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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Ore day while Robert A Bryan, Of Gar
d. was near the mouth Of Phinholoway
creek, on the Dead river, he saw . nest Of
little RlligatOrs making for the water, and
commenced killing them with the butt OK
his rife. This c2uSsd them TO commence
grunting and making their peculiar noise,
and the first thing he knew there was
large one, ten feet long, right at him, with
mouth open wide enough 20 swallow him
at one gulp. He shot add killed that one.
and it wasn't done Tapping before another
one as lsrge, with a mouth Of the same
pattern, went for him. This one he shot
and killed also.
Then the large ones came at him As fast
as he could shoot, until ne had killed seven
OF them. He then turned his eyes toward
the river where he was standing. and there
he saw the heads Of large and small gators
floating on the water as thick rs light
wood knots in the woods On seeing than
he came TO the conclusion that IL was time
for him to leave that town, aud Jumped
into his boat and hastily padded to the
regular landing place.
Before starting on his retreat he rad
thrown two of the baby AlligatOrs, whose
mates he had been killing. into his boat,
and they had crawled under the seat.
When he reached the landing he took
them out, and they commenced their
grunting again. Immediately there came
rushing across the Altamaha river very
large one, making directly toward the
bank, but before il could land Mr.. Bryan
shot and killed il. Il was followed, one
after another, until four more came, all OF
which be killed, making altogether twelve
alligators killed in n few minutes
He had just slain forty Of the little ones,
besides the two he caught alive This was
killing ffty-two and capturing two alive
in little longer than 10 takes to tell IL.
Another day he killed fifteen large ones
on one trip. These measured from FIVE to
ten feet long each.-Jesup Sentinel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
A New Whim i'm Ladies' Luncheons
Among DweIIers In the Country.

| A New Whim in Ladies' Luncheons
Among DweIlers In the Country.
Autumn leaf luncheons" are the latest
fad among society people who still linger
In their country cottages. The Sun tells
OF picturesque affair given by prospect
i've debutante TO fourteen buds preparing
TO bloom for the season of 1921 Decora-
tions and costumes were eloquent Of the
glories Of fail foliage, and were for the sole
delectation of the fair maidens who com
prised the whole of the gay company.
Ornamepting the center OF the highly
polished mahogany table was n white silk
square on which a gold spider web had
been etched III floss with richly tinted
autumn leaves, that had the appearance Of
being carelessly caught in the yellow silk
net. A big bowl Of Bohemian amber was
filed with superb yellow plumes Of the
full blown golden rod, artistically ar
ranged with clusters of flaming maple
The crystal and wines were all yellow and
red; the service, curiously enough, WIS in
every varying shade Of leaf brown, deco
rated by the talented young hostess with
wild heliotrOpe, Michaelmas daisies, pods
of featherlng milk weed and tinted sprays
Of brieI. Tiny crimson leaves foated in
the amber finger bowls that rested on doy-
lies duplicating the spider web center piece.
The menu cards were Of scarlet silk, cut
and colored TO represent a spray Of maple.
Each leaf was a picture in itself, bearing
the name Of a single dish, and being at
tached TO the main branch by realistic
stems of rubber it looked as though they
had been broken from the tree. and at the
covers they accompanied big corsags
bouquets Of white lilac Nichselmas daises.
Each course was significant Of the season,
and was introduced in beds Of late field
flowers, until ices came on TO remind the |
guests Of the harvesting time In sheaves !
and sickles, horns Of plenty flied with |
fruits, clusters Of shaded leaves and tiny |
fgurines Of the goddess Ceres.
The hostess was in green and yellow silk, !
with floral decorations Of golden rod. |
Some OF the guests wore brown and red, |
their rustic, shovel shaped hats gay with |
masses Of crimson maple, while Others |
were in lilac, fancifully adorned with pur-
pie clover The whole presented q brilliant
tableau, and furnished q welcome variation /
on the conventional entertainment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
Why HOLSTERS Turn Red When Boiled.

The sheH Of the crab and lobster owes It's
blush gray color TO the superposition of
two pigments, or coloring matters, which
have been Isolated red pigment and a
blue one. As long ss these two pigments
exist simultaneously The crustaceans re-
main gray. But the blue pigment Is very
fugitive, and sometimes, under the in
fuence of disease, it is destroyed, and
crabs are found with portions of their shells
more or less reddish When the crusta-
ceans are immersed in boiling water the
blue pigment is entirely destroyed. and the
red pigment, which is very stable, appears
alone in all its brilliancy.-La Science en-
Eamilla
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
1ood TempiHr..

The report q grand secretary Of Maaas-
ehusett.. Dearborn, shows that thu total
membership q The grand lodge. July 81,
1870. wss s,74l. a gain ~ ~ since March -
Of the present year One Few lodss las
been instituted since March - making ia
at the present tina Tho receipts Of The
past ak months amount % q .ao. a
Jessie Forsyth. grand superiHtsndszt II
juvenile ten ies. reports that ssvsn tsrs-
pies have ben Instituted nDos March n,
max az - temples IL tbs stats 81 ZEE Ero,-
ent time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
Ahant Prn,ris Dogs.

Prairie dogs lack the sense Of distsnoa
At Cornell university several OF them
walked of chairs tab, - and window alls
unhesitAtingly. This thought 10 - due
10 the nature Of Their usual ha bstAt, .
plain, with 10 sharD'r inequalities than
burrows and mounds. On xdult female
seemed 20 have vonde FIJI immunity from
the Ill effects Of falls. : once fell from the
top Of an elevator. tEeBtv-one feet high.
and another time from a window siiI, about
ss high, on a granite pavement. bgt soon
-~oovered--Dr. Wide IN Scsenoe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

ont, with gold and silver lace, with en-
broidery and with nests formed of vel
vet or ribbon in which little birds lie
fiat on top of the crown. There are
round turbans, the shape of polo caps;
there are little Beau Brummel silk hats
for the ladies with plain black ribbon
around them and a fancy buckle in
front; there are shovel shaped felts with
embroidered brims, and there are velvet
and felt of every shape in the world,
and in almost every color and tint. The
most abundant is the dark purple, and
next comes black, then chaudron, and
after that the grays and greens in equal
numbers, and the rest are scattering.
For children toques matching the color
and often the material of their suits
are seen, but wide trimmed, bow crown
ed felts are the favorites, generally faced
with velvet and trimmed with plumes
or butterfly bows Of ribbon.
A chaudron velvet wide hat had shir-
rid brim and crown, and between each
shirTing laid fat band Of ostrich plume
not over an inch wide. The same en-
circled the crown between the puffs. A
butterfly bow Of the velvet was placed
at the back There was much work on
this hat and probably yard and half
of velvet, to say nothing of the feathers
which partially justified the price, $50;
and it wasn't a very striking looking
hat, after all, till very pretty red hair
ed girl tried it on, and then all its in
nate possibilities were developed.
l noticed several evening bonnets.
They are shaped like saucers, as l said
before, and the material of which they
are made is stretched sometimes loosely
over the frame and sometimes drawn
tightly. A row of gold or silver lace is
sewn around the edge and very little
trimming is m&ssed in the front, and
the strings of velvet or other ribbon one
inch and a half wide are sewn to the
middle of the back. Flowers for evening
or gilt insects and birds or bows for the
day.
While some bonnets cost $50 and SIS,
they do not all cost so high. Much de-
ponds on where you bny them. On
Broadway and Fifth avenue the higher
you go the higher the price. And the
same bonnets that would cost such prices
there cost from So to $40 in Fourteenth
street, and they seldom go above So,
and look and indeed are just as pretty
even when they lack certain amount
of that Frenchy style so much desired.
Two or three of the best houses in
New York have added departments de-
voted solely to children's garments, and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

Dear Mr.. Hicks she wrote. 4 am
sorry that Whist you ask I cannot grant
l cannot become your wife. Yours sin
cerely, Ethel Barrows.
Then she added. ''P. S.-On second
thoughts. 6ear George, l think wiD
marry vO1. Do come up tonight and
see voU- cv-n tru3 EtEeLr-New YoEs
-7
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
Charlie Damon. a lansing CAch) "a

Charles Damon, Lansing (Mieh.) car.
peu;er. contracted 20 bald rs house for
IT, C. Watson, for which be Vas 20 par =
pr Ont before the couplstion Of the
i.oDse Watson cd not I've up 70 lbs
agreement Damon. instead q vAstin Z
biz money On a lawyer, quietly jscksd the
house no Tor moving lsSe SATURDAY nigga.
and when the peaceful Sabbath racr1
cz~1c1 Tat tJt1s ooc1ried 21otheT ct
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
Ehe siehita paily EAGLE gridau Boug Bopsnber IL 1885,
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS,
SCIENTIFIC BREWTl=S AND POPULAR
NEWS OF THE DAY.

interesting Facts About the Many Fami-
lies Of Araehnida, Including Garden
and House Spiders. Sea Spiders. scor-
Pions and Cheesernites.
There are many families of arachnida
besides the well known garden and house
spiders. The sea spiders, though classed
with the arachnida, are sometimes placed
among the crustacea. We have the astick -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

The eternal fitness of things can have
no more extreme illustration than green
sauce served with frogs legs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
THE LITERARY WORLD.
The Success Of Rudyard Kipling and
What l. Means.
Especial Correspondence

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-A curious incident
81 d just come to light which goes, 10 a GER
tain extent, TO prove the truth OF the as
Eertion so often made that nowadays il is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14
FLOUR DEPOT.

e. Eisenmayer ST. Milling and Elevator Co., OF
Halstead, Kan carry full line OF hard and soft
wheat flour at their agency in this city. Send for
prices and samples.
OTTO WEISS. Agent, 253 Main. Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-14

ont, with gold and silver lace, with en-
broidery and with nests formed of vel
vet or ribbon in which little birds lie
fiat on top of the crown. There are
round turbans, the shape of polo caps;
there are little Beau Brummel silk hats
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
WoUAp Nor ~ rREsIDExr.
General sherman Says the White House Ii
Full of SkeIptonS.


In replying to the toast "The Presi-
dent Of the United States" st banquet
given the Comte de Paris in New York
on Monday night, General sherman
gave voice TO remarks that astonishGd
his hearers;
Then the old general pronounced a
eulogy upon republican institutions
which, considering the character of the
guest of the evening, caused some feel
ings as TO what might come next. But
he contented himself by saying that the
Republic of the United States repre-
sented the strongest form Of government
on earth, and that the President Of the
United States was much more firmly
entrenched than "emperors or kings,
poteniates or powers
Then he briefly reviewed the characters
of some Of the Presidents; paid a passing
compliment to Washington, dwelt low
ingly upon the memory of odd
Hickory than whom no man has left
fame higher for manly strength of
character and Will" Next he paid a
warm tribute to Lincoln. AT its con-
clusion he said
''rhe cares of office are such that
would not endure them for one hour.
If by my mere desire | could become
President Of the United States for "a
hours would not do il You who
have never been behind the curtains
have no idea of what your President
has to endure every hour and every day
that he is in the White House. That
house is full of skeletons. Nothing
could induce me to dwell there us Presi-
dent Of the United States for one day. |
advise I'LL you ambitious young soldiers
10 keep away from it.
This piece Of advice was received with
respectful attention but without any
evidence of enthusiasm,
General Sherman then touched up
President Harrison in very eulogistic
style and briefly sketched his war
record.
"lf anything should happen to him"
he said in closing, "a million Of swords
would leap from their seabbards TO de-
fend him, simply because he is the Prcsi
dent of these United States. Therefore
| say our Presidents are the strongest
executive powers on the face Of the
globe-stronger than If they were armed
with the authority of enperors or kings
or any potentates whatsoever. Fill up
your glasses and drink 10 the health of
our President, General Ben Harrison
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm,
and then somebody cried, "Thrce cheers
for the grandest soldier of the age,
General Sherman They Were given
with hearty good will, and the tiger
came in strong at the end
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23

L I"
WASHINGTON, Oct, 21.-F looks very
much as though Congress W I'd have to
order special population sus at tho
next session. There have be 50 many
complaints from all over q country
where discrepancies are allegA to exist,
and from New York comes such, tremen-
dous demand for a new counpihat the
whole work of the enumeration l4as beer
discredited to such an extent tppt Con-
gress cannot afford to refuse to ohtr a re.
count of the population. N
On the basis of the official countlso far,
in about seven-eighths of the supci. iisors
districts of the United States, it Apears
that the population of the country WI fall
under 63,000000, an increase of OIL g
100000, or about 80 per cent, since $50.
Deducting from this increase 5,2i2, go the
number of emigrants landed on our shbres
since 1880, il would make natural in-
crease Of 7,300,0O0, or la4 per cent.
The rates Of natural increase in the kf-
ferent census We're as follows; 1900, 3N'2
per cent; 1910, 1906 per cent; 1870, 81. i3 Itr
cent; 1880 3006 per cent 1870 2S.02 m
cent 1850 $3.50 per cent 1850 PA p&
cent; 1870 lls0 per cent 1880, 22.7s pei
cent.
The percentage in 1870 was largely af
fected without doubt by the terrible do
Btruction Of life and the diminished natural
increase during the civil war, but that dur
ing the 10 years of uneKampled peace and
prosperity-from 1880 to ls90-the natural
increase should be but 1880 per cent seems
incredible. An actual falling off from
22,7s per cent TO 1850 per cent since 1880
cannot easily be accounted for,
Extreme tariff reformers might perhaps
accept Mr.. Porters figures and see in them
proof that the new tariff was pressing
the life ont Of the people. They mighb
argue that a tax increasing the price OF
necessities ~ per cent tends to make il
difficult for the poor to marry, thus in.
evitably compelling this country to look
70 foreign emigration for large part of its
explanation is that The census of 1880 waa
so badly taken that Congress ought to seq
TO it that Il new count is given.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
.LEmES.

Special Correspondence Gazetto and Journa
LEwEs, oct. l0.-Atsn;iG Lodge, No. 10,
/. o o. r., have recently purchased Tine
new set OF Ulcers regalla.
Mr.. Jacob A. Marshall, one of our Oldest
pilots and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF OUT
State troops, died at his late residence here
yesterday morning, at o'clock. He had
been sick for about two weeks. He was 10
yeare OF age In May last. Ho was native
OF this place and resided here all his life.
He belonged TO a large family whose occu-
patton has been almost exclusively the bus
iuess OF plotting on the Delaware bay and
river. He was appointed by Governor
Biggs on his HtaH se quartermaster with
RANK Of brigadisr,ganera In the spring OF
1857. He never assumed the active duties
of the position and never appeared In uni
form. He was lifelong Democrat with q
decided leaning to temperance reform. He
never held civil office, being devoted and
active In his chosen profession until within
about year, since which limo his health has
been failing. He was a oommunicant of
st. Peters Episcopal Church here, and
vestryman for some years until q few
months ago. His funeral will take place In
the Episcopal church here at O'Clock, p.
M, Tomorrow; interment In Presbyterian
cemetery. The pilot boats In the narbor
displayed their flags at half.mast yesterday
III honor of his memory.
LrwEs, oct. 2i-Rev Il. G. McSorley,
pastor Of the NJ L, Church, gave notice to
the members ON sunday last Of an election
to he held in the church on Wednesday
evening, November 18th next, on the ques-
ton of admission of women Us lay dele
gates to the annual and general conferences
Of the church.
Scarlatina is prevailing to a considerable
extent IN town among children and adults.
The attendance ut nIIhlin Gphnnl has
fallen off in consequence.
The crop of round potatoes here is large
in quantity and poor in quality. The rot
has injured many of them The crop OF
sweets is large and good,
Large quantities Of fish are being caught
at the Breakwnter and off Rehobnth Beach.
A few days ago Captain lruXton's life
and line about 500 pounds Of large trout
in u few hours. They were mostly shipped
to city markets They weighed from two
To ten pounds each.
James llrannigan of New York, fire
man ON tug &, W Morse, died suddenly
from the effects Of ntemrerance on sun
day morning last off the tapes. He was
landed and buried here on Monday.
John llaugen, Il native Of Norway, aged
% years one Of the crew of tile schooner
Hattie II. Barbour, while engaged in furl-
ing the nliIxen t0l@gil, on Tuesday night
last on the capes. fell 10 the topof house
below, The captain headed his vessel for
the l}reakwatcr for medical assistance, but
tile man expired before a surgeon could be
obtained He died on sunday morning u
shert time before the arrival Of the vessel
At the lircakwHtcr Deputy Coroner Tor
bert Of Genrgetawn came over yesterday
morning and held inqacsts on the two
cases named above.
Erasmus NJ Lingo a prominent farmer,
died At his residence i'll Angola, Indian
River hundred Oh sunday morning last
lli- burial will take place to-day ut st.
Georges lape
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
EXPRESS coMp4NIns coKBINE.


Merged,
CHICAGO, Oct fla special from Mil.
waukee says; According to report re,
ceived here a consolidation OF the Adamt
and United States Express Companies Y
said to have been agreed upon. The pres
ent capital stock Of the Adams is $1,000
600, and Of the United States $40, 600, 900.
Company to 222O00,000 and exchanging
$l0,000UO0 Of it for the United States STOCK
the consolidation is 10 be effected An
official Of one of the companies who has
just returned from New York and Boston
learned while in the east that All inspection
of all officers of the United States Conn
panv by auditors of the Adams Company
was considered
The above statement was telegraphed to
Boston last night and shown to Waldo
Adams of the Adams Express, who refused
70 confirm or deny the reported c0nsolida-
ton He protested surprise that his man
ner was such as to indicate that the story
had more Of a basis than mere rtmor.
REPORT OFFICIALLY coNrEADICTEB.
New IoRK, Oct 2l--Tpuching dis
patch from Chicago paper received in
this city to-day TO the effect that cunsolida-
ZION Of the Adams and United States com
panies had been agreed npon, Superin-
tendent Haey Of the Adams Company said:
There il positively not word Of truth in
the report IN question. Nor is there the
slightest probability that said consolidation
will ever be effected. England and this
country are quite as likely to unite their
fortunes as that union will ever take
Place
The officials OF the United States Com
pany were equally emphatic in denying
the ritmor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
q C.iNpIDITE sMoRE.
Nominee Robinson Hauled Up Under an
old l.aw,

CLIFTON HEIGHTS Pa, Oct 2l.--George
Webb Of South Chester, made an affidavit
to-day before Squire Mccormick Of this
place, charging Hon. John B, Robinson
with using profanity on the public high
way The affidavit further sets forth that
said protane words were directed TO Webb
and III his presence, Iii Media. Robinson
will have Il hearing at j O'Clock ON Satur-
day morning Endor the provisions of an
old law the penalty for swearing in public
Is 81 cents fnr each oath, and 1t will de-
pend on tile number Of oaths used by Mr..
Robinson whether the fines will cause his
financial ruin.
Webb was formerly editor of the South
Chester NcsS, but turned the journal over
to his son, and now claims to have no con
nection with it. There has been bad feed
ing between him andth Republican nomi-
nee tor Congress, growing ont Of the late
Republican primaries. Webb was in Media
on business, and, il Is alleged encountered
MIR Robinson in the street where, he
claims, the Media gentleman opened out
on him in language neither choice nor Gle
giant, but very emphatic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
WHY GR1NT Tls GREAT


VH't Iss1''DlI9'FO..
Was Grant n great general 2--conceded.
What made him so?
When u. $. Grant was hauling cord.
wood into st. Louis his neighbors did not
imagine he would become the most famous
man of his generation. When he was
managing the little tannery in Cialena no
one of his intimates recognized IN him
future hero But he displayed qualities
which should have satisfied them he, was
no common man. What was there about
him 7?
If you start to build n single story sshanty
You pay little attention to the foundation,
You may lay stringers in the sand, WITH
little fear the building will fall, Bht u
YOU propose erecting ten-story block,
Your architect will tell you you must 60 70
the rock for the basis of your foundation,
or the stately structure is liable to tumble
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
4 MERDERors .4TTacK.

A Husband Socks Vengeance with a
Huge Knlfe--Neariy n Murders
special correspondence OF uazsttP ard JuuTRRa
MILFORD, Oct. 90 Frank Wgtfes
made a murderous assault upon Jbnes
Pettyiohn On Saturday evening, inhict.
ing serious injuries. Pettyjchp 20
charged with breaking up Watres' home
during the recent imprisonment of ne
latter, and With inducing Mrs Watrea
TO desert her husband. Peitytphn and
Mrs. Watres We're togctbeFson tho stEaats
Saturday evening, and Waires was
stealthily pnrsrtng them, keepdng ., ctoso
watch upon all their movements. AZ
the man and woman reached dark past
Of the street, Watrcs rubbed zip aud
attacked Pettyjohn with knife
The onslaught was curious, but the
besieged man fought desperately and
probably succeeded In saving his life, He
was cut across the hand slashed aiong
the biceps Of the right arm, these mug
cles being severed, while another thrust
sent the knife into his side in cioee proS-
unity 10 the mans lung. Wetfes, think
ing he had fatally wounded his victim,
toek to his heels and has not been APP
pretended.