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The age-herald., 1901-04-10
A Pigeon Roost ouartctte.

HH q '
 Look at 6le4 your honor,' said the clerk.
 What for.?". asked the judge. "Is there puzzle in that combination?"
 "It's kind of a combination puzzle" said the clerk: -'rhat is the Pigeon Roost Quartctte-Laura Hillman. Lizzie Ivory, Theodore Smith and Will IIillman. They are up here for disorderly conduct"
 "They are up against it, then, said the judge "Line up, prisoners, and be sworn," he continued. This movement was executed with the usual Police Court rapidity.
 'Now, Laura,'' continued the judge, take the head of the class. Lizzie, you sit next, then Theodore, and Will, you go foot, if you will Now let the first wit ness take the standi ledge. said the first witness. T dun no bout win hghtin' his wife. All I knows is dat lie war sittin' in my house an Theodo cum erlong an sad. why didn't de dam rascal ax him erbout It. Den dey got ter runnin' arter one ernud- der. an sTheodo' snapped CT pistol at him free times, but 1t wouldn't fire, an when II seen 1t wouldn't fire I took 1t erway.' | ..The pistol was fre-proof, I suppose" said the judge.
 "Yes, sah. h
 And if it had fired you would have sent for the fire department to take it away?" said the judge.
 '.Dere war no fire in de departments, 7" said the witness; "dat war why 1t snapped"
 Were Theodore and Will snapping at each other as we'll as the pistol?' asked the judge.
 'Dey war all snappin' at one anudder," said the witness.
 Laura and Lizzie look as meek as tur-
The age-herald., 1901-04-10
Gvfe's 2svtt\e 5raeedAes :.
FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

conduct. but that there were aggravating circumstances. He then handed the judge a note. which read as follows: ITO all whom It may concern and Judge Feagtn.
 This boy is employed by us and seems to be a very good sort of a nigger. We hope your honor will like his assortment and let him of easy. Good niggers is git ting powerful scarce"
 ledge" said the defendant with hap py smile, T reckon deres a witness agin me. but he kin go now as rse gwine ter plead guilty"
 "The witness can go,' said the judge. Muddy" he continued, addressing the defendant. ''as you are so good I am sure you will be happy. You already have a happy smile I will add to your happiness a fine of s. Pay this to the clerk and he will give you receipt for the money You might in exchange leave us a receipt for being good''
The age-herald., 1901-04-10
BRINGS FREEDOM
Haley, Tenn, February ?, 1900.

  them did  Black whether 
 
  in me can do for me-? DELLA PEARSON
The age-herald., 1901-04-10

The about hopeless Mrs. Pearson this letter Four had been full of pain for her. Doctors
 had failed Just think the of such of menstrual suerns This good knew she gradually growing weaker. She could painful times lie down
 The awful menstrual trouble was sappns away her life The pain sharper continued each month"; each month she grew What she to do? Vine of Cardui Mrs. Pearson fully that friend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
WELLINGTON WAS. WHIPPED.
A hoy, His Sister and a Wet Towel
Combined Defeated the Hero
of Waterloo.

Many a military hero would dread
to have told the story of how he was
taught to win his battles. Especially
would he dislike the reminder if the
lesson had come in theform of sound
drubbing. at the hands of a girl A
recent English visitor to Wales picked
up the following story Of Arthur Wei
lesley at the Trevor homestead. upon
the Welsh frontier
Memories of the great duke of Wei
lington hang about the place. for his
grandmother was Trevor, Lady Dun
cannon, and here thesfuture conqueror
of Napoleon was wont to spend his
holidays when a boy at Etons
Here, too, he experienced the most
serious defeat of his memorable ca
reer, for, falling into quarrel with
a farmers son over game of marbles,
he became engaged in a hand-to-hand
fight. The future duke was doing well,
and was about to hoist the flag of vic
tory, when the farmer boys big sis
ter came running out with a wet towel
The advent of the Prussianss at Wa
terloo was scarcely more fortunate for
the duke and his friends than the ar
rival of this sta1wart girl was for his
boyish enemy, Nor, according. to all
accounts, was the defeat of the French
more crushing than the utter discom-
future of young Wellesley. upon this
occasion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25

it took four men to hold him. Afaidie.
look here. Capt. 'Kress handed this
to me-said they picked it up just
back of where the colonel stood at
parade. Is he another mash? ''
Marion took the envelope from the
outstretched hand, drew forth a lit
tie carte-de-visite on which was the
vigneIte portrait of her owns face,
gave one quick glance and dropped
back on the pillow. All the bright
color. fled. The picture fell to the
floor. "Can you-find Sandy?" was
all she could say. as. with imploripg
eyes, she gazed into honest Brent's
astonished face.
81 can, at once" said Stuyvesant,
who had risen from his chair 'at the
colonels REMARK. With quick bend he
picked up the little card, placed it
face downward on the table by her
side, never so much as giving one
glance at the portrait, and noise1ess.
" left the room
ITO Be Continued.3 =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
MRS. DYER'S- HEART.

eMcCarron, Mich, Oct 21st.-In April
last the sensational case of Mrs. Sam,
uel G. Dyer, of this place, was reported
in these columns. Mrs. Dyer has suf-
fered for years with. very bad case OF
Heart Trouble and was cured in a few
weeks by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Since then Mrs. Dyer has received
hundreds of inquiries as to her condi-
ton and many may be interested to
hear that she is at present enjoying
the best of health and has not had tho
slightest return Of the Heart Trouble.
Formerly she had to sit up in bed for
hours to get relief, now she goes about
as smartly as any lady of 81 years in
the State Dodd's Kidney Pills have
made many friends in Chippewa Coun-
ty through their cure of Mrs. Overs
case, and have proven beyond doubt
that their cures are not only very COM
plete, but absolute and permanent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
PEACE WITH HUMoR.
Cat and Mouse Game Played with q
Captive Indian by n Grizzly
Hear. .
ITO Be Continued.3

An old Indian, says Mr.. Joaquin Milf
Ter in his recent book, 'True Bear
l.Stories,'' was terribly frightened by
Fan old monster grizzly and her half
grown cub one autumn while out
gathering manzanita berries; but bad
.ly as he was frightened, he was not
even scratched.
1t seems that while he had his head
raised, and was busy gathering and
eating berries, he almost stumbled
over bear and her cub. They had
eaten their fill and.h had fallen asleep
in the trailoon the wooded hillside.
The old Indian had only time to turn
on his heel and throw himself head
long into the large end of a hollow log,
which luckily lay at hand. -
This was only a temporary refuge;
but he soon saw, to his delight, that
the log was opensat the other end, and
corkscrewing his way along toward
the farther oend, he was about TO
emerge when he saw the old mother
sitting down. quietly waiting for him.
After recovering his breath, he ell
bowed and corkscrewed himself back
! to the place at which he first entered.
But 10! the bear was there, sitting
down, haif-Smll1pg, ana waiting TO re-
ceive him.
This, the old INDIAN said, was re-
peated time after time till he had no
longer strength to struggle. He
turned on his face, whereupon the
bear thrust her head in, touched the
top of his head gently with her nose,
and then drew back, took her cub with
her and shufffed away.
Mr.. Miller went to the spot with the
Indian day or two after, and was con-
vinced that his story was ex sctly true;
and when you understand that the
bear could easily have entered the hol-
low log and killed the Indian at any
time, you will see that it must have
been sense of humor which caused
her to play the eat-and-mouse game
with him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
THE SPICE OF VARIETY.

To commend anarchist crime in .
public place is punishable offense ae-
cording to French law.
Eggs and mulberry trees were sent
out to Georgia by the British govern
ment shortly after the settlement Of
the colony.
The ink of the Greeks and Romans,
was merely lampblack mingled with
gum in the proportion Of three parts Of
the former to one of the latter. e
b For his services the chef OF o big
hotel may receive $4,000 year, a big
salary for cooking, but by no means out
of proportion to his value to the hotel
The sheets of steel for pen making
are, in their original condition. eight
feet long and three feet wide. From
these strips are cut wide enoughto per-
init of the cutting of three or four pens.
An expensive wall partly ineloses an
estate of $4,000 acres in Modoc county,
Cal, belonging to Jesse d. Carr, and
is intended to protect his live stock.
1t is a stone wall four feet high, and
cost 100000.
Iron stoves are coming more and
more into use in Bulgaria, having
driven out the tin-plated ones formerly
in great favor. Germany was the first
in the field with iron stoves, but has
found formidable competitors in Bel
GUM and England.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25

They sat in the gloaming-a smas
one, and consequently a tight ft-hi>
manly arm round her. waist, oher flow
ing locks reposing upon his shoulder.
4 brilliant flash of taciturnity had for
some time illuminated the surround
ing landscape. Presentlysshe sighed
and said:
George, II have a confession t.
make"
'sLete me hear it, he whispered; .'let
no secrets mar our transcendental
oneness
IL cannot"-the words struggled
to escape-''play the piano"
And then joy bubbled up IN his heart
with an almost perfect inundation
for he knew that this pearl amongst
women was his ownest own-@Stray
Stories
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25

over the parade to%his commander.
Then the surging group seemed to- be-
gin to dissolve, many following a lit
tie knot of men carrying ON their
shoulders an apparently inanimate
form. They moved in the direction
of the old botanical garden, towards
the Estado Mayor, and SO absorbed
were the three in trying to fathom
the cause of the excitement that they
were deaf to Ignacio's announcement.
A tall, hands ONE, most distinguished
looking young officer stood at the
wide doorway, dressed cap-a-pie in
snowy white, and not until, after a
moments hesitation, he stepped with
in the room and was almost upon
them, did Miss Ray turn and see him.
'sWhy; Mr.. Stuyvesanti" was all she
said;s but the tone was enough.
Mrs. Brent and the doctor dropped
the glasses and whirled about. Both
instantly noted the access of color.
It had not all disappeared, by any
means, though the doctor had, when,
ten INMATES later, Cox Brent came in.
At the moment OF his entrance,
StuY vesant, seated close to MaTion,s
reclining chair, was, with all the doe
tors caution and curiosity, examin-
ing her revolver. Rather bulky for
a pocket-pistol," he remarked. as
fnuzzle downward, he. essayed itssin-
sertion in the gaping orificef at the
right hip of his Manila-made. Tapping
white trousers It slippedein withous
a hitch.
''What was the trouble out there
awhile ago2" easked the lady OF the
house OF eher liege lord. You saw cit
1 suppose?"
@Nothing much. Man had 1T. ard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
IILAcs ON THE STAND.

when the plantin' time~is over an there
comes rainy mornin',
When the grass is CROWN greener an the
sky is iookfn' gray,
When the robin the ridge-pole is a-fret-
tin out warnin'-
That is jest the kind o. weather that was
fathers restin' day,
When he stretched out on the settle an
the summer harvest planned; aa
An / seem to smell the Hlacs that were
settin' on the stand
There was gatherin' in the buckets when
the sugar run was over,
An sharpenin' the fence posts for the
fixin' o. the lines,
There was cIeanin' out the pump-logs o.
the roots o. grass an clover,
An trinIhin' out the orchard an a-tyin'
up the vines;
An it all comes back so nat'ral, can see
my mothers hand
A-breakin' off the lilacs for the dish upon
the stand.
There was seedin' down the oat-fieId an
turnin up the furrow.
An .burnin' O. the brush heaps, an dig
Gin O. the weeds
An the settin' on O. Towser when he found
a woodchuck's burrow,
While followed in the corn-field with
my dish o. punkin seeds;
An ii seemed Sc kind o. peaceful when the
shower washed the land,
An father read his paper near the lilacs
on the stand.
Through the busy time we watched the
brook. a-pIannin an a-wsshin',
A-cuttin' cherry fish-poles an thinkin' o.
the bait.
Until on fathers restin day we got our
chance a-fishin';
An when we followed down the stream
an come in, wet an late,&
An showed our string to. mother, eyes
a-glowin', faces tanned,
She smiled. an laid her knfttin' by the
lilacs the stand.
.Oh.eth plantin' days q boyhood.e when
there come the rainy mornin',
An the misty kind O. weather that was
fathers restin' day, oe
When we see old age a-bendin' It sounds
It's note o. 5warnin',
An yer cares are gettin' Sheavy, an yer
hair is turnin' gray,
How We find the heart a-longin' for a touch
O. mothers hahd,'
AN chance to smell the lilacs that were
settin' the stand.
-Florepce Josephine Boyce, In Youths
Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
a Liberal.sMIndea tribute.

There is one thing that 1 admire
about germs" said the professor, who
has no patiencs with:people who doubt
scientific discoveries.
81 didn't know they had any praise
worthy traits whatever"
''They have at least one They are
Industrious and take things as they
find them They settle down to their
business of making trouble. and don't
waste time in debates concerning any
human being theory. ashington
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
Her view eft

..sMine!" cried the '1ordiing. 'AI
mine:H And he undertook to draw the
girl Ito him.
ssYoursi', retorted the beautiful but
sophisticated maiden of wealth. draw
ing away. "Weil, I guess not. You'vs
got it wrong I'm simply investing in
a husband and a title as an add
ton to my establishment.'-Chicags
Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
MISS LAURA HOWARD,
President South End Ladies'
Golf Club, Chicago, Cured by
Lydia e. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound After the Best Doc
tors Had Failed To Help Her.

"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM IL can thank
you for perfect health to-day. Life
looked so dark TO me a year or two
ago. I had constant pains. my limbs
swelled, had dizzy spells, and never
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25


knew one day how would feel the
next. 1 was nervous and had no ap-
petite, neither could sleep soundly
nights. Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound, used in con-
junction with your Sanative Wash. did
more for me than all the medicines
and the skill Of the doctors For eight
months have enjoyed perfect health
verify believe that most of the doc
tors are guessing and experimenting
when they try to cure a woman withs
an assortment Of complications. such as
mine; but you do not guess How I
wish all suffering women could only
know of your remedy: there would be
less suffering I know."-LAURA How
ARD, 113 Newberry Ave, Chicago, Ill
$4,000 forfeit if aboUs testimonial is not genuine
Mrs. Pinkham invites all Wo-
men who are i'll to write her for
advice. Address Lynn, Mass,
giving full particulars.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11

ofthe titv civil engineer. and enclosed IN
seated envelope directed . the board OF pub IL
improvements.
The bond required of the success sfuI n de-
shall be in the Of Ss.tgU0O ard must b
gwen BY residents of WAYNE ~. InulS0a
Each bid oy foreign tractors must oe ac
com panied by a Cepo>IJ titled check for
: 20 o. 70 &c teft IN the hands Of the cit treas
urer subject - the cOuC1tfoa sQvClned IN n.
pr possls. and bid BY resident contractors By a
bond $50 % a. guarantee o. the gCCd faith
OF the oder Before bids VIII De reCS we'd
T bidders must satisfy the board OF pub * IN
pr3vements as to their cot0 potency to ccn5ut {
the wCTS, and - to tnelS IeSouI ceS for lis VIZ
orous prose utlCu.
Bids shall stale the price per meal foot for
the improvement complete also ror al othsl
ms enumerated in the sch Gu <. u Z CE rIc,
n ali Be in futl for all labor snd sterISl- r.
] quIred for the comp etc execution OF TIE work
Said work TO &c ,ou pfe-e5 On or before n
| 18TH dsy II in e, 1901. under ths dIrsctior
I o. the city civil eng user. AMI IN accordance
/ " tn the plans and speci1t At ,ons on tie in the
/ Office O. aid c.SrS
I fhe contract VII be let to the lowest re-
sponslo e bidder. TIE aTd Of ID bic i'm prs We
| Deuts reserves the right TO reject any or 81
! bids, or defects in bids IN tie interest q
/ the city. usde in ~cord4nce with this n tlce
/ Sv order 81 said board.
GEO. RNOLLESBERG,
apr Il l. . Clerk OF BOARD
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11

4 startling incident, Of which Mr..
John Oliver Of Philadelphia was the
subject, is narrated by him a. fol
ows L WAS in 4 most dreadful
condition. Nv skin was almost yes-
low. eyes sun ken. tongue coated. pain
continuaHg in back aud sides, no ap-
petite gradually growing weaker
day oy day Three physicians had
given me 4p. Fortunately. a friend
advised trying Electric Bitters and
10 my great JOY aud surprise the
drst bottle made a decided improve
meut. l continued their Use for
three weeks aud am now We'll man,
| know they saved ny EIe, and rob-
I'D the grave q another victim.
No one should TAI, to tiny them Only
53io.s., guaranteed u \. 9. Lukeu ;
drug store. ~
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture OF
Annie f. Springer, of 1928 Howard
street, Philadelphia, Pa, when sht
found that DIR. King 5 New Discovery
for Consumption had completely
cured her of a hacking cough that
had for many years made life a bur
den. All other remedies and doctors
could give no help, but she says O,
this Royal Cure 1t soon removed
the gain in my chest and | can nov
sleep soundly, something | cal
scarcely remember doing before.
feel like sounding its praises through
out the Universe. So will every
one who tries DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for any trouble of the Throat
Chest or Lungs. Price soc and 81
Trial bottles free at 4. @. Luken y
Co. 5 drug store; every bottle guar
anteed.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11

People are reading "Babs the Impos-
sible'' and exclaiming. What win Sa-
rah Grand do next?" The men are
con calculating themselves upon having
escaped her scalpel this time. and the
woman question has no part in her lat
est book. says Harper,s Weekly. s
bright story with sparkling dialogue
and a Fascinating heroine whom one
alternately longs TO chastize and en-
brace are the chief attra crions in
"Babs." As for Babs herself, what can
be said? II she had had a different
mother. would she have been a better
girl -
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
Nett e Ia Property Owne' >.

No.ics * hereby given. that On Monday
p{chtthe lst OF April. 1891. the common ccuD-
81 NJ me city of Richmond adopted = resolution
declaring necessity fer the following inn
movements. to wit
q n.tructinc q roadway I vitrinet r1ek or
>s,,ant tha frst ally som b of N>in street from
fybrb srr, II essl iSa feet to alley runnin Z
north aud south-
ror,4ing 10 D ans aud specifications therefor
,,varars,f BY the city civil eugfneer anu pre-
s-,ffs.j At "a q meeting and approved by ccun-
rit and that he OF SAID improNei9lS
shnufa be charged AZ siust the property ahut-
,fnsy Th,sreoa "a said city al collected a. pro
,-isiSf nv law The roperty osl er> a'ocg ne
tsre ~ said proposed improvement are hereby
r,o+Ir,ss - NEE the board of pub tc i'm prov e
,,I,Ts At the Office OF the city clerk of said city
At , cello p m. r day. the 81 day O
~ Ia1f and hen a there make ans
EMOTIONS the sies re 10 make TO the neceSsltl
80 rle ,,ps m ction Of such proposed I'm prove
a. order of he board Of public improve
me~ts WV q. EN-'N 60 - u 80
spr4t-tS N'ea % 49,
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
FRIDAY APa-I. =. 1871.

sea- ed prop,.sa AT he Office CT the citJ clerk.
until o. Cox p N,
FRIDAY APRIL Z, 1901,
for gTa 7iug. grav ling and bordering north I
street from 18th to 18th street
Al bids must be upon the r nted forms pre-
pared for the purpose. hIc7 may be obtain I'd
of he city czy euglE eer- ard enclosed 10
sea ed envelope q rec ed TO he board Of public
i'm pFoyements
The bond requires, of the successful bidder
shall be the sum Of = or % aud must be
given by res dents Of WAYNE county, Indiana
Each BID By foreign contractors must be &C
com pa Hled b. q deposit Of a certified check for
500 81 10 he left IN he IA d Of the city treas
urer sub gect 70 the conditions specified in the
proposal a q bids BY res dent contractors BY a
bond for 80 - guarantee Of TIE good faith
OF the bidder hef0re rIds HI4 rece ved
proveneats a. To heir compete cy 70 conduct
he work and a. 70 their resources for rs e
o-uuS prOsecurjo2
S}cs shA state the price per li-eaI foot for
the improvement com 4ete- a 20 for other
/ ems uETerated n the schedule which pT &C
shall ce % full for a labor ard ma er a
Gu red FOR the conn le- e eCutlor Of he work
said work o &c cont Eeted ca OF before the
/ ist day OF une- Ts1I. under the rector
| OF the city vi eng7peer. aud IL accordarc q
| eiih the p ans and specifications On hle II The
/ Office Of "a 4 clerk
/ ] ne contract will be ct 20 the lowest re
| sponsiJ { bidder. The beard OF public i'm prove
NE t. reserves the right 70 reject any or al
/ bids awe defects bid, II he interest OF
1 the CITY. made in accordance with this ZoElcs
@By order Of said board
| GO J. KNOLLESBEEG.
l mch2s ApriE Clerk Of Board
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
Editors Awful Plight.

f. NJ Higgins, editor Seneca I'll.
News was afflicted for years with
piles that no doctor or remedy helped
until he tried BuckIen ; Arnica Salve
He writes two boxes wholly cured
Iim. 1t ; the surest pile cure OF
,arth and the best salve in the world
Cure guaranteed. Only % cents
Sold By A. @. Luken & Co., drug
gists. 3
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
New Class of one Design Small
Boats.

The American Yacht club is TO have
a one design class OF small boats this
summer which Will be raced in Sc
ries of races of the clubhouse at Nil
ton point, says the New York sun
These boats. Of which eight are now
being built by E. @. Emmons p
Swampscott. Mass. are from designs
by Charles n. Mower. They are real
" enlarged sailing tenders and are de
signed for afternoon sailing. They are
10 feet inches long over all - fest
on the water line. feet beam and c
inches draft. With the centerboard
down they will draw three feet They
are rugged with lib and mainsail and
spread 200 square feet OF canvas They
COS, $50 each The forward part O.
the boat 10 decked IN, and in the afte'
part Is . very roomy cockpit
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-11
We give 10 rewards.

offer of this kind is the meanest al
receptions Test the curative powers
Ely : Cream Balm for the cure oil
Catarrh, Hay Fever aud Cold in the
Head and you are sure to continue
the treatment. Relief Is immediate
and cure follows. 1t is not drying.
ioes not produce sneezing. 1t soothes
md heals the membrane Price 50
cents at druggists or by mail Ely
irothers, 90 Warren street, New
York.