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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
RAILWAY SHARPS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S-"There is no such
chance now as used to exist for outwitting
Legislatures by those who OWE railway
corporat tions," said Mr.. c. c. Clark, the
first vice president of the New York Cen
tral. yesterday. and he added that probab-
ly The best illustration OF the ability OF
keen railway men to overcome early iegis-
latures was furnished by the first manage
ment OF the Erie. The charter that the
Erie obtained from the New York legisla-
ture forbade them to build any part OF
their road in the state Of New Jersey.
They went so near the Jersey line that it
was possible to throw a stone from their
tracks over into Jersey, but they made
their terminus at Piermont, which is just
opposite Tarrytown. A farmer named
Suffern had farm, through the northern
part of which ran the Erie road, its south
ern boundary being the terminus
OF the Ramapo New Jersev) road. The
Erie capitalists said to Sufern: Now.
you build a road across your farm, have
one end of it touch the Erie and the other
end join with the Ramapo"
"But l haven't any money" said Suf-
fern
''Oh. that Will be all right; we will fur
nlsh the money"
Of course man had right to build g.
railroad across his farm, SO that in few
months, without violation of the charter
the Erie read was connected with road
which ran down through Jersey to Jersey
City, and thus the legislature was outwit-
ted.
BY its intrinsic merit Hoods Sarsaparilla
has won the confidence of the people
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adventures. She is the best dressed
the smartest, the most heartless and
the most unscrupulous of her kind, and
whether born in upper Minnesota or
southwestern Texas, New York is the
goal of her ambition. In seven cases
out of ten she has, to use Joaquin
Miller's strong expression, been
damned by dover of beauty. She
was first spoiled in her home and then
ruined in her town. She is not an
avenger. She does not set out to
wreak her malice on the other sex.
That is romantic fiction. She never
has any higher motive than the graft
fcation of her senses and her vanity at
somebody's expense. The whole spirit
of her iniGuity is selfishness.
Before l undertake to tell you of
some OF the adventuresses who come to
New York to ply their vocation, let me
try and tell you something of the
genesis of the creature. You have, per-
haps, seen her in the full flower. Let
me show her to you in the bud.
Did you ever notice in some village
or post Office town the handsome girl
whom the young men call the belle?
She is of quick, intuitive faculty, indo-
lent nature, keen sensibility, vivacious
in her enjoyments, sullen in her duties
and inordinately vain. Before she is
eighteen she had learned how to use a
mysterious power which is only per-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
THE BRAZILIAN WAR.

PARIS, Sept. 2S.-A private cablegram
received here from Rio de Janeiro, and
coming from an American source, denies
the truth of the report received here to the
effect that the guns of the warships be-
longing to the squadron commanded by
Admiral de Mellos were silenced after
opening fire upon Rio by the guns of the
forts at the mouth of the harbor. The
forts at Rio, according to this dispatch,
were unable to shell the rebel ships, not
only owing 10 the position the latter occu-
pied, without taking tremendous risk of
dropping shells into Rio itself, but also
because they were almost entirely desti-
tute of ammunition. The dispatch Says
that the forts never tried shot at the
rebel ships. The people of Rio, continues
the cable dispatch. hoped and are still
hoping for foreign Intervention in their
favor.
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-A private cable mes
sage received here this afternoon saws that
the rebel ieet resumed the bombardment
OF Rio &c Janeiro this morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
FIRES!DE FRAGMENTS,

--Stewed Duck.-Stuff. adding dash
of lemon juice. Pin in cloth. cover
with water, and stew two and one-halt
hours. Serve with curry or acid sauce.
Good Housekeeping.
-0kra and Onions.-Slice a quart Of
o}lra, and slice thin two onions. Slice
quarter OF pound of fat bacon. fry
1t brown, take up, put the olSra and
onion in the fat, and fry brown. Ar
range the bacon on a dish and lay the
okra. and onions over it--Harper's s
Sazar.
French Apple Pudding Bake some
apples with sugar till they become a
nlarmalade: put them into a pie dish
already lined with puff paste: make a
custard with half pint OF milk and
two eggs, favored with butter and
sweet almonds; pour it on the apples
and bake IN a slow oven N. Y.
Times
How are you7 Just thought rd
drop in awhile 10 kill time We'll.
~e don't want any OF our time killed. =
-Boston Globe.
Little Clarence if a mar
rom Portugal is a Portuguese, is rs
title boy portagosling?''-Little Ped
ilinrten Gheew;tz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
MODERN PARAGRAPHS.
now Certain Humorists Deal Lightly ~
Uncanuy and Growsomo Suhiecta

Now Certain Humorists Deal Lightly with
Uncanny and Grswsoms Subjects.
1t is impossible to say who originated
the above manner of stating a fatal
occurrence, but it seems to be quite
generally followed by some newspaper
paragraphers. It is a delicate way of
| putting it and reads much better than
| when one says: He died amid the most
horrible and excruciatirg agonies." I"
The whole story is told and the readers
senslbilities are not shocked. This
style of paragraphing affords an op-
portunity for exercising the ingenuity.
Variety, freshness and cheerful. not
to say vivacious, facetiousness might
be mingled with the briefest notices of
fatal casualties that otherwise might
be neglected by the reader or very
briefly glanced at. as, for instance, the
following:
A man in Maryland the ether day
ate fifteen raw oysters on a wager
The silver trimmings on his coffin cost
twelve dollars and thirty-fve cents.
A young man in Louisville examined
keg of damaged gunpowaer with a
is believed by his friends that he has
gone to Europe, although a man has
found some human bones and piece
of shirt-tail about twenty miles from
Louisville
John Smith, Jr, in Nebraska, said he
could handle rattiesnake the same as
a snake-charmer. The churlishness of
the undertaken in demanding paw in
advance delayed the funeral four DAYS.
Richard Strongarm, better known
as the champion trunk-smasher of
Missouri" found box last week
marked Dynamite. Handle With
Care" 'Ha, ha," said he dynamite"
in a seornful voice. as he seized it by
the handle, braced one foot against the
lead land yaRked it On the platform.
He never came back.
A cireus-rider in Arizona tried to
turn three somersaults on horseback
the other day. The manager sent back
to New Orleans for another somersault
man.
A man in New York could not wait
for the cars to get to the depot and
jumped off. His widow had to sue his
insurance company.
A man warned his wife in Chicago
not to light the fire with kerosene.
She did not heed the warning. Her
clothes fit his second wife remarkab bly
well.
A small boy was hanging around a
circus in Brooklyn the other day
when he opened the lid of a box
marked boa CONSTRUCTOR That small |
boy doesn't hang around any more cir
cuSeS.'
A boy in Canada disregarded his
mothers injunctions not to skate on |
the river, as the ice was thin. His |
mother does not cook for as many as
she formerlyd did.
In Massachusetts the other dav a |
man thought he could cross the track
in advance of locomotive The SER
vices at the grave were very impress
sive.-N. Y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
A TR4mp WHO KICKED.
Dien't Like ts~ f.ies. 81 fse.rg sfl-sd G
by q Ssuffed Doe.

II
by = stuffed Dog
He had 4 Newfoundland dog cs lig
as yearilns calf, and for three sesss
not a tramp succeeded ii getting ~,
the house.. He lived Just or.s.Se -
town. and but for the dog wos..i sA~s
been struck three or fo.r tsess
| day 1t was fua to Sc tsacsa eSsns
along. take square lcoS ct the A~~ss.
and then reach over TO uaSss. tie yssa-
Tae click OF the bolt was tae sssss. g.
"Old Bose" who had his c.aa<tsss A.,-
der the versada. 10 rash on. rod ~
sight OF him the caller wu's,s ;nssss a
skate down the highway as II AS~S
from a cannon
One nigh. t'landerhc,t Struck sfc
corner Of the house eri TIE acx ~as
Killed IN his bed Nhan ne ssi as.
covery was made the awner,,es.s s>s "a
to stuff the body and see IL it wor. 80
prove scarecrow 10 tlaa.,s- s. sat
taxidermist ard at the cad .. sAe
week odd Bose was set I'D vu@s.
cherry tree at the corner cs tae sSsssif.
lie was in the shadow aud s>sxs Sho
gate. His false eYcs g'ar,i ass ais
toeth were all on exAs a4s-> a. I'D
one standing at the g3.e az sxoas3 IKE
live dog ready TO 6e-oar III 90 rsrs-
| He had been in position sboat IN hour
when weary pilgrim was sssr coming
over the hill and sizsar NJ sl.c hcrsc.
Everybody made s...p aai Ave uin-
uies later the tramp reached over aud
| shot tae holt As he sysuas the gate
back he saw the doc. and after oaS
brief glance he ina.teret:
"Drat your buttons. Bill Wheeler.
but You don't wsst rotA.n' herei''
He then shut the gate and started or
In hurry, but he hada'. got one hum
dred feet before he stopped and
scratched his head. Then he went On
few feet and stopped and scratched
again and seemed puzzled He ad.
vanced ten feet farther and then turned
square around and held sor; Of coun-
sci with himself The result was tnae
he returned al brisk walk. opened tho
gate with bang. and walking straight
up to the dog he lifted the stuffed
IN his arms and dumped it into bed of
catnip thirty feet away. He then
walked TO the back door. in which the
man and his wife were standing in n
paralyzed condition, and said:
I'm tramp and don't deny IL. but
though I'm ragged and dirty and hard
mp I've got feeiin's When a man sets
live dog on me that's all right and
accordin' To Hovle. but when fellow
plays me low down with a stuffed
canine he hurts my self-respeet and J
don want no truck with him"
e The man almost entroa:cd him ..
come in aud sit down to square neal.
and offered 10 fit him out witha SOFT ~
clothes on top OF that. but the ,ramr
wiped tear from his left eye and made
of with the reply:
Cant do IL, sir-can't do II nohoyv.
We've got to preserve our self-respect
in this line o bixneSs or i, ca s last.
If il had been live dog | wouldn't
hav nuthin' 70 say; but 20 go and ring
in cadaver on mc aad jump me o3 my
dignity is playin Bill Wheeler alt.
gcther too fine. You keep your old
clothes and cold vittlcs fur some gsicot
who hain't got no feelin's and can't be
insuited. y. y sam.
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DOUGLASS STUMPING TOUR.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 2S.-George l..
Douglass, speaker of the Kansas house of
representatives, has taken the stump in
defense OF the methods and policy adopted
by the Republicans last winter He open
ed last night in Chauute, the home of
Speaker Dunsmore. So far As his means
aud time will permit Mr. Douglass will
make "a tour of the state. Mr.. Douglass is
making this tour AT his own expense ana
upon his own responsibility. for the pur-
pose of advancing his candidacy for gov
ernor. The popdlists have put Speaker
DunsmoTe on the stump in defense of
their side of the question, and they desire
the two men 10 meet in joint debate. Mr.
Douglass Is willing TO meet Mr. Duusmure
and IL is probable that they will meet in
joint debate at least once before the elee-
Gion. Mr.. Douglass is said TO have made a
strong speech last night. 1t WAS priu-
cipally devoted TO the issues that have
grown out OF the legislative troubles. He
Will naturally have large meetings where
ever he goes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
FOR THE LUNCHEON PARTY.
Keep the Dining Room Dsrk-Charmin<
Floral Decorations.

A formal luncheon party IN the sum
mer with the Thermometer Ia the cigh-
ties is irving thing for both hostess
and guests. but there arc times when
circumstances force such entertain
ments into existence. Then II becomes
an art TO suggest in AL pcssi bie ways
thoughts of coolness. The dining-room
should be kept rs dark as possible all
the morning before. and anv 2ia-c of
sunlight should be carefully shut out
even during the luncheon. though no
artificial light should be used. Iced
bouillen or delicious little melons or
oranges flied with water ices form
tempting opening course. and as few
hot dishes as possible should be served.
II the temperature has net robbed the
hostess % all her energy she can ar
range without much trouble a delight
fully cool decoration in the floral way.
A long. low rectangular pan placed in
the middle OF the ta BILE should hold a
block Of ice somewhat smaller than
the pan. but about six or seven inches
in height. The center of the ice having
neen previously followed out three
inches in depth bv the aid of hot fat
irons and the sides left two or three
inches in thickness. fill the dian thu.
formed with water and arrange in 10
some exquisite white watcr-iifies Small
water-liiy pads should bc placed among
them To nestle here and there with
half open b1ds upon the sides of the
ice. Over the edges Of the pan bank
moss 10 cover them. and IN this stic<
short cut rushss czt-tsils and other
marsh grasses-but not so nigh or thick
a. 20 obscure the lee and iilies IL
must not be forgotten that wxter-fiiies
are only babies in some Of their ways.
and begin TO grow drowEY soon after
the sun starts It's downward course.
Before late lunehecn could be finished
or an carly dinner begun they would
close tigBt their gseen petals aud tall
fast asieep-C Chicago Tri hnnA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
KANSAS C0pN

TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. SS.-Professor Rob
ert hay OF Manhattan, state geologist, was
In tne city yesterday. on his return from
Chicago. Professor Hay states that the
corn exhibited by Kansas far surpasses
any that has been sent in by other states.
This years crop shows finer ears than last
years, and agriculturists- stand wonder
lngiy before the tine specimens that have
been raised by Kansas farmers. Brown
county at present holds the palm for large
ears of corn, many OF them being fifteen
inches in length
Professor Hay states that Kansas also
leads ID apples aud in the number Of
varieties OK grapes displayed. This fsct
viii be astonishing. when it is considered
that Kansas is not known as frnit state
The agricultural college alone has SEM
seventy varieties OF grapes to tie fair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
CURIOUS BELIEFS,
Superstitions Of the Moons Influence Tha,
Still Prevail Among Farmers

! Superetitfons OF the Moons Influence Thai
Still Prevail Among Farmers.
They were standing by market stall
down in the Diamond. The man in the
| tan shoes said:
How are crops looking?"
''Oh, fairish, fairish," said the man
with the tan face. II have a good crop
of whSt, oats look well, but my pota-
toes are no good. That's my own fault,
though, for the sign wasn't right when
planted them"
'And what is the sign" again in
| quired the man with the tan shoes.
'Why, that is the way the moon is
light or dark OF the moon, you know.
l tell you feller's got to watch the
moon if he wants to git along on a
farm"
''All pack Of blamed nonsense" in
terposed the short, chunky man. DO
you old fossils still do all your planting
| and sowing and fence building and
shingle drivin' an SO on by the signs of
the moon?'
Yep" answered the man with the
tan face. IAN there's no nonsense
talking about, you see it's this-a-way."
he continued, appealing to the man
with the,tan shoes: If YOU plant your
potatoes in the dark of the moon you'll
hev no crop: if you plant EN- in the
light OF the moon you'll hev good
crop. The same with other things. If
You re rootin' your barn an drive your
shingles in the light of the moon your
shinglesll turn up ev'ry time, an your
roofu leak: drive 'ern in the dark o
the moon an they'll lay fat as pan
cakes. I've seen these things hun
dreds of times. an any body saws there's
nothin' in it don't know what he's
talkin' about
''All fapdoodle.'' calculated the
chunky man. why. how the dickens
could the moon have anv influence on
potatoes and shingles and all the rest
of ito"
Well. now, don't know bu. what
there might be something in this moon
theory" said the man with the tan
shoes. '<The moon causes the rise and
tall of the tides, you know. and II ii
has al influence on the water why
shouldn't it have on the land?7
Not a bit of ii, " snorted the chunky
man, u tell you I have tested this
thing an there's nothing in it.
lived on farm when was boy. and
ny father was one OF these moon
sharps; he had book full of rules in
regard 10 signs an seasons, an he used
TO try to teach me this moonsiine buSi-
ness but said Iain's plantin' potatoes
in the moon. I'm plantin' then IN the
earth -T-Pittshurgh Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-29
Arab CoartsEfp.

Bashful lovers are aluos. an un.
known curiosity in Arabia. for Arab
courtship" j. uncersnloDio ious, to say
the least Of IL a g0rng man sees a
girl whom he would ike 10 marry "A
another tribe lie rides Up az night.
hnds out where zhs = Sleeping. dazhss
uD To her tent. s-at>H.s her up in his
arms puts her u,sase s1ss on has Lorss
and Gsshes array liks D. @sod he
happens 70 oe esa % ae !. shot. IL no
Is not the tribe Ae-n 1h.eh he IA.
stolen the girl Psss taesa visit in "a
few day& A psssss - the tribe ioins
the hands of tse y9@eg usr and the
giri apG both sri1ss ~, r IRE tesslvf.
ties Nost ~ the base rpsn steal their
~ives. bat their are sosns few peace
iOvl1g Fonihs who = aot. On a cain
moonlight night yc= mar see one os
these latter sitting before the ten. of
his lady-iove singing soaz Of his og.n
eos3FsoAi;ion snd playing a ssrsayeo
srstrsfEserst something lik. our banjo.
ihis IS Ia eogrtssi3. ~. I. World
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DENT DISCHARGED.
HONOLULU GOSSIP.

HONOLULU, Sept. 2l.-An official dis
patch received from Washington states
that the Hawaiian legation there has been
assured that some action favorable TO an
ncxation will be taken by the United
States.
The famous suit of George MacFarlane
against Claus Spreckies, the sugar king
has been decided. The court denied Mac
Farlaue an accounting. but allowed him
partition of the land and improvements.
The estate is capitalized at $40, ,0o0. COZ.
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[ sona1 charm. to her own advantage.
She finds that this is subtle power
where men are concerned. She has adj
mirers by the score. They fight to con-
tribute to her qualification. She dis
covers that she can make these rivals
buy their way to her favor. She be-
gins with presents. She soon has
things that other girls have to go with
out. Already the vista opens. She
dreams of rich lover He comes
along. 1t is no longer bon bons and
ice cream now, but sealskin wraps and
jewelry, and presently she is looking
for richer. She starts as a belle, she
grows to be a coquette, and then fate
is already inviting her to be an adj
ventures. If that girl has never been
taught that there are duties as well as
pleasures in life, she is already an
adventuress in her heart. Vanity and
craft have joined hands to ruin her.
Perhaps the most damaging lesson that
this creature learns is this. that most
men lay down honor. self-respect, am
bition and rectitude in the presence of
physical female beauty; that men
marry charmers, not wives; that phys
ical beauty converts art into an ac-
cepted lie, cajoles Justice and stops
punishment.
If she hadn't any other knowledge to
modify and correct this-and she isn't
apt to have-the love of display pres
emily gives way to the desire for pow
er. Then she is an adventures and
sets out to find the most susceptible
man with the most money.
Generally she rnarrics him, because
he makes that a sina qua non. But he
gets divorce inside of two years. She
doesn't know it. but this only stiInu-
lates her. She has made something
her experience. Next.
She is not ready to come TO New
York yet. She has managed TO cajole
some of her husbands friends. They
really think while they are in her room
tha: she is much abused woman.
She uses them as the stepping stones
to the next operation she goes TO
Syracuse. Reading. Albany. Dayton
any small city She registers under
in systematic deception She hes
forged letters. She gets into onie.
set She keeps her lynx eyes about I
her As for the young men who hang 4
on her smile. she doesn't waste a
thought on them She picks out a
married man of influence and means +
She calculates eyery step 81 her waT:
he doesn't. 1t Is impossible for nira 20 7
associate guile with such dove eyes. +
and such low, musical voice. and she
knows it Her soul goes out 10 him 4
for friendship first. then for advice /
and conpanionship. aud finally for
confidence. Then one morning there 4
is a scandal. Just at the crisis i
she has arranged The Esau Is
I'VE viii fy together,
to some quiet SPOT where xe car love
only each othes" She has heard tina.
at the theatsr. But he remarks. ''So." "
for ne has got over It Then she rnu--
tnnrs: "We stay and defy the world
II you love me what DO csre?~ And
DC remarks :'-How much do roc want?"
Ont OF consideration FOR him she ac-
srpfs q, coed price and pets out He
'ays. ''tooai-ily." she Only remarks:
sSexs
Vow uv lady IS ready 20 90 70 New
FORK. and ouce there she gets into tie
win 81 a wealthy Ezar=iea woman ard
ets.s down 10 >sle .sxteusa1ss S.k zf
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With nerves unstrung and heads that ache
Wise women Bromo-SeltZer take.
THE IRRIGATION CONVENTION.

i'hSN wv SSNs LN lSiSs
SALINA, Kan, Sept. 2S-The interstate
irrigation convention was called TO order
at 10 o'clock this morning, with an ex-
cellent representation from all the nine
states interested in the movement. Judge
Emery of Lawrence was elected temporary
chairman and j. l.. Bristow secretary
Addresses were delivered by e. E. Moses
of Great Bend and Judge Emery, after
which the committees were appointed.
Mayor Cravens delivered an address of
welcome. which was responded to by d..
NJ. Frost of Garden City.
The subject of irri igation is probably re-
celving more consideration than at any
other time in the history of the country
and this convention promises to be more
largely attended and more important in
its results than any convention of the
kind that has ever assembled. The follow
Ing addresses will be made to the copven-
tiop: The Results of Irrigation in Kan
sas, " by Hon. w. Il. Hopkins of Garden
City. Kan; The Results of Irrigation ia
Nebraska" by Hon. |. A. Fort of North
Platte, Neb.: ''Ihe Results of Irrigation in
Colorado" by L. II. Newell. United States
geo!ogist, Pueblo. Colo; 1.-The Water Snp-
ply OF the Great Plains, and its Ayaila-
bility for Irrigation Purposes" by Pro
lessor Hay of Junction City, Kan; The
UEderfiow aud its Utility for Irrigation -
oy a. W. 6reSOFy OF Oarlen CitY, han. {:
The Relation of the Railroads to the
irrigation of the Great Plains." by j. w.
knight of Kansas City, No.; The Rise
and Progress OF Irrigation in California"
by Hon. L. B. Merry of Los Angeles Cal: !:
Dakota and the Irrigation Movement.
by Hon. {. :. Fassett, state engineer of
Hitchcock, ;. D.; "Texas and the Irriga-
lion Movement" by Hen. ". J.. Nc
liaughey Of usrin, Tex; Artificial Rain
making" by p. I. Murphy of Goodland,
KAN; The Duties of the General Govern
nent TO the Irrigation of the Great
Palms." 10y Hon. Martin Mohler of To-
neka and George H. Hastings of Lincoln,
Neb.; 1.-The Best Methods for Irrigating
he Great Plains" by Howard Miller OF
Louisourgh, Pa.
Three delegates were elected to attend
The International convention TO he held at
Los Angeles on Oct. TO- The Interstate
irrigation association was organized by
The delegates present for the purpose OF
promotlng the cause of Irrigation with
state associations in ali the states inter
ested. Immediate action by congress
looking TO relief upon the line indicated
Ia the resolutions il demanded. The Off
cers OF the new association are as follows:
President, 4. Il. Moses, Great Bend; secre-
larry, j. l. Bristow. Sailna; treasurer,
Frank Hucp,man