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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
HIS PET PHRASE.
It Was Good for All Occasions and Need
Accordingly.

1t Was Good for All Occasions and Need
Accordingly.
In the Memoir of Henry Compton"
published in London some years ago.
there is an amusing story which has an
obvious lesson. Mr.. Watlington was
man from his birth of an even temper
and an easy disposition. He went
through life with the greatest indiffer-
ence as to it's cares and it's troubles.
One phrase he used on all occasions:
1T may be SO, but then again it may
not"
On paying him visit one day, says
the writer, asked him if he thought
it would be fine. Why replied he.
lit may rain, but then again it may
not"
Seeing him reading: Daniels Field
Sports" / inquired if he ever went on
hunting excursion.
"Why, yes" said he, 81 did go once
on a bit of jaunt of the sort, but
made a sorry set out of it. borrowed
gig of friend, and started for
days pleasure, as thought; but the
horse was a stranger to me, and so,
not having received a regular intro
duction to him. as soon as the chase
begun, off he set at full speed, with
me inside the gig.
81 began to be alarmed. Thinks I,
There's danger here; may go little
farther without being turned over, but
then again | may not Well. away he
tore, over furrow and field, leaping
every ditch and bank that came in his
way. Presently l saw we were near
ing horse-poud, and began to say
to myself: 4 may get past this pond
without being dropped in the middle
of it. but then again | may not
However, after running tremcn-
dous risk. escaped a broken neck that
time, and after getting pretty safely
through the remaining part of the
chase, says to myself, says /: Well, 1
may be tempted to go ahunting again,
but then again. l may notn"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Delicate Piece of Machiaerv

John Wennstrom, an Ingenious Ger
man, has invented and patented ma
chine which. at first thought, one
fifth wheel on wagon. 1t is hole
boring contrivance. and may be driven
either by foot. hand or steam power
The holes drilled by this dainty in
strument are but one-one- -thousandth
tl-1 ,o0othl of an inch in diameter. and
are the smallest that man has yet been
able to pierce The machine has ca
pacity of - 600 revolutions per minute,
and is intended solely for drilling
holes through diamonds. sapphires,
rubies and other precious stones.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

lengthy residence in Europe he made
special study of English political and
social customs. From the time of his
return to Colombia in 1874 he figured as
its political leader and was serving his
fifth term as president. He seemed
devoid of vanity and ambition and for
some time had ceased to hold the reins
of power, only when necessary exer-
cising his authority and influence in
the cause he represented. During the
greater portion of his fourth term as
president the burden of office was un-
dertaken by another distinguished
man, Dr.. Carlos Holguin, and in his last
term, which commenced August Z, 1892,
he was represented by DR.. Miguel An
tonic Caro-, the distinguished vice pres
ident
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

One of the most simple and useful
domestic machines in existence Is the
Chinese water wheel. which is in very
general use throughout the celestial
empire. 1t may be from twenty 70
forty feet in diameter and is set IN a riv
er so that the current moves it around
with a motion similar to that of
steamboat paddle wheel The rims Of
the wheel are fitted with number of
tubes, containing about half gal
Ion each. These are filed while under
water, and being carried to the top by
the wheels revolution, they discharge
their contents into a trough. These
wheels are made largely of bamboo,
and are chiefly used TO raise water from
high-banlzed rivers for purposes Of irri-
cation
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

of whom is made to look over the edge
of the cradle, as much as to say to the
little prince: "Wake up, there, old fell
low. What are you sleeping for when
you might have such playfellows as
we?" The hangings of the crib are all
of sOfteSt silk.
One of the most amusing and at
tractive of domestic groups seen
among foreign royalties just now. by
the way, is presented by the young
Roumanian princess and her baby. This
young lady, better known as Princess
Marie of Edinburg, looks so youthful
herself as to seem more like her small
princes half grown sister than like his
mother. One might almost imagine her
a little girl playing with her doll. The
baby has rather an unusual name-he
is Prince Carol"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
MOMMSEN'S ODD WAYS
The Famous Historian Is Just .
Tride Eccentric
Berliners Speak of Him as "the Small
Man with the Big Head"-How He
Sometimes Treats His
Student Followers.

Mommsen's personality is essential
II that of small man with big head
on him" He is medium-sized in stat
ure, but his extreme thinncss makes
him appear almost diminutive. The
Beriiners say he has some of the
''windschief" appearance that charac-
terized their ''alter Fritz" frederick
the Great. He also has that giants
wonderful, persuasive eyes, only
Mommsen's are brown, instead of steel
blue.
In Berlin Mommsen is curious fig
ure. Although in the university he is
not of it, At the beginning of every
semester he announces in cramped
script on the university bill board that
his lectures will begin on certain day
and in certain room. 4 hundred or
more students hasten to subscribe for
his course and pay their six or seven
dollars each. AT the hour set the sub
scribers gather in the room indicated
apd await the coming of the Old Ro-
man. Sometimes he comes. AS often
as not, especially in recent years, he
does not, and the hundred or more stu
dents have only the satisfaction of hav-
ing learned at their own expense that
he is off for Italy again to gather ma
terials for new work. At his reading
desk the old man is a curiosity. His
long. narrow, almost feshless figure
does not half fill his rusty clothes. His
long, gray hair falls back from his fore
head, leaving entirely clear his yellow,
bloodless face. His nose is prominent
and not straight: his mouth large and
firm; his eyes penetrating and pug
nacious. now looking through his spec
tacles, now glaring over the tops while
the bridge slid down toward the end Of
his nose. In the street he is hardly
less remarkable. He walks with his
head slightly bowed, his overcoat
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
THE LUALABA GORGE.
It's Grandness Said to Be Almost
Indescribable.
An Interesting Stretch of River, Unlike
Anything Seen Elsewhere IN Africa
The Latest Wonder Of the
Congo Country.

The western head sources of the
Congo river were visited for the first
time by white men last year, and the
story they have told of the great
gorge they saw and of the stream that
plunges through it. almost as swift as
an arrow for many a mile, was entire
" out of the common in Congo ex-
plorations. The explorers were Lieut..
Francqui and DIR. Cornet. in the serv-
ice of the Congo Free State. They
traced the Lualaba river from its foun-
tain head, and made a discovery that,
as far as is known, is duplicated no.
where in Africa.
Imagine narrow stream flowing
placidly between it's rather low banks.
1t has gradually been gathering vol
ume from little contributions that
dozen or fifteen tributaries have sup
piled. The channel is quite deep,
though not wide. Nearer and nearer
the water approaches mountain pass
to the north. which at a distance ap-
pears to have no passage through.
Suddenly the water rushes. into q
rift in these hills, and for many mile
it tumbles along, zigzaging between
two gigantic perpendicular walls of
solid rock Sometimes it falls head
long as cataract, and then again it is
merely rapid, with speed five times
as great as that with which it enters
the hills.
This great gorge has a tortuous
course bending first to the east and
then to the west. 1t is nowhere over 120
to $50 feet wide, and it rises 1,G00 to
200 feet above the level of the stream.
The walls rise nearly perpendicular in
every part, and are formed of bare
crystalline rock. Here and there in
some crevice little soil has formed,
just enough for a tuft of grass or
puny tree to take root.
At the level of the stream one can
see only little ribbon of the sky
above, for at that great height the top
of the walls seem almost to touch one
another. and the trees at the top over
hang the edge and shut out nearly
every glimpse of daylight. At the bot
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
g!
It'd BITS.
sauibs Caug mt Here and There During Dun
Day or Item Chasing.

Clvde Mattox will be tried here for muir
der at the January term of the United
states district court He has been taken
"a ropeka. but will be soon brought down
10 the Jail of this county.
In the case OF the state against j. d.
Thomson, tried in Justice fuckers court
Yesterday the defendant was bound over
to the district court in :he sum OF $500.
There was quite an array of legal talent on
both sides.
Rev's. Marsh and Severence held prayer
meetings on the street last night.
The Jap tea party given last night at
the residence of Gland Pintard 10y the
Altar Chapter of St Johns church was a
delightful affair and well patronizel. The
mandoline club composed of Ed Noble,
Roy Corbett Lee Corbett, Edgar Larimer
aud Roy Kramer WAS present aud filled
the air with music
Horner & Kirk of Kingman were at the
stock wards yesterday wit a fine load OF
Cattle.
Judge Carr of Enid, formerly of Medi-
cine Lodge, was in the city yesterday re-
turning from Topeka. where he had been
on business
A fine lot of new houses are being moved
in to Lawrence avenue, directly north OF
Fourteenth street.
Mistletoe can be seen quite abundantly
about the city. IL is being shipped mostly
from Oklahoma. where it abounds.
All the churches are making extensive
preparations for Christmas services. The
Cathedral choir are preparing hue
musical program.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
three miles the
Inventions of Women.

If there have been no great inven-
tors among women, at least it must be
conceded that they have invented
many very useful and convenient
things for the comfort of humanity.
An American woman, Mrs. Romney,
has invented dinner-pail for work
lngmen which will keep food hot for
ten or twelve hours: she has been
equally successful in devising a water
cooler which cools water by evapora-
ton to forty degrees. An ingenious
Swiss woman has invented watch
which will be a great boon to the
blind: by system of projecting pegs
on the dial. one of which sinks every
hour, the time is accurately indicated.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
An rchduke's Extravaganre.

Archduke Francis Ferdinand's voy-
age round the world, which has just
been brought to conclusion by his
arrival at Vienna, is stated to have
cost 100000 forms more than the
large sum which was originally as
signed for the purpose. Fortunately
the archduke's resources are very
great, his private fortune being one of
the largest in Austria, and no call will
be made upon the national treasury
for defraying the expenses of his trip.
His hunting trophies include no less
than fifteen tigers. besides several pan
theirs. and he has likewise many thou
sand photographs taken either by him
oelf or by members of his suite.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Insured His Customers.

At an inquest held the other day in
England the evidence brought to light
the queer fact that the dead mans life
had been insured for S10o by the liquor
dealer whose bar he chiefly patronized
No secret was made about the matter.
II being perfectly fair and bove board,
the liquor dealer only wishing to in
sure himself against the loss of busi-
ness consequent on the death OF val
liable customer. The practice is stated
TO be quite frequent
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

tom of the narrow gorge the little river
glides swiftly, sometimes almost with
an unbroken surface, and then again
lashed into foam by thousands of
rocks, whose tops rise above the sur
face; and then again the water pours
tumultuously over the edge of de-
clivity, and then plunges on in series
of rapids.
In a distance of forty-three miles the
river drops 1900 feet, and then it
energies upon the plain, and, forgetting
its mad career, it flows placidly along
to join the Luapula river, and at the
junction Of the two rivers the true
Congo begins. No other tributary of
the Congo or even the great river itself,
where it tumbles along in rapids for
235 miles, between Leopoldville and
Matadi, presents spectacle SO savage
and SO violent.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
A snob-Nose Recip,cpt

In the Russian army there is one par
ticular regiment of infantry of the
guards formed by Emperor Paul, the
men of which are recruited, not SO
much with regard TO their height or
the color of their hair and co,nplexions
as to the shape of their noses. En-
peror Paul had a typical Kalmuk nose
OF the most excruciatingly up-tilted
pattern, and since then. out Of compli-
ment TO him. all of the officers and men
of this particular regiment have noses
of the same shape. the sight which
they present on parade being some
w hat startling.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
ATTENTION COMRADES.

Garfield Post viii attend the funeral
services of Comrade Lewis j. Vanlandiny.
ham, late private of Co. II. 6Stn Indiana
Volunteer infantry, on this "wednesday
y. III. at O'Clock. Comrades viii meet at
Dnnbar's undertaking rooms at l:30 p. IN.
.harp, to go 10 he late residence of the de
ceased, on the Douglas avenne street car
line, in body. After services at the resi-
dence the post will march TO the cemete ry
as an escort. Arrangements are made for
return TO the city over the SAirmouui line
T. Is desired that there shall be full at.
tendance. and that the comrades meet
promptly at the designated time By
order of W 7. CAMPBELL, Com der.
J. ID. CALDWELL, Ait.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

Caroline Harrison Circle No, SO ladies OF
:he G. A r. yesterday afternoon at their
regular meeting elected the following
sDlendid list of officers for the ensuing
year:
President-Loretta A. DeRoss.
Senior Vice President-Susan Stitzeil.
Junior Vice Presideut-Maggis Camp
bell.
Chaplain-Mary Y. Bicknell.
Treasurer-Miliie NJ. " oodcock.
Conductor-GertrudeW Wallace.
Guard-Anna b. Warren.
Delegates to department convention
Jane Covili and Amanda Howard.
The officers will be installed on the first
"Wednesday in January at Garfield post
headquarters.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Old Judge Peterby is very clos

Old Judge peterbv is very close
man even to his young wife. She was
going out shopping and limited that
she would like blue silk dress.
'Nonsensel blue doesn't suit your
complexion at ali" he replied.
Then III take a green dress"
DO you want to poison yourself?
Don't You know that all these green
dresses are poisonous?"
Then you pick me ont dress"
That's the trouble. / don't like to
see You in any other colors except blue
and greea."-Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Getting i, OF His Mind.

Now. John" she said persuasivelv.
''you will try TO do these few errands
for me when you get down town"
"Yes, indeed. he replied.
Don't put them off
mo. / make it rule now, when l
promise to do anything for you TO get
it off my mind as quickly as possible :"
Yes" she answered. with a gentle
ness that relieved the sarcasm. .-vcu
do: By forgetting t"-Washington
star
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
AN ARTISTIC CRADLE.
Carved in Wood for the Baby Prince ~
Roumania.

Carved in Wood for the Baby Prince ~
Roumania.
Uneasy rests the head that wears a
crown" may apply well enough to
other monarchs, but it has absolutely
no bearing on the case of the little new
born prince of Roumania. At least if
it does he is an extremely ungrateful in
FAINT and without sense enough to
know when he is well off, for no baby
ever had more luxurious resting
place prepared for his head, royal or
otherwise, than this same little prince.
No one who looks at this picture of his
cradle can for an instant doubt the as
sertion.
The dainty little bed was carved in
wood by Testolini, of Venice, by the
order of the king of Roumania. The
design iselaborate, introducing, appro-
priately enough, frolicking cupids, one
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Duty'S Call.

In his heart love and duty struggled
for the mastery. 'Mathilde." he pro-
tested, II feel that it is not right for
us to sit here with the lights burning
low"
Francois" she bitterly rejoined,
you are too blamed nice for me-
They parted forever, but he was sus-
tanned by the thought OF the ease of
conscience that would be his, when.
upon the morrow, he must report for
work at the Office of the Consolidated
Gas company.-Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
An Intoxicating Costume.

ofcer-lou'd better put yer friend
in cab-he's got a terrible load on.
Where d he git it?
Choiiy-Miss Van Styles just passed
she wore an absinthe-green hat. a
claret-colorcd dress, and chartreuse-
yellow gloves-and poor Reggie is com
pletely overcome by it!-Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
The shah's Wonderful Chair.

The shah Of Persia owns the most
valuable armchair in the world. He
has an armchair of solid gold inisid
with precious stoaes- About year
ago some Of the stones were stolen
from one of the legs OF the chair. and
the shah. full Of Indignation. ordered
the arrest OF number of SCI wants and
the keeper of the palace responsible
for the furniture, with the intimation
that If the thief was rot discovered the
keeper woaId be beheaGed The cul-
prit being eventually found. he WAS
forthwith beheaded and his head car
riad on pole by the imperial body
guard through the streets of Ieheraa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Dr.Nunez IS one o7 me most d;st;n

DIR. Nunez is one OF the most distin-
guished statesmen of Spanish Amer
lea. and from early youth took front
rank as poet, a writer and politi-
clan. His greatest triumph consists in
having established peace and order in
his country by freeing it from revolu-
tionary agitations and converting it
into tranquil nation endowed with
excellent institutions and with the ele-
ments of genuine prosperity. During
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

Regular meeting of Peerless lodge. No
e7l, tonight. Speaking on Good of the
Order" Employment committee have
work for three or four men. Unemployed
members, come. J. w. HIGH, NJ. w.
4. l. SPENCER Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
The Trouh.r.

pike-I hear that a number Of bal
lots were thrown out in my district as
defective,
Dyke-What was the defect7
Pike-Cast for the wrong candidates
Puck
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
NOTICE TOLADIFS' AID.

The Ladies Aid society of the First Pres
byterian church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Loosely, No. GA n Emporia on
Wednesday today at 22:30 p IN. All are
requested TO be present there is work to
DO. Mrs KENDEICK, Sec'y.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOTICE TO WICHITA MUSICAL CLUB.
The executive committee are requested
to meet this afternoon at 4:!5 sharp, in the
club rooms. Business of Importance.
Mrs. J. c. LYETH, Pres.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

Special meeting Wichita council. No H.
r. S. & S. NJ, this "wednesday evening,
Dec 20 1898, ut 7::i0 o'clock. Installation
of officers and banquet. All visiting com
panions cordially invited to he present
J. Fl. HoLLINGER, L. j. NJ.
J. T. DORSEY, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Ioo Mich.

Algy--Why, this dog knows as much
as do,
Miss Kiddenhan-Don't sou think
three dollars was J big price 70 pay for
himo-World-S Fair Pm -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Shot a Rig EpRle.

An American eagle measuring seven
feet from tip TO tip was shot the other
day by farmer residing west of Hills
boro. III. The eagle had made raid
on poultry yard
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
An Encore.

"How did your son do at college last
year, Mrs. Wilkins?"
Every well, indeed. He did so fne-
ly as a freshman that he got an en-
core"
"A what?"
IAN encore. The faculty have re-
quested him to repeat the year. ."-Har-
pers Bazar.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
WIrUITA HOSPITAL.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the directors of the Wichita hospital will
he held at the hospital today Wednesday,,
Dec. 20, at $50 O'Clock.
Mrs. S Ii. HADEN, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Tn. Esss.s. w.y Oas Of II.

Mertie-what wonid you sav to .
lover who would rot take No" for an
answer?
Aa-ie-Teil him "YeA"-Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

When Baby was SICK. we gave her CaStoria-
When she was Child. she cried for Cassoria.
When she became Hiss, she clung TO Casto-,a.
When she had Children she gave thera Cas.r-ia
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Peculiar Actions of the Talented Presiden,
of Colombia

of Colombia
A Panama special says: II is said
that Gen Il. Nunez. president OF the
United States of Colombia. recently
swallowed poison. II is alleged By
his friends that the poison was taken
by mistake, but in other circles it is
thought that the president acted With
deliberation. The assertion is made
that the act was due to i'll health and
Increasing political troubles
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Notary Seals.
Attorneys Pocket Docket.

The Lawyers wade Necum," can be used in any
State and in any court The most complete and
convenient pocket docket ever published, with two
indexes-an alphabetical index and a diary index:
shows at glance just what date lawyer has case
in court; keeps complete record of of the case
Handsomely bound in flexible back convenient
size to carry in the pocket Endorsed by attorneys
everywhere Price of Docket s100. By mail post
paid to any address upon receipt of s107.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
.inneograph.

800 copies from original. Writing, Drawing
Music, Etc. OF typewriter letters 800 copies can
be taken from one original. Recommended by over
10000 users The EAGLE is agent for thesale OF this
machine extra supplies, etc.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20

punched back from his shirt collar and
his figure bent sideways often by
bundle Of books under his right arm.
He is called by students ''The Last of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-20
Job Printing.


Wedding Invitations and Ammo,
Luncheon Cards, Calling Cards.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-08
For a Burn or scaid.

The white of an e." i one II the
most eiiirient rame,,irs tor 4 nurn or
scald, excluding the air nj once, and
affording instant relief! the raw
white is also used as an an,i,ote for
several poisons, taken internally. espe-
cialiy those Of a corrosive nature. A
raw eng will detaci. q ,ish bone lodged
in the throat; while the oil extracted
from the yolk has great power in the
healing of cuts, bruises and scratches,
being regarded by the Russians as
remedy of fabulous powers. Good
HOaLSeheeninn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-08
CaStoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. G. OsaooD,
Jowall Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-08
THEE YEARS AGO,
Wild "a Grippe Was Raging in
This Vicinity,
ITtAOKED CHARLES LELANDER

Unpopular Painter and Decorator OF
Ifport Tells of the Three Years of
Health That Resulted From the
1.-THE Twin Evils, Catarrh and
fumatism-How They Were Routed
the Mild, Agreeable staekhouse
satment.
4 feel better now than | have in
ee years. The rheumatism is
ie ond my head feels clearer
So said Charles Lelander, the
inter and decorator, who resides
No. 333 East Second street, Daven-
rt.
Three years ago" resumed Mr.
lander, i had the grip, and since
en- have not known day of sound
alth until the past month.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-08
Thirty-six Nominations "Iield Up.

WASHINGTON, March :. There were
thirty-siX nominations sent to the senate
by President Harrison during the last ses.
sion of congress that failed of confirma-
ton. The most important nomination not
sanctioned by the senate was that of Ben
ton Hanchett, OF Michigan, to be circuit
judge for the Sixth judicial district, who
was defeated by the Democrats for purely
political reasons