The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-01-07
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Wood engraving was introduced
into the United States by DR.. Alexan-
der Anderson in 1794 The demand for
wood engraving was not extensive until
a comparatively late period. and in
1880 the whole number of professional
engravers on wood in the United States
did not probably exceed twenty
The public clamor in England over
the sale by the admiralty of Nelson's
flagship, the Foudroyant, to German
junk dealer for So, 900 has resulted in its
repurchase by private English syndi-
cate, who will preserve it as a relic
This is the ship of which Nelson said:
81 love her as father loves darling
child"
yellow fever was prevalent to a
considerable extent in Boston in 1898
1t was carried there by fleet and army
from the West Indies, which had been
ordered to Boston TO cooperate in an
attack upon Canada In 1899 this fever
swept of many of the inhabitants of
Philadelphia. 1t was carried there
from the West Indies, where it had
been prevailing extensively for some
time.
Washington died on the 18th of De-
cember, 1899. Intelligence of his death
reached President Adams at Philadel-
phia, by a special courier on the morn
ing of December Is. Congress was in
session, and John Marshall announced
the event the same day, and that body
Immediately adjourned. The funeral
took place on Wednesday, December Is,
according to the ritual of the Episcopal
church.
George washington was commander
in-chief Of the army at the age of IS.
Cromwell entered on his remarka BILE
career at 80. Napoleon conquered Italy
before he was go Gladstone was a
member of parliament at %. Macaulay
began his literary career at 20. Column
bus started on his voyage of discovery
at So. Frederick the Great began the
seven years war at the age of so; and
Blackstone finished his commentaries
before he was So.
Those American Young women who
lament their inability to serve royalty
might secure an antidote to their crav-
ing by hearing of the duties of the
queens maids of honor. These ladies'
in-waiting receive $500 for three
months of service, are obliged to dress
in the latest mode, to be constantly en-
tertaining, and inveterately good
natured They can never be depressed,
impatient, or weary. AS result of all
these conditions, Mr.. GladstOne's ad-
ministration finds great difficulty in
supplying maids-in-waitipg to the
queen
-Yucatan was discovered by Francis
Hernandez Cordova, who with three
caravals and 11O men, sailed from Ha-
vana on February s, 1917. They first
saw land at Catoche, the eastern point
Of Yucatan, an Aztec name for the great
peninsula. He landed at several places
but was driven off by naked barbarians,
who used bows and arrows skillfully
COrdOya was afterwards mortally
wounded by some natives north of Cam
peachy, who killed forty-seven of the
Spanish intruders, only one man escap-
ing. On his return from Yucatan Cor
dova's vessel touched the coast of Flo
rida
Franklin Simmons, the well known
sculptor, is busilyengaged, in Rome, on
a fine statue of Gen. Grant, for the
rotnnda of the capitol at Washington.
This gives promise Of being the finest
portrait-statue ever executed by the
sculptor. Mr.. Edward Valentine, the
the Richmond sculptor, has nearly com.
pleted a magnificent marble group
Andromache and AstynaS
after the parting with Hector. The
expression on the face of the sorrowful
young wife is touching in the extreme,
and is marvelouslv well wrought out.
The group will probably be taken to
Chicago
Nevada has many rivers, but only
two. the Colorado and the Owyhee, find
either sink in the sands and are lost, or
flow into some lake which has no outlet
being itself sink for the river water.
This popularity of the Nevada geogra-
ply leads many scientists to believe
that there must be many water basins
in southern Nevada and Arizona, where
artesian wells would yield abun-
dant supply of good water The Nevada
rains and SHOWS all find subterranean
outlet. This must be to the south, and
if it eau be discovered and tapped the
sands of Arizona may yet blossom as
the rose.
WHEELS AND WHeELMEN.