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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

and make her his wife after short alb.
sence north. The girl Indignantly pro-
/ tested against waiting for him in a
land of persecution and injustice, as
she claimed it to be, and vowed never
to spend vesper upon it. She wished
to hide herself among the ruins of the
Rip Raps And there he left her-of
course, to await his return.
HE never came back.
NINA waited, and never lost hope.
He will come back she said. He
shall come back, even if it is sometime
when they parted, she implored
him to accept the only thing in the
way of remuneration for his services
she possessed; a French heirloom of
great antiquity. belonging to her moth
err. 1t was the dagger l have in my
keeping
"He refused the generous gift. and
said: Save it for yourself, Nina.
And said the old soldier to me, she
did, father-and used it, too! The
marks Of her young blood have never
washed off the blade They're rustin'
there now, like when they fell from
the warm little heart, when that
brown hand drove the dagger straight
home!
"'She had waited many weeks and
many months, and-well, when l think
on it, as l does every stormy night.
she must have been deranged. For so
she looked to my poor old eyes, when
saw her high mon the ramDartS in
the widest of the worst storm we had
along the roads that year, her long,
black hair and wind blown frock lash
ing around her-aEd the sharp fash as
come to show me when she struck in
the dagger-and l making as fast as |
could to get to her! The waters cover
her now, poor wild lamb, and no one
knows ont. I've kept it alone to my
self said the old man. because as she
whispered, there is none of EN- to
care, Fisher"
The man walking with the priest
was pale and horror-stricken. He sank
down upon the sands of the beach
while the tide washed in to his feet
The priest stood moment in silence,
then he said, holding out the dagger:
Here is Nijnas heirloom, which
neutrality-suspicious. was TO de-
liver to her lover! Summer seasons
have come and gone, aud l have
waited"
The blase clutched at the sands. and
groaned in anguish:
And / am the man.
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\ Falling Body.

1t is impossible TO say who first no
ticed the peculiar caprices of stone or
other heavy body dropped from the tor
of high tower. but it is nevertheless
curious fact that such objects invaria-
bly, fall slightly to the east of the per
pendicular line Persons of inquiring
turn of mind who ask why this is as i,
Is may find an answer in the following:
All falling bodies partal,e Of the earth 5
eastward motion to a greater or lesser
extent. Therefore. during the time
occupied by a stone in falling from the
top of high tower or other eminence
the earths rotary motion has carried
II an appreciable distance TO the east.
The initial impetus of the stone has
carried It TO the eastward also. there
fore II strikes the earth to the east of
the perpendicular. varying in degree
according 10 the height Gam which j.
49, fAll-An " " As.A
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The wife whe trades upon her hus
bands talents is never the woman who
has been chosen for spiritual and men
tai comps Hsnship. but who has been
sought. perhaps. under the first rais-
taken impulse OF an undiscipi led
heart She may De deeply beloved %
the very last o. her husband II sh. has
the art 20 deceive him. bat that lore
brings 20 him no happiness Such a
woman frequently maTries for the PRIDE
she has IN possessing = Husband whom
TIE word calls great, and makes the
most sf her bargain through life. ~
1oying the luxury which his tales, pro
vldes for her q. her right and regard
ing him a. a conysaient sna necessary
article Of domestic furniture, bat nota-
ing nore-W onankiud
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Copper first appeared in history ON
the island of Cyprus
ORIGIN OF THE WALTZ.
The Now Popular Dance Shocked Oul
Great Grandfathers.

The Now Popular Dance Shocked Oul
Great Grandfathers.
n was Lady Jersey who introduced
it, and when later the Emperor Alex
ander visited London an army of for.
eigners gave strong impetus to the
movement. Its great popularity gives
rise to many disputes as to whence the
waltz originally came, whether from
the old Provencal La Sauteuse," or
Wolfe" or the German dance. the
"Laendler." 1t is most universally
ascribed to the last named. The
"Laendler" was under the ban of the
authorities as being dangerous to both
health and morals; but in spite of pro-
hibition ii made its way to Vienna,
where it was introduced in the opera
Una Casa Rara," by Vincente Mar
tens.
The character of the dance was, how
ever. greatly changed and modified,
the tempo being much accelerated
From Vienna it quickly passed to
France. DR.. Burney saw it performed
in Paris in 1880, and could not help re.
fiecting; How uneasy an English
mother would feel to see her daughter
so Familiarity treated, and still more to
note the obliging manner in which the
fire edom is returned by the females"
Had he lived few years longer the
good old doctors sense of decorun
would have received a shock in the wei,
come accorded to the dance by English
women.-All the Year Round.
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LIFE HISTORY OF coRAlS
Inc Process by Which Massive Great Ial
ands are Created.

Inc Process by Which Massive Great Iai>
snds are Created
To Reaumur is due the improving
legend that coral islands are built hy
the accumulated efforts Of an industri-
Gus insect. Pliny, in like manner. quite
gravely records the ancient belief THAI
little sucker fsh could hold q shiu
against the simpelling violence of .
storm, and apostrophizes the deplorsble
vanity Of mankind when confronted
with the fact that their armored ves-
sells could be held bound and irnnov-
able by little fish six inches loarf
The wonders of nature do not really
need these imaginary Embellishments
The life history of corals is suffieieat.
" remarkable in its sober facts Like
other animals. they produce eggs, from
which free swimming young ara
Matched. But they have two other
methods of propags tion-namely. gem
nation and 6ssiparity. Between AMI
mails and plants in general there is no
distinction which makes itself more
prominent and obtrlsive than the free
individual life of the one and the fix.d
colonial life of the other BY grmna-
ton, the successive putting forth Of
buds. an Industrious vegeta BILE, start
ing with a seed Of insignificant size.
may build a massive structure. some.
times four hundred feet in height. tho
resul tant Of individuals almost innurn-
cradle, belonging 10 hundreds or thou
sands Of generations. all of them the
living members of single family, sue
cessively sacrificing their individuality
TO promote the common good and "a
share T.
This procedure in plant life is Illus
trated BY An endless diversity Of exam
pies. great and small Whatever ep
ceptions there may be. this, 10 the
ordinary observer, is the customary.
the commonplace, the distinctive habit
in the vegetable kingdom. Thus 10
came 10 pass that men did not believe
their own eyes when they me, with
animals behaving in way that seemed
10 be the patent right Of vegetables
The isolated sea snemone was we'll
understood. but creatures of preeiaely
similar structure. which took 20 sprout
ing out of stems and branches, had "a,
be iucontinently handed over To tha
totaDist Edinburgh Review.
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A Horses Upper Lin.

1t is interesting TO watch a horse
while he is feeding, and observe how
he picks up his food. either in grazing
or when fed in the stable. How clever
~ the animal gathers in the choice hay
and rejects the waste. although he can
not see food directly under his mouth.
But the lip pushes away the unsulta bic
part Of the ration. and gathers with
the utmost precision that portion
which Is selected The uoper lin is
constantly in motion, and by It's sense
of feeling separates the selected food
from that which IS rejected Those
VINO have seen this action of the lin
and realized It's great sensitiveness will
never commit the cruelty Of putting a
twitch around the upper lip Of horse
for any purpose whatever. Watch a
horse feeding in weedy pasture. and
It viii be seen that this instinct OF the
up IL brought into use in a most pecuI-
lar manner, exhibiting 70 marked
degree the great seusitireuexs % the
delicate nerves o. this crgzn-S. Y.
Word.
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long after sun setting. and the waves
dipped badly over the sides of the boat.
was glad when the keel grated on the
pebbles of old Calhoun Strange, wild
island of solid rock, that old fort. If
you've never been there, you can't
imagine how strange.
''The keeper said when the lawyer
brought Nina to the island, he loved
her at once. Her wild. wonderful
beauty was just like the place, and he
liked her honest fearlessness and be-
iieved in her genuineness in spite of
her fatal temper-which he did not
mind never more'n ripple, he said.
He respected her as sacredly as the
leaves of his dead mothers Bible, and
the safety of his sword-for he was an
old soldier-was not dearer to him.than
his child's care. The lawyer was mad
ly in love with the beautiful maiden.
courted and won her, and was to return
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casionally generous smile. Kindness
and determination filled the dark eyes,
and the broad forehead was not unvis.
tied by the busy fingers of care. The
hand which removed a cigar from his
lips was fat smooth and white-very
much given to benedictions and hand
shakings. His eyes were fastened upon
| large, finely built man, fresh in the
! forties, but aged by vein of selfish
reverie and visible ennui Moving to
the doorway, he continued looking
hard at the back of the blase's dress
coat and waiting clouds from his Ha.
vana. when the hotel guest turned and
nodded. He recognized a priest of the
village he had chatted with at the bar
ber's and met in the fort the day be.
fore.
Good evening" saluted the priest.
Enjoying yourself?''
'No-cant say / am" returned the
other YEARLY, moving toward the
priest
Perhaps you will take smoke. Il
is glorious night"
He assented; and taking his hat from
the Aindow sill followed the priest
I'VE will walk out to the pier, if you
like" said he of the cloth, and they
made their way out from the crowds
near the pavilion.
You don't care much for such
scenes judge?" indicating the gay
jewellers by lifting of his head.
''No-not in the least" was the an
swer
such scenes are mere mockeries to
you-entirely out of harmony with
your Utmost thoughts" continued the
priest
Just then they passed food of light
from an open doorway, and the priest
slackened his gait and offered his com.
panion a cigar, watching him, mean
while. closely.
What makes you think that?'
asked the other, about to accept the
outstretched cigar, when suddenly the
priest dropped something from his
breast
The blase stopped to recover and
return it. when the flash and CLEAN
Of beautiful article met his
eye. He hesitated, awkwardly offered
1t, then remained staring at il in 81
lence.
1t was handsome gold dagger.
sheathed in a curiously wrought and
yaluably jewelei case OF ancient and
.oreign design. The head of the dag
ger was a carved golden image Of the
Virgin Mary. with a row of small jew
els just below. and the point of the
sheath finished with the setting of q
large black pearl
He had seen this same dagger dropped
at the BARRIERS. where the priest had
happened in and opened conversation.
He had dropped it before in the fort.
the first time they met.
He returned it.
'Iou are struck with the beauty of
my dagger. II IS z rare gem-a curi-
Gus memory of an old French court
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THE OLD ENGLISH Posi-.
How the Malls Were Transported In eaxsJ
Times.

How the Malls Were TrAnsPorted IN my
Times.
Under the direction of Cotton and
FARMLAND (le90-I.05l the operations OF
the post Office largely increased, Cross
posts were esta blished; the posts them
selves We're farmed OUT TO men OK
energy and capacity, who paid a share
OF the profits to the chief Office, and
under their sagacions administration
the service was improved and extended
New packet boats of considerable speed
were constructed by the kings order.
under the guidance OF Edmund Dunn
mer. surveyor of the navy. and that Of
fetal himself accepted the contract for
the pew service 70 the West indics.
For him. as for the other pioneers OF
progress in early days, connection with
the civil service proved disastrous. He
lost his boats. his private property war
mortgaged and foreclosed, and he died
bankrupt and broken-heartea Ha
epitaph is well written by Mr.. Joyce:
at is his honora bic distinction that he
succeeded in all that he undertook for
others and that il was only in what
he undertook for himself that ne
failed"
During this same period posts were
established in North America, and for
some time an ocean penny postage ex-
listed between our country and that
colony. A reformer named Povev set
on foot n half penny post in London,
and the letters were collected by men
in his employ, who rang bells to an
nounce their approach. Povey was
soon dispossessed of this arrangement.
but letters continued to be collected bv
the sound of bells in London until
1876, and in Dublin down to Septem-
Der 1S5q-Academy
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HIS FIRST EYE. GlASSES.
y Nan Who Wears Glasses Describe
Some of Their ADVANTAGES


Some OF Their Advantages.
do you know what consider the
prettiest sight of my life?" asked one
specialized man of another, as they
stood looking out of the tower of the
Pulitzer building.
Worlds fart"
No; that was fine. but it didn't give
me the Job that this sight did. 1t
wasn't any picture gallery on this side
or the other. 1t was common enough
sight, too"
Your frst-born SON.
''oh, no. A new baby is a hideou.
thing. No, il was just the things that
l had seen all my life, and had never
been away from
Only | saw them for the first time
as they were. | had put on my first pair
"f glasses. Up to the time | was sew
enteen years, | had known that nv
eyes weren't like other children's. /
couldn't see the figures on the black
board II sat in my seat at school. ]
didn't recognize persons across the
street. and got reputation for BEING
'stuck-up' After / found out what !
needed, / had an awful time in rettino
my father TO consent to my wearing
glasses. II WIS in a small town. and
any young person who wore glasses
was looked upon as trying TO put on
agony, as affected as what is now
called 'dudish. But ! kept dinging
away. and finally l got a pair
OF glasses on trial. and proved.
to the satisfaction of my father.
that with them | could tell the
time OF day by the kitchen clock from
clear out TO the wood-shed. whereas he
knew that without them corld not
tell the time from the back door.
Then when | got them. | inst wan
4ered arou.d and looked. Main stree,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
MACKENZIE RIVER.
The Mighty Stream Found to Have Its
Rise in Mountain Lake.

The Mighty Stream Found to Have Its
Rise in a Mountain Lake.
The great Mackenzie river the
mightiest stream on the American con-
tinent, excepting only the Mississippi,
has never been traced to its head, and
up to the present time the source from
from Indian report. The mystery has,
however. now been solved by r. G..
Mcconnell. of the Dominion geological !
survey, who lately returned from four
months exploration trip in those re-
gions. Mr.. Mcconnell arrive in Brit
ish Columb ia from Ottawa in June and
started out on his trip.
From Quesnelle the party pro-
ceeded in canoes up to Fraser
to Giscome Portage. This is seven
and half miles long, and after
crossing it they proceeded down
Crooked river to Fort Mcleod. Their
route then lay down Parsnip river to
the forks, where Findlay river meets
the Parsnip and gives birth to Peace
river.
On reaching Findlay river Mr. Nc
Connell really compenced his summers
work, as the chief object of his trip
was to explore that river and. if pos.
sible, the Omineca also. Mr. Neon
nell accordingly went up Findlay river
to its junction with the Omineca and
followed the latter river to it's head re-
turning down it again to the same spot
This river is easily naviga BILE on the
upper portion. but in the first thirty
miles it falls over five hundred
feet, and is consequently extreme
ly rapid and difficult to ascend
Mr.. Mcconnell then proceeded up
the Findlay river. Whites had been up
to the Ommeca river previous to him,
as at one time that was famous gold
country, but Mr.. Mcconnell and his
party were the first whites to ever
ascend the Findlay river to its head.
The river is about two hundred and
fifty miles long, and is naviga BILE for
the great portion of the way in canoes,
though owing to the rapids the party
had to proceed the last fifty miles on
foot, an arduous task owing to the
roughness of the country. The country
is very mountainous. and, though at
the lower part of the river the valley is
six miles wide, the mountains come
right down to the waters edge in the
upper portion. At its mouth the Find
lay is about as wide as the Fraser at
Quesnelle. It is not very deep except
in the canyons, where the current is
very strong, and owing to the numer-
Gus rapids and eddies progress is very
slow. At the head of the Findiay river
is a lake known in the Indian tongue
as Lake Fehutade. which, being inter-
preted, means narrow waters between
mountains" This lake is the real
source of the Mackenzie river. 1t is
between twenty-five and thirty miles
lone and not more than a quarter of a
mile wide, and is Enclosed by high
Around the edge of the
lake are glaciers. and the scene is a
very pretty one. The mountains rise
five thousand to six thousand feet
a bovo the lake, while they are some
nine thousand feet above the level of
the sea.-Vancouver News-Advertiser |
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When the visitor came into the Office
to talk with the busy man. he laid
several bundles on the desk. After he
had wasted half hour Or more of the
busy mans precious time he got up 10
go.
Let me see," he said, looking over
his packages; have got everything
that belongs TO me?"
Really, don't know" replied the
busy man, but you've got good deal
that belongs to me- and the visitor
didn't understand it, Of course. De
troit Free Press.
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woman did not die. however and tn.
testimony brought to bear cleared the
prisoner after a long trial She wa.
very ignorant, and was frightened al
what she considered cruel persecu.
ton, and she would not return to any
Of the Hampton people"
WAS she never seen after?" came
the interested question. while the blase
dropped his voice and walked closer be-
side the priest
Yes / have learned that subse-
quently she fed to the island of the
Rip Raps, and remained with the old
keeper, who was her true friend and
sheltered her like father. He had
guarded the "a fortress for years, an c
loved every rock the waves tapped
He is living now?' asked the other,
his voice sounding hoarse-
The night was magnificent, with q
full-globed moon resting in a calm,
beautiful sky. The priest gazed a. the
vaulted expanse above them in silence
for moment and then said:
No; be has followed the Indian girl
to the glorious land lit by the everlass-
ing sun"
The Indian girl! Nina? Followed
Nijna?" whispered the man beside him
'1ou had not said she was dead You
said she had disappeared and they
never had seen her" said the breath
hess listener
$50 | did returned the priest; and
did not know where she rested until
the keeper OF the fort told me her story.
/ was sent 10 administer ahsolution
when he lay dying. and he told me
pitiful tale in his last confession VIII
you have another cigar?
Ne, no. Continue. please
The evening We rowed over 20 the
Bin Rays TO sec the old teuor. il Rzs
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An Artist.

The visitor at the boarding house was
entertaining one or two of his friends
at the piano, and two boarders were
listening at the head of the stairs.
who's that at the pisno?" asked
one.
Blamed If know" was the reply;
che hits the piano as il he were black.
smith, but he murders the music like {.
butcher. Detroit Free Press
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PRIEST AND DAGGER.
BY l.. c. BANCROFT.
copyright, 1893, by the Author.J

LANDING out
side a n open
window of the
H Y g e a ball
room, at 0 | d
Point Comfort,
was a man O T
Herculean build
and S OIL e m n
f asc e bearing
the features Of
the student and
i n v e S tigator.
There W as a
k j n d l y line
about the large
mouth, and oc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

Every Dag Cake: One aad ons-haI:
cup sugar. one-hzif esp Du,.>r. one CUP
sour milk. teaspoon soda, cinnamon,
grated nutmeg, and Two "a slespoon.
cocoa Add . hall pound II ngs.
chopped fine. and nearly tarss euSs Of
four.
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SO you think you have plan to
get rid OF your rivsle7 Yes What
Is it, Going 10 have him saudtagyed
or ssssssiuated or - Bette .S.n
that-lve persuaded him to Join a foot
ball team Atlanta Constitution.
-Reu ben Mamma. will ron gire
me cent 10 buy nice big green au-
pleE aamna-'No, Reuben. green
apples are TeTy dangerous 5ns. now
ben Then. mamma give ne III.
cent, please. and iii tsEy ri
Press sittilgA
, 1894-09-19
Der Qfer0eHeiih=b0n0eI.

Der ener8iicbe 6reu35ug Ser @eiun6z
6eitSbe60rbe 9egen Die Observation-Disclosures
bat bereitS Triicbte getra8en. Die 6irn1a
0orling & 60, ipclde ieit Sa6reu Bferoe@
fletib a~uftauftc, bat 9eitern DEM @eiunOa
beitscommtiidr mit8etDcilt, OaB iie Oieic5
@ei1aft auIge6en werOe. Die 6trma
fteute cS 3u9tcicb in 2tbrebe, iemalS@ fcrOez
fleiib iir Otobrun9S5pede D%ertolft sl
baberl ; iie ertldrte, baB eS t6r MIR oarum
5u tbun lei, itb Don Dem Ooiunt, boS Dem
6anpel nit Bfer6easil6 GnbGnge, Los 51
maben.
0te 6trma G6omplon & G6par6S bat
anOererieitS on%gefllnOigt, baB iie i6ren
Observation-Disclosures fortieBen lUerOe. 6enrp
Sreemau, bet pabrlAeinIicb Der 2Irbcits
geber Der beiben g~eitern in 9ticbtcr 0lenz
nous 0eric6t nit ie 500 Strafe belc8ten
Mdnner, Sobu Ottu uuo QlmoS SdulB lit,
iuiro bon ben OeiunobeitSbeamten 6elpacbt,
oa oieielben annchmen, baB CT iein II
.IiaeniirteS @el6dtt pieOer aufnebmen mirb.