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
III. Great Stream Of Which Goes Abroad.


Much IS being said balance Of trade in favor Of
The Tinted states over which there little Of ezulta-
ton And it is true that Republican policy such
balance has surpassed the most extravagant calculations
millions of the wealth Of all countries being poured
into the Golfers and channels Of trade Of America But
there is an outgo from which no country markedly
suffers We are nation Of sghseers as well as Of enter
mise Of xtravagance and speculation the world is
our field To Europe Asia and to Africa there is ever
going stream of Americans most Of them to return all
Of thea carrying money There left the shores Of the
United States for the year ending last June for various
ts IN the world eght~tenhs of them for Europe nearly
Two hundred and sixty thousand Americans Some author
is estimate that not more than $5oOooOoO ssOOo0ooo
year IS tus carried away and expended but the most
reliable estimates make the upwards Of $780,
GOO 600 AS contemporary observes: When the prodga
outlay Of wealthy Americans foreign lands is taken into
account with the long periods Of absence which are com
mon among students Of whom there are thousands in
Europe every year does not possible that the
average expenditure for every who goes across the
Atlantic as cabin passenger fail much under $1,000
Too many spend $4,000 before they get home II
the true average is nearly quite $1,000 then the total
must be more than SooOooooo for the cabin passengers
who go to Europe alone"
AS for other passengers to Europe and to Asia Ocean
lea and Lan-Amerca the average Of travel may not
exceed 5000 for the trip those who return but
many do not come back They simply take their savings
to Europe OF to China with them spend their money
there So they draw large sums Of the country every
year in way little considered estimating the drain i'm
Piled in the business Of steamship lines crossing the ocean
other steerage passengers take with them considerable
sums which they give relatives in Europe. They are
very apt in case they only visit abroad, to buy
good deal of clothing their use though they nearly
always keep within the exempt from duty In the
aggregate the use of American money by Storage
passengers must to least $4oOOoOoO
q year. and it may mean a much greater
Our trade balance the world is steadily tend
ing upward but so is the expenditure Of American money
in foreign lands by tourists students returned sojournes
in the United states and beneacaes Of family generosity
and loyalty part Of foregn-born Americans Just
now the many millions Of American money used in Asia
and the Philippines by persons in the employment Of the
United states government constitute another large item in
the international trade account which often puzzles Aeri
cans who cannot see why SURPRISES do not
drain the world of gold pour the United states
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
9aifflg sS Ea9le
r1arv Elizabeth Leases Divorce.
n. II. MURDOCH. Editor.

The Eagles announcement that MOlle Lease would
apply for divorce early day set the tongues OF
people wagging only but newspaper pencils to WIG
Cling all over the land. once in addressing Popuiis'
meeting Mary declared glorious bridegroom
the cause Of the common people With him shall aOae
forever and forever" At time MOue had praetoay
ceased to abide with the whose name she stH pears
and whose children she bore The guess Of this oep0h
is that there another prospective bridegroom 0le ~
the cause Of the dear people involved in the case some
n propra persona" Of sentimental temperament VINO Is
anything but common AIole is idealist poet ana
dreamer as well as lover Of nOtoriety and OF hard cash
Masculine IN her mentality the chances that her new
found love IS an enate vgorshpper at the shrine Of her
magniaoenoe The guess ventured that following the
decree Of divorce not many months viii apse ere the name
she has in sense viii be given up for that
Of another At any set all the papers Of the
country to specializing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

located Stony Brook one Of the most maa1ous
districts this State and bothered with malaria for al times
could and very consupated well For
years had malaria so bad the spring when engaged 81 blowing
could do nothing but shake have taken about barrel
ounne pills besides other remedies but obtained
any permanent benefit Last fa in peach time had most serious
attack Of chs and then commenced 70 take RPans abu
friends advice and the first box made all night and have
without take Tbue each morning and night
and sometimes when feel than usually exhausted take the N
They have kept my stomach bowels regular and
had the least touch Of malaria splitting headache sine
commenced using them know also that sleep better and wake up
refreshed than formerly don't know how many complaints
RDans Tabues wiz help but DO they VIII any IN the
condition and would be without them At any price
honestly consider them the heaPpccd medicine in the world -
they also the beneficial and the convenient % take
Wentyeven years and have worked hard al ny M TIE
farmers both early and late and al kinds q weather
and have enjoyed such good health rave since last i ~
act my ghb0s have al remarked y - lon ~nd nave
said. Say. john what you dong 10 look 50 healthy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
Along the Kansas Nile

state Fish Commissioner Wiley is ask
ing for a fish hatchery.
The men who want TO slice away Fred
Funston's reputation make the p bic
dreadfully tired
The chief OF police Of Topeka is ar
resting men on the charge Of being found
in gambling houses.
A s2=ta Fe engineer recently made the
run from EmpOria to Arkansas city in
four hours and % minutes.
A baron in Finland is corresponding
with Secretary Cobu7n about trans
planting the Kansas pig to Finland.
Clemetine Phillips Of Topeka wants
divorce from her husband because ne
attempted 10 seald her with hot coffee.
Attorney General GODDARD rules that
sheriffs must pay their own coal and
lighting bills when they live IN the coun-
y jail.
The Kansas Historical society has been
give nthe entire floor space Of the
fourth floor Of the south wing Of the
capitol
( Governor stsnley's majority over all
candidates ia the recent election was
l3164 His plurality over Breideni hal
was 17.o48
The real swell men IN Kansas row
part their hair on the side and the nearer
the ear you get the part the more fash
ionabie you are.
Usually Thanksgiving day in Kansas
is as gray and solemn as funeral,
Yesterday it was q fragment Of paradise.
bright as a dollar warm IS FIRST kiss
DIT Faulkner Of Topeka one Of the
Kansas soldier bows who feil q love WITH
a girl at the Preside in Frisco AMI mar
ried her has just beeen divorced by the
Young woman.
Bill White is not going 10 New YORK
to edit 8IcClure's There's nethIng iH
the story. He wculdnt trade Che best
job in New York for as good q Ka sas
paper as the Emporia Gazette IS.
The statistics for ls9Jac0 on croFs are
not get out. bus Kansas II s. SAID f.
going to lead most states on corn uhea Q
wei tables and every thing else faal pu h.
IS clods out ifs way n getting a..
Newton Republican. Al accident
which took place over Es2E ana Ia
ago terminated fatally tais morning iu
the death IF Clarence lowe f ps
the fcur-year-old son n Mr. and 1E
Charles Phillips. who 1--we at 1850 Dun-
can avenue Tie clrcgmstauee gas
ing the illness and death ~ this ste
one are o. more than ordinary sadness
and were fraught with aesrae iu
and suffering arfu} 10 con eu1'ate. The
accident Waich ocCsE nei fhs eIGerug
and eventually the festh ~ tne vict m
occurred on tne 1ftf gay ri MaT f
1Ers Phnupps ana me uttis Boy were
spending f1e afternoon aE sle lom7 n
nsehacr z-ho had heen using some
h the can or et 81 Es
Here the liftie fellow f1und t ana
suppressed renewed the piece ~ re se'
substance frgr fI.e side m Ere rr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
It Was One on Dick Croker.

Dick Croker, who has returned to his home in Europe
good word the Wichita boys the brothers
whom Lord Durham has been trying disrust
racing circles England This proprietor Greater New
York also condescends to boom America, which land
says outside Of its trusts Is country The
New York Press relates good joke the Tammany boss
and which was played him the day Of the Sound
Money parade The death OF one illness Of
others because of oveexercse that eventul occasion
have been chroniced. the whole truth yet
told may best be told in the language Of solid
citizen who did not march at a grand turnout
Nothing political history equaled it But ardor
was little dampened when saw one band members Of
which know personally pass review less than three
times This band and thousands enthusiastic paraders
after reaching Twenty eighth Thirty third streets rode
down town on the elevated road and got line second
and third time pass the reviewing stand. It huge
Joke on Croker who Ike a madman the end OF
the procession seemed never to within sight and his
touts informed Of the immense army that kept
tramping through the mad and rain"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
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Now Germany decides that It viii not insist the
death penalty the Boxer rngieaders The first
thing YOU China viii it her head Europe
afraid, win make false and Europe VIII smash
her out hattsr than a pancake
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

Senator Hanna after his present term will retire from
public life whole people Who thought would
retire because they would make him do win have TO find
q new occunaton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

the people election they held the bin back
although actually was drawn and reposed in state
atorg desk during a large part Of the session.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

Those Yaqui Indians who saved Americans from death
at the Aexcans have thanks coming from this
country Trey can 60 up Pocahontas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

A typhoon has ruined the cocoanut crop Of Guam. At
The next election the Gualtes n the P0pulst ticker
If Capt Leary VIII let en-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

kansas win import some seed wheat from Turkey The
star Kansas wheat in the ascendant and she VIII add
a r2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

The sultan decided 10 pay that utue bn q SO 90
ard save mis- forsn from Ventilation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

France is willing to whoop ana boiler for kruger but
st has no material help about its clothes foV him.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

senator Hanna says taz he viii sit IN the pres
dents chair. Senator Hanna IS q mind reader.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

they say there IS possibility going e cents
on me present corner Memories Of our fuel ia 1sst
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

raul Kruger WI NJ eoale to Aalerica- Fs would b
given warm welcome.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30

'Of course, 7 walked ali the way IN
from the clearing to Chicago, goading the
oxen and making the best time I could
I went to the tavern and ate break asst,
all the lunch I took with me being gone,
and then went out and sold my corn.
With that money I bought supplies &C
cOrdng to written list father had given
me. Then I spent a few hours lookiu 9
al the sights Of a great city and turned
in for the night at the tavern at 8 O'Clock
and the next morning at 4 o'clock 1 was
up and started back for home.
Fifteen miles out from Chicago I sud-
denly thought of my silver half dollar
What had become of It? Finally ] re-
membered that When 7 went TO bed at
the tavern the night before I had put
the handkerchief in which it was tel
up, under my pillow. 7 had gone of IN
the morning and forgotten it. There
happened to he q log cabin near where
I was on the road when I made this
alarming discovery. I turned In here
and got permission to leave my oxen and
wagon for a few hours Then 7 turned
around and ran back 10 Chicago after
my money. what IS more 7 found H.
too The woman who made up the bed
In the room 7 occpied had found &c and
given it to the proprietor He laughed
HArA I e1hEA lfttA4 tFt u anu a'1-1tA tAtF
far I had come back for It. I told him
about fifteen miles.
Well ne said. as he handed ne p
silver dollar IF q half dollar looks that
big to you you'd better trye'to TOTE ths
silver cart wheel home An II you're
going out the Rockford and alens road
there's a wagon Of miue starting thatH
give you a lift t. where you left your
oxen
so got back from my first trip %
Chicago with twice as much money as 1
started with
Uncle HezeS1a1 was afways short ard
To the point On the regular Thanks-
giving program he Immediately followed
Uncle Ehenezer
Look at them children laugh he
would begin rs MS brother finished The
story Of the 5a-cent pizce. III e. haven't
got an idea 81 the value n money. n
positively don't mean anything 90 them
How do you think earne7 mF fFst
money! BY grubhing forty acres ~
f0res. land Fow much a. y1u Think
got D7id for ita Fifteen dollars 7
DON'T suppose there's one o. ths y1grE
ores around fhis table that even knows
what sruhhin~ means Set alone doing r.
And they don't know whether s1- IS l0w
az hfEh nav for clearing Oh the roots
and stnmrs out e forty acres either 81
fell YOU what III do l pay err t1ree
o. you boys So apiece = vouD eruh
half IN acre for ne ard III fu-nish tHe
land toe"
There came falnt maw from behind
T-ncIe Gershor1's cnatr ~ ire head ~ ehs
taate Itte kitten showed aside
swinging disc ~ rin witch almost GIfeE
a circular hale ere near ere hntt1m ~
tfe door Leading upstairs and came uta
the room
,why Aunt Thaukful said 7ome GRE
st tte table where's f1e E 5d car
hole 90 thst 5ecr
-Ch us there stifl huf whss Ge-sh0-
brought ere new kittens int0 fhe tEe
TIE ether day rad 2 new tttle sole ~f
fsr them 20 erru= tranEh I thong
ourft u ;reat thsm "a alike -- ca-