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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
Gold Carvings of Human Eyes

The Nile river exploring expedition sent
out in the spring by the London Apthro-
biological society report some wonderful
finds among the old deserted tombs Of
the pharaohs. Near Carnao and also at
Hevleh they found dozens Of curious carv.
lngs on gold which were perfect represen-
tations of the human eye. Some of these
queer plates represented the left eye, but
the majority seem TO have been intended
for the right optic. The work is beauti-
fully executed, the brows, lids and pupils
being deeply carved on rectangular plates
OF hammered gold. Each plate seems TO
have originally been provided with either
. notch or a tongue, the idea being per-
baps to fit them together in pairs, each
hight to its proper left. What they could
have ever been used for is only q matter
of conjecture, opinions on that score wide
ly differing.-St. Louis Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
AT OLD TRICKS.
a Bird Who Seem'ngy Deserves TO Go Back to
the PeBitentiary

Night before last the police were no.
titled by a travelling man that a valu-
able satchel had been stolen from him
at the depot. He was very anxious
about it's discovery. Yesterday after
a long search the satchel was found
and it was ascertained that the thief
was a young fellow named Charles
Pinkston, who cannot be found. 1t
was only Thursday that Pinkston re-
turned from the penitentiary, after
serving a sentence there for theft. He
had his liberty only two days when he
put it in jeopardy again, for if he is
caught there is no doubt but what he
will be sent over the road, as the
travelling man in question promises to
prosecute him to the bitter end.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
Visiting Cards.

Some years ago contributor 10 LIN
termediarie des Chercheurs ct des Curieux
recorded that he found some 30 visiting
cards in the interstice between the frame
and glass of an old mirror, where, as in
our own day, they would appear to have
been stuck. They all belonged to people
of the eighteenth century ana were for the
most part pieces of playing cards, on the
backs of some of which the names wers
written and on those of others rudely en-
graved by an amateur.
BY the end of the last century visiting
cards seem TO have come into general use.
I have in my possession some belonging TO
Miss Banks, the sister of Sir Joseph. The
card is coarse and thick, and the name Is
engraved in large italic letters. According
to NJ. Grand Carteret, who gives some
specimens by Robida and other artists in
his article, Il fashion of having ornamented
cards seems to be springing up.-Notes
and Queries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
CLIFF JEWELLERS.
Remnant OF the an Gent Race Found IN
" chIta.

Some StragglerS, evidently from
Kansas City, oyertaken by the disas-
tiers of that burg, but still clinging To
it's mode of living, have dug a hole in
the high bank of the Little river above
Thirteenth street bridge and are MAX
ing it their abode. DR.. Shuts, Newt
Garst and other huntsmen were up IL
that locality yesterday and discovered
the place. They say that the interior
Of the hut or cave is of strange archi-
tectural skill and we'll worth seeing.
The men, who are strangers, live like
swallows in their strange abode and
seem to be happy in it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16

field But not so. They adopted the mace.
Though they could not cut man S throat,
yet might they break his head. So Bishop
Ohio, half brother Of William, fought
alongside Of the Conque-er at the bitter
battle of Hastings with great effect, the
brothers being, as you may say, pair
Of nutcracSers Notes and Queries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16

E!VEN considering the stormy weather many ladies
~ and children were present during the concert
given by the Italian orchestra Saturday afternoon AID
evening and listened to the sweet strains of music The
concert announced. shall be continued during the
coming week. every afternoon and end with grand
final concert on next Saturday evening Among the
selections be rendered afternoon the
following musical gems:
''I he Liberty Bell March,"
Remembrance of Naples Waltz"
Sweet Marie"
Won't You be My Sweetheart"
'Tipca Polka"
Rosa Gavotte"
Stella Mazurka"
Non f Yer RomanZa."
Push Them Clouds Away"
Patchen Wilkes Maid is believed by all horsemen to
be the coming Queen of the Turf" This beautiful
mare was bred and raised In Wichita and has
in many states. AT the request OF several ladies'
we have decided to exhibit this wonderful mare and
next Tuesday from to m, she will be in store
where all persons invited to and the four
year-old wonder
1t has always been our custom to have stock
reduced to the lowest possible point at inventory time
1t is but fortnight TO stock taking and par
chases have been much larger than usual find
selves overstocked and have made prices throughout
the entire store which must certainly this i'm
stock melt rapidly away. This is the greatest
opportunity ever offered to buy goods at low prices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16

A Hungarian chemist has discovered
new mineral-the nitrate of cobalt-which
is believed TO BE- an effective antidote IN
case of poisoning by cyanide of potassium
or prussic acid. Tried upon a number of
animals, II has been used in this way sue
cessfully in over 40 cases, most of them Of
accidental poisoning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16

The blood fows almost as freely through
the bones as through the flesh of very
young children, but as age comes on the
blood vessels in the ZONES arc almost lilies
by the deposition of matter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16

Love and food are two things that are
badly distributed in this world. One gen
orally has too much of both when one Is
young and Lives home" while a lack be-
comes noticeable Immediately one goes
out into the world to care for oneself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
MAJOR COLE TODAY.

This afternoon at the mems meeting
in the Y. NJ. c. a. auditorium at 4
o'clock, Major Cole will adde's the
men only. Good music. All men in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
MAJOR COLES EVENING.
He Ge.s After the Chap That Didn't Believe in
God or the Devil.

4 respectable sized audience, con-
sidering the night and the mud,
gathered at the First Methodist
church last night to listen TO Major
Cole. Introductory services com
menced by singing Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms" followed by pray
er Announcement was then made
that the union meetings. would here
after be held at the auditorium. y
request was made that the different
pastors in the respective churches this
morning would pray that the spirit OF
God would gowith the meeting to the
auditorium. An invitation vas eN-
tended to all singers 10 assist the
meeting by going forward 10 the plat
form at the auditorium and taking part
in that part of the service. Major
Cole then took charge of the meeting
and said that he was feeling very hap
DIV tonight; said that he had shortly
before left a man of this city who had
spit out as much fire as any man he
bad ever met; that the man told him
that he did not believe in God. Christ
or the Bible; that he had prayed
Lord while he is splitting let him spit
it all out that this man reminded him
of a beautiful little dog of one OF his
neighbOrS who came out and hSTked
all night at every full moon; that the
moon was still shining Yet the dog had
been dead ten years that this man had
farther told him thar he had a wife and
several children and that il he was
making Il mistake he would like 10
know il. Special prayer was then Of
fered for this man. The major con-
tinued his remarks by taking for his
theme, The Man OF God. the Woman
of God. or the Man of the Devil or
the Woman Of the Devil contrasting
the difference in his usual interesting
manner.
He then told an unusually interesting
experience with the Seneca Indians.
Said that these Indians had declared
that religion preaching would not be
allowed on their reservation but
through the assistance Of the Lord and
that Mother Of Israel. Mrs. Wright, he
did talk 10 them Of God, and thirteen
conversions followed He gave a
graphic description OF their confer
ing upon him q tEiismau consisting Of
a bears tooth and giving him the
name Of Giwear, in their tongue mean
ing Good News Other stories Of Z
religious nature followed. he then
made a request that all present who
desired the salvation OF those who did
not know Christ to rise. Three-fourths
of the congregation stood up. y r.
quest was then made for those present
who wanted the prayers Of the chris
tian people TO stand up. 4 number
rising: prayer followed. after which
that good old song Rock % Ages"
was rendered. The general colCrega-
ton was then dismissed and an after
meeting held. The evening services
closed with a good old Methodist hand
shaking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
GOLD LETTERING.

BRING YOUR PURSES, CARD
CASES, BIBLES, ETC., TO
THIS OFFICE AND HAVE
THEM MARKED.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-16
PRoFKs>oR-"Why does the earth mover
Har5un .absertly pay the rent,
suppose Philadelphia Times.

hIST1EFC CGNlSllHt e. -- Boston Girl
Why vas Snaizesusarc Ike Queen E-iga-
seth.-' They Alive give y IN Boston
,iirl-'He was tie greatest wonder q the
iEe and she WIS ne SrgaccSt TUDOR ARD
slowly re pan peFr0lated tlslr GRAZ 5uI1s.
Yrs" she said. IN give you yoar
breakfast. II you'a chop down that tree
fer ne" Madam" MeanoerluE Mise *
Piled. Heekiy, i don't want Ter gls OK O.
nv csass. I'm no Gladstone. Neither an =
GeorSe Washington Washington star.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
A Three Days Trip.

A large needle became imbedded
in the back of the left thigh of a
Philadelphia domestic, and in three
days worked itself through five
inches of fleshy tissue. The woman
was sewing on Thursday morning,
and it was on that day that the
needle, in some strange way, must
have penetrated the back of the
thigh. She felt some slight pain,
but was not seriously Inconvenience
by it. The next day the pain
seemed to shift q trife, but she did
not pay any particular attention to
it until the following day, when
it became SO severe that in the
afternoon she went to the Hahne-
mann hospital, where she complained
of a sharp pain in the fore-part of
the thigh. DR.. Waaser made an ex-
animation and found the point of the
needle above the surface. He made
o small incision and laid bare enough
of the needle to permit of its being
seized with pair of tweezers and
pulled out. The needle was black
as ink, having been oxidized by the
action of the blood. The patient
recognized it, by the peculiar way in
which it was bent, as the needle
with which she had been sewing on
Thursday morning. IN. Y. Ledger.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
BIRD REASONING.
The Wonderful Intelligence Exhibited
by Woodpeckers.

A little known and striking in
stance of foresight and industry ex-
hibited by a bird is that of the Cali
fornia woodpecker Like others of
it's kind, this bird is an insect eater.
Yet in the view of the approach OF
winter it prepares store of food of
a wholly different character and ar
ranges this with as much care as an
epicure might dcvotst to the storage
of his wine in cellar In the summer
the woodpecker lives on ants. For
the winter it stores up aeorns. To
hold each acorn it hollows o small
hole in tree, into which the acorn
is exactly fitted, and is ready to be
split by the strong bcak of the
climbing woodpccker, though too
tightly held to be stolen either by
squirrels or other birds.
A relation of this "'oodpecker in
habits the dryest parts of Mexico,
where during the droughts it must
die of starvation unless it made a
store. To prevent this it selects the
hollow stem of species Of aloe, the
bore of which is just large enough to
hold nut. The woodpecker drills
holes at intervals in the stem and
fills it from bottom to top with the
nuts, the separate holes being ap-
parently made for convenience of
access to the column of nuts within.
The intelligence which not only
constructs special storehouse but
teaches the woodpccker to lay
by only the nuts which will keep,
and not the insects which would de-
cay, is perhaps the highest form of
bird reasoning which has yet been
observed. Spectator
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
Clever Expedient.

A story is told of certain French
singer which shows that he possessed
not only musical ability, but an adj
mirable presence of mind. On the
occasion of his first appearance at
Moulins, he was not in good voice,
and his local efforts were greeted
with Kisses loud and prolonged, from
the disappointed audience.
Without appearing to be in the
least moved by this unpleasant re-
ception the young artist looked
calmly down at the crowd of listen
ers, and said:
Gentlemen, it is pity to hear
you whistle so badly: allow me to
give you a lesson"
Upon that he began to whistle in
a most exquisite manner the varied
airs of an opera of Halevy's which
was very popular at the time.
At this unexpected turn of affairs,
first silence and then loud applause
succeeded to the rude Kissing, and
from that time on, whether he sang
or whistled, the young artists sue
cess was assured with the Bour-
bonese public,-Youth's COMPANION.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
MUSIC OF THE WIRES.
What Causes the Singing of the Tele.
graph Wires.

You have all heard the humming
and singing of telegraph and tele-
phone wires as you have passed the
poles along the streets. No doubt
you have concluded that it is caused
by ths action of the wind on the
wires and given it no further
thought. But it is not true that
the singing is caused by the wind,
and if you are at all observing you
will notice that often the humming
sound is to be heard on cold winter
mornings when the smoke from
chimneys goes straight up until it is
lost in the clouds and when the
frost on the wires is as fuzzy and
thick as q roll of chenille fringe.
The wind has nothing to do with
the sound and, according to an Aus
trian scientist, the vibrations are
due to the changes of atmospheric
temperature and especially through
the action of cold, as lowering of
temperature induces a shortening of
the wires, extending over the whole
of the conductor. A considerable
amount of friction is produced on
the supporting bells, this inducing
the sounds both on the wires and
the poles.
When this humming has been 60
ing on birds have mistaken the
sound for insects inside the poles,
and have been seen to peck with
their bills on the outside, as they do
upon the apple and other trees. The
story is told of bear that mistook
the humming noise as coming from
nest of bees, and clawed at the
pole and tore away the stones at its
base in the hope of finding the much
coveted honey.-Boston Journal of
Commerce,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
Auntie Didn't Know.

Orders had been given to the po-
licemen to arrest all mendicants
whom they found on the street. In
obedience to his instructions q Nine
teenth district policeman took into
custody an old colored woman, whom
he found soliciting aims at Eighth
and Chestnut streets. When she
arrived at the station house, the SER
geant in charge looked at her over
his desk in surprise. She was old,
and her hair had faded to gray, but
her eyes shone brightly. She made
queer lit tie bow, and said: GOOD
enen' mas'r."
After ''auntie" had given her
name, the police officials asked her
age,
Laws sake, ] don know. Been
putty long ago since my nanny tol'
me, clean gone fo'get." She smiled
and so did he.
"Are you married or single?"
81 don know" came the answer.
The sergeant looked up dunn
founded.
"You don't khowp" queried he,
.'Umpum," said she, shaking her
head,
"Why don't you know?"
"'Cause Use q grasswidow," re-
sponded ''auntie. - Philadelphia
Press.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
What He Was.

Eight little negro boys got on a
Niagara street car at the corner of
Vermont street about half-past
seven o'clock. They had been out
to st. Mary's to rchearse something
or other (they were choir boys), and
they were then on their way to st.
Paul's. They all talked willingly,
except one little fellow, who was as
black as coal and who seemed to be
the butt of the other seven.
$50 you all sing2" asked one of the
women.
Yep" answered three of the
boys at the same time.
''Then your are regular little
blackbirds.
"Oh, no, ma'am. Blackbirds don't
do nothin' but chirp. I'm q canary"
San I'm q mockin' Bird" said an
other, and each boy told what kind
Of o bird he was until the eighth
one, the butt before mentioned, was
the only one who had said nothing.
"And what kind of bird are you,
my little fellow2" asked the woman.
Deed, ma'am," he answered. II
specs mus be a chicken, ] gets
1t in the neck so offun. Buffalo Ex-
press.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
YeIlow-Dog Money.

A correspondent of the Boston
Transcript, writing of the evils of
irresponsible banks and wildcat
currency" such as the people of the
United States endured prior to the
adoption of the present national
bank system, tells the following
story:
At one time the Mississippi valley
was flooded with bills on which was
stamped the figure of big hound,
and which were universally known
as "yellow-dog money" The cap
tain of steamer was trying to work
off some of the stuff in exchange for
wood. AS he came to one wharf
after another on bis way up the
river he called out:
"Take yaller- dog for wood"
In substance the answer was al
ways the same, though the form
varied. Nobody wanted "yaller-
dog"
At last, however, the captain re-
ceived an affirmative reply. He
steamed up to the wharf at once,
but just as the line was being cast
off he bethought himself to ask an
other question:
GLOW do you take it?" said he.
cord for cord" was the answer.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
Has Telescoping Masts.

Aqueer craft is the British steamer
Beltisloe, which has completed her
maiden voyage to this port, says the
New York Herald. She now lies
anchored near Robbins reef.
The Beltisloe is the first vessel to
arrive here which was especially
built to go through the big ship
canal from Manchester to Mersey in
England. Her lower masts are hol-
low and of iron.
Her wooden topmasts are so ar
ranged that they can be made to
telescope into the lower masts.
She can go under the bridges over
the Manchester canal without diff
Guilty.
The vessel is schooner rigged. and
comes now from East Indian ports.
She is laden with sugar and spices.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02

THE OFFICE CATS.
Tom and Irene Would Go Fooling
Around Loaded Battery Jars.

Tom and Irene are no longer on
this earth. Their souls have passed
TO the great unknown, says the Su-
perior Inland Ocean. Tom and
Irene were the feline mascots of the
Leader building and their untimely
death brings desolation to large
community of prints" from the
horse down to the devil.
The cats had inhabited the big
composing-room of the Leader for
the past three months. They were
dainty creatures and obtained their
sustenance from the abundant sup
ply of "pi" which was scattered
about the floor. They had become
veritable prints, adopting their
customs, language and hours, going
to bed at three in the morning and
arising at noon. But they were
curious cats and therein lay their
doom. They discovered the battery
jars of the telegraph instrument and
partook copiously of the creased
lightning. The effect was electrical.
In q few short hours Irene was
wrapped in the shrouds of death.
But Tom, who had fallen from the
third story window twice and other
wise shown his great tenacity of
life, hung on for period of thirty
six hours, when he too succumbed.
Death came to him at one o'clock
Thursday morning.
The funeral exercises were brief
and touching. The prints" unani-
mously voted an adjournment of ten
minutes out of respect to the dead.
The cats lay stretched upon the
composing-stone while Slug Eight
touchingly recited "Thc Death Of
Little Nell" during which proceed
ings tears could be heard dropping
with loud reports upon the grimy
floor. After all that was mortal OF
Tom and Irene had been consigned
to earth the "prints" went back to
their cases with firm resolve that
the next time they got mascot they
will keep the battery jars out OF
sight. The "prints" have the sym.
pathy of the entire newspaper com.
munitV.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
History of Postage Stamps.

Mr.. H. A. Kelly, of the stamp di-
vision of the post Office department,
wrote brief descriptive history OF
the different United States stamps
issued since we have had stamps, for
the annual report of the third assis-
tant postmaster general. 1t is the
first story of the stamps which has
included them all. Mr.. Kelly knows
pretty nearly everything about
stamps. He has been a long time
in the stamp Observation-Disclosures
Capitol.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
Misdirected Zeal.

President of the Kitefyers' Ma
tional Bank-What's this item in
our statement of assets-ninety-
five thousand dollars and twenty
seven cents?
Cashier-Yes, sir. thought those
odd cents would look mighty well.
Presidcnt-Well, they would look
better if the item wasn't "gold coin
on hand. Life.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
Did Not Improve Matters.

A newly married couple boarded
the train from Boston at South
Framingham amid shower Of rice
that resembled q November snow
storm. The bride removed q white
bow from the coat Of the groom and
threw it away. Then the conductor
entered, picked up the discarded
ribbon and asked the groom if 1t
belonged to him, whereat everybody
on the train smiled, and two of them
blushed. boston Transcript.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
The Horseshoe Superstition.

The superstition concerning the
finding of a horseshoe dates back to
the thirteenth century.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
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