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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
ROYAL FLUSHES.

The empress of Germany speaks good
French with hardly any percsPti6le Ger
man accent.
The car of Russia says that he considers
dueling in the army not only allowable
but necessary.
King Oscar Of Sweden, who has hitherto
confined his pen chiefly 70 verse, has writ
ten . war paper.
Emperor William has conferred the first
class decoration Of the Royal Order Of the
Crown upon Charles Gibson, az attorney Of
St. Louis, No.
Christine, the queen regent Of Spain, has
worn mourning ever since the death CT her
consort. and sniy lately has begun 20 wear
je~elry OF state occasions
Prince Bismarck speaks English with =
German accent ard rather old fashioned
pronunciation, but his mastery Of the Ian
guaze Is complete and his knowledge q is
literature Is very great
The empress CT Austria Is building q
magnificent PonPeGA1 palace ~ Corfu, 70
cost nearly e &c, GO. IL - es.ng construct
Sd CT CETrara marble. The gardens vii bs
deliberately ornsIasEted with terraces,
fountains AID electricity Tires hundred
men are = vrork Corfu is perhaps tie
most beautiful sPet On tie E!obe-
King Louis Philippe & Frazce lad IN
as employ as porter IA 1915 Gle Joseph
Catoui0-s max Ct inznsenEe proportions,
q giant. he -Es taller than tie taIlest
d-un major. &ad his manners were excel
lent Catenio died rsos1slY ard 1T his
body 20 the Anatomical rnE.seur A. Rcue.
and Professor To6zro II 3 feE months VII
azvs TIE skeleton q TIE porter o. The TGlI
s-.cs 81 exhibition
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

fact that woman and boy sat on log IN
front of the opening "a the brush fence,
which might be termed the gate, and be.
cause six dogs were lying in the sun in
stead Of the usual three or four. l asked
after the man of Ihe house, and the woman
replied:
lie 'un hain't home just now"
'Be back soon"'
81 reckon He 'un has gone down the
road piece to drop that Dave Smith"
''To WHAT" l asked.
| ''To drop Dave Smith"
"Do you mean that he has gone to shoot
Smith,"
"Sartin They 'uns he's bin wantin' to
| pop at each other fur long time"
Char she clattersr shouted the boy as
| the report of a gun reached our ears, and
he was off down the road Hike deer
Reckon the ole man dropped him, F." calm
ly observed the woman, as she went on
with her work of patching an old wooden
shirt
depressed my unbounded surprise at this
sort of man hunting but she said it was
one of the customs, and had to be lived up
to. In about ton minutes the by reap
peared, and, sitting down on tho log to get
his breath, he said:
Pops a-coming."
drop Smith" she queried, without even
looking up.
"No; Smith dropped him. Pops got
buckshot in the shoulder. Better git things
ready"
Reckon had, JIM" she said, and, get
ting up, she folded her work and moved
into the house without the least sign of ex-
element. 4 few minutes later the hus-
band came up at a slow walk, with the
fresh blood dripping from his shoulder.
and halted long enough in front of me to
say:
Evening to you, stranger. Sort o. make
yourself to home. went out to drop
Smith, and the onery varmint was waitin'
behind a bush and dropped me. Git the
blood washed off and the shot picked out,
and We'll hev visit. You, Jim, take his
knapsack and show him whar' to wash
up."-New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

n I5U7. HIS powers lay Chiefly in the line
of mathematics. Before he was years
old he displayed an astonishing readiness
in solving arithnetical problems, especial
ly in multiplication. At the age OF he
was taken to London and his skill tested in
the presence of eminent mathematicians.
On being asked what number being multi
piled into itself gave 1o6, S29, before the
figures could be written down he replied
327; when asked the cube root of 25s, $685.
125, he answered with equal readiness, SIS.
He was asked how many minutes there ere
in forty-eight years and before the ques-
ton could be written down, be said q, 228,
s00 which is correct if no allowance is made
for leap year.
Unfortunately, at least for the science Of
mathematics, Colburn's remarkable talent
left him as soon as he began to train his
mind in q systematic way. In later years
he taught school in various places; was for
time an isnerant Methodist preacher and
in 1886 was made professor, not of mathe-
MATES, but of languages, in the university
at Norwich, Vt He died in 1910, leaving
behind him no works worthy of mention.
New York Ledger
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They Compromised.

A young married man named johnson,
in Chicago. who was drawing liberal sal
airy, told his devoted wife that every two
dollar bill that came 20 him should be hers
for pin money. Gradually Mr.. johnson 8
friends learned Of the promise, and began
20 conspire to help out the popular young
lady. If they owed their friend anything,
they invariably paid him In two dollar bills.
Finally they got 70 borrowing from him on
purpose 10 hquidate il this way, and still
unsuspecting, Mr.. johnson continued to
allow the bills 10 flow into the willing LAP
of his better half
Finally, the cashier Of the firm that en-
ployed him learned Of the generous prom
ise, and he, too, entered the conspiracy, and
on the next pay day handed Mr.. johnson q
roll that staggered him Every dollar Of
it wss in the denomination Of tive =
Sweating under the burden, the repeHtant
husband wended his way honeward
Mary" be said, Is be met her at the
door, - We got 10 break my promise with
you, for the government at Washington
has ceased 20 print any money except in two
dollar bills. All the VS. and KS, double
KS, La and C's are being sent to the paper
mills. Gold and silver have gone out Of
circulation entirely. Nothing lefL, /; you
viii believe me, but copper and two dollar
bills I'm sorry, but l must break M
promise, or else 60 int bankruptcy. Can't
We comprorlise the matter N some way,
as, for instance, b. my giving You regular
Is fry dollars 3 week They compfu-
nised--San Francisco ArgonRuE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Francis Wilson, the famous comedian, Is
very nervous man. A first night is
| source OF disnay to him.
Buffalo Bill receives about ten letters q
week from women who want to marry.
Some Of these epistles are from America,
| though most of them are from Europeans.
The late Dr. Loewig, of Breslau, was the
| oldest professor of chemistry in Germany.
He was born IN 1903, began lecturing in 1880
and was the celebrated Bunsen's successor
at Breslau.
Ben Butler IS reputed to be worth S., co.,
600. He has law Offices in several cities
and practice worth 100000 year. Low
ell is the place he calls his home, and his
residence there u a palace.
Charles Theodore, duke of Bavaria, be-
| sides surgically treating thousands of poor
patients gratis, spends about $50 600 year
in maintaining his free dispensarieS and
hospitals. He has no private fortune, but
is dependent upon his annuity from the
Bavarian crown.
The late Alden StaTks, of Milford, Ind,
was one of the characters in the story of
''The Hoosier Schooimaster," which made
Edward Eggleston famous as an author.
robbed, and the place is still pointed out as
such to the stranger.
Marquis Tseng, the well known Chinese
statesman and former minister to the
courts Of London, Paris and St. Peters
burg, was one of the small group of ex-
tremely able men who initiated, twenty
years ago, the attempt to apply western
methods to Chinese affairs.
1t was popularity of the late Samuel J.
Randall that he left the handling of his
own financial matters to his wife. 1t was
a common occurrence for those who were
frequently at his home to hear him call to
his young son Sammy to ask mother for
fifty cents or dollar wherewith to buy
postage stamps.
Writing from Samoa, Mr.. Robert Louis
Stevenson says: 'Pve arranged for the pur-
chase of 400 acres of land within mile or
two of Apia, and l hope to have house
there and to make it home for myself and
wife. It's delightful place, on piece Of
rising ground, with splendid view of the
country and the sea beyond"
Chauncey NJ. Depew says he would not
sit down with thirteen at table. '"Three
times in my life have / been one of din
ner party of thirteen. On each occasion
one passed ths joke to another that he or
she would be the victim. In every instance
one of the guests died within the year. So,
in my experience, the truth of the adage
was proven"
Gen. Sherman was told that a carriage
would call to take him to the Appomattox
celebration in Brooklyn one night recently.
"Carriagep' he said, II don't want any car
riage; I'll go right down on the elevated
and across the bridge" And he did, arriv-
ing at the hall as lively as cricket, and
going home in the same democratic fashion
at o'clock in the morning, still lively and
apparently unwearied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
HnIninr the Memoir.

inexpensive as are good books and pa
pers, there are still households in the coun.
try in which not a book, excepting, per.
haps, an unused Bible, can be found, and
the only literature on which the family
feeds is the county paper.
A correspondent who spent night with
one such family says that he picked up the
county paper, which was an unusually poor
sheet, and found nearly all of its contents
marked with a blue pencil. Even the ad-
refreshments were thus marked
Turning to an old lady whe sat near him,
he said;
81 have been wondering why nearly
everything in this paper has blue mark
across IL. "
''Oh, I'll tell YOU" replied the old lady,
pleasantly. IL make 'eIn myself It's my
way Of telling whether I've read such and
such - piece or not. Soon as l read il I
mark it with a blue pencil, and next time
pick up the paper 1 know just what
have read and what | amt read, and /
Cont lose time reading the same thing
twice. It's real good way to help on. a
body's mem r.. Youths Com paniou.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
LINES OF THE HAND.

RAYS across the hand from the basis Of
the thumb always denote worries, and the
age at which they occur is always shown
by the point at which they terminate.
The line of health comes from the base Of
the line of life. Clearly traced, it seldom
exists in hand: but, when it is found, it
is sign of good health, gayety and success.
The line of the heart is the line sweeping
from the forefinger across the hand. Ii it
ScceS righ: s.e=cSz, Z indicate excessive af-
lection, resulting in a morbid jealousy. If
it is chained. the subject is an inveterate
hirt. Very, very thin and bare, it is sign
Of murder.
The Zine of head" which is the next
great line in the hand-it extends from be
tween the thumb and foreinger across to
the third fnger-Should be clear and well
closed, without fork, break or rsmifcation-
Pale and broad, it indicates feebleness or
lack of intellect, but If it is long and strong
IT denotes self control
The line of fortune is that which rises
through the whole hand from the wrist 70
between the second and third fingers. If
IL starts from the line Of life it shows
that ones fortune results from ones own
deserts; rising from the WRIST, II Is always
a sign of good luck: twisted or ragged At
the base, it indicates Ill luck in early life.
The NEST important line IN the hand ID
the line Of lfe-that line sweeping around
the base Of the thumb from the wrist
Long. clear, direct in its course and well
colored, it denotes long Life, good health.
and a good character and disposition Pals
and broad, 1t indicates III health, evil il
stiacts and e weak, snTioas disposition
Thick aad red, It betrays violence and hru-
tSity.-Somer5tsle Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
AREAS OF AMERICAN STATES.

Alabama, $3.50 square miles; Arizona,
$1,000 square miles; Arkansas, IS, 050
square miles, and California, 155, $50 square
miles.
Colorado, 103, 925 square miles; Connect
cut, 1880 square miles; Dakota, 149, 100
square miles, and Delaware, 1850 square
miles.
District of Columbia, 70 square miles;
Florida, $3.50 square miles; Georgia, So
AIS square miles; Idaho, "a, 500 square miles,
and Illinois, 80, 90 square miles.
Indiana, sc, $50 square miles; Indian Ter
ritory, 64,690 square miles; Iowa, Sc, 025
square miles; Kansas, S2,060 square miles;
Kentucky, &C, 400 square miles, and Louis
lana, 4S, 40 square miles.
Maine, 5000 square miles; Maryland.
1920 square miles; Massachusetts,, S,315
square miles; Michigan, as, 915squar miles;
Minnesota, IS, $50 square miles; Mississippi,
$3.50 square miles; Missouri 60, AS square
miles, and Montana, 146, $50 square miles.
Nebraska, 1866 square miles; Nevada,
110,700 square miles; New Hampshire,
9,3O5 square miles, and New Jersey, 1915
square miles.
New Mexico, 122, $50 square miles; New
York, 40, 10 square miles; North Carolina,
b2,250 square miles, and Ohio, IL $50 square
miles.
Oregon, 5000 square miles; Pennsyl-
vania, 1915 square miles; Rhode Island,
$50 square miles, and South Carolina,
$3.50 square miles.
Tennessee, 42,o5O square miles; Texas,
265, $50 square miles; Utah, s4,970 square
miles; Vermont, 9,56j square miles, and
Virginia, A., $50 square miles.
Washington, 91SO square miles; West
Virginia, "a $50 square miles, and Wiscon-
sin, 900 square miles.
Wyoming, 1880 square miles; morgan
lied territory, 5, 740 square miles, and Della
ware bay, go square miles.
OF the whole area of the United States
Sc, 500 square miles is water surface, and the
total area of the United States is s, o25, 606
square miles-Journal of Education.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

Another hight, brief struggle in the re-
morseful, heHltsore breast Of shs man
then he goes and lifts his wife.
"Adelina forgiven
Two great tears roll ever her cheeks;
suddenly she bows her head on his breast
II cannot-I cannot help itr' comes from
her lips, "for-I have a heart. On, Ernesto,
forgive me, too!"-TPanslsted from tbs
French of Anton Andrea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
Ion Quick q, Cancellation.

VOn SmoltoIk-Hea.r3 your father using
telephone il the hall last evesing. Great
convenience in Ons's hoHss, is Il aotg
Lucy tszIyprissd We have 10 such thing
IN the house
Ven S-But I beard tie old gentleman
speaking quite loudly and heard no reply.
Lacy (coldlyt-You torgs., sir, that my
dear mother Il quite deaf-Pitts5urg Bal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

A white maa who was tortured By the
Apache Indians. says that after the Arst
awful twinge Of pain. when they hsld bis
feet TO :he fra, the sensation was not 20
very unpleasant. They shot powder into
him in forty flour different places, bat after
the fifth charge the pain was not great
enough to force him 70 yeu out.-Detro.i
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

The ocean, a. well a. the land, has its diff.
ferent botanical regions aud changes Of
vegetation are Observable with the depth
analogous 70 tho variations Of terrestrial
plants with the height. Marine vsgstation
seems TO have its vertical extent determined
by tho range Of light in toe water, which
varies with the power Of toe sur and the
transparency Of tAs y'ster.-Chicsgo Ledger.
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Viii Eagle
0IILL niSHEh.

Who ever cares from off the ground
To Ffck the fallen peach?
And yet viii climb and dangers brave
For those beyond their reach.
Down in the vale, we long to see
The beauties up the nil;
When. telling on, the spot we gain,
Unreached find beauties still
Then Idle not at mountains base,
But early sow your crop;
Aim for some goal; though hills are steep
There are prizes at the top.
Philadelphia Times
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Went Ont to Drop smith.

At about 8 O'Clock IN the afternoon
game along 10 Kentucky squat, which
offered rom hundred Others only u It's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
Puzzled! The Doctors"

MOST of the cases cured by Ayers
IFI SarsapariIla have been given up
by the regular practice. Physicians are
recommending this medicine more than
ever, and with satisfactory results.
T. N. Sargent, Lowell. Mass. says
I" Several years ago. my daughter broke
out with large sores on her hands.
face. and other parts of her body. Tie
case puzzled the doctors My daughter
used Ayers SarSaparilla. and it resulted
in a complete cure. Her blood seems TO
have been thoroughly purified, as she
has never had so much as plmple
since taking this medicine
"This is 10 certify that after having
been sick for twelve years with kidney
disease and general debility. and having
been treated by several physicians with
ont relief, am now better in every re-
spect, and think 1 am nearly well,
having taken seven bottles of Ayers
Sarsaparilla."- Ludwlgson,
Albert Lea, MINI.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

A 21atheznstseal wonder.
ZEzah Golblra was kQEa n Csaos II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

At last the night mas worn sway. A
1uii sCreaA Of dawn iuiis through the cur
tains upon the bed, where Marie is softly
sleeping atlast. the sweet little face as white
as the pillow, the eyeliGs closed, the breath
lighter and more regular and the hand
still in her fathers.
The marquis rises. Softly he lays the
waXy pale little hand on the spread, and,
as he looks up. meets the large, anxious,
questioning eyes Of the na0chioneSs.
she Is saved" he says with full heart.
The beautiful wife noiseiessly sinks upon
the bed a2d buries her face in her hands.
silently the marquis looks down at her;
in his caTeworn face q great struggle is
visible.
'Adelins,"
A violent trembling passes over her
limbs; slowly, almost unwiIling ly, she lifts
her eyes 70 him They are shining through
teSrs-like his
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-10
THE STATE ~ BRIEF.

A class In shorthand has been organ
lied at Rockford.
1t cost Jackson county S3,554.25 to
convict Irving Latmcr OF b 5 mother
murder. There are st.ll few claims
unpaid.
\ pcepng Tom is frightening Kala-
mazoO ladies out of their wits. 1t Is
supposed to be Mc(Huty, dressed IN Il
light suit of clothes.
BeIya Lockwood VIII tell Adriantes
whether marriage Is n failure or not.
Many OF them have already solved the
problem IN the affirmative.
Grand Haven fears the Highland
Park resort hotel viii not be erected IN
time TO accommodate the summer vlsi-
tors. Work has not commenced on 1t
yet.
The Union Medical Society, of North
ern Michigan. wished to hold their
meeting in the city hall, at Iona, jan
uary Is, but the city dads SAID nay to
their petition.
Noah Barden, of Ganges, under ar
rest for attempted criminal assault on
a l5-year-old girl, has flown with the
robins and left his bOndsmCn to face
the music.
The annual meeting Of the directors
of the Michigan Baseball League Will
bc held at Lansing, January -. when a
new constitution VIII be adopted and
other arrangements made tor the COM
ing season.
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-10
STAY IN MICHIGAN
One Who Has Been 70 Dakota Tells
HsH Il Is
FIT OILY FOB AZ ESQCIXlCI
Hss ThsY Live "a soa Hsssss 4sd Have
- Schools - ChaFeass aai - SrSgs
Hos ths Csase isacsiess shArks
Etseee Ehsir FtcEiz1s.

KALAAAz0o, Mch., Jan. s.-''Tnere
are 30, 200 farmers .a the Red RIVER
Valley. Dakota. actgAlly slagyiDg, and
ia many cases dying Tor the merest
necessities of lfe."
Ilus spoze a former ei1zea, Rho
year. ago joined rne throag of boomers
xl0 listened to a seductive agent OF
the And of blizzard, and went there
~ be heeced.
"les, slr. the farmer who goes up
rhere and leaves his Mich gan acres IS a
t.o- Yes, mean a fool. with a olg
4nd three o'.. call O. mnd a Van
Burcn county man a h0 sold n.sfarm and
stock. reaize $50 GOO therefrom, settled
out there .a che North Dakota wilder
nsss and noW IS Il bankrupt Why. a
man better work nineteen hours day
and milk nifty COWS after he get,
through than Try % make a 20 OF It up
there. know whatI'm talking about.
d.dn g0 up tO -aat lOriou and G0d-
deserted place t0 farm. Oa, no.
weuIlp ta-ge Co gct part OF the money
tlat tae FOOLISH, d.sc1uteuted farmers
wanted 20 20 up there to lose. And I
got o. Opened lttle store ard put up
an elevator charged tine immigrant s K
prices Tor ,tll, ano PAID them just as
Httle AZ rtl- Ike Cor their grain, % be
traded 0ut a- the ,to.e.
'Dl-h0uorlole? Not bt Of Z. other
men We're there 20 go t. / only got mv
share But there's an awful state of
affairs up there now. Thousands of
acres produced tu, year less than fyc
bushels 0t wheat peg acre. We haven't
Aad good Idil SINCE a wear ago last
s3uus. lne farmers are LIVING Boo little
sod houses, frequently starving 70
death. nll.s from any place They
have no schools, no churches, no any
thing. For twO years crops have netted
nothing and stock i.c, by the score be-
cause there = nothing to feed lt during
tae winter. The dc-olAt.ou j. SIMPLY
awful.
"Coid? When the thermometer gets
up to - degrees below zero wc all turn
out toF >,-.gn rides. IL then seems Ike
a May morning. When left there two
weeks ago 90 was down 10 II below. and
v- uegal tO get our wO0lcns. Sp0se
10 about 20 there today. mat country
WAS aever made for anybody out Esqui-
maux. The ADVICE % farmers is TO let
&c alone. stay away. II they come,
there hundred, of Us up there 70 get
their money. The boomers in tbs town
are nothing bat sharks. That's what
they re there Tor.
"What can poor tenant do2 stay
where he 81. lie is sure, at least. OF
oun1 % 90 cat and wear. Or let him
Eet uto some unoeCpicd coruerO OK Mich
gan. where the climate. seasons and
merchants are NOT all against him. Let
l.nl 80 south.
'Ile state IS now interesting itself N
Telegram-herald., 1890-01-10
SMASHEDANDBURNED
Tne Union Pacific Fast Mall Train
Leaves the Track
TIE WRECKED ClRS CATCH FIRE
H~o Passengers InJured snd the h~s-
sage Hssser rerhsps fatAAs h"tl-
Nr'tli5 the - lole Eralus VIVA
hass2Se aua a press Burnt-

OaAHA. Neb.. Jan 0-The Unloa Pa
c.he tast nlal train whieu left tbis city
last night Isn otT switch ST sidney,
about lay ght thls morning, having
struck a broken rail- Tie tram, which
consisted 0t two engines, two mal cars,
oue baggage car, three PullmancoacAes
and "a dnlug-car, WAS badly wrecked.
The engines kept on their wheels, bat
tie cars were overturned and caught
lire. soon one coach after another was
ablaze. 1ne passengers scrambled out,
and as only tRO were hurt, and those
only slightly, tnoy had only the
loss of some OF their personal
effects to mourn. The two mml
cars, the baggage cars and the
Pullman coaches. Sweet Water" and
Castle Rock, were burned. Most OF
the mail WAS consumed and all OF tie
bagg 80 aud express matter. The rear
sleeper, the dining car aud the two
engine, and portions OF two Pullman
ears were all, ont of the heap OF clarred
wood and tangled iron and trucks, that
was left OF the train. The names OF
tine injured are: ". III. Balm and wife,
OF Rockford, Ills, slight scalp wounds,
and &. 1. Dobbns. baggage master,
bruised, cut and having internal ia
Juues, which may prove fatal.