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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

cry, Just rs machinery was used in reaping
and thrashing, instead of the old fashioned
hand methods. He set himself at this
problem and estimated that if he could
succeed in solving it he would very mate
rally lessen the mortality of war, for he
would make wars shorter and do the same
amount of damage with fewer men in the
field. If he could accomplish this the great
mortality from disease and field hospitals
would be very much decreased.
This was in 1861. By 1862 he had made a
gun which be thought would be very eff
cient. In principle it was the same gun
which is used today but in the interven-
ing thirty years a very great many i'm
provements have been made in the various
details. He took his plans to Cincinnati,
where he found better facilities for build
ing than were then to be had in !ndianapo-
liz. At the shops of Miles Greenwood he
made six guns, at u cost of 5000. Just as
they were completed and he was getting
ready to go to Washington to offer this
new field piece to the authorities, the
Greenwood establishment was set on fire by
an incendiarv and the guns so injured that
they were worthless. He at once went to
another shop ana built the unlucky NUM-
Der of thirteen guns at an expense of
$1,000
Instead Of going 10 Washington himself
- was green then, the doctor explains
with twinkle in his eye which seems to
say that be is no longer afflicted IN that
wayne intrusted mis- guns 10 q friend,
who took them east. Eleven of them be
left in Baltimore and two were taken 10
Washington. After much delay this friend
succeeded in having an interview with
General Ripley, the chief of ordnance.
General Ripley declined even to look at the
guns He said they did not want anything
new Dr. Gatling l. persuaded that Gen
eral Ripley conscientiously believed that
the old fashioned muzzle loading flint lock
musket WAS the best possible arm for use
in the field.
Dr. Gajling's representative left Wash
ington very much discouraged At Balti-
more he met General Benjamin T. Butler,
who Was on his way TO take command of
the army investing Petersburg. General
Butter examined the guns and at once
bought them at 81. 900 spiece- He gave a
voucher for the amount, and this voucher
AS paid. The man who got the money
went TO Chicago where be failed II bust
ncSS before be had settled with DR. Cat
ling In this way the inventor was $4,000
out OF poke. ON his gun venture. General
Butler took the guns TO the field. bur the
ammunition was bsd. and though the guns
did some good work they were not on the
whole satisfactory. Indeed, 50 long as pr
per cartridges were used the machine guns
were never satisfactory. This was the only
trial DR. GatIng's guns had during the
civil war
\; the close Of the war DR. GatliRg's
friends begged him 10 give up the gun
business but he was 80 fully persuaded
that the machine gun WAS u 1rood lLin.
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it. Later another lad was initiated and
seems TO have got burned little deeper
than was necessary; so 5fr. Garrison ad.
dressed an open letter to the president
and faculty of Harvard, denouncing the
whole secret society business and charg-
ing that it produced much dissipation
and immortality.
President Eliot made 10 formal reply.
but to direct questions explained that
the faculty has nothing to do with secret
societies and viii take no action; that
no one is under obligations TO join them.
that the initiate knows II advance that
the ordeal VIII be severe. and still it i
such an honor TO be one OF the ID. *.
E. pcpularlv known as "Diekies, thas
candidates are many.
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of movement and mental spriehtIiness 90
in the least toward counteracting more
than threescore years and ten. The inter-
est he takes in his present work, in his
achievements and in the worlds improve
ments generally would indicate that he
was only in his first youth and still full of
boys enthusiasm Inventors very often
have hard lives, full of disappointments,
| but whether successful or not they have
! the satisfaction of getting away more COM
pletely and more often than any other
men except poets, painters and musicians,
perhaps, from the narrow and sordid en-
vironment which surrounds ordinary NOR
| tails
The possibility that we are upon the eve
| Of war with Chill attracts attention to
the new arms which will be used in future
conflicts and TO the ingenious men who
have invented these implements of destruc-
ton. Dr. Calling, who in many respects
has been the most important of these men,
and who in his personality is most charm
ing and interesting, is North Carolinian
by birth and in his youth studied medicine.
He never prsctfced, however, being drawn
away from that profession by his mechan-
ical tastes. AS early as 1874 he took out
letters patent for a wheat drill, the first
pIdCblCdl vi Guc hlDtl, DcticN6,
ever adopted by farmers and used in tbs
fields. Previous to the great civil war be
was engaged in making and selling these
drills and also in building as a contractor,
several of the railroads which conferred in
indianapolis, which had become his home.
Here is the story of the conception of the
machine gun and its development as told
TO me by the doctor himself at his home in
this city.
He says that when the war broke out he
was very much interested in seeing the
troops go from the capital of Indiana. He |
was distressed to find that very many of |
them were brought back in boxes for burial |
at home. Upon inquiry he found that only |
a small percentage of these dead soldiers |
were killed by bullets, the others having |
died from sickness and from hardships in !
cident to the service. He says that in !
thinking this over he saw no reason why |
the killing should not be done by machin- |
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and full fellowship seems unreasonable,
but it was not done in haste.
Her father is minister and professor
of Greek at the California college, and
when his daughter expressed a desire TO
join the church he made an exhaustive
inquiry as to the precedents in such
cases, after which the authorities Of the
church examined the child at length
and unanimously decided that she was
intellectually the equal of the average
child Of twelve years, and in the under
standing of religions truths thoroughly
qualified for membership. In her IA
theirs correspondence On the subject Of
infant capacity he received accounts Of
many curious cases.
Rev. S. T. Smith, OF Newton Center,
Mass, author of the hymn America"
told Of the conversion OF child Of four
years within his knowledge, followed by
a consistent and active Christian life Of
forty years. In the writings Of President
Edwards an account is given Of PaG},e
Bartlett, who protested conversion at
four years ami never dishonored her pro
fession. Rev. GalasEa Anderson, Of
Granville. o.. told Of "a apparent con-
version at three wears, followed by a
Christian life. O1ly twice. however, II
the United States have children Of six
years been admitted u membership be-
fore this case. Gladys was baptized (Dy
Immersion Of coursel at evening service
and formally admitted in the presance
Of q very large congregation.
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bernstein sl25, 900 for fifty concerts in Amer
lea and a share in the box Office receipts il
they go above a certain figure. Besides
this, all of Rubenstein's expenses are to be
paid by his managers.
Rubenstein visited America once before
1t was in 1872. and the tour lasted eight
months. Everybody concerned made g
great deal of money out of it, but Ruben
stein didn't like America and swore he
would never play in the United States
again. But 1926, 00O-well. who could re
sst it?
While he was in America he was made
the subject of what is probably the best
known piece of short prose ever written il
the United States, How Rube Played
Another notable event of the tour was his
last concert in New York city, when he
played Yankee Doodle" with variations
that filled twenty pages when printed. He
Is siXty-twO years old.
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that he persevered IL his efforts. Whei.
General Ripley was succeeded in the ord
nance corps by General Dyer, the machine
gun was examined with care by that ac
complished officer. At the Frankfort ar
senal in Philadelphia DR. Calling sue
ceeded in making II metallic cartridge
which enabled him to fire his gun with
great rapidity and much effect. He now
took his gun to Washington-this was in
1865, after the close Of the war-and he ex-
hibited his gun to Secretary Stanton, Gen
eral Grant. General Dyer and others.
These officers were much pleased, and it
was arranged that regular trial should
be given the gun at Fortress Monroe in OPP
position to the standard field guns, and be-
fore a regular board of ordnance officers
At this trial, which was held with all the
conditions unfayorable TO the GatIing gun,
the machine piece showed its superiority
not only in rapidity of firing, but in &c
curacy of aim and length of range. The
board made favorable report, and the
secretary of war gave an order for 100 guns,
agreeing to pay $4,000 therefor These
guns were made at the Colts armory in
Hartford and delivered in 1867 This was
the first money DR. Calling had received
for his years of work Since then he has
sold guns to every civilized government in
the world, and to some governments which
are only called civilized through courtesy.
In 1861 the Calling guns We're exhibited
at the great exposition in Paris. They at
tracted much attention and Napoleon LII
examined them with great care. He had
one of the guns taken out of the exposi
ton and tested privately for his benefit.
He proposed that DIR. Calling should build
a great number Of guns for the French
army, but the proposition had condition
which made it impossible for it to be &C
cepted. The emperor required that the
guns should be made secretly in France,
and that no other European government
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
Busr His Lie Throurh.

''The accent OF al Irish gentleman
was said to b. a characteristic Of SIR
William White, the recently decreased
British ambassador 70 Turkey. II was
worth a week OF ones lifetime 10 hear
his All, my dear sir-T-r,' words that,
coming from his Lips, rang through fine
thickest doors. He was aIDan OF leonine
aspect, tall, staiwaTt, with g massive
forehead and a flowing white beard. Re
was a busy man. having in his whole
lifetime not passed an Idle moment, il -
said
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

O4i't seA "a Edi WIN tills d. Nv AUS.
His SECOND wife died many years ago,
and all his boys are out Of lis care and
custody, except two, who are in Catholic
school, but his eye Is as bright as ever, and
he seems fit for very many more years ut
the switch. His name Is Lanson Swan.
and he was born and reared on a farm
on the New York side of Lake Cham
plain, but removed 10 New York as soon
as he was self supporting, and has now
been in the transportation line for over
half a century. He is full Of amusing
stories Of the old time merchants whom
he used to haul down Broadway, espe-
cially Of Il T. Stewart, who was one 81
lbs favOrifas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
Eanid Rs.irna.I EniI.linr.

General AuueukcTs exploit In rail-
road building aud equipment seems
wonderful IN Russia He buiit 20
miles q railroad. from SaIaarcand ~
the Caspian sea. much o. il along ths
desert, IN eighteen months. General II
Hoser, 81 Paris. j. one u TIE oldest liy-
ing explorers q Tark=stali. ard the rise
II .GnP7rtance Of the Pa-ziv question has
directed lsis attention 20 the possibility
OF Russia bZl1lding ue1g roads with the
same marvellous speed.
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Lady journalists have now become 20
Numerous that tfey may b interested 20
hear Of the death Of fellow worker
who was the pioneer of feminine writers
on newspapers N Belgium. Literary
woTk evidently agreed with Nine. Care
line Hop, for she lived 10 D. eigh+y-ons
years Of age. sise founded Ins Jozr1-aI
dc Briggs. the Irss Frrueh Journal IL
FlandeEs. and write poetry n ises leisure
rllrEaeuf-
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we're and ldV0rS
low salaries. All the dissenting clergy
opposed him because of ms high church
procllvities, and the liquor interests
fought HIM fraurically because he is TO
torious for radical temperance views
Nevertheless lie got there The Glad
stonian caucus decided in his favor and
put all that party's machinery 10 work
for him. The economy dodge. " as they
call it in England. was PLAYED for all it
was worth. "as they say in America. and
SO the Rev. Diggle won. Now the Glad
stonians claim this as a test of their
strength for the approaching general
election.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

met the world famous Tom Corners in an
exhibition bout at Milwaukee. Corners
was very favorably impressed with the ex.
cellent showing made by VOTERS and pre-.
dicted great future for the young Wis.
consin gladiator. Wolters next defeated
Jack Holland, OF Chicago, three straight
falls at WATERFOWL. Wis lis next victim
John Klein, a I9l pound man, was thrown
three times in seven minutes
Mike Seth, 2l0 pounds, also fell an easy
prey to the Milwaukee champion.
His last match was with Herman Gale
uver, the heavyweight champion of the
Milwaukee Athletic society, in May, 1891,
VOTERS winning after hard tussle All
OF the above matches were wrest!ed catch
Rs-catch-can style
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
A Ner Denarfnrc.

The New York hotels are on the eve OF
an innovation the revolution has been
set on foot by the Chicago manager OF a
well known nous. who ha~ engaged Miss
Fletcher. 4 former teacher in fashionable
up town school. as a chaperone and guide
for its lady guests, The chaper0ue looks
after the girls. accompanies maids widows
and nlatrons TO the theaters or shops, and
thus another field Of employaa for WON
en- is Cpsn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
SMALL SIZE GATtING GUN.

should be supplied with them. This prop
osition Dr.. Gathng declined, as he had al
ready taken an order from the Russian
government and expected to get many
other orders from European powers.
Under these circumstances the emperor
put his ordnance officers at work to devise
a gun which should do work equivalent to
that of the Calling The result of this
work was the mitrailleuse, with which in
1870 the French emperor proposed to ami
hilate the Germans
in making this gun one very important
feature of the Calling was neglected, and
this neglect was most serious. In the Cat
ling the locks revolve with the barrel, and
the firing is so continuous that there is
practically only one recoil. This merit
enabled the inventor to do away with great
weight in constructing his gun. 1t is very
light, and with no trouble and very little
power it can be taken quickly from one
part of the field to another. To overcome
the recoil of the mitrailleuse the French
officers were obliged to make very heavy
gun, which required eight or ten horses to
drag it, and then good roads were needed.
And the French also attempted with this
gun to use paper cartridges. This entailed
the same difficulties which General Butler
had experienced with the Cuttings before
Petersburg. The French machine guns
unquestionably did some effective work in
that war, but they by no means came up
to expectations.
DIR. Cuttings more recent investigations
have been in the way of improving his
cartridges. He now believes them to be per-
feet. In one trial he fired before board of
ordnance officers 6S. 200 shots without stop
ping to clean the barrels. After this the
gun was found to shoot with accuracy.
The grease on the cartridges had kept the
barrels clean. a speed of 1900 shots has
been obtained in minute, and as many
as 100 shots have been fired in ~ Sec
onds This is at a rate of 200 shots
per minute BY eIevating the gun the bull
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
OPPOSED TO COLLEGE SOCIETIES.
Why Mr.. Garrison Regards Harvard
Organizations Unfavorably.

"Hazing" in college is as old as college
life itself. 1t grows naturally out Of
the fact that many young men are col
lected in one institution at an age when
the blood bounds boisterously through
the body, and they are wild for fun"
In most cases it is harmless, and the
variety OF it practiced at Harvard is
generally inncxious. Nevertheless Mr..
William Lloyd Garrison has seen fit to
protest against practice that may be
said to come under the general definition
of 'hazing."
Some time ago his son was initiated
into a secret society known as the ID.
K. E." and part of the initiation con
sisted of burning six little spots on the
arm with cigar. Young Garrison took
the scarlet fever soon after and his par
ents thought the initiation aggravated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

let's can be made TO Kill men two miles
away. But the aim in this instance must
be by calculation. of course. At one mile,
or whenever the object fred at is IN sight,
the guns are most effective.
The inventor believes that by the use Of
field guns wars will be very much short
ened, and viii usually end with one battle.
The great strategy OF war Will not be
changed, but the tactics viii have to be
modified &c meet the new conditions.
NO GTENER SPEEn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
Pears
Soap

Agreeable soap for the
hands is one that dis
solves quickly, washes
quickly, rinses quickly.
and leaves the skin soft
and comfortable. II is
Pears.
Wholesome soap is
one that attacks the dirt
but not the living skin.
1t is Pears.
Economical soap is one
that a touch OF cleanses.
And this IS Pears.
All sorts Of stores sell
if, especially druggists;
al sorts OF people use it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

full fellowship,
is six year old
Gladys Spencer,
Of the First Bap-
list church, of
o a k land, Cal.
Last year she was
converted and at
once entered on a
study of the re-
quirements for
church member
ship. At first
view the adnlis-
sion of such a
child to bantisn
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theman. He got
there the other
day at the end Of
a fight which for
heat, bitterness
and persistence
would have
amazed a New
York Democrat
or an Indiana Re
publican.
Nearly all the
teachers ere
against him be-
cause he is Sc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
His Yoke.

Hushansl-V What in thunder is that KID
reaching out and yelling 50 for:
Wite-He IS probatiy hooking for 8
collar baton TlIev say lie taxes after
you--Clothier and FurnisLer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
He Won After n Hard Eirht.

The chairman Of the London school
board has almost arbitrary power over
the interests OF more than half a million
children, and Rev. Joseph r. Diggle is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

Three boiled potatoes, mashed; one tea
spoon mustard, two teaspoons salt, one tea
spoon essence anchovy. three tablespoons
olive oil. one tablespoon vinegar. two hard
boiled ego volkS SIR thoroughly and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
"RUBE" WILL PLAY AGAIN.

The Worlds Most Famous Pianist win
Return to America Next Season.
1t was hard work for Maurice Grau t.
get Anton Rubenstsin the worlds most
famous pianist, to promise to come t.
America again. For almost three year.
the energetic manager labored with tina
end in view, and at last be succeeded il
getting contracts signed only a short time
ago.
These contracts even make the much
talked about Patti prices seem small by
comparison. Mr.. Grau guarantees to Ru
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
The Father of Twenty-one Boys.
Old Iron Is The nickname for the litfI

but wiTv and
much weather
beaten man VINO
rms the stree:
car switch At the
corner Of Church
and Chambers
streets. Sez
York. He stands
there IN ali wea-
tEeTS without a
siselter. and with
a lite ira rcd
hookel AZ the
eI.sl Wils fhe
zyv-fse1e -s- -E.s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
Celtic Cuteness.

Mrs. Mulligan-An where's yer stove,
Mrs. Murphy:
Mrs. Murphy-Och, sold ther stove
ter buy coal wid.-Smith &c Gray's
Monthly,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

Rszzed 5ffse--I tis liek y0a-
ss-1s.5l nsyy--il0s- d - kaos Sc k.Ai
Razge,i 5sike-l a.lse yon years gool
1tss-tsa. &C asss Nezz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
AND HIS GUN
TIMELY, NOW THAT
WE'RE SPEAKING OF FIGHTING.
The Doctor Is an Old Man, but His Eye
Is Bright and His Step Is Firm-His
Own Story of His Observation-Disclosures
of the Arm.
Especial Correspondence

HARTFORD, Jan. 4.-Dr. Richard Jordan
Gatling, the inventor of the famous gun
which bears his name, is seventy-two years
old and his hair and whiskers are as white
as possible. But the doctor is by no means
an old man If energy of purpose, activity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
Athlete Otto j. Wolters.

One of the leading athletes in the west Is
Otto J. VOTERS, who was born in Milwau
kee about twenty-five years ago. He is :
it. Sc in. high and wrestles at about 15s
pounds. He is a member of the Milwaukee
Young Mems Christian association, and is
not only a wrestler but an all round athlete
of ability as we'll His first match with
George Engel, in August, 1855, was woL
with ease, ana later in the year VOL ers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

Ii Is staseC that toe smell o. ioJi0forn
may be quickly removed from the hands by
washing once or t---lce with fsxseed meal
Fl water
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19
BAPTISM OF A CHILD.
A Six-year-old Girl Formally Received
Into Church Membership.

One of the youngest church members
in the United States, and probably one
of the youngest in the world to be in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-19

The latest news from Traaby Croft Is
that private thsstricals have suPplsnted
ba.ccaTa5.
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Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses.

The their Line
msgyen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-10-06
Burlington Bulletin of Reduc-
ed Rates.

The Burlington Route will make the
reduced rates, open to the public, from
all its stations in Wisconsin, as follows:
Y M. e. az State Convention. Ap-
pleton, Wis, Oct 18th To 10th. Tickets
on sale Oct. 9th, 10th and 18th.
National Real Estate Association,
Buffalo, N. Y Oct 4th to 9TH. Tickets
on sale Oct. LIST. 2nd and Sd.
American Horticultural Society, Chi
cago, Sept. 28th to 3Olh. Tickets on
sale Sept. 25th, Goth and 9th.
Dedication of Worlds Fair Buildings,
Chicago, Oct goth to 22nd Tickets on
sale Oct 10Th, goth, 2lst and 22nd,
good to return until Oct -. One and
one-thrd fare for the round trip, from
all stations south of Stockholm. From
Stockholm and all stations north of that
point, the rate will be S13 90 for the
round trip. Apply to nearest local
ticket agent w. j. c. KENYON,
31-33 Gen. Pass. Agent.