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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
HIS LADS DID NOT FIRE.
How Gen. Putnam Saved a Friend During
the Revolution,

How Gen. Putnam Saved a Friend During
the Revolution.
The following is letter from Col
John Trumbull, an officer in the revolu-
tionary war and president of the Amer
lean academy of fine arts, to Daniel
Putnam. dated New York, March 80,
1918:
''In the summer of 17s6 T became ac-
quainted in London with Col. John
Small, of the British army, who had
served in America many years and had
known Gen. Putnam intimately during
the war of Canada, from 1856 to 1868.
Prom him had the following anec-
dote respecting the battle of Bunker
Hill. shall nearly repeat his words.
Looking at the picture, which 1 had
then almost completed, he said:
s'I don't like the situation in which
you have placed my old friend Putnam;
you have not done him justice. wish
you to alter that part of your picture
and introduce a circumstance which
actually happened and which 1 can
never forget.
"'When the British troops advanced
the second time to the attack Of the re-
doubt, l, with other officers, was in
front of the line to encourage the men.
We had advanced very near the works
undisturbed, when an irregular fire,
like feu de joie, was poured in on us.
1t was cruelty fatal. The troops fell
back, and when 1 looked to the right
and left saw not an officer standing.
SCI glanced my eye to the enemy and
saw several young men leveling their
pieces at me. l knew their excellence
as marksmen and considered myself
gone. At this moment my old friend
Putnam rushed forward, and. striking
up the muzzles of their pieces with his
sword cried out:
"''EFor Gods sake, my lads, don't fire
at that mani love him as 1 do my
brother"
"'We were so near each other that
heard his words distinctly. He was
obeyed l bowed, thanked him, and
walked away unmolested.' boston
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

One OF the interesting features OF the
years tennis playing is the success
which attends on Miss Mabel E. Cahill,
still the best lady player in America.
She has really improved during the past
year. and the defeat of Miss Bessie
Moore, the brilliant New Jersey player,
was the best evidence of this For
without Improvement, particularly in
backhand, Miss Moore would have de-
feated her. As matter of fact, had the
element of endurance entered into the
last contest, Miss Moore would have
wrested the championship from bril-
liant Miss Cahill, for it was only by a
long rest that Miss Cahin was able to
score success. Her defeat of Miss Roose-
welt, Mrs Morgan and Miss Burdette in
Philadelphia assured her the title of
championship. Her strokes are as swift
as ever, and she is now remarkably
strong at backhand
During August there will be a num-
Der OF interesting open and invitation
tournaments, in many of which the best
American players will compete. The
first of these is the open tournament OF
the Nyack Country club of New York,
which will probably not be well at
tended, as it conflicts in date with the
National league eastern championship
games. The invitation tournament of
the Nahant sporting club on August s,
will, however, attract the best players
from east and west. It was there
Clarence Hobart won his greatest tri-
umph last year. The court is delight
fully situated. The Bar Harbor annual
tournament occurs August Is, on the
same date with the open tournament at
Narragansett Pier. 1t is this latter
which as a rule is trying" ground
for the national championship played a
week later atNewport. The Narragan-
sett casino, a magnificent structure, with
its adjoining buildings, incloses an acre
of lawn, and it's balconies and porches
view the matches. With groups of
beautiful women decked in soft-tinted
gowns, contrasting prettily with the
lawns and gray background of the
casino, a scene of rare beauty is daily
exhibited during these tournaments.
If the attendance at Newport last
year is to be taken as criterion, there
will be vast crowd of sightseers on
hand. Last year the porches, balconies
and lawn of the casino were filed to
overlooking. In fact, at the final con-
tests, seats were arranged in arectangle
around the courts and even then many
a fashionable visitor was forced to stand.
DAVID WECHSLER-
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Fred Westing. the ex-champion ANA
teur Splinter. will return TO the path
this fall
A Paris cable says that Schaefer has
finally decided not to play Ives for the
billiard championship in that city.
Hanlan, Hosner, Ross, O'Connor,
Stansbury, Kemp, Mclean and Tom
Sullivan viii probably be invited TO
row at Chicago during the worlds fair
for purse of 5000 offered by Richard
b Fox.
Gaudaur and Hosner have challenged
Hanlan and O'Connor TO q double scun
race, three miles with a turn, on any
fair course. for from $500 70 81, 600 and
the championship of the world the race
TO be rowed any time after August 90
The first of the series of races be-
tween Hanlan- O'Connor, HoSner and
Ross for the championship and purse
of ss.7oo was decided at Washington
July IS The contest was double SOULS.
In which oConnor and Haalan were
opposed By Hosmer and Ross o'Con-
nor and Hanlan Won. crossing the lire
with comparative ease about hA2 .
lsnzth IN the xan
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THE LYRE BIRD.

graceful. The bird is of gentle dispo-
sition and altogether harmless.
1t is painful to know that the con.
slant destruction of rare and beautiful
birds, as well as animals, is going on
even to determination. An English
writer is authority for the statement
that the Tyre bird will soon be lost to
us forever. He says that the tail feath-
ers were formerly sold in Sydney at a
low price, but now that the beautiful
creatures are nearly exterminated the
price has risen greatly. Upon fashion
and sport" even more than the ignor-
ant savages, he places the blame of
their destruction, adding that the birds
might easily have been domesticated
and thus preserved
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/. THE SARATOGA COURT.

just now the admirable new scoring
rules of Omar Carr, which were used in
the recent tournament on the courts
of the Columbia Athletic club in
Washington. This scheme consists
of counting a possible four points to
each game, making a possible forty
points to each set of ten games. Seized
ules of the tournament are so arranged
that every player meets every other
player, and his standing in the tourna-
ment is determined by the number
of points he scores and not by
the number of games won. Each
stroke of the racquet counts
and the final Judgment is rem
dered on the players general perform
ance. Entries in the Washington tour
nament were divided into three Sec
tions, and the two leaders in each Sec
ton were entitled to compete in the
finals.
The west has already settled it's
championships, and the national events
at Newport on August % will find
that superb player, Sam 7. Chase,
again contesting. John A. Ryerson
will be the western representative in
singles at Newport, and Chase and Ry-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
THE LYRE BIRD.

An Extraordinary Variety of the Feath-
cred Tribes of AustealIa.
In the vast forests of New South
Wales. broken up and intersected with
rock and ravine, stream and plain, you
may still meet with one of the most
beautiful birds known to naturalists,
that is, the Tyre bird.
Looking at the illustration, it will be
seen at once that the form and struc-
ture of the tail resembles an ancient
Grecian Tyre, hence the birds name.
The size of this bird is about that of
the common hen; the eyes are dark
hazel, large, mild in expression, and
very beautiful; the wings short and con-
cave, rendering great assistance when
running, but of little use in fight.
The birds running powers are extraor-
binary, and it is not easily overtaken;
the legs are rather long; the color Of
the body is a reddish brown, and the
general appearance is exceedingly
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experience abroad One excellent critic,
f. A. Kellogg, talking of the changes in
form of Rail and Hobart, said: "a fea-
ture OF the year viii be the playing of Ho-
bart, Hovey and Hall, any one of whom.
in my opinion, is strong candidate
for the all-comers at Newport These
mea are likely TO play better tennis
than they did last summer. | am con-
WINGED that Hobart and E L. Hall are
already somewhat improved IN form
The new rule as to the position of the
server is likely 10 be factor of no little
Importance in the contests of 1892. In
the case of E L. Hall its effect viii be
rather favorable, for he has already
adopted the practice of standing over
foot behind the base line. The rule viii
initiate especially against Campbell's
game, yet j doubt that it win seriously
affect it even under the most rigid UNI
pirinG.n
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erson will meet the best eastern team
to compete for the championship in the
Narragansett tournament. / doubt if
either Chase or Ryerson will be able to
do much against Hobart, Hall or
Hovey. Chase's play is swift, strong
and brilliant, but faulty. His careless
ness will serve him an i'll turn in the
east. Ryerson plays with Judgment
and force, but never really brilliantly.
But August will see the advent of
glorious series of games. On the first
at Saratoga the eastern double cham
pionship of the National league will be
played and the handicap single cham
pionship. Then, on August %, at New
port, the EAST VS.. West double cham
pionship" and the national double
championship" in both of which events
there will be more interest than ever.
There have been many surprises so
far this year and some new stars have
arisen on the tennis horizon. r. V.
Beach, who defeated NJ. d. Smith, just
after the latter had won a victory over
Hobart. is looked upon as an exceeding
~ clever and brilliant player. Beach,
who is always in at the tournaments,
has been ranked heretofore as splen-
did player, in doubles, but never until
now has he been ranked high in singles
] understand that Champion Campbell
viii be back in time for the Saratoga
games, when hewil defend his title and
probably score a greater victory than
before, as he will have had splendid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
N1|I|g. .aglf
GEN. LEW WALLACE.
The Author Of "Ben Hur" and
His Home.
Possessed of a Charming Personality, and
. Devout Lover of Nature, He Finds
His Best Inspirations Amid
Rural Surroundings.
TCoPYRIGHr, 1927

The veteran editor of the Journal at
Evansville, Ind, James 81. McNeely, re-
Gently said to me: 81 suppose | had a
hand in the first courtship that ever
was carried on by telegraph. | was the
operator who used to send Lew Wal
tace's messages to Sue Elston. That
was away back Inlet me see; they
were married in 1852
Seated on Gen. Wallace's porch in
Charlottesville few days later l men
hioned this circumstance.
'Yes,'' said the author of Ben Hur,"
sMcNeely is one of my ancient friends.
q believe he did send my messages. 1t
may have been the first courtship by
Telegraph" he added, with a smile. II
don't know about that. But surely the
telegraph was very young in those
days"
BY the way, Gen. Wallace's father
was the member of congress who, only
"a short time before that courtship be-
gan, cast the deciding vote in the COM
mittee on commerce in favor OF an ap-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
The Crucifix of Mary Stuart.

When Mary Queen of Scots on Febru-
ary Is. 1887, was led to the scaffold she
held in her hands a precious crucifix,
which has changed hands many time
since that date The last owner of the
greatly esteemed relic was the German
poetess, Countess Hahn-H aim, who left
it at her death to the cathedral IN the
city of Mayence, where it has lately
been deposited. tits no longer perfect,
number of small pieces having been
broken off and lost, but the genuineness
of the relic is proved beyond the posi-
bility of doubt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
FOR TENNIS HONORS.
Intense Interest in the National
Saratoga and Newport Events.
Chase and Ryerson VIII Represent the
West-Hobart, Hall. Campbell, Smith
and Beach VIII Probably Par
ticip1te from the East.
COPYRIGHT. 1892.


Lawn tennis seems to grow to glori-
GUS climax annually, and it is this eli
max, the championship series of the ma
tional association, which will this year
develop into an unprecedented array of
talent, of brainy effort, into great
fusillade Of daring plays.
Tennis has become a game of intense
interest, with the changes the past
few years have wrought Last year the
eleventh annual championship at New
port had seventy-two entries. This year
at Saratoga, understand, there will be
nearly hundred in the eastern series.
Campbell's tour abroad seems to have
aroused an unwonted degree of interest
in the game, for we are morally certain
now that as class we are superior to
the oft-praised English. believe much
of this success is due to our ability to
"think out" improvements in rules, in
methods, in playing. have in mind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Counting the Enemy.

In the old days of irnpetuous warfare
caution was not regarded as so much a
virtue on the part of military COM
mander as it is at present.
In a battle between French and
AusErians, in which Marshal Bugeaud
commanded the French forces, an off,
Ger OF the staff said to the marshal:
The enemy are advancing. Shall
seno a party 70 reconnoiter and see how
numerous they are?" - - 80
NO" said Bugeaud. wen cos,nt EN-
after we've beaten EN-"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
PLAYING COLUMBUS.

PLAYING COLUMBUS.
He stood on the deck of his vessel
land that was the baby's high chair,
His glass was roll made Of paper:
The kitchen he scanned with great care
His crew was a cat and the baby.
In tub just behind him they sat:
The baby looked pleased and contented-
can't say as much for the cat
know there Is land Just before me,
And near the great treasures ami"
His eyes, quite unconsciousiy, wandered
To certain high shelves, heaped with Jam.
" Ali here are some berries, like coral;
They must come from OF shore, 1 know"
The baby looked hurt, when he shouted:
"A light See, light" and ''land, hol"
Then puss, with gentle 'me-yeou"-ing,
Was glad that the voyage was Ger:
And, arehiIg its back in hurry,
Was first of the crew upon shore.
The high chair Just here slightly tilted,
And, with big bump on his head.
In spite Of his gallant discovery.
Columbus was packed OF TO bedi
George Cooper. In Golden DayA
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THE FUNNY OWL.
It Does All Its Hunting for Food at
Night,

Look at this digni6ed, sober creature,
with its eyes almost shut up in the day
time, and wide open at night This
queer bird works just as watchmen do:
does all its hunting for mice and other
food in the dark
If you want the rats caught in your
In the world.
A live owl in the daylight has his
head shrunk into his body, and is very
stupid; but the moment night comes,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

his eyes are like living balls OF fire, and
he is all ready for work.
Owls have the edges of their wing
quilts slightly turned back. and covered
with fine hairs, so that they may fly
very quietly. The only one without
them is the hawk owl Do you know
why2 Because it is the only one that
flies IN the daytime.
They cannot sing like other birds, but
make dismal cry which sounds like
IT whit, TNwhooi'' Even the beautiful
snowy owl Of Greenland make the
winters there lonely and sad with its
frightful screech-
Most birds have some fun about them.
but the owls haven't bit--MrS- G.
Hall, in Our Little Ones
IL ovsrgrew Her.
Grandma hear that you are 90 have
a new dress
Alhe-Yes. have got to have big
ger ona Ny old dress has outgrcwn
me--Hs-per's Young People
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A SuNahla Site.

Speculator-Is there place around
here full of malaria and mosquitoes?
Farmer reckon there is
Speculator-Sbow it TO me at once
want to build summer hotel-N. Y.
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Al Cnkind Reply.

Wife-You may bless your stars fo-
the way mend and care for your cloth
ing. What in the world would you do
without me?
Husband-If didn't have 60 pay your
millinery bills could spend that money
on new clothes for myself, and then ]
wouldn't have to wear patched clothes
at alL-Texas Siftings.
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have Won tbrashed vo,,r

-A-Why have you thrashed your son
so numerically? Pearar-Because he
dreamed last night he won 500 marks in
the lottery, and then went and spent
every cent OF it.on a bicycle.-Flegende
Batter.
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She,. sae was Child she cried for C&storia-
when she became Miss, she chung to castoris-
>shcn she had Childrel, sic gave siaea- C-s.osia
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WIPED OUT BY FIRE.

The Business Part of the Town OF
Geneva, o., Destroyed by Fire-Loss,
$4,000.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 20.-Fire broke
out at 2:45 o'clock a. m. in Geneva, As
miles east of here, in the rear of a
drug store on West Broadway, and
quickly spread to adjacent build
ings on either side. The
local fire engine, manned by
a volunteer company, was run out and
fractions team attached to it, which
became frightened and ran away, dis
abling the engine and leaving the town
to the mercy of the flames
Dispatches were sent to Cleveland,
gainesville and Ashtabula for aid
1t was daylight when the Cleveland
engine arrived, and by that time the
destruction was widespread. The en-
gines called from Ashtabula and
gainesville were at work and the
flames were prevented from spreading
further. The three hotels and almost
all the business places between the Lake
Shore railroad track and Main street
were completely destroyed. Altogether
twenty-four buildings burned, COM
prislng business houses mainly, part of
them occupied as dwellings in the
upper stories, and four residences The
estimated loss is $175,0OO, on which
there is SIS, 200 insurance. 1t was re-
ported that the fire was started by an
incendiary.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES.

Candidates VI. WIN sssivs - secure
ssses u NE LEVER Heuss.
NAsHvnI.E, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE
congressional district ct McMinnville
yesterday nominated II. Clay Evans for
congress.
GALEsBu1a, H., Aug. 1o.-The pro.
hibition convention Of the Tenth dis
triot was held in Yates City yesterday
and Albert d. Metcalf. Of Oneida, was
nominated for congress.
s1ExcER, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE rspub-
loans Of the Fifth district yesterday
nominated Capt. John Worrell. OF Hen
bricks county, for congress.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 19.-The Fourth
district democratic convention was held
yesterday and James N. Castle was
nominated for congress.
OCEAN CITY, Nd, Aug. 1e.-George
M. Russum was nominated for congress
yesterday by the republicans of the
First congressional district.
DOVER, Del, Aug. 19.-The repub-
licans met here yesterday and nomi-
mated Rev. Jonathan s. Willis, of Mil
ford, for congress.
LANSING, Mich, Aug. 19.-The repub-
licans of the Seventh district yesterday
nominated Philip L. Wilson for con-
gress.
SUMMIT, Miss, Aug. 19.-The demo-
Gratis in the Sixth district yesterday re-
nominated T. G. Stockdale for con-
gress.
PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 2O.-The third
party people of the Fourth congress
sional district held a convention here
yesterday and nominated J. T. Goode
for congress.
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We have an extra good quality OF
table syrup in bulk and in 5 gal. pack
ages.
We keep Straight and patent -four
from our three home mills. Cornmeal
and Grahm in small sacks. We also
have for sale rye -four from New Ulm
mills.
If you need anything in wooden
ware, such as pals, tubs, wash boards,
scrubbing brushes and etc, Call on us.
We can give you a bargain in a
canned apple, which is peeled and
cored.
We still offer for sale the incom
parable Rochester lamp as the best
thing in line of lamps. It is the
brightest oil light out.
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A FATAL SHOCK.
John A. Bostwick Dies of Nervousness
Caused by Il Fire.

John A. Bostwick Dies of Nervousness
Caused by Fire.
MAMARoNECK, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-Fire
destroyed the stables of John A. Bost-
wick, of the Standard Oil Company, at
his summer residence on Oriental point,
overlooking Long Island sound, and
after the fire had burned out it was
learned that Mr.. Bostwick's coachman
and footman persisted in the flames.
Eight valuable carriage horses and a
number of carriages and carts were
also burned.
Soon after the fire broke out Mr.
Bostwick hurried out on the piazza
laboring under great excitement. He
had been in ill health for some time,
and when he saw his stables on fire he
suddenly fell backward and died. Mr..
Bostwick was 60 years of age and worth
$50, 100000.
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Gladstone ConsuIts His Cabinet.

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-The first meeting
of the new cabinet was held Friday, all
the members being present. The sub
ject of preparing home rule bill
for the meeting of parliament on No
vember 4 next is said to have been
discussed. 1t is understood that
Chief Secretary Morley will have
charge of this work under Mr.. Glad
stone, and is to be specially advised by
Prof. James Bryce, Justin Mccarthy
and Edward Blake when that gentle
man returns from Canada.
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An Ohio Town DESTROYED.

TOLEDO, o., Aug. 19.-Two-thirds, in
GLIDING the business section of the
town of Delta, Fulton county, 25 miles
west of this city, on the air line divis-
ion of the Lake Shore road, was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday evening. En-
gines were sent from here and from
Wauseon, the facilities of the town be-
ing utterly unable to cope with the
confagration No further particulars
at this hour. The population of the
town was 1900
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A New President.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1e.-The worlds fair
directory has received and accepted the
resignation of w. T. Baker as presi i
dent and has elected vice president
Harlow N. Higginbotham to the va.
cancy. F. w. Peck was made first vice
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CHOLERA IN ENGLAND.
The Disease Said to Be Sure to Spread tC
Western Europe.

SCStcIH
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The conviction is
gaining ground that, in spite of all eff
forts to prevent it, western Europe will
have a visitation of cholera either
this year or next. Reports from
eastern Europe. from Persia and
from the Turkish provinces Of
Asia show that the disease is making
terrible ravages, and the prevalence in
France and England of diseases, both
in men and domestic animals, of a
kindred nature is looked upon by med
ical experts as sure presage of the
advent of the plague.