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Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
MARRIED FOR a LARK,
Although United ip Mischief, Two Children
Now Demand a Separation in Earn.


Although United ip Mischief, Two Children
Now Demand Separation in Earn.
esh
days in 1882, Catharine Wildes and
Arthur G. Merwin were in school together
The former is an orphan, her sister, Miss
Z. G. WiIdes, who has fine summer resi-.
denc9 here, being her guardian, and the
latter is the son of Judge l. Elias Mer.
win, an eminent lawyer of Boston, whore,
In fact all the parties reside They were
fourteen and sixteen years of age re-
spectively. Whether as the result of a
daring on the part of their fellew-scho OIL
ars or not is I'm kno wn, although many be-
lieve it was but certain it is that the
young couple suddenly determined to get
married, and married they were. The
divorce petition states that the marriage
took place on the 9th of January, 1892
They being away at school, nothin
was known of the affair by the p rents,
but not long afterward the girl in
formed her sister-who, by the way,
is the pos SCISSOR of very large means
as is also Mr.. Mer win the elder, who
has g very handsome res.d nee on Marl-
borough street, Boston Miss Wildes at
once acquainted the Merwn family OF
what had been made known to her, and
after consaltation-as the young people
had not married with any serious intent,
but more for a lark than anything else
it was deemsd prudent to have them 60
different ways in the future. 1t is UNDER
stood by friends of the Wildes tn at the
young husband was sent to Oh cago tc
pursue his studies. At all ev snts, a mass
of testimony HIS beer fled her which
was taken in Oh cago, and which VIII be
used against him. This testimony is uu-
der seal, and will be until the trial begins.
But the indoors ament indicates that it is
the evid nee OF Mr.. Edwin F. Watkins,
Mrs. Richard Fl. Garland, Miss Minnie
Watkins, Mr.. w. H. Purcell and NJ.
Fletcher fti h, of Chicago Since the
separation in 1892 the couU le lave not
lived together but it was underst BOD that
if as they grew older, they manifested
any desire 10 1--we together there would be
no OH -tion. tn 8 has been now knocked
in the head, for young Mrs, Merwin has
filed divorce petition alleging as charge
des ertiol.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
An Infant NIonstrosity.

A Johnstown Pa) special to the Pitts.
burgh Dispatch says: A Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross, of Morrellvine, are the parents of a
son with remarkable head The child was
born two years ago. At its birth it was APP
parently sound and healthy Some time
after the child was born its head began to
grow out of all proportions 10 the rest of the
anatomy. Doctors were consulted, and
every thing that medical science suggested
was applied TO stay the unnatural develop
ment All efforts proved futile, however,
and the growth of its head continues. Ii ia
now thirty-six inches in circumference. or
almost as big as half-oushel measure. The
body is about the right proportion for a
swo-vesr-old child. The little one can not
stand, owing TO the weight OF its head :;
neither can it speak, but it seems TO under
stand what is said 10 1t and 10 have al its
mental faculties unimpaired. The cause OF
the unnatural growth of the chiid's head Is
called by the doctors "hydrocephalus," or,
in plain English, it is tue accumulation OF
fluid IN and about the brain. Medical
science has no cure for the malady, and
death Is liable TO occur TO the sufferer at any
tune.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
Advertising for a Wife.
fspringfeld Mass Republican. I

A Naugatuck Comm man who adver
tised for wife short time ago was very
successful and was married last week to q
lady who was attracted by the advertise.
ment. A large number of letters were re-
ceiyed, many of them from Naugatucl,
showing conclusively that the matrimonial
market is not exhausted. Among the let
tiers was one from man who had small
farm for sale and who was certain that
there were two manageable females in
his vicinity and that the purchaser of the
farm could have his choice. He would sell
his farm for nine hundred dollars, and
would bind himself to discount one hur
dred dollars if the purchaser was not SUE;
cessful in obtaining wife.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
Pigs Killed by q Turtle.

A remarkable story is told by Beatrice
6Neb) paper of the killing of thirty pigs by
turtle. F. NJ. Pethoud, who resides some
four miles north of Beatrice, on Indian
creek, missed his young pigs, one or two
going each day. Thorough search threw
no light upon their mysterious disappear
ance until one day the hired hand saw the
hogs considerably disturbed by something,
and hearing young pig squeal he rushed
down to the edge of the creek and there
saw large turtle W it'll young pig in its
mouth. The turtle had killed the pig and
was eating it. The man killed the turtle
and 1t measured nearly two feet across the
back and had head as large as his two
hands.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

The Chicago. Kansas s. Nebraska rail-
gay tSt. Joseph 81 Iowa Railroad Co,
iessee) is the be.: equipped line west OK
the Missouri river Our equipment was
built expressly for this iins by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which IS guar
antee 10 the travelling public that It Is
strictly first class You will find all of our
coaches elegantly Upholstered and very
comfortable II every particular II you
are going to any part Of Kansas or Neorat
ka, or TO any point east remember you VIII
never regret having started right, by tax
ing the Chicago, Kansas Nebraska rail-
way. (Rock Island Ronte)- For further
particulars address Jno. Sebastian. q. I. II
p. A.. Topeka Kan eo,t
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
ELOPlNG WITH A GYPSY.
A New Haven Youth WEEDS the Daughter
of n Gypsy Pr nee.
New Haven Comm Special

A New Haven Youth Heds the Daughter
of Gypsy Prime
New Haven Comm Special
Great excitement exists in the gypsy
camp near Yalesville just north of
Wallingford, in Consequence of the elope =
ment of the sixteen year-old daughter of
"Prince" Williams with a New Haven
young man of twenty five. who had
fallen violently in love with the gypsy
Princess. She did not return to the camp
last nj hit at the usual hour, and conse-
quently there was a great uproar. The
young man he'd paid frequent visits to
the camp and the girl had had her palm
as frequently crossed with silver because
she had pred icted for him great fortune.
Still his actions had not excited the sus.
picions of the other gypsies.
The young woman is beautiful, has
black eyes and long, dark hair, and is one
of xteen children that call prince VIII
liams father" Theft after, who is verita-
bic Prince among the gypsies, was born in
England fifty years ago. His headquar-
tiers are in Boston, where he owns a well
stocked livery stable, which he looks after
in the winter, but in the summer his sons
his band through New England
He is reputed to be very wealthy, and
owns. beside, farms in East Hartford
Mass, and in Canada HIS wife is the
purchasing agent and treasurer of the
band, aud drives many a sharp bargain
with whom she deals The Prince and
Princess have a magnificent wagon. in
which glass and gilt predominant as or
naments, and is said TO hsve cost over
5000.
No trace has been found of the runa-
Always, aud detectives have been put 10
work on the case, with instructions to
spare neither pains nor expense 70 accom- :
plisn their capture. The vengeance of the
camp viii be visited on her, as marriage
outside the camp is regarded sith horror
by these strange people.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
DR. SCHENCK'S Book on CONSUMPTION.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia, sent free.
DB. ]. q. SCHENCK son, Philadelphia, Pa.
sReasous Why


You should patIonize the great Rock Is
/. 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-
tons 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
G. 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.
:. Because Its tracks are of the heaviest
steel rail. rock ballast, iron bridges. 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 wnen going on a journey for business
or pleasure-for comfort, speed and 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
15-tf c. A. RUTHERFORD, Ticket Agent.
The interstate commerce law forbids
railways to charge openly or by device any
one person greater or less compensation
for any service rendered in the transpor-
tation of passengers or property than it
charges for like and ContemDoraneous
service, This is one thing that this law
forbids. Ii does not. however, prohibit one
company from giving TO its patrons better
services than another Why then patron
ize the railroad that offers the interior
train service when for the same amount of
money you can obtain superior service
ride less number of miles and still reach
the same points The railways entering
Wichita and offering these Inducements
should be well patronized The Missouri
Pacific Ry{Fort Scott Route}offers such in
ducements as mentioned above and great
many more which space will not permit TO
enumerate. II you are not aware of this
fact-that the Missouri Pacific railway
has elegant train service such as the test
improved reclining chair cars and the
modern improved Pullman palace sleep
ing cars, give it trial and you will always
thereafter take the popular route. 1t IS
the short line to ST. Louis by - miles as
well as 10 all Colorado. California and
Washington Territory points Before
purchasing your tickets call at the city
ticket Office, lS7 North Main street, E Z.
Bleckley, passenger and ticket agent.
T42-ff
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

| Scale books, coal tickets, etc, for sale at
| this office Orders by mail will receive
prompt attention. Address The Wichita
! EAGLE, Wichita, Kan. ljtf
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
A. FLAGG, Proprietor.
Cor. I'd and 5th aves.. Wichita

Manufacturer Of Steamengines,
BCi erS. Pumps and all kinds Of
mill gearing. Architectural lion
a specialty. Iron and brass cast
iDgS mace TO order. Estimates
made on all class of work and
orders promptly at ended TO.
SO w. H. FONDA. Snpt
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
RUOOESlESS STEAMSHIPS.

A Novel fnveation For Steering Stesme--
and Avoiding Collisions.
n very novel, simple ana lngenlus
device has been invented by Mr.. VIM. H.
Burns, o. St. Louis, which promises to
make great revolution in the m ,thods
aud appl iances by which steam vessels of
the propeller pattern are stssrad Mr.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
Rental gencies.

Rent registers for sale at this Office.
Orders by mail will receive prompt atten
ton Address the Wichita EAGLE, Wich-
tia, Kan 15-tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Xiv ersfde and Suburban EIeetri- Railway.
Cars leave Douglas avenue and Narke
street every thirty minutes. beginning At I
s. n. connecting Win car for Alamo Oh
even hour. dis. II
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Our form of lease on city property is the
most complete and perfect one yet gotten
up 1t was prepared by an attorney who
authority on such business. SIT
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Engraved CALLING cards a. the
Wichita EAGLE Once. ds3 II
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
+ as, Train to 81. Louis and the East via
Nissoari Pacific Ky

Composed OF day coaches, elegant free
reclining chair cars, and Pullman sleepers.
leaves Wichita At u-S a n runs
through 20 81. Louis solid, arriving there
at $40 g. m. next day. This is one and
oae-half hoursQuicker than any other line
running both reclining chair cars and
Pullman sleepers from here through with
ont caange. City ticket Office Is. Main
street
T pIFCEJ
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Engraved and printed LUNCHEON
cards at the Wichita EAGLE Office. dc3 tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Litbographing Of all kinds at the Wieh-
ita EAGLE Office. s53 4
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Passengers 70, weilsford, for Co'dwatef
and Ashland be sure and take Lakes
straight line and save twenty-fcQ- hours
time; arrives AZ Coldwater AZ $50 p ~
l4-C
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Coke Coke, Coke, Crushed Coke. at the
Economy, 116 \. Market Att
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
PgILADururA yuIv "a Issa

Engraved and printed LUNCHEON
cards ar the Wichita EAGLE Office de3 Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Wichita EAGLz, WicAitA. Kan
Gentiemen--We have seen one Of youg
Mortgage Loan Registers a. the o&ce Of
the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Co !,
this city. and shall De obliged II you viii
send this company che similar IN al 70
spects Il your earliest convenience. and 70
main RESPECTFULLY youu
TEEoDogE EEoTETSGEAH-
S0-Sfs SECRETARY
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

The only wier City shaft cs.l ~ The
Econcny, lis y. Market ST.
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
SAPOLIO

beauties both the house and herself.
Try cake of it in your next house-clean-
ing. No. q Copyright March, 1887. l
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

Lltbozrsphing Of ali k,ads q. the wieh-
tia EAGLE osses ds3 e
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

j. c. ELLIOTT, Binghamton NJ r, writes:
when began using your medicines had run down
in weight forty pounds The pain in my breast
back and shoulders made my nix hts almost seepess
Had night sweas and hemorrhaRes / was told
by my physicians that had Consumption. Your
medicines cured me-"
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
u NDER T A z IN @
j. II. FIGG,
$500 ~ Eass

Co6lns. Casksts. gnd everything belonging
90 the business always on lsara Fmssalrrs-
Ing speciality. Os5ee OPEN ST all EozrA
IL S. Na.a, Tel-2Eone ~ ~
Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31
dI4rf

(. E BLECkLEY,
.A1sf Pass. and Tic.et 4 GENT
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-26
swARMs OF RATTLERs:
A Hunter Counts Thirty-Eight in q 81
g3e Had just Vacated.


sc Had just Vacated.
"Afraid OF snakesi OF course I am.
Every hunter fears them, and not WfthouE
good reason" remarked a Pittsburgh
sportsman to Dispatch reporter. The last
time l was down in Maryland on a hunting
trip rattlesnakes came near soaring me out
of a years growth
''This was how it happened: was look
ing for squirrels, and had shot several in q
narrow rayine which ! was following up. I
had got near the head of the gully when =
squirrel ran up tree on the bank to my
right. Before could get shot at him he
had disappeared, leaping Into another tree.
The banks of the rayine were eight or ten
feet high at this point. 1 thought / would
climb up and see If / could add that squirrel
to the contents of my game-bag. BY tho
aid OF a sapling growing half way up the
bank / drew myself up with one hand,
holding my gun with the other. just as
placed Ey hand on top of rock and was
about to spring Qua ] saw the squirrel.
was hesitating whether 1 sheuld try to
shoot him where i stood, when / CHANGED to
look where my hand was resting
Jerusalem within two feet, coiled all in
q heap, was the biggest rattlesnake Lever
saw. He had thrust his head up in the
ugliest manner, and seemed ready.t to spring
for my hand. He had been summing himself
on top of the rock and i had disturbed his
nag. forgot my gun, forgot the squirrel,
and every thing else except the snake.
There stood looking ~ ALA sl6 watching
his eyes. But l must either climb upof gel
down, as my position was decidedly uncom-
Portable. When l realized the necessity
for action drew my gun up 70 my shoulder
as cautiously as could, fired, and shot the
snake. The squirrel, of course, disap
peared, and I concluded I'd better get down
where the earth was more solid. looked
down to the base Of the cliff, and I'll be
blessed If there wasn't another RATHER
stretched out right where would Jump on
him.
''Then l changed my mind and resolved
to climb out. The snake had shot was per
fectly dead. / drew myself up and vas
arising from my knees, when, whir-r-r! of
went rattle lust at my left Asman stone
had concealed the Snake from my view.
didn't stop to load NY gun, but took to my
heels. It's lucky / did, for when got rod
Os tyyo away looked back, and the spol
where / had stood was just alive with
snakes. / had started out whole den Of
them. They were old settlers and frll o,
fight. When ! saw their numbers
county thirty-eight-I had no ambition Il
battle with them single handed. left that
neck of woods IN quick time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-26
WORDS WORTH wEleHlNe.

He who is devoted to every body is dc
voted TO nobody.
GIVE advice when asked: don't deal it
out mlscellaneously.
HABIT renders wrong-doing of any kind
q sort of second nature
NOTHING Is degrading which a high and
graceful purpose ennoble..
TRUTH has never yetproved fatal to any
one; there are too many antidotes.
To OWE gratitude Expresses a coarse
nature; to receive it Expresses tine one.
FoR many natures it is as much duty Of
cleanliness to change opinions as to change
clothes.
THOSE things which engage US merely by
their novelty can not attract us for any
length of time.
MAN should command his flesh as slave
his master. The dominion of the. enfran-
enised is the most lmperious,
CID age is the night of life as night is the
old age Of day. Still, night is full of mag
nifcerce, and for many it is more brilliant
than the day.
EVERY man has a natural right to do
whatsoever he wills, provided that in the
doing thereof he infringes not on the equal
rights of any other man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-26
AN INTERSTATE EPISODE.
The Historical SItuatIop That Gave Rise
to a PrOyerbfsal SAVING


As every one knows, North and South
Carolina were of the thirteen original
States of the Union, and for many years
after this Nation became free the twin
commemorative grew and prospered. In
the early part OF the present aentury. how
ever, says the Minneapolis Journal, a
cloud no larger than two mems hands APP
Peafed upon the Carolinian horizon, and
grew until IL threatened TO wreck the
social fabric of the two States. The Gov
ernor OF North Carolinaquarreled with the
Governor of South Carolina. The Execu-
tive Of the Tarheel State publicly stated
that his colleague of the Palmetto Com
monwealth was mo better than he should
be-" This, as may he imagined, aroused
the wrath of the Governor Of South Caro-
lima, and he issued manifesto declarin 2
the Governor of North Carolina would be
better If he Were not worse Thereupon
grave complications arose, and, for time.
an internecine war was threatened. The
people greatly regretted the quarrel. and
the most able ana sbdlfaH diplomats cf Tbs
two States bent their utmost energies to
the pacifcation Of their NOW a.eddeaed
superiors. Finally, after months Of strenSl-
Gus effort, a meeting was arranged be-
tween the tH1 Governors, with a view OF
settling tbs Difficulty
On one never-to- be forgotten day the two
Governors met in the magnificent manson
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I they lived happily ever after.
AN INDIAN TRADITION.
Nearly Two Thousand Red Men Swa
lowed Up in Alabama.

Nearly Two Thousand Red Men Swal-
lowed Up in Alabama.
Uncle" d. w. Hughes, a well-preserved
and intelligent octogenarian of this county,
who has spent sixty-four years of his life in
this immediate section, recently visited the
Admission (Ala.) Times Office and told many
"reminiscences of his younger days His
father was given by the Indians what IL
now known as the John Floyd Smith place.
east of Oxford, and which is now the finest
farm in Calhoun County. He soon after
ward considered it too large for his pur-
poses, and sold it of for ten head of cows
and calves. Mr.. Hughes says that the In
dams that lived here were the very personi-
fcation of honesty, and they regarded
truthfulness as one of the greatest of all
virtues. When a man knowingly told a
falsehood he was perpetually tainted with
1t, two fingers spread out in the shape of q
Vwere held up before him on every occa-
sion, which meant "forked tongue"
He related story of Indian tradition
which was very interesting. In a village a
mile and a half below the present site of
Oxford two squaws gave birth to twins and
the little papooSes were all as spotted as
leopards. The squaws were tried and all
condemned to death at the stake On the
day the entire population gathered at the
scene Of execution, more than seventeen
hundred in number. When all had been
bound at the stake and torches applied
there was sound as of thunder, the earth
opened and every soul, with the excep-
ton of two young braves, were swal-
lowed in its depths The young braves
went of to the Cherokee nation, got them
squaws, came and settled down near the
scene Of the great accident, and remained
until driven away before the civiliza-
ton of the whites. This happened only
sixty years before the coming of the Hughes
family into this section, and was often re-
lated to the family.
A large pond of beautiful water now COW
ers the spot. 1t is called "Blue pond" and
soundings on different occasions have
failed to find its bottom. A few years since
great tree was floating in this pond AL
ternately it would raise its trunk high
above the surface of the waters, then as
regularly would its roots be turned upward
and project above the water in the same
way. This is not tradition, but facts.
The old gentleman has in his possession
quaint old Spanish coin, about the size Of
our silver dollars, coined in GEO. It was
given him by his grandfather at his birth,
and it has never left his possession. The
coin is now worth upward of $780,
The old gentleman says this is fast and
unfrlendly age. When he used to 60 to
muster in st. Clair County in the long ago
his shoulder would be almost dislocated
from shaking hands. 'sNow,n said he, but
few people deign to speak, and but seldom
is it that your hand is grasped with the
fervency of friendship. Alas, times have
changed" said he, 'but there will be a
reckoning by and by"
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The First Greenbacl..

Gaddis, a Cincinnati hack-driver, treas
ures a one dollar bill Of the first greenback
issue. The Enquirer of that city tells that
Salmon P. Chase, while Secretary of the
Treasury, visited Cincinnati.
"Shine, sirl" shouted Gaddis, then a
bootblack, 10 2 stranger in the Burnett
House lobby.
"Do your prettiest," said the gentleman,
with smile, "and I'll give you my photo
graph"
The boy did not fall in very heartily with
the proposition, as he had no particular use
for photographs of his customers, but after
little banteripg h6 took the job.
At the finish the gentleman handed the
boy brand new one dollar bill. lThat's
my photograph" said he, walking away.
The boy glanced from his customer to the
bill in momentary perplexity. Then the
strong resemblance which his customer
bore TO the vignette in one corner of the
greenback caught his eye and he knew that
tho Secretary Of the Treasury had been
having httlr fun with him at his own ex-
pense. 50