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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

SIS THAT YoUB HAND-wRITING?'
pcrior. but gave up his keys and per
mitted one of the strangers to go for
his books without thinking there was
ANYTHING unusual in the request and
action.
rs that your handwriting, young
mani" asked one of the strangers,
blandly. pointing to a portion of the
open ledger.
Yes" replied poor Volto, promptly.
Look more carefully at it, young
man. Now. are you quite sure?"
Il think So" again replied the cash.
cr. not SO positively as before.
You are fool, young fellow, and
might have Jagged yourself with that
answer of yours, said the stranger.
CONTEMPORARY. only that you have
had guardian angel near you since you
came here"
"Lavinat" murmured the young man,
and then he biushed, wildly.
No donkey, your guardian angel
didn't 90 by the feminine title of La
VIVA; he's a male. and answers TO the
name Of Jack Ridgeway, detective
that's myself
Officer, what Is the meaning Of all
this balderdash? Arrest that young
scoupdrel at once" shouted the mana
ger, impatiently, vet with frightened
glimmer in his small gray eyes.
at means that ! have been watching
your little game for long time now,
Mr.. John Agar, bank manager and
thief, and that this person may than X
MS lucky stars that | was on the spot,
otherwise his Irritation with pretty
Lavina might have cost him dear
enough Jim, look after the lady while
I attend to the master"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are $50, SCI Baptists In
Georgia of whom Iss, 363 are coiored.
President Harper of Chicago uni,
versity graduated from college at the
age of fourteen.
Princeton raised more money for
religious purposes last year than any
other college in the country.
1t is quite safe to assume that the
oldest college student in the country is
Mr.. G. NJ. Heidi, planter of southern
Georgia. He is sixtv-three years old,
and has just entered the agricultural
department of the university of Georgia.
The Iowa supreme court has rem
dered decision in favor of the Baptist
college at Des Moines, by which the in
stitution secures city lots worth s25. 900
from the land company. which prom
ised the lots when the college was es-
tablished, but by technicalities has
sought to retain the property.
H. o. Havemever has just made ar
rangements with the trustees of the
Presbyterian church of Greenwich,
Conn, to purchase the church for SEQ
600 and lease it to the congregation at
a fair rental and give the people ten
years in which to buy it back. The
church has debt Of nearly SIS. 900.
The poor people of London who at
tended the West l. ondon mission last
year placed over S., 600 in the various
savings banks" under the name of
goose clubs and slate clubs. With these
small sums the superintendent pur-
chased for the members articles rang
ing from pair of shoe-laees to mu-
steal cabinet
Dartmouth, college has iustreceived
Q gift of 5000. 600 from the residuarv es-
tate of Mr.. Ralph Butterfeld, of Kan
sas City. This gentleman graduated
from Dartmouth college in 1889, but as
he has lived most obscure life, this
generous gift after mis- death was sur
prise to- everyone Not only was his
life obscure. but for many years he has
been a recluse. and died in apparent
poverty.
The Roman Catholic church is grad
nally introducing congregational sing
ing into its services. The most notable
is the ca thedral in New York. under
the charge of the Paulist fathers The
of the congregation have been
taught to sing hymns and psalms in
English at the vesper service, the Len
len exercises, festival days and special
occasions The people have taken very
kindly to the custom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

WORTH Remembering.


n Few Rules Complied for the Use Of the
Honsekeeper.
1t was whsle paying q visit 10 my hus-
bands aunt. Connecticut dame of Va
olden time. that / mentally placed
housekeeping among the Lost Arts"
on which Wendell used to lecture 50
entertainipgly. In the good old days
when this lady was young. every wom-
an not only understood the smallest
details of housekeeping, but practiced
them as we'll Some of the knowledge
gained during my visit I have made
notes of and have kept posted in my
kitchen, where 1 try with indifferent
success to insist upon their applica-
ton.
If new clothes line is boiled it viii
not .'kinl<"
Status made by acids can be neutral.
lied by ammonia
Half lemon dipped in salt win clean
copper and brass articles and make them
look like new.
Use damp cloth dipped in baking
soda TO clean tinware- Rub well, rinse
and wipe dry with clean towel
To remove hard grease spots from
stove put few drops of kerosene oil on
a cloth and rub them with IL
To remove stains from marbles. rub
them with an old brush dipped in
powdered chalk and ammonia mixed 20
soft paste.
A tablespoonful of ammonia to
quart of water is the best medium for
cleaning windows lamp chimneys and
any kind of glassware.
Keep q saucer filed with lime in
damp closets or where there are apt to
be any Impurities. and the air will Do
made dry and sweet
Apply the juice of an onion to bee
stings and it viii absorb she poison.
This is good remedy 10 use IN case of
snake bites while waiting for tho doc
tor.
Fresh tea. coffee or fruit stains can
be removed by the quick application of
boiling water. If they are of long dura-
ton rub with glycerine> and wash in
the regular way.-American Agricub
turist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

head. Gradually he raised i. and
looked round. Everything was still.
deathly still. 1t was dark, but he could
see the farmhouse clearly. Then he
suddenly thought that he alone had
survived the general destruction-he
and the farmhouse. A terror crept
over him that he would have to end his
days alone and in darkness.
wish / had died with 'em," he
groaned aloud.
But he looked round and saw his
wife's had risen, and suddenly her
terrified face looked at him. The next
moment he saw in her eye a glance of
recognition. So they were both alive
"Milly! Milly!" called the old man
timidly.
"Yes, father" came a trembling re-
ply.
"Are We living?" he asked again.
81 am, father. Is John alive?"
Eyes, Milly." came the emphatic re-
ply from John, who sat up on tine
ground.
They were all sitting up now.
1.-The farmhouse is there, too" said
Mrs Patterson in a wondering voice,
land / hear the short-horn lowing in
the yard
Guess we'd better get up" re-
marked the old man, rising and as
sisting his wife.
Inside the house, when they got a
light they all burst out laughing, they
felt so foolish; and the more they
laughed the more foolish they felt.
Lilly laughed until the tears streamed
down her checks, and John, in trying
to restrain her, felt his sides fairly
ache. The old couple rocked them
selves in their chairs with laughter.
and amid those peals the old man would
gasp out: And / thought Is the only
one alive-ho-ho-ho."
They found the silver where they
buried it. The old man discovered
everything he had sequestered but
bundle and a couple of gold rings; an
old brooch, twenty-six dollars in money
and the schooimaster's own note for
fifty dollars were missing. So was the
schoolmaster himself. On the follow
ing day John came in and announced
that the schoolmaster had skipped
Hung on to the tail of the comet, they
say!'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

completeGi the task which had occupied
him for several of the nights the young
couple had been sentimentalizing out
side, and had carefully replaced the
cashiers key to his room. after locking
the desk where he kept his set of
books delicate task Mr.. Agar had
been engaged upon, which required a
small bottle Of acid and good deal of
practice of Reginald's handwriting;
however, it was at last very ne atty ac-
complished. and the manager reap
peared again at the veranda and
called out with those strident, hon
est tones of his:
Where are you, Lavipa?"
Here, joint" came back the liquid
accents of his youthful spouse.
''All right, dear, don't disturb your
self: / am going into the town for a
little while, but I'll be back for sup
per-"
As John Agar went out the back
way, nina" and "Volto" returned by
the front, and, after ruthlessiy demel-
ishing that foolish spiders web. they
made themselves comfortable in the
drawing-room, she sitting down to the
piano while he leaned over her tender
ly, feeling as nearly happy as it was
possible for sinful mortal to feel at
any time, while she played soft chords
to him and looked at him now and
again with the tender glance which
made him so completely her slave.
They did not speak much during that
interval of waiting, and only when the
sound of her husbands loud footsteps
were heard, as he entered the house,
was the spell broken. STOPPING
quickly over her, he kissed her end
whispered:
81 love you, Nina; / love you"
ssHush! Volto-or Bruno will hear
you"
John Agar came in, loudly slamming
the door behind him. and sat very
grinly all through the supper; so that
Reginald Cleaver hardly dared to look
at him and shortly afterwards retired
to his bedroom in tumult Of remorse
and passion which kept him awake
nearly half the night He had kissed
her for the first time, and she had not
resisted. SO she must love him al
though she had not yet said so. How
beautiful she was-on the morrow per-
haps she would give him the assurance
he wanted.
At breakfast, however. Nina did not
look at him. neither did she speak, but
kept her lovely head bent over her
plate in confused, shy way that was
very charming, and when afterwards
he was asked into the managers room
and found there a couple of strangers
watching him curiously, he was so en-
crossed with that charming picture
that he hardly looked at them or list
ened to the loud coarse voice OF his SUI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
THE VIRGINS WEDDING RING.
1t Wasthe Greatest MsrscIe-worker of the
Middle Ages.

1t Wasthe Greatest M.rscIe-worker of the
Middle Ages.
One of the famous Myths of the
middle ages" was the story of the mi
Taculous Ring" supposed and believed
20 have been the identical circlet used
in the marriage ceremonies which made
the Virgin Mary aud Joseph, the car
penter, man and wife. This wonder
worker was homely little onyx or
amethyst jewel, having a carved repre-
sentation of the budding rod on the
Aignet
1t was discovered in the year 800 in
this manner:
Judith, the wife of Hugo. marquis of
employed one Ranerius, skilled lapi-
diary Of Clusium, to go to Rome and
make some purchases for her. While
there he became acquainted with
ijeweler from Jerusalem.
When the latter was on the eve of
departure he presented him with a
communicating finger ring. Ranerius
at first declined such a valueless gift.
1ut upon being pressed to take it only
consented after listening to a marvel
OTIS story of the rings history.
which wound up that it was
the wedding ring Of Joseph
md Mary. Ranerius still care
less of what the other said. threw l. in
a chest, where it remained ten years.
During this time Ranerius' only son,
ten years of age, died.
While the child was being carried out
for burial he SUDDENLY rose from his cof-
fin and ordered the bearers to stop.
Then calling to his father he told that
individual a wonderful story of his trip
90 Heaven ard how sorrowful the Nir-
gin Mary was because he (Ranerius)
had allowed her precious jewel to lay
neglected for ten years
The resurrected boy had never heard
OF the ring before, but when the chest
of trinkets was brought soon selected
the holy relic After performing the
miracle the child died again and was
buried. But the ring became the relic
of relics and was constantly surround
ed BY devotees and those who desired
TO have it applied to blind eyes. Grip
pied limbs etc. 1t was the greatest
miracle Of the times. Besides healing
lerrosy, curing blindness, scia tica and
other Ills, it reconciled entangled mar
yied people, drove out devils and per
formed many minor services For many
years it was at Clusium, but was final
" stolen by one Winthems and carried
10 Perugia- A long dispute arose over
this. which was at last decided by Car
didal P!ccoiominaeus. who adiudged it
TO the last named place. - St Louis
Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
YOUNG BLOOD.
Chances of the Youth Who Il About
Go Ont into the World.

! Chances of the Youth Who Il About to
Go Out into the World.
! A young man launches out to-day at
. time when every chance he can de-
sire is given him. The old-tiIne hesi-
fancy to trust anybody under forty
years of age with a large position of
responsibility is gone. Youth and
| honors are as familiar now as age and
| honors were a generation ago-honors
rywhere, too, in government. art,
| literature and, prominently, business.
Merchants controlling huge concerns
positively place premium on young
men of good capacity, and the demand
is greater than the supply. Orators are
''wagging their jaws in pulpits. as the
Scotch have it. 1T an age which would
have been heterodox in Jonathan Ed
wards day. Paul said: Let no man
despise thee because of thy youth +"
Some modern tendencies would have it
read: Because of thy age"
Properly guarded, the recognition of
young men is excellent. 1t needs a
careful selection to choose them, and
| we younger boys must not arrogate to
ourselves = monopoly of gifts and
graces.
| OF course, no young man can succeed
who does not work and work hard. An
elderly man can afford TO be leisurely
in his movements. Not so his Juvenile
brother. The clerk who always has
one eve on the clock and the other on
the ledger will ever be "a clerk and
nothing more. Indeed. not always
that, maybe. Assuming honesty for
what earthly need is there to tell an as
piraDt for success he must be honestly.
no parent need be anxious concerning
thefuture of a lad who ohas average
ability and principles Of business
More than this: Should he prove him
self in any way an expert, his powers
will have a more cheerful recognition
and ample reward in the United States
than in any other spot on the face of
the earth The problem of The boy,
what will he become?" is easier of so
luton here than anywhere else.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
The Commercial Traveller,

His home is in the sleeping Car,
No vine or 6s trees shade.
HIS music is its clankinc wheels
His poetry IS trade.
This missionary Of the mart
he spreads the true faiths germs
The endless merits Of MS house
Above all other firms
He buttonholes The kings OF trade
Ills sample case unrolls,
And talks until the love Of life
Grows feeble IN their souls
The eolted doors swing " ide for him
He heeds no locks Tor bars,
And fears not any face Of man
Beneath the SUI or stars
The heroes ~ baroEisi times
Were armed from hair 70 hee.
WIN iron pots upon their heads
A:.9 p21t,loofis VI s.ec.
The hustler hero CT TO-DAY
* aruor.s>S a.a w-ak
bUl 'oT he vt-Or .; lis ioI..ue
AID 1sCsllsss breaata .: shse.
he meets az men villa fearless u.lea.
No- Eao~s % pause or sEerys.
WIZ LlIip2EsEu o2shfal1ess
And Sroos.ie "a rlau n@rre
NJ itfn aest-s.ctioGs V.x MS so2i
HIS creed slc rappiEsS-
Is JUST q make = sac and catch
4Ee two e.ocE express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
Could Net Afford 1t.

In North Riding village lived an
elderly man who had been married
three times, but had been as often be-
reaved. After the death of his third
wife. rumor was circulated as to a
fourth wedding. On being questioned.
he replied in the following decisive
manner: May, nut ali; what WI
marryin' on 'eIn an what wi burryin'
on EN-, it's over expensive. All can't
a ffo'd it nae MAR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

Dante, meditatinC apart one day II
the Church Of Santa Maria Noveiia. was
accosted by bore who asked many
foolish questions After vainiy epdeav-
oying 20 get rid Of him. Dante a. las,
said: Before reply TO thee answer
me this Which IS the greatest OF Al
beasts
The gentleman replied that OF the
authority Of PHny he believed j, % be
the elephant
Then said Dante: %. elephant. leave
me in pace and 80 saying, he turned
and left aim N. y. Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
His Ash Tray.

Lynx-That's rather a unique ash
tray of yours, old man l don't know
that ever'saw one like il Where did
you get ii?
Velox-Well. there's a little history
attached to that. Yon remember an
apple tartsI told you my wife tried her
hand on~soon after we were married?
Lynx-fes-
Veios-Well, that's the lower crust.
Ny wife has often tried TO smash 1t but
she can't-Drake's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
As Happy AS He Could Afford.

Mr.. Alden" said Broadway mer-
chant to his sad-faced bookkeeper, II
wish you would try and look little
more cheerful"
Il think" replied the bookkeeper.
swallowing big lump, that for nine
dollars a week I'm awfuily jolly
Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04

AS He Saw lt-Manager-'What
did you think Of the stage effects Of
the new play?" Mr.. Parquet-.'The
rim was too large and the bows and
feathers were too high, but the pink
velvet and the jeweled piEs were
pretty. Vogue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
The dUhita Daily Exoe Tnesdau Aaornuo. Apr1l A. 1888

of the whole thing, he really believed
tllRt before the end of the week the
earth might be broken waste, with
nobody and nothing alive on it.
You .vill come over on Thursday,
John, won't you?" asked Milly, ia a
trem bling voice. 1--WE can die togeth-
er, if we can't live together, can't We
John"'
''I'll be here, Milly. by four o'clock,
and God may prove him yet a liar-you
see. if He don't! said John as he went
off,
About quarter past five on the fol-
lowing Thursday they all left the old
Patterson farmhouse. They were GO
ing to give up their souls to Heaven,
and they walked on in solemn silence.
1t was preternaturally quiet all around
them. The cleaning was rapidly fall
ing, and it seemed to the old folks as if
ness
The group halted near a cluster of
trees. Marten held out his watch;
there were ten minutes more left them.
The old people stood there glum and
motionless. John and Milly had locked
hanos and looked pale. Marten told
them to lie down fat on their stom-
achs and hide their faces in the ground
tall the thing was over.
Tremblingly, fearfully, they obeyed,
and lay fat on the ground, dreading to
stir, awaiting the sounds of the awful
crash. Marten retired to another spot
whence he said he would signal them
to rise il they were destined to sur
vive.
Ten minutes passed; a quarter of an
hour followed and stu they lay there.
1t was growing darker; they were get
ting chilled to the bones; their teeth
began to chatter, and still no signal
from the schoolmaster, no sound Of the
crashing doom. Half an hour passed
and then fearfully, cautiously, old
man Patterson began to move his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-04
breaking IL Gently.

Telegram from hymn Rodd TO tho
mans wifel-Your husband met with
an accident. and was killed
Her Telegram on the remains.
The Ansver-There are none. lie
met bcar.-Life-
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20
The MayOraIty.

The people Of Dodge City are Begin
be elected mayor next spring.
Next season promises to be an exceed
ingly eventful epoch in our history. To
or three new railroads are within the
range Of possibilities. and & state educa-
tional institution is by 40 means out Of
the question. These mean the granting
OF some very important concessions from
the city. such as railway right OF way
through the streets of the city. franchise
to operate a street car line. with privii-
eye OF using certain streets. Water
works and electric light companies Will
be 20 figure with. and many other mat
ters thai viii have Il lasting influence on
the future metropolis of southwest Kan
sas. It's therefore highly important that
we snail have mayor who will be equal
70 any emergency which nigh, come up.
One who has experience in !n'jnieipai af-
fairs and Is thoroughly conversant with
the past management OF orr city, and
at the same time possessed Of sound
Judgment and good common sense. We
have such a man among Us in the person
Of J. j. Summeraby. More than dozen
prominent citizens have suggested his
name to us during the past few days, AMI
we are bound to admitno better man can
be found in the ely for this important
post. Mr.. Summersbv has never been =
seeker after office, aud will no doubt pre-
fer that soIne one else should serve the
people in this most troublesome aud
thankiess position, bat Cur best citizens
are ali adverse 30 taking this Office, which
demands so much time and attention
wilhoutpay. Ar. SummerSby is the man
for thi, emergency. lie is qualified, he
is experienced, the people oyerwhelm-
iugly'demaad that ne shall serve in this.
emergency. and. as public spirited cit
izeH, be cannot refuse.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20
GuaranteeI Cure.

We authorize oUradvertised druggist to
sell DR.. Kings New Discovery Tor Con-
sumption, Cough and Colds, upon this con-
dillon. If you are afflicted with a cough,
cold or any hung. throat or chest trouble.
and viii use this remedy as directed, Civ
ing ii fair trial, and experience no bene-
fit, you may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We could not make
this offer did We not know DIR. Kings New
Discovery could be relied on. 1t never
disappoints. Trial bottles free at City
Drug Store. Large size SOC and 81 2
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20
Advertised Letter List.

The following letters remain unclaimed
for the week ending January 20, 1893.
Persons calling for any of these letters
will please say advertised" and give
date of this list. If not called for in thir-
ty days they will be sent to the dead let
ter office.
Barley d.. Garwich Jno.
Beatty Maggie Loveall 4. W.
Ellis Miss Emma McAdams Mrs, H,H.
William Marguardt
Il. ". EVANS. 2. ".
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20
Rucklen'S Arnica Nsiye.

The Best SalYe in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rbeum, Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped hands. Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Erptions, and positive
~ cures Piles. or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price . cents per box.
For sale by City Drug Store. SLY
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20

This remedy IS becoming 50 we'll kn0wn
and popular rs 10 need no special mention.
All who have used Electric Bitters sing the
same song of nraise.-A purer medicine
does not exist and il IS guaranteed to do all
tllat IS claimed. Electric Bitters viii cure
all diseases of tie Liver and Kidneys, viii
remove Pimples. Boils, Salt Rheum ana
other affections caused BY impure blood
win drive Malaria from toe system and
prevent Is well as cure Maiaria} feYers.-
For crre Of Headache, Constipation and
indigestion Try Electric Bittes.-Entira
satisfaction guaranteed, or money refund
ed.-Price zoe. ana SLIGO perbotJIe at CRY
Drug Store. 3
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20

We are just in receipt of a letter from
Conrad Thomas Roberts a late recruit of
the State Soldiers Home near Dodge
City. He speaks in high terms Of Com
mander Capt. Sweeney, of the comfort
able quarters; food, good clothes fur
nished the inmates &c.-Meade Center
Nationalist.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-20

Ex-President Rutherford s. Hayes
died at IL o'clock Tuesday evening.Jan-
nary Eth, 90. in Fremont, Ohio. of
neuralgia OF the heart. The funeral
takes place to-day. He will be placed
beside his beloved wife in Lakewood.