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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
A WONDERFUL VOLUME.
A Bible Copied by n Monk Centuries Age
and Now Ia Washington.

The most beautiful volume among
the half million in the congressional
library in Washington is said to be
Bible which was transcribed by a
monk in the sixteenth century. IL
could not be matched to-day in the
best printing Office in the world. The
parchment is in perfect preservation.
Every one of its thousand pages is
study. The general lettering is in
German text, each letter perfect, as is
every one, in cold black ink. without a
scratch or blot from lid to lid. At the
beginning of each chapter the first let
ter is very large, usually two or three
inches long. and is brightly illumin-
ated in red and blue ink. Within each
of these capitals is drawn the figure of
some saint, some incident of which
the chapter tells, is illustrated. There
are two columns on q page, and no.
where is traceable the slightest irregu-
larity of line, space, or formation of
the letters. Even under magnifying
glass they seem fiawless. This precious
volume is kept under a glass case,
which is sometimes lifted to show
that all the pages are as perfect as The
two which lie open. A legend relates
that a young man who had sinned
deeply became monk and resolved to
do penance for his misdeeds. He de-
termined to copy the Bible, that he
might learn every letter of the Divine
commands which he had violated
Every day for many years he patiently
pursued his task Each letter was
wrought in reverence and love. and the
patient soul found its only companion
ship in the sanity faces which were
portrayed on these pages. When the
last touch was given to the last letter
the old man reverently kissed the page
and folded the sheets together The
illustra ted initials in perfection of form
and brilliancy of color surpass any
thing produced in the present day.
WHh all our boosted progress, nothing
either in Europe or America equals it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
Shoes Made IN Fifteen Minutes.

Shoes made in fifteen minutes are among
the exhibits in the Shoe and Leather
Trades building. One-quarter Of an hour
after the knife had entered the uncut
leather those shoes were ready for walk
People look at them and smile the smile
OF those who can see through niIlstone
when there's hole in IL. They look a.
them with more respect after they have
spent an hour or so In the working ex-
kibits- Then they appreciate the fact that
the shoes arc ground out By machinery sc
fast that they fairly tumble over each
ether. The gallery OF the Shoe and Leather
hous. is the first floor Of the building u
al the other buildings the main aoor l.
crowded and the galleries, com pa ratively
arc visited by few. The Shoe and LeatEs
building reverses this rule, for people Wat
the gallery first.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

a popularity common 70 rain IN ths
Bermudas. the Windward islands, tho
Hawaiian group, and the Alaskan wa
tiers is that IL isn't very wet. In none
OF these regions do the natives fear
the rain. and even foreigners soon
come 10 know that they take no harm
from being caught out In a storm.
II was noted by men on the ships
lately patroilinc Bchring sea that
portion Of the deck slightly protected
dried out white. even in the midst Of a
shower, and that wet clothing hung
under slight shelter on deck dried II
an atmosphere apparently saturated
By hard rain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
The adhita 9ailu Eagle saturday orn1g Gully r. 1893

directly to the intelligence of the coun-
try, who will weigh his words, should
so far forget the admonition of bis
mother, who, l presume, always told
him to be nice boy on the Fourth OF
July, and to always tell the truth:
Nowawhen he made this statement,
he, as we'll as every man In this
nation with sufficient intelligence to
read circus bill, knew that the
reverse OF that was true: that when the
Republican party gave up the govern
ment on the 4til of March, 1898, every
thing that goes to make prosperous
and happy country was at u higher
standard than ever before, and history
will record that no country on the face
OF the earth ever progressed like our
country. in the twenty-eight years of
Republican rule.
A sound currency. Oh shades of
Nemelia valley Those of us who lived
back in the ffties and had attained to
the age of accountability will remember
the Kind of sound currency they gave
US. Why, a man wouldn't dare keep
the price of load of corn at s cents a
bushel that was the price them
in the house over night, for fear it would
be worthless in the morning Oh, how we
long for the good old days of Pierce and
Buchanan, when every business man
must have detective on his desk to see
how the money stood yesterday. What
q huge joke il is; Democracy talking
about giving the country a sound cur
rency. Give us the good old days of
wild cat money, of calico 125 cents per
yard-bought now for and 5: tea 81. %
per pound, now 80 cents per pound. The
dollar will do to keep over
night, and has a purchasing power
double that given US in the good old
Democratic days. Give 'eln string.
A. j. O'NEM.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
COURAGE or THE FOxHOUNo.
The Animals Endurance Depends Much
Upon CoInpanionship of Its Kind.

The Animals Endurance Depends Much
Upon Conpa nionship of Its Kind.
The foxhound's courage is not shown
when in isolation. No hound alone
will attack a fox with the deter
mination OF terrier, yet the passive
courage of the foxhound is declared by
the London Spectator TO be immense.
To see tagging hounds come up
through field of horsemen. to watch
the pace with which they charge the
thickest fences. and the endurance
they show during long run viii con
vince most OF this. We heard once a
curious instance of combination sup
plying courage. A pack OF English fox
hounds were taken to France for wolf
hunting. But when wolf was reused
each hound. as ne caught the scent,
dropped his tail between his legs and
refused to follow. When, however,
had been added 10 the pack, the fox
hounds hunted eagerly. But now
they ran with their bristles up-to kill.
not TO eat. The fox they regard as a
dinner; not so the wolf The large,
straight fore legs, deep chest and level
back of the foxhound show what be
really is-tbe highest development of
united speed. strength and endurance
Ten miles 20 the meet, Ave hours
hunting at an average Of ten miles an
hour. during which two fsxes are run
down. and ten miles more before sup
per, IS but an ordinary days work.
We do not think we are exazgerating
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The treasury department continues the
policy of paying out gold when currency
or silver would be just as acceptable to
the payees. This policy is usiversally
condemned by the people. but the ad-
ministration does not care for that.-St.
Joe Herald.
The policy referred to is pernicious in
its effects upon the governments tinan-
cial interests, It's true, but it is not true
that currency or silver would be lust as
acceptable to the payees." One of the
principal causes of the trouble, in the
writer's Judgment. is the fact that the
payees have demanded payment in gold
which is their privilege under the pro-
visions of the present law, wherever and
whenever their claims have warranted
such demand. The silver and currency
has gone the other way, that is, have
been forced upon the government in lieu
of gold which is ordinarily paid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
Italian Prisoners.

The beginning of the eighteenth CEN
fury witnessed an epidemic of poison
ing in France as well as Italy. The
business was begun in France by two
Italian prisoners named Exili and
CHASER The prisoners were discovered
BIZ the aid of the clergy. Exili and
CHASER were sent to the bastile, where
they both died. The latter lived long
enough, however. 10 communicate the
secrets of his business 20 the infamous
st. Croix. who became the teacher OF
the equally infamous Nine. Brinr1
liers st. Croix was instrumental in
the death of large number OF persons.
and finally was himself found dead in
his laboratory, where he had been
overcome by the noxious vspors of tho
poisons he was distilling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
The Government Seal.

When on July 4, i776, the contineu-
tai congress declared the English
American colonies TO be free aud indc-
pendent states, they appointed a com
mittee to report a device for a seal
the emblem of sovereignty. That com
mittee and others from time 20 time
presented unsatisfactory devices. Fi-
nally, in the spring of l7s2, Charles
Thompson, the secretary of congress.
gave To that body device largely sug'
gested To John Adams, then United
States minister to the court of Great
Britain. by Sir John Prestwieh, an
eminent English antiquary. This sug-
gestion was made the basis of de-
sign adopted by congress. June 20
1892. and which is still the device of
the great seal OF the republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The declaration OF "better late than
never, Is a fallacious and dangerous
theory as applied to most cases: but there
are exceptions to all rules, and the action
of the treasury department in proffering
tavors 10 banks that have or may be-
come embarrassed by reason of a stam-
pede OF depositors. is entitled to be
placed with the list of exceptions re-
ferred to. Ia 1t is right and proper for
the government TO do this now, il was
equally so month ago, at the beginning
of the trouble, and if it had been done
then there Is no sort of doubt that many,
very many failures would have been
Rverted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
GIVE EN- : STRING.
70 the Editor OF The Eagle.

70 the Editor OF the Eagle.
l see by dispatches to the EAGLE that
the Sachem Chiefs had a little celebra-
tlon over in New York, and the red.
headed congressman from Tennessee.
what wanted TO be speaker, stood up
among them, and, nearly bursting with
patriotism. made this astounding state
ment:
The old Democratic party had been
given the task of rehebllitafinC a couu-
try that their predecessors in Office had
let go to ruin: they would give the coun-
try sound currency etc.
Now is it not strange that q good look
ing man as he Is said TO be, ami one
holding the high position OF an Ameri-
can congressman, addressing himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

and these $50 were selected out Of more
than a thousand pieces that were offered.
1t is claimed by experts that this is the
acme OF lace-naking; that thisis the finest
thing that can be made: that if man
were to offer hundred thousand dollars
for bridal veil he could ind nothing that
would excel IT.
Experts judge laces by the regularity of
the lines of the figures and the regularity
OF the mesh. Lace is geometrical, and to
be perfect it must be perfectly geometrical.
Only such machine as that which en-
graves the scrolls Oh the faces OF bank
notes-I suppose you know the scrolls are
produced by machines and not b. hand
could give absolute geometric regularity;
but this hand-work approxinates it. and
the nearer the approach with the needle
the better the lace. Imagine the patience,
the skill. the strainiug of ewes the cramp-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22


Not TO express any particular sym.
pathy for the striking miners in the
eastern part of the state, but it is sim
oevely hoped that the report that large
number of negroes are being brought
from the south 20 take the places of tie
strikers in the mines is a mistake, Ii is
certain that no greater mistake could be
made than To attempt such move as
that, for obvious reasons. The mine
owners have the right to operate thei-
mines and to employ any persons they
may choose but there is plenty of labor
IN the country TO be had without taking
the chances of further complicating the
existing trouble il the mining district bv
injecting race feature into il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

There are many sensational letters
going from Kansas just now TO eastern
papers, telling how the Pops are going
TO wade in blood at the next election in
order to carry the state. In noting this
some of the Republican Papers, we regret
TO see. are inclined 10 retort in kind.
that is 10 say, Inclined to Use bluff TO
meet bluff, which. in its outside effect
upon the states good name as a COM
munity of peace-loving, law-abiding
citizens, is nearly as bad as the Populis,s'
breaks. II Republicans would but drink
moment we are sure they would not
be led into such excuses Of expression
by the wild utterance% of a lot Of lrrc-
sponsibles.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
THE LESSON OF EXPERIENCE.

The people of Kansas City and Denver
are now clamoring to have the suspend
ed banks resume. BY their own foolish
ness they have brought disaster upon
themselves. They should have thought
of that before they lost their heads and
brought abo:tt condition Of things that
it will take long time to recover from.
A city can sustain no greater calamity
than to have her financial institutions
forced TO the wall. Every individual,
even to the day laborer, is directly in
terested in the stability of their local
banks, as banks carry business houses
and manufactures with them when they
go, and necessarily throw many out Of
employment.
In times past our people have rallied
to man and given their time and
money to promote some industry, and
SO united and loyal have they been that
this very characteristic has attracted as
much attention to Wichita as her nat
would rebound to the benefit of our city
have been our banks and bankers. They
have stood by the city nobly at all times,
and we are proud to say that the people
have stood by them. Had the people of
Kansas City and Denver done the same
they would have avoided their present
trouble. We say now let every man
who has the interest of Wichita at heart
to brace up and determine to go through
the present hard times without rifle
and in sixty days we will receive benefits
in many ways and enjoy the most pros
porous times we have had for years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

ready ordered duplicates Of this one. Here
are pair of large vases. painted on
enamel in gold and platinum. They nave
sold at 1915 for the pair. Here are tea pots
OF the same light-bIne ware, in all sizes,
and worth from so up to $l25 each A
bird cage of delft, and five feet high and
beautifully painted and burned, with
pictures OF woodland scenes and spring
time vistas which | fear would sadden the
bird VINO might be held captive by It's lux
urious walls. is priced at slco
Even these figures do not touch high
water mark in these Belgian exquisites
A def. vase. not 30 very large but marvel
ousiy beautiful in i,s painting wood
scene with mountains and babbling brook
and villages marked s4oo, and experts
assure me il is remarkably cheap at the
price. The E.lxisus lay much stress upon
their Bsrbotine pottery. which is sort OF
mosaic of brighter colors than that 70 De
found in their delft, but neither as exPeI-
sive nor as desirable. The best thing they
do. aside from their blue ware specially.
is IN the comparatively new hEodian
ware. pow for the first time seen IN al -
splenaor this side the Atlantic IL has Tor
Us motive a revival of the PsFsiaa ana
Egyptian figures of ancient times, WIZ Te-
nsrkable blending of colors.
The Beigiara reproduce some sapansse
ware with ss;ch fidelity AID sAilI that Tie
laps theuaxa.-es. on visiting the Belgian
SECTION, wonder how their work nspFe
- find its VIZ hitker- One OF the uacSt
beautiful things IN this exhih.i Is s greet
rrr Ct pare delft which has all over rs
surface the mos, delicate lsoeiiEe traceTy
Of nne white lines
When Is comes 20 isces, Brussels IS n
the front rank The graDdesf IsIeEN q l@Ss
work in she exposition IS 20 be fond here
II Is bridal veil. araped On - sYpro-
pirate figure and Cow, majestic IN It's
sweep from head 10 soor. wide a1d arnFse,
al handmade po.nt-Iace. and 'To-fh = ,'AA
1t was made specially FOR thas expess-sts'a,
and occupied the time Of thirty q the tEsI
lace-n.kerx OF Flanders fer seTeFAs
raas1sh.- There arc 80 r.eclas o. Lace - -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
CHURCH VOTES.

CAL1FoRyIA has forty Chih-sc tenn
pies. New York four. Idaho two and
Oregon one.
TWELVE different kinds Of theology
are preached in four languages IN the
eight churches az Hahoo. Neb.
THKKg are twenty Christian En-
deavor societies in Japan. most 81 them
formed rs the result Of Or. Clark's re-
cent visit one Of these is in The Royal
japanese navy.
FIFrEIs or more states were repre-
scented IN the Hrst annual denomins-
tional convention q the Young peo-
Plies Society ~, Christian EadesvOr 81
the Methodist church al TifiD. o..
June -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
The Wichita Medical and Surgical institute,
DRS. PURDY & JORDAN PROPRIETGIiS.
135 North Market Street, Wichita, kansas.

when we say that many hound could
cover one hundred miles in day with
out being greatly distressed. But for
this he would need eompanionship,
Atone he would probably tire sooner
than slim pointer or long-legged set
ter, whose steady gallOp over grass or
heather is another marvel of ANNA.
endurance. But the courage of coop
Grafton is less interesting, even If
none the less creditable, than the dash
of the gre yhound.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
said yesterday, Il am certain that not
one depositor in any of the suspended
banks in Missouri or Kansas will lose
one penny" This coming from de-
partment OF the government whose duty
it is to inspect the statements of all
national banks, and the banks having
made statement on the 12th of this
month should tend TO quiet the uneasy
and give rest TO the sleepiess.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The chief cause of the upturn in the
patches as ''abrisk investment demand "
This is a prompt endorsement of the
EAGLES declaration of two days ago
that better prices for wheat would
ensue as one of the first results of re-
turning confidence in the business COM
munity. Wheat is good property to
have at present quotations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The final solution of Sunday closing of
The worlds fair is one more illustration
of the fact that the people are the court
of last resort. The order of the commits
sioners becomes a dead letter when the
moral sentiment of the public is a factor
In carrying it out. 1t was an ignomini-
Gus fall down for the commissioners,
but they know more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

1t is all old poetic saying that every
cloue has silver lining, but from the
goldoug point of view that is what
makes the present cloud so omenous.
On the other hand the silver advocates
insist that what is needed is more lin
ing of the same sort. They would turn
the cloud inside out and dispel the
gloom in one grand simmer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The supreme court of the state OF
Minnesota upholds the boycott as legiti-
mate and proper. Thisis remarkable, to
say the least. The decision is based upon
the false application Of right principle
10 a wrong use, and of course it cannot
stand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The most liberal contributor 20 Chr
Methodist Episcopal. mission "a Singa
Jiakim tie care g. 500 for tbc Mission
y TIA: c5tF. and collected from his Chs
uese friends nearly 8. ooS more &c t.l-
ufs. ReeoEk.sr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The depression in the price of wheat
is accounted for in the alleged fact that
dealers are unable to secure money with
which to buy. 1t is fortunate for the
farmers who have wheat that the specu-
lators cannot secure money while the
price is so low.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

1t was Chicago versus the entire coun-
try in the matter of Sunday opening OF
the fair, Let it be remembered that
even Chicago is not quite as big as the
remaining sixty-four million people OF
this free country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

Yesterday, according to the dis
patches, was the brightest day in firan-
cial circles for weeks. The impression
prevails that the furry has about ended.
All commodities and stocks ruled higher
and it is hoped that business activity
will resume at once and stop further
cutting DOWN in wages and in numbers
in all branches of industries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

a deep water port on the gulf with
adequate shipping facilities will handle
all the export grain, and other products.
that are shipped from Nebraska and Kan
sas. When that time comes the product
of the farms of Kansas will bring as
much at home as the farmers of Illinois
and Indiana get for theirs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The Howard Courant thinks the Kan
sas per capiter' is likely to suffer more
from Hoke Smiths infamous order sus-
pending the pensions under the law of
1890 than it ever has from the "demone-
tization Of silver" Still we don't hear
any Of our Pop statesmen denouncing
Hoka
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
II Makes some Differences.

Frar1 thc NlnaeId to7lFlef-
The Pops nsed to howl because OF a
clerk in the Kansas Labor commissioners
office. Now tina, Todd, the head of tile
department has stopped TO tie indecency
of publishing q private letter that heen
stolen from Chief Justice Horton )
private office, there * no condemnation
from the Pop side. Ii makes some diff
ference al 10 whose OK IS go-ei--as to
the politics of the OK.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

The boom cities are being knocked out
at a great rate-Atchison Champion.
Not all of them: only those that didn't
know when they had enough, kept on
monkeying and failed to adjust matters
and get down to solid business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
More If thex Oo.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The Democrats carried the country on
their pledge to smash protection and
the bounty system. Keep this promise
before the people. It must oe speedily
and faithfully kept or there will lie
trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
What Sam Meant.

Rev. sam Jones says the Democratic
party will make spoon or spoil horn
IN the next ninety days. kansas City
Gazette.
sam meant il would take a horn" or
spoil "a spoon.-Fori Scott Monitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

Some women are like Democrats. Their
matrimonial engagements are not Tor pro-
lection, but for revenue only.-Atchlson
Champion.
And like their prototypes, marriage
With them is failure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
Our Verbs.

Docror-Y our mother should take you
out Of the city II she desires 10 see you
robust. Did you ever summer on
FARM
Little GirI-No, sir: out ! springed
and failed on q farrn--Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
EXCHANGE EPIToMES.
VANITY.

Among the vain men whom we meet,
The VaiEest one of all
Is he VINO boasts OF his little feet
When his head is just as small.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22
Wf]l| fagle
NJ. NJ MURDOCH Editor.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH Editor.

Yesterday was very bracing day in
financial circles. All the symptoms are
GOOD. A little more faith at this time Is
all we need.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22

Cynieus-I should think it would give
You d turn to take care o. thai baby.
pomesticus-i shouldn't mind ore
tuTr. Il usually taxes aooEst forty 4
night 20 keep biz quiet - Detroit Ts:b-
Ure