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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
AMONG VERMONTsS HILLS
THERE PRESIDENT HARRISON WILL
ENJOY THE AUGUST DAYS.

He Is to Be the Guest OF Secretary of
War Proctor, and Will Have Oppor-
tunity to Show What He Can Do as a
Fisherman.
Bird hill runs from Rutland, Vt, north
ward eight miles to Pittsford Valley The
natives call it queer hog back, and six
miles down Otter creek, that up to that
time dawdled quietly along except when
turned over a dam for power purposes,
cuts into rocky gorge that gives it a fall
of 120 feet and tears it into a streak OF
foam. Here is Proctor, the home of the
secretary of war, and in the very prettiest
place in the whole town is situated his
house, where President Harrison will spend
several days in August, and various cabi-
net mem bers will recreate during the latter
part of the month. The house, occupying
by itself hill just fitting in between the
railroad and river, has the most beautiful
site there is for miles around, and by rea-
son of its solitary position is striking
feature in the scene. On a still higher hill
on the other side of the river is the home
of Fletcher Proctor, the secretary's son,
who, inheriting his fathers shrewd ability,
is associated with him very closely.
The secretary of war is the uncrowned
mountain monarch of Vermont, and if he
doesn't absolutely own the town himself,
the Vermont Marble company does, and
Proctor and his sons are the major portion
of the company. Yet it is q queer fact that
he does not own the house in which he
lives. 1t belongs to the marble company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
The Women of Bolivia.

As rule the Indian women of Bolivia
are superior to their lords in intelligence
and earn the larger share Of their mutual
support. Being the older of the two, she
is naturally the head Of the house, and is
more likely to thrash her dutiful spouse
than he is to misuse her.
In the markets where farm products are
disposed of she eau drive better bargain
than he; she can carry as heavy burdens,
endure as much manual labor, chew as
much coca aud drink rs much alcohol
The Indians have little or no money, the
mediums of exchange being whatever the
may raise or the labor of their hi ds
They will eat when not hungry, drink
when not thirsty, sleep when not sleepy,
anywhere and any time when opportunity
offers, against the time Of need" as they
say.
The majority are in state of semiin-
toxication from babyhood to the grave, al
cohol being used ou every pretext, freely
as their means will allow, on occasions of
births, deaths and feast days, the latter oc-
curing nearly every day in the year. They
are social creatures, and not at all inclined
to live alone hence their houses are always
in groups. and a community of them,
though numbering not more than half
a dozen, is called an estancia.
In the interior of Bolivia, If an Indian
desires to change bis place of residence, he
is not allowed to settle in another village
until the authorities thereof have looked
into his private history, when, if the record
is not satisfactory, be is ordered to move
on. But that seldom happens, for they are
like cats in their attachment 10 places, and
will cultivate the same bit of poor land
from generation to generation. though
barely able to keep body and soul together.
Bucksaw
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
THE CEoRcIN INIMEoTlcNrInM

ATLANTA, Ga, August 1.-THE legis-
lative commi ttee toinvestigate the charges
made that m emberS had offered their votes
Tor sale IN the late senatorial election was
appointed yesterday. The author of the
movement, Mr.. Oates, tells the facts upon
which be acted. The story goes that Col.
Livingston WAS in Muscogee county some
lime ago and that in "a conversation with
the president of the Muscogee County
Alliance he made the statement that eight
members Of the legislature had expressed
& willingness TO sell their votes in the
senatorial race. The president of the Mus
coSee County Alliance told Mr.. Oates of
the alleged conversation. Col. Livingston.
who Is out Of the city, telegraphed as
follows:
II do not remember the conversation
with the president ofthe MuscDgee County
Alliance ia regard to the legislators offer
inS 10 sell their votes in the senatorial con
test / know Of no one that so offered TO
sell out. Everybody remembers that the
ar was full of rumors rs to corruption ON
both sides. II had a conversation IS in
nicated twas simply in reference TO these
rumOrs." "
Beyond this Mr. Livingston stated that
ne mad nothing TO say about the matter.
lie knew nothing more of il than is en-
nraced In his statement to your correspon-
dent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

Al old farmer ir Massachusetts, didn't
e, .ow tie grief over the loss OF hls wife 20
nask his superstition. lie was so0at 70
enter hack az tts f-luera! when his eyes
rested ioT a moment on the horsez-a pair
of grsys- 70. by ionS sight" be yelled
Il wont riGe after 4 hesrse behind ~
white horses The undertaken and The
other Eaeu be-s of The party eadeavored y
induce the man 70 eater the vehicle. bgt
ne absolutely refused. say'pg. "I'5 be tie
next OF toe family 70 die II %, snd an :
taking zny chances" Finally another
pair of horses was sent for. ard then tie
farmer clsrz b=red in and the prouessioa
started Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
WIND AND HAIL.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, August 14-Dis-
patches from various points in Minnesota
report terrific winds and ha l,torms as
doing much damage to buildings and
crops. At Ellsworth the wind left the
town pretty complete wreck. There is
nothing in the village that was not hit or
blown away. The loss is over 5000
Fortunately no lives were lost. At Lake
Benton hundreds of window panes were
broken. Everything in shape OF uncut
grain in the county was annIhllated.
Fulda reports that the storm did CON
siderable damage. The farmers report
corn and fax dead Considerable damage
to fax aud corn was done in the vicinity
of Wort hingtOn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

DR.. Sckwerninger, of Munich, has made q
fortune out OF his sntIfat sanitsTium,
where overweight persons are cured by
means OF constant exercise and diecetic re-
strlctions. The Turks obtain the same re-
suit by sweat cures and Lord Byron doc
tored himself with vinegar salads and pro
traCted fasts. A much less disaEreeab.e
method is that proposed by French cor
respondent, who recommends his fellow
sufferers TO eat only one article OF food a. a
meal In that way, he says, the sense Of
safety viii De induced much more Quickly
and the temptation TO overeating core
spoudingly lesSened. Philadelphia Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15


In Vermont the secretary of war is best
known as the "Guv' nor" and that is what
he is called by all the men in the euarries.
There is only one thing lacking in Proc
tor. 1t might be said that there are are all
modern improvements, including tele-
graph, express Office and telephone, but
when the chief executive alights he will bs
landed beside the road and find himself in
six inches of white marblelike dust He
will look in vain for a station. There is
none. But the ''Guv'nor's" house is right
at hand, only on the top of cliff or hill
fully hundred feet high. The approach
from the train is by long fight of stairs.
1t is a brown house with side piazza, front
piazza, another side one and then a large
entrance piazza leading into the big hall
The secretary and his family go there early
in the spring and leave only at the last call
of autumn.
Mrs. Proctor is a careful housewife and
a thorough homebody, always to be found
in her own kingdom. She has quite enough
room to look after. From the hall on the
right opens large music room with a
couple OF pianos Behind is a smaller
room not unlike private Office, and still
farther back is the sleeping room of the
ception room and connected with it is the
dining room. On the second floor the plan
is plain enough; plenty of sleeping rooms
and what was formerly the nursery and
school room of the children, which is used
this summer by couple of the secretary's
little granIdaughters, who are passing the
summer with their mother at the grand
parents. These two small ladies also come
in for good share of Mrs. Proctor's time
and the stately controller of the war forces
of America is able to assume very meek
attitude at their desire.
The room which President Harrison will
occupy is at the head of the stairs, directly
over the music room. There is a large COW
cred balcony, and when he looks from the
window it will be on scene that will
probably gladden. his soul. There is hardly
space on the hill for spacious lawns, but |
there are some flower beds, and from the |
stables is the drive, just wide enough for |
one carriage, which skirts the foot of the |
HILL twisting about till it is on top at the |
door. 1t becomes natural terrace on the |
east, and there it cuts through dark hem |
locks that shut together overhead. The hill |
and the house are on one side and the river |
on the other. A climb up through the hem
locks and one reaches a frail looking sus-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
iOur ys..,..-nO

CHICAGO, August 1.-The much-talked-
of Newspaper Derby" was decided today
at Garfield park. 1t was the seventh race
on the program. Henry Watterson, who
was an interested spectator, occupied a
chair in the judges stand. The following
scribes appeared on the track mounted
thus Mr. l.. Glow of the Times, on Nor
gan; Mr. l.. +. Titus. of the Globe, on j.
T.; Mr.. r. BOYlan, of the Inter Ocean. on
Governor Wheeler; Mr.. +. f. WELLER. of
the New York World, on Xooite, and Mr.
A. Needing, of the Stats Ieitung, on
Nose. The distance was one mile and
the winning jockey was to receive hand
some gold watch valued at $3.50 The
World won by a length, with the Globe
second, the lnter-Ocean third, the Staats
Ieitung fourth and the Times last. Mr..
WatteIson, III happy speech, presented
TO Neiher the beautiful watch.
Winners of others races were: Blue
Maid, Robin Hood, Aloha, Redina, Neva
{. and Orlie. In the second race the one
won by Robin Hood, all bets were declared
off on account of fraud. Ben Cox. owner.
aud the jockey were ruled off the track.
CHICAGO, August l4-Ninners at Haw-
thorne: Mill, Carus, Dungarven, Maud
b. Ethel
ROCHESTER, n. y, August 14.-This was
the closing day of the Grand circuit meet
ing. Summaries: 2:25 class, trottiug-
Play Boy first, Frank T second, Nutting
King third. Best time 2:90l4 Free tor ali,
rotting-Rosalind Wilkes won, Mcdowell
second Alvin third (ruled outl. Mambrino
Maid fourth (ruled OUT. Best time 2:I51L.
2:2t class, trotting-Direct first, Frank
Dorsch second, Florence 5 third. Best
time 2:l6l9. Justine Globe and Belle
ltamlln made miserable attempt to
break the record of 2:l4. They were off
their feet most OF the time. Time 2:2O.
SARATOGA, \. Y, August l4-Wiuners
today: Bowling, Bermuda. BalIyhoo.
RedIe!lQW, Bustecd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
A GIN RluEE-

DAYTON, o., August IA young man
answering the description of the COlum bus
Grove robber lost 1896 playing faro in Sam
Wagner's gambling house here yesterday.
This morning the man walked into the
gambling room where the game was going
on, and, with a cooked revolver in each
hand, compelled the dealer, old Sam Wag-
ner, TO refund the money. With the re-
volvers still covering Wagner and his out
look and helper. the young fellow backed
out of the room and walked through the
crowded bar room into the street and was
gone before news of the deed had gotten
down stairs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
A Pfous Fraud.

An Italian couBtryman tried 20 steal \
hen lie caught hold OF il by the tail, bit
the fowl escaped. leaving the feathers in
his hands The man afteTgsrd confessed
his fault TO the priest who told him 20
bring five lire in expiation ot hts criminal
intent. The countryusau returned with 4
paper bag full OF copPers, which be held in
such a way that when he priest took hold
Of il ali the money dropped out into the
mans hat. and has reverence was lett with
the empty bag. Whsreupon tEe sly. peni-
tent remarked, Il, too, only cot the feath-
ers. bat not the fowl!'-Il MessaSe.o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

son of Queen Victoria and the bride of the
occasion is her granddaughter, but though
the brides father is prince and her mother
o princess, they have lived all their married
life in England, their residence being Cum
berland Lodge, and the bride has passed
most of her life at Windsor castle, one of
the residences of her royal grandmother.
When Frederick, Duke of Augusten-
burg, gave up his claims TO the long dis
puted Schleswig- Holstein, and that princi-
pality was absorbed by Prussia. his son.
Prince Christian, went to England, and on
July ), 1866, was married to the Princess
Helena, third daughter Of Queen Victoria
Parliament did the handsome thing, voting
the young couple au outfit of $50, 900 and
an annuity of $1,000. Their fourth child,
Louise, born Aug. -, 1872, was the bride
On the recent occasion, and the groom was
Prince Aribert, fourth son of the reigning
Duke of Anhalt, which is principality al
lowed 10 maintain its ancient independ-
ence, although it is nearly surrounded by
Prussian territory.
Prince Arbert was born in 1854 and in
consideration of the fact that his father
aided the Germans with all his forces and
was personally active in several Of the bat
ties of the Franco Prussian war of 1870,
Germany has guaranteed succession and
family rights in Anhalt. Present at the
wedding were the parents Of both parties
the royal family Of England, the German
emperor and empress and attendant noble
men and ladies. and 4 gorgeous array OF
titled gentlemen and ladies Of both us-
tions. The bride wore the same Honiroa
point lace worn by her mother az her rnar.
riage, and made over for that occasion from
the dress designed By Prince Albert for
Queen Victoria. and the merest outline
sketch OF the dresses OF the six bridesmaids
and other ladies fills many columns Of Eng
lish papers. The newly married pair pro-
ceeded directly TO Berlin, where they VIII
reside.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
ORDERED TO REFUND.

torney general has notified the following
Philadelphia newspapers. which have pub
lished the mercantile appraisers list for
two years, tha5 they must refund the
the rebate of 40 per cent. paid an al
legged agent of the state for securing the
advertisements: The Press, North Ameri-
can, Inquirer, German Democrat, Bulletin
and Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
lNOtEF FENCE.
Ia, my hopeless spirit beats 10 more

Now that my hopeless spirit beats 10 more
Against tCe pc-'-.s 0G the iron gates.
Behind whose bars dwell the relentless Fates-
Nor DARED hope 70 VII from Joys deep store
AcGRt that Is good stand az Fortunes door
And watch the tErong that good and evil waits.
and smile 10 thinA how pleasure s2tiates,
And pain Is healed when tie first thrill Is Ger.
Since ali the gods have spent their wrath. and
now
They Eor the Furios have no worse 70 give,
nor bliss may longer set my soul sfsne,
Exchanging quiet rests upon TX brow;
Let Whatsoe'er wiz come o. pass. / 1--we
In certain calm e;ernally the same
May LenRoX II Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
TENNESSEE CONI1,o-o

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August IA. The state
board OF prison inspectors, on receiving rha
report OF the mine inspector copcsrni la !,
the condition of the Briceville mine ani
the treatment Of the convicts there has
ordered that the convlcts be removed from
the mines immediately. The board also
adopted a resolution providing that here
after the convictS must be kept AT the
place established and treated - brarrb
prisoners, and must not be employed else
where unless the board is notified and its
permission obtained
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
INCENOIARISM-

ATCHIsoN. August 14-An attempt was
made by unknown parties to burn the East
Atchison packing house about 10 O'Clock
tonight A coal shed belonging to the
packing house on the south was set on fire.
and the flames soon spread to the main
building. The prompt action of the citi-
zens and the fire department saved the i'm
mense structure The coal house was
burned down, and with it some cars stand
ing near. The loss will not exceed 81, 900.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
REARRESTED.

JOLIET. Ill, August Ia. Finley Hoke,
the noted forger from Peoria, completed a
five year sentence today in the peniten-
tiary, but was rearrested at the instiga-
tion of the Merchants National bank, of
Peoria. There are nine indictments
against Hoke, the bonds for which aggre-
c,ara S51 OO0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
WEATHER BULLETIN,
WEATHER BUREAU,
-. - <s,H-T~r sr-r~nr
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WICHITA, Kan, August ii, 1891.

w EAIHEh tkchOt
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WICHITA, Kan, August IA, 1891.
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Continued warm and fair.
The highest temperature was 97', the
lowest zoo and the mean 81, with
warmer, cloudless weather, fresh to brisk
south winds, lower pressure.
For the past three years the average tenn
perature for August has been 76o, and for
the 18th dayS0o.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August l4.-F'ore-
cast until 9 p. m. Saturday:
For Kansas-Fair except showers in ex-
treme northeast portions, variable Winds
cooler by Sunday
For Missouri-Fair in southern, local
rams in northern portion, southerly winds
becoming variable, cooler Sunday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

A drill sergeant in the British army was
ordered to ascertain the religious views of
some recruits, and this is how he did it:
Fall in! Church of England men on the
right; Roman Catholics on the left; all
fancy religions to the rearr'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
CHILDREN Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothin5 effects of Syrup Of Figs, when in
need of a laxative and If the father or
mother be costive or bilious the most
gratifying results follow its use, so that il
is the best family remedy known and
every family should have bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasan. /.
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanzes the sys-
TEN efectually, disPels colds. head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs i the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro
duoed, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
lis action and truly beneficial in its
effects. prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances. ia
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 bv al leading drug
gists. Any reliable drgggis; who
may not have it On hand vii pro-
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes 70 try II. Do not accept auv
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
BASE BALL.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

KANSAS CITY, August 14-Kansas City:
Runs II, base hits -, errors I. Omaha:
Runs II, base hits IS, errors ?. Ten in
nings. Pitchers, SwartZel and Parker.
MILWAUKEE, August 4-Milwaukee
and Sioux City only played six innings
the score standing : to in favor of Mil
waukee. The game was then forfeited to
Sioux City on account of Milwaukee's
leaving TO play in ST. Louis tomorrow.
LINCOLN, Neb, August l4.-Lincoln:
Runs 2, base hits Z. errors l. Denver
Runs g. base hits II, errors, 3. Pitchers,
0iDay and Gilliland.
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WICHITA, KAN

The hope of home on the part of the
average New York workingman is hope
less Que unless he gets out into some sub
urb. The census shows that out of 1600,-
coo people in the city, 200, 600 live in flats,
tenements and boarding houses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
NATIONALIEAGTE.

PHILADELPHIA, August "A. - Philadel-
phia: Runs II, base hits II. errors =. Pitts
burg: Runs q, base hits, 10, errors z.
Pitchers. Gleason and King.
NEW YORK, August 14-New York,
Runs ,, base hits Z, errors 2. Cincinnati:
Runs /, base hits l. errors 0. Pitchers:
J. f. ing and Mullane.
BoSToN, Mass, August 14-Boston,
Runs 3, base hits s, errors l. Cleveland:
Runs .. base hits s; erorrs ). Pitchers,
Pitchers. Clarson and Gruber.
New YORK, August "A Chicago: Runs
g. base hits 4, errors Z Brooklyn: Runs
10, base hits 9, errors O. Pitchers, Hem
ming and Luhv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

Here Is something for people who keep
their carriages 4 mirror = attached 20
the grid OF driver Of fashionable turn
ont in =. Petersburg This enables the
lady who rides II the 9hsetoa 20 see al the
following ECU pages without turning her
haaF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15
SMILED ON THE MATCH.
The Wedding of Prince Aribert and
Princess Louise at Windsor.
TELEPHONE 335.

The marriage of Princess Louise, of
Schleswig- -Holstein, to Prince Aribert, of
Anhalt, has taken place in St. Georges
chapel, Of Windsor castle, with all the
pomp of royalty. and all aristocratic Eng
land has been in futter over it for
month. Queen Victoria and her immedi-
ate family of course occupied the place of
honor, with the young emperor of Ger
many as her guest. The Prince of Wales
escorted the German empress. The arch
bishop of Canterbury performed the serv-
ice, and the bride moved up the aisle pre-
ceded by the choir of St. George singing a
hymn composed for the occasion by the
bishop OF Ripon.
The situation was strongly suggestive of
many important events in recent history,
and the mixed relationship of the vari-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

eleXities of royal
and princely dynas-
ties. The German
emperor, to begin
with ic tho c,rand-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-15

Haven't l had proposals from many
men-handsome, honorable, cultivated,
delightful men - and vet (tenderlyl
didn't l choose you, dear?'-Life-