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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07

nifty and the country at large. He and his
wife are the recipients Of universal SYM
PATTY. The dispatches say that the shot
was fired by an insane man and 1t is TO
be hoped that this is true. for while it IS
a terrible thing 70 "a president to be the
victim of the act Of a maniac, it would be
even worse for him to be fired upon by
a sane person, prompted by malice or
revenge. In a republic. where the people
elect their officials and can remove them
there can be no excuse to resort to vio-
Ience. If our president were in constant
fear of plots and conspiracies we would
soon sink to the level OF those nations
IN which force is the only weapon of the
government and the only weapon OF the
governments enemies"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
ASSASSIN CONFfSSES ALL
Belongs to Anarchist Body and Feels
He Has Done His Duty.

Buffalo, Sept. 6.-Leon Czolgocz, which
is the would-be assassins real name, the
accused and self confessed assassin has
signed a confession covering tx pages Of
follcap and which states that he is an
anarchist and that he became az enthus-
iastic member of that body through the
influence of Emma Goldman. whose
writings he had read and whose lectures
he had listened to. He denies having
any confederate, and says he decided on
the act three days ago and bought the
ted in Buffalo. He has seven brothers
and sisters in Cleveland and the Cleve-
land directory has the names Of about
that number living on Hosmer street and
Ackland avenue which adjoin. Some OF
them are butchers, and others are en-
ployed in different trades. He is now
detained at police headquarters pending
the result of the presidents injuries.
Not in Least Penitent for Action
CzoIgocz does not appear in the least
degree uneasy or penitent for his action.
He says he was induced by his attention
to Emma Goldman's lectures and writ
ings to decide that the present form Of
government in this country was wrong
and he thought the best way to end it
was by killing the president. He shows
no sign of insanity, but is very reticent
about much of his career. While aclt-
nowling himself an anarchist, he does
not state To what branch of the organi-
"a +fon he haI0nos
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ghe aa1ha pay eagle: Saturday gornit September z 1901

reular intervals an upon these the public
must wait as the physicians and officials
refuse absolutely TO give out any infor-
nation.
At a. m. the streets in the neighbor-
hood Of the SIilburn residence ives de-
serted save for the policemen who were
on guard, and the streets down town
were almost equally quiet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
KANSAS ANARCHISTS REJOICE
PittsburE People Drive JubiIatinE
Eiends Ont of Town

Pittsburg, Kan, Sept. 6.-When the
italian anarchists at Chicopee near. here
heard Of the attempted assassination of
President Mckinley they held a big jubi-
Iation tonight A mob went out from
Pittsburg and drove the anarchists out
OF town. y number Of shots were fired
Normons Deeply Grieve Misfortune
salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 6.-When informed
Of the attempted assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Lorenzo Snow, president
Of the Mormon church. said.
1T is the most serious and lamentable
thing that has occurred since the massa-
ere of Abraham Lincoln. It is awful, and
especially SO considering the present state
OF affairs in this and other countries"
FredensburE Is Deeply Grieved
Copenhagen. Sept. 6.-The news Of the
attempt upon President Mckinley Great
ed q painful impression al Fredensborg.
Emperor Nicholas. King Christian OF
Denmark ana king George of Greece
dispatched telegrauhic messages Of sym
pathy for Mrs Mckinley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
WILLIAM J. BRYAN
Sends Brief Message 10 President TX
nres.ir,.r Wis Concern

Lincoln. Neb.. Sept 6.-Folowing the re-
eeipt of the news of the attempt on Pres
ident Mckinieys life. William J. Bryan
sent hrlef message TO the president. ex-
pressing his sorrow. 8Ir. Bryan tonight
gave ont the following statement.
The attempted assass nation OF the
president is a shoe kto the entire commu-
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PRESIDENT H'kINLEY
IS SHOT DOWN
Continued from Second page.

would attempt to injure President Nc
Kinley. lie is a good president, who lis
tens 70 the voice of the people and tries
To do his best for them"
Mrs. Parsons expressed a strong hope
that the president would recover
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07

Their details. The thousands OF Americans
now in London were mostly at the thea
tiers when the news arrived. and. return
ing to their hotels, found anxious groups
of Englishmen and Americans discussing
what, without distinction OF race, is re-
garded as a national calamity. London
telephones, usually silent at night, tin
gled with impatient inquiries addressed
to newspaper and American correspond
ents in the hope OF securing a denial of
the report.
England Sleeps UBknOwIngIy.
The announcement OF the attempted
assassination was received too late for ex-
ira editions to announce the news
through the papers TO the mass of Eng
lish people and they viii not learn until
they take UP their morning papers Of
the attempt to kill the president A rep
resentative of the associated press con-
veyed the intelligence to J. W. Mckay.
Thomas Ochiltree. c. L. Pullman, J. ".
Gates and others. all of whom desired to
express their unspeakable indignation at
the cowardly act, the deepest sympathy
with Mrs. Mckinley and hopes for the
presidents recovery. Added to this per-
sonal patriotic sentiment was the dread
that, whatever the outcome OF the out
rage upon the president, it would perhaps
react fatally upon Mrs. Mckinley.
English Express Genuine Horror.
Comparatively few Englishmen heard
the news tonight, but all these expressed
horror and sympathy as genuine as if it
had been the king instead of the president
Thelatter's kindly personality, his friend
ship for England, his kindly message Of
coincidence upon the occasion of Queen
Victorias death. were all called up in
voices as low and awe-stricken as those
of any purely American gathering. c.
L. Pullman, recalling a conversation with
President Mckinley a few months ago,
said to the associated press representa-
tive: Il had been telling the president Of
my experiences in Russia, where 1 found
it easier 90 get TO the car than to him.
Mr.. Mckinley said he believed it would
fall TO the lot of some occupant of the
white house before many years to control
the destinies of North and South Amer
lea"
LondOB's Lord Mayor Much Grieved
The lord mayor of London was informed
Of the attempt upon the presidents life
by an associated press representative and
expressed the greatest grief and emotion.
He said:
Il Shall call meeting Of the aldermen
tomorrow to formally express to Mrs.
Mckinley and the American people the
horror and grief felt at the attempt. Per-
sonally the news comes TO me with the
greatest possible shock. I am sure that
every citizen of London VIII join with me
in expressing feelings of sorrow at the
terrible calamity"
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat c. Goodwin and other
Americans who were to have dined at the
Carleton tonight cancelled their engage
ment on hearing the news and all the or
chestras ceased playing. Crowds sur
rounded the bulletin boards.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
Fredensbur- l. Deeply Grieved
LONDON IN SORROW

People Just Returning From Theatre
" hen Ticker sounds Calamity.
London. Sept. 6.-The news Of the at
tempt upon the life Of President NcEin-
ley spread slowly in London. The nrst
ticSer reports were discredited. Then.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
SOD in Least Penitent for Aetion
MOST is INDIGNANT

alton he belongs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-07
ROOSEVELT LEAVES VERMONT

rounded the bulletin boards.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
RAILWAY RUMBLEs.

ireland claims the honor of the first
electric railway in the United King
dom.
1t is said that the cheapest railway
fares in the world are to be found in
Hungary.
Denmark has a government railroad
system of 1,167 miles and 525 miles of
private railroads.
The Servian, Roumanian and Bulga-
rian railroads are owned exclusively
by the respective governments.
Travellers on Prussian railways whose
baggage, through no fault Of their
own, fails to arrive with them can now
have it sent on request free to their
houses.
The difficulty of railway construction
in some parts of Africa is illustrated
by the fact that on the Freetown-Mat-
tru line, in Sierra Leone, eleven steel
bridges had to be built in a distance Of
only thirty kilometers.
A representative of the Paris Temps
has been examining railway stations In
Germany, and he declares that those Of
Dresden, Cologne, Hanover, Frankfort,
Bremen, etc, are far superior to any
of the French except the Partisan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
FOOD OF AMERICANS.
An English Woman Tells of IL
Strange Things She Ate Here.

An English Woman Tells of the
Strange Things She Ate Here.
An English woman who visited Amer
lea a short time ago has been telling
her country women about the strange
food across the water" OF course she
discovered green corn, but she had been
prepared for that. Oyster crabs were
quite new to her.
"They look like Boston baked beans"
she explains, ''but they taste much bet
ter"
An oyster cocktail filed her with awe
and enthusiasm. She tried it at Del
monico's and thought it was soup. OF
course in England one didn't serve
soup In a glass; but, then, neither did
the English serve boiled eggs in a
glass. One could never be sure Of
Americans.
OF canvasback duck she has poor
opinion, but thinks she might like it
better if Americans would have it cook
ed or even warmed. AS for terrapin,
she sings its praise. She found it much
like calf's head, and she always liked
calfs head Shades of Maryland gour-
NETS, what a slur is therel
"All the buildings in America are pie
or ice cream" she says, but 1t must be
understood that pie does not mean
game pie. The Yankee pie is a tart
and is ubiquitous, she explains.
She sat next to an American man
who ate a lump of cheese with his
strawberry pie and turned plateful Of
ice cream over both, but she doesn't
know that that is a general custom.
The oysters were good, but had most
impossible names, and the cookies
(meaning clams) are excellent. On the
whole, Yankee food and cooking are
good, but there is too much of the food
on the table at one time.-New York
Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
BEAUTY SPOTS.

! Try lemon juice for whitening the
neck. Apply it with linen cloth.
! After the head has been shampooed,
whenever possible, give the head a sun
bath.
] A writer states that oily hands may
be made comfortable and touchable by
wetting them once or twice day while
clean with cologne, alcohol or toilet
vinegar.
] A good circulation is essential to the
growth of the hair as well as to its col
or and fineness. A frequent, vigorous
brushing with a stiff brush is the best
method of obtaining this.
A writer upon the complexion says
the best way to treat freckles, a sure
cure in all but very obstinate cases, Is
to touch them night and morning with
a camePs hair brush after dipping it in
lemon juice.
For greasy skin nothing is better
than the combination of an ounce Of
dried rose leaves, half a pint of white
wine vinegar and half pint Of rose
water Let the vinegar stand on the
rose leaves for a week, then add the
rosewater. Use a tablespoonful in a
cup of distilled water.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY.
a Series of Orders That Rejuvenated
the AiIing Slaves.

the AiIing Slaves.
A correspondent sends the following
story of an old Virginia gentleman:
Some years before the war gentle
man of large landed interests counted
among his possessions plantation on
the James river, an estate of consider
able dimensions. Other interests kept
him away from the old place for some
years, during which time there was a
marked decrease in the revenue. Upon
his return to the plantation he discov-
cred that many Of the slaves were laid
up with rheumatism and other miser-
les, the farming implements were in
bad order and the old homestead was
fast going to rack and ruin. Calling
his overseer he said:
Anderson, 1 notice great many old
wagons, plows and harrows about
the place. Have them brought and
piled in front of the house, and on
Monday next order all the niggers on
the place to be present"
At the appointed time they came.
The pile was set on fire and the nipple
ments destroyed. The following week
he called the overseer's attention to the
sick and infirm horses, hogs and cattle
and gave the same order. When the
negroes had assembled all the animals
were knocked in the head. The Fri
day following the landlord again called
his oYerseer.
Anderson, see a great many sick
niggers around here-many who seem
to be laid up with rheumatism and are
good for nothing. Give orders that on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock they all
appear in the front yard"
The effect on the slaves was magical.
On Saturday men who had been I'M
able to walk were skipping around like
children; the sick grew well suddenly,
and from that time on the plantation
was most prosperous.-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05

Like many another famous man both
before his time and since, Talleyrand
exhibited, at least in early life, a great
reluctance to settling with his credit
ors. When he was appointed bishop Of
Autun by Louis XVI, he considered a
fine new coach to be necessary to the
proper maintenance of the dignity Of
that office. Accordingly coach was
ordered and delivered, but not paid for.
Some time after, as the newly appoint
ed bishop was about to enter his coach,
he noticed a strange man standing near
who bowed continually until the coach
was driven away. This occurred for
several days until at length Talley-
rand, addressing the stranger, said:
"Well. my good man. who are your
81 am your coachmaker, my lord"
replied the stranger.
"Ah," said Talleyrand, you are my
coachmaker! And what do you want,
my coachmaker?"
81 want to be paid my lord"
"Ah, you are my coachmaker, and
you want to be paid? You shall be
paid, my coachmaker."
but when, my lord"
Hum" said Talleyrand. settling
himself comfortably among the cush-
ions of his new coach and eying his
coachmaker severely, you are very
inquisitiveP'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
Portrnft Of Cocker.

Edward Cocker, who lived in the
reign of Charles H., is chiefly known
to the present generation by the say
ing in common use, According to
Cocker" which means in accordance
with arithmetical rules l saw the 9th
er day amid the treasures of private
collector a copy Of the first edition of
Cookers Immortal work on arithmetic,
published by T. Passenger at the
Three Bibles on London bridge. Only
two, or at most three, perfect copies
are known to the book collector. One
is in the British museum. This par
ticular copy, its brown morocco pitt
fully faded, bears on its title page the
inscription, Cookers Arithmetick,
Perused and Published by John Haw-
kins by the Authors Correct Copy"
1t contains what purports to be a
portrait Of ingenious Cocker" Elk
perts, however, shake their heads over
the authenticity of this work Of art.
There are many engraved portraits of
the epoch, but there was only one
Cocker. The British museum copy has
no portrait, and there is too much rea-
son to fear that this establishment
was added by some ingenious owner
Of an earlier century. Cocker died in
1875. This rare relic of the past bears
date 1678.-Scotsman.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
A QUESTION OF TEETH.
Did the Immortal George Wear Ara
tifcial or Natural OnesT

Did the Immortal George Wear Ara
tifcial or Natural Oness
George Washington's false teeth.
which were supposed to have been
made of ivory, are giving a certain
class of freak historians about as much
trouble as they must have given the
venerable patriot who wore them"
said one Of the professors of the
Smithsonian institution to a reporter
recently.
"AIany times a year for several years
this institution has been called upon to
produce these mysterious teeth for the
inspection Of persons who insist that
they are here.
"Our matter of fact answer to these
inquiries that Washington had no false
teeth, or at least if he did. that they
are not in the possession of the mu-
scum, seems only to stimulate the in
quiring mind to protest our statement.
They proceed to give us authentic ac-
counts of these teeth and always con-
clude with expressing the belief that
they must be in the museum some
where.
where or how the idea that Wash
ington had false teeth originated is an
unsolved mystery. That 1t is firmly be-
lieved by many is certainly a fact.
There seems to be no authentic record
Of the Father of His Country possess
ing ivory teeth, and by study of the
bust we have of him, which was made
but a few years before his death, there
is no indication of an indentation along
the line of the gums such as can be
noticed in persons who have had their
teeth drawn, even though they wear
artificial ones. However, we will con-
tinue to answer the same question in
the same way probably many times In
the future"
According to some biographers
Washington lost his teeth during his
service as commander in chief of the
Continental army and had set Of
ivory ones made. These teeth, it is
also stated, gave him much trouble be-
cause they did not Washington
Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05

walk he purposeIy returned TO rne SUD
+ ject of a boarding school for the hap
less little Eva.
This time Miss Herschel maintained
/ her composure and smiled severely. She
knew her power now.
"Do you want to be saddled with the
child all your life?" he demanded.
eff you put it that way-yes."
"But you may marry" this anxiously.
"In such an event." began Miss Her
schel, coloring and with a swift, up.
ward glance, "she would still be in the
care of her guardian
"Then you would leave herr" asked
Leslie.
"Oh, no. She would still remain as
my little daughter"
This time her eyes were withdrawn,
for, with a burst of eloquence, Leslie
had caught her in close embrace.
do you really mean it, Rose?" he
murmured at length. Can you really
look upon me as a lover after-after
my rudeness to you and my brutality
to that childY
Eyes, think can," said Rose, smil-
ing, "even after your brutality But
listen, and don't think me quite disin-
terested with regard to little Eva. Her
father was once betrothed to me-"
"To your said Leslie, suddenly re.
leasing her.
Eyes, but you needn't be jealous,
dear. 1t was most prosaic affair, and
he afterward fell in love with and mar
ried Eva's mother, who died, as you
know, soon after the little ones birth.
Perhaps it was natural for my poor
Herbert when he knew that he was
dying to wish to place the little orphan
In my care"
Then you love the child for her ia
theirs sake?" said Leslie almost resent
fully.
mo; for her own and for his sad
memory" said Rose gravely. is she to
be your little daughter, too, or only
mineT"
"She shall be ours" said Leslie, with
some fervor. "She was the means OF
bringing US together, and for that alone
/ owe her debt of gratitude | shall
never be able to repay"
Except by being good to her and heI
adopted mother for the rest of YOU
life," said Miss Herschel, lifting her
lips temptingly.
And Leslie sealed the compact.-Pen.
ny Pictorial Magazine.
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Murder. and Then Marries

Augustus B. Wylde in his Modern
Abyssinia" describes an interesting Gus
tom observed at Yejju, by which long
engagement is brought to happy end
ing.
The betrothed pair go secretly to the
outskirts of a village. The man hides
himself, and the girl shrieks. The first
man who comes to her rescue is speared
by her sweetheart The couple may then
20 home aud be married. for moral senti-
ment demands that every bridegroom
should have killed his man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
A LIVING BAROMETER.
The Crab1ixe Spider That Poses al
Yucatan's Weather Sharp.

The Crab1iIxe Spider That Poses an
Yucatan's Weather Sharp.
In Yucatan, land of many curiosi-
ties, there is a living barometer in the
form Of small spider, called "am" on
account Of the effect produced by its
poison. AS far as its own conduct goes,
the insect is inoffensive and can be
hndled with impunity, but if anybody
has the misfortune to get one mysteri-
ously mixed with his food he is certain
to die after a few hours and meanwhile
for some unexplained reason will fire.
quently calculate "Am am, am!' hence
the name of the spider. Throughout
the peninsula this is affirmed to be a
fact, and if an am falls into fodder Of
horses or mules the animal that swal-
lows it surely dies.
This spider is shaped like crab,
minus the claws, and is of a bright yell
low color. with brown spots; the big
gest could be accommodated upon q
silver dime. Its favorite abode Is
among the leaves of the banana shrub,
commonly, but enormously, called tree.
There it spins with extreme rapidity,
its web, which is prodigiously large,
considering the size of It's architect,
and proceeds to devour the flies that
are unlucky enough to get entangled
in the meshes of this astonishing little
glutton, that is not satisfied with less
than a dozen a day-that is to say, 1t
consumes a good deal more than its
own bulk. Its progeny is numerous
and appears at first like more black
specks, smaller than the smallest pins
head
The sky may be blue and cloudless
when suddenly the am commences TAX
ing in its sails, or, rather, gathering in
its net, with neatness and dispatch,
examining the whole of the material
into it's diminutive body entirely out of
sight. A few minutes completes the
job, and the spider takes up its posi-
ton on the under surface of one of the
great leaves to be lulled by the gentle
swaying and sheltered while the storm
RACES. 1t is for this that the am has
prepared, and never is it mistaken.
When the web is taken in, rain will
certainly fall within an hour.
The moment the am is touched 1t
feigns death and lets itself drop. show
ing no sign of life until again placed
upon leaf or on the ground. Many
one has lain in the palm of the writer's
hand inert, all its legs drawn close to
its body, while it was examined at
leisure, even being picked up in the
fingers without it's manifesting any
life.