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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-19
IRELAND IN MINIATURE.
Kate Field Takes Us Through the
Irish Village at the Fair.
A Half Hour in the Wishing Chair-Inter-
view with Mrs. Hart, Who Projected
the Villagc-The Condition of the
Irish Peasantry.
COPYRIGHT. 1881

Seated in an exact counterpart of
the famous wishing chair of the
Gaint's causeway with nay feet resting
on Irish soil, in the charming village
that Mrs Ernest Hart has transplated
from County Donegal to the Midway
Plaisance, am reading about that un-
paralleled scene in the British house
Of commons when Joseph Chamber
lain hurled epithets at Mr.. Gladstone,
sarcastically likening his voice to that
of God.
Above and around me is beautiful
replica of the ruins of Donegal castle,
surrounded by fac-similes Irish cot
tages, in which natives of Ireland pur-
sue industries established among them
within ten years by sympathetic
Englishwoman Mrs. Ernest Hart has
brought her people and her industrial
creations to the Columbian exposition
that the Americans may see for them
selves what enlightened assistance
may do for proud and outraged race
who only ask for work.
My fraternal grandfather was pa
triot in the revolution of 1898. Ruined
and driven from the land he loved. he
came TO this country early in the pres
ent century. A granduncle was kid
naped for singing national song and
was never heard Of more. | am glad
to be descended from brave men and
listen with disgust TO criticisms born Of
ignorance. To answer fool according
to his folly is to say nothing Rising
from the wishing chair pass into the
banqueting hall of Donegal castle
where stands colossal statue of Glad
stone from the chisel of the Irish sculp-
tor, Bruce JOY, who has put up in Mrs.
Hart's village a copy of the bronze
statue erected several years ago in
front of Bow church, London. Around
and about this banquet hall are por-
traits of the myriad men who have
made Ireland famous, beautiful home
spun and other stuffs, handsome laces,
all made by Irish peas
ants. Passing into adjoining cottages,
watch carvers, carpenters, iron and
silver smiths, weavers plying their
trades, and, as | turn away to ponder,
under the shade Of a grateful tree,
about the Irish question, Mrs. Ernest
Hart herself comes and sits beside me-
Doesn't it make you furious to hear
4 whole nation condemned in one sem
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-19
HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Hon. James w. Hustled, while serving
his sixth term as speaker OF the assembly
Of the state of New York, writes:

Hon. James w. Hustled, while serving
his sixth term as speaker OF the assembly
Of the state of New York, writes:
STATE OF New YORK,
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
ALBANY, Jan. 10, 1899.
] desire once more to bear my testimony
to the value Of ALLCoCKS POROUS FLAS'
TEaS | have used them for twenty-five
years past, and can conscientlousiy COM
mend I>-em as the best external remedy
that ] have known Years ago, when
thrown from "a carriage and seriously in
jured, gave them a thorough trial. In
very short time me pain that was snffer-
ing disappeared. and within Il week was
entirely relieved. On another occasion
when suffering from severe cough
which threatened pulmonary difficult
lies, which | was recommended to go
70 Florida to relieve, | determined
20 test the plasters again. applied them
10 my chest and between the shoulder
nlades, and in less than a fortnight was
Entirely cured. Ga still another occasion
when suffering from an attack of rheuma-
ism / could scarcely use my arm, l again
resorted to the plasters, aud within very
few days the rheumatism entirely dlsap-
peared. 1 have them constantly by me,
whether at home or abroad. My family as
well as myself have found them TO be II
sovereign remedy, both for external and
internal troubles. ] never bad bat one
kidney trouble in my life, and the applica-
tion of the piasters cured me in Il week.
| desire, as | said before, to bear my testi-
mony in "A public way TO their efficacy,
and / know of 10 better way of doing ii
than by giving you my personal expert
ence u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-19
ElIGHTY JAMES,
Modest Opinion of Or. Lowell in Regard
to His Afterward Distinguished Son.

to His ifterward Distinguished Son.
There is something perenniany fun
ny in the estimate of young poets by
their personal friends. Some affcc-
tionate partisans, to be sure, find
nightingale in every bush, ard aFplaud
genius in any versi1ied production, but
ihe ma ajority of sensible fathers and
mothers wait for larger and maturer
results before expressing their delight.
a brilliant young essayist furnishes a
case in point, relates the Youths Com
panion, from his own experience. lie
was apparently becoming famous at a
rapid rate, and some one congratulated
his father on the fact.
Il wish Tom would stick to his law
study said the old gentlemen, testi-
IL. Sometimes l think he's a born
fool"
A writer in the Critic says OF the IA
ther of James Russell Lowell:
Il was in Rome and Florence at one
time with Dr. and Mrs. Lowell. He
was under deep depression, and sensi-
tive 70 small veXations ! received
one day quite a number of letters from
Boston, and the doctor, grieving that
he had none, insisted upon my reading
him some Of rsine.
Among them was one from my
brother, giving an account of com
pencement, and containing some ex-
tracts from Lowell's manuscript class
poem, which he had lent to my broth
er. My thought naturally was as I
read it:
This will delight the DOCTOR
Quite otherwise. The doctor said,
sadly:
/ am very sorry and disappointed.
James promised me when l left home
that he would give up poetry and stick
to his books. l hoped he had become
less fightyr"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-19
A LONG LEASE.
Thirty Acres in Hebron Provided For for
Term of 9.o3S Years.

Thirty Acres in Hebron Provided For for
Term of $500 Years.
A lease for nine thousand nine hun
dred and ninety-nine years in this
country, at least, is rather rarity, al
though the term of ninety-nine, or
even nine hundred and ninety-nine. is
not uncommon. John Peters, the
father of Rev. Samuel Peters, the tory
parson, says the Norwich Conn Bull
letin, gave in 1885 to THE Venerable
Society for the Propagation OF the Cos
pei in Foreign Parts" for globe for
the Church of England society in
Hebron, about thirty acres of land,
which afterward came into the possess
sion of the parish of St. Peters church
in that town, as the successor of the
Church of England there. On May 25,
1895, the parish leased this land to S. w.
Case for and during the full term of
nine thousand nine hundred and nine
ty-nine years fully to be completed
and ended, yielding and paying there
for yearly during the said term unto
us, the said John Sutton and John T.
Peters, church wardens Of said society,
and to our successors in said Office, the
annual rent of one grain of purc silver
or other silver or gold equivalent (if
demanded) upon the festival of St.
John the Baptist in each year ensuing
the date of the presents during the
term above said" So says Hebron
land records, vol. tx, p. 264. The pres
ent occupants would be somewhat sur
prised at demand for the grain of
pure silver, but the old contract still
remains on the record.
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tence and not allowed to have one re-
deeming feature?" | say.
! Furious? | have been furious with
my countrypeople ever since l began
to study the Irish people," replied
sturdy and true Mrs. Hart, whose name
should be spelled with an e.
How long ago was that?"
''If am to tell that story it must
be over the lunch table. I'm hungry.
/ Let's have something to eat" There
upon we adjourned to Ia fresco res
taurant in the garden-"What shall
we order?'
Irish stew would be most in har-
mony with the situation" respond,
! and a natty maiden in pretty Irish
/ costume brings us bowls of as good a
stew as I've eaten for many a day In
the shadow of a round tower from
which floats the flag of the Emerald
isle we eat and talk, and talk and
eat, while visitors pass in and out,
wearing that look of curiosity peculiar
to frequenters of the fair. In their
eyes everybody, as well as everything,
is an exhibit.
II shall never be satisfied until I've
investigated Ireland for myself.
When did you first visit the island,
Mrs. Hart?"
In 1872, during my honeymoon,
when on seeing naturally gay people
sunk in misery, determined to study
their history. Later my husband be-
came n member of the Irish political
committee, and in 1883 we made e tour
of inquiry into County Donegal and
County Mayo to ascertain the actual
condition of the peasantry, in the con-
gestcd districts where famine occurs"
Where is Donegal and what do you
mean by corgested distriets?"
Donegal is the northwestern corner
of Ireland The eastern part of this
county is rich in fertile land occupied
by descendants of the English and
Scotch Beyond mountains and hogs
and along the seacoast for four hun
dred miles live one hundred thousand
Celts, twelve thousand of whom speak
no English and all of whom are depen-
dent for subsistence upon their niser-
able bits Of stony land ironically
called farms, Ten years ago there
were few stores or cottages among
the low stone houses that shelter pa
tient man and beast"
That is congestion with a ven
Ceance."
Every place where the annual vain
alton per person OF population for land
and house is below tyventy-thrce shil-
hngs is scheduled a congested district.
Gweedore has valuation Of eight shn-
hngs and fourpence; Gweebarrea SIX
and eightpence."
How awful But why are there con-
gested diStricts?"
History answers that question.
There is ne doubt IN my raind that Ire
land was originally settled by Greeks
and other eastern colonists. Their
prehistoric jewelrv, their beautiful
myths prove IL They are much more
artistic than the English"
THAT goes without SAYING. Look az
your composers and orators. Irish Tor
the most part"
There's no doubt about their having
been distinguished in arts now lost.
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KNOWLEDGE

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It's excellence Is cue TO It's presenting
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l. has given satisfaction 20 millions and
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withdrawn. When the spring is again
pressed the thin knife flies out, and
the card which was under the layout
comes back into the box. This can
all be done in three seconds, while the
dealer is paying bet or backing up
his chip, or asking a player what his
bet takes.
tive seen a good many tricks at
faro, but this is the slickest one I ever
saw. You can keep the cases and take
the box in your hands and examine it,
and you would never know it was not
straight. Of course, the firm or in
dividual making these boxes charge
high for them, but what is two thou
sand dollars when you don't need any
bank roll in the drawer and every
dollar put down is sure money"
He always wore glasses W hen about
the gambling house. On the prepared
cards which the bribed attendant hand
ed him were a series of dots and dash
es SO small that detection was absolute
~ impossible. But to the swindler
these signs were like the tick of the
telegraph key to the telegrapher and
as easily read although not discernable
by the naked eye. The glasses worn
by the swindler were magnifying glass
es. So it can be readily seen that the
minute dots and dashes on the back of
the card enabled the rogue to know
exactly what cards his opponents held,
and hence his success.
But enough as to gambling.
There have been quite number of
new weapons used by criminals brought
me recently, but the most dangerous
of all is the gimlet knife. It is a wea-
pom so dangerous that its manufacture
is forbidden by law. This is the small
est fighting knife used by people on
this earth and one of the most deadly.
In length the knife is hardly longer
than long gimlet, so that it can read
lily be concealed inside the waistband
of the trousers The handle is not set
on parallel with the blade, as in an
ordinary knife, but at right angles like
that of gimlet, hence the name.
The handle is grasped with the blade
between the second and third fingers, |
the upper part of the blade being !
drawn down to a shank so as to pre- /
vent cutting the fingers while the |
knife is so held. The blade when in 1
position represents merely an exten-
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of the knife TO be disarmed: the mort
SO as the handle curves In the end.
giving the fingers q better hold upon Il
There has also been alled 10 our
collection of deadly weapons Tho regs
ulation weapon used by ell high
binders.
A plain steel bar about an inch i1
diameter, with wooden handle Gov.
cred with cloth SO that the fingers caA
secure frm grip upon II. Such il the
weapon. It's Like Is never found in th<
possession of any class of criminals ep
cept the highbinderA
In a recent raid on . ''fence"I a.
cured a lot of very innocent-lookins
imported spools Of thread The places
raided was a jewelry store and tha
thread seemed rather out of place, cs.
pecially as there were q number of
spools lying around. made an ex
animation of the spools and discovered
jeweled treasures in the core of each.
That is the latest scheme of snugelina
gems or secretina them when stolen.
Before closing ! might mention the
fact that the New York municipsl
authorities have decided to stop SUP
plying liquid ink eradicators to tho
city departments hereafter. A certain
well-known eradicator was on the city's
stationery list and had been supplied
freely to the departments, but it was
suggested thatit was throwing tenpta-
tion in the way of the city's employees
who might use the eradicator TO change
their books or accounts without the
risk of detection and thus cover uu
fraud The mayor thought the sug,
gestion was very timely. and hereafter
only steel erasers viii be allowed, for
their use can readily be detected a,
any time. THoaAs BYByys.
superintendent OF New York Police
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-19
AN OWNERlESS COLLECTION.
The Museum at the Dead Letter Once In
Washington.

The Museum at the Dead Letter once In
Washington.
One of the most interesting places in
the capital city, according to the New
York Advertiser, is the museum in the
dead letter Office. Several Indian
hatchets give to section Of the cabi-
net an archaeological appearance. and
pair of Indian pipes Of red sandstone
cross each ether in peaceful style. A
rare curiosity is a piece of parchment
on which is penned the Lords Prayer
in fifty-four languages. It is said to
be duplicate of parchment which
hangs in ST. Peters at Rome. 1t came
to this country in the mail from Eu-
rope in 1912, and, as it was never
claimed and it's origin could not be
traced, it was sent TO the dead letter
office, where 1t has been on exhibition
ever since. One of the prettiest things
in the cabinet is 4 lady's fan made of
storlS feathers, the plumes being rarer
and richer than the finest ostrich
plumes.
In an envelope is lock of dark
brown hair. An inscription on the en-
velope, in nervous hand, reads: This
contains my hair, Charles Guiteau."
1t was put into the mails by the mur-
derer Of President Garfield. without
any address, just as it appears in the
cabinet.
A few years ago there came to the
dead letter Office a can upon which
no address could found. The can
was opened, and sixteen lively looking
rattlesnakes made their escape. There
was a stirring scene in the dead letter
Office for few minutes.
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Cosmopolitan Relations.

Here is a state of things that New
Workers need not be assured is actual
The speaker is bachelor, perhaps
thirty years old. He says:
My barber is an Italian, a Chinese
does my laundry work. my tailor is a
jew; breakfast in an American din
ing-room, lunch in a German saloon,
and dine usually in d French restau-
rant; my physician is an Englishman,
and my favorite preacher is Scotch
dominic"
But where does the Irishman como
in?"
'Oh, he owns the house live i'm
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sees by means Of small reflector that
the nine will lose, he just makes that
nine change places with the card
under it, and instead Of coming out
first it comes out second and you lose
tell you the dealer can make any
card IN the bog win or lose, Just as he
pleases. and it's done IN this way: The
layout a. the place in front of the box
is followed ont and when the cards
have been shuf1ed and PIT in the box
the dealer pushes the box cloac up
against the layout. snd this pushes
spring and the pin O: the iayou:
against Che tox falls back aud stars
back just as long as the box is held up
against the spring.
Now in the bog there Is a small
highly polished mirror ard IL Is 50
placed as 70 take in me card under tie
top card n the box and the dealer can
see just what tire card IS lie keeps
his hand on the left side os the box
where he can reach sszall spring
which sAoots = blade zS thin as sheet
Of paper under the second card and
raises it up just the thickness OF the
blade. Then BE uEcz his knees, TO
which are attached fzs czt-ut, ard
tais E1Sni-1Fllates q spring coaaecte6
with a snail clamp which coznez cut
of the orsszlEsg ss2der the layout and
catches the second card and pgils u
eut oS the e-a oE the boz. the ED op
e1ing olztsFar3 ard Into the openi1.y
uss1Er fle saT01t- Shzo TIE tain st.4e
gees under the card THE left hand
i2se spring lE the box sn4 ts4c
Ender card taxes the nsar~ ssf Tbs s.s.A
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their antique jewelry and their bells
are their best testimony"
''What was their golden age?"
''From the fourth century to the
seventh. During the former they were
converted to Christianity by St Pat
rick, and never had the discipline to
which Britain was subjected
what do you mean by that?"
''They never passed under the yoke
Of the Romans which did us an infinite
lot of good. 1t taught US law and
order. AS matter of fact. Ireland has
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the famine, they were evicted in 1850
and '54. Herded in what were called
coffin boats these unfortunate peo-
pie were swept OF to America with
enc or two pounds in their pockets or
were driven to the bogs. Sheep re-
placed them"
'Has Donegal harbors and riv-
ers?''
Plenty, but few sea boats. One
hundred thousand people have most
imperfect communication with the
outside world. Give them sea comrnu-
nication and they will show how false
an estimate has been pat upon their
ability to care for themselves. Dear
me, it's time for my lecture" and off
walks Mrs. Ernest Hart to the pleasant
lecture room where. surrounded by
copies of rare old nissals. she tells a
waiting and deeply-interested audience
about those isolated peasants il old
Ireland who owe 70 this brave. uutir-
ing and generous woman the dawn of
rev Ilfe- KATE FIELD.
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sion OF the axis Of the arm and II not
held ct right angles 20 the arm as
the villain in the play holds his
knife. The blade is made OF the bes.
steel. IS double edged for tro-tbirds Of
its length and is az keen as a
razor II is not daTser-poiated. ha.
has stronger formation Of rounding
poi8t- The blade - short bat long
enough - 3aEiet fatal wound. ans 20
strong and keea that it viii divide
RIB under q powerfGl blow or cat
tIzTough any garment iixe 40 mach
paper The peculiar position o, the
handle lsaves nothing for an z4rer-
sayy 70 grasp st except the blade. 80
tia. il is impossible for the wtsIder
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FROM HEAD r

you feel the good that's done by DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. It purities the
blood. And through the blood, it eleanses,
repairs, and invigorates the whole system.
In recovering from La Grippe" or IN
convalescence from pneumonia, fevers, os
other wasting diseases, nothing can equal it
% as an %appetazng, restorative tonic to build un
organ into natural action, promotes ell the
bodily functions, and restores health and
vigor.
For every disease that comes from torpid
liver OF impure blood, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Bihousness, and the most stubborn Skin,
Scalp, or Scrofulous affections, the :" Discov-
can be guaranteed. II 1t doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case, you have your money
back
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No rsc for Natrimouy.

rncle Geoffrey-What's this, hear,
BERTHE. about the engagement between
you and Ethel being broken Off I
thought that was settled thing.
BERTHE (agcd sevenl - Yes. Uncl.
Ceoffrey. have decided 10 become q
bachelor like you. See what a good
time you have, with your horses and
your club, while papa has 10 buy me
three pairs Of shoes month. and has
a wife who nags him besidea.-JudQe,
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THE GENIUS OF GUILT.
Supt. Byrnes Writes About the
ParapheTnslia Of Criminals.
The swindlcr's Eyeglasses Tbs Lying
Phoaegraphs OF Wall Street with
Word on Cinles kniyes-Hol-
low Spsols 0z Cotton.
rcoprarcHr. 1881

tcopTRIGET. 1858
1t / were to tell of all the new de-
vices, the weapons, the paraphernalia,
the tools Of trade used by the crimi-
mails to-day it would necessitate ny
taking up several pages of newspa-
per, for new things are coming to head
quarters pretty mach every day. There
are many new swindles, mary new de-
vices fer gaining money BY triekery,
and they viii continue TO increase
just so long as men Of brains loan their
intelligence to crime for value re-
ceived. have before me on my desk
an instrument that two Of nay abless
detectives recently brought from
Wall street Office which | caused to be