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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
A yIciIm of Ci,IIitr.

Dr. Nathan Schwarzkopf, al Aus
TRAN medical man, recently met with
his death in rather a curious manner.
One day,while walking in the street, he
noticed that a mans hat had been
blown of by the wind, and ran 20 pick
i. up. While doing so he received a
blow on the hand from the walking
stick Of another pedestrian who was
also trying 10 stop the hat This &C
cident- which appeared slight At the
time. resulted il a supPurating wound,
and ultimately in general sep:ieaemia.
from which, in spite Of timely surgical
treatment. death ensued The deceased
victim Of civility." as he las been
termed. was In the prime Q! life, being
only fo.ty-three years Of age
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

clans She is also fond Of athletics and
long walks and rides.
''But have such busy life. ar
on the stage, then 1 have dinner and
go for walk and read book and
study-there is time for no more-for
no hobbies or extravaganza" she says,
with laugh. why, led the life OF
religieuse when 1 was studying In
Paris. One must be an artist or
femme du monde, and l prefer to be an
artist. In Paris l used to go to my les
son every morning at nine o'clock, and
then came back and practiced; some,
times went for q drive or walk; in
the afternoon had my Delsarte lesson
and my language injunction, for Ger
man and Italian as well as French and
English were necessary for grand opera
I went to bed at nine, and SO each day
passed with no interruptions and no
change in the programme, and l was
never bored and never found it monot,
pnous. So you see my ideas of amuse-
ments are limited. / am fond of
society and like TO read and sing and
see people, but 1 study continually.
You know l think that the best work
Of which am capable has never been
brought out. / am anxious to sing
German opera. Wagner is dramatic
and the music is glorious-and when
one feels that there is always some
thing before one; when each step tell,
one more and more how much there is
to be learned, why, one must heepver
busy and study very constantly. And
then to rest, to care for ones voice and
10 keep ones nerves in proper order is
not child's play"
Mrs. Story, however. finds time to
meet musicians, TO read new books and
to GO out into society occasionally. She
also wears very lovely gowns and hats
which are maryels of grace.
AS she presides over the tea table she
wears a clinging gown OF yellow crepe
with rufiies Of chiffon arranged on coke
and sleeves. A girdle of coral velvet is
confined with a clasp OF iligree gold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
he STOOD ERECT, WITH EXPANDED HOOD.

BE STOOD ERECT, WITH EXPANDED HOOD.
come within its reach. 1t is very waste
full of its venom.
These are three of the peculiar char
acteristics of the cobra: o. 1t rarely
opens its mouth when striking, but &C.
tually gives a deadly blow without
biting, ts) 1t bites deliberately when
in a state Of apparent death from mus
Icular contortion, and will then hang On
lake bulldog, the venom flowing all
the time into the wound in which its
fangs are buried, until it drops at last
from sheer exhaustion; (s) 1t can squirt
the venom from its fangs into per-
sons eyes and thus blind him, for a
time at least.
Mr.. O'Reilly was first convinced OF
the venom-spitting habit of the cobra
by this incident:
lone day, being alone in the bush,
saw a cobra banded with black and
white. Ee was in an open glade, glid-
ing through the heritage, delaying q
little perhaps for an opportunity to get
at some birds that were chattering and
hopping about on the branches of q
thorny, yellow-blossomed acacia. The
sun was blazing down fercely on him,
as, with half-distended hood held close
to the ground, he slowly passed through
the leaves and flowers. For few min
utes I watched his movements through
my binocular glass, but, fearing he
might notice me and escape in some
hole, I picked up my six-foot hunting
stick and rushed toward him, intend
ing TO press his head to the ground with
it and then take him by the neck with
my hand.
He saw me coming and like valiant
warrior that knew his power he faced
around and stood erect with expanded
hood and quivering tongue, ready TO
receive me. His bright, black eyes
sparkled with energetic defiance and
every fiber OF his being was electrified
with excitement.
while was yet ten feet away ne
struck toward me with such force that
the impetus carried him fiat to the
ground. In trying to get my stick across
his neck he lodged it, and it came instead
across the middle of his body. At this
moment he was between me and the
sun, with about five feet between his
face and mine. looked into his eyes
and held him down firmly His rage
seemed redoubled. He leaned back
ward to make more vigorous dash at
me, and as he struck forward the
mouth partially opened and two tiny
streams of venom shot from his fangs
as from syringe, one of them catching
me on the face just beneath the eye.
Had it gone little higher up should
have been blinded for months and per-
haps had my sight permanently in
jured.
This unexpected attack made me
hasten the capture: so, getting his neck
pressed down to the ground with the
stick, l soon had him grasped in my
hand just behind the head in such a
way that he couldn't possibly turn to
bite me-which he made every effort
to do for some minutes afterward.
Taking him home with much satisfac-
ton. made him thereafter NY fellow
ledger. While living in his cage | ob-
served him many times squirt the
venom from his fangs against the glass
of its front. Theneeforth my doubts
about splitting snakes were removed"
The cobra's poison fangs project be-
yond the lower lips when it strikes. so
that il can IN iurs fatally without biting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
MILITARY SYSTEM OF GERMANY
Tho Country That Has Been the War
School of Europe.

The Country That Has Been tho War
School of Europe.
The military history and successes of
Germany have easily made her the war
school of Europe, and the scien tific de-
velopment of the military art, to which
she is indebted for the overthrow of
Austria and France in her later wars,
has compelled the others to follow her
example and initiate her methods even
to the particulars of organization and
equipment, though unable probably to
rival her in systematic thoroughness of
preparation and sustained attention to
detail. The system evolved by Germany
and now substantially common to all
the continental states, says the North
American Review, is Is a whole simple
enough, and has for its practical object
the conversion, so far as may be, of the
entire nation into military body with
the largest amount of training that the
finances and other public exigencies
will permit.
The controlling principles may be
summarized as, follows: 1. Liability
to service universal, and actual service
compulsory at the discretion of the
state. 2. The thorough training and
maintenance under arms in readiness
for immediate service of as large force
as practicable. 5. A secure simplicity
and perfection of organization and
equipment in every particular, large
and small. 4. The formation, as rap
idly as may be, of regular reserve,
from which the active ranks can be at
once expanded from peace to war
footing with fully trained men. 8.
The formation and partial training OF a
militia, which in the absence of the
regular troops is to occupy garrisons
and forts, construct defenses, maintain
order at home. and supply the waste Of
war by filing vacancies in the field. 9.
The enrolment of every citizen into
force that may be levied en- masse in
case of invasion. Z. Careful study and
solution, in advance, of every possible
military complication in order that
prompt and concerted action shall fol-
low a declaration of war.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
SENATOR M'MllLAN.
VIII Continue to Represent Michigan In
the Upper House"


Hon. James Mcmillan, of Detroit,
senior United States senator from Mich
igan, will continue to represent the
Wolverine state for another term of six
years. Senator Mcmillan is one Of the
most popular politicians in the west
He is reported to be a very rich man,
but the acquisition of wealth has not
turned his head. He is just as demo-
cratic In his manners to-day as he was
a quarter of a century ago. In the
Congressional Directory the senator has
this to say of himself:
James Mcmillan, of Detroit, was
born at Hamilton, Ont, May IL, 1883,
was prepared for college, but In 1855
removed to Detroit, where he entered
upon business life. In 1868 he, with
Others, established the Michigan Car
company, of which enterprise, with its
various branches, be is the president.
In 1876 ne was member of the repub-
lican state central committee, and on
the death Of Zachariah Chandler was
made chairman. Again, in 1856 and in
1880, he was elected chairman of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
NO MORE BUFFALO SKINS.
Wolf and Rseeoon for Kobes--A Carfbos'o
Head and . Mask Or skin


Buffalo skins" said n clerk n. the
fur store in answer 10 an inquiry of .
New York Sen man, are practically out
OF the market. No new ones come In
now, and the few that we have on hand
are old ones that find their way TO the
furrier'A The price Of q good buffalo
skin is from fifty 70 SIXTY dollars. They
used to be made extensively into fur
coats for driving and rough winter
travelling. but such coat 10 now rarely
seen except in the out-o;-,hs-way
northern localities, where many old
ones are still in use. Raccoou skins
have taken the place Of buffalo skins
in the making Of overcoats. but the fur
coat il not much used now anywhere
except ia AiEncsots and The British
do;ninions- There Is some demand for
fur Innings. Tor which mink aDd Persian
lamb are used. and sometimes Hudson
bag sable. which costs from four hum
dred 70 one thousand dollars for a coat
AS you viii readily infer. The buffalo
driving robs has become scarce and
valueless- The gray wolf skins are
more abundant
FOR robes and ladies' furs IN, .kin oS
the wolverine. of foxes OF al kinda. raS>
coons, the Australian opo<sam Of .
smooth mouse gray tint. and the young
kangaroo. ali furnish material Almost
everything IN the way Of fur may b
used for boas and mu1a Here are sorus
odd skins frora the ears doniaions u.ed
Ia trimming and Innings. the RussiEp
har1s;er, kiad o. rssrEnof. yssloy~ssh
brown e eolor. with the nnder part
blE,-<. and the Siberian squirrel. grsv.
With = waite belly. These are scraa
ssTs used IN trimming and be pointed
CIT. II - arrsy Of samples hsngn.
against TIE wall. the s<ins Of ia
wolverine. - rich ilzh, brown. Ten
stone unarten. biuish brown. the Persian
lamb OF a natural black: tie ss,raxhans.
A-Tsnmer and pinAead. the badger. =
beautiful silver gray. With blasx
aasne4- and the fsher. . rare far. .
l.<i-~ ~>~is-- shss s.laA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

''1rhe heading wrote FOR this srtie,s
sbou; The assembling 81 the members
Of the legislature az ihe state capital
sid he editor, was AL Quist Among
the So!onS,' and you Re: !; 20 an Qais,
Among the Sa.oons'
Well srunbIed the proof reader,
whats the diHereaee2 NOBODY else
VIII recognize II - mistake --Chsc&r
20 -ribrrs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

Der 70, 1871, in FERRY county. ". the
CON of farmer In early life his fam
ily removed to Missouri. wher. he grad
uated from the state university in 1859.
He then studied law and was admitted
TO the bar in 1864. He shortly after
wards removed to New Mexico, and
during the first year of his residence
there was elected to the legislature.
he was shortly afterwards appointed
by President johnson to the position Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
Gcoreiz's Marble Ousrrfes,

The marble belt recently discovered
in Georgia is over sixty miles in length.
and the state geologist says that the
stone is susceptible of a high polish.
Some of it is flesh color. tinged with
green, and some of light gray. banded
with black. 1t is thought that it will
b. very costly TO quarry it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

committee. For three years he was
president of the Detroit board of park
commissioners, and for four years was
a member of the Detroit board of esti-
mates. Was republican presidential
elector in 1884. Received the unani-
NOUS nomination of the republican
members of the legislature and was
elected to the United States senate to
succeed Thomas Witherell Palmer, and
took his seat March 4. 1889"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
D~oea1 1f~<n-

Tommy Zones tagged seven. 10 his
cousin. vhose mother has been con-
PEELED 20 rely greatly q the dentist az.
for The preservation o. her rnolars=
Your NAMES z1Est have lots O. rsoney.
CoEziz--HTaat makes you think 20,
Tommy
Tommy Jones - Eecscss abe even
war; gold rags On beg teA-Zsx.s
S11.iEsA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
A Plot That Failed

O-Toole-There, begorra, I've tied
Ba-rys goat on the railroad thrack and
that train coming Vii XII Urn
Goat-No7r, il / hadn't swallowed
Mrs HooIhan's red petticoat yesterday
/ couldn't hare coughed it up TO flag
that train.-Kate Fields Washington
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
STEPHEN 8. ELKiNS.

Ecuninatcd for senator by the Legislature
of West Virginia
In . caucus attended by every repub-
lican member of the West Virginia leg
stature, Stephen b. Elkins was nomi-
nated by reclamation TO succeed MIR.
Camden in the United States senate.
Nr. Elhins spoke eloquently, thanking
Che legislators for their confidence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

When Baby was sick. we gave her Css-o-ie-
When she was Child, she cried for Css.oria. :
When she became Miss she chung to Casoria.
When she had Children, she gave them CassoriA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
The Method

Daughter. do you think that young
ran IS in earnest
y don't know. told him No for
the first time last night. sDd now In
waiting TO find GU, boz he feels
BROOKLYN Lie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
KEEPING SAVINGS AT HOME.
An Old Lzdy's $50 In Gold on Which She
Lost s 10000.

A woman recently died in \ neigh.
boring town, and beside granddargh-
Ter and her cynical hushs nd. she left
few relatives and $50 in gold with other
things The woman, says the Worecs-
ter Gazette. was over 95 when she
died. and the $50 included her wedding
presents. Like many persons in those
days. she held fast TO the shining ea-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
An rnpr Waste.

Mrs Smindiet tafter dinner. - one
of her boarders-You never intend 10
marry? Surely your heart Hsust be ~
empty waste
Boarder-I don't know about ny
heart: nv stomach is.-Truth-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
Eclirse> of the sun.

There were two total eclipses Of the
sun in the year i.la and two in 1889
This rare phenomenon viii not Ia ppen
again until the year BOZ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
STAGE COACH DAYS.
How People Travelled In the Middle States
Forty Y>ars Ago

Forty-tvEs yearz ago last sev Years
6ay the las. through United States mail
Irrixed bv stage coach from Baltimore
CT Wheeling. ". Va. says the Bsiti-
more SIN John F. Reeside, Dow
resident 81 B2l,inore, was n charge
Of the stage which made tie ASA trip.
arriving IN Wheeling New Years dsy.
Is-sz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

Professor Ordway. the great Boston
chemist. pronounces DR.. Prices Bak-
ing Powder absolutely pure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

my papa Knows nsore'n your papa.
szid jack
know &c eoeA' said Tozn- MY
papa says yo1s papa knows is AL
VAs9ess yepeg peo2lA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

ProsessU-MarriASs y VIZ a.
relation
Mis- oitie-fadeef7 Z have soenA IA
70 DC quite distant oaA- - Detroit Free
Prc.S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

Prices Cream Baking Powder r. a.
ways found BY Official government tes -
20 be Absolutely plrr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
An ACciieat.

An Accidsat.
Bottom OF hill.
Man just from bed.
Feeling quite i'll.
Wished himself deaA
Top o. the same
Sled and q bog.
"Best kind Of game"
Juvenile joy.
One on his feet
Oae OF his s.ed:
They happen 10 meet.
Both OF them dead
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
NEWS OF LlNcoLN's DEATH.
An Illustration OF the Improvement In
the Means of Communication.

An Illustration OF the Improvement In
the Means of Communication.
Writing upon the subject of 1.-THE Ro-
nance of Our News supply" Mr.. W.
@. Fitzgerald tells story about the
death of President Lincoln which strik-
ingly illustrates the improvement effect
ed in our means of communication dur
ing the last 80 years. In those days
there were no Atlantic cables working,
and news of the shooting of the presi-
dent and his subsequent death had to
come by steamer. All night after Wilkes
Booths fatal shot had been fred Reu-
ter's agent at Washington waited for
the announcement Of Lincoln's death.
which was known to be imminent.
The president passed away at 80 the
next morning at the very moment o
great steamer was leaving for England.
The energetic agent hired fast tug and
pursued the departing steamer until he
was near enough to cast on her deck q
tin canister containing the mournful
tidings. This was the only intimation
Of Lincoln's death received in England
by the mail. 1t was the custom in those
days for swift yachts to meet the in
coming Atlantic liners off the coast of
Ireland. Tin cans Of special construction
were thrown overheard by the officers of
the steamer and picked up by the yachts,
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition to the near
est telegraph Office. e.-London News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
Marine Music m FaiIure.

Until some recent discoveries by Pro-
fessor Saussier of Vevey, Switzerland,
it was not suspected that fishes were af-
fected by music. In q shallow inlet Pro-
fessor Saussier found queer arrange
ment Of strings in the water which de-
manded examination. Viewing the af-
fair from a distance with a water tele-
scope he saw that some fishes, which
had. by the usual painful method, gain
ed possession Of several fragments Of
fishline, were passing them around two
sticks thrust into the water by some fish
erman. When the strings were strung,
the stakes were wedged apart by piling
stones between them so as to tighten the
strings, three or four fishes rolling q
stone along the bottom with their noses.
The operation was necessarily slow.
The professor watched it at intervals for
two or three days.
Finally, when all was ready, the lar
gest fish seized stick or bone, and,
using 1t as q plectrum, twanged the
strings with it, while the other fishes
gathered around to hear the music. OF
course, there was none, as the sub
merged strings refused to sound. After
several trials the fishes tore up their wa
ter harp in disgust. They had probably
caught their idea from Aimee Saussier,
the professors daughter, who was in
the habit OF playing harp by the bank.
Boston Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
How 20 cure a cold.

Simply take Otto's Cure. We know
OF its astonishing cures and that IL will
stop cough quicker than any known
remedy II you have Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Consumption or any disease Of
the throat and lungs, few doses Of
this great guaranteed remedy will sur
prise you. If you wish TO try call at our
store, Main street, and we will be pleas
ed to furnish you a bottle free Of cost,
and that will provo our assertion.
w. B. ALEXANDER.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
A Club to which Garfield Belonged.

The death Of Mrs. DIR. J. H. Robinson
at Mentor a few days ago, better known
as Aunt Betsy" leaves only one men,
Der surviving of club of five which
was organized at the opening Of the
war. When the late President James
A. Garfield enlisted, the club was or
ganized and was composed Of Gen
eral Garfield, the Rev. Isaac Errett Of
Cincinnati, the Rev. DIR. and Mrs.
Robinson of Bedford, and the Rev. Har-
rison Jones of Union. The club cove
nanted to give sympathy, encourage
ment and aid to each other in sickness
or trouble whenever needed. OF the club
there is but one member now alive, the
Rev. Harrison Jones, SS years Of age,
who is living in Mount Vernon. At
Garfield's funeral DIR. Robinson had
charge Of the ceremonies, the Rev. Mr..
Errett made the address, and the Rev.
Mr.. Jones offered the prayer. Ohio
State Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18

"I have read," writes correspond
ent from Jacksonville, "the remarks
made by the Rambler apropos of the in
PRODUCTION of the dress suit in Cincin-
natl and the uncertainty of the date Of
that important event. Permit me to sug
gest that it was some years earlier than
you indicate. If l am not very much
mistaken, ] saw dress suit in Cincin-
natl in the year 1869. It was worn by a
gentleman who had just arrived from
the east, and remember it attracted q
great deal of attention. This was really
the pioneer movement, and tho first peo-
pie to follow it were the volunteer fire.
men, who were greatly pleased with the
low cut vest which permitted such a
liberal display of shirt front. They wore
their suits on Sundays and occasionally
ON other days when some celebration
was in progress. The habit became gen.
eral in 1876, or 1878 as you say, and
there were number Of men who owned
their own evening clothes in those
years. New York Mail and Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
New Dress Goods

and Sutings, Imported Serges, handsome and
stylish stuff and better values than you have been
sabtting This we invite you to investigate We
xare doing wonderful
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18

A writer in the Chicago News says
that in his earlier life Lincoln had q
very primitive method of keeping books.
At the time his law partner, the Hon.
John I. Stuart, represented the Spring
field district in congress, Lincoln was
forced, much against his will, to keep
an account Of some kind. The plan he
adopted was somewhat remarkable
When he received a fee, he divided It in
halves. His half he put in his pocket
Stuart's portion he put in an envelope,
and, labelling it "Stuart's half" threw
1t into drawer until Stuart's return
from Washington.