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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28
Meteorology Of the Congo Country.

Mr. A Won Danckelmann, German mete-
orologist, has been making observations at
Vivi, in the country Of the Congo, and re-
ports some curious results. During about q
year that he stayed there the barometrical
column did not vary more than ten milli-
meters; even the passage Of tornadoes seemed
To produce no greater effect upon it. The
year is divided into rainy and dry seasons
During the latter, from May to October, no
rain falls, but the earth is occasionally moist
ened by the depositions from fogs From
November to April heavy showers of short
duration prevail, and the water falls, in por-
tons, sometimes as high as 1G2 millimeters-
about four inches-in two hours.
Long, fine rains are unknown. The country
is visited by cyclones, but, while storms pass
ing To the north of the station turned the vane
in a contrary direction to that of the hands
Of watch, those passing it to the south
turned it in a direction corresponding with
them. The natives burn the tall prairie
grass in the dry seasons, causing fires that
last for long time, and produce considerable
meteorological effects The air is constantly
loaded with smoke, while cumulus clouds are
formed over the fires and emit lightning with
thunder. One Of the most remarkable mete-
geological phenomena Of the region is the eI-
istence of n southwest wind, which, beginning
at sunset, blows all night till sunrise with
such force as to raise large and dangerous
waves on the river.-Phrenological Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

The funniest thing about the Fort Peck In
dams, though, is the manner in which they
bury their dead They have abandoned the
customs Of their fathers in lodging the bodies
in the forks Of trees or placing them on scat
folds, and now dispose Of them by boxing
them up as the white men do. The boxes are
then placed in a straight line, one after an-
other, and piled on top of each other. Each
family has pile Of their own. and for neariy
q mile in direct line may he seen these burial
boxes. Tourists are, however, rscommendes;
TO pass them by on the windwsrd side.-Mon-
tana Latter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

Stealing One Another's Military Secrets.
There is trouble in Berlin because the --latest
pattern of repeating rifles adopted in the Ger
man army has been surreptitiously conveyed
b the French government. The evidence
goes to show that Saxon officer is the guilty
party. and it viii 60 hard with him il he i
caught This is one Of the little difficulties
insepaIable from the kind Of intrenched camp
business now being done by the principal na-
lions of Europe. Pendinea renewal OF TIE
lighting the several governments pilfer one
anotheris military secrets, inventions, paans
Of fortresses. etc-Chicago Tribune.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28
Scene I'm the Reading Room.

~You look tirei, Cholly." ~Yaas" Been
hard at WORK, eh' @Yaas" What atf
@Aw-waw' yawning. Well, 1 had e
write . letter to NAV, don't CHEW know,
and she will insist on having two pages
And then I-aw-waw-made a mistake in
the adweas. don't chew know, AMI had to
vito it twica Aw-waw-augh" Goes "a
sleep till dinner time New YORK Town
TopicA
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28
A New Variety Of Passion Flower.

John Thorp thinks that the new passion
flower, Constance Elliott, viii probably prove
an acquisition Its color, pure white, with
just suggestion Of purple at the base of its
corolla, is in its favor, but its chief advan-
tage over the old passiaora c9ruha, from
which it springs, is its longer period of bloom
It flowers when the vine is much smaller than
the old kind, and consequently much earlier
when planted out, and viii continue all the
latter part Of summer up to hard frusts. 1t
will probably be as hardy as the presen.
plant, which il cut back and covered will
ordinarily survive our winterx-Chicago
Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

A Thrust NJ Manual fraAntnG-SeAooAs.
There is . gimlss and corksrsw ooncepsoa
of school education abroad thas would mAhs
in fundamental purpose The production q
human artomata that, upon having their
numerous strings pulled BY IN ovessser. Q
bAs-worknan or . director Of some kind,
would file. turn, r.sp, poaish and dn,uh me-
chanicl products Of various kindA
None Of this d education; Is b the sysecm a
apprsnf,cs.hip applied TO school sduoatann
No such conception can b 1t ths bottom u
sfate school education Th0 ansomAfa ars
far more likely 10 be bad ciflaD than good
ouA-ProfeDQ g g HaH h Indiana School
JonxnAl
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

The word -giucoser docs not appear in the
English translatiou Of the Scriptures. The
phrase, 1T shall be, in thy mouth, sweet as
honey in Revelation, Z: Q, contains in the
original Greek. the nearest approach to the
word GLUCOSE having place in the text, As
follows: -Eisthal giuku hos nell BROOK
tyu Eagle
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

The cost Of surprising locusts in Cyprus
since the British occupation amounts to over
SSSo, 600 But the government engineer states
that, large Is the expenditure hAs been, it Is
certain that it has already been recovered by
the island many times over in the value Of
the crops aved-Foreign Letter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

At the recent sale Of MrR MorpaAs art cok
lection and bric-a- brac in New York, Q eolleo-
hon Of snuff-bottles sold for a, 100 Ths pr
ION who bought them can now have She aais-
faction Of sneezing IN - &@Usps styia-
Chicago Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28

There are few things in this world worth
getting angry about, and they happen 70 Be
PRECISELY th- things which anger dos 1t
hGh-Hany J. Raymond
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28
TEARING DOWN A MOUNTAIN.


The Proudest Achievements Of the Pao.
ama-A Contractors Huge Task.
Buhio Soldado is the proudest achievement
| Of the Panama Canal company, and Is, in
| deed, a great work The hill is Of solid rock,
| alternating at places in huge cobble bowlderA
We are saluted with following volley OF 30
gun-cotton explosions to show how rapidly
such work can lie manipulated On the
| smoke clearing off a really grand engineering
| feat meats the eye. Ledge uTon ledge OF
| sloping rock terrace tower up to tine highest
point, about 80 feet. On several Of the
lodges stand rows Of wagons, which were it
not a holiday would be pusily at work. We
are at the bottom, ard il is necessary TO as
cend, which we contrive by means Of winding
for the heat is intense.
The contractor for the raising Of this large
mass is a Swiss of the name of Sonderegger,
whose face is a sanguine and cheerful picture,
Is il the impediments were nothing. Con-
trary TO the policy of many Of his colleagues,
be is open and straightforward The contract
has been for the removal Of little short OF
2.ooo, 900 cubic meters. he says, as II enjoying
the idea; 30, 600 of this has been done and
only 10000 only remains. The rocky SEC
ton is $40 meters long, about eighty feet
broad at the bottom, Sloping up TO about 10
feet at the top, and the contractor further
takes the swarthy ground as far as klometer
thirty-three Mr.. Sonderegger answered me
plainly that be had no doubt Of completing
his task by the end Of next year.
His mode of excavasing is very ingenious
He first pierced a tunnel right through the
mountain leading TO the Ia: ground On either
ade Above this tunnel large holes about
three meters broad are made, four In all, at
various points above the tunnel. the top being
made funnel-shaped The rocks are then
blasted and rolled into these apsrtures, whose
standing sides embrace . Large circuit Be
low . train Of wagons Is in waiting to receive
the huge bowlders - they dash through In
this way four trafiic cars are filed at once,
and in very short time tie whole tram
moves away with iis heavy Load Soch d
the practical and swift means which this en-
teEpriSinS contractor takes to diminiEh hn
huge task No wonder tie company are
proud Of him: and were tbere many Of his
practical nature. who could show such good
SOLID work, the canal would gain many
friends Panama Cor Chicago TmeA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

my open knife at him. 1t just missed hi:
head, ami in an instant it was quivering il
the tree behind him The sight of it and Of
his white startled face recalled me to my
senses, and | sank down upon the ground
covering my face with my hands The boy!
gathered about me kindly, even Charlie, thu
one at whom had aimed the blow, saying
that the fault was more his own than mine
But knew that only Gods mercy had savcC
me from seeing my schoolmate dead at my
feet and my whole life darkened with The
stain of murder
"For weeks aftcrward ] lived it over il
horrible dreams; and to this day, Walter, un
governed temper can never seem light thing
to me. Anger that is over in a minute may
be like spark of fire on powder, and give
you cause for shame and sorrow all YOU
days"
And let it be added that not all are spared
the natural fruits of their sudden passion. II
Philadelphia boy struck at a playmate il
sudden anger; the knife-blade cut an artery
death followed and the boy was murderer
nor is this solitary case. Beware Of an un
governed temper!-Morning Star.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
Fantastic ParasOls.

As lace parasols can only be used with q
corrcspondingly elegant toilet more simple
slInshades with all sorts of fantastic orna
mentation have been introduced for daily
wear. Some of these are painted by hand
most of the designs represent flowers, birds
figures, nay even children running after each
other; others are trimmed with jet, or large
round beads harmonizing with the color OF
the parasol. Red parasols have also again
made their appearance and show great
variety as regards the handles, which are
mostly wood and often carved like a deli
cately shaped head. This style of parasol is
generally finished off with gauze ribbons will
and without picot edging Season
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

Chimney sweeps are apt to die OF cancer
1t is said.
Doctors and lawyers die Off mere rapidly
than preachers.
Cows may have scarlet fever. It attacks
COWS with fresh calves before others.
Congress thinks there is no need OF a national
board of health and refuses to make an ap
preparation for it.
An invention has been perfected for con
centfating the heat of the sun and using ii
instead of fuel to warm rooms
A man named Graham shot the rapids OF
Niagara, but not the great falls itself, i'll al
egg-shaped cooper's cask seven feet high.
Virgins, of Canada, predicts sea shaking,
sky splitting storm on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER 90. Maybe it won't come to time,
A Chicago jeweler has invented self
winding watch. By an arrangement some
thing like the carefully balanced lever of a
pedometer, the watch is wound by the motion
of the wearer when walking. A walk of
seven minutes will wind the watch to go for
forty-two hours.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

For morning wear the leading tailors are
making round skirts of striped trouserings
the undciskirt with the stripe running around
horizontally, the tunc of the same material
having the stripes placed vertically. Above
the tailor-built skirt tight-titting twill coat
is worn, double breasted, but cut out from
the throat midway to the waist, for the pur-
pose of disclosing to view jaunty white
dickey. Around the collar is tied white silk
cravat knotted in the sailor fashion and fixed
in place by horseshoe pin. Plain straw hats
of the color of the dress are worn with these
morning dresses, with rather broad brims,
rolled round and bound with corded silk ru-
ban; on the back of the hat is placed an enor-
nous bow of corded ruban.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
Cud-ChCWing People.

Illumination is commonly supposed to be a
digestive process peculiar to certain of the
lower animals. There are, however, some
forty cases on record where this power has
been possessed by members OF the human spe-
cies 1t usually commences so soon after
birth that the affected individual cannot
state its commencement, and appears TO be
present in males almost exclusively. 1t is In
all its steps essentially the same as in the
Illuminating animals, and, as it mostly occurs
in those who are Large eaters, it is evidently
one of natures methods to provide for more
thorough mastication in those who eat to eX'
cess, or do not take the necessary time tC
masticatc their food properly in the first in
stance.-SCience.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

There are some lovely styles presented in
garden hats for girls, misses and young
matrons The wide brim flats are favorites
with many young ladies' This style is well
suited to tall, slender figures, and especially
if such have pretty faces. The brims of hats
are usually faced with lace. Some are ll',ed
with surah of a pale tint. Around the crown
is twisted velvet or French Grape. The
center of the front is adorned with clustered
ostrich tips, white, pink, blue, orange or
ecru, A pretty gypsy straw hat for girl OF
IL has the high crown trimmed only in front,
where are long, upright loops of satin rib
bon, pink and ecru, with cluster OF apple
blossoms A band of velvet is laid near the
edge of the brim on the under side. An ex-
ceedingly artistic hat for small girl has the
high crown encircled with a wreath of tiny
pink roses, row of which is carried up the
front of the crown where there is double
bow of pink ribbon and humming bird A
rough and ready white straw for matron
has the high crown encircled with pale ecru
tinted French Grape; the same textile, with
pink surah, forms large fan bow for the
front, over which nod and wave three hand
some shaded tips. A garden hat trimmed
with scarlet Grape and white lace is very
attractive; the wide brim is faced with
scarlet surah. This is an appropriate style
of hat for u brunette.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

"If fellow is quick tempered why, he is;
suppose that's all there is of it., said Wal.
ter, more carelcssly than penitently. II
do get angry in jtf, but it's all over in Il
minute or two"
"Are you sure of that" asked his grand.
father grayely.
ooh, yes. I'm not one of the sort to go
sullljng about over anything. | flash up
quick enough, but | never bear malice"
But the consequences, can you be sure that
they are all over in minute or two" |
never hear any ono speak careessly of that
fault without recalling one scene i'll my own
boyhood. | was quick tempered, too, Walter,
and, as you say, quick over it, flying into a
rage one minute, and then ready to laugh at
my own tempest of passion the next held a
high place in my classes, and one day had
spoken rather boastingly of my position and
how long had kept it; but that very after
noon, through some carelessnesS, | failed, and
gave an answer so absurd that it was received
with burst of laughter. Mortified 10y my
blunder, vexed at having lost my place, i
passed an uncomfortable afternoon, and when
school closed | walked out moodily inclined
to speak to no one and pretending to be busily
whiting.
"Herc comes the infallible! here's the fell
low that never miSsesr called the teasing
voice of a schoolmate in front of me; and
then he mockingly repeated my absurd
answer.
oil ln n,f Md fhrnNp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

NJ Danlewisky, editor of The Journal
Oficiel, of st, Petersburg, paid visit re-
Gently to Leon Tolstoi, the greatest OF
Russian writers, who has renounced the
ways Of the world the better to carry out the
precepts of the gospel. TolStoi lives in a
common country house, consisting Of one
immense room, and filled with all sorts OF
necessary articles, including libraries OF use
full books and manual tools. The children
work in turn at the bench or at the desk
When the one quits his manual labor the
other leaves bis intellectual task and takes
the others place. The wife occupies hsI
time in making clothes for the peor. Tolstoi
says his visitor, discoursed with an infinite
clearness of mind, a grandeur Of expression
and biblical sublimity Of Sentiment tina,
ordinary minds could not understand. He
spoke of his literary works, now read all over
the world, with deep melancholy, and added
How vain is oil that! When | think tina,
there are millions Of agonizing beings await
ing the word Of truth, impatient for the
light, and that have only this poor trash &c
give them Obi there is something else to be
done, believe me; but l seek, study
Chicago Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
Linen Plush.

Under the head of linen plush new style
of plush material has been introduced into
the market, which on account of its numer-
Gus advantages deserves to be universally
known. This bright glossy plush is made of
flax yarn and therefore proof against moths,
it was originally intended for decorative pur-
poses, upholstering furniture, tablecloths etc,
but its softness renders it also suitable for
warm clothing, such as dressing gowns and
the like 1t is made in all the fashionable
colors, dark green, olive, Bordeaux red,
bronze, dark blue and as the texture is one
that does not fade, linen plush will also form
an excellent and useful material for cushions
and decorative embroidery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
BOYS GIRLS
Oyer in a Minute.

Kitty had constructed a new swing for her
dolls entertainment, hut it proved unsatisfac-
tory, for that wooden lady slipped from her
perch and landed with considerable violence
upon the table, overturning an inkstand upon
n picture Walter was copying. In an instant
Walter sprang to his feet, snatched up the
doll, threw il into the fire and marched out of
the room, leaving Kitty in tears and the table
in confusion In half an hour he returned,
gay and sunny as ever, bringing a handsome
doll to replace Kitty's loss. She was easily
comforted, and was more sure than ever thi.t
Walter was the best brother in the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
FASHIONCETS.

Straw trimmings ere seen on parasols.
Ecru is the leading color for summer wear.
India and China silks are trimmed with
lace
Lace dresses are more flowing than for
merly.
Striped foulards have columns of Chinese
figures.
Figured tissues have plain materials to cor
respond.
Mourning wear for travelling should be
without Grape.
Where bonnet fits close TO the head it may
be worn without strings.
Many bonnets are made of soft Brussels
net and tulle this summer. They are left
stringesS.
The hustle has slid down several inches,
and Is now placed midway of the back below
the waist.
SILK mitts, the closely woven Kind, are much
corn this summer. They come in all the
colorS, but chiefly black.
Every garment for travelling must I've plain
20 severity to be at all stylish, and anything
like fussinsss is out of the question.
Not hair cushions any longer but simply
steel hoops, in full draw cases, are put into
the backs of the latest dress skirts.
The handkerchiefs bordered with FIJI frills,
either colored or white, vandyked at the edge
and further ornamental with embroidered
Towers, ars sure to be admired.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

Professor Vaughan, of the University o.
Michigan, has recently Investigated the pois
oning of number of persons by ice cream
at Newton, Mich, and is reported to hav,
found tyrotoxicon present in the ice cream
which produced the sickness This had beer
previously discovered by Professor Vaughan
in pieces of cheese which had caused sick
ness, and which had been submitted to hin
for examination. Whether this poison i.
due to germ or to chemical product doe:
not vet seem established but it is but an
other proof of the possibilities of milk
either infected or decomposed, acting a.
factor in disease, and it is not improbable
that diarrheal diseases, so common among
the infantilc population in the summer
months, may be caused, or at least, aggra
waited, 10y milk which contains the tyro
fOyicOu
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
FIRE TOWER IN ACTION.

This simple yet wonderful piece Of ma
chnery reminds one of the great towers upor
wheels that Caesar and the Romans used tC
build, with which to do battle against the
taauls But that was the triumph of blood
shed, this is the triumph of peace 1t is &
Chicago invention.
In setting it up the firemen unlimber the
joints by hand and fit them into one
another. Then the great pipe lies full length
horizontally, its base upon the truck OF
wagon. its top away out behind, Then the
ireuen begin turning Il crank which appears
at the side of the wagon. The great tower
begins to rise slowly towards the upright po
sition 1t is raised by means of wheels, cog,
and springs.
Once upright its motion can be changed by
turning the small wheels that are seen about
its base. 1t can be lowered or raised and di
rected to the right or left or across the street
at pleasure. The framework that appear.
along the side is what braces the tower in po
sition.
The three mouthpieces for pipe, that you
observe at the end Of the hose lying upon the
ground beneath the wheels in the second pic
ture, are for three streams of water at once
from three different engines. There are en-.
frances for four simultaneous currents into
the pipe, with an engine to each Usually
two ~ three pump into the tower at once.
A tower 80 feet high, composed of 2ls
inch pipe, throws water with pressure OF
30 pounds to the square inch. Fifty feet is
abont as high as the fire tower goes ordin
arily. At first when it was used the tower
became top heavy under the tremendous
pressure of water, and showed an inclination
to turn n somersault, wagon and all. To
remedy this, Capt. Callaghan, of the New
York city fire department, devised brace
for it which effectually prevents it from be.
coming loggerheaded
So far as we can discover, we have the
pleasure here of giving pictorial representa-.
ton Of this interesting invention to the
public for the first time. In the line of real
humane and enlightened progress it is one of
the most interesting of recent inventions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
SCIENCE T|P'RoGREsS
A Fire Tower,

Within the past two years there has come
into use in our largest cities the fire tower.
1t is an important invention for life and
property saving 1t does away largely with
the ladder against burning buildings. Form
erly dangerous and heavy ladder was
placed against wall. Firemen climbed this
ladder, Juggling an immensely heavy hose
pipe with them. BY hand they directed its
nozzle here and there upon the flames, facing
the strangling, binding smoke and burning
themselves. There was a deadlier risk, too,
Not seldom whole walls Of buildings fell in,
burying ladder, tiremen and all beneath the
red hot ruins. Many brave fire laddie has
lost his life in that way.
The fire tower is practically al upright stiff
hose which can be wheeled about wherever it
is wanted Its mouth can be directed hither
and thither by means of wheels and screws at
the bottom. The firemen stand upon the
ground and direct streams of water into
third, fourth and fifth story windows