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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
ESCAPE OF THE PARACHUTE.

Higgins had intended to descend within
the limits of the field from which he made
his departure. The loss of the parachute,
and the perilous predicament in which the
voyager was thereby placed, no car being
attached 70 the balloon, naturally aroused
the Gravest fears In the minds of his friends
and relatives. The last glimpse caught Of
him on the edge OF the sky showed that he
WIS hanging by one band to a pendant
rope and cFutehing at the mouth OF the
air ship with the other. No one for mo-
ment entertained any hope Of his escape,
and the general relief was accompanied
with intense astonishment when late at
night a telegram from TunbEidge an
nounced that he had landed safely.
On his return the professor naturally had
a remarkable story to tell He reached
such an altitude that icfcles formed on his
hsir and mustache. The slow escape Of
gas from the balloon finally changed its up
ward to a downward progress, and the re-
turn to the lower and warmer strata of the
air revived the unwilling traveller suffi-
GENTLY so that nc was enabled to make
struggle for life. He lowered himself TO
the end of his little trape1e rope, and so
hung until his feet touched the earth. He
could not, however, get free until the bal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
RUSSIA'S IMPERILLED RULER.
a Nest of Nihilists in Paris Plotting
Against the Gar.

PARIS, MAY 29-The police of this city
recently received information that a num-
Der of nihilists were organizing a plot
against the cZar in this country. The in
formation was followed and the result was
the fifteen persons charged with being i'm
plicated in the plot have been arrested.
A number of discriminating documents
were seized at the lodgings of the leader in
the plot nihiIist named Mendelssohn,
who resides at FOntenay, in this city.
Papers were also seized at his residence.
The police also have information which
they claim proves that the prisoners pur-
chased materials for the manufacture of
explosives from various chemists in Paris.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
HANGED FOR WIFE-MURDER

WASHINGTON, May 29-Benjamin H.
Hawkins was hanged at the jail in this
city at 1904 p. m. The crime for which
Hawkins today suffered the death penalty
was the murder Of his wife, Cora, in South
Washington, on the night of March IA,
fatal night he went to a house on Virginia
avenue where his wife had gone with the
man whom he believed to have caused his
wife's unfaithfulness. They had been sep
arated some time. A ''parlor sociaI' was
In progress at the time. Hawkins called
his wife out and stabbed her to death with
a knife. He said he killed her for some
smart TALK and because she would not re-
turn to the social by way Of the front
door
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE

AT NEW YORK.
New Hork...-.........1 4 o 0 0 /
Cincinnati. ! 4 0 l 0 0 / I
Base hits-New York Z. Cincinnati TO-
Errors-New York 6, Cincinnati l.
Pitchers-SharrOt and RhineS
AT BOSTON
bOSIOu. .-..-...---.....-Z u / u q L .
Pittsburg ...........0 0 0 90 0 O. ,
Base hits-BOstOn 10. PittSburg g.
Errurs-Boston ,, Pittsburgh 10.
Pltchers-ClarkSOn and Baker
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn. 0 0 2 O. s
Chicago O...............O , 0 D D ? o 0 o.
Base hits-Brooklyn y. Chicago g.
Errors-Brooklyn >, Chicago ).
Pitchers-Lovett and COughlin.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia .-.......1 3 0 O0000 o 7
Cleveland. d..............0 0 0 0 ! l / S
Base ehits-Philadelphia S, Cleveland "A
ErrorS-Philadelphi o, Cleveland 4.
PitcherS-GleaSon and GiIks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Highest Grade French ChaIlies only
so cents, from over the sea, ARCADE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Dark Ground Leaventine Challies
only u cents, ARCADE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Mems Genuine Balbriggan Under
shirts only SIS cents at ARCADE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Ladies Fast Black Hose only Z6.
cents, guaranteed by ARCADE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
ARCADE.

Mothers Friend Waists st the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Tt is our cutting prices that is push.
ing the ARCADE to the front.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
FIRST DISTRICT CONVENTION

HoLToN, Kan, May 29.-The Republi-
can central committee of the first congress
sionaI district met here today and ap-
pointed September 10, next, as the day for
holding the nomination convention. HoI-
ton was designated as the place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
BASE BALL.

Bradycrotine cured headaches for jeff
Lane, Macon, Ga.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
PLAYERS LEAGUE,

AT BUFFALO.
Buffalo. OOOOOOOo-O
Boston n......... .........1 . 0 l 3 , 0 0 O. 9
frrors-Butfalo {, Boston @
Frrors-Buffalo :. Boston B.
Pitchers-Haddock and Madden.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago ...............O 100000 6
Philadelphia ..........0 @ > 0 l O /
Base hits-ChiCaCO 10, Philadelphia 9.
Frrors-Chicago I. Philadelphia 3.
Pitchers-BaIwin and Cunningham.
AT PITTSBfRG.
Pittsburg. ..20OO1 1911 Q
New York. OO1 0 I o , Q o. 5
Base hits-PittsburG :. New York II.
Errors -Pittsburg 4. New York o.
PitChers-Maul and Crane
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Ladies admire Ayers Hair Vigor. for the
rich lustre it gives the hair. 1t restores
original color.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Ayers SarsapariIla contains no harmful
aQd is the best blood purifier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
RATES RESTORED.
THE WESTERN ROADS MAKE AN
AGREEMENT.
Trans-MisSOuri Lines Will Imme-
diately Give Notice Of
the Old Tariff.
June 9 Designated as the Day the Peace
VIII Become Effective Under
the Agreement.

ali Roads Bound to Maintain the Contract
Sixty Days and Give Thirty Days
Notice Of WithdTawal-Santa Fe
Men Elected as officers of
the Atlantic & Pacific.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
EE CURES scHOFULA EVEN
EH IN IT'S WORST FORMS.
HS5z HAS CURED HUNDREDS OF
EES& CASES or SKIN CANCER.

Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free SWIFT SPEcIFIC Co, AtL2Ht1, C5a-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

they have rung the brown old towers to dust.
Yes, there are tine bells, and this is Mechlin
"a quaint old town lying along the river
Dyle, gray, moss-grown, hoary town-one
which might be mistaken for Venice in the
locality which borders the river. This is
Mecnlln, where they make lace as tine as a
spiders web, and where there are half
dozen or more universities, colleges and
Libraries and converts and-no tourists.
Not that fnd any fault with tourists
being one myself, how can 1? ODly in
walking hour, with limited income one
wants to avoid the tourists towns. The
rate of living is sure to be much higher, and
the sights sure 20 be conventional.
You would never find q quaint old story
like that of ST. Rombaut and the Mechlin
bells in popular resort. The guides, those
abominations, would have distorted it out of
all recognition and truth, although Mimi,
my skeptical friend, does not believe in any
such "iairy tales" as she terms them. But
then Mimi is 40 and spinster and she has
no soul. Very much wiser people than
Mimi have believed in the story of st. Rom
baut and the Mechlin bells.
TO BRUSSELS IN RAIN.
From Meohlin to Brussels is good two
days' walk But the roads are smooth, the
scenery picturesque and walking agreeable
in fair weather. 1 can't say as much when
it rains, as it did for our especial discomfort.
There was not a place of shelter within two
miles when the storm overlook us, so we
were forced tokeep on and tramp through
the mud as best we might. Mimi waxed
little sarcastic and my humor was none of
the pleasantest, when round curve in the
road came queer sort of wagon covered in
front with an immense hood and drawn by
a mammoth horse, driven by little,
weazen, dried-up old man.
This individual l Immediately accosted
by waving my umbrella and making vari-
ious other signals of distress. The result
was happy. We were invited into the
wagon.
But you won't do it?" said Mimi.
"Whv not?" said L.
"Thls is walking tour"
"Well, what of it ?''
"Then you haven't any business to ride,
unless (with sniff you don't mind sailing
under false colors."
81 would rather sail under false colors,"
1 retorted "than sail along in pool of mud,
so here goes.
Up we climbed into the wagon and away
we went through the falling rain toward
Brussels. LILLIAN SPENCER.
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CERY8ANTHEMUMs II CHINA.
The Pretty Flower Was Popular There
Nearly Four Thousand Years Ago.

The Pretty Flower Was Popular There
Nearly Four Thousand Years Ago.
Liverpool Weekly Cuurier.l
The favor with which the chrysanthe-
mum is now regarded is not difficult to
understand. 1t blooms when the skies be-
come gloomy, and its varieties and combi-
nation of color are wonderfully beautiful.
Thirty or 40 years ago, when the autumn
show at Temple Gardens was already the
pride OF London, the cultivation of the
flower in this country was nothing like SO
general as it is now, and some of the most
familiar vsrities OF to-day were then COM
paraJiveiv unknown.
Now the display annually seen at St.
Georges ball almost rivals the rose shows,
and the abundant supply of fine specimens
IN the streets is another proof of the extern
sive cultivation of the flower. While we
are about celebrating the centenary of the
introduction of the chrvsanthemum into
Europe the secretary of the Royal Botanic
Society informed its members that this
flower is recorded to have been fashionable
in China some 3, 600 years ago, and that the
dresses of the Chinese Empress and her
court were embroidered with Its blossoms as
far back as 1895 B. G. Except in regard to
the steam engine and the telegraph and a
few such matters it is hard to keep pace
with the Chinese.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

men had all the fun of gadding around to
conventions, and holding offices of honor,
but the sisters are now presuming to take
time to enjoy share also. Instead OF
making patchwork they do temperance work.
In one OF the publications OF the Union is
found this startling statement: 1.-The Christ
ian church spends millions of dollars to-day
in the field Of foreign missions, sends out
hundreds of missionaries and makes thou
sands of converts each year. But for every
convert she makes in other lands, the dram
shop destroys fully 100 souls in Christian
countries.
A VERY BAD SHOWING.
This, if true, is certainly very poor piece
of economy-to sacrifice SO Christian souls
for one heather. Now the sisters are said
to constitute four-fths of the church men,
bers, and it seems as if they should have
the power to effect a reform in this matter.
To have all these millions of money go to
waste seems truly aw ul. If figures do not
lie in this case, as given. something ought
to be done about it. 1t surely must be q
greatly exaggerated story, although told
with apparently good authority.
If statistics proving such state of affairs
were really reliable the responsibility OF the
churches for the doing of evil would be
frighttully heavy. But people who are
Jealous and righteous over-much are verv
prone to magnify the wrong :hey desire to
crush. 1t is to be hoped that this yarn is
more due to Imagination than to truth.
BESSIE BRAMBIE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

The experiments were conducted with two
boilers of the same size and pattern in all
respects. excepting in the matter of tubes.
The boilers are 10 feet 6 inches in length,
and the same in diameter. The crate sur
face in each is 81 square feet. The total
heating surface of the boiler fitted with the
Serve tubes is !, ,536 square feet, and of the
other 956 square feet. The tubes are OF the
same diameter in each boiler, and each has
126. A II hours trial was carried out on
October %, each boiler under the same con-
ditions burning II, ,872 pounds of coal, but
whereas the Serve boiler eyaporated ia, 600
pounds of water, the other only evaporated
103,0 900 pounds; or the Serve boiler made
965 pounds of steam for every pound of
coal burned, and the other s.67. That is to
say, the Serve boiler evaporated Que pound
of water more than the other did for each
one pound of coal. II this advantage should
prove to be the same in the actual practice
OF using the steam, the efficiency of the
ordinary marine tube boiler will have been
increased more than 10 per cent, and this,
added to the advantages gained by the use
of steam at high pressure, will bring down
the coal consumption per /. Ii. P. per hour
almost to the vanishing point.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
ENGLISH ROYAL WEALTH.
How the Queen and Her Family Keep the
Wolf From the Door.

How the Queen and Her Family Keep the
Wolf From the Door.
The English royal family is not an enor-
nous landowner. The Queen owns 25,0o0
acres in Aberdeen, and enjoys the rent roll
from the grand estates of Windsor-10, 900
acres in extent, and netting annually S110,-
600, says the New York Journal. Her
Aberdeen property brings bu. one quarter
of this sum. She owns Claremont, which
she purchased of Lord Give in 1889 for
$500, 900; it had cost him $3.50, 900. This es-
tate covers 464 acres.
Then she has estates in Germany, but all
these are small as compared with the hold
ings of the Dukes of Westminster, of Devon
shire, of Portland and OF Bedford. The
English nation pays into the sovereign's
civil list continually about So, 095. 900 an
pually, and during the life of the Prince
Consort he received every year $3.50, 600. The
whole sum given him by the nation during
his lie was So, 150, 900.
Some 40 years ago the Queen received
gilt OF 81, ,25O. 600 from generously disposed
subject for her personal use; and this, with
her numerous economies from what she re-
ceives yearly, constitutes her private tor-
tune. She is reputed to be worth S45 OOO. 600.
The Prince of Wales, if divested OF his
royal attributes, could hardly be accounted
a rich man at all. He owns nearly 1900
acres in Aberdeenshire and Norfolk. and
these give him an income of S5O,O an
nually.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

and. gargling her throat with it. If she
would only sing would consider the Ques-
tion of ultimately forgiving her in NV soul,
but as it is, can only hope that she will get
a few spoonsful of "Annie Rooney" stuck
in her ephagus some day and die in horrible
agony.
The children overhead started game of
tenpins. 1 took it that the three smallest
ones were playing the pins while the 6-year-
old boy knocked them over with some arti-
Gle of furniture. These children sometimes
stray down into our fat when the door is
unlocked. have instructed my wife not
to discourage them, but to leave razors,
scissors and carving knives where they will
be handy to play with. She has done SO,
but while we have often missed the knives,
we have never missed the children.
COMPETITION IN MUSIC.
The doctor had promised to send around
an old woman who could cook me some
broth and go for an undertaken if anything
happened. On second thought, perhaps he
said she could go for him; but 1 prefer to
deal with principals.
1 was getting little shaky in my head
when she arrived, and was trying to sing
duets with the vocalists on the other side of
the wall. These attempts were somewhat
disconnected by hand organ in the street,
which was playing the "Watch on the
Rhine" AT first 1 thought lit must be
Connecticut watch, because it didn't keep
time, but afterward / knew it could not be,
because it wouldn't run down. However, it
dislodged my adversary on the right. She
ceased to proiaDe the sacred temple of music,
and began TO tack things on the wall-pic-
lures and fans, 1 suppose. She might as
well have tackled them upon my cerebellum.
These hammerlngs gave me a fresh de-
lirium, in which 1 imagined that she was
mailing the cover upon my coffin.
A LITTLE INTERRUPTION.
Then the old woman opened the door and
put her head into the room.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
HOW BARBARIANs SHAVE,

Devices of Different Races for Removing
Beard From the Face.
In my wanderings about the world. writes
a veteran traveller, being of the Esau type, a
hunter and hairy man, have tested the
BARRIERS of many nations, and bought their
facial implements, too. The razor of India.
though clumsy looking semi-disk OF steel
on straight handle, does its work, in native
hands. on scalps Gas areligious rite), and on
rough faces, very neatly and com mfortably
by merely moistening the epidermis with
cold water. soap being prohibited. Many a
time has that primitive instrument crossed
ny chin without making a scratch. AT the
courts of oriental tyrants drawing drop of
blood during the operation of shaving was a
capital oftense-a precautionary edict, no
doubt.
Mussel shells were, till lately, used by
savages for the removal of hair, till the
important discovery that a fragment of
broken bottle is lar more effective. Such is
the case with those fierce islanders of the
Andamans, who operated in this rough
fashion on two escaped Indian conylcts.
whose lives were spared, as they were con-
sidered desirable young men," fit for a
tribal alliance by marriage. When alter
Ward rescued. tneSe foollSh truants descrl bed
their sutferings under the ceremonial in
stallation as terrific and of long duration.
Prehistoric man used fake of flint to re-
move his locks and eyebrows, "disfguring
his countenance" on occasions of mourning.
The modern Hindoo shows his grief, at the
barber's hands, in the same fashion, as did
his motherland, old Egypt.
have Eice specimens of Norwegian cut
lery, but not until few days ago did 1
know that the inventive Norseman had
marched before US in razors. A friend who
has been travelling hard two whole years,
came to stay with me, and exhibited the
most beautiful pair OF these toilet tools L
ever saw, of very highly finished bessemer
steel, simple and scientific, being merely
thin, fat blades OF metal inserted in grooves
of thicker stuff The agent warrants their
edges to stand three months. when the
razors must be sent to him, dismounted and
sharpened. having to be removed from the
grooved back to do so. Chantrey, the
sculptor, made one OF hard bronze with a
keen and effective edge, and there are relics
OF Pompeii, manufactured in that alloy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

two coal shovelers entered, followed by the
German woman. The men were dragging
their shovels.
"Dey say dey will be bald in advance, /"
said she.
"What is your abominable and e1tortion-
ate charger inquired.
"Sivinty- -foive cints fer meself," said one
Of them.
ST tell We it's dollar an half bechune
u.s." yelled the other.
They began an animated dispute, using
their shovels for arguments. The German
woman fed.
JOINING THE CIRCUS.
"Hurrayp' cried, now thoroughly ont
of my head, lets have some fun, boys. Go
it, and I'll play your accompaniment"
threw open the piano and hammered out
''God Save Ireland" for all I was worth.
At this moment Maude, whom the doctor
had summoned by telegraph, entered the
room, and instantly tainted. The men.
either thinking that she was ghost, or fear
ing that they might be useful, ran away.
Poor little Maude, the shock made her i'll
with headache, just like the one had
had; hut believe that my inspiration to
get up and make some noise saved me, TOR I
have felt quite well ever since.
HOWARD FIELDING.
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comprising six small frames, which are
capable of passing in succession before the
objective, and which permit OF obtaining
six negatives. The instrument may be con-
structed with II or 1S frames.
The apparatus is operated as follows: The
necktie having been adjusted, the shutter is
set by pull upon the button A (Figure 1,
No. p, which passes under the vest. In
order to ch"nge the plate it is necessary to
turn from left to right the button B, which
has been introduced into buttonhoIe of the
vest, and which Stimulates a button of that
garment This button must be turned until
the effect of a locking, which occurs at G
(Figure 1, No. y is perceived, and which
puts the plate exactly before the objective.
In order to open the latter it is necessary to
press the rubber bulb D, which has been
put into the trousers pocket. The rubber
tube E passes under the vest and serves to
transmit the action of the hand. In order
to charge the apparatus it is opened at the
bottom by turning the small springs; the
sensitizad plates are put into the frames and
the springs are turned back to their former
position. The apparatus is scarcely anv
thicker than the ordinary necktie. The six
frames are carried before the objective
through an endless chain, as shown in the
figure,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
A CHINAMAN ON A DRUNK.
His Countrymen Were Loyal and Kept Hin
Out of the Laws Clutches.

his COuntrymen were AOyal anu hept him
Out of the Laws Clutches.
New York Herald.l
"Well," observed one of the crowd, "this
Is the first time 1 ever saw one of those fel-
lows in that state" I soon saw the cause Of
all the commotion. 1t was no more nor less
than a drunken Chinaman, evidently a
sailor, and he was very drunk, indeed. He
was supported on either side by one of his
countrymen, while vet another, very we'll
dressed Celestial, was Engineering" the
job of keeping the inebriated Chlnaman on
his feet. 1t was useless task. however, as
the latter's legs were as weak as wet dish
rags, and soon he fell in heap on the side
walk.
Him dunk, you sable ?" said the Celes-
tial who was bossing the affair, addressing
himself to the general assemblage. Him
dunk" he went on, ''too muchee lum
S'pose him Ilishman, him walkee all light;
lum no good for Chinaman."
"Here, get out O. thisl' called out a
lusty voice as big policeman from the Oak
street squad appeared on the scene. Get
up here!" he shouted, seizing the "lum"
soaked Celestial by the collar. The latter,
however, looked up with a vacant stare and
muttered with shaky accents. "Hi yah,
Chinaman he velly good, sable much what
1 do. Mellican man, he ali be d-u; no
sable much what do"
"I'll sable you," shouted the poll
man, but the spokesman of the party again
interfered, saying, "AH light, Mr.. Officer.
Him dunk, but got plenty of money. Seel
(producing roll of bills). NE get cab
right 'way-take him home"
AT this point cab came dashing up to
the scene, and out of it jumped two more
Cinnamon, who fastened TO their countrv-
mems assistance. The whole party, drunken
man and all, were soon bundled inside and
the cab was rapidly drive MP Broadway.