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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
THERE is SCIENCE IN NEATNESS."
BE WISE AND USE
SAPOL 10

mass IN an immense CONSTRUCTION repre-
senting a crenelated citadel standing on
the Place de Lille. This pious function
will be followed by the procession Of Notre
Dame de la POste in which heralds,
knights, archers and pages, all in crusad-
ing dress are 70 appear. In the evening
there will pass in display torchlight pro-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
The weather did its level best

The weather did its level best
To fire with JOY each Tooter's breast,
And old Sol sent his brightest rays
To make ND for the past wet days.
He shore with full ard festive strength
Upon the Polo grounds at length.
The b2lmy brecZes of hay time
Rnsen,hled some fair eastern cline.
With ground so dry. yet without dust,
What player could BUT do or bust?
Both teams had somewhat rusty grown
BY inactivity o'ertkrOwn.
The Slowtown people were the first
To warm up with a practice burst.
The pitchers limbered NJ their arms,
And batters tried TO work their charms
Upon the cures they volleyed in
By practice with their batting pin.
The twirlers seemed q tribe wild,
Bat pitcher weighing only smiled
And nodded like a coony fox
When told 10 take the pitcher box.
And while the players pranceG about
Their frozen legs thawed quickly out.
The Phillies practtcing today
We're much like E9ston in their play.
She cid men on the team were not
n practice quite up 30 the spot.
All balls that sizzlod down tEeir way
They let proceed and did not stay.
Yong Turner. who was hurt last week,
Again was forced the bench TO seek
His strength gave way while IN left field
And homeward to the plate he reeled.
His captain gave him some more grace,
And Dclehanty took his place.
The Giants showed up very well,
Their work was sharp and clears bell.
When time was called fhis first of May,
-Four thousand people SAW them play.
No umpire came to Judge the game,
1t had 10 go on just the sane;
So German had TO take the job,
With Reilly for his pal, be COB.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
TIE Church Militant.

Cardinal Richard recently ordered pray
ers 10 be offered up in the churches of Par
is for the Madagascar expedition, by
which, as the order says, France is accom-
plishing her mission of diffusing Chris
tian civilization. New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
HOW Abnut the HIaY2

Henry Arthur Jones latest play holds
the record for length Of title. II is "The
Triumph of the philistines, and How Mr.
Jorgan Preserved the Morals OF Market
Pewbury Under Very Trying Circum-
stances. New York sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
Result of high License In Michigan.

1t is predicted that the new high license
law of Michigan viii force number of sa-
looms in that state TO close. II imposes a
uniform tax of $500 on all saloons, and in
the sparsely settled districts no saloon will
be able TO pay such a su1n.-New York
Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
Robbed Peter to Pay Par,

IRE Chicago man We confessed "a hav-
lng robbed hIs church svsJersla1 scallv fo-
the past zen years might De charged wiki
having stolen the livery OF heaven 10 serve
the dey.l in.-Sa,t Lake Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
A Genius Indeed.

| She most remarkable genius Of this age
is the well dressed fellow who gets along
without earning anything .-Galveston
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
The Pockets Certainly.

The new Kentucky woman will be sure
TO have hip pockets and a gur.-Washing-
ton Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
TIE GAME:
FIRST INNING.


Now with last tug at his hat
pig Dalehanty came 10 bat.
he got 10 first or four had balls
And down TO second safely crawls,
When Mailman HIT daisy one
That Stafford stopped, but on the run
Hamilton small infield fly
Was caught by SSaff-Giood eye! Good eye
Clements hit TO center field
And Delehanty hoDeward spioled.
Meanwhile Mailman took brace
And stood triumphant on third base.
Cross hit to Fuller, who threw TO Staff,
Who dropped il, TO the rooters' wrath.
Mailman. scored, and Clements out
BY force at third produced a shout.
Then Sullivan to Stafford hit.
he threw to Doyle, and Suliy quit.
Two runs.
Hot bUnsi
Now Fuller drew four neasly shoots
And went 70 first by easy scoots.
Van Haltren got four balls also
And straightway down to first did so,
Advancing Fuller by this feat
To second. where he took q seat.
Davis down to Hai37,sa hit,
and Van wss forced because of il.
Doyle knew trick worth two OF that
His single hit the fence, that 5 fat.
Fuller scored, and Davis stirred
His sturps and landed s;-se on third.
Herman 5 hit scored Davis too.
STAFF went 10 first On balls, hurrool
Burke struck thrice at the spinning sphere
And Burleville sadly moaned, "Oh, dearl'
a pretty single Farrell sent,
And skipping down 20 first he went
Twas pretty work, and what is more,
Enabled Doyle and Mike TO score.
Then Farrell climbed the second stair.
Twas no use. Rusie famed the air.
Four runs.
Great gunsl
SECOND INNING.
Boyle sent an easy one TO Staff,
Who didn't tai! 10 do his half,
But promptly threw him ont to Doyle.
Who dion I let the good thing spoil.
Then Wcyhinc also famed the air.
Thus Rusie evened things for fair.
Then Delebanty followed suit
And made The third man out TO boot
No run,
Not one.
Here Clements found he was too fat,
And Buckley went behind the bat.
Fuller smash in center falls;
Van Haitren gets mis- base on balls.
in this respect Cap Davis Wed.
The bases were all occupied.
Doyle forced the cap al second base,
Where Mailman calmly holds his face,
But n the turmoil that ensued
Short Fuller struck an attitude.
Then down the last course took n skate
And ike 4 rabbit crossed the plate.
Mike singled TO the right t3ell loan.
Van Haltreu also scamporod home.
Then Stafford missed the fatal strike.
. s.ar,f>1 tYalH r,,.F, garaubt ,r7-. lTff-a
Score two
That truel
THIRD INNING.
Then Mailman sent \ liner hot,
Nhich EUsie let go like shot
The batter ambleG 70 lirst base,
And Amos bid his blushinc face.
Then Hamilton - Davis hit.
And Mailman took bag > on il.
o. Bu-kley's sacrifice to Doyle
Eali1-n Went 20 Davis soil.
Then Cross lined one 10 FulIcr'S ground,
&c neatly grabbed IL on the bound
And sluLC the pellet down to DOYLE,
Who gently rlucked il from the soil.
Touched first bag with his Trilby boot.
my, yoled tAe crowd. "but you're
beautt''
No score.
Encore.
For us Burke hit - center field.
: sirEle the resultant Weld.
Then al I3Crkoviue with one acclaira
Rose Up and checred their here's name.
Next Farrell, seeing Fuller's hit.
Got I'm a-sd 6r-0lss,a-.aj -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

FOR RUsIE's SLICK, ELUSIVE CURVES
WERE TOO MUCH FOR THE PHILLIES
NERVES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

ARE YOU HONEST. sober, industriouse
IL so. engage with rs for 1876. $3.50
easy; six hours day. Our agents do
not complain of hard times. Why? They
are making money selling our Perfection
DISH washer, the only practical family
washer manufactured: washes. dries and
pohshes dishes perfectly in two minutes;
no experience necessary; a child OF eight
operates II easily; cheap and durable;
weight thirteen pounds; made OF anti
rust sheet steel: capacity, 100 pieces:
10000 for its equal; every family wants
one. You don't have TO canvass: as
soon as people know you have II for
sale they send for n dish washer Each
agents territory protected: no COMPETE
uon. We furnish sample tweighs SIX
poundsl IN nice case TO lady agents To
take orders with; one agent made s2I453
nrst ten days. Address for fun particu-
lars Perfection Mfg. Co.. Enslewood. III.
Apr. IS-3Tn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

WANTED-A good girl for general
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
retaI Collision NJ = nunna

What may prove fatal accident occurred
at country dance al Sheibyville Saturday
night.
\ dance was in progress AT the residence
OF Daniel MelIyer. and the merry dancers
were enjoying quadrille when suddenly
two Of the participants fell 10 the floor.
Misses Elizabeth MOrland and Mollie Viii
son had collided with their heads. and
both fell unconscious They were carried
from the room and medical aid summoned
from Cynthlana, q small town near by.
Miss Wilson was restored 70 consciousness
soon afterward. hut all efforts 10 restorf
Miss Norland have proved futile, and it Is
feared her injuries may prove fatal. Bot,
young ladies are of prominent families
David CoerS. Young man Wei known
in the nelghbOrhOod was Miss Worland' :
partner, and on seeing her fall TO the floor
ran ont CT the house ANA has not been
heard Of since Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

WANTED-A girl TO do general house
work; German or Swede preferred. 1904
Paramount. dI5-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

The l-aEt..-- -.-..--..-4- Lllist-s has intro
dUced the word - e>Jr-llian' as 4 corrrso
ton or substitute Cor the two words. WeSs
Australian. VIII the new term become a
fixed fact IN the languase:-C Chicago Trib-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

WANTED-A young lady for company
to work for board. Apply 40 y. Law
renee. di3-4t n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
BASEBALLIN RHIME
A SLICK POETS VERSE THAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN WORSE.

Reporting a Baseball Game at Speed Was
just This Gotham Rhymster's Feed.
There Was Hardly Minute He FaiIec
to Be In 1t.
The first baseball game OF the season be-
tween New York and Philadelphia was
played recently at New York. The Giants
Won
4 feature of the occasion was a report
of the game which the New York Evening
Sun had in verse in its baseball extra
about 6 O'Clock, which was composed dur
ing the progress of the game and tele-
graphed into the Office from the field:
NEW YORKS AGAIN
WERE GIANT MEM
THE SLOWTOWN CREW WE'RE WEAR
AT BAT
AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY
WE'RE AT!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
HELP WANTED-MAlE
Under this head SC per line Der dav)

WANTED-At once, a first-class timer.
Address ". ". Patterson * Sons. r.
Dorado. Kan. DIST
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

WANTED-A place to do general house
work in private family by middle-aged
woman of experience. Call Is y. MoseIy
Ave- il5-,t 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

WANTED-PositiOn ty intelligent young
lady, as stenographer: wholesale house
preferred. &C. t." i02 y. Walnut St.
d3-Igt az
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

To sum If up, the game was great.
The rooters left the grounds elate.
Then round the town they took a turn.
For every one had cash to burn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
NEW YORKS AGAIN

WERE GIANT MEN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
DID LINCOLN SAY IT
OLD STORY RECALLED BY COLONEL
WATTERSON'S LECTURES.

Controversy - TO Whether President Lin.
coin Made Any Proposition to Appro-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

FOR SALE-Three No. steel wheel
scrapers. at great bargain. Wichita
Impt- Co dfi-St.1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

Buckley went out, Davis to Doyle.
Van Haltren kept Cross fly off soil.
Davis took Thompson foul on the run,
And the Philiies retired without a run.
DOYLE sent one down to second base
And on the bench resumed his place.
Tiernan hunted mid shout
And beat the ball two feet about.
Hami lton took in Staford's fly,
And Burke went out as slick as pie.
No runs.
Good fun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-Agents everywhere 10 repre-
sent the Niederlander Wooden Hose Coup
Ter. Big inducements offered. ITO y.
Main ST. MichIt2 kansas dIa-Hf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05

FOR SAI.E-Smal family refrigerator,
but little used, good as new Cal al l1l
E Douglas Ave Gie-tf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
THE PEOPLES
WANT COLUMNS.

FOR SALE-Elegant Mos,er hreproof
safe Almost new. size - high. . wide. -
ceep: weight 4.5ee, cost 81 Price $l0s.
Anchor Cycle Co, iSs n. Market ST
6le-l0t-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

Of the censor" is withheld and never
reaches its destination, while the send
ers OF it are reported to the police for
punishment. Exceptions, however, are
made when it suits the purposes of the
authorities to leave the addressee and
the sender both in the belief that they
have remained undiscovered. The
Russian laws on censorship are very
severe and comprehensive. They for
bid the mention of the car and of his
family in private correspondence as
well as in the press, and they forbid
critical remarks of a religious, philo-
sophica1 or military character. The
black chamber is intrusted with the
duty of watching that these prohibit
tions are complied with.
1t is, of course, impossible to open
and examine every letter that is con-
veyed by Russian mails. But the
agents, inspectors and examiners of
the black chamber number in all sew
eral thousands, and they are skillfully
distributed in all those towns and
cities where dissatisfaction with the
prevailing order of things is known to
exist, and very little escapes their lynx
eyes which is worth seeing. BY the
government they are empowered to
commit any act of indiscretion what
ever which seems to be necessary to
accomplish their purpose, and the en-
ployes of the black chamber are no.
toriously callous, shrewd and cunning.
That instinct which is a part OF every
mans nature they bring into the serv-
Ice when raw, but experience and
trained observation strengthens the
original amount of instructive knowl-
edge as to which letters to open and
which to leave alone to that extent
that they become almost unerring in
their judgment
The number and percentage of let
tiers thus actually opened and read by
these agents differs, of course, consid-
erahly, being much larger during Pc
RODS of political excitement than dur
ing more quiet times. and the amount
of work done by them after some par
ticularly atrocious political plot has
been Matched or executed Is said to be
herculean. Generally speaking, though,
about every tenth letter sent in the
mails is opened By the men of the black
chamber.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
THE BLACK CHAMBER.
An Interesting Department. OF
Russia's Secret Service.
How the Cars Agents Open Letters IA
Transit Between the German From
tier and Russian Post Onlces-
Clever Work FELL bone.
Especial Berlin Germany L.etter1

It is astonishing how little really Is
known about Russia outside of it.
Who, for instance, has ever heard of
the ''Black Chamber" And yet this is
well-organized department of the
Russian secret police, and its workings
are known to every Russian of educa-
ton 1 had the good luck to become
acquainted recently with the chief of
the black chamber, NJ. Nicanor Motto
witch, and with his assistant, NJ. j.
Konti, during an official visit they paid
the German postal authorities in Berlin.
From them l learned something about
this most remarkable institutions: pos
sible only in vast country ruled auto
cratically. l confine myself to repeat
ing, in what follows, substantially
what those gentlemen told me them
selves, and presume that may be ac-
cepted as truth.
AS preliminary remark need only
say that the manner in which the Rus
sian government views the press is
pretty well known It was soon after
the accession of the present car, a few
months ago, when the leading journal
lists of Russia drew up a petition ask
ing for reform of the worst abuses
they were suffering from, snch as the
severe penalties inflicted for publica-
ton of unpalatable facts, the confisca-
ton of whole issues or the entire sup
preston of newspapers that had dared
to indulge in outspol1en language, etc.
This petition reached the young car,
but it was Indignantly rejected by
him, with the remark that newspapers
enjoyed all the liberty they deserved
in R1ssia as it was. Some of the petit
TONERS, too, were reprimanded for their
holiness As it is with the press, so,
too. it is with private correspondence
in Russia, only worse.
Each letter which passes through the
Russian mails is subject to system of
espionage which is more thorough than
anything the world has ever seen. And
it is the province of the black chamber
to see to it that nothing offensive to
the government be carried by the
postal authorities without first being
noticed and remembered by the en-
ployes of the black chamber. In most
instances mail matter which runs
counter in its contents to the demands
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

The particular field worked t$ these
agents is, of course. the correspondence
that passes between Russian and for
eign parts As about nfnc-tenths OF
this correspondence goes by way OF
Lydt-Kuhuen and st. Petersburg. q
specially trained corps of agents is al
ways on the express that runs in the
direction indicated, and during the
twenty-four hours the mail is in tran
sit between the German frontier and
the Russian capital, not piece of it Is
not fingered or broken open and exam
ined as to its contents On arrival.
OF course, there Is no delay in de-
livering this mail, unless withheld
for reasons stated above. for them an
lpuiations rendered necessary for this
mass of letters is rapidly attended
TO by those expert hands. Now and
then it happens, however, that mis-
takes are made, as when a Russian re-
siding in Berlin, NJ. Leskutoff, received
an envelope duly addressed to him,
but inclosing letter evidently in
tended for a French diplomat in Rome.
Errors of this kind occur rarely. and
wherever it is possible to ferret out the
unsl1illful agent guilty of it he is sub
sequently punished for it.
The black chamber methoeAs of open.
ing letters are astonishingiy simple and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

thought of the long struggle for eli
ents. the scarcity of patronage,
the probable hardships, and I held
fast to the Office. The day
of reckoning came, as it al
ways does, and was out of Office, with
a family on my hands. It was good
fortune, mere luck, that previous
newspaper training proved my saliva
ton. The Office was a snare, delu-
sion and pitfan against which 1 would
warn all others; particularly all young
men. Scorn and spurn it. You may
think you need federal office, but you
will do well to hearken unto the words
of wisdom which are born and bred OF
experience. Go to your schools and col.
leges at home. If you are poor, worli
all the harder for your education. But
stay at home, ana remain with the
friends who are always willing to help
the worthy and ambitious young people
in every community. Avoid politicians
and the allurements of their promises
of patronage. You do not need the
government to lean upon and support
you. It will always be found q broken
reed which will pierce your hand. The
federal government Is your strength
dAO yOuG St1cIO5 JUST dS your SldeS dAO
municipal governments are your pro
lection, for the upholding of law, and
the maintenance of order. You do not
need its official employment Later in
life you may want a prominent posi-
ton, and can command it; but you can
not afford to commence life as civil
service clerk at the national capital
Leave such places to those who are less
aspiring than yourself.
Smith D. ERY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
a WORD TO YOUNG MEN.
Bits Of Advice Born and Bred OF
Experience.
Holding a Government Office at WASH
ington Kills Ambition, Strangles True
Manhood and Dwarfs the
Intellect.
Especial washington letter.

The civil-service law has been bless
jnr in disguise to many thousands of
our people. Prior to its enactment and
enforcement we were apparently be-
coming nation of Office seekers. There
was no barrier in the way of the seek
ers after public position save the limi-
tations of appropriations. It is true
that the annual appropriations were
sn,-cc..lnes in excess of the necessities
Of good government, because of the
hungry horde Of place hunters who
were invisible, but none the less tangi-
BILE, urging their representatives to pro-
vide places for them. Senators and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

effective. During the time of Napo
leon l., when Foucher's agents also
closely supervised all correspondence
reaching or leaving France, steam was
used in lOosening ore flap of the en-.
velope. The Russian agents proceed
more rapidly. They cut open one side
of the envelope with pecnliar-shaped
knives, and the opening, after putting
the letter once more where it belongs
Is then pasted over with tiny slice OF
paper, a camel's hair brush and some
gum arabic being the only utensils
used. Sodeftly, however, do these men
operate that only a practiced eye can
detect the fact that the letter has been
interfered with. In few instances il
becomes necessary to open q letter
where the back of the envelope meets
in its center, that being the seal care.
fully affixed by the sender. But that
also presents no difficulty to the Rus
sian agents. They first use a hollow
cylinder whose interior contains in.
Vulnerable steel needles. and the soft
pressure of one finger on the spring at
the side of this cylinder suffices for
cushion to drop and to group these
steel needles exactly in the same shape
as the seal or the wax. The wax is
paper is subjected to steam. After the
contents have been examined the steel
cushion does its work once more on
sealing wax of the right hue dropped
in the same spot where the old impress
sion was. The reproduction is perfect.
and it proves that there is absolutely no
way to avoid the scrutiny of the Rus
sian postal spies.
of Of hi
tends, naturally enough, to the diplo-
matte correspondence going to and
from Russia, and the foreign missions
at ST. Petersburg have often enough
complained to their respective gov
ernments about the rigorous espionage
kept up there To enable them to send
to their own governments diplomats
news and to receive instructions of inn
portance without first having satisfied
Russian curiosity, the various embassies
and consulates have been forced to adopt
private postal facilities of their own
Both the German and the Austrian, as
well as the French and Italian, embas-
sizes thus receive and send their mail
matter from ST. Petersburg by trusted
express messengers from the German
border on to the capital
The facts which have cited above
seem almost incredible at this late day.
yet coming from so unimpeachable a
source, they must, nevertheless, be SC
cepted as truth A member of the Rus
sian embassy in Berlin told me a little
occurrence neatly illustrating the exact
methods of the black chamber men.
While stationed at Sofa, Bulgaria, dur
ing the last Russian war with Turkey
this gentleman, whose court connections
had at that time rendered him slightly
suspicious, sent a private letter to q
friend in Moscow, sealing it with a Bull
garian crest and securely fastening the
envelope outside with a net of fine
Irvine. again sealed In four places Be
fore dropping the sealing-wax on the
envelope he made his dragoman in
scribe on the space below a chilfre in
Turkish characters. The letter was
duly delivered, and as the friend In
Moscow scratched off the seal he found
the Turkish chilfre, too, but somehow
it was turned upside down
WOLF vON SCHIERBRANn