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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
Big Fish of the Caspian.

In the southeast OF Russia is the great
est salt lake in the world, the Caspian sea,
which has an area of 1870, 600 square miles
that is. an area greater thun all the
British Islands put together, with an ad-
ditional island larger than England
thrown in extra-is intimately connected
with the fresh water fisheries Of the Volga
and the Ural, for the fish migrate from
fresh water TO salt and from salt water to
fresh there as elsewhere. The great
fishery Of this region is that for the
sturgeon and its kiudred also for the
salmon, white salmon and knife fish. The
sturgeon family attains to an enormous
size, especially the bcluga, which some
times measures twenty feet in length and
weighs 25CO pounds, Though specimens Of
over 1000 pounds are rare. The sewruga
is also giant, but the other surgeons
are seldom taken above six feet in length.
The number of these giants disposed OF
annually at Astrskhan has in some years
been enormous-300, COO surgeons, l00,-
600 belugas, and millions Of tire others.
No wonder that there are complaints OF
the failure of the supplies, and, as is
usual where ignorance prevails, the mis-
chief is attributed TO every cause but the
right. ''It is because Of the steamboats,. !"
says the moujik. and forthwith the moujik
hates the sight Of steamboat. But steam
or no steam, the sturgeon Of the Caspian
may soon become as rare curiosity as
Thames salmon. Astrakhan, the princi-
pal Caspian port, is one of the most i'm
portant fishing stations in the world.
From this region alone the Russian reve-
nue. nets about 81, 600, 900 for fishery
licenses. and during the fishing season
20 900 strangers, ranging in degree from
simple laborers to gigantic capitalists,
come in to compete with the regular in
habitants for the profits from the fish in
duStrieS-Chambers' Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

esty's officers In this colony, arSi IA FIST
man who disobeys this rule viii find him
self in the guard house"
But" stamnered the captain.
81 have said it," was the firm reply.
"Now, Crupp, want you to 60 to the In
dian village, twenty miles north of here,
and return with report OF the Marlike
preparations there"
General, will you trust me-" cried the
soldier.
: 81 did not say trusted you. It is an
experiment. / have placed myself and
my officers under the same discipline re-
quired by YOU You are, in honor, bound
to accept the common lot Of your fellow
soldiers"
The corporal stepped forward and kissed
the generals hand. and dropped tear on
it. Then with salute he retired.
Corp. Crupp accomplished his mission
with signal fidelity.
He did more. He became the best SOL
dier in the colony, and in the course of the
war with the Spauiards rose to the rank
of captain.
When Gen. Oglethrope returned to
Europe Capt. Crupp accompanied him.
Long years afterward Col Crupp was
in the habit of entertaining young officers
with "reminiscences Of Gen. Oglethrope.
"Ah, he was a man" he would say,
"and he knew men, too. That, gentle
men, is the great secret Of leadership and
commandr'-Wallace P. Reed in Atlanta
Constitution.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
Game of Progressive Obscrvation.''

''fTograssive Observation" is the name
given to q new Boston game that has been
taken up with interest in social circles. 1t
has an advantage over donkey parties and
progressive euchre IN that it teaches something
useful. The hostess provides five tables, at
which arc seated four or five persons, or even
more if desired. Table No. l, OF the .'heaeH
table, represents the sense Of sight, the high
est sense. Table No. ? is touch; No 3, hear
ing; No 1, smell and No. 5, taste. There is
u teacher for each table, end the table is sup
piled with n variety Of objects suited to the
use OF the table. For !IStance, the teacher
at the sight table holds before each player in
turn collection Of small OBJ jects on a tray,
and after the lapse of half q minute takes
away the tray and asks the player to name
tilt articles. Or the teacher gives each per-
son single article, and after short inSpec-
ton calls for answers to eli questions that
can be asked about it Score is kept by the
teacher, and the player making the least mis-
takes progresses to the next table.
Al the close of the evening the player who
has rlado the most ''progressions' is awarded
the prize. The variety OF objects for the
several tables is only limited by the teachers
ingenuity and the resources of the house. At
the touch table the players close their eyes
and depend on the sense of feeling alone for
their impressions of the article given them.
This is not SO easy as it may be supposed.
For tho hearing" table a musical instrument
may be used and the test given on a note or
a combination OF notes; or number of thin
glasses may be used in u like way, the PLAYER
being asked to give the number of a particu-
lar sound which is given alone after being
struck in regular succession. For The taste
and smell tables the kitchen can be drawn
upon, and such things as -four, meal, pow
dered macsroni, corn starch, granum and
others, whose taste and smell III the raw state
are either not very pronounced or not famil-
iar, are good for the purpose. The game is
not SO much like "shili'S play" as might be
thought. True, it had its origin i'll th,
plays of kindergarten, but as developed
and enlarged, the idea proves very well
adapted to the entertainment OF grown peo-
pie, who are rational enough to like little
sense with their fun.-Chicago Times
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

and filling yourself with sauce.
He added In fearful voice, prom
ise you that no one but myself will have
| any hand in cooking your"
The guests at this point were all atten-
ton, listening with knives and forks in
the air.
Although I was daily expecting this
news, I" resumed the doctor, II was pros
trated when heard it, and the trufiies
that Amedee served up to me at every
| meal only added to my CONSERVATION.
"They made me swallow enormous
| quantities Of them, cooked on clnders,
| fricasseed, in cocoanut milk, in gravy and
SO forth.
1.-THE savages made the women dig
| them out The women devoted them
| selves to the work with enthusiasm, and
| would have eaten them as fast as they
| grubbed them from the soil were it not
| that whenever they attempted to devour
one they were brought to q sense OF duty
by blow of stout stick on the head.
al quickly lost flesh on this regimen.
was racked with cramps in the stomach
and seized with such a violent headache
that | felt as if my brain were on fire.
"At the end OF two weeks nay whole
body eXtlaled the odor Of truffies
Il had evidently reached cooking point.
zone evening the chief minister, who
had been assigned to help Amedee in the
kitchen, came to inspect me- While he
was smelling and shifting me a happy
thought came to my mind-the idea that
the savage could be induced to believe
that he was already as proficient as AIne-
dee, and so might aspire to the role Of
chief cook.
Al picked up a mushroom. and, point
ing TO Amedee, who was lying asleep,
tried to make the cannibal understand by
my gestures what an appetizing dish that
excellent man, SO plump and fat, would
make when served up in that delicious
sauce of his own invention.
1.-The savage Immediately ran to the
kings hut, evidently surprised at not hav-
ing nit on that happy idea before.
''The next morning was awakened by
q loud fiZZing. 1t was Amedee who was
being fried By his former servant in a
mass Of mushrooms.
81 could not help feeling overjoyed-
first, because my companion was no more
favored than myself; and, secondly, be-
cause ] knew that the new cook would
respite me for while longer. as he had
his stock Of prisoners renewed.
"But 1 was not only respited-I was
savedr'
What! saveds' inquired tie guests, all
speaking at once.
Yes, miraculously saved! The sue
cessor of nledee, who need hardly tell
You, was not an expert in the matter Of
mushrooms, had fried my mpanion in
poisonous species of that root. And SO,
while the entire tribe were twisting and
writhing in the Jhroes of an indescribable
collie, seized my opportunity and made
nv escape to the shore.
''The Lessive, which had not been able
to wait for us before, had now come back
in search of us. ....
Il was sick for over year after my
escape, and / have had an unspeakablc
aversion to truffles ever since. But as for
mushrooms, l almost adore themn'
And the doctor then feelingly emptied
another glass Of champagne in memory Of
his friend Amedee e-Translated Cor the
New York World by J. c. Curtin from
the French of CASTOR Massey.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
Why . Pump Operates.

No pump draws water: pump can no
more lift water than it can lift itself; it
lifts nothing at any time The plunger or
bucket of n pump displaces the air which
is in the barrel of the pump, and eIhaus.s
that which is in the feed or water pipe,
called by custom the suction pipe-prob-
ably because it doesn't suck anything.
After the air is displaced from the pipes
the pressure of the atmosphere pushes the
water to fill the vacuum. The pump has
no other Office to perform than to get the
air out of the pipes. Further: the size Of
the suction" pipe has nothing to do with
the action of a pump: it does not make
the pump work one bit easier whether it
is large or small The size of the alleged
suction pipe has an influence on the eff
cacy of the pump only, and SO far as
easy working Of the pump is concerned
it would act just as well if the pipe was
one inch in diameter as il it was four
inches. A great many persons think that
unless a feed pump is packed very tight
indeed it Will not draw anything, h4v-
ing notion that, in some way the bucket
or pIunger has pull on the water. We
have explained the falsitv OF this in prev
ious times, so we need not repeat IT, bat
if pump barrel is in good order and the
bucket works true in il. very little pack
ing will make Il air tight. The foregoing
remarks refer to lifting pumps, so called,
but in force pumps they do not altogether
Gpply.-Milling Engineer.
Education for Girls
"If had girl would send her TO college,
but have put rny son at work n rny Office" !"
said q prominent business man, himself col
iege graduate, the other day.
why do you maze such distinctionI' he
was asked.
"Becausea girl needs tie tss. education shs
can get In order to earn living, while boy
is often as well. and sometimes better of,
without A woman physician can Get into
practice moro easily thaa . man because there
Is yet so little competition A woman teacher
must be ct for position IN the highest grade
Of school II she isn't 70 ssarve Awonlan
stenographer must have tha. general infor-
nation that man gets rubbing about tho
world, but that usually comes to a woman
through books, to make her intelligent
enough TO make wages That's the girls sids
Of il; as to the boy. there ere too many men
in the professions. and az q preparation for
business. too raa:iy years OF schooling waste .
Young mans time He niGhi lay the foun-
dation for q fortune whils be 5 footing with
the Greek particle Detroit Ssvy
To prevent pie Juices from running out in
the oven. make a little opening In the upper
crust aid insert a little roll OF brown paps1
pe-pendfculariy The steam viii escape frsn
it as from . chimney, and al ths juice VIII
be retained IN the psA
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
THE FueI7wEs.
The winds are piping shrilly

The winds are piping shrilly
Above the trembling tree;
Before their fingers chilly
The frighted leaflets fee;
One longing look behind them, cast upon Toe
branches bare,
And on they wildly futter. the exiles Of the al,
With cruel speed relentless,
The shouting winds pursue:
Ger meadows brown and scertless
Still fit the tinid crew;
Their gold and purple garments, whose tints sur.
passed the morn,
BY sulen mre are drabbled, by heartless dints
are torn.
Some with sob and shivef
60 hrTyirg through the town;
Some in ths cold, dark river
Their sorrows fain would drown;
And some with weary faces within the church
yard fly
To seek among the quiet graves the rest that
storms deny.
Samuel Minturn Peck in Home Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
THE LIFE PILGRIM.

There Is no life, however smooth its outward cur.
rent flows,
But bears upon its heavenwari way some sorrow
as it goes.
But sorrow shall be lost at last in God as in the
Life pilgrim, is it not enough to know this thing
shall be?
Our lips were made for victors' songs, cur hrows
u wear the crown;
Why stand We then, o sons of God, with heavy
hearts bowed DOWN.
However fierce the tempes: be, your hopes may
yet be warm,
The lightning flash Of Gods great power can
pierce tue darkest storm.
Then forward! let the midnight ring as grandy
the dawn,
With songs that tell Of earnest souls that march
in courage on;
The bitter conflicts OF the world shall find in
death goal
Spurned by the eagle pinions of the glad and
conquering soul.
Ernest W. Shurtleff in Youths Companion.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

To prevent pie Juices from running out in
the oven. make a little opening In the upper
crust aid insert a little roll of brown papr
pe.pendiculariy. The s.saEn viii escape freIa
it as from . chimney, and al ths juice VIII
be retained N the psA
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
The Deceitful Creature.

''Oh, Tn almost tired 10 DEATH" "Why,
where have you been." Been into Lutte
strings trying 70 match my black silk
They've got the saucleSt girls there | ever
saw. Il know il" The girl that waited
upon me almost set me wild She WAS polite
enough, Lord knows, and so patient, you
know. But she couldn't fool me. l know
well enough she WIS mad inside the deceit
ful creatrre | wonder why Lutestring has
such people III his store Boston Tran
script.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

The Children's Party-SittinE Posture Of
Infants-A Philosophical view-aIar-
riage as q Partnership-Man's Downfall.
For the Baby.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

General Offices of the Et. Scott,
Wichita &c Western nv. Co.,
WICHITA. Fan, Jan. -, 1855.
The annual meeting OF the toekholcsrs
of the f't Scott. Wichita * Western Rail
way Company for the election OF directors
Tor the ensuing year ana for the t0ns-
action of such business as may come be-
fore the meeting, Will be held at the Offices
OF said company in the city of Wichita,
Kan, on Tuesday, the 9Th day of March
next, A. D., 1855. at 10 O'Clock a. m, or at
any hour thereafter thst a quorum may be
present. j. II. klCHARDs,
II. c. HADLEY. Vice President.
Asst. Secretary. c-bI-tUt.
Money Loan
On inside improved city property centrally
located by the 5. L. Davidson Mortgage
company. Office in rear of Citizens bank.
55tf
The Eagle pocket real estate book has
uecome universal favorite among dealers
generally in the west. 25ttE
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
A BIG CONTRACT.
j. I. Williams and Sam Nichols
Cunning for Blood.

The GLOBE, by the grapevine. the
columbine and other sources, learns
positively that j. Il. Williams. of Man.
kato, reinforced by that redoubtable
warrior of the wild West-Sam Nichols
has taken the contract to carry the
counties of Cottonwood, Mobiles, Rock,
Murray and Pipestone for Millionaire
Merriam in his gubernatorial campaign
and against Gov. McGill. In conven-
tion containing 800 votes these counties
will represent the enormous sum total
of fifteen. The scheme of Messrs.
Williams and NicnOls-the Cassius
and Brutus of our common
to %eate tae sbt $50 SO and drive is tnrsaS5 said
these R eounes Ser gg the erve nTesa tnroug9 %
buying lands. Secretly, though, they
will lay snares and bear traps for the
caucuses. As Mr.. Williams is built on
the physical proportions of Tom Thumb,
and Sam Nichols is an approaching
rival to A. BartO in avoir0upois, the APP
pearance of the combination when it
starts will be startling. Mr.. Williams,
two years ago, was an ardent supporter
of Gov. McGill. After the latter's cleo
ton j. L. either didn't get an office, or
the governors horse trod ON his toes at
the Mankota encampment, or he had a
tilt with his Romeo-Capt. James. Any
way, Mr.. Williams soured on McGili.
Hence his present course. This ac-
counts for the absense of Sam Nichols
from his accustomed chair at the Mer-
chants. He has been missed. High
and low no trace of him could be found.
The public owes the GLOBE thanks for
this timely discovery. To the down.
trodden voters of Cottonwood, Mobiles,
Rock, Murray and Pipestone counties a
watching world sends warning-Messrs
Williams and Nichols are buying land.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
The Gods Are Against His
Going to Con-
gPeSS.
Strait and Hall Have Made
Deadly Inroads on His
Strength.
Minnesota Democrats Coming
Home From st. Louis
Sadly Delayed.
The Great Democratic Mass
Meeting to Be Held Next
Week.

Yesterday was one of watching and
waiting on the part of St. Paul Demo
Gratis. The object watched for was the
delegation from st. Louis-the waiting
for the special train bearing them home.
Early in the afternoon it was reported
that the train-on the Burlington road
would arrive at 5:45, and at that hour
number of local Democrats gathered
at the union depot, but General Passen-
ger Agent Kenyon put in an appearance
and stated that owing to stop at Wi
mona the train would not arrive until
7:45. AT that hour Marshal Campbell,
Secretary Miller, Horace Dunno, the
GLOBE and others again put in an ap-
pearance, prepared to greet the travel
worn statesmen. This time telegram
from Winona announced that owing to
a breakdown the train could not reach
st. Paul before II.
No preparations for a celebration on
their arrival were made. Before the
delegation left st. Paul, the county
Democratic club decided that ON its re-
turn there should be small celebra-
ton. A telegram from Mayor Smith
caused this to be dropped. Other plans
peSldeS tneSe Tor good time were also
dropped on the report that such action
was desired by the delegation. 1t was
thought that the best time for celebrat-
ing would be when the
GRAND RATIFICATION
meeting is held next week, on Friday
or Saturday evening. Extensive prep
arations are being made for this. One
thousand invitation cards will be sent
out at once to prominent Democrats in
the state. st. Paul, Minneapolis and
saltwater will furnish big contingents
besides. The meeting will be held in
Market hall, and the speech-making be
by leading Democrats. Eugene Wilson,
Lars Rand, E. c. Stringer, E. w. Du-
rant, Judge Flandrau. Morton S. Wilk-
inson, and others of equal prominence
named for speeches. DR.. Ames, if he is
home by that time, will also probably
ticket will be given a booming send off
at that time
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
UNITED STATES COURT.
A Number of Cases Disposed of at
WinOna.

Special to the Globe.
WINoNA, June SIN the United
States district court to-day in the case
of A. McClarthy ct al, charged with
violation of the revenue law, bench
warrant was issued and bail fixed at
$500 each. The case of Joseph Handle,
indicted for selling liquor to Indians,
was continued. John W. O'COnnor, in
at Minneapolis, pleaded not guilty and
his trial was fixed for June II. Richard
Burkhardt, for violating the postal
laws, pleaded not guilty and his case
was continued. The case of
Arsen Bundroe, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was continued.
Owen McGraun, indicted for violation
of the postal laws, did not appear. His
bond was forfeited and the case con-
tinued. The case of Kewahtinall, for
selling liquor to Indians, was also con-
tinued. John Rock pleaded guilty to
selling liquor to Indians and was SEN
fenced to sixty days in the Ramsey
county jail and to pay a fine of 500.
Fred Krenzer, j. ID. Hall ana Sylvin
Laengrin, for same Offenses, forfeited
their bonds by not appearing, and their
cases were continued.
The case of A. McClarthy ct al,
wholesale dealer in malt liquors with
out paying taxes, was continued, also
that of John NiXen for selling liquor to
Indians. August Michel, same Offense,
forfeited his bond by not appearing and
his case was continued. The cases
against Safeguarding, Joseph Delaney,
Dowalganse, Harry l.. Alger, Frank
Mesho and LorenZ Schmidt, for selling
liquor to Indians, were all continued.
There is the usual large number of In
dians in attendance.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
AN ASYLUM FOR ALL.
Nearly Three Thousand Immi-
grants Landed at Castle Garden.

New YORK, June S.-Four steam
ships landed at Castle Garden to-day
2,721 immigrants. The steamship
Iniziativa arrived from Naples with
number of Italian passengers, but was
detained at quarantine for an examina-
tion of her bill of health. The steam
ship City of Berlin, of the Inman line.
arrived off the lightship at midday, but
could not reach her dock in time to land
her passengers. When the boarding
officer of the commissioners of emigra-
ton received from Capt. Winklinft a
list of passengers of the steamship Cali
fornia, of the American-Hamburg line,
from Hamburg, he found that the
vessel, which is not a large one, had
brought over on her trip 1902 passen-
gers. They were principally Polish
Hebrews and German farm hands. He
also learned from the chief officer that
at the time she left Hamburg there were
detained in barracks in that city over
5000 German and Polish Hebrews await
ing transportation to this country. and
that smallpox had broken out among
them. The steamships bill of health
was good.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
ONE JAM BROKEN.
Chippewa Falls Has a Miniature
Flood-The Yellow River Jam.
Srecial fn the Clone

Chippewa Falls Has a Miniature
Flood-The Yellow River Jam.
Special to the GLOBE.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. June S-The
river was flooded this afternoon from
Little Falls dam and the water brought
to an eight-foot level. About 100000
feet of logs passed down the river to
the sorting works. Most of the logs are
f1om the big jam.
One case of black diphtheria was re-
ported to-day to the health Office in this
city.
The contract was let to-day for the
erection of ST. Joseph's hospital to
Prone Carter. The contract price is
S14,645, the work to be completed Nov.
/. The building is to be three-story
solid brick, with cut stone trimmings,
60x9S feet.
The circuit court adjourned this
morning to June %, at which time the
case of the state VS.. S. S. Riddell,
charged with manslaughter, will be
called. Judge Clough will preside.
Reports tonight from the Yellow
river jam are to the effect that much
damage is feared by the overflow of
water and that bridge had been
carried away. There are about 100000
feet of logs in the jam.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
"oueer', Mccartney Goes Up.

New ORLEANS, June s.-Peter Nc
sentenced is yesterday ] to ten Years Gns i'm.
prisonment at hard labor in the Colum-
bus, O., penitentiary. and to pay fine
of $4,000 for raising bills and passing
counterfeits. Mccartney finished fif-
teen-year sentence at Michigan City
penitentiary for all offense of the same
nature but a few months ago, and upon
his release announced that he had re-
formed. In less than two months He
was arrested in New Orleans while ply
ing his old trade,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09

are increasing and if it wasn't for Knute
Nelson's hold over his countrymen
would make great headway. When he
says: Stick to the Republican party
they obey him. The Prohibitionists
will poll big vote this fall in the
Northern country, and largely among
the Norwegians. The loss will be en-
tirely on the side of the Republicans.
On the gubernatOrial candidates Becker
county rather leans toward Merriam.
Scheffer has some friends among the
Germans, but the Republicans there
feel that he has Shelved himself. There
are no McGill men conspicuous; Gil
man has many friends. | hear that E.
G. Holmes, the banker of Detroit, is a
candidate for the house. and that he
hopes to see COmstock sent to congress,
in which case he might succeed him in
the senate"
Hon. John F. Norrish-All l can say
OF the Democratic national ticket is that
it is elegant. that the platform will be
ratified by the people, and that we have
a chance to carry Minnesota. The Re-
publicans call the platform a straddle,
but no matter what we would offer
them. that would be their cry.
Capt. James Burger-The Democrats
lH'oO q SlCdU uulStdht III HOlhllidUillS
Thurman, and their platform amounts
to nothing.
r. G. Libby-The ticket cannot be
beaten, and with that platform we will
carry Minnesota.
G. d. Baker-I am Republican, but
think that the ticket is the strongest
the Democrats could have named. l be-
lieve that Allan &. Thurman is the only
Democratic senator since 1861 whom the
Republicans have respected.