davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
THE WEATHER.

WICHITA, Dec y
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Fair and slightly warmer until Thursday.
During the past twelty-four hours the
highest temuerature was IS. the lowest =.
and the mean II. with clear weather, rising
temperature. light northwest Wind and
nearly stationary pressure.
Thus far this month the average temper
ature has been 50
For the past eight years the average tenn
perature FOR the month of December has
beer. S, and for the Sth day -
FRED l. JOHNSON. Observer
Washington, Dec. S-Forecast for We'd
nesdsy:
Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Fair and
werner.
Kansas: Fair; west winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

fresh, PC.
Chicago. Ills. Dec. s.-Poultry-Dull:
turkeys, II cents; chickens. 6 cents;
ducks. 9Gi0 cents.
Butter-Steady.
Eggs-Steady.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Dec. S.-Wheat-Fairly
active: about steady. No. > hard. 7s3
IS 1-2 cents: No. = spring. 15d77 cents.
Corn-Litle lower No. ? mixed, IsG
10 cents
oa;s-DuM. No. white. new, q IL
cents; old. nominally. 22a25 cents
Rye-Steady. No. , nominaily. "a cents
Hay-Steady. Croics timothy. sS.5o1
So 90: choice prairie, SS.56Gs.oo.
Butter-Firm- Creamery, 20 1-tGS
cents.
Eggs-Steady. IS IL cents.
ST LOUIS.
ST. Louis. No. Dec. S.-Wheat-HiSher
No. cash, red. elevator. sec bid: track.
ss61-sc; No. 9 hard cash. sc bid: Decem
Der. soc, nominal: May. 30 s-iGl-ec; July
- SIC
Corn-Ffrnler. No. :. q 1-sc: No. >. 1sc
May. - S-S-S-ic
oa;-Easy. No. cash. eoc bid; May.
90 l-fc asked.
Hay-Dull: weak. Prairie s.oo675o;
timothy. ss.eoli1.oe.
Butier-Higher. creamery mas 12c;
dairy. 1lGaoc-
Eggs-Sseady; lie
Pork-Highsr: standard mess jobblns.
$.l7 I-sGZ4s L.
Lard-Higher: p-s-. steam S,G:
choice, S-T7 IL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
They Elect Officers,

Wichita Council No. II, r. and S. NJ.
held an election last evening with the
following result:
T. /. NV. A. Reed.
D. l. NV. H. Harrison.
p. c. VIC. NJ. Jones.
Treasurer-Geo. L. Pratt.
Recorder-F. J. Cossitt.
c. of CA. B. Wright.
c. of &c. A. Dumont.
Steward-A. I. Chickering's.
Sentinel-C. A. Gates.
The officers were installed by Past
Grand Master James H. Mccall, assisted
by P. G. NJ. Robert Z. Torrington.
The officers of Wichita No. 33. r. A.
NJ, will be elected on next Friday even
ing, December II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
MR.. C. V. FERGUSON REJOICEs
Baby Boy Who has Opened up New Wis
in Life for Him.


in Life for Him.
c. V. Ferguson yesterday had strut
on him which made dents in the asphalt
every time he crossed the street. 1t was
all the result of a boy up at his house,
who is black-eyed and black-haired and
able to damage the scales to the requir-
ed and regulation figure, and who has
already done a number of precociouS
things. according 10 the testimony of his
father.
Rational and unprejudiced neighbors
are on record as saying that the baby is
an exceptionally fine little man and that
he and his mother are doing well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

a Wisconsin C<nsssl eaGinssr h tsy>
ing 20 locate DE 10. silver rukns u
nortksrn Wscorssa By nesas - Bf<ft-
cAlizz.- He hz< tAxsza Ne ns1ssza ana
BIS vi:s with hsD. Is = ~ sad PRO
po-e& 20 have the 17syfssoconpiisA skss
nss ksp pevsr b-en 49, - An fhs
So-eallsd lot niz,s h<xt VS. hazsd syon
siss fac: tkas - is&e - 50 yeArs go u
-hiprs~as CO Chequ>s>eua hsy naAs
t-ips into he country. rsswnlng With
native silver. which sh,y cAnPpss cut
y the rock with sA>sy sorraAswka
They vfossd todivu,ge 10 whersahsss
70 sny white Chtsa0o CAsunxrSs-
rss S~rs-gsa SanSssps~~
I Ike 90 80 yuaEg raaa Asv. .
proper amount OF .sl<xspscs- sssa
tAs eora-t.t philosopher. -brs tAs
trosbis with Tie average youth IL tsss
se carries !; 20 TIA p1ins Of sdorxsioa.s
-fsdisraoo;s J1RrAi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
New Men at the Helm of the Royal Ar
canum- Lodge.

New Men at the Helm OF the Royal r
canum Lodge.
At the annual meeting for the election
of officers of Wichita Council No. 1047,
Royal Arcanum, held last evening, the
following were duly elected:
Regent-Dr. o. Buckwalter.
Vice Regent-Thos. c. Wilson,
Past Regent-Peter Getto.
Secretary-J. w. Thomas.
Treasurer-W. O. Sternberg.
Orator-Otto Eckstein.
Chaplain-Thomas Elliott
Guide-H. Tagtenhorst.
Warden-Ed Goldberg.
Sentry-Geo. X. Spencer.
Trustees-Peter Getto, Geo. W. Van
Werden, Chas. G.. Cohn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

The snail town OF wer1a- IL the king.
dom Of Dzhoney. - celebrated fer .
ioafesornc ssea called the temple %
serPeDs<- II il long briidizg ded;-
Gated 20 the priests AZ mystery rnen
of Tie kingdom. and in 8. they keep
t;sorszDdz Of snakes 81 az kinds and
sizcx- IL werda to XII serDens irs
crime punishable b. dsa:h
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

We IRE often won't 70 tkAuk tAs4 -
these dsys Of sceAlfsalH trAiasd d.
signsys thsre isles of the cne md try IN.
constructive mechanics and nero Of
scientifo propotioning. but tb~ss sss
some glazing oxaGnples o6 fAs very op-
Yc<its. Everyone esq rsmAnhE tn
iesrfufiy and wcu,eSfu,1y dAsDrtnt
slnpes II the earlisr bscyrsa; snd one
has only 10 PICK UP an old csaAiogss On
eiance tzrvugh the s6vertSan4 pagss
q any Of thc leading nss.ztpss Of .
few yn5 ago 70 b semtnd4A ef Dc
outrageous defiance - al rvisA. ~
clAaieal and astistta wh,cA f1nss w.
hloies exhibited. Ohm CD sssxoSy -
liess that any sttsrups wasseSsx 49,
u.aAs 70 ssceftsin The fusces q au2lyza
the strains upon eiffsr f,~xne ~ &iy-
Ing sear. and shs ps1<ne ugst sn1 80
frames and carefully pr02sr<so.so ~
palling gear ara The rssuas q niopH
trials and failEes-o 'Bugvsval o< Shs
fttest- ystbex than so ''svideucs q g.
sign IL u dif8gait 10 avoid III osz-
eiusson that hwre sam q zsovy 81
. v~ss snosns Of huns ene.u naigAl
have bsen saved bad jQss Ijsajs kD,SvI5
edge Of rs1chsnSsal dr.Agn b>sn infu@d
into tho~e sss2y s6n-sA s.e lhdns6<
thsrs srs whesls row IN tbs msskss
making claims Cor sap>rsoriy upuA
r,oinss which, - Ne soe4n>ss, - o.
vious r,echsnIcal defestA % tbaA -
cu.-and-try ssH0s oa1oo< ~ b 60.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

.HARRr,- asked the teacher, s.what Is an
outiinea'' .'WeIl.n replied Harry, who was
taking his first lesson in drawing. sat our
house the only outline is the clothes line
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
Ask
Your Druggist
for the ]

AOf t1c LII. y. b.
McLean's Medical Almanac for 1885,
containing the celebrated Storm Proph-
ct Professor Irl r Hicks weather pre-
dictions furnished free.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKErs.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. s.-The leading futures to-
day ranged as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, Dec. S-Wheat-Spot quiet;
demand poor; No. red spring 6s 1od
No. California, Is I'D. Futures steady
with near and distant positions I'D low
er, closed steady with December Id low
er and other months I'D lower; business
heaviest on middle positions; December
6s I'D; January and February IS Sd;
March IS I'D; April nominal; May s.
ii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mile. Couedou, the French prophet.
Ns, has been brought into prominence
egain BY the recent Cyclone in Paris.
which she predicted in July would oes
cur in September.
Prot Moissan, of the Paris College
dc Pharmacie. is visiting this country
and inspecting tho greater scisltifc
schools and the chemical lsborntoriet
of the larger colleges
Mercedes, princess OF the ASfuriaAs
who was queen of Spain for few
msnths before the birth of her little
brother, has just completed her six
tsenth year. She is not pretty, but has
beautiful eyes and black hair.
A committee Of notabilitiD from
all parts of Holland has been appoint
ed to consider national gin 70 the
queen regent in 1898. In recognition at
tho manner In which abe has carried
on tho government of the state daring
the minority Of the queen.
DIR. Drasch, the distinguished Al
pinist, was recently killed in q very Pc
cuhar manner while ascending the
Morchner Alp. It seems That he got
within 900 yards of the summit when
he slipped. As he fell thu rope became
twisted around his neck and strxngicd
him.
Queen Victoria buys nj her co6es
from a grocer at Cannes. When her
majesty wns at Grasses some years ego
she wss struck by the excellence Of tie
coffee, and finding II had been bought
at local English trademark shop abe
promptly made him her pur-eyor.
The sultan of Turkey n the NOSE
wretched, pinched"sp ltsie sovereign
] ever saw" writes . correspondent
"a most unhappy looking man, Of daEh
complexion, with . look Of absolute Ter.
FOR in his largo eastern eyes. People
say he In nervous. and no wonder. e6n'
sidering the into Of BIS predecsser :
DE Reszke DOW Owls fcur imn,ense
estates In Poland. They are called
Borowua, Chorzenics, skrydlow and
Zdrows. They practically ad;sin ooa
another and in All cosnprtse an sra Of
more than 100, 900 srrs& OF late years
nearly al OF biz earHsus ksvs besr
spent on improving thess estates 40
now they earn fne income.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
NEW YORK.

New York, Dec. s.-F1our-Receipts 81.
800 barrels: exports 4S.27S. Market ruled
dull and easy, closing shade steadier
with wheat Minnesota patents H.606
4.SG; Minnesota bakers s3e5G4-20; winter
patents s49O@51 49,. winter evtras So. $50
400; winter low grades $2.S5@3O5.
Wheat-Receip:s 1900 bushels; ex-
ports 1850. Spot inactive. No 1 hard.
90 1-Sc. No. red, May IS S-Sc: Decem-
Der. 81 1-2c.
Corn-Receipts 200 bushels; exports
exports 30. 723. Spot dull; No. 2. PC.
Oats-Receipts 1880 bushels; exports
375. Spot dull; No. 293 lie. Options IN
changed.
Lard-Steady; western steam SAILS; re-
fined steady.
Butter-Receipts 5000 pkgs: steady
Western creamery 1924 lie; factory.
@12c
Eggs-Receipts e.15s pkgs. State and
Pennsylvania 22@26c; western is 1924
cents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09

On the Produce Exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creamery. I5G &c I:
dairy. 1edlac; cheese steady: $3.50; eggs,
fresh. PC.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
The world has always been divided

The world has always been divided into two classes-those who have saved and those who have spent, the thirty and the extravagant. The builders of all the houses, the mills, the bridges and ships and accomplishments of all other great works which have ren- dered man civilized and happy, has been done by the savers; and those who have wasted their resources have all ways been their slaves. It is the law of nature and Providence that this should be so. Hence Kilroy's New Palestine ad in this and the dailies of Phoenix tread iD calls the attention of the thinking man and wman Qd and yuung) to the phenomenal opportuni- ties of the present in this city. Yes, one of the richest and fairest in the known world today. The center of at traction for hundreds and thousands of wealthy persons, engaged in the differ ent pursuits of life Prompt action on your part today means the nucleus of a fortune Come and see us while op- portunity is yours, today.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26

ing above the horizontal bar-has indl- cations of the amount of ideality con- tained in the makeup of the writer, and that the inferior part of this line core spends to the practical and material part of the mans character.
 For instance, the optimist crosses his t's with line that slopes upward from the earth to the sky, as it were. The poet often crosses his Us quite above the vertical line; in other words, in the sky.
 The pessimist crosses his t's with {, downward sloping stroke. The line which commences at the ideal portion of the letter. descends little by little un- til it is lost among the sad realities oi earthly existence.
 The practical man, it appears, always steers a middle course, and crosses his t's neither in the ideal TOT in the ma. terial, but exactly midway between tn; two.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
Nature Paints of Negroes.

A writer in Progress Artistique, in discussing the music of south Africa, says the races living there possess to an astonishing degree the faculty of assimilation and imitation. They re- produce with surprising fidelity the songs of birds, cries of animals and the various sounds of nature. Child-people, they receive in their otherwise obtuse brains impressions of freshness and vivid intensity. Their long solitary wandering upon hills and prairies, unit ed with fieeting association with for eigners, results in species of melodic nature plaints, as one might imagine, developed monkey music
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
TREES AND MORALITY.
The Park System as Related to the Higher City Life.

The city of the future will not be treeless and shadeless. When city has practically all outdoors to lay it's new streets on, these should be wide enough to allow TOW or more of trees in the middle, with green grass and con- fortable seats, with open spaces where roots can find air and receive water. says Dr. Rothrock, the forestry con- missioner. When we come to city trees as related to city morals, we open wide subject. We have denounced the saloon none too hard, but just here let us halt moment. Are all those who frequent the saloon so inherently bad and besotted that they go there be- cause they prefer it to anything else it is possible to offer them? do not be- lieve it. If man has no other resting place when weary than a crowded, over heated, untidy home on the one hand, or an open, more comfortable saloon on the other hand, is it strange he takes the latter? I do not justify the ten dency. But l do suggest that more open air parks in your cities would save many a man and woman who is not al ready depraved. Those who bring about betterment of tenement-houses and those who secure small parks within a desert of brick walls deserve and will receive the gratitude of their fellow men. Don't put a premium on vice and intemperance by any lack of public comfort A distinguished philoso- pher once said that "a nature which had lost it's fondness for the woods has lost it's manhood"
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
BROKEN WIRE.
How the Telegraph Operator Tells Where
 tho Break Is Located.


 Perhaps the greatest of all mysteries. to the uninitiated, about telcgsanhy is the fact that when q wire is broken OF damaged the operator, sitting in his office, can tell exactly where the acci- dent has occurred.
 The explanation, however. is very simple. it requires force to send elcc- tricity through q wire. just as it does to pump water through hose. The longer the wire is the greater is the force required. This force is meas ured; but, instead of calling it pounds. as in the measuring the pressure in a boiler, electricians call the units of cleo trical force. ."ol4ns."
 Suppose a wire between two offices is 15O miles long, and that, on a stormy night, 1t gets srokcn somewhere. The telegraphist knows that when the wire was sound it takes just 2,000 ohms to send current through, or II ohms per mile. He now finds that he can send q current with only 7c0 ohms. He di- vides 7G0 by II, and finds that the break in the wire is 50 miles from his end.
 When the wire is under the sea a cu- rious thing happens. The electricity decomposes the sea salt, and a new salt is formed on the broken ends of the wire; and until that is cleared away by what is called 6 zinc current, acting for | ten or twelve hours, no measurement can be made.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
APPLICATION OF A FABLE.
Sheep's Skin Hides the Form of Hu-
 man Wolf.

The story of the ass who clothed him. self in lions skin in order to pass himself off as the king of beasts is well known, but the tale of the thief who got inside sheep's skin to be better able to carry on his nefarious trade has yet to be told, says the London Telegraph. Early one morning two policemen, who were on duty at the slaughter houses of Paris, were aston ished to see a sheep endeavoring to effect an entrance into the inclosure where creatures of it's kind were dou- bled when a mans hand protruded from beneath the stolen fleece. Their curi- osity became intensified and they care fully followed the sham animal, who stopped at the pen which inclosed the real article, and with great coolness chose the two largest and fattest of the flock.
 Still observed by the watchful guard ians of the law, this plagiarist of an ancient fable proceeded to kill and cut tip his capture, and was on the point of making off with his booty when he found himself in turn the spoil of the law and was quickly marched off to the police station, where he gave his name as Eugene Lassot From his ac- count he made good living out of his occupation by selling the meat to vari- ous butchers. For some time, at least. it is to be hoped. that the animals at the abattoirs will cease to be sent to an earlier death by the depredations of this latest wolf in sheep's clothing.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
FAlTHFULNEss OF A DOG.
Saved the Life of a Seriously W ounded
 Officer.

Saved the Life of Seriously Wounded
 Officer.
 Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, in her story of '"The Guard,'' body of young men who followed ''The Pathfinder into the civil war and made brilliant record for their courage and gallantry, tells pathetic story of a dumb beast who also was loyal and courageous:
 While the guard-a body of cavalry was drilling one day near St. Louis, little fox-terrier followed one of the men, Herr Visa, a Hungarian officer, going with him to camp. He could not be driven away.
 The men all made pet of him, and named him "the corporal" but though he was a1fable to them all, he made the Hungarian soldier his companion and friend, sleeping at his feet at night. and following him by day.
 When the guard made their memor- able charge at Springfield, Mo-, the Corporal charged with them, keeping beside his masters horse throughout the battle. Herr Visa was wounded, and fell, apparently dead, In tmcket. The corps swept past, his horse fled, wild with terror, but the little Corporal nestled close beside him, licking his face and trying to rouse him.
 There the dog remained through the bitter cold night. When morning came he ran to the distant road, and by his frantic barks and cries induced pass er-by to enter the thicket.
 The man, seeing only a cold, stiff body, supposed the soldier to be dead, and would have hurried on; but the Corporal furiously drove him back, and would not be silenced until he saw his master move and speak, when he crouched, dumb and contented, at his feet,
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
Pointed and Witty.

A lawyer residing in the north of England and noted for his laconic style of expression sent the following terse and witty note to a refractory client who would not succumb to his reiter- ated demands for the payment of his bill: Sir, if you pay the inclosed you will oblige me. If you do not shall oblige you.''
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
4 Walking EncYclopedfa.

Lord Bacon was walking encyclo- pedia. He was master of all the knowledge of his time and remembered it D the minutest detail. He rarely made a note of anything, trusting to his memory all the particulars of the complicated legal cases brought before him, and seldom was it found at fault.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
A Dog with Artificial Teeth.

Itis said that dog in Mulliken, Mich, possesses and uses daily full set of artificial teeth. The dog is very old, and is family pet. When it lost it's teeth recently it's owner. according to the story, had the local dentist make the animal full set of teeth. and they are said to be perfect working success.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
THE LETTER IT,"

A French GraphOIosist Says That 1t In
 dicates the Writers Character.
 A French graphologist has discovered that character can be read from the letter ''t'' alone. He claims that the vertical line represents the fatality o1, life, and the horizontal bar the infu- ence human will exercises upon this fatality.
 In addition, he claims that the higher rart of the vertical line--that project
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26

 Addition.

But, notwithstanding they are now in the city itself, there are few lots for sale yet at prices corresponding with the "Sound Money Doctrine" of President Cleveland and his cuckoos, which means that kind of a dollar which will buy two dollars worth of property. These lots are near the new elec- tric car line which is now in operation. The lots are in the city and their occupants do not need to ride into town, but the presence Iof electric street cars is popular and adds market value to the property. Inside of five years this will be business property
 Buy lot now for residence and when
 business crowds you out the rents will SUD- port you in house outside in some addition
 where you can keep horse and drive into
 town and collect your rents. Terms, cash
 , in one year, in two years at 10 per cent
 interest.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-17

We have before Us a copy Of the Building
and Loan News of New York City. In it
we find a halftone photograyure of Mr.. T..
A. Beall, formerly of this Office, accompan-
led by the following sketch "T. A. Beall,
the able and popular Secretary of the Pro-
duce Exchange B. d L. Association, is a
native of West Virginia. lie came to New
York in 1882, and became connected with
the Produce Exchange, and later held the
position of assistant superintendent. In
1SS7-SS he took an active part in the pub
lie agitation which resulted in the forma-
ton of many of our leading building and
loan associations. The formation of the
Produce Exchange Association in 1888 was
the result of his genius aud unremitting la
Dor, and be may well be proud of the con-
fdence of the distinguished men of bust
ness who have consented to serve as trustees
at his invitation. Mr.. Beall is a member
of the Southern Society in New York, aud
was at one time its secretary. He has been
the friend and helper Of many Of his South
ern neighbors who have followed him to
New York, and there are many who speak
of him in terms of grateful appreciation for
his interest in their welfare"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-17
Reduced Rates to Washington.

The Young Peoples Society of the Chris
tian Endeavor will hold their Annual Meet
ing in Washington, D. c., July to Is.
For this occasion the B. & O. r. r. Co.
will sell tickets, from all points on its lines,
East of the Ohio River to Washington, at
one single fare for the round trip, July 6 to
s, inclusive; valid for return passage until
July IS, inclusive, with the privilege of an
additional extension until July 81 by depos-
iting tickets with Joint Agent at Washing
ton.
Tickets will also be on sale at Stations of
all connecting lines.
Delegates should not lose sight Of the fact
that all b. & o. trains run via Washington.