The Fair Play from Arkansas City, Kansas • 3

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. FIAR PLAY. Local Newe. WEDNESDAY, Bill Collins was arrested at Geuda this morning for assaulting Jim Smith, He is a son of John Collins of the Second ward. Conductor George Pile brought up sixteen carloads of fine, fat cattle from Purcell yesterday.

The cattle were shipped from Orescent. and are intended for the Kansas City marked. During the trial of Buchanan yesterday Lawyer Beekman said: "My client may have been guilty of lying, but there la no law in Kansus against lying-" depends on who you're lying with" interrupted Judge McClure, the lawyer on the other side. Beekman wilted. O.

F. Ball returned a few days ago from Wellington where he was doing carpenter work. He says there is not much building going on there yet, and thinks the people are waiting for loans and insurance money to build with, The wrecks caused by the cyclone, are being cleared away. A colored man attempted to gain ascase to a house near the round house about 4 o'clock this morning. There WAS a woman in the house and she screamed bofore he got through the window.

The railroad men came and pursued the man to the river where he appeared in the brush. W. J. Buchanan was tried yesterday in Parry's court for conspiring with Ed Kinney to beat W. T.

McNabbe out of a team of horses. He was bound over to the district court in the sum of $300. He was represented by J. V. Beeckman.

Kinney's trial will occur July 6, He will be defended by D. L. Wier, The fire boys say it is all a mistake about having a Bremens tournament here on the Fourth. At least, if there is to be one they have not heard of it, and will make no arrangements to entertain visiting companies, as is customary when tournament are held. Fire companies of neighboring cities have beeu invited to come here on the Fourth to participate in the celebration and to run for purse of $50.

Our firemen expect to have a tournament here at, the time of the soldier's reunion next fall, and they will make extensive preparations for the occasion. A Great Race. One of the greatest attractions of the Fourth will be a foot race ad distance of two blocks on Summit street. The following celebrated sprinters have entered the lists; Z. T.

Armstrong, Chas. Brown, Wm. Theophilus, H. D. Cumminga, H.

J. Hatch, Dr. G. E. Robbins.

They are all lawyers but Robbins and Hatch and it is presumed these two will scarcely be "in it" as the lawyers can be depended on to out scheme a banker and a doctor. Further, the race may be symbelical of the political race among there attorneys this fall. The DIsPATCH bets on -no it is not right to bet. The closing exercises at the Chilocco schools last evening made a splendid entertainment, and they were witnessed by a large and appreciative audience. It is estimated that 800 or 900 people were in attendance -about 300 from this city.

Every available 1 very rig in town and many private conveyanses were used to carry the people from here to the schools. The entertainment was given in the open air. A stage was erected on the east side of the building between the main entrance and east wing, The grounds were illuminated with Chinese lanterns. The program was very interesting. It consisted of reading, recliatione, music by the band, songs, calisthenie drills and Indian club swinging by the boys, calistenic and exercises by the girls, organ solos, tableaus, The evening was cool and pleasant, and the audience being comfortably situated highly enjoyed the entertainment.

There was a regular circus this morn1ng about 3 o'clock at the corner of Madison avenue and street. Mr. M. A. Mann lives there and also several of her daughters.

Some of them are engaged in dress making and the costly dresses they had on hand may bave been the cause of the burglars visit. It is a two story house. He entered the building through A second story window on the west side, re: ching the window by means of a ladder. Having rotten inside, he began to look around te see what he conld find Spying what he supposed was a bunch of clothes be picked it up. He immediately dropped it again.

It was a woman. Then un earthly shrieks and screams pierced the stilly The woman was trying to make herself heard, She insisted or baving a voice in the proceedings. The other women joined in the chorus. The burglar soon saw that he could not control the caucus. So he withdrew at the window through which he had entered.

But the women wauted to be sure of carrying their point. They kept on yelling. They were like the Blain delegates to the Minneapolis conventio: Their screams aroused the neighbors and soon ghost like figures began to dit hither and thither in the gray mistof the morning. There was a regular ghost dance at that house for awhile. One of the neighbors shot off a pistol and that increased the excitement.

Mr. Cooper, who was not dressed for company, was detained in a crowd of women who were also en dishabille. He departed as soon as he could. The people in the house when the burglar entered. were Mrs.

Mann, Mrs. Tom Braggins and her two children, Mrs. Norris and Miss Nora' Mann. THURSDAY, PURELY PERSONAL. J.

A. Bills took a trip to Wichita day. R. Stratton went to Kun-as City today. A.

Newman returned from Maine, Isaac Ochs returned from Tablequah last night. O. T. Hendrix, of Winfeld, WH8 in the city today. Judge Scott has bought Harrison tile aud is Dow ready for the campaign.

Mrs. W. H. Pott'e and daughter Gussie leave this evening on a visit to Dennison, Texas, M. H.

Snyder and son Alex, went to Kansas City today in charge of several car loads of cattle. Bob Mitchell of Geuda was iu the city today. The Topeka convention will not amount to much without Bob. Policeman Feagins was taken suddenly sick, last night with cholera mor bus, and was not ou duty today. Maj.

G. W. Doughty visited Welling ton yesterday. says the debris caused by the cyclone is nearly cleared away. Mrs.

Herrick of Winfield, and daughter, Mrs. Cobiene of Wellington are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mra. W. H.

Sherer. Attorney Harvey Smith, of Burde 8 in the city today. He is a candidate for probate judge before the re publican convention. Frank Weiler has again taken a poajtion with Alton, Ranny Co. Frank has been up in' Iowa for the past five months.

"There is no place like Kansas" is what they all say. Mrs. Alex Linton and daughter will arrive from Weir City tomorrow morning and will make this place their home. Mrs. Linton is a daughter of Anderson.

Her husband will be here in about two weeks. D. Cummings is putting on metr politan airs. A fine carriage and a colored coachman convey him to and from his office. Tobin, the book agent, says this is no place for a honest democrat to make money by betting on election, The republicans haven't "sand" enough to take his bets.

Mr. and Mrs. De Fever, parents 0 Mrs C. Howard, arrived from Fredonia this morning. A telegram was sent them yesterday stating that Mrs.

Howard was dangerously ill. While Win. McGovern was going home trom lodge last night, Jack Harris and a barber attacked him and gave him some bruises. This morning an apology was made and accepted and no arrests were made. The handkerchief display in the north window of W.

H. Squiers Co's. dry goods store is novel, beautiful and artistic. The handkerchiefs are arranged on four sides according to the laws of perspective. The sides converge to a small square, back of which is a mirror.

Tuesday afternoon littie Mamie and Oyrus Scott gave a birthday party to their friends at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott, beyond the Walnut. About fifty little folks of both sexes, ranging from two years of age, responded to their invitation tione.

It was a great sight to see them eating ice cream and having good time. We, the undersigned grocerymen, doing business in Arkansas City, Kansas hereby agree to close our places of business at 8 o'clock, p. from the let day of July, 1892, except Saturday and payday night: Smith Beach, Jackson, Foy Allen, Wiley Fye, A Showalter, Atwood Vaughau, Hayford, Moore Wickliffe Bros Kimmel H. Godehard Do. Passed to Spirit Life.

Passed to the higher life, from her home on north A. street, this morning at 10 minutes past 6 o'clock, Fannie, wife of R. C. Howard. Peritonitis was the immediate cause of dissolution.

She bad been ill for several months, -ever since her babe was born -but hopes of her recovery were entertained until yesterday. About twelve days ago she was out riding. After the ride, she had a relapse, but it was not deemed serious. Last Sunday she grew considerably worse, and after that time, she steadily approached the dark river whose waters wash the shores of a brighter world. She was not conscious after about 12 o'clock yesterday, and apparently suffered intense agony until about two houra before dissolution came, Then she grew calm and tranquil, and remained so till her spirit passed beyond the veil.

Besides her husband, she leaves two children-Forest, aged years and Harvey, about four months old. Though no longer in the physical form, she will return to these children under a natural law, to influenee them in their coming years on earth. Mrs: Fannie Howard, nee DeFever, was born in Hart county, Kentucky, June 22, 1864. She was living with her parents, at Fredonia, when she met R. C.

Howard, with whom she was united in marriage abont 7 years ago. Their married life was happy and harmonious and was passed in this city. This community extends sympathy to the husband, deprived of a gentle and loving wife Consamption Oure, This is beyond the queation the most successful Cough Medicine we have ever sold, a few doses invariably core the worst cases of cough, croup and Bronchitis, while its wonderful success in the cure of consumption is without a parallel in the history, of medicine. Since its Arst discovery it has been sold on a guarantee, a test when no other medicine can stand. If you have a cough we earnestly ask you to try it.

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This morning about 10 o'clock, Dr G. L. Anderson was accosted on Summit street by two sr all boys who told him that a sick per-on wanted him at Buy Reed's bus barn on the canal. Shortly after receiving this information, the doctor drove to the baru and inquired after the supposed patient, A msu stepped up to him and said he Wanted to see him. They waKed al little distance away from the J'u and the man, who proved to be "Tuck" Fullerlove struck the doctor in the mouth and kuocked nim dowu, This was done without warning provocation.

The doctor arose to his feet and wanted to know the cause of the assault. Folerlove said: "You d- you insulted my wife last night The doctor protested that he was innocent, that he was at home last night and that he did not know the woman in question or her husband. Finally Fullerloye said: are the man who used that joint near your house to be pulled." There was further conversation and more fighting 10 which the doctor was twice knocked down and his head badly bruised. On complaint of Buck Hollingsworth who witnessed the fracas at a distance, a warrant was sworn out In Scott's court for the arrest of Fullerlove and it was served by Breene. Judge Scott fined him $1 and coste, amounting to $14.

The following anonymous letter, which was written in a full legible hand, was received by Dr. Anderson a few days ago. It may tarow some light on the motive which lead to this asault. The doctor says he never was appointed a committee to investigate the joints: ARKANSAS CITY, June 17, '92. DR.

ANDERSON. An Outrage. THE BLANK Boys. All secret societies and marching NIR: It has ween rumored that you have been appointed as a committee of one to institute "Parkburst proceedings." You would certainly be a strong exponent of that venerable gentleman. You would need no disguise to go the rounds as your personal appearance would gain you admittance to any and all places of violated prohibition laws and houses of prostitution.

Its old but true, people who live in glass houses must not throw stones. Proof of your profligacy is positive, Perhaps your aspirations are political, ha! ha! "What fools these mortals be." Perhaps this will be sufficient, we hope so. Yours respectfuily, bodies, Sunday schools, G. A. R.

post railroad men, firemen, and in fact al organized bodies are invited and earnestly urged to participate in the Fourth of July parade, and are asked to notify H. F. Hatch, marshal of the day of their acceptance of this invitation. The line of march will be short and prompt in starting. All should aid in making the day a success.

-S. J. Gilbert. Died at 12:15 o'clock, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Thomas, in the Third ward, Francis Mc Cormick Thomas, aged about 21 years. The deceased was the moulder at the chair factory and was an exemplary young man. The funeral will occur at 3 o'clock tomorrow at the Presbyterian church, and the remains will be interred at, Parker cementery.

At the People's congressional at Cherryvale yesterday, Congressman Clover withdrew his name before the ballotting had proceeded very far and T. J. Hudson, of Wilson county, was nominated by acclamation. The platform censures Senator Perkins for his attempt to delay the opening of the strip, After the convention adjourned Mr. Clover left for Washington.

There are too many people in this town who talk temperance 364 days in the ycar and on election day vote with the whiskey element. Last fall one of our ministers did not vote the republican ticket because that party was using whiskey to carry the election. That minister did not take part in the union meeting last night. This afternoon Sheriff Ault of Wichita telephoned Constable Breene that El Kinney had been arrested and would be held in custody there till some officer from here would come after bim. Constable Breene will go to Wichita this evening to get the prisouer.

We want corn and oats at the Cherokee Grocry MONDAY. SELF MURDER. Fred Coe Shoots mself in the Breast and Ends His Life. Saturday evening about 6 o'clock white at the residence of his mother-11law, Mrs. Minerva Graves, at 215 north Third street, Fred Coe, A Santa Fe switchman shot himself below the heart and he died from the effects of the shot last evening at 5:37 o'clock.

Financial trouble was the cause of his committing the crime. He had rented Captain Kelly's farm southwest of the city and hired parties to put out crops for him, while he worked on the railroad. One of these parties sued him for wages and got a judgment of about $50 against him. It is said that this is the principal cial matter which filled him with gloom and caused him to committ suicide. He leaves two children, one a girl about 10 years old and the other an infant only two weeks old Dr.

Guinn was his physician and was sent for alter he had shot himself. The doctor says that Coe drank considerably at times and 7a8 drinking before he shot himse'f. After his death last evening, coroner's jury wrs empanelled and an inquest held at Mrs. Graves' house. Following is some of the testimony: Mrs.

Hetta Coe being duly sworn says: I reside at 410 south street and am the wife of Fred Coe. Fred Coe WAs down to this house yesterday about 3 o'clock. He asked me what time I was going home. I told him about 5 o'clock, He said he would come down in time to bitch up. He came about 5 o'clork and went up atnire.

He hung his coat and but in the ki chen. The next thing heard was the report of a revolver. told the folks that I though 1 it was Fred. They went on side and looked around. I went op stairs and' asked him if he shot.

He said no, bat I thought I saw smoke zoing out of the window. I asked hum to get up to go home. He said he wanted to stay here at mothers, I went down steirs and stayed for about twentylive minutes, I heard another shot and my nephew ran up stairs. Fred paid, "Come here quick." He was lying on his side. I raised him up and he said lei me dewn.

We sent for the doctor. Trouble over financial affairs is the only reason I know, He has enrried this re volver for about two weeks. He has been very quiet for two weeks and when he came home I knew that he was troubled. He neyer was in the habit of carrying a revolver until lately. When I went up the second time I asked him why he did such a thing and he said trouble.

That was all he said. We never had any trouble ourselves. He said: if I had only made 8 BUCcess of it." Mrs. Graves was the next witnese. She said that after she heard the first shot she went up stairs and found Doe on the bed.

She asked him four times before he spoke, if he had shot. He said no. She then came down stairs and to'd Hetta it was not him. Shortly after that she heard another shot and her grand son went up stairs and told what Fred had done. She looked both times for the revolver but did not see it; and did not notice the hole in the wall till it was shown to her There was no family trouble.

He told the doctor that he shot himself only once, Mrs. Jennie Drumm testified that she was in Mrs. Graves' room when the first shot was fired. She went to the barn to see who did it. She heard another shot about 6 o'clock and Laura King went up stairs and said Fred had shot himself She then went for Mr.

Klop', Wm. Klopf stated that he found Fred lying on bit right side, reached under the covers and found a revolver. It had five chambers; two empty shells and three loaded. Doe was excited and called for sOmething to ease John Showalter scated he was sent for soon after 6 o'clock; found Coe upstairs shot; examined him and found 8 bullet hole on the left side, below and back of the nipple; stayed with him nearly all night. All he heard him say was that he was sorry he had not made a success of it.

Some one asked him if he was not sorry. He said he was in some respects and in others he was not, that he was no good to himself or no one else. Following is the verdict of the jury: STATE OF COUNTY KANSAS, 1 S. 8. At an inquisition holden at Arkansas City, Cowley county, the 26th day of June, 1892, before me, S.

S. McDowel', coroner of Cowley county, on the body of Fred Coe, there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto attached the said jurors rpon their oaths do say that Fred Coe came to his deal by shooting himself with a revolver. In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto subscribed their hands this day and year above written A. T. BUCHANAN, N.

A. BROWN, J. KIRKPATRICK, WILLIAM McGINNIS, A. B. WOOLSEY, R.

DARROUGH. The funeral will occur at Mrs. Graves' residence tomorrow at 2 o'clock. -Dispatch. The assault of Dr, G.

L. Anderson by 'Tuck' Fullerlove last Friday has Caused the lovers of law and order to arouse themselves and make an effort to pnt down the lawlessness which has taken hold of the city. Last evening a nnion meeting was held at the -thodist eburch for the purpose of "educating ourselves to uphold and obey the law," as one minister expressen it. The pastors who participated in the services were Reve. White, Akin, Rogers, Wood.

Hewitt and Laughlin. Dr. White delivered the sermon, taking his text from Jeremiah: "Seek the peace of the city for in the peace thereof ve shall find peace." He -howea how necessary it is for us to stand by the social compact as in constitutional and statutory en ciments. It was decided to hold a series of nolon meetings in the interest of temperance and morality, and if possible to hold them in the opera house which is more commodious and comfortab'e for 8 large andience than any of the churches. A collection was taken up and about $15 was thus obtained to be used in carrying on these meetings.

TUESDAY. Fire Works. Fire works. Arkan-as is eoming to the front with one of the grandest display of fire works ever witnessed in the city. The committee on fireworks have purchased a $350,00 exhibition set and have secured the services of J.

K. Thompson, A man of experience in fireworks exhibitions, who with his large corps of assistants will give one of the most magnificient exhibition of fireworks ever seen in this city. East of the Santa Fe depot on the cirens grounds. The exhibition will commence at. 8 o'clock sharp.

At their last meeting, the printers of the city effected the organization of their union bv adopting a constitution and by-laws and electing the following officers: President, A. C. Smith; vicepresident, P. F. France; Adancial and correspending secretary treasurer, E.

Wagner; E. M. Scott; executive board, O. F. Ball, P.

F. France and J. R. Steinberger. They sent for their charter tuday, There.

18 now no doubt that, ve will have a celebration here on the Fourth which will be a gran Arrangementa have bin or a graad display and a good time. Tate will be numerous attrretiona They vill come from Guthrie 600 strong, benging with them their celebrated band. The fire companies of Caldwell and Wellington will be here From saloole they will come to participate in the celebration. There will be race8 on water and land. The parade wit be magnificent.

The marching bodies of the city and some from abroad will be in line. There will be good spenking and fine musis The new steamboat will make excursions up and down the Walat. Bulloons will ascend to the blue vault of heaven, At night bright rockets will shoot athwart the sky, ou vying the splendor of the glittering stars. The following firme will take part in the Trades Display: Badger Lumber Co. Elzina Lumber Co.

Pond Lumber Co. Cherokee Grocery Phelps drug store Stice Luttrell A. F. Iluse J. A.

Kearney Ed Grady Balsom, Fleece Co Smith Beach Kimmel Fitch Davenport Duff Oldroyd A. I. Canning factory Dye's carriage works White Hill Co Chilocco schools William Rowan Now York store A. C. Milling Co C.

R. Sipes Hess Saddlery Sept Andrews C. Seton pop factory Kansas Mattress fo'y Dickson Bros, (. I. Lent Co Traveler Heury Snyder John Watson Bryant Hotel J.

M. Fountain Frick Bros. Adams express Co Wells Fargo ex Co. HI. T.

Hayford M. E. Roderick Boomer store Blue Front meat m'kt G. W. Vaughn Santa Fe grocery Co J.

A. Showalter Fair Store Repp Bros Matlack dry goods co Leon E. Woodin F. J. Hess Co J.

L. Huey Co J. W. Hutchison Border Bulletin Kirkwood M'fg Co Special Notice. Who Fourth.

To the PeoplesParty League of Wichita, Sedg wick County, and Southern Kansas, and Oklahoma Leagues, WICHITA KANSAS, June 27, 1892. GENTLEMEN: At a meeting of the Transportation Committee of the Peoples party league held June 24, 1892, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That -the committee on truneportation of the Peoples party league of Wichita, Kansas, recommend that persous atending the national convention at Dalia go oVer the Santa Fe route, and take the train leaving Wichita Saturday July 2, 1892, leaving at 11:10 in the morning. Vonnection with this train will be made by the Wichita Western branch, also from Wellington, Caldwell, Oklahoma Arkansas City, Winfield and from points east of Wichit- on the St, Louie San Francieco road at Florence, Kansas, with the party from the McPherson and Eldorado branches. Arriving at pon, our party will be reinforced from. at ints west, making a good connection to all these junction points.

This train will carry Pullman palace sleepers, tourist sleeping car: and chair cars. On arrival at Kansas City in the evening, the party will take special tourist sleeping cars via the Burlington route, arriving in Omaha Sundry morning and it is arranged that these cars shall be stored on side tracks for occupancy while there, as itis now impossible to obtain hotel, accommodations. The minimum of the berth will ba about 75 cents per day; and if thirty persons occupy the car about 50 cents each. In order to secure good accommodations you should apply at once to the nearest station agent of the Santa Fe route. or to the undereigned.

The rate will be one lowest limited fare for the round trip from Kansas and Oklahoma. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, Chairman transportation committee of people's party league, 115 South Lawrence avenue; Wichita, Kansas. Threshing Coal. I am prepared to furnish my customers with all grade of threshing coals. I am sole agent.

for McAllisters and especially recommend this grade for threshing. It costs a trife more than Kansas coal, yet cheaper in the long run, as one ton of thi- coal will go as far as a ton and two. thirds of other grades; makes more steam with less effort. Superior in quality and preparation; best size, less slack best burning. least waste.

and well adapted for general use, and the best coal on the market for the price. Makes no inkers. Try it and you will use no other, I will give my customers good service and guarantee weights. Please call. Respectfully, KEARNY, 407 south Summit street, Arkans City Kan.

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night, the fiva months old child of J. H. Livergood. CHECKERS AS MONEY. Lucident of Plains Occurring Where Denver Is Now." Squatting on one of the lower steps of the post office building the other afternoon, a newsboy unloaded his pockets of a miscellaneous collection of small change, marbles, string, chalk and glass and proceeded to count up his earnings.

Bringing separately and in quartettes his unique collection to light a couple of very dirty round pieces of wood, evidently used as cheokers at a distant period of time, finally rolled forth After critical examination of the museum the boy cast the checkers to one side, gave howl to inform his patrons that he was still on earth, and started down the street. Near the door leaned an old man- spare and gaunt, a two days' growth of beard on his face, and this as white as snow. He had watched the boy's proceedings with considerable interest, and when the youth had left he stooped picked up the discarded checkers and examined them critically. "They an't worth much now," he said to a bystander, retrospectively, "but I can remember when such as these passed as good coin right in Denver here." The person addressed naturally showed some surprise. "It was this way," continued the old man.

"Along in the '50's, as you may know, Denver was conspicuous by its absence more than anything else. Bands of people who came through here bound for the gold field 'way out west camped a while and then moved on, never stopping to consider that they might stake out a town lot which would be batter than any mine in the course of years. The idea of a city would have been laughed at then, just as you would now laugh at the idea of a city being started in the middle of the Arizona desert. "When I was a boy, as far back as '48, my parents came to Colorado territory from Iowa, bound for the west, but nowhere in particular--any place to start a new home and make something, We struck the Platte valley in the fall and camped along in several places, finally at a point on the river which must now be out beyond Overland. Here a number of the party, exhausted from the heat and wear of the overland Journey, grew very, ill and four of Indians the twenty-five died.

Arapahoe were then in their glory, and, although so far in our journey, they did not offer to molest us, none of the men in the party, were at all sanguine about remaining here and wanted to push on to the southern trail and thence to California. The precarious condition of a number of the party made this temporarfly impossible, however. The camp was made, and with considerable doubts as to safety the emigrants prepared to do the best thing possible under the circumstances. "The stock of provisions had already become very low, and before long all that had been brought from the east was exhausted. A little game was seoured, but, not enough to provide for the great need of the camp.

Toadd to the gloomy outlook the weather became cold. Finally, little less than starvation was before the emigrants. At this point, however, help came from an unexpected quarter--the Indians themselves. "The canvas wagon tourists carried, aS a matter of course, a number of knick-knacks and trivial ornaments which had found their way into the boxes when the Iowa homes were broken up. "One evening a number of Indians came into the camp and viewed the preparations for the evening meal with considerable curiosity.

Finally their attention became riveted on some small wooden blocks one of the children was with. They were the oldfashioned sort, of square wood, and painted red and blue. One of the red men took several of them up and finally put them in his girdle and walked away. Of course no remonstrance was made to this action. "The next day the Indians returned again and signified by, pictures that they wanted to look at the child's toys.

They were at once produced. Among other things there was an checker with two sets of brassbound checkers, with which some of the party had served to pass the time. These seemed especially valuable in the eyes of the Indians, and they handed them to one another and grunted over them with the greatest satisfaction. When the visitors departed they conflscated these, too. "Two days later four of the Araphoes came into the camp loaded down with the carcasses of some slain deer.

These were deposited in front of some of the tents, and, pointing to them, the leader made known that they were intended for the use of the emigrants. Then he pointed to a string of bright-colored objects around his neck. "I am a living monument of untruth," concluded the old-timer, as he gazed in admiration at the top of the Boston block, "if those redskins hadn't strung the checkers and were using them as necklaces. Well, they were welcome to them, and the venison saved the campers from starvation and enabled them to move Sun. Guttaline.

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The vulcanization of this product can be carried out in the usual way. -Scientific American. I can'tunderstand," groaned Tommy, "is that a little stummick like mine can have such a tremendous big ache." -Extract" from a tary, meanwhile, as was his custom, walked up and down the garden, with his hands on his back, eagerly perusing Blatter. THE MOST COSTLY DIAMONDS. Stones With the Steel-White Color Bring the Highest Prices.

their own in value," said a Yankee, "The finest diamonds a always hold "Mr. Isaacs." "Certain mines yield in choice, demand. colorless stones that are always Of course prices vary in gems that are not up to a fine standard. The steel-white diamond, for instance, which no one can describe, not even Oscar Wilde, is considerably higher than the average white stone, which suffers by comparison with that one that seintillates with that intense brilliancy of watery tints. A subtle luster, I might say, distinguishes all diamonds found in alluvial soil, Hold up what is comthe morily side of called an the 'pigeon blood' ruby by inferior one, and the ditference will be obvious.

It is the same with emeralds and the peacock blue sapphires. Our custom altogether demands selected gems." "Are there any marked changes in the style and character of setting of late?" "The settings for diamonds are plainer than heretofore. The most precious are set with very little gold. They say every cloud has a silver lining, and so does almost every cheaper grade of stone." "Do you mind quoting some of Jour. stock prices?" "Not in the least.

The ruby, you know, is the most expensive of all stones. In our stock they vary from $100 to $7,000 per stone. The finest pair of diamonds we have had this season are worth $18,000. Then we have single stones ranging from 61,000 to $8,000." "What are the prevailing styles?" "Well, crescents and triple crescents are quite popular, but the Marquise takes the lead at present. The hoop or gypsy ring has long been the favorite among English women, and their American sisters are adopting it.

Sometimes as many as four of the rings adorn slender finger. The usual combination, however, is a sapphire, a diamond, and a ruby, or for young girls the ohoice is a pearl and a turquois. Recently there has been a craze for socalled 'pinkie' rings for the little finger. Every woman who has any pretension, to fashion in jewelry wears one or more of them. Friendship rings are because they may be presented with propriety by a young man to a young.

woman without any reference to an engagement between them. "In the fancy jewels there are the spinel, cat's-oye, and pearls, some of the latter weighing ninety, grains. We have made for several brides pearl necklaces with strings holding seventy pearls, each one worth from $50 to $100. New York is the most liberal market of any in the country for diamonds, as it is for other Review. THE PROPER WAY TO SIT.

Far Back in Your Chair, So That the Body May Have Support. A proper sitting position requires that the spine shall be kept straight and that the support needed for the upper part of the body shall be felt in the right place. Therefore, sit as far back as possible in the chair, so that the lower end of the spine, shall be braced against the back the seat. If this back is straight the shoulders will also rest against it; if not, they will have no point of support and it will be found they do not need it. This position makes no strain upon the ligaments of the spine.

It allows a proper position of the shoulders, consequently of the chest, consequently of the lungs, stomach and every other organ of the body. Their work is carried on naturly and comfortably, as is also the circulation of the blood, which, in a wrong. sitting position, is seriously interfered with. With the feet resting squarely upon the floor, the hands resting easily upon th lap, perfect equilibrium and consequently perfect rest of the body is secured. There is no strain upon any part of the body; no muscle or organ is required to do more than its legitimate amount of work.

The arms should never be folded, for this position not only causes a strain upon the spine, and all the other evils referred to, but, in addition, places the weight of the arms upon the stomach and the diaphragm, thereby increasing the labor of digestion and respiration. Placing the hands behind the back, or folding the arms behind the back, if possible, is a good attitude to take occasionally, giving, as it does, the fullest expansion to the whole upper part of the body. Home Journal TELEGRAPH OPERATORS. The Wonderful Skill Aocuracy They Must Develop. Those wiseaores who predicted a few years ago that the telephone was dos tined to entirely supercede the telegraph and therefore leave several thousand telegraph operators without an opcupation, have lived to discover that they were mistaken.

The telegraph operator still fills a very important poi sition in this busy world of ours, and if It were not for him one could not soad in our morning newspapers all that had taken place in the universe during the twenty-four hours preceding. There is a great deal more skill and manual dexterity called for in the telegraph operator of to-day than there was immediately after Prof. Morse made it possible to send messages over the wire, as for several years past the old-fashioned tapeunwinding machine, with its imprints of dots and dashes, has not been used at all by telegraph operators, who now rely entirely on the sense of hearing in taking messages. To the untrained ear there is nothing more confusing than the clickety click of half a hundred telegraph machines in one room, but the skilled operator finds no diffoulty whatever in sitting at his own table in the midst of a veritable babel of sounds and understanding just what it is that the little instrument before him ticks off. In large telegraph offices typewriters are now used for transcribing messages hot from the wire, and the speed that some operators acquire in the use of the typewriter is quite as great as that with which they manipulate the key in sending a message.

I often wonder whether telegraph operators toke any cognizance of the various sages that they daily send and receive, or whether they perform their work automatically, taking no heed of the joyful or sorrowful nature, whichever, it may be, of the communications that pass through their hands. However it may be, none of us are apt to be any the wiser on that point than we are now, for telegraph operators, I have observed, are not inclined, as a le, to divulge any of the secrets of their calling. -De troit Free Press. who was calling the roll. There was a stir of curious interest in the convention.

Up rose then Iowa's chairman and said;.