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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-13
IMPOSSIBLE CLASSIC HEROES.
The Characters Drawn by Old wrtte-s
Not sc All True to Life.

TIE Characters Drawn by Old Writers
Not sc All True to I-ifo.
Some of the older novelists in dealing
with old Rome, the feudel days in
France, Germany or England, or with
pioneer life, make their characters be-
hong simply 70 another time in the new
world, instead of to another race and
world of their own. says q writer in ths
New England Magazine. In enGeavor-
ing to reproduce scenes and social con-
ditions which have passed away, many
historical novelists confuse tho condi-
lions and perennial humaB nature.
They label their charactcrs according
to their social ssasSou and confuse these
social distinctions with the qualities OF
the spirit They give Us men and
women whom God would fad 70 Tecog-
pize. bat whom the critics, more sezzte,
readily hail as models and types sor all
other students Of human natzre. Their
characters are nearly all mounted en-
stills; they are animated by motives
and considerations which are quite inn
possible. and they talk as human BE-
ings never talked II this world. They
deal not with the exceptional, which is
possible and artistic, but with the izn-
possible, which Is caricaturo.
Their old Romans and barons and
highway1Den, etc, stalk through the
scene mouthin2 platitudcs and sent
u.ents," whereas We NAV be quite GER
tain that tlsoy occupied themselves
chiefly with cheating, lying, cTSngiug.
stealing, schcrnEng, dining. drinking,
dissipsting, working, goSsiping. gon-
ing and talking slang, just as men are
doing IN the streets, narta, pueiss of
fees, theaters. etc. of Paris, Lo11oa
and New York to-day. And beneath all
this action there WIS always n crude
philosophy. classifying and snalyzing
both motives and ac+iona One woald
imagine from The romantic represent "a
tons Of these phases d life that this
reflective habft OF mankind wes En fn-
vention OF yesterday. and did not really
date beyond tho decline Of the Roman
empire 10 the philosophy aud civtlizs-
ton Of Greece. These saraa virtues add
vices exist to-day. and never will be en-
tirely Graduated, no matter how high
tho title of civilization rises bet. az
cept N She very lowest plane Of human
life, where The relation 10 humanity In
scarce2y move than that Of the human
form, men IN al ages have sought for .
solHt1On Of the riddle Of existence, and
hence have, In moro or Less crude t~sh-
Lon, reelected upon action
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-13
Love Of Animal. mr. Drink.

Close observers have noticed that flies
will gather upon a half-drunloen,
sleepy so1 while a dozen sober men in
tho same room are not molested by
them. The flies will buzz around their
subject with great delight, frequently
a2ighting upon has perspiring face, OF
they GO, and return again and again.
0l&1ing the alcoholic nectar issuing
from his pCreS After awhile their
flight becomes uncertain and eccentric,
and sometimes they come In collision.
Recently a drunken man raised his
hand and brushed them from his tace.
Some fell 20 the floor and lay there par
slysed- After awhile ohev got on their
feet and YEARLY few OF, half dazed
Many animals yield to the seduction Of
run drinking, especially elephants,
horses, cows and swine Poultry, es-
pecaally turkeys, Will abe1-b the tempt
ing drink til they tpm ne over in a
lesden slecn. lying around as If dead.
and utteTtF ignoring their accustomed
,roostS. On awaiting they stagger FOR q
few moments and soon recover. but it is
hours before they renew their cheerful
cackhng.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-13
AORIFT ON The OCEAN,
The Remarkable Voyage OF n Ds.ertea
Schooner.


schooner.
Some OF the cRprices OF the ocean are
inexphcable March 81, 1891, an
American three-Inasted schooner, the
Wyer G.. Sargent. Of SedgwiclS. Me,
was abandoned by her crew off Cape
Hstteras, hopeless wreck But tho
deserted vessel did not break up or
founder On the contrary. she hung
together with amazing tenacity, and
fron that day 10 this has bean floating
ainnlessly about in the path Of COM
morse between our ports and Europa
She has been sighted and reported
durEng these tVsonty-one mouths ny
twenty-five different vesS-ls-to sny
nothing of those which passed peril
oualy near her in the night or foggy
weather. She was last seen a few days
ago by British steamship nine hun
dred miles daa east Of Ecrmuda- Tho
disynAsted hull was still In good eondi-
ton. The name on her starn was dis
tinetiy visible and a rusty anchor
danQied from the bow. During the
year and nine months that tins mast
leSs and rIKiderlo-s hulk has been drift
ing hithsr sad thitiser. The sport Of the
elements, sooseS of strong shfr1s. well
nsDEed and web foand. have suo-
cumbed 10 tAae fury Of the WINDS and
waves, some of them not leaving a soul
n tell tbe8r story, while q deserted
craft, without ? rig q canvas, haA
come safely through hurricane and
cyclone without number 10 lie deadly
menace IN the peah OF navigation.
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ODD WAYS OF OSTRICHES.

The Males Brood Over the Yo-ng and
Capture Zach OTHERS Families.
The ostrich has many strange ways,
and I was particularly interested in
studying them, says a writer in Forest
and Stream They go in flocks OF three
or four females and one male about
their nesting time, and for several
weeks before locating their nests the
hens drop their eggs an about the pam
pas- These are called haucho eggs
(pronou11css; "wstcho''), and are much
mrs delicxte in favor than the eggs
it4t1su from the nests. They have a
thiraer s1cs2. and wsrea fresh Lard are
iof a tHsa eslnl golden colcr We
cooked t1sezn by roasting them BEIGE
the fire. We wocid ffrst break hole
In the small end Of the egg,
barge enough to insert a teaspoon. The
Iegy would be set up among some hot
ashes pinch OF salt and pepper put in
20 IL. end frenunnents Kept stirred with
"a stock go that all would be done alike.
The fxxor Is excellent, and ono egg
-wousd satisfy avery hungry man
AS suon4zs thes.oStriches decide upon
"a Stumble place for nest, the male
bird scratches AWAY tbs grass and
slightly hollows out the ground for a
space of about three feet in diameter.
An the hons of the Cock lay IN the
sa1ue rest unta there are from twenty
FIVE TO thirty-fue eggs laid The male
birds then talce possession and SIT on
the eggs untsi they are haSdhed AS
BOON as the Aoc1 can leave the nest,
The old fellow heads them away to feed
on flies and small insects and every
thing Is lo%eay SSrtil he espies another
rnsae bird with a brood.
As soon as tho Old birds see each
other they make a peculiar booming
pound and every little ostrich disap-
soosrs in che grass The old ones then
apprpacsr each other and engage In
most deadly conflict Theyafght until
one or'the other IS killed or r,1Ds away.
Tho remaining one Will then utter an
ptfreg peculiar sound, and both broods
rwiH spring up from their hiding places
and follow the victor, who struts off as
proud as a peacock. I have seen old
male ostriches with three broods, each
of different size, two of which they
had captured.
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MONSIGNORE SATOLLI.
He Came to America Vested with
Papal Power.
Ee Is AZ italian Churchu1an with thu
Rank OF Archbishop-Eis solution
of the school and Nc
GIynn Problems.

Archbishop Satolli. who has been
sent to this country by the holy IL
Their as apostolical delegate, is q prom
inent Italian ecclesias:ic enjoying t(e
respect and esteem OF Pope Leo XIII.
/ From what he has done and from what
he has announced. it Is clear what part
/ of that mission was, at least. He has
brought some definite conclusions to
the vexed question of the public
! schools, and he has adjusted matters in
/ the case OF DIR. Edward McGlynn-
. The attempt to convey to the American
/ public the idea that Arch bishop Satolli
/ comes here 10 inauguratc or exercise
/ anything like the temporal power OF the
pope is bugaboo. probably put m no
ton by those who would not object 10
Archbishop Satolh falling into i'll favor
here and who would willingly see him
recalled.
It is probable that his mission to this
country may have some effect upon the
relations which exist between bishops
and priests and it is to be expected that
whatever he may do in this respect
viii be to the greater satisfaction of
the priests
Archbishop SatoM is man of calm,
mature judgment, wide grasp, a sym
pathetic and kindly spirit, and his in
telectual powers are of high order. He
is eminently fitted therefore for the
task of coming to this country, estinat-
ing the character and degree of such
needs as may exist in its ecclesiastical
life, and also OF perceiving whether
they call for remedies, and, if so, what
these remedies should be. AS ALLOCATE
be has necessarily certain powers, but
what these powers are, beyond what
he has himself indicated, no one can
know until such time as he deems it
suitable to reveal them.
The fact that America is a mission
country makes it an object of care and
attention to the propaganda, and con-
sequently whatever the ALLOCATE dis
covers to be the condition of the church
IN this country he viii naturally report
it to that body. Archbishop Satolli is
here as the representative OF the pope,
and in his action he viii carry out the
views of the pope. On the larger
definite questions which he came to ar
range he received beyond doubt from
the holy father the ground to be taken
and the course to be pursued. In re-
gard to any generic cases which might
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MoNsIeSoRE sAToLLL.

fail under powers of adjudication COM
mitted to him, he will necessarily have
to exercise his own Judgment and shen
apply the power which he has received
from the pope.
II is no unusual thing for the pope to
send an ALLOCATE in this way to coun-
try. One whose Judgment. clear and
keen intuition and zeal he can TRUST is
safely made the instrument to accom-
plish good to the country to which he
has been sent and to accomplish
which he IS endowed with special
though delegated authority. 1t would
be well TO bear in mind that Arch bishop
Satolli as Archbishop Satolh has alb
solutcly no authority in the United
States It is as the representative of
the pope that he has authority. Remem-
boring this the action of Archbishop
Satolh up to this time may we'll suggest
to Americans the broad cosmopolitan
character of the present pope. The adj
justment of the school question was
liberal compared to the treatment
which it has received at the hands of
the clergy in the past in this country,
and to many Americans, Catholic as
well as Protestant, it IS almost star Ting
in this respect
The adhesion to the old view, or at
least the disposition to relinquish it re-
luctaatly, is the ground OF any dissatis-
faction which may exist on the part OF
some of the American bishops toward
the ALLOCATE. Here is where il should
be recalled that Arch bishop Satolli did
not act except as the announcer Of the
views and DEGREES Of the pope. The holy
father did not come 20 such decision
without long thought, consultation and
prayer. Rome does not aet hastily in
such things, and whatever opposition
may exist to the views and arrangement
of this question or to Arch bishop Sa<oii
viii not be likely 70 affect the holy fa-
Their. The ALLOCATE has done part of
his work, and has done It, 10 the minds
OF most, wisely and pruaently. He will
remain until he has accomplished the
rest Of Il. Those who hare had the
pleasure OF meeting him tel me tha-s be
shows pleasant and enthusiastic sd-
miration for American institutions, and
they are charmed with this representa-
tive OF Pope Leo XIII. They feel that
he is capable Of wisely and sergnely
fulfilling the mission that the pope has
committed to him. This mission and
the best fulfI-1-. ut of il Of which he IS
capable. says Fa,her Ducey n the New
York World. are matters OF conscience
with him. sud he viii simply carry
them out 20 the best Of his ability.
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MODIFIED PRESCRIPTION.
A Remedy onty Good for P2sasats WIS
Are CpAolsscrcrs-

A Remedy onfy Good for PAsaeats whs
Are Cpaolsserer>-
Mr. oscoayaD, la his book. The Sub
tan and dis People ssys TIA, Turk
ish physician was called TO visit n nan
who was very III of typhus fevez, The
doctor considered the case hopeless, but
prescribed for the patient and took bis
leave. The next day. in passing by. be
inquired of n servant al the door IL his
master WAS dead.
"DeadF' was the reply; mo. he Is
much better"
The doctor FASTENED upstairs 60 OBJ
tain the solution OF the miracle.
Why" said the eCnvnlsxcent, II was
consumed with thirst. aud drank
paiful of the jtiee Of pislSled cabbagc."
Wonderful" quota the doctor; and
out came the tablets. on which he made
this inscriptions Cured Of typhus
fever, Mehemed Agha, en- upholsterar,
By drinking paliul of picked cab
bage juice
Soon after the doctor WAS called 20
another patient, a yaghlikgee. or dealer
in embroidered haadkerchiefs, v no was
suffering from the same malady. Ha
forthwith prescribed "a pailfnl OF
picked cabbage Juice" On calling tho
next day 10 congratulate his patient on
his recovery. ne wos AStonished ~ ba
told that the man WIS dead. Ia his b.
wildsrment at these phenoCnena. he
came 10 the safe conclusion, and daily
noted il in his memoranda. that al
thOuCh in cases of fvr1hr,S fever y,irtz1-1
cabbage juice is an Efficient remedy. IL
Is not 10 be used unless the patient be
by profession In uphol5terer
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MllIlN|l'aa9lt
DOthGS OF 4 VOODOO.

a Negro Doctress In Lou tsianA sSWsIIows
Snakes for Pas.Szno.
An aged negress of greaS rep1rte as
fvoodoo," or witch doctresss amcpg the
negroes Of this section, is attracting
much attention, not only IRON those
af her own color, bat from Ii, Z more IN
teligans portion OF the connu nifty, and
the way in which she does this IS TO aP-
parently swallow a number o. small
snakes OF a variety unknown IN tina
section They are Of the dusky color,
pearsy black, pied with a dull gre, VI at
ahe fat head, and of a dirty whit 2 In
The belly, says Louisiana correst son-
dent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
These reptiles remain secretcd abo at
bid Nanee's cabin until she gives a p
ruliar whksSsi1g cali, when they VIII
rome TO her, wriggliDg in great haste
pver the floor, UP her dress, ard run
into her open mouth, Kissing hideously.
They disappear and remain hidden
sometines for minutes. she asserts
that they are concealed in her stomach
untl she recalls them, when they viii
come pouring out to wrlthe about her
scraagy neck and coil IN her bosom.
Where the snakes really go when
they vanish In her month IS mystery,
and has puzzied all the physicians
about many having come from New
Orleans to witness the phenomenon.
Some really believe that the snakes do
70 down into the stomach, while others
are convinced that the witch is simply
ntaying some straightforward trick on
khsua; out If the latter is the case it is
90 clererly done that there is no detect
ing toe performance
The witch presenCs d most extraor-
binary and hideous appearance sitting
with the snakes darting their fat heads
tn and OUT OF her toothlesS mouth, with
their little bead-il1e eyes snapp.ng as
If In fury at all about their mistress.
AS nearly as can be conneed there are
six or seven of these reptiles, though
old Nance ssys there are as many more,
bat they are an so much of size and
color that they cannot be identified.
They are probably of a harmless ma
4ure, though old Nance declares they
are highly poisonous and no one wishes
20 experiment with them.
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in, don't you? Now I have nothing
but a plain barn and no padding. To
be sure, on cold nights l have straw up
| to my knees; but 1 don't have any
blanket and my hair gets rough and
shaggy"
"Oh, dear" sighed the poor rich
horse, II would much rather have
your coat of fur, and wouldn't care
how rough it was. IF they would only
let me have the hair that belongs TO
me it would be much more comfortable
than a blanket. They cut off nv
hair and | feel every chilly wind that
blows. l don't dance around as You
see me because l feel gay and happy,
but because ! am perfectly miserable.
Sometimes they make NE wear the
over-check and binders, and then | feel
"a if / would lose my wits entirely.
Little then can / see but the sky and
the tops OF peoples heads; and if I
stumble or run away when am afraid
Of something I can't see, the driver
whips me where my hair has been
clipped, and I can't say 2 word back"
''Oh, well, you don't have much hard
work to do" said the rich poor horse;
''vo2 ought to appreciate that and make
the best of your condition"
"Ill change places with you at any
time, replied the poor rich horse. my
lead becomes heavier than yours com
monty is. because I am so tied back and
curbed and refined that half my strength
ia spent trying to relieve my aching
muscles and neck. When ! don't have
to wear the overchecl then they put on
the bearing rein. which is no better.
And then when we fashionable horses
grow old and lose our style and spirit,
we are sold to somebody who forgets
we are not used to Ia Dor which develops
the muscles. and we are whipped when
we can't pull heavy loads, and have to
endure exposure and all sorts Of other
hardships when the least prepared for
them"
Poor rich horse" said the compass
sionate attache of the dray: II think I
will try and be content with Iny lot
after this"
just then the drayman came around
wit I s>.noe nubbins OF corn. The gay
coaz "a mounted his box and with
crack = his whip sent the poor rich
horse flying down the street. The rich
poor h. rubbed his nose on his mas
ter's S. .y,er and told him what he had
heard about poor rich horses, and the
two logged off together the best friends
in the world.-Mrs. c. NJ. Fairchild, in
Western Rural
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A USEFUL DOG.
The Queer Little Assistant of a Newspaper
Carrier.

/ Inc queer Little Assistant OF q Newspaper
Carrier.
| In one of our big cities a few wears
! ago there was man named John Bell,
who every day used to bring the morn
! ing papers to peoples houses before
breakfast. This man had a great dis
| tance to go each day. and a great many
papers to deliver. and if it had not been
for one fact I do not think he could
have done it. But he had helper. And
who do you suppose it was?
His dog Tag.
Tag was only month old when John
found him one cold winter morning in
the street. AS he seemed to have no
home John took him and made him his
pet. most useful pet the little dog
afterward proved to be.
For when Tag grew q little and be-
came strong, he began to follow his
master every morning, while he left
the morning papers at the houses along
the streets.
But John little knew what an intelli-
gent little animal was running along
by him every day. He did not know
that this little animal was gradually
learning exactly at which houses the
papers were to be left. And he proba-
bly, never would have known it had it
not been for a mistake he made enc
morning.
On one of the streets they used to
pass through were two adjoining houses
built exactly alike. and at one of these
John Bell used to leave paper each
morning. He must have been thinking
of something else on this particular
occasion, or perhaps he forgot, for
a moment, which was the right
house. But whatever the reason was,
he threw the paper in the front door of
the wrong one. He was passing along
when he heard Tag bark, and saw him
run up the steps, seize the paper in his
mouth, and run to the front door OF the
next house and leave it there
just think how surprised John must
have been! And how proud little Tag
must have felt. That made John think
he could make Tag quite useful to
him. So after that he used to leave
street, and Tag would leave then on
the other side, running across each
time to get the paper from his master
So YOU see, Tag became a paper
carrier, and he thus rewarded John
Bell for taking and caring for him
when homeless little pup.-William
r. Rochester, Jr., in Our Little Ones
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Inventive.

Small Son-I know what TIL be when
grow up. I'm goin' to be a great in
veutor.
Paps-That's encouraging, certainly.
What makes you think you have inven-
tive genius?
Small Son-Why, I wanted TO take a
Screw. out, and l couldn't End anv
screwdriver. and SO ] unscrewed il out
with your razor.-Good News
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he Guessed at It.

The young professor of philology was
doing great deal of talking for a
small man.
All" he said. ate q burst of elo-
quence; there Is nothing l love So
much as the study Of words
What sort " words9' asked another
man who had. until now, had nothing
20 say.
'Oh, any kind of words-al words;
language in general
Ugh" grunted the old man. Il guess
you haven't got wife. Detroit Free
Press
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The Kditor,. NiistnAe.

Great Statesman-You were in rather
q sad condition when you left the ban
quet the other nighe.
Reporter r. Yes, ! drank more than
was good for me.
Great Statesman-So noticed And
1t showed n your report Of my speech.
Is was terribly mixed up. Didn't the
editor raise a row about It?
Reporter - No, he didn't blame ne
any. lie thought you were drunl1.-N.
y Weekly.
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That Would Re Awful.

Ms keedick Indignantly Bridget,
you must leave this instant, won
put mp another hour with your i'm
pudence.
Miss Raferty-Aisy. nov. II yez
tails thot way sure an won't gi-e yez
decentralization 10 show 70 tie Eixt
el-JndgA
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Il IS said that mail matter dropped IN
the post Office a. Paris Is delivered il
Berlin in 40 hour and a half. and some
times within s. minutes. The distance
between the cities is 80 miles, and the
mail is sent By means Of pneumatic
tubes
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A Russian Custom.

In many countries. boys have some
peculiar attachment 10 their names, so
that it is easy TO distinsuish boy from
his father, who is the hoad of the fami-
". In Russia, the term witch is
added. Thus. the son of the car is
called the czarvitch, and you Will End
this title added to the name Of the cid
est son of every family sufficiently
prominent TO care for such things OF
course. AL the sons can not receive the
same title, so it is usually limited to the
eldest son. Whenever, in Russia, you
hear or see the title witch" you may
always be sure that the younG man or
boy with the title is the eldest sen OF q
father who is still living Y. Ledger.
A professor OF religion should De q
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STATUE OF JUSTICE.
How Ada Rshan VIII Appear In Silver at
the Worlds Fair.

Ada Rehan in the character of JUS
tee. or Justice in the personality Of
Ada Rehan, has been viewed by the
public at Sculptor Parks studio, at
Chicago. The figure is graceful and re-
minds one of the actress who posed for
it. Like other statues of Justice made
by Mr.. Park, this one has the eyes IN
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Sornefhin- NeE.

Re lowered around her. and watched her cTes
AZc hung on each musical word
And she Vas aware OF his stise3 s,Ehs
And the t17ohs OF his heart she heard:
All though nothing vas said be;vesz these
tTo.
Re knew she knew that Re knew sns Knew
Madeline y Bridges, II PucZ
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New York city went to Albany, n. T,
where he offciated as rabbi until 1854.
During his residence in Albany be gave
the Jewish reform movement its first
impetus. and in this work. writes ISL
dore Levi in Leslie's Weekly, he was
obliged to face not only obloGuy, but