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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
Americas First Flag and Where
and How It Was Made.
The Story Accurately Told-Thero Are
Versions Without Number. But Mrs.
Ross Grandchildren Vouch
for This One.

The story Of the origin Of the Arst
many times, but is curiously subject to
variations. Some-of the facts here set
forth, says the New York Recorder.
have never before been stated accurate
". There seems 70 be no question but
that the stars and stripes adopted by
this government as national emblem
had birth in the colonial house now
standing in Philadelphia, $50 Arch
street. Mrs Betsy Ross was the maker.
The war department. state and colonial
records from Maine TO California fully
confirm this. The number of stars and
stripes was fixed by an act of congress
at thirteen stars and thirteen stripes,
representing the thirteen states in the
union.
History tells US that Mrs. Ross re-
ceived the contract for making all the
government flags, but after the design
was heralded over the country people
seized upon it and applied it in every
conceivable fashion, even taking to red,
white and blue shirts and all manner Of
course, were not all artists, and the loss
of one or more stars or stripe was
not noticed. In this way many mis-
statements have been made honestly
about the original standard.
In the first days of the revolution
each state or colony had its own ban
Fer, and at every battle fought under it
perhaps added teit motto. At Bunker
Hill Come if you dare was the watch
ward. Massachusetts marched under a
green pine on white ground, with the
words: An Appeal to Heaven" Con-
necticut troops adopted for their motto:
"Qui transtullit sustinet' translated:
God who brought US here viii sustain
us'0.
In July, l775, Gen. Putnam displayed
= red flag on Prospect hill, with the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
Deserted spanish Town.

An interesting discovery was recently
made by Special Agent Horn of the in.
terror department while travelling In
Oklahoma through territory that the
foot of white man has seldom reached.
In q wide canyon among the mountains
be came across the ruins of an ancient
walled city that showed many evil
dences of Spanish civilization. The
Indian who guided him to the scene
told him that their traditions related
that men had come there, built town,
and dug from the earth much precious
metal, which they melted into yellow
bars and carried away with them 70
the south. After awhile the metal BE-
came scarce and many of them left,
the remaining ones being finally
massacred BY the Indians Near the
town were the ruins of large furnace.
in which were tons upon tons of wood
ashes. and not far from this old fur
mace appeared TO be an old worked-out
quartz lead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
The W hite sponge.

The white sponges sold in the drug
stores are not dangerous 20 use. as some
people suppose. No drug store could
afford 20 sell sponges which had once
been in use, and IN the hospitals refuse
sponges used III cleaning wounds and
sores are uos generally burned The
white sponges hare been olcaeaed-
Only the finest and pest are selected for
bleaching. and THESE are placed in a
bath Of diluted hy6rocDsoric acid with
q little hyposulpnise OF SODA Left in
this mixture few hours the sponge
becomes as white IS snow. though ina
process is not generally carried 80 far,
a light shade OF yellow or straw co.nr
selling more readily taaa the wn.-s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
JAPANESE ATTRACT ATTENTION

C1rfo7s Crs~tb Wssciiac tire workmsa
frea sAs Kana of the 1fksdo>
Tho japanese worlzrncn who are
north end Of the island within the
worlds fair grounds attrsct q great
deal Of attention from the visitoss-
There arc eighteen mechanics from tho
land of the rnikado and a civil engineer.
They have the framework for the VIII
lAge al in place
Right In the center Of the proposed
village IL short pole with
. bunch of rice paper strips float
ing from it When the men began
to work they went through . cere-
mony to drive AWAY the evil spirit from
their laborA The pole with the papers
Is intended TO divert his attention from
the mechanics in case he should wander
around there.
The Japs evidently saw an American
level for the FIRST time at the fair
grounds They have no. yet tired Of
adriring the way in which the irnple-
ment indicates whether n surface il
level or plumb The hesd carpenter
got hold of il and placed IL under box
Then he ordered one Of the men 20 put
chips underneath the ends of the box
until the level indicated that the box
presented q level upper surface Then
he carefully scrutinized the result and
smiled all over to see how easily the
level did tho work. For nearly an hour
~ kept testing il on everything a, hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
lying on the prairie with a keen pain

lying on the prairie with keen pain
darling through his ankle The pony
was racinE gT:.y westward.
Col Trs.sx id not faint. He sat up
and looked about him and saw some
thing that made him far more anxious
than had the broken ankle.
A man and horse when combined
are invincible among western cattle
A man or horse alone has little
chance of life The brutes seem to
consider either a legitimate target for
the slender branching horns that ara
capa BILE of SO much damage.
The cattle saw the man sitting help
less on the prairie and were starting
with bellows of rage in his direction.
This the colonel realized What he
did not see was the form of we'll
poised woman on handsome white
horse that approached the cowboys.
She wore graceful riding-hat and had
strong womanly face that told of a
capability for management
''Who is that man out there?" she
with his frightened pony.
81 dunno" was the herder's reply.
''Some dude It thinks he kin herd
Texas steers. reckon
''Look!" she cried. ''he has fallen of
and is hurt-and the cattle see him.
The herder looked on with unconcern.
why don't you go to save him?" she
asked with blanched lips
The man gave a shrug with his broad
shoulders and grunted the fayorite
motto of the ranchman: "A mans life
is his own"
The woman looked intently at Trask.
and seeing that he was in some way in
jured, threw riding hat and gloves to
the wind and. plunging the spur into her
horse until tho silky white coat was
fecsed with red. rode furiously to the
rescue.
The herder watched the race with
staring eyes. The woman gained rap
idly upon the trotting steers, but
would she reach the stranger in time?
In moment she was up to him and
had leaped to the ground by his side.
With almost superhuman strength she
lifted his relaxed form and threw it
oNti Vic SStUulc. TASK udQ ldluJeO.
The angry cattle were not five rods
away rs with bound she sprang 70
the horses back, and, holding the limp
stranger with one hand, dashed the
horse with tho other until they we're
out of danger.
Trask woke up in the unpairted
room of the superintendent. He lay on
rude couch, and the tall, well-fcrmed
lady he had seen riding toward him was
standing near.
II would like to see Mr.. Selton," he
whispered as soon as he could speak.
See whom?" Her voice was soft
and low
THE superintendent"
81 am the superintendent"
But | want J. C. Seton"
That is my name"
Weak as he was. Trask raised him
self up in bed. ''And have / been
doing business through you all this
time?" he gasped.
eff your name is Mr.. Trask. as am
told it is, you certainly have"
The colonel unused much over his
theory's working during those days in
the ca Din as he watched the workings
of the ranch and waited for h is broken
limb to heal. AS he considered how
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
AN ODD EXHIBIT.
A Vessel Loaded with CWiostt5ee
from the Interior.
Some Rare Old Relics hvn HlseseSe
Eastsedelds and Vegetable and
Mineral Products Il Va
11ous States.

The handsome schoonererigged YES
sci, City Of Clinton, has arrived in Chi
cago. after sailing down the Tennessee
and up the Illinois and Mississippi
rivers, laden with . fine exhibit Of
curiosities and specimens for the worlds
fair. The boat was built at Clinton.
Anderson county, up among the noun
tains, and noated down the Clinton
river to the Tennessee. The work Of
collecting the cargo was . dincult one.
Many curious and interesting war
relics and mineral and wood products
were to be found, but the people were
loath to part with them. One piece Of
an old tree, on which Daniel Boone cut
his name in 1874, was only obtained
after one thousand dollar bond had
been signed for its safe return after the
fair. The products brought include
specimens of granite, polished and
rough. onyx, iron ore, corals, staiacsite
and ssalagnite formations, and some
choice specimens Of southern woods.
These include black oak. maple. curly
poplar, sassafras, curly chestnut, black
walnut, satinwood, mahogany and
gopher wood. such as built NoAh's ark.
There are also some rare old relics
from she battlefield Of Ch:ckamauga-
white trees, old bits and exploded shella
There is the pistol and hat of Joe Will
Jams, the notorious mOonsAmer, with
thirteen holes In it, hole for every man
he shot The City Of Clinton II graceful
sailing CRAFT sixtv feat ten incbee IN
length, by seventeen feet four inches
beam, with masts and sails that can be
lowered on deck when not required.
The interior is elegantly fitted up and
psneled In choice woods. Capt Bettes
and boy named Joe Coyls sailed the
vessel alone and kept up canvss for
one thousand nine hundred miles Of the
voyage The other Sh1ss hundred
miles were made by TOWING
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15

well things were managed and how his
life had been almost miraculously saved
he was not entirely satisfied that the
theory was failure.
His friend. Richards, vice president
of the company, accompanied him
when few months later the colonel
made another western trip.
"Blest if 1 don't think Trask mas a
mighty big interest in that woman SUI
perintendent. Jessie Selton." he re-
marked to himself. as he walked discon-
sofately back and forth smoking, on
the night of their arrival at the ranch.
HE has not spoken two words to me
since we got here"
Just then he rounded the corner Of
the building There was the colonel
and beside him the superintendent
His arm was around her waist.
Your proxy theory doesn't always
work, Trask." stammered Richards,
for want of something better to say.
No" replied the colonel, in an en-
barrassed manner, mot in this case
We are to be married tomorrow"
c. NJ. HARGER
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
A Snake Charmed by BELLS.

A Denison Tex dispatch saws:
Mrs. D. NJ. Madden is lady of nerve.
Yesterday afternoon, her little girl
Mary, aged two years, was seated on
She ground under a tree playing with
tin hoop. 10 which were attached bells.
The noise of the bells attracted large
blaclsnake. which crawled to the feet
of the child and stretched at full
length, with its head resting on her
left foot. The jingle Of the bells
seemed to charm it, for the snake closed
its eyes and was motionless. Mrs.
Madden saw the snake. She did not
scream for assistance, as most women
would have done under the circum-
stances. She darted to the child,
grabbed the snake by the tail and
hurled it through the air. The peculiar
music OF the bells had evidently placed
the snake under a spell, as it did not
move until il felt the touch of Ms.
Madden hand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
PUSSY AS MESSENGER.

How a BRIGHT Cat Made the Course -
Truo Love Run Smooth.
1t was in the spring of the year 1889
when 1 met my husband, writes a lady
correspondent of the New York Re-
corsler. / held apostion as artist for
one of the large firms in New York
city, and he held position as. book
keeper for the firm two floors below the
one we occupied, and l became ac-
quainted with him and soon our ac-
quaintance ripened into a close friend
ship and many were the notes he would
send upstairs. At last he hit upon
novel idea of using the large Office cat
for messenger boy, and the first thing
in the morning would see Tommy at
the door of my room crying to be let in;
as soon as the door would be opened. he
would walk into the room and wait pa
tiently for me to take the note that my
friend had tied to his collar from him,
and after would answer it he would
stand still until l gave him . little
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
Pats Password.

Lover tells a good anecdote of an
Irishman giving the password at the
battle of Fontenoy. at the time SAKE
was marshal
The password is SAKE; now don't
forget il, said the colonel TO Pat
Fax, and l will not Wasn't my
father miller?"
who goes there?" cried the sentinel,
after he arrived at the post.
Pat looked as confident as possible,
and. in a sort of whispered howl. re-
piled: Bags. yer honor. The Grip
sscs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
HER LETTERS.
I'm settin' all alone to-day,

I'm settin' all alone to-day,
Jes' dozin' like. the time away,
IN thinkin Of a face-but hero
III stop right short, fer don't kecf
To open up d lonesome heart
Wot's ben long closed. an kind O. start
These weak old eyes 10 leak again
Because at three score years an ten,
feller'd better look ahead
An let the buried past stay dead.
But-then again-it seems. you know.
To q pore lonely chap eZ though
Ee couldn't keep his thoughts away
F"om wand'rin back 70 some lost day.
An strayin' through the sun-lt aisles
o. long ago. at, miles on miles,
Stretch their beckonin' CLEANS o light
To sort o cheer the gloom o night
Wot settles round feller " hen
His alnanick seq: Three score toni
An SO. take this bun'le W
An kind o FIJI ny ole hearts cup
Tel /, Steps DER an pears TO float
A lump o surnthin' to my throat,
AT sticks right there, untel soft tears
Washes it down the len'th'nin' years
Ar so. ] read her letters Ger
The ones she writ to me afore
Those falt'rin' hans he'd got SO weak,
An fore the roses in her cheek
Bowed to the jeilus lily's reign.
En- ez l read them lines again,
pear to see sad, sweet face
Cum rom the gloom, an dll the place
Where / sit ali a. )ne, today,
Jes' dozin' like. the time away
IN. Y. World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
S1lX IN.
HEROIC HARRY EllsRs.
lew q Bravo Young GuRucr's Hate Saved
the Cruiser Philadelphia.

lew Bravo Young Gunucr's Hate saved
the Cruiser Philadelphia.
It is not every ship in the navy that
Has its hero, but the cruiser phlladel-
phia has one of whom the ships com
pany is proud Young. fair-haired and
handsome, Harry Eilers, gunner's
mate, has proved his worth in mo
uent Of the greatest danger. and by his
soolness and bravery saved not only his
own life but those of his four hundred
shipmates. 1t was at Baltimore, while
the sham bombardmcnt OF Fort Me-
Henry was in progress. The big broad
side guns of the cruiser were belching
forth flame and smoke in mimic war
fare. Officers and crew Were at quar-
tiers.
Young Eilers was down deep in the
vessels hold experimenting the hoist
ing of ammunition. With him We're
four or five men to help him to do the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15

my WIN - nlusesaAeA in the Bureau
a Charities ..d Ccrrscssoas-
Not the least interesting study at tho
worlds fair viii De the exhibit In the
liberal arts department. under the d;-
rection Of Superintendeat Rceenau, of
the bureau of charities and corrections
To the great majority Of mankind il
can be happily said that the eonviet's
cage and the dark prison waps of So
called honses Of correction are tike bad
dreams and vague nightmares The
life of the French galley slave rs seen
through the lines OF Victor Eus0s
LES Niserahis" b > picture thas EN-
never be chased from the mind OF n
sympataetie reader. The very name
brideweIl. Tombs or pcaite.t;ary carries
with it = fessiEg of dread sad the
thought of punishment rz%hcr than
that OF correction or charity. Nan Is
advancing, however. ard his ideals, IL
not his actions, are approaching nearer
to the time OF universal Brotherhood
In developing the exhibit OF pcpology
1t Is the aim OF kr. Roscazn 20 show
the advancement E,ssc with the growth
OF civilization from the drys of carly
history down 70 the present time; adj
vsnceE1ent IN tho manner of handling
trrans members Of society, Visitors 70
the iair can take thezr cAosxe between
burning st the Stake, which seems
since the discovery of Are tn have been
the favOrite method OF cspisl punixh-
ment UP 30 the time China Ekke made
The first NINA or hetyar ~srs<r-,r,sexl
after The manner Of Kc.nrD,er- It's all
the sauna thing in the end ILLUSTRATIONS
Of prison cells IN Siberia Will be placed
side BY sias with those OF Joliet and
Sing Sine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
A CAT PLAYS CUPID.

petting and then off he would go and
deliver the note to my friend. Strange
as it may seem, that cat would not
allow anyone to touch him while he
was carrying the hote. Through these
notes, friendship ripened into love, and
we called Tommy our messenger boy.
Just before we were married, Tommy
disappeared and we could find no trace
of him, but my husband declares he
he must be still living and carrying
love messages for some other happy
ones
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
BOAT WITH j. HISTORY.
s1fading Vessel. Slave Dhow and Finally
an Explorers Craft.

f1fsding Vessel. Slave Dhow and Finally
! Explorers Craft.
A little vessel having remarkable
history has piled for years on Lake
Tanganyika. Her story illustrates the
progress in that region from savagery
toward civilization. The boat known
Rs the Calabash was originally huge
tree trunk, cut down by the axes Of the
natives with enormous labor. and then,
with ak and adze and fire, nodded into
shape. Boats like the Calabash are ex-
cellent sea vessels, though in their lines
they suggest rather clumsy hippopota-
mus than a swan.
On one OF her voyages, after she had
served as trading canoe for two years,
she entered the port of Ujiji. where she
was bought by an Mswahili slave
trader. For three years she piled back
and forth across the lake, bringing car
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15

that Is needed. with the g-zsa mstru-
ment which the university will have, to
make the Chicago observatory
easily the FIRST in the world Prof
Barnard at present occupies
subordinate position at Mount Ham
ilton, in that he is but one OF . staff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
MAY SECURE BARNARD.
The Famous Astronomer Likely To Come
To Eaies-fa.

1t is quite probable that IN addition
TO its largest teles e7Ese N me world
the Chicago university viii secure an
important connection in the waT OF
far1ous Observer. E f. Barnard. 81
the Lick observatory, who Is get fresh
from has now celebrated discovery OF
fifth satellite 70 Jupiter, IS the man IN
question. such man as Prof barnard
says the chiSSSa EvsnjnG Post. Is al
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
Uncertain.

Fcr-s-uello, old mar. I hear that
you are 20 marry Miss Duton.
Trotter-So did I. I'm going up now
to ask her if the report Is true.-N. y.
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-15
BLOOD MEDICINE
heart DISEASE!

STATISTICS show that one in FoCR has . wcrk
Or diseased Heart The nrst symptoms are shors
breath, oppression, Euttering, faint and
hungry op lis, psin In stds, she = IN aotbering.
swollen ankles, Srorsy tand DEATH for
which DIR. MILLS NEW HEART CURE
10 marvellous remedy. II have been troubled
very weak could 81 times scarcely feel 1t, the
smallest excitement would always weaken my
rcrvca esd heart and fear of impending denth
s,nr,d me In tho face for hours. DE-. AsLES'
EEEy1NE aod NEW HEART CURE
.ho only medicine that has proved of any benc-
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DIR. Miles E.sver Pills are . sure remedy for
HiIousncss nnd Torpid Liver. 50 Ooses
Is coats. Fine book on Heart Disease, with
wenserf9i cures FREQ 1t druggists, or address
Or. MILES MEDICAL CO., ElkhaFt, laAs
The Republican journal., 1892-04-14
The Will of the Late r. Frank PIERCE

The will of the late r. Frank PIERCE, which
was drawn up by Col. Fogler in March 1885.
was probated on Tuesday. The following is
a synopsis of its contents:
To his wife, Carrie +. PIERCE, lie rives
during her natural life, the use of the brick
dwelling house on Franklin street, together
With the furniture and hon sehOld goods free
of taxes.
To Eben NJ: Sanborn he gives $500.
10 his cousin. Percy G.. Peirre he gives
$4,000, to be paid from Che proceeds of real
estate situated on the east side of the river.
The remainder of his estate he gives ard
bequeaths to Eben NJ. Sanborn. in trust. for
the following purposes
From the net income thereof he is to nay
all taxes on the brick DWELLING house during
his wfe's lifetime.
From said income the trustee Is to paw to
Carrie E. PIERCE, during the term of her ma
tural life, 1900 yearly, in quarterly paw
ments
During the lifetime Of his said wife the
balance of said income yearly is to be divid-
ed between Percy G. PIERCE and the chill
dren of testator's aunt, Mary A. Fletcher.
who may be living at the time of his de-
cease, and between their survivors,
After the death of testator's wife all the
net income is to be divided among Percy G..
Peirce and the children of Mary A. Fletch
er, who may then be living, and to their sur
vlvors during their natural lives, to be paid
to them in quarterly payments
The trustee is given full power to control.
sell and invest the estate as NAV best suit
him.
Eb NJ. Sanborn is executor and trustee,
wit hout bonds.
The Republican journal., 1892-04-14

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TREASURER OF GILBERT COUNTY KIowA CoL(
kIOwA, Colo, Jan. 15. 1892
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The Republican journal., 1892-04-14
Memorial Day Orators.

The following Memorial Day orators have
been chosen: Hon. Charles E. Littetield of
Rockland at Liberty; Rev. j. F. Haley of
Bucksport, at Bluehill Hon. A. p. Wiswell
of Ellsworth, at Mt Desert; Samuel L. Mil
Ter of Waldoboro, at Rockport; Herbert NJ.
Lord Of Rockland, at Appleton; Hon. Fred
J. ?. Cilley of Rockland, at Oakland; Mai.
j. H. H. Hewett of Thomaston, at Water
ville Rev. j. H. Parshley at Rockland Mai.
H. S. Melcher of Portland, at Pennington ;
j. f. Burke, of Watervlle, at Belfast