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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-24
A NEW TRICK FOR SAILORS.

Furling TopSails Done Away with on q
Ship With Progressive Owners.
All the inroads made by steam on
the business of pushing vessels along,
of which the wind had monopoly not
80 many years ago, have not stopped the
spirit of invention from finding out new
ways of doing things in connection with
sailing ships. To the eye of the ordi-
nary "landlubber" the rigging of shin
is a fearfully and wonderfully tangled
mess of ropes and lines, but to the sail
or, whose business it is to know all
about the ropes and things, the maze
and the various parts which compose it
are the embodiment of symmetry, and
the perfection of order AS the ship
was rugged and the sails handled in
the days of long ago, so are the proc
esses carried out to-day, and if it is
hard to teach an old dog new tricks,
1t is still harder to get the regulation
"barnacle back" who was brought up
on salt horse md lime juice, with an
occasional taste of ropes end by the
way of dessert, to adopt any of the new
tangled ideas which are constantly
cropping up in matters maritime. For
this reason, while inventors are not
slow to offer improvements, it is some
times difficult to get them adopted to
sufficient extent to insure a realiza-
ton of the fortune which is ever hid at
the foot of the inventors rainbow.
This fact is exempli6ed by the fuss
which has been made over the arrival
at San Francisco of vessel with an
entirely new scheme of handling her
top-sails. The old plan of furling the
sail by lowering the upper topsail yard.
while the leechlines, clewlines and
buntlines gathered the sail as close 10
the yard as possible, is done away with
by this new method. In place of hav-
ing a blunt gasket," and the yard is
left bare, save for the "outhauls" or the
lines left TO reset the sail when il is
needed.
The sail on this progressive ship is
furled by hauling to the center of the
yard from each yardarn, the top and
bottom of the sail travelling together.
L LIS - dScOn JilSiteu bN railway On
the upper and lower topsail yards.
These consist of T-irons holted to the
yards, are fitted on the foreside. and
serve in the place of jackstays. On these
railways are placed roller hanks, to
which the top and bottom of the sail
are secured. The sail is taken in by
lines leading through blocks at the
mast, and sent by outhauls running
through blocks at the ends of the yards.
Reefs in the sail are taken vertically
amidships, the slack sail being on the
forward side, thus preventing Tapping.
One advantage of the new rig, il is
said. is that two men can handle the
sail, as there is no yard 10 hoist and
lever, although it would seem that
when the expansion and contraction
of canvas under climatic influence are
considered the raising or lowering OF
the yard few inches would be advisa-
ble.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-24
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAL

Prince Eugene descends in direc.
line from Emperor Nicephorus Ill,
Botoniates QO7s), of the house of
Katakalone, which in 144s adopted
the name of Cristoforo in honor
of ST. Christopher, patron of the Kata-
kalone dynasty.
Empress Frederick of Germany
will spend large part of the next two
years in England. she will become, it
is said, the tenant of Ditton- Park, the
late duke of Buccleuch's beautiful old
place near Windsor, now belonging to
Lord Montagu, of Beaulieu-
BY the death in Paris OF tie Due de
Whence, at the age of 81, the dukedom
becomes extinct, and with it the family
of De Caulsincourt in the male line. The
deceased WIS the son of Napoleon's
ambassador at the court of Russia from
1907 to the beginning of the French in
vasien.
Nine. Emma Nevada has had the
misfortune to lose diamond and pearl
shell Of great value at soiree given in
Paris by Nine. Laborde. The shell was
presented to Nine. Nevada at her debut
at the Opera Compique and bore the
touching inscription: 'Une Perle a
Une Perle."
Miss Lydia Bradley, of Peoria, ILL.,,
who has already given that city hos
pital, home for aged women, church,
and park of 145 acres, has declared her
Intention of Immediately erecting Il
polytechnic institute which, with its
cn6owments and appurtenances, will
represent cost of 100000.
The monument of the late Sir
Richard Burton is a great tent hewn out
of marble, under which his body rests in
a steel casket. Lady Burton's casket is
beside it, and one other is yet to be put
under the tent--that of the erratic
couples most faithful servant and
friend" as Lady Burton called her.
"A London bicyclist woh has under
taken to ride to Irl1utsk in Siberia, Mr..
Jefferson, reached Moscow by round
about Journey of $500 miles from Rot
terdam in six weeks. He went by way Of
Hamburg, Dantzic, Riga, ST. Peters
burg and Novgorod, and had bad
weather, snow storms and bad roads in
March and April.
Mr.. Gladstone, in recent speech to
o gathering of his neighbors, said: 81
am Scotchman by blood. am a
Lancashireman by birth I am kind
of Londoner by living so long there. I
belong to most parts of the country, but
my wife. as most of you know, is good
Welshwoman, and I think that to a
great extent has infected me-
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nEMOCR ATS

Your attention is called TO the follow
Ing announcement: The Transporta-
tion Committee of Democratic Delega-
tion to National Convention at Chicago,
consisting of Messrs. J. G.. Johnson,
Frank Bacon, Charles Stackhouse, l.
c. Slime, T. J. O'Nefl, have selected the
"A. T. & S. F. as the official route 10 the
National Convenfion OF 1896.
We have arranged TO leave Kansas
CITY by special train over the Santa Fe
line at 700 D. m. Saturday. July 4,
reaching Chicago Sunday morning, at
or about 900 a. m, where we Will pro-
coed direct TO the Leland Hotel, but a
few blocks from the A, T. & 5. F. depot,
where accommodations have been ne
served for the Kansas delegation.
You will note the leaving time from
Kansas City Of our special win enable
those located on other lines TO reach
Kansas City before our departure.
We are especially desirous of having
all Democrats and their friends arrange
no join this train, so as 10 send solid
delegation to Chicago. which viii be a
credit to our state.
First class Pullman sleepers, chair
cars and dining cars viii be attached
to the train, insuring comfort for all
who join us.
II would be advisable to notify Mr..
w. ]. Black. a. G. p. A. Santa Fe
Route. Topeka Kansas, as soon As pos
eibie. what reservations are desired in
,eleepers or chair cars by yourself and
friends.
IF you are not located on the A. T. &
s. F. line. see that your ticket reads via
that line between Kansas City and
Chicago.
Train No. 4O5 leaving Wichita Io4s
a m, July 4th. viii have a through car
Tor above train Those desiring to so
will arrange for Recommendations with
w TORREY. Agsas.
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WAS A SORT OF CINDERELLA.
Hss Fathers Di<trost Had . Good Enees
on the New shah

a>s Fathers Dfstr1st Had . Coed Enees
on the New shah
A dispatch from Moscow says that thu
Dewly-Proclaimed shah, Muzafer-ed-
Deem, was never g favorite OF his IA.
Their. While stiIl q child be was sent 10
Tabriz in charge of a native tutor. who
neglected him in order to prosecute his
cwn ambitious schemes. In these the
tutor was so far successful that for
many years he practically welded
gubernatorial powers over the provinces
of Azerbaijan. During this time the
young prince was relegated to the
doubtful guardianship and tuition o,
Mollahs, who did their utmost TO Undue
their charge with their own fanatacssm-
Muzafer was still q mere puppet In the
hands OF his nominal tutor when the
Kurd instruction. under the leader
ship of Sheik Obeidullah, broke out, and
for this he was made the scape2oat>
he was recalled to Teheran, where he
sd-Deen until 1882, when he was sen.
hack to Tabriz as governor of the prov
ince. For many years thereafter, how
ever, lis powers were strictly limited
and controlled by the central admins
tration at Teheran.
The imperial displeasure TO which he
was so long subject had the most benc-
fetal effect upon the prince. he had
become entirely distrustful of the Mol
labs and Seids, and rejected their fanat-
ic teaching. He began, indeed, 10 doubt
the tenets of the Mussulman faith and
TO look to the study of European his
tory and geography, and learned French
very rapidly. He had his daughters as
well as his sons taught French by a
Frenchmsn, q lieutenant of artillery.
This at first caused a great scandal a,
Tabriz. but Muzafed-ed-Deen disregard
ed these angry comments. and as his
daughters grew UP he engaged for their
tuition a French governess, Nine. Linn
osin.
From this time forward the prince
was known as a man of advanced and
enlightened ideas and principles, of ex-
ceptionally generous instincts and Of a
kind and amiable disposition. The best
proof, perhaps, of Muzafer's just and
honest rule as governor of Azerbaijan
lies in the fact that his ten years tenure
of that post has added nothing to his
private fortune, while his brother. Mas
sud Mira, and the latter's adjoint in
the government of Ispahan, Kamrad
Mira, the present minister of war.
have now become reputedly the two
richest men in Persia.
Despite the strongly ininical feeling
Of his brother, Mazafer-ed-Deen has al
ways manifested the most fraternal re-
gard for Massud Mira The new shah
always showed very gracious attentions
to Russian visitors, and more especially
10 the numerous Russian officers who
have waited upon him in Tabriz. To
these he has frequently expressed his
particular prediction for Russia and
the Russians, and avowed his intention
when he was called to the throne OF
drawing still closer the bonds which al
tach Persia to the great Slav empire.
London News.
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ANOTHER BICYCLE DEFoRMITY.
ugly Hands Threaten the Women Who
InsrIgc in wheel Exercise

Ugly Hands Threaten the Women Who
InszIgc In wheel Exercise.
Beware of the bicycle hand!" warns
a writer. THE bicycle hand, milady.
is a thing of ugliness and horror for
ever. 1t comes from clutching the
handles of the bicycle in such man
ner that the fingers are twined around
them in a deathlike grip and then
bringing the full weight of the upper
part of the body to bear upon them.
Under this steady pressure the hand be
comes flattened. bulges out at the sides.
gets lumpy and out of shape and the
fingers all become crooked. OF course,
it doesn't happen in day, and. for that
matter. it has not been known 10 exist
until quite recently. But year will tell,
and these cases that have come under
result of just one years hard riding
It begins hy bullying out of the muscle
on the side Of the hand. This grows
more and more prominent ard gets
tougher and tougher, until IL - as hard
hs a piece of wood. Then the muscles
of the finger grow larger and larger
and harder and harder, until they, too.
are all out of shape.
Women are more susceptible TO IL
than men, and the reasons for IL are
simple. In the first place, a mans
hands are naturally tougher than
woman's and are not so easily hardened
or fatteRed or squeezed into an unnut-
ursl shape. Then. again, after man
has learned TO ride be acquires the habit
OF holding his handle bar ia an easy
erasp. having fall confidence in bis abil-
ity to control IL. A woman, on the
other hand, never relaxes that death
like grip upon the handle. holding It
as IL a moments relaxation meant in
stsnt annihilation.
''The best way Of avoiding the bicycle
hand If 20 sit erect in a perfectly nat
ural position, with the shoulders
thrown back. 20 as to give the lungs full
play. This position will keep the weight
of the body resting upon the scat in
stead Of upon the handle bar. OF course,
the rider must keep full control OF the
handles. but 70 do that requires neither
q desthlike clutch nor the full weight
Of the body. and IL IL this clutch AID
the uneven distribution Of the body's
weight that j. responsible for the H.
cycle hand ~. Y. Journal.
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block s6f cmogenecus crystal weighs
5000 hlogrammes. Its diameter = 2-o5
meters, and in its present nearly rough
state cost 1000. Of course. il was con-
veyed to Paris in a special train II
was wrapped up in heavy felt blank
cts. protected by hoops Of eoft wood.
with metal tires. mounted on pivots.
Thus packed, the mirror was tightly
wedged in a case that was placed in
the wagon on bed OF hurdles and
layers Of hay
For greater safety. the train stopped
only once, at Tergnier. and weat al a.
slow q pace as q royal train. escorted
bv railway inspector. II was insured
to It's full value. The same afternoon Il
was removed from the northern tsrnai-
nus TO the workshop. The mirror, BE-
fore leaving Jeunont. went through
second grinding of its faces, being "a
smooth as fine plate glass But foi
telescope purposes this sort Of smooth
ness is roughness itself The finishing
process viii take two years and slH
months. and by norc expeditions proc
esses than any hitherto in rse, which.
moreover, viii give greater accuracy
than anything known.
Hitherto astronomical mirrors ano
lenses have been polished BY hand BY
slowly rubbing the gloss with the naked
hand, sometimes. but not always
moistenei with oil. albumen and other
substances, which are the makers Sc
cret. The. drawback of the process is
that the mere heat of the hand nav
cause the surface 70 warp.
The new mechanicGl process. OF which
particulars are not known. viii produce
a surface approaching n true plane,
within one ten-thousandth part of
millimeter. Even this marvellous an
ssh will leave a margin. ASTRONOMERS
tell US. for errors. The whole finishing
process viii ccSt { 6 600 The silverins
win not cost anything 70 speak Of.
The mirror viii b. mounted on two
arms ten meters long. and viii be set
in motion by machinery OF the usual
sort. The rays gathered from planetary
space viii be reelected horizontally
through n mammoth tube 60 meters
long. laid on piles of masonry. The
lenses of flint and crown glass viii be
one meter and % centjmeters, thu
largest in the world, aad the images,
enlarged 5000 times, will be thrown
onto = screen. which thousands Of peo-
pie viii view al n time.
The moon viii. if all goes well. Re
brought within IS miles. bat IL Is most
doubtful whether images on this scale
VIII prove correct. NJ. Loewy, the as
sistant director Of the Paris observa-
tory, who has submitted some SPLEEN
did photographs Of the moon, believes
that the limit OF % miles he has reached
Is the most practical for o long time
10 come. larger images viii be indis
tiRct-Paris Cor. London News.
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thing; and Furthermore, believe he is
the only living man who can do so IN
less it is his eldest son, r. c. Flower, Jr-,
whom, 1 understand, has inherited the
same gift. And when a man can tell
patient his disease accurately and in
detail without having had previous
knowledge, ne is not likely 10 make
mistakes in treating his patient
Here is a tabulated and condensed
statement said Prof. McCOmber,
from authentic reports Of DR.. r. c.
Flowers wonderful and almost miracu-
lous work in curing the sick, and any
sick person within reach of DR.. r. c.
Flower should not fail to reach him.
Mrs ]. Pettus, wife of the million
aire ranchman of Galveston, Texas, was
cured by the doctor of a terrible blood
trouble and tumor, after being pro-
nounced incurable by the best skill Of
the state.
Miss Minerva Lewis, prominent so
ciety and church woman Of Gonzales,
Texas, was cured of a most aggravated
and developed case of consumption,
when all other kinds of treatment had
failed her.
Mrs. S. r. Curtis, Rush, Texas, was
cured of bronchial, lung and heart trou-
bles after she had gone into an adj
vanced state of decline and had been
given up as incurable.
Mrs. E. H. Selling of Galveston, Tex
as, cured of cancer of the tongue, after
the most malignant phases had ex-
tremely developed.
Mr.. Hines, the prominent ranchman
Of Pearsall, Tex, cured of a serious COM
plication of chronic troubles.
A little book sent free to the sick on
receipt of four cents in stamps, called
Health and Happiness" by DR.. Flower.
Should be in the hands Of every sick
person on this earth.
Address DR.. r. c. Flower at his home
office, 500 Columbus ave, Boston, for
this book.
Washington City" cried the conduc-
tor; change cars for the south and
west" And this interesting group
scattered on their different journeys.
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ManifestIr Md.

Hoax-There was a fellow in court
to-day charged with stealing a horse
and leaving his bicycle in place of it.
Joax-What did they do? Convict
him?
NO; the jrrymen were all cyclers,
md they recommended that the pris-
luer be sent 20 an insane asylum. -
rit-BitS.
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DO You KnoN

That the Frisco Line est. Louis and
San Francisco railway is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 70 St
Louis, without change. leaving Wich-
TIA at I2.z5 2. m, and 10:l0 2 N, aTrIv-
ing in 81. Louis az go ?. II. and rs
a. N. The equipment OF these trains
is FIRST class in every particular. con-
sis:ing OF elegant reclining chair cars
(seats free) AID Pullman Palace Draw
ing Room SIeepers-
II you are gong beyond St Louis re-
member that connection with all lines
for the east northeast and southeast
IS made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station. ST Louis. the largest
and handsom@st passenger stausa "a
the world
For sleeping car berths ana al Irfo--
nation relative 20 rates. routes, etc.
call o. or address
". TORREE. Agent
santa Re Caloa Depot
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Children Cry for
Pitchers C5Stor.6.

FOR BUFFALO. y. J.. AND THE
EAST.
Take the Missouri Pacific railway. on
IL So Hours ride from 81 .chlta O. BInalo
The Kansas and Nebraska Limited
leaves Wichita . 80 y. m. daily. arriving
al 81. Louis next morning. 20. connect
ing with all trains eaes Reserve
your berths and purchase your tickets
at the City Ticket Dfdcs ia North
Main street. WIchlra. Kanaas.
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Atth. WIn7eId Chautauoua.

On Tuesday evening Robert McIntire
will speak on Abraham Lincoln. We'd
nesday afternoon he will speak on the
s'Sunny Side of Soldier Life" Wednes-
day evening ]. Huget Miller will have a
question box.
Thursday afternoon ]. Huget Miller
will also speak, but the subject is not
yet announced.
Thursday evening Lewis Faugler OF
Chicago Will lecture on electricity and
will illustrate the Y ray. Stiff
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New Yorker-Is that story about n
Kansas City bride clipping with a uliser-
able. dirty Digger Indian true?
Kansas City Aan-Yes She left her
husband within week. and IS now Iiv-
nc with savages.
''IIow is IL accounted for?''
well. | don't know. Of course; buN
my opinion is that the white husbanS
Fnored. Indians never do" - y. y.
Weekly.
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NATIONAL CONVENTION Y P.

washington. .. c. July Tth q I5th
Is@s- one fare 1or IL F0U-sc tip "a
tae Missouri Pacific railway. Two
trains daily eacA way. having HtS--
ia al &c p II ia vii arrive ~
wzsht-rfoa fh% seoood czy nom. o1lF
one change % cas-. TScke-< Tsl y Ct
SAFE Jc1y = : and :. god g return
Jusy q. Tsck-rs ard PEIi=1zz rese--
.-s-s1-s car Be e-curs-d ~ sne Ntssoa<s
Pz~ss-.s CITY T1ckes OGce. IA NORTH
Ma STREET, vic1ssa. KaEszs
K Z BLECkLEY- p. az = n
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FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS

The time from Wichita to st. Louis
via Santa Fe route and Kansas City In
GLIDING thirty minutes lay over at Kan
sas City, is only 1914 hours, making the
actual running time lax hours. This IS
the quickest time to st. Louis. Smooth
track, elegant equipment and every
thing for comfort.
II going to St. Louis or beyond try
the quick time Santa Fe route.
> Phone 13e. W. TORREY,
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GOING TO TAKE A VACATION
THIS SJTMMER3

If so, remember that the Great Rock
Island Route is making very low rates
almost everywhere, in fact, Half Rates
TO many points.
Now is the time to take the long
needed rest, and the Rock Island peo-
pie are always glad to furnish such in
formati ton as TO rates, routes, ETC., as
you desire.
Through vestibule express trains with
Sleepers and Free Reclining Chair cars.
Call on or address
Phone 100 HAL S. RAY. d. P. A,
Wichita Kan
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TDAcHURs REMEMBER.

That the Great Rock Island Route is
ybe hast TO the n. Z. A meeting at
Buffalo. Only one change Of cars. NO
annoyances, no bother. Diverse routes
going and returning. Stop overs at Nj
eeara Falls and Chautauqua- Rate one
fare plus 81 round trip. Tickets on sale
July 4 and 5, good till September for
return. HAL. S. RAY. d. P. A,
Wichita, Kan.
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EOUNDi

That the passenger who goes to either
St. Louis or Chicago or to points east
via the Great Rock Island Route, has
far the most enjoyable and comfortab.s
trip. Best service, quick time and sure
connections. II you want everything
the best, be sure your ticket reads via
The Great Rock Island Route"
HAL S. RAY, d. p. A,
Phone 100. Wichita, Kan.
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146 If Western Passenger Agent.
HALF RATE EXCURSIONS,

HALF RATE EXCURSIONS
On dates named The Great Rock
Island Route will sell Excursion tickets
10 the following points:
San Francisco. Cal, June Is. 16. %.
and "a. One fare round trip.
Washington, d. c., July 2, 3, 4, and 5.
One fare for round trip.
Buffalo, n. Y, July 4 and 5. One fare
plus $500 for round trip.
Chicago, H.. July 1, and 6. One fare
for round trip.
Milwaukee, Wis, July IA. 10 and Is.
and August % and "a One fare for
round trip.
Omaha. Neb.. August Is, II and IS.
One fare for round trip.
Salt Lake City, Utah, August 8 and
8. One fare plus $500 for round trip.
st. Paul, Mimi, August 80 and 3lst.
$500 from Wichita for round trip.
These are but a few of the cheap ex-
cursion rates in effect this summer.
For full information call on or ad-
dress, HAL 5. RAY, d. p. A,
Phone 100. Wichita, Kan
lift
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TEACHERS ATTENTIONS

A committee Of the principal educa-
tors OF Kansas have arranged for a
special train 70 leave Kansas City via
the Santa Fe Route at $50 p. m, July
4th II VIII be a solid vesdbule train.
consisting OF handsome Pullman Pal
lace sleepeTs and free chair cars, and
viii run through TO Buffalo without
change. with a stop-over IN Chicago
from $40 a. m until ?. m, arriving in
Buffalo next morning.
This train viii leave Wichitaat 10:ioa.
m. July 4th. Parties wishing 10 join
the party and go on the through train
should call on or address
". TORREY.
Agent Santa Fe Route, Douglas ave
nue. station. Telephone i3S.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
DIR. r. Ct. Flower
Free Lecture
go
On Health, Happiness
and Beauty of Woman.
900
AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE %
300 p M


hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for Judge of the Kansas Court OF
Enneals in ard for the Central Division
~ +he Southern Department. Subject TO
4he decision Of the Republican conyen-
tion to be held at Newton, Kansas, in
Iune 1906 w DAUGHERTY.
hereby announce myself as candidate
for the office of Clerk of the District
Court. subject 10 the action OF the Repub-
iicsn convention of Sedgwick county.
c. z. PEARS.
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Hack Lima

Fxcnange stables at Orlando and Stiil
water. We make a speciality OF carry
fng passengers between these points
Travelling mems patronage sohc1Ied-
EHTVEY. VAN wYKE & SHIVELY.