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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

melted, cayenne pepper, little mustard
and dash of vinegar. Fill the hol-
lowed whites with this paste. Chop
crosses. season with pepper. salt. vine
gar and sugar. Spread same about two
inches thick on a platter and lay the
eggs thereon in rotation. Can uso let
tuce or cabbage instead of crosses.
Scalloped Sweet Potatoes.-A dish OF
scalloped sweet potatoes is delicious.
Peel, wash and slice them in thin slices,
put layer Of them in large pudding
dish sprinkle salt over them, with q
very little powdered cracker crumbs.
ond put bit of butter; then another
layer Of the sliced potatoes, cracker
crumbs, salt and butter, until the dish
is full. Don't be sparing Of the butter.
% this requires more than the scallop
ofwhite potatoes. Pour in milk enough
20 nearly cover and bake until nicely
Drowned.
Sweet Potatoes Creamed.-Boil the
potatoes. When cool enough peel and
cut in half Ienghtwise, then cut each
half.in three long pieces. Place on a
tin in hot oven, sprinkle with salt and
put two spoonfals of butter In tho
pan; when they have been in a few
olinutes pour over them a cupful Of
sweet cream. When IL Is hot pour the
e-eamed potatoes into q vegetable dish
and serve
Cocoanut PuddinS.-Cream one cup
ful of sugar with the yolks Of six eggs.
and stir In one-hai. pound Of grated
socoaaut ffresh grated is better than
the desiccated). one pint of rich milk,
and one-half cupful of stale sponge cake
crumbs, two teaspoonfuls Of vanilla,
ard the whites of three eggs well
f-cthed. Put in the oven and bake for
20 minutes. Add 10 the top of the pud-
ding meringue made of the whites Of
tie other three eggs, beaten stiR into
which has been stirred one-half cppful
of powdered sugar. Let this brown
slightly, then serve.-St. Louis Repub-
liz
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

center Of . system Of planets. where
hitherto 1t was thought to contain only
about 2o,o00, 900 such suns.
"A female Goldfish will lay 5000. .ooe
eggs during q single season. Piscato
rial authorities say that were it not fol
the work of the natural enemies Of fish.
they would fill all the available spaca
in the seas, rivers and oceans
Snow appears white because it is an
aggregation of an infinite number OF
minute crystals, each rejecting all the
colors of the rainbow; these colors,
uniting before they reach the eye, cause
1t to appear white to every normal eye
Tho nautical term trade Winds
applies to constant winds which blow
at sea to the distance of about 80 de
grees on both sides Of the equator. On
the north Of tho equator they blow
from the northeast and on the south
from the southeast.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
TOBACCO INSOMNIA.
A Distressing Result OF Indiscretion h
Smoking.

u Distressing Result OF lndiSCretiOn n
Smoking.
Many brain-workers suffer from IN
ability TO sleep. This is frequently met
with among those who work late at
night The sufferers complain thai
they feel most lively just when the time
for retiring has come, and that long
period Of restlessness precedes trou-
bled slumber, from which the slightest
noise awakes them. This is very often
caused almost entirely by an Orer-in-
diligence in tobacco. They Bmoke just
before going to bed, ignorant of the
fact that not only may tobacco pre-
vent sleep temporarily, but may render
1t less deep, and consequently less re-
freshing. A grave responsibility at
taches to those who lightly seek to re-
lieve a symptom which is really warn
ing by recourse to o dangerous pallia-
tive. The inability to sleep is often
merely the outcome of On unnatural
mode of life, and il this be corrected
the disability disappears of itself.
Men who work late are commonly
addicted to the tobacco habit. To them
tobacco is not a relaxation after days
work, but nerve stimulant which en-
ables them to accomplish. tasks which
would otherwise be difficult of accom-
plishment- When the mouth becomes
dry, alcohol in some form or other is
resorted to, as a flip 10 enable the
smoker TO tolerate still another cigar
or two. Under these circumstances, to-
bacco acts as cerebral irritant, and
interferes with The vasomotor centers
Of the brain to Buch an extent that the
vessels are unable to adjust themselves
forthwith 10 the condition required for
healthy and untroubled sleep. Discre-
ton in tobacco use would save many
from this distressing condition ot
chronic insomnia. Smoking early IN
the day should be discountenanced. and
It is equally undesirable within an hour
OF SO OF retiring to rest The best rera-
edy for the tobacco habit, short Of total
a abstention, is TO take short walk In
the open air after the .ast pipe~N. 7.
ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

That the Frisco Line est. Louis ana
San Francisco railroad IL positively
ths only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 10 ST.
Louis. without change. leaving Wich-
Eta at 1s:s5 p. m. and lo:i0 .. M. arriv-
Ing In st. Louis at 515 @ m. and S:so
p. m The equipment Of these trains
Is first class in every particular. con-
sisting OF elegant reclining chair cars
(eeats free) ard Pullman Palace Draw
ing Room Sleepers.
II you are going beyond Sc Louis re-
member that conA sction with all hines
Tor the east. northeast and southeast
Is made In the magnificent new Grand
Union station. st. Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger STATEN In
the world
For sleeping car berths ana all ssfor.
nation relative 60 rates. routes, etc.
call ou or address Ticket Agent, corner
Main and Douglas. or Douglas avenue
station.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Generally speaking. we say that the
czrvature of the earth amounts to ABOUT
seven riches TO the statute mile; it il
exactly 699 inches, or 1852 inches for O
geographical mile.
Scientists say that no negro has ever
tanned an elephant or any wild animal
though negroes frequently perform
with wild animals after they have been
cowed into subjection by white men.
Lightning is zigzag because. as II
condenses the air in the Immediate sd-
vance of its path it flies from side te
side in order TO pass where there is the
least resistance TO its progress
Il gray. green or yellowish green
xunstt indicates rain \ red sunset
means rain. A deep blue sky means
fair weather. = growing whiteness. 6
storm. Unusually bright or twinklins
stars mean rain
Prof. Barnard. photograph OF the
milky way shows the existence of soo.-
ooo.ooo suns. each svpposed to be tbs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
PLANTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY.

Weeds and Grasses That Cunbsr tho soil
of This Country.
The dandeion is an old world flower,
not native in America, save far to tho
north and on some of the highest of
our western mountains. But somehow
it was brought here, perhaps fronting
land in old colonial times. Now we see
its golden heads and feathery balls at
every grassy roadside, the Clocks"
the boys and girls blow to tell the hour.
A few years ago farmers in the north
west found a new weed, a vile prickly
weed, in their wheat-fields. In a very
short time this weed, the Russian
thistle, has spread over wide acrea OF
the best farm land in that part of the
country, and has done great injury TO
the crops.
How do these plants spread 50 fast
and 80 far? They are not carried about
and planted. No one would be so fool
ish as to sow Russian thistles. The
mother-plant must have ways Of her
own for sending her offsprings abroad
into the world. Plants propagate them
selves in two ways, from seed or from
buds. Sometimes these buds are borne
on slender runners. A strawberry plant.
sfter it has blossomed, begins to send
out such runners, with buds, unfolding
tufts of leaves, along them. These tufts
are at first connected with the parent
plant, but later the runners between
break away. and each tuft becomes
new plant. Many grasses. like Ber-
muda grass and the troublesome quick
or couch grass, have creeping stems,
zach joint sending out bunch of roots
below and bud on the upper side. IF
you try TO hoe up such grasses, you
only make matters worse, for each joint
when cut of is ready to ftrm an indie
pendent plant. Such grasses spread
very fast. ard soon take possession of
the land they get into.-Thomas II.
kearney. Jr.. in ST. Nicholas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
WOMAN'S iMPULsIvENESS.
1e Often Proves to H Her Worst
Enemy.

Is Often Proves to Bs Her Worst
Enemy.
IF thoughtful woman were asked:
''What u the greatest curse Of your
sex?" she might well answer: 'Im-
pulse" It is responsible for almost all
the mistakes made by the good-hearted
among us. May it. not be safely said
that few minutes thought before
speech or action would prevent most
fatal blundcrs? Many Of us are in pos
itive bondage to our bird-like quickness
to feel, to show our feeling, to retort
or to respond. II we are hurt we must
Immediately give ourselves away" as
the phrase runs, If not by bitter speech
at least by look and manner; yet re-
Election frequently brings the keenest
regret for the lost dignity, the betrayed
secret. Many a one has wrecked her
own happiness for the want Of the pa
tient stoicism which would have led her
to stand aside for awhile watching
events until they brought with them
her opportunities. Even when we ars
happy it is not always well to let tho
bright stream bear US away rudderless.
The impulsive manifestation of affec-
ton, the hasty proposal Of marriage, the
.hastier acceptance-have they never
proved the beginnings Of misery? Or
has a rash word never sundered true
lovers, true friends? II these things
are true il Is likewise true that the
fault in the commencement has been
than OF feminine impulsiveness. The de-
feet is & generous one, and, therefore,
commoler with US than it is with men.
so that It handicaps US unfairly in the
stYuggl. of life. And truly it Is weary
task to be always with host Of petty
maxims preaching down" ones heart.
But we must do Il; either we must rule
feeling or feeling win rule US. It is n
rood servant. but q bad master. Our
loving wonen's hearts are ike the fire
Of the domestic hearth--the light Of the
home when duly controlled warming
the whole house. but Il the fire be not
kept in its subordinate piece what con,
fagration ensuasi-N. T. Commercia;
Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
FOR THE TABLE,
eDms Dishes That Are Trsiy PalatablA
Yet Easily Prepared.

eUms Dishes That Are Trsiy Palatab1s
Yet Easily Prepared
Veal Roast With Tomatoes.-Wash 9
fresh, tender roast OF veal. lard ii well
salt and pepper it and dredge with fouI
on both sides. Lay IL IN baking par
with hot water enough TO nearly cover
il. and roast for an hour, basting with
the gravy eve-y ten or Is minutes. Then
turn On the other SIDE, and 10 the roast
add & quart OF peeled and mashed toIna-
toes, two or three onions chopped 6ne.
two sprigs Of parsely chopped fine and
black pepper. Pour this mixture ove-
the top and baste FOR another hour
every ten minutes, adding boiling
water as needed. Serve bot with IS
own gravy. which is 20 DC eaten with
rice cooked dry.
Deviled Jobster.-Cbop the meat fne-
X of boiled lobster, after removing The
obnoxious portions, keeping the coral
by itself. Season the mince meat with
cayenne, mustard. and some favorite
sauce pu1gent in quality. salt and stir
well together. Mix the cora snootb
with strong vinegar tall of creamy
consistency. Put the meat irto q
granite stew pan. with sufficient water
90 prevent burning. Briny 20 foil.
sdd a ta5iexpooafri Of better ard tie
pre7z-ed coral When 81 al boils sp re
move from t5e fire
swilled Egyz-Boi one dozen egg
hz-d. cut sane Ieng1hxise u hal-<z.
sIicirr bitoHthe bottom 20 make then
stand. Extract the yoIks. rab 10 q
smooth paste with . little butter
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
GATHERS SKULLS.
Medical Student Who Rislrs His Life TO
Get Them.

"
Get Thep.
About Is miles below Portland, on the
Oregon side of the Columbia, the broad
expanse Of water flows without q
ripple. and is deep and as still as death
The bank rises high above the waters
level and stretches away back to the
timber line. Just above this point is
Coffin rock" which was the starting
place to 1.-The happy hunting grounds
OF the various Oregon tribes of Indians,
but the very high water Of 1862 swept
Coffin rock OF all OF ITS deposits to the
point below. It is a lonely place, with
out sound, save the call OF the cricket
in the grass, or the hoot OF the screech
owl nesiled in the adjacent timber.
Here the overfowing waters Of nearly
half-century ago lodged the remains
Of many tribes high and dry, literally
moving the last resting-place Of their
dead, for no Pacific coast tribe ever
buried their dead below the surface Of
the earth. Some hedgcd them about
with rocks, above the ground, leaving
the face upward and exposed. Others
put q bark covering over them, while
others were suspended from limbs or
left IN the forks of trees. Time has
robbed every form OF its substance, and
left only tho whitenAd bones and
bleached skulls
Students, dentists end physicians arc
eager to secure these trophies for articu-
lation. So great Is the demand that at
least one man has for years followed
the hazardous business Of gathering
these skulls for the market. Itisrisky,
for the few remaining Indians still keep
vigil over the remains Of their dead, and
to be caught IN the act Would mean a
prison in the recesses Of tho neighbor-
ing mountains. followed by a death Of
slow torture, fof no quarter or mercy
would Be shown to the victim. Still,
knowing this, Howard Clause, re.
cluse, nightly risks his life to gather
these grinning, whitened skulls, and
every now and then box Of large and
small skulls are shipped from Portland,
Ore, to the various noted seats Of
medical and dental learning in the east.
San Francisco Call.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
SKILLFUL MATADoRES.
Dramatic Scenes and Horrors Of the b,
Ring.

Dramatic Scenes and Horror Of the Buu
Ring.
OF the skill of usatadores one cam
not say too much in praise. The hero
on this occasion was Espartero. The
two others. quite as skillful perhaps,
were Guerrita and BombitA All three
were the foremost men in their pro-
fession. Their nerve and their skill
were as perfect as their dress, their
bearing and their grace. Guerrita was
rather my favorite. He is slender.
well-made. perfectly Proportioned man
of 35 or 40, agile as deer, and with .
deliberate grace of movement that
seems to redeem the bloody work he
does from some of its horrors. His
features are regular, his expression
thoughtful, his face clean shaven like
a priests. One scarcely knows whether
to admire him most when vaulting over
Bull in mid-career. or planting to a
hair's-breadth the hidden knife in the
furious creatures spine, or standing.
with his gorra de torera N his hand,
calmly bowling to the vociferous and
excited multitude crowding to look
down on him
One of the dramatic moments at a
bullfght is when the matadore
pledges" the bull TO the chief person
present On the first day of the fair
the parsonage was Comtesse de Paris,
and to her Espartero pledged" the
three bulls which came to his share
to slaughter. He killed them all,
merveille. with one stab, and there was
great acclaim. It was said the com.
tesse would undoubtedly send him
something very handsome" hope
she did, and that his family have it now
to console themselves with, for in less
than five weeks from that day he was
instantly killed in the Madrid ring.
People had assured me the whole thing
was reduced to such science that there
was literally no danger; that the cour-
nge of the matadores was laughable
fiction; that a man was in about as
much danger from a bull as a telegraph
operator is from the electric current
he works with, This is very comfort
able thought as you watch a bullfight,
hut it Is about as near to truth as
good many other thoughts with which
we solace ourselves. That Espartero,,
the great master o: his craft, died well
tering in his blood in the ring where
he had had so many triunphs, proves
the fallacy of such a theory. Your bull
is an unknown quantity. You take you>
chance. One brute differs from another
brute in fury. The wild creatures Of
the mountains cannot be trained to
suit your game. You have to take them
as they come. Some ti1ne ago picador
was gored to death by bull who went
for him, instead of the horse, the body
of which always seems his objective
point. 1t was found that the beast
had some defect of vision which caused
him to plant his borns a foot or two
higher than he meant to do. Therefore
the matadore takes his chance, and it
no doubt adds subtly to the pleasure
Of the crowd to know it is so grave a
one.-Miriam Coles Harris, in Atlantic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
FIRE EIRE FIRE EIRE

Yes. there was fire in rear of build
ing where our ticket office is located
Our ticket office is still there-114 North
Main street. We are ready for business
at the old stand. Tickets to all points.
Our train service is Still first-class, our
time the quickest. II will be to your ad-
vantage to call and see us before COM
p1eiing arrangements for your trip. st.
Lou,s Express leaves Wichita daily at
2:10 p. m, arriving in st. Louis at Ills
next morning. Night Express leaves al
90 for Kansas City, st. Louis and all
points east. Colorado fast line, leaves
Wichita at 5:15 p. M, arriving at Pueb-
10 next morning at 7:50, Colorado Springs
9:35, Denver at II noon. Remember the
Missouri Pacific City Ticket Office is To-
Gated ar ia North Main street.
Z. E. BLECKLEY, P. & T. A.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
WICHITA TO ST. LOUIS
IN SIXTEEN HOURS AND FIFTY
etlNUTES VIA MISSOURI
PACIErC

The Kansas and Neprassa vi-,i.s,,n
tran leaves Wichita at 2.lO n ", 5eS1,,
a al arrives al St Louis next rno-ni-,,-
10 No need OF hurrying yourself "a
catch morning train. Eat your ain.
ner at home. Take your after dinner
1ap. after which you can take the Mis-
so,-r Pacific Flyer and reach s.. LouI.
for breakfast. Same time as though yo,
had left on morning train. OuinS
time. Elegant service. City Ticke, o. !.
fire. ia North Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
FRISCO LINE"
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Holiday Excursions.


The Frisco Line Will sell between all
stations on its line within 200 miles.
round trip tickets al rate CT one and
one-third standard fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be on sale December
2iih, e5th, S1st. 1895, ana January Ist.
1897. Tickets not good for return after
January 4th, 1897. For further informa-
uon call on or address City Ticket
Agent. corner Main and Douglas avenue,
or Douglas avenue station.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS

The time from Wichita to st. Louis
via Santa Re route and Kansas City in
cluding thirty minutes lay over at Kan
sas City. is only 15i4 hours. making the
actual running time IiS4 hours. This Is
the quickest time TO St Louis Smooth
track. elegant equipment and eyerv.
thing for comfort.
IL going To 81. Louis or beyond try
The quick time Santa Fe route.
Phone 13s. W TORREY.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
Questions of Decree.

Little Dick-Do you go to tho cir.
cuses? Crcu.es is wicked.
Little Jack-Yes; tho big shows ID
wicked, but the ten-cent shows amt.
Pop always takes US to them.-N. Y.
Weakly
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
rnosa,rx.a ai.snks.

Mugsins-wha: Is your friend Gus-
rle-'s occupation?
Brggins He's the skipper OF
schooner
II never saw him skip one---Phils-
ieiphia Record.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
HOLIDAY RATES

On Dec. ~. . and 81. and Jan. I. THE
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE win seii
round trip tickets 20 p5lnts within 100
niles AT rate OF one and one-third fare
round trip. good until January 4th for
return. HAL 8 RAY.
Phone 100 D. r. A. Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
CALIFORNIA LIMITED.

S-t-S a 1NOU 2.
The Santa Fe Route has resumed its
Celebrated California Limited train as a
semi-weekly, passing Newton Thurs
days and Sundays, and reaching Los
Angeles from Wichita in about fifty
hours. Equipment of superb vestibuled
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffet
Smoking cars and Dining car Most luxu
rious service via any line. Another Ex-
press train carrying Palace and Tourist
Sleepers runs daily for California
W, TORREY, Agt.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
A Matter of Coursa

Mr.. Hartmann haven't had q mo-
ment's comfort since bought those
last shoes of you.
Mr.. Shumsn-Of course not. Those
were your wedding shoes, weren't they .
REMEMBER WELL AND BEAR IN
MIND
That the Missouri Pacific railway r. the
shortest and quickest route TO ali Colo
RADIO points. Leaves Wichita at SIS
p. m, arriving at Pueblo 7:50 a. m.
Colorado Springs $40 a. m. and Denver
at IL noon. One hour quicker time than
any competitor. Summer tourist tick
cts now on sale. City Ticket Office i1S
North Main street. Telephone 21i.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO
RAILROAD COMPANY

NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
The National Irrigation Congress will
meet at Phoenix, Arizona, December 18th
to nth, inclusive. For this meeting we
will sell round trip tickets from Wichita
TO Phoenix, Arizona, and return at the
rate OF one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale December 10th 20
18th. inclusive. For rates and lnforma-
ton regarding stop-over privileges, call
on or address City Ticket Agent. corner
Main and Douglas avenue, o. Douglas
avenue station.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
ONLY ONE FARE ROUND TRIP TO
PHOENIX ARIZ

VIA THE SANTA FE ROUTE.
Tickets on sale December 10 to 13, in
elusive, final limit December 81, 1896.
May be extended to January 81, 1897.
Stopover allowed in both directions. For
further information call on or address
w. TORREY, Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

Through tickets, baggage checks
maps, time tables and fun informatioo
aoout the Santa Fe route and 'Fr;sco
line can be obtained from their ticket
Office at Douglas avenue station, which
IL open until 10:40 p. m. every day. All
questions cheerfully answered.
W. TORREY Arent
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
ONE FARE ROIIND TRIP TO PHoE.

Tickets on sale Dec. 10 70 II. good by
extension until Jan. 81 Take THE
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE for QUICK
EST TINE AND BEST SERVICE
HAL. s. RAY.
Phone 80. ID. l.. A. Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

We want ten extra salesladies to help
wait on the crowds at our great sale
commencing Wednesday morning. Ap-
ply between Q and II this morning.
Chapman & Walker. 25-1t
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

Take THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND
ROUTE % the Teachers association
meeting az TOPEKA. Tickets on sale
Dec. 2S and 20. good until January Tor
return. ONE FARE ROUND TRIP.
HAL. s. RAY.
Phone 100. y. =. A.. Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
". TORREY. Agent.

We want ten extra salesladies to beI,
wait on the crowds at our great sale
commencing Wednesday morning. An
Ply pe'ween and i this morning.
Chapman & Walker. o5-1-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

Immense bargains are in store for
those who call at Chapman & Walkers
Great fire sale begins Wednesday morn
ing o51<
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

The je- mines of England seem 10
y.cid less ard less of that mineral Ten
;ears ago as much as $50 pounds were
raised: last year only Iss pou7cs
formed the total Of the nrcdrctic.-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

We want ten extra salesladies to help
wait on the crowds ct our great sale
commencing Wednesday morning Ap-
ply between and u this morning.
Chapman & Walker. 25-1t
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

The best way to Colorado Is over the
Santa Fe Route. The fast train which
leaves Wichita at 3:45 p. m, arrives at
Colorado points the next morning. For
informatio call upon or address
W. TORREY, Agent,
Phone 139. Douglas Avenue Depot.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

Prices are nlercilessly cut on every
thing at the great fire sale Of Chapman
& Walker stock. Be on time Wednesday
morning. 25-I;
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
Phone 139.

We want ten extra salesladies to help
wait on the crowds at our great sale
commencing Wednesday morning APP
ply between 8 and Il this morning.
Chapman & Walker. 25-1t
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

The ticket offices Of the Santa Fe
route and Frisco line in Wichita are at
the Douglas avenue station.
W. TORREY, Agent
Telephone 139.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15

Immense bargains are in store for
those who call at Chapman & Walkers.
Great fire sale begins Wednesday morn
ing. 951-