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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

lantic trade are not visionary schemers,
but moneyed and practical men. They
first secured the passage of the postal
subsidy act by the last congress. This
measure entities ships of American
register to $4,000 a round trip, or
about $50, 600 year each, being at the
rate of 81 mile for each mile travelled
on the outward voyage, and upon the
assumption that about twelve trips a
year will be made by each ship. Their
next step was to secure the passage of
q bill to admit to American registry
foreign built ships, but with proviso
that an amount of tonnage must be
built in American shipyards equal to
that admitted under the flag. This will
entitle all the ships to the fat gift of
the government provided by the postal
subsidy bill.
Speed and safety have always been
the great requisites, and the new ocean
greyhounds now building for $40, O00,-
900 company, composed of American
capitalists, will, it is claimed, eclipse
anything in the steamship line ever be-
fore known.
For more than ten years party of
American millionaires, with Austin Cor
bin at their head, have been figuring
out the problem of how to materially
reduce the time to Europe. 1t was Mr..
Corbin, the king of Long Island, as he
is known among his associates, who
6rst thought out the scheme and then
interested others.
After repeated postponement of inter
views, owing to the incomplete condi-
ton of his plans, have succeeded in
getting the bottom facts about the new
transatlantic line of lightning ships. In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

For tie pretty s-hooluss' and her
frisuds, the great meeting ~ 10 = that %
,is National EdBeAilebss asssclst8Da ~
Szratogs SpriESE. y. !.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Cildren Cry for Pitchers CastorIa.
Railroad Arrangements for the National n

Railroad Arrangements for the National n
campmcnt g. A o..
For the National Encampment, c. a. r
~ Washington in September next, the
Ohio and Mississippi railway offers an cx-
ceiisnt service OF through limited buffet
vestibuled express trains. with Pullman
sleeping cars from -. LOUIS 10 Washing
ton. The enc tmpfueDt viii be the great
est event in Washington since the grand
review OF 1c55.
No railroad in America i better equip
ped than lie @ and II and connecting
lines 70 transport large volumes Il passen-
ger traffic with dispatch. safety and com
fort. Their long experience ia transport
ing crowds IN inauguration ceremonies
Knights Tempiar coHcisyes, and similar
gatherings On an excessive scale. will
prove most valuable IN Carrying The thOEs-
ards 70 the eucampInent.
The .. and NJ and connecting lines form
the shortest route 10 Washington from
nearly al points west; Carrying the
AiieghenieS, smii the most pic
ture@gus scenery IN Aus@r3cs. passing
through West Virginia. Maryland snd
through toe besT: % tie Old Dominica.
the scene e some q the heaviest lzEtinZ
% the war. viii CIsTksburZ. Martins
bHrz Anfss;sm, Esrr@r's Ferry MARY
LAND Heights. C-1sr n uutain. CGlp~p<r,
Brady station. WarreHtou. Manassas
add Fairfax " tie VA and forming D.
direct hoe - GeffTsburg The rouad trip
rae from - Louie El,l - ti- G. cent
per nsile via the y. and II ADD Gomez
ting siD@s. aud lines wsst ViiI razk~ rates
oH the same ba.ss flag through tickess
va - Louis snd ste y aEd - Fa5lNay
Lines csutsriag AZ " sshsngtou = .li ssIi
excursion ttcksts s1 greatly Estlgcssl rae.
from y ash nsEtoa % Maryland ssd Viz
zinsa bafiisaelds daring the spczas .srn-ot
koT rates o. fare. rcurss. 1srns u tfstas
sGd further inform stscEs. address a : .
o. and - railway. 10 f.9TtG Bsussszay.
- Louis No. GEEf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

1889 Mr.. Corbin secured $4,000 acres OF
land at Montauk Point, L. l. 1t is
pretty generally known that he owns
all the railroads on Long Island, and
that his railroad facilities to this point
could be made 10 fill any requirement.
Well, inside Of Montauk Point. l. l.. is
Fort Pond bay, where, Mr. Corbin
says, there is never less than forty feet
of water at low tide. Mr. Corbin
figured out that a ship could leave
Montauk Point without regard for wind
or tide and cut across lots, as il were,
for Europe, touching at Milford Haven.
in Pembroke, Wales, where there is 4
harbor Of l5x2 miles of deep water large
enough TO anchor all the ships Of the
United Kingdom This passage would
cut the distance down 500 miles, and as
there would be no waiting Tor tides in
passing over the bar of New York har-
Dor, regular time table could be made.
With this cut IN the distance. and faster
ships. Mr.. Corbin concluded that the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

The accompanying sketch shows the
Maiden in the torture chamber of Nj
remberg castle. Such a chamber, by
the way, could easily be built in Chica-
GO. SO that the collection might be
viewed with the advantages of appro-
priately lugubrious surroundings. In
the picture the Maiden is empty-that
is, ready for her victim. The condemned
man is placed inside by opening wide
the doors which the artist has shown
slightly ajar. Standing upright his
face fits into the mask at the top. Then
the doors are closed and clamped to-
gether. The entire interior is fitted
with sharp iron spikes that are forced
by the closing doors into various parts
of the victims body. Two OF them
enter the eyes, others his back, his
chest, his arms and legs-just far
enough TO cause excruciating agony,
but not far enough to reach any vital
organ. The victim cannot stir if he
would, so firm is the Maiden's embrace
He simply stands there impaled twenty
times over until exhaustion stops the
sense of pain forever. Then the execu-
TONERS let fall trap door beneath the
Maiden's skirts, the lacerated body
drops from the spikes into the river
flowing beneath and the Maiden is
ready for another.
Cheerful institution. isn't it? Terri
bly, good, loyal and pious those old
Bavarians must have been who admin
istered it. They condemned men to the
Maiden's embrace for plots against the
governing powers, parricide and reli-
gious unbehef.
But though the Iron Maiden is the
most famous machine of its kind, there
are many others that equal it in inge-
nuity and adaptability for torture, and
we who count descent from Englishmen
may shy no stones at the ancient Bsva-
rians. Here in England nearly every
form of torture was applied in the good
old days when America was young and
Chicago wild waste that howled not.
and the noble earl has gathered upward
of six hundred different instruments to-
gether under his roof. besides larger
number of quaint engravings and paint
Everybody has rather distinct notion
Of such simple devices as the rack, the
thumb screw, the wheel. but few of Us
have ever seen them Here are the real
things, every article in the collection
being genuine and many Of them show
ing marks of frequent use Not all of
them are so horrible as the few noted
above. There are. for instance, all
manner of contrivances, the application
of which would not be physically pain
full however pride might suffer from
them, for the punishment Of scolding
wives. habitual drunka7ds, slanderers,
etc But most of them involve cruel
suffering, and when it comes 20 that
do not think one would find much choice
between the iron maiden. the rack, the
iron horse. in whose belly people were
roasted TO death, or the barrel with
spikes protruding inward IN which
man might be put and rolled down hill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
MANS INHUMANITY.
Illustrated by a Collection Of In
strments Of Torture.
Inventions by Highly Respected Ancestors
Which. rs q Means of Iniicting Suf-
fering, Would Do Credit to
Satan Himself.

If certain project entertained in
London, and somewhat advanced,
proves successful, visitors to the Column
bian exhibition next year will have a
rare opportunity for studying unique
product of European civiGzation-not
the civilization of to-day, to be sure,
but nevertheless a material symbol of
time when intellectual faculties were
highly and specially developed, and
when religion was in evidence in its
most aggressive and assertive form,
when it apparently dominated mems
thoughts and displayed itself in every
act. This project, says the New York
Herald, is to secure for the big Chicago
show the Nuremberg collection of in
struments of torture. It is the only col
lection of its kind in the world that is
to any degree exhaustive. For many
years it lay in the royal castle at
Nuremberg, where it was one of the
leading features of the famous old
town, no tourist considering his Ba-
varian sojourn complete without look
at it.
The collection is now owned in Eng
land The right honorable the earl of
Shrewsbury and Talbot had a collection
of such instruments, together with
many ancient prints and engravings of
other instruments and the method of
their use.
To this he has added the Nuremberg
lot, which includes the most famous, If
not the most ingenious, contrivance for
cruelty that was ever constructed. This
is the Iron Maiden" (Eiserne Jung
frau. It is with mixed emotions that
one views this fiendish machine. 1t is
no mere model, built in our time from
printed desert ptions; it is the genuine,
original and, thank God! the only maid
en- of her kind; and it was in the tight
embrace of these very pieces of wood
and iron that many man endured the
slow agony Of death from pricking, pain
and starvation. We must look at this
with all the reverential awe due to any
ancient thing around which hang his
torical associations We cannot resist
fascination in the very horror of it
that man could have applied it to man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
EXPRESS STEAMERS.
Austin Corbin Will Revolutionize
Transatlantic Traffic.
To Sail from MoDtauk Point and Sail the
Stars and Stripes - The Ocean Trip
to Be Reduced Two Days-Fast
Time for Mails.
COPYRIGHT. 1S92.l

lCOPfhlGBT, lcSZ
Peerless steamships, that will fly
the stars and stripes from their
peaks and make the ocean voyage to
Europe in less than FIVE days, are now
promised by American money kings.
American capital will at last restore
this country to her long-vacant place as
leader in transatlantic traffic. Recent
acts of congress in allowing English
ships to fly our flag, under certain con-
ditions, have brought this great scheme
of revolutionizing ocean travel to its
elimination.
Men of millions have been plotting
and planning for dozen years to make
a grand coup de grace in ocean traffice.
The passage to Europe is to be reduced
very nearly fifty hours. The promoters
of this great revolution in the transat-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Thomas Shaw,
Special Cash Bargains
for this Week.

new Steinwav piano, upright 1885,.
! new Behr Bros, piano. upright $395.
l new Weber piano, upright $40.
i new Hallet & Davis piano. large. $325
! new Estey piano. upright, 1910.
new Newly & Evans piano, fancy
case 1925
secondhand Chicago Cottage. little
used, 5000
l secondhand Briggs, little used, S195
] secondhand Vase IL Son, square
S125.
a line of specials on organs, at So To
$40. The above are all big bargains and
YOU should not miss them If you want
fine piano.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
MEAT EATERS.
They Arv Freer from Disease Than Per
sons Living on MiIed Diet.

They Arv Freer from Disease Than Per-
sons Living on MiIed Diet.
Many races of men live entirely on
animal food, and these are the most
hardy, and, from all that l have been
able to gather on the subject. says a
writer in the Gentleman's Magazine.
the most free from diseases of all kinds.
Sir Francis Head says of the Parnpas
Indians: "They are all horsemen, or,
rather, pass their lives on horseback.
In spite of the climate which is burning
hot in summer and freezing in winter,
these brave men, who have never yet
been subdued, are entirely naked and
have not even a covering for their head.
They live together in tribes, each of
which is governed by a cacique, but
they have no fixed place of residence.
Where the pasture is good there are
they to be found until it is consumed by
their horses, and they then instantly
move to a more verdant spot They
have neither bread, fruit nor vegeta-
bles, but they subsist entirely on the
flesh of their mares" Describing the
effect on himself of this diet, Sir
Francis says: After / had been riding
three or four months and had lived on
beef and water found myself in a con-
dition which l can only describe by say
ing that | felt no exertion could kill
me, although / constantly arrived so
completely exhausted that could not
speak; yet few hours sleep upon my
saddle on the ground always so COM
pletely restored me that for week l
could daily be upon my horse before
sunrise and ride till two or three hours
after sunset, and have really tired ten
or twelve horses a day. This will ex-
plain the immense distances which peo-
pie in South America are said 10 ride,
which l arm confident could only be
done on beef and water" The Gouachos
of the Argentine Republic live entirely
on roast beef and salt, scarcely ever
tasting farinaceous or other vegetable
food, and their sole beverage is mate or
Paraguay tea, taken without sugar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

adoption of children who belong to
side branches of the family. In this
way the family line is kept intact In
the absence of male descendants in the
side branches of the family, the sons of
strangers are adopted. The Chinese
prefer this method to marrying second
wives. IN. y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

Veteran of Eighteen Winters|I am
going 10 speak TO Arabelie tonight
His Friend-Why, do you think she
viii accept you? Has she ever given you
any encouragement?
y. of Eighteen Summe-s-Well-er
no; but think my chances are good
This : her second season. you know
PurSh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

For Kansas City, St. Louis and all points
east take the Missouri Pacific railway
The shortest line TO ST Louis by Is miles
No change of cars of any kind between
Wichita and St Louis Only fifty hours
between Wichita and New York CITY via
he Missouri Pscifc railway. City iicke
dice 10 North Main street. !0lt II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

When Y GU so, tske the Frisco line TO s
Louis and the east for the reason that il is
the only Wichita line running two solid
trains daily without chang. of any class 70
St Louis morning and night. and il is the
only line having palace reclining chair and
Pullman sleeping cars III morning and
night trains Always on time and sure OF
making eastern connections at 81. Loui.
union depot. .itf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Picnic Sunday at Ackerman's Island Park.

The w. It. c. society will hold their
picnic at Ackermsn's island park, the
beautiful shady grove west OF Second
street bridge next Sunday afternoon A
dancing platform is erected on the grounds
and a good orchestra is engaged Lemo-
made, ice cream. etc. also a good lunch
stand. All are invited. Admission free,
45-2t*
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Helena. Montana and Re,uIn.

Excursion tickets to Helena. Montana,
at one lowest first class fare for the round
trip. On sale July 9th to 10th. Call at
Missouri Pacific railway ticket office 120
North Main street. T. e. BLECKLEY,
45-2t Passenger and ticket agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
BICYCLES.

| have the best known 10 the trade. the
Victor, Pneumatic. / have never known
TO be punctured: the Columbia Is CON
sidered by experts to have no superior.
The Hartford Is the same: the Union 2:l0
is another high grade tire. Any Of
above seldom ever need repair. IL you
hear a dealer always talking repairs and
how they can do it, you may be sure
their wheel will always need II. i will
sell you one that seldom ever needs re-
pairs. If it ever does is as easy to do as
anything on earth. Come and see what
l have. largest stock OF all kinds.
THOS. SHAW.
129 North Main st.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

s lEHfTA- hsT-. AFrII 2 I.fsZ.
After - erDag k3y fszsiag ibs H~kr Brs,A
piano along side Il ooe - she esaeGt aae
kess Known . gb grade ius1rafssafs ( esn
fully recon mead i a. fsssxslae ..s-v e
qa.rsrnsFs 3. strictly asss-el4ss ts4ua
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

A French lady, no longer as young
as she was, but quite as witty as ever,
was observed to sigh as she looked into
q mirror.
why do you sigh" a friend asked
"Oh dear" she answered, 81 was OBJ
serving how the looking glasses have
changed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

voyage across the Atlantic could be
made in less than five days, the distance
between the two points being 2,S71
miles
III THIS great com p1natlon formed to
revolutionize ocean traffic are officials
high in railroad and steamship COM
panies- The Pennsylvania railroad and
the New York and New England will be
the two principal feeders for the new
transatlantic line. And here is how it
is to be done:
For several weeks past there has
been great mystery in Wall street over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

will sell my grocery, having the best
country trade, to good man. 4 rare
chance to the right man. All staples.
SAM BUKoFZER.
d43-4t% West Side
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Prer~rrd cuooz.

Mrs Lawuville-Which would you
rather do to-day-go 20 school or help
ne in the garden?
Little Boy-I'd rather 60 70 school
Would you? Why"
Cause teachers sick. an there ain I
agoin' TO be GOOD News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09

Be sure you get leaf with every prr-
chase at the Wichita Book company, us
every twenty-five returned to US gets YOU
prize. d43 81
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Mooulipht Platform D,n.e

Saturday evening, July 8, there Will be
moonlight platform dance at Acker-
mans island park. Good music and re-
freshments, All are invited. 45-1t.*
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
HOTEL CAREY.
So TO So PER DAY
"y.aTr,,n 70, " chi. p.sv,.. p.
129 North Main st.

wscbits "a Chicago without cbsDxs q
cars via. the Great Rock IslsEd route.
Leave Wichita az SIS a m. and sTTiEs ia
Chicago next morning a. 7.15. Free re-
clining chair cars. PuIlm palkce sleep
ing cars, and elegant dining cars on this
train. W n. WIsHIET.
City Ticket 4 T&ssSsKsr Agent.
Wichita, Kan
rotss. CppteTrAv q T A. p
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Frrnr,ien - ssrasaz..

I1sv.ug v icbita at ifoG a n. arriving
fn Chicago els .. IN DsIi day. Fesii5uisd
Throughout I'll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Merry EinS Coal.

OsG King Cozl
Was merry CO soul
And Be tho-Ehs s; 5 oily stroke
To r&se zscrS dust
By a zioe neat ---si.
Dsi tie pubic eAr : zee re tcxs
-EAaA.sxscs GAA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Furnished by Apologize 81 Mallory.
Abstracters.)
The records in the register of deeds Office
show the following buyers:
J Page W hf sc or sec 30 25 1w.. $1,000
III X Watt w d ne or sec 9 292w... 1925
j Turley &c lot 7 sec q 4w..... 800
Isaac A Bronson W j lots 10 II Ida
ave Kelch's Sd add. 500
Sarah Levy W d lots II II % 40 81 "a
80 Slower Maple Grove add. Lots
11S 120 Waco Englishes Sth add. 14l
S Benson lots 40 81 Douglas ave
English's add. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10, 900
Amount of mortgage releases. 3400
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Snap No. 9.

rs feet of ground with
good orchard, two story, Z
room house, hall closets,
fine arrangements, good re
pair, call and see photo
graph.-Price $3.50.
Hartford Investment Go.
Room 402 Sedgwick Building,
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4 xsTn sesst Tran for chseszo va saHis y.

JoHs SEBASTIAN. G. T. K T.. A.
Chicago. III ala -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
Herman 4 Hess

Are offering special induce
ments to buyers Of Summer
Clothing.
You know, or should, that
the above announcement
means the saving Of many
dollars to the clothing buy
ing public.
Our methods. the same
today, yesterday and forev-
er, One Price. No misrep-
resentation and one hun
dred cents worth Of value
for each dollar invested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-04
HOPES FOR HOME RULE
A Minnesota Man Who Holds a
Seat in Britain's Pariia-
ment.
He Thinks the House Of Lords Is
InduIging i'll a Big
Bluff

John SWnetman, member OF the r. n
glish parliament, is in this city and is
stopping at the Ryan hotel. Mr.. Sweet
| man has spent most of his time IN Muir
ray county, Mimi, for the last twelve
years as manager of the SWeetman
| Colonization company. The company
owns valuable tract of land in Murray
county, where it was Mr.. SWeetman's
! intention to locate as many of his cOun-
| trymen as desired to obtain iand'in this
country, and to induce them to leave the
| large cities of this country. Last July
| he was elected member of parliament
| from East Wicklow, and was present in
! the house Of commons during the weeks
sitting III August and voted with
! his party, the Irish Nationalist. upon
! the celebrated division on vote OF want
of confidence in Lord SaliSbury's gov
ernment by which the government was
defeated by & majority of forty. The
! vote upon this division was the largest
that ever took place in the house Of
commons. Mr.. Sweetman expresses
the greatest confidence In the ultimate
success of home rule and laughs at the
threats Of the house of lords, and says
! that they are 'blutfing." as Americans
call it. He says of course that there is
no foundation for the report lately pub
liShed to the effect that MIR. Gladstone's
new bill provided for the creation of
four provincial parliamentS in Ireland.
This, he says, is an old proposition of
Mr. Chamberlain's, which would not be
accepted by any one in Ireland.
Mr.. Sweetman's FRIENDS are preparing
to tender him complimentary benefit
during his stay here.