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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
Can Dogs Reason?

Cen docs reasoui mas often been asked Do
not the following stories answer the Ques-
tioal
When l was in India had a small, rough
terrier. When he was given q bone he was
sent 60 eat il on the gravel drive, under en-
omen porch, in front Of the bungalow. Sew
eraI Tins two crows had tried TO snatch the
dainty Elorsel. but their plans were easily de
feated by Iopsy's growL and swapping
teeth Away Few the crows 70 the branch
Of a tree near by. After a few moments OF
evident discussion they proceeded to carry
out the plan of attack One crow few down
10 the ground ind gave peck at the end Of
the dogs tail '-ToF1syn at once turned TO re-
sent this attack in the rear, while the other
crow aew down and bore the bone away in
triuHvh.
The same dog had favorite resting place
in an easy chair A dog which came as a
visitor to the house liked the same place, and
often took IL Topsy did not approve Of
tbis. and his attempts 70 regain Der seat
were net with grows snd bites One day,
rs usual. the intruder established hi1aself il
tie chair. which was close TO the open door
Topsy looked on for moment and then Few
saTagely out Of doors, barking az 4 supposed
enemy. Out ran the other dog 70 see what
was tie matter, and back cane Topsy 20 take
dog came slowly back AID CURED himself Up
n a far OF corner. / saw this myself, SO l
know Il vas true,
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
The zIccIi1= Bird on Guard.

This amusing soncster, 50 highly es
tened Il the countries 70 which It IS in
ported. Is almost as common in some parts
Ct Corral America - the robins are in
our country lanes. Free Il the woods
they learn 10 Initiate a number Cf birds
50 correctly as 10 deceive any one. The
hooking bird is bv NJ means weak or
tiu:l, and can defend itself against =
score Of other birds, as We nave more than
once aa4 occasion 10 see. Ine- are quar-
ralso-a. living alone, except at certain
seasons Wien they seek mates, soon TO
SEPARATE again.
TIE hooking h.rt selects some tree, par
ticu-Grlv shat called p3. ma real OF royal
palm, ana makes IL is headquarters as
soon IS tho frcit Is ripe, appearing like
Ike clusters Of golden berries beneath the
broad waving leaves. Tho bird in pos
session of the tree CcvCtes his time and
attention 10 guarding the fruit. He can
1gt possibly eat il al, but VIII allow Do
other a share OF II, and this IS not so
mich Because he thinks Of the morrow IS
because lie loves t. dispute. lie pre-
tends % be not at home while all the
time lie is lying IL wait. He viii perch
on the roof Of the nearest house.
or. If away from hab.1atioIs, On another
tree. keeping as silent as a mouse does
when q eat Is hard by. not even INDUCING
II forty virL5.' The instant some
bright winged s0rEsrer aIghts among
Tat yellow fruit. down swoops the
watcher. and t-ouble eusues. generally
ending n the unvelcome visitor being
driven of as hungry as he c2ne temper
and t1ac hers both RULED Then back TO
the lousee5p or tree files tie mocker TO
await patiently another adversary
The natives of Honduras and defining
countries take the lodgings from their
1es- and bring them up on corn. boiled
ground, and mixed with water to the con
si5tencv e dough. They thrive Wen on
IL, and. having had one wing clipped, are
LIT free IN house and garden. sUbSistIng
O. eartbworms and other insects; but
they generally become in the end The prey
Ct cats.-ALce D. lie PIonseon in Home
fr177-r-4 N
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
Tad Men" CT the Frontier.

The professional man killers. or bad
men. may be horse thieves or highway
men, but more often are neither one nor
the other Some of them. like some Of
the Texan cowboys, become very expert
IL the use OF the revolver, their invariabIe
standby; but in the open cool man with
. rife is always an oyerInatch fer one Of
them, unless al very close quarters. or
account of the superiority Of his weapon
Some OF the bad men" are quiet, good
fellows, who have been driven into thei-
career by accident One of them has per
Laps At some tine killed Z man in self
defense. he acquires some reputation, and
the neIghboF,ng DULLES get 10 look on
HIN as ii rival whom It would be an honor
10 STAY, so that from that time on he
must De ever OF the watch, must learn to
draw quick and shoot straight-the for
ner being even more important than the
I1cter-ald probably has 10 take life after
lie IN order 10 save lis own
Some Of these men are brave only be
c2ase Of their confidence II their own skin
and strength; once convince them that
they are overuatched and they turn into
a5ject towards Others have nerves Of
steel and Viii fG-,e any odds, or certain
death itself, without t.ncLinc . hand
breadth. ! res once staying in 4 town
Where q desperately Placly fight took
place. : noted Gespergr1o, an Arkansas
man, had become involved il : quarrel
with Two others Of the same kind, both
Irj5Lrael and FARMERS For several days
al three iur1eI about the saloon infested
streets Of the roaring little beard and can
Us city. each trying 20 get the drop"
that Is, tie first shot-the other inhab-
ic&nts looking foreard 10 the fight with
pleased curiosity. 10 one dreaming Of IN
terf-ri1-
4 last one Of the Partners got c chance
81 his opponent Is the i4tcer was walking
i-Jo c gambling he'll, and broke his back
near the hips; YET tie crippled, ECTt4Iy
wounded man twisted around IS he feli
and shot his slayer dead Ileu. knowing
that he had Luc q se-y moments 20 i've,
and expecting that his ether foe would
rIl NJ CT hearing the shooting, he
dragged himself bv his arms ont into the
street Immediately Afterwards. IS he
ANTICIPATED. the second partner appeared,
and was killed en- the spot Tie victor
did Lot live t7voCry minutes = II most
Ct these encounters. al Of the men who
were killed deserved their fate. Il nv
Own not very extensive experience I can
recall but one aau killed IN these fights
whose death wo4 regretted, and he vas
slam By d European General is every one
Is heartily glad 10 hear Of tie death Of
e.r1sr Of the contestants. and the only re-
g-er'is thar the other sl.rviTes.-I 4eodore
Roosevelt II The Century.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

AIscaroal Flc1 tomato Salco i very good
when cooked as follows: For the sauce put
butter tie >-ze Of En egg INTO TIE saucepan,
al.,I when x IS - bo.Ans polat throw II 4
minced onion, q LIKE c1opped parsley and
pepper. Cox I've - ei-at minutes and add
8 kszpin~ tablespoonful Of -four ana Lizzie
bs1-a y uo.lsI-, WAGER. STR vel and 2-2.n
cOok Eve nlnGtss p more. Vow pour n Il
coffee cups1I Of s0aNsi and strained tomatoes
and stir ali together. Bon hatf pound q
-slacsroni il we'd salted bciling water and
drain II the coiandsr, place alternate layer.
q nlacaroni and s21cs II Z dIsa, pou-Ia :
sauee over the top. Sex N the oven to- E few
minutes and serve ECG
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
influence of the last Wind.

With few exceptions the east or north
east winds act UntavOrab-y upon human
beings Dr.. Richardson SAYS: That all
nervous conditions in which, for want Of
& more correSt term, we say the nervous
tone IS lowered, arc much Intensified by
tie east wind. and indeed. the special
action ot this particular wind is to pro-
dUea want Of tone or debility. Under its
influence almost al sick persons say they
are depressed; they DO not complain Of re
tucal appetite, nor Of pain Intensified. nor
Of Cera8-enert Of the secretions. but they
declare that they arc rendered PROSTATE
both in mind and body. They are also
more irritable in mind. which perhaps
leads them 70 feel acutalv the sense OF
TrCstra-ion In brief, If single word
were wanted 70 express the morbid effect
Of an east wind on the sick man. and on
all the members Of the sick community,
that word would be pgustrGCiOn
The same authority continues; That
the presence Of the east wind increases the
mort atty Of those who are suffering from
diseases II debility of every kind Is fact
that seems urdoLb-e3- The physician,
through the whole Uf the spell q sl east
wind, VIII find his patients cOmpl2inl1g
Of not making satisfactory progress. and
VII see extreme cases rendered more
speedily hopeIess-facJs indicating the eI-
isle-ce Of general and a. pervadlng il
f-eoce II the atmospheric sea Itself a.
the cause Of the whole OF the evil = Lat
that influence Is. how TIE ar IS modified,
whether i is modified b. some change II
the constitution Of the C1y gen, 0r whether
L carries with II some foreign deleterioUs
-,-.-.1--..- = f---,--S+ff.1 70 -7v For m -
t1.s tine 10 sPe, ial chemical examination
OF The east wind has been made with the
cbiecr Of determining - special physical
properties We know the elects OF il. I'D
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Ctrs1 g. the Wild rva1l-es OF tee west, O.
wIlGsrei BY binding SLOW sto-uzs, q sinking
II deeo laorzsss, TIE ke-1 eyed tra-pers
ss-s t-o,1 glad 70 remove the h2lts- frOJ1
tasir horses, II order tat ene saSaciozs All
r,als might guide item hozce-aa6 tols -nsy
sr- sure 70 DO. Z entirely lett 70 Themselves
n t. CIT are SHOWN tars1 hunters VIC, hsv
irE lo~- eli reckoning. have oesa Flooding
through tha sec-u n quite 81 opposite a-gec-
ton from rce,r koEleS Fortunately, o-e %
tie rc-bs- enlrzs - loosen his I-ssAtaI
Eo-se, VIC, letr - lis oEo instinct, I@sGi-
ssSly sEr1s soneva-d
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

empty --Efr-
Each township trustee should have 3
trustees record, road record, poor record
and q full set OF township records and oJler
blanks, worth al least 81 Also some sta
tiODerJ.
Each township treasurer should have
Treasures record
Each township clerk should have clerks
record and warrant BOOK
Each justice of the pe,sce should have 4
civil docket. criminal docket. stray record
transcripts. compiled laws OF leo5, and a
full assortment OF blanks
Zach constable should have an assort-
Inent OF blanks
Zach road overseer should have road
oyerseers account book. receipt book for
labor receipt book for extra WORK and a
receipt book for material used
The above should be furnished TO the
officers OF each well regulated township al
the expense Of the township.
For sale at the EAGLE Office Orders
promptly filed by mail or express prepaid
4S-tI w25-tf
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
squash Fle.

Oae-hslf pint Of sVewed ard slfted squash,
ous eS-, : piece OF butter the SIZE OF an es-,
oce-L--t cup af sugar, olle-lsG PINT OF sweet
s-l-z, o-e-haf te2SpoonfUl each OF nutmeg
aid cinnamon AID : pilgcn or Sail Beat -
getLer al but The milk. then add the I-1AS
and bake Il deep p.s dlsn tnree-luartsrr 81
al hour.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Tho French never Gid wen 1t trlnslat-
ing Shakespeare Even FoltAire did ncs
catch on" IL the meaning Of the great
5-a--2tlSt Shakespeare expression, )
VIII c.r-Fs ruvse-f fortune Win ny
sword. gclt2i-s rendered, With ny
sword / viii make ny fortune Carving
ue-,. "-Nsg York Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Little Dick had been listening 90 tee re,5ss-
ton IN geography OF 81 older brother Il
know what an island Is, SAD De To mamma
AZ ell. hat Is IT. asked mamma
Its little piece OF land a. fenced round
WIKI water" proudly answered D.cz--
Youths Co-.IpanI0R-
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

u is q well known face tna. horses. dogs
cats and May other quadrupeds can aI-d
their way through tracsless ~llds or lonely
mountain regions 20 tie loved home much
rso7e readily than nan can do
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

TIE Frlsco lsre are low TT42z4z-; Ia tsaszr
-zUyrlrS AID E.sAs trans ire gsesasslllg
rssIAre rhaz, ears aI.4 Fs1sllaasu r.siaas
s.seg5i1z cars fsUz IS irA5ts - - I4Csls
without ckange Tie Frss@s i Ehs ss8ly
lie Ta1uasZ no sss5a tE&tas b~fwsea
tks-~ points srsthsszs chang - a1y Ga
Morning srz51 n8p ls4=ss * srhsiA - r. 10
l. n aa4 evening rzzsn n 100 2 = IS
= MGr5DeE. KsssssZ-.e- ar s5cke1 zgesf
80 North Hzf1 s,r~~G Eraca eer<zz azS3
-ozS 5As avs-E. s-asl01- III
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
WASHING DISHES.

She has n1-shaled each ware
With al orderly care,
And she daintily dips it nderi
Not g drop, not = dint,
Not q speckie Of lint.
For her cleaning II is z wonder.
See the Il1kiing glass,
IN p sparkling mass,
And tie shining silver round il;
For. you know. there's way,
To turn work into play,
Ana the thrifty lass hss found il.
So the plates and the knives,
Lad hilarious lives.
All the cups anI saucers roIic;
Even kettles and pans,
Ii he- generous plans.
Take the scraping for q froIic-
st. Nicholas
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
.EII.worth Short Line +"

Passengers for all points IN Colorado,
yomiug, Idaho, Utah Montana, Nevada
Wesh nggon terrific and Oregon, shOuia
travel wa the E!lswortn S5OTt Li1e TIL
cp ming o. tnis me gives = the traveller -he
Snort test and quickest rOu-e fr r AMI
s. epi.E car ri sworto L Ike principal
POINTS IN ABOVE territories without crane
For ful infO nation apply 90 y dur-
dock. passenger end ticket agent, I23 \ IT.
Aiaiu street. Il
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
WEAK. nervous PEOPLE.
wheR Tou 90

North. east. south or west, b. sure you
make no mistake. Tne Oldest lie : cne
best. Giant locomotives, elegant cars. IN
Guiding free Reclining Chair and Pullman
Pal &C. Sleeping coaches steel rails. rccS
ballast. iron brjGEeS. C0uGloGlof,s stss-. 2
houses. the finest railway eating houses IN
the world zeuTlemaCiy employees. Traln
conductors AMI train cashiers, - lEsUrs
hoca safety u tire train and ample stten-
ton 70 p4>sel -eEs, TIE Cd~t perfect sys-
tenn q tram dISpatchIn- and baggage
checking known-the-e are some Of the
features which wzrra1t those WHO tr5.vEl
N going VIA the Acchison- Topeka i san "a
Re railroad. For the fullest possible IN
formation a. 20 routes, rates dates aB4
distances. call On ". D. ArEol<E,
Psssen Esr aud Ticket 4 gent, - $0Tth
Main s., Union Depot aud Douglas avenue
s-aIiJa- di49 Il
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
sianills Wra opers-

This Office Is prepared ~ furnish manila
wra ppers IN sizes and quantities u su.5
purchasers. Just rs cheap - any house ia
the United States. Oraers Jy mail prompt
" attended to Address
THE WICHITA EAGLE,
Sc IF Wichita Kan.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Passenger fsr Wellsso-d. fo- C1,dwat>-
an Ashtz1d D sure AMI fsss Lazs
strai Zhs Inc aFd saFs tss@arr z11r h5Irs
tine, ar-3ve- a. COs1SAssx - 80 = g.
49,
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
L0ox Her~.

Only 81 roz1-d tr1p 20 Denver Fazsoio
and Colorado >pTInEs, and 81 is1rf-at = >
70 -sslt Lake and ogden, "a she d4sssszy5
Eacihe - lNaF lie lew st19rf IgE4& Pau
1asa s.eeD@rs rEu gEro9-a- ~
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Tie popnlar II2e fo- Califo-aiz. Or~zoa-
Washington as<yItOry aid al Fzycgf5c oazs.
points Is lie A4ss14r1 P@G-l@c- r. 5csSs
RoExte-" 49,
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04
Thro7Sn Car Service. vsehstz - Kansas Cfiy
va fhe santa Re k0Hge-

The A1chisoa. Topeks < santa 70 have
row II their night tram seETlce ls8vl- :
= ichicz AZ e-S3 . "a. tse la+es- zll most
approved pattern q free recalaI2g chars
! 1sss cars VIII Re rln daily II addition
20 this. Pullman SERVER "a morning train
from Newton. zn1 through Pullman cars
daily q the 80 ?. n tzala 70 HANS
City, Atehisoz and - Jossp1-
" y. MCE1oCE.
Pass. and Ticket Agent - NorEE A4ia
street. Union Depot and Doag.as svenee
staten CE-a
Astor-l4vs ueocket docSets for sale a. th5.
C-ffce Cgn,.SEs by u&Il promptly laa@s--
Address ali orders u be v kczITA EAsl--,
Wscai1A, han-. Z z. Murdoch. Mz2aZ@--
CTS -
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Scale books coal tickets. etc. fo- sale a.
this offee Orders by rasu vii r9ce -
r-1r1.t ATTENTION. Address TIE Wihita
ALE, " .cb.t@, Kau- ss1
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains on the c., Il. & y. railway,
Rock Island Route between Wichita,
Topeka Kansas City, 81. Joseph. Chicago.
ct. Louis 9cI
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

The : / Davidson Mortgage c0zps1y
has plenty OF moaev 70 loan On chosc- Inn
proved! city property. dla-tt
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-04

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Abstracts. and
All Kinds OF
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hIADLlAG EUk tII.E0.
A CHICAGO MAN USES A cELLuLCp
TOILET SET.

Pine Wood. Properly Prepared Is lie
Best Material for Starting a Fire in the
stOTe-U tilizinG an Old Flour Barrel-A
Tasz-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16


In the Mackenzie country, on the South
island Of New Zealand, and between latitude
- and A south, an expedition was made a
few weeks since by a large party o. officials
and others, whose object was to determine
the exact 'Ine upon which rabbit fence or
barrier 81 ould be erected across the island.
The minister Of lands, who headed the party,
after very careful examination, concluded
that it would be impracticable to maintain,
even if once erected, a rabbit proof fence, in
that region. Besides, an immense glacier
which lay upon the mountain slopes Of the
Southern Alps and which was under con
slant motion, threatened any barrier that
might be constructed The object of this
barrier was to prevent the rabbits from mi
grating from one portion Of the colony to
another.
On the Tasman river, which is in South
Canterbury, and is neer Mt. Cook, there are
several miles of bank devoid Of vegetation,
the river being three miles wide and flowing
in numerous deep and rapid channels. This
land would be a barrier TO the advance of
the long cared foe. The minister concluded
that if a fence was erected for twenty miles
on the east side OF the Tasman river the rab-
bits could not cross into South Canterbury
Other fences will be erected at various points
in that part of the colony, and on Waitaki
river, where a bridge had afforded the rab-
bits q means Of crossing from one side to the
other, a rabbit proof gate was TO be erected,
the gate to be closed at night, and a similar
gate was to be placed at the railroad bridge
upon the same river.-American Agricul-
turist
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

Advices from Constantinople state that the
plans for completing the Notifications of
Adrianople and Tohataldja have been up
proved by the porte. and will soon receive
the sanction of the sultan. According to
these plans the town Of Tchataldja, which is
about three miles distant from Constantine
pie, will become the center of large in
trenched camp, capable Of holding an army
corps of 5000 men, and the pivot of a con-
siderable army, the right wing Of which viii
be protected by the Black Sea and the left
by the Sea of Marmora- The whole position
will be defended by more than 100, 600 men,
which fact goes to show that in case OF war
the decisive battle is expected in the neigh
borhood Of Tchataldja, and that CONSTANT
nople is being secured against an attack
coming from the northeast. It is stated that
the works viii be begun at once.-Vienna
Cor. London Times
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
A Lightning Plug.

Down on the docks the other day they were
talking about a schooner which had been
struck by lightning on Lake Erie, when the
reporter singled out an Old bald head and
said:
"Capt r., It seems to me We rean or
heard Of your brig being struck.
"Yes, she was" answered the old fabrica-
tor, after taking time to outline the Lie be
was to tell
Where was itf"
''Off Point Aux Barques, about fifteen
years ago Very strange case thst Prob
ably the only one OF the kind ever heard Of
''Give US the particulars"
'WeD, we were jogging along down when
a thunder storm overlook US, and the very
first flash of lightning struck the deck amid
ships and bored hole as big as my leg right
down through the bottom Of the vesseLn
Sand she foundered, Of courseF'
mo. sir. The water began rushing in, and
she would have foundered. but there came a
second fash and bolt struck my foreto'
gallant mast It was cut off near the cap,
turned bottom end up, and as it came down
it entered the hole and plugged it up as tight
as drum When M got down to dry dock
we simply sawed Off either end and left the
plug in the planks."
"Did you ever swear to that, captainr
81 did, but 1t was before a notary who
afterward went crazy. and have never been
quite satisfied Is there a notary here among
usl'
There was none.-Detroit Free Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
Cremation of the Kings Sons.

From Siam we learn that the cremation of
the two sons of the king, which was s.cele.
brated" at the end Of February. was a cere-
mony eclipsing In magnifcence even that of
the kings uncle, whose body was crenated
last year, On that occasion the chief features
of the proceedings were illustrated in Lon
don pictorial weekly, but the present occa,
sion seems to have passed unnoticed. For
fifteen days Bangkok was given up to rev.
elry. No work was done, and such amuse-
ments as fireworks, illuminations and inter
minable dramatic performances were pro-
vided nightly and kept up till 9 or O'Clock
a. m.
The building in which the cremation was
effected had been erected at a cost exceeding
10000, fact which, as it is now being de-
molished, as having served its purpose, shows
muniicence, il not extravaganza Ex-
ternally this "prenIanen presented the ap-
pearance of palace of gold, SO gorgeous
was its ornamentatioa, and internally its
chief feature was the electric light with
which it was illuminated throughout There
were two separate cremation days during the
fortnight, and the final procession for each
was so long that it occupied over an hour in
passing fixed point Siamese funerals may
be expensive ceremonies, but at least they
cannot be called luguhrious- Mall Ga
Eette.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
SOME oR sHERIpAN,s REvoLvERs

Speaking of Gen. Sheridan's book, it will,
am told, be a volume of about the size of
Grants book 1t will be finely gotten VI,
and will be profuseiy illustrated, and it
ought to be ready in October.
Gen. Sheridan was very modest in talking
about this work himself He turned off all
aliusionJ 20 it with laugh, and he refused
number of times t. be interviewed upon il
He wrote at it for several years, and it was
given TO the press several mo6ths ago. The
most of it, however, was written at Washing
ton, in the generals library at his home. He
wrote spasmodically, sometimes turning out
a number OF chapters in day, and at other
times not writing Mt all for several days. He
wrote rapidly, and the book will be a much
greater work than is gensfally supposed 1t
will embody the observations Of Gen. Sheri-
dan during the Franco Prussian war, and
viii record his impressions Of the battlefelds
of this great struggle BE was present at
some of the greatest battles Of this war, and
during some of them Bismarck and Kaiser
Wilhelm watched the fight together. He
was at the time fresh from his own mill
tary career, and be has probably discussed
msstefs relating to this war In q new light