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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
Real and Mock Livery.

There are such things as real livery and
mock livery. Every family of position and
standing in England has a family livery,
The proper cut, style, trimming, buttons.
facings and decoration generally of real liv-
cry are as much science as is the correct
emhlazoning of arms. No one of any stand
ing-people who belong to the families of
the nobility and country gentry-would
dream of having any livery on their SER
wants but that they are entitled to. Some
families have blue cloth, others brown, others
claret color, others drab, and so on. Collars
and cuffs (where they are worn SOY ere Of
other different colors. Some have gold or
silver bands around the mems hats-''gravel
paths" l have heard them called by an old
gentleman belonging TO one of the estab-
ished families. A plain black hat, with
cockade, if the master be entitled to have
one, is the best form, all things considered.
No gentleman in England would have a
cockade on his servants hats unless he were
entitled to it.
/ don't mean to say that there are not lots
of English people who put cockades on their
servants hats who have no right to them
But they show at once what they are by
doing so. There is nothing-no law-to pre-
vent person using cockade, but good taste
The people who are entitled to cockades in
England are army officers, active and retired,
high sheritfs, deputy heutenants. etc. The
royal family have cockade of their own 1t
is really misnomer TO call it a cockade, for
it is simply black leather rosette, without
the fan or cockade. Whenever YOU see this
plain rosette on the top of servants hat
You know he is a royal domestic. dare say
it is not unlikely that these rosettes have, be-
fore now, made their appearance at Newport
or Long Branch.
There are few settled rules about liveries
which every one should know Only coach
men and grooms wear top boots. A footman
wears trousers Only coachmen and grooms
wear single breasted frock coats. Footmen
wear double breasted dress coats. The tails
of all the coats are short. Overcoats are
double breasted and very long. Fur capes
are only worn on cold days. / saw picture
the other day of a scene in Central park,
New York; summer scene, evidently-and
tho coachman and footnan Of one ''equipage"
had fur capes on!-The Argonaut
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
A Most Primitive People.

The natives of New Britain are the most
primitive people have ever seen. Their
huts are small and filthy, and little won
der is it that there is much sickness among
them. At night they build fire in the
center of the hut and huddle around it for
warmth, with no covering over them and
nothing under them save coarse mat.
The women are, with a few exceptions,
the ugliest specimens of the human race
imaginable, and a sight Of them Will go
far to convert one to the Darwinian theory.
These creatures seldom wash themselves,
and, as they are employed from one years
end to the other in hard labor, their ap-
pearance is anything but enticing. The
men pass their days in fishing or idling
away their time smoking or chewing betel
nut.
Both men and women are keen traders.
and ever eager to acquire divara, or native
money, consisting Of very small shells
strung upon a thread, and which is
counted by the fathom. Every offense OF
every nature can be atoned for by the
payment of this currency, which is
boarded up in houses especially built for
the purpose. These houses are under the
Taboo" and are so sacred that they are
even secure from robbers, the penalty for
violation of the taboo" being instant
death.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
CUTTERS OUT OF FASHION.
This Town Has Grown Too Big and the
Clin ate Is Unfit for Sleighing.


C1in ate Is Unfit for Sleighing.
care you receiving any orders for cutters
to be used during the coming winters"
The question was asked of carriagenaker
who builds many sleighs.
"No," was the answer; "cutters have quite
gone out of fashion We have a few in the
loft in case any person should desire to hire
one, but l am unable to tell you when | sold
a cutter last. There are several reasons why
the cutters are not now used. First, we do
not now have in New York the heavy pack
ing SHOWS of thirty years ago. When the
snow now falls heavily it is so charged with
moisture that it is unfit for sleighing pun
poses, and wheeled vehicles soon cut it up
Then, again, the city is SO gridironed with
railroad tracks that no clear thoroughfare o.
considerable length can be found for cutter
to be driven over, and it is not vehicle suit
able for going over rough stones or RAILROAD
tracks. The railway companies remove'tE"
snow from their tracks and pile it up on the
sides if they are not compelled to cart 1t
away. This would make the street dangerous
to travel on with cutter, which is generally
so lightly constructed that it is easily turned
over by hummock of snow or ice.
WAS it not the custom in New York al
one time for nearly every vehicle to go on
runners in winter timer
Yes, indeed. The market vendors wagon
box was removed from the wheels and put Oh
hobs. The milkman's cart was changed into
a sleigh in the same way. Instead of wheeled
stages the long stage sleigh, drawn by eight
or twelve horses, covered with jingling bells,
would be driven up and down Broadway, the
crack of the drivers long whip, his CHEEKY
git up and the tinklirg bells making merry
music. Then everybody rode in a cutter in
winter. l have seen packing cases and
crockery crates turned into sleighs, and the
occupants would feel as proud and happy as
those in gilded cutter decorated with rich
robes. But the day for cutters is gone in
New York and Brooklyn, and the sight of
one is now a novelty, even in the parks; foI
it is not an easy job to drive a sleigh or cut
ter to the entrance of the parks, even if the
sleighing should be good after the vehicle
has entered the park limits. New York
Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
SCOUTS NO LONGER NEEDED.

Daniel Drawbaugh's Machine Will An.
nounce the Approach of an Enemy.
Daniel Drawbaugh, the supposed inventor
of the telephone, and who is now at work on
an invention by which the presence of large
bodies Of men on land and ships on the ocean
can be detected, lives about four miles from
here and the other day correspondent drove
over to see him concerning his contemplated
continuance.
1t is an electrical machine, and Drawbaugh
claims that general with this new contriv-
anca in his tent can tell by its peculiar mo-
ton if the enemy is near and prepare to give
him warm reception. The commander of
war vessel can also tell the approach Of
any vessel, hostile or otherwise, the resist
ance of the water on the approaching vessel
causing sufficient friction to establish cur
rent that will cause the indicator to sound
the alarm.
Drawbaugh calls a microphone and regis
tering dial. The microphone, an extremely
sensitive combination of wire, is placed in a
hollow iron tube, which is Theoretically
sealed. The microphone, when it is to be
used on land, is attached to an iron screw
with very wide thread, by means of which
it is sunk firmly into the earth. An insuI-
ated wire, which may be buried or run over
tree tops as the emergency may necessitate,
connects with a galvanic battery and the
registering dial, which may be placed miles
away. The registering dial is sumounted by
a needle that works from the zero point.
Underneath the dial in the small circular
brass box that it covers is another needle in
the form of a walking beam, like those seen
on sidewheel steamboats,. When the vibrations
of sound, either by the medium of earth,
water or air waves, affect the sensitive
microphone the needle beneath the dial is at
once caused to dip. The dipping puts one
end OF the steel into diminutiye pot of mer-
curry, and new local current of electricity
is started, which moves the needle on the
face of the dial and serves to give the alarm.
The practical working of the instrument is
intended to do away almost entirely with ths
picket lines of an army. To give an in
stance, a commanding officer may sit in his
tent supplied with a registering dial, and
keep informed of the approach of large
body of troops from any direction by d
proper distribution Of the stakes containing
the Theoretically sealed microphones, dozen
of which may be used, as the situation de-
mands The instant the air or earth vibra-
tons caused by the tramp Of feet or the
sound of voices affect the microphone, thai
instant the effect is shown on the face of the
dial by the turning of the needle from the
zero point. The instant the sound ceases at
the microphone the needle flies back to the
zero point again.-Harrisburg pa Cor.
New York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
Tracing a BURGLAR.

Now, take a case of house burglary.
Usually there is little or no trace left be-
hind. Well, we look over the people who
are in that line. We know that John
Smith is in prison in Massachusetts, that
George Jones is in Chicago, and so on.
With perseverance the thing is brought
down to perhaps half dozen people; we
settle it without doubt that one Of them
committed the offense, then we must fix
on the right person. 1t takes persistence,
downright work and ingenuity after you
are certain Of the man, to get sufficient
evidence against him. But all the way
through it is our knowledge of thieves,
their haunts, ways and companions that
helps us out. We don't trust to marvel
Gus intuition; it requires, first of all,
knowledge of the people you're dealing
with, then patience, thoroughness, per-
tinacity and intelligence. - Inspector
ByrleS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
Condolences of Nomenclature.

One of the strange condolences Of nonen-
clature is that the daughter of Gen Logan
married Mr. Tucker, while the daughter Of
Representative Randolph Tucker married
q Mr. Logan. Each couple have SON The
name of one is Tucker Logan and the other
is Logan Tucker. The boys are about the
same age, but am told they have never seen
each other Something very similar occurred
here a number Of years ago. Senators Dor
sew and Clayton, OF Arkansas, had sons born
to them about the same time. They were in.
innate then and christened their children ac-
cordingly, one being named Clayton Dorsey
and the other Dorsey Clayton. This was very
nice, and tine boys were As loving as brothers.
There was no fence between the Dorsey and
CLAYTON mansions, and the two families were
as intimate as any ever were.-New Yors
Tribupa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
A Revolver Cigar Cutter.

"Here, put that up! Don't you know bet
ter than to flourish revolver about in that
stylef" excitedly exclaimed Host Vernam of
the Morton house, to Commissioner Jacob
Hess, who had pulled revolver from his
pocket and proceeded to cock it in Mr. Yer
MANS face.
you're excited, my dear boy" retorted
Commissioner Hess.
He cooly produced a cigar, placed it in the
revolver, pulled the trigger, and cut V
shaped piece from the cigar. Next, by a
simple turn of the wrist, he threw the barre
down, extracted a match and lighted his
cigar. He then turned the cylinder of the
revolver around, opened a side door, gave it
a tap and the clippings fell out ...I
That's pretty clever" said Vernam;
''where did you get it,"
at came from Vienna. An acquaintance
gave 1t to me. Quite new ON this side of the
water. New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
The "Shecp Eaters of Idaho,

The widest and most e1hilarating sport in
Idaho is that INDUCED in by the Sheep Eaters,
n branch of the Basnock tribe. They are
known by this name because they subsiSt
largely on the huge mountain sheep. When
the sheep are heavy with young they drive
them Ear up on the cliffs, and then with their
dogs make them jump down, where they
are found dead at the bottom and made away
with by these fellows. These Indians are
first class shots, too. and of course kill MANY
of these sheep and other game that way. The
bald headed grizzly bear is the only animal
the Indians won't disturb. They amt afraid
of the Others. have myself driven an ordi-
nary she grizzly away from her cub, and she
didn't attack me, being thus less dangerous
than SOW. 4 SOW wouldn't permit that.
But these bald beaded grizzlies are large and
extremely vicious. The silver tip grizzlies
are also very cross--San Francisco Exam
liner.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
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OUR NEieHeoR's PITY.

That day our little one ley dead,
And we were sad and sore of heart,
And all the joy of life seemed fed,
Our neighbor sought to ease the smart.
Oh! strange sweet power of sympathy!
That grief should find Arrangement thus!
Our sorrow seemed the less to be,
The more we thought, she pities US!
And then she said, how blest wes she,
Since God had still denied her prayer
Nor set baby ON her knee;
For such gift meant such care!
Our pain was stiIled by sad surprise;
New feelings in our heart did stir,
We looked into our neighbours eyes,
And pitied her-and pxied her.
Daniel Mcintyre Henderson.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
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Read. and Order What You should Have, to
comply 18th the Law.

Each township trustee should have a
trustees record, road record, poor record
and full set of township records and other
blanks, worth at least -. Also some sta
tionery.
Each township treasurer should have a
treasurer's record.
Each township clerk should have clerk S
record and warrant book
Each Justice of the peace, should have a
civil docket, criminal docket, stray record
transcripts, compiled laws Of 1856. and a
full assortment of BLANKS.
Each constable should have an assert
ment of blanks.
Each road overseer should have road
overseers 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 at
the expense of the township.
For sale at the EAGLE Office. Orders
promptly filed by mail or express prepaid
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01

Miss How James tat museuml-f have often
seen engravings OF the giraffe, Nr. Grim
shaw. but never knew before that the aai.
nal was sc-so-decolleta
Young Man from Nlwsukee-N-no Got
an all fred long meek, too, hasat beLCbi-
caso Tribune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
Changes Made in Visiting Cards.

'It is regarded as the correct thing nova
days." said an engraver to reporter re-
Gently, ''for gentlemen TO have their full
names engraved on their visiting cards
This statement, however, is not To be accepted
without some qualification. 1t is not To
be advised when a persons middle name
is a Christian name, fer two names like
John Charles or William Henry coming to-
gether do not make an agreeable combina-
ton. When, however, the middle name is a
family name, like that Of the mother, it is
always preferable 10 use it. 1t not only fills
out the signature and makes it more SYM
metrical, but it is very useful as a means OF
information to a persons friends. l am en-
craving almost all my visiting cards in this
style this season.
Il have sometimes very amusing expert
ences with customers" be continued. "A
man will come in and look over my book for
STYLES, and then fishing out name that i
long and symmetrical, says: L want min,
just hike that when perhaps his name has
only three or four letters in it. You cannot
make much out of such short names, ana the
only thing can do is 10 try them on sigma
ture. If they can write good one they can
usually fill up the space in such way that
the general effect is much better than where
the letters are engraved sccordinS 10 rule and
measurement. New York Evening World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
sn..,., to roruship 1r,.sees.

We have a complete line of books and
blanks as required by the township trus
tees. township treasurer, justice OF the
peace, constable and road overseer. Orders
nromntIy filled. Correspondence solicited
THE WICHITA EAGLE,
d10atf Wichita, Kansas
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
Guardians Sale.

For sale. the north half of the east half
of the southwest quarter of section 3, in
township q, range east.
The above described land belongs to the
estate of c. c.. Alliston, and will be on sale
for few DAYS This land is near the To-
cation of the Congregational college.
raft f. B. JEwETr,
Guardian for the heirs, Office Temple block
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01

Nr. Andrew Lang used 70 write snonr-
nous articles for thu magazines, but ro~ he
always signs his name to his pieces, for fear
some fool should ask "Why doesn't aud
Lang Sicnf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
PHILADELPHIA, July Is, 1SS6

PH1LADELPHIA, July e, 1850.
Wichita EAGLE, Wichita, Kan.
Gentlemen:-We have seen one of your
Mortgage Loan Registers at the office OF
the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Co,
this CITY, and shall be obliged if you will
send this company one similar in all re-
spects at your earliest convenience, and re-
main RESPECTFULLY yours,
THEODORE F'RoTHINGHAM,
G5-tf@ Secretary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01

The power Of imagination issup2osed to be
stronger in women than in men; but this
was not shown in recent hospital expert
nent. DR.. Durand, wishing to test the prac-
teal effect Of mind diseases, gave 100 pa
tients dose Of sweetsned water. Fifteen
minutes after, entering apparently in great
excitement, he announced that he had b.
mistake given powerful emetic. and prep
arauons must be made accordingly. Eighty
out of the 100 patients became thoroughly i'll
and exhibited the usual result OF an enetic:
twenty were unaffected The curious part
OF 1t is that, with very few exceptions, tie
eighty Semeticized' subjects were men, while
the strong minded few, who were not TO be
caught with chat, were women.-Chicago
T'rihlrna
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01

The first profile taken was that of Amigo
nus, in $50 B. c., who, having but one eye,
his likeness was SO taken to conceal the de.
formity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-01
FOR SALE.

Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city.
Lots on the inside on street Car lines and in
outside additions. Suburban lots On the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains. Several fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining courties.
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere.
W. A. THOMAS,
The Oldest Zeal Estate Aeencv In Wichita.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-08
From Truckman to millionaire

Thirty years ago a frecked- faced. s,ou.
English lad, broganed and roughly dressed
applied for work In a wholesale sblpnlnr
and chandler house on South street Boston
he had just landed He was given a placs
pushing hand truck and he did bis work
satisfactorily. He found better situation
presently and drfted away The other dav
trucks and crowd OF South street 10 inf liz
place where he once worked as a rOustabout
ana iaDorer. He could have well afforded ~
pave sought the old store I'm carriage but
ne dld not though he IS a millionaire nov
more than three times over, aud lives wI,sn
~ nome, In one Of the grandest houses n.
Cleveland, Q. His name Is Samuel Andrews
made some money in the then commandments
unknown trade OF tar roofing Ue saved
what be made, and when the Standard oii
company was formed he got in ON The
ground floor The way to millions was than
opened TO him. '""H
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-08
Burmese CrocodiIes.

The crocodiles inhabiting the lower
parts of the Burmese rivers are of .
very large size, some of them attaining
to nineteen feet in length. writes San
francisco Chronicle correspondent
from Mandalay. A writer who states
he has visited India says he cannot
discover the difference between the
eastern crocodile and the Louisiana
and Florida alligator or cayman; that
there is none. in fact. except in name.
1t is evident he has not seen any at
close quarters, for there is much differ
ence between the several varieties.
| There are actually twelve species of
the crocodile, eight true. one gavial
aud three alligators; these have a
specific. not general difference Those
| saw in the Ganges have long, narrow
mnzzles. and are called gavials. They
are peculiar to that river, being found
nowhere else. have met with the
saurian tribe in Egypt, West Africa,
India. Burmah. South America, Jamai-
ca and the southern states, and have
found that all differ in some particular.
The Bermese name for them is ''Me e.
joung. There is a town on the west
bank of the Irawaddy called Hinthada,
where | resided for some months. Dur
ing the year previous. | was informed
by the head man of this place. over 100
persons were killed by these ferocious
reptiles. There is ford over the river
at this place, and the crocodiles had
an inconvenient habit of lying in wait
for those persons crossing the ford.
seizing and carrying them Oh. Not be-
ing fond of their food in a fresh con-
dition. they hide their victims in the
mud at the bottom of the river until
the flesh has gained by keeping a suf-
ficiently gamey flavor to be rellshed by
them. Dogs are a favorite food Of
theirs, as. crocodile will often land
and run after a canine to Try aud cap
ture him for his larder. As the rep
tile can only run fast in straight line,
being to unwieldy to turn quickly the
dog generally contrives to elude his
pursuer and makes his escape. | killed
several crocodiles during my stay in
Hinthada. and had their hides pre-
pared and tanned. and utilized them for |
boots and shoes. Being impervious TO |
wet / found them most serviceable |
during the wet monsoons. used to |
get Burman to paddle me about in |
dugout until caught sight of
''meejoung" lying on a sandbank bask-
ing in the sun, when / took careful aim /
at their vulnerable part their belly.
where the scales are thin, and a con.
ical bullet will enter with ease. A
couple of these leaden pills fired into
this portion of a .'meeioung's anatomy
will make him feel very sick indeed.
and he will soon give up the ghost.
On approaching a dead crocodile the
heavy and penetrating odor of musk
IS most nauseating. and it was long
time before / became accustomed to
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