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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

Evangelical Congregat church. Five
negative votes exclude any candidate
from the society.
So far regular meetings Of the club
have been held on the third Monday Of
October, Novem Der. January, February,
March. April and May at $50 P. N, az
such places as the executive committee
designated. During the month OF May
the clubs annual festival occurs, and az
this meeting ladies and invited guests
are entertained. AT the regular monthly
meetings different subjects have been
discussed over the supper table and IN
the hotel parlor where the club assem-
BLEED
Some of the subjects recently consid-
cred We're: Ministerial relief, the lawyer,
PRISON reform, divorce laws, Christian
light on social problems, western Con-
gregatonalsts and education. higher
educational institutions for the west, exc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

The Anchorite islander Sits his ears,
while the Fijian often has them slit and
stretched to such an extent that the two
fists might be placed in the openings. Slit
ears may be of practical use The Kaffir
carries his snuff box in his ear hole and
Captain Cook figures q Mangaia islander
who carried a large knife in his right ear
Professor Frederick Starr in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
AS A Rule

Your own feelings will tell
you, when you are in need
of a tonic or Blood purifier.
A lack of energy, a tired
feeling, depressed spirits are
good indications that the
blood is sluggish and your
system IS out OF order.
al HAVE u Ed S. s. s. FOR DE-
BILITY RE CUTTING FROM
CHILLS AND FEVER. AND HAVE
FOUND 1T TO BE THE BEST
TONIC AND Ape TIER THAT
EVER TOOK. IT ALSO PRENEN -
ED The RETURN OF THE
CE.LLS." 4. J. ANTLlN.
EUREKA. SPRINGS, ARK.
Books on Blood and sSin diseases free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA, Ga.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

Elmira, N. Y. He
was graduated
from the Uni
versity of Roch-
ester in 1877 and
then took a course
at Heidelberg,
after which he
studied law and
served a year az
district attorney
for CHI e N un e
county. In 1888
he was elected TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
TALKLEo VIE A KINe.

TALKING WITH A KING.
We heard next morning that a steamer
OF another line passed US in the night. and
thinking we were in a disabled condition,
signaled TO Us to ask whether she should
take us in tow.
The following evening we had a concert
on deck, and the maharajah was among
the audience. After it was over he came
up to me and paid me several kind compli-
ments on my singing, and then we had "A
talk about music, and he told me that his
native singing was quite on a different
principle from ours. He said the sound
was produced entirely by the throat and
nose, and upon my expressing wish 10
hear it, he Immediately sent for his first
singer, who, although in bed and asleep
when the message came, appeared on deck
in a few minutes
The poor man squatted down before rs.
and began singing away to order. The
performance consisted of trIlls and shakes
wonderfully well executed, but as there
was no tune it soon became very monoto-
nous knowing that eastern concerts 20 on
for hours aud even days together, after ex-
pressing my admiration. | suggested to
the maharajab that the singer looked very
tired, and asked IL be might not be allowed
to 20 TO bed again, and his higness cOur-
teously asssnted.
A day or two after this, one Of the lady
passengers persuaded the maharaiah's
Jewel keeper to shov us his highDess'
jewelry, and we all crowded into the deck
saloon to see the display. We were shown
several diamonds ia rings and bracelets
which were larger than a quarter, and one
or two euoeraids especially one IN gor-
geous bracelet which had belonged % the
Emperor AurunREsbe) were, ] am sure,
nearly as big "a a half dollar. There were
ever so many necklaces made Of sapphires
and emeralds and rubies strung together.
and many more Of enormous pearls, and
these, think, were the most beautiful Of
all
The Jewel keeper told US that these were
only few Of the mabarajab's ornaments,
which he took with bin waen travelling,
and we heard aftsrward that a. bail
given at Government House his dress.
which was ablaze with diamonds. Vas the
topic Of conversation IN society az Calcutta
Tor weeks
Toward the end OF the ntre days yoyaC.
be began % look very weak and Iil, and We
were told that be WA forbidden by lis -
ligi0u 20 eat any cooked food while ~ sea,
20 Re ate nothing but dried hgs and harris
the whole voyage
Before we parted The mahsrajah begged
us 70 let him know when we should rsturn
70 Calcutta, for We were e. route Just then
for Burmah And when We did come bar <
be entertained us most Hospitality, aua
/ begged - when ve returned d I1fia u
visit bis palace 81 Vizlana graz - ra.
/ David Ker IN New YORK Epoch
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nent gentlemen
belonging to the
organization be-
lieve it is now
time to settle
down" IN a house
of their own. Up
TO date the mem
bership has been
restricted to 325,
the chief condi-
tons being that
applicants must
belong 10 the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
Two Queer Strikes.

Strikes penetrate far and wide among
all kinds of professions. Now the dane
ing girls in a temple at Srinasar, in
Bengal. have struck because the priests
curtailed some OF their privileges. while
there is q lawyers strike in a French
provincial town near Toulouse owing to
a dispute with the head judge Of the
courtR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

captain for conspicuous bravery. He has
since been district attorney, police COM
missioner and United States marshal,
and on May 4, 1889, was appointed col
lector of the port. He has carried on
other business in the intervals and been
very successful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

Pottstown, Pa,
and was taken TO
New York city
when four years
old. He began
business life in
the life insurance
line, then studied
law and was at
the University Of
Vermont when
the war broke
out Starting for
RrN0Elvu 81 oncA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

first meeting in
Chicago. 1t was
a rather lively af-
fair, Chairman
Jones, Of the state
central commit
tee, leading off
with a cheering
speech of vel
come. Milton W.
Mathews, Of the
Urbana Herald,
was elected pres
ident OF the as
ISOLATION, and in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
cHlcAeo's CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.

1t Is Soon to Have Permanent and
Commodious Home
After eight years Of prosperous exist
ence the Chicago Congregational club
has determined upon building perma-
nent home Hitherto it has held its
meetings and given its banquets at the
large hotels, but requests for admission
have SO increased that the Rev. Franz
lin w. Fisk, president of the Chicago
Theological seminary, and other promi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
FOB ANNOYING LADIES'.

Ths San Francisco Authorities Rave Pat
Young Miller Away for -Four Months
A very good locking man indeed Is VIII
liam Dean Miller. alias John D. Miller. and
a few days ago be was as well dressed as
any man in San Francisco; but now he
wears striped clothes and broganS. for be
is in the house of correction for four
months on charge Of vsgrancy, yet be
was popular drummer for liquor house
and claims 10 be worth $4,000.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
Illinois Republican Editors.

The Republican Editorial Association
of Illinois is organized, and 108 editors
signed their names to the register at the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

A woman in Illinois recently sued her
husband because he took away her false
teeth when she tried 10 bite him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26
NEW Works. cOLLECTOR6HIP.

Senator j. Sloat Tassett's Public Career.
Mr.. Erbardt's Record.
J. Sloat Fassett, the newly appointed
collector at the port of New York, per
haps the best home Office in the gift OF
the nresident. WAS born Nov. 10, 1853, at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

ue- girls we're left orphans. TIE Oldest.
then but eight, = row the AArquise ds
Breteuil, Florencs was then SIX and TITS
third, then a baby, - a Young lady o.
seventeen. Nh Gsrner left e fortune CT
some millions. which greatly increased be-
fore the two oder daughters came % age.
Trey were reared by tleir aunt, Ms Law
renee. whose daughter j. Eor the wife Il
Lord Vernoc- Il wealth, beauty ard Doois
connections are any consolation, Sir VII
lam = certainly oo3seief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

why Do They Go Elsewhere
Why is il that when a man gets fame
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

Mrs. David Ker Talks with a Royal Per
sonage from understanding About
a Savage's Jewels and His Large Es-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-26

fright and worn to skeletons by the terrible
ordeal through which they had passed, SO
that for many hours they lay completely
prostrated. The table on top of the peak Is
a vast rock, 40 feet in diameter, and in the
middle of it clear spring bubbled up.
A Spook Clothes-Line.
One of the men bathed in the water, and
felt so refreshed that he at once knew it had
magical properties. He peered over the
western precipice to see where the cascade
fell, when, 10, directly below him, stretched
from crag to crag over the awful gorge was
a clothes-line, hung full of linen shirts
white as snow. Deponent does not say
what this portended; but the convict called
his colnrade to come and see, and while
they we're looking tremendous hurricane
came up, compelling them to fall fiat on
their backs to avoid being blown over the
abyss. After the wind had passed they
looked again, but clothes and line had dis
appeared, and nothing was to be seen but
the bare rocks.
Then they fell upon their knees in prayer,
and an angel appeared who showed them
tree suddenly grown up beside the spring
and bade them use it for the cross. They
did so: and then letting themselves down by
the ropes, hastened to the Governor to re-
late their adventures The tale so i'm
pressed that dignitary that be not only re-
deemed his promise by giving them their
liberty. but sent them home laden with
pifts- and had crosses erected in various
parts of the island and daily masses said by
the soldiers for long time afterward.
ATsblet in Crusoe's Memory.
On that side of Crusoe's Lookout which
faces the bay. marble tablet has been set,
hearing the following inscription: SIN
native of Largo, County of Fife, Scotland,
who lived upon this island in complete soli-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-26
BIG GUNS THAT WILL EFFECTUALLY
PROTECT THE COASTS.

| The First One Successfully Tested at Sandy
Hook - American-Made Ordnance Is
Proved to Be Equal to the Very Best in
the World.
NEW YORK, July 25.-The first high
power gun of 12-inch caliber built in this
country was tested yesterday at the United
| States proving grounds, on Sandy Hook
Point. The results, as reported by the ord
nance officers present, were satisfactory
from every standpoint. They show that
American ordnance making is equal to the
best in the world, and the sea coast de-
| fenses with American guns can be made
effective against any iron-clads on the
| ocean.
The tests were not for the orninary services
| charge, which consists of $40 pounds of
powder, but were conducted under a re-
duced charge of 25O pounds of German
brown prismatio powder and projectils
weighing 1000 pounds.
When the shot left the muzzle of the first
| 12-inch steel breech-loading rifle there was an
| explosion that shook the very earth. As
the heavy mass of steel cuts its way through
| the cross wires, 200 feet distant, it plowed
| its way through the water five miles to the
eastward. 1t first struck the water about
| 1000 yards from the shore, and then made q
| bound about 30 feet in the air. 1t struck
| again about 400 yards further, throwing
| aloft great volume Of water, made another
| plunge and was lost to view.
When the gun was cooled Lieutenant
! Gibson and a corps of assistants swung open
the 1000 pound breach plug and made an
examination of the effect of the first fire.
The pressure gauges showed 10000 pounds
| to the square inch, with an initial velocity
| of i, ,437 feet per second. These results diff
| fered but little from the estimates made by
the experts before the gun was even COM
menced. The powder used was that made
for the 10-inch gun as the Dupont lot, which
| was ordered especially for the 12-inoh gun,
| the factory. This explosive will be slower
| in burning, thus allowing greater charge
than the German prismatic powder.
| The test was an important one in the his
| tory of heavy ordnance in this country, and
shows that American guns are equal, if not
| superior, to any that can be built abroad.
| The great Krupp rife of the same caliber
can only fire charge Of 357 pounds of pow
| der under ordinary severe conditions The
| American gun can stand 440 pounds and at
| tain range of IL miles. The forgings, tube
| and jacket of this gun were furnished by
| Schneider s. Co., in France, but the borings
were made at Watervliet, and the Jacket
shrunk on and built up under the direction
| of Captain L. L. Bruff, of the Ordnance
Corps Since the building of this gun the
foundry at Watervliet has been enlarged
and new plant added there and at the
Bethlehem Iron Works, SO that all parts of
the heavy guns can be built in the United
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Centurian, who compiled from them the
most reliable description and accurate topo-
graphical survey of Juan Fernandez that
has ever been made.
Fish and Game Are Plenty.
Though the tillable area is small, because
there is so little level ground, it is asserted
that several thousand people might subsist
comfortably on the main island alone, with
out any supplies from other countries be-
yond exchanging their surplus productions
with passing vessels for clothing and gro-
ceries. The not very enterprising in habi-
tsnts of to-day live chiefly on fish and goat 8
flesh, of which there is an exhaustless sup
ply. Boat loads of the finest cod, rockfsh,
eullet, Holsters, lamprey eels, etc., may be
caught as fast as they can be hauled in any
where around the shores; and pheasants,
pigeons and other birds are as abundant as
the wild goats and rabbits.
Attended by numerous volunteer guides
from among the hospitable settlers, we again
set out for the Lookout, but turned aside
midway between the cliff and the landing to
explore some remarkable looking caves in q
hillside, topped by ruined Notifications.
These are al that remain of the ruined set
tlement founded here BY Spain in 1850, and
of the Chilean penal colony established on
the same spot in 1919. The Spanairds built
a great fort and town, both of which were
destroyed the following year by violent
earthquake. They were Immediately re-
built and were in good order and inhabited
when Carteret visited the island, in 1767.
Prisoners Kept in Caves.
Earthquakes are frequent in this archi-
pelago and several within the memory of
people now living have done considerable
damage. Nothing remains of the ancient
fort hr1f re fnun DAFT md n nj ia
ramparts imbedded in reddish clay and
overgrown with weeds. The convict colony
was established as soon as Chile gained her
independence, and sometimes more than
1000 criminals were here. Of course, after
the manner of Chileans, they were subjected
to the most bRrbarous treatment in these
gloomy dungeons, which are dug into the
brow of the bluff facing the harbor, and ex.
tend several hundred feet underground In
the form of vaults and passages, somewhat
resembling the Cstacombs at Rome The
gates by which the entrances were secured
disappeared long ago, and the passages that
have not fallen in are pre-empted by wild
dogs, bats, toads and centipedes. We dared
not venture inside, but one who did describes
them in these words:
Rank ferns hung upon the sides; the walls
overhead dripped with death-like sweat
Shiny drops couTsed down the sides and the
air was damp and cold Thick darkness
reigned within the depths, penetrated by
no wandering CLEAN from the Light day, fos
heaven never smiled upon these dreary
abodes Of sin and sorrow. A few Of the
inner
Dungeons for the Worst Criminals
were dug still deeper under ground, reached
by rough stairways Of earth, shut out from
the upper vaults by strong doors. These
lower dungeons were not more than 5 feet
long by feet high, and from their size one
may form some idea Of the suferings en-
dursd by the poor wretches, loaded with
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! tude for four years and four months. BE
| was landed from the Cinque Ports galley,
! e6 tons, 16 guns, A. D. 1904; and was taken
| off in the Duke, privateer, on February II,
| 1909. He died Lieutenant of H. B. NJ. s.
Weymouth, At years. This tablet is erected
| on Selkirk' lookout by Commodore Powell
| and the officers of the H. B. NJ s. Topaz,
A. D. 1858"
Standing where Crusoe stood when he
was monarch of all he surveyed and his
right there was none to dispute--one looks
off upon lovely valleys and wooded ravines,
fair and solitary as the Happy Valley of
Rasselas, till recently seldom trodden BY
human feet; environed on every side by
long swells of the. Pacific, unbroken to the
horizon, except by the dim shapes of other
islands belonging to the same group
The Cave Where Crusoe Lived.
Later we hunted up other relics of Sell
kinks story. Great care has been taken to
preserve things just as he left them. SO far
as inexorable time will allow. The "castle"
long since succumbed to wind and weather,
and the t'oountrv residence" as well; but
the cave, which has also been famous re-
sort for buccaneers, may easily be visited.
1t lies in ridge of volcanic rock, and looks
hs If It might be the doorway into the ruins
of some splendid temple
The entrance is fully 10 feet high, and the
cavern runs back about 80 feet, VARYING in
height from ten to eighteen feet There are
many holes, or pockets, dug into the inner
surface of the reddish rock, which, perhaps,
were Crusoe's cupboards There ore rusty
spike nails driven all around, where he may
have hung his guns and household utensils
and those wonderful garments and umbrellas
made of goat skins A stone oven, with q
sunken place for fire underneath it, is visi-
BILE in the back part of the cave, and broad,
dark smoke line reaches to the root, prob
ably made
While this man Friday kept the house thy,
For, be sure, twas his business to do So
according to this many long-winded songs
that sailors sing pertaining to the Crusoe's
adventures
Relics Of the Visit.
Nobody goes to Juan Fernandez without
bringing away some souvenirs in the shape
of sticks or stones There is a wood pecu-
liar to the island which makes beautiful
canes, having rare grain and polishing
well Your correspondent pleased herself
better by gathering a quantity Of ferns and
moses that grew about Crusoe's cave and
in the glen where his castle stood, in
held converse with his faithful pets and
honest Friday. carefully pressed them in
an album and sent them to my far-away
home in the United States for the inspec-
tion of anyone who cares to look at them.
When at last we sailed away, twilight
was brooding over the ocean, though the
suns last rays fingered in the sky. We felt
immeasureably richer, having reduced to
reality dream of youthful days, and so the
island of romance faded into the distance
and the shadows of the night-like other
dreams of childhood's happy days.
FANNIE 3. WARD.
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SARAH BERNHARDTs ORIGIN,
Her Oregon Nephew Tells an Entirely Diff
ferent Story From the Accented Qna.

Her Oregon Nephew Tells an Entirely Diff
ferent Story From the Accepted One.
PORTLAND, ORE, July 25.-The town of
Pendleton contains a nephew of the actress
Sarah Bernhardt. His name is J. II.
Keables. He has received a letter from his
mother, now Mrs. L. Z. Bell, who lives at
White river, Tulare county, Cal. She states
that her niece, Miss Mary Mum, has re-
ceived letter from Sarah Bernhardt, in
which the actress discloses the fact that she
is Mrs. Bells younger sister, who ran
away from her home in New York SO years
ago..
According to Mr.. Keables' story, Sarah's
true name is Sarah King, and she was born
on American soil. Her father, Kingsley
King, was of French and Jewish descent,
and plasterer by occupation. living in
Rochester, n. Y. Sarah's mother being
dead, she and the other children lived with
an aunt, her fathers sister, Mrs. Mary Fire
field, in Rochester. One day remark dis
pleased her and she left the house. This
was not an unusual occurrence, and no at
tention was paid to it. Sarah did not re-
turn, and her fate had been mystery for 80
years. She has several relatives, including
two sisters and a brother, in the United
States.
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ington, where, in company with Judge
Jeremiah Wilson, of Indiana, who was his
associate in Congress, he has successfully
pursued his profession of the law. had
an opportunity of hearing him very re-
Gently in an argument before the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia on the
question of the constitutionality of the re-
cent Congressional legislation in regard to
the establishment of the Rock Creek Park,
in which he seemed to me to manifest the
same qualities of mind and the same mas
terly logic that characterized him during
his Congressional career
He takes rank among the ablest of the
remarkable men who shaped the legislation
of the war period and the succeeding period
of reconstruction, and who, but for the war,
might have lived and died, as Grant and
many others would probably have done,
unknown to fame. CLINTON LLOYD.
Copriohted, 1891, by.t7ie author.
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q. A. Z. Excursion to Detroit.

On August l, 2 and the Pittsburg 50
Lake Erie Railroad Company will sell
tickets to Detroit and return, good for re-
turn passage until August IS, with privi-
trains Nos. 1, Z, Is and II, will have
connection from Cleveland. A special
train Will leave Pittsburg Monday morning
at 7:30 o'clock, central time, arriving in
Cleveland at 11:30 A. NJ This train will
connect with the steamer City of .Alpena,
leaving Cleveland at noon for Detroit. On
Sunday and Monday passengers on train
No. will connect with steamer, leaving at
2 o'clock P. NJ. Passengers on Nos 13 and
II will connect with steamer, leaving at 10
II
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Cht,ez1 Rag long on the way,
though it is less than a mile from
the landing place, because there are
several points of interest to be viewed
en- route. First there are the people-1OO
hands to be shaken and l, coo eager questions
answered; for the arrival of q ship is by no
means a matter Of every day, and when one
does appear in the harbor every lonesome
islander, old or young, troops down to meet
her.
Though voluntary e1iles in this beautiful
place, where nature has been lavish in pro-
viding everything necessary to sustain life
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FREE TRANSPORTATION

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now attracting universal interest, apply at
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