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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
A HOMESlCK MULE.

10 Travelled Four Hundred Miles to Get
Back to tho Odd Farm.
The affection animals have for home
proves that they have greater amount
Of sense than VIC sometimes give them
credit for. says Golden Days, and some
of the instances of the exercise of this
faculty are wonderful Near Hum
boldt. Tenn, lives Mr.. Raines, a farm
CT, who, among other live stock, had a
mule. He was a fine specimen, long in
ears, short in tail, and full of stubborn
ness, but very much attached to his
master. Some time ago Mr.. Raines
purchased a farm at Independence, Ia,
for the purpose of raising Strawberries,
and placed man in charge. He also
sent the mule down there by rail But
Zach. as he was called, was evidently
not happy. He moped and acted as if
sick, and one morning he disappeared
Three weeks later, when Mr.. Raines
went to the barn at sunrise, he saw
leaning against the fence a tired-look-
ing mule. He had energy enough,
however. to welcome his master with a
blast that woke the echoes. 1t was
Zach. beyond a doubt, and the corn
crib was opened for the prodigal. The
mule had walked distance of at least
four hundred miles to return to his old
home
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deed. while It had evidently not been
done for robbery, as his pocketbook
had not been touched The theory Of
suicide was not tenable, for the weapon
with which the shot had been fred was
found hanging upon the wall by the
housekeeper and the others
Assuring the prisoner that would
do all could for him, next sought
the scene of the action. satisfied in my
own mind that Charles Grant was limo
cent of the death of his uncle, but puzr
zled how was going to prove it
II found the apartment about as I
had expected. even to the gun hanging
upon the wall This weapon. which
proved to be the rife Mr. blanchard
had carried in actual service during the
war, hung on two pegs just above but
several feet beyond the lounge where
he had been lying and on the same side
of the room.
Naturally enough this frearm re-
ceived my first attention. and ] had
scarcely noticed its position relative TO
that of the unfortunate man. when in
a moment fancied 1 saw the solution
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
"Stamese Twins from India.

There are two little girls three and a
half years old in Poona, India, bound
together In as remarkable manner as
the famous Siamese twins. Their con-
uection extends from about the arm
pits to the hips, and is Of 4 flexible
bony character. The union is so close
that if food is given to one it also re-
ieves the hunger of the other: and if
medicine is administered to one the
other is affected, but not to an equal
degree. Their brains as well as d.
gestive organs seem 10 work together,
for when one child begins a sentsuce
the other frequently finishes it. When
sleeping one lies on her side. the other
on her back. When Younger they often
quarreled, but, having learned that
when one is hart both feel the pain.
they have become warm friends They
ere said ny correspondent Of the Pail
Mall Budget who has visited them to
be quite intelligent and good looking
They 81 eak few words of English and
can understand the language fairly
we'll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
LIVE CURiOSiTiES.
Some Queer Things to BE Found In the
Insect World.

Some Queer Things tn BE Found In the
Insect World
The markings of the "death-head'
moth are so arranged as to form strik-
ing picture of human skull.
In Australia there are three species
Of beetles which have the extraordinary
power of reproducing their eyes if it SO
happens that those useful organs get
destroyed
Earsvigs are Matched from eggs in ex-
actsy the same way that a hen matches
her young
The smallest known insect (osrtside Of
the so-called microbes, bacilI, etc.. is
the ptera1onns putna1nn- 1t is q parasite
of tho iciineu1non, and is but one nine-
tieth of an inch in length
The largest insect that has yet been
eataiogued by the entomologists is the
Erebus Strix, night-nying moth of
Central America, which has from eleven
10 eighteen inches Of wing eKpanse.
Tho luna beetle of Ceylon seems to be
more nearly identified with the moon
than the things of this world. 1t has
two phosphorescent spots on each wing
that wax and wane just as the moon
does. End during tho dark OF the
moon" they are wholly invisible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
Eraye L.adiss OF Vienna.

The fair Vlennese are growing weary
of the tyranny of Ia mode de Paris,
and propose to set the fashions in
future for themselves, Why, they ques-
ton with reason, should we wear par
ticular color or special cut, because
Paruian milliners say il is the proper
thing? There seems to be widespread
discomfort, not to say revolution, IN
this respect IN fashions realm. Only
Partisan women are servile imitators of
the mode. wear unquestioningly what
the mysterious on dit of the oracle COM
naands In London French fashions
are modified until scarcely recognizable
to their own designers. Particularly is
this true among American women,
whose skin in the adaptation and ma
nipulation of modes to suit various
styles of beauty is quite equal to the
fertility of French invention, and re-
suits in an originality, Individuality and
harmony in dress unknown even at the
great dress center, Paris, the home
beautiful of costume.
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as the two bodies became indistinct,
we could see the clinging figure on the
pole lift her up to his side and draw
her close to him.
! Then we turned to Dane. He lay
! like one stunned at the door of the
tent, gazing at the rolling and tossing
balloon. AS we looked at him con-
| fession seemed wrenched out Of his
very soul, and he gasped: THE para
chute won't spreadl'
Then l knew it all, and trembled
with reproach that I did not better
understand what was likely to come.
Danes jealousy had nearly killed the
boy two days before, and now meant
to complete the work. The dove
trainer. thinking Danes fall would
simply send the balloon higher. bad
given herself as ballast, and would
share the young rivals fate.
Higher and higher in the clear air
went the balloon, the smoke rolling out
| of it's open lower end. The clinging
| figures on the crossbar were merged
into one. First ordering Dane watched,
the doorkeeper and myself mounted
horses, and followed as fast as we
could the course of the aerialists.
Soon it was evident that the strength
of the heated air was exhausted, for
the balloon and its passengers began to
descend. That its speed was rapid was
also evident, for the weight was create
than was intended for it at that stage
of the proceedings.
Suddenly there was a separation.
The rope connecting parachute and bal
loon had been severed, and the pair
would trust themselves to the big UNI
brella But the mbrella, as Dane had
said, would not work. The great ribs
refused to expand, and like shot from
tower the trapeze bar and it's occu-
pants were dragged downward.
1t was chaotic mass of ropes, bars,
canvas and spangles that we found a
half-mile further on upon the prairie.
Amidst it all lay two still forms closely
locked in each others arms. Martin
lifted his daughters face. No need to
ask if there was hope The pretty
| features were pale, but the dark lashes
lifted, and the eyes looked at US in that
trusttulness of childhood that comes to
! older hearts in times Of peril. Her COM
panion had tainted away. and she socn
followed him.
We hurried them back to the tent
and laid their bespangled forms on the
ground. 1t was hours before they
| regained complete consciousness. but
there were no bones broken The
canvas had fallen under them and
eased the blow.
They made q successful ascent to-
gether a week later. / married them
as they sat on the trapeze bar ready to
sail skyward. 1t gave our fair great
advertisement, and the crowd included
nearly every body in the county, and
for miles outside of it
Dane was tried for attempt at muir
der at the next term of court But you
know western juries- He was declared
not guilty, and was afterward killed In
dance house in Colorado.-Charles
Moreau Harger, in Harper's Bazaar.
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. successful career IN the practice of
medicine. These are sympathy and
kindness, unerring judgment, isdus-
trious spirit and perseverance.
She had happy early childhccd; hut
reverses came 20 the family. and at the
age of 10 she wns not handicapped by
that wealth which might have pre-
vented the development OF the resources
within her. From that age she has
been self-suPporting Her education
was obtained at the public schools and
ct . state normal school, supplemented
by private studies purioined from the
hours Of sleep.
She taught school twelve years and
was recognised rs an efficient instruc-
Tor, beginning when boarding around"
was the custom and five dollars per
month the muni6cent salary. gradu-
ally advancing to schools where higher
sttainments insured greater compcnss-
ton She studied medicine at the
Homeopathic Hospital college Of Clcve-
land, o.. from which she was graduated
In 1874 She ut once established her
self at Pittsburgh, Pa. and, although
lady doctors were something strange in
those days, she soon conquered popular
prejudice and built up successful
practice, particularly among women and
children She is attending physician az
the Chiidren's Temporary horne and
visiting physician ut the Pittsburgh
Homeopathic hospital She is also
president Of the Allegheny County
HOMEOPATHIC Medical society.
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"A YOUNG LADY ENTERED Ny DEN"
building in hurried manner and dash
down the street at the top of his speed.
HE saw by the clock that it was
thirty-one minutes past two. which
would have given him just about time
enough TO have left the apartment OF
his uncle after the shooting.
These witnesses were not TO be
cainsayed, while others declared there
had been a quarrel between the two
men, all of which, with the fact that
the prisoner had abruptly left town on
the first train after the unfortunate
affair, made the chain of circumstantial
evidence SO strong no one doubted his
guilt
Excuse me. for should except the
pale young lady in my Office. who, with
tears in her eyes. declared that he was
incapable of such a deed. Isoon learned
she was his affanced wife. and, OF
course, her pleadings in his behalf
aroused my sympathy.
"'Iou viii save him. won't your
she besought- You shall be well paid.
and here is z hundred dollars In ad-
vance
with what pleasure took mr. first
retainer fee ! viii not undertake TO de-
scribe, bat promised Miss Mathews so
earnestly that | would do all could
for her lover. she wen: away feeling
quite hopeful.
~ never slep. a wink that night
pon6e ring over nv first case. but when
arose the next morning. nervous and
excited ! could see my way no clearer
tow ard saTing nv client from the Pit
fail into which he had stumbled
AS soon as could | visited him
found him 10 be progressing yoilfig
man. frank ana houes, - his manner
He acknowledged that be had sreea
with his Uncle tina, afternoon few
minutes. and had left him at basf-E'ass
two to catch the train 'Iaey bad had
no quarrel. and he could furnish &C
clew To the mystery Of the sad affair
He knew OF no enemy capable O. tie
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to the whole sad affair. The thought
was suggested, know, by story
had read few days previous, where
the situation was exactly similar to
this. The denouement to the story
had considered clever artifice of the
narrator, but when brought face to
face with the theory, 1 suddenly con-
ceived IL to be not probable but posi-
BILE. At any rate, was resolved TO
test it.
Accordingly. the next day I took
six persons with me who knew would
make reliable witnesses, and going to
the room / reloaded the rife and re-
stored it to its place upon the wall. be-
ing careful to give it the exact position
it had previously occupied. then
marked the form of a man upon piece
of white cloth and laid it on the lounge
where Mr.. blanchard had been found,
the spectators watching me with curl
GUS interest Next. / took a heavy
cut-glass pitcher which had been stand
ing upon the mantel and filed it with
water, as had learned it had been on
that particular afternoon. This pitcher
of water expected would act as sun
glass, while the hot rays Of the sun.
shining through the water, reflected
directly upon the rifles cartridge cham
ber 1t was hot day. as the other had
been, and the midday sun poured its
fervent rays upon the glass for over
three hours.
with what eagerness, might say
excitement, | watched and waited, you
may imagine. but cannot comprehend.
One o'clock passed and two came. my
companions beginning to chaff me and
ridicule my foolishness-
''Still hopeful. stood with my gaze
fixed upon the glass and my watch in
my hand, while second after second
licked itself away, until 2:2o. 1928. $3.50
had passed! The men began to jeer at
me. but stopped them with a wave of
my hand. The silence seemed too sacred
to be broken by human voice. | was
counting the seconds as they were
doled off by my time-piece, and had
reached forty-eight when sharp re-
port filed the room. causing the wit
nesses to leap back with cries of terror.
Rushing to the couch pointed to
the figure had drawn on tho sheet.
which now bore a bullet mark in the
exact spot where Mr.. Blanchard had
been shotl
More surprised men you cannot
imagine than those present, and when
we came into the courtroom l had no
difficulty in saving my client from .
fate of dishonor. So you see one novel
lists artifice was the means Of saving .
mans life. won for me generous fec
and opened at once successful
career."-George w. Browne, in
Yankee 81 ade
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oblivlous TO their surroundings, SO alb
sorbed are they III their own enjoy
meat.
! From the moment OF the balloonists'
arrival they were the observed of all
Their tent was crowded with gaping
spectators. who gazed in wonder at the
seeming intelligence shown by the
trained doves
In the meanwhile the dirt-covered
slowly inflated over slow fire. Heated
air was TO prove the lifting power and
two hours went bv before the rolling,
tumbiing mass OF canvas was ready for
The ascension.
rs an acquaintance of the performers
] had been assisting in the imitation.
Suddenly noticed that | was left in
charge, while voices harsh and loud
came from the tent made nv way
through the crowd and entered the cam
vas doors. George lay back on dirty
coverlid on the ground, his face paler
than ever, while the others stood
around him.
Il tell you / am afraid" declared the
recumhent figure, "and. besides, am
sore from the fall
'NonsenseI" exclaimed Dane: .'it's
easy enough when things work RICH.
/ This Is 40 time to back out.
The youth groaned. and could see q
3 feeling OF pity sweep over the dove
trainers face She knelt beside him
and whispered something in has ear.
Danes face grew dark. and ! thought
he ciinehed his heavy isis tighter. In
. i moment the consultation was over
and the girl remarked, quietly: He
/ viii go Get ready.'
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THE GIRL ART STUDENT.
EAs Is Peculiar When She Gets to Pari
Her pisappointments.

EAs Is Peculiar When She Get. to Paris
Her Disappointment.
A lady writes to the Evening Star Of
Washington that the American art stu
dent female, is homely; male, hand.
some: that is the general rule. There
are pretty girls. but it is very little
studying they do, for from the first
they are in constant demand to pose.
The sets are large and not over select;
blue blood is not the qualification which
admits one to the circle. The girl
whose pension is up five fights of dingy
stairs, over a grocer's on the Rue Jes
Basins, will tr-udge off to Colarossi's
arm in arm with the fine lady from the
private hotel on the Champs Elysees,
and you couldn't ever tell the rich from
the poor. They both dress in ex-
ecrabic taste, both look as if they had
become truly French IN their habits.
and both have that look of unutterable,
~ocful disbursement which every fe-
male art student assumes from the time
she is first told by Courtois. Fleming
or SOHO other bright light that as yet
she doesn't equal Murilio or Rubens.
She viii spend hours choosing harmon
fous draperies for costume model, :"
md get viii sally oct IN conglomera-
ton of colors which sets ones teeth on
edge The little Italian beggar who
poses for her Is artistic If her hair is
matted into solid wad; SO, to be ar
tistic, too, the student lets her locks get
in about the same condition 1t never
seems to occur to her that what is sauce
Tor the Italian isn't sauce for the United
Etatesian- IT'S the life of disappoint-
nens she leads which irnparts that sad
dened, nothing-isworth-while express
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Steve. In fact believe it is as essen
tial toward my success as my study. to
say nothing of the needed recreation.
By the way, did l ever tell you how I
won my first case and laid the founda-
ton OF my lucrative practice from read
ing story?"
"a story within story. eh? Well, I
don't mind listening as long as You are
the teller
The speakers had been friends from
boyhood, though they had been sep
arated considerably OF late years
through following their professions in
different towns.
II was a young, briefess lawyer in
Albany" began Harley, dividing my
time in story-reading. wondering where
! should get the money to pay my land
lady and trying to decide what trade
would be the least Objectionable to me
when should have to take my shingle
down to begin a new career. Fortune
was decidedly at ebb with me. when
one afternoon there came timid rap
at my door.
Bidding the caller to come in, with
out leaving my seat, expecting none
other than an importunate money
seeker. you may believe / started to my
feet more lively than elegantly as a
young and attractive woman mo6estly
entered my Crusoe-like den.
is this Mr.. Harley, the lawyer
she asked before had recovered from
my confusion.
''Of course replied in tho afirma-
what politeness l could command. and
hoped l might be of some service.
''She soon explained her GRAND, say
ing she had come in the interest of one
Charley Grant, a young man OF the
place who was then under arrest for
the murder of his uncle.
II had seen the full particulars of
the tragedy in the papers, and had fol-
lowed the details with more than usual
attention, as it had seemed to me q
peculiarly unprovoked CRIME.
THE victim had been man in middle
life who possessed considerable prop
erty willed, as it was understood, to
his nephew living in the house with
him. Mr.. Blanchard-he had been but
. half brother to young Grants father
was bachelor, having housekeep-
er, who on the day of his death had
been in the house and was one of the
most important witnesses against the
prisoner.
AT half-past two o'clock p. m. she
had heard . gunshot in Mr.. Blanchard's
room, and fearing he had accidentally
shot himself, as she knew he kept a
gun in his room. she rushed to the apart
ment, to find him lying upon a lounge,
with bullet wound in his left breast.
mo one was in the room, and rs soon
as she had recovered somewhat from
her fright she screamed for help. when
some Of the neighbors rushed upon the
scene.
when the excitement had abated.
she told that she had seen Charles
Grant enter the house and had heard
him go to his uncle's room about fifteen
minutes before the shot was made.
''She had not known Of his leaving
the house, but a man passing the place
had seen young Grant come out Of the
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These. with the father OF Letule as
doorkeeper and general manager. made
up tho ''Ringold Brothers Amusement
Aggregation" which SO sighted the
people of the prairie towns
Our county fair managers wore deter
mined to have something unusually at
tractive, and l. the farmer-preacher OF
the neighborhood, was sent to mako ar
rangements, Il possible, for the appear
snce of the Aggregation" There was
little outside amusement on the prairies
in the early days, andI found the whole
of tho adjoining county, apparently.
surrounding the strangers when l first
saw them. The girl was slender, dark,
and supple. The brothers" - unlike
as the poles-one. Dane, heavy. strong,
and firm nuscled; the other, . mere boy
in appearance. with clear blue eyes and
delicate features.
There had been an accident during
the afternoon exhibition, and George
had been hurt. He lay ON bunk in
the rear Of the tent after the crowd had
dispersed.
Much hurt, my boy?" asked visi-
tor.
SHOOK up some. Ny bones ache
pretty bad"
What was the natter"
eth parachute didn't work right, an
! come down hard. We go up together
On TIL trapeze bar, an Frank stays with
tn balloon while drop. Things didn't
go right to-day.
The dove trainer jnst then came in
and inquired as to the young balloon
lists condition. She put her hand on
his forehead. and a flush swept over his
pale thin face.
'.He wants her to marry him." tho
boy said. when she had gone out; land
her father wants it. too. She don't
know what to do"
And you?"
81 want her, too, and he hates me
for it. The accident to-day did not
make him feel sorry"
The business manager entered, and
arranged for the company's appearance
at Plainville the next day but one.
A county fair in the west is unique.
There can be nothing like 1t, for no
where else can the people live under
the same conditions. 1t is not held in
a grove of stately elms, but on level.
sunburned prairie, separated from all
the surrounding sunburned prairie
only by barb-wire fence. The rough,
implanted sheds hold horses and cattle
from the settlers claims-the best they
have, but innocent of pedigree or reg
istry. Vegetables and fruit arc scanti-
ly sheltered from the hot sunlight by
hoard awnings. Horticultural hall is
never lacking, and is a shed but one de-
gree better than that used for the stock
IL contains as motley collection OF
curios az ever graced vanity fair.
Every family in the ghborhood has
some heirloom Of past and forgotten
greatness back in Maine, New York,
Virginia or Illinois. These, with the
crude bodquilts and sunfower lambre-
ouins of native handiwork, combine to
make the display cosmopolitan and en-
tirely non-sectionaL
The attendants come In wagons for
twenty miles around. They wear no
silken gowns or feathered hats. Calico,
ginghams, jeans. these are the materi-
ais for clothing. But all are happy.
and the rustic maids and lads swing
hands and witness the mustang race
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The Terrible Passion of Game.

Hub gambled at the races yester
day
Wicklow frightful! You always
promised me you'd never
Hub-But won five hundred dol
Wife-How lovely. Now l can have
that beautiful bon
Hub-But I lost the money on cards
last
Wife-Hateful thing. Gambling is
terrible passion.-Judge.
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Danny Richardson. the captain and
manager OF the Washington baseball
club. says be intends to enter suit
against President Wagner 70 compel
him TO carry out the terms OF the con-
tract which Richardson signed a. the
beginning OF the season. The player
received 81 coo advance money ard the
cuetesi tne first year and the same
amount the second year from his salary.
Instead OF this 81 900 was deducted at
the end of this season, hence tbs ;hr-as-
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THE ERA OF WOMAN.

Dr. MULE J. Chapman Hoaorsa BY Her
Male Colleague
The recent national convention Of
homeopathic physicians in Washington
city diregarded previous preiudices
against women in the medical profession
and elected q woman doctor as vice
president of their national organization.
DR.. Mile j. Chapman. who was thus
honored, is resident of Pittsburgh.
Pa, md is = cultured. charming lady.
who combines the qualities requisite TO