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The Last Days Of KING Ia IA.

A tourist, who has Just returned from
the Canary islands, had an interview
with King ia ia few days before his
death The exiled king was at that time
staying at hotel in Santa Cruz, and
was in very low spirits, doubling whether
he would ever see his native land again,
though he had made all the necessary
arrangements for his departure. His
journey was delayed by the British vice
consul, who told him he must wait till
the arrival of Major Mcdonald, the com
missioner of the Oil rivers.
The colonial Office had exacted from
him as condition of his being allowed
to return, promise to create no dis
turbances. He was suffering severely at
the time from dysentery, and being con-
WINGED that he was the victim of con-
spiracy against his life, he refused to
take medicines, hiding himself on the
roof or in the cellar of the hotel at the
hour the doctor was expected. Three
days before his death he was to l1ag6
gone to village on ths.l.
of air, but he refused
81 nogo. had a drearn
He say be With him in
{ The Psychfcal society b interest
ed to know that this presentiment
proved true. The ex-king's dress was a
suit Of white hannels and long dust
coat. He had been deserted at St Vim
cent by his wives and servants; they had
sent their luggage on board the steamer
that was to carry them to Teneriffe, bat
staid on shore themselves. When, after
the steamer had started, the boxes were
opened, they were found to contain only
rubbish.-London News
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Professor Mendcleff has succeeded in
distilling petroleum from mineral sub
stances which cannot be distinguished
from the natural product. This re-
wives faith in the belief that petroleum
is of mineral origin.
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4 cat at Montreux which can open
doors heard another cat outside new
ing to get in. No one answering the
request, it rose from the chair on which
it was sleeping, walked across the room
to the door, opened it, and let its
friend in.
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SPECIAL ORDER NUMBER As.
he three artillery companies in

The three artillery companies in
the service of the State of Texas,
will hereafter constitute seperate
battalion, under the name of "Ar-
tillery Battalion" and the designation
of the companies Will be as fellows:
Battery A Galveston Artillery Co.,
organized in 1915.
Battery B Dallas Artillery Co.,
organized January s, 1880.
Battery c BRENNAN Field artillery
Co., organized June 2, 1887.
An election for major will take
place on or before the Goth, inst,
under provisions of rule number 7,
state regulations. If a convention
of officers is held, Brennan, Texss,
is named as the place of meeting.
limo convention is held, officers
will send their vote by letter to
this Office on or before the above
mentioned date.
By order of the governor and
commander in chief.
W. Il. MABRY, Adjt-genl.
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WEIGHT OF LIGHT.

Prof. Oliver j. Lodge calculates
that the impact of light-waves from
the sun produces pressure On the
moons surface of about 1000 tons.
In total eclipse of the moon this
force is withdrawn, but since the to-
tai attraction of the sun on the
moon is to be estimated in millions
of tons, this slight apparent dlmlnu-
ton gives no appreciable effect.
Upon a very small body, however,
the pressure of solar light might be
equal to. or even greater than, the
attraction of grayitation. Such a
body need not be infinitely minute,
but Of a size comparable with that
OF a grain of dust. It is conceiva-
BILE that the dropping off of comets
tails on their approach to the sun is
due to this action.
A travelling dairy has baen organ
lied in New South Wales. for the
purpose of visiting different districts
and giving instruction in all dairy
ing operations. Each locality is re-
quired to furnish a suitable build
ing, q supply of about so gallons of
milk daily, and at least 10 pupils
for the full course of instruction.
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He tanXiously)-What did your IA
ther say
She tsweetlyl-Nothing, except that
lie would look you up and see if you
had enough to support wife.
He--Um-my dear, hadn't we better
elope tonight2-New York Weekly
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II yIef De1lo T'sa
the

s4Anowi man of medium
sand build and dark complexion
sdled at the Nestor House at Temple
Thursday night. He had nothing
on him by which he could be identi-
Tea. Al bedtime he was apparently
well
james Leevitt, of Waco, saloon
keeper, while making up his cash
Saturday night fell in a stroke of
palsy. In each hand he held a
piece of money. How long ne had
lain behind the bar is not known.
He is an old citizen, much respected.
His condition is precarious.
A painter by the name of Joe
Ashlock, living near Prindle, in Wise
county, while returning from Bowie
Thursday night dropped a lighted
cigar in can of powder that was
sitting on the spring seat by his
side and exploded it, badly burning
his face and hands. A physician
dressed his wounds, which, though
painful, are not necessarily danger
Gus.
Word reached Galveston Satur
day that Louis Olsen, captain of the
schooner Clara, now at San Jacinto,
accidentally shot himself in the side
while placing his shotgun away in
the scbooner's cabin. He had the
muzzle of the gun toward him and
the hammer striking against some
object discharged one barrel. His
wound is considered dangerous if
not fatal.
About 4 o'clock Saturday even
ing Policeman George Patterson ar
rested Tom Nash at Hillsboro for
drunkenness and locked him up in
the calaboose. Previously a Mexi-.
can, name not known, had been
placed there on the same charge.
Nash was not so drunk as the Mexi-
can. He procured a piece of glass
bottle and a broom stick. With
both he beat the Mexican's head
into Jelly. His brains were run
ming out on the floor when found.
The doctor says he cannot live.
Nash was taken from the calaboose
to the jail. The Mexican has been
taken to negro's house, where he
IS receiving medical attention. Nash
says he does not care if the Mexican
dies.
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The small, round black seeds Of Can,
ma indica are used by the Burmese for
sacred beads and by the Hindoos for
necklaces. They are called in Guiana
buekshot, for the natives use them as
shot in their blowpipes. e
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
DIVIDED POWER.

A French railway proposes to test
a novel system of electric traction,
the invention of NJ. Heilmann. A
steam engine and dynamo are to be
placed on a car, and the current is
to be conducted to the other cars,
where it will drive motors attached
to the axles of the wheels. The idea
is to utilize the whole weight of the
train for adhesion, and it is antici-
pated that grades OF in 200 may
be assembled at so miles an hour.
A French investigator has found 5
species of plant fungi and 3 of bac-
terra in bread during its fermanta-
ton. The bacteria operate on the
gluten.
THE MOST POWERFUL BLASTING AGENT.
A new explosive, called FORTS, is
being tested by the Belgian Govern
ment, and is reported to have given
really startling results. The sub
stance is now believed to have a
force from 80 to 40 per cent greater
than that of any other exsplosive
known. A mine, ID feet deep, was
drilled in the solid rock, and
charged with a relatively small guam
tity of forts. 1t detached a mass
over 200 feet high, breaking 1t into
pieces OF so or 60 pounds, and pro-
jecting them to a distance of $50
yards.
Between 1860 and 1889, the total
production of aluminium is estima-
ted to have been ITO short tons, ex-
elusive of alloys. In 1889, the pro-
duct in the United States, including
that contained in alloys, was Al, 466
pounds in England, about 10000
pounds; in France, 10000 pounds !;
and in Germany 10000 pounds,
The production of aluminium alloys
had enormously increased, and was
171,759 pounds for the United
States alone.
HARGTs ACQUIRED BY PLANTS.
Some interesting experiments in
the artificial production of rhythm
in plants have been exhibited by Mr..
Francis Darwin and Miss D. f.
Pertz. The plant under observa-
ton was fixed to a spindle, and
by a clockwork escapement was
given sudden semi-rotation at the
endof every half-hour, which caused
a series of alterations of the direc-
ton in which the plant tended to
curve through the influence of either
light or gravitation. This induced
a rhythmic state closely resembling
the priodicity set up by the alterna-
ton of day and night. Stopping
the clockwork gave remarkable
result, the plant continuing to curve
with an acquired rhythm as before
having, IN fact, learned and remem-
bered the half-hour period. This
is precisely similar to certain natural
rhythms, such as the regular open
ing and shutting Qf flowers +
short time after
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An American named Edwards about
four years ago at New York was SEN
fenced to death for the sixth time. On
each of the five previous occasions he
had escaped the capital punishment.
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sor.

great red spot on Jupiter,
'5Ost after its discovery a most brill
ant and much wondered about OBJ
ject, has been closely watched for
thirteen years. It was first observed
in July, 1878, but is believed to have
existed long before. In depth of
color it has shown great variations,
having been for some years quite
nconspicuous, though now reported
by Dir. w. F. Denning to have a
much deeper tint than in 1885.
The spot has retained its elliptical
shape and It's dimensions, and ap-
pears to be a well established feature
of the planet. A curious attribute
of this and other markings on
Jupiter is a variable rate of motion.
Recent observation throws doubt
on the existence of the so-called
fatigue of metals. Two large iron
hnks-one used for 40 years in
suspension bridge at Kieff. and the
other kept in store since the build
ing of the bridge-were tested to-
gether and were found to be of
practically identical strength.
A curious appreciation of the song
of the Cicada has been noticed in
Natal. As many as fourteen or
fifteen insects resembling the British
lace-wing fly often gather around
the singing Cicada.
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Az ARr1ILERr nArrALI1AN.

Capt. Abe Harrison, of the Bren-
ham Field Artillery is in receipt of
the following special order from the
acknowledgement headquarters at
Austin, which is self explanatory:
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IS never welcome visitor.

Benjamin Franklin wrote his own
obituary as follows: "The body OF
Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the
cover of an old book, its contents
torn out and stript of its lettering
and gilding.) lies here, food for
worms; yet the work itself shall not
be lost, for it viii appear once more
ID new and more beautiful edition,
corrected and amended by the au-
thor"
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New
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OF peanr
The sd
will here
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i One h,
Grain wer1
year up to
Christian
what thew M
thew are and
want.
since Jndoe
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thew are ready
Government.
Inc marriage
C VI a; FoI
well known Wiscl
story writer.
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cares lor Zol orphan
aoaltional oriek or
1elng erected more
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stone OF monument 70
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ed IN tne ngn5 on pep
against the heiloSg gov
The frst LARGO onant;II
can sponees ever sent Ia
markets was recently sbi
Philadelphia. The lot col
600 pounds each OF two K
the Florida coast.
LARGE chair which Jol
sat in bVoone davs has beel
across the water for the us
nresidsnp officer of the ores
odist council which meets
ington. There will be few M
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

WHIP AND SPUR:

Ten trotters that started the season with.
out records as good as 2:3o now have REQ
ords from 2:1s1S to 2:2O.
A large proportion Of the fine type OF
carriage horses sold by the London horse
dealers are German bred horses produced
from original English stock.
Byron MoClelland's famous s-year-old
FLY, Sallie McClelland, is broken down
completely. He says the chances are ], 900
to one that she has won her last race.
Pierre Lorillard will have a racing stable
next season. He will buy six or eight good
race horses and begin the campaign of 1899
with horses that are fit to go in any COM
pany.
John Crombaugh, the owner of Del
march, the stallion that has trotted a mile
in e;12, has refused an offer made by Budd
Doble of So. 600 for the horse. Crombaugh
holds Delmarch at $4,000.
Secretary Hopper, at Latonia, has caused
notice to be posted in the jockeys room
that any jockey caught taking a drink of
any Intoxicating liquor on the track would
be suspended for year and have his license
revoked.
So many fast records have been made on
the trotting turf that old timers stand
aghast in wonder at such speed. In 1853
Flora Temples 2:1sI headed the list. To-
day thirty-five horses have records of 2:1s
or better.
Mckinley, the 4-year-old son of Alcryon,
Is considered one of the best horses on
the Pacific coast. His record (2:I716O was
made pulling up, aud it is believed that he
can trot in 2:15. An offer of 5000 is said
TO have been refused for him.
Good breeding and good feeding from the
day of birth TO the day of marketing do
the work. The man who has faith in ma
ture, and meets nature half way or beyond,
need not spend his time watching the
clouds as a source of luck, says a turf
writer.
The owner of the great English race
horse Common, winner of the St. Leger,
Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby,
has decided to send him to the stud next
season. His owner paid S15, 900 for him.
which is the largest sum ever paid for 3
year-old in England.
Goldsmith Maid learned to know the day
on which she was to race by her head be-
ing tied up 10 keep her from nibbling at
her bedding. She would stand quietly
enough until afternoon, and then, think |
ing it about time for the fun to commence, |
she would plunge about in rather an
alarming fashion.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

nesses and rendered a verdict Of Suicide
whilst in a state of unsound mind" Then
the corpse was hustled away, and so far ss
possible the excellent Troutbeck smoth-
cred one Of the big scandals Of the year.
libhie Sunderland. formerly of Bingham
ton, y. Y, is = handsome but particularly
unfortunate girl of sixteen. who is ?t pres
ent being cared for by the New York Soeie-
" for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children.
Her home life had no charms about it. for
her father was hard drinker and q not
very attractive head of the house. Indeed
he Is at the present time serving a tervr in
Jail for some petty misdemeanor. Weh
70 this neglected girl there came in the fah
of 1890 man named Sylvester Franklin
Wilson, whe engaged her as 3 member oI
q female baseball club.
In company with other girls of about
her own age she travelled over the country.
giving exhibitions under Wilson's man
aSement. LibDie listened TO her employ
er's wheedling words and remained com.
pletely under his influence until he was AZ.
rested few weeks ago on charge OF sb-
duetion. The trial proved both sensational
and amusing. George Francis Train ap-
pesred as special champion of the prisoner,
who, it appears. once nominated the &C.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

mirer. Then the illusion ended, and she
was forced to utilize her talents to gain
bread. As Lydia Manton she became a
member of the London Gaiety Theater
company and sang in the chorus. Mis-
fortune had hardened her heart, but
seemed to add an extra charm to her glori-
Gus brunette beauty.
Again she came in contact with the
"sristocracy," and again the results were
disastrous. She grew careless in her work,
she wore costly gowns and valuable gems.
On her arm glittered diamond bracelet,
the gift of member of the royal family
She furnished a dainty establishment at
Burlington mansions, Cork street, and had
another splendid suite of apartments at "a
Fairmead road, Holloway.
Last July she left the stage, and was not
heard Of again until the other day, when
she swallowed carbolic acid and became
the subject for an inquest. The coroner, q
person named Troutbeck, conducted his
work with subservient secrecy. The jury
met at a workhouse, took the testimony of
Lord Charles Montagu and five other wit
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18
MAKING SHOPPING EASY.
Suggestions That VIII Save Time AN
Add to the Life Of the saiesvonan.

| suegestIons That VIII Save Time ami
| Add to the Life of the saiesYoman.
| Would be philanthropists have an oppor-
tunity in the busy shopping season % ex-
ercise practical philanthropy by showing
| kindness and forbearancs TO those who ara
| obliged 10 wait on them. There are many
ways OF reducing shopping 70 a sciences
| which would benefit tho shopper IS well a.
the salesw0man. especially at those count
| ers which are cure 70 be crowded NJ holt.
| day time. les, have a note book. it Is tha
only easy way 70 90 shopping Write tbs
| list OF articles needed in the left hand side
| of the page. leaving the right for the price
| OF each, TO be jotted down a. sson a. pnr-
| chased
l often pity the girls az the glove count
| ers, who are called on many times TO do
much needless lifting or STOPPING from the
| unintentional unkindncss Of the custefner.
/ She is undecided about every detail Of tbs
intended purchase hether abe wantA
glaee or undrezsed. buttoued or nousque-
taire, she Will look at the undlessed. III
you please" and then, after having almost
decided 20 take certain pair. into which
the saleswoman has already begun %
sprinkle the powder. she would Ike %
look at nome others. Decide before leaE-
ing home just what glove Is needed and
write II down, that there may be no bezi-
fancy.
10 Is well to have gloves fitted. bot n you
are In the habit Of buying good ones this
Il not always necessary. especially IL you
possess a well filled glove box. with ths
same kind of a stretchsr and sprinkler
used IN the stores. After you have bad
one pair fitted which suit ysu exactly.
make a note ia your memorandum book of
the make, size aud lettering. Next line
you've Only the shade % pick out. II tbs
gloves are % match a suit. take . piece of
the goods With you. II they are Tor zsosrzf
wesr. decide beforehand whether you pre-
fer tan or slate and write that down also.
These well thsught cut decisions ia
black aod While, rizhs before yogr sTss,
will save you a1d others many mluutes %
valuable time. FOR your own conye8isncs,
cross ogt tas articles selected. piscigg ths
price opposite BeTzrs q bargain rcua.
tsrs, IL sftsn happens oss la terzysed into
buying something Bet needed aud u1-
thought Of, and = Eere ths stlgead j. lin
tied tbs nj isht b. ~ tie saesiG-s q sou.s
much desired article Toa cau stil fur
thsr expedlss matters ~ having several
~ % q payer VITA mans Ard aadress W.T.
ten out plsialT. hzudisz thssn 20 tas oos
taking the order rather than NalHur. %
often happsns. n spell Cat TIE lzsf raas.
Doa't ask 70 So this Or tsasnr~ faucy
article. vita 10 intsrts0u q buying. bst
just. az . woman vaiFpsrsd 10 So bow -
make stEsrs llks tssn." Carry . ara.Iiag
face ard ylsassst UcFd. abich VII -.
eoupiis5 Hiors tazu arfozsst uanrs-s ard
sh2rD torres 10 o5tainiHz tie attsnti5- nsd
ssrvlos q tsoss b<hird TIE csaEssru. -ko
are often abe - eve vslgz1.s ssrzssssons
SEsn APPEALED toist tie rlzkt wsy. -BrcsE
syu Ezgle
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

unless she had received a thorough train
ing in that line. True, the natural capa-
bility and intelligence Of wcmsnhood will
do much to help the young and inexperi-
eDced; but nothing ever takes the place of
q mothers wise counsel and instruction
Maternal indifference Is said to be one Of
the greatest evils Of the day. 1t is not un-
common TO find married women with ocCu-
pations and interests that occupy their
time almost entirely apart from their own
6reside F t4ruEf rf rf-sr
That a woman nowhere appears 70 better
advantages than in home surroundings Is
conceded by most men; but the averags
woman of today IS not as dependent a. OF
yore upon the masculine mind for her
views and opinions on mspy subjects, and
sometimes mistakenly refuses to recog-
nize the fact that while the public can do
very well without her, her place a. home
can not so well be filled by any one else
A proper ambition and desire for ad-
vancement should be the aim OF all women,
married or single; but it is only a misdi-
rected ambition that makes a woman fail
to realize the importance Of her place at
home as compared with the good she will
be likely to accomplish elsewhere.-Neu
York Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

Twenty-three years is short span in
which to taste the sweet and bitter of
human life, but it sufficed for Lydia Mil
Ter. She was the daughter of builder re-
siding at the English cathedral city of
Hereford. She grew up surrounded by all
the comfort and care that loving parents
provide for favorite child. She received
an excellent education and at school de-
veloped musical ability of high order
When eighteen years of age she was the
belle of the town, beautiful, cultured, am
bilious and discontented with her station
in life.
She longed to mingle with the wealthy
and titled people who constitute Society"
and an invitation to hunt ball seemed to
place her at the threshold of her desires.
She went to the festivity gowned in white,
veritable dream of girlish loveliness and
innocence She was the vogue of the eve
ming, and one young man of family and
position paid her special attention. He
called on her next day, and after that the
two met often.
Three months later Lydia Miller disap-
peared under such circumstances that her
parents would rather have heard of her
death than of her fight. Until the fall of
1883 her experience was of the glittering,
feverish sort made possible by the transient
devotion and hberality of wealthy ad-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18
SCIENTIFIC WAITS.

A temperature of 900 degs. below zerC
has been produced by bath of carbon bi
suphide and liquid nitrous acid.
As heat resistants may be mentioned as
bestos, plaster of paris, uncalcined gyp
sum, sand, clay, ashes, charcoal, soapstone,
pumice stone, chalk, infusorial earth, min
eral wool, rock. wool.
A new type of drawbridge is being built
In Chicago to span the Chicago river. BY
a folding instead of a swinging process NO
central pier is needed, and greatly in
creased facilities for navigating the mar
row river are obtained.
In the manufacturing line paper bids
fair to supplant wood in the manufacture
of boxes, buckets, packing cases and many
other articles. 1t Is much lighter than
wood, and can be made freproof, to say
nothing Of its cheapness.
Smoke is finding its champions in Eng.
land, notwithstanding the efforts made to
prevent it's diffusion in the atmosphere 1t
is claimed that the carbon in the smoke is
a powerful deodorizer, and as such is a
blessing rather than nuisance.
The most powerful telescope vet made
has Just been finished in Munich. Its or
binary power is l1,0OO, which can be in
creased to 10000. An electric lamp of mi
mute type is used in it, and special device
which sprays minute particles of liquid
carbonic acid is used to keep it cool.
The theory of the light of the aurora
borealis was evolved from the analysis OF
its light by the spectroscope, which showed
that it was caused by electrical discharges
among the particles of meteoric dust in
the atmosphere. The broad red line of the
spectrum Of iron is shown in all these
cases and thus upholds the theory, as it is
well known that the principal part of
meteors is metallic iron.