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The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
THE GOOD IN ATHLETES.

Every step in the world from one
point to another in dress, manner or
amusement is now called "a fad" The
principal fad al present is undoubtedly
the athletic fad. The endless bicycle
races; the columns of baseball pub
lished daily; the sprinting, boxing,
rowing and tennis events make up a
large part of the days news, which the
''Old subscriber" abOminate and de-
tests. If the editor, however. listens
to his appeals to "cut it OUT he is at
once assailed with bitter protests from
all sides, and while to many not in
terested in such matters, the sporting
news of a paper appears useless it has
really become of prime necessity to any
live newspaper.
Athletics have been the part Of all
powerful nations; and those nations
which have been powerful in mind
have also been powerful physically.
The little kingdom of Greece, fallen
from it's ancient glory, the originator
of national athletic sports, has caught
the ''fad" Of athletics, set going by the
western world. The revival of the
Olympic games there next spring will
be on an imposing scale.
The international sports will take
place in the ancient Stadium, which
will be rebuilt for the purpose at an
expenditure of 100000 drachmas, Who'll
ly subscribed by NJ. Averoff, a wealthy
Greek in Alexandria. 1t is to accOmO-
date 100000 people. fhe boat races
will be rOwed between Old and New
Phalerum, the harbOr of Munychia be-
ing used as a shelter in rough weather.
1t is expected that more than 200 boats
will take part in these contests. For
the running it is proposed to adopt the
historic run to Marathon. Invitations
have been forwarded to 1000 different
thletic clubs in all parts of the world,
and 300 have already agreed to send
representatives. At night the Stadium
will be lighted by electricity, and ma
tive dances will be performed. The
Acropolis and the other ancient monu-
ments will also be illuminated. More
tudu tlSltOIS are eAptCtcu W
visit Athens from the provinces and
abroad, and the executive committee
are anxiOusly considering the best
means for the accommodation of this in
fiux. Greeks at home and abroad are
taking the keenest interest in this ma
tional undertaking. and large sums Of
money have already been forwarded
from London and Alexandria. Nearly
100000 drachmas have been collected
in England.
The athletic fad" is the most harm
less fad possible. The almost univer-
sal exercise now taken on the bicycle
by both sexes cannot result injuriOusly
to the race. and its wide popularity as
we'll as other exercises of light ma
ture may result eventually in ostracis-
ing and barring brutal football, prize
fights and races of mere endurance,
which, while now accepted as a part
of athletics, are not in fact
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
KANSAS CORN CROP.

Once more We sing that corn Is king,
And from the highest steeple
The cry is raised: THE Lord be praised,
Potatoes are the people"
NO more We weep and lose our sleep
And bow our heads in SORROW
The crops are great. In joy We wait
The harvest time tomorrow.
For those who mourn the loss OF corn
Killed by the hot sand and blizzard.
A JOY awaits that permea;es
Zach saddened heart and sizard.
When cold winds blow the drifting snow.
No trouble will We borrow.
For past distress the Lord will blese
Kansas homes tomorrow.
There's going to be, as all can see.
A harvest time of pleasure.
And crops will yield from every field
Their joys in heaping measure.
Then dry your eyes bid hope arise
And chase away all sorrow.
Your duster jerk. fall in and work
And draw your prize tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
CRArTERING ABOUT vERsosIrY.

were, very commercial ble-"--Shskespsare
The Chicago Tribune very deterrn.ne,sly
tells lie readers thz, ..,ust one hundred
and eighteen yearx ago General Putnam
sent this letter 10 S.r Henry Ciiatoa:''
Edmund Palmer. H officer in the ere
myis service, was taken as sSy lurking
within our lines He has beer tired
as spy. condemned as . spy, and shah
be executed as a spy: and the nag IS or
dered 10 depart Immediately
p. She has accordingly been ex<cc1eS.
In the absence on his suDDer yarat-oz
of a certain young gentieEDan. mare and
skillfui IL the art Of deep aA1 exAACss.st
researches in the dictionary oD1 0rycsS-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

ten thousand car loads surplus water
melons and peaches and other fruits
had been developed by a favorable
season and that the northern cities
were just waiting for cheap water
melons, does anybody suppose that
| the Rock Island and Missouri Pacific
| and Santa Fe would be permitted to
name a rate whereby these southern
| Kansas watermelOns could be profit
ably sold. Not much. The price of
the long-haul watermelon from some
point on some other line of road reach
ing the distant gulf states, would fix
the rate. And so we might go on with
reference to every other conceivable
commodity, including the products of
the field. of the mine. of the orchard,
of the factory, all alike subjected to
the rules of the most depressing and
far-reaching conspiracy that ever ruled
in commercial life. disastrous alike to
railroads and to people.
There is one other feature Of this
traffic business which we might allude
to and which has grown up under the
fostering care Of the interstate COM
merce law and its commission-a law,
by the way, passed by congress in the
interest of railways and against the
people. We refer to the basing-line
robbery, whereby great centers are
built up at the expense Of smaller cen
ters and therefore at the expense of
both the producer and consumer, and
also of the railway stockholder, a rule
which is forcing all the manufacturers
and jobbers Of the country to locate on
a basing-line or at the greatest dis
tributing, and competition centers. We
have not space or time to elucidate
this feature but will give one simple
illustration which anyone can prove
at their convenience. 1t illustrates the
policy of tn Transmissouri Traffic as
sociatiOn to force all manufacturers.
Jobbers and the like to locate on the
Missouri river, or at Chicago. Kansas
City, St Louis or Denver. The illus
tratlon Is this: A manufacturer of
soap or like commodity, in northern
Kansas or southern Kansas, can send
a ton of his product or any amount
under a car load, to a customer in a
county-seat town of interior Missouri
or interior Iowa, with a team Of horses
and wagon. quicker, eight times out Of
ten, than by rail. From Kansas City
or Omaha or Chicago the soap would
leave on the evening Of the day of bill
Ing and arrive at its destination within
from one to five days in any town in
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa or Missouri,
from any interior point to any other
interior point within the states named.
from ten days to three weeks by rail.
But more of this at some other time
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Nile Au2us.ins Brohan. tie ceie3
treted French eoEne6ienne. who wss "a
humane 20 az animals. ono day ~ sassI<
found fiy caught on her plata She
took I. up tenderiy with her thursb
and finger and called her aaia-
MARIE she said. take tais ny-bsl
careful. ro~. aoss hurt kizi-snd y1s
Kim oatdoo-A- The girl took the 81
snd wcn. away. bu. prssensiy Misa.
Bsohsn saw her s.aSeing Rear with =
troubled expresssos oa herfsea .gs.i,
Marie. abe sass. ''eid yos do - sos1
yoo7- -So, ,zssSe2oiseile, I've rot ,he
ey sail: coz.anI venture 20 pat hi-1
ousdoo-s-st wa rsin.sg. sad BE rzs9h&
hare taken cosd--
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Joseph Chamberia.n's collection OF or.
chids is valued at $l0a 900: Sir Trevor Law
renee has one worth $szs.0o0. while Baron
Schroedez's collection At Egham would
realize at least $50o.00a
It is given out ofiiciaily that Mime. Mel
ha Is just 80 years old. and . long dis
puted question IS tbs ss.;,si- Her
maiden nare was Nitcheiis-
Charles Dickens desk, bought at the
Edmund Yates sale by Mr.. Bancroft. has
been presented by him TO the South Ken
sington museum.
Colonel Robert G. Xpgersoll Is at Sara
toga. where upon the evening Of August
10 he will deliver lecture upon Myth
and Miracle"
Brahms has just composed the music
for series Of twenty songs by the Prus-
sian peasant poetess, Johanna Ambrosius
Bas-relief memorial medalliors OF Oliver
Wendell Holmes are being worn by Bos-
ton people.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander. a neSress Of
keokuk. Ia. is now ia years OF age
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
OKLAHCMA OUTLINES

The editor OF the Watonga Republican
calls rival editor the ungallused ac-
cident.'
The wife Of Lemuel Hecox Of watonga.
is after him for gross neglect of duty. and
will ask for divorce.
Jennie Metcalf and companion named
Anna McDoulet are in jail again, this time
at Pawnee for stealing a bride.
Rev. King is the name of the new pas
tor OF the Baptist church at Norman He
comes from the Indian Territory.
Onions bring 80 cents a bushel In west
ern Oklahoma price that will hardly
take the purchasers breath away.
w. r. Hatfield has consolidated the
Alva Pioneer and the Chronicle and they
will be published as one paper after Sep
tember Is.
at the editorial convention IN Oklahoma
1t was resolved that 4i-calibre carried
straighter than g.
market price for hides not branded on
the prime parts. or for hides branded on
the neck or shoulder.
At Cleveland the other day a man ad-
mitted that he had committed perjury by
swearing he had seen a neighbor sell whis-
ky to an Usage Indian.
The Oklahoma farmer is now sizing up
his corn and trying to strike a balance
between the he,ghth of his side-boards
and the strength OF his horses.
The Enid Tribune runs a faithful PFC
ture' OF Zip Wyatt II is a wood-cut,
and IL it represents Ends idea Of faith
fulness." heaven help the town.
In Kay county the commissioners Of the
county are accused OF buying interests in
papers as soon as they are elected. That
viii end man every time politically.
Sheriff Wilson OF Blaine county. is re-
ported to have hidden out when a report
reached town recently that the county
treasury would be looted by outlaws.
Reverend wimberiy. formerly of the
Methodist church. South. OF Guthrie. has
been investigated in southern Texas for
visiting bad houses. He was cleared
Frank Richardson. discharged from
Troop A. Fort Reno. is riding home TO De-
troit on his bike. The distance is 1 2ss
miles and he expects TO make IL in q
days.
The range in the vicinity OF Woodward
is better than II has been for years That
is a very important item. Hay this win
ter is going to be scarcer IN the country
than corn.
II Is said that Cleveland will finally COM
mute Clyde Mattox's sentence; but that he
will not do II until the last day. for the
purpose Of giving Mattox the benefit OF
the scare.
The Woodward Democrat has appeared.
the population OF that city having in
creased so that IL was impossible TO
reach all the people with the papers al
ready established there.
Zip Wyatt says he would never have
been captured IL the Enid authorities had
not Joined in the chase. But the King |
fisher people do not think that ZIP Is a |
proper judge OF these matters.
4 young lady is so bothered by her |
sweetheart's kissing while buggy riding |
that she now takes a baseball mask along 1
and wears IL when they get fairly ou; OF /
the town. This Is supposed TO take place |
at Enid.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
Aat,auity of enc Harn

W. s. Macdonald. Of Glasgow, h .
recent lecture before the Highland
society Of London. traced the history Of
the harp from the shadows of mythoi.
ogy To the present day. II II, he said,
the first musical instrument on record
and was the principal one Of ancient
and medieval times All the skill and
artistic genius of the Egyptians were
lavished upon its design and decors-
ton. The Druids first brought the
tone and pitch of the harp to perfec.
ton. II attained the height Of its
favor in modern times in 1919. when
Sebastian Erard, of London, brought 10
to the front rank of mzsicai instru-
nents II has been inseparsbly cons
nected with the traditions and lore OF
the Gaelic people from time immemo-
rial.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The best college scrape story. although
It isn't at all medicascd, and there
fore Objectionable from some points
of view. is told in the Bath Independ.
ent by DR.. Snipe- In his class at Yale,
he says, was a student who climbed
stree: lamp-posts and removed street
signs for his room ornamentstion.
The chief Of police At New Haven hap
pened by accident one day 70 see tho
signs in bis room. and after informing
him that the fine for removing such
articles was five dollars per sign, In
luired how many he had. The youth
replied: Forty" The chief said IL he
would return them the mischief would
be overlooked On hunting up tho
signs the student discovered that he
had but thirty-two. and that night he
stole eight more In order TO return. as
he did next day. precisely forty signs:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
PURLorNED Pr.uuAGE

A Mrs Richard King a. the owner of
landed estate IN Texas which occupies
nearly 200 square miles she employs
small army OF men o. her property.
which f. also 4 congressional district and
her power Is so great among her eup.oyes
that she can readily dictate. IL - sad.
who shall be the rex, representative t-oz
that district Al Washington.
chief Justice Fuller says that ru,>
when a supreme court justice re;.res from
the berch he lives but short time IL
- ore os the rzfi,iors Of the justices ths-
u theT want 70 i've 10 . green Cd aga
they Iaus1 remain Il harness.
Mayer Sutro OF Ssn Francisco. has o.
fe-esl 70 The State university - acres CT
ground within he city l-ra.ts ss rs;es .S- \
library and other College basi1arEs- Tie
properly Is VALUED AZ j. 20 az
Theodore Rocse-el; - taking =tst is-7e
be sn<ss free from his cares = Gotham %
devote 20 ntsrscsre- .ze = writing.
zzsoas eiher ,k.a<s. book Of ps1ssetke
STORES fer young people
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Herhe had dropped upon his shoul-
der.
III only" be whispered. "thy cheek
could remain there .ore-er-
Little thought he what was 20 be.
Little thought he until he got home
and tried 90 remove her cheek from his
dress coat with ammonia and alcohol
Detroit Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Wf,en q substance combines with
oxygen heat Is evolved. and If the union
Is rapid and fussy light may be emitted
as well. The burning Of candle seems
TO be very different thing from tho
rusting OF nail. but il truth the latter
process is simply q mild and dilatory
species of combustion. It Is really q
little conHsgration, though It does no:
afford sufficient hea; 10 singe the wings
of . moth or sufficient illumination 70
enable to read u Line
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

A place In Topeka kept by a oolored
woman and patronized entirely bv
white men is to be closed According
20 the Atchison Globe the men dropped
In there to pray for the women. and i,
caused SO much talk among the evil.
minded that the place will be pulled.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

In justification Of the Atchison wo-
man who shot the burglar it should be
explained that the burglar lodged and
got in the road of the bullet.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

superstition may oe part,ai excu.. rcr
this horrible custom, but even that falls
through if enc stops to think that su-
perstitious beliefs are at the bottom Of
as practiced by the most
savage tribes Of the world.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Bert Oliver, another Wichita horse,
took the big race at Chicago last Sat
urday. This is the greatest horse coun-
try in the land if the horsemen would
Just see it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The Prince Of Wales has won $4,000
this year on horse racing. This amount
is trivial. The prince should stand
In with the English syndicate that
controls the sale of American bonds
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The messiah OF New Mexico has
concluded to eat after fasting forty
Gays and forty nights. This may not
establish his claim to being divine. but
1t shows that there are comforts IN bo.
ing simply human.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Colonel Huffman kicks, not because
the whisky was destroyed but because
the stamp was. This is unreasonable.
Where is the man with an appetite for
revenue stamps?
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

-Four weeks have already been con-
sumed IN the trial of Durrant, and a
jury has not been secured yet. If
Holmes is 10 be convicted during the
present generation the law should he.
gin on him without DELAY.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Wichita is perfectly willing to leave
1t to John w. Foster to decide whether
the state capital shall be moved
further west or not
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The. Germans are getting ready to
celebrate their victories over the
French. The French naturally do not
take kindly TO this. However nothing
OF a serious nature viii take place as
trouble is feared
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

United States will be asked to con-
tribute 100000 a year for twenty
years for a cable between Hawaii and
this country. We must have the local
news of Hawaii and have it quick.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

A Baltimore man has invented n
machine that makes 500 cigarettes a
minute. While there are increased
facilities for dying, the question of the
Immortality of the soul still remains
ODen
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The Chinese charge missionaries
with frying children to get the oil in
them. This was outrageous, but we
should remember the rat charge we
have made against Cinnamon for years
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

While it may be discreet to bathe the
lips with carbolized rosewater, kissing
is veryprone to come after bathing the
lips, in Nuns extra dry.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Senator PETER Indignantly denies
that he Is against silver. He simply
is against silver. If people cannot un-
derstand PETER, PETER is going to quit
explaining everything he says.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Judge Culver Of Emporia, is said to
be ashamed Of his trip to Leavenworth.
Leavenworth, on the other hand, ap-
pears to have survived the report with
out a blush.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The Cuban war cannot last much
longer. The resignation Of Campos is
looked upon as the beginning of the
beginning Of the end Of the ending.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Answer to correspondent: No, Tril-
by did not wear boomers. T. S.-Nor
anything else usually.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Governor Culberson is said to be get
ting the militia in readiness and it is
possible he may give Corbett and Fitz
a surprise fight
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Tenderly in an obituary an Okla
homa editor speaks of the ''impromptu
death" of a fried who was killed in a
row over poker game.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

When a Chinaman yells "Tax SEE"
he means "Strike dead" This is the
only known instance where the Chinese
language resembles ours.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Old man Salisbury says right out to
! the Sultan of Turkey that he must
. take care or England will let the Ar
menians name the Turkish police COM
mission
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

OF course Kansas farmers will have
q big corn crop, but they were so
frightened about it during June that
they are not in q frame Of mind now to
enjoy it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Before any Kansas farmer uses his
corn for fuel this year, he should dis
tinctly understand that for the Offense
he may be used as fuel himself some
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Before Outstanding the, Chinese it
might be good idea to first convert
them into human beings.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

The national Populist party is talk
ing of raising a fund for the purpose
of fighting the use of money in poll
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

One reason that Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Is so defiant to Spain, is because
Guthrie is surrounded On all sides by
the United States
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Governor Morrill, favors Mckinley
for president, but if Reed should get it,
Reed can count on Mr.. Morrills friend
shin
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

There are saif 20 BE- 40 less than nsn<
patents e,e4 .. ;ne patent o1ses Soc
pneumatic sho~x II eozrss Of tine u
zsy be so-1es5inz more than . Exars
u speech 20 walk en- az.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20

Tiger Bill will try the jointists. he
has already tried their liquor.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-20
wap4s!al3
Successors TO Aunsan 4 Ncnamara-
TENS Shirts.

ITEMS Shirts.
Heavy Negligee Shirts for
fall. We are closing a line
at half price. soc to $a.oo
now 25c to $I.oo.
Umbrellas
Tomorrow.
IS of them, fine Gloria Silk.
at $I.oo each Two dollars
might be cheap for them in
some stores bat we want 20
give you the very best I'm
brella for s'.oo if you come
IN time.
IS, 80, IS and 40 cent laces
going for few days longer
at I3c a yard at
WANvmzuR1
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-03-19
EVENT OF THE SEASON.
To be Given at the Grand Opera
House, March Is and rs.
A Fascinating and Elaborate En-
tertainment.

The ladies of the Baptist church
have arranged for, and have now in
preparation very beautiful and uni
que entertainment to be given at the
Grand Opera House on the nights of
March % and 26, in the interest of
their organ fund. 1t is a specular
and operate carnival of commerce in
which about fifty of the young ladies
of the city will be seen in artistic cos
tunes, in spectacular drills and march
es,tableaux, novelties, song specialties,
ETC., representing the various stores,
professions, trades and industries of
the city, The entertainment is a
thoroughly modern affair, and is pro-
duced on scale of magnificence that
is seldom, if ever seen in city of this
size. 1t is entirely under professional
direction, and will be an entertain
ment that all should attend, as it will
be Deautlful affair and the cause is
most worthy one to assist.
They have obtained the services of
Mr.. Edward Holipeter and his two as
sistants, of Chicago, to produce his
beautiful entertainment in their in
terest, and from the fattering press
notices they got over the country,
where they have given their enter
tainments, the citizens may rest as
sured that they will have the oppor-
tunity of witnessing an entertainment
sush as Mt. Sterling does not often
get. Remember the dates, March %
and 26.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-03-19

ed by all who knew him. He was
one of the early members of the
Christian church at this place.
How long he had served his Master,
even his children cannot tell, since
it's beginning dates back beyond
their earliest recollection. How
much of good, in his quiet way,
this peaceful and peacable old man
has done, in his long life, no one
may measure. If he ever harmed
any, no one knows of it. If he
ever had an enemy, no one can
name him. At peace with his fell
bowman and with an abiding trust
in his God, he has long waited for
his summons home. Now that he
is gone we can record no great
deeds that he wrought, but what is
far better, we recall the quiet, gen.
tie, restful spirit his presence
seemed to breathe over all with
whom he came in contact, and
when the Judge of all the Earth
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-03-19

Mr.. John Lindsey, of this city,
aged nearly 80 years, died at a
late hour on Thursday night. Mr..
Lindsey was the oldest man in the
county, and for more than half a
century he had made this city his
home. Born, In Shepardstown,
Va, in 1903, he came with his
father to Kentucky in 1916. More
than fifty years ago he married
Miss Osee Runnyon, of Fleming
county. She together with three
sons, Joseph and Charles, of this
city, and John, of Sturgeon, Mis-
souri,, and one daughter, Mrs. w.
j. Anderson, of jackson, Tenn,
survive him. For over half CEN
fury Mr.. Lindsey was an active
business man in Mt. Sterling, and
walked in and out before this peo-
pie an honest man. Quiet, unosten-
tatious, upright and true, he went
on his way building up charac'
ter that was honored and respect