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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-05

fore that he was cool, or seemed to be, now
his temper was let loose and he was a young
demon. l am free to say that had gained
first shot would have tried TO ''wing" him
IN the arm or shoulder. But he meant
murder, could see it and knew it.
He made a clutch at the bundle in which
contained our munitions of war, tore it
open and proceeded 10 load the weapon.
FIRST, the powder, of course, then little
paper, which he rammed down with savage
vim. Then all the slugs and bits he could
get in the barrel. These he forced lower
by hammering with a stone on the rammer.
Then a little more powder and then he care
fully packed in all the pewter he could until
they projected from the muzzle.
Ready he said
ltook my place, be at my side. Then he
stepped off ten PAGES and came to bout
face. Ten PAGES never looked SO short be-
fore, boys, in my life.
l stood there with folded arms; little
fool who had no more sense than to be
there, had not sense TO think, and don I
think did think
"Onep and he took a step. Thunder
what long step it seemed.
"Twoi' and another step that lessened
the distance horribly.
1t seemed as if at the next fatal count he
must be pressing the muzz,e Of that con-
founded brass barrel against ne.
He made readyn by raising the piece
in his right hand and holding it opposite
his left eye at about the distance the hind
sight Of Z musket would be; for leading
sight he held his left arm extended, with
fingers closed and thumb pointing up
ward.
! saw by the position he was aiming al my
face ana about to give the final step and
word.
closed my eyes.
"Threer'
And a roar ike young blunderbuss in
my ears, singing in my forehead, and
vel like unto seventeen drunken Conan
ches.
l was at first so dazed that l really
thought had uttered that yell. opened
my eyes and put my hand to my forehead,
then withdrew it and found a small amount
OF o4ood-stain. ishook my head and began
10 believe 1t was still all there.
Another yell and groans made me look
about me. Rolling over the ground, tumb-
ling and tossing, but holding his left hand
IL his right, was my late antagonist.
ran TO him just as he turned very white
and stretched out. rushed TO the creek,
fiisd nav can with water aud dashed it over
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HE MADE READY By RAISING THE PISTOL
rude skill, as ! had seen uncle attend
wounds; and then helped him to and into
the buggy and started to town.
Misfortunes come in pairs. Chalk was in
the bottom of our vehicle when I passed q
light wagon on the road aud was hailed to
halt. The driver Of that wagon was Farra,
Chalk's father, and he knew his buggy.
Explanations were in order. They were
not given in satisfactory manner. We
were taken in tow Of the wagon and meekly
followed to the Fsrra stable. / was told to
go home; that Mr. Farra would return old
Jack. He did SO; likewise he interviewed
my uncle, and / did not feel myself 80 much
of a hero when ordered at once to bed, sup
PEERLESS as / was dinnerless. To bed, how
ever, I went and there I remained until
next day, when / was fed and shipped off to
my mother in Philadelphia, with the simple
explanation that it was found that neither
the school nor Uncle Doctor ''could do any
thing with me-"
That was my first duel, and, as I said, it
would be something very serious that
would make me fight on the same terms
again. ALEX. DUKE BAILIR.
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Pears Soap
Fair white hands,
Bright clear complexion
Soft healthfal skin.
HPEARS'-TBG Great English Complexion soap Sold Eyahen1
AN ELEPHANT SALUTE.
How tho Hugo Trained Beasts Greet the
King Of Siam.

How tho Hugo Trained Beasts Greet the
King of Siam.
In the "Zig- Zag' volume we find very
amusing description of the salutation with
which the Siamese hunters and the ele-
plants they ride greet the presence of the
King: Arrived at the Kings palace we
mounted steep flight of stairs that led US
to pavilion or tower, about two hundred
feet from the ground, whence we could
command magnificent view of the wide
country about US. Adjoining the tower was
large chamber, which held nothing but
one huge drum, and round it were stationed
no less than twelve men, who struck it
simultaneously with immense drum-sticks.
Right in front Of the pavilion below were
ranged in regular order hundred and fifty
hunting elephants, and on each were seated
two men-one at the back, the driver, with
his long goad or forked spear in his hand to
urge the beast to his onslaught, and the
other the hunter armed with lances, spears
and a CULVER attached to his seat full of ar
rows, ready to be discharged at mo-
ment's notice. When this formid able-look-
ing hunting party saw the royal assembly
they wheeled around and formed semi
circle; then each hunter raised aloft his
spear and saluted the King. After which
each Of the drivers gave the word of COM
mand in deep, loud voice to the elephant.
No sooner was the word spoken than each
beast lifted his heavy trunk in the air and
brought it solemnly down to the earth. l
never saw a more comical sight than this
elephant sanitation to the King of Siam.
This done, the colossal drum from the ad
joining chamber Numbered out the signal
for the hunt to begin. Away went the
mighty company of hunters, one half on one
side, the other half on another, darting of
in semi-circle to scour the forest for the
white elephant which, it was said, had been
grazing there with troop 6f black ones.
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him. Revived somewhat, he let me exam
inc damages.
Poor Chalk In his hate and eagerness
he had failed to take down his leading sight
his left thumb-before he pulled the ting.
ger; he had also so overloaded the trashy
pistol that it burst That's why I'm here
to-day A small piece Of pewter took
me in the forehead and made slight
flesh wound But Chalk's thumb received
the full benefit Of the whole outfit; from
the joint it was gone, and the rest Of tho
hand was in a terribly demoralized condi-
ton.
Tearing up handkerchiefs and other
white goods / bound up the remains with
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Our little gin when but three weeks old broke out
with eczema We tried the prescription from sew
We TIED S. S. s., and by the time one bottle was
gone, her head began to heal, and by the time she
had taken six bottles she was completely cured.
robust healthy child feel il but my duty to make
this statement. a. T. sHOBE, Rich Hill, No.
Send for our Books on Blood and Skin diseases
and Advice to Sufferers, mailed free. -
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Character Undoubted.

Anxious Mother-I see Mr. Nicefellow IS
paying marked attention to you. / do not
know his family and 1 have never seen him
at church Have you reason to suppose he
is a man Of good neral characteri
Daughter-He can draw his check for a
million.
Mother-Ask him to dinner.-Time.
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9ai1g eagle
HIS FIRST DUEL.

E had been discuss
ing, in the mess tent,
the interesting sub
jects of duels, duel
lists and dueling,
when the spirit
moved our usually
silent Major to utter.
ance thus:
/ fought my first
duel when only a
month or so over
twelve years Of age,
and it would take
much wrong to make
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; v hat arc ye GIVE A-s
SAPOLIO

is SOLID. handsome cake Of House-cissasns Soar
which has no equal for al sernrlrs pErposes sx-
cspt the laundry Perhaps yoz have hard OF 1, .
thousand tines without using ii once II ycn WIN
reverse the position zad r. oace you VIII praise
IL 10 c.kers thousand czses- Ask yoar grocer
fer cake aai Try il In your Esxs hcuse-clesrlns
Ne. 3 ICcpyrixat March Isar-l
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Railroad vandalism.

] read with some amusement re-
Gently letter in Tho Pail Nall
Gazette, headed 'fSVhat We May Ex-
pcct," " which took for its text a pnF1l-
graph which announced that a rail-
way is to be run through the pass of
Glencoe. The writer of the letter sar-
castically declared that "Melrose
abbey, having being rooted over with
states and rendered somewhat present.
able with a new coat of stucco, has
recently been converted into young
mems reading room and mechanics'
institute. The abbey IS lighted by an
installation of six Swan and Edison
burners, so that there is no longer any
necessity TO visit il by the palc moon
light" Still further, the writer an
nounced that Burns cottage had been
pulled down to make room for a beer
house to be erected on the site Tho
old proverb says that Tiary 9 true
word is spoken in jest, ard AKA sorry
to see in the Scotch papers paragraph
referring to Burns cottage Ct AYR
which goes far to confirm the pro-
verb. The whole of the contents of
the house and of "Alloway.s auld
haunted kirk" are advertised for sale
ct an upset price of e1,2o0; so that in
the event of none of the innumerable
admirers of the poet coming TO the
rescue, the various relics accumulated
at Ayr will be scattered The trenchcr
from which he ate his kali, the chair
in which he sat. the bowl from which
he ''supped his parriteh. :" the table at
which he wrote-all are TO be sold.
We cold Southrons are sometimes ac-
cused of want of enthusiasm nntl poetic
appreciation; but, on the whole. l
venture TO think we should not per-
NIT such holocaust cs this in tiic
case of relics of our leading poets,
simply and solely because their cxlIi-
tion did not pay expenses. suppose
III these hard times il is as well 10 bc
canny and careful; but surely there
are plenty of Scotchmen who are both,
and yet might be ablo TO spare or sub
scribe a few hundred pounds to pre-
serve the relics OF poet whom most
Scotchmen regard with feeling akin
to alteration, In the town where he
was born should not be surprised
if the upshot should be that the Burns
souvenirs will go to the United States.
where the people, 10 do them justice,
are very far from mean when they
wish to purchase anything. that inter
ests them.-Kathleen In Leeds Mer-
CRY
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FULL OF THANKFuLNEss.
The Rancher Tells why His Heart Is
SufIused with Gratitude.


SufTused with Gratitude.
Thankful Oh, yes. I've got a
heap to be thankful for. I'm just
billing over with gratitude. said San
joaquin rancher who had just stepped
out of lawyers Office on Montgom-
cry street Look here, young man,
did you ever try TO run a ranch with
one pair of mules and mortgage2
No, 1s'pposed not. When took up
my quarter section had to mortgage
it to start. The first year was bad
one and the wheat crop failed. Then
l had to go into debt for seed and
grub, and the interest piled up on the
mortgage. I've been wrestling with
that mortgage ever since, but it downs
me every time.
Last spring when the wheat come
up it looked first rate. and my wife
and watched it growing as you'd
watch youngster. if you had one.
We worked hard, got along without
help most of the time. and went to bad
plumb tuckered out every night We
hoped to get little ahead of the mort
gage this year, but it would have to
be big crop and big price to pull US
out of the hole.
well, the crop was just fair. Bags
cost good deal more than anybody
had right to charge, taxes were
high, and have got only middling
waiting for harvest time we used to
figure up once in while to sec how
we'd come out NV wife would be
tired most To death with her work, for
you must remember that n woman's s
work on n ranch where she does all
the cooking, washing and mcuding,
and takes care of two or three chill
dien, isn't any picnic, and my back
would lie aching like was breaking
III two, but we'd just sit down and
figure. It was close calculating, but
we allowed that good price for the
crop would Just about make both ends
meet for the year.
when letter came up from the
commission man telling in ten words
that all our years toll was going to
bring us only debt and tough wrest-
ling for grub over again, we Just
looked at our roughened, stiff -jointed
hands and wondered whether it was
worth while raising stuff for other
folks to eat, and going hungry our
selves.
1T just meant that our backs had
ached that somebody else might take
things easy. 1t meant that the kids
would have to get along with the same
old duds for another year. Do you
ksow, it seemed to ne for moment
that if / took shotgun and went out
ON the stage road wouldn't be doing
any more than the chaps who live on
mortgages do. and, mebbe, it would
be just little squarer and more man
fashion way of getting what doesn't
belong to one. Still, as / wasn't
brought up to that business, didn't
think of itlong.
You work like Chinanan all the
scr work till veu ache all over. raise
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HORSE GAR MANNERS.

Men Lacking In Manners, and Women
Who Arc to Some Extent Responsible.
1.-THE manners of people in Brook
lyn and New York horse cars are
abominable. said an elderly gentle
man who stood on the rear platform
of Fulton street car the other day.
i am a travelling man, he continued,
land have had occasion to make a
study of this subject. For instance,
Just take look inside this car and you
will see what mean. First you will
notice that while several ladies are
standing several men are sitting. That
you will say is nothing unusual, nor
is it in our cars. If, however, you
viii look a little more closely you
must notice that if some of the ladies,
I suppose we must call them by that
name, would move along little there
Do they move2 Got by long shot, I"
moment to wipe off some big drops that
had triclkled down his back from the
projecting roof. THE manners of the
average New York or Brooklyn wo-
man, but more especially those of the
former, are disgusting, he continued,
'and they arc responsible to large
extent for the impoliteness shown
them by the men. Now in Boston you
will never see lady standing in car,
while gentleman is sitting. Why7
Well, in the first place, there is much
more politcness practiced in that city
of beans and culture; men are not SO
hardened there as they are in our
larger cities, nor is the population SO
cosmopolitan. We are suffering in a
great measure from the lack of good
manners duo to the great preponder-
ance in our midst of foreign elements.
Moreover, in Boston conductors are
constantly upon the outlook for the
comfort of their passengers. If there
is chance to make more room they
will do it. have only seen one or
two instances of this supervision on
the part of our conductors. Even in
Chicago the better class of foreigners
and the native Americans will almost
invariably give up their seats to
ladies'"
What made me mad, the other
day." chimed in another passenger,
who had listened to the conversation
was on Brooklyn car and it was rain
ing even harder than it is now. The
car was jammed and many of the pas
many of them evidently being shop
girls, for it was tho hour of tho close
of labor in the stores. A delicate look
ing girl, who seemed very weary, was
standing at some little distance from
me, and / tried to attract her attention
III order to give her my seat could
not catch her eye. SO finally arose
and reached over to touch her. had
no sooner left my seat than spindle
looking dude, with cape coat on,
slipped into it. Was / mad7 Was II
Well, 1 should say l was, but what
could do? hate fuss, SO quietly
slipped out on TO the platform and let
my mad cool off. I'd have given a
ten to have punched that dudes head,
though, if I'd have had him in more
secluded place"
''That's it, $ said the elderly gentle
man as he stepped nimbly to the edge
of the platform preparatory to jump
ing off. We'll, they're all bad
enough, heaven knows. Good night, .
and with quick jump he disappeared
in the darkness. Brooklyn Eagle.
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oriental Eeonemr.

The old Mussulman Justice, the jus.
tice of the Arabian Nights, was ad-
ministered by cadi according to his
innate notion of the fitness OF things,
modified or confirmed by a more or
less appropriate text from the Koran.
In criticising native justice we must
bear in mind that this system existed
IN Egypt within the memory of n mid
die aged man IN Bowring's report
upon Egypt, published in 1910, he
gives various instances OF this,
and eSemplifies Oriental notions
of justice by conversation he
relates between a Mohammcdan
and an English traveler: Gov
ernor-Is it truc that you In Eng
land send your thieves and rogues to
a distant country2 Trayelcr-Yes.
Governor-And what may be the cost
of sending each2 Traveler-Pcrhaps
8100. or 10000 piasters- Governor
And what is the cost of u saber2 Tray
elcr-About s1o, or LOCO piasters.
Governor what is the cost of a
hempcn roper Trayeler-Almost moth
ing. Governor-And you call your
selves u civilized and an instructed peo-
pie, you who can get sabcr for ], 900
piasters and q rope for almost nothing
"a saber that would behead many
rogues and a rope that would hang
many thieves-and who pay 10000
piasters to get rid of onel This is your
civilization Tho Fortnimhtly Review.
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The R1Indmnn,. Doe.

The street lamp on the corner of
Broadway and Twenty street is
the nightly business stand of a blind
man and dog. watched them last
night. having become interested in
them through the stories that had
come to me of the dogs intelligence.
/ heard the man ask the time of a gem
tleman who stopped to drop something
in the box. He was told it was 10
o'clock. The gentleman walked on
and the man called out to tie dog:
"Come, Tom, it's 10, and time for
us TO go home" The little dog
gathered himself together. held up The
box to the man. waited until he took
the money rut and put it in his pocket.
buttoned his old coat, and then stood
on the curb and examined the cars
coming along. Finally a green one
came in sight and the dog drew the
man out into the mud and stood until
it came along. The driver evidently
knew them, for when lie came to
where they stood he pulled mp and
they got in. / was assured that It was
regular thing, and that the dog has
u remarkable faculty for faces It is
said that he even knows the DeopIe
who give aims to tho old fellow. end
never fails TO greet them with dem
onstration of pleasure. York
Star.
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An Earn a. an Engineer.

Baron dc Winton, of Shropshire.
England, was forced TO flee his native
land on account of heavy obligations
he had contracted In gambling and
on the turf While on the continent
he lost over $3.50, 900. and his financial
affairs being greatly mixed up. he
came TO this country to escape the dis
agreeable task of settling and meeting
his father. For while he managed
TO live quite elegantly in BROOKLYN,
but after long spree found himself
penniless. Then he accepted a posi-
ton as engine driver on the Jersey
City road Here he worked for some
time. became very popular with his
comrades. and by very virtuous life
managed to save enough money TO
pay his passage home.-New York
Prasa
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P0NT PLEA8ANE MASON COUNTY, EsE YIaIA WEDNsDA5 JAN

wheat enough to feed a small vllIage
for q year, and then find that you've
worked yourself deeper into debt, and
see if you don't have some queer no
tions bobbing about in your head.
Then you go up to a fellow that sits IN
an office, wears good clothes, and
never does a lick of work that's of any
use to anybody, hand over to him the
money that your wife and children
need, almost get on your knees to beg
him for the favor of being robbed BY
ta hS mSrtae mo + gou for see 1nQther 5 5sa ana s
bursting out of your shirt with pro-
miscuons, all round gratitude. San
Francisco Examiner.
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A Curious breton Almanac.

Apropos of almanacs, to which we
referred yesterday, full Breton cal
ender may be found in the Alma
mach dcs Traditions Populaires, issued
annually. Here we learn that the
11th of June is still the longest day
with that primitive people; while each
of the first twelve days of the year in
fallibly foreshows the weather of each
of its twelve months If the weather
goes wrong there are many saints to
apply to for remedy. St Valentin
and st. Marina replace Neptune, and
order about the winds; Milzal gives fine
days; Million preserves from hale and
drought; Norma and Perm give rain;
and Sylvester-generally connected in
Germany with red noses-prevents
white frosts, while K1er and Barba net
as lightning conductors. No fewer
than seventy-six saints divide the
duties OF Esculapius; among them
Mark, who is supposed TO pay special
attention to snake and musquito bites;
Gina is the prototype of four. Pie
crust risesat the bidding of Rival; An
ton and Kristinn fattcn pigs, and Jill
cures them when they are i'll; mad
dogs flee before the names of Tuien
and Bienzi; Isidore destroys moles,
and Herve is the declared enemy of
wolves. Things must get mislaid a
a good deal in Brittany, for three
saints -Goneri, Pcrgat and jam
Diarc' 'hem-have nothing else to do
but look out for them. Ninoc makes
children grow fast; Older and Glaoda
teach them to speak. and Libouban,
Tujen and Lijer see that they walk
early. The last Is saint Qeger) who
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BEFORE THE GLASS

shs stood before looking glass
A .Tinsome. pretty dark eyed lass-
Her head little to one side
As though all mankind she dehci
With cheeks SO rosy, neck SO white,
Her long hair DER her shoulders fen,
Her brown eyes sparkled with delight;
1tneeded no soft speech 10 tell
That she was fair: she know it well
And her soliloquy ran thus:
"TIoE awful slow the tiine would pass
n lt wasn't for this looking glassrt
IF 8 IL in Harper,s Bear
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a FascinatIng Young Ladx.

In Upton county, Tenn, lives
young lady, who exercises a fascinat-
ing powerover animals. The journal
of Man says that she is able to conquer
and ridc in a moments time horses
and mules that no one else has ever
been able to handle. Tho most savage
dog in the neighboFhood quails before
her her. Squirrels and birds come to
hand, and many times she has been
known to pick up a rabbit in the path.
She says that from infancy she has
had this remarkable power oEer wild
animals. but only within the past few
years was she aware that she was also
a ''horsc tanner" She says she Is not
conscious Of putting forth any effort
In this.
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The mocking birds in Orange. Cal.
feed on the berries that grow in the
Chinese umbrella tree, and this sort
OF food makes them tipsy. They act
very foolishly just after a-heavy meal
and stagger about badly intoxicated.
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Iron and steel are now usually distin-
guished by the use of aqua FORTS, which.
when applied to surface of steel, pro.
duces black spot. On iron it has nc
effect. leaving the metal perfectly clean.
By this test the slightest vein of iron In
steel can readily By ~ lecteL
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Boys, Old Man Ashburn was say
ing as Posy reioined the group about
the door. things looks mighty black.
She's a sutferin' an sutferin'
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Posy rushed to his cayuse, flung
himself into the saddle, and dashed
away across the prairie, followed by