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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
A Duel in the Dark.

Cornelius O'Dowd, in one of his inim.
table essays, tells US that once upon a
time in the County of Clare a quarrel
occurred in the hunting field between
two gentlemen whom we will call Cap
tain Robbins and w. Jones, Esq. Very
hot words passed between them. LET
lis settle the business at once" cried the
captain; Il have pistols in the house. y
Nothing better" said the squire; I'm
your man" 1t was at length decided
that they should fight in the stable yard,
at fifteen PAGES, each man to hold a
lantern as mark for his opponent.
Where are You, you scoundrel?' cried
the captain, when they came out into
the yard. I'm here, you shoeblack, -
replied the squire. Stand out bold"
said the captain. Its what I'm doing, +"
said the other. Give the word and no
more talking" Get behind the pump,
yer honor, get behind the pump before
you fire." whispered the groom, pulling
the captain by the coat. He did so, and
when they blazed it was the squire who
got it, and it was more than three months
before he could get out again.-Leeds
Mercury,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Hard Luck!
See the skater with his skates,

See the skater with his skates,
Cleaning skates;
How anticipation now his plump and ruddl
cheek initiates!
How be hurries, hurries, hurries,
As he sees the lake in sight!
While no fear mis- spirit worries
As vehemently he skurrIes
On the pinions Of delight;
Keeping TINE. time, time
To the skaters ringing chime,
Ard the merry invocation that his ardent soul
elates
From the skates. skates, skates,
Skates, skates, skates,
From the ringing and the singing of the skatea
See the skater on his skates,
Tipsy skates:
How their movement devious that little boy
gyrstes,
How they veto his delight
And cucumber him with fright
As he pivots on The ice where he is throwS
While apon the air there floats
From huzdred iendsh throats
Not Sroan,
But round OF ringing laughter
That ne nevermore thereafter
May condoue.
Then upon his hunkers rising,
While that daughters larid tone
At his jerks and jolrs surprising
Ripples through the frigid zone,
He essays tie perpendicular,
But easues scOot orbicGlar.
And be swITls
And be trips a lurking suag on,
Then he whlrls
Like a fellow with jag o.
TIL a far resounding tbunp eventuates;
And the yslls
or hiIarity that follow
Echo through the fsrthest hollow,
And there swels
FROM the larynx Of she victim
a vituperative Gictuu;
And the balance Of the day he impTecates.
His tongue with reekjnG, rasping Tancor bzits
The singing. staEEeTlnt'. stignsttzlng states
OF the skates, skates. skates. skates.
Skates. skates skates:
The soaring. soaring, scod invoking skates
Boston Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
The Average Sleeping Room.

Look into the sleeping room Of the
laborer, the clerk, the mechanic, where
they spend from seven 70 nine hours Of
the twentv-four. Generally they are
the smallest and most inconvenient
rooms IN the house; on the shady side
with one window. precluding any thor
ough ventilation. Even this one win
dow may be so arranged that the wind
VIII blow directly on the sleeper's head
if left open at night Perhaps there is
a small closet where. for want OF other
room, soiled clothing, boots, shoes and
other belongings are kept Oftentimes
a row OF hooks on the wall Is the only
apology for closet, and the clothing
hung on them adds TO the general stuff
ness Of the room.
In this small. III ventilated room two
grown persons sleep, with a baDy or
small child added - sometimes both.
What wonder that the children are cross
and have no appetite IN the morning:
How can the parents be fitted for their
daily labor. after sleeping IN such a
room2 The boarding houses are no bet
tar. especially among the cheaper class,
many sleeping rooms being hardly
larger than a closet.-t1ood Rousekeep-
Irr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Erect of the Moon on Animal..

The health, growth and development
Of children and animals were years ago
supposed to be influenced by the moon.
If the sign was right at the time of
birth they would be well formed and in
tellectual, but if it was wrong there
was no telling what sort of creatures
they would become. Every worthless
fellow, every dog, roofing hog, fence
jumping COW or kicking horse was be-
heved to have been born under an unfa-
vorable phase of the queen of night.
Queer people. or those who were of
hateful disposition, were children of the
dark moon. with the sign below the
heart.-Plrtsburg Commercial Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Queer Theory About Insanity.

There Is something IN the atnOs
pberic conditions that develops insanity
and murderous impulses, said student
@. human nature That Is my theory.
1t Is ike the grip and other diseases that
prevail az certain tImss and under cer-
tain conditions There are al sorts f
diseases and impalses il people, and i
only needs the conditions - Develop
them insanity i = peculiar disease,
and 70 4 greater " les degree exists u
a pretty lars proportion Of mankind
In most cases II Is showu II . harm
less sdioSync-2cy and excites no Enars
comment than mid ridjcnie. nsss In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09

A new method q producing anzzxt hesiA
by the application n cold. ths Characters
tic feature Of which il that the part % 10
affected IL touched not by the cold produc-
ing agent but ~ metallic tube or chars1-
Der which il cooled by carbonic aid. u de-
scribed By DIR Wiesendenger The sail
may, according To the requirements Of the
case, be regulated from the temperature -
cold water To one sufficiently low 70 caufsf
iLe. As the instrument may ~ naanufasz
tured OF almost any shape. Il Is svidsns
that this neT u8etbod may BE- used for a
variety q purposes The simple turn.ng
Of = tap viii regulate the stream q car
bonic acid 20 any degrees 81 temperazurs
down 20 degz Fakrgnhsit. No uloisturs
is produced. Ia using tbis cold for the
purpose Of eauterizlng the surgeon has ths
advantage d producing ans,sthesla a. The
same tine When applying it 70 any q the
internal cavities. such - the mouth. il =
Necessary 90 have the parts carsfu rs sirsssf.
as he tissues would other1Tiae adhere -
the instrument. The Lancet tells that DR..
kumnel used this method - Euerszzf4fly
II = hospital cas- a. Uasabarg thas ths %
t!snt. . BOY. looked ca without moving a
muscle while . deep incizlon a. tEeivs
oentirneters IN iszagfh wss r1Asis IN hfs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
A Practical Jeke

The British sense Of bumor frequently
finds its expression IN practical jokes,
and the young ''scion Of ths aristocracy-
enjoys with artless giee 3 species q fun
that ar American would feel was adapt
ed only for schoolb oys. The following
playful manifestation IL reported from
over ths water - having recently oc-
CURED n a well known country kouse
a pompous and very dizg1ised member
OF the govsrnment arrived a. . friend >
house where he was due for week >
visit. and was met a. the door By tail
foOtInan whose faInIha- aai iI1D1deni
greeting Immediately aroused the ire q
the old gentleman Re mentally re-
solved 70 report the fellows insolencs 20
hls master.
What was bis szTpEiss and horror.
however, when the servant, assuming
the attitude d prize aghte- about 70
begin operations. danced around hIrs.
Iatercepsing MS movements a. syery
turn. as the man mai thought the
startled statesman. surely be has taken
leave of tssS seuses" II vain be spoke
soo;hfazly 70 The szpTose1 usAriae: tee
creature. who s2@s q hinge Trogortl0s.s.
clrcI@d threatsHlngiy arouad hiEa. ard
j; ,yas only after isw minutes q really
uac9rzgerrahls anxiety ti.zs tie I'd &
naEt guest found himself the victim =
: i.Ejls prAcsie4i joke oEssshs Ezzrt * TIE
eldest sou u his host --Sg-v H0rs TFla
zEs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Famous "Rides.r

The following collections of poetry
End prose On famous rides, although
still incomplete, the writer believes TO
be the largest yet brought together:
Sher!dan's Ride; Thomas B. Read.
Tam O'Shanter's Ride; Robert Burns.
Black Valley R. R. Ride; L. N. Tar
box, D. D.
John Gilpin's Ride; William Cowper.
Charlotte Churchman's Ride; A. A.
Preston.
Collins Graves Ride; John Boyle
O'Reilly.
Erl Kings Ride; Wilhelm Won Goethe,
Ichabod Cranes Ride; Washington
Irving.
King of Demark's Ride; C. E. Norton.
Kit Carson's Ride; Joaquin Miller.
Lady Godivas Ride; Alfred Tenny-
son.
Mary Buffers Ride; B. F. Taylor.
Parson Aliens Ride: Wallace Bruce.
Paul Revere's Ride; FL. w. Longfel-
low.
Ride to AK; Robert Browning.
Skipper Iresons Ride; j. q. Whittier.
The Radical Ride; A. J. Walker.
Warren's Ride; E. H. Weston.
Young Lochinvar's Ride; Walter
Scott.
To the above may be added Grayson
McArthurs Ride, Israel Putnam's Ride,
Wilhelm's Ride with Lenore, John Sui
lvan's March. Don Quixote's Parole,
Mazeppa's Circus Feat, News from Flod-
den Field, Pythias Homewsrd Race,
Ride of the Light Brigade, Ride of Com
mendatore. The Ride for Life and Dick
Turpin's Ride-St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
WHY THE DINNER WAS LATE.

An Exhaustive Search Was Necessary to
Discover Important Utensils
An incident which occurred two or
three years ago, on the occasion of the
young German emperor's visit to Greece,
illustrates anew the fact, which no one
ever doubted, that the etiquette of a
court may bring as much discomfort to
the king as to the people who surround
him.
The kaiser holds the honorary rank Of
admiral in the British navy. The COM
mander of the British squadron in Greek
waters rendered his majesty a dinner on
board his ship. OF course the banquet
was to be a most elaborate and magnif-
cent affair.
The hour arrived, and the royal guest
and his suite and officers, all in brilliant
uniform, we're assembled. Then it was
discovered that an important implement
was missing. Where was the emperor's
knife and fork?
For the kaiser, having but one arm
that he can use-his left arm is with
ered-can WELD the scepter, the sword or
the pen, but cannot use knife and fork
as other people use them. La their place
he employs an ingenious continuance
which combines In one implement both
knife and fork, and does very well with it.
Just at that moment it was discovered
that the imperial knife and fork had not
been placed by the imperial plate. 1t
was sought for, but it could not be
foT7p5 Tho a,,o,Daroy-c af+a,,dao+. -r-o,o
inquired of; no one knew where it was.
Then the knife and fork might have
been left ashore, perhaps. A picked
crew were put into one Of the ships
boats, and brawny backs bent over the
oars, for the errand was one that called
for dispatch. The emperor's quarters in
the city were searched, but no knife and
fork could be found.
All this time the dinner was spelling.
The search had been made with ali pos
sible energy, but it was now two hours
since the table had lacked only the
kaiser's knife and fork. But the dinner
could not be eaten until the kaiser was
ready TO eat, and his eating implements
must be found.
Perhaps before this time the happy
thought had occurred to more than one
person, 1.-The emperor may know where
it is" But up to this time no one had
ventured to ask him. Would he, under
the melancholy circumstances, take ii
amiss if he were questioned? Hunger
rendered the host bold; with decorus
delicacy the emperor was approached,
and the momentous question was put
Could he tell where his knife and fork
might be found?
why, yes, here it is, replied William
II; and reaching inside his uniform he
produced the much sought implement
from an inner pocket.
The host forthwith led the way to the
table, not only greatly relieved in mind,
but deeply impressed with the fact that
the affairs of Germany were in safe
hands.-Youth's Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
The Antlauitr of Wheat.

The Chinese cultivated wheat 2.710
years before the beginning Of the Chris
tian era, always considering II as a gift
direct from heaven. Scientific agricul-
turists are Of the opinion that It was
widely known and cultivated By Prehis-
toric man. As the present time i Is the
principal bread corn Of the leading E1-
ropean nations. and IS fast supplzntlng
the Use OF maize, or Indian com, IN the
American states. The Egyptians az
tributed iis origin TO Isis, and the
Greeks % Ceres. -Exchange-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Mr. DAILY AS A PLAYWRIGHT.
1t Is Announced That He Will Soon Pro
duce an Original Drama.
rCro-s.I

duce an Original Drama.
Especial Correspondence
New YORK, Jan. 25-It is announced
that Augustin DAILY has been busy this
winter in the writing of a play which is
soon to be produced at his theater 1t is
many years since Mr.. Daily has written an
original play, although the first of his lit
erary successes were in dramas depicting
New York life. He has. it is true, pro
duced many plays of which the play bills
declared that he was the author, yet it has
been common report that Mr.. DAILY was the
author only in the sense that he revised
and adapted these plays for use on his own
stage.
Years ago DAILY was believed by the
group of Bohemians of which he was a
young and enthusiastic member to have
in him the capacity to produce literature
which should be both popular and endur-
ing. He was then the dramatic critic Of
one Of the New York newspapers, and in
some respects his critical writings have
not been exceeded by any of the later gen
Grafton Of critics in vigor and accurate judg-
ment, as well as in the capacity to find
fault with good reason. Writing dramatic
criticisms, while it was a fascinating pur-
suit was not very profitable one. Mr.
DAILY used TO receive for years work less
money than his profits are now sometimes
for single week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Pears
Soap

Which would you rath-
or have, if you could have
your choice, transparent
skin or perfect features?
All the world would
choose one way and you
can have it mcasurably.
Ifyou use Pears Soap
and live wholesomcly
otherwise, you viii have
the best complexion Ma
ture has for you
All sorts Of stores sell
II, especially druggists;
all sorts of people use il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
CRYSTALS OF SNOW

CRYSTALS OF SNOW.
crystal assumes varied and beautiful
forms, so ice crystallizes into six rayed
stars. 1t is to Professor Tyndall that the
world is chiefly indebted for the descrip-
tions of snow crystals and ice flowers. He
describes snow shower as a shower of
frozen flowers. when snow is produced
in calm air." he says, ''the icy particles
build themselves into stellar shapes, each
star possessing six rays" We reproduce
some drawings of snow crystals from the
professors book, Heat as a Mode of Mo-
ton" Hear him once again, LET US i'm
agine the eye gifted with a microscopic
power sufficient TO enable us to see the
molecules which compose those starry
crystals; to observe the solid nucleus
formed and floating in the air; to see it
drawing toward it it's allied atoms, and
these arranging themselves as if they
moved TO music and ended by rendering
that music concrete" This six rayed star
is typical of lake ice also.
Snow sometimes reaches us in a partly
melted condition. Under these circum-
stances it is called sleet, and snow being
much lighter than rain Gee is lighter than
water it descends less directly and repre-
sents about one-tenth the depth of the
rainfall. The use of snow in warming the
earth is universally acknowledged, and as
it is such bad conductor a man in a snow
hut viii soon become unpleasant!y warm.
Ice is only water in another form, and
snow is ice, and it is the air in the snow
that gives IL warming properties. These
are all simple facts which any one by OBJ
servation and careful reading and study
may soon ascertain for himself We have
another frozen fall of water from the
clouds, viz, hail, which may possibly be
the development of sleet. Hail is formed
by the falling rain being frozen in its de-
scent, or when different currents meet in
the atmosphere. A hailstorm is accom-
panied with rushing sound, as if the hail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Quick Buckwheat Cakes.

Sift two teaspoonfuls OF baking powder
into one pint of sifted buckwheat -four.
half a teaspoonful OF salt. Take one pint
of cold water, stir in the -four. gradually
letting it run through your fingers so thers
viii be no Jumps; if the batter is not thick
enough, add little more -four; one spoon
full OF molaSses stirred into the batter
makes the cakes nice brown; bake rs sooC
as mixed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Velvet Sponge Cake.

Two cupfuls OF sugar, the whites of three
eggs and yogSs " SIX. one cupful Of bell
ing water, - cupiuls Of -four, enc table
spoonful Of baking powder Beat the yolAs
4 little, add the sugar and then beat fifteeI
minutes. Add the three beaten whites a5ls.
the cupfal OF water JUS before che fiouf
Flavor with extract Of lemon and bake i.
thres l2vA--
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09

Tsacher-Defne devotion.
Little GiTl-LoSin a speIlin match
when you don't need 70
TeacAer-Um.-yozu have to explain
further.
Little GiTl--Way. when Dickss White
and Johnny Brown called CT sides f0-
Ia speIlIn match Friday Dick chose
Nellie e Pretti the fiIss one. "a sEsss
tn worst sF=ller Il srhooi--siossi News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
A Nice Way of Putting It.

Husband - Are you going 20 Hiss
Twickenham's tea2
Wfe-No. / haven't anything TO
wear.
Husband-Why don't you wear the
same gown you did at the last tea she
gaye7
Wife, have too much respect fo.
you. People would say yen were rub
ning down hilL.-Cloak Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
The Age of the sun.

Sir William Thompson. the English
lecturer, says: We have proof that tho
sun has not existed for more than 20.
100000 years-no matter what might
have been its origin-whether it came
into existence from the crash of worlds
which had pre-sxisted or from difused
nehnlnne --------
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09

Ar. Slmparss AanksFinx sor SUIT %
cloShvs on 1lcEF-l-2w--pr esuEne goa
are acquainted Sifh Eny friend. Mr No
casa Hs las a running aecos2n: here. :
believe
Tsisor-Yes We 90 the running
w. Ex---E-s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09

stones were striking against each other
They are very destructive, and actual hail
showers occur in summer more frequently
than in winter, and a popularity noticeable
with regard to hail is its infreouent occur
renee during the night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Steel Wire and Picket Fence.

many cases it has homicidal tendency
that is suddenly and Unexpectedly de-
veloped- Can this be through natural
and general causes or is it imitation that
produces these mind waves? believe it is
the former-that general causes similar
to the conditions that produce the grip
wave, the cholera wave, the horse dis
temper wave or any other disease of a
season also tend to unbalance the badly
balanced mind. New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Ask your doctor what hap

Ask your doctor what hap
pens to cod-liver oil when it
gets inside of you.
He will say it is shaken
and broken up into tiny
drops, becomes an emulsion;
there are other changes, but
this is the first.
He will tell you also that
it is economy to take the oil
broken up, as it is in SCOTS
Emulsion, rather than bur-
den yourself with this work.
You skip the taste too.
Let us send you an inter-
esting book on CAREFUL LIv-
ING; free.
SCOTT s Bo~,,K, Chemists, r,s South sth Avenae,
New Ncrs.
fogr druggist keeps Scouts Eaulsioa Of esd-siver
sl--aA Druggists evs-yShers &c. s..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
SNOW, SECT, ICE AND HAIL.
Simple Facts About These Frozen Fall:
of Water from the Clouds.

of Water from the Clouds.
1--WE all know what Snow is" you will
say, perhaps. Well, then, will the Ordi-
nary reader tell what he knows about
snow? 1T falls from the sky In white
fakes" says one It's frozen rain" re-
marks another tits water frozen, says
a third
This last answer is the nearest of all.
Snow is not snow, paradoxical as that
sounds. Snow is ice! Flakes of snow are
ice crystals-white, because rejecting
light. Just as alum crystallizes and rock
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-25
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Items 0fInterest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.


of the World.
The Duke of Roxbury is dead.
Epidemic of diphtheria near Felicity, o.
The Boston base ball club won the
championship.
Snow storms and unusually cold weather
In Great Britain.
Germany's baby princess has been chris
tened Victoria Louise.
Chicago papers say other states were not
Gin it" with Ohio last week
Joe Sucrum was killed by fall of coal
In mine near Oakland City, Ind.
Thomas Lake and Mrs Adolph Olander
were killed by cars at Peoria, Ills.
Near Morencio, A. T., two cowboys were
ambushed and murdered by Apaches
Blaine's long-promised letter has ap-
peared in The North American Review
1t is said that Bismarck will lead the op-
position to the new German military bill.
A Michigan man committed suicide by
stuffing rags down his throat till he choked.
George Haddix, sixty-flve, fell down
stairs at Osborne, o., and broke his neck
Corbett was arrested in Cincinnati Sun
day night for participating in Sunday the
atricals.
Three men were injured in rear-end
collision on the Reading road at Allen
wood, Pa.
H. J. Nelson, of San Francisco, suicided
by asphyxiation with gas at Atlantic City.
No cause.
Mrs. Rachel Roy, eighty four. died from
the effects of falling down stairs at East
Liverpool, O.
AT Titusville, Fla, one colored man was
killed and two dangerously wounded in a
drunken fight.
Edward Jones, a Clermont county (O.)
murderer, who shot his son, has been
granted new trial.
William Tussey, a former well known
musician of Cincinnati, died Sunday at the
city hospital, Louisville.
Rev. w. C. Pryor, of Valparaiso, Ind,
has been called to Walton, KY, to fill his
deceased brothers pulpit.
1t is now said that the seizures of sealers
in Behring sen by Russians were at the in
stance of an insane captain.
= Three farmers attempted to cross the
track ahead of fast freight near La
Crosse, Wis. Two were killed.
1t is said over 200 people were drowned
in Sardinia by the recent floods. Half the
village of San Sperate was swept away.
Four white men and two Chinese were
burned to death in fire at Tallant's oil
works, San Francisco. A tank exploded
Near Celina, o., while hunting, Freder-
ick Pyle, was shot and seriously
by John Finch. Pyle may lose both eyes.
The Sands Point hotel, owned by George
Ehret, the brewer, was destroyed by fire
Sunday. Loss, 100000 covered by insur-
ance
Miss Mabel Amber, leading lady for Nat
Goodwin, left the company at Louisville
1t is said Goodwin's conduct in that city
Disguised her.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-25

A subscription paper will be circu-
lated tomorrow to raise fund to Sc
cure the Western Union reports Of
the election returns. The company
has notified Manager Reese TO ascer-
tain if the necessary amount would
be guaranteed. A small subscription
from given number will make up
the amount, and no trouble is antici-
pated on that score. OF course
CIarksvilIe has got to have the news
as speedily as anybody else and is
willing 10 pay for it.