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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

obstacle. most desperate OF all, has been
met, the sunken road and stone wall alive
with Confederate riflemen. who till now
have held their fire Kimbalps men look
around for their supports and see none at
hand. Half of the line has fallen on the
way across the plain, and now the regi-
ments plant their colors and lie down,
covering themselves as best they may from
the whitening fire and awaiting some re-
endorsements The brigades of Andrews
and Palmer followed Kimball's with the
same experiences, and they, too, halted
and lay in their tracks.
To the enemy on the hill and behind the
stone wall this appeared bloody work in
deed. They noted and admired the re-
markable GOODNESS of KimbalPs men in
planting colors to mark their alignments
within stones throw Of the wall, where
the muskets were kept hot with the rapid
firing. Then when Kimball's line van
ished, the colors still standing and held by
stout hands lying PROSTATE on the ground,
their comrades of Andrews and Palmer's
brigades repeated the daring advance, re-
ceiving the punishment of their temerity
with marked GOODNESS. The Confederates
all of this time knew the grim hopeless
ness of the task before their opponents.
At the base of Marye's a sunken road runs
the whole distance parallel with the crest,
and on the side toward the town this road
is protected by high stone wall. There
being a gentle terrace from the base of the
hill to the crest, this break in the surface
is not discoverable for the eye at a casual
glance. When Kimball's men reached it
and recoiled the Union army knew that
the enemy had not permitted the easy
crossing Of the river and the approach to
the heights without a purpose. Marye's
Heights was a slaughter pen," and but
one division of infantry and battalion of
artillery was required to hold it against an
army Of assailants.
The Union order for attack had been
that HancOck's division should follow
French, and unappalled by the experience
of that division these noble troops took
up the fight. Gen. John e. Caldwell led
with his brigade, the Fifth New Hamp-
shire, Seventh, Sixty-frst and Sixty-fourth
New York, and Eighty-frst and One Hun
dred and Forty-ifth Pennsylvania. Fol-
lowing him was Meagher with the Twenty
eighth Massachusetts, SiXty-third, Sixty
ninth and Eighty-eighth New York, and
One Hundred and Sixteenth Pennsylvania,
the Irish brigade at its best. Last came
Col S. X Zook, Twenty-seventh Connec-
ticut, Second Delaware, Fifty-third, Fifty
seventh and Sixty-sixth New York, and
Fifty-third Pennsylvania.
1t would simply be multiplication of
words to attempt description fittingwhat
followed. Zook swept along with a line
as even as though on parade, and at every
step the men of French, who had covered
themselves on the field, arose and fell in,
literally taking the place of those of Han
cock S men killed on the way up. Kim
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balls few survivors, still clinging to their
colors, were the last to fall in But the
Confederates have been REINFORCED at the
stone wall and their ammunition replen-
lshed Such daring rs Frcnch's men have
shown and Hancock's will initiate has
fairly alarmed the Confederate command
ers, and the stone wall and suulen road are
strengthened for the next charge looks
men recoil before the Stone wall after going
within pistol shot, and then comes the Irish
brigade with n cheer From the heights
above the green flag Of Erin is recognized.
After them Caldwell sweeps up, gather
ing men from all the other commands and
pressing upto within twenty and even fif-
teen yards Of the wall. At this point dead
men of the four b< gades of Kimball, Zook,
Meagher and Caldwell were found at the
time Of burial
Other charges We're made by Towards
division of the Second corps, and by Sykes
and Humphreys of the Fifth. They were
brave movements in the face OF the dread
full havoc that had gone before, but the
deeds of French and Hancock could not be
surpassed; their heroic dead marked the
limits made in the advance. No embel-
lshment could be added To their simple
record more startling than the actual fig
ures of losses in Hancock's division, where
they equaled those in any two of the others.
Hancock took into action 3. 900 men and
lost 1000 in killed and wounded. The
Fifty-third Pennsylvania lost s officers out
of IA and one-half its men. The Seventh
New York lost IS officers out of . and very
nearly half its men. The Fifth New
Hampshire lost II officers out of % and
over half its men. 1t had five commanders
during the action, the first four being
killed or wounded. The Sixty-ninth New
York lost 10 officers out Of 10 and over half
It's men, and had four commanders in the
action. The Eghty-eighth New York lost
half its complement Of officers and men.
The One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsyl-
vania lost nearly 50 per cent. and the One
Hundred and Sixteenth lost heavily, hav-
Ing four different commanders during the
engagement
The Twenty-eighth Massachusetts, lost
nearly half its number, and the Second
Delaware suffered severely, having two OF
its commanders wounded The Eighty
first PENNSYLVANIA lost twelve officers out
Of sixteen and over half It's men, aud had
three commanding officers wounded. The
Fifty-seyeuth New York lost nine officers
out OF eleven, TWO of its commanders
among them. The SiNty-siXth New York
lost heavily and had three commanders
killed or wounded There was none of the
excitement of a hotly contested battle to
inspire these men. no dazzling prize bal
anced in the air 10 be seized by the bravest
and the quickest. Before them lay the
stubborn hills. the silent cannon and the
sullen enemy. In marching on them they
marched into the jaws of death as grandly
Is ever men did on earth
CE9RGE L KILAER
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The Smallest FIowering Plant.

The smallest Towering plant is Wolfia
microscopic, a native of India. 1t belongs
to the duckweed family. 1t is almost
microscopic in size, destitute of proper
stem. leaves and roots, but having these
organs merged in one, forming frond.
There is a prolongation of the lower sur
face, the purpose of which seems to be to
enable the plant to float upright in the
water.
The fronds multiply by sending ont
other fronds from a slit or concavity, and
with such rapidity does this take place
that a few days often suffice to produce
from a few individuals enough similar
ones to cover many square rods of pond
surface with the minute green granules.
Small as these plants are they bear flow
ers. Two are produced on plant. each
of them very simple, one of single sta
men and the other of n single pistil, both
of which burst through the upper surface
of the frond.-London Tit-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

The enemy on Marye's Heights have been
waiting hours and hours for just this.
Longstreet's excellent division, under Nc
Laws, with the famous Washington artil-
cry, have the stronghold n their keep.
Ambalis men move on with Hi, hi!
AiH' sayonets at a charge, battering down
'ences with dubbed muskets as they 60.
Scores Of our cannon from Falmouth and
stafford Heights FIRE upon the Confederate
Guns on the hill. The screaming or shells.
the roar of cannon, make a terrible din.
but the men have their orders and see
their goal and press on without specific
commands. Soon the Confederate gunners
change their ammunition from shot and
shell 10 canister and spread great havoc in
the ranks OF the devoted brigade, but the
survivors go on until they are staggered
10y an unexpected volley Of musketry al
most in their faces The second hidden
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the astonlsned pony, with the runners
square on in its trail, pushing forward in
silence. Sullenly they cling to the trial,
no matter where it leads. Up hill and
down, among rocks, across streams-where
the pony goes they go, tireless as fate. At
last, broken in heart and strength, unable
to struggle further, the mustang is taken.
Unless far stronger than usual, he will run
down within the first fifty miles.-Kansas
Citv Star
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Science In domestic Life.

Mrs. Professor Howe (drowsily)-Did
you lock the windows and put out the
gas, John?
Professor Howe-No, 1 had lost my
KEY and fastened them; as for putting
out the gas did just the opposite. 1t
was coming out and 1 closed the aper-
ture internally, thereby keeping it.
But Mrs. Howe had gone to sleep
Lowell Citizen.
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There are at least six first class ocean

steamers leaving New York every week,
and as many on the other side-say twelve
in all. An average OF 500 each for the
concerts given on board these steamers is
a very low estimate. Now, $1,000 week
amounts to s62, 400 year, and the old mari
ners and orphans of Liverpool have been
receiving this annual sum, and more, for
upward of ten years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

According to an eminent French physi-
ologist the wing of an ordinary house fly
makes $50 strokes in one second; the wing
of the humble bee, 2+0; the honey bee, $50;
the wasp, 10; the dragon fly, Is; the spar
row, l3 the wild duck, 9; the pigeon, s
a.1d che osprey. G
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

Fans, my dear Lulu" said Miss I'm
certainage, as she slowly waved her fan
back and forth. 'fans, am told, were
used by the ancients as early as 1865
B. c."
Indeed" replied the vivacious Miss
Lulu. 1T is remarkable how tenacious
of habits we are. Chicago Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

Mount St. Elias must take fall. II is
not 1850 feet high, as given in Uncle
Sans books, but 5000 feet less This dis
covery was made by the United States
geographical survey under Professor Rus
sell, and information Of it was brought to
Washington by Mark Kerr, who was asso-
ciated with Professor Russell in the expe-
ditiOn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

"Do You notice that Juggles always
carries a cane nowadays"
Yes 1t was voted To him at a church
fair for being the ugliest man in the
county He wants 20 meet once more
the man that made the presentation
speech.-Chicago Times.
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Paradise.

"Did you enjoy it off in the country,
Jimmiey'
Did I? Had a bully time. used 10
get up before anybody in the hotel, and
change all the boots and ring the fire
alarms, and broke nine panes of glass
in one week. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

According TO a rough estimate which .
statistician has made concerning thefts
from singers and actresses, jewels of the
value of el5,CO0,Op0 have been stolen during
the last decade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
A Roston-Chicago Match.

Hotel Clerk-See that couple there?
They have just been married. The bride
is from Boston and the groom from Chi
cago.
Friend-That so3 Sort Of pork and
haans rs il wn-o chs-Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

The smallest division of money in Mon
tana is bit" Two bits" make quar-
ter, which purchases drink and cigar.
At the funeral of an aged lsdy at Wool
witch, England, her seven sons, all clergy
men of the Church Of England, were pres
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
ALWAYS Needed RescuinR.

Scollops-Thats a fine dog you have
there. What doyou call him;
Taggs-Emin PaSha.
Scollops-Why do you call him that?
Taggs-Because I've had to spend so
much time finding him.-Boston Cour-
Ter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

Western Parent-Say. teacher, do We
reckon We hin make my boy smart?
Teacher-Wal. ! reckon I kin, if this
birch rod Of mine holds out.-Epoch.
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copyright by American Press Association.l

HEN the Army Of
the Potomac was
led by Gen. Burn
side TO the Kappa
hammock, opposite
the federate
camps at Freder
icksbIfg, it took
position on Stat
ford Heights and
could look down
upon some of the
most formidable
of the enernV'S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
Onr Intelligent Judiciary.

Judge Stuffy-Have you anything to
say before sentence is passed upon you?
Prisoner-The ring L am accused Of
stealing is not gold, your honor. 1t is
fire gilt.
Judge Stuffy-Gilt being acknowl-
edged, will give you only six years.
jewelers. Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

Do not be deceived by speciously worded
advertisements of other lines. The Frisco
Limited is the fastest train TO 81. Louis by
more than one hour with incomparably
the finest equipment. No charges and no
delays at junction points. dllju
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
Part of Him. al Least.

Miss Fsnnie-Young De Mente is a
regular swell. isn't he?
Her Brother (grufflyl-His head is
Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
A Master Of Language.

Bronson-IS Jones a kngUiSt?
Smilev-Well. should think so. You
should have heard him just now, when
he sat down on a tack!-Light.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15

NE Contributions Returned Unless" Etc
She (after a lovers quarrell-You may
return my letters.
He leditorl-Did you inclose stamps?
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
A Queer Purse.

Children-Please, sir, give Us twenty
five cents worth of molasses in this jar.
Storekeeper-All right, little one. See,
the jar is full. Now give me the
money.
Children-Please, sir, the money is at
the bottom of the jar.-Fliegeude Blaet-
ter.
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Tit for Tat.

He (hitterly)-It is curious 10 notice
the strange affinity between women and
cats.
She (sarcastically) - Do you really
think so? But how about the affinity be
tween some men and puppies?-Harper's
Bazaar.
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FATE AGAINST THEN.
GALLANT WORK BEFORE MARYE'S
HEIGHTS AT FREDERICKSBURG.

Heroic, Bloody bur Useless Charges Of
French's and HancOck's Divisions.
Where Leaders and Men Went Down
I'm Thousands.
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Wichita National Bank.

PAID UP CAPITAL. $25o.O
SURPLUS. $4,000
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DIRECTORS:

s. II. Kohn, A W. Oliver. W. W, Levy, L. A. wal
ton, s. 7. futile, N f. Niederlander W. r. Tucker
John Davidson, J. C. Rutan-
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ENoCrz MoRGAN's SONS co NEW YORK.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
The Presidents Recenilons.

President Harrison takes an entirely diff
ferent method Of holding his public reeep-
tons In The cast room from that adopted by
eX-President Cleveland, writes the Washing.
ton correspondent of the New York Mail and
Express, The democratic chief magistrate
loved show and mystery lie always had
an air of something wonderful Is about 70
happen when he received the public. He
made II n rule to 80 down To the parlor by
the back stairway and have two or three
ushers throw open the large CEN
ter doors leading to the long
portrait gallery, Thus the crowd
collected In the east room could catch a
glimpse Of the President approaching them
lin state,h as II were, attended by his body
guard Mr. Cleveland was always afraid Of
some one, and so he had his ushers stand
close beside him during the entire reception.
The stories of his having private detectives
always about him were freely published
during his term, and this habit Of always
appearing at his public receptions with three
or four attendants lent color to the state
ments, Mr., Harrison, however holds his
receptions under entirely different circum-
stances. Instead Of going down the back
stairs from his library, the President walks
ont the cabinet door and down tie front
stairway, often surrounded by crowd OF
callers,
| There Is no pageant up the long portrait
gallery and through the wide center doors
simply for show no, he is more demo-
cratic and enters the large east room by the
small doorway used by the people" The
President does not allow his ushers to stand
close beside him, for he is not afraid of the
people, and the men stand at the door to see
that all the visitors feel ut home and shake
hands with Mr. Harrison. Another thing
the President is most particular about, and
that is to be punctual The hour set for bis
tri-weekly receptions IS o'clock, and the
President Is usually in the east room on
time Mr. Cleveland, however, did not
seem to mind keeping. the people
waiting Yesterday Mr.. Harrison came
downstairs with Secretary Proctor and !
number of visitors. Postmaster-Genera
Wanamaker preceded him but few min,
utes, but as Mr.. Wanamaker had to catcl
the train to Philadelphia, he did not remair
for the reception, rs did Secretary Procar
Nearly all the visitors wished the Presiden
a merry Christmas, and he returned thei
good wishes in a CHEEKY, happy manner. 4
number of Philadelphia gentlemen were lat
for the public reception, and when the Pres
ident heard they desired to see him he sen
for them and gave them private reception
in the library. Mr.. Cleveland rarely di'
this for he always considered his duty t
the public over Wien he finished handshak
ing in the cas-. room.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
Gashes Stitched with Ants Jaws.

Ants are terrible fighters. They have
very powerful jaws, considering the size
of their bodies, and therefore their method
of fighting is by biting.
They will bite one another and hold or
with wonderful grip of the jaws, even
after all their legs have been bitten of
by other ants. Sometimes six or eight
ants will be clinging with death grif
to one another, making peculiar specta
Gle, some with a leg gone and some with
half the body gone.
One singular fact is that the grip OF an
ants Jaw is retained even after the body
has been bitten off and nothing but the
head remains This knowledge is pcs
sessed by certain tribe of IudisDs III
Brazil, South America, who put ts,s 9nts
to very peculiar use.
When an Indian gets cash cut in hi
hand, instead of having the flesh sewet
together as the physicians do in this coun
try, he procures five or six large blacl
ants, and, holding their heads near tn
cash, they bring their jaws together il
biting the flesh, and thus pull the tive
sides of the flesh together.
Then the Indian pinches off the bodie
of the ants and leaves their heads cling
ing to the flesh, which is held togethe
until the cash is perfectly healed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02

Gently happened in Lucknow, the truth
of which he vouohed for. This is tho
Colcnel's story;
In 1877, | think he said, party Of
faSirs, possibly the same ones ! had seen,
for their description Tailed closely with
that of my acquaintance, visited the Colo
ncl's quarters and gave an exhibition of
their almost superhuman powers. The
old man threw himself while IN sitting
or rather squatting position into a trance,
and his assistants proceeded to place his
tongue far back in his mouth. Then
they swathed his body with bandages, &c
a mummy is prepared for the tomb. They
filed his eyes, ears, mouth and nostriE
with paste and bandaged his face and
neck, arms and chest, as they had done
the lower part of his body. When this
was done he was turned over to the Colo
mel. Mind you, all this had been done
in the presence of the Colonel and his
officers. There was and could be no de-
ception in it.
The Colonel had had deep hole dug
in the barrack-yard, and into this he
placed the bandaged fakir, after first
putting him into box, sheathed with
metal and Theoretically sealed. The
earth was spread over this box and tho
grave was placed under the guard of a
squad of soldiers. Every second Of the
time, day and night for forty days, the
grave was under guard. The box could
not have been meddled with by any human
being and have escaped detection. At
the end of that period the box was ex-
humed and opened, the body was I'M
swathed and woman breathed upon its
face, and passed her hands over his liml
and, precisely as have described befo
the man came to life. apparently nj
the worse tor his long burial. How mt
longer he could have remained un'
ground of course l can not tell. A
know is he certainly was buried and re-
NAMED there forty days without air, food
or drink,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02

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THE LABOR WORLD.

SIXTY THOUSAND women work for living
In Berlin
A LOUISVILLE Ky.l brakeman got SIS, 600
damages for injuries.
SOME of the English trades unions are OPP
posed to Sunday work.
The National BARRIERS Union has pro-
nounced itself against Sunday work.
CHINESE tanners in California get Sl.2o
day: white men get from 81 to $3.50.
THy Commissioner of Labor in Ohio learned
that a number of girls were employed by
concern which deals in Objectionable litera-
ture.
THREE HUNDRED miners struck in Boulder
County, Col, and fifteen of the seventeen
mines closed down. The trouble was about
overtime.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, the English statesman.
announced that he would be unable to lead
the movement to establish a working day OF
eight hours
THE junk and boatmep recently struck at
Canton, China. There were 60,000 of them.
and they succeeded in stopping all the traffic
and most of the sacrifices of the place.
A PAPER clothing company at Port Huron,
Mich, employs ITO hands, and viii soon have
500 1t began in July with only three hands,
and is now 23,00) garments behind orders.
A woNEN's trades association has been
established, with the support of the Bishop
of Bedford and Lady Sandhurst, to secure
better wages and shorter hours for working
women in London.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
Indians Who Buy Costly Collins.

Mr., Q. W. Young, one Of the princi-
pal merchants Of Juneau, Alaska, il in
the city. Among other goods, he has
ordered score or so Of collins, is'orttd
sizes and Of the most expensive descrip-
ton. He says that the Indians IN that
section can have nothing too rich aud
elegant in the coffin line. The finest
plush for covering and silver handles
aud studs thick bespangled over the cof-
dn is what they want and will have II
they put up their last dollar. Mr.. Find
ley Of the COsket Company says the
Oregon Indians have the same ideas in
regard to collins, and some of the most
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-02
uom Things Go In Life.

MeFingle-Do you know that seedy-
looking individual over therel
McFaugle Yes. He's the inventor oil
one OF the most wonderful and useful
engines in the world.
'Iudeed And VINO is that Handsomely
dressed, prosperous'lo looking man to
whom he is talkingl'
ooh, he invented an oil can to use on
the engine invented by the other. "-Ne'o
York Sun.