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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

Indian territory hay Is being sold IN
Joplin, No. Cor four dollars a ton. q
'ower price than ever before known fo.
il II that market.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24
Palmer Leaves for ST. Pan,

Chicago. Oct. 23.-General Palmer
reached Chicago this morning and at
once left for ST. Paul over the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul road, where ne
was 10 make the closing speech at the
Palmer and Buckner rally held at ST.
Paul tonight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

WANTED-You can get your piano
tuned any time. Our tuner is here all
the time. All work guaranteed. Barnes
& Newcomb's music house di0-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

-pieced decorated amber
glazed handsome patterns tea and dinner
sets now OIL sale for the small sum of$6.ss
at Racket, To- y. Man st. dl54-l2t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

WANTED---Bicycles 20 repair. Ex-
pert repairing a speciality. Moderate
prices. r. II. Roys Cycle Co., 21s E.
Douglas ave. 126-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

FOR SALE-One nickle trimmed
Round Argand stove, perfect shape.
ready to use. Mcnamara * Co. 1913
Main st. 136-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

WANTED-500 head spring calves
prime native steers. Address ]. ID. koher
137 y. Man St. dl35-5t'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

FOR SALE-A first-class family car
rage horse. Enquire III y. TopeFa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24
FOR R6nT-ROOMS

FOR SALE-Stereotype outfit. In first
class condition. Address Stereotype"
care Eagle. dJ0-tI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

FOR SALE-Special sal. of stoves
cooks. heaters and oil heaters. Rowlee's
Hardware Store. Sc n. Main d1S5-tf.
FOR SALE-Young driving horse. 5S1
S. Sycamore St dlSJ-6t'
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FOR SALE-Geod, fresh milch cow Is
y. Main ST. di35-3t'
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FOR RENT-Furnished or unfuTrisled
rooms with board. 20 North EmpOr.a
avenue GI3i-6ts
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FOR RBNT-Stin few gooc rooms left.
singly and ensuite, in best located build
ings. l.. W. Clapp. dl25-l5tg
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FOR SALE-ti0UosS.

FOR RENT-Store room No. 81 S. Main
St, cheap. Dean Gordon. dlvs-tf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24

WIANIiEDAResp oas,ble persons whs
wish buggy or work horses for their fees
for this winter can set them at 1885 y
Market ST., by calling soon. GlSs-2t-
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FOR sALE-MIsCeLLANECUS.
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Wants
For Sale
For Trade
Fer Exchange
Miscellaneous
Real Estate
FinancialS
DorSOn9sS

Advertisements under absve classlfica-
tons must be IN the counting room by
8 o'clock every nigh. except Saturdays
which ~ 10 o'clock
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
AnMLnss Anr1rxn


Painters effhouf fsnnaa stne flave
Done EHceiient work VITA Ihsir
Feet.
A reporter was slrolllng along q
prominent thoroughfarc on walnut
Hills the other day when he came upon
business room that was being re-
modelled and improved preparatory 70
occupancy. The carpenter who was do.
Ing the work was a one-armed man.
ana not only managed bis Ratchet and
saw sklllfully, but was quite intelligent
In conversation. He aid not appear 70
bemoan the fate that had deprived him
OF a good strong arm. but regarded Il
with the cir Of philosopher. He sald
that be was not the only one-arined
carpenter IN Cinclnnatl-that he knew
Of four or i've others.
Another one-armed man familiar 20
residents OF the hin whose misfortune
would seem 10 interfere with his voca.
ton, but does not. l. the driver Of one
Of the biz oil tank wagons. He does
everything required Of a man with two
arms IN such a position. from drivlne
the team 10 measuring out the Oh and
delivering Il 10 his customers.
Judging from the following instances
published IN an English Journal. Il
would seem that the absence Of one. or
even both arms. need not interfere
with one earning ones bread aud but.
ter.
"Onc Of the leading Belgian artists
Of the present day Is a gentleman who.
IN default Of arms. paints with his foot.
His name Il Fehu. He lives Al Ant.
wcrp. where be has a spacious atc,ief
In the market place.
Tie uses his supple feet without any
apparent effort 70 open his color box,
clean his brushes. set bis palate and
arrange his writing materials. lie
paints with surprising swiftnsss and
delicacy Of touch. II may be sale Of
him. too, that ne writes an excellent
foot. One nf his friends says bis writ.
ing Il az bold. free and flowing as any
handwriting with which be Il acquaint
cd. He IA. moreover. a man Of gentle
nature. c0urtly In manners, Of highly
cultivated Intelligence and no less en-
eaglnE IN speech than Ia appearance.
Earlier IN the present century there
fout.shed another armless artist, 4
lady named IInwlln. who. besides
painting very tolerable pictures. learn
cd 70 DO with her toes variety Of ~
tereft.ng and Ingenious things-cul
watch papers and the like. She grasp
Cd and worked her scissors In some
way that has never been explained.
Miss Blfiin was only a tribe less IN
fortunate. She was born without toei
or hands and without any mere arm
than was represented BY q stump cui
short above the elbow. Yet she man
aged 10 make for herself comfortable
living In the artistic way.
'she painted miniatures with exquis
lie neaincs5 and accuracy. and added
20 this by cutting ont paper proAie'
with tho aid Of her mouth. pair Of
scissors and her two little siumps. IN,
earl Of Morton employed her % pain
some portraits for him. aud introduced
her to the notice Of royalty. who ais,
patronlEcd her and put her In the way
OF obtaining advanced lessons IN paint
Ing from one OF the foremost men o.
the day He also gave her a small pen
sion. with the aid Of which she set NJ
a. q regular professional. She fell Il
love and married. but carried on he
work. and was always known undc
her maiden name. "Cinclnnatl Enquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

From the Seattle Post-Inlelligencer:
Scientists are startled when they nnd
new flsh Weighing twenty pounds-
Here on Puget sound. where all the
natural history Is so new and attract
I've to scientists II has been quite com
mon 10 find from Eve 10 ton new spe'
cies Of flsh during a summers dredging,
but Il has been many years since &c
rare a hsh was caught AZ the one CALI
ing forth thiA article. On Sept IS
1896. while fishing on the banks some
twenty-elght milea south-southwest Of
Cape Flattery In the schooner Wono'
ma. Capt. Jacobson caught strange
and uneommonly beautiful fish In
elghty-nve faihoms OF water. The fish
Is 26h inches long. II inches deep, and
about four inches thick. II weighs
twenty pounds. and In high coloring
surpasses nearly every other ilsh Of the
ocean. Tho top Of the head Is brick
rcd, the back Is a metallic blue, ahad-
ing to an aluminium color on the belly.
The meslan line Is strongly arched and
marked by a series Of large scales. The
whole ish Is covered with pure white
round spots. Tho fms are strong-spined
and extend nearly the whole length OF
the nsh. The long spine Of the dorsal
"a ten inches IN length. The tail IL
iunate. The color OF the fms Is bright
vermilllon, edged with sulphur yellow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10


II h asserted that the stealing Of
current from trolley circuits for use In
houses. saloons and stores Is becoming
very common. This Is not surprising.
In view OF the ease with which the
tapping OF the circuit can be effected.
A simple test for determining the
source OF any suspected electric light
ing was put In practice recently with
conclusive results- A station superin-
tendent, in passing /, 3loon, noticed
the electric lights 70 nt and then
start up bright again, al the incandes-
cent lights in the trolley cars some
times do. lie thought that vas queer
way for the lights supplied BY his sta
ton 10 behave. and he decided TO In
stleate. Being familiar with the
technical differences between the cur
rent systems for lighting and the meth
cd OF supplying electric power for the
propulsion and illumination Of cars. he
knew that by a very simple experiment
he could find out something more as
to the source Of the supply Of the cur
rent A lighting company wires q
building so that any ineandeacent
lamp In Il can be shut of or taken out
without affecting the others. In a rail-
way plant the lamps are fed In such a
way that II ono ie shut OF all cease to
glow The guDoriutondent passed into
a side room Of the saloon and quietly
unGcrewed one OF the incandesceni
bulbs. As he expected, ell the llgAti
on the same wire went out On the
following night tho current supplying
the electric line on that street was, BY
agreement. cut OF a. 4 certain time
AZ that moment the illumination In thl
saloon ceased. when the current wa
turned on again the saloon was agaif
lighted up. Examination showed thai
the wire had been tapped near the sa
loon. the connection with tho feed wir'
being made by means Of a nall A
large number Of similar taps" wor'
found. In some cases the Job had
boen done by a bogus station man,
who had called regularly for payment
OF the current supposed 70 have beer
consumed This. at all events. wal
the story told by some Of those whs
were found using the stolen current
Chicago Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

- 49," -+"'-HHtt 1855 = tFNHHNN w.
liess ~
7 have been young and nov en- ols
said one o. the charming mlddle-ass
women OF the period. whose looks belle
the baptlsmai register, and Who rather
enjoy arrosallns TO themselves ~ VIE.
dom and experience Of ass. says TIE
New York Tribune. and kaTe
reached that period Of life" she con
iinued, when can look back and go
results and note how seldom those Vie
are born with silver spoons IN their
mouths. as the saying ls. have he ~,
yer fork when they are grown ~
When look back and remember who
were the 1eunesse doTee Of ny youth
the men whose lives and positions
above ali others seemed particularly
enviable and desirable-and then loon
about me aud see how few Of those wh1
were called men Of pleasure IN these
days have attained az honorable and
useful middle age. feel that ! can
preach a sermon 10 my boys and theil
friends with object lessons that ought
10 make Il very impressive. Some are
poor having spent health and sub
stance, like the prodissl son. IN riotoui
living. Even those who have apDer'
entity not suffered in purse or health
are a set Of disseminated. blaae, weary
"orldllngs. who 80 ever the zane tread
mil OF fashionable exlstence year b
year without pleasure OF profit An.
other thing have noticed from M
vantage ground Of ilfelong experience
u that II only as a purely worldly
maxim, honesty Is certaialy the besi
policy. Many 4 brilliant man ! hasi
seen who has destroyed bis prospects b
the crooked ways IN which be sought
TO better himself financially. politically
and even socially. whereas II he valket
honorably before all men he would have
gained the worlds good opinion. and n
many Instances the very things ht
coveted. And finally there are ths
young married couples Of my youth. II
nine cases out Of ten those Of my irienai
Who married poor young men. and vhs
gave up the luxuFies Of their homes
70 prove veritable helpmeets 70 The mer
Of their choice. are now almost without
exception prosperous. and IN many
cases, wealthy. while those men and sifh
who married for money are. a. q rule
greatly IN want Of Il. Be good and
you viii be happy Is the cid maxim
and certainly Il seems true from q ma
terlallstie as well nn from a religion
point Of view"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
AN EXPENSIVE PLAYHOUSE.
a Little Chicago Girl Has Oas which
Cost $4,000.

Cost N3tNoNs
A little girl out IN Chicago who has
very rich and Independent father Is
the owner Of the most beautiful and
complete dollhouse. probably. that
ever was built Il stands on the lawn
Of her hone. and built OF brick. with
a tiny tower and cupola, 1. LOOKS OK
aetly like a small copy Of any fashion
able residence. A flight Of stone steps
leads up 10 the front door, which lie
OF solid oak. beautifully polished. and
provided with an electric bell 10 an
nounce callers. On the door. which is
four feet high. large enough TO admit a
good-slzed child. Is a polished silver
plate with the name OF the
little owner written upon H.
Once inside. the delights Of
the place would rejoice any little
Girls heart. The hallway is finished
IN hard woods. and ls lighted by a small
ras lamp. hanging from the ceiling,
umbrella and hat racks stand there,
and pretty portieres separate II from
the parlor. In this handsome room the
/ furniture Is all OF white enameled wood,
covered with white brocaied silk. II
/ has a beautiful mantcl covered with
! handsome ornaments. a real gas chan
dolier. besides lovely little lamps on
tables. The dining room has side
boards and china closets. the kitchen
IA exactly like any kitchen, only tiny
and the bedrooms are fitted up In n;
most complete manner. As the cell
irgs are six feet ten inches high. The
rooms are plenty big enough for the
little owner aud her friends to pla,
about IN H. Lovely doll
from Paris make up the fam
ny. including handsomely dresse'
dolls es ladies In the parlor
q cook doll In the kitchen, baby an'
nurse dolls In the bedrooms, and wait
RES dolls IN the dining-roOn. tn
house and fittings and family cost owe
5000. and do you know that there 1
no moro real fun 10 be had ont OF /
than from the lovely dollhouse man.
girls make out OF soapboxes9-NeV
York Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

A lady friend Informs rs Of the re-
markablc growth Of some shade trees
planted In front Of her residence In
this city. one spring a few years ago.
she says Il was due 10 the fact that
lot OF refuse potatoes from the cellar
wcro thrOwn into the hole made for the
trees. The potatoes sprouted. and mado
the ground around the roots Of the
trees loose and porous and. as the pota-
Toes were not dug. but left 10 decay,
the soil was kept moist during the dry
months OF simmer and early fan. This
Is valuable hint aud should be acted
npon by those who plant trees and
shrubs m the sprlng. The trouble with
spring planted trees usually h The dry
summers. Heavy mulchlng II a great
help. bot the potato method u better
Indiana Farmgr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

The mouth Is small and too,hless. the
lower lip prolrndlng and OF a vermll-
lion color. Tho eyes are large and
round. None OF the books on fsheB In
the libraries Of the University OF Wash
lngton or the Young Naiurallsts' SOcl-
ETY. give any description OF this new
visitor Of the iinny tribes. The nearest
descriptions found In the books are Of
two celebrated fishes Of the Atlantic
ocean. One Of these Atlantic forms Is
the Opah KING fsh. which Is described
as a great delicacy. but q Ia 90 rarc
that not many have had an opportunity
OF trying H. but ore Of the nearest
relatives Of this new FISH Is the "zeua
fabcr" or the John Dory" Of the At
lantlc. This 10 a highly priced food
FISH. but q Il never taken In quantity.
This specimen was brought 10 Seattle
and found iis way into the museum OF
the Young Na,uralists' Society. where
Il was photographed. Is colors care
fully noted. and then preserved In
formalin. the new and valuable pre-
sentative. Further examination OF the
flsh has led some OF the local scientists
10 believe that the new fab belongs e
the genus "Iampris." and Is therefor'
true Opah. but II Is undoubtedly
new species. very different from thu
Atlantic opahs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
Rays and rascreulo.i..

Exhaustive experiments with y rays
on the germs OF tuberculosis have been
reported TO the French Academy OF Sci
cncc. A number OF guinea pigs were
lnoculaied with tuberculosis virus. Hall
Of them were subjected to tho rays
every day for olgh: weeks Both lots
were treated precisely alike. with the
exception OF the application Of the rays.
Al the end OF the experiment Il was
found that the guinea pigs treated with
the rays were IN excellent health and
had grown fat Tho others had dcyol-
oped ahscosses and were evidently all
ing Il Ia a fact long established that
light kills certain sorts OF gcrma II
may be- that In this wonderful discoy'
cry a cure for or mitigation OF this
dread disease has been found. Certain
~ il would seem TO be In order TO pur-
sue this suhloc, with a good deal Of
earnostncss. Tuberculosis patients
might be put under the \ rays with 9
view TO ascerialning their eject upon
the human organization. II \ ray
KIN tuberculosis germs. a discovery hal
been made that will rank with any
thing ever developed In the study o.
medical science.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
JOSH DIllIMos' PHILOSOPHY

The man Who kan get the most truth
into the fewest words. Il the best Eel.
low going.
The cheapest and best eddlkashun
kno Ov Ia TO learn from the experience
ov othera
We are too apt to look upon Fate ~
uumthinr that anticipates ua We make
our own fate. and too often cut ov very
poor materials.
We are a set oy cancelled asses emmy
how. We think wo kan SCI right thru
cnnybeddy. but don't think ennybodly
kan see han an inch Into rs.
Yung fellow. think ov this: The
world won't Civ "a enny krodl, for TN
mony that yn hAv squandcfedl 81,
what yu make. and hang onto. tS
viii.
The more branes a party has got. the
more eddikashun they kan stand. The
richest and strongest ground win take
the most manure: weak soils are Ct W
bl
We are Citing 80 highly oddikaled
and civilized. that Il Il easer 70 prove
u nov days than Il was the truth q
hundred years ago.
SHOTS are ov al patterns and all &C.
grees. Emmy man or woman IA a enoh
who trys to gain b pTesenshun the no.
tiss or respekt which IA due only 70
kapasliy and honesty.
Human nature Is a cheerful study.
Dig out a spring b the roadside. az Il
M with a nice han barrel 10 hold ihe
water. place a M Tin dipper b the sld.
ov Il. and then Sc bow long 4 viii
b before the weary traveller. after
slakelng his thlrst win steal sho alp.
per.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

The successful operation Of the tram
ways IN Glasgow Is full OF encourage
mcnt to the advoca.o1 Of municipal
ownership and operation OF stree, rail-
ways The Committee Of Councils hav-
ing charge OF the matter report that
for the second year OF the experiment
the receipts were Si,6iS,SS7. and the
operating expenses si.si5.371. leaving a
balance OF siOS.Oii. This result has
been achieved at the same time that
the fares were reduced. For the &c.
49,. 59i passengers who were carried the
average fare was ia cent? a passen-
ger. The employees are clothed at the
expense OF the department. and a
friendly society has been established
among them. with i.i7i memtcra
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Customs Of the ftaiian Poultry Deal
era OF San Francisco.

Customs Of the Italian Poultry Deal
ers Of san Francisco.
Tho sailor has bis musical shanty. 10
which be keeps time as he trots about
the capstnn until the srchor Is hoisied
10 the peak; the far ner trills = lay 10
tighten bis labors a. he pitches hay
into a wagon. and these s0ngs arc IA
millar TO many; tut whoever heard or
saw a gang OF Italian chlckcn-pickcrs
sing and dcnudc owls 10 the time Of
the muslc7
such a scene ian be witnessed any
Friday evening AZ the Clay Street mar.
kct. while the employees OF the big
poultry houses that have their places
Of business there arc preparing for
sale the chickens that the housewife
buys TOT the Sunday dinner
The men scat themselves IN half
circle AMI each takes a fowl Ono
stroke Of a sharp knife across the
throat puts the unfortunate squawklns
hrOilcr cut OF It's misery. and then the
FOREMAN Of the gang starts the song.
A they catch the air and the time the
others chime In. and In an Instant the
plucklng begins. With rythmic mo-
ton the nlmble fingers grasp the
feathers aud pull them out during all
the time OF the aoEg.
Feathers nv In all directions. but the
song gees on until the last pin-feathers
are removed and the carcnsscs ar
tossed into a pile. ready for the mar
who puts on the finishing touches ana
prepares them for the inspection VI
prospective purchasers.
The Fapidlty With which a chicken .
stripped OF lss feathers Il astonishing
70 the unlnltlatcd who has tried Il bu
a few times. and 90 adept have Ties
men become that they finish their fowl
almost simultaneously. aud the process
Il repeated In unison. THREE dozel
binds Il not considered a heavy night
work for one man. aud when pressed
for time they manage TO compass evcl
moro than that.
The song they sing Il REMARKABLE.
lively and sweet. aud much resemble
the song q the fishermen a. they roy
their boats. though the time - mucl
fastcr.-San Francisco Cali.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10


The news that tho house No. 10
Downing street. London. b to be torn
down. 70 make room for more pre-
tensions structure. has created much
discussion throughout Great Britain
and cannot fail 10 arouse interest here.
For 200 years the mighty British en-
pire has been ruled from THE dingy
house. which IL associated not with one
nlusirious name alone In English his
tory. but with hundreds Of them. No
10 Downing stree, has been the Official
Great Britain since the beginning OF
the las, century. iis FIRST occupant OF
that rank being Sir Robert walpole.
Among his succesSorp-al 40. 10 D0wn-
ine F.rett was Lord North. the states
mao,v whom Erei.h "a b mainly in
debte1~ ssfcthat war OF independence
that resulted In the loss OF the Ameri.
can colonies II was TO a room at No.
10 Downing street that the great Lord
Chatham was carried after he swoonod
IN the House OF Lords during the mem
orahlo debate on American Affairs. and
n was there. too. that rilt, the younger
the hoavon-born minister. who made u,
his constant residence. had ha heart
broken By the iirst Napoleon. Fox lived
there. and 70 did Claiming. while the
only occasion on which Lord Nelson
ever me, the great Duke OF Wellington
was In tho waillng-room OF No. 10
Downing street, where both were walt
ing to see the prime minister, Wei
ilngion. AZ that time only Sir Arthur
WELLESLEY. know the celebrated admiral
from his picture. Nelson. however. dld
not know Sir Arthur. but was 80 Ctruck
with his conversation that he stepped
, out Of the room 20 inquire who he
(plght be. Earl Grey made Downing
sheet his residence, as did also Mr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

An old Scotch lady. who had no rel
ish for modern church music. was ox-
pressing her dislike OF the singing OF
an anthem In her own church enc day.
when a nelghhor said: "Why. that "a a
cry Old anthem. David sung that an
hem to Saul" To this the old lady re-
,lied: "Wcol. woel. moo for the arat
inc understand why Saul threw hla
ayelln Al David when the lad sung
or him. Exchange.