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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

As regards their immediate origin, soils are
either formed by the disintegration of the
underlying rock, IN which case they are dis
tinguished as sedimentary ,indigenousor local,
or they are brought from a distance, as in the
case of glacial detritus or the alluvium de-
posted by river near its mouth, and are
then called erratic, exotic or transported
soils
The origin Of local soils has been well illus
trated by Professor Fream, of London, Eng
land, by the mode Of formation of the soil on
the impure oolitic limestone of the Cotteswold
hills.
The figure represents the face of quarry
the soil at the top is merely superficial bed
between it (A) and the virgin rock D) are
two beds more or less distinct, which repre-
sent different stages in the transformation of
the hard solid rock into loose soil The up
per OBJ OF these two, generally termed the
suhsoii, differs from the everything soil in con-
tanning more carbonate of lime in being
greatly deficient in humus, and Astounding in
stones the size of which increases vita the
depth. The other (C) consists exclusively of
these stones, which. becoming progressively
larger and larger, pass gradually into the
continuous rocks below.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

Corporal Caleb Howard, OF East Bridge
water, Mass, was mustered out Of the Cont
mental army in New Jersey. ana il company
with Two companions and a trUSty ana intel
li-enr dog made the best Of their way home
r;u foot. with but little money and that nearly
worthless. They stopped at farm house one
day TO get something TO eat. The lady OF the
house would do nothing for them, declaring
that she was AL tired out waiting upon sol
diers, and ba6e them begune. Uncle Ca
leb,n as he was Familiarity called, noticed
dinner pot babbling over the FIRE, and ss me
woman left the room for \ moment he peeped
under the lid and saw pudding boiling
witaln- Pulling our corner OF the bag, &c
called tue ~ ; attention TO it ana then they
started down the road They soo3 came TO a
hait when he ordered the dog 70 so back and
s.. that pudding, which he did, and the last
ehey saw OF the wou1an sire was chasing
Bose" through the door with her broom.
Uncle Caleb often told O. ire good dinner
they made OF il Tor many year nftervard.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

Eye affections are very prevalent among
the Jews of southeastern Europe and Syria,
and those afflicted with ophshalnia or partial
blindness invariably try an old recipe dating
from Talmudic times and strongly recon-
mended by the orthodox The sufferer goes
into the street and friend ties one end of a
cord to his left leg. The other end is at
tached to a dog, preferably black. Seven
pieces of meat, obtained from seven different
houses, are then eaten by the patient, the dog
is set loose, and the person performing the
ceremony calls out: Blindness of So-and-So,
son of So-and-So. depart from him into the
eyes of the dog" For toothache there are
several infallible cures. An elderly person
takes nail and hammers it into the wall of
the room, repeating the words, "Adar Gar
Vedar Gar" and then adds: Even as this
nail is firm in the wall and is not felt, so let
the teeth Of So-and-So, son of So-and-So, be
firm in his mouth, and give him neither pain
nor uneasiness. American Analyst.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

Speaking OF clubs, ladies night" is the
dreariest of institutions. Your husband 5
friends come up 70 be presented, and each as
the introduction is made grasps your hand,
calculates 80 glad 10 meet your and then
to prove the sincerity Of his pleasure, without
another word hurrles off Every other man
looks awkward and embarrassed. and as if
had he remembered THIS was ladies night, ne
would have stayed away. Even at the Twi-
light, which is noted for its wit and clever
ness there IS London fog which comes
down or ladies' evening If you women
could only stow yourselves behind hang
Ing SAID q member, you would hear plenty
of prighJ talk when nobody knew you were
near, but none Of our best fellows can get off
good thiugs in mixed company. "-New York
Mail and ExpreSS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
Before They knew IL.

Joseph Thomas. lawyer Of heuEebunE,
Ne. ct the beginning Of this century. was q
man OF considerable reputation IS a wag. 4
couple were anxious 70 be married. and -
there Was no minister 1T hand, they waited
u9ou M Thomas. WHO, ss a magistrate, WIS
authorized 10 perform the Elarriags cere-
Lnony.
lie was busy writing as they entered, but
paused 70 inquire what they wanted Ad-
dressing himself 10 the ulaa. hs asked II lie
wished TO take that woman for wife, and
turning 70 the woman lie inquired whether
she wished 70 take that man for heT ngasasEd-
Then ne went On with his writing.
The parties sat Sill and waited Until their
patience was exhausted Finally. the man
ventured TO interrupt Mr.. Thomas, and tel
him they were in great hurry
Why don't you 90 along tasnE answered
the Judge
BUT we want 70 be Tasrrisd frs; =
-.Har-ied Eo1 have besn married nsore
than half an ho-r-
lie explained the re1aiTernentscf The law.
and tie couple withdres, nct without SINE
laisglyings. Il Is 20 b. teSrs<s Is 10 sae valid
~ % a CEREMONY 20 ucr=re-.sc1.ouslv pr
formed They had certainty h->rE married. II
haste, but there = 10 rrn-6s La. tse- 70
.>as.: So ias..... -X>..s-s- E-~-----&--
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

feet. Today, e glass dropper with an india
rubber cap, pressure upon which serves 20 in
ject the contents into the reservoir of the
pen, answers the purpose, and. instead OF pay
ing FIVE dollars. one may obtaiIE an effective
apparatus for fifty cents What is known as
the diamond pointed gold pen was invented
about the year 1S2S.
The modern pencil has kept pace with the
pen and began its career about the same
time. The first successful attempt TO com
bine piunbago or black lead with other ma
terials and colors and run the mixture in the
little wooden cases with which we are ell
familiar, was made by Nicholas jacques
Conte, an ingenious Frenchman, between
1875 and 1900 Since then the lead pencil
has become the pocket companion Of every
man, woman and child. There is the fat
red pencil of the carpenter, the famous:
'.bue pencil'' of the editor, the pencil lead
that bangles from the watch chain in its gold
case, the pencils of the architect and artist,
the pencil that is an artificial leg of pair Of
compasses, and the tiny point that. attached
to steam gauge, tells you the faithful story
OF the work done by some monster engine.
Il is not many years ago that an account
ant experimentally attached bit of India
rubber TO the end Of his pencil in order that
it might be more convenient for purposes CT
erasure. The plan worked 50 well that he
made and patented device, and thus created
2 want. The royalty since derived from the
manufacture of millions OF pencils thus sup
piled with the rubber tip" made him an
enormously rich man.
Such thing as preserving copies of CORE
spondence and other manuscript and dupii-
eating the same by mechanical means was
formerly unheard of; now, it Is only neces-
sary to put the original i'll a machine, turn a
crank and presto! a hundred sheets are quick,
ly before you. The linked ribbon of the type
writer enables one 10 become his own lithog-
rapher: the aniline tints and carbonized
paper OF commerce, with the aid of an agate
or cornelian stylus, furnishes the telegraph
operator with the means of transcribing the
same newspaper copy on score of sheets.
The material literally corresponds with ITS
name" Flmsy" In addition to the fore
going methods Of duplicating are sundry con
trivances, bat almost as fast as these appear
they are superseded by an improvement, and
tee universal Yankee is contented only with
the best.
Not very long ago a gentleman playfully
said to lady, why don't you invent some
thing and gap rich: something that every
body needs who Nrites-a pencil sharpener,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
Official Salaries in Bushels of Grain.

Missouri farmer with turn for statis-
tics has furnished a communication 10 his
county paper on the subject OF official sal
aries in which he states that an official who
receives $4,000 per year salary sbsorbs the
price of 70. Cos bushels of corn at Is cents per
bushel, or 6,666 bushels of wheat at 20 cents
per bushel, or 3, S33 bushels of oats at II
cents, or the price of fifty good farm horses.
He also estimates that q farm hand a. Sl3
per month would have to work the year
round for quarter of century TO earn the
same amount, and adds that in ls66-1-s about
5000 10 5000 bushels of corn would have
footed the bill or {. 900 bushels Of wheat.-St.
Joe Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

IN TEE DAYS OF The QUILL
gle of thirty-fiye degrees TO the general d.
rection of the pen, the oblique position in
which a pen is ordinarily teli suggesting the
change Later there were lunar pens. so
called. in which the under surface was large
and concave. so as 20 hold good deal OF ink
Yankee ingenuity hes improved on this de-
vice in various ways, and it is nov possible
for man to write several minutes without
the frequently ANNOYING resort 20 tie ink
stand Several years ago the three nibbs.f
pen vas favorite, especially Of shorthand
writer's, and Dennis Murphy, the CHIEF OF the
United States senate staff OF official report
ers, used no others.
The stub per- by reason Of It's adapcabilitv
70 various STYLES o. writing has OF late also
become popular with both sexes, ami II one
is not particular as to beauty OF outline, it
answers equally well for an Invitation 10
dinner or an inscription on s bUrLle OF dry
goods Stesi, brass. jr0~ iasiis r7iS-a- CON
position, glass and gold, have al oeeo mace
10 contribute 70 the public taste IN the En-
dea-or 70 perfect .hese little e-1bieuns az
wisdom; but steel and GOLD thus lar head the
race.
The fountain pen and stylogrspb. with
their reservoirs Of inl, readiness for instant
llse End capacity for prolonged woTS, are
esoiliIions Of want long feit By joGrrslists,
shortl@nd writers and thousands OF Others -
wRolnevsn TIE fractions Of a secoS1: ara v'.ia-
able. End the former have doubtieSS 'rcE1e ~
stay. Twenty-Five years ago they wers
loaded or filled hy means Of d syringe con
;-Iysrce thai sucked the Ink into tie barrel,
AM TIE delivery was comparatively Euper-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
A DOUBLE STATUE.

This remarkable effect was obtained, e1-
plains Popular Science News, from which our
cut is reprint, by ingeniouSly carving the
features and figure of Faust in the back of
the original statue The face was formed by
the hair Of the statue, and the same arms an
swered for both figures, in one case being
held in front, and in the other crossed behind
the back. The folds of the robe of Margue-
rite at the back were modelled so as to form
the figure of Faust, and it is to be noted that
the illusion was only perfect when viewed in
mirror. If the back OF the statue was OBJ
served directly, the secondary figure was not
so evident.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
R0CRV
THE FAcE o. A QuANRr.

To account for these appearances it is only
necessary 10 bear in mind the solvent power
Of water containing carbonic acid, and TO re-
member that the deeper such water perco-
lates downwards the more saturated with dis
solved carbonates viii it become, and there
fore the less capable of efTecuug further solu-
ton of rock substance. The surface soil will
contain the silica and alumina which were
present in the impure limestone, some undis-
solved carbonate o. lime and humus.
Very low forms OF vegetable lie, such as
hcnens and then moses, first appear on a
young soil, and these disturb its chemi-
cal composition. The decay Of such low
plants gradually coufers on the soil a small
amount of humus, and so it is slowly pre-
pared for the growth and nutrition of other
plants hiGher in the sole.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

rather funny incident occurred on Six
teenth and Dodge streets yesterday. II was
where the motor cars pass, and as gentle
man alighted the conductor told him to look
out for The other car. The passenger did not
understand HIM He turned around and
asked: w hat did you ssy!' just then the
other motor struck him and knocked hun
about five feet toward the curbstone on the
opposite side of the street from where he
wanted 10 go As he got up and rubbed the
bruised spots be was heard to mutter, Il
wonder what that fool said Omaha World
Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
FROM THE ANCIENT QUILL TO THE
MODERN TYPEWRITER.
Tools of the Library and Counting Room.
Genius Has Its Greatest Innings in the
Present Half Century Pen, Pencil and
Paper Arbiters of Human Destiny.
Especial Correspondence. ]

New YORK, March THE distance be-
tween the ancient pen and our modern tools
for writing is marked by one of the most sig
nificant strides in the progress of civilization.
While the movement has had ages for mile
stones, it is only since the beginning of the
present century that mankind began to enjoy
the real economy and convenience Of an art
that more than any other in Cnristendom
has contributed to its growth
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Ell DORADO, Kan, Sept. .

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r. ?. NurdoCk.
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GROW & SHEPARD.
FULTON, Kan, March Q, 1889.

FULTON, Nan, March 2, 1883.
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How happy could be with either
Were t'other dear charmer away;

bat the others have only an insignificant
place il the craze for novelty and are use
less Tor the quick, sharp wants of business
What with shorthand and typewriting, a
new department of work has been created, Of
which woman has taken possession. she
may not be def in turning q sentence, spell
ing correctly or tTanscribing technical or
business phrases, because she is accommo-
datingly sent out into thetworld from rEou-
sand and one so called colleges Of instruc-
tion," under system that means dollars for
the teacher and travail for herself, but she
nevertheless is an agreeable addition u the
counting room. and, with her womanis wit,
is OF immense aid TO her sometimes ignorant
employer. The average pay Of the stenog
rapher and typewriter combined is SIC
week, but the genuine expert, whose intelll-
genre enables her 10 save tnree-fftns % the
time Of her employer, besides enhancing bis
reputation for brightness, is worth from
s., coo to 5000 year.
Another instrument for eco1orniZing time
ami labor Is yet 10 be made practically velu
able-the photograph, or graphophone, which
preserves the sound OF the voice Itself Elec-
tricity, too, is being expeTinented with as
possible factor in the marvellous changes that
concern TIE new demands Of human thought.
2 G. DE- FoyTATyE
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II kfAN
(liCaGo. Rock Island G Pacific By.

Including Lines East end West CT the Missouri
River The Direct Route TO and from CHICAGO.
ROCK ISLAND. DAVENPORT, DES MOINES.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS. WATERFOWL. SIOUX
FALLS MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL, ST. JOS
EPE, ATCHISON, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
CITY, TOPEKA. DENVER, COLORADO SPNGS
and PUEBLO. Free Reclining Chair Cars 70 and
frcr CHICAGO, CALDWELL, HUTCHINSON
and DODGE CITY. and Palace sieepins Cars be-
tween CHICAGO, WICHITA and HUTCHINSON.
Daily Trains to and from KIEGFISHER, II the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13

.." ;cs!' Taking one of her visiting
ca.,.> sne rapidly shaped cone like scroll
trimmed it into proper proportions, and
handed it back with the remark, ''There
have fac-simile of that made in sheet steel
put on an edge, attach it 20 a handle and you
can sharpen pencils for lifetime" This
little trihe is now to be found in nearly every
stationery store in the country.
Improvements in pen. pencil and paper
naturally augmented speed in writing The
Flow tread of the ordinary alphabet sug
gested to Isaac Pitman, of England, the
larger possibilities of shorthand, and in 1881
be gave to the world his system of phonog.
raphy. Prior TO that year, even from the
time of Cicero, methods of swift writing hao
been practiced in many languages, but none
ever found such a vast multitude of disciple:
or produced such far reaching results as this.
The natural sequence of shorthand is tbs
typewriter. The theoretical history of thi;
interesting instrument Is traceabie as far
back as the year TIA, but its practical record
was not begun until 1874 The writer then
purchased one of the first American ma.
chimes, and, although in ITS swaddling clothes,
it did its work fairly well. Since that time,
however, the Improvements have been many
and important. Ingenious men, recognizing
in it the machine pen" of the age, have
spent time and fortune in their endeavor to
perfect it; yet the typewriter is far from
maturity. One of these days it will be noise
less, small, easily portable, light to the touch,
so that no perceptible force viii be required
to operate it; and, finally, it will print at one
stroke, by means OF new combinations the
sy,iables and small words that constitute SC
large percentage of written language. Con
sidering the experience attained, four or five
typewriters are already at high water mark,
but there are as many more before the public
that are mere toys. OF the first it may be
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SOLID YEsIIBuLE EXPRESS TRAINS


Of Through Coaches, Sleepers, and Dining Cars
daily between CHICAGO, DIES MONIES, COUN-
GIL BLUFFS and OMAHA, and Free Reclining
Chair Cars between CHICAGO and DENVER,
COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO, via st. JOS
eph, or Kansas City and Topeka Excursions
daily, with Choice Of Routes TO and from SAX
Lake Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Direct Line TO and from Pixies Peak. Mani
tou, Garden Of the Gods, the Sanitariums, and
Scenic Grandeurs CT Colorado,
Via The Albert Lea Route.
Solid Express Trains daily between Chicago and
Minneapolis end St Paul. with THROUGH Re-
clining Chair Cars (FREEl to and nom these
points and Kansas City. Through Chair Car and
Sleeper between Peoria, Spirit Lake and Sioux
Falls via Rock Island. The Favorite Line 70
Waterfowl Sioux Falls, the Summer Resorts ano
Hunting and Fishing Grounds OF the Northwest
The Short Line via Seneca and Eankakee cfIers
facilities to travel to and from Indianapolis III
c;urati and other Southern points
For Tickets, Maps, Folders. or desired infornia
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E. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN
Genl Manager GenT Tiki. & Pass. Agt-
CHICAGO, ILL
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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
PRACTICAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
A LARGE GLASS OF READERS.
A Double Statue Which Affords Re-
markable Example of the Scuiptor's Art
and Indicates an Unusual Amount of
Artistic and Mechanical Merit.

Among curiosities of the Paris Exposition
was statue representing the legendary hero
Inc Marguerite. Viewed from the front it
presented no unusual appearance, but when
placed before large mirror the reflection
from the back of the statue showed the image
OF Marguerite's lover, Faust, standing, ap-
parently, Just behind her
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
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Now THE SRA aTLE 4 NOkTHERN
RAILROAD Is DOW running trains between
Anacortes and sEDEO.
The GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
is in actual operation from Fairhaven 20 sedro
The SEATTLE, LAKE SHORE q EAST
ERN Ia building passenger depots and freight
houses at Sedro, and laying track from Sedro
north.
The GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
is building up the famous Skagit valley from
sEDRO, and it locks very much as though
they were going to make the 6EDkO -
SPOKANE FALLS line their main line 70
the coast LOOK on any map and you will no.
tice that the present end of the Great North
ern railroad in MONTANA and SPOKANE
FALLS and SEDRO are on about the same
parallel of latitude.
MENr co. has JUST been formed, with a paid
up capital of $4,000. c1mposed OF leading
capitalists in Seattle and New York
DO you appreciate Whist eli these railroads,
mills and the natural resources around So
dro, backed by capita, can do2
Lots in the first plat of sEDRO at first
prices for short time
Washington Investment co.