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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12
"There Was a Crooked Man. g"

From the NeD YORK WOTLI.
Some folks re alters fndin' fault, md frettin'
round, y know.
The older that they git IN years the wus they
It's kinder second natur' tu some folks that I
have found,
Nd ali the fun they seem to git is jest to fret
around.
If it should rain, then it's the mud that sets
em all awTy:
If il don't rain, then it's the dust a-bloWin' In
If clouds arise. of coming storms they are
willin' reader;
ND if the day is clear nd bright, then it's
weether-breeder.
IL it is cold they SILVER round nd call the
weather horrid:
If it is warm, they sweat nd fret about the
weather torrd;
If it is summer, then they scowl nd long for
winter cool;
md If it's winter, they win yearn for summer,
ez q rool.
If they have money. ev'ry one is arter 1t, they
think;
nd bound somehow tn beat 'em Ind appropriate
their chink;
If they are roor they think they are the wust
abused Of all
The creeturs of Gods providence upon this
rolliu' bali
sure
No other man could such wife or child ez
theirs endure;
Nd II they're single they bewaI their sad md
lonely lot,
Nd say when plums are passed around they
alters are forgot.
Nd so It goes, the goodness knows if any fun
In fndin' fault with Providence they need IT
every bit;
But how under the canopy they manage tn git
On the wust side of everything beats anything
I've found.
The sun shines jest ez bright on 'em ez t does
on you nd me,
ND none of US kin dodge the storms Of life, ez
l kin see;
But why some folks d rather count the storms
than pleasant days
Is somethn / don't understand, and fills me
with amaze.
The birds sing no less sweetly cause sunny
day has passed;
The apple-trees don't cease tn bloom when they
no shadder cast;
The cattle on thousand hills don't lose their
appetite
'Nnd heller round because they amt in clover
day md night.
If bees can't find a clover patch they put up
with buckwheat;
They're jest ez happy, nd guess the honey's
Jest ez sweet.
There amt creetur Twin, 'cept the human, ez
That loves to fret md grurble 'round-now.
neighbor, amt 1t sol
Wu1IABfEDRARn R@NExs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12
Choking Off a Farmer.

AS the train left Dayton, south bound, thu
conductor came into the smoking car with a or, ,
of Tickets. pleasel' and as there WIGS only on q
fresh passenger he walked directly up to b 10 1.
This new arrival was from the farm, and in
nothing of hurry.
What 3 up, Kurnel?" he asked as the con.
ductor halted before him.
''Ticket, sir"
Eyes Is she on timer"
YES"
Going right to CincinnatiY"
YES Ticket, il you please"
81 had ticket, but -. Say, how's wheat
looking along the lne?''
''GiYe me your ticket" ,
"Wonder where put it, Been much raia be-
tween here and Hamilton this month? Eeller
was telling me yesterday that he never -
I'm in great hurry, sirN' exclaime d the
conductor.
''Shoo Haven't got any hay out at the other
end of the line, have you? j got caught once
ers to beat a thunderstorm"
slave you got ticket?
"Of course"
"Theu hand it over at once can't fool way
my time herel'
''Shoo! Wall, here's the ticket, and want IA
receipt for it, Teller In such hurry as you are
might die suddenly. Landsl but what b ired
man you'd make for week or two Never had
one who was in a hurry. Say, if you
But the conductor had gone, and he turned to
us with look of disgust on his face, and CON
tinued:
That's the way with these monopolies They
not only want your money, but they won't treat
you decent after they get it. Reckon I'll drop
In on the boss of the road when git to town,
and let him know that such conduct don't go
down with q free born American"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12
Why McGinty Went Down.

Papa, who s McGlnty!
She is but years Of age and exceedingly in
quistive. says the Chicago Herald She will
not take II don't know, dear" for an answer
she wants satisfaction of some sort. In mo-
ment of abstraction her papa had warbled the
lines about the unfortunate McGinty's descent
into the coal hole. She had heard it, hence the
question.
"McGnty was man who fell into a coal hole
in the sidewalk dear"
Didn't he see the hole?'
"No he was loaded"
''When the coal fell on him?'
eyes, he had jag, dear"
''What is jag, papa?''
"a sort Of tide, pet"
s'Did Mr. McGinty get out of the hole9''
ct took his friends some time to dig him
out"
'Why did he wear his best suit of clothes?
1t couldn't have been Sunday, because the man
was delivering coal"
II guess his best suit was his worst one, too
darling" and the little ones papa hummed
another chorus.
Il thought you said he went to the bottom of
the hole"
Il did little one."
well, just now you said he went to the bot
tom of the sea-"
"He went there too, dear"
ITO wash the coal off his best suit Of
clothes?"
Yes" desperately.
Haven't they found him yet, papaf'
81 hope mott savagely.
''His clothes won't be worth much when they
do find him"
"Ishould think not"
''Did he have any little girls like me?''
Shouldn't wonder"
'Then why should he fall in the seaf''
Maybe they drove him to it, dear, by asking
questions"
sfflfi
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12

BENsIE-Mamma, do people really buy
babies?
Mamma-Of course, child; Of course. Run
ont now and play.
Bonnie dn a brown studyl-Then, why is IL,
mamma, poor people buy more of 'em than
anything else?--,N Northwest Magazine,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
col ONEl / A HARRIS DEAD.

Preston's ''Hed-Ake" is a specific
headache
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Entertainment for Baxs.

One of the worthiest philanthropies in
London is the Children's Happy Evenings
association; its mission is explained in its
title The work OF this association has
been rewarded with fattering success, and
now o new series Of entertainments has
been devised for the delectation Of boys
The first OF these entertainments was given
at the Starhope street school, under the
patronage Of the countess of Iddesleigh.
1t began with magic lantern exhibition,
and the 900 boys present were wild with
delight; then followed music By the Mary
lebone amateur banjo band, and singing
and recitations. When the health of the
countess of Iddesleigh was proposed every
little fellow stood up in his chair and
shouted like Trojan, It estimated that
these entertainments provide pleasant and
profitable evenings for 10000 little folk
who otherwise would DO RAINING at large
IL the public streets.-Cor. Chicago News,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Abou. Alter Dinner Speaking.

"stop when you get there" is al ancient
form Of schoolboy irony, and it applies ex-
cellently 20 the occasional orator. When
he has excited laugh, or tribute Of
hearty applause, then he may count him
self happy in being through with his task
He has aasuredly got there"
But II be does not IN short measure make
such an impression be VIII do well TO bring
his speech TO close with the same inexors-
bic promptitude before his hearers have
time TO vote him bore, which they Will
most certainly DO, secretly, if not openly,
The fortunate orator is be 20 whom
speech making is such second nature that
he can follow Rousssau's advice for com
posing love letter, and begin without
knowing what he Is going 20 say, end with
out knowing what be has said. YOUTHS
CompaniJn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Laying Pipes Under Water.

A civil engineer at Watertown has &C
complished in very simple, cheap and
expeditions way what is usually difficult
and expensive operation-the laying of a
long line Of pipe in deep water. He had
occasion to lay nearly 1000 feet of suction
pipe at Rouse's point. The water was
needed for manufacturing purposes, and as
it was found that the water near the shore
was more or less impure it was necessary
to place the inlet a considerable distance
out into the lake. He purchased for the
purpose a steel pressure pipe of eight inch
diameter. Plugging the end of the first
length he pushed it out on the surface of
Lake Champlain and connected the second
length, pushing this out in turn until the
whole line was coupled.
1t then presented the unusual spectacle
of line Of eight inch pressure pipe nearly
1000 feet long floating with displacement
Of only So inches of its diameter. When
the requisite length had been connected
the line was towed TO position, the plug at
the end removed and the pipe sank easily
in 16}5 feet of water without breaking a
joint or receiving any injury. No huoys or
floats were used in the operation and no ap-
paratus of any kind, The pipe Is now in
use as the suction Of steam pump and
gives perfect satisfRction.-New York Tele-
cTranl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Floating Islands of the A..ec..

Probably the most carIous craff-f We
nay call II a eraft-thaf man ever con
structed or handled was the f0sri8g island
(Chinampasl Of the AzJecs. They were the
outgrOz-1h o. nscessity.
Being environed by enemies who occ7l-
pied the EAin Land TIE Mexicans were
obliged 20 construct these boat gardens or
subsist without fruit and vegetables With
branches, roots and other light materials
they made feat; on this they placed
weeds and earth ore1Zed from the bottom
Of The lakes some Of these Islands were
forty-eighs fest long, eighteen broad aza
raised about foot above the wat Thsss
aoati1g gardens rad one great advsltzge
If rhe pToPFletor's oeiZhboTs were 121e-
ziranle, OF II the proEiEaity of a. ID kspi
6eld endangered his own crop, ne coa4d
pail Up anchor and jumping into hls
canoe tew his real estate into q more es
sirable locality. A few years azo there
was natural floating 3klAnd drifting Ebout
Greenwood lake X has since become Exed
as4< the lower ead-R2dasg,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06

tivity developed in movement of crops and
in the branches of trade which full crops
stimulate
The accounts from the interior cities are
most hopeful. though present quiet is not
ed at Philadelphia, Boston and ON account
of great heat at St Louis, Milwaukee and
MANY other western cities. In all the re-
ports received there is nowhere complaint
of collections and confidence in large trade
next fall is almost universal, though 1t IS
recognized that an increasing volume of
business has not of late brought cores
ponding increase in profits.
The business failures occurring during
the past seven days as rep ported number 1879
as compared with POP for last week. For
the corresponding week lust year the fig
ureS were 202
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Brutal Punishment Accorded Soldiers
for Bad Behavior.

Brutal Punishment Accorded Soldiers
for Bad Behavior.
The punishments in vogue in the French
army are Of very severe nature, more es-
pecially when it is considered that the men
thus punished ara not by any means crlIni-
nails, buC only soldiers who have not be-
haved .sos vel as they might. These are
deported to A1ders under the name OF
"Camisards, J" where they are enrolled in
the "campagnies de discipline" Before
embarking thu man has his boots taken
from him, which are replaced by sabots,
and on arriving at his destination he re-
ceives a uniform of gray wool and cap
with a large briru The men are farmed
out to do work, and are all the time under
the supervision of non-commissioned Of
dcers, who treat their interiors with the
greatest brutality It Is, however, the
punishments TO which the men are sub
jected for the most triAing offenses which
must excite indignation.
A common punishment is to keep them
night and day in a hole in the ground with
perpendicular walls, so that escape is i'm
possible. Scorching heat by day and cold
By night, with rations reduced to one-Quar-
ter of their proper quantity, mako the very
common punishment Of the gargoule ex-
tremely trying. The imprisonin2 Of men
in the tombeaux, or regulation tents, which
are only fifty centimeters broad and sixty
high, is no rarity; and during their incar-
ceration the prisoners receive no water, nor
wine nor coffee. A little meat and some
bouillon is their whole nourishment during
the day.
But those who are punished with cells
are incomparably worse of. They are
never allowed, under any circumstances,
to leave the hole they are kept in either by
day or at night. They have no duties of
work to pass the time and only get some
warm soup every second day, with very
limited quantity of water daily. This pun
ishment is made still more severe by put
ting the man into iroEs on certain occasions.
The delinquent has two iron rings around
his ankles, which are connected with an
iron bar rather more than foot IN length,
so that his legs form an isosceles triangle
with it. He is forced to lie down on his
face and then his arms are chained on his
back, whereupon he is put into his TOM
beau. He can only eat his soup like dog,
and if he wants to drink he must seize his
bottle with his teeth, and should he let the
bottle fall his ration of water is lost for
that day. Any complaints are at once
stopped by gag.
Only quite recently a punishment was
in use called the crapaudine, The prison
er's hands and feet were chained together,
and in this posture he was strung up on
to an iron bar The camisard is also in
use. The soldier Is first put into a strait
jacket, his hands are tied on his back and
round his neck an iron collar is fastened,
which is attached to an iron bar in the
wall. The man has to stand in this posi-
ton as long as eight days, unable to lie
down or to do anything for himself
Vanity Fair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
FOR CO-EDUOATI0N.
This Method Defended by Speakers at
the Educational Council

ST. PAUL Mimi, July 5.-The second
DAVIS session of the national council OF edIl-
cation opened this morning. The report
of the committee on the education OF girls
was taken up The chairman OF THIS com
mittee. John Hancock, of Ohio, gave re
port on the subject. The co-educatlon OF
the sexes" This Is a subject, he said, on
which public opinion has greatly changed
of late In some cities like New
York and Boston, high schools are
still maintained for the sexes.
The chairman OF THE committee
Is a strong believer in the co-educatIon OF
the sexes and he advanced many reasons
for maintaining his position; The self
win and impetuosirv Of the boys are re
strained and the girls manners are made
more easy.
b. e. White. of Ohio, was fearful that
co-education might often result IN lmpro-
priety on the part of the students
The most prominent part of the discus
sion was the reply of Miss Conway, Of
Memphis, Tenn. who has private school.
She argued that exclusive education was
the best. a in such colleges 1t was easier
TO preserve and foster that essence which
we call wumaniine~s. IL was in such IN
StitutiouS that girls found the home life
and home influence which does 50 much
toward strengthening and deviopIng their
character.
Mr.. Hancock in his closing remarks said
that the ordinary rules which govern so
cietv viii govern the boys and the girls in
schools. Oberlin college was cited This
institution was the first Of its kind TO ad-
NIT ladies and there was no school on the
land. he believed, which had rs high a
standing morally. Not twenty-five years
hence be expected boys and yoSng men
knocking for admission into Ntssar and
other young ladies' semInarles.
1 At - O'Clock the council adjourned 70
leave by the Great Northern road for Ho-
tel Lafayette ar l:S0 O'Clock. being the
guests OF rhaF road during the afternoon.
The council held its afternoon session out
there on special invitation. The report
was on the subject OF The professional
function Of polytechnic schools, made by
LangiOn :. Thompson.
g.. -....-. D., = III A.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
A Private View.


4 big man. having t.< bundle under
either ara. BUSTED into tLe Third street
depot yesterday, and ~.s rushing for oas
Of the gates when an oll1I~l a-a@sd k11
where hs wanted 70 70.
TO Pint va tzs reply.
Trains gone
"WheEf'
"HaIt IL bo1r ago"
Then IL sue the company! u lacks a
minute aou II train tims
TCu are ctT, s5E"
Bet yol q million dollars Sse here
he pulled out Eis Tatcn and triumph.
sDtlT pointed % TIE naals, z 4Ica bac ~
bis statement Tha ether took tee wa. b.
Aad hsld Il 70 his ea<. and szssl.sd and IS.
NO tick 1ess. TA4t watch stopped L-s.
night.
xxx ne for AZ Old cc7E z IL dAn't'
exclaimed tfis owner a. be hslt Il up "it
is narrow sse4g.- lor tie zaslrszac, ,h1u--.
and hoFe ySsl q resive x - a zT,,.i z4-sEs.
warning Td peDrercsd yoa fgr q CO..
SsoO1o- szre- -Dstros; Fres Fr~ss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
DRS. TERRILL & PURDY.
DOCTOR TERRILL
154N MAIN ST, WICHITA, KAN.

Cures diseases of women heretofore
abandoned by the profession. Such as
tibroid tumOrs, displacements. en-
largements, pralapsus, etc., by the use
of electricity. according TO the meth
DDS elaborated by the great French
Surgeon ApoStoli.
NERVOUS DISEASES-Dr, Terrill
wishes to call the attention of those
suffering from nervous diseases. par
alySiS, nervous prOStFatlOn, etc, to the
wonderful curative effects to be de-
rived from electricity" when scicu-
tifically applied. and desires TO state
that he makes the application of clec-
tFicity in nervous diseases a special
feature of his practice. The doctor
has the finest fifty diamond carbon
cell battery ever seen III the west and
all the appliances especially adapted
to the treatment of lost manhood
or seminal weakness, which he quick
ly and permanently cures by the aid
OF electricity.
CATARRH--Every case Of catarrh
is durable if properly treated, regard
less of W hat others have said. Many
cases cured by a single treatment.
PILES, fistula and all rectal diseases
cured; no knife, no pain; cure guar
anteed.
UretheraI Structures quickly and
permanently cured; no cutting or
pain; no money until cured.
CHRONIC DISEASES Bronchitis,
asthma. hay fever, all throat and lung
trou bles, skin eruptiOns, rheumatism,
drOpsy, Brights disease, bladder,
kidney and urinary diseases, blood
poison and private diseases.
SYPHILIS--The dread disease of
mankind, quickly and permanently
cured. by the new treatment, without
the poisonous drugs OF days gone by.
Medicine sent 10 all parts OF the
country. Send for question blank.
j. III. TERRILL, NJ ID
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06

Miss d a nsDbs u the eorpz de halle.
a. 40 Court opera k014e. called upon Der
frleBd- - c. usa0Ia shs fDand busy with
her toilet "Whas p said The 6rss named
d4r4ssuss, you have gray hair z3rssdyf'
Yes. replsd Ma g.. sofD~Ehat d.
concerted, 81 turn - gay IN = single alg1t
IL c0nseq quauos o. a greet sorr0s"
Next day Aiss y. o@lle1 again. Th!s
tine hTr f1eHd had oognDlsts- her toilet.
and with she help q E4u des Fees Esr Lalr
49, uoE = bTil!zut ~
"Ahr' raEAcs0uslT remarked Der Fls!,0T.
'to9ay jour halE b. quite o.ack azaia
You 80. remarked Ali-s Q. "5f has
turned black ssrasn overuiELt a. tbs result
q a sudden Joy F'- tS's.zss Czrlcztursa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, July
6.-The highest temperature was go
the lowest up to Z p. N. 62o and the mean
7So. with fresh southeasterly winds,
warmer, cloudless weather; a sligt fall in
pressure.
Last year on July >. the highest tenn
perature was SO. the lowest 6O', and the
mean 72e, and two years ago the cores
ponding temperatures We're %, y and 81.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
July ). s p. m.-Forecast until s P. m.
Sunday:
For Missouri-Warmer, generally fair
weather, southerly winds
For Kansas-Fair weather, warmer in
eastern, slightly coolerin western portion;
southerly winds, shifting to westerly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Consldering IL .4sthetieaIIy.

Mrs. Wand JenckyDes-To what college
did you send your sons, Ars. Van de
Smythe?
Mrs. Van de Smythe-Sidney is at Har-
ward and AlgernCu is at Yale.
Mrs. Van de Jenckynes-Why didn't
they both 20 to the same place.
Mrs. Van de Smyths-Oh, you know sid
ney IS dark, and crimson harnonizes with
his complexion much better than blue
does. Algle has light hair and fair com
plexion, 50 Yale's color suits him exactly.
just imagine how he would look playing
tennis in a crimson biazerl-NeW York
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
WOOL GROWERS ALARMED.
Proposed Amendment to the Mckinley
Bill the Cause.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. July 5.-The officers of
The National Wool Growers association
are closely watching the course of leglsla-
tiOn at Washington and yesterday at Mt.
Vernon, O., the home of the president,
Hon. Columbus DelanO, they prepared an
address to their constituents on the sub
iect which is furnished to the Associated
Press by Mr. George II. Wallace, secretary
of the national association. II IS as fol-
lows:
80 the Wool Growers ofthe United States:
Our duty requires us to advise you of
dangers to your industry that demand at
tention.
First Senator Hale's amendment to the
Mckinley bill if adopted, viii admit wool
free of duty from all the nations Of this
hemisphere Mr.. Cleveland's free wool
recommendation was no worse. South
American woods would supplant domestic
woods and your industry would perish.
The Republican platform would be Vlo-
lated the principles of protection surren-
dered and the production Of the wool nee
eSsaTy for clothing in the United States
would be transferred to foreign nations.
Second-Amendments threatened TO be
proposed in the senate, when the bill IS on
its passage, first, TO strike out the clause
prohibiting sorting of woods. thus per
uniting the clothing portion Of third class
woods to be separated and imported at
third class duties Then again, to strike
out the words including charges" thus
raising the dividing line and permitting
under the system of fraud now practiced
the importation of all third class woods at
the lowest rate of duty. We
obtained notice that such amend
lnents would be offered on the
day before the bill was reported to the sen
ate and hastened to remonstrate in writ
ing The amendments were not made but
the right was reserved and number Of
the committee informed Us they would be
presented in the senate. We have yielded
all that can be safely yielded in justice to
our industry to secure general protective
legiziation. Any of the amendments re
ferred to are dangerous.
We have thus briefly presented the diff
culties and dangers which threaten the
most important industry of the nation and
which must be protected if our protective
policy survives We call for your immedi-
ate action as individuals and associations
80 give notice to those representing YOu in
the halls of legislation that you expect the
Republican party TO redeem its pledges
and fulfill its promises by speedily passing
the Mckinley bill ISigned
c. DELAN0, President.
GEORGE III. WALLACE,
Secy. National Wool Growers Assn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
A Great Possession.

A prominent citizen Of 81. Paul. while
in MINNEAPOLIS few daYs ago, met a for
Iner scgusiBtance noted for his tmpscun-
iOus condition and dlsposlsAOn 70 borrow
from any of ais trusting frisndA This
time tEs ssquassntancs LARRY beamed on
the 81. Paul man.
How aIe you, Old fellowf" was his IN
terTOgation Ia deep base voice.
"Flrst rae. Iows yourseh''' wa tbs
answer and tnte.Fogstory
Splendid Do yog Know" dropping
his voice 70 a Confidential whisper. I've
boen given the use for l1fs of a half million
dollar estate over or Eicoliet avenue"
You hsve'" qusried the - Paul man
In astoDishr1e eDt.
Yes, ths public library st. Paul Pio-
pf,er Press