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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
a FEW ODDITIES.

THERE arrived At Castle Garden recently
an ancient trunk Of black oak, bearing tie
date Of 1907. II was the property Of q man
named William Behrens, who SAID IL had
been IN HE family 20 pears.
A CAT beion gfns 70 gentleman Of Cum
bcrland, Eng, has practically danonAtrssed
recently she Matched cut four chscts
from eggs placed In her bed In an Old arm
chair as al experiment
SoxE time ago resident Of Marquette.
Mich, was accidentally SHOT through tbs
neck, since which tine he has bseu ooun-
plesely paexyzed frum the neck down. tbs
fesh being Inaccessible 70 the przckinx Of
pins and 70 III Sppears1ce dead Ssrangs
70 say. csc pss4crt retains hss fesh and eass
heartily.
Az srnless boy al kiddlsfoun, Coan-,
performs rnsuy wcnderfni fea.s xf,A BIS
feet BE paddles pagers and makes change
with oex:ersfJ s1d precisipn, kArzdisnE pro-
lies and rict6as vfth his toes lie p,zys
baae-bau With akfil h1tds lis knife ard
fork at t2bss end rsz1ily manages tb,s
reins In driving . korse which belongs u
lis father.
AZ Old soi6iss wxs1ered into shs Lewis
ton, lie, pue5cssesGfnn On ecs1 Day vAoes
brown md wrn11ad skm cru4zzned se~~a
brsrts rxcascA "a ssOU1y-se rear sexv.
Ice In the regular 9uy. aeA Stose haods
AID feet were ssu11 60ksfgae AZ Gnxsra
and toes lie WA euAaAzred end evssy.
but declared he could ma Ytss IA ths esfs
On scount oe<os tcggis Of The bullets Ia
his -old carcsxAS
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02

outhouses, woods, etc, for three or -FOUR
miles round the village. Joe was abandoned
to his fate. 1t was a cold night; and as the
village topers assembled around the blazing
hickory fire IN the bar-room nothing was
thought of or talked Of but the unfortunate
fate of poor old Joe.
Some four or five days elapsed, and moth
ing having been heard from old Joe, they
all came to the CONCLUSION that he was a
goner. The doctor, about this time, was
called upon to visit q patient some eight
miles distant What was his surprise On
seeing old Joe In front of farmers house
splitting wood
Why, joe" said the doctor. riorng up 70
the fence, 81 thought you were dead and
buried before this"
What made you think that doctorir
said Joe, leaning on his axe handle.
Didn't you drink that dose l left On Old
Virgins bar a few days since"
Why-yes,p replied Joe, half ashamed
TO own up 70 IT,
ado you know what It wasp continued
the doctor.
NO" returned Joe
"WeiI, IL was aqua fortis-enough 20 kin
dozen nenin
well, doctor, do you know / thought
there was something queer about that
darned stuff, for after drank il, every tirre
/ blowed my nose burnt a hole in ny peck.
ct handkerchief ~
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
WACO AYENTE PAYING

The first Wichita people to do any street
paving will be the Waco avenue and
Rochester avenue property owners, who
have with commendable energy gone ahead
in this matter without waiting for the
usually slow process OF municipal legisla-
tion in such matters They decided
that they were going to pave.
whether the people of any other street
wanted pavement or not. Accordingly
they have, some time since, obtained per
mission from the city council to pave with
nine inches deep of macadam, twenty
feet on either side of the center of the ave-
nue. There will be an excavation for the
macadam and the latter will be rolled with
a fifteen ton roller. Then three inches of
crushed flint will be placed on the macadam
and this in turn rolled by the
same weight. Along the sides of the paw
ing viii be 5-inch curling Of either stone
or cement. This work will extend from
Third street TO Seventeenth. The cost to
each lot will be about $50 to $40, which
viii be paid as the improvement bonds aud
interest become payable from year
TO year for tea years. At the
sides of the street Will be left
between the curling and the sidewalk
line, some ten or twelve feet in width, for
a parking plat in which to plant trees the
entire length of the avenues. This kind
OF improvement Will greatly enhance the
value OF every lot on those streets and
cause an immense number of fine new res
idescesto kHs the. same before any other
winters coming
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
THE COURTS.
JUSTICE COURT.

The two men, Richardson and Mack,
who were accused of disturbing the peace
of the Salvation Army came into court
yesterday to tell how it was in their
opinion, and quite crowd from the Army
were there to tell how it was not, accord
ing to their opinion. One Of the parties
was found guilty the other was discharged.
Ed Perkins was accused of selling liquor
at Justice Hammond's. His trial was set
for next Thursday.
Justice Barrett and Justice Walker both
spent most of the day in the trial of civil
cases.
POLICE COURT.
Harry Thomas was the only prisoner to
appear in police court yesterday. He was
accused of having been drunk and, &C
knowledging the corn, paid a fine of s..
May johnson, Nellie Clark and Mable
Dodd came up yesterday afternoon and
turned in a little monthly fine that the
NETS claimed they owed the city.
The whole day was an unusually quiet
one in both the court and police circles.
PETIT JURORS.
County Clerk Dunkin has reported to
the district court the following named cit
liens as the regular list and additional
list of petit jurors selected for the March
term of the Sedgwick county district court
to begin the first Monday of March, which
will be the fourth day of that month:
Daniel Schadd, Grand River; r. F.
Hanghey, Salem; o. Bugbee, Wichita; w.
F. Hensel, Garden Plain. jackson Brooks,
Valley Center; j. H. McGriff Wichita;
r. w. Merritt, Waco; n. J. Nell
son, Rockford; r. j. Martin, Erie;
j. S. Mccormack. Greedy; /. C.
Wooten, Wichita; p. Georges, Sherman;
H. S. Bartlett, Erie; w. r. Ferris, Min
neha; j. H. Kramer, Payne; J. p. Garris,
Rockford; J. A. Windsor, Alton; Mike
Foreman, Payne; r. T. Leach, Minneha;
J. r. Downing, Park; NJ. A. Fuller, Kecni;
H. E. Salter. Kechi, and E. S. Aldrich, At
tica
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
REPORTED ROBBERY.

"The Pacific Express office has been
robbed; come quickly" was the telephone
message that reached the office of the Nc
Mahon patrol and the police station last
night Officers hurried to investigate and
from Johnson, who was in charge of the
A. d. t. office, the particulars of the rob
berry, were learned. About $50 a stranger
came rushing into the a. ID. t. office and
asked for boy to stay in the express Of
fice which was just next door, for a short
time. The man appeared very much ex-
cited, and was carrying under each OF his
arms bundles; he called hack driver and
giving him some directions in low tone
of voice was driven off.
Johnson thought over the matter for a
minute and came TO the opinion that the
man was thief and was getting away
with some big booty. He gave the alarm
which as before stated resulted in the sum-
moning of the officer.
In that he was, however, mistaken, for
the robber was only one of the employees,
unknown TO Johnson and was in hurry
to take the train.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
PAYING INVENTIONS.

The rubber tip at the end Of lead pencils
has yielded eoo, GOO.
UPWARD Of e 900 year was made By
the inventor 81 the common needle
threazer
TEE Inveatcr CT tho rOl,er-ssztos made
over eoo. 400. Notwithstanding the fact tia:
his patent had nearly expired before is
value was asceTs0tned.
A LxEos fortune has bern rezped By q
miner who tnve1Ect . meta r.vet or eysaes
6. each e1d Of theGourh Of co&: and trur-
sers pockets 70 rcsisx the strain caused By
the carr5sge Of pieces cf ore and hezry
tools
TIE grnIgtpointed SCREW has produced
more wealth tt.xn mes: silver ufnss, AID
tie American who first thoxgnt CT putting
copper tSps czzchSkcrea's sooes 10 81 welLcS
as II bis fz.Eer had lefs I'm 1000 Ia
United States honda
As LARGE SIN a. was evsy obtained .or
auy invention was enjoyed By fhc laseu.or
cstae inverted gszzs bell 20 hang oTer eas
10 proscc. ceilings fr1n beng b.sckened.
ard sczncrsy less lucrative pssea, ras
that for SIMPLY pz:si-g emery pogac. On
cicta-
IL recent Aexsi as.12a il .vaascsred IN
evidence tnzs fks inventor Of Tie metal
plates used 70 protect soses snd heeas OF
booss froE@ wear sod upward Of f3,op0 80
p.z.es IA liza, AID IN lkS7 tbs nsnser
ra>ceed l<2esohN, pr,Ssea.s reAsxsnd
proA.a Ct tk1oA
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
OLD JOE'S STOMACH.


AZ Diont Ohlece TO Aqua FRt&s Although
1t ACTED q Little Queer.
In the pretty village of Haddonfeld. n.
J., says the New York Sunday Mercury,
there used to reside an old fellow who was
Familiarity known IN the town and country
round as ''Old joe" He had 10 particular
occupation except dong choresor errands,
nor any particular location. He atewnere
he could get bite and slept wherever he
could find lodging place. Joe was reg
uiar old topper. aud Jersey lightning had no
more effect on his inside than just SO much
water. He generally made his hcadquar-
ters at the lower tavern, for therewere two
in the town He would sleep and dcze away
the afternoon on an old bench in one corner
OF tue oar-roou, but was always awake
when there was any drinking going on
When he was Lot asked to drink be would
slip to the bar and drain the glasses Of the
few drops left In them
One afternoon DR.. Bo,us, the village physi-
clan, was in the tavern mixing up prep
araion- He placed a lumber half fn3 CT
aqua FORTS on the bar, and turned round to
FIX some other Ingredients A few no
nents after he had occasion to use the pei-
sonoEs drug. when be found 70 bis disr1ay
that the lumber had been drained to the
last drop.
"Ars Virgins" exclaimed the doctor Ia
alright 10 the landlord what has become
OF the aqua FORTS put On the bar fewEso-
Ueals agCi'
II don : know" replied the Landlord, Sun
less old Joe slipped Ia and drank it,
II this suspicion they were soon Ctr
frned. for the hostler sad be had seen Cd
Joe swallow the fatal draagai The Doctor
knowing that be uEss Gle after s2ca coss,
instituted o search a. orce- After Some
hours snens in iaokiE9 thrnz9h TIA harn-
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
SEED CORN.

The committee recently appointed by
the Board of Trade to procure for the
farmers of Sedwick county some very
early and desirable varieties of seed corn
for planting this spring will leave in few
days for northern Iowa, where they have
ascertained by correspondence that they
can procure good early yellow and good
early white seed corn at such
figures as will permit them by
selling it at cost to furnish it to the farm
ers here at not over so cents per bushel,
and the probabilities are that it will be
considerably less.
AS soon as they have sent thoroughly
posted grain man to the section mentioned
and aseertained all particulars as to cost
of freight, kind of soil for which adapted,
ETC., the committee will gladly furnish
such information as they may possess
to the representatives of auY town or
county in the south, west and central por-
lions of the state, who may wish to pro-
cure seed corn in car load lots for their re-
spective sections of the state. Or, if the
railroads wish to devise any means of dis
tributing seed corn among the farmers
along their lines, they will be furnished
all of the information the board of trades
committee can supply.
Early seed corn means an early matur-
ing crop and an early maturing corn crop
means an immense one. Such a crop
means plenty of hogs, plenty OF cattle
and plenty of all kinds of business.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
LITERARY DRIFT.


QUEEN VICTORIA contempiates writing, or
rather debating, her memoirs.
AN Eastern publisher was Mortified by
the naive request, lately, for the names Of
all of the books in his store.
A NOVEL but permanent library is to
be opened in Paris. 1t viii be composed
solely of books written by women.
THE word folklore" invented by the
late w. j. Thomas for use in English, has
been adopted by the French and appears in
the titles of new publications.
A DECIDED literary movement has taken
place among the fashionable women of New
York during the past few years, and many
of them have won reputation.
Mr.. GLADSTONE and Lord Randolph
Churchill recently purchased over fifty
copies of Little Lord Fauntleroy'' for
presents among their youthful friends.
IT costs about $3.50 page for magazine
matter, properly illustrated. OF this the
designer gets s125, the engraver $3.50, and
the author what's left after paying com
position, etc.
Miss Rosa BURNAND, daughter of one OF
the editors of Punch, is her fathers liter.
airy secretary, and has recently compileds
birthday book from his famous work,
''Happy Thoughts"
IT is becoming quite a common thing,n
Chicago stenographer tells a reporter,
'for persons who have much writing to dc
to teach the left and the art. 1t is a great
rest when the left hand becomes schooled
and there is a good deal Of fun in the tut
tom
ALPHoNsE DAUDET's favorite author is
BalZac and his favorlte poet Shakespeare,
but as he does not understand English he is
obliged to read the Bard of Avon in translar
tons. NJ. Daudet is forty-nine years old
and some people note resemblance to Lord
Tennyson in his features.
Mrs. FRANCES HoDesoS BURNETT is being
handsomely rewarded for her literary work,
"Little Lord Fauntleroy" alone bringing
her sec, eco year. Her husband practices
medicine IN Washington and is quiet man
Of studious exterior, who entertains a pro
found respect for his gifted wife.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE and his wife arc
both handy with the pen and busy with 1t,
too, having each sent out two books during
the year just ended. They made money.
The Harrison biography by the General was
well paid for, and the 'Boyhood Of Christ"
high-priced holiday book, has already gone
into its fifteenth thousand Mrs. WaIlace's
two books, 1.-THE Repose in Egypt" and
1.-THE Land Of the Pueblos," both sold well.
1t is said that the General has made at least
$50, 900 from Ben Hur," and his Fair God"
has also turned him in neat sum-
IT appears that the present mission of the
reading public is to ''Dring up'' youthful as
pirants for literary honors. From Madison
vile, KY, comes the news that school
girl Of fifteen has written novel which il
shortly to be exploited on a patient world
This youthful prodigy has contributed tG
the village press since the age Of twelve,
on the strength of being the daughter of
prominent dentist Her father is now dead,
and the American Dental Association has
adopted her and will 'see her through
The name Of the girl is Emma Prewits, snd
that Of her forthcoming book, "Kariine
How
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
PERSONALS.


j. Nesbitt, St. Louis, is in the city.
NJ. Woolf, st. Louis, is at the Cary.
Seth Jones, Rochester, n. Y, is in the
city.
c. Ralston was in from Burton yester-
day.
A. NJ Clark, ST. Louis, was an arrival
yesterday.
Nv. Rice came over from Fit. Scott last
evening.
J.H D. Rosan was in from Hutchinson
last night.
yesterday. -
r. H. Furgeson was in from Hugoton
yesterday.
J. T. Patterson, Davenport, Ia. arrived
last night.
T. ]. Holdridge was up from Anthony
last evening.
Thomas A. Lewelyn, st. Joe. was an ar
rival last night.
E. W. Brown, Kansas City, was an ar
rival yesterday.
John E. Ireland, Chicago, was an ar
rival yesterday.
Scott E. Winnie was in from Cottonwood
Falls yesterday.
NJ. S. Fishback, Arkansas City, was an
arrival last night.
J. A. Walker and A. n. Briggs came in
from Cheney last night.
George w Maffet. Anthony Republican,
was an arrival last evening.
Frank J. Hesse and wife and j. L. Huey
and wife, Arkansas City, are guests of A.
n. Deming.
Mrs T q McClelland wife of Kinpman
county's sheriff, was with her children in
the city yesterday.
E. w. Copeland, of the Graham paper
company, ST Louis, Mr.. Ferrills successor.
was in the city last evening, guest of the
Carey.
L. C. Riggs and c. A. Macdonald, Chica-
go: j. A. Henley Lawrence; r. L. Thomp-
son. st. Louis: A d. Martin, Cincinnati:
B. T. Delaplaine, Kansas City; j. K. May,
Syracuse; Geo. W. Parsons, Larned, were
at the Carey yesterday.
Mrs. Hoyt and daugter, Mrs. Woodbury.,
Mrs. Hooper and children. and Mr.. Z. A.
E. Bigle, of Denver, who have been spend
ing the winter in southern Texas, are
stopping in the city, expecting to remain
here for about two weeks
I. NJ Cartnell. Kansas City, Mo-. b. Fl.
kimball, Kansas City. Mo-; Ii. FL. Morti-
mer, Effie, Ensler county; A. J. Stewart,
Bluffton, Ind; Quincy A Glass, Kansas
City;W. NJ Glenn, Tribune, Kan: Jay f,
Pickard. Fort Plain, n. Y; are all at the
Metropole.
Y. W. G. A. gospel meeting will be held
at the Plymouth Congregational church
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Subject:
What His God did for Him" Mrs. Fl.
w. Rule, leader
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02

and charming, whether as the viyacious
actress, ever ready at witty repartee, or
the devoted wife layishing affection upon
an undeserving husband. In the scene
with her rival she displayed much dra-
matte force. and she was positively brill
liant when reciting the story Of her life to
the old lord who snubbed her. because she
was an actress. The audience was warmly
appreciatiye, and the curtain was repeat
eddy raised after each act-Boston Globe.
Crawford Grand Friday and Saturday,
February and 9, Saturday matinee.
WICHITA MUSEUM.
Today is children's day at this popular
amusement resort, where the little ones
will be admitted at half price in both halls
and many handsome presents will be given
away. In the curio hall the wonderful sea
monster will be on exhibition, Prince
Yocklim, the pink eyed marvel, and life
size figure of President Harrison In the
theatre double comedy bill is presented,
with new specialties, singing and dancing
Tonight an entire change of bill is given
Seats may be secured during the day at the
box office
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
PROMOTED.

Mr. H D. Hobbs, who has been in the
employ of the Adams Express company
for the past year as messenger on the
Wichita & Western railroad, left last
evening for Monett, Mo, where he accepts
a higher position in the Office of the same
company at that point. Mr.. Hobbs has by
his gentleranly ways made many friends
between Wichita and Greensburg and has
hosts of friends ''along the line" who re-
greet to see him leave the W. & W.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
SINGING EVANGELIST AT oLIvET CHURCH


The Rev. F. V. d. Garretson, state
evangelist OF the Congregational church,
lately from New York, will conduct Spe-
cial meetings at the Oivet church on
South Topeka avenue, south of the w. q
w. railroad next week. He will COM
mence his unique services next Sabbath
morning ana evening, and every night
next week. He has sung the gospel from
Maine to Washington territory with mar
velous power. A rich, clear resonant voice.
familiarity with all the standard oratorios
of the day, and a power of expression
rarely found in public soloist makes a
combination not familiar to the ordinary
congregation of our churches. Underneath
the melody an undertone controls the whole
music of this evangelist. The careless listen
or would miss it altogether. The song goes
on ebbing and flowing, now softly gliding
on the plaintiva strains and now swelling
out to the full power of a great organ. But
amid all the transpositionS the gospel I'M
dertone steadily pursues its way. The
careless hearer thinks the melody the main
thing, but he that appreciates ideas as well
as sounds follows the strong undertone of
spiritual power as the leading impulse of
this singing gospeller.
All are cordially invited to these servi-
ces. Every night. commencing Sabbath,
Feb. 8, in the morning. At Olivet Congre-
gational church on South Topeka avenue
and Orme street.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
fAIRMOUNT FIRE.

Yesterday morning a fire alarm was
turned in from Fairmourt No. = an
swered with great promptness. taking the
cart, hitching up four horses and making
the run in a remarkably short time. Ii
was fire in the beautiful new brick resi-
dence of j. A Logan. started in some
manner from a detective flue. The flames
were extinguished but not until a loss of
about s, 500 had been caused.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
Our friend ex-Mavor VIM. Greifrenst,

Our friend ex-Mayor VIM. Greiffenstein
called yesterday. He reports his interests
IN the territ ry in fine shape, his two thou
sand head of cattle all in good condition
and his horses ditto. He will have added
TO his stock of horses this spring dozens of
fine bred colts. The price of cattle is so
low that there is no money in them, but if
congress opens up TIE territory the new
settlers will want all his cattle and all the
hogs and horses. He is anxious TO close
out his ranch as soon as it is possible to do
80 without too great loss. He left for the
territory last evening. His eldest son
Charley, is now attending school at the
Pennsylvania Military academy at Ches-
ter, Pennsylvania. Charley is getting
along finely and will attend the Inaugural
ton of President Harrison.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-02
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.

The following is the heading of petit
ton which is being largely signed by old
soldiers in this city and is now at County
Clerk Dunkin's Office. The preamble to
the same states that there are at present in
this institution 100 orphans, and fifteen
have already applied but there is no room
for them One hundred more it is stated
would apply if they thought they could
get in. The petition asks for an appro-
priation sufficient to enlarge buildings SO
as to accommodate 300:
"We the undersigned, old soldiers of
sthe state of Kansas, do most earnestly pc
tition the legislature of the state of Kan
sas to give the most liberal support posi-
BILE to the necessities of the Soldiers Or
phans' home, and do urge the senator and
representative of our district to vote for
any measure for the enlargement and
completion of said home"