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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
A VACANT HOUSE.

There is vacant house nearly a mile
north of the stock yards and on the line of
the Santa Fe, which has for some time
caused passersby some dread and has also
been watched by the police. The subject
has been kept quiet in the hope that the
police would be able TO learn something of
the matter and no investigation was made
of the premises until yesterday in order
not to give the secret occupants any alarm.
Nearly a week ago a story was
started that the house was haunted.
Late passers-by stated positively that
| lights would appear suddenly at the win
dow and suddenly disappear and every
thing would remain in darkness again. A
party was made up to investigate the mat
ter and waited nearly all night but saw
nothing. One of the boldest of the party
went up close to the windows but could
see nothing more than would be expected
in vacant house. The story at the time
was pronounced hoax, but the next even
ing persons of undoubted veracity said
they not only saw lights but heard
noises. The following night the
former party went back to watch
and aided by their imaginations had a first
class ghost show. The upper windows
were ablaze with light for a moment and
then all was dark. Directly another il
Elimination occurred and misty shapes
were discernible moving to and fro. At
brief intervals noise was heard. which
the party determined to investigate They
marched boldly up TO the windows and
looked in, when suddenly the house seemed
TO be filled with light and yet they could see
II, h. 4 4
they distinctly heard murmuring voices
as great crowd 1t would not be neces-
sary to say they were scared if one could
have seen them scamper for home having
had enough ghosts to last them life time.
The owner of the house concluded to move
it, thinking by this means TO dispell these
horrible visions and Contractor Cook was
engaged to do the work but kept in ignor-
ance of the secret. He went up the next
day 20 investigate and entered the house
The parties who had seen the ghosts never
expected him to come out alive but he did
and instead of attempting 20 move
the house made a bee line for the police
headquarters. His action by no means
aayed the fears of the ghost seers and his
refusal TO tell what he had seen heightened
the mystery. Finding Chief Burrows on
the corner of Main and Douglass he told
him the garnet of this house was evidently
occupied by tramps or thieves and that he
had better watch them. Accordingly a
watch was kept but the parties never re- |
turned. Yesterday afternoon Officer Parks |
was detailed to go up and confscate what |
ever he could find. There was an expen-
sive lap robe an old blanket, bottle of 1
syrup and several tin dishes. The floor |
was also covered with cracker crumbs and |
half burned matches. Ii i probable the /
parties had no other light and depended /
upon the brief and uncertain light OF /
burning match
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
ALARGE SUCCESS.

The annual picnic of the Reformed
church and Sunday school held yesterday
at Riverside Park was a great success.
The day was all that could be wished; the
attendance large; the dinner superb.
Everybody was sociable and had happy
day. D. NJ. Jones furnished wagon load
of MELONS, and n. A English contributed
the ice for lemonade, ETC., which was of
first quality-not the usual picnic kind.
The afternoon was devoted to game of
football between the students of Wichita
University on the one side and the men
and larger boys Of the Sunday school on
the other There were two sack races by
the boys, games OF tenpins and all sorts of
other old fashioned innocent games
Everybody there is of the opinion that the
entire day was one of the most enjoyable
ever put in at a picnic. The electric car
line has the hearty thanks of the party for
their pleasant means of transit to and from
the grounds, as has also Mr.. ]. o. David
son for the grounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

guests thoroughly understand that the
hostess will receive IN the house IL she can
not do SO on the lawn, and that n lawn
party will consequently resolve itself into
a large afternoon party absenteeism pre-
venting its being too great a crush. 1t IL
not quite the same thing 10 the hostess
naturally, but, as her arrangements have
been made and refresh ments provided.
postponement Is net to be contemplated
thus weather permitting" Is seldom put
on an invitation card In town
Tennis and out of door games nre the life
and soul Of a garden party In the country.
and the weather makes all the difference 70
those invited. Distant neghbors are not
expected to face long wet drive. but
nearer neighbors mostly put in an appear
ance and take the chance Of the afternoon
Frightening
Invitations are issued week or more in
advance. A long notice Is more likely 10
secure the presencs Of the principal Nigh
bors rather than a short one. On the other
hand, a short notice often means that Z
lawn party is got up almost impromptu
by taking advantage OF the advent Of
mutual friends.
Tennis" should always b put on the
cards when tennis Is 20 be played, that the
guests may dress themselves accordingly
1t must be q lovely day 10 induce a
hostess 70 venture upon having her re-
freshments served nader tbs trees. OF
courss IL Is pleasant when this on be done,
but too often Thunderstorm bunsks upon
the party and creates a panic, and q gon~
eral rush into the house h the result. And.
AFTER al, the large dining room Is The besI
rendezvous on the hotsest Of days when .
iarEs party v assembled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
Many Trees and Moist Soil.

The thick planting of trees close to q
house is pronounced mistake by DR.. W.
I. Parker in The Sanitarisn He says:
"a soil loaded with roots and denseiy
shaded is unfit for man to live upon con-
stantly. Vegetation produces great effect
upon the movement of the sSr. Its velocity
Is checked, and sometimes in thick clus-
tiers of trees or underwood the air is almost
stagnant. If moist and decaying vegeta-
ton be coincdent condition Of such stag
nation the most fatal forms Of Malicious
diseases are produced. A moist soil is cold,
and is generally believed to predispose to
rheumatism, cstarrh and neuralgia IL is
a matter Of general experience that most
people feel healthier on dry soil. In some
way which Is not clear a moist soil pro-
duoes an unfavorable effect upon the lungs
A moist soil influences greatly the de-
velopment of the agent, whatever It may
be, which causes the paroxysmal feVers."
RAough trees to produce an effect agree
able to the eye and comfortably to shade
certain portions Of the house and its imme-
date vicinity in summer, yet not SO many
as to render the soil damp, or prevent the
free circulation of air, or wholly shut out
the sun, should be the householder ideal
ConteTs are especially bad II many Of them
stand close to the house, because they ex-
clude sunshine In winter, when one cannot
have too much Of il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Rock Island and the Frisco Collide Near
the stock Yards,


Yesterday morning at o'clock the Rock
Island freight ran into the Frisco freight
at the crossing near the stock yards, but
no lives were lost and the damage TO the
trains was not serious. The stories were
so many and conflicting that it is impossi-
bic even for railroad men to fix the blame
on either until after an investigation Is
held and the facts learned positively
Several spectators saw the affair but no
two Of them tell the same story One of
the stories is that the Frisco, which had
short train, stopped for the Missouri
Pacific crossing Just previous 10 the
accident and the Rock Island engineer.
who had a long train. supposed
the Frisco would hold up for him 70 pass
and did not stop but kept on. Another
witness said the Rock Island did stop for
the crossing and afterwards went ahead.
while third says both stopped and then
each claimed the right of way. Anyhow
the Frisco did not get clear over and the
Rock Island struck the caboose. The
Rock Island engine received some damage
and the Frisco caboose was hurt consider
ably. A merchandise car WAS also derailed
but not badly injured A short time
cleared away the wreck and the traffic Of
the road was resumed as IL nothing had
happened The train men in the cAboose
simply got out Of the way in time and
avoided any injury TO themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

/. r. convenient O. havs an l~on holder
attached b. : long string ~ The banA q
the Rprvu VIXEN cooking. Il sayes burnt
hagers Or soorehsd aprons. AID - always
a. hand
\ s2atuIa or palette knife IL tie b~st
thiRg for scraplng batter. p0rridzr. etc
from the 1tss ~ bowls ~ pots. Il IL nos
sIperS5vs. aH1 soon saves IL ceat 81 pre-
vsrt-g y sxtc
Keep . elan katie. or knife with haa-
de different from tross iu COMMON ~. for
the SOD purpose ~ peeiinE onion. aod ~
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always revive dying fFg ard. unu he the
FEW drops 81 cosl oil vhich ssrvauss are ~
fond q u~iax. AID which haze esnsed -
many sAf sccidsa's, - perfectly safe.
Fastsa ors & the ehs&p thr-s fed to~sl
racks securely 70 tie kitcb-n sall. near
the stove. ard Il wiu servs % kang yuar
jelly bag. wh.ch shosId - prsvioea Win
four lecTs - strong ta11 Ia plaos a toe
usual strings. FhD ths twc iccps Ovpczits
sGcs o'-sT % the inter sfus - The Pal
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.

The following meteorological summary
for the month of August is taken from the
signal Office reports at this city. The mean
barometer was % 96S; the highest S0.l7S, on
the 22nd; the lowest % "a, on the Srd. The
mean temperature for the month was 0.20 ;
the highest l02 >, on the Sth; the lowest
59o on the Nth and 22nd; the greatest
daily range was 81 >, on the 9TH, and the
least daily range -, on the 10Th. In
August IS, the mean temperature was
al 4, and in August SO, the mean tempera-
ture was 75.5. The prevailing direction Of
the wind during the past month was from
the southeast and there was less wind than
usual, the total movement being 5229
miles. The highest wind was twenty
seven miles an hour on the 25th.
The rainfall for the month was 26
inches, falling on ten days. In August
IS, the rainfall was ~ inches, and in
August so, il was 379 inches. During
the month there were thirteen cloudless
days, twelve generally clear and six cloudy
days and no frostS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
TIN WEDDING.

Mr.. and Mrs D. NJ. Brown were very agree
ably surprised on the anniversary of their
tin wedding. They were nearly forgetting
the occasion but their many friends were
more thoughtful. During the evening
they were beguiled away from home and
on their return found their home alumni
mated and thronged with guests. A glance
at the table which was loaded down with
tinware, explained the whole matter in an
instant. Mrs. Brown proved equal to the
occasion and made all welcome in a mo-
ment and a most enjoyable evening fol-
lowed. Although some old friends were
absent there were many new friends to
congratulate him on the celebration of the
tenth anniversary of his wedding aud Mr..
Brown says he does not know but what
he felt as proud and happy as on the first
occasion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
WICHITA UNIVERSITY NOTES

The Wichita University will open on
Wednesday next, September 3. There will
be very large attendance of students.
The prospects are improving each day, and
each day new students are enrolled. The
electric line will soon be completed to the
| top of the hill and it is rumored that dur
ing the early fall it will be run to the Uni
versity grounds. In the meanwhile street
cars will run every ten minutes, giving the
best possible service to the University and
TO its students.
The building is being repaired and a
number of improvements are being made
in and around the University. If report
be true a new boarding house adjoining
the University building, will be put up
within thirty days. Several other build
ings besides the new boarding hall will,
also, likely be put up during the early fail
The trustees will leave nothing I'M
done to make the building attractive and
comfortable and accommodate students
in every way possible.
The business department of the Univer
sity will open at the same time, as also the
model department. Both of these depart
ments have the promise of very large
classes.
There is also some talk of starting law
department, and the trustees will soon
meet to consider this and other important
matters.
DR. Hoss has been employed by the trus-
tees to take charge of the work of elocu-
ton and oratory in the university. He
comes with high testimonials from work
of a similar character in an eastern uni
versity, where he was engaged until re-
Gently.
Prof c. f. Hitler will return from the
east tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
PERSONALS.

II. Feagans, of Leavenworth, is at the
Carey.
E. Walker, of Wellington, is guest at
the Carey.
Mr.. T. H. Sites, of Newark, O., is at the
Metropole.
A. w. Sweet, of Cheney, was at the Carey
last night
Mr.. S. Wilson, of Wabash, Ind, is at
the Manhattan.
Mr.. w. Nation, of Anthony is at the
Occidental today.
S. II. Glenn, of HARPER, is in the city
serving on the petit jury.
Mr.. f. w. Spofford, designer, returned
from Boston last evening.
Mr. r. f. Bristor, of Mansfield, was at
the Metropole last night.
Mr.. L. A Englehart, of st. Joseph, is
registered at the Metropole.
Mr.. +. p McAllister of Medicine Lodge,
is guest at the Manhattan.
Mr.. A. w. Boderick, of Stafford, is
amongst the guests at the Occidental.
viii Stotler, associate editor of the Well
ington Press, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. G. w. Hendrickson, of Medicine
Lodge, was at the Occidental last night
William McCloud, of Kingfisher, was in
the city yesterday on his way to themoun-
tains.
The Misses Clara and 10 Ireland left the
city last evening for a weeks outing in the
country.
Mr.. Thomas Fitch returned last night
in company with his family from Colorado
Springs
w. G. Mcknight, of the Boston store,
goes TO Omaha to take charge of the fair
~ = ID Il
Messrs. Z. p. Kelley, J. J. Graham and
w. n. Newton, of Guthrie, Ok, are in the
city in attendance on the United States
court.
Mrs. ]. C. Schank, Mrs. J. c. Collins
and daughter Helen, and Mrs. j. =. Bur
rell and daughter Helen returned this
morning from Colorado Springs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
SANTA FE CHANGES.
Freight and Passenger Departments Divided
Mr.. Murdoch is Handsomely Remembered
BY his Assistants.

The Santa Fe management, in view of in
creasing business, have found it expedient
to make division of business, and portion
the duties heretofore falling to Mr.. W.
d. Murdoch has been put in a new depart
ment. Mr.. o. A. Brown, formerly travel
ing auditor, has been appointed freight
agent of the Santa Fe and Frisco, with
headquarters at Wichita, which relieves
Mr. Murdoch of this branch of the bust
ness and allows him to devote his entire
time to the passenger department.
Mr.. Brown is not altogether stranger
here. and has lots of friends to vouch for
his being first-class business man and a
genial and companionable friend and &C
quaintance.
Mr.. Murdocks assistants and co-laborers
in the interest of the Santa Fe, last even
ing, took very neat way Of expressing
their sentiments toward him, and present
him with a very handsome and deliberately
chased silver tea set, the best that Mr..
Mossbacker could procure. 1t was accom-
panied by the following testimonial Of re-
gard:
w. D. Murdoch. Pass. Ticket Agent, A. 7. & S. Fe
DEAR SIR:-Upon your retirement from
luC AlCASul d'A a. q bOkcu Vi
remembrance and appreciation of your
treatment toward us the undersigned re-
quest that you accept this silver tea set.
We assure you on behalf of all that you
have our best wishes and regards as this
testimonial would indicate and all join in
wishing you health, wealth and prosperity
in your present field of labor.
NJ II. Rudolph, E. A. Kinley, L. B.
Jones, f. S. Gum, f. A. Kinnaird, A w.
Reeves, J. w. McAlder, l. p. Morris, o. A.
Warner, Frank Slattery, r. j. Morgan, y.
E. Newell, c. Oliver, G. +. Malby W. g.
Bennett, A. j. Brown, j. @. Lockwood,
W. w. Tagg, w. II. Fogg.
Mr.. Murdoch always had the happy
faculty of saying the right thing at the
right time and like all railroad men needs
no time to prepare for an emergency. He
thanked the boys in few brief sentences
in way they will always remember.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

Mr.. G. E. Hartman and Miss Minnie
Thornton, both of this city, were united in
marriage last evening at the residence of
the groom's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. b. E.
Hartman. Cos East Eighth avenue. Win
field, Kan, Probate Judge Tanzier. OF
Winfield. officiating. After an impressive
ceremony the wedding party, composed of
a few intimate friends, left on the evening
train for Wichita. where they were met al
the Bayless House by good number OF
their friends and acquaintances. who es-
corted them TO the Gordon hall, corner
Main and Elm, where the evening was
spent in dancing until the wee small hours
Of the morning.
May the siGnet Of peace and love ever
crown their brows and the honeymoon
wsne only when hfe's journey is over, is
the wish Of their many friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
10 cAUY FRIGNO5.
The Psthstie Story which the BaehsIev
Club Man Told.

The Pstbstic Story which the Baehsles
Club Man Told.
Every day as come down town, " sald
q bachelor club man, "thers IL a certain
door yard look into, OF rather used to-
don't now. The two prettiest children
ever saw IN my life, think, lived there.
Little things they were George was about
years old-fAt, pudgy little rascal be Wa.
Margery was Jus, a step higher than be. ],
was funny 20 see the niothsTly ways she had.
] used 20 see them playing keep houss ard
II was always Margsry who would p'tend'
she was the mamma. Wei, sir, IL used 70
do my bachelor heart good % 80 them
remember how ] learned their names. 70
wa Just a. ] vas passing By. when the
front door opened and q sweet faced worn
an called ont, 'Georgisi MArgeryi come IN
now and ls; mamma tx you up and We Il
90 visit grandma
q" In a minute. DIS a. soon's we dit lsn
pie fired
Well, IL rot 20 that they came 90 know
ne, and they used To strike ne for eigargtts
pictures regularly. ] used 20 look forward
20 meeting them every day. Maybe you
know how hungry man gsts for little
q the simplicity q child life nox ard
again u was Just about ths latter part q
April was called away, 20 b gone about
two weeks II you rsrnenb Der. diphihsrs
was raging then, and many a lt;is white
hsArzs went glimnering o..
The First day after returned yca NAY
- sure looked a. the cottage WHERE lad
20 offsn seen the little Children playing
Il was silent zoW. The blinds usrs eio~ed
There wna rfs-s 90 sEs ~s~o4r~ fauukse~
and nobody shouting. DIT Of. &c tsrs .
topped MY hzby fT1eacs were 1ose
DsGdF sSked sozzsbody, breaking lie
hush
No. s-oveA xwas n-Chie4go HsrAld
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The EAGLE has the largest circulation OF any
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

The Lancet is recommending an excel
lent substitute for tea at breakfast. Coffee
and cocoa are declared 70 be doomed.
The new kola nut Is TO BE everybody
drink as soon as IL virtues are known.
II oontains very httle tannin and not
much more caffeine. and It's power % r.
habilitsting after fatigue and sllEying the
pengs Of hunger are such that 81 might
be used By an army on tie march in place
Of regular rzttoas- IS pick me-up" il
- said TO Be excellent and without danger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

The fifth year of the Y NJ. c. A. of this
city closes on Monday. the 18th instant.
Efforts are being made to get the main
stairway finished and put in, and the hall
sufficiently furnished, in order to hold the
fifth annual meeting in the new building.
A large popular meeting will be held. Mr..
Richard c. Morse, of New York City, gen
eral secretary of the international commit
tee, has been invited to visit Wichita and
take part in the exercises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03

Mr.. G. L. Robinson, late of Beirut,
Syria, is in the city, spending part of his
summer vacation visiting his brother,
Rev. William H. Robinson, pastor of the
Perkins Presbyterian church. Mr.. Rob
inson has been in Syria for three years
past as professor in an educational insti-
tuition maintained at Beirut by the Pres
byterian church as an auxiliary to its mis-
sionary work in that country. He made
the most of the opportunities afforded
him while there to acquaint himself with
the country and its peculiar people, both
from them through tradition and from
their crude histories. and as opportunity
affords he gives the people of this country
the benefit of what he learned in very en-
tertaining and instructive lectures. The
brothers yesterday complimented the
EAGLE by making its editors sanctum q
visit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-03
The Birth Rate of Advanced Nations.

The Birth Rate of Advanced Nations.
DIR. F. B. Greenley, of Kentucky. Is cred
tied with the statement that the birth rate
in advanced and civilized people has be
come so low that in the absence Of sanitary
regulations which have been instituted the
population would become extinct. In the
New England states the birth rate exceeds
the death rate very little, aud were IL not
for the prolific foreigner it would be ma
terially less. The birth rate among native
women Ia ga per !. 600. and among foreign
q per Loo. The deteriOSations produced
on the various organs consequent upon the
abuses in highly civilized countries Of
tight lactng. late hours, exposure, indi-
gestible food, free use Of wine, etc, are as
signed as the cause Of this state Of things