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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
HALE covLEY. A. s NELSON
PresidscL Secretary.
KANSAS FARMS
For sale by
KANSAS H0MESEEkERS' BUREAU.
A. 8 NELSON
Secretary.

We have choice farms in every part of
the state for cash or on easy terms Re
member that no matter what wild reports
you may have heard, that the government
reports for seven years show that the cul-
tivated lands OF Kansas have produced
more than the same number of cultivated
acres anywhere else in the United States.
Kansas soil well farmed produces more
than any other in the United States Think
OF this and then come and see it and US.
Now is the time to buy before land boom.
II we cannot show you more OF the gifts OF
Providence in the fruits of the earth in the
same length of time than you ever saw be
fore, we will pay your expense out here
and give you a wagon load of the finest
peaches you ever looked at. II you want
TO see the worlds fair come to Kansas. or
course we are the great land men and farm
sellers Of Kansas, bnt we mean every word
we say and will do it. Write or visit Us
II you mean swap or some other nonsense
write 10 some one else If you mean bust
ness write US. We can get you a cheap
rate and something else if ycu buy Of US.
Look ont for the excursions. Address
COWLEY & NELSON, Kansas Home
seeks Bureau, Wichita, Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A Story OF Miss Farnes.

1t is recorded of the young beauty that
the Prince Of Wales, one evening during
a performance Of Romeo and Juliet, "
sent one of his aides-de-camp to inform
her that he was coming TO visit her in
her loge to congratulate her ON her bril-
liant success. Many thanks to his royal
kghness for his kind intentions" was
the reply of Miss Eames, "but never
receive calls from gentlemen in my
dressing room. If the prince and princess
will permit me, | shall be happy to come
to the royal box and pay my respects to
them instead"
This spirited yet courteous response
was reported to the Prince of Wales, and,
in consequence, he has taken a great
fancy to the young vocalist, who is TO be
the prima donna at the private concert
which the prince and princess Will give
at Marlborough House.-Cor. Pittsbug
Bulletin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
1t Seemed to Hit.

a boy sat on bench in Battery park
Saturday afternoon reading a novel,
while his bootblacking outfit furnished a
rest for his feet. By and by severe
looking man who was strolhng about no
ticed him and halted to ask:
Boy, are you reading novel;
"Yes, SIR"
81 thought sol Getting yourself ready
to enter upon a career of crime?"
mo, sir"
"But that viii be the inevitable re-
suit. It's an Indian story, l SUPPOSE
NO, sir"
"Some trashy detective yarn, them
mo, sir
Then there's a boy in it who runs
away from home and performs heroic
deeds
NO. sir. It's about bootblack right
in this town. he got his first start in
life by gentleman coming up to him in
this very park and giving him fifty cents
to black his shoes
Album! Man was FOOL" growled
the philanthropist as he t-ottsd along
and left the lad TO take the broad and
narrow path TO the gallows.-Nsw YGk
Evening Wo1ld.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
TURF TOPICS.

A very curious suggestion is made to
the effect that the blood and not per-
Torrance should be the test or standard
Of admission to registration In the case
Of the trotter.
STEAMBOAT has been on the turf every
year since he was two years old and he
has never yet failed to lower his record
each succeeding season. He will try
again this year.
Since the Brooklyn handicap, by .
singular fatality, every horse OF any i'm
portance in that race has been defeated.
The superstitious recall that the Brook
Ign handicap was run on Friday.
Breeders are looking about among
their youngsters for yearLng which
will reduce the record of Freedom
(2:292). this being particularly the case
in California. 1t is not unreasonable to
expect the search to be protracted one.
Frank Work, of New York, has added
another fast trotter to his string in Merle
Moore, years, record 2:19. Her late
owner, F. E. Perkins, of Providence,
received S12, 900 for her from Mr.. Work.
The mare as 2-year-old showed 2:54 and
last fail did 2:19in clever style.
The talk of taking Tenny to England
suggests that Australia be selected in
stead. In that far off country they have
a horse called Carbine, who lately beat
big field for the Melbourne cup with
AS pounds up. If Tenny can beat Car
bine Pulsifer can win more than the
horses weight in gold.
One of the great difficulties in the
construction of the military saddle is
the pack. The weight OF thisin dispen-
sable accessory to all cavalry should be
distributed as equally as possible before
and behind the rider. The component
parts of the dead weight should be ac-
cUrately balanced against each other.
Some most extraordinary and scarcely
credible stories are being circulated
about the ''facts" which the English
Jockey club is said to have collected in
its recent turf investigations. Zone
young jockey is found to have upward
of 100000 at his bankers. A profess
sional hacker was found to have sixteen
winning weeks in succession, during
which time many thousands of pounds
were paid him, and another is said to
have lent 500 to a municipality"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Sisters to Marry Brothers.

Clerk Bird in the orphans court yes
terday granted marriage licenses to two
pretty girls, who are sisters and who are
going to marry two brothers. The par
ties are Amelia Louisa Wilke, aged nine
teen, who will wed John Somershoe,
aged twenty-five. This couple are resi-
dents of Olney. The other pair are Ag-
mes Theresa Wilke, aged seventeen, who
will become the wife Of Alexander
Somershoe, aged twenty-six, resident
of Franklinville. The young ladies were
accompanied by their mother, who, with
a beaming smile on her countenance at
the prospective happiness Of her chill
dren, gave her consent to the coming
nuptials.
The clerk said that the nearest ap-
proach to an incident Of this kind was
some time ago, when man came in and
got a license and shortly afterward
another man came in giving exactly the
same name and getting license to
marry woman Of nearly the same name
as the other. Mr.. Bird asked a few
questions and discovered that the appli-
cants were father and son, and that
neither Of them had been aware that
they were counting sisters until they
found it out at the license ofice.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Why Called "Omnibns.u

The father of the popular name "om-
nibus," according TO Richard Kauf-
mann's story of 1.-THE Omnibusin Paris, :"
was certain NJ. Baudry, Of Nantes. at
the beginning Of our century. The Pas
cal coaches, which obtained monopoly
from the king in 1862 for carrying his
subjects at FIVE sous a head, along three
different routes il Paris, were first used
by the bourgeoisie. But after few
years gentlemen and ladies Of high birth
and courtly breeding ruled that II was
not vulgar 10 ride in Pascal chariot OF
five sous coach"
The use Of these public conveyances
by the quality" was noted as an i'm
portant event in the journals Of the
time; but it resulted in the exclusion of
the common people from them, and the
virtual appropriation OF these privileged
coaches by the aristocrsts- The favor OF
1.-The classes" ruined the monopoly, how
ever, which only paid 50 long as It's
coaches were crowded by the masses, or
''onneS" So the Pascal chariot disap-
peared from the streets Of Paris because
il had ceased 20 be omnibus, or a demo
cratic vehicle.-Pau Mall Gazette,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Work That Never StonS.

Upper Broadway presents a weird
scene these summer nights. The flare of
torches, the chink, chink, chink of the
drill, and the swinging lanterns above
the workmep in the trenches greet re-
turning amusement seekers. This labor
goes on all night and continues all day,
the day being punctuated by dull rever-
berations of the dynamiters that make
the contiguous buildings tremble. All
this is the forerunner of Colonel Dan La
mont's cable railway.
In the lower city other night workmen
are sinking test holes in anticipation of
the rapid transit tunnels. There is al
ways a little knot Of more or less belated
people gathered about these busy fellows
in the pits. They pause for moment
and then trudge along homeward. Every
thing else but the streets is shut up.
Broadway is open all night.-New York
Herald,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Two Skeletons.

While extending and repairing the old
buildings of the late Royal Naval school
at New Cross, S. E., which is shortly to
be opened by the Goldsmiths' company
as their Technical and Recreative insti-
tute, it became necessary to remove the
floor of the old gymnasium. In doing so
the workmen discovered the skeleton Of
cat in close juxtaposition to that Of a
rat. The bodies of the animals were not
quite two inches apart in sort Of a
wedged shaped cul de sac, which was
wider at the top than the bottom, and
so preventing the cat from quite reach
ing the rat. When found, the entrance
to the hole or passage was filled up with
dust and rubbish, and there was nothing
to prevent egress of the animals by the
way they had entered except the disin-
clination of the cat to leave its prey.
The skeletons when found were moro
than half covered with dust from the
floor above them, and have probably
been many years in the position they
were found, in which position Mr.. Red
mayne, secretary of the Goldsmiths' in
stitute, has had them carefully mounted
and photographed. A curious coinci-
dence is that exactly the same discovery
of the skeletons of a cat and rat together
under a floor occurred while pulling
down some old buildings to construct
the Peoples palace, which is the imme-
diate predecessor of the Goldsmiths' in
stitute.-Pall Mall Budget.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Didn't Know It Wasn't Loaded.

a well dressed man made bold at
tempt to commit suicide at Briggs gun
store, in Chester. He asked to be shown
a 3S-caEber Smith Sc Wesson revolver.
The stranger examined it intently, and
then questioned Mr.. Briggs as to the
method Of loading 1t. He appeared to
be ignorant of the manner Of using fire.
arms. The modus operandi was ex-
planned to him.
The stranger insisted that cartridge
be placed in the revolver, but certain
look il the mans face excited Mr..
Briggs suspicion, and pretending to
charge a chamber he handed over the
empty revolver. In flash the stranger
placed the muzzle to his breast and
pulled the trigger. Bitter disappoint-
ment swept over his fsce when there
was only harmless click.
"You can't harm yourself, friend" re-
marked Mr.. Briggs, ''the revolver is
empty. Give me the pistol" The in
tended instrument of death was returned,
when the stranger said: 81 intended to
commit suicide, and my mind was fully
made up when l entered your store. ]
had no revolver Of my own, and l thought
/ could get chance to shoot myself by
pretending to make a purchase. have
had trouble more than l thought I could
bear, but the last straw was laid on last
night. If you had loaded that revolver
would have been dead man now"
The stranger hurriedly left.-Cor. Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
AROUND THE THRONES.

A Persian carpet has been in use for
200 years in the main hall of the shah's
palace in Teheran.
1t cost 100000 to bury the late Grand
Duke Nicholas of Russia, who died re-
Gently in the Crimea.
Ex-Queen Natalie of Servia recently
published an interesting story, entitled
1.-The Mother" in Vienna journal.
The car Of Russia will celebrate his
silver wedding next November, in a mod
crate fashion, near Copenhagen. I'm
mediately thereafter, if invited, he will
visit Emperor William in Berlin OF Pots
dam.
Among the numerous presents which
the young crown prince Of Germany re-
ceived on his ninth birthday. none gave
him so much pleasure as an Indian hut
and the weapons and other articles used
by the noble red man.
The debts of the late king of Bavaria
will have been entirely paid off in few
weeks. His art collection, which cost
him s., 10000 has just been valued at
g, 000, 900, so that it is evident that his
majesty was considerably more shrewd
than he was supposed to be.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Jinrikshas for Chicago.

There were taken out of the Chicago
custom house a few days ago a lot of
queer looking packing cases, bearing
upon their exterior some peculiar hero
glyphics that were undecipherable to
Uncle Sans clerks. The boxes were
claimed by Isaac Woolf, the west side
merchant, 10 whom they were consigned
from Japan. They contained the parts
of two of those japanese vehicles known
as jinrikshas, which are to be used in
the west side parks for the amusement
of the little folks. Mr.. and Mrs Woolf
while travelling in Japan became SO i'm
pressed with this kind of vehicle that
they decided to bring two of them to
Chicago and two japanese runners to
draw tnem.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Julian hawthorne Outrowed.

a small party of Philadelphia and
New York newspaper men and authors
spent Sunday at the Delaware Water
Gap as the guest of Mr.. George w.
Childs, who entertained them with his
customary lavish hospitality. Paul B.
du Chaillu, Joseph NJ. Stoddart, II. B.
Gross, Henry G. Walsh and Melville
Philips went from this city, and Julian
Hawthorne, John Habberton and Nugent
Robinson came on from New York.
An interesting feature of the jaunt
was boat race late on Saturday after
noon in which all the guests participated
with a rather extraordinary result
Julian Hawthorne, with all his biceps,
came in last, a good two lengths in the
rear of John Habberton. 1t was neck
to-neck contest for several hundred yards
between Paul du Chaillu and Henry G.
Walsh, the African hero, however, a
conspicuous object in his white fannels,
winning by a powerful spurt.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
a Huge Turtle.

About two miles below the junction,
In this county, can be found a deep hole
of water IN Current river, in which a
large turtle, measuring about four feet
across the back, has been seen at differ
ent times for the last fifty years. Various
plans have been devised and put into
execution to capture the tortoise, but up
to the present time to no avail, as he
seems to be proof against spikes, spears,
gigs, gunpowder and dynamite.
A few days since hunter residing in
that neighborhood, while passing along
near the river bank, espied his turtleship
basking in the SUNSHINE on the root of
large oak. Quickly bringing his Win
chester to his shoulder "a 4S-cahber) he
fired, the ball striking the monster fairly
between the eyes. But judge of his
chagrin and surprise when the turtle, in
stead of tumbling over dead, quietly let
go his hold and swan away as placidly
and unconcerned as if he had been
thumped by gravel.
Upon examination the hunter found
that the ball, after striking the turtle,
had glanced upward and imbedded itself
in the body Of the oak to depth of six
inches. 1t is supposed that the monster
shellfish made his way up from the Mis-
sissippi river in the great freshet in the
spring of 1841.-Eminence (Mo.) Current
Wave
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Razors Buried with the Dead.

In making the excavations for the new
Trinity Lutheran chapel, on North Sixth
street, beyond Washington, it became
necessary to remove the remains in sew
eral of the graves in the old cemetery.
In one of the graves. which had been
there seventy-four years. perfect skele-
ton was found, under the head of which
was razor, the handle of which had
rotted off. In the early days of the
century it was customary to bury with
the body the razor which deceased had
used during life. The skeleton was in
good state of preservation. The con-
tents of the other graves simply consist
ed of little dust. Among the old graves
is that of General Francis Swain, who
was in the revolutionary war and who
died in 1S20.-Reading Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A Real Summer Danger.

To talk Of guarding against cold in
summer seems absurd, and yet it is as
necessary as in winter. Where the eli
mate is changeable hot day is often
followed by cool evening, or a sudden
rain storm chills the air, or cold wind
springs up, grateful after the heat, but
dangerous to those who are ,inly clad
unless they are protected from 1t by
proper covering. Cotton Is good con-
ductor Of heat and allows it to escape
rapidly from the surface Of the body.
AS soon as the surrounding air becomes
cooler than the skin it steals the heat
which the body requires for its own
needs. A fresh supply of heat must be
produced, and thus the system is over
taxed to supply the demands Of the rob
Der. Flannel is bad conductor and
guards the tender body more faithfully,
retaining the heat.-Elizabeth R. Scovil
in Ladies Home Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
After the Jewellers.

Captain Porter's determination to treat
as counterfeit money all money that is
gilded and made into scarf pins or any
kind of ornament has reused the ire Of
jewelers. generally. Several dealers
called at the secret service Office and
protested against Captain Porter's strict
Interpretation of the law, and the editor
of journal devoted to the interests of
the trade gave him scoring. Captain
Porter said his views had not changed a
particle, and he straightway swore out a
warrant for the arrest Of Charles Korup.
Korup has place at 345 Clark street,
and he was caught with some gilded
nickels in his possession the edges Of
which were milled. Korup was held in
$500 bail by Commissioner Hoyne.
Captain Porter says he will continue to
arrest all jewelers. having this class Of
goods in their possession.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Finished His Story.

On Jan. 10 two laborers were at work
on railroad running into Indianapolis.
One was telling story, and while bend
ing over he was accidentally struck on
the head with hammer by his compan-
ion and his skull was fractured. He was
rendered unconscious, and remained in
Q comatose condition until last Friday
night, when Dr. G. D. Sturtevant, of
Indianapolis, trepanned the skull, and
Immediately upon removing the pieces
of skull from against the brain 3 man
continued the story which was started
five months before and had lain latent in
his brain during all this time.-Cor. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A woiman's Hot Day Lunch.

Nobody viii deny that it was very
hot day. It was so hot at noon that men
dispensed with their coats and hats and
carried fans. Few persons cared to eat,
and the average luncheon served in the
down town eating resorts was very
lights. Barrels Of iced tea and iced cof-
fee were drank. A perverse woman,
however, stepped into a "quick lunch"
place in Nassau street and calmly or
dered hot cofee-and ice cream. She
took spoonful Of each alternately. The
man who sat next to her moved to an
other seat, because be said he could not
stand the steam from that cup of coffee.
New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Hotter Bye and Bye.

This is not a sermon. 1t is only rail
road missionary tract.
If you take a vacation this summer,
why not 60 to Colorado? Nestled around
Pixies peak there are plenty of places
where one can cool off for a very little
money Manitou, Cascade, Green Noun
tain Fails and Woodland Park, in the In,
vorite Ute pass, will be lovelier this year
than ever.
They are most directly reached via the
Santa Fe route You change cars in
union depot at Colorado Springs. and take
broad guage trains on our Colorado Mid
land division for destination. No tedious
transfer across the city.
Cheap tourist tickets now on sale, good
until Oct. 81, returning. Inquire of local
agent Santa Fe route, Union ticket office.
OTIer First and Main streets, or passenger
tation, Douglas and Fifth aves. 10 If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
How Hair IL BIAnched.

1t VII be observed that, If the psp1la
Is obstructed or incrustei with deposits
from the sweat glands, such as sodium
chloride or organic salts, the sebaceous
secretion not being sble 70 reach the pa
pills the hair is deprived Of It's colOring
material TINS we believe 10 Dc one Of
the most common causes Of blsnching
Of the hair. The skin eliminates small
quantity Of salts, little carbonic acid
and a large quantity Of water. The
average amount Of solids, according 20
Foster, II the fluid Perspiration or
sweat, IS about Isl per cant, consisting
OF common salt and organic salts ss2eE-
slly.-HYland Z. Kirk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Blank charters aud ali kind Of legal
blanks for sale by
TIE WICHITA EAGLE.
d7Itt Wichita, Kansas.
re- Won Going 10 Washington r.rri,orrz

Parties emierating to the northwes
will find ii 20 their interest by calling
the Rock Island ticket Office for infornG
ton regarding rates, routes and eccOmmo
datiOns via this line Do not not De De
ceived by agents Of other lines IS 70 this
route. Gou are invited 10 call At the Office
and be convinced as 70 the superiority Of
the Great Rock Island route over all
others BY patronizinR this line you can
have the choice Of four different routes
west Of Denver. For speed. safety and
comfort the Rock Island leads the process
sion. w. r. WIsHAET, Ticket Agent.
Office 100 East Douglas avenue. oeoTne
Main street. GtO-ti
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
4 Cat That PLAYS the PIANO.

Milton Moshier, Of Shelton, Conn,
heard sounds from his piano the other
morning, and knowing that no one was
in the room he began 10 be a believer in
spirits. On investigation he found bis
cat prancing up and down on the key
board, seemingly delighted at the sounds
produced. After that she was watched,
and whenever the piano is left open she
VIII play upon il to the best OF her
ability.-Cor View York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Mr.. Hoods Bad Case of Blues.

I. h Hood, a citizen of Frankfort.
Ind, has been subject to epilepcc at
tacks, and, in consulting a young doc
tor by the name Of Perkins, decided TO
take his treatment, which consisted Of a
small pill TO be taken every night before
retiring. In short time he began to
turn blue, and today he is as blue as in
digo. His entire body is blue, with his
face and hands deeper hue The doc
tors can ascribe no cause for the change,
and the best skill has failed to restore
natural color.-Cor. Cleveland Leader.