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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Bulletin No. 80 issued from the census
bureau gives a tabulated statement OF
the receipts and expenditures of one
hundred principal or representative cities
of the United States, aggregating twelve
and a half million people, or about two
thirds of the urban population of the
states. The grand total is set down at
1853, 024.392. New York City heads the
list, in the aggregate, nearly 100000,
the per capita being $3.50, though st.
Paul takes the lead in extravaganza, its
per capita of expenditures being S41. Is.
The lowest rate is credited to Little
Rock, Ark, the per capita for that city
being given at S3.S4.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

A boy We know had some chickens Of
which be had made pets he and his
father went 70 their work ea-ly IN tie
morning. and while the rest q the fam
Ly were away for the summer Il became
& question how TIE chickens were u De
fed with proper regularity.
The boy was equal % the occasion He
took an alarm clock aad fastened IL go
curely % one side q the harm by means
Of two spikes. Next De hang = bucket
the clock by a g;o1t cord
he v0and Up the alarm and at j. a. I
O'Clock At that hour ths alarm went
OF. wound I'd tee sting and tiuDed over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

The present fine weather is all that
Gould be desired for comfort and for
carrying on the pursuit of agriculture.
1t is favorable to the harvesting of the
wheat and the cultivation of the corn.
The only cause of complaint which the
farmers of this section can find now is
the fact that they are SO fully occupied
in taking care of their crops that they
have no time to devote to politics.
Luckily for them and for the country
there are no campaign indictments just
now to draw them away from duty,
else some might be tempted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

The half holiday on Saturday is one of
the Australian institutions that is being
introduced in this country. The late
legislature of Pennsylvania made pro-
visions for it from June 10 to September
-. Most of the great houses in Phila-
delphia closed at noon last Saturday. 1t
has been the practice for long time in
New York state, and Is more observed
this year than ever before. Where there
is no law on the subject it is becoming
quite common to take the half day in
July and August 1t is a national prac-
tice. The more frequent custom in this
section is to work a few hours longer
Saturday afternoon than on other DAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

The Capital in incidentally noting the
fact of the Republican council having
awarded the city printing to the Demo
crat takes occasion to add that it looks
as if Topeka was going to take its
place beside Leavenworth as a Demo-
cratic free whisky town" Its too bad,
too bad. The thing in the item which
bothers us the most, however, is why
Wichita was left out of the significantly
displeasing parallel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

We viii soon see who is the greater as
10 weather, our Uncle Jerry Rusk or
Prof. Hicks. 1t has been expected for
some time that as soon as Uncle Jerry
took control of the weather bureau he
would proceed to straighten matters and
get the kinks out. Hicks says the ''wet
spell" will continue though July, and the
first twentv-four hours verified his pre-
diction. The present head of the bureau
has been doing fairly well by the farmers
so far, and if he fails with the weather
for month nobody will fault him seri-
ously. The wheat crop is harvested, and
the corn can stand good deal of rain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Lawrence Journal: Secretary Mohler,
Of the state board of agriculture, says he
did not make five estimates of the Kan
Bas wheat.crop, ranging from thirty five
to sixty million bushels, as had been
charged against him. Well, what has
ne been doing then? So far as heard
from those interviews constitute the total
of his spring work, and if he repudiates
them he owes it TO the state to show
cause for drawing his salary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
History of Two is.
From the Atchison Globe.

From the Atchison Globe.
In the course of his remarks before the
National Chautauqua at Glen Echo, yes
terday, John j. ingalls, said that he and
Jay Gould were about the same age, and
had started in active life about the same
time. ''Mr. Could" said Mr.. Ingalls,,
entered Wall street with patent
mouse trap as his only stock in trade,
and, setting it, has nearly succeeded in
capturing everything in sight. ] started
west with my gripsack, and now / am a
statesman out of a job
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

The rumor that Chicago is to have a
Wall street of her own is again revived
and spectators are on the qui vive for
developments. The only drawback to
the prospect is that Chicago could not
transfer Wall street to that city without
bringing Jay Gould along, and the News
is of the opinion that the guileless eve
lambs there are hardly old enough to be
trusted in such company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Tom Williamson, the slayer of the
two Moores in Missouri, and for which
crimes he is under sentence to hang
Aug. q, the state supreme court having
affirmed the finding of the trial court,
is believed to have slain a half-dozen
persons at different times, though only
the two for which he is to hang were
proven on him. Something of a confess
sion is looked from him before the final
drOD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Worse Than Slavery.

In Russia child 10 years of age can
not go away from home to school with
out passport. Common servants and
peasants cannot go away from where
they live without passport. A gentle
man residing in Moscow or st. Peters
burg cannot receive the visit Of friend
who remains many hours, without notl-
flying the police of his or her arrival, as
the case may be. The porters of all
houses are compelled to make returns of
the arrival and departure of strangers.
And for every one Of the above passports
change is made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

George Martin was bound to have it
said of him that he was pretty, but no
body else would say it, SO he said
it himself. Lots of people who have
heard of George will no doubt be graft
fed to learn this; they never would have
found it out in any other way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Announcement is made of the appear
ance upon the literary market of Buffers
Book, a "reminiscences of t he legal, liter
airy and military life of Benjamin F.
Butler. A good many copies will be pur-
chased by parties curious to see what
Ben has to say about his last legal bout
with the Connecticut judge. And this
will cause the reader to begin at the last
of the book to read it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

What on earth has the Democratic
governor of Iowa been doing that there
should appear in the Democratic Phila-
delphia Press an announcement under
the heading "Boies Wanted" Such a
'play" as that is calculated to make
Boies and all the rest Of the boys hot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Good and Fal.hfal servants


OF the appropriations for the state
charitable institutions for the yoar end,
ing July /. 1891. there has been RENTED
10 the state treasurer. unexpsnded. -. :
1913 There has been paid into tie
state treasury by the treasurer OF the
board. received BY him for the various
charitable institutions $S.90l.53. making
a total going hack into the treasury I'M
expended the last fiscal year Of S29, :
1905.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Seconds the Eagles Motion
From the Atchison Champion.

y correspondent of the Wichita EAGLE
wants the national capital removed 10
Kansas. The Champion seconds the
motion. Kansas being the central state
IN the Union, If geographical location
and a heap of OF other things count for
anything, and is therefore just the place
for it. Let us have it by all means.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Apropos of the approaching national
holiday Harriet Prescott Spofford will
contribute to the next number of Har-
per's Bazaar a charming pathetic story
bearing the suggestive title STARS and
Stripes" The Bazaar will also contain
many other features especially appro-
pirate to the vacation season, among
which will be an article on the ladies'
lawn tennis tournament held last week
at Wissahickon, Philadelphia, for the
championship of America The attract
iveness Of this article will be much en-
HANGED by superb full-page illustration
drawn by Alice Barber Stephens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

John Wilson, better known in htera-
ture as Christopher North, was TO
bust walker. a forty or eighty miles
tramp was no unusual undertaking for
him. He often walked At the rate ct
i've miles an hour for whole day, and
at the end of those long walks would
write off columns of the brightest things
that adorned the pages OF his Edinburgh
Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
MlgIlJEss ssasssgJ |lta
NJ NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

The New York Sun says of the Kan
sas Democracy and its prostitution to
the Alliance, that it sold itself for a mess
of pottage and the pottage was not de-
liyered,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
the BUCKET. and so the chickens were
fed by Cleveland Leader.
Proportlons Of the Human rigure.

The proportions of the human figure
are six times the length Of the right foot.
The face from the highest point Of the
forehead, where the hair begins, to the
end of the chin is one-tenth of the whole
stature. The hand from the wrist to
the end of the middle finger is also one
tenth of the total height From the
crown to the nape of the neck is one
twelfth of the stature.-Current Litera-
tIlre
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
LITERARY NOTES,

The four-page supplement accompany
ing the next number of Harper's Weekly
will comprise a characteristic sketch by
Julian Ralph, Eight Days in Paris,
appropriately illustrated by C. S. Rein
hart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Guthrie was built on a hlll and is grow
ing down into a valley. Oklahoma City
was built in valley aad Is growing up on
Mill The two towns never do anything
but what Is conIrarywise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
Intellectual Men and ouida's Move


Some time ago a busy man of the
world asked Mr. Charles A. Dana how
he managed to keep himself mentally
so fresh and vigorous. Mr.. Dana gave
several explanations, and among others
he admitted that he had taken TO read
ing novels. Frequently Mr.. Dana is
seen riding on the elevated reading a
novel or volume of short stories, and
the smile which plays on his face indi-
Gates how thoroughly he delights IN such
pursuit. He is great admirer OF nov
elist whom Mr.. Howells would esteem
with horror, and that is Ouida; and it is
a curious thing, perhaps, that among the
many readers of this popular writer in
this city there are to be numbered so
many vigorous intellects.
Roscoe Conkling anticipated a new
novel of Ouida's with as much pleasure
as Frenchman used to look for new
installment of Alexander Dumas ro-
mances, and he regarded Ouida's Under
Two Flags" as one of the best stories
which he had ever read, and even went
so far as TO recommend that grim and
dignitied justice of the supreme court
Samuel Blatchford, to read 1t if h
wanted a mental tonic. Congressman
Reed is great admirer of Omda, and
Joe Choate confesses to the pleasure he
has taken in reading the works Of this
woman.
Novel reading has become a passion
with many of our professional men, and
l saw the other day the dignifed presi-
dent of Yale college trotting across the
street 70 the Grand Central station with
a couple Of novels under his arm and an
other one in his hand, with his fingers
inserted between the pages, as though
he had just been reading it and even be
grudged the interruption which took
him from his hotel to the railway sta
tion.-E. ]. Edwards in Philadelphia
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

Harper's Young People for June 30
will be a Fourth of July number. 1t
will contain an article on "The Manu-
facture of Fireworks" by Edmund Col
Inns; tableau, America" by lydia
Field Emmett; and stories appropriate to
the occasion by E. II. House, David Ker,
and others.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

But al the Expense Of Many Others.
From the Topeka State Journal
Tom Ryan has a great cnch on the
treasury crib, He has been resting his
elbows on it since Topeka was a little
town of 5000 people; and he is still there.
The stream that goes into his pocket has
increased in size until 1t IS now Sl7.500 a
year. Tom Ryan is a mighty good fell
low and has made ii paw.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03

The gentleman looked incredulous, but
just then newspaper reporter who had
been watching the boys from the street
stepped up and corroborated the state
ment.
"Wait here minute" said the gentle
man: and ne disappeared within and
went briskly TO where group of his
friends were talking. In a minute ne
came back with something in his hand,
and followed by several others.
"We have decided" he said, that
there ought to be d prize for that kind
of dog, and here is five dollar gold
piece for the owner of the dog" and az
sne same time he stepped forward and
tied knot of blue ribbon TO the strap
around the dogs neck.
A prouder lot Of boys were never seen
than those street waits as they led the
dog away.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-03
EXCHANGE SHOTS.



Wichita claims to have dealt out $780,
GOO in horse flesh during the last year
and boasts of being the largest horse
market in the west
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
No Place for Him.

Until ten years or more ago the Texas
Pan Handle, through several months OF
each year, afforded pasturage for vast
herds of bison, commonly known as the
buffalo, an animal which, in its wild
state, at least, has almost entirely van
ished. On a certain occasion two gen
tlemen, prominent in Texas politics, We're
hunting in the buffalo region, and one of
them, getting within range of a herd
Of the ruminants, brought down a large
bull.
Knife in hand, the hunter was ap-
preaching his quarry, when all at once
it rose, believing and ready for bust
ness. Since the gun was empty, fight
was the spOrtsman's only and
an instant later a wild eyed man was
seen tearing away, with a furious brute
closely following.
Hunter number two, meanwhile, was
watching the scene from a hilltop, too
far off to be of the slightest assistance to
his companion.
A tragic termination of the chase
seemed inevitable, for the fleeing gentle
man was a heavyweight, and already
the space between pursuer and pursued
began to diminish. Suddenly the fugi-
tive was seen to strike off at an angle,
and the breathless watcher heaved a
sigh of relief when his friends objective
point was found to be a cave but a few
rods away.
At the very entrance to this seeming
place of safety, however, the fleeing man
turned aside and dashed with such frantic
speed across the plain that a marked
gain was made upon his pursuer.
But this could not last long, and final
ly, the fugitive's strength utterly fail
ing him, he fell completely exhausted,
while the buffalo, faint from loss of
blood, dropped at almost the same in
slant and within less than a rod Of the
PROSTATE man.
Hunter number two now came up, and
his first question was:
"Why didn't you run into the cave,
colonel? That would have shielded you
from the buffalo,"
Buffalo" came the painting but con-
temptuous response; ''why, general,
a bear in that cave as big as two
Ouffalo!'-Youth's Companion.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
Light Without Sight,

we a "perceive' light without the
smallest aid from the retina. If the
optic nerve is sufficiently excited to reach
the sensorium and create a disturbance
at hat center of the brain where the
optic nerve terminates we shall then see
light and sparks. If, moreover, the optic
nerve is cut or mutilated in any way we
should see a brilliant flash of light.
though without any sensation of pain.
And so it is with the other nerves; the
auditory nerve has only to be excited,
not necessarily by sound, so as to reach
It's center, the brain, and we shall hear a
sound. How many ghosts might not be-
destroyed in this way?-Chambers' Jour
hal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
How d Coward Feels,

1t is d humiliating confession to make,
but, physically speaking, | am an arrant
coward! And yet, SO far as formation
of body goes, l ought not to fear to cope
with any ordinary being or danger.
L am young, tall, have a chest measure
ment of about thirty-nine inches, and
an, believe, thoroughly muscular.
How have tried to overcome this
feeling Of cowardice, but in vain! At
the first sign Of my being involved in
danger | turn deathly pale, my heart
beats wildly, and l am seized with such
a tit OF trembling that my legs almost
give way beneath me. | am also rem
dered nearly speechless, for my voice
quavers to such an extent that | can
scarcely articulate words.
And my friends actually wanted me
to join the army!
NO." said to myself, with a sicklv
smile. 1.-the pen is mightier than the
sword so I'll stick to the pen"
What a noble soldier I should have
made! l am sure that, in the event of
being "ordered to the 'front.' | should
have deserted at the first opportunity
"a Coward" in London Tit-Bits.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
Sleeping Car FIotsam and Jetsam.

There arc a great many articles left in
the cars of the Pullman but
the number of to%othbrushes left far out
numbers any other article. A Pullman
porter said: 1--WE are required to turn
every article we find in the cars over TO
the company. These articles are labeled
and laid away in a building especially
constructed. There is hardly a trip that
L do not turn i'll at least two lost tooth
brushes. suppose all other porters find
equally as many. There is a simple
reason why toothbrushes are lost.
"When a person uses his brush he does
not like to put it back in the satchel
while it is wet, and therefore he lets it
out awhile to dry. Then he for
gets it, and it falls into our hands, 7
don't know what the company does with
the immense number Of toothbrushes.
but l suppose they sell them to some
person who ~cleanses them and in turn
sells them to different drug stores."-
Philadelphia Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
Swallowed the Hutton

A Hannibal (Mo.) man bought two
pills and put them in his vest pocket,
He also bought a small pearl button and
put 1t IN the same pocket. When it came
time to lake a pill he opened his mouth,
shut his eyes and gulped one down. He
was relieved of his headache and went
on his way rejoicing. Afterward, hay
ing use for the collar button, he felt in
his pocket and found two pills, but no
button.-ChicagO Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
COL. j. 6. CARR'S BARN.
CONTINUED from First Page

LJOntInUeu IFOID FlIst Fage.I
the main roof of black Buckingham slate
with the words, "OccOneechee, 1891" on
each side, in Vermont red slate. All
valleys, cutters, Gaping and Hastings
are made with G.. o. NJ. tin. A final
adornment Of an arnate cresting 81 inches
high, with gilt weather vanes represent
ing Ethan Allen" and copper lightning
rods, complete what is probably the
most substantially built and
most complete barn in the South.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
THE POLICE COURT.

What Happened To-day In Squire An
gier's Temple of Justice.
Mayor Angler had three cases before
him this morning.
Rufus Countless and Garter Williams,
two gentlemen of color, yesterday got
full of n. c., lightning and they were ar
rested for loud and boisterous cursinc.
Five dollars each.
Dave Clark paid So for being drunk
and down.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
How the Chinese Boil Rice

An ordinary Chinese cook will boil
rice extremely well. But he generally
puts into too much water; and then,
when the rice is cooked enough, he pours
OF the excess, and replacing the pot
over the fire, shakes up the contents IN
I'll sufficiently dried to allow the grains
to separate freely.-Temple Bar.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
NOW READY.
A Fine Chance to Get a Home at Low and
Reasonable Prices.

The Trinity Land company who, it will
be remembered, bought the T. B. Lyon
land near Trinity college only a few
weeks ago, have already had the property
laid off and plated into nice streets and
lots, and are now ready to sell the lots to
any person desiring to build. 1t is the
intention Of the company to build up a
nice community out there. Lots will be
sold reasonable, as it is not the purpose
of this company to try to make a fortune
out of it. For prices, etc, apply to J. B.
Warren, general manager, Or c. A. Jor-
dan, secretary and treasurer.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Important to Those Who 40 Not Paw
Billie Promptly.

Bib Promptly.
A number Of bills are due US on sub.
scription and advertisements, and many
Of them are worn out in being carried
around for a year or more-and still they
are not paid.
The editors of both The Sun and THE
GLOBE have turned over a new leaf.
They expect pay for value received. I'm
less these accounts are paid, after a rea-
sonable number of presentations; or sat
isfactorily arranged by calling on the
editors of the Durham dailies, a list will
be made Of names and amounts and pub
lished in the respective papers. This
matter must be attended to at once.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27

Durham Male Academy!
A School of High Grade for Young
Men and Boys.

The Session of 1891-'92 will open on
Monday, August 81, 1891, and continue
forty weeks.
Charges for Fall Term of 20 Weeks:
Primary department. $500
Intermediate, 1850
Academic, 5000 to 22.5O
Incidental fee, %
All bills due at the beginning of each quar-
ter. No deductions will be made except in
cases of protracted sickness.
Tn schOOlO offers unsurpassed advantages to
young men and boys desiring TO prepare them
selves for college or the business pursuits of
life. Especial attention given to Latin, Eng
lish and Mathematics.
Boys entering during first two weeks will be
charged for the term, those coming in after
wards will be charged from date of entrance.
For further particulars. see or address the
PRINCIPAL. L. T. BUCHANAN,
Durham, NC.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
LUTZ & NICHE,
Civil Engineers an! Architects

Reconnaissance. surveys, locations, maps,
and specifications for all kinds of
railroad, town. masonry, sewage disposal,
landscaping, water supply. bridges. roads, etc.
mates, specifications and superintendent.
Contractors making bids on any class of work
viii do well to call on US for an estimate of
aest. Plans for massive structures a speciality.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-11-27
LOOK AT THIS.
and down

Why Not Build a Home and Stop the Re
morseless Rent FienG:
DR.. J. L. Watkins now offers 20 fine
building lots in $50 yards of and fronting
Trinity college-elegant location-and
they will be sold as cheap as anything on
the market. If you want something
really Notwithstanding that must en-.
nance in value, see DR.. j. L. Watkins, OF
Durham, and a bargain is yours.