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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-01
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
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geese feathers also fifty tons OF shueks Call on or
address tie Kansas Spring Bed company. 50 and
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Chicago Grsin and Produce.

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Elegant reclining cislr al trains AMI
Pullman slceyrrs from Nichits 20 Kansas civ and
Chicago wif hout change night trains. Tickets
sold and baggage checked through &c all paints
north. south. east and west, and steamship tickets
sold 20 an European points at lowest rates CITY
fiCkct cfilca iui East Douglas avenue corner hsln
street; passenger station corner DOu.la AID ACsl
avenues Telephone lA.
W y. wTsHArr, Ticss; Agent
f~o. erpss- o. T. 4 y. A. chicago. III.
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and went SO far as TO seize one OF the fe-
male members Of the company and drag
her about the ring. The usual battle foi-
lowed. It grew so fierce that the showmen
threw away their clubs and brought their
pistols and guns into use. They fired at
least fifty shots, drove the crowd back and
made their way to the depot. Some stood
guard while the others loaded the train
As the last employee junped aboard the
crowd made fresh rush, but were 'stood
off" with Winchesters, and the engineer
pulled out to the music of rife balls and
the disagreeable whiz of bulkier but less
deadly missiles. A dozen tewnsmen were
wounded, at least three seriously The cas-
ualties xmeng the visiesrs are not knoNsl
Whisky has been directly responsible foi
some of the hardest circus fights on record.
Back in the late sixties Noyes' show exhib
tied at Jacksonville, Tex, and during a
subsequent disagreement his men killed
four of their assailants. This was laid III
agino all show people, and when Robinson
visited the town in 1873 trouble followed.
At the afternoon performance drunken
man who had seated himself on the ring
bank was elected. Things looked so omi-
nous that at the close of the entertainment
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Robinson decided to pack up and get out
while it was yet daylight. A mob gathered
and showered the strangers with abuse
The boss canvasman asked his employer
what to do Let 'eln cuss all they want
to-" replied Robinson, "but if any of 'em
shoot give 'em the best you've got" The
contingency arose about p. IN. Some one
fired, and the circus men. who carried car
bines, promptly replied The battle lasted
until midnight, and during its progress
twenty-three persons were killed and more
than twice that number wounded.
Dan Rice, the veteran clown, who has
recently returned to business as the pro-
prietor of small sold time" show, once
exhibited in Il southern village with dis
astrous results. Two intoxicated loafers
tried to get admission without paying. An
alteration followed and then riot, in
which four men lost their lives, while q
score received more or less serious injuries.
But it is by no means the case that the
fault for these deadly encounters always
lies with residents of the places visited.
Only too often the circus people have suf-
fered severely and justly for their sins.
Long years ago they got lesson at Plym-
outh, Ind, which they did not forget for
uduJ d ulOuI0. JdCOD L thompson, VINO
died recently at a good old age, took his
family to the show. While he was buying
tickets canvasman grossly insulted his
daughter. Thompson sOundly thrashed
the fellow, aud also n comrade who came
to his assistance. Then he entered the
tent with his wife and children While
the plucky Hoosier was looking at the per-
formance the clown nit him over the head
with club. Thompson's friends rallied
to his support, and when that show got
out of town. it was a total wreck, and had
on its list Of disabled employees dozen
badly battered specimens of humanity.
1t is not only in mining and iron work
ing regions that the circus has met up"
with serious trouble. College towns have
been the scenes of many rumpus because
of the propensity of the students TO "horn
the show" and drown all other noises with
the hideous din of their tin trumpets. In
deed, many veterans dread an exhibition
at ''seat of learning" far more than they
do at some rough outpost of civilization.
That they have ample justification for this
fear is shown by the recent experience of
the huge Barnam g. Bailey outfit at New
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bismarck on the Throne of France.

Bismarck on the thone of France! This
sounds rather astonishing, but he was once
spoken of in that connection. And by Ma
poleon, too. 1t was during the detention
of the dethroned emperor at Wilhelmshohe
in 1871, when Napoleon and some members
of his staff were discussing the probabili-
ties of Napoleon reascending the French
throne, news of the doings of the commune
was brought in.
"Horrible-roo horribleI' exclaimed lie
petit empereur.
And then, after a long silence, he re-
sumed, II know man who, if on the
French throne, would be master of Ger
many in six months"
His name, sire7" asked his nephew,
Prince Murat.
Bismarck replied the emperor, as he
turned on his heeL-New York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21

fever abated and Conway fen into calm
| sleep.
eve have saved his life," said Dasent
with a deep breath.
/ Although the worst was over, Conway
required for days the most constant care
that Dasent and Mamie could give him.
He lay languid and exhausted, all but I'M
| conscious of their presence. And this was
| their hardest trial. It was comparatively
| easy to put self in the background during
the excitement of battling with the dis
ease; net so to eontinne watehful and ten
der now that the reaction had come. Still
they came triumphantly out of the ordeal,
each strengthened IN love and re-pect for
/ the other.
! One day they were walking by the win
dow of the sick room when they were
startled by seeing Conway rise in bed and
point terror stricken to the door. 1t was
! the first sign of vitality he had shown.
"Who is that woman? How did she get
here?"
| And then q voice was heard from the
! hall:
II don't care whether Mr. Conway is i'll
or not. Just tell him that his wife, Mrs
| Conway, wishes to speak with him"
"Do you mean to say you married that
woman you sponged on in England"
cried Dasent fiercely.
The woman's voice outside was barely
audible. Conway fell back exhausted on
his pillow.
Yes" he gasped. 1.-THE games up
dying now-Maimie''-
he CT ,1al E,,E 4 h.
stuck in his throat. He drew two or three
spasmodic breaths and then raised himself
convulsively and fell back dead. He had
died of shock"
"Ah, my dear Miss Priscillar said me-
gro woman, about two months after this,
to friend who was doing her the kindly
Office of plating her hair, as they sat at
the threshold of house "It was the
obeah as did it. White people laugh at
obeah, but when you put obeah over a
door something's boun' for to happen in
side"
How his wife come to find him?" in
quired Miss Priscilla.
well, the reverend say as how it war
judgment of the good God, but l think it
war the obeah and the mouth that war put
upon him ever sence he came that brought
his wife out to B'bados play acting"
Whats that, Miss Sophy"
"Play acting" replied Miss Sophy, who
had seen the world, sis pretending to be
somebody else. like if you and me war to go
roun' saying we war white people on plat
form, and the folks all laugh.n
Il see" said Miss Priscilla.
and then obeah must have told her he
was here, and so she came. All, my dear
Miss Priscilla, he was real wicked. The
debble's got him now by the foot. And
now Miss Maimie's gwine to be married
and is gwine away from Turghuela, now
that Mount Pleasant is to be sold l wish
we could put obeah on her and make her
stay, but thar's some things it won't do,
my dear child. But I'll go to old Joe, and
make the old niger put great big obeah
when Miss Mamie and DR.. Dasent get mar
ried for them to have lots of pretty chill
lun. Thank you, Miss Priscilla, l amt
been able to get any one to do my hair for
the last three months.-An the Year
Round.
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Coppers for Car Fare.

The other evening, riding on a street car
with lady, the writer felt in his waist
coat pocket and discovered there no small
change except nickel and five cop
per cents. All these coins he took out and
poised between thumb and finger prepare
tory to paying the two fares when the con-
ductor came along. Dear mer' the lady
exclaimed, you are not going to give the
poor fellow coppers?" why not?" asked;
wouldn't he rather have them than
change doilar?" "Of course not" she
said; don't you know that the company
won't let them turn in pennies, but that
they have to go and get rid of them some
where?"
did not know it, and indeed seriously
doubted that corporation could be as
mean to its employees as that. Insisted on
paying the fares with the nickel and the
five coppers, but as soon as he had rung
his bell punch the lady asked the man
point blank, as it true that the company
won't receive pennies from you?" "Oh,
yes, it's true" said the man; ''they won t
let us turn in any pennies, and good
share of the little time we have to our
selves we have to spend in running around
and getting rid of the miserable stuff" /
telb guilty
DO many people give you coppers?"
"Women, mostly" said the conductor.
They Just dump them on us. Whenever
/ see a woman get onto a car l think she's
going to give me coppers." This, in view
of the fact that it was the Lady with me
who had protested against my transaction,
made me feel guiltier still. But the con-
ductor went on relentlessly: 1--WE have to
take 'em; but we get even with 'em as well
as we can. always give a woman some
coppers in change; five cents most always,
and always when she gives me a dime to
pay her fare. But | amt quite got the gall
to give coppers to a man."-Boston Tran
srrjnt
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the animals In side tent, or oftener
under the same canvas with the per-
formers. The advance agent generally
"came to town" about ten days before the
aggregation" He wrote his name and
business in a three sheet poster hand all
over page of the tavern register. Then
he distributed free tickets to the proprietor
and employees, decorated the Office with
large and gorgeously Autographed hang
ers," and under pilotage of the willing
hostler sought the publisher of the local
paper and the town "bill sticker" Both
received him cordially, and to both he told
stories and talked business. With the for
mer he left the copy for half page "ad,"
and cuts for the establishment of the text.
Also several reading notices." bundle of
passes and an order for certain specified
dollars on the owner of the attraction, ito
be paid at the close of the afternoon per-
formance" With the latter he arranged
for the immediate billing of the place, and
even took part in the work himself in or
der to prevent any monkey business or
sighting of the JOB on hand. Several lads
assisted the two men, covered their small
forms with paste and went home at dark
tired, but with tickets fer der show'' in
their pockets.
Then came the great day, momentous to
all the town and country side The circus
had arrived like thief in the night, and
put up its canvas in Jones' vacant lot some
three blocks from the court house. On the
tents tall roof there waved in the morning
air innumerable banners-the flags of all
nations" the announcements called them.
At the rear were parked the vans, and from
the interior rose ever and anon the trum-
peting of the celebrated trained elephant
or the growls of the royal Bengal tiger.
Family carriages rolled into the village
loaded with the farmers boys and their
smiling sweethearts. The old folks fol-
lowed in their strong country wagons
Their days of romance We're over, and they
left the putin on of style" to the young
sters. At 10 a. m. the grand parade oc-
Cured. The callithumpian footed, the
world renowned lion tanner sat in big
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21
OvereatinS.

The habit of overeating is far too com
mon, even with those persons who prac-
tice moderation in other WAYS. The day
lahorer may habitually indulge in an
amount of food without injury which
would seriously affect a person Of less
active mode of life, because his heavy work
burns off the excess of feOd, but in most
cases the excess of food is not carried OF
by so called bilious attack. and then, if
there is no work 10 burn up the supply
what happens.
In some constitutions, dyspepsia, in
Others an ever increasing bulk; ROW this
bulk disinciines 70 exertion, 50 that with
increase of bulk less WORK "a done, whiIs
there is growing Discrimination to ex-
ertion-even a repugnance in extreme
cases TO any form Of exercise These cases
are among the most difficult the physi-
can can treat, for the sufferer, though he
may wish for relief, lacks the energy to
find 1T
As q rule. stoutness Is connected with
errors of dies-errorS Of excess, Is
eHener than people are prepared 20 admit,
6Ct often 10 errors 81 kind--Halfs Journal
Of Health
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Haven. The Yale university linen" turned
out in force 70 view the parade aud threw
torpedoes at the horses, elephants and Gagged
animals until the poor beasts grew frantic
with rage and terror Even this did not
suffice, If the New York Suns account Is
20 be credited. IL says: 1.-The lady riders
were made target for their missiles, and
several Of them would have fallen from
their horses had il not been for the care
of the attendants who rode near them. As
it was several of the horses became uncon-
trollable, and, leaving the procession,
dashed away with their riders"
It is 10 be hoped, however, that the re-
vival Of the minor circus viii not lead 20
repetition of tragedies such as those men
tioned above, but the fracas at Mahsnoy
City would seem 70 indicate that the cry OF
"Hey, Rube"' is liable 70 be sounded more
than once this summer as a signal for fierce
and sometimes deadly combat.
- z. X WHITE.
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ouIETNess SHALL BE STRENGTH.

Cleanse, cleanse your soul from ssn and soil
And poetry win in it grow
Queh in 1t greed and hese's turmoil.
And music from its Depths viii Tow.
Still, still m tranquil mood advance,
From ever changeful scene to scene;
Atoms and molecules may 5ance,
But man should hold q constant uien-
Mad, mad, my masters, is the age,
II plunges down. like phRton's tesn,
Consumed by fear and lust and rage,
We have forgotten how To dream
Less. less OF golden stere be mine,
SO thai l may have Quies hours
In which 20 train my cottage vine,
And pick the priceless wayside flowers
Academy.
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"Sir, am a painter myself. and ought
to be good judge. tell you that is a
splendid bit of work"
Il don't see it; still am delighted TO
come across a painter who doesn't run
down his fellow artists"
Excuse me, sir, but the picture is
mine. lie PeleTin-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21
MlllI|fl agle
THE OLD BOAT.
A wornout boat upon the shore,

A WORKOUT boat upon the shore,
The children's playground is it now;
The troubled deep it tempts no more
1t lies at rest like rusty pillow.
And yet it basks in bright noontide,
il echoes gladly childish voices;
%,~alior's wife leans here, and wide
Her outlook till her heart rejoices.
Here lovers meet when dusk draws near,
ESleir voyages have scarce begun;
81 may they keep vows true and dear.
Until their resting days are won.
For it's not every craft that lies
So calmly on kindly shore;
And It's not every heart is wise
To cherish love when youth is DER.
-Beatrix L. Tollemache in Academy.
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CIRCUS BATTLES.
Old Time Fights Recalled By
a Recent Fracas.
"HEY. RUBEv AN OMNIBUS CRY.
1t Means That the Showmen Are Ready
for the Fray and Expect to Whip Oh
Get Whipped-Res2onsibf for the
Riots Generally Divided.

AN any one who
has been a boy and
Is now that elder
boy, called a man,
forget the absorb
ing yet often sur
reptitious delight
connected with
the arrival of a cir
cusi Not one of
these new tangled
monopolies t h a t
travels by train
and exhibits only
in large cities, but
the small, single
ring show, with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21

The queen OF Portugal recently, IN con
sequence Of the poverty stricken condition
Of the royal treasury. was compelled 70 pay
the ladies Of the imperial household cut o.
her OWL pocket.
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Yes: and wa thinking how yon
must have expanded s-Ece tk.e var.
Here's tie trse yo1 STOOD behind during
me whole battle. and IL covered yoa
well ther-
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panel is adorned with gold nothing and a
border Of flowers within the glitterlng
molding
More interesting than any other portion
OF the train to the millions Of men, women
and children who will strive to see the
President and Mrs. Harrison during the
next thirty days will be the ''Vacuna," the
last car in the train. From its rear end the
President will deliver more than a few
speeches and. leaning over the brass-topped
bronze fence, must Of necessity shake
many a. horny hand, to say
nothing Of the hands that are not
even moderately hard. When the train
was inspected by Mrs. Harrison, shortly
before the hour for departure. she expressed
decided preference for the 'Nacuna" as a
day car, and her judgment was applauded
by the other ladies of the party. The for
ward end of the "Nacuna" contains six
sleeping sections, upholstered in blue
these and separated from them only by
the buffet is the observation compartment,
with plush-cushioned willow chairs enough
TO accommodate sixteen people, provided no
one chair is burdened with more than one
individual. The windows are large and are
made of the finest plate glass. In this car,
as In the smoker, is a popular
assortment Of literature, and be-
meath the bookcases are writing-desks.
Electric fans are also provided. The
rear platform is commodious and well
sheltered; seven or eight people can seat
themselves on it even in the big willow
chairs, which are most prevalent on the
train. The route includes some of the
most beautiful and grandest scenery on the
continent; none of it can be missed by a
wideawake occupant of the observation
car.
Attractive as the train is during the
daytime, it is doubly so when the presence
of night compels a general illumination.
The entire train could be lighted with oil,
but unless some unlocked for accident
changes the programme the entire lighting
system, every lamp, inside or outside, will
he electric. In each berth incandescent
| lamps can be Immediately fitted should the
occupant desire to read in bed.
Human ingenuity may be able to make
| railway travel less irksome and more COM
Portable than it now is, but ingenuity must
strain itself considerably in doing so.