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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
TYPES OF I.EPERS

The disease as known there is that form
Of leprosy called Greek eIephantiasis, {"
and the sisters, physicians and attendants
have lost all fear of contagion. One wo-
man has washed all the clothes of the lep-
ers for many years and smiles at the idea
of danger. Yet the disease is most horri-
bic. 1t begins with minute tubercles in the
skin, which often increase to the size of a
hazelnut; then the flesh begins to scale off,
and an ichorous discharge is frequent. If
the patient lives long enough the fingers
and toes, hands and feet and even parts of
the arms and legs successfully slough off;
nose, eyes, ears, lips, all the prominent or
gans, go in ike manner, and that which
was human becomes a acreature too horrible
for description. From the start there is
often similar decay in the moral nature,
till the patient loses the sense of morals
or decency and in many cases retains no
feeling of humanity.
Strange to say, the physicians have not
been able to discover the cause or do any
thing of Importance towards a cure In
old stories of travel and adventure the fact
is alluded to that there were lepers in New
foundland and on the adjacent mainland,
and in more than one romance mention is
HlduS Oh SUT6LSely aII1OCe1 ouCCaSGS ID InaJ
region. There is tradition that in 1755 a
ship from Syria was wrecked on the Glou-
cester coast, that the crew mingled with
the French Of the locality and that leprosy
appeared in the families in which they
married. When the government first made
inquiry the physicians reported that the
small population was SO isolated that all
the French were related to each other. A
later board of examiners suggested that
eating putrid fish produced the disease
At all events it is there, and but slowly de-
creasing, though the government since 1874
has made the most strenuous exertions to
conf1ne and stamp it out"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Amelia B. Edwards, famous as a novel
ist and Egyptian explorer, was presented
recently by the women Of Boston With a
handsome bracelet as token of sheir ap-
probation of her pluck in keeping a leo
ture engagement at Indianapolis the other
day, only four hours after meeting with an
accident in which her arm was broken.
The recipient, in reply to the address made
by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, said. "a
broken bone IS an ordinary accident, but
broken engagement-ahl that Is a calaTn-
ity indeed, and one IN which happily have
not been involved during my lecture course
in your country"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

10 save 49, -..-----. --.-~a md slippers
invest II 4 pair CT white Ec5ce lined arctic
boots, which VIII cost =, bat save ten times
that amount Il carriage hire ard medicine,
not 10 mention the shoes themselves. Al
ter removing your s25as put them IN COZ
rect position b. pulling up tie Uppers ard
tapping the flap over and fastening enc SI
TWO buttons. Then pinch the instep down
To the toe, bringing the fCllness up instead
Of allowing Il % slg down into the SLOW
enly breadth Of half worn foot gear. \
boot that Is kicked Oa and left 20 lie where
1t tails. or IS thrown into tie closet, viii
soon lose shape RHd g,oss.--A@.sa Jay l.
Ladies EpEas SsSrcal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
DOCTOR TERRILI
ian MAIN ST, WICHITA, KAN.

Cures diseases Of women heretofore
abandoned by the profession, Such a.
hbrOid tumOrs, dI-placcmCnts, en-
largcmentS, pralapsus. etc. by the use
Of electricity, according 10 the meth
DDS elaborated by the great French
Surgeon ApOstoli.
NERVOUS DlSEASES-Dr. Tcrrill
wishes 10 call the attention 81 those
suffering from nervous disca- es, par
alysis, nervous pr0stratiou, etc, 10 the
wonderful curative effects to be de-
rived from electricity" when scieu-
tiGcally applied, and desires to state
that he makes the application Of cleo
trICity in nervous diseases special
feature OF his practice. The doctor
has the finest any diamond carbon
cell battery ever seen in the wezt and
all the appliances especially adapted
90 the treatment OF lost manhood
or seminal weakness, which ne quick
IS and permanently cures by the aid
Of electricity,
CATARRH-Every case Of ratarrh
n durable if properly treated, regard
less Of hat others have said. Many
cases cured by "a single treatment.
PILES, I-tula and ali rectal q - ass.-
cured; 40 knife, 10 pain; cure guar
auteed.
UretheraI strictures quickly and
permanently cured; 10 cutting or
pain; no money uutII cured.
CHRONIC DISEASE SE~--E Il r. fch tts,
asthma. bay fever, altthruat al.. laug
trOu bIe7, skin eruption, rheumatism,
dr9psy, BI2ht'- disease, bladder,
kidney ami urinary diseases. blood
poison and private diseases.
IPJfLI~-Th0 dread disease -
man kind, quickly ana permanently
cured. by the uew treatment. without
the poisonous drugs q days gone By.
Medicine sent % all parts n the
country. send for question blank.
J. II. TEREILL, VI. ID
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1rtsh and seotoh Expre.sfon..

The Irishman says. Il gave him the
mother Of a hating" meaning that the
cTu5bing was 81 much greater thEn the or
d3nAry as 2 mother Il larger than her child
The Irishman sdIEirinely terTss= another q
broth Of boy;' he could hardly pay 4
higher compliment, for Paddy loves broth
As for the Scotchnlan, be invariably iIozors
broth and poTridgs as Tlurais- 'Wl y0u
have few broth ~ lie asks. AID e TIE Elr-
Yidge he remarks, They are very god. 3"
This usage obtains, too, IL the north q
England Yet we ear hardly jser II shs
usage, FOR many Of the best Of us common
~ say, "Cne cannot tell what they weuII
Go Il they we're called upo-, eJc.-EgReus
Flsld II Chicago News.
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HOW PROFESSOR HIGGINS WENT UP.


Those who go down to the sea in ships
face perils of certain nature which they
are able to meet and generally overcome
by means of the appliances man has in
vented for the purpose Of battling with the
storm and waves. But those who invade
the air with balloons can safeguard them
selves to no appreciable extent. Peril at
tends the rise from earth, and once above
the housetops the aerial craft Is at the
mercy Of every breeze that blows. Danger
likewise surrounds the descent, and while
accidents are not 80 numerous as the con-
ditions would seem to demand, still it is 9
fair statement TO characterize as lucky
any one who has passed twenty-four hours
above the clouds, and then reached terra
frma in safety.
1t was only the other day that the 10000
inhabitants of Croydon, an English city
not far from London, were thrown into q
paroxysm of excitement and apprehension
regarding the fate of Professor Higgins,
local aeronaut. He had prepared balloon
of a capacity of $4,000 cubic feet with
parachute and trapeze attachment. When
he gave the signal the ropes were loosed,
and the air ship sailed away in the direc-
ton of Norwood. Upon reaching an alE-
tude of 1000 feet the parachute became de-
tached from the net of the balloon, which
shot up at great rate and rapidly disap-
peared in the clouds This was an emer-
gency not included in the programme, for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
MRs. vANnEGRTFr ANn a. soN.

reckless in eating and drinking. The court,
however, adnaitted evidenee that Afr. Van
degrift, the woman's second husband, ac-
cused her of poisoning him; that her tenn
per was peculiarly bad, and that she had
once expressed wish that Frank was
dead. His life was insured for S15,eoo,
which would have gone to his mother, and
she was in financial straits. One is loath
to believe that a mother could poison her
son in any case, but the jury decided that
Mrs. Vandegrift did. The woman is very
unpopular at home, and sngrily attributes
her conviction 90 prejudice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, May
29.-The highest temperature was SO
the lowest up to Up. m. 67o, and the
mean 76o, with brisk and high south
wind. low barometer and warm, partly
cloudy weather.
Last year on May %, the highest tenn
perature was G20, the lowest 4S', and the
mean So, with OS inch of rain.
FRED /. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT.. WASHINGTON, d. c.,
May ., S p. m.-F'Orecast until s p. N.
Friday:
For Missouri-Fair weather, followed by
showers in the afternoon, cooler by Satur-
day morning, sOutherly winds.
FoI Nebraska and Kansas-cooler, south
westerly winds and rains, cooler and fair
Saturday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Where draperies are used the ribbons FOR
tying them back or feStoOQing them grow
wider ard wider. Regular sassh ribbons
are often seen tied II bows as big as Yum
Yum's best sash, and very pretty they look,
too. Not only are the lace edged curtains
to the dresser thus adorned, but such bows
are also tied 70 the posts OF the brass bed.
Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Friends Of the Secretary Say He VIII
Not be a Candidate.

NEW YORK, May pa Portland, Ne,
special to the World says:
flames g. Blaine keeps himself in touch
with Maine. He is constantly in com
munication with his friends here, and
when any of his trus5ed lieutenants go to
Washington Blaine talks to them with
greater confidence than anyone else.
From these gentlemen J have learned Mr..
Blaines present feeling in regard to the
presidency. 1t may be summed up thus:
Mr.. Blaine put the presidency behind
him once and for all in the spring of 1888.
He meant all he said in the Florence letter,
though had the Chicago convention per
sisted in forcing upon him the nomination
he would have accepted with reluctance.
When Harrison was nominated stories flew
in the cabinet and the presidency in 1892,
Harrison TO withdraw in his favor.
l have succeeded in finding a
man who saw every word of the
correspondence between President Har-
risOn, then in indianapolis, and Mr..
Blaine, in Augusta. in regard to the secre-
taryShip of state. There was, he said, alb
sOlutely nothing in or between the lines
that indicated any such understanding be-
tween the two men. Blaine has repeatedly
said in private that he has been near
enough to the office to learn its cares and
responsibilities, its wearing hard work, its
day and night worry, and the little thanks
one gets in the place. Blaine may, there
fore, be given up as a candidate for the
presidency, his friends say. 1t is likely
that in 1892 Blaine'5 personal following
Will go to Harrison"
Ayers Sarsaparilla contains no harmful
INGREDIENTS and is the best blood purifier
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
The Whipping Post In Us..

Georgetown, thecapitsl of Sussex county,
Del, witnessed punishment recently that
was quite common in good old colony
days" but which is in vogue nowhere now
save within the boundaries Of what some
people facetiously call ''the state of Bay
ard" Four hOrsethieves were whipped and
pilloried IN the most central part OF the
town, on the main street. The spectacle
had to be witnessed by pedestrians whether
they were so disposed or not.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
An Unwelcome Church Goer.

Between Barnes and Mortiake, in Eng
land, stands a pretty country church, The
other Sunday merning it was fIled with
worshipers. The preacher had just an
nounced as his text "Be not afraid, when
a big hear walked in and took a seat with
the choir. A splendid opportunity to make
g practical application of the text was lost,
for pastor and people Esd aoi refused to re-
turn until a travelling Snowman arrived
and claimed the u1Welcome visitoR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

the buoyancy or his air ship, announcer
that he could take but one companion on
the voyage. Each Of the reporters insisted
on being that one, but the controversy
ended with an agreement to match pen
MES. The contest, by the chances Of the
coin, soon narrowed down to two men
Grimwood, of The Evening Journal, and
Maitland, Of The Courier, a sheet long
since gathered TO its fsthers. Maitland
had in his pocket an envelope containing
his weeks salary. He pulled it out and
cried:
"Grimwood. III give you that to let me
go up"
''No," was tie response. "We'n stick to
the agreement. The cpe who wins shall
make the trip"
The two bright young men didn't know
It, but when they laid their pennies on the
board at their feet they were casting lots
for life or death. Grimwood gained the
coveted prize-the seat in the basket Of the
balloon by the side OF the row impatient
aeronaut. He jumped aboard, tbs order
was given to cast of the ropes and the un-
chained monster bounded upward with
mighty rush and scared northward like
thing of life. What followed? Anticipa-
ton, doubt, anxiety, despair, the recovery
Of body. AS conjectured, the balloon
drifted out over Lake Michigan during
q storm, collapsed and fell into the waves
Grimwood's s corpse was found on the beach
up in the wilds OF Michigan, and lum ber-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

4 MODERN BALLOON WITH PARACHUTE.
men discovered fragments of the great air
ship in the depths of pine forest For a
while dark ruKor circulated to the effect
that Donaldson, in the hour of danger, had
cast the reporter overheard to secure his
own safety, but this never went beyond the
limits Of suspicion, as no one afterward
saw or heard of the unlucky navigator.
James Maitland still wields a vigorous
pen on one of the Chicago papers, and as
he gathers his boys and girls about him in
his cosy home thanks whatever gods may
be- that Grimwood refused the envelope
on that fateful summer afternoon so long
ago.
VIII a time ever come when the balloon
shall be of value as. "a means of Transports
ton; when it can be guided along its des-
tined course with the reasonable certainty
that attaches to the progress OF sailing
vessel? Who can tell1 The principle of
atmospheric buoyancy was discovered by
Roger Bacon in the Thirteenth century.
Howvague was his groping after the truth
may be shown by the fact that he termed
the principle ethereal air or liquid fire."
and wrote: "There may be made some fly
ing instrument, so that q man sitting In
the middle of the instrument and turning
some mechanism may put in motion some
artificial wings which may beat the air
like flying bird" 1t was not until 1852,
however, that this obscure suggestion of
the medieval monk took form as an inyen-
ton. In that year the Montgolfers made
the first balloon. The improvements since
their day have been chiefly in the way of
elaboration. The idea itself has formed
the basis for no such progress as that char
acterizing the history Of steam and cleo
tricity. FEED G. DAYTON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
-zv pruxaz Tsre 1txp xrcuts1

loon had dragged hirn ten yards alcAg the
ground and rebouEded sixty fee@ into the
air At tine second GesceEt two passing
lsborers rushed forward gE4d beld the st-u9-
Cling monster down until Hjggins dlsea-
tangled himself he was half frozen and
suffering from ser-te musculs- strain but
otherwise received 10 injuries Il Was n
It's way one Of tbs most remarkable escapes
on record.
The adventure ofProf fessorHi ggins recalls
70 the writer AZ event that occurred nearly
fifteen years sSo, End IN which ne narrowly
missed being participant As o1e OF ths
features of circus exhibition st Chicago
Professor Donaldson announced al Asoen-
sion and issued invitations 10 half dozsn
reporters for the daily papers to accom- 2Any
him Al OF them accepted, ecd sfooa
within tae ropes that kept BACK tas crowd
Of Spectators while tAe enormous balloon
was fllsd with gzs. When the imitation
aSaz RrSa ec.az .a.eA the ny.1eaSaE. Qo2 2E4zG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
sPYING on sECTlONAllsM.

NEW YORK, May "a Richmond. Va.
special says: Some one climbed the statue
of George Washington in the state house
grounds this morning and put confederate
flags in the hands Of the figure. Several
protests have been entered against the
flags being allowed 10 remain there. but
the authorities refused 10 take them down
and at noon they were still there. Several
other evidences of intense feeling are visi-
bic but only in spots. The Evening States
has, Robert K. Lee, Americas greatest
man y over its front Office In a speech
made at the reunion of Pickett Camp con
federate veterans last night General Ros-
ser said if Lee had known what the hor-
rors Of reconstruction would be he would
not have surrendered at AppomattoX.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Some one has figured out the total sum
OF money stolen By Black Bart, a noted
western stage robbeT. during his nine years
career on the road Ehe conclusion arrived
at is that the mans desperate method Of
making a living uetted him less than 81 900
Z YeS1.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
When Rob.ui.rr. va. Yognr

A eurious WORK ca HobesTacr7e has been
Published II Paris L give al iutsrssrtnE 3
Gneodots of his youth, reprssGu;4ng him a.
College Louis ls Grad, Is 8 boy of j OF B.
recitlng Al @6dress Ct yTe4coEns On The ocrz-
sion OF the visit C Louls XVI YOUNG
Robespierre wA5 50 modes. An1 ti-uid that
kis voice treznhled. GCa &c cbuckso The boz
under the cEi1 % give bin eourzsre Hso
ks known WIZ. Jhas Doy was 70 d fer hin
n future pe-hsps 81 EOCld have chgckss
ki-n little nayceT 49, PEllAzlslp phAA Lsde1r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Thoss IN core Epoldeucs with friends "a
the eat who cout-ru plate visiting - .chita
On bushes Or pleasure IN TIE near future
should bs advised o. the seriss Il boz1-
seekers eIcurs.ous % be run by the payu-
lar Er4sco line from 80 Louis % W fcklta
On April -. 4iay ~. S~qfeu4oer8 ., Aep.esu-
0eT - and Octooer j. l-sJ
These ticEefs are good % return tatrty
days from date ot sals and are sod ss ia
extremely low rate q c1e fare f1r tha
round tr9. Tbs Frso1 Lne j. the osly
AEs running two Cally express fraIas
between - Louis aLl s. enifA without
change. u WuHAET.
Gsusral Passenger Agent. - Lol-s. As.
dLgstf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
POISONED HER SON.
A Jury Convicts Mrs. vandegrift OF That
Crime.

Crime.
Carrie Vandegrift, of Burlington, N. J.,
has just been convicted of attempting to
murder her son, Frank Norman, and the
circumstances are so peculiar fhat there is a
widespread discussion as TO the righteous
ness Of the jury's verdict. Frank was her
son by her first marriage, a young man
some 20 years Old; his sickness WIS of a
nature to indicate some aorid poison; his
mother bought crotOn oil several times
during his illness, and the physician IN at
tendance testified that croton oil would
produce the symptoms noticed in Frank.
On the other hand it was proved that she
used croton oil for corIs, with which she
was badly troubled, and Frank, testifying
in behalf Of his mother, admitted that his
habits were such as to produce the symp-
toms shown and that he had been very
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

"One cent without costs" That was the
verdict of the jury in the case of Count"
Roman IvaDOvitch de LippmaHn Zuboh
against Professor c. 3. Frye. Theplaintt2
failed to pay his room rent and the deleod-
ant thunped him with a crutch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
Watch the "Magnet Soap" "adds."
ARBITRATION CLAUSE ACCEPTED.

ing of the cabinet on the 25th, it was de-
termined to accept the clause as to arbitra-
tion adopted by the international Ameri-
can congress at Washington. Moreover
the cabinet proposes to endeavor to secure
a general disarament of the western con-
tiuent within five years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
ATLANTlC AND PACIFlC OFElCERs

New YORK, May 29.-The directors Of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad met this
afternoon and elected the following officers:
Chairman of the board of directors, George
c. Magoun; president, Allen Maxwell; first
vice president and general auditor, w.
Bernhart; second vice president, A. A.
Robinson; general counsel, !. j. Cook.
The new officers all represent the Atchison
company
At meeting of the St Louis &, San
Frisco directors today General Z. T. Wins
low rendered MS resignation and Allen
Marvel, president of the AtchisOn COM
Dany, was elected as his successor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
A Romance of the Hospit.L

A young electric Eneman Of New York
city recently allowed forty ounces Of his
blood to be transfused into the veins OF a
dying girl The patient Is now Gonzales
cent, and when she fully Receivers viii
marty the man who saved her life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
PEACE AGREED TO.
The Western Roads Contract to Restore
Rates,

CHICAGO, Ill. May 29.-The general pass
enger agents of the western railroads met
today and agreed to restore passenger
rates June to the basis in effect Decem-
Der 81, 1889, subject to such tariff changes
as has been made by the trans-Missouri as
sociation in that time It is understood
that the trans Missouri association will
meet at once and order a restoration Of
rates from the Missouri river to Colorado
points.
In accordance with the understanding
reached by the presidents the new passen-
ger agreement becomes effective at once
and is absolutely binding upon the mem
bers for sixty days. after which any road
desiring to withdraw must give thirty
days notice OF its intention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Limitations are sometimes placed on the
exuberanoe Of gallery gods at the theatre.
In New York recently lad who resented
the discords OF particularly bad perform
sDoe by throwing banana skins at the actors
was arrested and haea SIC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
Gov AGENTS NOTlElED,

KANSAS CITY, No, May 29.-The local
agent of the ''Q'' has received official noti-
fication that passenger rates will be re
stored TO their former figures on June g..
None of the agents of the other roads have
as yet received similar notifications.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Robert T Hsm5roch, Of North Carolina
IS the latest victim oi the green goods"
men. At Newark. v 7. the ether day,
they dragged, robSsd and beat him. He IS
noE insane
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Augustin ItErhide, self styled "Princs Of
Mexico," who is locked up in the fortress
Of Santiago for writing a revolutionary
manifesto, has repepJsd q ais Eadiscretion
and sued for freedom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30

Nr Foster, of BackEeld- Ne, The larT-s:
uus.2utzceurer Of too<bpicks IL the world
sag-x of his mae s4o-s tbs-s are low eaouzh
II s;ock 20 supply tee Caltsd S1ases for
E1s ysA<A y Een Tcnz-izE, hia nailLz vii
ps4&uos = t-s-Fe raSztEs n5re LE44s tie
teal A1ne-.cAu consumption Tor Jyrsae thss
IKE
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NEW RRuNswIcxs LEPERs.

Where They Lave, How They LooR. SAd
How They Are Cared For.
"Leprosy in New BrunswickP' This an
nouncement has now appeared at inter
vals for nearly 100 years, and the leprosy
is still there, though its raVages are great
" mitigated The very words have
strangely unnatural sound, for we are &C