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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

"You evidently know my name" / re-
piled, "but what do you know that
should tempt you to kill me? Why,
there are not Kaffirs enough in all Africa
to niure a hair on the head of Add ell Ar
davan. If you know me you must have
known that too"
Such a sentence does not bristle with
conccit when spoken in Arabic as it does
when put into English. 1t is an Oriental
custom to blow ones OWL horn in that
fashion, and there was look of real
honest admiration in the Africans eyes
as he replied:
II heard it long ago, but did not
believe. Now know that it is true"
had 4 mind to cut the ropes and set
him free for that compliment: but curios-
ity prevailed and said again:
Listen to me. If you will simply tell
me why you wanted to kill me will set
you Tree and give you another chance"
~ have had my chance and failed, > he
muttered. II shall never have another.
Go on. put an end to Gungcrak.
"Gungerak! Gungcrak " | repeated,
looking at that jaw and lobclcss car.
Then suddenly it all came back to me
the lace nnu seen anu al ltS surround
ings. No wonder it had puzzled me, for
I had only seen it once, and that for a
moment. He was chief of savage tribe
of Kaffirs working ia the diamond mines
when visited them.
"Wcll, you are good way from home,
Gungerak, !" / added. "If you mean to
say that you came all this distance to
murder nue. don't wondcryo are disap-
pointed. / have not so much energy. II
is more trouble than il is worth to try to
punish you, and am going to set you
free. But before we part"-I was I'M
binding him-'you might at least have
the generosity to tell me why, you want
to kill me-" N
He did not move, even when his limbs
wers free, but lay looking into my face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
WALLS 4 CENTURY OLD.
The white House Was Begun over On
Hundred Yesrs Ago.

The white House Was Begun Over One
Hundred Yesrs Ago.
The corner stone Of the white house
was laid on October IS, 1892. little
les than three hundred years after the
Gize5-o-y Ct America by Columbus.
The commissioners had on tho previous
March il advertised for plans for q
presidents house, and on July 10 they
held a meeting in Georgetown and ex-
amined the plans that had been sub
mitted. AS it is part Of local history
now they accepted the plan Of James
Ioban. Dublin architect, who had
made designs for the house, framed, it
is said, on the roiei o. the mansion of
the duke Of Lrinster, at Dublin, the
palace Of royalty IN Ireland. The
stone, says the St Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, was in part quarried at Aqua
creek and brought to 4 new wharf,
built Tor the purpose, near the foot Of
Seventeenth street, but obstinate David
Burns, as Washington called him, re-
fused to allow the wagons 10 pass over
his ground in carrying the stone TO the
site of the white house. lie abused Mr..
Hoban roundly. and if the city hall had
been built and the present legal
fashions then prevailed he would have
got out an injunction; butt IS doubtful
il there was then a judge nearer than
Upper Marlboro or Annapolis, so,
despite Burns opposition, the stone was
carted through his place and the white
house rose. No memorial OF the cere-
monial Of laying the corner stone has
been discovered 1t IS certain that the
Virginia free masons, who had in 179l
laid one corner stone in the District Of
Columbia, and who IN 1923 assisted in
laying the corner stone OF the capitol,
did not participate in laying the corner
stone Of the white house. II was prob
ably laid By Maryland masoas The
building began to rise, however, and n
eight Fears was ready for occupancy.
The 5ouzti Of Maryland, s72 900, and
OF Virginia, StoJ, 600. assisted TO pay for
IL. and ia April. 1900, four months after
WashinEtou's death. congress sPpropri-
aeed S15.o0a 70 pay for its furniture.
Thenceforward IL became the chief
mansion n tue nation
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! face, white teeth and clear gray eyes
under the shade of a big tapping hat,
! or perhaps you meet her at one of Mrs.
Richard elders informal receptions,
looking brown but lovely in dainty
white evening gown. Between you
and me one Of the things / like about
Mrs. Cleveland is her taste in dress.
once went to q sort of an open air
fancy fair, which was given in Marion
for the benefit Of the village library. OF
course Mrs. Cleveland's presence would
help the thing along and of course with
her usual kindness Mrs. Cleveland was
ready to further a good object. l liked
the way she did it though. People
came expecting to find her well en- evil
! dence and enjoy q good stare, but she
was nowhere to be seen. She didu'
particularly want to be seen. She was
hidden from public view, playing the
part Of postmistress. Now, the post Of
fee was a sort Of little booth rugged up
with a tiny window, at which you came
and asked if there was any mail for you-
And the postnlistress, after asking your
name and looking the letters over,
would reply yes, there was one for you
! and there was ten cents due upon it.
Thereupon you paid your ten cents and
received a letter which, during the
brief delay, had been properly ad-
| dressed. OF course with a lot of clever
people inside the little booth, knowing
all about most of those outside, there
were lots of bright personalities and
! Jokes at every ones expense. / know
for nv dime l received an impertinent
bit of rhyme, which makes me laugh
vet whenever I look at it. But later in
the day, when it became known that
; Mrs. Cleveland was officiating there,
the rush to the little window reduced
her at first to merely writing auto
! graphs and eventually to closing the
! Office
/ Isuppose that was the only post Office
/ that Mrs. Cleveland ever influenced.
/ Everyone knows that she has never at
/ tempted to bias her husband in favor
/ of any of her friends. And everyone
/ knows with what courteous firnness he
declined having even the name Of his
/ beautiful wife used to advance his
political fortunes. / think we all re-
1 spect both husband and wife for this
/ delicate reserve. Nevertheless, her IN
/ doubted popularIty-so sweetly won, 50
modestly worn-has probably helped 10
place them both in the proud position
for which they are so well fitted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Turner Defeated sy Williams.

Charley Turner, the colored middle
weight 81 Stockton, Cal, and jim VIII
liams, Of Salt Lake. Utah. engaged IN a
glove contest Tor q purse Of $3.50 a. the
Pacific Athletic club at San Francisco
The first three rounds were productive
only Of light spa1iuV. but ia ne fourth
FAST and furious fighting WIS INDUCED
IL. and thereafter tho contest assumed
. brutal aspect Turner had the AL
vantage in reach. but his why opponent
was quick - sec and size advantage Of
an opening Ia the eighth rOHnd Tur-
nc- held Williams against the ropes and
p'lnched him repeatedly. but the palpa-
bic foul vas 10. allowed Williams
gained a victory, however. Ia tho
eleventh round b. giving his opponent
. vicious. swinging. knock ogl bow.
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fright n the prospect We were arraIn
e stir for fear the reptile would take
alarm and strike It's victim. IL crawled
over his body good naturedly, evidently
enjoying the warmth, for the night was
little raw.
AT times tho snakes head was close
10 his face, and nc told US afterward he
feared the motion Of his chest up and
down in breathing would stir up the
reptile, and tried hard % breathe as
little rs possible Finally the snake
crawled toward the Ere, and in Al In
slant the whole camp was up. One
seized club and broke the reptile :
back before Il could make spring. II
measured nearly Eve feet
THE man who had the terrible ex-
perience collapsed like 4 rag after it
was over. During the ordeal we were
ali surprised At the GOODNESS and nerve
he displayed. With all danger passed
he fell into faint. but he soon reyiyeG- &"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
wASPS AND SPIDERS.
why 1.-THE Birds" Are Not Disturbed sy
the Miners.


The miners of Colorado who have
built cabins on the mountain sides know
what a pest the small brown wood
spider proves 70 be, says tho Great Di-
vide. They throw their webs over our
best clothes, cooking utensils, IN every
corner where you can get them IN your
eyes and mouth. Not only that, but
they win drop into the irving pan.
water bucket or upon the table where
you are eating.
But nature furnished remedy and a
friend when she gSve the spider hawk.
The name is given ~ miners % a small
steel-blue wasp. about three-forrths q
an inch 10 length he can easily &c
recognized bv the ouicE. nervous strokes
q his wings They build . nest mp
among The rafters of your cabin # wood
pul 2 or f1rze from the outer cg4ting q
cd dead trees Then they are ready
Tor business. Every few minutes you
can see your hawk climb up Tic rafte-s
with a spider. sometime Carrying one
four or FIVE tines ia 0vvu weight. some
times they Vet = spider - heavy that
they viii fail many times before they
succeed - reaching their uee- They
never give UP. but keep on trys.sv uatiI
they succeed. When tie spider "a aafe-
II PLACED n re nest the ietzals hasTi<
deposits Der egz IN fhs dead body.
The hawks live Only IA pair "a Tar a.
ny observation goes They become
rather tame and seem - b obliged %
y1a for building TIE SPIDER trap for thelr
kteurf3t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
A CHARMING WOMAN.
Something About the Bright Wife
Of the President-EIect.
Why She Is Popular with All Glasses of
Society-Modest, Reserved and Full
of Tact-Her Life on the
Sea Coast.

a clever woman, writing in the Chi
cago Times about Mrs Grover Cleve-
land, says among other things that all
Americans know her bright, frank,
spirited face-a poor shadow of which
graces this page-and we know, thank
Heaven, that the coming lady of the
white house is not professional
beauty" She could DE outclassed,
fancy, by dozen pretty actresses, with
the judicious aid of powder, rouge, curl
ing irons and theatrical postures; per-
haps by an equal number Of handsome
English peeresses, whose charms are
as freely displayed as those Of their
humber sisters of the stage in every
photograph shop And l don't speak
of her mental caliber alone, because
with all her swift intelligence, her
ready appreciation of excellence in any
line, there are women of more COM
handing intellects. And | don't speak
of the qualities of her heart and soul,
because she herself is never willing to
have them spoken of. That she is a
regular attendant at Divine service,
that the duties Of wife and mother are
dear to her, that she has a noble circle
of friends, chosen for other qualities
than wealth or station, we all know,
and that is all we have right to know.
And l don't speak of her as a leader Of
fashion, because-thank Heaven again
she is no such thing, though the world
has seen with what grace she can fill
the highest social position.
She is, bluntly and briefly, as I said
before, q lovely "all-round" woman.
There is quaint little fisher village on
Buzzard's bay, where l think every
man, woman and child would vote for
Mrs. Cleveland. She is the queen of
the coast, and as unpretending and I'M
conscious in herqueenliness as possible.
You may meet her crossing the salt
meadows wearing a blue flannel gown
and an old yellow silk handkerchief
knotted round her pretty neck, or her
sailboat passes you on the bay and you
get a vision of laughing, sun-burned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

In the little village e Egunanting n
Bavaria. q curious Nocturnal expedition
took place. A foys MINUTES after mid
right there suddenly appeared Ia TIE
village q party 81 one hundred and
ffty armed ueu. mostly peasant pro-
prietorn. driving. apparently. souas
Imaginary speet--rs before thern. Pres
emily every nan dtsrharyed his Gre
arms Many of the Inhabitants sFho
were in1ooTs. behind str5az barriers.
trerahle1 - tae tr 5rgst ~ the e4rrzs-a
ti.z.t raast have ens-ad Tseu 3 sp~-.-.s-
.T appointed rsersou reeits3 tie record
u TIE dead, p a.1s ~ sFaT - er0rcislng
The sTli-lts = esil alyr,asei - - hoTsr-
ing a1Dlt A raie loDo-y dars4
venture c1t. bat ene ta1rs Ds9if tAan IA
fellows did orsea Eas doors aEsd sxposta-
lated against aach an zu zaTF@ut@b.a
:, disturbance Il tbs night Bat t-s ar-
ing party Aeeze5 hja no& Tia cerx-
ragzT e e.rrel.sag TIE evil spirits from
the village coztlaue1 Tor a. hour AH-d
- s1ddenly a. the party lad arrived -
slsedsuiy did ilaeT aisr-eTs~. There Wa
\ stray vrzl~5l q powder n ths az, bat
nos tx-cs q ar3aaaSoze-
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fuence on the political and administra-
tive progress of Colon bia. But DR..
Nunez' greatest triumph consists in
having established peace and order in
his country by freeing it from revolu-
tionary agitations and converting it
into a tranquil nation, endowed with
excellent institutions and with the ele-
ments OF genuine prosperity. During
a lengthy residence in Europe he nlodi-
fed many of his American ideas, and
made special study of English politi-
cal and social customs. Since his return
to his country in 1874 he has figured
there as it's political leader. and he has
just had the honor of being called for
the fifth time to the presidency. Yet,
as he is devoid of vanity and ambition,
he has for some time past ceased to hold
the reins OF power, and only when nee
essary exercises his authority and in
fuence in the cause he represents. Dur
ing the greater portion of his last term
of presidency the burden of Office was
undertaken by another distinguished
public man, DR.. Carlos Holguin; and in
the term which commenced on August
Z Of this year he viii probably be repre-
scented by DR.. Miguel Antonio Caro-, the
distinguished vice president who num-
bers so many friends both in the literary
and political world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

these irrigating bitches ana are left 70
perish in the fields The destruction Of
trout by this agency Is FAR greater than
that due to all others combined, aud it
Is roing on in almost every irrigating
ditch in Colorado. Perhaps most Of the
crowd are lost by entering the bitches
in the fall, when running down stream
with the cooling Of the water. II has
been suggested that law could com
pei the closing of the bitches after the
harvest, allowing the streams TO flow
freely until March or April. In the fall
the water is worth most 20 the fishes
and least to the farmers. The American
Angler Is unable to say whether this
plan will prove practicable or effective.
This is certain, that if the present con
ditions go on the trout in the lower
courses Of all the streams viii be ex-
terminated, and there viii be trout only
in the mountain lakes and in the noun
tain meadows, 70 which agriculture
cannot extend
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Height of Land Above sea Level.

The mean height of land above sea
level, according to John McMurry, the
great geographer, is $3.50 feet; the
mean depth of all oceans being 12,4sO
feet. Only , per cent. of all seas and
oceans are included in the list of depths
reaching to below 500 fathoms. Ac-
cording to another curious calculation
deduced by the same eminent authority,
if all mountains, hills and other eleva-
tons could be graded down, and the
material which now composes them
could be thrown into the seas, lakes and
oceans, totally obliterating all deprcs-
sions, the salty waters Of the deep
would encircle the globe in one broad
ezpanse of tossing, gurgling fluid over
two miles deepl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
a Military Canine.

San Francisco possesses a dog that
does regular military guard duty. He
is q Newfoundland and the pride Of
Battery Il, Fifth artillery. This dog is
4 marvel IN his way. Every night at
dusk, as soon IS the sentries are about
to patrol the premises around the Off
cial quarters and the barracks OF the
enlisted men, Ned, as the dog Is called,
alter wagging his tail TO the officer in
charge OF the patrol, starts on the grand
rounds. II there happen to be any
drunken men lying around or suspicious
characters lurking about Ned soon
spots them, and although the dog will
not bite, he will hold onto his captives
until relieved by the appearance of a
sentry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Hsh by DR.. Atkinson, was published in
London in 1878 and q second series in
1881. His work On Sensations Of Tone
as a Physiological Basis for the Theory
of Music, translated from the third Ger
man edition, appeared four years later.
Prof. Helmholtz has also contributed
to scientific journals accounts Of many
of his experiments in acoustics, optics
and electricity. The Copley medal of
the Royal Society Of London was
awarded to him in recognition Of his
eminent service to science, and in 1883
the German emperor issued a decree by
which he was raised to the status Of
nobility"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Yale.s oldest Professor Honored.

No honor has been conferred upon
Yale and Yale professors in years which
is comparable with that just received
by Hubert 4. Newton, professor Of
mathematics at that university. Prof.
Newton has just returned from the
west and found awaiting him q CeTtifi-
cate Of his election to the Royal Philo-
sophical Society Of London last May.
The fact that not more than half q
dozen Americans have ever received q
similar honor makes the appointment
Of especial significance. The recipient
Is the oldest professor in active service
at Yale, having served since 1882.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

from England by bribing them, but
larger bride"
VIM Rufus would certainly deny. II
he had the power. that ''he was gored
to death by stag IN the forest his father
had made to hunt the deer" and Joan
Of Are would hardly have liked to near
that she was the daughter
OF a rustic French peasant which
lived in the forest" Prince William
was drowned in butt of Malmsey wine;
he never laughed again. result
which no reasonable person would find
fault with.
A boy whose subject was plum pud-
ding, and who was evidently &cqua.1t-
ed with it before it appeared on the
table, undertook to describe how twas
made, and after mentioning variety
of queer ingredients, he added: 'When
they have put ali these in they make it
into batter, and mix it up; and when
they have finished battering it they put
il on the fire for about an hour and a
half to get it done enough, so that 1t
will be better to eat, and softer to
chew"
4 thoughtful little parsonage declares
that "a stonemason's work is injurious,
because when he IS chipping be breathes
IL all the little chips and they are taken
into the lungs" We are also informed
that there are five ways of cooking po-
tatoes, and we should die if we eat our
food roar" practical girl advises:
when roasting q piece Of meat, put it
in front of a brisk fire SO as to congrat-
ulate it"
Another thinks "we should not eat so
much bone-making food as fesh-making
and thanksgiving foods, for if we did
we should have too many bones, and
that would make rs look funny. "-Har-
per's Young People.
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second floor, and his frightened family
intrenched behind all the spare furni-
ture IN the kitchen ut the back.
The dining-room and pantry were a
perfect wreck, and the floor Of the hall
way was strcwn with broken croclery
and denied tinwara. The beast weighed
over two tons, and how she ever man
aged to haul herself up that long fight
Of narrow stairs have never yet been
able 10 imagine.
When we came 10 take her down TO
the ground on a wide Cangway that ran
from the parlor window there were
thousands Of people IN the street. When
She was about half waydown she sud
denly changed her mind and started to
go back, knocking me oil the gangway
and nearly breaking my neck in the
fall, and laying me up for a couple OF
weeks with Z dislocated shoulder.
I'VE got her down finally, however,
and when came to figure up what her
little spree had cost me, found that !
was ont an even five hundred dollars. 81
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the first woman. Gust as called she
was putting in the stove these things,
gathered of Of the floor of one room:
Three old spools, lot of fuzz, some
ample bearings, some old hairpins, box
of dirty candy, some nails, a dead bird,
some floss, some canary bird seed, a
cent. hair, six buttons, matches, pins,
needles, a lamp wick, coal, dust, dirt,
bits Of rags, some broom straws, three
old letters, a piece of cabbage, a knife
and fork, two Jumps of sugar, two old
papers, key ring, a paddock and a
button hook"
Mercy me.'
ga pair of carriers, lead pencil, two
photographs, dozen tacks, three dead
spiders, a coclroach, some rice, sam
pies Of cloth, picture hooks, a stove
poker, dried flowers, a broken hobby
horse, a rag, a rabbit, an old glove and
some lace"
81 always knew that she was dirty
housewife Do you know what l viii
do?" suggested the second woman, with
rising emphasis.
What viii you do?"
81 will never let my dear little Willie
play there any more"
And I viii keep my darling Maudie
from her children!" said the first
women earnestly. "You know Willie
and Maud were playing il her Parlor to-
day along with her snubnosed brats.
Let's cut her at the social party next
week, eh?"
And one careful, kind-hearted, child
loving housewife, says the Chicago
Tribune, viii never know now why the
children of the neighbors DO not make
her so much work in the future.
Maybe it's just as well.
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LOCATING THE BLAME.

The Neighbors Hold a Convention But
Can't settle Sad Matter.
ST hate people who are not clean
,bout their houses" said the first
woman.
$50 do l." said the second, taking q
cup of tea.
Eyes, said the first woman 81 called
on Mrs Flyaway the other day, just as
she was sweeping the floor. She made
a circle under the table and in the mid
Gle of the floor"
'She never swept in the corners, eh?'
ssShe did not. Isn't it awful?'
at is awful, said the second woman,
sand thank heaven that my house Is
as clean as pin"
"Let me tell you what I saw Mrs.
F1yaway sweep in her stove" went on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
IRRIGATION DEATH on FISH.
nors Trout Bfiled Ia Colorado ~ This
Agency Than By All Others.

Agency Than by All Others.
IN the progress q settlement Of the
vallevs q Colorado the streams have
become more and more largely used FOR
irrigation. Below the mouth q the
ca1rous dam after dan and ditch after
ditch turn Of the vFate~ II sumner
tie beds II even large rivers jss tie
Rio Gra-5ef are eft wholly DRY. al the
water being turned into these ditches.
Much Of this water in consEre3 by Ire
aid land and is vegetation, tie rest
secps back. tuTbi6 and yellow. into the
bed e the stream. n again Be inter
cep.ed AZ soon IS enough has ascun--
lated 70 - worth taxing. IN some val
levs. as n the san Luis, = TIE DR. sea
son there Is scarcely 8 drop q water Z
the river be6 that has rot frern ou- .
zen times flowed over some Aeld-
while the BIDS of many considerable
streams Rio IA Ja-a, Ri9 Alamoss,
et-.1 are filed xith DIR eisy and cE,s.
Great numb~rs r tront. n many
cas- thousands e t1eIs P-&s I-s9