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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
Death and the Tide.

when the tide goes out he viii die"
With the assurance born of long expert
ence beside deathbeds, the nurse in somber
gray whispered these words to one Of the
sufferers friends in a tenement house In
Seventeenth street.
The man had been working on the dock
and crane had fallen and struck him on
the head They bore him away to his
squalid home The company had sent a
doctor and a nurse, but these were now of
small avail.
at IS only legend"
"Yes, it is only q legend, but wait and
see"
There was the faint ticking Of the clock,
but that was all that broke the silence of
the next few hours.
The night ebbed slowly away.
Dawn was almost breaking
THE tide-it Is very near the full now"
whispered the patient watcher. Come
closer If you want to see him die"
And the little group ia the room moved
closer. aud 50, too, be died, died when the
tide went out at break Of day, and out on
the bosom of the tide had swept away. to-
ward a great, u8Iighsed sea, a human
soul
at il only legend, know" said the
nurse aiterward, but / have been beside
many deaEhbeds and never Yet have /
known the fancy TO prove false. There
seems TO be even in desth, IS in life,
strange tide, and in the case OF death
tide IN some strange sort blended and act
ing IN keeping with the circle of tina tide
that rms cut to the ocean New York
World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
No Bell Punches Abroad.

The bell punch and the dial register are
alike unknown on European tramways.
Each passenger upon paying his fare is
usually given receipt IA the form Of q
printed slip. upon which IS punched the
amount collected and the distance over
which the passenger Is entitled to BE- car
RED These slips are TO be preserved dur.
ing the ride and presented for inspection
whenever demanded, aud they are not in
frequently demanded by the spoilers who
srs employed % keep a cheek upsa tia
Conductors. There Is no secrecy about the
spoilers work he enters the car IL full
uniform, requests the passengers 70 show
their receipts. writes down the conductors
number and tne amount Of the fares col
lected and departs amid tie unoompli-
Tneutary remarks OK the travelling public
The sPOtters seen 70 - equally despised
wherever they ply their vocation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
EXPERT WOMEN TRAIN JUMPERS.
They Rob Coal Trains in Transit Along
the SchuylkiII Valley.

They Rob Coal Trains in Transit Along
the schuylknI Valley.
Mrs. Marie Santow is one of the most
expert train jumpers in the United States.
With the ease and dexterity Of a veteran
railroader Mrs. Santow takes flying leap
on swift moving coal train and safely
lands on the bumper or on the axle end
above the wheel With the same ease and
success she jumps safely from train and
goes on her way rejoicing.
Mrs. Santow is a buxom, good looking,
black haired and black eyed woman, and is
thirty-fve years old. She is coal picker,
and at the close of the night her face and
hands are begrimed and black. She is
what is known as professional coal picker;
that is, she picks coal along the railroad
for the use of her family. In the lower
section of Reading are some thirteen wom-
en- coal piekers who nightly jump on and
off moving coal trains and think nothing
of it. Mrs. Santow is "the queen of the
gang" and Is regarded as the most ven
t1resOme.
Il is a common custom for the women
TO go down the road on loaded trains and
come back on empty trains. The trains
90 at the rate OF ten 70 fifteen miles an
hour beyond the lower outskirts OF the
city. Three or four women jump on q
loaded coal train at night and scatter
along the middle cars away from the sight
OF the brakemen and conductor. In the
space Of three miles they succeed n push
ing off q lot of coal from the tops OF the
well loaded cars. Those loaded with egg.
furnace or steamboat coal are not EoIest-
ed The nut coal Is the most sought
after. After the women have gone down
far enough, and IL not detected. they jump
OF the train 20 matter how fast i Is NOV
ing; but they generally tsze their time in
selecting the best place % make . safe
landing.
The coal that they push CT the cars on
the down TIP Is gathered up a. dawn BIZ
girl coal plckers who have nos yet become
proficient in train jumping. After tie
women leave tire loaded coal trains going
down they wait FOR an up coal train made
up OK empty cars. These trains run rapid
ly. bus the women. 10 MAKER how dark
the night, run swiftly along with the train
and jump on them as gracefully and sue
cessfGIIy as sny praeesca! rLllroader. They
gather up thar skirts II their Ieft hand
aud use their right IL securing ET1p.
Once on a. empty car, the women get
down into il and scrape the coal together.
At times considerable coal - le1t IN tee
b0tfoTa By careless dumping ~ the great
piers as Underwater. and thas coal Is bona
Is 70 the w0Enen, who scoOpI = up into hagz.
completely filing them ~ the tins tas
train reaches the oEtzksEts o. the city.
These fliea bags are thea swung over
the sides Of the car and dropped 20 sss
gro1ad, followed by Sae woTasa t8ssn-
selves. n this wa tneg t5sl al sigEt.
and succeed n getting together = ioI Of
coGi. which IS 4eY~ssl5s7i n ssfs asscs yards
az ths sfa1slss gss~ oerruT- Thesr h1-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

The first step in the operation of making
an ak is the formation of the ak head with
out the blade. The glowing fat iron bars
are withdrawn from the furnace and are
taken to powerful and somewhat compli-
Gated machine, which performs upon them
four distinct operations - shaping the
metal to form the upper and lower part OF
the ak, then the eye and finally doubling
the piece over SO that the whole can be
welded together. A workman stands by,
seizing the partially fashioned pieces one
after another with pair of tongs, and
hammering the lower edges together.
Next the iron is put into powerful
natural gas furnace aud heated tc a white
heat. Taken out, it goes under tilt ham
mer and is welded together in a second
This done, one blow from the drop" and
the pole of the ak is completeiy and firmly
welded. When the ak leaves the drop"
there is some superauous metal adheriug to
the edges, and forming what is technically
known as "fn." To get rid of this fin
the axe is again heated in a furnace, and
then taken in hand by sawyer, who
trims the ends and edges. The operator
has glass in front of him to protect his
eyes from the sparks which fly off as the
hot metal is pressed against the rapidly
revolving saw.
The iron part Of the ak is now complete.
The steel for the blade, after being heated,
is cut by machinery and shaped with die.
1t IS then ready for welding. A groove is
cut in the edge of the iron, the steel for the
blade inserted and the whole firmly welded
by machine hammers. Next comes the
operation of tempering. The steel portion
Of the ak is heated by being inserted in
pots of molten lead, the blade only being
immersed. 1t is then cooled by dipping in
water and goes to the hands Of the in
Observation-Disclosures and Builder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
The Tree OF the Virgin.

Tradition represents Matarieh, Egypt, as
having been the place of residence Of Christ
ana his mother during the exile in the land
OF Pharaoh, and a tree near that place IS
still pointed out as being the one which
shaded the Messiah and Mary. 4 recent
traveller has the following to say IN regard
to this famous sycamore: Not far from
Mary's fountain. which is within sight of
the the city OF Matarieh, Egypt. gas led
by the MoSlem guide TO the foot OF an an
Gent sycamore, which be informed me was
the tree of Jesus and Mary But it was
not the original tree, as l afterward learned
from VANISHED, cure of Fontainebleau, who
says that the ancient tree fell of old age IN
the year 1868, and that ne present tree shot
up from the old stump, fragments OF the
original being treasured by the Francis
cans at Cairo"
Lady Herbert, in her work, Cradle
Lands,r says: I'VE were shown a garden,
in the center Of which is a sycamore tree,
carefully guarded. under which the
Blessed Virgin aad St. Joseph are said TO
have rested with the infant Saviour on their
flight to Egypt L. IS close 10 a well Of
pure water, In sight OF en obelisk OF i'm
posing size, and Is surrounded by garden
of roses add Egyptian jasmine. st
Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

Life Is so complex, its machinery 50 In
tricate, that it is mpossi bic that the " heels
should always move smoothly and with
out friction. There u continual strain
ing Of every nerve 20 gain and keep place
ia tkis overcrowded busy world. What
wonder If in the hurry and pushing the
rights Of others are trzmpled or oomplsts-
~ ignored, when every individual ia IN
such haste THAI time fails for the small
sweet courtesiss Of lifeF'
Bat IL f. the little Offices Of friendship
the encouraging smile, the spvreciAtgvs
word. the thought for our preferences. the
avoidance Of our pretndiess-whieh make
life easier and which lessen ia a marvellous
degree al its worries ard perpiexitssa
For nothing prevents friction 20 perfectly
a. the exercise Of what We sounssiDes dis
painfully call the rninoE yirtnes. A
though one znould b. eRa0Wed with trzth,
and yet. Iaekinx frudsnee and Delicate 10
sight and S-+su inspection, wonne with
sharp rectsls prieks the sensitive bsA-sf.
We de rot care toI he constantly rrnindsd
Of our failisyz ''FaifhfzI ara the uonads
Of friend. - but friends too oftsn shsw q
fonduess for the scz4psl. Aad Lay hare cur
Pct weAkBssSsz ia q trutafgi bat sxcssd-
tngjy uncomfortable fsshion,-HArper'
W@eklv
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before offered to prepare the meal IL al

before offered to prepare the meal IL al
lowed to share in IT,
His offer was accepted, and his efforts
were watched with much incredulity and
very little hope. He simply rolled the
bird, feathers and all. in mud until it was
caked completely. Then he roasted the
queer looking concern over a wood fire,
and when he thought it was done tore off
the baked mud and clay. Feathers and
skin came with the covering leaving a
not very inviting, skinless but well brown
ed bird. The boomer had timed the opera
ton to nicely. the turkey was cooked TO
turn, and though twas of uncertain age,
WAS fairly tender and delicious in flavor
Even making allowance for the sweet
sauce hunger is admitted to be, it IS only
common fairness to describe that meal as
success, and / have eaten many a worse
cooked and tougher bird in first class
resJa1rant.-Interview with an Oklahoma
Man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
TAXING A sNoozE.

The drowsy hum OF the murnurfng beea,
lowering over the lavender trees.
Steals through half shut lsttieeA.
As, awake or ASLEEP, scarce know which.
] laZily l0ll near q window niche
Whose gossanser curtains are softly stirred
By the gauzy wings OF z hummine bird.
From airy heights the fsathsry down
Blown from the nettle's noddisg crown.
Weary with wandering everywhere.
Sails slowly 70 earth through the sultxY air
While INDECENT zepbyrs. oppressed with per.
fume"
Stolen from many balmy bloom,
Are falling asleep within the room
Now floating afzF, now hovsrfng near,
Dull 10 the ere and dumb 20 The ear.
Grow tina shapes that see. The SQUADS that
hear;
Every murmur around dies into my dream.
Save only the song Of a sylvan stream.
Whose burdea- set 20 = somnolent tune,
Has lulled the whispering leaves Of luna.
An things are hazy and dreamy and dius
The flies in lazier circles swim.
On slumberous wings, on mIEtied feet
Imaginary sounds retreat;
And the slou6s-Elysfan isles that lie
In the bright bi1s sea Of summer sky
Fade out before my closing eye.
-Theodcrs II. Hi.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
How Some Indians Manage to Live.

In southern Utah grape seeds are ground
into meal for food, and palm seeds are
similarly treated by the Indians of southern
California. The Quapaw Indians in Ar
kansas ext~ct the meats of black walnuts
and mix them with corn for bread Gourd
seeds are paxched, Drowned and made into
mush by the Indians of Arizona. Pine
nuts contribute Importantly to the food of
many tribes of Indians.
The Diggers, who are the LATEST of saw
ages, save themselves trouble in the collect
ing Of these ''pinons" by kindling fires
against the trees, which cause the nuts to
fall out of the cones, while a sweet gum
exudes from the bark, serving their use for
sugar.-Washingto Star.
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ALPHoNsE DArDFT.


fact, he has been an invalid for dozen
years, and only his indomitable spirit
and the unwearied devotion of his wife
have sustained him. In his boyhood in
Languedoc he was a very poor and
very studioUs scholar. A little later he
was country school teacher, earning
just money enough to keep soul and body
together and scantily clothe himself.
In early manhood he located in Paris
and entered on the life of a literary
drudge. A few years later he received
the largest sum ever paid an author for
a novel-his ''Sappho" melted him $780,
600. Between the two dates, however,
he toiled hard, was poorly paid and en-
dured much. He won fame long before
he gained a competence; and at the very
time when he was patronized by the
celebrated actress, Nine. Bohan, and
met in her salon such men as Gambetta
and Rocbefort, associating with them
and other notabilities on familiar terms,
he was suffering for what was to man
In his condition the necessaries of life.
His "Tartarin," Jack" "The Ma
bob" and Kings in Exile" followed in
rapid succession, and Daudet now takes
rank as a wealthy author. In his days
of poverty he had brother Ernest, who
lived in little back room on the fifth
floor of tenement house on salary of
$3.50, and saved something to assist the
struggling young author 1t is delight
full to learn that the brothers shared
prosperity as freely as they had shared
adversely. Alphonse was always domes-
tic in his tastes, and in his death his wife
and family will lose an intimate COM
panion and loving guardian.
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pinner :. Hol1ana uau,-.

HF. ChorIey. il bis diary, records sE
snecdots told by Count d'Orsay Of his din
Ing al Holland House when be lrz- visited
England. you7z. handsome, and impa-
osnt- he sat pext 20 his hostess. VITO
happened 20 BE in cue Of her zost aggrss-
sive moods She dropped her napkin, ths
count CALAMITY picked il up; her spooa.
her Eyeglasses. ezch was restored By her
attentive guest. ~ lsnzfh. however. hts
patience gave way. and vixen SIC again
drDpp@d her napkin. he TUNED AID called
70 one % the fo9taoea behind him:
''I'as Esy eDzserT OF tie floor. sad be,
"a5d ! wll anlSa ~ eiaBsf there. Il viii
be 90 much more eouyeesent for LAZY H0s-
lad All the Year EoGnd-
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was among the first 70 enter the new
city OF Chandler, N Oklahoraa-nos rs a
boomer. but Is boomers caterer, a voca-
ton which I decidedly prefer. Business
was marvelously brisk while / wss there.
and SO far as booking orders ard taking 10
money were concerned did well But the
fortunes OF hunger and thirst we endured
were calculated TO draw profanity from TIE
most careful Of men The best 2eal We
had was of wild turkey secured II some
insxpllcahle manner. There were no coax
ing utensils or appliances handy, but AZ
cid piOEeeF who Tad been through TIE mil
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bands work in the neighboring mills. and

bands work in the neighboring mills. and
are never known to buy more than a ton
of coal for winter use. They buy this coal
in order to have receipted bill to snow in
case they are arrested The girls gather
up the coal in pans and old scuttles along
the railroad. They are frequently chased
by the railroad police, but are rarely ar
rested, because the girls are seen doing
nothing wrong and the women train
jumpers work only at night and are smart
enough not to be caught at it.
Occasionally one is killed through her
own carlessneSs, but such an accident has
not happened recently. Some of the more
successful coal pickers have enough coal to
spare to sell to their neighbors.-Cor.
New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

The Use o. poEss~-s tor the bar and iscs.
which h<szza "a the SlxgS>srn ogBtlry, ~
secred the u9su- Hear III lad ias hzi1ft
q paradiug the ssseets Il PSris ~ faes
covered Ssth waite zna rszi paste. ike q
faded c0uussts. zs4 his hzl~ alsess VITA via-
u. ps1zesr-Ead scented Via nGsk p8E-
ders were azsase Il Al cosa-s. and fns IA
fAsuzfssa y a. saek taat s<Fs4zlt girls 1srs
AFRAID 70 - seea IA pah8se VIA ta<sT bar
Of TIE nsra,al esisr. zEa n0< besax 4sss %
hnzy tbas asesl 81 foesr eEapsoJssrs. sa-
Esoxe1 xzELEzE As = .lsEssf4ssfa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

Kitchen stoves burn up n,ers easA every
yssr than Il lozt ia saY other ore say.
Psopis viii eouede their boards % thsra
for hiding, and when thsy are lighted to
grsenhacks 20 zp IA ssaoks Tks greatest
san ever consumed By hrs IN tkEs oosusrI
wss 1900 .ooo That aasubt u~rt up Ia
smoke a. lac s1btrs@suFy. bst tAs govern
rgas was abe - rsplses il - tbs cass -
paper aad printing. Is h@s b>sz estimated
thss PER csat. CO al tie paper rssrsY -
sued "a iost or destroyed OF he Cd frae-
tioral eurrsoey Il to reekenea thas - 49,
co Esa bcSa Totally lost--- wEshingtOz Lat
tor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
THE CHAMPION ANGEL.

Unveiled, in common air. I sometimes see
The champion angel, holy, glad and strong,
Who at thy right hand ever walks along,
Unseen of men, and undiscerned by thee
His height is glorious, but he bends to know
What trouble there may be In thy dark eyes;
And while he looks, sweet thoughts of peace
arise,
And swift thy hearts wild beatings tranquil
grow.
Benign, intense, and ceaseless is his care.
His mighty mantle wraps thee every hour
From sun and storm and all the nameless wear
OF Life. He clasps the hand-thou know'st not
why
But with the grasp is given q strange new
power,
And thou art strong to do, to bear, to die
Mary G. Gates in Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
Mexican Hospitality.

Mrs. Gooch, in her book, Face to Face
with the Mexicans," says that again and
again, on hating to admire the flowers in
the court of handsome house, she was in
vited by the lady of the house to enter and
inspect them. After she had looked at the
plants she was sure to be invited into the
sala, where chocolate was served. and on
departing. with her hands full of flowers,
she received a warm embrace, a cordial
shake of the hand and "God be with
vof1 -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

the city OF Lon
don, has several
claims to fame,
one Of which is
that he is the
youngest man to
attain the chair
during the pres
ent century. His
age is forty-two,
his wife is much
younger and a
very stylishlady
and they have
eight children at
present. He is a
native of CLAM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
First Lord OF the Treasury.
The promotion of Mr.. Balfour, f,

merry chief sec
rotary for Ire
land, to be first
lord of the Brit
ism treasury may
be taken as con-
elusive proof that
the Conservatives
do not intend to
.recede from their
position in Irish
affairs, for the
appointment can
not be construed
ii any other light
finn IS IN N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

proval of the ex-secretary's course.
The Right Hon. Arthur James Bal
four, NJ. p, P. c., f. r. S. lhe is all
that and more), is forty three years old.
a graduate of Trinity college. Cam
bridge, and writer of ability. His
work, entitled "A Defense of Philosopkic
Doubt, ranks very high among British
thinkers of the new school, and he is
even more esteemed at the universities
:han among politicians.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

the virile energy
an d forci Bile
frankness Of his
books will long
secure readers.
Daudet's fifty
years may be d.
vided in two
ne ly equs |
parts-in the first
he suffered from
poverty, in the
last from i'll
health, due to
flat pOuarfv In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
THE PENALTY OF SUCCESS.

Because Of Early Toll and Privation5
Dxudet Is Now Dying.
"Alphonse Daudet is dying, but in
his brief intervals from pain he pluck
lily sticks to his work"
This brief telegram recently brought
grief to the admirers of the brilliant
novelist. His task is almost done, but
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

There are l61 important steam naviga-
ton companies in the world. of which the
English own "a, the French 80 aud the Ger.
mans - '-o,f Sos there a ria II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

When Baby vas sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child. she cried for Castoris
when she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
when she had Children. she gave them CaStoris.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
LoNDoN'S LORD MAYOR.

The New Incumbent Is Rich and Com
paratively Young.
Mr. David Evans, lord mayor elect of
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BRODERSON'S DEATH.
Supposed to Have Committed Suicide
Yesterday Morning.

yesterday morning.
Christian Broderson was found dead
yesterday morning in stable, at his
sons ranch, at Seabright, near Long
Beach. The verdicto the jury was that
the deceased, Christian Broderson, aged
50 years, and native of Germany, came
to his death from pistol shot wound
from his own hands, and that it was
impossible to determine whether it was
accidental or otherwise.
The deceased came to live with his
son on the 1st of February, at his ranch,
at Seabright. Yesterday morning he
was heard getting up at 80, and few
minutes later shot was noticed, but
no attention was paid, the family in the
house thinking that it was some one out
shooting.
A. @. Broderson, son OF the deceased,
got up soon after and began to look after
some matters about the ranch. He
went into the stable to unite horse,
when he found his father on the ground.
Upon examination he found that he had
shot himself.
At the inquest the son testified that
his father was given to melancholia
when everything did not go right and
was constantly brooding over unimpor-
tant matters. The deceased leaves a
wife. The body will be brought to this
city today. The burial will take place
from Orr & Sutch's under the auspices OF
the Masons. The deceased was reported
to be we'll off, and his friends are at a
loss to account for his act.