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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

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average man who izagines that a
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10 have It he has pleasant berth and
he Is surs OF his 55b as long as he lives
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

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cine. ~ Vienna called ~ tae state
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
Sl.IQ for One Pattern of Six Yards

On account Of this phenomenal low price
We limit customer to one pattern. See the
display in our south window. This is case
of making money awfully easy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
Sensational Sale of
Black Grenadines
On Tuesday Next at 9 o Clock

One hundred and sixteen Dress Patterns, Of
six yards each, beautiful Black Luster Grena-
dimes, that are sold ali over the United States
for Csc yard. We make the price for this
sale only
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
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Rental and Real Estate A1eri5

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

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cess, We invite you 10 come and
see Why We succeed. It's easy
with our great variety and low
prices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
Misses Wash Skirts

White and Colored Pique and Linen. plain
and trimmed, all stylishly made, cheaper than
you can make them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19

Bill Martini the enterprising grocer,
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15


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state. The vrrtMiuniiuu IL t.,v,,u thn
riEht to vinit AMY m'rt,uu uf the State
uul to oniri,r treatment uf iulnrtml
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lim mhnll H." guilty nl II n,mlnnnnnur.
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nnlnwIul to nrll ur uiIrr for unlr, it,
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or nny l'vn niuck, that "a knuwn to
b" nIf"t"l with amy rnIlngiu,ln
d,n"nnH, thn t"n'rnry "I which in to
cn,:t.n III" hmth ui amy much live
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15

shall ho alluwrh tu rurh beneficiary
cadnt, but the nmruumrut wua tnhlcl.
Scnntor lhyiuNatru ullrrrd IN
nmrndment to incron,,o thu anlnry rf
tn" clrrk Of tho superintendent Of rl
ucutinu from 5000 to $i,HhN. llc
Hpokn at sumn lrnEth Of tho work uf
this clerk and anii that an II mnttor
Of Justice hn Hhnull rrrrivr tho numo
M tho clrrka in thr other lrpnlt
mruta.
S"unlor Nrny,!un niL hr vutr,l
nEa,nHt tho inrrrn,n ON Monday whn,
It wna proposed. tlt nlncr lnvwti%n
ting tn" matter hn wun iu favor nf
tho inrron,sr Tho amendment wiu.
adopted nnd tho nulnry of tho rlrrl,
wnA incrnunod
riiE nlil. rA'ittn.
With th~" nmnndn,nntn tho bill
th"n pnHhol til" third rondinH and
wnn ordorud mnnt to tn" huunn for
c"ncurruncn in tho nnrn,lmuntn
corroN MllL Arn,rt0'MENr.
S"nntor l"ndnrnpm'n bill to pruYidn
uniformity nnd "uunIiiy in tho nn
H'hnn'"nt OF cotton fnctnrIm pnmnn
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15
(.GyGw INDIANS.

E,snsSor Graydou moved 10 Increase
the amount for the CaAawbs jnSiaos
3rou $500 TO 81 900 and TO allow the
ssHlt s per Cent. tor t}isbursjDR, ju-
st aad ot ; pa, oait.
ssenat,or Brioe aIao urged the in-
crsaae, sss il will be but simple justice
The incraaae was adopted without
fuadhar debste.
CITADEL BEEFfICI&RIE&.
}5euator Gaines proposed Oh arnsnd-
nsut to the Citadel "propriation
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15
TWICE n WEEK, $I.5O n YEA K

t. rNtruu th" rrr>tntnun to cotton
"rra oil n"d trrt.ht"r c"mpnn,rn
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15

law apply to all manufacturing cstab
lishments as we'll ~ cotton factories,
and the amcndmcnt was adopted.
The bill thon passed. it's third
reading and was ordorod cngrossrd
and sent to the house.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15

Mr.. Bncot's bill to amend an act
entitled "an act to provide for tho
renewing Of charters of ferries which
have expired. or arc about to expire,
and for granting charters for forrics
not horotoforo,' WAS taken up and
giveD it's third reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28

culture Of Indiana. The lightest demand
for the libraries comes from the northern
part of the State, the section occupied by
the u~ppermost three or four rows OF coun-
ties on the map. The demand is slight also
in the southwestern portion OF the State.
NATURE OF READING.
Professor Henry was asked for a state
ment as to the general nature of the read
ing that is being done'by Indianians. Our
statistics Indicate" he replied. "a good.
healthful, general reading, but not an ex-
cess of ii In any particular line. or course.
we find that fiction has a preponderance
OF readers, especially juvenile fiction. but in
that our experience is not different from
the experience of public librarians general
ly. About Is per cent. of the reading that
IL done by patrons Of public libraries is I'm
fiction, and as nearly as We can estimate
the travelling libraries their patrons are
doing about the same thing"
In order to make the travelling library
system more effective the commission has
recently employed a woman to make trips
over the State and endeavor TO work up a
greater interest In the matter OF organizing
library ~centers. This position is at present
held by Miss Amelia Hoagiand. of Fort
Wayne. Miss Hoagiand also directs her
efforts towards creating greater interest IN
reading generally and in encouraging per
manent organizations OF libraries in differ
ent places. also In promoting the effective
ness OF Libraries already created and es-
rs hlished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
MORE THAN EVER.
Buffalo BiII's big Aggregation, Intro
ducing Many New Features.

With many new features added. Buffalo
Bits Wild West and Congress Of Rough
Riders Of the World is announced to ex-
hibit in this city on Tuesday, May 21, for
two performances. The advance notices
state that the additions. since the exhibit
ton was here last. are such as TO attract
much attention, including, as they do,
riders and soldiers of universal reputation
who have just returned from the Trans
vaal. where they participated i'm quite a
number of engagements, and some OF them
show the result Of this participation by
wounds which they received.
In the ranks Of the Beers are MANY mon
were badly wounded. After their recovery
they found it impossible to return 10 their
regiments. They are now participating in
the introduction of the Rough Riders.
Among the English warriors are members
oil Baden-Powell's famous battalion, who
have seen some hard service i'm recent
years. These men are all expert rihemen.
The Canadian Mounted Rifles. an organiza-
ton which was so warmly Endorsed by the
European government, also contributes
some of their heroes. The Northwest
Mounted Police, who also participated i'm
these battles, are to be seen.
Another feature is the introduction for
the first time in an open-air exhibition of a
guard of the Life-saving Service. These
men nave been selected from the stations
located at Newport. Sandy Hook. Absecon-
Atlantic City and Lewes. They introduce
III n novel manner the duties they are
called upon to perform i'm the event of a
wreck, or the disabling of a ship. showing
the peach drill, manning the beach cart.
placing the life apparatus for the use az
the life line, and breaches buoy and the
running of the buoy. ending in a most SEN
sational saving Of lives.
The spectacular feature is one that is
thoroughly up 10 date. being a realistic re-
production of the battle OF Tien-Tsin. an
exciting episode OF the rescue of the i'm
prisoned legation at Picking. which for two
months last year had the entire world in
suspense as TO the outcome. In this even,
the Introduction OF the scaling of the hie1
walls OF the Chinese kingdom by the ma
rines OF the allied powers is very exciting
and tends 10 make this the grandest spec
tacle ever witnessed.
There Is no end of attractions. All tho
features which have for years made nm Tho
VIII West are retained. including the wild
western bucking ponies, COWBOYS. Met
cans. Russian Cossacks, Indians. I-nited
states artillery and cavalry. Redoutn
Arabs. South American Guachos and Ant
Oakley and Johnny Baker i'm feats wifi tbo
rife and gun. Colonel w r. Cody Ruffaio
Bid Is at the head of the entire organ;zaD
ton. and he will appear at each perforno-
ance, rain or shine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
North Indianapolis.

Mrs. Louisa Cornell has returned from
Franklin.
Mr.. Howard Cligner has gone TO Queens
Vile to remain during the summer.
The Euterpcan fraternity met yesterday
morning with Master George Tyler.
Mrs. NJ. Gary has returned from a short
visit with friends in Rising Sun, Ind.
Mr.. Fred Mann has returned from Flor
ida. where he has been during the winter.
Mr.. John Dietz, of Cincinnati, was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tyler last
week.
The Current Topics Club was entertained
Wednesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
burn.
Miss Katherine Parisette will go to An
derson tomorrow TO visit friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Layton are visiting
friends and relatives in northern Indiana
and Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pfafiin left Tuesday
for Washington, ID. c., where they VIII re-
main several weeks.
Miss Grace Myers. OF Anderson. who was
the guest of Miss Katherine Parisette last
week, has returned home.
The Musical Art Club will meet to-mor-
row night with Margaret Hamilton, at her
home, on West Thirty-first street.
The ladies of the Home Presbyterian
Church will give the operetta "Laila.' at
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, May 10.
The ladies Of the Home Presbyterian
Church are arranging TO hold a Saturday
market each week i'm a storeroom on West
Udell street.
a meeting of young people was held Fri
day night at the home OF Miss Eva Tucker
to make arrangements for a tennis league.
Another meeting will be held next Friday
night.
Mrs. Dwight l.. Jones entertained the
deacons and trustees of the Home Presby-
terrain Church and their wives at her home,
on West Thirty-first street, last Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Emmett Tyler gave a surprise party
to her husband last Wednesday evening at
their home. on West Udell street. Vocal
and instrumental music were rendered and
the rest OF the evening was spent i'm play
ing games. after which refreshments were
served. Among those present were Misses
Sandborn. Ella and Mabel Gunder, Jessie
Tucker. Blanche Tyler. Blanche Graybill.
Jessie Emery, Mrs. Charles NJ. Tyler. Mrs.
Graybill, and Messrs. Tiffany, Payne, OAR
ling. Charles Tyler. jr.. and Charles Tyler.
sr., and Edward Ricketts,.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
SUBURBAN SOCIETY NEWS.
BrightwOOd.

Mr.. Leonard Traub has returned from
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Patrick Marks has returned from
panville, III.
Mrs. Anna Cav. Of Redkey, is the guest
of Mrs. Mary Shoobridge.
Miss Mollie Mansfield has returned from
a short trip 10 Greenfield.
Mrs. j. G.. Rose. of Logansport, Is the
guest of Mrs. L. McKenna.
Mr.. William Thompson. of St. Louis. Is
the guest of MIR. and Mrs. Selwyn.
MIR. J. jenkins. of Washington. Is the
guest of his son, Thomas jenkins.
Mr.. John Slack has returned To Muncle
after a short visit here with friends.
The Guild of All Saints Mission met FRI
day afternoon in the church parlOrs.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Kneer have moved
TO Oaklandon for permanent residence.
Mr.. Walter Caskey has returned from a
weeks visit with friends in Greentown.
Mr.. George /. Thompson left last week
for Milwaukee. Wis. to be absent several
weeks.
Mrs. Clara Adams and Miss Ellen Adams.
of Kent. O.. are the guests OF Mrs. Gus
Adams.
Mrs. George Sites and daughter FIossie
are visiting relatives and friends IN Mar
tinsville.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Baptist
Church met Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Mary Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles. OF Anderson. who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Orval,
have returned home
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c. 4.
held "A meeting in tive reception room on
Wednesday afternoon.
Delbert ~runkhouser. who spent several
days with his parents last week, has re
turned TO Wabash College.
Mrs. Thornburg and mother. who spent
several days last week with relatives in
Farmland. have returned.
Miss VIVA Reeder. who has spent several
weeks with relatives I'm Gallon. o.. re-
turned home early last week.
The Misses Effe and leila Strayer have
returned from a weeks visit with friends
and relatives I'm Bellefontaine, O..
Mrs. Katherine Slack and children. who
have been the guests OF relatives here for
some time. have returned 10 their home
I'm Muncie.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the Congre-
gational Church held a successful rummage
sale Thursday and Friday OF last week In
Minors Hall, on T~wenty-ifth street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
Glad Life.

Glad life. / love thee,
Like gems. / cherish every passing hour:
The fields around me and the skies above me.
The whispering zephyr and the answering flower
Restore my waning power.
1 count each season
While from LIES mountain top around I gaze.
AS one more gift Of God. a blessed reason
For prisons OF prayer and songs of praise
Through all my golden days.
But on that morrow.
When light shall fade and life BLOOD cease to
flow.
/ will resign thee with no sigh OF sorrow.
And smile in fond farewell before l go
Prom realms that mortals know.
Then onward living
From tangled paths that I shall tread no moro
My soul, heavens clearer sunrise SON descry-
ing.
Renewed and freed. may reach another shore
With endless life before.
Julia NoyeS Stickney. in Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
Reflections of n Spinster.
Judge

Judge.
To many married women wedding an
niversaries are the c~ruelest events OF life.
The man who carries on two love affairs
al once does not cheat the women half
as much as he does himself.
II a good wife * patient and apparently
blind 10 her husbands in1deitfes, the
world will I'm time shame him.
II wives were obliged to publish accu-
rate diaries for the young TO read. the
custom of marriage would soon die out.
When a man quits treating a woman
like a child. she Immediately begins look
ing around for some one else that Will.
Ii should be mber that a larger
number OF ordinary than of great men
know the difference between illusion and
peau de sole.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28

the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brock.
on King avenue.
Mrs. Sennett. of Millersville. was the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
week.
The Women's Home aid Foreign Mission
airy Society OF the erman avenue Bap-
list Church met Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Noah Harper.
Rev. DIR. n. a. Chamberlain addressed a
large audience Thursday night at the King
avenue Church. The title OF his lecture
was Scenes and Anecdotes of Army Life"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
One Consolation.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Uncle Geetaw (of Hay Corners. l.. H.
Wall. there's one consolation fer not bein'
somebody great. M'riah.
Aunt Geehaw-What's that. J~oshuway?
Uncle Geehaw-Why. we've alius had our
health. while. accordin' tew the patent
medicine advertisements I'm the newspapers.
bout everybody that amounts tew anything
hez been cured of some incurable disease
er other. er been benefited by takin' all
sorts OF medicines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
HaughviIIc.

Mr.. George Brock and Miss Daisy Me-
COMEDIAN were married last Sunday after
noon at tine brides home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brock will be at home to their friends at
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-05
Pure j ers e Y
Butter, Milk and
Cream. Tele.
phone 80. Daw-
son Dairy Farm.
BITTER FIGHT WAS MADE.
Cuban Convention Accepts Plat
Amendment by Vote of II to Is.

The Platt amendment was accepted
by the Cuban constitutional conven-
ton by vote of Is to II. The actual
vote was on accepting the majority
report of the committee on relations,
which embodied the amendment with
explanations of certain clauses.
The radicals made a hard fight at
the last moment and Seniors Portuon-
do, Gomez and Tamayo bitterly ar
raigned the conservatives. Senior Tam
ago was particularly yindictive and de-
clared that everybody who voted in
favor of the Platt amendment was a
traitor to his country. On several &C.
casions personal encounters seemed i'm
minent.
Senior Gomez spoke for more than an
hour and his speech undoubtedly won
over Seniors Castro, ROban and Mandu-
ley. He appealed to the patriotism of
delegates and rehearsed the long fight
for independence, denouncing as per-
iurers all who favored the Platt
amendment on the ground that they
had sworn to draw up a constitution
for an independent republic. Several
conservatives rose and asked Senior
Gomez to retract, but he absolutely re-
fused.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-05

faster and finally sweep downward
with the rapidity Of a falling stone
and tear it's roots from the ledge.
She had the dangling moose prepared
for him in her hand, but she could
hear the roots of the cedar swapping.
and the top. with its precious burden
was fast descending. At the next In
slant it would certainly go with
crash, and her sweetheart would shoot
through the air. bleeding and mangled,
into the surging waters of the Guada-
lupe 300 feet below.
Bravo, Charlev' she whispered as
she swung the moose below his feet
and drew it close under his arms.
The dexterous cast of the lariat had
occurred at the last moment. Terror
had conquered courage, and endurance
had yielded to despair. The tree gave
way with a crash, and the hopeless
boy, with O shudder and a pleading
look in his CLASSY eyes, had only time
to whisper, "Goodby, Kate" when he
felt himself jerked loose from the fall
ing boughs. Mingled with the shrieks
of the birds of paradise he heard the
word "Saved!"
The fearless girl maintained her self
possession. While swinging by the ap-
parently lifeless body of her sweet
heart in m!dar at such dizzy heights
she carefully instructed those above as
to the way to draw the ropes. She
made them pull up the body of the res
cued youth first, and, frequently saying
| TO her friends, BE careful" or Don't
get excited" her face appeared above
the edge of the terrible abyss, radiant
and triumphant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-05
THINKS 1T A BLUFF.
Cuthbert in the Dark as to the
Object of Centrai's Survey.

From the Cuthbert Leader.
Our citizens were somewhat surprls-
ed to learn that a surveying party sent
out by the Central railroad had arrlv
ed in the city Saturday for the purpose
of running line between Cuthbert
and Lumpkin. The party consists OF
five or six white and several negroes
and is we'll equipped with tents, etc.
They are encamped in the woods Just
beyond Mr.. c.. A. Harris home. Two
of the men are named Eagan, and
and we learn that one of them is a son
of the president of the Central.
Monday they ran a line out villa
Nova street, and on Tuesday had got
ten out about three miles. Yesterday
morning they came back and ran the
line over. They say they will pay no
attention to former serveys.
What this survey means is not
known. Most of our citizens are in
clined to regard it as bluff to keep
out other roads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-05

j plenty of rope to reach him twice over
! for the ledge was not more than 80 feet
from the brink of the precipice. Not
until they had all dismounted and were
collecting where the desperate lover
had shot the bird Of paradise only a
few moments before did the girls know
what had happened.
Kate proved to be of heroic mold.
There was one little moan from her
lips, and then, with deft fingers. she
fell to work to help splice the ropes.
One of the fearless cowboys crawled to
the brink and peered down into the aw-
full abyss.
"He is still there" he said. Give me
lariat quick"
A big, strong fellow by the name Of
Tom Houston, after bracing himself
against q tree, was about to drop the
moose over the bluff when the cowboy
who was looking at Waynock said:
"Stop! Some one will have to go
down there. He is too weak to hold
the rope or tie it about him if it was by
his side"
81 will co." said Kate. ''He did it all
for me-"
She already had the moose around her
body.
Now, Tom" she said, "let me down.
1t is my duty to go to him."
They saw it would be useless to try
to stop her. Houston had taken half
hitch around a tree with the rope, and
he slowly let the girl slide over the
precipice.
81 can hold her." he said. ''There
is really no danger, for this rope would
hold a steer"
Kate reached her sweetheart's side,
and a glance at his colorless face and
bleeding hands convinced her that not
a moment could be spared If she sue
ceeded in saving him from plunging
headlong into the yawning abyss. He
was lying on the thickly matted
branches of a cedar, which the brave
girl could plainly see was fast yield
ing under the boys weight. The roots
of the tree had only precarious hold
in the clefts of the rocks, and it was
slowly swaying in the breeze and
bending farther out from the perpen-
dicular wall. The trembling boy knew
that it was slowly giving away, and,
though he had grasped the boughs
until blood was oozing from under his
finger nails, he fully realized that only
a few moments would pass before the
tree top would descend faster and