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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-16
why Schooimarms Are Viu
Maids.
oil City Blizzard,
Are Old

"How does it happen that there
are SO many old maids among the
school teachersp" teacher was
asked, according to a contemporary.
"Because school teachers are as q
rule women Of sense, and none q
them will give up a $50 position for
a $40 man" was the reply.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-16

Organs and Pianos sold for Cash
Easy Payments, and Rented. Gaia
que free.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-16
NEW
MODEL
ORGAN.
STYLE
2244
MASON &
HAMIIN,
PIANOS.

Popular Styles Organs at S22
$3.50, 8 go, SIS, 500, and up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

here miSalliance was made with the
balloon Teller, and if it should all get
into our country paper my life would be
an he'll on earth.
Another man who is somewhat garru-
lous says: There is little incum0rance
on my place of some 81 800 and interest
from 1879 at 10 per cent. hope TO pay
it as soon as l get my pension and ar
rears of same. In fact / would not have
moIrgaged but with the hope of raising
the money long ago by that means. All
mortgages are given, think, with some
thing in view which is expected 70 wipe
out the Indebtedness. That is where we
get disappointed and left. think, do not
you?
Now I've got a good deal better
claim for pension than a great many
people that has got their papers through
al right years ago, but when l present
my claim folks seem TO be pleased about
something and go away, and that's the
end OF 1t. 1t was a peculiar case. but
do not see anything so ALFRED mirthful
about it myself
at was like this: In the fall of IS l
was a kind OF assistant commiSsary, and
we had been on a forced march for two
days trying TO draw the attention of the
enemy from the main column, and sue
ceeding so well that we became very
popular with the southern soldiery. We
sent in our regrets and then 1T out. but.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Indian TERRITORY Mans.

A perfect sectional map of the Cherokee
Outlet" containing G, 023, PA acres, soon TO
be opened for settlement, showing every
quarter section of land, every stream, cat
tie trail, railroad and station in that noted
country. and the whole Indian territory.
Size 2sx36 inches, beautifully colored.
Price 81. so; fully mounted, Cloth back on
rollers, -. so
Also a perfect sectional map of the
"Iowas," Sac and Fox" "Kickapoo" and
"Pottowatomie" reservations, containing
2. 40S 422 acres, lately treated for. and to be
opened to settlement, also showing the
eastern tier Of counties of Oklahoma terri
tory, railroad stations, etc, etc. Size 24x30
inches. Price 81. 25; fully mounted, cloth
back, on rollers, 500 Both maps to one
address for s. 50; fully mounted for $500
Address E. J. ARNOLD,
liz lmo+ P. o. box 500, Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
The Wanderer,H Return.
kee Blade

Nothing is changed! The old mill BY
the brook is still there. The clump Of
elms on the hillside are as green as ever.
The brook babbles by as merrily as ever
Nothing is changed!
Even the inhabitants are just as I left
them years ago. Uncle Zeb Huskins is
as cross as ever. Molie Hayenstraw is
quite as pretty as she used TO be as a
snip of a child. How familiar it all
looks!
Ali There comes Noah Drydsppel. the
village grocer. Growing older Is Noah,
a little. Halo. Noah Don't you rec
ognize me? No: Why, I'm JEFF Nor
gan, son Of Squire Morgan. Know me
now, hey? Ha-ha!
What Do you mean 10 say that you
are going to make me pay a debt l con-
tracted twenty years ago?
Nothing is changed - New York
World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

land sakes, they just seemed like they
couldn't give US up, and so they didn't
get off our coat tails for forty-eight
hours. / haven't got my breath yet, to
tell you the truth, but that amt to the
point exactly.
Finally the rebel horde, as they were
called at that time, quit, and after shoot
ing few of us, enough for a mess, prob
ably, they turned around and went back
to monkey with the main column, which
mad improved the time by securing much
needed rest and change of scene.
The following day we camped near a
deserted still, which had three barrels of
nice, new, warm whisky in it. We capt
ured these, and they were placed in
charge Of the commissary. The troops
were very much exhausted and begged
for some of this liquor, but it was ex-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
$50. 90 REWARD.
Supposed TO Have Been Stolen.

Large sorrel horse, buggy and harness,
September p, 1890; horse about 10 years
old, white spot on forehead; scar on near
side. low down, about 1 inches long.
Buggy and harness old, somewhat dllapi-
dated: leather ly-net.
5000 additional will be paid by the
sheriff Of Sedgwick county for the arrest
and conviction of thief.
j. CORWTN, owner.
Wire r CONE, sheriff, Wichita, Kan.
1852
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Note the Importance ofThis.

The Missouri Pacific railway is the only
line running three daily trains between
Wichita and Kansas City and Wichita and
st. Louis. Morning train leaves Wichita
at 7:45 a. m, arriving at Kansas City same
afternoon, Chicago next morning at 5
O'Clock, and st. Louis ESQ a. m. ST. Louis
express leaves Wichita at o'clock p. m.
with through Pullman sleeper and chair
car Wichita TO st. Louis without change.
Night express leaves Wichita at $40 with
sleeper and chair car through To Kansas
City and st. Louis. This train also con-
meets at Yates Center with the through
express for Little Rock, Ark, and Mem
phis, Tenn, via Fort Smith, Ark. If you
are going east, west, north or south, re
member you will save time and money by
going via the Missouri Pacific railway. IL
is the short line TO all points east and west,
St. Louis and Pueblo and Denver. For
information, Pullman reservations and
tickets to all parts of the globe, call at the
city ticket Office, 1877 North Main street. or
depot corner Second and Wichita streets.
f.. f.. BLECKLEY,
60 If Passenger and Ticket Agt.
Wichita Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Safety and Pleasure.

Pretty Daughter-Ma, may go boat
ing?
Fond Mother-Indeed you sha'n't. The
idea. Who invited you?
Daughter-Mr. Differs.
Fond Mother-Oh! Yes, you may go
with Mr.. Differs. He has a cork leg,
and if the boat upsets just you hang on
to that.-Street s. Smiths Good News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

For the occasion the Missouri Pacific Ry
st Louis short line) will sell tickets
Wichita to St Louis and return for one
fare for the round trip. Tickets will be
sold October 4th to 10th inclusive, good 20
return October 18th Remeber this is via
the Missouri Pacific Ry, the only st. Louis
short line. and the only line running three
express trains daily between Wichita and
St Louis and Wichita and Kansas City
Only half fare. Call at l37 North Main
street Telephone No 2ll. dl09-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
His Onick VII.

"Pshaw, that paper that was read a.
the meeting this afternoon was a regu
lar sausage said Snobly 70 the pretty
girl he was escorting TO supper from the
convention hall.
Sir" said she Indignantly, "the read.
er was my brother. What do you mean
by calling his effort sausage
why, it was long and full Of mea,
and spice"
And all went merry as a marriage bell
Light
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
A Sigh for Fat.

First Compositor-I wish they had
some of those around this Office.
Second ompositor-Some of what?
First Compositor-Why, some Of those
half mile dashes that the sporting papers
tell about With half dozen of those
in his copy a fellow could manage to get
up quite a string. Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

The Santa Fe is the short line Pueblo, to
Colorado Springs and Denver. Note the
time: Leave Wichita 4:l0 p. m, arrive
Pueblo 6:35 a. NJ, arrive Colorado Springs
: 40 a. M, arrive Dener 1890 a. m. Through
Pullman chair car and dining car service.
40
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Kansas City and Chicago leaves Wichita
7:45 a. m, arrives at Kansas City 5 o'clock
p. m, Chicago next morning at o'clock.
Colorado express leaves Wichita at 5:l5
p ~, arriving at Pueblo for breakfast and
Denver for dinner Chair cars and Pull
man sleeping cars through to Denver, via
the Missouri Pacific railway. 107 If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

To the Southern Kansas Fair at Wichita
Sept. % and 30 and Oct. l, 2, 9 and 4. The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe route will
place on sale excursion tickets at one fare
for the round trip to be sold from all sta
tons 15o miles distant
6. 7. NICHOLSON,
G. P. and T. Ag't, Topeka, Kan
W. F. WHITE, Pass. Traffic Mang'r,
If Chicago Ill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Catechiam.

What line runs three through passenger
trains to st. Louis without change!
The Frisco.
What line runs Pullman sleepers and
reclining chair cars morning and night TO
St. Louis?
The Frisco is the only line.
What line has the fast train TO st. Louis'
The Frisco, whose flyer leaves Wichita
at 2:25 D. m daily, arriving in St. Louis at
7:30 the following morning.
Does this fast train connect with other
trains from st. Louis?
Why, certainly, with all east bound
trains in st. Louis union depot d5O-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Has it ever occurred to you that the
Santa Fe route has a very fast train TO
Chicago and the east-leaving Wichita at
1910 noon, arriving In Chicago the next
morning, making all eastern connections.
1t is fact. d5O-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. IL
soothes the child. softens the gums, alleys
all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea- Twenty-fvecents 3
bottle. d64 If w46 u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
underrearin Union suIts.

Ladies and children's Jenness Miller
styles, Ypsilanti and other makes. Address
by mail or call upon agent, Miss Grant,
407 East Douglas ave-, room q. Office
hours. after p. N. daily. d1lS2t+
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Too SnNDeafiYe.

Johnson-There is etiquette about Of
fering a man a cigar, just as there is
about everything else.
Jackson-How 80?
johnson - Well, for instance. you
wouldn't ask widower if he will have
a weed, now, would you?-Lowen Citi-
zen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
a Fair Presumption.

Gazzam (reading)-A centenarian who
just died in England spent ninety-nine
years of her life in one house
Mrs. Gazzam-Why, she must have
been nearly a hundred years old.-Yeno-
wines Navr-e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Do not be deceived by speciously worded
advertisements of other lines The Frisco
Limited is the fastest train to St. Louis by
more than one hour with incompsrably
the finest equipment. No charges and no
delays at junction points. dll3-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

If you have a railroad ticket to sell or
want to buy a cheap ticket to any part OF
the country, don't fail to call on W. H.
Baker, the ticket broker. Office in Man
haitian hotel. yotf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Are you going west: Are you going
east? If so, take the Great Rock Island.
Finest accommodations and lowest rates
10 all points. City ticket Office, 100 East
Douglas avenue. corner Main street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
City Map.

A handsome Autograph map Of the city,
showing all the streets and location of the
public buildings, etc, for sale at this
office. 59-tf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Night express for Kansas City, st. Louis
and the east leaves Wichita at $40 p, m
Chair cars and Pullman sleepers on this
train. Missouri Pacific railway l01 Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

This Office is prepared to furnish all the
blanks which are used in connection with
proving up homesteads in Oklahoma We
use Coop's blanks, which are the only
blanks printed that have been approved Dy
the land commissioner at Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Notwithstanding statements to the con-
trary, the Frisco line is two hours the
quickest to St. Louis. Try it. 80 If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Three trains daily in each direction,
between Wichita and Kansas City, Wich-
tia and ST. Louis, via Missouri Pacific
railway 1U7 If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

New Pullman sleeping car service Mis-
souri, Pacific railway Wichita to st. Louis
without change via the Pleasant Hill
route, DIS II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Two night, one morning, Kansas City tC
Chicago. The Santa Fe route. 43-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Three Through Trains.

New morning express, Kansas City to
Chicago. The Santa Fe route. 43-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Daily by Daylight.

Take stage at Wharton for Saltwater;
Billy Snyder, proprietor. d4S II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Three hours the quickest to St Louis
Missouri Pacific railway. ia IT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Complimentary

Tom-What is her name?
Jack-Kane, / believe. Sweet girl,
isn't she?
Tom-Yes, sort of sugar Kane.-Yan-
kee Blade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

REVISING THE CENSUS.
BILL NYE GIVES SOME RESULTS
OF HIS EXPLORATORY LABoRS.

He Says He Occasionally Runs Across
An Impure Thought Among the Other
wise Immaculate Returns and Offers
One or Two Samples TO the Public.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

St Louis express leaves Wichita at l
o'clock D. m. Through sleeping and
chair car Wichita TO 81. Louis, via Mis-
souri, Pacific railway l07 II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
@lAAM


P. 81 already have very fattering
offer for the use of such replies TO the
census as may think best to expurgate.
3. n,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

There are others, many others, that
are of interest, but space will not permit
of any further at this time. shall no
doubt, in my work of expurgating, find
others which may be published in the
nress in the future
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

GO If Passenger and Ticket Agt.
Wichita, Kansas.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11
A True FISH, Story.

Nearly a year ago Fisherman W. T.
Van Dyke. while pursuing his occupa-
ton off shore, invitingly threw out q
fishing line with two well-baited hooks.
Presently there was n jerk-the bait
had took" Van Dyke was hauling in
hand oven hand, when suddenly the
tension ceased, and the line was grace
fully and adroitly wliskel into tho
boat minus both hooks.
Last fall Mr.. Van Dyke in emptying
one of his pounds" of his overnight
catch, discovered among his captives IL
pig" fish and a sea bass united by a
bit of fishing cord. which he readily
identified as his own. \ hook Ind
penetrated the jaw OF each fish, and,
becoming imbedded there, the flesh
had grown around their barl,s and thus
securely fastened them in position.
Thus held together for nearly a twelve
month they had coursel the briny in
double team, held by a single Irvine.
till death cut their thread of life in
twain.
The skeletons of this curious pair OF
accidental Siamese twins, together
with the hooks and line which consti-
tuted their sole domestic tie, now
adorn the walls of the fish house Of
Mr.. Van Dyke on Ocean avenue ,roppo-
sito North Bath svenue.-Long
Branch Nems. :.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11

cut half and half, are finished With
three rows of stitching around the bot
tom. The seams are Tapped and stitch
ed to match the edges.
In the next cut is exhibited one Of
those new one-button cutaway. suits,
which are designed especially for per-
sons of a rather corpulent build. The
material is o wide wool worsted and Q
striped trousering. The roll of the
coat is about six inches deep.
The fronts are cut away from the
closing button with p gentle curve, and
are well rounded from midway Of skirt
to the bottom. The edges are bound,
or fiat-braided narrow, and the sleeves
are finished with imitation cuffs, closed
with two buttons.
The vest extends about one and q
half inches below the waist seam Of the
coat, closes with five buttons, and has
a notched collar.
portionately, than for a regular form.
but should have the same appearance
of l%ooseness.
In the double breasted frock coat
shown in the next cut it is claimed
that for half-dress there is nothing
more suitable. effective, Dr. appropriate
than the suit shown in this figure.
The material represented for the coat
and vest is a fancy diagonal worsted
and for the trousers a very handsome,
subdued, striped trousering. The col
lar of the coat is cut rather long to q
low gorge and the lapels are well
peaked and spaced for five holes, to
button four if desired. The silk ex.
tends to the end of holes and the edges
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11
Did Not Consummate the Sale.

A grizzled old farmer with a shot.
gun put two swindlers to fight a few
miles north of Mascoutah. His name
is Henry Emmerich. He signed the
old swindling lightning-rod contract
under the impression that he was get.
ting his lightning rods for $15. When
he discovered the true character of his
contract he took down his double-bar.
relied shotgun and waited for the
party of the first part. He had not
long to wait before the swindlers came
prepared to put the rods on the build
sstop!" said Emmerich, rs one Of
the agents started to enter. "You can't
come in" and he backed the assertion
with his shotgun.
But" protested the lightning-rod
man, Il have . contract to put up rods
on your building, and I nm here for
that purpose"
@How much will il costq" asked EN-
merich.
Something over sl5." was the
reply. =, q.
well, sir, it will cost you $500"
II don't think it WILL" said Emmer-
ich, decidedly, and he cooked both
hammers of the shotgun. aNow." he
continued, Il will give You Just Ave
minutes to get off my place, and IL y51'
don't get I'll I'LL you so full Of bnck-
shot that you won't know what hurt
you"
They fed.-Minneapols Tribune.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11

lonssd 10 Lady fitzgerald tells in : curl.
Gus way the classic tale Of Jupiter ana
Ganymede. The works are contained in
tho body Of the eagle. which opens across
the center and Displays the dial plate
richly engraved with scrolls and flowers.
The silver gilt watch in the form Of q
deaths head was given to Mary Queen
OF Scots by her hush nd, the Dauphin Of
France. 1t was lately in the possession.
OF SirJohn Lauder. and came TO his fam
ILL through Cat crime Scion, 10 whom
the unfortunate Mary gave it before her
execution.
There is a similar watch in a Boston
museum that belonged to some one of
the pilgrim fathers. 1t is of 81 YER in the
form of a deaths head. but differs from
the one engraved hero by opening at the
under jaw. 1t h $ at the top a small ring
By, means of which it was attacked to the
girdle.
When the famous Diana of Poitiers be-
came nlliedto Henry IL. she was q widow
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11

dunn length, thirty-six to tllirty-seven
inches being the limits for a man of
average height, 8 feet 8 inches.
The covert overcoat, made of covert
overcoming, modified for street wear,
will be quite popular with many who
have no very profound regard for the
eternal fitness of things.
For day and half-dress the double
breasted frock is the most appropriate.
as it is the most elegant style of coat
made. For day dress it will have
lapels of ample width, well peaked,
and silk-faced to the button-holes, of
which there will he five ON each side.
1t will roll when closed to the third
hole, but when unbuttoned will roll
free. The lengths for a man of aver
age height will be eighteen and one
half inches to the hip buttons and
thirty-six inches to the bottom of
skirts. 1t will be made of worsteds and
cheviOts.
The three-button cutaway frock will
be. as for several seasons, more popu-
lar than the four, two, or one buttoner.
The lengths will average eighteen and
one-half and thirty-three inches, the
roll will be moderately long, and the
fronts will be cut away so as to show
one button of the vest. The four-but-
toner will close higher on the chest
and button n trife lower. while the
the two-buttoner will open lower and
he cut away from rather higher above
the waist-seam. For half-dress these
getaways will be made from worsteds
or cheviots, with the edges Aat-braided
narrow if the former and double
stitched narrow if the latter material
is used.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11
that tho clock might be made small
enough to carry in the pocket, OF to hang

that tho clock might be made small
enough to carry in the pocket, OF TO hang
as M ornament upon the person.
The city of Nuremburg claims to have
made the first watch in llI7, ind Peter
He'll, of that city, made watches of steel
Gs early as l49O. 1t is certain that the
first watches were called N~urcmburg eggs
"a fact TINT identifies both the place of
making aud the shape of the watch.
metal cases, and were hung from tho
girdle. They generally suggested the idea
of the egg.
The first English watches were made
upon Il different principle. They had
weights and were used as II rocket-clock.
The earliest mention made of ono under
its present name is of a watch belonging
to Edward vi. as being Ono la,um or
watch of iron, the case being likewise of
iron guilt, with two plummets of lead"
Such early watches had only one hand,
and required to he wound up twice n day.
The dials were of silver and brass, the
back and front, and were -four OF five
inches i'll di~ameter-about the size of a
common dessert plate.
Henry Will. who died in l541. had one
of these pocket-clocis, as did his con
temporary, Charles v. Watches seem to
have come into n wider use about that
time in France than in England, for they
were named with clocks in Il statute en-
acted in Paris in 1914.
All the earlier watches were extremely
rude measurers of time, and the necessity
of frequent winding is alluded to by
Shakespeare i'll Twelfth Night, where he
makes Malvolio say: Il frown the while,
and perchance wind-up my watch. or play
with some rich Jewell"
The first great Improvement of the
watch-the substitution of springs TO,
weights-was in 1860. These springs