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Notice to Gunners.


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Stephen j. Reynolds Mrs. Margaret Jackson
A. B. Kay Jos. III. Lincoln
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w. j. Sterrett Albert G. Reynolds
Merritt S. McNamee
Re Other 1UU be added 10 MS notice on pay.
ment Of % cents each
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FOR SALE.

Second hand WINDMILL and single HORSE
POWER, both in good order. Will be sold on
easy terms. JOS. S. POGUE & son, Rising sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Novel Distressing Apparatus

A new and novel instrument is the
koniscope, or dust-testing apparatus.
1t is not a complicated scientific ma
chine, being solely intended Tor esti-
mating in an easy and simple manner
the amount of pollution and number
of dust particles in the atmosphere.
The action of the instrument is based
on certain color phenomena associated
with what is called cloudy condensa-
ton of air, "and which can be produced
by steam jets, high or low temperature
of the air, the increased number of
etc. In working the koni-
scope the air is drawn into the appa-
ratus by means Of q common air pump,
and quickly passed to the test tubes"
which are fitted with glass at both
ends When the tube thus charged is
held toward the light various colors
from pure white to nearly black-blue
according to the purity or impurity of
the sample under test, are indicated.
The dust particles also form an impor-
tant factor in these tests, the variation
in their number causing the mirror to
throw all the colors of the rainbow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

arrest for some time Finely an alder
man and two constables came over from
allegheny and discovered her hiding
place They demanded an entrance in
the name Of the law. but when they
got in Miss Hamlin had disappeared
They searched thoroughly. but the
dealer in spirituous liquors was hot u
be found. They were disgusted, but
went back again by and by and re-
peated their fruitiess search Miss
Hamlin, in the security of Saratoga
trunk, laughed softly at their unayall-
ing efforts.
Under the very eyes OF the constabies
and detectives an expressman carried
the trunk downstairs, dumped IL rough
ly into his wagon and drove of. Ia .
remote corner Of the city where he had
been ordered 10 deliver II, he set IL on
the pavement, friend unlocked IL and
tho adventurous Mas Hamlin stepped
forth. She has successfully eiudcd
the officers ever since and has lcfs
the place where she once fourisled. 60
ing TO more congeuial regions further
west
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
MAY USE LIGHTNING.
Curious Calculations of Power That Row
II Wasted.


Curious Calculations Of Power That Row
II Wasted.
It is just possible that one Of these
days, instead Of making electricity for
ourselves, we shall learn to tap the
immense store of the electric fluid that
ipervades the higher atmosphere; that.
in fact, we shall be able to harness
the lightning" Prof. Trowbridge shows
that a discharge keeps in the same
path for the three hundred thou
sandth part Of a second, and he be-
lieves that 'step-down" transformer
"a device by which the voltage OF the
discharge would be reduced-might
render it fit for the use of man. An
average thundercloud is estimated to
contain about 800 horsepower of cleo
trical energy.
A flash of lightning quarter Of a
mile long practically means an electro
motive force of millions of volts. Reck-
oning on the basis that a fash occurs
when the electrical strain on the air
is 1.57 pounds per square foot. the total
electric energy in the cubic mile of the
strained air just on the point Of flash
ing is about 10000, 600 foot-tons, or, in
other words, the energy required to
raise ton 100000 feet high. Elec-
tricians are now trying to think out
how this enormous power can be
brought down to earth and utilized,
and they talk of employing some modi-
fication of Franklin's kite, at all events,
e. 81 Il 4
succeed, the corralling of lightning
flashes may come to be profitable
occupation.-BroolSlyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Via the Missouri Pacific Railway.

On Dec. %, %, "a. %, so and 81, 1894, and
Oh January /, 1926. the Missouri Pacific
railway will sell tickets TO all points within
200 miles at one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Tickets good to return Janu-
airy ,, 1895. In order 10 accomm odate
students attending college who desire to
so home to spend the holidays the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company will sell
tickets at one aud ore-third fare, com-
menciug Friday, Dec 81, III addition To
dates named above, to any point within
the state OF Kansas regardless of distance
In order to receive benefit of this sDecial
offer students must present certificates
from the principal or faculty OF the coll
lege with which they are connected. For
further particulars call on
F. E BLECKLEY,
p. & T. A. Mo. Pac. Ry.,
ia North Main :, rect
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Truthful Herodotua

Recent discoveries in Africa have all
tended to prove that Herodotus, the
father of lies The four lakes from
which the Nile rises have been shown
to exist SANKEY'S Ruwenzori noun
tains take the place of the Mountains
Of the Moon; the pigrnies live in the
equatorial forests, and now Sig. Rob
becchi Bricchetti, the Italian explorer
of Somali land, tells of degraded
OF the Indian ocean, without weapons
or proper dwellings. living exclusively
on fish and bivalves. whom be considers
the descendants of the fabulous Ich-
;hyophagi. or fish eaters, described By
the old Greek historian
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
ALAMO is HAUNTED
Spirits Of Crockett and Bowie Pa.
troll the Old Building.
$ems Time Ago IL Was Made . Police
sStatioa - Onlcers and Men share
the Belief That the Place 4
Visited by Ghosts

Recent reports from the old Alamo
mission building, where. in 1886, so
many brave men were butchered by
Santa Annals .soldiers-Davy Crockett
and James Bowie among the rest
revive the old legend among the Mex
leans that it is haunted. 1t is said,
writes the San Antonio correspondent
of the New York Advertiser, that when
it rains and the wind blows around the
Alamo, the scene of the massacre, it is
visited by the spirits of Crockett and
Bowie, whose measured tread can be
heard about the old building.
The Alamo is in dilapidated condi-
ton. The upper room is separated
from the lower one by loose floor,
and there are numerous wooden posts
supporting it. The floor of the lower
room consists of loose boards, laid on
light sills, which rattle when one
walks over them. 1t is thought i'm
possible for the noise heard by the
guard to be produced by rats or any
kind of animals.
Not long while ago a small addi-
ton was built, and il has been used as
a subpolice station. 1t is since the
police have occupied a part of the
structure that the manifestations are
said to have occurred.
! That part of the building where the
police station is located fills up what
was formerly hollow space on the
side where the Mexicans finally broke
in and slaughtered the defenders. The
window is not very large, but has
double iron bars across it, and the wall
Is five feet thick. This window opens
directly from the room where two off,
GERS who are detailed at the station sit.
Adjoining the room is a small cell,
which is used for the temporary con-
fnement of prisoners A number of des-
perate prisoners were confined in this
cell at one time, and they were nearly
frightened to death by the appearance
of trio of ghostly figures in their
midst one dark, rainy night. The form
and features of the ghosts were recog-
nized as being those of Crockett. Bowie
and Travis, and they disappeared
through the solid stone wall when ap-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

diers with their gray coats. If they had
only had SLOUGH hats, I'd have swore
they belonged to my old regiment"
Il have noticed that resemblance my
self. By the way, colonel. have you
made any acquaintance in New York.
You will find some very nice people
living here. After you have got ac-
quainted with them they are very so
ciable. I'll take you around ana intro
duce you to some Of my friends"
I've got some letters of introduc-
ton in my trunk" observed the colonel.
meditatively, but people here are so
busy don't like to poster EN- But I
did make the acquaintance Of one gen.
tleman. / want 20 introduce you to
him. Alex
WHO is hep"
His name is Jones. and he belongs
to good family. I made his acquaint-
snce over in the park. By tile way,
those gentle.en over there sitting on
the benches seem 70 me to be the only
people in New York who amt in
sweat They sit there all day long,
engaged in conversation or reading the
papers and taking life easy, like we do
IN Texas"
but, colonel. those men are traulps-"
II don't see how they can be called
tramps when they don't tramp at all.
replied the colonel, somewhat Inifed-
How about Joues?"
"A policeman came up to him. and
grossly insultcd him-told him TO move
on introduced myself 20 him. gave
him nv lSeard. and told him was an
eyewitness TO the outrage | told him
he could rely on me in case lie made
personal matter of il; We had quite q
CHAT lie had LETT his pocke;,Soo a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

home, but fortunately r'had mine, so L
advanced him FIVE dollars never saw
q gentleman so appreciative in my life. !"
Colonel, you want to be careful in
New York. You'd make an interesting
subject for bunco steerer or q pick
pocket"
That's just what Jones said He
told me in what pocket to keep my
money, SO it wouldn't be stolen. He
showed me how these pickpockets rob
their victims BY the way, there's one
other thing at New York that's all
right. I've found out where they keep
some good whisky" and before could
make any effectual resistance, the
colonel had dragged me into saloon.
"Yes, Alex, l must introduce you to
Jones. l know you'll like him. Two
got an appointment to meet him here.
1t must be about time now"
able gold watch, but did not succeed.
It was gone; likewise his pocketbook.
So paid for the stimulants, and left
the colonel in a very pensive mood. On
calling at the hotel next day was in
formed that he had left the night be-
fore for Texas.
AS have already intimated, my old
friend, the colonel, is an exception to
the rule. New York is full of south.
erners. OF the hundred thousand daily
arrivals and departures in New York
very large percentage is from the south.
At some Of the large hotels the guests
are almost exclusively from the south.
Most of them are here ON business, ne
gotiating with capitalists to develop
the many great natural resources Of
the south. Others are here for pleas
ure and recreation. After the cotton
crop has been disposed of, thousands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Money In Popular soaxa.

The German emperor's song has
brought returns 20 the amount Of 81, 900
marks This sounds big; reducing il
to the equivalent in our money. il
seems not 50 imposing-ss,ooo Charles
E Harris, Of Milwaukee, has already
Melted more than $4,000 from his
song. AFTER the Ball The author
and composer Of 'Swee: Marie have
received about $1,000 apiece from The
sale of their Joint production The,
publishers of The Little Green Peach
petted SO, ooo from tha; song: the com
poser sold his rights outright tor s.,
and the author never received one pen
NJ for his part in The thing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

What do you consider the mos,
original idea in my verses?" said the
modest poet. "Your idea that they
are poetry" replied the editor.-Wash-
ington Star.
What is the action Of disinfect-
ants?'' was asked of medical student.
They smell so bad that people open
the door and fresh air gets in" was
the reply.-Credit Lost.
Her Father-'No young man, my
daughter can never be yours" Her
Adorer-"My dear sir, j don't want
her TO be my daughter, / want her to
be nv wife Harlem Life.
-Warden-"How's the campaign go
ing up your way? Sort of a close con-
test?'' Sellers (gloom;ly)-"Closest
ever saw Neither side is giving up a
blamed cent."-Buffslo Courier.
Woe For Coming Generations
Tommy-"What you c-yin' about, cry
baby?" Jimmy-''Awi You'd cry, too,
If your pants was made outer yer sis
ter's old bicycle Chicago
Tribune.
Julia tells me she left the COM
pany she was with, because She had
too many lines" Della-"YeS You
see. she was 80 appear as a pretty
young girl in the living pictures
Inter Ocean.
Mr.. E. Conomic-''Did you write 20
that man who advertises 20 show peo-
pie how TO make desserts without milk
and have them richer" Mrs r. Co
nomic-"Yes, and sent him the dollar. 8"
"What did he replyF Use cream y
MIX Reporter.
He (difidentlyl-"HAs your mother
spoken Of me at alp She (blushingly)
she said If you attempted 20 kiss
me was TO resist" He-"I-er-wby.
wouldn't attempt 70 kiss you for the
wOrld.-' She (coldlyl -" Hadn't we
better go ing'-S. i. Press
is il still the custom in this coun
try to reach for your gun 70 back it up
after you have called q man iar2'
asked tourist. 1T air not. stranger"
replied the early settler, and !, never
wuz II has alters ben the custom "a
the best society of Yalier Dog 20 reach
for the gun fusI--Iadianspoiis Jour
nal
Can ron change this htsy-dollas
bill7r asked seedJ individual % .ss
teller in the bank The teller took the
bill and looked a. e. x think esa
change !; for you Then he stafaPed
the word .'eouuterfeitT across y two
or three times and hsnded = % the
man. ~Hox-s that he asked -'ssl.t
hat pretty vel changed vogue
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

business men, and, being as innocent
as child in regard to business meth
DDS, his sayings and doings bordered on
imbecility.
Without intending to do so, the
author wrote satire on the oldtime
southern methods and customs which
are now virtually obsolete. Col Car
ter of Gainesville" is a modern Don
Quixote de Ia Mancha There would
be nothing ridiculous or peculiar about
Don Quixote if he had not been a few
centuries behind the times.
Just SO with Col. Carter, of Carriers
vile. There was nothing In what he
said and did on the stage that would
have provoked a smile before the war,
but he has passed away along with the
Fennimore Cooper Indian and that
impossible African, the good old
plantation darby. The modern south
erner has become Yankeeized He
wears a derby hat instead Of a broad
brim SLOUGH. There is speculation in
his eyes, end IL Is becoming more diff
fcult each succeeding year to pull the
wool over his eyes
However, when I said that Col Car.
ter had become extinct was perhaps
a little premature. There are still q
few last leaves lingering on the tree. I
ran up against one Of them, Col Yerger,
In front of.the Aston house ono day not
long ago. had not seen him since /
left Texas for New York moro than ten
years ago This was the first time he
had been outside of Texas since the
war.
To say that we were glad to see each
other would be to use absurdly made
lquate language, and our greetings were
20 hearty as to attract the attention Of
tho passing pedestrians. In response
to my inquiries as to how he liked New
York the colonel was very far from
being carried away with enthusiasm.
The absence of corn bread and bacon
from the menu struck him as singular
oversight. He had ridden on the ele-
waited cars and almost had personal
difficulty with a gateman, who urged
him to ''step lively" He deprecated the
great lack of courtesy, and the inferior
quality of the cigars.
But there are some things that
please me nightly, Alex" he re-
marked.
What are they, colone1?"
'In the first place, like to sit ON q
bench in the park, and watch the let
ter carriers come out of the post Office.
The first time saw 'em l came mighty
close to gettin' off the cid rebel yell, as
they call it. I'll be dog-goned if it
didn't bring tears to my eyes; they
looked so much like confederate sol
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
AcHEEs' EXCURSION. TOPEKA
Via Santa re Route.

One of the largest gatherings of the hol-
1day time Will b. the thiriy-second annual
reunion OF the Kansas State Teachers as
sociation To be held ut Topeka Dece m Der
20, q aud y, 1884, i very attractive nro-
gram has been prepared Ter this occasion.
The musical feature promises TO be an AL
tracilve one 10 the teachers aud their
friends who desire to attend The SAINT.
he route Will sell tickets AT Sac for she
round trip on December % ana 70. limited
TO return until January ,. 1895 Remem-
Der, the Santa Fe Route runs three Trains
daily between Wichita aud Topeka. with
OUT change, equipped with chair cars and
Puilmans. making ii the most desirable
line Tor comfort AS well as pleasure. For
further particulars call at CITY ticket IF.
flee, l5s North Main street or Douglas ave
nue. station
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
THE HAUNTED ALAMO.

preached by a prisoner who was moro
daring than the others. These prison
ers also heard walking and the rafting
of muskets and chains on the floor
above. They told the story of their re-
markable experiences, but it had been
almost forgotten by the people of San
Antonio until revived by recent occur
rences.
The story as told by one Of the po-
lice officials is that soon after the sta
ton was opened he was standing alone
near the door leading into the street
one night about one o'clock, when he
thought he heard some one walking in
the main hall of the building. He had
never heard the story of the structure
being haunted, and his first thought
was that some one, belated by the heavy
rain, had sought refuge there. He
went to the window and looked through
the grating into the dark room and
asked who was there. There was no
response, but the walking continued,
and at times groans, as of some one in
terrible pain, could be heard. This
sound seemed to come from the small
room where Bowie was killed. These
mysterious sounds continued during the
remainder of the night.
J The story told by the officer is corrob-
GRATED by prisoners confined in the
building. They say that they have heard
people walking and chains rafting all
night in the Alamo. It is almost i'm
possible TO get negroes who know the
story to occupy one of the cells in this
old structure. People have seen and
heard the ghosts and nobody has been
successful in proving that the strange
sights and sounds were produced by
natural causes.
Santa Anna made the attack on the
Alamo on March 8, 1886.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26

startled the bird, which attempted to
hy away. 1t was about five feet above
the ground when Searcy pulled the
other trigger. This time the gun
went off and the bird fell with broken
wing. The dog ran up TO the bird and
was about to seize it in his mouth,
when the bird raised up and struck the
dog through the upper jaw with It's
talons. As soon as the dog got loose ne
started yelping across the field.
Scarcy and Long hurried up to the
bird, and Searcy stopped over to pick it
up Just as he was about 10 seize the
bird it tapped its good wing and struck
the boy a stunning blow in the face.
knocking him down. Scarcy knew by
this time that he was not dealing with
q chicken hawk. He wanted To cap
ing it, he went at it with his clrhbed
gun. He struck at the birds head
with the gun, but the blow YVES
lodged, and before he could gather
himself for another blow The eagle flew
at him and fastened his long hooked
beak in his arm
By this time Long came TO his COM
panion's assistance with u stick Of
wood He struck the eagle over the
neck with the stick so that the bird
was dazed. The two boys pounced on
the bird together, and bound his legs
and wings together with some Irvine
they happened to have in their pockets.
They thought they had had exciting
experiences enough for one hunting
day, SO they carried the bird in triumph
to Longs home. The bird measured
exactly seven feet from tip TO UP of its
WINGS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Holiday RATES
Via Santa Re Rouse

Do you intend TO 20 or let your family e
snd sp~nd Chri~tmss and Nv Ye,r's
with the folk. II SO. they want chez,
and comfort bic trip W v ~. taxi The
SAINTS Fef A. u-ui We ofi~r the public
rate IF one and oue-thir,I fire for ~, touud
trip for distances MT 20 .Sc--i 90 miles.
Dates OF sale ID C. - %, "a. - 81. 1884, and
Janusry lst. 1875. icS-ts goNi Ter return
up tn aud including January -, 1895. All
Information cb-erfuIiy give. Call and
sec US b-i,'re you start City ticket Office
No l5s North Main street or DousISs ~
enue artan ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
IN A SARATOGA TRUNK.
a PennsyIvanin Woman Escapes Jastis
I'm the Depths of One.

In the Depths or One.
Miss Ada Hamlin. alias Burt, may
not be model for her sex in the more
important details of character, out she
has won renown by displaying a certain
shrewdness and agility which In them
selves were admira BILE.
Miss Hamlin, while she lived In Ale.
gheny, was engaged in the occupation
of selling liquor. This seems scarcely
a womanly profession and in her case
It was not a lawful one, for she sold
without a license and 10 minors. For
these offenses she was arrested. but,
having q good neighbor. lady who
perhaps had enjoyed her potations, she
was bailed out. Thereupon she prompt
ly disappeared. greatly 20 the regret Of
her friend She went to Pittsburgh.
where she was traced. Being Of eau.
tions disposition, however. she escaped
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Change o. r,me ON N,s.our, P.e,aa

Commencing Sunday, Nov. Is new
time card Will 40 iujo ef-ct The moss
import .nr change will b- in trsin No. a.
wh Oh now lesvrs Wichits for the east at
O'Clock p. IN. 1aIs train wall leave " ich-
ia Nov % 1t Has y. m. arriving NJ Sc.
Louis mex morning at $50 II will n,aks
direct conn~c ions at Y-tes Crnr-r wuh
the through Hot Springs train from Kan
SIS City. arriving at Littis Rock p~xt
morning AT 5 och OK aud Hot Springs "A.
ll:l0 ~. m. Oth-r chsng,s In the lime
this paper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
Santa Re lteute.

VIII sell excursion tickets TO sill POINTS
not exceeding 900 miles distant az rate of
one and oDe third fare for round trim
dsres Of sale Dec. -, - y. IL. 81. 1894. and
January LIT, 1885. tickets good 10 retnrn
up TO and inclnding January .. 1895 For
other Information call At city ticket Office
los North Msin street on Douglas avenue
station II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-26
Gift of a Chinese Gr.ndmo,b.r.

A newly born son in China is pre-
sented by its maternal grandmother
with q pound of pork, twelve boiled
hens eggs, branch.of pomegranate, a
hundred ducks eggs and hundred
hens eggs uncooked, while other rela-
tives add pork and vermicelli Other
equally ridiculous presents are pre-
oented later