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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
a Shrewd Janitor.

The public and private halls in a certain
class Of New York apartment houses are
heated 10y furnace in the basement. This
furnace Is attended by janitor, who with
his family occupies the hsbitable portion
OF the underground story. The tenants Of
one such apartment house have lately
cleared up great mystery connected with
the erratic actions Of the furnace. In mild
weather this furnace gave eff such volumes
Of heat that not only the halls but every
room in each apartment were thoroughly
warmed, but each time the mercury got
down in the vicinity OF zero the registers
IN the halls persisted in giving up nothing
bur quantities of ice cold air. In response
10 agonlzed appeals down the speaking
tube the janitor would pile in more coal
ana shake down the Cinders violently. all
Of which had no perceptible effect above
the basement The tenant who solved the
mystery was the one who. knowing some
thing about furnaces himself, went down
TO the janitor's domain 70 investigate mat
tiers. He found the atmosphere OF the
basement hot enough 10 roast apples. and
was at once enlightened. Taough the fur
uace was ostensibly there to promote the
comfort Of those who paid the rent, the
janitor, by closing all the heat pipes. had
kept al the warmth below stairs for him
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

During an etymOlogy lesson a mistress
obtained an answer from girl which
NAV be characterized both as insanuous
and ingenious. The lady was dealing
with the common nouns and their cog
nate abstract forms. IN order 10 insure
that the class should thoroughly appre-
bend the subject Of her discourse she
took care to put before them the very
plainest examples; such a. common
noun judge: abstract noun justice;
common coward; labstract) cowardice;
etc
She then s1r1nised that she might safe
" venture TO elicit from the girls them
selves a few examples Of such cognate
forms Accordingly, toward the close
Of the lesson she made the request.
After some time one child timidly
raised her hand
There's a good girl said the teacher,
''now, what Is your example q these
common ana abstract forms"
Please. ma'am," answered the girl,
'Icommon body: ABSTRACT bodice
need scarcely remark that the COVER
ness decided that her class required at
least one additional lesson before being
subjected 10 a searching examination
Chambers journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Speaking cf Cans.

The first thought % almost every ona
on hearing a good story is TO find some
one else TO whom il can be told. Some
people make a few stories stand them in
good stead for long time, and a tale -
told of a Vermont man who had inst one
story, and who told that on every posi-.
bic occasion.
1t was a. excellent story, withou
doubt. the story Of a gun which haC
once belonged % a friend Of HE. and be
told IL well, though perhaps IL might
have been improved by little condensa-
ton. But his anxiety TO bring forward
tins tale never sbated. One new listener
in a group Of people was quite enough to
encourage him TO give his "gun" story
in all its details
1t Is said that be always brought the
conversation around to guns a. soon a.
possible; then he would say, And speak.
ing of guns reminds me OF good story"
and then begin his narrative
There is legend in his native town
that ON one occasion number Of ps,o-
pie who were well acquaiynsd with this
thrilling tale endeavored to keep gun,
out of the conversation at a diunel
given by club Of which h was a mem.
Der 20 distinguished visitor
In vain the gun man tried 70 bring
the talk round to MS fayorite weapon.
and as time went on his expression be-
came gloomy in the extreme. As the
guests rose from the table 70 last. 80 the
story runs, he stamped violently GA the
floor as he approached the distinguished
guest. and then sand. Just a little
cramp from sitting SO long. my dear sir.
but that sounded aim =. like a gun; and
speaking Of guns, reminds mc--and
linking his arm in that # the visitor. no
bore him triunphantly from the room
70 the music of his cherished anecdote.
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

here Is peculiar legend 81 the Indians,
a. told by the Rev. Mr. Cook. the full
b.o0led Sioux, who y the ministerial rep
re-entative Of the Episcopalian denomiDs-
ton a. Pine Ridge agency. The legend.
which was related 20 the Indian children
e. the agency. was OF their forsfsther.' b.
lief a. % the cause Of the disappearance Of
the moon lie ssid the belief was that
every time the new moon appeared u was
4 signal for al the rnioe IN the country 70
gather themselves together IA one spot
When they assembled they separated n
four great armies. One army wen. 70 the
north. another 70 the south, third % the
east, and \ fourth 70 the west
These armies 81 mice Travelled until thsy
reached the point where, from the place o.
starting. the heavens seemed 20 touch the
earth. Then th-y elm ord uD tie SKY uD-
"a rhev came 70 the moon, which was By
this time what ne call full All Of the
four armies then commenced EIb5ling at
Luna. and when they Rad eaten her al %
The mice would scamper hack down toe
heavens 70 the earth and wait for Der "a
show herself again. when the journey suA
niabiing wo1id b repeated by the mice
And .hi- j. what the Indians % early dzvs
believed Wa the cause q tEe moon aroa-
iag Old and finally disappearing. -Omahz
lee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
The Relations of Johnnie shrimp.

This Is a boys essay on his family re-
lations: Ma Is my mother / am her
son. Mas name Is Mrs. Shrimp, and 1Ir.
Shrimp IS her husband. Pa is nv father.
Ny name is John George Washington
Shrimp. Therefore pas name is Shrimp,
so is mas
Myna has ma. She is ny grandma.
She Is mother-in-law 10 pa. like grand
ma better than pa does. She brings me
dimes and bolivars. She don't bring any
to pa Maybe that's why he don't ike
her.
Aunt Jerusha Is my aunt When pa
was a little boy she was his sister. l
like little sisters. Dicky Mopps has a
little sister. Her name Is Rose I take
her out riding on my sled. Aunt Jerusha
don't like her. She calls her that Mopps
girl l think Aunt Jerusha ought 20 be
ashamed of herself.
Aunt Jarusha lives with rs.
Aunt ,Jerusha has a state Of health.
too. On washing day she has the head
ache. ami does her head up in brown
paper and vinegar. and I have 70 make
toast AZ the kitchen FIRE. make some
for myself, too.
Aunt Jerusha SAYS nobody knows what
she has done for that boy. That boys
me again. told pa what she said. Pa
SAID 1t was Just so-nObody did know
Ma saws Aunt Jerusha means well. and
that she Is pas dear sister. don't see
why that's any reason she should scold
me when / eat cabbage with 4 knife
Ta-z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
HOW C0C0ANUTS GROW
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE
CULTIVATION OF THE NUT.

/ The Tree Attains Maturity in About
Eight Years, the Fruit in Fourteen
/ Months-There Are ESQ, 900. 900 Trees.
/ They Yield 10, 600, OOO. 900 Nuts a Year.
Although the true and original home of
/ the cocoanut Is India and the South Sea
I islands, it has become so widely diffused
by the hands of man and the waves of the
+ ocean that 1t is now prominent feature in
F almost every tropical portion of the globe,
covering between 100000 and 1000, 900
1 acres with its beautiful palms, and num-
bering 25O,OO0,O00 trees, yielding annually
/ Il, 0O0. 600, 900 Of cocoanuts.
\ recent approximate estimate Of the
area cultivated with the cocoanut palm
gave the following result: British India
and dependencies, 10000 Central Amer
ica, $4,000; Ceylon, S00, GOO; Eastern Archi-
pelago and colonies, $50, 600; Java and Su-
matra, 10000; Mauritius, Madagascar,
Seychelles and African coast, 10000; Pa
cifc islands. including FIJI, New Caledo-
MIA. etc, $50. 600: siam and Cochin China,
100000. and West Indies. 5000.
And when Florida shall add her 10000
acres lying south OF the 9th parallel Of
north latitude, capable Of growing Loco coo
trees. we may see at no distant day the
North American cocoauut demanding no
mean share of commercial attention.
WHERE CoCoANUTs GROW.
For many years cocOanuts have grown
on the coast Of southern Florida, but ow-
ing to an extreme fondnesS for the green
nuts manifested by those engaged in the
sponge fishing along the coast few nuts
have been allowed 10 ripen. only SotiiCient
TO demonstrate that cocosnuts can he raised
for several hundred miles along the coast
of Florida, where the gulf stream flows so
close TO the shore. The cocoanut INDUSTRY
in that vicinity has received an impetus Of
late. Several northern capitalists have
gone to Florida and embarked in this in
dustry, seeing like Col Sellers millions
in it, Within the past four years over
$4,000 nuts were planted on the coast Of
Florida
Such nuts as are wanted for planting are
gathered into heaps or placed under sheds,
where thew are allowed TO remain until the
s1rout shows itself through the husk.
When planted in regular order holes about
three feet deep snd from fifteen 70 thirty
feet apart sre dug In the hole the nut IS
placed with care and covered with about
one foot OF soil. The hole Is filled gradually
a. the sprout grows, until IL reaches the
surface, when il is left 10 itself, requiring
no further attention.
Should the place where the cocosnut Is
planted be any great distance from the
seashore quantity Of salt l. sometimes
placed in the hole and sometimes scraps Of
old iron, Is, being strictly a salt water
loving tree, 1t Will thrive but short dis
lance from the seashore, nearuess 10 ~.it
water beng absolutely essential L. 10
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ney without protection. When this outer
covering splits open it reveals cluster of
ragged stems, upon each of which you will
find miniature cocOanuts requiring about
fourteen months to ripen.
Among the many difficulties which the
cocoanut grower has to contend with he
sides hurricanes are the flying fox and the
cOcOanut beetle, both of which are very
destructive to the young trees, eating their
way in all directions into the stems, de-
stroying alike both foliage and fruit. But
a still greater enemy to the cocoanut i the
robber crab, common along the coasts Of
all tropical islands, aud which subsiSts en-
tireIy upon eocoanut Diet Joseph Wright
~ AAychants' RRvleUT.
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ut occurs 20 me, Miss Twilling." said
the young man, that in the relations
which will some day exist between III the
thought of-ahemi-money might assume
undue proportions. Isbould hate tothiuk
that any discussion as % my salary would
give rise 70 any painful scenes
Believe me, Henry said the young
girl, as she placed her hand gently on his
arm, that never under any Cirru instances
would allow such a little thing a. 'nat 70
come between wallpapers Bazar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

THE WORLD OF LETTERS.
A New Edition of Amy Fay's Book
Music Study in Germany"
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Jan. ia new edition has
recently been issued of Amy Fay's book
entitled ''Music Study in Germany" 1t Is
now ten years since the first edition was
issued, and the sale has been steady for
the book ever since. Miss Fay is sister
E-law Of Theodore Thomas, as the great
conductor was married to sister OF Mss
Fay recently in Chicago. Mr.. Thomas Is
about to give up his New York residence
and to remove 20 Chicago, where he Is IN
der contract TO remain three years ana
manage the leading musical organization
of that city. he has lived for ten years IN
the same house in New York, just of Union
square. It Is house which has the rep1te
of being lucky. It is owned by ex-Mayor
Grace, and be lived in it when he was
elected for the first time mayor Of New
York. When he moved TO Murray Hill
Mr.. Thomas became bis tenant, and it
seemed as though from the day he entered
that house bis fortune became prosperous,
but his greatest happiness was when few
months ago he brought the sister Of Amy
FAY TO il as his bride.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

4 modest predecessor Of Stanley il
African exploration ) W. John T. In
gram. Of Duroan. Natal. who. when a
lad OF 10. travelled for syndicate Of
traders through the dangerous Swazi-
land being TIE first Of white explorers
10 escape with ms life, and pushed on
across Amstongalaud. the Portuguese
territory. and the bsrbarous interior
70 Egypt performing this srGpendoGs
achievement IN eighteen months, and En-.
tirelv alone. without native carriers q
servants. Mr.. Ingram. who il an artist
and a hnguist. sr>aAing fourteen Am
can dialects. besides English, French
and German. no~ edits Newspaper II
Sourh a frseA -EA-ca-' EAzar
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Ehb and Tlsr

Three successive tele <ram- from young
man staying a. Monaco % his anxious
mamma who has sent him there for his
health send me some money. Have
lost my pocket book" no need Of money.
Have found pocket book send money
POcketbooA foHud. but nothing ia il. -
Fuereude H,4ftar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

What do you find l. the best way 20
fasten your shirts" asked Quo business
man OF another
Well, since moved into = new neigh
borhood am disposed To think that the
best way Is 20 have them anchored to the
-:othesline with a chain and paddock ~
W ashiagton Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Imrnfsfve.

Guick6ssa, 81. go ar sou DON'T you
think you could MAKE veurSclf useful BY
cleaning OF this snow
Quickilash, Jr-Aw rather ..-eer ,cb.
don't you think for the son OF a gent .e.nAng
Quicknash. S-. (evplodUa Sen ~
iackass, y1I mean Grip.
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4 SratlIln- ErrrnoE.

Mabel-Haven't / told you a hundred
times not 10 kiss meg
Jacques-Yes, suppose you have
Mabsl-Weil if you knew how hard il
was for me to say it YOU wouldn't make
me do it.-De,ton Courier.
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The opportunitr s.Ired.

The bcshful Young man was looking az a
painting representing an arctic landscape.
Isn't it strange. Miss Ida, - he said, thai
they harness the reindeer"
No" she answered dresmily. People
can harness the lightning. dear :
This is so sudden, 50 unexpected. Horace.
l well, ask papa" - ChicaSe
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
An Ere to Business.

"Why do you make such q point OF bow
ing TO al the domestic servants in thoss
housesF'
II never forget my friends. am in the
fancy glass and china repairing line, you
know. "-Philadelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

When she was Child. she cried for CAstoria
When she became Mss she chung to Castoria,
When she had Clll1rer. she gave tter1 Castoria,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

NO matter about the color or sex. You
, are awoke at night by his stamping in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The Tree Attains Maturity in About
Eight Years, the Fruit in Fourteen
Months-There Are 26O, 100000 Trees.
They Yield 10, 600, oOo, 900 Nuts Year
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welfare. in fact, it is said, no magnet IL
truer TO the pole than is the root of the
cocoanut tree to the ocean, for when the
root breaks through the husk it points
directly toward the sea, no matter in what
position the nut is placed in the ground.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-23
GOSSIP ABOUT ATHLETICS.

Philadelphia is to have new Boulevard with
space for a bicycle track.
A scandinavian team won the tug-of-war
tournament at Portland
san Francisco has tennis league which is
playing q regular schedule OF games
There are sixteen football clubs in the imme-
date neighborhood of san Francisco.
The New York City Mounted Bicycle Brigade
of the Salvation Army is one of the latest posi-
bilities in wheeling.
Jem Mace OF England, retired champion pu-
gflist of the world. has been appointed boxing
instructor of the Olympic Club of san Francisco.
Coursing has grown 10 be popular sport in
California Immense crowds turn out TO see
the running of the hares aud hounds at every
meet
Jack schaeier has gore into practice at his
Clark street billiard room in Chicago for his
match with Slossou, which takes place Decem-
Der 2&
Ed Bennett, the clever young Splinter, late OF
Seattle, after carrying OFF several prizes in ANA
teur contests at Portland. has made q Journey TO
San Francisco, looking foI further couquests.
DR. Carver the celebrated Snowman and wing
shot was recently beaten in match at sydney.
New South Wales, by Mr.. Lewis Clarke. of the
Melbourne Gun Club, who killed - pigeons 70
81 for pr. Carver.
Norman |. Nunros steam yacht Norwood
broke the mile record recently IN 2.l2's IN s
race against time at Brooklyn. The fastest pre.
vious record was 2. 50 Mr.. Munro is confident
OF bringing the record below two minutes.
The silver set offered by the merchants Of Sc
attic To the champion football team of Western
Washington is on exhibition in Front street
store The Seattle and Port Blsksey teams play
for IL on Thanksgiving day at the Madison
street park
Mss Ada K. Prytelle. young lady who was
run into By Nicholas Hepp, 9 blcyclist, last
September at Rochester, y. Y, has recovered
judgment for silo.50 IN damage suit MISS Pry-
telle run into and Knocked into q gutter,
anu conclusion of the brain resulted. She sued
for X,eoS
Frank g Ives, the young Napoleon of bill
iarts, who recently defeated Eugene Carter at
l%ineh halk line. 600 peinta Up. made an aver.
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LANCE.

very important feature where frost is
troublesome. If no trouble is feared from
this source, then make the excavation
only about four feet. At Z is placed a
small air chamber to act as a cushion to
the water in starting and stopping on
account of the quantity to be moved and
stopped at each stroke of the pump
handle The working of the pump will,
aside from the length of volume and con-
sequent friction, be as easy as it would
were it TO be placed in a well directly
under it and with water standing within
five feet of the surface. e., when the
water is as stated, ten feet deep in the
well at A.
The second plan would be like that in
Fig. 9, and would operate the same as in
Fig. 1, except that a siphon is constantly
in use here when the water in well, d, is
lowered below that in A. However. in
this plan no air chamber is required,
and no long body of water is
of the pump-handle. To make this
clear TO all, it may be stated that the pipe
is conducted from the bottom of well, A,
as shown, to the bottom of reservoir, ID,
which is not quite SO low as that of A.
Here it forms U, the bottom of which is
short length of pipe, about eight or ten
inches in length, and some six or eight q
VI t2-iHCl HUNS lilCu It's oluSo w ddiAiie
sufficient water to fill the pipe when
pumping.
To put this in operation, lay the pipe as
shown, being sure in each case to have it
perfectly alright at joints. Then close
these openings at bottom of U with
wooden plugs. which can readily be re-
moved, and start the pump. and when
water has filled the pipe from bottom of
well, A, TO spout of pump at ID, then re-
move the plugs and water will flow as a
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leagues an intelligent comparison of the merits
OF the two champion teams would be difiicult.
From their records It would seem that both are
strong In pitchers and are well matched In
fielding. while the advantage in batting lies
with the Portiands. If the men from the north
ern coast win II 10 pretty sure to be through SUI
perior stick work. They have been weakened
somewhat in the box by the enforced absence of
kid" Camp, but it 10 expected that be will re-
turn in time to do q good share of the pitching.
The loss OF Billy George will not be felt. as in
owney Patton the champions have equally as
good man. 1t Is understood that the san Joses
are to add to their team Pitchers Hoffman, of
Sacramento, and Blsuvelt. Another catcher
VIII also likely be secured, who is apt to be
SWEET, of San Francisco. The probable makeup
OF the two teams they will begin the cham
pionship series will be:
Portland-Graf and Wilson. catchers Nc
Nabb, Wadsworth. Camp and Tanning, pitch
ers; Motz, first base; Glenalvin, second base;
Darrah, third base; Patton, shortstop; PARROT,
left field; Abbey, center field; Lytle, right
field; Phelan, substitute;
San Jose-Stallings aad Sweet, catchers; Har-
per. Lookabaugh, Hoffman and Blauvelt, pitch
ers; Dooley, first base; Hanley, second base;
Ebright, third base; Everett, shortstop; Nc
quicken, left feld; McVey, center field; Sharp,
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age OF 30 on 5x10 table. This is the highest av-
erage ever made in a match, and lives has chal-
ienged slosson on the strength of il.
The only organization in the chty that Ia do
Ing anything toward promoting athletics is the
T. NJ c. A, and it is eorrespondingiy popular.
Every day the apparatus of its well-equipped
gymnasium ID kept busy by young athletes,
some OF whom promise to become record makers
Quite number of professional baseball play
ers are fine shots and are putting in the winter
ut trap shooting. Pitcher Rhines, of Cincin-
natl, recently defeated Pitcher Gastrght, of
Columbus, in a match for $780, 'old man"
Arson, Radbourne, Twitchell and other well
known players are also experts with the gun.
One of the interesting weapons carried by
English cyclists in military service is q ninety
one pound Calling gun. The gun carriage ia
formed by coupling four safety machines to-
gether These machines are operated by four
men, and If the roads are good they can be rid
oen at the rate OF nine miles an hour. When q
steep hill Ia reached or a bad bit Of road, the
eyclist dismount and push their machines.
Another unique use of the military bicycle is in
the ambulance service Two safety machines
can De coupled together in such way that
stretcher can be swung between them, on which
wounded man can be carried at fair rate of
speed, provided the roads are good
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NEWS FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Drs. Darrin Have Concluded to Make
Their Offices Permanent
in This City.

Since the arrival of Drs. Darrin in this
city four months ago. they have performed
many wonderful cures and their practice
and fame has spread far and wide.
Their Offices are SO crowded daily with
suffering humanity that the doctors have
concluded to stay and make their offices
permanent in this city to accommodate
the increased numbers Of their extensive
and constantly increasing practice. Their
system of practice includes everything of
value in all the schools of medicine. A
speciality Is made of Electro Magnetic treat
ment which has revolutionized the practice
of medicine, and produced the most marvel.
Gus cures in diseases OF the most chronic
and obstinate character.
They make q speciality of all diseases of
the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Catarrh and
Deafness and all nervous, chronic and
private diseases, such as Loss of Manhood
Blood Taints, Syphilis, elect, Gonorrhea
Structure, Spernatorrhea, Seminal Weak
ness or Loss of Desire of Sexual Power in
man or woman. All peculiar Female
Troubles, Irregular Menstruation, Leucor-
rhea, Disbursements, etc., are CONFIDENT
ally and successfully treated. Consultation
free Charges reasonable, at half their for
mer prices Cures of private diseases guar
anteed and never published in the papers
Most cases can receive home treatment after
visit to the Doctors Office. Inquiries
answered. Circulars and question blanks
sent free. Ofices-'The Normandy"
corner Third and James streets, Seattle,
Wash Office hours-10 to daily; even
ings, to 8; Sundays, 10 to L.