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Arizona republican., 1900-12-16

goods, have been tremendously re-
 duced to carnival prices.
 Nothing is reserved in all our varied departments. Everything has been marked to such low prices that buying and selling will be a real carnival.
 You will save enough on the goods you purchase in the New York Store to pay for all your outside fun.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-16
Dress Goods Department.

Twenty cent Scotch plaids, pretty pat terms, carnival price. .121Ac Soc Henriettas, all colors, a splendid ar ticle, carnival price,. A inch all wool homespuns, regular 65c grade, carnival price 46 inch all wool Herring Bone, change
 able effects, new weave, sold for S5c;
 carnival price,. .60c 54 inch all wool suitings, all new shades
 soc goods, carnival price. .571Ac 40 inch all wool novelties, boucle effects
 worth 65c and a big seller, carnival Beautiful bright Plaids, just the thing for fashionable skirts, worth soc, car nival price........ ........ ......2712c 56 inch Venetian Cloth, all new pastelle
 shades, sells for $1.35 per yard; carni- 3S inch all wool Homespun, blue, brown green, red, gray, our 45c line, carni-
 val price. ..............30o
Arizona republican., 1900-12-16
Silks.

Silks.
 20 inch Taffetas, all colors, 75c per yard carnival price. .........55c 20 inch Satins, all new shades, 75c grade, carnival price. $1.OO, SIPS, $1.4O fancy Silks for waists, new goods, new colors, carnival price ......'' ........ ......... .......... S0c Silk Velvets. Lyons weave, extra value for s1.0O. in all fashionable coIorings, U saSnfvaI pricen,.,.1........... 65c
Arizona republican., 1900-12-16
p0meStiGS.

Eferch FIanne1ette, for waists and dressing sacques, 2Oc goods, carnival Pretty patterns good weight Outing
 Flannel, regular 1-S cent goods, car
 nival price. ......................5c Sheetings, Cotton Flannels, Percales,
 Prints, Ginghams, all desirable, new
Arizona republican., 1900-12-16

Most all the time the whole year round there ain't no flies on me. But jest fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be.
 Eugene Fiell.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-16
Linen Department.

All linen Tablecloth, regular soc grade,
 carnival price. 35o All loom dice Tablecloth, 75c goods,
 carnival price. e.......... ..........H1.c All linen Napkins, sell for 60 per doz.,
 carnival price. e.................... 35c $ not hemmed Napkins, regular $1.OO goods, carnival price.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
NIneteenth century AeE,ieven,ents--AretaeoIogv.

Undoubtedly the event in archaeology that has thrown
light upon the the discovery of the famous
Rosetta Though this discovered by a
French engineer Broussard in the trenches of Fort St
Julien Rosetta, in Egypt 199 the inscriptions
the stone translated until afterward,
the nineteenth century rightly claim this
remarkable discovery, which supplied the key
storhouss of knowledge of the past for through
deciphereG the ancient monuments of Egypt. the
capituation of Alexandria posses
of the British placed British Museum
in 1902 II is piece Of black basa about three long
and half wide with an inscription in three
languageS-viz., heroglyphcs, modified hierogyphics
euchorisD and Greek contains copy decree pro-
mUlgated by the Egyptian priesthood in Ptoeny
V, surnamed Epiphanes (z051S2 B Co. According TO
decree directed that engraved
sorts Of characters upon hard UP the
Egyptian temples to certain benehcent deeds
Of 'Ptoleuy, the Saviour Of Egypt To the work Of
Champoion and Dr. Young the largest results the
study Of the been due. 1Sn Mr. Letronne
published the translation inscription
the Inscriptions the Rosetta stone are similar to
those the tablet Tanis discovered by Lepsus at
in 1866 The latter the
III (246221 B. c.. These texts served confirm the
results of the decipherent upon Rosetta stone
the original work of decipherment great assistance
rendered to Champohon, in 1922, by inscriptions
obelisk then recently conveyed from Phae London
which contained the Ptoemy Cleopatra
whose Identification he led by the inscrip
tions the base OF the obesk The Ptolemy
already known, and the decpherment of the Cleo
several alphabetical
been previously determined the of Rosetta
In other fields besides the Egyptian the
archaeology has made tremendous strides in
teenh century The discoveries Of Layard Raunson
Others have advanced archaeology Assyra while
the monumental archaeology of Central America
has been studied with important results. been
derived archaeological researches carried India
China and several of the countries while
by study the cuneiform
Inscriptions of Babylon and Persia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
@aifu Eaolc
M. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
dreat Is the New Kansas Combination.

Governor Stanley wrote letter endorsing the Topeka
Capitals scheme working the of Christ for a
week for the money there in the Capital
do put up defense the governors
firm in the doxy Dixie couldn't say very much
for Dixie aside defending right doxy-
houses that paper nevertheless holds be
IN the right for Eagle always and
necessarily in the squaring getting ready
for its proposed pous pose Capital beWIs the und
solved and partnership existing between Wichita
holds Murdoch responsible That makes feel bad Of
course, but would feel great
proven that responsible unlicensed side
Gopeas life side which corruption of youth
and the utter destruction by unpreudced
Observers to be the of any capital of it's
size IN America But all this nothing compared
to the sensation produced breast by the Capitals
announcement Of its admiration Governor Stanley
During the holy interval Rev Sheldon win be en-
deavoring to sanctfy the columns Capital so
much sancfy the good people state should pre-
the Governor and His Morality Einence the Brgadier
General sleeping together trying start their re-
spective thinkers to thinking things The consciousness
however that W. Eugene Stanley joe K Hudson are
''ntedy sngy, socous moral status of Marsh
Murdoch makes feel we We're for the nonce but
the concentration of great happy smile as big as spion
Kon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
The Power of the Newspapers and the courts

The Eagles influence rather the expression f a.
editors honest conviction was criticised from the 5.tI
Bench the other day The honesty Of purpose Of = news
paper however might not protect from fine fer con-
tempt in attempting its defense John Svintor cav,
that at meeting Of Transcendentalsts in Fsneun han
some one asked him regarded as the most -,5
full thing in he answered: Tia in.roan+s
Of Caliban to Cadunus"
The audience puzzled over the Delphio ,,++eracA
but one may its meaning if he remembers that s
ban In Shakespeares play The Tempest is strange IN
developed creature mostly and Yet largely beast ans
Cadmus supposed to be the inventor of letters 7r
idea is that Cafban the common people has.been intro
duced TO cadmus literature or in other words has aq.
to read and swinton says in celebrating the tbopeb+
NOW ohe great thing for the editor of popular daily
paper to know If he big circulation is thar in tbf
age Caiosn-the proletary the udsu the codhopper the
hornyhanded upstart, the chap known in a Rroo.-1v
church as oal-hss learned to read and takes the aa
paper, which be for him as well as far -,
Pharisees.
Il again this is the greatest wonder If tb
age il means for the than aught else ana 81,
else It marks Transformation. I have seem C,slib,
reading in Italy, England and other countries Ia ,,
not read last century, any century before thai H.
hardly ever read paper country until on , ~
Grafton and for him til h 81, ia
read them In the first this century the c,-,
papers here had few subscribers a. ~. 77 f
the century we have circulation OF which runs
toward 100000 copies every day Of the vsek Av az
Caliban has been introduced Cadmrs; he reading ana
is thinking he hasn't got to the 'Crtque Of Pure R,
son, bUt don't be in hurry Sometimes You can't ten how
far may so when he sets out"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

broken line of heights have passed for
many Nothing but overpowering weight of
accomplish this, supposable the
sacrifices be awful
The Boer strength estimated at some
1S General Butler should have least
conclusions with perhaps 10000 of the
best sharpshooters in the world nothing of the
other reserve forces.
possible that them, for Under War Secretary
Wyndhsm the astonishing statement that within
fortnight Great Britain will have regulars in South
Africa and he further $4,000 ordered
front the whole already there except $4,000
who are the way.
seem, ten that the tactics brute force
be upon future the cannot well
number over 10000 But the marvellous advantages
possessed by the Beers of them at least
for as much three Engshmen and perhaps more
General Roberts believe this if there any
that insists that 10000 troops
needed in South Africa and calls for the enforcement
Of the English militia act under which every unmarried
man between the ages of liable service
who the country thoroughly in speaking
Of the ground occupied by the Beers EVERY of
those been made fortress, the winds
through these ravnes-which that the English
every along the line of march
They will never do with this army. The land de-
Tended by Kruger be taken by and
the only chance another equally large
the north. This would divide Krugers army
into two insufficient parts and finally he might fall
no otner way"
The English have taken a stupendous contract upon
their shoulders and shudder think
of the consequences of their attempt South
Africa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Woman's Rule in China.

Hsu-L, the dowager empress of China, cannot vote.
but she veto. Her will is almost absolute flow
cry kingdom and because she happens to be
the mother the adopted mother of emperor
cause she has brains.
Woman suffragists in this country might aid their
publishing the world all they learn of that
remarkable woman, who has ruled for thirty years
That the mind of should have ruled China
many years remarkable fact Men have often been
her instruments but always her subordnates.
them but fails to let them understand that they
interiors.
The order of things is quite in Chinese
and governing is exception. Who says are in
ferior men?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Who Right and Who Wrong.

The North American Review for the issues Of January
and February particularly has contained numerous
other writer's the Africa together with
the views of of the abest resident writer's of Cape
Colony and the Transvaa None these writer's save
probably one German historian been neutral They
are all intensely for the one side the other
or against him But the champions of the for
two hundred years have been driven back by
upon the one side and murdered by the upon the
other have the best of the argument English may
cry Remember Majuba," but God, upon the other hand
will not forget the outages against the patient
Boer upon thousand other hills
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Another Democrat Sound on the Goose.

Governor Jones Arkansas candidate for the senator
AL succession Berry thorough expansfonfst Demo-
He declares: There are no inperiass in Aoarco
Our people nave given local seovernment all the lands
they ever possessed no matter how acquired whether by
conquest or purchase They be to give the
same kind of government to the lands they shall hereafter
possess The Philippine Islands nearer our national
seat of government than western boundary
of the Louisiana purchase in 1903 They ara ours and We
must govern them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
India's Awful Famine.

The famine question grows more and mora in
sstent IN Its demands on Englands attention area
OF threatened starvation has increased that instead
SooooooO now 52OOooOO involved Three months ago
100000 were on relief works 100000 The
eaciated and living skeletons only occasionally seen
then; they are by the thousands The number
is likely to rise to the hundred thousands in very
space of time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
1t Don't Work Well.

Now that Chicago has her drainage canal in run
ming order while mild weather IS on perturbed by
the official announcement that order to preserve na,i
CATION the Chicago river have to be dredge5 from
Tweny-sxth street to Foreth street before spring Thu
opening of the drainage has lowered the water from
depth of II feet a. heavy suits for darnapas
threaten the CITY,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

Secretary Gage is overwhelmed offers from New
England real estate agents who sell farm A
week or he remarked to newspaper correspondent
who was interviewing him concerning criticisms that
were being made about his treatment of banks that all
wanted TO do to buy New England and retire
there 10 live in for the remainder of life His
ambition found its way into the papers and
agents have taken il seriously
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

Since the beginning Of the South war says the
Mail and Express Great Britain chartered POI er-
chant steamers and pressed them into transport
Ice TIE SiteraEal Of these vessels merchant
service has caused advance in traffic rates and the
United States 80 cent OF whose commerce
RED in foreign ships. viii the bill If con-
gress is wise this condition viii be permitted to last
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
WHh ell dra c-nai-

With all due credit Kentucky for what merits that
state needs Industrial enterprises her disller
les ought be turned into mills shops factories
# the people of that honest work
and give half their whisky barrels +he
would in few generations grow the barbarisn Of
shsoting ona another DOWN Ike dozs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Buffers ported New Move

According TO report Butler crossed the Tugela
river but If this be true the ful against which he
proposes retrieve his reputation are something appalling
In order to set Ladysnith his new basis an IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

Henry Watterson says that the sole purpose Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad 70 election
Of William Gcebel August Belmont president Of the con-
pany insinuatss from New York that Watterson les
The tins Mr. Belmont his road in Kentucky
he VIII need the protection of the state militia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

After being elected United states senate 4 va
entirely appropriate for Billy Mason to say thar the FIJI
pnos sre capable Of government as the people o.
the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

II II is that General Butler added os hundred
and fifty Americans force Paul Kruger nav as wen
get ready 70 have his distinguishes whisl&-s crrIed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

II reported that when heard that an old friend
Of his had paid $4,000 the New York stock
Exchange the Montana looked little surprised and
said, rs that aII?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

press report q the Montana senatorial contest
that the legislators state vere either great od
or great liars The evidence has tendency 10 show that
they were both
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

Secretary Chamberlain says thu Beers viii be kept
subsection forever but h failed any parrlcua
date at which suh5ection begln.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

is all up with England now The Fourth Ward Dem
nlegzher
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
In Bleached Damasks

We start them at 40c, 45c, 50c &c. 79c, &c. SIO5
Y25, 81 40 and ST. 49, with two fine oo-iuch widths
at SII5 and w. The above all bought especially
for this great annuale No false Linens
store Whatever you buy you may know it's the best for
the money. Now let how well you appreciate our
efforts toward bringing you the greatest bargains in
Linens you've seen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Cream Table Damasks

We start the Damasks at 45c and Soc on up to &c. 70
Il, $110 ST.. 25 and $3.50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07
Towels
Turkish Towels

24x5 Heavy Brown Turkish Towels at........
27x56 Extra Heavy Turkish Towels worth CSC At
We have others at 15c, 124c (.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-13

~ guess you'll have the house fun
Thanksgiving. Nancy Ross was in here
to-day, and she says that the whole
district II coming, and Nancy knows II
anyone does, for she spends most Of
her time trotting about picking up
gossip and retailing u out again. She
Is as good as the local columns Of Q
newspaper for giving news about what
folks are saying and dcing. and she
says that the idea of the Thanksgiving
dinner In the schoolhouse has caught
like wildfre. Nancy says she wouldn't
miss IL for . party"
The larger boys and girls Of the
school met me at the scbooihouse the
evening before Thanksgiving. and we
decorated the room beautifully with
evergreens and several flags we had
been able to borrow. Provision had
been made for two long tables to run
almost the entire length Of the room
with some smaller tables in the cor.
ncrs.
81 suppose that we will have to he
careful how we seat the people at the
tables" I said to Mrs. Dorton.
"You just leave that TO me-" said
the old lady. 81 know the people bet.
ter than you do. and won't be so apt
TO make awkward blunders. I'll Sc,
I'm down all right"
Nancy Ross was right when she said
that the whole district would be pres
en-, Mt the dinner. The dinner was to be
at one o'clock. and by noon the house
was filed by merry. happy crowd. in-
cluding almost every family in the dis
trict.
There were baskets and boxes and
even tubfuls Of turkeys and chickens
and doughnu,s and pies and cakes.
There were baskets Of big red apples.
and Hiram Hawkins brought half q
barrel OF sweet cider. Some one
brought basket Of popcorn balls for
| the children. and there was nm infinite
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-13
though my heart was yearnin'

though my heart was yearnin'
To sit down once more BY Mary. with
my baby on my knee.
At the open door. awaitin with n welcome
smile. stood Mary.
"where is babel" 'She went to meet
you when she heard old Rover bark. -
So she answered. and my heart fell as ]
looked out on the prairie,
Just to think OF her "a wanderin' alone
out In the dark.
..She's all right: the dog Is with her." says
her mother. speakin' cheerful:
But, you know. ! knew he wasn't. SO
stood without u word
And lust then We both were startled by a
dog a howlin' fearful,
somethin' like coyote ycipin': just the
worst ] ever heard.
But I never heard him cryin'
Out In such n dreadful way as that
then. suddenly, once more
Came that doieful sound a-rinEin', Just a,
u tho brute was dyin'
An was asking us to help him. so
dashed cut through the door.
Zee those cottonwoods, Just yonder? Al
the ground there's full of water.
Soft und marshy. full OF pit holes. deel
enough To hide steer.
As I ran along I prayed that God woul,
save my baby daughter
Then I thought OF murdered Rover, an,
1 wished that he was near.
II was darker than a pocket, but tina
made no din'rence to me.
10 I run ON calling Baby I'LL II echoe'
all around.
Then 1 stood stock sti'i and listened. and
thrill of JOY went through me.
For 4 heard my baby eallin', and birsse
the welcome sound.
Here ! am. come help me, papa II
a.sinkin' In the water'
How my heart beat as dashed on, pray
In God with ev'ry breath.
TIL ut last. waist deep In mud and slusi
found my baby daughter
With old Rover--bruissd and battered
hoidin' on TO her like death!
Well, Il didn't take me long. you bet. to 70
her on my shoulder,
And the dog crawied out : hind us u
we safely reached the trees.
Then hoilered out TO Mary-such yell
Joy. a told her
That our bxbe was safe-and then M
there I fell down on my knees.
There. I guess that's asl-O. Rover! VIII
IN glad 10 say ! missed him
WSth NJ shct; but his poor head an
bnsk usss shsnsfui bruised sns ses
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-13

tains In that section, like the noun
tnins here, were infested with bandits
who lived upon plunderirg stragglers,
no matter OF what politics. And IL was
a gang Of these reckless ruffinns into
which they ran. They were in spring
wagon driven by q negro. who had all
along shown himself to be an nrrant
coward. The first notification Of dan
ger was the sudden appearance from
the bushes Of half dozen armed men.
who demanded that the party nlight
that the vehicle might he searched.
Evidently Capt. Lancaster. who hap
peued TO be holding the child In his
arms. thought that immediate obedi-
epce was best. so he got out, telling the
men that he had In his pockets ell the
money and valuables the wagon con-
| tanned. lie was still holding the child
on one arm and opening his pockets
with another when the negro. seeing
that the robbers were not noticing the
wagon, whipped up the horses and
| drove away nj full speed. Mrs. Lancas-
| ter tried to stop him, but he was wild
! with terror. and as the robbers were
now firing after them. he ducked his
head and applied the lash. The WON
an was helpless; the negro was strong
and half insane. She argued with him
and pleaded with him TO stop and let
her out, but he drove on like mailman.
| II was not till they bad reached farm
house nine miles from the scene OF the
robbery that she induced the negro to
stop. Here they were received by lam
ily In which there was one man too old
10 do service In the war. He said he
was willing to do what he could for her
but that the 'bushwhockers, who were
a power In the land, would hang him II
he molested their plans. He went out
10 see II he could get together any ol
his neighbors who would help her. but
when he returned nt dusk he brought
the intelligence that he could fnd no
body who would dare take hand In
such an enterprise. She spent that
night In the farmhouse and the ncx'
day she drove back absolutely alone IL
search of her husband and child. Neal
the spot where she had been separated
from them she found her husbands hat
the little cap worn by the baby, stainet
with blood, and pool of blood by th'
roadside. She spent nll that day alon'
on that road and returned mt night u
the farmhouse. Here she stayed
month making inquiries and searches
In ail directions for more conclusive
proof Of the death Of her child an'
husband. Finally the old farmer cam
to her one day with the report that ON
Of the robbers had just died and tha
! ne had made desthbed confessIon tha
! he had shot and KILLED Capt. Lancaster
, The baby. " said. wss act killed ss v
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-13

variety OF jellies and jams and pre-.
serves and pickles brought forth from
boxes and baskets.
There's enough stun here to feed
an army" said Hannah Dorton, as she
hustled about from table to table, the
happiest and most active person In the
house.
A few minutes before one o'clock
heard her say TO Mrs. Kate Whiting:
"Come, now, Kate; you and your hus-
band and tyso children are to set mt
this table over In this corner. Come
right along" And when they were
seated the old lady hustled up to Mrs.
Patch and said:
"Now. Lucy. you and your husband
and the children are 10 sit here mt this
table"
"And II she didn't plump them right
down with the Writings that they
hadn't spoken to for years." said the
voluble Nancy Ross afterward. Indeed
Nancy was so fond Of telling about that
Thanksgiving dinner afterward that I
think I will let her tell about II now.
Then" she said. 'if that Hammer
Dorton didn't set old Squire Bent down
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so,.;n.i.w John wa,,s,. =, VI. ,."
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