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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21

The colored people are we'll repre-
sented in Crittenden County, Ark. The
county JUICE. tax assessor, county
clerk. coroner and State Representative
ere colored men.-CAscago TSnAs
Stick in an elm tree or two occa-
sionally among your grape vines. They
add 10 the appearance Of the vineyard
and also afford protection in times Of
high wind. They are regarded as val.
liable in every way.-Troy Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
A SOUND SLEEPER.
me Extraordinary Incident Related BY .
Good-Natured Boniface.

me Extraordinary Incident Related by .
Good-Natured Boniface.
'Yes, / keep a hotel down in the
country. said a fat, good-natured pas
senger, who told stories and munched
apples at the same time. Lots Of
commercial travellers stop at my place,
and never had any trouble with them.
They are all gentlemanly fellows-at
least, that's the result of my expert
cnce. The only thing ever had occur
in my house In any way resembling
trouble was last January, when Gus
Hanson, from st. Louis-you know
Gus?-grocery man-came in on the
late train one night and gave orders to
be called for the $50 train in the morn
ing.
Landlord says he, i am sound
sleeper; you may have some trouble in
getting me awake, but if 1 don't catch
that $50 train I'll sue you for dam
ages, as sure you're born, and get 'em,
too. Bet I've lost the sale of $50, 900
worth of goods in the last year Just by
sleeping too late or by porters failing
to get me up for the train, and so al
lowing those Internal Chicago drum
mers to jump in ahead of me and take
my trade away. Mind, now, I'm to go
on that $50 train or you'll pay the
damages
".All right says L; you shall go on
that $50 train, and if you don't
pledge myself to give you 800. Good
night
Henson went TO bed, but felt lit
tie uneasy about my pledge. My night
porter had made one or two failures,
and knew if he broke down on Hem
son I'd be in for the 800 sure. The
more | thought about it the more it
worried me, and finally / decided to
stay up that night myself. 1t was lucky
found it no easy job. Rapping on the
door was no good, and | had to use
my pass-key and 90 in and shake him
up. The more / shook it seemed TO
me the sounder he slept. jumped on
him. pulled the covers off, rolled him
on the floor, threw cold water in his
face, and came near throwing him out
the window, but il was all useless. He
slept right straight along as if sum-
mer stiffness reigned supreme. just
then l heard the bus driving up the
street to get passengers for the $50
train, and l became desperate. Calling
the porter, / slipped Henson's panta-
looms on him, put On his vest, coat,
collar, hat and every thing, and car
ried him down stairs. Then we lifted
him into the bus, got his grips, drove
him TO the station, bought him a ticket,
stuck it into his hat-band, and when
the train came carried him in, dumped
him with his baggage into seat and
left him sleeping sweetly. Twas de-
termined to save that hundred dollars
and the reputation of my house if I
had to kill him and express his body"
did he rouse up and stay by the
Chicago drummers who were trying TO
beat him out of his trade?'
No! he slept all the way TO Toledo
and was fired by his employers for
doing it. Rather tough ON him, but 1
did my duty. When down my way
Stop over with me. III give you my |
hotel if l let you miss train. -
Chicago Herald.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
PROGRESS OF INDIA.
The Moral and Material Growth of Er
rlan.l.s Mast Caluahlc HoSseS.ionS

The Moral and Material Growth of En-
glands Most Valuable Possessions.
The English people are justly proud
Of their great empire Of lndia, which
was conquered in the last century by
the proves of their arms. and has
since made wonderful progress in civ
ilization by the wisdom Of their laws
and government. India, indeed, with
its two hundred and forty million peo-
pie, is the proudest of England's many
distant possessions. The millions of
money and MANY thousands of soldier
lives which Great Britain has spent i'm
holding and defending it, attest the
value which she attaches to retaining
il as dominion of the crown. In re-
cent wears. the efforts of the English
Goyernor-General of India have been
directed, more theoretically than ever
before. to the material, political and
social improvement of the swarming
native races subject to their rule. No
longer is it the British policy to govern
them simply with iron hand, holding
them as subject people. shutting
them out from education, and from all
share in the affairs of their own coun-
try.
A recent official statement gives IN
interesting picture of the results OF
the civilizing process which has Of late
years been elevating and lettering the
condition. in all respects, of the native
races. From this statement it appears
that the number Of towns to which
are accorded the night to manage their
own local a&ai7 Il rnnidlH tnGrnnaina
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

Visitor Tin penItentiary): what
brought You to this place. my friend?'
Convict: .Sneezing." Visitor: ''Sneez-
ing?" Convict: "Yis. sorr. 1t woke the
gentleman up, and he nabbed me.
Great men have often risen from
small beginnings says some one.
This is undoubtedly true. We have
known many great men to rise from
the point of little everyday tack
Ne,o Haren Netos.
Father" said Rollo, what il
meant by tho intoxication of Wealth.
means that money is tight" replied
Rollo'e father, who had been shining
around all afternoon with apiece Of pa'
per looking for an autograph.-Breoe'
iyn Eagle.
The house took fire and Pat hastily
dressing. jumped from the window
His companion, looking cut 91e0
"Och, Pat, and are yees 6ls sntifalyr
mo, indade." said Pat. sEAmtning hi,
clothes which were wrong d0o beforei
..but begorra I'm fatally thWisesd"
Tho poetical name Of Galveston 4
the Oleander City, but according % the
Galveston Ners the trees which gave
the city that title have been destroyed
BY the extraordinary froets Of LAST
winter. Says the Nescs: 1T is not *
sggerating the case whatever in assert.
ing that there will not be . SOLITARY
oleander in bloom this summer and
perhaps for many summers to come.
Frank Boiling. Of Cherokee. Kan.
threw himself on . feather bed that lay
on the floor during thunder storm:
He neglected to draw up his legs, and
his feet were touching the door, when
the lightning struck the house and
PLAYED about his feet, burning then
and knocking him senseless. 1hai
part Of his body thas was on the bed
was rot hurt. and . child lying BY hi
side was uninjured All q which maJ
be used to show that feather beds IN
good places Of refuge in thunder sesEn1
a.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21

every year. The right to vote for
their own local rulers is in these cases
given to natives who have a certain
amount of property; and the local
governments thus created have the
power to control the schools, measures
for health, lighting, water, making Of
streets, police, and erecting of public
buildings. The result of thus giving
me naLlveS me power 70 manage thef
local affairs is seen in the steady in
crease of schools, in decrease of ILL
ness and death, in better roads, in the
economy with which the towns are
administered. and in marked dimin-
ution of crime. Many of the crimes
peculiar to Hindoo custom and charac-
ter are ceasing to be committed.
With this political improvement,
the material prosperity of India is, on
the whole, on the increase. The prob
ability of the recurrence of those hor-
rible famines which, in the past, have
spread terrible desolation through vast
areas of India, becomes happily more
remote from year to year. This is due
in part to the growth Of the railway
system, in part to the more general
cultivation of the soil, and in part to
the more intelligent methods of pre-
vention employed. The soil of India
yields large variety of valuable pro-
ducts. The growth Of coffee is declin-
ing; but that of tea Is becoming con-
stantly larger. In nine years, the
value of the tea grown in India has
more than doubled. Cotton is raised
in India on over fourteen millions of
acres. Perhaps, in time, India will be
a formidable rival of our own Southern
States, in the production of this staple
which may be said to clothe mankind
Wheat is grown on twenty-six millions.
of acres; and the Indian forests, with
their strong and aromatic woods, are a
source of very considerable profit. In
India is making percep-
tible progress, especially in the cotton.
jute and brewing industries. New cot
ton mills are being built and put in
operation in various parts of the en-
pire.
1t is noteworthy that the number of
in the native tongues is
rapidly increasing. These papers dis
cuss all matters with great freedom,
since the once severe restrictions on
the press have been much relaxed in
recent years. 1t is fact worth men,
tioning that Shakespeare's plays have
been translated into several of
The Hindoo dialects. India, under
English rule, is thus fast becoming
what even Europeans would call a
really civilized state. In due time, no
doubt, the English rule will disappear,
and the empire will become free and
self-governing. But it will always be
4 majestic monument to the English |
genius for planting good government
IN remote regions and among strange |
peoples. Youths Companion.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
AN AID TO SCIENCE.

How Photography Proves an Addition to
the Strength of Human Vision.
The aid Of photography to the study
of certain departments of science is
considerable, and in astronomy, for ex-
ample, it is not limited to the easy
preparation of stellar charts. In Jules
Verne's story of the mysterious island
the Pacific. he has his castaways manu-
facture Photographic apparatus. In
looking at the negative of view they
discover the picture of vessel on the
horizon which was not seen by the
naked eye. This is the expression of a
well-known fact that a negative may
reveal features otherwise invisible.
The proof of a Photographic portrait
shows the irregularities of the skin,
shows freckles that are not SO promi-
nent to the eye in the subject-and so
portraits need to be retouched. In
the same way photographs of the
heavens reveal stars and other objects
never observed before. For example, in
the negative of a part of the Pleiades
taken at Paris, was seen a faint nebula
that was unknown to astronomers. After
the photographers called attention to
it, there was no difficulty IN making
it out with a large telescope and even
one of moderate power. A new varia-
BILE star near this nebula was also dis
covered by the photograph.
In the study of the anatomy of the
brain. the Photographic process has
been of great value. In the negatives
of microscopic photographs of the
brain tissues are revealed many feat
ures which the microscope itself does
not show. Some of these revelations
do not make an impression in the
prints, even though they may be quite
plain in the negatives. Others, too,
are seen in the process of developing
the negative, but which disappear
ander the action of the developing
fluid before the negative is complete.
Photography is thus stronger eye
than the telescope and the microscope.
which has proved such an addition to
the strength of natures inefficient or
gans of Visions MiisCdukes Sentinel.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
THE FOREIGN LEGION.
The Most Remarkable Regiment Of 5
siiers Ever Organized.

The Most Remarkable Regiment of Sol
diers Ever Organized.
The foreign legion was decidedly the
mostremarkable regiment in the French
army. For nearly half century it did
as much hard fighting and marching as
any regiment in the world. and figured
in some of the most famous battles of
the period. 1t was never allowed to
enjoy any rest, and when not fighting
or marching it was working. The regi-
ment has done as much to build up
flourishing colony in Algeria as to win
battles for France, and the roads and
other public works which have trans
formed wilderness created by Moslcm
sioth and barbarism into a rich garden
are largely the work of its sturdy
hands. Notwithstanding its life of con-
slant privation, bad pay and poor food,
the regiment attracted men from every
corner of Europe. They were of all
races and nations and represented
every grade of social life. There were
among them political refugees, social
outcasts. hard cases, men of refine
ment bowed down by misfortune, dis
graced officers, impoverished mobiles"
and bright youths full of soldierly
spirit, drawn thither by the glamour
of the French name or seeking a life
of adventure. Most of the officers and
sprinkling among the ranks were
Frenchmen, but the presence of hun
dreds of Belgians, Erench-speaking
Swiss and Germans from near the
Rhine gave the regiment the appear
ance of being less French than foreign.
Yet this heterogeneous gathering of
men of different races, speaking va
rious languages, held together only by
the bond of discipline and love for sol
diering. had an esprit dc corps as strong
as that of any regiment in any Euro
pean army and was Just as proud of its
record. The regiment played con-
spicuous part in the conquest of Al
geria and the suppression of the insur-
rections which followed it, gave good
account of itself in the Crimea. won
fresh laurels at Magenta. came out of
the inglorious Mexican adventure with
out loss of prestige, and by the exam
pie of its courage and discipline helped
TO inspire confidence and steadiness
in the raw levies with which Gambetta
vainly sought to stem the torrent of
invasion after the disasters of Sedan
and Metz.
Many soldiers of the legion have
settled down in Algeria, obtaining
free grants of land, and make good
colonists. The population is very
mixed, and has some of the best ele-
ments of the French, German, Span
ish and Italian races. The country
has most fertile soil, although there
is scarcity of water, which is gradu-
ally being remedied, and for much of
its prosperity the outcasts and adven-
turers from every land who formed
the foreign legion have prepared the
way by hard work and harder fighting.
N Y. Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
What an Impatient Creditor Made by Il
Collection of q Debt.

What an Impatient Creditor Made by thu
Collection of q Debt.
81 sent you an account of twenty
five dollars for collection" said man,
coming into the Office of > Dakota
lawyer.
''Yes. you did"
"What success have you had?"
..Sued him last week and got it."
That's good. Give me the money
and tell me the amount of your feet
and I'll pay you.
MY fees are fifty dollars. 1 have
given you credit for the twenty-five
dollars collected-pay me another
twenty-five and we'll be square,
..Whatr' gasped the man. Il DOM
see where make any thing by collect
ing the debt"
Nothing. my dear sir, from a money
point of view. but you have the salts
faction of knowing that dishonesI
man has been brought to justice! YOr
can use your own pleasure about paying
that twenty-five dollars now; l took the
precaution to commence suit against
you for the amount this morning. -
Este'fiue %. T) Bell
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21

TO obtain perfect rest go to bed a
soon after sunset as possible. for it j:
laid down rs universal law that tn,
hours of darkness are the only one:
during which healthy sleep is possible
All worry and anxiety should, as far
possible. be habitually excluded from
the mind for considerable time befor.
retiring. Boston Globt.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
THE LANGUAGES.
The Evolution of Language and Eventual
Survival of the Fittest.

The Evolution of Language and Eventual
Survival of the Fittest.
leone now to speak of the struggle
for existence which is constantly going
on between languages geographically
near to one another and between differ.
ent dialects of the same language.
Unless one of the idioms is specially
favored in the struggle by political
circumstances, it is evident that the
one which is most advanced in cvolu.
ton will gain upon those which are
less advanced: this fact can be estab-
lished by many examples. Thus, in
the territory which is now France.
Latin, introduced into Gaul by a rela.
lively small number of persons, shortly
surpassed the Celtic dialects. The
French language is wholly Latin, hay
ing retained from the Celtic only few
recollections in its vocabulary; but,
when the Germans established them
selves in large part of Gaul, instead
of giving their language to the con-
quered population, they abandoned it
in the end and adopted the neo-Latin,
WulCu dltcl " dlu oCS<tihC AiChSh, ouA
the French language is no more Ger
manic than it is Celtic. Natural selec-
ton has caused the disappearance of
considerable number of idioms. Ian
guages which come into conflict are
like groups Of animals that have to
struggle with one another for exist
ence. They must gain upon their COM
petitors, or resign themselves to disap-
pear before them. Just as. in the con-
test for life and development, the best.
armed races finally prevail over those
which are less favored, so languages
which are best served by their own APP
titudes and by external circumstances
prevail over those whose evoiutive
force is less considerable. and over
those which historical conditions have
less well prepared for the combat. In
France, the French, the ancient ldnSue
doll gradually supplanted the iangus
doc. the Corsican, the Breton, the
Flemish and the Basque. In the Brit
ish Islands. English eclipsed the Celtic
languages, Irish. Scotch. Manx and
Gaelic. and will shortly have sup
planted the Cornish. German has
overcome . number of Slavic idioms.
Another kind of selection is going
on within the language itself with
reference TO the use of particular
forms and words. In reference to this.
the study Of dialects is of great inter
est. Dialects should not be regarded
as degenerate conditions Of literary
languages. These languages are sim
ply fortunate dialects. whose rival dia-
tects have been less favored. We are
constantly meeting in dialects forms
and words which their sister literary
languages have not preserved; and
this fact gives dialects an important
place in the study of natural history Of
ianguage.-M a. HoresacQHe. in Popa>
lar Science Monthly.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21
EAGLE CITY.
Public Land Strip.

a government, town site located for the
Land Office Of new distric;
To lie located shortly by Congress. IL Is
sufficient guaranty of success To mention
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21

Mr.. Elijah Lane. of keene. weigh
ing two hundred and ten pounds and
standing six feet eight inches high. is
the tal!-st man in New Hampshire.
and describes himself as lone of the
lanes that has no turn
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-21

The largest coal breaker in the
world is in operation At Edwardsville
colliery. Luzerne County, Pa Il pre-
pares for market four thousand mine
cans of coal every ten hourA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-05-06
Ine: , hours, 81 minutes.

Time Of game: hours, 81 minutes.
Umpire Lou Rockman.
Scorers H. Rogers. W. II. Leland.
The game was quietly conducted
throughout, and everything went off like
clock work much SO for the Lewis.
ton boys. Excellent batting was done by
both sides, but when tiy-ball was driven
in the field, it was goodbye" for the
fielders on both sides proved themselves
to be excellent. The Lewiston boys evil
IDENTIFY lost the game through pure care
lessness and wild throwing, which weak
ness can only be overcome by practice.
An excellent dinner was served at the
Gem Restaurant after the game, of
which the players and officials and few
invited guests partook. Over two hun
dred were present on the grounds TO wit
ness the game-a great portion of whom
were ladies-and the greatest interest
was taken, while some money exchanged
hands. Arrangements are about COM
Feted fer third game to occur May %,
at Moscow, Idaho, for sum from one
to five hundred dollars The Colfax boys
returned home on Monday morning, and
the manifesto was that they enjoyed
themselves eminently during their visit.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-05-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Beef Tea at the O. r. j. N Elk.
Call and see'our Easter Cards. IsAMAN
d Co.
Don't forget to call at he Big Brick
Store, Jno. T. Vollmer & Co. 8 for Bargains.
Sicily lemons for sale at f. Texier's at SO
cents per dozen. lS.tf
Smoke the Key West Lilly cigar at Isa-
man Co.
Clocks Clocks!! A big lot at Lakes jewelry
store.
AT the 0. r. 4 N. Exchange you can ge,
ENCORE" Whisky. We mean Jesse Moore. l
What's the matter now? The o. X. g. N,
Elk. is the only house in town that keeps
the Jessie Moore Whisky.
Buy your Organs and Pianos of Thatcher
h Morrison, and thereby save money and
secure good instruments. Organs to rent.
Rooms To LEr.-Ihree or four unfur-
nished rooms to let Enquire at the grocery
establishment of VI. j. Greenburg.
Oregon Kidney Tea is for sale by al
druggists.
Go to u. X. Barnett for the celebrated
Balm Wagon.
The best assortment of clocks in Lewiston
can be found at Geo. IL. Lakes. loft.
II. X. Barnett is agent for the celebrated
Balm Wagon, in this city
Brighton Range is first class, and the best
range in the world. BunEell has 1t.
j. Alexander is the sole agent for Conk-
lngs Celebrated Sealskin Glove. 2l-tf
MlLk-delivereI to any part of the city.
Leave orders at Monkeys drug store.
FRANK Boise.
SHILOH'S NITALfZER is what you need
for Constipation. Loss of APPETITE. Dizziness an d
all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and 10
cents per bottle, For salc al Monkeys.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-05-06
MORTGAGE SUMMONS. !

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