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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
woRM.EATEN GUN STOCK.
cnfious Honeycombfnzs in an interests
Uar Relic.

cuficus Honeycombfngs in an Interestin.
War Relic.
The representations OF gun-stock
IN the accompanying illustration, from
the New York World, is a curious in
stance of animal appetite. The gun is
relic of the war in the possession of
Lieut. W. r. Hamilton, now stationed
at Fortress Monroe In its old age it's
usefulness has been of decorative
rather than of an aggressive charac-
ter Occasionally it has been used in
hunting. For the past two or three
years the lieutenant has noticed that
the gun has become perceptibly lighter.
He attributed this to the possible
shrinkage of the wood or to his own
Imagination.
Not long ago, in removing the gun to
a more convenient place, the Eeuten-
ant struck the stock against the wall,
breaking it off short and leaving the
barrel in his hands. Surprised at the
brittleness of the material, he exam
ined the stock, which was apparently
solid and substantial piece of black
walnut, and discovered that its broken
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
SEES THINGS REVERSED.
Strange Case of a Boy Which II Puzzlins
Learned Doctors.


William Riley, aged thirteen, is un-
dergoing medical treatment at Vine
land, Pa, for an affection which
greatly puzzles the most distinguished
physicians of Philadelphia who have
seen him. He was recently shown at
clinic at the university of Pennsyl-
vania.
The world of laymen would see in
the boy only poor emaciated creature
with right side all paralyzed, but the
big doctors beheld in him the incarna-
ton of strange scientific principles
and an object worthy of their closest
study. They applied to his case all
sorts of long and learned terms, but to
the lay mind the terms meant that the
boys faculties had been SO twisted by
a sunstroke in his infancy that he now
sees things with his mind upside down
and wrong-side foremost, although his
eyes are all right, and when he writes he
runs his pen from right to left, and to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
TIE woRM-EArEN GUN STOCK.

end showed complete honeycombing
of holes extending into the thick por-
ton.
It was easy to tear the wood apart,
and then it was seen that these holes
were merely the outlets OF SO many
channels cut through the wood entire
ly, manifestly by the action of dimin-
utive insect. The larvae of this insect
were distributed along the channels.
Probably generations of the destroyers
had been born and had died in the con.
fines of this wood.
A singular fact is that none of the
channels reached the surface of the
stock. One explanation of this is that
the heavy coating of varnish on the
exterior turned the insects back, as it
was clearly not to their taste. Many
of the borrowings reach entirely out
20 the varnish, and that comparatively
thin film was the only concealment
the insect had while at his destructive
work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
Goes Cunning ut Ninsty-Six.

John Walters, who lives about two
miles west of Gainesville, Md, is 90
years old. and is probably the Oldest
man in that part of the state. Mr.
Walters is an expert shot, and at his
advanced age takes great pleasure in
cunning. Recently he walked about
twelve miles in the morning in pursuit
of game, and in the afternoon walked
sixteen miles, in one day. Mr.. Wall
ters' mother died at the age of los years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25

Old Round Top is historic stone
house near Canajoharie. n. Y, built
about 1850. Its drst owners were
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, and Archi-
bald Kane, the latter an ancestor of
Or. Kane, the arctic explorer Here
the kanes carried on great mercan-
lille business, and it was in the rear of
Round Top that one of the merchant
family fought duel with the father
Of Gen. j. s. Wadsworth. Much of
the old house has been destroyed by
IRE, as it was long the resort Of
tramps and Italian laborers. who
recklessly built fires within its wallis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
On. Costume for 1sa Year.

Several European sovereigns are re-
nowned for the length of time which
they wear their clothes The record
in this respect, however, is broken by
the rector of Berlin university, who
has just been compelled TO order a
new Official mantle a; cost o; .. 400
marks. The one which he has worn
until now was made exactly Iea years
ago, and il is stated that constant
wear aud tear have rendered it unfit
for court ceremonies, fact which viii
scarcely arouse surysise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25

Pope Leo has added dignity and
honor to the name of W. J. Onahan. the
distinguished Catholic churchman Of
Chicago. by comforting upon him the
title Camereria Segreto di Cappa g
Spada. This practically means that
MIR. Onahan is now Roman count and
one of the chamberlains of the vatican
at Rome. His efforts in organizing
and bringing TO successful close the
recent Catholic congress moved his
holiness to confer the honor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
Chinese and Pieeon-Ensi,eh.

There Is no such thing rs a Chinese
language any more than there is a
European language A Canton man
can not understand an Annoy man.
ana | have seen two Cinnamon sitting
together with third one acting as an
interpreter Pigeon English is the
common tongue of commerce. II has
4 voca bulary of less than a thousand
words, but is sufficiently flexible to
answer any purpose. - Washington
Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
LAMONT'S ASSISTANT.
Wisconsin Man Selected to Succeed OIL
aeu Grant

A Wisconsin Man Selected to Succeed Old
Gen. Grant.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Lamont have turned their eyes towards
the west in looking for a successor to
Gen. Grant, the able assistant secre-
tary of war, who recently resigned his
position. The choice is comparative
ly young man. Joseph Bodwell Doe, of
Wisconsin. The new official, who is
really the chief executive officer of the
war department, has been for the past
three years the head Of the state militia
of Wisconsin, having been appointed
by Gov. Peck to the position of brig
adler general three years ago. He is a
lawyer by profession and is forceful
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25

Josiah said Mrs Corntossel to her
husband, do you reckon that our son
Hiram will learn TO play this game
football while he is at college?"
81 don't see why he shouldn't"
Well" said the old lady, In that
case he may do a good deal toward
maxim home happy when he gets here.
The way he ort TO be able ter handle
tranlpe is d caution. Washington
Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
Masket Balls rs Currency.

From I6Ss to 1852 musket balls were
used as currency in New England at a
valuation of a farthing apiece and were
legal tender up to one shilling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
An Unreliable yyttpess,

Judge Duffy-You say you never SAY
the watch before?
Accused-Never
But the witness for the people, MIRA
Peterson, swears that she saw you
take the watch out of the drawer"
Don't you believe a word that WON.
an says. She is no good. i know all
about her. She was once engaged to
be married to me. Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25
Not the Same.

He cried as they stood ut the garden gate:
'Oh. give me q kiss, my own, my fate"
Just then as her father came that way.
Tho lover got something beginning with "A. )"
But II wasn't kiss, I'm sorry TO say
Yankee Blade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-25

when Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung 10 Castoria.
when she had Children. she gave them Castc-ia
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
THE DRumm-a'5 BAGGAGE.
If There's Tot of It, l. ShavTs That He
n N.--- - ehr -~rrzTusss

If There's a Tot of It, L. shovs That He
Is Sew 70 che Eus-ness,
81 can tell after single glance 1T
the baggage carried by drummer
about how long he has been on the
road, said : lawyer at the Commercial
Travellers club, according to the New
York World. When the young man
first starts out to the grand tour of the
west or south he is likely to carry in
one trunk enough samples TO stock a
village store. Another trunk will con-
tain changes OF clothing ald linen
sufficient Tor trip around the world.
lie will carry two large hand satchels
one containing samples, the other
bountiiul supply of gents furnishings
and toilet articles. Two overco2ts-
one light, the other heavy-a shawl or
blanket. and macintosh rolled up
and strapped. q leather hat-box con-
tanning az skier an umbrellas and
cane. and large pair Of tield-slasses
swung over his shoulders on d strap
Will complets the outfit
.'Six months later this young man
will have discarded one of the trunks,
the hat-box, the cane and the field
glasses. At the end of year two
satchels and the umbrella will COM
prise his belongings. He has gradual
Is learned that every tirst-class hotel
in the country can do laundry work in
twelve hours; that umbrellas can be
hired at the check room; that one
middle-weight overcoat is sufficient for
his wants; that cane is in the way;
that the place for a silk hat IS on the
head, or. better still, that a derby Is
good enough; that blankets are sup
piled in the Pullman service; that field
I glasses are only to use on race tracks
an5 then behold the angel Of commerce
with his change OF linen on one side and
his samples on the other of single
travelling bag. selling mere goods in
j day than he formerly sold IL week
/ and not paying out from 50 to sloa day
/ on excess Of baggage
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP.


Firing In Both Army and Navy Less 8c-
eursts Thnu FORM. .riy.
The training OF naval artillerists has,
in recent years, been given good deal
of attention, and no end Of powder and
shot has been expended in target prac-
tice designed to serve a more telling
purpose in actual warfare, should the
occasion present itself. ltwould seem,
therefore. says Cassicr's Magazine, that
the floating equipments of naval powers
of to-day ought to give good accounts
themselves in point Of craftsmanship if
called into action, though it would be
presumptuous to undertake to fore
shadow possible results. If, on the
other hand, past experience counts for
anything, there would seem to have
bean notable decline in accuracy in
naval guancry, growing with success
sive improvements in naval architec-
ture and naval armament. 1t was esti-
mated some years ago, from data fur
nished by target practice at sea, that q
heavy gun must lie discharged fifty
times to make one effective hit. The
old smooth-bores were credited with
killing man by the discharge of the
run'S weight in shot; in other words
three tons of hjrty-two-pounder shot
were required for the purpose. Actual
service test with modern high-powcr
guns, howevcr-guus weighing twelve
tons-has. within the past ten or twelve
wears, shown that it took about sixteen
tons of projcctiles TO accomplish the
same thing. 1t is interesting to note
/ from what statistics are available that
/ the introduction OF riflei muskets into
! the armies has had a somewhat similar
result. The oll-time mrslxets, it j.
said, killed a man by firing at him hi:
own weight in lead bullets, but tn,
I modern rifle, in the hands OF the aver
age soldier, SO it has been figured out
does not effect a fatality until it ha
discharged twice the mans weight il
lead. Both here, as well as in nava
shooting, therefore, there has bee
shown to be an important demand 70
greater skill and care. Whether thi
has been met ia any measure, futur
hostilities only Will tell.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
TWO TOUGH TALES.
A Couple OF Dr,immsrs Who Had Struck
Extremes.


A Chicago drummer and New York
drummer met in a hotel one night and
talked ten minutes of trade, ten
minutes of ehoruses, ten minutes
of politics, and concluded with
couple of Munchausen yarns that if
properly paid for would be entitled TO
the biggest share of the cake, says the
New York Mail and Express.
Il am just back from three months
trip to Norway" said the New York
man, sanl had great time. tell you,
days after got to North Trondhjen.
We ran across an old dame named Lid,
who had settled Mt the very spot where
King Canute used to drink his eight
ilaSOns Of ale for breakfast. Very cold
there. Tho steam from the teakcttle
would fall like snow in front of the
fireplace. Out in the open air, when
ever man spoke, his breath concealed
so rapidly that his words actually fell
on the ground. 1t was impossible to
play a wind instrument. | tried to
toot a French horn aud couldn't sound
Is Hat to save my life. The notes
seemed to get stuck. A little dog we
had went to sleep in front of the fire
one night and the side furthest away
from the blaze was frozen stiff.
Pears that must have struck the
other extreme" said the ChicStgo drum
mer, as he lighted fresh cigar. Il
was out in southern California, near
the edge of the desert, stopping with a
farmer who had four acres in potatoes
and four in popcorn. \ hot wind swept
in FROM the desert in the. early part of
August. and it was so hot that every
potato in that patch was roasted in its
| jacket. I am ruined man, said the
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
WHERE PRINCES ARE PLENTIFUL
Hundreds of Them Employed at Meniaa
Work In R11Ai1-

Fair Americans who contemplate the
purchase of Russian title-and hus-
band-should remember that the title
of prince has little meaning in Russia
proper, although its bearers often i'm
pose upon ignorant people outside of
the doninions Of the white czar. There
are said to be six hundred men bearing
the famous name Prince Gali.zin--a
scion of which family is Father Galit-
zin, who died in Pennsy WANNA
pstronymic almost as well and favora-
bly, known as Romanotf. Many princes.
SAYS a writer in the St Louis Globe
Democrat, ere engaged in the most
menial occupation in st. Petersburg.
and are numbered among the hael1men
and laborers. But in the Caucasus
princes are even still more numerous,
and some names with the proud prefix
are as common as those of Smith and
Jones in English-speaking countries.
or Schultze and Meyer in the land CT
Bismarck and Goethe. Among the
methods adopted by Alexander III to
please his Caucas sian subjects is the pub
hcation by the war Office of the Rec
erjis Of the Caucasian Militia after
the same style as the records of the
national army are printed From these
il can be seen how common the title il
the district is. There is hardly mili-
tia officer who has not the prineely pre-
fix In the six months ending June
nine Princes Zisiianon died, all of
whom were lietuenants of militia
Some of the Caucasian princes have be-
come beggars, and still others high
waymeu. But they one and all de-
maud that they be addressed as high
ness Some of the older Russian fam
lilies, knowing how little the title Of
prince is, have given up the prefix and
write their names as might American
citizens, preferring that distinction 70
bearing a meaningless title.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29

acolyte and eventually his successor.
His identity with the runaway school
boy was entirely lost, and the sanctity
of his life made him an exceedingly in
fuantial parsonage. Meantime Charles
de Reusselte had become entitled to a
large fortune, and was being adyer-
tised and sought for far and wide
without success. One day a CORE
spondent Of the Lucknow Gazette, who
chanced to be at Simla, fell III with the
fakir, and either discovered his secret
or had it communicated to him. But
the heir manifested no desire to claim
his inheritance. On the contrary, he
assured the correspondent that he
should never revert to the religion Of
his fathers, nor ever return to civiliza-
ton. He was quite happy where he was.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
A CORNER IN ELK TEETH.
A Montana Man who Has More Than
Eighty-Six Thousand of Them.

ItEhtN-eiY iHou-dhu httu-
Mr.. John D. Losellansp. of Billings,
Mont, practically holds the ellS-tooth
stock of the entire country, aud to his
already enormous supply he is con-
stantly adding, the Indians and hunters
bringing teeth to him from all over
the country. Not every one knows.
says Forest and Stream, that the elk
teeth, or rather the tuslzs, of which
two only are found in the mouth of the
adult elk, have practical commercial
value. The teeth are used as jewelrv,
mostly as pendants on watch guards or
insignia of the secret society known
as the Elks. The value of tooth
ranges from fifty cents to two dollars
and fifty cents, according te its size,
color and marking. Mr.. Losekamp has
now over eighty-six thousand elk teeth
deposited in safety vaults. Many OF
the old Indian dresses were highly
ornamented with elk teeth, some of
them being fairly covered with the
teeth. Mr.. Loselamp has lived on the
frontier all his mature life, and under
stands Indian trading perfectly, yet he
has sometimes paid over enc hundred
dollars for u single garment thus orna-
mented, caring, of course, for nothing
but the teeth The Indians drin the
teeth to fasten them on their dresses,
and this does not injure the value OF
the tooth, but they have n much worse
habit of sometimes staining the teeth a
bright red. This dye cannot be ex'
tracted, and deprceiates the value OF
the elk tooth for white customer
The Indians do not dye the teeth SC
much now since they have learned they
can sell them for more in their natural
state.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
N!AoARG's POWER.
1t Is Being Hsrnesscd for Manufacturing
Purposes.

Engineers have estimated that the
total water power of Niagara falls is
seven million horse power. This esti-
mate, to be sure, is in the main only
guess, but when the area drained into
the lakes above Lake Ontario and pass
ing through Niagara river be consid-
cred, the guess or estimate does not
seem to be too large. The water sur
face of the great lakes above Ontario is
$4,000 square miles, and the watershed
OF these lakes is 2io,0 900 square miles
more than twice the area Of Great Brit
ain and ireland. The total length of
shore line is 5,o00 miles, while the vol
ume of water is 5000 cubic miles, Of
which Lake Superior contains almost
one-half The rate Of outflow at Buff
falo is from PIT 900 to 275,O00 cubic feet
per second, while the fall of the catar-
act is lG5 feet. The volume OF water
in the lakes is such that it has been es-
timatcd that even if no rain fell the
flow CT the river would be continued at
its present rate for one hundred years
that is, if the lakes could DC gradually
drained.
These are very large figures, says
Harper's Weekly, but in the main they
are the results of exact measurements.
The small water powers in the world
are uneven. and are affected by floods
and droughts, but this great power at
Niagara is as constant as anything in
this world can be, not even the ice in
the scverest and longest winter evei
known appreciably changing it. The
present plant is intended only to utilize
l25, coo horse. power, and the turbine:
| now in place are only for small part
! of this. Other turbine wheels will b,
! put in place as the demand for thS
! power grows. The general plan of the
/ company contemplates the ultimate u.s.
! of %, 900 horsepower on the American
\ side and like amount in Canada. Sucl
a power would turn all the wheel
within a radius of 500 miles of thi
fails. At the present time q considera
BILE part of the power developed is to b
taken to Buffalo by electric transmits
sion, and it is the confident expectation
of the electricians now at work ON tn
problem that the power can be takel
as far east as Albany. 900 miles away
and delivered there cheaper than powe
can be generated by burning coal.
this be so, then all the country be
tween Albany and the falls will DC ad
mirably adapted for manufacturing
while the Erie canal viii afford chea
and tolerably quick transportation, 70
there seems to be little difficulty in tn
way of hauling these boats 10y electric
Z rNntrnr
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
CALLS THE KING "mY BABY"
The Spanish Queen Uses Pet Names When
Referring to Her Son.


Referring to Her Son.
Queen Christina, Of Spain, is about
the only monarch CT royal parsonage in
Europe who, when speaking of her
children and relatives, does not con-
slider it necessary to make use of their
titles, says writer in the New York
Recorder. Thus, when the prince of
Wales refers to his parent, he invari-
ably uses the words: My mother. the
queen the latter word being super
fluous, it would seem His son he al
ways speaks Of as My son, the duke
of York The emperor of Austria re-
fers to his wife as Die Kaiserin, as
does also Emperor William. The king
of Portugal is so anxious to prevent any
undue familiarity that he usually pre-
fixes tie words "Ier najesty' 10 ''tae
queen and in the same way the wives
of these respective royalties never
speak Of their husbands except as ''the
emperor,r 1.-The king" or the prince,
as the case may be. Queen Christina,
of Spain. however, is quite different in
this respect. She invariably talks cf
her little seven-year-old boy as ''ei
nino," as my son. as my baby" or,
when speaking in German, as 'Mein
bubi," the Vieanese dialect for my
dear little boy 1t dininishes moth
ing from the child's rank or grandeur
to speak thus of him, but, on the con-
trary, contributes to increase the sym
pathy auA the regard for this sensible
and highbred widow and for her royal
son. around whose fair, curly head are
eentered so many interests, both ma
tioual and economic.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29

The KErsToxr is the ,ole representative
Of the Great Upper Wood River. sa-topsh
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as it is in the very heart of the most prom
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earth. ard leaving nothing undone 70 pre-
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Ketchum, it is an Invaluable guide for cap
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e of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region
KETCHrM ATURAs COUNTY IDAHO DECEMBER 49, 1894

farmer. j hope not said l. It's a
long lane that hasn't a rut in it, and it
must be an i'll wind, indeed. that doesn't
blow somebody's barn over You're
right said the farmer. 4 guess III
set the Dominique hen on turkey eggs
He started for the chicken-house, but
in minute came running back all ex-
cited. Come ont here he yelled, and
look at nay field of cora. just come
sud lock at it, ! went out, and, it
you'll believe me. every ear OF corn in
that field had popped 1t looked like
cotton field for all the world. The
farmer got to work, shoveled the corn
up, and carted in sixteen double wagon
loads to town and sold it. That's what
call powerful spell of hot weather.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
Aoneer Cirw.

In course of transit between New
York and New Orleans packet Of
paper money had been opened and its
contents considerably reduced Two
of the seals had been broken and one
had been resealed by thumb pressure.
MIR. Carvalho, an expert in matters of
identification. endeavored 10 find out
the thief, and with this view obtained
wax impressions of the thumbs OF all
the officials of the express company
through whose hands the packet was
known to have passed. The impress
sions were photo; ,raphed and enlarged,
and one Of them clearly agreed with am
enlarged photograph of the thumb-im-
pressed seal The thief was thus de-
tected.