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To Increase the Safety Of Prison.

Abundant evidence is daily forth
coming that prisons are not by any
means to be relied on for the safekeep-
ing of those whose liberty has been
temporarily restricted by the pro-
nouncement of the law. Given a GER
tain amount Of patience. ingenuity,
alertnesS and nerve, and the chances of
criminals eventual escape from en-
forced confinement become in many
cases quite appreciate. Should, how
ever, the latest improvement in prison
construction be adopted, this possibil-
ity would he reduced to minimum. 1t
is proposed to build cells of iron or
steel intercommunicat ting pipes in
which water would be maintained I'M
der pressure. The theory of the in
ventor is that an attempt to break out
of dungeon thus constructed would
result in damage TO the tell-tale tubes.
the smallest puncture in which would
cause q leak, OF which quick notice
would be transmitted to the warders
by the reduction OF pressure. and the
consequent. sounding of an alarm. The
idea Is ingenious. and whether or not
1t should prove to be practical bic. it
may form the nucleus OF a feasible plan
of increasing the safety of prisons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
Guarding the Queen.

The queen of England is closely
guarded by detectives every moment
of her life. When she proposes to ride
abroad, the information and the prob
able route that she will take are at
once announced to her special police
by the equerry on duty, and at certain
points all along the road that she will
travel police are stationed and the
roads carefully watched. All kinds of
queer people, lunatics, cranks and adj
venturcrs seek to gain her majestys
attention, so that the utmost precau-
ton is necessary in order to preserve
her from constant annoyance, if not
from actual danger.-St Louis Repub-
lie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

STATUE OF WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISOt.
prenticed first to shoemaker and af-
forwards to abinetmal1er, but
neither being to his taste, he entered
printing office. He became an expert
compositor, and soon began to write,
making marked success. A series of
political articles from his pen were
copied in Philadelphia journal and
attributed to Hon. Timothy Pickering,
distinguished statesman of Massa-
chusettS.
He was full of enthusiasm: the strug-
gle of the Greeks for freedom from
Turkish rule first enlisted his sympa-
thies, then the cause of prohibition,
and at last the abolition of slavery.
He was won to this cause by Quaker,
Mr.. Lundy, who walked from Balti-
more to Bennington, VT, through frost
and snow to seek the cooperation of
Mr.. Garrison. +.
AS editor OF the Genius, an anti
slavery paper, he attacked the owners
of SLAYER and was sued, fined and
imprisoned. He afterwards, without a
penny of capital, established in Bos-
ton the Liberator, which had the
glory of recording the proclamation
of emancipation and the fourteenth
amendment. After the war, he dis
continued his paper and published
only a collection of ''Sonnets and
Other Poems" He died in 1879.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
d50
Without Change of Clrs.

The Great Rock Island Route train
ieaving Wichita at Q a. III. runs free vesti-
oale recliuiD: chair cars 10 Chicago
without change of cars arriving iii Chicago
The following morning in time TO connect
with all the principa! lines for the east,
and north. Sleeping car accommodations
Fan be secured upon application at the
Rock Island ticket Office, corner Main and
Douglas. For further Information write
Dr. call Oh J. Ii. PHILLIPS.
Il. I. anu Z. A. c. j.. l. and T. r. r..
dlO2 IT Wlch tia, kas
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as if you could safely call ateour house
when you get back?"
No use; your amateur photograph
man is Injured to personal abuse. He
did not even know that l intended to
be offensive. He got a package of pic
lures out of his grip-sack.
"Here are few little things got up
there last summer" he said. "All my
best ones are in my trunk"
have noticed that all their good pic
lures are always somewhere else.
Look at this group, now" he con-
tinued. II got all the prettiest girls
in Cold Harbor together. There's the
sweetest-well, you ought Ito see that
girl!''
"You mean the one withst the maid, :"
said I.
"What maid?"
''The quee ooking colored woman
over in the lelt-hand corner. There's a
mouth for watermelons."
"Watermelons What are you talk
ing about? That's the girl herself"
But man, she's black"
''No. sir; she's blonde. Her hat
shaded her face little. l told her to
take it off, and she said that her hair
was a perfect fright. She was just
saying it when snapped the camera.
That accounts for the mouth"
"Who's the old countryman leaning
on the hoe?"
"Where?"
"There."
That's my brother in canoeing CO.'S
tune. He's leaning on a paddle"
And that's your mother, l suppose"
said I,wishing to be cautious this time
Its very lovely picture"
"Howdy, you're crazy; that is the
woman who did our washing. 1 got
her into the group for the contrast.
She looked too funny for anything"
To my great relief he laid aside the
group, and took up single picture.
Same girl" said he, chuckling;
'the pretty one. 1 caught her while
she was tying her shoe. Had to scheme
a long while to do it. Prettiest little
foot
said /. THAT foot's as broad as it is
long"
Its fore-shortened." he explained.
Anybody can see that"
Il tell you it's square. It's regular
New Jersey foot. Over there when a
man sees tracks in the snow he can't
tell whether they're a woman's or a
bears What's thisS
took up another OF the pictures.
II was trying to get shot at Com
modore Jerry's yacht She was in the
harbor for day or two
For heavens sake is that yacht?"
NO. you see twas this way. / was
out in canoe with girl, and we
run up to Jerrys craft | held the
camera on nv knees. and tried 10 get
good line on the yacht. The tide kept
swinging the canoe around. and / had
to swing the camera Suddenly heard
yell. and it scared me so that 1
snapped the spring"
Then this is a picture OF the yeli?''
Pretty nearly that You see / lad
a girl out that day. OF course she sat
n the bottom of the canoe facing me
/ swung the camera around. following
the yacht until / got straight line On
the girls face. She saw il and hol-
Tered took her jus. as her mouth
was open. The camera was focused
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
A PLEA FOR VEGETARiANlSM.
Economy the Chief Factor In It's Favor and
Almost the Only One.

Economy the Chief Factor In It's Favor and
Almost the Only One.
We believe the truth about 'vegetar-
ianlsm to be this-that it almost in
varlably Injuries those who adopt it
after being accustomed to flesh diet;
that it requires invariably and abso-
lutely consumption of milk not easy
to secure in northern Europe, but that.
at the cost of some energy much power
of resisting disease. the ma jority of men
can live on vegetables without any
grave reduction in their physical
strength. They can do most kinds OF
hard work-not alias well as their
neighbors, and can do sedentary work
probably a little better. though We
must add that, owing to diminished
energy, they are usually not
equally inclined to do it. They lose
recurrent pleasure Of some value, the
satisfaction of being full-fed-your
vegetarian feeling hungry frequently
and sharply-but they gain quite re-
markably in the cost Of their food.
The reduction in expense is consider
able in all cases; and if Europeans
could be taught the full value as food
OF haricot-bcans. of Ientils. and Of mil
let, as containing not only nourish-
ment. but nitrogen, and could obtain
milk at reasona BILE cost, the reduction
would be very great. indeed probably
more than one-half In IN experiment
we heard of lately, in which the hari-
cot-beans were much employed. the
saving was greater than that: and In
deed the question only needs discus
sion. because Of The price Of rnilk, and
because OF a rather exaggerated idea
as to the quantity OF vegetable food
which must be provided. a quantity
which varies no. only with each per-
son bat with the kind OF food con-
Sgmed- A man may eat gar1eu-stuI
all day and not get the sus'euancs
which he VIII obtain out OF com
paratively small quantity Of beans.
TnilIet Or wheat Economy IS The IN
questionable pull" OF vegetarianisus,
AID we should say the only ole. though
the practice does not diminish strength
in anything like the proportion which
9esi-csters imagine They confuse
strength and energy and forget tha.
the mass Of mankind never can. or
xiii. get anything bu. The cereals and
other regeta blcs 10 eat To abandon
flesh diet - not 20 advance. hFst only
10 - back 70 Tie inso.uniarv p-aeties
OF TIE majority Of tie urStvs.izezl--
London Spectator
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
KANSAS TO The FRNNr
With Fast and Improved Train Service TO X an
ssst,ty, II. Loui>. Chicago and the
Worlds Eail

Commencing Sunday, May 18th. the
Missouri Pacific railway placed in opera.
ton In addition TO its present service, an
excellent through train between points in
Southern Kansas and Kansas City, ST
Louis, Chicago amp the Worlds fair. The
Eew train, No. 462, leaves Anthony daily
nt6:5o u. m; Wichita, 600 a. M: Ell Do
rado, 10 a. M; Yates Centre. 1890 D. M,
arriving at Kansas City at 5:.5 d. m. max.
ing direct connections with fast Missouri
Pacific trains to st. Louis, and wiki all
lines to Chicago.
This is probably the most satisfactory
and serviceaDle schedule ever placed Into
eject between points in Southern Kansas
and the north and east, aud places the
state OF Kansas ou an equal footing with
other states in the matter of fast trains "a
the Worlds Fair city. An ele.anE equip
ment is used IN the make Up OF this specla.
and everything * locked after Iha: w;.
add 10 the comfort OF the passengers. For
further information in regard TO rates,
routes. maps, time tables. e6c.. address
nearest Missouri Pacific railway ticket
agent. or II. c. Townsend, general pas
eerger ami ticket agent. ST. Louis. Mo-, or
l.. l.. BLEcKLEY,
p & L. y. Wichita, Kan.
Telephone ell, ia North Main street
di5l Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
FRUITS OF THE CAMERA.
Fielding Loolksat a Friends Colleo-
ton Of Photographic Mementoea
Tho Amateur Reviews His Last Years
Work Before Going Out to Procurea
New Set of istortIons--A Source
of Great Pleasure.
COPYRIGHT. isya.l

icoPYKiGHr, lSg3l
When ! dropped in upon him, Blake
~ was fixing his "a mera. He had packed
up all his other goods and chattels
and had couple of hours leisure be-
fore train time. Such wait is usual
ly bore because man has nothing
to do; but in the matter of occupation
of his leisure the amateur photographer
has a great advantage over honest
men. He can always fix his camera.
When he has fixed it, if he happens to
have still more time on his hands, he
can fix it over again.
"Ah! Howdy, glad to see you!" said
he. 'Ive finished that picture of you. 4"
He produced it as N, spoke. 1t rep
resented my legs involved in deep
thought. knew that The deep thought
was there because I deliberately as
sumed it when the picture was taken,
but at the first glance could see moth
ing except the legs. It reminded me-
of full-page cut in one of our New
York weekly publications which was
suppressed by Anthony Comstock at
the opening of the spa bathing sea-
6Cu- w l4ilc, A1SA Oh ~ CAoGAS ouoAo-
point, my feet and legs will bear the
closest inspection, they were never in
tended by nature to occupy the too i'm
mediate foreground ofsan amateur pho
tographic effort.
"How tall" said1 to Blakely, would
you suppose me to be, judging by this
picture alone?"
If he had been testifying~on oath he
would have been obliged to answer
''eleven feet;" but. being relieved by
his artistic avocation from the ncces-
sity of telling the truth, he declined.
Your feet were 1ittle too near the
camera" said he, 'but III tell you that
that is fine piece Of woak. Look how
the grain in that wood GENES out"
he pointed to a small piece Of my
desk which was portrayednvith consid-
cradle accuracy.
That's great lens," hes cried, pat
ting his camera.
"But had supposed, ".said I, wildly,
"that was, in generalway, the thing
you were cunning for"
"There's shadow on your face,'
said he, land some of your legs are q
little out of focus, but see how that cal
endar on the wall shows up. You can
almost read the figures"
"Shall take this picture home to my
wife," said l, ''or would you like to feel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castc7ia.


The Missouri Pacific Railway company
has placed in its train service the most Gle
CANT reclining chair cars that ever appear
ed in the equipment OF any line west of the
Mississippi river. These cars now run
daily between Wichita and st. Louis and
Wichita and Denver. They are models Of
beauty aud comfort. The chairs are spa
cous-easiiy adjusted aud comfortable aud
OF the very latest design Every car Is
equipped with the celebrated pintsch gas
light system whereby passengers can read
rs well as by daylight, also doing ava
with the obnoxious odor emanatinq from
oil lamps. Cars are heated by steam from
the engine thus aflordiDg an even temper
allure throughou. the car well as avoid
ing the dangers experienced ia the Old car
stove system. IL yOu contemplate going
east or west, try the Missouri Pacific rail-
way. IT. Louis fast express leaves Wichita
daily AT l:..5 p. III. arrives In ST Louis at
7:l5 next morning. Denver express leaves
WitLita at eco p IN. daily. 10 II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
81 Per Cont. on-one-haIf Fare.

This is the reduction you get 10 the
worlds FAIR viz the Santa Fe route. On
the following dates July II, "A. 81 aud
Aug. z
The Santa Fe made the first reduction
in worlds fair rates and first cbampioued
this last one
Tie Santa Fe IL the only line having A
daily Pullman Car 20 Chicago from Wlch-
lta.
trsiDs 20 Chicago from Wichita
II s. 20 miles the shortest Iios and Is the
''onIy" rock 5alissted road from Wichita
10 Cnicsgo. Don't fail To take this lzst
item into account. ". ID. MURDOCH
Gig.f UIs. Pas2 A Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
A Noble stand.

Little Sister, do not believe you
kept one of your New Years resolu-
tons.
Little Brother-No; didn't intend 10,
either.
Little Sister-Then why did you
make them.
Little Brother-'Cause I don't think
much Of bog who isn't unselGsh
enough 20 make good resolutions once
year, aay.iow.-Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
Properly Punished.

"Do you mean to say that you car
ried off the plaintiffs coat by way of
jest?" asked the magistrate.
Jest so, your honor"
''Six months for your first joke and
two years for the one you just perpe-
trated," said the judge, solemnly.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
How to Manage.

Teacher-That is the fourth question
you have failed to answer. If you
don't study harder now, how do you
expect to get along when you grow up?
Little Boy guess I'll be school
teacher. an Wen l want to know any,
thing I'll JUS ask TIL class.-Good
News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

Cemmencsng Moodar. Juae =. aa4
every Monday thereafter. the fsrss.s Rex
Is.assG raj say vii run n ssssp.ag car on
their morning. trsssa lsavEsg W5ebita aIs
n. N. arriving Is Chicago the following
Ea.uralag - 3 o'c.oak This rev PaIsrnzn
Eleeyipg @sT is designed SPECIALLY for
uafsd's sasr trzseI Parties deesr5az
space ea'i make reservation arT nG.E issf *
esTs - sdvH2ce by csilinS g. kaek i.sass
ij1kef Office, caTBsr sssau and Dsgslzs
Bear 10 mint fhat tke Eo1k Isl4.4 - the
oBIy liae reaching z ~.se 'sos. unseh j.
only tTe p4sDUis. wax - tbz ofsfss lair
grounds. ). y PisaLG1fss.
z-f c. r & p a &, Z J. q I. Ks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

EoFnE1seress = : ~ ;. sise zFeak gaet Is
.a.sa1 sAt wzy 4 sell rsssas4 ssg. fss s>ss 4,
C44cas-u aFss5 ref1Fa sas - -. 600. - re-
sgfu ass LAG lsssaGs g: iE4sty lasn. 49,
fare ss1s9 IE-s ser5sglEg Char csr.
iAEoG9s @.t1ogt c54Azazs Sleeping ear
accOszessSxsels rst. 1@ s-c.rsd rs sss.Fssts.
tsSs ~ sIse .eek Isl&s4a ssr.xt ssse~. csr-
nsr AsIa att Igsrs!e-
..sl y. : Ii i'2tLL.gz- PAAs- Az.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
FIELD TELEPHONES.
Designed for Use by the United
States Signal Service.
The Latest Invention for Military Com
munication and How Il Is Operated
indispensable to the Bicy-
Gle Corps.

Acting under commission from the
government the Bell Telephone CON-
pany has produced an instrument for
field service which experts believe will
meet all requirements for use in the
army.
In this instrument. which is de-
scribed at length by Maj H. A. Gid
dings, of the signal corps, in Harper's
Weekly, the principles of the Eccard
knapsacl1 telephone. previous Ameri-
can device, and the trumpet telephone
OF the German army are combined. It
consists of an ingenious arrangement
OF Bell telephone, Morse key and bat
terry. which are all contained in small
leather case worn by strap over the
shoulder. The wire is coi,ed on reel
II separate case and makes load for
one man. The telephone part is so
contrived that the receiver and trans
mitter are. in one piece. which may be
held in place by one hand, the receiver
at the ear and the transrnitter at the
mouth, while the other hand manipu-
lates the key. The key takes the
place Of the call-box in an ordinary
telephone and makes a sharp click IN
the receiver ct the other end of the
line which calls the operators atten-
ton.
If desirable the instrument may also
be used to telegraph as well as to tele-
phone. Conditions might exist in ac-
ton where cannonading aud the like
would render it difficult to hear spoken
words in the telephone. Then it is
that the sharp click of the telegraph
key spells the message through the
telephone receiver in the ear of the
operator, who hears it as clearly as if
a hundred miles from the scene of &C
ton.
Foreign nations give great weight
to the employment of cable" as the
wire is called, in ia pid marches and for
service in the immediate front, where
delays incidental to the insulation of
naked wire could not be tolerated.
Cable requires no insulation, can be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

The Presbyterians of the northern
United States have set as the mark for
the year 1S93-94 $1,000, 900 for foreign
ceipts last year, including the work
among the freedmen, went far beyond
the million line. The Indian missions
have just been transferred from the
foreign to the home mission board, just
as it is with us Baptist IN. Y. Ex-
aminer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

Rev. DR.. Wild. the prophetic
preacher Of Toronto. Ont. bidding MS
congregation farewell on recent sun
day evening, told them that he left a
5000 salary in Brooklyn thirteen years
ago to preach TO tnenl for half the sum;
that they doubled X. and ne made So
o0o gear more by lectzring. and he
added, facetiously. that if in years
time they were locking FOR another
pastor At slo,oco year they might giye
him call.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of +: Dnmont. architect, 2l1 North
Main street. Wichita, Kan, until Ill d. M,
Aug. 49, 1899. for the stone, brick and car
penter work aud materials. for the erection
of two-story store building, to be erected
at SOC East Douglas avenue. The success
full bidder will be required to give good
ind sufficient bond tor the fulfliment of
his contract. The right is reserved 10y the
owners TO reject any and all proposals.
CAswELL IL BUCKLEY,
Wichita. Kan. Aug. IL. 1893. d16-2g
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times. He's followed the races since
eighteen hundred-and-froze-to-death,
as they say down east. There he is
giving bogus tips to an innocent
countryman. The crookedest old son
of a thief that ever ="
"Who?"
"Why that old tout"
"Old? Why. man, that's me-"
you're fooling me-"
Honest Injun. That's a picture OF
Jim Barnes and me. His sister took
headed cane than for the figures"
where's the cane?"
tits behind him. You can't see it.
That was Ji1n's fault. Here's a
picture of Jim's jumping horse. Jim
rode him over a hurdle and snapped
the camera
where's the horse?"
HE stopped when he saw me. He
stopped right sudden. This is Jim
going over the hurdle alone. We have
the horse in another picture"
you're mistaken, Blake. This is a
giraffe"
mo; his head was too near the cam
era; but his hind legs are right in TO-
Gus. Here's another picture Of the
horse jumping; but he jumped too high
that time and we only got his shoes"
AS he passed the pictures in review,
was conscious of a feeling of disap-
pointment at not finding one which
he was looking for. Probably, re-
fected, it is among those prettiest and
best ones in the trunk. But presently
my desire to see it overcame my nat
ural hesitancy.
''Blake," said I, where's that pic
ture of me which you took while was
visiting your
Yes, l confess to that morbid, un-
wholesome curiosity which impcls me
to gaze on my own likeness. We all
feel it. However much we may deride
amateur photography, we never get
left out of group" if it can be
broken into with a burglars jimmy.
''You mean the spoony picture?"
asked Blalzely.
"Well, I'd hardly say that. am a
married man, anyway. referred to the
picture of Miss Harris and myself. I'M
der the parasol.'
Here it Isl" said he, handing the
card to me.
Holy Moses; Blake, my boy, did 1
look like that? Oh Zion, is it possible?
Take it away!'
81 sent one to her, and"
"What!' -
"She wrote back that she thought it
an excellent likeness Of you, but"
'I'll never forgive her for that; but
20 on"
"She thought it looked even more
like Johnny Graves"
l writned. This man Graves is the
worst looking victim of dyspepsia and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
Reason Enough.

Camera Fiend lat the worlds fair)-
l wonder why these foreign heather
get so mad when take snapshots at
them?
Candid Friend-Perhaps they have
seen some of your pictures of other
people.-Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16

The ladies of the Youag PEOPLES society
of Christiau Endeayor Of the Friends
church will give an ice cream social al
HYDE park this evening. Music will be
Furnished throughout the entire evening
nv Barnes g. Newcomb's orchestra. All
are cordially invited. A grand, good time
Is expected. di1 1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-16
Proposals for supplies for the Bnari OF Educa
non OF tn. Ct OF Wichita. hans, for

Proposals for supplies Tor the Board Of Educa
non OF tn. CT OF Wichita, hans, for
the Ensuing Year.
60 gal. non corrosive ink.
- doZ. brooms.
dGz cans concentrated lyc.
30 gross wooden covered Slate pencils.
10 gross common lead pencils.
100 gross crayon.
2bbls. moulding clay.
20 gross pen holders.
400 gross pens.
~ reanis single ruled foolscap.
ll0 teachers registers without covers.
DRAWING SUPPLIES.
100 pks. Whites colored paper.
800 pks. practice paper 6X9 inches.
500 pks. practice paper ski inches.
100 sheets charcoal paper.
- gross erasers
Ggross drawing lead pencils. ''Prang's NJ"
boxes charcoal sticks.
% plaster CASTS.
Bids received till p. IN. Friday. Sept !. 1898
Prices submitted for above quantities or AM
excess that may be desired by the board dur
Ing the coming school year. Committee re
serve the right TO reject any or all bids.
GILES DAVIS,
JNO. l.. POWELL,
GEO. +. CAMPBELL,
Committee on Supplies
Direct TO Secretary's Office, City Building
Wichita, Kansas. 81 TT