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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-03
,no low con account of what I've bee

ing low, ''on account of what I've been
through"
"All right, my man." the captain an
swered; and then Pat threw his arm
about his Annie and led her away, the
happiest fellow alive.-Mary Kyle Dali
las in Fireside Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-03

Your wife seems ve1sd-
Yes: she went out - match como
ribbon and found d a. the hrst store -
LIFE
The record-union., 1891-10-27
Why People Get Married.

Though it is very common to reproach
old bachelors with their celibacy, and to
pity old maids as if single blessedness
were misfortune, yet many married
people have seen tit to offer apologies for
having entered into what some profane
wag has called the holy bands OF pad
lock-" One man says he got married 10
set housekeeper, another to ged rid of
bad company.
Many women declare they got married
for the sake of home; few acknowledge
that their motive was to get a husband
Goethe averred that he got married in
order to be respectable" John Wilkes
said he took wife ''to please his friends"
Wycherly, who espoused his housemaid,
said he did it Ito spite his relations"
\ widow who married a second hus-
band said she wanted somebody to con-
dole with her for the loss of her first.
Another, because she thought a wedding
would ''anuse the children" Another,
TO get rid of incessant importantly from
a crowd Of suitors.
Old maids who get married invariably
assure their friends that they thought
they could be more usefulr as wives
than as spinsters. Nevertheless Quilp
gives it as his opinion that nine-tenths of
all persons who marry, whether widows
or widowers, spinsters or bachelors, do
so for the sake of getting married.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
ChesterffeId,s Coolness.

The Earl of Chesterfield was called the
first gentleman of his age 1t was a
cardinal point OF etiquette with him
never to exhibit i'll temper in company.
or be remiss in courtesy to any guest.
But he was sometimes soreIy tried by the
rude and awkward manners of his son.
Philip Stanhope, whom he tried in vain
to educate to gentlemanly habits.
Philip was great glutton, and could
not restrain his appetite even in company.
On one occasion, when his father had in
vited large number of titled guests, an
elegant entertainments was provided. One
of the rare dishes was a platter Of baked
gooseberries, showed over with rich
cream. Philip had been helped bounti-
fully by Lady Chesterfield, who knew
his weakness. But when O. servant was
taking out the dish in clearing the table
Philip beckOned to him, and taking it
in his hand began to lap up greedily the
rich cream. Lord Chesterfield was dis
gusted, but without a change of face or
voice to indicate the tempest within said
in calm tone to the servant:
John, why do you not fetch a strop
and razor, YOU see your master is going
TO shave himselT?''
Philips greediness was checked for
that meal.-New York Press.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
No Fixed stars.

Astronomers tell us that the term
'fXed' applied to the stars is a mistake,
for it is now known that there is not q
fixed star in the heavens, and probably
no such conditions as absolute rest in the
universe, says the Baltimore S3en All
the stars are in motion, and some of them
moving at the rate of 250,000 miles an
hour, or more than thrice theEelocitv of
our earth on it's orbit. 1t might be
thought that this constant motion would
produce continual changes in the stellar
relations and alter the face of the heavens
every few years. But the vast distance
at which the stars are set from us destroy
the visual effect of their motion and pre-
serve the unchanging aspect of the
heavens. None OF the consultations
have suffered a dislocation in 5000 years.
Sirius, Arcturus and the Pleiades are still
in their places. Although the elghty-one
stars IN the Orion have ever been in mo-
ton, each without relation to any other,
the mighty figure is as it appeared to the
man Of Uz forty centuries ago.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
FAST TRoTrING STOCK.
What Bonner Has to Say of SunoI'.
Great Feat.

w hat Bonner Has to Say of SunoPS
Great Feat.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The World quotes
Robert Bonner as saying: 81 do not eX-
pect to ever see any horse trot mile in
two minutes. My good friend, General
Tracy, Secretary oi the Navy, says. if he
is correctly reported, that he expects that
within two years the two-minute trotter
viii have arrived. L cannot agree with
him. and as proof that 1 have the cour-
age of my convictions, I viii give s., 900
to see any horse within two years trot
mile in 2:05 on regulation track. such as
st Cleveland, where Maud S. trOtted, or
any other regulation track, such as at
Buffalo, Rochester or Hartford.
Governor Stanford has accomplished
more than any other man in the country
in this section The idea originated with
him of beginning to develop colts when
only six months old. He has been ably
assisted in carrying out this theory by
Charles Marvin, one of the most compe-
tent and faithful trainers in the country.
Sunol, beside troJting in 2:0S4 on a kite
shaped track, has made some other per-
5Crmances that no other horse has ever
equaled. If she does not beat her own
record of 2:0S4 before she leaves Califor-
MIA this fall | shall be Disappointed"
THE way | came to purchase Sunol
was this: A friend of mine, Peter C.
Kellogg, who is known everywhere as
one OF the best judges of trotting horses
in the country, saw Marvin drive Sunol
in California when she was two years
old. He wrote me about her, advising
that ] purchase her. He believed that
she was the coming world-beater. | re-
ceived letter from him to-day, in which
he says: I rejoice that you bought
Sunol,' and adds, i see she is still COM
ing, and if form and blood count for any
thin, now that she has reached the fall of
her five-year-old year, / anticipate that
she will still add proof that she is the
fastest trotter in the world
LAS to the future development of the
trotteT, | think Governor Stanford is
working in the right direction by getting
4 greater infusion of thoroughbred blood
TO increase the action and endurance of
the cold-blooded trotting horse. [ think
the future viii demonstrate, as his unex-
ampled success in the past has demon
strated, that his theory is correct"
The record-union., 1891-10-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

J. J. Keegan of San Francisco was in
town yesterday.
George H. Lavenson is up from San
Francisco on short visit.
E. W. Maslin, Manager of the State
Board of Trade, is in the city.
Miss Laura Clark has been visiting in
San Francisco for several days.
Miss Eugenia Kelly of this city is the
guest of Mrs. V. S. Gaskill of Oakland.
Miss Bertha Waite has returned from
a three weeks visit to Alameda friends.
Charles L. Gardner, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever for the past week,
is improving.
Chairman Greer of the Supervisors has
returned from atrip through the southern
part Of the State.
Lieutenant John Carpenter has re-
turned to the Government war vessel
Albatross, at Mare Island, after visit OF
several weeks with the family OF his
uncle, General G.. Is. Cosby.
The young ladies of Califia Parlor, No.
%, Native daughters OF the Golden West,
will celebrate their fourth anniversary by
an invitation party to take place at
Pytbian Hall on Friday, November 9th.
It will be an "At Home" Snow party.
Bishop II. J. Becker, of the Church of
the United Brethren, and for long time
a resident of Sacramento, was visiting in
the city yesterday. Last night he left to
fill a round of official engagements in
Oregon. He will return to Sacramento
in about five weeks.
Ethan Lodge, /. O. b. B., held its an
niversary celebration and Simchas IOTah
ball at Pythian Castle, and it was very
enjoyable affair. The committees in
charge were: Arrangements-Gus Law
enson, NJ. S. Lavenson, Ernst Solomon,
j. NJ. Gattmann, Marks Levy, Emil Stein
man, Rev. Jos. Levy. Albert Ell1us, II.
Weinstock. Reception-Gus LavensOn,
NJ. Levy, II. Weinstock,J j. NJ. Gattmann,
Ernst Solomon, Rev. Jos. Levy. Floor
Nj. 5. LavensOn, Emil Steinman, y. Ell
kus, Aaron Wilson, c. Kaufman.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: l.. NJ. Dreyfus, Il. III. Petit and
wife, w. Z. Petit and wife, Willie Pettit,
Mrs. j. p. Hancock, Clarance Hancock.
u. V. Reeves, Edwin Pierce, New York;
=. Likes, ). G. Abbott and wife, +. j. Bau
nell, George J. Lambley, j. d. Sibley, S.
W. Park, j. T. McCollam, f. A. Han
scom, Mrs. Robert Allen, Miss Jennie
Allen, A. w. Buird, San Francisco; j. j.
Campbell, Gait; w. II. Judson, Boston,;
w. II. Davis, Detroit: Z. S. Redeker,
Chicago; Charles Stocks, c. Z. Clirch,
Grass Valley; Mrs. Hoppin, Woodland;
J. L. Russell, San Francisco; b. 0. Curry,
Los Gatos: S. r. Murdock, Colusa; Chas.
e. Moore, Chicago; Charles Glover, Los
Angeles.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
BRIEF NOTES.

Mrs. George Nichols fell from porch
in the rear OF the Central House yester-
day morning and broke her left leg below
the knee.
S. Prouty has brought suit against
Robert Adams, Jr., and II. Adams, to re-
cover $3.50 alleged to be due on promis-
sorry note.
This evening at st. Joseph's Academy
there VIII be a meeting of the ladies who
have in charge the matter of arranging a
fair for the benefit of the Sisters of
Mercy.
The skating rink is proving quite an
attraction, and many attend on after
moons and evenings. On Wednesday
and Saturday evenings good music will
be provided.
The pay-car was in the city last night
and was to go to Placerville this morn
ing. 1t will pay the yardmen here this
afternoon and the employees of the shops
tomorrow morning.
Suit was brought yesterday by T. r.
Jones against Richmond Woods of this
city and w. II. Howard of San francisco
to quiet title TO lotZ, in the block bounded
by and S, Fifth and Sixth streets, in
this city.
NJ. NJ. Drew left for the East on Satur.
day night, and when he returns he will
bring with him, aS the States agent, the
young man Lyon, who is under arrest in
Michigan for swindling Wells, Fargo 6
Co. in this city.
According to all accounts, the dive that
is now being maintained in the old Hotel
de France building on Second street. is one
of the worst in town. 1t is the rendezvous
of the cream of the fraternity of toughs
and the Police Commissioners are ex-
pected to give it their special attention.
At the meeting of the Board of City
Trustees Yesterday the Chief Engineer OF
the Water Works reported that during
the past week 35,74l,0 900 gallons of water
We're pumped. The Holly engine was in
operation ninety-fve hours, and the
Stevens seventy-seven and a half hours.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
FAST OVERLAND TRAINS.
Time Between Chicago and San Fran
cisco to be Shortened.

Time Between Chicago and San Fran
cisco to be Shortened.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-The train-running
time between Chicago and San Francisco
is soon to be shortened by several hours
November lstthe Burlington, Rio Grande
and Central Pacific roads will put in effect
thorough schedule on which closer
connection at Denver and Ogden than
heretofore has been made will greatly
shorten the time of the journey. It is
also proposed to quicken the speed of
last trains so much that a passenger leav-
ing Chicago Monday evening, for in
stance, will arrive III San Francisco on
Friday evening, instead of Saturday
morning, as at present. These trains will
have attached to them u through tourist
Car for Portland, Or, through sleeper
for San Francisco and tourist sleeper
Tor Los Angeles. 1t has not been deter
mined exactly the number OF hours this
arrangement will reduce the time, but it
Is not less than eight or ten hours.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
Beecher's First sermon.

During this time / was with an aunt in
Northbridge, Mass, resting after a long
session of teaching, and Mr. Beecher
came there during this visit to teach for
the first time through a vacation, says
Mrs. Beecher in the first of her reminis-
cent papers in the October LGdieS' Home
YouTHdI. And here, where he taught his
first school, he also preached his first ser
mon. Evening service was being held in
the little, old scho0lhouse where he
taught, and the villagers had requested
Mr.. Beecher to take charge of it for that
evening. At first he was surprised. but
he quickly collected himself and con-
sentad TO preach. How well remember
the look of surprise-almost scorn-on
some faces, when he-this lad of seven
teen-rose to address them. Some thought
it farce, until he began 10 speak. Then.
attention came leveled at him, and for
nearly an hour scarcely one in that audi
ence moved in his seat. The sermon was
an earnest one, simple yet eloquent. Not
once did he hesitate for single word.
Sentence followed sentence as smoothly
IS if they were uttered by minister of
long experience. Never did he in Ply
mouth pulpit, or on any other platform.
hold an audience more fully under his
control, so thoroughly spell bound, than
in this, his first ciiort.
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U. S. SUPREME couRr.
Several Cases Advanced on Motion of
the Government.

Several Cases Advanced On Motion OF
the Government.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Tn the Supreme
Court to-day the Government moved to
advance the following cases:
The United States VS.. The Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. The
question at issue is whether or not the
Government should be charged for mes
sages to the Western Union which were
transmitted in part or wholly over the
line of the Union Pacific Railroad, which,
as a subsidized railroad, is obliged to
carry telegraph messages free for the
United States.
The United States VS.. The Cotton
Marble and Lime Company and the
Southern Pacific Road, involving title to
overlapping land grants where the land
is within thirty miles of the indemnity
limits. The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
comes within twenty miles of the limit of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
whose grant is antedated by that Of the
tirst-named company.
The United States VS.. Budd and Mont
gomery, brought here from the State of
Washington TO secure the definition Of
the words unfit for cultivation and valu-
able chiefly for its timber or stone." rs
used in the Timber Act Of June 8, 1878
Nishimuraekin VS.. The United States.
This case involves the conStitutionality of
the process by which persons entering
the country, contrary to the immigration
Law, are deported out of the United
States.
A. III. Garland, Attorney General, in
the United States Supreme Court to-day
moved the advancement of the important
and interesting case OF the Roman Catho-
lie Bishop of Nisqually VS.. John Gibbs,
II. NJ. Anderson, r. II. Yeatman and the
United States. BY this suit the Bishop
seeks to secure title to some 40 acres of
land comprising the United States mill
t ~ reservation at Vancouver, Wash
The land is now worth over 100000. At
tho time Oregon Territory was organized
the Catholic Church had mission at this
place with permission Of the Hudson
Bay Company, which had its principal
trading station at Vancouver. The Or
ganic Act of Oregon confirmed the title to
not exceeding $40 acres to the religious
societies occupying the land as mission
airy stations. Under this Act the Bishop
claims the whole section, while the United
States contends the Catholic Church had
merely permission from the Hudson Bay
Company TO occupy Il small tract for re-
ngious purposes, and no title to the land,
except half an acre, which has been al
lowed it,
The record-union., 1891-10-27
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLIsM.
The Feeling in Its Favor Growing in
European Countries.

The Feeling in It's Favor Growing in
European Countries.
New YORK, Oct. pa Washington
special says: The feeling in favor of
international bimetallism seems to be
growing. and to be likely to prevail in
European Cabinets, if the European Pow
erS can be convinced that the United
States does not intend to plunge into
coinage of its own motion. Several gen
tIemen of standing in private life agreed,
early in the past summer, to make some
inquiries of foreign hnanciers with
view to an international agreement, and
10 report the results to the President and
Secretary of the Treasury without ex-
pense 70 the Government. They discov-
cred so friendly feeling to the use Of
silver in Europe that they recently asked
and obtained credentials from our Gov
ernment showing who they are and what
their instructions are, without having
authority TO commit the United States
officially TO any programme. The fact
for is regarded by the President as a very
encouraging indication of the feeling in
England, France and Germany in regard
to the remonetZation of silver. The gen
tlemen who have been making the in
quiries would not have asked Tor such
credentials if they had not felt the time
was approaching for serious negotiations
with the European Powers, for they have
no personal or financial interest in mag
nifying their Office.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
aangal Beisi.tg 7oo,norr.

ratus, heartburn, vertigo, unrest, sourness
short right ribs and right shoulder blade.
lIckle appetite, are among the hateful in
dlcia of biliousness, which, however,
speedily vanish when Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is employed as regulator.
Most eiiectually is its work of disciplin-
ing carried out, as complete renewal of
tie digestive, sec1etive and evacuative
functions satisfactorily proves. In cases
OF malarial disease the liver is the princi-
pal gland involved. and for maladies of a
malarial type Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
Is an absolute specific. AS a laxative
painless but effective-it is unrivaled, and
it is an admirable preventive of chronic
kidney trouble and rheumatism, and a
superb general tonic and corrective.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
Chance for a Bargain.

On the Sd of November, at IL A. NJ, Ed
win X. Alsip q Co. will sell at auction
the elegant residence and grounds of
Mrs. NJ. a. Mesick, at Ninth and 4
streets. The dwelling contains thirteen
large, airy rooms, closets in each bed
room, pantry, two bathrooms; parlors
and hall frescoed in oil.
The lot has frontage of 115 feet on
Ninth street by $50 feet in depth, filled to
the grade and seeded to blue grass and
planted to choice flowers and shrubbery:
has large fountain in good order.
The premises will be open for inspec-
ton each day Except Sunday from ii
A. NJ to $3.50 p NJ
The record-union., 1891-10-27
by HOOK OR CROOK. .:
An Ingenious Attempt to Explain the
Origin of the Phrase.


There have been many attempts mead
to explain the origin of the phrase 'By
Hook or Crook" The Boston NetcS-
Letter of January, 1776, explains the ex-
preston thus: Hook and Crook were the
names of two English Judges at the be-
ginning of the last century. They We're
both men Of prominence in their profess
sion, but not more remarkable for any
thing than for the perpetual diversity OF
opinion that peyailed between them on
matters of legal Jurisprudence. BE the
case what 1t would, every suitOr was sure
to have either Hook or Crook on his
side"
Wilson's 'Origin of Familiar Words
and Phrases" says that probably means
''foully like a thief or holly like a
Bishop" the hook being used by bur
lars, the crook being the Bishops crozier.
The Hand Book of Fact and Fancy
gives the following story under the
heading of "By Hook or Crook: 1.-The
great fire at London in 1866 destroyed 49,
200 houses, and in many cases obliterated
all the boundary marks requisite to de-
termine the sites occupied by buildings
previous to the fire. When the rubbish
was removed, disputes arose among the
people as to the position and extent of
their landed estates. These contentious
promised not only interminable lawsuits.
but also delayed the rebuilding of the CITY
until they could be settled. Accordingly
two OF the moSt-eXperienced surveyors
of the day-Chas. Hook and Geo. Crook
were called upon to act as arbitrators in
the matter, landowners entering into a
compact to take the decision Of Hook and
Crook as final and binding. From this
fact arose the now famous phrase which
heads this article.
AS fourth and last solution Of the
mystery, an old London legend tells us
that the numerous families of Hook and
Crook formerly did the ferry business for
the whole of the British metropolis. No
odds on what boat you crossed the
Thames. you We're sure to ride with Hook
or Crook.-BoStOn Herald
The record-union., 1891-10-27
a Sacramento Pacer.

j. L. McCord has commenced suit in
the United States Court to recover the
possession of the PAGER Ned Winslow.
which is now at Tattersalrs, New York.
The horse was sold to parties there two
months ago.
The complaint alleges that both parties
entered into a contract whereby the Tat
tersallS' people were to take McCorci's
black PAGER Winslow to New York and
sell him for 800, they to pay expenses
of transportation and to be responsible
forall accidents or damage. They failed to
keep the contract, hence the suit.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Prices Realized at Yesterdays Sales
in the East.

= I'VE AANtAAas'SA 81 ASoSCAdstS safes
in the East.
CHICAGO. Oct. 26.-Tne Porter Brothers
Company sold to-day at auction for ac-
count of California Fruit Union shippers,
Tokays, 81 95@2 80; single crates, g0c@
81 so; Cornichon grapes, 81 30; single
crates, 81 l5G1l 30: Muscats, 81 20td2 %:
single crates, S5c0Sl %; single crates
Emperor grapes, SI91 50; double crates,
81 S5Gt2 %; Silver prunes, 81 rs; Keifer
pears, 81 1902 IS: Winter Nellis pears,
81 1901 80; plums, 81 10.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-The Earl Fruit Com
Dany sold California fruits at auction to-
day as follows: Tokay grapes, double
crates, s. l5G2 p; single crates, 81 100
] 35; some poor color, 95c(aSl; Muscat
grapes, single crates, Sl6gl p; some
small, Sj@Mc; Cornichon grapes single
crates, Il l5: Emperor grapes, single
crates, 81 050l 10; Nerdelle, 81 10; Salway
peaches. 81 80; Winter NelliS pears, 81 70
al so; ID. d'Alencon, S2(a2 55; Vicar,
s. so; Easter Beurre, 81 30; Glout
Moroccan, s. 1902 80; White Doyenne.
s. 30; Onondago, 50 so; Goes late red
plums, 81 10.
AT MISNEAPoLIs.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 2j.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold Calift.uia fruit at auction
to-day as follows: T0kay grapes, single
crates, 81 30@1 35, .Iuscat, single crates.
81 10@l 35; Nerdeile, single crates, 81 40;
Emperor, double crates, s. 40; Winter
Nellis pears, 81; Salway peaches, 81 %.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW York, Oct 26.-The Porter Broth
ers Company sold to-day at auction, for
account of California Fruit Union ship
pers, Glout Moroccan pears, 81 506g3 20
Fourelle pears, s. %; Goes Late red
plums, 95c01SI 20: double crates Tokays
81 go; double crates Muscats, 81 20; Sal
way peaches. 75c.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
AT RoSToN.

BosToN, Oct. 26.-Blake q Ripley,
agents for the California Fruit Union,
sold to-day one car of California fruit for
81, 800 gross; single crates Tol5ays sold to
average 81 26; double crates Tokays,
- Is; single crates Muscats, 81 05; double
crates Muscats, 81 Sc; single crates Cor
nichons, 81 81; double crates Cornichon
grapes, So 81.
The record-union., 1891-10-27
Republican City Convention.

At the Courthouse this evening the Re-
publicans will meet in convention 70
make nominations for School Directors
and City superintendent of Schools.
The convention will be called to order al
T:30 O'Clock.
The record-union., 1891-10-27

Rescued From the Depths of Misery.
The misery endured by unfortunates
whose livers are dereliet IN duty is un-
speakable. Sick headaches, nausea, cos
tiveness, disorder of the digestive anna.
The record-union., 1891-10-27

1.-THE Seven Sisters Stars of the Mvste-
rious Ten and the Daughters of the Sep
ulcher'' is the dazzling title of a colored
life association of Texas
The record-union., 1891-10-27

YETANTED-A FURNISHED ROohtBY A
w lady. Address ROOM, this Office.
o27-3t&
The record-union., 1891-10-27

w NANTED-THREE OR -FOUR CENT? E-
wv men to board and lodge IN a private
family, 1915 Fourteenth street. o27-6tt
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In1tuH
3lDn,tIrp.

NYA&TED--WoMAN TO COOK AND DO
w housework; position permanent; pay
hrstclasS; 230l II street oo7,ofe
The record-union., 1891-10-27

XHTANTED-BY \ YOUNG GIRL, A
w place to help with general housewor<
and cooking. Please call at 314I% St o27-3*
The record-union., 1891-10-27

ISTANTED - GIRL FOR GENERAL,
| w houSework. Apply GREGORYiS PHO
TOGRAPH GALLERY, Fifth and streets. Ita