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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
CHRIS XMAS IN MEXICO.
Ths Birth OF the Saviour Is Portrayed
Daily During tho Holiday

Bright lanterns suspended in the air pro
claim the glad tidings Of the holidays, and
every Hexican jacal, no matter how hum
bic IL may appear, puts out its beacon to
Ugh. the steps Of the Saviour should he
perchsnce appear. The story ofthe birth Of
the Redeemer is annually portrayed in all
Mexican towns. and IN symbolic Ian.
guage which the most ignorant can readi-
ly understand.
The performance consists ot fifteen play.
ers. consisting of Joseph and Mary and the
infant Jesus. two srchEngeis, Lucifer aud
three Of his miulons and a number Of
shepherds. The costume are adapted 20
the Mexican conception ~ the characters,
end are novel in the extreme. All Of the
costumes are gotten rp tastefgliy, and
while \ strict cor Torrance with she re
quirements Of The First century might rob
Joseph Of his som brrTc. still II ia doubtful
If the lesson which IL is desired 70 instnl
in the minds Of the people would be a. e.
fective IL all the minor dstaiis Of rhe early
Jewish fashions were complied With
Toe scene Of he,play opens near Bethic.
hem. where the shepherds are tending Their
fOcks. by a kost o. angels appearing aai
telling them ~ the birth Of The Saviour
and Inviting tGeH 70 follow to where hs
lay. Tnty follow TIC star which leads then
10 nc sable. ID the insnzer Of which tn
infant rests in tae arms q Mary ard
Joseph. While rejoicing. Lucifer. ARMED
-Tith two So words. appears and attempts 20
destroy the child Jesus, hat = repulsed ~
two angels. who keep watch over hiuc- Ma
to Re outdone. Lucif@r s,.nuIors three
srCh1srn0ns. who ayht with the angels for
the course q bali a. hour. E-uit5ag in the
Ersl overtAYo~ Of the evil ono ard ia su1ls
saT.es AID the placing Of tue feet Of the
AE-slz upon their necks
Then toe pastoFes break OF, into r-{oie-
ing. AID while = po-f.oa q them ssnE the
praises q tbe Hedssrger ssn0 u horn INTO
them. osLerS chant 10 harzoliOus strain
tue goodness and mercy q God This
feature, accomplished b. m8s.e on the harp
ard sioiin. Is kep: up antu iate hour Il
the night. 20 be repeated carr succeeding
nigh: urtsl tx holidays are oyer.
Ons must pnderstaad the Mexican peo-
pie and their deyoGtnesz ADD intense rs!..
gloas feeling 10 faily appreciate hox
strunsly the pre~eptafi0a Il the pastors
aTect4 their minds Their very soslls seem
t.o,4rezl CIT IL tseir dgrcs igns. and 20 fhsl.
simple minds heaven seerns 20 be yerv mar.
Eack 10 lsSs tie story q fhs cruefazioa
was giyen- b7s q rePetsfson q the play Sas
never again aztsxu pied
4 ststue 70 represent the Saviour HFss
procured ara to- trisl. ossnvlesloa ard fnaI
eTTsciAxsDa 6efe .4falT gFss--Etszl IteE
tk- thF~s days in shir h. as 10 she iuanh
were sfent II fasting aad psaysr - stF4a.
tha. esr rg kind = t1E.sns MA sggrE..szlesi
The eiagrsh EAeEs t2s ba1y la Vas
cFDsssfsi esy aa3 rfgat ssta eager IS pf.,3-
ARTS fDT ctTsHe fzy0rs. Old nses sa.l zyzaass
Wgs3d haw &asa Tor hsgg r. hes51r sac RI
fa IL whiea tse statue * jesus lag sEa
ia-S.o-e tie gy41s slg cl $500 sxess<s .,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

courage and each party took pistols.
"Blaze away, boys!' beloved the seconds,
and Shelton, mInding his instructions to
lose no time, let fly with one weapon.
"Hallon." shouted the exciseman. '1'n
battered, by -"
The devils cure to you" said Shelton,
firing his second pistol and bringing the
eXciseman to his knees.
Then, however, Judging that if he gave
the exciseman time to recover his legs he
might have to stand two shots, he bolred as
fast as his legs would carry him, followed
by his second, who cursed him for a coward.
Sure it's better to be a coward than a
corpse" However he was dragged 10 the
ground, and luckily the exciseman was
too much hurt - shoot. On his recovering
the latter insisted on challenging SHELTON.
who chose fists as the weapons, and the
affair dropped.-Leed's Mercury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

Jet o. request. During these three DAYS
IL child should speak n cross or evil word
or do an unkiu,l act II would be reminded
that Jesus was the recipient Of the wrong
II 4 stone was thrown or any object touched
violently the children were told that Jesus
was the sufferer
Finally the nearing % the resurrection
came aDd the church. which before WIS
dTapcd In black. suddenly. - n by nagir.
appeared gayly bedec ked with flowers and
emblens Of rejoicing The people who To-
three days had scarcely eaten or slept. and
who's entire time had been. spent IN sppsr.
ems real grief and sorrDw. uitb The frs
tidings u tbs resurrection threw ~ thsir
raiments Q, sorrow and at oses anrua1s.i al
expression ~ rejoicing and with onc yoiee
gave forth iE he beautiful tios osu tongue
the Riadsone I'D ng. That Chr.s va
sr.sen---t.alvexfo on News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
4 Iauxhable Duel.

Sir Jonah Darlington gives several IL
stances ~ dUels in whjch The comic side @.
the Irish character came ouE- Ore q taese
occurred III 1913 when MT Frank Skel-Cu.
4 hGis-srCus, joking. iar Young fellow, was
prevailed or. much against his grain. -
Challenge the exciseil1u q tire teDu fgT
rauning he butt end Of a horse vylsip down
his threat when BE sept With his Troath
opea In vAin did he rsuloss1.ate
The eNci-ers.4u could slGf 4 candle with
a pistol ssai snd be was a. big - q htia
drri dozen candles. lie was foTcg4i 10 IAe
combat Hundreds 81 people came 10 Sce
the right on the green os Mar borough
Tie friends Of each party pitched rzgsed
t4nt "a ths green Skeltcn zc-e1ea 40 Axs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

poleon and Maria Louisa of Austria. At
ter Waterloo and the abdication he was
taken to Austria and created duke Of
Reichstadt. He died of melancholy and
ennm in 1881, when barely twenty-one
years Of age. The end of Louis Napoleon s
son is well known. He met soldiers
death in Zululand and sleeps beside his
father at Chiselhurst
The scandal is still fresh that surrounds
the mysterious taking off, either by sui
eide or murder, OF Rudolph, heir to the
Austrian crown, and just now Spain and
Mexico are agitated by the Vaccinations
of those friendly to the Carlist pretenders,
and to the descendants of that Iturbide
who was shot after holding court for a
year in the halls of Montezuma.
So it will be seen that in many Of their
aspects the lives of those who have not
reigned are not without elements of ro-
nance, tragedy and adventure.
FRED c. DAYTON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
THE MAN WHO QUIT.
His Departure Didn't Create a Ripple of
Excitement.


His Departure Didn't Create Ripple oi
Excitement.
About seven miles from the Arkansas
river we met man on the highway with a
gun on his shoulder. He looked as if he
had been having ten round go with break.
bone fever, and that after he had been
knocked out somebody had run his suit OF
clothes through a cornsheller. He stop
ped and we stopped, and he asked:
Coin down as fur as Clark's Bendf"
Yes"
"Do me favor'"
yes"
Jest after you cross Goose creek you'll
see a shacklety cabin on the left Thar'V
be an ole woman sitting on log dipping
or smoking pipe"
Eyes"
"And seven towheaded and ragged
young 'uns rolling around in the Girt."
eyes"
"Waal, that's my place and family, or
was up to an hour ago. want ye to stop
and tell the old woman that I've quit. Ny
names Hiram, and if she doubts you,
which she won't, you kin describe me-"
'Do you mean you have left home?"
"Sartin. I've got clean sickened out and
I'm headed fur healthier climate. Might
fist stop and tell the old woman, so shs
won't think I've got mired or drownded. {"
But didn't you tell her you were
going?"
mo. was ont shootin squirrels, and
made mp my mind all of sudden. It's
right on your road and won't stop you
lnore'n a minnit. Goodby."
We found the place without difficulty
There was the shacklety cabin, and there
sat the old woman calmly smoking a clay
pipe with stem only two inches long.
Scattered around among the stumps were
half dozen children, each one seemingly
more dirty and ragged than the other. |
was deputized to break the news to the
woman.
"Howdy, stranger" she saluted as ap-
preached.
Madam. have you got husband named
Hiram?'' asked.
81 reckon"
Tall. sickly looking man, with ragged
clothes on?"
That's Hi"
"Well. we met him up the road about
three miles, and he asked US to stop and
tell you he'd quit"
Dun left us2"
Eyes"
"Gwine off by hisself'"
YES"
And he won't cum back no MOP"
That's the way understood him"
She looked around at the half cleared
'patch" of ground grown up to weeds. at
the old cabin and the ragged children, and
then she removed the pipe and blew cloud
of smoke into the air and replied:
Wall. hang me if blame him one least
bitl I've been wonderin why he didn't go
fur the last fifteen yearsr'
And as we drove away she sat there
smoking and trotting her foot evidently ss
calm and content as any woman in the
state.-Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
Th- nih.. in shsrthaaa

Tlr Williams. London ph s.clzz.. has .
coasp.efe e9py q the Bible written ia
slioFshzssd ebaraes There are HlsAF
curious copies q the Holy Nrst is gsriosls
coileFe sof-. taIt & > dgubttai Z fseFe -
ai.y shiGaE ls zoe woFsd that wlIl esEnfssre
wsEh ;se siScsoE's .sniqae WORK 81 Llslis
Ksps. slic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

The spawn O. Ssh arc go rssrzt.vsiy
trivial article. and Jet theT isaa n 90 In
porrtut commerce Ahoftt ll el9 90 nd sd
weight Of the roes q co4fea sfs shif.ac
Annually from norway. value L5o.fCG Tkk
H. sent 10 Fr4acs ~ rogue. 20 h. thr0sa
into the Sra - attractive bsit FER The sar-
dire fsheyv Chr. .-rsf fr-s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
The Handkerchief with Evening Wear,

One of the most objectionable disposi-
tons is the placing of the handkerchief
within the folds OF the dress shirt, thereby
throwing the shirt front out OF evenness,
and rewarding your friends with an unin-
territorial glimpse Of your underwear, while
the plan of affiXing this indispensable ad-
junct Of evening dress into the waistcoat at
that junction where the buttons meet, a
la corsage, is preposterous innovation.
1t was after all these various arguments
had been advanced and the merits of each
canvassed that it was declared by the dis
coyerer that neither the coat nor the trou-
sers afforded requisite opportunity Of con
cealment, but that the dress wajstcoat was
the apropos and feasible abiding place Of
the handkerchief upon all formal occasions
The plan was speedily evolved decTeeing
that there should be a horizontal slit
pocket upon the inside or lining Of the
dress wsistcoat, on both sides, little for
ward of the ar1nholes and extending down
under them. The two pockets would be TO
the preference OF the best men OF swagger-
dom. that always carry an extra haDdker
chief In this manner the extra bulk
would be so disposed as not 10 interfere
with the IT of the coat. but rather Ell out
the chest in quite n enhancing way
Moreover, the shape and location o. the
pockets would enable the wearer readily
and gracefully TO reach them
This idea has been frequently tried. be
ing always found eninelt.y PRACTICAL bic
ana delightful revelation 70 those that
find so ar. an inE2vatjon carried out n
their ''l,eS. suit Of clothes "-Clotbie- ana
Furnisher
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

over-sNeIton, youthful indscfetions, or tie excessive
use Of tobacco opium stimulants, which ultimately
lead io luhnnity. Consumption and Insanity. Fgt up
in convenient form carry in Tie vest packet irice
g. package, for 81 With every s. order We give :
written guarantee TO cure or refuno ahe
money sent by mail 10 any address. Clrcntar Tree
IN PLATA envelope Mention this paper Ad'iresS.
MADRID CHEMICAL CO. Branch Office Cor Z. 5 a.
as dearborn stTeet, CHICAGO. I'LL.
FOR SALE IN WICHITA. RAMS By
HsHAngsT bTos., Druggists. 40 E@St Douglas Ava
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
The aaa Daily Saturday 9loniuu Eebruaru
THEY DID NOT REIGN.
HEIRS TO THRONES WHO NEVER
WELDED THE SCEPTER.

Remarkable Cases Recalled in Connec-
ton with the UntimeIy Death of the
Duke of Ciarence-A Mixture of War,
Romance, Scandal and Disaster.
1t may be fairly said of the eldest son Of
the Prince Of Wales and heir presumptive
to the throne of Great Britain that nothing
in life became him like the leaving Of it.
He came into the world prematurely. He
was of weak health and lacked moral
stamina. Only the shadow of royalty pro-
tected him on more than one occasion from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

In 1873 \ skeleton was dug up ne&E &az
rin0. Sicily. the sklIl Of which was as barge
as a common wine eask. I-acu OF tbs sseth
weighed seven ounces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
MANHOOD RESTORED.

{" SANATtvO," the
Wonderful spanish
Remedy. is sold With a
Written Guarantee
"a cure all Nervous Dis
eases, such as Weak
Memory, Loss Of Brain
Power. Head Sch e
wakefulnes. Lost Aaii-
hood, Nervousness. Las
situde. all drains and
loss OF power Of the
Genera;{ve organs in
sIther sew. cansef ly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

a pecu liar mineral has been found IN
Montana When taken from the ground
it has nlslch ,he appearance ot iron ore,
but upon being exposed 70 the air il takes
fire and Consumes itself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06

Visitor Getting his two boys out of bag)
II may be hayseed, but l reckon the
Smart chap in that coop will have some
6ifferkulty in gittin rid o. that fifty cent
piece passed onto himS-Iife.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-06
Steel Wire and Picket Fence.
Manufactured by iho
Arkansas Valley Fence Co.

We want all dealers IN l.um Der. General Mer-
chandise. and Hardware, TO write for price lists
and Discounts 70 the trade.
1853 Wichita Street. Wichita, Kansas
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY.

Mr.. A. B. Farquhar, the new Executive
Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Board
of Worlds Fair Managers, is eminently
right in his opinion that our State should
be in the front rank at the Exposition.
There is not word of exaggeration in the
importance which he attributes to our in
dustries, and we should lose no op-
portunity of emphasizing it before the
world Our manufacturers have in the
past been content to let orders seek them,
instead of bestirring themselves to secure
contracts. The time has come for an end
of these apathetic tactics, and the inaugur-
alton of a new system of enterprising
activity. The Worlds Fair provides a
splendid starting point for the new era,
and if the opportunity be in any way
neglected the future will show that such
neglect was the most foolish of all possible
policies.
But, SO far, there is reason to believe
that as a State, and as individuals, we
shall make a satisfactory display of our
capabilities. It only remains to maintain
a vigilance which shall prevent the relaxa-
ton of private effort or the misuse of pub
lie funds
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
ALGER is STILL In 1T,

THERE is nothing the matter with me! I'm
all right. See documents.-Alger.-Cht Chicago
Tribune.
To be dark horse is well enough, but
when, as in Alger's case, it is also a war
horse, the dark character seems to run
somewhat into the shady. - Philadelphia
Times.
GENERAL ALaER was a gallant and efficient
soldier during the Civil War. He is an able
and sincerely patriotic man, an earnest Re-
publican, and he deserves the wide popular
ity which he enjoys.-Ne,o York Press.
"SrILL hunting for something with that
lantern of yours, Diogenes. May ask the
object of your search?" 30, certainly. But
I am not looking for an honest man now. 1
am trying to find Alger's ,boom."-LouisuiHe
Courier Journal
THE field is open for all and the greater
the number of aspirants the greater will be
the interest aroused. The General is a vet
eran with an honorable record ana is sure
OF a considerable following, at least in his
own State.-Troy Times.
ALeER declares himself candidate for
President with due formality. Jerry Rusk
hasn't said anything, but if he should send
Aigera mess of his justly celebrated mlsh-
rooms the Michigan man would do well to
examine them carefully.-&. Paul Pioneer
Press.
GENERAL RUSSELL A. ALGER has finally con-
sented to the presentation of his name for
the Presidential nomination in the Mime
apolis Convention. General Alger has many
admirers and will receive vote that he
need not be ashamed of. - Minneapolis
Tribune.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
LAW AND BURIAIs

A novelty in special legislation has ap-
peared In the New York Legislature in
the shape of bill to prohibit the DISPOSE
ton Of the dead by any method except
burial Some ultra cremationists have
been known to foreshadow the time when
the law will forbid burial, but this is the
first intimation that the present age could
interfere with liberty of the deceased or
his relatives to choose between the two
systems
At first the mind may hesitate whether
to attribute this remarkable measure to
the holders of cemetery stock or to that
dignifed and solemn cult of undertakers
who put themselves in evidence as
funeral directors. But the fact that
cemetery stock is by no means an active
investment, and the well-known, chastened
and sorrowful determination of the
funeral directors to hold the last sad rites
up to the full limits of cost, mark this
bill as the peculiar product of the latter.
This seems to stamp those undertakers of
Pittsburg who have SO far given away to
the innovating tendencies of the time by
erecting crematories in connection with
their establishments as not up to the full
standard of your real funeral director
unless, indeed, they have added q new
terror to death by surrounding cremation
with the same accessories of cotton gloves,
Grape and ruinOus bills chat the ethics of
funeral directing impose as necessity of
burial
Nevertheless, the melancholy profession
should be warned that in securing the in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
THE Po7E's BLESSING
Bestowed Upon tho Worlds Fair Is q

Bestowed Upon tho Worlds Fair as q
Memorial to Columbus.
ROME, March 18-The following is the text
Of letter written by the Pope to Thomas B.
Bryan. the Special United States Commits
sioner to Italy for the Chicago Worlds Fair:
"WhiIe we see on all sides the preparations
that are eagerly being made for the celebra-
tion of the Columbian quadro-centonary
feasts in memory of a man most illustrious
and deserving of Christianity and all cul-
tured humanity, we hear with great pleasure
that the United States have, among other
nations, entered this competition OF praise
in such manner as BELTS both the vastness
and richness of the country and the memory
of the man so great as he to whom these
honors are being shown.
Nothing, certainly, ooula be more splen-
did than what Is told us OF the grand and
magnificent exposition which the nation
will hold at Chicago, bringing together
every kind of produce and work which fruit
full nature bears and the artful industry OF
surely be another proof Of the great spirit
ana active energy of this people, who under
take enormous and difficult tasks with such
great and n happy daEins Of We re5oiee i more
equal in greatness to the undertaking itself.
It is Il testimony of honor and gratitude to
that immortal man of whom we have
by which the light and truth and oil the
adornments of civil culture might be carried
to the most distant parts of the world, could
neither be deferred by dangers nor wearied
by labors until. having in q certain manner
renewed the bonds between two parts Of
the human race SO long separated, he be-
slowed upon both such great benefits thas
he in justice must be said to have few equals
OF superiors.
"While, therefore, we bestow on the citi-
zens OF the Great Republic well-merited
praise, we express the fervent hope that
their noble undertaking NAV. other na-
tions uniting with them and lending their
aid. have most prosperous issue that will
prove OF great use in stimulating the ingen.
uitv OF man, in promoting the development
of nature and in encouraging all the fine
arts"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
JoKELETS FROM JUDGE.
Customer-What do you charge for a. hair

Customer-What do you charge for a hair
cut?
Proprietor-Ten cents.
Customer-An right; but I'll only :ake five
cent cut now. Cut her off half way and III be
around in II few weeks and take the other i've
cents worth.
Thou frail purveyor of deserted snipes
And secret patron Of ill-smeliing pipes,
Thy hollow cheeks and lahguid eyes deep set
Have built up fortunes on the cigarette.
And now thy pufs, like those Of older fok.
Reach e'en to Congress, there TO end In smoXe'
Or as the bill to thee seems'merciful
Thou'lt force 1t through, thou hast an s"iui pun'
Rosalie-I like Mr.. Foster very mucn.
Grace-so do L: and he has the best of references
from his last iancee.
Briggs-Binger is getting to be 3 perfect
dude lately. isn't hep
Griggs-Yes. You know he faileo IN ouSine'
and has gone back to a clerkship.
Diggs-Do you think 1 made good I'M
preston on her?
Griggs-Well, she said to me that you hao some
aectatons but that she liked you all the better for
them.
Diggs-That isn't half bad.
Grigg5-In fact, she thought tnas "n'nou S-
you woud be churiish.
Lenten maide, in black arrayeds
Demurely walketh up the aisle,
Nor underneath her bonnet staiae
seemeth there coquetrie or guiie.
- With modest air ye book OF prayer
She giveth me- and smieth so,
I'd lose ye collect full and falr,
Then her sweet aide to all forego.
'.Have mercy, Lord!'' No other woro
Remaineth of ye service saide;
And that from rosy lips heard,
Oh, gentle-cruel Lenten maidel
Fiery Orator-Yaw, shentlemens, der
time vas ripe for making an end to der so-caiied
righds OF private property. und''-
&uditor-Lend me your pipe, Hans; you can't
smoke und talk, too.
Fiery Orator (bridling)-Mine frtendt dot vss
my pipe. thought It. don'd you sea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-17
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY

About day after the newspapers
chronicle the sailing from New York of a
vessel laden with cargo of flour, the free
gift of people of the United States to the
starving people of Russia, the cable re-
ports the arrival at Russian port of an
other shipload previously sent from Phila.
delphia. These two shiploads of food for
a nation suffering from dreadful famine
is grateful contribution from our abund-
ance to Russia's destitution. 1t is estab.
fishing between nations the rule of charity
which more widely obtains between indi.
viduals. In none of its international rela-
tions does this nation appear to better ad.
vantage than in this spontaneous gift to
rescue the Russian sufferers in their ex.
tremity.
5ut should our people rest satisfied with
this good work? 1t is gratifying to esti-