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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
WHERE UNCONVENTIONAL TVS THE THING.

galleries fitted up with comfortable
chairs and Ia bles, where those who do
not wish to battle can sit and watch
those who do !, In one Of the galleries
an orchestra from one of the leading
New York theatres disco urses music
for several hours each day, which adds
very much to the animation of the
place
Immediately over the water tank.
which is about 12 or 16 feet in depth,
are lot of gymnastic applian ces
There are swinging bars and ira peze
arrangements which the athletes use
for making springs into the water.
There is statuary in profusion all
about the tank, and it is very fine
sight to see a lot OF beaut ifully formed
women, clad in brilliant colored bath
ing costumes, posing ,emselves on the
head or shoulders of the statuary, pre-
paratory to diving % t alter.
The most daring actresses
Several of them dive m the statu-
airy, and before touching the water
turn sort of dou ole sonersault.
There are also numerous games car
rled on in the water. Some of the
most exciting games of base ball ever
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Keep Your Broom Clean.

Ii you want your floors to be clean,
keep your brooms clean. When they
are new and each straw shows ten
uency to go off at right angles from
every other straw, sew a band about
two inches broad tightly around them.
This will keep the sweeper from leav-
Ing signs of her labor all over the floor
IN the shape of broken straws. Never
Rllow threads. hairs and the like to re-
snain tangled in the broom after sweep
ing. Remove them at once or they will
adorn the next room swept. To clean
the broom. dip it several times into a
pail of water in which ammonia has
been poured. rinse in clear water. shake
well and dry in the sum. Y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

else as they swim side by side In the
water, whether they are acquainted
with each other or not.
Oliver Sumner Teall, who is supposed
to be the rival of Ward McAllister liz
New York society, had a very novel
experience in this way the other day.
When he was there and went in bath
ing, Ollie himself was quite feature,
and all the pretty girls in the place
went to the pool to see him battle. He
is very graceful fellow, and of course
the girls think he is just too lovely for
anything While he was swimming
about middle-aged man kept along
at his side and started conversation.
That evening the man felt that he had
become so well acquainted with Ollie
that he began another conversation
with MIR. Teall on the hotel piazza. He
presented his wife, and rather good
ter awhile took the New York society
man aside and began to talk business
in rather straig htforward way.
Would you like to make S5oOY'
asked the man.
81 would not mind" replied Mr..
Teall, If could do so in an houora BILE
manner, and didn't have to work too
hard for it,
We'll. my wife and daughter are
nearly crazy for me to get them into
society. l am worth about a million,
which l made in the soap business
Now if you can get them introduced
into society, ! wouldn't mind paying
$500
If your soap business develops and
you can afford to give up IS, oco 600
come round and talk with me-
With that the society man turned on
his heel and left his newly made &C
quaintance, who stood perfectly still,
looking the picture of amazement
A pretty actress who patronizes the
pool worked rather clever Diamond
Advert;s ing Racket" the other dav.
She managed to lose e diamond pin
out OF her bathing suit It dropped to
the bottom of the pool She wept SO
piteously over her loss that there was
not a young man who had basked in
the sunshine OF her smiles who did not
feel that he would lie fortunate 20 be
TO drown himself in order to
recover the missing pin There were
about a dozen OF these giddy young
men surrounding the actress and for
two hours they nearly worked them
selves to death diving under the water
in search OF the diamond pin The bot
tom Of the pool Is made OK some hard
su bstauce. and one OF them nearly
spread his nose all over his face by
coming in contact with the bottom FL
nally little ten year old boy. who IS
always in the tank succeeded in find
ing .he pin. ana Notifying the pool
dudes who had worked so hard all 10
no purpose
Gam bling is carried or =. the Branch
more extensively than ever. so far as
facilities are concerned The pr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
he WAS WELL FIXED.
A Candidate fer Hcnors Among the W
Street Magnates.

Candidate fer Hcnors Among the Wall
Street Magnates.
Before me on a western road sat two
admirable specimens of the genus
''hayseed;" They were garrulous old
chaps and talked and chewed tobacco
as a school girl chews gum.
81 reckon wen lose Ben Gross afore
long" said one, branching off on .
fresh topic.
.'Eh?'
'Yaas-'t won't .s,prise me bit Of
''No: you don't say Ben's a gittin' s
rich s THAR
wall, guess he's bout the best
fixed man IN our place now, since w.
T. Sinpllins died"
eye don't say. How much dye
s'pose Ben's worth now, billed DOWN."
Wall, ye KANT jest tell. l know O.
my own sartin knowledge he has over
fortyfye dollars in the bank. an his
crop O taters amt dug yit. They'll
bring him in right smart O cash"
see Whit"
"Yaas-an' John Summers owes him
three dollars and seventy-fve cents on
that old game OF poker yit. He's slow,
but he's good fer it, guess"
The other was silent for some time,
evidently Illuminating upon such vast
wealth. Then he suddenly inquired:
''W'at's he goin' to monkey with in
New York?''
''Idunno. Wall street. like ss not"
IN. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
oCuu,TRrE AT TIE RAT.

A good indication that no money has
beer made by the public is the dull
ness of the diamond trade. There are
not so many diamonds worn at the
Branch as usual. Several of the lead
ing diamond brokers of New York
have always had branches of their bus
mess at Long Branch, and when the
average man here makes a big winning
about the first thing that he does is to
rush to the jewelry store and invest
his winnings in the gems. heard one
of the diamond merchants say that he
had not made his expenses there this
season. HARRY W. WALKER
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whole afternoon, while crowds stood
around watching breathlessiy, and be-
coming just as interested in the games
as il they took place between profess
. sio1al players. while betting as TO the
result often takes very exciting turn
Congressman Harry Welles Rusk,
who is known as the Apollo of the
House of Representatives, has been
great attraction every morning at the
pool for the past week. The Congress.
man is over six feet high. is splendidly
proportioned, and is perfectly at home
in the water. He makes his entrance
into the liquid element by diving from
the head of the statue of Hercules,
which stands about fifty feet above the
waters edge. The galleries around
the big pool are always sure to be
crowded with brilliantly dressed la
dies, when the handsome statesman
makes his daily appearance in a neat
fitting bathing suit The ladies are
very liberal in their applause, as the
bass drum thuuders and the Congress
man gives double somersault into the
water. Again ne is applauded as he
dives to the other side of the tank. and
makes his temperance
The bonanza king, Mr.. John W.
Mackay, went down there the other
day to see his friend Colonel Ochiltree
play base ball in the tank. A great
crowd gathered to see the bonanza
king. as it had been rumored that he
was to take part in the aquarium con-
test, and they focked there in hopes of
seeing him. When Mr.. Mackay en-
tered the place. there were a lot of la
dies whispering among each other.
''Here he comes, here he comes" Mr..
Mackay discovered that he was the OBJ
ject Of a great deal of attention, and
his modesty prevented him from APP
pearing in the water. He contented
himself with sitting in an obscure part
of the gallery, and watching his Texas
friend. Mr.. Mackay is really very
daring man in the water, for late at
night, when lew of his companions
were i'll the tank. he made his appear
ance. The place is lighted with cleo
tricity. SO that it is just as great |
amusement to battle there one time as |
another.
Mr.. Mackay took hold Of The swing
ing ropes which bang over the centre !
IF the pool and swung himself up into
he air. and then d;ved head foremost
nto the water. The millionaire is a
great athlete. He says that any body
ought to be able to swim in the tank,
Is the water is salt So if person
Knows how to simply lie on his back
md remain quiet he is pretty sure to
loaf.
While swimming around the tank all
are supposed to be
aid aside. and one is apt to form the
cquain tance of some 7ery queer peo-
lie. Every he,dz talks to every body
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
TrALL OUT on FIRST.

witnessed, even between professional
club are 10 be seen there. a ru bber
ball IS used instead of regular base
ball, and Il is four times the size OF an
ordinary ball. There is al organ
lied nine there that plays lall newcom-
ers. and so far it has not been de-
1eated. Col Tom. Ochiltree the IA
nous Texan, is captain OF the nine.
while the dininutive Abe Hummel. the
great New York criminal lawyer, is
shortstop The second basemaa is
Samuel 1osephs one Of the leading
Democratic politicians of Pennsylvania.
and the author of -Four Years More Of
Grover" The rest Of the nine is made
UP of New Workers who are no: so dis
tinguished. have known one OF these
souatic games OF base ball TO last
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
THE APOLLO coNeRrssMAx.

The APOLLO CONGRESSMAN.
small room, but is SAID to have cost in
the neigh borhood of S35, 900.
There has been only one big plunger
here SO far and he halls from California.
His name is Moses Guntz, and he is
said to be several times a millionaire.
When he starts to play, he thinks no
more of betting a thousand on the
turn of card than another man would
OF betting a dollar.
When the news of CUNTS arrival at
the Branch was announced, there was
a great sensation at the gam bling
houses They had not been making
any money. and they expected that
Guutz would make them all rich, or
break them The runner for one of
the houses came into his house one
day, and announced that Moses Guntz
had came" Mr.. Guntz did not leave
a winner, but he is said to have left a
good many thousands behind him
There is a saying now at the Branch
but it IS Nose Guntz has went"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

To see the worlds fair and walk
through the buildings the grand total
is something in excess OF one hundred
and eighteen thousand feet or nearly
twenty-three miles This estimate does
not include state, government or priv
ate buildings: the plaisances is ignored,
and no account is taken of the long
jumps from one building to another. A
walk OF about forty miles is necessary
to do the whole thing up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
The Missing Link.

The hand-organ has often been voted
a nuisance, but never before. probably.
for the reason that it set up too high a
standard.
Edith had been to church for the
first time.
And what did you think of it?"
asked her mother.
81 didn't like the organ very we'll"
"Why not?i"
"Tause there wasn't any monkey
with lt."-Harvard Lampoon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

This Hollywood Swimming Pool is q
very animated place. A person in
Guest OF amusement could hardly find
a more entertaining show than that
which is there presented every morn.
ing. The bathhouse is a magnificent
and luxurious arrangement, built re
gardlcss of expense. 1t was hobby OF
the late john Hoey, the millionaire ex.
pressman. The tank is over two hun.
dred feet il length and h undred il
width. All around it are aisles and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Ironing Day,

Iron the starched clothes first. then
the bulky articles. The hand will be-
come tired in time, and if the light pieces
were taken first. there would be no
strength or spirit left to attack the
rest. The secret of rapid and success
dul ironing is to have the clothes thor
oughly dampened and the irons very
hot The danpness prevents scorching.
and with the hot iron one can make
every pass toll and do away with that
muscle-wearying aud clothes-destrov-
tng rub. rub, which is necessary to pro-
duce even an unsatisfactory result with
dry clothes and chilled irons.-Good
Health.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
4 Valid Claim.

IL don't see what claim you have for
this accident insurance" said the
agent "fou were thrown out OF a
wagon, admit, but. on your own state
ment. You were rot hurt"
We'll. wasn't it by the me-est acct
Sent I escaped injury?" suggested the
ciaiuaaut.-Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Animal Intelligence.

Watts-I tell you, old man, saw the
most remarkable exhibition of animal
intelligence to-day that could be inag-
ined.
Potts-What was it?
Watts-A bridal party started from
the house across the street from where
| live, and one of the horses attached
to the carriage threw a shoe. Now,
what do You think of that?-Indian-
apolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Pm Conyral Park.

Mr.. Bloomingdale - Come, Lydia,
let's take nice after-dinuer walk
around the reservoir.
Mrs. Bloomingdale-Oh- dearest, you
know I coulG never stand it TO walk SO
far, but let's go halfway round and
back. Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

feggy-What did that independent,
self-willed. handsome sister do?
Paula-Oh, she married one Of the as
sistant boolzlseepers in her fathers
bank. He IS still an assistant book
keeper.
Peggy-And what die che honely,
modest girl do?
Paula-She married little dude to
please her father lie is now mem
Der Of the tirIn-Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
A Plot Unearthed.

Willie Dix-Wisat does boss flies do
when they is punched?
Dix-Why do you ask?
Willie Dix-'Cos Dick Hicks has got
hull hive full of EN-. an he wanted
me to take stick an stir elu up.-Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

Slabbs gthe marble cutter}-Have
you selected the epitaph, Mrs ket-
chum?
Mrs Ketehum (relict of Hon. Sharp
ketchum) Would no. Here lies
lawyer and an honestman,n tell the
whole story. Mr. Slabbs?
Slabbs-Not clearly enough, an
afraid. Strangers would be apt to i'm
acine that there were two men buried
in one grave-Puc.z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Conyr:ght. 1921

The one feature distinguishing Long
Iranch from proba bly, any other seaside
resorts, is shat beautiful forms and ror-
geous bathing costume. are not to be
seen in the surf. Indeed, surf bathing
is not considered proper down there
The Hollywood Swimming Pool is
where people, who consider themselves
swell, go to battle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Rather Forward.

Clara-That G~ssie Gush ought 20 be
ashamed OF herself the bold thing.
Dora-What did she do2
Clara-She's accepted Jack Jewel,
and he hadn't proposed 10 her pu.
three times-N- =. Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
viCarious Suffering.

Mrs Witherb y-Won't you have
another piece of pie, Willie?
Willie Slimson-Mother told me not
to take it for myself, but as she isn't
here l don't mind eating her piece
Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
why He Did So

"Nhy did you tell Wearisome that
you didn't have time enough to listen
to his fish story?"
Il thought had ;ust as much right
to tell a Ia as hs had" -Brooklyp Lite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Agricultural.

Farmer-Well. my son, did you mark
the words OF the minister to-day when
he said: Leave no stone unturned-"
Son-Yes, pop. but l don't think he
had any reference to the grindstone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
THE WATER WITCHES
OF LONG BRANCH.

National Celebrities Whose Cape-s
Eoify ThrougS at Swimming Pool.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18

OchiItree as a Ease Ball Ncptune-What
Mackay Did ard How Ollie Tesll
Crushed an Upstart-Thc Con-
gressional A nOIIo's Franks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
che daria 9ai1p Eagle griIay 7ornno aneust 49, 1898

stringency, however, Is telling greatly
upon the gam bling houses These
houses are more gorgeous than ever
this season The new ones that have
heen erected since last season are very
handsome, while the old ones have
been renovated considerably. At the
famous Pennsylvania club there has
been an extension added It is only q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-18
Notary Seals.
Attorneys Pocket Docket.

The Lawyers "Vade Necum," can be used in any
State and in any court. The most complete and
convenient pocket docket published, with two
indexes-an alphabetical index and 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 $1O0 By mail post
paid to any address upon receipt Of S1O7
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-11
FOrty.Fou Siyes Lost by the Burning
of an Insane Hospital mt
Dover. N. III.
There Were Forty Eight Inmates and
Only Four Of Them Escaped
Alive.
The Origin Of the Fire Mystery
Three Fatalities In an Iowa
Hotel Fire.

DOVER. N. H., Feb. 1.-THE county
insane asylum, three miles from here,
burned during the evening and forty
four lives We're lost. When the watch
man made his visit into the asylum at
IL o'clock he found fire coming out of a
cell occupied by woman, in the base
ment, and gave the alarm. William
Driscoll, the keeper, with his family,
lived in the building, and he at once
broke the locks off the fifty-four cells
and tried to get the inmates out, then
he got his wife and two children, neither
of whom were dressed. Of the forty
eight inmates
Only Four Escaped.
They are William Twombly, Rose San
derson, William Davey and Frand Don
shon. The latter walked two miles in
the binding snow storm with only his
shirt on, to William Horne's house,
where he was taken care of.
The building was of wood, l13 by 81
feet, two stories high, with big yard
ON each side. 1t was built twenty years
ago and had fifty-four cells. One
woman escaped to the yard and was
burned to death there. The building
cost $150,000 The main building. il
which was over 100 of the county poor
Also Caught Fire,
but was saved by the efforts of the in
mates, who carried pals of water and
extinguished the flames, although many
We're burned in so doing. The Dover
fire department was summoned, bu1
owing to the distance, the binding
snow storm and the icy road it tool
thirty-five minutes for them to ge
there, and too late to be of any use Th'
smoking ruins show the charred bodie
still laying on their beds. How i
caught fire is mystery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-11
A MISSOURI BLAZE
Town OF Dexter I'm Fiames-ProbabIy
Not Business House Leff.

ST. Louis, Feb. i1.-A special from
Dexter, Mo. states that the business por-
ton OF Dexter was destroyed by fire
early in the morning. The fire originated
in TIE Dexter bank building from some
unlnown cause. Despite the efforts OF
the fire department the flames spread
rapidly, and at o'clock the fire was
still raging. Among the business houses
already burned are: 7. Dougherfy's
dry goods store: r. Ulen 81 Co. hard.
ware; Henry Garrison, iewelry: Dowdy
& Sons, dry goods; Dexter bank; Cum
mings' bakery; Mrs. Perkins. millinery;
@. @. Biggs, furniture, Miller Bros.
general merchandise, Deming's lumber
yard, Sisters drug store and several
small establishments. The wind was
very high and the fremcn We're unable
to cope with the flames. Just before
leaving the Gfiice whice WAS in danger
the operator stated that probably not d
business block will be left in the town.
No estimate OF tire loss was siyeu.
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Surprised at the yertiiet.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Feb. 1.-THE
trial of John Nolan, farmer in this
county, for the murder of James B.
Harris last October, began here ten days
ago and at am early hour Thursday
morning the jury rendered verdict of
murder in the first degree, fixing the
penalty at life Imprisonment. The re-
suit causes general surprise, as no ono
expected greater crime than man.
slaughter to be established. A motion
for new trial will be filed. The only
direct evidence was Harts' dying
declaration that Nolan killed him by
pounding and kicking.
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MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1893
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Nilsson ri Judges Spend Much OF Their
Time In Jail

KANSAS CRY, Feb. 11.-County
Judges b. II. Copenhaver and Thomas
Nevitt. of St. Clair county, who are
under sentence of confinement in the
jackson county Jail for contempt of the
United States court in refusing to order
a1levy to pay outstanding bonds of
the county. have been returned to their
quarters in Jail. They had been home
ON a furlough with the consent of
Judge Phillips. 1t was sad mission
that took Judge Copenhaver temporar-
lily from Jail to his home. His daughter
Caroline. aged 20, had become raving
maniac. and it was to send her to an
asylum that the judges visited st. Clair.
The young woman's reason began fail
ing eight years ago, when her father
was in Jefferson City, imprisoned by
order of the late Judge Krekel for ex-
actlv the same thing for which Judge
Phillips has cut off his liberty at pres
ent. Judge Phillips has ordered mar
shals to give the prisoners only two
hours exercise each week. instead of the
four they have been getting. He also
gave orders that they were not to be
allowed to go to the government build.
ing TO see him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-11
Brutal Treatment of a Roy.

REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Feb. IL
One of the most aggravating cases OF
human depravity ever heard of has oc.
Cured in this city. James DeGroat. q
lad of -, raised the ire of horse trade,
called ''Broncho Charley" The latter
threw the lad to the floor, tied him, and
forced a bottle of alcohol down hi.
throat. He became deadly intoxicated
and when taken to warm room deli
rium tremens set in. 1t was with diff
Guilty that he was brought to life. Hi
father swears vengeance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-11
Dairymen Elect Officers.

DUBUQUE, Feb. 1.-THE National
Butter and Cheese convention has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, s. e. Allen, Forest City; vice
president, Ell. F. Kinds, Tapio. Ills; sec
retary, E. C. Burriage; treasurer. N. E.
Loyster, Hudson, Mich, reelected. A
vice president from each state repre-
sented was also elected. The selection
of the next place of meeting was re.
ferred to a committee. Sioux City,
Rockford and Freeport are candidates.
In the evening public reception was
rendered the visitors at which speeches
were made by prominent men.