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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
Ch.nsinx Chiroeraphy.

The changes in fashionable hand
writing during the past ten years have
been marked Young girls Of to-day
write in large and usually firm char
acters, while q surprising number Of
young men, not trained TO clerkliness
and struggling between several recog-
nized standards OF good masculine
handwriting produce letters of singu-
larry childish style of penmauship. Du.
leaving out these conditions of youth
and transition with their more or less
fascinating suggestions Of equal
change in the intellectu al fashion. OF
young men and maidens, there is tn
inexhaustible interest in the study
OF mature handwriting, from the
point of view of the subtle
clairvoyant interviewer OF other
peoples minds and methods For
example. most literary men nova
days write a small hand. The phrase
literary men is very sweeping in tais
connection and is by no means limited
to the producers OF pure literature in
this country. In that case there
would be next IL nothing 20 say. es-
peciaily If the literature produced was
restricted 10 that genuinely inbued
with st-le- Literary men in this
sense means also all men who have
the power and also most surprising
knack in returning 10 others OF the
craft their own ambitious productions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
SAD CONDITIONS.
Causes of the Present Heavy Famine N
Eastern Russia.

Causes of the Present Heavy Famine IN
Eastern Russia.
In order to get correct understand
ing of how the peasants have been re-
duced TO their present hopeless state,
it is not sufficient to know that there
has been a series of bad crops The
land is impoverished, and often tho
peasants sell their manure for many
years ahead at ridiculously low prices
IT has been shown that the recent
droughts were caused By the cutting
down of the forests. When il rains
the floods wash away the black soil,
making the land as Barren as . desert
A few estate owners, whs irrigste their
land and carry on agriculture on ra-
tional plan, have had good crops during
these bad years The intelligent and
thrifty Mennonites, who likewise cul-
tivate the soil in rational way, also
have had good crops, and none among
them has suffered from famine This
alone is enough TO prove that the terri
BILE famine was not caused merely by
the last failures OF crops
When we consider the cruel way in
which the authorities extort enormous
taxes from the poor people, it Is no
wonder that the peasants live constant
" on the verge OF famine. l have
seen the tAx-gatherer take the last COW
of q poor widow because her taxes had
not been paid Advised of his coming.
went TO the izba of the widow. and
found her in the yard with her arm
about the neck of her only COW. The
tax-ratherers often have the nuZhihs
beaten with rods until they promise 20
produce money In some way or other
FOR the payment Of taxes. A promi-
nent Russian lawyer told NE ~ a newly
invented las yet not patentedl beat
in1-machine-" The use of this RIA
chine has many advantages over that
Of the lznout and the rods Among
other things. there Is no danger ct TIE
machines feeling any forbidden sym
patty with the victims. and The force
of the blows can be regulated accord
ing 10 the strength Of the pstien, and
the will OF the representatives Of the
government
These cruel extortioas on the part Of
the officers o. the government s~ern 20
breed the sane hsarfltss rapacs.T
among the people II = not only the
mobiles, bu: merchants. suizks. AID up
starts Of diFegent kinds who opDress
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

In Worcester, England, is a stone
erected over the grave of departed
auctioneer of thatcity on which Gone
is-inscribed. In Sussex graveyard, in
addition to the initials of the deceased
and the date Of death, a stone has
inscribed in large letters the words:
He Was" Two of the strangest as
we'll as the shortest epitaphs are:
ASLEEP (as asuaD," on the tombstone
of large individual by one who knew
him we'll, and Left Till Called For" is
carved on gravestone in Cane Hill
cemetery. Belfast. A photographer has
this inscription over his grave: Here
I lie, Taken from Life" On the tomb
of Charles the Great, first emperor Of
Germany, are two words only: 'Cara'o
Ma1o." -----
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
A prosperOua Peoplc.

The richest peasants in Europe are
found in a province in Schleswig- Hol-
stein. These Nierlanders raise early
vegetables for the great cities of north
ern Europe. They supply aowers to
the courts of st. Petersburg and Ber-
lin. Their costumes are one OF the sa-
cred traditions Of the country aud not
to be modified. come what may. The
women wear little caps with stifily
starched bows of silk, over this @ straw
hat which looks as If it were upside
down. Their skirts are short. the
aprons full plated. The bodice is
white with sort of zouave jacket Of
bright colors. The silver jewelry is
the pride OF their lives. The men wear
small clothes. long waistcoats trimmed
with silver buttons. a long jacket and
a quite ordinary looking 9ap.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
A PERlLOUS FEAT.



ney through the great canyons of the
Colorado river, Mr. Robert Brewster
Stanton gives in the Cosmopolitan a
lively impression of the danger of
scaling those marble cliffs, which
stand from one to two thousand feet in
vertical walls, with scarce a bench or
ledge wide enough for mountain
sheep"
We carefully pick our way around
the lower points of the marble, up
through crack some two hundred
feet in height and out upon a little
ledge perhaps three feet wide that
runs along the solid wall, till our
progress seems cut off by sharp but
tress that projects beyond the ledge.
The buttress is V-shaped, the sharp
point extending out over the bench.
On the other side of it is the same lit
tie ledge. To reach it calls for
strength of muscle and something like
the nimbleness of cat, for with toe
of boot and ends of fingers fastened on
little points of marble on one side, it
is necessary to reach just such points
on the other.
/ hesitate for a moment, look down
over the precipice, and carefully calcu-
late how long it would take to reach
the bottom. The wild flowers are
blooming all over the slopes at the foot
of the cliff.
We cannot help each other, and
each must stand back while the other
reaches the ledge beyond or the dark
valley below.
Not word is spoken. Each one adj
justs his trappings, that nothing may
be out of place. Hislop first swings
around and reaches the ledge in safe
ty. l place my foot carefully on the
and secure good hold with my right
hand. My left foot is thrown round
and my left hand creeps along till it
catches little finger OF marble which
seems left for the purpose.
Just as I start to make the leap / am
caught by my coat on the edge of the
marble, and held fast in mid air.
Again look down, and calculate how
long it would take to reach the bot
tom. With one strong effort bend my
back, loose the coat, and safely land on
the further edge.
Kane has longer arms and legs, and
in q moment we are all around the
buttress, having swung our bodies
clean out in the air, THOUSAND feet Of
l>ol
above. It requires cool head and
steady nerve, for, looking back, wo
see it is impossible to return.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
Railroad Rumble.

"What time" asked lady with an
arnful of bundles. docs the next train
leave?"
ut leaves on schedule time" re-
sponded the affable and accommodate
ing ticket agent.
And the lady repaired to the waiting
room with the remark that she didn't
kuoy it lAft so latA-TAras S;fsinoA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
Yer InaeAenA

Banks fficking oH oks ashes Nth bis
littl. fngsry-Yss Ismoss good aesi-
A cigar 70 company for fellow ~hsa
he's louesotnc.
Rivers frsising IN. windo. )-You
must have been hard MP for Inpsnios-
snip " ben roo III that one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

--He-"If you will give me just ono
Kiss I'll never ask for another" She
George. IL Is bad enough 70 veil
falsehood without insulting ne =. the
same Tina - Boston Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

the peasants most Of the loans ere
taken In January, February and Marrhs
in January because the taxes are thea
gathered; in February and March be-
cause then the provisions Of the peas
ants run short. and all kinds of est-
ables used by peasants 90 up in price
until they reach the slinax In April.
From April the peasants begin TO earn
a little, and the loans diminish until
August After that they rise again.
because, after the crops have been
gathered, the peasants begin 20 paw
their debts with their hsrves. so thai
thsy themselves soon are without pro-
visions. and must take loans again
Sometimes the interest charged on
peasant loans amounts % three hun
dred per cent-Jonas stssling. in Cen
tury
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

-Bessis-"He was very impudent lie
put his arm around ne twice" Jessie
-''Humph: be must have had q very
long arm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

-Iraie Father--'.I'n going To pat
cheek TO your ex:ravagance, sir I'm
p1sdent Son-"All right. Cive ne .ha
check ~. \. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

When Baby was SICK. re gave her Castoria.
Whc- she VS. Child. size cried fo- CaStoria-
When she became Miss, she ciunS 10 Castoria-
when she .asd Cnixiren, she gave them Castozia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
WASHINGTON'S GAVEL.
a Valuable Relic of the First President
of the Union.

of the Union.
The handsome marble gavel used by
President George Washington at the
laying of the corner stone of the
United States capitol one hundred
Potomac lodge of masons OF George
town. by whom 1t is guarded with care
almost amounting to veneration. For
fear that 1t might be stolen or injured,
1t was ordered years ago to place the
precious relic in the strong vaults of
the Farmers and Mechanics bank,
and from there it has never been re-
lodge. No man is allowed to take it
in his possession, even for a day.
Whenever the lodge is requested to al
low the gavel to leave the vaults to be
used at some cornerstone laying, q
committee of three is always ap-
pointed to bear the relic company IN
til its return. The gavel has been in
the lodge since the day President
Washington presented it to Master
Valentine Rented. of Columbia. No.
10, of Maryland, which later became
knowh'aS Potomac lodge, No. .. The
presentation took place Immediately
after the ceremonies of the day which
IS now celebrated had been concluded
The gavel, says the Washington Star,
Is of a fine quality of marble, slightly
yellowish in appearance, and about
eight inches long. 1t once received
through an accident severe fall,
which Clipped several pieces from one
of the faces, but these are now held
in place by bright gold bands An APP
propriate inscription is on the nallet.
In the early days of the mallet it was
stolen at one of the cornerstone lay
ings which took place in Washington.
and was recovered some time later way
up in Massachusetts, where it had been
sold TO junk dealer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17

Drowning in the filthiest pond or
quagmire that could be found was a
favorite legal punishment among tho
Rr;4npS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-17
Chec~e for the Bride.

IN Switzerland the orange ana myrtle
blossoms, those graceful symbols at
weddings, find their substitute in
Eruyere cheese. On the day of
her marriage the bride receives
whole Gruyere cheese, which is
religiously preserved in the family.
AS time goes on various marks and
notches are cut into it which serve to
record the births, marriages, deaths,
etc. occurring in the household and
among the relatives. Anyhow II may
always serve as provision for rainy
aaV.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

represented laughing ~ unrestralned
gayety, her eyes half closed from sheer
WEAKNESS of so much mirth, her curling
mouth with its range Of little teeth just
showing above the small mask that one
aaintily curved hand had pulled down In
. capricious moment.
A lovely thing, indeed, but sadly opt
OF place in that poor room. 1t seemed
strange to Virginia that her father did
not recognize the singular unfitness.
The girl was laughing at them ALI
And to have spent $50 for i'll Oh, it was
wanton, cruel!
"Touch it reverently, Virginia; it be-
longs to my past" sighed Mr.. Kent.
'But, father dear, how-how could
you DO it?' she burst out with uncon-
trollable reproach. ''Sixty dollars, and
SO many things needed here"
Tom saw the old mans eyes flash, as
he Strengthened himself from the waist:
"That will do, my dear. | do not see
that we lack any Of the plain comforts
which, alas! are all l can at present pro-
vide--and if choose to add luxurious
trifie, something associated with the dear
dead days, will not" he said in clear,
studied voice-"I will not be interfered
with. Now, If you please, my child,
we'll say no more about it. Whenever
you want to talk over household matters
with me, ! am always at your service
in private
Nothing more was said, and the bust
was placed near the melodeon. But
Virginia could not bear to look at it.
Poverty was biting, their needs urgent
and debt abhorrent to her. How many
panels she would have to strain her eyes
over before half of $50 was earned. A
burning mist fell over her sight. She
looked up and met Toms compassion
ate eyes. They counseled her to be pa
tient. All, what did these small briers
matter since he loved her?
There lay her hope, her refuge.
Confined 10 norr W.
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lipc."
He stood with bowed head watching
the papers. They rustled in swirl Of
wind and flame, subsided into spasmodic
chickering's, and nothing was left but a
handful Of charred fragments light as
thistle down.
"God, help me! Give me my Dream"
he murmured, his lips scarcely moving.
| A sustained burst of deep toned sound
from the organ foated to him through
1.-THE closed doors. 1t thrilled him to the
heart. He seemed to hear Virginia's
|stanch words in their delicate intona-
|tions:
II believe in you, Tom"
Louder the music rolled, higher, sweet
Ter, one keen minor note transcending the
heavier volume and crowning it like q
star. The mans longing eyes frightened
las he listened. The festival of harmony
augmented his strength. His love rushed
lout to meet it like food meeting food.
Virginia seemed playing a paan of sanc-
Titled victory fit for q crusader who holds
his standard aloft, though ranking
wound pales his lips.
Ho would accept her message.
Until the last vibration had sunk to Q
,caressing whisper he stood entranced.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07
CHAPTER Nv.

The inspiration did not desert him. All
day and far into each night he wrote
with felicitous ease. No hint of his love
passed his lips to Virginia. Pride, with
n promise Of ultimate victory in its warn
ling voice. bade passion wait.
"You are nothing, you have nothing
now, but some day you will. Some day
you may dare ask her to add her love-
the richest jewel--to q measure already
full"
And so the time went by with an out
ward seeming of eventful quietude, and
October came.
| Virginia sat alone one bright after
moon. She was painting panel for q
fashionable shop that was pleased to ac-
lcept her work and pay as little as was
possible for it. Her head was bent low,
land q loosened strand of hair swept her
cheek. Her figure in its inclined posi-
ltion revealed supple strength and COM
lplete repose.
The little maid who helped her about
the house had departed, and the room
was quiet, save that O tiny white kitten
lpurred before the stove and the clock
ticked upon the mantel. And how q
clock can tick in silent room! Ques-
ltion it; it answers you. Sit mute, and
it voices your thoughts. Virginia laid
her brush down and listened to it. There
was something pathetically childish
about her as she sat there, her chin upon
her open hand, her dilated eyes couched
under the delicate brows, mirroring the
passionate regret that Of late had poi
.soned all her days.
She was not in Toms confidence now.
She did not share his walks. The gay
familiar companionship SO unutterably
dear was ended. He did not know-he
never must know-how often she had
crept to his door late at night to listen to
the scratch of his impetuous pen.
Perhaps her words had stung him to
such violent activity he would soon leave
them to fight fortune in wider field. A
startled breath broke upon her lips.
What would this place be without himi
What would her life be? Tne clock an.
swered with cynical, knowing tick.
A shadowy wave Of desolation rushed
over her, and the room grew dark. Her
hands fell down helplessly. The clock
licked louder, like garrulous cron,
foretelling disaster.
"virginiar' fell upon her ears with 8
soft suddenness that startled her. TIL,
panel slipped from her knees, and grasp
ing the arms of the chair she turned hel
head to find Tom standing above her.
II have been watching you for full
minute he said, throwing his hat dowr
and drawing over a low stool, SO that III
faced her.
In the hushed, masterful whisper sh'
recognized something unusual. Some
thing unusual in his -. Repres
sion was there. excit r.
81 didn't hear yor Virgins
answered, her vois Z thick and
far away in here
She half stoc aw back th<
piece Of satin lunch OF daisies
was still wet. mt her hand and
| with gentle At brooked no -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

"Therc Is something else I must tell you
first"
"But you didn't buy any of those love-
ly, useless things?" she interposed in
whisper. lyon didn't, surely, dad? You
know the quarters rent
Never mind the quarters rent, Vir-
ginia. You always will drag in these
purely private matters before our
guests"
With delicate impatience he moved
to the stove and held out his white
hands to the warmth.
"Where wasl when you interrupted
me? All and he took off his glasses,
lightly Ticking his coat sleeve with
them, II remember, controlled my
self. / bought nothing until l saw
gem that almost made me give cry of
recognition. Against the red cloth in
the lamplight and dust stood piece of
statuary that 1 parted with In an evil
day long ago" He looked at both his
listeners with dim smile, and his voice
became retrospective. "How il recalled
the bright spring morning picked it up
in PaIS! All, dear me! / commenced
bidding for it,
"At last only one voice was heard
competing with me. The owner Of 1t
peered at me through the crowd. !
peered at him. Who was it but the son
Of dear old friendl All, it was a sight
to see him look Mt me only half con-
vinced. is your namq t<entr 1t is,
and you are Richard Monklow,' an
swered. Well, he withdrew, and the
bust became mine. i spent the rest of
the day with him. We lunched at Del.
monicos, played game of poker in his
rooms afterward. All, he's fine fellow,
this Lieutenant Monklow. He's Just left
the navy TO inherit great fortune. Oh,
what n life he has had! Toeming with
adventure, with experience. Lucky dog,
But open the packages. Tom, and sec
The Masker.' IL cost me 500 TO regain
1t. What matter? IL is worth hun
dreds."
In n moment Tom had the wrappings
of, and the bust was placed on little
stand. The head and shoulders Of girl
cleaned whitley in marble. She was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

,quivered through him. Itwas tempered
by sickening edge of dread, but still 1t
twas delight.
! In little while he was again in his
own room tearing the leaves of the re-
jected play to pieces. He flung them into
the crate and touched them with a match.
+, Virginia was right, " he said, his voice
broken, as if he had run long way, and
indeed his inner self had journeyed to
far, undreamed of heights that night.
'"You are false. Notaword of you shall
live"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

Tom Murray. talented young American of
Celtic blood, Is transplanted from his home In
khc west 20 New York city to study for the
He abandons theology and turns
The first drama he offers TO a
is rejected for reasons stated In very
blain language.
| The dishartencd young author becomes a
boardcr in the home of his sweetheart. Vir-
1t fufo Kanf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Get your share Of it
by advertising in
The News.
~>~~>>>,s~>
Which
are the
Purchasing
Glasses 2"

People who buy goods are divided into three
classes: The select 10000, the well-to-do l0O-
100, and the more or less prosperous million.
Nine-tenths of all the fortunes are made from
the trade of the 10000 and the million, be-
cause they buy nine-tenths of all the goods
which are sold. They are the people also who
respond to advertisements and who buy for
cash or pay their bills promptly. The mer-
chant or any advertiser who caters success
fully to the 10000 and the million will get all
he cares for of the trade of the select 10000.
STEWART.
The NEWS not only has the next
largest circulation In Providence, but
reaches the homes OF "the 10000" and "the
million" more completely than any other
newspaper in this section. The News is read
by 10000 of the Providence million every day.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-10-08
Back From reru.

c. B. Dugan, formerly of this city, an old miner, returned from a two and one-half years prospecting tour in Peru and Ecuador, South America yesterday. Mir. Dugan spent much time in the Sierra del Pasco region. Peru. He devoted himself largely to the investigation of placers and found in the channels of stream de- posits that he is satisfied will yield from s40 to $50 gold per ton if sat isfactory process of separation can be found. The trouble is that the gold is much laminated and sluices fail to perform their office. The native methods are crude and unsatisfactory but nevertheless the natives are able to make several dollars a day. Mir. Dugan will leave Monday for San Francisco and will probably return 10 Peru in the near future.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-10-08
lnitatOrs mud Ina posters.

The unequalled success of ALL COCKS POROUS PLAsTERs as an ex- ternal remedy has induced unscrupu- lous parties to offer limitations, which they endesvor to sell on the reputa- ton of ALLcocK's. It is an absurdity to speak of them in the same category as the genuine porous plaster. Their alleged equality with ALLcocK's is a false pretense.
 The ablest medical practitioners and chemists and thousands of grate- ful patients unite in declaring ALL COCKS POROUS PLAsTERs the best ex- ternal remedy ever produced. Ask for ALLcocK's and accept no other.
 BRANpRETH's PILLS act upon the whole system. ?
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-10-08

A Chinese girl about fifteen or six teen years old arrived in Tombstone yesterday from San Francisco and will remain several days with rela- tive before continuing her journey to Fl Paso. The girl is quite good look ing and attracts considerable atten- tion. One oi her many attractions consists of brilliant red que, winch privilege, according 2 to Chinese cus- tom. is grsnted but to the young and unmarried of that sex.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-10-08
Advertised Letters.

The following is list of letters re- maining in the general delivery at the Tombstone postoffice for the week ending October ', 1893: Geo. c. Black. Mrs. NJ. Downdz. R. w. Keeney. J. McDowd. Mir. Sexton. Mrs. B. !. Stevens. Parties calling for any of the above letters, will please say "advertised' and give date.
 w. A. HAYWOOD, P. NJ.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-10-08

During my term of service in the army I contracted chronic diarrhea," |" says A. F.. Bending, of Hal-ey, Or. Since then l have used great amount of medicine, but when l found any that would give me relief they would injure my stomach, until Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and DiarI hca Remedy was brought to n'y notice. ] used it and will say it is the only rem edy that gave ne permanent r"'ie! and no bad results iJllow." For sale by druggists.