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FORCES MEET
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After .. . Long Marches u . Britons n . Knn D
Ip Against the Boers.
AN ALL-DAY BATTLE ENSUES
Burghers, Greatly Outnumbered,
Were Forced to Slowly Retreat
Before Heavy Artillery Fire.
Advices of Sunday reaching London
from , \et River, stated . ... that , on 0 Hatur- .
day the British after a long march, en¬
countered the Boers holding Vet
River, with six guns, two being of
long range. An artillery duel ensued.
Meanwhile General Hutton after a
sharp engagement, orossed the river
on the left just before sunset. The
Boers retreated during the night.
General Pole Carew started at day
break on a nineteen-mile march. He
first came into contact with Boers
holding the river at 1 o’clock p. m.
Tlie British soon had too batteries in
action, and later they added two naval
0-pounders, two 4.7 and 5-inch siege
guns.
The Boers fired with great aecuracy,
and tho duel continued unabated with
a terrible din until sunset, and even
later there was desultory firing. It is
marvclouos that nobody on the British
side was injured.
General „ , „ Hutton started , early . to . find . ,
tbo diift on the west. When this was
discovered it proved to be strongly
held and protected hy two guns. The
British speedily engaged the Boers,
■who enfiladed the dismounted firing
line with a Maxim, but General Hut-
ton pushed forward his own pompom
and a galloping Maxim and forced the
Boers to leave tho river bed Tho on-
counter was terribly hot. Later the
whole British force crossed the river,
threatening the Boers’ right.
The Boers must, liavo recoived about
the same time news of General Hamil¬
ton’s occupation of Winburg.
About siiDHet a detachment of twen¬
ty-six Australians, who had crept un¬
seen toward the river bed, found
themselves near a kopje occupied by
the Boers. After firing they fixed
bayonets and charged, capturing tho
kopje. All was done on their own in¬
itiative. Thus night fell. Early Bun-
day morning it was discovered that
the whole Boer force had fled.
General Hutton, during the night,
got two sqaadrouB to blow up the line
near Swnlusei.
The British discovered at every one
hundred yards along tho railway con¬
cealed Bmall packages of high explos¬
ives. Tlie Boers bad destroyed three
bridges over spruits between Vet river
and Brand ford, but in every case
was possible to make a detour.
The Boers appear to be fighting
with much less spirit. It is reported
that they are commanded by General
Lucas Meyer.
Tlie bridge over the Vetriver is com¬
pletely destroyed.
General Hutton Captured a Maxin
and took twelve prisoners.
HALF MILLION MISSOURIANS
Honored Admiral Dewey on Ills Visit to
City of St. I.outs.
With a parade of military and civic
organizations of Missouri Saturday
afternoon an informal reception by
tho Loyal Legion at night, the
two days’ celebration in St.
Louis iu honor of Admiral George
Dewey came to an end. Probably
500,000 people, including 75,000 from
outside points, stood patiently for
hours along the line of maroh to see
the admiral, cheered wildly as he was
driven by in the parade, then pressed
forward to some new poiut of vantage
Oil tho streets along which the parud c
wouud its way through the business
districts, to cheer him again.
At some points of the parade the
crowds were so great that the police
were utterly helpless, ami dozens of
bru'sed and faintiug women and cry¬
ing children were rescued only by the
use of clubs, iu eomo instances, the
helpless ones being carried out over
the heads of the almost immovable
mass of people.
I). B. CULBERSON DEAD.
AVns Uromlnent Texan and Many Year* a
Congressman.
Ex-Congressman David B. Culber¬
son, father of United States Seuator
Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, died
at bis home in Jefferson, Texas, Sun¬
day.
Ex-Congressman Culberson served
several times as a Democrat in the
lower bouse of the national legislature,
and was at one time a prominent can¬
didate for the speakership. He was
for a long time chairman of the judi¬
ciary committee of the house and was
regarded as one of the best constitu¬
tional lawyers in publie life.
Cuban Police N. G.
At a meeting of the municipality of
Havana Friday it was charged that tho
island police were a demoralized body,
and that the municipal were not much
better. It was further alleged that
degrading outrages and abuses were
being committed by the secret police.
Fire In Mining Town.
The chief portion of the mining town
of Sandon, East Kooteualf, B. C. was
destroyed by fire Friday. The loss
will exceed $250,000.
DOLE TO BE GOVERNOR.
President Sends a Batch of Important
Nominations to Senate.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the renate:
Hanford B. Dole of Hawaii, to be
governor of Hawaii; Henry E. Coop¬
er of Hawaii, to be secretary of Ha¬
waii; E. C. Bellows of Washington, to
be consul general at Yokohama; Lieu¬
tenant Commander Samuel C. Lemly,
United States navy, of North Caroli¬
na, to be judge advocate-general ol
the navy, with rank of captain, for
the term of four years.
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
Given By W. li. Culton at 1-rank-
fort Which May Point to Slayer
of William Goebel.
A Frankfort dispatch nays: W. H.
Culton, the clork of Auditor of State
swoeuey, who is under indictment a*
accessory to the murder of Governor
Goebel, went on the witneas stand in
bis own behalf on the bearing of the
Xrnodn'and g^ve bigL,ly MusatTo'S
testimony.
Culton’s testimony followed after
tho motions for bail in the cases of
Powers, Davis, Youtsey, Whittaker
and Combs bad been overruled. They
no evidence in support of their
motion for bail. Judge Cantrill held
th*t as the indictments charge a capi-
tal offense, tho defendants wero not
en titled to bail.
An order was entered transferring
the prosecutions against them to
Georgetown for trial on a change of
venue.
Culton was placed on the stand in
his own behalf us the first witness in
his hearing for bail. Upon direct
examination by his counsel bo said he
had never conspired with any of the
defendants or any one else to kill Gov¬
ernor Goebel. He did not know Gun
Golden, and only knew Whittaker since
the assassination.
“I had notbing to do with the shoot¬
ing of Mr. Goebel,” he said, “and had
no knowledge that he was to bo killed,
I was as muoh shocked at tho nows of
the shooting as any one in Frankfort.
I mado no resistance to arrest.”
Colonel Campbell cross-examined
Culton. The substance of his testi¬
mony was as follows;
“I had talks with Powers and Tay-
l°r about bringing men to Frankfort.
Taylor wanted witnesses from Jack-
H0U county bofol . 0 tLo canvassing
i )0(ird . He said get about twenty-five,
j linil nuo ther talk with Powers, Cecil,
Davidson, Howard and others. I
don’t recall any other conferences.”
The defense objected to tho witness
tpI | iri(? what p owerfl and others said,
Objection overruled. Culton said:
“Powers did not toll the men who
came with me that Democratic legisla¬
tors wore to he killed hy raising a row
in tho senate, and I never heard it
discussed. When Berry’s contest was
to be voted on, I heard it discussed
that ho was to retain his seat even if
voted out. I heard nothing said
about a plan to kill anybody,”
Culton said W. R. Johnson wanted
to borrow his (Culton’s) pistol. Ho
added:
"Henry Youtsey told me that Goe¬
bel would be killed. I told him that
it Must not bo done. 1 told Governor
Bradley ley what Youtsey said and Brad¬
said:
“ ‘My God, this must not be donel’
“Youtsey afterwords said thoro was
in it.”
Witness said on the day after the
assassination be was with Jim Howard
in the statehouse yard. Howard called
bis attention to a piece of paper posted
in the window.
“Well, what of that?” I asked.
“Oh, you liavo sense enough to un¬
derstand, haven’t you?” was Howard’s
reply.
Ho said Howard then took out. of
his pockets some rifle bullets and also
some forty-five pistol cartridges. How¬
ard said:
“Don’t ask any more fool ques¬
tions.”
Henry Yontsey, after the assassina¬
tion, asked the witness where be was
on tho day of the murder. “I told
him," said Culton, “that I was up iu
the house lobby.”
“Youtsey asked me how it would do
for him to say he was there with me.
I told Youtsey I was afraid ho was go¬
ing to got into trouble. I also told
him that Grant Roberts wanted to see
him. Koborts had missed his rifle and
told me that, he believed Youtsey bad
it. 1 told Youtsey that lie bad better
see Roberts.”
Tho witness told of another conver¬
sation with Yontsey, who came with
Burton, of Breckinridgo county.
“Youtsey said ho had the grentest
scheme yet; that Goebel would bo shot
from the secretary of Rtato’s office and
nobody would ever know who did it.”
For “(Jueen and Country.”
At a big meeting held in Cape Town,
South Africa, an Irish association was
formed. Those present cheered all
references to the queen and the deputy
mayor declared that the voice of the
Irishmen in South Africa was for
“queon and country.”
rORTO RICO IS FLUSH.
The Treasury Has a Comfortable Italanre
According to Advices.
The Porto Rican treasury starts out
with a comfortable balance to the cred¬
it of the new civil government. Act¬
ing Secretary Meiklejohn received a
cablegram Thursday from Governor
Allen aud General Davis stating that
J. H. Hollander, the newly appointed
treasurer of Porto Eioo, bad qualified
aud given a bond in the sum of
$100,000. General Davis asked per¬
mission to turn over to tho now official
the cash, amounting to $285,000, iu
the hands of the military governor,
aud Mr. Meiklejohn promptly author¬
ized tho transfer.
TERMS ARE EXTENDED.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Will Be Kept In
Force for Ten Months.
Saturday Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauucefote, the British ambassador,
signed a treaty extending for seven
months from August 5th next, the
period of time allowed for the exchange
of ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. This was arrived at from the
conviction that no legislation upon the
treaty can be seoured during the pres¬
ent session of oongress.
Standard Oil Co. Raises Wages.
The New York World says: Twenty-
five thousand men employed by the
Standard Oil Compauy all over the
oouutry have bad their wages raised
10 p«r cent. Mutteriugs of a possible
labor storm gathering brought about
tho increase.
Boers Are Coming.
The Boer peace delegates were
warmly greeted at Rotterdam Thurs¬
day as they drove to the quay and
boarded the steamer Maasdam, of the
Holland-Ameiican line, bouud for
New York.
army bill is passed
Measure of Miles Goes Through
Senate By Decisive Vote,
REORGANIZATION WILL BE COMPLETE
The MnfT 1'lun Changed, Artillery I, Rev¬
olutionized and Many New Ven¬
ture, Are Injected.
Friday’s session of tha senate was
rondered especially notable by the
passage. after a debate lasting three
hours, of the army reorganization bill.
In military circles the measure is re-
garded as one of the most important
of the present session. It practically
revolutionizes the present system of
permanent appointments in certain
staff corps to one of detail by a grad-
nal jirocess, as the officers now in
those corps go out of active service.
As vnncancies occur in departments of
the adjutant general, the inspector
general, quartermaster general and
commissary general they are to be
filled by detail from the line, the de¬
tails to be iemporary and not exceed¬
ing four years.
The new system is not applied to
corps of engineers, medical depart¬
ment, pny department nor judge advo¬
cate general’s department. The bill
discontinues the regimental organiza¬
tion of the artillery and establishes an
artillery corps of two branches, viz,
128 batteries of coast artillery and 18
batteries of field artillery, with a total
of 17,448 men.
The bill provides for nn increase of
100 in the corps of cadets at West
Point, two at large from each state and
ten more to the presout number of
twenty from the United States at
large. Two of the most important
provisions of tho bill are those raising
the rank of the commanding general
to that of lieutenant general and that
of tho incumbency of the present adju¬
tant general, General Corbin. The
president is empowered to place on
the retired list any officer who has
been suspended from duty by sentence
of courtmurtial, or by executive order
in mitigation of such sentence, for a
period extending to or within one year
of tho time of his compulsory retire¬
ment for age. This is well understood
to apply to Commissary General Egau,
The amendment creating a veteri¬
nary corps for the army, consisting of
a captain and thirty-five other com¬
manding officers, was attached to the
bill after a spirited debate, the amend¬
ment being adopted by a vote of 25 to
23. The fortifications bill, carrying
about $7,500,000, was passed.
OTIS HEARD FROM.
Informs War Department Officials of Op¬
erations In the Philippines.
The war department has received
the following report from General
Otis:
“Manila, May 4, 1900. —April cap^
tures from enemy thirty pieces artil¬
lery, 1,209 rifles, considerable ammu¬
nition and large stores property. Dur¬
ing early portion of the mouth the
enemy was active in extreme northern
aud southern Luzon and some Yisayan
islands.
“Our reported losses for the month,
thirteen enlisted men killed; three of¬
ficers,twenty four eulisted men wound¬
ed; rumored recent loss iu Samar of
nineteen killed and number wounded
not yet reported. This is due to small
dotaohmeuts scouting in mountains in
the interior of the island. The enemy
losses officially reported were 1,721
killed, wounded and captured. Lead¬
ing Filipinos express confidence in tho
early pacification of the islands. They
say the war has terminated. Leading
insurgents are surrendering.
“Otis.”
UAYNORCASK IHEARING.
Louse Judiciary Committee Takes Up tlie
Bill of ltemnval to Georgia.
The house judiciary committee gave
a hearing Friday on the bill introduc¬
ed at the suggestion of Attorney
General Griggs to provide for the re¬
moval to the proper district for trial
of persons indicted for offenses against
the United States. The bill was pre¬
pared to cover tho case of Benjamin
Greene, John F., William T. and Ed¬
ward H. Gaytior and Michael A. Con¬
nelly, who were indicted by the grand
jury in the southern distriot of Geor¬
gia for conspiracy.
LINE OF BRITISH TOSTS
To Be Efttabliftliod Across Free State By
Lord Roberts.
A London dispatch says: Tho imme¬
diate objective of Lord Roberts is to
establish a line of British posts from
one frontier of the Free State to the
other, thus preventing Boer raids
southward.
It is essential, however, that the
Boers should bo expolled from the
rugged Thabauchti district and bo
forced to retire to Ladybraud. As the
result of the desultory firing Monday
and Tuesday, tho Boers were put baok
a few miles, but nothiug definite ap¬
pears to have yet been attained. Tha
Boers eoutinue to follow their tactios.
BROOKE SUCCEEDS MERRITT.
Retiring Commander of Department Will
Mako Tour Abroad.
Two important orders were issued
by the war department Wednesday.
One granted General Wesley Merritt,
commanding the military department
of the east, leave of absence with per¬
mission to go abroad. The other as¬
signed Major General J. R. Brooke to
the command of the department of tho
east, with headquarters at Governor’s
island, New York.
IS PART OF UNITED STATES.
Minnesota Judge Makes Significant Dec¬
laration In Remanding i? Porto Kican.
Judge Lochren, in the United States
circuit court at St, Paul Thursday, re¬
manded Rafael Ortiz, the Porto Rican,
back to Stillwater prison. The decis¬
ion held that by the cession of Porto
Rico that island became an integral
part of tlie United States and that the
federal constitution thereupon ex pro-
prio vis-ore extended over the island
aud its people.
Cures Talk
'
Great Pom- of a Creat Medicine
Won by Aotual Merit,
ft. fame of HooJ’s Haras parti la has |>mo
won by the good It has ilons to those who
w.r. »utT»rtng from disease. It. oaros hare
*xai!*tl wnnJfr anil almiration. It has
eaatel thousands to mjoloo la the oqjoy-
mnt of good health, and It will do yoa the
■ •* ln » good It has doos others. It will ex-
fro* your blood all Imparities) will
give yon • good appetite Mi make yoa
strong and rigorous. It Is Jast ths medl-
dlns to help yoa nsw, whsn yoar system Is
Is Mad of a tool a aad larlgor&totr.
body Eruptions—“An eruption all over my
1 caused a horning sensation so [ noald
i sot sleep nights. H? ukJag Hxod’e flir-
j ® 03 O J'SSJ P3 Tl "II 1 1 3
Is America's Ore Host Meitotaa,
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Patagonian Floating Slones.
j The surprising phenomenon of heavy
stones floating on water was observed
lust summer in southwest Patagonia
, hy Drs. Nordenskiold and Borge. In a
river were seen numerous clusters of
small fragments of bituminous slate
that had been broken from thecliffs and
were floating on the water, and with a
single cast of the net 700 of them, some
of them more than half an inch In dia¬
meter, were obtained. The specific
gravity of the pieces was nearly three
times that of the water. The top of
the stones was dry, and when this be
came wet they immediately sank. The
cause of the phenomenon is somewhat
complex. Minute bubbles held by a
microscopic film of seaweed probably
contributed to the effect, which was
chiefly due to the repellent action of
the greasy surface. It Is suggested
that floating stones may have played a
hitherto unsuspected part in geology,
as ocean currents may have transport¬
ed them long distances, forming new
strata far from the original source.
Blushing Bonnet*.
A New York millinery house has had
nn inquiry for "blushing bonnets.” In¬
asmuch as It was the first inquiry of
the kind, and as they did not know
'what under the blue canopy a “blush¬
ing bonnet” was, they Instituted a
careful search to find out. The result
is interesting, even from a sordid com¬
mercial standpoint. The “blushing
bonnet” is known in London, and It
may have had Its origin there, though
a London authority thinks the credit
ought to go to Paris. It is any kind of
a bonnet with a little spring and metal
clasp lilddon behind flowers, and When
tlie hoad of the fair wearer of tlie bon¬
net Is bent forward with that down¬
cast movement so becoming to modest
maids and matrons, the clasp presses
on the temples and compels a blush.
There Is no chance for failure.—New
York Commercial.
A,k Yoar Dealer for Allen's Foot-Eaie,
A powder to shake into your shoes) rests ths
foet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen. Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and In¬
growing Nails. Allen’s Foot-Easo makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all drugs tsts and
shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
No Condolence to Offer.
"Don’t you feel sorry for Cousin Sara?
Her eyes have got so sho can't see to read or
ROW.”
“No, I don’t! spectacles Shelias just of as us.”—Indianap¬ goo 1 a right
to wear as any
olis Journal.
Putnam Fadeless I)yxs do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all
druggists,
He Thought Not.
“Our defect-,” said the Briton, “were
largely due to said red tap).” Boer
''Bed tape?” the prisoner, inno-
centlv. “1 don’t think we’ve been using
any. "—Puck.
The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever la a bottle ot Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic. It Is simply Iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price 50o.
Coinpulsory Art.
Palette—I see 1)'AuV r has taken Ills wife
Brush—Yes; an a model for lie’s theangel in his now painting
might not as big a fool as ouo
suppose.—Chicago News.
FITS permanently cured. Nofltsornorvous-
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer, trial bottle and treatise free.
I)r, R. U. Kune, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phlln., Pa.
M. L. Thompson & C o„ Druggists, Oouders-
port. Pa., say Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the best
and only sure cure for catarrh they ever sold.
Druggists sell it, 75c.
Mrs. WffislowTNootfflng Nyriip'for children
teething, softens tho gums, reduces inflamma¬
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken o
as Ave., a cough N., cure.—J. W. O’Bjuen, Jan. 6, Third
Minneapolis, Minn., 1900.
Life Work of Bees.
During a busy lifetime a bee will gather
not more than a teasooonful of honey.—Ex.
sMll
Good Luck" Baking Powder is only brand seki in solid car¬
load lot*. More " Cood Luck ” sold in South than all other brands
combined. Highest Leavening Power; Wholesome and Healthful-
Look for the "Horse Shoh” on every can.
flanafactured by Tha Southern Harsufiwturlng Co.. Richmond, Va.
it,
Savers Labels
and write for list of premiums wo oflfor
free for them.
HIRES
Rootbeer The favorite
^ summer
drink
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Taking a Fall Out of Her Friend.
Ethel (fishing for a compliment) — I
wonder what he saw In me to fall in
love with?
Clarissa—That’s what everybody
says. But men are curious creatures,
dear.—Tit-Bits.
Running No Risk-
Fudd—What! Reading that novel
over again? You have read it a dozen
times, at least.
Dudd—That’s why I am reading It
again. I run no risk. I know It is a
good story—Boston Transcript.
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Natural Question.
“My lord, the carriage waits,” said
the lackey in the play.
Instanly the labor union leader in
the back of the house realized that it
was time to assert himself.
“Does it belong to the Waiters’ Un¬
ion?” he demanded, rising from his
seat. “If it doesn’t we will call a
sympathetic strike.’’—Chicago Post.
Fow College Stu'lonti I>le.
The death rate In colleges Is extremely low.
The strict attention to tho physlquo ts given
as the cause. People outside of coll ’ll e«, na
well, may have h alth and strength, oatet-
ter’s Stomich Bitters Is recommended most
highly fur preventing as well as curing bodily
weakness. It Is for the blood, the nerves and
all stomach disorders, and its cures of consti¬
pation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, sluggish liver
or weak kidneys, are most remarkable.
The Only Objection.
“Jones is a i ardent expansionist, isn't he?”
"Yes, indeed! Junes would h- In favor of
Hhni-xlna the iest of the world, onlv then
lliore woo d be no foreigners to regard with
disdain.—Pu k.
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live in, to get rid of the dust and dirt which
collected in the winter. Your body, the
house your soul lives in, also becomes filled
jm&ll up during the winter with all manner of
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dm your kidneys are full of putrid filth, and
you don’t clean them out in the spring,
i you’ll be in bad odor with yourself and
Ti o everybody else all summer.
w DON'T USE A HOSE to clean your
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positive and forceful CASCARETS, that
work while you sleep, prepare all the filth
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' Diving for Real Pearls.
When It comes to hunting for the real
pearl there Is not any kind of a scoop
or dredger that can take the place of
men's eyes; diving and treading the
deep is the only way to find valuable
pearls, scattered over the rocky bed of
the ocean. Sometimes a man will pick
up quite a fortune in a few weeks and
sometimes he will hardly make ex¬
penses in a season.
There is a great fascination in the
business and few pearl divers ever give
it up. They become so accustomed to
walking around in submarine places
that they enjoy the coral landscapes,
the sea fans, the conches, quaint grass¬
es and strange blossoms that abound
in the silent gardens of the sea. But in
spite of the pleasures and profits of
their business there lias been little im¬
provement In the methods of diving
since the earliest days. Safety appli¬
ances have done but little to reduce the
risk to human life.
Paris possesses 80,000 trees in the
streets and public places. There are
26,000 plane trees, 17,000 chestnut trees
and 15,000 elms, the remainder consist¬
ing of sycamores, maples, lindens, etc.
To Care a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
E. YV. Grove's signature is on each box 25c.
Why He Did It.
“He married her to get square.” “With
some sweetheart with whom lie had quar¬
reled?” “No.” “With whom, then?” “With
liis creditors. Post. She has money.”—Chicago
Evening
Eccentric Colonel Ege.
Colonel Ege was a famous character
In the early days. Although living In
Doniphan County he was often In At¬
chison, followed by a pack of hounds.
He was a high toned Southern gentle¬
man with a kind heart, and one day
returning home from this city he came
across a man whose wagon was stuck
In the mud In independence Creek
bottom. Colonel Ege at once started in
to help the man pry out his wagon
with fence rails. While both were
working away, Ege became angry, and
yelled to the man: “Lift, you son of a
gun; you are not lifting a pound.” The
man picked up the endgate of the wag-
oon, and split It over Ege’s head, lay¬
ing him up for three weeks. Ege had
his hat oft when struck, and was so
bald before coming to Kansas that he
was known as the Bald Eagle of Mary¬
land. Ege always carried a pistol, and
was always trying to shoot through
somebody's hat without hitting him.
One day, at the Independence Creek
ferry, he shot at n man, but aimed
a little low, and creased him. But Ege
was always a gentleman; he took the
man to his home, and tenderly cared
for him until he recovered.
Provisions Now and Then.
A laboring man with his United
States rate of wages and the British
price of provisions a few hundred
years ago would be able to live like a
fighting cock. In the time of Henry
I. wheat for food for 100 men for one-
day was worth only 25 cants, while
the cost of a sheep was 8 cents. Two
pullets were worth 3 cents; a part¬
ridge, or two woodcocks, cost 3 cents;
a fat lamb, 12 cents from Christmas
to Shrovetide, and the rest of the year,
8 cents. Parliament fixed the price
of provisions in 1313 as follows: $12
for a fat ox; if fed' with corn, $17,50;
a shorn sheep, $1.25; two dozen eggs,
G cents. Later on milk sold at three
pints for a cent. Beef and pork were
worth a cent a pound.
Making Cood Use of Him,
Willie Llghtcoat—I hear that Mr.
Perry married an old flame.
Maud Smith—Yes, and now that
flame has to light the Are every morn¬
'■
Side Plights on History.
“Crossed in love!” exclaimed Leander, ns he
looked back at the Hellespont, shook the Hero. water
from his hair, and made a bee line for —
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