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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
THE GOLDEN THROAT.
6su-Lixe Tones Not Always . Gift OF
Nature.

Bsll-Like Tones Not Always . Gift OF
The power of the highest interpreta-
ton of music in song is vouchsafed to
but few favored nortals and is not &c
be acquired by any amount of endeavor
il the true golden throat" with finely
adjusted chordoe vocales be lacking. A
voice of sweet and mellow quality In
speaking, however, Is not always a
gracious gift of nature, but is possible
sttAnment to persons Of the most Or
binary musical capacity. A prima
donna spends scarcely more time prac-
ticing her scales than an ambitious
actress devotes to the cultivation OF d
ringing, bell-like intonation to her SEN
tences; for public speakers and people
of the theatrical profession understand
the value of vibrant tones-of the
thrilling, solemn, proud. pathetic
voice." whose echoes linger long in the
memory of the enthralled listener.
Among well-bred people low voices
are the rUe-low, but not always mu-
sical, q tendency to falsetto marking
any effort beyond ordinary converse
ton, which is simply an evidence of th-
lack OF proper training or of failure to
practice those primary principles OF
eloeution that are a part of the briefest
common-school education.
Lessons under a teacher are not Az
absolute necessity to the woman who
would secure the grace of clear. swee:
accents. Deep breathing and Ghost eN
pansion are the first step toward the
desired end, AID a systematic course Of
throat Strengthening, combined witk
enough discernment to decide between
a nasal tv~sng and pure tone, is about
all that Is needed to achieve a fair de-
gree of success.
An exceiien: method OF strengthen
ing tie throat is gargling II with cold
salt water IN the morning. bathing !.
at the same time, first with very hot
and then with very Geld water. 1t thus
gets a slight snock and is braced up
and permanently benefited. = n. Y.
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
.Tne vare yyoald Follow.

The European friends ot the late job n
Chamberlain, and he had many, were
pained TO hear OF his sudden death al
Saratoga He was a gourment fin, and
the best-h0aown hotelkeeper IN Wash
ingtou- His restaurant had a national
reputation, but the prices were excep-
tionally high. Apropos OF this. Col.
Tom 0chi.tree snd a young friend from
Texas were about TO dine. The latter ex-
pressed strong desire 70 partake OF g
Pcrterhouse steak ard fried onions, but
said that he could not do SO. as he was
going 20 the theater with some ladies'
and his breath might give him away
Don't be efresd, n1y friend said Col.
Ochiltree. go right ahead ard have
your steak and onions When yc1 ge.
your bill fer the neal IL viii take your
breath asvay--LoEdoa Chat
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
HUMOROUS,

We wish the fellow who alway.
asks you: 'What do you know" would
be made minister to South Africa for
life.
There are people who are so par
tfcular about their work that they
never get anything done(Washington
Qa.) Democrat.
-She-"Why, you foolish boy, If 1
married you, You wouldn't be able even
to dress me-" -"Well-er-could
1 learn ?''-Drooklyn Life.
-Critic-"Where did You get the idea
for that picture?" Painter-"Out of
my head" Critic-"You must be glad
that it is out. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
We've got to admit that the BIZ
cycle hes come to stay; that's GER
tein." ''Well, that depends on whether
you get it for cash or on installments,"
-Roxbury Gazette.
There is poetry in everything"
unused the editor; now there is yonder
waste-basket." And he laughed. as he
sometimes did when he was all alone
Detroit Tribune.
Mr.. Barclay Is so well-read; he
repeated On exquisite quotation last
night" What was it?" I can't give
you the exact words, but he said he'd
rather be something in a something
than a something else in something
lse."'-Chicago Record.
"A Reminder.-Bluff-"I frequently
have something flash upon my memory
that had forgotten for years" Bragg
Did one of your flashes ever happen
TO recall that ten you borrowed OF me ID
'S9?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
The LITTLE Thfu@

"some very good people have singular
IDEAS" remarked q well-knos1l dirinc
10 Star reporter. Il was talking to .
lady who 10 mem Der OF my church, and
thoroughly considerations. but who
oegiects the amenities Of life and there
ty creates ensmins. I thought might
induce her TO see how she was injuring
herself and took occasion 70 have talk
with her. in the course Of which said:
1T Ia the little things tha. make Up tbs
ioys and soTTorss OF life Yes, doc
tor she replied. 'y0u are right
know all about them raised ten,
ard there was = good deal OF JOY and
4 good deal Of sorrow IN IL. and since
hey have grown up, my neighbors Aare
title thi1cs. AID they are certainly tie
worst TO be found IN WaShirgtoa- -
n Arlington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
Only I0reaici.

1t is not long since the emperor OF
Austria definitely settled the success
sion 70 the throne on his nephew. Arch
duke Otto, passing over the latter's elc-
er brother, Francis Ferdinand, becaus,
he was on the point of death from con-
sumption Francis IS apparently ra-
covering his Ii nth. however. and It
is hinted that he was not suffering so
much from consumption rs from blight
I'd affection. He has long wished 70
marry Archduchess Stephanie. the wild
ow of Crown Prince Rudolph. whose
tragic death ct Meyerline a few years
ngo will be recalled, and he was COZ.
Ttitutionally debarred from doing sn
while ne remained in the direct line Of
succession 20 the throne.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06

She was as fair to look upon as a
primrose on the brooklet's brink. He
met her one morning in June as she
was traInping over tho dew-sprayed
grass with milk pail in her hand, and
immediately fell in love.
He told her he was poor artist. He
was, in fact, the son of q millionaire,
and lighted his cigarettes with ten-dol.
lar bills.
Would you" he inquired, when she
hod accepted him, always be content
to live in poverty for my salse?'
Dearest, I'd break crust for you"
she sighed.
For she had Just learned from her
brother, who had been to Nailstreet's
mercantile agency, that her fond lover
was rated at Al and had a house in
town, a cottage at Newport and bank
account which would fill one of her
fathers haymows. Let no man say
that the Arcadian days are gone. She
meant she'd break into the upper crust.
N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
INITIATES THE KiNEToscoPe.
Newell Little Invention which shev'
Pictures I'm Motton.

Pictures I'm Motion.
The vitascope, kinetoscope. and cines
matographo have justly been given q
place among the wonders Of the cen.
tury, and they have afforded ss wide q
range of entertainment to both old and
young as any OF tho remarkable In
ventsons of the decade. Being es-
sentially fad of the hour. and wide
ly popular, they have had their cheap
er limitations. II is not likely that there
has been made ss cheap an imitation OF
an expensive and intricate machine a.
the living photograph or mDiature
kinctoscope, which seems TO bs q never
ending source of amusement
Instead of the expensive long cei-
lures to every so yards. through which
the strong incandescent light shln0.
throwing the pictures on the white can
vas as rapidly al the ribbon is run
in the larger vitascope this toy n a cob
lection of about 100 photographs Of TIC
same size. 1x1H inches. taken in the
same way a. the larger one-with the
electric camera, which takes ~ peo-
togrsphs a minute-snd printed on
pne end Of a cardboard 2iz inches long
by IA inches wide. The blank encs
are fastened together securely and the
picture ends left loose. 80 that by kosd-
Ing the pack firmly in one hand end
drawing the thumb Of the other across
the top edge tho pictures wiz fash b.
fore your eyes 20 rapidly a. 20 hars
The APPEARANCE OF being alive.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
FOUGHT In CUBA.
Young virginian Returns Home
After Service In Conner Army.
says the spanisrds Never zAhs Priseasrs
But Butcher Everybody Amseaean
sh.rpshoosrs IN Insurgenf Army
The Dynamite 0un.

Marion T. Perdue. a resident of Rich.
mond, Va, who CLAIMS TO have been q
soldier in Gomez Cuban army and to
have made his way out of the island
through the efforts of Consul-General
Lee, has been In the city of Washing
ton for day or two on his way home.
where he goes 10 recuperate from
wounds received IN that service, He
talked freely OF his experiences and OBJ
servations In the army, and some OF
lis statements shed new light on tha
condition of warfare in the island and
on the situation.
In reading accounts of battles In
Cuba" said the young Virginian. you
have noticed. no doubt. THAI the reports
read so many Cubans were killed and
so many wounded. but You razezy
see it stated that such q number wero
taken prisoners. There are two awful
reasons for this. The Spaniards do not
take prisoners. They have practically
hoisted the blackfiag. and any Cuban pa
triot who is unlucky enough To be taken
alive never sees the sun on the following
day. He is shot down very soon after
he is taken and his body added TO the
number of the enemy killed in battle.
The other reason is that Cuban soldiers
know very well the fate which is in,
store for them. and they prefer TO die
lighting rather than to be assassinated
in the ranks of their foes. Many OF
Gomez and Macso's men for this reason.
have registered a solemn oath not 70
be taken alive"
The hundreds of Americans in the
ranks of the insurgents. Perdue says
are rated among the best fighters ON
the island. They are mostly from tn
southern and western states, and. b.
ing expert marksmen, ore given W.
chester repeating rifles when possible
and put forward as shnrpshooters,
Many Spanish soldiers have hst the dust
owing 10 the unerring aim of the rifie-
cans are m the ertllcry service and
make tho best of gunners- The dyna-
mite cannon, which is manned by vol
unteers feom the United States. Is more
feared by Weyler's soldiers than sew
eral regiments of infantry. Its work In
the hands of it's clever manipulatora
is awfully destructive To both men and
structures.
A squad of Texas cowboys In the
Fourth brigade are armed with heavy
telescope rifles. which win kill nearly
two miles away. They call themselves
"the Lone Star rinemen," tho solitsry
star being the emblem OF both Cuba and
Texas. Ono Of the squad, named Ryan,
keeps q record Of the Spanish ofhce1
be has shot. He claims TO have tuu-
bled 10 already, not To mention pri-
Yates
Perdue describes a machete drill by
colored Cubans in camp These negro
troops, he said. arc desperate fighters
with that keen-edged weapon. The
of peace, which is used for cut
ting sugar cane. Is different from the
OF war. The former has n
point which is curved backwards, on
The order of a scimetar. Those en-
ployed in battle are perfectly straight
and go OF to a point like an officers
sword.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
Told Hia StorN I'm latin.

At the time of the peace jubilee DR..
c. j. Porter, of Boston, returned to his
Office one day, and found the slate in
the hall covered with Latin words
and signed o. ". Holmes. He inrne-
diately got down his dictionary, and
with much effort discovered that he
had been in the peace jubilee, had soiled
his boots so thoroughly with dirt that
he did not like tor go down town in
such a plight, and had stopped and
asked Mr.. Porter's servant for foot
brush that he might clean up his boots:
and he had dignifed this rather me
nial performance by writing it all out
in Latin and leaving it on the slate
Chicago Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
PATENT MEDICINE MAKING.
A Large Business UnevenIy Distributed
Throughout the Country.

Throughout the Country.
Exclusive of those connected with TIE
advertisement department, n numerous
branch and the stockholders in such
OF the concerns as are incorporated, TO-
600 men are engaged in the patent med.
icine manufactures OF the United
States, receiving collectively more than
Si-0o0, 900 year in salaries and wages.
There are $50 such manufactures, rang
ing in Importance from those which
flood the American and the foreign mar
ket with proprietary medicines. as they
ere technically called. down TO III.
smallest laboratories or botanist shops,
II which some particular herb o. root
Is, in grudging and primitive manner.
supplied 20 such persons as may have
Heard OF its efficacy. The partiality ef
Americans for patent medicines IS well
known, and doctorS-whod don't usually
egree-1gree IN declaring that the true
reason OF the extensive use OK such mel
icines in the United States is 10 be
found n the fac. that dyspepsia Is
general ailmcnt, and that persons SUI
feTing from dyspepsia are prone 10 be,
iieve that they have some other aiIraent.
Thus they become patent medicine
patrons under conditions that recall ths /
memorable remark OF Col Mulberry
Sellers. :he sangui1e speculs.cr. who. 1
IN describing the benefits Of the Orient I
81 Eye Water" the sale Of which he BE- /
lie~ed would enrich him. declared thA. .
the more OF il people used the more Of /
IL they would need and kencc the sais &
once started yson.d constantly incrsese-
Many CT tie patent medicines sod. II
not, indeed. Tnsjorits Of them do rot
come under this description for they /
IRE merely comPourds Il pleasant form
md y paiatabie shape OF drugs and
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06

Girls Of marriageable age do not LIE
10 tell how old they arc, but you can
find out by following the subloinet in-
structions. the young lady doing tho
figuring: Tel her 70 put down tho
number Of the month IN wfIsh she was
horn. then multiply IL by ?. than add 5.
thea multiply IL by 30. then add IL 70
her age. then subtract ss5: th<n add Iiss
then tell her 20 tell you the amount shs
bas left The two hgurc> TO ths risas
VIII tell you her age. and the reEzaioder
the month OF her birth For exzrapic,
the amount is sz2: shs il = ysars Old
and was born In the eighth KoniA An.
gz.st).
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
Queer Astronomical Facts.

The speculative astronomers have
given us some queer calculations and
odd comparisons. One Of the most curl.
GUS OF these is one in which the relative
size of the sun and some of the planets
IS shown. They tell US that if the sun
could be represented by a globe two
feet in diameter the earth would be rep
resented, proportionately. by a pea,
Mars by a pinhead and Mercury by a
mustard seed.@Chicago Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
Anchor Line-New York TO GLASGOW

Cunard Line-New York 10 Liverpool,
North German Lloyd-New York 20
Southampton, Bremen, Genoa, Naples
Gibraltar, Austria, China and Japan
White Star Line-NeW York to Liver.
pool, Cape Town. South Africa and
South American points.
We also make a speciality OF prepsid
Ocean tickets. So that any one desiring
10 pay 1or ticket here TO bring over
their friends from the Old countries COW
do so safely and cheapIy We attend IN
the delivery OF the ticket on the other
side. z. E. BLECKLEY
P and r
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPING
CAR TO CALIFORNIA

Commencing Wednesday, Nov. 4th,
and on EVERY WEDNESDAY there
after, a TOURIST SLEEPING CAR,
personally conducted, will be attached to
train leaving Wichita via THE GREAT
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE at 7:15 d. m,
running THROUGH TO CALIFORNIA
WITHOUT CHANGE via Fit. Worth
and Ell Paso.
Very low rates and excellent accom-
mediation. HAL s. RAY. D. p A,
Phone 19c. Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
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EARRElEO FLIES.
Prepared Insect Food for Birds and Othe,
Pets

Pets
II you are the owner Of a mockina
bird CT q gold fish or q chameleon, which
you wear chained 10 your manly OIL
womanly, but erratic, bosom, much &c
the CONSERVATION of your re-ve-rackec
friends, You have probably had occa.
sion TO call on J. II. Wehrmaan, the old
bird man." on South Sixth street. 70,
the purpose OF buying food for your
Pet.
When you got there he probably Of.
fered YOU your choice of either drief
flies or ants eggs. in quantities 70 suit
the size of your purS or the soomachic
capacity of the said pet
You may have been startled the FIRST
time az these efforts, but If you were
curious enough 10 inquire you learned
tsac beth are verT common articles a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
GIadstnnca HerfafiIifx-

In all the stress and trouble Of bis
long political career. says the Dram,ric
Mirror, Gladstone has never gave such
evidence of his mental balance and his
title 10 human admiration as he did the
other day at Hawarden. He was judge
and prise-giver at a competitive meet
ing of 25 brass bands. He heard them
zll play, and he was aniable 20 the
last.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
GENERAL STEAM SHIP AGENCY
MO. PA. TICKET OFFICE.
1I1 NOrff, Main
Wichita, Kansas.

Wichita, Kansas.
We can sell You through Railway
and Steamship tickets to all points in
the world.
We are agents for the following lines
of Ocean Steamship Companies. and
keep the original tickets always on
hand. so that upon purchasing we can
hand them to You at once:
American Line-New York to South
ampton.
American Line Philadelphia to Idv.
erDOCl.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
HOMESEEKER'S EXCITRSIOV

On Jan. > and 10, Feb. . and 16. March
. and Is, April 6 and 20, May and is
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
VIII sell excursion tickets to points in
Arkansas, Indian Territory. Oklahoma,
Texas, Louisiana and Arizona at ONE
FARE PLUS 81. 90 ROUND TRIP. For
particulars address HAL :. RAY
Phone 100 d. p. a.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
WICHITA TO ST. LOUIS
IN SIXTEEN HOURS AND FIFTY
MINUTES VIA MISSOURI

The Kansas and n Nebraska Limited"
tran leaves Wichita at 2:10 p. m, daily
and arrives at ST. Louis next morning
&c. No need OF hurrying yourself to
catch a morning train. Eat your din
ner at home. Take your after dinner
lap, after which you can take the Mis-
so,-ri Pacific Flyer and reach ST. Louis
for breakfast. Same time as though you
hal left on morning train Quick
time. Elegant service. City Ticket Of
1cs, Ia North Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06

diet for imprisoned birds and reptiles,
and that they are imported to this coun-
try by the barrel.
The flies are obtained from Mexico.
They live I'm the swamps in various sec.
tions of the country and the individual
insect is called the rnoseos 1t is small
and delicate-much more delicate than
the omnfSorous scoyenger. the common
house fy-and its whole body has the
appearance of having been gilded. In
life it must be beautiful. It is perfect
~ harmless. The flies swarm by the
thousands and millions and are cap
'tured in silken nets by men who make
1T their business. Great quantities OF
them are cured or dried in the City
of Mexico and other towns further
eost. Most Of them that are shipped
to the United States come through Ls-
redo, Tex. They are packed and sold
by the barrel.
Mr.. Wehrmann usually buys them in
ten-barrel lots end retails them in small
quantities. You can get large en-.
velope about half full for ten cents, and
from bhis you can Judge that a barrel.
fll OF them must cost a pretty penny.
TheAnfs' eggs are brought from Ger
many, mainly from a point near Ham
burg. In the Black forest lives a mon
cter ant, and the eggs are deposited in
the ground in such numbers that when
a nest is uncovered it is just like dig.
ging into q wheat bin where the egg
hunters commence work with thei,
Shovels-
After being dried they are packed in
barrels and shipped to the different
parts OF the world by the firms engaged
in the business. The supply for this
country is distributed through New
York.
Now, If somebody will only start a
Aea-catching industry or bed bug
brigade we will not only be wiser, but
happier-Philadelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
gh aaha aly Eagles gMornimo, january g. 1887

HOMES IN TEXAS COAST COUNTRY.
For full information regarding fruit,
vegetable and field crop farms located in
the Coast country Of Texas, apply to G.
I. Nicholson, G. P. A, a. T. & S. F. Ry.,
Chicago.
Texas offers tempting inducements to
the homeseeker. Investigate for your
self Excursion rates via Santa Fe
Route
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS

The time from Wichita to St Louis
via Santa Fe route and Kansas City in
Guiding thirty minutes lay over at Kan
sas City, is only 154 hours, making the
actual running time 14$i hours. This is
the quickest time to St. Louis. Smooth
track, elegant equipment ana every
thing for comfort.
If going to St Louis or beyond try
the quick time Santa Fe route.
Phone 139. W. TORREY,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind
conc, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
Used by millions OF mothers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
SANTA FEE ROTTF

f0lf-N ~ T + INtFL =
RUNS 4 TRAIN FROM WICHITA To.
hahsas CITY H.. hours. 10 minutes
SHLcaSo III .--.-..-. 25 hours, , minutes
81 Louis in .-...... II hours. 20 minutes
cincinnati in....... u hours, % minutes
Louisville IN --..... y hours, II minutes
Arriving al Cincinnati and Louisville
before noon.
Time to all points East and Southeast
correspondingly quick.
Most Popular Line to Al Points.
Phone 139. W. TORRFY. Agt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
CALIFORNIA LIMITED.
SANTA EE ROrTIr

The Santa Fe Route has resumed its
Celebrated California Limited train as a
semi-weekly, passing Newton Thurs
days and Sundays. and reaching Los
Angeles from Wichita in about fifty
hours. Equipment Of superb vcstibulaCf
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffe:
Smoking cars and Dining car. Most luxu
rous service via any line Another Ex-
press train carrying Palace and Tourist
SieeDers runs daily for California.
". TCRREY. Agt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
he s.e- n
'''i;|s' i s'&XZIZu III. 81
HAZE EAPE To TOpEK a

For the Inauguration, meeting Stock
and Poultry Breeders association, Good
Templars, and w. c. T. L, at Topeka,
THE Great Rock Island Route" Will sell,
Jan. to is, tickets good until Jan is for
return, at one fare for round trip.
HAL 5. RAY,
Phone $50. D. 2. A. Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
CRIPPLE CREEK

IHE GREAT GOLD FIELD OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Is easily reached via. the Great Mis-
eouri Pacific Railway. either via Pu-
eblo. Colorado Springs. or both.
Colorado express leaves Wichita dai;y
at ol5 p. m. arriving at PuahlJ or
Colorado Springs for breakfast. Grip
PIE Creek is only few hours ride from
Pueblo or Colorado Springs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT.

BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT.
If you contemplate journey-no mat
ter where-insure yourself comfortable
trip by taking THE Great Rock Island
Route" Limited vestibuled express
trains, excellent dining car service,
through palace and tourist sleeping cars
and chair cars. In fact, everything tha,
tends to increase the comfort of travel
ers. Rates. the lowest, Time. the quick
est. Drop Us a line and we will come
and see you. HAL S. RAY,
Phone 1870. d. P. A, Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
FPTSCO TINE

To st. Louis and all points east. The
only line running through Pullman Buff
fet sleepers from Wichita to st. Louis
without change. City ticket office cor
ner Main and Douglas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-06
FRISCO LINE.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD COMPANY

HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
On January 5 and 10, Febraury and
16, March and 16, April and 20, May
and IS. 1897, respectively, this line will
sell homeseekers' excursion tickets to
points in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
and New Mexico. For full particulars
call on. or address. E. Z. HOAG,
City Ticket Agent, corner Main and
Douglas Ave, or Ticket Agent, Union
Depot