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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05
SEA ROMANCES.
Actual Catastrophes Which Prove That
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Actual Catastrophes Which Prove That
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction.
Although the rakish pirate schooner
has, with her picturesque and trucuient
company. sailed into the sea of oblivion;
and the gallant frigate has given place
to the steam cruiser; and the floating cas-
tle-llne of battleship is succeeded by the
unsightly ironclad, there is a good deal
ofromancc left about sea-faring life yet.
There are mutinies and strange disap-
pearances of vessels which suggest foul
play. and odd crafts tn ut are noted by
many vessels, and yet spoken by none;
there are floating wrecks which cruise
from one side of the ocean to he other;
forging suddenly out of the haze and
darkness of midnight To startle some
nodding lookout. or perhaps to send
down into the depths ladea craft
whose fate will forever remain n mys-
tery. Crews rise against brutal cap
tains, murder them, loot the ships. carry
them into some little-known port and
dispense, hiding in their bOsoms the Sc
cret of an ocean mystery. Some dread
full tragedies are witnessed by spectators
doomed to watch and powerless to save.
In the midst of tempest one vessel sees
another 90 down, and can do nothing
to rescue the men. who appeal to them
from the deck of the sinking ship. Even
more heart-rending are some OF the
tragedies reported.
Not long ago a British steamer out
~ an,
countered wateriogged French brigan-
tine. All the Frenchmen were rescued
save the Captain and the first mate and
the little son of the former. Captain
and mate were crazy with drink and
would not Jump for the life-boat nor al
low the boy to be taken on board, and.
after exhaustIng every effort, the steam
or was compelled 10 resume her course.
leaving the hulk to float about the ocean
with two madmen wildly dancing
on the deck; the child had disappeared.
One of the rescued Frenchmen said the
maniac father had pushed the child into
the cabin and locked the door to pre-
vent his rescue. This story of the sea Is
more striking that oil was used to lay
the boiling waves so that the life-boat
might make her way to the wreck
The wreck of the schooner Beta on
Plum Island was catastrophe abound
inc with terrible and pathetic episodes.
The little party of survivors clustering
round their scanty fire, shivering IN
their hastily-assumed garments, had
seen two children torn from their par
ents' arms by the furious sea and liter
ally drowned before their eyes. The
mothers were saved. but what mus;
have been their thoughts a they looked
at the hungry waves and strained their
ewes to see in them that which they both
dreaded and hoped to find. Such catas.
trophies occur daily. When we read
Marryatt's or Cooper's stories OF such
moving incidents we feel that the
the authors have availed themselves Of
the license allowed their calling, but
when we turn TO the pages of the daily
press we find renewed evidence tha'
truth is stranger than iiction.-BostoA
Transcript
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
The, Largest Contribution Ever Received
for the National Conscience Fund.

Thei Largest Contribution Ever Received
for the National Conscience Fund.
The conscience fund.- contributes
something to the revenues, though, of
course, in a very small way. Some
people imagine from the way announce
ments are made of receipts from this
source that there is fund set apart
made up from these contributions, but
this is not the fact. These amounts are
all covered into the Treasury under the
head of miscellaneous receipts A good
deal of curious interest attaches 70 these
cases of conscience. The term .'con-
science fund.- was the invention of
Treasurer Spinner, the man with an
autograph which was Autographed.
Twenty years ago, during the war,
a letter was one day received at
the Treasury Department from
man who, enclosing n check
for l,50O, said that that represented
little misrepresentation of Government
funds of which he had been guilty
when acting as a quartermaster in
the army. Then came the happy idea
into Spinner's handsome head. "We'n
call that a contribution to the con-
science fund.-" he said, land have it
announced in the newspapers and per-
haps will get some more" The an
nouncement was duly made all over the
country, and sure enough the depart
ment did get ''some more" For ten
years contributions were quite numer-
Gus, but latterly they have become less
frequent. 1t is question whether all
the dishonest ones have settled or
whether the conscience of the country
is growing more callOus. These con-
tributions have never been very large
in amount, probably because the big
thieves are not troubled with scruples.
The largest ever received was $1,000 :,
Forwarded by former internal-rev-
enue gauger in Chicago, Is the amount
of q bride he took from distillers, and
the smallest was nine cents from n
Massachusetts man, whose sensitive
conscience had been burden for years
with the Cancelled three-cent stamp.
which as small boy he had carefully
washed and used on a letter to his sweet
heart. He thought the nine cents would
adequately cover the principal and in
terest involved in the steal. Most OF
the contributions are made By women
who have evaded the customs laws
by smuggling through some feminine
luxury. Now and then the department
gets a contribution from some offender
through a clergyman who receives a
death-bed confession. But ordinarily
they come directly from the anonymous
offenders themselves. Next TO the SNUG
glers in point of numbers come the
breakers of the internal revenue laws.
The total amount of the contributions
10 the conscience fund is unknown, a
it has not been kept separate in the
Treasury Department; but il is estimated
by Treasury officials that it would ag.
gregate about $3.50, 900. ISL. LOUIS Globe
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WHAT IT is.
Definition of a New Form In Use Among
Mourning Widows.

Definition of a New Form In Use Among
Mourning Widows.
Several ladies dressed in mourning
were talking the other dsy about their
weeds and Mrs. A. said she had her first
mourning on Mrs. T. said she had on
the same Mrs. c. said she had just put
on her second mourning. and Mrs ID.
said she had. too. After one or two
more had given in their expcricce. Mrs
Jimpkins came along in gay colcrs and
flashing s;yle, and. after getting the
drift of the conversation. said she had
put on her fourth mourning.
Fourth mourning cried the crowd.
That's a new one. We never heard
of fourth mourning
Oh smiled Mrs j.. ''iidn' yonS
No. tel us wha. il l.
We'll. il Is this: A year ago ysster-
dsy / buried nv third husband and
to-day I appear in this young-isfy
STYLE, with the purpose Of catching the
fourth. 50 cali this fourth mourning
No further explanations were needed
The meeting adjourned - Hsreasa.
Iy1rcsc1.
ID. II. Moffai. president Of the Den
yer & Rio Grade Railroad. began life on
the stage and now he IS worth ss-e".'
cpn. He had the coed ssnse 20 seiecs
stage drawn BY four horses in prefer.
encse TO the dramatic stage. A graf
many persons select the latter when
they would shine with greater er.ii;zne,
on The former E9rrisosrs Esrs5d
A girls heart VIII palpi;ats AID ac'
breath come short and quick n the VERY
though; Of getting I'd 20 resste ver>
| IN the Sunday-school concrrt- but so
viii 81 calmly up in the choir and 1Ir
with the handsome tenor Al tnrcuS:
/; the service. in the f,ee Of the whole coz
rreza;ion vithou; experiencing ssng''
sremor.-Sonrr1t JosrpqL
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"sHowEp OFF,"
A Performance Which Can He Witnessed
In Numerous Families.


The hearts of many parents have been
saddened by having their children OBJ
stinately refuse to .'show off, their
mental attainments in the presence OF
visitors. 1t is always parental delu-
sion that this display of Johnny's or
Sally's accomplishments can not but be
a source of infinite JOY to all beholders.
whereas the victimized visitor is simply
enduring in enforced silence the torture
forced upon him. jenkins. a friend of
mine, has son three wears old. sup
posed by the jenkins family to be an in
FAINT prodigy, future President, and all
that. The friends of the jenkins family
have different sentiments, which l will
not here expose because of my regard
for jenkins. called at jenkins house
the other evening. when the phenome-
non of the family was fairly overfiowing
with smartness. He came into the
room with whoop and veil combined
with a hop-step-and-jump movement
that plunged him headlong into my lap,
where he lay burrowing his head into
.
There, there" said Mrs. jenkins,
''you didn't hurt yoursclfmu l guess.
Stop crying and speak your new piece
for the gentleman"
81 WON'T
"Why. Johnnie. is that the way to
talk to mammal"
"Ya-a-asr'
mo, it isn't. If you'll speak your
piece I'll give you some candy"
Il want it first
"No. dear; speak your piece first"
81 shan't!''
''The gentleman wants to hear you. "
The gentleman didn't want any
thing of the kind. but he said he did,
and Johnnie finally condescended to
stand up in a corner, give his head q
jerk, and begin:
"Terwinkle, terwinklc little star,
How wonder what you are,
Up above this"
Here Johnnie Suddenly breaks off and
goes racing and tearing around the
room, upsetting chairs, snatchIng at
table-cloths and shouting like young
Indian.
Don't" says Mrs jenkins. "that
isn't half of your piece"
ats all I'm going to say" and the
mad race is resumed.
johnnie! Johnnier' interposes Jen-
kins, Sr.
The infant jenkins is now standing
on his head in a corner, kicking out his
heels and laughing. This interesting
pastime is soon abandoned for the more
exhilerating one of prancing around
the room on his hands and feet and imi-
tating the "woof, woof'' of bear.
You're too noisy" says Mrs. Jen-
kins.
"Ain't:" briefly retorts Johnnie
"You are" says jenkins, Sr.
81 a-a-a-in'tr' shrieks Johnnie.
'You, John Henry Jenkins!'
Ire is in the fathers face and voice,
but Johnnie doesn't care for ire or any
thing else.
The result is sort of a pitched bat
tie, in which the combined forces of Pa
and Ma jenkins are sufficient to drag
Johnnie out by the heels. His mother
returns, red and mortified.
Children never will show off when
you want them to-" she says, sadly.
1t seems to me that Johnnie has
"showed off" to perfection.-Detroit
Free Press.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05
PRACTICAL POETRY.
Advice to Asriculturisrs From Longfel.
lows Song of Hiawatha.

Advice to Asriculturists From LonEfel-
lows Song Of Hiawatha.
It is seldom that poets have any cor
rect ideas of real practical life. They
are too ETHEREAL and sentimental. There
are, however, worthy exceptions, such
as Whittier. Longfellow, Bryant, Gold
smith and others, whose divine afllatus"
was always guided by such realities as
are necessary for as practical a world
rs this. In the spring of the year, when
we all begin to think of the true process
by which the earth. the nurturing moth
er of us all, is to be aided and prepared
by man to bring forth her richest prod
ucts in the greatest abundance, practical
agriculture is worthy of poet. philoso-
pher and statesman. Any farmer, who
has read Hiawatha, by Longfellow, can
but admire the true agricultural knowl
edge which that poet had. The allegory
of the origin of corn, in which Hiawatha
is made to fast, and to pray. to the
''Master of Life (the Supreme Being.
for some blessing to the Nation. in an
swer to which the Master of Life
sent Mondamin. There is conflict
between Hiawatha and Mondamin,
in which. after three days wrestle, the
former Stays the latter. but before his
death he informs his slayer how he
wanted to be buried, and informed him
how he would be rcsurrected. and prove
q great blessing to the nations. And
the beauty of the allegory is the exact
knowledge which Longfellow had of the
way in which corn should be planted
and cultivated to produce the most
abundant crop. Hiawatha was to plant
the body of Mondamin, which was to
sprout and produce a crop of corn and
thus be blessing for which Hiawatha
had earnestly prayed. This is the way.
in his expiring hour. Mondamin is made
by Longfellow to talk to Hiawatha:
| make a bed'for me to lie in,
I Where the rain may fall upon me,
Where the sun may come and warm Tine;
Lay me IN the soft earth and make IL
Soft and loose and light above.
Let no hand disturb my slumber,
Let no weed nor worm modest me,
Let not kehgnh gee, the raven.
Come TO haunt or modest me-
Only come Yourself TO watch me.
TIL I wake. and stand and quicken,
Till leap into the sunshine"
This is just rs good Il guide now for
the corn planter, rs il was for the pro-
duction of the first stalk of corn. And
we commend it TO our agricultural
friends --Des MONIES Req iSter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05
EARTH-ROADS,


OF Wealth TO the Farmers
There is no country in the world
where the making of roads is so close
" related to the improvement OF the
soil by drainage as the prairie region
of the United States, neither is there
any section where the proper grading
of roads on every quarter-section line.
clear through townships, over hills and
hollows, adds more 10 the value of the
farms This improvement is rendered
comparatively simple by the use OF
road-making machines, which are now
so simple aud effective that any intelli-
Gent man can operate them.
A constant mistake in making earth
roads in all the great prairie regions of
the West. where gravel and stone are
not easily obtained. is from doing the
work piece-meal. little here and a
little there The proper plan to pur-
sue is for each district of sufficient size,
through the road commissioners. 10
procure road-machine. which may be
tried before paying for it. Then. so
far as the work can be accomplished.
properly grade road, with a. careful
ly-graded bitches on each side. uphill
and down end through the hollows, 50
far as the district extends, the earth 10
be placed in the middle of the road.
thoroughly graded and compacted with
bermeS three or more feet between the
grade and bitches. The reason for
leaving the bermcs j that the earth of
the grade viii gradually spread toward
the bitches. and If these hermes are
not left the earth will spread into
the bitches. If the berines are left il
gives a chance to carry additional
earth TO the center OF the road in re-
pairs \ road once properl Y made the
grade should be kept intact, high and
well rounded, if of earth, since the per
feet shedding of water To the ditches IS
its measure of economic value.
The reason why roads should be
equally graded over hills as well as
hollows is to keep the water passing
down the roadway in times of heavy
rains. There should be grade enough
to insure the flow of water to the
bitches, since it is better that the
bitches wear, and is also easier TO pre-
vent undue washing of the bitches
than of the road-bed on hillslides. In
the case of side-hills, the ditch on the
upper side is no less necessary. the
outfall of water on the outside grade
being allowed TO waste itself along the
natural declivity.
Thus two important objects are ac-
eomplished; First, perfectly
graded road. which will be fairly per-
feet ten or eleven months of the year
if not allowed to get INTO disrepair.
which may be prevented by passing
over the road at proper intervals with
a suitable hor-c-machine TO I'LL ruts
and keep the road up TO grade. If
gravel or stone. broken TO an inch
size. can be obtained. apply it by all
means, for thus you may have per-
feet road at minimum cost at all sea-
sons of the year. At every depression
it is also essential that the ditch water
be- carried away through the fields TO 3
natural outfall. II is no less i'm
portant that through all slight
changes of elevation the ditch be
5eepened by a narrow channel, so thai
no water can accumulate To- stand In
the di;ches.--C CHICAGO Tribune
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05
LAKE GENEVA.
The Most Beautiful of Switxerland's In
Vulnerable Mountain Lakes.

The Most Beautiful of Switzerland's In
Vulnerable Mountain Lakes.
The EXTREMIST depth of the lake is up
wards of thousand feet, and the high
est of the mountains which guard its
repose are several thousands of feet
high. Its deep blue color separates
1t from all other lakes of Switzer-
land, whose waters are mostly green;
and this. its individuality of color. is =
phenomenon which has never been
definitely explained. In other respects.
too. it has a character of its own, and
is mystery. u is subject to sudden
and unaccountable fluctuations of level.
amounting sometimes to several feet;
tidal waves, as it were, which
TOW indifferently from end to
end or from side to side.
The melting snow of the
Alps swell il to its utmost volume in
the summer; but the coolest winters
never freeze it entirely over. Where
dwells the invisible spirit Of this lake.
and what is that spirit, presiding so 81
lcntly but imperiously over its character
and life? Trout swim its depths Wild
swans skim over its surface Ducks,
sea swallows and the white-winged gull
sport in the air above it. The chestnut
tree, the magnolia. the trumpet-creeper.
the cedar. the fig and the pomegranate
Join with the vine in the decoration If
its shores. The hand of man has added
castle and chateau. chalet and villa.
until the whole northern shore and parts
of the southern have become n circiet Of
hahitation. nestled In beds of living
green. contrasting in fine harmony
with the lake between.-Genera Cor.
Con9resd'ioHdliS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

The Kz8.as Board II Agriculture
ha- been Experimenting Ei:h corn-assd-
cob meal for cos fed and the rsPoTt
made pubic shows that i j. fsr
superior to pure com neal the cattle
fed on the ground corn and cob max
ing The greater incrs2se IN weight and
Requiring less weight Il feed than
tho-e fed on Communal Ths fact Esss
b. Of in,-res; 70 farmers who are con
venicut 70 mills. for tbey al know
there l. great waste N feeding ~
rroGnd corn 70 cattle. and q TIE cob
adds TO the vzlne q The feed. there 3
no reason why i shoeld BE isro~n
a~ay.-H essers EarrL
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

Paper is about 10 monopoline an
other branch of industry. which is no
less a one thsn the making of gentle
mems headgear. By a new process OF
manipulation, hats more serviceable
and inner than anything now on the
market are made Of wood pulp. They
axe impervious 70 water and not want
ing in fexibility. II is believed that
felt hats will have 10 take back seat -
soon ~ these new hats can be placed in
the market in sufficient numbers to sup
ply the demani Troy TiMes
The city Of Newark. n. j., was in.
corporated on March Is, 1886. and ths
act went into effect April IS. The VII
lage of less than twenty thousand -
habitants in 1886. is now cosmopot
jna CITY, and the home Of more thas
one hnSased ,ad fifty thousand peopas-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

A Scotch dominic, after relating to
his scholars the story OF Ananias and
Sapphira- asked them why God did not
strike everybody dead who told = lie :
After > long silence, one little fellow
got to his feet and exclaimed: Because
sir. there wadna be onybciy lefs :
Exchange
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

A Maine photographic has collected
the takiee Of three thousand books and
pamphlets printed in Maine or By Mains
man. and IS ssiu collecting.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

A e51szen steypei into sn Gp-,Sxn
druy-~ore sid ealiszi for > csa5psz Il
psils. uhich he swallowed How
nuehs'' b assypi- Fifty eeo:s. sIr. "
Fifty cents- War. ihs druGgist On the
psock below never charged ne more
than FIVE sTeea II make en- soar.
I'll drive tia; mxa oct II tEassDe-s 8 !
hzve 70 sal goods II COS. -Ha'Y~s
RasW.
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st L., Ft. s. & W. R. r.
EAST BOUND TRAINS.

EAST BOUND TRAINS.
ST. Louis Day Express and Mail 10 O. m
st Louls Night Express and Mail - 80 y. m
Kansas CITY Dsy Express and Mail. 1916 a IN.
Kansas CITY Night Express and Mail. q 30 p m.
Freight and Accommodation. tl2:l5 p IN :
WEST BOUND TRAIss.
Depart
st. Louis Day Express and Mail. -. 90 p m
ST. Louis Night Express and Mail 10 a. m
KaLsas City Day Exp and Nail. - ~ p. M
Kansas City Night Exp and Mall. .. 10 D. 10.
Freight and Accommodation 1880. II 10 p m
sDaily. Daily except Sunday
Horton reclining chair oars free between
wichita and ST. Louis Pullman buffet psrlor
ana sleeping cars between Wichita and St.
Louis. The st Louis day express makes close
connection at St. Louis with all trains east,
north and south The ST. Louis night express
makes close connection at St Louis with Gil
trains east, north and south
Wichita q Colorado.
Depart
Mt. Hope Accommodation. .....--.. 70 90 p m
Arrive
Mt Hope Express and Mail. 6:45 p. m
MI Hope Accommodation. $3.50 O. m
Daily except sunday
Passengers will not be allowed to hide on
freight trains without tickets.
W. d. MURDOCH. Ag't-
Depot, lst and Wichita SITS.
civ Office, los Main st.
wichita, kan, May 18th, 1856.
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"A countryman was sowing his
ground. when two smart fellows came
riding BY, one Of whom called ont with
an insolent air: We'll. my good man.
It's your business 70 SOW; but we reap
the fruits Of your labor The rustic
replied; It's very Ike YOU may. for
Just now | am sowing hemp. '-CAioago
Ledger.
The bsbs does not belong 70 the an
imal kingdom the animal kingdom be-
longs TO him. He i king. In fact. be
il always aching However. baby .
often spoken II A. this wheat cres-
ture." which j. why they cradle hina-
You can't shock him. he is not erca-
ture comfort. The baby i sometimes
called an infant. in fauciful allusion 10
infantry. which he : though; 70 resem-
bic. because be j. generally foGnd with
arms about him Bless ths baby.
!. E1l.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

The Eagle real ektate book for city prop
erty, pocket size, d something that every
real estate agent should have, and can be
procured q this cfice.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

If you have good, desirable business or
residence property for sale, and want big
prices for it, call on Cox X Stanley, and put
it on their books. Office No. 2S6 North
Main street, Wichita. Kan. lS4-tf
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Wichita Nursery.

established and reliable Nurseries
public
m
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-05

Ask your township trustee for EAGLE re-
ceipt books. You must have one. One for
road tax, one for poll tax Wifi