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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
PiCXiNGS THE WORLD OVER.

CENTRAL AMERICA has ninety active
volcanoes.
A STEAMSHIP line, to run from St
Louis to ports in Mexico and South
America, is projected.
JAPANESE doctors never present bills
to their patients. They await the pa
TENTS inclination to pay, and then
thankfully accept whatever sum is Of
fered.
n Bengal, India, there are three
harvests reaped every year; peas and
oil seeds in April, the early rice crop
in September and the great rice crop
IN December.
BEFORE the new parliame ntary legis-
lat!on, turning them over to the chari
ties commissioners, the London guilds
enjoyed-and generally wasted-in-
comes. ranging from the mcrcers' an
nual $415.000. the drapers' $3.50, 900 and
the goldsmiths' S220. GOO down.
THE island of st. Helena, where Ma
poleon was held prisoner, has an
area of a. square miles. Its population
is more than 1000. but 200 emigrants
leave it annually. The whale fisheries
there are under American manage
ment and amount TO about $40, 600 a
wear.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

is now quiet and orderly, compare
lively speaking. as q section of the ia
nous Murray Hill district. OF course
the dives along the Bowery on the
east side of New York are still run
ming in full blast, but they are not
what they used to be, and this fact is
proven by the few cases of robbery or
assault reported as having taken place
in them. You can go into the worst
resort in New York to-day, and as long
as you mind your own business you
are safe from molestation. The police
have the criminal classes in New York
under absolute control. The Chinese
quarter of New York is garden spot in
comparison to that of San Fra ancisco."
And as to your most striking dis
covery IN the slums of the fifteen
cities?"
Il made many discoveries, but the
most pronounced was in the apparent
fact of the tremendous spread of the
drug habit and the devastation it is
causing among tens of thousands of
white people in the United States. 1t
is no longer the criminal classes that
recruit the slums, but the victims of
the cocaine and morphine and opium
habits. Ny Investigations in this di
rection showed conclusively that there
is an immediate check necessary to be
put on the sale of these drugs. The
law is not stringent enough as it stands
now, and almost anyone can retail the
drugs they desire. These drugs by de-
grees bring their victims to the lowest
depths of depravity. Every physician
in the land should at once refuse to
use these drugs mentioned except in
the most urgent cases, and refuse to
prescribe for them after the emergency
is over. Many of the cocaine and NOR
phine fiends | questioned said it was
through the heedlessness of physicians
that they first acquired the habit, and
once acquired it was impossible to
shake off the demon. Morphine, CO.
caine and opium are the best feeders
the slums have to-day"
What of the slums of Chicago?"
''They are worse than those of New,
York, if you leave out the Fourth
ward district of New York. As might
be expected on account of the fair.
there is superabundance of crooks of
all degrees in Chicago just a. present.
Through the system of espionage of
the police, though, the criminals are
held in check. The crooks expected to
find Chicago veritable paradise dur
ing fair time, but they found that the
mol ic.A Off ~ lS baa baor rnaI1-
for them in a very systematic manner
for year previous to the exposition's
opening. Detectives from all the big
cities of America and Europe are con-
stantly on duty spotting men known
to them The Chicago slums are fully
as bad as those of New York. but
neither city can come up to Chicago in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
FLOWERS AND TREES.

THE water lily is largely used I,
some parts of India as food. tn,
fruit of some species that grow
plcntifully in the lakes of Cashmere is
rich in starch and has much the flavor
of a chestnut.
The Jerusalem artichoke has no con,
ncction whatever with the holy city
of the Hebrews. IL is species Of sun.
flower and gets its name from the
girasolo, one of the scientific names OF
that genus of plants.
ALL the West India islands down te
Trinidad just off the coast Of Nenet
zuela, are recognized by their fora
and fauna as being far more nearly re,
lated TO the northern part Of the west.
ern world than To South America
TIE last annual circle Of wood
leaves an accumulation of living cells
upon its s2rface, and toward midsun-
mcr these cells produce an abundance
of new ones until the aggregate is
sufficient To form new annual iaYev.
This process on common trees requires
about six weeks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
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 TO
the needs of physical being. will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative: effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, 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 50c and 81 bottles, but il 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 well Informed, You will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
VERNON LOCKED UP.

KANSAS CITY, July l7.-Evangelst
Leigh Vernon, wanted at PiGtsburg, KAN.
and Joplin, Mo. for divers offenses. passed
through this city yesterday evening, IN
company with Mrs. Pearson. with whom
he eloped from Pittsburg Vernon while
enroute attempted TO escape by jumping
from car window while the train WAS
running forty miles an hour, and he aud
the officer, who promptly followed his
prisoner, were considerably the worse for
the attempt: The party will arrive at
Pittsburgtoday, and, as excitement has run
= high there since tie news OF his capture
was received it is thought that Vernon
will receive a hot reception. Talk Of
lynching or of treating the evangelist to Il
coat of tar and feathers, it is said, has fire.
quently been made.
PITTsBURG, Kan. July 1.-THE arrival
of Leigh Vernon, the evangellst-eloper,
caused a great deal of excitement in the
city, although it is Thought that the law
will be allowed to take its course. Vernon
was taken to Jail strongly guarded. while
Mrs Pearson was taken home. Vernon
refuses TO converse upon the subject of his
crime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
THE ARTISTS CORNER.

GREEK sculptors often used eyes Of
glass or crystal IN the faces of their
statues.
THE oldest existing statue Is one Of
wood. admirably modelled. coloree and
with eyes of crystal j. is - man
named Ra-em-ke, an Egyptian, and
dating from about r. c. $3.50.
I'm early repres-ntations of Christ
in painting were purposely devoid of
al attraction: n the eighth century
Adrian l. deereed that Chris: should
be represented as beautiful a. possi bic.
* the vatican at Rome taere IS
marble statue with natural sTeiashes.
fiae only one nit6 this peculiarity in
the World II represents Ariadne
sleeping on the island Of Saxoa al the
moment she was deserted b. Theseus-
= modelling the Aorse for biz eques
.rian statue of Gen Grant, for the
Unioa League club q BROOKLYN. the
sculptor. william Orslvay Partridge,
has had casta made from a l5vlny
charger Aept - his country home II
Milton. Mass. where &c IS ~ xork
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AN AERIAL BRIDAL TRIP.

KANSAS CITY. July 17.-There was a
wedding at Washini yton park yesterday
afternoon. Something like ten thousand
people assembled 10 witness the ceremony
and to see the young PEOPLE fairly launch
ed on their aerial voyage TO connubial
bliss. 1t was balloon wedding.
Aeronauts always always take their
time in initiating balloon, and it was
nearly o'clock when thet huge mass OF
canvass and hot air waSsin condition
10 travel AT that hour Mr.. Charles
Thompson and Miss Mamie Walker made
th eir appearance from the door OF Mrs.
Bosworth's residence near the park and
marched slowly and ma jestacadly, as 1t Is
becoming for wedding party TO do, to the
east side of the lake where the balloon
was moored Miss Walker leaned on the
arm OF Frank SQuires. w'nile The groom
had MS arm locked in that Of JuStlce of
the Peace Ross w. Latshaw. There was
an absence of flowers, but The band struck
ap a wedding march. and tried to make
shiugs as pleasant as possible. Both were
IS calm and self-possessed as II getting
married was an everyday occurredce with
,hem. and that a wedding tour TO the
clouds was the one thing most to be de-
sized.
Arriving at the balloon Mr.. Squires ten
DERBY lifted the blushing bride into the
basket, while Justice Latshaw left the
groom TO scramble in the best way
he GOULD. Mir. Thompson presented
the Justice with marriage license, duly
executed and s. bill, also properly
signed, and the justice in his happiest
manner united them In the holy bonds of
wedlock, according TO the forms and cere-
mony prescribed by the constitution of
the great state of Missouri.
As the justice wound up with the usual
81 pronounce you man and wife" Mr..
Squires cut the rope, the small boy
shouted Now they are of, and the
happy couple started on their wedding
TIP.
Up went the balloon until the occupants
were no longer visible aud the great can
vas bulb resembled spot in the sky.
Then it gently floated westward and be-
gan an oblique descent and was soon lost
from sight. IJ was in the air about
twenty five minutes.
The landing was made safely about two
miles west of Washington park, within
short distance of the Blue river. The
balloon became entang gled.i IA treetop but
Jnc occupants made safe descent without
a scratch. They walked to Sheffield sta
zion and took a train on the dummy line
Ior the park, where an anxious crowd of
friends awaited them. They remained at
the park until ten O'Clock last night and
took their wedding supper there, after
which they returned to the city.
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the depths of deprayity of its SUM
quarters. | have visited the White
chapel district of London. the slums of
Paris, Berlin and other European cities,
but l have never seen anything 10
equal, as spectacle of degradation,
the Chinatown slums Of San Francisco.
I spent several nights visiting this
Chinese district. and in the dens there
saw hundreds Of stupefied cocaine and
morphine victims. white IN most cases
/ have seen them use hypodermic
syringes on arms that were literally
masses Of fostering sores"
One singular thing Nr Bernard dis
covered is that so far as the white
slums are concerned oaly the very
vilest are doing much business The
hard times have told on the others and
apparently few persons visit them or
spend much money there in compari-
son with former times. Take It all IN
all however, Mr. Bernard is OF the
opinion that the white slur1s of saa
Francisco are not so bad as they are N
the eastern cities.
! asked Mr.. Bernard what city was
fouad the cleauest, 81 far Is It's siuns
were concerned.
There are M slums - speak Of IN
Erooklvn" said he. In the eastern
district Of tic City Of Churches the
foundations are being laid for slu-a
section, hut IT has not ret attained
growth ard VIII not for some time n
come Philadelphia Is a very clean
city Just a. present, the dance hau
element being absent and tlle saloon
closing law being +vell enforced Pitts
burgh has its plague spots on q small
scale boS,oa's SiuEas gre kept IA
check bv the police. and thcrc ara 10
g-a-iug exhibitions q v.ce, altAoEgh
there Gre numerous brothel& Scyy
Orleans x . little New YORK IN vice OF
a little Paris Vice takes CD its most
inviting aspect the-e. au3 he climate
lends a helping hand. Kansas City.
like other new western cities. is deal
iaT rather ieBientIy with the slelras-
There are sorne extremely bad
plagae sTots IN i. Dst-cif &zi -
Fa1l arc about alike and fare net %
vGr7 badly. Shi}e Cievels-fs's siurns
are n ez -re2eIy Bad carditioz- C5n-
c!naati = also cnrsl ygisa sozao Ia
grant violations of .Azv aa1 deeeaey IA
the var OF cheap dance halls and
e-ves- CCETz J. IAA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
FOREIGNERS OF NOTE.

AMONG the official family of the new
Corean ministry at Washington are
Messrs. YiHlum, Chow Chick and Chang
Bong Nhang.
KAISER WILHELM has conferred upon
William Steinway, the great piano
maker of New York. the cross OF the
Order OF the Red Eagle.
A FRENCH journalist. IL. Lardeaux,
proposes to walk from Paris TO Chicago,
by way of Siberia. 1t is his intention
to cross the Behring straits ON the ice.
THE ex-Empress Eugenie exhibited
some auaiability OF character in Paris
TIE other day by climbing FIVE flights
OF stairs in an apartment house to call
on Victor Duruy. the academician, who
was Ill in bed. Duruy was one of Ma
poleon III s ministers and the devoted
friend of his family.
TIE emperor of Russia has very un-
expectediy announced his intention of
sending the czarewitch to represent
the imperial family at the English
royal wedding, having probably been
induced to do so by hearing that Prince
Henry of Prussia was to attend on the
part of Emperor William.
MafE CALIIRRHoE PARRES, who came
here as the Greek delegate TO the
woman's congress, is recognized in her
native country as the first woman there
who tried to make way for the entrance
of women in the various trades and
professions. She represented ten So
cieties at the late congress, all philan-
thropic or educational, and most of
them under the protection of the queen.
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FIRST STEP sLUMwARD.

locality if they cannot be cleaned out
altogether When they raid them in
one section they move to another. and
no amount OF persecution can keep the
slums even partially clean. So DOW
the victims and seekers OF vice are con
fined in certain districts and kept
within the boundaries as much Is pos
sible under the circumstance
What sluIns did you first visit?"
asked Mr. BERNARD.
Those of New York. OF course, in
the metropolis OF the country there
are several sIum districts. but I must
frankly admit that | have witnessed
far worse sights in much smaller cities
than IN Gotham. Bear in mind that
IN all the cities visited had 40 police
aid To reach a correct estimate of the
slums. SO I was enabled 70 see ali tilat
was 10 be seen IN New York one
would expect 20 find the most horrible
exhibitions Of vice displayed IN = n7osE
public manner. The wonderful hold
that Police Superintendent Byrnes sp-
pears 70 have on the criminal classes
has made New York one Of the cleanest
and safest cities visited The dark
est side of New York is the poverty Of
the lower classes, the majority %
whom hare not been long II this
country But in New YORK to-day
there are few IL any 1agran- viola
tions of the law in the way of the no
torious dives and dance halls thai ex-
isted some years ago The scores Of no-
toriors resorts IN the way Of al night
dance halls and dens have been closed,
and the once ra-nous Ts1de-ao-- atst..-.
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HAVE NO EQUAL.

Allcock's Porous Plasters have attained
a worldwide reputation solely upon their
superIative merits. They have many
would-be rivals, but have never been
equalled or even approached in curative
properties and rapidity and safety OF
action. Their value has been attasted by
the highest medical authorities, we'll AS
by unimpeachable testimonials from those
who have used them, and they are recon-
mended as the best external remedy for
weak back, rheumatism, sciatica, colds,
coughs, sore throat, chest and stomach
affections, kidney difficulties, weak
muscles. strains, stitches. aud aches and
pains of every description.
Beware of limitations, and do not be de-
ceived by Misrepresentation. Ask for
AIlcock's, and let no solicitation or eX-
PLANTATION induce you to accept Il substl-
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SIGHTS OF a CITY.

'I HAVE seen, at one time and an
other. all sorts of things hanging on
washlines," said citizen, but to-day,
for the first time, / saw among the
shirts and stockings an American flag. :"
IN the shopping districts one some
times sees newsboy. with his bundle
of papers under his arm. gravely hold
ing open the door of q carriage for my
lady. Sometimes she gives him some
thing, sometimes not; he takes the
chances on that.
AS 4 general thing the newsboy,
when on duty, devotes himself strictly
10 hustling, but there crossed Madison
square, New York. the other evening,
newsboy who, between cries Of his
papers. smelled at sizable bouquet OF
red flowers with evident pleasure.
THE year 1772 was fearful one IN
New York. One hundred and fifty-five
cases of sunstrolse occurred on July 4.
Of which sevcnty-two proved fatal
The principal thoroaghfares we're like
fields OF battle Men fell By the score,
and ambulances we're in constant
re0uisitloD
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FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

ONE-FIFTH of the families in Glasgow
live in single rooms.
LONDON has forty restaurants in
which only vegetable food is served
IN Norway persons who have not been
vaccinated are not allowed to vote at
any election.
PERFORMANCES at theaters of ancient
Greece sometimes lasted twelve hours.
Seven o'clock in the morning was the
time for the rising of the curtain, so to
speak.
DURING the reign of Henry VIII. IL
400 persons were legally executed in
England, the larger portion of whom
were guilty of no offense worse than
misdemeanor. In one year 800 starv-
ing beggars were hanged for asking
aims.
THE imperial canal of China is the
longest in the world and greatest in
point of traffic. Its length is 2.l00
miles, and it connects forty-one cities
situated on its banks. 1t was com
pleted in 1850. after 600 years spent on
its construction.
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A WAY STATION TO THE sLUMs

twelve months he has been doing"
the notorious dives, dance halls, opium
Joints and brothels in all cities from
New York to San Francisco. He is
Mortified. He says he never dreamed
that the misery and crime existing in
the slums of the most beautiful cities
in his domain We're so great. He will
at once take measures for a general
cleaning up.
The joint resolution passed by con-
gress year ago provided that pre-
liminary examinations of the slums
should be made in fifteen of the prin-
cipal cities of the United States, the
smallest being Cleveland, O. The
cities to be investigated were New
York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia,
Brooklyn, st. Louis, indianapolis,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, San Francis
co, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Kansas City and st. Paul.
A special agent of the United States
department of la Dor, Mr.. 0. A. Bernard,
was assigned to the work of slum in
vestigation, and it is he who has rep
resented Uncle Sam in person in this
novel expedition. Mr.. Bernard is about
to make his report at Washington,
having just returned from San Fran
cisco, the slums of that city having
been the last inspected. He has also
been collecting labor statistics show
ing the number of unemployed work
ingmen in the big cities. These in
vestigations were begun by congress
for the purpose of causing general
improvement to be made in the slum
districts of the cities named. The
statistics on the great army of the un
employed secured by Agent Bernard
will be utilized in endeavoring to solve
the immigration problem. The number
of foreign born habitues and residents
of the slums of the fifteen cities
named was IS per cent. of the
total. Mr.. Bernard told me that
after h.s report was acted on
the United States would, undoubt-
edly, adopt more stringent measures to
keep out the criminal classes from
European cities. He says the only
proper way to achieve results in this
direction would be to have the Amer
lean consuls abroad employ agents
to look up the records of all who in
tended immigrating to this country.
He says that the slum districts of the
big cities are growing larger and larger
each year, and all the efforts of the
local city officials to wipe them out
seem wasted.
Il fnd." said he, ''that the police
have practically given up the task Of
trying to break up the slurns in the
larger cities. They have tried it 50
often that they now look upon them
as an evil that had better exist in one
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

WALL STREET. July 17.-Stocks opened
lower, the decline ranging from d to q
per cent The receipt of lower quotations
from London induced the bears to make a
vigorous demonstration during the first
hour this morning. 4atu1 O'Clock a. M. the
general market was firm, at a recovery OF
1s(0M per cent. There was renewed weak
ness after II o'clock, and some shares sold
at lower figures than those touched in the
early decline. At noon speculation was
barely steady at fractional declines.
The failures at Kansas City caused the
stock market to weaken after the noon
hour and, on selling tOr both accounts,
prices ia a number of instances touched
the lowest prices since the current down
ward movement set in. just previous to
the close Atchison fell to, 10 and the mar
ket receded i'll sympathy, finally closing
quiet and steady. Money was easier,
closing at per cent. Bar silver closed at
72$l cents. Che sales of siL liver at the stock
exchange were $4,000 ounces at 1904
cents.
LONDON, July 17.-At the close of the
stock exchange silver was quoted at 33A
pence Money was % per cent The rate
of discount IN the open market for both
short and three months bills is l5-1S per
cent. The stock market was stagnaat all
day.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 1.-THE Ems. for
New York, sailed yesterday'wIth S2lO,O0o
i'll gold.
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Mental exhaustion and brain fatigue
Promptly cured by Bromo-SeltZer.
GuIHRlE society NOTES.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. JMly IL-lSpeciall-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murray left yester-
day for Chicago.
Mrs. A. g. G. Bierer is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Stamper ofsGarden City, Kan
Sas.
Mrs. Havinghorst gave most delight
ful tea at her home on cleveland avenue
Friday afternoon. About twenty-five
ladies were present
Mrs. Will Salmon is entertaining her
sister, Mrs John kroner5 and two little
girls OF Arkansas City, Kansas.
Mrs. James Rackerby has gone to her
old home in Fayetteville, ArA., to spend the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs Fegan have returned from
a visit to the worlds fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Russell left on
Thursday for Mt. Carmel, iii. They will
be gone about month. visiting the
worlds fair on their return trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dale will go to
Chicago early next week.
The Rev. Mr. Wimberly has returned
from his vacation trip.
A number of people took advantage of
the editors excursion which left Tor Chi
cago yesterday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
TURF WINNERS.

DETROIT. July 1.-THE summer meet
ing of the Detroit driving club opened to-
day. Charles Lang won the Year old
trot. Expressive WAS second. Best time,
2:261S. The 5-year old trotting race was
won by Nyanza. Gift Oneer was second
Best time, 2:I55i. Corcer won the 2:27
class trotting race. Alebondre was sec
ond. Best time, 2:!7.
NEW YORK. July 17.-Brighton Beach
winners: Balance. Lady Alice, SaragoSsa,
Geraldine Virgie. MONDAY.
GLOUCESTER, n. j., July 17-Winners:
Hands Off, Sue Rider. Greenwich, Uncer-
tainty. Cayulin, Nimbian.
CHICAGO. July Washington Park
winners: Bollinger, Portugal, Joe Muir
ply. Crawford. Tim Murphy, Bridget.
MONMOUTH PARK, n. j., July Twin
ners: Wah Jim, Cactus, RaceIand, Sleip-
per, Flirt, Roller