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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A lady narrowly escaped being run over
by an electric car on the corner of Main
and Second street yesterday. The lady
was driving one-horse rig aud attempted
to cross the track when a car came on at
full speed fifteen feet off. All that saved
her was her horse making leap which
carried them over the track just as the
motor passed. The car was stopped with
In few feet from where the buggy stood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Young Women's
Christian association will be held this af-
ternoon Saturday, May A. at the rooms
Each member is earnestly requested to be
present. The chairmen of the various
committees, and members of the associa-
ton, are urged to be present to plan the
work for the summer months
NJ. A. MAYOR Pres.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Dr. r. A. Warren, of Topeka, the newly
elected treasurer OF the State Dental as
ISOLATION, in company with DR.. Hewitt, of
Kansas City. made the editor of the EAGLE
pleasant call last evening after the adj
journment of the convention. Both gen
tlemen expressed themselves highly
pleased with the treatment they had re-
ceived and both praised the beauty aud
solidity of Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Cash Henderson advertised for yester-
day morning 1900 yards of India challie
at 4 cents a yard. At 9 O'Clock his store
was so crowded with women that a mess
enger sent from this Office on an errand
couldn't get into either of the doors of the
fifty foot front. When anybody has got
anything to advertise it pays anybody as
well as everybody to do so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.

Atkins VS.. Atkins, a case brought to the
court from Butler county, on trial.
PROBATE.
Relinqnishment of Harry Preston, a
child years old by Wichita Children's
Home, and adoption of child by Levi t.
Bell and Armand Z. Rell, his wife.
COMMON PLEAS.
Hearing Of case of Kansas City National
bank VS.. the executors of the Woodman
estate for the appointment of receiver.
The attorneys will submit briefs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

iiavana fisheries. a portion OF hey " ess
is called Conchtosn. from tho belief that
the cOncha is a staple article Of diet there;
but this il hardly true. Couoh meat Is
sometimes eaten, but 3 stessiy diet Of it
would result in change of tho deutition
Of the people: in a word. concb meat 10
tough. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Though not exactly a child. per haps. q
lad once appeared before Bishop Wilber-
force for confirmation. The bishop feeling
sure that be had confirmed hira ssef0rr,
bent OYER and said In losv tone. "Sy i,o5.
think have confirmed you befnrr" Ths
lad opened hts great write eyes md replied.
81 You i5e q Iiar o. C'--.sef1's Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The cleaning of the alleys-throughout
the city-so far as it has been done is very
commendable, especially is it so in the
resident portion of the city. But there is
no reason why one man should be CON-
PEELED to clean up the alley adjoining his
premises while his next neighbor goes I'M
touched, and there is not a single square
to be found in this city where the notice
has been complied with in full.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The walks have been laid out in the
court house yard. Owing to the lateness
of the season, oats will be sown in the
grounds and kept close to assure the pros
perity of the blue grass, which will be
sown in the fall. Cement walks will be
put down at the same time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The board of education will meet in the
superintendent office in the Sedgwick
building next Monday evening. The
meeting is the most important one of the
year. The board will reorganize and the
different appointments will be made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Mrs. Prof Friteh received yesterday
from her sister. Miss Lena Miller, who is
in Old Mexico, large dry goods box fnll
of cacti of many varieties, together with a
delightful white silken scarf or rebosa Of
Mexican manufacture, as birthday
present. Miss Miller, who is known to a
number young people in this city, is de-
lighted with her life and experiences in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02
Today is ladies' day at the Coronado

A runaway occurred on South Lawrence
avenue last night in which buggy at
tached to horse, was left in a most dilap-
idated condition. The horse became
frightened while passing the Salvation
army barracks. The damages are esti-
mated at S25
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A house was moved on Third street YES
terday which blocked the travel on the
Topeka avenue car line for time. There
is some complaint from the people resid'
ing on Third street on account of the num-
Der of trees damaged, necessitated by the
moving of the house, which was large
efr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Frank A. Bolt. assessor Of Minneha
township, made his returns to the county
clerk yesterday. The assessed value of
personal property in the township is SO,
SEQ Total number of acres of wheat sown
LASS, corn 4, 796 and oats 2,54l. Old corn on
hand 1l.0l5 bushels and 1,1o0 bushels Of
old wheat. The population is 533. He
reports wheat in excellent condition and
thinks that the harvest IN his parts will
begin by the last of this month.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A large number of the young people of
College Hill celebrated May day by going
out into the country picnicking in the old
fashioned way. choosing one of their num-
Dor for May Queen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A family in south part of the city, who
have quite poultry ranch, of several
hundred chickens. keep their chickens in
the cellar under their house since the
chicken ordinance went into effect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Some fellow or fellows make {. their
business evenings TO marx the plate glass
windows with soap and frequently cut the
panes with diamonds. The officers say
that il they ever catch them in the ace. il
viii 90 hard with them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

At shout o'clock yesterday morning
noises in a dwelling OF a prominent WITCH
tia citizen attracted the attention OF a
policeman who, upon Investigating found
il was family row, aud after admonisn-
ing the participants TO make less noise,
left
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The street commissioner has his force at
work grading streets. The streets having
the most travel will be attended to first,
but all will be reached in time The force
did some nice work on North Lawrence
avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Rev. S. B Rhosds, who has been engaged
in evangelistic work in the west. is in the
city. He starts Tuesday OF next week for
Texas to be gone two months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Mr.. Dyson, father of Charles Dyson with
Thomas Shaw, of Oscolusa, arrived in the
city last evening on a visit of several DAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The collectors were out yesterday to the
fullest extent, airing themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The special tax heretofore required from
dealers in manufactured tobacco is re-
pealed and dealers are now relieved from a
small but vexacious tax.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

All persons owning dogs after yesterday
are required to pay their taxes or run the
risk of having the dog catcher get in his
deadly work on your canine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The uses of electricity are numerous
Joe Baehr has an appliance, in his drug
store, of his own invention and it is work
ed by electricity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The band stand at Hyde park has been
completed and within few weeks, Brown s
military band will give summer evening
concerts at regular intervals.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

c. H. Hubble, superintendent of the
Southwestern Division of the Rock Island,
is in the city on business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Miss Ollie Oldham. operator in Postal
telegraph Office in the Carey hotel, has
been transferred to the main Office and is
succeeded by Miss Ives, of Walton. Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A great number of prairie schooners'
have passed through this city the past few
days. The majority are bound for West
ern Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

T. J. Burrell of Melbourne, Australia, is
in the city visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Burrell, Of Riverview.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The High school nine will play the
Washington Browns next Saturday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The militia boys were much disappoint-
ed at the non-arrival Of their new uniforms
in time for the ball. They have concluded
to give another after the uniforms arrive,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Today is the last day of the March term
in the common pleas court. The May
term will open on Monday when the
docket for jury cases will be set
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

L. W. l.. Miller, an insurance agent, has
moved into the old county building and
will occupy the office together with w. d.
Mccormick, Esq,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Invitations are OF. for rat pie socia, TO
be given in the Masonic hall next Thurs
day evening by TIE O. E S. Two hundred
invitations have been issued and pleasant
time is anticipated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

j. d. Van Etten, OF the Whitney s.
Holmes Organ company, of Quincy, H.,
was in the city on business yesterday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The parties who were in the city from
the territory, for the purpose of getting
rates to the b OF 2. conclave this month,
succeeded in securing half fare.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

The Frisco and Santa Fe trains came
within about ten feet of having collision
near the Union depot yesterday morning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

A theft occurred in one OF the smaller
hotels in this city day or two ago. which
has been kept quiet in order to find the
thieves If possible. No arrests have so far
been made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

H. NJ. Amidon, father of Attorney S. B.
Amidon. left for gainesville. O., Thurs
day. to spend the summer months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Charles McAdams came over from New
ton last night to attend the light infantry
ball
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Crazy Jim. who is well known as one o.
the toughest boys In town TO the officers,
was on top of the Morris block last even
ing throwing bricks at passers by on the
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Attorney Samuel Amidon is in Spring
field, Mo-, on legal business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Today is pay day for the teachers in the
city schools.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

Col Callahan attended the light infantry
bail last evening He says that he is right
in the swim at Topeka, being at present
engaged in drilling forty young ladies for
q churoh entAySainmant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02

W. S. Pierce was celebrating his 34th
birthday yesterday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
The Death of Nero.

They have just made an interesting
discovery in Rome-very interesting to
the historian and interesting to the lin
telligent tourist" They have found the
very site of Nero's suicide. There had
been great deal of legend about the
tomb haunted by the raven, supposed
to be the spirit of the bad emperor.
Suetonius, who wrote on the Twelve
Caesars" is picturesque in his par
ticulars. but not definite. He tells us
how the emperor's nurse found the body
and herself saw to its cremation. She
collected the ashes and placed them in
a porphyry urn in the garden of Do
nitian's villa. There is general be-
lief that the Pincian hill. just above the
Piazzo del Popola. vas the site of these
Gardens but the belief has rested more
on tradition than on truth. However.
Sig Butt. the engineer in the course of
his excavations. has discovered a stone
with an inscription very definitely fix
lar the site of the villa where the sui
eide was affected. Few spots in mod
ern Rome. in the Rome Of our day are
better known to tourists and travellers.
and it is part of the curious irony of
fate that the spot where Nero ended his
life should be not far from the house in
which Keats, the poet, died.-N. Y.
Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
DIR Variot. one OF the foremost prac-

DIR. Fariot, one of the foremost prac-
titioners in the Paris hospitals, is the
author of the SYSTEM whose result has
been termed Il anthropoplastic gal
vanique." His mode of procedure is as
follows: He places the body in a double
frame, with four uprights fastened to-
gether, with square trays, and then
covers the frame with pneumatic bell.
The body is perforated by metallic
wire, one end going through the roof of
the skull, while the other rests in the
tray at the feet. This wire not only
acts as a support to the corpse but as a
conductor of electricity.
The uprights and other portions of
the frames are carefully insulated with
India rubber, gutta pcrcha or paraffine.
y small thermo-electric battery fur
nishes the current. \ metallic contact
descends from the upper tray and rests
lightly upon the surface of the cadaver.
The surface of the feet and palms of
the hands also rest upon two contacts,
and in addition contacts are 6chelOned
on the uprights and frame. and can be
applied or disconnected at pleasure.
Before the apparatus is plunged in a
galvanic bath the body has to be rem
dered perfect electric conductor. For
this purpose the operator either paints
the corpse with solution OF nitrate of
silver or he puts Il powdered prepare
ton of the same on the surface of the
skin. The caustic penetrates the sur
face, and the skin turns an Opaque
color. Afterward the nitrate of silver
has to be reduced or separated from its
oxide, but this presents no great diff
Guilty. The double framework is then
placed in a reservoir. from which the
air is exhausted by pump. and vapors
of white phosphorus dissolved in sui
phur of carbon are introduced
This is a dangerous operation, as are
all operations in which dissolved phos-
phorus plays any part. After the phos-
phoric vapors have reduced the nitrate
of silver the corpse becomes a grayish
white, and is a perfect fac-simile of
plaster of paris statue. The metalliza-
ZION is then very simple, being effected
by a galvanic bath in the usual way.
The French capital is greatly excited
over the method of making indestruct-
IDLE mummies. Should it come into
favor metallized bodies may soon take
the place of wax figures and statuary
in museums, galleries, andteven private
preston of the deceased be preserved.
but various poses produced, and by deft
manipulation the countenance of the
corpse changed to express almost any
emotion.--Jewelers'R Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
NOTES FOR THE WOMEN.
IN Lapland dress fashions have n
chancred for one thousand 1-oa,c

IN Lapland dress fashions have not
changed for one thousand years.
QUEEN ELIZABETH started the style of
wearing silk stockings and Marie An
toinette instituted the custom of wear
ing feathers in the hair
NINE. HENRI GREvILI.E, who has seen
more of this country than most French
women, says the American woman
makes too many acquaintance and too
few friends.
WHEN it is desired to have the gloves
cover the entire arm, as may occur with
evening dress, they are secured to the
shoulders by straps of satin ribbon that
buckle on the gown.
NOBODY wears wells adorned with
beauty spots now unless the dots Of
court-plaster are arranged with a clever
eye to detail and effect-in other words.
every girl is her own veil maker, and
she places the small black disk in such
a place as will call attention to her most
beautiful feature
A WEDDING costume worn by a Lon
don bride had a rich white silk rovale
train, bordered with white ostrich
feathers, and opened over beautiful
white velvet skirt richly embroidered
with pearls. One-half of the bodice
front was of white silk; the other of
velvet draped with crepe de Chine. The
tulle veil was held in place by three
diamond stars
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23

Here is a peculiar legend of the In
dams as told by Rev. Mr.. Cook. the full
blooded Sioux who is the ministerial
representative of the Episcopalian de-
nomination at Pine Bidge Agency. The
legend which vas related to the Indian
children at the agency was of their
forefathers' belief as to the cause of the
disappearance of the moon. He said the
belief was that every time new moon
appeared it was signal for all the mice
IN the country to gather themselves
together in one spot. When they as
sembled they separated in four great
armies. One army went to the north,
another to- the south, d third to the
east. and a fourth to the west. These
armies of mice travelled until they
reached the point where, from the place
of Starting, the heavens seemed to
touch the earth. Then they climbed
up the sky until they came to the
moon, which by this time was what we
call full. All of the four armies then
commenced nibbling at Luna, and
when they had eaten her all up the
mice would scamper back down the
heavens to the earth and wait for her
to show herself again. when the jour
ney and nibbling would be repeated by
the mice. And this is what the Indians
Of early days believed was the cause of
the moon growing old and finally dis
appearing.-Omaha Bee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
RURAL BREVlTIES.

An observing farmer at an institute
said: Many farmers who keep board
ing houses for cows run them on the
European plan. The COW, however, al
ways pays on the European plan. She
only pays for what she receives; moth
ing more
THE butter-maker who attempts to
wander through the mysteries of his
business without a thermometer is
quite as foolish as the mariner who
trusts himself far on the deep without
a compass. and will quite as certainly
come to grief.
Do NOT spare sulphur from the mix
ture when you salt your cattle. 1t will
cool and purify their blood, and proba-
bly, save them from having the distem-
per or bloudy nurrain. Sulphur is the
only remedy | have ever found, says w.
W. Hobson, in one of our exchanges.
WHEN there is trouble about the sep
aration of the butter from the milk,
correspondent of the American Agri-
culturist says that adding a quart OF
water at 64 degrees, in which a tea
spoonful of salt had been dissolved, to
each four quarts of cream, when ready
to start the churn, with him reduced
the time of churning from three hours
to twenty minutes.
THE Tennessee Farmer is authority
for saying that whole cotton seed
can be cooked without other heat than
that which it will generate itself. Add
to the seed one-fifth of it's bulk of
wheat bran, wet with cold water, and
thoroughly: place in a tight box. and mix
in twenty-four hours the seeds will be
so well cooked that they will mash
easily between the thumb and finger.
PROF. WITCHER, of the New Hamp-
shire experiment station, finds that the
milk from his herd costs an average
of Q "a cents per quart on good feed.
The best cow produced it at cost OF
l.. SO cents. while the milk of the poor
est COW cost 4.26 cents. On a richer
ration the cost from the best cow was
reduced to 1.32 cents, while the same
cow fed on poor, innutritious ration,
the cost went up to 5.35 cents per
quart. Feed as well as breed is needed
to make cheap milk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
DRUG DISEASES.
Abstract of a Lecture by DIR. j. Fl. KEEL
Iogg, of the Battle Creek Sanitarium.

Abstract of a Lecture by DIR. J. II. KEEL
Iogg, of the Battle Creek Sanitarium.
1t is a fact that should be understood
by Everybody. especially invalids, that
remedies used for curing diseases are
quite capa bic of producing Others DIR.
Willard Parker made a statement over
forty years ago that polypharmacy has
produced far more disease than it has
cured" and DR.. Liebig said that in cur
ing diseases by drugs we cured one dis
ease by producing another. Physicians
are coming to realize that former prac-
tees We're all wrong. For instance, in
fevers the patient was supposed to
have too much vitality; that his
system was acting too strongly:
and so the thing to do was
to reduce tho patient. He must
first be bled until he tainted, then
purged and then vomited, and by this
plan the disease was jugulated, and
sometimes the patient, too. Suppose
there was no such thing as disease, then
if l should run a silver into my hand
there would be no effort on the part of
nature to get rid of it. If nature paid
no attention to a grain of sand in the
eye, by and by our sight would be de-
strOyed. If she paid no attention to the
indigestible things taken into the stom-
ach, that organ might become full of
rubbish. What we call disease is simply
remonstrance on the part of nature
against our own wrong doing. Here is
a man who has q bilious attack: he has
violent fit of vomiting. by which
his stomach is cleared out. Nature
makes him giddy SO that he must go
to bed and rest. She takes away his
appetite so that he must stop eating,
and the next day he feels better. If he
is wise man he will profit by the les
son which nature is endeavOring to
teach him. Suppose the man is suffer
ing from fever. What is the matter?
He has been taking in harmful sub
stances, and nature is turning her whole
attention toward getting rid of them.
There is looseness of the bowels by
which the poisons in the alimentary
canal are being carried off. Even the
rise of temperature is a beneticent en-
deavor to kill the germs which have
produced the disease.
Perhaps the most serious drug disease
is what might be called medicine mania.
There are thousands of people who are
taking medicine all the while, and never
think of going a single day without
some kind OF dose. l was reading a
little incident about boy who called at
a drug store in Detroit. He purchased
various kinds of porous plasters, pills,
patent medicines. bitters, etc, diff
ferent kind for each member of the
family. y bystander remarked that
they must all be sick at his house. He
replied: ''Oh no, we plaster up and
swallow down. and are pretty COM
Portable altogether" - Reported by
Helen L. Manning.