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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
VENOMOUS SPIDERS.
Interesting Investigations Made by the
Government En,omolosist

Interesting Investigations Made by tho
Government Enfomolorist.
According TO the Washington correspond
ent Of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Prof.
e. Y. Riley, the Government Entomologist.
has been investigating the poisonous power
of the common large brown spider. En-
tomologically this spider is known as the
Latrodectus msctans. The case of which
the professor has made a special study oc-
CURED near Greensboro, \. c. Colonel
Thomas B. keogh. well-known resident Of
biting, and the statement of the case is fur
nished by Mr.. John NJ Dick in reply to Prof.
hlley's categorical inquiries. Mr.. Dick re-
ports as follows:
al No one was with the man when he
was bitten. All we know is his own state
nent. he said he felt something crawling
on his neck; as he brushed it off it stung or
bit him very severely. AS the pain was
very great, he looked TO see what had
caused 1t He described the insect as
pIach splder with red spot on it.
:. he was bitten about half-past eight
CLOCK a. N. and died between ten and
eleven O'Clock p. n, about fourteen hours
intervening
- examined his neck and found about
ten niue White Psnples. all of which could
be covered with one-dollar silver coin. |
saw no puncture of any kind.
IL. There was no swelling ut all I'm, his
neck and left breast and arm became hard
% much SO that / could not make an i'm
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28

has been prepared as follows: To Is
examines Is dwts, 1882 grains) sulphat.
of iron, 100 grammes g OF. dwts. 72
grains) water add 10 grammes muriatic
acid. For precipiuating the gold suffices the
AZ fold quantity of crystallized green cop
peras of the impure gold used In order to
precipitate the gold, pour it's solution into
the copperas solution The gold will very
quickly fall down in this diluted fluid. De
can't the clear liquid, and first wash with
water calculated with muriatic acid. after
ward simply pure water. Collect the gold
in porcelain dish, drain off the wash
water as closely as possible anG let it dry in
moderately warm place.-National Jewel
er's Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
'Reasons Why"

Reasons WY
You should patti onize the great Rock Is
land route:
l. Because it is always first to give
cheap rates.
2. Because it gives TO its patrons only
first class accommodations
3. Because it runs free chair cars on all
trains and Pullman sleeping cars on all
night trains leaving Wichita.
4. Because its ticket agents will sell you
tickets and check your baggage to destina-
lions be 1t east. west, north or south and
always ready TO give reliable information.
5. Because it Is noted on account Of its
gentlemanly employees and the attention
paid its patrons.
t. Because it is the only line that ladies
and children can travel over without
worry or trouble and receive the best OF
treatment by all employees.
4 Because its tracks are of the heaviest
steel rail, rock ballast, iron bridge COM
modious station houses and the finest eat
ing houses in the world
These are only few reasons why you are
justified in selecting the great Rock Island
route wien going on journey for business
or pleasnre-for comfort, speed aud safety
the Rock Island route is way ahead Call
at the ticket offices of this company for
rates, dates, and routes and further infor-
nation. 200 East Douglas avenue
l5-tf [. A. RUTHERFORD, Ticket Agent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
Frisco Line to St l,ou,. and the East.

The St Louis & san FRANCISCO railway
Is now the only line running Pullman
Palace sleeping cars from Wichita 10 ~.
Louis without change; and in addition 20
this service they also run elegant free re
clining chair cars and handsome day
coaches between the two mentioned cities.
The Frisco line IL the shortest and
quickest line under one management be
tween Wichita and st. Louis, and has for
years furnished 70 Us patrons An unsur
passed through train service, not being
dependent upon connecting lines 70 make
a through route As is the case with other
lines, consequently the delays so vexatious
TO travellers are not encountered. Only
one change of cars 10 Boston. New York
and 9th principal intermediate cities
Trains leave OAK street union depot at
1910 a. u and 10 p. 10
For lowest rates. maps. time tables aod
any other general information cali upon or
address W D. Murdock, passenger and
ticket agent, No. IL " Main -.
ID. WTsHART.
ffenl Pass Agt, ST. Louis Ma
". C. Melville,
Travelling Pass. ACT. 81 Louis, No
d5ts
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
TRADE IN PEANUTS.
a Branch of Commerce Very Important ss
Southern Farmers


When we pass a peanut stand. or see 2
bag of peanuts in the grocery store, We 10
not think of peanu1s as forming any i'm
portant share III our commerce. We do not
think that the peanut trade IS a branch Of
trade very important to the people in GER
tam section of our country, that if the crop
should fail 1t would mean suffering and
rum to many people. Peanuts grow 10 Vir-
gina, tennessee and Eastern North Caro-
Ina, Alabama and Mississippi The best
grade comes from Virginia, and they are
known as "gouberS;' in Alabama and
Mississippi as "pinders." Dealers say
Vhat no Improvements have been made in the
peanut 1arris; they are just what they
were thirty years ago, although the peanut
trade has doubled ~ nine years. The farms
are small, and the crops are cared for by
negroes The nuts are planted in hills
aocut foot apart, in rows about two ana
one-haff feet apart, and are harvested by
pioWlrg and turning over with long-handled
forks; this shakes off the dirt, when the
vines are gathered and shocked about a
pole, where they are left to dry, the vines
being so placed as to protect the nuts from
The rain; widowed nuts turn black, and are
less saiable though the nuts may be as sweet
A dealer says, in the New York Evening
Post, that 1.-The shocks, after they have been
built up. are left standing for several
weeks, until the nuts are quite dried and
cured They are then stripped from the
vines by hand, packed in bags. and carried
TO the mlddleman who handles them for the
farmer. BY the middleman the nuts are
taken to the top floor Of factory, and are
secured and polished by rubbing against
each other IN long revolving iron cylinder.
Spouts carry them, after cleaning, to the
second floor. where they are run through
fanning-mlll From the mill they are de-
hvered on to an endless apron. made Of
Stats hinged together, and as they travel
along on this girls sitting on each side sort
them into grades. The nuts are then put
into sacks and are ready for shipping.
They are brought to New York mostly bv
steamers, although some come BY rail
They are sold here as 'Wilmingtons, sVlr. /
glnians,' Tennessee and Spanish The
last variety was formerly grown in Spain, /
but is now raised IN Virginia TO good sd +
vantage. The grades are known as fancy
handpicked,' extra handpicked,' and
choice The screenings are the poorest
nuts, and these are bought By vendors a;
county fairs and mixed in with a better 4
grade"
Peanuts are shipped to all parts of this |
country and TO the West Indies, but nc
trade has been developed with Europe.
This limited trade, however, amounts 10 five /
mLnon dollars per year
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
Like an Old Roman

The Emperor of Russia has just decorated
and rewarded a private soldier whose
fidelity TO his duty recalls the stories of the
Roman sentinels who persisted in the de-
strnctlon Of Pompeii. When the recent
earthquake destroyed small Russian town
IN Central ASA this soldier was on DUTY in
the Military Treasury. Although the
houses We're crashing around him this
faithful fellow stood notlonless- waiting
death. The only sign which showed that he
appreciated his situation was the fact that
be raised his hands as soldiers do in prayer
Fortunately a Sergeant in the street saw
HIM amid the ruins sid instantly ordered
him to quit his post, which be did right
willingly.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
CHlLOREN'S CLOTHING,
Perfect Development Demands That II
Should No: Re Too Tisht

Perfect DEVELOPMENT Demands That II
Should No: BE Too Tight
Much IS said in these days concerning the
rights OF children, but there is certainly no
right TO which every child is more surely
entitled than that of good, sound physical
health. One OF the first requirements OF
healthful clothing is that it allow unre.
strained action Of every organ of the body
This is absolutely essential for perfect de
veIopment so Ion g as the body is undergo
ing the process of growth According &c
Dress, mothers often unwittinglv violate
this principle in the dressing of their chill.
dren by compelling them TO wear clothiu Q
which they have partially outgrown. but
which IS not sufficiently worn to be dis
carded. Tight sleeves, tight bands, tight
waists, etc, which have become such from
the chlld's increased size, are certainly
quite as harmful as are those purposely SC
constructed; ana added to this is the fac,
that the bones and muscles Of the tender lit
tie ones are far more susceptible TO the CON
strictlon of tight clothing than are those OF
persons of older growth
The clothing of children should always be
so made that it can readily be enlarged to
accommodate the growing form. and should
never tit SO snugly as not to allow perfect
freedom OF movement to every organ
Whatever garments are worn about the
chest and waist should always permit of an
full inspiration. and it would
be an excellent plan if mothers would fire.
quently test the caild's breathing capacity
by placing tape measure around It's waist
when IN its night clothing, and allowing it
to take full inspiration, noting the num-
Der of inches expansion. and then adjusting
Its clothing 70 correspond with the measure
OF the full inspiration, allowing one inch or
two more for growth.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
To Precipitate Gold.

The god frcu galvanic baths Is easiest
precipit2ted With the galyanic current upon
smooth copper plate. The gold which
does not preclpitate as powder is then
scraped of and purified. as well as that
which preclpltated rs powder Impure gold,
which chiefly consists OF gold. however. i.
dissolved in the indicated proportions in the
aqua regia; it is then evaporated TO one
half. diluted with water, Uttered and washed
out with large quantities of water. This
washing is continued until the escaplug
fluid is clear water, and no longer colored
by sulphate of iron. Meanwhile a solution
Of handsome crysssllized sulplsse of iron
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28

I VTH0 GRAPHED ard Printed Letter
iHHtI Heads, Note Heads, Envelope,
LII Business Cards, Wedding .ud
Party Invitations, Calling Cards
Luncheon Cards. Bonds, Mortgages, Certif-
Gates OF ) ocS. etc, st the Wichita EAGLE
office. Wichita. Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
JUSTICES 4 Of PEACE

IIUIYERS everywhere endorse tha
III EAGLES Attorneys POCKET Dc elk
Lhli ct, can be used in any court a, 4
in any state. Price, SOC. By
mail to any address, prepaid, upon receiyt
of 81 o. Address the Wichita EAGLE,
Wichita. Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
At Whist.

ACROSS the polished table,
a charming sight to see.
One night sat winsome Mabel
APPLYING whist with me,
And, threatening my survival,
Against US plotting, played
My dark and dangerous rival.
And one, wary maid.
How boding was the quiet
How flashed the jeweled ringsi
How trumping knaves made riot
With naughty queens and kings!
The games-what fate was pending!-
With veering ups and downs,
Ran on with their amending
Exchange Of smiles and frowns.
But when the clocks clear dial
Proclaimed the evenings close,
We from the ardent trial
Victoriously rose.
And as we left the table
Mine was the greatest glee.
The game I'd won was Mabel,
For hearts we're trumps, you sect
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28
PHILADELPHIA. July d. 1854

Wichita EAGLE, Wichita Kan
Gentlemen:-We have seen one OF you,
Mortgage Loan Registers at the Office OF
the Philsdelphia Mortgage and Trust Co,
this city, and shall be obliged il You will
send this company one similar IN all 70
spscts at your earliest convenience. and 70
main Rspectfully yours.
THEODORE FEoTHSGEAA.
sS-tT SECRETARY
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28

Take the new short line, c. K & y.
Rock Island route 20 Kansas City, Sc
Joseph. Chicago and St Louis L1-st
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28

Silk embroidered Flannel
Skirting worth 175 cents a yard
it is shrunk and scourged, clear
ing price So cents.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-28

Feather Busters that will cost
YOU 30 cents to 80 cents any
where, our price, 10 cents and
90 cents each.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
THE TEA TRADE

The United States minister, in his re-
port to the department of state, says
The curiosities of the tea trade are suf-
ticiently interesting to warrant my call
ing some attention to them Prophecies
innumerable have been made that Indian
teas would drive Chinese teas out of the
market, but we find from a summary of
the first week s tea business in Krakow +,
of which enclose a clipping from the
North China News of May 81, that never,
not eveIp when India and Ceylon teas were
unknown, has competition been so keen
and have prices been so high.
The reasons assigned for these remark
bic prices is the competition between
Russian and English tea buyers. While
in London last season IS teas are being
sold at sacrifices reaching 80 per cent.
the new season IS teas in China are eager
ly competed for at prices 20 and 80 per
cent. higher than last year. One thing
for China to do TO permanently regain
her markets is to take off the export
duty.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
FATS AND FIGURES.
Dallas's Gross Bank Exchanges--No Particular
Boom Noticeable.
DALLAS CLEARING HOUSE.

COMPARATIVE SHOWING. WHICH ATHEISTS THE
cTTY's GROWTH.
Last weeks clearings at the Dallas clearing
house amounted to s1.349, O7O. IS against $3.50, :
Cos. 46 for the corresponding week last year. the
gain being 81 4 per cent.
gzQhe clearings for August aggregated 81, 4G6. :
5.S6, against 81, 40. 70. 80 for August, 1888,
8 gain OF 1s.9 Der cent Dallas News, Septem-
Der /, 1889.
9 statements like the above, are calcu-
Dated to produce the impression that the
banking business of Dallas is rapidly in
creasing in volume, while directly the
reverse seems to be the case, as will be
seen from the following figures taken
from the files Of the Dallas News:
Dallas gross bank exchanges
July 10, 1889. 50 1929, 724
Dallas gross bank exchanges
July %, 1889 .............. I.567 .l49
Dallas gross band exchanges
. September l, I8S9....... l ,349 ,O7O
While the North Texas metropolis is
undoubtedly growing, the banking bust
ness thereof does not seem to be on the
boom that the News would humbug the
world into thinking it is.
L. II. LETHERNIAN.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
THE FoPT WORTH MARKET.

BUTTER-Good Texas, S91Oc per b; north
COFFEE , = Rio, 1Si4Gl9Hc; prime, 2oc;
Cordoya, 202Lc; Pea Berry, 22lz 62212e.
CHEESE-Fun cream Wisconsin. liz a 1215c;
Badger state, 1212Gl31ac; Young America, l2139
l4c.
CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen: Pineap-
pie, standard, 2ibs, 81 5501 65; peaches, stan
dard, 2ts 81 35; 3ibs 81 Is; seconds, 2bs, 81 Is;
3bs, 81 70; strawberries, 2ibs. 81 Is; blackber
ries, pms, 9OcdSI 90; green cages, g.; raspber-
ries, 2bs, 81 40; marrowfat peas. 2tbs, 81 80;
oysters, full weight, Il, 95cG$l 90; PMS, 81 60G
50; tomatoes, standard, 2bs, 95cdSl 20; 3ibs.
81 goal 90; green corn, S5caSl so; salmon, In,
81 70Gl So; Warren's Colorado river salmon,
g 10; sardines, l4s, domestic, s. SOFAS 90;
imported, So O0G15 90; Eagle condensed milk,
Apricots, .21aRs, 81 10; peaches, yellow free,
81 40; peaches, white cling, 81 65; plums, 81 %;
pears, 81 20; grapes, 81 90.
DRY GOODS-Price list Of spring, 1889:
Prints-Allen's fancy, &c; American fancy, &c;
American indigoes, SIC; American gingham
styles, SIC; Anchor shirtings, csc; Arnold
fancy, SIC; Berlin solids, 58c; Berlin oil colors
&c: Berwick fancy, 42ac, Chocco fancy, SIC:
Dolly Madison. heavy. ne; Eddystone fancy
Eddystone Foulard, 7c; Eddystone satines, &c;
Gloucester fancy, &C; Gloucester silver grays,
&c; Hamilton black and red, SIC; Hamilton
staple checks, &c; Lodi fancy, SIC; Simpsons
mourning, &c; Simpsons silver grays, &c; Simp-
sons Foulards, &c; Simpson s linen finish, size;
Sultan turkey red, CSC; Venus oil colors, 5s4c;
Washington rubies, &C: Washington green and
orange, 7c; Windsor fancy, 6l4c.
Ginghams-Arlington staples, ne; Arlington
dress, SC; Bates staples. re; Bradford novel
ties, 1Olkc; Empire dress, nc; GreyIock dress,
SIG; Plunkett, 7lac; Renfrew dress, SIG; Rem
frew novelties, 10lac; RenfreW high art BE;
York staples, nc; Victoria suitings. lac; War
bar. Ice; Roydon, TIC
Brown decentralization Al. &c; Argyle.
ne; Augusta, 61ze;BOot G. &c; Belfast 2. SIC:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

wealthy farmer residing few miles from
Monticello. The partiulars given a
correspondent by a gentleman from
Wayne county are as follows:
Mr.. Oates has two young daughters
aged respectively twelve and fourteen
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Oates left home
on business and left the two young girls
in charge of the house. Mr.. Oates had
IN his employ negro boy about grown
Knowing the elder people to be away
from the house he entered, and after
locking the door on the two young girls
succeeded in ravishing the younger
The other girl escaped from the room ana
going to a neighbors house gave the
alarm. A posse was Immediately organ
lied and started i'll pursuit of the negro.
He was caught in the woods and tied to a
stake. a rail pen was then built around
him, coal oil was poured over him and
upon the rails, match vas applied and
the negro burned to death.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
TREASURE.
Extensive Excavations Made Near the
City of MeXico-Winding Passages.
Subterranean Staircase and Vaults Unearthed.
Important Historical Discoveries
Likely to Follow.

NEW YORK, Sept. ga City of Mex
leo special says: Extensive excavations
are being made at the suburban town of
Coyocan at a place lying on the outskirts
of the wilderness known as Pedrogal or
Stony Ground, which in former years
was noted as the haunt of brigands and
is even now considered as a resort for
dangerous characters who are hunted
by officers of justice. The object
Of the excavations which are being made
by private association is if possible to
recover treasures of gold and Jewels
supposed to be hidden there by the EN-
@sSEQIAM ontezuma at the time of the
Spanish conquest. Senior Mercard, one
of the party engaged in that work, is a
lineal descendant of the last Aztec, En-
perOr Cuantemac, whose statue adorns
the principal plOmenades of this city.
Senior MeTcard says he has i'll his posses
sion hierOglyphic documents which con-
vince him it was in the Pedrogal that
MOntezuma hid his treasures, among
other things huge golden sun A few
weeks ago a valuable black pearl was
found and also an emerald near some
skeletons discovered in q subterranean
passage. Your correspondent has visited
the excavations and they are certainly
reasaTkable, having already disclosed a
suskerranean stair case, winding passages
aud,gaults, jaw bones and skeletons des-
titnte of tusk or teeth, thus according to
Sen0T Mercard, proving beyond q ques-
tions1hat the Indians there buried were
pure Aztecs. He estimates the value of
buriedtEsastIre at not less than twenty
millions,9bu says others engaged in the
work of hunting the treasure put 1t at
$50 900 600 The foremost Psychologists
here are of the opinion that some
thing may be found and they
agree with Senior Mercard that that the
intrinsic value of the things buried by
MonJezuma are surpassed by their his
toTical Importance. 1t has been held by
some that MonteZuma hid his treasures
in Lake TezcocO, and much has been
done there in the way of dredging, but
nothing has been found. Senior Batras,
the great native archeologist, is inter
ested in this search and people high in
authority are lending their aid.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
ON CHANGE.
The Fall Trade Opens Up With Bright
Prospects for Heavy Business.
Wheat Opened Strong, Fluctuated Narrowly
and Closed at an Adyance-Coffee and
Wool Markets Unchanged.
Daily Review.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,
FORT WORTH, TEX. Sept. ,. 1889.

FORT WORTH. TEX. Sept. ,. 1889. (
The weather to-day has been delight
fully cool, and the rain that began fall
ing in the afternoon added to the fall
like temperature. Business in all
branches continues to improve, and
wholesale dealers in dry goods and
groceries report all the business that they
can well handle. A leading dry goods
merchant states thai the prospects for a
heavy fall and winter trade are better
than ever known in this market.
Country merchants are buying literally
in all lines of staple goods. The country
was never in better condition than it is
now, and merchants are on more solid
basis than they have been for years.
Crops are good, farmers are paying their
debts, and this contributes to the healthy
condition of the country merchants.
Stocks are full, but not fuller than the
trade demands.
There has been no material change IN
prices since last report, though sugar is
firmer, with an upward tendency. COT
fee is steady, meats firm and wheat I'M
changed.
Feed stuffs are shaky with tendency
to decline. The heavy corn and small
grain crops VIII leave a large surplus,
which will have tendency to depreciate
prices.
Cotton receipts are hardly sufficient to
constitute market yet, but 10 cents for
good middling is paid for all that comes
in.
AT the close of the market to-day the
ruling quotations were as are given be-
low.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
BOsToN WoOL MARKET.

Boston, MASS, Sept. 3.-The demand for
wool was confined mostly to small lots. Buyers
and sellers are apart in views and large lines can
only be moved az some concessions. Sales of Ohio
X have been made at 33c Xxx and Xxx and
above at 34G35c, and No. lat 3Sc. Michigan X
heeces were offered at 20G3lc. Combing and
delaine heeces are in moderate demand and
steady. Territory and other unwashed woods
are in fair request. Sales OF fine and fine medi-
um have been made on secured basis of 60G6jc.
California and Oregon woods dull. In pulled
wool sale of super have been made at 32639c,
and extra at 25G29c. Foreign woods firm and in
good demand.