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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
made desperate enorss with her wings

made desperate erorts with her wings
to beat off her oppoaent, but failing,
twisted her neck abont, and caught
mouthful of her tormentors wsttles.
The necks of both birds were twisted
about like snakes entwined- All the
while they pounded each other other
with their wings, and with surprising
quickness rolled over and over a dozen
times without letting go Meanwhile
ten members of the Muscovy family
formed a ring around the fighters, mer-
ing with the 'sserappers," and quackin2
and clapping their wings as though
urging the combatants 70 fight harder
After FIVE minutes OF rough-and-tn
bic work the birds separated OF their
own accord, but never for an instant
did they stop glazing at each other.
The other ducks teok turns in fondlirg
the fighters and qnacking into their
ears what might have been points TO
take advantage of the next round After
a little time they sprang at each other
and fought with redonbied fury. First
one and then the other would land on
top, and the dusty air was filed with
down and feathers battered OF and
plucised out by the roots The ducks
that stood by became so fInstersd with
excitement that they spread out their
wings, drummed the dust, and bumped
into one another as IL cburting fights Of
their own.
Suddenly one of the real fighters let
ont q cry-half scream and half squAwx
and breakiag from his furious sn-
tagonist, tried 10 run TO cover The
victor gave chase, grabbed a mouthfui
OF the flying ones saort tail feathers
and hung on with the tenscity Of
swapping turtle The beaten duck
squswkin2 like mad. raced around and
around the Enclosure, dragging her con-
oueror, who, with closed eyes, vainly
tried 10 brace herself To check the
others fight At last the weary. van
auissed one peked her head and neck
into a Granny in the rookery. and would.
no doubt. have faneied she had escaped
from her tormensors, had il not been
for the torture sac endured every time
the winner piucseed . bczkfui Of plum
age out Of the neither end ~. Y. Adj
ver.iser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
Troubles of Childhood.

Dorothy. eight years old, is not only
indolent, but hasa somewhat ''snarly"
disposition. The other day her aunt
heard her saying ENORMOUSLY to herself:
''Oh dear! oh, dearl don't know
what to dol"
what is the matter. Dorothy?" her
aunt asked at
''Oh. mamma told me might go over
to Jennie Crossley's, and my hands are
dirty, and l don't know whether to
wash them Or put on my gloves"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
NAPOLEON'S HEIR.
Brilliant Surroundings Of the Baby King
OF Rome.

Brilliant Surroundings Of the Baby King
OF Rome.
Napoleon said at St Helena: "Marie
Louise had short reign, but she must
have enjoyed it: the world was at her
feet" And the proudest moment of her
brief sovereignty was when the little
son was born.
Surely no infant ever had so bright a
golden spoon in it's mouth. What be-
ginning for fairy story,-''The was
born in a most powerful empire young
prince. His father was an emperor and
a king, his mother an empress, the
daughter of an emperor. and was like
wise a queen and an arehduchess His
grandfather was an emperor, his uncles
and .aunts were kings and queens and
he himself was a prince imperial and a
king even before he could speak
What fortune will the seers predict
for the child? His father was sure that
prince imperial was too petty a title for
this heir of Europe and the glory of its
conqueror No modern title was grand
enough, and they went back to the
days of the world rulers-the Roman
Caesars The heir to their throne had
been known as liking of Rome" and in
default of greater title, the little Ma
pOleon was so called.
The birth of this tiny monarch has
been described as '.the last smile of
fortune upon him who had been her
favorite child" But though the course
of Napoleon's career had reached it's
highest point, and was thence
forth downward, the descent was
at first gradual and hardly apppar
ent. The father and mother were
overjoyed and full of pride in the
beautiful boy. Though so great
a parsonage the empress wrote to
the grandfather just as humber
mother would have DOME think you
will see how much he looks like the
emperor. meaning. of conrse, her ern-
peror and the baby's emperor The
childs surroundings were the most ex-
quisite the world could furnish He
was baptized in the chapel of the Tuil-
cries, from gold fon.. and surrounded
by sovereigns and eourtiers who biazed
in eolors and jewels Imagine the
presents heaped upon this little fellow,
TO whom anything less than a duke
was poor relation, His cradle was of
costly materials. and designed By dis
tinguished artist II bore at the head
a winged figure Of Victory, while a. the
foot the imperial eagle was perched
ready to fy-auite too ready to fly, as
it proved
His baby-carriage was drawn BY
lambs as white as Mary's own: while.
for fear they should skip and play and
spill his precious majesty upon the
soil of his future empire, gorgeous of.
fetal kept firm hand On the reins. and
the grandest of nur<emaids liked ever
hy this royal chariot But II the baby
crowed and smiled. do doabt it was at
the birds and flowers and sunshine,
which were no more his kingdom than
they are the domain of every child that
breashes-
When he tired OF his coach. the byzyest
veterans of the guard sought th- priv
AsGe Of danain9 The sen Of soe beiored
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
TRANSATLANTIC LINERS.

FRANCE is to establish commercial
museums in each of its colonies.
Four pounds of gold were recently
collected from the SCOT of the chimney
of the royal mint in Berlin.
MONTE VIpEo is said to be the great
est gambling place in the world. Chill
dren there bet as soon as they can talk,
and long before they can read.
THERE is surface of $500 acres In
Silesia, Prussia. which is usually dry,
but which every thirty years fills with
water in some unknown way and be-
comes lake.
JANE CAKEBREAp holds the London
record in the matter of the number OF
arraignment IS for being drunk and dis
orderly. She has recently made her
tfirtieth appearance in the police court
sosrE prominent German engineers
maintain that the application Of test
loads to bridges has never yet led to the
detection of defects which could not
have been found by calculation and in
spection-
THE British museum possesses . cup
of almost fabulous value. 1t is of gold
and enamel, Is adorned with subjects
from the life Of St Agnes, and cost s4o,-
co., The cup derives most of its inter
est and valne from the fact that it was
given 70 Charles VI, of France, IN 1891.
by his uncle, Jean. duke of Berri-
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troubled with the sight of the nass1

troubled with the sight OF the hats1
things
She now rode and hunted the wholol
day; and great was her delight if She
could give the death blow to the cap
tured stag with her own hand, or bring
down the innocent bird with her never
failing arrow.
Once it happened that when Irmin-
garde was out hunting she was sud-
denly surprised by violent shower.
She sought shelter and soon discovered
little cottage of whose existence
neither she nor anyone in her train had
hitherto any knowledge, although it
stood but a short distance from the
royal castle.
Irmingarde entered with her attend
ants and beheld, by the blazing hearth
fire, a woman Of wonderful beauty
who was busily turning the spindle
while the yellow fax slipped swiftly
through her fingers.
She cordially greeted the newcomers
and invited them to be seated by the
FIRE.
But Irmingarde had no WORD OF
thanks for this friendly ana nospltaoie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

A HAYrNo INCIDENT.
N Apparition Which Startled It's Youns
But Iutrenid RahAldar.

IN Apparition Which Startled It's Young
But Intrepid Bshsldsr.
I. Wild animals often exhibit great fear
instead Of ferocity when meeting man
lace to facs in their own wooded haunts-
"A few yeas ago the writer was a young
farmer just out of his teens living in
the northern part Of Michigan Enough
<hay coald not DO produced from the
limited and stumpy clearings OF the set
tiers to supply their cattle with food
during the winter, so recourse was mad
to the small open marshes interspersed
through the forest, where wild grass
was annually cut and stacked.
Ono bright morning in August, set
OF for my home for marsh some three
imiles distant, scythe across my shout
lder and q lunch basket in my hand.
4 The marsh was a narrow opening in
the forest through which ran a sluggish
STREAM Hinged by alders. The blue
Eoint grass that covered the fiat was
3denso Of growth, and nearly five feet in
: height. swung my scythe through it
all the morning, hearing no sound but
the swish of the grass and the OCCASION
al stxiAent shrilling of a cicada in the
tree tops Of the neighboring forest.
When the warmth Of the sun and my
own fatigue told me that twas noon, 1
sat down on bunch Of new-mown hay
and opened my lunch basket.
Ny mother had placed freshly-baked
cake in the basket, and on removing the
lid its pleasant odor soon pervaded the
air. Presently l heard the brush
crackle in the woods short distance
below me. "A rabbit hopping about"
! thought as L munched away. Sudden
~ there doomed above the unknown
grass, not three rods distant, the head
and shoulders Of large black animal!
1t was bear, and he was standing
erect with his forepaws hanging down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

Aeaaing of the werc @TofiettsL %

Toilette" is dirninntfre Of ''toile. :"
o small co-erinx of linen thrown over .
dressing table. hut Il WAS reserved for
the decorators Of the seign Of Louis
XIV 10 discriminate between the grand
and little toilette. The lst.er vas a
very simple arrangement, indeed. a
pain wooden altar with ans6orDed
white nspery and q looking siaaa. AZ
which the cesesxzpts were only ths
lsdyis snaid and the hair aresser. The
grand tosie. was mech rnere spierd1
affair. The table r2s lxten with eos-
fevs al jewels. glove boxsz. p0s~dsr
bones. r-eeptecses for paint. pstehes.
poEnasrE- and scensess waters: AID
finally. with the dreSssss csAe. the far
nitn<e Of which .As ofsen Of gsssd or
silver. Handsomely cAxsed - Detroit
Ey6c PFeAA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
LEGEND OF THE NETTuE.
How . Fair Princess Was Ciaasgcd Into s
Pricixly Plant.

HOW . FAR ErlaCesS " rs Ntl3SBc0 Anto y
Prickly Plant.
There was once q princess who was
very beautiful, but who was also very
proud and self-willed, and who always
preferred to ride and hunt rather than
70 sit modestly in the house and spin.
But in those olden days it was custo-
mary and fitting for prineesses, how
ever beautiful and grand they might be,
TO spin and weave with their own hands,
and no one was ashamed to wear a
gown which she had made herself.
lrmingarde alone considered it dis
grace to let the soft fax slip through
her fair fingers: and her distaste for
this occupation went SO far that she
gave the strictcst commands to have all
the spindies removed from her presence
and from the neighborhood of the
castle. that her eyes might not be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

Dent Of Presbyterizn coilers
~ Dsnviile. Ky. When n STUDENT
- Danville young Stevenson ne; her.
He was very much Impressed ~ her
beauty snd grace Later she came To
live with srosh~r-sn-szs At Ebenoa,
Ill Mr.. s;evensoss. wins sss< sss>x przzs-
1ieinG law Ia Metasnoxa. soxs no fsuse IN
paying his aksressr& Ni=z sreea.s
parents belonged tn iA>s Ruo: aka-fasA-
icued school who believe tAss ss<saB<
married !. n~Tpoas business. and -.
although she was 5y no n~nss irsss:~r-
eut TO the srSor II bcr oxii;.s1s Eoxa1
suiior, she did no. sceer. HIN ,. Gree.
bzs. proved his coes.ancy BIZ eoxgsssssny
him In wait for sonas trr7s for he
answer. She sf.errzrd con<essea thss
she shonzht , great deal o; him sssa
before be oncsnse her lower 90 scconzs
Of his f,~srrsinl deyos5on 20 ssis 1sothrr.
Bet even after he sa4 Aerepssd the enc
rsgcnenf lasted ssvo or thr-e yearA
The sss1assg ssas the gr-zs11; sa-si@i
event Ia the hissory Of ;sszt part 81
Illinois np 20 that t4n<. DR. Crsky. bow
of the Mccormick seminary. Csac>sos
wa& TIE officiating clergyman
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
Eard Lines.

She-Last night dreamt we were at
Saratoga and stopping at one of the
finest hotels.
He--Don't talk that way. Money is
so scarce nowadays that we can't afford
even to dream of going to Saratoga
Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
A Slim Dict.

A Slim Dict.
Guest-I haven't any appetite at all
to-day.
Waiter-Not feelin' we'll, sab?
Guest-I'm about half sick. Can't
touch more than a mouthful. Bring
me couple of spring chickens.-N. Y.
Weeklr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

Maggie, Maggie" cried Elsie, when
she saw the perspiration on her hands
for the first time. ''get an umbrella
quick. I'm raining. "-Harper's Young
People.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

1hesA0ishis VIE 81 the DsmScrstte<Can,
Aidsts for vfes Prestdaae.
Mn. Adlai Stevenson In emiaentiy
qualified TO share in any honor (which
the country may confer upon hAr hrs-
band. She Ia woman of culture. and
her social qualities have made ser very
popular. uer maiden nsrno. 8sa Lssi-
TIA Green and her father vas .prcsi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
-r-n-e sfsaee Mt sheepshead.

The old-time four-mile race atSheeDe-
head WIS not interesting. Tea Tray and
DeMnth were the only starters De
Muth won, hit the race aroused no en-
thusiasn- Yet IN the days gone by
Eclipse beat Sir Henri in race of four
mile heats. best two IN three. and FASH
ion beat Boston. and ras in turn beat
en- by Peytonia TAen the races were
the north against the south and
the purse v-as tie money actual
IL bet. $4,000 side There were
RIO hoos1nalscrs and the bets were made
between individuals Horse racing IN
those days YVES rot 50 refined Is cow,
but it was just as honest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

little gray corporal who had become an
emperor. No cross or medal was too
precious to be the plaything of the boy
who was to inherit all that had been
won on so many terrible battle-ieids.
Tudor jerks, in St Nicholas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21
w. C.. WILLIAMS,

10 East Douglas Ave, Wichita Kaus.
WHOLESALE and Retail Gun Dealer.
Sporting Powder in lots Of four Kegs
q. IS per Keg. Y. u. b, Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

and half m inch wide. Bahe golden
brown Tie up in punches of half .
dozen each with baby ribbon--N. Y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

Eel mCrA prefer teams H0ess
back riding : too ss4cntzyy.
sas-Nos the ~sy yea ssSe -LizA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

.sztkrsIeE t1I2<xz
- esxsexkzz xzz<s 81< to9aex<sa sefveR3
C. ssxzaS41a SO =. o. Lxacsz. ~ 4>e>-a<@
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
The Care Of Brushes.

no not neglect your paint brushes.
Dip them in an old can containing ben
zine, kerosene or t11rpentine, then wash
thoroughly with soap and hot water.
Pearline is even better than soap; it re-
moves the color rapidly and does not in
jure the bristles if they are well rinsed
in clear water afterward. Put your
brushes in jar, handles down, and
leave them to dry. One of the oldest
sights in an artists studio is the number
of brushes disposed in various artistic
bits of pottery in hooks and corners.
Some painters pride themselves on
owning many hundreds of brushes of
every possible style and size. Handsome
brushes are ruined il lett dirty; itmakes
the hairs come out, but the large brushes
used in common work will not be in
jured by being left in water over night
if you intend to use them for the same
colors next day.
Burn your paint rags when you have
done with them. Oily rags are very in
Hammable and sometimes take fire spon-
taneously when left i'll Q heap in some
corner.-Harper's Young People.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
State Loan and Trust CO.
NOTICE To VOTERS.

4 NEW REGISTRATION HAS BEEN Or
IA dered by the board of supervisors, and II
Will commence July 30tn, and continue until
large number of deputies have been ap
pointed throughout the county, so that ample
opportunity csn be had for registration.
In the city of Los Angeles stations will be es-
tablished where any elector can register, and
where the Australian ballot system will be OK
planned. Electors from the country can stop at
tnese stations on their way to and from the
city and receive any necessary instructions in
regard to registration. Copies of the law and
sample tickets can be had at these stations up
on application, In limi. ed numbers.
There will also be there booth and ballot
box, SO that all can see the practical workings
OF the new law.
The stations in the city are as follows, viz:
First Ward Corner of Truman and Downey
avenue, in charge of G. L. Byam.
Second Ward At the corner of Belmont and
Temple street. In charge Of A. L. Jeffery.
Third Ward-Near the corner of Second and
Broadway, in charge of s. 81. West.
Fourth Ward-Corner of Pearl and Pico
streets, in charge Of M. j. Magrew.
Fifth Ward-Corner of Grand avenue and
Jefferson street in charge Of E. .. Butterworth.
streets, In charge of D. Z. Wells
Seventh Ward-:At number 226 East Fifth
street In charge Of L. H. Whitson.
formerly Sonora street, opposite Pico House, In
cnarge of J ]. Carpenter
Ninth ward-At the Cummings Hotel, corner
OF First and Boyle avenue, in charge of Joseph
The Office hours will be. for the time being,
frem am. to IL M, and from pm to D. !,
daily, and on Tuesdays from am. to IL m,
ana pm 20 3 pm, and from 8 pm. to
pm. at the stations above nameo.
Inc registration office at the courthouse will
be open to the public from 8 am. to 9 pm.
during the whole time of registration
section No 1927, Political Code sa vs.. among
other things, land no person shall be al
lowed to vote whose name is not on said regis
ter in use at the precinct" Therefore, register
early, SO that there can be no doubt about your
vote on election day.
1923 30t T. h. WARD, County CLERK.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
Marriage Experiences.

1t was the lot of a young parson to be
embarrassed by the appeals of two young
women who wanted to marry the same
bridegroom. The first conner of these
had scarcely told how her faithless lover
had actually put up the banns in the
East End parish when the delinquent
turned up with an idiotic grin on his
face and gayly appareled young wom-
an on his arm. What could the parson
then young and bashful curate-do
but invite the trio into the vestry room,
there to discuss the business. Luckily
for him, it speedily leaked out that there
had been no legal residence in his par
ish, which afforded him at once suffi-
cient ground for declining to perform
the ceremony.
On another occasion the awful dis
covery was made that the bride had by
accident been described in the marriage
license by her pet name. 1t was sug-
gested that an affidavit of identity sworn
at neighboring police court might re-
pair the blunder. This was done just in
time to complete the ceremony within
canonical hours, but the accommodate
ing clergyman afterward received a
stern admonishment from high quarters
mot to do it again. ."-Cornhill Maya
zine
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
Testing counterfeit Coin.

"Here's the way we test coins in the
treasury" And the expert swiftly poised
the dollar piece horizontally on the tip
of his forefnger, holding the thumb a
quarter of an inch away from it and
gave it brisk tap with another coin. A
clear silvery ring sounded out. "Good,
but here; listen;' and he repeated the
operation with another coin that gave
out dull, heavy clink that ceased al
most as soon as it began. "Type metal
and lead; nodded too. That is a
wretched counterfeit" 'sHow do you
tell that it was molded?" He held the
two coins so that the light struck on
their edges.
''Just compare the reeding, will you,
or milling, as most people call it? In this
genuine coin this is very clear and sharp
cut, in the counterfeit it is coarse and
dull. That is because it is nodded instead
of being stamped in cold metal like the
government coins" 'FWhy do the
counterfeiters not use the same cold
process?" sit costs too much and makes
too much noise. With mold, you see,
counterfeiter can carry ON his work in
garret and if a policeman comes in he
can shy the whole outfit out of the
window. But it takes great power to
run die. Still some high flying counter
feiters do use them, and their work is
usually harder to detect, though it is
never SO perfect as that of the govern
ment mint"
"What is the surest test for counter
felt coin for popular user ''The looks
Of the reading, as was telling you
the milling, by the way, is on the face
of the coin and not ON the edge, as most
people think. That's the surest and
easiest thing, but of course other tests
have to be used, especially for weight
and thickness. springfield Republi-
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
The LADY Was Not the Ghost.

An Irish family once had ghost so
troublesome that they sent for detec-
tives. One of these men late at night
fell asleep in his chair. The lady of the
house CHANGED to come into the room
and could not resist the temptation to
groan and rattle her keys. She had
never played ghost before; it was mo-
mentary indiscretion. But the police
man did not, and could hardly be ex-
pected to, believe this. He said it was
hardly worth while to bring him from
Dublin, and he withdrew in dudgeon.
Yet the lady was not really the ghost.
He was sulking in retirement. Hence
doubt has been cast on the ghosts Of
haunted houses, even among rejecting
minds. London Illustrated News.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
King Humbert.s Stables.

The stables of King Humbert of Italy
are exceptionally fine, and contain at
present nearly 15O horses, chiefly Eng
lish bred The double row of stalls
forms regular street, SO beautifully
kept that it is a pleasure to walk
through it, and each animal has his
name printed in large letters on little
board above the manger. Among the
English horses may be noticed such
names as Flirt, Milford, Lawn Tennis,
EPSON and Gentleman.
Up stairs are the state carriages and
those used on special occasions. Some
of these are magnifcently upholstered
in white satin. The carriage in which
the queen drives every day is very plain,
but. this simplicity is counteracted by
the brilliant scarlet liveries of her
coachman and footmen.-London Tit
Bits
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
A chance for Maine women.

The contractor who is building the
milk factory at Winthrop is reported to
have offered ten dollars to the lady who
will go to the top of the chimney and
lay the last brick. The chimney will be
110 feet high. Here is an opportunity
for some woman to get her name in the
papers, and perhaps break her neck in
the attempt; but it's not at all likely
that the offer will be taken. Lots Of
Maine women are enthusiastic for new
manufactures, but they help build them
in other and more sensible ways than
this.-Bangor Commercial.