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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
A KNOCK Down Argumen..

"weel, John, how are you todayF said a
Scotch minister to one OF his parishioozs on
meeting him ON the road
'-Gey weel. sir; gey weei, responded John,
cautiously, gin il wasna for tie rheumatism
IL my ricbt leg"
'.Ah, weel, John. be thankful for there Is
no mistake you are getting old Ike the
rest Of Us, and old age, you know, doesn':
CONC alore"
Aud age, SIR returned John, 81 wosier
to hear yel Arld age has naething % do wit
Here's nv ither leg jss as aud, an It's quite
soocd and soopse yet. New YORK Mercury.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
DRIVING THE SEALS TO s1.ArcHrFp

After one Of our good American cats has
been up In the Prihylov islands few wears,
feeding on seal meat, ne undergoes a wonder
fui metamoyphosis. He becomes short and
round like q bah, and his voice grows more
offensive than ever. Imagine nine months
winter, chiefly night, with thousands of these
cats running wild! The Aleuts or natives
make good wages working for the company,
and the company maintains schools aud Ii
bra-ies for their benefit and has built them
Some good houses to live in
A popularity Of these people is that they
no not undreSS when they go to bed Some
OF them 90 rot take OF their clothing once a
year. Grass grows luxuriously up there. but
there are lew trees Il is a STRANGE climate.
Tor the grass begins growing IN May as soon
as the temperature rises SINGLE degree atsove
tie freezing point The inhabitants depeEa
entirely upon the seal industry Tor hveli-
hood, and if this industry be DESTROYED they
must starve or be removed TO some other
island. They live almost entirely on seal
meat, ana do not seem 10 want anything else.
There are still there few Of the old Rus
siaa families of good blood and fine attain
mentS 1t was the daughter OF one of these
families whom my friend, Professor Elliott.
- thus Gity. playE.ad when he WAS upShere
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30


sit is very easy for or employees to select
the bachelors, as they herd apart from the
others Stealthily surrounding a few hun
dred young males, the natives fire pistols,
utter loud cries. wave blankets and in other
ways brighten the seals into flight. After
being once started they can be driven like
hogs TO the killing ground, where men beat
them in the head with heavy clubs. Then
the SINNERS deity take OFF the pelts which
are dried and seasoned and finally shipped to
England TO be dressed and manufactured for
market. London has practically monopoly
of the sealskin trade, the industry supporting
10000 souls in that city. This, think, is a
sufficient reason why the English govern
ment is in favor of protecting the seals from
destruction. England really gets more out
of the trade than does the United States,
though it is q fact not generally known that
this government has already received from
the seals alone, in the lessee fees of So II per
head and in customs duties on dressed skins
reimported from London, a million dollars
more than was paid Russia for all Alaska.
after giving forth their young the fe-
males are very busy seeking food and in
teaching their pups to swim. A mother will
fight savagely for her pupil be remains with
her, bat if he strays off little distance she
will neither go after him nor succor him il
he falls into distress. One mother will not
take care of another's offspring, and the old
bulls are too lazy to do anything When the
herd goes away in the fall the pups are frisky
and fine swimmers, and the mothers in good
condition; but the bulls and the bachelors
are thin and-weak from much fighting and
lack of food. There is no stranger spectacle
In the world than seal rookery seen from a
clif-a million water animals spread out upon
the sand, all lazily flaming themselves with
their broad fore arms or scratching them
selves with their feet 1t appears as if the
whole landscape were in motion, like the sur
face OF the sea-" ROBERT GRAVES
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

though this is his first year in the League, he
has very fair acquaintance already with
the hitters, and has succeeded in fooling the
best Of them. He used to be batter himself,
before he entered the League, but he has not
yet overcome his fear of getting hit, and has
not done much with the stick 80 far. He ex-
poets, however, TO improve with the season
Ferson is Philadelphia, and used 70 play
ball as an amateur around the lots IN the City
of Brotheriy Love until some one saw his talent
and in the spring of 1887 he was signed by the
Manchester team. He pitched there that
season, and in the winter went TO California
with the Philadelphia club. In the spring Of
'ss he signed with Milwaukee, but he was
shortly after released on account of a lame
arm. Then he went to Lynn and made a big
record. Manchester bought him when the
season was about half over, and he played
out the year there, continuing his fine work
Sullivan bought him last fall, along with Car
ney and Clark, his regular catcher. He was
married to a young Lady Of Manchester last
year.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
--zHssSNNtla
Daily - ga9le
LIKE MEN In SOME WAYS.
THE PICTURESQUE LAZlNESS OF
MALE SEALS.
The Females Hustle Around for the Food,
Get Licked by the Bulls and Enjoy Life
TremcndousIy-The Males Do the Heavy
Sitting Around.
rsnecial Corresnondence.l

WASHINGTON, June 10-The recent talk OF
war between the United States and Great
Britain over the Alaska seal fisheries Is dis
credited by Mr.. Charles Augustus Williams,
of the Alaska Commercial company, whose
residence is in this city. Mr.. Williams has
several times visited the sealing islands in the
Behring sea, and talks in q very interesting
manner of the queer animals whose killing
forms the chief industry Of our Alaskan pos
session, and of the queer people who live
there. The American sealing islands are now
the principal fur seal fields of the world.
Seals have inhabited many climes and coun-
tries, but are easily destroyed when man Is
greedy for their valuable skins.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

Wife OK Sick Man tnuch alarmsi>-Dccsox,
BIZ some mistake gave Eisu double dose Of
the medicine IN the No. bottle VII II have
q bad e1ecet
Young Physiciaa-Nos necessarily. madam
Give him q ccunle dose from toe No 2 boitss
It VIZ oct aseA. sort a eesaatl6otD to tbs
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
ANCIENT ADVERTISING.
IN THE GOODLY DAYS WHEN We
AZ CRiERS THROvE.
How the Greeks and Romans Made Known
Their Wares and Their Wants-Evolu-
ton of the Auctioneer-The Markets for
the Sale of Women.
Especial Correspondence.J

Especial Correspondence
COLUMBUS, O., June 1S.-Advertising is az
old as the history of man. Its mode of ex-
preston varied as the manners and customs
of the races. The ancients made known their
wants through the crier. His origin is lost
in myth. When Psyche absconded Venus
requested Mercury ito proclaim her in pub
lie and announce a reward to him who shall
find her. The divine crier is enjoined to
"clearly describe the marks by which Psyche
may be recognized, that no one may excuse
himself on the plea of ignorance if he incurs
the crime Of unlawfully concealing her."
The finder is to be rewarded by seven sweet
kisses from Venus herself and one exquisitely
delicious touch of her charming tongue.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

These en.rprising Buenos AyTx tu-esnea
who have paid snch high pricas for English
ssaIiions have offered 50 says Tie Lo1dc7
Sporting Life, $1,000 for Gohdsseksr, It's
winner O. the English City and Suburban
The same authority says the offer Was re-
fuszd
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

French racing statistics state tia. during
tire spring nesting az Arteoii eghty1ssve
p-izes were rea for II seveciesu dayx. and
that ass go francs, or neariy SOC, 90, wAs
Distributed su,ors the Ur1Gs of-saccezfal
hoER
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

Based on the calculation that the Katrina
is to the Valkyrie what the Volunteer is to
the Thistle, the result shows that the Val
kyries sail area, according to the New York
Yacht club rule, is 6,6t1 Clio feet. This
would make the Volunteer give the VallSyrie
about 9m. 9s. time allowance over 40 mile
course, OF 6n 52s. over 80 mile course
New York Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
THE vALkYRiE.
Sketch and Picture Of Ensland's Fastest
Yacht.

Yacht.
By the aid Of Mr.. Vests camera at Cos
port we are able to show the public what the
latest challenger for the Americas cup looks
like under sail. The illustration is one of the
first sent from England 1t is view of the
Valkyrie from the weather side of her, and
although the picture is foreshortened some
what by being taken from point forward
Of the beam, very good idea can be formed
of the enormous mainsal she carries by a
glance at the gait and boom, and the leach of
the mainsal
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30
A PROMISING PITCHER.

Alec Person, Who Is Doing Good Work
on the Washington Team.
Young Alec Person, whose work on the
Washington team has helped the Senators so
much and who stands this season In the front
rank of pitchers, according to The Washing
ton Post, is a well built, active young fellow,
% years old and weighs between 165 and 10
pounds. He is about the medium height, and
has a quick, certain movement in his pitch
ing that is very effective. When he faces
pats1nan he sizes him up from one end to the
other, and then, with one foot well advanced,
straightens out his left arm and sights over
the ball at the plate.
If there is a man on base he watches him
out of the corner of his eye, occasionally turn
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30

ing quick as a flash,
to the runne err 5
great discontinue.
His command of
the ball is marvel
Gus, and his DELHI
erate,careful move
ments worry tn e
heavy hitters great
ly. So far this year
he has shown that
he can be hit hard
without &c ttin &
ratified, and on two|
or three occasions
has dev ed a
great amount Of
what is known as
head work. Al
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-11
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
This Time the Ignorant Man Kills Him
self.

This Time the Ignorant Man Kills Him
self.
FRESNO. Oct. 1O.-A. NJ. Swanson, a
well known lumber dealer of this county,
accidentally shot himself last Saturday
night at Pin Ridge. about sixty miles
east of Fresno. Swanson resides i'm the
lumber region OF Pine Ridge and was
just returning from one of his mills about
& o'clock, when he was invited into n sa-
loon to take u drink. He accepted the in-
vitation, when il was. proposed that he
enter into "a game of frcezeout for another
round of drinks. Henry Donaheo, u
brother-in-law of also Joined
the party, of whom there were five.
Two hands had been played when
rccklessly exhibited II 44-calibre
Smith d Wesson hammerless pistol OF
the latest pattern.
"Put that pr oaxingly remarked one
OF the players: ait might go Off"
I'll show You that there is no harm in
it," replied Swanson. at the same time
pointing the weapon directly toward his
heart. The pistol was discharged and
only lived long enough to re-
mark ''I've shot myself through the
hearth
He was at once removed to- his home
and tho Coroner notified, who left here
this morning,to hold an inquest. The de-
ceased was i'm good circumstances and
leaves u wife. who is now completely pros
trated over her loss. Swanson was until
recently IL member of the lumber firm of
Humplrics, Mack & Swanson, and owned
at his death large milling interests.
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STORY OF THE INSTRUCTION.

Arrival OF the Officers who Were NAL
treated am the Island of NaSnssn.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1O.-The story of "a
negro insurrection on the Island of Ma
vassa Oh September IA was told again to-
day by "a handful of the victims
of the m~utineers. The British steamship,
which arrived last night, brought six of
the white officers against whom the attack
was made and their friendly darkics.
Their account of the insurrection il tine
same az that already told i'm these dis
patches. Two OF the gentlemen show
having thirty scratches ON his scalp where
IL was torn open by blows from clubs and
hatchets, besides cuts OH his face. There
are 137 darkies employed ON the island,
all having been sent there from
Of aham being Of the ' toughest slass.
The survivors consider themselves very
fortunate in escaping alive. AT the time
the insurrcction occurred an English brig
was lying of the coast and DIR. Smith sue
ct.cded in getting a note to her captain.
The latter immediately sailed for Jamaica
and sent the British man,of-Nvar forward
came tn the island the negroes were thor
o,Ighly frightened. as the English captain
got out his gatling gun and threatened
to shell the island unless every. one OF the
officers was sent over in safety. They
were taken aboard the Forward on
Thursday, after being in imminent peril
since Saturday.
"As we assembled the steps mp the side
of the vessel said DIR. Smith, 1.-The ofI;-
GERS paid us the compliment OF hanging
the American flag over the side. They
Ia a club house. entertained royalty and
afterward put safely aboard the steamer
Darian. We nave been treated like princes
from the of our rescue. The only
occurrence 10 mar our pleasure was the
death of Samuel March. one of our men,
who was fr~ightfully cut and bruisesl."
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eoMos AND STOCKS.


New Ysrk
NEW York. Got. 1O.-The Improvement
in the money market made further pro
gycss to-day, and the restoration OF pos
senGer rates On Denver, with continued
encouraging traffic resurns,gave the stock
market a. bullish tone. The history OF the
days transaction IL chiefly comprised In
efforts n hears On break down prices by
determined attacks upon q few stocks.
The general list Was affected tai ~ limited
extent by I'm the leaders,. hut
fluctuations,us well as business done. was
confined within narrow limits. A strong
sauur Of tins. day was the Northern. Pa
cif1c group of sturks. which advanced ON
what Appeared like inside buying. md
which, accompanied by the story that
Willard had Obtained the necessary pro-
portion of stock to carry ott his schcnic.
Opening was made at advances
to SC. but the whole market saof, gave
way and dropped through the forenoon.
while AtchisoIl reached the lowest price
i'm it's history. and New England it's lowest
price since June. A squirt in Northern Pa
cific helped tn rally the list in the after
noon. Tie market closed fairly active
and heavy AT something under opening
flgury.s. A majority at stocks are mater
tally lower to-nigi,t.and Cotton Oil IL down
21xc., New England 1Lc. -Atchison i1sc.,
Missouri Pacific I c..and Rock Island To-;
While Oregon Tra~nscontincntal In up 1870.
dull and steady.
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TIE RsqsiPesseats - nsasvs-Drsves-
An Deabss.
From the New York star.
An uptown undertaken, who claims to
that means he does not explain-said In
reply to q question::
"A man WIN drives mt . faneral In no
more than my ordinary driver. OF course
he must he, or ought tai be, q good man
with the ribbons, and when on duty he
must be sober. A lot of drivers Mt a fur
neral, however, sometimes present .
The other day we had an order for thirty
carriages. We always know where we
can get all the drivers we want, but ON
tnis occasion we were q lew men
short. The man who drove the hearse
team In am old stage driver who Inns had
many rough experiences out west. On
one occasion he was ptt on u mule and
given ten minutes to leave town. II WAS
claimed by tine vigilantes that lac was the
captain Of a gang OF horse thieves. He IL
N steady man now and never has caused
any complaint.
The driver of the carriage tina con-
tanned the members az the family to my
certain knowledge. dealt faro i'm a Mon
tsna town about Is years ago.. Another
used tn drive In street parade.
He has been with Ms for II years and il
one of the best men W. have.
teacher on sunday in a Chinese mission
Sunday school. l recko there are no flies
ON him as n driver at u funeral. There
are no superstitions among men In this
business. They don't think any more of
driving at a funeral than they would il
called upon to take q party to the park.
There Is one class OF men that don't like
to drive at u fun.,ratl-tlic chaps who drive
hanson cabs / don't know why il is. but
after IA man has been on n hansorn cab
for awhile il seems tn unfit him for any
thing else in the driving line.N
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BECAUSE HIS DOG WAS KILLED.
4 san Franci-ro Actar ssuit the stage
Never tai Return Again.

4 San Frsnci-co Actor ssuit the stage
Never tn Return Again.
From thc Philadelphia Enquirer.
81 see,' said u w~cli-known actor last
night. i'm thc Girard cafe. ''tiiat the Ia
the leading actor had lost his cat and
couldu't stop his search for il long enough
to appear upon the boards. That reminds
me of the early days ia san
Francisco, when Walt GosnclI, IL
local favor;.c in heroic roles.
lost his magnificent water spaniel.
The animal was his only companion, and
he lavished his affection upon il. One
day the dog Disappeared. and no one
could find "a trace of 1t. GosIIcll was then
in high favor. and he drew crowded
houses. although he never had any rspu-
tation outside of that city. He started
ont ia the afternoon to- find the animal.
and finding "a clew. followed 10 up. and by
4 o'clock, when he should have been
ready tai go on the stage. he WAS nine
miles from the thcatcr. and the manager
was tearing his hair i'm desperation at his
non-apr,earancc.i
"A substitute was put ON, but he was
Missed oil the stage and the thcatcr Was
closed AT the end Of the second act.
Meanwhile Walt had found hhs dog dead
il had been taken 10y its captor and killed
becauss. il showed n vicious disposition.
Walt never appeared on the stage, again
and started for the mining camps and was
aftcrwaryl killed i'm ~ row over "a game of
poker. Yes. actors are very fond of their
pets" and the actor walked out To Ninth
street.
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Money on call easy, 5sf6c., last loan at
&c. Prime mercantile paper 6sfsc. Stcrl-
ing exchange quiet and firm; sixty-day
bills, S4.S2N, demand A.S6A.
Petroleum opened steady at 9s1xc, hut
on and closed steady at $3.50.
Stock chang Opening at 9S1.r.,
highest $500. lowest 1880, closing mt
ses<c.
Consolidated Exchange Opening AT
$780,. closing AT .Sssc. Total sales. :sD,OUO
barrels.
Copper nominal; Lake, October. S1v.S5.
Lead. steady. domestic $3.50. Tin, dull,
fairly steady: Straits SOLO.
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CLOCKS. GUNS AND PIANOS.
The pan-A sn~rican. Walk Through al
Slsbps of New Haven.

The Pam i sne rissn~ Walk Through the
shops of New Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 1O.-Thc Pam
American excursion reached C~ollingsville
this morning at . I'D o'clock and inspected
the edge tool works. The visitors then
went tn Mcridcn, and after inspecting
some factories there, went tai the opera
house. where there was n display OF goods
manufactured i'm the town, comprising
clocks, onyx and brass goods, pianos,
gums, and various steel and iron implc-
ments. From Meriden the party went tn
New Haven, reaching there at = p. M. A
drive WAS taken about h city and Yale
college WAS visited. There thc visitors
were welcomed by President Dwight in ~
brief speech.
A banquet was given tn the delegates
this evening by the chamber OF commerce.
at which sp<sches were made till IA late
hour. Tie guests were then driven tn a
train which leaves tonight for Spring
field.
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He Spoiled the Circus.

+ ftIm TIE TtTft IfAute ENIFtsN.
Tommy-Are we sHoinR tn take the cat
week?
Mrs. FiRg-Of course not. What makes
you ask such foolish questions?
Tommy-Cause 1 heard pa tell Mr..
Braggs that the mice would have "a high
old time while the cat was away next
week, that's all.
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From the New YORK Tribilhe.
Rich man: my dear fellow. you
shouldn't envy me; You know content
nlcnt is better than wealth." Poor man:
THAT SO? Then suppose You let me have
your wealth and You have the content-
ment which you say is preferable. In that
way we will both be content" '.tbh, come
OFT your ideas would upset the whole
scheme of sus.iety."
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North lSakota'. Omci.l Returns.

BISMARCK. n. OAK. Oct. 1O.-Full otIlc-
ial returns Of the recent election i'm North
Dakota show a total vote of $500. Hons
brouRh. republican candidate for Congress-
received "A majority Of 1000. The major
ity in favor of prohibition is HOO. Eighty
per cent Of the total vote was i'm favor of
the constitution.
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Desirable ccosnplishsnen
Prom the Cleveland Leader.
81 see,' said Mr.. b.. rs her husband
entered the house after thrashing IA cheeky
book-agent. '.that you are more accom-
plished than l imagined"
'sHow SOP inquired Mr.. ID.
'Why. you are quite adept at hammer
ing brass."
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He sSaa Cock-SNre.

From Epoch.
Browns: "De Grow looks very poorly,
don't he? "He has not many years To
live, I FEAR" Jones': "He won't live six
months, and you can bet ON il. I've said
SO for three years, and l know what I'm
talking about.
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A B.saroad Company Deficit.

CINCINNATI. Oct. iO.-The Ohio and
Mississippi railroad held its annual meet
ing here o-day The annual report shows
q deficit of e175.2l3 which was met by u
sale Of general mortgage five per cent.
bonds. The directors whose terms ex-
pired were elected.
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Genius Rewarded.

From the New York sun.
Guest-You seem musical. l always
hear you whistlinR. What lis your favor
lite song?
Observation-Disclosures me .sah." He got
npsartssr-
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Afraid OF American Cattle,

Cry OF MExIco, Oct. 1O.-The Herald
is advocating the stoppaRe OF tho ship
ment Of cattle from the United States. IL
says il will he impossible for Mexican cat
tiemen to compete with Americans i'm the
market.
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Feminine ~Pie~H~ntry.

From the Boston Transcript.
Chicago Girl-Tve got such an awfully
big corn ON my foot.
ST. Louis Damsel-How fortunate that
you've got plenty of room for IL.
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A Beautiful Allegory.

Crittenden, of Kentucky, was at one
time engaged in defending man who had
been indicted for capital offence, After
an elaborate and powerful defence, he closed
his effort with the following beautiful allie
CORY: "When God in his eternal council
conceived the thought of mans creation, he
called to him the three ministers who wait
constantly upon the throne-Justice, Truth
and Mercy-and thus addressed them:
Shall we make man?' Then said Justice;
% God, make him not, for he will trample
upon thy laws. Truth made answer also
"a God make him not, for he will pollute
Thy sanctuary But Mercy, dropped
her knees, looking up through her tears,
exclaimed. % God, make him-I will
watch over him with my care through
all the dark paths which he may have to
treadr Then God made man and said to
him: 80 man, thou child of mercy; 90 and
deal with thy brother The jury, when
he had finished, were drowned in tears, and,
against their own convictions, brought in a
verdict of not guilty