The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-04
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world plat the inner fbers of tree bark
for fishing lines, and the Indians on the
Pacific coast of North America use for
the same purpose seaweed-a sort of
kelp-which is plenty strong enough to
hold fast finny captive of one hundred
and fifty pounds weight.
"A valise was received at the United
States express Office at jackson, Miss,
showing from the hundreds of stamps
and tags on 1t that it had been in most
of the express Offices in this country.
1t was stuffed full of hundreds of odd
and queer articles, including human
skull and the left foot of q female grave
yard rabbit.
"A Capt Blondell at Oxford, Ala,
offered twenty-five dollars to any one
who would get into boat and allow it
to be blown up with dynamite, SO that
Blondell might show his life-saving
methods A young man named Neely
accepted the offer, and was blown
about forty feet into the air unhurt,
but OF his return to the waters surface
he alighted on the fragments of the
wreck and received fractured leg and
other injuries.
The sole street frontage of house
in Wooster street, above Blocker in
New York, is a strip two stories high
over a narrow alley. There is no ground
floor to this front, and the upper stories
have room for only hall bedroom
each. The front is wedged between an
other dwelling On the south and bust
ness building on the north, and the en-
trance to the house is by way of tho
alley. In the rear the house spreads
out considerably.
Castle island in Boston harbor, on
which Fort Independence stands, and
which has just been thrown open to the
public as park, has been fortified since
1884, being the oldest military post held
regularly for purposes of defense in the
United States. Fort Independence
stands on the site of Castle William,
which was destroyed by the British on
the evacuation of Boston. The United
the title Of the property and maintains
supervision over it.
An equipage that would have at
tracted attention even in old Acadia is
that driven by Uncle bennett, of Cape
Elizabeth, Me. 1t consists of two
year-old bull, harnessed by means of a
crooked yoke to light cart, which is
also boat. BY means of reins of rope
attached to ring in the bulls nose and
rove through rings on his horns, he is
driven as easily as most horses. The
bull swims river like a dog, and the
water-tight cart-body easily supports
the driver and load.
"A family in Staten Island has dog
that seems to show a distinct reason
ing faculty. The dog had long been
accustomed to take a morning walk
with a member of the family, but was
not permitted to accompany his friend
to church. The animal soon seemed to
that one day in seven he
must remain at home and the con-
clusion was that he could count. On
Sunday morning, however, the dog sur
prised every one by joining the family
on the way to church. The conclusion
was that he had forgotten until it was
called to mind that the church bell had
not rung that morning. The dog evil
IDENTIFY associated the sound of the bell
with the fact that he was not to &C
company his companions as usual.
The pneumatic sulky has come to
stay on the race track. Robert Bonner
says so, and he is presumed to be able
speak authoritatively on the subject
He is also of the opinion that it is going
to revolutionize trotting records. as it
enables a horse to travel from two to
three seconds faster in the mile. The
thing about the new sulky is
the low wheels In the old-style
vehicle the driver sat between them
Now he sits above them, The wheels
average thirty inches in height, about |
the same as a safety bicycle seen on the
roads and tracks A sulky with the
pneumatic tire attachment gets down
In weight to about forty pounds, while
the decrease in draught is about so per
cent II is Mr. Bonner's idea that
record of a:o5 is entirely possible with
this new racing machine.
"A most notable November in our
history was that one in 1865, the first |
day of which was observed throughout |
the thirteen colonies as a period of |
on account of the going into I
effect of the hated stamp act. it in
creased the burden of taxation upon |
those who had no voice in their own
government, and aroused them to such |
a sense OF injustice that ten years later |
they rebelled, and the war of the revo-
luton was begun On the lst day OF |
November, therefore. the church bells |
were solemnly tolled, flags tioated at |
half-mast and business was everywhere
All ever the land such men
as Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, James /
Otis and john Adams addressed patri- |
otic speeches to throngs of their coun- |
trymen, and fired their hearts with |
thoughts of a glorious independence.
The little town of Delmar Del, |
pets its name from combination of |
the first svlla bles in the names of Della !
ware and Maryland. The village stands |
close to the southern boundary OF Della !
ware, and is the last station on the /
Delaware railroad before the territory
Of Maryland is reached. Another viii /
age in Delaware on the edge of Mary
and is called Marydcl, this time two
syllables of Maryland and one of Della
ware going to make up the name. An
ambitious hotel keeper in one of the
Delaware villages calls his house the
in honor of the three states
that make up the peninsula between
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays.
aud in memory of movement looking
10 the Incorporation of the whole terri
tory with the state of Delaware. Such /.