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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11

A n. Criniths. the art director % re
coming TFansnikstAsippi Expositson, re-
ports that The art museums of Chicago.
- Louis. Milwaukee. Cleveland and C'n-
clnnau have prombsei 20 lend sons % thslr
most valuable and desirable works % the
exposition
One-tWelf;h Q, the po2ulation OF Psris 10
eorgr-1az-J az foTetRners
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11

should be quashed. The court read the
law over and over again. scratched his
head, and finally put the case on trial.
holiing that the law di6 not contemplate
ubeloUs matter IN the mails.
Frank Montgomery. al Topekai Since
Attorney General l.. G. Boyle was here to-
day IL Is regarded by many OF his friends
as a matter OF but little doubt TIA; be
viii be a candidate for The nomination for
governor by the POpulist and Democratic
parties next fal. Mr. Boyle's great suo-
cess as attorney general in the different
important suits with which he has had 20
Go in the fsst year OF has administration
has made him immensely popular with
the Populists throughout the state. and
he is regarded as a man upon whom ali
factions Of the party would readily unite.
lie was asked by a reporter today u he
would be a candidate for the nomination.
He smiled and replied that he Was not
candidate. Asked ~ there was aot .
probability of hs becoming candidate.
he said. Not az present"
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A peculiar accident befell a hog he.
longing to farmer residing six miles
northwest of Hartford CITY, Ind. in
the Dundee oil field. An oil well had
Just been completed and the shooter
was sent for to give the finishing
touch, says the Chicago Chronicle.
One Of the o-glycerine cans
sprung leak and several quarts were
left upon the ground. It is odorless
and has a sweet. pungent flavor which
seemed to be inst to the liking OF tho
hog which found the composition
The animal gulped il down with a relish
ADD in few minutes began to frotb
and snapped and snarled ut everything
in sight.
In the barnyard it hit ut the heels
of horse, which made a vicious kick
md hit the wild acting swine squarely
N the side. An explosion followed
hat was deafening. The hog was torn
o shreds and small bits Of flesh were
'lastered up against the barn and out.
louse on every side, while the horse
escaped without q scratch,
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A Watch Thar Winds rtseIf

The latest novelty in the line Of
tiinekeepers will appeal to lazy and
lorgetful people. It consists OF n watsb
which does not require any winding
All that is necessary for its owner 10
do 10 order TO have the time with him
always is to walk half mile n dav
The watch does the rest.
These novel watches are got ont IN
several varieties of cases, some of Them
extremely ornamental, but the KIDD
most commonly seen in Chicago 4
made with plain black case and nm
open face. The winding mechanism
consists Of ah ingenious contrivanee
by which a small weight is raised and
lowero from tho Jar of walking. Fbe
motion OF the weight works n small
ratchet arrangement, which winds li,o
spring to its full tension, and then ia
automatically held until more windinO
ls needed. A course Of shaking n1
ind down for n few minutes will AN.
'Eer the same purpose as stroll afoot.
While I'll tho iolts aud jars OF ordinary
Existence are Likewise made useful as =
means OF win ng. Chicago Tribune
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The Tallcst Railroad.

The Peruvian Central, TRANSMITTING,
or Oroya railroad is the tallest rail.
road IN the world. 1t begins six feet
above tide water. at Callao. From
Lima, eight miles ahead and 500 feet
higher, it winds up the narrowing
valley of the Rimac, past great hacien.
das and forgotten ruins. at Chosica.
thirty-three miles from the seat. il has
gained but $500 feet in elevation bnt
within the yard limits OF that station
begins the four per cent. grade, which
is steadily maintained for seventy
three miles. The Rinac's gorge be.
comes deeper and More contracted, the
little bays and benches of ouItiyable
land scarcer. At the hamlet of San
Bartolome serious engineering begins.
The overhanging hillside on the right
displays the first "Y'-the character.
lstic device SO frequently necessary to
0Fereome the headlong valley. The
maximum gradient. ALLOWED by con-
tract of 211 feet to the mile has in
many places been stretched, and tha
actual gradient is sometimes nearer
i've per cent. But even this was in.
sufficient to meet the exigencies of the
quebrada, whose floor often greatly
exceeds that slope. The only way to
get ahead was to run back few fur
longs or miles at full grade and then
10 shoot forward on the upper arm of
The zigzag. Some of these rV's" RIM
back and forth like sloping shelves in
he high walls OF the main gorge
iome double and twist far mp lateral /
ALLEYS. Not to confne the matter TO
Jingle points, where the road has TO
I'VE five miles to gain one. the total
percentage is astonishing. From Cal.
40 to Oroya, the length OF the track is
~ kilometers; of these 76t fone
ale IN every three) are consumed In
vercomipg The rice and this besides
ne unprecedented maintaining of such
maximum grade.
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u EYOND.

After the story has onco boon told
After ones had his little ding
AT the world, and found the apples Of gold
Are gilt, and rapidly furnishing
After the curtain begins TO fall,
Toll me, what Is back OF it all?
Oh. life Is fair ut the break of day,
As the sun climbs up the eastern hill.
And the flowers are sweet along the way
We gather with lavish hands, until
We find the hills grow rugged and steep,
And shadows across the pathway creep,
And life at noontide is not half bad;
Sure we have learned n lesson or two,
Have brought our experience gay or sad,
And paid our toll in passing through
The little gate beside which stands
Old Father Time, with outstretched hands
But when the light begins TO wane.
And shadows deepen around our way,
And does II matter. the loss or gain?
WHAT does IL count. our work or play?
Alter the curtain begins to fall.
Tell me, what is back OF it all?
-Arthur d. F. Randolph in Lippincotrs.
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RomanceTof the IVY.

AT hbgkok, few yea ago, an
Americ2 man of-war shipN a Ger.
man as messroom attendt. The
man wa led to ship on deck,1t there
were n vacancies, so he TX the
messFoor billet, He was h.Iook-
ing aD,of about 30, who not
have mush to say to any of threw.
One afternoon at sea, not lonhfter
this German had shipped, abt OF
the decR officers were in the wrCom,
discussing rather difficult mt in
ordnance. They all prefaced II re-
marks with the statement the
point they were discussing watrihe
over their heads. The Germness-
room attendant who was water out
for the officers needs in the Ter of
liquids, &C., did the unheard hing
of putting in his oar. He cit SO
quietly and respectfully, and very
first words he uttered was so ided.
ly to the point and showed COM
pletely that he knew what he ialk.
ing about, that the officebund
themselves listening to hinth a
good deal of interest. In fveutes
the German had shown them he
was past master in all matiper-
tanning TO modern great gt He
made no reply to the ofiiceues. |
tons as TO where he had pick all |
of his inside information, b1ere
was absolutely nothing regari the
armament of the worlds nathat
no was not familiar with. TIan's
proficiency in this respect re.
ported TO the commanding oland
the man was called into the cFor
an examination. The coming
officer owned that he himsnew
nothing whatever on the qtn of
modern ordnance besides mess
attendant. Tested, the Germjved
himself mathematician so iced
that the officers of his shipln't
begin to examine him. He tade
chief gunner's mate, and wont
to be made a gunner when hiiex.
PRED, and he went to GermaIere
he was employed by the Il as
an ordnance expert. It cameint
he had spent his life in the noe
branch OF Krupp's, and thaiad
been compelled to leave Germd.
denly on account Of some e in
which no had become involHe
had gone TO Siam in the hop,et- ,
ting an opportunity TO rearrlhe ,
Siamese Notifications. Fin !
this, and discouraged and Jss. :
no had shipped in the Americy. =
Last summer when he made 20 =
this country, some OF the OF :,
the ship TO which he had beened =
had the'pleasure OF showing or !
the Brooklyn Navy Yard ube y
order Of the Secretary Of the y
New York Sun. u
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CURIOUS FACTS.

In Germany the censue scr
avery five years.
Messenger boys in London add 4,
tneir incomes by-odd jobs. such a
taking out blind men or animals TO,
an airing.
The Buddhist monastery Of Hahn,
In Thibet is the loftiest Inhabited
point IN the world. IL is II, 900 feet
above sea level.
There was fire In the Liyernool
Court Theatre the other evening. and
catastrophe was only averted by the
use OF a fireproof curtain.
English publishers issue ON AN avsr.
age four novels day all the year
round. Last year the number WAS
1904, apart from 513 reprints.
The deepest sLaft in the world is
that OF the Red Jacket, one of tho
Lake Superior copper mines. where a
depth of 5000 feet hos been reached.
Two miles from Milan, Italy, is the
most remarkable echo in the world. IL
Is at the castle OF Simonetta and re.
peats the shot OF a pistol sixty times.
Tom Burns, Scotch diver, recently
Jumped from moving traiu of Tay
Bridge and landed in the river 100
feet below without sustaining serious
injury.
The most dangerous waters in the
world for the passage of ships lie off
the east coast of England, Cape Ush.
ant, in France, and Cape Finisterre.
in Spain.
The number of horses in the Ans.
tralian colonies decreased from 500. 600
in 1894 to 4S2, 900 in 1896 in conse.
quenoe of drought aud low prices.
Inc number of cattle is about 2,O00,-
600; OF sheep, 47,600.O0O
A trial has been made OF a new sea !
diving dress in the deepest part of
sydney harbor. The diver went down
In 26t fathoms and remained at the
bottom for fifty minutes. When he
same up he showed no signs of dis.
sress.
The cultivation of flowers for export
md for the perfumery factories Mt
irasse is al important industry on the |
riviera. 1t is officially estimated that
he value of flowers annually exported
rom Nice, Cannes, Beaulieu and Men
one is $500, 1000.
The horses which have been turned
DOSE to forage for themselves in the
astern part of Washington have null
lplied very rapidly, and there are said
be as many MS 100, 900 roaming
bout. The farmers look upon them
pests, and are hoping that exposure
ill kill them of.
The United States sent 103, 900, 600
ounds OF hams to Great Britain last
ear. Something over 800, 900, 600
ounds of American bacon took The
'me journey, and as for our lard,
reat Britain received forty per cent.
the total exports, which amounted
200, 900 pounds.
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consciousness after hsvino hsey
Drought to the Towers, the nassesalar.
were instructed to kill him: but ]
i peneve law has been passed which
ermits such cases to reIoin then
families.
~ Is curious fact that the vultures
are said to discriminate between real
death and the semblance, and refrain
from touching body in which life il
not extinct, flying away with such
shrieks and connection as to attracl
attention, for silence usually reions
supreme here. In Bombay there are
SIX towers of varying sizes. The word
tower IS misleading, as the round
buildings are from sixty 10 eighty feet
Ia diameter and twenty feet high.
Inere is no roof or window and only
one small door. opening toward the
eas,. 1t is not permitted to approach
within nifty feet of the towers. but
modei is shown in an adjoining build.
ing. The interior is arranged in three
broad circles divided into 365 part.
tions and sloping towards central
wei. The outermost row is for men.
the middle one for women, and the
interior one for children, the three.
loid circle being symbolical of the
Horoastrian virtues-pure thoughts
kind words, good deeds.
The mourpers or the dead remain in
the prayer house while the Lody is
conveyed to the dakhma. A final
prayer is pronounced by the priest
from distance, the dogs stare is re.
peated, and the nassesalars silently
pass their burden through the small
IRON door, deposit it in it's appointed
place, remove the coverings OF white
rags which gre the regulation shrouds
Tor all ranks and ages. and as silently
close the door and proceed to burn
'he death clothes. The yultures that
Inc the wall OF the darkness are i'm
ported from. Persiu, as the Indian
'ariety failed to perform their duty
Win the necessary despatch, which is
accomplished in from fifteen to thirty
week or two later the
ropical sun has bleached the bones To
he point of disintegration, when the
,assesalars remove them with tongs to
ne central well, which is lined with
ranite and furnished with beds of
and and charcoal. The Parsi religion
orbIds the pollution of the elements.
nd after this filtration OF any fluid
here may be land there is much at
ne time of the monsoon), it passes
trough drain pipes far into the sea. =
ew York Post
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"OId Hlckory,sv InaururatInu

Mr.. Joseph B. Bishop has an article
on Inauguration Scenes and Incl.
dents In the Century, which ia nm
Inauguration Number" Mr.. Bisbon
says OF President Jackson's inauoura.
lion:
AN eyewitness, who took some.
what Jocose view of the days events
wrote that the most remarkable fea.
lure about jackson as he marched
down the aisle OF the Senate with n
quick, large step, as though he pro.
posed TO storm the Capitol, was his
double pair OF spectacles. Ho habitn.
ally wore two pairs, one for readino
and the other for seeing at a distance
tue pair not in use heing placed across
the top OF his head. On this occa.
sion, says the eyewitness, the pair ON
MS head reflected the light and some
OF the rural admirers of the old her
were hrmly persuaded that thew were
Two plates of metal let into his had
10 close up the holes made by British
bullets. When he appeared on fbe
portico, we are told that the shouf
which arose rent the air and seemed to
snake the very ground. The ceremony
ended, the General mounted his horse
to proceed to tho White House and
the whole crowd followed him.
The President, says a contemno.
rary writer, was literally pursued by
motley concourse of people, riding.
rann'nE helter skalter, striving who
shouiu hrst gain admittance into 10
executive mansion, where it was nm. |
derstood that refreshments were to la |
distributed. An abundance of re. |
treshments had been provided. includ. |
ing many barrels Of orange pinch Az
inc waters opened the doors TO BRING
put the punch in pals, the crowd
'usned upon them, upsetting the pals.
md breaking the glasses. Inside the
rouse the crush was SO great that dis.
riDution OF refreshments was impoa.
iole' and tubs of orange punch were
CT out In the grounds to entice peonle
rom the rooms Jackson himself was
o pressed against the wall of the re.
option room that he was in danger ~
uJury' ana was protected by mum.
er OF men linking arms and forming
afrler against the crowd. Men with
oots heavy with mud stood on the
itln covered chairs and sofas in their
agerness TO get view of the hero.
udge story wrote that the crowd con.
.lned oil sorts OF people, from the
iBnest and most polished down to the
ost vulgar and gross in the Nation.
1 never saw such a mixture" he
ideo. The reign Of King Mob
'emed triumphant. / was glad TO
cape from the scene as soon as DOS. (
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Ignorance Of cooking is not often
the direct cause of mans death. oh.
serves an exchange, but such an in.
stance is related by Miss Edith Iiobel
IA a recent volume, entitled "The
Story Of Two Salons" In the tim of
the French revolution one NJ. Condor.
Get, upon his head az an aristoorat a
price was set, sought refuge with a
friend, M. Suard, who bade him re-
turn at nightfall, when means of es.
cape would be provided.
Unhappily, Condorcet, being unable
to exist without tobacco, went into
tavern to buy some. Still prostrate
with fatigue, he thought he wonId
take advantage OF this Opportunity to
get some dinner and ordered an
omelet.
How many eggs do you wish TO be
usedf' inquired the landlord, who had
been cycling him suspiciousiy. The
innocent Condorcet was nj his wits
end. He reflected on the size Of The
ordinary omelet.
Twelve" he boldly replied.
His fato was sealed. None but an
aristocrat could be so ignorant or IN
eztravagant He was arrested and lcd
away to prison, from which he never
emerged
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PITH AND POINT.

Can you read French?" .,Er-
not aloud. -Cincinnatl Enquirer.
The Governess-"I know Frencl,
anI German" Mrs. Uptodata.-
THAT is not sufficient wont sona
one who can teach my children Scotch I.
Brooklyn Life.
Bruin-"What's the matter. dear ~
MRS. Bruin -"Baby woke up four
weeks ago and has. been crying ever
since. 1 wish you'd take him for
little while. Detroit News.
What on earth induced you, JohpP
You gave that waiter five dollars for n
UP, and he was the worst ever
ihats lust it, my dear. / wanted 10
enable him to retire. - arper's Ba.
They say that ninety five per cent
OIL the business OF the country is done
on credit. Jones Yes; and there
are lots Of people hustling all thew
can to increase the proportion. -
Papa" asked the little boy who
wants to know, chow does nm nrmv
scour the countryf With brushes?,
Yes, said the father. brushes
with tho enemy. Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
An Aid in Memory The School.
girl: "Weren't there nine AInsaso
\ keep forgetting" Her Brother
N,ne's right. Can't you think of
Daii game-nine on zach side and ninc
innings ?"-Puck.
Ethel How do you get on with
your fiance, dear?p May-"Ob. he's
perfect worry. He's always wanting
to get m lrried, you know. So absurd
You know; the first time I've been en-.
gagged aud ali."-From Larks.
Moses Junior "Fader, shentle.
man in do shop wants to know IL DAT
Atwood nonshrinkable shirt will
shrink = Moses Senior-"Does il I'D
him p Moses Junior mo; id ID too
big. Moses Senior -"Yah, id viii
shrink TIT Bits.
Reporter-"'Do you know what thew
are saying about you over in the Nine.
Ieenth Ward?" Professional Politician
NO. What is it?r Reporter
:, They say you won't stay bought"
professional Politician lon his guard
Its lie l'-Chicngo Record.
And do you really love me?p sho
altered. Can you doubt me?n he
earnestly demanded, familiar as You
must be with the tendencies of the
literature of the day?" That is to
ays dear reader, il this be literature.
hen his love be real. = Detroit
ournal.
Asker Ito Fischer, who is returning
mpty-handed from u fishing trip, with
sdog at his heels)-"What do Won
all your dog? Fisher-"Fisb."
skier % Why, that's funny name for
dog What made you give it to
i'm y? Fisher-"Because he won't
lite. "-Tit-Bits.
Great headP" repeated the robber
lron, with loud laugh. ''WeIl. /
ness. II you will believe it, 5000
astres have been offered for that
'ad. On the dead" The which be-
g IN those rude times considered
re jest, his lordship purchased was.
II for the crowd Detroit Journal.
Her Plan-He--'tDo you believe in
ng eDgagements?" Sho-" Wer, IL
depends" Her don't under
md" She-"If he has plenty of
oney and Is inclined TO be liberal. n
1g engagement IS the thing; but il
cannot afford boxes at tho opera
such things / always make his re-
ne very short. - Philadelphia
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VII ihe Clock s,ops

DID you er try doctorinQ n clo~t
that wouldn go with ker0seno2 n
not try it tue next time yonr t;o,a.
piece ceases to tick. The eifoot is adj.
mireole, the method simple. Ifittsa
clock that tue ell will not iniuro --nf
metal, wood, china or marble-placo
~ IN g bowl and pour about n mint Of
oil into tho back Place it face down.
Ward mi let it stand over night
Even it the fase be OF paper and eeta
completely soaSed with oil, il will do
no harm. The kerosene will ovapor.
ate within few days Ind leave IL per.
fectIy clean,
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'odt Government. Pure Homes and Cody Hearts.
>GRANTsvILLE,lV.v VA. TUESDAY, APRIL 20. 1897

4 'tlckney ought TO be silent on the
-ubject of her treatment of me. think
however, that in Justice ito myself
Ishould explain the situation. 1 vii
not deny that she has maSle me suffe,
in the past, but che has now no power
to mike my heart beat one lot faster.
Since / met you, life has held sweet
ness and interest did not suppose i,
could ever hold for me again. Do not
keep me at such distance. Take pity
upon me, I beg of you, and promise
to be my friend, ut least"
Miss Trafford's face had been a study
while Stickney spoke. When he had
finished, she rose and said coldly:
PLEASE let the conversation cease.
am sorry for you, but 1 do not think
you have chosen wisely in making me
your confident. / have found You n
pleasant companion, and I thought
you a very different sort of man from
the Que you have proved yourself to
be-"
With that she left him.
Which of the two was the more sur-
prised and dismeyed it would be hard
! to FAY. His speech had filed her with
an,izement and horror.
EIhe revelation of his sentiments
cfme upon her like thunder clan.
she understood now why he had never
hlked of his wife. It was a miserable
business from first to last. and she
wished she had never met him.
Henceforth there were no mora
duets or bicycle rides, to Stickney's
dlsmay, and Miss Tratford could not
deny to herself how much dulIer Aste.
gan seemed in consequence. 1t was
the ttth day after the conversation
recorded, and StIckney sat gloomily
on the veranda, wondering whether It
would not be wiser to give up, beaten.
than to fight it ont, when he heard
Miss Iratiord utter cry of delight.
She was engaged in reading a newspa
per ut the time, and paragraph there
bad evidently given rise to her excla.
fation.
Have you come into possession OF |
fortunep" he inquired.
Listen to this" she replied. SIT !
1ther concerns you: 'Mr. Robert
Sickney met with serious accident
fhile coasting down Briar Hill yester.
lay. He broke his left arm and frac-
(ured his ankle. Fortunately his wife.
whom he vas on his way to join in the
adjacent own of Buxton, where she
has been listing her uncle, the Hon.
David Leds. was able to reach hin.
within a hour of the time of the ac-
cident.'
Poo old Bobl" exclaimed Stick.
ney. IBIS will spoil all his summer
and fell's, too. Them" he added.
rs suden thought occurred to him
"What'as there in this melancholy
item tE caused you to look SO hilari.
ousp"
Missrafford blushed and gave him
an apPling look.
"W-why-you are not Mrs.
Stickp's husband" she faltered.
Minded, and never was. Why.
did yethink- / believe am begin.
ming isee light Didn't Miss WestalI
knowpat Helen Tilted me for nv
cousiiBob Stickney, who had more
monethan ~ DO you wonder that ]
objecat to- your desre that 1 should
cont loyal to Mrs. Stickney? And s
it is lible you thougIt was mar l
ried IL How could .Su? But now I
you W treat me ratherdifferently, / 1
hope. q
cit make differeee, " assented l
Miss TIL ford, demurely- Waverley. C
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ADVERTISING aArxs.
A SECRET.

Sunk deep in sea.
sea OF the dead
Lies book. that shall he
Never opened or read.
Itssibylline pages
A secret inciose-
The flower ofthc Ages,
rose, a red rose.
That sea OF the dead
Is my soul; aud the book -
Is my heart; aud the rel
Rose, the love you forsook.
Julian Hawthorne, in February Llppincott's