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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10

Messrs. Allen and Sachtleben, the young
American students who made bicycle
tour across Asia dispelled one illusion con
corning the ignorant Chinese. Writing In
Century of their arrival at the city OF Lar
Chou Foo, they say.
"On the commanding heights across the
river we stopped 10 photograph the pic
turesque scene As usual, the crowd
swar1ned in front OF the camera TO gaze
into the mysterious lens All the mission
aries we had met cautioned Us against tax
ing photographs in China. lest we should
GO violence TO the Bany pOpeiar supersti-
tons but the only trouble we ever expert
enced In this respect was IN arousing pop
ular curiosity We soon learned that In
order 10 get something besides Chinese
heads in our pictures IL was necessary first
10 point the camera IN the opposite direc-
ton, and then wheel suddenly round 70
the scene we wished 10 take
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
The Duckhouse.

Ducks lay the larger portion az eggs
produced by them early in the season and
lay nearly every day During the summer
months they reduce the number Of eggs
very materially and begin 10 mott. IL il
supposed that any kind Of quarters will
answer for ducks in summer, but when IL
Is considered that they do not ruOst and
are compelled % rest on the floor the i'm
portance Of keeping the floor clean and
we'll Uttered with straw j. apparent Near
" all the ills that afilict ducks are due %
the floors upon which they remain at
night. While the duck delights 20 hive
access 10 ponds yet IL - quickly affected
By damp quarters. becoming lame and IN
able To walk. II they are laying bat few
eggs, IL Is best 10 turn them on grass and
use no grain, and they viii keep in excel
lent condition They are gressiy feeders
and viii accept food at all hours, Soon.
ing. too fat This condition in summer IL
not desirable They should receive but
little grain unless they ara laying. and
the grain should b. given only % the ones
that arc producing eggs. -Manchester
Mirror and Farmer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
Kites as Flying Machines.

As is well known, when one flies a kite
with a cord holding the kite against the
wind, the wind passing on the under side o..
the kite strikes il at an angle and raises IL
into the air. IL the wind be blowing AT q
high velocity-say 50 miles an hour-the
Lite viii lift from one pound To five pounds
per square foot, according To the angle AT
which il is held in the air IL the angle
be slight, the amount Of strain on the cord
necessary to hold it against the wind Will
be found considerably less than the weight
of the kite and the load which IL Is able 20
lift, particularly so if the cord pulls in -
horizontal direction instead % az an an
gle IL is also well known that if "a Kite
be propelled in a calm through the air
say at the rate Of 81 miles an hour, the eff
feet is exactly the same. Suppose now, in
stead Of the cord for holding the kite
against the wind or for prupelling it
against still air, that screw propefle'
should be attached TO the kite and that IL
should be driven By some motor. II the
screw propeller could be made - give u
push equal 10 the pull of the Rite, and II
the machinery for driving il should b. no
greater than the weight thai tho kite
would be- able 10 carry, we would have q
veritable flying machine. North Ameri-
can Review
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
MopESTLY PROSPEROUS.
Oklahoma City Is Fixing Up Fair
Grounds and Booming NV Safe.

Special Dispatch TO he Ia Is Eagle
OKLAHOMA. CITY. o. T., October O.
Last ga urdav the REPUBLICAN COW en-
ton n minated A. c. Scott for council and
Harry 81. John for representative, both
by acclamstioD. 1t is considered here by
the knowing ones 10 mean that boIh gen.
tiemen will be elected. 1t b. iny taken for
granted that nomination in the ear 1894
by Il Republican convention Is equivalent
TO an election.
Sidney Clark and family have concluded
to make Oklahoma City. aud part of the
military reserve, their future home. Mr..
Clark has purchased lots on the reserve,
and will at once build Il residence, and then
become a fixture of the coming state for
which he l. laboripg day and night.
The snci Il and concert on Monday even
ingat the First VI. T. church was "A fine
affair. The eiete of the entire city hon
ored the occasion. 1t was in certain
sense farewell TO R-v ID n. Staff ri aud
family. In our socisls here all denomina-
tional lines are set aside aud real good Will
harmony aud fraternal feelings rule the
hocr.
y general and lively interest is mani
tested III the selection of new site for -
fair ground. The fences, sheds aud bnld-
ings of tue old fair grounds, on the mill
itT} ItotiNdtloD, Iiiusb spctuiIh U IcuioN-
eai, as the owners desire TO bull on the
lots recently purchas d. The Huffman
claim south of TIE city is spoken of as
suitt BILE for fair locations; also, DR.
Beali-, 3 mile west of the city. OH tue
Chock taw railroad. \ fair ground must
he secured now, while land is compari-
lively CHI ap. and as conveniently near the
city a. possible. This i TO be- state fair
ground. Here is the proper location for
sucn an enterprise.
Bishop V .nc-ut will lecture ar Norman
at 7:30 DC ock Tuesday evening. and arrive
in Oklahoma City on Wednesday after
noon, October 10, and open the session OF
the Oklahoma conference o. Thursday
morning at nine O'Clock. The session Wi
close on Monday at noon. A very large
attendance is expected, aud has been pro
vided for.
Trade is steadily improving. and general
prosperity Of modest, conservative
character. seems TO pervade all classes.
Considerable building of private resi-
dences, meets the eye on nearly all our
residence streets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
PLAIN FIRST NAMES.
The Absurdity Of the ''Mr." Prefix to Fam
lily Personages.

l see no reason why people should
sickle for their own titles, nor why Il
common Mr.. should add dignity TO an i'm
pressiye name Mr. William ThGckeray Is
not half as fine as plain William t., nor
is Mr. Grover Cleveland fine at all. 1t
seems a tribute 10 the solid fame of the
person mentioned TO speak his name out
bold and full without mincing ''misters-
Fancy the reviewers of old times writing
about Mr.. Nathaniel Hawthorne or Mr..
Washington Irving. Or the newspapers
reporting the speeches of Mr.. Daniel Web
ster The London papers and magazines
of the present day overdo this mastering to
an absurd extent, and We are following
after with ours.
We laugh a good deal at parvenu moth
ers who alluGe 10 their daughters as Miss
Lulu and Miss Jenny, but i, for my part,
don't see why it is any worse than for
women who are supposed 20 have been
trained better to speak of their own hus-
bands as Mr. Allen and MIR. Brooks
The Lord be praised that we have no titles
over here to tack on, for we should be
string and 'honorabling" and mar
quising'' and ''ladying' our own broth
ers and sisters as well rs husbands and
wives. \ Christian name was made 10
be spoken and called by, and Is not at all
too fine TO he used every day. II your
wife's name Is Annie, it will not hurt her
a bit nor derogate your dignity 10 speak
OF her by that gentle cognomen, and my
WIFE TO utter strangers, who woulcn
know whom YOU meant by Annie, Is al
ways appropriate. Chicago Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
KILLED In A NINE
FATAL DUST EXPLOSION IN !
WASHING ON SHAFT.
Que Man Killed Outright AMI Doxcn
Injured, Two Fasaiiy-Oce.F rri
While the Men Were Gu ,nging
shifts Which Prevented More Dis
asirous Hesults-fhe Liss.

SEATTLE. Wash. DC Q Il special 20 the
Post In'sl.seuceI ffom Nm Castle.
Wash. says:
A dust explosion occurred in hress' IS Y
the level east of the D rson lnproveta "a
c'mpany's mise =, . o'clocS wlsn III r.
suit that oa- miner is dead aud TIVE "
hers seriously burned, two prIess.s
atsiiy. Tue explosion occurred al an
tour when tue secent shift changed fsr
tie third sniff aud ali the miners b-iu- a.,
the gsn-wsys accounts for the sma
tat tlity.
Geo K Parish. aged 10 was kSl a on T.
risht Th- w. H. jurrI. p ob,biy t,s -ily.
az David j. L. ~ au'i CHars,~s u is. 20
Ord. George Dobson rhum - III {. (
n n, Davii Powell, Moses Hsso.d. COS
ord. ". IL. Hus;i-s. color~d. JACK Pau
lou and Aibert Jenpiugs are sesious.y la
jared
q oers were burned and some who
We're Knocked do~us thr fore OF tie x
pls>i1n ar m irr or les Jure't inr tan
tnrd a m IL tA- nice j. not frssi.
as.d 10 j. ssi $500 vii! c,v-g i la IN
viii Ge ia tull working o.. ie- ia two ..ty~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
% YOU LIKE ssAfLsl
They Are Not Easy TO Cook. but some
Pesrie Like Them.

The e=oargot j. az is best when taken
in the vineyards az the ord Il March ard
the beginning q April They I've On the
shoots Il tie vine. and during the winter
bury then selves in The ground, dnriBg
which time they ar pGrEad q al zrlss
hufnors before they return 20 nlOy them
selves IN the aelds in syrlug
Cooking thesc snaIis = hot an easy mat
ter. They az drawn from the shrll, wh.f .
s. then os-rfHily scrubbed and Saxiss1-
Their heads are cEt Of, sId they ar well
soaket! IN salt and water. tha1 rrfurrssd 70
tie sAeII. which il sropfysa with psr-leT
butter. aud laid 10 simmer In n hCs dish
over the FIRE
Though there may Be two Cplnio1s
sbOut the favor ~ TIE ezeaFyyt, their 1.
10 cogbf that both IN taste and Substance
u i an edible ankle any other kDDwn.
TIE Wiltshire poople es5--rialiF t5s
pcpUlstissn d -Wlnton, oas the lsree gar
den snsils a. a ooEIraon G.lDty They ~
sold In ths Ear<es Ike pe-iwIHkss7..
'SBsiiingT along TIE tanks ard hesigs-
rows - a Jopulsr am rssz-seDs - viEfsE-
Se~ Ierk Edve-tlsc--
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
STORM AT PENSACOLA.
Hurricane Does Great Damage but No
Lives Are Lost,

PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 9-The tropical
hurricane that has been central in the
gulf for several days struck this city Sun
day night. 1t increased in force as morn
ing approached and all day yesterday it
raged with terrible fury. Falling roofs
made it dangerous to appear on the streets
and business was practically suspended.
Several barks dragged their anchors and
tither went ashore or were capsized.
One house was blown down, the wharf
was swept away and the supply house
Swamped and sunk. In the ciy much
damage was done. Fences, trees and
small outhouses were blown down. \ part
0f the roof was torn off the opera house
The entire roof of the large Blount and
Watson building was carried away and all
The stores and offices in it Were flooded by
water. A part of the roof of Crazy & Nc
Clintock's mschine shop WAS blown into
the bay. The Colored Union Baptist
church was blown down. So far as learn
ed no one was Killed. The storm ceased at
midnight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
WOOD ENGRAVING TO DIE.
An Old Art to he Lost-A Wood Ensravel
Turns Restaurant Keeper.

II. Z Sylvester. the talented engraver,
become a restaurant proprietor on North
street,
How in the world could Won give up
yoGr a.: s0r mere money making en-
terprise:" | asked
''Oh, IL wasn't my giving up the art
so much as the art giving up me and oy-
erybody else in that profession, replied
my genial host, with laugh Wood en-
craving, like steel engraving, is destined
10 become n lost art. l realized that fact
some years ago when mechanical processes
began 10 displace my work. A first class
engraver in past years earned 81 500 10
So. 500 year. The price paid simply for
the engraving was from So to 81 per
square inch.
How do I compare a half tone with q
rect product OF brain and hand Is superior
70 mechanical process. The half tone only
tells obscurely how thing looks-it gives
no color, as the term Is used in engrav-
ing, ncr any texture 1t does not allow
the direct impact of the mind of the artist
upon the mind OF the observer that makes
the charm of art, and it is really only the
chrome of black and white art.
The half tone, too, Will doubtless be
superseded by something better. The pho
togravure is really preferable, but il Is
more expensive. "
What has become OF all the wood en-
gravers who have thus lost their VOCATION"
i asked.
Well" answered Mr.. Sylvester
"many have taken up drawing or pen and
ink work, as have George MoultOn and
painters; others, like Tenney ard Philip
Brown, are working on half tones; Clos
son is decorating "A house for wealthy
man in the suburbs; Kingsley and Cleaves
are making artist proofs for limited
number of special buyers; Cole has been
abroad for n series of years engraving the
works of old masters, a special arrange
ment, but / don't know how much longer
the arrangement is to last; Negrie of New
York, >" concluded Mr.. Sylvester, with a
laugh, lis the only one who, like me, has
gene into the restaurant business. He
was established ON Seventeenth street at
last accounts.
Many engravers have no work and
nothing TO do, but there is still opportu-
nifty for making cuts for advertisements,
the details of which can only be brought
out by hand. This, of course, is a great fall
from artistic work, but they have Ia take
anything they can get. "-Boston Adyer-
tiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
SEEK NEW FIELDS
OKLAHoMANS THAT CAST a WISH
Full EYE TO SOUTHWARK.
Meeting Held at Perkins to Excite an
Interest in South America as a
Colonizing Field - New Fair
Grounds at Oklahoma City-Okia-
homa Notes.

PERKINS. o. I, Oci. 9-There was
number OF the cit zeIs OF this town and
vicinity last evening. for the parp1s- of
discussing South Americs, and To Organ
ize colony. Jim Overholser was chosen
as chairman, aud after exchanging views
an Organization WAS IF -ci-d, To be K own
as the South American league. The officers
are: Jim Oy-rhoIser, president; o. W.
Anuis. secretary: John r cketts. CORE
spending secretary; John McCready, treas
urer.
The league will at once open correspond
ence with the ministers of the various
South American governments now at
Washing on, ID. c., and with the officials
Of said governments ar home, tor the pur-
pose of gaining information needful to a
desirable location FOR a COLONY. The
league will hold its next msetIug tomor
row evening at the school house IN Per-
EjnS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
BAGGAGE SMASHING.
When Trunks Are Damaged. Railways Are
Ready to Pay the Bill.

1t is not generally known that the trans
fer companies in New York. Chicago and
other cities expect 70 pay for the baggage
they smash, and it seems about time 20
bring that fact 10 the attention of the pub
lie. Every railway baggage master is re
quired 10 give the transfer companiesa II
ceipt for all the baggage he receives and
Will not accept package unless 1t l.
in good order. The same rule is applied
when the transfer company receives bag
gage from the railroads. 80 that il trunk
is delivered at its destination IN a damaged
condition the blame can DC traced and laid
where il belongs
Mr. : W. Z. Draper. general manager
of the New York Transfer company. tells
me that they have 70 pay several thousand
dollars every year for damaged baggage
and often are required 70 give indemnity
even for the loss OF n strap In order to
secure themselves they carry an accident
insurance policy of Sic. COO, and This not
only covers damages 10 baggage, but ac-
cidents 70 their wagons ar drivers or
horses. II one Of their wagons happens u
run over child or take the wheel OF .
buggy, the accident insurance company
pays the bill-New York Letter in Chica-
20 Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
John Chinanan's Reasoning.

4 little time since, 50 the story GOES
one Il the Cinnamon attending TIE b1lrn-
field Street Methodist Episcopal sunday
school renounce+l his heathenlsn- en-
hraooi Christianity and was duly baF'iizea
by the pastor, DR.. Mansfield aocnrSt4ne; u
Methodist usage \ little later 5ohn Yea
into the hands OF scTas Of ne brethren oil
Dr. Gordon flock. who processissi ~ once
10 instruct hin further tn tie new way
They told him that his 80 called baptism
had BEEN iraaeSs usts'7 that there was u'it
one possible meaning 10 The WORD iiAE'-
tize. and were oongratuiatiil, thslilSeiFf7s
hat they hzd made aa Impression. Nhsn
.Ioan SAID Ne 70, - - Aet1esn
man frye-e pleiaFa, Mclean man 'ssiies
plcta1Sl Mclean man Bake pief1to- lie
saso cooAee ailee saint '-Bossoa heosSS-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
REWARDED HIS INTELLIGENCE.
the Lad Appreciated the Book the Old
Man Was Reading.

Poverty and intelligence are daily trav-
cling hand in hand. The poverty is al
ways recognized where intelligence stands
q Door chance of Acknowledgement, much
less reward.
A threadbare, half fed looking youth in
q Sixth avenue Il" train the other day
got for his intelligence an unexpected re
ward He sat in the corner of one of the
side seats, -hich enabled him to overlook
the cross seats before him. Directly in
front an old gentleman was deep in a well
bound book The boy leaned over and
soon, without the owners knowledge,
grew absorbed in the book too.
He devoured ehe story SO greedily and
read so well that he usually reached the
bottom of the page before the old gentle
man and then sat twitching nervously
with an anxious glitter in his eye until
the unconscious reader turned. 1t went
on thus from Eighty sixth to Eighteenth
street. Then the tables were turned. The
old man must have skipped something
which the boy, who was drinking in every
word, didn't, and was placing his thumb
at the foot Of the page preparatory to turn
Ing it when he was startled by grimy
thumb pressing back the page right beside
mis- own.
Not yet, not yet" the owner of the
grimy thumb called out, forgetful Of every
thing in the world just then but the story
which didn't belong to him. Then in a
second, recalled to himself by the old
mans bewildered state, he tried to explain
himself and begged thousand pardons.
There was no need to ask pardon from
this particular old man. He took in mat
tiers at glance.
You'd like to finish the story, wouldn' &
your" he asked. I'm glad to find boy
like you caring for this story. Read all
you can like it. Here's the book" He
stepped off at Fourteenth street, leaving
the happy youth in possession of a respect
ably bound volume-New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
BLED THE VETERAN
DOCUMENTS FOUND IN A TIN BOX
FILED IN COURT.
Pension Ag-nt Vau Leuven's Volumi-
nous Correspondence Furnishes
Basis for Numerous Indictments
Affidavits at Fifty Cents a Line
Claimants Acted in Good Faith.

DU BUQUE, Ia, Oct. Especial Exam
liner T. L. Waite. of the pension bureau, In
.bedi-nce to the order of Judge Shiras. in
The federal court, has flied the documents
captured in the famous tin box in Pen
sion Agent George NJ Van Leuven's pri-
vate Office at Lime Springs. The docu-
ments are mostly in the form of cores
pondence discriminating upon its face Van
Leuven and certain boards Of medical ex-
anIiners with whom he had relations. Near
ly all of the numerous indictments found
against the pension attorney are based
on these letters In all about 100 papers
are filed. Some of these letters are TO PEN
sion claimants, whom Van Leuven adj
vised 10 grease" the members Of the
boards in order to have the examinations
20 smoothly. Others are letters between
tie agents and the surgeons in which
terms are agreed for raising ratings and
fixing up the papers in the Case. 1t ap-
pears Van Leuven gave claimants to
understand this payment OF money to
medical examiners was tue usual thing
esI abiished by long practice and
IL does not appear there was a. rule
corrupt intent on the part of the claim
ants. Some of the documents show that
affiiavits as TO physical disability were
bought from physicians at an average rate
Of about 80 cents a line. One letter makes
an offer to a physician at Lincoln, Neb.,
to pay So for an affidavit covering disease
Of the stomach, deafness, rheumatism and
heart disease The doctor sent the affidavit,
but demanded $40 for it. This physician
whose name was not revealed. has since
testified that he had made a large number
of affidavits and that his price ranged
from 50 TO $40. Affidavits We're made TO
cover nearly all the diseases known. and in
order to get the applicants before examin-
ing boards with whom be was friendly,
printed forms were used for affidavits and
the claimants were asked to copy these In
their own hands and sign them. Many
did not realize what they were doing.
The filing of The papers Is a surprise to
the defense, which did not want them
made public, its idea being simply to get
access to Them
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The Natural Feeling.

\ nan came sailing down Brush stree,
and into the station.
Has the train for Bad Ak gone'' hs
Inquired b7eaihlessiy 1t the ticket window.
" Yes. sir, replied the clerk
How long ago.
d" A bout -
NJ don tell me-" he interrupted
IF IL has been gone an boar or -. can
stand il. but II is only a few minutes
III kick the lining cut q this valise and
lick somebody or st licked When dos
the next one lesves
The clerk t1id him. and he viped hts
faoe and sat down placfdiy--Dstroit Free
Prs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
1T WORKED TOO WELL.
But 1t Is Hardly Likely That He Will Try
That Scheme Again.


A doctor on the West Side was called to
the residence of man in great haste. Ar
irving there, he found the mans head bat
tered and torn 70 such degree chat sew
ing it up reminded him of an cd fashion
ed quilting bee. When the patient was
able to give an account of the accident
that disabled him, he related this sad tale:
4 am behind three months with my
rent. That's one-h half the secret of my
misery; the other half is that some boys in
my neighborhood have lately been ringing
my doorbell at all hours of the night,
greatly to my annoyance. Time after time
was called to the door, only TO find no.
body there. Finally ran wire from a
battery to the doorbell, so that the next
boy who played the trick on me would be
held there until could reach him and rend
him limb from limb.
About an hour ago I heard a ring at
the door and went there exulting. l open
ed the door, and there was my landlord
standing on his head and hanging on to
the handle of the doorbell. About l, 900
volts of electricity were chasing each other
through his system, and the way he kicked
at the door casing and clawed around
with his free hand was n sight to be seen.
was scared worse than he was, though,
and turned off the current and went TO
carry him into the house"
did you carry himr"
q don't think did. Everything that
happened after l returned to the door is
vague and indistinct. l have a confused
recollection that he grabbed n passing
street car and knocked me on the head
with it, and that he tore off the doorbell
and made me swallow it, wires and all,
but cannot say positively what occurred.
expect him to return at any hour and I
think the next time you come you had bet
ter bring along sewing machine The
old plan of stitching by hand is too slow
and tedious Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10
NOTED SEA CAPTAIN DIES

SAN FRANCISCO Oct 9-Captsin Will
lam Cobb, one OF the old time shippers OF
the Pacific Nail line. died at his home
here today ia his eSth year. He was sue
cessively in command OF the Old side vince
steamer, Chiia. the City of Toxic. the
City of New York aud the Rio Janeiro
Though all of these vessels save the Ri
.lsneiro have been loSt. none Of hem N
disaster under the command OF c D ain
Cobb. Hi death resulted from "a ,ruke Of
paralysis, with which he WAS stricken two
years ago. Captain Cobb was native o.
Massachusetts.