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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
THE GIRL CHILD.
ehe Is Usually an UnweIcome Visitor 10 th
Chinese Home.

Ehe b Usually an Unweicome Visitor 10 the
Chinese Home
As soon as child is born the first
question which presents itself IS its mi
alton into the human family. The
patria potestas reigns supreme; il is
for the father to say whether the issle
hfe-bud shall grow up 10 become citi-
zen or citizeness OF the middle king
dom In accordance with the family
law, which is supreme in China both
for the emperor and his meanest SUD
iect, until the child has been lifted
up by the father it has theoretically
no existence. 1t follows. therefore,
that infsnticide, on the failure TO pro-
vide for offspring. receives the tacit
approval of the law. AS male children
are means OF support in old age they
are useful and rarely if ever DESTROYED
Daughters, however. are responsible
ity and an expense and are frequently
exposed Obviously. they are not over
welcome in the Chinese home Mothers
of the poorer class exhibit considerable
anxiety as to the matter and frequently
consult the neigh boring joss-house,
which. of course, has panacea for all
woes The Taouist priest throws up
the sticks" in order to ascertain
whether the tree which represents the
woman in the underworld bears white
or red flowers If white, then some
thing must be done ito change the
earth" for as surely as the sun
rises, to her no male children shall
be born. But what is to be
done? The remedy is curious one,
1t is an illustration of the
familiar homeopathic principle that
like cures like. In such case the girl
child of another family must be adopted,
in order to ward off the long line OF
females which threatens tho welfare Of
the house. This process is known as
grating" Thus it turns out that
girl not wanted in her own home is at
least permitted to live in another. But
even then there is a surplus, and the
stem the fearful tide of infanticide.
number of benevolent Chinese mer-
chants have devised plan which is
certainly charming, considered both
from the point of view of ingenuity and
charitable intent The little girls are
brought up in asylums, which are prac-
tically female universities Although
deserted by their families the authori-
ties take great pains to obtain their
pedigrees. which are hung up over their
cots, and are, of course, Invaluable for
future use. As they grow older, these
children are carefully trained and elab-
orately educated. Arriving at a mar
riageable age, they have an enormous
advantage over the average Chinese
woman, who never receives any educa-
tion whatever unless belonging TO the
wealthy or official class Indeed, para
doxical as it may seem, very few Chi
nese can even read or write, and there
fore the little founding carries to her
husband the one great boon which is
the ideal, however remote, of every
Chinese heart-an education. Henry
Burden Mcdowell, in Harper's Maya
zine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
IN DEATHS SHADOW.
An Incident Of Life on the West
ern Plains.
Marrow Escape OF Soldiers at Fort Win
gate While Trying to Arrest Zuni Chiefs
for Torturing q Medicine Maa-
ERrased Indian Braves.
COPYRIGHT. lss3.l

lCoPTRIGaT. 1888
Some time ago body of United States
troops from Fort Win gate stood in the
shadow of the dreadful fate thet over
wbelmed the brave Custer and his men,
and but for commanding officers
calIaness In a moment of peril the coun-
try would have been shocked by story
of savage butchery from the land of the
Zunis. The incident arose out Of the
superstition and the cruelty of these In
dams
It will be remembered that the
zunis are a tribe of Pueblo In
dians who's have several farming vii
lages around the town Of Zuni, which
is their winter home. They call it
the center of the earth" 1t stands
on slight eminence above creek, in
the midst of a large plain The houses
are built CT adobe, with fat roofs. and
parapets about two feet high around
the edges. Those on the outside are
enc story high, but they rise one above
the other toward the center, where
they look like huge square tower. In
the middle of the village, near the an
cient church, is small plaza, which is
reached from the north and south by
two narrow alleys. The church itself
is of adobe, and, like all the churches
built in New Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia by the early Catholic missionar-
les, is now a ruin and used as stable
for burros. The town contains sixteen
hundred and thirty inhabitants, Of
whom six hundred and fifty are
reckoned as able to bear arms, with
which they appear to be well supplied.
According to tradition the Zuni Noah
landed from his ark on a hill about
three miles from the village. From
him they believe that their laws and
their religion are derived They are
very well to do, raising plenty of grain,
vegetables and fruit. They own large
tloclks Of sheep and herds of ponies,
burros and cattle. Cruelty and treech-
cry are their dominant instincts. Only
a short time ago they captured two
Mexican sheep herders and chopped
them to pieces.
They believe in witchcraft, and they
burned a woman of their tribe as
witch within few years. Spells and
mystic rites are employed to forward
all their wishes, and especially to bring
rain IN their long droughts.
They had had almost no rain IN two
years, and had become dissatisfied with
one of their medicine men, whose inter
cession with the clouds had failed even
more completely than that of Gen.
Dyrenforth. They seized this unfortu-
nate Zuni wizard and hanged him by
the thumbs, preparatory to putting him
to death by torture. Even In this ex-
tremity, his quick wit and long ex-
perience in the practice of humbug
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
Breaking Infaatry Squares.

A discussion seems to be going on as
to whether an infantry square can be
broken by charge OF men on foot or
on horseback. To the non-mihtary
turn OF mind this would seem impos-
sible, provided that the square is prop
erly formed. But l read the other day
that the French in Dahoney cast nell
mite bombs into an intrenchment of the
enemy, with the result that the as
s&ilants themselves had to fall back in
order not to be destroyed by the saffo-
eating flames. Is this fact or an e.
fort Of the journalistic imagination? L:
the former, what is to prevent melinite
being fred into any dense mass Of men
on battlefield, whether in square or in
any other formation, and emitting such
fumes that the square would cease TO
exist? Admitting the truth OK the state
ment, it seems to me likely TO render
war so exceedingly dangerous pastime
that few sane human beings will be
willing to engage in it.-LondOn Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

you, stranger"
Yes"
"All right Never did think much OF
that Teller Nichols, anyway"
Same here; bad eyes"
you're right. How many do you
want? Three. Frank killed two didn I
he? Who was the other fellowT'
Don't know. Some one from Texas,
1 think
az raise you fifty" here broke in a
Spanish accent from the lower end of
the table.
Hello, Sig. Right in ii, eh9 I'll
have to raise you How did shat killing
come off, anyhow? Know anything
about it, Wheeler?''
''Oh, easy enough, from what hear.
They got to playing pretty stiff game
and Frank took all the money. They
were hard losers and tough men gen.
orally. They accused him of cheating,
and started the row, and he simply
wiped them out"
And they were not the first ones
that he has wiped out either"
NO you are right. If all the reports
are correct he has pretty long list
back there, but they do say that know
him that he is as square as a die and
wouldn't Kill chicken without he had
to, but when some one comes along and
takes him for a Inudfat or a sandbar
the way things jingle around in that
locality is a caution to Christmas bells
in great city"
And then he branched out in TO several
amusing anecdotes regarding him, of
his heavy games and ugly scraps, of his
cool nerve and ready wit; how upon
one occasion Texas ranchuaan had by
his loud and braggadocio manner con-
triyed 10 offend the more quiet tastes
of Steamboat Frank; had been backed
over the taft rail OF the boat with a
cooked revolver uncomfortably near his
nose, and after being toved for a mile
or two was 1t last hauled aboard again
and contained less starch and more gem
Geness of manner.
But there is one fellow who has got
N on Frank, who don't allow any time
for fooling. He is a big New Orleans
gambler called Blazer"
Blazer? You don't tell ne. said the
colonel. Il know him; hard lot, they
say"
Yes. you're right; and they say ne is
the man who has driven Frank from
the river
What, Blazer? How IS tllat?" asked
the colonel
Well, you see it IS a long story
There was, as IS usual. a woman IL H.
She sort OF liked Frank best, suppose.
Can't blame her much after seeing
Blazer, Ell? Face ike Chinese funeral.
only more 50. Frank must Be corser
II lie looks worse than she does Vel,
anyhow, Frank got the girl. an6 Blazer
has been trying 10 down him ever since.
Frank has asked him - come out a3d
settle il two OF three times, but B!zzs- ;
particular gift doesn't seem - lie ia
that direction. he likes some ether
way better. You see he has q stroD-
pull down - the Crescent. and Fra1E' s
case don't have time 20 settle down g.
any other man would. The fellows
Frank settled were great friends Of
Blazers. and heard a vuuor that tae
whole taing vas a sob cooked up to do
Frank. but don't know as there . az
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

the parapets of the houses were literal
~ lined with men leveling their guns at
the little band of soldiers Even the
saua1vs were armed with axes, knives
and pistols.
Capt. Augur was trapped in desper-
ate position. But finding every open
ing blocked, he calmly turned to the in
terpreter and said: Tell those Zunis
that we are United States soldiers and
are not afraid to die. But if we are
killed others will take our places, and if
they are killed, still others. Tell them
to consider before they fire, for our
death will be avenged by the destruc-
ton of all the Zuni race"
These words, but even more the I'M
daunted manner of Capt Augur and his
men, evidently produced deep impress
sion. The principal chief hesitated, but
there were among tie Indians many
individuals who were anxious to see
the white soldiers maSsacred, as they
certainly would have been had the sig
nal for the onset been given. Finally
the chief addressed his men, who, in
obedience, sullenly opened a path for
the soldiers But the danger was not
over. A sign of weakness, the ecci-
. dentsl discharge of gun, motion Of
one Of the men which could be CEN
strued into a menace or an insult,
would have resulted in the instant de-
structioa of the whole troop. With
faces TO the front, with the utmost reg
ularity and the most scrupulous care
against the haste that would have de-
noted fear the little troop marched be-
tween the threatening dark lines which
might at any moment close in upon
them and destroy them.
Their courage and soldierly training
saved them. They passed out of the
village and as far as the creek, where
they intrenched themselves in the In
dian traders store. They Immediately
sent a courier to the fort for aid, as
signs OF an attack were not lacking.
Col. Hunt at once sent five troops with
q Hotchkiss and a Gatling gun. This
additional force compelled the Indians
to agree to conference, and the Of
Tenders whose arrest was demanded
were at once given up. When darkness
fell tho soldiers marched back to the
fort, and of those who came under Capt.
Augar and Lieut.. Suplee there was not
one who did not realize that he had
been in the valley of the shadow of
death.
1t is such incidents as this which
show that a soldiers life on the plains.
even in these days, has desperate peril
in it. The night march back to the fort
was neither pleasant nor devoid of dam
ger. The weather was bitterly cold,
but the excitement of the men was SO
intense that discomfort was hardly no.
ticed. The march was so cleverly con-
Quoted that there was not a single acct
dent. This may seem small thing
where there are good roads, but in
trail knee deep in snow, and lying
through woods and across hillsides
which are sheets of smooth Zoe, il re-
quires good judgment to take a large
command without accident on a moon
less night.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

saved him. He admitted that he was
responsible for the lack of rain last
summer, but persuaded his savage and
credulous brethren that if they killed
him rain could never fall again. IL
they would spare him he promised to
provide them with rain next summer
They released him and permitted him
to consult his oracles as 10 the proba-
biity OF an end to the drought. He
walked TO a creek some distance from
the town, pulled up some roots that
were growing in the water and in
formed his prosecutors that all would
be well He then made his escape to
Gallup and complained TO limited
States Deputy Marshal Green of the
treatment he had received
Deputy Marshal Green came to the
fort on December IS last and asked for
soldiers to arrest toe offenders He had
an order from the headquarters OF the
department 70 our colonel. Ten men
under Lieut. Supiee were sent, and
Capt. Augur with fifteen more and bag
gage for all followed immediately.
The first detachment made the forty
five mile march 10 Zuli in six hours
Lieut. Suplee at once entered the village
with his men and attempted to make
the arrest, but his authority was rough
" resisted.
The news of Lieut.. Suplee's peril met
Capt. AuTur on the wav, and he in
stantly ordered his men to proceed
double time to the village with their
carbineS in readiness. He found the
LUnis assembled and listening to a
haranEue by one of their war chiefs.
This address the captains interpreter
rendered to him as follows:
Come. children Of the center OF the
earth. Gene, children of Zuni. Gather
yourselves together and listen to the
voice Of YOUR chief Hesrken to the words
Of him whom YOU have elected 70 rule
over you. The invader is within vour
walls and intyuding upon your homes.
He has come TO take your chiefs for ad-
mlniStering Your laws and your wise
men for COunseiing them. Who are
they that they should interfere with the
laws that have governed our fathers
since Noah landed on the hill of Do-ah-
Yeh' Arise. children of the center OF
the earth, children Of Zuni. arise. SIav
those invaders Of your homes, those OPP
presSors OF your race as the sacred SWIM
Dol OF war passes through your midst
Gather yourselves together with weap-
ons OF war IN your hands and the cour-
age Of your fathers in your hearts. to
destroy from OF the face Of the earth
these desecratorS Of your heartLS"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
STEAMBOAT FRANK.
Playing Cards with the Bad Man
Of the River.
He Gets the Coloners Cash and Success
fully Resists Three Officers Who Would
Arrest Hin-Bi6s His Compan-
ions = Polite Farewell.
COPYRIGHT, 1881

"What place was that?" asked a tall,
| aristocratic planter, as the steamer
pulled away from the landing into the
dusky river.
'"Kerry's landing" said the man be
meath the black slouch hat, who had
just stepped aboard. Good place 10
leave; nothing but swamps."
How far to Davis plantation?7
"'Bout three hours. Another dam
swamp. Stop there?"
Yes; got 2 plantation back from the
river a piece Swamp is right through
Three hours, eh?'
Yes; didn't suppose there was land
enough along there to plant on"
''Oh, it's all right when you get to it.
Going to be dark, amt it?''
should say SO. Got good pilot.
though"
First rate Do you play?"
Sometimes, if the games good.
Who's imp
Nobody much Drummers and such
like. Oh, Wheeler, of Richmond. Know
him?"
mo, vino is hep
Not much; cotton edger. Safe
game
'All right; I'm in That sprays a
little wet, amt it?''
Rather; let's go inside
whats the hInit3"
''Two hundred Have cigarrr
eyes, thanks. Here we are"
"Any room here. gents? Whew! It's
cloudy"
Yes, lots of room Hello, colonel,
come in," says voice from the smoke.
Bring out the drink, Niger l say,
colonel, what you're going to have?"
Little whisky-rye."
RYE whisky there, niger. Hold
on, there: 1 want another card. All
right. Don't your friend take any
thingF'
"Don't know; you had better ask
him"
I'm take the same, stranger from
beneath the hat.
Gan right. How do they run,
colonel?'
Fair to middlin'. Haven't been up
for some time. What's the news?''
Nothing much Queer about Nichols,
wasn't it?'
YES; how did that happen?"
"Well, there are several stories going
around. Some say they put up Job TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

"A man of sixty, who had long made
practice Of changing his doctors on the
slightest provocation, not long ago
calked in young physician who had
gained a considerable reputation He
was telling this doctor what he thought
was the trouble with him. when the
doctor ventured to disagree with his
diagnosis. Il beg your pardon" said
the patient. in a naughty way, 1T isn't
for young physician like YOU TO dis
agree with an old and experienced in
valid like me!' And he went out to
seek another physician.
A Pennsylvania girl refereed a prize
fight between her two lovers the other
day, kissed the winner and will marry
him She liked both of the young men
SO well that she could not decide be-
tween them, so they resorted to the
test of physical strength, skill and en-
durence TO settle the matter The girl
went along TO sec that each had fair
show, and, fearing Partially in a rel
cree, she performed that function in
person, to the eminent satisfaction of
every body except the fellow who was
beaten. The fight was n twenty-one-
TounG mill with bare knuclzles.
-Tommy-"What's that turkey strut
ting around that way for?" Jimmy
''Guess he's trying 10 look tough. -
Boston Transcript
-Reggie-''Van Harding has been
expelled from the club" Ferdie-
''Why?" Reggie-"He was getting too
beastly bwainy. N Y Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
THE uNDER WORLD.
sub.err.asan Narv.ls OF Our wa,ss.-c.,
Rlaaee-

@Ao~rFfa1c8n s6TFrA3 o. OEF W0RrfkrF1l
Pla1eG
The mystery Of the under world an
peals with irresistible force to the i'm
agination. Tales of the wonders con-
cealed in csverns and hidden under the
ground have always interested tie in
habitan1S of every country And the
strange aud splendid scenes frequently
discovered in such places as the Nam
moth cave, the Luray cavernS the sea
caves OF Bermuda and tho Blue grotto
OF Capri have lent wings TO the fancy
which pictures still more marvellous
spectacles underneath the ground.
As a matter OF fact it is probable that
we are as yet unacouainted with but
comparatively few OF the spacious cav.
erns that exist at no great depth be-
meath the earth, and which. filed with
air, are capable of being explored by
men The explorations of Mr.. A. E
Martel In France have recently added
very largely 10 our knowledge OF what
has been called the ''subterranean
geography" of that country. Similar
work in other countries would undoub.-
edly produce many surprising revela-
tons of what the earth contains.
1t is well known that a vast quantity
of water exists beneath the surface OF
the ground, and that even considerable
streams are flowing there Mr. Bald.
win Latham has lately called attention
in England TO a very interesting nethod
of tracing the courses of these under,
ground streams
At certain seasons especially in Sep
TENDER and October, peculiar lines OF
fog may be observed close to the ground.
and he says these indicate where streams
of water are flowing at n considerable
depth beneath the surface During the
greater part of the year some of the
strata between the surface of the earth
and the underground water arc suff.
GENTLY cold DO oondenSe the vapor arts.
ing from the water and thus prevent its
appearance at the surface But in the
autumn the soil is frequently warmed
SO deeply that no condensing stratum
of cold exists, and then the vapor reach
ing the surface forms lines of fog toll
lowing the course of the concealed
streams OF water underneath
1t is suggested that here is another
of those curious provisions of nature
which benefit the living forms jnhabit-
ing the earth; for the vapor which pro
ceeds from streams deep underground.
being ordinarily condensed not far un.
der the surface, may serve 70 sustain
the life of plants during seasons OF
drought
Mr. Latham thinks that this il the
case on the great chalk downs of En-
gland. Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

The orator had scarcely ceased when
younger war chief appeared, chanting
a war song and bearing bow and ar
row in his hands. Like the fiery cross
of the H;ghlanders, it must have been
the signal of war, for from underneath
their blankets the men produced Win
chesters and revolvers Three hundred
armed bucks surrounded the square and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

-Minnie-'T thought you intended
70 sit bareheaded at the theater here
after?' Mamie did intend Ia, but
George wouldn't let me-the jealous
thingi He was afraid all the men be-
hind US would fall in love with RE"
indianapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

-Banks-''Soai1 has gotten rid az his
near sighted dog" Tanks--'SThe brute
always recognized him by his voice,
didn't hep" Banks-"oh, yes, but IL
got to be a bother; more than half the
time Soak was too full for utterance -
Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

Great as were the advances in cycling
n p. i Is safe 20 say that they sTih be
exceeded BIZ those likely % occur IN the
year now ope2ng.
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In a new photograph Emperor VIII
liam OF Germany is represent as Fred
erick IL. not only in costume, but also
in pose and surroundings Around tae
emperor stand half dozen gentlemen
ct his suite. splendidly attired as gen
erals of the great Frederick, in the
gold embroidered uniforms OF that per-
iod.
The late eN-Congressman Leopold
Morse was a notable example OF the
genuine self-made man. He came to
America from Bavaria almost a penai-
less boy. and Is supposed 70 have
died a millionaire His fortune was
largely acquired in trade, bu: much Of
il was made in investments in real
estate. He was member Of Eve con-
crosses
An industrious burglar plundered
eight houses in Camden. y. J.. IN one
night He then sought his home in
Philadelphia, 10 enjoy a much-ueeded
sleep, after his nights hard work Re
fell asleep in the ferry-house AZ Cam
den, while waiting for the boat, and his
bullying pockets aroused the suspicious
Of the ferry-lnaster. A policeman was
summoned and the mau was arrested
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31
To Clean Paint

Clean vanished woodwork with
warm water to which some tea has
been added. For white paint use warm
soapsuds and q soft flannel cloth. Com
mence to wash painted doors at the
bottom instead OF at the top. Dust
your paint carefully with 4 soft brush
before attempting 10 wash it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

"What place was that?" asked a tall,
aristocratic planter, as the steamer
pulled away from the landing into the
dt1slrU river.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

you, Stranger"
HVpc ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-31

the parapets of the houses were literal
ly lined with men leveling their guns at
the little band of soldiers. Even the
sauaws were armed with axes, knives