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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
AN ANEcDoTE OF "UNsER FRITZ"
He Saved for Filippe the Cow Which
His Soldiers Were About to Eat.

A contributor to The Sunday School
Visitor relates the following characteristic
incident of Frederick William, crown
prince at the time the incident occurred
and afterward emperor of Germany: 1t
was during the war of 1870, when the Ger
man troops were marching on Paris, Filippe
Lerouge, a young French girl living not
far from the city, had petcow, fauchette,
which was almost the only support OF her
family. To save the animal from the Ger
mans she was taken out to Craze only at
night and kept hidden in the daytime.
1t was Filippes task, as soon as she had
cleared away the supper things, to take
Fauchette to the meadow where she
grazed, and stand guard over her for the
hours necessary to give her sufficient time
for her meal II was lonely and dreary
vigil, and many times Fiiippe felt her
heart sink while undergoing 1t.
One night when the new moon gave just
enough light to make out objects clearly,
Filippe was suddenly startled by the sound
Of horses feet coming along the road. 1t
needed no glance in that direction TO know
that body of horsemen were approaching
at a slow gallop.
With the swiftness of the wind she few
to Fauchette's side, and. with her hand on
the gentle creatures shoulder, was about
to push her away toward clurnp OF tail
bushes. But through some careiessness
the bell had not been removed, and either
it gave out tinkling sound or FlIiPpe $
swift running had drawn attention to her
self At any rate, before she could move
the COW, a gruf voice called to her in her
own tongue:
Hold on, therel We see you'll Don't
take that COW away
Overcome with terror, Filippe could only
stand with her hand against the cows
shoulder, looking in the direction whence
the gruff voice had come.
The soldiers had halted. Some had al
ready dismounted and were climbing the
fence Others tore wide gap aud entered
| through it on their horses How their
guns and sabers glittered in the moon
| light!
"Oh. Fauchetter' exclaimed Philippe, with
a burst of tears, as she threw her arms
around her dear cows NECK, Il am afraid
1 they are going 10 Kill you" Then with q
sudden determination she cried. But If
they do they shall xii me first"
Let go tha: COW, gIriP' said the same
/ harsh voice, now unp!easantly near TO ner-
I've must have her.
hat do ron want Of herr said Flnppe,
raising her head and wondering ST her own
| bravery.
| 'To eat"' was the gruf response
At these words FIiippe burst into tears
To eati Her beautiful FaOchette' No. no,
mol
Are you going 10 get away or NOT" the
nan asked again. If yon 10 nos shall
take Won away BIZ force Come
/ she did not move, bit stood with her
arms firmly clasped about ihe neck Q.
Fauchetue. The o.iicer tnTned 20 TWO OF
the men, who lad d.slnounied and were
standing near
seize herr lie SAID
TnAr s.arrad 10 caEy czae-A EiannA AL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Formation of Chalk.

In space not more than one-quarter OF
an inch in diameter perhaps as many as
800 separate shells may be counted. many
of which are perfect In form. Here and
there scattered about you will see some
shells of the exact form of the modern
conch shells only they are million times
smaller You will also probably see many
long, straight and cylindrical shells, sim
liar in appearance to the gigantic orthoce-
ras straight horns) of the carboniferous
limestone Fossil orshoceras have been
found more than foot in length, but
these little congeners of theirs are not
more than the Is 000th of SD inch long,
Others, formed exactly like the great
wheeilike shells of the ammonites of the
cretsceois period, are also to be seen Still
others, the foraminifera. lay in groups hike
piles Of coins toppled over. By counting
these, some of the clusters will be found to
contain from eight TO twenty separate
shells. BY using polarized light, these
coinlike bodies sparkle and glow with the
most gorgeous colors. Every tint of the
rainbow flashes forth as the analyEer Is
rotated.
Others will resemble tiny waters, perfo-
rated with curiously shaped openings.
These latter once formed interior skeletons
of tiny animals, much like the model
sauids or cutslefishes. Most mollusks have
their skeletons on the outside for the pro-
lection of the soft parts within; but Still
others have the sarcode or fieshy portions
arranged around an internal bony axis, In
the same manner as in the class OF verte-
brate animals The cuttiefish of the pres
ent day belongs to this latter class, and the
substance sold as cuttlefish bone, used by
canary birds to whet their bills and grind
up the grain in their gizzards, is nothing
| but this interior sheli.-Macon Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Fmersons Last Sitting.

The last time that Emerson ever sat for
his picture was just before his mind gave
way. He came into the gallery one day
with some relatives, who assisted him with
his wraps and in making ready for the
photographer. IL was very difficult that
dav TO make picture of the great man
that would suit the relatives who were
with him. It wasn't because Emerson was
fussv OF nervous; he was, in fact, most
delightful sitter, and on this occasion his
courtesy was 10 less marked than at other
times. But when be directed his gaze
steadily at the object which the artist Sc
lected the features relaxed very peculiarly,
and the expression of the eyes and mouth
was strongly irrational, If that word may
he used in such a connection.
The relatives who were accustomed to
his features and their expression, saw IN
the negatives what they couldn't see in the
original of the picture So they ordered
that the negative be not developed, but de-
stroyed. And the visit was paid for, but
no photographs were ever delivered. Ii
was noticed that as Emerson left the gal
lerv that dav his ewes were bent steadily on
the floor and he smiled continually. Very
soon after the story OF his mental trout bic
was published. but this story of the last
sitting no one ever beard--St- Louis Globe
DamOcrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Astounding Prices.

During the winter of 1880 the cost Of
living in California was extreme AS the
season was a very wet one, the roads and
trails were full of mudholes, in which sup
ply wagons were stuck and mules and oxen
nired Wagons and animals were unload
ed several times day 20 extricate them
from the mud, and in one instance at least
fourteen days were spent on the road from
Stockton, fifty miles away. Flour reached
a dollar pound. rice the same, pork and
bacon a dollar and sixty cents pound.
saleratus sixteen dollars a pound and
spermaceti candles dollar each. An ounce
of gold was the price of a pick or shovel,
and almost anything needed. except fresh
beef, commanded proportionate price.
That all miners did not get rich Is ac-
counted for in the statement that IL took a
fair claim TO pay expenses. The short du-
ration of placer claim, the loss OF time
in finding another, and the too general
restlessuess, tell the story of many failures
to realize fortune by even those who were
the most lucky. Too often IL was due te
extravaganza One was obliged TO pay two
ounces for pair of pantaloons, hundred
dollars for pair of long legged boots and
four dollars expressage for a letter.-E. u
Waite In Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
He Rnucht the Sermon.

The Rev. Septimus Smith was many
wears ago vicar of St. Cross, Neneham- He
made no secret at all of his habit of buying
ready made sermons any more than his
fondness for old port and of whist playing
with leading parishioners until midnight
of every Saturday. He was kindly
natured. easy going man. and was popular
among his equally easy going flock One
Sunday morning on gong into the vessRy
after service, he found his old clerk in team.
What's the matter, Jonesf" inqHireA
the vicar. "Oh, sir" replied the clerk.
"tbis is painful surprise TO US an "Snr-
prise, Jones, What do you rneanF y our
sermon this morning, sir. We are very,
very sorry, and you gave US no warning. ="
Sermon, Jones' Sermon? What do yor'
mean, mani" why, sar, your farewell
sermon. We are ali dreadfuily cut up.
And it Is quite true that that morning the
Rev. Mr.. Smith had actually read an old
farewell sermon without either intending
or knowing it.-Spectator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Relief for EheumAtism.

'This information, sad q we'll known
physician to me, may saFe many lives; at
anv rate it will prove an invaluable boon
10 people suffering from rheumatism in
any shape OF form. rheumatism, as prob
ably nearly everybody knows, IL caused by
acidity of the blood Ii should never be
neglected This remedy, as | know by
long practice, is very efhcacioGs, and II -
as simple as it is powerful
"Eere IL is" he added. "W hen rheu-
matte twinge is experienced the Patient
should proceed TO drug store and buy
fifteen or twenty-five cents worth Of oil Of
gsulteria (oil Of wIntergreen) pUt ten drops
on lump OF sugar. place it IN the mouth.
permit it 10 dissolve slowly and swallow It
This should be repeated e. intervals Of two
hours unit the last yestlge OF the u7alady
has disap; red. In the meantime take q
dose or two OF Rochelle salts
That" said the physician. SIS al there
Is 20 Il, but /. taken as ! have prescribed u
will save suffering humanity many dollars
IN doctors bills, TO say nothing Of pains,
aches and s~ellinga No, I charge nothLng
for this advice IL Is SIMPLY gwen for TIE
benefit OF mankind. New York Herald
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them coming. and her screams rang far

them coming, and her screams rang Tar
and near. They were echoed by an angry
exclamation from the direction Of the road,
and the next moment a horseman on a
powerful horse came galloping through
the gap into the field.
He was a man in the prime OF life, with
an air that bespoke the commander. When
they saw him the men who had been about
to seize Filippe moved away. Only the
officer held his ground, looking confused.
What does this meanT sternly de-
manded the new conner. Bnt be didn't
wait for an answer; he seemed to compre-
bend the situation at glance.
'"rbere, little girl, do not cry!h he said in
the kindest tones ''They shall not take
YOUR cow. Go home with her lt Is late
for & little girl like you to be out"
Then while Filippe. smiling through her
tears and courtesying. drew Fauchette
away, the commander turned and she could
hear him, after she had gone come dis
lance, angrily reprimanding the soldiers.
Fihppe did not know until long after
ward that the noble looking horseuan " no
had come just IN time to save her dear
! Fauchette was no less a parsonage than
! Frederick William, crown prince OF Ger
many-the good ''Unser Fritz" as ne was
called, who died SO universally loved and
/ regretted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
farorahIe 70 recnverr in order to Undue.

favorable to recovery in order to induce
immunity The practice, although or
to serious objections, must have had no
little success, and was much resorted to IN
the middle of the last century.
Another practice which is not so rare as
one might be inclined to believe is the
inducement of measles. Many people are
under the impression that unless children
have had all the ordinary exanthematous
fevers it is almost desirable that an oppor-
tunity should occur for them to have mild
attacks of these fevers; and / have known
of instances in which, one out of several
children being attacked with measles, no
attempt has been made to isolate the sick
child, for, it was argued, it was as we'll for
the other children TO have the fever also
and be done with it as soon IS possible.
Since this has been done under the infiu-
ence of popular belief, think am JUS
tilted in suspecting that the practice OF
inducing measles for protective purposes
is far from uncommon, although not gen
orally carried out by professional men,
Sheridan Delepine, NJ. B.. in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Postponing the Battle.

bright suburban younester in kits,
vbo for some time has been promised his
first trousers. came across setting hen a.
his home the other day. The aroused
chicken made for the boy. pecked his legs,
Tanned him generally. bat not without IRE
open, courageous stands and returns fren
the boy. Once he screamed. Then he cried
and kicked, then he ran again with the
chicken Juggling at his kits And 50 the
battle went on until the urchin was driven
indoors. But no sooner had he reached a
Mace OF safety than he turned on MS leath-
cred pursuer with tears in has eyes AID
nassiou in his voice, and shaking his list
threateningly he cried:
You just wait TIL | wear pants; III XII
kansas City Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
CHANGE.

Darling. you have changed 50 often
Since met yeu. long ago;
/ so oft have seen you soften
When your lips still murmured "a.
But, loi now the daS8 ere going,
And no word, sweet or unkind.
Comes from you for signal. showing
You again have changed your miodi
Yes, knew your mind Was faltering,"
That you held me "different now"
And knew your heat was altering"
You were changed. yeu scarce knew
how"
But. my darling. o my dearest,
ask only one step more
Take the step that is the nearest
Change, as you have changed before!
Darling, you have changed 50 often
STis but now, or then
Can you not yoar dear heart soften
And change once again7
IF. Hough in Arkansaw Traveller.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
u;s Strongest Plea.

She-You have trified with my affections,
sir, and you shall regret 1t.
He-How have |?
She-Didn't YOU tell me was the pref
test girl in town and that you wanted me
TO be your wife?
He-Yes, but anybody can see from the
context that was speaking ironically
Gpnsey's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Every Cow Her Own Niilkmaid.

JIG. Thompson has received patent for
his automatic mixer An eccentric, three
inches in diameter, is attached to the cows
law. From this leads a wire connecting
with elastic nipples on the udder, each Of
which is fitted with valve, making 1t an
air pump when in motion. When the COW
chews her cud the eccentric revolves and
the wire is worked back and forth like a
piston, creating suction in the nipples
The milk as it is drawn runs into bucket
suspended below. The invention will re-
Ieve the dairyman of much labor.-homer
Index
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
A Novel Ireboat-

A couple of Norwegian engineers have
invented an iceboat that is constructed
upon a different plan from those ordinarily
in use. The ice is not broken by ramming.
as at present, but it is sawn through by
circular saws that are placed below the zee
Another apparatus thrusis thn ice thus cut
from the channel, so that it vill ne longer
obstruct the passage or endan ger the safety
of vessels.-New York journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

We find that brass-and consequently
tin-existed in Tyre, the grea. seaport tow
of the Phpniciaps. on The coast OF syria,
about 1860 p. G. They are frequently re-
ferred TO 10 all works relating 70 tin or "a
Cornwall. The Ph1nicians were ner-
chants. and carried on an important trade
from the ports of Tyre and Ssdou- These
cities rivaIed each other in magnitude,
fame and antiquity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

A Yale student recently handed In a
paper 20 his professor and was surprised
the next day TO have IL returned. with .
note scrawled on the margin. He studied
IL diligently. but was unable TO deGipher
the note, and 80 be brought his paper back
to the professor. Il can't quite make out
what this j., II you please, ssid the stu
dent THAT, sir" said the professor.
"why that Gays j -8nnot read your hand
writing You write illezibly. SIR
Springfield Republican
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Intentional Taking of Diseases

We learn that the indictment Of a first
attack Of smallpox WAS an antique prac-
tice in Africa. Persia and China, and that
the method of incubation WAS brought
from there 10 Constantinople IN l615. ano
from that town 10 England by Lady Mary
Wortiey Montagu. The idea was evidently
TO produce mild attack OF the disease IN N
diYiduais placed under circumstances uloS'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

A very good imitation Of ground glass Is
produced by disyoiving three tao!ezpoon-
fuIs of Epson salts in pint Of var1n water
and applying it 20 the glass with com
mon paint brush. This answers admir-
ably when a sort OF screen is waDssd The
solution must he applied TO TIE SIDE al the
glass which - not exposed 20 tie weather.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
His Prejudiced View.

Esthetic but Unmarried Youth-Now'
what in YOUR opinion is most striking con-
corning lovely woman's garb?
Married but not Esthetlc Growler-The
price. Young man.-kate Fields Washing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

There IL sal a great dezl II supersti:ion
nonsense in the mind Of tns average mari
Ter. Even toe test educated sailors r.fuss
to put 70 sea n a vessel that carries -
body CT q dead lna--
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

The human "a. - very loosely sfcE@ied
il, TIE skull. so that IL IS often oislocaied
bv tie mere act q y4wning, Nos b@lng IL
tended fer biting p1rposes. offensive ~ de-
fsuSEve, no a:seat4on se.u42 . have oeen
t.sid br nature - making : fast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
Glove. aud Gloves.

Spartacus-Do you ever put on the
gloves?
Adolphus-Oh. yes. Every time girl
will let me.-Munsey Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
A Prairie Dogs Well

A Wyoming man has settled the cues
ton OF how the prairie dog. obtain the
water they DRINK he SAYS they dig their
own wells, each village having ole with $
concealed opening. he says lie knows Of
several OF these wells from 80 70 DO fe-s
ceep. each having circular stairway cad
Ing dow a 20 the xzter--:-t- Lo1ls Eess biz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
WEBSTER WINS.


"'Young man. said the spokesman,
syou are making a mistake. You should
sue the corporation. We as individuals
have nothing to do with the matter
"'You are yourselves mistaken, gentle
men, was the reply. The corporation has
nothing to do with it, for the corporation
has done its duty. l prosecute you indi-
vidually for malfeasance in officel The
money has been paid in for this specific
purpose, and the turnpike company will
hold each of you personally responsible for
heavy damages for obstructing its works.
1.-THE result was that the proper order
was signed and the money paid the next
morning"
NV father afterward saw much of young
Webster, and it was in this way their ac-
uuaintance commenced.
What gives a special value to this anec-
dote is that many years later, after l my
self had become intimate with Mr.. Web
ster. | repeated it to him. He recalled the
affair distinctly, and even corrected me ID
one trifing particular.
During the later years of his life was
often at Mr.. Webster's house, especially
when he visited his New Hampshire home
at Franklin. have frequently been with
MN WDSu DS was QNklbC hiObNs Wv SN1
orally the place was enlivened by the pres
ence of congenial friends. He was fond OF
sitting on the piazza in the summer even
ings, and enjoyed and entered into the
pleasantries of the company.
When at franklin his habits were primi-
tive and temperate He always asked a
blessing at the table standing. He did not
slight the service by uttering few unln-
telligible words. His nature was devout-
.'No one can fully appreciate the Psalms
of David until he i past fifty" he said 70
me one evening On another occasion
after he had been making a search for a
second cousin, who he thought lived neal
Franklin, he said: When we are young
every one is for himself. We give little
thought to relatives. As we grow old and
approach the confines of age we cast about
for kindred. "-Richard B. kimball in New
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
ARE YOU TROUBLED

With an old sore, ulcer, or
gun shot wound that refuses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22
MI1lIazE5gle
HIS FIRST LAW CASE
HOW DANIEL WEBSTER BROUGHT
SOME SELECTMEN TO TIME.
He Was q YouEs Student In the Law
Office of Judge Thompson in Boscawen.
The Story Told by the Son of the En-
,;neer Who Built an Old Turnpike Road.

p;neer Who Built an Old Turnpike Road.
lean probably furnish to readers Daniel
Webster's earliest experience in managing
a difficult legal case. l give it on the au-
thority of my father, for the scene dates
back to 1875.
At that period there was no good road
from what were called the @Ports," to wit,
the towns of Boston, Salem, Newburyport
and Portsmouth, through the State of New
Hampshire to the Connecticut river at the
point now known as White River juno
ton. The means of communication were
so wretchedly bad that the merchants
could not send goods to the interior except
at great inconvenience The Legislature
of New Hampshire finally chartered the
Fourth New Hampshire Turnpike" TO be
constructed over the route mentioned The
stock was principally taken in the towns
on the seaboard, and the corporation of
Portsmouth itself subscribed largely to the
undertaking. a special tax was levied to
meet the subscription, the money collected
and paid into the treasury. This money
was only to be paid over to the turnpike
comnany when the road had been finished
to a certain point
Mvfather was the engineer for the upper
part of the road, and when all was ready
the proper documents were prepared to
verify what had been done. These were
taken by him to the Office of Judge Thomp-
son in Boscawen, the attorney for the turn
pike company / give what follows IN my
fath er,c oyVu words.
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STORY OF THE CASE.

need of it, and know how much this fail
ure would embarrass them. My face
must have exhibited intense disappoint-
ment. Suddenly Judge Thompson ex-
claimed:
81 believe will send Dam
AT this thin face was turned up from
q desk near by, showing pair Of immense
black ewes and swarthy visage. 1t was
Daniel Webster, then twenty-five or TWEEN
ty-three years old. He was a law student
in Judge Thompson's Office and had nearly
finished his course.
"'Yes, [ will send Dan,' Judge Thomp-
son repeated. Come again in three days
"Ali this time Dan did not utter a
word, but continued his reading.
cat the end of three days l returned.
Young Webster had collected the money.
] exchanged but a few words with him at
the time When in Judge Thompson s
private Office | asked how 1t was done.
This was his explanation:
Taking letter of introduction to the
Judges correspondent in Portsmouth,
Young Webster presented himself and
asked permission to use his Office to trans
act a little business. He at once proceeded
to issue, in Judge Thompson's name,
separate writs for each of the town officials,
holding each to ball. after the practice OF
that time, in his individual capacity. The
sheriff was sent for, the wrltS put in his
hands with directions to serve Immediately
and to inform the persons against whom
they ran that Judge Thompson's repre-
tentative would be, for that day, at the
office designated.