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INTOLERABLE ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema All Over Baby's Pace
Professional Treatment Palled
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X began to use the Cuticura Remedies. The
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instead of red. I continued until the
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Tragedy In High Life.
"All Is over between us. I nm
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"What have you In that package?"
"Locks of hair, so that she may pick
tit hers." Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A Low Down Trick.
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member because
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more. I didn't give you any letter
to mail. Cleveland Leader.
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Ho Except, possibly, when she gets
off a street car. Philadelphia Record.
An Australian Cattle King.
An Australian ' cattle king, Sidney
Kidman, is said to-own more of tbe
British Empire than any other Indi
vidual. He Is the proprietor of 49,218
quare miles of land and has 100,000
cattle and 10.000 horses. He is en
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MOST MARVELOUS TRICK HORSE IN THE
. ANNALS OF THE SAW-DUST ARENA
Pedigree and Accomplishments of Excelsior, Jr, the Bright, Partic
ular Star of Old Dan Rice's One-Horse Show The Famous
Clown Called His Blind, Milk-White Wonder "The Very Quintes
sence of Quadruped Grandeur, Without a Rival In the Equine
Circles of the Circus World."
EXCELSIOR, JR.
The elder generation ot our read
ers who patronized the "One Ring
Circus," In their salad days, doubtless
remember the remarkable trick horse
Excelsior and his son, Blind Excel
sior, Jr., both owned, trained and ex
hibited by Colonel Rice. The Illus
tration of Blind Excelsior is ot mani
fold interest. It Is not only a perfect
likeness of the wonderful horse as
be appeared In his declining years,
but It la the last picture made by the
master hand of the lamented Herbert
B. Klttredge. This priceless painting,
the only one now In existence, and
for which Colonel Rice offered at one
time the sum of $500, subsequently
became the property of Mr. Chas. T.
Harris, then on the editorial staff of
Wallace's Monthly. The following ex
cerpts from the diary of Colonel Rice,
concerning the characteristics of sire
and son, are of Interest:
There was a slight difference In the
susceptibility of the two horses, the
original Excelsior being purer bred
than his son. He was sired by the
racehorse Gray Eagle, that ran
against Wagner at Louisville, Ky., In
the early sixties. His dam was by
Envoy, imported to this country by
Judge Wilklns, of Pennsylvania, who
was Minister to Russia. Excelsior,
Sr., was bred and owned by Dr.
Thomas, ot Hawesvllle, Hancock
County, Ky., and In the fall of 1850
ran a two-mile race over the Lexing
ton track in 3.51. I educated him
with less trouble than I had with his
son, but his performances were of a
different character, being classic and
artistic in the way of graceful move
ments and grand and imposing atti
tudes. Excelsior, Jr., was a keystone
to the arch of the original "One-Horse
Show;" for In those days he formed
the "whole stud" of that much-talked-
of institution. He was a very quin
tessence of quadruped grandeur. Ills
marvellous sagacity was only equalled
by his elegance of carriage. With a
milk-white skin, and mane and tall of
remarkable length and fleecy white
ness, a neck of extraordinary mould
and perfect reach of arch; In truth,
so powerfully and symmetrically
formed was this noble brute, there
should be scant surprise that he was
universally regarded and enthusias
tically conceded to be, tn intelligence,
color and general conformation, with
out a rival In the equine circles of the
circus world. So widespread was his
fame he attracted the notice of Rosa
Bonheur, who wrote the famous pho-tograhic-artlst
Sarony to forward her
photographs of the blind marvel.
After 'spending several weeks study
ing Excelsior in every possible pose, a
score of superb specimens were sent
the great French artist, aboard the
Ill-fated Ville de Havre, and so never
reached their destination. The poet
Longfellow was also one of Excel
sior's most ardent admirers. One
night at the close of the performance
he accompanied Colonel Rice to the
paddock, and whilst , caressing the
sightless wonder said: "This horse
Is so human in his conduct, so beau
tiful In his presence, so patient and
Cnnfldlnc tn hfa ofTH.HAn thof ...1.
ly, Mr. Rice, I am almost persuaded
to believe there must be a sort of
horse heaven after all."
The loss of sight In Excelsior, Jr.,
which occurred in his second year,
no doubt strengthened his hearing
and made him more attentive to what
was said to him. So keenly sensitive
was he of sound, that, speaking ouce
In a sibilant tone to my ringmaster
some fifty feet distant, this whispered
remark caught his ear, although not
heard by Mr. Rosston: "I must short
en the programme Excelsior will as
cend the stairs." Before I could ad
vance to the horse to give him his
cue he arose on his hind legs and pro-
ceeded with his forefeet to climb an
Imaginary staircase. Of course this
was after many years ot arduous toil
In teaching him to understand and
distinguish sounds. I took the Idea
from seeing In early times the wag
oners of Pennsylvania driving their
spike by word of command. I worked
at the principle until 1 reduced the
theory to a science, knowing tho
horse had the most acute hearing of
any of the animal creation, and the
greatest memory, not excepting man,
for a man frequently forgets a horse
never does. In short, I worked on
the principle that we know the mean
ing of words by their sound, and In
educating both horses demonstrated
that the horse Is next to man In point
of Instinct aDd Intelligence.
The feats of this famous animal
have been made so familiar to the
reader throughout the pages of this
biography proper, that further at
tempts to add anything of Interest
would be 'superfluous. Perhaps bis
most wonderful achievement was ths
ascension and descension ot the stair
case, going up and down both back
ward and forward, in an almost per
nendlcular position, with a rubbsr
ball balanced between bis ears
feat no horse but htm could ever be
Instructed to acquire. He was par
excellence the premier performer ol
the circus world.
Dr. Knox, from whom Colonel Rloe
obtained Excelsior, was a regular at
tendant during the days of the One
Horse Show, and being also a per
sonal friend of the Colonel, his ad
miration for the Jester was very sin
cere, and his faith as to Excelsior's
ability was the result ot an Idea that
a horse bred In Kentucky, even
though he was untrained, must, under
any circumstances, win. Colonel Rlos
secured a first-class groom, Jeff
Posey, from Daniel Van Wonder, a
butcher In Cincinnati, whose skill as
a horseman was unsurpassed, but be
gracefully shared the honors with
Wil3on Turner, who took his place
when Posoy eventually became man
ager of the stud. After coming In
possession of Excelsior, Colonel Rlcs
Introduced the Intelligent creature at
once Into the ring, and he responded
so easily to the requirements Imposed,
that it can be truly stated, be was
broken to his performing feats direct
ly under the eye of the public. - -
Excelsior died November 17, 1878,
ago twenty-eight years, at St. Louis,
Mo. Three days before his death,
Colonel Rice, who was compelled to
come East to fill an important engage
ment, went to the stable of Jerry Ar-
not, In St. Louis, where Excelsior,'
who had been 111 for some time, was
being faithfully looked after. Colonel
Rico called him out of his stall In
order to test his strength and discover
if he could be safely removed to New
York. Whining piteously, the thor
oughbred staggered with weakness as
he backed out towards his master and
placed his head on his shoulder, shed
ding tears and quivering In a most
pitiable way. Colonel Rice sought to
console the sorrowing animal as be
led him back In his stall, but to no
avail. There were many prominent
people present who had come to visit
the sick horse, among whom were
Superintendent Talmage, of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and Mr. Chas. Lucas,
the millionaire merchant of St. Louis.
All were visibly affected. His funeral,
which was nearly a mile long, was one
ot the most remarkable tributes ever
paid to one of his raco, and still sur
vives In the memories of thousands
an enduring monument to his popu
larity. From "The Life of Dan
Rice," by Maria Ward Brown.
Everybody Swears By Him.
"Who's the best known man In this
township?" queried the advance agent
for tha medicine show.
"Well, young feller," answered Un
cle Silas Seaver slowly, as he care
fully packed the tobacco In his black
pipe, "Jake Seymour holds that rec
ord about now, by catin' the fust new
potatoes from his own garden, tho'
Hank Calkins Is a close second with
his new peas. Aunt Sarah Stanton Is
attractln' considerable attention with
I her flock of eighteen light brahmas
wlth an egg record of twelve dozen
in eight days, the same beln' writ up
In the Smithville Banner. An' Wallis
Weaver's buildin' a new hip-roof
bam.' But I guess, everything con
slderin'. Squire Hamilton's about the
most popular man about these parts
now. Everybody seems to swear by
the squire, seeln's he's Jest been elect
ed assessor." Judge's Library.
Endless Telephone Chain.
At the recent election In Aurora,
111., the women v. ire urged to form
an "endless telephone chain," each
! woman pledging herself to call up
nve maie voters every aay ana urge
them to vote right. If It takes as
long to get people on the telephone
la Aurora as It often does In Massa
chusetts, the women could have voted
themselves In half the time. Spring
Held Republican.
Great Britain consumes about .8.-
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Bad Nau Helm Physician Invents New
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Bad Nau Helm. Tho numerous
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A physician having chnrgo of a
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the organ for a period ranging from
five seconds to five hours or longer.
This means a boon to sufferers from
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WHEN TOUR BACK ACHES
It is a Warning That the Kidneys Are
Sick and Need Help.
A bad back makes every day a dull
round of pain and misery. It's a sign
the kidneys are bick
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Yours Truly.
The simplicity of "Yours" ns a let
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emy Taylor, whose letters to John
Evelyn often wind up with perfect triumphs-
of complexity In this respect.
His best Is, "Believe me that I am, in
great heartiness and denrness of affec
tion, Dear Sir, your obliged and moBt
affectionate friend and servant J. Tay
lor." On other occasions he was
"Your most affectionate and endeared
friend and servant," or "Your very
affectionate friend and hearty serv
ant." Even in his shortest perora
tions of the kind tho "nffectlonate"
and the "servant" are always tho two
dndlspensable words. Probably no
man, woman, or child would combine
these two at the end of a letter today.
London Chronicle. .
Ruined Railway Rebuilt.
London After lying derelict for
twenty years, the old Shropshire and
Montgomeryshire Railway is about to
enter on a new lease of life. The rail
way, which is eighteen miles long, links
Shrewsbury with the Cambrian system
at Llnnymynech. About $5,000,000
was spent on It, nnd a new company
has acquired the concern for $150,000.
Some $100,000 of this is required to
reconstruct bridges that have tumbled
down, to rebuild stations now over
grown with trees, and to replace sig
nal posts and fences that have been
carried away and burned.
' The Torpedo in Warfare.
The day has gone by when the tor
pedo can be regarded as an unreliable
Instrument of war of strictly limited
use. Today the British navy ds about
to be equipped with a torpedo which
will carry a destructive charge of up
wards of 200 pounds, and will possess
an effective range of over 7,000 yards,
which It will be able to cover at an
average speed of 31 knots. Such a
weapon is bound to influence battle
tactics, owing to Its range and the ac
curacy with which it runs. The new
torpedo. In association with improved
gunnery methods, has already banish
ed the C-dnch gun from the newer bat
tleships and battleship crusiers Cas
sler's Magazine.
In 1950.
First Speed Maniac I declare these
speed restrictions are getting so a fel
low has no fun out of his machine.
Second Ditto What have they done
now?
First Speed Maniac Passed a law
limiting the speed to 50 miles an hour
in city streets with a Jail penalty for
the third ease ot manslaughter. Balti
more American.
Even at School.
Teacher Tommy, for what Is Pitts
burg noted?
Tommy Beatin' do Cubs fivo
straight, ma'am.
It Is much easier to get a bad repu-
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"MEMOIRS OP DAN RICK," TOT
CLOWN OF OUlt DADDIES.
At Last, There Is on Sale a Book
Brimful of Amerlrr.n Humor.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
Is for "a book which will make me
laugh." The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the "Memoirs of Dan Rice," ths
Clown of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lic a volume of the great jester's
most pungent Jokes, comic harangues,
caustic bits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches of ad
venture, original songs and poetical
effusions; wise and witty, serious,
satlrlcnl, and sentimental sayings of
tho sawdust arena of other days.
These "Memoirs" also contain a series
of adventures and Incidents alternat
ing from grave to gay; descriptive
scenes nnd thrilling events; the rec
ord of hnlt a century of a remarkable
life, In tbe course of which the sub
ject was brought Into contact with
most of the national celerities of the
day. The book abounds in anecdotes,
humorous and otherwise; and It af
fords a clearer view of the Inside
mysteries of show life than any ac
count heretofore published. Old Dan
Rice, as the proprietor of the famous
"One Horse Show," was more of a
national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War raged.
This fascinating book of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $1.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard
street. New York City.
WAGES LOW IN GERMANY.
Prussian City Advertises for Clerks at
$2.50 a Month.
Breslau, Prussia. The City of Land
shut, a wealthy town, advertises for
clerks for the municipal administra
tion, promising the following wages:
"To young men, college bred, the
city offers ten marks ($2.50) per
month for the first year of their serv
ice. In the second year the remun
eration Is twenty marks, In the third,
thirty marks. Beginning with the
fourth year clerks will receive six hun
dred marks per annum, with increase
of one hundred marks per year until
the maximum wage of 1,000 marks Is
reached."
Rose That Changes Color.
White in the shade, red In the sun,
such is the twofold character that has
given a name to the chameleon rose
At night or when It Is carried Into a
dark room It assumes a waxHke
whiteness. This does not occur abrupt
ly, but tho petals first pass into a pale
rose, and finally ends by becoming the
purest white. Then, if it is taken into
bright sunlight, with the greatest rap-
i'.dlty It resumes the scarlet tint of
the most brilliant peony. .
Thl3 horticultural phenomenon
comes from Japan, that country of
magic gardens and wizard horticultur
ists. Petit Jardin.
Babv Fox a Paris Hobbv.
Paris. The smart society women
of Paris have discovered a new hobby
and with one accord are abandoning
tho "toutou." or tiny pet dog, which
for a considerable time lias been the
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