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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
GATHERING AQUARIUM STOCK.


How Live Fishes Are Selected and Pro-
pared for Transportatioo-
Men experienced in gathering aqusri1
IN. stock never ship fieh long ais
tances Immediately after they ara
caught. il it can be avoided; the nors
tality Is almost sure 10 be great among
stock so shipped. BY Whatever naeana
a fish has been captured. says the Ne-
York Sun, il is likely TO have bern more
or less excited and IL may have suffered
some injury which would make IL Habls
to attack by fungus. IL is tbs practice
when possible 90 place the newly
caught fish in fish cars or In soue other
suitable place at or near The shore IN tbs
vicinity of where thry were cnught,
where they may be vested for the jour
ney, accustomed u16s- favorable cons
ditions TO captivity. and a<rustonsd to
feedirg. and wheFc the weak or injured
fshes may be weeded out
In this way only good ard sonDd hsA
are finally started. and thcse src start
ed in tbs best possibse condition pishes
thus selected and prepared are far mora
likely to get through all right and
ouch fishes are, Of course. fnr more Ike
IL 20 survive in ar aquarium
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
1r.,eled s;.1e. ovc a1nea

There is dining-car conductor on the
Northern Pacific road, running out Of
Minneapolis every week or two for the
coast, who keeps chalk-nsrk record
OF the trips from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific, Just as the Arizona Kid used TO
keep tally OF the men he had killed by
cutting q notch ON has gun butt There
are SIS chalk marks down now and 12s
little circles, representing the equiva-
lent Of journey around the globe. The
conductor is W. S. Sherwood. and he has
had % years continuous service For
ten years rs was running for the Pull
mans from New York 20 Chicago and
from Chicago to St. Paul. He made
these trips $40 times. Then, ns soon as
the Northern Pacific was completed
from the Mississippi 20 the western
ocean, IN 1853. he started II its dining
service, and he has gone from here 10
Tacoma more than 500 times In all,
in his % years Of service, he has T,tn
3,2i2, 900 miles, or 12s times around the
world. and he thinks he carries the
record as Traveller. He has ne-er been
hurt in q wreck; IN fact, he has never
been II but one, and that was a mere
bluff ct wreck. lie Is the only man
vet on the road who has been with 1t
since it was first put through 20 the
eoast-N y Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
= LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Hard Hit.-"What IN the world did
you strike Holly for?" Ten dollars"
Detroit Free Press.
Editor story is fat" Au.
thor-"Yes?" Editcr-"I wish to COM
pliment you. Most stories we get are
rolled up."-Puck.
Ill wager that woman submarine
diver doesn't stay under the water more
than ten minutes ut time" "Why?"
Nobody down there to talk to."-Chi.
cago Record.
-"Pueilism isn't what il used TO be. :"
NO: the advance made in implements
OF modern warfare has thrown it into
the shade somewhat" - Philadelphia
North American.
-Sbe-''Mr. Fullbacll never boasts Of
his football exploits. does he?" He
no. l understand that he has nearly
killed half a dozen men, but be never
says a word about it'-Puck.
II am sorry 10 hear that Allwuhl-
the clothing merchant, has failed il
business. How did it happen?" Over
confidence. He brought On a car load
Of ear-muffs. Chicago Tribune
Papa" asked the little boy who
wants 10 know, now does an army
scour the country? With brushes7"
Yes" said the father. Brushes with
the enemy'-Cincirnat Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
HOSPITAL FOR CONSERVATIVES.
Advance Step Taken by Committee in
New York City.

Advance Step Taken by Committee in
New York City.
DR.. Herman Biggs, pathologist and
director Of the laboratory of the board
of health. DR.. T. NJ. Prudden, of the
Bellevue Medical college. and Health
Commissioner George B. Fowler, a
committee at New York ap-
pointed to report on the care
and treatment of cases of tuber-
cuiosfs, have made report and recon-
mendation to the health board, suggest
Ing that a hospital becrected for the ex-
elusive treatment of consumptives. The
report says that there are 10000 cases
of consumption in the city, and that at
least so persons daily contract the dis
ease from coming m contact with those
already infected.
Consumption, the committee de-
clares, is a contagious and deadly dis
ease, and should be treated as such.
The records Of the health department
show that there were 5000 deaths from
tuberculosis during the last year.
"A great portion of this suffering and
death, the report says. in view Of
modern scientific knowledge, we know
20 be largely preventable by the efficient
enforcement OF simple. we'll understood
and easily applied methods OF cieanh-
ness, disinfection and isolation"
The board of health adopted the re-
port and decided to take the necessary
steps toward the erection of the hospi-
tai proposed.
Nothing can be done In that direction
Immediately, as the board OF estimate
has already made its appropriations
for the year. At its next regular meet
ing the board will adopt AT amendment
TO the sanitary code and the Legislature
win DE asked 20 and in the desired re-
form.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
YOUNGEST CONGRESSMAN.
Honor Claimed for Bradley Said to Be
lauq tn Ex-Gax. Cumhack

Honor Claimed for Bradley Said to Be-
long to Ex-Gov. Cumback.
The claim that Mr.. Bradley, of New
York, is the youngest member ever
elected to congress is false, as that dis
tinction belongs to ex-Gov. viii Cum
back, Of Greensburg, Ind. Mr.. Cum
back was elected while yet in his cath
year, becoming of age only short
while before congress convened:
These are the only two men who served
through a session of the house in their
25th year. John Randolph, of Roanoke,
and John c. Breckenridge both entered
Mt &c. Gen. Breckenridge achieved
great distinction at an early age, as
he was vice president at 30 and senator
at So. It is a curious fact that had Mr..
Buchanan died at any time during the
Grst three years of his term the vice
president would have been ineligible as
his successor, as the president must be
IS. These youthful honors, however,
are not quite equal to those achieved
by William Pitt, who was member of
parliament at 81, chancellor of the
excheauer at % and great prime min
lister of England at "a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
THE BOSTON WOMAN.
vsiued Socially In Proportion to What
She Knows.

Valued Socially in Proportion to What
She Knows.
In Boston woman Is valued socially in
proportion to what she knows and can
do well-or, to put it correctly. what
she has the reputation of knowing and
Going we'll, says the Forum. If It could
be pleasant thing anywhere for a
woman to grow old. it would be 50 in:
Boston. In that city spiasters and
widows, II they arc ambitious and even
tolerably healthy, never consider it too
late to find a vocation They would
take up botany. china painting. sloyd
or political economy at 60 with re-
freshing independence Of their sge I
have seen a pupil Of 20 at one Of the
prominent schools of oratory, her fell
low students, mostly in the teens. treat
ing her with beautiful comradxhip,
instead OF staring at her with sup
pressed smiles as IL she were O Kind OF
"freak." They recognized only her
pIucky defiance Of Father Times limi-
tations by larger measure Of applause
when she recited her pieces than they
usually accorded to the younger mem
bers of the GLASS. A Boston man for,
gives and may even forget a wonan's
advancing years if she is bright and in
teresting and can make him feel al
ways that he knows more than she does
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
A MODERN SOLOMON.
casAetie Incident That Acquitted es>
French Woman

cssAetie Incident That Acquitted esaa
French Woman
A pathetic little drama wac reccrSiy
enacted in q French court OF Justice
~ poor needlewoman was charged with
stealing two gold ccins from her ern-
ployer. Her defense was that whils
waiting in her employers house, the
child in her arms unknown TO her, was
attracted by the sight of the glitterins
gold on Che mentei shelf behind her.
and. leaning forward over her shoulder.
clutched the coins In its chubby fist.
end bad 30 carried them away. This
she Professionally and solemnly stated on
oath. says the London Weekly Tele,
graph.
The court, however, was incredulouRs
and reproved the mother for her at
tempt 10 deceive him. But she asserted
her innocence with such pathetic power
that the sagacious judge determined
to test the truth of her statement. He
tade her stand By his desk with her
child facing over her shoulder in tia
way Ahe bad described. Then he took
several gold coins from his pocket and
placed them on the desk within reach
of the child.
A breathless silence ensued. Every
one awaited tho touching sequel. Then
suddenly the child's eve caught sight
of the gleeming gold. and, with an cages
smile, the tiny hand wasoutstretched Ia
the desk and the coins were clutched IN
its tenacious grasp. The mother Wa
promptly acquitted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
SALMON PACKERS TO COMBINE.
Prominent Chicago Broker Engineering
tho Forming of tho Association

Prominent Chicago Broker Engineering
tho Forming of tho Association
A special from Astoria, Ore, says:
c. E. Norris, a prominent Chicago
broker, is forming a. gigantic com
bine Of salmon packers. Norris has
been in San francisco dealing with the
cannery men for two years, and is said
TO have a great deal of influence. The
continuation of the combine as It exist
ed last year follows as matter of
course. Norris new scheme is to en-
large it and practically form trust Of
all the canneries of the river.
The idea suggested by Norris is that
the canneries be allowed to retain their
present brands and names until such
time as the success of the association
is assured. II success should follow, a
general brand will be established. Dur
ing seasons when the packs arc large
there is generally rush to force salmon
on the market and the price IL
lowered in consequence. This will be
done away with il the trust is success
full. BY far the greater number Of
packers are in favor Of the scheme.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
EARLY THEOLOGICAL ZOOLOGY.

The Medieval Imagination Played Co.
riousiy with the Pelican.
OF marine animals the early Chris
tian philosophers knew little, but Eat
nrally they had heard of the whale and
fonnd important meanings in him, says
Appleton's Monthly. One of the les
cons taught by the whale Is given as
follows: when he In hungry he opens
his wide mouth seaward and a pleasant
odor issues from his nav, SO that other
fishes are deceived and swim eagerly
toward the place whence this sweet
odor comes. In Needless shoals they
enter into his extended jaws; then sud-
denly the grim gums close and crush
their prey. Thus the devil allures men
TO their destruction and closes upon,
them the barred gates of hell"
The medieval Imagination played Gu
riously about the pelican. A type OF
the atonement was found in the sup
posed fact that the pelican tears OPEN
Its breast and feeds it's young with its
own blood. New value was given TO the
pelican by that great thinker ST. Au-
gustine. Writing upon the passage In
the 102d Psalm-'I am become like a
pelican in the wilderness"-he says:
The males of these birds are won't to
kill their young by blows Of their bealcs
and then TO bewail their death for the
space of three days. At length. how
ever, the female inf1icts q severe wound
on herself and, letting her blood fovS
over the dead ones. brings them to life
again"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
A Practical Test Supplied BY . New YorA
Factory.

A ffactfcai Test Supplied by . New YorA
Factory.
She was o shirtmaker. writes Mary
Gay Humphreys. in Scribner's. The
girls had tho trade in their own handa,
and made good wages. First one black
bearded man got in and he brought his
brother and his son Soon tho room
was half filed with men in shiny clothes
and big black boards. who brought their
relations The girls first objected be-
cause they made the factory towel 80
black with their dirty banda After
that the girls brought their own towels.
but the black men seemed 20 oho,se up
the room and swallow oil the air. Then
work began 20 give out: the black
bearded men were taking II home to ia
nights, when their wives and daughters
could help them Tho old people and
The little children. who could do roth
ing else, pulled out the hastings. The
boss found he could get his work done
cheaper and save in rent and fuel AZ
last prices were cut until the girls might
as well strike or ssarve. They struck.
It is irrelevant but instructive to
know that they made a gallant fight ansi
lost The black bearded men came In
greater force and took sii the work
home; the factory was given mp. the
girls thrown out of work. Thus wee
tho question OF immigration pres,ed
upon them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

at work during the last few months on
cases of this kind, and the depredations
that they have discovered are alarming
in extent They say that there are any
number Of small wood mills at work,
the owners Of which do not own or pre-
tend to own one single stick of the tim
Der they ara cutting up. One locker
found a small mill the boiler Of which
had formerly been in use by contractor
in that city being set up In a tract OF
wooded land about IS miles from the
city. The men who were doing this
freely admitted they had no right there
and that while ostensibly cutting up
some timber for customers they pro-
posed to take literally from the forest
at whose edge they were situated.
Near Wolff lake up to recently was
small piece of pine. estimated to be
worth $500. This was invaded in the
night time and the timber made into
logs and run off so that the detectives
have net been able to locate the proper.
ty nor to find out who did the stealing.
The honest farmer" is very often con-
cerned in these dealings. One man in
particular is being spotted by the off,
GERS. He drives into the city every day
with huge load of green wood, and he
does not own stick of timber nor does
he buy any. BE has cut on an original
purchase many times the largest pos
sible quantity of wood that could have
been on the land, and unless he is
stopped he apparently will continue cut
ting for years.
There are organized gangs who make
it business of stealing wood from for
est lands and selling. officers being on
the track of one man who is doing a
large enough business to be called
wholesale. Foreign owners OF timbered
lands are becoming alarmed and are
sending instructions to their agents to
institute vigorous prosecutions to abete
the constant drain, which must be
checked, or before long the lands will
be covered only by valueless stumps.-
Chicago Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23

Thirty thousaud elk are wintering IN
Che JacksoR's Hole country az Wy
oruing, according 20 the estimate az TIE
game warden, who ssyk thai In ons
herd which he saw ;he other rl6Yufsg
there were 1900 Of them. stretching
over a dirtance Of sixniIes. The sight.
be said. surpassed anything he hsderer
ecsn and utterly amaz>d bin- Ths eiks'
trsiI over the snow VITA ike flint iee,
hs said, so hard hxd the snow been
packed down. The animals ere seen
By Thousands any morning. moving
slIon2 the Snake rirc- from tho Great
r,aGp 30 the eros Vertre hila. and as
night The wills OF TIE calves gtrayine
frr,m their mothers nav - heard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
HUNTING THE BALLOT.
4 Field Where Forger ana ManipuIatos
Have Worked Successfully.

4 Field Whore Forger and Manipulated
Have Worked Successfully.
In no field of literature have the
Iorger and the manipulation worked
with greater vigor and success, says
the Atlantic Monthly. From Percy'si
day to our own it has been thought
an innocent device to publish biz Of
ones own vcrsifying, now and then, as
an "elA ballad" or an ancient song"
Often, too, late stall copy of a ballad.
getting into oral circulation, has been
innocently furnished to collectors as
traditional matter. Mere learning will
not guide an editor through these per.
plexities. What is needed is, in ad-
dition, q complete understanding OF
the popular" genius, sympathetic
recognition of the traits that charac-
terize oral literature wherever and in
whatever degree they exist. This fac
ulty, which even the folk has not re-
tanned, and which collectors living IN
ballad-singing and tale-telling times
have often failed to acquire. was vouch-
Eafed by nature herself to the late Prof.
Child. In reality kind of instinct, it
had been SO cultivated by long and
loving study of the traditional litera-
ture of all nations that it had become
wonderfully swift in It's operations and
almost infallible. No forged or re-
touched piece could deceive him for a
moment; he detected the slightest jar
in the genuine ballad tone. He spealos
in one place of certain writer's "who
ans for little reading Of romances."
He was himself the better interpreter
of the poetry of art for this keen sym.
patty with the poetry of nature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
LIGHT WAS KEPT BURNING.



This IL one Of the widest and b!eakezt
of Light stations of that savage region.
and, according TO q story told ehSre.
e was once the scene Of a rVEaIkably
plucky adherence TO duty an ths part
of q 15-year-oId boy. says ssrhneTs.
He was the sen of the keeper. and on
this occasion was left nlone IN the tower
while his father went ashore for pro-
visions in their only boat. Before the
latter could return violent storm
arose, and for the next three weeks
there was no time in vhich Tire keep
ers boat could have lived for a moment
In the Wild seas that ragged about the
lonely rock. Still the Light wss kept
burning By that 15-year-old boy, who
had but little 20 eat and but scart tine
to sleep. Night after night. for three
weeks. its steady glcarn stone through
the blackness OF the pitilexs storrn and
eladdened the fathers strstnipg eyes-
When the ordeal was ended tho boy was
Sc weak from exhaustion as e be bare
L. able 20 speak. A. TIE same time
there was 10 pro1der father nor bop
pier young llghtkeeper on the Maine
coast than those who met OF The Storm
swept Ledge Of Ssddieback that day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
WHY THEY DIDN'T APPEAR,
lizard Luck story of an Author Who
Sold His Stories.

"Hard Luck" story of an Author Who
Sold His Stories
Win a. Harden is galloping grace-
fully IN the magazines now. says tho
Atlanta Constitution. In early youth
Harden was fortunate enough to have
q dozen stories accepted by a certain
Pleading magazine" He gave the
writer of this note a glimpse OF the
checks for these stories, while he ex-
claimed, enthusiastically: II feel like
could jump over six chairsl" That
was ten years ego, and bis literary Ia
bors since then have sprinkied the gray
plentifully over Harben's black locks,
but, alasl not one Of those stories has
ever appeared in print Letter after
letter to the editor whopurchased them
brought only the response: I'VE are
crowded" Finally-ss Harlem had put
his best work in the stories. and was
naturally anxious to have them add to
bis reputation-he addressed this note
to the editor:
"Will my stories ever appear"
The associated editor answered.:
There is a conspiracy here to holn
them until you ere dead, az they would
naturally have greater interest then
How is your health2"
Harden tore the note 20 tstters and
got married.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
A NEW EXPERIENCE
Why the Little Dear Was Disguseed -
the Situation.

Why the little Dear was Disguseed -
the Situation.
This is truthful little incident and
the point of the moral viii not be lost
because names are omitted. says the De-
troit Free Press.
A petite and winsome young matron
entered a street car with that inimitable
breeziness characteristic OF her kind.
No amount Of torture could have in
dnced a confession that she expected
from two to half dozen men to rise
in unison and offer her seat, but the
l1ok on her face when they did not do
so told the secret moro pfsinly than
words could have done.
With her was little girl whose looks
fixed beyond doubt the relationship of
the two. Mamma was rather inpatient
with the wrap which iInpeded her ef-
forts 20 reach a strap. She looked about
her as though eagerly in search OF
trouble and was the picture OF scorn
while noting how many of the male pas
scnsers were reading their papers.
The child leaned against her mother
end sighed YEARLY.
"She seems tired" said q pleasant
faced old lady, as she strolzed her golden
locks and caressed tho blooming cheeks.
ss pleasant-faced old ladies' always do.
Not tired. but Disguised" answered
mamma, in crisp tones
Disguised? Isn't she rather young
for such sensation ?"
Not at all. The little dear has never
been accustomed TO riding on Q hog
car"
In less than a second there was sit-
ting accommodation TO spare
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
MIMIC BLOCKADE PLANNED.
North Atlantic sauadrea VIII Undertake
Novel Maaeuyers.

The people of Charleston, s. C.. and
vicinity are promised a novel winter
entertainment Secretary Herbert
after CONSULTATION with Admiral Bunce,
commanding the North Atlantic squad
ron, has decided 10 allow the admiral
to undertake she blockade OF Charles
ton. Heretofore the squadron
rnaueuvers have not goce beyond tar
get practice. feet erolutions. signaling
and landing parties. Gradually the ex-
eFcises have been enlarged n scope IS
the officers and men gained N pro-
fcieucy and became better acquainted
with the qualities Of Tier respective
ships, and now Secretary Hexoert has
become satisfied OK the praetcabiiity %
undertaking regular blockade
Charleston was selected a. thr objective
point because of the fine vinte climate
sad tie ev3il.Stasy Of HAMPTON Roads
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-23
TlREsoME oLp-TiMERs.


Phrases and Expressions You Wish You
Might Hear No More.
We're You born sensitive as to the
effects upon the intellect and nerves OF
"chestruts?" Then you were born out
of your time. This is the age of chest
nuts" observes the New York Herald.
Ardently, but in vain, do you wish
that every rose you see might indeed
be "the last rose of summer" so weary
are you of hearing them declare it.
Make remark about name and they
are painting to put the question:
whats in q name?" with an air of
conscious and original wit. 1t seems
as if to their constitution suppressed
quotation were as dangerous as sup
pressed govt, and were they to enter
a darkened room with a companion
without reference to darkness Wis
ible" the quotation might strike inward
with fatal effect.
Speak of an object Of beauty and they
must throw out of their system "A thing
Of beauty is a 10Y forever" like a rash
that it would be dangerous to suppress.
Should yen mention any sight Or sound
seen or heard little way of they will
trip up your last words by reminding
you that distance lends enchaatment
TO the view" If they cali at your house
but seldom they will iHfailibly assart
that their visits are like those of the
angels '-few and far between;" If they
come often, that they return to you
like bad penny" Is the practice Of
quotation, then, to be ruthlessly sup
pressed without pity, without execp-
tion? Certainly not. There are SONS
quotations which are not merely per.
missible but Indispensable, and which
we feel we could no more do without in
writing and conversation than we could
get on without shiHings and sixpenoes
in commerce.