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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
A WEST INDIAN CITY.
FIRST Impressions Which St. Pierre Makes
ON the Tourist.

FIRST Impressions Which St. Pierre Makes
on the Tourist.
When you find yourself for the first time,
1pon some unshadowed day, in the delightful
West Indian city Of st. Pierre-supposing
that ycu own the sense of poetry, the recol-
lections Of a student-there Is apt to steal
upon your fancy an impression Of having
seen it all before, ever 30 long ago, you
cannot tell where. The sensation of some
happy dream you cannot wholly recall might
be compared to this feeling.
In the simplicity and solidity of the quaint
architecture, in the eccentricity of bright,
narrow streets, oil agiow with warm color
ing; in the tints of roof and wall Anticipated
by streakings and patchings Of mold greens
and eTays; in the startling absence of window
sashes, glass, gas lamps and chimneys; Ia the
blossom tenderness OF the blue heaven, the
Eplendor of tropic light and the warmth of the
ropic wind--you will find less the impression
Of scene Of today than sensation Of sone-
thing that was and Is not. Slowly this feel
Ing strengthens with your pleasure in the
colorific radiance of costume; tho semi nudity
Of passing figures; the puissant shapeliness
Of torsoes ruddily swart like statue metal;
The rounded outline Of limbs yellow as tropic
fruit; the grace Of attitudes; the unconscious
harmony Of groupings. the gathering and
folding and falling Of Light robes that o~cil-
late with swaying OF free forms; the scuipt-
ured symmetry Of unshod feet. You look up
and down the lemon tinted streets-down 20
the dazzling azure brightness Of meeting sky
and sea; up 20 the perpetual verdUre Of
mountain understanding az the mellow
ness of tones, the sharpness of lines in the
light, the dhphaneity Of colOred shadows,
always asking memory, "When-wherc did /
see ell this long a9of'
Then, perhaps, your gaze IS suddenly rivet-
ed by the vast and solemn beauty Of tee
verdant violet shaded mass OF the dead
volcano, high towering above tho town, Wis
ible from all its ways, and umbraged E1ay
be, with thinnest curliugs of cloud, like spec
tiers Of It's ancient smoking 70 heaven. And
all at once the secret Of your dream e re-
vealed, with the rising OF many luminous
memory-dreaIns Of the idylists, flowers Of
old Sicihan song, fancies Imned upon Pom
peiisn walls. For a moment the illusion Is
delicious; you comprehend a. never before
the charm OF a vanished world, tbe antique
life, the story Of terra cottas and craven
stones and gracious things exhulDed; even
the Sun is not Of today, but Of twenty c-n-
turies gone; thus, and under g1ch a light,
walked the woman q the elder world
Too soon tie Naturalization Is broken b.
modern sounds, di@apate by modern sgats-
rough trolling Of sailors desce1ting 70 their
boats, the heavy boom q packets signal
gun-tbs paslag q an American buggy.
Instantly Jou become aware tia. tho nse.o-
dioJs tongue spoken hy ths passing thro1g II
neither Hellenic nor Roman: c-ly fhs bean
titul childish speech Of Preach siaves-Har-
per's Magazine.
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PodoScsuhy.

The sporting column of The Paris Figaro
wakes enthusiastic over the podoscaph.
France has not, generally speaking, much to
teach Is in the way Of aqpatics; and yet,
though the word has found its way into re-
cent English dictionaries, it is impossible TO
feel warranted IN assuming that the rodo-
scaph is auateer OF common kaowledSe For
the benefit Of the ignorant, then, a podo-
scaph, as described by II Adrean Marx, is
fat board, Just big enough for single ad-
ventuTer, nailed upon a pair Of small skiffs;
q minute raft upon which any one who has
the knack Of ssf balance may voyage I'D ana
down rivers and along canals, either crouch
ing, kneeling or standing. If the wind be
well behind him, he may open a. umbrella.
and is then carried along az the rate q s.eaul-
Nor do these things exhaust the podoscanhs
sdvantsgeS A trisad Of Il. Marx, % we are
assured, harnessed 60 his pcdoscaph team
Of twenty ducks. who Tot oaly materially
lessened his lsoor, b. supplied him with
roGE duck for supper Whenever. b his river
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
Southern Negro Superstitions.

Women in the north have trouble enough
over the servant girl question, but their ways
are paths of pleasantness compared with
those of southern women-except that the
southern woman is less disturbed over the
more serious situation When Virginia wo-
man wants to change girls she is compelled to
60 at least three days without any help ct all.
The kitchen help is black, Of course, and su-
perstitious. No colored girl will go into
house until three days after the retiring help
has vanished, for fear of being "tricked"-in
other words, hoodooed, placed under spell
by the dismissed help. Whatever the colored
person doesn't understand he fears. He is
full of superstitions, believes in good luck
from the rabbit foot when in his own posses
sion and in bad luck when it is put on him. "
Not long ago large number Of negroes were
on Virginia railroad platform waiting for
train to take them to @ picnic ground. A
Boston drummer, with face as serious as a
parsons, took piece of chalk and a rabbit
foot and in the most business like way began
to make crosses on the backs of the negroes
and touch them with the rabbit foot. The
crowd broke for the woods in a panic and
there was no picnic that day.-Milwaukee
Sentinel
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A Rural sfembe

A new member Of cougrces for ono Of the
rural districts Of Michigan was ambitious 70
distinguish h!HlsoR by bis ora.ory, and 40
cOrdingly watched for a faverabis opportu-
nifty. At length 10 occasion presented itself.
A motion was made la the hcuss for enforcing
the execution Of sonne ratute wtercupon tbs
orator IL embryo rosa solefn1ly up. aud after
giving TREE ioad hens, spoke as follows:
"Ir. Speaker: Have re lava, Or have VIC not
lawsi II VIC have not lava, and they arr not
Observed, TO what erd are those laws nader
80 saying. Ee sat down. nis chest nsavinx high
z1th conscious Consequence. Instantly Goa, ths
clown Of the house. with twir.kss n hA eye.
rose and delivered hh thQuyAr IN thes~ words:
Mr.. Speaker; Dd the honorable gsutisuaa
who spose Last speak 70 tbe pzrpo-~. or Dot
speak 70 The pUTo@ei II be id not sysak 70
the purpose, % what purpose did he syeakfs
That particular orator never troubled us
house hsain--San PrAacisoo Argonaut
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The Man with the Escaping Tresses.

"Sir," said a man in Washington square,
with lock Of his hair protruding through a
hole in his hat, cant you do something for
me this mornin'f'
"Guess not" answered the gentleman ap-
preached.
"Just little" pleaded the man with the
escaping tresses. II wasn't always as low as
this-I was ct the top of the ladder right here
in this town once"
SIS that sos'
'Yessir, right on the top round, but look
at me now"
well, there's quarter to get some break
fast. So you were at the top Of the ladder at
one timer
''Yes, sir, went up an stole this here coat
I've got on while the bricklayer was away to
his dinner. Wouldn't do it again fer two
coats-it's too blamed hard work climbin'
these ERE ladders. Good-by-hope we may
meet again. New York Tribune.
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-During the week
ending July - there has been an excess of
rain along the Atlantic coast from Maine
to South Carolina and over the cotton re-
gion from the Atlantic coast westward to
northern Texas. More rain than usual
also occurred in southern Dakota and over
the greater portion of Nebraska, Kansas
and Colorado. In the principal corn states
of the central valleys and also the spring
wheat region of Minnesota and Dakota
the rainfall for the week was less than
usual but generally amounted TO about
one-half inch.
The rainfall for the season over the gulf
states and thence northward to the lake
region indicates an excess of moisture for
the season.
The weather during the week was de-
cidedly favorable for crops in the spring
wheat region Of Minnesota and Dakota
where a good harvest is in progress.
Throughout the northern states of the CEN
trail valleys, extending from Ohio west
ward TO Nebraska and Kansas. the wealth
er was favorable for corn, which is re-
ported as excellent and growing finely.
The harvesting of winter wheat, grass and
oats was interrupted IS rains and the
weather in many localities was too wet for
their fhreS hing
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28

Senator Spencer had an exoeuent record
for sh-swensz II tie army. ii nsaerasioa
Of II YVES found IN hts eordoc. whsn psaes-d Ia
a critical poc..co d-r.ag tie rnueA IL sher-
MAI 70 tie "a During tea, fa--sox1s march
ne commanded a brigade q ca<al-y IA to
divisaon 0. {Eason Fitzpatrick n $50 sz.an-
ncr, how II IL unnecessary D. expi&t3, -sts
command q Col ESencer bsczuss sepa-z.ed
from tie rest of tAe d3Tlxsor, AID Ger
Wbecle<. who vas eo6eavc-iaS e CT. q
par. 81 the Ys3eTsl forces, carse between
him ard his frseodx There rss . ve-y rrurg
prospect tAas IL word YES 70. eorrsy~. 60
klpst-lck q tie ooocitsos q Affairs tts srs-
tire Command & Co. speoosr -ozii ts rs&5s
r<lsozers * wG-
Il ttAs szazs-ry Cot Spe1csr oooosfTs3
r@an q escape. IA IL kspps-s4 there lad
bssr, ztortsy before TIA. tt-zs. can.t.gss "a.
r>gard By Cozfs4erEts t,coFs q the ezstoza
q var .hsch s-ssds Fs8ersi scs1ssr, wEec
ezpszrss. prssooe- q wA-. entitled 70 sx-
css4zc. 4 rzszt<< u re3erzl rSssoessx lad
beer seized sot e-EnS Up - trees h 4zrs-
gard e AZ Es<ss of -s- Cal Sp~1ce- sc,
d5-A,zz q Gen. Tlsee,sv szs.,-.- 81 Il
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
Figures About Red Men.

The Indian agencies are sixty-one in num-
ber
The number Of houses occupied by Indians
is 81 ,232
The estimated number of Indians in Alaska
is 10000
The number of Indians living on and cult
waiting lands is 9,612.
The total Indian population of the United
States is 247, ISL.
Tho number of Indian church members in
the United States is q, G63.
There are ten Indian training schools in
different parts Of the Union.
The number of Indians in tho United States
who wear citizens dress is 81 GIL
The number of Indians in the United States
who can read English is but %, 495.
The number of Indians in the United States
who can read Indian languages is 10.027.-
st. Paul Globe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
How Women swim.

The majority d the fair prpils swfHp With
tSair erras only, end- n they do k5ek, .bs
force q their Stocktngd soi>s Ia los. on u.
sts. sIaSesd II dr.~1ks shs Iezsu2 under
the body As good E1als s~iuusr DOR. the
fszairdns pull beads st,s leg a Tho knee. 20
Tat De lo-sr parts a tin lisBhs riss er.os-
fully above fss rzrtscs Of tie wa,>r q: every
stroke and then droe back With ssad, a. Il
part al the ros< u Ia ba.h bes.s hAd sassen
"a Tia Gee: Of "a fnnovs.io1 iz rDo<s er-
hi.ars:sts, especially % The 6b1sssrs...i
spec,4:ers L. rrVpor-.on % sAsty SO ~orr.
have keAvass be11s ss1 s-zsalle- hsas1 tssa
E1ss, and - irrz power haA nnea % do vf.A
O swtrzrssss e1oTxs-y . WOMAN eAs . seu6-
eo-y In tie ~aser 70 ptch Ls41 dova.srd
TAs o0rfOr-aAssoa q t>r body, TOO, hesps ,i.is
aapsea~zns te-<sacy, - tAAs ~b-n N agra,
vsse, tie trozh.s b. kSk1nx hw hsrL ozss II
The vkz1x sbs loqo T.. . 4scx 1i-spx feur
s,asnA-Ss~ Ys-i Tslxrza
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
Venetian Dandies.

One thing in particular about the modern
Venetian handles perplexes me. Why, in the
name Of proportion, do they wear such alb
surdly large boots, and with toes ending in
an upward curve like the PROV of the gon-
dolaa Heaven knows their coats are i'll
fitting enough, but that is relatively minor
defect. They seem to borrow the prints of
their fashion books from two or three con-
tinents. For, while their collars are high
and obnoxious, and their boots suggestive of
China or Japan, they cut their hair as close
as the French or New Yorker. 1t is in
deed q fearfully comic sight to see young
Venetian nobleman on parade leading a
bulldog or shorn poodle by string, snok-
ing long cigar called Virginia, and twirl
fingers of his left hand
This. however, must be said in praise of
him, that, thus weighted with personal cares,
he yet contrives to acknowledge a hundred
salutations in an hour with due elaborate
ness and dexterity. Nor is the Venetian lady
of our day moro contenting than the man.
Not one feminine face in fifty delays pass
ing stranger. Their gait, too, is mincing and
self conscious, as if they still had a touch of
the discomfort their grandams must have
Ielt When thcy wore DeeIS Twelve inches nigh
to their boots, and could not move without
brace of crutches One looks to find in them,
as a common and bewitching characteristic,
that light red golden hair which is currently
called Venetian, and which Titan gives his
BELLA" in the Pitt Gallery. 1t is, in fact,
rarer in Venice than in London, and much
rarer than In the United States. Indeed as
the earlier Venetians gained the fame of it
by artificial means, it is but natural that,
unless they continued topractice these means,
they should fail to confirm their ancient
eputation.-Cornhil Magazine
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
FIRST PlGMY-ANON A GIANT.

We are too apt to regard small all
ment much as we would some pigmy. IN
pleasant of aspect and prankish indeed,
but incapable Of serious mischief. We
ignore the fact that it grows prodigiously,
strengthens in proportion, and begets evil
progeny. A fit of indigestion, slight
bilious attack, sensations of unrest and
languor when the system should have
been braced by recent sleep, tnaccouhtable
nervousness, inactivity Of the kidneys or
bladder-what are these but the precur-
sOrs Of obstinate and serious bodily dis
turbance? In either of the above emer-
gencies, common sense and experience
unite in indicating Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters as the best preventive. Particu-
larlp should its use be prompt when the
languor, yawning, chilliness down the
back, and feverishness that precede ma
larial attack, manifest themselves. Incip-
lent rheumatism grows apace. Don't
neglect it. So with constipation and de-
billty.
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BRUTALLY WHIPPED BY WHITE
CAPS

MARION, Ind, July 27.-About mid
night brutal outrage was perpetrated by
about half dozen men upon Mrs. A.
Smithstreet and her daughter Clara. The
two women live alone ten miles east OF
Marion, in secluded neighborhood. At
the hour stated they were aroused, taken
out and after being stripped to the waist
were whipped with beech gads until the
blood ran. They were then released and
warned that severer treatment was in
store for them if they did not cease talk
ing about the neighbors. The regulators
were all masked and unknown. 1t is
alleged the women whipped were given to
gossip, but the brutal manner of their
punishment is denounced on all hands.
Officers will make determined effort to
d. scover the authors of the outrage and
deal with them as they deserve.
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Another Lot Of ParaSOlS.
The ARCADE

truce and q conference on the subject OF this
lawlessness, saying that retaliation La deeds
Of like character might BE- expected Of Federal
troops unless some action was taken by the
Federal and Confederate comnanderx. To
this dispatch he signed the name OF Gen
Sherman.
Gen. Wheeler agreed 10 the flag Of truce
and conference. Some OF the officers Of
Col Spencer's brigade were dressed up as
general officers and sent out 90 meet the Off
GERS detailed by Gan. Wheeler. BY this de-
vice Col Spsnoer held Gen. Wheeler and bis
troops two days, or until be had time 70 com
municate with Fitzpatrick, who arranged %
relieve him, and eventually got him out Of
the pernous podtion In which he and III,
troops were placed Gen. Sherman, wheE
told Of the trick, laughed very heartily, and
be has frequently spoken OF it since rs one Of
tho cleverest that he knew during his war
e1perience.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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WHIPPED Brutal WOMAN.

MEXICO, Mo-, July 27.-Deputy Consta-
BILE Neale, of Sailing township, this county,
brough Mrs. Asberry to this city this af-
teInoon and placed her in Jail. She was
placed there for 100 days for the brutal
whipping of 7-year-old orphan, Lille
Patton. The girls condition is serious
and she may die. Her flesh is raw in many
places and a skull injury is feared.
Mrs. Asberry used a churn dasher, a
leather strap and broom handle in the
beating. The child's right hip, three or
four inches square. is stripped of skin.
Lynching was talked of, but the woman
is now safely Jailed.
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AN OLD LOVE LETTER.

Forgotten long. and thrust away
In IN old srahk, found, today.
"A yellow letter.
The ink was faded dim with time,
Simple the words, yet poets rhyme
Ne'er spoke love better
How quaint the old world phrases soundi
And yet, fancy some one found
Them swees and tender;
And blushing as she read them Ger
For maidens sometimes blushed Of yore-
Thought Of the sender.
Oh, maiden fair, and lover true,
Long since the grass grew over you,
But this fond greeting
Eas lasted through the lapse Of years,
With all their varying hopes and fears
And passions feeting.
Again gently lay it by,
And ponder with passing sigh.
Though time may sever
True hearts, sweet memories and love.
All other memories above
Win live forever. brakes Magazine
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28

The weight and buk Of the gold ard silver
coin now held b. the United States treasury
forms the subject Of inquiry By q correspond
ent Of a mathematical turn Of mind, and be
finds that ths weight Of the gold Is COL to1zs
Of 2,ooo pounds and the silver 5000 tors
Packing j, siung the highway as cordwood Is
packed, TIE gold would make bz-ricaas 4
fee. high. fee. .h.ck for distance Ct 3Ss
feet. and tee silver, IL similarly packed, would
ex1sod T. 24S feet, Or avs<iKths Of a rzile. II
packed IN carts. soo 10 each cart, the proces-
sion would De naarsy So miles, long, Of which
distance TIE gold tearing carts would cover
90 miles ard tie silver fraction over 503
miles.-New YORK Telegram
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NEGRO TAKEN FROM HIS BED AND
XII Ed.

WOLFE CITY, Tex, July 27.-Last night
unknown persons went to the tent Of
George Lindley, colored, dragged him from
his bed while he was asleep, carried him
half mile east of town and
killed him The persons who COM
mitted the crime are unknown and the
cause is a mystery, as he has never been &C
cused Of anything more than gambling.
The man who was sleeping with him was
not awakened until they had got Lindley
out of the tent. The only words ne heard
spoken was when Lindley told them to go
away and let him alone, as he had done
nothing. Officers are at work Investigate
ing.
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ThE DAKOTA DIVISION.

BISMARCK, y. D., July e7.-The joint
commission reached an agreement this
evening by which South Dakota pays
North Dakota So, 900 in full of all accounts
for excess of appropriation from the gen
eral funds and as relief from the liability
for tax paid on erroneous assessments of
the Northern Pacific railway lands and in
consideration of several minor differences
The territorial library goes TO south Da-
kota, she having made the highest bid,
s., 900. Each state takes the public insti-
buttons located therein and assumes the
bonded Indebtedness on the same.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, July
27-The highest temperature was 500
the lowest CO, and the mean 500; with
partly cloudy weather, and slightly lower
barometer.
Last year on July q, the highest tenn
perature was go, the lowest 72o, and the
mean $50.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c..
July %, p. m.-Forecast for twenty-four
hours:
For Kansas-Fair, much cooler; north
westerly winds.
For Missouri-Fair, cooler; northwest
erly winds
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NO FEVER THERE,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 27.-Mr. S. II.
Pierce, of the bureau of animal industry
at Washington, has been in the city for
several days investigating rumors of Texas
fever among cattle in the stock yards here
He concluded his labors TO-DAY, finding the
rumors to be without any foundation.
The national and state sanitary laws which
apply to stock yards have been, the inspec-
tor says, rigidlY enforced. There is no
danger, he adds, OF cattle contracting any
infectious disease at Kansas City.
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ghe dahita Daily EaoIe: Sunday Wornmg gulY e. 1899

GENTLY provided-A very practical adapta-
ton Of the fancy Of Cleopatra and the late
king Of Bavaria for being drawn about by
swans Il seems that n Marks podor
scapher that also d an Engiish dictionary
word, having started with twenty ducks,
came home with them ell inside him, which
shows what healthy pastime podoscaphy
must be.-London Globe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
WEST STEPS DOWN.

CHICAGO, July flames j. West, who
has had control of the Chicago Times for
eighteen months, retires today from the
management of that journal. The cap
ton "By James j. West" which during
that period has stood at the head Of the
great paper founded by Mr.. Story, will be-
supplauted tomorrow by the words 'By
the Chicago Times company" Mr.. H. A.
Hinskamp of keokuk, Ia, is president of
the company.
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fancy and Fact.

An Irishnan, waxing eloquent upon the
glories Of the old country, declared that a
certain noblenan's palace, not far from where
he used to live, had three hundred and
twfnty- five winders, one winder for livery
day in tho year"
Another man. who was always complain
ing of the hard work he had TO do, broke out
one day: "Weu, now, l wish ! was boms
again in nc fathers foine old castle"
Your fathers f0ire cid castle, is itF' said
one Of his companions ''Sure and it was a
foine old castle and no mistake. Ye could
stand on the roof Of yer fathers castle, put
yer hand down the chimney and open tbe
front door. n-Philadelpaiz Press
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CHICAGO FAIRLY FLOODED.

CHICAGO, July 27.-One of the heaviest
rains ever known in this section of the
country did thousands of dollars worth of
damage in this city tonight. The rain be-
gan at G:30 and continued in binding
sheets until Up. M The violence of the
wind at times almost reached the fury of a
tornado. In two and one-fourth hours
there was rainfall of l. II inches Base
ments and cellars were flooded all over the
city, some to depth of three or four feet.
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KILLED BY HIS WIFE.

CLEBURNE, Tex, July 27.-Tom Hart
was killed by his wife last night, ten miles
south of Cleburne. Hart was beating one
of his children. His wife demonstrated,
and upon his refusing to desist she threw
the fernoraI artery and Hart bled to death.