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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
USEFUL BALE OF COTTON.
Assisted the Actors TO Garry Out Theb
Show Bill Pledges

Show Bill Pledges
"You may say what you please about
the Mexicans," said j. G. Walling, of
Denver, who has spent couple of years
in the republic in the interests of some
silver mines in which he is part owner,
says Houston Post reporter. but when
they make law over there they enforce
it. One of their laws is that when a cir
Gus or theatrical company of any kind
bills town they have got to carry out
the programme just as advertised, or
the authorities swoop down on them and
gobble the door receipts and generally
fire the whole company into Jail. So,
you see, it don't do for them to blow
their horn too much before the gentle
Aztecs. 1 remember one summer that
Lilly Clay's burlesque company adver.
tised to show in San Luis Potosi. They
had gorgeous colored Autographs up all
over town, showing the giddiest lot of
blondes that you ever saw. not overbur-
1dened with clothes. and displaying the
most generous contours and proper
lions. The house was packed and the
company came out in the grand butter
fly ballet, but alasl the generous pro-
proportions and the graceful contours
save in few exceptions, were not as
advertised. In few minutes the Off
GERS of the law had the company in the
tolls
did they break up the shown"
mo. The manager held a consulta-
ton with the officers and settled the
matter by sending for half bale of cot
ton. and the troop retired to their
dressing-rooms and emerged later on
more than fulfilling the promised
glories of the bill posters. The show
then proceeded and everybody was
happy"
Mr.. Walling says this is true and II
will have to go.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
HOPES FlATTERlNG TALE.
Dsoeitful, False and Hollow the InsuI
ance Agent Found 1t.

DsoeitfuI False and Hollow the Insur
ance Agent Found 1t.
The life insurance agent bit his lip,
kicked the wall and threw a book al
his cat. Then he felt better, but not
much better, for fate had been treating
him unkindly, not only punching him
numerically while he was up, but
beating him fercely while he was
down.
III tell you my miserable story" he
said to chance caller, ''and perhaps
evoke your pity. There were three OF
them, partners in crime, l believe, and
persuaded each of them to make an
application for fifteen thousand dollars
life insurance. And it took a lot of
persuading, too. First Of all 1 gave
them a dinner, then took them to the
theater, and then bought dolls for
their little girls. Each of them touched
me for small loan. l could afford
these little attentions, as my commits
sion on the business would have been
about one thousand dollars
Il was hugging myself at the pros
pect Of the commissions, and every
time one of them felt doubtful about
being able to afford so much insurance
gave him a meal or box of cigars to
Jolly him along.
"They were all three examined on
the same day and all three were reject
ed. Though they looked healthy they
had about all the diseases under the
sun and they knew it. They had board
ed at some time or other at the expense
of almost every insurance agent in
town y
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
is \ SPANKING GOOD JOKE.
How State Senator'S Blunder Filled
SIeeping-Car with Screams.

A prominent state senator lately gape
dinner at the state capital to several
Of his colleagues on the condition that
they would not make public his name in
connection with little affair that re-
Gently occurred on the Albany mid
night train, says the New York Herald.
The senator is of a lively disposition
and somewhat inclined TO practical
joking. He and an assemblyman occu-
pied section jointly. The senator
went into the smoking-room about nine
o'clock. The assemblyman, who had
the lower berth, said that he would re-
tire for short nap.
The senator about half an hour after
ward walked down the aisle of the car
and stopped opposite his section. The
curtains were tightly drawn. By way
of good joke" on his colleague the
senator carefully lifted aside the cur
tain, administered a rousing slap on
the form in the lower berth and hasti-
II retreated to the snol1ing-room-
A succession of piercing female yells
followed. Great Scott" CALCULATED
the senator, attracted by the screams.
"Wh-what does this meanP'
Whats the matter?' inquired the
assemblyman, peering out of al adjoin-
ing upper berth.
What are you doing in that BERTH"
asked the senator.
why, there was lady who had this
berth and as she did not like an upper
one exchanged with her. 1 forgot to
tell you about it."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
COLORINO SOUPS
Culinary Idea That Helps In Giving ~
tistic Lureheons and Dinners-

Culinary Idea That Helps In Giving Ar.
tistie Lurcheons and Dinners-
The harmony Of the color scheme is
all essential for true elegance IN table
decoration Even meats and entire
ments, as well as fruits and vegetables,
should De arranged with the proper
CHINA and in harmony with the pre-
vailing tone Of color. The following
recipes-some from a famous Philsdel-
phia authority. others from Virginia
cuisine-mav De Of use:
Amber Soup-ODe soup bone,
slice OF ham. q chicken. Al onion half
q carrot. half pa-snlp, stalk 81 eel
cry. two tables pOoufu.s OF butter, four
cloves. and whites and shells OF two
eggs Brown the bone or two Pouncs
OF beef IN the outter. brown the onion
and put the cloves IN l. Add one ga
Ion OF cold water and boil al together
for four hours Taze out the chicken
when tender STRAIN IN a AZ AID pat
away until next DAY. Tnea remove
the lat and bring al 20 ceiling point
G-ain- Strain tE-o1zh . Jelly Gag AID
reaezt when you wish 70 serve u yO1
visa = brown soup, brown table
spoonful al brown sugar IL . sauce
pan. let u boil with lizzie water. and
s.rzzs i-.~ A. Eo.1 Ts. vnit~- -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
THE CARS LAST GIFT.
An Instance of the Thouehtfulness of ths
Late Emperor of Russia

Late En- er0r OF Russia
A pathetic story comes from Russia
of the late emperor's tender regards for
the wishes of his wife. Last summer
the emperor and empress visited a
great shop in st. Petersburg to select
some jewels for their sons future bride.
The empress saw a beautiful bracelet,
and expressed great admiration for it,
and remarked laughingly to her hus.
band that she must purchase it some
time. Shortly after their return to the
palace the car was seized with one OF
those serious attacks of illness to which
he was subject, and the empress forgot
the bracelet.
The emperor died, and to the empress
In the early days of her widowhood
came birthday, the first anniversary
which she must pass alone. On her
other birthdays the car had been
wont to place a bouquet in the morn
ing-room of the empress. Inside the
flowers was always folded some rich,
rare gift, chosen months beforehand
The empress had avoided the room as
too full of painful memories, but this
morning, the morning of his wedding
day, Nicholas requested his mother to
60 there as favor to him.
The first thing she saw there was the
bouquet in its usual place, and inside
the flowers was case fastened and
sealed by the cars own hands. II
contained the bracelet. He had ordered
1t on the same day that the empress
saw it, and on his deathbed had given
instructions for the birthday gift, bid.
ding his son to be near to comfort her
when she received it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
ROMANCE OF THE BORDER.
Bow Bill Doolan. a Notorious Bandit
Won a SchooIma'am's Love.

how Bill Doolan. Notorious Bandit
Won SchooIma'am's Love.
About two years ago Bill Dalton, Bill
Doolan and their gang held up a train
near Gainesville, Tex While the
members of the band were rifling the
express car Doolan held the passengers
in their seats by the persuasive use OF
a Winchester. On the car back of the
smoker, says a correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, was pretty girl
who was going to the Chickasaw coun.
try to teach school, and her face seemed
to attract the outlaw, for he inquired
where she was going and her business
A few months later a good-looking
fellow began to be seen in the vicinity
of Purcell, where the girl, Belle Bailey,
taught school. The two became
friends and then lovers. People warned
the girl against Ballard, as the man
called himself, but the young lady paid
no attention to them. About a year
ago Deputy Marshal Spears happened to
ride into the place where Miss Bailey
taught school, and found there this man
Ballard. The recognition was mutual.
Both went for their guns, but the
stranger was the quicker of the two
Get down off your horse" he com,
handed, when he saw he had the drop
on the officer. Spears obeyed.
81 won't kill you," said Ballard, "be-
cause want to reform, if you'll let me,
but don't propose to be shot In the
back. Unbuckle your belt and throw
1t away. Be careful how you do it, or
you are dead maD."
The deputy obeyed and was left
bound with his Own handouts. During
the melee the girl stood as though pet
rifed. AS she saw her lover about to
turn away she said: "Who and what
are you?"
"Bill Doolan," replied the man 81
want to reform, but they won't let me-"
Common rurnor has it that Miss
Bailey did not give up her outlaw lover
even after she knew who he was. She
lost her school, and six months ago she
disappeared. No one knows just where
the pretty school-teacher drifted to,
but it is fact that for the past year
Doolan has been very quiet, and for
four months no one has seen him in the
territory. Sensational telegraphic re-
ports sent out in regard to fights with
the notorious Bill Doolan" have
proved fakes in every instance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
OUR CITIES SAVED BY Russli
Remarkable Statement Made By the Gr.ns
Duke Alexis


Two interesting and signifcar,
stories were told in the Brooklyn navy
yard the other day which have special
bearing on events now in progress OF
Development The first relates to the
young German emperor. who made sew.
oral visits TO the white squadron wher
il was at kieI.
One day he was talking with a cele.
brated American captain
Captain" said he. Il see that most OF
your country's warships are fast cruis-
ers. What do you call them, ali, com.
merce destroyers, do you not?'
Yes. emperor" said the American
We've been watching you on This
SIDE" the emperor went on, and we
have come to the conclusion that these
ships are built for war with England
What other nation has any commerce
TO des.roy?"
There was silence after this. for our
captain had said more than he intended
Grand Duke Alexis, who is full Rus.
sian admiral and the head of the Rus
sian navy, was also frequent visitor to
the Americans at Kiel. One day. watch
ing the Columbia, the grand duke said
TO the captain:
I'm glad you Americans are rebuild
ing your feet. Do you know what most
impressed me when visited your coun-
try? The first thing was your wonder
full natural wealth and the second the
absolutely inadequate means at your
disposal for natural defense. Twice in
my career l have heard the project OF
capturing one or two of yodr great
cities and holding them for ransom de-
iberately discussed by officers of Eu-
ropean fleets whose countries had hard
work to make ends meet. And they
meant it, too, but they were told that
Russia and the United States are
friends"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
CURIOUS TONGUES.
Those Of the Woodpecker. the Parrot aaa
the HummIDg Bird.

Those Of the Woodpecker. the Parrot aaa
the HummiDg Bird.
Some fresh information about the
tongues of birds has recently been gath.
cred by German naturalist. Many
people suppose that woodpeckers use
their sharp-pointed tongues as darts
with which to transix their prey. Il
is true that the woodpecker, like the
humming-bird. can dart out its tongue
with astonishing rapidity, and that its
mouth is furnished with an elaborate
mechanism for this purpose; yet inves-
tigation shows that the object of this
swift motion is only 20 catch the prey,
not to pierce it For the purpose OF
holding the captured victim, the wood.
pecker's tongue is furnished with 8
sticky secretion.
Considering its powers of initiating
speech, 1t is not surprising to learn that
the parrots tongue resembles that OF
man more closely than any other birds
tongue does
1t is not because the parrot is more
intelligent than many other birds, but
because its tongue is better suited for
articulation than theirs. that II is able
TO aInuSe US with its minicry.
The hum:ning- birds tonrue. is IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
A CENTURY OF WAR.
Soldiers Killed During the Battles Of One
Hundred Years

Hundred Years
When the revolution broke out
Frances effective army was only 12O,-
000men. For the wars waged during ten
years, in Belgium, on the Sambre, the
Mouse, the Rhine, the Alps, the Pyre-
nees, in the Vendee and in Egypt, there
were called out 2,So0, 900. At the census
made in the ninth year of the republic,
says the London Lancet, there re-
manned of these only 677, 59s. In the
killed and in dead by disease the wars
of the first republic cost France 2,122,
400 men. From 1901 to Waterloo. $751;
89s men scarcely suficed to fill the
blanks, which in an incessant war
against combined Europe France in
CURED at Austerlitz, jena, Auerstadt,
Friedland, Saragossa, Eckmuhl, Ess-
ling, Wagram, Taragona, Smolensk,
Moscow, Lutzen. Bautzen, Dresden,
Leipzig and Waterloo.
Under the restoration of Louis Phil
ippe and the second republic, in spite
of the war in Spain (1S23), the conquest
of Algiers C1s3o) and the taking of Ant
werp, France passed through a COM
parative calm. The army numbered
about 21S,74S, and the mortality aver
aged 90 per 1000. In 1883 commenced
the epoch of the great wars-tha
Crimea, Italy (1s59-6o), China u6eO-1),
Mexico Qs62-6) and the disasters of
1870. In the Crimea, out Of 500, 26s
men, 5,615 suocumbed; in Italy, out of
6OO ON thera dia5 ia 6-Q. II, China Q5n
and in Cochin China 4S per 1000. The
second empire cost France about 1,6O0r
600 soldiers. According to DR.. Lang
neau's Topographic tables the century
from 1875 to 1895 witnessed the death IN
battle or by disease Of 5000, 900 French
polIiar,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
DEATHS FROM SKUNK BITE.
More Numerous In Kansas Years Ago Than
Those From RzttIesnAke Bite.

Those From RzttIesnAke Bite.
To eastern people, or people who
live no farther than the Missouri
river, the idea of skunk's bite
being venomOus may seem prepos-
ferrous Indeed, it is the popular
idea that these animals. having a
much more potent weapon of defense,
never bite. But in western Kansas il
is different OF late years not so very
much has been heard Of skunks biting
out there, but in the early history OF
the settlements these animals were
more seriously dreaded than either
Indians or rattlesnakes-
During many years residence in
western Kansas the writer personally
knew of ten deaths from skunk bites
to one from rattlesnake bite. In the
year 1868 four United States soldiers
were killed in one night By skunk bite
while camped IN the vicinity Of Fort
Hayes. As late as 1879 the young son
of a sheep man living near Hays City
died in terrible commissions as the re-
suit of a skunk bite. The records Of
old Fort Dodge show a mum Der Of
deaths from the same cause, and an :
earlier western Kansas settler can re-
late scores of incidents OF q similar
nature. The bitten persons were al
WAYS seized with hydrophObia and
died with all the attendant circum-
stances of horror which mark thai
malady.
Fer some reason. possibly climatic.
the skunks OF Western Kansas were
mostly mad. Prof F. V. Riley. United
States entomologist. made a thorough
investigation Of the matter and de-
parted no wiser than he came. eIeep;
for the conclusion that most Of the
species in Western Kansas were run
ming stark mad for some uneTplain-
able cause The hunters had a theory
that they were made 50 by the poison
set out for wolves. but Prof Riley *
ploded this theory BY demonktratlng
tina, the internal anatomy % a skunk
was the same as that Of wolf and
that anything which would Kill me
latter would also Kill the former
kansas City Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
KINGLY KINDNESS.
Vie Austrian ho.aroh Provides C.xh fsr
the DEBTS of his omeerG


the DEBTS of His omesr&
II il said in the Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph there is a queer feature Of
Austrian army life which II probably
not known In America. Emperor Fray
els Joseph turns over every year 20 the
chief Of his private cabinet something
like $4,000 for his private fortune.
This sum Is used f. paying the debts OF
distinguished army ofioers. providing
,he debts are honorable aud the officers
are Of sufficiently high rank.
Every year the apportionrrsDt 70 or.
hausted before the end Of the year. al
Austrian army officers are pr0vrrbially
unlucky Ia finances. The d.stTesssd q.
Ecer, over h;s ears ia debts and threat
ened with disgracc. makes cut a state
uent % his ease. which Is laid before
the old ernperor's kindly eye II - 3.
made CERTAIN that The dsbts are not
rambling debfs Eud we're u1o5erzssly
unavoidable. - % sreak. che emperor
directs The chief q bis private cabinet
90 grant relief ThIs custom wa estAh,
Hshed long ago. but the en- peror can a..
ford IL without having 20 deny hiraSsIf
Of ueres.s-ry food and clothing. for IN.
private fortune ~ The Hapah-lrys which
he Inherited from his father rss H.
o0o.ooo, and Be gets a salary Of q. 90. 600
9 year for ruling Austria. Next 20 The
ear % Russia, he "a he richest non
sIch Of Europe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
A FOOlHARDY FEAT.
The Thrilling Performance of a Traveller
In CeylOn.

The Thrilling Performance of a Traveller
In CeyIon.
In one of the wilder parts of Ceylon
there is a famous statue of Buddha
nearly fifty feet in height, carved from
the face of a cliff in such a way that
only two slender ties at the back main
tain its attachment to the living stone
In connection with this statue strange
story of foolhardiness is told by Sir
William Gregory, formerly governor OF
Ceylon.
Il mounted the rock from which the
image was carved, and found it to be
three or four feet above the top of the
statues head. Mr.. Adams, a man re
markable for his activity and nerve
told me of feat he performed here
many years ago, while assistant agent
In this district
''He actually took it into his head e
jump from the top of the cliff to the
head of the statue. Even if the head
had been of the ordinary shape, there
would have been only the smallest
standing ground; but the legend OF
DN0uh" SANSS hAAA d OAnC"HaO SAOpAA6
head, with a sharp topl1not.
lon this slope Mr.. Adams alighted
He had then to turn round without any
support, and jump up two or three feet
TO reach the rock again. Ee found hi.
nerve failing, but at last made a des
perate effort, and just reached the ledg,
from which he had sprung when h,
was seized and pulled up by an attend
ant.
The very thought of such a fea
makes ne giddy. There is not the leas
doubt of the truth of the story"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
eggs and shells are better beaten into

eggs and shells are better beaten into
spoonful of water and added at the
second boiling.
Red Soup-One quart of starch, half
"a onion, half a can of tomatoes Boil
throe-cuarters of an hour, strain, add
a teaspoonful of sugar, a cup of milk,
piece of butter, and pepper and salt
Thicker with two tablespoonfuls OF
-four rubbed into a smooth paste with
little cold water or milk. Parsley
may be used for favoring, but must be
removed before serving.
Green Pea Soup-Boil one quart OF
peas in two quarts of water, strain
through potato-masher, return TO the
same water, adding a teaspoonful of
butter rolled in -four, pepper, and salt
Boil two hours and serve hot.
White Soup-Boil one quart of very
rich milk, or add either one cup OF
cream or a large piece of butter. II
boiled with chicken bones it will have
a nice flavor. Season with minced
onion, pepper and salt, and garnish
with parsley. You may use a little
flour creamed with the butter tc
thicken. Instead of chicken bones or
onion the white parts of celery may be
used, chopped fine.
Another Green Soup-Boil three
pounds of veal in four quarts of cold
water, Swimming carefully. Add three
punches of asparagus, except the
heads. Add salt and pepper and a
sprig of parsley. Boil four hours, re-
move the grease, strain and boil again
half an hour, after adding the aspara-
gus heads. Dissolve n tablespoonful of
cornstarch in a little cold water and
stir it in cup of boiling milk. Pour
into the soup, let it boil one minute
and serve.-Philadelphia Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
TIPPING THE OCEAN.
Change in the Level Produced by tb'
Earth's Rotation.

Change in the Level Produced by the
Earth's Rotation.
The discovery that the axis of the
earth is not fixed in direction, but that
It swings round in such way as to
cause the north pole itself to revolve
once in every fourteen months round a
circle ten yards in diarfster, is now
generally accepted as IA esta blished
fact
1t is evident that such a webbing Of
the earth's axis of rotation, small
though it be, must produce some effect
upon the level of the ocean at its shores,
and an examination of the very careful
records, which have been kept for
more than forty years, of the height Of
the tide in the canal at Helder, in Hol-
land, was recently made for the pur-
pose of determining whether such an
effect could be perceived.
The result of the examination showed
that the average level of the water had
varied with great regularity, in re-
curing period of fourteen months, ever
since the tide records were begun in
1851.
The inference is that this regular
change of level must be due to the
swinging round of the axis of the earth.
The amount by which the level changes
"a little less than fve-eighths of an
fnch-also corresponds to the calcu-
lated change that should result from
the supposed cause.
So we are gradually learning to ap-
preciate how delicately the ponderous
earth is poised as it swings in its vast
orbit round the sun, and how even the
mighty ocean responds to the slightest
tipping this way and that of the great
axis of the globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23
ONE ON HAWKSHAW.
Re Raidsd a Den of Licensed HsasebreAk'
ors and Robbers.


ers and Robbers.
One of the detectives connected with
the bureau at the city hall went into a
barber shop the other evening and sat
in one of the chairs to be shaved, says
the Philadelphia Record. While the
barber was making ready TO shave him
he started one of his characteristic con-
versations. Receiving short answers
10 every question that he put to the de-
tective, however, the tonsorial artist
brought the tete-a-tete to close and 81
lence reigned supreme.
The local Hawkshaw was in half q
doze while the barber was busily en-
gnged in applying lather on his face,
when suddenly the sound of a hammer
striking against some metallic sub
stance was heard emanating from the
rear of the barber shop. Then voices
Were heard IN the following dialogue:
That was a good job that we done out
at Germantown last week, Pete" Yes,
that was the neatest piece of work we
done for some time; there was so little
trouble with it." The detective at once
opened his eyes and became interested
The first voice continued:
1T brought us in 1925 and we had
better"
His conversation at this stage was in.
terrupted by knocks on the door and
hearing the detectives voice calling
out: Leave me in or TIL break down
the door" one of the men in the back
room threw the door open The Hawk
shaw. expecting 20 find a den Of coun-
terfeiters or burglars, rushed through
the door and fell into plumbers shop,
where two Of the employees were work
II