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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11

was domiciled Scotsman depends the
disposal of a sum of about three hum
dred and fifty thousand pounds Ii he
was Scotch, the money is TO accumu-
late until an heir of his entailed estate
attains the age of twenty-four, the
property being settled upon his grand
son, a boy of fourteen. If the domicile
was English, the amount will be di-
vided among his next of kin, in the
same manner as If he had died inteS-
tate.
Sonora Candelaria, who is said to
be one hundred and nine years old. is
the last survivor of the Alamo. She
was in the fort during the twelve days
from February % to March 6, 1896,
when one hundred and seventy-seven
Texas Americans held it against six
thousand Mexicans. Sonora Candle
laria asserts that she was sup
porting the head of Col. Bowie,
who lay i'll in the fort, when the Mex
leans rushed in and killed him and
wounded her. Her life began under
the dominion of Spain, and she has
seen five flags float over Texas. Her
home is near San Antonio.
Mrs. Beatrice Potter Webb. who is
said to have inspired William Black to
write Sunrise" and to have suggested
the Princess Casamassima" to Henry
James, is proba bly, the richest and most
beautiful woman in the socialist ranks
She comes of wealthy and intellect
ual family and was educated by Her.
bert Spencer, but instead of devoting
herself TO society, she joined the social
lists. tried work in different shops,
wrote such vigorous articles on Sweat
ing" that parliament took up the mat
ter. and at last married Mr.. Sidney
Weba, They are now trying to live in
the East End lodgings on about three
hundred pounds year.
The engineer of wheezy little
steamboat running on the Caloosa-
hatchee river in southern Florida is an
eX-confederate who was second engi-
neer on the Alabama, but was trans
ferred to another privatee- just before
the destruction of the former. The
old man has not voted or exercised any
other official act of citizenship since
the early sixties" because the OUT
lawry carried against the officers of
Alabama by President Lincoln's proc
lamation declaring the ship a pirate
and her officers outlaws has never been
removed. In other words he is, ac-
cording to his own account, one of the
few unreconstructed confederates still
living.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11

They are sluggish creatures, however
and cannot go very fast.
i had fancy 20 tease him little.
and l swung the whip so that the end
of the lash in falling would tap him
gently on the nose As soon as he felt
il. he snapped back like a watch spring
into a coil, sounded his war note and
turned his head quickly from side 20
side 20 discover his enemy, his forke6
tongue darting necessarily from his
mouth.
/ was some twenty or thirty feet
away, keeping perfectly quiet, and no
did not appear TO notice me al all I
fancy their range of vision must hs
very short. After few minutes he
lowered his ugly head 20 the ground
and prepared % glide away in another
direction. let him get fairly started.
then tapped him as before, and again
he coiled to strike.
This was repeated a number Of times
The snake always started away In u
new direction. only 70 meet that I'M
comfortable and cooperating littia
tap. After each stroke no would pre-
pare to fight and would look Ia vain
for his assailant; and with each en-,
counter his anger seemed TO increase.
At last, having tried unsnccessfuiiy
every avenue OF escape. he became be.
side himself with rage. His rattle
buzzed necessarily. He raised his head
nearly half his length q boVs the ground
and swAyed from side 20 side. His eyes
glittersd like Jewels, and his forked
tongue flashed from his mouth like
miniature lightning. His head became
broad aud fiat. and his whole body
seemed 20 swell with venom.
Suddenly, IN an access OF fury. be
turned his head, and with the full
force OF swinging blow o. ais neck.
like the down stroke OF ssber.
he drove his faBRs into his own
body. lie kept his hold and did
not withdraw bis fzngs. His body
writhed and twisted for en- instan, and
his muscles contracted violently once
or twice. Then his head sank down.
the Ere faded from his eyes, his coils
relaxed, and he was dead
was sEtoniShsd. 7 did not think ~
was possible that the poison could b
60 instantly effective in = creature OF
such sluggish circulation.
There can be no mistake about y: he
meant 20 kill himself, and he did -. TOO.
OF the last have tie most satisfastory
proof. for as picked him up and ed
amlnsd him carefully from ons end .o
the other, there was not . mark save
the bite or oruise on him. Thsiighf
strokes that be had received from ths
whip were not enough 20 hurt him,
stili less 20 kin him, yet he WAS dead.
for put him IN ny ssdtlsbag and car.
riet him 10 the cs-up. and tbsns<innsd
him. and ! an sars be eozld not DtsY
spossEzs through all that.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

Re-afirming Jhs Republican national pat
form Of lSaZ. -. .-;,.
ism of our party Is ia itself guaranty 10 the
-,ation fTat the interests OF its defenders.
their widows and orphans. VIII be lloeraliS
cared for and we denounce their cruel ana
deliberate betrayal by the present democratic
administration. -,,.
doctrine of protection. and believe that tarln
laws should protect the products OF the lailn'
as We'll as of the factory.
Third: The American people favor d.
metallism and the Republican party dehlahdS
The use of both gold and silver as standard
money with such restrictions and under
such PROVISIONS To be determined Dy leglsIa-
tion as will secure the maintenance on inc
narity of vs ,ues of the two metals ana lhat
The siIrchasiug and debt paying power or the
dollar whether of gold, silver or paper, slali
he AT all times equal. The interests OF the
uroducers of the country, its farmers ana us
working men. demand that the mines be OPEN
ed tofbe coinage OF The silver OF the mines
of the United states ana that con gress slOulo
enact a law leyying a tax on importauons or
foreign silver sufficient TO lully protect the
products of our own mines.
Fourth: We favor national ara state leSls-
lation for the encCuI aEement OF irrigation.
Fifth We tienOunce the present state au-
,ninistration for Is violation of tho laws ana
contempt of the courts. the corruption ana
incolD peteDcy Of lis officials, lis gross MS
MANAGEMENT of the state Institutions, ana
for the discrTdif IL has brought upon the
good name of he state And we pledge the
Republican party and the nominees OF TINS
convention 10 a faithful and economical dis
charge of all official duties and 10 strict
observance and an honest enforcement OF the
laws and to obedience TO the mandates oil The
courts.
sixth: To the maintenance Of these princi-
ples we invite the support OF all patriotic
citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
A sERPENTs SUICIDE.

From Forest and Stream.
Are venomous serpents susceptible 20
their own poison? In other words,
what would be the result II one OF them
should happen 20 bite himself-vouI1
IL Kill him? Indeed il would
remember seeing that very thing
a2pen once when ] was IN the north
ern part Of Wyoming. north Of the Rat
tlesnske range Of MONTANA We had
been making survey for q wagon road
from Rawlings, town on the Union
Pzcifc railroad. northwsre to Fort
Mckinney. and had flushed the work.
end were returning. end had reached
the place have described The re-
gion seemed 20 be given over wholly %
the occupancy Of prairie dogs. burro--
ing owls and rattlssnakes- / never saw
so many SNAKES anywhere except II the
swamps Of Louisiana during an over
flow. You could see them crawling
a bout IN all directions. and they were
constantly sPTinging their rAsties tn
the grass under foot aud frightening
our horses. for you know horse ts2rs
these creatures quite AZ much a. a nan
does
In riding along I happened 90 see
particularly large rsttler summing him
self on spot % bare ground. and tired
to ride up near enough 20 Stree hAas
with ny quirt Bat ~ kors> Wa
st-aid znd / could not make hia Ap-
preach the snake. did no; olaz1e lin
very much either. for he cd Cro;A-1s
threw himself .nto = coil. rzisef rs
head. sounded h.s rattle and preP>rec
90 assume the offensive a. 500 a. ~
- ~ IL.
Finding tha; could not reach hisa
with nsV short euirt, I rode over - oar
Of the wagons znd 70; from ihs driver
hfs long four-in-haad whip. sad VITA
This returned 20 tae snake founa
HIN about where Rad lsfr hin. am
81 Ten Es s~w a.e Re tie. - -. axAx.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
RELIGIOUS AND EoUcATioNAL.

Miss Elizabeth Campbell Mac War
tin, the director q the Lasell sem nary
gymnasium. has IN charge during No
summer the open-asr gyInraa.1in on ms
Charles river. near BOstoo- Iais las
been n existence four years. and - q
pronounced SUCCESS
-Presiden. Eliot q Harvard. who
has become 80 eonspicuoas before ths
college world % lac. especially On sc-
count q bis attitude t>5wsrd atk4ettess
i credited with ths following utter
anes. The Greeks, who knew mere
sfou. athletics than &c shall learn IA
e hundred year. he,d thsir Olympic
g.nss once II four yearS. while today
the college students Tsat 81 least four
contests aver yc2E-
Yale students noun The dssiruo-
ton q ths Oldest cormltories. which
are fall q association itzAs erected
N 100 and known as berkeley hall.
tetrg NAMED E2fasd after BlsAop Bsr.<e-
ieY. W.th TIE erection % Waite. Van
dsr61t and Berkeley Aall,. thu three
rev co-Ezlto-les a. Tal@. The ol6-r
b1ldsngz we're doomed. sad Sozgh. The
Atbsnzzra and North 3adlIs wsll haTs
Z ssPPe2rsa by tbe op~ulBx IF Tie fail
tsrzz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11

it pay him, then, to come out and expose
the rottenness of Lewelling:
1t did. Henderson saw the corrup-
ton. He refused, as an honest man, to
be a party to the crime by holding his
tongue. He refused to deceive the peo-
pie. What would the American people
do, if it were not for honest men like
Henderson? What protection would
they have against corruption in party
if there were not men in that party and
within the inner councils of that party
honest and brave enough to come out
and say openly that the rottenness ex-
listed? They would simply be robbed
till the end of time. Henderson has
been a friend of the people. He has not
stood around and promised the people
that he would be their friend or that he
would stand by them through thick and
thin. He has given material aid to the
people. He has told them of,-proved
to them that they are being robbed. He
has pointed out where and when. He
could not do more. This is more than a
warning. 1t is more than promise,
1t IS an actual tangible benefit. And yet
there are Populists VINO claim TO be
honest, Populists who claim to be decent
and upright and civilized, WHO say that
Henderson is liar and a skunR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
FL1M-FLAM AND MATERIAL AID.

For his pains for coming out and ex-
posing Lewelling Ben Henderson, Pop
ulist. Is now being called a liar and a
boodler and skunk by all Lewelling's
appointeeS.
Did 1t pay Ben Henderson TO attack
Lewelling and show up the rottenness of
his administration? Henderson is still =
Populist So long as the Lewelling kind
Of Populism remains in power Ben Hen
derSon will count for nothing. So long
as Leweliing is elected by corruption Ben
Henderson's voice VIII amount to 1oth-
ing. He will be ignored and sat upon a
every turn. lie viii be despised and
cut by the Lewelling kind of Pops. Did
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
ovERJUMPEE BY A LON.

From the Detroit Free Press.
AS to grizzly bears" said Mon
tana man the other evening as be
lifted his feet peg higher aud took
long pull at his cigar, AS to grizzly
bears, we've got plenty of EN- left in
our country, but unless you are look
trails and byways for five years and
not get sight of old Ephraim- As big
and savage as they are they avoid man
kind when it's possible. I've heard
'em moving of in the thickets many a
time as rode along a wild trail, but in
fifteen years have had fair sight Of
only one, and he was anxious TO get
away"
How about the mountain lion?'
'Ah! you've struck quite another
field now" ne replied 1.-THE mountain
lion OF the far west is not lion al all.
as you probably know, bat il the beast
known IN the east as the panther. /
think. however. the western panther Is
larger and hercer. AZ any rate. al
things considered, I'd prefer 20 face
grizzly"
Ever had any experieDceT'
"Yes. just one, and il makes nly hair
stand on end 10 think Of II I'm half
owner Of a good, big herd OF steers. but
wouldn't 20 through that experience
again for thousand Of the latest,
juiciest steer ever rounded up
IN the cattle country. You want
20 hear about i, but ii's 70 use 20 ge.
out your book and pencil Ny eKperi-
.nce was very brief. and ,here are 70
names and dates 20 put down Look
on the map some 5sy and ind Flad
Head lake Between g and the Rocky
nountains - beautiful vzilev thirty
miles wide. I've wintered cattle N
there and had them come cut a. n. a.
butter IA the spring
Yes. 10 on
''o1e EcEiz<. e.zhi a. tea xesxs ara.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
WHITNEY TUCKER AND LABOR.

Old King Alfred first proposed that
men should work eight hours a day,
should sleep eight hours, and should play
eight hours.
Alfred was q philosopher. His ideas
! have never been put fully into effect.
They have always been regarded as just.
His disposition of the hours of day
| have been held to be the most humane
and equitable ever proposed by man.
Within the last ten years the working :
ingmen of this country, through their Ia
Dor unions, have tried to have this sys-
tenn, originally proposed by Alfred, put
into general effect. Their reasons were
two-fold. 1t is saving to the working
mans energy. ItdivideS the work equal
ly, and gives every man job. In six
mans work. The other man viii have
no work.
Every year all parties set up great
howl about being the friend of the work
ingman. They din it into his ears night
and day. No promise is too rosy to
smother him III. No declaration of
friendship is too intense for them to use.
Some of the workiGgmen have been
fooled. The majority are not. They
wait, like other citizens, until the tickets
are nominated, and discussed, and then
they make choice.
The PopulIsts of Sedgwick county
have been pleading with the working
man. They have also nominated
ticket. On that ticket for the position
of county commissioner is Whitney
Tucker. The Democrats have Endorsed
him.
Whitney Tucker IS against the eight
hour system. AS an officer of the city
he has shown Enthusiastically his stand
ing on this question. He is for working
the laborer as many hours as possible.
If the laborer can not stand the strain
he will get another laborer who can.
The negro slave had no stated hours 10
work. He was expected 10 work from
dark to dark. That is the way Whitney
Tucker, the Populist and Democratic
wants men to work. He does
not simply want them to work that way.
He will have them work that way if they
work for him, or anything with which
he has to do. That is his belief and his
necessity. If the workingman does not
like it he can get out.
Yes, if you are a working man, you
should vote for Whitney Tucker. He
belongs to the great Populist party, !
y cur greatest friend. 1t is always your
champion. When you are in trouble it |
is always ready with a set of resolutions
to back you un and encourage you.
Only year ago when your brother |
union, the Kansas Miners Union, went |
out on strike, your great champion,
Lewelling, member and leader of your |
great friend, the Populist party, doubled |
The capacity of the penitentiary coal |
mines and broke the back of the strike |
by furnishing coal where the strike had |
created a scarcity.
Whitney Tucker would do the same. |
But nevertheless you should vote for |
nim because while he may rob you of |
work he is always willing-remember
-his-to pass resolutions calling you a |
noble fellow and while your children
may starve because he has driven YOU
from work you can read your children
his beautiful resolutions and satisfy |
their hunger with them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
AMONG TIE WITS.
appropriate
And what is pneumatic tire,
You asked me once before
II is the name that. without blame,
They now give to bore.


You asked me once before.
1t is the name that without blame,
They now give to a bore.
Judge.
Always a Gentleman.-Chollie
"Chappie, desh boy, you aw pawsitive-
" and gwossly intoxicated-you actu-
ally have jag on" Chappie-"Haw!
Is it on ht?"-Indianapolis Jour
ual.
-Youngun-"Neawl was tell
ing me just now that his wife writes
him two or three times week. All
for love, of course?" Olhand-''HumphI
I'll bet it's mostly for money."-Bu fla
10 Courier.
AT the Gaiety.-Thinker-"W
that girl in the third row of the chorus
with the 'Silvery Sardine' company
last season." Flounder-'T dom know.
/ haven't good memory for figures"
-Pick-Me-Up.
-"Can you give me an example of a
toothless animal of the mammalian
group" asked teacher of a small boy
in the class in zoology. 'Yes, sir" said
the boy, promptly. Indeed, what is
it?" MY STANDARDIZATION Globe.
Tea will be dearer now on account
of the China-Japan trouble" SAID the
first speaker. "wel, it won't make
any difference to US" said the second
one soothingly, because we use
English breakfast tea. boston Tran
script.
Truthful Child.-Visitor (facetious-
ly)-"And why, Tommy, do you ask
after the welfare of my little boy so
muchP" Tommy-"'Csuse ma told me
no: to say anything about your scape-
grace of other son what's grown up"
Chicago Record.
Physician with ear to patients
chest)-"There is a curious swelling
over the region OF the heart. sir, which
must be reduced at once Patient
(anxiouslv)-"That swelling is my
pocketbool<. doctor. Please don't re-
duce IL too much."-Demorest's.
Silent, Yet Eloquent Long Absent
observation-disclosures, that deep
mourning band on your hat speaks
silently but eloquently of some great
domestic calamity" Younghusbsnd
tyvho has just buried his mother-in-lswl
$50 may she speak for all eternity"
How nice, beneath the bending shade
OF maple boughs so green
To walk with one you love she best
And squeeze Aer hand unseen;
What thrilling, queer sensations as
Her lips you slyly smack,
And feel woolly caterpillar
Crawling down your back
--Gloversville Standard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.

An honest Penasylvania farmer re-
gently saw an advertisement IN paper
saving that for ten dollars the adver-
tiser would tell how to keep butter
from getting strong. The farmer
promptly sent the money, and at once
received the reply: Eat II :"
Gen. A j. Pleasanton, OF Washing
ton and Philadelphia, who was the pro-
moter OF the blue-glass cure OF twenty
years ago and IS still known as Blue
Glass" Is in his eighty-sixth year. II
has been the generals unvsrying rule
for years never 10 20 out of doors, even
in the driest OF weather. without wear
ing heavy over-shoes. and TO this pre-
caution he attributes his grand old age.
in London, in the time OF George
the Fourth. there was an athletic and
dashing military man, Maj Brace
bridge by name and title, who, when
he found Ms powers waning, retired 10
his country house and seldom showed
himself IN society. Many years later
he had occasion 70 60 up 20 London
and there met q lady who had known
him n his younger years Dear me.
she exclaimed: aren't ron MAJ Brace
bridgeP-' NO. madam" he answered,
"but / was once
On the question whether the late
Sir James Macker re. Of G.eRnaaez,
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The Eagle tuesday 1ornue, spmber H. 1884

The sick man was extremely i'll and
not able to do more than press his
benefactor's hands and whisper few
words of gratitude.
The relative of the patient, who was
his sister. followed the gentleman out
Of the room and said:
You have not done me the honor to
tell me to whom l and my brother owe
so signal an act of kindness as that
which you have shown to an utter
stranger. Had you not so generously
and disinterestedly taken compassion
On him, fear his relatives and friends
would never have seen him again alive.
In thanking you again for your kind
ness, therefore, should like to know
to whom we are so much indebted.
Besides, you forfeited the cost of your
railroad ticket. If you Will allow me
to reimburse you the amount
do not mention ii, said the gentle
man; lit is of no consequence"
You will at least do me the pleasure
Of permitting us to know your name?'
Certainly, I viii give you my card.
With these words the gentleman
took out his card case and handed the
lady his card. She read upon it the
name William Makepeace Thack-
cray"
1t was some weeks before the invalid
was well enough to resume his jour
ney, but after his return to England
one of the first visits he paid was to
call upon the great novelist, in com
pany with his sister. to thank him per-
sonally for the great kindness he had
shown him when. as he believed, ne
should have died but for his timely as
siStance.
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l was driving IN some 'strayS' from the
foothills. When cattle begin to shed
their coats they like to get into timber
and rub themselves About 10 o'clock
in the forenoon / was riding along an
Indian trail on the slope OF hill. IL
was in the timber, with lots of brush
covering the ground. ] saw cattle
tracks on the trail and had no thought
of anything else. My mustang was on
the walk and I was taking it easy in
the saddle, when l was suddenly
jumped out of my boots Something
screamed in my ear, and out Of the
corner Of my eye l saw something in
the air. No doubt ducked, but it was
instinct. In the same breath there was
great crash in the top of bush to
my right and below me, and just as my
mustang started on a wild run made
out what the object was"
"a mountain lion. sir?"
eyes, and a whopping big one. and
the snarls and growls and screams he
uttered lifted me IN my stirrups. He
landed in that'bush on his back. with
his legs sticking up like posts. but T
don't reckon it took him over five
seconds TO turn right side up. He may
have started to follow me, though he
was more apt to slink away. but the
mustang would have given him a hard
race. He was wild with fright, and the
way he did smoke along that trail and
get down into the valley would have
made a jack rabbit wonder how the
wings were fastened on. As matter
Of fact he wasn't going fast enough for
me"
The lion had jumped for your
''He had. my boy. / went up and
figured IL out afterwsrd. Tho beast
had crouched on a big rock eighteen
feet above me and about twenty-four
feet from the trail. Just how close he
came 20 me l can't say, but l am GER
tain that he brushed my hat as ne
passed over. The duck probably saved
my life. IL he had struck me with the
momentum of such a spring I'd have
been carried out of the saddle into she
bushes. The cuss was lying low for
beef or deer. but when Icane along he
thought he had better thing. As he
missed me he turned ever in Che aiY.
and as told you he landed wrong side
up. I don't know how mountain lions
feel about such things. bet I've always
had the idea that this fellow went OF
kicking himself over tho way he got
left. he had overiumped q good dinner
and couldn't blame any body but him
self fi~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-11

For years the naval architect has beeh
turning out ships whose structure is
based more or less upon hypothesis. AT
last the time has come when the mon
sters which our Frankensteins have
given us will have to undergo the stern
test of action. In the east there is far
more even balance between the combat
ants than we have seen for some time.
Each side has a fairly numerous feet.
The Chinese ships are of modern, but
not recent construction. The japanese
ones embody the newest theories and
carry the latest weapons. The result of
the naval war cannot but be instructive.