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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22
a FAMOUS WOMAN.
sketch OF the Life Of Laura Bridgman.
the Wonderful Blind Deaf Mute.

Sketch OF the Life Of Laura Bridgman.
the Wonderful Blind Deaf-Mute.
Laura Bridgman was born in Han
over, N. H.. December q, 1929. She
was a bright infant. but in her second
year had violent illness. which wholly
destroyed the senses of sight, hearing
and smell, and greatly impaired that Of
taste Though her general health was
SO shattered by this sickness that she
was almost helpless for several years,
she subsequentlyreco her strength
and had apparently so much intelli-
gence. though shut in realm of dark
ness and silence. that she was in her
tenth year, put under the care of DR..
Howe. who then had charge Of the
deaf-and-dumb school at Boston.
There she was taught TO read by touch
ing raised letters; then these letters,
framed into words, were attached to
objects, and she thus learned to know
objects by their names. Thus far,
however. the work was only an exer-
else of imitation and memory, and was
like teaching a clever dog . variety of
tricks But all at once the truth seemed
10 flash on her that by this means she
could MAKE known to Others what was
in her mind, aud this knowledge
seemed 10 change her whole being.
Her sympathetic teachers procured for
her set of metal types. with the letters
cast al the ends. and board with
square holes for their insertion. SO as
TO be read 10y the fingers when placed.
In few months she could spell the
names of the most common objects.
and in year had made great mental
Improvement. She would amusc her
self for hours with these letters. spell
ing old and new words. and framing
imaginary dialogues. and became much
happier and fnil of enjoyment in her
play. Her hand grew IN accuracy rs
her knowledge increased 80 that she
eould recognize persons. fabrics. col
ors. etc. by the touch alone. In a few
wears she WAS able 10 receive lessons in
geography. algebra and history, and
learned 10 write Il fair. legible hand.
She carried on animated conversations
with her teachers and friends by means
Of the finger alphabet, the move
men,s being made by the hands of
others placed npon her own. as
she could not see them She be-
came . most skillful teacher of the
blind. and was for many years an in
siructress in the Perkins Institution
for the Blind, in Boston. She still
spends much of her time in that insti.
tuition. She is very skiilful per.
former on the piano. is quite dextrous
in many kinds of household work. and
is an adept in plain and fancy needle
work, and can run a sewing machine
as well as any one. In spite of her great
affection Miss Bridgman always seems
happy and contented. Her case az
fords one of the most remarkable illus
trations of what can be accomplished
BY modern philanthropic systems OF
education.-CMcooo Inter Ocean.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22
The JeWett Farm,
CHENEY, KANSAS.
1895 ST A l. Ii Q N 8 1856

KANSAS WILKES 3549.
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SEDGWICK, 226O.
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the
balance
KINGMAM, $685.
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- suyh stations address
Weu6y G. HuEu eAsssy, SslUuek esss1. kassaa
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22

-" Chambermaids in Mexican
hotels arc male Indians, termed mazos.
They are delft and quick. and will hire
themselves to stranger in the capital
for three dollars per week. giving their
employer undivided and very welcome
service
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22
EAGLE CITY.
Public Land Strip.

A government town site located for the
Government Land Office Of = new district
TO be located shortly by Congress. IL 10 u
sufficient guaranty OF success to mention
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
An Occupation Which Proves Extremcl.
Congenial to Women.


Congenial to Women.
There evidently is one kind of bust
ness for which women seem to be well
fitted, judging from the number en-
gagged in it, and that is telegraphy.
Strolling about the city and dropping
into almost any telegraph Office from
Harlem to the Battery there may be
seen the female operator and, as a gen.
eral thing. she will be seen to be young
and pretty and wide awake to her
business. She will sometimes have
about her number of subordinates of
the opposite sex in the form of callow
youths and messenger boys, over whom
she queens it with right royal will
and an air of authority that is charming
to behold. Generally these young
women are very pleasant and obliging;
only occasionally will one come across
a terror. whose very look will freeze
him to the marrow. However, they
all seem to give satisfaction to their
employers and to attend well to their
work, and appear to be rapidly monop-
olizing the telegraphic business. Far
out on the Western plains. wherever
there is a road station, almost invaiia-
ably the traveller sees pretty lace or
muslin curtain at the window, bird
cage hanging up aloft and some flower
ing plants on the narrow sill. or a vine
trained up over the red door these
stations all along the line of the road
are painted a dull. dark red). and other
signs of the feminine presence, and if
he looks out as the train stops he will
be nearly sure TO see bright, neatly
dressed, white-aproned young woman
come to the door and stand gazing out
at the train and watching the passen-
gers with a half-pleased, half-sorry air
This is the local telegraph operator,
who has taken up her lonely life out
here on the alkali desert amid the sage
brush. and whose only glimpse Of the
world she has left behind her is this
brief acquaintance with the trains
which pass and repass two or three
times during the day. These are true
types, all of them. of our brave Amer
lean girl. whose courage is equal to the
cmergency.-N 7. World.
~ lew cscuiuSs o6V u PSit "a gym
tlemen were comparing notes as to the
relative importance Of husband and
wife. My wife and l are one" eici-
ted the trite observation. Which
oner" The quietest man in the room
said: 81 can do better than that; my
wife and are ten On being asked
for an explanation. he rejoined: She
is one and / am the cipher"
-" Chambermaids in Mexican
hotels arc male Indians, termed mszos.
They are deft and quick, and will hire
themselves to stranger in the capital
for three dollars per week. giving their
employer undivided and very welcome
service.
The River Sanpo. which descends
from the Himalaya mountains and flows
for nearly one thousand miles along
the southern border Of the Thibet. has
been the subject Of more geographical
controversy than any other river in the
world.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22
CHANG YEN WOON.
The New Representative Of the Chinese
Government In This Country.

The New Representative Of the Chinese
Government In This Country.
Chang Yen Woon. the new Chinese
Minister. is about fifty years old. He
is short and thick-set, and wears thin
red mustache. Notwithstanding his
low stature, he possesses n command
ing appearance. In rank he is Man
DARN of the second degree red-but-
toni. For six years he was Collector
of Customs for the San Tung Province,
the port of which is oo-Che-Foo, and
the capital Lau Chow. Subsequent to
that he was Chief Minister Of the
province. Again he was appointed
Collector of Customs at Wee Hu. ON
the Yam Use river. and next Supreme
Judge Of the province of Wa Hen:
Thence he was called to Pekin, and
assigned place in the Foreign Once,
or Tsung Ii Youku. From this post
he was appointed Minister Plenipo-
tertiary and Envoy Extraordinary to
the United States, Peru and Spain.
Heis accompanied by Leang Shmg,
his interpreter, who speaks English
with fuency, having spent eight years
in this country, at Amherst Mss
Indianapolis Seatissl
LUMINOUS Prtnung.
An Italian has, it is alleged. invented
. luminous printing ink that renders it
possible for newspapers to be read in the
dark. What luxury it win be, when
one is restless at night to take mp ;
book or newspaper and read himself
into a somnolent condition. without the
trouble or danger attending other
lights, Luminous cards are not un-
usual. and the reader may not be sur
prised at some future time to find him.
self able to read his paper At night
without other light than it, brilliant
pages viii reflect Stranger things
than this are constantly occurring In
the invention ine.-6dlewd ksdksesisl
Ga.effe.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-22

few names Of par,is, interested; hea- he-
Joiph U,,aeid, president. who 10 repre-
sentative In the Kansas legislature; X. l..
Walker. vice-president, ex-resistsr usttsd
States Land once. Wichita, Kansas; III. u.
Toier. treasurer aud secretary. wichita.
Kan; Ex-Governor Click. Of Topeka, ksn.;
Hon. v. r. Giileti. Of kinsman, Kan, and
several Others, all member, OF the com
pany.
You can secure lots In Eagle city BY
erecting buildings thereon For reference
AZ to location and railroad prospects,, viii
refer you to the above map, which VS.
drawn from ofleial records. To 60 % Eagle
City. Take the Tuscols stage 81 Dodge
City. which viii land you II Eaxis City
near Fulton creek stage sts;icn. y miles
southwest OF Beaver creek store, on the
North Canadian river. Col. furEc.on 10
proprietor of the stage iine.
For information regarding Eagle City
call on Fogg. assistant secretary Of town
site, or address
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
CHILDREN WHO ASK.
Why Parents Should Answer All Lawful
Questions of Children.


Mr. Mary c. Hui. ger1ord has some
wise words in Our Country Hc,ae about
answering the boys. Children, 10th
boys and girls, ask all manner of ques-
tons Just because they are curious and
want to know. The child that does not
ask questions must be lacking in in
telligence, and the gist of Mrs. Hunger
ford advice is that mothers should not
be ashamed to candidly own their
ignorance when unable to answer some
puzzling query. Evasive answers are
denounced on the ground that "a
child's clear eyes soon see through its
mothers thinly-veiled pretense of being
too busy or too sick, and then he has to
learn that she not only is not able to
give the information he seeks, but
StOops to deceit to cover her inability.
The boy who finds out that his mothers
lips can utter word that is not strictly
true is to be pitied, but his mother is
more to be pitied.' A suggestion fol-
lows to the effect that mothers might
get their children to help them more at
the household work and in turn study
little with the children, and thus all
would learn something and an era of
mutual helpfulness would set in. l
cordially commend the idea. Mothers,
and fathers, too, are far too much adj
dicted to the habit of checking the
wholesome spirit of inquiry and in
vcstigation in their children, which is
mark of a healthy mind. If ignorant
on any point. look it up. If possible,
let the child look it up with you. Then
talk over the subject in the household
SO that it may be permanently i'm
pressed on the minds of all. All law
full questions should be encouraged
N. y. Observer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
Was Jumbo an Elephant?

Big and tall as Jumbo was, he had
not attained to his full size and was ex-
pected to grow for three or four years
to come. He had grown considerably
since his arrival in America. His food
consisted of grain, bran, hay, vege-
tables, such as carrots or beet roots,
etc., and of these articles he consumed
between five hundred and six hundred
pounds per day. He drank about three
barrels of water day. In addition to
his great size there were several pc
culiar physical features about Jumbo
which excited much curiosity among
naturalists, and led some eminent
scientists to express the opinion that he
was not an elephant at all, but that he
wa. allied to the old and now extinct
mastodon species. In his back there
was deep hollow, where, in other
elephants, there was large convex
curve, and his head was curved in
marked manner where other elephants
are hollow. His knees. too, were not
IN the same place as are those of other
elephants. They were much nearer his
thigh. making the upper part of his
leg unusually short and the under part
unusually long.-Kent (Eng.) Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
ECONOMIZE TIME.
Hints which no Prosperous Farmer can
Afford to Neglect.

Afford to Neglect.
How to use time to the best advan-
tage in the busy season of the year is
what every farmer should study well. 1t
is not enough that he works hard all
day long, scarcely taking time to eat his
meals, if his work is not done right in
the right time and in the right way.
Doing the work in the right time will
save much unnecessary labor, by keep
ing all kinds of farm implements ready
for use whenever needed; keeping
fences up so as not to be troubled with
runaway cattle; but especially in the
raising of crops is it necessary to be in
time both in seeding and harvesting and
keeping the weeds down in the spring
of the year so as not to let them get a
later in the season.
TODD things in the right way includes
a great deal, and only the outlines can
be given in a short article like this The
first is to do one thing at time and do
it thoroughly, not be shifting from one
work to another, for in this way much
time is lost. One thing which is much
overlooked is to have every thing handy:
have all kinds Of feed close by where it
is to be fed; have the corn-crib near to
the hog pasture, the hay close to the
barn or stable. and water both for cat
tie and house use near at hand, for in
this way it will not take more than half
the time to do chores as it will if every
thing that is fed must be carried even if
not thought to be far. 1t is surprising
how much time will be walked away
for nothing in the course of year.
Order should be strictly observed in
every thing, in having place for all
kinds of tools and having them in their
place when not used. While no method
can be mechanically followed in divid-
ing up the labor on the farm, still it can
be arranged by establishing certain rules
so as to save much time. In this way
more can be done in ten hours work
than in fourteen hours when no order is
followed; therefore it is necessary to
plan well before commencing on all
kinds of work. -GeSmant0,Cn Telegraph.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
THREE SOMEBODY'S.

Somebody is leaning C err q paling.
"nere treitsed roses, twinng, bud and
blow:
Somebody, with fervor unavailing
is pleading for an answer-"Yes or nor
somebody, half pOuting and half smiling,
Holds freshly-gathered roses in her hands:
Somebody $50 dantily beguiiingD
Picks rose to pieces as she stands.
Beryl. will you let me have an answer?
Yes, or no, sweet,-which is it!'' asks he;
Not q word replied his fair entrancer,
But huns and scatters rose leaves-busy 3. ]
Somebody exolaims: 'Oh, cruel Beryl;
Do let me in or order me away!
Somebody says: Enter at your PERIL
Where you are l order you to stay!
Somebody. outside the garden. Tuning,
Is walking up and down the muddy lane;
Somebody. among the roses blooming.
Appears to find a pleasure in his pain;
Somebody, in shadow in doorway,
Where treilised roses Irvine and intertwne
Laughs softly: $50, my gentle youth, that 8
pO,T way!
Ha. ha. When was young, it wasn't
mine"
Somebody to somebody is pleading
Beryl. shall stay, dear.-yes or not"
Somebody tat last point conceding)-
Ii you wish to lsdUe me-yOu can go!"
Somebody, who dares a reprimanding,
DaShes at the gate-click. goes the latch.
somebody by somebody is standing,
Somebody unseen is on the watch!
Somebody is kissed-(how courage rises
When love prevailsj-"My Own:-my Lowell
my life"
Somebody two somebOdies surprises:
"Beryl, you'll be jewel of wife,
Charles Johns, IN CdsseFs Family Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
LIBERIA.
Tho True Condition of Things in the
Negro State.

Negro State.
Anderson H. Jones, a colored man,
who went to Liberia six months ago
from Missouri, writes home from
Brewersville, a village fifteen miles
from Monrovia, giving some account
of the country. He says that there are
no horses. no mules and no oxen in the
whole settlement. All the farm work
is done with the hoe, the rake and the
axe He says: Il have been all over
the settlement, and found the largest
number of people in suffering condi-
ton for something to eat and for
clothes to wear There isn't any doc
tor in this settiement-the settlement is
too poor to support one. Calico is %
cents per yard. A common laborer,
when he can get any work to do, is
paid % cents per day. Picked pork is
% cents per pound; shoulder meat, 25
cents per pound. All the flour and
meat used here Is imported from En-
gland and America. COrn-meal is 10
cents per quart. Common flour is Sl5
per barrel. The only slow way the
settlers have to make money here is by
raising and selling coffee. 1t will take
a newcomer like myself from five to
six years to get coffee farm in trim
for selling coffee. The public schools
are poor. There is class of people
over here who do not want the true
condition of things written back home"
N. Y. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
ONLY AN INCIDENT.
How Young Man Won Bride In Rail-
way Car.

How Young Man Won Bride In Rail-
way Car.
A few evenings ago (writes South
ern LADY, the conversation turned upon
suitable times and places for courtships.
l said l had once been an accidental
eye-'0itness-shall l call TITO pro-
posal on the cars. .1Oh, tell us!''
''Please do let us hear" exclaimed ten
young voices and two mature ones. 1
could not resist, and after the recital.
which was suitably applauded. lady,
whose opinion value. begged that I
would send it to Harper l hope the
parties to me-will take no
offense If they recognize the courtship
as their property. 1 have heard,
though, that at such an absorbing
moment the identical words used are
seldom remembered.
l was sitting on a train about to
leave RichmonA, Va, for Petersburg,
when bridal party came on, and one
OF the bridemaids occupied the vacant
seat by my side. The coach was
crowded, and her special escort could
not find seat, but contented himself
by standing in the isle at her side. con-
versing about the events of the day. 1t
become dark, and closed the book /
had been reading. and leaned my head
on the window, and closed my eyes,
simply to rest them. Nothing was
farther from my thoughts than to be
an eavesdrOpper, but so in the event l
proved to be; for in the darkening twi-
light the absorbed couple, supposing
me to be asleep, settled into ''love's
low tone, each word of which struck
upon my ear as clear rs bell, for IN
his earnestness he leaned On the back of
the seat ahead of us. his face. rs you
can picture for yourself. forming with
the lady's ear and mine an e9uilateral
triangle. In free America, and on a
public conveyance, l did not think it
necessary to remind them of my pres
ence. Presently he bent closer, and
whispered: ''YOu must know by this
time what my attentions to you mean.
May | hope that l may claim you as
mine?"
After little pause she said: 81 am
very sorry. but am afraid our paths
through life will have to direrge."
He eXpostulated, of course; then,
heaving deep sigh, walked away.
The twilight deepened. and | still
rested my eyes. After awhile the dis
consulate lover returned and renewed
his suit. saying: Il have spent fifteen
wretched minutes. Can you give me
no hope?'
Her voice in the cleaning sounded
like music to him. have no doubt, as
she answered: Il have been thinking
over what told you. No one knows
what will be in the future. and perhaps
our paths may concerge.
just then the whistle blew for my
station, and gathering up my possess
siOns, l was preparing to depart, when
he exclaimed. joyfully: '.Do you get
off here? Allow me to help You with
these And with shining eyes he took
my sachel and parcels, and helped me
off, even controlling himself SO far as to
bow respectfully as left.
On looking back could see the lady
in my seat by the window, and the
happy lover sitting by her side. The
whistle blew, the train started and
the curtain fell.-Harper' Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
Prospective Value of Salt Lake.

A member of the geological survey
says that Salt Lake will be of great
value in the near future, not only on
account of the common salt it will pro-
duce, but also for the sodium sulphate
it contains. The latter is separated in
focculent precipitate by the cold
weather of midwinter and annually
thrown up on the shore in enormous
quantities. There are many other lakes
in the far west whence an inexhaustible
supply of commercial alkalies may DO
obtained at small cost, Mono Lake.
California, alone being estimated to
hold over seventy-eight million tons Of
sodium carbonate.-N 7. Sam.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-25
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, the African

Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, the African
explorer. relates that when he started
on his tour through the Dark Cont
nent," he took in his baggage large
collection of books But as the num-
Der of his men was lessened the books
had one by one to be left by the way
side, until finally, when less than three
hundred miles from The Atlantic, he
had left only the Bible, Shakespeare.
Carlyle's .'Sartor Resartus," Norie's
Navigation. and the Nautical Almanac.
At Zinga the Shakespeare was aban-
doned. and afterward Norie, the Alma
nae, and, last. ..Sartor Resartus' We're
thrown down, only the Bible going
through to the end.