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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
SMELLING COPPER.
The Process. as Viewed in Ono OF thu
Great Plants.


! At the stamp mills the copper is put
in barrels and sent to the ''smelts." as
the works are called. Here the copper
( Is dumped into large reverbera tory fur
n2ces. OF which there are four in each
building, and three or four buildings
For the accommoda tion of large chunks
Of masa copper there Is movable por-
ton OF the roof OF the furnace to which
the mass copper is hOisted by means of
cranes. Limestone, sand, etc, are put
IN with the copper as fiux to separa te
the rock from the copper. The rock,
limestone and sand make the Stag.
Copper is generally put into the fur
mace IN tie afternoon. 1t takes all
night to melt it in and get in shape for
dipping" This is done between the
hours Of nine and twelve in the morn
ing. When they dip" three men for
each furnace take a long-handled iron
ladle each, dip out the copper, and pour
it into molds.
There are three different kinds of
molds, viz: inget, plate and bar. The
ngot mOlGs are arranged along in
line over trough full of water. There
Is one of these troughs in front of each
furnace. After the copper is poured in
and allowed to become solid. the ingots
are dumped over in the water, where
they fell out and cool. The molds
are on an axle, so that they can be
turned over easily. A little while after
they have been in the water man
comes around and takes them out. and
piles them up in front of the furnance
until they are ready to be put in bar
rels.
The plate molds are square iron
boxes, which are cut in half corner
wise. When enough copper is poured
in to make one plate, they let it cool,
and then pour in some more. and so on
until the mold is full. Then they
take it apart and separate the plates.
The bar molds are simply troughs in
q block of copper to make a square bar
OF copper slightly beveled at one end,
and about three feet long and three
inches square.
The ingot mold is the one most used,
as that is the principal way of shipping
copper. Plates and bars are only made
as they are ordered. Plates are rolled
out into thin sheet copper, and bars are
drawn out into wire.
When the furnace is almost empty
what is remaining is run out into a sort
of box made OF clay. After this is cool
It Is sent to the Stag house and refined |
again in biast-furnaces. The Stag that |
comes from these is thrown into the |
axe.
There is also an assay Office for deter |
mining the percentage of copper
Harry Richardson, in Harper's Young |
People.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
GROWN ON ISLANDS,

ST. HELENA exports whalebone, whale
oil and dried fish.
RATTI's best products are logwood,
mahogany and coffee.
JAMAICA raises sugar, coffee, tropical
fruits and pimento.
FIJI produces bananas, cotton, cocoa
nuts and sweet potatoes.
NEW ZEALAND exports frozen meats
butter, cheese and wool
The Windward islands send out an
abundance of arrow root.
JAVA produces large part OF the
worlds indigo and pepper.
The Caymans, in the West Indies, er,
port nothing but turtles
MADAGASCAR supplies valuabIewoods,
gold and sweet potatoes.
TKE Bahamas send out sponges, coral
pineapples and sisal grass.
THE leading products Of japan are
rice, wheat, sugar, tea and silk
TIE Bermudas export enormous guam
titles of onions and lily bulbs.
TH Bahrein islands in the Persian
gull, produce nothing but pearls
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10

see the stitches where Sam Weller is
sewed together he wants to kick down
the whole structure and bust the tear
tank which goes with Paul Dombey and
Little Nell Don't 90 it, Mr.. Howells.
Why want TO push over Mr. Dickens
tear tank because il is larger than yours:
Moreover, in tearing down the Dickens
structure you are allowing the public
TO look III and see the shavings with
which you stuff your own heroine and
the little monkey wrench With which
You turn On the sad yourself. We
writers, Mr.. Howells, owe it to each
other to avoid any falling out whereby
ere may allow the people to discover
how we spread on our pathos, for the
public does not really want 10 know.
Mr.. Dickens was an author of some
considerable merit, and I cannot see.
after travelling over some of his ground
IN the great city where he worked, why
every word of his stories may not have
been absolutely true
II Gir. Howells can no longer weep
over Paul Dombey. he ought TO go to
an oculist and have his glands looked
over. That's what I'd dc the first thing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
"PaPA FLEUTELOT." MISER.
French Millionaire Who Re<Sed in the
Streets and Died in Filth.

Streets and Died in filth
a miser OF the story-book type died a
few weeks ago in Auxerre. France.
Although he never had wife or chill
I dren he was known to all the persons
in the city as Papa Fleutclot" He
had been public figure for genera
ton, and could be seen daily. in storm
or sunshine. tottering in his rags
through the streets 10 gather odd bits
, of coal and wood and cigar stumps.
When he began his work in the city
there were the usual rumors that he
was rich and misery, bot they were
soon dispelled by the abject filth and
want in which he lived, and by his i'm
importantly in begging.
Papa Fleutelot died in his eighty
fifth year. and was buried in the pot
ter's field. The French police. who
suspect everything, still suspected tho
old mans pretenses of poverty, despite
the recent shifting of public opinion,
and they searched the hut IN which he
had lived and died. Filth was ankle
deep upstairs and knee deep in the
cellar. The first search was rewarded
only with the discovery Of four hundred
bottles OF Bordeaux. vintage Of 1870.
The second search, however. revealed
hole in the cellar wall behind n pile
of indescribable dirt. From this hole
the police dragged a chest, and in the
chest they found the treasure From
top TO bottom il was stuffed full with
mortgages, government bonds, shares
1w4c c4. 4. ~ 7
showed the keenness of Papa FleuteIot
In investing his savings. for without
exception the securities were OF the
highest class Their face value was
one million francs, but as many Of the
bonds and stocks were above par they
can be sold for much larger sum
For more than eleven years the old
man had neglected 10 clip has coupona
be had let them accumulate until they |
represented q market value o' one hun |
dred and forty thousand francs.
Among the many pieces Of real estate
whose ownership was revealed by the I
contents Of the chest Is a large tract OF /
land near Eilleneuvesur-Y YouDe. On J
this land are four hundred acres Of fine
-N- CIV S4iA htfti a. btAAtLAs = o. inc al
a.ent and indestrnctibie make It had
been more than forty years since any
body At Villcneuve knew who owned
the estate. When Papa Fleutelot dssd
m bis hovel but twenty eeutimes. or
less than Ave cents, was bis total cash I
capital. As was expected. the usual
number OF heirs have appeared since
-he old mans body was brr-faF II, -
ootter's field. They affect 70 believe
hat still more treasure is concealed Ia
his hut, and hey arc taking II down
piece By piece in the hope Of en-IchiRz
themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
HARD TINE OElICACtEs-

RICE NAFFIEs.-Separst te the whites
and yolins Of two eggs and beat light,
Slft pint or more of flour in bowl
add salt TO taste, two teaspoOnfuls Of
yeast powder, enough milk to make n
good batter, and then put in the half
cupful Of cold rice, the yolks, and last
ly the whites, well beaten. Bake In
hot waffle irons.
HoF WATER CAKE.-Two cupfuhs Of
sugar, two cupfuls of -four, two tea.
spoonfufs of yeast powder, four egrs.
three-fourths of a cupful of boiling
water. Break eggs whites ard yodksl
In sugar and beat well. Sift in the
flour, then the yeast powder, and, last
Of all the boiling water. Bake whole
or in layers. A caramel filing con.
veEts it into delicious cake.
CoRNmEAL PUDDfSG.-Put one cupf1l
of milk on to boil, with few bits Of
cinnamon. Mix one Tablespoonful of
ccrnmeal with one cupful of cold milk
and add, with pinch of salt, tothe boil
ing milk. Cook thoroughly, stirring
all the time. When nearly duna add a
half cupful of sugar and one spoonful
of butter. Cook few minutes longer.
and then pour into shallow dish.
Dust with cinnamon and serve hot or
cold
Mold OF CoEyMEAL-Tale two c71p-
fuls of coarse cornmeal and cook for
twenty minutes with one pint of water.
three cloves and few bits of CHINA
mon. Add, a little at a time, two oup-
fuls Of milk. stirring constantly, then
add two tablespoonfuls of lard and two
of butter, and one teaspoonful of salt.
Cock for one hour, then add a half
pound Of brown sugar and pour into
TIVE one-qrart bowls. On each press
tin plate, which must be flied with
red hot Goals, and leave until brown on
top. Serve at once.-Good Housekssep-
iOO
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
MUCH IN LITTLE.

HABrTUAL intoxication is the epftorne
o. every crirne.-Jerrold.
HIsToEY makes US some amends for
the shortness OF lHe.-Skelton.
No NAN is so Insignificant as 10 b,
sure his example can 90 DO hurt-Lord
Clarendon.
THERE IS no instance on record Of
any class possessing power without
abusing it--Buckle.
TIE wealth Of man is the number
OF things which ke loves and blesses,
which he IS loved and blessed by
Carlyle.
Lxss Judgment than wit is moro sal
than ballast Yet it mus. be confessed
that Wit gives edge 20 sense and recon-
nends IL extrerel Penn
NorHSe, indeed, but the possession
of some power can with any certainty
disoover what At the bottom IS The true
character Of any usn--Burte
WHAZ we truly and earnestly aspire
70 be- that in soEae sense we are. T't.a
mere aspiration. ty changing the f-zns
of the mind, for the moment realizes
:tselt-Ar-A Iarne-on
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10

sifies OF some big eors-ns-g-uurs or
The nettlo family. These are, frat, the
Urtica stirnulans and Urtica crsnulata
Of the East Indies. species whose at
tack upon ones hand is sufficient to
cause the arm 10 swell with n most
frlghtful pain, which lasts for weeks.
But even these are milk-and- water
nettles by comparison with the Cr,icA
urentissiIna, which grows In Timor.
where II bears the significant title Of
Daoun setan. or devils leaf The ef.
fects of its sting last for a year and
have often produced death
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.

liam. She endeavored to get news con
/ corning him through correspondence
( with others, but without results After
/ the lapse of about year she learned
that he had suddenly died, without
leaving a will, before her letter reached
him.
In 1864 an uncle of the poet scout
went back to Scotland to settle the
family estate, and while there the lit
tie old leather trunk containing the
. letters of king" Wallace was burned.
thus destroying the most direct evi-
dence in possession of the family to
prove its claim to the immense proper
ty left by William Wallace. The uncle
soon returned to America. disheart-
ened and discouraged and without suf-
fcient money 70 prosecute the claim to
the estate. About three years later
this uncle suddenly disappeared in the
coal regions of PENNSYLVANIA. When
last heard Of he was at Sugar Notch, in
Luzerne county, Pa.
Although the most vigorous and per-
sistent efforts have been made by the
remaining members of the family to
find this uncle no trace of him has been
discovered. and much of the informa-
ton which he collected perished with
him.
Few men now living in the United
States can boast OF SO varied and ro-
mantle a career as can Capt. Jack Crav-
ford. When a boy in his teens no
a lo4 -, -.
mines of Pennsylvania. After the out
break of the war, while still boy, he
ran away from home in order to enlist
in the union ranks. Soon after his en-.
Hstmeut he was seriously wounded and
while in the hospital he was taught his
letters by the Sisters of Charity who
attended him.
After the close Of the war he went To
the far west and engaged in the United
States service. His bravery as scout
caused him to be promoted to the posi-
ton of chief Of scouts, in which eaDacitv
he led the Black Hills rangers at the
opening Of that country. He helped TO
build the first cabin in Custer CITY.
Gayviile and Spearfsh, and was one Of
:.
Capt Jack was with Gen. Crook
through the Sitting Bull campaign of
1876 and led the famous charge, with
Lieut. Schwatha. at Slim Buttes just
after the Custer massacre. he also car
ried the New York Herald dispatches
from Slim Buttes TO Fort Laramie. q
distance Of $50 miles. making the ride
through Z country peopled with hostile
Indians in less than three and half
days In this ride he killed two horses
but received a check for five hundred
dollars for MS daring and success.
From 1879 10 lssl he was chief Of scouts
under Gems. Hatch and Buell. in the Vic
torla campaign, during which over I've
hundred men, women and children
were slaughtered by the Indians. Capt.
jack was also through the campaign
which resulted IN the subjection and
capture Of Geronimo on the Mexican
border.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
IS AFTER MILLIONS
Capt. Jack Crawford Sc eeks Title
to g Large Fortune.
The Poet Scout on His Way TO Scotland to
Prove His Right to tho Great Wal
lace Estate - Career of
Remarkable Man

Capt. Jack Crawford. Familiarity
known as 1.-The poet scout" will soon
sail for Scotland on a mission which
may result in proving him to be one OF
principal heirs to the great Wallace es-
tate, now held by the state of New
York and New York city, and esti-
mated to bc worth S2O, coo. 600. The
trip to Scotland is taken upon the adj
vice of the New York lawyers who
have been at work upon the case for
some years and believe that Capt.
Jack viii be able to obtain in Scotland
the missing links of evidence necessary
to perfect his own title and that of his
Immediate relatives on his mothers
side to the lapsed estate.
If the poet scout succeeds in this mis-
Sion he viii add the last chapter to one
of the most remarka BILE and interesting
legal romances" ever in chancery in
the United States.
In the early days Of New York city,
William Wallace, a Scotchman of pc
culiar traits, settled on Staten Island,
and with traditional Scotch thrift and
shrewdness acquired not only a very
large portion OF the island but also
much land and many houses in the
heart Of the Knickerbocker town. On
his broad and rich acres he kept herds
of cattle and wealth flowed into his
Golfers until he was known as king"
Wallace.
In his remarkable prosperity, how
ever, the eccentric bachelor did not
forget those whom he had left behind
in old Scotia. He wrote to Ruth Ann
Wallace, his sister, to come to New
York and bring her family OF six chill
dreD, urging that he would care for
and educate them in way that they
could not be provided for in the old
country.
The sister Immediately wrote that
she would come to New York. and
waited eagerly for the passage money.
Week after week passed without bring
ing her word from her brother VIII
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
THE EARLY MORNING CALL

full Of massive hands, while the vounr
man stands off and rests his forefnger
on your shoulder, as if in the act of
putting his wet finger on a flea. Is a
grand sight. You had better consult
your parents, though, if you have any.
and they viii be apt to tell you. They
ought also to give you at the same time
a goblet of boneset tea and make vou
pitch seven or eight loads of hay into
the loft Of the barn. 1t would take ND
your attention for the time beng.
Buttercup, Tacoma-No, it is not
proper for a young man to invite more
young ladies 10 4 theater party than the
box viii hold and then compel them to
take turns IN holding him. \ Young
man who viii do that ought to be taken
aside and reproached by means of a
Texas bull whip in the hands of old Vox
Popuh, while my old friend. Veritas.
holds him with a big halter having a
large leather knob on the end Of same.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
MYRIADS OF POISONED HAIRS.
Whst Causes tbs sang n the Hand That
Lightly Touches . SsttIsN

Wbst Causes tbs stinx n the Hand That
Lightly Touches . Ssttl@N
The leaf and s.-r1 Of a ust-Is are IT.
orally clothed with erect hollow hairs
u one OF these hairs is viewed under n
microscope, SAYS Good Wors3z. i " z
be seen that its free end, after - PIT
ing % very fine degree of shines,
finishes as little kaoo. ~hlls iu The
other direction, sfter Gradually bcco-r
Ing more robust. il suddenlv ezpra-lds
Into large bulb corresponding win
the Poirou glzn1 OF the adder. The
point tOf the bsir IL verT brittle and
contact with or skin causes tie end
- snap Of learing a hollow needle
Po71t which readily pierces osGr c1ticIa,
AID pS-ssing upon tie bib a. the
otoer end nc poison ~ Eorc4d through
the central channel and i17farnss orr
hsood- T'Ae tencer-hznded who stroke
the nsttls are stung fOY their - Ne. Ae-
cause taeir Rentleness has only se-~~d
70 break the brittle points aud reBder
thea ft fer piercing. eut TIE ror-yh-
handed break he harrs a. taZl- tEiek-
ss' r4Tts- where th-T are 30 xtout "a
prIeE- OUr common nestl.s. iaoaya
hey -, capable Of fnflctsny oouzsee--
able .anoyEccs uPon many pe-s0aA
are too insigntseant s.vsrth~lszs. %
b tnssfoeed among vegetable -rcDrt~rs. +
snd Ts have only referred 20 hen sor .
The SAKE q making elez- tAs s1or- !
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
HARMLESS COQuETTsa.
The Magyar wsr-n Are Rs...,fzI ..a
Peculiar.

A continental paper gives an In
teresting account Of the Hungarian
women, translation appearing In Mn.
SteSd's magazine The real typo ot
the Magyar woman, who speaks the
language OF Petoh and Jokai. is TO be
found in the country districts. says q
London paper. Here she ts 20 be met.
with her coral lips and large. speaking
eyes looking so obstinate and smIina
30 alluringly.
The peculiar look IN the ewes OF the
Magyar woman hervivacity. her quick
step, as well as her inclination for
comfort, lead one 10 suppose that sha
has Turkish blood in her veins. She
has a good heart. kind disposition.
f. tender and true, with passionate
love or a passionate hatred for her hus-
band; she is good mother and a trrat-
worthy friend
She has her weakness, Ike the rest
Of wOmankind She has great pref.
erence for elegant toilets, for gold
and silver. diamonds and prarla She IA
vain- though she kno1<s her beauty
does not need any Rrtihces OF the III.
let, bat her copietry Is harmless aud
unconscious Shs viii not have snv-
ono in love with Der but her husband
Tho women OF Budapest, like thss
women of al large towns. like a pezs
feet luxury OF dress They VIII not
only conquer in the ving-ro-oms
but surprise tao men and women in
the streets.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
CORRECT SPEECH.
Lack Which Is Noticeable In Our Ofdi-
nary Eonyersafinn.

Lack w hich Is Noticeable In Our Or d.
nary Conversation.
There is scarcely any educational re-
form more necessary in this country
than a general Improvement in the
manner of speaking our language. A
nice speech Is, or ought to be. the
badge of an educated man or woman.
BY nice speech we do not mean a
finical speech, a speech of the nice
ness of which the speaker is evidently
conscious. The most slovenlv and in
accurate speech is perhaps better than
that. But a capacity for a delicate
speech and nice ear should GO with
education.
Every part Of the country has its
own peculiar inaccuracies. For in
stance, when a Boston man uses the
word start" ne leaves out the ''r'
and seems to put an n" in the place of
1t. A western girl speaks of her
hort" meaning her heart" turning
the "a" into 80" and doubling the Il"
The south has also its peculiarities.
The difficulty IS manifest in a hun n
dred ways. But how is it to be cor
rected? One may acquire correct way
Of writing by studying good books. In
the same way, if speech is to be i'm
proved. one should have the opportu-
nifty OF hearing good models.
Now it SO happens that we in this
country are in this regard at a disad-
vantage. as compared with other parts
Of the world. Some countries have a
class which serves as examples. In
those countries to speak as this class
speaks Is the desire of all who wish to
be thought educated. They learn not
to speak badly as they learn not to eat
with their knives.
But this class can not be said to exist
with Us, at any rate not as class.
There are. Of course. plenty of edu-
Gated individuals. These persons, how
ever, are often not as careful as they
should be in the matter of speech
This IS unfortunate. It would be a
great thing If public speakers and
teachers would see the Importance of
to this subject.
But there are always some persons in
every community TO select IS models.
Then there IS the dictionary. with its
not always easily understood phonetic
directions II ones mind Is only fixed
lPon the subject, 1t IS surprising how
-aPid Is the growth Of delicacy and ac- |
.uracv IN the ear and IN the speech |
Youths Companion. |
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10
oIFRIFS AND ANSWFRS

Miss Blodgett of Rome, n. Y, asks:
us 1t correct for a young gent to take
the arm Of a young lady, or should the
young lady take hissen? Please answer
and oblige.''
That depends good deal on the cir
cumstances, Miss Blodgett, and the pre-
vailing customs where you live. for If
You live IN Rome you should do as the
Romans do.
There are only two classes of males
who take the arm of a lady while walk
ing or promenading. One is the gent TO
whom God saw fit TO deny that soft and
subtle growth called brains and the
other is the gent who has overdone the
wassail business and is being steered
home by his unhappy wife. Do not,
Miss Blodgett, ever allow yourself to
become prop. 1t is not proper.
Evelyn, Cuyahoga, writes: 'Is it
right to make a party call on a family
who has just given a successful funeral,
20 which you have been a guest?''
This is a ticklish question. l should
want to know the people who gave the
funeral before 1 made my party call
following it. Funeral etiquette is one
of the most delicate affairs Of which |
know.
A good rule, however, is to follow
the example Of the gentleman az the
head Of the procession and make as lit
tie fuss as possible
Peagreen, Elk Horn Valley-Yes, in
calling at house where there are two
or more upon whom you are supposed to I
make the call, you deal one card to
each
Lillian Sucker, Bridgeport, Conn,
writes: AT what hour should young
man call upon his fancee?
1t all depends upon local customs /
Lillian. just before breakfast is early !
enough and any time after that. For .
my own part, l was working on morn |
ing paper at the time 1 became the af- ,
fianced of my first wife. Ny days work
was done at a. m., and on the way
home | used to call on my fiancee. but I /
had to poison eight dogs before I was
admitted to the house. We should leave
these matters Lillian, TO the prompting
of pure heart
Hyderanger of Jackson, Miss, writes:
Is it proper for girl of my age going
on IS, to have her picture taken holding
of hands with a young man to whom
am not engaged, but met twicet in the
Bible class?'
No, Hyderanger, it is not proper, al
though tintype showing you seated
with your toes turned in and your lap
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-07-10

Mrs Spekeezy-"Oh. you may not
see any beauty II me now; but you
told me that you fell in love with nv
face Mr.. >.-'.Yes. nv dear; but when
! telI IN love with your face .your feat
ures were IN repo>e. Boston Tran
script
One Of the ladies in fancy dress was.
though fair enough. q triie fat. There
spake 10 her reporter: May I ask
what character vou rePresentE~ Helen
Of Troy. She answered. w nat did
you think il yaSz~ Well he mur-
INJURED. 4 thought You might De Helen
q Avoirdupois ,'-Tic-Bits-
-Ethel-.'It-s too bad its cold.
prayed for arm day. Does God al
ways answer nrarer9~ Mamma-.'Yes.
i You ask for q thinE il the right way,
and Il You con't lie reproves You bv not
giving II Echel--Oh. J See now.
The governors told ne - try 20 say zpy
prayers IN French This month. and
-ue-> i made mistakes Harlem LIE
- oNEIs rvefe invented h Bas4u
regiment during Z l.st:le near Bsyorne-
Their 1znU-lriaa had given out and
in despair they fixed their kuives
q the ends Of t1cir guns 20 resist q
ch2Za