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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
The First Meerschsn1n Pipe.

In 172S there lived in Pesta, the capital OF
Hungary, Karol Kowatee, a shoemaker, whose
ingenuity in cutting and carving on wood
brought him into contact with Count An
Grassy, with whom he became great favor
ite The count, on his retlvzn from a mission
to Turkey, brought with him piece OF whit
ish clay, which had been pr esented to him as
a curiosity on account Of its extraordinary
light specific gravity. It struck the shoe
maker that, being porous, III would be well
adapted for pipes, as it would absorb the nico-
tine. The experiment was tried and Karol
cut a pipe for the count and one for himself.
He would work on them at odd moments dur
ing hours without wiping the wax from his
hands. He noticed that the WAX gave the
pipes pretty brown polish and a $50 that they
smoked more sweetly. Other nobl enen, hear
ing of the wonderful species of clay, imported
it in considerable quantities for the' manufac-
ture of pipes. The natural scarcity OF this
clay, known as meerschaum, and 1he great
cost of importation in those days Of limited
facilities for transportation, rendered its use
exclusively confined to the richest nooSemen
of Europe up to 1850, when it became' more
general article OF trade. The first meer-
schaum pipe made by Karol kowafee has
been preserved and is now in the museum at
Pesth.-St Louis Republic.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
The Testimony Of Holy Writ.

JUS bearing on subject Of the shrewdneS
and intelligence of the Russian police, this
personal experience struck me forcibly. My
passports this summer were not returned to
the hotel by the police, and instead there
cane the usual polite notice that they wanted
to sac me at headquarters asked the man
who brought me the notice what was the
matter.
''Oa, nothing serious" he said. They
dor't allow Jews here, and they think you are
a jew
IA Jew said I, in sope surprise. ''Why,
tney would not think so II they saw me: and
as for my nayne--well, it is certainly not dis
tactty jewish"
NO" said the man slowly; Il don't think
you viii have any tro7kb,e; but still they
thlnk Martin is Jewish name. 1t is in the
Bihle, you know"
l said didn't know, and he looked at me
with the compassion that polite Intelligence
always testows on well meaning ignorance.
Don't You resneu;her Martin LutheriS said
be.
/ smile vet when I think about that Rus
sian police acquaintance with the Scripture.
and he was 50 abashed by nv first smile that
there must have been & new sesrch through
the prophets that afternoon. At any rate
get 9 polite notice the next day that need
not come to headquarters, aud that the pass
port would be returned Cor. St Louis
Democrat.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
NebxasaSa Blow Wells.

The blow weliS to be found on the divide
between the middle and north loups present
an interesting field Of study for the natural
ist. They seem to yet BIKE an air shaft Ii
connection with some current OF air. When
the wind is in certain direction the current
of air is outward, or, to- use the local phrase,
the well blows; at other times the current Is
downward, or the well sucks. The current
in some instances Is 30 strong that hat
thrown down into the tubing OF a bored well
will be blown OUT, or II tle current isdown-
ward a hat placed over the tube will be
drawn into the we'll.
Many of these wells are tho deepest in this
part of the country, being dug to vein OF
gravel which Lies on a level with the river;
they reach depth of $50 to 600 feet. When
the current is downward these wells often
freeze to depth OF $50 feet, and case has
been reported in The Times in which pipe
was burst by frost at depth of eighty feet.
1t is the general opinion among those who
have investigated the matter that the-stra-
tum of gravel in which water is found com
municates with the river, and that there IS
an air passage as well as water passage. 1t
is a well known fact that when the wind
blows from the river toward the well the
water will rise much higher th;n when 1t
blows from the opposite direction, but it is
rather difficult to explain how a current OF
air can blow with such force through a stra-
t,,m of gravel distance Of SIX to ten miles
Sargent Times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
MICHIGAN Rabbits.

A Detroit dog fancier who was acquainted
with farmer in Taylor township coaxed him
to take home young dog and encourage him
to hunt In about week the farmer came
In with the dead body of the dog In his wagon
and calmly observed:
"Here is your dog"
"But he Is deadv" exclaimed the owner.
eyes"
"Who or what killed him?'
He was out in the field and a rabbit took
after him and run him to death. | was afraid
Of it when you sent him out. Ii you want
me to take another, you'd better select an old
dog-one with lots of teeth and used to dodg-
ing"
But, great Scott, man! what sort OF rab-
bits do yoa have out theres'
"Not Is large as they ought to be, As the
locomotives keep 'em pretty badly scared.
Run about the size of yearling hogs, / guess,
and us farmers have to carry our revoivers
into the field with us Expect, any day, when
my children will be carried of and eaten
alive. Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
The Lobster.

Holsters are found in all salt waters Of the
habitable globe, though those from northern
latitudes are Of superior favor. In winter
they retreat to water of depth of about
thirty fathoms, where they will not be dis
turbed by storms. Some bury in the mud
and in manner hibernate. Though the most
pugnacious Of created beings they suspend
hostilities by tacit consent upon the approach
Of warm weather and seek their summer feed
ing grounds in shallow water in company,
often advancing in immense solid columns,
with the stronger ones IN front. They are Of
slow growth and hive to an age Of 90 years or
even more. At the age Of years they are
apart four inches in length. The shell is first
shed in the fifth year, by which time they
have attained length of eight or ten inches
and are FIRST found in a soft condition At
maturity they weigh FROM four TO fifteen
pounds, often much more.
At South st. George, Me-, is preserved the
claw Ct lobster that in life weighed forty
three pounds. They feed voraciously upon
clans, prawns, cunners, founders and all
animal food that comes in their way. Their
claws are powerful enough to crack clam
shell or to take off mans finger. Tradition
tells Of Maine hotel keeper who was brought
to an untimely grave by a holsters deadly
grip-Exchange.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

7 was wandering about the Battery the
other Cay when / came across three or four
booAblacks who were down on their hands
and knees to protect something on the walk,
while another stood on his feet and held q
stick ready to strike.
''Give him shown yelled one OF the boys
who were down.
Eyes, he's got to-" added a second
''It has got rights well as he has," OK.
claimed third.
" hat do you suppose cit" turned out to bel
A great big caterpillar, which was making
for the cover of the leaves at the edge Of the
walk. He was out of season, and he seemed
to realize it, but he objected to sudden end.
The boy with the switch wanted to cut the
brittle thread of life then and there, but the
others vigorously objected While L talked
with them the young villain reached over aud
cut the poor victim in two with blow of his
switch, and the feat was followed with yedl
of delight. He changed his tune a moment
later, however, for three OF them pitched into
him IN way to make him feel lame for a
week. 1t wasn't that they cared for the
caterpillar, but it was that they wanted to
see fair play for the under dog.-N. Y. Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

EVERY one who reads Of the Manchester
shin canal. which is to make the n anufactur-
ers of Manchester indgEenaent OF the rail-
ways and Of Liverpool dock charges BY en-
abling steamships from View Orleans and
Savannah to unload their cotton ales direct
" into the precincts of tho mlas, may not
realize that the constructions. OF the canal
itself is greater work than the Panama
canal. involving the removal OK a larger vol
u,ne Of material than the whole amount to
be excayated for the Panama canal, lnclHd-
ing the famous cutting through the hill OF
Culebrs, and recurring about as many OF
about the same dimensions. Yet the Man
chester canal is under contract to be finished
complete for about twenty-five million doh
lars. while the works at Panama, they are
ever carried through, VII cost ten or twelve
time as muck this enormous difference being
chargeable IN great part to the construction
of the Gamboa dam, which will be necessary
to keep the Chagres river from vussi1i1lg away
the Panama canal ever year, and which has
DO counterpart at Manchester, while the rest
il to be accounted for by the great cost OF
labor at Panama, the expense OF the neces-
sary f1nanciering, the large sehaEies paid to
attract the numerous corps Of engineers and
officials required to risk their lives IN the
climate of the isthmus and the outlay needed
for terminal accommodations, hospitals, and
50 on, and for the purchase OF the Panama
railway, Architect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Two Foxes.


There Is an old story Of two foxes who were
% lovingly attached to each other that they
could not. quarrel. One day, however, they
made up their minds that life would be less
monotonous if they could only have differ
ence, so they resolved to dispute about piece
of meat which one Of them was about to eat
~ want thatr cried the other.
Every well, dear Fox" said the first. meek
", stake it''
'sOh. no, dear Fox" said tho other, peni-
tently. II wouldn't take it away from you
for worlds"
Thereupon they concluded that quarreling
was an impessiblity. and resolved never to
attempt it again
Dick and Dora are twins and quite INSOFAR
able companions One day, however, little
cloud rose and biackened upon their horizon.
whats the mattarf' called Dick, finding
Dora suiking in corner.
'Nothing!" was the dignifed answer.
ooh, come now, know there is. Was it
because was playing with Tom Rogers wien
you came out in the shed?'
''No, it wasn't that" owned Dora, her sses
filing with angry tears, but you needn't
have told me not to touch your things"
II didn't mean it that way, protested hon
est Dick. "Truly l didn't. l just meant,
Don't joggle till get that knot tied"
SIN future" began Dora, with the air OF q
queen determined not to be pacified, IF you
want me to play with you"-here she paused,
and a roguish light rippled over her face
'syou just mention it, and I'll be there!"
And the quarrel of the two little foxes wa
adjourned. Companion.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
The Shirt of Wagner.

1t is impossible, even if you would, to es-
cape from the tbraldom OF one idea OF Bal
reuth. The shop windows are full Of busts
and photographs of tbs "Meister." At the
booksellers doubt il IL would be possible to
buy any literature that did not bear directly
or indirectly on the all absorbing subject;
the very street boys whistle or hum Enatches
from some familiar stirring chorus; post
cards and letter paper bear in the corner
the impress OF notes-''mystic, wonderful. y
Even the damasked linen mhe one industry
of Baireuthl is embroidered with the barr of
some motif. The coacbman whom you hail
from the market place scarcely thinks 1t
worth while TO ask where he shall take you.
He assumes as matter Of course that you
are going to the Villa Wahnfried to visit
Wagner's grave Ton this first evening, when
there is no opera, and to see the outside Of
the house whore the poet musician at hast
found rest and peace after life Of struggle
and disappointment and years Of exile from
tha band that hA loved so passionate ard
for whose glory he has done so much--Mr-
rays Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Odious Com paris ons.

The size of TIE great western lakes is sell
dom appreciated 10y people who have not
Travelled for days cut of sight of land on
these vsst fresh wSter seas.
A bosSsiul wsStevner once sSked Boston
friend, with whom be was cruising along the
Atlantic coast, which he supposed TO b
larger. Massachusetts, or Lake Superior.
Massachusetts, certainly
''No. YOU could put all of the six New Eng
land SteteS into the lake, dotting them around
- islands. and vet never guess that they
were more than points Of land while cruising
over Superior
1T Is eOiie possible that I should not see
tae'r At all thea,' was the quick reply Of the
Boston ElSn; II am a B,;le dgli. and never
- pelot S-Xouth's Companion
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Testing Bankers Clerks.

Many large banking and business houses
make it a practice to test" their employees
holding responsible positions every year or
two These tests are made in the following
manner. Jones, Smith & Co., bankers, call
on the principal of detective agency, and
arrange to have all their employees tested"
The start is made, say, with their cashier.
When he leaves his house in tho morning fer
the office, he is taken up by the shadow"
and only left when he reaches the Office The
shadow is Oh hand again at noon, and "sees"
him to lunch and safe back to the office. The
indefaigable shadow is ready for him again
at the close of business hours, and then does
not lose sight Of him until he retires for the
night By this means the shadow can &C
count for every minute of his mans time
OF course, if the man should drop" the
shadow is Withdrawn. The test is continued
from three days to a week generally, but
where there Is any cause for suspicion 1t is
kept up much longer These tests give the
employer a thorough knowledge of all the
habits and associations OF his employees, and
have frequently proved of inestimabie value
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
ExusED.


Il comes to r,e often in Silence.
When the flrelig6t sputters low
When the black, Uncertain shadOss
Seem wraiths Of the long ago:
ARRAYS with Z throb Of heart ache
That thrills each pulsing vein.
Comes tbs. cid, unquiet longing.
For the Seace Of home again.
I'm sick Of the roar Of cities,
Aua of faces cold and strange;
know where there's warm Of wefccnA
And my yearning fancies range
Back to the dear old Homestead.
With an aching sense of pain,
But there'u be Joy in the COMING.
when go home again
When 20 home. There's mHsic
That never may die away,
And 1t seems the hands of engek
On mystic harp. at play.
Have touched with yearn1ng sadness
On beautiful. broken strain.
To which is nay foEd heart wording
When I 60 home again
Outside Of my darkening window
Is the great worlds crash and din.
And slowly the autumn shadows
Come drifting, drifting In.
Soothing, the night wind murmurs
To the plash Of the autumn rain,
But dream Of the glorious meeting
When 70 home again
Hollis ". Field in Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
ghe aaliehita pap eagle suudap ornug pmbsr 2e Iess


Among country folks stmies are often met
with concerning the supernatural instinct or
far seeing perception with which their mag
nation endews eats, more especially black
cats
That these superstitions have some bounda-
ton in fact we may presume from the follow
ing story, in which it is shown that the onac-
countable foreboding Of two cats saved the
life of their master by their singular conduct
before the approach of 9 disastrous earth
quake.
The two cats suddenly showed great I'M
easiness and tried to work and scratch their
way through the floor Of the room. Their
master opened the door for them.
They repeated their fruisaess efforts to work
through the boards at second and third
door, and when the house door was reached
ard opened for then, they ran down the
street, through the town, into the country.
Their masters cuiolty being aroused, he
followed them into field, where he saw the
animals scratching and bzrrowing into the
earth With their claws. Directly after there
was a violent earthgea&e shock. Many
houses In the town fell, tho house in which
the cats lived being aasaag che number.
once visited an ola lady who was most o.
voted to eats and kept great number. She
trained them so web as not 20 b q nuisance.
When dinner time came chairs wer. placed
at the table for the cats, and 9 foetnan came
and placed them, tying a BIB around each
cas's neck.
Salmon was served md each cat had a por-
ton. One fine ok fellow could not reach far
enough for a very nice Bit and gently put
up bis paw to bring it into position Tho
4 Nd
"pSke Peter away! He put his paw ON his
piatei"
The man took poor Peters bib off and put
him out Of the room The other creatures
behaved admirably, and after the meal was
over the bibs were removed and they were
dismissed. One msre anecdote showing that
cats possess memory and can act on emergen-
cies with almost diplomatic cunning.
Mrs Archer's tortoisesheil cat had been
punished for helping herself to unprotected
dishes on the kitchen table. One day Mrs
Archer made custard pie and left it to cool
while the meat was served. The pie was
brought in. Its rich, brown surface looked
fine.
With a smile Of contentment Mrs. Archer
prepared to serve it; but horrors! the spoon,
instead Of meeting with an elastic, spongy re-
sistence, went clatterl with an unexpected
thud, to the bottom of the dish.
No custard, no pudding--not even spoon
full left. The skin only concealed vacuity.
One corner was loosened from the side OF the
dish, and under it pussy had adroitly inserted
her tapering little tongue, tasted it, found 1t
good, been very careful not to disturb the
outward appearance, tasted again and fin
ished it-Sen Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Curious Foundry Work.

= curious ard noteworthy Instances .
foundry work is reported. 1t consisted OF
three plates OF cast iron about one-fourth OF
an inch, and seven by five inches In surface,
covering with writing indented in the iron.
The impression on the iron is made by writ
ing on thin paper, pinning the paper In a
mold and then pouring on the iron The
writing thus transferred to the plates when
the iron is cooked is wonderfully clear and
distinct. and is so deeply imprinted as to defy
any attempt at erasure.-New YORK Ieie-
gram.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

Inventive activity is to be noticed in the
rubber world as well as elsewhere. At the
present time there are in process of develop
ment and already before the heads of three
large rubber shoe factories three different
machines for cutting soles at the rate of
&c. 900 pairs day. It is noticeable that one
Of these mechanisrns is the invention of a
woman, who, to use an expression OF her
own, ''has made the building of heavy ma
chinery a special business for many years.
This might sound as an idle boast, but for the
fact that very complicated machine in
paper manufacture, the invention OF this
same feminine genius, is in WIDE use, and has
already netted her many thousand dollars. -
New York Telegram
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

Glycerine is found 10 possess many advan-
tages in tempe.ing steel and cast i-on- The
specific gravity of the glycerins may De
varied between les and l. IS at Is dogs. Cent.
by adding water, according TO the compon
.,on of the steel Toe quantity OF the Siy-
cerine should be from one 70 SIX times greater
than the weight ot the pieces 10 % plunged
into IL. snd rs Temperature may tie vaElei
from Is 6eSs % 30 d>.s- Cent, According a
the hardness Of tae metal The harder the
s;es, 20 b. tempered, the highest should IL
the tslnperata-e Of ne glycsrine New fors
Telegram.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Her Only JeMeiS

In nouiton lives lady who has never been
carried away with the poulps and vanities %
this world. She never wore an Article If
jewelry, piece Of lace nor collar around
her neck, even il the days Of courtshfp
which experience she has passed through
more than ons, having been married twice
Once only Gid She become giddy enough q
wear rihbon. snd that was when she was
tIs5 ulSrri.d. wnen sue adorned herself with
boa & thaf material Hoop skirts snd
bUsti,s have never acaed style 20 her .ppeSr-
ance. h~ only Jewels have hern Of the kind
O. vaich Corue.la b>slsied. She hss fouTisen
4 these. -Ls~isson Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
She Killed q Deer.

The ArooSook lsseJ girh are Away. equal
to an emergency. A young lady ifvmg in the
vicinity OF Nasa-Gis, quite near the woods
where with ANIMALS abound ~as aisse in ste
heuse one aftsrR0oo. when, chRcing 70
glance FROM tke wi.iow. DE- ~ Q large
deer lviEsiu tbs vsri- seoare2tly exhausted
Seizing = large knife. her only weapon. she
s,srtsi fsr see yard, tut being rath.x d0sos-
fal an - slse stgssgsn u tGis veal pom. she e1-
changed u f. tas II, ~sse xoich she lalled
the snDA1 With tks help q . r-rftor is
w.s fezse. ard vhen TOE u~c came for
tsetr upper iis lad eorss s.ssk pEeparee tor
..sr kxssarss
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

TIE late John Gilbert, the actor, in bis will
followed the example Of Booth and Barrett,
and gsve bis theatrical library and v7aiuabie
collection OF old play bills to the Players
club o. New York The library, although
not a large one in numbers, nevertheless con-
prises fairly complete history of the Ameri-
can stage up to date, and contains many
valuable works Of reference.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

Sis Annie Jesness- Miller has the correc:
idea The only way bring aaout dress rs-
.orm 4 20 devise garments that are lnors
graceful and r1ore beautiful t-ar thosa now
IN vogue. The average woman considers Is
her hISf tuty 70 lc's handsome, ana any.
thing that assisss " 6ctraCT> from that end
sets treated accordingly. NJ sensible woman
a. gVing 90 rsSe herself Look h-e a trump
Sslrly for hys'snsc pGr?osSS- Bossen Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

: ronr.,lr,ect Sc. A>>s s-c--:ctt eT- "a
grave Of Adolf Won SchlAgintwsit, the famous
traveller and savant, who in August, 1857,
was murdered by Cinnamon near KascAgAr.
Contra! Asia II Is in the form Of q large
stone pyrasasi. surrounded ~ heavy plsan
iron cross The Russian governnoen. paid
for the monument. AID the Chimes gOvsrn
men. gave the ground.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

The new crown which Emperor William
Of Germany has lately had made for him
weighs three pounds and has frame Of solid
gold The lower rim contains twenty-four
diamonds n large as walnots, from which
rise eight clover leaves, also Of diamonds.
Above this ara eight hoops Of gold studded
with diamonds and pe.ris, and the whole Is
surmounsed by the ''appls Of the empires
large sapphire of euormous value. The
jewels came from the royal treasury.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

William Loofbourow, pearl fsbr 81
Monroe. Wis, sold pearl for $40 which be
had taken from a clam shell ID the Pecaton-
ica- /. weighed 81 4 grains 1t is beauty.
of wine color. spherical in shape, and dressed
on the bottom little This is . bona nde
saIa Loofbourow has one more, Of bzenge-
shape, wine coior, which weighs ~ CO Is
grains 1t IL probably worth $50.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

The area az the unreclairne3 swamp and
marsh land in TIE United States which can b
drained e.sd brought under cultivation Is
equal 90 that Of. 4. the cultivated lands, or
nearly 500 600 ~ ores Much OF this land
could be reclaimed without greet difficulty or
expense, and would make farmland Il graf
wilma
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

Walter Resant, ii. English novelist, wears
Q luxuriant beard tina. covers the greater part
OF DIS face. His features are regular and Be
has splsasid. broad tor>head Hh syestars
large AMI ms whole appearance u that a a
ntaiiec.uaI ussn
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

TIE second daughter Of King Kalakaaa, Of
Hawaiian talands. cUrs. the following
pondereus name: Her royal highness Tbs
Princes victsris- IA ~eSiu-K Aiuiani-Llnahr
OK Saainr:s "a palApe
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
Sarcasm.

preSt.a Pro.sssor ,rs-siiAg IN rr. whe's
- -~rtsc.s 81 hztthin bis nstgh5ors valis-
srt irosyihx "a Ian fsca TIE rack cve5 as
-aSr-I b. vcr par6e1. 10: ~suA yo7
s.iy jsss pas ne cusk iaso snss e.,sszs III
- &c rrss 20 sp<a ny sssr~a Pho
.,.cs Sas.t~
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
No Sail.

'How's that self pushing perambulater
scheme Of yosrsl Make IT gor
Eyes The pernanbulator would go well
enough, but it wouldn't sell At all
well, ths,s because you didn't take nay
advice and knake . sail for it"-HaFpers
Bazar
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

Il SEE sid Aissrno.. '-.sa, 500 persons
.isi firm sa.seg ir- Cream LAST year.
lnziy fAcs d.ssa at r-T sde. Aigy-"hAr
;@ss EaZas
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29

An Unknown Nan Eexs cS 5iuIder h
Himself Put Out Of the Way Sy an Ac-
cident-But Before the Vics C Dies lie
.s,. WIN II Was Thst strack Him.