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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02
Astonishing Endurance.

A local society woman sends this
story; Zone night at the tea table tho
conversation turned to the seven bro
theirs mentioned in the Bible, who one
after the other married the same wo-
man, as each one died the brother next
younger marrying the widow. For
PHYS saker cried our S-year-old boy,
how long did the widow lastT ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02
Space Work I'm Art.

Goodman Ito artist)-Well, sir, how inch
will it cost to have you paint my portrait
Artist-That depends, sir, ON how inch
you want to appear Plain portrait, had
and shoulders, $40; one hand showing, Is;
both hands showing, s1o.-LoweI Citizen
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02

Comparative Values in North Carolina.
The value of four chickens, or one
turkey, or bushel and half of corn,
or ten pounds of cotton, or bushel
and half of potatoes, will pay for
The Weekly Star one year.-Wilming-
ton Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02

1876, which was under the direction of the
man by whom the idea was conceived, and
who struggled against adversely for many
years of his life for the successful carrying
out of his idea-Richard Wagner. This fes-
tival of 1876 not only gained for Wagner an
enthusiastic recognition that has extended
throughout the world, but it clearly marked
an epoch in the history of the development of
music.
1t may be said, with little fear of CONTRA
diction, that not since the marvellous har-
monies of Beethoven first amazed and de-
lighted Europe, or the revolutionary teach
ings of Gluck aroused discussion, the echoes
Of which, after an interval of more than 100
years, have scarcely yet died away, has a
composer exercised such a marked influence
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02

upon the works of
his contemporaries
and upon the mu-
steal ideas of the
! world as did the
late Richard Wag-
ner. The story Of
his early life is not
unlike that of many
other great m e n
similarly CONSTITUTE
ed a nd circum-
stanced-a story of
humiliations a n d
hardships too in
frequently t g m =
pered with the en-
co,,rara,D ant ~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02
THE MUSIC OF WAGNER.
IT is NOW BEING SUNG AND SUNG
WELL AT BAYREUTH.

Brief Sketch of the Author of the Music
of the Future-scenes from Some of His
Famous operas-Origin and History of
the wonderful wagnerian Festivals.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02

HE musical festival
which began at Bay
reuth in July and
will close on Aug. Is
will be as notable as
any that has occurred
since the first great
Bayreuth festival of
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12
Exoursions to calIforn,..

Special excursion trains 10 California
points via the Missouri Pacific railway
Wednesday, Dee, II, and every alternate
"Wednesday throughout the winter. Cheap
rates and frstclass accommodations;
choice of routes. You can go VIA Fort
Worth and E. Paso or via Pueblo, Denver
and Salt Lake City. All tourists ears are
taken care of by tirstclass porters who will
wait on passengers without extra charge.
The Missouri Pacific railway is the great
southwest system which connects the
great commercial centers and rich farms
of Missouri. the broai corn and wheat
fields and thriving towns and cities of
Kansas, the fertile river valleys and trade
centers Of Nebraska.
The grand picturesque and enchanting
scenery and the famous mining districts OF
Colorado
The agricultural. fruit, mineral and
timber lands and famous Hot Springs OF
Arkansas
The b tiful rolling prairies and wood
lands of the Indian Territory.
The sugar plantations of Loulsala.
The cotton and grain feIds-the cattle
ranges and winter resorts of Texas.
Historical and scenic Old and New Mex
ic0 and forms with its connections the
popular winter route to Arizona and Cali
fornia
For reservation of berths and general
information relative to any trip, business
or pleasure, call at city ticket office l31
North Main street, or at depot, corner
Second and Wichita streets
f. f. BLECKLEY.
15tf Pass and Ticket Agent.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12
LONG JOHN" ANECDOTES.
Some Good Stories That Recall Early Day,
in Chicago.

Some Good Stories That Recall Early Days
in Chicago.
New stories occasionally crop out about
Long John" (the late John Wentworth),
says the Chicago Tribune. ''W hen he first
came to Chicago he served for awhile as a
clerk in one OF the general stores here, and
dealt out calico, molasses, shingle nails,
flour and hair-pins with equal impartiality.
Among the customers of the store was an
lrishman who was a constant irritant to
Johns bump OF animosity on account of a
hablt he had Of always wanting some thing
thrown in whenever he paid bill or made
purchase. So sure as he invested dol
lar or PAID bill he requested the salesman
TO throw IN lead pencil, or pipe, or
paper of pins, or some otn6r little article
zone DAY this Irishman came into the
store and, among other articles, purchased
gallon jug Of molasses. As usual he
wanted the investment topped OF with a gift.
And how, Johnny, DEAR he said, for
John was waiting on him, can t you throw
In small lot of chewing tobaccy?"
''John looked at the customer a moment
in disgust and then, a bright idea selling
him, he pulled the cork from the jug,
crammed lot of tobacco into the molasses,
and handed it to the astonished Irishman
with the remark that there was his 'tobaccy
thrown in'n
"Fve heard a story regarding Wentworth
and his connection with that store also,"
said a man to whom this was told
"And, by the way, it was the store con-
Quoted by John S. Hogan, IN connection
with the post-ofice. Hogan was the post
master in 1887, and the mail wasn't heavy
enough to worry him to any great extent
Whisky was cheap IN those days, of course,
and it was a custom with many of the
store-keepers to keep bottle or Jug handy,
at which their customers could refresh
themselves. There was one old fellow who
drank more of John Hogan's free whisky
than, in Wentworth's view, the purchases
he made warranted, and SO he put up job
on the old man, who, as in the former story,
was an Irishman. Pouring the real whisky
from the customers jug he inserted lib
eral dose of raw alcohol, cayenne and GIN
ger, and told the habitues of the store to
look for results when the mixture touched
the bottom of the drinkers stomach. Pres
entity the Irishman came in and made the
usual call upon the whisky jug. He poured
out a generous tumblerful and gulped it
down, while those in the secret prepared to
enjoy the look of surprise and astonish-
ment that would come over his face The
old man said nothing for awhile, but stood
gazing at the empty glass. He rubbed his
and appeared to think Then he
turned around to the crowd, and with the
tears running down his face and his voice
filed with emotion, gasped out:
" 'Holy-mither-o of Moses byes-but
that was good stuff!'''
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12
REAL ESTATE.

The followi z are the transfers of rea
estate tiled in the recorders office yester
day:
j. Knoblach to J. S. Campbell, lots
30 and 81, Strong avenue, Logan
F. w. Israel to W. H. Tull, lots IS
and 70, Mosley avenue, Glaze &
Jocelyn's addition. 160
w. Bruggeman to Z. C.. Auckmoody,
lots Is and 20, Fourth avenue, Diff
enbaugh's addition. observation-disclosures. so
I. c. Winants to VIM. A Plummer,
lots % and y, Court street. go;
Il. Dunlap to NJ. Arthur northwest
quarter of section 10, township -,
range 2, west. $50,
l.. j. Jones to r. Hatfield; lots and
Z, Hewitt avenue, Campbeil's sub. 250t
". H. Ranch to & V Scroggin lots
50 TO Il Raymond st Students adj
S McAfee to \ Sternes lots % and "A
Ohio avenue Wabash addition. 49,. 130i
William Plummer TO L Winants lot
ID and ne Plummers addition. 3O0(
William Plummer to G Winants lots
ID to Il block ) Carey Park 29O(
NJ E Barnes to S w Miller lots 43 20
80 block Is J o Davidsou's End ad-
ditior. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1906
g ; Miller TO q Demeese lots A.
and 40 block Is O Dayidson's End
addition 9O(
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12
GOATS IN CHICAGO.
a New Table DeIicacy Provided for Fuss
Garden City Epicures

a New Table Delicacy Provided for Pussy
Garden City Epicures.
Goats meat In various forms was served
to many Chicagoans the other day, writes a
correspondent from the Western metrop-
obs. Some ate it hot and some ate it cold,
and, though none Of them had specially
ordered it, one and all pronounced it excel
lent.
The immediate cause of this sudden con-
sumption Of the Biblical animal was the ar
rival at the stock yards here Of a double
deck carload of grade Angoras from Texas,
consigned to W. E. Farlowe, livestock
commission merchant Mr.. Farlowe had
visited Texas some time before, and at New
Valley met John Samson, who is raising
goats for the Mexican markets. They dined
on roast kid, and, finding it palatabIe, Mr..
Farlowe asked that trial lot be sent to
Chicago.
They came, two hundred and twenty of
them, lH-shapen, roman-nosed brutes, with
searching smell that would make itself
known through a pine board. I. couple of
days passed, and the few butchers who
would condescend to look at them having
declined to buy, Mr.. Farlowe began to feel
that he had an elephant on his hands. Then
he had an inspiration. He gave banquet
to which the doubling butchers were in
vited. They went and were fed on goats
meat roasted, boiled, stewed and fried.
With one accord they said it was fully as
good as the best mutton The next day Mr..
Kane bought the entire lot at three dollars
head, and within few hours the car
casses, neatly dressed like spring lamb,
were hanging in his market. Thus it came
that many man carried home a roast of
rlir ri baI
at the Sunday dinner.
Mr.. Kane figures the financial part of the
transas4ion this way: The goats averaged,
dressed, about 4S pounds. The pelts sold
for 60 cents each, making the net cost 50 30,
or about cents a pound. This allows the
meat to be retailed at fair profit, for
one-half the price Of mutton, and gives the
public cheap and desirab bic meat supply.
There are large flocks of goats in Texas
and Mexico, but they are raised almost
wholly for their hair. The native goat when
crossed with the Angora produces fleece
which makes the finest kind of mohair cloth,
and sells about the same as wool. Mr. San
son, OF New Valley, Tex. is in the heart of
the goat-ralslng country. His flock num-
bers now 5000, and he intends increasing it
to 10000. He thinks that goat can be
put on the market at years old for q mere
" nominal cost, say 81, as the hair-clip
viii more than pay all expense Of raising.
AT So then there is snug profit far more,
indeed, than in any other kind Of live
stock. Goats are sure breeders, and there
is no risk from disease or any of the DAN
gers that threaten other domestic animals.
All they want is sage-brush pasture and
some rough land to exercise over and they
will prosper Idaho has wide stretch Of
country unfit for cattle or sheep that
would make good goatgrazing fields. ana
the man that plants a flock there can count
getting rich fast
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1900
OLD SETTLERS.
To the Editor of the Eagle.


At the regular meeting of the Old Set
Tiers association held at the office of the
secretary February s. it was decided to
hold the annual dinner at Garfield
Hall February %. The board OF
trade have kindly donated the use
of their rooms for waiting purposes while
the dinner is being prepared, so that you
can come early, bring your baskets TO the
fairfield, receive your checks for baskets,
then retire to the board Of trade rooms.
talk over cid times and have a good time
generally until dinner is called After all
have had their dinners very interesting
program has been prepared for the after
noon when all are invited, old settlers and
new. This viii be at the Garfield and will
commence about 2:30 In the evening the
browning feature, the Old Settlers bali. at
the same place, which is always the most
popular event of the season. The secre-
tary will be at the board of trade rooms in
the forenoon ready TO furnish membership
tickets TO any person that settled in Sedo-
wick county prior to January /, 1872 You
must have your tic cts ready to show at
the door before entering for dinner; don't
neglect this Any person knowing of the
death OF an old settler during the past
year would confer a favor by repeating the
same TO the secretary with a brief history
OF the life of the same
JOHN WILKEN, Sec'y
w. L. JEWETT, President.
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ner inrenass snere - cS- ~ 49, -
rise, like an awful betraying ghost, after
she herself has possibly undergone a
change, that will make her face burn,
branded with shame, should the letter ever
chance to confront her, or perhaps even the
memory of it. Her motive may have been
all innocence at the time, but it is left for
ever under doubt, and, in fact, except in
the baldest business affair, there can be no
excuse, and, therefore, no innocence, in the
matter of a young girls writing letters to
any man not her personal relative or guard
ian, for about most of these letters there is
an unmaidenliness almost amounting to in
decency, and in the end her correspondent
himself never thinks other than light of her
on account of them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12
GIRLS CORRESPONDENCE.
Why Young Women Should Never Write
Letters to Married Men.

Why Young Women Should Never Write
Letters to Married Men.
: habit very common with a number of
our thoughtless young ladies, who do great
many things quietly which they would not
like to have known at home-a habit de-
serving of the strongest condemnation-is
that of promiscuous correspondence with
gentlemen, whether the gentleman be mar
ried Or single.
The young ladies who find pleasure in this
habit. says Harper 5 Bazaar, use their pens
On any pretext that turns up, and some
times on no preteXt at all We are not
real1y sure that this does not come less I'M
der the head Of an undesirable habit than
sin, for there is an indelicacy about it
quite amounting to immodesty, OF which no
girl who desires the respect of others will
be guilty.
These young letter-writers however, gem
orally get tit reward for their thought
iessness or their culpability. If their cor
respondent is a man of systematic habits,
their letters are docl1eted and ticketed,
and his clerks have as much of q laugh
over them as they wish; and if he is not a
systematic man then those letters are at the
mercy of any and every one who chooses to
waste time in reading them. If their cor
respondent is married man then his pos
session of their letters, even of tie mos:
trivial kind, places the writers at disad-
vantage Sooner or later the letters fail
into the hands of his wife, who reads the
folly or the wicKedness with clear eyes, and
holds the writer not only in contempt, but
IN her power.
No young girl can be sure that her CORE
spondept is not merely amusing himself
with her; and it is often the case that her
letters ere unwelcome and a nuisance, and
he does not check them and does reply to
them, not from interest in her, but merely
manly chIvalry. When the writer has re-
covered from her folly. or forgotten about
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska rail
way tSt. Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co.,
iessee) is the best equipped line west OF
che Missouri river Our equipment was
built expressly for this line by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which is a guar
antee to the travelling public that it is
strictly first class You will find all of our
coaches elegantly upholstered and very
comfortable in every particular. If you
are going to any part of Kansas or Nebras-
ka, or to any point east, remember you will
never regret having started right, by TAX
ing the Chicago Kansas & Nebraska rail-
way. Crock Island Route. For further
particulars address Jno. Sebastian, @. L. Il
p a., Topeka Kan. 60tf
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Note 10 StocKholdars.

CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE WICHITA ]
Il COLORADO RAILWAY COMPANY,
WICHITA, Kan, Jan. %, 1850
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wichita & Coloradorailway company
for the election of directors for the en-
su n year and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting, Will be held at the office of said
company IN the city of " ichita, Kan, on
Wednesday, the 9th day of March next, A.
D., 1889, at 10 o'clock a. m, or at any
hour thereafter that a quorum may he
present. j. II. RICHARDS,
II. c. HADLEY, Vice President.
Assistant secretary. d G3-.0t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

The Interstate commerce law fOrbidS
railways to charge openly or by device any
one person greater or less compensation
for any service rendered in the transpor-
tation of passengers or property than it
charges for like and contemporaneous
service. This is one thing that this law
forbids. 1t does not, however, prohibit one
company from giving to its patrons better
services than ANOTHER. Why then patron
ize the railroad that offers the interior
train service when for the same amount of
money you can obtain superior service
ride a less number of miles and still reach
the same points The railways entering
Wichita and offering these Inducements
should be well patronized. The Missouri
Pacific Ry(Fort Scott Route)offers such in
ducements as mentioned Il bove and great
many more which space will not permit to
enumerate. Ii you are not aware of this
fact-that the Missouri Pacific railway
has elegant train service such as the | test
improved reclining chair cars and the
modern improved Pullman palace sleep
ing cars, give it trial and you will always
thereafter take the popular route. 1t is
the short line to st. Louis tby As miles as
well as TO all Colorado, California and
Washington Territory points. Before
purchasing your tickets call at the city
ticket office, 137 North Main street. Z. f.
Bleckley, passenger and ticket agent.
142-tf
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stIon;s 4 san Francisco Train servic.

The Frisco line are now running in their
morning and night trains free reclining
palace chair cars and Pullman palace
sleeping cars from Wichita to ST Louis.
without change The Frisco is the only
line running two solid trains between
these points without change of any class.
Morning train now leaves Wichita at 1910
a. m. and evening train at 1000 D. W.
ID. Murdoch, passenger and ticket agent.
l22 North Main street. Union depot and
Douglas avenue station. St-t
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BOSTON
STORE

IUH0GRAPHE and Printed Letter
IHHj Heads, Note Heads, Envelopes,
LIilltj Business Cards, Wedding and
Party Invitations, Calling Cards
Luncheon Cards, Bonds, Mortgages, Certifi-
Gates Of S ock. etc., at the Wichita EAGLE
Office, Wichita, Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

You are respectfully invited to attend a
surprise party at the new store of the
Enterprise, l52 North Main street. Bill Of
fare will consist of bargains in ali kinds of
fancy goods. notions, embrolderies. laces,
hosiery, underware. materials for fancy
work, and everything kept III a drst-class
fancy goods store dis Ii
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

The Woman-I think the women will
shortly do all the work now done by men,
even to running steam engines.
The Mani think the women would do
well around steam engines. They fire up
30 ouiekly.-Time.
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Frisco Line to ST. Louis and the East.
The ST. Louis & San Francisco railway
is now the only line running Pullman
Palace sleeping cars from Wichita to St.
Louis. without change; and in addition to
this service they also run elegant free re-
clining chair cars and handsome day
coaches between the two mentio ned cities.
The Frisco line is the shortest and
quickest line under one management he
tween Wichita and St. Louis, and has for
years furnished to its patrons an uusur
passed through train service, not being
dependent upon connecting lines to make
through route as is the case with other
lines, consequently the delay so vexatious
to travellers are not encouDt red. Only
one change of cars to Boston, New York
and other principal intermediate cities.
Trains leave Oak street union depot at
1910 a. m. and 10 p. III.
For lowest rates, maps. time tables and
any other general information call upon or
address w. d. Murdoch, passenger and
ticket agent, No. 122 n. Main st.
ID. WIsHART,
Gen'l. Pass. Agt., ST. Louis Mo.
W. G. MELVILLE,
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Througn Car Service. Wichita TO Kansas City
Via the santa Fe Route.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe have
now in their night train service leaving
Wichita at $50 .. NJ, the latest and most
approved pattern OF free reclining chairs
These cars viii be run daily. In addition
to this. Pullman service on morning train
from Newton, and through Pullman cars
daily on the $50 p. m. train to Kansas
City, Atchison and st. Joseph.
w. ID. MURDOCH.
Pass. and Ticket Agent, 122 North Main
street, Union Depot and Douglas avenue
station. d}i-ot
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

Our entire stock al hardware, pumps,
stoves. cutlery, etc. For terms and par
ticulars apply at our store. lie T. Douglas
ave. Wichita, Kan. Trimbie Bros- *
Threlkeld. - At
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains on the c.. & & ,. railway,
Rock Island Route" between Wichita,
Topeka, Kansas City. ST. Joseph. Chic1go
St. Louis sC
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. d64 If WAC IT
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Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains on the c., X. & n. R'y, Rock
Island Route" between Wichita, Topeka
Kansas City. St Joseph. Chicago, ST
Louis 9Gf
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Cliff Sawyer is the finest operator and
retoucher that ever was ia nv employ and
he is with me to stay. Rogers, the photo,
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To the Editor of the EAGLE.
Please announce the name Of Robert Carson
candidate for councilman In the First ward AT the
spring election 54tf
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Blank City Lease.

Our form of lease on city property is the
most complete and perfect one yet gotten
up. Ii was prepared by an attorney who
S authority on such business. Si-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

Riv ersde and Suburban Electric Railway.
Cars leave Douglas avenue and Marke
street every thirty minutes, beginning at
a. m. connecting with car for Alamo on
even hour. dl54tt
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Is now preparing the largest feast OF
B ARG A | N S

Ever offered to the trade. Wait for
our announcement. Car Loads OF
Merchandise arriving and are being
marked at prices lower than any
house in Wichita can offer them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

Special inducements will be offered to a
practical canning man who can furnish
about 5000 capital to operate a complete
new factory. Address L. r. Stoner, Sec,
Belle Plain, Kan. doc l2%
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-12

Blank abstracts for sale at this office
Abstracts printed to order. Orders by
mail promptly attended to- Address the
Wichita EAGLE, Wichita Kan 75-tf
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Notice to Stockholders

lam making the finest photograph work
in the city. Rogers, the photo. n ct