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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-14

Fire totally destroyed the planning mill
OF r. X. Allen & Son, OF St Jose h, Mo.
Loss, s3J, 900; Insurance.. $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-14

The excitement over the prospective
opening OF the 100000 ncres OF Indian
lands in olxlt homa is greater than IL has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

A magnificent feast had been prepared
at Burieigh in honor of the king and queen,
and it was arranged that the little dwarf
Jeffrey, should step from a huge venison
pastry into her majesty's service. This
mode of appearance was not new even then.
A pie with a dwarf inside was thought a
"dainty dish to set before king" and a
gift of this kind was often a road to the
sovereign's favor.
On the day of the dinner jeffrey found
himself imprisoned in large dish, sur
rounded by hig h wall of standing crust.
Of course a way had been found to give
him air, but he afterward said he felt
buried alive. To add to his discomfort
Buckingham slyly ordered the pie to be
warmed, saying, "It were better eaten
warm than cold"
Young Jeffrey remained quiet and said
never a word as the dish was carried to the
kitchen; but he was far from happy and
thought of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the fiery
furnace until he grew warm with appre-
hension." The cook, however, understood
the joke and the dwarf pie was placed in
safety on the royal table. At last came
the fateful time-the crowning moment Of
Jefrey's life.
Inc PIE was openeu, the trumpet SOUND
ed and forth sprang the dwarf. He was
clad in a full suit of armor and skipped
about the table shaking his little sword at
some of the guests; and, remembering the
scorching the duke had threatened for
him, he gave vicious little tweak at his
graoe's noble nose. Buckingham drew
back in time to save his handsome face
and threatened to cudgel the young knave
with q chicken bone; but the king laughed
and said Buckingham was served quite
right.
BY this time jeffrey was nearly deafened
with applause and half drowned in the
perfumes the ladies sprinkled upon him, 50
he fastened to end the scene by prostrating
himself before the queens plate and en-
treating to be taken into her service.-St.
Nicholas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
What General Lane Did for Texas.

One episode in the career of the late
General Walter ?. Lane will forever en-
dear his memory in the hearts of the Texas
people. During the Mexican war, while
he was major of Hayes regiment OF Texas
Rangers, under General Wool, be was sent
with small body of men in the direction
of San Luis Potosi TO discover the move
men5s of the Mexican army There were
two roads to San Luis Potosi, one BY
Matchueia. large town, the other by the
great hacienda of Salado, where the seven
teen Texas war prisoners drew black beans
in 1876 and were shot. The two roads were
divided by a range of mountains. Lane
took the left hand, and actually penetrated
10 and entered the city of Matchuela with
its 10000 people and garrison of several
hundred men. He ordered and obtained
dinner at a meson, a sort of wagon ward
inn, announced that a large American
army was near and Toasted his men To
their full.
Then remounting he retired obliquely
across the mountain to the other road and
struck the hacienda of Salado. Selling
the alcalde he ordered the resurrection Of
the bones of the seventeen martyred Tex
ans and demanded mules, sacks and every
thing necessary to bear them away. All
were furnished and the remains of the
dead duly placed in transit on mules
Lane bore tie relics to General TAYLOR.
who had them escorted to La Grange. on
the Colorado, where they were inferred
with great solemnity in the presence Of
thousands. Thus to General Lane Texas
Is indebted for the possession of these me
mentos Of remarkable heroiSm.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

potator when drinking should empty the
exact space between peg and peg. If he
exceeded the measured quantity he was
compelled to drink down to the next peg
a condition highly approved of by your old
toper
How the word ''peg" reached India and
has survived there until it has become
household word know not. | simply re-
cord the fact, which should be interesting
to all antiquarians and philologists. So
far as | know it has never before been
printed. 1t was told me by Pundit in
Pondicherry.
Pardon this garrulous depression. When
ever get my Jaws wagging never know
when to stop. was telling you of the
Blue Rocket in the harbor of Singapore in
December, 1868. 1t did not take long to
hoist aboard the few but extremely valu-
able bales of cargo that filled the ship up
to her matches. All hands got liberty and
spent couple of days ashore in the native
quarters-the most picturesque in the
world, Astounding in Buddhist josshouses,
Mussuiman mosques and Hindoo temples
| am not sure that the Blue Rocket boys
were sufficiently aesthetic to enjoy the
architectural wonders of the town. My
private opinion is that they spent most Of
the time in hostelry bearing the follow
ing sign swinging over the veranda, evil
IDENTIFY painted by sailor:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
Yarfical Writing.

At the international congress Of hygiers
and demography a resolution was passed
In favor of the teaching of upright pen.
manship or vertical writing, on the ground
that spinal curvature and short sight are
caused by the faulty position of the youth
full student, which Is necessitated by slope
of the letters We can all of US remember
the trouble of learning to write, and the
mental and physical toll which the max
ing of our first pothooks and hangers In
volved. The number of muscles put In ac'
ton when person il writing is prodigious,
and it is probable that in beginners every
muscle of the body must yield its assent
before the graphic symbols trfckle from
the pen The fingers, wrist, elbow and
shoulder must all be held steady.
The spine must be rigid and fixed below
as well as above. The peivis must be firm,
and to this end the child often gets sup
port by its feet from the legs of he chair.
The thorax is more or less rigid, and its
movements are determined more By the
work of the hand than the respiratory
needs Lastly. the knit brows and pro
truding tongue are unconscious muscular
acts which serve TO mark the effort, both
of body and mind which the child under
goes wben learning 20 write. IL IL notori
Gus that in writing our individuality as
serts itself m spite Of the pedagogue- We
are taught certain rules for sitting at the
desk and holding the PEN which we ulti
mately learn 70 neglect, and finally write
In q fashion Of our own-London Lancet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

Our modern cooks complain of getting
heated over a cooking stove or range. but
what would they say if they were obliged
to watch and swing a crane back and forth
over rousing and roaring hickory or oak
fire, in Il fireplace from four to eight feet
across, while in the ashes below, with
glowing Goals heaped up thereon, potatoes
were being roasted, bread in covered
skillet was being baked or piece of meat
was being broiled on the very Goals with
out the Intervention of any gridiron or
spider? If it be true that "one-half the
world does not know how the other half
the people of today do not know how their
grandparents lived.-Philadelphi PresA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
She wa. All Rf~ht

We'll. Of course | cannot contradict Q
lady" | heard a gentleman say TO Lady
the other day, and then | heard her retail
ate with a vengeance They had been dis
cussing some pcsnt relative 20 the de-
parture Of trains-I don't know what
point-and when he said in an herocaliy
helpless way that he oouldn's contradict
her, she asked; Why pos' / know wha;
All talking about. invite the discusxior
and promise nns 70 set angry. ] nelseTe ]
SIC right. but desirs 70 find cut 4 ! an
wrong As il Is, I have proved nv ca
and BOW, jus: AZ The Interesting point, yoa
h3de seasDa nsy skirts and wkius
dida: VAR - hear tie ress O. ;ssx arg
a.Eat e-ee2aSe { 4Sia's tsaanx !; proper %
DO 20. o1t 81 WAGER TIC <ozpsa ~2s right.
49, -. -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
Firs. Lesson in the Art of Com posing


Mile Sale was, in the last century, the
most accomplished and fascinating bale
teuse at the French opera house. In ad
dition TO her other qualifications she played
and sang with extraordinary artistic skill
and depth of expression She once confded
to Rameau, the famous musician, that her
ardent wish was TO be able to compose, and
asked him 70 give her few lessons In the
art. Nothing easier in the world Ra-
meau gallaRtly replied. He handed her q
sheet Of paper ruled for music and asked
her to take her valuable breastpin and
prick holes in the lines wherever she
thought proper.
After the lady had completed her task,
Raneau took the sheet of paper, turned
each puncture into a note. determined It's
length. selected a suitable key and the
thing was done. This remarkable compo
sition turned out lively piece of danes
music, which was afterward entitled, LES
Sauvages dams les Indies galantes," and
was popular In France for great number
Of years--Landbote-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
A HELP SONG AND A HOPE SONG.

Ho, ccmrade, onward faring,
Let's sing in cheerful strain
a song to tighten labor
And soOthe the heart of pain
A song of hope, my comrade,
So full of help and cheer
That weary wayside pilgrimE
Will gain new strength to hear
A help song and a hope song,
Oh. lift your voice and sing
Until the cares that vex US
Shall all have taken wing.
Oh, let US sing, my comrades,
In measures blithe and gay,
OF all the joys and pleasures
We've met with in the way.
They could not last forever,
But we need not forget
The happiness they brought US
That should cheer us even yet.
And as we sing about them
The shadows break apart,
And all the worlds in sunshine
Because we're light of heart.
Life holds for most, my comrades,
More joy, by far, than rain;
God gives day of sunshine
For every hour Of rain.
Sing of the sunny moments
When the hour of storm is here,
And the darkest time, my comrades.
Will have its share of cheer.
A help song and hope song,
o friend, well sing today
Until all thoughts of sorrow
Take wing and fly away.
-Eben E. Rexford in Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
WI1IiYIs isaI1'Ie
Travelling I'm India.

"A curious mode of conveyance in India is
the thoppa, long cane basket, with seat
In the middle, from which hangs small
board to support the feet. Over the head
Is a covered top of cane and cloth. AS you
sit in this basket a man carries you on his
hact-, supporting some Of the weight by
strap which attaches the back of the
thoppa to his head He always begins by
informing you that you are much too
heavy to be lifted by single individual,
except for double pay, but eventually picks
you up and carries you as If you were
mere featherweight.
Going along backward, and knowing
that should the mans headstrap break
you will doubtless be precipitated down
the cliff, are not pleasurable sensations,
but one becomes exceedingly callous after
a lengthy course of thoppa rides in the
hills.
Sometimes the bearer remembers that 1t
is a cold night, and his patron is going to
ball, to be there four or five hours while he
is left outside in the cold. Having arrived at
the conclusion that the cold will probably
by that time be intense, he will begin the
Journey enveloped in all the coverings he
can muster.
After he has gone some distance with the
thoppa he becomes warm, and rapidly
divests himself of his many wrappers,
placing them on the top of the machine,
where they futter about, now and then
hitting one playfully in the mouth or eye.
Having made themselves as unpleasant as
they possibly can. they end by falling off
into the road.
The bearer perceives them, and imme-
diately descends with you to his hands
and knees, and grovels about until he
RECEIVERS the fallen rairnent. During this
process your head assumes downward
tendency and your heels fly heavenward;
should you move ever so slightly in any
direction, you Immediately find yourself
sitting on the ground in an attitude less
dignifed than hasty.
Then you may rage at the native and
abuse all his relations, according to GUS
tom, in his own language, and you viii
not impress him in the least; but use good,
sound, fishwife English, and he will treat
you as becomes a person worthy of respect.
--"AIy Three Years in Manipur."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
An Unhappy Banker.

Thousands of his acquaintance envied
Herr Somnerfield the Berlin banker. ANY
thing that money could procure he had
and the best OF everything was at his com
mand. A Partisan tailor made his clothes
frequently visiting the Prussian capital to
take his measure, with hundreds of cloth
samples; his mutton came from Wales
and his beef from Scotland; be had two
distinct kitchens IN his residence, one con
trolled by French cook. the other by an
Englishman. In every respect his personal
outlay was princeiy, yet he was an IN.
happy man, and he closed his career bY
suicide.-Yankee Blade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
Protection of Ships from Lightning.

It has been remarked that ships at sea
are now struck by lightning much less
than formerly. The explanation is to be
found in the general use of wire rope for
rigging, as well as in the fact that the
bulls of ships are now usually constructed
of iron or steel. The ship thus forms an
excellent conductor. by means of which the
electricity is diverted into the ocean before
it has time to DO serious damage.-New
York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
A Tough Mule Stnrr-

Some of the neighbors tell it for q fact
that near Doehe..d is an old mule which
for years has wandered off every January
and returned the last OF March or first OF
April. Where this mule goes no one
knows. but he goes and is not seen till the
spring, when he returns sleek and fat. and
is faithful worker for the remainder of
abe year.-Tarboro IN CT Southerner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
A Lean Year Hint

She-What is that little silver design
on your lapel:
He-Examine it
She-It's tiny tree with an Ak lying
near.
He-Exactly. 1t means that | only
need to be axed.-Pittsburg Bulletin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
Life Saving Deck Oh airs.

An English invention is buoyant life
saving seat for ships 1t is intended for a
deck seat, the upper and lower parts being
made of buoyant material, so that il
thrown into the water the apparatus will
support several people comfortably.-Nev
YORK Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

Hundreds of imported song birds were
turned loose a few days ago near Beav-
erton. Or. They seemed delighted to
regain their freedom and al once ross
high In the hair, singing garly, and then
made a wide circle and settled along
creek which ruas through tie meadow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
se.s Control.

"One Of the first requisites for states
man Is control Of his temper" said con-
gresham to O reporter -,cently. 1T is OF
immense use in debate / had the advan-
tage Of an object lesson ON the subject in a
restaurant on Pennsylvania avenue, where
had dropped in for bite. The eating
department of the establishmen: is in the
rear, assembled TO from the floor Of the bar
room by two steps.
while was engaged in consuming q
modest chicken crOQuette colored servitor
came rushing through, bearing aioft upon
his extended palm q waiter containing an
elaborate meal. The proprietor OF the
place stood close by the two steps l have
mentioned manipulating the keys of cash
register. He did not even look up from his
occupation when the negro bearing the
tray hurried past him and tumbled head
long over the steps
SIT was the most disastrous tumble that
1 ever witnessed. The waiter with the
dinner upon it was fang by the shock di-
rectly at a mild looking old gentleman
seated at the nearest table. 1t struck him
fairly in the teeth as he was opening his
mouth for a bite and knocked him into q
heap, while the dishes were scattered
broadcast on every side.
'Not less than ten minutes were required
to pick up the fragments of the dishes and
to gather together the distributed viands
Meanwhile the proprietor had not 80 much
as looked up from his cash register. which
he continued to finger in a reflective man
ner. After collecting the last OF the de
bris and having restored the injured old
gentleman to his seat, the coiored servitoi
approached the proprietor with an humble
mein and said:
"'If you please, sir, fell down."
1.-The proprietor did not for moment
discontinue his operations on the cash
register, but looking up briefly replied:
1.-THE deuce you did"
"Whereupon he proceeded with his EN-
ployment as before. wv ashiugton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06
stx Week. without Sleep.

Hermann Boerhaave, Dutch physician.
scholar and scientific author. who wa
born in 1865 and died in 1898 has left IL o.
record that be was once 40 absorbed 10 hi
studies that he passed period Of 81
weeks continuously devoted 70 work Dur
ing an this time be existed withou. SLEEP
London Tit-bits-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

Heels u Een 5 sEoes ara Eow generally
double slUgGeG 70 prevear Lhe genera eoal-
plaiRE TaRt the bottoms wear cut too
extsekiE Shoe and i.ssnsr Facts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

The robin In called '-God's bard" becsIIss
IL psucksd . thorn from the cruel cTo~
pressed upon the head Of oar Savisur a.
in doing 80 wounded its own breast
forsake~ 'rr --e~f" CrRyeyarc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-06

osee and yhrSs on MosIey are. BE-
tween Dou- iss ss%. ard TIrst =. AHa
Brarch yArt5z at ! psou Cry. oAJ.e
bcaaa City. ~ Rem AID asAee, oSf=-
ncEz Terxss0gy.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-23
MRS. HARRISON HOME.
THE LONG JOURNEY FROM LOON
LAKE OVER.
SHE STOOD THE TRIP WELL AND
HER FRIEND ANDPHYsICIAN FEEL
VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED,


WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-At quar-
ter of 8 o'clock yesterday the special
train bearing the President, with his af-
flicted wife, his son. daughter, grand
children and other relativesand friends,
who have been at Loon Lake with Mrs.
Harrison during her illness, drew into
the station here, and the long and sad
journey, which had been undertaken
with some degree of trepidation, was
ended. 1t had been completed, how
ever, without any suffering or other i'll
effect to the distinguished patient.
Thirty minutes later she was resting
easily in her bed at the White House,
her mind much relieved by reaching
:" home," for which she has been long
ing throughout the past several weeks.
Her physician, DR.. Gardner, reports
that she stood the trip very well, and
that her spirits were much buoyed up
by reaching Washington, which he
thinks will be greatly in her favor.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-23
TO OUR PATRONS.

During the past few weeks THE
WORLD has been delivered very irregu-
larry, owing to the loss of power ne
cessary to run the machinery. Prior
to the stopping of the Street Railway
an electric motor was used, but since,
The WORLD has been laboring under
many disadvantages. Mr.. John B.
Wilson, Pres. of the Railway Compa-
ny, kindly and generously notified us
after their contract had expired that they
would stopped. Our motor was con-
nected with the Railway, and conse-
quently we had to suffer. We at once
set to work, and in the course of about
ten DAYS had coal oil engine set up,
which is now being properly regulated,
and which few days will be in
good running order. We would kind
ly ask our patrons to indulge us and
lend their aid by just little patience.
1t may be very discouraging and I'M
satisfactory to be disappointed in not
getting your paper regularly; but we
would state that it is still more so with
THE WORLD, considering the fact that
it has paid over 100000 for its expert
ence with Mr.. Wilson and his Railway.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-23

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--Yesterday
was devoted by the Veterans of the
G.. A. r. to the matters Of business per-
tanning to the order. and the twenty
sixth annual convention, which was
held at Albaugh's Opera House, was
conducted in such a way as to show
that the soldiers knew how to transact
business in prompt and systematic
manner. The selection of Indianapo-
lis as the next meeting place had been
unexpected, but the action of the ad-
vocates of other cities in making the
selection unanimous was heartily COM
mended on all sides.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-23

A story of gilt edged telegraphing,
when the present old-timers were strug-
Cling young "plugs," and which is re-
freshing in these days of automatic trans
mitters, abbreviated codes and typewrit-
ing machines, is thus told: The story is
very exact as to names, dates and details,
as BELTS true story of remarkable fact
The operators were famous sender and a
man who is now court stenographer III
Bangor, Me-, and the transmission of the
presidents message from New York for
the Bangor papers was the occasion.
When the sender got down to business
the sounder battered like rain on tin
roof. But after awhile, as he warmed up,
the sounder ceased to click, hummed like
the bur-rr of dynamo and then ceased.
The signals were coming SO fast they
could not record. The receiver thought
for a moment, fished a quarter from his
pocket, disconnected the wires from the
sounder, tied one around the quarter and
laid the coin on his tongue. Then, tax
ing the other wire between the fingers of
his left hand, he picked up his stylus and
went on copying the message, and in
remarkably short time he had got &c."
which means "All through, good-nigh t."
He got the message because his tongue
was much more sensitive than the
sounder. He received rapid succession
of shocks, which the sounder could not
record, and he, being star operator, read
them with ease, and as he was practicing
short hand at the time he put the mes
sage down in stenography.
One little point to explain is what hap
pened while he was joining his tongue
into circuit The story explains that a
jam of signals was on the wire near Port
land, caused by the characters coming SO
fast that they were wedged against the
insulators. After few seconds the jam
broke, and the characters flowed right on,
little Jumped together, but the receiver
got them without a break.-Electric al
Age.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-23

Your Friends Coming and Going
Senator Faulkner returned to the
city this morning.
Mr.. F. S. Emmert left to-day for
New York and other cities.
Hiss Hoffman, of Bunker Hill spent
yesterday in town with friends.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner attended
the Inwood fair yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. VIM. Mcdonald is in Wolfes-
vile, Md, on business connected with
the court.
Mrs. Sue G. Cunningham, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Crilley in
Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Daniel Matthaei has returned
from the city with some beautiful
goods in her line.
Mr.. Lewis, Sheu and friend, Mir.
Richer, of Detroit, Mich, are visiting
Mr.. Scheu's parents.
Mrs. Chamberlain, who has been
stopping with her son in this city, is
visiting a sister in Frederick, Nd.
Miss Minnie Hedges who has for the
past two months been visiting in Rock
vile Md, has returned to her home in
Strinesville.
Mrs. M. L. Fryattt, of Weston, who
has been visiting friends i'm this city
and looking after her business inter
ests, returned home last evening.
Mrs. Louis Euker and daughter Miss
Lizzie, of Richmond, Va, have come
to this city to spend the fall and win
ter in the family of Mr.. c. P. Matthaei.
Mr.. Lee Emmert, of Missouri, neph-
ew of Mr.. F. S. Emmer, on his
way to Johns Hopkins University
is stopping with relatives and friends
in this city.