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the EAThER.
Lo "a, Rains Again.

Following is the forecast of the weather
for Maine: Local rain; variable winds;
slight changes in temperature.
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a,ddeford Granite Comu,nv

BrppEFoRD. September 15.-The Bidde-
ford Granite Company was organized here
today; capital stock 100000. paid in $4,000.
The following is the list Of officers:
President-Ex- Mayor Charles L. Goodwin.
Vice President-J0hn Lord.
General Manager-William A. Roberts
1ilerk and Treasurer-Albert K. Goodwin.
Selling Agent-John +. Goldthwait.
Directors-Charles r. Goodwin, John f. Gold
thwait, John Lord, william A. Roberts, Albert r.
Sewell.
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Association Standing.

The following Is the standing Of the Am. RI
can Association:
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clothes and were terribly burned. The
building was nearly destroyed; insured.
Earnlneton Wants Water Works.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

A laughable instance'ef legal sh ktp prao
tice is recorded in the Rev Frederic Deni.
sons history Of the town of Westerly, r. l.
1t occurred almost hundred years ago
when, it seems, lawyers were quite as
adroit at quibbling as their successors ara
ct the present day. A farmer of broken
fortunes hired for cultivation piece of
land, agreeing to pay for its use with q
certain proportion of the crop.
He planted potatoes and had an unusual
degree of success. Being without a store.
room, he obtained the consent of a neigh.
boring landholoer and deposited his shars
of the potatoes in what farmers call a DO
tato hole, that is, an excavation in the
earth into which the potatoes were placed
and covered with earth and straw in tbs
form of a pyramid.
Shortly afterward he had occasion to gs
to Connecticut and one of his creditors
seized the opportunity to attach the ''pota
to hole"
Upon this another creditor bestirred him
self and consulted lawyer Mr.. Cross, as
to what could be done to secure his claim
Mr.. Cross was equal to the occasion. He
secured the issuing of second writ, BY
which an attachment was levied upon the
potatoes in the potato hole, the document
specifically setting forth that the potato
hole should be left upon the land where it
was found
The warrant was promptly served, and
when the first creditor appeared upon tht
scene he found the potato hole but not the
potstoes
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
A sA.nper,s Slow Trim.

Skipper Norton" is character indig.
enous to the rocky soil of the Maine
coast. He is well known to the house.
wives along th9 shore as a peddler of small.
wares. and travels about from port to
port in little schooner, acting in the
double capacity of captain and crew, de-
spite his age-upward of eighty years.
In a recent trip from Bristol, Me-, to
Portland harbor (where he now lies
Skipper Norton had a hard experience.
Soon after leaving Bristol he encountered
a heavy gale, and sea swept the deck
of the vessel, carrying overheard both
anchors from the bows with hawser at
tached.
He was unable to draw them in again,
and came all the way from Portland
with both dragging. 1t has become a
fashion to visit this quaint old sea dog,
and visitors nearly always leave some
substantial tokens of their appreciation
of his efforts to entertain them by song,
dance and yarn. He says when in port
his income thus derived is from fifty
cents to a dollar a day, besides what he
makes from his buttons and pins.-Lew-
iston Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
About SneeEine.

The absurdity connected with sneezin
which prevailed among the aneients ha.
come down to our times. We frequently
hear the expression. God bless YOU" ut
tered after some one has sneezed. The ex
preston, if we can believe Clodd in his
Childhood of the World" dates back tc
the time of Jacob. We are told in Jewish
literature that previous to his time men
sneezed but once in a lifetime, and that
was the eud of them, for the shock slew
them. Jacob prevailed in prayer, and had
the fatality set aside on the condition that
among all the nations a sneeZe should be
hallowed by the words, God bless you. u
In the "Jsiaka." one of the books Of the
Buddhist scriptures, we read that the ex.
preston wss, May the blessed Lord allow
you TO live"
Buddha on one occasion, while preach
ing 10 his disciples, happened to sreeze.
The priests gave vent TO the exclamation,
and Budd "a lectured them for interrupt,
ing his Grcourse
If, when a person sneezes." be asked,
"and you say may he live, viii be live the
lcnger!"
Certainly not" cried the priests.
And L you do not say it. viii be dieany
the s0oners"
Certainly not, " was the reply
Then, said Buddha, from this time
forth, if any one sneeZe and priest says
may YOU live be shall be guilty of e
transgression "-PhilaGeIphia Ledger
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
RAILWAY NOTES.

CHICAGO, Oct, 2l.-Chairman Finley oi
the Western Passenger association does
not seem disposed TO take any steps on his
own account TO bring about a settlement
of the clEim made by the Chicago, St
Paul and Kansas City road against the
St. Paul road In his reply 10 Traffic Man
ager Busenbark today, he wrote:
In our letter to you of the 18th inst. we
called your attention to the time within
which you had to appeal from the ruling
embodied in our letter of the 18th inst, TO
the effect that the consideration OF your
demand was barred by our statute of linn
itations. You acknowledged that you
were fully aware of your rights under the
agreement in this respect, and, as you
have thought proper not to make an ap-
peal we have nothing to add to our pre-
Vious communications relative to the mat
ter"
The officials of the Maple Leaf decline to
say what their next move viii be, but they
feel that they will be justified In with
drawing from the Western Passenger
association.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2i.-A peculiar legal
fight between the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad and John O'Day, former
vice president and general counsel of that
road, has been begun. The Frisco road
brought suit against O'Day in the counties
of Green, Christian, Lawrence, Jasper,
Barry and Newton of this state, to compel
him to convey titles to certain lands in
those counties to the St. Louis and San
Francisco railway, the alleged rightful
owner of tie land in question. 1t is al
legged in the petitions that the lands were
bought by O'Day and the titles placed in
his name while he was an officer of the
Frisco road; that they were paid for by the
road, but that since O'Day was deposed
from office in the company he has failed
TO convey the titles TO the lands to the
Frisco road, as should have been done.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
The Race of Life.

/ find the great thing in this world is moi
so much where we stand, as in what direc
tion we are moving. 10 reach the port o.
heaven we must sail sometimes with tn
wind and sometimes against it-but W.
must SAIL and not drift, nor lie at anchor
There is one very sad thing in old friend
ships to every mind which is really movinn
onward. 1t is this: That one cannot hell
using his earlier friends as the seaman USE
the log, TO mark his progress.
Every now and then we throw an old
schoolmate over the stern with a string OF
thought tied to him, and look-I am afraid
with kind of luxurious and sanctimoni
Gus compassionate see the rate at which
the string reels off, while he lies there bob
bing up and down, poor fellowl and We
are dashing along with the white foam and
bright sparkle at our bows; the rufied
bosom Of prosperity and progress, with q
sprig of diamond stuck in It'll But this is
only the sentimental side of the matter
for grow we must, if we outgrow all that
we love.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
THE GRADY MONUMENT

ATLANTA, Oct 2L-The ceremonies in
uident to the unveiling of the Grady monu-
meut attracted an immense crowd of
strangers to this city, which was in hOii-
day attire, with business to large extent
suspended The weather was clear and
cool One of the principal features of the
unveiling ceremonies was the procession,
which formed on Mitchell and Washing.
ton streets aud moved to the statue. When
the procession reached a point opposite
the statue the Grady cadets left the
column and took position around the statue
as a guard of honor. Shortly after the
procession halted the exercises at the
statue began. Governor Charles 5.
Northen presided. After the rendition of
a selection by the band the cord was
pulled by Miss Gussie Grady and the veil
dropped from the statue. The sight of the
statue was greeted with manifestations of
applause by the assembled multitude.
Hon. Fulton Colville then delivered an adj
dress in behalf of the Grady Monument
association. and, after more music, Hon.
Clark Howell introduced Governor David
B. Hill OF New York, who delivered an
Grafton,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
Snake Bite Cured by snakeweed.

A small negro boy, who was playing
in the woods with some companions
near Pine Forest, was bitten by rattle.
snake. The poison spread rapidly through
the system of the boy, his body began to
swell. he lost the power of sight and
death was evidently approaching. Mr..
Levi Dunn, who happened to be near,
was attracted by the cries of the negro's
companions, and ran over
The boy by this time was in the last
stages. Mr.. Dunn, having heard of the
curative powers of small weed that he
observed growing near, gathered hand
full. and forcing it into the mouth of the
negro. ordered him to chew it. Con-
sciousness had not entirely left him, and
he obeyed. The effect was almost in
Simultaneous, the swelling disappeared
and in a short time the boy WAS out of
danger. He is now at work and all
right.
The name of the weed used is ''snake-
weed" or "rattlesnake master. Cor.
Atlanta Constitution. F[~1%
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RELIGIOUS NOTES.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Oct. 2I-The annual
conference of the Roman Catholic Capu-
chin monks of the United States is now in
session here, About fifty delegates have
ar ived and more are expected tonight
The sessions are held beh nd closed doors
DETROIT, Mich, Oct 2L-The first sess-
iOu of The Episcopal missionary council
was opened in Christ church yesterday
morning. Right Rev. Dr. AUwell, bishop
of west Missouri, preached the sermon
During the day the subject OF domestic
missions, including Indian missions, was
discussed
EMPoRIA, Kan, Oct. 21-The Kansas
synod of the Evangelical Lui heran church
began its annual convention here this
morning. Rev. L. ID. Altman of Kansas
City was elected president, Rev n l..
Narger Of Lawrence, secretary, Mr.. j. Ii.
Berlin OF Atchison. treasurer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
COuRSING.

GREAT BEND, Kan, Oct. 2L-The second
days meeting of the American Coursing
club WIS one of fine sport. Among those
here are Hon John Price of Topeka and
M. E. Allison of Hutchinson. The first
round of the American field cup stake,
forty-six entries, was finished and seven
courses were run in the puppy stake
Winners today: Dolly Kathleen, Lady
Barton, Major Glendyne, Liberty. Little
Climber, Prince Rupert. Girls Favorite,
Master NeverSettle and Examiner
Among the puppies were Starlight. Roya
Crest. Vans Richard, VANS Peter, Emporia
Lass, Bob Hood and Twister.
An immense crowd was in attendance
and the field marshals had their hands full
to secure a good beating up. Thursday
will begin the second round of the all-age
stake coursing and the champion will
show his merits.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

haps, and entitled to be waited upOl n
Canada she was quite naturally We ns
for her father, and dreaming now and er
of future husband for whom she We Id
expect to work in the same way. But
what work. A breakneck half mile run
for supper, with quarter mile walk at the
end. The same for breakfast. Nearly as
much labor at luncheon time.
And with brain still buster than hs
legs, occupied with proportions of ingre-
dients in each dish, with watchfulness OF
every pot and pan, with the needs of the
boarders in the eotherroom-thoseb boarders
who had done their work when she bega.
to serve their supper. Such is the work
servant girls in the cities and of wives an,
daughters the country oyer.-Julian Ralph
in New York Sun.
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imitation Gold.

Imitation gold is new compound
which was recently discovered and which
puzzles the best jewelers. to detect. Its
weight is that of gold and the acid tests
are the same, except that the acid boils
a trihe when applied to it, although
when it is wiped off no spot is left. 1t is
cheap and : easily worked. Its chief
factor is aluminium composite, from
TO per cent.-Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

In 1852 il is recorded that a man named
ClaudIus a native OF Lorraine. a very short
thin individual. used frequently 10 swal
low win Impanily pieces OF glass. stones.
pieces OF wood. hay, straw, haTes' feet
pieces Of linen. cloth and small living ami
meis, including. on one occasion, a couplt
OF mice Every one Is familiar with TIN
mage lantern side OF a man swallowing
live mice. but there are few that are Swart
taai such thing has actually been done
Another man IS mentioned Eho, finding
himself hungry, ste sack OF charcoal, n
1iudinx the saek.--L0nd0z Tit-RiE@
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
BILL BOARD NUDITY.

HIAwATHA, Kan, Oct 2l-The leading
and best ladies of this city have inau
gurated a fghG against the London Gaiety
Girls, who are TO give a series of perfor-
names here. They called upon the coun-
Gil yesterday and asked it to prevent the
performances, but that body refused to In
terfere. They then armed themselves with
pitchforks and rakes and scraped the bills
from the boards, and satisfied themselves
somewhat by declaring the men who at
tended the show social outcasts.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
A BOWlE-kNirF nurl

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct 2L-A desper.
ate Stabhing affair between John T. Noul
tou,an American, and Leanardo Rodriguez
and Antoni0 Nentero. Mex cans, occurred
last night at San Pablo mjle. near Buen
Venture. state a. Coahulla. Mexico I'll.
MeXicans were drunk an. STACKED Moul-
ton. who Is enc of the officials of tht
mining company. They used mache;t :
and the American welded bOwie. Ven
tero WAS killed. Rodriguez - as badl,
stabbed IN four places, aud Muultou wa,
80 hacked and slasheI that he cannot live
Before the END of the week all parties @
the affraY will To- nnlrr nrAnnh
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
EARTHQUAKE PHENOMENA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Tbe recent
earthquake in central and northern Cali
fornia has occasioned phenomenal results
in Sonoma county On the Polpulo ranch
ground was cracked in various places, and
from those narrow openings in the earth
larg- quantities of water of various tenn
peratures have been gushing forth ever
since On Captain Joyce's farm the flow
of gas from a natural gas well uaS been
increased to a great extent, and IA spring
that had hitherto been cold has been con-
yerted into basin of hot water
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
MISSOIIRI PYTHIANS,

ST JOSEPH, Mo, Oct 2L-The second
days session of the grand lodge, Knights
of Pythias, of Missouri, was devoted to
listening to reports of the grand lodge OFF,
GERS. The grand chanoellor's report showed
a membership in the state of II. 1872 an in
crease of 5000 during the year. The ex-
chequer report showed receipts for the
year Of sl4,4 and balance on hand of
Sll, ,S23 The total assets of all su ubordinate
lodges are S172.543. The election of Off
GERS will be held tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
rHE chnlAN 81 rc1lnM

SANTIAGO Chill. Oct. 2L-The election
for presidential electors and members of
the senate and chamber of deputies was
Deld Sunday last aud passed off quietly.
The entire proceedings were marked bv a
due regard for the Constitutional rights OF
all voters, aud the result shows an over.
whelming defeat for the Clerical party.
Liberals have a large majority in the
electoral college. They also elected thittv
of their Candidates Tor the senate, while
the Clerical party elected only two, In the
chamber of Deputies tue Liberals have full
control,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
MISSOURI PRESBYTERIANS

ST JOSEPH. No. Oct 2L-About zoo
rapres esentatives of the 81 ate Presbyterians
were present at last nights session OF the
SYNOD.
This mornings session was devoted 10
the business Of the session. AT tnoon there
was a meeting of the American Bible soci-
ETY., which was addressed by District Su-
pernteudent Rev. + w Lewis
The afternoon meeting opened with a
sermon by Rev. DR.. f. H. Brooks, after
which the rel ort on home missions was
read, followed by discussion of the nred>
OF the synod as to home missions. The
evening session was taken uD by a discus
sion OF the same matter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
CHICAGO EQUAL suEERAeIsTs

CHICAGO, Oct. 21-It is estimated that
10000 women applied yesterday to be reg
istered, with the view Of voting at the
coming election in this city. OF this num-
on the lists AS voters. Today large mum
Der who were refused appeared before the
election commissioners with atfidavits,
certifying to the fact. and demanding that
their names be entered. They will carry
the cases to the supreme court if necessary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
SplIcEn.

STERLING, Kan, Oct. 20-[SneciaL]- J.
Rev. Clarence w Rsu-e OF New York and
Miss Annie Greene. d aghfer of DR.. j.
Milton Greene oi the City nt Mexico, were
married in the First Presbyterian church
this morning at $50. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
Many of the flowers were very rare. being
sent by friends of the family in Mexico
The happy couple started on the 10 o'clock
train for New York, intending to visit
friends in Kansas City and st. Louis on
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
THE CHEROKEE COMMISSION.

PoNCA, 1 T., Oct. 21.-The Cherokee
commission concluded a treaty with the
Tonkawa Indians today, by which the In
dians agree to take lands in severalty and
sell the remainder to the government at
$125 per acre. After the Indians have
been allotted their lands there will remain
for general settlement So 900 acres. The
commission will open negotiations with
the Ponca Indians tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
MISSIONS.

OMAHA, Oct. 21-The twenty-third an
nual meeting of the Women's Board of
Missions of the Interior convened today in
this city. Kansas and Missouri were repre-
sented by delegates. The president, Mrs
Moses Smith, delivered the opening
address. Mrs. John Hutt road an account
of the work in India and Africa The
secretary's report showed total receipts of
S65. .654 and total expenditures OF $65, 109
Branch reports from the different states
were then read
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
KANSAS AND THE EAI9.

worlds tair board of managers met here
today and formulated an address TO the
people of hanSas The address urges the
people TO subscribe the balance OF the
100000 needed Tor the Kansas exhibit.
About $4,000 has already been raised by
popular subscription. the state legislature
aV'ag failed TO maAe any appropriation
tor the worlds fair.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
A STlEE SENTENCE.

NEW YORK. Oct 2l-Sylvester Frank
lin Wilson, the protector of female base
ball teams, who was convicted last week
of abducting 15-year-old Libbie Suther-
land from her home in Binghamton, was
sentenced today to five years in state
prison and to pay a fine of 81 600, cor stand
a day committed for each dollar until the
last dollar is paid'' Wilson was thunder
struck when he heard the sentence and
was unable to speak.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE

TOPEKA. Kan, Oct. 2L-Th second
days session of the Twelfth district con-
vention of the Epworth league resulted in
some excellent work. Rev. A. o. Ebri hit
of Winfield, Kan, read a paper on The
Best Form of Dist rict Organizations" Rev.
j. w. Van Cleave of Olney, Ills, one on
''How the District Can do the Best Work
Through the Year." and Rev. j B Young
OF Kansas City one on Bible Study for
the Young" Officers will be elected to-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
A CAPITAL CONVICTION.

LEXINGToN, No. Oct 2l.-The jury in
the Case of James Mccoy (colored) rel urned
verdict of murder in the first degree this
afternoon. The jury was out only half an
hour. Mccoy was on trial for numbering
his mistress (slso colored) in Kansas City,
Mo-, last SUMMER. The case was brought
here on a change of venue, Mccoy alleging
that justice would not be given him III
any court sitting in Kansas City.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing TO the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels. cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dizpels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
dueed, pleasing TO the taste and ac-
ceptahle to the stomach. prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles By all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
NAV not have il on hand viii pro
cure it promptly for sny one who
wishes 70 try II Do not accept snv
substitute
CALIFORNIA FIe syrup co.
SIS FsEseSsco. csL
to0lsSRLk. ~ Efs Tesx. EE
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THE Italian pORK eMaARcO

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-The department
of state today received cablegram from
Mr.. WhitehouSe, the American charge
d' affaires at Rome, stating that the govern
ment Italy had removed the restriction
upon the importation of swine products
from the United States, if accompanied by
inspection certificates. The decree against
the importation of live swine is still in
force
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
klLIsN,s IAsr kNnoK-nnr

HICA %, Oct. 2l.-Ptt killrn. tue heavy
eight s,ize fighter, died fought Tie
cause Death, a. stated by physicians, Is
erysl IS. hillen. fortnight ago. de-
fea Bob Ferguson in a ssHyuinarv ring
en- ounter. but .houGh securing the vic.
Ory, has not been well man since
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
a. re So -

CLEARWATER, Kan. Oct. 2I-TSnecial
-Comrade Jesse J Ellio,t Of tins place
who was Frustrated uy hernia while al
tending the Republican rally at Nichit.
on the The 9 IA inst l. sliil confined 10 8
bel. His friends and nvighborS are doii
thst they eau 10 alleviare his suEf~ria-
fuu have hops of his ultimate reOuN-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
4 RIG 2, Azc.

GREESvILLE. Tex. Oct. 2l.-The COM
less Of Q, Etsi ru rexss Com ,re>s C,f7.
any burned oGieht The io>s L. So 0ll
"a insurance at $1,000 Causi irr4h!e
htng iocS Deies.lu2 u tue Missouri.
,"fs - an railway. whicn WAS on
ehs saIolLlas tRe CON. press, was als0
>truyvG
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
CHEAP SllGAR

CHICAGO, Oct. 2I-A dispatch from
Philadelphia says that Claus Spreckles,
the independent sugar refiner, has reduced
the price of granuated sugar to 4 cents per
pound. The trust met the reduction to
as and 1-l6, but when the price dropped
to cents it began to buy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
MISSOURI POOL ROOMS.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Oct. 2l.-In divi.
sion No. of the supreme court today the
motion to dismiss the writ of error in the
Burgdorfer case was overruled and the
case set for hearing on Friday next This
Is the case brought 10 test the constitu-
tionality of the Missouri anti pool room
law, and the action of the court means
that II will pass upon that point, which il
WAS generally believed tae court would not
40
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D. A. MITCHELL, Registrar.
sEMI-ANNUAL RE UNION SCOTTISH RITE
MAsONs

Wichita Preceptory. Knights of Kadosh,
A & A. Scottish Rite MAsons meets at 10
o'clock a. M to confer the Twenty-sixth
to Twenty-ninth degrees inclusive. and |
o'lock p. III. for work in the Thirtieth
degree. c NJ. JONES, Sir Preceptor.
d A MITCHELL Z tcorder
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

Salvation Oil. the great pain remedy. is
genuine aud reliable llnimeus. Price %
cents.
No one has ever been disappointed in
using DR.. Bulls Coagh Syrup for a cold.