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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

teeth with the bones and GO swimming
out for more. This cat rejoices in the
name Of Felix. 1t lives ON fish. prin-
cipally, although it has degenerated to
such an extent that it will eat other
things. Felix has yearning for rain.
One day there was leak IN the roof
over the cage next 10 his and the rain
came dropping down on his fellow cap
tive's back. This animal howled, be-
cause it objected to being in perpetual
shower bath. and Felix was mad be-
cause he thought he was being unjust
" Disseminated against He hurled
himself against the bars Of his neigh
bor's cage and called for blood. The
other occupants of the building were
surprised. They took sides with one or
the other and joined in the bowls Of
protest.
The keepers did not know what was
the matter at first. Finally they saw
Felix trying TO get his tail wet in his
neighbors cage, and then they COM
pretended. But instead of changing
the cage so that both would be sat
isfied they stopped up the leak. Felix
is mild sort of an animal, and when
he is not trying to drown himself he
crawls up in a heap and sleeps. He
came from Africa originally. where it is
said that he was the champion long
distance swimmer of the neigh borhood.
His only rival chol1ed on fshbone at a
banquet one day, and thus gave him q
clear title to first place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
SERVED HIN RIGHT
Sam Brown Was Once tho Teyrod
OF Nevada
incidents In HIS Career Before Van sisa1D
Implied . shotgun Into Him-1Ao
End in Keeping with He
Record.

Among the dcsperadoes that dom
iueered and terrorized Virginia City,
New, in the early sixties, Sam Brown
was the most prominent figure. HE
stature, strength and rufianly courage,
together with his skill with the bowSs
Lnife and revolver, weapons he was
prompt TO use with o. without pretext,
gave him a prominence among thA
bad men of that lawless and sangvin>
AIRY era
Some of the peculiarities of this
worthy Mr.. Brown, says the New York
Sun, naturally made him very cn-
comfortable companion az the gaming
table. At poker his habit of reenforc-
ing 4 pair OF deuces with two rcvolvers
and bowie knife whenever the size OF
the pot made il an object, tended to
make conservative players shy of his
company. When playing in bad luck
at faro he would, as a matter Of course,
help himself 10 his neighbors' stacks OF
chips, and it was an ignorant or hardy
man who ventured to protest Meet
ing a stranger on the road whose horse
struck his fancy he soon convinced the
traveller. by his characteristic modes Of
persuasion, that an exchange OF ami.
mails was for his advantage. His scrv.
ices were in frequent request by mine
and town lot jumpers for the intimida-
ton of prior claimants, and merely his
presence on the scene of contest was
apt TO turn the scale, the merits of the
case being a minor consideration after
Sam Brown had taken his side.
In an old report OF the United States
geological survey, upon the Comstock
mining and miners, Eliot Lord thu
narrates two typical incidents in Sam
Browns career:
The most prominent figure of the
crew-the desperadoes of Virginia City
was burly ruftian known rs Sam
Brown, who had killed thirteen men il
Texas and California, as was reported
before his arrival al Virginia City. Tho
terror and aversion which this man In
spired recall the nursery tales of tho
days of ogres and their victims In tho
summer of 1889 on agent Of the leading
western express company called at
station which Brown then was keeping
on the Humboldt river, and desired
something to eat Brown pointed to
hanging strip of bacon, and the trav
eler requested the loan OF knife to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

cut off q slice. With an odd smile
Brown pulled out his immense sheath
knife, but Immediately thrust IL back
into his bootleg. remarking that he had
killed Ave men with that knife and was
superstitious about lending 1t to cut
bacon. The visitor was equally scrupu-
lous and left the cabin without the
meat.
zone of Browns first exploits In the
new mining district was n murder
which illustrates wildly the characters
of the man and the camp. A weak,
unidentified barroom lounger whose
feeble discretion was lost In liquor
staggered up 10 Brown one day In sa-
loon and made some remark which the
latter considered offensive. Without q
word the giant wound his musculas
arms about his victim, and, holding him
as easily as a cat does a mouse, drove .
sheath knife twice into his quiverin9
body, turning IL Maltese fashion In
his vitals. Then he flung the bleeding
sufferer on the floor, and when. a few
minutes later, party took up the man.
still breathing family. from the red
pool behind the bar, Brown was seen
sleeping as calmly ss child on . bis
lard table in the room"
Sam Browns last day was perfectly
in keeping with the rest Of his violent
career. He had become offended at a
ranchman of Carson Valley named Van
Sickle, and went to his house In Carson
City 90 kill him Van Sickle was not at
home when Sam rode into the yard TO
carry out his purpose. and the despersr
do. forcing his way into the house,
searched IL from roof 20 cellar for bis
intended victim, throwing things about
and terrifying the women Upon lesy-
ing the house ne encountered the off,
GERS Of the law on the stree, and kepe
up q running fght with them a. be
rode out Of town A sheriffs pose was
organized aud started In pursuit. de-
;erInined this time 10 Kill or capture
Sam Brown.
Van Sickle, on learning Of the vistt
20 his house. did 40, join the poese. bat.
rightly con occurring tha. Sam would
make for a certain out-of-the-wly
ranch uSed b. outlaws for the conceal
Iaent Of stole, horses. rode alone 20 tha
place b. Short b. path and, finding
no one there. put ala horse tn the
stable, and waited for the dssperzdo's
coming. SAM soon appeared riding up
20 the stable. Van Sickle met him al
the door with shotgun heavily loaded
with slugs end buchshos. and Instantly
errp,ied both barrels into him. The
ruEaan dropped dead from his horS..
but Van Sickle took 10 CHANCES with
san Brown. and proceeded 70 empty
sTery chamber - bis revolver into hlsa
90 make sure Of rs asor<. Served him
righi, Nas the verdict Of ,he coroner.
jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

Businesses their homes Great stories
are told by men of the snakes they
have seen on the mountain.
notwithstanding the reputation of
the place, Lulu Wilcox, who is about
sixteen years of age, visits the noun
tain frequently, and has done SO for a
long time, in search of the deadly
irattler. year ago last summer q
large snake wandered down from the
mountain into the yard of her fathers
house and was dispatched by the hired
man. The girl secured the rattles, and
since that time has been infatuated
with the idea of securing collection
OF them. For long time when she
went in the mountain in search o.
snakes she did not allow her parents to
know where she was going, but it all
came out one day when neighbor saw
her coming off the mountain dragging
behind her large snake by means of a
small piece of brush. On being gues
toned she said she had killed the snake
to get the rattles for her collection, and
that It was not the first time she had
gone on the mountain to hunt the rep
tiles. The total number Of snakes
slaughtered since the girl began is
about fifty. Time and again her par
ents have punished her for going on the
mountain, but they have not been able
to keep her from the Cobble.
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and the feet are dead-passing into a
carbon rather than into an ossified
state.
No life is left, and while the MEM
bers, but for the discoloration. are per-
feet, they are like chalk and as brittle
and as feelingiess. The father last night
started to straighten one of the little
toes, when warned not to do so by the
physician, lest it would break or snap
off They have no doubt that such
would have been the result. To prove
that it is not gangrene, which affects
only the flesh and outer surface, hot
irons that would burn anyone else have
been applied and held there, and, al
though the brittle substance was
heated all the way through, she did
not know that it was there. The same
thing was tried with cold substances
with the same effect, and there no
longer remains any doubt that all be-
low the ankle is dead, and, instead of
decaying, nature has disposed of it in
q novel way.
The pains come on her periodically,
and during the spells she continually,
in her pure, childish devotion to the
holy mother, prays for deliverance
from her pains.
Several days ago her little brother
died, but she does not know it. She
thinks he is sick in the room above, and
often sends her parents up to it to stay
with him.
The doctors do not know as yet
whether they will be able to arrest the
malady. Amputation may be necessary
to save the child's life. while it must
necessarily follow should she survive,
as the feet would snap off if she bore
any weight upon them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

ness. perhaps nothing more than a
friendly word; perhaps for little lee
ture upon intoxication and for an early
dismissal from the cherries cells Of
the station. Mr.. Rollins had worked
so long at the night desk that he had
become extremely methodical- Every
paper was kept just so; no prisoner re-
ceived an extra favor. and neither re-
porter nor policeman was allowed to
break any of the little rules for the
management of the station 1t is said
of him that he never forgot face or
name, and could always tell whether the
prisoner before him had ever been con-
fined at No. l.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
House Unear,hed Near Pompeii.

A valuable discovery has been made
at Pamela -Setteiniini, near Pompeii,
on the property of a certain N. Vim
cent de Prosco, A house has been IN
earthed which WAS covered at the time
the city was buried, and it is said to be
in more perfect condition than any
building yet discovered. 1t contains
several large apartments, and three
bathrooms with the basins in sculp-
tured marble, and with leaden pipes
ornamented with bronze faucets. The
three rooms correspond. says a writer,
in describing the discovery, TO the
''calidariun, tepidarium, and frigi-
darium, which were always to be found
in ancient houses of the first class In
consequence of the eruption of Vesu-
vius, A. .. 20. the Pompeiian houses
brought TO light heretofore have been
roofess, almost without exception
Fortunately. however, that on the
property of NJ. de Presco is perfect. and
psychologists are happy over that fact
The roof measures almost forty-four
feet in length
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

hand. mo whisky for me. L am
through with the vile stuff that de-
grades manhood. i shall-let me see
yes, shall first by bountiful meal.
after which 1 shall spend portion of
it at tailor's shop for suit of clothes.
Then may buy few shares Of sugar
stock, and with the remainder l VIII
purchase ticket to st. Augustine, Fla,
where l shall spend the balance
OF the winter AT the Ponce de
Leon. A good evening, kind-hearted
sir. May God bless you" and then he
made his way to slippery sidewalks be-
yond the heavy revolving doors
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
New Use for Indian Grass.

Sweet grass has been put to a new
use 1t is woven and made into cusb-
IONS in which pins can readily be
stuck with ease. In this guise it be-
comes useful as well as decorative
object Those seen so far are quaint
in the extreme. There is small doll
which makes the foundation, and the
woven grass becomes her gown. This
last is somewhat elaborate and shows
bows and ribbons enough to stand for
the model of winter fashion plate,
but all are made from the grass. The
ample skirt is stuffed. and so TIE cush-
ion is formed. The whole hangs upon
the wall and is very charming, at the
same time that il holds pins in safety
snd by the score
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

water as feline, unless IT is7escnooi-
boy. Yet this cat in the Zoo delights in
water. 1t can swim like q dog and dive
like professional diver. II in its Wild
state while it went swimming along q
stream it spied fish darling along un-
derneath it, splash the cat would go
head first after the fleeing fish and soon
emerge with it in its mouth Then it
would swim to the bank. climb up q
tree and make cold lunch OF the fish,
When it was through it would pick it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
Discouraging Read Agents.

Traveller tangrilyl-Why don't you
railroad men DO something to put a
stop to train robbing?
Railroad Magnate-That is just what
we are working at now.
Glad to hear ir-
YES; we are thinking % raising
fares, so that the passengers won;
have enough left to tersos train-rob-
bers-"-N. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

She is the victim OF one of the most
peculiar maladies ever heard of in An
derson, and one that the several lead
ing physicians in charge are unable to
diagnose or locate in medical books.
Six weeks ago she was taken down
suddenly with itching pains in the
feet. The doctors were mystified. and
more surprised three 6l.ys later when
the feet began to discolor and the
flesh to shrivel up. Since then the dis
colorment has reached to the ankle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

ano with perpendicular sizes r1slng sew
eral hundred feet in the air. The
lCobble Is dangerous place to climb
about, for misstep often means fall
that would result in death. That is
not the only reason why the place Is
Stunned. Even hunters do not go or,
the Cobble often. It is well known
that rattlesnakes in great numbers are
on the mountain, making the craggy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
WHEN ROLLINS DIED.
The Old Clock stopped and the Inkstand
Split In Twain.

The Old Clock stopped and the Inkstand
Split In Twain.
William II. Rollins, who has been
night stationmaster at the First police
precinct station at Washington for
thirteen years, died the other afternoon.
Strange as it may seem. the clock at
the old station house stopped at the
very moment Rollins died, and but a
few hours before large glass inlstand,
which had belonged to Mr.. Rollins,
and which stood on his desk, cracked
squarely in two pieces, letting the ink
run over the PAGER and books, which
had been SO nicely kept.
Mr.. Rollins was known to all of the
downtown men of Washington. All Of
the night workers knew him The
newspaper men knew him, and knew
him well, for many story had come
through his hands Many a man who
has been arrested knew Rollins, and
remembered him for some little kind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
The First VhlG-TiM.

by the way, Edwin.1 should, per
haps, have told you before that really
cannot endure tobacco
All the better, darling. NV views
are not advanced, and though / smoke
good zeal myself, never would de-
sire that you should. You need. there
fore, give yourself no anxiety about
che fact that tobacco does not agree
with you."-Judce.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
Compl.cation in ReIationship,

Mrs. Eunice Holcomb, aged "a years,
and A. Hollenbeck, aged IS, were mar
RED at Monmouth. Ia, the other day.
This is her sixth husband, she having
received divorce from spouse number
FIVE only few weeks ago. The mar
riage makes curious complication in
the Like family. The bride is a step
daughter of David Like and the groom
is his father-in-law. The bride thus
becomes mother-in-lavv of her stepfather
and stepnotber of her stepmother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
FELIX LIKES WATER.
a Phn.deipbia Cat wsseh Is fosd 81
Swimming snd FtEhtu..

There Is in the Philadelphia zoo .
little house, near that occupied 5y the
reptiles, which IS one Of The nos; inter
estiny and yet less frequented- proha-
biz. Of the buildings one OF the cur
Gus animals in IL = eat IL doesn't
secm 20 be a particularly wonderful
cat. bat. According 70 the Press i Is
Perhaps 10 animal IS Is much afraid Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
Acids and the Teeth

Il is always safe measure after eat
ing anything acid 20 brush the teeth
IS soon as possible Lines or lemons
q e had for them. and II may be doubt
ed il tomatoes are not hurtfal- Ger
tainly it IS hes; TO Be on the sure SIDE
and avoid any harm by going 20 or :
toothbrush after any meal which las
contained vinegar, lemon Juice or any
solid SER sobssaoee- Phiss9s.Pnis
PreSA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
TURNING TO CARBON.
Peculiar Mal2ay Affecting six-YeAr-Oid
Indiana Child.

80. Holy Mother. intercede for me,
and take me away from this pain" is
ghe heaftrending prayer that little
Alice Hart, the six-year-old daughter
5f Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hart, of An
lerson. Ind. is murmuring as she
Trithes In her bed under the influence
sf morphine. which does not ease her
.xcruciatin3 pains.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
Indian Had No Chanca.

Butt Wilson, Choctaw Indian chief
near Lehigh, l. T.. shot himself few
days ago. Before he died he was asked
why he was tired of life, and replied:
Too much white man: Indian no
chance"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

CaIie--Tve fo1ni that there d0-g
that W wife l. adre~tisln' 1Te dollars
reward fer.
Cen:Ienan-You hare .57
cslle--Yep. an IL yeh don't give ne
TN dollsrs III ts;s ~ 70 'sc.-S \.
Yae<ia-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

The prospective purchaser of city
house built to sell was consulting with
a real estate agent
II think have house to suit you
said the agent lit is good neighoor-
hood and has all the modern con-
vsniences-
I'D expect that" replied the pur-
chaser What / didn't want was
one with all the modern incon-
veniences. Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
SHE LIKES RATTlcno.
Snake Hunting Has Fascination Tor =
Young Connections Girl

Lulu Wilcox. the daughter of Gera-,;
Wilcox. a farmer living in the hamlet
of South Canaan. LitchSeld county.
Conn. has developed great liking for
rat;lesnakes. and her queer freak is a
source Of great worry To her parents.
The girls home Is situated on the road
that runs along the foot of the Cohble,
a great mass of rock standing By itself
about half mile square al tie base.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26
ToEny's Thsory.

Tommy think sister Lacy Is going
20 play Indian
Mamma - Why do you think 80.
Tommy?
Tonny-why. because tnst "A" her
painting her face--Hsrpsrs Young
People
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

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WIS sAe ~4s cai.d. - rrsea fs c>szsrA
Via ~ s<csza- Ma, 80 esusr 70 cS:o-sA
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

Or. Prices is the foremost baking
powder in all the world, because il is
absolutely pure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

does not feel the slightest discomfort
from the unusual diet. and he certain
" looks it. Whep he has finished his
dinner Of ceramics he pours down two
cups Of coal oil, throws his head back
and holds q lighted match 20 his
mouth. There is deep putting sound
and fame three feet long leaps from
his mouth.
After eating strazini gives an exhibit
ton of dancing as wonderful as what
has gone before. He does il with his
bare feet in box filed with debris
and shreds of champagne bottles, lamp
shades, wine glasses. etc Into this hs
dives with both feet. jumps about in
all directions and ends By burying his
head in the broken glass The strange
part Of il is that he comes out without
q scratch. His cuticle seems 20 De as
inpervious 20 such an onslaught as bis
stomach is 70 sawdust and brick and
burning coal oil Medical men from
near and Ear have interviewed this Gu
Yious phenomenon, ont are una bic 20
give an explanation Of his wonderful
performances
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

An excellent quality % illanins,
ing saS ass been made from yesE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

First PoiItician-I can say this, that
our party conducted the campaign Ia
en- honest. fair and straightforward
way What more can you sAy Of your
party?
Second PolisictAn-Ws von--Bos.on
Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-26

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It's the best-Dr. Prices Baking Pow
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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
RATES OF POSTAGE.

On First Glass Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass at
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Otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
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On pOSte1 cards one cent each, the price
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fractiog thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post 4liices, and one cent for each ounce or
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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
Cutting Potato Seed.

We do not approve Of using small po-
tatoes for seed. Neither do we approve
of using one eye pieces. Tt seems to us
that what is needed is to give the start
ing shoots sufficient nourishment from
the seed pieces until the shoots, through
their own rootlets, can support them
selves. Just why we oppose the use of
small potatoes for seed we cannot say,
further than that we have uniformly OBJ
tained smaller crops from their use than
from large potatoes cut to two or three
eyes or more. Rural New Yorker.