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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
What the Epicpre Knows.

The epicure knows great many things
about living which commonplace people
ought to learn. How many people know
now to drink beer? Very few. The proper
way to enjoy glass Of lager is to gulp
1t down quickly before the exhilarating
gas escapes. The epicure will not talk over
his glass, nor will he allow the barkeeper to
ill it by holding the glass far below the
faucet, as in this way you get the foam,
while the carbonic gas escapes. Now, wine
should not only be slipped slowly and in small
quantities, but also should be smelled while
drinking. The olfactory nerves play most
important part in the enjoyment Of eating
and drinking. Wine has delicious odor,
which makes it far more agreeable to the
drinker if he will only avail himself Of the
knowledge of the fact.
The epicure also knows thing or two
about meats. He always chooses the dark
parts of fowl, which have the best flavor
and juices. The white meats he leaves to the
unsophisticated In eating, too, the epicure
understands the value of order, and freely
exercises the olfactory nerves. This can be
done daintily and without offense to good
breeding or taste. As to smoking, every
man ought to know that a pipe is the most
enjoyable out doors, or on the street, not
withstanding the fashion to the contrary A
cigar is best in quiet room, where you have
time to reflect and cross your legs on table
A cigar Is generally improved on a second
Lighting. This business Of eating and drink
ing is more Of a science than people are will
ing to admit -Globe-De Democrat.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Comfort in Hotel Life.

Hotel life was never more popular in Amer
lea than it is at present. The prejudice that
"home comfort" was antagonistic to hotel
principles is now relic of the past. 1t has
been proved that as much retirement, as
much independence, is to be found under the
roof of the largest hostel as in the abodes
where single families are supposed to dwell in
peace and quietness. It depends wholly on
the Individual, whether it is to be a narrow
surface existence, or the ''intime" freedom
reserved for those who know how to live
But every year develops the American capa.
city for getting the best out of life, and in
this very hotel patronage, which is a national
characteristic, it has shown exceedingly good
Judgment. Some time hence this country
may weary of this mode of. living, but now
people who have tried others turn with feel
ing of content to the expensive and luxurious
liberty of these modern caravansaries. I'm
munity from housekeeping is the secret of It's
popularity. While housekeeping grows daily
more difficult, the hotel becomes more of a
home, and exemplifies more of the refined
elements of private ife.-Boston Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

tam as near as possible the location of the
island Of ruins He placed it somewhere
about 40 dogs. N. and 90 degs W., but upon
consulting the map we found no land indi-
Gated there
On reaching civilized country again we
heard of the terrible earthquake that oc-
CURED in southern Europe during our alb
sence. and which had, from Feb. q to Feb.
26, 1887, filled every one in that vicinity with
terror.
I have this explanation to offer for our
marvellous adventure. It occurred when the
earthquake was at its height. Consequently,
l argue, the earthquake must have been the
cause of it. believe the ruins were those of
some long lost city, which had been for
centuries submerged in the oceans depths,
and the great CONFUSION of nature cast it
forth from its resting place in the sea for a
few hours, only to submerge it again, per-
maps deeper than before, and hide from man
kind the relics Of antiquity it contained.
The lost island of Atlantis is said to be at
about the same spot where Capt. Jack placed
our mysterious island. 1t may be that we
had seen the ruins of part of that tabled
place. Who knows2S. B. Alexander in
The Argonaut.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Adulteration Of Black PenneI

'There is only one condiment ever use,
and find it difficult to obtain that of de
sirable quality" remarked a gentleman to a
friend in the grocery line. ''What is thatF'
was the interrogative response. ''Black
pepper replied the first mentioned ut is
impossible to get it in anything like pure
state. It is frightfully adulterated.' eyes,
know that" said the grocer. "Many man
ufacturers grind up cocoanut shells and mix
with it, the proportion being about 40 per
cent. of pepper to 60 per cent. OF shell. BY
spreading the connection on plate the de-
ception can easily be discovered All the
black spots are pepper, while the rest are
adulterants." II haven't got the time to
pick out the black spots, so have to take
shells and all" sadly said the complainant.
''What am to dor ''Simply buy the whole
pepper and grind it for yourself. 1t can be
done in an ordinary coffee mill.'-Phila-
delphia Call
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Concerning Opium Culture.

In few states the farmers have expert
mented little with the white poppy, but
we have not regarded opium as ever
likely to cut much Of figure among our
products. Mr.. Pratt, the United States
consul at Teheran. who has been study
ing opium culture in Persia, where a very
fine article is produced, says he believes
large regions in California and the
southern states are well adapted to
the cultivation Of the white poppy,
and, in view Of the superior quail
ity of Persian opium. he details the
methods of cultivation in vogue there as a
guide for onr poppy raisers. Though the
abuse Of opium has made 1t, In the opin-
ion Of many, a disreputable drug. it
serves large number Of useful purposes,
and il we could raise what we require for
legitimate uses opium culture would be a
considerable addition TO our wealth PRO-
ducing resources York sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Damp Houses in London and Paris.

In London it is admitted that houses,
even of tho better class, cannot safely be
inhabited in less than nine months. In
deed, registrars of deaths 0e aware that
an extra death rate is, after all, usually
attendant on their first occupation. The
majority Of bent figures in our villages
are due to the infection Of rheumatism
from damp.
In Paris, notwithstanding its peculiarly
dry subsoil and its drier climate, the sani-
tary, or insanitary, evils Of the common
architects constructions appear to beeven
greater than in London. | was assured
by Partisan builder of considerable ex-
perience that it was unsafe TO occupy any
new house in Paris in less than year
after its construction, and tha. there We're
houses in Paris which would never be dry
''in their lives" and would always afdict
their Occupants.-TheA Architect.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Dog Teams of the Eskimo.

In travelling the dogs are harnessed to
the sledges by traces Of white whale skin,
the oldest and most trustworthy on the
lead, the Others in pairs on either side Of
his line; dozen constituting full team,
and the whole being controlled by driver
who runs beside them, welding whip
with lash thirty feet long which, in his
hands, can take tuft of hair out of the
most distant dog, with unfailing accuracy.
Where there is no beaten track some one
must precede the dogs to show them the
way, but on a well defined route they will
trot along merrily by themselves at the
rate of five or six miles an hour.
Often, when q pause is made for rest or
to ice the runners Of the sledge, discus
sion will arise among the dogs as to
whether ali are pulling their fair share.
From barks they soon come to bites, and
a scrimmage ensues which would cast the
Gveliest corner of Donnybrook Fair into
the shade; the dancing driver with his
cracking whip, the snarling, struggling
dogs entangled in their traces, and the
overturned sled combine to make up a
scene that defies description Maedon-
aid Oxley in American Magazine
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Bos.on's SATURDAY. Club"

The Saturday club OF Boston has lived
through more than forty years Of pros
perity, partly, perhaps, because it has had
no such impediments as constitution or
bylaws. 1t was one Saturday twenty
years ago or more that q guest at the club
table asked what were the qualifications
necessary to membership-the ''condi-
tons precedent They had never been
formulated, and all instinctively turned
to Mr.. Emerson. He thought moment
and answered: 'fNo man can be mem
Der here whose presence would exclude
any topic" Was ever such hospitality &c
thought Exclude men, il need be, bu.
no topic" No wonder the club has
thriven- 1t has grand and positive rea-
sou for living, while there are clubs that
cannot even offer decent excuse.-Bos-
ton Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Doctors Diving Out.

Accustomed as we are in America 10
the overcrowding Of the professions, as If
by a law of nature, 1t seems scarcely con-
eeivable that in a country like France the
numbers of the medical profession are
actually diminishing notwithstanding the
increase OF population. In the four years
1886 the number of diplomas annually
granted by the medical schools CT Franz =
steadily diminished from 662 to 546, while
the number Of physicians was also as
steadily reduced, Of course, By retiremen.
and death. The phenomenon is partly
explained by the circumstances that the
falling off fs in the rural districts, where
French thrift. with penury and '.proprie-
tary medicines" would naturally tend to
starve out tie practiuoner.-4edicsl
Record
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
A Manuscript Exhibition.

Letters sent 70 the Birmingham 6nd
Midland Institute. which is about 10 have
a manuscript. exhibition at rs annual con
versazione, show that Andrew Lang does
not keep has manuscript Justin Nc
Cartby works with q typewriter Mr..
Shorthouse, author OF John lnslesani,
makes scrappy manuscripts MARION
Crawford writes his improvements into
his draft Mr. Bessnt has not kept AM
OF the manuscripts Of the Rice partner.
ship. Fret Harte is not n possession 81
the sheets CT his earliest stories Tie
copy. Of many famozs books has already
been secured--New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Experience. Of Night wa.ehmen.

Night watchmen have very different
experiences winter and summer. W hen
sther folks enjoy themselves IN the city,
they have to work hardest. The night
watchman's fun begins when the p;g
houses on Fifth avenue are closed for the
Summer. He has ACCESS to every part OF
the mansion, lolls on soft lounges, reads
81 Coo books, and picks MP fair knosi-
edge Of the old masters from the picture
callerT.-New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
gailY xEas1e
REVENGE.

Revenge IL q naked sword
1t has neither hilt nor guard.
would'st thou WELD this brand OF the Lords
Is thy grasp then firm and hards -.
But the closer thy clutch of the blade,
The deadlier blow thou would'st DEAL
Deeper wound in thy hand is made
It is thy blood reddens the steel.
And when thou hast dealt the blow
When the blade from thy hand has flown
Instead of the heart Of the foe
Thou may'st find it sheathed in thine own!
Charles Henry Webb in The Century.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

monotony of ruins with its giittering drap-
cries, coiling and clinging about the stones
nike serpentS Once we saw something move
between two fallen pillars, but on approach
ing it was only too glad to retreat again, for
we discovered a hideous devilfish, or octo-
pus, in hiding there. and narrowly escaped
the embrace of one of his long arms.
Tired with our exertions and covered from
head to foot with slime, we sat down to rest
in circle of pillars more massively con-
structed than the rest. While there Ned be-
gan kicking protuberant bit of mud until
he wore away part of it and exposed some
thing white to view. With considerable ex-
ertion we uncovered the object, which proved
to be skeleton.
Ned was for leaving the place at once, but
determined to investigate further, in the
hope Of finding some clasp or ornament
banging about the bones, and so, THROWN.
OH the IeeIrng OF repuision, wnIca
Eight OF the gristly remains sent over me,
ret to work; nor was l disappointed, for
hanging about the neck by a cord, which
crumbled into pieces at my touch, found a
small engraved amulet or medal of a curious
red metal, not unlike gold, and lying near it,
small bronze dagger.
believe the medal was a bit Of orichal-
cum, that precious red metal of the ancients
which Plato tells of. 1t was badly Clipped
and worn, but we could see that it bore de
sign similar to that upon the gate, Neptune
and the sun figuring prominently upon it.
The dagger had small handle, and con-
tanned no ornamentatiou whatever, except q
small spiral at the top of the hilt 1t had q
broad, short blade, with rounded point,
and was in perfect preservation, save that it
was covered with rust. This find encouraged
US to search further, but we only succeeded
in beginning ourselves more than ever, if
that were possible.
While we were wandering through the
ruins wind had sprung up, for which tho
captain expressed his sincere thanks, since Il
would coon take as out Of that '.infernAl
place.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

with all our might to release him, but
thought we never couIo. at Iasu. Win a
herculean effort, we got him Free with the
loss of his boots, but it must have cost poor
Capt Jack an awful pang, for he ceased
swearing and sat down, utterly exhausted
We started ON again, and in few moments
the welcome sight of the cliff greeted our
eyes. Hurrying on, we rounded the pro-
montory, but stood aghast when we found
the waves beating against its further side
where the stone wharf had been before. The
entire coast on that side, as Tar as we could
see, had been swallowed by the sea.
Where's the Swift!n said Ned.
My heart stood still at the thought Of what
might have happened to her, but we were
relieved by the sight of fash followed by
the ''spangn OF the yachts little brass can
non
sAhoym shouted Capt. Jack
No snswer.
'Ahoy!r we all shouted together.
Still no answer.
We felt another ominous tremof b.
meath US
The wind was rapidly rising to gale, and
the doleful sound seemed like dirge 10 us
Suddenly Capt Jack said, ''Gimn,e yer
hankerchers.n
We did so, and producing match be ig-
nited them. Grasping his idea at once, we
tore the lining from our coats, and used
every combustible article we could find on
our persons for the inlprovised beacon We
would have burned our coats too. but they
were 50 wet from contact with the sea weed
that il would have been useless TO attempt it.
As it was our signal Was seen. and in few
moments we were snngfy ensconced on board
the Swift, putting OFT tosea, leaving the vol
cano in fell eruption over the doomed city
behind Us
Capt Jack, at my request, threw the log
continually, and kept as true TN account as
ha sEns ahla of onr coursa- in order To as1,ar-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-17

ENTERED AT PosToFFICE AT SAN ANTONIO
TEXAS, AS sECoND-cLAss MATTER.
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Bottoms Bargains.

Two iron safes exceedingly cheap
One Surry horse and harness $3.50.
One Mason and Hamlin organ 500.
One grand square Wagner piano, $l25.
Ladies side saddles from, S..
One lot of counters very cheap.
Upholstering goods from IS cents per
yard.
Elegant bedroom suits from SIS to
S225.
Kitchen and dining room furniture.
Fine upholstered lounges 81 to $25.
Wagon harness 81 per set and up
wards.
Sterescopian cases with 80 views, $12.
Secondhand goods of all kinds at low
figures.
Two billiard and pool tables complete.
Stoves, new and secondhand from "a
to $50.
A fresh, assortment of garden seeds.
Carriages for babies and chairs for the
ladies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-17

stand by such a man because he is q
representative farmer; In another q
school teacher ia recommended and all
teachers are exhorted to flock around
him; in another prohibitionist, in
another some particular church MEM
Der, in another q stockman, and all are
specially commended to the support OF
their clan. Considerations Of business,
religion and nationality have nothing
and should have nothing to do with this
question. Ii should be one Of fitness
purely. Texas needs legislature in
Austin next winter whose ideas are at
least q half century In advance OF the
legislature of lSS6-S7.
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COL. BOB ON POLIGMAY.

The newspapers convey the not very
cheering Information that Mormon
prosslyting is proceeding more rapidly
in Georgia today than ever before. Con-
victs are more numerous and more peo-
pie are following the missionaries OF
that degradation, falsely called re-
ligion, away from their homes and into
Utah than at any previous period. The
American slave system, with its concu-
binage and license, was merciful oom-
pared to the horrors Of Mormon plurali-
ties. No system Of society was ever so
pernioious in its influences, 80 degrad-
ing to human feelings, 80 destructive OF
affection, so vicious in its effects upon
all sexual relations, so repellent to all
ideas OF family, so animalizing in Its
natural consequences, or so foul and
corrupting in all its work moral, affec-
tional, intellectual, and physical as is
this Mormon mixedness. 1t makes OF
childhood q mere litter, Of maternity
and motherhood a mortal mOckery and
subordinstes every holy feeling in the
human heart to the twin devils OF religi-
Gus fanaticism and fleshly lust. No
more damnable invention for rotting out
the heart and poisoning the life blood OF
civilization was conceived in hell or
born on earth, and yet this government
connives at the foulness and permits the
ulcer not only to tester and spread all
over Utah, but to plant its virus in every
state of the union where ignorance,
religious bigotry, and semi-paganism
Sam permits this plague spot to spread
conspire to give it foothold. Why Uncle
its leprous leecherous unsightliness over
the land is one of the marvels OF history.
Colonel Bob Ingersoll, that prophet of
the unbelievers-fsr more than a pro-
phet of unbelief-has said some very
severe things and some very sensible
things and some very true things con-
corning this evil Among them, this:
"Polygamy is just as pure in Utah as it
could have been in the promised land.
Love and virtue are the same in every
are not sufficient to expel the faith Of
polygamy. 1t makes man a beast, q
woman a trembling slave. 1t destroys
the tireside, makes virtue a clinging
Outcast, takes from human speech its
sweetest words and leaves the heart q
den, where crawl and hiss the Shiny
serpents of loathsome lust. Civilization
rests upon the family. The good family
is the unit of good government, and
naturally the virtues grow about the
holy hearth of home-they cluster,
bloom and shed their perfumes around
the tireside where the one man loves the
one woman. Love, husband, wife,
mother, father, child, home-without
these words the world is but lair and
men and women are but beasts"
Bob puts things his own way, but
there is gospel truth in this utterant g
of his. Congress has prohibited the
Utah cussedness, but does not seem to
have power to cast out the devil there
entrenched 1t is strange that there is
neither wisdom nor power stuff cient In
America to grapple with this thing and
destroy it.
49,
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THURSDAY, MAY, II, 1888,
THE REPRESENTATIVE RACKET,

THE REPRESEN Al I'VE hANNEI'
The question Of representation in the
next Legislature is beginning to attract
no little attention. The counties to the
south OF this city are earnestly enqulr-
ing the way to secure the election or
men who will more fully and intelli-
gently represent the wishes and the
ideas and the necessities of their consti-
tuents than many who misrepresented
these things in the unsavory twentieth.
Never was time In the history of Texas
when more care was needed in selecting
her representative timber than today,
The growth of the state in population,
resources and enterprise, has lifted her
out of the old ruts and she must make
new paths for the feet Of her progress.
Questions concerning the management
of her immense landed possessions, her
school and university funds, the crea-
ton OF benevolent institutions and their
endowment, the destruction of the con-
vict lease system and the Introduction
of q proper system of prison reform and
juvenile reformatOries, her geological
survey and the opening up of her min
eral resources, the encouragement to
manufacturers by general laws enabling
corporations to deal literally with these
enterprises, the agitation Of compre-
hensive and general registry law, the
aiding and encouraging OF private en-
terprise in making public improve
ment for the benefit Of the state
All these kindred questions are to be
considered and an enlightened and broad
minded legislative body alone can be
properly entrusted with them. Legisla-
tive nominations in Texas are usually
thrown to men as sops for something
done in the home field of politics. Few
men Of ability care to accept the posi-
tions and this for several reasons. Such
men are usually in business and cannot
afford to leave business for the paltry re-
munerations paid by the state for legis-
lative work; such men do not care to be
saddled with the responsibility of the &C
tions of a legislature which past exper-
fence demonstrates will be composed OF
men who have no knowledge of legisla-
ton, and no more conception of what
the state really requires than if they had
been deaf and blind. Good legislative
timber ia not usually found lurking
around the door steps OF q county con
vention to receive legislative nomina
ton as Q reward for some political ser
vice rendered the party in the way o
filling the county offices with men WIT
are greedy for the loaves and fishes. L
is q hopeful sign that many Of the legis
latiye districts are already asking Sc
riously concerning men and eligible
available proper men TO represent then
in the next legislature. In some Of thes
movements q decided clanniShness crop
out which should not be enoOuI
aged, because 1t is not healthy. Tn
farmers are called upon in one district
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