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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06

By actual count, according TO the fhlla-
delphia Music and Drama, fourteen cuorus
lii during the past thrss weeks have
come into fortunes varying from sl5O,OOO to
S5OO. 900. The money, in each instance, was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06

Robert Downing is writing novel which
will soon be published.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06

Fannie Davenport is about to become a
California neighhor of Nine. Modjeska,
having purchased $50 acres of land near
fruity Pomona, close to the Modjeska home
stead. Miss Davenport will put $50, 600 into
the improvement Of her purchase, and then
go into poultry farming and game pre-
serving.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
Where PsopIe Drink Blood.

The old legends Of how the giants Of
Cornwall slew great fat oxen by the score
and used their warm blood for drink while
they chanped the rare flesh between their
great teeth have for centuries afforded ma
terial for many a nursery tale 10 the hor-
ror Of the youthful listeners. 1.-THE drink
ing of the blood and the eating Of raw beef
were the only requisite 10 De giant. then
Louisville could form an army Of giants
The very thought Of such thing is enough
to sicken most pseple, but it is a fact that
there are score, and scores Of persons in
this city who 5z4ssfe their thirst by drink
ing blood, asSlwho spPease their hunger
with raw, bloody beef OF course they do
not do this all the time, but they probably
would if the opportunity were presented
Such persons are very reticsnt on the sub
ject, not becsons they are ashamed Of f.,
but for the rsz.s9 that it might disgust
their scQuain saasLS.-LouisviIls Courier
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
SCALE BOOKS!
THREE FORMS.
STANDARD,
HOWE AND
FAIRBANKS!
When ordering state WHAT form In
wanted.
A Saued Fish.

a peculiar fish was brought into this
port Monday by the schooner Mildred
V. Lee. The fish is nearly oval In shape,
with q very short tail; is 81 feet in
length. 81 feet in width and weighed
112 pounds. When taken from the water
it was of a bright red color. and the meat
Is about the color of salmon. The body
except the head is covered by small
scales, and the back is covered with hight
spots. On either eide of his back is q
peculiar line, resembling scar, as If he
had been cut and stitches taken in the
wound. Tae fish was taken on La Have
bank in a trawl in 800 fathoms Of water
but nothing like it has ever been landed
here before, neither can fish answering
los description be found in the pubhca-
tons Of the fish com missiou.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
DAVE sPRAGUE AGAIN.

David Sprague, the indispensable
Dave, is again in the hands of the law.
David. it Will be remembered, is the sly
youth that stole Arthur Sullivan's horses
some two or three mouths ago. 1t is said
that David would sooner steal horse any
time than eat pie. and the officers have put
him down dis the greatest fancier of other
peoples horse flesh, that there is in the
state of Kansas When he stole Arthur
Sullivan's horse he went into retirement
for few weeks in Nebraska, and retire
ment becoming monotonous to him,
ne emerged therefrom and stole two
more horses from an honest farmer
of that state. He sold them
and tookitbe money down to Topeka where
he BEGAN spending it with the extrava-
gance of French count David's mouth
is his greatest enemy and as usual he shot
it off in Topeka few days ago when an
officer nabbed him and turned him over to
the sheriff of Mcpherson county where
several charges are against him. After he
suffers for his crimes there the officers of
this county will interview him and it will
be long time till the officers of Nebraska
will get hold of him, for he is wanted in
several counties in Kansas. He is ac-
quainted at the penitentiary, for he was
sent up from here five years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
Lettuce Matured BY Electricity

Among the bulletins of the agricultural
experiment station of Cornell university is
one that gives a very interesting accoun,
OF some experiments made on plants with
view Of determining the influence Of the
electric light upon their growth To THAI
end a greenhouse WAS divided into two
equal parts by e tight hoard partition On
one side the plau1s are left to the ordinary
conditions Of growth, but on the other
SIDE the vegetation was treated 70 the sun
light by dag and to the electric light By
night
The results OF raese experiments showed
that the Use Of the electric light 81 night
Mastered the maturity O. TIE pants, and
the nearer they grew 70 the Light ths
greater was the zcosle-@<ioE- Lettuce thus
treAted was sold two weeks earlier thaa
It's neigh bors on tie other SIDE OF the part
Nen. although t-0th were planted AZ the
same time Equally successful results
were obtained With other vegeta5ses--
PHILADELPHIA Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
PETER BAKER.

Pete Baker, the leading German dilect
commedian of America will be the attrac-
ton for one night only, Friday, Dec. 4, In
his rich dressed comedy 1.-The Emigrant. ="
An exchange says:
One of the leading German dialect
comedians and singers and a prime St.
Louis favorite, "Pete" Baker, opened an
engagement at Havlin's yesterday after
noon and his reconstructed musical COM
edy The Emigraut," was received with
bursts of genuine enthusiasm. Off all the
plays that have been built around one
mans nistrionic versatility, there are few
better than The Emlgrant." Pete Baker
understands the art of subordinating him
self TO his surroundings. He seldom
claims the entire stage gives his support a
chance, and in this way adds greatly to the
attracfiveness of the performance His
dialect is Of the kind that impresses the
listener with its enforced quality. He
bluders through his English discourse in
an unconscious sort o. way that is delight
full, aud takes only such liberties with our
tongue as the man who can never GET
away from his native vennacular is prone
TO employ.
Seats on sale at the box Office Wednes-
day, Dec :, at a m.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

and bleeding at the nose at every bump,
down the iron shod stairway and so on
out into the street and into the arms Of
a policeman, who wasn't quick enough
to get away and so had to take charge
of the defendant and lead him away.
Should the bad man who "never had
to reserve a seat" ever read these lines
he will understand that the visiting pas
tor from Maine who scattered splinters
of spine and things down the stairway
of the Standard theater was J. NJ. Hill.
We should learn from this at all times
to avoid those things from which we
should abstain,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

| got our coats checked and then went "a
a temperance billiard hall, where at the
cigar counter they used natural gas
well for cigar lighting.
The tables were rather old and had
been slept on good deal too much, and
the cushions moaned when ball struck
them, and the cues needed new tips, and
the floors needed concentrated I've and a
| freshet.
We played eight games in two hours,
for which we were required to pay forty
cents, or five cents per game. When
this was done the proprietor gave Us six
teen cigars.
''They are pool cigars" he said. "We
give them, two for game, here. They
amt imported cigars, but our fellers
smokes em quite good DEAL"
So we got sixteen cigars, eight games
Of pool and went away. There being
three of us, it came to 135 cents piece,
and no charge at the hotel for checking
our overcoats. The cigars were of the
saleratus blond type, with real jute
filler. If one is careful not to tip the
cigar up SO as to let the works fall out,
he can smoke one almost up. They are
domestic cigars, and have never had the
benefits of travel A few more Of them
would cure me of the appetite for to-
bacco and put me On the platform as a
worker against its use. But later l find
that they are not composed of tobacco,
SO we must not be unjust.
Noticing recently that Manager J. NJ.
Hill is getting on his broken leg again,
reminds me Of an incident which took
place some years ago when a young man
in the balcony at the Standard theater
seemed to be just full enough to court
investigation and call for his enemies to
come forward and get killed. You have
seen that style Of jag which yearns for
something to crush and mutilate. 1t
generally finds several of those before it
gets through.
This young man sat with his hat en-
and rested his broad, intelligent feet on
the seat in front of him. When the
usher asked him for his check he told
him to get out or he would beat out his
brains with damp towel. Oh, he was
a coarse, bad man, and the usher was q
pale, slight, girlish figure with pompa-
dour hair and an Eden Musee dress suit.
The bad man looked around over the
house and babe the show to open up and
turn loose. He was temporarily in pos
session of the house, and glad of it. LET
her go; we're all in! Ring her up, and
damn be the first Teller that says tNuffr"
Pretty soon a visiting pastor from
Maine sat down in the seat in front of
the tough gent from Avenue A and
gently asked him to take down his feet,
as they annoyed him and sort of chafed
him under the arms.
The bad man smiled at the good man
and sort of tickled him under the arms
with the toe of his boot. "I'm here,
elder, you bet yer sweet life; 'at's swat's
matter. I come in here and I set where
1 just by gosh happen to want to. Re
served seats no object to me. Where 1
set down is my reserve seat. See:"
Just then the visiting pastor from
Maine gathered the massive feet, one
under each arm, and gently took for the
aisle. Gayly he tripped up the aisle,
knocking off lumbar vertebre at every
jump. Around he went to the stair, and
SO trickling along down with the bad
man at his heels, shedding front teeth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
O Q Q @ @ @ @ 9 Q Q @
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Exact size shown in this border.
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To Protect Live. of Railroad ms..

To Protect Lives of Railroad Men.
An ingenious and simple instrument
has been devised for the protection of
surface men at work on the railways.
The inventor, Sir William Arrol, was
led to apply his mind to this matter m
consequence of the numerous fatalities
which have lately occurred among that
class of railway servants In England.
The instrument consists Of steel spring
connected with portable electric bat
terry and bell by coil of wire two or
three hundred yards long. When the
spring has been bolted into position on
the inner side of the rail and almost flush
with the top of the rail the battery is
carried to the neighborhood Of where
the workmen are engaged, the conneo-
ton being kept up by the coil OF ware,
which is unwound to the necessary
length.
When train comes along the spring
is depressed by the fanges of the wheel
as they pass over and two metallic but
tons, one on the under side of the spring
and the other on the upper side Of the
sole plate, are brought into contact and
complete an electric circuit suppl
from the battery, ringing the bell at
battery and thus warning the worku
Of the approaching train. The inst
ments are to be kept at the signal DO
along the line so as to be readily av
able by the worknen. Sir William Al
does not intend TO patent the inventi
His sole desire is to render the surfa
mans life less dangerous one and
gives all railway companies pernissh
to manufacture as many as they pleas
Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
LITERARY PROGRAM.

The following is the program for the
West Side c. l. 5. c. Friday evening,
Dec. 5.
Roll call
Quotations from Washington's "Rules
of Life"
American history, by Mr.. Lawrence.
Three mi ute sketches of the life OF
Washington, as follows:
l. From it's beginning to the commence
ment OF the Indian wars, by Mr.. McCor-
mick.
2 During The French and Indian wars,
by Miss Horn.
5. During the Revolution. by Rev Shane.
After the Revolution to the presi-
dency, by Miss Effie Mccormick.
s. Washington's presidency, by Mrs.
Bass
6. His closing years, by Miss Hill.
Music, by Misses Bryson and Sharp.
Social Institutions by Mr. Blake.
EMILY B. FOWLER, Sec'y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
The EMBRYO Lawyer.

A man wanted to find out what call
ing his little son was most fit for, and
locked him up in a room with Bible
an apple and dollar note. If he came
back and found him reading the Bible
he would make parson of him; if the
lad were eating an apple he should be a
farmer; and if ne were playing with
the note he would train him for bank,
er. On entering the room ne found the
boy sitting on the Bible, eating the ap
pie and with the dollar note in his peck
ct. He then and there decided that hi:
son should be Observation-Disclosures
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

NYES RAMBlES IN OHIO.
PLAYING POOL FOR THE CIGARS
WHILE THE TRAIN IS COMING,
A Telling Speech His Brother Made and
What It Brought Him-The Sad Lesson
That a Young Man Was Taught While
at the Theater.

copyright, 1891, by Edgar W. Nye.l
En- PEASANT IN THE MERRY
MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
We are in Michigan at this writing,
and scooting across the Peninsula by
the judicious use of the bounding train.
Autumn has indeed come" said sad
man yesterday, who seemed to be on his
third bridal tour, accompanied by a kip
pered widow with green veil. She
nodded when he said that, and put her
cold and pulseless nose against the win
dow of the car.
They had very large two handled
compromise trunk, which the groom
used in knocking out peoples brains as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
nary n1eri

Dr.. H. 81. Martin of Denver, Col, is in
the city visiting Ed Goldberg. Mr.. Gold
berg will entertain him while hers with
quail shooting and proposes to show him
how Kansan can shoot. The doctor IS
very pleasant young gentleman and al
ready be is head over heels in love with
the Peerless Princess. He thinks it is a
wonderful city considering its age and
the drawbacks of its youth and what he
has seen Of it inspires him TO make q
prophecy that it is destined TO become the
great commercial metropolis of the great
and fertile state that surrounds 1t. DR..
Martin will stay here several DAYS and has
Eslready made host of friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

''The Irish Corporal" the newest of the
war dramas, opened up its weeks en-
gagement at Havlin's yesterday afternoon
before an enthusiastic audience. Dealing
as it does, with the loves. ambitions and
hates of little coterie of northerners and
southerHers over Mason and Dixon's line,
the recommendation of novelty can not be
given it. But for being a first-class COM
edy drama, having plenty of excitement
stirred in with the fun and pathos, it can
be set down as a success. Jerry Donovan
is an Irish lad at work on the farm of Joel
Osborne in Connecticut. Jerry owns a
happy disposition, capital voice and a
face equal to any emergency. He is head
over heels in love with Celia who also
works for the family, and their trials and
troubles make up the comedy of the play.
St Louis Post-Democrat, Wednesday,
Dec. 2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

The popular young comedian Ray L.
Royce made his initial appearance in the
CITY last evening at the Crawford Grand,
presenting Toms Vacation" musical
skit in three acts TITS not play, but, as
the management claim, genuine laugh
maker, and medium through which the
wonderful initiative powers of Mr.. Royce
are shown. He posses in marked degree
that peculiar fund of quaint, quiet hnmor
which has done so much to establish the
equation of Sol Smith Russell, Nat
Goodwin and 9th ers. In assuming the
several characters, and in giving the imi-
tations as Tom Eastwood, as played by
Mr.. Royce one will readily see the amount
of close study and hard work necessary
for success.
That Mr.. Royce was successful it can
hardly be doubted, judging from
the prolonged, hearty and we'll
earned applause. received from more
than delighted and appreciative audience.
Throughout the piece numerous speciali-
ties are given and of the highest order,
particularly the musical specialities. The
lovers of banjo and mandolin music en-
loved a royal treat in the solo and duets
upon those instruments as given by Mr..
Arthur Moore and Miss Lizzie H. Royce.
A r. Brooks, as a rural landlord, was
good. Mr.. Charles Horwitz, as the census
enumerator with his "Who and what are
you," presented part with much delight
full comedy which was well received. Little
Jessie Lindsay made a charming rustic
beauty and dances nicely. Miss Lucia B.
Griffin was clever in her limitations, espec-
tally so in that of the music that ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland has been listening to lately
Mr.. Royce may certainly be sure of a
warm reception should he visit Wichita
again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

The beautiful anthem rendered by the
choir at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday evening was composed and writ
ten by Wichita talent Its author is
Robert c. Marquis, who is also member
OF the choir. Quite a number of his pro-
auctions have been used at various must
cal entertainments in the city the past
two years and have been invariably well
received. Mr.. Marquis is gaining a repu-
tation as q composer of more than ordi-
nary merit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
SOCIAL.

The ladies OF the First Spiritualist so.
ciety will give social at Justice Tucker =
court room, 200 North Main street, tonight
in honor of Mrs. NJ L. Allen. Music,
games and dancing will De the order of the
evening AL are invited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

WICHITA LIGHT INFANTRY, ATTENTION!
This command will assemble at the
Armory this Tuesday evening st o'clock
for muster aud drill.
BY order of
". IRVING OSBORNE, Captain.
f. II. HETTINGER, Sergeant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

A meeting Of the directors OF the Hu-
name society will be held Friday, Deem
Der 18th at O'Clock, In room Pill Sedgwick
building. All visitors are expected 70 re
port II person.
EUGENE r. SHIPPEH, President.
GAIL CALDWELL Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

Right Rev. Bishop Henuessey of this
Catholic diocese is attending the golden
Jubilee of the venerable Archbishop Ken
drick Of st. Louis, and the Globe-Democrat
has "A portrait of him in its gallery of we'll
known ecclesiastics in Sunday mornings
paper Bishop HenneSsey is an old ac-
Quaintance of Archbishop Kendrick hav-
ing served twenty years in his jurisdic-
finp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

The police reported everything remark
ably quiet on their beasts last night.
After 10 o'clock there were very few peo-
pie on the streets and after midnight the
travelling thoroughfares were deserted,
except that now and then a stray hack
bowled along with the driver on top try
Ing to keep warm and pass away the time
until morning should appear
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

While cyclones and tornadoes are differ
ent phenolnena, the former appear to give
rise to the latter Tomatoes almost al
ways break out, If at all, on the southeast
erly outskirts Of a cyclone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

The T. E. Piano club will meet at the
home OF Miss Abbie Potts, 11i5 Fairview
avenue, this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

a meeting of the Womans' Relief corps
will be held in Garfield hall, Tuesday. De-
cember LIST at , o'clock. Election of off,
GERS and limitations. Al, members are
especially urged to be present at this
meeting.
Mrs LYDIA Surp PreSiSarn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

-hIAS- Ii bAA SHEEs 1AOSAAcLb.
Mrs. ". II. WooDCoCK, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-01

Y. " LETY. Pres A. ~ ofgvvg v',s Pr-.
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The advocate., 1891-11-04
THE capitals" SURPRISE.

The Capital is very much surprised
to see the contributions of John Liv-
ingston, of New York, admitted to
the sacred, unspotted columns of
The ADVOCATE" It need excite no
surprise whatever. The editor OF the
Capital and a few other Republican
papers in this state have been great
admirers of Mr.. Livingston and his
literary productions, and have been
specially active in giving them wide
publicity. So great has been their
admiration of these contributions that
they have republished some of them
several times since John visited To-
peka. We thought they would be in
terested in seeing something new
from his pen, and the matter referred
to by the Capital was published in
The ADVOCATE especially for their
benefit. We are sorry it does not
please them. We give them some
more of it this week, which we hope
will suit them better. They certainly
should not "go back on" q man who
has hitherto been their patron saint,
and whose work has pleased them so
we'll up to this time. John promises
other revelations in the future; and
as his literary work has hitherto been
regarded with so much favor by the
Capilal (which, of course, publishes
nothing that is not strictly reliable),
we thought to crafty it's editor by
the publication of these later contri-
buttons. 1--WE study to please" you
know.
The advocate., 1891-11-04
THE KIRKLAND PUBLISHING HOUSE AT
SALINA.

Owing to the demoralized condi-
tion of our Office last week we failed
to notice the hospitsble entertain
ment of the members of the Reform
Press Association by @. B. Kirkland
at the Kirkland Publishing House in
Salins on the evening Of October 20.
By special invitation received during
our session the members present be-
came the guests of Mr.. Kirkland and
were right royalty feasted in the
rooms Of his publishing house. After
partaking Of the bounties provided,
we were shown through the various
departments of our hosts establish
ment, which is one of which he and
the people Of Salins have reason to
be justly proud.
Mr.. Kirkland is conducting q gen.
eral book and job business, and some
of his work which we had the privi-
lege Of examining was Of character,
both in style and workmanship, to
recommend itself wherever il may be
seen. The proprietor is genial
gentlemen with whom it is pleasure
to meet, and with whom il is also
undoubtedly a pleasure to do busi-
ness.
After looking through bis estab-
lishment the guests returned to the
Office, where some time was pleasant
ly passed in listening to brief sd'
The advocate., 1891-11-04

dresses by those present One OF the
pleaaantest reflections respecting this
hospltable reception so generously
extended to our association is that
Mr.. Kirkland is a Republican, but
not one Of the kind so common in
these days Of political degeneraCy.
He is not one who Will invent pub
lish or credit any resolutions as COM
ing from our association that we did
not adopt. In short, he is not one who
will prostitute his manhood to the
base purposes Of his party. He did
not feel called upon to tell us why he
is still a Republican, and we did not
consider it any Of our business He
has q right to his political conviC-
tiong, and is entitled TO our respect
because he 10 q gentleman; and be-
cause he is capable of treating others
with respect, even though they differ
with him in opinion. His business
success is evidently deserved, and he
has our best wishes for its continu-
ance.