davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

used to know a bon vivant who never
ate oysters except after dinner. He board
ed for many years at one of the famous
hotels in this city, and during the oyster
season every day, Is soon as he had finished
his dinner in the sale. he used to walk
directly to the oyster counter, on the
ground floor, and eat a dozen blue points
on the half shell, which the watchful at
tendant always had selected for him This
experienced epicure scorned to begin a
meal with oysters. "Whatm be would
say, put cold bivalves on an empty stom-
ach? Such practice must ruin digestion.
Begin your meal with warm soup,
which gently stimulates the stomach and
gives it tone. When you are through
with hearty meal, your stomach Graves
something cooling. 1t ought to be graft.
fed. Not with Wand hard to digest, but
one which dissolves easily with the heat
of the stomach, imposing no labor upon
the digestive faculties. Oysters are jus:
the thing-coolng, of delicious flavor, re-
freshing; they settle the appetite and
make the whole system feel az ease. They
are the scientific climax to Il banquet, and
the man that does not know it is not a
finished epicure"
The old gentleman proved that oysters
after dinner were healthful anyway, for
he lived TO be more than fourscore and
kept up his practice to the last.-New
York Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
No Work, No Pleasure.

Some polemics argue that but for that
unfortunate affair in Paradise we should
now be living in play day instead of a
work day world. Yet labor seems so es-
sential to the happiness of the human
family as at present constituted, that one
can scarcely conceive of true enjoyment
without it. 1t is not reasonable TO sup
pose that Adam was ever an idle man or
Eve an indolent woman.
When we are past work, the remem-
brance of our labors, if they have been hon
orable and useful, is the chief solace of our
retirement. Does man derive the same
pleasure from the possession of wealth
when he has received it as an inheritance
that he would have derived from a com
petence won by the sweat of his brow or
the energy Of his brain' Every one knows
that he does not The veteran merchant
takes comfort in the recollection of his
business enterprises, when the pastimes
and recreations Of his youth and maturity
seem to him stale, fat and Improbable "
Yes, the memories Of labor are sweet
Let the father who desires the real happi-
ness of his children set them TO work-en-
deavor to give them q relish for employ
ment. No matter how rich in this worlds
goods he may be able to make them, he is
not their true friend if he brings them up
in idleness.-New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

This disesse-rachitiS is the medical
term-is known in Europe by names which
indicate that it is there looked on as spe-
cially English, at least in It's prevalence.
Says an English authority: Without
doubt il is the most common, the most inn
portant, and in its effects the most fatal of
all the diseases which exclusively affect
children" 1t is now hardly, if at all, less
common on the continent than in Eng
land.
In America it was formerly either very
rare or greatly overlooked Two distin-
guished medical experts affirm it To be
now common here. The change is proba-
bly, due to the fact that the immense iD-
crease in our foreign population, the null
tiplication aud growth Of our cities, the
vast increase Of wealth, with its luxurious
habits on the one hand, and of poverty
with its poor food and bad surroundings
on the other, have brought us much nearer
than formerly TO the domestic. social and
unhygienic conditions of the old countries
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

Governor Thomas B. Jones, of Alabama,
tells this incident of his boyhood, part of
which period was spent in school in Vir-
ginia:
"On my way home for vacation /
passed through the capital for the express
purpose of getting a glimpse at President
Buchanan. Standing in the National hotel,
j remarked to a friend that hated to leave
the city without seeing the president. An
elderly gentleman, who was reading paper
near where we stood, looked up with a
smile and remarked:
So you want to see the president, do
you' Meet me here at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row and we will pay him a visit"
TT is needless TO say kept the engage
ment. The gentleman was on hand. and
we got into a carriage, but l didn't know |
was riding with the president Of the United
States till after we had reached the White
House and heard him addressed by his
title. Then my modesty got the better of
me and wanted 10 retire, but the presi-
dent kept me quite awhile, and l went
away thoroughly happy Washington
Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

The importance Of thinking before YOU
speak recently received sn emusing Illus
tration Al q meeting held in well known
town not hundred miles from the banks
OF the Hudson One Of the persons who
occupied the stage was al enthusiastic
deacon. Who frequently interrupted the
speakers BY yelling: Thank goodness for
thstT' One gentleman was called upon
who arose and said.
ladies and gentlemen. I an heart and
soul IN this csuse, and feel that i Will % a
great bereat 70 the people Of this place"
Thank goodness for that yelled the
deacon
But. ladies and gentlemen" re confin-
ned, ! am goiuE 20 say that It viii De i'm
possible for ne 20 address yoa this even
ing
Thank goodness for :hst.' broke IN the
absent minded deacon. AMID general
lzugEteT.-SslE To.1 Lad-sr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
A aosr VINO rrov,aes n..,,,.

Chief Justice Paxon, OF the Pennsyl-
vanis supreme court, called at Borneman's s
barber shop, in this city, TO get shaved.
After the work had been performed he in
quired Of the barber as to his charges for
honing razors, and the latter. naturally
thinking that there would be but one or
two, stated that his price was n quarter
apiece The judge had nothing to say
against this, and next day called and laid
down a lot of thirty-seven Of the finest
chin scrapers ever seen.
The judge explained that he was accus-
toned to have large numbers Of gentlemen
sojourners from Philadelphia at his farm
mansion in Bucks county, and from the
fact that the nearest barber shop was nine
miles distant he naturally had 10 be pro
~ided with sharp shaving implements for
their accommodation. and with a good lot
OF them, too, the guests being, like the
Judge, capable OF shaving themselyes.-Al-
lentown Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Mulberry Sellers.

A few miles from Shawneetovn on the
Illinois bank of the river stands dilapi-
dated building, and on it the words, ''Sel-
lers' Landing" 1t was for years owned by
one Eckel Sellers, who was the original
Mulberry Sellers of Mark Twain's book
and John 7. Raymond's play. This Col
EckeI Sellers lived here for a long time
and was noted for his eccentricities. He
rambled up and down the Ohio and AIissis-
sippi, and here it was Mark Twain met
him. The colonel established paper mill
at his landing, intending 20 make paper
out Of cotton tree pulp. The experiment
WAS disastrous failure.
Then he Undertook 10 develop the iron
ore found IN the Hardin county hills and
erected an iron furnace. A second failure
WAS the result. Raymond and Sellers were
great friends and had high old times to-
gether in Shawneetown He was snEered
at Twain and enioined him from using the
name Eckel. Tha: is he reason the char
acter was created a. Mulberry Sellers
The colonel lives now in home located on
the top Of Lookout mountain, in Tennessee,
and Is resting from bis labors- The old
farm and the landing are in the possession
Of one OF his sons.-ChicsEo Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
about him. here Is ono guaranteed to be

about him. here Is one guaranteed TO be
new:
\ stranger went to him one day, and
without any reference to the matter OF
their retainer began, My father died and
made will, and then he went on to tell
about his trouble with the will
"Do you understand the case now?'
asked the stranger.
NO, sir" responded Mr.. Ingersoll, 81 dc
not"
Somewhat embarrassed the stranger went
away. He told friend OF his experience
with the philosophical lawyer.
$50 back to him." said the friend, "lay a
thousand dollar bill on his desk and then
talk"
The advice was followed. He was re-
ceived as one who had never been in the
Office before. lie laid the big bill down
and said, my father died and made a
will"-
Mr.. Ingersoll was at once interested. He
interrupted his new client. How" said
he, could your father die and make a will,
Do you not mean that he made will and
then dieds'
In half an hour he was familiar with all
the details of the case. The story need not
convey the impression that Mr.. Ingersol
is mercenary.-NewY York Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Lanancse Ware.

Very few pieces of really fine japanese
ware are brought to this country. Dainty
tea and coffee cups and saGcers in French
and English ware are from $l2 to $50 a
dozen. Many Of these are open stock, and
a single cup and saucer can be had at the
same rate. One dozen that saw, in white
and gold. was in a handsome case and
seemed particularly appropriate for we'd
ding present. Another, gorSeously decor
ated in blue and gold. was marked So
There is little that Is new in Dresden
china. 1t is pretty and quite expensive.
and many people prefer it TO other kinds
that are more fragile. Tiny individual salt
dishes in this ware are s. "A dozen, and look
Like toys.-New York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

Boston, Nov. lit is announced that
She project to establish in Boston an insti-
tute where consumptive patients may be
treated by Koch's tuberculosis cure, Is to
be put into operation at once. A well
known physician, an enthusiast on the
subject of tuberculosis, who has just re-
turned from Berlin, where he had an op-
portunity TO investigate the new cure, is
about 20 take active steps TO provide hos
pital for the reception of those afflicted
with the disease. The lymph for inocula-
tion is on the way 10 this city, and ar
rangements have completed to make it so
that supply will be constantly on hand
for members of the medical profession
who will use it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Take Care of Your Hands.

A wretchedly homely hand can be made
attractive by finger nails that show the at
tention of the manicure, whether the mani
curing is done by professional or attended
TO by ones self The finger nail should be
filed into shape-never cut, as the knife
or scissors makes the nail brittle. Then
soak the nails in warm water for a few
minutes. Give them a good scrubbing
with soap and stiff hand brush. Then with
little powder and polisher gloss can be
given them. This attention daily. with a
visit 70 manicure once a week, will keep
the nails in perfect condition and whisper
at all times OF an innate refinement
Teresa II. Dean in Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
WHY Mnmen Wear the Rings.

At the marriage Of Napoleon ! with the
Austrian archduchess. upon receiving the
benedictiou ring, lie asked. Why did not
the Empress Josephine give me a r1ngi"
The reply Was, Because. sire, il is the
custom in France that only the bridegroom
gives the ring" "Ah" said Napoleon,
that is good. I" and whispered in VI. Pradt'
ear: But DO YOU know why the women
receive the ring' II Is a custom founded
On the Roman law which ordained that all
slaves should wear rings. and as the women
are our slaves they ought 70 wear this
f--7r-n - zr---r- 20 ''- 5-----.ia--' v'f-aI,lr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Work living Down.

A great deal of women's necessary home
work can be done resting on a lounge, with
sliding support for the shoulders. Hose
can be darned, mending done, fruit pared,
not to say vegetables; sewing and bah :
tending. 1t would sound fabulous TO tell
things women almost bedridden have done
when a step was impossible. | only say
this TO show overwrought women that rest
for the muscles which take the worst strain
is not impossible in hard conditions.
Lying down, with dress loose, take deep
breaths as may be without firing ones
self. If out of doors, in easy posture, the
disposition TO deep breathing will come OF
itself II is natures method, set free from
restraints, of drawing to herself new vital
force, of equalizing circulation and reliev-
ing displaced and congested viscera.-Shir-
ley Dare
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
THE KANSAS CITY FAILURE.

KANSAS CITY, No, Nov Ill. f.
Nathan, Of Boston, representative of the
Kansas City Packing company, the Kan
sas City Packing and Chase Refrigerator
company and the Cold Blast Transports
ton company, arrived here this evening,
and went into consultation with the local
creditors of the first named company.
Mr.. Nathan made a statement, showing
the total liabilities of the three companies
10 be about S700,000 and the assets s. 800, =
O00 Negotiations were commenced and
will be completed in day or two, Mr..
Nathan says, for settlement of the Kan
sas City Packing companys affairs, and
for the resumption of business at the
company's works
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Old Oceans Depth.

At the depth Of about $500 feet waves
are not felt The temperature is the
same, varying only q trife from the ice
of the pole TO the burning sun Of the
equator. A mile down the water has a
pressure of over a ton TO the square inch.
II a box six feet wide were filled with
sea water and allowed 10 evaporate un-
der the sun there would I've two inches
ut Kalr left on the bottom. Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Supplies lor ,,..s I.-s..s creature.

A cynical doctor, wiJhal man of Won
derful resources and quick mind, lives
en- one of the avenues on the South Side.
He was in his study few nights ago when
young man c9ne in and began question
ing him about the prOpriety of marrying.
The young man foolishly raved over his
sweetheart, and called her angelic and so
on. He was afraid that she was too fragile
for this world The old doctor grunted.
Fragile. ehe" he asked How fragilei
Ever test her fragiIity? Let me give you
some figures about her and womankind in
general, showing how fragile they are.
Let US suppose that this piece Of perfection
is in moderately good health. She viii
live TO be, say 60 years old. Women don't
like to die any more than men do-not as
much-for women never grow old, you
know. Listen 10 me. She viii eat one
pound of beef, mutton or some other flesh
every day. That's 365 pounds Of meat in a
year.
I'm sixty years it's q 900 pounds How's
that for fragile? She will eat as much
bread and as much vegetables per diem,
and there you have in sixty years 43, 500
pounds of bread and meat II she is not
too angelic she will drink daily 10 less
than two quarts OF coffee or tea. And by
the time she is ready to have a monument
she will have consumed 175 hogsheads OF
liquids. Fragile?
Now, young man, these figures do not
include the forty or fifty lambs she will
worry down with mint sauce. 1t does not
take into consideration the 2,000 spring
chickens, the 500 pounds of butter, the
$4,000 eggs and the four hogsheads of sugar
she will consume in sixty years. 1t doesn't
take into consideration her ice cream, her
oysters, her clans and such. All this
means about forty-fve tons. Fragile?
Think Of your affinity in connection with
these figures, and then rave over her being
fragile. Young man, you are a fool. BOofp'
Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
How Did the rortle Find Hi. wav9

The rocks at the west coast Of the island
OF St Helena abound with sea turtles
some Of them as heavy as n man. and an
English steamer once took aboard several
dozen OF those sea monsters, Intending 70
deliver them alive 10 provision dealer il
Liverpool But before they reached En-
ghSh waters one q the turtles was taken
sick and was fung overheard. after having
been branded with the name Of the ship.
Next year the same steamer came across
the same tortoise or the coast OF 81 lie
lena, more thau 400 miles from the poin;
here tie b rss. ~-.ar..-A h.ai hs..-0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

Hooert G. Ingerson IS one of the lawyers
to whom his profession yields = fortune
every year. A quarter OF q million Is
small valuation 20 place upon his receipts,
and be il one OF the few men who shine
either as plesder OF counselor. he has SC
cum1lated great wealth. which. K is safe
70 say, 10 one who kaors him beGrudgeS
him. His face and form are familiar 20 al
Wall aud Broad street men, and his Offices
on Wall street are handsomely fitted up
and elegant. They. are comfortable Offices.
just as the genial Bob is a comfortable
man Great number OF stores ART tod
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
A TREATY OF PEACE.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 17-Yesterday peace
was definitely signed in the capital of
Guatemala between Salvador and Guate-
mala. The treaty is binding from the date
of it's approval by the respective govern
ments, without prejudice as TO its ratif-
cation by the national assembly of each
country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
Beecham's Pills cure sick headache.
r. &. HAYES

CHICAGO, Nov. I7.-Ex-P President Ruth
erfold B. Hayes arrived in Chicago this
morning. lie Will attend the banquet to
be given by the Congregational club this
evening, when he and DIR. T. H. Wines.
secretary Of the Illinois state board of char
tiles, will speak abont their work through
out the country in the line of securing The
much needed reforms in the peniUentiaries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
WEATHER RIIlIETlN-

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA. Kan. Nov.
I7.-The highest temperature was go the
lowest $40, and the mean AZ, with
cloudless weather, stationary pressure,
southwest wind and rising temperature.
Total rainfall in the late rain was LIS
inches.
Last year, on Nov. IL, the highest tenn
perature was 81, the lowest % ., and the
mean 36 . aud two years ago the cores
ponding temperatures were 36o, BIC and
34o.
FRED /. JOHNSON, Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHING ron. ID. c.,
Nov. II, s p. m.-Forecast until sp. IN.
Tuesday:
For Missouri aud Kansas-Fair, slightly
warmer, except stationary temperature;
in Kansas westerly winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

The manufacture OF wood pulp By Elk
mans process for paper making is carried
on at lIonne-Nouvelle. in Dieppe- The pulp
is sold TO paper mills in France, and mostly
used, together with rags, for the manufact-
ure of various kinds OF paper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
FprnT Torr,-eoS Olea-vor
BURNEDTO DEATH.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, Nov. 17.-Information
chimes from Highland Station, Doniphan
county, village on the Burlington and
Missouri river road, twenty miles north OF
Atchison, to the effect that at u O'Clock
Saturday night Mrs. Mary Herring was
burned to death in a small house which
she occupied alone and which adjoins the
residence of her SON. 1t took fire and she
perished in the flames. She was 20 years
old, nearly blind aud quite helpless. The
origin Of the fire is unknown, but 1t is
supposed to have originated from the old
lady lighting her pipe The charred re-
mains were found after the fire and an in
quest was held today.
Pears Soap secures a beautiful com
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
THE WORLDS FAIR.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE congressional
committee TO investigate the conduct of
the worlds fair management, composed of
congressman Gambler, Flower Frank and
Wilson, met at the Grand Pacific this
morning. Nothing Of interest was devel-
ODed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
THE DELPHI EXCAVATIONS.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Professor Waldstein
has held an interview with the Greek min
lister here relative TO the Delphi eXcava-
tions. The minister expressed sympathy
with the American clsim and promised to
secure for America the privilege of con-
ducting the excavations
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

The Teacher-Well, young man, did YOU
deliver that note to your father about your
conducts
The Truant-Ye-yes, sir.
The Tescher-Did il raise a breeze'
The Truant-Ees, sir-a spanking breeze.
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
p Z RARNilM

BRIDGEPORT Conn, Nov. 17.-Mr. p. T.
Barnum is feeling little better this morn
ing. He has been able to sit up and read
the papers and attend TO little business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18

Have a bottle Of Salvation Oil always on
haud, it may save you infinite pain. p cts.
Don't forget TO take a bottle of DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup with you to Florida this
winter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-18
AcONS1MPTION HOSPITAL

Pears Soap secures a beautiful col
pexion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-08-21
Water and Watches.

In the recent disaster at Lake Pepin
in Northern Minnesota, when steamer
and barge were overturned by storm,
causing loss of life, it was noticed that
the watch of Mr.. Peterson, one of the
victims, went for about three hours in
the water. l asked one of the intelli
gent gentlemen who preside at the watch
counter of Tiffany 81 Co. about this, and
he said: "Water does not stop a watch
until it reaches the escapement. Water
might be in the works-that would not
stop it necessarily, until, as l have said,
1T comes in contact with the vital parts.
l have seen heavy silver watches running
very well day after day in a glass of wa,
ter, placed there for the purpose of show
ing that they are air-tight and water
tight. OF course an air-tight watch
keeps out the dust, whichis essential but
which does not, of course, prevent the
oil in the works from drying up. When
the oil dries up, the watch must be
looked after, oven if dust has not got
into it. Of course. the other theory
about the watch on Lake Pepin is that It
was not going at all at the time of the
disaster (about half past eight but that
it happened to be set at half past eleven" "
-TEpoch