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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

The Chicago Herald presents a series of
pictures, reduced from photographs, depict
ing actual scenes in one of the greatest ag
gregations ever exhibited beneath canvas.
Their accuracy will not be questioned by
those who have visited the circus recently.
Reference is made TO the spirited drawing of
"La Tascot, the Human Fly, in her daring
act of diving into a net The artist has evil
IDENTIFY made mistake in his perspective, for
as the picture is drawn the suggestion that
the stakes are too short forces itself on all
who make critical analysis of this spirited
sketch. The LA Tascot" on the bill boards
is a far prettier female, but her face lacks
the decision and character portrayed in the
original Many are disappointed that the
dive is not made head first, as per advertise
ment, but this feeling soon passes away.
The artist has shown Signeor Kelly in the
star act of the evening. Signeor Kelly is the
champion "bear-buck" rider of the world.
Those not acquainted with the dangers which
surround the life of a circus performer may
fail to properly appreciate the risk taken by
Signeor Kelly in the feat undertaken by him
as shown in the sketch. There is chance
that the upright so firmly grasped by the
rider may break or pull out. What would
become of the unfortunate man2 He would
be dashed to the sawdust track Then, again,
the horse might drop dead. Those not in tn
business have no right to criticise, but it is
hard to keep out Of ones mind the recollec-
ton of a scene shown on the bill boards,
where flying horse dashes around the great
ring, carrying on his back graceful rider,
whose toes seem hardly to touch the gallop-
ing steed
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

ACT
lie could have given valuable pointers about
the proper proportions of the various ami
mails, and would have added to the collection
beasts and birds and reptiles which could now
be used TO advantage.
The circus artist is 4 wonderful man, with
phenomenal size of imagination and su.
preme contempt for facts. He looks with
disdaln upon the modern realistic school Of
art. De has no use for realism. The circus
artist probably knows his business. For
many many years he has been drawing pic
lures of elephants forty feet high tramping
their way majestically through scenes Of
Oriental splendor. Five generations have
stood with glaring eyes and open mouths be
fore these great works of the lithographer's
art. They have patronized each succeeding
circus, and swallowed the rising lump OF dis
appointment occaSioned by the discovery
that the seventy-five foot giraffe could stani
erect in a seven foot cage One hundred
years from now it will be the same
No man looks at the bill boards after the
circus has left town. AS he passes by be
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

Griggs-What is the matter between you
and Digest thought you used to be sworn
friends
Eiggs-So we were once, but that is over
now.
Griggs-Why, what separated youl
Biggs-He made me a present of a fountain
pen.-Somerville journal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

This Ia 3 lag one, Aint i.F4 And Liza
I+ysAr-o.d Wsyao~ girl who was helFAax
tro negroes 20 modify" srrs&-n fer nxsirsg
purposes bed up ths izsgss: AID ugssess look-
Ing mccain ever see1 II Georgia TEs De-
g-oes were knrrlssd 70 see tee rectsSe co.l
around tee E.ils z1z' sr-a ard drsss !ss
fzngs again and aga.s Ia tsr hs1d Iss
ch3d oaiJ laaxnsd The resToes e-aliy
killed .As sake. PIT lai and icksooo q ii,s
woce1s, AID the girl wsa az r2gs. .-saTs az
nah Serz
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

''ShAll give your lore 20 your sothwT'
He said 20 the maid Of ;hree,
For her mother bad gone 20 = country.
Where presently he should be.
What calm Ia The eyes Of azure.
wha. snow on the innocent brow.
How sweet was tha, VOICE II slow Tsuzsc---
NY mother has nay lore now
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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04
The ROSE CHAIR CUSHION.

This cushion is in soft silk Of any artistic
coloring, and is finished at the center with
handsome ribbon 10 match It is about six
teen inches in diameter, is stuffed with down
and Is intended 10 be attached to the back OF
G chair or to &. cozly into the corner Of Big
Easy chair or sec1ee.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04
A Dainty and Pretty Cushion.

There is at present q charming fashion Of
shaping various articles of fancy work as
much as possible in the form Of flowers
There are camellia pin cushions and pansy
and daisy pen wipers, and now comes the
dainty rose chair cushion shown in the cut.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

The Numerals as Originally Written.
An Iowa genius has devised a theory re-
garding the manner in which tho numerals
now used were originally written. This tho
ory he submitted first TO the readers OF Chi
cago News, as carrying conclusive evidence
With IL
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

A storekeeper had mouse once in his store
that could sing. He used .s hear him sing
ing behind the boxes and things And Qua
day be saw him on top Of vinegar barrel
He was sitting up Just like this mouse In the
picture, and singing like anything, and beat
Ing time with his fore paws
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

sIGNoR KELLY, THE BEAR-BUCK RIDER
There is no use in kicking because the man
who was advertised to turn thirteen times
over twelve large elephants simply jumps off
of springboard and turns somersault over
one solitary, melancholy pachyderm with a
far away look in his Off eye Not half of the
people in the vast audience would dare to per-
form that act.
But in spite of all these petty disappoint
ments it is everlasting fun to see the circus.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04
A Chinese Derrick.

The complicated arrangement of beams,
cords and knots represented in the accompa-
nying Illustration is from a drawing made
by Chinese artist for La Nature, and
shows how the Chinese manage to lift the
large stones used in building. This primi-
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04
THE CIRCUS.

What the Bill Boards Display-The Truth
About 1t.
The man who designs the works of art
that decorate the bill boards throughout the
United States at this season of the year
should have been consulted before the first
menagerie was made to order for Adam and
Eve and turned loose in the garden of Eden.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04


Never before were the arrangements for
foreigners so complete or satisfactory. Be
you black or white, red, brown or yellow,
from the tropics or the hyperborean regions,
Aryan, Malay or Monaghan, you find your
own people in pleasant situations, with res
taurant theatre and social life as at home.
And if you have the intelligent curiosity Of
the American, you can study all these other
people as they are at their homes, take your
ease in your inn at moderate cost and enjoy
a mild reflection from the halo Of glory that
now envelops Buffalo Bill. OF course, the
American minister, Whitelaw Reid, Is casu-
ally mentioned in the official gazettes, and If
you get into trouble you must apply to him,
but for real distinction you must proclaim
that you are countryman Of Buffalo Bill
WONDERS OF THE EXPOSITION.
Of the wonders of the exposition the Eiffel
tower is Of course most prominent, while the
halls devoted to fine arts and delicate fabrics
Will repay the longest study; but the real
show is the people And they all seen to
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04
GORGEOUS PARIS.
The Present Exposition Sur.
passes Ali Previous Shows.
FRENCHMEN ARE FOND OF FUN.

Tho Result Is . Good Time for Every
body-Some Features of the Big Show.
full "Street of Cairo'-At Night
The story goes that former king Of
France was accustomed at certain hour
every afternoon-when he had ordered head
or two chopped of, sent a few folks to the
Bastils and transacted other necessary busi-
ct moi, ne Susie pas lie roll" which may be
freely translated, The king win have his
little joke, and amt the kingP
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

IN TIE EGYPTIAN CAFE
worlds fair in London and recall the fact
that it was soon followed by seven Of the
most bloody wars in history.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-04

have caught the Partisan
spirit. The tall and solemn
Arab is actually seen TO grin
at sight of a fat English
woman, the giant Patago-
nian tips a sly glance at
the little Swiss maiden, and
the slant eyed Chinaman has
been caught flirting with
the Creole damsel from
Guadaloupe. Visitors have
grown deeply interested in
what seems a genuine love
affair between a mild Hin
doc in that nations bazar and
a blue eyed Swedish flower
girl, and one OF Buffalo Bul's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
l.laln Talk In England.

Tie report of the parliamentary committee
on royal gra1ts yas called upin tile house of
commons Rt. Hon. W. II. Smith, the gov.
erDmcnt leader. was questioned as to the
amount OF the queens savings. He declined
to GnsYer the question and moved that the
report Of tho committee be adopted, and
said if they examined tbs system of other
civilized countries they would fId that the
English system was the most economical,
giving Invaluable stability while obtaining
the respect Of all Epglish-speaking people.
Mr.. I.abouclere moved the adoption Of his
substitute of the committees report, dcclar.
ing that the sums given the royal family
nro already amply sufficient. and
that if further supplies are needed they ought
to he provided through retrenchment in the
expenses in the royal household and not
by fsesk demands upon the taxpayers. He
ridiculed Mr.. ssaith's assertion Of economy
in the English aysfsm. sailing attention to
the tact that while the presideDt 1f the Unit
ed States receives only $50 600 annual,
tie queen and her family receive 90, 500, ,OOU,
He su;d the time had come to deal finally
with grants to rnyalty. The supporters Of
the amendment were determined 10 oppose
ul family. The extreme limit of the nations
grants ought to be the children of the sover-
eigD II was impossible for the country to
submit to ti.s Lyrden Of al indefinite num-
ber of grand children:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
nGyal Grants.

LONDON, July .2 in the house of com-
mons to-day Right Hon. W. H. Smith, the
government ha!cr, laid On lii. table the re-
port OF the comlnttc. on ioya! giants The
report recommends that the sum OF so, ,OCO
be added to the q,Alterly allowance II tie
prince Of Wales. The report maintains the
right OF til. queen 10 ask parliu,nc cmt to maxi,
further provision for her gra,dcllil,,rc n
Tho debate ON tho report wus lost
pened until Thursday. The report
advises TINT ut the proper time
q law be passed provi,l'ns that futnle SOW.
ereigns shall hive no claim TO- parli:,nenta, y
provision for Their grandchildren. Mr.. Glad
stone, although he ce,surcd the COVE n,lnnt
for its attitude, voted with the majority of
the committee on royal gruns Mr. La.
bouchere. III the dCMte on the grant 10 Pr.n-
cess Louise on She occasion uf her marriage
TO th. carl OF Fife. moved the rejection Of
the report Of the committee, and 10 suEsti
tue therefor an address to the queen rec:t-
Ing among other things that the sums al
rea,lv voted by parliament To the royal fam
i!y should he ump!v sufficient for ali their
prop r purposes. aud Il a. il further supplies
are needed they ought TO be- provided through
retrenchment III the expenses Of the ioynl
tamily, not by fresh dclnAnGs upon the tax.
puyeca
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
The Human Fanilv.

The human family living to-day
consists Of about /, ,45O, ,OcO. .OOO individ-
uals In Asia, where man was first
planted. there are now about 800. .O00,-
200. on IN average l20 to the square
mile. In Europe there are 32O. OOU. 900.
averaging 100 to the square mile. In
Africa there are 100000, ,OOG. In
America; North and South, there are
ll0. 900, 900, relatively thinly scattered
and recent. In the islands. large and
small. probably lo.OOO,OoO. The ex-
tremes Of the white and black are as
five 10 three, the remaining 00,0O0.-
OOO intermediate brown and tawny.
or the race 100000, OOO are clothed.
that is wear garments of some kind
aud live in houses partly furnished
with the appointments Of civilization;
7O0,0OO,t0O arc sc,ni-clothcd, living in
huts and caves with no furnishings;
50.OO0.OO0. arc practically naked.
having nothing that eau b. called IL
home. arc barbarious and savage. The
range is from the topmost round-the
An.lo-SaXon civilization. which is the
highest known-down to nalscd
savagcry. The portion of the race
lying below the limo OF human con-
dition is ut the very least three-fifths
Of the whole, Or 100000, ,O0O.-Ex.
chnuun
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
Casualties,

James Mahoney and Robert Fisher were
run down and killed by train on the Wilkes
barre pier nenr Providence X. /.
The wax refining department of the Tide.
winter Oil company's establishment Mt Con-
stable Hook, N. j., was burned, causing q
loss of $50, 900.
one Thousand persons were rendered home
less by fire in the tow: of Paks. Blk were
burned to death. The damage to property
amounts to s25O,00O.
Scott nnd Charles Hosicr, boys, were
drowned while bathing near Anderson, Ind.
While attep,ing to recover the bodies Ste-
Pilen Bilby was also drowned.
The st. Cloud hotel was destroyed by fire
Mt Mcsdville, Pa. The guests escaped with
out injury, but several servants and fire.
man were probubly fatally injured.
Ason ofMr. wadlinger, u prominent busi-
ness man of fMahanoy City, Pa, was instantly
Killed and two other boys frightfully injured
by buggy in which they were riding being
struck by train.
At Harmony, Po., Miss Mana Oppenheimer
was instantly killed, Miss Amanda Klee
fatally injured. and Misses Womser and
F!oenheim badly hurt by their carriage
being struck by train. Their parents are
wealthy residents of Pittsburg.
Ayoung son IA. Prondzinski, aged six
years, met his death by most remarkable
accident ut Winona, MINI. lie and his elder
brother had been out gathering driftwood.
While returning home. the little fellow was
running and tripped, falling and striking up.
on u rairoad pin, which pierced the center
to the ground. His twelve year old brother,
who was with him, picked him up immediate.
ly and dumping off the wood placed the lit
tie fellow on the whcc!barrow and hurried
home with him as fast MS possible, but lie
was too late. for the boy breuthcd his last
just as they reached the house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
People in Print.

Several persons Mt Concy Islnnd who knew
Prof. Hogan, the missing acronunt, sny they
saw the professor on the island.
chariemagne Tower died Of paralysis at
his summer residence Mt Waterville, N. V,
aged eighty-Onc years. He leaves four
daughters and u son.
Tie son of Marshall II. Twirhell, the United
States consul Mt Kingston, Ont, has been
arrested for breaking into the house of u
Mrs Murtn. He is thought to be insane.
George W. Childs has received from Col.
Fred Grant. minister to Austria, contri.
tuition OF ~ from the people of Carlsbad,
$4O from himself for the Johnstown suffer-
ers.
Lieut. Gov. Me;keljohn witnessed. the
drowning Of an intimate friend ut Fullerton,
Ncb., and narrowly escaped reaching his futc
in attempting to rescue him. The licuten-
ant governor was in Cedar river with IL well
known stockman named W. H. Patton, when
the latter got beyond his depth and called
for lulp. The lieutenant governor hurried
to his assistance. when the drowning man
seized him and thoy snnk together. Mr..
Mellieliohn. utter n desperate struggle,
freed himself, and, renching the shore, called
for help. When help arrived Patton had
sunk for the last time.
Miss O'HalIoran, who cloped with or waa
abducted by the American artist Hitchcock
i'll France about two months ago and who
was afterward rescued from his clutches, ia
known to have arrived in this country with.
in n few days, and it is said that she at once
went to some friends in Brooklyn, at whose
house she had formerly been IL welcome guest.
Her wnrmest friends in brooklyn prior to
her escnpnde werc the fnmily of Patrick
ODoughrrty, merchant Ills ron and
junior partner, Frunk ODoughcrty, is said
10 have corresponded with Miss O'Halloran
while she was nbronj. and reporter called
ut MIR O'Dougherty's house. but found lie was
Iot at home. Father O'Dougberty. IL broth
s.o Frank. is II priest attached to the
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION III Brooklyn
lie kllew nothing whatever about the un.
;iappy young woman, notwithstanding that
n rumor found aomc currency that SHE had
determined to entet n nunncry. The fact IL
Mlcgraplled from st. paul that Dennis
D'Hnlloran, the fathcr oftle girl. knew oi
iler presence in Brooklyn but refused to give
fler uddrees 10 any one.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
An Inc:ed,ble storv.

A gentleman who has recently re.
turned from quite a long trip through
the "Land Of the Aztecs" has been CIV
ing some interesting details of his ex-
pcriences to his friends. Among other
things he said that when he was In the
City OF Mexico he was shown through
some ancient buildings, converts and
jsils that wore erected by the Span
iards several centuries ago. In the
wall Of these ancient cdillces he saw a
small opening. so he naturally inquired
OF his Mexican guide what purpose IL
served. He WA told that it was one of
those buildings in which criminals
were walled up alive. but what was
the use OF the hole in the wall?" he
asked. "Well. senor." replied the
guide, "as long RS the prisoner lived
his food was handed To him on plate,
and lie handed back the empty plate
through tho hole. but when the prison.
oner handed back tho plate with tho
food on it untouched, then the jailor
knew that he was dead already. aud
dida't give him any more.-Texss
Siftings.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
The World Of Criminals.

An unknown woman placed her o-weeks-
old baby on therailroal track at Cincinpa atj
but it was found in time to prevent it's
death.
Cora Brinsinhoffen, nged thirteen years,
run away from home Mt Howard City, Kan,
and nn being caught by ler father fatally
shot heiaef
Joseph Howell, charged with causing the
death of his palnmour, Mairda Hail. by
abortion. nnd then killing and burning her
four children, is on triul nt 1.inneus, No.
John Rose one of the l,ost prominent
citizens ofPowell county, ky., Was issassn-
ate.l at Clay City. lie was leader Of q
fe,ldal faction and was to be tried shortly
for killing his fathefH-law.
Dulias nn nftercation ut Franklin. Ky,
Sum Bryaht was struck across the stomach
1y ~ hickory stick in the hands of Grotgc
Harris and literally disemboweled, his ell
trails fulling to the groapd.
The southern part OF yaaZnndt county.
Texas, is suffering from the nets of u band
ofinpndiaries who are burninyci!arci.es npd
,ren destroyed tyithin week.
Horace sebring Of Three Oaks, Mich.
charged with attempting to murder his
iutl,er, stepmo.her und sister, has confessed
TO purchasing 10 cents worth Of arsenic i'll
New Carlisle, Ind. and putting nhout Gna-
third of it into the family tenpot. He waived
examination and is i'll Jail to await trial at
the circuit court.
Sheriff McCnnn arrested suspicious look
ing fellow ut Dubuque. He had two.certif-
Gates of deposit. issued April Z, 1889, by the
Northwestern National Bank OF Minneapolis
to Aaron Larson. One certificate was
$1S5 20, he other for si5S. He was una.
bic to tell whether I he pers wGrr checks or
certificates of deposit. for what amount they
plea or whose name they bore. The sheriff
is nov bunting for Aaron Larson, whom
the stranger probably robbed and perhaps
killed. He had G ticket to st Paul.
EFT. Brown, q veal known business man
OF Wichita kas., disappeared last January.
his hot covered with blood. and blood.
stained coupling pin. was found near his
aou.e aud led to the suspicion that lie had
beer, murdered. He has just returned home
insane and having nl the appearance of IL
tramp. His wife did mt know him and
ordered him frou, the door. Later lie re
turned and she reco ognized in tbs tramp her
husband. A large scar on lis head leads ia
the belief tlat his murder was attempted but
failed, and since then it is supposed that he
llns been kept concealed by his would-be-
mMrlerers until he esca ped and found his way
home. He con give no account OF himself
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
I.ynching In Wyoming.

Acowboy named Buchanan. who was a
friend Of James Avcrell and Kate Maxwell
who were lynched in Wyoming, and who
fired on the lynchers in hopes Of preventing
the lynching, was himselffired upon, but es-
rasel to Casper fifty miles away. Here
war.nnes xsie sworn out for the supposed
lynchers, and deputy aasriff left with a
posse Of seven men for the seene uf The trag
cdy Two Of themen returned. They report
that the sherifi-s posse reached the scene 0
the !. ncling wliero they found the bodies
hanging from the limb Of pine troe on the
summit Of cliff fronting the Sweet water
river. T'il,o bodies we're cut down and taken
to neighbori;,s ra2e'' ,.,, where an i'll in.
that the deceased met their death al tilf,
hands of JOHN Durbii,. Tom Sum, H. Eots,
well, Sam johnson and man named Mc.
Lean. Tie bodies were placed in one box
aud burind Mt the ranch. Sheriff Watson
had no troubls IN prrcsting the lynchers.
Sum and Boutwell, confessed their share in
the lynching All of the men who pa:tici-
pated ars among the most prominent stock
men in the Sweetwater valley. Durbin lives
IN Cheyenne. and il One of the pillars of the
Methodist church there. Bothweli is the son
Of wealthy New York business man, anq
Tom Sum is an old pioneer scout and guide,
who is known all over the West.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
Ilruscr.i tie (.uartss.

CoLuMpus, Ohio. July 22.-John Hill and
James Davis. convio:s in tho penttentiary,
both sent up from this city. escaped early
this morning by drugging guards supper
with morphine stolen from the hospitals.
where they were night nurses. They also
dragged all the patients found to be awake.
They dug hole through the ceiling Of
the kitchen and got into the loft
OF the hospital. and thence through
scutt!e onto the roof. They
then. by means Of ropes made Of bandage
muslin, suspended themselves from the root
Of state shop two s'ories high. thence went
through q skylght to tho leather room and
reached the clotuin1 room There they rugged
themuelyed out in citizcns' clothing taken
from prisoners on entering the penitentiary,
and lowered themselves to the ground. They
assembled Q stockade around gate and
mounted the wall and, with their musliu
rope, swung off to liberty. They drugged q
guard who Was doing substitute duty IN the
hospital. Doth Of the escaped men are des
perate fellows, Davis being q government
convict Tor counterfeiting.