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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
THE SILENT BROTHERHOOD.

The Trappist Monastery in Kentucky-Tne
Brothers Out of Doors.
The community do not TIL the farm The
greater part OF their land Is occupied by
tenant farmers, and what they reserve for
their own use is cultivated BY the so called
family brothers" who, il is due to say, have
no families, but live as ceiba5es on the abbey
domain, subject to the abbot's authority,
without being members Of the order. Tie
monks, however, do labor in the ample gar
dens, orchards and vineyards from which
they derive their spstenaace, in the steam
saw mill and grain mill, in the dairy and
cheese factory. Thus picturesquely engaged
one may ind them II autumn; monks gather
ing apples and making barrel after barrel Of
punGent cider, which is slowed away in the
vast cellar as their only beverage except
water; monks repairing the shingle roof of
stable; monks feeding the swine which they
fatten for the board OF their carnal guests,
or the tluttering multitude OF chickens from
the eggs and young Of which they derive
slender revenue; monks grouped IN tie gar
den around q green and purple heap of tur-
nlps, to be stored up as winter relish of no
mean distinction
Amidst such scenes one forgets all else
while enjoying the wealth and freshness Of
artistic effects. What a picture is this young
Belgian cheese maker, his sleeves rolled up
above the elbows of his brawny arms, bis
great pinkish hand buried in the golden crrrds,
the cap OF his serge cloak falling back and
showing his closely clipped golden brown
hair, blue eyes and clear delicate skin. Or
this Australian ex-farrner, as he stands by the
hopper OF grist or lays On his shoulder bag
OF tour for the coarse brown bread of the
monks. Or this dark old French opera singer
who strutted his brief hour on many a
European stage, but now hobbies around, all
hoary in his cowl and blanched with age, to
pick up a handful of garlic. Or this athletic,
superDly formed young Tishrnan, thrusting
great iron prod into the glowing Goals OF
the saw mill furnace. Or this slender Switxer,
your attendant in the refsctory, with great
Keys dangling from his leathsrn cincture,
who stands by with folded hands and bowed
head while you are eating the pagan meal he
has prepared, and prayS that you may be
forgiven for enjoying it.
From various countries Of the old world
men find their way into the Abbey of Geth-
semane, but among them are no Americans
Repeatedly the latter have made the expert
ment, and have always failed to persevere up
to the final conservation Of the white cowl
The falreSt warning is given to the postu-
liant. He Is made to understand the entire
extent OF the obligation he has assumed, and
only after passing through novitiate, pro-
longed at the discretion of the abbot, is bs
admitted to the vows that must be kept un-
broken till death.-James Lane Allen in The
Century.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Eorty-Gye Million Hens.

The minister Of agriculture has been
taking a census of the fowls of France
and he informs US that the country con-
tains $4,000, 900 hens, worth on an av-
erage so cents apiece. One-ffth of these
hens and 2,00Q,0 900 cocks are killed an
nually. and they sell for $500, 000 in
the market. The other So, 000,00 hens
lay about 5000, coo, 900 eggs every year,
worth 1-5 cents apiece. This sums up
to not less than s36,740, 900. Therefore
the chickens of France produce s67, 200,-
900 year. They form 10 unimportant
item of the national debt; and whether
fried, roasted, boiled or stewed. they are
the most tender specimens of the feath-
cred tribe you ever tasted. Paris Cor.
New Orleans Picayune.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

Here Ia the ridiculous way IN which a
Gernanscyclop<rdia, recently published in
Ieipsic, describes the social LIE Of "a large
city N eastern f'ew York. pos-ibly
Albany: AFTER dinner the gentlemen a.
the reception followed The ladies' TO tho
salon ard lighted their ciggra Those
who did not enokc, ckewsd and sp@t
quite recklssE,y On the foor. hanr
who did not use tobacco. took sHal
knives from their pocss.s, for az Auseri-
can gentleman always carries sorns kind
Of knife. aai carved OF CIT divers from
tie chairs; almost Ell Ct them pu.
their fest on tables OF chairs. This
behavior. which would insult cur Ger
man ladies', the many beautiful Amer
can ladies II the rom REGARDED a. q mat
ter q course, Enuca 20 The s<tonixhnaer..
Of the vriasr. n-.ses York Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Mrs. Burnett's BRIGHT Hor,

Some one recently asked Mrs. Burnett's
son Vivian, the original Of Little Lord
Faunteroy." what was meant by so
ciety." Society,"" said Vivian, ''why
it's a thing where there's lots of people,
who all come TO your house. and they
come up TO your mamma, who is in the
drawing room looking very beautiful, in
o lovely dress. and they shake hands with
her and say. Why, how do you doi' and
then they gable. gable, gable. gable,
gable, and then they come Up again TO
your mamma and say, oh, I'm so sorry,
but must so now. good by and then
they go away, and that's all."-Boston
Heard.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
ge aa1iehita naiy gso1e aaedmaau oruu aueus

Ferenner and Knight and charged with
being whisky vag. Plead guilty and
paid his s27.
James Kell and Annie Blevens, the two
parties who were charged with lewdly
abiding with each other, entered plea Of
guilty and were fined SO each, which they
paid and departed. Officers Dennis and
Harmon made the arrest.
Lille St. Clair, soiled dove, was ar
rested by Office Jenking and paid her fine
OF SO
Robert Miller is the name given by one
of Officer Jenkins pets. He was charged
with being a whisky vag and plead guilty.
He paid fine Of sgt.
L. C. Alexander came in under escort Of
Officer Woods He was locked up in the
cooler upon failure to give bond for his ap-
pearance
Ellen Warren was brought in by Officer
Turner, charged with lewdly abiding with
one VIM Mills She gave bond for her
appearance today at 2 .. III. Mills skipped
by the light of the moon.
JUSTICE COUNTS.
Justice Hammond lad no particular
business yesterday.
In Justice Barrett's court Harry Som
mers and Jacob Jacoby were found guilty
of selling Intoxicating liquors and were
fined 500 each and sentenced TO Jail for
thirty days They gave bonds and took
appeals to the district court.
Eleven civil suits were disposed of.
In Justice Walkers court the only state
case was that against Henry Ebenhack,
charging him with assault and battery
upon one Ed Mcmillan. Defendant plead
guilty and paid fine amounting to Sl2
Robert Linder and John Lindeke, two
ice men charged with assault and battery
by some of the Salvation army young men
will be tried today, 2 p. m, They plead not
guilty.
Fourteen civil cases disposed OF yester-
day.
PROBATE COURT.
No business of interest transacted.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage license was is
sued yesterday by Judge Thomas:
Melvin E. Bay, aged %, and Minnie Hon,
aged %, both of Wichita.
Regular meeting Elmo lodge of Perfec-
ton A. and A. S. X. Masons, at 7:3O
o'clocd this Wednesday evening, August
Is. Work in the Fourth and Fifth de-
grees. A full attendance desired. by Or
der, j. 5. COLE. IN.
O. p. HOOD, Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

Jobn Brown. who probably received
more pre7ents thaa any ether uaenrL IA
The history CT the EDgAah eouzrt, was
shrevd enough 70 anticipate tic eaaLzs-
rsIsnnsas which would be ca.sei 70 his
frieads Il Is died poess<ang ito giss<
sbenasefyea. 50 l. vEs tie frl1dent CHS
ton q that dofo>1sc % g1 nesyly every
thing Tat 10 received within G fc~
weeks join Brown xaz Constantly
beng coz1aiDsa,s1 with onssiy glf.z,
10; DC wteiy preferred 70 po-sss th<sT
value IN eassl, AID II several css1 De
brsd serees yswsser who had so.d It's
freseas 70 The roysl 6oco< bozghs . t<.ek
within short time from ths rosya<ras AZ
very Es2xlJ tie eat p-sac--loss2oa
Truth
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Largest Family in the World.

How many Smiths are there in England?
Ii is Impossible to answer this question with
precision, but there are data from which an
approximately correct idea may be obtained
The registrar general tells US that in 1855 it
was possible TO estimate, from certain records
III his keeping, that there were then living in
England and Wales about 2t53 900 Smiths, or
One III every seventy three persons composing
the entire population. Suppcsin. that this
estimate was correct, and that the same pro-
portion has since been maintained, the state
.nent may fairly be made that there are now
about 355,S14 or over one-third CT million
Smiths in England and Wales. 1t is not quite
easy to realize ct once what an enormous
humber of people these figures represent
A few simple illustrations may serve to
make the matter clearer. For instance, there
are more Smiths in England and Wales than
there are people in Dubnn-indeed, exclud-
ing London, there are only four towns in tie
United Kingdom - namely, Birmingham,
Glasgow, Liverpool and MISUNDERSTANDING
tanning more people than there are Smiths,
while twenty-six out of the fifty-two counties
of England and Wales, or one-half, havo
fewer people than the immortal house Of
Smith has representatives.
1t is on record, too, that in the seventeen
years between and including 1898 and 1854,
2S5.037 Smiths were registered as having
been either born or married, or as having
died.
Although, as every one knows, Smiths form
numerically the strongest tribe in England,
there being one Smith to every seventy-three
persons comprising the population, still the
Joneses run them very close, there beng one
y, vanfy IN.
on the list, according to officially compiled
statistics, come MessrA Williams, Taylor,
Davis and Brown.
Mr.. Robinson, who IS commonly associated
with Messrs. Brown and Jones, stands eleventh
on the list in respect TO his relative numeri-
cal strength. Chambers Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
LETTER BOX ROBBERY.
Over 100000 Stolen by two Employees OF
the Chicago Service.

CHICAGO, Aug IA system of whole
sale box robbery extending over the period
of two years, involving the theft OF thous-
ands of letters. including enclosures OF
drafts, checks, postoffice orders aggregat-
ing an unknown amount, though known
to exceed 500, 900 and explaining in part
the numerous complaints made against
the Chicago postal service, has been dis
covered by the police and the United States
postoffice inspectors. Frederick Van ODER
kampf and Thomas j. Mack are in custo-
dy. More arrests are likely to
follow. Won Oberkampf claims to
be member of noble German
family OF Berlin and Mack is a carpenter
and a native Of tie United States. The
discovery OF this gigantic pllferlnS OF
letter boxes came about in curious ana q
throughly unexpected manner. Won Ober-
kampf was indebted to his landlady and
in payment offered her a check which she
accepted and returned him difference OF
about 500 in cash. The check turned out
to be forged and she placed the matter IN
the hands of the police, who located the
man in a room On North Market street.
In searching his room the officers were
astonished to find a trnnk filled TO
the top with letters. They had
all been opened, bore no postmark
and each had had the stamp removed. IG
WAS then ascertained that Nonoberkampf
occupied still another room. and when this
was searched another trunk full OF letters,
all IL the precise condition described above
was found. Ii another room at hotel
was found a vallse packed with broken
mail matter and a bunch or keys. one OF
the keys was one which opened railway mail
t,af. "a
and would open any letter box III
Chicago. All this captured mall matter
was taken to the Office OF the postofllce IN
spector The envelopes contained all sorts
Of queer things usually sent through the
mails from dry goods samples, ana DTS OF
jewelry TO writing pads and numerous
photographs. But that which showed
the magnitude of the depredatlons and the
presence of piles of insurance policies,
trust deeds, drafts checks, money orders
and promiSsory notes. These represented
in the aggregate nearly SlOU,U00.
The largest check was one for
:l0. 900 drawn by wholesale grocery house
of Chicago on the Continental national
bank. Numerous other drafts ranging III
figures from $50 to $1,000 and scores drawn
for 800 each were found. Won Oberkamf
was arrested Saturday and confessed his
guilt Monday. The post Office authorities
are now invest eating how the keys came
into his possession and it IS claimed that
further arrests Will surely foliw, it being
supposed tina some letter carriers, anticl-
pating the loss of his portion had a
duplicate of his key made and he gave it
to Won Oberkampf, sharing with him the
proceeds Today both men were before
Commissioner Hoyne. Mack waived a
preliminary examination and was held TO
the federal grand jury under 5000 bail.
Won Oberkampf case was continued until
Tuesday, i'll bonds of the same amount.
Both are now in jail.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
For Cleaning Pic's Feet.

4 machine for cleaning pigs feet is
about the last thing expected in the line
of Invention, but that machine has been
devised, and does its work by the success
sive impact against the material to be
cleaned of steel knives held on a revolv-
ing cylinder by flexible connections, ike
rubber or other elastic NATURALIZATION
BUDGET.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
TAE COURTS.
POLICE COURT.

Judge Dixon had about the usual docket
Harry Sommers, charged with seiiinE
Intoxicating liquors, plead not guilty, bus
was fined slG2. He took an appeal and
filed bond. The same party was also
fined the same amount for similar offenSe
in Justice Barvet's court. lie took an APP
peal on that II the district court. Officers
Dennis, Harmon and Jenkins made tn
catch
John Weigand WIS brought up by Olic-
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
ALONG OIL PIPE,

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE stream of crude
petroleum which was started from Lima,
Ohio. three weeks agoto fill the two great
tanks at South Chicago, began pouring
into the reservoirs here at midnight this
morning. The oil Is now flowing at the
rate OF 5000 barrels or $50 600 gallons a
day, Each tank has a capacity OF 5000.
The picnic at Greifienstein park today
promises to be very enjoyable affair and
not few of the young attorneys We're
heard say they were going to be on hand.
George L. Douglass announces himself
as candidate for representative from the
Eighty-second district. and Il. \. Haste
from the Eighty first district in this morn
ing's paper.
W. A Freret, supervising archetect, viii
open the bids on the government building
today. The bids will be opened at Wash
ington and quite a number OF contractors
in the city are interested.
Mr. ". +. Mcintyre sends few of his
friends some of the ore found in his mine
near Gunnison, Col. It is said to be a
good quality Of peacock ore, and those IL
terested are quite hopeful or favorable re-
suits.
Said prominent physician yesterday:
Eat al the watermelon you can on every
occasion that offers itself during the
melon season, aud you Will be in good
condition TO stuff yourself with quini1e
during the fall months, IN this way you
patronize home industries.
John Mcfarland received telegram to
day informing him Of the death OF Mrs. :
: Hariacre, at Los Angeles, Cal, on tn
Ilth inst Mr.. and Mrs. Hardacre left
here a year ago on account of Mrs. HIS
health, and many friends in the city viii
be panied 10 hear this sad news.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
A GLIMPSE.

look altar to the distant hills,
And SEQ their SUBMITS shining:
While here below it's dark and chill
How can help repining:
s
IcanGet I've on the hill tops green,
And bask II ths sun forever;
ny work Is here in this lowly place,
And must be faithful ever.
But the lighted hills may be sean from far,
And instead Of sad repiRing
Iwia look above and gs-in new strength
From the hill tops sunny shining.
Nine. Isabel
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
SPORTING NEWS.
BASE BALL

BABE BALL
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City...0 90 / 0 0 0 0 o. 1
Athletics. 20 600 Q . -
Base Hits-kansas City p Athletics 3.
frrors-kansas City >, Athletic !.
Observation-Disclosures and Donahue, Seward
and Robinson.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati .......O 0001 II Ill
Baltimore. ......0 , 0 0 0 o 2 .
Base Hits-Cincinnati II, Baltimore, IL.
Errors-Cincinnati @, Baltimore j.
Eatteries-Smith and keenan,, kilroy
and Fulmer.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. ...........3 0 0 % 3 / o.
Brooklyn > / Q o & . O L
Base Hits-Louisyille 9 Brooklyn I.
Errors-Louisville2 Brooklyn, !.
Batteries-Ewing and Vaughan, Hughes
and Clark,
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis. .......0 OO1O20 /
Cleveland. ..........00 o 00 0 o O. .
Base hits-St. Louis II. Cleveland +.
Errors-St. Louis 2 Cleveland >.
Batteries-king and Boyle, O'Briend
and Zimmer.
AT BOSTON
Boston / = 9 0 0 l 0-10
Detroit. 0 , 0 . O. {
Base hits-BoSeon ., Detroit 8.
Errors-i3oston /, Detroit 3.
Batterries-CIarkson and Kelly Gruber
and Bennett.
AT NEW YORK.
New York. ...........0 001 l 0 0 o. 9
Chicago. 0 0 , 0 -
Base Hits-New York s, Chicago ).
Errors-New York Z, Chicago, ).
Batteries-keefe and Ewing, krock and
Flint.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
indianapolis. 0 0 0 0 O. 2
Phlladelphia ......0 o 0 2 Q 0 s.
Base Hits-Indianapolis ), Philadelphia
1.
indianapolis 4, Philadelphia 3.
Batteries-Healy and Daily, Saunders
and SERVER.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. .........0 / 0 0 8 0 0 /
PlttSDurg ....-..--.....2 s q u 3 U u - >
Base Hits-Washington 5, pittsburg I.
Washington 5, PIttsburg ,.
Batteries-Whirney and Mack, Staley
and Miller.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Insanity Among Na--oes

Thirty years ago insanity was Almost
unknown among the southern negroes,
bur now the number thus effected in
North Carolina alone IS estimated at
LOCO, and the asylum for treatment at
Goidsboro has Just been ealarsed.-New
York Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
A Gra. Dzy.

The Burlington Free Press 1ys il is
great Gay for garden beds when the rain
cones down il sheets. Yes. and !. Is q
grea. day for hay harvcssers when the
rain comes down in pitchforks.-Eev
York Trihuca
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
W. . ns~ez,. Matter.

TIE invgz.c- G. 10 circular saw les
burisd n Si1hIgEa eh1reA yz-i. AID /.
Is prc-osez Il raise EscuE.De-. over lis
remains AGo.lxs apiece from eve-y r.sn
with q stab thuzb or sAo-t oouplczez:
CT fingers VII Dc tbs t1s.asss,-oace .
~~AN
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Left Alone In the wcrld

Tagraat-I have 70 father OF racthes
Tor any relations az all 70 care for me.
Philanthropist-Poor man, are they al
deaGl
NO; they got rich. Texas sifGrss.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
Ine OceAn,s Ms.e.

Chemists ius.s. thas the waves ot fhs
ocean are EeTer higher taGn q few tee.
Scnuer ba.he-s Eli ias.z., with e2rAl
earEeseaess, that tie average wave Is from
Kindred feet 70 ASA a U.isa k;gh-Ps..SSurz
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

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eoox5-Hov shall I s=s =. Br.4gs:f rozr
eleea.s.. s.-Taaz. Bsss=~. o'Toaslsaat
b-.a-ss-Ps1.A. eG4 ysr nsSs sos Mr.
Ia rS. - :ss AGzes ~ Zzry oasSAun~ssvv
Ia; a4n e. 0S~z-e=s s<rr&a.---hs Erses.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
WEATHER BULLETINS.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Aug,
A.-[The temperatures herein given are
those of thermometers in the shade and
free from the influences Of any radiated,
reflected or conducted heat. THE highest
temperature was 99.2o;s the lowest 66.4o,
mean S20o.
Warmer; partly cloudy weather with
light rain 40 to 7:29 a. M. and BRISK
southerly and southeasterly wind; falling
barometer
The maximum velocity OF WIND . W 20
miles per hour at LOO p. III.
Mean actual barometer, $3.50 inches.
Mean humidity 62 per cent.
Rainfall .0e.
FRED l.. JOHNSON,
Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. T.,
Aug. 1.-THE indications for thlrty-slX
hours, commencing Monday, August ID
at : a. m, are as follows:
For Missouri: Rain; local storms; cooler,
except slightly warmer in east and south
ern portions; variable winds.
For Kensas: Rain; local storms; cooler;
variable winds, generally northeasterly.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

Whea visiting c. house in the cocntry
wear your Tea gova Il tie afternoon u1Il
diner, but Rot 3. dinner LOT az TIE evening.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

The picnic at Greltienstejn park today
promises to be very enjoyable affair and
not few of the young attorneys We're
heard say they were going to be on hand.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-19
gsesa and 9akntaiaa
TO CROSS THE CONTINENT.

- l
The Milwaukee and st. Paul said to
BE behind the Leavenworth Il Dem
Yer short dine.
Chicago Times: It is announced
upon very good authority that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul company
is behind the proposed LeaYenworth &
Denver short line, which is just now ex-
citing q great deal of interest among the
business men of Denver and points
along the proposed line. 1t is known
that the st. Paul has purchased 1850
acres OF water front at Oakland, and
ia. It has quietly secured right Of way
for a disrhass 81 $50 miles from Oakland,
through Stanton aad Lathrop. The di-
rGction OF the route selected is east ward
from the Pacific coast to Salt Lake City,
and, as the expressed intention OF the
people having in charge the Leaven-
worth 81 Denver short line is to con-
struct q line from the former point to
Denver, and then westward through the
mountains to Salt Lake City, it is very
easy to believe that the st. Paul is in
terested in the new enterprise. 1t has
been an open secret among railroad men
for several years that the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul is anxious to reach
the coast, and 1t is only o question of
time until this company will build and
operate o line of it's own from the Mis-
souri, river to San Franclsoo. The COM
pany has an independent line to Kansas
City, and is anxiousior western and
Southwestern business. It would be
an easy matter to extend
this line to Leavenworth, and
thence westward to Denver, especially
in view Of the practical certainty OF re-
ceiving aid from every county along the
route. Again, the cost of constructing o
road through Kansas and Colorado, along
The survey which has just been COM
pleted, would be light as compared with
routes. The member Of streams to be
bridged is small, while the level plains
over which the road bed would pass adj
mit OF the easiest grades. The country
is we'll settled; and the soil the most
productive in the world. This guaran.
tees a good local traffic in addition &c
the through business.
The statement is made that the Dem
Yer people propose to tunnel the noun
tains and push the new line on to Sal,
Lake. When these disiointed facts are
put together and combined with the st
Paui's recent purchase OF water frontage
at Oakland and the right Of way east
ward TO Salt Lake City, it rounds out
colossal but entirely feasible scheme
behind which looms mp the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway oompan,
striking for the Pacific coast. TIL,
Burlington, the Santa Fe, the Missouri
Pacific and the Union Pacific havl
fpund il estential TO bnild To Denver
the Rock leland is on the way: and th,
signs indicate that the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul is making sorniidabl
preparations for a westward march, an,
that the proposed short line fror
Leavenworth to Denver is the line Of it
advance.