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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

81 was the lion Of the day once in my
life" said Sam Davis the other night, az
he sat with Judge Beatty and party Of
friends at the Palace hotel, San Fran
cisco. Il was on my way from Ogden
to San Francisco in the days when the
porter had the run Of tho sleeping cars,
and we had lot Of eastern tourists
aboard. My berth was near the rear,
and when the porter reached me he was
mad. The largest tip he had received
was a nickel, and in some cases he had
been given ore and two cent pieces. l
had paid for one night, and when he ap-
preached me | said:
by the way, are You the man who
BACKED my bootsP
eyes, boss
"'That was a nice job. and here is
three dollars for you
when he had passed on Maine man
slipped over cautiously and asked me
confdentially if that was the usual tip
Tip exclaimed; mo sir, | was sim
ply paying for services rendered
1.-The fact was l had simply paid for
my berth and had given the porter moth
ing. AS result the information spread
through the car and the porter reaped
harvest. A few moments later / strolled
into the smoking room and the porter
said: That was a good rebuke you ad-
ministered boss II shan't cost you q
cent TO get 70 Frisco. III just tell 'em
you're one Of de Rothschilds travelling in
disguise.
THE word was passed and in a few
minutes was famous Every attention
was shown me. and when / reached here
was burdened with all sorts Of invita-
tons. San Francisco Examiner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
whip That Cost $1,000.

There is a curiosity that few are allowed
TO see. Itis the whip that was presented
to the late Mr. Vanderbilt when he broke
the double team record with Maud 5. and
Aldine. 1t cost q, 500 1t has handle OF
carved ivory of exquisite workmanship.
There is cameo of Commodore Wander
bilt and William H Vanderbilt, carving
of the two thoroughbreds breaking the rec
ord, and Of a steamer and railroad train.
The whip is ornamented with gold, and IS
inciosed in huge satin lined case.-New
York SIM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
Stren-th of Men and Ants.

An ant three-eighths of an inch long,
carrying burden Of one-sixth Of grain,
moves at the rate of one mile In eleven
hours. This weight-s small one COM
pared with what they sometimes carry
Is eighteen times their own. In oarrying
this weight they compare with man 81
feet high, weighing 40 pounds. carrying
q ton and a half Of lead from ST. Louis
TO jefferson City and back again IN
twenty-five aud half hours.-S5. Louis
Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

Many people fail TO realize the impor
tsnce of the minor leagues They are not
only training schools for the big organizs-
tons but they keep the public outside Of
the big cities interested in the game and
thus DO big share toward preserving the
national character Of the pastime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

There Is a sign a. the railroad cross
rgs which reads, Look cut fo- the 10
connective when the bell rings
Yes
There shoald be one something Iks
il az the corners Q. oEg Etree.=-"
"Yoz think So
Yes 'Look OFT for tire train when
tie WOMAN comes A,oag. "-Ssw YsEk
Prs<A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
WHERE MANY WORLDS ARE MADE.
An Aged Germans Queer Little Manu-
factory en- the Bowery In New York.

Among the many curious manufactures
established on the Bowery near that whirl-
pool of heterogeneous humanity, Chatham
square, is that Of making the geographical
spheres used in libraries and schools in all
parts of the country.
The business is carried on by an old Ger
man with two assistants on the third floor
OF large building.
While On another e-raud l found him
there surrounded bY nunberleSs spheres.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

,
Sweden. The dive
was II ade from a
derrick construct
Cd for The occasion
into the lake at
Wsshington park
In the presence q
several Thousand
people the piucky
you nE ; re c :
clam bered up the
ladder reaching 20
the top platform
of me derrick He
peered down at
the water, over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
a EeaVyweicht.
The traveller in London something less
than a century ago might have noticed the
following poster:

following poster:
Mr.. Daniel Lambert, of Leicester,
The heaviest man that ever lived!
Weighs upwards of fifty stencil
Mr.. Lambert will see company at his house,
No. SO Picadilly, next Albany, nearly oppo-
site st. James church, from II to o'clock.
Tickets Of admission, one shilling each.
Mr. Lambert had been keeper Of the old
county Bridewell at Leicester, and, despite
his physical immensely, was a very in
telligent and active person. A kentish
innkeeper named Palmer, weighing only
$50 pounds, visited Mr. Lambert, and APP
pears TO have been deeply mortified at bis
own inferiority, for on returning home he
was suddenly taken i'll and died. Mr..
Lambert weighed 789 pounds just before
his death.-New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

The crusade which began some months
ago against the habit of Americans sit
ting on their splnes' has suddenly start
ed up again. The lackadaisical. round
shouldered and slanting carriage Of New
Workers is noticeable in nearly al public
places. have often observed, in glanc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
How Musb,oons mav BE secured

Mushroom spawn may be secured from
the seedsmen. and the mushrooms can be
grown in sheds, stables and shaded spots
where the soil has been made very rich.
They may be prepared for the table in an
endless variety Of ways, and are most de-
licious but little appreciated article OF
foCd.-Inalanapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

Saulter. For time Ryder was not in his
best form, but at the intercollegiate cham
pionships, May 80, 1921, at Berkeley Oval.
New York city, Ryder not only defeated
the best college men in America, includ-
ing Sherwin of Harvard and Temple Of
Swarthmore, but he also broke the inter
collegiate record and cleared a height Of
10 #. ~ in.
The previous record was 10 it. : in.
made by h. T. Wesh, Of Columbia, eleven
years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
EMIL ROM,

tage, and in this particular branch of ath-
letics Rom can hold his own with the lead
ing experts of this or any other country.
Rom has won scores of victories and first
prizes enough to turn the head of almost
any man. His last and perhaps greatest
achievement was in winning first prize at
the great tournament at St. Paul, June 10
TO % of this year, when he easily van
pushed all the club swingers who opposed
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
Pole Vaulter f. ID. RYDER.

young pole vaulter of promise is E
d. Ryder, of Yale, who has been attracting
attention for about year. He first made
hit in his speciality, which is pole vault
ing for height, last year, when he cleared
the bar at height of 10 #. in. and tied
Herbert Wesh, the Columbia college pole
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
Athlete Emil Rom.

Emil Rom is a first class all round ath-
1ete and amateur champion club swinger
of the northwest. Rom, who was born in
Milwaukee about twenty-five years ago, is
5 #. 81 in. in altitude and weighs about
14O pounds. He is a valued member of the
Milwaukee Turn Verein and the Cream
City Indian Club Swinging society. He
has been a member of the first named or
ganization since 1879, and during his highly
successful career the wisconsin Wizard"
has defeated some of the foremost Turner'S
of America and Germany in open competi-
tons. But though ranking high as an all
round gymnast, it is as a club swinger that
this pocket Hercules is seen to most advan-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

eighty feet below,
picked out the particular soft spot oe
wished % strike ard retired 70 ihe rear q
the platform A long breath. swift run
across the sixteen foo. platform, a clasping
O. tie hands betegs Eim anda ssr11gAt -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

There is little doubt among men who are
posted that the League is as anxious for &
settlement OF the war as Is the Association
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
He Won the wheeler Handicap.

Ban Chief, winner of the rich Wheeler
handicap recently, at Washington park,
Chicago, is a chestnut horse, four years
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
THE KING OF HIGH OWENS
His Name Is Joseph Leuvsnmsrk and lie
Halls from Sweden

The high diving record was broken re-
Gently at Kansas City b. Joseph Leuven-
mark, daring natatorial wonder from t-s
ROYAL Swimming school OF Stockloln.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27
MllIllH agle
BAKER THE BERKELEY WONDER.
He Is One OF the Greatest sprinters In
America.

One of the most remarkable amateur
sprinters and middle distance runners
America has ever known is Wendell Baker,
of the Berkeley Athletic club. New York
city. He is a handsome young man of
slender but powerful figure, and in his
every day attire would never be picked
out as man of extraordinary athletic
ability. Luther Cary is a greater sprinter
that Baker-Cary, in fact, is probably the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

T. r, POWELL Pr.st aw IAHfaEs v PrssI
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

81. W. LEVY, Pres A. W. OLrvEB. Vice Pre-
c. A. Walker Cashier II. 7. kramer. Asst Cash
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-27

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

Save BY the occasional gunner, they are seldom dis
turbed, as traffic the wintry bay IS light AT rare
intervals perhaps au oysterman Will come over the
bay to the mainland from some lonely shanty, miles
away on the tide-washed marshes, where his grounds
are But for the most part the bay Is left lonely and
deserted to the screaming wild fowl and the wind
With the coming Of the dark stormclouds OF Novem-
Der yachts and rowboats hauled up high on shore
beyond the reach OF the highest tide to lie In safety
till spring comes again
For o short while there is great hammerng In the
village as the boats housed, sails are stripped on
and bulls covered carefully with tarpaulm or plank
ing to protect them from ice and snow. The landing
stages and floats also hauled up out OF the water
and chained tightly TO the most massive timber OF
the piers. Then most OF the houses are boarded up
and closed and the ephemeral population, with The
exception OF q few, disappears. Where they go Il q
mystery. Some say the CanarSie man digs himself
hole and hlbernates there till spring Be that ms it
may he disappears with the first sign Of cold weather
The inhabitants who remain the shore make prepare
tions as II to receive enemy and get ready for
long siege. They barrcade their houses and stow
away or lash fast every movable object For winter
on the seashore is much more serious thing than
winter in the town, and winter storm raises great
seas is much more destructive and lasts longer than
any summer tempest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

VI nss eeanllness eheerfulness, and more ready
Tess u wad,nurse to her patients this form OF ward
nss proved TO possess immense advantages over tie
The original Astor Pavilion. contributed By John
Jacob Aston at cost Of 5000 600 has accommodation
~! 49,. SIKH nve patients, and contains the admlnistra
uon Offices, surgeons and surses' living rooms,
inc h1oheh ana an operating theatre. The Kitchen Is
IN lhe fourth story. and Is connected BY duIbwaiter
with the pantries OF the dining ON the floor be-
low. large hydraulic elevator gives easy access 10
me Hferent stories, and smaller Is arranged for
freight ana supplies. The floors OF bathrooms, lab
oratores &C. are formed Of large slabs II slate rest
ihs on moulded iron beams The dralis-ppe, supply
npSs ana traps are exposed in every part, and are
easily accessible for inspection. The basement partly
sboye ground is arranged heating chamber for the
mstlnuon. Fresh air brought from an opening ten
rect above the level OF the yard. Is drawn through
steam coils arranged In sections and forced BY means
o1 powerful fan into every part of the basement
pipe enable the engineer 10 adjust The temperature
on each room separately Fresh air is introduced into
the large circular wards. which forty feet In diane
TER IN the outside walls, at openings between the
WIDOWS and the viiiated air is removed through an
Iron column In the centre Of the apartment
places with .mantel pieces OF iron and glazed tiles.
Electric bells are arranged beside each bed In tho
private rooms in such q manner that the most feeble
patient can with slightest effort summon aid without
Hitting even 80 much as the hand:
The Hospital was founded In 1884 by private sub
opened. Mrs. Culum participated in the laying OF
the cornerstone Of fhe original building The
Stone for the new wing laid IN December, 1880.
With the addition Of the new building the equipment
Of any similar Institution In the world
AS Mrs. Augusta Astor was instrumental. In con-
junction with her husband and Mrs. Cullum, IN found
Ing the hospital and In recognition Of her faithful dev0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
BEHE4DIyG 4 CONGRESSMAN.

Washington gossip in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The struggle which resulted In Pennmgton's sucs
crsss said Senator sherman, think, the longest
speakcrshlp contest in our history. IL lasted from
december I'LL February I. and the House In an
up-oar q great part Of the time. There were many
ninny INCIDENTS during the contest and number Of
times II looked though We would have general
dght IN the House The Democrats were on one side
Of The House and the Republicans on the other much
a. they are now. and pmcmbct that tried to keep
The parties separated ard the aisle between them clear
Potter. Republican rom Wisconsin, and very large
aud powerful man, got Into fuss with Barksdat, u
Mississippi. They sat the aisle from one an
other and Bartsdse said something that made Potter
very angry. Ile jumped for him. and grabbed hun By
the hal . intending 20 Jerk him m from his sea- and
pound his face, but. 10 and behold Barksdalc's who'll
head seemed to rise up In pottcrs hands and the HousS
found out for the first time that parssdaie wore 4
wig, ard his pate, as bald as billiard ball, sbone out
under the eASllght whilo the House roAyeAs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
A FISHING TOWN IN WINTER.
WHEN LONG ISLAND LOSES rs CHARMS.
CATCHING FISH CONTRARY TO LAw-THE WORE
OF G. A rIIE1nING nYTTERS.

CATCHING FISH CONTRARY TO LAw-THE WORK
OF GATHERING oYTERs.
The man who, looking from his window at the city
street. talks about the sadness and bleakness M win
ter should visit one Of those smphibious Villages
like Canaisie, L. l. which rely on the summer angler
and the yachtsman for maintenance, IL he wishes to
realize the full gsmness OF this OF the year.
From the shores the booths with their fnsy summer
architecture have fed, and the waters, which In
warm weather were gay with holiday fleet. now are
bare and dark and stormy left TO the lowering winter
gull. The winds which sweep down over the bare
marshes blow The water out to and work strange
changes in the course OF the tides When the waters
ebb they seem TO run TO the sea completely. From
oil the fats the water withdrws and leaves miles
ON miles Of them bare and dry, the great channels
meandeng and twInng among them like tiny streams.
They leave long black stretches Of shore exposed,
which lure vast number Of SEA birds from the ocean
beaches, feathered army, gathered to feed on the
plenteous harvest Of the seas With clamor which Is
almost deafenng at tines they come along on heavy
wings, some aghtiDg others fly off, small and large
different varieties Of gulls all in ceaseess commotim
and each species with a cry Of It's own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

Rut the men are skilful sailors and know every
handkerchief OF the coast, so that they can tel
their way in fog pitohy darkness ana there arc
therefore few accidents. Each morning they 80
out and anchor in the heavy seaway, from one TO
three or four miles from land according 10 the TEN
porary habits Of the Goldfish. The travis long,
heavily weighted lines with large, stout hooks, baed
with clans tied at Intervals of few feet. are then
laid By means OF trawboats. and carefully buoyed
From one TO Nlree and eom travis are
laid this way and left for some hours. Be
sides the trawi the hhndllne Is also
used each man Of the crow fishing from The deck
of the sloOp with one or two lines.
Az the Goldfish are heavy fish, weighing from five
to twenty and thirty pounds. 1t Is not n pleasant
occupation on days when the line freezes MS II y
eoed up on dock, though fortunately for the fisherman
lie is no. n fish which has any game instincts. lie
has the staring. watery eye Of Plhlstine. and like
his is his mature. lie gives O savage bite at the
bait and then jerks fcebly when he feels she hook
Then Inc allows his great muscular, hahlng Dody 10
he hauled up without prVct Ike dish'rac. Inc
Goldfish rarely approaches the shores closely ana nus
captors must always seek him out at sea. Instances
OF any having been caught inside the bays around
New York, or the Nnrrows, are exceedingly
rare, though one was caught by Coy Ill 'niini'"
Bay last year.
AN through the winter they nnger near the coast,
and daily the boats 90 out after them, until some day
,c weather changes suddenly, and the inlet b obscured
BY white spud and hue. Then on the bay there
fails the touch of the frost, aud the drifting hoes
tbicken and pile up and consolidate I'LL d1e water
Is gone, and instead OF waves and channels there
forms n white field OF lee viii fantastic forms here
ard there where the pressure has forced up great
blocks and set them end.
Another industry which Is checked by the forming OF
Ice Is that OF the seiners. True. their Industry now MI
Illegal one rs the law forbids the use oil the net m
Jamaica Bay But in Canarsie the difference between
law and its enforcement is wide one The CahafS'o
net man is not lnwfearing or timid creature ana
he walks not In the shadow of the commandments.
He does not approve the law, therefore he calmly ana
contemp:uously and openly breaks 1t. day by day.
and has done so since 1t was ennrted lie also
is anxious 10 remark 10 all who are Interested eni-
belishng his utteranees with his own quaint figures
Of s,ssch that bs intends % ksep On doing II With
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

ton to It's interests upon her DEATH which occurred on
December IL, 1887, n memorial notice of her was
placed the minutes of the hospital by the president
John f. Parsons
The present Board management is as follow:
John f. Parsons, president Henry Clark Coe secretary
George Clark, treasurer: Mrs George c. Clark William
Jay, Miss Laura Post william Hamilton, Mrs Arthur
Dodge L. c. Stanton, Miss Mary Calender Francis Knn
cut Mrs George Andrews Clement Cleveland, Miss Armida
Smith, William T. Bull, George Haven George futile
j. Hampden Robb. Executive Commtttee-Dr. Clement
Cleveland Dr. William r. Bull Mrs. q. c. Clark, Miss
Laura Post. Dr. Henry Clark Coe Auditing Committee
George G. Haven, William c. Hamilton Associate Board
Mrs. Isaac Bell, Mrs f. G. Barlow, Mrs A. Il. Pratt
Mrs. G.. NJ. Mrs. William AstOr. Mrs. julien Davies,
Mrs. Frederick JONES' Mrs, Robert Chapman Mrs c. H.
Russell Mrs Paul Dana Mrs. William Appleton and Mrs
George Morgan.
Medical ofhcers-Attendng gynecoogiss, Henry Clark
Coo and Clement Cleveland; attending surgeon Frank
Har.ly D. Farquhar Curt! Paul outerbridge; attending
physicians Francis p. Knncut; pathologist, George C.
Ihomas T. Adds Emmett Robert T. Weir, william T. Bull.
George f. Shody George NJ Tute consulting physicians
For1yce Parker A. BEoyton Ball John I. Metcah William
II. Draper.
Honorary MEMBERSHIPS Hamilton, the Rev. DR.. John
Hail. William f. Parsons Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Livingston
Mr. and Mr.. John Jay Mrs. Gouverneur NJ. Ogden, Mrs
William T. Van Rensselaer, Miss wilkes the Rev. William
Morgan Mrs ~ D. Hoosac Miss Lor'sa Schuyler, the
Rev. Dr. William Taylor Mr.. John Cruger Mrs. Jonathan
Sturges Hamilton Fish Mrs. II. L. Cutting, Bfhop and
Mrs H. Potter Mrs. NJ Clsrkson the Rev. DR.. and Mrs
Morgan Dix
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27

The preparations seem almost 0verdone to one who
visits the village MINDLESS winter day. when
the ocean lies smooth and STILL But whoever has stayed
over night In one OF the wooden houses along shore when
{, January gffe raging. and has heard and felt
the might OF that screaming world OF tempest, the
ceaseess crashing OF great blows the angry booming
and screechng OF the wind, while sand and flying
foam and spray ratified against the windows, and
blew high over the hOuseOps, will not wonder again.
Not ali the boats hauled out of the water at
the first sign OF winter. There still remain a few
sloops, but they craft OF sturdler and heavier
lines than the dainty pleasure boats which were not
made to brave gale and snow and ice. The large
vessels which still remain In the water are built on
different lines. Their tmbers are solid and henvy.
Ike their masts and spars. They are cod-fshns
sloops and long as the winter remains open, re-
CARELESS OF how hard 1t blows or how heavy and
angry sea may thunder the bar outside, they slip
out each morning with their tarpdulin-clad crew
OF hardy fishermen who gather scanty harvest
under the most severe and trying conditions often
rskng their lives. 1t has happened that soops have
been unable to beat into the dangerous inlet at
night against wind and tide and breakers and had
10 run out TO sea again to wait through darkness.
cold and tempest, and often in heavy seet or snow,
until the gale moderated.