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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-14
WEALTHY WOMEN.

Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mrs. Jaye pay
taxes on Is, 900, 900 apiece.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor's wealth foots up
the sum total of IS. 600, COO
Miss Hetty Green. of New York, is cred
tied with fortune Of $40 oo0, 600 in her own
right.
Mrs. Edwin Stevens enjoys the income
which accrues TO her from her fortune Of
t15,OOo,OOo
Mrs. John c. Green has a fortune Of no.
0o0, 900, as has also Mrs. Cyrus H. McCor-
mack, of Chicago.
Mrs. John Pay Barton, Of Philadelphia,
IS possessed of fortune which is slightly
in excess of s., oOo, 900.
Mrs. Ferry, Mrs. Mark Hopkins and Miss
Elizabeth Smith are each possessed of for
tunes which mount up TO the a., 0o0. O0o
mark.
Mrs. Ferry's baby daughter. not over
years old, distances al competitors with
wealth in her own night valued at So
oO0, 600.
Mrs. Josephine Aver. Mrs. Joseph Harri-
son, Mrs. Jane Brown. Ms ". E Dodge.
and the daughter Of Francs A. Drexel, OF
Philadelphia. are worth $4,0oo, 600 each.
Mrs Thomas A Scott, widow Of the
railroad president, and Mrs William Ar
mour, OF Chicago. daughter Of S.lAs Cobb,
possess fortunes to the amount Of Is, o0s0, o.
each
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Facts About Morrns.

Worms are very interesting animals"
remarked friend who has given some at
tention TO the subject.
The worms we used to go fishing with
when we were boysp
YES, they will do as a type. The COM
mon earth worm is covered with bristles,
which in reality are in the form of re-
curved hooks These hooks extend from
head to tail, and may be felt by pulling
the worm backward through the fingers.
THE mouth of a worm is placed in the
second segment, near the apex of the body.
Worms feed on earth, filing themselves
with a generous supply thereof, for the
sake of the nutritive particles contained
therein. The common belief is that if you
cut q worm in two the separate parts will
grow into worms. This Is not strictly true.
Worms are propsgated from eggs. To cut
q worm in two means that the hinder seq
nent will die, the forward part live"
"What are those little horse hairs found
in pools and creeksl The boys call them
worms and snakes. What are they in real
itys"
They are what are termed round
worms The round worm is q remarkable
animal 1t begins life as lGrvs in mud or
in a water pool. When well developed it
becomes aquatic. 1t multiplies very rapid
ly, so rapidly In fact that many people say
it rained worms If you cut one Of these
wiggling worms into q dozen parts the
probability is that each separate part will
live. Detroit Free Press.
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after which they went to the public hail.
where the children of the village had gath
cred 10 see the illustrious visitor. The lit
tie ones were drawn up in line, each arrayed
In the oleanest Of frocks and pinafores
During the inspection Washington
placed his hand upon the head of one Of
the boys, Rem Van Pelt by name, and babe
him be "a good, industrious youth"
1t was in this house that Mrs. Martha
Lamb spent much of her time while en-
gagged upon the History Of New York"
Over the front door, through which
guests were wont to enter, there used to
hang an old greeting upon ground of
blue, bearing the Dutch motto "Welkom,"
and those who passed beneath it had no
occasion, it is said, to ever doubt the prin-
ciple for which IL stood.
in the house there still remain two mas
sive mahogany tables and two ancient
chests of drawers of the same wood. These
were brought from Holland.
On the landing of the stairway there
hangs an old picture, upon which is the
name "Dominus Micarlaus Wander Borcht,
1908" and again there are two old prints
In coloTs, one of New York, looking from
Brooklyn Heights, and the other the same
lIDul ANCW ObIsty. NO uhu6 Is gwen, DQL
New York is shown as a very small settle
ment
Two other marks of antiquity are shown
In this house-the chains in the cellar, used
for Furnishing refractory slaves, and the
old milestone in the back yard. 1t is half
hidden by the overgrowing grass and worn
smooth by the treading of many feet. 1t
IS supposed to be the first milestone ever
brought 10 this country.
In the natural course Of things most of
the furniture which once adorned the old
home has been scattered. The New York
Historical society possesses many bits of
furniture, documents and papers which
tell of the lives and doings of the jewellers
In the old house who have passed away.
To the society they are doubly valuable,
both for their antiquity and for the fact
that one Of the founders of administration
was Egbert Benson, who for so many
years made the home his home
FRANCES SMITH.
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SCIENIIriC SQUlSS.

At Montichiari batteries Of artillery
using smokeless powder kept up a fire for
half an hour without their position being
discovered.
A compound propeller blade, consisting
Of sheathing of bronze and delta metal
cast on a steel core, has recently been pa
| tented in England.
! An English inventor offers a system by
/ which coal gas compressed to one-eighth
| its natural bulk can be carried about and
utilized as an illuminant when desired.
! Printing can be copied on any paper of
an absorbent nature by moistening the
surface of the latter with a weak solution
| of acetate of iron, and using an ordinary
copying press.
The balloon proposed for polar explora-
| tons is 90 feet in diameter and 500, 900 cubic
feet in volume. The journey is to be be-
gun from Spitzbergen. and with a favora-
BILE wind is expected to last four or five
| days.
A remedy for cholera has been discovered
by F'renchman from Cette. People either
attacked by or in fear Of the disease must
sit for some hours in a garment soaked in
paraffin, which irritates the skin, producing
healthy reaction, and kills the cholera
microbe.
IN discussion that has lately been car
ried on in Europe as to the distance at
which large objects on the earth's surface
are visible, it was stated that the Himslaya
mountains have appeared to view from the
great distance Of 224 miles and Mont Blanc
210 miles.
The sanitary aspects of electric lighting
were discussed before the English sanitary
congress, and it appears that the electric
light is better than all other sources of IL
Elimination, because it is not dependent
upon the exhaustion of hydrogen, resulting
in the vitiation of the air.
The telephone has played an important
part in the maneuvers of the Swedish feet.
There is telephone post on board each
vessel, and when lying at anchor they can
telephone to one another by means of insu-
lated conductors, which are run down the
anchor chains and submerged.
1t has been computed, as an illustration
of the great chespening of ocean freights
which has taken place in recent years, that
half sheet of note paper will develop suf-
ficient power, when burned in connection
with the triple expansion engine, to carry
ton mile in an Atlantic steamer.
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the night, the one used by the negro, "Ths
forts our ownp
In the first stroke the Americans were
warned against attacking their own men
for it was pitch dark-by pieces of white
cloth sewed in their hats for badges. The
garrison surrendered, and not a life was
taken after quarter was asked Such
clemency was not always accorded by the
British when places were storned espe-
cially by the foreign mercenaries of that
army. Several British vessels lying in the
harbor were not included in the surrsn-
der, but en- the alarm Of attack quietly
slipped their cables and dropped down the
river. Daylight found the Americans in
full possession, and the commander-in-
chief was apprised Of the success of his
mastery and daring plan by note from
Wayne. which read:
STONY PoIET 10th July 1T79.
O'Clock a. m
DEAR GES'L-The fort Garrison with Col
Johnston are ours Our officers men behaved
like men who are determined to be free. Yours
most sincerely. ANTHONY WAIVE
Gen1 Washington.
In this exploit, which has been called the
most brilliant in the revolutionary war,
" . 1OSS was GlitSh klllc0 duu
three wounded. This was remarkably
small, but the darkness and the firing over
heads, which favors the assailants in
mounting heights, rather than the weak
ness Of the opposition, account for this.
The British reported twenty killed, but
the Americans accounted for sixty-three Of
the enemy's dead and 64S prisoners, includ
ing the commander.
The rewards for this daring piece OF work
show the estimation in which it was held
by the country. Congress ordered gold
medal for Wayne and silver medals for the
division leaders, De Fleury and Stewart
Lieuts Gibbon and Knox, leaders Of the
forlorn parties, each received the brevet Of
captain. On the accommodation of Wash
ington and Wayne the value Of the mill
tary stores captured were divided among
the officers and men who took part in the
capture. The sum total was s15e, $40. The
first man to enter the British works re-
ceived $500, the second, 500; the third, $500;
the fourth, 500, and the fifth, 500.
Gen. Wayne, whose success in this haz-
ardous explicit justified the high confidence
Washington had in him, was lifted at once
into prominence. He was a volunteer. His
home was Pennsylvania and at the time
of stsrming Stony Point he was "a years
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suENcN5 A SENTINEL

passed them and pressed on. Only rush
nov could win the day. The attacking
columns on opposite SIDES of the hill moved
with unusual unanimity. They cut away
distractions before the ditch and tie sally
ports and mounted the parspets bayonet
IL hand.
Wayne was struck outside by a ball hit
ting him on the head. lie fell. and be-
Hevirg that the hurt was mortal ~ ex-
claimed: March on. Garry me into tho
fors. Tor will die at the hesd of my col
umn" Two aids raised him. and carried
him into tie work just as the two columns
met on the parade.
Loud huzzabs signalized the victory,
which, however, had not been won so easily
as it is told Not musket was fired By
the Americans, yet they literally fought
their way n Lieut.. Gibbon lost seventeen
killed and wounded out OF his little torlorn
party of twenty. Col. De Fleury entered
the work frst and struck the British faS
A Maj. Posey mounted the rampant az the
same instant. calling out amid the BAIL
din the SIN. 1ca2t British watchwor1 Cd.
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The "Hobo" Club.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-"What is a
'HoboP" l asked this question the other
day Of reporter for daily paper up on
Puget sound. had just read in the local
columns Of the paper about a clergyman
having taken upon himself to score the
city authorities of the place for what he
called the inhuman treatment of a poor
Hobo. i supposed Hobo" was perhaps
the last remnant Of some depleted tribe of
Indians; or perchance 1T was some species
of dumb brute which was being abused. In
reply TO my question the reporter said, "A
Hobo is q tough" He then explained that
not very long ago a club was organized in
one of the cities Of California whose object
was to promote the pleasure of its mem
bers, and the name of the club was The
Hobo club"
The Hobos might have lived long and
prospered without attracting more than
local notice to their odd name, but they did
neither They soon disbanded, but left
their name as a heritage to disreputable
class of people, and the word, like many
others Of local or accidental origin. is des-
tined to take its place in the voca bulary
Of the English speaking people. 1t is now,
1t seems, thoroughly naturalized through
out the Pacific slope. The Hobo club went
TO a neighboring town on a Sunday excur-
sion. The members imbibed somewhat
too freely and became hilariously noisy
The town marshal called an impromptu
meeting Of the club at the town Jail, and
with his club secured a full attendance Of
all the members Of the Hobos. This meet
ing was reported rather fully in the press
dispatches, and so much attention at
trscted to the membership that the boys
paid their fines, so5ered up, went home,
and disbanded as a corporate body. But
the name stuck, and has been adopted on
the coast to signify drunkard and tough
character generally. b. q. w.
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The Lawyer Said Nothing More.

A very funny thing occurred in the may
0r's court recently. A case was called in
which the prisoser had been bailed. An
attorney arose and said: Your honor, my
client is not here. 1t is doubtful whether
he will be here. He was most brutally as
saulted and beaten by an officer, and he
may now be dying. He is on his bed sur
rounded by his friends, who are in tears,
watching and praying that his life may be
.2ered-an event of grave doubt" Just at
that moment the door of the court room
opened, and a man entered. A hum ran
over the crowd, while There he is, there
he is" could be heard on every side. 1t
was the prisoner, who looked not a whit as
IL he were about TO die. The attorney
turned, looked at him, grunted and sat
down without a word, while the crowd
roared with laughter. - Columbus Dis
patch.
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RAILWAY BREVITIES.

It is estimated that 10000 miles of new
track will be laid in this country in 1890
The roads in the Transmissouri associa-
ton have decided not to remove their head
quarters from Kansas City TO Chicago.
On week days 225 trains arrive and 226
depart from the Broad Street station of
the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia.
A party of railroad engineers from
France have been touring America to get
pointers" on the method of operating
railroads.
The New York Central expects within
two years to have its entire freight equip
ment fitted with automatic couplers and
air brakes.
The rate of mortality in England for the
year 1888 was one passenger killed in 6, 942, :
1856 and one passenger injured for every
220,024 carried.
Snow was being shoveled out of the AL
pine tunnel IN August on the Union Pa
cifc, for the purpose of getting out about
fifty cars that were showed in during the
winter Of 1Ss9-90.
The Oregon Improvement compsny's
railroad-the Olympia and Tenino-has
been made standard gauge and opened for
traffic The company has some 500 men
engaged in construction work
An official of the Pennsylvania company
states that Is per cent. Of the wrecks Of
freight trains on that system are the re-
suits of overlooking cars. 1t seems impos-
sible to prevent shippers overlooking cars
at points where there are no scales.
The Southern Pacific company has &C
cepted the offer of q subsidy of 1915, 900 and
the right of way TO complete a coast line
of railway between Santa Margarita and
Ellwood, Cal, thus MAXIM a continuous
line from San Francisco to Los Angeles
a locomotive notable for its high degree
of ornamentation has just been placed on
the Geneva and Sayre branch Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad. The engineers cab is con-
structed in Queen Anne style, with stained
glass windows The coy interior is decU-
rated with French clocks and steel engrav-
ings- The metal work is nickel plated
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agle
A RARE OLD HOUSE.
! The Benson Homestead at Bensonhurst.
Long Island.
Especial Correspondence

The Benson Homestead at Bensonhurst,
Long Island.
Especial CorrespondenceJ
BROOKLYN, Sept. 22.-The Benson home
ittead at Bensonhurst is one of the histor-
ical places on Long Island.
Here have lived several generations of
Bensons, Robert Benson, the last Of his
race, dying at the old home about five
years ago. The house is now owned by
Mr.. w. z. Pardtt, of Brooklyn, and occu-
pied by him as a summer home.
One Harry Benson, over a century ago,
played prominent part in many Of the
conflicts with his country's foe, and his
daring won for him the title Of Fighting
Harry.
This same Fighting Harry was one of
the brave boys who, in their endeavor to
prevent the British from ascending the
Hudson, stretched a huge chain of iron
across the river in hopes of so impeding
progress.
1t is singular fact that house so long
occupied should have had but one bride to
60 forth from its doors, and that but in
recent years. The wedding cz Miss Mar
garet Benson was the only one in whose
honor the house has been mace gay in all
these generations. Yet it has been the
scene Of many gala days, when men Of re-
nown have gathered beneath its roof
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay have at
various times partaken of the steaming
products Of fits old Dutch oven, and the
story is told that shortly after his inaugu-
ration as president of the United States
Washington was entertained at a grand
dinner given in his honor by Mr.. Benson.
The bay at this point was famous place
for shad fishing, and after dinner the host
with his guests walked over to the shore,
where they watched the fishers for time,
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STRANGE DEATHS.

Lsly died Of jealousy at the success q
Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Elphinstone died OF broken heart over
the result Of tke battle ot Elodden-
Cheke. the great English scholar, died Of
grief al having been perverted from his re-
iigious belief
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Working for Four Cents a Day.

1t IS astonishing on how little one may
live in some quarters Of the globe and yet
not know want. An East Indian, &C years
old, being examined recently before mag
istrate at Bangalore, stated that he earned
daily quarter Of an anna-beiween three
and four cents-by bottling ginger beer,
and that he was quite satisfied with his
wages and position.
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THAT new girl of yours is rather
shrinking, modest creature, Scadley, isn't
she!"
We'll, should say she was didn't
visit her more n = week before she sug-
gested that turn down the lignt = order
that she might hiGs her bushes. "-PhilA-
deluhia Iinas
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WAYNE AT STONY POINT.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF GEN. WASH
INeToNS BOLD PLAN.

storming the British Fortress at Night-A
Wonderful Mareh-Keen stratagem to
Outwit the Outer sentinels-DayIight
Finds Wayne in Possession.
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HE military gen.
Jus and daring Of
w ashington as
displayed In the
revolution do not
Ientitle him to rank
with the great gen.
erals of the world.
His fame rests
rather upon his
character for cool
ness and hopeful
ness in the darkest
hours, his exalted
patriotism and his
firm and courage
GUS bearing in the
field and in cnun-
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Nathan Can Anx IN. Fla.

Mrs. Cunso-Misfortures do not come
singly.
Cumso-Well. don't understand what
they can possibly see il each other that
they should msrry.-New YORK Herald
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Enouah 70 Lin l.

lam sorry you have TO work so hard, -
be cried. Your voice sounded very tired
when you called 10 me up stairs
"Oh, You know * had 20 20 mp three
flights to reach you, dear. Light
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NlppiaS Him IN II. End.

Had a splendid time. ran across a
lake up in
Ran across lake. Gene, come. BinEs
don't lie 50 traEspareEtly d." - New York
Sa7
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Mother-Now that you have become q
chiropodist, where are you going TO settles
Ambitious Youth think, mother, I'll
go TO Nebraska All the papers say that il
a great corn state.-Street - Smiths Good
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The swift is said to be 'he fastest bird
that nles. A recent estimate credits il
with speed Of 20 miles per hour
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wAen Baby was sick, We gave her CAstoriA,
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoris.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When shs had Children. she gave them CastoriA
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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-31
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

Hone vag was the sum total of arrests in
Helena yesterday.
The Chamber of Commerce will meet
Monday evening at Bach, Cory d Co.'s
store.
The rain Of the past two or three days ID
proving Of immense value to the stock in
terests.
The Great Falls excursionists returned
from the north at 11:30 last evening and re-
port fine time.
The Ladies' Relief corps was we'll repre-
sented in the decoration ceremonies at the
cemetery yesterday.
Ham and Gaudaur. the noted oarsmen,
arrived in Helena last evening and are
guests of the Cosmopolitan.
The drum corps did itself proud on Dec
Grafton day. and received many compli-
ments from admiring friends.
The Capital City band was the most no
ticeable feature of the Memorial day
parade. The music was first-class.
Song service at the St. Paul NJ. E. church
Sunday afternoon at o'clock for meh only
All young men invited to attend. Good
singing.
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Musical Festivals.

The first of a series of grand musical fes-
rivals to be given in the Tabernacle will be
held in Salt Lake City, May 80 and 81, and
the semi-annual conference of the Young
Mems Association will be held at the same
place on June and =. For these occasions
the Union Pacific will make a rate of single
fare for the round trip from all stations in
Utah and from all stations in Idaho as far
north as McCammon. Tickets for sale on
May %. 80. 81 and June I. Good for return
until June 4, 1880.
A. Z. NEAzIE. Pass. Agent.
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A Beautiful Scene.

A feature of Memorial day was the show
window of Sheyer Bros. store. Within was
q scene appropriate to the day: green
grave was seen, at the head of which was a
stone bearing the name of dead soldier:
Over was stack Of muskets and around
were flags and beautiful flowers. The scene
was finely arranged and was admired by
many spectators.
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Notice..

Notice.
To the stockholders of the Chamber of
Commerce Building company:
Youare hereby notified that a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce Building COM
pany will be held Tuesday,. June II. 1880, at
O'Clock p. M, at the Office of Bach, Cory
& Co., for the purpose of selecting trustees
for such company for the coming year, and
the transaction Of such other business as
may be deemed expedient.
G. X. CoLE, Prest.
DONALD BRADFORD, Secy.
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Special Bargains.

Sands Bros. offer the following bargains
this week:
Is pieces fine sateens at 15c.
10 doz. muslin chemise at 25c.
5 doz muslin drawers at 25c.
6 doz. cambria corset waists at 25c.
doz. muslin skirts at soc.
100 white bed spreads at soc.
Real Scotch zephyrs at l62sc.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-31

L. O. Leonard is over from Anaconda.
Chas. Duupes, a successful miner of
Wickes, is in the city.
Tul Reed is visiting the capital from
White Sulphur Spsings.
John Lonemaid arrived from Salt Lake
yesterday and is guest of the Helena.
Major Swiggett, the newly appointed reg
lister Of the land Office. is in the city from
Wickes.
A. d. Simpson, the popular representa-
tive of Brown Bros. g. Co., of San Francis
co, is in town.
Will Kennedy, editor of the Boulder Age,
joined his comrades of the G. A. i. yester-
day in the memorial exercises.
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Removal.

During the erection of the new and CON-
modious building on the corner of Park
avenue and Lawrence street, where we have
been doing business, we have been obliged
to remove one door below, next to the West
Side meat market. All orders will receive
careful and prompt attention as heretofore.
PARK AVENUE GROCERY,
Telephone 81.