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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
The Mule Baked.

AS we all know, horses became very
scarce toward the end OF the war. and as
dismounted cayalrymen were sent to the
infantry a remount became a serious cues
ton with many troopers. Jim - Of the
Rockbridge troop had lost his horse. and.
unable to get another, possessed himself
o. a white mule named Simon. Jim be-
came very proud Of his mule and was loud
IN his praises He never gets tired, lives
on nothing and has got more sense than
the general, - asserted Jim. But one day
squad was enjoying dinner with a syIn-
pathetic farmer when a sudden alarm was
given. Run, boys. run The Yankees
are coming" There was mounting in hot
haste, and some escaped by the front gate
and some by the rear. Jim dashed at the
'front.' gate, but Simon. displaying his
mule nature for the first time baked.
Jim wheeled around and drove al the rear
gate, but simon baked again. Poor jim
locked over his shoulder. saw the blue
coats rapidly approaching. threw his arms
around simon : neck and called In ago
nlzed tones. oh, Simon, for heaven
sake. so Observation-Disclosures sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
The Way of the Bicycle.

bicycles grow old fashioned about "a
quick as anything l know" remarked an
agent. Some improvement is always be-
ing made to keep the price up, and each
year sees a new high grade machine. 1t 10
only a few years ago that the ordinaries
sold for $3.50. You can get them for al
most nothing now. Then the safeties
came IN. They were heavy, with solid tires
at first, but they sold for $3.50. Then came
cushion tires and lighter weight, and tho
solid tires went down a notch. Next came
the pneumatics, and the best Of these com
manded $3.50. In the meantime the pat
terms have been changed and improved in
various ways. And still the wheel has not
reached the stage OF perfection. Probably
the best one in the market now would
hardly be accepted as gift two or three
years hence. People ask us when the pat
ents will run out and wheels come down.
No one can foretell that. II wouldn't sur
prise me to see an electric wheel next
You never can tell what's coming in this
line. And the buyers always spurn the
old for the new buffalo Express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
AN ENGINEERS STORY.
Two Little White Lambs and . Tender
Heart Averted a Catastrophe.

Two Little White Lambs and Tender
Heart Averted Catastrophe.
SIT was Just a year ago." said the old
engineer, "that / was running my com
mediation train on the Knoxville and Jel-
lico down in North Carolina. Ever been
down there, Guess ye don't know, then,
how the tracks snake round them Carolina
mountains. Too steep to run straight
down, We see-land ye in day after tomor-
row-so We have to crawl down from the
Swannannoa divide, in and out, in and out,
half dozen loops on one hillside. And
ye dassent run any too fast neither, count
o. the sandslide that's maybe waitin fur
We just round the next bend. Glad I'm of
that road, tell We.
well, 1t was nasty kind O. day any
how, sleetin and BLOWN, and the clouds
hung down in front OF me like curtains. I
lost time, too, at Asheville waitin fur q
pesky freight 10 get out o. the way. So I
was in tesr.n hurry and not the sweetest
temper, you cnn bet. Toward evening I
was whizzin her along. thinkin about
Round Knob and a hot cup Of coffee, when
some ways ahead I spied a sheep in the
cut. There she lay, right across the track,
with two lambs snugRled under her.
whistled, but she never budged.
"Well, ] was in hurry, and Iwouldn' t
"a minded the old sheep SO much but
them little white lambs somehow put me
in mind of my baby, the cutest chap ye
ever see, and it went acrost the grain to
run 'em down. Had to slow up anyhow.
1t was right at bend, and I yelled to my
fireman to shove 'em of the track. Well,
ye never see q whittier face than that man
came runnin back with. Stop her. Jim!
For Gods sake, stop her short! he holler-
ed. And if you'll believe it just round
that bend was the biggest sandsIde ever
want to come acrost Took US good hour
and half to shovel it of down the hill.
side. Chicago Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
HOTEL SOJOURNERS.

Hotel Carey-A j. Dolphin. Phil Schin.
". l. Patrick, w. F. Powers, w. 5. Carl
ner, c. II. Odell, Kansas City; l.. a. Buck,
Buck. Peabody; G. S. Bowman, Newton;
Dick Cones, ST.. Louis; ). S. Price and wife,
Arkansas City; Miss Anna Price, Quincy,
H.; w. c. Warner, S. Whitsop, Yelling
ton; J. Ghostin, Chicago; ID. Williams.
Sioux City; F. E. Hipper. Hutchinson
Geo. w. Sanborpe. Astoria. Or; c. ID ugh
erty, ST. Louis: NJ c. Merrick. New York;
w. y. Ewing, Topeka: Mrs. Z. b. kearns
and daughter, Fort Scott; VIM. Hasklns,
Kansas City; Henry Goldsmith and family,
Winfield: w. 3. Roberts, Nsshville;Z K
Ashbaugh, Chicago: c. II. Robbins, Guth-
RE; Geo. W. Nellis. Leaven worth; NJ. w.
City; Arthur Staiger, Leavenworth; E. w.
Ware, Top ka: Jim Gray. Leaven'sorth;
George Is. Paxton. st. Louis: l.. Schilsky,
New York: p. ID. Cunningham, Euld; +. +.
Neff; New York; George II. Ingolsby. Chi
caeo; L. Z. Kramer. Caldwell: L. b. Haser,
Oklahoma: James Welsh, Kansas City;
Thomas McCswley, J. c. Badgeit. st.
Louis; w. E. Cooper, r. A. Bailey,
w. P. Mckay. ktnsss City;
W. H. Harmon, Medicine Lodge;
ID. O. Sanford and wife. Lusco, Ari.: j. b.
Shearer, Connecticut; +. c. Denuey and
wife, FL Dora 10; f. George. Gordon Will
lis. r. A McNeal. E. B. Merriam. Topeka:
c. V. Flergo Chicago; Miss Matte Fergu-
son, Wichita; NJ Winship, Racine: ". j.
Duval, Davidson; Il. b Wallace and wife,
Wichita; G. A. Taylor, Springvale. Kan;
H. w. Gleason, Hutchinson; A. T. Pauers
Winfield; A. j. Burri-. Chicago;
E. Smith. Oxford, Kan; j. e. Evans, ST.
Joseph; r. b. Johnson, St. Louis; c. b.
Thomas, Jimtown, Colo; w. ID. Murrell,
OTTAWA; H. j. Schaffer, Topeka; Geo. Hor-
ten and son, Chicago.
Manhattan hotei-G. NJ. Conner, Beloit;
Clifford Histed, Topeka; II NJ. Garry.
Dodge City; j. II. Middaugh, Kansas City;
r. c. Roach. Hutchinson; w. H. Dunn,
Kansas City; J. c. CARDS, Burlington; w.
+. Johnston. George Allen and wife, St.
Louis; f. f Morgan, Kansas City; A X.
Ice. Chanute; II. B. Jackson. Kansas City;
J. W. Brown, Kansas City; c. +. Foote.
Kan; Il. Wilson, Topeka; Andy
Clayton, Pratt, Kan; John l.. Pike, Fort
Scott; Bion Cole. Kansas City: Il. a. Burr.
l.. L. Houser. Cysta, Kan;
VIM. H. Carpenter. St. Joe; W. 5. Mitch
ell. Kansas City; W. A. Haynes, Chenoa.
Ill; George w. Thompson. Rice City,
Mo-; A A. Bellman, Derby, Kan;
J. ID. Gumars, Kansas City. No;
Mrs. J. J.. Lamont, Omaha; ID. Felgar,
Newton; Lew Robson, Towanda; d. c.
Van Brunt and wife, Horicenlas; Ira
Wait, J. L. Lamaway, Kansas City; w.
K. Purkess. Dallas; John Williams, Mem
phis, Tenn; W. ;. Wells, st. Louis; w.
NJ. Copeland; Oxford; Z. =. Fenion, st.
Louis; W. E. Campbell. Kiowa; George
H. McCandless. Indianapolis; c. L.
Vaughan, Hutchinson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
A Renefactor.

When the gentleman at the desk had
attended to the cases of various applicants,
he turned TO pleasant faced, well dress
man who was patiently awaiting his
chance 10 get in
We'll, - he said to him, with q smile,
'what can do for You today
Nothing" was the quiet response
"Ah, tha; pleasant Everybody seems
to want some sort Of favor. Come in and
sit down. You are q relief"
The pleasant faced man bowed and &C.
cepted the invitation.
'.On the other hand" he said when he
was comfortably fixed, Il want 10 give
you something"
That's nicer than ever, smiled the
host. I've heard that it was better to
give than TO receive, bat I've never had
much chance 10 try both "
The visitor took "A book out OF his pocket
Al want TO give you, be said. bowling
again, an opportunity TO put your name
down for the finest work ever sent out by
any publishing firm in But be never
finished the sentence
There were excellent reasons why be
didn' t-Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
Never DedfcAf~d.

The monument COMMUNICATING The
surrender OF BurgoTne TO Gates and Sohuy-
Ter at Saratoga. which stands ia beeoti-
ful location a. SohuyIsrvilIe, y. Z, las
never been formally dedicated Congress
has never sesn 1t 20 make the necessary
appropriation for the expenses % the de,ii-
cation. and as the monument association
has no moosy the oervInony has ben pnst-
poned. The monument stands on hill
top overlooking the Hudson AID u a state
ly granite staff, with bronze hgures -
Gate-, Schuyler and Morgan Ia inches
above the dOors On threc side, the niche
on tho fourth side, where Arno3G's figure
would properly come. beinz EFT pGrpo~eiy
empty. yasld Republican.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
Peculiar Landmarks.

I'm the states where there were no gov
eminent sectional surveys descriptions OF
land are very peculiar, " says NJ. j. Peters.
81 bought a tract Of timber land In Ten
nessec and went down to look at It. The
description read. beginning at a stump in
John Smiths neighborhood road, tbsnos
east /, 900 rods to a white oak tree, thence
south |. 900 rods 10 creek, thence west
1000 rods by the creek as IL E1csnders,
thence north 800 rods 70 an OWLS nest,
thence to the place Of beginning The
road has been abandoned, tbs tree cut
down, the creek dried up and the owl
moved away. ! remained two weeks try
ing to locate the land and gave IL up.
There was no way TO distinguish IL from a
hundred other tracts- ''-Cincinnsti En-
Cuirer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
CURES THATfA1TH WON'T EFFECT
FOR THE lOvElORN LASS.
Suggestions Which VIII Make Her Less -
aPublic Nuisance.

SuSGe9tto00 w htch VIII Make Her Less q
Public Nuisance.
An English woman has been devoting
some time to the study OF unrequited AZ
lection and its effect upon its victim and
her friends. In these days, when idiotic
damsels are committing suicide and writ
ing pessimistic books bec Sc the objects
Of their devotion do not care for them, the
doctrine that eternal love- Is temporary
and that unchanging pain may be cured
in few months is healthy one. This is
what the sensible English woman says
about the cure:
1.-THE great thing TO start with is de-
sire for cure, and this Is most rare and
difficult 10 obtain, for these borrowers love
their sorrow. They would think IL wrong
and lacking all fitness to be without it.
1t is right to suffer, they consider, so they
do it. Believe me, the pain Of unhappy
love Is Of the nature Of q nervous head
ache-by imagination 1t may be realized
7 10 next remedy Is absence. Many,
many words have been written for and
against absence, but in my opinion it il
the deadIiest of all enemies 10 love.
Then come time and work, about
which, fear, most persons are tired Of
hearing. As regards time, often think
Of Miss Austen's few half ironical words
at the end Of Mansfield Park Il purpose
ly abstain from dates on this occasion that
every one may be at liberty to fix his own,
aware that the cure Of unconquerable pas
sions and the transfer Of unchanging at
tachments must vary much as TO time in
different people. l only entreat everybody
to believe that exactly at the time when it
was quite natural that IL should be so and
not q week earlier Edmund did cease 10
care about Miss Crawford and became as
anxious TO marry Fanny as Fanny herself
could desire Time is indeed a great pow
or, and work is magical
"Assuredly the work which brings the
quickest cure is that which is absolutely
necessary to ward of debt and starvation.
In such a case girl needs to plan and
think, perhaps to walk and talk-at any
rate, to work at her trade or profession
with such q ceaseless energy, such entire
interest, that there is but little time for
the nightly weep. She is so tired when
bedtime comes that the little weep is post
poned until tomorrow, then until tomor-
row week, then-well, then il seems 50
silly a thing TO do. Every unhappy lover,
without exception, should work. IL work
is not necessity. still say do it. ~
New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
A GLIMPSE OF NOVA SCOTIA.
The Country Is Beautiful, People Are Cour-
teous, and Board Is Cheap.

A good deal has been written and said
about the politenesS with which travellers
are treated while journeying through GER
tain European countries. But it is not
necessary to go so far from homo to meet
with people who find time not only to
treat strangers with politeness and alta
bility, but who observe the practice il
their daily intercourse with one another.
A traveller through Nova Scotia and the
provinces is impressed at the outset with
the idea that the natives fully understand
what is meant by hospitality, and what is
more to the point, know how to MAKE a
happy use OF their knowledge. Their po-
likeness, to be sure, is not of the polished
French kind, but 1t is none the less grace
full, because it is of the good old fashioned
sort. The following is only one illustra-
lton of many others that could be told of
them: A party OF Brooklynites while jog
ging along country road was overtaken
by man who was driving his horse at a
furious rate. AS he turned out of the road
in order to pass ahead he pulled up his
horse with some difficulty and apologized
for passing, explaining that he was nnx-
lous to overtake a man who was q quar-
ter of mile ahead. Then he rushed on
This may seem a little far fetched, but it
Is the parctice in Nova Scotia 1t may be
remarked that in an extended journey
this was the only person who was met that
seemed TO be in the least bit of a hurry.
The people there manifested a decided in
clination TO take things easy. In Village
OF 800, at the ringing of the village bell at
II clock, every store in town is closed
for one hour, while the proprietors go
home Dor dinner. The same thing occurs
again at O'Clock, business everywhere
being suspended for one hour. They think
that an hour for each meal is none too
much. 1t may be only a coincidence that
while many patent medicines were adveT-
tised conspicuously no remedy for indiges-
ton was brought to ones attention 1t is
somewhat matter of surprise TO find in
each small village a Salvation Army in full
force, bass drum, barracks and all One is
apt to wonder where they got their con-
verts, for the churches are numerous and
always well attended
Taking into consideration the good
roads for driving, the beautiful scenery,
the first class coaches and good railroad
service, journey through Nova Scotia is
sure to be satisfactory. There are four
water routes-one direct from Brooklyn
by the steamers Portia and Servia The
three other lines leave Boston and are the
Canada, Atlantic and Plant, direct to Hall
lax, with two large iron steamers; the Var
mouth line with two fine boats TO Var
mouth, and the International Steamship
company, with two well appointed side
wheel steamers running 10 st John.
The expense Of living in Nova Scotia is
surprisingly cheap. The writer boarded
at country hotel for els ht days at q tota,
cost OF 81 80. -Brcoklyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
A Sad Experience.

It was during the progress Of the pic
MIC given in Jurnigan's grove by the
Methodist Sabbath school Of Hawville,
o. T.
Alkali Ike, who sings bass in the
choir, and Miss Lille Cusack, the 30
prano, had wandered a short distance
from the scene of the festivities and
seated themselves on a moss covered log
which lay at the foot of tall tree.
The gallant's arm had strayed around
the maiden's slender waist and fingered
there apparently to the profound salts
faction Of both persons, and Isaac had
asked for the sixteenth time:
"Does 90 love me, Lillie"
''Course I dop' replied the maid,
smuggling closer to him. 81 love you
gooder than any Oh, mercy, I do be-
lieve there is some kind Of q horrid ami
NAL up in this treep'
"We'll soon seel" remarked Ike grim
~, at the same time drawing his revolv-
er and firing few shots into the foliage
above. 'I'll stir the varmint up little
snyhowp'
At that instant a reproachful voice
was heard proceeding from the canopy
Of leaves above their heads:
How long, o Lord, how long?"
"What the dew That is, who are
you?" demanded Ike.
"All that remains of Hercules P.
Smith," was the reply. 81 was in
swimming before the picnickers came,
and a cow ate up the most of my clothes
before / noticed her. I chased her
through blackberry tangle, and then a
stray dog, that appeared to be mad,
chased me back again. Then the COM
ing of the Sabbath school drove me up
this tree, and here l have been ever
since, with hornets nest on one bough
and a snake on another. And now you
are trying to finish the job by assassi-
mating me- -
Why didn't you come down before?"
well, you see, happen to be en-
gagged myself to Miss Cusack, whom you
are hugging. Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
The Irrigated Farm the Only Sure Farm.

The irrigated farm is the only ''sure
thing" farm on the face of the earth. Here
q man may, for the small sum Of 81 an
acre, make it rain or shine on any or all of
his acres when he wills. An irrigated
farm never wears out.
There are farms in New Mexico that
have been irrigated for $50 years, and they
are today as good rs new. The Pima In
dians of Arizona, we are told, have Guilt
gsted the same lands for 500 years, and
nothing has been applied but the water
which freshened and fortified the fields
What can DO accomplished by irriga-
aon has been demonstrated in northern
Colorado, the garden spot Of the west, il
not of the world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
THE AGILE TIGER.
He II "Shod With Silence" and Is as Quick
as Lightning.

rs Lightning.
Most wild animals ere specialists-that
is 20 say, they are highly developed in one
particular direction. The tiger is great
as stalker His feet seem to be ''shod
with silence" Mr.. r. II. Elliot, for many
years a resident of India, cites IN expert
ence of one of his neighbors illustrative of
this point.
He had been much annoyed by tigers
and at last tied bullock ott in clear
ing and took up his own position in a
tree to wait till the tiger should come after
the bait. The ground was covered with
dried leaves, which in hot weather are so
brittle that even the walking Of a bird over
them can be heard for . good distance.
In no very long time large tiger slip
ped out of the forest and slowly edged to-
ward the bullock. His method was so
elaborate and careful that the man who
saw it used to declare that it would have
been worth 1000 rupees to any young
sportsman to have witnessed 1t.
So carefully did he put down each paw
and SO gradually did he crush the leaves
under it that not sound was to be heard.
Between him and the bullock was stump
about four feet high, with long project
ing surface roots. This plainly, the tiger
looked upon as godsend.
He got upon one of the roots, balanced
himself carefully and so was able to walk
quickly and silently as far as the stump.
He approached so gradually and noiseless-
~ and his color against the brown leaves
was so invisible that he was close upon
the bullock before he was perceived.
Then instantly the bullock charged
The tiger eIuded him and in moment
more had his paws on the bullock's neck
ready to drag him down. Then, like
flash, he caught sight Of the rope by which
the bullock wasted and turned and sprang
into the forest, all so quickly that the man
in the tree had no opportunity to fire.
Youths Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25

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Sir Andrew Agnew Of Lucknow, a well
known Scotch baronet, was long pestered
by an impudent sort of person, who in
sisted on being constantly ''underfoot. I"
Finally, however, he dropped off, and Sir
Andrew was asked how he got rid of him.
"Oh," said he, Il gave him broad
hint"
"A broad hints" repeated the inquirer.
81 thought he was one Of those who never
could be induced to take one.''
"By ma saul" said Sir Andrew, she
was obleeged to TAX it! For as the chiel
wadna gang DOT at the door I just threw
him DOT of the window!"-Youth's Com
papiOn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25

Special Dispatch tothe Daily Eagle.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 24.-Great SYM
pathy is felt here in the case of Wood
ward. The people there are Directing TO
the government abandoning Fort Supply
1t was a great help TO the town and be-
sides it relieved the anxiety Of the settlers
in regard TO the Indians. In the San
Carlos reservation in Arizona, there Is
at present great howl over the removal
of the troops. This is where Geronimo
was taken from. Geronimo is now going
TO be unloaded on Oklahoma and at the
same time troops are being removed from
Oklahoma Territory. The people here
think that if Arizona has grievance,
Oklahoma's complaint is doubly just.
1t is quite possible that mass meetings
at Woodward will be held protesting
against the removal of the troops.
The Woodward Jeffersonian says this
week: One OF the greatst blows WOOD
ward has ever had was struck her Tuesday
when word came from army headquarters
at Washington that Fort Supply was TO oe
abandoned and the soldiery now stationed
shere would be removed TO forts IN New
York state All untitled contracts, we I'M
derstand, for fuel and commissary supplies
have been annulled and the soldiers are
preparing Tor transfer Inis VIII NC a
great injury to this city, as most oil the
SIG, 600 paid out there every two months
eventually finds its way into the Golfers OF
some Of our townsmen. When we hrst
heard the report we secuted it as report
of some visionary person who started 1t as
a Joke; but upon inquiry we learn that IL
is but too true. Fort Supply, you Will See
If you look upon the map, has the most
important situation in the Department OF
Missouri, as it stands at the gateway OF
Oklahoma from the wild. barren
country of New Mexico and the
Indian Territory. 1t Is especially
needed here since Geronimo and his band
of savage Apaches have been brought back
80 near their old familiar hauuts in New
Mexico. Forts Sill and Supply are on the
extreme outskirts of Oklahoma aud the
Indian Territory and soldiers ought TO be
kept garrisoned in them until all the res
ervations in the Indian Territory are
opened to white settlement. A strenuous
protest should be sent by the people of
western Oklahoma to the war department
at Washington against the abandonment
of Fort Supply.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
A Queer Epitaph.

Richard Thomas was An Englishman
who took up his abode at Winslow and
learned to highly prize his adopted coun-
try. Here is his epitaph, which he wrote
before his death: "Here lies the body of
Richard Thomas, an Englishman by birth,
by occupation cooper, a Wing Of '76. Like
an old rum puncheon, marked, numbered
and shocked, he will be raised again and
finished by his Creator. He died Sept. 90
1924. America, my adopted country, my
last advice to you is, take care of your
liberties. "-Kennebec (Me.) Journal.