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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
TAR EoR PRoTEcTIoN.
now to Treat Trees In Late Fall or Early
Winter.

Winter
Every spring we hear of much de-
struction of young apple orchards by
mice or rabbits, especially IN regions
OF heavy snowfall. Tho rabbits 60
over the snow and bark :ho trees above
It: the mice keep under for warmth,
and Ca ezay at the soft bark near tha
roots. On prairies where there Il lit4le
or no snow, the rabbits are often sorely
pressed for food and seek the yoEnr
apple orchards; and where grass aud
weeds are allowed 10 grow aDosa tho
trees mice find warm hiding place
beneath the dead herbage. end pursue
their work az brisklY as though coz
cred with two or three feet OK snogv. IN
occasional farmer wbs may have learned
from experience that 81 is better. 20
protect his trees 81 autumn than at
tempt to repair damages in spriaky,
does not fail 10 adopt precautionary
measures. Smearing the stems late in
fan with whale-oii, stale lard or any
strong grease. viii provewsry
offensive 20 rabbits. bat net 20 nice;
coal-tar seems 20 rcpel both. also the
round he AIDED app tree borer. and fos
this reason / prefer 10 20 aay otssE
protective material; I prefer common
light tar paper, such as is used Tor
various purposes In building, for IL IL
very cheap and always ready for use.
where this cannot be obtained, thu
stems Of tho trees may be wrappeS
with any Kind Of strong wrapping "a
Ter. allowing IL 90 extend sn inch %
two below the surface % the crowns
and upward tive feet 81 more. After
the paper wraps are IN place, psiat the
outside with warm IT, II the trees
are large and the old bark quite fhiek.
coaI-tar and plaster. or hne dry cay.
viIl answer for making . paint th2t
nay be applied directly 70 the stems,
8ut on young trees With thin bark.
there ia danger Of the tar burning, and
sar this reason ! prefer using paper,
<-~uiny the bark clean Andrew $.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

that on the front of throat (e) has the
same defects, and the wool from the
head aud shins is short, stif and
straight
A further classification is into lambs
wool, Loggett and wether wool. Wool
that has never been cut tapers regu-
larry from base to end and is fine and
silky in texture, the tapeTing end es-
pecially having these qualities in high
est perfection. The first clip from a
sheep not more than eight months OF
age Is Of the highest quality, and is
called lambs wool. If permitted TO re-
main uncut until the age of twelve or
fourteen is reached, tie staple becomes
much longer and somewhat eosrser,
but retains tho sickness due to the thin
tapering ends All subsequent clips
are clsssed as wether wool, and are
coarser and sitter, cutting the fiber
causing it 10 thiekeH 81 the end--Mer-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
POWER OF THE SHARK.
It's Bite Worse Than That of the Lion o
Crocodile.

It's Bite Worse Than That of the Lion
Crocodile.
Philosophers, although as rule men
of exceedingly positive opinions and
wholly adverse to confessing their ig'
norance upon any point whatever, have
failed signally in arriving at any salts
factory conclusion as to the advantage
OF the shark in the general scheme OF
nature. 1t has been suggested that he
was created specially for the repression
of conceit in man, and in order to show
him that he was not, as he otherwise
might have supposed, the undoubted
lord of the inhabitants Of the water as
of the jewellers upon earth.
Given special advantages such as that
of holding the end of stout rope at the
other extremity of which is hook fixed
in the sharks mouth, man may, with
the assistance of a number of his fell
lows, have the best of the shark. But
alone and in the water the advantage is
wholly and absolutely the other way,
and the strongest swimmer and the
bravest heart fail when the tyrant of
the sea seeks to make his acquaintance.
IL IS true tndC ICpOAtS Aa'O OcOh Jul
rent that there are natives of the islands
of southern seas who, armed with
knife, fear not TO go out to give battle
to the shark in his own element; but
these tales must be accepted with eau
ton and akin to the many apparently
authentic narratives of the appearance
of the sea-serpent. The shark is
creature gifted with great strength,
savage temper, logged perseverance
and exceptional power Of jaw. The
Ion and tiger may mangle, the croco-
die may lacerate, the bulldog may hold
fast-the shark alone of living crea-
lures possesses the power of nipping
off human limb at q clean bite
London Standard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
FAMOUS BEAUTY AT NINETY,
The wonderful Countenance and Charac.
ter of the Mother of BarthOldi.

The wonderful Countenance and Charac.
ter of the Mother of BarthOldi.
The late Mime. Bartholdi was no ordi-
nary person, and on her nintieth birth
day she looked so full of life and
heartiness that it was wonder she did
not live to a hundred. She was left a
widow early, and devoted herself TO the
education of her sons and the steward
ship of their paternal properties, which,
under her management, were increased
10 fortunes. Though so well endowed
with the money-msking faculty she
was a person of generous disposition
and given to hospitality.
In youth she was reputed TO be the
handsomest girl in Alsace As an old
woman she was more than handsome.
The pure outlines remained. and the fire
of the lSindest quickest and most lam
bent eyes imaginable was never
suenched so long as life remained The
son must have had her in his head as he
remembered her 10 her younger days
when he was sketching the design of
the colossal statue of Liberty Enlight-
ening the World"
1t was her idea that Liberty should
not be en- pate de guimauve, but OF a
grave and severe aspect Liberty was
the best of all conditions, she used TO
say, for these who were severe upon
themselves, and the worst fer the self
indulgent Qns never saw g trace of
self-righteous harshness in the old lady.
She was very indulgent toward the
erring; but that grace, she said, came
with the wide experience of old age.
1t was a source of enjoyment to her
TO drive 10 the isle of Swans, in the
Seine, and look at the reduced copy
which was set up there a few years ago
of the famous statue which now stands
at the entrance of New York harbor.
One of her sayings was: DO not re-
press badness; crowd it with good
ideas. "-London Truth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
NO TIME TO SHAVE.

men Can Spare Hours for All Sorts of Idle
ness, but the Barber Must Rush.
"Shave me Just as quick as you can"
said the man as he hustled into the bar
ber's chair. ~ am in great hurry"
The barber performed his Office in the
silence that marks the excellent work
man, but whether direction spurred him
is matter of doubt. When he had fin
ished, tipped his customer out of tho
chair, and was tuckipg the towel about
the neck Of bis next patron, he broke
the silence and inquired:
did you hear that man tell me to
hurry?"
Eyes Why2"
Because I have known him about
ten years, and he is always in great
hurry in the berber shop. He drinks
good deal, but he is never in hurry at
the saloon. He Will go from here
straight to Toper's tavern on Dearborn
street. and he won't go out of there for
an hour. He viii not do any business,
and he knows it before he goes.
He viii simply loaf there
till he can find no further
excuse possible. and then he will go 70
his Office. he will spend three hours
and as many dollars in the saloons
every day, and he will grieve and fuss
and hurry up everybody when it comes
90 shaving.
MEN always have time TO sit at their
desks doing nothing; they are never in
too much of hurry at the club: they
have time enough 70 stand for an hour
any day on the street and look az WON
en-; they can lose time in bed and at
breakfast, but when they come 70 the
barber shop they are in frantic haste.
Yet II hurrying barber happens 10
scratch them they get him discharged
wsll-shaved man is respectable. no
matter what clothes be has on One
who needs shaving looks disreputable,
I don't care what he wears
when q thing amounts 20 that
much II I didn't have time - shave
decent wouldn't shave at all"
Then the barber moistened the ball
Of his thumb and tried the edge Of his
scimetaT, sastehed q bit Of paper from
the shelf. and reispsed into silent Ia.
dustry. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
Pears
Soap

Il is a wonderful soap
that takes hold quick and
does no harm.
No harm II leaves tha
skin soft like a baby's no
alkali in il nothing but soap.
The harm is done BY al.
kali. Still more harm is done
by not washing. So, bad
soap is better than none.
WHAT'S bad soap? IHper-
fectly made; the lat and al
kali not well balanced or not
combined.
What IS good soap9
Pears.
All sorts OF stores sell i
especially druggists; all sorts
Of neonle use x
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
KOREAN GHOSTS.
How an Army of specters Fought for the
King of Sin-Le.

How an Army of speoters Fought for the
King of Sin-Le.
In the early centuries of the Christian
era what is now called Korea and united
under one king was divided into three
provinces or states, Kasi in the north
and northeast, Pihtse in the west, and
Sin-lo or Silla in the south. Of these the
first two were warlike and turbulent
while Silla was peaceful and, strange to
say, was the first to emerge predominant
at the end of all the strife 1t advanced
in civilization far more rapidly than the
others, and finally, with the powerful aid
of China, gained control Of the whole
peninsula from north to south. Her
kings, as rule, were lovers of peace,
and often purchased it at the expense
of what we call honor. More than once,
when one of the wild tribes from the
north swept down and devastated his
frontier villages, the reigning king sent
peaceful embassy inviting the maraud-
ing band to take land in his territory
and settle down to quiet, peaceful lives,
and IN more than one case he was sue
cessfuL But the Isago tribe was too
wild and savage to be approached with
any such overtures. They slew every
one they could lay their hands on, and
everything they could not carry away
they burned. They became holder and
holder, and finally raided almost up to
the gates of the capital. At last
grand campaign of determination was
planned by these warriors of Isago.
Every man in the tribe who was able
to carry arms was called out, and the
powerful army crossed the frontier in
tending to wipe Silla from the face of
the earth. The people came focking
INTO the capital with the dreadful news.
The king collected his little force and
manned the walls. Before long the IN
south warriors Of Isago came trooping
over the hills and invested the city.
There they sat day by day, revealing in
the plumber they had taken, while with
In the city the provisions were dwin-
ding rapidly away. The king decided
that rather than starve in the city he
would make sally and attempt to dis
comft the besiegers. The end was
bound to be the same at last. At mid
voted band rushed out. No sooner had
the battle begun, however, than strange
men came up in all directions and
fought with Silla. Hundreds, thou
sands of these strange warriors, with
ears like the leaves of the bamboo,
swarmed about the ranks of Isago, and
before morning every one of them had
rerishad when suddenlv the strange
allies disappeared as mysterously as
they had come, and left nothing but
their splendid victory. A few days
later, when the king visited his fathers
grave to render thanks.for his deliver
ance. he found the ground about it all
strewn with bamboo leaves Then he
knew that his fathers spirit had been
in arms, and these were the ears of the
strange warrior spirits he had brought
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

cooked, and the exercise OF the WORK,
coupled with the climate and air, gives
sharp appetite, which in turn brings
good digestion, sound sleep and health.
It would be far better than drugs and
doctors medicine for hundreds of the
siclzly, dyspeptio clerks in big cities, if
they were to drop pencil and yard
stick and betake themselves to the
woods of Maine for one winter and live
on pork and beans and bread and mo-
lasses, drinking their scalding tea from
tin dippers and get up a circulation by
exercise, and leading regular life
Bangor News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
A Clever Horse,

This story shows the intelligence of
A Kentucky roam, who was left in an
open paddock fastened by means of a
wooden hasp This he learned in a few
days to take out with his teeth and drop
on the ground, only to have it carefully
replaced by the stable boy, who dis
played wonderful intuition about dis
covering it Finally, when it became
plain to his horseish understanding that
there was nothing to be gained by such
a performance he tried the experiment
of carrying it over to the farther side of
the fence and letting it fall into neigh
boring yard. Now it so happened that
his owner caught him in the act and re-
ientlessly went and fastened him IN
again; then from distance he watched
TO see what would come next. As he
had expected, the horse diligently
loosened the stick again. but-now
comes the queer part of it-instead OF
putting it in any of the old places he
gave one defiant snort and laboriously
set to work TO eat it up. If his object
was the total humiliation of the hasp
there is no doubt he accomplished it
fully. All of which goes to prove what
a splendid disregard of splinters and
little ingenuity can accomplish
caro- News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
CLOVER SEED MOTH.
Observations just Compisted At the lows
Experiment. station.

Observations just Compistea at the Isva
Experiment. Station.
Observations upon the eloveT-seeo
caterpillar and the moth into which It
develops have been in progress At the
Iowa experiment station during the
past season. and the conclusions
reached are recorded in bulletin
Il The moths. which are about
one-third Of an inch a cross when
the wings are spread, are dark
brown or nearly black. with tire
small. curved, silYerY lines along the
hind border, with eight white. silky
lines along the fore sordsr Of tse fore
wings, which &c common with the hlnd
wings are deAcateiy frlnged a. shown
IL the engraving TIE under SIDE 81
the wfzgs are shining and siIkv and
have gresnish tinge ia certain AghtS
The moths were noticed flying from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
Beautiful Faces.

What is beauty, after all? Each eye
makes it for itself You think Smiths
lady-love rsw-boned and Manufactured.
He calls her magnificent woman"
and wonders what you see in your little
angel, with her baby face and tiny
stature. So it is the world over; and
yet we would each give something to
be beautiful after our own fashion.
How the powders and lotions which are
to bestow upon poor bilious mortals
skins of satin and snow, and the hair
dyes and pomades and cosmetics Of all
sorts sell, we need not mention TO prove
the fact In France old ladies are even
being made over, at the cost of half
their fortunes Yes, we all want TO be
beautiful: and if only our ideas OF
beauty were what they should be, we
might accomplish our desire easily,
Weakness and love make all faces pleas
ant There are plain features so charm
ing with the sparkle OF good humor
that we love them. There are blem-
ished faces so sweet that they are
pleasanter to look upon than the most
perfect After all. It is in the express
sion tina che actual charm lics-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

1nsre are % Iease Unree urcous yearly.
Examinations of hay cut early IN Juno
showed that all the larvss were killed
by the heat and pressure resulting
from storing it This fact suggests
that the remedy for this insect Is 70 cut
and store the hay and all patches Of
clover at this time. (The lsrve live
some time in l0ess punches of cue
clover. This will enectuany prevents
the appearance Of later broods and 10
also found to be protective against the
depredations OF clover seed nudge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
AGRICULTURALH HINTS.
CLASSIFICATION or WOOL.

How the DinsrenA Qualities In Each
fleece Are Dfvided.
Short staple domestic wsol Is divided
into eight grades, namely, Picklock,
which is the finest; prime, choice,
super, head, seconds, abb and breech
Worsted wool is claSscd downward
from the blue neat, brown, Preech,
downright, seconds to abb. The dia'
gram shows the manner In which the
different qualities in each fleece are
divided.
The best wool is from ~ the shout
ders and sides OF the animall that
from the withers (e) is irregular and
filled with burrss from the loin (s) is
shorter and coarser; still shorter and
coarser on the hind quarters az the
belly wool o. is short, worn ad dirty;
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

The whisky mace Dy moonsnIners
seldom becomes week old. aud very of
ten il is drank warm from the still, hav-
ing the effect OF broken glass on the pal
ate. tits frequently adulterated. tobacco
being s5ded to make it bite, and rattle
weed u make il bead. In the moon.
shine districts almost every body drinks
men snd women, old and young-and
the mountain boy on pleasure bent car.
ries quart bottle of the stuff. pack
age Of smut. RaS sn sSsaieE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

Dstectivs 10 Chisfl-sonsbody has
killed . Woman and two children IN a
house On Mulberry street
Chief-HaTe you zsy clue 70 the mar
derer7
Detective-Nes bzt I have the house
located all rs9ht-Frc<.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

Or Emdee-Iy Dan, yeu are sadly IN
need OF change
Har6uP-Yes; bu: called vou az a
medical. not - financial expert
Jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

blssson % blossom n ths latter part
q Nay. and IA the Early pzvt q jane
they Saere pairing freely A. ezzral-
nstisn Of the cssFrr biossOFns zssost
the z5sh of June saSwsd taat ever os1s-
hail q the heads exAEzfsz2 we're IN
tested The larve are gresnisas~ss asse
ezsxrvillSFs. iess than cze-tAETa 81 AZ
inch Iong. which begin rear tne basr 81
the blossom ard "a their way npsTaol
destroying he flseets - they 90 Iroza
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
Beauty often depends on

Beauty often depends on
plumpness; SO does comfort;
so does health. If you get
thin, there is something
wrong, though you may feel
no sign Of it.
Thinness itself Is a sign;
sometimes the first sign;
sometimes not.
The way to get back
plumpness is by CAREFUL
LIVING, which sometimes in
cludes the use of SCOTS
Emulsion of cod liver oil.
Let US send you-free-a
little book which throws much
light on all these subjects.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31

-Smythe-''Those uugwumps would
make poor bridegrooms Tompkirs
why SOP" Smythe-''They're al
WAYS expecting the best man to win
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-17
The Pulpit and the stage.

Rev. F. NJ. Shrout, pastor United
Brethren church, Blue Mound,
Kan, says: 81 feel IL my duty to
tell what wonders DIR. Kings New
Discovery has done for me. MY
lungs were badly diseased, and my
parisbioners thought l could live
only few weeks. I took five
bottles Of DIR. Kings New Discovery
and an sound and well, gaining %
lbs. in weight"
Arthur Love, Manager Loves
Funny Folks Combination, writes:
= After a thorough trial and con-
vincing evidence, I am confident
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, beats 'em all, and cures
when everything else fails. The
greatest kindness | can do my many
thousand friends is IT, urge them to
try 1t. Free trial bottles at o. c.
TOBEY & Co., drug store. Regular
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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-12-17
THE BEST OF CRILDREN,s MAGa.
ZINES,'


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