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Remarkable Mechanical Accuracy.

New \ ork sun
An interes sting comparison in the mechan-
ical work Of past and present times is pre-
senteI in the claim made by James Watt.
namely. that tie hal attained remarkabl
accuracy IN boring a cylinder of steam en-
CINE and fitting IL piston 50 closely that
1.-THE thicknes, Of half crown coali not H.
introduced between them. and the fact
that standard gauges ars now r,aie that
show errors Of I-lU0 90 % an inch, and
work i positively exactly Z l-51.Uo1 Of an
inch
Such accurate WORK i not, however,
generally necessary, except in the coHstruc-
ton Of gauges. the standard gauges being
the means provided for keeping or prcduc-
ing within proper, useful and practicable
bounds Thousands Of pieces Of the sane siZe
and shape. IN which otteutimeS 4 certain
amount Of variation l. allowed. both plus
and minus, \ certain amount Of ioossless
/ 70 he allowed. for Instance. ia the fit OF
journals AMI besria,S the amount 70 be
determined according - tie leazth and siza
OF the journal; but this variation Is 70 be
referred 70 some particular gauge Is a
standard, teace the valae q accuracy IN the
tas-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
CnintentionaI Cheating.


A west end gentleman recently attended
a poker party where he indulgei in numer-
ous glasses Of wine AMI partel with most Of
his cash. Midnight found him On I emont
street with just 10 cent, in his pocket-a 81
cent piece, a dime, and a nickel. Hailing a
herdic he requested the driver TO take him
to his homo on Boylston street When the
latter reached the gentleman. produc-
inS his half dollar, asked the driver if he
lad a quarter The driver, after careful
search. regretted that he had nothing
smaller than 81, which no produced. The
gentleman, feeling poor, was disinclined to
pay double fare and the heriic driver was
squally averse to accepting Ii cents for his
fare.
They pondered the matter awhile AMI at
last happy thought struck the gentleman.
i will tell you, he said, Frightening, here
are - cents; you give me the doliar-that
VIII bc near enough The heriic driver
handed over the dollar, thanked the gentle
man for his kindness and drove away; and
the gentleman. pleased with his own inge-
nuity, entered the house. where 1t flashed
across him what he had done.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
THE FIDDLE IN SOCIETY.
A New Hobby Which the Young Ladies'
of Philadelphia Have Taken Up.

New Hobby Which the Young Ladies'
of Philadelphia Have Taken Up.
philadelphia letter.
The Young ladies Of Philadelphia's fash
ionable society have taken up a new hobby
the fiddle. 1t has grown to be almost as
great rage as the skating rink in lie IS fash
ionabe sets. | understand that the wrinkle
was brought from Boston by one Of our
girls, who attended a wedding there All the
others have become infected Glasses for
the study Of the violin" as one musical
maiden put it, exist in almost every block
The outlay for instruments is often ex-
travagant One young lady has what she
declares is Stradivarius 80 years old
She has had it. for some extraordinary rea-
sol, inlald with pearl The addition has
quite rainei its tone Still, that doesn't
matter since she has made the instrument
an od'iity and can say that its cost has been
neariy 500. Another young lady has
fiddle that she declares was a favorite one
of Paganini's. II that is true Paganini's
ear must have been formed on a different
basis from that of people who make no pre-
tension to musical genius. But then, it i;
possible that the violin's extraordinary tone
may be due in some degree to the fact that
1t is all tied up in old gold ribbons.
The young lady's teacher warned her that
the tight bands would impair the quality OF
the tones. The young woman answered. that
TIE difference didn't seem much to her mind,
and in any event she was determined TO re-
tain the ribbons, because they suited her
complexion. Thus is art sacrificed to
vanny.
| asked an old French musician who is
teaching the fiddle u soma Young ladies'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
SONG
chicago Tribunal

Chicago Tribunal
o, would had q loverl
A loverl a lover,
U, | would had a lover
With tinkling, light guitar,
To come beneath my easement
Singing, There i none above her.
While l. .ning, seem - hover
in the scent of his cigari
Then at morn I'd want To m~et him
To meet him, I, meet hint
O. at morn I'd want TO meet him
When the mist was in the ky,
AMI the dew along The path went
To casually greet him,
AMI to cavalierlT treat him,
And regret IL by and by.
An I'd want t. meet his brother
His brother his broiheri
o, Ia want u meet hi brother
AZ the german or tue play,
To pin rose on his lapel
And lightly pres the other.
And love hun like a mother,
While he thought the other wav.
o, Ia pitils.sy ties; him;
And te t him. and test him,
o. I'd yitilessly test him
Far beyond Iii, own control;
And every tantiliziug lure
With which I could arrest him,
Id loosen u modest him,
TIL tried his very soul
But, ali. when relented!
Relented, rei.ntel,
But o. when | relentel-
When the stars Were blurred and dim,
And the moon above. with crescent gracs
Looked of as ] reIenfed.
And with rapture half demanteI,
All my heart went out TO him,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
An Astonished Picture Dealer.

ithlcago Times.
A carriage drew up at the door Of one of
the prominent art dealers on Wabash ave-
nue. one day last week, and richly-clad
woman. wearing damon Is and jswelry, de
scenied, entered the the store, walked
through to the gallery in the rear, asked for
the proprietor, and commenced critical
examination of the pictures. For more
than enc hour she piled the proprietor with
questions, AMI notebook in hand, jott,i
down the answers the .lnformatiOn
given This picture-what did you say the
subject was. and by whom. Has the artist
ever been written up IN the newspapers
And the price; 81 so! All yes" and down
went the points in the note And this
marine; New York artist, eh! Was he
well known among the best people theref
Was there specimen Of his work in the
Vanderbilt gallery and another note was
made. Thus it proceeiei until long list
had been made out, asgregating In price
about 50 90. Visions Of sudden wealth be-
gan to dawn upon the art-dealer Who was
this mysteriou, fair one who betrayed such
an interest in art, wanted nothing but the
best, and did not seem to be at all staggered
by tho prices, He grew eloquent, dis
coursei upon the merits of the paintings
a
spirativn of lan-uag, that fairly astonishei
himself
Could you have them sent to No. -
Michigan avenue by 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon
Yes h. could, if he broke his back and
exhausted the resources OF the establishment
in accomplishing the task
And what would be the cost of their use
until the next dayi'
The WHAT and the dealers jaw dropped
and his eyes opened to their fullest extent.
Tho price of renting them for one night
1 am going to give party to some New
York visitors, AMI | want tho pictures to
form private gallery for the occasion.
Would Sl5 lie about right"
He gazad at her speechles,ly for mo-
ment. his reason meanwhile lettering on its
throne, and then he turned and fled An
attendant later on informed the lady that
the firm was not in the renting business. AMI
she left disguised. The dealer has worn a
world WARY lnol, sinc. that day
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
THE LEAD PENCIL
First Made of the Metal Lesd-Whers
Plumbago Is Pound.
Isl. Louis GIobe-Democratl

Plumbago Is Pound.
&c, Iou;s 1;Ioba- democrat
asv,;,iny tecoma upixersaI and every
one had 10 write frequently and hurriedly. .
need arosa for a onicts- means Of rscoriia..
,bouob. than was afforded bv the nan and
x,i,,n, nara, Tn d;efcpI,v was a, fir,
m.t hv scrite. carrv;,, With than norta bIa
ink -horn, made of a nortion OF the horn o.
some animal Tbasa mi, hottie, w-rs fast.
ened To the coat hutton and for a time th,.
.x,,dient was succes,fuI Ba, as greater
convenience was demanded the ink horn
tecame unnopular and some one inyenta
N. ,.pc;I
Pencils vara st frs. r,ads OF the metal
lea,I tut the lead was worn off so gradually
And IN. MARKS made nv tbese PENCILS were
SO faint that pranhite came into use as a
sutstitut. for The leaf and the u.,ncils made
of this s,t,stanca xer, called black-lead. 70
DISTINGUISH them from the ,f5ers M lead
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Mrs. Stoves Uncle Tom"

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, in a note tC
the editor of Brooklyn paper, disabuses the
public mind Of an erroneous impression re-
garding the characters in Uncle Toms
Cabin" She says: "None Of the characters
in Uncle Toms Cabin are portraits.
know OF several colored men who showed
the piety, honesty, and faithfulness of Uncle
Tom, but none of them had history like
that created for him Some events in the
life of Lewis Clark are somewhat like those
in the life Of George Harris. read his his
tory while writing the story merely to see
that was keeping within the limits of prob
ability This disposes eifectually of the
claims of the numerous old colOred men In
tho country who have long posed as the
originals of Uncle Tom or George Harris.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

Journalist msks gooi plAySr. shts,
said John T Raymond tie other iAy.
They are student. % human nstare-o:
life in al is phases They know somethiny
about stage acton. about the passions, and
where a stage picture should BE-
How are TIE most successful pay,
wrif.elF
Happy thoughts bcossi a. tee time,
worked OFT in BAT. II dreams BY yaslshi
and BY daylight Anybody APT - write q
good PLAY u Re ! familiar with via: s play
eeSS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

A lady visiting Kansas writes Of the grass
hopperS in different strain from the usual
unappreciative manner: IF You are not
quite sure that they are not intending to
light, flight If gras,hoppers is a beauti-
full thing TO see. All day they fioated over
Us; millions upon millions OF airy little
creature, with their white gauzy wings
spread t. the light, mounting steadily to-
ward the sun, as it seemed. I; was like "A
snowstorm IN sun hine. If you can picture
such thing. with the fakes rising instead
~ falling
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
4 Costly litfle HAintinx

.Ih-clEo Hs-alI IAN AK
Ny. bGt thsss ar; work. DO rzn into
money. remarked pas eager wha-e breath
srneliet Ike the south SIDE q tae Ohio river;
II beat all what fools -oal4 folk. rrsaks
over pictures When vas IN Caicaso
au a LILLE pain.InS about a foot sqgar.
that was hell a; $50 STect s3ns simple
ton Will com. along and bay Il II 7 had q
million Of non,y y oad never catch NE pay
ins $50 Tor listle painting iiks TIA:
-Taat'> tie ~ay y5a tax, spoks mp .
bashfgl dramms!. be; r.. b.: tbs; y0g We
pail for times s. m=cA moasy for q pain,
ia- no- teath part as 5-S
What me
Yes, yoG-'
VIA: kiai q paiatiasr
zThs On a. tie cad q you- nose
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

TIFILTU
Ny editor and | once started tn walk {.
St Alhans with valued friend, who wa
by profession a pedestrian and piano-fort
tuner Midway we put up at a snug host
elry, ami ordered, for the comfort of the IN
ner man. a dish Of rump steak. While thi,
was being prepared We sat IL pleasant con
verse. which was interrupted b. peculiar
Kissing AMI frizzling sound TIA; unmistaka
bly, came from the kitchen why hans
me. suddenly exclaimed PeEdragon. With
bis hair almost On end with horror -hans
M, II they're not irving it--ths it O.
course having reference 70 the steak Our
lameuted friend thereupon drew from hi.
pocket q tuning-fork, struck it upon ;hs
table ani quietly remarked. Is he applied
it 10 his ear. Yes. and hang ne II they -
n1t frying il in c.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13


4 Russian traveller predicts that Thibe;
will prove TO be a second California, as. dur-
ing a recent visit there, he founi tue natives
gold washing in the crudest way. but with
the richest results. II the same class # men
should be attracted 10 the gold bearing dis
trictS Of that harhsric country a. wen, q
California in -, it Is very probable that
the civilization If that region would be &C
complishei with a degree Of rapidly which
would PROVE most salutary in it, lesson 20
the czars, emperors, queens and ameers who
are struggling for empire in tina; part Of the
world after the manner Of the middle ages
Necessity of Firm Emotional Control.
* Louis Glos,s- Democrat
Prolonged anxiety, continuou, fret and
worry 81 to the state o; the health OF body
Or mind at length produce the actual disease
- long dreaied The attention, zsal lusly
trained in oaa direction. sends there An IN
due amount Of blood AMI nervous energy
The real mischief Is created which has been
80 long anticipated Actual changes do cc-
cur as result 81 fearing them. In the
course Of ali epideinics the death rate Is in
creased III the same way. Hence the danger
OF not controlling the influence Of
every thought, Of not keeping in
due subordins;iOn every suggestion II the
imagination, Of not stranSlins in their birth
every unhealthy impression The process o,
firm mental and emotional Control. could
il be carried oat. wOali probably deprive
the world u many q work OK fancy and Il
genius, ba; the amount u suffering would
Re very greatly diminished
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Rice In India.

1t is popularity supposed that rice is the
staple crop and universal food throughout
India This, however, is very far from be-
ing the case. for north of Bshar wheat
and other grains form the chief articles OF
food, and in these districts rics forms no
part Of the diet of the people. Rice Is only
grown in the deltas of the great rivers and
along the western coat and besides this 1t
is raised in patches in all the hill valleys
In those regions where rice is grown largely,
however, it is the only crop. The quality
varies much according 70 the place where it
grows; even in single district in Bengal it
is said there are many As so5 different
kinda
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Necessity of Firm Emotional Control.
Properly Prudent.
IPhlAielpAia cal !

7 LIZ r PM III
t4rst small boy-Whar does your pap DO
Tor living
Second small hoy-Mv pap's great usa.
lie Is he Is sn nftceholier
What's his Office. then
hes s. buil Ing inspector
ia think that would be awful dangerous.
gong around unsafe buildings'
1oh, no He doa't so nsAr EN- tn after
hay fall down
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Scoring a Point ON the Autocrat

ll'sipl NripDc-I
1t was not three months ago that Oliver
Wendell Holmes said in letter read ut the
Longfellow memorial service at Bowioin,
that the Newspaper reporter = . the social
gathering what the pLylloxera is to the
vineyard We: the reporters noticed the
other evening that he came over to them
and asked If they would like copies OF his
penn Rather useful phylloHera, aren't
they DR. Holmes
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13


Trousers with two legs are pair; a shirt
with two arms Is only one shirt Philoso-
piers hal better give up trying TO find out
whether the moon i inhabited with spookS.
and clear az some Of the dark mysteries OF
fbi. Ia
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

A certain distinguished Cinciacatian SAYS
he proper way % kiss siri : % plant i: II
he middle Of her hand All sha; her srSs-s
Iowa On II for sa.s-Ssepias- L may no. te
IS swee; IS the real yum-yum variety. bus
{ certainly takes the palm over al the or
{.narv mans
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
The Russian Alphabet.

7
Tie Russian alphabet contains forty'-one
letters. Any Russian word can lie made by
changing the position of these letters, care
beng taken TO use the entire forty-one
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

NV OTIranS FlClyunr-
The abuses OF SNatin Kinks can he avoided
b. conducting them on the style Of bathing
houses Have iaiy attendants AMI let no
gen,iemen lie admitted ou days when ladies'
>kata
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
One Reason Why.

Z
One reason why England shouldn't allow
Russia 10 seize Herat Is becau-e she intenii
to give 1t new name in case Of pos session.
Il will t. ca1lsi Popoffkosk ovitch. or soms
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Declared on.

Are your coats paidei" asked Angelina,
as her head reposed gracefully ON Williams
manly breast
NO Why do you a,kr lie inquired
fon1ly
Because they are 50 much softer than
Martins coats. or Johns. either. for that
matter
Tn, a.irao-.naut IL brol,.n
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

4 lax las b--a sn.c;si ~ the ALABAMA
legislature tainz . rnSs SD y be Sea
arlnk al; :. u. Own keas
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

-G1tk ozce beard . s0se.k>spsr AZ
Washir-toal say. -Alross every naa cAn
Be rsllS3 upon e 30 ssEss;stax :ooiss as.ss
ke / a.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Gold in 1hibct-

tea. Crook writ,> encourag,n- letters t.
BOYS IN the indian >cnooys
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

Two hundred years ago the Arabiars had
a fish call-i the zsdru,,s with bones 50 large
that they were sawed into plankS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

A E.asac expert ays oaly one MAJ q I, 90
"A vkls.i@ q TINA
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

George Alfred Townsend says he does not
want 9" own a Newspaper AMI never will.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13

NyANTED-A girl; none but hrst-class
w house-keeper need apply. ID HAYS
d2o-,it
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a. T. 81 S. F R. r Co
Wichita & WesterI
St. Louis & San Francisco
WANT COLUMN.

ddpeyfisemenfs in nIs column rriH be N irgef Tor
af The rate Of Fire fes.fs per iiRe Per Tees- Nc
afperfixemenf taken for SIS than p os7fs-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-17
CLEAR WATER.

clearwater proposition has been made
to the City Trustees, that comes within
the financial ability and offer of the city,
IN the judgment of the Trustees. Very
wisely, the officials have taken week in
which to consider the details of the scheme
The quality of the water supply is good,
and there is no issue on that head, but
there Is as to water brought any con-
siderable distance in bitches The main
thing is to so protect the supply that it
shall not be open to the objections that
can and should be raised to ditch water.
If what the company proposes secures us
uncontaminated clear water Of original
purity, it may be very desirable to
close with them. The question is still an
open one whether we cannot obtain a sup
ply from the east Of the city drawn from
wells. The inadequacy and unwisdom of
such scheme should be made clear before
1t is wholly abandoned. If it is deter
mined that we cannot, at proper cost, Sc
cure good water in that way, then the
questions as to the economy and character
OF the mountain water, and the methods of
ats carriage to us, come next in order.
There is no popular prejudice for or against
any of the schemes proposed, so far as we
can discover. This people want clear wa
ter, and at a cost that shall ba admittedly
economic. The benefits of the introduc
ton of clear water here can scarcely be
overestimated, and all the special pleading
that can be advanced for the river water
will not stand before them for a mo-
ment We believe the Trustees
having charge of the question
will deal with it with business discretion,
and apply to it all the tests that are need
ed, before closing a contract with any of
the companies offering water, or before
adopting or rejecting any given scheme of
supply. We have no prejudices one way
or the other, and no advocacy to make for
this, that or the other plan. We believe it
will be for the public good for clear water
to be introduced here we know that water
carried long distances in bitches is liable
to contamination. We are satisfied that
the water offered to the city, as originally
taken out of mountain streams and lakes is
of the best quality. We are also satisfied
that water drawn from many of the deep
wells east of the city is of good quality,
and that it is more a question of quantity
and reliability of supply than of transmits
sion and purity, on that head. The need
for haste Is not 50 great that time may not
be taken TO exhaust examination before
any new system is settled upon, and espe-
eialiy to satisfy the people that the noun
tain lake water now offered will be so trans
ported TO us as to give lis clear and
healthful article. The Trustees should be
satisfied upon this matter, and before
adopting any plan should give the people
fully the reasons that influence their iudg-
ment
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-17
A STANFORD MEMORIAL.

The San Francisco Alta, referring to the
proposition that some sort of public ae-
acknowledgement should be made of the Gift
of Governor and Mrs. Stanford, and some
appropriate memorial erected, or pre-
pared, says that their memorial is provided
already in the great work they have under
taken. Very true. We believe that it
would be impossible to suggest memorial
that would be appropriate and fully ex-
preSsiye and worthy. A grand great deed,
such as has Just been witnessed, is its own
best monument. And if we estimate the
characters Of the man and woman Alright,
they are those who do not wish any cere-
monial nor any formal acknowledgment of
such act. They have not done this thing
to hear the beating of the palms in plaud-
its. In the hearts of all the people they
have found, and will continue to find, the
acknowledgment that they best appreciate.
in their own hearts they find the full re-
ward for their noble action. The approval
written there is richer compensation
than any that grateful people can for
mally make. Still, if the people should
resolve by ceremonial to testify to these
two citizens their gratitude and their
appreciation Of the benefaction, it would
be fitting, though in the utmost that could
be done it would be inadequate But in
Whatever is undertaken in that way, the city
where Governor Stanford once lived, that
has within its bounds thebirthplace of the
son whose name the great university will
bear, will be found ready to do and will
be second to no community, outside the
metropolis, in the measure and heartiness
OF its testimonial, in the doing.