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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
FUNNY JAPANESE TOYS.

Queer Mechanical PIsythinGs Made 90
Amuse Young Orientals-
There are nc people so fond Of toys 81
the japanese. About one day out OF three
is a holiday in their country, and even
their piigrimages TO temples Of worship
are performed in gala costumes. with dane
ing and sports By the wAyside. Play Is
from their point Of view the object OF ex-
istence, work being the means TO the end,
because it is necessary 70 earn pleasure IN
order TO find it enjoyable. Americans OF
course know better than this, having acer-
tained that the purpose of life is labor and
that fun IN any shape i waste Of time
The japanese have the most perfect kin
dergarten system in the world In fact
they originated this method Of instructing
By entertainments instead Of by punish
ment inflicted. Their play apparatus for
such purposes Is elaborate, but all Of il u
adapted to the infant mind, which is Is de-
signed at once to aTnuse and 70 inform
The little ones Of that nation even be
come somewhat interested in mathematics
by seeing and feeling what pretty thing
q cone, a sphere or cylinder = when cut
out Of wood with lathe. They make out
lines Of solid figures out Of straws. with
green peas dried 10 hold tie joints toget6-
er. and for the instruction Of the blind Tat
blocks are provided. with the japanese
characters raised on them.
Even the toys OF Japan give instruction
% those who play with them One sort Of
playing cards has printed upon them 100
scraps OF classical poetry, by which ths
rudizeuts OF tbs art q versi6csriOn are
expected to bs iucaicated- Another set
em0odies . collection Of old japanese
parables, By which the sylisbary Of the
Language and moral mAIsms At the same
time are 70 BE tauRht- Another set il u
natural history csrds % give instruction
in the names and forms q animals. and
Sill another set, especially intended for
girls, affords examples of women who have
been celebrated for their virtue and nouie
qualities
All these thinEs can be seen IN tie m
scum q the bureau q educzIeu. q tfie
existence OF which few people IN Washing.
ton ara aware II the c9llectioa there
which includes a. the educational sppsi
1uoes OF civilized countries. - . u9ost inter
e-rg assemblies o. JkS2Esss tcJk [zzJ
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10

When the miues of South Africa wers
well opened it became eEsy % observe the
uptilted strata q the subcarbsniferOus
measures, which wers tilted al around ths
mines a. II an upheagal had occurred from
one central point. This was true II each
mine. and il exactly What has taken place,
for through the hard dolerits and The even
measures above s.. and from some ua-
known source. nature IN Eorns gigantic
tbroe forced up these four pipes - vents
Of safety a strange material which con-
tained the dianonds n any overflow a
this eruption occurred 10 81 rns of ig EXIT
now. but the overflow maY have been
washed away by storms iat0 the valley p
the Vaal river and thus aceouutsd Ter fhs
presencs Of diamonds there.
II Is alsO probabis that similar mines
exist elsewhere. and psrhaps Ga Brazil
and India they nay yst b. found The
foreign material forced Up. a. dezcribed.
was called "bius" ~ the miners or ao-
count of its color. an3 is uow koosn - con-
sist q . hydrous nnaznssizn congl0msrnts
with silica ~ a hsse. ard oonfafns yearly
al TIRE chemical sismeBfa knovu. Large DE-
tatcbsd boaldsrs of aaisrits also o-car fa
ths blue which eeoouposs rapidlY IN
scales Thea eE2ossd - ths atnospksrs,
clearly evids9GDg the 1clion q FIRE q
great intensity. aud ~ 4 - Strangely oon-
tradict the volcanic oriZln - the rffnas,
pebbles % agzts. stc-. plainly uassrroru
are found SIDE ~ aiaa vita B.sees q
olarred WOOD and ether orsauie matter.
showing plain svitenae q he11-Eas5nesr
ing MagzzlEa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
She Didn't Like Hapdbag..

A pretty girl muf1ed in a long travelling
cloak sat on the deck of Hudson river
steamer, where an impatient brother had
deposited her, her Satcbel, saawl strap and
parasol while he looked up the rest Of the
party. Another girl who had just come
aboard with her father and a detachment
of younger brothers stopped to speak With
her. The second girl wore a sailor hat and
a trim. close fitting travelling gown. She
carried a neat little jacket over her arm.
The muf1ed girl inspected her new com
panion rather curiously, and after greet
ings asked, "Where are your thingsp
IF you mean luggage it's below" said
haven't any"
The first girl sat up among her belong
ings and said, why, how can you travel
all night without onef"
''Oh, a chatelaine carries some OF the
necessities of life" said number two, dis
entangling her bonbonniere. 'sDo you re-
ally want to know how do il, Just look
in here" She opened her oblong pocket
book and handed il 10 her friend The
change compartment held hairpins, a
glove buttoner and tiny bottle Of violet
extract. The neighboring compartment
carried little silver comb, dlmlnutlye
pair of scissors aud knife.
Ny dressmaker never puts in pockets. I"
said their owner, "but she can't help my
having one in this coat" (It was slashed,
double breasted sdaiT. with rsvers turned
back from the collar.l In here, touch
ing the turned over corner. Il have hand
glass, tooth brush, handkerchief and
my watch Il IS al a matter Of taste, but
l don't care for handbags."-Sew York
Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
THE MIscHIEvoUs spEEK.

The Speek is an odd kind of vision
That never sits still on the moon.
But tumbles away through the night and the
day
! Like q frog In a haunted lagoon.
It jumps In the dawn or the sunset,
J 1t leaps In the fog or the rain.
II dances at night when the moon, like kite,
Hangs high DER the Pollywog Plain.
] have seen them at night in the summer
Deceiving the COWS of the sky,
Casting bundles Of hay In the great milky way
While they MIXED all its cows on the sly.
Playing billiards with orbs that are fixed
Is a source of delight to the Speek,
When il caroms on Mars there's tumble az
stars,
And then meteors shoot for week.
Sometimes they will light on a steeple
When shepherd is blessing his sheep.
And paddle his vest till bis sermons depressed
And his flock have all fallen to sleep.
Sometimes when an infant is sleeping
They will tickle it under the bib
And when il gets collie they laugh at-the frolic
And hRrpoon its nurse in the rib.
Oh. they ride through the air on a comet
And sick the dog star at the moon,
And they laugh till they're red when the
ghosts of the dead
Are bumped by the whizzing typboon.
Henry Olive in New Orleans Picayune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
Fortunes from California Fruit..

The raisin yields profit in Fresno, San
Diego, San Bernardino and Los Angeles
counties of from $50 to s4Oo per acre, when
the vines are in full bearing. Vain
orchards yield from $500 to S40O per &C
when the trees are eighteen or TIVE
years old. One season Mr.. G. c. Tho
son, of Pasadena, sold his fruit from thi
eight acres of peaches, apricots and pru
for 1894, the cost of production be
$1,000. One year Major Chase, in FL Ca
valley, San Diego county, received 8
from five and half acres of prune trees,
and the cost of production and preparation
for market was $500. From sixteen acres
of apricots Mr.. Stratton. of Azusa, re-
ceived s., 300 after paying the cost of pro-
ducing and preserving for market.-Ex-
Governor L. A. Sheldon in Forum.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
A GIGANTIC swindIe.

One of the most remarkable frauds ever
conceived and executed swas the famous
Arizona diamond swindle of twenty years
ago About that time fabulous stories
we're circulated regarding the mineral rich
ness of New Mexico and Arizona, and
many companies were organized to collect
the diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds
and other gems which were said TO abound
there. In 1870 it was represented in San
Francisco that two men named Arnold and
Slack had found diamonds and other
precious stones in great quantities in Ari-
Zona. Among some of the objects shown
in confirmation were 1900 carats of so
called rubies and large number of dia-
monds, one of los carats weight.
The gems were displayed to investors ii
a scheme for exploiting the region, anC
were deposited in the Bank of California
for safe keeping. Heavy capitalists be
came deeply interested, and finally party
representing the investors and eccompa~
MED by experts Of their own selection
started out prospecting. Upon reaching
the mountain 10 which they were guided
every one picked up gems, and enthusiasm
arose TO pitch corresponding. Ia a week
1000 carats of diamonds and 5000 c2rats Of
rubies were gathered.
Luckily, Clarence King, director Of the
geological survey, tbereupon made an ex-
pedition to the fields, the result OF which
was an exposure Of the affair. His inves
tigations proved that the whole business
was a humbug; that the mines had been
''sslted" beforehand; that the supposed
rubies were ordinary garnets, and that the
I0S-carat diamond was a piece OF quartz.
It was sscertained that the sgvindlers bad
purchased large quantities Of rough CT
nonds Of small value IN London for n
purpose OF scattering them about. So vel
was the fraud planned that irs promoters
realized $50 0o0o.-Wsshiagton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10

flowers and few stunted trees, and in
which you can scarce distinguish summer
from winter.
an. lie Nostre, who is quoted as the
author of this sort of garden, which, It Is
asserted, he brought back from Italy, did,
it is true, adapt it to the kings gardens,
but he did not adapt it alone, for he added
covered alleys, shaped woods, trees of lofty
trunk, palisades and green shades. The
majority Of private persons, possessing
neither sufficient ground nor sufficient
means to give their gardens all these orna-
ments and keep them mp, have only
adopted its parterres, which require little
time and expense, but in which walking Is
out of the question throughout the day,
and in which ladies, regardful of their
complexion, would only venture to appear
after sunset "-Garden and Foref
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
How the southerner Rides.

The southern seat is practically the same
as the true military seat, and except that
the bride hand is wont to be held a trifle
too high, which is habit caught from the
high pommel or roll of blankets or other
baggage in front of the soldier, this seat,
when not exaggerated, is, all things con-
sidered, the best for road riding, and per-
haps would enable man to do a greater
number of things in the saddle than any
other one style. And though the English
pigskln is perhaps a neater and more avail
able rig, the southerner is, in gaits and
style and knowledge of road work. by far
the best model for us to copy, as his saddle
beast is the best for US to buy.-Colonel
I. A. Dodge in Harper's.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10

there Is no disputing the fact that fowls
have not been developed 90 the limit oe
possibility. / have been very successful
and propose 70 continue my expcFifnentz-
Viii you Join mel"
Mr.. Jones said that hs would, and the
resurrection Of the extinct species known
as the roc Is to be expected. Air. Arnold is
an old resident q New Castle lie makes
livelihood raising chickens. and bis dis
coveries have been frequent IN the fowl
world.-K0chester Post-Exprsss.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
a wonasrsal breed of sprlar chlss...

a Wonderful Breed OF spriag chisksss-
There il q uan az the Pslmsr House Iho
ias invented a ne1 kind of chicken He
calls IL the Phantina. and bis friends call
him Sam Arnold He halls from New
Castle. Iad. Arnold and Henry Jonss, TIE
fowl expert Of Illinois, we're discussing ths
invention the other morning.
at has been the aim of ny Ifs Ez'd
Arnold to Jones. ito produce fowl tEss
would comblne weight with youth-"
Jones nodded
at is easy enough, Of course, % fattsE
an old fowl But the proouet = pretty apt
% Be tough Spring chickens are always
tsnder-that e. geuuiDs Eprnz shieksus.
but they are too anal TO make mach
money ous q"
Jones nodded again.
'WelI. experir1euted ard experiment.
81. and ~ last ] have WHIST / call an IN
qualified sucessG u IL q eross between tie
Plymouth Rock rooster sEd tie Dorking
hen, and The chickens hare raised have
20 the shor- SPACE of eight wee<s acquired
. weight Of twelve poun1a"
Jones eyss f6rsatenss 70 fali cut On bis
cheeks.
Il assure y0n upon ny hSuor fkEs tdis
is tr5s." I" declared Arz0l2- II = vitae
tie provinces q znyDodY . pr01t bY u7
discovery. for there = & n5axket larss
enough for All Wien the ehscks ahail
hasTe acquired their fan growth ia n.ske
another cross sn9 ~ = chick sslea ss re
Aze ~ esghs weeks will - tie SIC e.
-Aa ossrieh. I" suggested 5ores-
SSs sx4Stlx.1 szl4 AEEGsG II: Etlu
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10

OF them are types OF playthings which the
youth OK western civilization has adopted
from the east.
For example, there are kites, but no
Yankee boy can fly such kites, in the shape
of birds and monsters, as can the urchin
Of Japan. There are tops also, but the
American scheolboy has never got further
in this play art than "peg-iD-the-ring."
whereas his japanese contemporary Is ao-
quainted in the science Of spinning many
tops together, Of wbistling tops, and so on.
So far as both tops snd kites are concerned
the young Caucasian is an ignoramus com
pared with his oriental rival.
Among the babies toys from Japan at
the museum is a mouse that feeds from =
bowl when a little bamboo spring IS
touched, lowering his head and long tail in
quite q hfelike manner. Another is a
small cylinder, into which one blows
through two small reed tubes. three balls
of pith being kept bobbing in bit Of a
cage over the cylinder by the breath, willis
q cut in one of the tubes produces . Ehriil
whistle.
Another f. little man that Is made 20
Jump up long stick BY a bamboo spring,
and still another is a wooden gentleman
who rides along between two wheels, being
attached TO the ayle with a heavy base. A
toy jinricksha il one OF the more expensive
playthings. showing q foreigner being
drawn in hand buggy by anative between
the shafts.
Further devices for toy purposes are ks-
leidoscopes, boxes with glass tops filed
like cupboards with various household
utensils in miniature and bags filed with
snot for tossing. Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
How Formal Gardens Came Into E1l.sen.

That even Frenchmen OF the Seventeenth
century did rot always approve Of strictly
formal gardens is shown By the following
passage, which occurs il an essay ~
Pierre Huet, well known French critic
OF that time. called '-Of the Gardens u
Fashion" TIE author says I have 10
more approval for the gardens in fashion
than for skylights. mean those open
gardens, composed of large, broad. ssa1
strewn zIleys, Of treilises. parterrrs
adorned only with few dslicase bens, de
6ned hy strips Of box and edged vtsa AtsS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
Missing Species.

Ten species of North American birds are
put down by the ornithologiSts as miss
ing" OF these, two-the great aux and
the Labrador duck-are believed TO have
become extinct within the memory of liv-
ing men. Perhaps representatives of the
other eight will yet be found. Most of
them are very diminutive.-St. Louis Re
public
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
A LOVE SONG.
Ny love is like the sea,

Ny love is like the sea,
AS changeful and as free;
Sometimes she's angry, sometimes rough.
Yet oft she's smooth and calm enough
Ay, much too calm for me.
Ny love is like the sky,
AS distant and as high;
Perchance shea fair and kind and bright,
Perchance she's stormy-tearful quite
Alasl / scarce know why.
For thus I'm tempest toss'd.
A drifting skiff at most;
dare the waves, risk cloud and rain,
lever tempt my fate again,
Nor care if be lost.
New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
BORROW

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10

ChHdrsn Cry for Pitchsr's cast0diA-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-10
Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses

The B9 aa @SsMy S r DEALERS sS sz S S S % %
whhnm
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
KoNr RoK TO BLAINE
An English Opinion Upon Binino's
Behrlng Sea Policy.

An English Opinion Upon Biaino's
Behring Sea Policy.
LONDON, Jan. 5.--The STANDARD to-
day referring to the Bchring Sea dis
pute says that IL "wenrs o very un-
pleasant aspect" Even the possibility of
a rupture between England and America
annot be mentioned without feeling Of
deep regret. America may count upon
receiving the full measure of courtesy,
patience and firmness which England
has already displayed. But Mr., Blaine
will do well to bear in mind that firm
ness will be commensurate, should the
moment arrive for its exercise, with the
patience and courtesy with which he has
50 far been treated. He seems extrava-
gantly anxious TO put himself wrong.
Mr.. Lincoln cannot too soon on his
return devote himself to ascertaining
the resolutions Of our foreign Office and
communicating them to his government.
There is not q person in England but
would hear ii proposed with profound
regret that shots should be exchanged
between British and American vessels
except in courtesy Butt would excite
greater regret TO hear that the British
flag had been insulted and the national
honor not indicated by prompt re-
prisals But we can never believe that
The American people will suffer its pub
lie servants to force a conflict by wanton
outrage upon our flag. We will gladly
bow to the tribunal Of international law,
but not to the nod of Mr.. Blaine. We
trust that he will not persist in menace,
which is certain to be resented and re-
sisted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08

SHOT Arms ACTRESS BRIDE.
Met, Married and Divorced i'm Three
Days--A Pistol Sewers The Tie.

Days--A Pistol Sewers the Tie.
DENVER, Coll, Jan. 5.-The honey
moon Of Banker BOWS son and Mile
Price, the actress, who were married
here Friday night, came near ending in
double murder last night. Dow's
father has refused to have anything to
do with him or aid him financially. He
was to have left here this morning with
the company and several creditors hear
ing of this had the young man arrested
Saturday on a charge of obtaining goods
under false pretences. The trial was set
for Wednesday which made il necessary
for him TO remain behind, but he in
tended to Join his wife and the com
pany at Salt Lake City.
Last night the couple retired TO their
room at the hotel about 10 o'clock. Two
hours later Mrs. Dow rushed down the
hall clad in her night robe screaming
murder at the top of her voice. Several
guests hurried into the hall just in time
to see the husband emerge from his
room and fire a shot from his revolver
at his fleeing wife. Seeing that he had
failed to hit her he attempted to blow
his brains out, but the bullet flew wide
of its mark and he was overpowered
before he could make a second attempt.
No one knows but that il was prob
ably over money matters. This couple
have beaten the record. They met for
the first time on Thursday morning of
last week, were married Friday morn
ing and practically divorced on Sunday
evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
B1IzzARD IN THE VEST.
Northern Missouri and Kansas Blanlete,
With a Drifting Snow.

VIM u DFlliihB NnOW.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA blizzard set
in last night and continued with great
severity during to-day over northern
Missouri and Kansas. Kansas is covered
with blanket of snow from four inches
to four feet thick, which in many places
driftcd to such an extent as to seriously
cripple railway traffic. All the incom-
ing trains from the west We're more or
less delayed, some for four hours Some
of the regular freight trains were aban-
doned entirely. The snow was falling
late this afternoon, but high wind is
still blowing, and the snow is drifting
badly.
WHEELING, w. VA, Jan. 1T has
been raining here all day on top of two
feet Of snow, and the water is running
down the streets and cutters, increasing
the volume every hour, Reports from
points above and from the headwaters
of the Monongahela, as well as from
other West Virginia strelhis that empty
into the Ohio, are to the effect that snow
is going off rapidly and the mountain
streams are becoming torrents.
Wheeling people are fearful lest they
will be called upon to experience SIM
liar flood to that of 1884 and are pre-
pared for the worst. The news from
above is of the most alarming character.
The river is rising rapidly, at the rate
of half foot per hour
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
A worsted Mill in Flames.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 3.-The
main building of the Geneva worsted
mill, owned and operated by the Geneva
Worsted Company, Maurice Uhlmann
manager, were burned this forenoon.
The village of Geneva is about three
miles from the centre Of the city and the
mill property is situated largely in the
town of North Providence. The fire
started in the picker room which is
located on the second floor on the south
side of No. / mill, and burned through
the roof spread rapidly in every
direction. When the department
reached the scene it was quickly APP
parent that this portion of the buildings
was doomed and a second alarm was
Immediately sounded. Some delay was
occasioned in bringing the water to bear
upon the fire in consequence of the fact
that there was no hydrant on the prem
ises and it was found necessary to piece
ont the hose to secure line of 1900
feet to the nearest hydrant BY dint of
well directed energy the fire was CON
fined to the mill in which it originated.
The office with its contents and the
weave room machinery and stock, No. 3
mill and the boiler and engine room
being saved from damage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
SUNK IN THE cHANNEn.
A Collision Sends Steamer to the Bot
CONGRATULATIONS of Another Disaster

A Collision Sends a Steamer to the Bot
CONGRATULATIONS of Another Disaster.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-During dense fog
which prevailed over the British chan
mel during last night and this morning
the steamship Caroline Robert de Massey,
oil laden, from Bartoum to Antwerp,
was sunk within a short distance of
Dungeons Point, The Caroline was feel
ing her way up the channel through the
fog when she was strnch by a steamship
said to be the Raithwait Hall. Luckily
the sea was calm and the De Massy's
crew managed to lower the boats and
reached Dover in safety.
Evidence of another serious disaster
is found on the coast of Deal, not from
Dover, where the carcasses of a number
of bullocks have been washed up by the
tide. The carcasses of beef have also
been found floating on and about the
Goodwin Sands. In this connection it
is supposed that this wreckage may be
the result of the sinking Of cattle ship
bound to London from the United States.
Later dispatches received from Dover
state that the steamship which ran into
and sank the steamer Caroline Robert
de Massey, the Raithwait Hall only suf-
fered slight damage from the collision.
1t is also reported that the accident did
not result in any loss of life.