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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-29
New Orleans Races.

New Orleans, Nov. 2S.-Weather clear
and pleasant; track fast; attendance
5000. The Thanksgiving handicap was
the feature of the day and was won in
impressive style by Buchwa. While at
the post in the last race Jockey Wash
an was kicked by Tom McRutter, and
injured in the leg. Summaries:
First race-Afile: Norman won; Tan
cred, second; Major Mclaughlin, third
Time, AZ.
Second-Five and a half furlongs:
Nicholas won; Arsenic, second; George
Smith, third. Time, :09A.
Third-Selling, mile and a half: Light
foot won; Marcel, second; Peytonia,
third. Time 2:39.
FOurth-Thanksgivin handicap, mile
and a sixteenth: Buckwa won; Logan
second; Chattanooga, third. Time, 1:4S
Fifth-Seven furlongs: Proverb won:
Adah L, second; Ell Reno, third. Time,
BOZ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-29

Sporting News
San Francisco, Nov 2S.-The Pacific
Jockey clug inaugurated its winter
meeting at the new Ingleside track to-
day in the presence of fully $1,000 people
notwithstanding the heavy rain which
fell all day, making the track very
heavy.
The Palace Hotel stakes for 3-year-
olds, valued at $1,000, was the chief at
traction, Bright PhOebus, the winner OF
this years Realization stakes, being
looked upon as a sure winner. He was
heavily backed at even money, but 125
pounds weight told on him, and he
finished a bad fourth, the winner turn
ing up in Ed Corrigan's Junius, who
was as good as 80 to 1 in the betting.
He was we'll played by his owner.
Semper Lex, the eastern horse, gal
loped away from a field of stake horses
in the opening event, although poor
start practically killed the chances Of
half dozen horses.
J. o. c. and Colonel Weightman ran
a dead heat in the hurdle race and the
purse was divide. Summaries:
First race-Mile: SeTnper Lex won;
Montana, second; Installator, third.
Time, 1:45l3.
Second-Six furlongs: Oregon Eclip-
Sc won; Potentate, second; Montalvo,
third. Time, 1:1Slk.
Third-Miie and an eighth, Palace Ho-
tel stakes: Junius won; Vinctor, sec
ond; Gallant, third. Time, / so.
Fourth-F'ive and a half furlongs:
Ravelston won; La Flecha, second;
Pasque, third. Time, 1121R.
Fifth-Aiile and a half, hurdle race:
Dead heat between Colonel Weightman
and J. 0. c.; April third. Time 2:55
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-29
He waifed.

II See that you have becn buying 2
bicycle" he casually remarked. as they
sat side by side on the sofa
Yes
Cash or installnent?'
Two dollars a week" she admitted.
And thus il was she unknosrincly
caused him 10 postpone his proposal
for nearly a year.-IndianaPolis Jour
nal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-29

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-29
JUNIUS is WINNER
TAKES THE PALACE HOTEL STAKES
AT THIRTY TO ONE.

Bright Phoebus Goes in Carrying NO Tell
ing How Many Hopes, but also Feels the
Heft of a Hundredwefght and Quar-
ter which is Too Much to Plow Through
the Mud with at the Opening OF the
New IngIeside Track at san Francisco
Thanksgiving Stakes at Other Tracks
Sporting News.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16
LINCOLN's uOMELY PHRASES.
Sumner Criticised His Speeches for a Lack
of Dignity.

have said that some of Lincoln's more
fastidious critics had objected 20 certain OF
his off-hand phrases, which readily took
with the multitude and which mose graph
ically conveyed his meaning than those
commonly used by the scholars. Against
advice he had, in a formal message 10
congress, adhered to the use of ;t1 phrase.
''sugGr-coated pill" He argued that the
time would probably never come when the
American people would not understand
what a sugar-coated pill was: ami on this
historic occasion he used another favorite
figure OF his when he said: "Concede that
the new government of Louisiana is only
to what it should be as the egg is to the
fowl, We shall sooner have the fowl by
Matching the egg than smashing it." Eut
1t turi eu out that Senator sumner, for one,
was no better pleased with this metaphor
than he had been with others on previous
occasions for, in a letter to DIR. Leber. of
Philadelphia, next day, he wrote: The
presidents speech, and other things. au-
CUR confusion and uncertainty in the, fut.
ure. with hot controversy. Alas! alas!'
And still later in that year Sumner said;
"The eggs of crocodiles can produce only
crocodlles: and it is not easy to see how
eggs laid by military power can be Matched
into an American state
Years have passed since then and the
grave has long since closed over the presi-
dent and the senators who opposed his pol
dicated the wisdom of Lincoln and has
dealt charitably with the errors of those
who III their day lacked that charity which
is now entreated of mankind for them.
That they meant WELL that they We're pat
riotic. that they were sincere, no man can
doubt; but we turn our thoughts back
ward to that April night when the great
president made his last public speech to a
silent and wondering crowd, we may well
regard his figure with Veneration and rev.
erence, aware now. if we We're not then,
that he builded better than they knew.
In the general jubllation of that hour,
however there was very little criticism of
the presidents last public speech. 1t was
felt, perhaps. that the man who had
brought us safe through the great trial of
our strength and patience, himself strong
and patient, might well he trusted with the
adjustment of the terms OF reunion. Re-
union was then the foremost thought in the
minds of men. Slavery was dead, peace
had returned, and henceforth the grateful
task of reuniting the long estranged broth
crhcod of the states was ours. Is IL any
wonder that men fairly cried with joy
when this happy contamination rose in
their mindsY
of a new day, joyful as "A people, triumph
ant as citizens, there was preparing for us
a portentous and nconcelyable DISASTER
Noah Brooks in the Century.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16

a Flourishing Nation Threatened by France
ana England.

From the Philadelphia Record
The Upper Nile valley, which constitutes
powers is comparatively well known as
the seat of the waning power of the mahdi
and his army OF dervishes. Its importance
the rich and populous states lying east of
the Niger and around Lake Chad. Few
white men have penetrated to these re-
try to make it worth striving for. During
and Immediately after the season of trop-
ical rains Lake Chad, on the border OF the
fresh water in the world. The geographer,
Recius, has estimated its area TO comprise
$500 square kllometers, as against $1,000
rior and the Victoria Nyanza, respectively.
Bornu. BagIrml, Adamwa and several other
states lying on Lake Chad or along the
banks OF its tributary rivers, and COM
prised in the area known as Hausaland,
cover an area of 100000 square miles, dotted
with numerous towns and populated by
millions of industrious and partly civilized
The Hausas have made considerable ad-
yances in some of the industrial arts, nota-
bly, in weaving and in working In leather
and metals They are fine agriculturists
and breeders of an excellent strain of
horses. 1t Is Impossible TO state the popula-
tion OF Hausaland with any degree of ac-
curacy but 1t Is probably an understate-
ment 10 place the number of persons who
sneak the Hausa language at l5,O000OO. IL
lsnguases Gne Sl of Of Africa and is not only the
yernacular where the Hausas live. but Is
the Iingua franca In a wide region beyond
coast. and is spoken by the traders who
come with caravans across the great des-
ert TO Tunis and Tripoli, on the Mediter-
II would be unutterly disgraceful. how
ever, if two supposedly enlightened nations
like France and England should uproot
ed upon African soil in an unjustifiable
squabble for territorial domain.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16
ELEPHANT WAYS.
A Traveller in tho Far East Talks About
the I,ip Heast.

Nothing but a ride on an earthquake
could be compared to the sensation OF
being run away with by an elephant
Nothing stops his wild rush, and he does
not swerve for an obstacle, but he goes
straight at 1t. a few shakes fling OFF
everything on his back and the rider has
but a second or two in which TO make
up his mind which overhangng branch he
Will cling to. or n he Will risk throwing
himself OFT. A broken neck would be the
certain consequence OF remaining. AS for
that you might iust US well try to stop a
runaway locomotive by pulling with your
walking stick on the funnel as TO seek TO
check an elephant at such moment with
the goad
manner YOU can make II purr like a huge
srimalkin, grim III the earth shakes beneath
It suddenly jumps aside like a nea, you
imaslne, for a moment that the. ultimate
The Malays never wholly trust theft. ele-
plants, and were nervous at my familiari-
,Isf with ,h"s mines Ngs sweet tempSred old fe
During the midday halt used TO call her
up, and she would come and stand with one
on my back and fed her With bananas |
was never angry with her but once-when
she tried 10 kin the cook
on one occasion n little elephant OF our
party, running behind its mother, teased
her beyond endurance and she turned and
gave him a shove that landed him feet
uppermost al the bottom of a deep brook.
For two hours he screamed like a steam
whistle, while we were all engaged in get
ting him out
Every night when we reached camp and
the loads were taken of. each driver would
hobble his beast by tying his front legs
together with rattan, SO that It could only
hop with both together Then q huge
wooden bell was hung around its neck
and II was turned loose to wander in the
jungle. All night long the faint dong.
dong of these bells made a mournful noise
around the camp. AT daybreak each driver
tracked elgnDant sound.
going many miles for him.
The elephant Is In some respects a stupid
beast. and many of the tales of its sa
gacity are apocryphal, yet 1t some times
does very strangely intelligent things.
Once a tiny elephant got jammed in be-
tween the parts of n heavy tree trunk that
had been cut in two to leave a passage
on the road. Its screams brought back its
mother from ahead. She inspected 1t care
fully for n moment. then walked dozen
steps backward, and. lowering her head.
charged straight at II, shooting it out as
If 1t had been fired from gun.
Now, she must have seen that although
the little one could not move either way.
there was really room for 1t to get through
If there had not been. her charge would
have mashed 1t as nat as n pancake
Henry Norman in Philadelphia Times.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16
Half Fare HomeseeEers' Excursion.

.ystem oh nav Viii sell tickets from Kansas City.
and s'a5Sns pdaPs South in Kansai sns
anu anu, IN Nebraska and Kansas; also to
Of Weiser and south of Beayer Canon. at
fs,,e ts,n Minimum rate, 500. Tickets good
twenty days See your neaTest Union ns PA
ei,S eainS,,ca ne no Denver. Ticket offices, Kansas
civ 1000 Main street, lesS Union avenue
and Union station. Telephone. 1los.
sN0 T. b. FRAWLEY. General Agent.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16

Jekkle" And when the wind howls
through the woods on the island the
darkies huddle close to the fire and say,
"Heah dahl Trouble In de lahn de
white hoss o. Jekkle's whickerin'!'--
New York Post.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-05-16
GOING To CHICAGO TONIGHT

The Burlington fast train Ell" leaves at
eafe plan between Kansas City and CHI
eago. in addition to regular meal service.
ern improvements. Service unexeeued.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
A Gala Day.

Friday will be long remembered by
the pupils of the city schools as one
OF the most joyous days of their school
life. Assembled in the large aadito-
rum to do honor to the memory OF
Washington were some twelve hun
dred pupils, besides the lar.e number
OF visitors who sought eagerly for ad-
mission. Arrayed upon the stage
were the members of the W. R. c.,
the board Of education, the teachers
OF the high school, some of the min
listers OF the city and those who took
part in the program. Almost every
child in the vast host held flag and
the room appeared one waving field of
stars and stripes. At 2:3O D. m. the
audience was called to order by Pres
ldent Hunter OF the board Of educa
tlon' A piano duet well rendered by
Misses Nina Norris and Ella Gilmore
was followed by the invocation by
Rev. B. F. Pugh, pastor OF the Luth-
eran church. A defamation. "The
American Flag" by Lee Majors was
loudly applauded as was the STORY
OF George Washington" recited by
Asa Black, Jr.
a male Quartette composed of
Messrs. Herrick, Burcham, Cole and
Frantz sang the song entitled "Tent-
lug on the Old Camp Ground" The
piece was we'll rendered and loudly an.
plauded. Seven little girls told the
hatchet story in a manner most
enjoyable. They wore true colonial
costumes and seemed veritable little
WashiDgtonS.
The grafton. conscience In Poll
tlcs" by Herald Herrick was very
good and showed ability in compost
ton and execution. Miss Florence
Wilson rendered "Columbia's Ban
ner," showing great elocutionary
A song Friendship and
Union" was very creditably rendered
by ten young ladies Of the high school.
This ended the regular program
Mrs. A. B. Cheever now arose and in
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
A Birthday Party

Tuesday was the fifth anniversary
of Miss Jessie Spar, the little dauph.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Spar. Ac.
cordingly her parents prepared tC
make the evening one of the pleas.
ATTEST for her. A number of her
playmates were invited to spend the
evening from to 6 o'clock with her
enjoying gleefully the childlike games.
The little folks were treated to a
most delicious supper and spent the
time most merrily. Miss Jessie was
the recipient of many pretty pres
entS. The most Of those present
were: Misses Henrietta King Benlab
Ferguson, Edna ShObe, Ruby Havens.
Lynn Hunt, Grace McQuOwn, Adena
Maxey, Alice Maloney, Grace Loper.
Jessie Spar and Masters Robert Bus
well Hugh Buswell, Earl Hayens.
John Garland, Arthur HaItiwanger
and Lloyd Sparr.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
The Proposed State Normal

Attention is directed to an editorial
from the Topeka Capital, copied else
where, favOring a system of state
normal schools.
1t is proposed to locate one of the
schools of such system at Wichita, to
which end the Garfield university
building has been prOffered the state
at about One-half its cost. The build
ing Is the greatest of its character in
the state, OF in any western state. 1t
cost as it stands today Sl50,000, and
the state architect, who examined it
a week or two ago, says that il was
never built for les, sum. The as
Sembly room will accommodate be-
tween three and four thousand people.
The structure was built to defy the
tooth OF time, as far as possible, and
made tirepr0Of in so far as its iron and
slate roof and its solid brick parti-
tl0ns are concerned.
We don't know what the legisla-
ture may do, but its members. no
doubt, are aware of the fact that
Sedgwick and five or six adjoining
counties, are among the most deDsely
populated in the state, with no state
institution Of any prominence located
in the district. Should a state nor
NAL school be located here such school
would not only have the grandest
ard cOstlieSt structure for its home,
but would, whether expected or net,
Immediately come to the front, if not
take the lead in attendance, which
means success. The scholarship
would go TO one thousand right away
and soon to two thousand. 1t is
great opportunity for the state
Wichita Eagle.
Many teachers Of the Wellington
schools and of the schools throughout
Sumner county have been students OF
the EmpOria State Normal, and the
nearer home they can secure the
advantages OF such a school, the bet
ter it is for them. II a normal insti-
tute should be established at Wich-
ita, it would doubtless secure the pat
rOnage Of a good sized delegation OF
Sumner county teachers, even more
than have attended at EmpOria. Mail.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
School District Changes

Another petition to have a portion
Of School District No. l47 detached
was heard before County Superintend.
ent Warner last Thursday. This time
School District No. l4S wants a slice.
Originally No. l47 was part of a
joint district, but was detached by an
act Of the legislature. 1t is 2x3
miles, contains only nine voters, has
only l3 school children and an assess
ed valuation Of little over $4,000.
District No. 14S adjOins it on the
south, has large population, about
fifty school children and a total as
sessment Of fsome s41, 900 of which sl2,.
600 is railroad property.
No. l4S asks for three half sections
of the north side OF l47. Conway
Springs is trying to get 7as much or
more off the south side. No. 147
naturally kicks. Her people are
sitting in very comfortable chairs. A
very small assessment raises enough
money to give them ten months
school If they want it. They are
looking after their own interests
strictly and do not consider them
selves their neighbOrs keepers.
Should Mr.. Warner decide to grant
both petitions No. 147 will still have
larger territory, more people and a
considerably larger valuation than
No. l4S will have after the change.
We are not mixing into any of these
fights but to man up a tree it looks
very much as though No. l47 would
lose some of its territory.
Mr.. Warner has reserved his 'decis-
ion until he makes personal exami.
nation Of the ground.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
NO. 28.
Golden Wedding

Last Saturday was the iitieth wed.
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Royal. and their children.
friends and neighbOrS celebrated the
event In royal style. Their daughter,
Miss CeleStia, assisted by a number OF
friends in this city, made the neces.
sarY arrangements and issued the in
yltatlonS. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs.
Royal had the least suspicion of what
was going on ana were completely
taken by surprise. The celebration
was held at the bath house. and az
the appointed hour the spacious par
lor Was filled with wedding guests
whose cheerful faces Indicated that
the occasion which brought them to-
gether was one of unusual interest.
and they were happy to do honor to a
worthy couple on their jubilee day.
MT. and Mrs. Royal arrived in due
time, but they were not aware that
the gathering was 10 honor of them
until they were escorted to their
places and the exercises began. when
II suddenly dawned upon them that
the demonstrations were intended to
commemorate their ffftieth wedding
anniversary.
The supper served was most delic.
l0us. After supper was over the com.
andy retired to the parlor and spent
the evening very pleasantly in social
conversation, music and games. One
or the most important features OF the
program Was the chariyari, without
which a golden wedding, or, in fact,
any other wedding, would be incom.
plete. All the boys under fifty took
hand and we doubt if the Hoosier
boys excelled them in their demon
StratiODS fifty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal received many
congratulations upon the attainment
ofa ripe old age and fifty years OF
married life. 1t was happy occasion
10 them, not only on account OF the
family reunion, but also on account
OF the interest taken and the respect
shown by their triepds and neighbors.
1t was to them a rich oasis in the des.
ert OF life and will linger long in their
memories on account of the pleasant
associations and tender recollec-
tions.-Geuda Springs Herald.
MIR. and Mrs. Royal are we'll known
throughout this county as among the
old est residents and in fact the foun.
ders of the old town of Salt City on
the present townsite Of Geuda
Springs. The Herald pays them a
lengthy tribute in It's columns OF
which we clip but part. Many Of
our readers, more especially the "old-
timers" in this county will be pleased
to learn of the tribute paid these ven.
cradle companions of early days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
Fools -

The lecture delivered by DR.. Hen.
son Thursday night at the auditorium
on the snbject, Fools, was one of the
most brilliant ever delivered before a
Wellington audience. or course the
Speakerexplained that the subject did
not apply in any way to Wellington
citizens, but entirely to outside
people.
DR.. Henson does not claim to be a
numorOusspeaker, and In fact, prefers
not to be mentioned as such, but his
extremely witty and humorous ex-
pressions, so abundantly original, and
his laughable Illustrations have led
many to designate him as a humorous
speaker. Although the vast audience
at the auditorium last evening roared
with laughter at his humor, yet back
vi IL all there was That logic which
made it more than simply humOr.
His discourse was directed to show
people the folly they every day CON-
mil, unconscious or unheeding of
the verdict pronounced upon them
by the public.
The large auditorium was crowded
until standing room was at a pre-
MUM. People were in attendance
from all the neighboring cities and
adjacent country. DR.. Henson greatly
pleased his audience last night, and
fully convinced his hearers OF his
ability as a lecturer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28

brilliant and patriotic speech pre-
sented the stars and stripes to the
board of education. c. c. Curtis on
behalf of the board, responded in an
eloquent address thanking the ladies
OF the W. r. c. for their generous
gift OF the national flag, the emblem
OF liberty. After another song by the
pupils which made the room ring
with a patriotic air, Rev. A. S. Hen
dersOn pronounced the benedictiOn,
and the thrOng Of all ages was dis.
missed. We dare say no schools in
the state had a more patriotic cele-
bratiOn,