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, 1892-12-05

OMAHA, Neb., December 5.-At Bassett,
Rock county, last night, James Cooper,
counterfeiter and general tough, ran
amuck with a revolver and razor. He
slashed one man, shot another and when
the sheriff attempted to arrest him, shot at
him. The sheriff returned the fire, killing
him instantly.
Go to the rally of the citizens tonight at
the Olympia theater. Judge Robinson and
others will speak. sN
, 1892-12-05

Go to the rally Of the citizens tonight al
the Olympia theater. Judge Robinson and
others will speak.
, 1892-12-05
MADE THEM SQUIRM.
Summary of Judge Robinson'S
Speech Saturday Night.

He Tells About Taxation and Dis
cusses Various Phases of city
GOVernment-HOw He Trans
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From time to time the old man placed
fresh wood upon the fire and carefully
piled up the ashes SO as to form white
crescent just within the crescent mound
of earth. The mescal was handed
around and eaten at intervals until day
light began to shine in through the can
vas and we could hear the Indians STIR
ring about the camp outside.
Now the door flap was suddenly lifted
and man stepped in, carrying IN his
arms an infant. The child was sick al
most to death and as last hope he had
brought it to the sacred lodge to be
prayed for by the priests of the mescal.
There was something deeply affecting in
the pathetic earnestness of the father as
he watched the priests praying over his
child, which seemed in a stupor and
made no sound. The ceremony COM
pleted, he left as silently as he entered.
The sun mounted higher and higher,
and the fire burned low until at last,
when nearly noon, the singers took up
the raven song, which is always the
final one. While this was being sung
the door Zap was again raised and some
women on the outside handed in pans Of
hashed meat, parched corn soaked In
water, heavy cakes of bread and coffee
As soon as the song ended these were
passed around the circle, each man tax
ing what he wanted. Before eating each
one threw small piece of meat into the
fire as an offering The fire received also
a piece Of bread from each man, while
one or two grains Of corn We're placed
upon the mound and a few drops Of
coffee poured over it as ibation.
With final prayer and another re-
quest from the old man that should go
back and tell the whites that the In
dams had religion of their own which
they loved, the ceremony ended. From
sitting fun fourteen hours in such a
cramped position, with the constant din
Of the songs and instruments and the
glare Of the fire in my eyes, | was pretty
well used up and for awhile hardly
able to move. but the mescal eaters ap-
peared to be as fresh as when they be-
gan. Before we had made ready our
horses to depart the sacred lodge had
been taken down and only the mound Of
earth and the ashes remained to show
where 1t had been.
JAMES MOONEY.
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Many years ago Edwin Forrest, the
celebrated actor, was in the habit OF
dining at Windust's, a noted restaurant
on Park row, that was fayorite resort
OF actors and literary men. 1t usually
happened that Forrest would be joined
by friends, and that the little group
would sit together at one table. On one
occasion it CHANGED that an EnglIshman
with reputation for conceit and imper-
Thence. who had scraped acquaintance
with the tragedian, was one Of the group.
Early in the course of the dinner the
Englishman began 20 make criticisms,
which he considered pleasautries, about
FORESTS conception of certain roles.
Encouraged BY ms own appreciation be
gave full play 70 ms humor, and con-
Guided each Of his Impertinences with,
Pardon my freedom, sir: it's my way. "
To the sstonishmeut OF all who knew
FORESTS Irsscible disposition ne bore
the Britons offensive remarks patiently
and seemingly ignored them as far as
possible. When. however, the nuts were
brought in By the waiter be took several
cracked waluuts IN his hand. and, walk
ing over 70 the BritOn's place, PECULIARLY
snapped them succsssIvsly IN the face of
thai individual, lightly saving after each
shot. Pardon nv freedom, sir: its my
way" and snapped him ont Of the res
tgUrsnt-New York Ledger.
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language singularly clear, but the at
tractive feature of his sermons, from an
artistic standpoint, is the rich imagery
drawn from prairie and border life. The
camp fire and the lonely trail, the mus
tang corral and the rude encounters of
savage beasts and scarcely less savage
men. all come in as Illustrations and
mingle strangely with Biblical sentences
and scenes. To his mind Sinai and the
wilderness. Jordan, Jerusalem and Geth-
semaue are as real as the Ozark noun
tains and Texan plains, and incidents
from life on the latter wildly illustrate
Bible references TO the former.
He looks. as he is. half Indian. He
has the large, prominent ear of the man
whose ancestors lived in the woods and
on the alert. His hair is black and
glossy, his eve black and piercing; he is
1.-THE, sinewy and straight as an In
dian" IN truth. He was educated at the
Union Theological seminary. where his
father studied many years ago, for the
Choctaws have been progressing in civil
ization for century. After completing
his engagement III the east Mr.. Wright
intends to return and devote the rest of
his life to his people, as his father did.
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After chewing II awhile he took 1t II
his hand and held it up, looking low
ike brown nutmeg. and then throwing
back his head swallowed it alta gulp, rub
bing his chest and the back of his neck
after the operation, presumably to facih-
tate the descent of the pellet. The re-
naming three were swallowed III the
same way at intervals of perhaps halt
an hour. This is generally repeated
three times in the course OF the ceremo
ny, making twelve mescals 10 each man.
As soon as the first mescals had been
eaten the man sitting next the old ire
tender took the drum, while his nearest
companion took in one hand rattle and
III the other an eagle tail fan and curl
ously ornamented stick This stuck was
used as a hand rest one end being set
upon the ground. while the fan was for
the purpose of screening the eyes from
the blaze of the fire in front. The rat
tie, fan and stick were decorated with
various symbolic figures and cOlors. In
its main features the ceremony is form
Of elemental worship, the prayers being
addressed to the mescal, the fire, the
rain, the earth, the sun and the morning
star.
The one now began to shake the rat
tie and started plaintive mescal chant,
while the other kept up an accompani-
ment with the drum These chants are
hymns to the mescal and the various
powers Of nature. Like most Indian
songs, they are in the minor key. Each
couple continued the song for perhaps
fifteen minutes and then passed the IN
struments on to the next two, who start
ed another song, and thus it slowly went
around the circle. AS the night dragged
along the tired ear became almost IN
sensible to the low monotone Of the
songs and the incessant din of the drum;
the fire took on strange shapes as 1t
blazed up and again died down, throw
ing weird shadows over the dark forms
around the circle, until at last the whole
thing seemed as unreal and far away as
the memory of dream.
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There j. belief current that what
ever can be procured for money can b
hsd IN this CITY. especially II il is any
thing 10 eat. Tho people gho fox hers
from every part Of the cnant-y ara AZ,
sooner or later. 20 import their native
dishes. and 70 MIKE tarfa accep;A5.s %
gastron0Inic New York
New England, no matter how lightly
her cooking mzy be estimated. has had
notable success q this kind. BakeI
beans, pumpkin pie ard Boston brown
bread are with rs. The zsstar7s nan
and hi. pork ara knysgn and appreciated.
The Frenchuan. the lrlshfuan. tf.a Eng
llshuiaD. the German All fhs f;ztsa.
can q into any rest1ur3nl and Gad his
national food. New ToEk Evening Sun.
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STRETCHED HIS HANDS TOWARD THE FIRE.
into blaze with beaded eagle feather
used only in this ceremony. The feather
was also brought into frequent requisl-
ton TO fan away any PARTICLES of ashes
which CHANGED TO fall upon the mound.
Stretching out his hands toward the fire
he then delivered an earnest address,
which my interpreter afterward ex-
plained was an eXhortation 10 the par
ticipants TO enter into the ceremony
with the proper religious spirit, and a
special word 70 me to the effect that
they had permitted me to be present
that might note everything, so that on
nv return could tell the government
and the white men that II was all good
and not bad, and that it was the re-
hgion of the Indians in which they be-
Eeved. and which was as dear TO them
as ours Is to CS.
The other now produced package OF
mescals and selecting the largest one
deposited it carefully upon the top of the
mound upon bed of fragrant herbs
arranged IN the form of a cross. He
then distributed the mescals around the
circle, giving four TO each man.
Each participant now took 1 mescal n
his hand and passing it with sweeping
motion toward the sacred mescal on the
mound and on through the blaze Of the
fire brought 1t up 10 his bps. This was
repeated four times and at the fourth
time ne seized the mescal between ms
teeth and chewed il with loud crunch
ing noise
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wonderfully gentle IN MS speech ana
manner. This, while sufficiently star
Ting at first to those who know him only
by reputation, is not an uncommon trait
in men who believe in physical force for
the adjustment Of what they consider
social wrong. remember having had a
long conversation with ODonovan Rosa
on one occasion when l did not know
the man. He was so gentle. so kindly
in his views Of the men mentioned, so
charitable in the motives he attributed TO
them that his sudden change in manner
and speech, when England was spoken
of, startled me, Then found out who
he was
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Future Warfare.

With regard TO ''slnokeleSs powder"
Colonel Lonsdale Hale observes that,
though the report of the rifles when fired
is heard. it is very difficult to see whence
the rifles are fired. Under certain con-
ditions no trace of smoke can be distin-
guished. Minor acts Of surprise, he con-
siders. will be more frequent in the
future. and viii often partake of the
nature OF ambuScades. Very small
bodies Of cavalry, intimately connected
with infantry forming IN action patrols
with the latter. VIII therefore be neces-
sary, and it VIII no longer be possible to
discover viii posted batteries.
On the whole, Colonel hale considers
that only war can absolutely decide
what the effects OF the improvement il
small arms viii be. One thing. however
is certain-that Is. that the difficulty Of
leading troops has considerably ~
crepsed.--London News.
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scarcely one is now known in public
life, and of the original abolitionists'
a quiet old farmer or banker or very re-
tired business man here and there is
found, and of the whole lot not one Is
quieter than George Schneider, presi-
dent of the National bank of Illinois.
This gray haired Chicagoan is soft
spoken and benevolent looking, yet he
was a revolutionist and soldier in Ger
many, and had his printing Office mobbed
in 1856 for ''aDolitionism." He was
born Dec. 10, 1928, in Rhenish Bavaria,
attained classical education at an early
age and joined the young Germany"
movement of 1878 with Carl Schurz,
Dr. Kinkel and many others since noted
After the defeat of the revolutionists he
escaped to France and thence to Amer
lea, became editor Of The Neue Zeit in
St. Louis, and was one of the most ac-
tive in that crusade which brought the
German exiles as body into the anti
slavery movement.
The German editors had two great adj
vantages-all their supporters had been
dlblSldh tI IIiCi db uOIlc, anu LllC lar
guage il which their papers were pub
lisheG prevented any great attention be-
ing drawn to them by the violent men Of
the other party. Nevertheless, the offica
of The Neue Zeit was attacked in 1856.
Editor Schneider was an active man in
that famous meeting in Chicago, Jan. 49,
1854, which INSTRUCTED" Congressman
John Wentworth to fight the Nebraska
bill The result was that the active
young Democrats of northern Illinois
nearly all became Republicans in 1913
Mr.. Schneider was delegate at large
from Illinois to the Republican national
convention of 1856, and had much to do
in keeping "Knownothingism" out Of
the platform; also in that of 1860, which
nominated Abraham Lincoln, who ap-
pointed him consul general to Denmark.
After the war he became banker and
has prospered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-05

GME. DIX NDh AhDEfs Ling AAa-A "a At~S
condition Of the Slavs IN the Balkan
regions and TINS turn the tide Of feeling
against Turkey.
Fer husband was General NovIk0z
and her brother, Colonel Nicholas kIr-
eef. was one Of the best soldiers who
fen IN the Seryia- Turkish var q 1875.
In the battle CO ZsitcAar, Jaly i, n
wss leading Sery-laa brigade IA 3
charge when Ae was sh0t ID the leit arm
and neck. 4 hasty baTdzging detained
him ls1- few minutes asld he pushed
On TIL his rlehi ana was shattered. tie
shsrred. Forward, Forward. AID
move Ga t.ii q. l4.i ZEN. tra-sd LIS lungs.
TIE >yrys4g.s were rep1i-fs-, sud rNo
israv lirgs t-,.i 70 carry lIll Fl &c
field. bat -e TasSs concentrated tl.esg
ars ~ sisela z44 silied bath. Iaey
81 s.i.ate4 te.ioues hlre--ls c0-Tsse arr
ezh.h.sea i sgst t5se.r emp. zad tae4s
.fnAassey. 1sssazn Pzsha, refused q
. l.-~--- e s~.ss3zr s5za 81 trS-s~
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temporaries to conclude that heaven had
sealed its approval Of their work In
the case Of the two cardinals. however,
the coincidence Is perfectly simple, Both
were old and rapidly declining n
strength; there came a season OF unusual
severity. and the rest was but natural.
Tie Duke Of Clarence was Young, Il L
true, bgt in the popular phrase he ''had
no constitution.
The winter Of 1912 viii long be re-
membered for the prevalence Of the
grip and other forms Of inh1enza, and
every neighborh0od VIII have its Total
traditions of old and delicate people who
succumbed. and this Is the true explana-
ton OF those -'cycles OF death. FG
several seasons there i no epidemic; the
air Is salub-ioEs and the general condi-
lions Of life easy Hence there /, a. Il
were. an accumulation Of the feeble
who have. IL = certain sense, lived be-
vond their t5His Thea CONS sessou
Of severe trTaI. and al lie very fertile
die. L Is interesting. to some sxteli
Allslen-ag. bat n8t ~ al mysterious
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Water Works Plants

There are IN the United States more
than 2 1000 water works plants in opera
ton. New York is not the empire
state" IN this respect, as Pennsylvania
leads with 216 plants. while New York
has but 100. Massachusetts, comes third
with 128, and Michigan with 1l3 and
California with 103 both lead Illinois,
which only owns 102. Only twenty-five
cities in the United States have either
duplicate or triplicate plants, but half a
dozen more are moving TO the same end.
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II the man or woman back or me or 70
ono side gives vent 70 loud outlaws,
whether think the play Is funny or not.
We are all not built on the same pattern
in this respect
But would like 10 know what sort oe
consolation a certain class gets out Of ~
peating the last few words that an actor
says have had people SIT nssr ma
who kept up that sort Of thing durag
the entire play. The words ars repeated
loud enough 10 be heard dozen seats
away. Sometimes these receptive peo-
pie viii repeat an entire sentence after
the actor whose words affect tnaIn (
wonder what sort Of a mania that 10
Interview in Chicago Tubuns.
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THREE NOTABLE DEATHS.
They Excited Extra Comment Because
They Occurred Close Together.

The deaths of Cardinal Manning,
Cardinal Simeoni and the Duke of Char
ence, Oldest son of the Prince Of Wales,
within few hours Of one another have
excited the superstitious. 1t does seem
to be fact that there is cycle of deaths,
as it were-that is, after long interval
several eminent men die about the same
time. Every American knows of course
that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
died on July 4, 1926, just fifty years
after they signed the Declaration of In
dependence, but it is not SO generally
known that James Monroe, fifth presi-
dent, also died on the 4th Of July, IN
1881. Ex-Vice President Hamhn died
July 4, 1891.
As only twenty presidents have died,
and there are 800 days in the year, it Is
evident that the chances are eighteen TO
one against the death even of one on a
given day, and on the principles of per-
mutation several hundred to one against
two dying on the same day. 1t is not at
all surprising, therefore, that the deaths
Of Adams and Jefferson led their con-
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and talent now
attracting much
attention IN Lon
don By her ardent
lsiDors IN behalf
Of the Slays IN
Turkey. Shs Is
an sHthoress Of
considerable tsl-
ent, and her art
cles IN journals
and magazines
have dons much
20 enllghten the
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often wonder
what became of
many men whose
n a IN es were
prominent in it.
Well, most OF
them are dead,
of course, but
many live, and
it is surprising to
find what quiet
lives they are liv-
ing. Of all the
"Kansas war
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sound Carried by the ElIipse.

The Mormon temple at Salt Lake City,
which Is Of enormous dimensions, is
built in the form Of a true ellipse, and a
person standing in the focus at one end
can carry on a conversation IN whisper
with another who places himself in the
focus at the other end.
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Half a teaspoonful of sugar viii nearly
always revive a dying FIRE, and unlike
the few drops Of coal oil which some
people are so fond of using, and which
have caused so many sad accidents, is
perfectly safe.
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I suppose most people 20 20 the thea
ter 70 ENJOY themselves. That = what
20 for. People are differently con
structed, Of course. and have different
ways q showing their appreciation of
the play. can stand the catcall, TIE
sc7eech. the kick and the clap o. the
hands, and i dos not s=-oy me much
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-05

\ r.sy.s iesl ,s~ LZau egi4G reeeg1rly inter
viavesI Herr Nest a. tsas Iea,srsEssiaFsE Oh
BlscasgeIis islaEl. New A'Ig... ssss: Ca
all subjects exceT, f2o~s which 1T5ng =
his u-alisi<zI and social theories ne Is
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Rev. Frank Ii. Wright is the son Of a
Choctaw chief and a Christian white
woman of Ohio, who went into the will
derness as a missionary some forty years
ago. He is but thirty-two years ole
and was reared in Indian Territory,
yet he is well educated. an eloquent
evangelist and has recently conducted a
very successful course of revivalist meet
ings ct the Dutch Reformed church In
West Thirty-fourth street, New York.
There is d strange and powerful charm
in his address. His voice is pure and
sweet in speaking and singing and his
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n a world of
cares and unsatis-
fed longings it is
natural that the
soul should some
times court OBJ
livion and turn
YEARLY from the
realities Of life to
seek short sur
cease of sorrow
in the illuSiVe
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. Distinguished Russian woman.

Nine. Olga Alexe7-na de Novikof.
born kireef. Is q Russian lady Of rank
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x.. N. sr,rf, 81 II. rru-l...

Lily D~-rrsuT Blsk- s~Sls Ftary - ouE
woman who Aa3A when OtadAzh sasa.
VIII a. ~ worldly Eo1sia shs~ endoE.'
1sdr- En0w tAAt Il Gzs4at ons oss.5os as-na
q Tszs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-05
FROM FIGHTING TO FINANCE.

The Long and Varied Career of Banker
George Schneider.
Young men whose blood is stirred by
reading Of the great antislavery contro-
versy. and old men who remember it
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EATING THE MESCAL.
THE STRANGE CEREMONY WIT
MESSED BY AN ETHNOLOGlST.

Unbiased Account Of Religious Rites
That Are Dear to the Hearts of the
Indian-The Participants Solemn, De-
corous and Earnest.
Eopyright, lSs2, by American Press Associa-
fion-1
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Steel Wire and Picket Fence.
Manufactured by the
Arkansas VALLEY Fence Co.

We want ali dealers in Ium her. General Mer-
cllaudise and Hardware, to write Tor price lists
and Discounts 70 the trade.
100 Wichita Street, Wichita Kansas,
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Anlelilai the banker. a notorious miser,
entered the office and very carefully went
through all the work done by his Young
est clerk He was perfectly satisfied. and
said To the young man:
What salary do you get from my firm -
up 70 the present nothing. signorn'
Very good. From the first of next
month I vii! see that II is doubled -
Popolo Romano
Bread and ,ake dishes o; silver are OF
low. plain stands oaiong n shape. slightly
followed in the center. with aEr.ng ends
and broken edge Of ornament
4 shrimp salad howl IS shaped Ike an
old and slightly battered tin pan with
wavelike judenta:ioRs over Ebe giIt in
te-ior ard shapes q >eA monsters. diTal5
sSen as II through V..clc
The latest ssr, scr OF the bowknet Is the
very last that l.ig i.t ise ez pecc@d 4 So %:
after dinner ceG a.. 2ps q Roysl WorceS-e1
are bc4lld with STAT ribbons tied ia . bow
knot az r. side L * a cAarllins device
a. veu - ss.rel k--h cup Stands o. a
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Wichita Wholesale & Manufacturing Houses.

line a S Ss rd n Tey furnished thu
th
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LAser pickIes 5 cents per dozen At
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j. Il. Wilson, All Clay.st.. Sharpe
burg. Pa. says he viii not Be without
Or. Kings New Discovery TO rconr
sumption. Coughs and Colds, that e
cured his wife who was threatened
Pneumonia after an attack Of la
dies and several physicians had dons
her no good. Robert Barber, 81 CookA
port. Pa. claims DR.. Kings New Dis
covery has done him more good than
anything he ever used for Lung trou.
BILE. Nothing Ike Il. Try t.. Trial
bottles 10 cents at Peek Bros.' drug.
store. Large bottles. 800 and 81 90