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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16
INTERESTING FOREIGNERS.

An expedition will shortly be
equipped by Sir Thomas Elder to ex-
plore the interior of the Australian
continent.
THE khedire of Egypt was educated
ut Vienna and spent some time in Paris
and in England. On his return home
he sensibly adopted the European man
per of living.
The pope of Rome is reported to have
Baid recently: ''Mr. Gladstone and |
are the oldest men in active public
life, but we seem to be the ones who
have the most new IDEAS
CHEvALIER BAINoTTI, Italian vice
consul at New York for eight years,
and afterward consul for two years at
Chicago, has been appointed secretary
10 Marquis Fisconte-Vcnosta the Behr>
ing sea arbitrator FROM Italy.
AT recent court ball in Berlin the
Empress wore in her hair the famous
jeweled hat buckle of Napoleon l.,
which was made for his coronation at
Notre Dame in 1904 and fell into the
hands of the Prussian cavalry after Wa
terloo.
DR.. BUCHNER, the African traveller,
broke from the highest point on Kill
mandjaro, one of the highest noun
tains in Africa, piece Of rock, which
he presented to the German emperor
The kaiser now uses a mountain sum
hit as paper weight on his writing
desk.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has had telephone
instruments placed in his library and
other apartments Of the palace, and
delights in ringing up officials at al
most any hour of the day and night
1t is feared that some of them occa-
sionally repeat his call upside down,
mentally if not audihlv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

city marshal, an ne wants We. If they's
any KILN goin' on, l en- git two r
three t your one; don't fright that
Wilt" he said to the bartender, take
Their guns"
The bartender obeyed, and Nate
marched his half dozen bad" men to
the lookup, whence they emerged next
day to pay their fines and shake hands
cordially with Nate, who drank with
them in friendly way.
This was not quite the end of Mates
''sufferin's," for not few of his friends
essayed to take advantage of him now
and then and impose on his Sood ma
ture; but it was not long before they
found out that Nate was no respecter
of persons when his duty was involved,
and that he would not suffer" any
more than the pride Of a man would
permit; so that when the next city
election came on Nate was reelected by
a rousing majority.
Last summer | was talking with him
Che is now serving his third term about
the peculiar nomenclature of the west,
ana especially the sing uidr expectations
carried by some of its citizens.
His eyes twinkled as we talked.
Yes he said. they use { call me
'Sufferin' Nate, but they don't no more.
Ye see"
But just then he was called away,
and | might never have heard the story
Of how Mates "sufferin's" ended If
Squire Field had not dropped in, in one
of his reminiscent moods. and related Il
TO me.-R. l.. Ketcnun. in San Francisco
Arropaut
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

When Beby was sick. Re gave h,r Castor;a.
whcl she VS. Child, she cried fo- Casto-ia
When she became Miss, she cluns 70 Castoris-
Vber she had Children, she gave them Castorja
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16
MUSICAL ITEMS.

A LOUISVILLE musician has discovered
that the inspiring strains of Tara
IA. Boom-de-aye," are borrowed from
Mozart.
THE sultan of Turkey is an excellent
pianist, and spends hours every day
practicing. He dcvotes couple of
hours daily to teaching his daughter
how to play.
MAscAGNTs best-known opera, 'Caval-
1eria Rusticana," saw the light of pub
licity as the result of prize operate
competition organized by Milan
music publisher. This year no fewer
than seventy operas have been sub
mitted for similar prize offered by
the same publisher.
THERE have been at least eighteen
operas on Columbus, according to re-
cent list: Columbo, by Fabrici (1799);
Ell Colon. Ganischer QS25); Colurnbo,
Morlaochi QS2S), and Ricci CISCO; The
Discovery of the Indies, Florovanti
QS30); ii Colombo, Rabils 1840); Chris
tofore Columbos, Gambini QS46); Bot
tesini 0S47), David QS47); De Barbieri
.GS4S), V. Mala QS57), Casella Qss5),
Mascara (1S69), Pedro and Bignani
QeS3); Cristobal Colon, Garcia, QSG2);
Cristofore Columbo, Franchetti 1892;
Cristobal Colon and Cristofore Colon,
both by Lianos 1892.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

"Hullo, Nate" called Nosey Price,
who was buying" Bring tn dog,
an come an have drink. Dooz he
drink, too? l see i'm rushin' the can
jes' now
Of course all the men laughed up
roariously, but they stopped short at
sight of Mates uplifted hand and blaz-
ing eyes.
''Hor on, Nosey." said Nate, quietly;
81 want t. know, first place, who tied
that there can on tn pups tail?"
The knot of drinkers at the bar looked
at each other half amusedly for sec
ond or two, and then one asked, laugh
ingly:
why, Nate?"
Because" answered Nate, 81 jes'
come down yere t. r'mark th't I'm pa
tient an long-sufferin myself, but"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

-EleanOra Duse is abSurdlv super-
.stitious and in the most unexpected
ways. A stage carpenter at the Fifth
avenue theater relates this incident:
Just before an evening performance he
completed some bit of work and threw
himself down to rest for a moment
upon one of the stage properties. a
couch made of soap boxes and covered
with a buffalo robe. immediately all
of Buses support few at him. chat
ing in wild excitement and unintelligi-
BILE Italian. Finally the stage ma ma ger
spied him and bounced upon him.
You must get off from that. he said
IF Signora Duse saw you she wouldn't
let the curtain go up. She thinks it's
bad omen to have any one except her.
self rest upon that seat
At a New York private dinner one
of the dishes was birds nest SOUP. II
proved to be a chicken soup with the
solid materials strained out and the
liquid thicllened and enriched by the
birds nests, which were procured of a
Chinaman. Old books of travel repre-
sent the Asiatics as putting the nests
into soups and stews That is CANNON.
The birds who make these nests use.
among other materials long strands of
tough, whitish seaweed. the strands
forming the outer shell or ba of the
nest, and by their sickness assist in
securing ii to the rock. BY the time the
birds have emigrated these bits of sea-
weed are washed clean BY rains and are
dried in the sun. Then is when they
are extracted by Chinese gatherers and
made into parcels for sale. They form
strips about eight inches long. some
what of the appearance of Iceland moss.
light. shiny, translucent, and of no pos
itive taste.
Although the savings of the French
are very great they do not compare. in
proportion to the population, with those
Of the people of Massachusetts, France
has enjoyed a condition OF peace and
prosperity since the year 1871. yet the
funds deposited in the savings banks.
municipal and national. in 1891
amounted to only see. 900, 900. In Mas
sachusetts. in 1892, the amount demos
tied in savings banks was Sa3s, 544. org
while there was STAG 275 additional
heid by cooperative banks. The popu.
iauon OF France is between SO. ooO. 600
and 50, 600, 600, while that of Massachn.
sets Is only about 1850. 600. These
hgures present very striking contrast
as to the prosperity of the two couu-
tries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16
THE recent statement of the amour.

THE recent statement of the amount
of unclaimed funds standing to various
accounts at the British pay Office brings
out the fact that the national debt has
been reduced by some twelve millions
of pounds in the present century
through the. Use of unclaimed money
from various sources.
AN estimate made by the London
Philatelist of the extent and value of
existing postage stamp collections,
based largely on the showings of a cen
sus taken for the purpose, places those
existing in England at total market
value of e12J, 900 and those in the rest
of the world at 300, 900.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16
THE YOUNG MUSICIAN.

Jim varn't no good to fsh and shoot.
| But only jest to toot and toot;
| He couldn' play tag an couldn' play ball,
He jest could toot, an that yuz all
| He used to toot upon the fife,
| Tel we grew tired OF our life;
For hours he would set an set
An toot upon an OIL cornet
Upon bugle, fife or foot
his life was one eterna, loot
Wen he came in the rooms grew bare;
He'd toot, an solitude wuz there.
Out TO the barn We all I'D fig
AM banker for chance to die
All sept his little sister Flo
An she warn't big enough TO knowJ
She lister stay for half day
An lissen TO the terror play,
But she w2rnt very hard to suit.
She said: Nc ike TO hear 90 toote
But jim he footed day by day
Until the neighbors moved away,
Until the little trustful Flo
Said: jim, wat make neighbors gor'
Jim choked a sob, an said: They say
Thet have footed 'em away;
can't do nothin' thet'll SCOT
I'm good for nothin' but to toor"
IL the whole WORT should CO., said Flo,
100 toot for me, wei ct EN- 60"
An wen jim grew to quite lad
An moved away.we all WuZ glad,
An everyone wuz filed with glee,
A sorter gen'l jubilee.
An there wuZ some purposec, they say,
To hev fircwork display.
you're all great mean, big brutes," said Flo,
You're great big brutes to treat him so!
Shoot up your rockets in the sky.
But my Jims fame'll shoot ez hight"
Now " en- there's music in a man,
Bimeby the worl viii IN erstan';
So jim dressed in a bobtSil SCOT.
Brought out the worl 10 hear him toot
They said Heavens music filed his fife,
An anthem frum the deeps or life,
Their souls WIZ filed an ove.awed
Just like wen Moses talked to God.
An this young ornery tootcr. Jim,
They say played like seraphirn.
He'd toot; they heard the battle boom
OF armies marchiI.' to their doom:
An then they d hear the thunderous knocks
OF wreck-strcwn oceans on the rocks;
An then he'd toot an all wuz dumb
EZ if eternity he'd come
So still tibet if you dropped pin
'Twould sound as if the earth caved int
Then all the stars I'D sing for JOY,
Like ven Oh Adam wuz boy.
He'd toot agin--an awful clash T.
Ez If the nations went to smash,
AS il within the upper air ~
The angels fit with devils there; *
An then a strain OF viii delight
They knowed the angels won the fight =
They knowed 40 soul wuz left alone =
An God set firm upon His ThroneI
An jest 10 think that this wuz him,
Thet everIastin' tooter, Jim.
They went an toll the news to Flo,
She simply said Il toll yer sou
Sam W. Foss in Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

Mrs. EM,foSs BLAINE the daughter
of the late Cyrus II. Mccormick. of Chi
cago. has givep $4,000 to found a IL
brsry for the city Of Augusta, Ne. The
gift is in honor of her husbands mem
ory.
A DOZEN bright college girls in Lon
don have started truly educative
club. Il is called the school Of Fic-
ton" and each member is supposed to
write a story a month These crea-
tons are read at the fortnightly meet
inGs and are then bound in precious
volume. which becomes the joint prop
erty Of the club members,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

hnroly VIKING TO pelIeve their eyes. II
heerd We talkin' about eatin' chap
named 'Sufferin' Nate They hain't
no sech person; but here's Nate Presto,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-16

Il Misfortune 70 HIM Tsor
Downes-'.Do you know that Miss
Dukkets Is victim of the missing
word craze Rowne DC Bout Is sheF~
Up>on Downrs- Yes, ] asked her 10
marry IRE. bat she couldn't think ot
the word yes Puck
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
From Rev. j. b. Traywick.

Mr.. EDITOR: / am known as {
prohibitionist Of prohibitionists
and yet the more / think of thu
Dispensary law the. better I an
pleased with it.
! really: believe that more vii.
be accomplished in the line Of
prohibition by its enforcement
than by the prohibition bill offered
in the House. Ny reasons are:
1. There are better prospects
every way for its enforcement
throughout the State than any
prohibition measure.
2. Under any measure it would
he necessary to have persons au-
;thorized to sell spirituous liquors
for chemical and medical uses,
Under the Dispensary law none
but the pnrest will be sold for
these purposes.
8. The Dispensary law by clos
ing the bar-rooms with their gilded
attractions making it impossible
for minors and inebriatas to pro-
cure liquor, secures prohibition on
vrey important lines. i really be-
lieve that by the rigid enforce
ment Of this law drunkenness will
disappear from South Carolina
society.
As to the hue and. cry raised by
some of the papers, that. it will
break up the legitimate business
Of quite q. number Of South Caro-
lina's citizens, these editors forget
that the whiskey men for genera
tions have been wrecking the for
tunes and running the happy homes
of countless thousands.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, I be-
lieve that every loyal and patriotic
citizen will support the authori-
ties in the enforcement of this law.
Very truly yours,
J. B. TRAYw1cK.
Batesburg, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Extracts From The Road Law
for .OverSeers.


The 0ysrseer receives his ap-
pointment directly from the Com
missioners, and holds his office two
years.
His section and hands are
assigned him by the Commission
ega.
The duties of the Overseers are
to call out the hands and work his
section whenever, in his judgment,
bis road requires work or whenever
required by the Commissioners
to work the hands not less than
six nor more than twelve days in
in each year ;and to do such work
On bridges, to preserve them and
keep them in order, as can con-
yeniently be done by the road
hands; to require each hand to
work eight hours day; to for
ward to Commissioners, on first
meeting after working, a list Of
the hands worked by him, the
number of hours each worked, and
the names of those refusing to
work, certified by him, and to. turn
over to them all moneys collected
by him; to work the roads twenty
feet wide, protect them with suita-
BILE drains from interference by
cultivation; to work the road
thoroughly as he goes. arching the
same to the centre, with drains on
each side to convey the water,
taking care to protect such drains
from washing.
The overseer has tull control
of the hands on the road, and
they must work ander his direc-
tion.
i An Qverseer failing to call oat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
Edgefeld, S. c., Jan. 1e, '9S.
From Rev. T. g. Herbert.

Mr.. EDITOR: You ask me what
my opinion is as to the recent bill
passed by the Legislature regu.
lating the sale of spirituous
liquors.
1st. Some features I like much,
and first and greatly that feature
which closes the 6ar-roonss. This
is an immense gain over anything
ever done before by our Lawmakers.
You may say what you please, but
if this law is carried out strictly
the bar-keepers' occupation will
be;gone. I see by the papers that
eleven of them have gone out of
this dreadful business already in
Columbia. It twill be an immense
gain to put out forty or more
saloons and have but three dis
'pensaries in aur capital city-and
no package to be broken in them
and no solicitations to come in
and drink-no gliding, and warm
ing, and gambling, with treats all
around. -
As understand it, under this
law these dispensaries are to be
closed at night and no spirits to
be had on sunday-no .induce-
ment to keep open nights and Sun
days. This will be a wonderful
improvement on the present plan.
End. I do not like the revenue
feature, nor that feature of the
bill that seems to put us all into
the same boat, making us all par
ties to sale of spirits. I think the
right way to regulate a tiger
(whether he. be blind or with two
dangerous eyes) is to take his tail
off just behind his ears.
I believe in prohibition with
big p simple and out and out, /
wish we could not get the danger
GUS remedy even for snake bites.
Were one is killed by the bite of
a snake ten thousand die from
whiskey. Yet as a reasonable prohi-
bitionist / favor and encourage AID
everything that looks in
the direction of the desired end So
any influence Imay hayei.
or public will be given, as
know how, tosthe strictest cal.
out of the plans of:the Evans
Yours truly,
T. G. HERBERT.
q 1
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abstainers. so it is easy t
that we will sanction the
of our Legislators.

The consolidationof ou, .
with the college is furnishing.muct
matter for discussion. Each hal
owns..about fifteen hundred volumel
which united with the twenty
five hundred,osst te college library
will furnish tho :.versge student
with reading matter at least fol
four years. There is an annual
appropriation of about one hun.
dred and fifty dollars for the in
vestment in other books. So, you
see, our Libraries are kept abreast
of the times, like every other de-
partment of Woford. A handsome
fence, enclosing the campus, has
just been completed at a cost OF
five hundred dollars. Elegant
heating apparatus now gives one q
warm reception to the chapel, and
electric lights, grace the campus,
riyalling the sun in brilliancy.
We also have on foot move
ment for the erection of a new and
more :commodious science hall
with an elegant gymnasium at
tached, for which purpose about
three thousand dollars have been
subscribed. A college is. never
complete without a well-equipped
athletic department., for there is
no such thing as perfectly devel-
oping mind in an unsound body.
Circumstances ought to be con-
duciveg-to its development and not
contribute a tendency, HIS so often
is the case, to undermine what is
accomplished by hard study. The
education and development of the
physical man is just as essential
as the disciplining of the mind
and morals. The former is a
store-house from which the latter
obtains it's resources, and if the
supply isinot equal to the demand,
like the camel on the Sahara, must
feed upon it's own fat. which is
soon exhausted.
The latest and best movement of
the faculty, is the adoption of the
quarterly examination plan, each
being final, thus relieving US of
much unnecessary anxiety-hav-
ing to bs examined on the same
subject twice. A sti]l better plan
of experiment is the eighty per
cent. method, which means if one's
average class mark is above eighty:
he is exempt from examination.
This is an incentive to prepare
every recitation thoroughly. which
often with the examination plan
is not done, but trusts to "cram-
ming up" the night before. Much
more honest, thorough, and de-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
From Rev. A. b. Watson.
Batesburg, S. c.

Mr.. EDITOR: You ask for q brief
expression of my opinion with
reference to the Dispensary law
Believing as / do, and as my
church does, in straight-out pro
hibition as principle, I cannot
accept this law as meeting my
final hope as to the liquor traffic.
Strictly speaking, we will not have
out-and-out prohibition, but that
which is.close akin to it, the aboli-
tion of that breathing hole of
hell : the one foe to the poor man
and the unsuspecting boy-the
dirty saloon. This law is the out
come of the prohibition movement
just as every law is that looks to
the mitigation of the evils OF
dram-drinking. Liquor men are
opposed to any legislation what
ever OH the subject.
Further, ] believe it will secure
the further agitation and discus
sion of the whole subject. Nothing
hinders the accomplishment Of
any reform more than apathy and
indifference.
It will compel men 10 enquire,
to think, to diseuss, and thus Sc.
cure the ventilation Of the whole
question by the press, the platform,
and the pulpit. The liquor cause
will always 60 down in any fan
and honorable conflict With reason
and righteegsnsza
The employment of moral aua-
sion will bot be abated, but in
tensi6ed by this measure. Indeed
legal suasion is bnt an element Of
moral snasion. Legislation should
not only reflect, butt should also,
to a large extent, lead and reform
public sentiment. !.
Who questions the statement
that the abolition Of slavery by
law has accomplished a wondrous
change in the public conscience
with reference thereto? And also
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with reference to lotteries and
polygamy, Legislation in advance
of public, sentiment, has done
marvellous things. I might say
much more in favor of this r
ure as step forward. ,e,s,
honesty :. anu nes let it be
;i, any,, -. n .ssly enforced
wiz lrge' lple judgment il
,y,ls 10y mitigate the. terrible
4 .of the rum curse. Of course
>,every honorable and patriotic cit.
!, izen will give it his undivided sup
| port SO long as it remains upon
/ the statute books.
Alb. WATSON.
Edgefeld, S. c., Jan. 16, '93.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
From Hon. w. ii. Yeldel1.
Johnston, S. c.

Mr.. EDITOR: During the last
session of the Legislature I was
one of special committee that
spent several days and nights in
preparing and perfecting prohi-
bition bill, and for this bill I both
worked and voted; first, because I
was q prohibitionist from princi-
pie, and secondly, because the peo-
pie OF South Carolina demanded
it. But, Mr.. Editor, whileI am
in favor of prohibition I am not
80 extreme as to demand prohibi-
tion OF nothing. Absolute prohi-
bition may be best in the abstract,
but at this time it may: not be prac-
ticable, hence, / believe the Evans
dispensary. plan to be the golden
mean, and to be the solution, at
this juncture, of this great ,ques-
ton. 1t is true that it is not pro-
Ribition, but its regulations and
restrictions if faithfully carried
out will greatly lessen the evil Of
the liquor traffic and will be a
great step forward for the follow
ing reasons: In the first place, it
shuts up the barrooms, those dens
of hell with their enticements and
allurements for our boys and
young men. This in itself is
enough to command the support
of every prohibitionist in this
State.
Secondly, it does not interfere
with any prohibition law now of
force, and before a dispensary can
be established anywhere it will re-
quire q two-thirds vote of the free
hold voters of the town or ward in
which it is to be located. The
dispenser must also be reputable
citizen and an abstainer.
Another excellent feature is, the
dispenser, is paid salary and
therefore will not be personally
or peouniarily interested in the
sales and profits.
The railroads cannot bring whis-
key into the State without the
stamp Of the State dispenser. The
towns and cities will be controlled
no longer by whiskey dealers, as is
now the case ill nearly every city
and town in the State.
These are some ofthe many good
features OF the law. There are
some obiectional ones, however,
which ! will not mention at this
time. But as it will be in opera
ton only six months before the
Legislature meets again all-defects
can be cured and the law amended
so as to meet all legal objections.
Yours very truly,
w. H. YELDEIL,
Longmires, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-19
WI
AZ THEY THINK OF 1T:
Number of Letters on the
Evans DispensaryB Bill:
From Rev. G. w. Bussey.

Mr.. EDITOR: In reply to your
request for my opinion of the
Dispensary law I will say: That
I thinksit a good law. While tits
not all that we hoped for it is a
long stride in the rigot direction,
and will prove very largely
prohibitorysof the worst features
of wniskey drinking under the
present laws. Our representatives
deserve our hearty thanks for their
earnest effort, which gave us this
when they found they could not
give more.
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