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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-It is expected
that the house committee on reform Of the
civil cervice, to whom was referred the re-
solution in favor of reform of the civil
service, will report in favor of the resolu-
tion soon after the reassembling of con-
gress. They will probably extend the in
quiry SO as to show the effect of the reform
in the government service. The civil ser
vice commissioners are anxious that such
an investigation should be had.
They are sure OF showing that
their administration of the commission
has been on an impartial basis. without ir-
regularity of any sort. They know. too,
that it can be shown that the government
service has been vastly improved under
the civil service system.
The record of work done and general
character of the departmental service will
be the strongest argument in favor OF the
reform. Mr. Thompson says of the pro-
posed investigation that it can not fail to
advance the interest of the reform.
disarm opposition. "Under the
reform system l know from
experience and observation that the ser
vice made marvellous advance in i'm
provement. The system can not be praised
too highly when one observes the good
accomplished by it," The civil service
committee is organized strongly on the
line of reform. The chairman, Mr.. Lehl-
bach, is a pronounced civil service re-
former. Representatives, Bayne, Butter
worth, Greenhalge and Andrews, of the
committee, are well known as civil service
reformers and are men of ability, and Rep
resentative Dargan wrote report during
the last congress in which he made d very
able defense of the reform.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
SCIENTIFIC SQUlBS.

As a remedy against electrical sunstroke,"
as the affection is called that attacks men
exposed to the intense rays Of the electric arc
by means of which metals are fused and
welded, is veil or mask Of glazed taieta,
supported by wicker head piece and pro-
vided with goggles of gray glass.
As general rule, it is said to DO very
difficult matter to gauge the speed Of fishes.
The fast fishes are trim and pointed iii shape,
with their fms close to their bodies. The dol
phin and bonito are thought to be the fastest,
and, although their speed is not known, they
are fully capable of twenty miles an hour.
A curious nishap to submarine cable is
reported from South America The cable
failed to work, and on going out to repair it
the body of an immense whale was found en-
tangled in the cable to such an extent that it
was unable to extricate itself, and being un-
able to get fresh air, the huge levisthan had
been suffocated.
1t has been shown that tho duration Of q
lightning flash is not infinitesimal, but that
the fash lasts measurable tina For exam
ple if one sets camera in rapid vibration
and exposes in it a plate 50 as to receive the
impression of the fash, it Is found that the
impressions appear widened out on the mega
tive, showing the negative to have moved
during the time the flash was in existence.
The essence of the invention Of the sliding
railway" which has been the sensation Of the
Paris exposition, is the substitution OF thin
film of water, over which the vehicle slides,
for rolling wheels, the film being maintained
by hydrostatic pressure, and propulsion by
successive jets of water under pressure, act
ing against rib of buckets extending under
the whole train, thus dispensing with all loco
motive power.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28

instances Of blind persons who hGvs
achieved distinction ~ BY no means intro
Quent The brilliant case Of Professor Faw-
cstt i wen known; DR.. Campbell. himself
one ID. the royet commissioners and principal
Of the Royal Normal college, Is . conspicuous
instance Of we'll directed energy, while sev-
ersl blind gentlemen have passed through
Worcester college and the university with
credit and taken holy orders; another, who
gave evidence before the commissioners, IS .
solicitor in good practice Another remark
ablecase is that of q successful weolmerchant
whose loss Of sight has been no hindrAncs
to him in the conduct Of large and impor-
tant business, and who has undertaken q
special voyage to Australia and made largs
and successful purchases of wool. wiz. no
guidance but that Of his own unSided judg-
ment.
The experience Of this gentleman is 50 re-
markable that give his own words: Il and
my friends thought that when / became
blind should no longer be able to follow my
trade, but after the first shock determined
to carry on my business as usual Ny bust
ness being to judge the value Of colonial wool
it was thought that, as this was very difficult
for seeing persons, I should not succeed, but
by close attention soon became as good,
and. indeed, in some respects q better judge
than before my loss of sight In 1851 visited
Australia, and in Melbourne. during ten
weeks, purchased more than ESQ zoo worth
of wool, doing all my own business, banking,
exchange and shipping, without the help Of
any broker. only mention tbs as an en-
couragement 70 others not to be daunted
when this calamity befslls them.
Review,
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
KILLED FOR HIS MONEY.
John Hoos, of Harlem, Ill, Murdered by
His Brother-in- Law.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 27.-John Hoos, a
resident of Harlem, ILL.,, was found in the
river near. the Rush street bridge last night
with his head crushed in and in drown
ing condition. The circumstance surround
ing the finding point TO robbery and an
attempted murder. Hoos became uncon-
scious shortly after his arrival at the
county hospital, but during the ride he
said he had been in the home of his broth
er-in-lax, whose name he did not give. He
said that his relative had robbed him and
then thrown him in the river. The attend
ing physician gave it as. his opinion that the
wounds were produced by blunt instru-
ment, probably by hammer. There is a
hole in the back of the mans head two
inches in diameter, the skull being broken
away disclosing the brain. A trepanning
operation was necessary as the only chanca
of saving the mans life.
1t is thought that Hoos will recover.
His brother-in-law, Getzman, has been ar
rested. Hoos Is piano tuner by profes-
sion and lives in New York City. Getzman
denies that he had anything To do with the
assault on Hoos. He says he was the ex-
ecutor of the estate of the elder Hoes and
that in response to a notice that it had
been settled. Hoos came here on Christ
mas day to receive his share, which
amounted to about s.. 600. He shows re-
eeipt from Hoos for the amount given yes
terday. Getzman is "A saloon keeper and
Hoos was ''done up and thrown into the
river in the rear of his place The police
suspect Getzman of hiring tough char
Rcter to whom he introduced Hoos, to dc
the work
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Latest Items by Telegraph in Condensed
Form.

Count Alloys Krolyi, formerly Austrian
ambassador to Great Britain and Germany,
died: suddenly while hunting on his estate
at Pressburg, Hungary.
Major Serpe Pinto has arrived at Mozam-
bique.
At Nicholsville, o., last night, Charles
Calhoun, a school teacher, criminally as
saulted Miss May Jackson, aged a. An
excited mob is now at the Jail threatening
TO lynch him.
The cable working between Maranhan
and Rio de Janeiro has ceased to work.
No cause is given for the break in the line,
as means of communication between the
Two points are limited.
Six young men went out sleigh riding at
Vancouver. B. c., yesterday. when tree
fell crushing the sleigh, killing four of the
occupants and the horses. The other two
escaped with severe bruises.
Emin Pasha has had a relapse. There is
a secondary hemorrhage from the ear and
great anxiety is felt.
Nanhize, an Apache Indian who muir
dered Lieutenant Sward Mott, of The
Tenth cavalry, on the San Carlos reserva-
ton, Arizona, March 10, 1887, was hanged.
John M. Sargent. of Kansas City, for
merly contracting agent of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company, has
been appointed a commercial agent of the
company.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
USEFUL INFORMATION.

The average number Of teeth is 80.
The weight Of the circulating blood 1,
IS pounds.
The average weight Of an adult Is 15e
pounds and 6 ounces.
The brain of man exceeds twice that of
any other animal
A man breathes about % times Q minute
and !, 200 in an hour.
A man breathes about Is pints OF air IN q
minute. or upward of hogsheads day.
The average weight Of the brain Of q man
is 81 pounds; Of q woman, pounds and IL
ounces
Five hundred and forty pounds, or hogs-
hsad and II pints Of blood, pas through the
heart In one hour.
The average height Of an Englishman Is
feet inches; Of Frsnchman, feet inches;
of Belgian, 5 feet 6st inchez
The heart sends nearly tan pounds Of blood
through the veins and arteries each beat, and
makes four beats while we breathe once.
One hundred and seventy-fve million cells
are in the lungs, which would cover q surface
thirty times greater than the human body.
The average OF the psaise In infancy b 10
per uainnee, in manhood 50, II sixty years 90
The pulss Of females Is mere frequent than
that Of naIesl-Bosson Journal Of Commerce
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
English As Written by japanese.

An instance Of the way in which japanese
business men handle the English language Is
given in the following letter, recently re-
ceived by o merchant in this city The let
ter was sent from Yokohama Oct. 1a It
ran:
Being trade merchant we hope to intro
duce myself to you upon business Before
going to do 50 we are very glad to send TO
you some sample Of our japanese picture,
which is one of our printing production. as
the commencement of our communication
upon business. II you have view that these
picture can be appropriate to the taste of
American people, and can be sold there in
your country, we beg you to order me-"
The letter then goes on to describe prices
and details Of samples sent, one of which the
Japanese merchant says is Complete sery
of the picture Of Shotgun, our ancient gen.
eral, marching with his army with three
leaves" This production Of japanese indus
try he follows up with another, which makes
one complete sery of the picture of our an
Gent royal amusement with three leaves I"
The letter ends as follows:
''f you order me, we are glad to send you
whate you order me by post as fast as posi-
bic. Please answer to me hastely, and also
send me your detail by convinience. We
oblige you much. New York Times
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
Why Flowers Sleep.

That flowers sleep is evident to the most
casual observer. The beautiful daisy opens
at sunrise and closes at sunset, whence its
name. days eye" The morning glory opens
its flower with the day. The 'John-go-to-
bed-at-noon" awakes at In the morning, but
closes its eyes In the middle Of the day, and
the dandelion is in full bloom only during
the hours of strong Light. This habit OF
some flowers is certainly very curious, and
furnishes one Of the maay instance which
prove the singular adaptability of every
thing in nature. The reason is found in the
method by which this class of flowers is fer
tilted. 1t is obvious, says Sir John Lub-
book, that flowers which are fertilized by
night-fying insects would derive no advan,
tage from being open by day; and, on the
other hand, that those which are fortified
by bees would gain nothing by being open at
night Nay, il would be disadvantage, be-
cause it would render them liable to be
robbed of their honey and pollen by insects
which are incapable of fertilizing them 1.
Is possible, then, that the closing Of flower.
may have reference to the habit of insects
and it may be observed, also, in support Of
this, that wind-fertilized flowers never sleep
Jewish Messenger.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
The jaw Abroad.

Signs of the jay abroad: He has quarrel
with the ticket agent before getting his tick
ct; he says good-by to every one in haihng
distance before getting on the train, and
then says the same things through the car
window; he leaves his final Instructions with
the solemnity and Importance Of making a
WILL he asks the conductor and all the pas
sengers around him twenty different times IL
they are sure he is on the right train; he puts
up the window, only to put it down again,
and then to hoist il up again; he finds out all
about his neighbor's business; he piles his va
Uses around him like a barricade; he pre-
pares to taks nap, but can't go to sleep for
fear some one will rob hirl, he begins TO col
lect his baggage and sit nervously on the
edge Of the scat. for fear be win not have
time to get out, half an hour before The train
reaches his station, and, finally, az the end Of
an hours journey, when he reaches his des-
tination and gets out, be rushes back after
the train has started TO pick up something he
had forgotten. The jay is q great Traveller.
--Atchison Gio5e.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28

A lady recently from New York tells a
very funny experience with hairdresser
from whom she wished to buy some false
bangs. The woman showed her a number of
different styles and, lifting up one to her hair,
she glanced critically at the bangs beneath
her customers bonnet.
"You need new front very badly" she
said
"Whyl Don't you think this suits!"
"Ah. no, madam, the color matches your
own hair wretcheily. Why, wonder you
have not before detected it. Such poor
match as that, 1 should think, would De
enough to alter ones whole appearance
The lady said she was very sorry she had
not observed the rnisrlatch before.
1T is strange you have not, madam.
Where did you get that frontF'
From the Lord" replied her customer,
solsmnly, to the chagrined seller of false hir.
suite adornmeuts. Constitution.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
FREE But TEN MINUTES.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. ga well planned
and daring escape from the state prison at
Charlestown was made about 8 o'clock
last night by two prisoners, Frank Richie,
% years of age, and Thomas Conaty. 70
years, who were sentenced from Spring
field to seventeen years each for breaking
and entering James Coom's factory in
Long Meadow, and attempting to kill the
proprietor. A block of granite 14x12
inches, in the roof of Ritchie's cell had
been removed. allowing free access to the
ventilator. Two geography covers had
been inserted in its place and the change
carefully concealed. Last evening after
attending chapel, Conaty went into Ritch-
les cell and quickly made his way into the
veutilator. Richie followed and
both men crawled up the venti-
lator and on to the roof.
They attached ropes they had with
them to the water spout and descended to
the prison wall. Conaty was captured as
he was walking out of the main gate OF
the prison. Richie escaped. A reward is
offered fer his capture. The details of the
escape and capture occupied but ten min
MT
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
Practical Aids to Beauty.

An offensive breath Will spoil tbs prettiest
girl. When it arises from the teeth Sas den
list alone can permanently remove The caEse,
but when trouble arises from disordersd
stomach, dissolve Q teaspoonfui Of crystal OF
permanganate of potash in two ounces CT
water, and put enough of 1. in water TO rinse
the mouth TO make il pink; do not swallow
the water, hut rinse tins mouth ssd cleanse
the teeth. This, like the bichlorbte Of ner-
curry lotion, is poison and ssoud bs kar.
out Of the reach Of children, and vhsrs 1t
win not be mistaken for medicine. When
the tecth are diseoiored, finely pulvsrtzed
pumice stope Is preferable 10 charcoal Powder
for removing the diseolerztson- II the guFsls
are tender fsw crops ef tncture Of rnyTrn,
dropped into the vats- with which the nouth
Is rissed, viii be found exc>iiens. TIE chalk
and myrrh ssztriso>, 70 30 procured .. al
most any drug store, 10 6eiizbtfzi and very
beneficial. wsicn cannot Be- sasd sf al sents-
frices-many Of them cvntasn acid, which 10
r5ne destroys the enaEel Tss teeth sssals
receive attention after each meal. and tee
last .hing before r=tirfng. Wooden tooth
picks should be kept couvsnisntiy wittiE tie
reach Of the smallest tesxisr. A thread Of
white saadlerS SIX. Of cesrO swssf. Ia ereei-
lent &c remove focd from bcs~eee close
tee:h--Hailx Journal of BsaisA-
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
Buy Barbosa Again Communicates With
the Minister at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Mr. Valente, the
Brazilian minister, has received cable
gram from Ruy Barboza, the minister Of
finance of the provisional government of
Brazil, dated Rio de Janeiro, December
''Silveira Martinez, who was transported,
has acknowsed to the police authorities the
wisdom of the act of banishment. Ex-
Premier Oureo Pretro has been banished
on account of his acts and conspiracy on
the part of his followers. The imperial
family because of their having
changed their attitude taken here
from acqueisence to encouragement
to the pretentions Of reaction and making
theirs the cause of the throne were deprived
of the civil list and the subsidy. The pro-
visional government maintains the civil
list as an act of mere tolerance unheard of
in any revolution and added to this sub
sidy of S2,5O0,0OO. The emperor accepted
both here, but on his arrival in Europe
under the advice of disastrous councillors
who had brought about the fall of the
monarchy, refused the subsidy because it
was an act of revolution. but ac-
based upon the law. Ia view of
this denial of the legitimacy of the
revolution which has been sanctioned by
the whole country, our measure cutting
mere common sense. These measures
have here met with general support.
LET Europe reflect on her revolutions
effected at the expense of floods of blood
and great financial disasters. We have
accomplished ours without one drop OF
blood and the least financial trouble.
Whoever thus conducts himself in the
most trying moments must be able to
manage his affairs with sufficient
discretion and judgment. We
shall continue to respect all rights,
maintain the tribunals, organize the ad-
ministration. observe all contracts and
keep up the budget, but any attempt
against public order will be repressed
with implacid severity. Those who be-
lieve that the constitutional convention is
called to decide between the republic and
the monarchy are mistaken. The mon
archy is out of the question. The dilemma
now is simply republic or anarchy"
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28

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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
COMING TO FACTS.
Only Six Killed at Jessup-Brewer and
Followers Surely Doomed.

JEssUP, Ga, Dec 27.-Quiet reigns here.
The last of the volunteer military have
been withdrawn and the town is in charge
of the civil authorities, who have complete
control. No bodies have been found since
yesterday morning and the victims num-
Der only six, three whites and three.blacks.
At no time was the affair riot. In this
one exception a half-breed Indian, Bob
Brewer, defied arrest, killed two whites
and wounded third. Many say the call
for troops was unnecessary and aggravated
the situation. The news spread through
out the country and hundred irrespon-
sible parties fiocked to the towns on trains
from every direction. The leading spirit
in the outrages computed after dark on
the negroes was lightning rod agent
from Cincinnati. Jessup's citizens were
not connected with the whippings, and de-
plore the iawless acts. Brewer has four
followers, all well armed. They may IN
retaliation, kill some whites in the thinly
settled country, but will not attack Jes-
sap. They will themselves be killed
eventually, as they are hunted by hounds
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
ROSE LEGENDS.

Harpocrates, the secret keeper, was bribsd
10 silence with rose.
Yellow roses did not come even from tho
land of the Prophet Of Islam, but from Ger
many.
At faasts roses were lavishfy used by both
the Greeks and the Romans Fabulous sums
were spent to have them at ali seasons
The rose was sacred to Eros and Aphrodits,
to Cupid and Venus, and was an emblem not
only of Joy and love, but q symbol also Of
prudence.
The centifolia rose is said to have been ex-
istent with the Greeks, and great favofite,
not only for its beauty Of form, but also for
its perfume.
even in winter days and nights, and when
Cleopatra entertained Antony she had roses
covering the floor to the depth, it is said, OF
an ell.
Nero at his banquetings showered rose
water upon his guests from a hole in the cell
ing; and when he honored the house of a no
bic with his presence, the host was compelled
to have his fountains playing rose water.
The Sybarites slept on beds stuffed with
rose leaves; the tyrant Dionysius had his
couch filled with them; Verus would travel
with garland on his head and round his
neck, and over his litter he had a thin net
with rose leaves entwined.
The medicinal qualities of the fruit of the
rose are well known, for it has time out Of
mind been considered as an astringent; and
Wiseman, in his Surgery" recommends
fountain water with ross water and sugar
Of roses as cooling draught
Extensive rose farms exist In Turkey, at
Adrianople, Brusa, Ushak, and the low coun-
tries of the Balkan generally. In the last
mentioned district, 70,00e ounces Of altar are
said to be produced in each season, and there
it takes Q 600 flowers to the drachml
Rose water is extensively made in India.
At Ghazipore, in Bengal, there are hundreds
of acres laid out for the purpose. The bar
vest is in March and April; and the result of
the distillation is to supply about one quart
of rose water from each 900 blooms.
When Mohammed was journeying from
earth to Paradise the drops of sweat which
fell on the earth from the forehead of the
prophet became white roses; but thedrops OF
sweat which fell from Al Borak, the animal
on which be rode, became yellow roses.
Hellogabalus supplied SO many roses at one
OF his banquets that several OF his guests were
sufocated in the endeavor to extricate them
selves from the abundance; he drank rose
wine to help digestion; he bathed in the same
sort of liquid, and he had the public swim
ming baths filed with the wine Of the rose.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-28
RUN INTO AND SUNK.
The Clan Mckenzie Goes Down in Columbia
River-Two Sailors Killed.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 27.-At 80 o'clock
this morning the Union Pacific steamer
Oregon ran into and sunk the British
ship Clan Mckenzie at Coffin Rock on
Columbia river. Charles Austin and
Matthew Reed, two colored sailors. were
instantly killed. They were asleep in the
forecastle of the Clan Mckenzie and when
the bow of the Oregon struck her the
sharp plate of iron run into the hunks in
which the sailors were lying, cutting the
two men in halves. Charles Fish, a coal
passer of the Oregon, was injured
but not fatally. The Oregon was
on her way down the river
Ell route for San Franciso with full cargo
and passengers and the Clan Mckenzie
was lying at anchor on one side of the
channel. The captain of the ship claims
that his lights were all properly displayed
and the vessel was moored parallel with
the channel at the time. Immediately
after the collision the ship began to settle
and soon sank in four fathoms of water.
All the crews were safely transferred to
the Oregon and brought back to the city.