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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Harpoonins Boards 1t the Dock.

Among the fotsam of our docks damaged
boards are often found in considerable mum
bers. The other day an Italian fished for
them very Systematically jus. above the
foot of DeSbrosses street. He used a round
piece of heavy wood, about three inches in
diameter and eighteen long. One end of
this was armed with sharp pointed spike.
while to the other end was attached about
twelve feet Of clothesline. Taking the stick
in lis hand, the Italian darted the spike into
the end of board, much as a sailor would
harpoon whale, and then carefully drew it
up so that he could reach it with his hands
and pull it up on the dock. The spike would
sometimes pull out when the board was
almost within reach, and one particularly at
tractive one had to be harpooped a dozen
times before the Italian could call it his
own. The man dries the boards thoroughly.
then chops them into hnding wood, which
his wife sells He is said to be making q
fair living out of the bu5inesS-New York
Evening sun.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
TALK ABOUT TATTOOlNG.
A Professor Tells What Becomes Of the
Tattooed Ladies-War RecoIIections-

Tattooed Iadtes-War RecoIIections-
A proficient professor in the art of tat
tooing was found N his Office by reporter
the other day, busiIy engaged il picking a
figure of liberty upon the back OF . sailor In
answer to a series of questions the professor
said: Il have followed this business for
thirty years and have always made good
living BY it Ny receipts from March 70
October of this year amounted to 1910.
Fairly good business, isn't it, Nv patrons
come from all classes of society. Merchants,
lawyers, doctors, clerks, men engaged in
every walk of life come here 10 be decorated
/ tattoo a large number of ladies also. Some
Of them come here IL carriages closely yelled,
and | never see their faces. Lovers come
here frequently to be marked with emblems
Of fidelity. | have many curious cases
brought to my notice In this way l rernem-
Der one III particular # was during the late
war. l was with the Army of the Potomac
at the time, tattooing the soldiers right and
left with marks Of Identification \ Young
man came into my tent one day leading by
the hand A girl They were betrothed.
picked the girls name-1Iarv Burns-over
the mans heart, and his name-Thomas
SmIth-over hers Later in the wsr the man
was killed. His BODY was identified by this
mark, and MS sweetheart gave him 4 respect
able burial The girl has received many
offers of marriage, am told. but that name
over her heart keeps her true 10 the memory
Of the soldier.
after the war he continued. INV bust
ness was slack for time. until Constantine,
the Greek, made his appearance IN Baruum's
show. He was first discovered as mate Of a
sailing vessel which lay IN Boston harbor
with cargo of fruits and spices from the
Mediterranean His face only was tattooed
then, but Barnum engaged him, had his en-
tire body pricked with fantastic figures by
Jack Florence OF Boston. invented the story
d. his exile among SavaSeS and exhibited
MIN with great success I saw my chance
md went into the same business. | turned
PUT tattooed women for the dime museums
and travelling shows as fast SIS | was able.
They invented stories OF shipwreck. exile and
marvellous raScues with all the horrible de-
tails they could imagine. Ii paid well for
time, but the public discovered the fake
and tattooed ladies are now = drug in the
market
w hat becomes Of thema Why. they
marry, Of course. and settle down Annie
Grace OF Philadelphia, one Of my most SIC E
csSSful works Of arr, after earning so =
week IN the exhibition business. has r,arr;a.I
a man worth at least $4,000 LIrtIa Va
ME, another protege If mine. i married :, a
fine gentleman worth $50 O11 ana hayn
heard that two other girls whom ! hava
beautlfed have done equally we'll II takes
from SIX weeks to two months 10 so over the /
whole figure artlstically, and the cost Of the .
completed work amounts 10 from SO 10
$500. A sinSle design costs anywhere from +
g. 20 25.T-Sew York Evening sun
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
REVIVAL OF SNUFF TAKING.
The Story that Comes Across the Allan
tic-Practice IL Colonial Times

The report comes from Paris that the prac-
tice Of snuff taking VIII be res,Iscitated dur
ing the coming winter by the handles OF the
French capital The young men are hunting
up their ancestral snuff boxes and studying
old family pictures in order TO acquire the
graceful style of taking pinch practiced by
the old court gailants. Pawnbrokers and
dealers IL autiquated articles have realized
very large sums for snuff boxes that have
lain on their shelves for forty or fifty
years. Most extravagant prices have been
paid for snuff boxes that belonged 70 MEN,
bers of the old nobility. Several jewelers.
are engaged III making snuff boxes Of an
tique and original designs In many club
rooms ornamental vases, filed with various
kinds of snuff, stand on the tables or man
tells
In colonial times, during the revolutionary
war, and for many years atterward, the use
Of snuff was very common IN this country.
Nearly every gentleman carried silver
snuff box, which was often inlaid with gold
At the entrance Of the senate chamber, IN
the national Capitol at W Washington, ara large
receptacles for snuff, at which members OF
that august body once filed their boxes on
passing into their seats in the morning
Many can remember the time when the snuff
box was passed around in social circles every
few minutes. and when it was as common 70
ask for pinch of snuff as il now Is to ask
for q light for a cigar or for chew or to-
bacco. Poor people generally used snuff be-
cause II was cheap, or, more properly, be-
cause "a little went q good ways" The use
Of snuff became general in all northern
countries, especially in Scotland, Holland,
Sweden and Norway. IN Iceland nearly
sverv person used large quantities OF snuIf,
which was kept IN an ornamented horn. Ghe
practice was, and perhaps Is, 20 insert the
little end Of the horn" IN the nostril and
TO thump the large end SO as to discharge
portion of the contents. the host often
walked among his guests and performed this
office as mark OF hospitality Sometimes
servants or members Of the family were In
structed how to handle the snuff horn with
grace and dexterity. Before the invention OF
friction matches considerable difficulty was
found in lighting cigars and pipes, bus the
snuff box was always ready u bring forth
Forty years ago there was scarcely grocery
in the country that did not keep several kinds
Of snuff, and the name Of one Scotch manu-
facturer was known throughout the civilized
world
The use of snuff has been steadily declining
in almost every country n the world during
q period of fifty years Various reasons may
be assigned for its gradual disuse. So far as
deleterious effects are concerned, shutting TO-
bacco IS open to the least objection, as the
amount of nicotine taken into the system is
very small. This method Of using tobacco Is
also attended by the smallest expense TO the
oonSy1ruar- ('hicapro Times
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
The Cons Hard Life.

GA policemans life is not a healthy one
said one Of the lynx eyed, sadly, and TIE
sound men on the force are few, very few.
When first went on was as healthy as a
man could be, but l can't run two blocks
row without being winded The causes ara
nlanv-exPosUre - al kiris Of weather,
over exertloa ard irregular hours | know
many q the men wEo would wish they had
kept Of the force, but when a man once gets
settled il Is hard work 70 do anything else.
He IS ike c soldier, q mere machine, and
only IT 20 obey orders, l know there ara
lots Of fun made Of the peeler. and there -nllss
BE- buffers On every force, but the ma 5oritv
are good men and Try 70 DO their duty. But
It is q hard life, and a man who does not
break down must be made OF iroa---Buffslo
News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
LOVERS IN NEW YORK,
a Strict School for the Siatrimoniall,
Inciined-Jewish Society.

doubt whether there is any stricter
school for lovers IL America than that in our
middle class life in New York The CITY Is
So large and it is 50 nearly impossible for
any but the wisest and most cautious to Inal,e
sure OF the character Of even ones neigh
bors that, among tie people of moderate
means, Wednesday and Sunday night callers
are obliged to see a great deal more of the
parents of their beloved than is the rule in
other American cities Far from being the
rule, it IS the exception when they spend an
evening alone with the maidens the calls
being made in the presence of whatever mem
bers Of the family are at home and have as
sembled in the parior.
Unlike London and Paris customs it is the
habit here TO permit a young woman to at
tend the theatre, parties, balls and evening
entertainments generally solely IN the com
pany Of her beau, and no parents that
know of object to her going riding with no
other companion than him. But he must do
most Of his counting az her home and must
not object 10 the presence OF parents or
brothers if they choose to occupy tie same
room with the fair one. And when he and
she go out she mist be at home again BY
certain prescribed hour. and must not invite
uIHi III GIlltcs lis q man With serious
intentions is pretty thoroughly understood.
The very rich and fashionable girls enjoy
much greater freedom, and SO do the poorest
ones.
Undoubtedly, the strictest of our cftizens in
ante matrimonial matters are the Jews. As
rule they demand at least that their sons
and daughters shall not marry outside their
religion, even in the minority Of cases where
the father does not insist that his child shall
make good match from financial point of
view. A learned Jew, who criticised Sidney
Luska's novel, The I oke OF the Taora = the
plot of which is based on the refusal of q
rabbi 10 permit his nephew to break the law
OF God by marrying a gentle, said 10 me:
The story has one great fault; it should
have been dated thirty years ago That
criticism may apply to Americanized Jewish
society, and, indeed it vas only the other
day that Jewish matron told me of a haUpy
marriage of a Jewess to a Christian. addinc
Bah! What is the difference2 Tho old
fashioned notions about these things ara
played out So it is evident that in this. As
IN 50 many respects, the American Hebrew il
becoming EberaL-'-Neraon in New York
Star
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
-sssSSALzSm
Daily gayle
DEATH.
Death in its amber sets the happy ras.

Death in IT'S amber sets the happy ragt
With all its colors fair, like these bright flies
That summed their wings beneath the young
worlds skies,
And still shine gem like long as time shall last
Sorrows that might their shadows on love cast,
Doubts that might blight, or griefs that might
arise,
Can mar it not. Safely enshrined it lies
Perfect forever, all its beauties past.
Though this be all stiu IL is much to hold
The consolation Of remembrance pure
That cannot fade, or alter or wax old.
" this be earnest OF some future sure.
In what winged words can its high worth be tods
Til ali be known, our hearts can best endure
-Arlo Bates.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Chemical Confusion.
.cKbat is the mater. DE-. O-ism

w hat Is the matter, 1T us:
81 am mad; mad at chemistry and the drug
business. Look here, oil OF vitrol is no oil,
neither are oils Of turpentine and kerosene.
Copperas is an iron compound and contains
10 copper. Salts Of lemon is the extremely
poisonous oxaHc acid Carbolic acid is not
an acid. but an alcohol Cobalt contains
none of that metal. but arsenic. Soda water
he's no trace Of soda, nor has sulphuric acid
OF sulphur. Sugar Of lead has no sugar,
cream of tartar has nothing of cream nor
milk Of lime any milk Oxygen means the
acid maker, but hydrogen is the essential
clement Of ell acids, and may contain no
oxygen German silver has no silver and
black lead 20 lead. Mosaic gold Is only
suluhide OF til These are only some Of the
mistakes Of nomenclature in our business -
Cincinnati Telegram
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
The suns Ec,tnse "a China.

At the recent eclipse Of the sun the ChIness
authorizes, IL accordance with the usage Of
the empire. ordered the BUt3Ihist and Tavis.
priests 20 reelJe their llCalraIlOrs 70 rescue
ne sun from being Gevourei Il WI a. the
time Of the festivities over the emperor
birthday. when aIi officials were required TO
wear embroidered robes, but IL i as, the
law that during an eclipse officials who par
tlcipate II the ceremony must wear ordinary
garments until the son Is rescued. An edics
had 70 be get from the emperor 20 settle il.
He ordered tie officials - jgrlore his birth
day and attend TO the sun, 50 they al were
ordinary rahes-NaE S1rk snrA
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Canaries. sense nf CoInr.

To determine whether her two pet cara-ges
possessed the sense Of color, Chicago ladv
placed before them Two batking cups, one Of
ordinary white ware, the other q coIorsi
glass After = moments hesitation the birds
plunged into the coiored cup and have since
refused TO battle il a,iy stber.-New Yo-l
Evening World.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
4 Cars CARVING Canacity.

II has been computed that the carrvi-, :
CAPACITY Of = freight car Of ten tcns Is:
e aest. so bushels; corn, 40 bushels. r.ota-
tas- 40 bushels, arPles, SO bushels. Gets.
80 bushels: lumber. . Go feet; butter. - Go
pounds: fiCIlr 90 barrels; whisky 80 tarrels:
wood 8 cords. cattle, = 10 - head; hcSs. y
10 CO head, and sheep, 70 100 hsad-Ne.
E-eA S..H
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Meteorological Instinct.

Mr.. ". Mattieu Williams thinks that the
instinct which guides the swallow southwark
in the autumn is probably Of very practical
and unpoeric kind Its food IS chiefly flying
insects, WI ose development oeases with tie
advance cf cold from the north, and in
migrating the bird is simply following is
sesrsssing food supply .-Ar@anssw Traveller.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
The Main Point Wildly Indicated

a little Sunday school girl, whose lesson
had been about the story of the fiery furnace,
was telling her mother about it. And,
mamma" she said, that naughty king
heated an oven just as hot as be could get it,
put three good men in and they wouldn't
cook bit;'-Syracuse Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Fighters Don't Quarrel

why don't you ever see fighters with
b-nEed up faces asked a reporter Of Billy
Edwards in the Hoffman house the other
evening as be glanced at gentleman whose
face was scratched aid swollen from some
recent alteration They have TO make
their living fighting" was the answer. I
never saw man who chopped wood ell dag
chop any at night for amusement You
wouldn't 20 TO q theatre and report the show
Just for fun. IL bet. Then, too, a fighting
man APPRECIATES the risk TO his hands he runs
IL hitting, some fellow who may have a hard
head ana lie knows it Is no credit TO him 70
thrash anybody except a clever opponent II a
ring. \ fighter is the safest man . Insult l
know o. Many Z time I have to pocket talk
men wouldn't dare use 70 anybody else"
New y 1r.S Eya-, NJ World
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
FILLING THE BOXES.

Under the cutting shed are large number
Of cutting tables, around which are gathered
old and young of all sorts, though smars
lads are in the majority. The herrings are
dumped upon these tables promiscuously, and
the cutters spring to their work with wonder
full celebrity, their knives flashing savagely,
and every ''click7 upon the raised edge of the
the table completing its work upon one fish.
To the right of each is a box holding about
one-third OF a bushel, and to the left bar
rel Every time the knife descends the tail
end Of herring flies into the box ard the
head and entrailS into the barrel Cutter,
ere paid about five cents per box for th:3
work. The speed attained by some IS re-
markable, and there is no cessation Of effort
until the las. herring is disposed Of As fas.
es the cutters boxes are filed the fish ara
sorted. There are two sizes, ''oils" and
''ulustards" The former are the smaller,
delicate fish. packed In oil, 100 boxes to the
case, and the latter comprise the large her
ring, preserved in preparations OF French
and German mustard, fifty boxes TO the case
The fish are now transferred TO the pick
ling room" and placed in half hogsheads Of
brine, where they remain nearly a half hour,
and are then talked ''FIaking' consists of
partially drying the fish. This is done by
placing the herring in single layers upon
flakes about four feet square, made Of tri-
angular white beech Stats held together by
light wooden rims. This is done either in
the sun OF in gigantic ovens. After the flax
ing comes the trying" process. The fish are
piled upon perforated non or wire screen
like pans two or three tiers deep, when about
a half dozen Of these are lowered into great
caldrons Of boiling oil Here thew remain
for perhaps half an hour. They are then
drained" thoroughly cooled and then con-
veyed to the packing tables. Beside each
packer are great piles Of shining boxes
with loosened lids Small boys con
s1antly pass from table 20 table saucily
squirting a portion of oil from great cans
into each Of the open boxes. Pans Of fish are
continually being set before these women
and girls, who handle the delicate morsals
with marvellous dexterity and care, filing a
box and adjusting the ld-im augenblick! or
the wink Of an eye, as the Germans would
say, for which the average price paid Is ten
cents per case of 100 boxes, From this room
OF chatter Laughter and toll they are passed
to the sealing room; 5000 70 1900 boxes at
q time are then subjected TO steam, or boil
ing water bath" of about three hours dura-
ton; they are again cooled. then tested
then shoveled back and forth n great hanks
cf clean sawduse until the boxes shine ike
polished silver and are then cased and ready
fer the market, good enough for anybody for
what they really are, but under the more
p>'atable guise Of superlatively superior and
superfine French sariines l.
Waterman in rew York Mail and Express
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-07
How Alligators Eat.


It is Southern writer who COM
pares an alligator's throat to an ami
mated sewer. Every thing which lodges
in the open mouth goes down. He is
a lazy dog, and instead of hunting for
something to eat he lets his victuals
hunt for him. That is, he lies with his
great mouth open, apparently dead,
like the 'possum. Soon a beetle crawls
into it, then a fly, then gnat and a
colony of mosquitoes. The alligator.
doesn't close his mouth yet, He is
waiting for whole drove of things.
He does his eating by wholesale. A
little later lizard will cool himself I'M
der the shade of the upper jaw. Then
few frogs will hop up to catch the
mosquitoes. Then more mosquitoes
and gnats will alight on the frog.
Finally a whole village of insects settle
down for an afternoon picnic. Then
all at once there is an earthquake. The
big jaw falls; the alligator blinks one
eye, gulps down the entire menageric,
and opens his great front door again
for more visitors. -AmericG71 angler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-07
IMPROVE THE HOG.
A Matter Which Deserves the Attention
of Progressive Farmers.

A Matter Which Deserves the Attention
of Progressive Farmers.
If the margin between the price of
corn and pork remains as great az it
has been during the past year, the in
ference is that the demand for better
class of hogs will be greater than it
has been for number of years. There
will be new herds built up, and ar
rangements made for breeding hogs on
farms where they have been abandoned
for years. Young farmers, casting
about for the most profitable product
of the farm, will not be long in dccid-
ing on this branch, as promising TIE
greatest and quickest returns for the
money and labor invested. Our OBJ
seryations force the belief upon us that
farmers for q few years have not been
as careful about adding new blood to
their herds as they should have been,
and the consequence is their hogs are
not as good as they should be. With
the combination of all breeds that is
convenient to use, they find themselves
possessed of class of mongrel swine
that are not profitable either for market
or breeding.
Every step removed from some pure
fountain head makes matters worse.
But even with these things against the
quality of hogs they bring good
profit, and should make the farmer feel
able to invest in better stock. And
taking all these things into considera-
ton. we can but think the demand for
pure bred stock will be better in the
near future than for number of years
past. The demand during the past
year has started the current that way,
making an ambition among farmers to
excel once more in the quality of the
porker, u laudable desire that benefits
the farmer and improves the quality OF
pork given to the consumer. Years
ago it was the opinion among farmers
that all that was required to raise good
hogs was fine thrifty sire, no regard
being taken as to the breed, for, rs
heard man once say; "a hog is a
hog aud that is enough But this is
not enough. AS much attention should
be given to tho breeding of swine as OF
horses or cattle, and in the end they
will be just as profitable. Cor. Western
PI0aOmGD
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-07
The Lessons of "Unser Fritz" Case.

The greatest doctors in Europe don'tseem
to know what ais "Unscr Fritz"
Thus are the Garfield and Grant episodes
repeated, and public confidence in expert
medical knowledge is again shaken.
The effect is d reyulsion.
Since the fatal days of 1888, many OF the
doctrines of the schoolmen concerning ex-
tensive medication have been abandoned,
and all schools Of practice are more ana
more relying upon old-fashioned simple root
and herb preparations and careful nursing
the only reliances known to our ancestors.
These methods and reliances are illus
trated to-day in q series of old-fashioned
roots and herbs preparations recently gwen
to the world by the wellknoWn proprle-
tors of Warmers safe preparations
made from formula possessed by many OF
our Oldest families, and rescued for popular
use, and issued under the happy designar
ton of Warmers Log Cabin Remedies.
my son." exclaimed venerable woman
to the writer when he was boy, "my son,
your yeller and pale and weak like lookin',
your needin' a good shaking up with some
sas'pariP."
A jug of spring sarsaparilla was just as
necessary in the "winter supplies" of fifty
years ago as was u barrel of pork, and a
famous medical authority says that the very
general prevalence of the use of such
preparation as Log Cabin Sarsaparilla ex-
plains the rugged health of our ancestors.
While Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla is
an excellent remedy for all seasons of the
year, it is particularly valuable in the
spring, when the system is full of sluggish
blood and requires natural constitutions 8.
n an
pneumonia, and the effects of a long winter.
Philo NJ. Parsons, clerk of the City Hotel of
Hartford, Conn, was Frustrated with a cold
which, he says, "seemed to settle through
my body. NEGLECTED it and the result was
my blood became impoverished and poi
soned, indicated by inhamed eyes. / was
treated, but my eyes grew worse. Fwas
obliged to wear shade over them / feared
that would be obliged to give up work"
"Under the operation of Warmers Log
Cabin Sarsaparilla and Liver Pills" he
says, "The sore and inhamed eyes disap-
peared. My blood, know, is in a healthier
condition than it has been for years. Ihave
much better appetite. | shall take several
more bottles for safety's sake. Warmers
Log Cabin Sarsaparilla is great blood
purifier and I most heartily recommend it. !"
A few bottles Of Warmers Log Cabin Sar-
saparilla used in the family now will save
many week of sickness and many dollar
of bills. Use no other. This is the Oldest,
most thoroughly tested, and the best, is put
up in the largest sarsaparilla bottle on the
market, containing 12J doses. There is no
other preparation of similar name that can
equal it. The name of its manufacturers is
a guarantee of its superior worth.
| While the great doctors Wrangle over the
technicalities of an advanced medical science
that can not cure disease, such simple prep
arations yearly snatch millions from I'M
| timely graves.