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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH

lAE UNkIGI bVNVL
medicine. 1t
cleans out your
system. in n more
or less unpleasant
x, - -Es,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

walk over to the hotel with you
don't want any of them actors taking
you home, it looks bad Don't mind
me, dearie, have great heart" He
left me at the door of the hotel and |
gave sigh of relief. got good no.
tees, as he said. and was quite care
full to buy all the daily papers. rest
assured. The notices did not undulv
elate me. ! strove harder than ever
to deserve them, for they encouraged
me SO much.
One evening my manager met me at
the stage entrance, as l was leaving
the theater. He was stopping at the
same hotel and walked up with me.
His ponderous playfulness was plainly
apparent, and occasionally he would
indulge in sort of an elephantine
gambol for my benefit.
Say, little one. III send you up
some beer and sandwich he half
whispered as he stood waiting at the
elevator.
mo thank you," I returned quite
audibly. II never drink anything, but
l should be pleased to have a sand
wich."
What ails you? Head little swelled
by the notices, eh? BY the way, sis. in
case of fire leave your door unlocked"
Then he chuckled and squeezed my
arm as if it was quite joke.
l undressed and went TO bed. A few
moments later, the handle of my door
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

On the shores of Lake Rangiul. in
the Cashgar mountains, in Central
Asia, stands the famous Lamp Rock
of Asia, which is so called from q cave
in its side from which a constant stream
of pale, greenish light is emitted Ney
Elias, the English adventurer, who
passed il in 1856, thinks il possib that
the light is due TO some phosphorescent
mineral in the sides of the cavern near
its opening. The natives OF tha. SEC
ton have never attempted 70 inresti-
gate The matter, each seeming content
with the story told by his father. which
is this: The cave is the dwelling place
Of a demon, who guards vast treasures
stored there, and the iigh. is from .
diamond worn In q band around his
forehead Elias explanation Of the
mystery is probably the t-1e one
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

may change the whole outfit. / will
see. however, and if I can give you
pointers at special rehearsal. may
keep you. All depends upon yourself.
of course, whether you can improve
the part. Yours truly,
BOVINE"
went to my room at the hotel and
reviewed the situation. l was dis
charged. | summed it up that was
not discharged for incompetency, but
because my bovine pmanager had
great heart.
] responded to his notice to quit bv
saying that l was quite satisfied, with
out the experiment of special rehears-
ais, and would leave when the two
weeks had expired
Thus ended my experience with the
bovine" and / left the company,
with no regret but with sigh of re-
lief.
The next engagement was with an
intellectual manager. He was tall
and thin. He had sandy mustache.
and sanguine temperament. Attired
in parsonic black, he had the appear
ance of minister. His hair had re-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

The great man was picking his
teeth as l entered an occupation
which he pursued with more or less
first / was inclined to view the opera
tion with indignant disgust. l re-
flected. however, that this was no
ordinary man to be judged by the
common rules of decency and decorum.
He was manager. / had this fact
well in my mind, so that his subsequent
efforts to impress it upon my under
standing were somewhat unnecessary.
They were admira Bile, however, as an
example of pertinacity
His eyes travelled slowly and linger-
ingly over my figure. 1t was some
what embarrassing. got the notion,
somehow, from his look, that he had
sent for me to try on tights, species
of garment of which had a dim and
ignorant horror. My invisible limbs
seemed to interest him more than nv
visible cOuntenance. He had small
eyes not unlike those of weasel.
These eyes seemed to bore through
my broadcloth drapery. / felt nv
limbs blushing, SO to speak Occasion
ally he burrowed at my face. which
Immediately grew pink. / began to
wish had not come. He removed the
toothpick.
''Of course. You know this season is
going to be rotten and us managers
have concluded to cut big salaries.
What is your experience?"
l braced myself and stammered forth
that 1 had studied-I did not mention
Juliet. she seemed out of place. l said
i thought l had ability and would
STRIKE
That's ali right" he INTERRUPTED.
81 think you'll do. How does twenty
five dollars strike you?"
; 1t did strike me and / accepted glad
ly. was exultant. l was engaged. I
had chance. in the fullness Of youth
l even returned the oleaginous smile.
The next moment I wished had not
done so.
l studied my part and went TO re-
hearsal. / was early, OF course. Nv
manager was late. He clustered in
with much eclat, as though the eyes of
the world were upon him. He had
species of shrewdness-of porderous
cunning. so to speak, Of more weight
than many an educated mans wisdom.
Achieving result, he patted himself
on the back and desired all the world
to do. likewise.
In due time we opened in Hartford.
Conn. On my first appearance / am
very sure did not disgrace myself bv
stage fright or stammering. The audi
ence was kind enough to applaud the
lines spoke 1T discreet intervals. At
the close OF the performance met nv
manager.
"fou did great. There is stuff in
you. little girl, and some dav vou will
hit EN- hard. am going over TO fix
the papers and you'll get good notices.
One or two of the critics didn't take
to YOU. but I'll ix it. don't You worry
He squeezed my arm gently and I |
suddenly drew il away and started to |
leave the theater
What's the matter. tut. int. Why. |
i an cid enough to be your father:
you feel hurt? Never mind; will |
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06
BEASTS OF THE STAGE.
An Actress Relates Her Expert
ences with Them.
branded in Distant Cities - InsuIted by
Bovine Managers OF a Graspins and
Repulsiys Character Who Arc
Forever Making Love.
iCoPYRIGHT, 1881


am not student of science in the
distract, nor am I acquainted with
the theories of evolution which sci,
nntists pretend to be so sure of Spe-,
cies in general have never interested,
me, but species in particular have been
my constant study. I have studied
some types for nv own improvement.
In my chosen calling. Others | have
observed for amusement. as well as in
struotion. and among these there is
one species which l believe I know;
thoroughly - namely, the theatrical,
manager
My first manager was of the Bovine.
species. Viewed from before he had
the stolid imperturbable dignity of a;
ponderous beef. From the rear his short,
thick neck and his little ever Wagering,
head gave him more the appearance of
a gayly disposed pig. What he lacked
: in inches he made up in weight. His
conversation seldom sparkled. but his
diamonds did. His linen was better
polished than his manners.
remember well, my first note from
this august person commanding me to
his presence. The style of handwrit-
ing which he affected was loose and
sprawliag. Several idiosyncracies
cropped up in his spelling. He said
''me" for ~ and went" for gone"
and them" for "those." But l was
young; was enthusiastic; it was my
first note from a manager.
The appearance of my manager gave
me shock. In front, as have said.
he was ponderous; from the back he
was fat. His face had an oleaginous
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06
THE DRAGONS BACKBONE.
Superstition and Its Development Of Raj,
ways In China.

Superstition and Its Development OF Rail-
ways In China.
The obstacles which the railway de-
velopment of China encounters from
time TO time are well illustrated by an
incident which recently occurred in
connection with the construction Of
the line between Kirin and Newehafig.
the seaport Of Msnchnria- IL was pro-
posed to make = junction at a place
called Lanpien, outside the city Of
Moukden. For this, permission had TO
be obtained from the Tartar general Of
Moukden.
This functionary at once proceeded
to call in his geomaDcers-s species %
soothsayers who give information con-
cerning the good fortune OF sitea. and
are supposed by the Chinese TO know
what demons and dragons inb.bit the
earth under the surface.
These wise men reported that tho
dragon whose body encircles the holy
city Of Moukden, lay cniied up In such
way that. II the railway cana
throagh Lsnpien, the long nails drivsn.
into the ties would pierce his back
Done. ADO III hiA psO1e"Aty s@t u4fo bB
raging violently. 70 the great detri-
ment Of the inhabitents Of Moukdsn.
The general consequently refused
the application Of the railway peopla
and directed them 70 carry the road in
a straight line from Kirin 70 Nsv.
chang, avoiding Moukden-
The engineers thereupon appesaed To
Ii Hung Chang. the imperial vicsroy.
showing that. - this proposed rou.A
would 70 through a marshy and un'n.
habite6 country, II could not Be pratt
able for their enterprise
Ii Hung Chang wrote 20 the geosrsx
Of Moukden. highly comuenhing him
for his discretion IA consulting geo
but suggesting that these
sage persons go over the ground again,
and see II they coEid not And . place
where the naiIs would not BE hkely "a
strike IA 70 the dragons bach
As . word from the vicssoy 10 hw -
China. the general hae hts ReonAnesr~
indicate = spot for the junstso. .s Ian.
pien where thsy thought that after
Ill. the dragons backbone would b.
safe. and there the railway vii b.
built. IL no other peculiarly Chinese OBJ
.,acie intervsnss You IA 0 Con,paalsA-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

treated from his forehead and had hud-
died itself IN sort of defiant last
stand about his ears and the back OF
his head. A rather weak mouth lay
concealed beneath the sandy mustache
and in moments of excitement his chin
quivered in an odd sort of way-hke a
bowl OF jelly rudeIy shaken. He
smoked cigarettes with fervor and
drank whisky frequently. The combi-
nation gave touch of uncertainty To
his temperament which rendered It
rather difficult 10 predict its moods
and lenses.
Before month had passed I had
learned to despise and loathe the intel
lectual manager even more than had
the bovine and for the same reasons.
The thonght.the desire of the ma Of
intellect was the same as had moved
the spring Of lust within the coarse.
illiterste man of fesh-a thought that
seemed to stand more hideous with the
rag OF rhetoric wrapped about it and
the tawdiry flowers of speech upon its
head. than when Il tad presented itself
before rsc naked. unasharned
flung open the docr-T needed air
did not speak: my hand reached ont
and touched the ball; 4 moment after
was aloae-TIy door was locked Be
fore. had gone 20 bed and slept
Now ] wepi Historically from rage and
saame. Ths force OF the iEsul. is
measured ty the height from watch
( IS hurled PorxY WyNSLy,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06
KING OF CANNIBALS.
He Is Not a Man-Eater, But .
Bright American.
Now a. j. Moors Became Ruler Of the
CaDnlbal Ialands and How He
Taught tho Natives to
Change Their Dict

The king of the Cannibal islands. i'm.
mortalized in song, and whose exist
ence was supposed to have been more
or less mythical, turned up at the
worlds fair. And, contrary to rumor,
he proved to be white man, good
looking and educated, and, strange to
relate, he has never tasted human
flesh
This will disappoint those who have
regarded the king of the Cannibal
islands with vague horror. The real
king has not only never feasted on a
fellow man but has devoted a consider
able portion of his life to persuading
his subjects that there was other flesh
just as good, and some that was even
more palatab able. This they could not
believe until they had eaten pork.
Then they admitted that pork, as an
article of diet, was far preferable to
any human flesh.
The kings name is II. J. Moors, and
he is an American. When q boy he
went to Samoa in search of adventure.
Samoa is one OF a group of tiny islands
in the Pacific, some of which were in
habited by man-eaters. He came across
a beautiful little island, about 10 de-
grees south OF the equator. whose pop
ulation Mr.. Moors found was rapidly
decreasing because the natives were
using each other for food
AS he became acquainted with the
natives he discovered that they were
a gentle. honest and well-disposed peo-
pie. He gained their confidence and
was accepted rs their ruler.
Having married one of the natives.
Mr.. Moors settled down on the island.
which he named Nassau. and devoted
his life TO improving the condition OF
the cannibals and incidentally his own.
It is well known that the flesh of
swine very closely resembles that OF
human beings. All persons who have
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

The cannibals were so far refIrmed
that they absolutely refused TO eat a
| relative nearer than first cousin. This
limit was further extended until at
length Mr.. Moors had eradicated hu-
man flesh from the savage bill Of fare.
He then turned his attention TO rails
ing hogs and stock. and with the as
sistance Of the natives this was made
a profitable industry. But once. upon
returning to his island kingdom after
brief absence, he found that all of
his converted cannibals had abandoned
the place. probably because a contin-
ual diet of hog had pailed upon their
appetites. He then imported some
colonists who were not cannibals, and
business was carried on even moro
prosperously than before. He added
TO his realm by acquiring the island Of
Sophia. somewhat larger than Nassau,
which is but three miles in circumfer-
ence.
The king Of the Cannibal islands
visited the worlds fair with his wife
and very pretty daughter and some Of
the most beautiful Of the young wom-
en- of Samoa. Two of them. named
Fetoai and Lola, were of the troupe Of
dancing girls and young men who ex-
hibited at the fair under Mr.. Moors'
charge. This exhibition will be re-
peated at Bay Ridge next summer in
conjunction with Buffalo Bills wild
west show. Meantime Mr.. Moors Is
making a pleasure tour Of the islands
of the southern Pacific. He is accom-
panied on his steam yacht by Paul
du Chaillu, the celebrated African ex-
plorer, and by Mason Mitchell, an
actor. On this tour q number Of canni-
balls will be added 70 the show. Only
young cannibals viii be selected. and
they will be fed On swee;meats and
popcorn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

turned very softly. The door was not
only locked but bolted. l heard no
further sound and presently fell asleep.
The next day my manager scarcely
noticed me. =
did not see my manager thereafter
till salary night He handed me an
envelope just as left the stage and
pushed the book at me to sign. Z
signed it without word, and hurried
TO my dressing room. Opening the
envelope ] found my salary and two
weeks notice, couched in the follow
ing terms:
Miss POLLY WISKLE-I am con-
founded sorry to do this, but local
managers are kicking against the
company. and want better people and
good acting So | give you two
weeks notice Others are going; I
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

fndignan. North Side Deacon--Ys Il
true that men out OF work are 20 be
allowed 10 come To our eleSan. church
al night and use it as . sleeping placer
Pastor-Why not. brother? For abou,
an hour and hnlf every SUNDAY Of
your life 20 rny certain knowledge you
nse il as a sleeping place in the day-
tine.-Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

saIcso-O.efuie locks htmse;f Ia .As
telephone closet an hour every after
aoon- and pours out his love 20 an up.
town divinity.
Herdso-Why doesn. be write hsr .
ten-page letter.
sasaso-in case Of ,you bic be Is going
70 swear II all Oh On ,bs os.cs boy
krooAlYn Life
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

look. as if the milk of human kindness
in his breast had been churned. and
diffused itself over his countenance in
q species of oleomargarine His smile
was large and fat. At intervals sort
of greasy chuckle would issue from
his throat, like tallow sizzling over a
6ra-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

Brt2st-Hcis Saints.
Arx. Hssher--Wh hats the natter
Bridges--snre. On dropped the ;iysp
On the Aure, nacs-
Mrs Hssher-oh. Bridget. Did ysa
0.ezk itt-Pncx
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-06

Why did Roller lose all his rnoneys-
'.Yos see his wife gave him diamond
scarfpin on has birthday, and BE-. bes
tryirc 70 live up 20 IT,"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record Of
today says of THE Atlanta Exposition
THE enthusiasm that has been aroused
throughout the country in this proposed
exposition in Atlanta promises to bring
about wide-reaching results that viii prove
Of untold value to the whole south. The
south needs to know itself; it needs to know
the magnitude of it's own latent wealth;
it needs to study its own resources in a2ri-
culture, in minerals. in timber to learn
o. the advantages Of its geographical loca-
ton and of the southwark trend Of foreign
trade, which can be utilized in the creation
of greater cities along the south Atlandc
and gulf coasts. And while it needs all
this, it also needs to let the country at
large know more about its attractions for
the settler: about its wealth of minerals
awaiting developma 1t: about its vast for
eSts of hardwood and pine that ful"lI=h inc
basis for inpumcrabe woodworking iacto-
ries; its cotton manufacturing facilities and
all of its other ADVANTAGES chat make pOs-
sible the creation of greater wealth than
any other section Of this country has ever
enjoyed. The Atlanta exposition can be
made the means of doing this. or rather
of beginning this great educational work,
that viii 90 on fer wears to come and helD
to bring about results that will enrich not
only the south, but our entire country
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
OVER S2II,6O0 RAISED.
THAT rs THE SIZE or THE EXPOSE
YlON NUCLEUS FUND.
THIS MEANS AN ORGANIZATION.
This is Atlanta's Eearnest Faith and Means
That Nothing ill be Allowed to stand
: In the Way of the Expos Success.
Now for organization!

Now for organization.
The nucleus fund for he exposition has
been raised and from now on the practical
work OF building up the splendid exposition
Of 1895 move ahead without hlndrahce.
The first step will be taken on Monday
morning next, when the Stockholders WIZ
meet for formal organization. That lh@e.-
ing viii be hed III the exposition rooh!7 1T
II o'clock, and will mark the most lmpor-
tant step in many respects which mas YET
been taken.
THURSDAYS meeting of the exposition
board was one of the most notable since
the inception OF the movement 1t Wa
made SO especially by the report OF BANK
ers ROnarc, Peel ana haas, who had been
constituted the committee 10 pass upon the
validity of The subscriptions. 1t was thlS
report which makes all the subscriptions
binding, and it was the committee de-
csion that the fun $2oo,000. and more, has
been raised, which enabled the board TO
call for meeting Of the stockholders to
be held next Monday for the purpose OF
formal organization under the charter
granted by the courts
W hen tnoS report was read il WAS greeted
by demonstrations OF hearty applause. 1he
footluS5 OF the treasurer at the last meet
ing had shoWh something more than thG
necessary @2O0,~W, bUt II was not ana c0uId
not ne officially knUNn until the report 81
this comtnittee was received. \ resolution
OF thanks was At once adopted thanking
the t1em3ers of Ihis committee for their
work, and then, stated above, the date
Tor organization was fixed. Next Monday
IS the first DAY when, under the terms u
the charter, the company could POSSIBLY
organize, and il IS especially gratifying to
pc able to organize with the necessary
lunds IN hand on that day.
Over Two Hundred and Eleven
Thousand.
The exposition fund fuots mp SOL,
621. This does not represent all of the
colnDanys resources, for quite good deal
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
Judge NcWhorter ut Home.
A Worthy Appeal.

Editor Constitution-The noble generous
officials of the Southern Express Company
every year bring to us free of charge all
the flowers that the good hearts and will
ing hands of all YOU kind friends who
read The Constitution gather and send to
Atlanta to deck the soldiers graves on Me-
mortal Day. This year there will be none
except those sent by these friends from
distance. The very severe cold we have
recently experienced has killed everything
even the wild flowers.
We trust that there may be others not so
beroft as ourselves, and TO all such we
appeal for contributions, no matter how
scant; everything will help and be most
gratefully received. Please mark each pack
age plainly ITO the President of the Me
mortal Association of Atlanta" and put
inside d card with name and address of
sender.
We are most grateful to The Daily and
Weekly Constitution for thus enabling US
to open communication with such Kind
friends as it's readers have been in the past
and will he, l trust, in the future. Very
respectfully,
MRS JOHN MILLEDGE,
President Atlanta Ladies' Memorial ASsocl-
alton.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

HoId a Caucus in Atlanta Abnut the Guher-
n,1nr,ai Nut'noN.

Hold = Caucus IN Atlanta %bfut the RHnct-
n;,1orat Outlook.
There was 4. meeting &C the republican
state central committee held at the state
c.itto Eu.lnN.
About fifty delegates were present and the
meeting was called TO order by Chairman
a. 4. Buck.
Smith Easely. cf Atlanta, introduced
resolution providing for a convention to be
held in Atlanta on the 29th of August Tor
the purpose of putting out a candidate IN
the suberuatorial campaign, this being the
business before the committee.
Colonel Locke, of Macon, introduced u
resolution onsetting that OF Smith Easely,
declaring THAI il would be ineNpedient Tor
the republicans Of the state To have can
didate in the field Tor the goVernOrship.
lie nlldc q speech showing that there was
but little chance OF the republican party
Winning ANYTHING in the coming elections.
He saId that the party in the state of Geor-
kId could not hope to have man elected
To the gUbernatorIal chair, ana offered many
reasons 10 show that it IS not feasible Tor
the party to put a CANDIDATE IA me Heid,
Here came up fight. 1t seemed that the
negroes OF the committee %ahtGd me can
Cidate TO be put IN the neld ana mat tHey
were opposed by the white wing Of the
body who wanted the party 10 stand
hands Off in the race. There were many
speeches made on the subject for ana
against the position to have nominating
When the vote was finally put on the
Locke resolution against the nominating
convention it stood "A for and 20 against,
which showed that the division was close.
Then came the vote on the Easely reSo-
luton. 1t was taken and the count showed
that it went through by - to 70
The resolution provides that there shall
be a convention of the republican party i'll
Georgia on the 9th of August 1Or the pur-
pose of nominating candidate Tor COVER
nor.
They Don't Like 1t.
quite a deal of debate was precipitated
the national republican committee was men
toned.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

with any more Offices Neither honors nor
fees can secure a receipt in full lor MS
services"
The LAGRANGE Graphic has this para
graph:
1T seems perfectly clear that the polcy
of Mr.. Atkinson and his followers Is 70
make u great noise as though ne was uo-
ing wonders. Gentlemen. you might Just as
well try to set wool by snSalnlS q rS
draulic ram as to turn the Evans tide.
The Brunswick Times says:
80 far as may be judged by pubnc eX-
pressiAn General Evans is sure Oh the
nomination, and that being gained certainty
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NINTH.