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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26
The Indians Of .sRapcho Chico,n

The Indian village, Mechoopka. Is about
ten minutes walk from the Bidweu man
sion beyond the orchard to the west 1t
lies in group of cottonwoods, and is
pretty and healthy There is a school
taught by a refined young American girl;
the houses ere plain wooden ones, quite
as neat as ordinary Portuguese laborers
houses When one enters. few pictures.
decent furniture. curtains. in some cases
sewing machines and musical instru-
ments are seen They show great dignity
and simplicity in their intercourse with
strangers When better acquainted they
are happy hearted and childlike, they
enjoy life. and have delightful sense of
bumor They seem entirely to lack per
sonal pride in dress except on really
grand occasionsl but they have solid self
respect. and show 1t constantly
The little girls taught in their school
ana in Sunday school are as modest and
well behaved children as one could wish
TO see. no darker than the Italian peasant
children. and often quite as pretty Their
singing is as genuine as that of negro
children The children. too are now the
strongest influence to cirilize the elders,
for the Indians are all proud of their edJ:-
Gated children Most of the little nice
ties of dress and hoIne come in this wsv
The children read and write and use Eng
hsh. and so the parents follow Il is a
pretty sight to watch the older children.
after school, telling to their parents al
they have learned. or playing with the
babies, in the village streets. Ike any
other Californian girls and boys. healthy,
happy and busy.-C. C. Parry in Overland
Monthly
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zebras (beasts curiousIy striped and not
unlike to q very strong and swift asst,
and. above all, elephants Though hAec
not the artificial adjoining Of some Of these
creatures-which. indeed, | thought proof
of certain vulgarity in these Romans
| could not but admire tho skill with
which all these animals had been taught
to keep IN subsection their natural TEN
pers and to initiate the ways of men This
was especially manifest in the elephants
One of these huge beasts. balancing him
self most carefully. walked on q rope
tightly drawn Other four. on the same
most difficult path, carried between them
a litter in which was a fifth, who repre-
scented sick person
And even more wonderful than these
were the lions and other beasts of sim
liar kind 1t has always been favorite
marvel Of the poets, how Bacchus was
drawn IN chariot By leopards which be
had trained TO be as docile as horses But
here saw Bacchus outdone Lions and
tigers. panthers and bears appeared pa
tiently drawing carriages, lions being
yoked to tigers and panthers to bears.
Wild bulls permitted boys and girls to
dance upon their backs. and actually. at
the word Of command. stood upon their
hind feet Still more wonderful again
than this was the spectacle OF lions hunt
ing hares, catching them, and carrying
the prey in their mouths. unhurt. to their
masters The emperor summoned the
lion tanner who had trained the beasts in
this wonderful fashion. and praised him
highly for his skill The man answered
with as pretty a compliment as ever
heard ut is no skill of mine. my lord. !"
says he. the beasts are gentle because
they know whom they serve" - St.
Nicholas
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sheep aeraInc in New Mexico.

At dsybr-ak the fock gets up-ear'
sheep opening himself TO erectrsss. uucn
after the fashion Of four bladed j4ck
6nife--and begins grazing The shepherl
h2s to unlimber himself then. also. an
after breakfast his ulouotonous routine
begins again In winter he has 81 IN
uistaAao,y tough time Fearful storms
aad hungry beasts scatter his sheep 20 the
four winds of heaven. and be has 10 hunt
them up q, all hours OF day and night and
bring them together again Instead Of
the firm summer sward of New Mexico for
tranping ground, he Is up TO bis knees in
mud, or 20 bis waist n snow, altogether
too often for comfort Ee lives IL
snow. hail. sleet and razor edged
winds His fock is Ike Thousand
babies. just beginning 10 wAk-that
Is, in the amount Of care required
The shepherd has to take them TO the
best grazing place lest they starve TO
death Sometimes they are caught IL a
snow so heavy that be has to 60 OF and
get q band N horses or cattle, drive them
through the drifts and thus make . path
through which the sheep may emerge TO
lower valleys When the grass is 100
deeply covered he has 20 cut down pinon
trees. upon whose piney needles the sheep
browse ereedlily Wien there are sick or
exhausted shsep that lie down ard VIII
%: .hRdxe. be has 20 ssks q sin IN iaesr.
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Not a Yerx Clear Idea

very pretty commentary upon the in
teIligent way In which much philan
thropic work is done was afforded the
other day by vivacious lady who ID often
concerned in such labor She was relat
ing to friend how much difficulty she
and few ether pious souls had in raising
a sum of money sufficient TO send fe
male missionary to Co0stantinople
We did have to work 50 hard. she
said pathetically People absolutely re
fused to be interested We held fairs and
made people buy things. and we had par
lor concerts and actually forced our friends
to take tickets, and we sewed and we
begged subscriptions But now we've got
the money it is worth all our trouble to
see the zeal Of the young lady we are
going to send out OF course she won t
introduce religion al first. until she's won
their regard but she's bought a Turkish
grammar and she Is SO eager to begin to
civilize the Turks and she has such clever
ideas about how to go to work. too.
But how will she go to work." the
friend inquired What viii she teach
them 6rstf'
oh. all sorts Of nice things. the other
returned rapturously Things that tend
to elevate She'll teach them Toto
why. to ca, with knives and forks and not
to have harems and to sit on chairs
Her friend asked no more questions--
Passion Courier
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Khen They Lave Us

The exodus OF our bodily troubles IS
doubly welcomed if their departure IS I'M
accompanied by pain Its the fault OF
the best OF commendable cathartics. which
act solely upon the bowels, that ia operat-
ing they grippe and weaken these organs.
Host=tters Stomach Bilters produce lax
ative effect, but neither causes pain nor
weaken the abdominal region or the storn-
ach- This is pre-eminently the Alternative
which eoustipated, bilious or dyspept!c
person should use. since a resort 70 1t
involves 20 bodily discomfort nor pro
duces a violent reaction. The liver IS
aroused. the stomach is benefited, and
the habit of the body speedily and pernla-
nently improved by it. Fever and agCe,
rheumatism and kidney troubles are
among the malGdies for which recorded
experience has proved IL 30 be effeacious-
II is q wholesome appetizer. and far
more reliable tranquilizer OF he rerves
than misunderstanding narcotics and
sedatives.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26

1.-THE walters here complain that some
o. the people that come in here. where
they can get plate Of roast beef, turkey,
lamb, or Ioost anything else for twenty
cents, expect as much attention and ex-
cellence OF food as they would require at
tip town swell resorts. where they think
nothing Of paying s for dinner. with at
least quarter for the waiter"
The speaker was the proprietor OF a
large dining room down town. where low
prices prevail. He added. senten tiously:
Il have always noticed that a mans
air Of Importance and the size OF lis din
ner check are likely 70 De in direct inverse
proportion. Many men with a fifteen
cent check walk out with hundred thou
sand dolls- sir. There is 10 place In the
world, an told, where a man can get so
much to eat for his money, in quantity
aud variety. as he can here in New York
OF course, l mean down town.n-New
Yare Suu
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Discipline. that well spring Of victory.
is recognized as one of the most potent
means of raising the standard of courage
in an army 1t teacaes men that their
best reliance is in their own bravery;
gives them confidence in each other; re-
moves the fear that they may not be
properly supported in emergencies; con-
vinces them that they are part Of an in
teliigent machine moving methodically.
under perfect control and not guided BY
incompetency. and establishes tia; esprit
dc corps which goes so far toward making
armies formidable in war. It was disci-
pline which enabled the commander of the
troops on board the English ship, when
laundering. to form his men in line on
deck. present arms. and go down with the
vessel. while the band played God Save
tie king."-Gen- Horace Porter in The
Century.
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An obs.,r,n. ci.,,.p., Calculation.

An observant citizen makes tn follow
ing calculation, which Is given Tor what
IT is worth Out OF every ten Averages
American uen, one viii take the vrnng
side of the walk. two will stand IN the
door of a car If there is no seq, three vi.
sport toothpick in their mouths IN pub
lie four viii expectorate in pubi,r places
five viii carry al umbrella horlzoutaily
under their arm in the street siI vii.
cross their legs in car. seven viii tail TO
remove their hats in q down town eie
vator when q lady enters eight VII for
get to shut car door when they 60 IN or
out, nine will risk their lives TO catch q
train when they could jus, IS vel wait
for the next one and the whole ten wi
growi all their lives AZ pUbli~ nEIsances
without doing anything TO AGATE LIN r.
New York Tribune
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A Prophecy of the Weather.

The weather seems to run In cycles Of
about seven years that Is. when we have
a hot summer. it is always followed BY q
cold one and it takes about seven years
to reach another equally hot II viii be
rernem bered by many that the summer Of
1867 wa. very bot and SO dry that during
August the grass crum bled under the feet
when trod upon The summer of 1868
was noted for its GOODNESS the thermom
eter very seldom getting above IS dogs.
and we did not reach the top wave of Their
mality again until 1874 when It was ex
tremely hot The following summer was
cold to remarkable degree From then
on the summers grew gradually warmer
until 1881. which was excessively hot and
very dry no rain falling for over nine
weeks and there were more sunstrokes
that summer than there has been in all
the summers since
The summer of 1882 was quite cold; a
few fakes Of snow fell on the morning Of
July T. followed by hail in The afternoon.
and during the rest of the month and
through the month Of August the tenn
peratUre was so low that overcoats were
necessary for comfort. particularly at
right The summers since 1882 have
5Jwn warmer. and last summer was q
moderately hot one, but unless all signs
fail. the coming summer will be the eli
max Of the cycle. and hot, dry season
may be expected Indiana Pharmacist
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aooI. MT them TO their feet ana Shove them
along-perhaps carry them in his arms
he was to keep the flock constantly
changing base. that they may not stop
twice ON the same ground and thus breed
disease The general yearly range of =
aock of sheep is within radius of thirty
miles. and up AID down and across this
area the shepherds keep shifting them.
When there is snow on the ground the
sheep drink no water, but the burros Of
the pack are not so conveniently consti
tuted. and would die of thirst if the shep
herds did not melt snow for them to drink
In the east sheep have TO be '.salted. but
here in place Of salt they eat aIkali. and
once q month the shepherds take them
down to some water course. along whose
banks they find abundance Of this abomi
uable stuff, which believe would forever
bankrupt the internal economy Of any
other animaL-New Mexico Cor. Globe
Democrat.
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Compressed Gas for Car Lighting.

1t has been urged that the use of com
pressed gas for lighting cars is attended
with the danger Of the gas exploding in
the event of collision The imaginary
nature of this danger was shown by the
recent accident on the Philadelphia and
Reading, where An escape Of compressed
gas from a ieaky hose simply burned for a
few moments without any explosion
Experience In Germany has been Of q
similar nature. and recent collision near
Brkenhead Eng between two trains lit
with compressed gas was unaccom panied
by any explosion. At the time Of the col
lision between the Hoylake and Mersey
tunnel trains the gas in the latter was
alight The gas cylinders of tho smashed
coaches were taken from the debris and
tested to a pressure Of $50 pounds per
square inch. and they were found to be
entirely uninjured beyond few severe
dents The gas fittings of the remaining
portions of both trains had not suffered
in the least through the collision. and.
with the exception of those in the smashed
cars, no, single lamp glass was broken
IN either train--Scientifc American
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The Ancien. Roman f-y-rrs

Such curious AID beautiful creatures
were brought before our eyes as had
scarce known even n NY reading And
Is IL their natural beauty were not
enough. art had been called IN to increase
their attraction There were osrricbes-
tbs bird, if you viii believe RE. of full
six cubits IN height-dyed with vermilion.
and lions whose names had been gilded
and antelopes and gazelles. which were
curiously adorned with light colored scarfs
and gold tinsel should weary you were
| to enumerate the strange Creatures
which saw Besides the more common
kinds. there were river horses t'tis g
clumsy beast. and as little Ike to
horse as can be conceived. except,
they say. as to the head when
the upper half is protruded from
sas waterl. and rhiuesceroses. and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26
Charity Of the HsbreWs.

Every Jewish association whether .
club. or debating society musical party
a mutual insurance fraternity. business
league, or what net else. u By those COZ
cerned In il deemed incomplete II It does
not do something for charity A. every
wedding. nerrynaking. festival and me
moral celebration. public or private and
even in the house Of death the box Tar
voluntary offerings TO some charity y
conspicuous And when public calls are
made IN the synsgogues for contrib1sians
in aid Of charity. the responses are such
SIS are evoked nowhere els&-Nev York
SIM
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Hints to the Fair SEE

The blonde suffers during the summer
season for extreme warmth will give her
face a dry colorless look that Is by no
means desirable II she is a wise woman
she viii not waste her time on any washes.
but will rub her face every night with
little pure olive oil She need not put on
sufficient to make her face look greasy,
but Just enough to make it smooth and
make her conscious OF the sensation of
smoothness For the other extreme
reached by the blonde-an oily skin-a
teaspoonful of borax in basin Of water
will bs found a good wash The little
black spots that come oftenest oh the
nose or about the chin. are most easily
removed by watch key Put little oil
or vaseline On the spot and then press it
out with the rim of the key Because Of
the broad edge 1t hurts less than the
squeezing with the fingers and is more
certain The wise maiden would be the
one that attends to this at night, so that
Il the spot is bruised or red little oil
can be put on it and by morning it will
be in good condition
Our erandmothers were beautiful at
20. nowadays the rose is cultivated until
its enormous size Is wondered at, but its
perfume is gone So it is with our women
Too many of them are passee at %; al
though the fact that the fashionable
novelists are recognizing, as Balzac did,
the charm of the woman of 80, still her
attraction is as yet confined to the
Freachy sets In large cities: There should
be no lines on the face or houows In the
cheeks Of the woman of 90, and If there
are. they must come from lack Of sleep
or improper food, for even care will
scarcely show itself SO soon Eat well.
sleep well and battle often viii be the
best prescription To eat we'll is an art;
for to eat so that the stomach may be
satisfied and regulated and the personal
appearance improved is to be desired
Bah" In Philadelphia Times.
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Advertising Rates of Ho.eis.

4 correspondent wants 70 know why
the proprietors Of Sumner resort hotels
seldom or never give the rates for the diff
ferent classes of roous IN their houses
The inquiry Is pertinent one |: would
certainly be great convenience to tn
large number Of people who must study
ways and means before going on their
summer outing. II they could know By
consulting the advertisements Just what
the rates ct the different summer hotels
are Doubtless the propr,e;ors Of these
houses would be quite willing to print
their average rates II they were aware
tha. It would meet . want-New York
Tribrra
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9ailg eagle
THE CITY OF DREAM.
hast thou stood

Hast thou stood
Within sop1e vast cathedrars organ loft
While the great organ rhrons. The stone "alh
stir,
The thunder Of the deep ecstaric bass
Trsmblee Ike earthquake underfoot the farne
OF the bright sfivern flutes shoots neavenward,
And music ike q darkness and fame
Gathers and kindles, wrapping In frs cloud
The great cathedral 70 its upmost spiref
Ey'p So but more irnmeasUtnty strange
Throbb'd solemn music through Chrlstopous;
And ali my soul grew SICK with rapturous awe
A. slowly to the sound moved along,
Amid the shining temples. silver shrines
Solemn cathedrala, shadowy c!oixcer walls
Under the golden roofs beneath the spires
With Gerry nngsr pointing up TO heaven
Far over head from gnrterins dome TO dome
Flew doves so high In air they seemed snail
As winged butterflies and mid the courts
Paven with bright mosaic and with pearl
Walked, wrapped In sanity robes Of amethyst,
Professions of the holy, singing psalms
" bile smoke Of incense swung in ceusers bright,
Blew round them, rosy as a sunset cloud
Robert Buchanan
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a PsrfHe1 Ira

A portion Of Q petr:fed tree vas dis
covered in 9 solid sandstone rock cuarry
At GAINESVILLE, O.. ths other day. The tres
Is about the thickness Of . telegraph poss
and has well defined bark md roosA h
was found while blasting, CT Immediately
after q BLAST. fully sixty feet below the
top of the hill and w1s h solid rock ovss
il Is the eayth formation then . species
Of shale, then EMesscrs strata foIiowee
b. congIonerstion Of stone then sons
forty feet OF solid sandstone, near tbs
bottom Of which l. the pssxiSsd tree
CSs:sge Ee1sld
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The study Of Axtronnrnr.

The heavens now present an interesting
study TO the reflective mind yenus rises
one-hslf an hour before the sun. and
Jupiter sets with the constellation Of
Scorpio Evidently the two have quar-
relied and separated, Venus cutting her
own kindling wood preparatory TO break
fast getting. and her spouse preferrins
scorpions TO his wife's tongue The studt
OF astronomy is at all times an uplifting
oHe.-Patts hr-x Bulletin
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Joke on the Professor.

A certain Kansas collegs professor. who
enjoys joke on himself just as heartily
Is he does On anybody else. once upon q
time delivered lecture in Kansas town.
As Is this custom on such occasions. the
principal choir Of the place furnished
music Before the delivery Of the lecture
the choir nelodiorsly inquired. What
Shall the Harvest De4- and after listening
to the lecture came forward and mourn
fully sang Nothing but Leaves. To
peks Capital
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Preserving Tfiegra ch Pn'ca

Telegraph poles are preserved in Nor
way by making an a;Igel boie sooat two
feet from the ground IN witch four or
FIVE ounces OF sulphate OF copper II coarse
crystals are placed and plugged in The
chemical is grad uailg s1so'esd ov the
wood. until its whole outer surface turns
a greenish hue The sulphaie requires al
occasional renewal ami i sas re =
perfect preservalive Boston b.4.et.
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CnconCenfal Tastes.
n the porch of 8 summer hotelO

tOn the porch of g summer hotel)
Jaggs Ito new arrivalt-How delicious
the long dreamy twilight of these summer
evenings
New Arrival-H'm! Irather fancy win
Ter the best.
Jaggs-hdeedl You're in the coal bust,
ness. ! suppose!
New Arrival-No; rasl-iife.
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An ingenious New forh truck driver
Las taught his terrier 70 ride h"rssnack
in order 10 guard the team are prevent
any Familiarity with the hor>e> piece
Of carpet is thrown over the hors- 2. back
so that the small dog NAV seizure better
footing. and the rider b. 4tsses himself
well and seems TO enjoy hIs ciue -Chicasc
Herald
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The French are acknowledged to have
the finest guns and projec,iies in Europe
Their Feruliny shell has been sho; through
an armor plate twenty inches thick and
come out with its steel point uninjured.-
Foreign Letter
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Pas.enge.s Tor weslxsora, for Cs,dvaass
and Ashland Dc surs aad takD Lakes
straight Linz and ave svsnsy>foax k0c1
TINE. a--ive> .. Cosewas<x q. s.ao , II
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Free reclining chair cass A. nov running
ca all trains % tAs C., K Z >. r.sivay.
Rock IalAnd EousA." hsewsss wieh.sA
Topeka Kansas Cssy. s. Jeseph. Csicaga
S. Lc2.x az
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26

George Macdonald Is and looks Ike
poet prophet Of the old type trsasi stcd
into modern life.
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Somewhat Ambi cuouN.

A New Hampshire isnkee woo had
been of fishing all DAY AMI had caugu,
onlv two small fishes. was thus accoste0
by . neighbor
Wal, Bill. what kinder luck hev re
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Guns and P3sjrctiles-

''Pooty fair was the reply Il ketched
4 hundred OF tew "-Detroi, Free press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-26

The popular Ens fnr California. Oregon.
" ashiag.on territory and 81 Pacific c0ass
points Is ;ss x;ssoua Pacsec ~Ft Scott
Housa" Ixsg