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Hou He snen, the par.

What did you DO all dayf" James Sped
ding was once asked by curious friend,
on the occasion Of his having consented,
with his hsbitusl readiness to take part IN
whatever was going forward to join a
water party i spent the time" he re-
piled. ''in wondering why the vessel was
called 8 pleasure boat. San Francisco
ArConai1t
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CONEPMrn

The favorable impression nrodnca5 .,
Che first appearance OF the aSrees bic liCn;5
fSIS remedy Syrup OF Figs. a few vsssrs
ago, has been more than Confirmed nv ne
pleasant experience of ali who have use3
It and the success Of the Pr0prietors and
manufacturers, the CALIFORNIA; Fig Svrun
company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-18

4 house still standing IN Chicopse,
Mass, Is reported TO De - TeArs old. Azd
IS probably the oldest dwelling in tee con-
m0nweaith- + Is in good state OF pres
ervstfon and It's prssent owner has 0eea-
pied e Eftyseven years cooginacnsly.
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HoPel FSS Iovrpc

NooDLAND. Cal, Sept. 1.-THE RfelAss
bodies Of Miss May Adams and ! N
Montgomery were discovered this rncrnsD,y
y ing IN a smali uuoccgpied residence a
vial labeled Poison and a revolver were
found beside them. An Investigates
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BASE BALL
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Sept. 17.-Kansas
City: Runs "a, base hits 10, errors f.
Sioux City: Runs 5, base hits z, errors e.
Pitchers, Stein and Hart.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. F.-Representatives
of the Western Base Ball association met
here this afternoon in extra session 1t
was voted that the season closed last
Sunday, when the Omaha club disbanded.
On that day Sioux City had first place
among the four clubs-Kansas City, Sioux
| City, Omaha and Denver-which had re-
manned in the league after Milwaukee
went to the American association. 1t was
therefore voted that the championship
pennant belonged to the Corn Huskers
and it was so awarded. This action term
mates the base ball season, and all games
played hereafter will be exhibition games
Kansas City protested against the decision
and Will appeal to the national board of
control. The Kansas City management
holds that the season should continue so
long as any clubs survive, and that the
Championship would be fought for by the
survivors.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
MILWAUKEE. Sept. II Milwaukee:
Runs Is, base hits II, errors 4. Baltimore:
Runs 9, base hits s, errors TO- Pitchers,
Killen and Healy.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 17-Louisville: Runs
6. base hits s, errors q Washington:
Runs 2, base hits 10, errors f. Pitchers,
Stratton and Carsey.
COLUMBUS Sept. H.-ColumDus: Runs
s, base hits 6, errors Z. Boston: Runs 13,
base hits II, errors 2. Pitchers, Leiper
and Burlington.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. list. Louis: Runs 5,
base hits 6, errors T. Athletics: Runs 2,
base hits 9, errors 8. Pitchers, Rettger
and Bowman.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston, Sept. T.-Boston: Runs z, base
hits IL, errors 2. Pittsburg: Runs7 base
hits II, errors 6. Game called at the end
of the tenth inning on account of dark
ness. Pitchers, Staley and Calvin
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-New York: Runs
3, base hits e. errors L Chicago: Runs
/, base hits 6, errors 2. Pitchers, Rusie
and Vickery.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17-Pbiladelphia:
Runs 6, base hits Is, errors f. Cincinnati
Runs 4, base hits 6, errors 2. Pitchers,
Gleason and Crane.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 16.-Brooklyn: Runs
), base hits IL, errors T. Cleveland: Runs |
6, base hits s, errors 3. Pitchers, Inks |
and Young
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
WEATHER BUREAU,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURR.

4
WICHITA, Kan, Sept. IL, 1891
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair and slightly cooler.
The highest temperature was So, the
lowest &C. and the mean 20. with warm,
cloudless weather, high south wind and
nearly stationary pressure.
For the past three years the average tenn
perature for the month of September has
been GO, and for the 10th day go.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. TL-Forecast
until p. m. Friday.
For Kansas-Fair, stationary tempera-
ture in eastern portion, slightly cooler in
western portion, southerly winds shifting
TO westerly.
For Missouri-Clear and fair, southerly
winds, continued high temperature, prob
ably fair Saturday.
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Women WHO Have FACE. Ike Cats.

Women Who Have Faces Like Cats.
The rectangle predominant in the head
of the cat and the peculiar shape and posi-
ton of the feline's eyes are oftenest found
in women of subtle grace and airiness OF
disposition, and as a rule they possess
many qualities common TO the cat. Pro
nounced cat physiognomies are met with
among ballet dancers. gTisettes and capri
cIous idle women, particularly Ia Franco
The face of one of the most notorious of
dancers, Lola Montez. has this cat resem-
blance TO striking degree. Among the
Dastels of the Dresden national gallery
there is head that attracts the attention
OF all visitors. The catalogue does not say
who the original was, but the longer one
looks at that picture the more deeply one
is impressed with the notion that behind
those delicate. seductive features lurks
much of the character Of the household
pet, the cat.-New York Recorder
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PENSIONS.
PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7-Pensions hay'
been granted to the following:
KANSAS.

Wesley Murray. Charles Town, John NJ.
Carleton, William Cbadborn, Joshus
Richardson, Noah Surface, Emerson o.
Place, John S. Durham, Walter II. Clark,
Isaac n. Fisher Jamas Isaacs, Daniel Van
WickIen, Thomas Holiday, Henry c.
Pomeroy. John Munson, Jonathan B.
Parks, Daniel Danielson, Peyton Miller,
James Standley, Naphtali w. Kenyon,
John Kinney, Charles NJ. Lee, MILFORD J..
Ungles. William Rutter, Samuel Rich,
Thaddeus Fox, Rufus Buxton, John s.
Huddleston. Charles w. Tozier, James r.
McFadden, William NJ Wilcox, John j.
Gardner, Walter Parmenter, Nautilus
Bray. Joseph Thompson, George S. Rich
ardsom, John Borrell. Thomas Mcknight
and Harvey B. Vincent.
INDIAN TERRITORY,
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"Ohi how horrid these blotches look on
my face" Well. do you know one bottle
ot Beggs' Blood Purifier will remove them?
Every bottle guaranteed. Sold by Hettin-
ger Bros
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INDIAN TERRITORY.
Mek-ho-J ap-Kok.
OKLAHOMA.
TIE CHINESE TROUBLES.

John G. Chaplin, Michael Stockwell and
John W. McCOol
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WICHITA, KANSAS.

This Institution situated in most delightful ocalit
in the suburbs of the city and furnished with all th
modern improvements is under the supervision of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

pains, that the true solution Il none other than
to return to his own nation, to France, the man
who dicovsred the new world"
Pardon, sir" interrupted the Englishman,
who emerged from his corner, and who seemed
somewhat vexed. you appear to be quite in
error. Christopher Columbus, born about
l442. at Calvi, since you appear to hold to that
theory, would be no less q Genoyese. for at
that time. If i mistake not, Corsica belonged to
Genoa"
French, sir, French indeed" exclaimed the
excited Corslcan. Christopher Columbus,
born in Corsica about the wear i442. was in.
deed and really French. Listen. Giustiniani
says that in the month Of February, 1853, the
doge and the council discussed the matter of Civ
ing their city to the King of France, Charles VII
and on the 18th Of May took the oath Of fidelity
to that king. The Duke of Anjou next took
possession Of the city with the title of sovereign
in the name Of the King of France. They de-
hvered to him the fortress Of Castellstto and
all those found on Genovess territory. Calvi
followed the general movement and worked in
1859 for the glory and grandeur Of bis majesty,
the King of France. So it was that Christopher
Columbus in beginning his career upon the
seas in that same year, at the age Of fourteen,
was French. with the title of citizen of Calvi,
as the Corsicans are today. The vessel upon
which he sailed, under the orders Of his uncle,
went to war in the service Of France, and so il
was France that he first served 1t is even
beyond doubt At this period that the family Of
Calvi was able to appear with its name of
Colombo.
Christopher Columbus is then doubly a
Frenchman; once by the title of Corsican
and as coming from Calvi, and again because
he made his debut under the government of
France and in the service of France; after
many years it was again when France was
mistress of Genoa that he discovered the new
world. Twice then will France applaud the
centenary Of Christopher Columbus which will
be celebrated at Calvi in 1892
The Corsicsn had reached this stage in his
argument when the train halted at the station
of Montalto. The Englshman seized his
parcels, opened the door precipitately, jumped
upon the platform and changed his seat to
another ear.
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Optical illusions In the Fakt-

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The narrator of the following was himself
an excellent amateur prestidigitateur: The
apartment being filed, the magicians began
their performance. The audience sat on the
floor about the fakirs, SO that they had no way
Of coEcealing themselves or Of hiding any
thing. At their request examined them ana
satished myself that they lad nothing about
them. Then one Of tine women stepnea into
the Enclosure. the rest remaining behind the
spectators, who formed "A close ring about
them. The light was now turned down q
little, and IN a moment the woman's face
began TO be Illuminated By ghostly light that
extended quickly over her entire BODY. She
then began 10 move round and round uttering
low, murmuring sound the while. gradually
quickening tie pace until she was whirling
about ike top. A moment of this ana the
light that had chung about her seemed 70 be
whirled on by centrifugal force and assumed
a pillar-likc form beside her. As soon as this
was accomplished she stoppea. turned ana
began 10 mould the light with her hand, and
though could distinctly see her hands noys
through the light as If il were a cloud-
II began TO assume human form. We saw
the arms, hands ana legs all moulded.
and hnaliy face and headcear. She ne1t
called for Light, and the candles being re-
hShted, there stood an utter stranger a na-
tive seemingly evolved out OF cloudland He
stepped forward and grasped me by the hand;
ms nahus were moist as ~ with Precipitation,
and ne was very healthy spirit. After lie
had talked and drunk a glass OF afIack bs
took his place beside the woman again and be-
gan to whirl about. The lights we're dimmed.
but not so that We could not see. and in a few
moments the figure began 20 fade. soon assuun-
ing the appearance OF pillar or form of light
and then attaching itself to the woman and
seemingly being absorbed by her. All this was
done in a very short space Of time. before the
eyes Of at least fifty people, and not ten feet
from myself The girl appeared greatly en-
hausted afterward
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FROM lie Mtnestral.
Would our readers like 10 know the favorits
instruments OF the reigning soyereigus aud
princes OF the day! The Queen of Belgium IL
an admirable harpist; the Queen OF Italy. to -nv
nothing of her skIl as a pianist and singer. "a J.
graceful performer on the mancoiin. al
most all the English princosses ,,l.v
the piano; Princess Beatrice ulavs ,Ia
harrnonlun In mastery style: the Car
OF all the Eussiss has a predilection for
brass Instruments ana the banjo; Queen Nc
toria and her daughter Lacy (sie play the or.
gan eAcellently; the Prince Of Wales is a rem.
lar Nirtuoso on the banjo; the princess. lIs
wife, IL an accomplished pianist: The flute I,e-
gulles the leisure hours OF the Duke of Com
nanght; the violin IL the fayorite instrument az
the Duke of Edinburgh; Prince Henry Of prus-
sla both plays and cOmposes for the piano
and violin: the Empress of Japan il a hight,
skilled eNeeutant ON the koto A sort
OF harp the national instrument of her subjects,
the Queen OF hounnaEia IL a clever performer ON
the harp and piano; and. finally. kinz GEORGE
OF Greece deyotes himself TO acoustic .Np.rt-
ments with bells and glasses. from which he
obtains extraordinary results. ne also plays the
cymbalum, the instrument Of the Hungarian
glpsles.
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Juan Bautista an island that the aborigines
called Borichen. Now, upon entering the an
cient oratory CT San Antonio, situated in the
citadel OF Calvi. the first thing which attracts
the attention is old statue representing the
San Salvador of the world; the Conception has
an altar in the church of san Juan Bautista
at Calvi. and in the same temple is yet seen
Santa Catalina and San Nicolas of great an
tiquity. Finally. il should be noted that San
Juan Bautista is the patron saint of the town of
Calyi, and il becomes quite evident that Column
bus in naming the lands which he discovered
was inspired in his thankfulness to God for
having brought hlm thither by the religious
souvenirs Of his natal city.
bat possibly these mystical arguments NAV
be too refined for our skeptical epoch, too
ETHEREAL perhaps, for the practical side of ma
terial things 1t Is then necessary to push the
prescriptions farther. and VI. Peretti has we'll
fulfilled his task In reconstituting the family
tree of Christopher Columbus at Calyi with SO
much precision that this part of his work is
equivalent to Certificate of birth in good and
proper form.
The historians all agree upon these points:
That the great navigate was descended from q
family Of warlike sailors, represented by cap
tains of great renown in the service of princes
and trayersing the seas III the character of cor
sairs. Now, this family has existed, and il was
80 purely of Calvi that following a Corsican
custom, it took that name. In 1870 q Christie
pher Cslyi delivered Pope Boniface; in 1895
Calvo went to the assistance of King Rene at
Naples; in liI1 Giovan- Battista Calvo was in
trusted by Genoa with the pursuit of the
Catllans; in 14Sl Bartomeo Corso went to war
against the Turks-yes, see the difficulty YOU
| suggest; all these pirates whose acts harmonize
SO well with what we know of the ancestors of
christopher Columbus were called Calvc and
not Colombo. But that is new proof added
TO all the others IL these pirates did not bear
AT Genoa their true patronym. but only the desig-
| nation OF their origin, it was because the all
| powerful republic would not permit Corsican
families to bear their true names in Its service.
III admitted into Its service only individuals.
not families. whose influence might have been
able TO counterfeit that OF the patricians.
| NO CorsIcan at Genoa is ever spoken of by
the historians otherwise than by the name OF
| MS origin This Inconvenience ceased as soon
as the family OF Calvi entered the service of
spain. They retook then the original mama
| the INDUSTRIOUS and already ancient NAME on
Colombo. Calvi possesses. besides. a street
which bears the name of Colombo. and for All
time tradition has spoken of one of the houses
on inns street, house in ruins Mt tho prcsent
time, as the birthplace of Christopher Colum-
/ bus.
PLEASE notice that only sketch the .a,;.r,
features Of the problem. Read the book of ths
| Able Peretti, in which the subject ia fuIIv
treated, so simply and yet with q historic:I
conscientiousness that is indeed very rare
You viii then see, and the study u worth The
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A GEORGIA EVANGELIST.
His Way Was Rather Abrupt, but It Was
Effective.


Effective.
From the Atlantis Constitution.
The death of Miller Willis, the Georgia evan
gelist revives many interesting stories con-
corning his life and methods. He was certainly
the queerest character that ever preached the
gospel at a camp meeting, at which places he
was generally found. His pure and holy life,
however, was a model for all. But about his
methods: He frequently stopped strangers in
the streets and, planting himself in front of
them, would announce some startling text and
then disappear, leaving the man or woman to
preach the sermon to his or her own liking.
For instance, he on one occasion stopped a
stranger and shouted in his ears: This night
thy soul shall be required Of thee!' Willis
vanished. But year afterward he met the
man in another city. Willis had forgotten him,
but the stranger knew his man. Approaching
you shouted ont so strangely to me on the
streets Of Milledgeville set me to thinking 1t
was the means OF my conversion
On another occasion, dark and rainy night
in winter, he passed crowded hotel in the city
Of Charleston. Men were lounging and smok-
ing IN the lobby: Willis opened the door, but
the little figure in dripping garments attracted
no attention. Suddenly, after rapping loud on
the floor with his heavy stick every eve was
turned toward him, when Willis said: There
won't be a man in this house alive in fifty years
from tonight And he slammed the door and
went out into the night.
Some time afterward he was approached by
young man on street car, who introduced
himself. saying: II have long desired to meet
you and to thank you for saying what you did
in the hotel lobby one winters night. Your
words have been ringing in my ears ever since,
and am now q Christian man."
The above are facts within the writer 6
knowledge. Some people called him Crazy
Willis," but he was far removed from that He
went about doing good and his life was bless
ing to many.
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est 'Uy1vERSEL LLCSTRE." A WEEKLY
IL illustrated journal published in Paris,
IN its issue Of March q, 1891, contains an
article on the birthplace Of Christopher Co
luulbus by NJ. @. lie Notre. which has been
translated for The EVENING STAR by Mr.. E. ID.
York, a. follows:
The train from Genoa toward Rome is passing
along the railway near the shore of the Medi-
terranean, and the travellers are speaking of
the scenes unfolded to their view. The even
ing sun lights up the islands to the westward,
there 10 cry Of admiration and one Of them
saws:
See Gorsona and Capraja; yonder is the
Island of Elba, and behind it Pianosa, Monte
Cristo and Giglio. What recollections arise at
their sight The dark line along the horizon,
that is Corsica, small island, but great in his
tory, and from whence have come two men who
have more than all others left their name upon
the world-Napoleon and Christopher Colum-
bus
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WAS NOT ACCOMMODATED.
A Visitor to San Francisco Has Diniculty 4,
Buying Supplies.

A Visitor to San Francisco Has Dimculty in
Buying Supplies.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
He walked into n kearney street dry goods
store yesterday afternoon and asked for pair
OF overalls. 1t was evident that he had not
been long in town, and the clerks eyed him
with amusement depicted plainly on each face.
"Very sorry, my friend, explained the polite
man behind the counter, ''but this is a dry
goods store and VIC have no overalls in stock -
'Ain't, Ell? Well just give me three of your
best fannsl shirts and won't kick"
SORRY, but we don't keep them either"
''Show me pair Of long-legged boots then. "
''No boots either"
Got any plug tobacco?"
'sNo."
. "Any pipes or t.llov oandl'''"
''skillets OF fryin' psns?''
Not here; you'll have to 60 to hardware
"wen, have you got any blood and thunde.
novels?"
''See here, old man, I've come all the way
from Alpine TO lay in my supplies and the first
place 1 strike run up against q snag. I al.
WAYS had . kind Of sneaking idea that Won fell
lows down here was frauds and now know 1T
There amt one Of them things but what can
get in the little store mp TO home, and here you
don't keep en- So long y and be strolled out
With look Of disgust on his face and dissp-
pearsd In the tbrong on the street.
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A Sudden Shower.

Barefooted boys scud up the street,
Or scufry under shelterng sheds:
And school girl faces. pale and sweet.
CLEAN from the shawls about their heAdA
Doors bang; and mother voices call
From siien homes: and rusty gates
Are slammed: and high abote il all
The thunder grim reverbera:es.
And then abrupt, the rain, the raini
The earth lies gasping: and the eyes
Behind the streaming window-panes
Smile at the trouble of the skies.
The highway smokes, sharp echoes ring
The cattle bawl aud cow-bells clank;
And into town comes galoping
The farmers horse, with steaming 1ank.
The swallow dips beneath the caves,
And rirts his plumeS and folds his wings;
And under the cataba leaves
The caterpillar curls and clingS
The bumble-bee is pelted down
The wet stem OF the holly hook;
And sullenly IN spattered brown
The cricket leaps the garden walk.
Within the baby claps his hands
And crows with rapture strange and yaRue:
Without, beneath the rOse-bush stands
dripping rooster on one leg.
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A Telephone I'm Every Guest. Room.

From Mechanical ami Electrical Progress.
The telephone as put TO new use in tie
great hotel at Tampa which Millionaire Plant
has Just built TO rival those OF Millionaire Fla
ger at St. Augustine. Instead of an electric
press button. every room will have q tele-
phone connected with the office. Guests
will be able to communicate not only
with the Office. but with their friends
in other rooms at will The great
orchestrion which was one Of the mRrvels
of the PSris exposition is 90 be placed in the
large music room OF the hotel. il has been ar
ranged that any guest in his room can, by
merely telephoning TO the Office. be connected
with the orchestrion and have the music trans-
mitted to him iu full volume. In fact he can
put In actual practice one Of the most wonder
full of Bellamy's conceptions and every night
if be likes, go to sleep listening TO hsr nonisA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

From the Buffalo Enquirer
just thirty years ago Gen. Nicplai, son Of the
well-known ambassador, and whose name was
once ON everybody's lips IN connection with
the Russian war, mysteriously disappeared.
Last week, as Father John Louis, he died II
Grande Chartreuse In consequence Of an acci-
dent and IL turns out that his cell has been
given to q nephew of one OF the Do Brogliss,
who his known as Father Dom Charles, and he
had long been believed by his former friends
Of the jockey club 10 b travelling in the inter
ioI Of Africa.
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Didn't Like the Anthem.

From the Epoch
''Miss Hijee didn't sing today" remarked Q
friend to the leader Of the choir OF the Church
Of the Offertory.
''No, she has resigned
Il thought she had good place. What was
the trouble2'
''She was offended about the selection Of an
anthem which she had to lead off last Sunday
and vowed she'd resign sooner than sing it
and she did,
That's odd. What was the anthem?"
1T began, have been young and now am
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Johnny's Argument.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Johnny's mother went out when the table
was set for tea, leaving him alone in the room,
and saying that she would only be gone five
minutes. She stayed nearly half an hour in
stead, and when she returned she at once no.
ticed deficiency in the preserves.
johnny. she said, solemnly, ''you have
been at the preserves"
Has it shrunk!" asked Johnny, anxiously.
yes, 1t has. There was twice as much there
when l went out as there is now"
'les. but You were gone twice as long as you
expected to be" was the clinching argument Of
the young hopeful.