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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22
Flat-Headed Indians.

S1tIVIItaH
The custom OF fattening the heads by pressure
was about universal among the Puget Sound In
nlans 1t was done in infancy with hat made
or cedar bark, beaten, pressed steadily the
Forehead 1t has been often described by
humorous writers that no further description is
mere necessary. School teachers here have been
unable 10 see any difference between the intel
lect OF those whose heads have Thus been fat
tened and those which are natural Some of
the Indians however, believe that IL has caused
numerous headaches among them In after lifs
Very few infants are thus treated now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22
Evangelists and Their Pay.

lN1W
The Rev. George F. Psntecost has written an
article on The Pay of Evangelists," in which he
says: "One Of the matters which seem TO agi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22
All EAD!

indianapolis doesn't get left very much.
There hasn't been as bad billiards. here this
winter as in the far Northwest-modifed,
doubtless, by the natural gas that is burning
north Of us-but, considering the latitude, we
have had about as many articles of weather
As most of them; and then recall how in the
summer the good old town didn't get left,
sither. We blossomed out as one of the hot
test spots in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22
MISUNDERSTANDING
A Huge Marble Palace That Remains
Unoccupied from Year to Year.

The Coming of the Spring Will Witness the
Beginning of Great Legal Battle Over
the Millions Left by Mrs. A. T. Stewart.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
4 Hood of Free Tickets.

More than one manager says that he can
trace months Of bad business in his establish
ment TO the demoralzIng effect of food Of
free tickets issued even by another house
Managers come TO New York knowing per-
fectly well that the companies and the plays
they have IL hand will fail utterly in the
city; but the loss incident to fortnight here
is expected and paid for, for the sake OF the
advertisement or send of it will give the
company in country towns. Therefore the
only idea OK the manager who takes metro
politan theatre for this purpose IS to present
Tor two weeks an appearance of success, and
TO achieve this the town Is flooded with free
tickets and an attempt Is made TO crowd the
house every night, even though the actual
receipts may not pay for the gas The man
ager viii be able TO announce in the country
press that for two weeks people were turned
away at the doors Of the New York theatre
in which his wonderful company played
SO Wen known has this need Of country
managers for large city audiences become
that there are several persons here who MAKE
a business Of providing audiences These
persons know where they can give away 100
or SO tickets so as to make sure Of an au-
dieace Of people who look as If they had paid
for their seats. Several Of the large dry
goods shops are always ready TO receive
theatre tickets for distribution among their
clerks, and the manager who resorts to such
wholesale ''paperiago is perfectly indiferens
as TO the injurious effects this policy may
have upon other theatres dependent upon
actual receipts. That this effect Is injurious
cannot DO doubted.-PEilip J. Hubert in The
F-orh
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
Two Kinds of Aristocracy.

! have nothing against arISoocracy II il be
Of 4 temporary sort We need more OF less
imitation to make Is rise ard despise low
habits. But when you get a permanent sris-
tocracv, hereditary il is nature and stxuc-
ture, you have created serious piece OF mis-
chief An arlseoc-at whose father made
shoes, rs mine did, is a very useful fellow
He brushes Up. builds 4 fle house. and edu-
Gates his childTaa he Is patron Of art AID
schools, ard syn ?alhi-es with other peoplA
He knows row the poorer folk feel and think
Bat an aTistoc-ar whose ancestor was made
such by William the Con9ueror is 8 different
sort Of person- He patroulEes art and schools
and pa1ronI-ss the people too. he Is mem
Der OF class Society, by such a-isooeracy,
is divided INFO Two dIverging sectioIs.-A
Maurice. NJ D, n Gsooe-Deuocrat
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
Another Alexander sellzirk.

Professor Lee, OF Bowdoin college, who ac-
companied the AIbat-oss expedition as q
naturalist, tells of a curious experience in the
South Pacific ocean Years ago the Ecuador
government planted a convict colony on
Charles Island, one Of the Galapagos group.
The colviccs revolced, killed the governor
and escaped, leaving behind pigs, cattle,
donkeys and horses Since that time no one
vas thought to live there, and az Chatham
Island, another OF the group, the Albat-os
party were told that Charles Island was en-
tireiy deserted. They were, therefore, rather
surprised when they visited Charles Island TO
come upon a man nearly naked, carrying q
pig on his back he was quite as surprised
as they, Gnd was ct first IN great fear; but
finally they got him 10 talk. Els hair and
beard had grown 10 great length, and he had
lost all Eoslon Of time He said that some
years before he had come from Chatham
Island with q party IN search Of cartain
valuable moss; that he had deserted his com
panions, who had gone ciY without him, and
that since that time he had been alone on the
island he had lived ca fruits and herbs;
had captured wild cattle by setting traps for
them: killed them with spear made by
tvin- his pocket knife TO a stick, and from
their hides made hut, lie was glad to see
men again, and asked to be taken back to
Chatham. which was granted, OF course
New York Sun
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
Cr,riosities of Plant Life.

Il has been shown BY Professor Shubeler
a Norwegian plant geozrapher. that mos
plants in high ATTITUDES produce much
larger and heavier seeds than IN warmer re
gions near the equator. This effect he attri-
6utes to the prolonged influence Of sunlight
during the long summer days Of high lati-
tudes. The difference in seed development
was very remarkable IN some cases. Dwarf
beans taken from Christiala 10 Drontheinl,
less than four degrees further north, gained
more than GO per cent. in weight, and thyme
from LYONS, when planted at Drontheirn,
showed gain Of II per cent The grain OF
northern feds is heavier than when 1t grows
III more southern localities, and seed from
NORWAY planted in Breslau decreased greatly
in toe first year The leaves, also, CT mos
plants are larger and E,ore deeply coIo-ed IN
higher Iatituces, rs was first noticed by
Griesbach and Martins. This IS true Of fow-
ers, many OF which, white in southern eli
mates. become violet in the far north--Bos-
ton Budget
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07

AN AUTHOR WINS SUCCESS
After Being Snubbed by Publishers H
-f-,fa L.

After Being Snubbed by Publishers He
Prints His Own Book.
Mr.. a c. Gunter, who wrote the novel
''Mr. Barnes OF New York" took it in manu-
script to nearly ali the leading publishers in
New York, and every one of them refused to
publish IL It was not that they found any
thing Questionable in it They did not be-
Heve il would sell Here comes an old moral
it has been pointed ever since Ulysses wan
dered and Wallace starved Mr. Gunter,
stung by disappointment, instead of being
staggered, went 70 work, organized his own
publishing company, with no other purpose
than TO get his book before the world,
printed and distributed it himself, and in al
incredibly short time the book attained cir
culation exceeding anything Of the kind ever
known here in the publishing business.
was talking with Mr. Gunter the other
night, and some Of the details OF his exploit
are exceedingly interesting, now that the
story has been put upon the stage and every
third woman in the land is writing novels
and On her knees to the publishers.
He said that when lie got his BOOK
printed his first struggles TO get il into
the trade were herculean and even more
dlscouraging than his attempts to get it pub
hshed BY superhuman efforts be got the
American News company 70 put 600 on sale.
Mr. c. 7. Dillingham; took $50 under protest,
and Brentano said that Mr. Gunter's
personal friends would probably buy
hundred. Ii about five weeks the
orders began to come in, and one day the
American News company, unGer the impress
sion that Ar Gunter had not printed more
than 1000 copies, sent an order for all the
books he had He replied by sending them
1000 copies, to their utter amazement. In
two weeks they wanted 1850 mora
Then was established what Mr. Gunter
calls his publishing company, which so far
has been confined in It's labors TO supplying
the public with Mr. CUTTERS two books, Mr..
Barnes, OF New Pork" and Mr. Potter, Of
Texas The total sales Of Mr.. Barnes, Of
New York" up 10 date have been 1000
copies. The sales OF Mr. Potter" have
reached 210, Coo copies. a more remarkable
instance OF the writing worm turning and
singing was never known.
Mr.. Barnes has been translated into
German, French and English There are
seven pirated editions Of it in London, every
one CT which have seen, and Casseu & Co.,
who refused to take Mr.. Gunters manuscript,
published the story afterwards IN serial
form in their magazine without his leave
al this IS notable, the more 50, perhaps,
because the American newspapers have re-
peacedly called attention to the fact that the
last work Of II Zola reached the enormous
edition Of q, 600 copies. The result Of the
publishers refusal % accept NJ Gunter's
story is that Nr Gunter viii make something
Ike 500, 0oo.-Nyn Crinkle in New York
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07

A ST. Louis boy who has been visiting ia
pan writes home about . wonderful bridge
over thers he says; The most Eaigus
bridge IL Japan IS the monkey bridge that
one sees On tie kotakaido before reaching
the town O. Kotu- Il spezs Darrow chasn
over rearing stream. and Is the f-ss can't
lever bridge in tie world, sasedzstnE Tie
Niagara patented novelty BY TIE tr-9e OF
century or more n years Whether the
Niagara engineers ever say 4 picture O; tie
famous monkey bridge, with is brackeced
eras. is TIE question Tia con6scsading
tourist otsen, On seeing TIE photographs c.
this bridge, exclaius: Why, that's can't
lever br1dse have the japanese taken that
I'D go Q1ackiyf They took il Up q century
aSo hoRaraxr-ChaaAcn NsEs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07

On Tuesday. November 2. the Missouri
Pacific railway vii run a special excEr-
sion 20 Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Den
yer. az he lew rate Of SO for the round
TIP. ticket good returning At any time
within fifteen days from date OF sac. Bear
IN nina that the Missouri Pacific railway
IS the Short Lire . al Colorado points
For further information apply 70
z Z BLECELET,
49, Y Main street, or Depot, corner 81 Sec
end and Wichita streets. C4tL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
Tho Postage on Newspapers.

Some people are under tie impression that
revsuspe-s. 10 matter what their weigh. is,
80 for one cen. each. This IS ros correct
Tho ra.e OF newspapers and ether publica-
lions rz-.Isriv ente-sd as second class matter.
when mailed as transient, IS one cent for
every four ounces OF fraction thevoi Others
VIII wrap TIE paper So tightly TIA: Il VIII not
slide CUT. Sorse fasten TIE wrapper 20 ths
paper with Taucilags 50 il can Let side out
Al matter except first class must De pre-
pared 10 admit Of easy and thorough exam
inatioa.-St4pp Clark in Glooe-Deulocras.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07

TIE Frisco line are Tow r1r1iog IL TIE. :
morning and hight tEztns free 'scilfa' z
r,alaoa ehsir rzrS aid Pullrasn y@i1ee
sis<ufnE cars from Wlchita 70 - Lkyslzs.
without chaaEe- The 'Fr;~co = rs o1ly
line running two sold trains bel rssa
tse-e uusatz gTlthust ckaEEs g szJ c4sss
Sor-.lzr trz.n 1oT lszFee 4.zAlt@ A. ls--s
= ~ an4 evening t-z31 - 900 II
q Mur4ock. pazaeo@sr AID TseEs; @sN1t
- North Main strest L1l0z c%fsa& aE2
Fkr.1ulzs avezr.s stAr8c-- Sa~.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
Mi1en Nnn 90

North. east. south or west. be sure You
make no mistake. The oldest line IS the
best. Giant locomotives: elegant cars. in
Guiding free Reclining Cdar and Pullman
Pal &c Sleeping coaches; steel rails; rock
ballast; iron bridges; connexions station
houses: the finest railway eating houses in
the world: gentlemanly employees; train
conductors and train cashiers, TO insure
both safety Of the train and ample aJten-
ton TO passengers; the most perfect sys-
TEN of train diSpatching ard baggage
checking kuown-these are some OF the
features which warrant those who travel
in going via the Atchison. Topeka x Santa
Fe railroad. For the fullest possible in
formation as ID routes, rates. dates and
distances. call on " D. MURDOCE,
Passenger and Ticket Agent, - North
Main ST, Union Depot and Douglas avenue
station. dl4U II
The : l. Davidson Mortgage company
has plenty Of money TO loan On choice i'm
proved city property. dl2-tt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
A Novel Occupation

In Paris man picks up living BY going
about the streets playing On . clSrione:
through c2uUla placed IN hole II his
throat after the operation u t-aoheotomy.
When be has finished Little tune he takes
the canula our and exhibits il 70 the audi
ence. 10 show that there IS no deception
Chicago Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-07
IA. lin, battle PhotoSraph.

u B. Brady, the Washington pbotos-
raob-r was the first 70 take the camera or a
battlefield il the late civil war. he pitched
his tripod first al the battle Of Bull Run, and
he continued throughout the ws- TO make
these important pictures The "ins1anta-
reousT process was not known II these days
or We might have had photographs Of The
bullet and the hoInbshe4 III Motion "
Gs-pers Eaza-
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This osEcs - prepared &c surnss. znarII4A
<-sup~rz IL SIZES ard Quantities - 50 :
r.zsrcE sSerz. So: As e-saV "a z1y EcS2se -
rts Catt.a States Orders y zzzsl sT9Es -
y ztteE.rIe2 .. Address
IKE WlCsTTA EASLz.
go Wlekz -, E.z
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DoeksS-

We ean furnish ths paper a1d rule Is 20
order OF short Eotsce tcE printers wsS
print bar docke-s We can IL orders on
isight-kiud used Il It's county. *
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Througn Car Ssrvie. Wichita TO Kansas City
Va ne santa Fe Route.

The Atchisoa, Topeka i Santa Fe hava
row in their night train service leaving
Wichita al $50 .. m. the latest and most
approved pattern Of free reclining chairs.
These cars will be run daily. Ia addition
to this. Pullman service on morning train
from Newton, and through Pullman cars
daily on the $50 =. n. train TO Kansas
City, Atchis0n and 81. Joseph.
". D. MCaD0CE.
Pass. and Ticket Agent, l22 North Main
street, Union Depot and Douglas avenue
station. d5I-tt
Attorneys pocket doekets for sale at this
Office. Orders by nail promptly filled
Address al orders 20 TIE WICHITA EAGLE,
Wichita Kan. Z. ?. N1r8ock, Manager.
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Rent registers for sale at this ofEce.
( Orders BY mail viii receive prompt sttea
tiou. Address the y icLlta EAGLE Wich-
/ TIA. Kan 80.
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Use
FOR EASY W ASHN(


st LJ-i- & San &c SEQ Ry)
Pa Singers for al p2.n-s il c 'orado
Wyomir z. I .1no, U,ah u lana. N-veda
wash ng5 n t-r,so and o. yon, sh5u.8
rrav-l Via n Ell worth ~Ho { Llaa Ih-
% ming o. tais me gives o. the rsv-ler the
shortest and quickest rou Fr fani
Sc epiog car, Z sw rt1 & tte pr;.cpai
POINTS in saove terri OF q y tbout clang-.
For fu iufo nation apply - D dur
dock, pass niger and ticAet sgent, ~ y rtl
Main street q u
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ztto-nsv's pocket coeketS for az ., e 5
oesc. Orders ~ IA. p~oEzs ply filed
Address al 0-1sEs - TIE v lz-.sz EAaLz
Wlcit,z hA- 49,
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N.t. RnakS

Blank note books for sac 81 this oEzics.
Orders By mail promptly attended 10 Ad-
dress The wichita EAGLE. Wichita. * an
go
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Makes five year far1r and city loA1s- Also
loans money OF snort :. rEH OF first and sec
ond mortgages aad on good notes Money
Fsaid Al once Office ~, Secc21 tosoF,
SeSigwics building - =
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TIE po2u.sr lie for Callorrls. OT.gon-
wAstfr gtoa tsrrlt0Ty and az Pkcs1e cast
r.clr.s : Ike Alssoaa Pac.-c - soo:s
EGute" 1871
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Passengers Tor WsllsfoTd, f9r Co.dwstsr
and Ashland be sure AID taxe IAke
straight line and save f=s1tyfoEr hours
time, zrrlvs- a. Co4dwateT a. 80 = =.
~
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oal nsalsrs,

Scale books. coal tickets. etc, FOR sale 8:
this oflce. Orders By mail viii receive
prompt attention Address The Nichits
AGLE. Wichita. Kan. fStt
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LsoE Herr.

Cuiv - round trip 20 Denver, Pueblo
and Colorado Springs. sa6 81 - Tcu19 TIP
70 -alt Lax. AID Ogden. va TIE Missouri
Pacif- railway. the new short Inc. Pull
Izlza sieeDers rnG through l5zt
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School District Records
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Kinds Made to o.. e.
Building & Loan Association
Books and Blank
Bank Books and
Bank Work a Specta-t
Books furnished for
Wa.er Companies
Coal and Mining Cos, Sock COS
Corporations, Etc
Shorthand Writers
Note Books
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AL Kinds Of
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for Farm and lily Property,
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Books for Real Z tate
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Assorted Sizes
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-SSAlLlS~
Daily = EaSse
CYCLING IN EUROPE.
PLEASING INCIDENTS OF A JOURNEY
FROM PARIS TO LYONS.

Solving the Question of Guide Books-Re-
pairing Breah-Gestures and Signs of
More Value Than Many Words-Cheap
Lodgings-In Snow Storm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-02-25
The Best Room for the Old Folks.

Nls WE. Fl
1t is essential that the old people
should have their rooms, where their
quiet and retirement can be held sac
red. If there are but two rooms In
the house, the grandfather and grand
mother are entitled to one of them.
The confusion of a "blue Monday"
or the noisy overflow Of animal spirits
in children, may be very invigorat-
ing to younger nerves, but it is not
always agreeable to the aged, who
need a haven of peace and repose
suited to the Indian Summertime of
their lives. In this quiet corner let
them gather about the old and famil-
lar treasures with which they began
the world together--but be careful
to add enough Of "modern improve
ments" to Insure their comfort and
convenience. The old clock, the
towering chest, the battered china,
the dim oil portraits, and even the
weeping willow" Autographs
pathetic with the memory Of the
early lost--will seem like old and
faithful friends to them; but let the
old-fashioned draught under the door
be shut out with patent weather.
strip and the dim candles Of the past
be replaced by cheerful lamp. A
monthly rose and chrysanthemum
in one of the sunny windows will be
another pleasant change for grand
mother, and good book or fresh
newspaper should often find its way
to the mantel beside grandfather's
spectacles.
1t is well worth while to deny ones
self many things rather than this
room should be bleak and cherries
to these fading lives. All too soon
will the fire 60 out on the hearth, and
the old arm-chairs stand empty. 1t
will be well for us then if no ghosts
of reproach, no sad phantoms of lost
opportunity lean out ofthe chill and
the silence to remind us of our deep
sins of neglect and indifference.
After all the "good will" goes farther
than the great deeds. The scant
furniture, the plain dinner and the
last years almanac for reading will
be very pleasant and grateful to the
old people, if faithful love and cheer
full devotion sweeten the atmosphere ;
and in thousand inexpensive ways
can frugal living be tempered and
softened to their needs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-02-25
REpY,LlAN PErs.


An Enthu siastie Admirer Of Snakes Tells
Few Stories About Thorn.
My favorite among ophldians is the
lovely grass snake. cyclophis verhalis.
I have never been able TO secure more
than one Of these, which kept for
some time as a pet 1t was milky
green in color. and continually re-
minded me Of the jtde bracelets so
much worn by the Chinese One day
Gypsy. as this little fellow was
chrstened. escaped from his usual
place of confinement, and coilod about
q notwithstanding, where he was
discovered by member Of the family
who had decided objections"
to snakes AS could not
bear to add to my alcoholic
specimens one which had been q pet
I took him to the woods and released
him. where no doubt he is disporting
jovously at this moment
The best method ] have found for
capturing snakes. exec pting the large
black ones, is the following: When
you see one that you want endeavor.
by oil possible means, to cover him
with your net. Then grasp the neck
between the thumb and forefinger Of
your gloved hand and put him into
one Of the tin cans. On returning
home saturate small sponge with
chloroform, which thrust into tho can
with your snake. You can do this In
small room. to prevent the snakes
escape. In the course Of quarter Of
an hour the snake may be taken from
the can and arranged in bottle. which
is then TO be filed with alcohol and
tightly corked, and your specimen 10
ready for the museum. o3@ i' 50
On one of the hunts lady who was
searching for botanical specimens hap
pened to come along just as / was put
ting snake into one Of the tin cans.
She inquired what was going to do
with 1t. and ! said: Preserve it,
Whereupon she asked: do they
make good preserves
Goethe kept pet snake which he
took from the chimney corner and
fondled every night which shows that
he was partial 10 these ''noxious rep
tiles" and DR.. M Cook says the snake
is the most beautiful animal in crea-
ton. don't know but agree with
him. -S,Uiss Cross.