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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

"saIlre of the remark" and admits that
the "axis of the earth sticks out visjbly
through the center of each and every
town and city" But he does not pre-
tend to conceal that the sentiment, out
rageous if literally accepted, tickiea
his fancy agreeably. When we drinl,
a mans health after dinner we often
express an estimate OF his virtues
which we might sometimes shrinls
from maintaining in cold blood. Yet
our sentiment may be essentially gen.
uine, though we have dropped some
implied qualifications.
Holmes as a man shares the young
fellows enthusiasm, though he wishes
us to understand that he is aware in
cold blood that it is not quite the whole
truth. The little deformed gentleman
in the professor" gives a still more
vigorous mouthpiece of the same senti-
ment: "a new race and a whole new
world for the newborn human soul
to work in! And Boston is the brain
of it and has been any time these hum
dred years! That's all claim for Bos-
ton, that it is the thinking center Of
the continent and therefore of the
planet!"-in which respect its superb.
ority to Philadelphia and New York is
easily demonstrated. The little gentle
man is one of Holmes most spirited
characters and makes n convenient or
gan for the utterance of opinions not
to be turned into serious dogmas-but
also not to be overlooked. Boston is
an ideal as well as real city; it repre-
sents ''the American principle" what.
ever that may precisely be. 1t il the
three-hilled city as opposed to the
seven-hilled city, or reason against
Rome. Democratic America has u diff.
ferent humanity from feudal Europe
land SO must have a new divinity"
Religion has to be "Americanized" and
Boston is in the van of the struggle
n atioEal Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
THE NATIVE QUESTION.

In South Afrie2-Ceased to Worry Col.
onia1 or Imperial Statesmen.
Since the breaking up of the Zulu
fatabele powers. the native question.
bnce 50 formidable In South Africa, and
ttin perhaps likely to give occasional
kroua,le, has ceased to be an anxiety TO
coiorial or imperial statesmen. Even in
Eazaland the feeble Portuguese govern
ment has been able TO deal successfully
with Glnbunhaua, and southeast At
RIGA b practically freed altogether from
the curse of the descendants, of Mosi-
fikAse. sthe quondazn Attila of this part
pf the world. Yet this result has not
been.gaines without terrible expendi-
kure. To say nothing OF the more re-
cent'war with Cedewayo and Kreli, the
homo government was throwing mil
lions OF money broadcast over South
Afrfca- in the SOS.
Sir William Molesworth once stated
In parliament July 81, 1855 that our
military expenditure at the Cape then
amounted 10 e 4oo, 900 or 6 500, 900 per
ennum as a standing dish, whereas the
ttdu O1tOl St-1tl
the bin up to 6 1000, 900 per annmn.
Besides being costly, the five or six
Haffr campaigns of this century have
been extremely vexatious and inglsri-
pus. from the high military point of
view. The foe was always insidieus
md crafty, and it was never easy to
Elear the valleys of the Kei and Fish aiv-
PRS. or tossweap through the AmatoIas
But s. was work that had to be done on
The confines OF our gradually growing
elurre. and it was generally done Well
At the same time it had to be done as
carefully as possible, for the philan-
Fhrolaic party at home was always on
tie lookout for atrocities, and, in the
case of the Glcneig policy. worked
roand an absolutely unwise reversal
Rlsckwood's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
FALL OF LAWN TENNIS
Bicycling aad Golf Have Almost KiAe<
It in England.

| Bicycling and Golf Have Almost kUBe0
It in England.
| How comes it that, the champion
| week at Wimbledon notwithstanding,
lawn tennis has unquestionably suf-
fered some eclipse, is played with less
eagerness than heretofore, and has
fewer votaries? 1t has, we are afraid,
| been eclipsed by more fascinating rivals,
and bicycling has completed what golf
had already begun.
| Il had reached all the perfection Of
which it was capable; and when that
stage is attained, sports, like painting.
like sculpture. like architecture, indeed,
like all the arts, begin to perish. In ell
perfection are the latent seeds of decay.
AS long as great msny people played
lawn tennis tolerably well. but no one
supremely, and all were moving on to
Emelioration, lawn tennis was safe. But
when a certain number of players got
10 play too well the fate of the game
vas sealed, as far as universal popular
ity is concerned.
The inferior players did not care to
play with the superior players. and.
truth to tell, the superior ones did not
rare to play with the inferior ones.
Shall we be deemed very ungallant if
we add that, speaking generally, the in
ferior players were-well, not of the
male sex? They withdrew their coun-
tenance from the game in consequence,
and the result was that it sank from the
position of national psstime to that
Of provincial or a local one.
Moreover, bicycling is the chartered
libertine OF the day. Mount bicycle,
and the most drsgooned young woman
may go where she likes, when she likes,
and as fast as she likes. If she attempt
ed to go in a boat, in hanson, or even
on horseback, as freely as she moves
abont on her cycle, the mountains
would be called on to cover her, ond
she would swiftly be reminded of the
obligations and restrictions of her sex.
But a female cyclist can do no wrong.
Is it to be wondered at that. such being
the case, bicycling promises to kill not
only lawn tennis, but to run over every
thing that stands in it's way London
Standard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
WHAT SUMMER GIRLS DRINK.
Warrington Authorities Aaas,,e sAe
Products of Soda FountainA

Warrington Authorities Aass,,e sAa
Products of Soda Fountains
The health department Of Washiry-~
ton has been trying TO find cut what ths
summer girl drinks. The city chemist
has analysed several summer drinks
with results that are not encouraging.
Ice cream soda is said to be the moss
popular drink sold ut soda fountains
In the capital city. A chemical examine
ton of glass of this stuff showed IL 10
be composed of some peculiar ingrcds-
ents. 1t contained 3s.o5 per cent. OF
solids, as follows: Butter fat per
cent; mineral matter, los per cent:
protoids, of 30 per cent; sugar. 800
per cent. II was favored with pineap-
pie. a sample of pineapple favoring
boiled down, was found TO contain
water, sugar end ethyl butrste. II was
mostly water and sugar, there icing
as much of the latter as viii stay in 40
luton. Ethyl butrate is not girl. q
is decoction made by distilling rancid
butter with alcohol and sufphuric acid
A very little ethyl butrnte will scent Al
entire house with the odor of pineap-
pies. To make the sirnp yellow, dash
of analine was added. The quantity
Nras so small that il wns called bv the
chemists "a trace" The dye 10 one Of
the products Of the gas Office. and is
made by the distillation of coal oil. A
half pint Of water completed the de-
fcious compound. The water is frothy
by reason OF the fact that II is charged
with carbonic acid gas. The effect Of
earbonic acid gas on the mucuous men,
brane is seen when by the process Of
reorganization It escapes through the
nostrils. The health department. in us
report, says: The soda water lee
cream should more properly be called
'hokey-pokey.' Hokey-pokey is made
from condensed SKINNED nillts, with
the addition of a little glue"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
WOMFN.S FRIENDSHIP.
Il 6omett,nes Takes the Place of Kus-
h,-d ,pd Children

ft6onett,nes Takes the Place of Eus-
band and Children.
The healthy, latter-day independence
hf~umen is more closely connected with
their friendship than most people rec
pgusze. The latter part Of this age
has seen mary unexpected develop
hnents of our sex. There is the bachelor
woman, the club woman and the bicy-
cling woman, not to speak of many who,
by reason of varied occupations and in
terest in some calling or profession by
which they maintain themselves, have
learned 10 look on matrimony as beau
tiful incident, which occurs in some
lives, not necessarily theirs, nor need
1t be demanded for their happiness,
prosperity or general contentunent.
Failing marriage, many clear-headed
girls have found a cordial friendship
for one Of their sex, if not a substitute,
ship has something exhilarating and
healthy IA IT, There is companionship
without the ties that bind the wife and
mother so frmfy-some one who can
be consulted and yet whose advice need
hot be followed; some one who can
sympataue with daily struggles and
with unceasing aspiration. Verify, the
healthy, cheerful woman, who dwells
with her friend, who thinks naught of
poing alone with her to theater or re-
eepticn, who earns a pleasant liveli-
hood and is neither "cribb'd, cabin'd
nor cofin'd" by household duties, is
not being to be tenderiy pitied, even
lf she is living her life without the
highest joys of the deep, trusting love
bf husband and the passionate pleas
nre at the touch of baby fingers, the
rrasp of little one who is adj her own,
her contribution to the great human
race
In the rnsh and fret of life thewoman
who is one of large family, each mem
Der Of which has a claim on her. has
scarce opportunity to form one of those
elevating, steady friendships which
eerve to broaden and develop on each
side. The single woman. the recog-
ni2ed bachelor woman" who, in our
mental fancy, is distinct from the slight
tnSlyN&6SAIlDcu SpnSueT, I1dheS INC
best friend and confidante. She it is
who stands by her friend ''in sickness
and in SORROW" helps her through the
dark days, enjoys her triumphs and be-
lievcs IN her aspirations and loves as
Jonathan loved David. Happily there
is an extensive law of compensation in
this world, and the women who never
wear the crown Of household queens,
but love. one another with ever-steady
devotion which nothing can diminish,
have enioyedone Of the beautiful things
of this lne.-London Lady
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
LARGE HATS.

Objections to One Of the Prevailing
Styles.
Large hats are SO pretty and very be-
coming to most women that it is not
strange they are always popular. The
brim softens the features, imparts an
air of youth to a face which has lost
its first bloom, and of distinction to
one which is commonplace. That large
hats are often overloaded with trim
ming detracts something from their
picturesque quality, and still they can
carry off flowers, feathers and bows as
the small toque and the unoompromis-
Ing sailor can never do.
It rs to be hoped that fashion win
soon decree the retirement of the large
hat from assemblaees Of people. A
rule requiring all women to remove OBJ
trusive head-geay in theaters, concert
halls, or even churches can hardly be
forced upon the public by special enact
ment, but it can be enforced by the COM
nonsense and unselfish kindness Of
women who desire to make their neigh
bors comfortable end happy. Nobody
money for ticket to a play and then
cannot see the play because a hat in
front of her obscures the stage; and in
d very different place from the theater,
the church, nobody INDUCES pious re-
Elections or thrives in the religious
sphere when every devotional thought
IS dissipated by the intrusion OF an
alien atmosphere. In the presence Of
aggressive pomps and vanities con-.
secutive thought and interested atten-
ton ere impossible, so that the large
hat at once proclaims itself an i'm
pertinence in every indoor function.
At the garden party. on the prom
enade, everywhere in which it's beauty
has q certain appropriateness, the large
hat is to be commended; but there is a
needs be that it stay rigidly where it
belongs, and shall not usurp room
where its appearance is undesirable
Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
RATTLERS BAFFlED BY OH.
A Den OF Them Routed by n Lutte BIas
ing Kerosene

Den OF Them Routed by n Little ElaD
ing Kerosene
Charles Parrish, the wealthy Goa %
orator, owns a summer residence On TIE
Wilkesbarre mountain. II Is . de-. .hS
full place, the only drawbsek eeiEs
snakes, of which there are large nuznr
bers in the vicinity. Mrs Parrish hii
upon a novel scheme To get rid Of the
reptiles. At the rear end OF the Par.
IRISH mansion is a ledge of rocks. Dur
ing certain periods OF each day the SUI
sheds its rays upon the rocks, and si
these times a large number of rattlesi
make their appearance for their dsii}
sun bath. They looked very pretty "a
they Iolled about and basked in tbs
warm sunshine. Mrs. Parrish ordered
the hired man TO pour kerosene liberal
" over the rocks until the crvv1ces wer,
well saturated. When the rst aesnakei
made their appearance they soon began
20 manifest their displrasure over the
peculiar bath that their favorite resort
had received. They ratified furiousiy
ran up and down the rocks and then
gathered on the summit. At this point
the hired man was instructed 70 apply
a match when instantly blaze shot up
ward and a slight breeze carried IL over
the ledge and directly among the gs.h.
ering snakes. Then there was writing
The naddened reptiles scattered In al
directions, rafting nn0rily ss thr,
went. and quickly disappeared. The
lesson taught them was effective. FOR
since Their baptism of fire no. one a
them has had the courage 10 ascend TIE
Ledge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
English Frivy Council.

The British privy council, of which
the cabinet is merely a committee un.
known TO the law, has entirely ceased
10 hold meetings for purposes of de-
liberation and has become a body OF a
merely ceremonial nature. So com
Pleteiy, however, have the functions o.
the two bodies been dissoc;ated that
whereas the privy council cannot meet
except under the presidency of the
sovereign the sovereign cannot consti-
tutionsliy preside at meeting of the
cabinet.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
French Thrift

A French railway has hit upon new
source OF revenue In the future. peo-
pie who accompany their friends 10 any
of the stations on that line TO see them
OF VIII CITY he admitted 70 the plat
form on payment Of n fee Of one penny.
as this railway IS the largest in France,
considerable yearly sum IS expected
10 be derived from thix sarros.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

scrape and alice half pint Of n~~
carrots; put them IN a snocepsp with
broth TO nearly cover. adding q small
lump of sugar and a teaspo0nful Of but
ter; WHEN tender and the broth ~
euced 70 a glaze add a quart Ct con-
sonne; sess.son 20 taste. sksru ard po:if
into the tUyeen over croutoaE.-Bos:on
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

A Lewiston (Me.) man tbought hs
precious baby was getting food hat
xas not suficisnuy rich for him. 30 10
asked the MIX inspector 20 soAiyzs
some Of IL When s. wsn dLsooTer~d that
lt was too rich The baby row thrfTes
on q diluted diet. and the nzslkEaaz has
bad large increase in his Lat Of Gus
soruerN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Germany has 29,7oo university stu,
dents this term, the law students out
numbering those studying in any
other faculty.
-Mashonaland being in revolt, its
bishop has concluded to stay in Eng
land till the disturbance is over and
collect money for his diocese.
Public baths are not beneficial on
Sunday, says the vestry of Bow, Lon
don; at any rate, not beneficial enough
70 make up for the attepdants break
ing the Sabbath by working.
Lord Kelvin. whose jubilee as pro.
lessor of natural philosophy in thu
University of Glasgow has just been
celebrated, was only % when appoint
ed to that position. Lord Kelvin did
much to accomplish the laying of the
Atlantic cable.
A Canterbury pilgrimage started
from st. Ethelred's church in Holborn
q few days ago, passing through the
streets of London and Rochester to
its destination. It was a religious pill
grimage of the Guild of Our Lady Of
Ransom.
st. Augustine's Benedictine priory
at Ramsgate has been made an abbey
by the pope, being the first English alb.
hey of black Benedictine friars since
the reformation, The new abbot has
the old title OF Abbot of St. Angus
tines, Canterbury.
-Oxford's Ashmoleon museum
where are kept the archaeological col.
lections and the university pictures,
was struck by lightning recently and
set on fire, but the damage was cen.
fined 70 the building, no harm being
done to the collections.
"A Miss Pottle, who was school.
mistress at @ place called Ponder's
End, in England, was recently dis.
missed for tampering with the school
registers, though ii was pretty clearly
shown that the alterations had been
made by the board which dismissed
her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
GenuIne Fakfrs.

Austria-Hungary is suffering from an
epidemic Of slSepticism that is proving
fatal to travelling shows. Succi, the
faster, was watched and found 10 be
eating at Vienna, little while ago;
and now at Buda-Pesth the Sleeping
Fallirs," whose performance was &C.
copied without question in London,
have been exposed as humbugs They
were put TO sleep in glass collins by a
hypnotist, remaining coInatose and
taking no nourishment for q fortnight.
Two unbelierers pretended TO be fig
ures in the waNwork show where the
exhibition was held. and saw them, at
night when the people had left, rise,
take bottle of milk and provisions
from under their pillows. and, after eat
ing and drinking, light cigarettes. The
fekirs agreed to pay Il fine of 500 forms
If they were allowed TO leave town.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
The
Greatest
Medium.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established in 1872 and for twenty-four
years has stood at the head OF all Week
lies in the state. There are people in
this county VINO have read II from its
first issue and are readers today. Why
do they read IL? Simply because they
are after the reliable and latest news
and Can only get 1t through this medium
1t has more columns Of live reading
than all the Weeklies in the county.
Business men are approached daily by
representatives and even prGprietors Of
these local papers with the stereotyped
expression thai they nave the largest
circulation in the county. Well. We pay
the postage. They do not. II they
are the local papers they claim they are
hard to locate. There have been hun
dreds Of them in the twenty-four years
that the Eagle has been In the field and
have died as many more must DO I'M
der their false representation You
want good medium TO do your adyer-
fisf1~ N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

II is stated that the clairns sgstrst
he Chartered company arising ont Of
the Nstaoele reyolt ssnorns 20 81. 600. :
co.
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VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

You want an Established medium: you
want TO patrol!ze those who are capa-
bic OF patronizing you You receive
the benefits from the seventy employees
OF the Eagle: you get more circuta ton
from the Weekly Eagle than you can
anywhere else The readers Of IN.
Weekly &c, four times az much I've
news for SOC as they get from the other
weeklles for si-oc and $50. his 10 the
time when price and quantity tell You
get al you can and pay as little as yoa
can. Therefore tne Weekly Eagle n
the paper for tbs advertiser and reader
alike.
Rates made known on application
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The HUB.


- hat Every Boston Man Believes Of His
City.
When the young fellow they call
vohn" in the "Autocrat' accepts the
famous proposition that Boston state
house is the hub of the solar system
and adds that you couldn't pry that
put Of Boston man if You had the tire
of AL creation Strengthened out for a
crowbar." the Autoc...: accents the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
GAIN" MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
Sal POI 10
A Bright Eye

is the sign Of good health and an alert
mind. Strange that it should almost
always depend on the state of the diges-
ton, but it does. A Ripans Tabule
taken after meals gives the little arti.
fetal help most grown people need.
druggists %
BY ma q
to he
Spruce New
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
Its bicycle. bicycle. no matter while

Its bicycle. bicycle, no matter whicf
way you turn" he growied-
The girl in boomers nodded
81 chose a place for the summer re
continued, where boating and Hsnins
were the only sports advertised and
inside OF - hours q man showed rp
there with a water bicycle"
'.Of course" she returned.
There's 10 be 9 bicycle sled on the
market next vinter soc" be added
Quite likely she admitted
Il suppose the cracks viii be taking
the machines TO bed with fheu befora
long" be said. sarczsticaliy-
only one thing prevents il now"
she answered
Whats thasy- he asked
"A pneumatic tire that's large encu-h
20 serve as pillow. When some geniss
irves's tire that can be made into al
airp;e,w Tbelieve bicycles viii even sup
p,zIs poodles and pug do0s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
EhIR OF BOkHARA.
Bows Gracefully to the Will of tho Rus
sian Government.

Bows Gracefully to the Will Of tho Rus
sian Government.
The erpir of Bokhara is one of the
most cautious and calculating of orien-
tails, who knows how to bow gracefully
to the inevitable and to take credit to
himself for not battering his own ven
cradle head against granite wall. !
remember striking incident that char
acterizes his practical philosophy and
his Unborn sagacity.
Some time ago the finance minister.
M. White, determined to erect custom
house in Bokhara, and to levy duties on
all products and manufactures entering
into the country. 1t was generally be-
lieved that this innovation would dis
please the emir, who enormously sup
posed that the proceeds of the customs
would go to fill the Russian exchequer-
The finance minister. therefore, called
upon him with a number of statistical
documents and official returns, care
full study of which would, he thought,
convince the emir OF the advantages OF
the measure, but that careful study
never took place. The minister began
the conversation by asking whether he
was aware Of the nature OF the proposed
change. The ernir said he was. at is
in your own interest" remarked the
finance minister, "as you can convince
yourself from these documents" But
the oriental prince merely asked: us
this being done with the knowledge and
consent of his majesty the czar?" "Un-
doubtedly it is" replied N. White.
"Then his majesty's will be DONE" ex-
claimed the Asiatic potentate, and the
conference came to sudden and salts
factory end
The eInir has made strenuous and
persevering efforts 20 introduce Russian
civilization into his domains, and il
cannot be gainsaid that in this respect
his subjects of to-day compare most IA
vorably with their barbaric fathers.
This is one of the reasons why he is
liked and honored in Russia He Is a
very wealthy man, with simple tastes
end a passionate love of that species OF
shopping which in England is reserved
for the ladies. His food differs in no
wise from that of his suite, aad one OF
the ever-recurring dishes consists OF
cake fried in the fist of rams. end known
in the vernacular as parvanitshi. which
would give Pantaeruel himself fit Of
indigestion. The emir knows the cost
Of every quality of silk. calico, ehintz
and cotton stuff IN every city OF Russia.
end he hapcles for q long time over q
farthing in the price Of the yard He
never visits that county without pur-
chasing large quantities Of these stuhs.
which he, in his capacity as monarch.
can take home duty free Then he sells
them at considerable profit TO his na-
tive merchants. who enicy 10 such priv
ileges. No man is more careful OF his
money than the prince Of Bokhara, and
vet on occasion he car be as generous as
the most prodieal-Dordon Telegraph
Its bicycle. bicycle, no matter which