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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
Curious Facts.

The total production Of white lead In
the world Is about 600, 600 tons per annum
Of which the United States produces
about one-third.
The oldest living ex-governor N the
[ nited States is said to be Nathaniel 5.
Barry Of Bristol, y H. He was bora in
1896, and was elected governor OF New
Hampshire in 1881
Since 1870 Germany has spent on her
army directly So, 600 900, 600, and France
s.. $50, 00O, 900, and this does rot include
the navies or railways OF pensions, or
count the productive labor lost in the
military service.
When sn Egyptian dog wants to drink
in the Nile he stands on the bank and
howls FOR = while. This attracts all the
crocodiles in the vicinity TO the spot
Then be runs to another point On the bank
and takes his drink in safety.
4 tunnel. the longest in the world. has
been projected and begun practically,
under Simplon, 70 supercede the famous
road over the mountain constructed BY
Napoleon. The tunnel viii be a triae less
than twelve and a half miles. The COST
is estimated at s., 240, 900 mile.
In 1872 the relative rank Of American
cities was: /, Philsdslphis; ,, New York;
3. Boston. 1, Charleston; ), Baltimore. II
1898 they stand: !. NeE York. :. Chicago,
8 PniladeIphiz. l. Brooklyn; 5, ST. Louis;
6 Boston; :. Baltinorz. S. san Francisco;
q Cincinnati. 10, Cleveland Charleston.
which stood so high 100 years ago, now
stands 50,
Whiting. plaster Of Paris, barytss, ,il-
lea and white clay are the conmocesr
psint adulterauts. 4 recent lecturer
showed 3 number Of boards painted With
three coats Of these materials thai lad
been ground in OIL In e&ea the grain Of
ne wood could readily De seen waile oEe
cnst OF white lesd was Sufficient 70 Prac-
tieAIIy cover the gram
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
NEW lNTOXiCANT.
A Species of Mushroom Which Has this
Same Effect as LIQuor.

A Species of Mushroom Which Has the
Same Effect As LIQuor.
The inha bitants of the northwestern
part of Asia use a mus broom to pro-
mote iutoxication. 1t is known as the
fly blown mushroom, and is also very
abundant in Scotland. The fungus is
gathered in the hottest part of the
year, and is then hung up by string
in the air to dry. Some are dry before
gathered, and these are stated to be
far more narcotic than those artificial
" preserved. Usually the fungus is
rolled up like bolus, and taken with
out chewing, for, if mastIcated, II is
sa id to disorder the stomach One large
or two small fungi produce what is
looked upon as a pleasant state Of in
toxication for one dav. The effect 10
the same as that produced on taking =
quantity of spirits or wine, except 1t is
DELAYED from one otwo hours after the
bolus has been swallowed At first it
produces very cheerful emotions of the
mind. it renders some persons exceed
iugIy active, and is a stimulant to mus
cular exertion; thus, If person affect
ed by il wishes to step over straw or
a small stick, it impels him to take
Jump sufficient TO clear a low hedge or
a trunk of tree; it keeps those fond
of music perpetually singing, and, IN
der its influence. a laxative person
can neither keep secrets nor silence,
hence it is a source of danger TO ladies
and politicians. -HOrticultural Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

at least, FOR the weight still tarrfed
with me. IL fastened itself 70 my
left shoulder, and there IL staid for
some seconds after ! had fallen. As
soon as I could withdraw my nose and
cheek bones from the rock turned my
head 70 see where I was and Whist bad
struck me When J did, discovered
that l was mingled 70 a great extent
with forty pound wildcat, and that !
was at the bottom Of the mixture. The
animal had fastened his teeth ia nv
left shoulder just a. the time 10 had
sprung upon me, and was now trying 70
make its jaws meet on my collarbone-
One foot with several batteries %
claws, was c2reSSing the scalp on The
back part of my head, and the other
was toying vita my whiskerE. / had
no weapon, not even knife. for had
left that IN my sad die pockets, and my
revolver was Likewise precisely where
il wasn't wanted I had nothing what
ever on NV person except q leAd pen
Gil. some pieces OF string and small
bottle OF aqua ammonia; the latter
always carried % De used as = sovsr-
. iza remedy for snake bites, scorpion
and centipede stings, etc, 70 which
prospeetor "a those lstituees Is always
exposed. The little vial had more than
once saved me from serious discomfort.
not 10 say death. and somehow. with
that gouzing. chewing and scratching
load Of intensified deviltry on nv neck.
I thought OF that Insignificant 1Ask.
Reaching for uy coat p0c<et I pro
cured l., and u1corkIng - for By
hands were comparatively free,
stretched out nay riZat arm and poured
the contents dova the face Of ne eat
and into is eTe&
The Eery. pu1rent l5q lid did is oEsee
wei. FOR the monster, with a vi.lalnoua
scre-ca, dropped his bold and began
70 roll around zPou Ire groand n a.
the ag0Ev - D. gotten cut q fosr~
ounce val q strong IA MONA improp-
eylT applied ! staggered 70 ray fret
reached ny RE. AID while Us cztss ?
was blin1lv e8seasorarg - E8d ont tas
exact locality gave hsn The t~neat ol
a. the prups J eoai- -ct oct q - "a
chester 70 good working crce-- lie
MEASURE something over four fs@t
from tap - tsp aL1 vvas 9 lustT spec
men q rs + 1d lie Ez1 e.5E bel tas
oak. c..tea % 80 tcr1ry's nsc<. znd
as@zgsd 1t OF: q s-zE. b~f9re bsziu-
nfnz nit use2L ae E@a sr4dsa,IY seen
re c5ul--. arc. WISHING - EH4s, sE-
S~ors-d a.arss % tae trxEcses of tae
fuu. per near LIS prlz-- ~ clos> prog
i-us.v zn1 u. instinct 10. gv&s Essag
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
SWAPPING WIVES.
The Curious PROPOSAL Made ey Prfni'
tive Sauatter Down South.


live Sauatter Down south.
Twenty years ago TIE people OF
that section OF the country embraced
in western North Carolina and eastern
Tennessee were primitive in the eK-
treme, said q traveller recently.
Few could read; not one in hun
dred had ever seen railroad or town
Of one Thousand nnabitRnts- l was
trampipg through the mUt;ptains max
ing some ske 4c3ss and q wife, then
an exceedingly handsome woman OF
twenty, accom- psnied me We stopped
one night at she cabin OF a squatter
who was q typical mouutaineer. His
wife was a tau, aw-boned. siatternly
woman with a snuff stick and sharp
tongue. After supper of corn Pone, "
milk and fat crk the host took me cut
side and. poin ting with his thumb over
his shoulder to our respective wives,
said:
How'll you swap"
/ had heard that the people of that
country sometimes traded wives, but
regarded it as a foolish burlesque.
Well" said l, inclined 10 get some
amusement out OF it make an offer. "
II kinder reckon" said the would be
snapper. that nv wife's wuth the
most. She's the biggest'u' strongest.
She kin milk cows, dig seng and kin
cook a 'possum 70 turn. But I've had
her nigh ONO a year an am gettin'
tired of her cid clapper OF tongue.
III swap even"
I declined the offer and he finally
offered to give as boot a squirrel rife
and a dog warranted to be death on
coons. This liberal offer did not tempt
me, and as we were about TO leave he
offered TO add jug Of moonlight
whisky. This was toe much for the
temper of his partner.
Well, Jack Jenkins, said she, with
asperity, I've been swapped four
times, an you're the first feller that
did Mt cackerlate that l WIS with g
deal more in a trade than t'other
woman"
We departed, leaving Jack to ex-
plain matters as best ne could-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
MY NOISY BOY.

LAST YEAR
hear him out upon the porch.
His feet like rnallets falling;
hear him now behind the house,
Like a drunken Sioux sqGsllinx
hear him In the kitchen now,
Hes crswIed upon the table;
To bear annoy from that bad BOP
l do not think IN able
He now goes charging through the hail.
A chair he's bragg ing after;
BE gives such shrieks OF reckless 10Y
AS fairly split the rsfter
He's pIunging Tow toward my room,
I'll have 70 bar the door,
Or else my writing for the day,
Or course I must give DER.
THIS YEAR
1cannot hear. upon the porch,
The clatter OF his feet.
IcaLnot hear his shouts Of 10y,
Or laughter flowing sweet
Icarrot hear him fl the hall,
Though long / strive 70 hear;
What would give. ny friends, 20 have
Those noisy footsteps near
Oh, could I now uLhar the coorl
Oh, wouldn : II De 10Y,
An inspiration to ny PEN
To greet nv noisy boy
James y Johnson, ia Texas Sifttngz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

dogs come up. an ] riz up, piled my
pheasants an nv rabbits an my silver
gray fox in n heap, an went 20 see
wat else the future had brung me. The
OF buck were stretched out deader'n a
log, an on t'other side of him laid the
bari
Squire, | dunno whether Baisly
Cronk got them two deer at one shot
or whether he didn't an don't kerr
concluded the Old Settler. But If he
had his gun loaded heavy, an had
patience enough, an waited till he see
the whites o their eyes, / say that ac-
cordin' TO all the perceedents that /
know alythin' about he orter got more
than three deer, b'gosh!'-Ed Mott, IN
n Y Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

tain lions, besides having Kept our
lsrder well supplied with fowl in the
shape of wild turkey, numbers of
which used in the locality.
1t had been our custom for each man,
after getting an early breakfast, 70
mount his horse and start for the hills,
with no settled time for return. II he
found no game within five miles he
could ride ten, or twenty, and if sue
cessful, when his kill was more than
his horse could pack, he would hang
the carcasses and return for the burros
to make a lead into camp.
Early one clear morning in middle
January Johnson and / had left the
camp together on one of our daily ex-
cursions, and after riding together five
miles or more separated, he taking 3
northerly direction for some pine
parks in which the black-tail deer
grazed, and / going toward the west,
where juniper growth hourished, and
where 1 expected, from signs" had
recently observed, bear in some force
roamed and fed. / had progressed
about three miles, and WAC nearing
the edge OF the juniper strip. when l
came upon a large herd OF wild
turkeys, out Of which | succeeded il
potting a fne gobble-. This bird l
hung up by means of stout cord 20
gnarled aud stauted oak tree, just on
the edge of the bear park. intending
TO take him into camp when l returned
in the evening.
was fairly successful tha. day Ia
ny search for b-uin. and when TIE sun
was some two hours past the meridian,
started home with the hide and scalp
Of large specimen Of the berry-loving
Ursus. silver-tipped variety. 7 bad not
forgotten the dead turkey, and went aft
ct him. though where he hung vss some
what out OF nv direct road 20 camp /
reached the neigh borEood, God began
searching for the tree II which the
bird had hung, which I soon found. be-
was some nouplused 20 and tAat
the ordinary Thanksgiving feast mad
flown, and had left his head behiBd
him Some animal o. influence had TO
moved the gobbIer, but what specif,
one / could not telL The bird was
hung too high tor either bar or noun
tain lion % have disturbed u AID %
have thouZht the robbery ne WORK q
Al eagle vvozId have 5eea erroneous,
from the fact that 10 feathers Or blood
were diseern5ble under the tree Some
thing with four legs CT two hands had
elm bed the tree and pzlcd the turkey
down. left nv horse together vri.a
-v rtHe. near tie tree and began 70
PICK around suo1E ne ErAss and
powders with TIE Eops that ! might
see some traces % t5c thief c. Is
bo.otz. ] had walked perhaps forty
vsrds from III horss, when found
he rnutl-atsd remains q - pre- O.
N. ar -ae7 we're ,y-zE closs b.
s-s1a a 4zr1n roc formation r---7c--T C1-
De- 9 suuiper pine. -1=s ar21l.-cs
fa-Eet - low nat AS5 80 -tas52 - st
untsr ths tree bad sst Pushed fzs
r----v-lz Ge- a-aura-s @e Ei-a -
t.sve-s sa5al3e-s. ard Tss rsasc.4-isg -
,isa torn carcass - &c Bird 90 1sc-
aes-s a scream ard = grow &c r.;
,nves.s struck O. ~ bzcz = .Ee 1res
o. we.zaI thst simply Saorsr-+ eze
easxa~4 fe1i go zF fa-e, r- ~
u-.e serving - trl.i 10 - v2,sas-
r-s-r-z form ss0ns ca lie s-sf1"2 49,
- z-as-s Eel for knzss l1e-a l-EzzA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

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rzsz.3srz ts~ z-aue t3lasl2g~s ars -
OK. fr .e eeasa tse aEeT.s
st-,chlzr - 80 Sat - = 80 ss-s-ss-
ssn- So th~a - eEas 2sa4.zx va -
- rz--sa-s - 20 kas~ airs6 ia rssae-
&! 80 arz-azFy eriEs.a4. = sH~eebs3 -
eaz--~ Is ASIA - . aeszt s s-asHl IS irxs
~ pl4rz. bas sagz-4 .zz osrzt1es 1&fz
ssezsaslted aaT re=.szz&a-s erss=s tss
pxsce rzr4 - % a4z F-rs1zs-s ssrr.-sx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

board wnIskers were gone. and ~oaid
never more make a staud-of with she
balmy breezes u sunny southern Arr
roma Ny coat and shirt were but
memories, all the sraIp 7 bad EFF
would not have kept G~roaiuoo specu-
Iatiag very long. never sod the pelt
Of the cat Or asked auy reward from
the territory for his taki1z OF John
son. who was a good taxidermist.
followed ont his hide aud mounted n
though IL never required a siEat - IL
70 remind inc % the closest cal sysfs
had st Louis Globe De nnocrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
4 QUEER WAGER.
An EIsetio- Cr~ss works Ye~y toe
Netting.

Az EIsetioz Grask works Ye@g Toe
Netting.
Speaking 81 strange bets on al
election, said Col Joe Baczer. - Col
orado. % a crowd 81 the Larleas. tbs
one that taSes he ribbou over zEy I
have ever seen mentioned Vas b-t. last
and paid ~ an sathasi-Etie green
hacker many years zgy. eus q tEsss
enthusiasts ~ that tams. whose view
q tie political sstaatlon vas s@en
through tie soscatr husd sp-cLac.ss II
reform org@E. was certain thst
man by uss name - Er0ssu would b.
elected governor 81 Missouri. aad bet
everything be had except Tie clotblnN
upon his back aud = young uI'e. Esther
MS affection Tor his wife ~ his Know
ledge u lay prev~ntsd Eia saaxing
" age % ksr, 40 a. last Ut be "a
Fered his services for a year against
i've hundred dollars. - ~gurse ~ ioss,
and. borrowing a few dollars fsSa a
fried. be s~ut Is a.fe back 70 hrF
folks IN ~ lssourL wh3ie ae pr-srntet
himself - ths xaI0on keeper in Dguv--
with vbOrn - BAD H1@@le tie 49, Tias
latter. zorr a. soks thaa anTthsay
Else. grab-stak~f h3ss ard ssnt = N 0Gs
% prospect Inc e-as n4gnt1 = EsazA
Ead rewarded a.s .sfo-e. AMI efpssitv
iae1 ea.ssl laa "a fs1 keeper - izsist
on tae raya.@as p tl@ -ag-r q fu.L
To cz-tsii re narra.lTe - eaTras1 49,
h.a - zgsr q gears eerrass szruG--
iousiy aa1 located -Es Esors niHeA
frozs wA.ls tAe a.ar@r lao-xa Gov
wealthy L. sts.. crawa1v assa8an5s
poo fs.Gllsaeat = h-s otai zzt-oa -
sszt f1r his ~ -. AID . r.zyas -rzs ord -
one g ts-e stree. csT er-ar.anses - Iszis~
Yer - &boal afiT t1llzss = l2ostA, ss3
VII PROBABLY nTvrr Tst @osTe tazi So
urs. 81 L1zls ls.ots- Iscz1ssrrA%
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
Njll!ih Eagle
AT THE CORNERS.
Tale OF . Tramp.l

Tale OF Tramp.l
4 dreary, wild November DAY,
The winds are whis ting on their way
Across the r0or
BE does not hesitate 20 wedge
His shivering form within the hedga
shelter poor.
Along the slippery. rutted tracks.
High loaded with their bursting sacks
Farm wagons roll
They heed him not, nor seem 10 hear
The Wal Of misery and fear
That rends his soul
The daylight fades and with # hope,
Again through cruel night TO grone
His bitter lot
But stay What sound comes through the
storm?
A little voice A child's wee form
Its way forgoti
ALAS poor comfort Of nv rest
Without roof OF shur... olest,
What warmth = le-s
Wen offer this bewiIdered child
God! but the storm Is bowling wEcs
With vintry feari
There, little one, I'lLFrap this coat
Such as Il Is bout sr-ns andSLrosE
Dear frozen intel
Lord can think oey0r- sos yea-'i
MY Daoe--aGTift anG Goic--tE te@Ls
On such q uigh.i
Rest child your head upon this arm
Is safe enough from other harm
Than wolfsh cold
Don't cryi TIL morning comes Just sleen
Somehow wen manage NE to keep
You see u bold"
Along the slippery highways shine,
Now high. now low, torchlights OF pine,
Whose eager rays
Hunt out the shanOws from the b &c
And throw within the woodlands edge
Their anxious blaze.
They're meeting at the corners now,
Strong heads in fearful sorrow bow,
For hope seems fed
Wien, from the hedges gloom a moan
Comes family, and the light IS THROWN,
glow Of red
There, folded TO a loyal breast
The child enjoys a troubled rest,
Yet nothing cares:
He's certain his poor ragged friend
VII guard TIL night be az Al end
Though III he fares
The tramp, poor fellow, bent and cold-
piteous t-sray-hairec and Old
No word he said.
They try 10 rouse him from ats seat,
But rest has cone at last u-rst sweet
The tramp il tead.
George E. Bowen, n Inter Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

The Norm Al term MARE, after
wards Americanized into mayor, wzS
Introduced in the reign Of Henry Il
and i was King John vsao first granted
he citizens OF London re right Of
electing mayor annually The prefix
OF lord and the style 81 right hon
orable7 were gvsaIAi by Edwa-d III
in 1854
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

-La6y < 10 F~vF..aa r-aa.-
Wen aow - ya1 ~ t.ls rgantry'-'
E.-vptlzn PrsE-e--'E ~ ~ - sszs2 $50
srerytn4zg. tst ssr~e.al.y vita 80
f1-rrz EG3we=e aFs Ef 9Nssasss-
Taxes Ia ce-ssJ aaa szAaa 2; sezz4sss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
Bridge. and Venus

Bridget lunPAekiug a statUe=te q Teazs
Of Milo-Hawly Virgin but It's both
srrus1ls I've broke arut TIE er.ythUr. and
aIv7l thrzce az tkim any~hers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

When Baby was SICK, We gsve her Castoria-
When SIZE vas CailL she cried for CastoriA-
When She became Miss, ste ching 70 Castoria.
Vh<n aae had Children, she gave them Csssoria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

t'ny "i s hey FINISHED thus
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01

gcintcr be with whilen
The bar fed higher an higher. I
know'd wat the fox were arter. He
had his eve on them white rab-
bits The rabbits nipped around till
they was right behind me. The fox
sneaked around higher to EN-. The
pheasarts KEEP peclin' away an wal
lerin' right IN front o ne. Poorly soon
l heerd the dogs, an kuoved the buck
were comm.
Now says, II this here gun IS
only loaded heavy enough. b'Eosh. the
future is macer
The bar got higher, an see the
deer creakiu' over the ridge
Wait til re see the whites o their
eyes, I says
The bar riZ up On his launches ez
he see the deer comm, an I see the
whites o his eyes The buck come
bouudin' along, az - l see the whites
O. his eyes he were right betwixt me
an the bar. / let the OF gun heller.
She were loaded heavy enough. fer she
kicked me over back'rds Ike a log A.
fallin', an heerd the slzeert pleas al Is
within up ex I went rhrowed ND
nv hands an clutched a. sumpin' ez I
went down. ! souaShed down on
sunuin' that were sof- and wirgiv. an
I STAYED there ! were sort O obfustI-
Gated fer a minute. but e. soon ez
/ come %. b'rosb, l know'd the future
/ had come an hadn't got BY ne had
pheasant by the neck IN each hand
/ had sot down enter the two white
rabbits jiss ez the silver-gray fox mad
made a Jump fer en- an the fox were
= ketched under me too Jist then the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-20

summcr1ile The mrZZaninr story in
the rear If the building is fitted up for
sleeping rooms to accommodate the Of
ticials and the help of the building.
Their, is scarcely any attempt at ltlXll-
rance. great display or cost for the
sake of show. 1t IS Il plain. blunt.
homclikc affair, which furnishes COM
fort and rest to visitors to Il degree I'M
surpassed and scarcely cquallcd in any
other state building upon the grounds.
The State of Iowa.
The great corn state of Iowa may
well be proud OF the showing which
she has made in III" white city. There
has been an untiling effort upon the
part of her commissioners and her pcO-
pie at large to make their state build
ing typical Of the IIawkeyc common
wealth in every feature and aspect.
The structure is Il long low one, for
merly known rs the Pavilion in Jack
son Park at a time when the present
glorics Of the ghoStly city were but 4
dim conception in the minds of its en-
crSctic projectors. The structure was
turned over to Iowa to be used as its
state building and restored to its orig
lnal condition when the fair is over
Ey the expenditure Of $4,000 it has
been made into vcritable corn palace
a contemplation of which Aladdin, the
palace builder. must turn green with
envy. 1t stands at the extreme north
east corner Of the grounds so near to
the ever turbulent waters of lake
Michigan that the mist and spray of
the waves is often driven into the
eastern porticO of the building. The
structure occupies ground space Of
12S by 10 feet and is built of granite
with several tllrrets and peaked roof
An addition was built at the west end
two stories in height for social and re-
ception purposes. In the central part
Of the new portion of the building is
a broad hallway, in which is a quaint
populace. Over it is the appropriate
motto. 'Iowa-The affections of her
people like the rivers of her borders,
flow to one inseparable union"
The main reception room is very
large, decorated in light cream tints
and flower designed frieZes. Above it,
is the large turret room Or assembly
room, on the walls of which hang many
Gil paintings executed by Iowa artists
and finely executed statue OF Tom
Moore's colcapi IN of a Pen" eXecut-
cd by an Iowa lady lately deceased.
Here is also placed very creditable
school exhibit md some exquisite lace
and fancy needle work by the ladies
devoted to the press of the state lead
off from this room with tables for cor
respondents and files for the leading