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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

lean, and surely the theology Of the
Mathers, of Hopkins and Emmons and
Jonathan Edwards is American enough
to have been written at dead midnight
in an Adirondack forest by fire made
of Indian bones. Are not American
humorists the most popular in England
even now? But this is digression-lei
us resume.
Of recent exiles the career Of none
compares in romance with that of Harry
Meiggs. This extraordinary enterpriseI
had made a fortune in lumber at TWEEN.
ty-six. He lost it all in the panic OF
1887; made another, and lost that in the
next panic; then went to California, and
in 1854 was rated as a millionaire, hay
ing 500 woodchoppers in his employ and
owning a feet of lumber vessels. The
bank crash of that autumn left him
81 900, 600 in debt He fed with his
family and light valuables on schooner,
and only four years later had made
$1,500,0O0 building railroads in Chill.
he then contracted to construct SIX rail-
roads in Peru, and finished three of them
in spite of war, revolution and bank
ruptcy. His Oroya line was long the
most famous IN the world, the highest
station being IL, 1896 feet above sea level,
or only 1856 feet below the summit of
Mont Blanc. He paid every dollar he
owed in California; the legislature of
that state passed an act of indemnity,
and San Francisco officially invited him
to return. Born III Catskill. n. Y, in
1911, he died in Lima, Peru, In 1877, IN
questionably the most brilliant example
Of successful perseverance to be found
in the in 1ustrial annals of the world.
Next 20 hl1n in romantic interest is
DR.. Thomas Wiltbe.Eer Evans, the ia
nous dentist of Paris. LII skill. in hu-
mainly and courage and in honorable
conduct he Is equally noted. Born in
Philadelphia II 1913 he located in Paris
IL 1919, bis subsequent career being ia
nihar to ali readers. When the empire
fell, ii is recorded that the Empress Eu-
genie SAID, There Is at least one man
in Paris whom i can trust, and that is
the American dentist" He rode out of
Paris with ner II a carriage, holding a
newspaper SO a. to conceal her face.
HIS wealth Is estimated at many mil
hons, and ne has more souvenirs from
kings. emperors and noblemen whom
he has treated professionally than any
other man iu-ihe world.
Many othars might be named, such as
Commodore Perry (the secondl, who
opened Japan TO the worlds trade in
1854. Arson BurlinpaIne the first for
eigner to hold diplomatic position I'M
der the Chinese government, and pre-
viously a leading member of congress,
and Frederick Townsend Ward, the first
foreigner to command Chinese army,
who was made virtual dictator of the
foreign colony at Shanghai, mandarin
of the highest rank and admiral general
of the Chinese empire, and who organ
lied the army with which Chinese Cor
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lessly lame. Tompkins swims them around
. small course in big tank. The tank II
90 feet long, 20 feet wide and s feet in
depth. he water is tepid and strongly
impregnated with salt 10 prevent the
horses from taking cold.
Each youngster swims around the tank
four times, takes rest and repeats tho
entire performance three times before be-
ing blsnketed, scraped and walked fifteen
minutes. Four times around the course
gives the horse about as much exercise a.
a mile of trotting and the legs do not suf-
fer at all This method of trrtntng u noe
new, as Budd Doble tried it with suoceS1
thirty years ago, and it is said that c. w.
Williams got the great Allerton into trim
for his worlds record breaking mile By
swimming him In an Iowa creek
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

Against the frivolous, the vain. the pre-
tentious bellies and baggages of this pro
fession put this little, series, intellectual
woman. with q mighty faith in her noble
intelligence and her patient ambition.
The opera has come TO its finish. What
q strange anomaly the season has been.
Lent has set in without any music, and
nobody knows whether the managers are
Disguised or jubilant or whether we shall
have opera at all next season
So faS as pu@ie taste Is concerned. the
people made it very plainly understood
that they didn't give raparee for Wagner
and wanted Faust all the time. so that
extra performances OF Gounod' 5 opera had
70 be given.
It looks now as If Mr.. Abbey woald
make terms for next season. putting in
proyiso to do Tristan and ISolde" for the
critics and Faust forthe public-the peo-
pie TO pay for one and the stockholders 20
pay for the other.
Between music and religion the mil
honaires Of New York are becoming quite
serious, and one doesn't wonder to hear
Mr. Jaw Gould and Mr. Rockefeller an
nounce shat they are going 10 rrtreneh.
NYM CRINKLE
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that there soon VIII be. AS matter OF
fact there never has been time since
the first native white Americans were
old enough to write that there was not
a literature which simply could not have
been produced in any other country; and
it may surprise some readers even now
to learn that the two books which have
outsold all others in England, and OF
which more copies have been sold in the
world at large than of any work save
the Bible, are both American. Need
say that refer to "Uncle Toms Cabin"
and to Henry Georges Progress ard
Poverty"
The first book published in New Eng.
land (accoeding to some authorities) was
"Eliot's Indian Bible" and suppose the
most pessimistic will not claim that to
be an limitation of the English" In
truth, no Englishman could even read
it, and unfortunately no American can
now. Mrs. Anna Bradsreet's poems,
the next book, are distinctively Amer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

reived tie honor of lInigtJhool. He
was invited Ia io the s4me work for
Austria, then at war with the Turks,
put on his Wy was p3ssuaded to stop IN
Bavaria, and II is no exaggeration to
say that he cOinpl Fly revolutiOnized
the common life Of that country. He
invented chimney aud fireplace which
waved half the fuel needed for cooking
md hea- lie abolished beggary and
provided e.a..arment for all the out
casts of tie nltle kingdom. The king
having presented him a vast tract of
marsh and sand waste, he drained and
improved it scientifically until it was
the admiration Of Europe. and then made
It breeding farm which was the means
IF intro du0ing the hest blooded cattle
INTO common use in Bavaria.
His domestic life was almost a comedy.
IN 17.l he married a rich widow thirteen
gears his senior. and when the patriots"
ran him off he never saw her again.
though she lived sixteen years. Their
daughter. Sarah followed him 10 Europe
after her mothers death and became
Countess Rumford. but returned to her
aahve Concord. n. H., and died there
n 1852. leaving her property to pub
ic charities Af,er his first wife's death
,e married ma widow of the great
French eli i-avol ler. and died at
her estate o., in 1914. Many in
yesticators tie superior con-
iition Of a.. ,eople to-day,
aespite 1aa n. is due to
die r,.fo-,,,- sI... ...... nf no Ameri-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

And it ought TO. But when the editors go
On to say that the instance is unprece-
dented they are wrong. This is IN fact
what America has been doing for
century, and a list of Americans who
have become famous and powerful in
other lands would be long indeed.
From Count Rumford in 1763-1S14 to
Harry Meiggs in 1S54-77 the record in
the line of engineering and invention is
Rn unbroken and brilliant one; but there
have been as shining instances in art,
yratory, medicine and literature The
case of Re-. DIT. Arthur T. Pierson, who
is in all probability to succeed Spurgeon,
is Of interest chiefly because the Old
World has not before borrowed preach
ers from us. He was born in New York
city, March 6, 1887, was graduated from
Hamilton college in 1857, and three
years later finished his theological
course at Union seminary. After filing
pastorates at Binghamton and Water
ford, N. Y, and in Detroit, he went to
the Second Presbyterian church of In
dianapolis in 1888, and thence to the
Bethany Presbyterian church Of Phil
adelphia. In 1899 he went to England
On mission. This led to his being
called as temporary supply to the Spur
geon temple.
The first native and thoroughbred
American to captivate the Old World
WAS the famous Count Rumford, and his
history has been too much neglected.
Originally he was plain Benjamin
Thompson. of Woburn, Mass, and in
early manhood noted educator and ex-
perimenter with electricity. 4 little
later he was a fugitive, the patriots"
being after him with tar and feathers
and rope in the background. He es-
raped to the British ships and later had
his headquarters on Long Island as colo
mel of the Kings American Dragons"
1t Is scarcely necessary to add that he
was what our blunt forefathers called a
Tory, the same more politely known in
England and Canada as United Empire
Loyalist.
After the war he introduced some
valuable improvements into the system
of equipping the British army and re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
op.r. In . Dr.-ssx Rosn.

Nine Do Barrion recently gave the Hso'st
ragEiaeent sntegt2sanaeEt q the SsE
YORK ssasss ~ hsr splendid bone % Fiffh
avenue Il iaclnded. arnoeg osher fhis9s.
tie third act from Gossa.ss ep~rs q
'-Fzaz;. 4" sssz By members q the Abbsy
Graz 1rased Opera COMPANY The st@es
VA 81 Ia oos Il issr great dTSsfag roosszs
Efth her b~~iidsr7ng eors4<rFst1rJ - q
back gfOGnd Es2<saAi sceasyy bad tzss
bullt ard painted fox sbis pris ass prsssse-
too. I'D eTerT detail wzs sfssudsvt 70 quise
s. carefully as e - ca tbs professional
sz2ge TIE arzlos4ut - ns1aey sssDt 81 ths
.ntsrEasnusens must Ezse hem eoognsL1a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
WICHITA KANSAS SUNDAY MORNING.
TIE MORNING HILLS.

He sits among the morning hills,
His face Is bright and strong:
Ee scans far heights, but scarcely notes
The herdsman's idle song.
He cannot brook this peaceful life
While battles trumpet calls;
He sees crown for him who wins,
A tear for him who falls.
The iowery glens and shady slopes
Are hateful to his eyes;
Beyond the heights, beyond the storms,
The land Of promise lies.
He is SO old and sits so still,
With face so weak and mild,
We know that he remembers naught
Save wnen he was a child.
His fight is fought, mis- fame is won,
Life's highest peak is past;
The laurel crown, the triumph arch,
Are worthless at the last.
The frost of age destroys the bay,
The loud applause of men
Falls feebly on the palsied ears
OF threescore years and ten.
He does not hear the voice that bears
His name around the world;
he has no thought of great deeds done
Where battle tempests whirled;
But everIsore he is looking back,
Whilst memory fills and thrills
With echoes of the herdsman's song
Among the morning hills.
Maurice Thompson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

4 thrifty WslshnAn a. o5s time exEib-
tied himself p1bl.ciy in England sttlrsd IN
costume ooGDposess from top 70 tA@ q RAJ
skis 1hich he lad sn~at three Fesr- sad
a half "a eoliect'ag IRE dres- wac Fnsds
(. a14r-iv o aas>stf f. consisted = hss-
I.sssE eTrhyef. s7azs- sassfcust- tgssszssr4 9
sseg zsIJer. are s-s-- Tfe nsEn arr -
f..fs rssggsrsra "a sseEpscte 49, ssft wa "a
MOI clgsseas &, t1e garment So ire q
,sI ooaocss1 eaE4Hs.S u szs t--.e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

HE announce
ment that an
American is to
succeed the great
Sturgeon at the
famous London
Baptist temple
sends a thrill of
pride through the
ranks of Ameri-
can preachers
an q scholars.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

part OF opheiia in Ambroiss Thonas'
opera Of Hamlet" Then every one paid
- great deal Of attention 20 her, for her
work showed her &c be an artist who BE-
longs in the very highest rank
Miss Reid is a very beautiful gih, with
a fair complexion. hazel eyes and very dark
hair she was born at Mayxyiile, Ky. but
passed her early youth ia indianapolis.
where IL was first discovered thst che
possessed wonderful voice. Her parents
sent her 70 Bost5n. where she remained
year. and then 10 Paris for four years.
Her high soprano voice shows the results
of careful training by the bsst masters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
Little Pet EXPLAINED.

Mamma with her best company SMILEY
Why 90 you raise your feet so high,
my pet, when sou walk across the floor:
Little Daushrer-i is afraid III kick
mp zst new rug an show the holes vat s
under i@-Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
TRorTsRs IN TANKS.

Novel Method of Preparing Nouar
Horses for . Racing Career.
A novel method OF training trotters fer
the track il being put 10 the test by Gilbert
Tompkins. of the Southern farm, san LesE-
dro. Cal. Instead OF jogging his young
horses around track day after day until
their legs give cut and they become hope
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

America bids fair to become known a.
the land OF pretty singers. A round half
dozen new ones have developed this win
ter. Among them Is Miss Margaret Reid,
who is member Of the great Abbey-Grsu
Opera company. No one paid much st-
tention TO Miss Reid until she sang thp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

TIE Sax - .p<dies - t<s rourssaa =
Psfsszsas. Terra O. Fsszs aszi 81 ~
part - soss-Esgr sc1;h : asxr.e@ zea sac
- jstetss sssas1s - = ssrk sinz ia easss Asd
. sd ~ " fass> Dasso3sszs stlzA r.xa3e-
Sea aSsk @tzraz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
ANIL. ANS ABROAD.
MANY HAVE BECOME EMINENT CITI-
zENS OF OTHER NATIONS.

bow Strangely Certain individuals Have
Impressed Themselves on Foreign Peo-
pIes-The Last Case Is but One of a
Thousand.
copyright, 1892. By American Press socia-
ton
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guards that inpoFtaD. position for the Esa
Yrancisoo einb. He - a god all Ar0-1nd
plzysr q ooasAlsraeis experisncs. and -
looked upon a. ous Ct the teams vaiaAb.s
RIA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10

second Bsseman James y. sharp.
One Of the well known baseball player.
Of the Paeifc coast Is James p. sharp H.
In a second basennan Of much merit And
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20

A VAST hnoUEr OF LAND UNpRo.
oUcrivC.
ny Telegraph tote SEwsi
AN IsTERESIiNG REPORT.
Irrigation aud ~, Rcsni,- IA the
luited states.

wAsHNGIuS, Anil 10. 49, Special
AGon, Richari !. Hint0u's report on
irrigation throughout afiu America
VIII be Issued ina few days. The in-
veatigatlun Waa carried on uuuer the
direction Of the agricultural depart
mcnt, aud was authorized 10y Congress
In 1880. The report 10 iuttTssliGg. A
line drawn north aud south through
tive middle o. North Dakota 10 and
through the middle Of Texas, lorUis
the Uanlern boundary VI th0 and
regions. More land than Is now under
cultivation ia tue entire country lies
IN these regions. There arc millions Of
acres which need only 10 DO Irrigated
10 make them wonderfully productive.
In the lnst ten years enough progress
has been mndc iu Irrigation In Call.
fofnia, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico,
Montana, Idaho aud Arizona ~ show
The entire feasibility u the plan. Ia
the iast seven yeas the United States
has Increased the area VI ifrignblo land
~ 3,510,O0O acres. Hut greater
activity il seen IN tho growth
Of important hydraulic wora9.
Under "Citch" Ia reported Tor 1891
an estimated are. Of 1885, ~ nores
The hrg,st proportion OF lhis will be-
made available for use In the next
year, and 10y the time Of tie opening
Of the Werld'b Fair tho United states
may anticipate Tho cultivation by
means " Irrigation Of Mt least 1000,
900 acres OF land that within tho last
decade has been declared by learned
authority ~ wholly irrcclaimahic. UE-
der prrj ctCd works, or partially con-
stuIuied, nearly 5000, 600 aofcg may be-
added, making IN alias now reclnlmCt
or M process " reclamation, not lees
than - 900, OOl acres. A. present Call.
fornin n ut front In the matter OF hor.
ticultural products, but the rapid
growth Of fruit culture, ~ stimulated
By Irrigation and active profits, Is
oausing the rapid planting % large
orchard areas In Colorado, Sow Mexico,
northwest Montana, eastern washing.
ton, southwestern idaho and south cen.
lrGl ArlZ1na.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20

Tie tobacco seized last night is part
Of the enormous quantity entered al
the port Of san Francisc0, where the
customs frauds have been 10 extensive
lately. An appraiser there. Loarey, n
short tiuio ago was ditmisstd, aud II
was discovered that three big tobacco
importers hal teen importing sumatfa
tobacco dutiabie at So per pound, aud,
through the aid Of Apptn.tr Loarty,
hnd 70 entered as q cheaper grade used
for billings, aud ON which the duty II
hut 80 cents q pound.
The method pursucd was to have
one hale Ia q large consignment used
o. n fampiu Of the ret, when the
appraisers examined tho goods. and tho
big importers always saw 10 II tina, the
halo 10 lie examined contained the
cheap tobacco, aud according TO the
custom In vogue, this examination was
sufficient, and the entire lot was On.
tered ~ 30 cent. pound. Iiebus y
Co. OF New York wCra said 10 bb the
agents Ut the Sau Francisco Importer,
and ngfcui 10 dispose Of u. 4 great
quantity OF tho cOntTaunnd tohacco was
sout East aud distributed TO various
cities, IN order 10 confuse the customs
NhhNAtN MANN MfAA NAAtE AN' ANNANs ~
was one Of the agents " Liebes a Co.,
who has teen In Chicago recently, ami
who, II IL slid. sold enormous
quantities Of Sumntra leaf at
prices which legiiimai" dealers
could not touch. Al the firms 70 inr
involved In Chicago arc merely vic.
tins. II IA hlntcd that some onc
iqucalci, AMI that through this person,
~" various firms which purchased tue
goods were located.
"rhe government has been at work
on these tobacco frauds for a month, -
said Collector CLARK, "aud I believe
that the men who are guilty are In fair
way 10 20 ~ the pcni,enl'ary. Somo
u thesc fellows In San Francisco NJ
least viii have hard work keeping out
Of jail. The frauds have bcou very
extensive In San FnuclscO. mud Unor-
nous quantities oftobtcco which were
brought In under low duties have been
sold. All the Chicago firms who puf-
chased, | nm convinced, are innocent
partiur."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20
ruE uoDus yivENpr.
The Treaty VIII England rnyornbiy
Reported and isttnpd.

WAIuNGToN, Aprll i0.--rhc Sen.
ate committee Ou foreign relations this
afternoon reported favomhly The modus
vlvcndi convention with Great Britain.
The treaty was discussed les than two
hours, and ratified with substantial
unanlmity. The convention com.
prices seven ayiclrs. Tho iirst four nro
precisely slmilar In language 10 last
years inQdus. with the exception OF
change In article | OF the words "until
May next" to "during pundOncy VI
arbitration.D Briefly stated, the
articles prohibit Great Britain anu the
United States from soal.kllllng In
Bering sea and on the seal islands
,ssvu 1900 saals TO be taken by the
United States for the tulglttcuce OF the
natlvca during the arbitration. II pro.
vidos FOR the seizure Of offending ves-
sells and permits the residence NJ Brit
iah agents on the isinnda during the
sealing eeaHon. Articles o and q are
new, and read ng follows:
ARTICLE of the result Of the M.
bitratlon be 70 aiiirn the right NJ the
British scglors to tako seals In Bering
sea within the bounds claimed by the
United States under IT, purchase
from Russia, then cJmpenaatiun shall
hc mnde by the United Statua 10 Great
Britain for the uso Of her suhjsct-, for
hbstaining from tile cGorclsi II shat
1lght during the tendency OF the ar.
bltfati0u, up0n the basis OF such rUgu-
lated and limited catch or catohcp, in
the opiniOa Uf the nfhiiFgtors, which
might have been taken without an
undue diminutiUn Of the seal herds,
and, on the other hand,ii the result u
the arbitration shall he 10 deny the
.ight " British lealers u take seals
within tho said waters, then compun.
sation alall DO matu by Great Britain
" the United States Tor Itself ~, citi.
IONS anu lcsaeos. For this agreement
the limit Is land catch Oi 1900 a
season, anu the compensation shah DO
a hasi3 OF the difference between this
number ana such larger catch as, In
the opinion Of the arbitrator, might
hAvu been taken without nm undue
diminutlon OF the zeal herd. The
amount awarded, II any, Ia either
ease, shall DO such az. under all circum-
stance,, is just rs equitable, ana shall
be promptly paid.
"Articlo d--rbe convention may be
denounced by either OF tho high con.
,raciing parties ~ any time aztec tho
3lst day Of October 1893, on giving TO
the other parry Ten months notice OF
ii' termination; and, % the expiration
OF such notice, the convention shall
cease TO be in force"
The seventh aud last article simply
provides for an exchange Of ratiilca.
lions a. early NJ possible. Tine treaty
IL signed by Secretary Blaine and Sir
Julian Paunceiote, ANA IN dated yos-
torday, 20 today the senate has proba.
oily broken the record Of speedy action
upOn trraLIes.
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at seems to me" said middle AGED
woman, "a, she lgiddUNu u popular maya.
zine. IT secm, tp me that this is the axe
of exploded theories ono 10y ono the old.
time ideas nro having tho props knocked
out from under them Hnd they 90 tum-
bling about our ears. Just how Il s. that
wc and our children have happened 70 live
50 lons is one OF the problems with which
| um no present struTgliuy. Every old lady
ur medical book or doctor or tradition that
| ever came iu toutlJt with that gave any
expression un the subject az all has IN.
sisted that, whltuycr else YOU do. you
must Civ, iho baby tho milk Of only one
COW,
40 matter how much time or trouble
or expense be- involved, that one cows
milk must be- bad Wn bought 10 in bot
ties. sent many miles under seal, have
pledged the milkmHu ON his sacred honor
and finally went aud bought the COW our
selves for the sake Of bringing up Ouf
babies un the ouUsclw'Hmilk diet, aud
now, with the gray dust OF tradition lying
tuukly uycr uur work, we ar0 confronted
b. che statement that enc cows milk IL
not only not specially necessary but ubso.
lutely injurious; that you can tnkc the
mix from forty cow and shake 8. up aud
NIX IL us thoroughly us Nuu plcaar, and
the more us mixed and st.Tud and shaken
the bvJtgr 10 Is Tor the baby
"Nuw, / ah0lld llsr 60 know what we
are coming "a. lf We hnyo been going
wrong ali these dIyH ON chat subject, what
assurance have wa that We laygn't Laen
going wrong on everything ctai lts one
OF the most curious thing, iu lie how all
Of our thcorle, come 90 naught after We
have cherished them and ordered our lives
b. them, There seems to Dr. 40 li,uc stR-
billy in some of thc-g tlu4- that 10 IS BORT
o. dIacpurasing. New York Lpdscs.