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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03
The Dolls of Savages.

The Sitka girls have dolls of leather;
black. greasy looking creatures, | regret
to say. with beads for eyes and mouth,
and dresses of fur. They have also a
poorer doll, of clay. with the nose formed,
when the clay was soft, by the summary
process of a good pinch in the face, and a
lavish display of beads made by small
punches in the same soft material. The
dress of these Sitka babies is simple--a
piece of coarse Indian cloth wound around
the body and tied on with a rag
Another leather doll belongs to the lit
tie Micmac girl. This is finer than the
last named, however, for the leather is
light coIored; and it has nose not
pinched up in front, but punched out
from behind, and held in shape by some
thing hard 1t has black beads for eyes,
and mouth and eyebrows of black paint
In dress il is quite grand; moccasins,
lergins and calico gown, with liberal
amount of bead trimmings and necklaces,
The small Sioux maiden also has doll OF
leather. black, and with beads for eyes
and mouth.-Olive Thorne Miller in St
Nicholas.
Near Wabash. ind. lightning melted the
hairpins of young woman's head, but did
her no further damage.
Alexander Roskof, laboring man in
| bridgeport, Conn, speaks Russian, German
| hungarian, Hebrew, Latin, English and
/ Italian.
| 'Euock-around-and-do nothing all day
was the name Kentucky father gave his
sou. which the last legislature consented tC
/ hauee for him.
! Chicago is Growing over a couple Of baby
/ iris that beat the record for minutenesS
| they are Miss Flo Edison, weight one pount
and three-quarters, and Miss Danzke, weight
| lust one pound.
\ poor man in New Jersey, being in yer,
destitute circumstances, recently applied t,
the town in which he lived for help Il,
asked for some honey and u pair OF paten
leather slippers.
James Caldwell, of Montgomery, Ala. hai
iust cured himself of chronic lung trouble b.
coughing up pin more than an inch long
which he remembers having swallowed as ;
Scottish small boy, more than forty year
ago.
Michael P. Barr WAS newsboy in Wash
ington not long age, and three years ago b
enlisted in the naval service of the Unite
States at seamen's wages-50 cents day
List week he was appointed master sal
maker at $50 "A month, and his first act wa
to make over to his mother one-half OF b.
nav as fast as 1t accreeS,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
FemedY FOR Obesity.

DR.. Loren,en, of Erlanger, has been dis
cussing the influence Of liquids on obesity
The first experiment: was made on himself
For period Of nine years be drank a large
quantity Of Erlanger beer daily. During
four years Of the period the daily quantity
consumed amounted To ten litres. or two gal
Ions, one and one-half pints, or about twenty
two pounds weight, during the remainder Of
the period the quantity ranged from five to
seven litres, In addition 70 one litre Of wine
In this way ne succeeded in increasing his
bodily weight by seventy-eight pounds, and
the usual unpleasantness Of obesity made its
appearance.
On shutting of the liquids his weight fell
fourteen pounds in seven days II, however,
more water was taken. but without alcohol,
the weight increased again. Within five
weeks he reduced himself 10 the extent Of
twenty-three pounds the chest measurement
diminished by seven ceDtimeters, and that OF
the abdomen by thirteen centimeters, and the
difficulties attending respiration disappeared.
Similar experiments carried out on colleagues,
who were likewise heavy men, had similar
results The disappearance Of fat on with
holding fluids be endeavored to explain on
the hypothesis tina: the cells whose province
II is to decomposs albumen, when a large
quantity Of fluid Is taken, now eIpepd part
of their energy In the combustion Of fat. Tho
fat they consume is replaced by fat from the
tissue-Iondon Medical Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
STOCK YARD NOTES,

G. ". Miller. Winfield, yesterday had
cattle on the market.
Ut. johnson, Pratt, had car Of hogs
on the market yesterday.
johnson Bros, Pratt, had some fine
porkers here yesterday.
Brewer & Cannon, Ninnescah, sent some
grunters here yesterday.
J. l. Brewer, Cunningham, had cattle
and hogs on the market.
NJ. Ball, Harper, yesterday brought g
car of hogs to the yards.
Captain Neal, of Pratt. was on the
market yesterday with hogs and cattle.
l. b Preston, of Preston Bros, Sedg
wick. was visitor at the yards yesterday.
Four hundred and seventeen head OF
hogs and fifty-seven head of cattle were on
the market yesterday, all bringing good
prices.
Messrs. Eldridge s. Campbell. commits
sion merchants, have hit upon another
useful article which proves to be benei-
cial to their patrons and a very unique ad-
vertisement to them Il is in the shape OF
a pocket reference book, giving date when
hogs or cattle were shipped, price, shrink
age. dockage. etc.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
ANOTHER DEPARTURE.

Yesterday the facts were brought to
light which show that another young man
has left the city unknown to his friends
The party this time is Grant Yeakey, who
has been in the employ of the Wichita
Electric works, and ne is sincerely mourned
by his landlady, who keeps a restaurant
on West Douglas, and to whom he is in
debted nearly 800. He is also wanted by
young lady residing near Nineteenth and
Jackson streets, to whom he was paying
attention. According to the young lady's
story it seems he borrowed her watch some
weeks ago and not returning it she was
forced to ask him for it. By inventing eX-
cuses he kept her in suspense for some time
but finally told her that the watch was
stolen; that he thought he knew the per-
son who took it but if he could not find it
he would buy her another one. That was
the last time she saw him and it was only
yesterday she learned that he had left
town. She Immediately swore out a war
rant for his arrest. The young lady's
father, who is resident of Clearwater and
a regular subscriber to the EAGLE, had
forbidden her to keep company with
Yeakey and for this reason she desires her
name kept out of print 1t is reported that
Yeakey has gone TO Washington territory.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
Church Growth.

A clergyman writing In TIE 81 Louis Rs-
public says: In 1850. when WASH sngton took
the oath, there was one church . member 10
every las of the population. viii ich would
give total Of 10000 In 1889 Il ere Is ono
church member 10 every three Of a % popula~
ton, that is, 100000 A hund red years
ago there were not Methodists euou, b in tho
whole country 70 make up a camp nesting;
now they number more communion It's than
there were then people on the eontis ent a
hundred years ago the Baptists were perss-
ruted and tnnned In the north ant IN the
south; today they are foremost In rep, tation
and in adherentS A hundred years n 20 the
Congregational churches la New En- sland
were part Of the state, their growd 4 and
influence are the result of their dissr;al l!i&h-
ment A hundred years ago the Epse opal
church, which WAS discredited by its DRY
Earnings, and who's, parsons were prohih ted
from drunkenness by statute. IN this year OK
grace is, as becomes the church Of Washh &C.
ton and Madison, leader In good words ai
works A hundred years ago the ProsA y
tefian church supported, ueaSureabt '.
by lotteries, these have long since disaPpes4 =
ed as az orthodox source Of revenue
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
Evolution of the Piano

The piano, as we see it today, is the growth
Of centuries Of invention. In It's infancy IL
was a harp with two or three stringS From
time to time more strings were added, and
after while the cithara was born The
cithara was in the shape OF the letter P and
had ten strings. 1t took many centuries for
musicians TO get the idea of stretching the
strings across an open box, but somewhere
about the year 1900 this was thought of and
the dulcimer made its appearance. the strings
being struck with hammers. For another
hundred years these hammers were held in
the hands Of the player and then genius in
vented keyboard, which, being struck by
the fingers moved the hammers This in
strument was called clavicytherium, or
keyed cithara. This underwent some moiif-
cations and improvements from time to time.
In Queen Elizabsth's tfme IL was called n
virginia. Then it was called a spine, because
the hammers were covered with spines Of
Guills, which struck or caught the strings Of
wires and produced the sound From 100 10
1900 1t was much enlarged and improved and
called harpsichord, and this was the instru-
ment that Lady Washington, Mrs Hamis OF
and the fine hdies OF our revolutionary times
played on In ITO Bartolomeo Cristofoli
an Italian, invented KEY or keyboard such
as we have now Substantially, which carsed
hammers to strike the wires from above, and
thus developed the piano In the past $50
years there is no musical instrument which
has 50 completely absorbed the inventive
faculty of man as the piano. Ar the present
day the upright piano has the field almost en-
tirely to itself, and has reached such "A grade
Of perfection in shape, tone and appearance
that there would appear 70 be no possibility
Of further improvement Courier
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
PERSON AL.

J. L. Patrick, OF Santa Fe, arrived yes
terday.
Thomas B. Overman, of Caldwell, is in
the city.
H. Hale, of Anthony, was in the city
yesterday.
J. G. Steffe and wife, of Coldwater, are
in the city.
f. r. Hayard, of Newton, was calling on
friends yesterday.
o. O. Sicco, of Augusta, was in the city
yesterday few hours.
Mrs. J, NJ Veach came up from Guthrie
yesterday to visit friends.
A. Popkiss, OF FIT. Scott, spent few
hours in the city yesterday.
J. Brunninghoff of Lion, was calling on
friends in the city yesterday.
John NJ Farland left yesterday for Cali
fornia, where he will spend the summer.
O. T. Overman, of Leaven worth, is in
the city looking after some business ill
terests.
Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Elliott. Mrs. r.
Pankey, of Wellington, were IN the city
yesterday.
Frank X. Gillespie returned last evening
to Pittsburg, Kan, after short visit with
friends here.
J. f. Johnson and Thomas Neal, of
Pratt, were in the city yesterday boasting
of western Kansas.
FL. Andrews, of Pueblo, arrived yes
terday, and will remain few days attend
ing to business matters.
James T. Cochran, manager of the Lom-
bard Mortgage company, returned yeSter-
day from trip to PIttsburg, Pa,
of Mnr IL
street, is visiting her sister. Mrs. 4. W.
St. Clair, of Newton. She will be absent
several days.
Mrs. NJ. /. Salisbury and Miss Maggie
Garwood left yesterday morning for Hol-
ton. Kan. where they will remain few
weeks visiting friends.
The redoubtable Pete" Sells. of Sells
Bros show, arrived in the city last even
ing to look after the interest of his COM
bination. He is quartered at the Man
haitian.
JP. Johnston, St. Louis. J. NJ Proud
fit. Edinboro Pa, T. h. Martin, Warlow
Mo, K. Parsons, Warlow. Tex, o. r.
Wagstaff, Kansas City, L. B. Johns, abb
lene, Kan, 6. D. Fletcher. St. Louis. w.
l.. Martin. St. Louis. A. A. Moore, Kansas
City, are at the Manhattan.
Erwin Ellis, Lebanon, No. C. A. White
more, lOpcka. Gtct Aildu. - ASadts- ~,
Louis, J. F. McKibben, Pittsburg. Kan,
H. J. Patterson, Kansas City, A l.
Hughes, Washington, D. c, l.. A Hy-
man Cincinnati. O., E w. Anderson,
Chicago, are at the Metropole.
A. B. johnson, Arkansas City; ]. Mar
shall, Louisville; J. NJ. McPhetridge, ST.
Louis; W: l. Meyer. Anthony; J; X
Kansas City; John Kelley. Leavenworth;
I. F. English, Kansas City; w. E. Bailey
aud S. Lake, Chicago: Stuart Hare, Enter
prise. Kan y. 5. Mease. Beatrice, Neb.;
J. L Stockwell, Kansas City; c. Hirsch-
horn and f. NJ. Guinzbury, New York
City; j. "; Jacobs Kansas s es,, City; J: B.
kee. J. f. Ballard, Rose Hill, Mo-; w. d.
Carey, Arkansas City; Chas E Wood.
Dallas; R, Q: Rhoadss t. Cincinnati, A. B.
|. b, kellogg and z. II. kellogg, EN-
poria: B. L. McClain. Kansas City; G. B.
Steiner, Chicago; E. 5. Carlisle, Mt Hope,
Kan; {. c. Laselle, San Francisco, are at
. IN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
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A Startling Question

Several years ago, during the progress Of
one Of the biggest walking matches ever held
a. Madison Square Garden, Coroner Hughes.
OF Yonkerx was going down 70 the city 70
transact some business, and met on the rain
q gentleman named Smith, who was on bis
way 20 the match Coroner Hughes who had
never even seen the "Lepper, regaled Mr..
Smith with the story that be and the walker
were brothers, and said that be was on biz
way 20 the walk also. But said be, II am
not going 70 the garden dtroct, and IL you are
! wish VOC would tell my brother that viii
be around 70 cheer him up IN an hour or 10. y
Er. Smith promised TO deliver the message.
When be reached the garden be saw tbs
"Leppers Flooding YEARLY along with drawn
face and labored breathing and general ex
preston Of utter ~eartne< 90 was the 9th
day Of the race, and he Immediately. IN tbs
hope Of enlivening the old man, perchsd him
self Oh the track fence and made frantic mo
tions to attrac: Hughes attention When he
had done % and tbs PEDESTRIAN had shaEnblst
up to him, be leaned ever and exclaimed
chssrfury, Tho coroner viii be Along fos
you, old chap. In about ffteen Minutes
Hughes was always Al irascibis nnxn, and
you can imagine how IL bis worn OF. md
pervsle<s state this announcsnen. took him
He made for poor Smith ike . mad hril
even trying 70 Climb over tbs f~Eoe % get al
him, and finally had bis trainers ejec. hiu
from the building. When Smith found ouf
later tia. Tia ooroosr vas not even a.
"Irish" cozs.n ot the walker ks va evx
ansrier than tie "LcpYer,- AID lie never
spoke 10 tss corooer agAln-Ssw Tori
TfrueS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19

The increasing popularity Of incubators 10
having demoraliztng effect ON the egg trade.
Eggs are 80 cheap for two-thirSiS % the year
that up till recently few people took tie
trouble 10 keep any long enough 70 get stale.
But now those who have iBcubators put all
their eggs into them and buy doxsus TO maze
up the 200 or 800 necessary 20 gu their ma
chimes AT the end Of the fourth day al tho
eggs are tested. and those that are not likely
10 yield chickens are easily detert<d They
are taken out and sold as fresh" eggs. They
are not altogether spoilt by their foar dayS
sojourn in a temperature Of 100 deg, but
they have contracted a flavor which Is the
reverse Of pleasant. The only way TO obviaie
this smart scheme Is To refuse % buy from
any one who runs an incubator. but ths
trouble Is % ascertain who has an artificial
sitting hen and who has uot--St Louis
Grocer,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
An Innortant Period.

Those Of Us not yet 50 years Of age have
probably lived In the most important and in
teIlectuaIly progressive period Of human bis
tory. Within this half century the following
inventions and discoveries have either been
placed before the world or elaborated: Ocean
steamships, railways, srrees traEnways, sese
graph lines, ocean cables, telephone, phono
graph, photography and . socrs Of new
methods Of picture making, anilins colors
kerosene oil, electric hShz, steam Gre ec
giaes, chemical FIRE exiting 1ishers, sn4sseestcz
and painless surgery. gun cotton, nitrosiT
cerine, dynamite sad q host q Other expo
Aves: Aluminium, magnesium and Other Few
metals; elecsro-plattng. recerun anAlTzss
and the specsrosoope, sudiphone, poeunatic
tubes, electric motors, electric railways, e,ec-
tic bells. typewrite-s, chsap postal system
steam beating, steam and hydraulic elevators
vestibule cars. cau.ilever bridges These are
only few cot Of multitude Al positive
knowledge Of tho poyxcd Constitution Of
planetary and stellar worlds has also been AZ
tsinea within this per,od-London Irua-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
BUSINESS, ALL THE SAME.

The dark streaks on the sidewalks were
decidedly the favorite yesterday. About
noon some were heard remark 1t WAS hot
weather and they were figuring on going
to the mountains for a few weeks, until
the cold wave brought relief. The streets,
however, showed business activity
scarcely suspected, and such scorchin2
day, and the drivers handling heavy
freight were hopping their faces and
hustling around as fast as the cir
cumstances would permit The side
walks showed more evidences Of ex-
ceedingly hot weather than the drive
ways, but when the shades come over the
pedestrians were not in full force.
One of the leading physicians said yes
terday that the returns of prostration by
heat, so far this year, have not been as
numerous as last year. The health Of the
city had been unusually good, in fact,
better than the financial part OF his BUSH
ness would admit without protest, but of
course he could not commit himself by
saying he was truly sorry that results were
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
NO HOT WINDS THIS TINE.

P. " Healy insists that thermometer
showing ninety-eight degrees in the shade
conveys the information of fine corn
weather. Some were yesterday talking
about hot winds, which caused him to
smile. He wanted to bet his brick block
against package Of chewing gum that
Kansas would see no hot winds this year.
His theory is that hot winds are manufac-
tured when the ground is dry and never
when it is wet. The ground being wet
this year and the clouds running right for
a continuation of such conditions, he can
see no danger or the slightest suspicion Of
any signs of the last of July hot winds.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS.

The school board will hold a meeting
this evening to canvass the vote on bonds
and will probably attend to some other
business TIE bonds having been voted,
the members commence figuring on the
sale of same and where TO erect the build
ings They seem to want to get to work
on buildings in localities where buildings
are most needed. The different sections of
the city are coming IN with demands for
part of the money TO be expended IN inn
provements. 1t is reported that fine and
costly buildings are being asked for as a
rule and no especial demand for the
smaller four-room buildings. The latter
seem to be little in favor and little needed
it's the more costly always.
Another letter from the newly elected
superintendent announces that he will be
on hand possibly about the first OF next
month The new quarters for the board
and city superintendent in the Sedgwick
are being nicely fitted up and Will no
doubt be acceptable TO the coming occu-
pant,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

Mrs. J. w. Wright, residing at 1851
South Lawrence avenue, was accidentally
shot by her son early yesterday morning
The details of the affair show that the boy
was handling a 3S-calibre revolver, and
falling to lower the trigger had
called on his mother for help. She
started to take the revolver from the boys,
hand but the weapon exploded, the ball
entering above the heart and extracted
from the small of the back. DR.. Whitlock,
who attended her. says the woman will re-
cover but that it was a narrow escape,
Had the ball entered half an inch lower it
would have passed directly through the
heart. The family have recently removed
to this city from Arkansas City.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
Tninfrnfiuralix Funrr.

Again, many Of the stories which Heem
humorous 70 Us were full OK serious meaning
70 the actors In them There is hursor 10 ~
in the following story. quoted by Professor
do Morgan. although none 20 the ntterers of
the following dialogue, not from q want II
a sense Of humor, bu. from the ssriouEDe~~ q
the subject: How Elony Of tho slsct do ys
think there Will De on the earth at prncntf'
said one SeotchInan % another. Maybe. q
Gizzen" dozsul responded the otler. "Hoot,
mani no near sAe fnony as tha;F Indignantly
rcjoined bis friend Tho ssIse remarks Apply
TO the story Of the cid Lady who waa very
despoDdent e. 70 Ito corditlon % tss world
SIZE WIS sharply rehuked by ns.ghbors
Janet, woman. ys surely think tbs. ras-
body viii be savei ezoep' yogtr1oi' and the
miniS;erf- Wei respoDfsd Janet. II
sometime has my doubt- about The minister
All the Year Round
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
THE FIT. SCOTT DELEGATION.

The Fort Scott mayor and council CON-
mittee spent yesterday forenoon in the
city and were shown some Of the leading
features by Mayor Clement, Councilmen
Herrig, Mercer and Schnitzler. They ex-
pressed themselves as quite well pleased
with Wichita and the treatment they had
received by the Wichita councilmen.
Some of the members had not been in the
city before aud were greatly surprised to
see such steps toward great city by q
Kansas town. They visited the board of
trade rooms and after looking over some
of the specimens of wheat, oats and corn.
were caused 10 observe that the Arkansas
valley would surely lead the state again
This yaar
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-19
MAKING CONNECTIONS.

From midnight Wednesday night until
) O'Clock yesterday morning, the pressure
was taken off the water mains in order to
give chance to connect the new Holly
pump. The work was completed and the
pump will be ready in few days to enter
the service. The steam connections and
regular attachments are to be made.
The company is having some difficulty
in putting down mains, near the Garfield
university. The heavy rains have so COM
pletely saturated the ground it is difficult
to keep the water out of the trenches. 1t
took four days for five men to make the
first joint, and after that the work pro-
crossed more rapidly.
The company expect to be able to COM
mence work on the Paramount extension
in few days. The property owners along
the best projected route to the packing
houses have the question of how much
support the company can be given by
putting in the service. 1t is thought that
the extension under consideration can be
made some time this year.