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Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

Mr. Cole, the aatiquaxy, writing about
17s0, said ZIP my time when / was boy
and lived with my grandfather 10 the great
corner house at the bridge foot, next 70 Mag
dalen college, Cambridge, and rebnii. sinos
By nv uncle, Joseph Cock | remainder &c
have seen woman duci.ed for scolding The
chair hung by pulley, fastened 70 beam
about the middle Of tbs bridge, and she wo-
man having been fastened IN the chair shs
WIS let under water three times srccesssvely
and then taken out The bridge was then Of
timber, before the present Sope bridge Of one
arch was built The duching stool vas con.
stantly hanging In its place. and IN the back
panel ot il was an engraving representing
devils laying bold Of scolds-
Tbe ;Ilrsfrations given ner'e Are from Cham
bess' Book Of Days an ingenious pabfca'
fion. familiar % most journalists Of the pres
eut dag who delight 70 write Of he Qoaini
customs Of former times, aad 10 whom Il is 3
never failing standby. One Of the cuts shows Q
iucxang sfcoi Of aomevhst different tJps
from that herein described. vhtch was 70
catej near tie village vel, IN the cool depths
OF which the village scolds were wont 70 he
ducz-d
Which fact. By the vsJ, E1zgsts parslisl
between the Old Is orld village n< the EAgo-
uenth CENTURY sns tns Nsv " ord village of
The Siaessen.h
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
THE CINCINNATI caEaAroEy.

In about one hour and half this tempora-
ture reduces the body, and oil that remains
is a few handfuis of pure, pearl iliDe ashes.
These can be placgd ia an appropriate urn,
10 be taken away by the friends, or pasced in
a niche IN the chapel
1t doos not throw any discredit on the Gin
cinnati crematory when we say that n y no.
so fine as tie one ut Troy, considering that
there is "A difference Of SlGS 000in the amount
of money expended on each. The tnagnifi-
cent crematory at Oakland esrnatery, Troy,
cost the good round slD a S.10.0OD. IL has
been erected by Mr. William Earl, one Of
Troy's most prominent citvens, 10 the mem
ory Of his son IL stands 400 fees above the
level of the Hudson, IN one Of the hsundsnnsost
cemeteries in the country. masynific.nt
view Of the surrounding country N obtained
from the portico. The town of Coho=s hes
10 the north. and farther down the river bes
the city Of Truy, while way in The distance
toward t1e south can be seen the top or the
state capitol al Albany.
The crematory has been designed 20 serve q
double purpose. On rainy days funeral ser-
vices of tboss who arc u be burssd viii 10
held In tie chapol, and through the kiDfip-a
of Mr.. Earl bodies can be croTnsied at any
time at the oost of The materials used. The
crcu,atory Is built mostly OF granite, and IL
l55 feet IN kngSh and 10 fsss wide, With
tower nearly IOo feet nigh II stands a short
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
THE NEW TROTTING WONDER.
Guy, the Sensational Gelding That May
Rpat yIaud :.

Guy, the Sensational Gelding That May
Beat Maud 5.
Here is a picture, taken from The Boston
Herald, of the sensational trotter Guy, that
not long ago made a record in Cleveland of
4:111z. 1t is believed by many that he will
be able soon to beat the best time ever made
by Maud S., the present queen Of the turf
Guy is a black gelding, 10 hands high and
8 wears old. He is by Kentucky Prince, and
his dam is Flora Gardiner, by Seeley's Ameri-
can Star. Guy was bred by Charles Back
man at Stony Ford, \. V, and was sold by
him in the fail Of 1882 to J. b. Perkins, OF
Cleveland, for $3.50. Mr.. Perkins took him
to the Twin Elm farm, in the vicinity OF
Cleveland, where lie was allowed TO run out
all winter, and after being broken in the
spring was turned out to grass. at this time
Guy did not show much speed even TO halter,
and but few of the friends Of Mr. Perkins
had kind word to say in behalf OF the little
black colt.
In June of the same year MIR. Perkins ex-
pressed his willingness to sell the colt for
$3.50 to New York gentleman, but his train
er advised him to try his speed before selling.
Nh Perkins consented, and Guy was given a
half mile in % Mr. Perkins did not think
this performance was possible, and he subse-
quently made visit to Guy and witnessed
the youngster make half in :21, thus beat
ing his first trial by two seconds. By this
performance Guys value was raised to 81. 500,
which proved too steep price for the New
York parties and the sale was not made.
Shortly afterward Guy trotted the half in
l:19 and then in 1:16.
As these performances were made over the
half mile farm track, and as Mr.. Perkins saw
that he had a wonderful colt in hand, he had
him transferred to the Cleveland Driving
park, where, in his first performance, he made
the half in 1:13, which fixed his value al
5000.
The wonderful speed of the little S-year-old
| did not remain without being noised about
and among those who were attracted was W.
J. Gordon, who, on witnessing him do half
| the first time he was ever sent ut top speed III
| 1:103I purchased him for SO, 600.
| Guy was not started up again in 1888, but
| in the following spring he was given some
| slow work, and showed up so well that S2O, ,O0t
! was refused for him.
In the fall his trainer, Millard Saunders
worked him moderately, and found, after 8
| few trials, that he had temperament thai
| it would take long and patient training te
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

In the absence Of statutory provision, the
common law prescribes penalty for this
idiosyncraSy the ducking stool, which in
olden times was found TO be an efhcaciouS
means of silencing the tongues of obnoxious
viragoes, and was not infrequently resorted TO
in extremities by much enduring, henpecked
husbands when, like the trodden worm, they
turned at last.
Do you think the people of those old days
were unnecessarily severe upon females
whose tongues were "hung in the middle and
wagged at both ends'n Remember that the
days of the ducklng stool for women were
also the days Of the stocks and the pIlory and
the whipping post for men, and remember
that in Delaware the whipping post is still IN
vogue, though the ducking stool has gone
quite out unless New Jersey should revive it,
which is not at all probable.
The possibility of being ducked may, how
ever, have a selutary effect upon Mary
Brady, who, according to some accounts, has
been a most unholy terror to her neighbor-
hood. Readers of the gentler sex, who may
think this Judgment of the fair Brady Is the
harsh and unkind opinion of some brute men,
should know that the complainant is a. female
neighbor, WiLifred Doody by name, and it is
gratifying to be assured on the authority OF
the same individual that since Mary's indict-
ment she has been very laconic in all her
utterances.
It should be added for Mrs. Brady's bene
fit that Winifred Doody's opinion is not
shared by all of Mrs Brady's neighbors, and
that Mrs Brady's trial has bee-' indefinitely
postponed.
WHAT THE DUCKING STOOL WAS.
One of the latest instances on record in
which the ducking stool is mentioned as an
| instrument of Justice is in The London Even
ing Post of Apri 81, 1745. Read: Last
week a woman that keeps the Queens Head
ale house at Kingston, in Surrey, was or
| dered by the court to be ducked for scolding,
| and was accordingly placed in the chair and
| ducked in the river Thames, under Kingston
bridge, in the presence of 1900 or 5000 peo-
ple."
NJ. Nilsson, Frenchman who travelled in
| England In 100, gives the following interest
| ing description of the ducking stool: This
method of Furnishing scolding women Is
funny enough They fasten an arm chair
| to the end of two strong beams twelve or ff-
teen feet long, and parallel to each other
| The chair hangs upon sort OF axle, on which
| it plays freely, so as always to remain m the
| horizontal position. The scold being well
| fastened in her chair, the two beams are then
| placed as near the center as possible across
a post on the water side, and being lifted up
| behind the chair, of course drops into the
| cold element. The ducking Is repeated &C
| corfing to the degree of shrewishness possess
| ed by the patient. and generally has tie ef-
| feet of cooling her inmoderate heat, at least
| tor the time
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

overcome. He had great speed, and soon
showed Il quarter in 3211S seconds, half in
1864 and several miles in 2:O or better. I.
j. Dunbar took charge of Mr.. Gordon's
horses in 1885. and began working Clmgstone
and Guy to the pole. The pair made their
first public appearance at Pittsburg in July,
when they started TO beat 2:25. They trotted
the first mile in 2:27 and the second in 2:2L
One month later they were started to beat
2:19 over the Cleveland track, and succeeded
in trotting a mile and repeat in 2:1711, 2:l7.
The quarters in the second mile were finished
in 34115s., 3441144s., 34Sls., 3319s.
At Hartford the pair were started to beat
the team record, but failed, finishing the
three trials in 2:32, 2:2lh, 2:19. The quarters
in the third mile were finished in 3619s.,
S4$ls, S4416s, 331(s Three exhibition miles
were trotted at Springfield the following
week in 2:23ss4, 2:2411, 2:23.
In 1886 Splan conditioned Guy and drove
him in the Guaranteed stake at Detroit,
WHERE in the first heat, he finished third, Will
ron winning in 2:1psI. He was fourth in the
second heat, which was also won by Wilton
in 2:194, and he was distanced by bad act
ing in the third beat.
Soon afterward, however, Splan drove him
mile barefooted, hooked to cart, over the
Cleveland track in 2:114. Last year he ap-
peared on the track in Trainer Saunders
hands again, and met with much success,
though the thoroughbred blood that coursed
through his veins made him nervous and er-
ratio at times At Cleveland, Aug. :, he
beat Fred Foger in three straight heats, the
time being 2:fsA, 2:l9, 2:1S4. At Buffalo
be beat Prince Wilkes and Rosaline Wilkes
and got a mark of 2:144. At HornellsvIlle
he beat the great demon Cfngstone, and
later, at Hartford, he was started to beat
214]5. and failed in the attempt, though ht
covered a mile in 2:l5L.
At Springfield ne failed in an attempt tc
beat 2:I5, yet few days later, ar Morrisania
y Y. he beat a great field on horses ano
won three straight heats IN fast time. Or
Sept. - he trotted a mile In 2:121s at tbs
above mentioned place, and at Philadelphia
few DAYS late- be beat Rosaiine Wilkes IL
three straight heats At s., Louis, On Oct
/ he won against Rosaline Wilkes and White
Stocking in 3:l9. 2:l6 and 2:is5S, while al
Cleveland, Oct %, be made mile II 2:12
Three days later he tried to beat 2:l2, and
just equaled that work
Last year be was beaten for biy stakes a
Springfield, Rochester, Detroit and Hart
ford. bat his defeat was not due TO lack o'
speed. but rather 70 his nervous and excitahl.
nature
His 2:11;< performance at Cleveland,
few DAYS ago, is still fresh Ii the minds d
the readers Of tins paper.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

faiIings Of divers Individual members Woulo
be searohingly pointed out in the presence OF
all-in fact, each member was under obhga-
ton to watch and analyze all the Others, and,
according to William Hepworth Dixon, who
passed some time in the community as guest
And was present at one Of the analyses, the
criticisms offered were very severe, and
showed close study of character. 1t was the
duty of the individuals criticised to listen In
silence. The next day, however, written
answer to the structures passed and an apol-
ogy for any i'll doing if the same was clearly
shown were in order.
And the institution was success after
certain fashion. The community made
money. its members became popular with
such of the outside world as they CHANGED TO
meet, and there were many more applications
for membership than could be favorably
acted upon
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
After awhile there arose one Mears, a min
lister of the gospel, who preached against free
love and the Oneida community. He got up
petition to the legislature to have the com
munity abolished The members seeing that
what they considered the enemy of happl-
ness, marriage, was about TO be forced upon
them, abandoned the original idea under
which they were organized and at the same
time yielded 70 taste for wealth. Soon a
joint stock company was organized with a
view to working the property to the best ad-
vantage in pecuniary point OF view. Thus
came about practical end to an ideal be-
ginning. From Perfectionists the society be-
came the Oneida Community, Limited
As an indication of sincerity in the leader
it NAV be said that the failure of his expert
ment nearly broke his heart. With small
band of those who still adhered to the orig
inal doctrine, he removed to Niagara Falls,
Ont. where he died in 1886
The Oneida community, limited, has $50
stockholders, with capital Of 500, 900 and a
handsome surplus, There is a canning estab-
lishment for the putting up Of fruit and vege-
tables, for the cultivation of which there are
600 acres Of land, though the company buys
some of the fruit canned. There is also silk
factory in which 100 hands are always en-
gaged in making machine twist and sewing
silk Another manufactOry Is one for max
ing steel traps, and there rat traps are now
manufactured to FL the pockets of the former
PerfectioniSts. Besides the manufactures at
Oneida there is one at Niagara Falls where
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11


tains one letter Ii which aT7ear few ssn-
tences. well eao2Sh 20 be SET down IN pri-
yate letter perhaps. but hardly % be put
forth in printed book IN good taste. They
are b.re given a. sent By cahle 20 America;
Mrs. Browring's death Is rather relief
To me I must saw 70 more aurora Leighs
thank Cod. A woman of real genius,
know. bzrs what Is the upsnot NJ ~ air She
and her ssr had better mind ths kttchsn
and their children. and perhaps tt@e poor.
Exoept IN such things IA t-tie noveas- they
only devote themselves n What roeu douJt1ch
better. leaving hat which men do vOrss
or not a. all
When Browning rad this matter be do
ctded that the ueuxy Of Elizabeth Bar
rss; Browning oss1t 20 b. vEnftcGed
at once, espetapy ~ there Tas esssace
for good Ssrose of advertising tn szs
vrrstics.aoa. So-ns sez4z.bse E7e1 would
have rzz.si sne matter by Ia xleni eczatezzF4,
tyut no. Browning. 50 be produced :ts To-
lowing. and ths esilDr of The Afn~nezna
urkindly socoraed toe ssu1 Epaos la kss
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Ship and which was a year or two ago copied
in the construction of craft of sufficient
size 10 carry tour persons.
Itconsisted OF an egg shaped balloon, under
which were hung a basket and a system Of
propellers and rudders with which, he argued,
the navigation of the air could be accom-
phshed. With these rudders and propellers
Campbell thought bis ship could be caused 70
move forward and backward up and down,
even against moderately strong wind il
necessary. A somewhat successful test OF the
machine was made in 1887 from Coney Island
on very still day. After that no practical
trial was made until the last, the result OF
which is known to the entire newspaper read
ing world
Edward D. Hogan, the unfortunate aero
naut who attempted 10 navigate the air ID
Campbell's air ship, was born IN Morefown,
Canada. He made his first balloon ascension
from jackson, Mich, when he was 10 years
old II is estimated that after that he went
up in the neighborhood of soo times Ee had
a wide reputation as q daring aeronaut and
had some thrilling adventures. Last summer
he made periodical ascensions at Rockaway
Beach, L. l., leaving the balloon at an alti-
tude of 5000 feet and descending 20 earth
with the aid of parachute. The parachute
looked like "a great umbrella. Ropes took the
place of the ribs, and suspended beneath 1t
was hoop for Hogan TO hang 10. When he
reached the desired height Hogan would
grasp the hoop and leap from his seat
The parachute was attached 10 the top of
the balloon by slender cord. Hogan's
weight would break this at the same time
overturning the balloon and opening valve
which allowed the gas to escape from the
balloon, which would slowly float 10 earth.
As Hogan and his parachute dropped, the
folds of the latter would open and he would
reach the earth so gently TO hardly jar
him. Once he dropped into the sea and was
barely rescued alive.
He once gave an exhibition at Auburn n.
Y, which included one of these parachute
descents He left his balloon, but there was
some hitch in the parachute ropes, and it
! failed to open. For $500 feet he dropped
| ike a piece of lead, while the breathless
/ crowd below looked on Mortified, expecting
to see him dashed TO pieces in a moment
more Finally the parachute slowly opened,
/ Just in time to prevent Hogan from striking
| a house top with terrific force. He toppled
! from the roof and fell on a picket fence, re-
! ceiyinS a severe wound in his thigh. Al
| though he was unable to walk, he crawled 70
where the parachute lay, folded 1t up, lay
! down beside it and waited calmly for some
| body to turn up. His friends carried him to
/ a physician, who sewed up the cash, and
| Hogan proceeded to Rochester, where he
made another ascension the next day.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

table ware is made. In these places the
company employs between 300and 400 people.
This property will perhaps largely fall into
the hands of the stirpicultIral children, as
the young of the community are known,
who, if they fulfill the theory under which
they were admitted into the world, will be
nearer physical and moral perfection than
their fathers and mothers; it is quite likely
that being wealthy they will partake of some
of that imperfection which is supposed to be-
long to degenerate sons of wealthy sires
THE BURT CASE
The father of the pIaintiff in the suit re-
Gently brought against the company decided
his farm to the Oneida community forty
years ago and became member. The son was
a member till he was 40 years old He was
sent to Yale college and afterwards put in
charge of the mechanical department Of the
community, and at last superintended the
sale of canned goods he also handled canned
goods in Buffalo. the understanding being
that he should give the company's goods the
preference While thus engaged his health
gave out and he was directed by his physi-
clan to leave the institution for a while il
order TO recruit. During the leave OF alb
sence it is said that no continued to sell
canned SOOuS, ueDOsiIiIS lllc IuIiuS icCeiNOO
in the community's bank at Oneida. AT this
time he was expelled from the community
without compensation for his interest.
1t WAS III 1881 that the company was in
corporated. Before this the property was
held in trust bv few leaders, who managed
it for the benefit of all. On the incorpora
ton the property was transferred to the in
corporators. The questions arising In the
present suit are: Did the original members OF
the society, TO whom the real estate was
decided, own it in fee simple or in trust foI
all the members2 DID the original members
have the right to transfer it TO the incorpo
ratorsl Had the old community right &c
expel the plaintiff! IL they could expel hin
socially could they deprive him of his inter
ests The point claimed by the company /:
that the property was held in trust for the
society, and that individual members were
only entitled to their board and clothing
while they were members.
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
The Dreps of Affection,

a five-year-old, who had overheard the
terrible disaster in Pennsylvania discussed by
the family of which she is the youngest tiow
er, went TO her mother the other morning
and placed her latest and most beloved doll
on the maternal hap. Mamma, did you say
,hose poor children have lost everything in
the water7n Yes, dear" Then won't You
send some poor child Lucreria' It's dreadful
to think there isn't a doll left" 'Lucretia
wasn't sent as requested, but S. figures among
the contributions from Boston III her place. -
Lewiston Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
MAIN BUnDING 1857.

ganizing for the purpose of supplying those
wants which from time immemorial have
stood IN the way of dreamers.
JOHN HUMPHREY MOVES.
In 1884 one of these dreamers was a theo-
logical student at the Yale seminary His
name was John Humphrey Noyes. He was
a Christian in accordance with his own pecu-
aiar Interpretation Of the Scriptures By
studying the Bible he discovered, or thought
he discovered, that there were two enemies
TO happiness-death and marriage. He was
not quite so bold as the Theosophists, who be
aieve that they can conquer death; but he
was hopeful of conquering the second se-
,nent in the problem-marriage
| In 1886 Mr. Noyes was at the head Of a
Bible class whose members must have been
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
The Question of Hydrophobia

The English public have taken up the ques-
ton Of hydrophobia in practical manner.
4. meeting hald lately subscriptions were
voted to Be sent 20 the PasteGr institute IN
Paris, and a fund Was raised 20 send irnpecz-
uious Britishers, VINO may have Des1 bitten
BY rshid dogs. 70 tie institute, 70 land~go
the Pasteur treatment, which, BY statistics ot
she last few years, has been practically IL
Sorsed by scientific authorities
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11
cAnpsElL's alR SHIP.

Something About the Queer Gran and tbs
Man Who Went Cp in Her.
The r,ythoso<pcai stories os Drsaalns and
Icarus show that g. first as-spp.s 70 nsvi-
ysts the air were made In Ireh.ssorsc tssrss-
As fzr. heck as records 70 rseasion Is found
Of tie efforts of man 20 sonx aoo~e soe sarta-
Even after tie peculiar properties ~ by
drocra gas we're discovered co-evr-, n
I15f, Il Eas srre1tasn Fears bSsczp a1T psac-
teal result was obtained n Tee hne 0f
aerial nzviss.Aca Ii .-3 tire AoaiSolfsss
hrusnexxs syccr>deA IA seaims 70 s-.sssos
Wichita eagle., 1889-08-11

Chicago reporter thus describes home
run hit Nv Crane: Cranes drive for four
bGses n the eighth inning was ths KIND tax
id@Tnists enjoy The ball we1s On dsad
line over thr north wal, tore shroagn Tie
souShinS brsnches Of a cottanrcod tres,
galtoped hurriedly UP ;hs steps < BRICK
house, and then with ioy3us laughter Eurs.
through ons Of tbs front wlndowx II was
lot sesa again