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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
WASPS AS PAPER MAKERS.
The Manufacture Carried After the
Most Improved Methods

The Manufacture Carried After the
Most Improved Methods
A careful survey of that vacant nest
convinced my wasp at once that 1t
afforded the exact combination of ad-
vantages she was in search of; and as
soon as she had satisfied herself by a
course of watching that the hole was
not now in possession OF any stronger
and more aggressive wasp-eating ami
NAL, she abandoned at once her Dig
ging operations and took up her abode
Ia the ready-made tavern There she
set to work at once upon the collection
Of material for the first new cells,
which we saw her bringing in from the
aecaying place on the gatepost with
commendable activity.
The nest itself our queen constructed
within vacant hole, building and lin
ing il with peculiar sort of paper OF
which she and her kind have the entire
monopoly. This paper is manufactured
fiber. after the most modern human
fashion-the wood being FIRST reduced
to complete pulp, and then kneaded
with the jaws 20 the proper
thickness and consistency. In most
cases the raw material is nib
bled piecemeal of the bark of
trees: but ny wasp fortunately
discovered early in her career a weak
spot at the base of the rustic gate in
the garden, and worked this mine with
such skill and industry that before the
end of the summer she and her de-
bcendants had gnawed a great hole in
It as big as a teapot She even en-
gendered the stability Of the structure
Wasps seem 10 moisten the pulp as they
knead il with a secretion from their
mouths, the analogue. l suppose, of
saliva; they use their powerful jaws 20
reduce the little balls OF torn wood %
this pulp. and then 90 spread it into
thin sheets OF pspery layers
The cells built OF the paper so pre-
pared are hexagonsl like those of the
common hive-bee; and indeed was7s
and bees, in spite of ethical diyergen-
cies. are descended from q single very
early ancestor, many Of whose domestic
tricks and traits both great groups Of
social insects retain most faithfully.
But while the bees have learned 70
build great many more cells than
they need for the use OF their grub.
and 70 employ the suPernumerary ones
as storehouses or jars for preserving
honey. the wasps only make just a.
many cells as they mean 20 FL with
larvae. and bring up yo1ng grub in
each At least tEree times over IN
single season The fact Is the hex
I
e cradle for the lsrva alone: the bee
hive has diverted Il in part from -
primitive pGrDose, and has applied Il
20 new and wholly economical OBJ
jet Wasps are bees which have never
learnt ney-naking. - LOnzmAn's
Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
YOUTHFUL DIVERS,
The Agility of ST. Thomas Boys In Cap
turing Coins Under water.

We were nearing St Thomas, says
writer in ST. Nicholas; all the passeu-
gers were on deck looking with
interest at the pretty little city,
with the hills at its back, and
fringe of palm trees at its feet.
When within a short distance OF the
shore the captain siGnaled, down
plunged the anchor, and before the
water had ceased from troubling we
were surrounded by feet. First came
the fine long boat of the health officer,
with rs gaudily striped awning. flag
flying ct the stern. and half a dozen
dusky oarsmen. who rowed with great
style and precision. Then there were
the passenger boats, the stern. neatly
cushioned, TO which fact the owner
called your attention while inviting
Your patronage. One Of these men
rejoiced il the possession Of tall hat,
which raised him far above his fel-
lows, while he was further distin-
euished by the name champagne
Charlie But bark. hzris. the dogs do
bsrk.-the rag-ssg and bObtail are pat
ting out 20 sea, Boys, boys, boys and
bcys-all eager and ready for dive
Some one started the exhibition by
thra1iac diI.as Overheard, Inssa at
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22

| west2"
"Yes, madam. She has studied hard.
She is good child"
81 hope SO. hope so. But we can't
be too careful You see no Indications
OF willfulpess, or lack OF the proper
modesty of youth?"
''Nevers madam. Anne Is dear
child"
''My-mY daughter was dear child;
Anne must be watched every moment
She must be made good child She
betrays no vanity, trust2 No foolish
love of finery?"
81 see nothing but what is sweet and
good in Anne. madam"
''Oh, but we cannot be too CAREFUL!
The human heart is deceitful above all
| things My-my daughter seemed a
sweet, good child. What is Anne doing
now, Jane West?'
She is in the garden for recreation. :"
The old grandmother sighs; after
| awhile she suggests that Jane West shall
read aloud, if she viii be so obliging,
Jane VESTS always obliging. She opens
a leather-covered book, which lies upon
q small work table, close at hand, and
reads, in pleasant voice, chapter
from Dicks Theology, upon the doc
trine Of The Perseverance, of the
Saints" The blind lady is restless as
she listens; once she opens her lips
to speak, but checks herself: perhaps a
vision of the child in the lonely sunny
garden-joyous only because she is a
child-restrains her. Yet, after awhile,
she speaks suddenly:
''Yes, call her IN! She might be lis
tening to this. Call her in"
Il fear she will scarcely understand
1t" the younger woman protests, gen-
tly.
Call her, Jane West. Call her. The
Spirit can touch even a child's heart:
s~en though 1t is black with the sins Of
her forefathers--or mothers"
So Anne comes in, smiling. and sits
upon a footstool At her Crandmother's
feet. and Jane Vests pleasant voice
reads on. Anne plays a little game
with her fingers; the middle finger of
her left hand IS the mother Of family;
the forefnger, her eldest son: he is
NN-- ~L-N~Ar -A4AAAS A&AC on tie
mothers other side is the young lady
daughter. who wishes she could wear a
shining ring, ike Mrs Vests The
little finger Is the little girl six years
old; Anne IS ten-but she remembers
what 1t was 10 be six, and young. The
small, square. stubborn thumb is the
second son; his name is Jim. Anne is
very fond Of this game; she always
plays it at worship. and when Jane
West reads from the leather-covered
book.
When the reader stops 10 turn over n
page which ciings dog-eared to The
page that follows, the blind old lady
puts tremulo0s hand on Anre,s
smooth head.
Are You listening, Aane?"
Yes CraDesnother.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
KANSAS RUINS.
Abandoned Cities in the Western Aria
Regions.

Western Kansas is being steadily
drained of It's population of farmers.
In 1883 twenty-five counties contained
102, $50 people, and to-day the total
Is only 54,e63. The exodus has been
caused by the settlers failure to raise
crops on their arid plains The hope Of
those who have remained is in irriga-
ton. At the present time they are in
vesting in windmills. and hundreds Of
these machines will be set TO work this
summer wherever there are signs of
water beneath the surface Of the prairie.
The furnaoe-like winds which have
hitherto parched the farmers wheat
viii then do him service as en- agency
In irrigating his lands. The agricul-
turist has not been the only loser, how
ever. All along the branch lines of the
Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and the
Union Pacific railroads are decayed
towns that once were full Of promise
and even aspired to greatness In the
boom times many brick buildings were
put up and many wide avenues laid out
Some of the buildings have never had
tenant, and others were soon aban-
doned- On the wide streets there is no
traffic worth the name At Chico, for
instance, the train now stops only on
signal Once its arrival was a great
event, and crowds OF people swarned
10 the station In that day Chico mad
the appearance, al least, Of prosperity,
and boasts were made Of its growth
kanopolis was TO be the hub OF Kansas,
and eastern capitalists some Of them
men Of note. invested literally in the
future Of the town To-day its arnbi-
tioas capitol square Is used for sheep
pasture, and the train PUSHES by as
though il were tank station South
Hutchinson furnishes another iilust-a-
ton 1t was a Young giant a. It's
zenith. with brick hotels. churches,
schoolhouses and s.reet-car line
Prairie dogs now r1n about the chaneel
Of the biggest church alsd the hotel
door Is hidden by sand bank
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
Drawing n Nica Distinction.

They were two fishermen Of the pure
" sportsmaniike type. As they were
making their way to the scene of their
hopes they met a boy, a small boy,
with a carelessly trimmed branch from
tree thrown over his shoulder. In
one hand he had tin can and about
the branch was festooned a fishing line.
Hello, my boy? exclaimed one OF
the visitors; going fshing?"
The lad surveyed with envious eyes
their neat costumes, the handsome pole
furnished with shining reels and all the
rest of their equipment, and replied,
with a sigh:
Nope. l amt goin' ishin'. I'm ies
soin' down ter ketch some fish,
Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
'Listen attentively, my child"

| LiSUeu otteuIlVeiy. my cHlIQ.
"Yes, grandmother"
And Jane West reads on Tho lines
| of sunshine from between the bowed
| shutters slant into the room, and Anne
moves her hand across one glittering
streak, and out again, cutting it, she
Gays, into yards of cloth OF gold for he,
| finger family.
Jane West reads about the glory OF
God.
Anne follows the pattern of the wall
paper, which repeats and repeats a
troubadour, singing under the walls OF
a green castle. embowored in pale
/ green trees. that stands beside green
lake, wherein sit three white swans.
motionless. Anne thinks that she
would like to live in the castle; she
would open one of the lotticed windows
in the tower, and ask this pretty gen.
tleman, with the little cloak hanging
swinging from his belt, to come up and
see her. Jane West closes her book
gently.
"We have finished the chapter,
madam"
'Yes, yes; I thank you, my dear.
Anne, hope you were aStertiye?"
''Yes. grandmother"
Reflect upon it, Anne"
Eyes, grandmother"
Anne sits very still ON the cricket TO
reflect Jane West takes up piece Of
delicate sewing; the blind woman falls
asleep once more. Jane Vests needle
flashes In and out, and in again; Anne
plays the finger game all over. She
would Ike to ask a question, but her
teacher, smiling, shakes her head, and
points to the sleeper. So Anne watches
the afternoon light lift and lit OF the
opposite wall; she hears the hoarse
voice of the street change, and fall, as
the day fades and the room grows dusk,
and still her grandmother sleeps. Jane
West moves nearer 20 the window that
she may see her work. Then Anne
says, whispering, and smiling-Anne
smiles very much, always-''Mrs. West,
did my mamma have a pretty ring like
yours?"
"No, Anne"
By and by the room is quite dark;
Anne leans her little rosy face on her
grandmother's knee; she wishes that
the priclSly black dress did not scratch
her check. If she could live in the
green castle, where the gentleman
sings outside, she would wear q silk
dress. oh. SO soft. so fine, so smooth to
touch. And>in the moonlight she would
lean out of the window, and talk to the
gentleman, and he would sing and
sing. She is half asleep, but she smiles,
and she decides that the next morning
after the walk about the garden is
over, and the lessons are finished, and
she is alone again in the sunshine, she
will play that she lives in a castle. and
has a gold ring, and lover to sing to
her; and all the while, the petals of
the plum trees will drift down like
fragrant snow. and tbs patches of sun
shine on the flagstones will come and
go, and come and go.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
A Wedding of the Future.

~The bride looked very well IN a
travelling dress, but all eyes were cen
tered on the groom. He wore dark
suit that fitted perfectly his manly
form, a large bouquet decorated his
coat lapel, and in his daintily. gioved
hands he carried bouquet of Ameri-
can Beauties His hair was cut close,
and delicate odor of barber's oil
foated down the aisle as he passed.
The young people will miss him now
that he is married. He is loved by all
for his many accomplishments, his ten
der graces, and his winning ways.
The bride commands good saiarl,as a
bookkeeper in st. Joe, and the groom
will miss none Of the Injuries to which
he has been accustomed. A crowd of
pretty young men saw him off at the
depot" "a sample OF The wedding no.
tice of ten years hence -)-Atchison
Globe
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22

jug of water and carefully fills, or half
fills, each of the glass bowls set down
in the old case. Anne sighs for pleas
ure. Her grandmother, stern, depre-
eating and tender all at once, dips the
tips of her fingers into the water and
begins to play, accompanying the little
thread of melody, exquisitely clear and
thin, by her faint, tremulous voice:
Lo. on a narrow neck Of land,
Twixt two unboubded secs stand
Yet how uneon5ciously!
After that they move back again,
and she reminds the child that she had
played to her because she was good.
"When you are good, it gives me
pleasure to reward you" she tells her;
''but 1 hope you observed the words,
Anne, closely?"
After that she falls asleep in her
chair, and the young lady takes the
little girls hand, and they go into the
dining room where they have lessons
until half after twelve. Sometimes
the teacher puts her arm about Anne's
waist, and lets the little brown head
rest upon her shoulder. Sometimes
girls; do they play games? Have they
pretty frocl1s-''not ugly, like ninc?"
She says, deeply interested. Oftener
she asks if, while she reeites, she may
wear Mrs. Vests ring, plain band of
shining geld; it is given to her and she
tries it on all her little fingers while
she is having her spelling lesson. She
has told Mrs. West many times that
when she grows up she means to have
lovely, shining ring for every single
finger. ''And earrings, too!" she adds,
with decision. When the first reader
is closed, and, with frightening eyes,
the child pushes back her slate and
pencil, they hear the blind grand
mother stir and wai1en IN the front
room; and the young teacher smiles,
and rises and says; Now, Anne!"
That opens the gates Of the day to the
silent, smiling child; there is dash for
the garden, and long, beautiful still
hour.
But the teacher, stepping softly, goes
back into the dusky room, where the
little cid lady, very straight, and very
wide awake, sits in a chintz-covered
armchair, that is much too large for
her small black figure, and which has
curious side pieces, like wings, or ears,
for head rests: but her head does not
nearly touch them.
There are always the same questions:
Were Anns's lessons satisfactory, Jane
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22

The pfurd Jrees, checkers the hagstones
with dancing step, as though to M
heard music, sometimes, as if TO keep
time 30 it, the child plants her little
feet on the flying, golden patches. and
then the blind lndy says; ANNE. you
must walk more deeorously." And the
young woman reminds her, gently:
t'Anne, that disturbs your grand.
mother."
But they do not often speak. The
garden, full of sunshine, lies like an
ISLAND of silence in the strange, unceas
Eng roar Of life that laps and beats out
side its walls.
When the walk is over, these three
people go back into the cool, still house
and sit down IN one Of the shadowy
rooms on the street side; L is very
barge room with but little furniture il
1T, end with few dark portraits-meu
hn robes and bands, and serious, stern
women, who look at each other over
the head Of the child, as much as to
say: Let US forget that she belongs
to us" Here an old, old negro brings in
tray on which are some bread and hut.
ter, two glasses of wine, and a silver
rup of milk Sometimes, while he
waits for the tray, he blinks his small
yellow eyes at Anne, with a curious
sleepy contempt in them. Anne has
never liked him. She is ALWAYS glad
when he shufiies out again with his
empty glasses. She eats and drinks,
standing up before her grandmother.
smiling very much 70 herself. bit
ing her bread into shapes Of animals OF
6t3rs-
Almost every day, except on Sun
days, the blind lady, when this lunch.
con is finished, smiles and sighs with
something Of an effort, with something
deprecatory and beseeching in her
tone: But the child must have some
amusement-nothing which will make
her light or careless, hut some amuse.
lnent. Do you not agree with me, Jane
West?-
Indeed I do, madam"
And always, because Of the warmth
OF the assurance from a person. herself
young, and a woman. the grandmother
ihe1tstes and sighs again. Anne
sknows too much TO urge. but her eyes
crinkle into silent laugh of happi-
mess
Il was not strict enough with my
my daughter, in this matter of diver
sion; know that And vet, If I COM
bine 1t with instruction, it cannot be
barmful-if done in moderation"
Anne knows very well tie stages Of
the struggle when impulse and will
thus confront each other; she does not
understand it, but some joyous instinct
tells her when to put an eager hand in
her gTandmother's that she NAV lead
eer carefully across the room - 4 case
pf musical glasses. The blind lady
yieids, signing; then she opens the
rosewood lid. and stands. folding back
Fhe little white frills from her delicate
Old hands. while J2ne Nest hrip-Sa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
MAD ELEPHANTS.
The Males Suddenly Become Dangersusl,
Demented.


When we present the elephant in
possession of such intellectual gifts as
may be his, there has to be considered
the case of the elephant that, being
must" is for time bereft of its
senses, says Blackwood's Magazine. 1t
is only the male that suffers from this
effliction of insanity; but every male is
liable to it some time or other, and,
unfortunately, may be attacked by it
without warning of any kind.
Some men of long experience of ele-
plant keeping say that the must"
condition is preceded by premonitory
symptoms, and if taken in time may,
by diet and treatment, be averted. but,
without presuming to contradict these
better-informed people, can aver that
/ have known some of them to be
taken by surprise by the sudden
''musting" of elephants under their
own immediate supervision.
Some elephants become demons OF
cruelty when must" as, for example.
q commissariat elephant that. during
my time in Oudh, broke away from the
Lucknow lines and went over a consid-
cradle tract of country, kill ingmen,
women and children wherever it found
an opportunity of doing SO.
1 do not know the total number
killed by that beast, but it was sadly
large. And of course, valuable ss the
animal was to the government, only
one course could be pursued in regard
to it. The sentence passed upon it
was that of death, and the execution
was carried out, not without difficulty
and danger to the executioners, by sew
eral Europeans, who followed and shot
it down.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22

home rs large p2rn, wnere. Besides
horses and cows. he keeps q number %
chickens About one hundred yards
from the barn brook winds its way
through a ravine. Naturally the pres
ence OF corn and grain about the barn
has drawn many rata They frequent
iy come out in the barnyard for food or
TO play. A-1ong the rats the Hurleys
had observed one that was a rare speci-
men of his tribe. It's coats was OF a pure
white. Strangely. too. the white rat,
whenever IL appeared, had companion
that was apparently leading it Thia
peculiarity caused the poople 10 watch
the rodents They discovered that tho
white rat always held straw in its
mouth by. which the other rat led ~
They concluded TIC rat was blind.
Sometimes, when a particularly good
lot of corn was found, the white rat
would drop the straw and proceed TO
satisfy his hunger. But by an impa-
tient movement he was always able ia
bslng 20 him one of his kind friends,
who would pick up the straw, give il
to him and Lead the unfortunate back
TO the neSt under. the barn oae os S--
most remarkable things noted was tina
fact that every day the blind rat was
led out by another down TO the broc1
10 get dtink- This was not an occa-
sional, but q regnlar, performance
After the blind rat had satisfied It's
thirst the straw would De pat into its
mouth by its companion or attendsn
and Led carefully back But one dag
some boys who were not acquainted
with the story Of the blind rat saw the
two animals coming from the creek and
at once made n charge upon them
The leader OF the biind rat endeavorsd
70 hurry up It's charge. but was faslly
forced 20 let 20 OF the straw and
scsmper Of 20 save its own life The
white rat. left thus helpless. was
caught and killed The family. who
had long watched the daily exhibition
OF the ether rats tenderness and dssS.
ton for their slghtless companion.
learned ia sad fate with regrst-Wash-
iagton Post
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22

~ there were dozen pair OF heels in
the air-one splash and a train OF shin
ing bubbles rising to the surface
showed US that the little divers were
on their way down in search Of for
tune. The water was so clear we
could see the coin slowly sinking. and
see the little brown body dart after
and seize It. On coming to the sur
face, the one who made the capture
would display the coin in his hand, and
then shrewdly pop it into his mouth.
The cheeks OF the lucky boys were
round and hard as apples. 1t was so
pretty TO sec the ease and grace with
which they moved through the water;
and tbsy entreated for more so pleas
antly with eyes glistening and teeth
shining) that the rain of silver and cop
per continued to fall over the rail
until the ships stock of small change
was Qeplatad
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-22
Burdens Borne by Soldiers.

The German emperor recently issued
orders directing the weight Of German
infantry soldiers aecoutrements on the
march to be reduced by fourteen
pounds, says the London Court Jour
nal. But compared to the soldiers Of
other armies, the German foot soldier
is not by any means overburdened.
he now carries weight of 61 pounds.
but in future he will only carry II
pounds, or the same weight that is car
ried by the Austrian soldier. The bur
dens borne by the infantry soldiers of
the other principal European nations
are as follows: British. 62 pounds;
French, 90 pounds; Swiss, SO pounds;
Italian. 4S pounds. The Russian sol
dier Is more heavily burdencd than any
other, for foot soldier in the army OF
the czar carries a weight of over 6s
pounds.