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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

market; men such as Keene and Gould,
Drew, Commodore Vanderbilt and
Jacob Little. In those days the brok
ers used to play lovingly among
themselves for the purpose Of keep
ing up appearances. When they had
no customers on whom to practice
they would make large transactions.
which. by mutual understanding, were
not to be fulfilled. and when the game
was out the securities were thrown
back on the market. These trensac
tons, often published in the CONNER
cial newspaper, went forth TO the
world as the evidences ofvalue and the
condition of the money market to de-
ceive the unwary. The present man
agement of the stock market renders
such transactions impossible. Besides,
the papers of to-day would refuse to
publish them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
SOME ANCIENT MESSAG ES.
Records Of Canaanlte Appeals for Help
Against the Invading fsracIitcs.

Records Of Canaanlte Appeals for Help
Against the Invading fsracIites.
The contents Of that wonderful
treasury Of antique records discovered
IN 1887 by peasant woman near the
ruins of the ancient ArsinOe in upper
Egypt have now been laid before the
public in Maj. Conder's work on the
Tel Amarna tablets, comprising a
translation Of the text. with introduce
ton and notes. Inscribed on clay tab
lets. subsequently, baked into brick, and
written in Aramaic, the ancient Ian
guage Of SYRIA. in cuneiform char
acters. we have here. SAYS the London
Tablet. nothing less than series OF dis
patches sent 70 the Egyptian foreign
office about 14S0 r. C. from the pro
tacted Of tributary kings ~ Canaan
irrploring assistance against various
invasions. The most interesting arc
the letters from the king OF JarJI-
salem and other chiefs Of south
ern Palestine. for m them we
can trace the disuay and alarm ere
ated BIZ the advance Of Joshua and the
Hebrews. called "Abiri,7 and People
OF the Desert 4 very striking pas
sage occurs in one % the dispatches Of
the fugitive monarch apparently after
the battle q Aialon, In which. seeking
as Il were. % apologize for his defeat.
be speaks 81 the enemy a ''spTcsrers. "
do1sbtIess IN eilusion 70 the miracles II
Joshua I he date ~ the exodus a also
shifted back re that assumed by earlier
biblical opponents. while the contrary
Theory q Dr. Brugsch. too hastily &c
cepted as conclBsITely es:a5lisle,i, IS
overthrow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
DISCARDED BY THREE STATES.
Tho Original No Mans Land Lay Between
Maryland and Delaware.

When one speaks to you of No Mans
land. don't be SO sure that he means to
refer you to that strip of sand prairie
at the far end of the Indian territory,
otherwise "the Panhandle" The or
iginal No Mans land is little tongue
of real estate extending g few miles
south of the Mason and Dixon line, be-
tween the states of Maryland and Del
aware. Occasionally some one starts
the story that the aforementioned
tract is, properly speaking, part OF
no state-that it is scrap or leftover
piece of the United States where 10
one owns the land upon which he re-
sides. On the maps the land is usually
accredited to the state of Pennsylva-
MIA, but high legal authority says that
the claim is very vague and shadowy.
This triangular bit of territory was
marked off in q curious manner, as re-
lated by the Philadelphia Press. The
eastern boundary of Maryland was
early determined. but the southern
boundary OF Pennsylvania was long
matter OF dispute. Finally Mason andI
Dixon began their survey, starting at
the eastern boundary of Maryland,
proceeding westward. AZ the same
time the northern boundary of Della
ware was declared to be a semicircle,
the center OF which was New Castle.
In surveying this semicircle il was
found that the circumference did not
touch the boundary of Maryland at its
junction with the Pennsylvania line.
Thus this three-cornered Bit Of land
was actually left over, discarded By
three states and finally attached 10
Pennsylvania for judicial purposes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
In Nineteen Hundred and

When nineteen hundred brightly dawns,
The youths AID maidens OF to-day
VIII WELD the mighty power that shapes
Our blessed country's destiny.
For shame or glory, veal or woe,
That power OF theirs Will surely show:
And thoughts that now guide brain and hand
VIII be the Thought that rules the land
In nineteen hundred snd-something else.
From names the world knows naught OF now
Some will blaze out whose owners wear
Fame's laurcls on worthy brow
As preacher, artist L. l. D.,
Inventor, senator, VI. D:
As farmer, statesman, general
Musician. poet admiral
Somewhere in nineteen hundred, too,
The nations heart will throb with pride.
The while all lips Will syllable
Our glorious name; while far and wide
The grandeur Of that name will spread
Until It's used in happy stead
For "Honor's knight" and Champion True"
WIN one Of these belong 10 you?
Claudia Tharin. in Golden Days
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
THE SLEEPING SALOON.
John Bulls Curious Version of an Ameri-
car idea


Between the British conception of a
saloon and that in vogue on this side
of the Atlantic there is this in common
that both are entered by side door
after nightfall There the resemb-
lance ceases. John Bulls saloon is
an exhibit il the Transportation build
ing, wherein it is full as difficult to
look upon the wine when 1t is red as it
ought TO be in Evanston or Bangor.
John Bulls saloon is as dry as his
comic papers. He tables IL sleeping
saloon TO distinguish Il from all-night
places where we never sleep. II &C.
cupies q position in the rear of the
London & Northwestern Railway com
pany's highly vanished trainlet, in
geniously constructed 20 defeat the
ends OF the trafticizer IN popcorn, FIVE
q bag"
The British sleeping saloon Is our
Treat-grandnothers' Pullman car. II
is the great American sleeper" "a IL
would have been had il been invented
before the war. Entering b. /, tho
British passenger finds himself in q di-
minutive closet where he IS permitted
e smoke his pipe. Two rigid-backed
chairs would elbow each other for
standing room i they had any elbows
The man il charge SAYS. His Is wh2.
man as 10 PIT up with in Tchicsgo,7
as he opens the door. SIX berths are
slowed away On either side OF the
smoking saloon. The berth saloons
are divided into compartment saloons,
four compartments comprising the en-
tire carriage. Two 81 the conpart-
nents contain four bc-ths devoid d:
any evidences % cg1-1e5Es IN front
Tbs remaining couple are Of se11i-se-
elusive character. containing two
beT,hs each. and beiSg INTENDED for
yooIT. - rs - elderly -ar2..s4 s.ssSa.usl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
Not Beautiful.
She was nothing of a beauty.
Her hair was thin and red

She was nothing of a beauty,
Her hair was thin and red.
And her face was one big freckle,
Like spechled hem she said.
But her smile vas sweet and lovely,
And each heart, when she was present
Seemed frightened by a sunbeam,
Because she was $50 pleasant.
She had neither wealth nor learning,
She couldn't sing or play;
She never learned to dance step,
Nor clever things to say,
And no matter what she dressed in,
A little, plain, brown pheasant
Was what she looked the most like
And yet-she was 80 pleasant"
She didn't die noble DEATH"
She never saved a life.
But she became, in course of time,
A good mans happy wife.
And her nature was so CHEEKY,
And her Joy so ever present,
That she did noble life-work
BY being just 80 pleasant"
Ethel NJ. Colson. IN Inter Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
A CAB ~zIsxEssas1.

Business AaD-Iil buy nothing more
from you. The last ss.it Il clothes vo1
sold ne sa-ank t5rriblF after single
shower II rain The eat nov doesu't
reach al far as the waist and tie
trouser- are Up 20 The knee
Travelling Salesman Then vou have
1rst-class bicycle suit. and tha hes,
thing you can do Is 70 bug . wheel
Fiiezeadc Bl2etter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
CONDENSATION.

The rare sw eet sunset that glowed and shone,
To dull cold gray may have sadly grown,
But sfsr CLEANS one clear star alone.
Your dainty roseleaves may drop away,
But their magical perfume stole to-day
Down into the depths Of your heart TO stay.
The dearest and sweetest may slip from sight
But on in the Alters perfect light
There wait for the soul the True and Right
-Nettis J. Hunt, in The ChautauQuan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
OLD DAYS IN WALL STREET,
Terms That Were Familiar TO the Men on
Change Fifty Years Ago.

An old Wall street man, long since
retired. speaking OF the numerous
changes in the manners and customs
Of the stool. exchange. according 20 the
New York Tribune said 70 the writer:
The lambs that we have in the street
in these DAYS we're called hunkies when
was on change, some forty or fifty
years ago. a fiunky we regarded as
man who, deceived b. appearances,
went into the market without any
knowledge OF il and generally lost all
be had
We have had bulls and bears ever
since / can remember. bat the familiar
terms buIl-bac!sers and hcav-traps
have not heard n 4 good many years
They were the moneved men. the big
spectators who combined with each
other Tor the purpose Of eorSeyia- tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
She Corrected Him.

You are the only girlin all the wide
world that have ever loved he said
to the Boston maiden.
Il am delighted TO hear you say So"
she answered, ''but ! think you are
hardly correct in saying the wide
world. Round world would be better
The world Is round, slightly fattened
1T the poles. ~. Y. Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
The Merchants IIobenl;rden,

One day, when business ran down low,
Deep gloom sat on a merchants brow,
And dark as midnight was the tiow
OF thoughts revolving "a pid!y.
That rnerchsr: saw q dreadful sight
Dy fancy's dim and lurid light;
lie thought be saw the sheriff right
Among his stock Of finery.
All sad6er yet his fears will rise,
Az deeper yet Will be his signs:
Al! louder yet Will sound his cries
Unless he adve rtiSe
Now, all who would lesson learn
Look closely. and you viii discern
That advertising VIII ret7rn
Like bread upon the waters.
Dallas News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
The Helusman.

What shall ask for the voyage must sail to
the end alone?
Summer, and Gains, and rest from never
labor done?
Nay, blow ye life.winds all; curb not for me
your blast
Strain We my qu!vering ropes bend ye my
trembling mast,
Then there can be no drifting, thank Godi for
boat or me-
Strenuous, swift our course over living sea.
Mine is q mans right arm to steer through fog
and foam:
Beacons are shining still to guide each farer
home.
Give me your worst, o winds! others have met
the stress:
Fen if 1t be to sink, give nee no less, no less.
M. A. De Wolfe Howe, Jr., in Harper's
Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
The Brides Sorrow

The Brides Sorrow.
Silent, she stands apart,
Her cheek like ltly's leaf,
Her hand pressed over her heart,
Alone, with a strange new grief
OH pity herl Do not smile,
She is little moro than child:
This bride OF a short sweet while,
This woman, whose brain IS wild.
Changed is her LIES fair grace,
Changed, the fair earth and sky.
She longs for some lonely place
Where she may hide-and diei
On, better fer she were dead,
Than calmly stand and hear
The words he had firmly said:
- cannot afford il, dear
Madeline S Bridges, in Brooklyn Life
When Father Carves a Duck.
We all look on with anxious eyes,
When father carvcs the duck,
And mother almost always signs,
When father carvcs the duck;
Then all OF US prepare TO rise,
And hold our bibs before our eyes,
And be prepared for some surprise,
When father carves the duck.
He braces Up and grabs fork,
Wheneer he carvcs duck.
And won't allow soul to talk,
Until he's carved the duck
The fork is jabbcd into the sides.
Across the breast the knife he slides,
While every careful person hides,
From flying chips Of duck.
The platter's always sure TO slip,
When father carveS a duck.
And how it makes the dishes skipl
Potatoes fly amuckl
The squash and cabbage leap in space,
We get some gravy in our face,
And father mutters Hindco grace
Whence r he carves a duck
We all have learned to walk around
The dining-room and pluck
From of the window sills and walls
Our share Of fathers duck.
While father growlS and blows and Jaws,
And swears the knife was full OF flaws,
And mother jcers at him because
He cannot carve duck.
Boston Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
Echo of the Dog Show.

Echo of the Dog Show.
Mr.. Manhattan-That baby is max
ing dreadful noise, nurse.
Nurse = Yis, sir. the poor little
things teething, and it's yerself wud
cry if yez had the same pain.
Cant Mrs Manhattan - can't its
mother quiet it?"
perhaps she c'u'd, sor, if she was
here, but she has gone out, sor.'
Gone out! Where?"
'Gone to the dentists. sor, to have
Fido's teeth flled.-Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
A BUNCH OF RHYMES.
Faith.

Iprsy you make no great display,
Bring out no somber grave array,
Place nothing at my feet or head.
When / am called TO join the dead
want no wreath OF lilies pale,
No lace trimmed shroud or 'broidered vetl;
Pluck one red rose from out the rest,
And place it here, upon my breast
AND when kneel before the Throne,
Helpless, hopeless and alone,
Unto that Approaching Power
I'll give my faded, crimson flower;
The Faith which surely teaches right
Tells me His touch Will turn it white
Pearl Eytinge, in Demorest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
s Close GueSS.

speaking Of ages, Miss Flypp, when
do You suppose was born?" said young
Mr.. Gilley.
''On the lst OF April, l imagine, Mir.
Gilley," replied the lnaiden.-Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
Two WAYS.

Some SOW the seed, then sit and wait
For suns to shine ind rain TO fall
And mourn the harvest comes to lato,
Or fear il will not como at all
Some, single-minded, still work on,
Nor stop TO ask or understand;
The rose-bloorn of success is won.
And harvests ripcn at their hand
M p. Neall, in Woman's Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27
A Brilliant Inns ginative Effort.

Chawles-Count Maugipawni is Civ
ing it ont that his family wealth IS
simply fabulous.
Synnic-You bet il is fa bulous-Chi-
caro- Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

You don't have to look
twice TO detect them-bright
eyes. bright color. bright
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

When Baby was sicS. We gave her Cae,o-;a.
Who she VS. Child, size cried fo- Castor.
When she became Miss. she chung to C-.<-orie.
When she had Children, she gave them Casto.ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

The car is probably half the length of
the ordinary Pullman, and is destitute
OF even the adjournment of the harmless
necessary darby with the appetite for
quarters
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

smiles.
bright in
every &c
ton.
Disease Is
overcome
only hen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

W CdA tl@>t4I
IS replaced by the healthy
kind. SCOTS Emulsion Of
cod liver oil effects cure by
building up sound flesh. It
IS agreeable TO taste and
easy Of assimilation.
f'--ss-s. ~ saszs g B~~s-.sY. n s-xxz..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-27

De you wear .hem7 Wien next In reed t-y par, trey
wil give You G'o7e confer. aao service fcr ,-s no1sy
than any other make. Best In the weird.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20
MIDWAY SCRAPS.

MIDWAY, May IL, 1898.
Quite warm for several days.
James Tague lost a fine 2-year-old
colt.
Mrs. D. Mcknight spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Kessler on the
Saline.
Clyde Mcknight, George Fuller and
M. T. Redmond run down coyote last
week and secured his scalp.
James Tague has added another story
to his granary. He will use the first
story for implements and the second for
grain.
On Wednesday, May 10, we had
heavy rain for about an hour. Since
then farmers have been quite busy
planting corn.
1t now looks as if the wheat would
have to be plowed up. If so, there will
be more corn and millet sown than at
any time in western Trego.
VIII Bowers started last week on his
vacation trip, and intends to take view
of the Worlds fair before his return.
Mr.. L. NJ Felts, of Winona, takes his
place in the store Mr.. Felts seems to
be a fine young man and understands
his business. JACK.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20
Trees in Western Kansas.

Prof. A. B. Baker, of the National 70
illogical park, Washington, D. c., and
formerly county superintendent of Ire
go county, Kansas, is very much inter-
ested in the welfare of western Kansas,
and especially in the matter of tree
growing. In recent letter upon this
subject he says:
81 have had opportunity to become
pretty well acquainted with nearly the
whole of Trego county. / have seen
there hundreds of plantations, large and
small, of trees; and not more than one
in ten of these plantations was alive and
thrifty. The nine dead or moribund
were on high and dry ground, the thrifty
one nearly always had the advantage of
low ground and moist soil, often with
roots reaching to water. In such a po-
sition trees have sturdily withstood
drought and grown vigorously during
the hottest and driest seasons. have
meyer, anywhere, seen trees make bet
ter growth than those so situated did
in western Kansas during the worst
summer which that region ever expert
enced.
''There is an abundance of land suita-
BILE for this purpose. In the county of
Trego alone there are several thousand
acres of land which afford every adj
vantageous condition for the growth of
certain kinds of forest trees. Such land
is usually in small tracts lying along
streams or around and below springs.
All that trees need there is to be given a
fair start and protection from stock and
fire.
Concerning the great desirability of
having timber grown on the treeless
prairies, every one is agreed. 1t must
be evident to all who are familiar with
the conditions there, that trees cannot
be successfully grown on the up
land. Enough has been accomplished
to prove that they can be on low, moist
land. Unfortunately very little has been
done, so far as I know, in the way of
such timber culture. If systematic eff
fort in this direction could be made, |
believe that it would result in great
improvement in the appearance and
value of western Kansas. "-HH CITY
AdU0cate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20
Very appropriate Just at this season I

Very appropriate just at this season
of the year: Father, dear father, come
home with me now, for NAV has some
carpets to beat; she's got all the furni-
ture out in the yard from the front
porch clear down to the street. The
stoves must come down and be put in
the shed, and the yard must be cleared
of dead grass, for its time to clean house,
and the devils to pay-and the front
windows need some new glass. Father,
dear father, come home with me now,
and bring some bologna and cheese; it's
most II O'Clock and there's nothing to
eat Pm so hungry Pm weak at the
knees. Ali the dinner We'll have will
be cold scraps and such, and we'll have
to eat standing up, too, for the tables
and chairs are all out in the yard-oh,
wish spring house cleaning was through!
Father, dear father, come home with me
now, mas as mad as Turk; she says
your lazy old thing, and she proposes
to put you to work. There's painting
to do, and paper to hang, and windows
and sashes to scrub, for it's house clean
ing time, and you've got to come home
and revel in the suds and cold grub"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20
GLENCOE GLEANINGS.
GLENCOE, May II, 1893.

GLENCOE, May II, 1898.
A good rain last week.
Mr.. Herbert is improving rapidly
these days.
We understand that Ed. H. caught q
bird the other day.
Mrs. Ginder and daughter were in
Glencoe last Tuesday night.
The sale OF George MiIler's property
at Ellis yesterday was success.
Planting corn is getting to be the or
der of the day in the east end of Trego
county.
It looks as if the wheat crop in Glen
coe township will be an entire failure
this year.
Lightning set several fires last We'd
nesday afternoon, but the rain soon put
them out.
Ed you took advantage of some of the
boys of Glencoe at Ellis last Wednesday
afternoon.
We hear there is to be a foot race
from Ellis to point near Amboy in the
near future.
M. H. johnson and Will Meng, the
professional photograph operators, have
started ON tour of the northwest and
expect to be gone some five months.
GRANGER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20
Fraternsl soeaesies in wa-Keeney.


A camp of Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea was organized in Wa-Keeney on
May 26th, 1892, with the following char
ter members:
G. 81. Aylworth, g. N. Benedict, Geo.
Baker, F. 81. Burnham, Theodore Court
ney, Geo. w. Cross, Edward Chalk, B.
E. Drake, F.S. Diebold, G. N. Gibson,
G. P. Henkel, E. A. Lewis, A. T. Lay
man, A. P. Lawrence, John 81. March,
w. F. Moser, G. W. McMichael, S. J..
Osborn, A. J. Rhine, E. A. Rea, Fred D.
Street, W. E. Saum, N. w. Shuler, S. d.
Thompson, Joseph Weekley, s. N. Wolf
and E. D. Wheeler.
The camp organized by the election of
W. E. Saum, V. c., and N. w. Shuler,
clerk.
This order, like the A. o. q. W., is on
the mutual life insurance plan in addi-
ton to its social features. Those en-
gagged in hazardous occupations cannot
become members, and those residing in
large cities are also ineligible. The Or
der is on firm and substantial basis and
is growing very rapidly.
There has been one death since Wa
Keeney camp was organized, that of N
W. Shuler. His beneficiary certificate
was paid in full and as soon as proof OF
death could be made.
The camp meets in Masonic hall on
the first Thursday evening of each
month.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

Western Kansas has passed beyond
its most critical stage, and from this
time on its progress will be steady and
sure. A few years ago and wheat crop
failure meant that very large proper
ton of our citizens were anxious to seek
a more congenial clime-as they suppos-
ed. This has all passed and although
the prospects for wheat crop are not
at all fattering, we hear of none who
think they can better their condition by
going elsewhere. On the contrary, ar
rangements are being made to SOW a
larger acreage to wheat this fall than
ever before. 1t has been fully demon
strated that one man, take it one year
with another, can raise more bushels of
wheat in western Kansas than in any
state in the Union. Our people are re-
alizing that wheat crop failures, total or
partial, are likely to occur in any locali-
ty and In many with more frequency
than here. Those that have been here
long enough to grasp the situation are
satisfied to stay and from this time on
immigration will be steady-slow per-
haps in season like this, but the bal
ance will always be on the right side.
Western Kansas, we firmly believe, has
q bright future before it.