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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
Indian women.s fights.

There was woman's rights meeting
sut in California the other day which
would have been safe from the gibes OF
even the bitterest scoffer at that move
raent- The assem- blage was made up OF
women of the Uuatilla tribe. whose
reservation is near Pendleton. and they
lad met to bervail the fate of their hus-
bands. sons and sweethearts who have
recently fallen under the spell of the
white mans fire water" Prior TO last
March, it. was a misdeTneanor 20 sell
liquor to Indians or half-breeds on or
CT a reservation in California, ard
things were going we'll enough with the
Cmatillas at that time. But under al
old law il is found that the Indians can
be admitted 10 full citizenship. condi-
ton which liquor dealers OF Pendleton
are making the most OF. Hence the
meeting OF the Indian women ard their
expressions OF wrath as well a. sorrow.
and their threats. which seemed for
time likely 10 be carried into effect. OF
descending in a body on the sellers OF
fire water.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
NANsEn WOULDN'T TAKE BOOKS

Trfhes That Served to While Away
Tedious Time on the Arctic.
To judge from DR.. Nsnsen's two fat
volumes, the amiable voyagers in the
Fran, as far as boredom goes, were in
no such Parlous case as some of our
modern brides and bridegrooms.
Indeed, it was when they had left the
ship, and had to winter alone on q
corner of Franz Josef land, that Nan
sen and Johansen found that two per-
sons, without books, games, or other
distractions, may find the time all too
tedious.
When had the honor Of meeting DIR.
hansen in London not long before he
started, felt curious to know what
favorite books he was going to take
with him TO beguile the enforced leisure
of those long, dark years ahead of him
and his adventure. But DR.. Nansen only
smiled ut my question.
Il shall take no books, myself" he
said; 81 do not need amy. 1 have my
scientific work"
The answer, / must own, somewhat
surprised me, aud 1 am all the more
interested to hear that Fridtjof Nansen
changed his mind on this subject in
the darkest north, and that what he
most regretted, in that hut in Franz
Josef land, was the well-stocked library
on the Fran.
Strange, what childish trifes will
keep grown men amused and interest
ed on such a journey; barrel organ,
a birthday celebration, a cake, an ex.
ira cigarette, a weekly manuscript
newspaper, any tribe seemed to serve
tn keep up the spirits of these simple
Norsemen.-Lady's Pictorial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
WISE TICKET TAKER.
He Had . Scheme to Protect Hinsel
from ThieVea.


He Had . scheme to Protect Himself
from Thieves.
Two small boys went into a station
on the Lake street IL" road the othe1
6av while the ticket agent was busy
with some work on the platform out
side. A nickel lay exposed in a tempt,
ing manner in the little gate through
which the passengers shove their fares
and the boys took it. When the ticket
agent returned to his post the boys laid
down dime for their fares and started
to pass through the turnstile, but the
agent did not move the release mechan'
ism.
Another nickel, boys" he said.
flows that? The fare is five cents
isn't it?"
Eyes, but you took nickel from the
window here while wassoutside, and
want it."
After little argument the young
sters weakened and handed back the
money. The train was behind time, and
the agent improved the time by caution
ing the boys not to touch the money
they might find on the fare shelves of
the elevated road station.
Its just put there for a trap" he
said, $50 the agent can tell whether he
has been robbed or not, and il you take
it there's big chance of your getting
into serious trouble"
Pressed by a man who had come in
and overheard part of the conversation
for an explanation of the nickel trap,
the agent went on to say:
1--WE are frequently compelled to leave
our boxes for few minutes to look
after the stoves. and attend to similar
duties ct stations where there are no
platform men.
"Nlost of us keep several dollars in
small change piled up on the counter
inside of the railing. and it would be
an easy matter for sneak thief to reach
through and get handful of it. To
count this money over every time we
return to the box would involve consid-
cradle time and labor. and while we
were doing it the thief, if there was one
around. would have a good chance to
get away before the shortage was dis
covered.
by leaving nickel in the change
window we can tell at a glance whether
our money has been disturbed or not. If
the nickel is still in place when we come
hack it is almost cinch that nobody
has been around. If the nickel is gone
it is dead sure thing that some sneak
thief has been getting his work in. and
then we count up our cash as quickly as
possible, and we can generally nab the
offender and make him disgorge ON the
spot. Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
THE FASHIONS.
Odd Bits of Information About thu
Latest In Dress.

Odd Bits of Information About the
Latest In Dress.
Tailor-made pique costumeswill form
one Of the very smart styles for after
noon wear this summer.
The new three-piece skirt has very
wide front breadth.
Pointed epaulettes, toreador jacket
fronts. and plain and folded-girdles still
lend great variety to spring street cos.
tunes and house toilets.
White batiste, silk null and chiffon
blouse vests and loose waist fronts
are made with bands of hand
some lace insertion that cross
each other. forming blocks either
large or small. A pretty effect is
gained by placing pink. blue or nauve
ribbon under the crossing bands. leav-
ing the white blouse itself with no back
ground Of color.
Word comes from Trustworthy French
sources that fine gold necklaces, narrow
bangle bracelets, and small Etruscan
gold earrings and larger gold hoops set
with pearls. moonstones and small dia-
mond clippings are to return to fash
ionahle favor
Carnations. geraniums. gladioli, tn
lips. lobelis blooms. roses. Gamma and
wild ounce blossoms are among the
brilliant red flowers that are used upon
spring hats and bonnets.
Loose silk and chiffon waist fronts
ere trimmed with rows OF gathered or
plated rufies 10 simulate a bolero or
Jacket bodice effect. The same sarni-
ture is used on the neck, sleeve-tops,
and at the wrist of the close coat-sleeves.
Some Of the new very dressy models
for summer gowns show the skirt laid
IN alternate neutrality-suspicious. and
harlow braided or embroidered panels.
Toilets OF plain ard embroidered linen
batiste or grass linen are particularly
effective SO made up. and in rich black
grenadines. ssiins and rr,oi-es In cor,,-
b;naGon some extremely ei ,gaa; cos
TUNES are showr.-N. Y. Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
DOGS OF WAR IN REALITY.
German Army Training Great Danes
to DRAG Soldiers from Bicycles.

German Army Training Great Danes
to Drag Soldiers from Bicycles.
To let loose the dogs of war is 10 be 4
vertiable military maneuver, for dogs
arc now being trained by the German
army to do actual battle. The bicycle
is responsible for this. Since its intro
duch;on into the armies of Europe, Ger
man officers have been considering the
best method Of securing it. and the re-
suit has been a decision to train dogs TO
drag bicycle riders from their wheels,
The Great Dane has been selected for
the purpose, as his size and strength
make him a powerful and effective an
tagonist
At Berlin there are now 1000 CT these
great dogs in training. Every day for
the past three months they have been
taken TO the parade ground and been
given lessons in distinguishing the Ger
man and Austrian uniforms from the
French, Italian and Russian, for it is
necessary that they should discrimin-
ate between friend and foe Then they
are taught TO rush upon a bicycle
mounted enemy and dismount him.
When it is remembered that nearly
all the armies of Europe have adopted
the bicycle, the necessity of the best
method to lessen their effectiveness can
be appreciated; ard the German army
officers believe they have discovered
the method
The lash is used in training the dogs.
II they make mistake they are pun
ished and IL they do well they are re-
warded with caresses and dainty
mcrsels.
Under this treatment they soon learn.
They are taken to the field OF operation.
where cyclists are gathered. and are
urged to attack the riders. who are
padded against harm. After this lesson
is learned they are turned loose among
soldiers wearing various uniforms, and
when they attack German or Austrian
they are whipped, but when they az
tack others they are rewarded.
After few days training of this sor:
they learn 10 distinguish between
friend AID foe, and the practice after
that is only 10 perfect them.
1t is conceded by military experts
that an advancing line OF armed bicycle
riders could lie thrown into utter cor
fusion by much smaller number of
these trained Great Danes But II both
sides. have II: docs-as they VIII If the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Oldest house in Maine Is said
to be the Sylvester house, at Small
Point, the age Of which is put at $50
years.
On train between Boston and Port
land mail clerk discovered a letter cd.
dressed to Frankfort theMainw which
was being sent to Maine.
Robins and MayfoweIs have al.
ready been reported in various parts
of Maine, while other parts OF tho state
are still in the throes OF winter.
In the seventeenth century the aver
ago duration of life was only IL years;
in the eighteenth, 20; in this century
1t is So. Look out for the twentieth.
"A Ctican paid visit recently for the
first time in 81 years to Alexandra, Va.
to make search for the house whers
he boarded in 1916 while recruiting for
the Mexican war.
No nettle shirt is needed by the
clergyman who has charge Of the Ger
man Baptist churches at Topeka and
Atchison, Kan, who is reminded of his
obligations every time he is addressed
He Is Rev. Eibetrue.
An English Scotchman was asked
to tie up dog. and resigned on the
ground that it was the buffers duty.
The butler declined and resigned, and
after six servants had left, the earl
tied the dog up himself.
We need nearly 5000 cubic feet Of
fresh air per hour for breathing pur.
poses, but we can do with as little as
$500. Children need less, and there are
now building schools to give the chill
dren $500 cubic feet per hour.
The largest orchard in Great Brit
ain is at Tottington, in the county OF
Gloucester. It is 500 acres in extent,
and in some seasons yields its owner,
Lord Sodley, profit of $4,000. The
trees are chiefly apples and plumA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
OUR HOUSES ARE TOO WARM.
Tso Many Housewives 0verhea,
Their Living Rooms.

Tso Many Housewives Overhead
Their Living Rooms.
The proper temperature of our living
rooms is disputed question at this sea-
son and one that every housewife must
consider. The Americans as a people
are probably no worse or more IN
healthy than other nations, but we arc
by no means free from blemishes and
now and then we have our attention
called to some Of our national faults
by sharp-eyed, qrick-witted foreigner.
One of the late criticisms is the Ameri-
can habit Of overheating our houses.
1t Is an undisputed fact that IN the
northern sections of the country, at
least we habitually keep our living
rooms and halls Of public assembly
as well At too high a temperature. The
habit is a bad one and is not only cost
~ but unhealthy.
A thoughtful physician who has COM
bated this pernicious custom all his life
attributes one-hak the colds and throat
disorders that prevail to this cause
alone. Rooms having temperature
Of much above 20 degrees are necessari-
~ enervating TO the system and weak
ened body is much more apt 10 succumb
70 disease than a strong. healthy one.
II is no wonder that so many of our
women are sickly and iow-spirited, con-
fired as they are day after day and
week after week in such houses. going
out of doors only when 10 Is absolutely
necessary.
We constantly fnd tender" people
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sHoRr.sIoHrEp SCIENCE.
4 Spirit That Has Bred Contempt 70
the Past.

a Spirit That Has Bred Contempt for
the Past.
Science has bred in US spirit Of ex-
pertinent and contempt for the past.
It has made Us credulous of quick inn
proyemant, hopeful of discovering
panaceas, confident Of success in every
new thing, wish to be as explicit a.
carefully chosen words will enable me-
70 be upon q matter 80 critical, 50 redi-
cal as this. / have no Indictment
against what science has done; have.
only a warning to utter against the
atmosphere which has stolen from lab
oratories into lecture rooms and into
the general air of the world at large.
Science-our science-is new. It Is o
child OF tho nineteenth century. It
has transformed the world and owes
little debt of obligation to any past
age. 1t has driven mystery out Of tho
universe; it has made malleable stuff
of the hard world and laid it out in its
elements upon the table of every class
room. It's own masters have known
its limitations; they have stopped
short at the confines of the physical
universe; they have declined to reckon
with spirit or with the stuffs of the
mind, have eschewed sense and con-
fined themselves to sensation But
their work has been so stupendous that
Ill other men of all other studies have
been set staring at their methods, imi-
tating their ways of thought, ogling
their results. We look In our study of
the classics nowadays moro at the phe-
nomena Of language than at the move
ment OF spirit; we suppose the world
which is Invisible to be unreal; We
doubt the efficacy of feeling and exag-
gerate the efficacy of knowledge; we
speak of society as an asylum and be
lieve that we can contrive for it new
environment which will change the
very nature Of its constituent parts;
worst of all, we believe in the present
and in the future more than in the past,
and deem the newest theory Of society
the likeliest. This is the disservice
scientific study has done for US; it has
given us agnosticism in the realm OF
philosophy, scientific anarohism in
the field of politics. It has made
the legislator confident that he can
create, and the philosopher sure
that God cannot. Past expert
ence is dfscredited and the laws
of matter are supposed to apply to
spirit and the makeup Of society.-Chi.
ca1o News.
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CAJOLED THE JURY.
An Interesting Incident Of . Menora-
BILE Lawsuit.

The jury in the Martha Washington
case, q famous trial Of 40 years ago.
wherein the captain Of the steamboat
Martha Washington and others were
charged with burning tho boat to Sc
cure insurance, was chosen with diff
Guilty. During their five weeks service
the members of il were assailed on every
side by the jealous feminine sympa-
thizers of the accused. By every art
possible to youth, beauty and wit and
the reckless abandon of lives largely
spent in the companionship OF adven-
turers were they approached. IF you
do not go into that jury-room and vote
mot guilty in an hour you will be a dead
man." said the wife of Capt. Cummings.
confronting an aged juror on the stair
case. Sprung from an old and rcspecta-
BILE Massachusetts, family. she was a
singularly beautiful, brilliant, dashing
woman. AS Olive Chaplin she had gone
in early girlhood to the west and became
enamored of the picturesque river cap
tain. Cummings did not see fit to mar
ry her and went OF to Mexico end
Opened his gambling house on the Rio
iGrande. One day as he sat dealing faro
there his afianced presented herself
Disguised in mans attire and armed
with brace OF pistols, she had made
her way without detection to the Rio
,Grande. She was a skilled shot and
could hit dollar across room. Level
ing a pistol at the recreant lovers head,
she said in a short. sharp voice: Capt.
Cummings. marry me, or take this in
your head" The astounded captain re-
piled: why, Ollie, my dear. is that
your The marriage ceremony was
performed that day.-McClure's Maya
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
LONG ISLAND TIMBER.

Celebrated for Its Oak. Walnut, hat.
ternut and Chestnut.
An interesting fact not generally
known is that Long Island produces
better working timber than any other
part of the country. Its oak, walnut
and butternut, for furniture and indoor
fittings. outrank that of all other 10
calities in beauty of grain and durabili-
ty. It's poplar and wildwood are hard
er and heavier than the same wood pro-
duced in the western states.
Another wood worthy of note is the
white oak. Like all the native woods,
its grain is exceptionally handsome, tax
ing all sorts Of curls and waves, and its
irregular lines strongly defined, Pro-
ducing fine effect when polished.
Trees that have attained great age
are notably rich in marking, as was
found in the Bryant oak. an immense
tree On the poets estate at Roslyn.
which a few years ago was undermined
by springs at its root.
The tree was stored away to season
end preserved for the family's use, to be
made into furniture. On learning that
it had been landmark for over n
century and favorite with many old
residents, Miss Julia Bryant presented
one of the long arms to an old friend
and neighbor, who had the wood COZ
verted into small articles for library
use, such as paper knives, penholders
and inlstands. These were sold at
fairs for the benefit Of the Home for
I'riendless Children, county institu-
ton that Mr.. Bryant had been greatly
interested in.
A wood not as well known or appreci-
ated by shipwrights as it should be is
the Long Island chestnut. 1t has proved
more durable than white oak. The old
slcop Idlewild, built over 80 years ago
and always in commission. is timbered
entirely with chestnut, and not an inch
OF this wood has needed attention.
Long Island is also noted for its yell
low locust and black walnut, and there
is none finer in any part of the country
than those found on the north shore.
An amateur geologist accounts for this
by the fact that large amounts Of silica
arc in the clay underlying the surface
soil, and that doubtless this. quality in
their earth food gives Long Island
timber it's superiority in beauty and
durability and explains the hardness so
wearing to workmen's tools.-Brookly
Eagle.
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who Keep their living rooms It . tenn
perature OF SO degrees during the win
ter, who will assert that the air u chill
" II it Is cooler. The cause Of this
foolish habit is not far to seek. Most
American women. even those of more
than average means. are accustomed
to pass a part of their time in the
kitchen, where culinary necessities put
. wholesome temperature quite out Of
the question. When they have finished
their tasks in this department our Tired
and overheated housewives turn TO the
other rooms to find them cold" They
are cold only by comparison. but it
would be difficult to make one believe
it. The consequence is the register is
opened or the fire stirred up until the
sitting-room is as warm as tho kitchen,
and the habit Of oserheating, coming
down from the days of huge woodpilee
and roaring chimney-places. projects
itself into the age Of double windows,
steam-heating apparatus and red-hot
coal stoves.
1t is astonishing to what degree we
and how readily we become habituated
to much higher temperature than Is
necessary or beneficial to us. was re-
Gently In . house where the housewife
constantly wore light shawl over her
shoulders, at the same time keeping
the temperature of her living room up
to nearly so. and yet she declared that
she suffered from cold. She was thin
and pale and dyspeptic and was always
dcctoring for a cold. What she needed
was a cold shower bath every day and
daily exercise in the open air. She
could then have dispensed with her
wraps and could have been comfortable
in lower temperature.
1t is well to remember that colds"
are as often caught by going sudden
ly from a cold to an overheated atmos-
phere-as from the street on cold win
ter day into room at 80 degrees-as
from heated room into the cold. The
less perceptible the change, the greater
the security.
A little thought and experimenting
will work a reform in many households,
to tho increased comfort and health Of
it's inmates and to the advantage Of the
coal bin and woodpile. In these days
cv dear fuel and cheap Thermometers.
the latter should be INDUCED in until
we have reduced the temperature Of our
overheated apartments, public and pri-
vate, to point favorable to economy
and health.
A Thermometer should be in every
sitting-roozn, and it should not be per
mitted to indicate q temperature OF
more than 20 degrees. This is warm
enough for health aud perhaps lower
temperature would be still better. DR..
Kane, during his arctic explorations,
said that his men were moro comfort
able when the cabin was at 81 or 81 de-
grees than when it was warmer, and
that is the temperature recommended
for hospital wards. Philadelphia
Times.
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SPRING EXCURSIONS To GREAF
SOUTHWEST.

On May 4 aud IS. 1887. respectively.
the Santa Fe route viii run a series q
home-seekers' cheap excursions TO prin-
cipal points In Arkansas. Arizona, Okla
homa. and Texas.
Ticket rate. one fare plus So for round
trip, with liberal limits and s;op-over
privileges. These excursions will enabIs
you 10 take a spring outing and see Q
country which offers rich rewards for
wen-directed toll.
For free literature descriptive OF lands
In the Great Southwest. address w J..
Black. @. p. A, A, T. & S. +. Ry., To-
pekz. Kan. liT-,t
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Rough on Ffsr,sncs.

Aun: Ethel fentering drzwiny-rcou,
10 receive Mr.. FitziamezSnds her small
niece, aged four, giving him kissl-
Didn't see you kissing Mr.. FitzjsDes.
Betty. dear?
Betiy-Yes. Aunt Ethel
Aunt Ethel But. Betty. r7srar-.a
doesn't allow you 20 kiss gentlemen.
does she?
Beity-No. Aunt Ethel: ortMr- Fifty
James is rot : gentleman - PhiiadeI-
uhia Press
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l.. R. DELANEY. Agent.
FRISCO LINE.
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO
RAILROAD COMPANY.

The management of the ST. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad company is Civ
ing particular attention 10 passenger
train service with a view of increasing
the facilities already afforded its patrons
They are not only assured of a comforta-
bic and enjoyable ride in clean. wel-ven-
tilated cars. over dustless. rock-ballast-
ed track, but trains are 10 be run on time
As step ir this direction, orders have
been given 10 run train No. los, leaving
Wichita 1920 p. m. arriving in ST. LOUIS
al 7:25 a. m, through on time. regardless
Of the connecting trains at Monet from
the south. This unsolicited action will
be appreciated by the public which is al
ways prompt 10 reward such improve
ments by increased travel.
CA9To7IA
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4 Rar> R-efstrak.

The first piece Of beetsseak thu: eve
reached The gold sel<iS n ALASKA s<oi>
for SIS PER pound. The piece o beef
ssesk was carried 30 miles b. Isorns:
o'Brieo. frora Forty Nile Cre~x 70 Or
rie City. and weighed frsessor. ever 'er
r,ou-ssS- ]. vas 10. ca exAjhstlpn r.
Circle City ard s,'--r-ss much ate
tiou. AID -as sabSeeu~r-i. Snpos-i o,
for $50. the proceeds soing 70 sssea rs
-re-s' Hospital tur5 - Tat S.-cr.
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CIFTC RAILWAY COMPANY
g the only line that runs a strictly
Wichl;a-KAnsas City train. LEAVING
Wichita al $40 ,. m. arriving al Kan
sss City next morning az I'D T5.s
train is made ~ q, Wichita ard there
fore always leaves on tine Nice easif
cars and Pullman Elespsrs-
Notice the leaving tine. and TIE nsrt
time you 70 20 Kansas CITY take tns
Missouri Pacific Always on time
Never late. Fine ecu puos1I leaves
Wichita .. reasonable hour and ar
rives Al Rznsss CITY neither TO at.
nor too early. Depot corner Secon3 and
wichita atreets