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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05

cluded to rest on the log a little longer.
He hadn't been seated two minutes
when he received another whack ON
the back This time he knew
that he hadn't been doing, and
the repetition of the supposed practical
joke made him very angry. Ho sprang
up instantly and faced straight about,
and the moment he did so he got a
smart rap across his forehead from the
slippery tail Of large blacksnale.
The snake had the upper part of its
body coilcd around a sapling. and with
its tail it had dashed Patterson as
though it understood that by doing so
it could tease him and scare him. Pat
terson wasn't frightened at all, but he
was very much veZed when he discov-
cred that a blaclssnake had mode itself
SO familiar. He grabbed the snake by
the tail with one hand, and while ne
was getting out his knife with the
other the reptile yanl1ed itself loose,
uncoiled from the sapling like a fash,
and giided away on the tops Of the su-
mach bushes.
Patterson gave chase, but the snake
outran him. Then he turned back, and
the reptile followed, stopping when he
did, and running out its tongue at him
whenever he made quick move toward
it. The running blacksnake acted as
if It had set out to chase and worry
him all it knew how. After he had
chased 1t and tried in vain to outwit it
for nearly an bour he went back to the
log and sat down again. The black
snake was then only few rods away
on the sumach saplings, and it ran out
its tongue in saucy sort of way, Pat
terson said. every time he glanced at it.
Presently he leaned forward and pre-
tended to go TO sleep. He couldn't see
the snake then; but in about ten min
utes he heard the leaves rustic behind
him. and two or three minutes after
ward he got another tap ON the back
that made the skin smart. He had his
knife ready, and springing up he seized
the fun-loving reptile by the tail and
cut it in two before it had time to I'M
coil from the bush. The snake was six
feet three inches long.
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CAUGHT A BURGLAR
Sixteen-Year-Old Gussie Fioo>
tors Adventure.
Left Alone 1T Homo She Seized and HetA
. Thief Whom She Detected Running
On with Her Brothers Best
Suit Of Ciothea-

Ever since her mothers death IN Feb
been keeping house for her father,
Nathan Planter, at 100 east Houston
street. New York. Besides the father.
| her brother and q married sister, and
the latter's husband, live in the apart
ment. Miss Gussie is demre-looking
young person. with fluffy golden hair
! and fresh pink cheeks She is only six
teen years old, but she is tall and
strongly built for her age
Like the rest OF the folks who live in
the house, the Planters ore working
people, and during most of the day
| Gussie is left alone il her apartments.
and the only other occupant Of the
house is an old woman who lives on
the floor above. About five o'clock the
other night Grssie was making prepa-
rations for supper, in anticipation OK
the family's coming. when she heard a
noise in tho front part of the apart
ment. It sounded as II the parlor door
leading into the hall was being opened
The kitchen door also opens into the
hall, but at the other end.
THE door from the parlor into the
hall Is kept locked when am here
alone" Miss Gussis said, land had
been n there not two minutes before.
When / head the door open ran to the
kitchen door and looked into the hall.
There was a man coming out of the
front room with my brothers best
trousers over his arm BE had his
back to me and was just closing the
door after him / didn't scream or
waste any time, but made q rush for
him grabbed him by the shoulders
and backed him up against the wall.
He dropped the trousers and wanted
me 10 let him go. OF course, wouldn't
do 1t, and then he tried to get away
from me-"
For two minutes Guseie held the
burglar up against the wall, in spite
of his exertions, and then she began to
cry out. The old woman up stairs
heard the racket and called In two
men from an adjoining house. No
sooner bad they arrived than people
began to come in from all quarters.
They all put their heads ont Of the
windows and called for police. but that
only brought more people and no po-
,lieeman. Then Miss Gussie took
charge OF affairs again. She marched
Ier prisoner into the kitchen, and
assving the crowd on guard. won't for
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twelve feet high On the Single doos
Of the cave they found three skeletons
euwrapped IN what must have been ct
one time uniforms, but which at the
tins were So rotten that they crumbi<d
into pieces when tOuchcd- Two more
guns and several pistols Of the oid-styls
manufacturing variety were also
found, all Of which were covered with
.hick coats Of rust. several corroeed
brass buttons were picked up. some
marked with the letters ~. : - while
the others had C S. - stamped on
their face
II is believed that sD,ne tine during
the war confederate soldiers with : fed
eral prisoner had taken possession Of
the cave as = place o. shelter. ADD that
while asleep. perhaps. the surface
earth above had slipped down and coy
cred I'D the mouth O: The cave. coTn-
plstely burying them This va, prob
ably the case. as the grUan6 showed n
oicatjons Of al old lAndNlide
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
UNIONISM In COREA
How the Working People Of the
Hermit Kingdom Are Organized.
E%ery Plane Of Society Il Pervadsd By .
Spirit Of Associated Energies-The
Powerful Guild of Amasonian
Burden Beare.s.

The Coreans are not the rude, inlet
tered savages that most of the accounts
called forth by reason of recent events
would seem to indicate.
One has but to consider the sweet
phantasy that devises the names of the
Dountrys provincial divisions to under
stand the nature of the people-''Peace
and Qniet," Respectful Congratula-
tion,p Perfect Mirror" boy Mead
pw,' "Serene Loyalty" Could any
thing indicate more convincingly the
esthetic and polite quality of the Corean
mind? And, seemingly, 1t has been SO
almost from the very birth Of the ma
ton. All that is known by the Japan
sse, whom prolonged refinement has
made ultra-exquisite in the arts and
crafts, came to them from Corea,
whence saGes, scholars and artists car
ried from the peninsula the magnificent
philosophy and religion of India, the
science and letters of China, the nice
social culture of Corea itself
To this day learning is the basis of
the country's official aristocracy. Civil
service examinations that we laugh at
here as fnical device of political
dudes and weddings have been for
centuries in Corea the only test for
official preferment. Fancy the average
candidate for Office in this country,
writes c. T. Nirdhnger, undergoing an
examination In the ancient classics,
medieval lore and universal history!
The high-handed independence of the
working classes in Corea is a remark
nble feature of the social organiza ton
of the country. This independence is
the consequence of the elaborate sys-
tenn of trade unionism that exists
among the Coreans. Nowhere else In
the world has the system of guilds
reached such high development. 1t
amounts, practically, TO socialism.
Unions prevail among all those who
have any kind Of work in common OF
any common interest. Not only car
penters, masons, weavers and work.
men of their grade maintain a 1nonop-
oily of their calling, according to APP
proved methods of trade unionisu, but
porters, hostlers, pack horse leaders
and coffin makers have organizations
for the common good, SO stable and
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THE REIss wEnz LET HANG LOOSELY.

were let hang Loosely and no sttempt
was made % control the desire Of the
horse in any dlrecsso1 ID might CHOOSE
20 take On reaching Halsted street.
the animal turned north I'll Twelfth
street was rcachnd, when 10 made an
easy turn Of the corner aud won't
on eastward. Over the viaduot tho
horse trotted freely. as II 10 realized
that IL was on an errand 10 test it, hon.
esty. When State street was reached
the horse turned south and never halt
ed TIL II reached Twenty-ninfh strse..
Here IL dropped from a trot 10 walk
and deliberately turned into an allev
At that point
The horse continued IFS way through
The alley till IL arrived q, barn Ia tho
rear OF 1895 Wabash avenue. Then ia
cars wers up straight and IL same 70 .
stzndstill with every Indication that ~
was at hOms- The policemen went
into the barn and these are some Of shs
things they found:
Two bay horses
Two red-phesles scsg<ss. newly painted
Two uasonN
Ono sst Ct running s>.r ~ . v>sca
large chest % Ensiish made burUiass'
Aooh alrsf a. roo
wagon load - ssnfy
Str rolls Of osi eissh
Five bgndles u srNvr6aC paper
The policeman concealed thszns~lves
and the horse and wagon and awaited
Developments They were not very
long IN conceainent whsu two men ea-
tered tho barn The officers a. once
recognized them ~ shs two rnsn who
had driven past the station On tho
wagon and made THAR escape while
fde police vepc captuxing their con-
ranion- The men verv too much sur
rrised 81 the vDarpectee appearance OF
the policemen 60 Offer any resistance.
The barn ~as fOuBd % belong % L
Hunter. Q pat3tsr a, PAS State s.rs~.-
lie said he rented 1. 20 several PARTIES
without knowing thrir bus4ne.A he
S<ni-d any know ledge If The rns ~
which IL ~ss evs&Isnaly pa. By its pr~-
CIT jessesA
The ha-s>s ver. h..1bst % d
wagon. several p>olSo-zs<r losdsc the
stuff sDd 80 wa t1kss - tae IaTvssl
str-ss station
The u4n gave Their names ss Yrzrn
Parker sa4 Jos Eozd- The police ela!su
they are Gil offenders They win
probably - rszz2n1sd unsfI Esor. a
tbs.r history - Learned
Meanwhile skoat ss.oos worth os
property s~ai,s 0~nsrsiap .. a..
Maxwell street. station
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HORSE AIDS POLICE
It Helps the Chicago Police to Dts-
cover Q Lot of Plumber.
O>e Of the Nessess Captures That Has Been
Made IN she Western NctropcIi. for
aLsag Time-Caps. BareArs
bright Idea

Monday evening was pleasantly
warm, and Capt Barcal, Of the Max.
well street station at Chicago, and
some OF his men were sitting ont of
doors Just as horse md b wagon with
three men rapidly passed them. going
toward the west, There was nothing
strange in that, bat the policemen
thought they detected shadow of sur
prise on the faces OF The men a IL they
had Internationally driven into shs
vicinity Of the station and became
alarmed at the near proximity Of Ire
policemen This was SO scpsren. 10
the oihcsrs that they scru,iniSed the
wagon and it's occupants closely Willis
they were in sight
Less than minute afterward q
buggy drove up 10 the station In which
was William Bartehs, a grocer of Oil
Hinrnan street. He said the wagon
which had just been driven pas; was
stolen from him and be asked the po-
hcemen 70 help him regain il. Officer
John 7. Murphy jumped into the buggy
with Mr.. Bartells and a chase began
after the thieves Near Blue Island
avenue they were overhauled. but two
of the men managed To escape while
the third one was captured.
In the wagon was found lot OF
wearing apparel, silverware and house,
hold utensils, In value amounting to
about $500. The nan who was caught
gave the name OF John Murphy. but it
has since been found that IL was only
one of many aliases Some Of his other
names are John Conkert and John
Parks He would give no information,
that might lead to the knowledge as 10
who his companions We're, and he was
locked up
Lieut.. Mahoney in making an ex-
animation of the clothing found ia the
wagon for something that would indi
cate its ownership, discovered letter
addressed to T. ". Smith. Clarement
place. The lieutenant went 10 the
house and found it unoccupied. but
with every evidence that il hsd been
thoroughly ransacked by burglars
Capt. Barcal then conceived the Idea
of having the horse recovered from the
thieves put into harness and given free
rein in the hope that IL might got
the barn where il belonged. Th
wagon was hitched on and a couple a
policemen got In The animals heal
was turned toward Halsted street, and
after being given . slap of the reins 10
started OH at an easy trot. The reinz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
FATE OF THREE SOLDIERS.
Iaprisonsd by . Landsii6e In War Times
aud Just Discovered.

Japrisonsd by . LAndsii6e In War Tines
and Just Discovered.
Trout fishermen who had been camp
ing In the mountains of Clay county,
W. Va, made a CHASTITY find a few days
ago Two of the campers were hunting
about two miles from their camp on
Big Sycamore creek when they came
across a big landslide that occurred
some time ago One of the men climbed
down over a cliff TO dat place below.
and was astouished to find himself
standing IN front of a deep hollow or
cave, which extended under the cliff
quito distance. He entered the open
ing and found an Old Inusket The
bayonet was fxed on the gun. bat the
entire concern was almost destroyed by
rust
Calling to his companion, he tod him
what he had found, and he scrambled
down to him The men concluded to
examine the cave further back, TO as
certain, if possible, how the old gun
got there, and in order to do SO safely
they made torches out OF dry sticks
which lay around theru plentifully.i
They had not gone further than ten or
twelve feet before they found them
selves In an opening fifteen or twenty
feet in diameter and from four 70
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Zig Pay for Literary Work.

Previous to the advent of Mcleod
the Reading company used an old sign:
Beware of the Engine and Cars" fol-
lowed by a series OF injunetionS that no
man walking over she road would have
patience TO read. There were several
actions which brought the company
into the supreme court and the sharp
lawyers opposed to the company
claimed that those signs were not clear
warning. Mcleod went to Judge Pax
ton, who wrote this admirable sign.
RAILROAD CroSsing-Stop. Look and
listen Mr.. Paxton received Cor this
modest composition the sum of 81, $50,
ii triie over $4,000 word, higher
rate than any author has received in
the past. II can fairly lay claim to be-
ing the most expensive composition on
record. and shows the value of brevity
rs nothing else could do IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
On Board of a Don kew

A man-of-wer was lying of Gibraltar,
and permission was given the men 10
20 ashore for the day. The sailors
amused themselves in various ways
among others by riding on dOnkeys,
and their want of experience in this
line caused much merriment. An of
tcer, observing one Of the men sitting
far back on the animal, instead Of the
usual position. called out: Il say, Jack.
get up more amidships," With an In
jured air. the sailor replied: Well sir.
this is the first craft that ever COM
manded in my lie, and it's hard. in
deed. If can't ride on the quarterback
II ike
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prisoncd in the swamp and finally drift
into the creeks, which at this time are
nearly stagnsnt.
We were supplied with a coal OF
torch. a canoe and other fishing outfit.
When darkness had come three of US
manned the hoa,-one torchbearer, one
to use the oars and one to pilot the
boat through the numerous fallen trees
and logs which had lodged In the
creek. We proceeded scarcely ten feet
when awonScrful sight presented itself
to our view.
The fish becoming frightened at the
glare of the light, jumped out Of the
weter in every direction. q good por-
ton striking the boat aud becoming
our prey. Some jumped fifteen feet
over the water. some five feet straight
up In the air, some hitting US One OF
our party was hit by fish in the pit Of
the stomach with such force IS TO dis
able him for some time. AT places
where the fish were most numerous it
literally rained fish.
We caught IN this manner alone over
600 fish that night, measuring from two
feet in length down. Several other
fishing parties reported even better
luck. returning with 1.coo pounds Of
fish Of various kinds-pil1e. cat, black
bass, etc
The creeks are In continuous agita-
ton, caused by the fish. and at day
break the water Is black with fish.
when they float near the surface. The
annexed sketch gives little represen-
tation. though unfair; as it really is,
person should see the water covered
with fish. We saw at the least estim-
ate 500 jumping through the air within
\ place twenty-five feet square.
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| have coveted them Speaking about
this subject, the Boston Waterman
SAYS:
Judge Peters is authority for the
statement that after La Fayette had
been made q doctor of laws by one of
our colleges, Baron Stuben was in great
fear lest he should meet with a similar
mishap. Having to pass through col
lege town where the marquis had been
thus distinguished, the old warrior
halted his men and thus addressed
them:
''You shall spur dc horse veil. and
for, if dey catch you, dey make one
doctor of You"
The tough old soldier had no more
respect for such distinction than his
countrynan, Handel. who refused to
accept the degree of doctor of music
from Oxford
Vat, frow my money away for dat
de blockhead's vishl l 60 want to be
Won doctor"
There is story that not long ago.
when college degrees were scattered
somewhat lavishly, an tlliterate rich
man, having been honored with de-
gree by college which he had laid un-
der obligation, made a wager that he
could obtain a similar honor for his
servant.
He won the wager, and. encouraged
by his success, made another that he
could obtain degree for his horse.
This time, however. he lost. The coll
lese authorities got wind of his game,
and, IN answer to his letter requesting
a doctorate for SO and SO, the president
wrote a courteous note, saying that
though the trustees were very anxious
to oblige SO good a friend Of the col
lege. they had found on examination
of the records that though they had
once conferred degree upon a jaclSass
there was no precedent for comforting
one upon horse.
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Not Down on tho BiIls.

A French coniurer received an i'm
mense advertisement at Nantes few
days ago. His next trick, he announced
1T certain stage of the performance,
would be TO cut off the head of some
one present, and he invited volunteers
TO come up and submit themselves to
the operation y young man who was
known 20 have quarreled recently with
his fancee presented himself with the
resolution of despair, and everything
was ready for his decapitation, when
the lady. who was also present, broke
into piercing screams, rushed onto the
platform, seized her intended by the
arms and dragged him from the hall.
The sensation caused among the audi
ence is described as thrilling.
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played q practical joke on hin Patter-
son called upon the joker to arise from
behind the log and show himself. There
was no response. neither was there any
movement in the bushes back OF the
log, SO Patterson strobe up and scanned
the surroundings carefully with the
result that he failed to And any sign OF
man or any other living thing.
Patterson then made up his mind
that he had fallen asleep and got the
sudden start by dreaming, and he con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
shower Baths for Horses.

They do a queer but very sensible
thing to the car horses in New York in
hot weather. The horses are kept out
side. not in the heated stables. and are
put in q row. face 20 the sidewalk One
of the stablemen has hose which he
turns on the horses every little while
The stream of water is sent first on
their backs. then on the head. and as
ii comes down the row the horses that
have not been wet look up 70 see when
their turn is coming. They appear 10
ike il, and no wonder. Probab Y many
a boy or girl. walking along in the
heat, would like il, too.
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A RABBIT MINER.
The Little Animal Led an Indian 70 q
Fortune In Silver.

III
The famous silver mines Of Potosi,
in South America, were discovered by
an Indian who was in pursuit of an
antelope. He was climbing the steep
slope of hill and seized bush to help
himself up. The plant gave way and
he started to fall backward, but by a
desperate effort saved himself. and,
falling forward, cut his nose against a
projecting ledge of stone, says the New
York Journal.
Stopping to stanch the how Of blood,
he CHANGED to look at the stone which
had done the damage, when, to his as
constituent, he perceived it was almost
pure silver.
This story may be apochryphal, but
tolerably well authenticated. Ac-
cording to this narrative, one OF the
richest mines in that land of mineral
wealth was found by rabbit. An
Indian was bunting rabbits and his
dog chased one to hole in a hillside
The Indian hesitated for a moment
whether to dig out the rabbit he had
CSSh NASN4 VI go IA pun ouiS VA nAcIiitA-
Determining finally that one rabbit in
hole was worth more than half g.
dozen on a rocky hillside, he got a
spade and went to work.
Before he had turned over half q
dozen spadefuls of earth he had for
gotten all about the rabbit, for he
made the thrilling discovery that he
was handling almost solid silver. Tho
man dropped his spade and ran to his
employer with the intelligence, the
latter returning with him to the spot
to see for himself and verify the dis
covery. The rabbit escaped; at least it
is supposed it did, for it enters no
more into the story, but its memory is
preserved in the name of the mine,
which, being translated into English,
signifies the Rabbits Den"
1t would have beer well for the
Indian if he had escaped when the
ra bbit did. for, according TO the story,
the poor fellow was murdered by the
Spaniard, who desired to keep the
secret of the mine and was afraid that
the Indian might reveal it and the gov
eminent might step in and claim either
the whole or large part of the pro-
ceeds.
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There is superstition attaching 70
amber. Uncertain countrieSit is greatly
coveted on account of the belief that il
insures the wearer good luck and long
enjoyment OF the qualities chat make
her attractive. Amber, tears from dead
trees" SIS the poet terms il. is supposed
10 have medical properties, too; d
string of beads worn around the nCcl
being a charm against affections II -
throat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-05
CAUGHT THE DYNAMITE.
Remarkable Result OF a Farmers ExpsEA
nent in Carp Fishing.

E2P18A
ment in Carp Fishing.
Farmer Sunderland, residing In
Henry county, had an exciting expert
ence while experimenting on the result
of exploding dynamite in his fish pond
in an effort to capture some of the big
GRIP, writes a Muncie Qnd.) corre-
spondent of the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
He took a stick of the explosive, light
ed match to the fuse and pitched it
into the watrc. He had not before dis
covered tt% presence of his faithful dog
that stood by his side eagerly watch
each movement his master made. The
instant Mr.. Sunderland pitched tho
explosive into the water the dog
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Blind Dog IanRuAge.

Probably the oldest dog In Philadei-
phis Is Dash. setter belonging 70 =.
Murray Mitchell he Is seventeen
years old, and though totally blind,
can hnd hi, way very we'll wherever be
wants 70 go. He has developed numer-
on. Characteristic bsrks 20 express bis
wants, which are attended 20. Thus,
be has bark which means open the
door. and another indicating that be =
sleepy and wants 70 be put 20 bed He
can tell when his master is near. and
even in a crowd viii go up 20 him and
single him out and cares hiz-