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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
The Effectiveness of Modern Guns

The prominence given to a lecture by
the German doctor, Dr. Billroth, on the
wounded in war, has induced Mr.. Archi-
bald Forbes to write ON the subject.
DR.. Billroth estimates that of the cas-
ualties at Weissenburg and Worth dur
ing the Franco-German war, so per cent.
of all the wounded were caused by rifles,
10 per cent. by the large guns, and not
quite per cent. by the lance and sword.
Mr.. Forbes, however, says that the sta
tistics for the whole of the war on the
German side prove that over 80 per cent.
were due to rifle fire, about per cent.
to artillery, and about per cent. to cold
steel.
The smallness of the mortality from
the French artillery is explained by the
fact that their artillery was VIGOROUSLY
badly served. DR.. Billroth believes that
the future will see a still greater pro-
portion of deaths resulting from rife
fire than from shell. Mr.. Forbes points
out that, in doing so, no account has
been taken of the probable use of highly
destructive explosives in the shells Of
the future.-Army and Navy Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
A Story o. tn. Late A. T. stew.r,

A Story OF the Late A. r. Stewart
l was a young lawyer at the time,
about as poor as home missionary. |
had to go to the late A. T. Stewards to
take his signature to an affidavit. He
signed and swore him; then he wished
to know how much there was to pay.
In view of what took place afterward, l
am justified, l think, in saying that
what Mr.. Stewart expected me 70 say
when he asked Glow much?" wa, ''Oh,
that's all right"
But didn't say that; Isaid, Seventy
FIVE cents"
"What?" shouted Mr.. Stewart.
"Seventy-fve cents" answered
again.
81 won't pay it" said he. you've no
right to ask so much. The price is a
shilling, and that's all I'll give you"
"But, Mr.. Stewart" replied, "a shil-
ling is the price when you come to my
Office. I've come to your store and I've
right to charge for my Car fare and a
reasonable amount for my time. Sew
enty-ive cents is really a very small
charge, Mr.. Stewart, a very small
charge"
81 won't pay it." he persisted. eff
you want shilling you may have it,
but not one cent more"
| got angry then. gave him one
look, with which 1 intended to convey
the idea that l held him in contempt.
Then said: "Mr. Stewart, you are a
poor man and I'm a rich one. Twenty
five cents is nothing to me and seventy
five cents is fortune to you. I'll make
you present of that seventy-fve cents
that you owe me-"
Then made my best dancing school
bow and walked off.-Interview in New
York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Ftreproof Materials.

At the Berlin exhibition of means and
sontrivances for the prevention of acct
dents in industries and otherwise, prizes
were awarded for the following proc
esses for freproofng, respectively dimin-
ishing the combusti bility of tissues. cur
tain materials and theatrical scenery:
For light tissues, sixteen pounds ammo
mum sulphates, five pounds ammonium
carbonate, four pounds borax, six pounds
boric acid, four pounds starch, or one
pound dextrine, or one pound gelatine,
and twenty-five gallons water, mixed to-
gether, heated to Sc dogs. Fahrenheit,
and the material impregnated with the
mixture, centrifugated and dried, and
then ironed as usual One quart of the
mixture, costing about three or four
cents, is enough to impregnate fifteen
yards of material.
For curtain materials, theatrical deco
rations, wood and furniture thirty
pounds ammonium chloride are mixed
with so much foated chalk as to give
the mass consistency. 1t is then heated
to 125 to $50 dogs. Fahrenheit, and the
material given one or two coats of it by
means of brush. A pound of it, COST
ing about eight-tenths of cent, is suffi-
cient to cover five square rods.-Berlin
Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
A New York Wnrd.

/ find it work Of ever increasing
difficulty to understand the dialect OF
New York. Yet it Is one Of athe most
interesting things in New York, and |
devote much time and patience 70 en-
larging my vocabulary. On the ele-
waited road the other night | heard q
couple of young men throwing out the
patois in solid chunks and hunks
Don't yez BE- jonyin' me. Seer said
one. "Yez can't glsc me the gee.
Seer
am sure don't know how TO gpen
'gee," but the g seems to be pronounced
hard-as hard As the young man whom
heard suppose the sense Of 70 gee
or TO '.JoIly" is that otherwise expressed
by the pleasing verbs 70 "kid, 70 STUFF, "
10 give breeze" but from VIVA. store
house Of philology have 20 Jolly" and
TO give gee been drawn l. gee"
an extension Of the truncated initial Of
that sweet, thrilling word FuE L.
Jolly" merely variation Of the French
adjective joh' And docs Jolly mean 70
say a pretty, fine or false tAing to-
New York Truth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
IN OLD Age.

What is il now to live? 1t is to breathe
The air of heaven, behold the pleasant earth,
The shining rivers, the incsnstant sea,
Sublimity of mountains, wealth of clouds,
And radiance DER all Of countless stars
1t is to sit before the cheerful hearth
With groups of friends and kindred, store o
books,
Rich heritage from ages past,
Hold sweet communion, soul with soul,
On things now past, or present, or 10 come,
Or muse aloee upon my earlier days,
Unbind the scroll, whereon is writ
The story of my busy life;
Mistakes too often, but successes more.
And consciousness of duty done.
II is TO see with laughing eyes the play
OF children sporting on the lawn,
Or mark the eager strifes of men
And nations, seeking each and all.
Belize advantage TO obtain
Above their fellows; such is mani
1t is to feel the pulses quicken, as hear
Or great events near or afar,
Wherein may turn percharce
The fate of generations, ages hence
1t is TO rest with folded arms betines,
And SO surrounded, so sustained,
Ponder on what may yet befall
In that unknown mysterious realm
Which lies beyond the range of mortal ken.
Where souls immortal do forever dwell;
Think of the loved ones WHO await me there,
And without murmuring or inward grief,
With mind unbroken and no fear.
Calmly await the coming Of the Lord.
David Dudley Field in New York Independ
emit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Women Taking the Places of Men,

In Holland men can no longer be
trusted to work eswitches on the rail-
ways, and women now fill their places.
This is slap in the face indeed to the
male sex, and a great triumph to the ad-
vocates of female labor. But we have
yet to see how the thing works. This
men say that there will now be looking
glasses in the switch boxes, and that the
women will never leave them till they
have smoothed their last hair and settled
the bow of their last ribbon, and that IN
the meantime there viii be lhsiOns;
that when left to themselves they never
have been in time for the train as pas
sengers, and will not be punctual
as pointSwomen; and, fins that they
hear their lovers whistle where in
the neighborhood they W pay very lit
tie attention to that of the locomotive.
If these objections are not valid, con-
clude the men, I'VE are not Dutchmen."
London Queen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
A Terrible Thing in . Battle.

The house committee on naval affairs
for some days has had under considera-
ton bill providing for the addition to
the navy of a novel craft.
The feature of the design is found in
an enormous submarine gun carried at
the bow below the water line. The pro-
jectors feel that they have now prac-
ticable means at hand to drive an enor-
nous shell loaded with an explosive
charge of gunpowder or gun cotton into
the hull of any ironclad af1oat and ex-
plode it in the very vitals of the ship.
According to the design submitted to
the committee and explained by Cen
eral Berdan, hydraulic buffer projects
from the bow of the vessel This is so
adjusted that it will stop the boat dis
lance of eight feet from the enemy's ship
without injury to the boat. At this
short range the buffer automatically dis
charges the submarine gun directly at
the hull of the ship, and lodges within
it shell carrying a bursting charge of
$50 pounds Of powder, sufficient to blow
down every bulkhead in the ship and
wreck the bottom.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

There is an old fashioned phrase Of
hospitality which consists OF only two
words, and l find it parallel to the
Greek salutation, and like It, com
mand. sit by" says the comfortable
New England farmer to his guest BE-
meath his roof. Now compare this com
manding phrase with the more modern
polite question, VIII you partake OF
refreshments: which Is as empty aaG
void as Chinese invitation, and throws
the choice u acceptance on the guest
One is the living soul Of speech, TIE
other a mere dead Formally. Detroit
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Glad to Get Rid of Him.

A few days ago Governor Buchanan
was called upon to exercise executive
clemency in very peculiar case. The
person concerned was a man held in Jail
at Jackson till he should produce 5000
fine. He had been there over year
without showing any signs of liquidating
with the commonwealth, and it is prob
able he would have remained prisoner
for the next fifty years if payment had
been waited for. The county court,
recognizing him as an incubus to the
amount of forty cents a day. passed a
resolution asking the governor ''for the
Lords sake" to forgive that little $500
and let the man get out and earn his own
living. The trial judge and the attorney
general and the members of the jury all
appeared on the petition sent up in &C
cordance with the resolution, but not a
single friend of the prisoner was among
the signers.-Nashville American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Made Her Left Handed by a Blow,

Three years ago young lady of FAN
River, Mass, was hit upon the left side
of her head by falling sign as she was
walking along street in Boston. This
was followed by brain fever. After
some weeks she was as well,in mind and
body as ever, but from right handed
person she had become so left handed
that she could neither cut, sew nor write
with her right hand, but found it easy
to do all these things with her left.
Her right hand was just about as useful
as her left had been before she was hurt.
What is strange is that, with SO recent
a change in the use Of her hands, she
never makes an awkward motion and is
as graceful in the use OF her left hand as
if she had been born left handed.-Bos-
ton Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
A Greedy Mountain Lions Fate.

Dr.. French, a seventy-year-old resi-.
dent Of Alamo, killed a mountain lion
one day last week at the Tule ranch in
the pineries. The lion had crawled into
a pig pen through small hole, and after
feasting on two shoats was too big TO
get out through the hole. Thus he was
AN easy prey TO the doctor, who gave
him hypodernic injection Of birdshot
in order TO see him perform He per
formed 10 the entire satisfaction Of his
tormentor. The doctor administered a
4+-caliber pill, which put him to sleep
The animal had immense claws. and
measured SIX feet from tip TO tip-San
Diego Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
The Right Kind of a C.ri

Let girl be ever so graceful IN the
dance, let her be ever so elegant Of walk
across drawing room, ever so bright In
conversation, she must possess some OF Der
qualities TO convince The great average rTln
Of young men that she can Be the manager
Of his home, the pilot that steers his snip
u state. Frggality, wOInanly ins; incts Ct
love for horne. an eve 70 the best interests
Of her husband snd the careful training Ct
her chiidTea-these are the traits which
make the Eospd wife Of today. and which
young men lock for IN the girls they Useet.
Men may sometimes give The impression
tssas they do nof care for cosnTaon sense IN
:nesr svSeetaeay-s. Sat there - nothing
;hey 10 unfssllngIy demand of their wIrcx
Edward y. Box IL Ladies Home Tozr~
al
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
The Br.a.r-oorn's Resolve.

They SAT- on The rain sodden bench IN
the Smithsonian grounds, evideztly a
newly married couple. The weather
was cold. bat their lore Was warTu, and
the pzlpitation Of Their bezrts kept tame
with their chatfsrTng teeth Her eyes
were blue a. was hsT Loss- One manly
arm snclTcled her slender waist, while
tbs Other upheld 81 umbrella TIE rain
drops gently t-5ckiing down their spnses
dad not serve 70 cool their zrdor IN the
least, and every shivsT seemed 70 cezasZi
them more closely together.
les awfzly nice OCT here N
park, sas ra1-rnured. Il tank e. -
iag:oa Is lovely city fsE rss.aiz..
tor, don't vOa. DEAR
Yes. dazzling" be replied N an ab-
s.-zcted manner Il anal! always eDrns
here u tas futureA
And tten . great. solid chunk Ct oooi-
ness seemed suddenly 20 coEre bs<xesr
tS~z--W AAA4nztsa Pos-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

The committee appointed by the Tilden
club to secure reduced rates for the club to
Chicago and return made their report to
the club Wednesday night. No reduction
having been secured by them the report
was laid on the table and the committee
discharged. The rate is still SIG. Is. The
Rock Island will run special cars leaving
Wichita Sunday morning at S:55 for the
members of the Iilden club and their
friends. Cars will be decorated for the
occasion. Our rates will be as low as the
lowest and accommodations surpassed by
none; time faster than the fastest. For
accommodations in special car Sunday
morning please leave your names at the
Rock Island ticket office. 100 corner Main
street and Douglas avenue.
w. II. WIsHART,
City ticket and passenger agent,
26-4t Wichita. Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
A Stout Hearted Negro.

A negro man displayed phenomenal
amount Of courage at the Ivy Street hos
pital Saturday. He has quite local
Gently the victim of an accident that
necessitated the amputation of one Of
his legs. He was at the hospital when
the surgeons arrived TO conduct the
operation. Notwithstanding his serious
and painful condition, and the fact that
agony of having one of his legs, and
probably both, cut off, he greeted the
surgeons with broad smile.
His injured limbs were carefully ex-
amined, and one of the surgeons, with a
solemn and significant shake of the
head, said:
"Bob, it's bad job; but your legs are
in bad condition, and amputation is
necessary"
Bob looked up quizzically and asked:
What yer mean by ampertashon,
boss"
81 mean your legs must come Off"
"Gee whiz! cap'n, bofe of 'emT'
probably so, can't tell yet, was the
reply.
The smile on the ebony face was at
once succeeded by dark and troubled
look, and Bob began to explain the
change thusly:
''Cap'n, if you took bofe desc here mud
pedals off l is ruined niger shores
God. will have to quit dc perfeshon
which have follered all my life. Idoan
mine de cuttin operashon, but You sees
I'm fiddler, an if you cut bofe legs of
l won't have nuthin left to pat wild, and
will never be no mo- count as a fid-
dler. Please, boss, patch up one leg
fur me ter pat wild an cut other'en off"
Whether the surgeon was touched by
the story or not he complied with Bobs
request, and he still has leg to pat
with.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Sealed Bids for Pr n ing.

Sealed bids viii be received at the Office
of the board of education, third floor, City
June 80, 1892. for the printing In the daily
press of the city the official proceedings of
each meeting of the board of education,
including ,he quarterly reports. Bids
made per square of 250 ems nonpareil-
legal measure-for the first insertion and
for each consecutive insertion. The board
reserves the right 10 reject any or all bids.
BY order of the committee on printing.
4. J. IRWIN, Sec'y.
Wichita, Kan, June Is, lse2. 25 1St
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Snap No. 3.
You VIII Find Us

At the top in the furniture and
carpet line with more new novel,
ties, fresh style unique attractions and
beautiful goods than ever. Our enormous
stock of seasonable styles is opened and
ready. Such prices and quality we have
never before been able to offer our custom
ers. a thoroughly first-class stock, COM
binin9 quality and elegance with prices
strictly fair. Come in at once and see the
newest designs and finest styles of the
season in artistic furniture, carpets, ETC.,
of every description.
Elegant parlor suits. fine bedroom sets.
never so good and never so cheap. All
goods at low water mark. Sofas, rockers,
and fancy single pieces, lace curtains, por-
tiers, etc, that are revelation in beauty,
merit and cheapness. The newest ideas,
the best goods made, the greatest variety
and the finest figures Prices within the
reach of all, and now Is the time 10 buy.
Ross great furniture and carpet empori-
um, 1l9 and 121 n. Main. 25-1m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

First Freak-How do the skeleton and
the fat lady, recently married. get along:
Second Freak-The fat lady complains
that her husband went let her sit on ms
lap.
First Freak-Wel. self preservation
Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
THE MOTORNEER EXONERATED.

The coroners jury yesterday sat upon the
body of B. F. Estes, who was killed few
nights ago by an electric car passing over
him, and rendered the following verdict.
1t will be seen that no blame is attached
to the driver or the street car company,
the accident being an unavoidable one.
Passengers on the car at the time, testified
yesterday that the motorneer did every
thing that was possible to avoid the sad
accident. The verdict reads:
STATE OF KANSAS. les
SEDGwICK COUNTY.
An inouisition holden at my office at the
court house at Wichita, Sedgwick county,
Kansas on the 10th day of June, 1892, be-
fore me, M. NJ McCollister, coroner of
Sedgwick county, on the dead body OF b.
F. Estes, there lying dead. by the jurors
whose names are hereunto subscribed. The
said jurors, upon their oaths, do say that
from the testimony given, the deceased
came to bis death from being crushed be-
meath car No of the Wichita Electric
Street Railway at Twenty eighth street IN
the city of Wichita. And they do further
say that no blame attaches to said street
railway company whatever and that the
motorneer used all precaution 10 avoid the
a ccident. j. d. CALDWELL, Foreman,
L. Z. ENoCH,
j. H. DAVIDSON,
A. T. OWEN,
j. Y. JONES,
w. A. STODDARD.
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set theirrhands the day and
year above written.
Attest: NJ NJ. MCCoLLIsrER,
Coroner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

SAM SMALL TONIGHT.

The newspapers east and west unreser-
vedly commend Sam Small as one of the
really great and eloquent platform orators
of the day. His appearance at the First
NJ. E. church tonight ought to call out the
largest audience of the season. The man.
his subject and the worthy purpose for
which he speaks all appeal to the intelli-
gence and sympathy and public spirit of
our citizens. The house should be packed.
Tickets with reserve seat coupons can be
had today at the book store of Hyde &
Hmm hIe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Mr.. z. :. Chenneworth of Rush county
made the EAGLE call yesterday. He re-
ports everything materially and political
" up in Rush as being in a promising and
prosperous way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Will Glenn, the affable and popular
bookkeeper of the firm of Eldridge &
Campbell, was around among his friends
yesterday morning with box of good
cigars. 1t was all on account of the arri-
val of a fine. bouncing baby boy, which
arrived in bis happy home on "Wednesday
evening Mr.. Glenn is not looking well,
and his friends were solicitous as to his
health for several days, but the chances
are now that he will recover
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

p Hennings, so long and favorably
known with the old house of McComb
Bros, of this city. is now full-fiedged
drummer, representing the new wholesale
saddlery and harness house of Geo. IL.
Lloyd & Co. Peter is rustler and will
hold his place with the best of the boys on
the road in the way of push and good or
ders He went out over the Santa Fe yes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Addison Watson, a we'll known cattle.
man, formerly of southwestern Kansas,
for the past two years cattle and mine
owner of Old Mexico, died at Durango,
Mexico, on Monday the 18th instant. He
was father of Mrs. C. 2. Fullington of
North Market street. His brother. Hon.
ID. X. Watson, eX-attorney general of
Ohio, will arrive here today when ar
rangements will be made for the funeral
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Silas Preston of this city will leave today
for Ohio where he will spend the greater
part of his vacation. His family will nc
company him as far as Chicago, where
Mrs. Preston will visit relatives. Mr.
Preston will remain in Chicago until after
the convention
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Messrs. NJ. BARLEY. w. Wiley. ]. P.
Scimmerhorn, u. w. Kanavil, and l.. r.
Wiley. all prominent citizens OF Sedgwick
City, were in town yesterday 10 see how
things were running.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Mr.. Harry Osborn and bride yesterday
arrived from Nebraska and are guests at
the Metropole. They will in short time
go to housekeeping in the John Williams
property on North Lawrence avenue
Harry Osborn is a worthy young man, is
universally popular with all the people
with whom he deals in the capacity as
one of Whittaker's representatives at the
stock yards. His bride is welcome to this
city and all their friends wish the happy
couple much happiness and prosperity
through life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Z OF P

There viii be meeting Of Wichita 6ivi
sion, No. .. L. Il. X OF p, this evening
for the purpose or confering the SIR
Knight rank All Sir knights viii re
port at armory AZ s O'Clock BY order
J. Z. BENNETT, :, n Captain.
Z. L ACKERMAS, s IL Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Captain Myers of Arkansas City, dele
gate to the Third congressional district
convention and alternate to the Topeka
convention. made the EAGLE a pleasant
call yesterdaY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Shaw's orchestra caves its first of a
series of free summer concerts last night
Although the weather was very unfavor-
able the music hall at Shaw's was
crowded. These concerts are very much
enjoyed by the citizens of Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17
Snacial Sale S,tordav. lime

One thousand hats at SOC on the dollar;
s. hat for s. 80, s. 50 hat for SIPS, 81. p hat
fer T5c and SOC; also one job lot of ribbon
just arrived. 1t viii sell for pc. former
price 40c, Saturday only. Look in north
window of 2!S \. Main.
26-2t B. w. DANIELS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Amos Plummer of Pottawatomie
county is delegate to the Peoples con-
vention This is his first visit TO Wichita
and he is enthusiastic in his praises OF
what he has seen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-17

Miss Della Smoke, formerly of the WITCH
ita High school. now principal of the
school at Kingisher, is in the city. She
will go to Syracuse for short visit, then
east to spend her vacation. Miss Smoke
was one of our very best teachers