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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

John d Sargent Of New York who was
suspected of the murder OF Robert Ray
Hamilton, a wealthy young New Yorker.
and who now stands charged with the
murde- OF his wife. in Jackson, in March,
1851 has been released from custody ow-
ing TO his mental condltion.-Recent Press
Dispatch from Cheyenne. Wyo
To which the New York Herald adds:
There are some souls placed in their ten
ements Of clay to live out their allotted
span IN quiet, TO seek out kindred souls
and with them unite into the grandest
harmony of life, TO spend their time on
earth with no disturbing elements 10 mar
or blacken. and finally pass into the In
seen leaving behind the mortal body TO
be tenderly cared for by srieving loved
ones
There are other souls whose entrance
into the world the evil genii-sometimes
It seems the very Fiend hiuself-take note
Of To those who have these souls. all
that IS evil comes. Gifted with genius.
possessors of wealth. noHored in their
parentage though they may be, the evil
spirits that presided al their BIRTH brings
upon them spells that darken life, burdens
unbearable. sends Them. HURTING into the
abysses Of crime-their own and others,
as the case may be-blacken and mar
the soul within them and bring their lives
to some violent and untimely end.
And then. disappointed at their prey be-
ing taken from them. these spirits OF evil
all TOO often turn upon the friends Of the
Departed vex and harass them, drive
them TO despair.
These latter truths are all made mani
fest III the tragicsl life OF Robert Ray
Hamilton. and the still more tragical Sc
quel of his taking or wn'c1 is briefly set
forth above
To few is given such seemingly hap
pv lot as this young New Workers..
Born 10 a comfortable estate. of q dis
tinguished lineage, MS talents recognized
BY his fellow men he fell the prey Of de-
signing women.
He was .ured into marriage by a most
unnatural plot. the proud name OF Ham
nton was dragged through the mire, and
he saw his wife a convict
Freed from lhe CALLING chains Of mar
riage .by. the courts he fled from the slght
of men. far out into the wilds o. Wyom-
ing Finding only bitterness in life be an
nounced his intention OF there passing all
his days
But even there the evil spirits that bad
been his bane sought MIN out and slew
him He came to an untiTnely end in
fording a shallow stream.
John =. Sargent, his friend and part
ner. wrote 10 his people that NJ died
bv accident The story was accepted Tor
a time
his viii was onered tor probate Bit
ter contests III the courts resulted The .
old scandal was revived.
Thsn came rumors that his death was
- ., accident. Sargent claimed the
- where they had lived was his sus-
- - fs,l upon him, and in Wyoming the ]
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

-Marymere-in Jackson's Hole, near the
border, between Wyoming and Idaho, just
south OF the Yellowstone National Park.
He went to lavish expense in fitting up
the stone ranch house on the shore Of
Jackson Lake, and there he spent his
time hunting.
John D. Sargent and his wife and fam
I lily lived on the ranch with him. Appar-
emily they were on the best Of terms.
on August o. 1880, Hamilton went on a
hunting trip. He was expected back thu
same evening. He did not return, and
in a few days a search was begun. on
September his body was found on the
Snake River.
Was it suicide. accident or murder
The coroner's jury. after examining
many witnesses. declared that Hamilton
met accidental death. Residents Of Jack
sons Hole did not hesitate to say that II
was murder.
Sargent put in the claim for Marymare
and HamiltoH's relatives let him have It
without contest Eva Mann refused 30
believe that Hamilton was dead. and Ia
ter there were reports that Re was seen
alive in various parts Of the world, but
the courts OF New Jersey. in 1891. declar-
ed him dead. and ORDERED MS estate SET
tied up according TO Ms VIII ana one o.
the requests o when vas han1sofne
sum Tor aFi'Slng iodi1lai'. IL -Ne"
YORK city
Eva Mann contested 'He ii,et' o.
the estate al EaroHs uTnes- once she
compromised i0r $1,000. Sllt ~aS oioasat
IN ne name o. the eal.o- FihsHy q sex
tlement vas reached
Bat the eFh spirits were e Set e'h
tent The sad story and sad late o. Ham
Aton Is recalled every Re" months IN
some manner Now Il Is me arrest 81
Josh" Mann Tor iuioxieatlon, no~ some
escapade Of Eva Mann no~ 'ae death o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

The essence OF the ordinances necessary
~ these improvements has been sag
gested in the ideas herein expressed
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enAALzE nioE-oE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
The Liar of the Links.

I have been from Maine to Denver and from
Denver to THE coast"
And I've met with many, liars great and small;
I've listened to New England brag and Mime
And the widest western whopper of them all.
But | want TO go on record that it is my firm
That for quality that never fades nor shrinks.
The uncrowned King of Liars. the General-in-
Is the glib and gifted Liar of the Links.
The old familiar lies of mighty deeds with rod
and gun.
The trick that caught the trout or killed the
moose,
Are simply brainless bubbles when this most ac-
OF Ananias once gets fairly loose.
He will tell you how in driving from the sixth
Some thirty minutes after set of sun.
His ball slipped thro, the bark upon a slippery
Then caromed from a branch and holed In one
He will tell you how in lofting once his ball
went up so high.
And how he won by twenty holes, and didn't
Against the celebrated slasher Brown.
He will also tell Of bunkers high as any noun
tain peak
Over which he's sent his ball with deadly aim.
And with manner bold and "brassy' he win lie
With which he won the championship game.
He will tell you about the blindfold game he
When he made his famous round In ffty-three:
He will tell how he's defeated all the best this
And many famous chaps across the sea.
In short. with all respect to other liars here and
there,
He stands alone, unparalleled, and quite beyond
This Monumental Liar Of the Links.
-E. c. walcot. in the San Francisco Arsonaut.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06

Chicago Post.

Chicago Post.
Some one was telling at a luncheon the
other day about a school of repartee opened
recently in the East. 1t is as yet only a
class in connection with a fashionable
finishing school, but its potentialities are
enormous. The pupils sit about a table and
the professor addresses a remark or a ques-
ton TO the pupil at his right. If she re-
plies brightly on the instant she scores ten.
After a momentary delay the professor
lifts his hand and the next pupil may
answer, scoring nine If successful, and so
the first remark goes around, some girls
passing Ii and others receiving marks quail
fled by the time they have had in which to
think up a reply. AT any exceptionally BRILL
ant contribution a tiny star is set opposite
the fair speaker'sname which counts her fve
extra when the scores are made up. AT
each lesson a different pupil sits next to
the professor, so hat each has her IN
nings in this Conversations game.
There are variations; sometimes the
pupils must start and keep up a bright
chatter, unassisted by the professor. Then
whom she will while the others listen
politely and strike in as they get a
chance. A minus ten is marked against a
girl who never finds an opportunity for
speech: other minus marks are dealt out
for ~interrupting. or speaking all at once.
and an occasional five star rewards any
apt remark or clever turning of defeat In
to victory. There are exercises in telling
stories, and even in making impromptu
puns and conundrums, with grave warning
against abuse of the lower forms of wit.
But these and other mental exercises come
later in the course. They say that in
twenty lessons the professor guarantees
to have sharpened your wits and pointed
your tongue until you would hardly know
yourself.
If this story is not true Is it a good in
vention and there are plenty or us In chi
cago who would be benefited by such a
course.
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OUT OF THE

Since 1891 Colorado has produced over
SIS, 10000 in gold.
II Is said that 400 acres of timber are
destroyed In the United States every day in
the year.
Twelve thousand people in the Missouri
Kansas mineral district live in tents the
year round.
The Board OF Education of Chicago has
voted in favor of Fairgrounds for children
in all future plans for new school buildings.
All the large rivers OF South Africa take
their rise in a tract OF fat. ~treeless table
land I'm the Transvaal. about 5000 feet
above sea level.
In the Canadian northwest provinces
there are probably more colonies of differ
emit nations than are to be found on any
equal area elsewhere In the world
IN Ex-Governor OF Mississippi Is reported
&c nave entered suit against = local street
railway because q motorman failed 70 stop
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minutes Suppose, for instance. some one
sends you a couple OF matinee tickets at
the last moment. and you want a friend
to go. You rush to her house, and like as
hot find her IN a dress altogether insult
able. She trips upstairs. unfastening her
gown as she goes. The instant she IS in
her room IL falls from her like the ~chrysalis
OF a butterfly. In a trice she has thrown
on her house shoes, put on her walking
boots, donned a silk blouse, a cloth skirt,
clasped a belt around her waist. slipped on
a pretty neck fixing, and lot she Is ready
She knows where her boots are to be
found. does the quick-change girl. and IL
she Is to wear a shirt waist on any such
unexpected expedition she finds it all ready
for use. with cuff links In place and a clean
collar fastened to the swivel collar button.
Each hat has Its own set or hatpins, and
she IS well acquainted with the addresses
Of her gloves and neck things, and doesn't
have TO rummag around IN her brothers
room for a tie At 10 wear. Neither does
she look for her gloves rolled up in a BAH
in the hall closet. or the sideboard drawer,
or the parlor mantel, or a dozen other
places where they might be.
Had our matinee friend been so unwise as
TO go 10 a girl not built on the quick
change plan she would probably have
missed the show altogether. This kind
never has her hair done the same way for
any two hats. and she has to wear all sorts
of different thickness of underclothing, ac-
cording to the inc of place she Is going to.
Her shoes always have buttons on. or else
the laces invariably break when she is In
a hurry, and she has no more In the house,
a fact not discovered. however, until after
a vain hunt. Her gloves never can be
found, and her handkerchiefs are likewise
a minus quantity, or else she is caught
with one that proves TO be very Tragedy"
when she is found at q weepy play. AS for
her shirt waists. when she wants one she
has TO undo the laundry bundle in which
they have arrived several lays before
| probably. and then get cuff links and studs
from another waist and talk to herself In
l.. -, 40 Sc for nIIhlfan finn WhflQ Gnl
breaks her finger nails in her haste to get
them in the stiff cuffs and collars.
Meanwhile she OF the tickets likewise
does some hot talking and heavy thinking
TO herself as she watches the clock merci-
lessly pointing TO the hour for the play to
begin, and Il IL not likely this girl will get
| such an invitation again The boys, too.
know the value of the quick-change girl,
and they are quietly making notes them
| selves for use on many and varied future
occasions.
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John Hartley. in Medical Record.
Women, as they grow older, are apt to
live much indoors. 1 believe the fat. fab
by. paunchy woman, whether purple or
pale, with feeble, irritable heart and 'in-
adequate" kidneys, is usually the victim of
rebreathed air. 1t must, i think, sooner or
later be recognized that many of the in
creasing Ills which 1t has been the fashion
to charge on the hurry and brain fag,"
incidental to the high state of civilization
and the large population, are in reality due
TO the greater contamination of the air
we breathe by the waste products of that
population. and that toxins excreted by the
lungs will in time take high rank among
these as both potent and insidious. If
this should come TO pass, the present ideas
anent ventilation must be abandoned as
utterly futile, and the need will be felt,
not of letting a little air in, but of letting
waste products out.
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Philadelphia Times.
The most striking feature of the summer
gowns. next TO the skirts, is the sleeves.
They appear In a variety OF designs. but
one OF the most favored is the elbow
sleeve.
This at once suggests itself as particular
" comfortable and appropriate for hot
weather wear. The elbow sleeves are
finished In several ways. Sometimes they
are edged simply with a band of narrow
black velvet and small bow; or they may
be completed with a cuff turned back. The
prettiest and most generally becoming style
Of all. however is the elbow sleeve finished
with a frill of lace, or chiffon, falling rather
wide at the back. and narrowing at the
inside OF the arm.
But the latest fancy of all is the lingerie
undersleeve. which is the hallmark of new
ness for your summer gown.
Not all women care 10 wear short sleeves.
They require a pretty arm and we'll rounded
wrist This is the reason. no doubt, why
the French designers have added the
lingerie undersleeves. 1t is really a revival
OF an old-time fashion. II is just what the
name assumes for 1t. 1t is made of a thin
or rather IS OF a light texture, which has
Just that suggestion Of white wear. how
ever beautifully wrought. which is taking
delicate and withal pretty and cool looking,
and yet covers the arm gracefully and
tastefully.
The lingerie undersleeve Is variouslv
made OF lace. chiffon trimmed with appli-
Que lace or tucked and striped around with
narrow lace insertion. Null is also used and
q soft thin silk as well. The upper sleeve
either falls over the quaint undersleeve in
q narrow flowing line just below the elbow
or turns back In a narrow revers cuff faced
with a contrasting color.
No matter what the material of your
gown may be, whether IL is cloth or mus
lin or of any graduation Of thinness or
thickness between the two, the undersleeve
may be worn.
II can De used even with Elton Jackets.
II is especially attractive for the little
bolero on the dressing gowns. In such
instances IL usually appears. like the un-
der bodice. OF fine. sheer lawn, chiffon or
lace. the upper sleeve, which is in one
with the bolero. being of the same fabric
as the skirt. The short sleeve with the
undersleeve attachment has an especially
piquant appearance in the short jackets
with the high farinS collar and broad
iapels.
On costumes OF cloth. now being worn.
the upper portion OF the sleeve. for ex-
ample. extending TO a little below the ell
bow, Is OF the same material as the gown,
tucked all over in vertical lines, the lower
sleeve gathered slightly at the back into a
fancy embroidered cuff, being made of
some contrasting material and color.
Black satin Is frequently used. This un-
oersieeve is quite plain whers the upper
one falls over IL, so IL has not the effect OF
q large sleeve. and the little narrow revers
which turn back. faced with whatever
touch OF color the gown may have. are
very effective An undersleeve OF black
satin with a straight around cuff OF gold
ealoon decorated with colored embroidery
u the feature or an ecru canvas gown.
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machines in operation. With these ma
chimes cars of coal are lifted bodily,
emptied into the hold Of a vessel, and re-
placed on the tracks in four minutes.
Boston park commissioners are urgent on
the need of more Fairgrounds for the chill
dren. The city has six tracts of ground
provided for this purpose, with a total area
of about forty acres, but the need of more
land for similar use becomes every year
more evident.
New York city has hitherto collected
taxes upon $40, 91S, OBS of property belonging
to the corporations whose business depends
upon franchises to use the city's streets.
IND the Ford franchise tax law the
State Board of Assessors has increased
this assessment by $1S9, 654, 9S1.
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Odds and Ends.

A V-shaped neck. filed in with transpar-
ent lace. is a pretty accompaniment for the
lace underSleeve-
Sweet oil applied with a flannel cloth is
the very best thing known for cleaning ar
ticles OF bronze. Rub the bronze with the
oil until the dust and dirt are removed,
then polish 1t with a piece of chamois Skin.
white silk lace may be cleaned by spread
ing it out upon white paper that has been
covered with calcined magnesia, placing
another sheet upon it and laying it away
for three days between the pages of a large
book.
In place of the high white linen collar. on
the pretty afternoon waists of taffeta, Chi
ma silk. etc.. are to be worn those OF hne
hand-embroidered bishops lawn, linen ba-
tiste, or French muslin. The collars are in
various turn-down styles, some mere
straight bands bordered with a tiny en-
broidered vine pattern, a line of hemstitch-
ing. and an edge CT ungathered Valenci-
enneS lace.
Thin muslin gowns are fitted to the fig
ure below the waist this season in an easy
and graceful manner. Fine vertical tucks
are taken, from a quarter TO half an inch
in width, and of graduated length, giving
a pointed effect where the tucking ends.
The superfiuous fulnesS is thus quall dis
posed of all around the skirt. The yoke or
the accompanying waist is similarly
tucked. These are arranged In clusters of
five. and a band of narrow insertion is laid
over the center (third) tuck, and the mus
lin is cut away beneath.
In the care Of furniture. ordinary cam
phorated oil a be relied upon to revive
the beauty OF the wood that begins to look
Gull. When small pieces of inlaid work
have disappeared they may be replaced by
a simple process. Mix a small quantity of
whiting and glue together and use it as a
filling, colored the correct tint. A cement
made by dissolving resin in a sauce pan.
adding plaster Of Paris and a very small
amount of linseed oil is also good. Furni-
ture coated with enamel paints, which al
most dry as they are being put on. will al
ways chip. The fact is hat Ii is not really
enameled at all. but simply painted with
a quick-drying paint and varnish combined.
Enameling done by a straightforward.
honest painter who knows his trade is a
costly process. though in its proper place
a beautiful one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
How n Book Club Is Managed.

~PhiladeIphla inquirer.
This is the way we manase it. The club
consists of ten. and each member pays an
initiation fee of so cents and dues of 5 cents
a week. With the first S we buy five books,
which are circulated among the members,
remaining with each two weeks. Then
every two weeks the dues amount TO an
other dollar, and this buys another book,
which starts on the circuit in its turn. Al
the end of a year we have thirty books 10
be divided among the members.
Yes, ii works beautifully. At first We
had some trouble deciding which book to
buy next, but now we have a very simple
way of disposing of that difficulty. The
members send TO the purchasing agent for
the club names of the books they are most
anxious to read, and these are transferred
to one long list, which Is passed around
for each TO mark with a cross the book she
would like purchased first, the book having
the most crosses being the next one bought.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
A Popular Girl.
Philadelphia Times

Philadelphia Times.
You know her. the au~ick-change girl. do
you not7 And you are also acquainted with
her opposite. the one who always keeps
you waiting. even IL it is a date made long
beforehand. Which do you like best and
which girl, think you. has the best timer
The quick-chanse girl can get out OF one
set OF toys and into an her inside Of fifteen
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Chicago Tribune.
fright ahead of u.s. u the trav-
eler who was narrating his experiences,
avn the mountain pass
ID you know" artlessly interrupted one
of the younger women in the company.
that seems very queer to me? How can a
mountain yawn?'
"Did you never see Cumberland Gap.
miss?' ne asked.
And there were no more interruptions.
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Detroit Journal.
fore dishonor.'
Other citizens OF Chicago stood aghast.
How lacking In public spiritI' they ex-
claimed. shudderirg. For this was the year
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She's Learned 1t.

Chicago Times-Herald.
Laura-Does George ever seem TO cast a
sort of mysterious spell over you?
Mildred-He did at first, but I've got on 70
n row. You see. he got carried away with
that phonetic spelling fad they tried TO IN
troduce in the university.
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Unappreciated
BROOKLYN Lif.

Brooklyn Life.
First Traveller (cheerily)-Fine day, isn't
it?
Second Ditto (haughtily)-Sir! you have
the advantage of me. / don't know you!
First Triumph! 1 fail to see the ad-
vantage.
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Chicago Tribu

Chicago Tribune.
cit is to be merely a little garden party"
explained the prospective hostess. we
dine al fresco, of course"
at have heard of the gentleman" said
Mrs. Gaswell, with well-bred Indifference,
sbut I think / never met him."
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The Proof of 1t.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Its wonderful growing weather said
the parson.
.I1and sakes. I should say 1t was!' cried
Mrs. Rabbs. why. I've had to let down
ali my girls frocks from two to hve
inchesr'
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HopelessIy Obscure.
Judge.

Judge.
Askins-Then our deceased brother was
not a prominent citizen?
Teller-Prominent? Why that man could
return from Europe and not get more than
a two or three-column interview!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
No Use for Canteens.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
.'They put Tempting out of the choir"
What for?"
'He was so thoughtless as to sing We
Drank from the Same Canteen' at a tenn
perance Sociable."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
The Ruling Instinct.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The blood of martyrs is being spilled at
your thresholdi' yelled the imprisoned
anti-expansionist. what are you going
TO do about it?"
Mop it up!' shouted the janitor in the
gallery.
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Judge.

Doctor Ito patient who wishes to be
treated for an impeachment in his speech)-
Do you always stutter?
Patient-O-o-only when I-I-talk.
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UMo OF H DAY.
Inherited.

Chicago Times-Herald.
What an expressive face she hast"
"Well, why not? Her father used TO drive
an express wagon.
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Chicago Tribune

OnlCdBO Irlpunt-
What is the matter. Katiey'
"She isn't a genuine crying doll, mamma.
I stuck a pin In her, and she didn't make
a bit or fuss!"
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just So.
Judge.

Little Elmer-Papa, what is tact?
Professor Broadhead-Tact, my SON. Is
the art OF knowing what not TO do.
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of the census, and death was not a thins
to be thus lightly spoken of.