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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

A German local paper glve8 away al in
teresting business. II says; 'FcTy Ia
teresting female a.sures are 70 b roticed
at the Konigsberg r&ilrOsd dopo:--a con-
siderable number of young. pretty maids
coming from Russia ead bound - AMER
lea. there 20 get married No fsl.ac.ogs
illusions caused them 70 leeye their IA
tive country They had been lre2al2s!y
engaged by a commercial concern hat -
IL the international E4&trlIao34is! tuEl-
ness. and for soI-se tine has beea supply
Ing niarrisge2bls WOMEN - the farmers
Of western American regions where tls
population Is Din AID there Is great Is
Eand for intelligent. able boiled houss-
wives wiling 20 xhzre IN a farmers LIE
So,ae shrexd buxtnsxs Esa having be-
cone aware Of this need. and eoE s.asxiEZ
Russia the best hesd ShsresToEn 10 get
the beat crop 20 =-.Is American farmers.
have estabExhed . company - sSoss
stated for TIE recruiting q female .--1.&-
grants --Eor1iga Letter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
How Lions HINT Game.

Lions. as rule. hunt in family parties.
A very old lion. not infreq ueutly incE.-
pacitated from taxing an sctive part in
pursuing game. Is generally 10 b foEnd
at the head OF such coterie and Oh birn
devolves 10 unimportans part OF tho pro
granme
Down 10 lceward, a hundred PAGES be-
low where tho draught bullocka arc mado
fast when train halts for rest. the young
and active males and ioneszes place them
selves behind what available cover Is to
be found This bang S1ne. the old lion
goes TO windward OF the encarpmcut ard
shakes out biz ABUNDANT name Ia tho
oreeze. so that tho odor from IL may TO
carried down 10 tie excited draugAt al
mails.
One sniff Of the tainted breeze brings
every OK 10 his feet ia q moment; then.
standing, often trembling with fear. they
gaze with dilated Eyes into the in3pcne-
trable darkness Closer and closer ap-
proaches tho aged lion 10 bis victims.
Ghaking and reshaking tho dense. tawny
covering Of his force uArters.
Then. If tho travellers harness be not
strong. he ray look out for a staBpede.
Should it hold temporarily. tho aggruzsor,
as q climax to kis former rnaneuYer,
gives uttsrance 10 hrs deepest and loudoa.
roar. when the frightened beasts. Il not
secured By tao stJuseat f4stenings tha.
can be obtained. viii break fsee and rush
with inconeeivab!e r>pidity into the very
jaws Of their foea. secreted 20 lecward.--
Days and Nigals u tbs Desert
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
A . est Indian Island.

A gloomy road winds high around one
clif overlooking the hollow of the bay.
Following it, you pass under extraordi-
narily dark shadows Of foliage. and over
& blackish soil strewn with pretty bright
green fruit that has fallen from above.
Do not touch them even with the tip OF
your finger! Those are manchineel apples:
with their milky juice the old Caribs were
wont to poison the barbs of their parrot
feathered arrows. Over the mold.
swarming among the venomous fruit. In
Vulnerable crabs make q sound almost
ike the murmuring of water. Some are
very large. with prodigious stalked eyes,
and claws white as ivory, and red cui-
rass; others, very small and very swift IN
their movements, are raspberry colored;
others, again, are apple green, with queer
mOttlings of black and white. There Is
an unpleasant odor of decay in the air
vegetable decay.
Emerging from the shadow Of the
manchineel trees. you may follow
the road up, up, up, under beetling
cliffs Of plutonian rock that seem about
TO topplo down upon the pathway The
rock is naked and black near the road,
higher, IL is yelled by heavy green
drapery of lianas, curling creepcrs. IN
familiar vines. All around you arc sounds
of crawling. dull echoes Of dropping: the
thick growths far up waverin the breath
less air as If something were moving sinu-
ously through them. And always the
sickly odor Of humid decon position. Fur
ther ON the road looks wider. sloping up
between black rocks. through strange
vaultings Of foliage and night black shad
ows. Its lonesomeness Expresses; one re-
turns without regret, By rusting gateways
and lettering walls. back TO the old West
Indians city rotting under the sun
LAfcadio Hearn in Harper's Magazine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
A HORSE TRADE.

The attention of Constable Rufus Cone
was yesterday called to sort of slick
work that it seems is being practised by
some men here in this city.
A quaker by the name of Young living
in the eastern part Of the city in asking
for the officers assistance, told the story of
how he had been defrauded out of his
property, the manner Of working being
much the same n his case as in many
others. Two weeks ago rather nice look
ing young man came TO him and asked to
leave horse he was riding and to take
Mr.. Young's, saying that if the animal
suited him they would trade the next day.
AS soon as the fellow had left Mr. Young
tried the strangers horse and found il ut
terly worthless. The next day passed
without the owner appearing to take the
horse or return his own as agreed.
At last day before yesterday he came to
the officer and he commenced a search for
the animal Mr. Young had seen col
ored man once since the unwilling trade
riding the animal on the street but could
not stop him. The constable commenced
search of the livery stables and in
small barn between Fourth and Ernporia
found the horse and by means of replev-
in and commitment secured possession
of it and turned it over to the owner. The
slick trader himself could not be found.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
ELocUTIoNARY ENTERTAINMENT.


An elocUtionary entertainment will be
given at the First Co gregational church
this evening by Mrs. Lauras Sandefur and
her daughter. Miss Mable, graduates of
the Boston school of oratOry. A very in
teresting program, comprising many pa
thetic and comic selections has been ar
ranged for the evening, and something of
interest may be expected by attendants.
The Boston Transcript thus speaks of
Miss Sandefur while student: THE
senior class in the Boston school of oratory
gave their annual recital last evening in
Pilgrim hall. Miss Mabel Sandefur. evil
IDENTIFY the youngest member of the class,
gave Tennyson's lyric, Come into the
garden, Maud" voicing the passion and
music surprisingly well for one 80 young
She also showed considerable cleverness in
characterization by giving vivid picture
in real life by Burdette.'
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
Queer Plants at Washington.

81 want to call your attention to tia
unlicensed barroorns you VIII notice L.
this house" said Mr.. Smith, as he entered
another house near by.
Here flowers resembling small red bans
mas could be seen. They were hollow and
open at the top, and contained liquid.
These were the unlicensed barrooms.
Breaking one off and opening it. it was
filed with small red ants.
They come and drink the LIQUOR" said
Mr.. Smith, get drunk and die happy"
Here Is the cockroach barroon," he
continued, land here the spiders An ant
Will not drink any Of the roach or spider
liquor and vice versa"
Near the door beautiful plant with
creamy white leaves Was labeled "con-
sumption plant.
Whence the narle2" asked the repor-
ter; lis the plant diseased"
Yes, it really has the consumption, +"
was the reply, "and where these leaves
are tinted O creamy white they are dis
eased lungs. You know that a plant
breathes through its leaves. This plant
Is propagated for its beauty"
The fly trap flower. in large pot near
by. hundreds Of tiny, thick leaves resem-
bling semi-circu}ar jaws provided With
small, sharp teeth attracted the reporters
attention.
That's the well known f. trap flower"
said Mr.. Smith. by way Of explanation
While he was speaking a butterfly
alghted in one. Quicker than thought
the jaws closed and the butterfly YVES
prisoner.
How long VIII that butterfly remain
prisoner2' asked the reporter.
Two or three days. By that time the
flowers will have derived all the benefit
and good the fly possesses, and It's jaws
viii soon open and the fly be cast out 1t
Is my belief that the flower obtains susten-
ance from the prisoners it takes. Some
times it gets hold OF the wrong kind Of
food, however. AID It gets dyspepsia
This conclusion IS reached from the effect
of the food on the leaves. Now this cell
caught the head Of blue bottle Fly cou-
pie OF days ago. and got the dyspepsia, -
you can see by its color"
The reporter looked and saw a sickly
combination Of green and yellow markings
on the leaves, and the dead fy still be-
tween them. Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
SHOT AT A THIEF.

\ gentleman living in the north part of
the city yesterday reported a shooting in
which he took an active part, and express
ed somewhat of an anxiety to know the
effect it had upon his victim. He said that
he saw man attempting TO steal some
lumber and ordered him away; the fellow,
however turned upon him and commenc-
ed to abuse HIM, when he fired. The man,
who he saw upon getting near to him was
colored, gave cry of pain and started
limping away. The man who did the
shooting. seeing the thief fleeing made
no effort to apprehend him and so he es-
capped. Having some anxiety to know the
effect of his shot as well as his victim he
made some inquiry among the officers yes
terday but failed TO find any information
that would lead 10 Identification.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
WHAT THEY THOUGHT.

c. w. Davis was yesterday IN receipt of
letter from J. b. Sheridan, wealthy
and prominent merchant of McConnells-
Vile. Ohio and who passed through the
city with the Odd Fellows excursion en-
route to California some time ago The
following extract from the letter shows
the impression created by the city upon
the excursionists during their short So
journ here:
Our entire trip to California was grand
Los Angeles and San Francisco are beauti-
ful cities, but l think ! ike Wichita the
BEST. Frequent comparisons were made
by our party between Wichita and Les
Angeles and W was always the favorite
In fact one gentleman from Tennessee
told me he was going to return and invest
in Wichita
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
GILMORE.
GONE BACK TO NEW HAVEN.

Mr.. John kerley, the New England cap
italist and who is a prominent member of
the Kansas Loan and Investment COM
pany, who with his wife has been spending
nearly four weeks in this city, left for
home yesterday. Mr.. kerley in the course
of a conversation yesterday morning be-
fore his departure, said that he was return
ing home with firmer faith in Kansas
and more assured of Wichita's future than
ever before. Once every year he had
visited the state for several years past and
for three yegrs had taken in Wichita sys-
tematically and thoroughly, and he said
that beyond any question Wichita was to-
day on firmer ground and more sure of a
big and solid future than at any time since
he had had any knowledge of the city or
its affairs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
THE YORK ARREST.

A few days ago telegram to the EAGLE
came from st. Louis, stating the arrest Of
John B. York. of this place. 1t now ap-
pears that Mr.. York was arrested under
the impression that he was representing
bogus detective agency and thus obtaining
money under false pretences, but when he
showed clearly by copy Of the charter of
his company, filed in Topeka and by the
certificates of character from the leading
men of Wichita that he was acting in good
faith and in a legitimate business, the
case against him was dismissed at once
and he was honorably discharged clear of
all suspicion. 4 correction of the tele-
gram received as stated above has appear
ed in the st. Louis papers exhonorating
Mr. York entirely.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
WICHITA AND SUBURB RAILWAL COM.
PANY CHANGE OF time

To take effect Thursday, Get. 18th, cars
will leave First and Main street for Stock
yards, bold PACKING house and Burton
car works at 10 minutes after each hour
from 40 a. m. to 1910 p m.
For Paramount, 10 minutes after each
hour from from 1:40 a. N. to $40 p m.
These cars will run through without
change, also cars leaving at 40 a. m. and
$40, Clio and 1910 connect for Paramount
Cars will leave Paramount tor city at 45
minutes after each hour from Gas a. m.
and until. S:45 p. m. and run through with
out change A car will leave at eco and
7:l5 a. m, SIS. 6:l5 and $40 p N. and con-
meet with cars for the city.
Cars will leave Burton car works for the
city at 10 minutes after each hour from
1:l5 a. N. until 9:l5 p. m. exceptthe els p.
N. This car will leave at 6:15 p. N.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
SNEAK THIEF.

Last evening young man came out of
the Red Light and walked over TO East
Douglas to have ten dollar bill changed.
AS he was crossing the Santa Fe track
man came towards him and quickly grab
bing the money from his hand ran away
The boy followed, crying at the top of his
voice for the police, but soon lost the thief
in the rear of the buildings. The matter
was reported to Officers Woods and Knight.
They spent some time in lookingup the
matter and watching the train with the
exDectation of seeing the thief whom the
boy said he could easily recognize, but all
u m anil
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

In lecture before the Soc!ety If Ar-s.
London, Mr.. i W c. Ghean gave the
following concise and simple directions
how 10 act On the occurrence Of Gres. Fire
requires air; therefore. On It's appearance
every effort shoCld be made 70 exclude
air. shut al doors and windows By this
means, FIRE may be confined 20 q single
roo-n fer Z sufficient period 10 enable al
the inmates 20 be aroused and escape:
but II tie doors ard windows are thrown
open, the flaming OF the wind and the
draft VIII instantly cause tie flames 20
Increase with extraordinary rapidity- Il
must paTer be forgotten that the most
precious moments are ss the cszne1cs-
nent of FIRE. ard not single second Of
time should be lost II taking il. Il s.
room, q table cloth caa be - ase1. es %
smother = large sheet u fame. and :
cushion nay serve 70 beat il CIT; coas
CT anything similar may be used With a.
equally successful result
The great pos1t Is presence II mind,
calnness In danger. acton gai1ed By yea
san AID though. Il 81 large houses.
b2ckets Of water should be placed o.
every landing. little ~: betzg Pr. into
the water. Always sateavo, % &ttacx
the bed o. a fire: Z yor ezz.1at e1tingz.zh
. IRE. sa-. the WINDOW. and Be SIRE %
slut the deer wne- -aE1nv good your re
treat 4 vet silk hsD1xHreasss ted ever
the eyes ard ross win n.Ee breathing
possible Il the Mist CT rsaa xzaxe, a7e
blanket wetted nd wrapped around TIA
BODY VIII enable p>aso1 - pass sh-oGshs
sheet of EAz-s L e1-r1-atI-s safety
Should lsdy's 6r=ss catch In. ies iLs
~ez-~- Z. coce lie Gown- ReIii-g ray
ex.inguisa the f->. bat IL ret. znYthing
twoolea preferred wrapped tightly sozna
viii eject i4s ceztrsd yz-2oea-Eossea
B1d~et-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
PARAMOUNT NOIES.

The Paramount Waterworks company
have four miles of main and are now put
ting in the extension to the Paramount
college The company is also putting in a
network of pipe TO supply Maple Grove
cemetery.
The roof is being put on the Paramount
college building The elevators and ven
tilators will be run with the water power
from the Paramount works. 1t is thought
the building will be ready for use by the
1st of February.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

The assembling OF 300 electricians In
New York city was an event Of practical
Importance to all the civilized world.
whereas few years ago II would have
possessed significance ouly to those who
are professionally interested In the subtle
agent whose operations the delegates
gathered to discuss. Electrical phenon-
era have always exercised a natural fasci-
ever since the earliest observers
made the discoveries which PEny
records A long series Of beanti-
ful experiments. Of which the most pict-
uresque and the most famous was Frank
Inns drawing Of electricity from the
clouds, had scarcely done more. however.
IN respect Of popular knowledge and ap-
probation Of the mysterious force. than
20 keep alive the ss1se Of awe with which
il vas invested. when suddenly the tele-
graph transformed the world Then for
the first time the invisible spirit became
q valued though Still al Unfamiliar friend
But yet the vast Ge.d over which elec-
tricity was destined 20 assume control
was visible Only 10 few prophetic eysa-
Experiments IN electric Lighting had been
practically successful oI-y within vs-J
narrow limits. aid beyord few uecAArs-
iczl applications which now seen ucAGer
AID insignificant the gere-sl pzb.ic ss@
nothing more than vagus Possibilities Of
TIE future |. Was lie invention % tks
telePhcne-at cree r7arvelo1s toy and
prarttczl recesz.ty-tha. s-=t ga-s 20
electrical science me IL. petCx ondez which
the immense progress o! The last deoa6s
has been accomplished That rss tz1eed
touch 81 nst-1re which rE6s ths whole
Eo-ld kin Whe1 electricity became ~
innate 0. tie hone Il erased 70 be The
exclusive property Of a-u II scssncs. sd
occupied forthwith place IN the shocghts
q al f-ofa which II eAa never BE Dis
lodge2--Sew Isrx Trszz#-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
A RACKET.

There was quite an exciting little racket
in a West Douglas avenue restaurant last
night. Two men, It seemed, came into the
Germania and commenced expressing very
emphatic disapproyal OF the way things
were being run. \ quarrel ensued between
the two men and the proprietor, which re
suited in the latter getting struck il the
lace and the former disappearing AT a rapid
rate through the door The police were
looking fox the parties but failed to find
them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

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stays. s. 253 roebucss. 7.132 ehxzsa.s,
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
WATER COMPANY IMPROVEMENTS

The water company are rushing the
work on east Douglas avenue. A large
force OF hands have been at the work FOR
a few days and have the pipe in place 10
Chisholm creek. Across Chisholm creek
the pipe will be put under the creek and
not on the bridge as some time ago sug-
gested In order 10 decrease friction the
pipe on each side viii be lowered below
the creek at gentle grade so there will be
be no angles. The company expect to
have the east Douglas avenue extension
complete in three weeks.
Considerable extension work on the
West Side has been done. All the eight
inch main in the Garfield university line Is
in pCsition
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
POLICE NEWS.

c. s. Crenshaw was brought down from
East Douglas last evening by Officer Behrs
and locked up to await a hearing in police
court this morning
An old gentleman, George Andrews. was
arrested by Officer Fenner on West Doug
las and taken over 10 the cooler where he
spent some time making Democratic
speeches. He was picked up on a street
corner where he was making things quite
interesting from political point of view
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
SEWER CONSTRUCTION.

The City Council viii meet tonight to
pass on bonds TO be submitted by Stein
metz & Sullivan, sewer constructors.
The city engineer stated yesterday that
his force would have the grade line set on
the main sewer in few days When this
work was completed the contractors would
commence. Steinmetz * Sullivan say
they are willing and ready 70 commence
work as soon as the survey IS ready. They
are at work on putting in place a pile
driver at the mouth of the sewer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
Y. VI. c. A. CONVENTION.

Last call for Abiline. All aboard. Train
pulls out from the Rock Island depot at
9:l5 this morning Fair for the round trip
S3.6S Through cars, airing at Abilene at
1:l4 p. N.
Program for today: p. m.-Informal
meeting in Y. ". c. A. rooms p. M
Prayer meeting in the different churches
p. m.-Address by Rev. DR.. J. H. Brooks,
OF St. Louis, on The Word of God, the
Only Safe Guide for the Young Men of
Kansas. This will be followed by recep-
ton TO delegates by the ladies Of Abilene
in the opera house
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

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esse1es # birch bark. By r-sctLaeztson. an
esssr.ls1 o. wh--h yassezsez. Ez1ony o,hs-
pscpa-e.sa. LA. Of belag fatai 20 izsers
LIE. sd - electrically insulating t&-ry
substance: aa1 .Asse t~e prp2ar.s srs 80
treated I'D CON ssne1 VITA o=hey s=b-
sts-sss ~ ~ yrodnos a. sa.i-oIsdix.ay
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pssss Of tns ss=ss Applications ~ ssozi.e-
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

| court docket for the coming term Of Dist
| trict conrt. He says that it takes for the
work now about eight days and that there
| will appear in the book about 600 cases,
DISTRICT COURT.
! The time of the court was Yesterday
taken up in the hearing of Brown VS.. A.
T. & S. f. r. r. Co.. damage suit in which
the plaintiff asks for $4,000 damages The
plaintiff was represented by Stanley and
Wall and the defendants by Houston and
Bentley. The arguments on both sides
We're OF peculiar interest and it was 5
o'clock before the case was given to the
jury.
At a late hour the jury still had the case
under advisement and it looked very much
as if they would not arrive at decision
until this morning
First naturalization papers were issued
by Clerk Wright to the following persons:
William Ballentine and Hugh McBrine.
formerly of Ireland; Thomas r. Murray,
r. H. Tuckett and Chas f. Comely, for
merly of England.
Final papers were issued by the court to
the following: Joseph Mayer and kon-
stantine Braitsch. formerly of Germany.
POLICE COURT.
E. Z. Simpson yesterday paid in the city
treasury $3.50 for neglecting TO do st Get
duty as required by the city ordinance.
NJ B. Sheldon turned in his monthly fine
of S25 for keeping gambling house.
Ed Smith, drunk, who distinguished
himself the preceding night by drunken
ness upon the street. having recoveaed suf-
fciently yesterday morning came into
court and pleading guild patty his fine. So
Laura LEVEL, one of the girls, turned in
her monthly fine yesterday afternoon.
Bertha Clark, tbs colored girl, who for
want of funds remained over night at the
station, yesterday afternoon managed to
get together enough of money to pay her
self out of further confinement.
PROBATE COURT.
Marriage license was yesterday issued
by Judge Thomas to the following persons:
George II. Classon, of Cullison, Emma r.
Russell, of Saratoga; Robert bingham
and Sadie Hanpon, both Of Wichita
JUSTICES COURTS.
There was little or no criminal business
yesterday up before the justice courts and
no warrants of any great Importance were
issued. Justice Walker. however, disposed
OF quite an amount of civil business;
Judge Barrett disposed of eight civil suits
and Justice Hammond got through with
his full quota of cases Of this character
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

Last night as a man from the country
was driving out east Douglas avenue his
horse became frightened at a street car and
started down the avenue at full speed.
Some distance out the vehicle was upset
and the man as well as his wife were
thrown out and somewhat injured