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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
a PROFESSIONAL ANIMAL


His Fellows.
Apropos Of = recent procession the
Boston Transcript remarked: MAN
is professional animal Whether he
be high or low. rich or poor. it is his
delight to array himself in long rows
and unwonted garmenture and Ia
walk through miles of streets with
swelling breast and more or less Of
martial step" This certainly is q
curious thing. says the Rochester Post
Express. No other animal. 80 far -
we know, is fond of walking in process
sion with his brothers. To be sure,
when enbarking in the ark. ''thc ami.
mails m-rched in two by two, the ele-
phsnt and the kangaroo" according
to an apochryphal versionl, but the
chances are that Noah and his sons
drove them in. Sheep play follow
the leader" but they have no moro
system in their order OF marching
than birds have in their order Of dy.
ing. and no more resemble . '.prcces.
son" than does en- excited dock OF
schoolgirls But as soon as we get
among men the fondness fer marching
is universal. In all nations and in all
times men have marched in orderly
array. have kept time To the beat Of
music, and with head erect and glo-i.
Gus pride have rejoiced in their process.
sionals. They cannot get over IL.
They march and driu when there Is
no use or purpose in it. Even men
who renouncc the world To live lives OF
peace aud holiness cannot resist the
temptation 10 march. Ia orderly ar
ray they sing their chauts: in solemn
double or single file they march from
clcister to chapel and back again. Is
seems TO be natural 20 Us. too. The
smallest baby COOS and claps its
hands at procession-or fuaeral.
which is the same thing-and as soon
as the child is able TO walk he beats his
drum and waves his flag and marches
in an imaginary row
Perhaps some philosopher can ex.
plain this remarkable, this almost in
sane appearing tendency. Possibly ID
was our predisposition to maintain in
large numbers, obcdient to q single
head, that gave rs our power over nom
marching animals; il NAV be one os
our instructive means of self ,reserva-
ton. just as our ability to laugh. IN
see n thing from humorous stand
point, is greater assistance - us IN
overcoming all mental annoyances
without becoming absolutely morbid
or insane. by the way, one OF the
scientific definitions of man Is "A laugh-
in animals another might b. "a pro-
cessional animal" Neither Is very
dignihed or elevated. and yet we are
sure that we are higher thanth beasts.
who neither laugh nor walk in solemn
rpxvc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
sToNEwALL JAcKsON'S DEATH.
A Touching Incident in the Last Mo-
ments of the Famous GcnsraL

A Touching Incident in the Last Mo-
ments of the Famous GcnsraI.
Then came the death wound, and
after nearly a weeks unavoidable de-
tention Mrs. jackson reached her hus-
bands deathbed, writes Mrs. Jefferson
Davis in an interesting sketch with
portrait of ''The Widow of Stonewall
Jackson" in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Spent with the anguish of his wounds
he lay dying, too near the silence of
the grave TO do more than murmur to
his wife: "Speak louder, l want to
hear all you say" and feebly to caress
his baby with a whispered: MY sweet
one, my treasure" while the innocent
smiled in his dying face.
Then was the heart-broken wife and
mother given strength to minister to
both these objects of her love From
her firm lips the dying hero learned
that the gates OF Heaven were ajar for
his entrance. Controlling her bitter
grief she sang for him the sacred songs
on which his fainting spirit scared up
ward to its rest. When all was over,
and she had followed him to his grave,
she again sought her father S roof, and
there hid her bowed head among her
own people, to live only for her baby
In strict retirement the Young widow
husbanded her means until her daugh-
ter was grown a pretty. graceful young
woman, and then, TO promote her
child's happiness, the mother emerged
from the privacy in which she had
lived since her husbands death, and
visited both the southern and north
ern states. In the course of time her
daughter became engaged to young
Virginian,- AIr. Christian, of Richmond,
End few months later was married to
him.
Shortly after their marriage Mr.. and
HRS. Christian removed to California,
whittier Mrs. Jackson accompanied
them They returned short time
later to Charlotte, n. c., where they
took a house and lived together. Now,
however, the widows next trial was
imminent. Mrs. Christian was attacked
by prostrating fever and succumbed,
after bearing her illness with great
5Ortitude
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
Tho BEGINNING of the Year.

The countries and nations of the
world, with few exceptions, begin
the year with January 1, but that this
system is arbitrary and based upon
nothing in particular does not even
need to be proved. The ancient
Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians, Syri-
ans, Phenicians and Carthagenians
each began their year with the au-
tumnal equinox or about September %.
Among the Greeks the beginning OF
the year was at the time of the winter
solstice down to 432 b. c., when the
Mention cycle" was introduced, after
which the new year began on June %.
In England from the time of the four
teenth century until 1862 the legal and
ecclesiastical year began on March 25.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
HIGH PRICES.
Tinnea When Living Was Expensive In
Montana.


Montana.
A reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune
reports converse tion with q man who
kept fruit stand in Helena in 1868. 1t
was only small stand in front Of a
store, but the rent of it was thirty dol
lars a month, and he was obliged to
pay in advance. Much of his stock in
trade was brought sixteen hundred
miles by stage. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, that fruit was dear IN
Helena
Twenty-Five cents would not go far
in those days at fruit stall. One man
who was counting a young lady used to
come to my place and buy four apples
for five dollars and carry them to his
sweetheart. I always picked out four
of the best ones, wrapped them in It's
sue paper, and put them INTO neat
candy box. After awhile he got mar
ried and sold him no more apples.
The first years pineapples sold for
seven dollars apiece Oranges were
two dollars and half or three dollars
each, and the men who are rich in
Montana to-day did not buy them
The first sweet potatoes ever in Mon
tana were sent 10 me, and cost me one
dollar and thirty-ive cents pound.
My first customer for them was Chr
nese, who bought two pounds at one
dollar and half pound.
Bookkeepers were then paid twelve
dollars day. A very ordinary wooden
building rented for four hundred dol
lars month. Newspapers sold for
fifty cents each, and magazines for
dollar and quarter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
a Pleasant Cure.

81 tell you," said Rattlesnake Pete,
'snake bites a terrible thing. F'r in
stance, I've jest heerd of the death of
pal of mine who was bit by snake
over year ago" ''Oh, come now"
said one of his hearers, you don't
mean to say that it took year for
snake bite to Kill man" jest you
hold yer hosses an I'll tell We how it
was. Wen the feller got bit, he took
plenty of whisky, the remedy in such
cases made and pervided. An in course
it cured him. But the cure was so
pleasant that he KEEP on takin' it. until
now he has died of tremens. You jest
blieve me, snake bites a bad thing.
No matter what you do it's apt to git
in its work"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
PHYSIQUE or WOMEN.
Conpesi;s Statue In An;aropeiogicsl
Building shows Many Defects.

Building shows Many Defects.
The Anthrupoiogicai building a. the
world S fair contains a composite statue
showing the average physical Develop
ment OF six Thousand American college
girls The exposition has few single
exhibits of greater interest and in-
structiveness 10 thoughtful people.
says the New York Press. This COM
posite figure should receive the careful
attention of every father and mother
who visits the fair.
For the statue shows MANY seriors
defects; faults which eaurot fail 10
have serious effect on the health ot
American women and the vigor and
symmetry of their children The pose
Of the figure is incorrect showing that
the grca, ma jority OF the college girls
did not know how IN do one OF tha
simplest and most vital thinys in the
world; To stand gracefully and nat
urally erect. The chest is laraeptably
thin and narrow. The waist is too
small. In many .other respects gravs
physical imperfections exist
The lesson which the statue enforces
should be needed by parents and in-
structors and by young women them-
selves. Much has, been done in tha
physical culture Of American girls.
Much more remains 20 be done. Tha
American Young women Of The pres-
ent dey are notably taller. stronger
and more fully developed han their
grandmothcrs were at the same age
They walk better, they spend more
time in the open afr and they take q
great deal OF wholesome gymnsstic or
caiisthenic exercise wh ere their moth
crs' mothers took none AZ all.
All this is highly encouraging. But
the movement toward physical perfsc<
tion which has auspiciousiy bsgna
should be vigorously carried forward
The Happiness Of American girls and
the welfare of generations yet u come
demand this. Harmonious physieal
develoPmen NJ means health. and health.
means beauty. the entoymen. Of hfs
and The ability toperform the duties OF
life without unnecessary hardship es
euferiuU
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
PERSIAN BooksiNoERs.
Oriental Workmen who Have Great Skir
In This Branch Of Design.

Oriental Workmen who Have Great SKIN
In This Branch Of Design.
An art which is carried to high de-
gree of excellence in the east, but
which seems in some danger of decay
ing, is that of ornamental bookbinding
Some notion of the skill of oriental
craftsmen in this branch of design
may be gathered from specimens given
in the latest issue of the Journal of In
dian Art and Industry. The best of
these specimens. says Col. Holbein
Hen6ley. came from Ulwer, and are
doubtless OF Persian origin. Few ap-
proach In goodness of design and in
carefulness of execution the work of
Karl Ahmed and his sons, who were for
some years in the employ of the chief
OF Ulwar. Tho grandsons have row
their hands the art is likely to become
a mere trade. In India man of real
genius develops an art from some hints
he receives from strangers, or, il may
be, discovers it himself. but from
jealousy or from fear of destroying his
monopoly. teaches only the members
OF his own family, who may or may
not share his skill, and thas in the
course of generation or two nothing
remains but a shadow or parody of per
haps an exquisite production.
In the Ulwar bookbindings the orna-
ment is somewhat after the old Grolier
style, IN which the eolors are painted
on the boards and are not inia;d In
most of the designs the pattern is pro-
duced by the use of brass blocks The
colors are then painted on with the
brush. Sometimes the Ulwsr artist
eolors the whole of the ground, and at
others only part of it. SO as 10 produce
very different effects by the use of the
same blocks. The effect is remarka-
sign work on some of the most beauti-
full productions OF the more famous
china manufactures. The bindings
are expensive. as they are all hand
made, and a great deal of gold is used.
A bargain may be made. however. with
the present artists, who ask for as
much as they can get. As their work
is curious and valuable, they have, as
a rule, very little difficulty in disposing
OF it. Numerous specimens have been
made for the queen and other distin-
guished persons. They all show more
or less similarity to the best specimens
of Persian workmanship. of which the
binding of the Koran, purchased by
Emperor Aurungzebe. and now in tho
royal library at Windsor, is particu-
larly interesting example.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
wiseh~-.r s.;II r,.u,s.n.~

A correspondent of London Notes
and Queries ss-s that IL is ssid thai
the belief in witchcrsft ia rapidly Sy-
ing out, with other ancient supers,l-
t.ons. even IN the most uneuEg hten~d
district os England. The foiiovir-
story shows. however. ;hs. the black
art is stin sourishiry. There - Witch
at SIs;crton who can lay spell on
anybody or anything. II .he ls not
suited None Of her neighiorw dzy-.
sag No ~ her. no matter win. sh.
asks for. becanse troobls Slssars fol-
lows One s-ornsn did refuse her
hue6et 81 water. End misas hsp,en-d7
WHY. before long the calf in IA. cal,
house was axsd fast To ise thing 4.
took its milk out o. ssnck by ne nose
Jus, ss II =, were drinking. saA there
il was. try all the shifts they eould.
iii a. Jas. they got her TO come and
ssy the word that urioos~oed ft'"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, Will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced il the
remedy, Syrup OF Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
snt to the taste, the l~freshing and truly
beneficial properties of q perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
tlispelling colds, headaches and fevers
Bnd permanently curing constipation.
Il has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale By all drug
gistS in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being wei informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
THE CHAhUT DANCE IN PARIS.
Terrsichorsan Effort In which tho
Skirts Play y Leading Part.


Skirts Play s Leading Part.
As danced in the Jardin dc Paris the
chahnt is primarily nothing more than
the old quadrille with this difference
instead of the usual decorous walking
a about the utmost Iiveliness is essential
And with respect to this great liveli-
ness, the management of the skirts is
all in all Apart from this its humor-
Gus exaggerations, in which the fancy
of the performer mingles with certain
stereotyped gags, and its real grace
would commend it as pretty dance to
serious-minded people. But, accord
ing to the Philadelphia Press, it would
have nothing TO warrant its continued
popularity as a spectacle and draw
English and American tourists to it's
well known haunts. In the chahut
the skirt performs for the lady's limbs
even greater Office than that Of a
frame for picture. All the willful-
ness, all the coque.ry and half the
grace and humor of the dance Is bound
up in the whirling petticoat. II gives
pretty occupation for the hands, and
its nice adjustment affords scope for
the dancers personality within the
pauses. Dropped or raised or pulled
to the side or held as when one makes
courtesy, as may be, it lends, at the
right moment. just that artistic balance
for the eye and just that spur to the
ideas which are necessary to check
safety and cut off all risk of tameness.
What can be done with the skirts alone,
without scintilla of dancing ability,
it was left for Miss Loie Fuller To
demonstrate. What can be done with
skirts well managed when they are
used to grace so good a dance as the
quadrille is something any lady may
find out for herself.
The music of the chahut must be
spirited: each advance and each re-
treat must be bold and vigorous. with
something of business-like air about
it; there must be no seIf-consciousness.
no standing still and no mere walking
round. The slight 1agging kills this
species of crazy quadrille. II is loud.
uproarious, indefatiGable. and any
steps that can be made to fit the music
are not only permissible but desirable.
High kicking is only incidental. and
the grand ecart, which is sliding
down TO the foor with one leg point
ing north and the other pointing south,
is refinement which mag easily be
dispensed with.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
Electricity "a SOain.

Spaniards, although slow in the
adoption of many improvements, are
aecidedly.not SO in regard to electric
lighting. "A large number of the prin-
cipal towns, as well as many very small
ones, have insulations of their own.
owner of some water power near
The two very limited towns Elgalbar
and Eibar, in the Spanish province of
Fiscaya. These towns viii shortly be
supplied with electric current for both
lighting sd power purposes. The nee
essary " fixing power Will be furnished
by the water OF the River Dova.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14

A creole. strictly speaking, Is any
person born in this country or the
West Indies OF European ancestors:
also any person born in or near the
tropics. and this Is the sense ia which
the word is usually employed. The usc
of the word, however. has been by
some restricted FIRST To children Of
foreign parents born in Louisiana.
and. second. 10 children II spanish
or FreDeh parents born in Louisiana.
and then in the north the word has
been perverted 50 that u is believed 20
imply some strain of negro blood in n
person IN whom it is applied i. does
not imply anything of the sort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
M Ixe for InWcls

An Ethiopian in Abyssinia will tel
yen without blush that he is ueces-
sarily washed at birth. cleans himself
on his marriage morn ard hopes TO be
washed after death: that orce every
year he dips himself in the river on the
festival Of St John the Baptist. and
regularly every morning he vets the
end of his toga with the moisture from
his mouth and freshens UP h. eyes.
Whenever he feels his hide harsh and
uncomfortable he saoints himself with
mutton fat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
PIPE SMOKING POPULAR.
Americans Csc the Briarwoods Because
EnglIshmen Set tho Pattern.

Americans Use the Briarwoods Because
EnslIshmen Set the Pattern-
Pipe smoking is annually becoming.
more popular In the United States In
past times pipes were relegated to the
alleged lower classes. OF late years.
however, and particularly since the
craze for everything English, you
know" came in. pipe smoking has in
creased. It is now considered quite too
awfully swell, says the Cincinnati
Tines-Star, to drop from tandem dog
cart with the stem of q short briar root
pipe tightly clinched between Your
teeth. It is sort Of finishing touch
to your rough-and-ready fishing cos
tune to have stubby pipe in your
mouth and gives one q delightful sense
of easy, graceful, negligent sweetness.
just as soon as the approval OF society
alighted upon the custom of pipe
smoking pipes became much in de-
mand and the cost OF the same in
creased proportionately, especially for
the strictly English shapes. 1t is
amusing to see fellow pretending to
be judge Of pipe. The fact is. that
nearly all pipes smoke pretty much the
same. The cheaper pipes smoke bet
ter than the more expensive ones as a
general thing. For instance, corn
cob pipe is one of the coolest, sweetest
smokes you can get. Next comes the
penny clay pipe II you viii smoke a
clay pipe few times and throw it
away you win always be sure that you
are enjoying pipe smoking Of the most
delightful character. The tendency of
the average human is to buy an expen-
sive pipe and then color it by blowing
smoke against the bowl This practice
renders the pipe ornamental, but as a
general thing these highly co,ored
pipes are very strong and it is anything
but pleasant for persons averse to to-
bacco to be in the same room with
them. The English smoke pipes be-
cause pipe smoking is cheaper than
cigar smoking. Americans smoke
pipes because the English smoke pipes.
The only man who can properly under
stand a pipe is the plantation darby
who puts live coal on top of pipe
filed with plug tobacco and puffs gen.
tly at ''turrer end" of reed stem
while the purple night shadows gather
around the cabin and the screech owl
scares itself and the eneighborhood with
its weird laughter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
A TRUE POKER STORY.
An Ex-senator Who Made q High Blum
ON o Bobtail Flush.


This is true poker story from the
Albany Express. The incident hap
.pened not long ago on an Albany boat
bound down from the capital to New
York. The game was that in which
the man with the most money had the
best of it. That is, there was no limit
and the players coming in were forced
to lose unless they ''called" bet. In
the party playing were an ex-senator,
three assemblymen and a physician.
The hand with which this story has to
do saw all the players in. All drew
cards, the ex-senator drawing one, and
certain assemblyman next to him
taking three. The others drew also
and the betting commenced. 1t pro-
gressed steadily until something like
one hundred dollars was in the pot.
Suddenly the ex-senator planked two
hundred dollars down on a raise. The
big bet scared out all but the certain
assemblyman. He looked at his cards
for long time, studied the eex-senator's
face, and nervously saw the two hun
dred dollars and raised it one hundred
dollars. There was forced smile on
the face Of the ex-senator. He quickly
saw the one hundred dollars and raised
it one hundred dollars. The assembly
man looked sick, but he put down one
hundred dollars and feebly said: Il
call" The show down revealed the
fact that the ex-senator had king
high bob-tan flush, while the assem-
blyman held pair of deuces. The
ex-senator said something to himself
and went to his stateroom. The rest
of the party remained up all night and
a goodly part of the nine hundred dol
lars and over in the pot was spent in
quart bottles. It is said the ex-senator
has never bluffed in game since.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14

diamond IS no. valfa bic simply be-
cause il Is diamond. but for It's cut
ting and polishing A diamond IN the
rough Is much less valuable than after
It is cUt and polished II Is because a
diamond is capable Of a high polish
and can be made 20 reject light that .
takes its place among ;he mos. valns~
bic Of precious stones Bat a pearl "
valuable froEa tlse time IL i first foand.
and so are uzauv other precious gems
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
Wasted Energy.

Ethel-Emma' s awfully put out.
Elaine-What's the matter?
Ethel-YVhy she went to the trouble
Of making fearful fuss over little
mouse and como to find out there
wasn't man near to look at her.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14

Mr. Howell (of the iirm OF Gettup &
HowelI)--A the bank statements
more favorable to-day, Mr.. Addemup?
--Why-aw-rote exactly.
Here's one to the effect that you've
Dverdrawn your account at the Four
teepth national.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
A Valuable Pointer.

Young Mana friend in the south
has sent me a-quantity Of very fine
houor. but writes that it is too new Ia
drink yet. How long do you think it
ought TO be kept?
Old Man-Keep it until you are rich
enough to live without work.-Good
News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14

Deaier-TAis ring for three collars is
plated. bat il 10 warranted for ars
years
Foxy Summers foH on his ost.rrD-
Haven't got one. have you. for Hfsv
cents warranted for. ssy. three weeks7
Puck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN.

"Lushforth and his wife are so SYN
pathetic couple-"
Aren't they, tnoughe The other
morning had occasion t,o call there
early and Lushforth was looking
rocky while his wifo had a stony stare
l never saw snch perfect sympathy -
IndianAnniis JosunAl