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One day while returning home from this city he came across a man whose wagon was stuck in the mud in Inde­ pendence creek bottom. Colonel Ege at once started in to help the man pry out his wagon with a fence rail. While both were working away Ege became angry anS yelled to the man, "Lift, you sou of a gun; you are not lifting a pound." The man picked up the end gate of the wagon and split It over Ege's head, laying him up for three weeks. Ege had his hat off when he was struck and was so bald before coming to Kansas that he was known as the Bald Eagle of Maryland. Ege always carried a pistol and was always trying to shoot through Some­ body's hat without hitting him. One day, at the Independence creek ferry, he shot at a man, but aimed a little low and creased him. But Ege was always a gentleman; he took the man Into his home and tenderly cared for him until he recovered.--Atchison Globe. Satanlah Proverbs. Proverbs uncomplimentary to the fair sex are common in Spain. "A wo­ man, like a pavement, should be well trampled on to be kept in order," "A woman is like a candle, Twist her neck If you wish her to be good;" "Be­ ware of a bad woman, and do not truft a good one;" "Crying in a woman and limping in a dog is all a slianr," "A cock crows on his own dunghill, but hens cackle everywhere"" (this in refer­ ence to the supposed garrulousness and inqpisitive disposition of the sex); "Show me a magpie without a spot and I will show you a woman without a fault." In English counterparts are not wanting, for example: A woman, a dog and a walnut tree-- The more you beat them the better they be. Mothers-in-law and stepmothers come in for a good deal of sarcasm. Some of the proverbs in regard to them will not stand translation. Of a man who Is accounted lucky they say, "If he fell from the roof of a house, he Would fall on the top of his mother-in- law."--Chambers' Journal. A GREAT NEWSPAPER. It has always been claimed for The Chicago Tribune that it would, in all probability, pass with the highest average in any competitive examination among the newspapers of the United States for excellence in all departments of journalism. •' Under date Of May 2, 1899, the " Omaha World-Herald, editorially an- " awering a letter from ' Inquirer • " asking the names of the five best " newspapers In this country, point# " out tnat a newspaper may excel In " one way and be inferior in another. " The World-Herald Rives lists under " five general headings of leading " American newspapers distinguished " especially for excellence, mentioning ** In all some twenty. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE HEADINGS: •• <i) "<£> Most a nd beat news, foreign and domestic, presented attractively. pOSSiulo Of news by de- news briefly. 8) Typographical ar ) Classification partmcnts. 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Suddenly, afUr taking a couple of sips of his coffee, he made a grotesque­ ly wry face that was In accord wfthr his rye breath and blatted out: "Phwat th' dlvvle is th* matther w4d this coffee r A waitress quickly reached his el­ bow and inquired solicitously as to the cause of his criticism of the coffee. "Whoy," said he, "thot shttaff tastes iolke it wor mixed wld vinegar ur mebbe sprayed wld paris green." "Did you sweeten It?" coyly asked the waitress. "Did Oi swaten It? Whoy, 1 put free tayspoons lv sugar In It. and, wow, phwat a taste it hov!" v'JVhore did you get the sugar?" In­ quired the fair young waitress, trying hard to repress a smile, as her suspi­ cions began to take form. "Phwere did Oi git It? Whoy, out lv thot shugar bowl, lv course. Phwere wud Oi take shugar frum--out lv a saltcellar?" . She retreated a safe distance before she explained matters. "That bowl," 6&id ihe, '"contains horse radish!" , "It luks more loike olee crame," said the victim, as he meekly paid his bill and went out for a bracer. TaadCTlUalay, "Tomorrow iss yesterday, yet, al­ ready," said the gentleman with the stuffed vest and the stove blacking dauber on his chin. "Vat iss It you speagk by der Inslte of your moudt to dor front side off your face aber you say noddings; yes, no?" inquired the gentleman with the wooden shoes. "It iss diss. Today vlll be yetsterday tomorrow, yes? So? Undt tomorrow vill pe today tomorrow, because today, vich dis day Iss, Is gone veil'tomorrow haf come der veelf In. heln? Undt If today peen yetsterday undt tomorrow peen today, den tomorrow yetsterday peen yet, der next time, already."-- Indianapolis Press. Still Other* to Com, Mrs. Howskeep--Now, then, I've giv­ en you your dinner. Let me see you get to work on that wood pile. Wragson Tatters--Why, lady, I t'ought I explained dat matterfftffjyer. Mrs. Howskeep--What! You^tld me you never worked before meals. I gave you a meal, and-- Wragson Tatters -- Ah, but. lady, dey's udder meals still comln ter me from somewhere. Ta-ta, lady.--Phila­ delphia Press. The Arch Destroyer. "He Is a mean, sneaking, underhand­ ed element, the moth Is," protests John Kendrick Bangs In The Woman's Home Companion. "Fire has a decent sense of the proprieties. Moths have none at all. When fire attacks you, It smokes and crackles and hisses and roars and lets - you know in clarion tones that it has come. The moth steals upon you in the dead of night and chews up your best trousers, gorges himself upon your wife's furs, tickles his palate with your swellest flannel golf shirt, munches away upon your handsomest rug, punches holes in your best sofa cushions with his tusks and then silently folds his tent and steals away without so much as a thank you for his meal. For unmiti­ gated meanness commend me to the moth! 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Address all orders to THE WERNER COMPANY, MMWWmmill*mint:-.' Oar Firit Woman Editor. According to the Hartford Courant, that paper in 1777 was owned and ed­ ited and managed by a woman, whose name comes down to modern days as "the Widow Watson." She had "exclu­ sive charge" of the journal. After a couple of years Mrs. Watson married a leading citizen of Hartford, and after that date she no doubt let him advise and assist in the conduct of the paper. But she holds the record for the first woman editor in the country. Sacrilegious. An urchin in a country parish In Scotland, having been told by hie par­ ents to read a newspaper aloud to them, began to do so in the usual drawling manner of the parish school He had not proceeded far when his mother stopped him short, exclaiming: "You rascal! Hoo dare ye read a newspaper wl' the Bible twang?"-- London Telegraph. One Wedding Present Lost. Maud--I think I ought to tell you. Clara, that I met your fiance in the hall last night, ahd he kissed me. Of course the hall was not very well lighted-- Clara (interrupting)--Yes, he told me all about it He said the ball was dark as pitch or be would have never made such a fool of himself.--Chicago News. * Too Consistent. "I thought you said this waa a changeable climate," said the man with a cold. "Well," was the apologetic answer, "It used to be changeable. 1 have nev­ er before known It to make up its mind to be so consistently soggy."--Wash­ ington Star. Above Their Neighbors. "Those new folks next door are too swagger for this neighborhood." "I)o they use finger bowls three times a day?" "I jion't know, but they call their front hall a 'porte cochere.'"--Indian­ apolis Journal. His (Jnsonndness. MNo; he couldn't get bis life insured." "And yet he always looked sound and robust." "Yes, but he never had enough mon­ ey to pay the9 premium."--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Yon Can't Tell Him Mack Anyway. "Pa, how can you tell a poet If he doesn't have long hair?" "Well, Jimmy, when he's feeling po­ etical he generally wears his four-in- hand tied In a. bowknot."--Indianapolis Journal. Much ticer. "I saw something attractive clinging to the lapel of your coat at the dance the other night." "Chrysanthemum T* "No, seliooimuui!"--Cleveland Plain Dealer. End*, bnt Wot Alma. Dealers It charcoal to Havana are said aev:er to have yellow fever, while in lay circles it Is advised always to have It about during Its prevalence, because of its absorbing properties, It Is presumed. v 3* * - "My friend*" said the long haired passenger to the young man in the seat opposite, "to what end has your life work been directed?" - j "To both ends," was the reply. "I I have th« only first class hat and shoo 1 Ctore In our village." \ - - • • ' \ A Tvlelc That Won. A. few weeks ago a pretty little Pa­ risian actress waa appearing at a the­ ater in Geneva. On Mie last night of the play a tall, wellwfessed man sent In his card and asked permission to thank her personally for the pleasure that her performances had given to him. He entertained her at supper and asked permission to see her off at the station on the following day. Ho arrived with his groom, who was car­ rying a tremendous bouquet of flowers. He told her that he had telegraphed to his brother, who was in Paris and who had influence both with the press and the theatrical managers and that he would meet her on her arrival In. Paris. To the astonishment of the actress all this turned out to be true, and she found a magnificent, carriage at the station. A fine dinner followed. The girl was dumb with astonish­ ment. Her host told her that it waa all fbr the sake of his brother, whom he loved dearly, and he spoke pathet­ ically of the beautiful bouquet thai she carried and which was made up of flowers culled in the garden of the old homestead. She offered him th$ bou­ quet instantly, and he accepted It with a thousand thanks. * Now she has found out why she waa treated so well. She had been the means of smuggling watch springs to the value of $10,000 Into Parle. His New Stove. Old HI Drew, who lives In a village not 40 miles away, came into town last week on the sly to buy a birthday gift for his wife. He cast about vigorously and struggled In a valiant way through the crowds, finally being washed ashore in the doorway of a hardware establishment. - Despairing of fighting his way any farther, he made up his mind to make his purchase right there. Martha wanted a new stove, anyway. So he allowed himself to be taken in hand by an energetic salesman and had soon purchased for $21 an article that "was guaranteed to cook anything and everything all at one time. He had It expressed out to the village and by cunning strategy succeeded in getting it set up in the kitchen the next morn­ ing without Martha's knowledge. When she saw It, she hugged him and beam­ ed all over with delight. Then he went out and killed a young sucking pig and two chickens and prepared for a royai spread. Suddenly a blank look passed over the old man's face. . "Why, what's the matter, DreiW?" exclaimed his wife. "Look it here!" he cried. "Here I've been and bought a darn gas stove for $21, and there ain't no gas for nine miles,"--Chicago Times-Herald. Quick Arrow Shooting. The Maya Indians have acquired ex­ traordinary dexterity with the bow and arrow, which, with the spear. Is their only weapon, though the boys befove they are strong enough to draw the bow often use a sling made from a strip of rawhide* with which they kill squirrels and small birds. The bows are about five feet long, made of a thin, tough strip of cuhoon palm, well seasoned. The arrows are usually car­ ried in a tiger skin quiver and can be used with marvelous rapidity, as the following incident will show: A chief of the Lacoadones of my ac- quaintanoe named Canek had been on bad terms with his father-in-law for some time. One morning while hunt­ ing in the bush he espied the old man in an anana tree gathering the appios. He at once fired an arrow at the man, striking him through the chest and while the body was falling placed an­ other arrow In the neck. Fortunately for, himself he managed to reach the nearest Spanish settlement before any of the murdered man's relatives could overtake him.--Chambers' Journal. A Woman's Awful Peril. "There is only one chance to save your life and that is through an operation" were the startling words heard by Mrs. L B. Hunt of Lime Ridge, Wis., from her doctor after he had vainly tried to cure her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall stones had formed and she constantly grew worse. 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