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Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18

Much Of the i'll effects Of the white lad
manufacture may be avoided BY due care
On tie part Of thsmen- The chat precau-
tons are stric. attso:soo TO personal
cleanliness 50 thxt none Of tia dass Of tie
white lead nay re-a:a "a the ssfn- No
food OF drink should ever be par.aken Of
or be allowed to remain il auy Ct tie
work roons. aud "sulphucie esd lemon.
sis"-thas h, sweetened water With a
few 6rrs Of pore sllphSric scii 70 tie
glass, enough % communists pleasant
t1-tuess without setting the tsesa ca
edse-ehould Be used 6 Ne ordinary
drink L i. 10. pleasant having TO 3D.
mi: that f. rne cases where white Lad
C0rfacscrefs hare provided p.oAetsive
appliances. such a. he. baths, q rpo1
WHARF such Of the men as live ct q dis
tence nav take Their meals axay tn a.
poisonous suhsts1ee-au such prcau-
ions are neglected. il not posiErssT ~
@sed-I0ndaR Scientific NeFs, :
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18
RELIGIOUS GLEANINGS.

The Few. James Cleary, OF Wisconsin, h.s
delivered III lectures and administered tee
pledge TO l0o, 600 persons during the last year
II $50 the number Of communicates in the
Lutheran church u the United States were
less than 10000 Now there are over
l,00o,00o
II Sorth Africa there are 23 Presbyterian
congregaaonS numbering $3.50 connuai-
cauts and controlling five colleses-ore each
Ct CSpe Town, Wellington. Burghersdort, in
Cape Colony, aud two ss Blou1fonsein, in
the Orange Free State.
according TO the statistical report for 1888
OF tie Evangelical association, JcSs pub
lshed. that body OK German hethodists has
Ia, S53 members, I,15e icineraut preachers,
and 1915 churches, indicating gain of 4, l55
members, IS preachers, aad IS churches
II IS proposed 10 hold q worlds Sunday
school convention II London next June. II
TINS convention IS held it viii be made up ct
delegates from ali pSrrs Of the world, and
snip VII be chartered which VIII take 500
0SaeCa---S - Lsfndor rum tAix canntrv Alnaa
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18

Free reclining chair cars sre now running
On al trains On the C, & s y railway,
Topeka Kansas City. St Joseph. Chicago
ST. Louis stt
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18
]. P. ALLEN,
-DRUGGIST=
Everything Kept IN Frst-Class
Drugstore.
Wichita, Kan
Special to Astorn@r&

HpHc13I
Attorneys pocket dockets for sale a. this
Office. Orders BY mall Promptly filed
Address all orders 10 the Wichita EAGLE
Wichita Kan c&-ti
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18
OLD AGES LaMeEST PEAKS.

The touch ct farne-ths Illuminating fre-ths
hottest loeS st last
Cer ciry, passion sea-o'er prairie, mountain
wood-Jhe earth ieSelF:
The airy, Different, changing huesof al, n falling
twilight,
Objects aud groups, bearings, faces, rer1inis-
cgnceS;
The cal1er sight-the golden setting, clear and
broad.
SO much + the atmosphere, the points OF view,
the situations wheace we scan,
Sro't cut by them alone-so much epernaps the
best unrecl1'd before:
The Lights indeed from thera-oh ages larnbent
peakS
Walt Whitman in The Century.
Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18
SEWING,

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trouble
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Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18

Passengers for weIl<ford, fog Co,dwate,
AID Ashland be sure and take Lakes
straight line and save twenty four hoQrs'
time, arrive. II CoIdwase- Al ESQ p. IA
AZ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
work. felt as though 1 was in grea

work. felt as though 1 was in grea
luck TO be alive.
Il entered the next car and encOun-
tered an individual who was infinitely
harder-lOoking than the chaps 1 had
left. ] said ticket to him and he
shrugged his great shoulders. How
much did you get out o. that other car"
he asked.
~ told him not ticket, not cent. !"
"'What are you gOin' to do about it?'
~ told him didn't know.
"'Kin you afford it?' he growled.
~ told him | couldn't. Then you'll
get bounced-lose your job, won't you?'
he asked. | said guessed that was the
size of it. Wen, you WON'T he said.
Gimme your cap; I'll get your tickets.
Il handed him my cap and insignia
and he went forward. The first man he
came to he hit under the ear and bawled
out: Gimme yer ticket or your fare, or
I'll bury you in the floor The man re-
covered and handed the thumper bill.
You don't get no change this ERE trip,
said the acting conductor, and he hadn't
more than said that than he hit another
man under the ear. Ticket or fare,
says the acting conductor, and that man
unloaded.
'In less time than it takes me to tell
1t every man in the car was on his feet,
with money in his hand, waiting to pay,
and every one of them did pay. The
acting conductor brought the roll to me
and said:
"'YOu want to hit these chaps under
the ear when you want fare But /
never had the courage to do it and soon
afterward resigned. | never knew who
my benefactor was. | asked his name,
but he answered: You got your money,
didn't you?' / said yes. We'll he
added, don't ask any - fool questions.
IL saw him frequently after that, but
never learned his name. He always
paid his fare, and never hit him under
the ear for it, either.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
TWO BRAVE WESTERN WOMEN


A Governors Fearless Wife-A
Lady's Fight With an Indian.
The wife of recent governor of a far
Western state used to take her blankets
and go cautiously out after nightfall to
some sheltered nook, there to sleep with
the stars for company, says the Chicago
Herald. Her husband was obliged to
make long freighting trips to some
distant mining camp. She has recently
presided in her husbands home at the
State capital while he filled the highest
office in the state. And that capital has
sprung from few dugOuts to $4,000 in
habitantS since her days and nights of
danger ON the river bluff, and her chill
dren, yet in their teens, have been en-
joying the educational advantages of a
state university.
Another brave woman, afterward the
wife Of judge, was seized by an In
dian lover, who intended to place her
upon his pony and carry her away with
him. She gave him a quick blow with
the rolling pin that she was using, then
pushed him with all her might out of
the door and against his pony. Then
she snatched her rifle, took the cap box
from her pocket, where she always car
ried it, and, fitting cap to her gun,
aimed at the Indians heart. In the
meantime he had mounted his pony, and
now fell upon his face on the pOny's
neck. The cap snapped, fortunately,
but she pursued him, determined to
| kill him.
She was a good markswoman, fire.
quently killing antelopes and other
game. The Indian, seeing her deter
mined air, fed. Her husband said that
if she had killed him there would have
been no escape from the fury of the
savages, who were camping near in
large numbers, his only conveyance
| being a slow OX-team.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
INSECT GEM-HUNTERS.
Ants That Gather Garnets, Tur-
Quoises, Emeralds and Other
Precious Stones and Bury Them.

Ants That Gather GarnetS. Iur-
Quoises, Emeralds and Other
Precious Stones and Bury Them.
''There is an original garnet mine and
the miner as WE'LL" said my companion,
as we were riding among the mountains
of New Mexico.
Following the direction of his glance,
| saw a tall, well-formed Navajo Indian,
standing motionleSS by what appeared
to be a small Sand-heap. says a writer
in Golden Days. Wishing to investigate
we drew nearer and found that the stat
tuesuue native was Watching one of the
many ant-hillS that dot the country
through New Mexico and Arizona as
well. AS we approached he hardly
looked up, appearing indifferent after
the fashion of his race, and his object
was still an enigma at least to me.
The Navajo tribe had never produced
a naturalist, and it was hardly possible
that he had been studying the habits of
| the active insects. Perhaps he was
trying to collect enough for dinner-In-
dams have been known to eat ants. But
this Indian was, after all, a close OBJ
| server, and was reaping his reward, for
when / asked him what he was doing
| lie ntlCl Oul Il Vi
which | turned out upon my hand-gar-
nets, small but good. in great numbers;
bits of quartz that cleaned like dia-
monds, here bit of turquoise, large
quantities of Divine and single gem.
an emerald, of but little value, but an
emerald after all.
An ant-hill was curious place from
| which to take such strange as
sortment, but. as my friend suggested
this was the original native mine anC
the real miners were the ants. In pill
ing up their dome-like homes they
brought out the minute gems one by
one and placed them among the bits Of
sand, where they cleaned and flashed
as if inviting collection. The Indian.
have discovered their value. aud in thi
way did their mining, allowing the ant
to do all the work and taking the gem
as fast as they were brought up.
The stones found in this way range il
size from the head of a pin to larg
pea, and, besides the ones mentioned
rubies have been taken from the heaps
The stolen gems are sold in lots an
used in various kinds of jewelry. Nearl
every ant-hill is examined in this wa
and the mounds gone over, often tn
ants being watched and the gems bein
taken from them as soon as brought up
Whether the little insects have iii
ing for gliStening objects it is Difficult
to determine, but, from the fact that S
many gems are brought to the surface
there would seem to be reason to SUI
pose they had.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
BRUIN VANQUISHED BY DOGS.
A Terrible Conflict Between 100
Wild CANNES and Twelve Bears

A Terrible Conflict Between 100
Wild CANNES and Twelve Bears.
To the speed and endurance of the
Scotch staghound is mated the ferOcity
and tenacity of the English bulldog,
and these wild dogs are evidently
worthy in every way of their origin.
Speedy, savage and stubborn, these ami
mails are deferred by no pursuit, are re-
strained by no fear, and are daunted by
no difficulties. They pursue, Stay, and
devOur; such is the simplicity and eff
cheney of this native code of canine eth
les. The latest exploit of those canine
marauderS of which we have any ac-
count Is the destruction of small herd
of bears, says the Wind River Mount
aineer. 1t appears that about two weeks
ago about q dozen bears of the
dreaded and large silver-tip variety
came down from the surrounding mount
aims to enjoy themselves on the sunny
slopes of the Warm Spring basin. In
the course of the day those bears all
got together and, while thus massed,
were attacked about 100 of the wild
dogs.
The conflict was terrible. The bears
fought with all the courage and ferOc-
ity for which the Silvor-tip is noted
| put unc mingled Strtin ol StuSHOuiitl
and bulldog sopplied a courage and
ferocity greater still, and at the end of
half an hour every bear had died where
he was brought to bay.
The dogs suffered severely, twenty
five of their number periShing in the
fight. The survivors wasted little time
however, in mourning over their dead
companions. but began at once on the
banquet their own powers had provided
ane in an hour from the time the com
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
A MISER'S MONEY.
The Nest of a Gray Squirrel Lined
With Nibbled Greenbacks.

Six weeks ago John Mahoney, a
miserly and eccentric farmer, died in
this township, where he had lived nearly
all his life, says a Morris, Pa, special
to the New York Times. 1t was known
that he had large sums of money Sc
creted somewhere about his premises,
but he died without revealing any of
the hiding places. After his death only
few dollars could be found. That he
was possessed of several thousand
dollars in bank bills was well
known fact, and certain persons
who were present when MahOney died
were suspected of having discovered
where the money was and stolen it. On
Wednesday of this week James Wilson
and Paul Nash were hunting III a piece
of woods near MahOney'S house. A
gray squirrel was seen running toward
large tree. Nash shot and wounded
it, but it escaped UP the tree. In watch
ing it go up the tree the hunters diScOv-
cred a peculiar-looking object between
two branches near the top of the tree,
and saw the squirrel disappear at that
spot. Nash climbed the tree and found
| wooden box, into which the squirrel
| had crawled at a hole in one side Of it,
| and lay dead among a heap OF
| rubbish. On examining the contents of
| the box Nash was astOnishcd to find they
were made up entirely OF small partl-
| cleS of bank notes. He brought the box
| to the ground. From the quantity OF
remnants of bills and the large figures
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03

and can fully appreciate their Difficult
ties. 1t took me seven years to correct
my English, but did it at last, and sue
ceeded only by following out the plan
you have just seen me try on these two two
men. After had discovered the art of
breathing and speaking | read aloud for
practice. The mistake English people
make is not, as many suppose, in pro-
nouncing the h as an aspirate. They
can all correct their language if they
will pronounce their his with the eX-
pulsion of the breath, and hold the
breath in when prOnocuning words that
begin with vowal. Every time they
they will emit long breath and then
pronounce the word, they will gradu
ally acquire the pronunciation without
blowing, until finally it becomes second
nature"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
CRIsELED WITH BARE HANDS
Mighty Walls Reared without
Tools by Ingenious Japanese.

Tools by Ingenious Japanese.
With their naked hands they have
cbiseled rocks of monster size and
erected them into mighty walls 40. 80.
80 and 1CO feet high about the castle Of
the great capitals, writes ex-MayOr
Carter Harrison from Japan TO the Chi
cagO Mail. These walls are miles In
length. and are built of stones brought
from great distances and weighing from
100 or 200 pounds up TO very many tons.
In the castle at Osaka. high up on the
wal. aTe granite stones twenty feet long.
eight feet high and as many feet deep.
These / examined on either side OF the
gateway. But within l saw stones 50
huge that they looked like rocky preci-
pices erected by nature upon mountain
side. l could not go in had go per
mit-and the guard. after politely per
| uniting US 10 look for minute or two,
mOtiOned us TO pass Oh.
But we saw two monster stones which
seemed to us to be over forty feet long.
fifteen TO twenty feet high. and how
| deep We could only guess-they were a
part of the great inner wall. These
| mighty walls were not erected as was
| CheOps' pyramid, by captive nations
| worked TO deStry them, but by cheerful
and politically enslaved people, but still
t: e people OF the land.
People who can chase piece of bronze
with a delicacy of touch and a lightness
of finish no European people can reach :
| can carve bird, and have done so for
| centuries, and did SO when these mass
| i've works were erected-can and have
carved from wood birds so natural that
one can almost see them pick the rice
they feed upon and can see the ruffiing
of the feathers as they flutter or fly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
A SHOT AND A THRUST.
"reminiscences of Thrilling Occur
rences on a Battlefield.

When we came TO throw out picketS
in front of our lines on the night after
dealing the Federal army the hard blow
at Second Manassas, we were right
among the dead and wounded. We had
won victory. and the bulk of the fed
eral army was making for the Potomac,
but there was rear guard which fought
Sullenly and with thirst for vengeance,
and along the front of my division the
blue-coatS were alert and ready for any
night attack, says a writer in the
Detroit Free Press. 1t was about
9o'clock in the evening when my COM
pany was pushed out, and to get the
place assigned us we had to crawl on
our hands and knees for the last 200
feet. When i finally got settled in
place it was at the base of shade or
fruit tree standing alone in an open
field. A ball or shell had struck the
trunk of the tree and cut it in two, and
a portion of the top lay on the ground.
The Federal picket, as presently as
certained, was about fifty steps distant
from me, and had the cover of heap
of rails. did not locate him until he
had fired upon me. do not think he
knew of my presence, but rather mis-
trusted it, and blaZed away to draw me
out.
There were dead and wounded all
about the tree. had crept over two
dead bodies, and two wounded men had
begged me for water, and, although the
evening was very dusky, / could count
at least ten bodies OH my side of the
tree. | had come out with full can
teen, knowing that the front was COW
cred with wounded. Close to me, on
my right, was a Federal corporal be-
longing to New York regiment. He
told me at the time the number of his
regiment, but L made no note of it
He was shot in the right leg
midway between the hip and knee
This happened two hours before
dark. and considerably nearer our lines
and he managed to crawl twenty rod:
TO get the shelter of the tree. 1t wa.
nniv q flesh wound, and, could he have
been taken into the lines that night, hi
would have been fit for duty in thirty
DAYS. Some men would almost hav,
walked Off with such hurt as that, bu
the poor fellow seemed knocked all Il
pieces. and had quito lost his courage
/ was holding the canteen to his lips
having raised his head and put haveT
sack under it, when the Federal pickle
fired the shot. The bullet crashed int
the head of the wounded man, and
with a sort of culver, he fell back dead
The incident upset me considerably
and, being under orders not to fire
shot unles the enemy was advancing,
Rugged the ground at the foot of tn
tree and remained quiet. Two NOR
shots were fred at me, but were Anne
too high and went over. had been O
duty about an hour when the pleading
of wounded man about fifty feet {
my left for water determined me to SUI
cor him. He knew of my presence all
talked directly to me, saying that h
was shot in both legs and had bee
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
WOMAN AT THE BANK.
The Delightful Way in Which She
| Gets a Check Cashed


Gets a Check Cashed.
A gentle, lovely woman entered a
Main street bank yesterday, says the
Buffalo Courier She wanted a check
cashed, SO she went to the receiving
teller's window and thrust the check in.
The teller showed it back.
Next winder," he said.
Next winter? | can't wait till next
winter" exclaimed the lady.
Il said next Winder," shouted the
teller; window, winder, tother win
der"
ooh, yes, but this is the receiving
window. isn't it?''
eyes, but you can't get any money
here"
But I'm going to receive it. amt II"
Not here you amt; go to the other
winder, lady; he'll fix you"
The lady was still uncertain. but she
went and showed in her check. The pO-
lite official thrust it back. Its not
Endorsed, madam" said he.
Not Endorsed? What does that
mean?'
us your name Tucker?"
"P'raps it is and p'raps it isn't. What
business is that of yours?"
us this your name on the face of this
check?"
Yes, it is.''
well, you've got to indorse it!'
That's what you said before. What
do you mean?"
You must write your name across
the back OF it,
But my name is on 1t already"
''On the front. That amt enough; it
must be across the back"
"Oh, well, gil Inc it." She took it and
carefully wrote her name upside down
across the bottom of the check, and
handed 1t in.
"You Endorsed it wrong, madam"
How'd | know how you wanted it?
Why didn't you tell me?'
81 thought did; here, write it across
the top, sou and the teller painfully
showed her, and with much grudging
she complied. The teller thereupOn
cashed her check with two silver dol
lars
II amt going to take those" she said.
SCI me bills"
The teller sighed and gave her two one
dollar bills. whereupOn she picked ur
her parasOl and departed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03

l rose quietly in my berth, put my
strong young head against the bottom
of the upper one, and with two vigorous
pushes Shut it up tight. Immediately,
to my horror, muffied calls and cries
came from the roof. Half bewildered,
put my head out and beckOned the
porter to me. AS he reached the spot
the noise and my face told him the stu
alton, and he gasped: Good laws,
miss, der's man in darH. An instant
released the prisoner, who was nearly
sutfocated. Mortified beyond express
sion, l slipped out an hour later and
arranged with the porter to ask a gen.
tleman on the opposite side to exchange
when his berth was made up early in
the morning while was in the dress
ing-room. So when l took my place it
was as lady just getting on the train.
The porter lived high that day. l was
so afraid he would tell, and all day long
l heard that story told, over and over.
to every newcomer, with bursts of
laughter, none more amused than the
victim. /, with burning ears, heard
him say: i would give 500 to see the girl
who did it, do not fancy any one sus-
pected, although just as we drew near
my journeys end, fancied it possible
that the porter had earned an extra fee.
because the story was not told any
more, and caught two or three QuiZzi-
cal glanees in my direction, reflected by
the mirror in the car. Another dread
full experience too, had, on sleeping
car. l always lie with my head very
far front and my feet near the wall.
One night was awakened by some one
stepping on my nose as it lay on the pill
low. YOn can imagine my wrath. i
never said word. but gave the foot a
most Spiteful pinch, that sent it up to
its owner with an exclamation point.
The next day he-a very dapper young
man-sat opposite me all day. and
actually the mean thing never moved
without imping, And it couldn't have
hurt that bad, could it?''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
TEACHING LONDONERS.
A GoOd-Natured Police Sergeant
Makes War Upon the British
fo..uI,,

A Good-Natured Police Sergeant
Makes War Upon the British
I'll"
tm A reporter happened into an uptown
precinct recently and caught the SER
geant in the act of teaching couple of
ttamns to speak English, although the
men were born and bred in England,
says 1.-The New York Mail and Express.
They came from London, but from that
part of London known as Whitechapel.
Thew were veritable cOckneyS, and
while they were masters OF their "c'S"
they had no control of their chs
o.s'Now, then, boys" said the sergeant,
ss!hold in your breath and say up :"
The men did as they were told and
grew red in the face, but the word came
out clear sand distinct without the
aspirate. ''Now breathe out hard and
say ham, said the sergeant. One of
the men did very well. but the other
seemed to have lost his breath and out
came the cockney cam They tried it
again, however, and finally succeeded
in getting out a first-rate ''ham." Other
words, like ''hope," "have," ''ale" and
others having the long sound of ''a''
were then experimental with, and,
when fifteen minutes later the two
tramps went into the assembly room to
"'ave bit o. bread an 'am." they no
| longer pronounced ale ''aisle," hope
"'Ope."
''ThOse young men came from dis
trict near to that where ! was born
said the sergeant, by way of explana
ton: land they are unfortunate as
much because of their inability to speak
! properly as for any other reason.
used to get my his 'tOther-Ways-about,