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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
THE LOUD EASSOON.
4 Noisy Instrument Used in Old-Tin
Church Music.

Noisy Instrument Used in Old-TiMo
Church Music.
THE clarionet itself was rather IA
vorite in country churches-the more
the pity, perhaps, for it is about as hap
less an instrument In the hands Of an
amateur as the bagplpe might be in, the
hands of a Brahmin. Sometimes" says
the Cornhill Magazine, 1T would lead off
with the tune in that hiccoughing kind
of way which is its infrmity when
clunsily dealt with. Then the other
and the vile squeaking of the wry-neck
fife, and it may be, breaking suddenly
in with portentous thunder the I'M
lucky deepmouthed bassoon. Poor Dol
~, in 'Silas Mariner thought when she
heard the last-named instrument and
the voices at the village church, that
she had got to better place already
A cynic under similar circumstances
might have his thoughts directed to
quite another quarter. and would prob
ably admit that it was a good hit of
Coleridge's to select the loud bassoon'
for breaking the charm that bound the
wedding guest to the ancient mariners
tale
But the instrument seems to have
had its partisans as well as its players.
A country clergyman tells of a neigh
Dor meeting a clown on the way to
church which he did not usually at
tend. Why, john inquired the neigh
Dor, what takes you this way?' 4 do
go to church. quoth John, to hear the
baboons.' The bassoonist always liked
to begin his last note little later than
bis fellow players, and by a peculiar
motion of his shoulders pumped out the
whole reserve power of his lungs in
what church historian calls 'one pro-
longed and astounding roar 1t is
quite apparent that we have no cause
to regret the loss of the bassoon.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
EXTRAVAGANCE is A
SIN.

And there is no eXtrava-
gance more prevalent than
that involved in the pur-
chase of Cheap Shoes" that
are not cheap. Good ma
terial and human labor are
profaned in poorly made
shoes-Shoes that are made
to show up well and sell on
price-instead Of merit. Ii
you want a first class shoe,
at a price commensurate
with its worth, buy none
but the Hess. They are
cut to fit the foot and war
ranted to give satisfaction.
Before you buy your next
pair, take a look at the
HESS" They are the me
plus ultra in mems foot
wear.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

Mr.. Alder. FavorIts 81 Arkansas City
Kan, wishes 10 give our rssGe ~ tie Dene
it Of bis experience with colds lie szy-
II contracted a cold esriy last sprsnx that
settled on my luuss. and had hardly r.
covered from IL when ! caught another
that hung OF ali sum ner and left me VIII
a hacking cough which l though. ] hefss
would get nd Of had used Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy some fourteen yrars ago
with IL ucb success. and concluded 20 ifJ
il sSsiB- When ] bad got through rIi1
one bottle ny cough had left ros. and ]
have not suffered with co1gs or cold
since. have recon- u1sndsd IS 70 ntbers.
ard all spe@k well Of IL - Fifty e<n, bottles
for sale by HeG:ineer Bros sDd sGn SsE-
deus Pharmacy. =. North Ara
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

DR.. J. D. Piper of the Medical Institute
of Wellington was in the city yesterday
of our physicians. The doctor was origi-
nally connected with New York hospitals.
and whilst visiting friends in Kansas he
became smitten with the Sunflower state
and located at Wellington, where he has
established an institute equaled by none
outside of the eastern cities. We see from
some exchanges where he cured deaf
mute who had been born that way. The
doctor has had great encouragement to
move his institute to Wichita. d9St1*
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
HOMELY AND PRETTY GIRLS.

Both Should Remember That the Esse tial
Factor Docs Not Lie In Mere Beauty.
There are great many people in this
world, more indeed than manv of us
even imagine, who are extremely fond
of homely girls And there is a most
excellent reason for this. Those of us
who go about the world with our eyes
open have found it an easy matter to
discover that pretty girls depend a
great deal on their looks for the esteem
in which they are held, indeed, many of
them presume great deal on this very
fact, and with good reason.
Somebody has some time or other
said in their hearing that May or Jen-
ME hadn't the most agreeable manners
in the world, but really was so pretty
that one couldn't very well find fault
with her. And this has been quite
enough.
1t isn't easy for even good DISPOSE
toned people always to restrain their
Impotence and ill-temper, even when
they know that the opinions of those
about them demand it, but once thew
get the impression that all sorts of
things will be forgiven them because
they are pretty, the causes are at work
which will almost inevitably make a
pretty girl we'll nigh intolera BILE.
''The homeliest woman ever saw
said an elderly lady, not long since,
was the most charming in manner,
and in time l found her the most Iowa
BILE When she was a child she was for
many years made very unhappy by her
personal appearance, as her school
mates were never weary of telling her
of her unprepOssessing looks; but she
became highly educated and accom-
plished and made herself SO amiable
and obliging, useful, bright and every
way agreeable, that she was by all odds
the favorite in circles where she was
known. If there was anything of in
terest going on she was sure to be in
the front rank, and if any pleasure was
in store she never failed to get her
share of it II became sort of saying
in her neigh oorhood that she was
worth a dozen pretty girls any day"
Children should early be taught that
while beauty is always desira BILE, it is
an unfortunate possession when it Is
allowed TO take the place of anna bility
and sweetness of disposition.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

Mr.. Shaw has been east for the
past week and every man in the
house has worked like a Turk.
The store Is clean. The goods
are clean and we have done nice
business. Shaw's Orchestra play
ed nice concerts three afternoons,
and the large crowds that attend
ed were pleased. We have work
ed hard and the boys appreciate
the way their extra efforts have
been rewarded by their friends
calling, sed doing business. The
bicycle boys are jubilant and the
sewing machine men are Gin the
swim" Several homes made
happy by new organs, and our
piano men sold several of the fin
est pianos in the house. Ii ia
true that most of these goods
were sold close, for we were de-
termined to sell.
1t takes goods and prices and
hustling to do business, and If
there is anybody in the southwest
who intends to buy musical III
strument, do it before Mr. Shaw
returns, for you can save money.
For the next few DAYS we will
offer new upright pianos from
S225.00 up; organs from $500
up, sewing machines from $500
to $4,000, bicycles from $1,000
to $4,000, guitars, mandolins,
violins and bsnjos at % per cent
less than regular price.
Every wise buyer will investi-
gate these prices at once. Goods
sold on monthly payment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
California has the ideal winter climat.

California has the ideal winter climate
just far enough south TO be sunshiny
and frostless. apd yet with sufficient tonic
in the air.
Santa Fe route takes Jack Frost's mint,
and has arranged series OF personally
conducted weekly excursions to Cali
fornia. Pullman tourist sieepers. furn-
ished with bedding. toilet articles, etc.
leave Chicago and st. Louis every Satur-
day evening and leave Kansas City every
Sunday morning. via A. I. and > r. and
A and Z. line for Los Angeles and san
Francisco, on fast express trains.
Special agents and porters in attendance.
Second class tickets honored. A small
charge ,er use Of tourist sleeper. Every
thing neat. clean and comfortable.
Inquire of nearest ticket agent. or write
to q. I. Nicholson, 6. p. and L. A, Santa
Fe route, Topeka, Kan. for a copy Of
folder describing these excursions LGti
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
MEAT EATING.

An Aged Tramp on the Interests of Hu-
mainly.
A man who had just purchased sew
eral pounds Of sparerib and sausage
meat, which was insufficiently wrapped
up in butchers paper, stopped for a
street car. At that moment an old man,
shabbily dressed, with silver locks of
curling hair, stepped up to him
Pardon me, good sir, but may /. in
the interest Of humanity, ask a ques-
tion?"
'Certes, friend" responded the man,
pleasantly.
SIS that meat in that package?'
at is"
''Swinef1esh, if / mistake not"
1.-THE same"
800 you eat it?''
well, l reckon I do, if I get a
chance"
And do you not feel. sir, after eat
ing it, swinish impulse to lie down
and wallow?"
Not wallow"
Sir, the Hindoos eat no meat"
But I'm not Hindoo"
AOu "cbiu live d Years II
you never tasted meat"
But l don't want to- should get
old before the time was half up
'Oh, sir, you might be able to con-
verse with spirits if you would give up
animal food"
Thanks. no spooks in mine
But see rash on your face The
unhealthy quality of your food is the
cause, sir. Meat is only another name
for poison"
81 dare say, old man. but like that
kind of poison. This is my car Much
obliged. Good-dav"
The aged philosopher looked after
him sadly and shook his head as he
mumbled:
'Sparerib, um-um: sausage with
gravy-yunn. and haven't tasted bite
of meat for week. ] must get near a
butcher shop and try again. The inter-
ests of humanity don't seem to take to-
day TO any great extent Detroit
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
THE LENGTH OF MANS LIFE.
Recorded Instances of Extraordinary
Longevity.

Longevity.
It was Prof Hufelands opinion that
the limit of possible human life
might be set at two hundred
years. This on the general prin-
ciple that the life of nearly all liv-
ing creatures is eight times the years,
months or weeks of its period of growth.
That which quickly comes to maturity
quickly perishes, and the earlier COM
plete development is reached the sooner
bodily decay ensues. More women
reach old age than men. but more men
attain remarkable longevity than wom-
Ell. Horned animals are shorter lived
than those without horns, fierce longer
than timid and amphibious crea-
lures longer than those which in
habit the air. The pike will continue
10 live for one hundred and fifty to one
hundred and seventy-tive years, and the
common turtle is good for at least a
century. Passing up the scale of life to
man, and skipping the patriarchs,
whose ages are disputed by persons
who do not believe in the Bible, we find
many recorded instances of extraor-
binary longevity. The ancient Egyp-
tians lived three times as long as the
modern ''lotus-eaters." Instances of
surprising and authentic longevity
among the classic Greeks and Romans
are not at all rare. Pliny notes the fact
that in the reign OF Emperor YES
pasian &c A. d. there were one hun
dred and twenty-four men living in
limited area on the river Pc who were
one hundred years old and upwards
Three of these were one hundred and
forty ana seven others over one hun
dred and thirty. Ciceros wife lived to
be one hundred and three, and the Ro-
man actress, Luceja, played in public
after she had celebrated her one hun
dred and twelfth birthday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
BATTLING UNDER WATER.
Tho Problems How to Get Under . Hostile
Vessel and Blow It Up.


Vessel and Blow 1t Up.
The greatest question in naval war
fare to-d,iy is not about the big battle
ships or saucy torpedo-boat but how
to get boat that will safely dive be-
low the keel of a hostile vessel and
blow her to destruction with a charge
OF dynamite or guncotton. This mode
of attacking an enemy is not entirely
new, for, nearly twenty-five hundred
years ago, divers were lowered into the
water in simply constructed air box,
to perforate the wooden bottoms of an
adversary's war galleys, in order to
sink them, and drown or capture their
rowers and fighting men.
The diving warrior and his box did
not outlast the great galleys they had
tried to sink, and the history of these
boats passes over two thousand years
to the American Captain Bushnell, Of
the revolutionary army, and his diving
boat This was tiny, walnut-sha ped
vessel, sculled by single oar, and hav-
ing crew of one man. The boat sat
low in the water while on the surface,
enabling it at night to get near its in
tended victim without detection Then
the hatch was closed, shutting in air
enough to last half an hour, and by let
ting in little water and turning an
upright screw-bladed oar, the boat was
sunk to near the keel-level of the enc
my's vessel. and sculled under the hull.
A torpedo outside the boat carried q
heavy charge of gunpowder, and was pro-
vided with clockworlS to fire the charge
after the little torpedo-boat should
have retreated to safe distance. The
torpedo had pointed screw stem, by
which it was to be attached to the
doomed vessel, the screw being turned
from inside the torpedo boat Except
for the breaking of this screw it is
possible that the British admiral's flag
ship might have been blown up as she
lay at anchor in New York harbor; but
this is mere guess work, for. as Gen.
Washington said of the boat, too many
things are necessary to be com bined in
it." Yet it was ingenious, a credit to
American skill and daring. and its ar
engagements are still studied by those
interested in submarine navigation
Twenty-Five years later, Robert Full.
ton, who did SO much for steam naviga-
ton, took the Bushnell for a model,
and greatly improved upon it. He made
the hull of thin copper sheets, instead
of wood, and changed the sculling car
into paddle wheel worked by hand.
He forced into copper tank enough
air to supply crew of four men while
under water for six hours For use
while at the surface, the boat was pro-
vided with removable masts and sails.
His experiments lasted some twelve
years, the governments of France,
Great Britain and the United States
supplying the means But
naval experts everywhere secuted the
bleness of the boat, and tho
higher authorities denounced its mode |
of warfare as no better than assassina-
alton. The device. however, was en-
ployed without official permission |
against some of the British vessels |
the New England coasts in |
the war of 1912. Though no actual |
damage was done. the blockaders were /
badly frightened by the attemptS-St
Nicholas /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
A Popular Remedy for Colds.

Mr.. ]. b Copeland, of Meversdale. Pa.
who has been engaged in the drug bus.
nsss N Kansas, New Jersey, Elorida. New
York ana Pennsylvania for the past niue
teen years says: 'Chsmberlain's Coug
Remedy is the best selling cough medicine
] have ever handled" People who use
this remedy are so much pleased with it
rhat they recommend it to their friends
and neighbors. There is nothing better
for bad cold. Ii relieves the lungs. pre-
venting any tendency toward pneumonia.
II Is also pleasant and safe medicine for
children. ocent bottles for sale by Het-
finger Bros aud Van Werden's pharmacy
S2S North Main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

That the Missouri Pacific railway is the
best line 10 take between Wichita Ard
PIttsburg, Kan. Leaving Wichita at 10
o. u you arrive al piflsburg at $50 the
same evening Nc DELAYS. For the q. A
z eacamDment TO be held ~ Pittsburg.
Feb 20, II. y and 2, the Missouri Pacific
viii sell round trip tickets ~ extremely
low rates. Be sure that your ticket reads
via the Missouri Pacific railway. City
..cket Office. ia North NaID street
ds1sf Z T. BLEcELET, i. and T. A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Advertising started II, Merit

Advertising Started 1t. Merit Made it PoruIa-
DIR. I. z. Hubbell. who is engaged in the
drug business at Wolcott, VI, says: "Ad-
vertisiDg started the sale on Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy here. but it nowl
cells on its merits, and all who use lit
speak highly OF it," When troubled with
cough or cold. give ii trial and you vii
be more than pleased with the result. |
Is also certain cure for Group in children
20 cent bottles for sale by Hettiuger Bros
and Van Werden's Pharmacy, BPS y
Main.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Demand and Supply~

The star boarder showed the eggs
away from him.
What's the natter" inquired the
landlady.
81 don't like these eggs he replied
What's wrong with them? Eggs
are scarce now and cost great deal Of
money"
Il don't doubt it," he ventured "I
notice that the fashion in antiques has
increased the price quite beyond rea-
son. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
heap Rates For Winter Trip via Santa Fee
Route.

Route.
To Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Cali
fornia, Utah aud Old Mexico, are offered
by the Santa Fe.
Tickets now on sale good until June /,
with sufficient transit limit in each di-
rection to enable passengers TO stop off at
all points en- route. List of destinations
include Corpus Christie, FL Paso. Calves
ton, Houston. Lsmpasas, Rockport. San
Antonio, City of Mexico, Prescott. Saltillo
San Luis Potosi, Las Vegas Hot Springs,
San Diago. San Francisco, Salt Lake and
Portland.
New Mexico Is noted rs having one OF
the most equable climates in the world,
sudden changes being almost wholly I'M
known. 1t is u most desirable place either
for the business man, pleasure seeker or
tue invalid, W bile it is the haven for the
immigrant. No portion of the United
States can compare with the fertile valleys
of its rivers, and in the productions of the
field. the market garden. the orchard and
the vineyard.
For full particulars regarding the coun-
try, rates, stopovers, etc, etc, call on or
address nearest Santa Fe agent or Geo. L.
Nicholson, g. p. aud I. A, Topeka, Kan.
w. j. Black, A. G. p. and L. n.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Sealed Proposals.
(,,r C-npf- nrrrf

Sealed Proposals
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
WICHITA, KAN, March I, 1893
Sealed proposals for he construction OF
a 4 foot-wide cinder sidewalk ON west side
of Charles street from Chicago avenue to
Grand avenue West Sidel, will be received
at this office up to 1870 O'Clock p. m. March
Is. 1893
Contractors mast state price per lineal
foot ana must, at his own expense, exca-
yate or fill TO grade wherever necessary.
The mayor and council reserve the right
TO reject any or all bids.
FRED SCHATTNER.
d95 Ct. City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Borrowing Trouble,

Maddox and his wife are ALWAYS
worrying about their children. Mrs.
Maddox had a fit of nervousness the
other day over the thought that their
boy Wilfred would grow up and be-
come drlfnkard"
And what does Maddox worry over?''
Hes afraid Annette will learn to
play the piano. Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Room 4O2 Sedgwick Building,
sealed Proposals.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE.

WICHITA, Kan, March Z. 1893.
Sealed proposals to furnish the city of
Wichita twenty (20) acre tract of land
for scavenger purposes will be received at
this office up TO March Is at $50 o'clock
r. mt
Said land must lie located south and be-
yond the city limits
Bids must give full description of land
and state price per acre.
The mayor and council reserve the right
TO reject anv and all bids,
FRED SCHATTNEG. City Clerk
BY j. Y. koOGLE, Assistant City Clerk
Of 1T
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

The EaeLE has tie nsos. complete DaD
OF tbe Chsrokse STRIP. Oklahoma and the
I.,siisn reservations CTR binesi. that hss
~rsr been publlstsd. Gisea With q years
sst,serspsioa Of shs Weakly E&sLK. which
Is ii - a yea. ~ -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

EProfessor Littleton is in town. The
highly celebrated clairvoyant and trans
medium from New York City. Professor
Littleton is the seventh sou of the seventh
daughter born with a double veil. He
tells your every thoughts from the cradle
70 the grave VIII be here the balance of
the week; at the pariors of the Occidental
hotel. dos 1T
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

A farm wagon containing two men and
two women passed through Main street
yesterday evening aud returned at about
IL O'Clock. Both going and coming all of
the occupants were singing hymns as de-
votedly as had they been 10 a church
They attracted the attention OF everybody
on the street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
ATTENTION LADIES.

All the ladies of Peerless Lodge. ID. of
H., No. 6S, are most earnestly requested
to meet at their hall, corner of Main and
First street, Saturday, at 2:3O to COM
plete arrangements for the calico ball and
supper to be given on the evening of March
10th
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
ATTENTION Z. A. q.

The regular meeting of the Equitable
Aid union which was postponed from last
Friday will be held this (Fridav) evening
March 10. at o'clock over 25S North Main
street. Open meeting to visitors and all
old and new members 10 which all are
cordially Invited. SECRETARY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

The Dean ditch case was on trial again
yesterday i'll the probate court before a
jury consisting of the following named
gentlemen: John C. Robb, William Tay-
lor, S. E. High, Joseph Bronson, John
Tucker and Robert T. Leach.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

Mayor Horner of Caldwell was in the
city last night on business. He says Cald-
well is enjoying an era of unexampled
prosperity since the passage of the bill
opening the Cherokee strip to settlement.
Hundreds of boomers are coming in there
daily. and as consequence trade is very
brisk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Ouata Autbra.It.,o al

Just received, five cars Ouita anthracite
Gear, ali slZes-eNtra screened and clean
better than Pennsylvania coal at This
season OF the year. As ii will hold fire much
longer and Il easier to regulate. Tele-
phone l9a Office and yard 54l West Doug
las avenue. SCHWARTZ Bros
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

And She Failed Whats the mat
ter, deare' asked Mr.. JuStwed as he
came into the house and found his wife
crying as If her heart would break II
ain so discouraged. she sobbei What
has bothered my little wife, Il worked
ali the afternoon making custard pies,
because J knew You were so fond of
them and-and-" Here She began
weeping Historically again And
what darling And they turned out
20 be sponge cakeA"-Buffalo Exare.s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

Rev. C. ". Alexander Of Pinkneyville,
Illinois. preached at the Emporia avenue
Baptist church last night. The meetings
are increasing in interest, and sinners all
turning to Christ. Services at $50 p M.
ind 7:30 p N.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Advice to VI OF hers.

Mrs Winslow's SCOT hing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. IL
soothes the child, softens the gums. a!lays
all pain, cures wind colo, and IL the
best remedy for disrboea. Twenty fvs
cents a bottle. Used ~ millions Of
mothers. ct4ti s$ot-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10
Hotel Towels.

Hotel Keeper-fes, sir. you'd oe sur
prised at the number of towels we lose
hundreds every year, sir-hundreds
Traveler-Ah. yes, see. Guests nais-
take 'em for handkerchiefs-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-10

For Kansas City, st. Iouis and all points
cas-: take the Missouri Pacific railway
The shortest line TO st. Louis by ~ miles
No change of cars OF ANY Kind between
Wichita and ST. Louis. Only fifty hours
between Wichita and New York City via
the Missouri Pacific railway. City ticket
office 22i East Douglas Ave. l0lt u