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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
Skinned Himself and At. I..

Ny uncle and sister and I were out
IN the garden one day watching a lit
tie toad, and my uncle took twig and
very gently scratched FIRST one
side of the toad and then the other.
The toad evidently eajeyed il, for he
would roll slowly from side to side,
says a correspondent in the Philadel-
phia Press, and blink very expresSvely.
! was SO interested that when they
went in took the twig and did as my
uncle had done. II, thought 1, if he
rolls from side TO side, as touch him,
what would he do If 1 ran the twig
down his back? | did so, and what do
you think happened2 His skin, which
was thin and dirty, parted in a neat
little seam, showing bright new coat
below, and then my quiet little toad
showed his knowledge, for he gently
and carefully pulled OFF his outer skin,
taking it off the body and legs first,
and then blinking ii over his eyes, till
where had it gone? He had rolled it
IL D ball and swallowed it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
WOKE HIM UP AT LAST
Bew n Sleeping Telegraph Operator Was
Aroused TO Duty.

There is good story about tele-
graph operator who once worked the
land wires in the Duxbury cable office
going TO sleep one night and message
having 10 be sent six or seven thou
sand miles 10 wake him up. The oper-
ator is now a practicing physician in
Cambridge, Mass, but before annexing
NJ. ID. to his name was one of the gilt
edge photographers of the country, says
a writer in Donahoe's Magazine
One night while on duty in the Dur
bury office he fell asleep~at his key.
The sleep was a sound one. The New
York operator called till out OF
patience. when he sent message to
Boston requesting the chief operator
in charge TO tell Duxburv 70 answer
New York. The sleeper, however, was
as deaf to BOston's "Di, Di." as to the
impatient characters flashed on from
New York.
In the cableroom next the sleeping
operator was the cable artist. The
room was dark and he was watching
the mirror for the tiny sparks that in
those days went 70 make up message
To him the Morse alphabet was all
Greek. SO the sleeper slept on.
Seeing no other way ont Of the
mu5dle and thinking the operator
asleep. New York called Canso n Nova
Scotia and addressed a message TO the
cable operator a. Dux6uEy. The mes
sage read:
Go into the other room and wake up
that operator"
Canso sent Il 70 Hearts Content IN
Newfoundland; Hearts Content
rushed it across the deep TO Valentia.
From there 1t went 70 London, thence
to Dover. and across the channel TO
Calais and 70 BreSt. Brest kept Il.
moving on 10 Miquelon and Niquelon
gave the cable operator g. DExbuTy a
unique surprise. The sleeper vas tEcn
aroused. about eleven minutes having
been taken by the grand round OF the
cablerram- de tried - explain mat
tiers by telling New YORK he was out
Of adjustment The story didn't m
press the officials a. being truthful.
and IN day OF two there was vacancy
IN Duxeury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
ne OhICfIN OF = OOIINIs
st Dates So Far Back That &c Is Lost In
Anrfaasty.

Tattooing dates back so far that il is
impossible to discover when il was first
practiced, but il WAS one OF the prac-
tices that were prohibited TO the Jews.
for in Leviticus 1928. is the follow
ing: Eye shall not make any cuttings
in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you" From this it
may be inferred that tattooing was
prevalent in the days of Moses. 1t is 4
custom that prevails among the savage
nations of the earth and tattooing is
practiced to this day, except where
Christianity and civilization have put
a stop to it. 1t was at one time years
ago, and is yet, but not to such a
marked degree, fad among sailors to
have various designs placed on the
body. 1t was also a fad among a GER
tain class of silly women to have their
lovers name tattooed on the arm or
breast. There are sailors in almost
every seaport at tais time who are will
ing for consideration to place figures
on the flesh of any who are foolish
enough to have dis6guring marks
driven beneath the surface ofthe skin
with needle points dipped into coloring
matter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
Is HELM ENDORSED?
Hagan Says He Has Not Beeu But That He VIII
lie in Qua Tine.


It was reported quite extensively yester-
| day that A. L. Helm, the Populist candi
date for county attorney had been en-
| dorsed by the organization known as the
Prohibition law and Order League. The
Democratic politicians by some hOcus DO
Gus are alleged TO have found it out and
they stated that the report was fact and
could prove II. A reporter for The EAGLE
sought Mr.. Helm, but that gentleman WAS
not in. 1t is said, however, that he en-
pbatically denied the report.
\. Is, Hagan, the secretary of the Prohi-
bition party in this county. was seen. He
said he had heard nothing of the report.
but he, was quite sure that Mr.. Helm
would be endorsed by the Prohibition
party and made the candidate IN due time.
! That seems TO have been the intention
from the start, both by the Prohibition
lists and the Pop leaders. That Mr.. Helm
anticipated it himself from the start
there Is no doubt for MS
speech of acceptance, when nominated
by the Pops, indicated that he had had an
understanding with the OhibItiouiSts,
and that he had satisfied them that he
would accept their ldeAs about running
the Office of county attorney. He made
his remarks at tnat time too hastily. The
more experienced POD politicians say so
yet. They thought then that Helm should
be passive until the full strength of the
ProhI billion element could be aSCertalped
and then to make his talk TO them and in
their favor If il was deemed that the Pro
hibition element was big enough to tiirt
with. The same politician that made the
above statement To reporter for the
EAGLE on the day of the pop convention
talked yesterday again. He said. Helm
made a mistake. He lost 600 liberal
voters to eaten 200 PrOhbiGionists 1t WAS
the current opinion then that there were
200 pledged Prohibition voters in the
county and that they wonld 5e worth
catching, but comparatively correct
canvas has revealed the fact that
the vote stands at about the same as il has
always stood. Public opinion simply
through mental illusion saw the figure
before the real figures 2JO. 1t Is true that
there are about 400 pledged members. -
said he, "but nearly 200 Of them VII vote
their party ticket. They simply signed
the list so as not to evade or avoid being
classed as men who favored law aud order
rs, in relaity, any man almost would do if
the straight question, are you II favor Of
law and order was put 10 him. | think
Helm made a big mistake when be prac-
tically announced himself a Prohibitonist
and the local leaders of our party think so.
His action will make it inconyenieuu for
the workers; Tor they must tell the anti
prohibitionlsts one thing and the Proh.-
bitionists another thing. and that is "A
mean way to make a campaign. and for
my part | think it VIII not pay N the long
run. Helm should have consulted more
experienced politicians before be an
noanced himself. The trouble i, Helm is
a Probibitlonist, and, ike all people who
are slaves to 4 crank idea, he thinks he
knows II all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
PROBATE COURT.

Estate OF John 7. Campbell: Deposition
of Eli. h. Ford IL proof of will; commiss-
ion, certificate of commission aud original
will received in good condition aud filed
and published by order of court,
insanity of John Johnson: Trial; YER
dict and judgment Of insanity; inquiry etc.
transmitted.
John Corbett VS.. B. r. Royse: Petition
for writ of habeas corpus filed; writ issued
aud delivered to the sheriff; set for hearing
September "A, 1894, at Q O'clock.
Estate john ID. Ringle: Petition of
ReDecca Ringle, administrative, for sale of
real estate filed; set for hearing October
Is. 1884, ordered notice for three weeks in
weekly Mirror.
Estate w w. Luttrell e Co.: Final
report Of NJ. a. Payne, eAecutrix of estate
OF W. w. Luttrell & Co, filed and APP
proved; executrix discharged as TO part
nership estate.
Estate or Robert Black: Demand of 4.
L. Parsons for S24 "a filed.
Estate of Calvin McWorter: Petition of
Sarah McWofter for citation against
Herman Bierman; citation issued, return
able September p, 1894
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
CAUSED HIM TROUBLE.
Pond Greek citizen jailed for se:IFaG Liquor
Without License.


John X. Richards was the name of a man
VITO plead guilty III the federal district
court yesterday 10 selling two drinks OF
whisky without = license.
IL was in the afternoon that his case WAS
called and he shsmbled up before the
Judge with hang-dog lock upon bis fsce
that was sad. The Indictment wa Tesd TO
him ami lie was asked by the court 10 make
Il got slipped up on for the first time in
nv hf-," said John, and III never DO il
again"
Did you sell the whisky as Charged
said the judge.
II did, F" said John, with a repentant look
upon his face.
well, l don't call that much of slip
up, said the judge
John saw that the wind wasn't right
aud he proceeded 70 tell the judge all
about II. the istter listening very patiently.
KEY" said he, and pretty soon two other
fellows came along They said tbey
wanted couple of drinks pretty bad;
gave II TO them and they made me take
psy. That was down Ia Harper county.
How much of family have you -
asked the judge.
"A wife anu six children, sir
Now the wind was blowing right Tor
John again for 1t seemed from the looks Of
the Judge that ne was shaving down
johns punishment about fifty or sixty
days for every child. "I'n give YOU q
month il some county JAIL lie finally
said but II you eyer CO II again ! VIII he
compelled 10 send you o the peniteutlary-
Have you any choice as TO which county
Jail you would Ike 70 30 to-" Joho had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Rule Against Outsiders Reported To BE Work
ing al Last.

The board or education met last night in
called session to consider the application
of Mrs SUanglaud for special examina-
tion for a teachers certificate The sppli-
cation was refused on the ground that to
grant the special examination would be to
eSi ablish a precedent likely to be produc-
formlty in future.
Besides this action, several matters were
discussed informally, 1t transpired that
the rule of the board concerning tuition
which WAS adopted last spring and which
went into actual operation at the opening
of the schools last Monday, was working
finely and to the sensible augmentation
OF the school funds. This rule
requires that tuition shall be
paid in advance and that those whose
homestesds are without the limits of the
school district or whose homesteads,
though within such limits, are from any
cause exempt from taxation for school
purposes, must pay tultion, no matter how
much school tax they pay on other prop
erty situated within the school district.
The collection of the tax III advance has
been attended with no difficulty, though
there has been some friction in the case
of those affected by that part of the
rule which relates TO the location of the
homestead with reference to taxation.
The shortening of the school term by a
month or two months was also discussed
as a measure of economy.
1t Is to be understood that in all matters
above referred &c, no sction was taken eX-
cept as TO the matter of the application for
u specia! examination.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
CITY IN BGIEE.

T. c. Wilson is in Kingman county on
legal business.
Rev. Don S. Colt has returned from his
summer vacation much improved IN
health.
Mr. Wilbur F. Coen of Boston. formerly
n Wichita boy, is here on visit to his
parents on College Hill.
George Wilson's hen roost was visited
Wednesday night by thieves who carried
away all of his poultry except two turkeys.
Mrs. Lamport of Winfield and her sister.
Mrs. +. O. Miller of Peoria, Ills, are in
the city, the guests OF Mrs. l.. w. Adams.
y. H. Rudolph went TO St. Louis yester-
day 10 meet his wife on her return from
Kentucky where she has been visiting for
some time.
John Corbett, who is charged with
stealing a horse from +. :. Tillinghast last
May, IS to have his trial soon IN the dis
trlct court.
Two couples were yesterday licensed to
wed: Robert Bush and Anna Hemple of
this city; A. @. hessler and Matte l. Ma
hannah of Maize.
The ease of Marion Carter, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses,
was yesterday continued to "Wednesday IN
Justice Jones' court and Carter was re-
manded to Jail.
Rev G. S. Nusbaum recently closed a
ten days camp meeting at Clearwater and
is now at Cheney, meeting with great snc-
cess. He will continue his work from
place To place until October.
The remains of Mrs. Victor a. Wash
burne, who died Wednesday morning in
Chicago, were brought TO this city for
burial, arriving last night. The funeral
will take place from the residence of }. y.
Washburne, 507 East Central, today.
The Periclesion society will be called to-
Rether at an early date o resume work for
the winter. Ii Is intended that a series of
debating and oratorical contests shall be
held under the joint auspices of the Peri
clesian and other similar societies in
neighb boring cities. The officers of the So
ciety are planning for an unusually sue
cessful years work.
w r. Hewey is in St Joseph this week
securing entries for the State Fair races to
be held here in October. J. NJ Moore is
also on the same business at Lincoln,
Neb., and TO secure exhibits Secretary
Irwin reports that he entries for the purse
races are coming in at "A satisfactory rate
and bid fair to I'LL even better than the
stake races. Privileges are being dis
posed of rapidly. Secretary Irwin. who is
at his office again after a dangerous Illness
viii be pleased to furnish premium lists TO
The merchants of the city for the use of
their customers. Lists may be had by
calling at his Office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Furnished 10y The Wichita Abstract
and Land Company
The records III the register OF deeds Office
show the following transfers:
+. II. Weed @. {. d. Lots 2 to 10 and
40 to IS Seneca Ave Lots l To 81
and , TO 5S West Athens Ave Lots
TO 81 Moore Ave and , to 5S Cor
inth ave. All John Rrights 2nd
Add. .........,............. $500
Lots IL to 81 Athens Ave and u TO
SIS West Athens Ave All in John
Bright's 2nd Add.-................ S20S0.
s. NJ. Hoover ". ID. Lots - 10 81 and
50 to 81 Cousee and 81 to - Cousec,
- 10 81 Riverside Ave Lots - TO 90
{ Woodland Ave. All in North River
side Add. .--..-.............-..S $4,000
G. r. Williams @ {. ID. y + = Sec.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81.
VIM : Emo d beg go e u of : ( cor
lot , WRIerman's add n 30 IL W i42
fl so fl I42 fl TO beg. ..-....... 100
Morgan & Eehman d beg IA # w Of
sw cor lot l07 Water - Greiffen-
STEMS 5th add n 200 # W 156 It 5
600 It e $50 fl 20 beg.......-....... $40
b l. Mcknight d hf ne Or sec l4-21
Iw.......... S.
Amount OF mortgages released. $3.50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
THAT DIVORCE MIDDLE.
An Oklahoma lawyer VINO Thinks the De
sion hurts the Law Business


D. c. Lewis of Oklahoma City, was in
town yesterday attending the United
States court with view Of getting man
charged with perjury out of trouble. Heis
the same lawyer VINO has attended to the
latter series of cases against Clyde Mattox
in the Federal court.
Mr.. Lewis said that in the recent sensa-
tioual decision in Oklahoma concerning
the granting of divorces that Judge Scott
who gave the dissenting opinion was right.
As he is tue first man who has ever given
Judge Scott credit for any: hing right, his
statement was interesting. Yes" he
said, "thcre was more law in Judge SCOTS
opinion than III all the others combined.
What will divorct people who married
again do?" he was asked.
They will simply have to break away"
he replied
What is the opinion downethere con-
Corning it?'
The opinion is that it is great inconveu-
fence. IL IS particularly detrimental 10
the welfare of the attorneys. You know
that all this business extends back
only to the meeting of the
last legislature when the Kansas
statutes were applied to Oklahoma. In
Kansas the probate judge has DO jurisdic-
ton in divorce cases, but the legislature
failed to discontinue the jurisdiction Of
probate judge IL Oklahoma
1.-The divorces that ars illegal then are
those granted by probate cour5sy
Yes, and then only since the session of
the last legislature.
"What are the principal objections 70
the ruling outside of tue Inconvenience to
parties who REMARKED
There are lots Of objections. If the dis
trict court only has Jurisdiction the pro-
cess of securing divorce will be much
slower. 1t will also cucumber the district
courts dockets and besides that the ex-
penses viii be much greater than If ham
died by probate court.
How Will the middle end?"
believe that when the legislature meets
it will pass bill i-galiziny the marriages
thus contracted and III that way straighteu
the whole thing out again. Ia the meaD-
time parties affected by the decision must
live apart or run the risk Of getting into
trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

THAT Girl in Gray" was introduced by
the Eunice Goodrich company at the opera
house last night TO u well pleased audience
BY special request of several par rons of
the opera house the farce comedy, Want
ed Husband" viii be presented Friday
instead of Saturday night so enable those
employed Saturday evening 10 witness the
comedy, As the play has always been
billed tor Saturday night heretofore. The
Hangman" viii be presented Saturday
night. preceded by the charming dramatic
drama, Faiths Burglar" Baby Pottle
viii be seen in she title role. Jack Roll as
the burglar and c. W. ferris as Mr..
WlnslOw, the editor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
NEOpEsHA ENCURsIOv

Nessrs. Street and Barre were in the
city yesterday and were busy ascertaininy
the number OF people who are going 10
Neodesha on the excursion. They are very
anxious TO have all wishing TO go to pro
cure tickets a. far in advance as possible
that they may be better able TO judge the
size of the crowds and secure the proper
equipment for comfortable trans portation
aud prevent crowding ia the cars. The ex-
cursion will be well patronized as every
body want TO see that great sight-a gas
well throwing stream of light eighty
fpRf In In. air
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

There will be work in the order of the
Temple at Mt. Olivet commandery tonight.
Visitors are welcome. Officers please be
present. A. j. Apologize.
The Womans' Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the First Presbyterian
church will meet this afternoon in the
church parlors at o'clock. A full at
tendance Is requested.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
MURDERED A BABY
HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF AN IN
FAINT AT MULVANE

Dr.. Mckenzie Wrapped it in Cotton,
Pat it in Basket and Jolted
Over Six Miles of Road With it.
Died Soon After From EX-
posure - People Very
Much Excited Over
the Cruelty of The
the Affair-In-
vestigaiion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
TON REED COMING.

Colonel HallowelI returned from Topeka
yesterday and brought the pleasing infor-
nation that the state Republican COM
mittee had secured ex-Speaker Thomas b,
Reed of Maine, to make speech at Wien
tia, which event will be early in October.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
GOING 10 SCOTLAND.

DR.. Fordoyce has resigned the position
of superintendent of tue 81. Francis hos
piUal preparatory to a trip to the Royal
Medical College Of Edinburg, Scotland,
about the last of October. The other mem
bers of the old staff will remain and every
thing in the way OF caring for the sick will
he done.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14

Tra~g W aoesus cd sfs.0 as
change hss -a.le<. DC asss~ seems .
have sGtt
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14

no choice and he was ordered to the Sedg-
wick county jail.
He got off light for all of which he owes
thanks TO that wife and those six children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
THE SOLDIERS WORK.
Regulars Labor the same as Any Other
NorkinrrsAn-

WorktuGEs2n-
Carrying gun AID shooting when
you are ordered 10 shoot 5 business
the same as laying brick CT making =
boiler 70 the average regular sohiie-. -
said one Of the privstes Ct a company
q guard a. he custom Aoz@ auLs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
kFE Y0DK @TODE
I'VE Sell Goods Cheaper
Than Any Other House in the World,
But for Cash Only"

THERE is society in the east called
i the 'Amana" society, that manufac-
lures a certain high grade quality of goods
for ladies wear We have just received an
invoice Of a limited number OF all wool, soft,
fleeCy finish skirt patterns from this society,
which we place on sale today. All ladies
who purchased of former lot of these goods
will be pleased to re-purchase from this IN
voice, for they are highly guaranteed by the
society IN every way.
We have large line of beautiful Capes
for fall wear, sizes and styles to suit every
one.
The sale of "a Bleached Sheeting con-
tinues today at I5c yard.
Some special values in the linen depart
ment. Don't miss this part of our store.
We have sympathy for those who have
not seen our Dress Novelties---Dont wait
much longer, patterns are fast going.
CASH HENDERSON,
$50 and l32 North Main st.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-14
WILL DECIDE TO-DAY
IMPORTANT OPINION TO BE HAND
ED DOWN THIS MORNING.

Judge Williams After Good Deal of
Study Will Say This Morning
Whether or Not the Law is for
the People or for Corpora
tions-A Very Important
Freight Rate Decis.
ion TO be Made.
Large Crowd
Expected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Knowing Dog.

I happened one day to be in aTennes-
see mountain town when an election
was taking place, and there was one
fellow who was doing more talking than
anybody else and getting into repeated
rows. He was followed everywhere by
a shepherd dog, and late in the evening
1 found him on the edge Of town in a
most dilapidated condition, the result
of a, fight with the wrong man. The
dog was trying to lead him home.
"Well," l said, whats the matter?'
"Fightin,' was his brief response.
You look it," said I, quite fearlessly,
for I felt safe under the circumstances,
"That's good dog you have. Do you
want to sell him?"
"No, Stree" he replied, Frightening
up a little. Here, Carlo" he said,
and the dog faced about and sat up.
Then he put him through a lot of
difficult tricks, apparently forgetting all
about his own battered condition.
"Why," exclaimed, blamed if he
doesn't know as much as you do"
The man looked at me aggressively.
'More, mister" he said; che knows
enough to keep his mouth shut. DE
troit Free Press.