The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-14

--Gossips on the eastern shore OF Wiz
Cinia still point out the spot where
Rachel Donaldson. the vito OF Andrew
Jackson. was born. a black-eyed girl oe
reputed Indian ancestry. jackson mar
ried her two years before she was di-
vorced from her first husband, Lewis
Robardo. A loutish fellow who wac
presented 10 jackson at Cumberland.
Md, asked him q question about his
marriage, and was almost transfxed
with the gaze that Jackson turned
upon him as the old soldier said: "You
are very brave man, sir, . very
brave man"
Down in eastern Long Island the
people rarely fish with beef Cor crabs,
as is done in other parts Of the country
They spear them, as . rule, and when
they want an evenings profitable sport
they lack" for them. after the fashion
of deer hunters. With a bright light
over the bow Of . rowboat they can
see thu crabs clearly and approach 40
near to them as may be wished, tho
crabs giving no heed. although in tho
daytime Il Is difficult TO get within
striking distance of them A hundred
were recently taken in Peconio bay by
3 lacking party. in one evening.
The sacred cattle Of India take
more readily to American ways than do
the people Of that land, according to
the caretakeTs of the national Quaran-
tine for cattle at Garfield, N. j., where
there Is a small herd of the animals,
imported for Oliver Ii. p. Belmont
Said one Of these men: "Mr. belmont
sent over for the cattle some Of the ma
tie feed. IL is Q grain or berry which
when ground up resembles ground chic.
ory. The cattle ate I. all right. bus
after few days here they became
sickly The superintendent gave then,
some Yankee feed. on which they irnr
rnedistely began 20 thrive. and no~
they won't touch tho feed sent oves
with them"
Ono of the first military incidents
connected with the American flag oe.
Cured on August 2. iT77. when Lieut.
Bird and Lieut. Brsnt invested Fort
Stanwix of Schuyler. commanded By
Col Peter GansevooTt There was no
flag In the garrison when tho ensmy
appeared. but pride, patriotism and in.
genuity soon overcams the matter.
The design for the flag juss adopted by
congress was known. and Q flag wac
quickly made. Sheets were cut up foe
the star. and tho white stripes. the red
was supplied from bits Of soarle, cloth
collected from the soldiers. while tbs
blue was obtained from a Dutch c.oax
n a 4
of Dutehess county. Tho siege was
raised August -. but what became -
the irnproyised flag i not known
The advance Of wave Of cod
weather has set the commercial travel
ing men 20 searching for their monkey
wrenchss. with which they ov.reorns
the efforts o, country landlords at en-
ceSsive economy in the matter % steam.
Hotel keepers in the smaller cities set
the valves Of the steam radiators At
mint which they ihink will allow sus.
fcient steam in the rooms let ~ tran,
sien. ysIests and remove the wheels on
handle. % the valves To circuuvsut
the landlord and secure greater yvarustA
rlarv drurnmers carr small al iustabis
v~rencheS with which t5ey can tura
the va yes a. viii SOM. 81 the drum
r1ers also carry an extra laFs tip fss
the gas burner. one which viii supply
ak feet Of gas "a hour. wish which
10 replace temporarily the Iandl0ra's
.hree-ioot tip
The saunrerer slSaTs liked the -
ply o. an old darky who uas znf0r-
tunately senteneed 20 imprisonment
By the police justice .or sozre p<.t1
oSsnse.
well, ssnbo.- sai3 one who Cd
tempted 20 console him. .'adTer~.,y
tries "a and develops Our b~;,sr Qsa1s-
ties"
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are sure 20 receive who get FAR snosgh
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