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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

The greatest curiosity in West VIrsk
GINA, and one of the most wofider-k q
full freaks known in the South. Is An
spring at Mortified; that is, it Is located y.
at Northield during two months Of tie
year and at some other place during the
other ten. The Virginian end OF tbis
wonder is engaged in active business
during the two hottest months OF the
year, from July l to August 81; its basin
being as dry as the proverbial chip tie
remainder Of the year. This phenomenal
fountain is no toy. water jet, neither is ii ri
a "seep" or a s'spouty place. on the fali'
contrary, it is a gusher almost equal % a{Irh
monster Florida spring. The ten montbsted t
silence and two months activity Of thisJ) ouss
Virginian oddity is not the only phenoy' A"sn
enon it presents. it works on tie Is colum,
Permission plan, spouting a columk the wo
water OF huge dimensions for Is minuH coIm,ng
then reapslng into state of inactig}d to b,
Tor the same length Of time. The<Q oA family
and coming Of the water is precede3 0o trsss 2
strange roaring sound, not unlike Oh writer
o. o. heavy train passing over tres.
Inc size OF the stream does not see|R wDi Rncy
diminish from year to year, being Il Harbour su
sufficiently large to turn an otdj,1 Shields
mill wheel. st. Louis RepubIic rnce IN pr'e
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02
contag.on SPREAD in school Pencils

Tne experience of Detroit, Mich.
SHOWS that contagious diseases are easily
spread IL ways that seem perfectly limo.
cent. 10 that city the scholars ID the
pubic schools get one pencil to-day and
another Tomorrow, all the pencils being
dropped into box at the close OF school
each day. Children have the natural
haoit OF putting pencils into their mouths
frequently and in this way diphtheria
was spread about Detroit. This practice
ought to be discontinued wherever d
exists. Precaution in small things i
often more necessary than in large ways.
New York Tribune.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02
A Noted Cattle Thief Caught,

John Sharpe, who has been fugi
tive from Ellis county, Tex, fer
about three years for cattle stealing,
was arrested at EFT. Smith, Ark, Sat
nrdsy night, and officers from Texas
will be after him at once. He is
charged with extensive operation in
other peoples stock, but has been sue
cessfully lodging the officers, being
most of the time in the Indian country.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02
Tn in the world.

The highest place in the world
regularly inhabited is the Buddhist
town OF Haine, in Thibet, which is
10000 feet above sea level. The
highest inhabited place in the
Americas is at Galera, Peru, Is, 635
feet above sea level.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

Mrs. Emma p. Ewing. OF New York
sanitarium, claims that she has fed fifty
students At the rate of nine cents meal,
and furthermore AYERS that the meals
We're good and the students grew fat on
them.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

Says the New York Post: "The ii d q
OF immigration to this country set in so
strong during the early part OF 1892 as
to promise larger food for the twelve
months than during 1891, which latter
year had never been exceeded save in the
phenomenal period of 1881, 1882 and
1858. During the first six months OF
last year the arrivals at our ports aggre-
gated 1853. 96l, against 325, 3O7 in the
same period Of 1891, and the last six
months seemed likely to show a CORE
spending gain. But the cholera scare
and the embargo policy adopted few
weeks later changed the situation COM
pletely. During September the arrivals
at this port numbered only 21,S24,
against 1894 in September of 1891,
and though there has bean a partial re-
covery during the last quarter, the total
for the second half Of the year was
nearly third less than 10 the second
half Of 1891. For the whole year 1892
the immigrants numbered S43. 4s7, while
during 1891 there were 500, 666. There
was falling of OF about a tenth from
the United Kingdom and Italy, still
greater one IN the case Of Russia (from
7S.177 to 50, 267) and Poland (fronl 81 Z
.- = -
2sS to %, sss), slight gain from swe-
den and Norway, : txiaing reduction in
Re German contipge1t, aud uuimpostaut
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

The New Orleans Delta says there has
as yet arisen no great novelist to truly
and adequately depict the characteristic
life Of the Southern people. 1t declares
that in that work lies fruitful oppor-
tunity for some instructive author.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

The Boston Herald admits that Mayor
Gilroys seems to be justified in pointing
with pride to the financial credit of New
York City. The two and "a half per
cent. bonds of that municipality, which
now sell at a premium In the open mar
ket, have become the highest standard Of
security in the civilized world.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

The plan OF using separate tires foi
carriage wheels il regarded BY mans rail-
road men as representing the correct
principle Of construction.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-03-02

HawaIi proposes to legalize the sale
OF OPIUM and It's use in smoking.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
A CONDITION AND THE REMEDY,

The Lawrence Journal says that what
ever Of prosperity the people of Kansas
City, No., enjoys whatever of wealth
they accumulate, comes out of the soil
of Kansas. OF course there are other
sources, but the vast bulk of it comes
from Kansas. What do we of Kansas
get in return: With Kansas City it has
always been the old buzzard and turkey
story, and Kansas City says to Kansas,
You take the buzzard and III take the
turkey, or I'll take the turkey and you
take the buzzard."
That is largely true, George Martins
efforts to the contrary nevertheless. And
the apprehension is that it will continue
to be the case until the Kansas portion
of the city gets strong enough to put a
stop TO it, or cuts loose and moves away,
either of which will be difficult of &C
complishment.
The state Of Kansas has a remedy,
however, and has 1t in her own hands,
and that is simply to patronize, and
thus encourage and build up, her own
trade ceuters wholly within her borders,
where the profits of the business will
inure to the benefit Of this state and not
go to enrich another to our correspond
ing mpovcrlshment, as Is now and has
been for years the case
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
SIMPLY GENEALOGICAL.

The recent meeting of the railway COM
mlssioners at Wichita to hear the COM
plants of Shippers at that point demon
strated pretty clearly that it was a move
more in the interest of politics than III De
half of reduced rates.
When Kansas enters upon an era of pa
ternalism for the benefit of Wichita, the
people VIII have meihing to say about it,
and they will succeed in convincing the
political wire pullerS that laws are made
and governments conducted for the bene-
fit OF all the people, and not for the es-
pecial advantage of town lot boomers or
aspiring politicians IN any particular To-
calIty.-Atchison Champion.
Another cry of stop. thief.' That
an attempt to thrust politics into the
case in question was made will not be
denied. The popuIiSt organ went so far
as to declare that it were useless to try to
secure anything at the hands of the
present board OF commissioners unless
PopulIst attorney was employed to rep
resent the city and the parties III interest,
bat no attention was paid to the imputa-
lion that was thus put upon the men,
gan. And if argument were needed to
establish the cIty's and its shippers good
faith and earnestness lii the case in ques-
ton, il is supplied in the fact that the
railroads found it, necessary TO exert
themselves in order to meet, if possible,
the charges that were proven and ad-
mitted by the roads, and to do this
prayed for time 10 make answer.
WichitaS sin, III the eyes of the Mis-
souri, river section, has been and still is
in protesting against determinations in
freight rates that in some instances
practically shut the interior jobbers out
of competition in our own state market
with towns situate and upon both banks
OF that stream. And if, in her attempts
10 remove the restrictions upon her
legitimate commerce. she finds 1t neces-
sarv TO appeal 10 the law and the state
authorities 10 interfere. she Is asSailcd
most yehemartlv, her motives impugned
and all manner Of damaging allegations
laid in order, if possible, 10 prejudice
her in the estimation Of the public and
in the eyes of those in authority, in po-
sition to interfere.
But Wichita will not be deferred nor
swerael from the straight line of duty
she owes 70 herself 90 pursue, and
which cannot but enure to the states
benefit when successful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
BlIlYS JOKE.
The Story of Mountain Goat Who Is OF
Humorous Turn of Mind.

A mountain goat that once kept in
confinement was about as cunning as
the average street arab, and, had he
lived to maturity and kept on acquir-
ing knowledge, the chances are would
have had to move out and give him the
ranch.
He usually followed me, says a
writer in Forest and Stream, ON short
excursions into the woods. and gen.
orally kept right at my heels: but on
one occasion he Jagged behind, and,
although / called him several times,
he paid no heed. l finally walked back
to see what he was interested in and
found him busy feeding on some moss
that grew at the roots of 3 fir tree,
so | left him and continued nv tramp.
But after | had got away a short dis
tance the thought occurred to me TO
hide and see how he would act; so |
slipped into a hollow stump close by
the trail and awaited the result. Pres
emily ! heard him coming bounding
along the trail, and after he had
passed stuck out my head to watch
him. When he got twenty feet beyond
me he stopped and commenced looking
around, and the comical expression Of
his face as he scanned every object
that bore any semblancc To a human
being caused me to burst ont laughing,
when he turned and saw me. Then he
commenced to sulll and would not go
any further, so / had TO 60 home.
The next day he followed me rs
usual, but in the midst of some thick
brush and down timber got interested
in a bird that I was following up, and
forgot the goat, and when / came 10
look for him he was gone. Walking back
to where / last saw him | called but
no Billy came in sight. Then | COM
menced diligent search. and present
~ | caught sight Of something white
beneath brush heap. STOPPING down
and looking in, saw the little brute
curled up in heap, and not move
could get out of him. Reaching in. I
caught him by the leg and pulled him
out. and gave him a good cutting on
both sides of his head But he did
not mind it a bit. and seemed 10 enjoy
the joke immensely, capering about in
his usual manner all the way home. as
if he would say: You hid from me
yesterday and | hid from you to-day.
and honors are even"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
MOUNTAIN RAM AND PUMA.
A Furiou. Battle Which California
Hunter Witnessed.

Lovers Of sport with "A spice of dam
ger viii find plenty OF it 10 suit them
in the interior OF Lower California,
where great stretches Of heavily tim
bcrsd land have yet 70 receive thsir
visit from white man Col William
Denton. the well-lCnoyrn mining man
and surveyor. was the undesiguIng wit
ness Of a savage and exciting contest
while on his prospecting trip north Of
Calamojue some weeks ago. tao partic-
ulars Of which he related 70 San
Diego Union uaa. Attracted cy furi-
GUS noise IN The brush guG the evident
uneasiness Of his animals be tied them
security and went forward - recon
hotter. uniim herring his gun f.r use If
necessary. The sight that presented
itself was certainly worth witnessing.
as a battle royal between two magnis-
cent brutes. 4 fuI.grosyn California
and vas finding IS claws full Ia trying
To let 20 The sheep was Of forrnid-
able size and he used his Eaonstrous
horns with astonishing rapidity. back
ing OF. stamping his feet with a quick
ERIK, and propeliinG himself q his Zoe
.cc 9 sure-cnourh catering ram.
The great yellow puma. agile ard
watchful leapc.. aside az into tie ar
- escape the onslaught % the tartar
he had caught. and with lightning
lilze spring be world ain - ciEseh thr
ram behind She horns Bat not once
asG The interested ohservsr Sc ihe ram
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
l.Iirning- in Euronn.

The trouble over tips IN American
hotels and restaurants would 5e large
II obvistef II thu European system 81
percentages prevailed here 10 French
nan pays extravagantly for tie ex-
cellent meals he gets in Paris but a.
every FreEchman pays something the
waiter 5 satisfied. Al over Europe i
IS the custom 70 give the winter a
cratgitT amounting 20 oae-twcniieth
Of the bin that he presents &c gets
five-cent tip for . eBe-tiollor meal
Here man Il often exfscfsa - pay q
;vyentv-five-ceut tip for 4 seventy five
cent meal particularly -heu ne gets
in SIMMER hoteI. II Anaeriea The
tips are large. :be returns indifferent.
IN Eurous q snail but Hxei graE-ifv
secures The best service. The European
waiter IS n5: p4.s By Ire landlord he
often PASS for rs psGe@-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
TNr heavy n0rul

caught unawares. The heavy horn,
were swung quickly on the pivot of his
sinewy neck, and received the clawing
of the eat with no effect whatever.
Col. Denton watched the sport with
all the zest OF a sportsman, and. on in
Gications that the belligerents were
becoming mutually Disguised and
about to separate and disappear, he
embraced moment when the ram
stood stamping his fore feet preparing
to dart forward, and gave him bullet
behind the shoulder. The ram leaped
upward and forward, game to the last,
and tumbied forward on his horns
Col. Denton then turned u pay his
respects 10 the lion. but as the brute
had already received more than il had
bargained for, il was out of sight Tho
splendid horns of the ram were secured
by the hunter as trophy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
MELLCWED WHISKY.
Bottle of the Stinsuiant Lies In q Tree
TRUNK Thirty--ix Years.

n bottle OF the >ttpzut&Bt Lies IN Tree
TRUNK Thirty-six Years.
Thirty-six years ago n man named
Jones, who was employed by Frank
Lockwood of this town. says n STAN
ford fConn. correspondent of the New
York sun. was at work ON Mr.. Lock-
woods farm. and as a stimulant he
took ont 10 the lot with him pint
flask of prime whisky. During tho
morning Jones took one nip. and. see
ing his employer coming. he Tipped
the bottle in a hole in a tree standing
near. intending 20 return and get it
after Mr.. Lockwood had gone home.
When the opportunity came he WA
disgusted tn find that the tree trunk
was hollow and the bottle had fallen
to the bottom and probably broken.
Jones' related the incident to Mr.. Lock-
wood sometime afterward, whp
laughed at the loss and thought M
more about il. Last week during .
severe windstorra the Old tree. now .
rotten stump. was blown down. Mon
day MIR lockwood went out 20 haul
away the trunk and was surprised 10
find his former employees whisky fasl<
safe and anbrol<cn. he took ont the
coris, took one smell. And. sir, said
be, though I've been a tcetotaler for
nigh onto fifty years, never was 20
tempted to take a taste OF whisky in
NJ life as was then. But I didn't,
and the stuff il safe up at my house"
II is said the whisky, when poured out.
had the consistency and color 81 olive
oil IL will not he used so long 49, Mr..
Lockwood holds It
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
CUTTING DOWN THE PER CAPIFER.

Populists, Democrats and Republicans
of Kansas have ali been complaining that
the amount OF money III circulation III
Kansas is not great enough. By the time
Cleveland gets through slaShlng at the
pension roll 1t will be good deal less than
it Is now. Coming millions Of silver and
printing billions Of greenbacks will be of
no benefit TO Kansas If there is no way of
getting the money into the state.-LeaVen-
worth Times.
All loyal and patriotic citizens of Kan
sas deprecate the threatened wholesale
cutting off and scaling down of pensions
due to and heretofore received by the
Old soldier-citizens OF the state: primari-
ly because Of the great wrong that will
TINS be done large and most worthy
class Of our people, and secondarly be-
cause II will deprive our state Of a large
sum OF money that has heretofore been
added to the circulating medium in the
state at stated intervals. But we think
the Times states the case little too
strong III implying that the pension
money received from the government
is our chief source of revenue Big as
the sum Is in the aggregate, annually, it
is but a drop in the bucket in compari-
son with the states receipts for its farm,
orchard, dairy, barn yard, corral and
mine products. The state would miss
the pension money, to be sure; but the
humiliation thus wantonly put uDon an
army of her honored citizens would be
an infinitely more grievious burden.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

In every great battle disposition 10
stampede here and there along the line
Is nearly always manifested. and II fire.
queutly occurs that a section or detach-
ment viii become panic stricken and
run without any apparent good reason
and despite the best efforts OF the otfje-
els to prevent it. But with these lnar.
countabie spasms passed. those same
troops viii rally and do as valiant
service, on the same ground. as the
sturdiest veterans that never H:nchei.
so il is in civil HE. aud the principle is
being demonstrated, or AZ least has been
recently. IN the general business engage
n'ent throughout this country. 1t is be-
coming more evident every day that the
senseless scare and consequent semi
stampede here and there have spent
their force, and there is = grand rally
NOW CT al along tie liEe and all over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

The present administration isn't fol-
lowing us vaunted home rule policy in
making territorial appointments to
Oklahoma, at least. The appointee to
the receivership at Guthrie is Ken
lucky bourbon and a life long office
holder. lie has held nearly every
county Office within the gift of the peo-
pie from constable to state senator, aud
the state office Of register. But, he is
one OF those whole-souled, clever fell
lows. the only way to get rid of whom
is to give him something.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

The Topeka correspondent of the Kan
sas City Times quotes John y. Mulvane,
president OF the Bank of Topeka. "a
recognized authority on Kansas linan-
ciai matters as saying; The Kansas
financial outlook must inspire conf jence
in every thoughtful man. Oar boom
bursted in 1897, since which time we
have been paving debts and improving
our properties We have been blessed
by quite fruitful years. giving Us good
average crops with fair average prices.
The enormous product OF the fertile
years has liquidated about 50 per cent.
OF ctr boom Indebtedness. la addition
thereto our people have largely IRcFeas-
Ell iieir holding Of domestic animals.
and are to-day IN better financial c,ondi-
ton than they have been aug tInle III
the past ten wears.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
WHERE ARE WE AT?

Grover can go fishing while banks and
manufacturing interests of all kinds
throughout the states go to the wall.
While kansas-our own KansaS-with
her banks. full ofmoney, her granaries
full of grain, her fields waving with
luxuriant green promising an abundant
yield, and her orchards with their trees
dropping to the ground laden will;
upenlng fruits, ring out in no uncertain
sounds her present location strictly in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

The proposition suggested by the
Mexican banker, stated in yesterdays
dispatches. for this government to issue
;.J0o,000,000 OF gold bonds and place
them in Europe, and this would force
the eastern continent to adopt double
standard, might work out the result
aimed at: buJ il it did II would be only a
temporary eXpedient Pay lay would
come when the gold thus brought over
would have to 30 back and then we
would DE worse off than ever, 4 better
way would be for this country to settle
The money question for itself, sad let
Europe adjust 1t accordingly, or IN its
own W.V
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

What do you say to a Pan-American
agreement upon the ratio of gold to sill
yer: The United States, Mexico, the
Central and South American states
might adopt standard satisfactory for
domestic Purposes Independent of Great
Britain. A more liberal interchange Of
commodities in the western hemisphere
and a mild form of boycott upon Euro
pean wares would, doubtless, have
salutary effect upon the purse proud
baron who would dictate the financial
policy OF the world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

The constitutional croaker who is
already wheeling out too much rain. e
viii probably find a crumb of comfort
from Hicks forecasts for the next two
months. He says;
'Bluster, with threatening clouds and
local rains, may be expected at all July
periods; but we think there viii be a
general lack of rain. We look for
much violent disturbance during July
and August, and hope for reasonable
rains. bat shall not be surprised if there
are more severe buster. electrical! dis
plays ana rapid transitions from heat 10
cool. thayrrain. At ali events, we NAV
reasonably expect respite from SUM
mer heat at the close Of the last of July
storms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

Newton Republican: The wheat crop
OF Kansas this year is estimated at 30
100000 bushels. as against 10000, 600 last
year But then our corn and oats crop
will he enough larger to make up for the
shortage in wheat And not only SO,
but the wheat crop being corresponding
ly short all over, as compared with last
years, the price that will be obtained
for this years crop will GO long way
towards making up for the shortage in
Weld
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
Pessimist PETER grows worse in h

Pessimist PETER grows worse in his
calamitous predictions, though it is as
surfing to know that the wish is father to
the thought as to his indianapolis
prophecy concerning the monetary sit
uation, and viii in no wise affect the
issue. We believe the sentiment of this
country is strong enough to compel the
congress to legislate along this linc, as
all others, for the best interest of this
country rather than as dictated TO by the
monied and monarchial interests Of
Europe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

In calling straight-out- Democratic
county convention, the Topeka Demo-
crat claims that the Democracy of
Shawnee county set the pace for the
Democracy of the state. 1t would seem,
the rather, to be concert Of action.
The Sedgwick county Democracy have
done the same thing, while others will
fall into line in short order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

Among novelties imported from Lon
don Is i1lah round waist called tho
Princess May, "a, wear over the dress
instead of cape or jacket IL =
usually black. either af satin ribbons
taken lengthxise and joined by rOss
Of iet gaIIoOTs or else = IL of piece satin
stri ped with gailoon ~ gold or copper
tinta or Of jet. Instead Of regular
sleeves two rI1ffieS 81 lace over plsited
net frills Are gathered ia the srmhOis
and extend nearly 20 the elbow. \
rlche of lace is a. the throat and folds
81 satin are arranged a. a girdls, Dr.
fering from ttlik are Paris sSaists. iy9-
necs.ed and sleeveless. made 0f sstin -
bcngsline. a. sy.sar over a gins az dresss
waist u any summer fabric one pretty
waist ~ LI5srtY's black satin has .
rT'tie If the material four inches sVid1
turned over frnTn inside the JOYS n~cs
= nj extending dssn ths front "a 'gids
- bet. IL - l5n~si throughout with.
green tengaiiBe. ans viii - worn oTsr
green and black dress. 49, ~ f>c,sis K.s
public