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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
HARD TO KILL.
A Story of a Tish's Remarkable renaei-
~ of Life

A Story OF a IiSh's Remarkable rrnaci-
~ Of Life.
DR.. Shirley Palmer tells a fish story
that IS calculated To make the members
of the 81. Louis Hunting and Fishing
association Ito use strictly original
expresSion), turn green with envy"
by some hook or crook, hook no doubt,
Mr.. Palmer came into possession Of q
fine brace of tench. They were live
~ pair of fnny beauties when the doe
tor took them home with the idea OF
Strengthening them for his Sunday din
ner- Placing them in Z pail Of water
he put them into the harder and thought
no more about the matter. That night
at midnight h6 was aroused So he says,
b. groan proceeding from the afors.-
said larder. Inspection of the room cx-
planned the mystery. One of the fish
had sprung from the basin or pail aud
lay gasping upon the floor every now
and then uttering sounds similar TO
those which had disturbed Mr. Palmer.
Next day both fish were prepared for
dinner, but such was their tenacity Of
life that both. after having undergone
the process Of scaling and cvisccration,
sprang from the pan and wrigglcd
about on the floor as though they had
but recently been removed from their
native element.
The above is told az scientific fact,
not as a FISH story, or II the way Of a
joke.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
A STOCk-JOsBING REPORT.

NEW YORK, April 19-When shown the
statement of John Blessing of Gaylord.
Blessing &, Co., brokers, of St. Louis. that
The Missouri Pacific Was to be put into the
hands of receiver, and that the floating
debt of the company was $4,000 600 more
than its books showed, George j. Gould
Today said:
There is not word of truth in the
statement. There is to be no receiver ap-
pointed, and the company's floating debt
is only 1900. 900, all of which is carried by
Russell Sage and myself"
Russell Sage said of Mr.. Blessings state
nent:
There is absolutely no foundation for
The statement about the Missouri Pacific.
There is no occasion for receiver for the
company and there will be none. The
company's statement tells the truth about
The floating debt. The stock is attacked
by the bears, who were short and want to
cover"
CHICAGO, April 19-The passenger agents
and general managers of the Western
Passenger association are in deep trouble.
1t is only six weeks before the time when
tickets to the worlds fair are to be placed
on sale, and no agreement has been reached
az yet upon rates. There is moreover, a
vast amount of i'll feeling among the pas
senger agents, and it is more than probable
that the reorganization of the association
will follow.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 19-At the annual
meeting of the New York Central and
Hudson River railway stockholders here
Today about S65. .0Oo, 000 of the stock was rep
resented. The old board of directors was
reelected except that Samuel ID. Babcock
was elected TO fill the vacancy occssioned
by the death of Cyrus W. Field. Besides
electing directors, it was voted to author
iZe an increase in the capital stock of the
company from $SS.24S, 800 TO 500. 900 600,
aud 10 authorize the requirement of the
New York and Northern railway.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
FlJliO PERIL

Are those disorders which, beginning with
an apparently trivial inactivity Of the kid
neys or bladder, terminates in Bright's
disease, diabetes aud cystitis The first
two not only interrupt the functions of
the renal organs, but destroy their struc-
ture with as much certainty as tubercular
consumption does that of the lungs Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is an excellent
diuretic, promoting the activity of these
organs without over exciting them, thus
averting the deadly maladies in which
their inaction is so prone to eliminate
The removal from the blood of Impurities
which the kidneys should, but de not when
inactive, secrete, is another beneticent
effect OF this Incompatible medjcated
stimulant and depurent. The Bitters is in
all cases, too, a tine restorative Of vigor
and aid to digestion, remedies malarlal
disease, and banishes liver complaint and
constitution
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
CAPITAL NOTES

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The president
expects to he absent from Washington
about one week in attendance upon the
naval review and the opening OF the worlds
fair. He will go to New York next week
and remain until the official ceremonies
connected with the review are over. 4
short rest will follow his return TO Wash
ington, and he will then leave for Chicago,
to be absent three or four days. The de-
tails OF the program Lave not been ar
ranged. Mr.. Cleveland will not attend The
naval rendezvous in Hampton roads, and
Mrs. Cleveland viii not accompany her
husband to Chicago.
Secretary Morton today ordered the dis
missai Of forty assistant microscopists,
one clerk and one bookkeeper, attached to
the bureau of animal industry and assign
ed to duty in Chicaho. The reason for the
dismissal is the reduced condition of the
work.
Vice President Stevenson will leave here
for Chicago at 1l:30 O'Clock tomorrow
morning After remaining in Chicago
one day he will go 10 his home III Bloom
ington, Ill.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
EDWIN BOOTH DYING.

NEW YORK, April BALDWIN Booth
the tragedan, is lying at the Players
club, No. 16 Gramercy park. suffering
from paralysis. 1t is feared that this
second paralytic stroke the famous player
has been stricken with will prove fatal
AT II o'clock this morning Superintendent
McGoBigle of the Players club, not hear
ing from Mr.. Booth, opened the door Of
his sleeping apartment at the club, and
found the tragedian lying in bed TN.
conscious.
DR.. St. Clair Smith and Dr. Hanson
were at once summoned. They gave it as
their opinion that be had been seized with
paralytlc stroke some time during the
night. Doctors Smith aud Hansoa re
maiued with their patient all day. At
midnight, though there were signs of
consciousness, his condition was con-
sidered very critical, and The attending
physicians said that 1t WAS very doubtful
if Mr.. Booth would recover.
Mr. Booth was compelled TO go to Lake
wood last fall on accout Of ili-health. He
returned from there on November 4, ap-
parently somewhat improved. Mr.. j H.
McGonigle, uporiEtendent of the club,
said:
"The fact is that Mr.. Booth is now pay
ing the penalty of years of overwork
He has been on The stage continually since
he WAS 2S years old, and he is
now about IS. 1t has been six or
seven times a week with him, play
ing big roles while all other ectors
who have ever played in his line have
never attempted TO play more than three
or four times week. And s il has gon.
on. He has worked when lie ought to
have rested, and he is now paying tor it. -
At o'clock this morning it was an
nounced ut the club that Mr.. Booth was
sinking; that while he might recover, his
condition was more precarious than at any
time sdce his attack.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
WHITELAW RE,D,S VIEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S-The Chroni.
Gle will tomorrow print an extended in
tervIew with Hon. Whitelaw Reid, who is
stopping at Millrae, the summer home of
D. o. Mills.
In response to question as 70 what he
thought about President Cleveland's ap-
pointments, Mr.. Reid said: I'm the
main, fancy, be is doing the best he can.
Some Of them are excellent
In regard to the appointment of Senator
Eustis rs mbassador to France, he said:
Il doubt if the president could have made
better choice Mr.. Reid commended
President Cleveland's course in raising he
rank of the English and French ministers
to ambassador, and said that the change
was much more desirable for business
than social reasons. An ambassador can
transact his country's business mucn
more speedily than can :: minister.
With regard to the hauling down of the
American flag at Honolulu, Mr.. Reid
thinks that President Cleveland wishes to
conduct the negotiations with the Ha-
waliau Islands while they are free from
restraint, together with the naturh! de-
sire that the acquisition OF the islands
shall appear in history as the work OF his
administration.
Speaking of the announcement that
President Cleveland would not appoint
men to the same offices they formerly held
under him, Mr.. Reid said that he did not
believe that Mr.. Cleveland had any such
ridiculous rule.
What do you think OF the genera
work of the administrations" was asked.
General work? There is not any The
two general questions are the tariff and
silver, and so far as we know nothing has
been done. with either, and there is no Ill
tention to touch them until about one
fourth OF the presidents term has run
out Mean while the business of the
country is being kept uncertain and I'M
settled by impending changes. The
financial situation is kept equally un-
certain by the silver question, and Will be
until those who have been given power
get courage enough to use it,
Mr.. Reid leaves on Thursday for Port
land. Or, and. after short trip through
the Puget sound country, will return to
Naw York
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
HE HAD GOOD TRAITS.
A Pleasant story About the Late ..squir.
Abine e,iop."

Abingdon"
A writer in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
frankly confcsses that ne doesn't like
men like tho late Squire AbindoE"
Baird any more than his neighb bors do.
but he cannot refrain from telling the
following story which came under his
own notice:
just after Baird won The Derby with
Merry Monarch in the jubilee year, he
was accosted on the street one night by
a paliid wretch who asked for al;ns.
Baird looked fiXedly al the gaunt fellow.
whose eyes were dim and horrible -
look into. and asked the man who aud
what he was. lie said be had been an
cngravcr but owing 10 partial luss -
cycsirht had gone down hill until be-
was about - the bottom Where DO
you lirc? asked Baird. The man named
street down Whitechapcl way. and
Baird. hailing "A four Wheeler. pushed
the bcggar and a man ssho had been
with the squire iutotbe vehicle aud tod
the cabiI.an ~ drive ~ the place. This
was early n the evening. About mid
night Baird turned w, looked grave
and perfectly fober. lie stalked up IL
party Of racing men. some Il whom
had witnessed hi- departure. aud was
greeted with numerous jc=ts and eues-
tious. Bajryi, IN h5s heavy way. gave
back rctort FOR jest and swallowed O hig
glass Of braady. Then nc called his
secretary % one side ard ssid: "L0oEs
here. I've seen -9Dethinx awful A
man. his wife ard eight children living
or agiug 10 one dirty hole ~ . roam ard
nothing - cat-a5d damr3e ~ fB~g ain.
honest get Io-rGoTro7y want gou -
20 somewhere ao9en ttr river .ato 80
country s18 rrat cottage f9r twenty
years in toe HagHe - this fellow wife
and TX up a. auouity that Il s,.Fe en-. a
H. - bay bread atd coal with. can.
get 'ha. woman S face Oat q nsv head.
nor iae children either p5or deTi.a aBd
] 20 blessed ifti.-T t.ie,l'f have a breath
of lrr--h air au3 a chance 70 stay hon~zt.
You arrange y, r..ad ysa. ta-rao-r8s.
AID fe'al lae tae pager- - siga II lyr-
,yet
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
TOsACCO-LOViNG ANIMALS.
Curious Effects of the smoke on Various
Gusdrupeds.

In the Berlin z5ological gardens
Prof Baul Meyerheim. a painter #
animal life, has been trying the effects
os the fragrant weed on various dcni-
zaos Of thc gardens. with results as
noyel - they are undoubtedly amusing.
Chief among the sah teets Il his experi-
raents was the brown bear lie de-
clares. according 70 Pearson's Weekly,
that the common brown bears are
genuine en-t-slzsts fs- tobacco.
when puff Isv cigar smoke fato
their czge. he remarks, ''faey r,1sh q
the front. rubbing thei- moses ard
backs against the bars through which
the snake has penetrated. "
The p7oiess9r, r.ia some teme-.T.
once ek7erimsu:ed on fAe Ion. Iac
creature vas asleep. and tA5s wzs the
moment selected fo- paEfcg . votruse
q tobacco smoke IN his fzae Di he 81
once wake u9 sF.l4. = s4raEe G-s5l, ASA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
PETER, THE MINT BIRD.
Philadelphia's Pet Eacie and His sad
End.

If you have a silver dollar Of 1886
1888 or 1889, or one of the first nickel
cents coined IN 1SJ6. says Harper's Young
People, You win find upon it the true
portrait of an American eagle that was
for many years a familiar sight in the
streets of Philadelphia Peter one
OF the finest eagles ever captured alive.
was the pet OF the Philadelphia mint.
and was generally known as the mint
bird Not only did he have free ac-
cess to every part of the mint, going
without hindrance into the treasury
vaults where even the treasurer Of the
United States would rot GO alone. but
he used his own pleasure in going
about the city. flying over the houses,
sometimes perchiuG upon lamp-posts in
the streets. Everybody knew him and
admired him; and even the street boys
treated him with respect. The govern
ment provided his daily fare, and he
was as much part # the mint estab-
Eshment as the superintendent or the
chief coincr He was so kindly treated
that he had no fear Of anybody or any
thing. and>he might be in the mint vet
if he had not sat down u rest upon one
OF the great 6y-wheels The wheel
started without warning, and Peter was
caught in the machinery One Of his
wings was broken. and hc died a fSv
days later. The superintendent had his
body beautifully mounted, with the
wings spread to their fullest extent; and
to this day Peter stands in q glass case
in the mints cabinet, where you may
see him whenever you go there. An OK
act portrait of him as IL stands IN the
case was put upon the coins named
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
THE TANNING OF ANIMALS.
Skill of the Anc,ents in Subduipg Wild
beasts.

skill of the Ancients in Subduipg Wild
beasts.
There are few benefits which rye owe
to our forefathers greater than the end
less skill and patience with which they
tanned those animals which we call at
the present day domestic" 1t must
have required a steady perseverance,
extending through countless genera
tions, to have succeeded III inducing
such essentially wild and nlistrustful
animals as cats to. lay aside their timid-
ity and suspicion and to become the
faithful friends of man.
The people who accomplished this
great benefit for posterity had. accord
ing to the Academy, more leisure than
their restless and hard worked descend
ants; they were, generally speaking,
members of slave states, in which the
food supply was plentiful. and in which
we may suppose that both masters and
slaves had plenty of time on their
hands. In some cases the obvious util-
ity of the animals caused them to be
tanned; in some cases this very utility
came to invest them with a special
sancity, which, as in case of the cat in
Egypt and the COW in India. afforded
an additional guaranty for their preser-
vation.
The ancients seem to have tanned al
most all the existing animals known to
them that were worth tanning; had they
known the American bison. they might
have added him to the list of draught
animals we possess; possibly, too, the
weasel, stoat and polecat might have
been reclaimed and employed as use
full foe to vermin. 1t is certain that
some animals which were once tanned
have been allowed TO relapse into wild
state, such as hawks, monkeys and croc-
odiles in Egypt and weasels in Greece
and Rome
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
LIGHTING UP THE FAIR

CHICAGO, April 19.-Tonight the great
glass dome of the manufacturers building
is blazing out in unexpected glory. Last
night and tonight the whole south end of
the roof shoEe with strong steady white
glare. that lit up the waves running along
the beach and could be seen for many
miles out in lake Michigan. The occasion
WAS test. the lighting of the first of the
great Coronas that are to illuminate the
biggest building in the world. The corona
as the south end is one of the four which.
with the big ring in the center, will supply
all the necessary light. 1t is n hundred
light ring, and, although small in com
pariSon with the center corona. which will
carry 200 lamps, it is the largest ever put
up
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
PRESBYTERIAN REVISION.

ST. LOUIS, April l9.-An important mat
Ter before the annual meeting today of the
st. Louis presbytery was the reading of
the report of the committee to which was
referred the overtures of the general assem-
bly, on the revision of the Westminster
confession. The report was against revis-
ion. The COMMITTEES saw no reason why
the proposed changes should be made: and.
although they We're gratified to see that in
some respects the general assembly ad-
hered to the ancient doctrines of the pres
byterian church, they were panied to
report that in some respects the overtures
betrayed manifest deterioration. The
sisners OF the report were unanimous
against the proposed changes Thepresby-
teryaccepted the report, but win later de-
eide whether TO negative theovertures inthe
matter or simply to ignore them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
Told Him the Reason.
Think

Deacon Scrimp - Humph! Think
you've got to have a vacation, eh?
Struggling Pastor-Yes, the doctor
says must 60 off until this cough is
cured.
Deacon Scrimp-Well I'd like to know
why preachers are always getting bad
coughs.
Struggling Pastor-Well, you see, we
have to visit around good deal, and
we are always asked to hold little
service before leaving. and l think our
throats become affected from breathing
the dust that flies from the family
BibleS.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
STIMULATE THE BLOOD.

Brandreth's pills are the great blood
purifier. They are a purgative and blood
tonic, they act equally on the bowels, the
kidneys and the skin, thus cleaning the
system by the natural outlet of the BODY
they may be called the purgative sudor
ific and diuretic medicine. They stimu-
late the blood so as to enable nature to
throw off all morbid humorS. and cure dis
ease no matter by what name it may be
called. One or two of them taken every
night will prove an infallible remedy.
Sold III every drug and medicine store,
either plain or sugar coated
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20

KANSAS CITY, April 19.-Dispatches
from the central, the southeastern and the
eastern half OF western Kansas, the section
OF the state where the wheat crop has suf-
fered greatly for wan, OF rain, state that a
soaking rain has fallen. beginning at ,
o'clock this morning. Not only the wheat
crop, but ali the crops, will be put ia fiue
condition.
Aside from the ravaseS of the tornado
which accompanied it, Yesterdays rain
storm viii be of great benefit TO Kansas
Reports from al over the state Indicate
that the rain was general. and In some
localities the drouth which began iast
September has been broken by A copious
iaii OF rain. Reports from Missouri also
state that the fall OF rain was general
throughout the state and that crops have
been greatly benefited.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
THE SEVENTH SON.
Strange Powers Commonly Attribute,
TO Him.


Strange Powers Commonly Attributed
TO Him.
Civilization has not carried us entire
" beyond the reach of superstition
While we viii not openly admit. says
the Pittsburgh COmmercial-Teiegra
we are superstitious there are very few
who can say they are entirely free from
1t.
A great many people believe sew
enth son has sorae occult healing
power, but II IS not generally known
that particular ceremony must be OBJ
served at the moment of the infants
birth in order to give him his healing
power. The person who receives him
in his arms places in his tiny hands
whatever substance she decides he shall
rub with in after life, and she is very
careful not to let him touch anything
else until this has been accomplished.
If silver is to be the charm she has pro-
vided six-penny or threepennv bit:
but as the coinage of the realm NAV
change possibly during his lifetime.
and thus render his cure valueless. she
has more likely placed salt or meal on
the table
Sometimes when the parents arrange
that he is to rub mis- own hair the father
kneels down before his newborn son
and the little fingers are guided to the
head and helped to close upon lock of
hair. 1t is essential that whatever sub
stance a seventh son rubs must be worn
by his parents as long as they live. Not
long ago Dublin shoplleeper, finding
his errand boy very dilatorv in his
duties, made inquiries as 10 the cause
To his surprise he found that the boy
being 4 seventh son of Il seventh son
was often wanted for his services among
the poorer classes and was consequent
ly detained
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
EXPLODED ON TIE LAKE.


DETROIT, April 19-It is reported that II
steamer exploded on Lake St. Clair this
afternoon. Several persons are said to
have been killed
DETROIT, Mich, April IA shocking
disaster, resulting in he death of two men.
tie probably fatal Injury of il third. and
the severe scniding OF another. occurred on
Lake st. Clair, about 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The straight back" steamer Choc-
taw, Captain w. w Smith. coal-laden
from Cleveland to Milwaukee, was enter
ing the lake, when the cylinder head blew
out. The dead are Nelson Chambers. the
cook, and Z. Jones' fireman. E. p.
Thompson, an oiler. was badly burn
ed about the. bands and head and
in the mouth and throat from inhallng
steam His recovery is doubtful, Engineer
+. Smith WAS badly scalded about the
hands. The immense iron hull shook
from stem TO stern with the shock. ana as
the engine ceased working the vessel came
to under the strong wind prevailiug
Captain Smith Immediately ordered the
anchor dropped. A ting from Detroit
brought the disabled vessel here.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20

The natural conservatism of boys "a
well illustrated by the perz4teuse q
customs handed down b tradition iR
long established schools, eEpce l4iiv in
EurUEss. ~ the Great English pu5lI-
school Of Winchester there > . scaool-
boz language IL use which comes cofsa
from generations of bo-s aOsr hun
dred year, IN their graves- II j. lafi-
cuace ysjtl ra1es E1- IL ol5eets u ooss-
mon use. and even N..h aaaaE verffs-
The boys Ianguarr. f-rre1 ~ tbe 81
version of ce-.zia ~yllajssez q eeouss-
up speeel. Is faEailia- - esc-y oze q s1o
has uo1 far~attea taat ke cree Tas q
boy For -e.s4tiozs ~ Etoo l'e5 has
tssttouea the }o-se- tattoa r ssls rszsss-
cuat- aod veoc-ai11e cd fellows q es-ais-
hold % tAe ed c-s.gza learned .:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20

''That IS fne-looking dog of yours"
said the passing traveller, stopping
moment to look ct il. Pretty expen-
sive animal, isn't hep
why, that's what the feller on the
next ranch thinks" slowly replied
Farmer Gruif, picking a cockle-bur out
of his whishcrs. He raises Sheep
Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-04-20
LOST HALF 4 HUNDRED FLEAS.
The Catastrophe Which Befeu Natural
ist at n Wedding Ceremony.

ist at Wedding Ceremony.
naturalist, who is both an ardent
student in his branch of science and
absent-minded to degree which keeps
his family on the alert, recently cele-
brated his silver wedding, says the Buff
falo Commercial. Many guests We're
invited for the occasion. and the house
was made ready for the reception of the
company. just as the first guest ar
rived one of the daughters was sent to
summon the father. who had not come
from his study. Care had been taken
that he should be reminded to dress in
time, so he was all ready, and at the
summons of the daughter he came to
the drawing-room. When they reached
the room the daughter noticed that he
carried in his hand a small wooden box,
and as he shook hands with the nearest
guest she saw him drop it. The cover
rolled off, but she gave q sigh of relief
when she saw that the box was ap-
parently empty. The naturalist, how
ever, uttered a cry Of disnay, and in
stantly went down on his hands and
knees in an attempt to gather up some
thing. Have you spilled anything,
father?" she asked. Spilled anything
he echoed, in evident indignation at
her calm tone. Il have lost fifty fieas
that have just received from Egypt
The effect of this intelligence on the
family was nothing in comparison to
the effect the catastrophe had upon the
before the evening was over;
and the only thing the naturalist said
to his friends in answer TO their con
gratulations upon his happy married
life, so his daughters declared after all
was over, was to ask that if they car
ried away any of his Egyptian feas
they would return the insects to him.