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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

pINEp ON ROASTED MEN .
Tale of Fiji Cannibal Who Claims c
Hare Eaten Human Flesh,

Tale of Fiji Cannibal Who Claims co
Have Eaten Human Flesh.
Tie general curiosity of our entire
town was aroused by tho appearance
upon our streets of q native Of India,
who was born upon one OF the FIJI
islands. He wore a very red or cardinal
colored suit of clothes, knee pants, and
jacket trimmed with black velvet collar
and cuffs. Over his shoulder he carried
a cloak that was tied over the left shout
der and under the right, made Of white
and red flannel. His head was covered
with blouse that fell down his back,
aud still over this sombrero. his shoes
were tied under the instep with one
half inch white braid that wound around
the leg up to the knees. HIS general ap-
pearance was very gaudy.
This native was converted when %
years old, and is now "a years of age.
His father lived to be 100 years of age.
His life has been spent in lecturing on
the condition of his people. He speaks
twenty languages fuently. When five
or six years old he saw an Indian woman
throw her child to crocodile that
weighed 1000 pounds. The animal
missed the child, and the mother caught
it as it ran back to her begging for its
life, when she threw it again. This time
the crocodile struck it with its claws,
tore it into two pieces and ate it very
quickly. She then reported her acts to
the pagan priest, and he blessed her, say
ing to her, Go sin no more"
He also was cannibal. When he was
years old there were twenty-one min
listers who were caught travelling and
prospecting for places to locate churches,
and one of these ministers was beheaded
every morning by their high priest and
his flesh cooked, and the natives were
made to stand in row and each one was
given part of the flesh, and they stood
and ale it. This was continued every
day for twenty one days. until all Of the
ministers were eaten ny, and he ate part
of twenty-one preachers.
He says the natives never do eat one
another unless one is taken in war or as
a missionary; that it is mistaken idea
that they STAY one another to eat when
this man and that is fat enough TO eat;
that the beasts Of the field never slay
one Of their kind TO prey upon, and that
the savages have never gotten to be
lower than wild anim&ls.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
WAY OF THE WORLD.

Aloft on the bough the fair iuit hung,
Caressed by the wind and kissed by the sun,
And standing below as it swung out Of reach
One longed for a taste of SO luscious peach.
One just as perfect was lying below
Where the tickle wind tossed it hours ago;
It's tints as dainty, its form as .ound,
But nobody cared-for it lay on the ground.
It is ever the fruit that is just beyond reach,
Be ii fame or honor, or love or peach,
That man longs for the most-why we never
will know,
Yet he scorns to pick where the fruit grows
low.
Ada Z. Field in New York Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
Improving Jointing of Iron Surfaces

Improving Jointing of Iron Surfaces
The Boston Journal OF Commerce states
that il is found that permanent and sat
isfactory joint can be effected between
rough cast iron surfaces by the use OF min
eral asbestos mixed with sufficient white
lead TO make a very still putty This Will
resist any amount Of heat, ana Ia so unaf-
fected by steam or water as TO be service
able for n,ending or closing cracks in cast
iron retorts employed in the distiliation of
oil and gas from camel coal. The heat be-
ing applied TO the bottom OF the retorts
and the temperature Of the iron main
tanned at a bright red heat after time the
bottom, of the retort would give way, the
larger portion of the crack being downward
toward the fire.
The method employed was 70 prepare the
mixture and place it on top of brick. then
put the brick on bar of iron or shovel,
and press the cement upward to I'LL the
crack in the iron, holding it up for some
time until it had penetrated the cavity
and become somewhat set-necessariiy,
during this operation, the lid being re-
moved from the retort so that no pressure
of gas or oil should force the cement ont
ward until set. The use of asbestos In this
way possesses various advantages, not the
least of which Is that the substance can
not burn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Many Roman and Greek epic1res -ere
very fond OF dogs flesh Before C1<5s-
ti2uity was established among the Danes,
On every ninth ysAr ninety rIre dogs
were sacrificed IL Sweden each RIM
day n1ne:y-rine do-E were destroyed
But later CT cqys were lot thought GOO
enough, and every niEta yea. niz.etv-
nine human beings were inundated, sle
SOILS OF the resgu.ug tyrant among ihe
rest, in order thai TIE life u the mcuzrca
rrrfe.fr- Re rs-yslrr. r.s.i
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
But They Didn't,

John Hays, a Nebraska youth, re-
ceived 400 letters from his girl, and she
received 40 from him. Each one wrote
on every letter. Burn this after read
ing" but both took great care not to do
anything of the sort. If You want
woman TO save your love letters just let
her think YOU want them burned.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

This word affords an instance Of the
way in which slang words in the course
of time became adopted into current Eng
hsh- We now meet with pluck and
plucky - the recognized equivalents OF
courage" and courageous. An entry
in Sir Walter SCOTS Journal" shows
that in 1927 the word had not yet lost it
low character. lie says (vol II, p. so,
want of that article blackguardly
called pluck Its origin is obvious
From early times the heart has been
popularity regarded Is the seat Of com-
age Now, when . butcher lays open .
carcass he divides the great vessels Of tho
heart, cuts through the windpips and
then plucks out together the united
heart and lungs-lights be calls them
and he terms the united mass ''ths
pluck. Notes and Queries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Il has been concluded that whatever
pressrvative is to be applied. the timber
for piles subjected to TIE action Of sea-
worms should first be charred. SO as 70
Kill any germs near ths surface, open the
pores OF the wood for the antiscptlc, and
destroy the nutritive matter upon which
the WORN lives while beginning its ac-
ton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
The Though tful Manager.

Mrs. De Style On theatre boxl-What
was this placard, "No Loud Talking
put In our box for?
Mrs. Forundred (after refection)-I
presume the manager left it here so We
could show it to the people on the stage
when their chatter interrupts our con-
versation.-New York Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

ARTIFICIAL EUBIEs SET IN JEvELRY.
The natural ruby is simply crystsllized
corundum, or oxide OF aluminium, with q
trace OF coloring matter, probably chro-
MUM. The rubies originally produced by
the French chemists, explains Popular
Science News, were made by heating to
redness ordinary alumina containing lit
tie bichromate of potash, with certain flu
brides particularly fiuoride of barium-
The only difference in their latest mode
Of procedure is that the mixture is rendered
alkaline with potassium bicarbonate. and
the mingiing OF the components purposely
left imperfect SO that the combination
should take place between the volatilized
elements, and the crystals could grow by
feeding" as is done with crystals by the
wet process Another differ nee is IN tho
manipulation. Instead Of using gas fur
mace, they were enabled 10 keep large cru
cibles constantly heated for one week at q
temperature of 2, 400 dogs Fahrenheit. In
this manner patches OF ak pounds were OBJ
tanned out of ten pound charges.
After the process is completed the rubies
are found adhering 70 the sides of tho
crucible Gig. . in crust of sangue near
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
Putting Him to the Test.

Farmer Peastraw-Well, son, what
did you learn at college?
Son-I learned to fence, for one thing.
Farmer Peastrsw-Thats gocd; I'll
get some nails tomorrow, and Wen have
Q bout.-Mypsey's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
How to E.meay swayinE and o.eIIIatio,


Frequently the oscillations of the main
belt IN a mill come in unison with the beat
Of the engine, and a pretty perceptible
Shaping about OF the belt Is noticeable.
says The Artisan The beat OF sn engine
will often come In sympathy With the
rhytbnic sway Of the building. and 20 In
crease il a. to be very pereeptible. IL this
were continually going on, IN exac. time,
IL would become so great In time "a 20 be
dangerous; but enc or the other gets ahead
and mixes the movement, so that 10 gradu-
ally CEASES until they are again in unison
If the speed Of the engine IA changed IN
either case the swsyipg wli! he kept mixed
al the tine instead Of occasionally. On
long lines Of sbzfsiug this viii appear also.
the pull ca the oelt al the beginning Of to-
stroke being IN unison v1th the spring 81
the shaft. thus causing marked osciila-
tioa- The same remedy il applied her-. 70
mix the TWO movements purpessssg. and he
trouble Is partly removed Il dot entirely.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
The Red Mans Disappointment.

"Ughr' said the Indian, in disgust.
Whats the matter, Swallowtailss''
asked the agent.
Big Injun chase white man four
mile Want scalp. Catch white man
URh white man bald ."-EarDezs Bazzx.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
Neatly Caught.
HER FACE HER FORTUNE.

The following Is told of a iU dee b-fcre
whom man was being tined for SIS 81
ing gold watch from wcman as hl.e
was entering "A 'bCs. The man dcci .-ed
the watch was his. and the woman was
mistaken in identifying it as hers. sud
denly the judge asked:
where's the keyf
The prisoner fuInbled in his 20 ckets.
and said he must have left IL at home.
The Judge asked him IL be wound tine
watch frequently with the key. and he
said Yes"
Then key was procured, watch ard
key were handed 20 the prisdner. and ne
was told TO wind the watch. He opsf.ed
the case but could not find any place 10
use the kew, because the watch was \
keyless one. The sentence was Eve
lars. -I.ondon Tit-Bits
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
A Pies

This life be sighed. ''woaA rsn les
rough
II they would only try
To give us gas that's god enough
To read the gas bills by"
-wAshlrlt-<or. Pos.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

Children Cry ior Pitchers CastOs:a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

Senator Allison told a great truth in a
recent New York interview when he said
that one of the leading questions in Iowa
was whether Iowa should be Michigan
lied. That is one of the leading ques-
lions of the present campaign. In Michi-
gan the Democrats captured the legisla-
ture and the governor. They not only
redistricted the state on Democratic
basis, but they enacted a law making the
election of presidential electors by dis
tricts, insurmg them several votes in the
presidential contest next year. That is
what will be done in Iowa if the Demo
Gratis should have control of the legis-
lature and the governor. There is no
secret about their intention to perpetrate
this political outrage in Iowa. The Re
publicans of the state are fully alive to
the situation and will not allow the best
interests Of their party and state to suffer
from lack of earnest effort in their part.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
FUSION A LOSING GAME.

Hon. w. c. Perry, of Fort Scott, ex
United States district attorney for Kan
| sas under the Cleveland administration,
| in answer to an invitation to be present
at the meeting of Democratic editors in
| Topeka. wrote letter in which he makes
his frank and sensible statement:
81 think l can without obtrusive ego
tism, say that I have always favored
that policy, and am very certain that
can state, after a careful scrutiny of the
history of Kansas Democracy for the
past fifteen years, that Democrats have
| been satisfied only when following their
own flag, and that OF the coalitions and
fusiOns INDUCED in by us, not one has
brought us either contentment, honor or
profit"
From the standpoint of political prin-
ciple and party integrity Mr.. Perry is
eminently correct, but he is in error in
regard to the ''profits" resulting from
such coalitions. True, thay have been
without profit to the party, because
every such victory has reacted to the
party's discredit, but that they have fire.
quently resulted in immense individual
profit to the successful candidate for
Office cannot be questioned. And herein
lies the inducement, the only reason, for
favoring fusion. The party that agrees
to any such scheme does so at the sacri-
flee of principle, and in ninety-nine
times in hundred comes out loser in the
end
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
ABOUT HOLDING WHEAT.

The Chicago Tribune of last Friday
contained long editorial in which it
inveighs strongly against the proposition
that is being urged upon the farmers of
the west to store and hold the present
wheat crop for an advance in price. The
| Tribune assumes to warn the farmers
that if they do so it will be at their
peril, intimating that spectators will
combine against them to force down the
price and keep it down. This is an idle
threat and is simply meant to intimidate.
The Tribune no doubt speaks for the
market manipulators, the capitalists and
the railroads. 1t is against the interest
of all these for the farmers to hold the
bulk Of the crop, for obvious reasons, if
| it were not the farmers would be standing
in their own light to hold it. and no
protest would be heard from either of
the sources named.
If the producers shall adopt the hold
ing policy they lay themselves open to
the charge of combining against the con-
sumers, but it becomes in a measure a
matter of self-defense, which they are
forced into by the combinations of the
other interests against them, and they
simply act upon the promptings of the
first law of nature. The necessity for
such action on the part of producers is
to be deplored, as it must work hard
ship upon large number of innocent
and helpless people, consumers; but
they have ample justification for so do
ing in the situation that has been forced
upon them by no act of omission or
commission on their part.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
e ARCADE "
Largo Herd. of WIZ Animal.

Though wild game has been decimated
in number within the past few years by
INSCRIPTIONS hunters, it is not all gone
yet Still it is even rare TO see even an
antelope close 10 the city, though now
and then q small band Of blacktail deer
VIII come down from the hills 10 drink
at the city springs. or a stray elk may 10
seen between here and Sheep mountas-.
On this account the sight witnessed ~
Charles Book, who came in from North
Park, was an exceedingly interesting
one.
When just this side Of Pinkhampton,
near the Mountain Home ranch, about
thirty-fve miles from Laramie, Re saw
four ball elk, ten deer and herd Of an
telope, so numerous that he could not
count them, grazing altogether IN a little
park close by the roadside. He did not
disturb them and they paid no attention
TO his presence, 50 he took q good look.
IL reminded him Of a visit 20 the zo0log-
icsl gardens IN some eastern city % scs
such a number and variety Of animals
coDgregated together in % small space
Laramie (Wy.) Republican.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A BIissfuI Ignorance.

Nature has evidently done wisely in
hiding tomorrow behind an impenetrable
night What a dismal plight il would
be for Flora to foresee Reginald's angry
impatience and possible profanity in the
sudden May day shower, and so for an
incident which has not yet occurred to
feel that she must give him the mittea'
We can hear the poor girl sobbing, Reg
inald, love thee, but never more Be
suitr Of mine" But why, in the sum
mer moonlight, as they loiter by the sea
and breathe the lovers vow, should they
listen for the laugh Of fatef Why, BE-
cause OF that unfaIlen shower Of May
upon furniture yet unstuFed, should
they lose the hour which, whatever be-
tides, VIII be theirs forever Why should
Flora know Reginald except as time
gradually reveals him.
Would you have her sec today the thin
white HAIR On the shining dome that
shall tomorrow replace this brown lux
uriance Of curls; would you have her
sghast untirnely at that poDderous form
which shall hereafter super=eds this
slight and elastic fgure2 Would It be
better for her or for him IL she could hear
the sharp, impatient word that from
those tender lips Ehe never yet has hsard7
Who knows7 Perhaps that she haz
never suspected the posi- 5.lsy q that
sharp word may make i impossible.
Who knowsz Perhaps whea May day
moving comes there may Be 10 s1dden
shower.-George William Curtis In EAr-
perz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
THE MCKAY CASE AT HOME.

The following from the Anthony Re.
publican throws more light on the now
famous McKay-supreme court embroglic
than all that has been said in the press
dispatches, and will 60 far towards dis
abusing the minds Of those who have
believed the district judge guilty OF
wilfully and wantonly ignored the man
dates of the supreme court. That Nc
Kay erred in legal sense in opposing
the orders of the higher court,
is not denied, but he evidently
erred on the side of right and
justice and for that should not be too
harshly criticised:
The Republican is not prepared to
believe all the stories afloat about
Judge Mckay having disobeyed the
orders Of the supreme court. Nor are
we prepared TO believe that there is a
conspiracy among the members of the
bar and the sheriff against Mckay.
The more we investigate this matter
the more we are inclined 10 believe
that Judge McKay's action was an
honest endeayOr 10 protect an insane
AA'A = tlNPCiNHr CIV III N4ltS, nc SHOULD De
supported BIZ all honest men. The con-
test was between the guardian, ap-
pointed by the probate court FOR the
insane man, and the receiver Of the land
who had charge Of the property as the
custodian Of the district court. The
question Of contempt comes upon the
right Of the judge to accept the restitu-
ton bond rendered by the guardian.
There should be no politics in this case
and the Republican has to say, and that
iearlessiv, that 1t will sustain no Judge
who acts through prejudice or malice,
whatever may be his politics, We want
no Theodore Botkins in Harper county.
On the other hand, We propose to defend
against all corners any county officer
who acts IN good faith, honestly and
uprightly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
The Plain English of 1t.
From the Mcpherson Freeman.


The Democrats, who for a while were
patting the Alliance on the back, have
at last awoke to the fact that third party
measures carried out would work g
complete revolution in our form Of gov,
eminent, changing it from a democracy
to communism; that the extreme pater
nalism of the third party is repugnant tc
every idea upon which our government
is based. There are thousands of good
and true men in the third party, men
who are free from communistic desires.
but these are manned and controlled by
a set of leaders who believe the form of
government should be changed. It is
time that thinking men among farmers
were getting out of the ranks led by a
set of revolutionists who want 10 see a
new form of government set up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
%. T. f.

In speech yesterday Jerry Simpson
said: "Ihe distiller gets from the govern
ment for his whisky what we ask for our
wheat" Thus does the education of the
masses" go on by men who have no more
knowledge of the facts than hog has of
VicariOus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Journal
The EAGLE has no disposition to de-
fend Jerry Simpson or uphold him in
any of his vagaries, but the truth is he
was not far wrong in the declaration
above quoted. To be sure the govern
ment does not advance any money to the
distiller on the whisky be desposits in
the bonded warehouse, but it holds the
goods as security for the tax due thereon,
which tax he is not required to pay I'M
til the goods are withdrawn from bond,
thus virtually loaning him the amount
of such tax to be used in his business.
The system is not only a special privilege,
but it works on the principle of COM
pound interest to the money loaner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A Pathetic Appeal,

4
Why this invasion of Georgia by men
who are mouthpieces of STANCE teach
ings, the emmissaries of an unknown
God: Why this bringing from afar these
evangelists of a new doctrine, these
propagandists of notified and INSANE
titled faith? Has the glory departed
from Georgia, and are there none of her
sons brave enough and capable enough
to lead their brothers into ways of pleas
antness and paths of peace? Has 1t come
to this that the name Georgian is but
another for poltroon, demagogue, traitor
and coward: Has it come to this that
Georgians must be taught their as citi-
zens by a crazy quilt politician from
Iowa and an accident from Kansas?
Then God help US! Then let the angel,of
oblivion kindly cover the names of Craw-
ford, of Stephens, of Toombs, of Gordon
of Jennings, of Johnson, of Grady, and
obliterate forever the story of their lives
and their works.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
For the EAGLE.
a COUNTRY HOME.
o, the restful quiet beauty

o, the restful quiet beauty
OF a sunlit, coutry home,
Where the harsheSt sound we hear is
Hum of working bees, that roam
Ger luXuriant bluegrass meadows;
Or the soothing sound that's born
When the woCing winds caressing
Stir the blades of growing corn;
Or when weary with the fragrance
And the summer noontide heat,
The same tickle wind would linger
Mid the ears of ripening wheat.
In the avenue the shadows
And the sunlight come and grow
Ger the tufts of white wild peoples
By the reaper left to grow,
Tossing on their prickly stems their
Living, breathing, drift of snow
How their yellow hearts are yearning
For the kisses of the sun;
And, like all hearts, true and tender,
Breaking, dying, one by one.
There the summer wind is blowing
With a breath more free and bold;
Underneath the trees-a hammock,
And we read a story old,
Where the gentle sunlight biesses
One brown head, and one like gold.
In the orchard trees are bending,
Bowling low with luscious fruit;
o the glory of the stiffness.
Here the summer breeze is mute.
And the ripping flow of water
In the swollen river near,
Like holy benediction
Falls upon the listening ear.
Would we have all life as peaceful
As this one bright summer day?
Could we on the swollen river
Float all grief and care away?
All, the storms that come in life, dear,
Filling hearts and homes with woe,
Make our lives so like the river
In majestic calm to flow.
July -, 1891. %. T.