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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
sTEveNsoN's SAMOAN HOME.
A Treo-Embovsred ao1ss = Large
Plantation 10 TpoIu.

a Iree-Enbo-srsd Hoass 90 q Large
PIABtstIou IA Upoiz-
Xr Stevenson knew ss little as YOU
Go about Samoa AID the remote south
seas when several years ago lie cane %
San Francisco and set sau II ksauti-
fnl schOoDer-Tacht, hoping the trade
wind would blow him 20 SoTne pleasant
isle where he might Re. .veIl and strong
again. The "Skiziag Ship (foE that
was what the natives called hsrI pokeo
her nose into many a SWEET baS and
dSrk-0lus lagoon. and passed from
islsr3 70 Island through caiEs and storm
and packed her way through 7-rt-sSep;
reefs where the sharks played Ike min
norH beneath her keel. bs1t she cane 10
nearer the haven for which sEe Wa
II search At lSSt she rx&chs5 ar island
called Oahu. which wa % pleasz-t 70
look ~ AID 30 agT~>ble 20 Ijre - that
Xr. SseTezsou thought his rovogr was
over The king of Oahu was a rsry
Agreeable man TOO. and WsrEed Mr..
Stevenson neEs 20 20 zWay. but 20 sag
with him ali his Ifs AID - his friend
50 Mr. saeve1son stared many nsoa tbs
II Oahu and would hare ben very
kzpgy a1d cOntentea s&5 :. 10. bssz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Ee Had.

The temperance apostle was walking
along the sidewalk, serene in the con
seriousness of his own goodness, WHEN q
well dressed man stopped him and
shook his hand.
"Guess you don't remember me"
said the we'll dressed man.
"Why-ah"-
"Three years ago I attended one OF
your meetings, and heard you draw q
graphic picture of the able mechanic
whose children went ragged, while the
children of the saloon keeper, with
whom lie srent his wages, were dressed
in silka The story fitted my case to q
t."
"And you reformed?"
Should sag did reform. Went into
the saloon business myself. "-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

he could, but he read horror in the face
of George ". Witherill. who thought he
had struck a colony Of conversational
obstructionists.
Getting a olew TO The Journal Office
and timidly entering it, he encountered
William J. NcMssters
lis Mr.. Tsylor, the editor, in" asked
George " Wilherill. instinctively run
ming Up his umbrella.
Mr. McMastsrs took large bite Of
climate, opened his hands and closed
them, shut his eyes tight, gave gurgle
and whistle that shook down patbet-
ic editorial: then he opened his mouth,
and one coald see his larynx culver IN
the rich autumnal sunshine, but 1t was
some time before he could state. with a
jerk. that Mr. Taylor was Cut, but
would be back soor.
Mr.. Withsrill seerned sort OF faint
after this, and a. he sat down at the desk
he moved the paste away, so that he
could not smell il, and asked for water.
By and By Mr.. Taylor cams n and wBs
introduced by Mr.. AcMasters- &r.
Titherill went over and opened a win
dow. Taylor ssw AZ occe that Mr..
Witheril was extremely neurotIc. and.
30 20 say, afraid Of the CATS, - ne sAid
that the only way he saw Was % 90 and
consult Mr.. Levines. the director, who
could talk fGsEiI. TheLound Ar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

1t has been reported thzs Prof. AZ
exsuder z. Bruce, Of Cl2-gOv. who re-
Gently delivered course Of lectures "a
The University Of Chicago. said irastruc.
ton IL that institution - limited By th-
patronage % r1ililo8aires- Bat there 4.
no truth II ths report What - really
raid was the following: 'Dz asrpef
vii nAnag- 70 get al tss rsoney wan :
e ard at the same tim make al With
whoza his o1-ce brings hlEn Into contact
feel thAi TIC intsllectzsl ard moral Z. -.
srtses u . Unsser1ily are sacred and -
viclzole@
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~-S
Just to Save TroRl,le.

The bill collector merely poked hi.
head inside the door, expecting to re-
ceive the usual request 10 call again,
but the debtor surprised him by asking
him to come in.
"Now look heIe," said tie debtor i'm.
pressively. "Iwsnt You to answer few
questions for me honestly and fairly"
"All right. Go ahead" returned the
collector.
Ibid you really expect to get any
thing by calling here this afternoon?''
asked the doctor.
Frankly, did not" replied the col.
Iector.
"You would really be surprised IL ]
paid you something on account, wouldn' Z
your
ST would"
"Then, us 1 understand it, you call
here once a week merely as a matter of
principle?"
"That's il. -
"You feel that It is a part Of your
duty to make a demand upon me once
in so often?"
ST do"
"Well, wouldn't have you shirk
your duty for anything, but it seems to
me as if you we've unnecessarily wasting
time
''But how can help it if you won't
pay up?"
"Use the telephone, replied the debt
or cheerfully. "Tha. would be quicker
for you and not nearly so annoying to
me- That's all today. You may call
me up next Thursday, and I'll tell you
when to call me up again Chicago
Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
PENNSYLVANIA MoUNTAINEERs
They Are What Might Be Called Con
scientious Mconshiners.

They Are What Might Be Called Con
scientious Moonshiners.
Moonshining is secretly carried OF
all over the mountains. 1t is the ear
nest conviction of those people thai
they have divine il not a lawful right
TO convert the product of their farnai
into liquor, which they can readily dis
pose of at better price than they car
the raw products. They still hold &c
the principle for which all western
PENNSYLVANIA rose in arms over a cen
tury ago, but they are no more ancient
IN this contention than they are in al
their modes Of life.
Within the mountain cabin everything
is as primitive as without and round
about Most OF these are one story
with loft above, and contain but two
email apartments. Built against the
log building is the massive stone chin
ney. and the chink holes between thu
notched logs of which the cabin is built
are filed with mud. All the furnish,
ings are rude and mostly homemade
and the few utensils are of the mosl
Anticipated pattern. The door is low
and the windows small and few. Sons
cabins have stairs 10 the loft, some
ladder, and some only pegs. In the lof'
the wife has her weaving loom, spin.
ming wheel and reel, and hero she keeps
her fax and wool. 1t is hera that the
material for clothing is spun and
woven. Pine knots and taIIo9 candles
furnish the light, but when night
comes the family generally goes to bed
Bedsteads are generally made by tia
head of the family, but sometimes we
find fashy-painted specimen, which
has descended from sire to son. Cradles
are hewn from logs and the rounded
surface serves as rockers.
If schoolhouses are the heralds oil
civilization, then the mountain region
is like the country of the Gauls before
the coming of Caesar. Way down
toward the foot Of the range we may see
little battered and faded building, but
few, indeed, are the children of tho
mountain region who enjoy its benefits
we scarcely ever meet a man or woman
who is able TO read and write intelli.
gently, and daily paper is an entire
stranger TO the mountain cabin.
Only the weekly papers reach it, and
these not for month after they are
issued. The mountaineer has no occa-
sion to go TO the village at the loot Of
the range oftener than once a month.
Many of the gray-headed seers hav,
never seen a railroad, and plenty of the
strapping youths have never been a
dozen miles from home. This is one
place, at least, where the sports of our
grandfathcrs are still in vogue, and the
highest ambition OF youth or maiden
of the region to attend log-rolIing,
wood-choppiDg, cOrn-husking. house OF
baTn-raising, apple-cutting or stone
picking, with their accompanying
nights G merliment. When the work
for which the frolic is held is finished.
and supper over, the room is cleared
and the old fiddler appears upon the
scene, and soon the strains of such old
tunes as the Virginia Reel" "Old Dan
Tucker and the Irish Washerwoman"
i1iii the AIR. One by one the couples of
dancers take heir places, and then en-,
sues a period of hilarity and uproal
that would rival an Indian pow-wow.-
Pittsburgh Dispatch
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When You Pass

our east window please not
ice our display of pants and
put this question to your
self and answer it: "Have
you ever seen as good for SO
little money! Ii you are
honest you'll answer NO."
if you are wise you'll come
in for a pair. We can't fit
everybody, but, no doubt,
we've got your size today
we may not have tomorrow.
There is only one, two or
three of q kind, and we
want to close them out:
that's why we sell them
under cost.
SAME PRICE TO ALL.
HERMAN & HESS
4oe E. DOUGLAS AVE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
The uuhis Belly Eagle: aaeanesdan lormg gauuaru 1896

Levings painting house, and some Of
the green from set Of new blinds had
adhered 70 Mr.. Levings features and
gave him a savage air, as who should
cay: 81 am On the warpath now. Be-
warel''
Mr.. Taylor introduced him with an un-
necessary amount Of backing and filing
and subterranean gurgling that shock q
quart CT plums from a small tree near
BY and sent tortoise shell tomcat ur
the side of the freshly painted house
Mr.. Levings replied with a fierce hest
alton and general congestion that made
lfr. Witherill quail.
He did not get the school, but people
who saw him two or three miles ont of
town running said that he was resigned
a1d cheerily went into the digging Of
ginseng, which is quiet life, full OF
communion with nature.
Mr. Taylor. though laying no claim
to great piety or goodness, by his sweet
philosophy and his ability 70 draw COM
fort and even amusement from all the
harsh reb1tfs Of outrageous fortune.
even as he ! out of this severe afaic-
ton, taught those who knew him a gen.
tie and gene roGs lesson better than all
the cold, han d, cruel maxims hewed out
By weak and brilliant men who through
all ages have constructed philosophy
exclusively for the admiration and use
OF other people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
NYE ON STAMMERERS.
SOME. EXAMPLES THAT HAVE CONF
UNDER HIS OBSERVATION.

Incidents In the Lille OF Lutte Taylor, tina
Sweet Tempered, Sunny Sufferer Whs
Showed What He Might have Done
Some Of the Things That He Did Do.
Copyright. 1895, by Edgar v. Eye.l
We were talking about stammerine
the other evening and of how philo-
sophically some took it, while otheri
seemed to feel, you know, as though il
were a mark of divine wrath. As some
men are born bald, while others acquire
badness and yet others have badness
thrust upon them, SO it is with STAN.
mering.
was reminded at the time of Lutte
Taylor, philosophical stammerer. He
was a sweet tempered. sunny soul, and
when he laid aside his tasks, 20 years
ago, make no doubt that be entered
into the joys of that life where no STAN
mering tongue is heard, "but where
language is music, life is thought and
law is love.
Most of us start out in life to be Raph-
aels, to paint a masterpiece or carve
an eloquent statue from the dumb and
pulseless stone, but at 85 We decide to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
A Bankers Advice.

Baron Rothschild was asked by q
friend of his to advise him in the mat
ter of couple Of financial transactions,
one of which offered a very large rate
of interest, the other a much smaller
one.
IF you want to dine well, the baron
replied after moments reflection, "go
in for the first. If you want to sleep
well, invest in the second. Figaro.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Her Only Hope.

"Did you ever See Miss Winchweth-
sr?''
'No; what Of herr"
''She was married the other day 70 q
blind man.
How very odd.
emo; you woulfr Z say so il you'd
ever seen her. Chicago Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Dt:e-a Fond Wrighfs Old EJnkwhnoF
4 Ia - WV" Fashioned kuUhHH0Gi
MEECHT'S MILLS, Berlin Wis.
Notice,

this Gay notify all agents that my
hoHse. 555 Maple street, is withdrawn
from tire market.
45-2t MRS. S. S. KAEISER-
Lines stui un5roI1en-the exquisite
holdings for picture frames, at Martins
sro;e. EGl az. goods at cost 45-1t
You can't live without eating; hence
TIE necessity Ct having wholesome
food, especially meats. That kind, ex-
clusively, is what made Joe's Teputa-
tfon--7-arl1dt PA y. Main. a 2t
Order your beef from Whitpock's
markets. last Douglas-and you'll
have no occasion to beef" over the
meat or the price. Same as to other
meats, and lard. ~ 1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
DO Nnn knnn.

That the Frisco Line Isl. Louis and
San Francisco railway Is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 10 s.
.1a-.>e, wltTout change. leaving WIchi-
"a at rl:ve a m, and 1910 Q. n. arriv-
Ing I'm St Louis at Csc p. m, and Csc
N. The equipment Of These trains j.
first class in every particular. consist
ing Of elegant reclining chaircars tsects
free and Pullman Palace Drawing
Room S'eepers.
"a Jou are going beyond St Louis 70
memhzr that connection with ali lima
for the east. northeast and southeast :
made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station. St Louis. the largest and
handsonIeSl passenger station n ;4a
GRID.
For sleeping car be-ths and al info--
nation relative - rates routes. etc
call ar city ticket Office southwest corner
Main and Douglas, or Douglas avenue
station. d59f
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

Herr Becker-Ma-ie. il strikes ne
you waste LOT q precious time with
your pools,
Fran Becksr-Pcor creature! often
feel sorTy for HIN. De las no club 70
- 10 q an evening and zmuze himself
fo-r CT I've hours al stretch -Deztscbe
SoIdats1hort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Well Suppiied.

In the gardens Of a certain nobleman's
country house there happened 10 be fixed
up at different spots painted boards with
this request, "Please do not pick the
flowers without leave" Some wag got
a paint brush and added an "s' to the
last word. Everybody came away with
splendid bouquets Tit Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

Richardson's & Co, Burlington. VT
The above liberal offer IS made TO adj
vertise the reliable Diamond Dyes, and 10
get their book upon home dyelng INTO ths
hands of women who want TO d-NeSs Wen
by making their old clothing look Ike new.
The fact THAT Diamond Dyes have been
the standard home dyes for nearly twenty
years and that their sale increases from
year to year IS proof positive that they
have never had an equal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Getting Ready.

Mrs. Speeler-Vy, professor, you
haven't combed ycur hair viddin a week.
Professor Spseler-Nein, mein frau !
hab public performance on de piano
dis night. -Pit,sburg Chronicle-Tele-
araph.
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CHANGE OF TRAIN SERVICE ON
THE ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.

Commencing Sunday. Dec. 5. urain
No. 5, leaving Wichita for the South
al 4:S2 4. n VIII run daily excert Sun
day ana train No. 4. leaving for the
North al l2;l5 a m. daily except Sun
North at 1915 a N. daily except Mon
DAY. ]. II. PHILLIPS.
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P.rnszt On Publication.

This joke. said the disguised sub-
scriber, was originated in 1884 "
Yes" replied the editor calmly.
That was when we bought Ind
anapohs IrurraL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
ATcELFEE'S
WINE OF CARDUI

Painful Menstruaon, Irregularities, LfeSapping
Drains Failing of the Womb and Flooding. 1t all
ecty strong and healthy Its action wonderfully bene-
fetal to girls just entering womanhood and pass
ing through the period known the change of life
No need hesitate Cure be had right at home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Felt 0nhfT.

Mrs Won Binmer-What makes your
baby brother 80 bashful, Willie? He
won't look any che in the face.
Willie Shmson-I guess it's because
be isn Z paid for yet-Nev Yok Her
aid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

DO yCu pay for Postrys' asked the
pretty gil
YVES" replied the edito-. with
soue hesirsii0u-
What Do you pay7'
Compliments "-Peasson's Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

foget 1eI wit b
Successful
"Hons Dyeing''
viii be sent fr' {
to any reader who
forwards the at
tacheG C o u p o n
aud a two-cent
-farrnn 10 WellS-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

When she Was Child, she crioC for Cas.oria-
When she became Miss, she chung to C2storia,
whenshe mad Child 81, she gave them Castoris
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
USEFUL BOOKS GIVEN AWAY
ART AND FANCY WORK.

Mrs. Nella Daggett of Boston, has re-
Gently written a book, Fancy Work and
Art Decorations that gives practical IN
sTuctions for making doilies, table COW
eTs, soarfs tray cloths, pin-cushions, etc,
etc, with fifty uluStrationS This book.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Advice TO Mnfhers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teethinE. II soothes the child. softeus
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind
colo. and is the best remedy for
diarrhOea. Twenty-Five cents bot
tie. Used by millions OF mothers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

Miss DukkutE--I vgish knew vh-ther
Cholly Pexkins loresTae or my n1oney.
onsoiD-WsIl. q jndicious failure b.
fore TIE ceremony might prevent ozs
sfs>z it.-Bay City Chat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
Hcck linz

Exchange stables a Orlando and Stili
water. We make specially OF carry
Ing passengers between these points
Travelling mems patronage solicited
S1IVELY, VAN WYKE & SRIVELY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
THEooUNTRY scHooL-TEAcHER
Receives as Much Fay as tho Cobbler or
Drsssn7ksr.

! Receives as Much Fay as the Cobbler or
Drossm7ksr.
In the country, Whether in the east
! or west. north or south, the compensa-
ton TO school-teachers is so small that
1T seems wonderful that those who re-
ceivs these salaries can live on them.
These salaries range from 500 u year
to $500 year. The average for a
school year OF about seven months is
$S1a-S6 for men, and S262.92 for women.
The duties of country school-teacher
usually includes cleaning the school
hOGse and building fires. These duties
are net always considered hardships
BY the persons who take such posts.
as the women in all save exceptional
cases have been accustomed to such
work NJ home, and the men find it easy
enough to get pupils to do the work
in exchange 70 -Vors IL school. In
the country sc OILS of the United
States there are three times rs many
women as men, the percentage being a
little greater than IN the cities.
Most country schools have only one
teacher and that teacher is required 10
instruct children of all ages nnd in all
branches IN 10 grammar and algebra.
The amount of either grammar or al
zebra dispensed IN these schools is
quite inconsiderable. as these are
branches OF knowledge not IL demand.
Fer what these country teachers do.
es the schools are at present estab-
hshed, it is likely that they are quite
adequately paid. A village school-mas-
ter VIII earn as much as the cobbler:
the schoolnisrTess viii make rs much
in the year as the dressmaker They
do not belong. as a general thing. TO a
class better educated than the cobbler
or drcssmaier, and they 90 not work
any harder. Those OF them who have
thought about their calling. and who
have ever been moved 70 feel that great
responsibilities devolved upon them.
have realized that the conditions were
such that they could 90 next 10 moth
ing. and usually they have given over
any efforts 70 secure a change in school
administration Forum.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
ARE YOU GOING To KANSAS CITY?
REMEMBER THE MISSOURI PA
C]rIC RAILWAY COMPANY

CjrtC RAILWAY COMPANY
IS The ony line that runs q strictly
Wichita-Kans City train. Leaving
Wichita IL 9:95 .. m, arriving at Kan
sas City next morning at z.2O. This
train is made up al Wichita, and there
fore always leaves on time. Nice chair
cars and Pullman slsepers.
Notice the leaving time. ard the next
time you so to Kansas City take Ihe
Missouri Pacific. Always on time.
Never late. Fine equipment. Leaves
Wichita at q REASONABLE hour and ar
rives a. Kansas City neither too late
nor too early. Ticket office ia North
Main street. Depot corner Second and
" chic streets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

Take the Ferguson stage from Perry
TO PSwnee- Meets all trains. 143 II
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"A year ago two Atchison, Kan.
girls who had been friends from IN.
cradle up, quarreled over a young man.
One OF them sat up with the voun,
man every night for year, bet he
n=a4iy got sway. Ycu would suppose
that the girls would make up their
quarrel, but they haven't. and they
never viii
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COUPON NO, COZ

This entities any read
or OF the Eagle to one
copy Of Fancy Work
and Art Decorations"
and "Successful Home
Dyeing."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

vagbEHhTsS PURE
Vw NH&n - Buckwheat,
Gught's Mills, Berlin. Wis.
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4 WoMAN
HEST IS.

- {
many sick and halfsiek women Most
of them suppose their peculiar troubles only be cured by
the physician That means local and examna
TONS No wonder they hesitate And hesitation gives
disease stronger foothold.
The truth is that local treatment and examinations are
nearly always unnecessary They should be submitted
to till everything else fails.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-05-30
INTO THE MISSISSIPPI.


Score Of People at North McGregor, H..
Met Death In q Flood.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 26.-Passengers
on train from the north say that from
25 to 80 persons were drowned at North
McGregor. Among the dead are a man
named Moloney, his wife, child and
grandchild, and families named Burke
and Meyers are wiped out, leaving no
trace. Eighteen are said to have been
drowned in these three families alone
A number of tramps are also known to
have been lost. Other names could not
be had. Two small streams unite at
Bulla and flow from that point to the
Mississippi. The food Of the two united
and swept everything, lumber yards,
houses and cars, between Bulla and
North McGregor into the Mississippi.
Previous estimates Of loss Of life placed
the number at 10.
The force of the food was such that
the tracks were torn up and rails
twisted. Heavily laden freight cars
were tossed about like corks and carried
with the torrent and thrown into the
Mississippi, where they were piled up
and wrecked. Lumber yards were
swept clear of great piles of lumber, not
a board being left. Houses were lifted
from foundations and went down with
property that followed the course of the
current, and heavy timbers were torn
up and broken like reeds.