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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
FORTIFIED WITH DOCUMENTS.
NIan Who Was Prepared to Cope with
the Skepticism of the World.


We were waiting at the depot in Jack
son, when a rough looking man who had
one shoe cut open on top and limped pain
fully on that foot came into the waiting
room and solicited friendly aid. The ex-
PLANTATION he made was as follows:
Gentlemen, have received telegram
from Sanilac to the effect that my sister is
dying l want to raise money to take me
up there"
Look here, mister" replied the first
man he struck, who had sort of cold
hearted look about him, whats the use
in your lying about things? Isn't it better
to tell the straight truth than to indulge
in such improbable yarns?"
"Sir am telling the TRUTH" he replied.
"Humph! Got the telegram to show for
it, SUPPOSED"
81 have, STRIP
SCOT it right in your pocket, probably?"
"Certainly-here it isI'
And he pulled out a telegram sent from
Sanilac and received at Jackson reading
just as he had stated. More than that, the
receiving operator had attested the fact of
its being genuine. The cold hearted man
was taken aback, but after a moment he
rallied and said:
cts a wonder you didn't claim to be an
old soldierl'
81 am one, sir" was the quiet reply.
Got the proofs Of that, probably?"
81 have, sir. Here is my discharge"
There was no getting around the fact,
and the cold hearted man seemed little
shaky as he continued:
eyes, see. Probably got your foot hurt
in the service of your country?"
eyes, sir. a runaway horse attached to
a mail wagon stepped on that foot while
was trying to stop him. Here is an aft
davit to that effect. 1 suppose you'd call
that in the service of my country, wouldn't
you? 1t was in the service Of the govern
ment, at least"
"But see here" continued the other, un-
willing to acknowledge defeat, 'this tele
gram about your sister is a week DID,"
Certainly. 1 haven't been able to raise
the money to get there"
"She's probably dead by this time"
''She is, sir, as this other telegram re-
ceived two days ago will inform you"
"Then what's the use of your going?"
"To make arrangements for the future
care of her three orphan children, sir.
Here's letter duly attested, proving that
she left three who must be looked after"
He pulled out the letter and handed it
over. Everybody was now chuckling over
the fix the cold hearted man was in, and
he had sense enough to take the only
route open ana get ont of it by handing
the man a dollar. He didn't feel right
about it, however, and observed:
'It's a wonder you haven't documen
proving that you got burned out in the
great Chicago fret
"But 1 have, sir! Here it isl Knowing
how human nature is, l make no asser
tions which l cannot back up with sworn
documents"
And what did he do but hand out an old
affidavit, signed and sealed, that attested
that he had lost s., 900 worth of household
goods in the Garden City holocaust! Thil
took both legs from under the man, and
he went out doors in huff and did not re
turn.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Ask a Favor Now and Then.

1t is very gracious thing to ask a favor
of man now and then. II done judicious-
ly it will make you more friends even than
comforting benefits. If the right sort Of
girl makes the right sort of man feel that
he has done her a service, that without
him she would have had difficulty in ac-
complishing such and such thing, he will
feel a little warm, comfortable flow of self
ejaculation every time he thinks of her
and he will think of her oftener than you
imagine. Then perhaps you have placed
some one under an obligation, real or fam
cied. Make it a point to ask some service
now and again. 1t will be so gladly rem
dered and make things balance so much
better. Don't keep the scale always weight
ed down; let it sometimes swing in the
other direction.-New York News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
where People Lack Common Sense.

1t took twenty years to show the Ameri-
can people the economy of using a lining
under carpets and they have not learned
the common sense of it over in Europe yet.
1t will probably take twenty years for US
to appreciate fully how much trouble can
be saved, how, much waste avoided by
using antimoth furnishings. People hate
to learn things. There are lots of folks that
WELD a broom and fill the house full Of
dust who won't try mechanical sweeper.
A carpet will wear third longer with a
cotton padding beneath it and a sweeper to
brush it. Many family, too, waste hours
and days of year in twisting up or pin
ming up shades, having no knowledge of
spring rollers. People do not seem to grasp
the idea that table linen will wear twice as
long with a canton flannel under cloth, or
that lace curtains may be treated in a way
to defy the erratic gas jet. They think too
much of how to tie bow on a china dog
and not half enough of how to sweep the
dirt from under him.-Philadelphia Up
hOlSterer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Celebrated DWarfs.

Early in the last century brother and
sister attracted great attention for small.
ness of stature. They were of Polish birth.
and were people of great accomplishments
and elegant manners. When the brother,
Count Berowlaski, was one year old he
measured fourteen inches in height. Five
years after he had gained but three inches,
but at the age of twenty he had reached to
thirty-three inches, and at thirty the meas
urement was six inches more, and then
the growth ceased.
The sister, Anastasia, seven years young.
er, could stand under her brothers arm.
The count lived to be almost 100.-Detroit
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
The YaIne of Ferns.

Both for the window and garden not
every kind of ferns will do well, but num-
bers do, and while their spores ON the ur-
derside of the leaf that in this group Of
fora take the place Of flowers in other
plants and perform the same functions. the
reproduction of their kinds, the fronds are
always interesting
As an ornament 10 the north or shady
side OF dwellings ferns picked up early in
the spring from our shady woods or way
sides and planted among 4 few rough
stones IN a close group are exceedingly
pretty objects, while the kind called by the
common people saw fern (nephrolepisl and
house fern tnephrodiuml are already estab-
lished favoriteS- Any fern that by naturs
grows in the winter season ana has a tough.
leathery frond does well. while such rs
have delicate fronds like some Of the
maidenhair ferns do not do well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
KILLED the Bear with a Penknife.

A big yearling bear was killed on Fri
day ON Little mountain, near Parkers-
burg, w. Va, by John Hall, seventeen
years old, and Mont Black, twelve years
of age. The boys were coon hunting in
the mountain when the dogs freed the
bear. They had an old single barreled
shotgun, loaded with bird shot and an
az. They fired the load of shot into the
bear and brought the animal down
Then the dogs attacked it, but they were
beaten off One of the boys ran in and
struck at the bear with the Ak, bat did
not hit it. Young Hail then drew his
pocketknife and went at ths bear. He
was pretty badly scratched and severely
bitten on the fingers, but stuck 70 the
brute until he cut the bears jugular
vein. The boys dragged home the body
IN trir1r'r1h ~ ~ V0-F SIM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Rugs and CARPETS.

A large rug costs more than a carpet for
the same room, but it is certainly cheaper
in the end and will last a lifetime. Those
who really cannot afford spch purchase
can have carpeting made into a rug with
quite the effect of one piece. 1t should bs
finished with border, and if the corners
are inclined to curl they should be weight
ed and lined with burlaps for short dis
lance. A velvet rug made in this way may
be so perfectly matched and sewed that it
will be impossible to detect the seams. If
the floor is suitable, several small rugs may
be used, though the effect is not so good
Good Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Charities "Missek" Table,

Mathematics are Charles bette noire
The way he mixed himself up and got lost
in the mazes of the multiplication and di-
vision tables was astounding. The weights
and measures were not much better, al.
though he agreed that there was some
sense in a fellows knowing how many
ounces went to a pound of candy.
The other night when Charlie sat down
TO study, for he is an honorable little fel-
low and doesn't shirk a thing because be
doesn't like to do it, he seemed especially
gloomy and downcast.
what is the table for tomorrow said
mamma, trying to put cheerful face on
the matter.
"Oh, it's the worst one yet. don't see
any sense in it. It's called the 'Missek
table,"
Let me see your book" said mamma,
who after cropping around in the mathe-
NAUTICAL archives of her memory could re-
call no such table.
Charlie handed over little memoran-
dunn book, in which his teacher had neatly
written his tables of weights and measures,
and where, heading the miscellaneous
table, stood this abbreviation, Misc. Ia.
BILE. New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Things Some People Don't Know.

The death of Horace Greeley occurred
nineteen years ago. yet every now and
then letters still come TO The Tribune
Office addressed to him Izaak Walton
died POS years ago. 4 new edition Of
his Complete Angler was recently
published in Boston. The firm which
published II has received a letter adj
dressed 10 LEAK Walton, ESQ.," con-
veying the information that his book Is
attracting considerable attention. and
requesting, in behalf Of certain bureau
Of newspaper clippings" the privilege
of sending to Mr.. Walton notices of the
book from the papers of the United
States and Canada! In spite of the diffu-
sion of knowledge. there is a vast deal Of
Ignorance in this world Jet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Sobbing COrsets.

"Sobbing stays" or corsets "a sanglots,"
are French addition to mourning outfit.
With his knowledge of the niceties of his
profession, the French dressmaker under
stands that when a woman sobs u1re-
STRANGELY her frame undergoes certain
physical commissions that might be detri-
mental to her toilet if stiff, unyielding
stays were her support. To permit, there
fore, madame's grief to expend itself nat
urally, and still protect her costume from
any danger resulting therefrom, these stays
are provided. A triangle of elastic is set
in at each side, which 'gives" with every
violent outburst of grief and no harm is
done The art of the French man milliner
approaches sublimity.-Her Point of View
in New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

Natives of climates like ours go to rest in
the winter, and mostly die down just about
the time the housewife thinks about taking
in her plants, so it is of no use to attempt
their growth indoors. Such plants as grow
or flower continuously usually are natives
of such countries as have but little or no
winter as we understand the word. Out Of
the vast number of plants now known to
botanists, counting something like 100000
species, all named and described, the vari-
alton is great in every form, and those
grown and known by everybody are thu
pick of this vast number.-Chicago News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Felt Easier.

Young Mrs. Cooling Ito her papa)-Oh,
papa, what does the word contract"
mean?
Papa-It means to make smaller, my
dear. For instance, heat expands and cold
contracts.
Mrs. Codling-Then it's all right. Harry
told me he was contracting some heavy
debts, and l was so nervous till you ex-
planned it.-Harper's Bazaar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Indian Meal Is Healthy.

A famous doctor says: Eat good bowl
of mush and milk for your breakfast, and
you will not need auy medicine.
Indian corn contains a large amount of
nitrogen, has qualities anticonstipating
and is easily assimiiated. 1t is cheap and
has great nutritive properties. A course
of Indian meal in the shape of Johnny
cake, hoe cake, corn or pone bread and
mush, relieved by copious drafts Of pure
cows milk, 20 which, if inclined to dyspep
STA. a little lime water may be added, will
make life DOW a burden well worth the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
A Monopoly in Canphor.

At enc time the camphor trade was mo-
nopolized by the governor of Formosa and
his official staff. The annual output ran
as high as $50 and 300 tons and Melted the
distinguished syndicate over 100000 a
year. The profit can be easily appreciated
when it is known that the poor peasant
was paid four cents per pound for the cam
phor, which was sold a week afterward in
Hong Kong for anywhere from twenty
four to thirty-fve cents.-Edward Bedloe
in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
A Mothers Influence.

Lady Somerset, the English lecturer,
says: "Let every mother influence her
sons for the best and noblest, and through
them she shall influence cities and coun-
tries. The least education is, indeed, the
true education for women, for it is love
that sends US out into this great weary
world to try to make it better andFbrighter
for our having been here"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

Every good housekeeper should welcome
any continuance that assists in removing
the dirt and purifying the crevices and
cracks Of dwelling house from the inn
purities and germs Of disease that may
lurk in any house long occupied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Fraud in Cone. Grinding.

It is in the grinding OF coffee that the
greatest opportunities for fraud occur. for
here there is chance TO mix in any guam
tity of cheap substances, that are ground
in so that the grains Of the product are all
of the same shape and color. The purchaser
therefore has absolutely no protection short
of chemical or microscopical analysis. The
compound takes on the aroma Of whatever
coffee is in il, and very few persons will
take the trouble TO protect themselves from
such imposition. New York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

The infant daughter Of Emma Nevada is
credited with saying, in reply to query
as to her occupation, Sometimes play
with my dolly, but usually mediate over
mammals career.o
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

One OF the best mining experts Of Arizo-
ma is Nellie eastman, tall, dark eyed
young woman less than thirty. She il
known all over the state as most reliable
worker
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

In making custard, pumpkin or lemon
pies it is better to partly bake the crust be-
fore adding the mixture, so that it may not
be absorbed by the paste.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

OF the 100 women who have entered theis
names on the British register as duly quail
fed medical practitioners thirty-seyen are
practicing in London
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

living, and you need no other treatment
to correct your nervousness, brighten
your vision and give you sweet and peace
full sleep.-Hall's Journal of Health.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
what E,sry Girl NAV Recone.

The change which forty years has
brought ia American social and domestic
kfe is now here more marked than in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-26

6ed for Investigation and study. A
! vast literature has been written on the
temple area and the walls of Jerusalem.
Authorities differ greatly. but there can
be no doubt that on this site was the
temple II Solomon and its SUCCESSORS.
Twentv-scven times has Jerusalem been
besieged and taken and several times
destroyed, II has been thoroughly
tlled up with rubbish and every land.
mark except the bare rock has been
swept away.
The next Object Of interest was the
Church of the Holy Sepulchrc. built
over the supposed site of the tomb OF
Our Lord. As weapproached the church
we noticed in the square In front a
great number ot vendors of crosses,
beads, pictures, etc, squat,ed on the
ground. Entering, we were first con.
fronted by a Large stone slab over
which was an elaborate canopy inside
of which hunga number of large golden
lamps. Many people were kissing the
stone. This is said TO be the place
where Christ was laid after he was
taken down from the cross. Going up
a flight of stairs to the right we saw
recess, containing a rock in which was
gold star over square hole let into the
rock. This they say Is the socket
where the cross was placed. On the
same level Is shown the tomb OF
Adam" cut in the rock.
Below under the great dome OF the
church is a small marble structure or
chapel before and around which hang
numerous beautiful gold and silver
lamps. Inside of this reached through
a low door is the "loly Sepulchre" IT,
self Within is a slab indicating the
tomb. Over this slab hang forty-three-
silver lamps, thirteen each for the
Greeks, Latins and Armenians and four
for the Copts, Below the main floor is
a cavern called the chapel of 81 Helena
where she is said to have found the
true cross, Here are shown also the
tombs OF Jo-epN 80 Nssna~eNes ~,,a .N.s
bomb cfJoseph the Greek. Latin, Ar.
nenian and Coptic Monks divide chs
ca,rch among them. Often has their
ianaticism come TO blows and hence 10
explained the presence OF Turkish sol
ders In the church, to keep peace
among the Christians.
The effect OF all these fictitious 81,
cred sites is at tirst ~ disgust the devout
Christian MS he witnesses the hostility
d warning sects and ignorant crcdul.
ity with which they accept the state.
ments OF their monlish Instructors Yet
while the site OF Calvary, the place Of
burial and many other localities are
uncertain, there can be no doubt
whatever that here, I'm the ancient city
On this site, Jesus taught and suffered
and died The mount of olives where
he sat and taught and under whose trees
he endured the agony, is there in all it's
grandeur Here we meditated one
beautiful sabbath afternoon.
Before and below us lay the city over
which from these very slopes he wept
as he beheld H. Between us lay the
valley Of Jehoshaphat with the tomb OF
Absalom. the pyramid of Zechariah and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-26

must be accompanied by kara,eas, or a
guide from the consul OF his respective
country. lie must also be accompanied
by Turkish soldier no one being al.
lowed in the sacred inclosure without
such attendance. Securing our escort,
we passed down through the baaars
and were soon at the Haram area,
This is an extensive rectangular level
space, several acres In extent. Upon Il
are numerous buildings, large and
small, With here and there cypress and
other trees. On the west side eiynt
gates and on the north three lead up by
stairs to n slightly elevated platform,
on which are the chief buildings, the
mosque of Omar and the mosque Of Ell
AlSsa.
What strange feelings come over us
as we reflect that on this site was 10.
Gated the temple Of solomon. and It's
successors. the temple of Zerubbabel
and the temple Of llerod, The Mosque
Of Omar" as IL is called, Is not proper.
ly a mosque, but a prayer station. II
Is a graceful building, octagonal In
form. With Its fine dome surmountcd
covered with blue Persian tiles and in.
scribed with sentences from the Koran,
It's delicate arches, Its beautiful lattice
work, the structure is a delight 10 the
eve. To the Mohammedan the interior
OF the place of prayer Is very holy, and
one dare not enter with sandalcd
feet. Taking of our shoes we passed
into the interior in our stockings. The
interior IS marvelously rich In its cener.
al effect, with its harmonious stained
glass, its intricate traeery, and above
all the lofty blue canopy OF the great
dome. I'm the very center, screened OF
by an iron screen, Is the rugged mass 81
the native rock OF Mount Moriah. perhaps
The very spot where Aurana the Jcbus.
lite had his threshing floor The Mo.
hammcdans consider this rock very
sacred spot, the center OF the earth.
whence slow the rivers OF Paradise.
They say that when MohammeA as
cended 10 Heaven from the summit of
this rock the angel Gabriel SEIZED II
and held IL down. look" said the
white ttrbaned Moslem who reco0nted
these legends "rhcre Is che print 81
the prophets foot and also the print OF
Gabriels fingers" Sure enough, there
were clearly visible hdentations which
resemblcd such prints Near by in the
floor was shown slab Of Jasper, origin
ally said TO contain nineteen nails
which the prophet drove in. When all
these nalis arc pulled out the end OF
the ~7o'id will appear The devil pulls
one Of taeSe nails ont when he can get
chance. Only three and a half still
remain As we moved about men we're
praying here and there, but did not
seem TO b. disturbed by our presence.
Thence we visited the Mosque Of El
Aksa, which was formerly a Christian
basilica~ erected by JuSsinian in the
Sixth century, and then descended into
the vaults beneath the temple area
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-26
THE CAPITOL STEPS.
why They just suited the Architects
Ideas.

why They just suited the Archttect'a
Ideas.
Coming down the main walks from
the capitol to Pennsylvania avenue
there are groups Of three or four steps.
that arr very confusing to the average
pedestrian, and there is queer Incl
lent connected with their construction.
For years there was a man about the
capitol who made the study of steps and
persons going up and down stairs "a fad
and science, In watching crowds
walking down the long approaches to
the capitol he discovered that by far a
greater number Of persons stumble on
those groups Of steps than the record
ought TO show. The attention of the
present capitol architect was called to
the matter, but he was incrcdulous at
the idea. why" said he, Frederick
Oims,ead, the architect, took especial
pains with these groups OF steps,
know" However, they watched the
tricky groups of steps and discovered
that Il was really astonishing the num-
Der W persons who stumbled going up,
and seemed inclined to fall in descend
any explanation.
olmstcad himself came here later.
The object was brought 10 hiSattcntion,
and he went down ~ watch the steps
himself lie was simply amazed at the
way people behave when they reach
those steps. He said:
~ can, account Cor It, spent weeks
arranging the proportion Of rise to tread
for them Wooden models of them
wcr,, put down Tor use at my own place,
and walked over them day after day
till | felt SURE they were perfect"
'OlmSicad isn't one OF your legs
tribe shorter than the other" the step
savant inquired.
O,m>tead was dumioundcd when IL
flashed on him that, owing 10 the in-
equality IN the length OF his legs, he
had made the step, 20 the capitol that
were suited only for people similarly
afflicted. Washington Post