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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
victims of Misplaced Confidence.

There is a famous dairy farm that sup
plies large city not thousand miles
away from New York. The place was
started some years ago by a wealthy
gentleman of very high social and re-
ligious standing in the community which
he aimed to supply. OF course, the farm
was extensively advertised. and among
the "best families" in that city a few
years ago it was scarcely possible to find
one which did not boast Of having upon
its table the eggs, butter and milk from
this establishment.
In due course Of time the venerable
proprietor Of tins farm went the way of
all humanity. When his executors came
to settle the affairs of his estate one of
the heaviest liabilities was a large &C
count for milk that had been regularly
furnished for a period OF several years
from one OF the largest swill milk con-
Germs in the neighborhood. 1t is almost
needless to say that the former patrons
of this famous farm, when they learned
of this little revelation. were less enthusi-
astic than they had been before. New
York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

in the second scene Of the third act,
where Rosencranz and Guildenstern are
sent by the king to spy on the alleged
madness of Hamlet.
1.-The usual futile endeavors to get any
information out Of the melancholy Dane
were gone through with and then, Of
course, came Booths powerful scene in
which the musical instrument is intro
duced (the pipe on this occasion being a
clumsy tin affair, painted to suit the
aesthetic soul of the property man.
The audience listened in breathless
expectation, and the dialogue proceeded
as follows:
"Hamlet-Will you play upon this
pipe?
"Guildenstern--My lord, I cannot.
HI pray you.
"G.-Believe me, 1 cannot.
"And here the proud Dane lifted him
self erect, preparatory to hurting at
Guildenstern that crescendo Of mingled
rage and scorn which begins with ',Tis
as easy as lying, ETC. But the crescendo
never came.
"Hamlet-I do beseech you.
Guildelstern-Then don't mind If
do.
"And Selling the obstreperous horn, he
broke forth into a weird, unearthly strain
Of Yankee Doodle and what-not.
81 stood there dszed,' said Dooth,
for it seemed to me hours, trying TO con-
meet the lines or collect ny thoughts 50
as TO go on, but it was Of no use, for the
fend with the horn kept right on with
his refined torture. Until az last. in sheer
mercy, the curtain went down 70 Use no
more that night.
"Mr. - was promptly dismissed,
but be had had his revenge. New
York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
FOR OLD AND YOUNG.
TUFTS Liver Pills act as kindly On tho
child, the delicate female infirm old
age, as upon the vigorous man.
I TUFTS Pills
give tone and strength to the weak stoEn-
sch, bowels, kidneys and bladder.
Why All MIX should 4. Ro,,.d.

A French physician az a seance Of the
Academy of Medicine dwels upon the dan
gers OF using cows milk unlocked. He
described the case of a young woman
twenty years of age who had tubercular
Inflammation of the brain. On inquiry is
was found that she had been educated in =
convent, in which thirteec scholars had
been stricken down with tuberculosis dur
ing the preceding four years, and evidently
this was where she contracted the disease.
Extended inquiry elected the fact that
the COW from which the supply came had
been driven every morning TO the convent
TO be MIXED. When killed she was found
20 be suffering from advanced tuberculo-
sis, and from her, undoubtedly, the unfor-
tunate girls took the disease that destroyed
them.
IL the disease has not far advanced It Is
never easy 70 detect tuberculosis in a COW.
aud there is good reason for the belief that
very many cows that are in good condition
aud seemingly sound and healthy are yea
suffering from this mslady. Considering
also the fact that rigid inspection OF cows
Is seldom practiced, IL IS very evident that
safety can only be secured by the observa-
ton of one rule. namely, boiling the milk.
IL person keeps an apparently healthy
COW, feeds il well and otherwise cares for
il judiciously. IL would seem that he had
nothing 30 apprehend from the milk And
yet his COW might be sling and he not
know 1t. Hence milk should always bs
thoroughly boiled. no matter where it
comes from.-Boston Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

There are few things by which char
acter is more Enthusiastically portrayed
than by mans choice of food and the
manner in which he devours it. In his
preference for coarse or delicate edibles
or lack of preference for any-in the de-
hberate slOwuess or voracious quick
ness with which be consumes them
traits of character otherwise hidden are
revealed. The dinners of a people are
an infallible index Of the national life
II has been Justly said that there is
a whole geological cycle Of progressive
civilization between the clamlny dough
out Of which a statuette might be mold
ed and the brittle films that melt upon
the tongue like fakes Of lukewarm snow.
In England one Of the tests by which
the various parties in the state church
are unerringly distinguished IS the test
conviviaL For example, it is said that
some years ago clergyman IN that
country went 10 hotel TO order q din
ner for a number of clerical friends
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

There are Iullabys for babies and
waltZes for young maldens, there are
| drinking songs for the wild oat sewers
and love songs for them that love to
tarry in the cleaning But | heard
Sunday the one piece Of music that
twanged upon the heartStrings of the
married people.
Gilmore's band was playing "Remin-
isceuces of Mendelssohn, and a thou
sand heads were wagging an accompani-
ment
Suddenly. by way of finale, the WED
ding March" struck up. The effect was
electrical All over the audience the
welded pairs looked at each other and
smiled tenderly. 1t was a "Reminiscences.
What happy visions it called up!
Here was couple, homely, raw, from
the country evidently, who had just
started out to guide the plow together.
The march had been played for them in
the little village church not long ago,
bur now they heard it played indeed.
They leaned a little closer together,
and her big hand, fixed out to kill in
cotton mits, which showed the wedding
ring, sought his and held it.
And all through the audience l saw
signs of the pictures called up by that
fragrant and alluring bit Of music. Old
couples and young, rich and poor, those
who live like cats and dogs together and
those who have learned the pleasant
alchemy of forbearance in welded life,
all were for the moment bewitched.
Ia, ia, tara-rara, tum fiddle de dun
de di do. 1t fairly makes me reminis-
cent myself, though they played Wag
ner at my blessed wedding.-New York
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
4 Cheerful BeCcar.

Boss" he said, can you give me five
cents to get cup of coffee With"
He was a Broadway beggar, with a
cheerful face and buoysnt manner.
Fortune had frowned upon him, but he
was not at all disturbed; he simply
laughed in fortunes face
The man TO whom the beggar had
spoken halted. Il don't know that l
have got FIVE cents, ne said, but at the
same time he put his hand into his peck
ct. Encouraged by this movement, the
cheerful beggar continued:
Make II ten cents. and l can get a
sandwich to so with the coffee"
Il can't do that" said the man, and he
added, as ne handed over two cents
this is the best can do"
Its all right, the beggar said, per
fectly satisfactory; | amt fixing the
price. New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
A xara Ahnat o.nin...

Why 10 yol care fer philosophers ssd
sutbora. sad one woman % another. who
bed salon .reaEsute1 ~ celebrities
y sy are Es'Esys szylaZ 8akl.5 thrnzs II
or sex "Aai ~ Gear" replied re
ether. wET care 2cc5: tneir rusl3c3ous
sEI.ticismfs AocsEt uu5ss. ;8tIaglF ali s1at
Il SD IA favor % -. aC1 ret1s-. - I uY-
self CO. al fsas IS Sad % Cur pFsJrs1os.
I-sy -r-s; - r,svsf.y q. ustafad ~ sus-
;2su their rerztztioas. Sesssss re. - a
matter o. fat. they woul5 ngt sxckzEge
ore II Cur SIX "a. fer tae ~tssg-a - 500.
Eco- "-Sew ioTx zec1E93S.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
HE PLAYED.
How a Disrruntied Actor Got Even with
the Great Hamlet

How a Disrruntied Actor Got Even with
the Great Hamlet.
Edwin Booth, despite his reputation
for being cold and unapproachable, has
a humorous side and can tell a funny
story, even when its on himself, with a
solempity that is refreshing.
A member Of the tragedian's company
relates the following: He once told me
about western experience OF his IN the
fifties Booth was then the star of a
certain stock company playing the Cali
fornia towns. Ii was rough out there
then, and the same company did every
thing from Hamlet to song and dance
all at the same theater and often with
in the same week.
''ln this company there was young
man Of much histrionic talent, who, pre-
vious 20 the advent of Booth, played the
leading roles, but who was thrown into
the shade by the new star. Jealousy and
hot words followed The manager and
the disappointed tragedian were contin-
ually at war over the distribution OF
partN
When the time for producing Ham
let arrived II was found that the cast
would necessarily muster into act every
one from the ticket seller 10 the lamp
man. The long suffering manager had
resolved 10 punish the recalcitrant actor,
and he was given the part Of Guilden-
stern.
There was some mutte-ing, but al
went well enough until the opening
night The house was filed The
scenery was crude. and for that matter
so was the audience, but the applause
was generous Things reached clipsx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

when first came to America found
that | knew as little practical English as
the Yale or Harvard student who has
read Faust and 'Piccolomini' knows of
German. went to a bookstore and
asked for the classic of the English Ian
guage. The Vicar of Wakefield was
given me- made a careful translation
of the work into German, laid it aside
for six weeks, retranslated it into Eng
lish, critically compared the two versions,
and knew the English language. -
Youths Companion,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
Pin Superstition.

Superstition has special claims upon
the pin; it should, we are told. "be lent,
not given" There is a by no means small
class of sensitive minded folks who re-
gard the exchange Of pin sure and
sharp prick to friendship, and there is
another goodly number that put them
selves to all manner Of inconvenience 10
ttoop and pick up every pin that lies In
their pathway.-Table Talk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
y Floral Curiosity.

We have inst been shown curious
plant by Mrs. Judge Chestnut. 1t is
called the ''snake plant" and is an oddi-
~. The stem of the plant is of succu-
lent nature and resembles the body OF q
snake. 1t had a large Easter lilly shaped
Sower Of dark purple color. with a single
purple stamen. Its odor was offensive.
1t is a curiosity in this town, no one hay
ing ever seen a flower like it. 1t was pre-
sentsd to Mr.. Chestnut by her sister of
Frankfort, Ky.-Platte City Oo.) Land
mark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
Two Extreme Cases.

II refreshing contrast 70 the man who
lost days work because he bumped his
head while getting up IN the morning
and thought he might have a headache
II be didn't keep quiet, was a man Up IN
Sprague's Mills, VINO fell Is he was carry
ing a piece Of timber about noon, but
kept az work until tine TO % home az
night. when he made the discovery that
bone in rs leg was broken -Lewiston
Ir-----rrl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

MAY ask, sir" said the waiter grave
ly, whether the party is high church or
low church," Now, what on earth, !"
cried the clergyman, "do my friends
opinions matter to your" "a great deal,
sir" rejoined the waiter. IF high
church. | must provide more wine; if
low church, more whites. professor
William Matthews in Boston Traveller.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

In the lot Ct shsep shipped By Davis
Minor was a curiosity. Ao0ut one-third
OF the way back from TIE shoulders Ct
eve q horn grew ont C i,s hack. Tbs
horn was Just the sayrs as any ether
sheep horu and vas about three incnes
in lengtA--Douiphaa t&ol Prospect
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
How Carl sohurz Learned English.

HOW OAEI sNHuFA ItATIItl 1T IAsta-
Few oreiguers-indeed few English
or Americars-speak and write the Eng
lish language with the grace and purity
of Carl SEIZURE, and he explains the fact
fzilazr-s,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
BEING AWAKENED

When I awakened IL must have been
about midnight. A low, rumb bling sound
/ filed the room. The dodgers were snoring
/ 10 unison. They were happy enough; IL
was their life, and the vermjn which
swsrmed over everything troubled them
nc: a bit
From that time on until daybreak dozed
( lightly and then | fell into another sleep.
dreamed Of the mos. horrible tbiuRs
thought ! was running from az army Of
vermin. | looked behind aud heard shout
ing The next ilstsn. had fallen from a
cliff. / awoke. lie dream was partly
true Jimmie had !oosened the ropes sud-
/ deoly. and the hamnOcks thus released
had fallen 20 the soor.
DO yoGse felIers want ter sleep all day
fer six cents,' be was shouting as be let
dowu row after row of the hammocks,
while the sleeping 0ccup pants t8nblsd out
half naked, bu: net saFprissd az such
treatment, FOR 10 vas not ~ al rev 20
them There were q; least dozen whom
be could not arogse ard while ~s all stood
around wrapped u2 IN cur blankets be
drew bgcketf1l a wster from faucet
near ~ and flooded TIE EooT around tue
sIeepers. They avoks soon enough under
such treatment Then Re opened The big
closet and called CIT tie numbers uoder
TIE pals and as ezch man handed IA a
check BE vas gwen Its c.o,Eiugs which he
put on "a speedily 50 poss.tle
That was ny Erst s1d last experience n
six csct lodging house. Il ccCia Dot have
been aEy ~orse. and ! an thankful = -
oo.y memory, although - sometimes
hauaIs re and .hiIk Of jimmie with =
feeling q bitterness Bot after al. &c was
o2ly DONG o. duty. IKE a scale which
weighs you wheo 500 pgE . nsckis il tas
e.0t New J oFE Word
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child, she cried for CaStOria.
when she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
when she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
GOING TO BED

From one end OF the long floor TO the
other were arranged a series of posts braced
against the floor and ceiling. Through
holes in the posts were ropes, heavy ropes,
half an inch thick, which were run the
length of the room. Pieces of canvas run
ming laterally from one rope to the other
and swung like hammocks were the beds.
There were probably accommodations in
this room for $50 men, but what accommo-
dations they were, and what foul smell
pervaded the apartment, and in fact every
thingl
was led over to the canvas by Jimmie,
the henchman.
strip" he said.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
Harcourt Place seminary.

school q the highest grade for yonns iadiss "a
giris. Established upon original lines ~ Ei.ccess
has pseu rsrnErkAbs pr catalogue sdfress tho
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

what do you mean" ] asked.
strip, of course. Peel yer duds. take of
yer clothes. Do yer think I'm going 10
stay here all night for a six cent hloke'
Some of you mugs make me tired. IL yer
went to bed here with yer buds on yer
wouldn't have anything in the mornin.
See"
saw, but did not like it very much.
was too tired, however, 10 argus. aud the
heat of the place made me more drowsy
than ever. | stripped and in few min
utes stood naked, while be gathered my
clothes and put them On a numbered nail
in closet with some other clothing. He
gave me a brass check. the number Of
which corresponded with the number
under the nail. There was string through
the hole in the check. and put it around
my neck and was ready for bed. A mock
cry, do you think Well, thE,'s what
thought then. but IL does not matter now
so long ss il is ali over.
Jimmie tossed me a blanket. a dirty,
black looking rag, and showed me piece
OF canvas, which he called my bed. l laid
down, put the apology for d blsnkst over
me and fell asleep.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20
Th aa1icsa Daily EAGLE Thursday zorine august 20,
SIX CENT LODGINGS.
A BOWERY HOTEL WHERE UNFoR-
TuNATES SLEEP AT NIGHT.

One of Many Filthy But Well PatroniEed
Lodging Houses With which the East
Side of New York Abounds-one Mans
Experience for One Night.
Do you know there is place on the Bow
cry where they take men in for six cents a
night? 1t does not make much difference
just where on the Bowery it is. but it is a
lodging house Tor so called. at any rate).
and it will not take you long TO ind it
should you have occasion A man of aver
age sensibilities could hardly stand more
than one night of it, and that one night
would probably be haunting dream for
the rest of his days
Well, into this place went one night be-
cause had just the six cents necessary to
procure what the sign outside termed =
lodging" had TO sleep; was so nearly
dead tramping around that Just at that
moment the sidewalk would have been a
pleasant enough bed. went in and up
the stairs covered by new oilcloth re-en-
forced by shiny brass plates on the tips OF
each step.
On the first floor was the Office, so bril-
liantly illuminated with albig electric light
that it hurt my eyes. The offioe was clean
looking at any rate, although there was
nothing very comfortable about it. A few
plain kitchen chairs, occupied by the kind
of men you meet on the street every day,
and who shsmble up to you, smelling vile
ly of liquor. and holding ont a dirt be-
grimed hand humble something about
hungry" and ''nothin to eat for two days,
nights lodgin."
ENGAGING QUARTERS.
Every body knows that class of men, and
description of those who sat in the com
mon chairs will be entirely unnecessary.
Some of them were reading newspapers,
but the most were sitting motionIess, SIM
ply gazing into space.
walked up to the office and felt ashamed
to ask for six cent room. The clerk
might at one time have been aprize fighter,
if appearances went for anything. for he
was heavily built about the shoulders, had
square Jaws, and his face was covered with
scars of battle. A thick brown mustache
rakishly pointed at the ends did not quite
conceal a pair of very thin lips, the forma-
ton of which plainly denoted the most
brutal Of dispositions.
"Whatcher name" he asked in profess
sional way, and when he was teld he pushed
the money into big tin box and scrubbed
what was evidently the name in a big,
greasy looking ledger.
"Wanter go TO bed now" he asked with
out looking up, and when said Yes" he
yelled out:
Hey. Jimmie, here's a gent wants a
bunk in rush. A six center"
Jimmie walked very slowly 10 the desk.
He looked just like the men who were sit
ting around.
''Let her go, young Teller and follow
me-" he said, and then he led the way up
stairs. We went up two flights and past
two grades of rooms. The higher up the
cheaper the price. On the top floor we
stopped. There were no beds nor even
hunks. IL would be rather difficult to de-
scribe the room. l hardly think a photo
graph would give an idea of what / saw.
Rats scampered away at our approach. and
one or two heavy, sepulchral SHORES be-
trayed the presence of earlier corners.
GOING TO BED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-20

Captain Buttons Happy Marriage with
the Belle of North Haven Many Years
AgO-Why the Cozy Home Was Broken
Up and the Husband Is a wanderer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-17
Produce Exchange.

The produce market was without change
from Saturday : figures. Butter is in very
much the same condition that it has been
Tor some time. Cheese IS firm. Poultry
quiet and unchanged. Veal unchanged.
Oranges and lemons are in good demand.
and stocks are varied ana in good condition.
Butterflies emery first. 25630c; creamery
second. &i9D26c; dairy first 3dst25c dairy sec
ond. 1Sb2Jc; roll and print. fancy, lS1120c 4;
roll aud print, common, Ia ice; packing
stock, IGGl2c.
Cheese = Fun cream, 1C@nc asked;
skinned. Ease
Eggs-Fresh. 1i0lSe per doz.
Maple Sugar-120 14c.
Maple Syrup-Per gallon. 81. I50L2j.
Honey-Slow at quotations; Fine white,
new clover 1S0l2Uc; buckwheat lC6l1c.
Malt-Per buShel, 6eCQS5c.
Oranges-Messinas, S2.5033; Riverside. IS
d350: CALIFORNIA;. S2.5063; FlOudas. S3.I5t1
4.25; Nayels. S4.501l5-
Lemous-Fancy. S3.1504. 50.
Bauanas-S 759250.
Nuts-Pecaus. Texas polished medium to
large, stG1Oc per h.; almonds. YarragOuas.
lie: California soft-shelled. 1Sc; flbertS.
sicily. nc; walnuts. new California. 120i5c ::
cOcOanuts. ST per 100: hickory nuts. 81 30
per bu; shelIbarks, 81 756l1.S5 per bu: b rails.
lO312c; peanuts. Virginia hand picked, Slee;
roasted, l0l2c
Dates-Persians, 7@sc; in mas. 5l2c; tigs,
new. 120115c.
Ci 1er-Choice Michigan. to gallon kegs.
$3.50 per keg; choice refined, l6-gallon kegs.
50. choice refined, 81 gallon bbls, $500 per
Dbl.
Poultry Dressed - Turkeys l23l3c
chickens 1G@llc; ducks and geese, 10Gue.
Veal-S405.
Sweet POtatOes-Iilinois. 81
Apples-Fancy S51G6.50; Standards S4509
,; choice. S5.50616
OniOns-S1 Stalls.
Carrots-4G059c per bu.
Celery-25c-
Pears-S5lg3 80
Cranberries-Beu and bugle. Sl03u per
Dbl; bell and cherry, SS.jotd9 per obi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-17
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chauher of Cou,I,eree.

w heat for May delivery opened lower ana
was unsettled during the day. The trading
was slow, as the longs had SOLD out pretty
well saturday. excepting such as would hold
we'll to the last News was not Of an en-
couragIug character. Receipts in the North
west were heavy, 456 cars being received
here. ana - cars al Duluth. Shipments were
So cars. Total receipts at the four principal
spring wheat points since Aug. 1. the begin,
ming of the crop year. foot up: MINNEAPOLIS
g, 9SS. 500 bu; Duluth. IL 7S4. 745 bu; Chicago.
II. ~. SOB bu: Milwaukee. 555.066 bu making
during the same time last year, and f. .615, l45
bu in 1880.
The total receipts of wheat a the four
principal winter wheat points. Toledo. 81.
Louis. Detroit ana Kansas City. from July [
to date. are y, 239, S64 bu, agBinst 259603,S bu
in 1880 and 26.2S9, Dob bu in 1889. Local -four
shipments since Jan. amount to i.237.341
bbs. against l.3}3.Sll bbls during the same
time III 1890 and S92. 30 bbiS in 1856
CASH WHEAT.
Cash wheat was very dull and prices lower.
The elevator companies bought cOusidera-
bic, or prices might have gone sill lower.
Local mlllers Ticke0 UP some choice lots at
9llac and above, but good. straight cOun-
try lots went generally at about o.
llY1Ac. The poor lots had 10 be dis
counted to sell. Sales of cash wheat are on
the basis of delivered unless specified Clos
ing quotations; No. 1 hard. March, 99c; on
track, 9G099Lac- No. 1 northern. March.
96i2c; April, 94c; May, 977sc; on track 97c.
No. , northern. March, 044c; on track. 942s
1D95i4c; July. Sl00l4.