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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
HARD TO SUM.
An Invalid's Irritabfiity at~sat Queer o.
tense.

An Invalid's Irritabflity at-sat Queer Of
tense.
A San Francisco man, as, reported by
the Call, had been in bed for several
months with malady thatyrnade him
very nervous and irritable. His wife
and daughter ministered tofhiin assidu-
ously, but were sometimes. at their
wits end in trying to satisfy his capri
cious desires. AS the youn g;lady said
once. her father was 80 unreasonable
that he would scold if an angel were
waiting on him" One night, when
the mother and daughter we're both
thoroughly tired out, young man.
friend Of the family. was called in
to watch with the sick mans for six
hours after midnight. The iinvalid's
wife instructed him about the medi-
cines, and especially cautioned him to
be careful about disturbing the pa
tient.
HE is very irritable" she said.
Don't speak to him except wf,en he
speaks to you, and if he is asleepwhen
the time comes for him to take his
medicine, don't disturb him.
ana Dy tue way, BIC duuctA, dS
she was about leaving the room, you
may like something to read. Here is
Mark Twain's 'Roughing It. it will
amuse you, but you mustn't laugh while
reading it, for Mr.. j will fancy
you are laughing at him, and will be
very much annoyed"
The young man performed#his do
ties to the best of his ability, but on
going away in the morning was
thanked rather CURLY by the invalid.
AS soon as he was gone Mr., j
broke out.
''See here, mother" said he,, don't
ever send that numskun toUwatch
with me again"
"Why, father, what do you mean?
Wasn't he attentive? He didn't,go to
sleep, did hep"
NO, no, no; but 1 was awake for
two hours. and watched him reading
Mark Twain's book all that time,
and"
but, father" interposed Mrs. j,
s'I gave him that book to occupy his
time. He"
''Oh yes, yes, that's all right; but
that fool sat there for two hours read
ing that book. and never smiled once"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
BLIND MEN ON WHEELS,
They Can successfully Run TricycIes with
the Aid of One Person.

They Can successfully Run TricycIes with
the Aid of One Person.
There are blind naturalists, blind
historians, blind men of science, blind
musicians, and now blind men have
taken to cycling as means of recrea-
ton. 1t was strange sight in the
city to see about eighteen of the
students Of the Royal normal college
for the blind in upper Norwood leave
the Mansion house upon tricycles on a
visit to Birmingham, where the earl of
Dudley was to open a new institution
for the sightless. The party were
mounted upon tandem machines, four
or five of them being linked together
SO as TO form two professions of rea-
sonable length. The leader of each
was possessed of the ordinary powers
of vision, but all the rest were blind.
After paving their respects to the lord
mayor, who greeted them kindly and
wished them a safe and happy journey.
the students merrily set out on their
trip and pedaled themselves along
Cheapside in sprightly fashion. This
is. perhaps, the first time on record
where band of blind persons have
secured the country on cycles. Millions
stand and wait theory is noble
poetry, but it is out of fashion in real
life, SO far as concerns the blind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
The Nississippi's Current,

The current in the Mississippi river is
at times something remarl1a bic. Sew
eral weeks ago the river at its mouth
was raging maelstrom, and so swift
that several steam boats were tied up al
the mouth waiting for it to eubside.
The government steam boat Stone tried
several times to breast the terrible cur
rent but each time was swept back
into the Mississippi and only succeeded
in making the ascent at all when the
Mississippi rose and checked the velocity
of the Big Muddy. The current of the
river averages from two and
half to four miles an hour in velocity
but steam boat man on the Missouri
would be pretty apt to call this still
water, as that stream bowls along un-
der ordinary circumstances at the rate
of eight and ten miles an hour, and on
state occasions it develops the speed of
an avalanche Engineers consider
bridging the Missouri a difficult accom-
plishment, as the swift current is so
versatile in its course and ruinous in its
velocity that it is impossible to predict
where the channel is liable to drift
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

A celebrated skin specialist, DR.. Eras-
mus Wilson, prescribes the following
as a remedy for freckles or the local lis
colorations of the skin: ITO one ounce
of elderfower anointmept add twenty
grains of sulphate of zinc; mix this
well and rub it into the skin at night;
in the morning wash it off with plenty
pletely removed apply the following
lotion: Infusion of rose petals, half a
pint; citric acid, 80 grains Should any
unpleasant irritation or roughness of
the skin follow the application lotion
composed OF half pint Of almond mix
ture and half dram of Goulard's ex-
tract will afford immediate relief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
Dinner Table Baskets.

For decorating dinner tables fat
baskets are used. High flower struc-
ures are entirely out of fashion. The
baskets are of mixed straw, low and
square-cornered, fitted with a pan in
side. and having square handle tied
with satin ribbon The flowers are ar
ranged to make fat bed, and are usu-
ally of one kind and color, but baskets
of roses are OF mixed colors. Flower
baskets are much in vogue in Paris for
decorating rooms and for gifts among
friends Nothing is prettier than one
of these fiat baskets filed with a bed of
forget-me-nots and tied with big bow
OF green. There are also deep baskets
standing some two feet or more high.
In which are arranged huge bouquets
made OF long branches of lilacs, roses,
violet-hued rhododendrons, or even
growing plant of azalia These high
baskets are without handles. of fat
plated rushes, stained in green and
brown tones. and have great satin bows
on them. They sit on the floor or on
corner pedestal, and are charming,
with simplicity that yet saves Itself
from affectation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

The Missouri Pacific Railway company
has placed III It's train service tine most ele-
giant reclining chair ears that ever appear
sd IN the equipment OF any line west of the
mississippi river. These cars now RIM
uailv between Wichita aud ST Louis and
Wichita and Denver. They are modes of
beauty aud comfort. The chairs are spa-
rious--easiiy adjusted and comfortable and
al the veiy latest design. Every car is
rquipped with the celebrated Pintsch Gas
light system whereby passengers can read
as well as by daylight: Also doing ava
with the obnoxious ctlor emsnating from
oil lamps. Cars are heated by steam from
he engine thas aifordlpg an even temper
allure Throughout The car as well as AVOID
sns the dangers experienced ia the old car
lfove system II yon contemplate going
east or west, try the Missouri Pacific rail,
way. st Louis fast express leaves " ichita
uaily at l:-3 y. IN. arrives in 81. Louis at
.:lo next morning Denver express leaves
NIthlta at 600 p. m. daily. l0e If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
a VISIT TO WATERLOO.
Old Women Still Living en- tho Spot Who
Saw the Great Battle.

Old Women Still Living en- tho Spot Who
Saw the Great Battle.
julie Claretie, the administrator OF
the Coincide Franchise, paid a visit.
shortly before his arrival in London, to
the battlefield of Waterloo. says the
London Daily News. It was seventy
eight years ago that the battle was
fought, yet NJ. Claretie was still able
to CLEAN something in the locality
from actual eye witnesses of that
mighty historic event.
In the little wine-shop called the
"Belle Alliance" where Wellington
and Butcher, according to an inscrip-
ton, met and saluted after their vic
tory, he found two old women engaged
in darning stockings. They appeared
to take very little notice of strangers,
but, on being questioned, the elder of
the two declared that she was over
ninety years of age.
Il was twelve years DID," she said,
cat the time of the battle. l was liv-
ing with my parents at Plancenoit. We
took refuge. all of us, on the Friday in
the woods with the cattle 1t was on Sun
day they fought. 1t was just after my
first communion. and on the day of st.
Donnat, saint in whose honor there
is pilgrimage in the neighborhood.
When all was over we went out and
saw dead bodies everywhere. At night
after the battle there was storm. The
bodies became swollen through the
rain and there were fears of n Dasti-
lence. They were buried in heaps.
with dry branches between each layer,
and then the branches were set fire to,
or quicklime was poured in the
trenches"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

Al AL blow mp the skin. This condition
in n horse can always be detected by
pul ling the skin which will crackle
und er the touch; it will not have the
soil feeling OF flesh
In regard to teeth young horses. nat
ural ", have what is known as cups"
exca vations marked black, which dis
apps ar when they become older, being
wor1 off The jockey, to mislead those
who are interested in the morse. will
artM cially excavate or cut out the sur
face OF the teeth and blacken them
with nitrate of silver. This can always
be sd tched in ''bishoped mouth" as
it is called, by the absence OF the ring
OF ems mel around this black cup it be-
ing al ways present in young horses
The shape of a horses teeth from
youth to age are oval then triangular.
then 81 lttened on the sides; the latter
being the shape of the tooth itself
The 10 OF is very narrow and as the
tooth ears off, it assumes that shape
But there are horse jockey tricks
especial y connected with the races. In
run uil race suppose trainer wants
his horse to lose To mislead the pub
lie he will hire a good jockey and just
before tn e animal goes to the post, he
will give him pailful of water. This,
of cou1 Sc. causes the horse, before ne
goes very far, to feel trou bled about
his win d, and. in jocAey parlance, he Is
called a dead horse" The jockey is
not sup posed to know anything about
this pr, sceediag. A pail OF water, or
some an odyne like opium will be suffi-
Gent to make a horse '1ogey" and lazy
and eau. We him to lose a race which he
would OF herwiss win.
Someti mes pebble or nail will be
put unde a horses shoe to cause him to
lame SO tt, vat the owner eau scratch him.
OF course, the stewards of racing club
do not al low horse to be scratched
unless tho re is a very good excuse. Bat
if an own er does not want his horse to
run ne cansput some foreign body under
the shoe. or tie string around the
ankle pre- tty tigfx which causes the leg
to swell, Ind the horse to lame the next
morning.
An Injection Of hydro-chlorate of
cocaine is often put into horses to make
them run, faster, and undoubtedly it
does havesthat effect This is the same
medicine, the leaves of which Weston,
the pedestrian, used to chew when he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
KANSAS TO THE FRONT
" tn ! asst and Improved Train Service 10 X III
b CITY, It. Loui-. Chicago aid tho
Orlh'H DIR.

Commencing Sunday. May 14tb. tie
Missouri Pacific railway placed in opera
tlon in addition TO its present service. aa
excellent through train between points in
Southern Kansas and Kansas City. St.
Louis, Chicago mp the Worlds fair. The
new train, No 452. leaves Anthony daily
ut ESQ H. NJ Wichita, 800 a. IN: III Do
raGo, 10 a. m; Yates Centre. 1890 p m,
arriving at Kansas City N 5:45 D. m, max
ing direct coaDec; IONS with fast Missouri
Pacific trains TO st. Louis. aud with all
lines 20 Chicago.
This il prob tbv the most satisfactory
and seryicr2Dle schedule ever plnced into
effect hetwcen points in Southern Kansas
ana the north and east, aud places the
state or hnnsas ou ai equal footing with
other states IN the matter of fast trains TO
the Worlds Fair city. An elegant equip
ment Is used ia the make Up Of this special
Hnd every Thing * looked after ibas vii
add to the comfort OF the passengers. For
further Information 81 regard To rates,
routes maps. time tubes. etc. address
nearest Missouri Pacific railway ticket
agent, or III. &. Townsend. general pas
ger and tlch-t agent. 81 I4onis. No, or
T.. r. BLEcELET,
T. & T. A. Wichita, Kan.
Telephone oil, ia North Main street.
tiIJ4 n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

Although light clothing viii be TIE
rule in the Senate cham osr during the
hot months. Senator Wcicott OF Colo
rado IS proba bly, the only man who VIII
run to striped shirts and silk sashes
NJ. Wolcoss IS the only man IN the Sem
ate who claims to he 6-essy- He has
an extraordinary collection OF clothing
and ne p-oba big spends nos less than
so. coo rear on dress know OF one
year when ne seat cfecs 10. = so IN
March 70 the New York firm which
makes bis clothing. and .h5s repre-
sen.ed Only what he had ordered
since JaruarT . IL his house a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

hundreds of competitions that take place
at Estate and county fairs and on private
racing grounds in the rural districts.
These remarks shall make, therefore,
about remedying the defects of horses
will apply not only to horse dealers en-
gagged in selling and trading horses, but
to the jockeys of the turf; because it is
often the case that very poor animal
of good stock can, with the assistance
OF artificial methods. win or lose race
He may die half an hour after the con-
test but if he comes in a winner his
owner will be satisfied.
If horse has chronic lameness In
either foot the jockey can inject into
the foot a solution of cocaine which,
for the time being, will render the
horse sound; that is, it will dull the
sensi bility to pain for from half an hour
to an hour and half and the horse
will act as if he was sound. Another
method in a case like this is to sever
the nerves of the foot, there being two
nerves, one on each side of the foot
This deprives the lower part of the
limb of all sensation and the horse will
60 sound for perhaps year when the
nerves will form together again.
Foundered horses are made sound BY
nerving them in the manner just de-
scribed, and keeping them in soaking
tub or mud-box. BY this method the
Inflammation is allayed for day. In,
railroad car stables they have series
of mud-stalls for foundered and sore
footed horses and in which twenty can
stand at time. One day they work
them and the next day they put them
in this box If the animals were worked
two consecutive days they would be SO
sore-footed from travelling over the
stones that they would be unfit for use.
Such horses are generally shod with as
heavy shoe as they can possibly
carry, because the heavier the iron the
lighter the conclusion of the foot on
the ground 1t is on the same princi-
pie as if / put sheet-iron on your
knee; good blow would break your
knee, but if l put an anvil on your knee
and hit heavy blow on that it would
not hurt you. For foundered horses
that come down with the heel first they
use rocker-shoe having roller mo-
ton, so that when the heel strikes the
foot will roll instead of striking the
pavement abruptly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
Washington Mr.. woicott has one

Washington Mr.. Woicott has one
room OF fair size, fitted with shelves like
dry goods shop, devoted entirely to
the storage of clothing. Another room
adjoining is devoted to shoes, of which
Mr.. Wolcott has almost a countless
number. When he takes off a suit
OF clothing his valet brushes it, folds
1t and lays it away on a shelf When
he takes off a pair of shoes form is
slipped into each of them before they
are put in their places in the shoe room,
so that they may not lose their shape.
Mr.. Wolcott never wears the same suit
two days in succession. He seldom
wears a new suit more than once a
month. He has new suit made every
week Mr. Wolcott is in strong con-
trast with the average Senator, who
has one suit made in the fall and
another in the spring, and who gets
through the year with one change of
clothing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

There is no such thing as chest
FOUNDER The trouble commonly
called by that name is due to the vast
atrophy or insufficient use of the limb,
caused by lameness in the foot
At horse sales and races before the
animal is brought out he is made to
appear lively" Before he is taken
from the stable man, having satur-
ated his finger with turpentine or
capsicum. will insert it at the lower
extremity of the elementary canal.
This will have the effect Of making the
horse carry his tail in very fine shape.
1t makes him lively" simply on &C
count of the pain the agent causes
If horse has a SPAWN before he is
brought out he is jostled about for
awhile. If horse is troub led with
SPAWN the first few steps or movements
he makes are very lame and labored,
but when he is once in action he De
comes gradually better Anyone may
be always suspicious Of horse If man
cracks a whip over him and makes
him dance around" in the stall This
Is uOuC ioi TIC pun PoSo VI Aa-Ai W Z NA'~
horse up, especially if he has SPAWN
The leopard may not be able to
change his spots, but good jockey can
take an animal and made him horse
of another color He will use nitrate
of silver peroxide Of hydrogen to
bleach different parts Of the body so as
TO make 4 team match. Suppose you
have team of sorrels. one had silver
tail and name ard the other had not
The Jockey would bleach the tail and
name Of the latter II a star was
wanted in the forehead he could put il
there or produce fer you white nose,
one or more white legs bleaching them
so IS to make them match II 4 horses
tail is not big enough or symmetrical
he can switch IN some false tail just as
ladies do with their hair.
4 horse will show his age BY the
hollowness over his eyes In such
case the jockey will introduce little
tube and, by blowing in air, will cause
the hollows 20 puff an and II the ches:
or shoulder of horse is utropl.ed-
what IS known as sweeney Of the
.hauidar-ha will int-nd nee a little tn be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
without Change OF Cars.

The Great Rock Island Route train
beaving " ichita at . a. III. runs free vesti-
bIle reclining chair cars 10 Chicago
without change OF cars arriving in Chicu 20
abe following morning in lime 10 connect
with all the principal lines for the east
and north. Sleeping Car accommodations
Tan DE secured upon application at the
Rock Island ticket office, corner Main aud
douglas. FOR further information write
Or call on j. III. PHILLIPS
G. r. and Z. A. {. Il. J. and u. Il. r..
I'll O. Il Wichita, Has.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

Conn sneEsx MesdsT. gune % $40
every Aoadsy sassssf,.s. tie Ge.xt -
isa@tsf fasiwsy ~s.l ran siseYssx esq -.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
20 Per c.nt. or-one-hsIf r.r..

This IS the reduction yoti get 10 the
worlds fafF via the Santa F.s rouIf. Ga
the following dates July =, -. 81 aud
Aug. T.
Tie Santa Fe made the first reduction
in world's fair rates and fret champioued
this last one.
The Santa Fe il tie o1ly line having
daily Pu4iGl-i. car 70 Chicago .r0n WIch-
ita-
trains TO Chiceg1 from Wichita.
II = - mics le shortest line and is the
-ouly' T0cl- 5siltstei read from Wichits
10 CBicsS0. Don't fail 70 take this last
item II;O account ". -. AJEDOCE
ci3tf y ~ Pass It
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

= There will be picnic at Gays West
Central avenue park on Sunday, August
13, for the benefit OF the striking coal
miners. Come out and bring your families
as perfect order will be maintained on the
grounds There will be music and dane
lng. Refreshments and lunch will be
served Oh the grounds. A special invita-
lion is extended 10 all labor organizations.
By order OF the committee % St
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
ITO THE WORLDS FAIR"


The Great Rock Island are selling tick
cts TO the worlds fair at reduced rates
Tickets :rre good for return passage unit
November - by leaving Wichita Mt Q n
m. yen reach Chicago the following morn
ang at O'Clock. Free reclining chair cars
shrough without change of cars. Pullman
palace sleeping car accommodations can
oe secured upon application at Rock
Island ticket office. corner Main and Doug
les. j. II. Phillips
General Ticket and Passenger Agent O
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific railway
Wichita IF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12

Commencing Aug. l, the great Rock Is
Ia I'D railway VIII sell round trip tickets TO
Chicago aud return for $40. %, good to re-
turn any time inside OF thirty days: single
tare 1910. Free reclining chair cars
through without change. Sleeping car
accommodations can be secured on applica-
Iion AT the Rock Island ticket Office, cor
,,er Main aud Douglas.
d6l II. j II. PHILLIPS, Pass. Agt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
Origin CT Spoons.

Two natural objects seem to have
furnished the model for the spoon &c
primitive man. the river or sea she'll
and the leaf OF plants. In Southern
China shell spoons are still used that
are closely reproduced in the familiar
porcelain spoon OF that country. while
metal spoons are found in India on
which are reproduced even the veins of
the leaves from which they were copied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
a Go d rhsnr For summer comn,,,,,.

Mr. j. W. Hsger. a well known n,er-
,aant OF Clio. lredell county. y c. cured
jour cases of fiux with one small bottle OF
chamberlain Collie, Cholera AMI Diar-
1Eoa Remedy. This is tie most prompt
and most successful remedy In u>e for
Gysentery. diarri-Cet. colo ami chul~ra
morbns. No other medicine will take is
place or 40 its work IN this class cf dis
eases IL is equally valuable fer children
and adults. = mud 81 cent bottles Tor ssie
by Heltinger Bros, 2l6 East Douglas. aud
Van Nerden's pharmacy, 32S North Main.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
HOW HORSES ARE
"JOCKEYED."
Defects of Nature in the Noble Animals
Often Concealed

Lame Horses Made "Sound' and Old
Timers With tho Spavins Rendered
Servicesble-The ''Rocker Shoe"
for Foundered Animals.
Although, according to the diction-
airy, one of the definitions of a jockey
is "a man who rides horse race"
there are other definitions which de-
scribe jockey as "a chest; one who
deceives or takes undue advantage in
trade Other definitions of the word
are Ito cheat; to trick; to jos:le by rid
ing against" All horse dealers are not
absolutely dishonest but there is GER
tainly very large proportion of men
whose business it is to sell horses, or to
make money out of them in races, who
do engage in very questionable prac-
tees in order to advance their interests.
The ethical philosophy Of the horse
trader may be summed up in the say
ing. your eyes are your cheat, mean
ing that you must use your own judg-
ment in ''horse deal" and not believe
anything he tells you.
Horses are ''doctored up" not only
for the purposes of sale, but for racing
purposes, not always or very often for
the better class of races, but for the