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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
ELEVEN YEARS IN CHARGE

OF the package department. Boston and
Maine depot, Boston. Mass, Miss Helen
Jones says: II was sufferer from general
debility, biliousness and water brash for
several years, and life seemed almost a
burden to me- After using almost every
.hinp. SULPHUR Bitters cured me"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
WAR IN AFRICA.

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 22.-The Arab soldiers
at Kismagoo have reyolted and killed the
agent OF the East Africa company. The
Arabs threaten TO destroy the town. The
British cruiser Blanche has gone from
EaDziba 10 quell the insurrection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
Tho Landlords Rusiness,

John, what a lovely place! If we
could only manage to raise the rent"
Mr.. Hunter Howes - Ohi I've no
doubt the landlord would see to that in
q couple of enthusiastically Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
IIIRE WINNERS.

GLOUCESTER y. J., Aug. 22-Winners:
Black Hussar, Beautiful Bells, Roseberry,
Penzance, Frank f, Blank, Bonnie.
MONMOUTH PARK, y. j., Aug. @.-Win-
ners: Gray Brown, Discount, Cleaning,
Kinglet, Kingston, Long Beach.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
pcvcrsy-striekss-

Pau's-I. Is 40 strange abcut MrA
Dougherty. She married a EaAa-niL
liner, and yet they are poor
Peggy-ies, She keeps an account
with him--Trzfh.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
Consfsfernts.

Clergyman Aately come TO the par
ish)-Your neighbor. smith. says my
sermons are rubbish.
Farmer-Ah! You needn't mind I'm,
sir: 'e's merely mouthpiece for other
folks-The sketch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23

-Manager--''That young nephew o..
yours Is sleepy sort of fellow. What
shall | do with Eim2" Merchant
''See Il you cant find room for him in
the mig ht-shi IT department "-Tid-BitA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23

They say Mussell Is one Of the
strongest men in the club"
''Ts that so? What can he dor"
why, he can lift one Of the new
Chicago eetoriesl"-Chics2o Rec
ord.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
His Fear.

Wifey-Why don't you take the um-
brella. dear? Are you afraid somebody
will steal IL?
Hubby-No. I'm afraid somebody
will recognize ,t~-Dctroit Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
CARTER HARRISON TO MARRY.

CHICAGO, Aug 22-The announcement
is made of the forthcoming marriage Oh
Mayor Harrison to Miss Annie Howard o.
NeN Orleans. The bride is 80 years ola,
younger than the youngest of Harrison s
children. The wedding is set for Septem-
lor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23

Dyspepsia does not get we'll of itself.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures the most severe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
DR.. TernI| Has Returned From Chicago

Where he has been taking another
course of Iect.res at the post grastu-
ate school.
In .his course the Doctor had the
benefit of hearing lectures from SCI
OF the mo t renowned specialists of
The world. such as DR.. Award OF
Paris. Frederick Sehauta OF Vienna.
DIR. 'Hhos. Moore Madden of Dublin,
Dr. Joseph Price OF Philadelphia, DIR,
How ard A. Kelley OF John Hopkins
University, Baltimore. sud many 9th
er leading Specialists too numerous
TO mention,
The herald., 1893-06-08
POLL TAX.

No. Name and Description. Amoun
block SO ........,..' "a 5f
29SS5 Jose f Rocha, 4.ISl acres O
land, bounded north by Lopez,
South by Hancock, east by
Drake, west by Boteller, in
Court subdivision of part
northwest quarter section IS,
township l south, range Ia
29sss Martin Rocha, S acres Of land, ~
bounded north by county
road, south by Lopez, east by
Drake, west by Dominguez
and Lopez, in Court subdivis-
ion OF part OF northwest quar-
ter section 1S, township l
south, range IA west..... so
30371 Jose Maria Farias, 2lS acres Of
land, bounded north by boule-
yard, east by Charnock, south
by M Grey, west by Char
mock ...................... so
317so Francis Felis, in Ivanho, lot 81,
block observation-disclosures. Is. so
31907 Herman Ruthard, o45 acres OF ~
land in resurvey Of lot 3, a, 5,
o, z and and part OF lots
IL, 1S, 10 and 20, in Martin &
Carnahan's subdivision oflots
7, 10 and II, rancho La Ca
NADIA, bounded north by Cen
ter street, east by land of
Barker, south by land of Res
tine, west by land of Rogers so
32O22 In La Cienega rancho, 81 acres
of land, bounded north, east
and west by House, south by
washington street,,.,,........ so
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
Romo's Bursted Bank scanda,.

ROME, Jan. IA number of prominent
men, including ex-ministers, deputies and
Journalists, are openly charged with hav-
ing received money from the suspended
Banca of Roma for years. 1t is said some
newspapers received a subsidy Of 10000
lire annually. The judicial inquiry is said
to have shown that the Banoa Roma sup
Piled the ministry with a large amount Of
money in the last election.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
The CAREER OF BLAINE
His Brilliant Attainments and
Magnetic Personality.
A TYPICAL AMERICAN STATESMAN.

The Most Popular Citizen Of His Day,
Vet He Was Disappointed in His Life
long Ambition-Dramatio Incidents of
His Career as Congressman, Speaker,
Senator, Secretary of State and Presl-
Dental Candidate-Colonel IngersoiI's
Celebrated Nominating Speech Mt Gin
cinnnti-BIr. BIains's Domestic Life.
Copyrighted, 1891
On the first Monday of December, 1863
there met in the hey of the house of repre-
sentatives a number of men about thirty
years of age who were destined to play an
important part In national life. Allison of
Iowa, Window Of Minnesota, Pendleton of
Ohio, Randall of Pennsylvania and General
Garfield were among them. but there was
one who attracted attention from tho vet
Grams of the house the instant he entered
the chamber. He was man OF noble pro
portions, of easy manner and perfect self
reliance He had splendid crown of hair
OF reddish tinge and full beard Of the
same tint His eyes attracted the attention
OF every one who saw him. They were
large, luminous and restless.
Sunset Cox, an old member, was attracted
W this ihuh as suOH aB his eyes lSll upon
him. He asked who he was and said that
this man would make his impress in that
chamber, Mr.. Cox was told that this man
who had thus attracted him was new
member from Maine whose name was
Blaine, and Mr.. Randall who knew him
slightly, said; "He is native Of my own
state, was born near the town of Washing
ton, WAS educated in the college there, and
afterward met him In Philadelphia, where
he was teacher. have heard of him in
Maine, where he is regarded as a man OF
great promise and much political ability"
Such was the impression which Mr..
Blaine caused when he first entered the
house of representatives, and If traditions
are accurate his personality was as strong.
ly made manifest to his Republican asso-
cistes at once as it was to Mr. Cox. He
was only thirty-three years of age As
Randall said, he had been ten years before
n teacher in Philadelphia, and before that
AT military school in Kentucky He had
taken his diploma at Washington college
when barely twenty one years of age, and
while he was regarded by his teachers and
his mates as bright and smart he had given
no suggestion of the powers that were in
him, so that these early friends bore him in
mind while he was in obscurlty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27

the House or Calamity. The tragedies pre-.
viously enacted there are part OF the ma
tion's history, and the Blaines suffered ter
ribly.
First came the death of q daughter
(then the wife Of Colonel Coppinger) and
but two weeks later Walker Blaine died
even before the country had learned that
be was seriously i'll. The marriage of
James @. Blaine, Jr., q mere boy, to Miss
Marie Nevins was followed rapidly by his
divorce and u painful series of recrimina-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
A Way Ont of II,

The other day journal, hitherto with
out spot on its character, inquired with
well feigned innocence, Glow can fve
persons divide five eggs so that each man
will receive one and still one remain in
the dishf'' After several hundred people
went two-thirds distracted In the mazes
of this proposition. the journal meanly
says, Zone takes the dish with the egg"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27

Gentlemen of the convention, in tho nan,e of
Che grort republic, the only republic thai ever
existed upon this earth In the name Of ali her
defenders and Of all her supporters; in the
name OF all her soldiers living; In the namo OF
all her soldiers dead upon the field Of battle,
ana IN the maine of those who perished in the
skeleton clutch Of famine at Andersonyllle and
Libby, whose sufrerings he SO wildly rsnlaIn.
bers, Illinois Illinois nCmiGGtes for the next
president OF Ills country that prince of pariin-
meltarians-tha leader OF leaders--James d,
Blaine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27

CHErEhEE, Wyo., Jan. 27.-The feature
In the senatorial ballutiag yesterday was
the complimentary vote received by Mrs.
Marg 7. Barslctt, she is the iir4t wonau
il is said, who ever received II vote in a
state legislature Tor United States senator
The five Papuiis1s cast their votes for her.
There is still no choice
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27

HoLLIDAYsBURG, Pa, Jan. 27.-The fu-
neral of Margaret Foster Cresswell, the
young woman who died at the Bellevue
hospital. New York, from the effects of a
criminal operation, took place in this city
Yesterday. The services were private, only
the immediate family and friends being in
attendance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27

played his game against them and played 1t
splendidly At the beginning of his third
term as speaker he realized that il his grasp
was not quite upon the presidency his hand
could almost touch the prize.
His Moral Courage.
1t Is therefore all the more remarkable
that Mr.. Blaine was capable of exploiting
as he did in the highest degree both moral
courage and audacity, which might serious
ly impcril his prospects. His audaoity was
displayed when he was brought face to face
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
An rrn..rl,. rrnnhsrr

Berlin, Jan 2i-lierr Easse, a pr,issian
minins expert, publishes au estimate that
all the coal of Europe viii be exhausted in
five centuries, The American supply, he
says, can hardly last beyond the same
,.arini
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
A Alleged rorger surrenders.

CAapEN \. j.. Jan sT.-John Harris, the
who is chsrged with embezzlement and
forgery, sdircndesad yesterday, and fur
nisaed Lsilln 5000, .s..%.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16
DIDN'T FOOL HIM.
Vanderbilt Was Something OF . judge q
Jewels Himself.

Vanderbilt Was Something OF . Judge o
Jewels Himself
A good story Is told of one "a the Van.
derbilts, says an exchange. While
abroad recently he was visited by a
rich Berlin jeweler. who, without wait
Ing tho usual formaities incident 10
gaining an audience, marched in on
Mr.. Vanderbilt unannounced. The in
truder was On elderly man with an In
telligent face and attired In faultless
evening dress, the fashion prescribed
by European etiquette for visits to po-
tentates, ambassadors and other high
dignitsries, irrespective Of the hour or
season. Mr. Vanderbilt was surprised,
but not overwhelmed, by the jewelers.
evident attempt at continental com-
plaisance. he listened to his tale Of
the greatest ruby on earth. which
the dealer was willing to dispose Of at
. sacrifice. with q courteous air, and
then offered him one-tenth of the price
demanded.
II have Ave stones of exactly the
same dimensions and colorina," said he,
land am willing to complete the half
dozen at fair figure. You may send
me your answer within two hours.
Good morning"
The answer arrived eighteen minutes
before the prescribed time had elapsed
It was in the affirmative.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16
Man and /. ne. co-pazsd.

Burton tells Us in ''Anstomy OF Mel
ancholy," part 5, section s, that ''con-
parsons arc odious," and when it comes
to comparing man to dea it IS not
to be denied that he told tho truth. In
this case. however, II Is the dea that
should sue for libel Tor the comparison
Is one of strength, and after il has been
made there viii be none found 20 take
the side Of the man." YeaEs ago some
one incidentally remarked that man.
were his muscles and limbs ~ well set
for jumping and springing - those Of .
flea, could stand on the dome Of the
capitol at Warrington and make one
swoop that would send him three snd .
half times around the earth Late en-
Genealogical experiments have given us
opinions equally as curious concerning
the strength of this obnoxious little
Hercules. To be brief and TO the point:
1t has been proven that = fea can carry
. weight e5s times greater than that of
his own body. At this rate man of
the average weight of l4 pounds could
shoulder q ''mogul" locomotive of 60
tons and run across the country from
New York to San Francisco in less than
An hour and half
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16
CHANGEABlE ROSES,
One Of the Horticultural Achievements q
Oriental Peoples.

One Of the Horticultural Achievements Of
Oriental Peoples.
The Chinese, the Japanese and tho
Siamese know q thing or two about
botany and Horticulture that would be
Of much value to the German, English
and American botanis&A One of their
achivements-the one on which they
pride themselves above all others. un-
Less 1t is the art of raising oaks In Thin
bles-is the ''changeable rose" real
rose in everything except that it is
white when in the shade and blood-red
as soon as the sun strikes it. The words
las soon" in the last sentence above do
not literally mean instantaneously, but
one thing Is sure, the transformation is
rapid enough for the wondering eyes
that arc allowed the rare pleasure of
beholding such q wonderful sight.
After night, or when in dark room,
says the St. Louis Republic, this
curiosity of the rose family is .
pure, waxy white blossom. When
transferred to open air the transforma-
ton Immediately sets in. the time of the
entire change of the flower from white
to the most sanguine of all sanguine
hues depending on the degree of sun
light and warmth. First the petals
take on kind Of washed or faded blue
color, which rapidly changes to a very
faint blush OF pink. The pink gradu-
ally deepens in hue until you find that
your Ely-white rose of an hour before
is as red as the reddest peony that ever
hloomed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16

I'M SaSSSA siS SsS SLeNAI
that it was equally we'll suited to many
other purposes, including that of re-
cording the current correspondence of
large offices. Several claimants for the
system have been heard from, but in
vestigation has shown that every one
of these claims is without foundation
and that the first successful application
of the new method was made by Col.
Ainsworth, who devised it.
The story of the real work begins in
1886. Notwithstanding the fact that
congress had greatly increased the cler-
zeal force of the war department for the
purpose of enabling il TO keep pace with
the growing demand for record evidence
IN pension cases the work was always
falling further behind. This did not
show any lack of diligence; it was the
difficulty OF the task.
\ solution of the whole problem was
found when it was determined TO sub
shtute for the slip a card of inlperisha-
bic paper and TO put upon it not only
all that was necessary for I'd index, bI.
also TIE information itself. so that the
card should bear complete and literal
transcript OF everything shown by the
original record in connection with a
certain ertry. This is not merely an
inoeI to certain record. 1t is repro
auction OF the record itself and is very
properly called an Index record card
Its value can be told in word In
Ger the old method the two hundred
aud eighty Clerks engaged in making
reports from the hospital records for
use IN the settlement Of pension and
other claims could make DO more than
ons hundnsi and fttr spsh rannnis .
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16
WORLDS FAIR TALK.

The bureau Of admissions has decided
10 place the head of Columbus ON the
exposition tickets The design for this
head will be an ideal one.
Chief Walker Fearn has been advised
officially that Infanta Isabella will
not visit the exposition because the
state authorities advised against such
journey.
The Brazlians have recently opened
3 preparatory exhibition at Rio Janeiro
of the articles intended for the worlds
fair. The display is an unusual one
and it will be shipped in its entirety to
Chicago.
Chief Smith, of the department. of trans
portation exhibits, has received letter
from some New Workers who want TO
travel to Chicago next summer by means
of old-fashioned stages and canal boats
Miss Julia Marlowe has been selected
by Mrs. May Wright Sewell to deliver
an address ON ''Woman's Influence on
the Stage" during the national women's
congress of the worlds fair at Chicago
May Is
John Dymond, president Of the Lou
isiana executive board. writes Chief
Buraham. saying that a large oollect ton
of forest woods has been secured and a
fine exhi bit will be made in the forestry
building
The chief OF the secret service bureau
will detail three reliable men for duty
1T the art building in Chicago, con-
nected with the Worlds Columbian ex-
position who will report to Chief Ives,
Of the department of fine arts
The Greek letter societies have been
allotted space in the building for manu-
features and liberal arts for a college
fraternity exhibit. 1t comprises IS feet
along the main aisle and ID feet to the
windows IN the northwest corner of the
gallery overlooking the wooded island.
Advices from the Lone Star state in
dictate that the legislature will do MOTH
ing toward the erection of the Sos. 900
building designed for Jackson park.
Citizens have subscribed IS. 900 and the
indications are that they will he obliged
70 furnish the remainder or have their
state drop out altogether.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16

dust; Il lost they could never be re-
placed, and not a day too soon was the
solution of the problem of their preser-
walton reached.
Al the records of the volunteer armies
are filed in the record and pension office
of the war department. This office
should not be COMPOUNDED with the
pension Office of the interior depart
ment, with which it has no connection.
The adjudication of pension claims is the
work OF the pension Office. With that
class of work the record and pension Of
fee of the war department has nothing
to do further than to furnish to the
commissioner Of pensions the histories
of soldiers in order that their claims
may be adjudicated.
In one of the rooms of the record and
pension Office / saw a small basket fast
ened against the wall Is contained
some dozens of decaying bits Of paper.
Col. Ainsworth, chief OF the Office, lifted
them gently. They ran through his fin
gers and fell like dead leaves into the
basket.
These are fragments of soldiers rec
or1s," said he. Every one Of them bears
a soldiers name or some essential part
of soldiers story. They will be taken
from this basket, and with infinite care
put together like the pieces Of a child's
puzzle. 1t can be done; 1t has been
done in many cases which looked as
hopeless as this. Then the facts which
they disclose will be preserved in clearer
form and forever"
Tho wonderful system which makes
this possible may be appreciated when
one learns that there are about thirty
million separate entries relating
to over two million persons In
the original war records; that two
or three or perhaps a hundred
of them may refer to a single soldier;
that these were in the first place scat
tered as if for the purpose Of concealing
them, and that to-day it is rs easy to
find all of them which bear upon q
single case as 1t is to turn to mans
name in the directory.
This amazing triumph Of method has
been accomplished without the expendi-
ture of an extra dollar by the govern
ment or the addition of man to the
clerical force. 1t is simply an illustra-
ton of:the value of an idea, which was
evolved Independently and developed
into great system by the present chief
of the record and pension Office long be-
fore any other successful application of
either the idea or the system is known
to have been made. After Col. Aims
worth had demonstrated that the
method devised by him was not only
perfectly adapted to the reproduction
and preservation of old records, but
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16
Ind, for tn. Irish Village.

The Irish Industries association,
which is building Donegal castle and
an Irish village at the park has recent
IL reserved substantial assistance for
the project, and now feels confident
that the charity win be of great assist
ance to the cottage industries Of Ire
land Al recent meeting in Dublin,
at which the lord mayor presided. il
was announced that the donations TO
the fund now amounted TO $4,000 and
that loans aggregatsng 81, 900 had been
made TO the fund. Andrew Carnegie
appears among the donors He gzve
g. coo. Mrs- William E Gladstone gave
$50. The donations made In the Cnited
States for this enterprise amount 70
$500
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-16

day on the average. From the index
record cards forty men can answer ono
thousand calls day. Formerly the
answers were far from complete. Often
the most important fact was missing
the fact that would have given de-
serving person . pension or denied ono
to an impostor. Now every matter of
record is shown in every case. Then
from three to six months was the time
required for any call to be answered
Now it is usually done on the day re-
ceived.
When the hospital records had been
nearly all transferred to tho cards. the
record and pension division of the sur
geon generals ofice-in which the work
had been doue-was consolidated with
several divisions of the adjutant gen.
erals Office, where the military records
were fled, and Col. Ainsworth was
placed in charge of tho whole. He was,
and still is, directly under the secretary
of war and responsible to him alone
At that time the work Of the medical
section was up to date. But In the 9th
er divisions the enormous number OF
cases on hand seemed TO block all eff
forts to bring order out Of chaos. There
were forty thousand cases of all kinds
awaiting action. Two-thirds of them
were calls from the commissioner Of
pensions. The remainder were from
the second auditor for Information re-
lating to claims for back pay and
bounty or other matters necessitating a
search of the mutilated and decaying
rolls or other military records.
Then the vast military records were
treated in the same way. The present
record and pension Office was created
by executive order in 1889. 1t was thus
at first dependent upon executive au-
thority for it's continuance, but on May
9, 1892. it was given permanent estab-
lishment as an independent bureau by
an act of congress. and Col. Ainsworth
was appointed and commissioned as it's
chief. The military records were carded
by states. At present there remains
some work to DO done upon Ohio, In
diana and Illinois 1t will soon be fin
ished. The carding is being done in
the old Ford theater, where Lincoln
was shot. About five hundred clerks
are there employed, and q casual glance