The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A druggist who has opened a new
store at the South End advertises: Arni-
ca, sticking plaster, splints, bandages
and other baseball goods. .-Demorest's s.
J -Hydropathie.-Scene-Scotch Sum
day-school. Teacher giving Bible les
son)-"What is meant by divers dis
4 eases?" Sunday scholar Waiter in
the heid!''-Demorest's.
"A Sure Sign.-First Burglar (hear-
ing the policeman's club on the next
bloclS)-'1 say, Bill, we're goin' to
have hot weather" Second Burglar
How do you know?'' First Burglar
Don't you hear the locust" Judge.
-Doctor-''The cough is better. isn't
it?' Patient-''Yes." Doctor-"A nd
you didn't find the medicine unpleas-
ant?' Patient-'I don't know" Doc
or-'Why don't you?'' II had it car
ried block or two away before it was
poured out
Y spoke too strongly about his
barking dog keeping us awake"
"What did he say?" "That he was
such sound sleeper he never heard
anything" What are you going 20
do now?'' "I'll get even. I'll buy a
half dozen dogs and turn them loose to
bark here in our yard. Inter Ocean
The will of Esther Pomeroy, which
has been filed for probate at Spring
field, Mass, is peculiar document It
specifies with great detail how each
article Of personal property is be-
queathed, and even gives direction TO
the executor to finish quilting a bed
quilt, that it may be in good condition
10 give to a relative.
Rice PuddiHg.-To a scant ND rice
put a cup of cold milk, two ounces OF
butter and three ounces Of sugar, place
IT on the corner Of the range TO swell
for an hour, then let 1t boil up and
keep it boiling slowly till the rice alb
serbs the milk. stirring constantly 10
prevent burning. When cool, add three
well-beaten eggs and 2 little cinnamon.
add also citron, raisins, currants and
candied peel 70 taste Ia tumblerful Of
mixed fruit Is about right. Put IL into
q dish or mould and bake for an hour.
Serve with sauce. 1t is very good sliced ,
cold. Boston Budget.
1t is not always easy 70 see or de- .
eide just when 10 stop pouring liquid 1
into a funnel while filing lot Of bot I
ties Hence there Is liza bility of the
liquid stopping over and going 10 waste
George II. Wright, OF Galveston, Tex,
has therefore devised a way 20 stop
the flow automatically at the right
moment. He has float. small enough
TO slip down In the neck of the bottle
a little way. II hangs there loosely
until the rising level OF the contents
forces it upward, and along with IL
wire which then closes q valve n the
funnel.
The stocking of Alaska with REIN
deer Is pronounced success. according
10 Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson. United
states general agent Of education in
4 iaslsa- OF 10 reindeer brought 20
Alaska from Siberia last year bat
eleven died, while eiFhty-eight fawus
were born, of which seventg-uine were
living three weeks ago. The revenue
steamer Bear made several trips across
he straits this summer ard trans
ported thirty-seven more reindeer to
laska- The purpose Of the scheme is {
y furnish reliable supply OF food for
The natives and also 20 establish the
ase q the deer for work pnrposea
Some prosperous burglars disclosed
he fact last week in Phiiadelohia ths. :
hey no longer consider &, uru6~-. 20
.lds their plunds- in rock piles, sewers