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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-28

From the Forum.
The most experienced railroad men feel that
the possibilities Of steam practice are nearly
reached-much greater speed is not practical
BILE. A maximum Of ninety miles an hour.
with q running speed Of sixty to seventy, is
all that can be hoped for under the very best
condition which can be provided. The limita-
tons are numerous and they are well known to
all engineers. The maximum speed of which
q locomotive IL capable has not been materially
time has been shortened principally by cutting
down grades, Strengthening curves. filing up
ravines and replacing wooden structures by
permanent ones of iron or stone; by the use OF
heavy rails, safer switches, improved method
OF signalling. the interlocking switch and signal
system, the abolition of grade crossings; in
short, by improvements In detail and manage
ment which permit a higher speed On more
extended section of road because OF greater
safety and the greater degree Of confidence
inspired in the engine-driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-28
REMNANTS Ar HALF PR,or.

HAVING ACCUMULATED MUCH LARGER
LOT OF REMNANTS THAN USUAL DURING OUR
LATE SALES. We NOW HAVE THEM ALL Ex-
POSED ON OUR CENTER TABLES. AND EACH
YARDS ON IT AND THE ORIGINAL PRICE IN
PLAIN FIGURES. AND IN ORDER TO CLEAR
THEM ALL OUT We NOW OFFER THEM AT
ONE-HALF THE PRICE.
CALL EARLY IF YOU WANT SOME BARGAINS
". II. SINISTER SONS,
Au25 91y PA. AVE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

From statistics which II Flarnnarion
has gathered he shows that iu evsry pAri
Of France and the Continent during n.
past SIX years tie Thermometer has been
getting lover and lover. the fail being
mora noticeable IN the spring than "a tbe
other seasons of the yszr. Grsss BT.tain
shows B similar exo-zs of cold weather.
while strange 10 say Denmark. Aorqyay.
Sweden and Rssssiz- wsisa W- have i--~s
accustomed u regard a. eDid cou5trsea.
have, anrisg fss pzE, fosr years. haa =
higher temperature THAN taAt - Sbse5
tAey are aScEstofaszi.
n FIamuzr3oa sp@s farther back than
thls. ard queies history 70 show thz. IL
pzss yz2rz rszaT t-sss Ehses cas- aoar.
iShed N northern Frz5cs are rsaw fsyrssz
only iB ~ ssGfs. Vshi5e czsrrz szss slssass
pezred sltesetseF- AsnonE xhs7se are ssa-yssss
TIE isG1pr. wtsca 10 iouEsT groszE ~
I4sazEusS5c1. to- oFa2zs. y a5xh hss l.ss<r.es
Roasslilo8. ard the I1urnfssrxsT rzsrfsr.
Ebich tas elsa2psarzzl faszs tbs ersua,rv
El.osSstber ite also poinss ozt saas ssAnr
noted FirssZss have cezsssl 20 -. grla.s -
ths tsnssass11.sitg of grosinx skss Craps
anisx fre altsreG climatic rassastsoaz
f1erc ss not E2oss : = ssb< vlneyaszf, b. tesss
"a - &c fcz11 EoE-A - E<sAs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
Exhibition Suits nto Order -

An Ann street tailor and an indignant
and persistent customer developed new
scheme the other day. Hanging in the
show window was one of those lovely ex-
hlbltlon suits of clothes one sees almost
everywhere, with card simply setting
forth the cheapness ''to order" The
chance customer saw it, entered and ex-
pressed desire to get suit off the same
piece The loquacious salesman declared
that they had such run on the goods the
material was eXhaused, but assured the
customer that the firm had an interest in a
large mandatory and more would be or
dered at once. A sample was shown, and
the price was way below the cost of such
goods elsewhere. Measures were duly
taken, and the customer was required to
deposit five dollars.
In few days the latter called, and was
Informed that it would be impossible to
get the goods right away, but he was given
the choice of some other goods, (which are
better,' said the salesman, "hut owing to
your disappointment we'll put 'em in at
the same figure" The customer saw the
new articles were not as good and straight
way demanded his money back. He was
refused. The five dollars was for measure.
ment, it was asserted, and would be for
feited unless a suit was taken In vain
the customer ragged. He went to the Tombs
for warrant, but this was refused also.
He was told to bring a civil suit.
Taking a detective he went down to the
store to get the names of the real pro-
prietors. The salesman declared he was
merely the manager, but promised the
officer the money would be refunded.
Afterward to the customer himself it was
again refused. No names could be obtained
on which to base the civil suit, and after
spending about twenty dollars the out
ragged customer gave it up as bad case.
All this from the exhibition suit. How
many victims of this kind are bagged with.
out publicity of a struggle is matter for
speculation. The exhibition suit is not,
however, for in three cases out of five in
quiry within will elicit the same statement
that the material of which that particu-
lar suit is made is "just out" but that
something can be had for the same money.
The exhibition suit is usually the apples on
top of the barrel. Moral: When you get a
good honest tailor better stick to him and
let strange goods alone.-New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
Big Guns in China.

The Pekin Gazette contains curiou,
memorial from the viceroy of Canton re
specting 102 74-centimeter guns manu-
factured by Krupp on the order of CHAINS
Ch1htung, the late viceroy of the prov
lnce. The viceroy says the guns art
excellent in every respect, but they dc
not suit the Notifications for which they
were intended. The damp climate OF
the province and the white ants, (which
eat anything and everything" would
destroy them; the district is so billy that
they could not be moved, the coast is
composed of wet sand, in which the
wheels would get fixed immediately; the
guns are too long for the embankment
on which they were to be placed and
could not be turned around: there are no
horses in the province to drag them, and
II there Were there is no forage for them;
finally, the horses in the adjacent prov
inces are so small that if they were i'm
ported they could not drag such heavy
guns. The obstacles being so numerous
and insurmountable, the memorialist
asks that he may be allo we'd to transfer
the guns to his brother, ii Hung Chang,
for use IN the north, payment to be made
for them when he can. Should he re-
ceive any money from his brother on
this account, the memorialist promises
to report the fact. The emperor author
lzeS this course to be followed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
The Nelsiest street ON Earth.

! Brooklyn claims the distinction of pos
sessing the noisiest street on earth. Com
pared With the roar of traffic which one
hears when standing near the postofice in
New York, between Broadway and Park
row, the noisiest streets in any of the Eu-
ropean capitals seem almost like the soli-
tude of lodge in some vast wilderness
a Brooklyn friend tells me that Fulton
street, in that town surpasses in point OF
noise any street in New York or any other
city in the world.
Fulton street business houses, he claims,
actually suffer on account OF this noise,
the like of which may not be encountered
elsewhere on earth.
Many Brooklyn ladies come to New York
to do their shopping because OF the almost
unearthly din which is never ceasing on
Fulton street, where nearly all the Brook
lyn stores are located. This seems partic-
ularly strange when IL is remembered that
Brooklyn is known the world over As a
''qniet towa."
The reason that Fulton street Is such
noisy thoroughfare is due to the fact that
1t is narrow as compared with Broadway,
the elevated railroad is low in most places,
the~sarface of the street is crowded with
horse cars, and being the principal bust
ness street of the city, it has 10 carry more
than the average amount of traffic AS an
artery Of trade" it is a success. but as a
quiet land for a stroll il cannot be recon-
mepded.
At times IL IS impossible TO carry on con-
versaticn on the street, and this difficulty
led two men few days ago 70 appear there
each with al ear trumpet, and with these
they complacsutly walked up Fulton street
from the CITY bail, carrying On an ANNA
ted discussion By means of them--Nez
York Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
Simple but Effective.

A certain skillfuI practitioner had &
number of charity patients, whom be
faithfully attended as occasion required
expecting and receiving only such reward
as comes from the comfort of doing good
Among these patients was old Martha, a
well preserved relic of "befo' de wah. /"
Being up to all the ways of her white
neighbors, she took the grippe" and i'm.
medfately sent for her medical adviser.
"Why, Aunt Martha, you don't mean tt
tell me that you're under the weather"
Use away undah it, doctah, away un
dab it,"
"Well, what is iti"
81 doan know what it is, doctah, but /
got it pow'fUi bad"
The doctor readily comprehended the
trouble, and writing out the proper pre-.
script1on he gave it TO the excellent bu;
aching Martha and told her TO put it In a
tumbler of water, stir it well each time
and take teaspoonful three times a day.
Then, assuring her that he would look
after her attentively, he departed
The next day he found his patient much
improved, and by the third day she was in
an advanced stage of convalescence.
''Oh, doctah," she exclaimed, "vo' med.
it jes' like you say, and feel better ebery
time"
WELL" said he, perhaps you won:
need any more. Let me see how much you
have left"
Old Martha numbered across the room.
and brought from the shelf tumbler half
full of water.
why, what's thiss'' he inquired
why. dat, doctah, is the medicine 20
lef me, and | was very cahful to stir is
every time ies' like you say"
''Yes; well, Martha, don't believe you'll
require any more of it: the fact is, didn't
know myself how powerful it was" And
fishing out his prescription, which was
rather the worse for ITS three days bath. he
went away impressed with the belief that
the mysteries Of medicine had not half
been told.-Youth' Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
People Who Walk on Stills.

The majority Of the people in the western
portion of the French province of Gascony
walk on stilts. That is district known
as the Landes, with a sea line bounding
the French side Of the Bay OF Biscay, and
extending at its greatest breadth about
sixty miles back into the country. The
Landes form one OF the widest and
strangest parts OF France, and the iababi-
tanSs are fully as strange and uncultivated
as the black pine forests, the drearv
swamps and the farsDreading deserts Of
hne white sand which they inhabit. Most
OF them are shepherds, and they elevate
themselves on stills five feet high in order
to be above the marshes and the sand
blasts.
These slit walkers present strange and
uncouth figures as they progress over the
wilderness or country IN attendance on
their tocks, sometimes at the rate OF six or
seven miles on hour. They rest by the aid
OF third wooden support, pursuing mean
while their everlasting occupation cf knit
ting. In appearance the Landes shepherd
looks like an unccuth mass of dirty wool.
On his body be wears fleece like a rude
paletot, his thighs and legs on the outside
are protected by greaves Of the same ma
terlai, and his feet encased IN szbots ard
coarse woolen socks.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
GOSCHEN,S SCHEME

LONDON, Dec 4.-Mr Goschen. fearinp
that his speech, with the arguments for
and against, may have confused the broad
outlines of his official scheme, presented
them plainly in Il letter TO the governor of
the Bank of England. with tables showing
how the plan would work out. He saws.
The Bank of England is now permitted
TO issue Sic, 450, 900 against securities. and
also Issue an average of e9l. $4,000 against
gold In this respect nothing will be
changed beyond authorizing the issue of
&1 notes. IL well as higher denomination
notes. Beyond this amount of e3S. 90 600
the four tifths gold arrangement comes
INTO Iorce. thus, suppoSing a total OF
30, 0,OOo,oOO IN notes issued. the Bank of
England would hold Sal. .455. O09 in gold
the balance, 92l, $4,000 being against
securities
Mr.. GOSchen desired TO add to his origi-
nal statement that, should the totsl issue
amount nc any time to SIS 900 600 he
would propose tnat any issue above tbat
amount must be fully covered hv poli
aud thus avoid removing an inde6pits
amount OF gold from circulation par.
mission 10 issue additional notes acainst
securities 10y payment OF interest [yonl1
oaly be given when the gold rs.rrys
reached $4,000. 600 The rate of jnferest
would be fixed by law, neither hi,b
enough to make the permission inoDera-
tive nor low enough 10 encourage Sheen
lation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
The Song of the Hnrsa

Hurrah for electricity, that saves my tired feet
And wheels, with feet lubricity, the cars along
the street,
What wonderful completely Of fate and human
brain
Have brought me this felicity Of rest from toll
and pain2
Ere long that grim monstrosity, the horse car,
butin song
VIII live. nor animosity provoke in waiting
thrOng;
No more viii domesticity be marred By meals
delayed,
For with swift electricity thereu be no car
blockade.
Then whoop for electricity, the era's drawing
nigh
That equine infelicity may heave a eosmic
sigh
That mans uncurbed ferocity Eleotras flank
may goad.
And she. in reciprocity, will yank him Ger the
road!
With all my lungs capacity. I'd neigh my 10y
equine,
For verbal perspicacity is hardly IN my line.
Then give the news publicity. the marveIs
come to pass;
Whoop-la for electricity. the horse may 20 to
grass.
Emile Pickhardt in Boston Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

THE GRIP.

BERLIN, Dec 4-The epidemic of infu-
enza prevailing in the city for some time
past is daily spreading, and the number
of persons who have been afflicted with the
disease is now very large. On Nov. Goth
it was estimated that 10000 persons in
Berlin have been attacked with influenza
since Nov. 1st. The disease is pronounced
of much more yirulent type than that
which prevailed here two years ago, and
many deaths are reported. Berlin is not
the only portion of the country devastated
by la grippe. From many other parts OF the
emf pirs come reports of widespread suffer
ing from the disease. The hospitals are
all crowded 10 their utmost capacity.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4-The physicians of
this city very generally agree that the in
fluenza or Ia grippe of two years ago has
returned to the city, aud nearly all of
them report a considerable number of
cases in their practice. Other cities in the
state, notably Dayton and Columbus, APP
pear to have more cases, according to pop
ulation, than Cincinnati.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
SENATOR PLIJMB.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Dec 4-Senator Plumb
Jeff yesterday morning for Washington.
Before going he said TO correspondent
that he did not anticipate the passage OF
any important legislation during the COM
ing session of congress.
while the Democrats have large ma
jority in the house, they are divided in
their counsels and are likely to act merely
with view to Strengthening themselves
for the coming presidential campaign.
Now, as heretofore, the Democratic
method of doing things is to denounce
everything the Republican party has done
in the way of legislation, but not to legis-
late themselves. There is no reason to
suppose that their performances will differ
from what they have heretofore been. The
Republican senate may, and probably
will, tender to the house legislation of a
somewhat important character, although
it will be justified in awaiting the action
of the latter body, which, as it has more
recently come from the people, will natur-
rally claim to be the best entitled to repre-
sent the popular will.
There will be no Alliance party in the
house Probably not single member
from the south will identify himself with
it, even formally. A handful of men, less
than a dozen, coming from northern con-
stituencies, may probably halt at some
halfway house before going finally over to
Jn6 O6mOCratlC party. InlS VIII be done
partly as matter of personal justiiiea-
tion, but more particularly as blind
whereby they will hope to be able to con,
ceal from the dulles5 of their consttu-
ents the fact that the movement in which
they are engaged has no effect, whatever
IL may purpOrt to be, but as an ally of the
Democratic party. The more candid Al
lance leaders, however, do not longer
pretend that their movement has any
other purpose than the destruction of the
Republican party
ut is too early to seriously discuss the
subject of next years Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency. Events are LA
bic to occur during the winter which will
give direction TO public opinion within the
party. Meanwhile, il would seem wise
for Republicans TO devote themselves to
the perfection of their organization, and
IN preparing for the coming campaign,
which will De the most stubbornIy fought
of any battle in the annals of our politics.
In my Judgment, the chances for Republi-
can success are much better than they
were at tins date four years ago. do not
permit myself TO doubt that it will be
won by the Republican party on its own
merit, and practically irrespective of its
although, of course, the NOM
inatlon wall go TO some one living east of
the Mississippi river, and with equal GER
talnty TO candidate Who VIII be a states
man OF proved character and ability"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
The CATHOLIC CONGRESS.

ST. LOUIS. Dec 4-The committee hav-
ing in hand the organization and proposed
work or the Catholic congress of 1898 have
held series of important meetings during
the week. The report provides that the
congress shall consist of ten general dele
gates from every diocese and additional
delegates in the proportion of five to every
%, 900 of Catholic population. The dele
gates are to be chosen and appointed by
the bishop of the diocese. 1t was deter
mined that the main feature of the con-
gress should be discussion of the social
and economic questions embraced in the
recent eucycical of his holiness Pope Leo
Kill The preparatory work has been left
to committee on organization, of which
Arch bishop Feehan of Chicago is chair
man and Mr.. William j. Onahan secre-
tary. They will look after the preliminary
details, and in few months call meet
ing Of the committee to fix the exact time
for holding the congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
onestionlnE = Dog Story

A dog story, hailiug from Putney, is re.
lated BY Mr. John Bell he tells us tha;
on bis way TO the train one morning he
saw brown retriever rushing along with
letter ia ms month The dog went
straight 70 a pillar box in the vail The
Postmaa had, however, Just cleared the
box, and was tSeaty CF thirty Yards away
when tie do- arrived The '.sazzeious
animal went after him," says Mr.. Bell,
'and had the letter transferred 70 the bag
He then walked home quietly"
VIII Mr. Bel be good enough tc tell us
somethEBE rn0rs ab0as Jhis Gogs HIS his
tory s1asla certainly exhibit other traits
worEh ssszsy tag natter OF canine Sarze-
ity. and tAs sserT r MS being TRAPPED 20
acs the 7Etst II = ssrvaaf in posting lstters
may T.vea4 TElueh that viii interest SIR
.I0hu I.slbl soek and al o.hsr lovers Of dozx.
and esperazllv - eseveE aud inselli zeat ca
rines- IS i4at os-e gToasd ltketo k-oz fur
ther. IS ssusssbir< : sOouf Toe dogs Snssa.,
or thzf of nIs cxnsr. IA EAs EnAsser Of Eesz-
ing ths letter.
SsapposiuZ the dog arvires =. tAe p1ss-
box n sas ya.s. hssss i tie lester be carries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

mates as minstrel" But the seafarf ne
life i'll suited the lively spirited young fel.
low, and be told the visitor he meant to
jump the ship as soon as he got good
chance for employment ashore.
The manner of the sailor left no dou bt
but that he was fishing" for something
either in the way of position or recon-
mendation to some wealthy metropolitan
business man who would employ him.
The sailors of the navy frequently employ
this means of getting places on shore, and
as soon as they get good and ready they
strike out for liberty without regard to
any small consideration like the compile
tion of their terms Of service Deserters
from the navy and marine corps are seldom
captured, and, indeed, some of them drift
back to the service and re-enlist under diff
ferent names without being apprehended.
-B:ooklyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05

A visitor TO the flagship OF me North At
latic squadron, the cruiser Philadelphia,
while the ship was being repaired az the
navy yard. was taken IN tow By a very
bright young seaman and shown over tie
whole vessei IN style which could not
have been excelled by full aeiged lieu
tenant. Jacky was very attentive and nos
only volunteered the fuiiess information
upon the working OF the great guns aad
the machinery, bTt ANTICIPATED many oues-
uous aoout the sailors life and the crew
and himself N particular he tod how ss
the age Of seventeea--he was nox twenty
three-he had iDearrea the disgleaSnr= q
his father ard had run away from bo,ne ~
80 OF I Ae roed - variety stage pevfcvzrs-
'tr. AfseE while stse father, learning his
whereabouts, captured tzin and forced him
20 enter me navy a. an apprentice Ess
ciereTness wssh q. banjo stood him IN
Gooc stead aud ke v-s known aracrz rs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
A Failure.

"A Faiiure.
More years ago than shall name,
sought to win good wife's fame,
knew not how-but all the same
l made shirt.
cut, stitched, with many tear;
followed it out, both front and rear;
carved the armholes wide, for fear
They wouldn't fit.
Johns neck measured to be true,
The band must fit-that much knew,
I'd heard SO oft. All else drew
And puckered in.
At last twas done. A work Of art,
Complete, hoped, in every part
Come, John," called, with Quaktng hear,
Try on your shirt"
must confess it buIged somewhat
In places where thought t should not,
But John, the brute, yelled out: Great Scotti
Is this tent2"
And such behavior-language WE'LL
He uttered things I'll never tell
may forget them when dwell
In higher spheres.
Oh. woman of the present day,
To yous inscribed this tiny lay,
You little know the man you pay
Your homage to.
IF this true inwardness" you'd know.
Have him your idols overthrow
And sentiment to four winds blow,
Make him shirt.
Figaro.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-05
PAWNEE BILLS PALAVER.

ARKANSAS CITY, Dec 4-Pawnee Bill
held mass meeting tonight and made
many of his plans known to the public.
He applied to j. Z. Tucker, who made d
survey of the strip several years ago, to
assist him i'll brieiing the field notes of the
Cherokee lands, so that accurate maps and
descriptions of every quarter section, to-
gether with the timber and water courses,
may be given. Sixty-four families arriv-
ed by teams yesterday, and today as many
more came in and went into camp. From
IL. c. Custer, industrial teacher at the
Chillocco Indian schools, situated four
mills south of this city, it was learned
that hundreds crossed the line today and
started toward Bear creek.