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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.


Along the New England seaboard the
fisher folk are apt to be negligent in the
care of their teeth, and The natural result
is that they lose them while still young. Ii
is said to be one of the recognized pIepara-
lions for marriage in some of the fishing
villages for the bride elect to be provided
with a set of artificial teeth
Not only in New England, but in other
places as well, young people who are con-
templating matrimony 60 not always
hasten to inform their parents of their
plans But the old folks everywhere learn
to put this and that together"
Not long ago a lady who has a cottage
on the Maine coast said To "A native" to
whom she had given more or less employ
ment:
when is your son Charles to be mar
ried? He has been engaged to Jessie for
two or three years, hasn't hei"
YES" the mother replied, they've been
engaged now for goin' on four year; an |
kind O. suspect that there's somethin' goin'
on. don't know as they g goin' to be mar
ried, but Jess s had all her teeth out, so
shouldn't wonder a bit if they was"-
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
Eirnnness.

During the revolutionary war in Amer
lea two soldiers of the army of Lord Corn
wallis went into house and acted in a
most shameful manner. A third soldier
met them coming out and recognized them.
He was in no way to blame, but since he
declined to give up the names of his COM
rade he was sentenced TO the punishment
they had Incurred. Lord CORVALLIS rode
up to him WI en- on the gallows. Camp
bell" he said, what fool you are to die
thusl Give up their namesI' You are in
an enemy's country, my lord" was the
firm reply. land you can better spare one
man than two" And he was hanged
San Francisco Argonaut
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
SCALE BOOKS!
THREE FORMS.
STANDARD,
HOWE AND
FAIRBANKS!
When ordering state WHAT form Is
wanted.


among all these struggles for the ad-
vancement of individual rights | wish
some one would start a reform providing
for every person TO have two Names" re-
marked an old friend to me the other day
1.-TWO namesi Wouldn't that De con-
fusingi"
81 don't mean that they should both be
used at once, but that the name used in
childhood should be replaced upon matur-
ity by one of the owners own choosing,
much as the first teeth are in time replaced
by set of sterner stuff. Names ought to
have some appropriateness, which it is
evident they never can when a child -
named before he has developed the slightest
traces of individuality.
"Now. my parents named me, but won't
tell you what they named me- 1t is
enough to say that have used only initials
in my signature for over forty years. Miss
Juliet Capulet never showed her youth
and inexperience more plainly than when
she limited that there was nothing in a
name. If her own had been less melodious
she would have found that there can be at
least a great deal of suffering in an I'M
desirable one. Kate Fields Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
Educated. but She Couldn't Write.

She had fallen heir TO some valuable
stocks deposited in her fathers bank The
transfer was a little matter of business
which compelled her to visit the institu-
tion. She demurely faced the cashier
window and made known her business.
Her costume denoted wealth. her face indi-
Gated refinement, and she looked old enough
to be a full grown mans sweetheart
After getting the transfer documents
ready the cashier blandly remarked, Sign
here"
The maiden blushed and murmured.
Must sign"
"Yes. miss, you must sign your name.
It's merely 4 formslity, you know" re-
marked the money manipulation.
II you please, I'd rather not sign, SIR.
You can sign my name Just as well. I'm
well educated, but / can't write, sir"
The cashier signed and lived 10 tell the
story.-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
VaIue of Skeletons.

A writer with a taste for statistics has
been estimating the comparative value of
skeletons. He finds out that the skeleton
of an ourang outang sells for $40, a lion s
for So, a bears for SG5, dogs for $50, a
whales for $780, horses for $40 and an
Indus river crocodile's for $50, a shark s for
$50, an elephants for 500 and python's
for So Strange as it may appear, a hui
man skeleton ranks lowest in value on the
list, SIS being high price for tx
change.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
THREE ROSES.

Three roses were grouped on a branch
At the close Of a warm summer season.
And it seemed they were all there by chance;
If not, can't tell the reason.
They plumed themselves all on their strength,
And defied both the wind and the weather,
And concluded their lives were great length,
And they all were quite happy together.
For they were as rosy as rosy could be-
For the sun never soiled their complexion;
For the tint OF the leaves, you might see,
Was of the incest and choicest selection.
They were almost temptation itself
To one that was hunting flower,
But their beauty soon conquered the elf
And they were permitted their hour
But the charms and the magic Of beauty
At some time must come to a close,
For such is the fate OF the fair,
And is surely the fate Of the ross.
The cold. biting wind from the north
Arose with terrible blow,
And spared neither flower nor plant
And laid all the three roses low
Philadelphia Time&
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
snii. Against Railroads.

The income of a good corporation lawyer
is far above that Of the best paid judges.
The interests at stake are enormous The
Grand Trunk Railroad company was com
PEELED to pay $500 for personal damages
to passenger in one case The case was
tried three times, and on each trial the
Jury increased the amount % damages II
- - a. - Ian EillA5 ma tall suzar-a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

Brunswick, Ga. claims a tough SON.
nambulist. The story is that while asleep
he walked out of a second story window
and fell to the street below. The fall did
not awake him, and he walked back into
the house and went to bed again. His
wounds were not serious, though quite
painful, when he finally awoke.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
PLANTATION DANCE SONG

dream my true love turn dis way,
OATS sign he comes an comes ter stay;
dream dat { ur't time ter 60.
OATS sign he goes, an goes fer sho';
Nv right ear burn, somebody's word
About me is de goodies heard
cannot keep my Old shoe tied
OATS sign soon viii De q oridei
blow my mistis' fire strong,
Hit burn right UP, hit burn along
o my true love. dAf's sign fer trua
Dat yo' love me an love you
pulled some love vine on de road
! flung il on a bush. il growed-
GO seek dat bush. 20 sho' will In
Ny heart a-hangin' on dat vine
o true love. hang yo' heart dar, too.
An / VIII know you love ne true.
Martha Young in New Orleans Times Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
Mending Day on a Man-ofwar.

Thursday on board British man-of war
is called Rope Yarn Sunday" and upon
that day very little work and very few
drills are performed. The forenoon is gen.
orally occupied with an inspection Of the
ship and men by the captain, while in the
afternoon, directly the dinner hour is over,
Make and mend clothes" is proclaimed
from half dozen brawny throats. Lon
don Letter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
This Is the WAY to Brace Up a Bust.

An excellent and quick way to mend
broken plaster casts and impressions is to
paint the broken surfaces over two or three
times with very thick shellac varnish, and
at each application to burn out the alcohol
over a flame. When the shellac is suffi-
GENTLY soft, press the parts together and
hold in position till cool. 1t will be as
strong as it was before broken.-New York
-T0urDal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

Oldboy-My wife hasn't spoken cross
word to me for zen years. Yes, sir, ten
years ago this ver- day.
CONSEQUENTLY are you 50 certain a.
70 the times
Oldboy-She did just ten years ago to-
,'av.-EpOch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
Knew the Brand.

Tramp-Thankee, mum; it's a fine dinner
you've given me, mum. There's only one
thing more I'd ask in tn world, an that
a smoke.
Kind Lady-You can have that, and well
come. There is a box of cigars in the closet
which l gave my husband for Christ
mas
Tramp Chastily)-Never mind, mum. I've
got pipe, an l saw an old cabbage down
tn road.-New York Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

ef damage that couid nave Oecn recovered
would have been only $500 If man
loses leg or hand or an eye he may get
as much damages for it as his heirs could
get for his whole body in case of DEATH
New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

Two travelling hypnotizers agreed TO
hypnotic Michigan man for fifty cents,
and after he had got it good End strong
they wanted S. TO "unhip" him. He re-
fused to pay it and they made skip. and
he is still seeing the red eyes of black
cats perched on the footboard of the bed
stead-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
lillIIf Eagle
DAVID KER WRITES OF THE LACcA-
DIVE AND MALClVE ISLANDS.

Most Interesting letter from the Pen
of One of the Most Extensive Travel
ers in Unknown Lands OF the Present
Day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

While in Washington few days ago the
widow Of Gen. Crook selected a burial site
"a Arlington 20 wLieh her husbands re-
rains will re re1'0vat - an rarl~ q ---.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12

Eastern and Foreign ExchanR.
bought and sold. United States bond
Of AL denominations bought and sold
County, Township and Municipal
bonds boaghG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-12
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Wichita National Bank.
PAID Up CAPITAL t2So. 600
SURPLUS. 10000
DIRECTORS:

80, 81 Eefsa.,k..T Yiiyss, Int,wLIkAv VA
oeE DzFt6Ssz. J. c EztAA
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07
How Dogs Protect Sheen in Russia.

The dogs which guard the sheep Of
outbern Russia are as intelligent as
Scotch collie. At evening time tie
shepherd (pastouh) gives HIS signal to his
ofcharkas and in short time the Iogs
have driven their charge-sometimes
numbering thousands of sheep-into an
unmarked circle. Then they form a
ring around the imaginary pen (tzep
and keep watch, at stated distances, for
tbeir e9emies, the polevoy volks. When
a wolf makes his appearance near the
tzep only two of the thirty or forty dogs
forming the tzep ring attack MIN. And
these are always the two nearest the
intruder. The others are taught not to
leave their posts, and never do, unless
more than one wolf endeavors 10 get at
the sheep. Having sighted the polevoy
volk, the dog nearest to him banks
loudly, and Immediately his nearest com
panion rushes to his assistance, while the
Others widen their distances to keep the
sheep from breaking away. The ofcharka
No. growls at the wolf and No. 2 gets
behind him. When they get into this
position they signal to their comrades
and the entire number set up a strange
kind of howl to warn the shepherd that
the dreaded pest Is near. Meanwhile the
wolf finds that he IS in danger, and en-
deayors to escape but he cannot. Should
he try to run forward the ofcharka
catches him by the leg or tail and holds
him fast, and if he attempts to get away
toward the prairie again the dog in
front holds him by the ear. They do not
try to kill him. They are trained not to
risk fight, but to keep the intruder at
bay until the arrival Of the pastonh, who
puts him out of the world bya few sharp
knocks on the head with his staff.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Indestruetible books, with leaves and
covers of asbestos, and printing in gold
or silver letters, have been suggested.
An English genius has invented a
musical kettle-a reed being fixed in the
lid so as to be sounded by the escaping
steam.
Claus Spreckels is said to possess a
process by which sugar can be put up in
blocks marveIously hard and firm, al
most the equal of marble in hardness.
Rope betting made of cotton or MANILA
has lately been introduced, and is said to
possess the advantage of economy in
running plants of from rs to 1000 horse
power.
1t has now become well-established
fact that waste-water power can be con-
verted into electric energy, conveyed
from 10 to 100 miles on a small copper
wire in amounts from 10 to 500 horse
power, at a cost not to exceed $500 per
mile for the greater distance and the
larger power.
According to a recognized engineer
ing authority there IS no welI-authenti-
Gated instances Of locomotive attaining
a greater speed than eighty miles an
hour; back pressure and various resist
ances, including that of AR, viii, it is
stated, nrevenf ~, -
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07

A pure tenor is like a fawless dia-
mond; there IS nothing rarer. Yet re-
Gently the operate managers of New
York city claim to have discovered some
thing even oreremarkable- It's nothing
less than a feminine tenor, with a double
register. The lady is Miss c. E. Nicolai,
a native Of Baltimore, where she is well
known and moves in the highest society.
Wealthy and passionatelT fond of music,
Miss Nicolai has had every opportunity
for the cultivation of her voice.
Somevf her teachers ii Baltimore con-
cluded that she had a Ct ntralto register,
but famous New York Professor who
trains pupils for the operatic stage and
who has lately had the lady under his
care, was not long in maki3g the start
ling discovery that she had pure =
The only other cases of the kind du..
period Of twenty years were those Of
Mrs. Howard Paul and Miss Minnie
Briggs, both of whom were considered
phenomenal at the time and excited
comment among musical people all over
the country.
Miss Nicolai, who is a very pretty,
stylish brunette, about twenty years of
age, tells an interesting story of her
struggles with her voice at time when
it was a puzzle to herself and all her
friends. She said:
"AIy sister was also unsteady in
elined. When We sang together as chill
dren I noticed that she sang better than
I, yet felt as though I could do better,
but did not exactly know how or why I
thought So I attributed It to my bron-
chial troubles, which was then afflicted
with. liked music, yet 1 was dissatis-
fed With my efforts, with no remedy,
and no one seemed to be able to suggest
any improvements in my studies. So, a
few years afterward, in taking music les
sons and singing in church choirs in Bal
timore, my home, it was Just the same.
No one seemed to like my singing, and
did not like it myself My voice was
neither contralto nor soprano, but rather
mezzo- contralto, or more of a tenor. So,
when was singing in the choir I was
placed as a contralto, to which my voice
was not so well suited, and knew I
could not do the role justice, and those
who were familiar with music also knew
it. knew 1 could sing better, but did
not know exactly what. Occasionally
the tenor was absent from the church
and sang his music. Yes, suppose I
sang that music better than 1 did con-
tralto. 1 liked it little better, and felt
more at home in that voice, so to speak.
1t was then tirstI began to notice the pc
culiarity of my voice. So here am with
two voiccs--a tenor and a contralto.
Yes; it seems as though 1 should receive
two salaries, since have two voices;
but, again, it seems, am placed in the
peculiar position of having no voice, or,
rather, no definite voice, " concluded the
lady, with merry tenor laugh.-AiaH
and Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07
THE WEAVER.
sside theiocm Of life Island

y Beside thelocm Of life island
And watch the busy shuttle go;
The threads hold within my hand
- Make up the filing; strand on strand
They slip my fingers through, and so
web of mine fills out apace
L stand ever in my place.
he the wool is smooth and fine
Ind colored with sunny dye;
y Again the threads SO roughly Irvine
And weave 50 dariSlv line on line,
Ny aeart misgives me Then would
Fain bose this web-begin anew
But that, alas, cannot do.
Some lay the web viii all be done,
The shuttle quietin its place,
From out my hold the threads be run;
And fiends at setting of the sun
VII come to look upon my face,
And sly: mistakes she made not few,
Yet wove perchance as best she knew
Harry @. Huntington, IN Independent
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07


in similar shapes to those of seal.
Some very dressy jackets of sealskin
are made with loose, single-breasted
fronts, which may be thrown back, dis
closirg lining aud vest of braided
cloth.
A novelty in sealsllin garments is a
Russian circular, with fitted back and
straight circular front with armholes
The trimming Is Persian lamb, which
tapers to the waist in front and at the
back, then widens again to the foot.
Russian sable is the fashionable trim
ming fur with those who can afford it.
It is used not only as collars and borders
upnn velvet and cloth dresses, but also
upon evening gowns of velvet, satin or
tuIlc. 1t IS especially effective in two
narrow rows at the foot of a tablier of
white satin embroidered in pale tapestry
colorings.
Several widths of the popular Van
dyllcd garnitures are usually employed on
a single costume. \ favorite mode is to
use the widest at the foot of the skirt,
with the points upward, and around the
waist in the same manner. A narrow
width should encircle the neck, with the
noiuts downward. The lower parts of
the sleeves should be finished with cuffs
Of q still narrower pointed trimming,
and shoulder trimming Of the same
may be added,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-07
The Shin of the Desert.

A burden camel can carry more than
half ton of load, though Of course not
at great speed. 1 have frequently seen
them, SAYS a correspondent of the Duly
Saratogian, loaded with 1900 or 1900
pounds and moving of at fair gait. An
average load, under favorable eircum-
stances, IS about 600 pounds, and this a
camel will carry easily, without pushing,
twenty-five or thirty miles a day. In
General Napier's campaign against Sinde
they had an efficient corps of 1000 men
mounted on 500 dromedaries, two men to
each dromedary, both armed with rifles
and sabres. In battle the animals were
made to kneel in square, under the
charge of 500 of tue men, forming base
of operations, from which the other 500
operated as infantry.
In case of extremity the thousand men
could find shelter behind the animals,
which were prevented from rising by a
hobbie on nc r0T0 -; sf4-i7-,--staz- fEa-
quently marched seventy miles in twelve
hours. have heard some remarkable
tales of TIE speed of dromedaries. An
Arab told me he had Travelled 600 miles
in a week on the back of his delool, but
this was simply an example of the Oriental
habit of ampliication. 1t is true, how
ever, that while a horse can outrun
dromedaTy in a short race, the latter will
take a load of 400 or 500 pounds and
make his fifty miles day for a month.
An odd thing in camel driving Is that
they must not be pushed They viii set
their own gait, moving slowly where the
road is unfavorable and making up lost
time of their own yolihon on the good
stretches. The camel has one great adj
vantage over a horse. lie can live oil
anything ike goat. He browses on
every shrub and plant that grows, even
the thistle and the priekly pear. He can
also travel, in emergency, three, four,
even six or seven days, without water OIL
food. It is his ugly looking hump that
enables him to do this. Composed OF
gelatinous fat, the animal lives off it by
reabsorption. In the East the condition
of a camel after a long journey is judged
by the size of his hump.
1t is not uncommon. TO see camels come
in, after long and painful journeys, with
backs almost straight, their humps hay
ing nearly disappeared. Twas much sur
prised to learn that the hump does not
seem to be intimately connected with the
animals vitality. Llnant Bey told me
he had often opened the bumps when
they became so large from high feeding
as to prevent the saddle fitting properly,
and taken out large pieces of fat without
the animal or affecting his health
1t is generally supposed, too, that the
camel thriyes better in hot than in cold
countries, but this is not true. I see no
reason why the camel should not do well
and be very useful in the climate of Texas
and on all of our southwestern plains.
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all right for him again, if he could take
the mnn back-be the one to capture
him. That must be it. But how could
she get word to him7 She peered over
the brink again, and felt satisfied from
the movements that the man was making
this secluded spot a hiding place for a
time; and then she cautiously slipped
away up through the woods and over the
top, down to the station as fast as she
could, turning over in her mind what
plan to pursue that Ned might find the
man before any one else succeeded.
1t was long walk, but at last she
stood at the foot Of the mountain, and
learned that Ned had missed the pas
senger train, but had gone on only
short time before on a gravel train which
had come up two miles from the gravel
pit for another fiat car and must now be
filing up at the pits for its return to the
city.
sit has to wait for the special to come
up before it can go on, the operator
told her in answer to her question.
So, without word more, she set off
down the track, tired as she was with
her two miles walk. She felt quite
sure, as she stumbled along over the
ties, that She could reach the pits in the
forty minutes before it could possibly
leave. But her footsteps Jagged in spite
of her. Still she kept on until she
reached the long, open river bridge.
She had forgotten that, and she knew
as she looked at it, that she cor
keepa clo .,.