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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
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the bureau is well deserved, for he has
served with great efficiency as first as
sistant for fourteen years past. during
which time he has made an interna-
'tional reputation for himself IN the
speciality which ne has made his lie
work.
Mr.. Howard graduated at Cornell
with honor in the class Of 1877 and two
years later he received his second de-
gree Of master Of sciences. Upon leav-
ing college he went to Washington and
has been connected with the depart
ment ever since. He has been coeditor
with Prof. Riley Of Insect Life" the
bulletin issued by the department. and
was the chronological editor Of the
Century Dictionary He Is now pres
ident Of the International Association
Of Economic Entomologists. He has
been an active member in many scien-
Ciic societies and conventions. and IS
now the secretary Of the Cosmos club Of
Washington, and Is one Of the most
popular members of that body. which
represents the cream OF the scientific
world at the capital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
VIEW OF CEEEDAooR-

and not let the hammer strike them
again when the guns kicked.
But now all these interesting events
win take place in the hospital, per-
manent wooden building put UP this
spring and finished only a couple of
weeks ago. A broad veranda encircles
the hospital; on one side Is a door
broad enough TO let q stretcher and
bearers through; the other three sides
are all windows, or, rather, may be
made all windows, as wooden shutters
of various sizes are hung so that aper-
lures OF all needed dimensions may be
obtained.
A clerestOry, with open blinds Is
above the hospital, and besides the cot
in the hospital Is broad table for in
struments and restOratives. The hos
pital Is painted within soft gray; out
side 1t is just of white, and it's roof is
green. 1t stands about 400 yards from
the new set of targets, and about 600
yards from the older set, alongside Of
the maple-shaded avenue that divides
the range, in a very accessible and
well-chosen spot. Above its roof, con-
trasting prettily with the green of the
naples, flies the hospital fag-white,
with Geneva cross upon it; and the
targets, the grass, the daisies, the red
flag in the distance, the blue-clad men,
and the puffs of white smoke floating
away from different parts of the field,
make scene which q lover of Creed
moor viii think hard to equal any
where.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
NOT ALL ATHLETES DIE YOUNG
The Notion That Excessive Exertion Brings
UntimeIy Grave l. n Mistake.

The Notion That Excessive Exertion Brings
UntimeIy Grave l. n Mistake
at is a mistaken idea people have
that athletes die young" said DR..
George Bailey, of Philadelphia 1T is
high time that the conventional opinion
of certain medical men and of some cd
ucatOrs on the subject should be set
aside, and that all the many sports
should be encouraged and fostered in
prder to promote physical development.
Athletes, as a class. are not short lived.
On the contrary, many who have led
sober and regular lives have attained
extreme old age.
''It is hardly necessary to refer to
history to establish this fact, but as an
Illustration, did not Socrates, who at
the age of sixty, an age when officers
of the army and navy are retired, serve
ss hoplite in the PeloponneSian war?
Though covered with heavy armor, he
took upon his shoulders wounded
man, whom he carried into camp while
being pursued by the enemy. We have
numerous instances of athletes who
have not become stale. Many persons
Z L
the advanced age of seventy, turned
back somer>sult.
Circus men are not only healthy.
but are long lived The celebrated
London clown, Joe Wallet, who has
reached seventy-fve years, is as lively
and active as he was forty years pre-
yious-
"a fay vaa-s since che sno-+ipy
papers recorded the death of Owen
Swift, whose extraordinary career as a
prize fighter may be seen IN the musty
old files of fifty years ago. Some time
since the death of Bendigo. who passed
from the prize ring TO the pulpit, was
reported at sixty-eight years. and dur
ing the last FIVE years two other noted
pugiHsts have died at a ripe old age.
"A few years since, in London, was
walking in the street with the secre-
tary of one of the sporting clubs Of
that city, who was talking 70 me OF
this very matter. when we came across
q very old man, whom he pointed out
as eorroborative instance of what he
was telling me. This man, in days
gone by. had been an athlete Of the
most violent kind, a man who Inisused
athletics by such feats as walking
thousand miles in a thousand hours
and other like senseiesS performances.
l agree with you that athletic exercise,
like anything else, can be abused, but
when used in the proper way IL helps
In a marked degree 20 sustain health
and life w ashinuton Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01

iantry in action and other soldier-like
qualities. Subsequently about year
later an additional Issue of medals was
authorized for presentation to officers,
non-comrnissioned officers and privates
who had most distinguished themselves
in action.
II was the original intention that
this medal should be formed of con-
demned cannon captured from the enc
my, but the gun metal could not be
proftably or conveniently used by the
United States mints, and the project
was consequently abandoned. Instead,
however, a bronze composition was
utilized, which served every purpose
and made up q medal which only vet
Grams Of the late civil war can fully ap-
preciate.
Should anyone doubt the genuineness
of a medal of honor it IS a very easy
matter to pick out the real from the
counterfeit, for on the reverse of a
medal of honor the following words
are engraved: THE Congress to -"
giving name and rank of the person to
whom the medal is awarded and the
date of the conspicuous service for
which the award is made.
Under the acts of congress passed in
1862 and 1863 about 1900 of these
medals have been awarded. A record
kept at the war department shows the
names of the persons to whom The
medals have been issued. If volun-
teers. their names are in the pension
record division, over which Col. Aims
worth presides, and if to regular army
people the record VIII be found in the
Office Of the adjuta1t general When
the remains Of the late President Lin
coin were taken from Washington, d.
c., 70 Springfield, Ill, each of the
twenty-nine members of the military
escort on that occasion was decorated
with one of these medals by order OF
Secretary Stanton. Great care has
been exercised of late in awarding this
decoration, which is known Is the Vic
toria cross of the United States army,
and the medal must be applied for IN
the cases OF soldiers OF the rebellion
either by themselves or their friends
or be issued upon the recommendation
Of an officer in command at the time q
soldier distinguished himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
WILL GET MEDALS
-Four Brave Illinois Soldiers Hon
ored by Uncle Sam
They Are to Receive a Decoration Known
as the Victoria Cross of the Upited
etates-Awarded for Bravery
at yicksburg.

An interesting "Reminiscences Of the
rebellion is brought out by the recent
action Of the war department. in award
ing four medals of honor TO as many
Illinois volunteers. who were conspicu-
Gus during the Vicksburg campaign of
1863. 1t was mainly through the eff
forts Of Assistant Secretary Doe that a
number of brave men have been
awarded medals which are so priced by
veterans of the late civil war for con-
spicuous services and gallantry in ac-
ton. II was berore Nicksburg, Miss,
that voluntary stOrming party of 80
persons rendered such services that
they are entitled to wear a medal Of
honor sent out from the war depart
ment Of the men composing that
storming party about one-half are liv-
ing, and among them are the following
citizens of Illinois: William Toomer,
late sergeant Company G, One Hundred
and Twenty-Seventh Illinois volun-
teers, who lives at No. 90 Perry avenue,
Chicago; James Henry, late sergeant
Company B, One Hundred and Thir-
ent abode is haywood, Cook county;
Benona Sprague, late corporal Com
panV z. One Hundred and Sixteenth IL
linois volunteers, now living at Say
brook, Mclean county; and Theodore
Hyatt, late sergeant Company d, One
Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois
volunteers, whose address is LoclSport,
VIII county.
When these veterans receive their
medals Of honor they can very justly
be proud of them, for only a limited
number have been struck off at the
minis of the United States since the
first issue in 1862. At that time con-
gress authorized the president TO cause
1000 of these medals of honor to be pre-
pared with suitable emblematic devices
TO be presented to such non-commis-
stoned officers and priv ates who should
most distinguish themselves by gal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
BETTER THAN EVER
Changes Made in the Targets and
the Club House.
The Famous New York Rendezvous OF the
Worlds Great Sharpshooters VIII
Look Like New when the Next
Meet Takes Place

Ever since Creedmoor was opened,
some score of years ago, the appliances
At the firing line have been most crude.
been the order of the day; disappear
ing paper targets have been placed at
each range, and the old iron targets.
shots Ion" which could be heard at
800 and 600 yards. have given way TO the
paper screens. You can't hear your
shot strike the new target as you could
sometimes hear it on the old iron
plates; but the targets are handled
much more rapidly, and as fewer
markers get their hands cut by splashes
OF lead, fewer occasions need be noted
when marker closes his target for
twenty minutes for repairs" keeping
a dozen men waiting while his hands
are bandaged.
But this year Gen. Whitlock is look
ing after the firing line as well as the
targets The old ramshackle CLUB
house" which has stood since the days
OF Creedmoor's glory, and has seen the
best marlsmen of the United States,
Canada and Great Britain within its
doors, is replaced by a new house, a
hundred yards further back from the
targets, but containing conveniences
that the old house never dreamed Of
having.
Then. too, the hospital corps Of the
national guard. having been organized
in great shape, is honored by having
special house for itself at Creedmoor.
Heretofore tent has been pitched
sometimes only fy-and to that have
brought the men overcome by the heat,
and those otherS-always yoItr-
rife practiee-who reported 10 the sur
geons that their cartridges had ex-
ploded backward and narrowly missed
blowing their heads off. And the sur
geons in the tent would put sticking
plaster on the cuts, always just above
the right eyes, and would tell the suf-
terers to hold ON tighter to the guns,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
THE LAUNDRY CUPBOARD
Honsekeepers Instructed How TO Eft It Up
for Ready Service.

The laundry cupboard, even II il
must find accommodation on the upper
half Of the kitchen pantry, is an indis-
pensa Die part of housekeeping out
fit Sooner or later ia every we'll
regulated house it must take shape,
and also very much as we shall de
scyibe il; and those who think II would
be quite too much trouble TO put this
laundry cupboard, al al once. in work
ing order would think differently Il
they could remember the vexations
the loss of time and even the serious
blunders that have melted them &c
each purchase IN their own slowly-ac-
cunulated store
First in our laundry cupboard will
come the materials for the ordinary
washing.
Soap ~ a reliable make will be
bought by the BOX aud vel dried else
where, only the weeks supply being
kept in the cupboard
Next, washing soda or sodium car
Donate, dissolved and kept IN bottle
. ready for use The label should indi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
ARE GIANT CRABS
a Pair Of Crustacea ans -Four Feet
IN Diane ter.
They Break COcoanuts and Broom Handles
with Their Claws and Could. hiu
Man without Much
Exertion.

When the naturalists of California
have completed their collection of
sharks and sea serpents British Column
bia has a curiosity to present for in
spection which they viii find fully as
worthy of their scientific attention,
saws Victoria correspondent OF the
San Francisco Examiner. The speci-
men, or specimens, for there are two
of them, Is still alive, and, although
not vet Injured to the chill Of northern
latitudes, enjoying a fair measure Of
good health.
''TS is a giant member of the crab
family. DARK green in color and meas
7ring upward OF four feet in diameter,
the largest crab that ever crossed
cocoanut tree, and rejoicing in variety
of names, of which rle ''robber crab
is the most familiar and irgos latro
the scientific.
Strange to say neither the specimens
secured nor any Of their kind have ever
been known to enter the water. They
Belong 20 the purely land or tree
climbing family, no worthy represen-
9ative of which has yet found It's way
snto the British museum, and which
are so rae that the institution has en-
tered a heavy bid for one or both Of
those captured. The museum author
sites viii send a man all the way from
London to take possession II the present
owners decide to sell.
The craos were brought here by the
schooner Norma, cocoanut laden, from
flaming and Washington islands.
They were secGred on Palmyra island,
In the South Pacific, and as yet have
developed no dangerous PrOPensities,
though c71ste willing to give exhibi-
tions of their strength, breaking
broo7nband7es and such toys as If they
were pipesbeIns.
It VOID be the simplest thing in the
vcr.ld for them to crush a mans leg or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01

arm IN similar way, but fortunately
they are slow to anger or to action,
and take life so iazily that anyone can
get out Of harms way ON seeing dam
ger ahead.
One cocOenut a day serves as a meal,
1.-THE nut being cracked as II it were an
egg, and the kernel slowly devoured.
In appearance the crabs remind one OF
nothing so much as overgrorvn and e21-
hggerated spiders with abnornally de-
Iveloped bodies and wonderful wealth
of legs Capt. I. D Walker and his
sons are very proud Of their captives,
(which they sssert.are as rare rs birds
of paradise.
Five years ago Capt. Walker, with
his wife end family and seven or eight
others. was shipwFeclced on small
sand island belonging to the Midway
group, where they subsisted for four
teen months on sea birds, eggs and fish.
They had started from Honolulu on
the bark Wandering Minstrel on a
.shark-hunting expedition, and, after
passing through the various islands to
the south of the Hawaiian group,
sought protection from & typhoon near
Midway island. Their ship dragged
her anchor and ran on the reef. The
crew, numbering tventy-nine in all,
escaped in the boats to the land, five
miles distant.
The bark was broken up 30 badly
that nothing was saved from her, and
as the island was uninhabited and
AWAY ont of the paths of shipping,
their position was the reverse of envia-
BILE. SIX of the party, after being seven
1nonths in this fix. left in small boat
TO seek help, and have never since been
heard Of Half of those remaining
Euccumlocd before chance brought the
Norma along to rescue the survivors.
On the passage 10 Yokohama with tho
shipwrecl1ed party the skipper of the
Norma died, and when port was
reached Capt. Walker purchased the
= vessel.
The record Of the adventures Of the
Walker family on their desert island
would read as a second edition Of Rob
inson Crusoe." The total area Of their
domain was not more than 4 thousand
acres; 1t contained no tree. no eatable
fruit or vegetable - nothing but n
spring Of water. few stunted bushes
and sand. There was at the highest
point rude hat which United States
surveyors had at one time erected. and
which. repaired with ropes and wreck
Rge formed the homestead
The stoplc. and in fact. only reliable
Rrticle OF diet was a soabird-the goo
nie," or soafowl Of the Pacific. This
was served IN every style known to
Delmorico and few more. Once or
twice turtles sought the shore. and it
may safely be said t-ley were welcome
visitors. Twice did the shipwreclzed
ones attempt to build themselves fraiI
vessels Of driftwood, with which they
hoped 70 return 10 civilization. but lust
as they were completed sudden storms
made wreck Of the weary labor Of
months
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01

Overheard at the counter Of a we'll
know dry goods store
what size stocking did you want,
madam
Eight and a half.
'Yes. madam. you'll ind these AZ e1'
cellent wearing Qualify
Aren't they a very small eight and a
haIf?~
You'll find them stretch IN the
wearing
''Show me q SIZE larger, please On
these are q very lar. ( nine
Yes, madam: bat you'll ind them
shrink IN the Hasa- -'-GhIeago Pot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01

There IS : section q eount-y Ia -
safe q Eer7 Cruz Mexico. hsvizz an
Erss e abgst % square rsiiss. which -
loeaLy zasgTa a. ''ns@Vsx-" The 81
rate g pertectign it.elt, is water, AZ
s-z1 other se1oEEl snyir0a1e=ts aaanz
e1adus.Te 20 ext-soFdiaary loug~v4.y.
within nc - square niles oosnr-1 arg
tA.s Eexl-sn haven there ars rncrs
ocateaar-Afas thaa IN any whole sl.ts
q or uDA0a- Tie pzpers mention :.
So ''so-.E hat Cd TIA; he reosn: IA
r.sral e a uzsa who did ~ - -nz
si;ez--s1 " h-s ts-se sons. whoa< ag.s
We 10, 10 AID - respxetl rslx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
FREE TRADE Af,o FARMING.
english Agrfeultnyfsts Are Beginning to
Desire Protection.

A paragraph appeared in the London
daily press few months ago stating
that farmers had given their lsborers
notice that their wages would hence
forth be reduced by two shillings fifty
cents per week. The normal rate of
paw for farm hands-able- bodied men
ia England is from s2.75 70 So, aud the
notice Of the contemplated reduction
in wages was accompanied by the state
ment that great distress was appre-
hended in the rural districts during the
winter months"
From some parts of England-nota-
bly, the counties Of Essex, Suffolk and
NOrfolk-we hear accounts OF farm
houses and fences falling 10 decay; OF
fertile fields that are now a prey &c the
thistle and the dock. The report OF the
royal commission on labor refers IN
significant terms 70 the terrible con-
oition into which the agriculture OF
England has fallen. and points, as a
sample Of many cases, 20 one instance
o. farm which produced % the land
lord ten years ago q rrntsl Of sf.lO0
net and which nov wiz only let for
500 a year. This was in TIE county %
Norfolk. The country people who were
formerly weIl-to-do were now cog1-
PEELED 20 let their residences and the
sporting privileges 20 Londoners:
that they themselves are forced 70 re-
side IN one OF the small fzrmhogses on
the estate, while their children ara
sducated a chszply - possible on the
continent.
At The last national conferences 81
agricuIturisJs held in l-9. IN EnEisn
Z. was decided thar the main czuse %
the depression was due 20 unfair foreign
competition. and that nothing bat dis
eliminating duties levied against to--
eiga competing Prodrcts would prevent;
the ultimate rr5B o: agriculture in the
United Ki2-1on British land. to-
g4,her vita IL cultivato-s- Is getting
gradually impoverished and It's returns
are Iesssoi-Z Eor the simD,,. rezson that
&. does no; pay % cultivate highly -
fae present p-ioes o. agricultural prod
ucts-
~GE2 ave 10 greater aztho-itI g ;his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
AcornfnYtahIs Com.

For general wear, including outing.
shopping, travelling. etc, black serge
is JOY forever. II should have one II
the new short blazers with gooet
back and immense gigOt leg
of rnutton-sleeves. all lined with
surah or MORE percaline-eitheT % 70
really fast black, unless you prefer
bright silk lining. with waist %
match. The godet skirt should 20
lightly lined. and trimmed with Dias
band Of black MORE. This latter ina
tsrial also serves a turnover collar,
short. wide reyers and q crush
or plain belt With this wear
dou bIs-breasted vest Of white OF col
ored pigue or dack, tailor aacs'
shirt. cotton or salk waist
In al cases a De Joinvilie lie Is worn,
and with the vest . chernisetts and
collar of linen IL the vest is lD7v n re
neck BY removing the blazer one can
BE very cool. ana a. any time u - q pref
- wrap. some 81 the skirts % snra
salts are unIined. but they never hang
a. vel as when lined IN the usual man
uer and finished with canvas zen inches
deep and a binding q bias velvsteen or
corduroy. Aow add q straw nat,
black veil and Tan KID gloves VITA a
black ssn umbrella AID one ls ready
for peasant tine. vsell-saowing mat
she Il comfortably, OesoElsDggy and
suitably zttsred--Lsdies' Home jour
nal
Two BEITIsH trooper who sppro---5-
ated present q 500 se1: b. king
Lobengula sud suppressed as -sesssgo
g surrender have been sentenced ~
fourteen years penal se-vif1cs
TBE Whole family u F5osT0y Lei
Kan Yin. = Making. China. were
murdered recently - Eol4-Ei VI aooiety
r8ezb~-s 10 Hunzr i1 revenge tor M
vioeTov.s drastic measures against 10
cOuspiracy-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
What's the objection?
Over the Cards.
game at

The man was losing every game at
cards and the lady on the other side of
the table was laughing at him ''Ah,
well" she said, in sarcastic sympathy,
when he had to buy another basket OF
chips; ''unlucky at cards, lucky at love,
you know"
YES" he responded, with smile;
land guess it must be true, for you
see ] am still bachelor. Detroit Free
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
HIS WELL-SPENT LIFE.
Career. of G. II. Van Derlip, Founder lof
tho s,,,oricar V II q 4.

Career. of G. VI. Van Derlip, Founder lof
the American Y. u. c. A.
The semi-centennial jubilee of the
Young Mems Christian association was
unique in that the founder of it in Lon
don is still living and also the origin
stor Of it in the United States. The re-
writing thus far of the history has
failed to honor suita bly, the man whose
letter and plea for the founding of the
Young Mems Christian associa ton in
the United States occasioned the organ
ization OF the first association in BOs-
ton, December %, 1851. His initials
only were signed, sc. NJ. V" They
represented George N. Van Derlip, sub
sequently clergyman. During 1880
be was student at the University Of
Edinburgh, attending the lectures Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
walter scott.s Eero,nc..

Out Of thirty Of SCOTS heroiues six.
teen are described as under twenty.
three are over twenty, and only one.
AMY Robsart, IS a heroine ''of an VI.
certain age" since she Is Historically a
Iniddle-sCed matron and fctitiously a
youthful bride.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
TnaaStering but Veracious

The Facetious Gran6pa-And why,
Tommy. 90 You wish me very many
happy returns Of my birthday?
HIS Grandson. Tommy-'CsuSe on
your birthday you gimme suthin'--
Chicago Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01

And do Won mean 70 say" said
the man who likes ornamental phrases.
'-that his senatorial prospects lie
wrecked among the breakers No.
not among the breakers. among the
brokers. 1--WashiugpoR Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-01
An Awkward Mistake.

Citiman-If there is anything hate,
its little bit of a village where the
shopkeepers spend half the time loaf
ing around outside waiting for GUS
toners.
Fricnd-What's the objection?
''I took house for the summer in a
place like that, and moved there yes
terday In the afternoon l went out
for provisions. and, seeing a man
standing in the doorway of a small
grocery, l told him would like TO see
his hams"
"Well?"
''He wasn't the grocer. He was the
manager of travelling minstrel show. s"
N. Y. Weekly.