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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
The Day of Big Things.

There is a notable tendency in industrial
enterprises in recent times not only to con
centrate capital into large concerns, but
to have structures and machinery of the
largest possible kind, aud TO drive it with
extreme rapidity. This is pre-eminently
the day of big things, using the word in its
ordinary sense to mean large, massive,
heavy and bulky. Ocean steamships are
growing larger and more powerful. Loco
motives, cars, railway tracks, bridges, are
all made heavier. Blast furnaces have in
creased in size and their output has in
creased enormously, 80 that a product OF
300 tons day is no more uncommon than
one of 800 tons week was twenty years
ago. A Bessenner steel works has recently
made the record of 10000 tons of steel in
one month. Open hearth furnaces are
now erected with a capacity of 80 tons, or
three times the capacity of those of ten
years ago In rolling mills the same prog
ress has been shown. A plate was rolled
in Pittsburg so inches wide by SIS feet long,
Is inch thick, weighing Z 40 pounds.-En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
A SafuraI EreakWafer.

The curious natural breakFater OF the
"Chesil Beach connects Portland. Eng
land, with the mainland. A puzzle to the
geoIogist, this wonderful beach is an ex-
ample Of the sea producing barrier to its
own progress. the destruction Of one part
Of the coast becoming the means of pro
lection to another. The heavy waves Of
the Atlantic are here barred. and during a
ground swell the ceaseless grinding Of the
pebble Eints Is heard, like the dull roar Of
thunder, for miles inward In length
about ten miles, its breadth at low tide is
not above two hundred yards, and at no
place i il raised more than forty-four feet
above high water. The pebbles which
compose the beach increase ia size ard
Portland, and diminish 20 gravel where
they merge Into Bridgeport Sands From
an antiquarian as well as a geological
point q view the Cbesil Beach IS Of the
deepest interest, many curious relies being
constantly thrown Qp--coins Of gold, Sill
yer ana copper, CT media. 7ai or modern
date, though tho5e Of TIE Roman empire
are most oou1ron- Something's antique
rings ara found, seals and gold ingots, with
ether spells Of the SEA, wrested from the
dead Of ancient g. well az modem TINES
by the RELENTLESS stSrrns raging IN the
dreaded bay.-Ckambers' Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
The Money in This Country.

How many people know how much there
is in this country of what people call
money" how much in gold and sill
yer coin, and how much in greenbacks
and other paper currency bearing the
stamp Of the United States government
Very few. Inquiry at the treasury depart
ment discovers the fact that there is, all
told, just little over two billions, or be-
tween $50 and $40 apiece for every man,
woman and child in the United States. Of
this little over one-haif is in gold and
silver coin, and a little less than one-half
in paper Of various kinds. OF the metal
money about two-thirds are in gold and
one-third in silver OF the paper about
one-third is in United States notes or green
backs, one-fourth in silver certificates, one
sixth in gold certificates, one-f1fth in ma
tional bank notes and the remainder in va
rious denominations
But the g, 000, 600, 600 of United States cur
rency is not all in circulation among the
people. More than one-third is locked up
in the treasury building, and that is the
normal state of things. One-half of all the
gold and three-fourths Of all the silver is
locked up in the treasury. The circulating
medium in use among the people is three
fourths paper, the largest volume being in
greenbacks, with silver certificates next,
then national bank notes, then gold eertifi-
Gates. But we would not be doing gold
justice if we did not say that there was
more gold in circulation than any one kind
of paper.-Washingto Critic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
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PERSONALS.

Miss. Nellie Mcpherson is home on va
cation.
Mr.. J. F. Harris leaves today to hunt a
cool place.
Mr.. G. W. Barker. of Girard, is at the
Metropole.
Farmer Jerry Simpson is stopping at the
Occidental.
Mr.. E. K. NlcNair, of ST. Louis is at the
Cary today.
Mrs. C. J. Gordon, of Columbus is at the
Metropole.
MIR. w. C. Haynes, of Omaha, is at the
Occidental.
Mrs. c. A. Leland, of FL Dorado, is at
the Occidental.
Mr.. c. A. Rutherford is expected home
this morning.
Mr.. T. p. Campbell, OF Kansas City, is at
the Manhattan.
Mr.. Frank Lynch, of St. Louis, will Sun
at the Metropole.
Mr.. !. /. Sheldon. of Topeka, was at the
Manhattan yesterday.
Mr.. J. X. Sawyer and wife leave today
for visit to Colorado
Mr.. S. B. Collins. of Kiowa, is amongst
the guests at the Carey.
Mr.. D. A Freeborn, of Kingman, will
Sunday at the Carey today.
Mr.. T. F. Patterson, of Chicago, was at
the Manhattan last night.
W. +. Stanley left the city yesterday
and Will return tomorrow nothing hap
pening.
Mrs. NJ Bellar left Wednesday on a
three months visit to relatives and friends
in Nebraska and Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs II. F. Heyman, of Wash
ington, Kan, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
3. Levi 354 North Lawrence.
Mr. T. L. L. Sheldon came in from To
peka last evening He viii remain in the
city some time-On business.
Miss Agnes Croskey returned yesterday
from q four months trip to Philadelphia
and eastern watering places.
Thomas r. Perry, Manager Pete Baker,
arrived in town last night and with his
two Italian grey hounds IS stopping at the
Manhattan.
Miss Cleaver, who has been visiting in
our city for a few weeks will return TO her
home in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, TAX
ing with her many pleasant memories not
10 say anything about the hearts.
The Misses Louise and Ella Bellar left
yesterday for Dallas, Tex, to accept a lu-
crative position in the wholesale and retail
house of Sanger Bros. These young la
dies have been in the employ of Messrs.
MunsOn & Mcnamara for over two years,
and have endeared themselves to many by
their kind and ObliGing ways, and it is
with regret all say goodbye.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
Fire Ladies' Work the Id1er Racket.

Fire Laddies Work the IdIer Racket.
In front of the doors of the fire depart
ment engine houses there is a chain which
when the doors are open, for the double
purpose of keeping all stray animals out
and the horses-if any should get loose-in
The chain is stretched about the right
height to make it good place for person
to lean against, and when loafers congre-
gate, as they always do about engine
houses, they are sure to put their hands
upon the chain and lean against it. At
fire department headquarters the men have
rugged a scheme which makes it very inter
esting to the gentlemen of leisure. A man
walks up to the chain, places his hands
against it and leans back with a sigh of re-
lief. He might remain there forever, but
he doesn't.
Some one observes him, but says never
word. Instead of that he quietly walks to
the rear of the house and turns crank
-presto-change! The man yells, exc
cutes war dance, gets black in the face
and mad at the same time. Then he goes
away.
The secret is this: The crank connects
with a small dynamo and this in turn is
connected with the chain by wire. Only
this and nothing more.
Its great deal better than paint and
Just as effectual," said Assistant Chief Gus
Runge, with a grin, after a victim had
been 'electrocuJioniZed." - Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
TO THE TRAVELLING MEN

In the Paris, Texas, Jail, convicted of
murder, is c. f. Cook, an old Kansas tray
cling man, who is believed by hundreds of
people who have read the evidence and
know him, to be innocent of the crime for
which he has been convicted. His only
chance of new trial will be to carry his
case to the supreme court, and there will
be meeting of travelling men at the Carey
hotel on Sunday afternoon, August 18th,
at 3 o'clock, to devise some means where
by we may help our friend and former
fellow-traveler out of his unfortunate po-
sitiOn. Every travelling man in the city is
earnestly requested to be present and talk
over the situation with us. Let there be
full attendance, not only of the resident
travelling men of Wichita, but of all So
journing in the city on that day.
HENRY WILSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

90 eau ID ulrIr Izzsu.-- WING CONFUSING
with the son and his wife, and with the
widow PuEsets, a by no means aged Lady, l
almost expected to SOC thu door open and
the old sculptor again appear, with his cap
and blouse, his genial face and twinkling
eye.
He stands there in marble, and from the
shelves around look down the hundred and
fifty admirable busts he ulsde. 1t was like
being at an old time reception. Webster,
Everett, Longfellow, Bryant, Bsllows-but
the list would be too long of the personages
one meets here. In neighboring studio
the Boston sculptor, Ball, is doing good
work, as also his son-in>law, Cooper, of
Norfolk, vs.. Adjacent studios are also oc-
cupied by William Green Turner, of New
port, r. l., and Larkin Mead, both doing
excellent work The center of Mead's
studio is occupied by 8 colossal allegory of
the Mississippi. The marble block weighed
forty-four tons, and smashed the freight
car that first attempted to bring it. The
huge, long bearded, Neptune like father Of
waters has water source leaping beside
him, and decorations of Indian corn and
other products of his fertilization, includ-
ing an alligator under his foot. But funda-
mentally he rests, like the Hindoo's earth,
on turtle.-Cor. Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

| gr1eI ARA anger, r2Ilen Into phe nanos CT
| those sturdy settlers, short would have
| been his shrift Neither do express any
| opinion on the vexed question OF the In
| dian problem. But even now, il you at
| tempt to justify the action Of the Indian
| bureau to those frontiersmen, you will dis
| cover ideas OF right and wrong, unham-
psred by legal teehnicaNties, and be met
| with the reply, Custer and his brave band
were here in defeaseof our homes and fam
| lies. They ware shot down with bullets
from Winchester rifles furnished to hostile
Indians by agents under the authority of
the United States gpvernfssat
The day that brought TIE bereaved wo-
men, wives and sispezsfrem Fort Lincoln
through Fargo will hsr3ly be forgotten by
those who witnessed ths scene. As the
train drew near the statich{ hotel and sta
ton m one) 1t seemed as though the insen-
safe steel and iron were conscious of their
freight Of grief and woe-so silently re-
volved the wheels, SO noisa3essly slided the
oars along the, .rsii Within those cars
were sheltered twenty-six bereaved and
desolate wemen "a
They had said good-by TO the fort, with
all its memories and associations, and were
on their way to such sepblauces of home
as might stin be spared them. Many a
time has the iron horse sped swiftly by
bearing TO eastern friends all that remained
of some loved son or brother, but surely
never before or since has It swept over
those broad, green prafrfes laden with such
freight of human sorrow.
The train stopped, and as the sad process
sion left the car and moved slowly across
the wide platform, dense1y packed with
citizens and settlers, men stood with barred
and bowed heads, as IN the presence Of the
dead A vast throng was there-piaEza
and balconies packed Men and women
called by no idle curiosity or morbid love
of excitement, hut.swsyed By sympathy
SO intense it seemed utterly irrepresable,
vet knew well no word of comfort was pos
sible.
Despite the crowd the deepest silence pre-
vailed, save now and then among the look
ers on a woman's sob was heard, while over
many and many q manly face tears stresmed
unchecked and UNDECIDED. Slowly the be-
reaved ones entered the hotel and passed
up the staircase. Mrs. Custer came first
with dropping head, her slender figure
bowed, her face perfectly coloriess and so
little strength left she could scarcely reach
the top of the stairway.
Years have passed, and upon those bleed
ing hearts kindly time has laid his heal
ing balm. On the battlefield where the
conquered heroes lay heaped, with up
turned faces and mutilated forms, the
green grass grows and wild flowers bloom.
Where once we dwelt with only canvas
walls between our faces and the blue skies
now rises populous city with stately
churches and spacious mansions. But so
long as men glory in deeds of valor and
chivalry, and hearts throb with pity st the
story of human pain and sorrow, so long
shall live the memory of Custer and his
brave battalion.-Sara Clarke in Denver
Republican.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

1t has often been exploited in print how
useful Dan Lamont made himself to ex-
President Cleveland during MS residence
in the White House. In the Rev. D. J.
Burrell and his faithful factotum, L. B.
Williams, Minneapolis has even as remark
able an example of this usefulness in all
the details Of Office to which the subordi-
nate can attain. Without his efficient as
sistant DR.. Burrell would be as a ship
without rudder. 1t is he who parcels out
the pastors duties, keeps tab on all the re-
quirements of the week and reminds him
Of each and every engagement he has made.
In little book which he carries in his
inside pocket Mr.. Williams iots down all
the details of the week. 1t maps out the
pastors work TO the smallest detail, and
without it he wouldn't keep half or quar-
ter Of the engagements that he makes.
Every appointment, sometimes for month
ahead, goes into this little book, and at
the proper time Pastor Burreu gets his
pointers from his secretary and then goes
ahead. By this method all the details of
his place devolve on some one else, leaving
him TO unencumbered thought on his ser
mons and the various other intellectual
work with which his days and weeks are
plentifully filled.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
An Importan. Man in the Tovn.

1t is reported that there is a man in
Somerset county who is a selectman, as
SCISSOR and overseer of the poor IN his town.
He is also school agent and highway sur
veyor in his school and highway district.
1t is said that the town pays him one dollar
per day for the board of his mother-in-l law,
and that he has hired his own daughter for
the school teacher. An ex-soldier, ne draws
a nice sum each month as pensioner. He
carries on farm aud speculates some in
farm produce and stock. He also owns a
building that is the headquarters of club,
and he is leading as we'll as a successful
member thereof 1t should be added that
he does not teach class in Sunday school
Lewiston Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
A Preacher with Fads.

There is a church over on the East Side
which is pointed out as Plymouth Congre-
gational The man who is showing you
about Milwaukee will stand you up in
front of this edifce and say:
Look at that. That's Plymouth Con-
gregational church The name of the pas
tor is Mr.. Ellsworth l suppose there was
a time when Dr. Ellsworth would have
been mobbed if he had done what he is
doing nova He has little theatre in the
basement of the church. 1t is built just
like theatre. On this stage he encourages
private theatricals-for the glory of God.
Then he has a gymnasium back of that.
He believes in giving his membership all
of the attractions, but he insists that all
must be done with an eye single to the
glory of God. You can see his congregation
swinging Indian clubs and jumping over
wooden horses almost every afternoon after
certain hours. Mr.. Ellsworth goes further
He believes that if man will bring deck
of cards into the church and play old sledge
or any other game in the pew, so long as
he plays it in Christian spirit and for the
glory of the cause. it is all right.
Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
YOU ARE WEIGHED BEFORE AND AFTER.
THE NEW POLICE JUDGE.

The police commissioners met yesterday
afternoon in regular session and attended
to the routine work before them. Three
resolutions were passed. The first de-
clared the office of police judge vacant and
appointed Judge B. L. keenan, to fill said
vacancy. The second dismissed Sanitary
Police Williams and detailed Officer Aspey
to his duties The third ordered six tele-
phones for public use to be placed in diff
ferent portions of the city. The telephones
are to be used for police, fire and cases of
emergency. All of the changes contem-
templated by the resolutions go into effect
from yesterday. No discussion attended
their adoption and no reasons were set
forth for their action
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
ANOTHER GOOD SHOWING.
Business at tho Packing Houses, Stock Yards
and Grain Market for the Week.

Although the volume of business for the
week is not as large as the week previous
yet it makes most satisfactory showing
Prices on live stock at the yards have
ruled steady to strong all week and every
thing offered in that line has found ready
sale and at very satisfactory prices as a
rule and shippers as well as commission
men are very well satisfied with the week 5
business. The packers have been on the
market, both cattle and hogs, every day
and have purchased large per cent
of the offerings. They report very
busy week and very active demand
for their products which are so well
known and generally liked all over
the country. The shipments of packing
house products for the week are siXty-nine
car loads, amounting to about one humid
red and fifteen thousand dollars (S1l5, 00O)
These heavy shipments in connection with
the Strengthening and curing of thousands
of hogs and hundreds of cattle have kept
the packers very busy.
The miliers and grain dealers have paid
out about $39. 800 for wheat, corn and oats
during the week and all report an active
business. To the above amounts add
eighty-five thousand dollars, the amount
of money paid out at the yards for live
stock, and you have total of nearly a
quarter of a million of dollars for the
weeks business IN these three branches of
industry which should be most gratifying
TO all true friends of Wichita and most of
this mornings readers of the EAGLE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
A New Fish Story.

Writing of trout reminds me that genial
BILLY" Florence has been telling another
fish story, and this time caught a tartar.
It was at the Fifth Aveaeue hotel, where he
lives, and there was quite a group around,
including Mr.. Cooper, the Mexican onyx
mine owner, when Mr.. Florence gravely
told about going aishing and catching a
fish that weighed 800 pounds. The onyx
mans eyes twinkled like stars as the story
was concluded, and to Mr.. Florence's in
quiry whether or not he couldn't tell a fish
story, too, he replied:
"You bet l can. Why, went afshing
once and caught 'possum that weighed
600 pounds. He was the biggest''-
But hold on" put in Mr. Florence,
"what'c that got to do with fish,"
Sch? Oh, yes. Well, you see we weighed
him on scales, and you must admit scales
have something to do with fish, and then
as he was postum We set him to telling
stories to suCkers-suckers are fish, eh?"
Florence gasped for breath and owned
up that he was defeated.-New York Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

No purely left handed race has ever been
discovered, although it Is said that fully 20
per cent. of the inhsbitants of the Pendjab
use the LETT hand in preference to the right,
as do also the Hottentots and the Rushmen
Of South Africa. DR.. Mario, as a result Of
his study Of criminals, has discovered that
from IS to % per cent. Of those who have
been convicted of crime were left handed,
the highest ratio among people of all classes
being but nine 10 the hundred. and in some
countries less than five ia the same mum Der
of persons.-St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

BISHOP TAYLOR, OF AFRICA, IN WICHITA.
On Monday evening, the 18th inst, the
people of Wichita are to be favored with
an opportunity of seeing and hearing one
of the heroic men of the church and of the
age. The probability of Henry NJ. Stan
leys appearance here grows in interest
from the fact that the intrepid eX-
plorer is to be heralded by the Stanley of
the cross. the majestic Taylor; whose
labos in Africa, save the work of Living
stone and Judson, are perhaps without a
parallel To hear the experience OF this
great man of God will be an occasion of
profound interest
William Taylor the third bishop of
Africa for the NJ. Z. church, was born in
1921 in Rockridge, Va, and became a
preacher in 1912. One of the earliest exhi-
billions of his energy was the organization
of a Methodist society in San Francisco. A
few years later he was actively engaged in
evangelistic work on the Atlantic coast.
Australia, Tasmania and Ceylon next com
manded his marvellous power. Subse-
quently he was seen in India, after which
he labored for years in South Africa.
''In every place he has been, as on the
day he first entered the ministry, strong,
sovereign and fearless, knowing well his
own mind, and with no if or fall in all
his vocabulary. The only thing indispen-
sible to his comfort is a stone for his
mighty head at night, and he carries a
marble slab foot square for this, sleeping
his marble sleep soundly and waking in
the morning to run anew his race"
The price of admission to this lecture
has been put within the reach of everyone,
and all are confident that the First NJ. K.
church will be crowded to its utmost on the
evening of the 25th.
CRAWFORD GRAND.
pete" Baker opens the season at Craw-
ford's Grand Opera house, August %, with
the richly dressed musical comedy, "The
Emigrant" and "Chris and Lena
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
American sculptor. in Florence.

The studio where Hiram Powers worked
80 long remains just ES he left it. Some
years before his death / called there, and
he showed ne hts artistic children. his
Eve" his Greek Slave and other stat
ues, and great company Of bcsts. Now l
ind his sou, Nicholas Longworth Powers,
doing the ike good work IN the same place.
In looking at the fathers statues could
trace the growth OF his art. When Thor
waidSen visited him he inspected the Eve
closely. and Powers zPololzei for il, as
his first work Thorwaidsen said. i
know good scalptors who would be proud
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

A 5-year-cld miss at Houlton has been
teasing for a party. The other day she
succeeded in getting her mothers consent
and went off perfectly contented. Nothing
more was seen of Dora until some time
later, when she marched into her father
home followed by nineteen other young
ladies Of the same age, all ready for the
party. The mother was surprised, but
made the best of the situation and enter
tanned the unexpected visitors TO the best
OF her abihty.-Lewiston Journal