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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

He was born Oh Staten Island, March %,
1872, and while boy was taken to Albany,
where his father opened a paint shop, in
which the son worked. At the age Of
nineteen, on Sept. TO- 1864, he enlisted in
Company B of the Ninety-frst New York
volunteers, and was elected second lieu
tenant. His rise through the war was
slow, and he was but a brevet captain
when he reached home, July 3, 1865. He
had taken part in very large number of
engagements, and always with honor. At
Five Forks the herSe of the adjutant was
shot dead and fell on Captain Palmer, the
adjutant's saber piercing the captains
back in such way as to almost sever the
spine A very delicate and skillful opera
tion saved his life.
Sincs the war he has been boss painter
in Albany, prospering in business and liv-
ing in good style He has always been
active in Grand Army affairs and Repub-
lcan politics
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

early, served some time IN the legislature
and was, in 1885. treasurer of the state
Democratic campaign committee. In
April, 1885, President Cleveland appointed
him postmaster of Baltimore. He has been
for several years president of the Maryland
Agricultural and Mechanical association,
is member of she Maryland and Jockey
clubs and Is quite popular in general So
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29
CURIOUS cuLLiHos

A Tunisiaa gir3 has % chance % mar
viags unless shs weighs over 20 pounds
a prehistoric cemetery rscsntlY urszTrhs'f
in Mexico eonaziaed the Eksietons of men
vita distssctlT developed tails
A fvs-yszr-e.a ehlld ~ Eaeens. Or.
Crews faster OF cns side Tran o. SEs osser.
ard the Doctors Sss puzzls1 b TIE e.rrEsn-
E1zEcs
A S&rstoga won1aG. whoss hat1 fur1szl
white when sse rezcfse4 Cry. aae4s nov, -
sbs approaches seTe1ty. tAzE = i tar1laE
hAGk azztE.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

History doesn't go back far enough to
show a time when lovely woman wash
putting something in the way of com
plexion irnprovsr on her face or attempt
ing 10 change the color of her hair by dyes
or blesches. These practices still survive,
and the reckless use of arsenic and am
monia has moved the Chicago Tribune to
enter protest and give note Of warninc-
The popular belief, says the writer, that
arsenic clears the eemplexion. has led mApy
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

The experiment of having lady conduc-
tors on street cars is now TO be tried, and
naturally enough in Chicago. There is a
city ordinance there that no vehicle can 80
on the houlevsrds unless there is lady in
il. The object of course was TO limit their
use as far as possible TO pleasure riding,
but the men have made burlesque of it.
One can drive down the boulevard with a
load of hay If there is a woman on top of it,
but man could not go alone in phaeton
If the law were enforced
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

" disguised because the Italians breath
smelled Of gsrfci At any rate she posi-
lively refused to go further in the matter.
though sensitive people may still trust
that the rest of the story is a campaign
lie" This is the second snnb for the
prince. A year ago he went eourting
Marguerite of Prussia, sister OF the pres
ent Emperor William, and all her folks
were willing, but she peremptorily refused
to consider the matter.
Another royal object OF solicitude IS King
Alexander Of ServiA OF course he is only
king in name, being but fifteen years old,
but just before he started 90 visit Russia
be was examined. and the royal tutors GER
titled that he showed satisfactory knowl-
edge Of religion, geometry. algebra, physi-
ology, chemistry, war tactics history, Eng
lish, French, German and Latin. Poor
ehildl He was received in Russia with ex-
traordinary honors-overwhelmed in fact
-dazzled, hattered and feted- The motive
is obvious. Russia desires to control Ser
via Now 10 is announced that the car
wants King Alexander 70 marry his daugh-
ter, the Princess Xenia, who is also but
fifteen. She is his constant companion ia
q round Of festivities, and 50 the chances
are that things viii work as Russia would
have them. Incidentally IL may be added
that this boys father, Milan, IS still living.
that he abdicated in savor Of his son with
a view 20 getting rid Of his wife, Natalie,
and that her principal business seems 70 be
to annoy her ex-husband and eTnbsrrzss
the tutors Of her son.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

The Corean wears his hair braided down
his back, it being considered unholy 70 cue
it or even wear 1t loosely around the neck
and shoulders. After he is married. aud
not before, the law permits him 20 wear 10
curled up on top OF his head
The Milan museum has q remarkable
clock, made entirely OF bread crumbs A
poor Italian workman made IL. Every day
he set aside q portion OF his modest meal
In orisr to carry out his curious project.
The bread crumbs are hardened by the za-
dition Of salt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29
WHALEBACK VESSELS
A New Sort of Boat for Lake and Ocean
Use

A New Sort OF Boat for Lake and Ocean
Use.
Captain Alexander McDougsll, of Su-
perior, Wis, is a Sootchman by birth, a sea
and lake captain by profession and an en-
thusiastlc student of navigation by natural
taste lie has invented what he believes
will be the great ship of the future, the
heir of all the ages since Noah's ark. 1t
isn't pretty, and up TO date they have no
prettier name for it than the "wheleback," +"
yet it is a great success so far as tested,
and the feet of "whalebscks" on the lakes
already numbers eighteen. with a total
tonnage of 50.e00.
The name is a pretty fair description of
the style of construction. The deck is
rounded and the bottom nearly fat, the
outward slepe of each coming 20 a sharp
convex near or below the water line accord
ing to the loading, and the result is that
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29
TEE COLUMBIAN COACH.

The first lady conductors viii serve on
the Columbian coach" which is q very
elegant affair indeed. to be used on the
South Side, as the south division Of Chi
cago is called. The visitors 70 the Worlds
fair must go that way. The ladies will
wear a neat uniform, consisting of tight
fitting braided jackets and jaunty little
caps, and will cellect fares and WELD the
bell punch the same as men. The new cars
are light In weight and run with wonder
ful ease of movement.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

own little scheme
to do justice and
settle the prob
lem. !" He pro-
poses no, that's
too mild a word
he demands that
the government
shall give the ex-
slaves 500, 900, 900,
and he declares
that any politician
who opposes it is
simply commit
ting suicide. If It
is not done, and
done soon. be viii
osu-ipg the DeCro
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

stephen Brown, a
wealthy and prom
inent farmer in
Carroll county.
The son is himself
the owner Of a
splendid 5000 acre
farm near Sykes
vile, in Carroll
county, and his
great pleasure as
we'll as business
there - TO keep
and breed superior
cattle. OF which be
has several fue
herds He lives,
however. in Balti-
more, where he
and his wife are
He was harm Aug
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

HEA OF THE GRAND ARMY

Sketch of the Newly Elected Commander
In Chief.
Captain Jehn Palmer, the newly elected
commander IN chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, has brilliant military
record, both family and personal, as he
and his father enlisted early. The father
was killed in the service, and the son was
once carried off the field for dead, but he
survived through skillful surgery and
good constitution
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29
CHAMPION OF THE NEGRO.
Demand That Pensions he Given 70
All EX-SlaVes.

The Hon. W r. Vaughan, now of Omaha
but lately MAYOR of Council Bluffs, has has
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

Frank Brown, the Democratic candidate
for governor of MARYLAND. is the son Of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

When the everyday American reads in
his favorite paper usually in very small
type near the bottom of the third column
on the folrth psge) that the Prince of Sob
ansoh is affianced to the second daughter
of the Grand Duke de Thissanthstte, or
that diplomatic circles of Bulgaria are
agitated over the suggested marriage OF
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
Nher she vas a Child. she cried for Castoris.
when she became Miss. she chung to Castoria
when she had Children, she gave them CastoriA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

ROYAL WIFE HUNTERS.
fOUNG MEN OF PRlNcELY BLOOD
WHO WANT TO GET MARRIED.

The Heir to the Throne of Itasy Appar-
emily in Hard Luek-The Visit of the
King of Seryia to Russia--A Princes
Bride.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-08-29

and his wife are
He was bern Aug
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21
POULTRY PiCkINGS.

CLEAN straw is good for the hens TO
scratch in
PUT turpentine in the drinking wa ter
to prevent gapes-
SOME recommend soaking corn in
kerosene for cholera
GENERALLY on the farm there is no
necessity for buying extra foods
GEESE eat the grass close down 70
the roots and often Kill II out in this
way.
WHEN hawks bother the chickens a
few brush piles will afford good pro
lection
PoULTRT will readily digest bones if
they are broken fine enough for them
t. eat
CLEANLINESS now viii aid materially
in preventing the lice from getting
good start
HESs viii lay more eggs without the
boosters than with them but of course
the eggs will not hatch
THE tendency Of wheat fed whole is
10 produce healthy growth and To aid
materially in laying eggs
IL majority Of cases it Is impossible
TO Compete 20 advantage with ineuhat-
ed chickens as regards earliuess.
FED only what IS eaten up clean and
81 certain hours IN order 70 keen ths
fowls from gettisg 10 fat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.


While looking about for the cause
Of agricultural depression. we should
not fail 10 scrutinize those things that
come more directly under individual
control IL Is true we have Just cause
for criticising our public officials. but
at the same time, IL we examine our
own management Of individual affairs
on the farm we may sometimes find
sources of loss that could easily De
remedied-
Among other things, the farmer
should have some systematic method
for keeping his accounts. He should
have this system 50 arranged as 70
enable him 20 ascertain which crop
yields the greatest profit, or which line
81 stock Is more profitable for him to
raise. II is a lamentable fact. how
ever, that n comparatively small num-
Der Of farmers keep any accounts what
ever. The general excuse j. that they
have not tho time. or that the varied
complexities % their business render it
impossible 20 so systematic il as to
make bookkeeping practical A To
the first excuse. IL will not hold
good. for many farmers waste enough
time 10 keep several sets of books
Besides. in many families there
are boys or girls u whom the
task would be a great benefit. The
second excuse has better foundation.
yet farm transactions may be 50 re-
corded a. 70 be OF great value. We
could not think OF contcuding against
the low prices IL the present time did
we not produce those articles which
our books show 10 b. the most profi-a-
BILE. For farmers who have no knovl-
edge of bookkeeping we would sug-
gest large account book. ruled. let
tered and spaced for every department
Of farm operations. Though we have
kept careful record of all transactions
for twenty years on ordinary blank
books. we nave lately secured one Of
these books, as its small cost isno item,
and il will enable us To make our
accounts more definite and require
less time
We believe farmers should not only
keep their accounts systematically. but
all contracts. verbal or written should
be property recorded. that no room may
be left for troublesome disputes Then.
again. where everything is thus re-
corded the mans house i always in
order 80 that when the summons
come his executor viii have no diff
Guilty in adjusting his affair and max
| ing a final settlement Of ths estate -
John l. shaver. in Farm ant Fire
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21

the owner grasped her tail. by the
plated switch. and in an instant he
had fastened the snap into il and let il
90. / never saw anything 80 funny in
all my life. But it did Just exactly
what the owner wanted A. the cows
stood up, their tails hung in the nat
ural position. or pretty much so- the
gutter was 80 deep and wide. and floor
Of stalls ~ short. and stanchionS kent
them from stepping forward So that the
floors where they stood and Law were
spotlessly clean Just then some Of the
cows lay down. and the owner pointed
with pride To the fact that not one of
their tails lay in the wet gutter 10 after
wards hefoul the cows. And il ws.s all
true There lay the cows. coutentesllv
chewing their cuds. ami each with her
tail gracefully festooned up. Just out of
the dirt; not a particle Of bedding. but
a good clean f'Oor warm stable. and
plenty Of good food. and each COW as
clean as my own at home. Eliza NJ
Jones. IN Country Gentleman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21

Between the manger and the feeding
alley the partition i low enough to adj
init ~ readily feeding over il and see
ing the cattle. and II does not reach
down - the floor by foot The square
feeding boxes have each n handle, 30
that they arc easily pulled out into the
alley and cleaned and emptied. without
any lifting. the man.ser j. swept out
into the alley. and the boxes refili,.d
with food at the proper time. and pushed
back again
tine this good arrangement. IL /
could only do two things one Is. 20
board up the partition in front. and
think. when get time 70 study il out a
little. ] can invent something that viii
be nlort5ie. so il can b. easily removed
for feeding. or IL friend comes in u
see the cattle. The other necessity i.
u both widen and deepen the gutter
behind the cattle. although this is not
a. much needed. As the entire stables
are cleaned out twice day. and at
present cutters arr I foot wide and 6
inches deep.
one Improvement have made that
was not in Col RusselTs stable. or IL
II was. did not observe IL. IL Is neces-
sary 10 nail two upright cleats 81 each
side partition 81 each COWS stall TO
slide the front piece or down into.
Instead u two cl.ats on each side. we
have half dozen. and We can thus suit
the length 81 the stall - the length 81
the animal. which Is great couveu-
fence. a. Il does mot take a minuts. To
lift ont the v a. we call it. and set it
further back. or forward, A. the case
may be.
Next. found that the stall floors
+ were Just as short as II WAS possible. to
f have them Next, that the gutter was
{ a very great deal wider and deeper
I than our own But now came the RI
/ diculous part Just above the gutter.
F and running the whole length of the
/ barn was a horizontal wire rope, Of
such height that mans head could
+ not strike IL. On this were n mum Der
+ of small rings. each Of which had
long cord hanging to it, and at the end
/ Of the cord was 4 common harness
snap The whole thing looked
like Fig. = These snaps were about
two feet from touching the floor As
caeh COW walked into her stanchion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21
ANTS IN THE ORCHARD.



some Of cur fruit--rowers regard the
ants a. nuisance in the orchard. and
take pains - destroy the ant hills
wherever found. Orcharii~ts in ItaIv
and Germany. however. regard the ants
as very beneficial and encourage their
presence A CORES pondent 81 the Phil
adelphia SATURDAY Evening Post Says-
MANY of the lea,linr orchard propri-
rtors in northern Italy amt southern
Germany are cuitivator~ Of the com
mon black ant, which insect they bold
IN high esteem a. the fruit-grower's
best friend They establish ant hills IN
their orchards. and leave the police
service of their fruit trees entirely -
their tiny culouiSts. which pass all
their time in elm bing up the stems II
the fruit trees. cleansing the boughs
and leaves of malcfactors. matured a.
well a. embryonic. and descending
Laden with sPoils "a the ground.
where they comfortably consume
or Prudently store away their booty
They never mc,idle with sound fruit.
but only invade such apples. pears AMI
plums a. have already bren penetratcs.
by the cauxer. which they reuorse-
lesslv pursue 10 its fastness within the
very heart Of the fruit Nowhere are
apple and pear trees - free from blight
and destructive insects rs IN the i'm
mediate neighborhoo,i Of large ant
hill five ct SIX years old Ants have
been used IN China for many wears To
protect orange trees and other fruit
trees from the dePredations Of insects.
DR. & T. Nacgowan. N a cnmmunica-
ton To Prof e. Y. Riley. gives euriou,
account of the use Of ants IN the viein-
ity Of Hong Kong. In many parts of
the province of Canton the orange trees
are injured by certain worms. and. 70
rid themselves Of these pests the in
habitants import ants from the neigh
boring hills Two species Of auts-the
red and yellow. which build their nests
suspended from the branches 81 trees
are collected and sold 20 the owners OF
the orange trees. The trees ar. COLON
lied by placing the ants or their upper
branches: bamboo rods are s.. a
between the different trees. - as to
give the ants easy access To the whole
orchard This remedy. IL Is said has
been in constant use since i640. and
probably from a much earlier period
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21

The elevator in buildings Is not 50
modern an invention as many suppose.
In the royal palace Mt Luxembourg,
near Vienna. in i7T7, was a machine ~
which the Empress Queen Maria The
rrsa, who was too unSieidiy t. 70 up
and down stairs was conveyed through
a well from one story 10 another The
well or shaft extended from cellar 10
roof. and the elevator had three strings,
which. when pulled. served rs signals
for ''go mp" down" or stop"
DR.. Chareot reports girl Of fifteen
with blue eyes and long blonde hair.
an inmate Of Paris hospital, who has
feline spells. her eyes becoming PERI
odically and suddenly frightfully con-
vulsed in the orbits when she viii as
sumo position on ali fours. hop and
skip around the rom, initiate eat in
the "pht- and meow sounds and wind
up by fainting. rolling over on her back
and assuming normal human conditions.
He has dubbed her '-fcmme-chat~ or
cat woman.
Il young man % Campello, Mass.
recently met handsome young woman.
with whom he fell in love. Being bash
full, he asked his friend II he would not
propose for him. and. IL successful. he
would pay 500 for his friends services
The friend succeeded in making the
proposal. and the young man was ae-
ceptcd. The marriage took place
and the friend asked for his 800.
but the young husband refused 10
pay. The claim has been placed in the
hands % lawyer for collection
The Yosemite national park now
embraces parts Of forty-two townships,
covering about 800 square miles, or
900. 900 acres. from which Is 70 BE- do
Quoted the Yosemite grant II 1900
acres. About 200. 0O0 acres Of the ma
tioual park il mountainous. well watered
and heavily timbered with pine, fir,
spruce. hcmlocll. tamarack- oak, cedar,
madrona. laurel. sequoia and mountain
mahogany. Two hundred and sixty
thousand acres are composed ~ mount
ain valleys. meadows. lakes. etc
One Of the funny incidents that
sometimes attend voting By women was
seen in Il western city the other day
y
ing place. and well dressed matron
rather timidly stepped out Seeing a
young man % her acquaintance with
ont the rail she called him to her and
placed her ballot carefully prepared.
in his hand with a request that he put
it in for me- pleas" Before the sub
stitute could explain matters she was
gone. and the ballot. Of course, was not
| east
4 curious story is told BY a South
Dakota farmer. During the severe
storm of February and : be lost two
turkey hens lie hal long since given
up looking flr them. and thought he
would find them dead when the snow
went away this spring The snow had
| drifted high AZ one end of his barn
Last Friday the farmer. when running
over the drift broke through and fell
| into a hole. when. behold. there were
| the turkeys. One ~ them was alive
| AMI ~ frisky a. a kitten, the other one
had evidently been dead a few hour.
| They had lived On STOW for az weeks
| The turkeys were fat when they WEIR
imprisoned but very poor when found
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21
German
Syrup"

Here Is an incident from the South
Mississippi. written in April, 1900,
Just after the Grippe had visited that
country. ." | am a farmer, one OF
those who have to rise eariv and
work late At the beginning oflast
Winter was on 4 trip to the City
OF Nicksburg. Miss. where 1 got well
orenched n 4 shower of rain. I
went home and was soon after sei-ed
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until I had
to seek relief. consulted DR.. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to geta bottle Of Boschee's German
Syrup Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and I caught that also
very severely. Ny condition then
compelled NE to do something. I
got two bottlesof German SYRUP. /
began using them, and before taking
nuch Of the second bottle. I was
entirely clear Of the Cough that had
hung TO me 50 long. the Grippe, and
all Its bad effects. felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since"
pETEs .3SIALs, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co., Miss. q
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21

four scantling, three feet long. cross
them within one foot Of the ends and
place thereon two boards. securely
taste ned. 20 serve As a trough fer
holding the clover TO be cut. Next
take stick about one and one-half bv
two inches, and three feet long. ana
fasten one end az or near the bottom OF
one OF the legs with a hoI. aud at the
other end of the stick make a nlortsse
one and oce-half by two inches long. 70
admit the heel of an ola scythe which
has been bent back and made fat
with half-ineh hole IN il 10 admit a
bolt Have the point % The seythe
hammered down so that a handle can
be put on IL On the inside of the
trough put two strips of thin iron about
one inch wide and n long as the boards
are wide, sothat the seythe will not en-,
into the ends OF tbs toaris. The site
IN which The scytae Is put should Lee
ineased with boa-i. 50 Is 20 s.eafy
the motion Of the zeythe. Cae psek o.
feed can se cut IN tw2 aiaulesE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
KEEPING COWS CLEAN.
A womaa's Interesting Contribution to
Agricultural lAaeratnre.

A woman's Interesting Contribution to
Agricultural literature
Much Of the trouble in keeping cows
clean could be obviated by boarding up
the hangers on the back, or side farth-
step forward Mt all This detracts
greatly from the pleasure Of looking at
the cattle (mine stand face 70 face,
with n six-foot alley betweeni. ard q j.
also impossible. thea. 10 feed from the
alley. Ny present mode Of tying I
learned in the barn ~ Col IT, :. Rus
sell. Milton. Mass. Zach cow has =
separate stall and the partition runs
back 70 the gutter as there j. still am
pie room for them 20 back out and the
front % Manager is formed ~ a stout
piece, with a big V cut out in center,
Zig. 1. q are two iron rods about a.
thick as ones finger. which runs paral-
lei with the slopiug sides 81 the V, and
are secured at each end by small bolts
ON each Of these rods runs an iron ring.
with about fifteen inches - chain at
tachsd % ~. and the other end 81 these
chains meet in a ring. ~ which il at
taehed the broad leather strap tel. I
have seen nothing more comfortable
for the cows. and nothing which gives
n better view ~ them. in easy aud
natural positions.
When the cows gct up. the rings run
mp ON the rods and spread out, 50 that
the chain is stretched horizontally
across the big opening at the top Of the
Y. When the cows lie down. the rings
slide down. till they meet at the lower
point Of the V. and the cow then has
all the slack there i, and can turn her
head and reach away back in her stall,
and sleep with her head on her side