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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
COAL IN WEST VIRGINIA.
May Miles OF Valuable Land Owned D
Ignorant Half-Naked People.
Internal and External

Ignorant H1i1-N7ko0 PEOPLE,
A geologist who has been making .
study of Wyoming, Raleigh and Logan
counties in West Virginia, says that
the coal deposits average five feet in
thickness over an area of more than
one thousand square miles. He saw
out-crotpings of coal rising to q height
of twenty-five feet and extending for
miles along the sides Of the mountains.
On Thatcher's creek in Logan county
he measured vein of coal twenty
seven feet in thickness. All this land
is now in the hands of capitalists.
mile after mile Of it," as he says,
''has been owned since the first settle
ment of the region by families, the
male members of which could hardly
muster enough clothes to wad gun,
whose wives went barefooted winter
and summer, and whose children never
saw either the inside of schoolhouse
or of a church. Travelling Eve or six
miles along Trap Hill valley without
seeing any signs of civilization,
reached log house, where found 4
family named Ross. The husband was
absent hunting, but the wife and sew
eral bright-eyed children greeted me,
furnished dinner and directed me on
my way. The wife told me she had
never seen larger town than Logan
Courthouse with its two dozen houses,
and the children had never seen q
school book"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06

There was once an, absent-minded
preacher in Maine, Of whom . gossip
ing Indy tells tho Lewiston Journal
One Sunday he said cxcitedly ~ the
close of solemn discourse: The
choir will now pronounce the benedic-
ton and / will sing the Dpxology"
The choir failed to respond beyond q
faint soprano giggle. and tho minister
hastily exclaimed: Mono! should
have said: Il will now sing the bene-
diction and the choir VIII please pro-
nouncc the Doxology.'" Before he
could hazard another attempt tho
auartette camo TO tho rescue with
'.Old Hundred" and the parson sat
down TO recover his wits behind tho
friendly shelter of the old-fsshioned
palpit
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kind of an intellect. for the trick seems
to be spreading.

kind of an intellect. for the trick seems
to be spreading.
When got out of the store paused
moment to contemplate the S2.9S
shoes which 1 had not purchased. The
$500 pair was on my feet I put one
foot upon the window sill. The temp
ter was just inside. compared the
two, and as sure as am a Yankee and
ought to know better, they were iden-'
teal
The chief beauty of this trap is that
one acquires the habit of falling into
it. Only very few days after the
incident just described, / noticed on
my way back from lunch great
crowd before a gentlemens furnishing
goods store. Several policemen were
trying to make the crowd move on,
and / will never hear another word
against the force. Paying no heed,
however, to the guardians of public
safety, / approached the window.
The first thing l saw was fine white
waistcoat marked 35 cents. From
a large sign across the top of the win
dow / learned that some person had
become bankrupt, and that the gen.
tlemen within were celebrating the
event. I could not help regarding
the mans failure as special provi-
dence, for I had expected to pay as
much as SO for a waistcoat.
] forced my way inside the store.
81 will take one Of those thirty-fve
cent waistcoats," said l.
"Only one left" said he, land that's
in the window. It's size forty-nine.
Perhaps you could make it go by car
rying it around yourself twice. No?
Is there anything in underwear? We
have fine line Of
81 don't mind buying some stock
ings," said /. There's a pair in the
window marked twelve and one-half
cents"
They're the last we've got" he re-
piled.
"Well, I'll take them then" said I.
t'They're my size, for I noticed the
stamp"
That was where thought had him.
but he was better business man than
/ shall ever be.
''They amt mates," said he, without
blush, ''but if you want a really good
ho''-singular for hose in this young
mans dictionary-''here's something
we can recommend"
IL looked pretty good at forty cents,
but 1 resented the deceit that had been
put upon me. l refused to buy any.
But just then another salesman rushed
mp and wanted to take the whole lot
away from the fellow who was work.
ing me. caught some words about
regular customer.
mo, SIR" said I, che don't get 'em.
I'll take the lot
I was little ashamed of this trans
action afterwards, and, to get square,
I asked for everything which 1 had
seen in the window. even went out
side and committed long list of ar
ticles and prices to memory. Then
came back and gave the salesman a
chance to show what a really compe-
tent liar is worth in the furnishing
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goods business; and I am bound to say
that he stood the test we'll. But on
handkerchiefs l caught him. They
were marked forty-nine cents, in the
window, and my man had to confess
that few dozen remained. Here,
thought 1, is the real bargain; have
struck it at last. I bought enough to
last our washerwoman's husband for
nearly a year.
Then 1 took my purchases home to
Maud, and she told me calmly and
coldly what they were worth. 1t ap-
peared that had been "stuck" in a
most painful manner. There was an
intimation also as to what l was
worth, considered as rational being.
and she set the figure lower than am
accustomed to do, in my more cheerful
moments.
However, as she was lured into a
store the next day, by display of fifty
cent gloves, and came out with a pair
that cost Sl.90 and split down the ball
of the thumb before she got home, l
do not feel wholly defenseless.
HOWARD FIELDING.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
ARlSTOcRATiC AIRS.
Caste Distinctions Established Among Pes
pie Who Travel.

SIT is rather tiresome," said Wag-
Herald man, "the airs people put on in
a parlor car. The moment they get
seated they begin to behave like kings
and queens and to order people around
as if they had been used to having
servants at their beck and call all
their lives. If you want to see rapid
change from plain American citizen
to naughty aristocrat just watch the
passengers troop out Of the waiting
rooms to the trains. You can tell a
mile off which Of them have seats in
the parlor car. Their noses hang high
in the air and they get around with a
sort Of supercilious strut. The ordi-
nary day coach passengers rs they go
alongside of Wagner car, from the
windows OF which the naughty faces
are peering. assume a sort CT haag-dog
look, as if they belonged to an inferior
race. They sneak into their humble
coaches and make themselves feel as
small as possible. Meanwhile the par
lor car people, bullying out with their
self-importance, have hung their silk
hats up in the car and donned little
skull caps Then they promenade up
and down the platform. talking in
loud tone of voice to each other In q
way never adopted by the plain pas
sengers and glazing fercely at every
one who hasn't e place in the parlor
car. When the car starts they swing
themselves aboard with an air that
makes folks who don't know them
think they own the road When a par
lor car passenger sees friend in an
ordinary coach he pretends not TO. II
the ordinary coach man foisss his pres
ence On him he gets superciliously
treated. The relations OF these two
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
MADLY AFTER BARGAINS.

does not remain in business long
enough to figure in this discussion.
The new and better system / can illus
trate by an anecdote.
For more than four weeks I had
ardently desired a pair of yellow
shoes, but had been unable to find any
that suited my slender means. At
last, however, discerned in window
on lower Broadway pair marked two
dollars and ninety-eight cents. They
were worth five dollars or / am no
judge of shoe leather. / therefore i'm
mediately went in to cheat the dealer
out of two dollars and two cents.
/ approached an overworked sales
man who was clothed principally in
perspiration, and said: II wish to see
a russell shoe like the sample in your
window marked two dollars and nine
ty-eight cents"
Certainly, sir" replied the obliging
young man, and he produced a shoe.
THAT seems TO be good value for the
money" frankly admitted.
'1t is" he responded, cordially.
However" said /, ''as this shoe ap-
pears to be No. 70, think perhaps
you'd better get me another"
He complied with alacrity. The shoe
which he brought was not quite like
the other, but it seemed to be at least
as good. Iput it onto my right foot,
which is, unhappily, the smaller, but
when go to try shoes it always hap
pens that my left stocking is darned.
The shoe fitted most of my foot fairly
well and the remainder, thought,
could stand it.
''These are two dollars and ninety
eight cents, believer" said 1.
''Oh, no." rejoined the faithful and
Intelligent salesman; ''those will be
five dollars and fifty cents. They are
Ill French calf and will squeak in sew
eral other continental languages"
Go" said l, sternly, land get me
pair like those in your window"
; He was absent several minutes.
When he returned he had one hand be-
hind his back. In the other he held
the genuine SOS shoe. | took it and
subjected it to a cursory examination.
.'You could not drive my foot into
that shoe" said 1, with a triphammer."
I'm sorry" said he, wiping drop
of perspiration out of his eye. Its
che nearest we have to your size. Now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
The PariOr" Must Go.

The parlor as parlor will soon be q
relic of the past. The very name
seems to suggest stiffness and lack OF
comfort. The new houses, even the
most modest ones, will have the best
room the one in which the whole
family gathers, warm sunny place, a
next generation will not waste space
on parlors- Perhaps a little library.
for privacy, will also be Indispensable
to many. This CHEEKY room of the
future viii hold the piano, the general
books, the pictures, work baskets and
everything that serves to make homo
haven of rest for loyal hearts.
Speed the day.
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here is something"-and he flashed the
other hand in view-''which will cost
you-wai. minute.
He approached the proprietor of the
store, or somebody who poses for the
proprietor in games of that kind, and
whispered in his ear. He pointed to
me and afterward to the shoe The
proprietor cast upon me a glance of
well-mcrited admiration. Then he
nodded affrmatively, with kind.
charitable smile
"Yes; can let you have these for
m even five dollars" said the salesman
returning.
Now the funny part OF this is that
bought those shoes. A man with stra-
bismus, presbyopia. cataract and sign
reading II am blind stuck in his hat
could have seen through that game,
and yet bought the shoes. However,
cannot be the@only man with that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
An Original CoDposition.

Teacher-Arc any Of your compost
tions ready?
Little Girl-Mine Is.
us il an original composition7"
"Tes'm."
"Does il tell of your own experiences
and observations, as directedY'
'fYes'm."
''Very well. You may readsit-"
81 went to a wedding and funeral.
an the bride looked lovely an tho
corpse looked natural Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
A Pretty Solution

Mr.. Archly-iere IS a problernf
What shall do about your billsP You
extravagant wives are spongeS
Mrs Archly-Did you sag sponges.
my dear?
Mr. Archly-Yes, spongez Don'S
you absorb all we have?
Mrs Arehly-You might get II back
you know.
Mr.. Archly-Get Il back Howl
Mrs Archly-SeI. SINCE SIC ara
sponges. John. Jon might-don'. you.
sec? You might--squecze as. John
Truth
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are never the same again. Tho sense
of equality has been lost and the par
1or car man regards the other forever
afterward as lower class citizen. It's
the most pronounced case Of the caste
feeling. Parlor cars divide tho people
into nobility and plebeians just as
much as titles Of nobihty-in the
minds of the occupants Of the parlor
cara"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
He Had Been There Before.

"Are you going to take in any of the
watering resorts this summer" asked
a well-known landlady of her milk
man.
''Oh, yes, / have always taken lit
tie recreation every summer, and al
ways derive pecuniary as well as
healthful benefits by taking in those
resorts every year."
Where do you expect to go this sea-
son?' asked the lady.
.'Oh, the same old watering place
the town pump."-Texas SiftiugS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
Ob.iEisg.

SCI came TO see abou: an ofce." aid
the constituent
"Ah2' said the statesman afably.
"Yes; and want your advice. and. 10
possible, your assistance.
DO you see that large building jast
across the ssreet?'
"Yez-"
"Sice looking building, tsn'. ~"
"Very." was tho surprised answer.
swell. that bEildiEg is just fall d
Offices. and ! understand the zen: u
righ. rcasonabIe w sshiEfton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
lie %ss Good.

Mamma-Were you good little boy
while was away?
Little Johnny-Yes'm- 1 went into
the store-roofn to see what was there,
and it was empty. and the wind blew
the door shut, and couldn't a get out
till Jane came Just . little while ago.
Good NewA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
A NeWSBOY'S PLEA.
Ne DenoQseea the Jealpus Meanness Of
sDb the TrnsnBas-

SDS the Trnsnmas-
The train newsboy works with
every hardship for the accommodation
of the public, but Is greatly hated by
the railroad ;rainraen. for they are en-
vious of his brightness and sharpness.
His shrewdness Il TOO much for them
The trainr3n, after satisfying his APP
petite with the choicest of the news
boys fruit and candies. and occasion
ally lifting cigar besides. win try 70
prevent him from pushing his trade
This IS case % envio,sx-ess and jeas-
ousy. Almost anybody car aanounce
the names Of stations and help pass.ss-
gers OF and q. tzs: IL takes q mar
with energy and ambition so sell books
and get g>o~i prices 70 people who
don't want 10 hug them The ssesgs-
boy - looked upon Is , nuisance. bat
tseu j. Is not Cor .he travellers sake "A
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exposes himself 30 tho dangcrs.of tho
cars. Perhaps II tho news agency
were managed By tho government,
some of the leading young>men would
conduct the business E'nd the corner
of the baggage car, where the trninbcy
keeps his kit" of the late magazines,
novels, candies, cigars and fruits.
would DO exchanged for an ele-
giant corner in handsome Wagner Of
Pullman paltce car
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A Proper Answer.

"Does your papa know much?" said
Jimmie to his friend Harold
well. he knows me-" said Harold,
"and I'm good deal."-Harpers'
Young People.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
A Catastrophe.

May-Your doll seems to be getting
thin.
Ethel-Yes, poor dear; she had ter
rible adventure with a cat, and lost
two ounces of sawdust.-Harper's
Young People.
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of Skin Eruption or Blemish- Many Of
these troubles c=sn be avoided by the Use
use O. an ar.iseptic Soap. WOOD
BURYs FACIAL SOAP for al bathing
purposes contain al Antssepsic that Pre-
vents a. well IS cures For sale az
a., druggists or sent by mai, 3 cakes
fer sf-os. send I9c for sample size
cake and 30 page book On Dsrrnai oiozr
and Beauty sent sealed. John IL Wool
Jury. Derma,o!ogiss. rs West s2Dd 81.
-. Y. CITY. Consultation free q. Office
or by letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
Boarding House Item.

Fred-How do you like the table at
your new boarding house? Is there
anything to object TO?
Administrations little. old fellow
Texas SiftingA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
IT is easier TO proven,

IT is easier 10 prevent
many skin diseases than
10 cure them. Nesrly
l.Goo persons are treat
ed daily. personally or
by mail, az the Wood
bury Derrnat.ological In
stitute IN Nes York. for
arorr cnncSirnfIe rarifr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06

When Baby was sick, re gave h,r Casto'a
Who, she wcs Child, size cried for castoria-
When she became Miss, she clunS TO Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them IaS'oTas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06

Mamma-What's wrong now?
Johnnie-Well, teacher told me not
to speak out loud, and then kept me in
for whispering.-Boston Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
Vim. G.. kAKcDON,

Manufacturer of Tents, Awnings,
and everything made of Canvass.
Goods sold at Kansas City and st.
Louis prices. Send for catalogue.
III North Main Street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06

What Did She Want, Anyway?
"She's only a fussy old maid after
Ii
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


OBSERVER CHARLoIs at Nice discovered
three planets of the twelfth and thir-
tcenth magnitudes.
A LANDSLIDE occurred at Vaerdal, in
Norway, and fifty farms were destroyed
and over 100 persons pci'ishcd
iirdh UNEIrit, the Irish leader, died
In Ulster, Ireland, aged 75 years
QUEEN VIcToRIA's 74th birthday was
celebrated in london.
TiiE government losses In battle
near Masaya, Nicaragua, were 155
killed and 265 wounded, and the revo-
lutionists' losses were II killed and
wounded.
FRITZ ERBE and his betrothcd, Rosalie
Buntrode were beheadcd at Magdc-
burg, Germany, for the murder of two
gir.s.
In France the two months drought
is estimated to have destroyed 81 ,OO0,-
900 francs worth of crops.
A POWDER mill at st. Inbcrt, Ger
many, exploded, and ten laborcrs were
killed outright and large number of
others were wounded.
In the prisons Of Moscow $1,000 pris-
oners, exclusive of women and chill
dren, were awaiting dispatch to ST.
IBERIA.
RoUMANIA advices say that floods
have destroyed over 800, 900 acres OF
crops and that the damage is nearly S.,
900, 900.
AT Melbourne, Australia, the Mer-
camille Financial Trustees & Agency
company failed with deposits amount
ing to 81, 500, 900.
THE government of Italy will raise its
representative to the United States tn
the rank of ambassador.
THE cholera has appeared at Cette
and Mines in southern France.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-01
THE EAST.

GREAT forest fires were rnging near
South Willlmnntic. Mass, and over 500
acres of timber had been burned.
TRE Elmira IN, W national buhk
closed its doors owing TO the financial
difficulties of it's PRESIDENT D. G. Robin.
son.
Mhs, HARRIET BkEcHER BfowE's
soufce OF income derived froth the IA
nous work, "t'nclc Toms Cabin" the
copyright 6f which fof SO many years
has protected her interests, has ex-
pired, and it now becomes public prop
erty.
TmE mayor of Elmira, n, Y, David C.
Robinson, failed for a ,500,000
FLAMES destroyed the Atlantic tan
merry property at South Salem, Mass,
operated by Poor Bros, the loss being
s232, 900.
ID. BrCuNER & Co.'S tobacco factory
in New York was burned, the loss be-
ing 5000, 900.
IN Boston Richardson & Dennie,
dealers in hides, failed for $500, 900.
THREE boys, Fred McGibney, Thomas
OBricn and Thomas kilisky, were
drowned in the river at Brooklyn, N.
y, by the upscttng of boat.
THE Brooklyn Sunday School union
celebrated the siSty-fourth anniversary
of the organization by parndine In dit
frreht parts of the city with more thai
G5, 900 little ones in line.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-01
THE YELLOW METAL.

The Heavy Outflow OF Gold from the
United states to Europe since January
I-Sixty Millions Gone and stu Going.
WASHINGTON. May 30.-Sincc Janu-
ary $50 ,0UO in gold have been cN-
ported to Europe, and the export
movement, instead of having abatcd.
seems to have received Il fresh inn
petus. Most of this gold was taken from
the uitcd States treasury. and prac-
tically all that is now being exported
comes from the same source. In that
time the treasury department has sus-
tanned n net loss of S25.35I.l43 the net
total gold in the treasury on January
|, 1893, having been l2l.26d. Coz, while
to-day il is only sa5,9la,4lo The gold
holdings within the five months Of
this year have at times tluctu-
ated, but since the lSt of
May the gold has been nearly
always below the limit of the so-callcd
gold reserve of 00O0,000 As soon
as the reserve was built up Il large
shipment abroad would pull it down
and when from natural causes on from
unusual rNcrtions on the part of the
administration to keep it intact it
grew again, another onslaught would
decrease it. 1t is daily invaded to the
extent of more than $4,000. 900, and adj
vices received show that for the gold
engaged for shipment on to-day and
tomorrow $4,000. 900. the total net gold
remaining in the treasury will he about
s93. 900, 900, the lowest figure reached
since the resumption of specie pay
mentS.
In addition to this large engage
ment there are reports current here
from sources usually well founded that
more gold will go ont on next Satur'
day. sufficient it is said. to reduce the
gold holdings to 500, 100000
Despite these heavy shipments. the
treasury officials express the greatest
confidence in the ability of the treas
ury to restore the gold balance.
They point to the fact that there is
gradual and healthy inflow of
gold from natural causes to the treas
ury, which is only temporarily checked
by the large amounts taken for export.
Had such not been the ease the export
of $50. 900. 900 since the first of the year
would have left the net total gold
in the the treasury ut $50 O0O, 900, in
stead of as il is stated to-day. Sa5.ol2.-
4l9. A cessation of gold exports in
large amounts is looked for by July |,
as it is understood that the Austrian
demand is well nigh supplied.
A peculiar feature in the decrease of
gold is that a corresponding increase is
shown in the net treasury balance.
That balance is to-day s?5,30O,000, or
| l,, ,,,tlliA, lnllarS IA thu N
it was on March >. when Secretary Car
Isle took official charge Of this money.
OF this amount sll $40, 600 is in subSid-
iary coin. and sll ,65O,O00 in national
bank repositories. Both of these items
are slightly in excess of what they
were on March Z.