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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03
Mj1lIif Eagle
BEYOND THE BARS
Criminals Who Dislike the Re-
straintS of a Prison.
WONDERFUL ESCAPES OF THE DAY

A Tennessee Rascal FORCES His Way Out
of JaiI-McGarigIe's Flight to Canada.
Bank Wreckers Give Their Reasons for
Departure-RobbinS Detectives ONCE.
The starting in the cage ''wanted to get
out" So does every imprisoned thing that
draws the breath of life but the creature to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03
What He Was Afraid OF.

''Were you afraid 1 would say no" asked
she who had just said yes.
mo- said he who had been made happy;
81 was afraid I'd make fool of myself, that
you'd say no, and then tell Sue Jones all
about it, thus spelling all my chances with
her. "-Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03
Rose with the Sun.

81 rise with the SUM-"
"Commendable habit"
Regular as clock, you see. Up winter
and summer at the same hour"
"Not at ALL"
"Eh"
81 say not at all The sun varies its time
of rising fully two hours through the year"
''Well, l declared l never thought of
that."-Chicago Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03

Paris public schools are overcrowded, and
the authorities propose TO help 70 remedy the
difficulty by forbidding the attendance at
them of children of foreigners. There are
10000 foreign children in the city, and at
least 5000 Of thez@ are getting French edu-
cation free ct the public schools.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03

whom the want is
most persistent and
recurrentis the pro-
fessional criminal,
and to the problem
Of securing freedom
he brings the full
resources of a mind
rendered a bn or
mally acute by a
life of continued
peril. How to COM
pass the end in
view depends, Of
course, to a great
extent on surround
iDpS and ODDOrtuni-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03

uId Roman theatres.

Ethel 10 psterfamilias, who has Just said
grace)-Scuse me, papa; Is II grammatical
TO say Amen F. American Grocer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03

Here Is a daring attempt 10 secure liberty
which failed recently. Tne steamer Thames
had Just LETT Singapore, aud was threading
her way OUT through shoals and reefs when
me cry Of Man overheard" WIS raised. The
life bnov was lei 20 from At and TIRE boat at
once lowered, but the mana Chilarso-
who mad jumped over vas seen 20 De SWIM
ming IS hard Is &c could for tge shors. helosd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03
DIRECTORS:

S. 3. Kohn, A. ". Oliver, NJ. w. Levy, l.. A Wal.
ton S. T. Tuttle y. F. Siederlandcr " r. Tucker
J ohm Davidson, J. c. Rutan.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
AGAINST THE TRUSTS,

Senator Sherman's antitrust bill is stringest enough to satisfy the most hearty opponent of the combinations. It provides that all arrangements, contracts. agreements, trusts, or combinations between two or more citizens or corporations, or both, of different States, or between two or more citizens or corporations, or both, of the United States and foreign States, or citizens or corporations thereof, made with view or which tend to prevent full and free compe. tition in the importation, transportation, o1 sale of articles imported into the United States; or with view or which tend to pre- vent full and free competition in articles of growth, production or manufacture of any State or territory of the United States, with similar articles of the growth, production, or manufacture of any other State OF terri. tory, or in the transportation or sale of like articles, the production of any State or ter- ritory of the United States into or within any other State or territory of the United States, and all arrangements, trusts, O, combinations between such citizens O, corporations, made with view or which tend to advance the cost to the con. sumner of any such articles, are hereby declared to be against public policy, unlaw full and void.
 This seems to cover the ground. Senate, Sherman believes that his bill is constitu. tional as well as comprehensive. Mean. while the trusts go on as calmly and con. fidently as ever.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
Friday, March 2l, 1890.
sECTARIAN INSTRUCTION. A url.ial. laaox. oxI


 A decision which has just been rendered cause 8 good deal of discussion. Some teachers in Wisconsin have been in the habit of reading extracts from the King James yer sion of the bible to their schools against the remonstrance of some Catholic parents, one of whom finally brought suit to restrain the book by the trustees of she district in ques- tion, and the point upon which the case turned was whether the reading of the bible was 'sectarian instruction" which is forbid- den by the constitution of the State to be given in the schools. It was argued that ''seotsrian instruction" within the meaning of the constitution, would certainly compre- bend the inculcation of religious doctrines upon which there is difference of opinion among Christians, and 1t would probably cover the inculcation of such doctrines upon which there is any difference of opinion at all in the community. Inasmuch as the Catholic church declares that the version used in the schools is inaccurate and mislead- ing on many points, and inasmuch as the whole bible is authorized to be used as text book, it was agreed that the reading of the bible is "seotarian instruction" and the court 50 holds it to be.
 Of course this decision is based upon the text of the constitution of Wisconsin, but it will much encourage those in other States who do not believe in 'ssectarian instruc. fion D
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21

Siamese gentleman, he rushed to them and
 gave the Siamese prince, who led the party, rousing slap on the back and said: 'There, now, prince, ain't that the kind of elephants you have in your countryr The foreieners, none of whom understood English except the interpreter, looked at Mir. Forepaugh in amazement at his familiarity, ,and then quick ly departed. The agents who had worked 90 hard to get the Siamese visitors into the show, nearly tainted at what MT. Forepaugh did.
 ''The white elephant appeared on the bills and in the show until interest in the animal began to flag, and then it was suddenly An- nounced that the sacred creature had died, having been unable to stand the climate. Mr. Forepaagh fixed his loss at $50, ,000, and an admiring public gave him its sympathy. The truth of the matter was that the elephant was washed off and turned in with the herd. It has been with the show ever since, being | billed of late years as John L. Sullivan, and
 doing boxing act in the ring. The once famous white elephant is now in the winter quarters at Front street and Lehigh avenue.
 Barnum's white elephant was no mere genu- inc than this one. They merely sandpapered
 off the rough outside hide until it began to show pink"
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21

The purpose of the complainant was to re- cover the sum of $165 for breach of contract. The fact was that the complainant wished for the death of one of his enemies, but, not wishing to kill him with his own hand, em- ployed professional assassin, paying him $75 as 8 retainer and promising as much more when the ear of his enemy should be brought as proof of his death. In due time the ear was produced and the money paid with gratuity of fifteen dollars for prompt ness. Soon after the complainant met his enemy alive, in good health, and wearing both his ears. The evidence showed that the dishonest assassin had received a considera- tion from the intended victim for not killing him. The court decided that the money paid for the murder must be refunded, but allowed the professional gentleman to retain the sum paid for rerfsining from murder, be- cause that service had been actually per- formed
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
TRICKS OF sHOWmEN.
How the White Elephants of Fore- paugh and Barnum Were Secured.
 From the Philadelphia Recordl

How the White Elephants of Fore pauRh and Barnum Were Secured. From the Philadelphia Record.l
 Old showmen who travelled with the late Adam Forepaugh or were intimately acquain. ted with him for many years have countless stories to tell about the veteran circus man and his long career under the canvas. Per- haps one of the most interesting tales is that
 which gives the real history of the famous white elephant, which is now historic ani- nal, but whose artificial color has long been we'll known to those who were attached with l the Forepaugh show. An old circusman, who | was in Adam Forepaughs employ for many
 successive seasons, tells the story.
 "When Baraum announced that he had | procured a sacred white elephant Adam Forepaugh made up his mind that he must
 have one ct oHce. Not long afterward he I proclaimed that he had secured @ genuine l white elephant from Siam with extreme diff culty and at 8 cost of $50, 1000. This SO called 1 sacred white elephant was merely small ele- phant worth about $3.500 that had been | painted with preparation devised by man l that used to work for Barnum at Bridneport, Conn. Of course, the elephant was not pure
 white, but dull gray, and, in manner that can hardly Dc accounted TOT, even 6mlHont
 scientific men who examined the animal were
 deceived into the helief that the color was
 really natural, notwithstanding the expendi- turs of an immense sum of money by Bar.
 num's people in their endeavors to prove the
 elephant bogus. The elephant was touched off with the preparation about every other
 day, and on Sunday it was fixed up for the coming week. On Monday morning the ele-
 phant always appeared surprisingly bright, but along toward the end of the week the col
 or became so dingy that visitors often asked
 which was the white elephant.
 s'In 1884, when Forepaugh had his white
 elepant in his show, an embassy from Siam
 visited the country for tour through the
 states. The Siamese and the show chanced
 be in in Chicago at the same time, and Fore paughs agent saw chance to work the for
 eignors for big card The scheme was te , get the Siamess visitors to attend the show take a look at the sacred Siamese white ele phant, and thereby get big advertisement out of it. After four days of hard work tn
 agent succeeded in getting the embassy t, 3 visit the show. They passed the white ele , phant without comment, watched part of tn , performance and then went out, pausing il
 the managsrie tent to take another look . , the elephants. Adam Forepaugh,i in his shir l sleeves, stood at the gate, and, seeing th
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
TROUBLESOME.

Troubled with boils. The teakettle.-Bos ton Bulletin.
 A strange effect of some wills ii. that when they are read the heirs become b1ue.-Yonk- CTS Gazette.
 There are no good liars, though some of them are very skilful and talented.-New Orleans Picayune.
 It does not seem right to charge an ene- my's battery after the guns have been paid for.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
 Spring seems to have been speculating with river waters that have been held for a rise. New Orleans Picayune.
 Jamboree is the name of postofice in Pike county, Kentucky. It must be a great place for fast males.-New York Journal.
 The meanest things of mans life are done without deliberatien, and the meanest things of woman's life are done with it, Atchison Globe. 4 .--,
 Proof reader-Another blunder in the "Church Services" Slug ten will have to be fired. He makes 1t "doze open at 7:30"- Pittsburg Bulletin.
 Tho great difficulty with the man who boasts that his time is his own lies in the fact that he thinks everybody else' time is, also.-Boston Transcript.
 .'In Congress" and -.incongruous' are terms that sound very much alike, and in deed they aren't always 80 very different in meaning. Washington Post.
 What They Need.-squiggsby-"Did you hear they were feeding the freshman crew on sugarg' Wiggsby-"No; what forp Squiggs' ose."-Harvard Lampoon.
 If you believe what people say, nothing ie every thing. Women cry about it, men scold for it, people claim they are working for it, nobody wants it, but everybody seems to be getting it.-Atchison Globe.
 This is good one on the celibate clergy. A lady who recently attended service in a certain London church asked the verger after service if the rector was married. "No, ma'am," he replied, Che is what they call @ chalybeate."
 Lawyer-"Do you understand the nature of an oath?" Colored witness-"Sahl" Law. yer-"Do you understand the nature of an oath, saya" Colored witness Qmpressively, -s'Sah, I hays druv mules in Louisianny fol nigh onto forty year."-Somerville Journal
 A Good Memory.-"How far can you re- member, Bobby2" asked his uncle. "Well, , said Bob, "I can remember when didn' know how to play marbles" "No further when couldn't remember at all."-Harper'f Bazar.
 She Lived to Learn.-Mr. Caustique- "And 30 old Mrs. Gadd is deadp' MT. Cary News-"Yes, dead and buried." MT. Caus tique-"Dead and buried! Humph! IT wager that by this time she knows all tn, family snteoedents of the woman in the ad jacent lot."-Life.
 In the Glass Room.-Professor (to hesitat ing sophomore)-"Sir, you seem to be evolv ing that translation from your inner con sciousness'1 ,e sophemosemHo, no.so professor . faith Enoch was translated and thought would try 1t on Horace."-Fisk Journal Nashville.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
usrosvrIIr, Conn.,, February II, 1890.

UNIoNvILLE Conn.,, February II, 1890. MEssRs. CASE BROTHERS:
 have been using "Tonica" for about three months in my family and among my patients, and to cay that am well pleased with 1t, but faintiy expresses my gratihcaton.
 In the first place. 1t seems to be of universal adap tations to diseased conditions like light and air. have used 1t In kidney diseases, stomach troubles and skin diseases with marked success, and one case of gravel" 1t has cured; but have been asthma.
 | have patient who contracted asthma in the army in 1s6a Fer the last ten years he has had it all the time, and like the woman of the Scriptures, Suffered many things of many physicaus, and tered, but rather grew worse." For tho last few years he has been unable to lie down. He has taken about three dozen quarts of Tonica and he stoutly affirms "thet he never has had anything help him as this has"
 would call the attention of physicians to this feature of ''Tonica," and recommend them to give 1t trial in bad cases. am satisfied that 1t sup plies place in medicine that no other mineral water has ever done. am very truly yours.
 E. N. RIPLEY, M. D.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
INDIGESTION AND HEADACHE.
SOUTH MANcnEsrxn. Conn.,, Dec. 22, Il

SOUTH MANCHESTER, Conn.,, Dec. xx 1850. Caoutlemen-This is to certify that have been nIffcrng more or less for the last two years with palm in the stomach, severe headaches, coated tongue and loss of appetite, doubt arising from guflcrinR and expense have tried, l believe, ev- sry klewn remedy of medical science, under the advice of many eminent physicians, only finding tho climate of california If I deired radical cure. After some advice on the part of friends, and 2 try some of your Highland Tonica Water: have used up to this time tive eases, and have been re- also Increased seven pounds in weight. Please for ward me another case, and oblige.
 Yours truly, JOHN N. CARNEY.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
"RKMEDIEs."

This is the way a doctor writes about drugs-As for treatment have just been looking over Lauder Bruntsn, Aitken, Hooper and some others of the game class Certainly had to study them in the days gone by, but just now for the sake of my fe' low men, have been giving them special attention: 60 terrible an array of terrible remedies! What canst thou not have poor man! Dry cuppinT, hot poultiCs, muriate, carbonate and chlorate of am monia, aconite, tartar emetic foxglove, ipecaouan ha, parcEoric. opium and its preparations, chlorai of quinine. turpentine, lead, jalap, lobelia, er- cury, sucslyptus, nitric acid. sl9m ptloca.pins' strychnia, arsenic, hsmlook, petroleum. Indian hemp, and other drugs equally glorious-all arc ready too woo the serpent of thy life to rest, or . regiment of the Old Guard of France as the for. midable drugs mentioned. Never mind, its an i'll of births and deaths.
 FRoM HALLS JOURNAL or HEALTH.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21

be only one of us left to buy tolu stick ct two for cent, while the sad and subsequent
 years of time roll by.
 Some day shall go to the theater and find
 that my press tickets call for seat where !
 can both see and hear, and when the fiend
 enters who always arrives late special band
 of imps shall meet him and bear him straight to tophet.
 Some day shall have an answer ready for my adversary and not wake up in the night to respectfully remember what I might have said to confound him. Some day shall forget the word microbe and remember no more the bishop bacteria, whose advent among the sons of men has wrought disaster to my mucuous membrane. Some day shall know why more honor was awarded Nellie Bly than is awarded the every day heroes and heroines who struggle against odds and more than circumnavigate the globe in their weary round of hopeless care.
 Some day shall be little child again, in purity and candor, and truth, and find my self, perhaps, in heaven.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
Children Use Tonica.
,uru MAxcursrr,. Ct.. september

SOUTH MANCHESTER, Ct., September 2s. ies5. CASE BROTHERS:
 1t that the members of my family have received from the use of tho Highland Tonica Water. For the past six years my wife and hve children land myself occasionally have been subject to malaria. have called physfcians from time to time who pre- scribed for us and we took their medicine until the children's stomaohs became 50 weak that they were unable to digest any but the very plainest food; such solids e meats and vegetables would cause vomiting and spasms. We tried many other remc. dies, but received permanent relief. Early last spring we gave up all other medicine. and com nienced to use tho Highland Tonica Water.' v Since that time we have been entirely free from the chlls and fever experience that is as new to us as 1t is pleasing. My children that were pale and covered with sores, the effect of go much med; iclne, arc as plump and rosy e could wish, and able to eat and digest any reasonable amount oi food My daughter. Mamie, who was troubled Indeed, I feel that the water has worked wonders in my family, and Is saving me many dollars ir physcians fees and medicine bills.
 Very respectfully.
 o. A. NEWELL.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
Kidney Trouble.

sraMoyIELp, Mass, January s7, 1880. NEssRs. CASE BRoTHnRs:
 with my Kidneys of late, having almost constant pain across my back. Mir. Stevens called my atten- Sion to your Tonica Spring Water of which have now used dozen bottles have no pain now and feel that shall soon be myself again. In my opin- propriatss the whole bakery, and I am strongly rscomms ending 1t to my friends. You have done . good deed in bringing this before the public and thank you for the benefit already derived.
 Yours truly,
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
GREATLY IMPROVED.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 26, 18sb. Messrs. CAsr BROTHERS, Manchester, Conn: Dear 6irs-About ak weeks since commenced taking Tonica water. At that time I had pain for thrso weeks bsfors stomach inclined to acid ty and hatulence that food was scarcely tolerated. uffno thick and high colored. Under these condi- sions could for the nrst week take only very small uuantity of Tonica at time, but Don, to my surprise found the headache relieved, the stom- ach settied the paipin my back removed, and my uriue cloar and healthy in color. am still using thS Wster with no lees favorable results.
 Yours truly, A. Y. WILLtAmb.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
An Important Statement.

PROvIDEN0K Sept. ', IS5B MxssRs. CASE BROTHERS:
 GENTs:-I wish to make statement of what know of the effects of Highland Tonica Water On the 18th of June last my wife and called on one of our friends who had been sick for . long time. We were very much surpri.ed to ind him in 50 bad condition. The color of his skin was like that of coffee, and the white of his eyes was of the color of the yolk of an egg He had no appetite. were of no use, as his stomach would not retain them. All his food had to bs given in liquid form, and his pain had to be controlled by morphine. We supplied him some of tho TOnica Water, which ho took and commenced to gain immediately. He has ordered two casss of the water in succession ness He had consulted some fourteen S4) doctors, and not one of them told the nature of hs trouble net to this day I am using the water now. and shall have something to ssy about It later; Thi1 of a H CorIi1a shop Yours truly, 6. R. BRowN.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
The Best of All.

CROMWELL, Conn, JANUARY 1, 1880. MRssHs. CASE BROTHERS:
 0ErrInnrN:-Ths iast case of mineral water I had of you is nearly out and shall order another Or from New Hampshire do not think as good. Had given it the preference. should have had . Cnao for Chrintmaa present from friend or mine. A doctor in Brooklyn, N. Y, ordered two bottles of Virginia Water at one dollar par bottle but 1 re- ceived no benefit from tt. Quite number have taken your addrsss whom presume have sent for water. Hoping you will succeed in this enterprise, remain, YourB truly,
 JOHN STEVENS
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
HEADACHES CURED.
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 10, 1889

Messrs. CASE BROTHERS:
 0eutismen-I have the areatest conhdence in rec ommendinE your valuable "Tonica Water.m l am now on my third case, and wo Gall my family) have grown to Ike It, and think our meals are incom plete without bottle the table. It drives away headaches and greatly improves the general sys. tem.. Have used various wines on my table, but this is far better and much cheaper trust may bs able to always keep it In my house;
 Respectfully, GEO. M. WAITE.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
HEALTH GIVING.

NORWICH. Cenn ., July 24, 1886. GENTLENEH:-I cannot say too much for the health-givnG properties of your Highland Tonica Water. am taking It regularly and am decidedly bettsr-lke . new man-.headache ali gone. seep rood no trouble with pain in stomach, eat any SinS; my family arc also using 1t. have pre- sontod several bottles to my friends, who arc ex- periencing most beneficial results therefrom. am auro that when itn wonderful properties become known it must come into general use.
 am yours truly,
 RUFUS SHELBY,
 Pre's ''The Sibley Machine Co.,"