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People talk about freaks % Light
ming" There Il M such thing as
'fryak- ~ the electric fluid The dura-
tion 10 faih l. but one-tenth 10
s.,rond. but In that time the huii has
picked out the easiest path to the earth
AMI gUne over A. When II strikes .
building it, tortuOus track from rOof tc
ground l. laid out for II by the same
simple law that guides stream - water
down the hillside. The brook wind,
here and there. always following the
line ~ least resistance. the electric fluid
do. Just the same. ia bolt were 20
strike hou.e -econd time In the place
originally struck Il would follow the
same track 10 the ground that IL did be-
fore. provided the conditions were the
same.
II always tahr- the easiest track, al.
though that track may sometimes look
very old one instance in particular
illustrates this. II hapi-nel on Belmont
street. In Malien. Mas, In August Of
1873. The hou-c that was struckwa &C.
cupie,l 10y one George Chapman. Hewas
lightning rOl agent and. curiously, did
not have any rol. on his hou-e. which
was a one story cottage. Mr.. Chapman
was alone la the house when q heavy
tbdnder shower came up.
She was very fearful u lightning. and
shut herself In an unfinished closet undes
the stairs. A bolt struck tall tros
twenty-five feet from the house and
splinterc,l II to apoint within twelyefest
of the ground; then. leaving the tire, II
sprang twenty five feet to the corner ot
the houss. ran along the entire length of
the building and went down the irOn
sink spout 20 the ground. The beam
along which II ran passed through the
unfinished closet. and Mn. Chapman's
heal must have bcen against IL. for the
bolt passed. through her head and killed
her.-DostOn Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

sorne Of the prcttiest girls In Wash
ington are tyIswritsrs. They are mum.
bcrei by the thousands, and they are
the most expert u their kind In the
Unite,l States The greater part of the
typewriting of the departments Il done
by them. and scorr- u them have Offices
AMI take In work from congressman. lob
byist., claimants and attorneys. They
come frOm all parts Of the country. and
am told that there are i.jco who make
q living outside of that gwen through
the civil service by Uncle sam. chat
tel with one of the-e about her busi.
pess. She said;
"of cour-e I like IL. get more Pay
here than I could in New York. PhilA-
delphia or Chicago. and make enough
% buy lot now and then. Twas ofier.
ei a twelve hundred dollar clerkship In
the treasury q few months ago and ]
would not take IL. can make more
outside and would not have my life
ground out by the government machine.
nor will let one Of thoss smirky chiefs
bo~s me around. have . number OF
congrcs.men whose correspondence at
tend 10. They come here In the morn
ing and dictate their work In shorthand.
and often ~ 10 the Office of senator
or 10 his committee room at the Capitol
when there Il big job on hand.
OF course ! get big prices Tor such "
bor. and have often received dollar an
hour. Such copying - ] do get psid for
by the folio Of hundred words, and the
average rate paid here 10 sixty cents per
1000 wordA I sometimes do work for
ruporters. and I once had IN arrangs-
msnt with Amos Cummings 70 give him
three hours every evening. He dictated
directly 10 the typswritsr. and b paid
ne GO Q wssk.--Coe. New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

Farmers begin haying full early
enough, hut they want to complete the
harvest In lees time. About two weeks
cover. the rigA tisas for hsying. II is
lust az we'll settled ss that two AMI two
make four, that grass cut irfore grown
doe. not make ss valuAb'e hay as when
the growth !. fully completed. Many
tlmr-. however, there I. less lcss from
cutting gris. somewhat late, than FROM
iDcurriny sny extraordinary exI~nse Ia
having IL done Just at the right time, or
In cutting long before grown. There IL
a right time 90 cut grass. snd farmers
sbould rome ss near IL as prscticable.-
Maine Warmer.
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INDIA INK COPIES.

Life slse Crayoa all framei $40;
Half Lie. Size 1ixIi) In india Ink. ou or
Water Color. framed sS.s, regular PRIV
sit.oo; sxl0 sife. SIC. On sito.
H. ..II..s. .,'i . a. IA sal rortrait. iaxn
sile. tsr slsa This 10 IN e>-s e.rkHis ~se'
sfsrrt
cuAaU- oxn>sS. maAns.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
sr,sp rs, rto~. e

Cerr~.essisecs 81 Pr.s,icsl sTrtcasarsl tss,ls.
u s.shfte,i. Atlrc.s al coanmanirsfions In
fn.ls.i 80 thls asI.srtnset o. A.sisULrvHAL
tnfroe. osfsFsi f.staesrat. Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

No one man can please everybody and
neither can anv one psper. u ta poor
psIer OF a dull farmer II he cannot Ret
The worth of the sabsciptiou cut of "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

The points of tubing for drive wells
.l,ouli be made of sone comparatively
non-corrosive material, ne rust partially
nlls the holes, preventing free now of
wafer.
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Dentist.
NAt>E

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E. ...far kIai. si rys-anshis Frtes..
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Herbal Restorative.

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fsrts. Maine
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PENSIONS! PENSIONS!

To Frrsi.isnt has Approved ths >es
fyusis.n IN
AtI uFFTNpINT FATnkRs snd NOTIFIES
arr Frfflgsi o. ene al-ss - -
AT ni-NHIIp -oInlER~ san nss have q
IaTusiHn.
ApUIF in p.r..a 80 - sttsr o.
IN pRfN. ~sxtnE. ttank hsss
FAsT ntFkEruENr CoNnAsbts,
Iswi-tsn. Iuiy :. len.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

Dentist.

DAVIS ut,-E. ~pUru rAHi~
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r... I.ll#s. trI'ustf -Istrs ani ~aii 'sni
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r....N IA as srssIaHr. tfthsf aai ras siulin
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STANLEY BOOK.
Il Is q Thrilling Tale Of Daring
and Endurance.
"IN DARKEST AFRICA"

O. o.. s~..s IN. or~.t E,p,ss.r is .
Mas sf the Middle Ages In A..
ether Ne is the wsr,a's fsr-msst Es.
psaest .f the w.sia's C.@sssrsisi N.
.,lss,-mi. s,r..s simple Narrative
Cs~fsiiy Rs,is~ssi.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

A hor.s having gait isswssa . pss and
. tros u called "snck6."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22
IMPRESSIVE scESEs.

.'some scenes Of the wonderful land
Of inner Africa. through which We have
Travelled together. must forever cling to
our memories. Wherever we 60 some
thought VI soms ono Of the many scenes
In that great forest win intrude itself
into the mind. Toe eternal woods win
stand In their far away lonelinss for.
ever. Al In the past, 70 they viii nourish
and fall for countiess agcs In tbs future.
In dumb and still inultitudss. shadowy
- ghosts In In twilight. yst alsntly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

The relief expedition was composed Of
Q villainous and worthIcs lot Of fell
LAW, but thsy were tho bsst that could
bshsd b AtieA. Thsy vus thisva.
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yn,siH, D. nnLt
Y Attorney & Counselor.
NurW ~. NAM
u.,-,.s. ua.k Nsis ~trvs,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
UITY SCHOOLS PRESENTED WITH
FLAGS BY GARFIELD POST.
Memorial Exercises at Garfield Hail.
Comrade Sluss Orator Of the Day.
Decoration of Graves.

Memorial day decorations prevailed yes
terday along the business streets and also
out into the leading residence portions.
The first feature of the day was the flag
presentation to the city schools by the
Garfield Post. The children were out
earlier than usual. For them it was a
great event. They were quite sure they
would enjoy it. 1t was rather cloudy, al
most threatening rain, and quite warm.
The temperature, while near the uncOm-
Portable point, with the clouds made it
much more comfortable than the average
3Oth of May morning and as far as the
weather was concerned the management of
the program was well satisfied.
At O'Clock the pupils belonging to the
schools in the central portion of the city
assembled and headed by their teachers
started for the southeast corner
of Market and Williams streets.
The suburbs were arriving over the
city railway and electric line and
by 9 o'clock it was quite evident that some
thing Of Importance was booked for the
government building vicinity. A half
hour later the sight was one in interest
rarely ever seen any where. Between four
and five thousand school children from five
to eighteen years with eighty school
danes, several hundred citizens surround
ing the speakers stand. The pupils were
given the preference and were to the front
They would have had it that way any how
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
TO ADVERTISERS.

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medium.
Al transient advertisements mist be paid for in
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The proprietors reserve the right 10 reject and
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Entered in the pOstofiCe at Wichita second
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Readers Of the EAGLE when in New York City
or Chicago can copies OF the paper at the oTlC9
OF our agent at the address given above.
All notices for entertainments Of any kind IN
which Bdmittance fee is required VIII be charged
81 the rate Of five cents per line per day; and must
be classified and VIII not be run as pure reading
matter.
The DAILY EAGLE can he found on sale in Kansas
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The EAGLE has the largest circulation OF any
daily paper in Kansas and covers more territory
han any two Kansas daiies combined; reaching lij
towns on the day Of publication in Kansas Indian
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The columns Of the EAGLE have been tested and
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

ing over old times and the topics that
would naturally come up on such an occa-
/ sion. as if the gallery and back part of the
hall had been filed. Company a, second
regiment, K. \. g. gave an exhibition
drill of half hour, which was
highly entertaining to all present
The company showed evidences Of
hard work in the short time
they have been at work and their move
ments were complimented by number
present who were competent 10 express an
opinion, having had some experience in the
business.
II was O'Clock before the commence
ment of the memorial exercises. The
meeting was called to order by Post Com
mander John A. Wallace and invocation
pronounced by the Rev. 7, d. Hewitt The
roStrum was occupied by Revs. Hewitt.
SaYin, Harmon. Comrade Sluss. orator Of
the day, and John A. Wallace. commander
of Garfield Post. Nearly all the seats in
the hall were occupied by old soldiers and
their families.
Song America" by the audience, led by
Prof Young.
COmrade Sluss was received with cheers
and having been introduced as a "distin-
guished" comrade said he was an .'ex-
tinguished c0mrate. Il was not an coca
sion n ejoice over a victory but TO tell al
old. old story, revive the memories OF
those loved and do not boast an achieve
ment except 70 rejoice over the advance Of
the right Glory IN the war for what II
has left. To tell Of the achievements Of
the war impossible. Scarcely the first
page Of its history Yet written. Inter
esJinE 70 study the character developed
by the war No event has wrought
character Ike the war, 4 great
painter, a great sculptor that produced
images Of human character tia, time
could not wash away. \ village lawyer
without education. fame and unknown IN
his own country had reached the head q a
great country. Nothing N his training 70
TT him for the position Who could.
under such circumstances, I'll that pos.-
ton today.
The voice 81 2 nation in darkness Is
heard by the people The uem5er Of con
gress and senator unable f0E the task o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
ge aahia Daily gayle Saturday gornro g}rap 81, 1890

to defend our country and its free institu-
lions from destruction. In the white we
see the emblem of peace, happiness and
! progress; the blue is significant of the
| oVershadOwing protection of heaven, and
the stars Symbolic the glorious achieve
; ments OF the past and the high hopes for
| the future of this great and favored ma
ton.
Among the living, none can reverence
| the nag like the old soldier In him the
sight OF 1t awakens all the ardor and the
| old time fire that quickened his pulse
when he followed it in battle.
Upon this memorial day, when the sur
Vlvors OF that awful struggle with treason
and rebellion go to strew flowers above the
honored dust Of departed heroes, this day
OF sacred memories and holy VOWS
l have been appointed in behalf of Gar
heId post and the Women's Relief Corps
OF W lchlta TO present to the various schools
OF this city these beautiful flags. Such a
glft, bestowed by such donors upon the
children who in so short a time are to take
our places upon the active stage of life,
! was glorious conception.
The old soldiers who made many weary
march under its folds and followed it into
| the nery jaws OF death itself-thOse who
still remain are fast passing to the other
shore. Their locks are whitening with the
frosts Of age. Their eyes are growing dim.
Inc stirring scenes Oh war ana carnage IN
which they mingled a quarter of a century
ago are receding from their failing mem
cries ike the visions of an awful dream.
Their forms are bending like the ripened
grain. The Great Reaper is in TIE field,
and one by one they are being gathered
home; and for all Of us the sun is sinking,
sinking in the west.
Behind us come trooping with light and
merry tread and laughing shout, full of
lie and energy and hone the chi Id rem Of
the nation, SO soon to fill our places.
1t is fitting and right that the old SOL
diers of the land who have periled their
lives on many a bloody field to uphold the
flag and what it represents, should now,
IN the afternoon of their lives, bequeath a
portion of its keeping to the coming gen
Grafton Of young and courageous hearts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

| no matter what the program had been anG
/ II was enough to make the program fit the
/ occasion. 1t was certainly a restless crowd
/ Not exactly a nervous gathering but truly
/ restless. Shifting around and most Of the
little fellows talking about something OF
nothing, at any rate talking.
At $3.50 DR.. Stevenson, superintendent OF
/ city schools, moved for order. He showed
ton by simply waving small
flag staff and from this the
little fellows suspected that something
was about to commence, and the noise
4 temporarily ceased. Prof. Young, who
has charge of the musical department OF
the city schools, stepped forward and
started the patriotic song America" and
the children joined quickly and showed
evidence of careful training.
Comrade II. W. Lewis having been Sc
lected by the Garfield post to present the
fIags to the school board, being presented,
spoke as follows:
From the earliest times, perhaps from
the very day Oh which men first Joined to-
gether to make warfare upon their fellow
men, a banner has been used for the pur-
pose of symbolizing the family. tribe, ma
ton party or opinion of its followers. Va
riOus cOlOrs and shapes and devices innum-
cradle have been used for these flags to
suit the fancy OF each particular organiZa-
ton.
Sometimes, indeed. instead of being
made of cloth. other materials We're used.
The ancient Greeks often bore as symbol
a piece of arInOr elevated upon a spear. In
China and Japan, as we'll Is among the
Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian and Slavic
tribes, from the most ancient times, the
dragon was the chief symbol, usually
made of metal or carved wood
We read or a naval officer who nailed to
his masthead a common broom, as a
declaration that he would sweep the seas.
Every school child has read the stirring
poem of the battle Of Evory, by Lord Ma
caulay, where King Henry is made to say
to his soldiers on the eve of battle:
press where you see my white plume
shine amidst the ranks Of war
And be your Orihamme today the helmet
OF Navarro
We also read of an ancient peoDle-the
primitive ROmaus-who bore at the head
of each company of soldiers a bundle of
hay tied to pole. history repeats itself.
Ii we may believe all the stories told by
old comrades of the last war, there was.
in every camp, raw recruit 50 dumb and
stupid that he couldn't tell the difference
between his right and his left foot, and at
the command march" invariably adj
yanCed his right foot first. At last the
captain of the company, in utter despera-
ton. tied to one of the feet Of the recruit a
bundle of hay and to the other bundle of
straw. Then he drilled him a whole week,
requiring him to step off with the foot
designated as he called out, hay foot,
straw foot. hay foot, straw foot.
The recruit was doubtless a descendant
of the ancient Romans, and the hay fever
still ran in the blood.
The name of the designer of the United
States flag is unknown. The first recorded
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
n1AN SwA2
SENdZH aAAA
1913 TO 127 \. Main Street.

Special offering of 10 1-2 cent
ginghams at 10 cents. They
are the newest output of
American looms.
Our new 10 cent outing cloth
surpasses the general run of
French fiannels in style, finish
and everything, excepta little
wool.
The heavy fast black cotton
hose for boys at 30 cents is a
bargain.
The fast black hose for ladies,
two pair for % cents, are the
best value in this market.
Foster kid gloves in full as
We fit them to the
hand.
Special great values in 40 and
42-inch white founcings.
NUNsOS & MCNAMARA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
THIRTIErH RECITAL.

The thirtieth recital of Mozart Con.
servatory Of Music in connection with the
Lewis academy was held last night In
spite Of the threatening weather upwards
ot four hundred visitors collected in the
lecture room and were well repaid for com
ing Not a number on the program failed
10 elicit a wei merited applause. The
next recital viii be held on Monday even
Ing. June >, at the Garfield and the last
during the same week at the Lewis
academy, concluding the closing musical
exercises Of the year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

securing freedom 1t took plain village
lawyer. 1t took a Lincoln TO do the work
when surrounded by the proper circu1n-
stances. The war over, IL was malice to-
wards none and charity for all
The war had also developed great men
for command. At Fort Donaldson the
phrase unconditional surrender" was
brought to notice and had ever lived. 1t
could not have been thought of under any
other conditions. 4 commander Of
commanders was developed. The
spirit of the hour and development
of inherent quality resulted in bringing
out a commander. The result in due time
at Appotomax told the greatest victory of
the earth. The inherent favor that God
gave humanity that enabled the soldier to
perform his part. The speaker referred TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
wANpEREn away FRoM HOME.

Mrs A. c. Robinson of East Central
yesterday afternoon wandered away from
home during the storm and was not found
until two hours afterwards in the south
part of the city. She is quite elderly and
has been suffering for some time with a
number of ailments. She told her friends
that she fanCied some harm had befallen
her son and went TO look for him. Il Is
hoped that she viii not suffer any serious
results from her outing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
POLICE HAPPENINGS.

No court was held anywhere yesterday
and the police had remarkably quiet day.
Claud Twedell, who Is charged with the
larceny of a watch and some jewelry was
brought back from Eldorado last night
and will be arraigned today A party
giving the name of Wood was arrested for
driving stock over the parking of Uni
versity avenue and viii also be heard to-
Ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31
PERSONALS.


A. \. Ven, Of Delaware, Ohio, is at the
MetrOpole.
Mr.. W. r. LaughIin, of Detroit, is at the
Manhattan.
Mr. c. s Bigelow, ofCincinnati, is at the
Carey today.
Mr.. c. G. Miles, of Denver, was at the
Carey yesterday
A B. Alexander, of Winfield, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr. c. A. Siever, of Coffeyville, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. J. s. Lehman, of FL Dorado was in
the city last nigat.
Mr. Thomas f. Young, of Kansas City, is
at the Manhattan.
Mr. J. NJ Dreyfus, of New York, is reg
istered at the Carey.
Mr. w. H. johnson, of Fort Smith, was
IN the city yesterday.
Mr.. John Lydon and wife, of Springfield,
are at the Manhattan.
Mr. George NJ Boyd. of Denver. arrived
last evening and viii remain in the city a
few days.
Mr.. Charles F. Wilson, who for some
days has been visiting his cousin, DR.. l. 4.
Wilson, Is reported quite sick.
w. J. Corner, of the Royal Spice mills,
left last night via the Rock Island, on a
business tripto Chicago and other points.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

Some fellows thought yesterday that
Ned Hammond, owned by Mr.. T. +. Ven
mum, could not go a quarter of a mile
with a road cart in forty-three seconds.
The money was put up and the time as
announced 10y five timers was thirty-uine
seconds Mr.. Nennnm cot the mooney.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

The milkmen Of the city viii hold a
meeting at the Office of Mr.. Sites, over Al
drich & Browns drug store, at 10 a. m
Monday next The object, as stated in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

legislative action for the adoption OF a ma
iona! flag was by resolution of congress
on june "A, IN. which provided that IL
should have thirteen stripes of alternate
red and white, with thirteen white stars in
q blue field. Il retains this form TODAY.
except that under subsequent act of con
gress one star has been added for each new
state admitted into the union since that
date.
BY its stripes Of red we are reminded OF
the bloody sacrifices that have been made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

the trials on the field and in rebel prisons.
His speech was one of the best ever
delivered in this city on memorial Occa-
sion and was very highly compImented
By all
Post Commander Wallace announced
that despite the rain a committee would
visit the cemetery and decorate graves of
the old soldiers. After singing the dox-
ology the audience was dismissed by Rev.
Sayin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-31

The base ball game today will be called
at 800 sharp. Excellent car service viii be
furnished by the Electric company, the
cars leaving corner of First and Main every
ten minutes. a tirst-class game is prom