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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
When Business and Morals Are One.

1t is a very common thing for people to
lament that they did not get rid of this or
that property before its value deprecated
OF course, W at they are really sorry for is
that they could not have contrived TO sad
die their loss on SOME one else. 1t is a sign
of the imperfecton Of contemporary be-
nevolence that good people should have
such feelings and should regard them as
matters of course. They are humorously
unchristian. The utmost the average con
temporary moralist enjoins is that a man
shall not unload" upon his friends. He
cannot so much as imagine scruple about
selling out candescent stocks in open mar
ket.
1t will not be SO when the millennium
comes. Property will continue then, as
now, to fuctuate in value, but the pros
pect of a depression viii no longer strike
the owner as a coed reason for selling out
His superior moral sense viii then, as now,
be profitable to his estate, since property
doesn't always depreciate as much as is
expected, and often in the end it RECEIVERS
more than it lost. But the great advan.
tage from business point OF view of the
perfected altruisrn will De emancipation OF
the altruist from panic and all its conse-
quences, since the man who is more ready
to accept his loss than to pass it On is not
to be scared into foolish sacrifice by the
shadow of it Observation-Disclosures
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

Judge Wilson, of kentucky, is fine
lawyer, purist in the use of English, and
withal very fond of joke, particularly if
it S not directed against himself
Tom Roberts practices good deal before
Judge Wilson, and rather prides himself
on being self made man, and as he has
pushed his way to the front without a col
lege education, he is apt to look upon
scholars as entirely too finicky and theo-
retical."
Recently, when pleading a case before
his friend, Mir. Wilson said:
And now, may it please your honor, Tll
conclude my argument tomorrow, unless
you will kindly consent to set late enough
to hear me out this evening"
Here was Judge Wilson's chance, and be
could not let it slip without notice.
Hens set, sir, and judges sit"
Very well" laughed Roberts, ~ stand
corrected, and | hope your honor will sit
long enough to hear me out"
Not long after this the judge, while Civ
Jag an opinion, remarked;
Under the circumstances, as stated,
do not think an action will lay"
Il beg your honor's pardon" said Rob
erts quick as a fash, up in the noun
tains whar was riz we allow that hens
lay and actions lie"
And in saying so" responded the blush
ing judge, you have laid closer 10 the
truth than at any time since yeu began
TINS case" ALFRED X. CALHOUN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
RaDid EE~ht.

have frequently had the opportunity of
dropping into company with our largest
species of dragon Fly along a particular
roadside in autumn.
On foot one has scarcely any means of
judging of its speed, Tor in a moment it
Is past you and out of sight; but what is
the experience when you are driving. say
at the rate of eight or ten miles an hour?
The rapid voyager shoots by you almost
out of sight, then turns, swerving widely
from right to left, and passes you again in
both directions, traversing repeatedly the
ground over which you are travelling but
Dnce.
We are apt to exaggerate in these mat
bers. but with every allowance, having
compared the flight of the dragon fy with
that OF a passing hawk, swallow and cue
koo, l have computed that it is capable of
lying at a speed of 100 miles an hour
Poachers and Poaching.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
Building a House in New Guinea.

". ID. Pitcairn, in his 1.-TWO Years Among
the Savages of New Guinea" describes q
summer villa which he built after the ma
tive pattern at a cost of twenty or twenty
live dollars, as follows:
! drew on the beach a rough ground
plan Of the house, showing the length and
breadth, the division OF rooms and the two
verandas. Peter, one Of the chiefs, meas
ured the plan with piece of cane mark
ing the length and breadth and then rolled
up the cane and put it in his pocket, or
rather in his dilly bag, for of course ma
tives are not provided with pockets.
He went home to his island and in few
days came back with several large canoes
with all the necessary logs, timber and other
materials dashed to them, including the
sage palm leaves for the roofing and the
cane for splitting into laths, and when the
house WAS finished there was very little
material left. How he calculated so nicely
/ cannot say, but of course he had had con
siderable experience in building native
houses.
Not a nail was used in the building. On
the seaside the house stood in about four
feet OF water at low tide, and on the shore
side was connected with the beach by
Cangway.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
The Origin of "Grog."

4
! YES" said the old captain, as he laid
down his pipe and took swig of the
steaning punch set conveniently near his
right elbow, ''the navy has given some
very comforting words to the English Ian
guage Ever hear the phrase tapping the
| admiral?'"
We thought we had, but were not quite
sure.
well, to this day in the navy, when one
sailor wants another to come off and have
a drink of rum with him, he is apt to say,
Let's go tap the admiral
This is how it came about: When Ad-
miral Nelson was killed at the sea fight of
Trafalgar there was no means of embalm-
ing the body, for the rule was 10 bury all
dead sailors at sea; but every one knew
this wouldn't work in the case of Lord
Nelson. Now, down between decks there
was hegshead OF prime old rum that had
been recently taken aboard, so after some
debate the doctors decided to put the body
into this
while living the admiral liked his grog
as we'll as the next man, but as he was
dead this could not account for the fact
that when the ship that bore the body
home reached London it was found that
pretty much all the rum vanished
After long examination it was dis
covered that the sailors placed as guard
about the cask had regularly tapped it,
This also accounted for the tipsy behavior
of the men. From that day to this every
old sailor knows what tapping the ad-
miral means.
Then there is the word 'grog, and fine
sound it has, just like liquor a-pouring
from the neck of bottle and laughing to
get out. Look in all the dictionaries and
you'll find it, proud as you please and large
as life. That word originated in the navy,
and it came about in this way:
Ever hear of Admiral Vermont No?
Well l think yeu Will say Yes when |
tell you he was the early friend of George
Washington, and Mount Vernon was af-
terward named in his honor; so you may
be sure he wasa very fine man. His sailors
loved him, for it was he who insisted on
giving them a double ratien of rum in cold
weather, but he also insisted that it should
be drunk mixed with water
Admiral Vernon used to wear a big
grogFain coat in wet weather, and SO the
sailors, in pure love and affection, .nicb-
named him Old Grog,' and gradually the
name was changed TO designate his favor
lite beverage-rum and water.
$50 you see, gentlemen, the navy has
contributed it's share to the comforting
words of the English language, and if you
give her time she'll add some more" and
the captain finished his glass and resumed
his nine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
Ortler in the Hnnsa.

The French parliament was not always
famous for the excitements and turmoils
of its debates. In the old monarchial DAYS,
before the revolution. the sessions of the
cid parliament were exceedingly dull and
prosy affairs.
One Gay, it is related, noble count was
trying TO make a speech, and a very prosy
speech it was, while all the other members
were either chatting or resting.
Presently the president of the body raped
slightly with his baton.
IF those gentlemen who are talking to
each other" said he, would kindly make
no more noise than those gentlemen who
are snoring. it would I've much appreciated
by those gentlemen who are trying 10
Estenp'-Youth's Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
Az 4.
TIE Fa..afuI Shepherd Dog.

Ine EaasnluI shepherd Dog.
DR.. Dio Lewis was travelling in the ives
and had come TO a ranch whereon was
shepherds dog that the owner would no
sell for $500. She had at the time foGl
young puppies.
While the visitor was admiring the littls
mother and her babies the assistant herdel
reported twenty sheep missing. Two dogs
each larger than the little mother, wer
standing about, but the herder said neithe.
Tom nor Dick would find the MISSING
sheep; Flora must go.
In vain did the assistant urge that heI
feet were sore; she had been hard at work
all day and was nearly worn out and
must, in any case, attend to the wants OF
her puppies. The master insisted. The
sun was setting and there was no time to
lose.
Flora was called and told to hunt for the
lost sheep, her master pointing to the for
est on whose edge the shack was situated.
She raised her head, but seemed loath TO
leave her babies. The master called sharp
= " to her. She rose, looked tired and
broken hearted, and with head and tail
down trotted YEARLY OF toward the forest.
shell be right back. She's lightning
on stray sheep" Next morning the doctor
rode over TO learn whether Flora had found
the strays. AS be alighted from the sad
die the dog returned, driving the sheep
Flora did not raise her head Or wag her
tail, even when spoken to, but crawled to
her puppies and lay down by them. She
had been out all night, and, scarcely able
TO notice her babies, fell asleep.
What q scene, If one can but picture it.
The vast, gloomy forest, and that little
creature, with sore feet and heart yearn-
ing for her puppies, limping and creeping
about in the wild canyon all through the
night, gathering IN the lost sheep.-Ameri-
can SUockman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
Pile Driving in New Guinea.

In 1.-TWO Years Among the Savages of
New Guinea" w. D. Pitcairn describes
how the natives OF that country drive piles:
The people have a curious way of driving
piles. We gave them rope, which they
fixed round the head of the pile, leaving
the two ends dangling. Several natives
got hold of each end and pulled alternate
ly, until the pile was worked down to the
required depth.
d. The piles are made of white mangrove,
and in order to prevent the ravages Of the
cobra insect, it is best to tar the piles well,
or better still-though very expensive-te
copper them all over.
The flooring of house is of cane, the
walls are made of the bark OF skin Of the
palm, and the roof of the leaves of the
sage palm, which have to be put on sep
arately, the leaves overlapping little. and
on the outside are placed some branches Of
the cocoanut palm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

depths of the portoraiess pit yawned be
fore them.
At this juncture the last quarter inch of
the last candle fell and was extinguished.
May all the saints protect us, captain
dearI' groaned Mike Finn, "for it's me
and you is In devil of boxi'
Our language was constructed in world
where there is a great deal of light, and
SC it has no terms at all adequate to de
scribe the impenetrable blackness in which
these two men found themselves
They were away from the world; buried
in Stygian darkness far down in the bow
els of the earth. and there was no guide
within reach that their companions could
send to their rescue.
The captain discharged his pistol and the
caves rang with the deafening sound. and
the echoes rolled down through far away
caves, ike the ceaseless discharges of re-
ceding artillery. till swallowed up in pro-
found, far away depths.
The men were afraid to move, for a
stone, loosened by their advance, had
leaped into the bottomless pit, and as no
sound came back they reasoned that it
must be still falling, and they did not care
to risk themselves near the awful edge
No pen could give a fair picture of the
long, black hours that followed. The cap
tain's watch ran down. Hunger and thirst
tortured them. Then came an irresistible
yearning for sleep, and rs they closed their
heavy lids they shook hands like men who
are never to wake again.
But fifty-eight hours after the last light
went out they did wake UP to find torches
flashing in their faces and Lieutenant
Pratt and colored man who knew the
cave" leaning over them.
They were fed and led out to the light,
and Mike Finn echoed the captains senti-
ments when he said:
"Be jabers, yen niver foind me in hole
in the ground agin-tiu I'm buried for
Coodw
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

The general color Of the Kamchatkan
sighorni Is brown gray, the head and neck
rather grayer than the rest of the body.
Both tai and ears are remarkably short.
The coat on those that We shot was very
long and thick, almost like that of a rein
deer, bat autumn WAS well advanced. and
] have no doubt that in summer it is much
thinner. II was curious that we should
not only never have shot, but never even
have seen the females. All those that fell
10 our rides were rams. as far as we could
judge, rom : TO years old. Whether
the females always herd together or oplv
at certain seasons il Is difficult to saw. and
we were unable to get any information
from the natives upon this point-Black-
woods Magazine
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oUML Odd STORIES.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS RELATED 81
MAJOR A. r. CALHOUN.

! The Exciting Adventure of a Fedora
/ Captain and His Orderly Who Venture
! Int the Mysterious Labyrinth of Nam
| moth Cave without a Guide.
! copyright, 1892. by American Press Associa
tiGn.l
| Captain Poe, of Cincinnati, with b
troop was sent north from Bowling Greer
and ordered to remain Eat or near Cav
! City till further orders"
AS every one should know, the limeston'
region of southern Kentucky is honey
combed with caves, and during the lat;
war these caves were frequently the hiding
places of friend and foe.
Mammoth cave, one of the natural won
ders of the modern world, is only an hour:
drive from the railroad at Cave City, ant
Captain Poe, who had long been anxious
to see this famous ''hole in the ground
decided to avail himself of his proximity L
it to pay it visit.
II will go over early in the morning" be
said to First Lieutenant Pratt, who was to
remain back in command of the troop, "and
Pll be back before shutdown"
There are no guides at the cave now, 81
you must be careful" said Lieutenant
Pratt.
"Ob, I'll not go in very far know all
the eccentricities of the place, and will go il
but short distance. Nike Finn, my Or
derby, is the only man I'll take along; he
has been through Diamond cave and
knows all about such places, said the cap
tain confidently.
The next morning he and Orderly Finn
rode off for the cave carving with them
in addition to lights and food, their arms.
for John Morgan was at that time showing
a most pernicious activity along the line Of
the Louisville and Nashville road.
On reaching the entrance to the cave
Captain Poe and his man dismounted and
concealed their horses in the woods some
distance away. Then they cut poles on
which to fasten the candles they had
brought with them and started in, conf
dent they were about to enjoy one days
peace.
A man who has climbed one great noun
tain is certainly better qualified to climb
another great mountain than a man who
has had no such experience, but in the
matter Of caves former experience counts
for little 1t is impossible to get substi-
tute for good local guide, but evidently
Captain Poe and Mike Finn were not of
this opinion.
The provisions and lights were divided,
candles were fastened to the poles, and
then the two men left the warm sunlight
and disappeared within the narrow and
unpromising portal that gives access to
halls vaster and grander than were ever
carved by human hands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
SCALE BOOKS!
THREE FORMS
STANDARD,
HOWE AND
FAIRBANKS!
when ordering state wEAT form 10
wanted.



When the war was over, cid Aunt Peggy
went to Monsieur and said:
"Massa, 1 amt never gwrine to quit yer.
Pm gettin ole an feeble, an my days is few
in dis heah Ian O. sorrow an sin. All axes
is lille co'her w'har / kin set down an wait
peaceful fu de en-"
Monsieur and madame were very much
touched at this mark of affection and fidel-
ity from Aunt Peggy. So, in the general
reconstruction of che plantation which i'm
mediately followed the surrender, a nice
cabin, pleasantly appointed. was set apart
for the old woman. Madame did not even
forget the very comfortable rocking chair
in which Aunt Peggy might set down"
as she herself teaehingly expressed it. IAN
wait fu de en-"
She has been rocking ever since.
At Intervals of about two years Aunt
Peggy hobbies up to the house. and deliy-
ers the stereotyped address which has be-
come more than familiar:
Mistress, rs come to take a las look at
you all. Lee me look at you good. Lee
me look at de chillun-the big chillun an
lille chillun. Lee me look at the picters AN
de photographs an de piany On ev'ything
TO it's too late. One eye is done gone an
the udder's gwine fas'. Any monin yo'
pO' ole Aunt Peggy gwine wake up an fin
herself stone bliRe."
After such visit Aunt Peggy invaria-
bly, returns to her cabin with generously
filed apron.
The scruple which monsieur one time
felt in supporting a woman for so many
years in idleness has entirely disappeared.
OF late his attitude toward Aunt Peggy is
simply one of profound astonishment-
wonder at the surprising age which the
old black woman may attain when she sets
her mind TO it, fer Aunt Peggy is i2j, SO
she says.-Harper's Young People.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
A Kentucky Word.

In the mountains of eastern Kentucky
when a man speaks of his wife to third
person he calls her UNI" or when wife
speaks of her husband she calls him ''um 4"
For instance, 'E'um' is going TO Saylers-
vile tomorrow" or UNI" shot a bear
yesterday" The word is said 10 have orig
mated with young married folks over 100
years ago, who were too dif6dent TO use
the phrase my wife" or my husband"
While at the table before strangers the
husband, who desired his wife to pass the
bread or sorghum, would attract the atten-
tention OF his wife by clearing his throat.
"ahem," ''oohum." and finally degenerat~
ing the phrase 10 ''um." which was the
final understanding when each was adj
dressed Bourbon News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
why Swindlers Thrive.

William Jay came up from Alabama to
make his fortune. In this city he met an.
other newly arrived jay named Patrick Mo.
ran, who was from Denver. The swindling
horse dealers roped them in, and by appeal.
ing to their eupidity got all their money.
They went before Justice Duffy and made
their plant, and the little x-schoolmaster
gavet them some good advice. The tenor of it
was that New York city would be entirely
clear Of swindlers if so many simple jays
did not come in to be plucked. That
sounds curious, doesn't it:-New York
Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

drama in iambic meter which still sur
wives. Thus he practiced himself in three
different meters before he began seriously
to write or publish. There is no man,
however, who is so careful of his poetical
reputation as Lord Tennyson. and it is not
likely that he will permit this early drama
ever to see the light of day. The number
of his own poems which Tennyson has
suppressed during his lifetime would fill
a bulky volume-Bookman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
TeEnyson's Early Poems.

Tennyson was only eight years old when
he covered beth sides OF his brothers slate
with poem on Flowers" done in unim-
pe2chable meter Ills brother had said TO
him. See if you can write poetry" and
merely said. You've done it." Between
the ages oil eleven ard twelve the young
poet wrote al epic OF ove- 400 lines IN
Scott octosyilabics mingled with heroics
These were tie only finished poems Of
Tennyson's boyhood. BUS when about four
teen or ffteeD yr-~V ola he commenced a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
Human Nature Changes.

We wonder at the nonstrous cruelties OF
past ages. How could they have been pos
sibie. We ask. since human nature has
always been the same But human IA
ture las not always been the same. IL has
always been changing; it Is changing now.
and il will always continue TO change
And the rate Of Improvement Is continual
Is accele-a,snz. Those born ssIsee the war
find Il difficult 70 comprehend the barhari-
ties Of even one short generztion ago
Their children ~lIl find the barbarities Of
today equally incredible Science
Monthly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
The Money Down Clnss.

do 1 work for servants$" exclaimed e
prominent Back Bay dentist the other day.
81 should say did. Sometimes | wish /
had no other patients. Why? Because
with them It's money when the works
done. Swelss, you know, scocn TO pay a
bill when il is contracted. and If / had to
depend upon my fashionable constituents
| should often so hungry, I'm thinking"
Boston Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

Father-Iiow can you expect to marry
this young man when he has done moth
ing 50 far 10 show that he can support
you?
Daughter-ESt you must remember.
father, that he has heen employed the
best part of his life in learning to tie his
ssn neektieS-Clothfera and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
To Make Shoes WATERPROOF.

To keep your shoes from creaking rut
the soles with Hnseed Oil. You may dc
this more thoroughly by letting the soles
rest on a dish containing a little of the oil
which will be absorbed by the leather, ana
in addition to stopping the creakins viii
make the shoes impermeable to snow anG
water.-New York Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

Mr.. Niaks-Haye you called on the new
peichbors a-xt door
Mrs AI;Eks-Iaceed I haven't. aud /
won't neither. They re the t-ashiest kind
Of peoPle-Poov - church mice Il. sgar
raat. They sends their w..skiu out.
What %. Jfa5s7
i ic~e they ) ssaaasal 70 slaS 5ae
-ss- - rasi- 49, -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
A Matter of Wages.

Il observe, James" said the Boston
employer, that you say 'eether' and
'neetber.' Are you not aware that sue
is not our pronunciation Of these word
ut doesn't seem 70 nae" replied q
boy from New York despOnden'
that you ought TO expect me to
'eyether' and 'nyther' on a salary Of si1
teen dollars month. Chicago TrlD
ne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
The Stone of the Tortoise,

The brain of the tortoise was supposed at
one time to contain a wonderful stone,
which was eficacious in extinguishing lire,
and when placed under the tongue would
produce prophetic inspiration Queries
MAGAZINE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

Sweeping heavy velvet carpets with salt
cleans and keeps them from moths as par
ticies Of the salt remain in the carpet and
corners. Salt is not hurtful and has no
disagreeable oGor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

Jane Scrimshaw lived in London during
the reign of eight sovereigns, from Eliza
beth to Anne. OF her 127 years eighty Of
them were spent in an almshouse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

After cleaning closets, if borax be
sprinkled around the edges Of the shelves
and floor, one will not be troubled with
roaehes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15

1t is believed that the custom Of SHAVING
the beard was intrvdnced at Rome in tie
year 800 b. e. According TO Piiny. Scip.e
Africans va - first Roman " no shared
daily.