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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

The electric railway company of this
city will shortly put electric headlights on
their cars. The headlight consists of an
incandescent light and strong reflector,
enclosed on the sides. They throw a very
brilliant light. These lights will be affixed
on the top of the cars and will be first
tried on the new vestibule cars.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

The Alliance people met in Schnitzler'
hall again last night and continued the de-
bate on the national banking system.
Nothing was transacted of political
significance, and the attendance was not
large
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

The Lincoln Street Christian church
Sabbath school picnicked at Alamo yester-
day. A pleasant time is reported.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

]. P Moore, the efficient assistant post
master, with H. L. Jackson, Esq, left yes
terday for Conway Springs. on business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

w. 3. Henry, of Olathe, Kan, the state
agent of the Burlington Insurance com.
pany, is in the city doing business with
Insurance men
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

The fire boys are busily engaged in max
ing preparations to receive Chief Walden
in propar shape, who arrives on this after
Moons Santa Fe train. The Eagle band
will turn out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

No less than thirty different patents
have been issued in the United States on
umbrellas in the last ten years, but none
Of them has been accepted b. maker OF
buyer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Miss Birdie Andrews left over the Mis-
souri, Pacific yesterday afternoon for a
pleasure trip to ST. Joe, where she will re-
main some time visiting friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mrs. Cyrus Sullivan who went to Te-
cumseh, Neb., and found and returned
with Arthur Sullivan's team, says that he
drove south and west all of the way back
and covered what is called the best por-
ton of Kansas, and some of southern Ne
braska. He says he saw the best all round
crops in what he is sure is the best
county in Kansas. It's name is Sedgwick
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

John Goodyear, who has been very i'll
for some weeks, has gone to Geuda Springs
TO try the curative qualities of the waters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

All members of the Eagle band are re-
quested to be at the Monarch billiard par
lor this evening at o'clock, sharp for
parade. By order of J. II. Hobbs, director.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21
SMITH.

The little German princes lunch and
breakfast with their parents, and so
strict is the emperor in all ceremonial
observances that the little boys are
dressed three times each day IN clothing
appropriate for the hour. They are al
ways attired in English fashion, and
their morning suits exhibit more signs
of wear and tear, more evidences OF
thrift in the careful darning and repair
ing done upon them than an American
boy of means would submit 10 wearing,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

A brakeman named Crawford was caught
between an engine and a coach at the
Santa Fe yards yesterday afternoon. The
ilan is brakeman on the Wichita and
Western road. His injuries are very ser
ious, having had his right arm fractured
and his collar bone broken. A surgeon at
tended to the man, and from last accounts
he is resting as easy as can be expected
under the circumstances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Paisley and family,
of Lincoln, Neb., are in the city this week,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Ash.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

During the ten years ended with ls9a
the country received more than S29, 600
Italians In the last year of the ton the
Italians constituted almost one-eighth Of
the total immigration. About the same
fraction Of the whole was made up Of
Russian Jews and Poles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

1t is announced that Miss Rosa Schles-
niger, of this city, is soon TO be married TO
Mr.. New, dry goods merchant of King
man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Commissioner Randall was unable TO
attend the meeting of the county commits
sioners yesterday. The board had under
consideration some important business,
but on account of Mr. Randall's absence
held no meeting Mr.. Randall was taken
i'll yesterday morning while on the road to
Wichita from his home at Mt. Hope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Chief Charles Burrows was setting up
the cigars to his friends yesterday, on the
surprise rendered him on his birthday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Jake MathewsoG has returned from a
two months sojourn in Missouri, where
he has been on business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mr.. F. T. Ogston, who again assumes
the local management of the Crawford
opera house, arrived in the city last even
ing from New York state where he has
been spending the summer. Mr.. Ogston
remarked that he was much pleased with
being located in Wichita again. He also
reports having spent very pleasant sum-
mer. The opera house has been renovated,
and fine attractions have been secured for
the coming season. Some Of the best com
panies in the country will show in Wichita
III Is winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

j. b. keister, who has been in the city
several days visiting his family and
friends, has gone onto the road again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21
A number of Wichita people have

A number of Wichita people have left
within the past week for pleasure trips TO
Europe. A party of Wichita people con-
sisting Of Mrs Susannah Kindseder and her
two children. Joseph Helton, Paul DEF
fenbach, Peter Orth, Barbera Joox, Joseph
Albert, Nicholas Martin, Henry Beerman,
set sail yesterday on board of the steamer
Rhynland, of the Red Star line, at New
York, and go direct to Antwerp Most of
the party visit in south Germany, while
Mr.. Beerman goes 70 Westphalia in the
northern part of that country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

J. NJ. Rogers and wife. of Anness. Sum-
ner county, are in the city visiting friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Miss Fannie Taylor is at Geuda Springs
visiting with her aunt at that place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Robert Broker, a wholesale liquor
dealer, of Nevada, No, is in the city on
bUSiDasS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Rev. ]. w. Tull, of Kingman, is in the
city shaking hands with his numerous
friends
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mr.. w. B. Smith is in the south part of
the state on business trip
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mr.. y. r. Elliott, a contractor of Well
ington, who is well known in the city, left
for Salt Lake City few weeks ago
Word was received from him yesterday
that he had gotten the contract for build
ing city building and tie county court
house at Salt Lake City, having been the
lowest bidder His bid was S35S, 900, which
is 100000 lower than his competitors Of
fered to do the work for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

The local lodge of Knights of Reciproc-
ity held IA meeting last evening and elected
delegates to attend the state meeting of
the Republican league at Topeka on Au
gust e. The order has already a large
membership here and initiated twenty
members last night The following mem
bers were elected delegates: Gen. Murrey
Myers, o. H. Bentley John D. Davis and
T. r. FnOch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Mrs. Della Woodman, of Denver, who
has been visiting friends here and in
tCheney, left for her home Yesterday.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07
Handling "Live" Wires,

The following advice from an ex-
perienced electrician with regard to
olive" wires is worth remembering:
"Never touch an electric wire that has
fallen down across your way while
standing on the ground, as your body
will become a conductor for the cleo
trio fluid to the earth, unless you have
rubber boots upon your feet. Line
men are sometimes seen pulling these
wires about, but they have insulating
rubber boots upon their feet, orgloves
OF like material upon their hands, and
some people, supposing these coverings
to be only used for protection against
the wet weather, have foolishly grasp
ed the wires and received severe shocks
i'll consequence. Don't employ a car
penter or ordinary laborer nor do you
yourself attempt to fix any electric
apparatus OF any power about your
property, whether the current is turn
ed on or not. Electric wires should be
handled one at time If it is neces-
sary to take hold of two wires at the
same time, don't do it. In handling
or drawing any wire lying over any OF
the ordinary street wires, especially
such as convey currents for electric
lighting, use n dry hand line for the
purpose or grasp the wire with iusulat-
ed pincers. An ordinary wire clothes
line may become the conductor of a
deadly current. In u dynamoroom,
tnnph 70 Oh
The most Notwithstanding dishpan
may strike you like nailed hand.
Nothing is safe to you here unless you
know everything. Let workingmen
remember that when u company has
strung wires on the crossbars of poles
so closely together that aman can not
move easily between them it is better
Tor him to come down and resign.
What profiteth it a man that he has
n situation if his wife be widow?
Never close circuit without giving
notice to all concerned. A telegraph
notice received in the back of the neck
generally arrives too late to do any
good. On no condition let two wires
touch your body at the same time.
Don't think that any wire is not dam
gerous. There is a difference between
gun with cap on it and one with
out that can be detected with the
naked eye, but loaded wire-who
knoweth it? Trimmers employed to
attend to lights in crowded public
thoroughfares should be sure that the
current is turned off before they touch
the lamp, as thestep-ladders are often
very high, and the public objects to
being hit on the head by gyrating
galvanized lamn trimmer p
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07
Indians as Smokers.

Every Indian worships tobacco.
Give the Sioux sufficiency of beef
and tobacco, and there will be no
more war between them and the
United States.
They do not get any tobacco from
the Government in these days, so they
will sell what little else they do have,
and with the proceeds procure cigar
cites and tobacco.
1t used to be that the red man was
satisfied with dried red willow bark.
but he has been civilized very materi-
ally, and now insists on the best
brands OF the most thoroughly cult
waited and manufactured weed.
Some of the older fellows still mix
the willow with their smoke-they pre-
fer the Kinnick- Kinnick-but the
younger men take the tobacco straight.
Their love for cigarettes amounts
almost TO passion, and yet the In
dian is master of the situation. He
can smoke enough cigaretts to kill
every dude on the face of the earth.
go on the warpath for a couple OF
months and starve, and yet turn up
with a physique that seems uniniured
The suggestion that unlimited cigar
cites were cheaper than soldiers thus
falls to the ground and becomes val
ueless.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07
Street Scenes In the Far East,

Everybody has heard about the
dogs and donkeys of Oriental cities,
how dogs roam about without owners,
and how the donkeys bear patiently
their many burdens and get only
scanty thanks in return. But all
Eastern streets abound in noyel and
fascinating sights-bright gowns, tiny
shops, yelled women wearing woo den
sandals, gaunt camels swaying along
with rude bells tinkling. FROM the
first the energetic peddiers are ICON
spicuous. If the traveller approaches
the Levant by way of Constantinople
he plunges at once into their favorite
haunts. The first night in this great
historic city will not be forgotten, ior,
the bowling of the hungary st
dogs, is hardly silenced before
coming of daylight brings out
tltude OF these noisy vendors,
then sleep is out of the question.
would think they were trying to arc.
people IN the next street, to hSJl
them all ready for making purcha
Some are shouting in Turkish aol|
some in Greek, advertising the ex.s
iience OF the good things that theyb
IN the high baskets on their back =,
on diminutivemouse-colored donkn :
We look down from the hotel wincand
and watch them as they pass alon5 Oh
stop for bargaining. There are To-.
OF tempting white grapes, rosy pea
es, and profusion of fresh vegetab--
evidently just in from the garde,
along the Bosphorus. or those b6 .
dering the Sweet Waters beyond
Golden Horn. In all the towns alo,,
the Asia Minor coasts these SEEM
are repeated, with perhaps a trifle les,
noise. At Smyrna in early Autumre
the nina swarms with sellers of tn,
luscious sugar-melons. and little ca,
lier all the ports of the Greek Arch
pelago echo with "Sweet. fresh fipsl'.1
Nicholas.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

old clock in the corner reeled, stag
gered, and fell
Fell across the clumsy cradle, SILVER
ing it into crushed and shapeless pieces
Instinctively the little circle round the
| fire sprang up, huddlingclose together
ooh, David" calculated Mrs. Jenni-
fer "the clock-Uncle Johns clockl"
"And the cradle, tool" groaned
David, as, with Mr. Starworthy's aid,
he slowly upreared the disjointed
skeleton OF the old clock, whose worn
hands had travelled their last circlet,
and began to gather up the splintered
fragments ofthe stained cherry cradle.
"Turn it tits side, squire" he said.
'rLucky that Eliza had the baby on
her lap, wasn't it? Here, I'll do it.
Hallol Observation-Disclosures all
this mean2"
For, as he turned the heavy wood
on it's side, there was jingling as if
every rusty nail had turned into q
chime of tiny bells "a rain of tarnish-
ed gold pieces on the floor, from be-
tween the board into which the mas
sive rockers were screwed and that
which formed the bottom of the era
die, each wrapped in a crumpled bank
note to deaden its tinklel
"I'm wide awake, amt land this
isn't dreaml" questioned David Jen-
infer, as, kneeling on one knee on the
floor, he stared round at the amazed
faces of the group beyond. ELIZA,
it's your Uncle Johns legacy come at
lastl We're rich, my girl--we're richl
And to think how we've rocked the
cradle these ten years, and never
found it out"
David Jennifer was right. For ten
years the forty thousand dollars had
swayed back and forth, to the sound
OF ELIAS low cradle songs, and made
no sign that it existed. Now the spell
was broken.
Willoughby Starworthy glared from
the heaped-up wealth toward Eliza
Jennifer with q face as baffled and
wrathful as that of Tantalus might
have been. Oh, blind, Blind Oh, de-
ceived-duped at last
Well was it that old John Holden
slept quietly under the shadow OF the
gray church spire, unconscious of
praise or blame. Willoughby Star
worthy could almost have dragged
him from the grave to wreak his ven
geance on the senseless bones that no
longer had aught in common with the
world above.
Willoughby Starworthy-poor,
struggling, mated with sharp-faced
shrewi David Jennifer-married to
the only woman his rival had ever
really cared for, with fortune at his
command!
"Truly," thought the dilapidated
young squire, "there is such a thing as
even-handed justice in this world!"
The mission of John Holden's clock
was accomplished now. 1t had licked
softly on until the hour had come
which the strange old man had per-
haps anticipated upon his death-bed;
and now it was silent forever.
Eliza had come into her legacy at
lastl
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

Bessie-O sweet, o noble Count.
This proves you love me for myself
myself. Oh, dear, delightful thought
that thus a noble, titled man, OF high
intelligence, of manly beauty and sur
passing grace, loves me for me alone
loves me-loves meme only; and be-
cause OF me, he lovesl And we shall
dwell"
Count-In da land of da golden sun.
In Boccaccioland where da fragranta
spices fila da ali, where da graceful
macaroni grom-da land ola da sun
beams-da land of da Capulets--da
land of Tito and Romoia, OF Romulus
and Remus, of Cato, of Caesar, OF
Dante. of Machiavell, of Titan, Mich
ael Angelo-da land ola music, where
da birds MARBLE da sweeta sonatas
ALA da year-da land where to live isa
to love. Oh, sweetaheart, in my
Whitea castle bya da sea your life
shall pass lika one sweeta dream of
Paradise.
Bessie-Sweet love, you paint q
heaven for me in the contemplation OF
which my senses swoon. But hark!-
my maids knock at the door. Goes
to door, What? A telegram Re-
turns toward Count, opening message
meantime. But | believe | would pre-
fer Chicago. Wouldn't you, dear?
Count-Ahy place ina da world with
you, sweet pet. Buta-why Chicag'?
Bessie-Because, in Chicago, if we
found we were not well mated, that we
were not compatible-if our love grew
cold, we would easily-oh, 80 easily
become divorced.
Count-Divorce? Divorce? Oh, deara
one--you breaka my poor heart. Bes-
sic reads telegram and starts. Iowa
you da tooa much-da tooa much
noa power in ALA da world can ever
make me want divor'-
Bessie-O God!-oh, misery! This
telegram-quickl quickl!-water! And
| just on the verge OF glory! Count
brings water and revives Bessie from
apparent faint.
Count-Whatta da mat? Whatta
da mat?
Bessie-Horriblel Horriblel But
you will not forsake me, dear Pm
sure OF that. Smiling as through
tears. My poor, poor fatherl
Count-What? Railaroada smash?
Your faith gltta killed? Tooa bad!
Tooa bad! ! Dat maka me weep da
redda hotta tears lika da teakettle.
But you have da one gooda friend.
sticka toyou lika cinch-I-
Bessie-Listen, dear, | know you
love me truly, and that l count upon
but hear this dreadful news Reads q.
"Pack up all your small valuabes
and meet me at the depot in onehou
| am cornered in a corner in wheat.
Loss total. Creditors get all except
what | can get away with. Your faith
er, u. |. G.. BRISTLE.'
Count (making for the door -Gr-r-
eata Scott Grea whiz.l Wowll
maka one nar-r-r' escape. goa back
to my biz'-grinda da org'-sella da
banan'-shina da shoe-doa da an
t'mg-runna da barb shop. [Exit.1
Bessie-Nextl Ugh! wish l hadn't
let him touch mel Well that settles It'll
Charley gifts Eyes" tonight without
no further monkey business. lCur-
tain.l
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07
LOVE AND RAIN.

Tie rain was beating a rataplan,
Drop-drop-in the street;
And all the way not woman or man
Or even a copper on beat
But he and !, in friendly door.
Were having u friendly chat;
We never had met in our lives before,
But little we rocked ofthatl
The rain swept down like a lancer's charge,
Swish-swish-in the nire;
There was water enough to float barge,
And never a ceb to hire
And he was excessively kind, you know,
And civilly tried to explain
How the wind-or something-wouldc come
and blow
The rain to the clouds again.
The rain was sounding slow recall,
Drip-drip-in the flood
When he muiiied me up in my feecy
shawl
And guided me through the mud.
o
That shower has blown by for many day,
But in fancy it drenches me yet;
And just for the sake of old times we say
That our wedding day, too, shall be wet.
j T. Brennan, in Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

FIFTEEN years ago in was only in tel
egraphing that electricity had large
application in this country. Now Mr..
Edison estimates that 5000, 900, 900 are
invested in electrical industries. The
growth has been phenomenal, and has
added greatly to the conveniences md
TO the sources OF wealth which the peo-
pie enjoy. But nevertheless, 1t would
DO interesting to speculate on the uses
to which that 5000, 900, 900 of capital
would have been put had recent dis
coveries in electrical science not been
made.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

The more we know of Alaska the
more valuable and resourceful that
region seems. For some time there
has been desire on the part OF En-
gland TO encroach on our seals in that
region, but the fur trade is not the
only or even the main reason why the
Territory is 10 be priced so highly.
On the contrary, one of the most emf
nent authorities on Alaska recently
gave it as his opinion that in the event
OF the entire destruction of the fur seal.
the salmon, cod, and herring fisheries
of the Territory which are de-
stroyed by the seal would be so pro-
portionately enhanced and so much
more valuable that the possible ex-
termination OF the seals lisa contingent
~ that need excite no serious alarm
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-05-07

THERE is no nation that takes so
much interest in the career and per-
sonality OF its leading citizens as do
we Americans, but our attitude toward
great men is not sufficiently deferential
20 be termed hero worship. We pay
them respect but not homage. We
are inquisitive about them, and like to
feel that we and they stand on init
mate terms. See, for instance, the
crowds that flock around the White
House and obtrude their friendly fam
iliarity upon each successive President
until his life becomes burden and
his right hand shapeless mass.