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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

the sleeping ruler Of this country with .
Gordon OF soldiery. He slumbers as secure
ly, unguarded, as the humblest citizen.
The young man who told me this Incl
dent Is an attache of one of the foreign
leg" tions. A craze for the great American
game of draw poker has taken possession
OF many of these attaches, and they have a
club all their own, to whicb1but few out
siders are admitted. The young diplo-
mates, being men of fashion, could not in
stitute poker club without paying some
regard to the proprieties Of polite society.
and hence one of their rules is that no one
shall sit in their game unless he be in full
evening dress. The club is on this account
known as the "Swallow-tail Poker club"
Though the foreigners are not able to
play the American game in the character
istic American way-with their coats off
and collars and cuffs laid aside-they are
pretty good players, and the natives who
have sought entree to their coterie for the
purpose OF winning foreign cash have not
met with much success.
Among the best poker players In Wash
ington are the newspaper correspondents
There is one correspondent whose luck or
skill, or whatever it may be, has given him
the soubriquet of 1.-THE Pirate" This cor
respondent is on friendly terms with a
certain Count B., attache of one of the
legations, and having heard the count say
he had played poker little and would like
to learn more Of the game, the newspaper
man gave poker party at his house in the
counts honor, with the count, of course,
depended upon to pay the expenses. In
viting several other correspondents, as
good players as himself, the host said to
them:
Now. boys, ask you to go easy on my
friend the count. He couldn't be expected
to know the game as well as we do, and
while l am willing he should lose mod
crate sum don't want him robbed in my
house. Go light on him"
Well, the game was played. The sitting
continued until daylight, and when the
chips were cashed in it was found that the
only winner was the Young count All the
others had contributed various sums, small
or large, to his net profits
Some Of the greatest and richest senators
play poker. Senators Stanford and Sawyer
do not play the great American game, but
they have vivid appreciation of the value
of the great American nickel A few days
ago the occupants Of the senate galleries
were much amused at an incident which
occurred on the floor below. Senator Saw
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

Americans against the right flank OF sne
British works, and under the excitement
of the hour-excitement which, thanks to
A-nold's valor, was not allowed to flag
the success was pushed to the extreme.
The British right was protected by in
trenchmepts shaped like a horseshoe, ter
minating in strong redoubt, all held by
the Germans. These were located on a
hill. and a ravine separated them from the
main line of trenches and redoubts that
stretched to the river in the form of an IT.
regular arc. The right Of the main line
was held by British light infantry, under
Earl Balcarras, and Arnold led portions of
brigades against the works at that point,
carrying the outer line by bayonet charge.
His conduct at this time has had SO many
chroniclers among actual participants that
the record is filed with his notable exploits.
His ringing voice animated the men, and
squirting his black steed into every peril he
made himself part of every event of the
conflict. At one time he hailed a march
ing regiment, and found that it contained
some Norwich and London soldiers. clam
glad to see you," he exclaimed with a well
come. "Now, come on, boys; if the day is
long enough We'll have them all in - be-
fore night"
Arnold failed in his attack on Balcarras,
his first and only complete repulse of the
day. Between Balcarras and the German
hill redoubt there was a curtain formed of
low breastworks and couple of stockades,
into which Burgoyne had hastily thrown a
force of Canadian and Tory volunteers
AS Arnold turned away from Balcarras'
impregnable position he saw the old bri-
gade Uarned's), part of his division that
had fought with him before the British re-
treat Without halt he led this force
against the stockades, broke through the
line, and thus cut off the Germans on the
hill Neither did this success satisfy or
give excuse for halt. Leaving the freshly
gained works to the men who had entered
them, Arnold galloped off to the left to-
ward the hill, and in so doing passed be-
tween the fire of the contending troops
In front of the hill he found two willing
regiments and Morgan's rifiemen, and in
stFucting their leaders to make an attack
on the direct front, led in person single
regiment around under the shelter of the
hill, between the Germans and the Can
adams and Tories, whom he had just
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

AID Arnold died
in harness at Sar-
atoga one d ark
page of American
annals would not
have appeared. He
was too great q
man to be ignored
in awarding the
honors of history
TO Revolutionary
heroes, and that
very gre attn Q S 8
lifts into impor-
lance the pitiful
iasco on the Hud-
son that blasted
his brilliant ca
reer.
The 7th of Octo-
Der, 17T, sealed
the doom of Brit
ish domination in
the colonies. Oh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
now ,nanr neonle are dissatisfied

and some of the
convicts at Jack
son say they will
see that he gets
knocked on the
head, "by accident
or otherwise, for
this man commit
ted one of the
most afro CT on s
and cause | e s 5
crimes in the an
mails of modern vii
lainy. He went to
the state public
school at Cold
wotar and tOOk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
Cream Sponge Cake.

One cupfal OF sugar. one and a half cup
fuis Of -four, three eggs, one teaspoonful Of
cream of tartar aud one-hat teaspoonful
OF soda; bake in three layers. and spread
between the layers a c-eam 70 ade with one
pint OF milk, two eC two taoieScoolfals
of -four, one table. 1ful of cornstxrch
and one cupfuE Of sugar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
CkNFlElDS AWFUL CRIME.

Swift Punishment Melted Ont for An
Atrocious Deed.
Russell c. Garfield has run rather the
most rapid race of any recent criminal. One
night he was captured, the next he was in
the Michigan penitentiary for life, and be-
tween times it WAS said to be dollars to
cetsts that the mob would tear him in
pieces or the vigilantes' rope end his vile
existence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

We esrrT q cc-rri~fs life az all k,nds of Pocks
ara aia nk- s.ch ~ nsed hv Real ks,at. ARra.s
CONSIST r ~ Deeds. fpFfgsEes. Abstracts K~csps
Ioos a. Ea;- SgeEs. Rent Eezi s.crs, sOts<S peS4s
Records ard BA41Es. CootrlrT Eosky. Poctst ssa
t.st-e Eooks FOR Farrn s0d C,sy Property. Or
dars mail promptly ettssdsd o. k6eress
TIL WICHITA EAGLE
WICHITA. KASsAA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

New Word Needed.
Polhemus-Tve had my typewriter two
years, and eli IL has cost me IL 81. o5 for oil
and ribbons.
Powelson-Mine costs me SIS year for
ribbons alone.
How does that happen"
81 married mine. That's how"-Cht
cago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

Getting It Mixed
Willie-Mamma, | want To go to the play
this afternoon.
Namma-Yon wouldn't enjoy 1t. Willie.
It's to be Shakespenrean play.
Il know it. mamma. | saw the sign
down town. It's going TO be Oysters as
You Like 1t. '"--Chicaso Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28

An English author tells the following:
When my cousin Annie went out 70 INDIA
on the very day she was IA she promised
to write and tell me all about her occupa-
tons and pleasures in the new iand-new,
at least, TO her, for she left it as BABY.
Her description of the steed she was about
TO ride would, think, amuse you, so mere
is DIT out of her letters:
Did tell you that ny new horse, kx-le,
turned ont too skitcish for me 10 ride, so
father sold it, and has since bought an
elephant, which, by way OF contrast we
call Fairy. Il IS very 6oc,ie Creature
eats cut of your hand, and bows and sa-
laams with kind of polite grunt al the
same time
Before vie bought the animal It had been
very III and dosed with medicine, OF wn1cn
a. las: Ii got so tired that It broke away
from its keepers when they were ssseep'
and demolished almost n whole aee-n -ee
"a thing SO bitter in favor as 70 o< AAs
quiaine, and 60 animal ever eats II Falfy
eos quite well from that hour. however
Yesterday fatksr offered him branch O.
peem, but be only looked al il conPssee NJ
II, and then used il as fan jest a. II ne
would say NO. thank you, only axe
rhsosrb and mxgnesla when Ara really
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
NIllll agile
TO VICTORY OR DEATH.
BENEDICT ARNOLD'S RIDE ON HIS
BLACK WAR HORSE.

He Turned the Scale at the Battle of
Saratoga by Heroic Exposure of His
Person and Stirring Appeals to the Sol
diery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
Entirely Fail

Entirely Fair.
The maiden blushed and hung her head.
what do you take me for?- she said.
The young man spoke UP eagerly.
For better or ioe worse," said he.
-Pitt2burg Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
UNIFORMED POLICEMEN AT THE
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTIONS.
The Great American Game Of Poker, and
How . Count Played It with Success.
Millionaire Senators and Their Care
for the Elusive Nickel.
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. "-.One Of the feat
ures of White House reception which
foreigners severely criticise is the presence
of uniformed policemen of the city squad
in the parlors and corridors. Itcertainly is
not pleasant for counts and countesses,
barons and harnesses, nor for people of
refined tastes who cannot lay claims to
titles. to rub up against big, burly police
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12

limited to those actually necessary"
Lost Section 30 adopted.
Mr.. Sutton moved TO amend section
80 by guaranteeing the railroads the
r!ght OF appeal when not provided Tor IN
tie DILL.
Ar Jones said that It was not peces-
s'F: aud hoped it would DE voted down.
Capt. PEBBLES favored amendment.
Upon the ayes and noes, Mr.. Sutton's
amendment WAS adopted by q vote Of
S. u 1.
MIR. Bryan, of Wilkes, raised laugh
by moving that majority Of the com
missioners be white men.
Section 30 adopted
Mr.. Jones moved that Commissioners
shall investigate accidents on railroads;
and that when corporations or persons
have controversies and desire it. the
Commissioners shall act as arbitrators.
Amendments adopted
MI. Zachary moved to amend SO that the
act go into operation next October and
not April, and that the people vote on
1st Thursday in August 'sFor Railroad
Commission" and sAgainst Railroad
Commission" and Commission shall
not go into effect unless q majority
favor 1t. Mr.. Zachery said this was the
only way to get at the will of the people.
Both amendments were lost. The
other sections We're adopted, and the
bill passed second reading.
Mr.. Hendricks, to amend title so as to
read "To prevent the building of rail-
| roads" The Chair ruled it out of or
der
Mr.. Vestal, to pay 81, 500 salary.
Lost.
MIR. Lowery, to amend section 1. Lost.
| Upon its third reading Mr.. Jones de
manded the ayes and noes, and the bill
passed by the following vote:
| AayeS- NOes-17
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Sundry Appropriation Bills Take Up
The Whole Day.
tBy United Press.l

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 11.-The Senate to-
day agreed to resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for list of
persons or firms by whom silver had been
offered (under the act of July IA, 1890,
a list Of those from whom silver had
been purchased, the amounts and prices,
the basis on which an estimate is made
of the market price OF silver, and the
amounts and prices of silver bullion pur-
chased outside of the United States.
The conference report on the Roanoke,
Va, public building, reducing the cost
from 100000 to S75, 900 was agreed to.
Several minor bills were passed, after
which the consideration Of the Naval ap-
preparation bill was resumed.
After three hours discussion the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr.
| Allen, fixing port orchard on Puget
Sound, as the site for dry dock, WAS
agreed to. Il appropriates So 600 for
a site and 800, 600 for the building Of a
| dry dock. Several committee amend
ments were adopted and the bill passed.
The District of Columbia appropropri-
alton bill was reported and placed on
| the calendar.
The Copyright bill was taken up but
laid aside informally.
A number of bills were taken fom the
calendar and passed, and the Senate at
$50 p. 10. adjourned until tomorrow.
| House.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 11.-After I
routine business the House to-day weni
into committee of the whole on the legis-
lative appropriation bill.
In the general debate Mr.. McAdoo, OF
New Jersey, spoke in opposition to the
shipping bill, and Mr.. Stockdale, oi
Mississippi, referred to violations Of the
Civil Service law.
No action was taken On the bill and
the House adjourned.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
TEN CIRCUITS.
A Bill i'm the Senate Re.Districting the
Federal Courts and Adding one Dis
trict to the Number.
fBy United Press.

fBy United Press
WASHINGTON, D. @. Feb. 10 A bill
prepared by the judiciary committee to
divide the Judiciary district of the Uni
ted States into ten circuits was reported
to the Senate to day by Mr.. Hoar. There
are nine circuits and the bill changes
the boundaries Of these SO as TO create
another circuit. The first and second
circuits remain as at present. Maryland
Is included in the third, and the fourth
is to include West Virginia, Virginia,
Ohio, and Kentucky; the fifth North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida; the sixth
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan; the sew
enth Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi the eighth Minnesota,
| Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin;
the ninth Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
| Colorado, North and South Dakota, and
the tenth Washington, Oregon, Nevada
| and California.
1t is provided by the bill that the
| Chief Justice and the Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court are to be assigned
to the circuits by the court, and new
| allotment is to be made whenever il be-
comes necessary by reason Of alteration
or by new apportlonment to the Su-
| preme Court
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it,
YOU are one of its staunch friends, be-
cause the wonderful thing about it is.
that when once given a trial, DR.. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds place
in the house If you have never used it
and should be afflicted with cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure bottle at once and give
| it a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial bo'iies
| free at John Y. AcRae's drug store.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
NIGHT SESSION.


House was called to order by Speaker
Doughton.
Mr.. Jones believed that the few
amendments offered by the committee
ought to be adopted, and made an ear
nest plea for his amendment, and for
wise and just bill.
Mr.. Morton advocated his amend
ment to Sec. 5, and hoped the closure
rule would not be adopted. The State
has no right to appoint any set of men
to control his property. The State can
onlv see that the citizens are
not Injured by the corporations.
NV amendment provides that the
three Commissioners shall stand be-
tween the people and the Commissioners
and compel equity and justice. The
Commissioners will fight our grievances
with corporations. A citizen unaided
cannot cope with railroads. Let US have
| the Commissioners, as arbiters, but not
give them power to control mans indi
vidual property, | would never oppreSs
any people or class Of people.
I am friend of a commission, but
do not want to see any citizen hampered.
We have numerous new railroads but IL
| you Jake CQS COQGTOl dUU mauaSc4CuG
from the company, you will impair their
prosperity and injure them. l want to
see many roads here and to give every
encouragement to secure roads l would
as soon vote for bill to control any fac
tory or mill as for this bill. There is no
difference between them.
Mr.. Morton's amendment was lost.
Mr. Cofield offered an amendment
providing that nothing in this bill should
prevent railroads from extending the
usual courtesies to State officials. While
there has been some complaints of the
free pass system, do not believe it has
warped judgment. These courtesies are
given merely as courtesies, and to take
passes from judges is to mean NOTHING
more nor less than taking 5000 out O
the State Treasury 10 pay the expense
OF judges sc are not able TO do this.
sir Sutton favored the amendment
The I.ardship Of having to pay travel
ling expenses would fall upon the judges
We ought to pay these expenses If we dt
, not ALLOW them to accept passes.
Dir. Jones opposed the amendment.
, Mr.. Cofield demanded the ayes an'
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE ES.
Ahlrty-iirst Day---Wednesday, Feb
ruaTy IIth.

tAa House was called to order by
" ahcr Doughton.
E'y. Mr Perry, member from Chat
Jam offered prayer A favorable report
was made OF Mr. Alexander's bill to IN
t.'a,a The public school tax from II l-2
" 10 2'3 cents on the 800 valuation.
W Bryan, of Wayne introduced a
t'''.utlou providing for night sessions,
IsHHhlng on the 18th. This, amended
~ making the date the 14th, was
adopted
u h,Is we're introduced as follows Nc.
snllsers, in relation to the public
.el'oIs, iirst district Edgecombe county,
"ll 70 prevent obstruotions in Town
= '.N' Edgecombe county; Mr.. Johnston,
,ons = guange the voting place in Grady
mn,"hship, Fender county; Mr.. Picket te
s'9Yde compensation for Robert Lewis
n. SSlesaDled soldier; Mr.. Hickman to reg
'''e The fence and stock law in Ponder
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
Ex.GOv. Gordon Rob bed.
[By United Press. ]

New YORK, Feb. 11.-Ex Governor
Gordon, of Georgia, was robbed Of his
ticket and $148 while crossing the ferry
today to Jersey City He borrowed money
Of agent Williams, Of the Pullman Car
Company and went on 70 Washington.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12

Vaser, II petition from Shiloh
asking for better public schools
%Hrta between the ages OF six
lg,p1 be compelled to attend
.a tb,t thenumber of school com
amen bo reduced TO one In dis.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-12
Explaining their Votes.

Explaining their votes.
Mr. Aston said If there is any mem
her of this house or OF the Senate who
ia q candidate for Railroad Commission
er am not aware Of 1t, but, sir, hope
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-01
ABOUT cow BUYING,

If the average dairyman points out
one or two COWS he "would sell" be-
cause he has "tco many" there is usually
something wrong with them, thinks
Galen Wilson. But if he permits the
wonld-be buyer to take his choice from
the herd at fair price, he really desires
to sell, and the purchaser is apt to get a
good one. But before buying, especially
family COW, it is we'll to learn the dis
position of the owner. If he can walk
up to her and handle her and she has no
fear, ne is at least kind to his cattle, and
this is a great point in favor of the sow ;
but if the cow needs coaxing before a
hand can be put upon her, he has bad
some kind of "circus" with her, evil
dence of, or resulting in, bad habits of
some kind. One is likely to get good
cows at farmers vendue (if he has
them), and of poor man who desires to
sell his only. 1t is sign the cow gives
poor milk if, when MIXED out, the I'D
der collapses and feels like wet dish
rag. The greatest butter-produccrs do
not show this tendency to any great de-
gree. Oltentimes, after milking, one has
to observe closely to tell whether rich
milker has really been MIXED or not. A
collapsed bag is pretty sure indication
of scrub blood.-4merican Dairynaan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-01
The Dog Milliner of Paris.

The american Register describes the
story of "dog modiste" in Paris: The
sights were very amusing. The place
was not so much of a store as an estab-
lishment, with halls and rooms richly
furnished. Ladies tripped in and out all
day long, most of the visitors having
with them pugs or terriers. The pet
dogs were scattered through the rooms,
each awaiting its turn. Many small
mats and rugs were around the waxed
floors, and every bit of carpeting of the
kind was occupied by some pretty little
creature. These dogs have various
dresses. The robe used in the morning
is garment of dark blue GOA. 1t is
called a palctot, and is lined with red
flannel. From a leather collar little
bells jingle as its wearer walks along.
Sometimes bunch of violets is fastened
on the left shoulder of a dog. On very
cold days the pet is clad IN sealskin of
the same pattern, the collar being in fur,
mounted in silver. Chicago Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-01
SHEEP ON THE GENERAL FARM.

A North Dakota farmer is reported to
have gone into sheep raising about two
years ago with a capital of 5000. Since
then he has sold S7O0 worth of wool ana
$500 worth of sheep, and has 400 sheep
now, for which he has been offered $3.50
each but refused to sell. What could be
more encouraging than this to farmers in
any Of the regions of this country SUBJ
jected to frequent crop failures from
drought or other causes5 The sheep
properly selected according to the china
tic condition of the country in which it
is to be bred, and then intelligently
managed, is one OF the most profitable of
domesticatcd animals. In this country,
as also in Great Britain, there is constant
improvement in the character and value
of sheep. During the past thirty-fvc
years the average weight of the feeces
produced has doubled. This is partially
due to the fact that the sheep have been
better cared for in every way than for
mcrly, and mole intelligently managed.
This last with special reference to the
marked and steady improvement in breed
ing. We would not by any means ad.
wise farmers to sell out and 60 into sheep
husbandry, but rather to combine that
with their other pursuits. They should
not select sheep for wool growing alone,
but try to get good fleece and heavy
carcass of mutton from the same animal.
At the same time the demands of the
times are for an early maturing carcass
in sheep as we'll as in cattle, and it is
found that where mutton sheep have to
be fed at all with special crops the earlier
they are matured the less likely they are
to '.eat their heads off," and, of course,
the greater the net profit to be derived
from them. An eve that raises two
lambs besides the wool clip pays her
owner 200 per cent. on the money in.
vested in her. Besides, this money
comes in from April to August, during a
period at which many farmers have moth
ing else to turn into ready money for cur
rent expenses. Then, again, sheep drop
pings form one of the best manures for
grass lands and for cereal. crops. One
hundred sheep produce much valuable
manure in the course of a year and are
worth their keep for that purpose
american Agriculturist.